1 ..The Filibusters
5 Or the Trials of a
1 By SEWARD W.
Copyrighted 1900 by
(CHAPTER VI. (Continued.)
ThUB they talked, Gomez all the time
conducting tho defense of the castlo
against Us owner, and at tho same
time keoplng Philip and Don Juan
with him, and their. Interest centered
In tho Oght.
An hour passed, and burned powder
on each aide was tho only result
acnloved.
Don Juan began to grow Impatient.
"Of what use Is this?" he exclaimed.
"Tho fools will 'play with thoso guns
nil day and all night. This kind of war
fare grows monotonous. When they got
weary they will depart, only to annoy
us again."
"What would you advise, Don
Juan?" asked Philip.
"Attack! Drlvo them! Cut them
down! It Is only by destroying this
army of Salvarcz that we can carry
our banners from this placo toward
Caracas."
'It Is so," said Philip, "Gomez, why
not attack?"
"It can bo done," said Gomez, darting
a look of hatred at Garza.
It was not tho desiro of Gomez Just
then to shorten tho battle. Mattazudo
had not yet returned from tho evil er
rand upon which hfl had been sent.
But tno commands of Philip must bo
obeyed.
Then it was that Salvarcz was start
led by tho" shouts of his men.
From tho battlements outside the
castle camo a company to drlvo tho be
siegers nway.
Salvarcz shouted out an order to his
soldiers. They had beon impatiently
waiting for the tlmo to como when
rifles and pistols could bo used In tho
defenso of their country, Instead of
cannon, which accomplished nothing.
They rallied around their courageous
leader.
"Fire!" ho commanded.
A volley was fired, and a dozen of
tho men of Philip lay dead, and a score
wounded. Yet tho remainder did not
slacken tho speed at which they ad-
ranced.
They returned tho fire.
Several of the soldlon of Salvarcz
fell.
Salvarez gave th command to flro
again.
Tho advancing enemy now, Instead
of coming straight for Salvarez, made
for tho trees and found shelter.
Then began a sort of guerrlla fight
ing, neither side gaining tho advant
ago. Firing by volloyB was out of the
Question. Every man found a tree and
fired from behind It whenover he saw
the head of an enemy.
This lasted a half-hour.
Then Mattazudo appeared near the
group of officers around Philip of Ara
son. "It Is done. She Is safo," ho whisp
ered In tho ear of Gomez.
Gomez turned to Philip.
"It has lasted long enough," ho said
"I will now show your majesty how to
deal with thoso who oppose you."
Ho gave tho word to Mattazudo.
The two hundred Zambos undor tho
command of tho rascally half-breed
swept out of tho battlements, and
gaining tho rear of Salvarez, began an
attack.
Men of the republic fell by dozens.
"It Is of no use," said Salvarez. "Our
men canont hold out. Wo cannot hope
to win. Another tlmo, and tho castle
shall be ours."
Ho gave tho order to retreat.
His men, being familiar with tho
ground, melted away from before the
Zambos, and when there wore no more
soldiers to pursue, tho Zambos re
turned to tho castlo.
Philip, Gomez and Don Juan stood
nnd watched the return of their army
from tho scono of Its second victory.
"Wo aro Invincible," said Philip.
"You aro king," said Don Juan.
CHAPTER VII.
Tho Powder Mine.
"If this Is our last match, shall wo
uso It now, or savo It for another
tlmn "
Mntlworth had asked this nuestlon
when Tempest had handod him tho
match In tho underground passage
whoro tho Americans had lost their
way in tho darkness.
They felt along the moist, slippery
niia nnil rIowIv made their way from
ono cavernous chamber to nnother, but
without success. Artor soverai uours at
this work they seemed to liavo accora
nllnhnri notlllnc
And, In fact, thoy had not accom
nil ah ml nnvihlnir.
Tho caverns In which they were werb
not undor tho castlo of Salvaroz. But
thoy were not far away rrora it.
From tho entranco at tho river bank
fn thn nnenlnc In tho foundation wnlla
tho way was crooked enough. Ono
needed to bo familiar with tho passage
to find his wav.
Modworth and Tempest wero at least
two hundred feet from tho true pas
sage, and wero going round and round,
following upon their own footsteps.
"Wo shall dlo hero," said Medworth.
"Wo have no food."
"Don't woakon." said Temnest
"Keep a stiff upper Up aud porsorverc
In tho search."
Again they tried to find the entrance,
... . i
Dut ula not succeou.
Mnnnwhlln Tvhnt of Salvarez?
Whnn ho retreated from tho Zamhos
he picked up his wlfo and daughter,
nnd withdrew to a safo distance from
tho cnstle to allow his soldiers time
to recuperate.
Ho remains 1 here until nightfall;
of Venezuela., f
Spanish Girl.
HOPKINS.
Robert Bonner' Son.
then, with a halt dozen of his bravest
officers, ho loft his wlfo and Jaclnta
with tho army, and stealthily mado his
way toward tho castle.
"General," said ono of his compan
ions, "you havo a plan."
Yes," ho said, a desperate one. Ono
that grlovcs me, but which seems
necessary. I am convinced that wo
cannot rocapturo tho castlo."
"Then what do you propose?"
"To blow It up. Under tho castlo is
a powder magazine No ono but my
self, my wlfo and daughter know of
Its existence. Thero Is a way to reach
It that I alone know. Thero Is a secret
passago to my castlo from tho river.
Wo will enter hero and lay a powder
train, and blow tho enemies of tho
republic off tho earth."
Silently they worked their way
along, keeping a sharp lookout for the
sentinels of tho enemy.
They carried lanterns, but these
were not lighted. They wero for use
in tho secret passage.
Salvarcz succeeded In guiding his
men to tho entrance. They entered.
Look," said Medworth, clutching
Tempest's arm. "A light!"
What ho saw was tho gleaming,
dancing reflections of a lantern on tho
walls near him.
Somo one is coming," said Tern
pest; "keep quiet."
They heard tho sound of footsteps,
then of voices.
"Como," said Medworth, in a whis
per, "let us sco It they aro enemies or
friends."
Following tho light, it was not diffi
cult for them to find Salvarez and his
companions.
"Do not get too near," said Med
worth.
"It Is Salvarez," said Tempest
"Never mind If It is," replied Med
worth, whoso mind was ncuto nnd alert
again.
"By keeping In tho shadow wo can
easily watch thorn, and wo may learn
something that will provo to bo an ad
vantage."
Tempest knew whnt was in his com
panion's mind, and subsided. They
stealthily followed Salvarcz and his
officers, keoplng always in tho darkest
Bhadow. As thoro was no light ex
cept from the lanterns tho officers car
ried, thoy could not, of- course, see
anything beyond the rango of their
rays, while tho Americans, standing
out of reach of tho dull flame, could
easily discern every moyo the Vene
zuelans made.
Salvarez led the way direct to whero
a wall of masonry seomcd to effectu
ally obstruct tho passago.
But tho general, after feeling around
a moment, found a loose stone and re
moved It. It was then easy to mako
an opening largo enough for a man to
enter.
Salvaroz led tho way. Tho others
followed closo after him.
Medworth and Tempest rcmalnod at
tho wall, peering through tho opening
to see what tho othors wero doing.
Salvarez led tho way straight to a
round powder magazine mado' of ce
ment
Tho Aiaorlcans did not know what
thi3 was, and tho Venezuelans apoko
In so low a tono that nothing could bo
gained from their conversation.
But Medworth and his companion
woro not left long In ignoranco of tho
errand that had brought Salvarez un
dor the walls of his castlo.
"Thoy are going to flro tho maga
zlne," said Medworth. "That's pow
der."
Tho officers worked a whllo at tho
magazine, making a connection. Thon
thoy carefully laid a train of powder
from It toward tho holo thoy had mado
In tho foundation wnll.
Medworth and Tempost kept back In
the shadows and let them comploto
their arrangements.
"It Is ready," said Salvarez at last,
"Much as I lovo my homo, I lovo my
country more. , I sacrlflco my castlo
that tho euemlcs of tho republic shall
bo destroyed. Tonto and Adda, when
we are safely nway, touch a match to
tho powder and flee for your lives out
of tho passago. Come, you othera, let
us hurry, so that tho work of ven
geanco may not long bo delayed."
He, with four of his companions,
started away, leaving Iho other two to
obey his orders.
"Now!" said ono of theso, after a
few minutes spent In waiting.
"Now!" said Medworth, nloud.
Tho Americans mado a rush. Tho
two officers found themsolves seized In
tho iron grasp of men moro powerful
than thoy.
"Tnko tho lantern! Tako tho
matches!" said Medworth.
Ono of the officers had takon a
metallic match-box from his pocket.
Medworth seized this. Tempest grasped
ono of their lanterns, leaving them ono
to light their way out of the passago.
"Now go," said Medworth to tho
officers. "Tell General Salvarcz that
his plot has been discovered. Tell him
not to try this gamo again."
Released from tho hands of tho
Americans, tho two officers fled from
tho place.
"Well!" said Tempest, wiping tho
perspiration from his face, "that was
done very neatly, but why It was dono
I haven't yet got through my skull,
Why didn't you let them blow tho
castle to ploces? What do you caro
for tnat gang of loom?" '
'Nothing," said Medworth. "But
Lola Garza Is in that castle. WouU
you havo her blown to pieces with
tho rost?"
"By Jove!" said Tempest, soberly. "I
nover thought of that I "
CHAPTER VIII.
At tho Carlb's Hut.
Thero was trouble In tho Castlo of
Salvaroz.
Tho battlo over, tho lctorlous
troops had given themsolves up to
feasting nnd drinking to eclebrato tho
defeat of Salvarez.
Tho coronation of Philip had been
postponed. Tho battlo had Interfered,
and tho troops wero not now In a
condition to realize tho glory ot such
an event
Whllo tho eating nnd drinking,
smoking nnd tho singing of Spanish
songs went on among tho soldiers,
Philip sat alone in tho library of Sal
varcz, now called tho council room
ot tho king.
His reveries wero Interrupted by tho
entranco of Don Juan, who burst In
upon him llko a whirlwind.
"I nm undone!" ho cried. "Thoro Is
nn enemy among us."
Philip, soolng tho frenzied look on
Garza's face, started to his feet.
"What do you mean, Garza? Speak!
What has happened?"
"Lola, my daughtor!" gasped Don
Junn, unable to say more.
"Whnt of her?" demanded Philip,
placing his hand on tho hilt ot his
sword.
"Sho Is gono from tho castlo!" Don
Juan wnlkcd back nnd forth nervous
ly. "I went to hor room a moment
ago. I found hor door ajar. Sho was
not there. I sought hor ovorywhoro In
tho castlo. Sho Is not hero. Now that
I think ot It, I huvo not seen hor elnoo
tho bnttle."
"Nor I," said Philip, turning pnlo.
What do you think has becomo ot
hor?"
"I think I am Burc somo ono has
taken hor away. My fears woro not
groundless, as you see."
"You suspect Gomez."
"I enn suspect no ono olsc. I hnvo
already spoken to you about my sus
picion of him."
"I know. Whero Is Gomez now?"
"I do not know. I havo not seen
him."
"Send for him. Let us soo what h.
. . ' n i T .
nas to say. u uomez hub uiuuu uur
away, ho must die."
"Yes ho must dlo by my hand,'
said Don Juan.
An orderly was called.
"Request General Gomez to oome
hero at once," said Philip.
Tho orderly Baluted.
"General Gomez Is not In the castlo,
your majesty," ho said.
A quick look of lntolllgcnco flashed
between Don Juan and Philip.
"Do you know whero ho has gono?
"No, you majesty. Ho left some
tlmo ago. He ordered his horse, and
Baid nothing about his destination or
tho tlmo of his return.
"Did ho go alono?"
"He wont alone."
"Very well. You may go."
Tho orderly withdrew.
"What shall wo do?" asked Philip,
"I must follow Gomez," said Don
Junn. "I would advise that you re
main hero, and net as it nothing
had happoned. If you should leavo
tho castlo, tho alarm would In somo
way reach Gomez. I shall rldo out and
find him."
"Go, then, and If you find ho has
been a traitor, shoot him."
Don Juan left tho castle.
"Bring mo a horso at once," ho said
to tho orderly.
Tho horso was brought.
"Do you know which way Goneral
Gomez went from horo " nsked Don
Juan.
"Ho startod toward tho south," was
tho reply.
(To bo continued.)
WASPS BENEFIT THE FIQS.
Inscol Are Necessary to the Fruit'
Huccetsful Cultivation.
Tho long-continued offort to produce
tho Smyrna fig of commerco In Call
fornla has boon crowned with success
Tho history of tho exporlmont Is In
torcstlng. It began over twenty yenrs
ago with Importation of cuttings from
Asia Minor. Figs havo been produced
from theso and other Imported cut
tings, but thoy wero not tho famous
whlto flg of commerce. Tho credit of
producing tho latter In California bo
longs to Gcorgo C. Roedlng of Fresno,
Until this Bummer every true Smyrna
flg tree planted In California which
horo fruit failed to maturo It; tho figs
wero unfertilized and withered and
dropped. It wns finally discovered thnt
tho fertilization of this flg depended
upon tho Bervlco of tho blnstophag
wasp, whoso hnbltnt 1b In tho caprl
or wild flg. Tho latter was lmportod
nnd thrived nmozlngly, but tho balsto
phaga did not accompany It. Special
Importations of the wasp followod, but
It thrived only for a season on tho
cnprl flg and thon disappeared. It was
assumed that It could not survive our
winters. Last year tho department of
ngrlculturo took tho matter In hand
A fresh consignment was Imported and
Its: caro Intrusted to Mr. Roedlng. Last
April tho young Insect colony omorged
in full forco from tho first capri cot,
entered tho second, emerged again, and
then took possession of tho Sinyrn
flg trees, tho fruit on which was ready
fV fertilization. Mr. Roedlng reports
that this experiment has beon porfectly
successful. A ton of tho fruit has al
ready beon picked from his trees and
tho ontlro crop will ylold flvo or six
tons moro. Mr. Roedlng believes that
tho blastophaga has como to stay and
ho expects that California will be en
riched soon with another Industry.
Chicago Newr, , a
TOWN DOYS THE "PAnMEn9.'
rr Lett gulck nnil Ubterrant Than
the Country Children.
Principal Tnomns W. Boyco of tho
First District school Is ot tho boliof
that city children nro tho real "farm
ers," in tho matter ot observation,
says tho Milwaukee Sentinel. Tho
country cousin has long beon scoffed
at for his open-mouthed wonder at
what to his city-bred playmates aro
objects of ovory-day knowledge, and
plonty havo boon tho Jokes sprung at
tho cxponso of tho country gawk upon
his visits to tho city. But now tho
tables aro turned nnd tho city boys
and girls may well look out for their
laurels ns world-wlso youngsters. "Wo
havo been reading 'Snow Bound' In
our eighth grado recently," said Mr.
Boyco, "and It Is n matter of surprlso
nnd wonderment to note how Uttlo tho
children know nbout farm llfo nnd
nature. Some passages which ono
would think every intelligent boy or
girl of 14 or 15 years of ago ought to
know leavo n perfect blank In tho
minds of tho city scholars. Tako, for
instance, tho passage, 'Tho oxen
hooked, nnd lnshcd tholr tnlls. Tho
schojars could not lmnglno what
hooked meant. They thought thnt
tho word hook meant to snatch, to
steal, to grab, to swipe, but not ono
associated tho word with tho tossing
of tho horns of tho impntlont brutes.
Tho passage describing tho well sweep,
'llko Plsa'B leaning mlrnclo,' was so
much Greek to them. Although thoy
understood tho roforenco to tho loan
ing tower of Pisa, thoy know nothing
of tho old-fashlonod woll BWeop. 'Tho
sun-circled day, portont of tho storm,'
thoy had novor soen. They expostu
lated nt bollovlng Biich a thing. 'You
cannot look nt tho sun,' they said. 'It
Is too bright. It hurts your eyes.'
Now, I venturo to 6ay that thoro Is not
n boy In this stnto who has lived on
a farm to whom tho sun-circled day
Is not tho portont of a storm. They
havo noticed it from their childhood
days. Tho city children woro non
plusscd In rending ot tho gray banks
of clouds with tho rising ot tho sun
Tho sun thoy seo Is over tho housetops,
through somo dining-room window. It
to nn Interesting study for mo to ob
servo how Uttlo tho city pcoplo nro
taught to obsorvo nature That Is
whero tho country children havo tho
ndvantngo ovor tholr city cousins."
SUPERFLUOUS ACTIVITY.
Women Bpk or "The Complex Duties
or tile Moment."
Tho fact thnt tho world tho world
of women, at IcaBt Is too busy Is now
put forward so often that Its utterance
amounts to a truism. Tho most com
mon phraso In our langungo scorns to
bo that which proclaims tho want of
lolsuro. "I am so busy," "It I can ovor
get tho time;" "Llfo Is Buch a pressure
tticso days;" "Tho complex duties of
tho momont;" "Tho busy modern pub
lic" theso nro, nil of them, most fa
miliar sentences to us, and aro on our
lips tlmo and again In explanation of
business, social, and oven moral short
comings. It Is not putting it too
strongly to Bny that In tho present
rush of living wo nro losing somo ot
our best characteristics and painfully
dwarfing our Hvos. We nro too busy
to bo neighborly, hospitable, to bo
sympathetic a good many, indeed, of
tho flnor traits of humanity aro finding
less expression among us.
Tho question of bettor control ot tho
lolsuro which tho old century gavo to
womon, and which tho now will In
crease, Is a large ono, and admits of
elaborato presentation. It Is only In
tended In this brief paragraph to onv
phuslzo a Blnglo point, which Is, tho
value of a quick wolghlng of every of
fort In which ono Is nbout to engago,
or Is now absorbed, to bo Biiro of Its
necessity to yourself, or yoursolf to It
Harper's Bazar.
Language Difficult, of Acquisition.
Former Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Frank A. Vandorllp recently
roturned from a trip of four months In
Europo, whoro ho visited noarly all the
continental cnpltalB and had Inter
vlows with tho sovornl ministers of
finance "My plans for tho future aro
not definite at present," ho Bald, "and
tho work I Bhnll havo will not bo do
tormlnod for somo tlmo. I havo rap
idly como to tho front as tho great
Amoricnn nccoptor. I have boon ro
ported to havo accepted In tho last few
months moro places thnn I ovor oxpoct
to havo offerod mo In a Hfetlmo. For
tho prosont I am going to rest and got
acqunlntod with my mother, of whom
I havo seen very Uttlo In tho past four
years. During my Bojourn nbrond
discovered that English Is fast becom
lng tho commercial langungo of tho
world. In Europo ovcry minister of
flnanco and most of tho promlnont
business men I mot wero ablo to speak
English woll. This excepts tho
Fronch. They seem to think
Franco that ovcryono must know
Fronch and that It 1b not nocossary
for a Frenchman to know any Inn
gungo but his own. I found tho most
finished linguists among tho peoples
whoso lnngungcs aro tho most difficult
ot acquisition by. foreigners."
Wanted IIU Own Perquisite.
An Englishman staying nt an Eng
Hah lm ordered a bottlo of wlno for
luncheon, but only consumed a third
of It at that meal. When ho asked for
thn remainder ut dinner ho was told
that all tho wlno left nt tablo went to
tho waltorns a perquisite. Tho landlord
aunnorted this Htntcmont, but WTlen n
summons wns Issuod for tho valuo of
the missing wlno tho claim and costs
wero paid.
As soon as a woman falls In lov
hor complexion gets bettor.
HASTINGS TO GET BOTH
ntoratato Bounion and Nebraska Grand
Army Meet at Samo Time.
GRAND GOOD TIME IS EXPECTED
n Aged Man Meet Death on the Ball
at Auburn State Teachers' Association
Meeting Miscellaneous Nebraska Mat
ter or Interest.
HASTINGS, Neb., July 31. By a
rcccut Action of tho board of adminis
tration of tho Interstate Reunion asso
ciation, tho annual reunion will bo
hold hero in connection with tho No
brnska Grand Army reunion. Tho ro
unlon hns usually been nt Superior.
nst year Isaac Lcdloyt, secretary of
tho Hastings Commercial club, attend
ed tho Suporlor meeting nnd oxtended
nn invitation to the Intorstnto associa
tion to Join tho Nebraska runlon hero.
A conditional promise was given nt
that tlmo. Rocontly J. J. Buchanan,
mnnngcr of tho Nebraska runlon, at
tended tho meeting of tho board of ad
ministration and rcnowcd tho invita
tion. Mr. Buchanan has now received
this letter, which Bottles tho matter:
Superior, Nob., July 27. colonel
J. J. Buchanan. Doar Sir: I havo Just
beon In communication with tho conn
ell of administration of tho Interstate
Reunion association nnd thoy havo
agreed to adjourn our reunion to Hast
lugs. I therefore await your Invita
tion nnd action In tho mnttor. I will
lssuo a general order when I hear from
you. Yours In F. C. nnd B.,
C. E. ADAMS, Commander.
Efforts nro being mado to Bccuro tho
attondnnco of another local reunion.
Nebraska nt Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 31. Bids woro
opened nt tho Indian ofllco for tho con
structlon of a now school building and
frame hospltnl at the Genoa, Neb., In
dlan school. Tho bidders woro Androw
Kcavltt of Omaha, $22,060 for school
and $5,700 for hospital; James H.
Owens, Minneapolis, $27,990 for school
and $7,990 for hospltnl; D. W. Hor-
mnn, Norfolk, school $23,250, hospltnl
$6,450; J. J. Hangln, for plumbing,
$1,810, for heating, $4,11C; Goorgo P.
Rich of St. Edwards, Neb., school $34,-
250, hospital $G,GG8.
Killed on the Ilontl.
COLUMBUS, Nob., July 31. William
Spolco, aged 72 ycarB, was struck by
an cnglno In tho Union Pacific yards
and almost Instantly killed. Stories
aro conflicting as to how tho accident
happened. He wns qulto deaf and It
Is supposed did not hear tho train, nB
ho was crossing- tho tracks. When
picked up ho was unconscious and
lived only a Bhort tlmo.
Child Drowns In Wnter Tnnk,
NEDRASKA CITY, Nob., July 31.
Mlko Bauer, tho 4-ycnr-old Bon of Mr.
nnd Mrs. John Bauer, was urowned In
a largo water tank at tho homo of hlB
parents, a mllo south of tho city. Tho
tnnk was placed about eighty rods
from tho houso and contnlncd nbout
flvo feet ot wator.
Wheat Acreage nnd Yield 111;.
RIVERTON, Nob., July 31. Tho
winter wheat ncrcago In this vicinity;
ns well as tho cntlro county, was much
larger than nny provlous year, tho
most of It yloldlng twenty to thirty
bushels per ncro in this vicinity,
II n nk nt Clearwater.
LINCOLN, July 31. Tho Clenrwator
Stato bank has filed articles of Incor
poration, ho capital stock Is $5,000
paid up. Tho Incorporators aro How
nrd J. Whltmore, John E. Whltmoro,
Myrtu M. Whltmoro, Mary Frcoman
nnd C. L. Wnttlcs.
(low Dentil Train.
CIIAPPELL, Neb., July 31. No. 18,
nn enst-bnund freight, collided with n
cow just east of tho depot nnd rolled
hor under tho trnln In Biich a way
that two refrigerator cars wero tI6
rallcd and completely demolished.
Killed lv Lightning.
BRAINARD, Nob., July 31. Albort
McKnlght, whllo on his way from his
farm to Bralnnrd, wiib struck by light
ning and Instnntly killed. Ills wife
nnd 10-yoar-old boy, who woro with
him, escaped with slight Injuries.
Itentrlrn l'roiid of Hhullz.
BEATRICE, Nob., July 31. A telo
gram rccolvcd horo brought tho glad
tidings that Hugo Khultz, who was
recomonded by Congressman Stnrk for
ii cndetshlp nt West Point, passed tho
examination successfully.
ltlcli I'liriiKT In Ilnspltiil.
OAKLAND, Neb., July 31. Hon.
Robert Hanson, an honored citizen and
lending farmer, wiib taken to St. Bor
nnrd hospital nt Council Bluffs, la. Mr.
Hanson's trouble begnn about two
months ago, and Iiiib takon tho form of
n melcancholy or brooding over loss
ot crops and coming to want. Tho
supposition Is that he was overheated
whllo working In tho hay flold. Ho
has 300 acres of tho cholcost laud In
tho state,
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotation From South Omaha
anil Kansas City,
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle Thero wns a lleht run of cattta
nnd ns packers wcVe nil In need of fresh
supplies the market wns tho most nctlvo
seen here In somo little time. The beef
steer market could bo quoted active anil
lOtMSc higher thnn yesterday. For tho
week prices havo ndvnnccd all of 16?25c,
ntul In somo enscs more. It wus simply
n enso of where tho packers wanted cat-
tlo nnd there wero scarcely enough to
go nround, nnd ns a result they hnd to
liny what sellers nsked. Tho cow market
nlso Improved to a considerable extent
nnd could bo quotocd safely 10c higher,
nnd In many cases advances ot 13c woro
noted. As compared with the close or
Inst week tho mnrket Is fully 1MT203
higher. Dulls, cnlvcn nnd slags ail join
ed In the general ndvnnco and very sat
isfactory prices wero paid. Tho stockcr
nnd feeder market took on moro llfo
thnn has been noted In somo tlmo nnd
yrfrd traders bought them up In a hurry
nt nn ndvnnco over ycuterdny's prices ot
10$lSc, or r good 25c higher than last
Friday.
Hogs Thero wns not a particularly
heavy run ot hogs, and as reports from
other points wero favorable, to tho selllnir
Interests tho market hero opened DGlOc
higher nnd closed 10-1T 15c higher than yes
terday. It wns un nctlvo markot from
stnrt to finish find everything wns out
of II rut hnnds early In the morning. Kvou
tho lighter weights this morning sold
without much dlltlculty, ns packers wero
nil nnxlous for supplies, and there woro
no moro on snlo thnn they wnntcd. On
tho stnrt n few loads sold mostly from
I5.G0 to J5.K, but packers soon had to
raise their bids and tho bulk of thn; good
mixed hog begnn soiling nt 15.63 and
r..r.7.
Sheep Thoro wns tho heaviest run of
sheep thnt hns arrived In somo time,
which gavo packers nn opportunity to
pound tho mnrket. Sellers wero holdltur )
for nlcndy prices nnd as n result tho f
market was very slow nnd draggy. It
was rather late before much of any
thing wns done nnd when tho sheen did
begin to chnngo hnnds It wns generally
on a bnsls ot n 1 Off 15c decline Lninbs,
however, woro In better demand nnd
brought good, strong prices, us high as
15.00 being paid.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattlo Natlvo beef steers nnd Texnns.
steady nnd lOJfltlc higher; cows nnd heif
ers und stockern nnd feeders, 10JT25J
higher; choice export nnd dressed hoof
steers, !5.50ft.90; fair to good. K.SOftS.tO;
stockora nnd feeders, H.OW4.25; western
fed steers, JI.W55.M; westorn rntlgs
steers, W.40f4.2S; TcxnnH nnd Indians.
M.25WI.25; Texns cows, 2.TOU.23: natlvo
cows, I1WN.2.V, heifers. J2.80fi4.85; enn
ncrs, $l.T5f2.Ms bulls, 2.50tr4.25; calveu,
2.M(fK&0.
llogs-Mnrkot 6fTlBo higher; top prlco.
10.00; bulk, J3.K0?n.!0; heavy. J5.lWft6.00;
mixed. Jrt.00; packers, I5.C0O5.V3; light,
tf.25?5.75; pigs, J3.ROJJ6.20.
Sheep nnd Lambs Market was steady;
lambs, J4.OOfM.90; muttons, J3.25iff4.():
owes, J2.751I3.25; rango sheep, J3.23tt3.S0;
stockcrs, Jl.50fi2.60.
GLOBE TROTTER AT HOME.
tlnston Htegler Iteturns to l'arls When
Crowd Will lie Largest.
PARIS, AUg. 1. Gaston Stolglor,
who has been traveling around tho
globo undor tho pntronngo ot a paper,
was expected to nrrlvo horo yesterday
on his return and a considerable crowd
gathered during tho nftornoon at tho
Northern station and again at 11
o'clock last night awaiting his arrival,
A special -waiting room had boon pro-
fusoly docoratod with tho trl-color and
palms nnd this was roBorvod for tho
reception.
Stolglor, howovor, In consequence of
tho Whlto Stnr liner Oceanic from Now
York bolng throo hours Into nt Liver
pool, missed tho train for London that
ho had planned to catch. Ho telegraph
ed that ho would arrlvo In Paris early
today, traveling by tho night mall, but
tho papor wired him to leave London
this morning and to nrrlvo hero at
4:45 p. m., so that an elaborato day
light reception might bo arranged. Tho
Journoy will thus havo boon accom
plished by Stolglor in sixty-four days
and four hours.
PROF. HOWIE IS SHOT.
Instructor of Nebraska State Normal
Wounded by Uambler.
DENVER, Aug. 1. During a street
fight Inst night at C:30 o'clock, started
by threo gamblers, three men, all by
standers, woro shot, Tho wounded:
Prof. J. M. Howlo, Nebraska Stato
Normnl nt Poru, bullot wound In calf
ot loft leg.
Nlcholno Schwelgor, Donvcr,
C. R. West, Crowllo, Ind.
Adam Caspar, a disappointed gam
blor, started tho trouble by drawing
his rovolvor and striking Barney
Boyco and his brother, Snm Boyco,
ovor tho head. Tho Boycos drow re
volvers nnd nil throo begnn firing. Thoy
woro standing nt Seventeenth nnd Cur
tis nnd tho streets were crowded. Nonn
o tho men doing tho shooting was In
jured. Cripple Creek l'reiluntlnu.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 1.
Tho production of tho mines ot tho
Crlpplo Creek district during the
month of July wns $2,312,500, an In
crease of half a million dollars ovor
tho Juno production.
Hnttou Wants to Keep Cereals.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. United
Stntes Minister Lelshmnn at Constan
tinople hns eent to tho stato depart
inont a copy of a noto vorlmle from the
Turkish minister of foreign affairs
prohibiting tho exportation of corcald
from tho district of Hay In tho valyot
of Bashorah. An oxccptlon will bo
mado in tho caso of contracts already
signed. Tho minister says ho Is re
quostod to draw tho aitont'o of hid
countrymen to this decision
