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. j tit .J J - S. 1 I 2e HIM r II I iiiiMira.M i. ' .n. f i.vETS.-v AW.. - r , s. . J . . s, i ' . i M ' I 3 ; c ) v 11 - M Ii i imt ... . tier j- a. " Tir n "i 1 fi r i ii - - --i.,i-r-.-i. . li f,. . f y i.. jj . i r ,.- - r,-;- - 'J',,--.' . ,i - - f.W I II f Will MW 111 IP' 1 1 t I I.I . r ..-.j-.- V - - .-.7- - . jr . . v .SWT'S -r M$tth f I VOL IX. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, 'flBtfESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1893. NO. 34. MODEL I 11, Moved to Foley's -Old Stand. Nicest Stock of the Season Is here, is unpacked, is marked low, and is ready for Anyone Who Likes a Good Thing. We are simply asking for business that ' 1 will save buyers money. L Our Wonderful Spring Stock will mak.e friends, outshine rivals, win victories, and sell itself on its merits every time. Men's and Boys' Clothing, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Gents' Furnishing Goods. Marvels of Popularity in Seasonable Styles and Fair Figures. THE MODEL CLOTHING HOi&SE . Foley's Old Stand, North Platte National Bank, TflEWMEBEIRD William Slawhor, the Fremont CountyJ Farmer, on Trial at Avoca, WIFE MURDER THE CHARGE CONGRESSIONAL In the Senate. ftxychmiae Said to Hare Been Used In Uen : of Quinine That Life Insurance XiCht Be Realized On How His Fire Wire Died. Cotrxcn, Bluffs, Aug. 29. The trial of William Mawhor. for the murder of his fifth wife, began before. Judge Smith in the circuit court at Avoca. The case Is one of the most peculiar in criminal history and according to the belief of many vrho know him. Mawhor, an aged and wealthy farmer of Fremont county, is a veritable "Bluebeard." Mawhor went to Kansas City early in J8l ana advertised for ;a IiouseJceeper; Mrs. Fannie Erbeck answered the ad vertisement. He engaged Mrs. Erbeck and she went to his home. Soon after going there she became his wifo, and in March, 1892, moved to a cosy farm rfcouse two miles from Riverton, in Fre mont county, Iowa. When'WlVe No. 5 Died. Across the rcad from the Mawhors lived the Harris family, the nearest neighbors. On the night of Oct. 25, 1892, the Harrises were sent for by William Mawhor, and told that his wife had been taken alarmingly ill. Mr. and Mrs. Harris immediately went over and found Mrs. Mawhor in great agony, racked Vrith terrible convulsions. Mr. Harris Washington, Aug. 2w. In the senate Mr. Teller (Rep., Colo.) objected to im mediate consideration of the repeal bill and it went over until tomorrow. The Stewart resolution inquiring into the condition of the treasury was then taken up for consideration. The resolution was referred to the finance committee and Mr. Gordon (Dem., Oa.) addressed the senate in advocacy of the uncondi tional repeal of the Sherman, act. He declared that he could not vote for any measure that involved delay, and that he was therefore opposed to the substitute reported today. In the House. Washington, Aug. 29. After a little routine business in the house Mr. Catch ings (Dem., Miss.) called, up the report of the committee on rules, reporting' the NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA. -'-E?aid ixp Capital, $75,000. IV if W W- BIBGE,' e.!F.H)5iicas, A.'r.STBEITZ, DIRECTORS: O. M. CARTER, M. C. LINDSAY, H. OTTEN, 13. V. BAKER. M. OIJERfcT, A. D. nCCKWORTH. All business intrusted to us handled promptly, carefully, and at lowest rates. f fjl LU-MBER, I COAL, ! 1 t 13 Aixnp QhitAiisr, Order by telephone from Newton's Book Store. ceeded to consider under general . Subttitnted tho Vprhec3 BUI. , Washington, Aug. 29. The 'senate committee on finance decided to report back to the senate the Wilson repeal bill, with the recommendation that the Voor hees bill, already on the senate calendar, be substituted for it. The committee also resolved to set aside the national bank circulation bill, which is now un finished business in the senate, in favor of the Voorhees bill and to. press the latter measure as rapidly as the temper of the senate will permit. The difference between the house bill and the Voorhees bill is found in the attachment to the latter of a paragraph declaring that it is the policy of the United States to use both gold and silver as money metals and to preserve parity. Chair man Voorhees reported tho Voorhec bill to the senate as a substitute for the honso bill at 12:15 p. m. KM aiuhl MPT. Bosiiess Betweei Chicago and the lAuutk Nearly Paralyzed. 0Y0L0HE IN THE SOUTE BaUlTM'i'Xslaad Strwsk by a Terrible Tor- d The City f Charleston Be. ported TJader Water Wire r. Dtwa la AU.blrectloaa. Chicago, Aug. fc9. A general storm ia midwinter could scarcely bare wrought more damage to the telegraph companiea than did the gale of last night. Busiaese between the entire line of Atlantic, states and this city is very narly paralyzed. The great network rules to eovern tho house of the Fif tv third congress, which the house pn I otw6pf thVe!am.lIaion.Kmioany iral debate. fsppcter an alarming extent, in place east, or cnttalo ana along tne Baltimoj aodvOhio to Washington the ravagM ot Um ikrm were responsible fer'the whoieaale -drtructioB ofw IXae:f repairers fairly .gwarm over the torm swept territory tend tho informa ton comes from the western side of this one of , destruction that their work ia gmngtobe the most difficult in years Poles are down in stretches of five miles and the' wires are snapped, bent and lashed into useless tangles of inextrica ble 'puzzles. Occurring as it has when the. eyes of the west are most directed upon the capital and when the pulse of business has to stand still because of the absence, of the electric tingle, the effect Official Vote on tho WHion Kill. Washington, Aug. 29. The official vote on the passing of the Wilson bill shows Boatner (Dem (Dem., W. Va.) not votin the total yeas, 239; nays, 109. THK WYOMING- LEGISLATURE to Dr. N. McOABE, Prop. J. E. BUSH, Manager. NORTH PLATTE PHARMACY, Successor to J. Q. Thacker. NOETH PLATTE, NEBEASKA. WE AIM TO HANDLE THE BEST GRADE OP GOODS, SELL THEM AT REASONABLE PRICES, AND WARRANT EVERYTHING AS REPRESENTED. r orders from the country and along the line of the Union Pacific Railway Solicited. B J. 33 R O E K E Merchant Tailor, OXiJD. ox: LARGE STOCK OF PIECE GOODS, embracing all the new designs, kept on. hand and made to order. PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. PRICES LOWER THAN EVER BEFORE Spruce Street, between Fifth and Sixth. THE CASINO BILLIABD BALL, J. E. GRACE, Proprietor. SUPERIOR BILLIARD and POOL TABLES. Bar Stocked with the Finest of Liquors. A QUIET AND ORDERLY RESORT Where gentlemen will receive courteous treatment at all times and where they will always be welcome.. Our billiard and pool hall i not surpassed in "the city and lovers of these games can be accommodated at all times. t - - 2NJ J V AXaXaJB 3 WILLIAM MAWHOR. Btartecl for Eiverttm for Dr. Cowger, the family physician, but before tho doctor arrived, the unfortunate woman was dead. Dr. Cowger, whose daughter married Mawhors son, m reply.to a question of tho old man as to tho canso of his wife's death, said it was undoubt edly a case of strychnine poisoning. The news of young Mrs. Mawhor's death created a sensation throughout Fremont county, and his old neighbors recalled the fact that several of JVTaw. borVformcr-wives bad-died suddenly. Dr. . O. Dot reece, the county coroner, held an inquest. Mawhor said his wife had been taking qninine for toothache for several days. It was the habit of the family to purchase quinine in bulk and the capsules separately and fill them when needed. The day she died she took three filled capsules out of the box and told him they seemed to be covered on the outside with quinine. Soon after wards she died in convulsions. Had Her Life Insured. A month previous to her death Maw hor induced her to take out 'an-insurance policy for $5,000 in the Eqnitable Life of New Yorfc Mawhor was made bene ficiary to the amount of $3,000, the re maining f2,000 being divided between Mrs. Mawhor's children. It is under stood that the Equitable will not settle this claim until the termination of the trial. When Mawhor was searched by the sheriff a bottle of strychnine was found in his tobacco noneli. Tbo jtantial 'evidence was .so strong that he was indicted for murder in tho first de gree. The state chemist reported that anyalsis showed more than a grain of strychnine in her stomach. Mawhor's first wife was taken ill one night and died tho next day. Tho body has been exhumed and an attempt was made to analyze the contents of the Btomach. It was not entirely satisfac tory. His third wife was a widow, Mis. Martha Coon, when he married her, She died near Axtell, Kan., several years ago. Since Mawhor's arrest the woman's brothers, L. J. and A. M. Sanger, had the body disinterred and strychnine was found in tho stomach. His first and second wives also died sud denly, as did his brother, who lived with him in California. His first wife died in California about I860. It Slay Be Called Ia Special Sesatou Elect a United States Senator. CnEYEXNE, Aug. 20. News that tho senate refuses to seat the appointed sen ators revives interest here in the ques tion of the governors calling a special session of the legislature to fill the va cancy from Wyoming. Although Gov ernor Osborne has declared several times that he will not call a special session.ot is believed that the pressure bronght to bear upon him by his party and by the friends of 6ilver in both, parties will cause him to change, his position on the question and call the session at once. If a session is called elections will be neces sary in two senatorial districts. From one, a Republican, it is believed, will be elected, and from the other a Democrat, so that the relative strength of the par- oucwui ctroiVU Ti ill UH LUU I . 1 3 , a ti a Dcjiiitui, mo lAmiLuueu vine in wijiai was 24 Republicans, 20 Democrats and five Populists. of the storm is more keenly felt. Mat ters at the board of trade and stock ex change looked dubious.. About noon, how ever, the tremendous efforts put forth by the telegraph companies resulted in communication with tho eastern world, but not many wires were working. Cycloae In the Sonth. Washington, Aug. 29. A rumor La.)an( CapehuJ- lQt . havearrived from the tinrr I his maJraail - ., . 80niQ xaal juarjeston, s. u., is under water. The signal servico indications are that Charleston was right in the path of the tornado. It is stated at the offices of the Rich mond and Danville railroad and the At lantic Coast line that no trains have ar rived since the storm occurred. A cyclone is reported at Savannah. Forty are said to bo killed and $10,000. 000 damage done. Up to 2 p. m. the only dispatch of any kind from South Carolina received in Washington was a telegram from Flor ence, S. C, a little railroad town be tween Charleston and Wilmington, and not very far from Columbia, S. C. This dispatch rends as follows: "Flobence, S. C, Aug. 29. Ia a cy clone at Sullivan's island a man by the name of A. Bryan k and wife were drowned and Mra. G. Hall was killed by a falling house. Fifteen hohses were awent away and everyone on the island New York Stock Market. New Yoke, Aug. 20. The stock mar ket opened firm and strong and in a few minutes prices advanced. A recession soon followed, however, on realizing sales by the room traders. The bears were not inclined to put out anv fresh lines for shorts. General Electric was weak. Prices rallied later, bnt the im provement was not maintained. Louis- villo and Nashville developed consider able weakness. Cordago was a very strong feature. Louisville and Nashville Strike. Nashville, Aug. 29. There will be a general strike of all tho machinists of the Louisville and Nashville railroad system from Cincinnati to New Orleans begin ning Friday. Orders to this effect were received and the men will quit work re gardless of the question of naming uaic lui tut? it:obuiauua ui A 1115 action is due to the 10 uer cent cat in Supposed That Powderly Suggested It, J.OFKKA, nan., Aug. aa. a move ment has been started in northwestern" Kansas to contribute a dozen carloads of wheat, flour and other provisions to ship to the unemployed in eastern cities. The scheme is engineered by leading Popu lists of the state. Itis believed thatT. V. Powderly suggested it to Kansas Pop ulists. Rich Miaaral Lead Found. Galena, His., Aug. 29. One of the richest mineral leads ever struck in this region has been opened up during the last few weeks north of Galena in an abandoned shaft. During the past week nearly 50,000 pounds of ore have been sold from this mine to a Shullsburg smelter at $19.50 per thousand pounds. Miners Accept aa Offer. Pittsburg, Aug. 2S. At a meeting of miners held at Kirkwood it was unani mously agreed to accept the offer of 50 and 56 cents par ton, summer and winter, made by the Weir Coal com- pny. Two More Itesame Operations. Denver, Aug. 2). Two more Colo rado banks, which closed during the re cent panic, resumed business, the Ger man National of Denver and the First National of Canon City. Failed to Open Its Boors. York, Neb., 'Aug. 29. The First Na tional bank of this city failed to open its doors. The constant drain of denosita and a failure to realize on securities was the cause. Great Drop la Coal Shipment. Buffalo, Aug. 29. Coal shipments took another drop last week and the total was only 40,150 tons, the smallest week's business for years in midsummer. Catholic Order of Foresters. Chicago, Aug. 29. The 10th annual convention of the international Catholic Order of Foresters began its regular work. Delegates are present from all parts of the United States and Canada and they represent a total membershin of 25,000. Only One Bank Made a Protest. Topeka, Aug. 29. Bank Commis- sioner iJrledenthal has . received replies from over 100 state banks to his circular m regard to balances m New York. Only one bank made a protest. Not one of the banks owes New York banks a dollar. Prominent Ballroad Man Commits Suicide. St. Louis, Aug. 29. Thomas L. Shortell, travelling passenger and land agent for the Northern Pacific railroad, was found dead at his residence." Evi dence was found to show that he had committed suicide by morphine, Used a Large Knife. Dubuque, Ia., Aug. 29. Michael Ker- win assaulted John Moler at Twin Springs, 12 miles west of here. He used a large knife and disemboweled his vic tim. Moler died. Kerwin is in iail. Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Salt Lake, Aug. 29. The Mormon Tabernacle choir, consisting of 250 voices, left here for the World's fair. Keilemptorist Fathers. New York, Aug. 29. The redemptor ist fathers of the world are preparing to elect a new superior general. - . Damage From a Cjcloae. Kiowa, Kan., Aug. 29. A windstorm of a cyclonic nature struck this city. The interior of Campbell's Opera house is a complete wreck and the whole front of the Bank of Kiowa is badly damaged. Gretham Does Not Know or It. I" Washington, Aug. 29. Secretary Gresham says he has no knowledge of the resignation of Assistant Secretary Quincy, of the state department, that gentleman being in Chicago at present. Will Accompany Emperor WlUiasa. Berlin, Aug. 29. Chancellor Von Caprivi will accompany Emperor William to Metz when his majesty goes io that city to direct the army maneuv irs that will be held in that vicinity. , Cholera at Berlin. Berlin, Aug. 29. A cr. of aholera has been discovered on tL Rhine boat Fiora at Budesheim, opposite Bingen. - the Atlantic ocean, several miles east of Charleston, ana is me sue oi jj on iuouiine. u lor enco is a junction 100 miles north of Charleston. They probably received the news of this disaster there by train. At New Tork. New York, Aug. 29. Comparatively little damage was done in this im mediate vicinitj by the storm, but the aamage to snipping cannot be ascer tained until telegraphic communication has been restored. Both telegraph com panies are badly crippled, the high winds tearing down wires in all directions. It is reported that tho cup defender Vig' ilant has gone ashore in Long Island Sound near New Rochelle. The storm cut off all railroad communication be tween Long Branch and other resorts along tho Jersey coast. A high wind prevails and a heavy sea is running in New York bay. Rain and Wind at Buffalo. BlTPFALO. Attsr. 29. The lieaviMt rnin sT'orm,. accompanied by a high wind. known bore since 1871, done consider able damage to trees and awnings. The storm was general all through New York state and like damage is reported from Rochester and other points east which cannot be reached. The telograph wires suffered greatly and communica tion east of Rochester is cut off. Erie, Pa., reports a heavy storm there with great loss to fruit crops. Costly Fire at Moberly. Moberly, Aug. 29. Fire destroyed Suppe's.99 cent store, Adams' drug store, the Moberly Excelsior Business college, Knights of Pythias hall. Merck's grocery store, Baker, Waldon & Co.'s furniture store and Hutchinson's grocery store. The estimated loss is $60,000; insurance about two-thirds. Fears For a Steamer's Safety. Buffalo, Aug. 29. The steamer State of New York, with passengers from Cleveland, due at 8 a. m., had not ar rived up to 1:30 p. ni. There is some anxiety regarding her safety. Business Portion Burned. Delavan, Wis., Aug. 29. Two acres of buildings in the business center of this city were destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at $40,000, insurance one half. Strack by a Tornado. Raleigh, Aug. 29. The town of Kernsville was struck by a terrible wind storm. One hundred houses were blown down and four persons killed. Bala Retires the Parching Cora. Pittsburg, Kan., Aug. 29. A drench ing rain fell here, breaking the long drouth and reviving the corn. Llgot Frost Reported. Sioux City, Aug 29. Light frosts are reported from South Dakota, northwest cwa and north Nebraska. MAPZ VSTMALONE. They Appeal For Bread. Chicago, Aug. 29. A mob of 4,000 unemployed were dispersed by the po lice on State street whilo making a wild and stormy appeal for bread. National Guard to Be Represented. St. Paul," Aug. 29. The Minnesota National guard will be well represented at the World's fair Oct. 3, Minnesota day. Minneapolis Bank Resumes. Minneapolis, Aug. 29. The Bank of New England, which suspended about a month ago, will resume business. Prince Bismarck I1L Berlin, Aug. 29. Princo Bismarck is suffering from an attack of sciataca at Kissing en. . v .. .. -- 1 BatelM Agala Takes Actloa Ia the Colo rado Coatrorersy. - . Denver, Aug. 23. Mgr. Satolli has for the second time taken action in the controversy between Bishop Matz of the diocese of Colorado and Rev. Father Malone, pastor of St. Joseph's parish in this city. It kas leaked out that Satolli has sent a second letter addressed to Father-Malone ia care of the bishop. In it he reminds the pastor that he has a superior officer in 'the person of his bishop, to whom he owes respect and al legiance, as well as to the holy see. Hearing that Father Malone has lacked in these respects, he commands him to make open profession of the Bame by publishing the letter in the Colorado Catholic. Satolli also writes a very kind letter to Bishop Matz. The logical conclusion is that while Satolli abates none of his liberal views on the school question, he" resrfts tea- .Colorado controversy as a personaltrouble between Bishop .Matz and Father Malone in which the latter must bow tojm avpsriot'i authority. . Washington, Ag. ' 29,Srreei the South Carolina legislators hare asked to exert their inflneaee at the patent office to secure the rejection of the application of Governor Tillman to havb the sacred old palmetto emblem registered as the trade mark for his state protected liquor. The desk of one congressman was almost buried in a shower of local papers from his state with bine penciled editorials denouncing the prop osition and the man who would couple the emblem which had been fought under with a commercial intoxicant. I cannot interfere in this matter," said the congressman. "In spite of my personal sentiments, which would lead me so to do. Of course Com missioner Seymour must decide the question on legal grounds alone and unfortunately the law seems to uphold the application." . a ft x nnce ftuu clam. Bangkok, Aug. 29. In order to ex ercise greater pressure upon the Siamese government to compel a compliance with their latest demands the French are threatening a return of their gun boats. The foreign residents are loud in their indignation, at the policy pur sued by the French government. A re port received to the effect that the French are fortifying Chantilbun tends to increase the anxiety with which the situation is viewed in this city. The German gunboat Wolf, sailing hence tomorrow, will leave the port without a single foreign gunboat, causing serious alarm on the part of the foreign contin gent. Ia Faror of the Brewer. Milwaukee, Aug. 29. Judge Jenkins of the United States circuit court decided in favor of the Cook Brewing company and the Val Blatz Brewing company of Milwaukee in the suit of the Delaverque Bottle and Seal company for alleged in fringement of n patent on a device for a beer bottle stopper. Brewers all over the country are interested, as this was a test case of the Delaverque company. More Rioting at Saa Sebastian. Madrid, Aug. 29. Rioting in San Sebastian was renewed, the orchestra again refusing to play the Basque hymn The troops fired, wounding many civil ians. The streets were patrolled by the military all night. TOLD HT PARAGRAPHS. Recent rains in Texas insure good crops. It is denied that yellow fever has ap peared at Memphis. The senate, by a vote of 32 to 29, decided Mr, Mantle of Montana and Mr. Allen of Washington are not entitled to seats. Charles E. Easthoff of California died and left a $4,000,000 estate to two men of Plainfield, N. J., who had befriended him. At Claysville, Ky., Ike Williams shot and killed Henry Ward, both colored, during a quarrel over 10 cents. Williams escaped. Nine business rooms and "one dwelling house, together with several stocks of goods, were destroyed by fire at Morris, Ills., entailing a loss of S15.000. A fire in the lumber yard and mills of the Lyons Lumber company at Lyons, la., caused a loss of $1,500 to $3,000. This is the second incendiary fire within a week in this city. The Methodist Episcopal church at Literberry, Ills., was dedicated. Rev. Dr. Wilder, president of the Illinois Wesleyan university of Bloomington, Ills., delivered the dedicatory address. LATEST MARKET REPORTS. PRICE'S The only l'ure Crcaui of Tartar Po.vJe: Used in Millions of Homes Years wm No Ammonia; No Alum. the Standard. THE STRIP BOOMERS Trouble Ahead Fortlie"Sooners" Who Are Swarming on the Bonier. CROWDS ARRIVING DAILY. Cart da'af oaMteekers From MlssoarJ, asia' aad Nebraska The Tewa LUsW 1 Wlseo 1 I 'sooaea rwbe- Tae' cosutt'tT k fsH .tie- ;feUBr-sgainst them is very streak If any of them come out to register they will be closely watched and prevented from re-entering if possi ble. There is said to be a. "sooner" scheme on foot, however, by which par ties out of the Strip will get certificates for "sooners" now in and take them into them. The "sooners" are mainly located along Turkey creek and other small streams running into the Arkan sas river and along the borders of the Ponca and Otoe reservations. The troops are inadequate to properly patrol the Strip, as only one troop of cavalry, . containing 60 men, are here to handle ; the whole Strip. The Missouri Pacific ; railroad brought in three carloads of ' boomers, one from Missouri, one from I Wisconsin and one from Nebraska. Wagons pass almost continuously 1 i town to tho camps along the river. The trains continue to come with crowds of men of all conditions, who are unencumbered with baggage and who belong to the town lot contin- gent. If every man who has declared ; his intention of getting a town lot sue- ceeds large cities will spring up all over 1 the Strip. ' Many people arriving now are well fixed financially, but those who have been waiting on the line since spring- are ' suffering: A large majority of the peo ple arriving believed that they would get UNION PACIFIC CUTS "WAGES. TBe Engineers Do Not Take Kindly to the Redaction. Omaha, Aug. 29. A general order was issued by the management of tho Union Pacific, reducing the pay of the employes according to the following schedule per month: On salaries from $50 to $100, 10 per cent; $100 to $200, 12J per cent, $2Q0 to $500, 15 per cent; over $500, 20 per cent. " ' ' According to an agreement organized labor must have a notice of 30 days, be- ,eic.iupay.,In respect to .TbcFefigiMers do''aot-;taka' kindly to ascusmunnurs of a strike are Mtoir.isV which event the engineers say y will have the support of the shop men, who would have nothing to lose and much to gain possibly by resisting the cut. The heads of organized labor have sent out propositions on the cut to be voted on at general meetings to bo held, and until the result is known the exact feeling concerning the reduction cannot be ascertained. i HAVE BECOME "VERY TIRED. The Clioctaws Want to Execute the Nine Who Are Condemned. Caddo, I. T., Aug. 29. Inspector Faison, Judge Holson, of the Wilburton court, and District Attorney Simon Lewis held a lengthy conference re garding the shooting of the nine con demned Choctaws at "Wilburton, Sept. 8. They tried to keep the object of their meeting a secret, but it was learned that the Choctaws have become very tired of being fooled with by tho United States government and demanded of In spector Faison that they be allowed to execute the prisoners on the day set or the United States government take the prisoners in hand and do as they pleased with them; that they would not hold them longer than Sept. 8. Inspector Faison objected to this and proposed that they give each of the nine prisoners 100 lashes on their bare backs. The judge and district attorney would not consent to anything short of shooting or tnrain'r thfim nvr in th TTri?t-pI SKifi the land free and are disappointed when , government, and Colonel Faison left for home without reaching an agreement. they learn that, they must pay from $1.50 to $2.50 per acre for all the land in t addition to living upon it five years be- " fore.they secure a titles About May 1, M. Jaggersori, aged 65, arrived here from Iowa for the purpose i of taking a claim on, the Strip. " Soon ! afterward he drove into tl city and be- gan cutting hay and hauling it here for sale. His body was found at his camp, 12 miles southeast of here, with a gun shot wound in the back of his head. He nau no iamny or mends fiere tnat can be heard of. There is an organization which makes it part of its business to go after "sooners" wherever found, and it is likely that some of its members are re sponsible for Jaggerson's death. No in quest was held, as Coroner McDowell, wno went aner tne ooay, na3 no juris diction in the Strip. Nebraska Grand Army Encampment. GRAND Island, Neb., Aug. 29. Amidst the booming of cannon and blowing of trumpets Camp Logan was turned over to Commander A. H. Church by the local committee and the 15th annual encampment of the Nebraska division of the Grand Army of the Re public was declared formally opened. The program of the week includes ad dresses by prominent orators from this and other states, a sham battle, in which the state militia will take a prominent part, and camp fires every night. A Sail Yacht Capsized. Port Henry, N. Y., Aug. 29. The" sail yacht Alpha, owned by George P. Witherbee, was struck by a squall and capsized, sinking immediately. "Wither bee, , John Whitman, William Breadner, Edward Joubert, William Gillday and Albert Brush, all between the ages of 12 and 20, were drowned. Only one boy escaped, Joo La Barge. Chicago Grain and Prorlslons. Chicago, Aug. 29. WHEAT-Opcned a shade higher, but sold off ic. There are no cables or eastern dispatches and this reduced trading and tended to weaken values. Sep tember sold from 62?c to 61c and Decem ber from 69c to 68Mc. CORN Is firm oa the cold weather. Sep tember sold from 37 to 37c, and Mar at 39tfc OATS Strong and a shade higher. Sep tember sold at SyS'SJgC, and Mar at 39$ 29J8C HOG PRODUCTS-Dull and weak. Pork neglected, lard from $8.00 to $7.90, and riba from $8.20 to $8.10 for September. CASH-Wheat, 61c: corn. 37.4c; oats,23tfc. Chicago Lire Stock. Chicago, Aug. 2J. CATTLE Receipts, 7,000 head. Steady. Fair to extra beeves, S3.40O5.1S; stackers and feeders. $1.9003.25: mixed cows and bulls, $1.003.3: Texans, $1.70 (3.90. HOGS Receipts. 22.000 head. Weak. Sales ranged t $5.506.00 for light: $5.0035.20 for rough packing: $5.1535.75 for mixed; 5.255.75 for heavy packing and shipping lots; p!gs. $(.755.t. SHEEP Natives, $3JO.30; westerns. $?.W 3.00; Texans, $152.90. Sonth Omaha T-lre Stock, South Omaha, Aug. 29. CATTLE Re ceipts, 2,800 head: 1300 to 1500 lbs., $U0155; 1100 to 13U0 lhj., $3.9031.25; &J0 to 1100 lbs., $3.00 3.80; choice sows. J-.002.'J0: common cows, S1.25&3.00; gcvid feeders, $2.80&3.15: common feeders, ii.J0Q3.5. Market steady. HOGS-Keceipts. 8.8H0 head: light. S5.2IV 5.35: mixed, $.i.l55!5; heavy. 55.05S5.20. Market 15c to 20c higher. SHEEP Muttons, 5.0033.50; lambs, $3.00 4.50. Market steady. Sixteeath Victim Dead. Long Island City, L. I., Aug. 29. August Jakobson, the 16th victim of the great railroad accident on Long Island, has died. Of the 16 injured still at the hospital five are in a critical condition and may die at any hour. Bank Officials Arrested. Dubuque, Aug. 29. President Benja min Boomer and bis son, uasnier Boomer, of the First National bank of Waukon, were arrested for receiving de posits for their private bank when they knew it to be insolvent. THE NATIONAL COMMISSION. World's Fair Awards Are Offered For Sale by a Judge. World's Fair Grounds, Chicago, Aug.29 .Tho knowledgo that another award had been offerod to an exhibitor at the exposition for a stipulated sum was made known in the national com mission by John Boyd Thacher, chair man of the executive committee cn awards. Mr. Thacher appeared in tho commission and stated that he had heard rumors of irregularities in tho work of the judges in some departments for some time and had managed to trace and re port upon the last case. He then sent a package up to the clerk's desk for the information of the commission. It con tained first a letter from Mr. Thacher to the president of the commission, which stated: That the executive committee on awards had discharged H. F. Higbee, a judge in the department of manu factures, for conduct unworthy an hon orable man, and that accompanying affi davits would explain the cause. Tho committee requested advice and instruc tion as to further dealing with this case. Tho affidavit recites that about Aug. 14 that a man called at the exhibit of the Cary Cafe company, limited, of Chi cago, and after stating that he was a judge, one of the jurors of awards, asked Mr. Cary what the first prize would be worth to his company, whosaid: "I told him it would be worth a great deal, there was no question as to that." Then followed in detail a conversation between Messrs. Cary and Higbee, in which Mr. Higbee said a majority of the judges had picked out three or four big firms which they were willing to give the first prize in their classes. He offered to get the first prize for Mr. Cary for $2,300 and finally offered to do it for fl,r00. The reading of the affidavit created a sensation and at once precipitated a dis cussion which lasted for over an hour. The matter was then referred to the committee on awards for investigation. Commissioner Mercer of Wyoming and Beeson of Oklahoma, who are also charged with attempting to sell awards, denied the charges in toto and demanded the appointment of a committee to make a full investigation of the matter. The committee was appointed, New by Gets Two Years. SrRXGFiELD, Aug. 29. Daniel Ben ton Newby was sentenced to two years in tho Chester penitentiary. Its a Kentucky Habit. Middlesboro, Ky., Aug. 29. A passenger train on the Middlesboro Belt line was attacked and fired into by a gang of six men near "Half Way House." Mrs. Mary Boling was fatally wounded and L. Bowman shot in the thigh. John and James Martin and George Wagner, three of the gang have been captured. One hundred men have left Mango for the purpose of lynching the Martin boys. Deubly Tragedy In Texas. SanAngelo, Aug. 29. Mazzodonia Azala went to the house of a Mexican woman with whom he was intimate and finding Antonio Monterez in the room with her, he fired three bullets into Monterez, killing him almost instantly. Besting the pistol on his ear, Azala fired a bullet into his own brain, causing in stant death. Fatal Kallway Accident. Topeka, Aug. 29. General J. A. Underwood was killed by the cars at Frederick. France After Now Hebrides. Sydney, Aug. 29. It is reported hero that France intends to annex Now Hebrides. Folly of Hoar (Illic it is really remarkable that so many people in this country, who have funds from which they might earn a good rate of interest, persist in locking up notes in safe deposit vaults or pack them away in old stockings. Money will earn today large returns, with the best of real es- tate security as fir3t class collateral to nrotect the lender, and yet a grentmany individuals, waiting for they know not whatj decline to take advantage of what is an unusual opportunity for making money. The currency of a country is intended to circulate as evidence of cred it. If it does not, it becomes absolutely useless to everybody. In a famine a com munity would be no better off if it locked up millions of barrels of flour than if it had none at all. The same is precisely true of money. Washington News. Browning- to Coleridge. Browning loaned Lord Coleridge one of his works to read, and afterward, meeting the poet, the lord chief justice said to him: "What I could understand I heartily admired, and parts ought to be immortal. But as to much of it I really could not tell whether I admired it or not, because for the life of me I could not understand it." Browning re plied, "If a reader of your caliber un derstands 10 per cent of what I write, I think I ought to be content." San Fran cisco Argonaut. A Hard Conundrum. Of the 1,300,000,000 or 1,400,000,000 of -people populating the earth, how many may be said 1 o dominate ii? Is the di rection of all affairs sublunary in the! hands of more or less than 10,000 men' and women? I do not mean as elected or: hereditary rulers of nations merely, but, persons in tho capacity of rulers, ftaan-' ciers, priests, soldiers, writers, states men, etc. Cor. New York Sun. Love Is Love Forever Store. Fanny He said he loved me with a lovp that could triumph o'er the grave. Nanny Yes. That engagement ring Me gave you was buried with his first' wife, I know. Truth.