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-- mmit&mmmmm,mm0&ammimmtHetA- U , It ' && Ei I i IV I MRS. HAROLD STAGG. X Oopyrluht, JS90 ana IW1 by Robert Bonner's Sob. CHAPTER VII, An hour Utor Bbo and Eleanor woro sitting on tho plaxsta. "I think your undo really enjoyed his VlBlU" "I am euro ho did ovory mlnuto of It." "Ho seems very fond of you " "Oh, ho la; and I am bo glad to think that ho 1b going to bo in New York. Ho was telling mf about 1Ib quarters; ho has taken th.ee roomn In a boardlng-houso, and, I'm euro, from tho description, that ho can't bo very comfortable I've promised to pay him a visit, and put hlro to rights. Ho says hla socks all ecd darning," add d Eleanor, with a laugh. Sho had looked up from tho morning news pnper, to answer Mrs. Stogg's remark, and she now resumed her reading. A moment later sho said: "I aqo here that Mr. Page's yacht Barbara atartod from Now York day beforo yesterday, on a crulso northward." "Ah! then ho will soon bo here," said Emma, blithely. Eleanor sat silent for a few mo menta, looking out over tho sea. "Has Mr, Pago no regular occupa tion, Aunt Emma?" sho aBked, sud denly. "Ho is not in business, If you mean tbat," roplled Mrs. Stage, after a brief contcmplativo survey of her fancy work. "You know," sho added, "there would bo no use in his going into business, for be has all tho monoy ho' needs, and In theso times it is much caster to lose monoy than to mako it." "I wasn't thinklug of business especially." "Well, you know he isn't a law yer or a doctor. That Is, ho doesn't practice law. Ho may havo studied it and been admittod to tho bar, for all I know; I shouldn't wonder If ho had. It's a voay good thing for a young man to do, I've understood. If you mean by a 'regular occupation' a profession or anything of that sort, no has none." "I thought possibly ho might havo some strong interest I did not, know of. I waa awaro ho was not In any acttvo profession," "'Interest?'" echoed Emma. ' "I should say ho had a great many In terests." And then, as, Eleanor Beem ed to bo waiting for hor to continue, sho said, firmly, but with a llttlo warmth J "Ho Is excessively fond of horses and his yacht. I bellovo ho had something to do with designing the model of his own. Ho is a splendid shot. Ho has traveled a great deal, and speaks several lan guages. Ho has a small stock farm, and I'vo heard him say that when ho settled down, ho expected to enlargo it and IIyo in tho country most of tho year. Yes, I should say, on tho whole, that ho had a very strong intorost in farming In farming and In animals. Naturally, at presont he spends a good deal of his time in society. One thing is certain, though, my dear, and that is ho will bo ready to do any thing in reason that you want him to." A Buddon impulse bad seized Emma to mako this sally, and sho looked up at her nteco as sho spoke, with a meaning smile. Eleanor started and flushed violently. Then sho bent -over her work, and thero was an awkward stillness. Presently Emma interrupt ed it by saying; "I havo known a great many in stances whoro women havo exercised a vast amount of influenco over men that woro in lovo with them. Thero Is Tilly McVane, for instance; her husband drank llko a fish beforo sho married him, but ho promised, If sho would havo him, never to touch an other drop, and ha never haB to this day; and thoy aro happy as turtle doves. What woman haB dono woman can do again, Eleanor, dear; though, to toll tho truth, I don't think ono would deslro any serious chango In Mr. Page. I havo never heard a word breathed against him on tho scoro of habits. I know he la charitable, and is always doing kind things; and though ho may not have your taste for books and study, I havo no doubt that ho would bo only too ready to tako an Interest in overything that in terested you. Look at mo, I scarce ly ever opened a book beforo I was married, and now, what with select ing them for Harold, I consider my self quite a literary person. It Isn't wise for peoplo to bo too much alike at first." "Do you mean to say, Aunt Emma," said Eleanor, when these remarks were concluded, "that you think Mr. Page Is In lovo with mo?" Her cheeks were glowing vividly as she spoko, and sho clasped her hands in front of her. "You ought to be the best Judgo of that yourself, my dear," said Emma, suavely, but rather alarmed withal, by the young girls serious demeanor. "I should never have thought of such a thing If you had not Implied It." "Well, well, what harm if ho Is a little enamored?" replied her aunt, smoothing out her work again. "But let mo say, ho has not mado a con fidante of me. I am merely judging by appearances. Perhaps I am entire ly mistaken." "It would alter everything." Elea nor was answering the query. "What makes you think so, Aunt Emma? He has been very kind yery, but it never occurred to me that It could be possible tbat ho" She broke oft without finishing, looking at her aunt with a distressed ir and twisting her fingers nervously. Emma was provoked with herself for having spoken. What sho had fcarod and yet believed Impossible was tho cnao; tho child had not realized tho situation. However, It was tod lato 'to draw back now; eho might gloss tho matter over if It enmo to tho worst, but she had better open tho child's eyes a little. "What did you suppose Was tho meaning of all Mr. rage's attention his flowers, his con slant prcforonco for your society?" "I know ho liked mo, of course." "Liked you? That is rather a nguo term, my dear. Didn't it over occur to you that ho 'liked you' very much better than any ono else?" "I'm afraid that I didn't think much about what he meant," sho answered, desolately. "I'vo been acting wrongly. Aunt Emma. It was pleasant going on and on, and I didn't realize. Oh, yes, I'vo been very wrong." "NonsonBO. What is thero wrong about it? You may havo been a llttlo obtuse, perhaps, but you'll know an other time, or rather henceforth, for maybo thero won't bo another time. You mustn't mind mo, dear," sho add ed, noticing that Eleanor writhed at tho innuendo; "I'm Only teasing. It la very jlkely his own fault if you didn't know Men aro often so fear fully commonplace In their speech oven when their actions seem de voted." Eleanor snld, with fervor, after a moment's sllonco: "I am very much obliged to you, Aunt Emma," ,rFor opening your eyes? You aro entirely welcome It occurred to mo that it wbb Just possible you might not bo realizing tho full slgnlflcanco of what such intentions ordinarily im ply. It Is apt to bo a shock to a girl If a man offers himself without hav ing mado his Intentions pretty clear clear beforehand, and in such cases sho sometimes says things sho would not say if sho had been more or less prepared, though no girl Is oyer quite prepared." Emma spoko calmly. Sho was dis turbed by Eleanor's manner, and yot sho Judged that her shrinking from the Idea of being seriously sought lu marrlago proceeded from tho novelty of it, and that tirao would effect a change, It was advisable to give hor an accurate glimpse of 'the truth, and yot veil it Bumclently not to offend or disgust her maidenly instincts. Sho hoped sho had accomplished this, and accordingly sho was llttlo prepared for the reply sho now received. "I think, Aunt Emma, tho sooner I got to work the bettor. I ought to havo done so before," sho continued, as Mrs. Stagg gazed at her in blank bewilderment, "but I was having such a pleasant time I lot myself drift along." ""i ijiivuuui i i uuu k uuuur stand yon." "You know I havo always meant to bo a teacher. Undo Harold per suaded mo to como East with him on account of tho boys, but now that thoy are established at school, and I have had all tho rest I need, I should like to try to got somo pupils, or a situation in a college." "Eleanor, what do you mean?" "I havo my own living to make, Aunt Emma." Mrs. Stagg broke Into a nervouB laugh. "Aro you getting tired of us so soon, my dear? I feared that wo should not bo ablo long to compete with tho attractions of the 'wild and woolly West' " "If I can do equally well here, I should prefer to remain rather than go West; but I imagine that there aro more opportunities In somo of the smaller new Western colleges or aca demics for the kind of position I would rather havo." "Eleanor, aro you crazy? Do you realize what you aro Baying? Pupils! A position in a college! And all be cause I suggested that a young man might bo In lovo with youl I gavo you credit for more sense." Emma rocked her chair with offend ed dignity that found vent for its pent-up annoyance in another scornful laugh. Could the child possibly be In earnest? It was too ridiculous; and yet there sho sat, with her hands clasped beforo her, and an lntenso expression which might betoken any thing. "No, Aunt Emma, Mr. Page had Nothing to do with it, except that if it had not been for him I should very likely have begun to mako somo in quiries before we came to Beverly, as to my chances of finding employment. I ought .to havo done so, but, as I have already said, I was weak enough to put It off a llttlo longer. I am pro posing merely to carry out tho plan I havo had In mind all along my life work." Emma looked at her curiously. "You are talking gtbbcrlsh. Do you not consider It part of a woman's 'life work' to bo well married?" "If It so happens, certainly." "'So hapens!' One would think I were referring to tho bite of a mad dog. I am older than you, Eleanor, and I havo seen the world. There Is no more foolish, not to say unnatural, attitude for a woman to assume, than to set her face agalnBt marriage. A self-chosen old maid is a pitiable person." "I havo no wish to bo an old maid," said Eleanor, with a smile. "Indeed, I hope to be married some day. "Then why this rigmarole?" I do not see what my being mar- wit h the question of supporting my self." "Supporting yourself? Do yoa not know, Eleanor, that, in bringing you to livo with him, your uncle Harold took upon himself your support? That Is no longer an open question. Ho in tends to provide you with a home until you are married, or, if you persist in remaining single, you need have no fear that ho will turn you out of doors or leave your future unprovided for. Your undo is a Just man." "I know ho is, and that both of you aro far kinder to mo than I dosorvo. But do you not understand, Aunt Em ma, that I would rather mako my own way, that I prefer to bo independent and not a burden on anybody? I am grateful to you, and I shall never for get all you havo dono for mo, but 1 .Bbouldn't bo happy to go on in this way any longer; I want to do some thing." Tho eager words and demeanor startled Emma. Sho bont her brows on ,her work and rocked restlessly. Sho could seo nothing but ridiculous folly and misguided waywardness in tho proposition. Harold would novor consent to sucn a Bcncmo; it was almost foolish to think or argue about It. Still, tho child seemed alarmingly In earnest, and it could not Bafely be predicted what she might not be capable of. Presently, Mrs. Stagg re plied with deliberation: "Thero is no objection that I can Beo to your doing something, as you call it, Eleanor. You may do whatever you wish. If you think it necessary to your peaco of mind to earn a little monoy by your own exertions which strikes mo, I must say, as slightly quixotic, considering how well ofl your undo is but, as I say, if it would mako you happier, there is no possible reason why you .should not ulilizo any talents you have. I know of several girls who have dressed themselves or added materially to tholr Incomes through what they havo mado by painting on china, or contributing to tho magazines or by giving whist lessons. Whist is so much tho fashion now, that, I dare say, If you insist upon it, I could get you a class easily enough. In that way, you would bo ablo to satisfy your conscience, and still at tho same time avoid any radical chango in your sur roundings." "I am afraid," said Eleanor, shaking her head sadly, "that my conscience could not bo so easily satisfied, or rather, Aunt Emma, that It Isn't a question of conscience only, but ol preferenco for a particular modo ol life. I am interested in study and in books, and and In tho atmosphere Which belongs to them, and I should never bo happy among people " She stopped short, embarrassed how to proceed. "Why don't you finish? I know qulto what you wished to say 'among people who don't go In especially for anything of tho sort.' Well, wo don't pretend to bo more literary than ths average person, but there aro other things In tho world fully as Important aa books, Eleanor, and one of them li common sense, Somo women in my place would say: 'Go and be a teacher in a Western college, if you wish to,' and wash their hands of you. But I cannot bring myself to bellevo that you are really serious when you talk so." (To bo continued.) LMQM&Q4&&W&&$t&fr&MGiQ NEBRASKA IN GENERAL ifc'4JK$$t4 TEACHERS COMING IN FORCE. Superintendent Looks Forward to a Well Attended Meeting. Superintendent of Instruction Fow ler believes tho meeting of tho Btato teachers UiIb year will be more suc cessful and of more interest than any previous meeting. In an intcrviow he said: "The teachers of Nebraska are com ing to tho stato association this year n larger numbers than ever before. Tho vastly better program Is attract ing them. Many will be hero Monday and Tuesday (29th and 30th). to take tho stato examination for life certifi cates. In fact, tho office of tho stato superintendent of public instruction will not be large enough to contain them all. Many other teachers will be in Tuesday to Bee the art exhibit before the regular meetings begin. The county superintendents will all bo hero Tuesday to attend tho busi ness session In representative hall and to discuss echool law. The education al council will meet Tuesday evening and Wednesday forenoon, and Wednes day afternoon nine meetings of tho auxiliary association will be In full blast. From that time until Friday night you won't be ablo to throw a snowball on O Btrcet, or between the Lindell and tho Lincoln, from St. Paul's church to the university with out hitting a schoolma'am. And they will not all dissolve from view Friday night Many will remain over Saturday to do some shopping, and others will remain faithful to the program at St Paul'B church Friday evening and go to tho "play" at tho Oliver Saturday afternoon or night, "Much Ado About Nothing." THE LIVE 3T0CK MARKET. CLAMORING FOR GRAIN CARS. WHY HE LAUGH8 AT DOCTORS Representative Livingston of Georgia, Telia Good Story. Representative Livingstone of Geor gla, believes that he got the better ol tho surgeons this fall and ho Is con gratulating himself accordingly. A a result of his arduous campaign work ho becamo possessed of a vers bad throat. It refused to yield tc ordinary treatment, so ho went to s distinguished surgeon in his part ol tho country. Tho surgeon took a glance at tho inflamed organ and then got out his knives and prepared for an operation. Mr, Livingstone de murred. After much pleading ho wat granted twonty-four hours In which tc tighten up his nerve for tho ordeal. While engaged In tho tightening proc ess another patient camo along, was stretched out on the operating table and died beforo tho surgeon finished with him. Livingston heard of this and stood off tho surgeon on one pre text or another until ho was ready tc start for Washington. Just before leaving homo he came upon an old Hegrc mammy who offered a cure for b.?s tbrt. She soaked a lump ol augVr In turpentine. Tho dose did all tho old mammy claimea for It "And that," said Representative Liv ingstone, 'Is tho reason I laugh overj time I seo a doctor's sign." Farmers Complain That They. Cannot Get Their Crops to Market. THAYER, Neb. Tho farmers living around Thayer aro complaining bit terly of tho treatment that tho Farm ers' Grain Elevator company Is receiv ing at Thayer from the Fremont, Elk horn & Missouri Valley railroad. They assert that the Elkhorn is furnishing tho trust elevators with empty cars and that the farmers are unable to get a car. Officers of the company are leaving for Omaha, where they will see tho proper officials and see If they cannot receive fair treatment from the Elkhorn. Tho grain bins are full and farmers havo had to stop threshing machines. They think It pretty hard to have to stop taking grain when the company elevators aro taking In grain right along and are receiving cars. BENEDICT, Neb. Elevator men on the Kansas City & Omaha railroad complain that since tho road has been operated by tho Burlington It Is hard er work to get cars than under the old management. Every elevator is full of grain and many of them In York county on the Kansas City & Omaha have filled tho driveways. Corn shelters and threshing machines have had to stop, as elevators cannot take any more grain. FREE DELIVERY IS ASKED. Protest 'Against Changing Land Leas ing Laws. WASHINGTON Representative Burkett on Wednesday called at the postofllce department, and requested tho establishment of a free delivery service at Plattsmouth. Three deliv eries of mall in tho business portion and two deliveries In the residence sections Is desired a day. Both Burkett and Mercer introduced resolutions in tho house from tho George A. Custer post, Grand Army of tho Republic, of Omaha, protesting against any change of laws affecting the leasing of public lands In Nebras ka. Frank I. Teeter of Nebraska, clerk In tho pension bureau, has re ceived a Balary promotion from $900 to $1,000 a year. Youth and Happiness. After all, It Is open to dispute whether or not people aro happj when they aro young. Only ono bos in town can carry water for the ele phant; and he Is oppressed by the thought that his father w,Ill spring the "detrimental to morals" argu ment on him Just before tho big show opens. Perhaps, to dim It all, there la moro pleasure In seeming young when jou know that you aro not than In being so. EIbo why tho complexion remedies, wrlnklo chasers, and hair retainers, to say nothing of false teeth and other falseness? Saves Life by a Miracle. BEATRICE, Neb. Gus Schmidt, a resident of this city, came very, near losing his life whllo shoveling snow off the roof of a brick building. He accidentally Blipped off tho rear edge of tho roof that was concealed by tho heaw snow drifts and fortunately caught himself by a piece of 2x4 pro-j Jectlng from tho fire wall. Ho hung there for some time suspended forty feet above the ground, and by the greatest effort succeeded In pulling himself back on the roof, thereby sav ing himself from a serious if not fatal accident Mrs. Guy Barton, who has been hold at Sheridan, Wyo., on tho charge of killing her father-in-law, returned heme to Plattsmouth, accompanied by her brother, Lawrence Stull. Mrs. Burton was released upon ball pend ing her trial, which is sot for Febru ary 2. Governor-elect Mickey was a visitor at the State Industrial school at Kear ney, dropping in without announce ment of his coming. He mado a criti cal inspection of all parts of the in stitution, but mnde no comment on tho administration of Superintendent Bcghtol. A, now democratic dally will bo started In Fremont about January 1, or before. A stock company has been formed and will be Incorporated aa soon as a few preliminaries are out of tho way. Tho stock will bo $4,000, of which Waldo Wlntersteen of Fremont will own half and about twenty lead ing democrats of the city and county the other half. The "Hollo Bill" company, which showed at Beatrice, had tho receipts of tho box office and baggage attached by Miss Mildred Claire and Frank T, Glenn, members of tho company, who claimed that Manager Kellogg owed them back salaries to tho amount of $100 each. Mr. Kellogg denies tho fact that he owes tho alleged debt ard proposes to fight the case. Fire broke out In tho store ol tho Anderson Mercantile company at Ne llgh and the flro and water rendered tho stock of merchandise nearly a total loss. Tho stock was probably .worth $10,000, on which thero Is but $2,000 Insurance. Tho flre camo from a lamp set too near some cotton wrap pers displayed on a lino through tho Btore. The building 1b badly damaged. Plans aro being mado by a number of local business men o fAshland to purchase tho south half of block 17, Flora City addition, and present the same to the City of Ashland, to bo used as a public park. Tho ground is finely located for a park, being within one block of tho business center. F. H. Chlckerlng and C. N, Folsom are circulating a subscription paper, head ed by a donation of $1,000 from E. A. Wiggenhorn, and ranging in amount from $150 down to $50. The Nebraska Association of Osteo pathic Physicians held its annual con vention In Lincoln. A number of in teresting papers were read and dis cussed and a legislative committee ap pointed, which will look after matters of Interest to the association before the coming legislature. Theso officers were elected for the coming year: Dr. Milligan of Grand Island, president; Dr. Moss of ABhland, vice president; Dr. Grace Beedan of Omaha, secretary. Twenty-four hours after leading his bride to tho altar, Mead Morrell, a fireman on the Burlington railroad, lost his life In a head-on collision at Table Rock. Train No. 64, standing in tho yards, was about to pull out Train No. 67, coming into the yardB at twenty-five miles an hour, crashed into the standing engine. Both en gines, their tenders and a number of cars of merchandise were totally de stroyed. Morrell was told to Jump, but evidently did not have time. Governor-elect Mickey was in Ne braska City to investigate tho manage ment of the institute for the Blind. In an interview Mr. Mickey stated that he found tho people very well satis fled with Mr. Morey, the superintend ent at the institute, but that there is some dissatisfaction aa to tho way in which the school Is managed. Mr. Mickey said he bad not yet decided whether he would retain Mr. Morey, but would carefully investigate the situation before rendering a decision. Much legislation Is asked from the coming legislature by the legislative committee of the State Teachers' asso ciation, which met In Lincoln with Stato Superintendent Fowler. One of the most Important recommendations Is In regard to tho age of teachers. The committee was unanimous that no person under the age of 17 years ought to be permitted to teach in the public schools of the state. This measure will result In many changes If adopted by the legislature. Thero arc hundreds of teachers In the Btato below that age. To exclude them will cause a greater demand for older teachers and the Increased demand will probably bo followed by a ralso in the wages that the teachers will re ceive, The rules of the State Normal school at Peru may also have to be changed to conform to tho new meas- Latest Quotations from South Omaha and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. 4 SHEEP Packers claim they hava been paying too high prices here for some time, as compared 'with other market, and that they are now going to get this mar ket down in line with others. As com pared with yesterday afternoon the mar ket Is fully JOQIBe lower, or, as compared withj yesterday morning, the decline amounts to fully 15S25C and In some cases sales were mado that looked even worse than that The least decline was on strictly choice natives that packers could use for their Christmas trade. Owing t this sudden tumble In prices trading was naturally rather slow and It was lato beforo a clearance was made. The stock er and feeder market continued abput steady. Supplies were light, so that, while the demand was also limited, prices showed very little change. Quotations for fed stock: Choice lambs, $5.0005.25; fair to good lambs, $4.50:35.00: choice year lings, $4.0004.25; fair to good yearlings, $3.7504.00; choice wethers, $3.0004.00; fair to good, $3.253.00; choice ewes, $3 GO04.OO; fair to good, J3.0OS3.CO; ifeeder lambs, $3.00 1.00; feeder yearlings, $3.0003.25; feeder wethers, $2.7603.00; feeder ewes, JL&032.2S. HOaS-Chlcago was reported I015o lower and the decline here was Just about tho same. Tho bulk of the hogs sold from $3.97 to $6.05, with a few choice loads going at $6.0714 and $8.10. The light weight iogs sold mostly from $5.90 to $5.95. The lighter the weights tho harder U was to mako a sale and pigs were ex tremely harii to sell at satisfactory prices and they brought considerably less than hogs. Trading was not active at the decline, but stilt tho bulk of tho arrivals was disposed of In good season. Tho closo of the market was, if anything, a shade weaker than the opening. kansas crrr. CATTLE Receipts, 3,150 natives, S30 Texans, 200 native calves; beef steers, dull at last Friday's prices; good corn cows and heifers, 15025c lower; range canners, 10020c lower; choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.1090.00; fair to good, $3.&O0 5.05; Blockers and feeders, $2.25004.00 western fed steers, $3.0005.23; Texas and Indian steers, $2.6504.05; Texas cows, $2.00 2.70; native cows, $1.2303.85; native heif ers, $1.7604.00; canners, $0.7502.25; bulls, $1.8565.95; calves, $2.8506.00. HOGS Receipts, 7,000 head; market dull and 10315c lower; top, $6.20; bulk of sales, $6.006.124; heavy, $6.076.2O; mixed packers, $5.S5.10; light, $5.S0fi.05 yorkers, $6.0036.03 pigs, $3.5006.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recelpts, 2,000 head; market steady to easy; native lambs, $4.0005.40; western lambs, $3.83 1.33; fed ewes, $3.0003.95; native wethers, $3.0004.00; western wethers, $3.084.20; Blockers and feeders, $2.0003.35. GET FIVE YEARS EACH. Ave Five More St Louis Boodlcrs Sentenced. ST. LOUIS The Joint trial of flvo former members of the house of dele gates, which began Tuesday, ended In a vordlct of five years for each man in the penitentiary. Tho defendants, John A. Sheridan, Charles J. Denny, Charles Gutke, Edmund Bersrh and T. E. Albright, were convicted on charges of bribers in connection with passage of Suburban street car bill, to accomplish which it was charged $75,000 had been placed on deposit to be used as required. Tho five de fendants, after hearing the verdict, filed motions for a new trial and each was released on bond. These cases make fourteen bribery cases that havo gone- to trial as the result of tho Investigation of munici pal corruption, ono case being ac quitted on tlie order of the Judge. The testimony offered by the state In the Joint case all tended to show that a combine existed In the house of del egates to control legislation, by which means tho members of this combino could secure money for their votes. BLOW OF SHARKEY KILLED. "You are very young, Eleanor." I ried or not being married -has to do Frogskin Makes Tough Leather. Frogskin makes the toughest leather known In proportion to iti thickness. Come of Age Early. In Hungary the legal ago of on Individual dates only from baptism. Found. Hanging In Barn. BLOOMFIELD, Neb. William Hll kemeier, a well-to-do German farm er, living south of this placo, was found hanging from a beam In bis barn. When the body was discovered life had been extinct for some hours. Hll kemeler was a widower with several small children. It is supposed grief over the loss of bis wife impelled bla rash act Slayer of Banker Fish Found Guilty of Manslaughter. NEW YORK The Jury In tho case of Thomas J. Sharkey, accused of the murder of Nicholas Fish, the wealthy backer, returned a verdict of man slaughter in tho second degree and recommended that the mercy of tho court be exercised. Fish was killed In September. He met two women on the street and ac companied them to a saloon, where they were Joined by Sharkey and an other woman. The two men had a dispute, during which Fish was push ed out on the street and evidence for the prosecution was to the effect that Sharkey, struck Fish, knocking him down. He died a few hours later. Although he had suffered from differ ent diseases the doctors testified that a blow was tho direct cause of death. ure. The four men who robbed Hayden Bros, at Grand Island, Saturday night were captured In Kearney and the Grand Island chief of police arrived and Identified some of the articles stolen. The water famine at Nebraska City Is over and the company has all the water needed to supply all of the de mands of the city and Industries. Tho river has been rising steadily for some time past and now there Is three feet of water at the Intake pipe at the pumping etatlon. Percy Goslln, a 15-year-old boy, who carried the mall at Sprlngvlew, has been brought In by Deputy Homan on a charge of opening the mall sacks and extracting letters. Vote Down Franchise. NEW YORK. A motion to recom mit tho majority report favoring the grant of the Pennsylvania railroad tuunel franchise was voted down by the board of aldermen Tuesday, The vote was 35 to 32. To pass tho fran chise a majority of the board end not a majority of those voting is neces sary. Thus forty votes will be needed to grant tho franchise. Six members refused to vote on the motion to recommit & i & K r-s r
