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    The Semi-Weekly Tribune.
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NEBBA8KA.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Tho export of nitrate from Chill this
car will exceed 30,000,000 quintain.
Tho Now Orleans board of health re
portn.no now cnsoB 01 yclow fever and
no deaths.
Tho FlrBt Montana volunteer rcgl
ment was mustered out of the service
on tho 18th amid great enthusiasm.
A Now York petition In bankruptcy
has been filed by Ida L. nnu May E.
Jenkins. Liabilities, (312,519; no nc-
RCtS.
Yauno, Fumlo, Japanese minister to
China, has been recalled, lie will bo
Buccccdcd by Mr. Nlohll, former Japan
ceo minister to Russia.
Owing to tho discovery of nnothor
suspicious ease of yellow fever at Mi
ami, Fla., Stato Health Olllccr I'orter
haB placed that town under quaran
tine. Dr. ChnrlcB Tanner, national mem
ber of parliament of Cork, was abusing
tho queen and tho ritlsh soldiers
whereupon a soldier knocked him
down.
Emperor William hnB Issued n do
crco directing that all reglnlental com
mandcrR shall strongly revive the cab
inet order of six ycara ago forbidding
gambling In the army.
At Springfield, III., n conference ot
tho Mining Engineers' union and coal
operators of the state will bo held
to consider the demands of engi
neers for nil cIght-hoUr working day.
Dr. Klappcr editor of tho Deutsch
Aggrar Correspondenz, Berlin, has
been sentenced to Imprisonment foi'
six months on n chargo of leso ma
JCBtco for criticising hmperor William.
Tho 18th was tho last day for tho
British reserves to join the colors, and
tho latest reports from tho principal
contcrH show that practically all of
tho reserves havo presented- them
selves,
Tho Illinois supreme court In iho
case of tho Wilmington & Vermillion
Coal company against tho peoplo, has
upheld the validity of tho mlno Inspec
tion law passed at tho last general
general assembly.
Governor Stephens has appointed
Charles S. Nelson, formorly of Kansas'
City, but now a citizen of Musqulz, state
of Coahulla, republic of Mexico, com
missioner of deeds for the utnto of
Missouri In thut country.
An agreement has been reached be
tween tho counsel on both sides lor tho
postponement of tho ncarlng in tho
controversy between tho stnto of Lou
isiana and Texas over tho yellow fever
qunrantlno until Out. 21.
A potltlon in bankruptcy has been
filed by Alfred R. Sax, a Now York
salesman, with llnbllltlca ot 487,010
on notea mado Jointly by tho petitioner
with Max and Julius Sax und Adolph
Illatz, in Nashville, Tonn., In 1801.
No assets.
Count Ilohonan, commander ot tho
Garden du Corps, Germany, will go to
Spain on November 2 to presont to
King Alfonso tho decoration of the
Order of tho Black Eagle, which has
bcon conferred upon him by tho Gor
man emperor.
Tho Knnsas City, Pittsburg & Gulf
announced that, effective October 20, It
will cut tho rate on packing houso
products to Galveston, Ueaumout and
Houston, Tox., 13 cents per hundred
pounds. Tho present rato Is C5 cents.
A steamer from Spain arrived nt
Havana with four ox-guerlllaa on
board. Tho boatmen und lightermen
Who put off to tho ship threatened to
lynch tho men who, however, wero
conducted ashoro under a pollco es
cort. A ronr end collision occurred on the
Union Pacific nt Granlto canyon, twen
ty miles wcBt of Cnoyonno, In which
two men woro killed and thrco othors
injured. Tho dead nro: Thomas J.
Parker, Salt Lnko City; Harry G. Pur
plo, Norwood, Kas.
The long podlng question regarding
tho payment ot tho 2,700 tons ot coal
purchased at St. Thomas for tho United
States government during tho war by
United States Consul Van Home, has
bcon settled, tho United States govern
ment paying approximately $33,000.
At tho national conference ot Uni
tarian and other liberal churches In
Chicago United States Sonntor Hoar
ot Massachusetts, prcsldont of tho con
ference, delivered his animal address
and took occasion to reiterate his
vlows on the question of oxpniiRton.
Tho last big shipment ot gold from
tho Klondike; by way of tho Upper Yu
kon and Lynn cunal enmo on tho 18th
on tho sleamcr Rlrlgo. Thoro wu.1
over ,000,000 worth ot actual treas
ure. Tho vcssols now at Mlehaola of
on route will bring, it Is estimated,
about ?1,500,000, principally Capd
North dust.
Among tho souvenirs bolng proparo
for tho Twontloth Knnsas volunteers
upon tholr arrival homo Ib a letter
from tho Kansas G. A. It. department
containing greetings from tho soldiers
ot tho civil war to those of tho Span
ish-American war. Department Com-
mnndor Coulter has had Captain Jos
eph Withers prepare It, and the captain
litis "spread himself." Tho G. A. It.
douartment nlso proposes to hnvo
enough medals made out of a cupturcd
cannon to supply each volunteer with
one, but tho cannon has not yet ar
rived and It will bo severnl wocks bo-
foro tho medals can bo mude.
Tho St. Paul, Minn., Iron moldcrs
hnvo struck, and tho strikers claim
ihcro is no moldor working In the
'city.
Tho steamer Gaelic, from tho orient,
brought 3,000 bales ot silk, valued at
$2,000,000, and $337,000 In specie to Han
Francisco.
Yauno Fumlo, Japnncso minister to
China, has been rccnllod, Ho will bo
succeeded by Air. Nlsnll, former Japan
cso mlnlstor to Russia.
The Exchango Telegraph company at
London publishes a dispatch from
Pails saying thut Emll Arton of Pan
ama canal notoriety, has bcon pard
. oned,
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And Many Casualties Boportsd Botwccn
Contending Forces.
OniTISil LOSS THREE HUNDRED
I'.tlinutcd !. of (tin liners Seven Hund
red South African Open Fire nt
Dnvii After Tho Hour unci Hull of j
righting llrlloiM Mukfl (Inllnnt Clmri o
Doers Driven From Tliclr 1'osltloc
LONDON, Oct. SSI. A correspon
dent, describing tho battlo of Glencoc,
sums up the casualties as follows:
"Our losses are probably 300 killed
and wounded and that of tho Doers
thrice as many."
Another correspondent says:
"A rough estimate places tho Brit
ish loss at 250 killed and wounded
and that of tho Boers at 800."
LONDON, Oct. 21. A Glencoo cor
respondent tclegrnphlng yestcrdny
says:
"A force of 0,000 Boers, led by Com
mandant Genral Joubrt, has been
beaten severely by a forco under
General Symons and the enemy at
this moment nre In full rctrent.
"Nobody In the camp says General
Symons nnd staff wero awaro that
the Boers were going to nttack this
morning. It was known, however, that
tho enemy were further south, and It
was seen that unusual precautions
wero being taken to guard against a
surprise during the night.
"Just before dawn tho Boer nrtlllery
opened fire from tho Glencoo hill. The
range wbb illy Judged and tho quality
of ammunition bad. In the two
hours and a half flrln'g scarcely a
dozen shells burst In our lines. Our
gunners, on the contrary, put up an
excellent prnctlco which began to
tell.
"At 7:30 General Symons ordered a
general advance ot the Infantry bri
gade, which he himself accompanied.
Tho Dublin Fusllcers were well In
front with tho King's Royal Rlflca
out on the front and tho Leicester
shire regiment on the left. Tho men
advanced smartly, taking ndvantagc
of overy bit of cover tactics In which
they hnd bcon exercised for weeks
past.
"Tho advanco was covered by a
terrific fire from our thrco batteries,
and sovcral Boer guns woro silenced.
beforo tho Fusllcars began to climb
the hill. By tho tlmo the Fusllcers
nnd tho Roynl Rifles got within 1,000
yards of tho crest, tho Boer batteries
wero completely Bllonccd, our batter
ies having pounded them at 2,500
yards range with crushing effect. Tho
Boors meantlmo wero keeping up a
heavy rlua flro, which thinned our
ranks considerably.
"By 0 o clock tho Fusllcers and
Roynl RIllcs had Bwarmcd over tho
hill nnd tho Boers wero on the run,
Mean tlmo tho Eighteenth IIuBsnrs
and tho Lelccntershlro regiment had
moved north and cast, thus practically
cutting off tho Boer main lino of rc
trent. and tho enemy, cnught between
two flrca, lost heavily. At this mo
ment lighting Is still going on, but
tho defeat of tho enemy Is already
complete and crushing and it look
us though fow would escape.
"Our losses are probably 300 killed
and wounded, and that of the Boers
tlnico as many."
BRITISH LOSS HEAVY.
Oniclul Itcport of thti Fight Hynious'
Wound Serious.
LONDON, Oct. 21. Tho wnr ofllco
has received tho following olllclnl dis
patch from LndyBtnlth, Hied at 3:30
this afternoon:
"TIiIb from Glencoo: 'Wo woro at
tacked this morning at daylight by a
forco roughly cstlmuted at 4,000. They
hnd placed four or five guns In position
on a hill 5,100 years cast ot our camp,
and they flred plugged shells. Tholr
nrtlllery did no dnmngo. Our Infantry
formed for attack and wo got our guns
Into position. After tho position of tho
onemy had bcon shelled our Infantry
advanced to tho attack and after a
hard light, lusting until 1:30 p. m., an
almost InucccfiHlblo position was taken,
tho enemy retiring eastward. Wo can
(eo our soldiers nt tho top of tho hill.
Our cavnlry and artillerymen nro still
out. General Symons Is sovcroly
wounded. Our losses nro heavy. They
will bo telegraphed as soon as possi
ble. "
A dispatch from Glencoo camp says
thnt Sir William Symons was wounded
In tho stomach, and thnt Gonoral Yulo
has assummcd command.
LONDON, Oct. 21. Thoro Is reason
to fonr that tho wound received by Sir
William Symons will provo fatal.
IOWA TROOPS THOUGHT SAFE.
No Cuuso for Fcnr thut Scnittor Huh
Hoen Wrecked.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21. Tho
Chronlclo says: There Is llttlo causo
for alarm at present over tho fact that
possibly tho United States transport
Senator, with tho Iowa troops aboard,
oncountorcdo a typhoon shortly after
leaving Yokohama, according to ma
rlno mon and owners of tho stcuinor.
Tho fact that tho Empress of India
did not sight tho transport and wns
herself caught In tho typhoon is not
regarded as omniouu for tho Senator.
In fact, the army officers and both
mombcrs ot tho firm ot Goodnll, Per
kins &Co., tho owners, are firm In
their belief thnt the Sonntor will arrlvo
on Molality as scheduled. Tho Senator
Is built or steol and cost $300,000, She
1b only two years old, and Is one of
tho stnuncheat vessels on tho Pacific.
STOP AMERICAN FISHERMAN
Vtuikeo I'lililnj- Vessel Nut Allowed to
Seln for Herring.
ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Oct. 21. A1
Amorlcnn fishing vessol recontly ar
rived nt Bay of Islands, on tho west
const, Intending to take herring with
a soluo.
Tho colonial government will not
permit this, though tho captain of the
vessol contends thnt this right Is con
ceded to tho Americans by tho treaty
rn
of 1S18.
CUP WILL STAY HERE.
Coluiuhl.t Fnslly Vanquishes English
Challenger In Final Itnce.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21. Through wild
and hoary seas, In a breeze that ap
proached the dignity of a gale, tho gal
lant sloop Columbia today vanquished
tho British chnllenger, Shamrock, by
six minutes end eighteen seconds ac
tual time, rnil six minutes and thlrtv
four seconds corrected time, thus com
pleting the ncrlos for the America's
cup with a magnificent rough weather
duel and a glorious Yankee victory.
For tho eleventh time tho attempt of
a foreigner to wrest from America tho
yuchtlng supremacy of tho world has
failed. Tho trophy won by tho old
schooner America forty-eight years
ago. Is still ours, a monument to tlu
superiority of American seamanship
and American naval architecture, and
a standing challenge to the world. The
Intrinsic value of tho reward for which
thousands of dollars were expended to
sccuro, Is Bmall simply an nntlaunted
plcco of silverware which Queen Vic
toria offered to tho best sailing shin
in tho world In tho early days of her
reign, but around it cluster the preci
ous memories of unbroken American
triumph and tho mastery of the
noblest of sports.
To Sir Thomas Llpton, whose nam?
Is now added to the list of defeated
aspirants for the honor of carrying
the cup back across the Atlantic, fall
tiro was a crushing blow. His hoj
had been high, but llko tho true sports
man ho is, tho sting of defent has left
no bitterness and with undaunted cour
age ho intimates thnt he may bo back
with n better boot to try again. Dur
ing his stay hero Sir Thomas has mado
himself more popular than any pre
vious challenger nnd tho yachtsmen of
this country were glad to wclcomo him.
Except for the repeated flukes and the
unfortunate accident to tho challeng
er, this series of races has been un
marred by a single untoward Incident.
Tho boats havo had two fair and
squaro races, ono in light airs and the
other in n heavy blow, and Sir Thomaa
Is perfectly satisfied that ho waB
beaten by the better boat.
MILES STARTS FOR OMAHA
Mnjor General I.eiivcs Wnshlnstoii for
Tour of Inspection.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. Major Gen
eral Miles, commanding the array, has
submitted to the secretary of war his
annunl report' on the condition nnd
tho needs of tho army. The report is
very brief and rather formal. It does
not deal with tho military situation
In tho Philippines, beyond submitting
tho various reports of officers forwnrd
cd to tho commanding general.
GeuernI Miles will leave tomorrow,
accompanied by Colonel Mlchlcr of
his staff, for an extended tour of In
spection of tho west, northwest and
southwest. Ho will go first to Chi
cago and thenco to Omaha, along tho
Northern Pnclllc as far west as Seattlo
and Portland, thence to Snn Frunclsco
nnd back by way of San Antonio and
Now Orclnnn.
Tho report will bo made public after
It has been gono over by tho secretary
of war.
DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON.
Determined tliut Filipino Fnvoys Sluill
lln Sent to McKlnlcy.
MANILA, Oct. 21. Captln MacRao,
with a battalion of tho Third Infantry,
and Captain Cliyncwlth, with a bat
talion of the Seventeenth Infantry,
marched to tho tqwn of Joso Mnllnns
for the purposo of dispersing a band
of 300 Insurgents under nan Dlcarol,
who hud recently been annoying our
outposts and travolcrs along the road
from Santa Ana to Arayat. The In
surgents fled In tho direction of Mug-
nlaug.
Tho country between Angeles and
Arayat Is now reported clour.
Tho Deinocrncla reports that the
Juntas In tho orient und In Europe
Intend to send n delegation to Wash
ington to present tho Filipino cause.
Heglder will probably bo tho president
of tho delegation and Agonclllo nnd
Apuelble will bo among Its mombcrs.
"BETTER YACHT WON."
KiikIIhIi l'npcrs lluvo No run It to Flint
With llcsult.
LONDON, Oct. 21. Tho English pa
porB, whllo expressing regret at tho re
sults of tho Amorlca's cup races, show
the greatest r.dmlration for Sir Thomas
Llpton nnd all admit that the better
boat won. Tho Dublin Express says
It hopes that Sir Thomas will try again
In 1900.
Tho Dally lndepondont saya: "It
watf claimed that with a good breeze
Shamrock would win. but even with
this advantage sho was outclassed by
a better yreht."
Tho Freeman says: "Sir Thomas
dosorved hotter luck. The contest
wna fnlrly fought and America having
agreed to tho distasteful conditions has
won."
Former lmv Unvcruor III,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. B. R. Sher
man, former governor of Iowa, now
In this city, wns seized with an attack
of vertigo whllo on tho street tonight.
Hu waB removed to his hotel nnd Is
now en Id to bo out of danger.
(Ion. Hittrlsou In London.
LONDON, Oct. 21. General Ben
Jamln Harrison and Mrs. Harrison ar
rived in London todny. General Har
rison has nccepted tho invitation to
banquet him at tho London Chamber
of Commerce October 25.
Xrliruskii Mnn Honored.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. A court of
tho Knights Commnntlors wna organ
ized at today s session ot tho supremo
council of tho Scottish Rlto Masons of
tho Bouthem Jurisdiction. Four ot
tho twolvo vacancies on tho list ot nc
tlvo members of tho council woro filled
by tho election ot tho following as
sovorolgn grand Inspectors general:
Dr. John W. Morris, West Virginia;
E. T. Taubmnn, South Dakota; Harper
S, Cunningham, Oklahoma, and Gus
tavo Anderson, Nebraska.
A FIGHT WITH BOERS
Largo Numbers Eeported Slain by Mine
Explosion,
DRAWN ON TO THEIR DEATH
fifteen Hundred llend ns tho Itemilt of
in AtUcIc on Klerksdnrp Wounded
Are Tnken to ilolinunenbarg IlrltUli
In Ciinip Near I.itdysmltli nro Expect
lug llattie nt Any Moment.
LONDON, Oct. 20. (Now York
special from Pletormarltzburg says:
"The Basuta natlven aro fighting wltn
tho Boera. It 1b reported that sixteen
Bocra have been killed. Tho cavalry
Is still bivouacked out and slight skir
mishes nre frequent."
The Dally Mall's correspondent at
Capetown, Thursday, says: "A refu
geo who reached Grahamstown today
from tho Rand states n train arrived
at Johannsburg Monday evening from
Klerksdorp containing at least 300
wounded burghers."
Tho Dally News' Capetown corre
spondent, In the course of n somewhat
similar account, says: "The Boers
were drawn over Lyddlto mines,
which were laid for the defense of tho
town, nnd the killed numbered 1,600.
Every conveyance wns requisitioned
to take tho wounded men to tho hospi
tal." Yesterday was ono of the most ex
citing dayB known at tho war ofllce
since tho crowd gathered there to
learn tho fate of the expedition to
Gordon's relief.
Tho nowB thnt tho Fifth Lanclcrq
had been engagea brought many la
dles nnd other friends of tho regiment
to Inquire for news.
Tho grnvest Intelligence today
seems to bo tho report of tho capture
of n train with ofllccrs nt Elandslaa
gato, for It Is understood that the
wholo lino was patrolled.
No reporters are allowed at the
front, and It Is Impossible to gain In
formation, and It Is learned that Gen
eral Sir Stewart White has been mak
Ing extensive movements in thnt di
rection, nnd developments are hourlv
expected.
Tho news that Commandant Jou
bcrt's northern column, with twelve
uunB, Is now at Dannhauscr, Is start
ling. Although tho Boors havo shown
considerable activity in Natal,
there is nothing to Indicate that they
aro yet prepared for n Berlous combin
ed nttack, and tho general belief
hero is that unless something unex
pected happens General Sir George
Stowart White will remain on the de
fensive. Mafeking news Is still confined to a
repetition of tho stories that Colonel
Baden-Powell mowed down 300 Bocra
with his Maxims.
MONEY TO BE PAID INDIANS.
Omniums nnd Wimichngoc Soon to He-
culvn Snug Hum.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. Commls
sloncr Jones of tho Indian ofllco today
Issued an order making payable to tho
Omaha and Winnebago Indians in
Thurston county, Nebrasku, tho semi
annual interest on tribal lands, an
nuities and leaB03. While the Interest
Is not payable until spring Commis
sioner Jones has mude an exception
to tho policy of tho department in or
dering this payment, lnrgcly upon
recommendations of Senator Thurston
nnd Secretnry Meiklejohn, who havo
represented Agent Matthcwson. Agent
Mntthowaon, according to tho state
ment mndo to tho commissioner has
Increased the revenues of both triues
from rentals over what they had re
ceived in previous years more than
CO per cent and he wants tho Indian i
to havo n portion of what Is their dun
at this time rather than defer pay
ment until spring. Tho Omnhns will
receive In all probability n $15 por
capita payment, the balanco to bo paid
noxt Muy. Ono payment only will bo
mado to tho Wlnnebngoes, but It will
reach about ?20 per cnplta, tho In
crease of rentnls on grass lands this
Ml'.r bringing about a higher per
capita than last year.
SOLDIERS' CHRISTMAS BOXES.
Secretary of Wnr Instruct thnt They lie
Sent Free.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. Tho socr
tary of wur has instructed tho quarter
master general to forward from San
Francisco any Christmas boxes which
may be dollvered thoro prior to No
vember 20 for ofllccrs and soldlerB in
tho Philippines.
Such boxes should bo consigned to
Mnjor O. F. Long, genornl superintend
ent nrm'y transport service, Snn Fran
cisco, Cal.
Also to forward from New York any
Christmas boxes for ofllccrs and sol
diers In tho Philippines which mny ho
delivered thcro prior to November 1,
such boxes to bo consigned to Major
F. B. Jonc3, general superintendent
army transport service, Pier 22 Co
lumbla Stores, Brooklyn, N. Y.
discs Prove to Hi) riiiguc.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 20. Sur
geon General Wyman todny received
a cablegram fgrom inspector Wood
bury, dated at Rio Janeiro, Brazil, say
ing that tho plague had mado its np
penranco nt Santos, Brazil. Ho said
that there had been bIx cases and two
deaths, and that autopsy In tho fatal
cases confirmed the diagnosis. Ho
also said that isolation was possible.
MUs Mould Guest of Town.
WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 20. Mlsa
Holen Gould, Frnnk Gould, Vlco Pres
ident C. G. Warner of tho Missouri Pa
cific rnllrond, General Manager Dod
dridge, Dr. Munn. director, and Mrs.
McCracken, wlfo of tho president of the
University of the City of New York,
arrived hero today on a special ti'Mn
ovor tho Missouri Pacific rnllrond tr
attend tho street fair.
Miss Gould wns given a reception at
tho train, nnd Is the guest of tho town.
Governor Stanley Is her escort. Mlsa
Gould snys that Kansas peoplo trmt
her too well.
Hnvr Iliiy Win Hun Down.
BROWNVILLE, Neb., Oct. 22. The
odore Cheesman of Falrport, Mo., to
whose efforts Is duo the capture of
George Ray, the slayer of Frank Chees
man, Theodore's brother, was In town
and told of his successful search for
the murderer. Theodore Cheesman
eald at tho deathbed of his brother
that ho would capture Ray or spend
a life time In the attempt, and natur
ally ho was well pleased over the out
come of his efforts.
Ray wbb betrayed by Mrs. Mlnnlo
Cheesman, Frank's widow, nnd Ray's
paramour. After Checsman3 funeral
Mrs. Cheesman wont to Nebraska City,
where sno remnlned n short time, nnd
then went to Victor, Colo., nnd after
ward to Cripple Creek, Colo., where,
It 1b alleged, she soon married again,
but lived with her husband but a short
time. During tho summer Thoodoro
Cheesman went to Crlpplo Creek, und
spent a month watching tho actions of
Mrs. Chocsmna. Beforo leaving he
hired a detective to look after her.
This man succeedeu In ingratiating
himself In the fickle affections of the
woman, and In a moment of confidence
Bho showed him a letter from Ray,
signed "J. P. Keegan," tho namo ns
sumed by Ray. The letter was written
from Illinois, but when the detective
searched thoro he had left. "J. P.
Keegan" was traced to northwest Iowa
and arrested. He readily acknowledged
his identity and agreed to return to.
Nebraska without a requisition from
tho governor. The fallng against Ray
Is bitter in this community, as Cnecs
man was a good citizen, respected by
all, and pitied by many for his infatu
ation for his faithless wife.
Norfolk: Collego Hums.
NORFOLK, Neb., Oct. 21. Firo to
tally destroyed the college building be
longing to the Norfolk College associ
ation. The loss is about ?4,000, in
sured for $2,000 in the North American
and Connecticut Fire Insurance com
panies. The building wns orlglnully
built and used for a hotel and was
known first as tho TUlenburg and later
as tho Rono. Four years ago It was
partially burned and was purchased
by tho college peoplo and moved out
a mile and repaired. A year ago tho
college closed Its doors, and since then
tho building has been occupied by fam
Hies.
Honors for Ilturned Soldiers.
YORK, Neb., Oct. 21. Tho flro de
partment gijve a very pleasant recep
tion nnd dance In honor of Sergeant
Frank Baker, late of Company A, First
Nobrnska regiment, at the City Hall
Monday evening. Mr. Buker has lorn?
been a member of the department and
In view of the credit he hns been to
tho organization, a beautiful watch
charm was presented to him upon their
behalf.
Young Farmer Crushed
PERU, Neb.. Oct. 21. John Kauser.
a young farmer living nbout ono mile
southeast of Peru, received Injuries
whllo gathering corn which may result
In his death. He attempted to turn .its
wagon at tho end of the Held when the
horses suddenly backed Into a deep
ditch. Kauser was caught under tho
wagon and badly crushed about tho
chest.
Tnxpnycrs Object to the Hxprosc.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Oct. 22.
Thoro 1b much complaint among the
taxpayers In the matter of appealing
tho Wntson case nnd entailing more
expense to the county. County Attor
ney Wilson says he has not desire
to appeal the caso If contrary to the
wishes of the peoplo and the step
already taken Is only preliminary, so
thnt tho law points can be tnken up.
Ho will nt a later dato decide whether
to tako the case to the supremo court.
Hiirlliigtnit Oiling Its Itondheil.
STRATTON, Neb., Oct.. 22. Tho
Burlington finished oiling a strip of
their roadbed threo miles in length
beginning one mllo cast of this vil
lage last week. This Ib tho second ex
periment of this kind between this
place and Trenton, a strip of the samo
length having been oiled a short time
ago, to see whether or not It would
successfully lay the dust. Tho exper
iment has been qulto successful.
Girl Attempts Suicide.
EDGAR, Neb., Oct. 22. Miss Daisy
Perkins nttempted to commit suicide
by tnklng a dose of opium. Meuical as
sistance was called In tlmo to save her
and this morning there Is strong hopos
ot her recovery. Tho causo leading up
to tho attempted suicide is dloppolnt
ment in love.
Itenter Loses liv Fire.
LEXINGTON, Neb., Oct. 21. Mr.
Johnson, a renter, lost his frame sta
ble ono mulo thrco sets of harness,
fourteen tons of hay and liny rack by
fire. Tho flro company arrived In tlmo,
but tho hoso was not sufficient to fur
nish any water, bo they hnd to resort
to tho buckets. They checked tno
flro so that It did not spread. Children
playing with matches sturted tho flro.
U. V. Increases Stock.
LINCOLN, Nob., Oct. 21. The Unior
Pacific Railwuy company flled amend
ed articles of Incorporation with tho
secretary of state, increasing the cap
ital stock ?32,718,000, bringing tho total
up to ?190,178,700. Tho feo paid tho
stato Is ?3,277.
Try to Truck the Sufe.
GENEVA, Neb., Oct. 22. An unsuc
cessful nttompt was mndo by unknown
men to crack the safe in tho Elkhnrn
depot
Student Drops From Sight.
ATKINSON, Neb,, Oct. 21. Howard
Grecly, 17 years old, attending the
High school at Atkinson, is missing.
Ho was last seen on Sunday, when ho
left his boarding house without notice,
taking nono of his effects with him.
He loft his room In an untidy condi
tion, which was not In harmony with
his usual custom,
His homo Is twonty miles northeast
of Atkinson, where his parents nro
now living, and thoy wero promptly
notified. Every posslblo effort is bo
lng mado to locato the youth by tele
graph and otherwise.
AN ABYSSINIAN SHRINB.
)no Dcdlcnted to tho Vlrcln Mary In
Menclok's Dominions,
Dr.-Kocttlltz, who accompanied Mr.
iVeld-Blumdcll nnd Lord Lovnt la
heir recent expedition to Negus Mcn
llck's country, mado a Journey to Zu
liiala, tho famous sacred mountain,
vhlch, ho believes, wns never boforo
flslsted by an Englishman. His de
icriptlon of tho trip Is reprinted from
:ho London Times. "Mount Zuquala,
:ho mysterlotiB sacred mountain of
byBBlnir.ns, la forty miles from tho
:apltal. It is 10,000 feet high, nnd in
iho form of n truncated cone. At Ha
mmmlt nnd In tho crater Ib a rcraark
iblo lnko 3-4 of n mllo long, which Is
i veritable Abynslnlnn Lourdes or" Pool
5f Siloam. It Is tho belief of tho na
tives that bathing In its waters will
:uro all diseases. Closo by nro Bomo
iprlugs dedicated to tho Virgin Mary.
ccordlng to tho popular idea, barren
women need only drink of theso foun
tains to lose their sterility. Tho wa
ters aro regarded with tho greatest
ivorshlp nnd must on no nccount bo
employed for cooking or nny other
useful purposo. I saw qulto a number
Df dlscnscd creatures round tho lnko
Jhoro crawling about or being carried
on litters. Tho wholo mouutaln
both sides nnd tho crater Ib densoly
wooded. Tho place Is studded ovcry
whero with hermits huts, each of
which is inhabited by holy men, who
llvo separate lives of extreme auster
ity. Also, hidden nwny In tho for
ests, aro a largo number of churches,
t got into the good graces of tho
hermits by somewhat curious moans.
I was being shown over ono of tho
churches, which aro plentifully adorn
ed with cheap colored Biblical pic
tures, made in Germany, when a priest
with great nwe, drew my attention to
a gaudy representation of St. Georgo
and tho dragon. I endeavored to ex
plain that St. Georgo was tho British
as well as tho Abyssinian patron saint,
but tho good men wero very dubious.
until I hit upon tho idea ot producing
a sovereign. This at once convinced
him of tho truth ot my statement, and
proved to their completo satisfaction,
that I was a Christian of a very high
order. The wholo mountain ia curi
ous in tho extreme. I was shown ono
tree with threo trunks, unltod at tho
caso, which Is regarded as an emblem
of the Trinity nnd Is hung with human
hair and nil sorts of trinkets. Thcro
aro, too, curious crannies between tho
porpcndlculnr rocks, through which It
Is an act of devotion to squeeze one
self. Tho sides of theso apertures are
highly polished and covered with
greaso by reason of tho religious nc
tivlty of diseased pilgrims."
GREAT PRESENCE OF MIND.
It Is 'Tsycholoj;lcally Interesting" from
Another 1'olnt of Vlctr.
Describing the accident to a party of
tourists while ascending tho Schneob
leg in Austria when a ropo-rallway
wagon ran off the lino and fell, with
its occupants, about sixty feet, Herr
von Oraptcda, tho German novelist,
who broko a rib, wrote to n friend as
follows, says tho London Dally Nows:
"It is psychologically Interesting that
nono of us screamed as wo fell. I knew
exactly what to do. I waited until tho
wagon was In tho middle of Its fall and
then, crossing my arms over my head,
Jumped off sideways, for my first
thought was before all, don't get un
der tho wagon! The violinist (who
wna killed) was standing near mo,
clinging convulsively to tho wagon and
I wns Just about to cry to him, 'Let
loosoI'.But It was too late. Singularly,
I felt sure that my wife was safe. I
somehow believed sho had not fallen
and I wanted to stand up and glvo her
a sign. But I could not move. All nt
once sho bent over mo, with blood run
ning out of her mouth, nnd cried: 'Mon
petit, cs-tu mart?' I said, 'No, I can
move but I could not move. My
glorious wlfo thought only of mo and
not for a moment of herself. Her left
sldo is frightfully torn and bruised,
but sho Is bravo and keeps up. I am
obliged to lie still. So, enough." Is
this not "psychologically Interesting"
from another point of view?
Untied Ills Hunk.
An engaging manner Is useful every
where. This axiom Is amusingly lllus
trated by a story which Justin McCar
thy tells. "Soon nfter tho civil war,"
ho says, "I happened to bo standing on
a bridge in New York, amusing my
self by studying tho crowd, when a
shrill, youthful volco accosted mo with
'Cap'n, shlno yer boots?' Tho chance
distribution of mllltnry titles was
ready and liberal at tho time, when so
many soldiers wero returning to civil
ian lite, nnd I pnld no attention to the
invitation. Just then a rival boot
black passed, and, imagining where the
causo of my Indifference lay, ho ad
vanced, and, pushing past tho unsuc
cessful claimant, ho gave me a military
saluto and appealed to me with the
captivating words; 'Brigadier-general,
shlno yer boots?' I hnd my boots
shlned on the spot." Youth's Com
panion. Wild Deer Devour Crop.
MIddlctown (N. Y.) special New
York Journal: Lew Boyd, who lives
near tho town of Deer Park, reported
hero that one day last week when he
went to drlvo homo Ills cows, he saw
no less than seven deer feeding on his
premises. Mr, Boyd says that ho suf
fers considerable loss through the
depredations ot deer, which hnvo de
voured his apples and crops. Ho dares
not shoot them, because they aro pro
tected by law until 1901. Ho thinks
that if tho Btate protects deer It ought
also to protect him against being eaten
out of hla farm by them.
Kinperor's Kmplnyes.
There are 1,500 persons upon the
German emperor's list of employes,