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lllic C'lmal Scheme.
An irrigation project of large pro
portions, calculated to benefit not
only uriil territory in western Ne
braska, but a large district in east
ern Wyoming as well, was outlined
at a conference in Lincoln, partici
pated in by Senator Dietrich, Elwood
Mead, chief of irrigation investiga
tion for the department of agricul
ture, and State Engineer Dobson.
The plan contemplates the construc
tion of a canal from a point on the
North Platte river near Guernsey,
eastward to and across the state line,
probubly extending through the
counties of Sioux, Scotts Bluffs nnd
Cheyenne, and for a short distance
In Deuel. Several reservoirs may be
needed, but it was agreed, from all
information at hand, that a suitable
site for a main reservoir would be at
Sheep Creek canyon, which crosses
the state line. The work contem
plated would be started at Guernsey,
however, and would extend for a
considerable distance into Nebraska.
No definite estimates of the cost or
other details of the project have been
made, but it is thought that at least
500,000 acres could be irrigated from
the projected canal. The cost would
probably not be over $2,000,000.
I"Icili Cooked hy Steittn.
While William Thomas was back
ing up the engine to couple on his
thrasher separator at Nelson the
hind wheels dropped into a ditch and
pulled the engine ngainst the self
feeder. Thomas was thrown forward
against the boiler and two streams
of boiling water and steam poured
over his body. The flesh was cooked
and after 54 hours of terrible agony
Thomas died.
TcIIn of a CoIIiinIoii.
An inspector of the department of
the interior who was sent to O'Neill to
investigate the sale of certain tracts
of land in the Omaha Indian reser
vation that were sold at O'Neill May
I, has made a report that a combi
nation was formed between the pros
pective bidders and that a fund was
raised to pay certain other other
prospective bidders to refrain from
bidding.
AVantH RoaNcvcIt'M Presence.
Work has commenced on the Car
negie library building at Fremont
and the cornerstone will be laid
ubout September 25. An effort will
be made to have President ltoosevelt
stop off on his trip through the
west and take a part in the ceremo
nies. Parmer Ijcnore Tliranlierii' Trnnt.
Those who own and operate thresh
ing machines in Cass county formed
-what is linown as a thrashers' trust
and raised the price of thrashing.
The farmers refused to pay the in
creased price asked. Fifteen farm
ers united and purchased a large
steam thrasher.
Honor for "Wyniore Man.
Dr. W. If. Johnson, of Wymore,
has been honored with the appoint
ment, of aide-de-camp on the staff
of Col. Rll Torrance, of Minnesota,
commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Bepublio. Dr. Johnson
was with Gen. Sherman in his march
to the sea.
IIIiIn Were Too High.
All bids for additional construc
tion and repair work at the state
penitentiary were rejected by the
board of public lands and lmildings,
the figures being regarded as too
high. The oilers of the contractors
ranged from $31,000 to $3S,000.
Ctrl Killed hy Frightened Ilornc.
While Katie F.wing, aged 17, of
Lodge Pole, was out horseback riding
the animal became frightened and
dashed into a barbed wire fence,
throwing the girl to the ground with
such force that her neck was broken
and death was instantaneous.
IlohherN MIhmimI Their CIiicnn.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to blow open the postoffice safe at
Sidney. The burglars drilled a hole
on the top of the safe, but the pow
der failed to cause as heavy an ex
plosion as intended and did not blow
open the doors.
A One-IMauk Platform.
The prohibitionists of Nebraska,
in state convention at Lincoln, nomi
nated S. T. Davies, of Otoe county,
for governor. The platform is of
one plank, dealing wholly with the
liquor traffic. j
t.'n tt Ii'iiiun'n PoeketN Plehed.
J. A. Morton, a cattleman of On
tario, Ore., had his pocket picked in
the Union. Pacific yards at Grand Is
land, missing $1,200 in cheeks and
paper and $115 in bills.
CIiiiukc at IndiiMtrla! School.
Following the retirement of John
Mnllalieu from the head of the in
dustrial school nt Kearney comes the
resignation of 0. G. Smith as assist
ant superintendent.
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FitlliiiK OT In Sharon.
A consolidated statement of the
building and loan associations of Ne
braska will soon be issued by the sec
retary of the state banking bonrd.
It will show the associations to be
in n flourishing condition, though the
number of shares in force , especial
ly in the smaller tovyns, will not bo
so large as heretofore. The falling
off in the number of shares is said
to be due to the fact that the mem
bers are paying oft their indebted
ness much more rapidly than new
shares are being issued.
Crowded at State Capitol.
The custodians of the capitol build
ing are at a loss to know how to
provide office room for all of the com
mittees and officers of the next leg
islature. The building was never so
crowded as it has been for the last
year, owing to the creation of sever
al new offices and departments, and
It is thought now that the only way
out of the difficulty is to rent tempo
rary quarters during the next session
of the legislature in some downtown'
building.
City of Lincoln Appeal.
The city of Lincoln has appealed
to the supreme court from the judg
ment of the district court in the
suit ngainst the Lincoln Traction
company to collect upward of $110,
000 of delinquent paving taxes. The
decision below was in favor of the
city, but gave a first lien for only $50,
000, leaving a collection of the re
mainder a matter of doubt. City
Attorney Strode is confident of se
curing a first Hen for the entire
amount.
I'lKht for State Fair Ilimtnenn.
There promises to 'be a lively war
between the Burlington railroad and
the Lincoln Traction company for the
passenger business between Lincoln
and the state fair grounds during the
forthcoming exposition. The Burling
ton has improved its facilities and
given notice of a quicker train serv
ice than has prevailed in recent years.
Hardware Men Confer.
Upward of 200 retail hardware
dealers of Nebraska, comprising a
state association which was organ
ized at Hastings in June, met last
week in representatives' hall at the
capitol for the discussion and con
sideration of matters pertaining to
their business. The organization is
in a flourishing condition.
llnrllnKton Settle Death Claim.
The Burlington company in set
tling with Mrs. W. L. Buy, of Teeum
seh, for the death of her husband in
the wreck near Alliance several
weeks ago gave her $f,000 in cash
and paid all the expenses incidental
to Mr. Hay's funeral.
Train Strike Stuhhorn Pair.
Arthur Freet, a character at Ne
braska City, who drives n donkey, was
struck by a Burlington train. Tho
donkey escaped, but Freet and tho
buggy suffered seriously, the former
having two ribs broken.
Kpworlh LeiiKiio Aneinhly.
The annual assembly of the Ne
braska Epworth league was held at
Lincoln the past wedk, over 3,000
campers being on the ground. Among
the speakers was Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
"Without ChaiiRe of Car.
Nebraska G. A. It. veterans who at
tend the national encampment in
Washington city in October will bo
taken from Lincoln and Omaha clear
through without change of cars.
To Camp at Fort Itlley.
The Nebraska national guard will
go into cam) at Fort Itiley, Ivan.,
some time during September. The
state will pay the expenses, which
will aggregate about $30,000.
Striiwhoard Factory at ICearney.
E. 15. Shaw, of Itiehmond, Vn., pur
chased the old cotton mill plant at
Kearney and will turn it into a straw
board factory, which will employ
many men the year round.
Attractive Spot for LlKhtnliiKT.
During a severe storm at Papillion
lightning killed a cow belonging to
Mrs. Mulligan. A week before she
lost another cow in the same placo
and in the same manner.
('runted the IC lull -of-Wn .v.
The city council of Sutton granted
the right-of-way through Main street
to the Ti. & M. railroad to connect
with the Kansas City & Omaha east
of that city.
Two Xow IIiiiiUn.
Charters have been issued to tho
Commercial state bank at Coleridge,
capital $20,000, and the Chapman
state bank at Chapman, capital
$5,000.
AVniiNcn Shot to Kill.
W. S. Wnusen, of IMuinvlew, went to
Creighton the other day and shot
Elmer Finson, a young barber, three
times. Wausen claims Finson be
trayed his 10-year-old daughter.
KILLED WITH A PAPER KNIFE.
Walter A. Scott, President of Illliiul win
Ooinpiinv Htnlibnd to Dentti In mi Al
tercation Over Money Mutter.
Chicago, Aug. 11. Walter A. Scotl
president of the Illinois Wire conv
pnny was stabbed to death in th
' Monadnock building Saturday bj
muter L. Stcbbings, a civil and con
sulting engineer with offices in the
same building. Stcbbings used a pa
per knife, stabbing Scott twice.
Stcbbings when arrested said lit
had struck Scott in self-defense and
that ho had not intended injuring bin
seriously. Tho fight was witnessed
by Miss Myrtle Shumate, a stenog
rapher in Scott's office, who rat
screaming into tho hall. Oceupantt
of other offices notified the police
who placed Stcbbings under arrest
According to Miss Shumate's storj
the two men were in Scott's private
office for nearly nn hour disputing
over a claim for $3,000.
TORTURED BY ROBBERS
An A eel Kiirtnor'n Foot Covered with Coal
Oil nntl Fired to Compel lllm to
Itoveul ill Money.
Dayton, O., Aug. 11. Jacob Mum
maan aged farmer, who lives alone
north of the city, was tortured by
masked robbers who broke into his
house nnd is in a critical condition
as a result of his Injuries. Mumma
attempted to defend himself with
a shotgun, but his aim .was bad and
he was overcome nnd bound. The
robbers poured coal oil on his feet
and started a blaze to compel him to
reveal the hiding place of money
he was supposed to have, but they
secured only nn insignificant sum.
A lllir Deal In Okliihninn.
Guthrie, Ok., Aug. 11. T. C. Shoe
maker, a ranchman of Beaver county,
has closed a deal here with II. M.
Stoneburger, nn Osage reservation
cattleman, by which the former
turned to Stoneburger the lease on
37 sections of territorial school lands
In Heaver county and the possession
of 11,000 bend of cattle, tho money
involved being estimated at $300,000.
This is considered one of the biggest
deals ever consummated in the terri
tory. Kovoltitlonlflt Capture Iliircelnun.
Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad,
B. W. L, Aug. 11. News has reached
here from Venezuela that, after three
days of very severe fighting in the
streets of Barcelona, in the state of
Bermudez, the revolutionists, under
the command of Gen. Penaloza, cap
tured the town from the government
forces. The government lost 00 men
and Gen. Puerto Bravo.
Four Men Died nn Mont lllnne.
Chnmounix, Aug. 11. Two French
tourists nnd two guides lost their
lives Saturday on Mont. BInnc. They
were overtaken by a terrible snow
storm while descending the grand
plateau. The two tourists perished
in the snow nnd the guides set off
to obtain assistance. They were un
able to reach shelter and also per
ished. A Crew of Ten Person Drowned.
St. Johns, N. F., Aug. 11. The
steamer Virginia Lake returned bore
yesterday morning from Labrador
and reports the fishery prospect
there to be excellent. The catch
promises to be above the average.
A schooner has gone ashore at Farm
Yard islands. Her crew of ten per
sons were drowned.
Denth of Semitnr MoMllliin.
Washington, Aug. 11. A dispatch
wns received here yesterday announc
ing the death of Senator James Mc
Millan, of Michigan, at nn early hour
yesterday morning, at his summer
home at Manchestcr-by-the-Sea,
Mass. Death was the result of heart
failure, following congestion after
un illness of a very few hours.
Sweden Iv Itiir a I.He-Silver
Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 10. While
King Oscar was yachting near the
Mnrstrand bridge, which was crowded
With women and children, the struc
ture collapsed, throwing tin occu
pants into the water. The king threw
oil" his coat and assisted in the res
cue of 23 persons who were taken
aboard the yacht.
An Old AetreM I'mim-s Awuy.
New York, Aug. 11. Mrs. Eliza
Young, the oldest actress of the
American stage, died yesterday at the
Actors' Fund home, West New
Brighton, Staten island. She fell two
weeks ago and had one of her hips
broken. Mrs, Young was nearly 02
years old.
The I.lcttiiMo OiH-Ktlon In ArlcitiiNiiH,
Itogers, Ark., Aug. 11. The license
question is the only live issue to be
decided at the Arkansas state elec
tion the first Monday in September.
From a political standpoint the elec
tion will be of littlo or no interest.
Con Jnilli-tt-il for Lnrcony.
Boston, Aug. 10. The Suffolk
county grand jury returned an in
dictment Saturday agninst Henry F.
Coe for the larceny of $100,000 from
the Bowlcer Fertilizer company of
which he wus formerly treasurer.
TllACEY'S LIFE ENDED
Wounded and Surrounded the Out
law Killed Himself.
Itun Down In n Wheat Field Near Fellow,
Fifty Allien Went of HnoUnno III
Kucnpo from Oregon Pen
Itcntlnry.
Spokane, WaBh., Aug. 7. Harry
Trncey, tho notorious outlaw, who
with David Merrill escaped from tho
Oregon penitentiary nt Salem, on
Juno 9, after killing thrco prison
guards, killed himself early yesterday
morning, after being wounded by
the rifle of ono of tho posse in pur
suit. Trncey was surrounded in a
wheat field nenr Fellows, a station
on the Washington Central railroad
about 60 miles west of Spokane,
Tuesday night. Word was sent back
to Davenport, the county seat, and a
large number of armed man hurried
to tho scene.
The posse under Sheriff Gardner
opened lire on the outlaw and ono
bullet pierced his right leg between
tho kneo'and hip. Twenty minutes
after being wounded, ho shot himself
with one of his revolvers, and his
body was found yesterday morning
after daybreak. The revolver with
which he killed himself was grasped
tightly in his right hand.
After bnffilng the officers of two
Btntcs, after n wonderful flight of
nearly 400 miles across Oregon and
Washington, Harry Trncey was hunt
ed down by five citizens of the lit
tle farming town of Crcston, not ono
of whom was even a deputy. To
them is to bo paid tho reward.
Sheriff Gardner nnd posse arrived
in timo to guard' tho wheat field
through the night; but tho work
was already done. Tho outlaw was
dead.
Tho party to which belongs the
credit was made up of the following
citizens of Crcston: C. A. Straub,
deputy sheriff; Dr. 13. C. Lnntcr;
Maurice Smith, attorney; J. J. Mor
rison, railway section foreman, and
Frank Lillcngen.
A totnl reward of $4,100 was offered
for his arrest. Gov. McBride, of
Washington, offered $2,500 for his
capture, dead or alive. The state of
Oregon offered $1,500 nnd a brother
of one of the guards killed at the
penitentiary ofTered $100. Tho re
ward for Merrill's capture amounted
to $1,500, which has been claimed by
Mrs. Waggoner, tho berry picker and
her son, who found tho body near
their house.
The Escape from PrUon.
Whon Trncey escaped from tho Oregon
penitentiary ho waa serving: a lontenco of
20 years. Merrill vvns In for 13 years.
Tracey's long sentence was duo to tho
fact that he tried to kill an officer who
attempted to arrest him when ho and
Morrill were committing: "hold-ups" In
Portland. Tracey, Just before ho was
sent to Oregon prison, had been a mem
ber of a Bang that was terrorizing Port
land. Finally tho officers surrounded
tho houso and captured Merrill. Mor
rill's mother was angry and helped tho
officers catch Tracoy. It was than that
Tracey attempted a detective's life. When
Tracey and Merrill wero finally landed
at Salem, Warden Jones underestimated
tho resouracfulncss and daring of thesa
two prisoners. At all avents h did not
attempt to separate the two men, who
continued month after month to labor
In tho stovo foundry of tho prison, Tho
morning of Juno 9, promptly at soven
o'clock, tho prisoners wore paraded to
their various workshops and et to their
dally task. This is dono so regularly In
every prison that the guards regard It
as a bit of routlno they do mechanically.
Nothing to them Is moro surprising than
to bo called upon suddenly to do tho
very work they are put there for. No ono
of many who wero In the foundry seems
to have seen what occurred. Certain
It Is that Trncey and Morrill walked to
their places ns usual. Cortaln it Is that
Bomowhcro near tho places In which they
worked wore two largo rifles loaded and
ready for work. Tho two prisoners could
not havo carried tho guns from their
cells. No ono seems to havo seen them
Helzo theBo rifles, but Just as tho foun
dry squad 'was about to bo turned over
to the guard, Frnnk B. Farrell, and put
to work, a shot rang out and Farrell fell
dead,
Tho stovo foundry was next to tho
wall. A yard surrounded It and SO foot
from tho wall was tho "dead lino."
Guards wero stationed upon tho walls
armed with heavy rifles to shoot any
luckless prisoner who crossed that line.
Tracey and Merrill rushed to tho yard,
followed by tho guards who had paraded
tho foundry gang to Its work. Near
tho door Frank Ingsham, a llfo convict,
undertook to stop them, only to rocolvo
a riflo ball.
Reaching tho yard, Tracey, whoso shots
seldom failed, fired at every wall guard
In sight. Ono of tho bullets killed S. R.
T. Jones, a guard, and his fall mado
every other guard In tho placo hesltnto
to expose himself as a target for olthor
of tho desperate men. The watcmen re
turned tho lire, however, from ull sides
and behind sholter, but In tho rain of
bullets tho convicts took a ladder from
tho sido of tho foundry, put It up against
tho 20-foot wall, climbed up and Jumped
over.
In tho meantime, two of tho watchmen
had rushed out to tho main gato and
circled tho outsldo of tho wall, hoping to
head off tho fugltlvos, They ran Into
them face to face, but with a quickness
born of thorough desperation tho con
victs had thorn covered with their rifles.
Compelling tho officers to drop their
rifles, they mado them walk In front of
them across tho fields, hostages of tho
good behavior of their fellow-Jailers on
tho walls, Onco In tho heavy timber tho
long chaso had begun.
Littlo Is known of Tracey's llfo befora
ho went to Seattle. It Is bullevud that ho
murdered Valentino Iloge, a Colorado
stockman, and William Strong, a boy,
In 1637, In Colorado.
SOLDIERS APPLY THE TORCH.
Town In llnytl Destroyed nnd 4,000 Ponplo
Rendered lloinelemi Prenoli CruUer
Kondorit Afmlmiiiiee.
Port-au-Prince, llnytl, Aug. 12. A
correspondent of tho Associated press
visited Petit Goave Sunday and found
that tho town had been entirely de
stroyed, there being nothing left but
a pile of ruins. About 4,000 persons
tiro homeless and greatly in need of
assistance. The greatest number of
them have Bought shelter in tho Slm
mond's factories near tho town. Tho
French cruiser d'Assna arrived nt
Petit Goave yesterday with provi
sions for the sufferers nnd returned
to rort-au-rrtneo with 200 women
and children and 15 wounded men.
IimuriceutM llloclciido Cnpo Iliiytlen.
Washington, Aug. 12. Commander
McCrcn, of the gunboat Mnchiaa, to
day cabled tho navy department that
a do facto blockade had been es
tablished at Capo llaytlen. Tho Ma
chins is at her anchorage.
NO FAITH IN AIRSHIPS.
ThniniiR A. Kdlnoii, However, Ilelloven Klco
trlo Afotom Will Supplant Stiiuni Loco
motive on All ltullrond.
Copenhagen, Aug. 12. Tho ofilcial
organ of the press exhibition, which
was opened here on Juno 14, prints a
letter from Thomas A. Edison in re
ply to tho queries as to his opinions
concerning motor, traction and ae
rial navigation. Mr. Edison's letter
rend as follows: "I bcllovo that with
in 30 years nearly till railways will
discard steam locomotives and adopt
electric motors and that tho elec
tric automobilo will displace tho
horses almost entirely. In tho pres
ent state of science there nro no
known facts by which ono could pre
dict any commercial future for aerial
navigation."
OVERPOWERED THE SERVANT
At Vitlpnrnlio, Ind,, Iliirclurn Entered tho
sIIoiuo of Dr. Htnnoliuruer nnd
Secured 07,000.
Valparaiso, Ind., Aug. 12. Three
robbers broko into tho homo of Dr.
A. A. Stoneburner yesterday nnd,
after overpowering, binding and gag
ging the servant, secured money,
jewelry and negotiable securities to
the value of $7,000. They escaped
without leaving u clew. Dr. and
Mrs. Stoneburner had gono for a
drive, leaving tho servant in chargo
of tho house. Tho girl wus uncon
scious when they returned.
Gov. Onge Ghnnrcd with I.lliel.
San Francisco, Aug. 12. John D.
Sprcckcls, proprietor of tho Morning
Call, has sworn to a warrant in tho
police court hero charging Gov.
Gage with libel. The alleged libel is
contained in a statement, published
Friday, in which tho governor said
that charges against him recently
published in tho 'Call wero made for
tho express purpose of attempting
to defeat' his rcnominatlon. Judgo
Cnbunlss signed tho warrant, which
was placed in the hands of Captain of
Detectives John Martin for service
on the governor.
Uncle Hnm'i "Lome tihnnge."
Washington, Aug. 12. J. It. Page,
of the New York1 government assay
office, and F. W. Brnddock, of tho
mint bureau in Washington, during
tho last month havo counted more
thnn $20,000,000 loose change which
Uncle Sam has stored in tho New
Orleans mint. Every coin passed
through the hands of ono or the other
of these expert tellers, and careful
tally was kept.
Mineral Product for 1001.
Washington, Aug. 12. Tho United
StateB geological survey has issued
its annual statistical summary of the
mineral products of the United States
for the calendar year 1001. It shows
for the entire country n grand total
of $1,092,224,380, as the value of min
erals produced in 1001, as1 against
$1,00-1,408,321 in 1000.
lown Corn Ditiimced hy Frot,
Dcs Moines, In., Aug. 12. A sovcro
frost is reported in northwestern
Iowa. Messages received from
Cloverdale states that the section
about Sibley was visited by a heavy
frost and that the damage to corn
has been considerable.
Will Plant .100,000 Kllinrtnit.
Chandler. Ok., Aug. 12. The
Chandler News announces thnt a
prominent Oklahoma horticulturist
will plant 300,000 Elbcrta peach trees
at points along the Frisco railroad
between Chandler and Oklahoma
City.
Flood WhnIiciI Collin from lmven.
Madison, N. J., Aug. 12. The cloud
burst last night caused devastation
in Hillside cemetery. About 75
caskets were uncovered by the rush
ing waters and many of them wero
s opt from the graves in which they
hnd lain.
Iluek nun" Kxeluded nn Immoral
Denver, Col., Aug. 12. "Huckleberry
Finn," Mark Twain's story of boy Ufa
on the Mississippi river, hns been ex
cluded from the Denver public li
brary on the ground that it is iia.
morul and sucriligous.
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