; • • * I THE FRONTIER. '■ 1 “ 1 ■ ■ ■ • “ £ PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY By _Th« Fbobtikb Printiwo Co. f O’NEILL, NEBRASKA. NEBRASKA. Bdtt.kr county expects a c.ern crop bt 4,000,000 bushels. Tiik Fort Randall reservation has been opened to settlement. The Rrown county fair was well at tended and the exhibits highly credit able. < Joiix Gkt7. of Omaha was found dead In his store, having suicided by shoot ing himself. Thikvks flocked to Auburn in great numbers during the fair and a number of arrests were made. Thikvks entered the store of Gard ner Bros. at Edgar and took about 8200 worth of pocket knives and razors. A corpse, partially exposed, was discovered on a Missouri river sandbar a few miles above Niobrara by lid Barton and an Indian named Bird. Thk September mortgage indebted ness of Gage county is as follows: Farm mortgages filed, 28, 8133,577; re leased, 30, 843,54!). City mortgages filed, 10,811,405; released, 11,80,05!). Tiik crenmcrv at Stick ley burned to the ground. There was no insurance. Sparks from a hole in the smoke stack near the roof is supposed to have been the cause. It will lie a great loss to the farmers. Tiik business handled by the B. «fe M. at Nebraska City station amounted to 833,000 during the month of Septem ber. A year ago the business footed up 81 l.ooo, which is certainly a very flattering increase. Warren Uay lost his barn, one-half mile east of Seward, toge'aier with six hundred and fifty bushels of oats, hay, corn, buggy, farm implements, several hogs and many other things usually found around a barn. He had no in Henry Gass of Columbus met with a painful accident. His team became frightened and run away, in attempt ing to get out of the wagon his clothes caught n.nd lie was thrown violently to the ground, sustaining a compound fracture of the left leg. Tiib United Presbyterian parson ago was burned at Kushvlllc. It is sup posed a defective flue was the cause. The building cost about $1,500 and was insured for $1,000, the polieies being held by one of the aid societies of the church that helped erect the building. Friday, October 15, has been desig nated as Children's building day for the public schools of West Point. In the afternoon of this day special exer cises will be rendered in all the depart ments of the schools. The object of the flay is to arouse interest among the pupils in behalf of the children's build ing. which is contemplated by the board of lady managers of the Trans Mississippi exposition. Haki.ky Saiung and Nettie Sprague, two young people of Lexington, arres ted at Heaver City, were taken back in charge of the girl’s father and deputy sheri IT. That?, arrived in Heaver City a week ago and had been living at n local hotel as husband and wife. Nailing was taken back on a charge of seduction. The father says his daugh ter is under 16 years of age and that the young man is but 20 yenrs old. Tub funeral of Miss Daisy, the young daughter of Maj. M. L. Pumbleton of York, who died of typhoid fever, was held in the Methodist church, and was largely attended by the friends and schoolmates of the young lady. Miss Pumbleton was an expert drummer, having while quite a small girl exhib ited a wonderful talent for drumming. She was wejl known in this and other states as the drummer girl of York. Tub governor 1ms issued ids procla mation declaring that on Tuesday, the 2nd day of November, 1807, there will be an clectiou held at the usual places of voting in the state for the purpose of electing one judge of .the supreme court, two regents of the University of Nebraska, one state seuator for the First senatorial district and one rep resentative in the Kighteenth repre sentative district. The two legislative offices are to be filled because of the resignation of Senator Osborne of 1*a\vnee county and the death of Rep resentative Schrnm of Olxnn nnnntw John II. diutBKX, who went to St. Louis some three weeks ago with a car toad of dirt from the Muff farm in Sa line county, to have the same smelted and assayed, returned last evening very much elated over the results of the trip. The dirt run between 816 and $l'.i worth of bullion per ton, ac cording to the essayists at the St. Louis refining company. Considerable delay was caused in smelting on ac eouut of a lank of water and Mr. Orn ben was compelled to leave before all was run through, about five tons left to smelt. Interested parties are nnx iously wiiitiu# further developments. A Marshalltown (Iowa) paper savs: A traveling man who liars been out‘in Nebraska say a that potatoes are plenty and cheap at Kushvilie, Hay Springs and (Jordon. One farmer had 400 bushels and was offering to sell at 20 rents a bushel. As these towns are on the Chicago & Northwestern it may be a good thing for some of our dealers to write to these towns and find out if ", "u‘y cannot be shipped into Iowa. This same man says the dry weather '’y 'f September has made the sugar beet crop raised there the best ever known; ! that usually the beets grade 12 per j cent, sugar test, but this year all are i testing 18 and 20 percent; that the factory this reason asks no Questions and takes all that comes. The Presbyterian church of Fair mont celebrated its 33th anniversary on the 5th and 6th of October. A yopno son of Charles H. .Pratt Hastings was badly bitten by one of the bloodhounds with an “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” company that showed them re cently, J. J. Bahnks, a prosperous farmer living about six miles northwest of Columbus, sustained a severe loss by Are. He has been engaged in the manufacture of sorghum for several years and his factory, together with about 200 gallons of sorghum, besides • “IT* number of new barrels acd e, were destroyed. , THE NEWS IN BRIEF ITEMS OF1NTEREST GATHERED HERE AND THERE. ('ondontatloiii that Embody a Good Deal of Information Without Requlrlug Much Space—Foreign and Domestic Newiy Notes on All Subjects. Monday, Oct. 4. All indications point to a (low of gold from Europe to America; Town elections In Connecticut do not show much change since lust fall. Gov. Holcomb of Nebraska has issued the usual election proclamation. Edward Langtry, former husband of Lily Langtry, has become demon led. The pope of Rome is In excellent health, reports to the contrary not withstanding. By floods In China fifteen or twenty thnus and persons have recently lost their lives. The Loudon Globe predicts that Henry George will be the next mayor of New York. The new Spanish ministry lias taken the oath of office and entered upon their duties. The town of Austin, Pa., was swept by fire, hut five buildings being left* Hundreds are homeless. A protest has been filed at Lincoln against admitting the national democrats to the offi cial ballot. A strong London syndicate Is comiug to this country to endeavor to purchase the Union Pacific. Disastrous prairie fires have occurred In Minnesota and Houth Dakota. Some loss of life is reported. It Is rumored that Grover Cleveland Is pre paring to re-enter politics, having an eye on the New Jersey senatorship. The steamship Christina lias arrived at Havana with $2,000,000 for Gen. Weyler, to be upplled to military operations. The condition of the national treasury on the 1st showed: Available cash balunce, $21U, 437.67 v; gold reserve, $148,170,821. W. B. Finch, of Wisconsin, lias been appoint ed envoy extmordinary and minister pleni potentiary from the United States to Para guay and Uruguay. Tuesday, Oct. B. Thirty-five conventions have been secured for Omulm next year. The railroads are bringing many home* seckeers Into Nebraska. In tho luter-colleglato tennis contest at New Haven Harvard won. A large hotel collapsed at Charlevoix, Mich., killing two and Injuring ten. l’rof. l'runcls W. Newman, author and philosopher. Is dead at Loudon, aged 93. Five political organizations will support llonry George for mayor of the greater Now York. The veiled prophot pagount at St. Louis was said to be the finest ever presented In that city. There Is a fight on In Chicago over the price of beer. The price has been cut and the end Is not yet. Kx-Uovcrnor Boles unnouncos that he will make no moro speeches In Iowa during tho present campaign. Contracts havo been let for a standard gauge road from Canon City toCrlpple Creek, Col., to cost about $1,000,000. The land owned by the Northern Pacific amounts to noarly 34.000,000 acres, of which almost all Is west of tho Missouri river. A statement of the condition of the na tional treasury styiws: Available cash bal ances, $213,802,081 |t gold reserve, $148,403,931. It Is probable that E. \V. Winter will bo elected president of tho Union Pacific if tho reorganized cumpuuy gets control of the road. Samuel It. McMillan, United States senator from 1870 to 1888, died at his homo In St. Paul of anumela. He had been til for nearly a year. The London Times says tho Wolcott com mission Intends to request the government to give an Immediate und final reply to Its financial proposals. Captain W. A. llunn has sold his stx-mllo hill copper mine at Houghton, Mich., to Cam eron, Currie & Co. of Detroit, brokers for New York capitalists, for $500,000. As a result of the revival in trade, the mint In bun Francisco will at once resume the coinage of silver dollars In accordance with Instructions received from Washington. Daniel 8. Lamont has been elected presi dent of tho Northern Pacific Express com pany. which Is un adjunct of tho railroad company of which ho Is a director and vice president. Jucob Harlan, republican nominee for cir cuit clerk of Harlan county, Kentucky, was killed In a political fight on Straight creek. Joe Milton, democratic candidate for Jailer, was mortally wounded. Commissioner General Sullivan’s annual report to the secretary of war shows the ex penditures during the year amounted to $2,1(13,209 of wUUjh $1,972,702 were for the sub sistence of tho army and the balance to set tle claims and other purposes. Tho supremo court of Iowa has affirmed tho decision of tho lower court iu not holding 8. J. Spaulding, who embezzled $18,000 from the secretary of the state pharmacy commission. The court holds ho Is not a public officer, but merely an employe of the commission. Hoauldiug appropriated the sum to speculate In grain. Wednmdir, October «. It Is so dry In Kentucky a water famine is threatened. London disyatches report indications of a Carllst rise. Prairie Arcs huvo done much damago In the vicinity of Chicago. The government has received no ofTor from the English syndicate for the Union PacIAc. rhe Colorado Fuel and Iron Compuny will build a 8500,000 addition to Its plant at PUeblo. Ten states were represented In the west ern waterways convention held In Davenport, Iowa, by fifty delegates. A passenger train on the Boston and Mulno road Jumped the track, resulting In thirty persons being Injured. Mrs.-Lena Kipley Waters, a bride sf three months, committed sulcldo by hang ing herself at the home of her sister. The appointment of Hosea A. Townsend, of Colorado, to be Judge of the Unltod States court for the Indian Territory, Is announced. Mrs. Langtry makes the announcement that she has retired from the stage and that her steam yacht, Wliyto Ladyc, will bo sold. The presldont has appointed Newton U. Bates, U. 8. N.. surgeon general und chief of the bureau of medicine and surgery of the navy. The funeral of Neal Dow, the veteran tem poaanco worker, at Portland, Me., was large ly attended, many distinguished people being present. The annual executive session of tno Na tional Connell of Women of the United States will be held October 35. 20. 27 und at at Nashville, Tenn. From Washington It Is reported that Min ister Woodford lias received no additional instruction from Secretary Sherman or any other government officer since he sailed for Europe. J. R. Burton says this year Is "the best that Kansas has soon in nineteen years. The peo ple will live this year, not merely exist, and trill put away la the neighborhood of 1175.000.000.' The supreme court of Michigan has sus giiued the act of the state legislature require Ing -railroads to Issue 1,000 mile tickets tot 150, koo<1 for use by any member of tliu pur chaser’s family. Weddcrburn 3t Co.. of Washington, D. C., wero disbarred from practice before the In terior department as patent attorneys or agents. The firm Is held to have been guilty "of gross fraud and unprofessional conduct." According to private advices a vessel car rying supplies of medicine, clothing, arms and ammunition for the Cuban army left Montreal for Cuba last Tuesday. The scheme was not authorized by the Cuban junta In Sew York. Attempts to get the Union Pacific to arbi trate Its differences with the lines of the Western Passenger Association have fallen flat. The Union Pacific takes the stand that It will not arbitrate until the other roads have declared that they will not allow the Oregon Short Lino any better commissions than they have been granting to the Central Pacific. Thursday, Oct. 7. Three men were crushed to death In the Homcsteak mine at Lead, S. D. The business portion of the town or Me dorn. III., wus destroyed by fire. The shops of the Central railway system of, Macon. Ga., burned. Loss, 175,000. Tho president has appointed Augustus G. Seyfort of Pennsylvania consul at Stratford. Ont, During the fair festivities at Kansas City thirty persons were Injured by a falling.plat form. On the 6th the sum of £100,000 (1500,000) was withdrawn from the Bank of England for shipment to the United States. The girls’dormitory of the South Dakota Industrial school was destroyed by fire. Seven lives were lost In the conflagration. Yellow fever is gradually increasing In New Orleans and other southern cities. At Mobile the disease has reached tho 100 mark. The general officers of tho national W. C. T. U. have requested all local unions to hold memorial services for tho late General Neal Dow. The Detroit opera house Is a mass of ruins. The flames spread to other buildings and be fore controlled had done damage to exceed $500,COO. Eight bandits held up a Chicago & Alton express train near Kansas City. They only succeeded In robbing tho conductor and ex press agents of personal effects. Editor Bran of the Inconoclast received a severe drubbing at Waco, Tex., at the hands of three trustees of Baylor university, about which he had published un article. George II. Kohlnson, wild several months ago mysteriously disappeared from Omaha, has been found in Michigan. During his en tire absence he claims his mind has been a , blank. uuuiciuuiun insurgents nave lost i^uczai tcnnngo and sustained a severe defeat at Tototonleapan, turning the war strongly In favor of Director Barrios, says a Now York Uornld dispatch. Olllclal notice has boon given by the Union i Pacific to Its connections In Chicago that the negotiations between that road and the Ore gou Short Line have been brought to a con clusion without any of the matters In dispute being settled. Harvey Cherry, who had Just returned to Washington from Nebraska, where ho had sold his farm and had *0,000 on his person, was waylaid by three footpads, knocked senseless and robbed of the money and a val uable gold watch. Friday, October S. Disastrous forest fires have been raging In Manitoba. Kugcne V. Debs Is about to make speeches In u number of eastern cities. < Senator Thurston was In Washington on the 7th and called on the president. The drouth In Tennessee Is unprecedented. Late crops have been literally burned up. John K. Hart of Nebraska has been rein stated as a tagger In tlie agricultural depart ment. Hon, L. M. Ammermann of Scranton, Pa., capitalist and ex-congressman, died sudden ly of heart disease. Jose Stlvorlo Jorrlu, formerly Cuban scun-' tor. Is dead at his lidme In New York City of pneumonia, uged 81 years, The design of Prof. Kcluhold Begns, the celebrated sculptor, has beeu selected for the Bismarck monument tube erected In Berlin. The comptroller of the currency has called for a statement of the condition of the na t lonal banks at the close of business, Octo ber 5. The lord mayor of London announces that the Indian famine fund contributed by Great Britain, the United States and India amounts to £1,500,000. Secretary Wilson of the agricultural de partment Is muktug arrangements for the purchase of foreign seeds for distribution by the department. October 8th was “Nebraska Day" at the Nashville Centennial exposition. Governor Holcomb, Hon-W. J. Bryan, Senator Allen and others were In attendance. The president has appointed the following consuls: Iiufus Hemming of Ohio, at Edin burgh. Scotland; Samuel A. McAllister of Delaware, at Barbadoes West Indies. It Is understood that the supreme court will hand down Its decision this antumn in what are known as the Nebraska maximum freight rate cases and that it will be In favor of the railroads and against the state. Dr. Jameson, the leader of tho Transvaal raid, will seek a seat In tho Cape’s assembly at the next general oiectlou. Tho chief plank in his platform will be “Federation for South Africa.” Saturday, October B. Ex-Senator John B. McPherson ot New Jersey is dead. The corn crop yield ot Nebraska this year is 23i),0O7,H53 bushels. Senator Allen madequlte a lengthy address at Nashville on "Nebraska Day.1* Tl»e Second Presbyterian church at La fuyette, Ind., was destroyed by lire. The report that $.">0,000,000 has been bid for the Union Paeilic has been confirmed. The president has appointed G. H. Bridge man ot New York minister to Bolivia. Discrepancies • amounting to $500,000 have been discovered in the uccounts of the auditor of Brooklyn. The government building at the Trans Misslsslppl exposition is at once to be pushed forward to completion. Governor Drake of Iowa, now at Excelsior Springs, Mo., is so sick that it is feared ha will never leave there alive. A dispatch from Toklo says it is reported there that the king of Corea has proclaimed himself emperor of Corea. Failures for the week ending Oct. 9 were SIS in the Unitod States, as ugainst 293 last year, and 2U in Canada against 40 last year. Charles S.' Davis of Sisseton, S. D., has de clined an appointment as superintendent of the Clouturf and Morris Indian schools, Min nesota. George Morgan, who was hung at Omaha, is said by one of the local papers to have made a confession and by another that he did not. The first Chicago ball player to sign a con tract for next year was Shortstop Duhleu, who affixed his signature to an agreement to play in Chicago. Special Master Cornish will conduct the sale of the entire property embraced by tho Kansas Pacific railway consolidated mort gage at Topeka. Kan., Nov. ii at 11 a. m. Among the diplomatic changes reported at Madrid as being imminent is that the Duke of Almordova. or Senor Murugua. will re place Honor Dupuy >le Lome as Spanish min ister to the United States. LUETGERT is bitter. HE DENOUNCES WITNESSES FOR THE STATE. D«rliir*l He Is an Innocent Man and that Ills (Vile Will Vet Be Heard From— His Health aud Happiness Destroyed by an Unjust Prosecution—Sixty Vears of Age. Liars and Ingrates. Chicago, Ont. 11.—Adolph T>. Luet gert. tho sausage maker on trial for the murder of his wife, said this morn ing in an interview in jail: "I have kept quiet about what I thought of the case that was being made out against me—expressed no opinion during the trial—because I thought by so doing I might injure my cash, But now I will say that in my opinion the case of the state is wholly built upon lies. Why, Frank Odor ufsky and Frank Lewandowsky, those two ‘Pollacks,’ would swear to any thing. They are liars, pure and simple. | Neither of them worked for me the week ending May 1. Odorafsky came to my factory on Friday, April 30. I had nothing for him to do, and told him to come back again on Monday. He was not at the factory again, and all the evidence he gave about what he saw and did at the factory on Sat urday, May, 1, was manufactured. I did try to make soap in that vat. It is the absolute truth of the matter. The soap washed out of the vat and I gave up the job. I had intended to hire three men to scour the sausage factory from top to bottom and put it in first class shape to he sold. The police treated Mary Sieramering shamefully. They bulldozed and threatened her. They tried it on me when I was first placed under arrest, but I stopped them in short order. They could cot put me in the sweat box. I knew my constitutional rights, and told Inspector Schaack that he was not acting in the capacity of a trial court, and that I did not have to answer any of his questions. He dropped me then. Fnlheelr. who swor#> thnt. Mni-w Siemmering told him on Friday that Mrs. Luetgert was upstairs in bed, is a base falsifier, That fellow has not 6een a sober day in years. He used to come to my factory intoxicated and when I ordered him away heV say: ‘Don’t drive me away, Luetgert-. thrash me.’ He is an in grate. borne people seem to think that Luetgert's brain is no good. They are foolish. 1 remember things well. People who are under obligations to me went on the witness stand and swore against me. Some time in the future I may have something to say to these people. Mrs. Johanna Leeban, Fred Miller and Diedrich Biclcnese deliberately falsified when they testified that Mrs. Luetgert always treated her children well. How could they know? .They only called at my house occasionally. Dr. Dorsey, the bone expert, is a very fresh young, man. Ho thinks he knows all about bones, but in my es timation Dr. Walter H. Allport has forgotten more about osteology than Dorsey ever knew. As I have often said before, I believe my wife is still alive. I should not have been surprised if she had entered the court room any day during the long trial now nearly over. She will be heard from yet and then all the peo ple who have lied about Luetgert will be shown up to the world in their proper light. I am an innocent man. My health and happiness have been destroyed by an uujust prosecution and my fortune—the result of years of toil—has been swept away. To-day, verging on CO years of age, 1 find my self almost penniless and in the deep est trouble that can come to man. 1 would like to have told my story to the jury, but my counsel thought it better that I remain off the witness stand. Reluctantly I followed their advice. That is all 1 have to say at this time." $5,000,000 SHORTAGE, Experts Find a Big Discrepancy In the Books of Brooklyn. New York, Oct. 11.—Comptroller Fitch's expert accountants who have been at work investigating the records and accounts in Brooklyn preparatory to consolidation, have found discrep ancies in accounts amounting to #->,000,000. The records of the towns of Flatlands, Flatbush, New Lots, New Utrech and Gravesend, which the officials of these towns claim were turned over to the comptroller and corporation council of Brooklyn when they were merged into Brooklyn, can not be found and their absence inter feres with a proper investigation. A Sliver Spoon With Every Marriage. Macon, Mo., Oct. 11.—A. F. Love, justice of the peace, has advertised that ho will give to each couplfS mar ried by him before New Years a solid silver spoon engraved with the bride’s name and.the date of the union at no advance on the usual rate of St a cer emony. Death or Ex-Senator McPherson. New York, Oct 11.— John Roderick McPherson, one time Democratic lead er in New Jersey, and United States Senator from that state from 1877 until 1895, died late last night at Tay* lor’s hotel, in Jersey Citv. Rear Admiral Clints Dead. Washington, Oct 11.—At St Eliza beth asylum this morning Rear Ad miral John Mellen Brady Clintz, who was placed upon the retired list in 1S83. died, lie came of military stock, his father being a notable figure In the war of 1812. Mr. Hr; an Oats •4«0. 70 Kansas City-, Oct. 1 l. — William J. Bryan will receive $469.70 for his speech in this city Wednesday. E. 8. Swinney, cashier of the First National bank, sent him a check for that Amount to-day. WEYLER RECALLED, General Blnnoo Appointed Governor Gen* ernl ot Cnbn. Madrid, Oct. 11 —The cabinet has decided upon the immediate recall of General Weyler from Cu ba. A decree will be issued appointing Captain Gen eral Blanco y Arenas, marquis of Pena* Plata, governor gene-al of the island. The queen regent will sign the decree to-day. General Blanco will be accompanied by General Arderine as vice governor of Cuba, by General Gonzalo Painals, as chief of staff, and Generals Spando, Bernal and CannaVou. According to El Heraldo, 20,000 re inforcements will accompany General Blanco to Cuba. In the course of the cable message sent by Captain General Weyler to Premier Sagasta, placing his post in Cuba at the disposal of the govern ment, he said: *If the functions with which they bad intrusted me had been merely those of governor general of Cuba, I should have hastened to resign; but the twofold character of my mission, and my duty as commander-in-chief in the face of the enemy, prevent my tendering a resignation. “Nevertheless, although I can rely upon the absolute, unconditional sup port of the Autonomist and Constitu tional parties, as- well as upon public opinion, this would be insufficient without the confidence of the govern ment. This confidenca would be necessary to enable me to put an end to the war which has already been virtually concluded from our lines at Juraeo to Cape Antonio.” Benor Sagasta replied: “I thauk yon for your explanation and value your frankness. I wish to assure you that the government re cognizes your services and values them as they deserve; but it thinks a change of policy, in order to suc ceed, requires that the authorities should be at one with the ministry This has nothing to do with the con fidence felt in you by the government, -for the Liberals have always said that the responsibility for a given policy does not fall upon those who carry it out, but upon the government inspir ing it. I shall communicate your com munication to the government short ly ” Captain General Ramon Iilanco y Arenas, who will succeed Captain Gen eral Valerano Weyler as governor gen eral of Cuba, has had his chief admin istrative experience in the Philippine Islands. lie has been described as the “softest hearted soldier of Spain,” and his whole career indicates his dis position to employ mild rather than violent measures. LILY LANGTRY’S TRIUMPH. Tlio Prince of Wales Rebukes tlie New market Stewards—Amends Made. London, Oct. II.—At Newmarket last week, according to report, the Prince of Wales noticing Mrs. Lang try’s absence from the Jockey club in closure, asked for an explanation from the stewards. Upon this being forth coming, the prince dismissed it as being quite inadequate in view of Mrs. Langtry’s position as a horse owner and as a generous supporter of the turf. The upshot was, still according to the story, that Mrs. Langtry was in vited to resume her usage of the in closure, but she, it appears, was an gry at the manner in which the in vitation was conveyed to her and refused to re-enter the inclosure un P personally invited by one of the stewards. This, it would seem, was finally done. Mrs. Lane try denies that she pro poses to go to California in November to be married to Prince Us ter hazy. She declares that there is no truth in i the reports of her engagement to the | prince. I TELLER PESSIMISTIC The Colorado (Senator Sees No Hope for Silver In This Country. Denver, Col., Oct. 11.—In an inter view on the unfavorable reply antici pated from Great Britain to the inter national bimetallic envoys, Senator Teller said: "I have all along said that Franca might ba willing to open her mints, but that she would ask more conces sions to silver than Great Britain would be willing to grant, and so the conference would come to naught. Moreover, I believe even if England should open the mints of India to the free coinage of silver as France re quests, and France should open her mints, and the Bank of England should hold one-fifth of its reserve iu silver, the present administration would do nothing for silver in this country.” Eighteen Murders Confessed. Rotterdam, Oct 11.—Gustavo Mul ler surrendered to the city police yes terday and declared that he had mur dered his wife and child. As proof of the truth of his confession he produced from his pocket four human ears. The police, on searching his house, found the two bodies. Muller subse quently confessed that he had nlso killed his parents and then made the statement that he had similarly dis posed of fourteen wives, whom he had married in various parts of the world. A Hawallau of Note Shot. San Francisco, Oct. 11.—According to mail advices from Honolulu, Dr. Jecrard K. Smith, a brother of Attor ney General Smith of Hawaii, was at his desk at Koloa on the island of Kauai on the night of September 24 engaged in writing when a knock called him to the door. As he stepped to the veranda, Kapea, a native, shot him and then drove off. The murder was committed because Smith had or dered the uative's mistress to Hono lulu to report as a leper suspeot. Kansas Ilarglar Shot Cottonwood Falls. Kan., Oct. 0.— Last night about ] 1 o’clock an unsuc cessful attempt was made by two rob bers to loot the general merchandise store of C. L Maule at Strong City. One of the robbers was shot by Mr. Maule’s son, Alex, who was sleeping in the store at the time. The wounded robber gives his name as George It. Bishop of Bloomfield, Iowa. There is. little hope of his recovery. lie said, his partner was a barber from New ton, Kan., whose name he refused to give. Salvation Army Colony Plans. Denver, Col., Oct. 9.—Thomas Hol land, national social secretary for the Salvation army, will leave for New York tc«day. Commander Booth Tucker will hold a conference with capitalists in New York October is, when the last details of the proposed colony will be arranged. It is now definitely settled that 1,000 families will be placed in the Arkansas valley. Weyler May Make Trouble. Madrid, Oct. 9.—General Weyler, if Is believed, will fight tooth and nail against being removed from Cuba. He is trying to terrorize the Liberal min istry into retaining him in c*nmand in Cuba until next June, and, if re called now, he will use his influence to create disturbances in the penin sula or deliver himself to the Carlists,. A Nephew or Cleveland. Emporia, Kan., Oct. 9.—A warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest of C. E. Hastings, a nephew of Grover Cleveland. Hastings is charged with embezzlement by G. VV. Yates, state agent of the Union Central Life Insur ance company. The Hudion River Tunnel Involved. New York, Oct. 9.—The Farmers* Loan and Trust company has brought suit against the Hudson River Tunnel company to foreclose a first mortgage deed of trust amounting to 82.750.i>on ! OWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT. Des Moines, Sept. 21). —During- the current week applications for United States letters patent have been allowed :o Iowa inventors as follows: To Peter J. Quirk, of lies Moines, for an apparatus for weighing and dumping ;oal. This machine is constructed to receive a quantity of coal as it is lumped from the mine elevator, to automatically weigh the coal thus received and held, to indicate the weight upon a suitable dial, and to provide simple, convenient and easily operated means whereby the coal thus . held and weighed inay be discharged into a car or a wagon. To Matthew Kehoe, of Cushing, for a two-horse evener, the object of which as des cribed in his specification is “to relieve the single trees pivotally con nected with the ends of the double^ tree, from tortional strain, and to avoid the dangers and accidents incident to the ordinary manner of connecting and using double trees and single trees on a two-horse evener.” To Urn-ton A. Walrath, of Lehigli, on 1 a mechanical movement. This iuven- f tion is designed for use in governing the motion of an engine as it is im parted to other machinery, and is so constructed that the motion of the driven shaft may he reversed or held stationary while the driving shaft of the engine is continually rotated in the flame direction. Valuable information about obtain ing, valuing and selling patents sent, free to any address. Tuomas G. and .1. Rai.pit Okwig, Solicitors oi Patents.. Odd InveuMoua. Above are shown three odd contri vances taken from Sues’ Machine Movements, copyrighted 1897. The first shows a bread cutter, while the other two show inechnni