The Semi-Weekly Tribune.
IRA L. HAKK. Proprietor.
TERMS I IN ADVANCE.
NORTH PLATTE - NEBBASKA.
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A shot from ambush killed DJarld
Bey, tho son of the grand vizier, at
Constantinople.
Elaborate preparations aro being
mado at Boston (or the reception o(
Admiral Dowoy.
Whllo making a hlsh dlvo at Pitts
burg James Brady, a brldgo Jumper,
was fatally Injured.
Tho Paris Ncwspnper, Matin, says
tho Droyfus family will shortly go to
Egypt for tho winter.
A flro at Iluntsvllle, Ala., destroyed
almost a whole block of tho town.
Tho loss is estimated at $7G,000.
Prizes aggregating $780 In value will
be awarded to tho studonts at tho Lead
(8. D.) High school this year.
Major Bralnard, formerly chief com
missary at Manila, is seriously 111 at
Nagasaki. He Is on his way home.
It Is reported that the British post
master general la considering the feas
ibility of introducing 3-pcnny tele
grams. Lord Charles Stewart Reginald, sec
ond son of tho Marquis of London
derry, Is dead of consumption, aged
twenty years.
Sbcpard Sandwcll, colored, who
murdered his mistress, Rose HcnBhaw.
last June, was legally hanged at
Moundsvlllo, W. Va.
Count Egloffstoln, a prominent mora
her of the club dcr Harmloaen, at Ber
lin, was sentenced to nlno months' Im
prisonment for cheating nt cards.
Tho United States supremo court
convened for tho regular October term
but adjournod without transacting any
business according to tho usual cus
tom. Rear Admiral Henry L. Howlson
was placed on tho retired list of tho
navy by operation of law on account
of age. Ho will make his residenco In
Now York city.
F. M. Brady, head of tho firm of P.
Mr. Brady & Co., dealers In stocka and
bonds, Now York, committed sulcldo
In his prlvao offlco, by shooting. Busi
ness troubles was tho can bo.
A German cotton Bplnners' trust has
boon formed by Rhenish, Wcatpha
llan, Saxon and Slcslanl firms, com
prlslng 35 per cent of tho cotton
spinning establishments of the empire.
It is announced from London that
Hiram Maxim, the great inventor and
manufacturer of guns and othor war
supplies, has taken out a certificate
of naturalization as a British aubjoct.
Charles T. Duffeo of Washington, 0.,
has been appointed a shoo and harness
maker at tho Rosebud Indian agency,
8. D., and Frank A. Kauffman of
Waehlngton.D. 0., appointed to tho
B. -irao position at Slsscton, S. D.
District Attorney Gardiner of New
York city, lias appointed as ono of his
assistants James Dickson Carr, col
ored. Mr. Carr is a graduato of Rut
gers and of Columbia Law school. Ho
was born in Baltimore thlrty-ono
years ago.
Tho French minister of war, Gen
eral do Qnlllfot, has ordered an In
quiry into tho scandal created at Mon
tcllmar, dopartmont of Droumo, by a
party of young ofllcorB, who shouted
"Abas Loubot," during a recent visit
there of the prcBcldcnt.
Tho Judgo of tho asslzo court nt
Pohtolso, Franco, has ordorod tho
prosecution for manslaughter of tho
organizers of tho recent bull fight at
Doull, whoro ono man was trampled
to death by tho escaping bull nnd aov
crnl others wore severely injured.
Bids wore oponcd nt tho Indian of
fice at Washington for tho construc
tion of a wnter and sower system nt
tho Seneca Indian school, Indian Ter
ritory. Tho bidders wore W. D. Lov
ell, Dob Moines, In., $7,795, and H. W.
Smith & Son, Chetopn, Kns., $0,G83.
John H. Payton of tho Brothorhood
of St. Andrew, having Just returnod
from an official visit to Luzon, says
our soldier boys aro vory bad boys
and that anything ltko religious work
there is out of tho quostlon no long as
our army remains to act such bad ex
ample. Returns from tho land ngonts In
Wyoming and Colorado being received
tho union Pacific lnnd department
now finds that during September It
disposed of 109,960 acres of grazing
lands In Wyoming nnd Utah, nnd 6,
178 acres of farm lands in Kansas nnd
Eastern Colorado.
Whllo tho floor of Aurora Tumor
hnll, Chicago, was thronged with
dancers, Dominic Poternntonln, an
Italian, shot nnd killed Pnsqualo 55nc
canldo. Tho dancers made a rush for
the murderer and tho police say that
vlolcnco would havo been dono had
not threo patrolmen with drawn revol
vers forced tho crowd back.
Acting Secretary Allon has cancelled
tho orders to tho gunboat Marietta to
make a survey of tho, dangerous shoal
on tho north coast of South America,
nnd directed tho ship to proceed with
dispatch to Manllu by way of tho Suez
canal. Tho survey work has been
turned over to tho Dolphin. Tho Now
nrk will bo ready to sail for Manila
from Maro Isnlnd within a week.
The Rov. J. A. Marstcn of Owens
vlllo, Ind., was nrrested In that city
by M. O. Prlco, postofllco Inspector,
nnd was lodged lu Jail. Ho is charged
with violating tho postal lnw by using
tho malls for a cchemo to defraud, it
being alleged that ho has been collect
ing money pretending that it was for
tho uuo of tho Red Cross society, and
that it wns being sent to Miss Clara
Barton nt Trlnnund, Cuba.
Tho comptroller of the currency hnB
approved tho application of tho fol
lowing persons for authority to organ
ize tho Commercial National bank, of
Muscogee, I. T with capital of $50,
000 Qcorgo II. Williams, D. H. Mid
dloton, P. J. Byrno. L. 13. Bennott, W.
C. Jackson, 0. W. Boll.
Tho Hod Carriers' union nt Victor,
Colo., declared a strike and tho. work
of rebuilding tho burned district is
stopped.
Eddie M,cDufllo broko every record
from one to flvo miles tncluslvcfut tho
board track at Brockton, Mass. Ha
rodo tho first two mlios in less than
three minutes,
ROUT TUG INSURGENTS
Fillpino3 Boing Driven Back by the
Amorloan Forces,
ANOTHER UPRISING IN MANILA.
force of General Schvntn, After One of
tho Hardest Marches nnd Fiercest
Campaigns of the Wnr Arrive nt !!
coor A Lieutenant nnd Natlvo I'ollco
In Manilla Arretted Threatened Up
rising In the City,
MANILA, Oct. 14. Major Cheat
ham with a scouting party whllo pro
ceeding along tho west shoro of tho
lake yesterday encountored a forco of
rcbols strongly entrenched at Mun
tlnlupa. Major Cheatham reports that he
drovo tho rebels from their position
and that In tho engagement three
Americans wcro killed and two woro
wounded.
Rumors nro in circulation In Manila
that Major Cheatham dlBcovored three
American prlsonors, who had boon
bound, gagged and shot by tho insur
gents. Those rumors, however, nro
not confirmed.
On Sandago, a llcutounnt of tho na
tlvo police has been arrested and
lodged in Jail, liln subordinates hav
ing reported to tho authorities that ho
was endeavoring to enlist them in a
plot to turn the pollco against tho
Americano in tho event of nn upris
ing. Reports having reached tho provost
marshal that arniH woro concealed at
tho hcudquartors of tho Dominican
Friars, a dotachmont of soldiers mado
a search of tho building. They found
a small stock of Mausers, rovolvors
and ammunition, which was confiscat
ed d03plto tho protests of tho friars
that tho arms were not Intended for
unlnwful use.
General Schwan, with tho Infantry,
bos reached Bacoor.
Tho troops nro greatly oxhnusted,
having had ono of tho hardest
marches of tho campaign. From Ma
labon to Perez Diaz they marched
through rice fields. Tho fourth Infan
try from Imus Joined Gceral Schwan
at Perez Dcs Marinas. Tho Filipinos
deserted tho town on learning of the
nppronch of tho Americans.
Two strong shocko of earthquakes
lasting several seconds woro felt In
Manila at 10 o'clock thin ovonlng.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. Tho war
department has rccoivod tho following
list of casualltlcK from General Otis:
Woumlcil Fourth Infantry, at
Imus, Boptember 20, B. Frank Hubs,
thigh, sovoroj John W. Smith, foot,
modornto; K. Frank Hlckado, thigh,
ruodornto; October 3, A, Sergeant Wil
liam Born, oar, slight.
At San Nicolas, October 8, E, Jumos
McGllnchoy, back, modorato; Fifth ar
tlllory, at Imus, Boptember 29, F,
Louis Llovor, knee, sovoro.
At San Francisco do la Malabon, Oc
tober 10, Louis Arnold, chost, moder
ate; Twenty-second Infantry, at Ar
rayat, October 5, F, Archlo Hutchin
son, arm, slight; Twenty-fourth in
fantry, near Banta Ana, October 7,
F, Sergeant David Holdon, chest, so
voro; James Smith, thigh, sovoro;
Fourteenth Infantry, near Marlqulna,
October 8, L, William Brlnoy, neck,
sovoro; at San Nicolas, O, Frank Fra
gor, forearm, sovoro; Owon B. Hill,
leg, sovoro.
Hospital corps, Alvln II. Bnlloy, leg,
modorato; Thlrtoonth lnfnntry, at San
Francisco do la Malabon, October 10,
F, Norman Norton, knoo, modorato;
O, Potor KnnUlwlcz, arm, sovoro; H,
Charles E. Smith, thigh, sovoro;
Fourth artillery, F, Charles Wilson,
thigh, moderate
Euglnecr batallon, A, John T. Van
Noss, leg, sovcro.
DEWEY WIELDS THE TROWEL.
Lay Cornerstone of n Hall named for
lllm ut Nonvlnh University.
NORTHFIELD, Vt., Oct. 14. Ad
miral Dowoy today laid tho corner
stone of Dowoy hnll, which Is to bo a
part of Norwich university, tho Insti
tution in which tho ndmlral rocolved
his onrllctt military training. Ad
miral Dowoy wns escorted from his
train to tho unlvorslty by tho Norwich
university cadets and tho First rogt
mont of tho Vermont National Guard.
Admiral Dowey spread tho mortar
and as tho corner-stone wsa lowered,
said: "I now declnro thin stono duly
and truly laid and according to my
wish."
8onntor-clect Chauncoy M. Depow of
Now Vork Uollvorcd tho addross o
tho day. At tho conclusion of Mr.
Dopow's address Admiral Dowoy hold
a rocoptlon for a short ttmo. Ho loft
for Boston, whoro a public rocoptlon
will bo hold.
BALANCE Of TRADE OUR WAY.
Exports of Mcrchnudlsn Kxooeded Im
port by 7ll,(IOO,787.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 141. Tho
monthly Btatoniont of tho Imports and
oxports of merchnndlso of tho United
States during tho month of Septem
ber, 1899, together with tho increaso
or decreases an compared with boptem
ber, 1898, shows ns follows:
Dutlablo merchandise Imported, $39,
425,(321; Increase about 110.60U.000.
Domestic merchandise exported, $100,
123.G47; Incroaso, $19,800,000. Gold
Imports, $2,572,028; decroaBO, $14,300,
000. Gold oxports, $1,056,749; docroaso,
about $2,000,. 811 vor imports, $2,010,
914; increase, $4,000,000. Silver ox
ports, $3,022,147; decrease, $1,500,000.
Tho oxports of morchnndlso during
tho last nlno months aro Bhown to
have oxcoodod tno Imports by $70,006,
787. Convict l'orto ltlcmn lidltnr
PONCE, P. U., Oct. 14. The United
Btntes provisional court and a Jury
of prominent natives today convlctod
lzlca Diaz, editor of El Combato, for
merly La Bomba, which Gonoral Guy
Henry suppressed, of sending obBceno
matters through the mall. Diaz was
sontonced to olghteou months' impris
onment with a flno of $500,
El Combato has been strongly anti
American in Its policy. This was the
first trial by Jury In tho Islands.
HOLD LIP NORTHWESTERN.
Five Masked Men dag Station Agent,
Flag Trnln nnd Ulow Rxpress Car,
CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 14. Tho North
western limited train leaving Chicago
at 10:30 p. m. last night was held up
not far from Dekalb, 111., nnd robbed.
The trnln Is duo nt Dekalb at 12:20,
and tho holdup occurred at tower W,
three miles from Maple Park, 111. It
is not known whether tho robbere so
cured nny great amount of booty. A
special train containing a number of
armed men nnd detectives left tho
Northwestern station in Chicago to
night, bound for tho sceno of the rob
bery. It Is said there wcro flvo masked mon
engaged In tho oporatlon. Tho train
was flagged, and while two of tho men
compelled the cnglncor and fireman to
run tho engine ahead, tho balance of
them robbed the trnln. Tho train dis
patcher's offlco of tho Northwestern
road In this city admitted tho truth of
tho story to tho central police officials.
Tho robbery was evidently carefully
planned. Twenty minutes boforo tlw
train was due at Maple Park tho rob
bers burst Into tho station houso and
presenting rovolvers at tho head of tho
station agent, compelled him to remain
quiet whllo they bound him. After ty
ing him fast to a chair they forced a
gag Into his mouth and left him ut
terly holpless.
Tho signals woro then changed so
that tho train would bo compelled to
stop before reaching tho depot. The
robboro went down tho track to a
point whoro tho trnln would stop and
waited for It. As noon as It camo to
a halt two of the mon covered tho en
gineer nnd fireman with revolvers and
after uncoupling the engine, compelled
tho engineer to run It down tho track
two miles.
With dynamite tho robbers blew up
tho express car, practlcnlly demolish
ing it nnd blocking tho track.
They then cracked open the safo nnd
rifled it. It is not known how mucn
money wns secured. Immediately after
grabbing what they could from tho
safo tho robbers fled Into tho darkness.
They arc now being pursued, but tho
robbers have qulto a lead over tho
posso that is after them.
REED RETURNS TO A GAVEL.
Frasldcs nt a Session of Internationa
Commercial Congress.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14. Ex
Speaker Thomas B. Reed today
mado his first appearance In nubile
slnco his retirement from official life,
presiding nt tho second session of tho
International Commercial congress.
Mr. Reed was enthusiastically grootcd.
Tho proceedings woro opened by Direc
tor Gen. Wilson, who nppoarod upon
tho stago, accompanied by Speaker
Rood, ABBlBtant secretary of State Sec
retary David J. Hill, General Lowory
of London and Dr. Vosburg Rekow of
Borlln. About twenty-flvo of the most
conspicuous members of tho conven
tion, including tho Corenn, English,
Chlneso, Argentino nnd other South
American representatives, occupied
soats on tho platform. Dr. Wilson In
troduced Mr. Reed, who said:
"Whatever doubts may havo arisen
bocauso of scientific differences nnd po
litical distinctions, I am ono of thoso
who bollovo that God mado out of tho
men of nil nations ono humanity. Ho
did not seo fit to mako them acquaint
ed ono with another; that Ho has left
to us. Wo desiro to becomo acquaint
ed with you; wo desire that you shall
becomo acquainted with us. You may
recolvo too many wolcomcs whllo you
aro horo, but I doalro to add my ono
to thorn In this wolcorao of you hero
today. It Is my bollef that this wcl
como will bocomo warmer and warmer
by tho advanco of years as bctweon
tho nntlons which you and wo repre
sent."' BOERS ARE VERY ACTIVE.
Humor Current Unit nn Attack will
Hoon Jlc Made.
LADYSMITH, Natal, Oct. 14. (Now
York World Cablegram. A rumor Is
current that Ladysmlth is to bo at
tached tonight, Thero is tho utmost
activity in tho British camp hero. Yet
I doubt tho report becauso tho Boors
hnto attacking nnd rarely leavo their
laagers (camps) aftor oundown.
I nm strongly of tho opinion that
tho Boors will find a tough Job nt
what-over polut they invade Tho
British officers and soldiers aro well
prepared and eager to fight. Authen
tic nows from tho Transvaal is most
dlfllcult to obtain, but It ennnot bo
that war has not boon declared. It la
also ImpoBslblo to doubt that tho
Boers havo taken a position on tho
Ingogo Heights on tho British sido
of tho border. They havo moved their
camp from Albortlnn, noar tho bordor,
and nro nt-present in forco nt Mount
Tlntwa.
llmtk Looted.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 14. A special
to tho Post DlBpatch from Novada,
Mo., sayB that burglars outorod tho
Farmers' bank at Scholl City, near
thoro, last night, blow open the safe
nnd secured $3,500 In cash, with which
they escaped. A posso has been sont
out to enpturo tho robbers, If possible
About 1 a. m. tho town watchman
wns captured on tho street by nraod
men nnd n bag was thrown over tho
man's head to stlflo his cries. Tho
burglars, of which thoro wcro sovornl,
then broko Into tho bank, blew off
tho door of the Bnfo and took tho mon
ey. Advance the l'rlco of Underwear,
ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 14. Practi
cally all tho mills In this stato aro now
organized under tho namo of tho Amer
ican Asosclatlou of Knit Undenvonr
manufacturers, which has decided to
mako a 16 per cent advance in tho
prlcco of flceco underwear, which Is
tho kind most gonorally worn, and in
which lino tho competition heretofore
has been tho florccst.
A Millionaire Dead.
FON DU LAC, Wis., Oct. 14. W. C.
Hamilton, the millionaire lumber
man, who suffered a stroke of apo
plexy on Wednesday last, died today.
TIKE TUG INITIATIVE
Oom Paul's Foople Do Thii by Precipi
tating Hostilities.
CONFLICT ON IN THE TRANSVAAL
Ilrltldi Government Decline! to Discuss
tho South African Demands Martltl
Law Froctnlmed la Pretoria English
Itesldonts Without l'ormlli Mait Leavo
Within Klght Days Activity on All
Ulder.
JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 13. War
was declared yoBtorday. Tho formal
declaration occurred at 10 o'clock this
morning.
LONDON, Oct. 13. Following is tho
reply of the British government to
President Krugor's ultimatum:
Her majesty's government has re
ceived with great rcgrot tho peremp.
tory domnnds of tho South African
republic, conveyed in your telegram
of tho 9th. You will inform tho re
public in reply that the conditions
named by the South African republic
aro such that hor majesty's govern
ment dooms it inexpedient to dlBcuss
them.
A Protorla dispatch, dated October
11, sent via Louronzo, Mnrzeuzas, says
telegraphic communication betwoen
Natal and Capotown is undoubtedly
Interrupted. It Bnys:
"Conyghnm Green this afternoon
said goodbye to President Kruger nnd
hla officers in his prlvato capacity. Ho
and his staff will leavo tomorrow by
two special trains. Martial law was
proclaimed at 6 o'clock this afternoon
and British residents without permits
must lenvo tho Transvaal within eight
days."
PARIS, Oct 13. Secretary Vnnder
hooven of tho Transvaal European
agency officially notified tho French
government this morning that a Btate
of war botwoon tho South African re
public and Great Britain oxlsts nnd
has existed slnco last ovonlng.
ATTITUDE Of UNITED STATES.
Nothing In International Ungo to War
rant Mediation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. Tho , fol
lowing stntement was issued by' tho
state department today: "Tho presi
dent has received a large number of
petitions signed by many citizens of
distinction requesting him to tendor
tho mediation of tho United StateB to
settle tho dlfforonces existing between
tho government of Great Britain and
that of tho Transvaal. Ho has re
ceived other petitions on the samo sub
ject, Bomo of them desiring him to
mako common cause with Great Brit
ain to redress tho wrongs alleged to
havo been suffered by tho outlandors,
and especially by American citizens
in tho Transvaal, and othors wishing
him to aBslst tho Boers against allogod
aggression.
"It Is understood that tho president
does not think it cxpodiont to tnko ac
iou in any of theso directions. As to
taking sides with cither party to the
dispute, It is not to bo thought of. As
to mediation, tho president has re
ceived no intimation from either of
tho countries that tho mediation of tho
United States would bo accepted, and
in tho absence of such intimation from
both parties thero is nothing in the
rules of international usage to Justlf
an offer of mediation In tho prosont
clrcumstnncca. It Is known that tho
prosldont slncoroly hopes and desires
that hoBtllitios may bo avoided, but if,
unfortunately, thoy should como to
pass, tho efforts of this government
will bo directed as they are at pres
ent to seeing that neither our na
tional interests nor those of our citi
zens shall suffer unnecessary Injury."
Llvo Stock Sanitary Utiles.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13. At today's
mooting of tho Intorstnto Association
of Livestock boards tho report of the
commlttco on quarantine lino and
open season was prosented and adopt
ed. It makes a change In tho quaran
tine line of last year,- the counties of
Lincoln, Cannon nnd Cumberland in
Tenncssoe being placed above the
lino.
Tho commlttco also recommended
that during tho opon season, which
was fixed from Novombor 1 to Jan
uary 1, all stock shipped Into Mis
souri, Kansas, wostern Texas, Okla
homa, Now Moxlco and Arlzonu must
first bo Inspected and found to bo freo
from ticks.
Forces tn I.tuon Advancing.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. Tho war
department today received tho fol
lowing dlspntch, dated Manila, Octo
bor 12:
"Bchwan'a column is marching on
Sapang and Das Marinas today, whore
opposition Is expected. His artillery
and wagon transportation is return
ing to Bacoor by wuy of Rosarlo. A
column of 500 mon Is marching from
Imus to support Schwan. If necessary.
Young, In tho north, has occuplod
Arayat, nnd supplies are being moved
up tho Rio Grande by enscoos to that
point. Lawton will command tho col
umn when full concentration Is ef
fected. Young'B loss today, ono en
listed man, who was wounded yester
day. InsuraontB attacked Angeles
lines, quickly repulsed: six onllatol
men woro slightly wounded."
Female ltnbhrrH Kucap.
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 13.-Pearl Hnrt,
tho fomalo stago robber, Incarcerated
hero awaiting trial on an lndlctmont
In tho United States court, broko Jail
at 3 o'clock this morning by cutting
a fifteen-Inch opening through tho
wall, ten foot above tho level of hor
coll floor. It Is supposed sho had a
confederate nnd Is uttlred In male at
tire. A fow days ago sho declared she
would never submit to bo trlod under
laws which neither sho nor her sex
had a voice In making.
Columbus Danks Victimised.
COLUMBUS, Nob., Oct. 14. Henry
Itagatz, a prominent business man,
was notified by tho Columbus Stato
bank that it hold a note for $450 for
which ho was security and which was
past duo. Rogatz found his name had
been forged to a noto and that tho
signature was a bungling imitation.
Ho learned that this was a renewal
noto, tho original having been given
some threo yenrs ago nnd renewed
nbout three times a year. Tho noto
was signed by John Tannahill as
principal and It was ho who had al
ways negotiated tho paper. Tho Com
mercial National bank also held two
notes aggregating $474.50, renewed
six or Bovcn dlffcront times, always
signed with Tannahill ns principal
and Harry B. Reed, a farmer living
north of town, as security. Mr. Roed
admitted he had signed notes for Mr.
Tannahill u long time ago, but said
ho had signed nothing for him In over
a year and theso notes were also for
geries. Tho First National bank then
discovered It waa holding two notes
negotiated by Tnnnahtll, ono for $120
with Carl Kramer ns security and tho
other for $100 secured by Mrs. Phobo
J. Lawrence. Mr. Kramer says his
signature Is a forgery and as Mro.
Lawrence lives In Polk county the
bank ennnot tell Just now that hor sig
nature is genuine
A scramble has ensued among tho
nttorncys for tho different banks to
flic attachment suits against Tanna
blll's property on tho edgo of town,
which consists of thirty-throe ncros of
nursery and orchnra with considerable
Improvements In the way of hot
houses and other buildings. Four
suits havo ben filed aggregating some
thing over $1,600, but as there Is an
incumbrance against tho property of
$1,000 It is not likely that it will pay
out the claims.
Ilcturns From the Klondike.
FREMONT, Neb., Oct. 14. Frank
Frnndsen, whose people live about a
mllo cast of Fremont, hns lately re
turned from a fifteen months' success
ful trip to the Klondike. Ho has, In
partnership with a Canadian, one of
tho best paying ntnkcs In the Atland
district, B. C. When ho left thoro
weeks ago thero wore two gangs of
mon at work taking out $1,000 a week
on an average. He thinks that during
tho last two or three weeks this aver
age has been kept up although he hns
hoard nothing. From now on, work
will be discontinued as tho ground
will freeze. Ho came to tho United
States preparatory to striking out for
Australia to try quartz mining there
whllo his partner operates the mtno
for another year In tho Atland district.
Iteets Not So IMcnty This Year.
FREMONT, Neb., Oct. 14. Tho
boet Harvest horo nnd at Ames Is
progressing. Th yloid h not qiill?
up to that of hift year In mmc loc.l
itlee, but 1I19 n.iiar content fin l cu-t
flclent of purity l nbovo tho standard,
so that It v.i'l fi lly mak; up for tius
lack -of 'iuint:y. The tugar content
has Increased considerably slnc3 the
first frost.
As the factory of tho Standard Boet
Sugar company Is not yot completed
beets are being placed in silos. Tho
dry weather is holplng out tho boot
raisers, tho beets being remarkably
freo from dirt. Tho sugar factory at
Ames will bo completed soon after No
vember 1. Tho machinery Is now in
position nnd tho walls nearly up.
Ncbrashn In Washington.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11. A civil
service examination will bo held at
Mason City, la., on November 1, for
the position of clerk and carrier In the
postofllco In thnt city.
Miss Luella Remy of Alnsworth,
Neb., has been appointed a feeder in
tho government printing office.
Bids were opened today at the In
dian school ior erection of a brick
warehouse at tho Indian school Go
uoa, Neb. Tho only bidder was Jnmcs
Welch of Nebraska City at $3,349.
FUmlug lluvnld Fires Hum.
COLUMBUS, Nob., Oct 14. A pass
ing locomotlvo on tho Union Pacific
road cet flro to the grass cist of the
city limits and, driven by a high wind,
tho flames soon reached tho liny Held
of William Lockhart, destroying his
barn, several tons of hay, six hogs,
a wagon and considerable machinery
boforo it lonld bo subdued. Ills ljis
will bo something over $500, with no
Insurance. Adjoining proportv was
saved only by hard work.
Hitchcock's Harvest SatUfaclorr.
TRENTON, Nob., Oct. 14. Thresh
ing is being concluded lu soveral
places in the county and tho avorago
yield is fair considering tho dnmngo
dono by drouth and grasshoppers. Tho
corn was also visited by grasshoppors,
hut tho yield Is good and of fair qual
ity. Never in tho history of tho coun
ty has It been so dry and dusty and
tho farmers aro waiting for a rain
so they enn begin fall plowing.
Scarlet l'cvor at Dakota City.
DAKOTA CITY, Neb., Oct. 14 Scar
let fever In a mild form has broken
out in this city. At prosont thero
nro two cases In Postmaster Schi
meal's family, and tho othor In Mrs.
C. W. Cratchbleld's family. Every
precaution is being used to keep tho
drt&d d!pea6e from spreading, and
It Is hoped that theso cases will nnt
piove fatal.
Hltten by Ills Dog.
NEBRASKA CITY, Nob., Oct. 14.
T. K. Wooster, bill clerk nt tho Bur
lington & Missouri depot, wns severely
bitten by his own dog ns he returned
homo. His left arm Is considerably
lacerated.
Nmlonul Hunks of the State.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. The ab
stract of tho national banks of Ne
braska exclusive of Omaha and Lin
coln, at the closo of business on Sep
tember 7, as reported to tho comptrol
ler of tho currency shows the avorago
resorvo to have been 37.49 per cent
against 40.23 per cent on Juno 30;
loans and discounts Increased from
$14,387,565 to $14,819,109; stocks and
securities from $532,627 to $626,166;
gold coin from $682,232 to $47,495;
totnl speclo from $887,658 to $930,673;
lawful money resorvo from $1,272,922
to $1,282,577; Individual deposits from
$16,630,231 to $16,949,904.
WEDDED Hi8 MOTHER-IN-LAW.
Peculiar Matrimonial Mlr-Up lteported
from Alabama.
Thero wob a peculiar caso roported
y tho Tampa Tribune's Alabama cor
respondent in a recent issue. Accord
ing to tho story a young man of that
stato, in order to keep in control of
certain property loft by his deceased
wifo, yielded to tho unusual tempta
tion and performed the remarkablo
feat of marrying his mothor-ln-law.
There's a brilliant opening on tho
platform for that follow. Ho Is enti
tled to tho distinguished consideration
of a curious world. Tho columns of
tho yellow Journals could bo his to
command. As a museum attraction
ho would bo a gold mlno to any mana
ger. Think of tho absolute rashness,
tho reckless daring of such a step.
What laureled hero, In war or pcaco,.
has surpassed it? Horo is a man, young
nnd good looking, with a bright fu
turo boforo him, who, without hesita
tion, without a murmur of protest,
for tho sako of a fow paltry pieces of
real estate, has deliberately leaped Into
tho nrms of his mother in law tlod
up to her in life, plnced hlmsolf per
manently in her powor, burned all tho
bridges of escape, and laughed a well
founded tradition to scorn. This Ala
bama experiment mny havo n great ef
fect on tho future of tho human race.
Hitherto, tho mcro cxlstenco of tho
mothor in law has been tho greatest
deterrent influenco to tho matrimonial
inclinations of both soxos. Particu
larly in tho case of every man who
has found himself on tho threshold
of a proposal to tho object of hla idol
atry has tho question arisen, not, "Can
I afford to support a wifo?" but "Can.
I afford to acquire a mothor in law?"
After marrlngo sho hns been, too of
ten the serpent thnt spoiled tho hyme
neal Eden. But tho Alabama young
man, by his bold stroke of originality,
may chango all this. Ho may succeed
in giving tho Ho to procedont. Ho
may find tho position of stopfathcr to
his former wifo a sinecure As acting
grandfather to his own children ho
may mako a brilliant record, nnd
should tho second union result in off
spring, ho may find much mental en
joyment in tho realization that ho is
tho father of his oldest son'o uncle or
tho fond parent of his youngest daugh
ter's aunt. So wo will watch tho ca
reer of tho Alabama curiosity with,
much interest. It mny result in a com
plete vindication of tho much abused
mother In law. Wo hopo it will bo
so; but, oven as wo hopo, tho voices
of all history, the teaching of all ex
perience, tell us that wo hopo lu vain.
Tampa Trlbuno.
ROLLED HIMINA BARREL.
ranlihment Tronouncod Worse Than
Lynching by One Who Suffered It.
"There's something barbaric aliout
lynching, ns most people will agrco,"
said tho man with tho broken noso, ac
cording to tho Minneapolis Trlbuno,
"but I can easily namo two worso
things. Ono is rolling a man around
In a barrel and tho other is a cont of
tar and feathers, in my foolish young
days I arrived at a town In southern
Indiana to find the people excltod ovor
soveral arrests for robbery. A fam
ily named Black, consisting of a man
and wifo and a grown-up son, had
been caught and mado to confess to so
many thefts. Instead of putting them
on trial tho people had determined to
apply tar and feathers and walk 'em
out of town. I had no objections ns
far as tho men woro concerned, but
when it camo to tho woman I consti
tuted myself her champion, and de
clared that thoy must walk ovor my
dead body first. For about flvo min
utes I was a hero. Then about n
dozen men grabbed mo and hustled mo
Into a room, and aftor tho Blacks had
been disposed of, according to pro
gramme, I was brought out for pun
ishment. Plenty of tar and foathcrs
were loft, but tho crowd wanted a
chango, and It was decided thnt I
should havo tho barrel exercise. They
got out and unhanded a big cider bar
rel, dropped mo into it and replaced
the head, and then all was ready. I
was Inclined to look upon tho proceed
ings with contempt. I had never boon
rolled In a barrel, and so I had no idea
of the sensations. Thoy first kicked it
along tho wide, unpaved streot, and
It had not rolled over more than twon
ty times when I wns sick of my Job.
After they had enjoyed thomsolvos for
a quarter of an hour I was praying for
death to hurry up. I dimly remember
that after thoy got tired of ihe football
work In tho street thoy rolled the bar
rel up a long hill nnd then lot It go
kiting down. You talk of seasickness,
but thero Is no comparison. Aside
from tho feeling of nausea, I was
Jarred, Jolted and bruised from head to
heels, and In one of tho bumps I had
my nose broken. I was unconscious
when they finally took me oug, and for
a weok I was little better than a dead
man. It was weeks and woeks beforo
I got tho revolving motion out of my
head and could walk straight, and to
this day I can't seo a grindstone re
volving without being affected by It.
It would havo been far moro merciful
to hang mo up 'by tho neck."
Select tho Heat.
Somo Australian birds lay their eggs
in black sand, as If aware of Its supe
rior power of absorbing heat; others
select the neighborhood of hot volcanic
springs, whose warmth plays an im
portant part in 11,0 hatching. The
mound builders collect heaps of earth
and leaves as much as eighteen feet
high nnd thirty feet In diameter, and
In this hotbed their eggs aro hatched.
Superior women do not allow them
jelves to be charmed but by the graces
of tho mind and superiority of char
acter. Balzac.