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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871 , OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 8 , 1891-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE OBNT&
NOTSOBADASPAfflTED
Present Condition of Hehrailra'a Drouth-
Etricten'
AS TOLD BY COUNTY' COMMISSIONER !
Only in Weatorn Counties Will There Bi
Calls for Belief.
MANY URGENT DEMANDS FOR SEED GRAIi
4
llio High Price of Corn Wi.l Largely Compensate
pensato fir Croo Shortage.
THERE WILL BE SOMEACFUAL SUFFERIXI
b'pcclHl C < jrrci > unilcnt.of Tlio Hco Through
on I. t lie Ntuto Jlcport Their Interviews
with , County C'liminUiloiierg ShowIng -
Ing the l Mriuent'Trua Condition/
Recently The Bee sent the ( allowing note fl
Inquiry to special correspondents at count
teats throughout the state :
See members of your Hoard cf County Com
tnlssloners. Oft from them the exact trut
of reports of distress among the farmers c
your county and the estimated number c
jicoplc that -will require and are worthy c
aid. Has your board d. nu anything , or wl !
it do anything , to provide necessary relief , an
If go. what ? Has the board authorized an
outsider to solicit aid for the poor of you
county ? Also state of yzur own knowledg
the true condition cf the people. Will tb
county Aitthorltlcft bo able. If disposed , t
prevent actual suffering among the droutli
stricken farmers during the winter ?
Reports have been received from abet
thirty counties. They Indicate that th
actual condition of the people In the droutl :
Mrlckcn counties Is not and does not prorr
Ise to become at serious as heretofore pn
dieted. It will be noticed that only In Ui
western portion of the state are there like !
to he urgent demands for aid.
The Ilco's reprts , coming as they 0
from the commissioners of the various cour
tics , are entitled to credence. Obvious !
there can be no m ro trustworthy source <
Information. It Is reasonable ! to assums th :
county cf'lclals know the true condition <
the people of their respective counties , an
The Dec has endeavored In the following r
ports to tslmply quote their views of the si
uatlon :
HLAINB COUNTY.
The farmers or Illalnc county are all bus
taking care ot their hay and corn foddc
and there Is being prepared and taken cai
of more rough feed than ever before slni
the county was settled. Grass In the sai
hills has cured In best condition known fi
yearn and will furnish splendid winter rangi
for horses and cut do. "While the corn en
Is almost a failure and a loss the furmm
that nro taking care of winter feed are a
sure of a good market and In many Inatnnc
will be In better shape than with a got
crop of 15 or 20-csnt corn. It is not e
pected that Ulalno county will need much a
tor Its people and It Is proposed to supp
the few needy by giving them employmei
on Irrigation ditches. ' There lias ben i
call for help as. yet and It appears to I
the general opinion that It will not be nece
eary to solicit aid.
BUFFALO COUNTY.
At the special meeting ot the board
supervisors , held for the purpose of devlsli
ways and means for relieving the needy
Buffalo county , It was learned that probab
only the northern and northwestern part
the county would require any assistant
There will probably bo- between 200 and 3
people In the county outside of l earn
who will bo In destitute circumstances tl
winter , but the various townships ha
taken hold of the matter , and It Is i :
thought that any outside aid , further lit
seed for next year , will b& called for. J
outsider has been or will be , so far
known now , asked to solicit help In any w
for ttic drouth-stricken farmers In tl
county. Two or three townships at lea
will undoubtedly submit the proposition
Issuing Internal Improvement bonds , n
where the proposition carries work w
be done on the streets and In providing I
Irrigation , In the northern half ot t
county there have been quite a number
removals , but almost all , If not all ,
far , have been renters only , and If t
spring opens up favorably they will coi
flocking back ns never before.
CASS COUNTY.
The county commissioners have Btat
that no nates of distress among the farm :
I ; of Cass county hava been reported to the
IV Their estimate of the number of people w
I ) ! . . . vlll require and are worthy of aid for t
' ccmltiK winter Is between 400 and 5
The board now makes an allowance of fn
Jfi to JS per month for families needing a
The people of the county , as a rule , are
fair coni'ltlon , especially among1 the farm ?
many \C whom have from one to four yea
crop on hand. The street commissioner
PlatUtnouth i-stlinptcs thera to ba 1,000 li
men In the city. The city council has <
matter In hand and will plan employmi
for a treat many cf these men at sir
work and other forms of municipal I
provfment.
The county and city of Plattsmouth v
ho able to take care of their own poor ,
The county board has authorized no o
elders to solicit aid for the poor of I
county , nor will they give ear to any BI :
proposition.
CEDAR COUNTY ,
No applications for aid have been nu
by farmers to the county board and tl
do not anticipate any. The crops hero i
not total ful lures. . The chairman of i
board was ot the opinion ( which I ccrtali
bi-lleve ) that the farmers ore perfectly ate
to get along -this winter without relief fr
any outside sources. They have enough
carry them safely through and will not
peal for ur need assistance.
CUMINO COUNTY.
No distress exists or will exist In Cu
Ing county. Emory Ilrlggs , the Unl
States clgnal officer and observer for Cu
Ing count- , after an exhaustive cxaml
tlon , says : Wheat crop Is more than
average ; oats slightly below an avcra
corn , about one-fourth of a crop. IVo ]
us a , rule , In this county are com pa rat Iv
well off. Numbers have old corn In
crib , Danks ore well supplied with mon
A few Isolated cases Of distress , or rnt
Inconvenience , may develop later , but
likely , Cumlng county has had an ur
tcrruiited season of prosperity tor twen
four yearn , mid consequently Its people
in good shape to withstand a shortage
crop. Travelers from other portions
the state proncunce the lower Elkhorn i
ley i bring In better shape than any ct
portion of the state within their knowled
. CIIKHHY COUNTY.
Th county commissioners liavo not i
since June and will not until October , the
fore nothing- has been done looking to hi
Ing through ot citizens who have a li
failure of crops , although likely the ii
tlon will bo fully considered at that U
In part of the county thers Is a total fall
ami these farmers will , In many Inntani
need assistance to help them through u
another rrop , However , we are not ns
off ai we might be , from the fact that
valleys between the sand hills arc II
with lny , which has heretofore b
neglected , not more than a third of
yield In past seasons having b
K thtred. This season , is soon as U '
apparent thai the cereal crops were fallu
many of our firmer * went to Uia aind b
taking their stock with them , and are not
putting up largo quantities of hay , not ont ;
for their own stock , but for stock brough
In from drouth-stricken counties In thl
state and In Iowa. Although the hay cro
Is but half as heavy as usual It Is ac t
say that there will be twice as much put u
this season as any past and cattle are biln
brought In In large number * . Cherry count ;
will soon be the banner cattle county.
Hay In tack anywhere within five t
Rcven miles of the railroad Is selling at $
per ton , and baled and In car ? 7 per ton
Hundreds ot cars will be shipped out.
There Is lame talk of trying to vote bond
and build a court house , employing da
labor and those actual residents of th
county , the material to be of stone take
from a quarry near here , Honever , thl
has taken no definite shape ,
Help will be needed here to a llmltc
pxti-nt , but we arc In hopes that our uc
maud * will not be very heavy.
CHASE COUNTY.
There Is considerable dcttltution am on
the farmers of this county , caused by cro
failures. Our county board la rellevln
temporary distress by allowances from th
general fund. No one Is authorized by th
board to solicit outside aid. The Ken-ft
sentiment Is to pass a law authorizing th
county to pledgu Its credit to assist descn
Ing poor and all to seed. The count
authorities , without some specie
legislation , will nut bo abli to afford th
needed relief , A areat many ol our peopl
have gone to Irrigated districts In Colorad
and arc at work laying In supplies for tli
winter. Our people have a genuine mov
on themselves , Feed , fuel and seed at
the three things that are the hardest I
secure In the winter season by even ot
best fixed people. A great tunny say the
they can live , but don't see how to kce
their stock ,
FUANKLIN COUNTY.
There has not been In Franklin count
during the past sixty-five days rain enoug
to lay tlio dust. As n result , the corn an
hay crop Is entirely ruined , Where the cor
Is large nough It Is being cut for fodde
Hundreds of emigrants have passed throug
here In covered wagons the past month an
more gulng dally. It Is admitted by me
who have lived here during the past twcnt ]
two years that' there has been no seaso
wherein c\erything Is as much of a toll
failure as now exists. Owing to the po <
crops during the past two years , the Mrmer
surplus Is ueed. and the chances are exccllei
for u year of great distress. Every thin
marketable In the way of stock Is belli
placed on the market. Small pigs are wortl
ICSP. horses and cattle command no prli
and the price of feed Is advancing dall ;
Shade trees ten and twelve years old ai
dying for lack of moisture. Farmers llvlr
along the streams are now making effor
to Irrigate their land and be prepare ! fi
another crop. Just south of Franklin A. 1
Gregory has turned Center creek on his Ian
and , as a result , will have half a. crop
corn.
FIU.MOUE COUNTY.
The county board of Flllmore has taken i
delliiltB steps toward relieving the droul
sufferers In the county. The matter w ]
probably be up at the next regular meetlt
of the board early In October. At the la
meeting the proposition to lay pavements
the court house square was tabled becau
It was urged that the money ( between $7i
and SSOO ) might be sorely needed to reliei
the poor next winter. This county hi
township organisation , and under such o
ganlzatlon the supervisor of each townsh
Is ex-ofllclo overseer of the poor of h
township. Thus the townships are su
liqsctl to leak after their o\vn cases of nee
only such as must of necessity bo sent
the county poor house. Dut It Is like
that the board will feel that this emcrgem
calls tor a more general movement. Tl
matter of voting bonds for public worl
that the unemployed may have labor has n
been much discussed here.
There will be suome cases of destitution
the county , but probably the number w
not bo large. There are a few such cas
In the country and more In the towns ai
villages. Dut the aggregate will not
large , Moat tillers ol tlio soil raised whc
enough for breadstuff , a few oats as a , rell
for work horses , and have an Immense cr
of splendid corn fodder for cattle. T
most suffering will be In the towns. The
will be organized charity In most of the
places , but that will not wholly meet t
needs.
FIIANKLIN COUNTY.
The condition of the poorer class of fan
ere In this county la worse than ever t
fore. The grain crop Is a total failure.
The most that can be saved Is corn foddi
mid 50 per cent of that Is so badly burn
that It contains very little nutritive BU
stance.
Notwithstanding the fact that a larf
amount of hay than usual will be cut , It
of such Inferior quality that two tons u
not go as far as one heretofore.
From a careful canvas I estimate tl
CO per cent of our farnurs will require i
alstance.
Thirty per cent will have to be helped wl
seed and feed next spring , and 20 per c
will have to be assisted through the wl
ter and furnished seed for next seasoi
farming. There Is no labor , of any kl
to be had , and no arrangements have be
made by the county board or othsrwlse I
employment or In any way assisting tin
In need. We ixre now having the only gc
rain f'r nine weeks. A large amount
rye ulll be sown here In the next few da
for winter feed ,
FRONTIER COUNTY.
The county commissioners hoveIn
special sessions the past two days ( or I
purpose of devising a plan to take care
the destitute of the county. Th ; nvalla
funds of the county for this purpose i
quite limited , and It becomes necessary
proceed with extreme caution. It Is und
stood thil a careful canvass will be nu
of each precinct In the near future , the
ports to be filed With the county clerk. 1
justices of the peace are to receive Instr
tlons as to what articles they may give
ders for. and special contract made w
store keepers for honoring these orders.
A committee consisting of J. i < \ are
J. H. Lincoln and L. M. Gratiam was i
pointed to act with similar committees fr
adjoining counties to wait upon the goveri
and urge the necessity of a special session
the legislature to take care of the destlti
of this section of the state. Reliable
formation It not at hand as ta the per ci
of the population which will require assl
anco during the coming winter ; indlcatli
are that It will be quite large. The coui
will be able to care for the people for i
present , but the coming winter will br :
great suffering to the destitute of this coui
even under the most favorable condition
FUUNAS COUNTY ,
Many In the country will need aid t
wlnUr and will suffer should none he p
vlil.il. Stories of suffering and the killing
horses are much exaggerated. The com
commissioners will care for the needy
this county. They have sent to each sell
board In the county for a report of
exact condition In .each school district ,
person has been authorized to solicit aid
Furnas county. The folly of such bollcl
tlona was .proven In 1SDO , when Irresponsl
parties went eatt and secured supplies i
funds , much ot which \vas diverted
private use ,
OAOE COUNTY.
There v > lll be no trouble In the matter
caring for the poor of Ileatrlce and G
county during the coming winter , as
county Is amply able and will see to It t
there is no actual suffering , ulthough
doubtcdly many will require assistance , '
board has not yet taken any special st
In that direction , as none has been dm
necessary.
QllEKLEY COUNTY.
There Is no Immediate suffering or i
tress among the people of this county ,
tew T.II1 need jus'slance be I
spring 1C the winter Is tevere. '
failure ol corn means also a failure of ci
which constitutes fully half of the fuel u
by the farmers. At a. meeting of the cou
commissioner * & few days ago comml
was appointed to petition the governor
old : also a committee of two appointed
vlilt each township and ascertain the m
bcr In tht county who are entitled to
should receive aid. It Is , doubtful that
county authorities would be able , If <
posed , to do much la the way ct relief ,
possibly would be able to keep people frorr
actual suffering- . The farmers ore dljposlnj
of all their stock , which supplies them wit I
means for some time. The consensus ol
opinion Is that there will be no suffering Ir
this county on account ot the drouth ,
GOSPEIl COUNTY.
This county has been considering the ques
tlon of bonding Hie county for building
roads , but at a mass meeting held a shor
time ag3 It was decided not to do this , bu
to supply the wants ofl the needy out of thl
county general fund.
Very tew will suffer from want of provl
slons und fuel , but the farmers must bi
furnished seed to plant and grain to feet
In the spring. There will be plenty o
roughness tor all the- stock In this county
lor the winter beet crop cannot be put li
and work : d without grain.
GRANT COUNTY.
In this ( Grant ) county the people will b
able ta take care of themselves the coralni
winter.
This bzlng exclusively a stock countr ;
and there being hay to sell and to feed au
stock , there will be no distress among ou
people. We cultivate gardens and there I
no farming of any consequence , so we hav
no crop failure.
In the year 1S90 , when other and clde
counties were receiving aid from the stats
this county did not ask nor receive one cent
We had only one case of destitution In thl
county and we took care of that ourselvn
and we will be able to do the same this yea
unlessi people should come here from othe
parts destitute.
Our county commissioners have done noth
Ingj nor will It be necessary , with our presen
population , to do anything to provide relle
lor our people , Our board has not author
"zed " any one to solicit aid for the pee
of this county , nor will It be necessary to
them to do so.
The county authorities will be able toprt
vent actual suffering among our people unles
some unforeseen calamity should Ret Into th
program a little farther along In the drama
We have had mare rain in this part c
the sand hills this season than we have ha
In any season In four years last past. As
pen tbese lines a fine shower Is falling , th
range Is green and the stock doing well ,
HITCHCOCK COUNTY.
As to the number of the farmers In thl
county that will need help to get throug
the winter. It would be Impossible for me o
any one else to estimate what the numbo
will be , but can safely say that at leas
one-halt of the people of this county wl
need help to get through the coming wlntci
We raised no crops last year , but the ver
mild winter helped the people and stoc
through with less than was expected , wlill
with another -drouth and the expected an
predicted cold and severe winter coming o
I know that hundreds of the working peopl
of the county , the poor people , will sulfe
before Christmas time unless they are helpe
by charity from some source. The drout
last year caused hundreds of farmers to fate
to pay their taxes , and of course they carnet
not pay this year's or last year's taxes , atu
with only about $1,200 In the general luiu
you can readily see that this amount coui
be absorbed In n few months by one sinil ;
precinct of thecounty. . The board of count
commissioners , two of whom ore popullsti
called the people together some few week
ago to devise ways and means of caring fe
the needy , but , although every precinct vea
represented and dozens of different plan
were sugested. not one was acted upoi
except to ask his exc llency , Governc
Crounse , to call the legislature together 1
extra session , and , If neccessary , for tli
governor to call upon congress for help. N
outsider has bent authorized to solicit ai
for the poor of the county. In my estlmatlo
this county can come as near taking cai
of the poor , through the coming winter as
can come to buying Oinnha. This may t
rough , but It Is a good fair estimate i
the matter and the facts ,
HAHLAN COUNTY.
I have made Inquiry as to the probab
number of people who will , no doubt , befoi
another crop IB gathered , require and .1
worthy of aid In some way. Probably 1 (
families In the county will require- some he
to live through the winter and get seed fi
next year's crop , feed for teams , etc. , ar
this number may vary , as It is hard at prc
ent to form a very close estimate. Oi
county board has taken no action as a boat
toward providing relief. There was a mee
Ing of delegates from each of the slxtec
townships of the county , and among tl
delegates several township supervisors , fi
the purpose of considering this question , ai
also to get the feeling of the people <
voting bonds , and nearly all of the membe
were of the opinion that each township wou
be able to take care of Its own poor. The
has beenno one authorized to solicit lie
for any one In this county , so far as I ha1
been able to ascertain.
From my own observation I think that t !
poor In the email towns will Buffer more tht
the farming class , especially day laborer
and with thebe renters who came here la
spring and rented farms , I believe , so f.
as a living is concerned , the authorltl
will be able to care for the poor , but whi
It comes seed time , teams will suffer ai
seed grain will be short ,
HOWARD COUNTY.
At a mass meeting here a committee w
appointed and Is Investigating as to t
needs of our people. As almost no gra
tit all has ben ralse.l this year many , pe
haps one-lialf , of our farmers will ne
some sort of assistance to procure the nccc
fcary seed and feed for next spring , 0
county authorities are disposed to take t
necessary steps to assist all who need he
and It Is my opinion that they will bo at
ta do so , though It will go hard , this bcli
the second year's failure In nucccsalo
Many here are In hopes of our next leg
lature doing something for the people
this part of the state.
.JOHNSON COUNTY.
Concerning distress among farmers of tl
county , the commissioners Inform me tti
they expect very little more call for aid tl
winter than usual. Our farmers are , as
rule , able to stand the loss of this yea :
crop. Most ot them have old grain
hand , and each ot them raised a little desp
the drouth. Tha board has not , as tht
Is no necessity therefor , authorized any 01
Elder to solicit aid for the poor of t
county. On the contrary. It will probai
be called on. as well as citizens general
to extend aid to the fanners of the we-ste
portion of the state , who will be compel !
to ask for help. Though the loss Is a gri
one to our farmers , they neem disposed
make the best of It , and do not /eel
forlorn as one would naturally expect thi
to. They have great confidence In what I
future has In store for them.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The dearth and destitution prevailing
western Nebraska as the result of thU > ea
drouth superaddcd to the partial crop fallui
of 1S92-3 Is only understood by those w
have ma do the rounds of the csuntry d
trlcts. On every hand abandoned hon
steads and whitened and withered fields
corn tell the story ot discouragement and <
spa'r. Along the streams , where Irrlj
tlon or a seepage has furnished molstu
farmers have succeeded in raising cro :
Eteswhero everything has burned. Ma
fanners are too poor to move away. Wl
chattel mortgages on all their possetslo ;
they must leave bare-handed or May
starve unless outside help Is furnished. Bve
day new tppllcatlons tor county charity
deuce the growing distress. In many coi
ties the funds available for the relief
poverty are nearly exhausted. In this cour
tiie 1894 levy shows about (3,000 still In I
g neral fund. Merchants will be iloiv to ;
cept warrants on the 1S9S levy for goc
sold. State sld Is absolutely neoesaa
To Indicate the urgent need of this astl
anca It may be stated that correspondei
locking to the calling of a convention
cons der the best methods for securing : a
rendering aid has been carried on recen
between many county olftclils In .these we
ern counties. In response to a corninu
cation addressed by the county clerk of t
county to the county clerks ot all count
writ of Grand Island , relative to the HI
Ject twenty-three replies have been recelv
From theie replies the following opln.c
are gleaned :
Loup County F , II. Smith writes : "C
it I people tee the necessity ot doing somethl
and whatever Is done 'cannot be done toe
soon. " . ' , .
Cherry County Deputy , County Clerk J ,
C. I'cttljolm says : 'HI , hi a very grave
question whether Clterry 'county can possi
bly tske care of Its poor.1.
Hitchcock County W. P. Filbert , county
clerk , repliesV : > ore In .favor of taking
net Ion to present the situation to state and
" l
nation. -
llarlan County CoUflty Clerk Malm agrees
that "some action wilt , hate to be taken tc
enable our people to get work. "
Cusler County A. W" Hyatt favors state
and national aid.
Sherman County "Our county ! not able
to support Its poor , " U the response of the
county clerk. f.
lied Willow Countyountr clerk 0. W ,
Roper says : "Our coMinty has made nc
provision to care for the ; * poor the coming
year. We ere not ablpto cire for many ,
and I do not know what Trill be done. "
Perkins county Is not .able to take cart
of Its poor , In the oplnlori ot A. li. Wllcox
Iho county clerk.
The replies from the county clerks o
Keith , Garfleld , Logan , Mct'herson and Rocl
counties agree In desiring concerted actloi
for state help.
Scotts Illuff county Is prosperous and litho
the opinion of the county officials of Banner
Iteuel , Dawson , Franklin , Buffalo and Furnai
counties these countks are able to cope will
the situation.
In this county the count- ] commissioner :
perceive the necessity ( ? f taking action t (
supply the needs of the.Approaching winter
No one has been authorized to solicit aid
but owing to the depleted condition of tin
poor fund something will have to bo done t <
prevent suffering. There Is no use In ques
tlonlng the penury of Iho people. Outsldi
Irrigation districts many ire even now suf
ferlng for the necessaries .of lite , Unable ti
buy fuel , they arc utilizing " 'buffalo clilps , '
gathered from cattle ranges to cook thcl
scanty meals. It Is , however , difficult t
estimate the number who will require hell
owing to the dally exodus of those who cai
get away , In the opinion of George Hammond
mend , chairman of the cqllnty commissioners
fully twft-thlrds of the -farmers living 01
nonlrrlgatcd lands In tills county will neei
assistance.
LOGAN COUNTY.
Have Ecen the commissioners. One bun
dred families In Logan county will need all
during the winter. But little has been don
and that has been by orders , on the stores
The commissioners have uot authorized an ;
outsider to solicit aid lor , thc poor In Logai
county. The authorities- will do nil the ;
can to assist the needy , but very much doub
their being able to help all and prevent suf
ferlng.
MERRICK COUNTY.
There will not be to exceed flity famllle
that will need aid. The board ot super
visors will relieve all Buttering without votIng
Ing aid and asking outsldcf.aHslstance. Thor
will be a good deal of corn-ralssd ; there I
plenty of hay and fodder lor stock. Pos
slbly It will require more assistance t
procure seed than anything else. Our bean
was In session when I submitted your ques
tlons , and the above Is Inline with thcl
answers.
NANCE COUNTY.
Nance county will be-able to take core o
her people the coming wtntir. Three town
ships nut of the eleven ! hare called specie
elections to vote bands for Improve
nient of public hlG&miys. This wl
make work for the unemployed untl
late In the fall. Farrnere , as a rul <
have cut and shocked alljtHelr corn foddei
which will be abundant to rry horses an
cnlt'le through. The hogsof ! our county ar
being sold and shipped ou | . ol the country.
The fuel question Is one ) tliat demands Ini
mediate attention at thft' reaent time , an
our county and city officers arc doing a
they can 'to provide for'i any emergenc
which may arise. ' ,
, PAWNEE.COUNTY. . .
As to the matter of distress among th
farmers , w will have , no more cases I
Pa mice county than of ordinary years , unles
It be among those who move In from th
western counties , and so far there are n
es from that source. Crops arc falrl
good In this county , there being a
abundance ot oats , wheat and rye ,
good deal of old corn and about half a cro
of new corn. Tha farmers here are , o
a rule , well fixed financially , with but fe
renters. There Is no probability any call
for aid more than Is usual will be made an
our county commissioners do not think
will bo necessary to take any partlculo
steps to provide 'aid for the poor. In fac
Pawnee will bo amply able to help suppl
the people of some of the western countle
POLK COUNTY.
Polk county commissioners were In sesslc
September 3. They say that since the
last meeting there havo.bcen only two a ]
plications for" relief and they were sent I
the county poor farm ; that the county wl
not find it necessary to' call for outslc
help ; that there. Is no on& authorized I
solicit for help : that ! ( , will not be nccei
Bary to Issue bonds , and' If the poor fun
should be exhausted they can transfer fro :
some other fund , and thus be able- i
furnish relief to all the "county poor thi
apply. ,1
ItlCHARDSON COUNTY.
,
There Is no distress In this county. TI
ccunty board has done nothing : . A half
crop of corn is assured ) and , with doub
the price of former years , and with a go (
yield of Email grain , Richardson county
all right.
STANTON COUNTY.
There Is no suffering In this count
Enough has been raised lo keep the peep
through. It Is true there are Indivldu
cases where aid will be necessary , but tl
county Is amply able to. care for all. Son
farmers arc In debt , and'oT course they cai
not pay , Most of them , however , arc able
live through until another crop is raise
The corn crop will be very short , but the
Is a good lot of roughfeed , such as coi
fodder.
fodder.SCOTT'S
SCOTT'S BLUFF .COUNTY.
There Is no destitution In Scott's Bit
county. Crops are better than they ha'
ever been , a larger acreage than ever w
planted , The harvest now In progress Is e
tlrely satisfactory , and as there Is plen
of. hay and grain , and Irrigation canal woi
to do , there , will not be , an Idle man wl
wants to work In the county this fall
winter , rxcept It be same lazybones wl
prefers to put In lilt ltili devising mea :
to save the country from the bow-wow
Blnce there Is no suffarlfag. of course t
county board has appointed no solicitors , n
have they taken steps of J any kind In ai
such direction. Irrigation .Is wealth.
SALINE COUNTY.
Saline county can and will look after i
her own deserving poor ; The Increas
distress. If any , will b In the towns ai
not among the farmers. ' Who are fully at
to look after tlicmsjves. I The worst pin
will be with those who have bought farms
$ M per acre , mostly on time , of whom the
are quite a number.
SHERIDAN CQUNTY.
It will not be necessary for the comml
sloncrs of Sheridan county to furnish ate
to more than the usual number of perso
the coming winter , and that number Is I
significant , confined almost entirely to t
towns.
Although the aggrenta amount of fo
product of the county , cannot he jatd to
bountiful , there IB ample to feed the peep
with considerable ! - sp'r- .
SAIIPY COUNTY.
After Interviewing members of the Boa
of County Commissioners , 'I find there' w
be but little distress among farmers , a
but very few , if any , thar will require a
The board has done nothing to provide i
lief. The condition of toe people ot tl
county Is In no wise alarming. Tht
may be occasionally a renter of land tl
will find H a little , hard to ptill throuj
As a general thing , they are In fair sha |
The authorities have ample means at hate
to provide for any suffering that m
develop , aa the finances of. the county i
In good shape.
TJ1AYER COUNTY.
There will be but very few people , If ai
that will require help lo carry them throu
'this winter on account cf the drouth. 0
county commissioners ) will promptly act
caze some need help. No suffer In c baa be
reported , except one family near Alexandria
whom the commletloners hive provided for
No one Is authorized to solicit aid from out
sldcra for Thayer county people. This count !
Is amply able to take care of Itself.
WRUSTEIl COUNTY.
Interviews with the members of the Iloan
of Supervisors develop the fact that In th
opinion of a majority of them no cxtrnor
dlnary means will be necessary to enable th
county to care for the destitute this winter
A proposition to Issue bon.ds for grading threads
roads and to give the people work and an
other ta ask the legislature to grant count :
boards additional power In some way Ilia
would enable them to sup ) > ly seed to need ;
farmers In the spring have , met with no > en
couragement from the board. The super
visors say that the county will be able t
care for tin poor In the regular way ,
No one has beeh authorized by the boari
or any other organization to solicit aid fo
the poor ol the county , and so far as Isknow ,
no one Is contemplating such nn crraiul.
In my opinion , while the poor fund may b
somewhat Inadequate , the county will car
for the destitute and will In no event alloi
herself to go on record as a begging county.
There are many farmers In tln > count
who have from BOO to 3,000 bushels of ol
corn left and good judges say there I
enough lo supply the county.
XKH'S J-'Uli THK
l.lcutrnanti Onlnrnl to I.rnvrmvorlli to 11
K * Bmklnrd n * to I'Minrflt for 1'mmotliin.
WASHINGTON , S pt. 7. ( Special Tclegnr
to The Dec , ) The leave of absence grante
Captain Paul Clendcnln , assistant surge-on , I
extended five days.
Charles I ) . Stivers , having been reap
plntcd captain of Infantry by recent act o
cngrcss. Is placed upon the retired Hat , a
ot date December 30 , 18G4.
Leave of absence Is granted First Llcutcn
ant Prank Eugene L. Loverldge , Fourtecnt :
Infantry , recently promoted , U cxtende
three months.
Colonel Adelbert R. Buflluton , Ordnanc
department. Is ordered from Rock Island , M
to Fort Rlley , Kan. , fcr examination c
carriages of light batteries at that post.
Captain Ira McNutt , Ordnance depirtmenl
Is ordered from South Uetlilehem , Pa. , t
the works of the Carpenter Steel companj
Reading , Pa. , for Inspection of arnrr plercln
shot.
shot.The
The following changes of stations of oincer
of the Ordnance department lire ordered : Car
tain Stanhope C. Blunt , from Sprlngfiel
armory , Springfield , Jlass. , to Western-It at
senal , West Trey , N. Y. ; Captain Jamc
Rockwell , jr. , from AVestcrvelt arsenal t
Springfield armory , Springfield , Mass.
Lieutenant Colonel James Henton. Twentj
third Infantry , Is granted one month's cxter
Eton of leave.
Lieutenant M. K. Smith , Twenty-third Ir
fantry , Is granted leave for two month :
Tlio following officers will report to Llet
tenant Colonel John Andrews , Tweiity-flft
Infantry , at Fort Leavenworth , for e-xamlm
Ion by thei board as to their fitness for pn
notion : First Lieutenant Mlllard F Walt
Twelfth Infantry ; Second Lieutenant Job
S. Wlnn , Second cavalry ; Second Lleutenai
Solomon P. Vestal , Fifth cavalry ; Secon
leutenant Charles A. Hedkln , Third cavalr ;
Second Lieutenant Hard P , Schenck , Twclft
nfantry ; Second Lieutenant Samuel J
Smoke , Eighteenth Infantry ; Second Llcutei
ant Frank Halbrlgbt , Ninth Infantry ; Secor
Lieutenant Frederic D. Evans , Eighteen )
ntantry ; Second Lieutenant James Raylie
fifth Infantry ; Second Lieutenant \Vllllai
3. Nqary , Third infantry ; Second Lleutenai
Qeorga A. Uetchmemly , Sixth Infantry ; Sc <
end Lieutenant Ear ] C. Carnahan , Tuelfl
ntantry ; Second Lieutenant Walter 1 > . Ta ;
lor. , T.wenlleth Infantry ; Second Lteutenai
Alexander L. Dade , Tenth cavalry ; Sccor
Lieutenant Archibald A. Cabanlss , Twcntlel
Infantry.
S AICE irKi.r , tixt'onvin ,
Superintendent llyrncti SIIJH no n Kale No' '
Vnrh > I'ollcc Arii Mlllru-nt.
NEW YORK , Sept. 7. Suprrlntcndei
Byrnes at a meeting of the police board EU'
milled a report made In compliance with
resolution passed by the police board thr
months ago directing him to Investigate tl
condition and efficiency of the police fore
Superintendent Byrnes tells the commit !
that the laws to suppress crime are well e
forced with the exception of the excise la1
He shows that the fact that this law U co
llnually violated Is due to the great dlfllcul
encountered by olllcers In their effoits to pr
cure evidence against offenders. "As
gambling , " continues the report , "my I
vestlgatlons show there Is no public gamblli
In this city at the present time. Isolat
cases of gambling In a large city will alwa
exist , " says the superintendent. The repo
speaks similarly of policy and other pet
gambling. The suppression of the hous
of Ill-fame and assignation Is a dlfllcnlt pro
lem , according to the report. The superl
tcndent recommends that the legislature-
with the. matter this winter In such in nun
as It deems fit. As to the discipline- t ;
force Superintendent Byrnes says that whi
In some respects It Is not what It ought
be , yet under the circumstances It Is as go
as could be expected.
JH'.LKQATKS 11.11) UOXK HOMK.
Irrigation Congress Falllix ; In Interest No
tlio Kxcuralonn Are Over.
DENVER , Sept. 7. The attendance at t
Irrigation congress today was smaller th :
heretofore , some delegates having alrea
left for home. Joel Shoemaker of Ut ;
moved that the committee on resolutions
requested to report at once. The chalrm
announced that the committee would not
ready to report until 2 o'clock. This a
nouncement raised a storm of protests a
Mr. Shoemaker's motion was put and carrle
a committee being appointed to wait on t
committee on resolutions and demand
report. While waiting for the report Thorn
R. Cutter of Utah read a paper on beet sug
culture , after which Senor Yberolla of Mexl
spoke on the necessity of having an Intern
tlonal water commission to settle dlsput
between Mexico and the United States I
carding water privileges.
Rnt tn Crop I'lilli Minrt.
FRESNO , Cai. , Sept. 7. The general i
port received throughout th ? raisin vlr
yards is to the effect that the first crc
tvhllD of a good quality , Is falling lar &h <
of expectations In the matter of amoui
One ot the leading vineyards , which had I
tans of first crop of raisins last year , li
thrown upon the trays and finds It w
amount to about 85 tons. The second cr
in tills instance Is also far short ot U
ot last year. It Is explained now t )
with even the most favorable veal )
lor dandling the first and second crops I
output will be less than for the past thi
years , and that there will be a glut of I
market. _
nought by a l.ontl Hjmllc.ite.
GREEN BAY , WIs. , Sept. 7. The Ore
Bay and Fort Howard water works pic
has been sold by E. Marvin uf Indiana pa )
George and G. Norman Weaver of Connec
cut , to n local syndicate headed by
Joannes and J. < * . Bertlcs. The conslde
tlon Is $300,000 , subject to a mortgage
} 160 , 000 in bonds held by the cnsti
capitalists , _ _
llnril Time * Kill ! H Hunk.
MIDDLETOWN , Pa. , Sept. 7 , The JHdd
town bank , the oldest Institution of Its kl
In Dauphin county , has failed on accoi
of depression In business. The direct )
say the Institution will rcbiime In a sh
time and the depositors will not lone a ce
The Institution was founded by Gene
Cameron , _
on n Dunceroui Href.
GLOUCESTER , Mass. , Aug. " , 1
steamer Marjorle. of Eteex , Mas * . , ban
from Greens Landing , Me. , for Boiton w
300 tons of ( tone , Is ashore on the Londi
nut , a dangerous reel off Rockport , and v
probably prove a total Ion , It Is suppoi
that the vessel went on thb rock * flur ,
the night. The Lomlonner Is known an
ono of thn most dangerous reefs on the
New England1 cosat , ind It Is very doubtful
U anything can be saved from the strainer.
The Marjorlo was btillt at Essex In 1S93
and was owned by A , J. Story of that place.
She Is Insured for 117,000.
svicniH tx .1 .V.KII' roKHi'.ntii ,
Strnnge I.rtrr found In HID Poclict lit *
Mnn Ulii. Miot Itlm > rir.
NEW YORK , Sept , 7. H. T. Crenson , 45
year * old , of 1J33 South Seventeenth street ,
Philadelphia , a well dressed man over six
fen tall , shot himself at the Fourth street
entrance to Bryant park , lie was found by
n policeman lying In the grass still breath-
Ing. An ambulance vvas summoned , but be
fore It arrived tlic- man was dead.
In the clothing was n piece ot paper on
which was wrltUn In red pencil the follow :
ing : "Return that book stolen from my
room ct once , mid bo ernlck about It , ami If
you open my trunk with a key or any other
way again , and tamper with my effects , I
shall have you and your hut-band arrested ,
Tell him to quit his lying. I have plenty of
evldenc ? to swing you both Into jail , and It
will not be long before you land there. You
think I am a fool. The best thing you can
do Is to turn stale's evidence. Go to my
lawyer. CORT1I5. "
There were a numbtr of other letters also
found. One was addressed to Charles Hitter ,
Philadelphia , Another was addressed to
Cortlnnd , Dorrance street , Piovldcnce , II , I ,
By th : Ride of the body uas picked up a bnt ;
which contained surgical Instruments , sev
eral preparations of opium , laudanum and
medicines.
JfKU' I'OIIK OI'l-'ICJ.ll.N .irOI/T.S.
Comptroller Itrfutci In I'ny HIP Salary of n
llrntlu-r IHlU'lul's < 1-rli.
ALUANY. Sept. " . Secretary of StateJohr
(
Palmer nude application lo the supreme
court for a writ of mandamus lo compe
Comptroller Roberts to pay the salary ol
WUjlam 13. Ewell of Rochester , appointed
a clerk In the olilco of the secretary of stati
last June. This is the first time In the his
tory of the suite where two officials of tin
eame political faith have gone to law to setth
difficulties. \\ell Is a veteran of the latt
war. Palmer appointed him under the vvt
erans exemption act of last winter , whlct
provides the head of any department muj
appoint an honorably discharged veteran with
out any civil service examination when th <
salary docs not exceed J4 per day. Ewell'i
position comes within the law. Roberts ha :
refused to pay him his salary until he pro
duces a certificate from the adjutant genera
showing that ho was honorably discharge !
and the civil service commissioners notlllca
tlon that he U eligible under the law.
vjx.ii. HUSH 01 ? rnKv.in.iTinsti.
Advance ( iiniril nf Hie O A. It. Urvudy ill
I'lttibiirc little I'lrrynlii-ro.
PITTSUURG. Sept. 7. The Influx of Gram
Army of the Republic men , with their vvlvci
and daughters , to attend th ° national en
campment , haa commenced. Every train ar
riving here today had extra sections attachci
for the accommodation of the Increase !
travel. The peopU arriving today conn
from distant points , and are In advance o
their organizations. Only one post has ar
rived so far. It came from Washington , D
C. The streets are rapidly tilling up , am
the Grand Army of the Republic blue I
everywhere In evidence. The local commit
tecs arc almost rushed to death with putllni
'
the final touches on all the arrangement'
and giving Information to the visitors win
are thronging to the encampment hrnd
quarters.
Spurious Rolivciilr badges have been put li
circulation , mid the police are hunting for th
makers and sellers.
Never TitlkrU With thr HIH ! IIM .
NEW VOIIIC , Sapt. 7. Manager Waring o
the Standard Oil company said today tlm
there wm no truth In the published state
mcnt Hint there hnil been o hitch In th
deal between tils company unit n Itusalni
oil syndicate.
"There could not be a hitch , " said Mi
Wurlnff , "because the Slnndprd Oil com
pany haa never entered Into any ncgotla
tlons with Husslans or any other foreigner
peeking- control the petroleum market o
the world. It is true tlmt Mr. Uockefellc
la now In Kurope. He went theie for hi
health and nothing cine. Hu bus pild n
attention to business at all since he wen
nway , und he ilkl not visit Itussla. Nulthc
has he met uny lEiiEsliins Interested In th
oil market. 31r. ISocke teller has regalne
his health und will sail for home on th
15th lust. " _
Inn'c : \ Ktii > lgiiii ; lo Mis Itlvul.
PARKVILLE , Mo. , Sept. 7. Near Wa !
dron. Mo. , today A. C. Vench shot an
killed Charles Morris on the eve of hi
marriage to Miss Jane Jones. Hoth me
had been paying- attentions to JIlss June !
When Veach Hits morning- heard that Moi
rls and Miss Jones vveru to be married thl
evening , ho procured a shotgun and Koln
to the home of F. M. Kerns , where Morrl
was stopping- , called the latter to the loc
and deliberately shot him. Morris died n
most instantly , lie was 50 years of ng
and a widower. Veach Is SO yearH old. Th
murderer escaped to the woods. He 1
being diligently searched for , und If cai
turud will doubtless be summarily dua :
with. .
Dyimiulto < iun u Sucrrns.
SANDY HOOK , N. J. , Sept. 7. The er
durance test at the dynamite buttery o
Monday last having provctl satisfactory t
the board , the test for accuracy of llrlns <
live shells fiom the 8-Inch irun took pliic
thin afternoon. Five S-lnch shells , cac
loaded with see pounds of nltro-glycerim
were prepared for the test. Dummies ha
been liretl to obtnln the range of 2,000 ynrd
Of all the shells which have been tlrei
only two have failed lo explode. Only
few more BhellR will be llrecl mid the olllcli
test will then be concluded.
llnuiter Set l-'reo
PHILADELPHIA , S pt. 7. George I
Work , the banker and financier , who wt
sentenced In February , 1891 , to serve foi
years In the eastern penitentiary for from
ulently taking and confiscating bank secur
ties , was released today , having receive !
under the commutation law for good bi
havlor , the benellt ot six months time. Tl
ex-banker declares that he has not a doll :
In the world and must get to work to su |
port himself and family.
Suit Affa'nit tlm Tiilmrco Trnit.
NEW YORK. Sept. 7 , The tailing i
testimony was begun today at the olllce i
Einstein & Townscnd In an action brougl
by Attorney General Stockton of New Je
Bey to ennui the charter of the Amerlcz
Tobacco company on the ground that U wi
operating- trust against the laws of Nc
Jersey. The testimony was taken befo :
Walter CU-iirr , n commissioner from Ne
Jersey. The llrst witness called wns J , ]
Duke , president ot the American Tobuo
company.
Mr . L'olcniiin Urnytuu I'lUi * No llrply ,
TRENTON , N. J. , Sept. 7. Tlm onsw
of Mrs. Coleman Drnylon to her husband
petition for divorce has not been filed , c
though yewterdny wua the last day f
ilolng so. Tli IB failure dors not , bovveve
necubxurlly work a forfeiture ot the rln
to iniiki ; u defense , ns the time for tllli
the answer can extended by appllcatli
to the chancellor or any of the four vl
chancellors , or even by a mutual ugre
ment of counsel for both sides.
Underwriter * Miikn Jttx'oiiimcnil.itlonn.
' WATEHTOWN , N , Y. , Sept. 7. At tl
convention of Insurance underwriters of tl
United States ut Alexandria Day today tl
committee on laws made a report , whli
was adopted , recommending- enactme
In each Htatc nf Ptrlnnent laws for the t
veatlgutlon of the cauBun of all ilreH in
providing for tlm removal of nil tnllamrn
ble material In the buildings und far tl
prompt and vigorous prosecution of j
incendiaries ,
Knclntr MUD I'ntrrK tlio Ariur.
I1ALTIMORK , Sept. 7.-1I. Morris Joh
ston , a well known young society man
. Ilaltlmorc , has enilbtcd In the United Stat
1 cavalry. Mr. Johnflton In n yearn of tf
l He re-culvert a comfortable competed
from his father , but It In understood th
all this has been spent. This fact and
love affair with & well known young- lit
tlmorc society laxly are undcrutood to
the causes ot bla enlistment.
TWESn-TDREEDBADlHDIANS
Horrible Eisoovorj of a Courier Who Pasted
Through the Woods.
COURIER COUNFS CHIPPEVYA CORPSES
l"arr t 1'lrcs Sivrpt Over tha
Hint l.rft Nn Avriinn for K cn ( > e Uoillci
on tlm SumU u Prey for
IluisariU nnil U'olvo * .
POUEOAMA. Minn. , Sept. 7. The bodle *
ot Iwcuty-three Chlppena Indian bucks ,
tquaws nml papooses , -He upon the baked
sands between hero and Opstaiid , K small
settlement on the eastern shore of Mlllc-
l.ics. They are scattered over ten miles
of country and will In all probability provo
food tor buzzards and wolves , as the coun
try where they died Is too far from civiliza
tion for burial ceremonies.
Such Is the 'story brought by a cour.er ,
who , for three days and nights , has been
forcing his way through the tangled skein
ot charred logs , trunks and rootc. Ho ,
passed through the Mlllelacs reservation Anil
encountered many small blazes , which are
destroying what the fiery cyclone ot Satur
day left. The Indians left their reserva
tion two months BRJ and built a hunting
lodgu along ono of the forks ot the Shad-
rldgo _ creek. Chtef Waucoutn vvas the "big
chief" of the party ; and he perlshrd with
his followers. The Tlrst body found by the
courier vvas that ot nn Infant barrly 1 year
old. Theri came thqsp of two squaws and
five children. They : had evidently turned
west when the names svvcpt through the for
est. A mile further brought -him to a ptln
of cshcs , which marked the sight of the
hunting camp. There vvas one tepee , the
shriveled rawhide thongs mnrkng the place
where It stood. Around It were the ruins
of a half dozen birch v.oxl bark sliant es ,
and protruding from the ashes were the
fused barrels of rifles and shotguns. Then
for five miles the pathway was lined with
charred bodies. The courier counted
twenty-three.
HKLIlitf TO UK I'lMIMlNKNT.
Strp Kolnjr Taken to 1'lnco tlio Tire Vlo
tlm * o i l-'nrim In tlio I turned 4'ountry.
DULUTH , Sept. 7. Hospitals have been
stabllshed all over the city. Nearly $16,000 ,
n actual cash has been paid Into the relief
unds here , and the subscriptions , Including
umber and all supplies , will aggregate ,
? 20,000.
Governor Nelson , a member ot Iho state
relict commission and Mayor Guslis ol Minne
apolis arrived hnre last night and held a
meeting with the local coinmlltecinen at the
Spauldlng. The matter of permanently pro
iding for the refugees was discussed.
The owners of the burned towns will bo
asked if they will rebuild and If not It Is
designed to make an agricultural country of
the burned territory. Two representatives
of the land department of the St. Paul &
Duluth road were present und offered tt >
glvo farms free to all heads of families who
do not now own their farms. All heads -of
families will be sent down as soon aa possi
le and will be furnished wltji timber for
temporary homes , their families In Ilia-mean *
time being provided for here or wherever
' " ' '
they are. " >
In order to ascertain what this and tha
providing- necessaries aurjlK : tlio winter
will cost a thorough census will at once ba
made. The single men will bo aided In
getting work elsewhere and It Is hoped to
have most of the orphans adopted by worthy
families.
The commissioners left for the scene of tho-
( Ires today. The relief register shows 1,234
sufferers to be here , ninety-seven ot whom
left here today.
IVornl In Kmitrii frnin Illnckley.
PINE CITY , Sept. 7. The worst has been
told at Hlncklcy. There has been but ono
party of dead discovered since last night's
report. They were In a cellar west of Illnck-
ley , and it cannot be told whether there nro
three or four bodies , so badly are thty
burn5d. The work of draining the mill ponil
Is progressing slowly , but the opinion Is that
little will bo revealed ,
_
Miiny bottlers Are v.lmlnc ,
WINNIPEG , Man. , Sept. 7. A large num
ber of settlers on the banks ot the Kalny
river are still missing , and friends are
searching the burned district In the hopes
of securing their bodies or finding them
alive. The country Is so dry from want
of rain that whole fields of potatoes liave >
been burned.
Tlrrs StitrtliiB- Out Anew.
NEGAUNEE , Mich. , s'ept. 7. Forest flrca
havs started on the north and cast side ol
this city. The damage Is confined to standIng -
Ing timber and farm crops. With a Ktrong
breeze blowing the flro'ls spreading rapidly.
.
.is
Home Witnesses Say Goodwill U'.u DnmU
mill Olliorn hwur lie. Wasn't.
VANCOUVER , Wash. . Sept. 7. At the
military court at Vancouver tmrracks , bcforo
which Captain W. P. Goodwin was ar
raigned , charged with drunkenness. Attorney
Ceswood ot Portland appeared tor the de
fendant. The prosecution called Llentenant
Charles H. Martin , first lieutenant of Cap
tain Goodwin's company. Ho testified that
at Spokane , while on duty , Captain Goodwin
had appeared drunk on several occasions.
On the 24th of July , when the troops were
to bo boarded on a train for home , Goodwin
did not show up at the depot and ho was
compelled to glvo orders for Iho emparkatlon
in his absence. When Goodwin finally did
appear ho yas very angry and asked by
what authority he had loaded Ihe train ,
Martin answered shortly and threatened
Goodwin.
Captain Carter , surgeon of the company ,
testified In the same manner.
William Alpercon of Spokane , a mining
man , was emphatic In his statement that
Captain Goodwin was sober all the tlmo ho
vvas In Spokane. Ho saw him -every day and
was sure of It.
On the morning the train left and Captain
Goodwin was Bald to bo drunk tiy Lieutenant
Martin witness saw him at the Hotel Bpokano
with General Carlln and was certain be wis
not under the Influence of liquor.
The ctso will not be concluded for several
days.
VVoniHii dallril for M unfertile a lllnrU mUi. !
JACKSON. Mo. , Sept. 7. Mrs. Mary Ells
worth. 50 years of old. has been lodged In
jail here for the murder ot Henry Stiff , a
blacksmith at Oriole and a nslghbor of Mr0.
Ellsworth. Bad feeling existed on account ot
certain charges against Stiff and counter *
charges against a grown daughter of Mrs.
Ellsworth. Mrs. Ellsworth , her sen Press-
ley , and the daughter , droveto the hem
of Stiff , Stiff was called out , and without
a word Mrs. Ellsworth begun firingon him
at close range. Stiff ran , pursued by th
woman , who emptied her revolver Into the
helpless man , The son also discharged the
contents of his musket Into Btlff's bade ,
shooting him to the ground , Prcznley Ells
worth has not been caught.
ICohlierCnulil Not Ilriicri tha
RANDOLPH , N , Yn Sept , 7. Robbers en.
tM-ed Ihe State bank of Randolph at an early
hour thin morning and made an attempt to
rob the tale. They burnt off the lock lo tha
vault with a sledge and punch , and then tried
to blow up Iho safe with dynamite. They
succeeded In drilling through two ploUs of
chilled steel , but were unable lo penetraU
the third , and left without securing any
booty , The vault Is a complete wr\ck. .No
clew to the robber * .
