THE SMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
IHA I HAKE, 1'roprletor.
TERMS: U.2S IN ADVANCE
NORTH PLATTB,
NEBRASKA.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS. J
Omaha Is endeavoring to make tho
Texas contribution $10,000.
A Georgia clergyman avers that tho
Galveston alamlty was the work of
tne devil, ot Gol.
Gcorgo Washington of Montgomery
county, Kas , 1b Rooking a dlvorco
from his wife Martha,
The torpedo boat O'BKon was suc
cessfully launched at tin Nixon ship
yard at Ellzabothport, N. J,
Alfred 0. Vnndorbllt Is to 1k married
to Miss Elslo French, daughter of tho
lato Francis Orniond French of Now
York.
Goorgo F, Chester, clerk of tho
courts of Duluth, Minn,, was found
load In bod at tho West Superior
hotel.
Congressman Charles A. Hussell wns
renominated at tho republican conven
tion of tho Third Connecticut congres
sional district.
At Sumptcr, Ore, Frod Kano, In a
fit of temporary insanity,, shot li If.
wife nnd stepdaughter, and burned
the body of tho lator by sotting 11 ro
to their cabin home.
Dr. Nanscn and tho duko of Ah
ruzzl, according to a dispatch to tho
London Dully Express from Christi
ana, havo agreed to take a Joint ex
pedition Into North Polar legions.
Tho emergency ration board of tho
War department began In Kansas City
tho preparation for a test to dotor
mlno what shall bo tho now emergency
ration for tho United Stales army In
tho Hold.
Tho AttguBt statomont of tho collec
tions of Internal revenuo shows that
during that month tho rocolpts from
all sources amountod to' $25,695,716, an
incraaso over August of last yoar of
11,174,751.
Tho September statomont of the
treasury balances In tho general fund,
excluslvo of tho $150,000,000 rcaorvo
in tho division of rcdomotton, shows
available cash balance, $138,119,049;
gold, $74,586,759.
Dr. Issachar Zacharle of London, the
fashlonablo chlroplst, Is doad. Ho
waB a Now Yorker, and during the
civil war won advertising by trying
to be appointed chlropodlst-ln-chlof
of tho Federal army.
Tho stcamor Valoncla arrived from
tho north with reports of a terrific
storm at Nome harbor Soptombor 5,
Sevoral lives wore lost nnd tho beach
strewn with wrcckago. Tho stampede
to nine Stono continues.
Tho London Standard says It under
stands that tho British government
has already received offers for under
ground mining rights In iho Transvaal
which will go a long way towards
meeting tho cost of tho Wi-r.
Noar Enfield, 111., John A. Fields, on
old soldlor, was run ovor nnd killed by
a Louisville & Nashvlllo cnBt bound
train, which caught him on tho end
of a bridge and drugged him across.
mangling tho body almost beyond rec
ognition.
At St. Josoph. Mich.. Prof. L. J
Kahlor. tho young aeronaut who has
boon making dally asconalons at tho
street carnival, was hurled from hi
balloon in tho prosonco of 5,000 peo
pio and dashed head first to tho pavo
mont bolow.
Tho Boston Journol today announcos
that formor Governor Roger Wolcott
will not accept tho post of ambassador
to Italy, tondered him oy President
McKlnloy. Ho has notified tho state
departmont by cablo from Europo,
ana aiso ny latter.
Burglars recently entorcd tho housn
of Dr. Wrede In Berlin and secured
twenty thousand marks in cash and
securities to tho valuo of 3,000,000
marks. Within a day tho police had
recovered all tne stolen property ex
cept 16,000 marks' worth.
It is feared the Illinois puro food
Uw was dealt a severe blow by a de
cision rendered by Judgo Smith at
Chicago. Ho ruled that there can be
no conviction unloss it is shown tho
seller had guilty knowledge of selling
Impure food in his place of business.
Bareaty-two new cool mines have
boon opened In Prussia this yer. In
creasing the output for 1900 by 2,600,-
uuu ions.
As a culmination of the ascendency
the American jockeys it is announced
that the Prince of Wales has encaged
Tod Sloan at a large retainer for 1001.
The democratic natlonat convention
at Qulncy, 111., nominated Judge J.
hoij Mickey of Macomb.
A' Hitchcock (Tex.) dispatch says
Th distress in tho vicinity is annall
ing. Fifty per cont of the buildings
In the coast country woro destroyed.
The mainland dead in tlili soctlon will
number B00 persons.
The Galvciton fund being raised at
ram has reached 100,000 francs.
James Francis Smith, tho American
district mossengor, who Mtvored to
President Krugor of tho Iloor republic
a messago of sympathy from tho bchooi
, boys of Philadelphia, arrived on tho
steamship New York from Cherbourg,
Judge J. M. Bonner, a banker nnd
capitalist of Now OrlennH, died of
heart disease while conversing with
rlendb' at Los Angoles, Cal,
1 At Bololt, Wis,, Frank Mourot, aged
81p years, founder of the French Bot
flomont noar Beloit, dlod yostorday
Wfter a resldcnco thoro of forty-nine
wears,
1 Tho body of Albort Rudt. who dls
Appeared from Mondotu, Minn., has
bleen found In. the river. Tho right
ejre was plercod by a bullot, tho loft
wrist broken and tho right thumb
OKslocated, Indicating that deceased
biid a struggle boforo tho body readied
inie rivor.
AV, B. Dunton, whose extravagances
aire said to have caused tho suicide
6t Goorgo S. Forbes, tfllor of tho
Fllrst National Bank of Chicago, who,
oifct of friendship for Dunton. Is said
to) have assisted tho later In misappro
ro
priating zu,'iuu, was captured at
FoInt Comfort, Virginia, and will
. Biroutut lack U Caieago.
1,17 1
All Signs Point to an Early Termination
of tho Coal Minor's Strike,
PRESIDENT MITCHELL IS EVASIVE
Labor Lender Buy Ten Ier Cent Wage
Increase Wuulit lie a tlreat Victory
I'rolmblo 1'Imii of (Settlement Outlined
la Dtapatch from llailuton.
HAZLBTON, Pa., Sept. 29. Not-
standing the rumors of settlement
and of concession upon. tho part of tho
operators there was no chnnge In tho
great coal vtrlko situation hero to
day.
It was probably tho most Inactive
day that President Mitchell nnd his
official staff havo spent since the strike
begnn. That President Mitchell wub
waiting for Information from Now
lork cannot bo denied, as he Inti
mated several times during the day
that something might develop beforo
night. In the forenoon ho had two
lengthy conversations over tho long-
dlstanco toluphono nnd betweon 4 and
5 o'clock this afternoon he wns at the
wlro for more than half an hour. To
whom he talked ho declined to say.
When ho wns pressed to say something
on tho general ntrlko situation he
said:
"This has been tho greatest Indus
trial contest botween labor and capi
tal In the history of America. If tho
10 per cont Increase mentioned In tho
nowspapers Is corcct. while far fom
satisfactory, It Is tho greatest victory
ovor achieved by organized labor and
won under the most ndverso circum
stances. I, of course, have nothing to
say as. to what action will be taken as
to tho acceptance or rejection of any
proposition; this must bo determined
by the wholo body of nnthrncHe min
ors themselves. Our organization will
not make tho mlstako which Iiiih
wrecked many other organizations of
assuming the power to detormlno
through Its officers tho hnpplness or
mlsory, the wcnl or woe, of tho 500,000
men, women nnd children dependent
upon tho nnthraclto coal Industry for
a livelihood."
In discussing tho reported 10 per
cont ndvanco offered to the men by
tho oporators, Mr. Mitchell said:
"undor the sliding scale such nn In
crease would practlcnlly amount to
nothing; what tho men would gain lu
ono day thoy might loso tho next."
Uy the sliding scale is meant thnt
tho wages are llxcd according to tho
market price of coal. If thero Is an
ndvanco In tho price tho minors shnro
In It, and should thoro be a decrenso
tho miners correspondingly shnro such
n decrease.
f on Increase of 10 per cent in
wages Is offered tho miners It will
probably be dono by mentis of posted
notices and tho porsonnl visitation of
roprcsontntivcs or tne mino owners
nnd not to tho United Mlno Workers.
uocauso tho operators will not rccog
nlzo tho organization. If tho men so
Informod desire to consldor tho prop
osition thoy would have a meeting of
their union called for tho purpose of
Having tho omcors of those bodies no
tify the throo district presidents. Those
presidents would Inform tho national
presldout. Atf Mr. Mitchell Is not cm
poworod to nccopt anything loss than
all the minors' domands, ho Bald ho
could do nothing but Instruct tho men
to refUHc the offer.
If tho strlkoru should still feel that
thoy ought to entertain this nronosl
tlon thoy enn nsk tho nntlonnl presi
dent through n local union mooting
nnd then district convention to call
a Joint convention for throo districts
This roquost, however, would not bo
compulsory, tho national president bo
lng nllowod to uso his Judgment.
GOOD ARMY MOVE BY MILES.
Order Iaiued Intended to Increase l)eo-
tlnu to the nag.
WASHINGTON: 8ont. 0. Lieuten
ant General Miles haB Issued a general
order to tho army Intended to sccuro
a gonoral Improvement In tho mornlo
anil physical condition of tho force.
The ordor particularly directs tho In
culcation of patriotic principles, tho
colouration or national holidays by pa
triotic readings, strict attention to sa
lutes, respect for tho flag and nttentlo
to good martial music, especially vo
cal music. The Importance of disci
pline Is dwolt upon and loval and
cheerful obodlonce domnnded. It Is di
rected that tho throe arniB of tho borv-
Ice, whenever praotlcablo be assem
bled for instruction In bnttlo tactics.
apd It Is ordored that thero bo fro
quont marches and sports calculated to
develop tho military spirit.
Hnough Horn Left to right.
LONDON, Sopt. 29. Lord noberts
roporta to tho war office undor dnto
of Pretoria, Soptombor 27, as follows:
ino uoors attacked a portion of I'a-
got's forco at Plennan, rivor stntlon
tins morning, nut woro oeaton off af-
tor tnreo hours fighting.
"liuuer occupied Macmnc river and
tho eastern side of Burghers' pass on
soptemuor 20, nrter slight reslstnnco.
Hoilbrou, Boltz and Llndley havo boon
rooecuplod.
New MlnUtry In .lapnn.
LONDON. Sopt. 29. "Tho Ynmngata
ministry hns roslgnod," cables tho Yo
kohama correspondent of tho Daily
Mall, "and Marquis Ito will probably
succoed to tho premier ship. Such n
change would not nffect Japnn's policy
in unina. Marquis Ito favors hearty
co-operation with Great Britain and
Btrongly opposes tho partition of China
or Husstnn ascendancy thoro."
New Hard Coul Field Found.
VALLEY CITY, N. D., Sept. 29.
Judge J, M. Donnott has just returned
from tho Cascade mountain district of
Washington, bringing samples and
nowB of tho location of vast fields of
pure nnthraclto coal. In company
with Prof. Rurch, a mineral expert of
Seattle, Judgo Dennett ponnotrntod
Into tho Cascade rnngo sixty miles
from tho railroad and after two days
of prospecting located veins showing
nineteen feet of coul nnd located on
G40 acres of land. Ho estimates tho
quantity of coal In sight at 25,000,000
tons.
p jgj FAR OFF
LAST MOVE OF RUSSIA.
Humor Hint Cznr Now I'ropoie to
Ulnckade Chlnein Naml Tort.
WASHINGTON, 8ept. 29. Tho re
port from St. Petersburg, said to have
been mado on the authority of tne
Russian naval staff, Uct, owing to the
hostile attitude of the Chinese fleet
at Shangnal, Russia prcposes to
blockado the Chinese "naval ports,"
created much Interest at tho navy de
partment and in government circles
generally today. As tnere Is no state
ment to tiio effect that It Is to bo pre
ceded by a declaration, it is assumed
tho blocKade proposed under the
designation In International law of
'pacific blockade."
A Pacific blockade Is considered
something of an anomaly, nnd though
Its justification Is not recognized by
Borne writers on International law, It
hns been lesorted to on oevcral occa
sions during the last century and tho
majority of writers now recognize It
as a measure of constraint snort of
war. It has been instituted some
times by the Joint action of several
powers, sometimes of a single power
In some cases, against all vessels, nnd
In other cases tho vessels of the nn-
tlon concerned. Tho penalties have
generally been tho seizure nnd confis
cation of tho enrgo and property of
the offending nation, or seizure nnd
detention. Tho legnl procedure of a
legal blockade Is so unsettled as to
the attitude of tho blockadcrB toward
tho vessels of states not concerned
thnt their courso has varied in almost
every instance.
The first pacific blockade ever Insti
tuted was In 1827, when the coasts
of Greece then nominally subject to
Turkey, were blockaded by tho Eng
lish, French nnd Russian squadrons.
Now Granada was blockaded by Eng
land In 18GG. Mexico oy Frnnce In
1838, La Plata by France In 1838-40,
tho Greek ports by England In 1850,
tho coasts of Formosa by France In
1884, Greece by Great Birtaln, Ger
many, Austria, Italy and Russia In
188G and Crete In 1807 by the six pow
ers of Europe.
When Formosa was blockaded by
France in 1884, the blockade was in
tended to include neutral vessels ns
liable to capture and condemnation,
despite tho fact that France had not
assumed tne attltudo of a bellgercnt.
This position wns assumed becnuse
Franco continued to coal at Hong
Kong. .England refused on this occa
sion to admit that under the circum
stances that France had tho right to
capture and condemn neutrals.
In 1897 when ho European powers
blockaded Croto the ships of neutrals
were allowed to enter and dlschargo
cargoes, provided they wero not In
tended for tho use of Greek troops In
the Interior. Previous to that, In 1887,
tho Instltuta do Droit International
nodpted a declaration to tho effect
that n pacific blockado was only per
mlssablo on condition thnt vessels
under foreign flags could freely enter
blockaded ports and that vessels of
tho offending nation which might bo
sequestered when tho blockade ceased
should bo restored to their owners
without compensation.
CAPf. FRtDERICK DENT SHARP.
Well Known Kz-Oliloer of the Army
Take an Ovrrdonn of Ilrnnildn.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 28.
Captnln Frederick Dent Sharp, II. S.
A., retired, cousin of Gonoral Ulysses
S. Grant, died today in this city from
an overdoso of bromide, taken for tho
purposo of relieving nervousness and
pain. Cnptaln Sharp wns totally blind
nnd It Is supposed thnt ho had been
unnblo to properly gaugo tho quantity
of tho drug.
Captain Sharp was appointed to the
regulnr army by President Grant dur
ing his first admlnlstatlon. His moth
er and Mrs. Grant were sisters. IIo
saw hard sorvlco on the frontier nnd
was stationed for Boveral years at Fort
Asslnlboln.
In 1894 ho was promoted to tho rank
of cnptaln of company H, Twentieth
Infantry, the regiment with which he
served from tho time he entered tho
nrmy. During tho later years of his
mllltny service he was stationed with
the regiment at Fort Leavenworth,
where his family lived.
Work nt Galreton..
GALVESTON. Sent. 29. The re-
rocolpts of cotton today wero 6,000
bales. The grain receipts are only
moderate. Soventcen hundred men
are working nlong tho wharves and
1,400 aro clearing away tho debris.
Thero Is need for as many more.
Corpses aro bolng found dally and
burned. Tno numnur fiiscovorcd is
twonty-flvo a day.
Foreign Farce In China.
VIENNA, Stpt. 28. Tho ndmlralty
has recoived a dispatch from Taku
giving the strength of tho forcos land
ed thoro by the allied powers as fol
lows:
Austrian 494. German 8,178. British
8,353, American 5.G08, French 6,576,
Italian 2,641, Runslau 20,93.4,, Japan-
obo 12, Dpi total, 08,203.
Hpokune Continue to Increu.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. The pop
ulation of the city of Spokane, Wash.,
an officially announced today, Is: For
1900, 36,848; 1890, 19,922. These fig
ures show for the city as u wholo an
Increase In population of 16,926, or
84.9G per cent from 1890 to 1900.
Half the Coke Oven Cloic.
CHARLESTON, W. Vn Sept. 29..
Fifty per cent of tho 500 coke ovens
In McDowell nnd Moyor county have
boon put out of blast In tho last woek,
throwing out of employment 1,500 men.
This Is snld to bo duo to tho dull mar
ket for thu product.
Large Cattle Shipment.
RAPID CITY, S. D., Sept, 29. The
record of cattle shipments for the
Black Hills has been broken by Cortlir
Morao of this city, who Is now con
sidered tho cattle king of this part
of tho rnngcB, On Sunday ho shipped
from Bronnan thirty carloads of
stoors, on Monday sixteen, and on
Tuesday twenty moro carloads, mak
ing in all slxty-slx carloads, or six
trains, Morso owns the largest herds
lu this part of the Hills, His yearly
lncomo from his cnttle Is about $100,-
000. A few years ago ho was a cow
boy on tho ranges, working for a sul-
ury.
Instructions to Conger in His Dealings
with Ohina Soon to Be Sent.
AN OBJECTION TO PRINCE TIIAN
Imperial Oorernment at Pekln Notified
That Appointment of llloody Boxer U
Undesirable mid May Iteiult In Stop
ping All Negotiation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ?8. Minister
Conger hns been advUcd by the State
department ol the substance of tho
roplles mado by this government last
Friday to the governments of Ger
many, Russia nnd China, respecting
China, which clearly Indicates to him
the gonoral nature of the Instructions
ho 1b to receive. Moreover, by this
time ho Is Informed of tho orders Is
sued to General Chnffco to rcduco his
forco to a legation guard. The note
to China specifically pointed out the
lines on which this government will
lssuo Its Instructions to Its minister.
Tho document itself Is In course of
final nproval. .JVctlng Se rotary Hill
having completed the draft somo days
ago and forwarded It to the president.
It was the belief of tho State depart
ment lato this afternoon thnt the nc
tual transmission of tho Instructions
would bo carried out vey soon, proba
bly within tho next twelve hours. It
Is said that tho text of the instruc
tions will not be given publicity at
protent for diplomatic reasons, but
thoro Is no concealment of the gen
eral scopo of the document, which Is
on the lines laid down In the three
notes.
In this connection it is snld at the
State departmont that Mr. Conger will
put theso negotiations In motion with
out any purpose of acting for any
government other than the United
States, although the government stead
ily keeps In mind thnt the United
States Is but ono of tho several na
tions mutually Interested In obtaining
a common end and It Is hoped that the
effect of Mr. Conger's milking a be
ginning toward negotiations may be
to induce other powers to follow. This
government hns never assumed to lay
down any mandate as to the course to
be followed by all or any of tho other
powers.
It Is believed thnt tho Stato de
partment nlrcady has taken step3
through Minister Wu to Impress upon
the Chinese government tho undoslra-
blllty of tho appointment of Prlnco
Tuan ns grand secretary and ths pain
ful impression this appointment has
created throughout this country. The
effect of his appointment, if persisted
In, It Is said, might be to retard seri
ously the final negotiations, or in fact
nny negotiations nt nil.
Tho government feels thnt It Is
much reinforced In Its present posi
tion by the note from Li Hung Chang,
In which he gave positive assurance
to tho United States that he had suffi
cient authority to protect all Ameri
can Interests nnd would roe that this
authority was exercised. Tho govern
ment now looks upon this assurance
as a guarantee which muet bo faith
fully performed ns a condition prece
dent to even the establishment of re
lations with LI and Prince Chlng. If
tho appointment of Tuan promises to
obstruct tho performance of this,
pledge In nny manner, then It would
he clearly violative of the guarantee
laid down nnd would wairant the Im
mediate withdrawal of Mr. Conger
from further relations with the Chi
nese envoys. So it appears that much
more depends upon what Tuan does
than upon whnt he has,1 done.
Funeral of Orn. l'atnier.
bPRINGFIELD, 111.. Sept. 28. Un
der leaden skies and with cold rain
falling tho remains of General John
McAuley Palmer, soldier, statesman,
Jurist and writer, were laid away In
tho cemetery at Carllnvllle. All tho
state offices were closed and flags on
the stato houso and nil public build
ings floated at half mast. Funeral ser
vices at the resldenco wero brief, con
sisting only of prayers, hymns by a
quartet and the rending of Christ's
sermon on tho mount, which was a
favorlto passago with tho deceased
general.
Home and Hnpptle for Manila.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 28. Tho
transport Thyra sailed for Manila to
day with 500 horses and mules and
a Inrge cargo of hay and grain. Tho
Thyra will touch at Hllo, where thn
animals will bo put ashore for a few
days' rest.
Lieutenant Danner Killed.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 28. A
dispatch from General MacArthur.
dated at Manila, today, reports thn
death or Second Lieutenant James D.
Banner, Twonty-elghth United Statei
volunteer- Infantry, caused by tho ac
cidental discharge of a pistol.
nrjtrny nn Iowa Tow a,
CLARINDA. Ia Sept. 28. A cy
clone nearly destroyed Shnrps, n small
town east of here. The depot, two
churches and half a dozen dwellings
wero all blown down. Tho storm nlso
struck New Market, a larger town,
demolishing a few small houses.
SlUr a Bankrupt.
CHICAGO, 111.. Sent. 2S. Georcn SI
lor, the prlzo fight referee, and Lou M
Houseman, tho boxing exhibition man
ager, both filed petitions In bankrupt
cy here today. Slier schidulcd llnbll
itles of J6.130 and Houseman of if?.-
753. Tholr combined assets were nut
111 1VV,
llelglan Klnr Will Ahdlrate,
ninrn r. i nn .
i auib, ocpi. a. "r rom n source
worthy of confidence," says the Courier
du Solr, "wo learn that tho king of
the Bolglnns Intends to abdlcato be
for tho closo of tho present Belgian
parliament, In favor of tho prince of
Flanders.
"King Leopold counts confidently
upon the result of his action being
tho sinking of tho quarrels of the rl
val parties, which would then unite
to observo the conditions of tho now
reglmo."
SOFT COAL AS WELL.
rhe United Mlno Worker' Union Ma?
Tie Up llltnrnlnou Field.
HAZLETON, Pa., Sept. 28. Pres
ident Mitchell of tho United Mino
Workers today sent a telegram to the
central Pennsylvania bituminous coal
field, which possibly may have the ef
fect of bringing tho soft coal mlno
workers Into tho contest which tho
nnthraclto workers are now waging
ngalnst tho mine owners. The tele
gram was sent to Richard Gilbert,
secretary of District No. 2 at Clear
field, Pa. It was as follows:
"Issue circular letter Instructing all
mlno workers In central Pennsylvania
that they are not to load coal for ship
ment Into market formerly supplied
by anthracite operators. We nro In
formed that tho Philadelphia & Read
ing, Delaware & Hudson and New Jer
sey Central roalroads are now at
tempting to defeat anthracite strlko by
sending their cars Into central Penn
sylvania to havo them loaded with bi
tuminous coal. Pleaso comply with
this request at once."
President Mitchell cald .ho had been
watching tho bituminous coal field
closely for just such a move as he
alleges has been made by the rail
roads mentioned In his telegram and
ho docs not fear that they will make
much of a success In getting tho soft
coal Into tho nnthraclto market. The
mlnerB In tho central Pennsylvania re
gion, ho continues, are In thorough
sympathy with their fellow workmon
In tho eastern part of tho state and
President Mitchell feels sure that as
soon uu they find that the coal they
aro loading or aro asked to load Is to
take tho plnce of the hard coal they
will refuse to handlo It.
Labor leaders do not expect a sus
pension of work in the soft coal fields
unless the operators Insist on sending
their conl to tho anthracite market.
They also say that tho Philadelphia
& Rending, Delaware & Hudson und
Jersey Central rnllroadB being unable
to fill their contracts for hard coat
aro prevailing upon their customers to
accept soft coal wherever It can be
used as a substitute. Considerable
Interest Is being manifested as to the
offect of President Mitchell's nctlon in
attempting to defeat the allegod move
ment of tho coal-carrylny roads.
ThlB was a day of rumors. Around
strlko aoadquartcrs tnero wero stories
In circulation tnnt Atchblshop Ryan
and Senator Hanna wero coming here
to seo President Mitchell, that all the
coal-carrying roads had agreed to ar
bitrate nil differences and that the
strike had been settled. Tho last
mentioned rumor was the only one
which tho labor leaders paid any at
tentlon to nnd in connection with it
they sent a telegram to tho president
of the union In the threo districts
comprising the entire anthracite coal
field of Pennsylvania.
ORDERED TO FIGHT FOREIGNERS.
Hccrot Impurlal Decree Snld to llav
linen Iued.
PARIS, Sept. 28. The French con
sul at Shanghai cables under date of
September 25 (Tuesday) that Tung
Full Slun has Just been appointed
general of the western and northern
armies. The consul adds that accord
ing to Chinese information the vicer
oys and governors have received an
imperial decree instructing them to
fight the foreigners nnd destroy them.
Crocker Ilrlgnde Ottloer.
KEOKUK, la., Sopt. 28. Tho Crock
er Brigade association finished Its ses
sion hero this afternoon with a large
campflre. The following officers were
elected: President, H. H. Rood, Ml.
Vernon; vlco presidents. Colonel J. H.
Monroe, Muscatine; W. M. Penn, Dos
Moines; Lloutenunt Daniel Embrce,
Ames; Cnptaln Mnyes, Red Oak; cor
responding secretary, D. W. Bushnell,
Council Bluffs; recording secretary,
Captain G. W. Kepler, Mount Vernon;
treasurer, Peter Koine, Dubuque.
Muscatine was selected as the placo
for tho next meeting.
White Oet Fanrher' Place.
GRAND FORKS. N. D., Sept. 27.
At a meeting of tho republican state
central committee today a le'ler was
read from Governor F. B. Fanchor,
who was renominated, In which ho
withdraws from the ticket by reason
of his bad health. He is now at Sac
ramento, Cal. The committee ad
vanced Frank White of Valloy City,
tho candidate for lieutenant governor,
to first place and put David Bartlett
of Cooporstown In his stead.
Ten Fer Cent Inereaae.
HAZLETON, Pa., bept. 28. The As
sociated Press late tonight secured
from President Mitchell tho admis
sion that ho believes the mine oper
ators have agreed to mako the mine
workora an offer of a 10 per cent In
crease in wages, frurthcr than this
Mr. Mitchell declined to talk. Ho has
been reticent all day on the BUbJoct
nnd several times declared that he
knew nothing of tho rumors of a set
tlement of tho strlko.
ltitttlealilp Off for the Orient.
WASHINGTON, Sopt. 28. Of the
six wnr ships which wore Inst week
ordered to proceed to tho Orient to
reinforce tho Asiatic squadron the Al
bany and tho Wahnlngton already
havo started on their long Journey.
The Albany sailed from Ploracus yea
terday and today the Wilmington left
Montevideo for Bnhla, Brazil. Thonce
she will cross the Atlantic and proceed
via tho Mediterranean.
Cnngre of (lond Itnada.
TOPEKA, Kan., Sopt. 28. Tho prac
tical part of tho program of the good
roads congress, In session hero, Is nn
experimental road, a mile and one-half
of highway near Washburn college.
One-third of this road Is to bo paved
with native limestone, tho second third
with tho glacial stones commonly call
ed "nigger heads." and tho Inst sec
tion with film tailings from tho lend
and zinc mines of Gnienn. Road-making
machinery Is on the ground, grad
ing nppnratus, ditching machines and
stone crushors.
WANT GAME LAWS ENFORCED.
8portfttiien of the State Hold a Meetings
nt Omaha.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 29. Sportsmen
of the state of Nebrosks who do hot
approve of tho present laxity with
which the game laws of the stata are
enforced hold nn enthusiastic meet
ing tonight for tho purpose of taxing
such nctlon as will Insure tho bottor
protection of game. Two resolutions
which embody the results of tho mat
ing wore Introduced and passed unan
imously. They nre as follows:
"Resolved, That a committee ot&w
be appointed to frame a bill for tho
protection of all game and submit the
same to the next legislature.
"Resolved, That tho newspapers
throughout tho Btatc be requested,
through F. E. Mockctt, tho secretary
to notify the secrctnrleB of tho differ
ent gun clubs to forwnrd a list of
their members nnd thereby secure
their co-oporntlon In reaching n satis
factory solution to the present lax sys
tem of protecting gnmo In this state
both In and out of senson."
The meeting then ndjourned subject
to call of the secretary.
Attempt to llurn Store.
HUMBOLDT, Neb.. Sept. 29. Fire
wns discovered shortly nftermldnlght
by Night Watchman Tu.-ner In tho
butcher shop of Shupback & Schoon
holz on tho north side of tho park.
Tho fire boys soon had the blaze un
der control nnd the domngo will
amount to less than $100 on building
nnd contents. Tho flro was of lncon
dlary origin, ns was clearly proven by
tracks leading to n rear window,
which had been forced open. Sevoral
bundles' of wrapping paper had been
placed on tho floor and fired, the blazo
being woll under way In two differ
ent parts of tho room. Tho members
of the firm are new business men nnd
nro at a loss to know who could have
been tho author of tho work.
Henvv Itcrclpt Continue.
SOUTH OMAHA. Nob., Sept. 29.
Heavy receipts nt the stock yards con
tinue, nnd from this time on there will
be busy times about the ynrds, ex
change building nnd packing houses.
Receipts of range cattle arc Increasing
nnd stock is coming hero from com
petitive territory, which .'hows that
south Omaha Is one of tho best mar
kets In the country. Th3 stock yards
management hns been doing every
thing possible to boom this market
and to give the shippers the best pos
sible price for stock of all kinds. The
price Is whnt tells, and thnt Is why
Blilpners In competitive territory are
sending their stock here.
Found Drud nt Kntnon Door.
TILDEN, Neb.. Sept. 29. W. H. An
son, a farmer living ono mile south of
town, wns found dond In the alloy in
the rear of L. E. Carsculon's saloon
by H. W. Davis nnd John Mnhon.
When found the dead man wns lying
on some refuse straw thrown from a
near stable, face downward. The vll
largo marshal was notified, who. In
conjunction with John Ashburn, jus
tice of the peace, notified the coroner.
He nrrlvcd on the eastbound passen
ger. A Jury was Impaneled and re
sulted in bringing in a vonlict of par
alysis of the heart, brought on from
alcoholic poisoning.
NelghlOr Come to the Rerno.
ARBORVILLE, Neb., Sopt. 29. York
county farmers are made of tho right
material and aro always ready to as
sist a neighbor who is In need or dis
tress. Low McKenzIe, one of Arbor
vlllo township's farmers, has been quite
sick and at present lies in the hospital
at Stromsburg, whoro ho !& receiving
treatment. HIb neighbors and fellow
members of the Modern Woodmon
plowed, hnrrowod and drilled In a large
ncreage of winter wheat, nnd did other
fnrm work, assisting his wlfo and
family during his sickness.
Iturglar at Coleridge,
COLERIDGE, Neb.. Sept. 29.
Burglars Sunday night entorcd O. S.
Grant's blacksmith shop, and, secur
ing tools, wont to O. G. Ritchie's gen
eral store and postofflce and, prying
open tho front door, drilled a hole in
tho safe, but before thoy could blow
open tho safe thoy must havo been
frightened away, loavlng everything
but the drills. They dll not secure
nnythlng. Tho safe contained about
$250 and stamps.
Hurled by a Train and Bacapcd.
GREENWOOD, Neb.. Sept. 29. As
No. 5 pulled In at 10 o'clock it ran
into a toam oroBslng the track, demol
ishing the wagon and throwim; tho
driver, Alfred Bourelle. into th? nlr
about twenty feet, knocklnp him un
conscious. By a miracle he was nn'
seriously hurz. There were two other
men in tho wagon, but they Jumped
out Just bofore the train struck It.
Fll Two fltortt.
FORT CROOK. Neb., Sopt. 29. Tho
llttlo 4-ycar-old boy of J. W. Lowry
pushed a loose screen out of the sec
ond story window of their hotel and
foil to tho sidewalk bolow, striking on
tho sldo of his face and head, render
ing hlrii unconscious. A doctor was
Immediately cnlled, hut was unable to
say how great was the Injury, as tho
brain may bo seriously affected.
rM Conntr T.nnd Valnnliln.
PLATTSMOUTH. Nob.. Sept. 29.
Fritz Otto nnd wlfo have Just filed a
deed of salo of their quartor section
farm In Elmwood precinct to Fred
Rugo, receiving therefor' the noat sum
of $9,400, or nearly $60 nor aero. ThU
Is considered ono of the flneBt farms
In Cass county.
Itobber Tap Jewelry Store,
COZAD, Neb., Sept. 29. A daring
burglary was committed here. Tho
Jewolry store of R. S. Thornton was
entered, tho safo blown nnd the entlro
contents, amounting to nout $1,500
worth of Jewelry and $40 In cash,
takon. Tho postofflco, located In tho
samo room, was robbed of a small
amount of change. No cluo ns yet to
tho robbers. This Is tho second tlmo
this atoro has beon robbed within tho
last few months. A concerted effort
on tho part of tho business mon of
tho town will bo made to capture tho
thieves.