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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1900)
THE FRONTIER FuMI*h(rfJC»*rr THE FRONTIER PRINTING CO* O’NEILL, - - NEBRASKA BRIEF TELEGRAMS. T-m- ■; Some new buildings are to be erect ed at Fort Crook. .. Tbe navy department has rejected ail tbe bids for armor plate. Over eight millions In gold left New York Oh the 16th for Europe. Carl LaufB, the well-known play wright, died at Cassel, Germany. Drouth all over Iowa has been ef fectually broken by copious rains. The burial of King Humbert of It aly was attended with Imposing cere monies. Governor Shaw of Iowa will make appointment of a senator before Sep tember 1st 11119 winter wjirtu ui nuuuio amounts to 20,677,000 bushels, the larg est since 1896. At Buffalo, N. Y., lae Dakota eleva tor was burned, entailing a loss ap proximating 1600,000. At Lima, Ohio, the dry goods store of Carroll A Cooney was robbed of about 821,000 worth of silks. Robert S. Hughes, president of the Rogers Locomotive company, is dead at his home at Paterson, N. J. A. O. Binham killed his wife and son-in-law, James Bradley, and then committed suicide at Jamestown, 0. The tragedy was the result of family troubles. Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkey met and agreed to fight on August 26, before the Coney Island Sporting club, for a purse of $25,000. Charley White is to be the referee. A head-on collision on the Denver A Rio Grande railroad at Monument, about twenty miles north of Denver, resulted in the death of two persons and the Injury of several others. Orders from Washington instruct the quartermaster of the department of the Missouri to advertise for bids for sup plying 3,000,000 pounds of oatB for usd of the army in the Philippines. Miss Blanche Fearing, the only blind woman lawyer in the United States, if not in the world, and an author of considerable merit, is dead at Eureka SprlngB, after an illness of several months. The grape growers and the wine men near Fresno. Cal., are at war at pres ent. The wine men have called in their buyers and say they will buy no more grapes, as the growers are hold ing them too high. Officers of the Union Pacific said when asked about the rumor that the Chicago A Alton road was negotiating to buy the Kansas Pacific from Kansas City to Denver that they never heard of any such negotiations. An East Las Vegas (N. M.) dis patch says: Ex-Senator Ingalls has de cided to return to Atchison soon after the arrival of his sons, now enroute here. He says he feels able to travel, although he is quite thin and very weak. According to the will of Col. John Mason Loomis, of Chicago, the greater part of his estate, amounting to more than $1,000,000, will be devoted to founding the Loomis Educational In stitute at Windsor, Conn., as a mem orial for the family. Fire at Atlanta, 111., destroyed the livery barn df John Longnecker, in cluding twenty horses, one valued at $2,600; W. W. • Mix’s hardware store and P. F. Angell’s drug store. Loss about $30,000; insurance light. The Are started in the livery barn. The July statement of the Imports and exports of the United States, is sued by the bureau of statistics shows the Imports of merchandise to have been $63,536,253, of which $21,884,068 • was free of duty. The total amount is over $3,000,000 In excess of July, 1899. •The Central Trades and Labor Union of St. Louis, with only one dissenting vote, decided not to revoke the boycott which has been operative In consequence of the street railway strike. President Gom pers, of the American Federation of l^abor, was invoked to assess all labor organizations in the country for the purpose of continuing the strike. A terrific wind and hall storm vis ited Vermillion, S. D., and Clay coun ty. Hundreds of windows were brok en. At Meckling, nine miles west, the storm was more severe. Store fronts were blown in and several barns de molished. Young stock suffered much. The carpenters, the strongest organ ization in the Chicago Building Trades Council, has decided to withdraw from that body, and most of the men prob ably will be at work within few weeks. The move of the carpenters is the second big break in the central organization of the building trades workmen. Pro. Irvin Leviston of Omaha has been elected superintendent of the St. Paul city schools, vice A. J. Smith, re signed. The executive committee of the pro hibition party of North Dakota has placed 9 state ticket in the field headed by D. Carleton. Sylvia Dilhham, of Southampton, ^fonn., celebrated her 100th birthday last week. The figures in the census bureau in Washington relative to the population of Chicago are written thus: “1,675, 000.” This is 335,000 under the Bchool census, the directory census and me census for the Two Million Club. Charles M. Schwab, the president of the Carnegie Steel company, is about to found a trade school ior boys in the neighborhood of Pittsburg. At Lacrosse, Wis., Mrs. Phoebe Moulton, who is one of Wisconsin’s few centenarians, has just celebrated her hundredth birthday anniversary. Jerry Sproul, of Mt. Pleasant, la. sold an excellent load of heavy draft ers in the Chicago auction last week at $1406)235. Since last October England bought 15,000 mules and 6,000 norses in Kan sas City for the army in Africa, and sh< is still buying from 300 to 400 animali a week. INNER CITY ATM® Report From Admiral Bemey Says Allied Forces Still Press Forward. TNC EMPRESS DETAINED IN PEKIN Bald Within Walls ol Forbidden City by Prince Tangedo—Word From Oeneml C bn Wee—New* nt Once Transmitted to the President. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20— From General Chaffee the War department received official confirmation of the fall of Pekin and the rescue of the besieged legationers. The dispatch of the American com mander was not long and contained but few details, but the unconcealed satisfaction with which it was receiv ed by officials of the administration Indicated clearly the anxiety that had been engendered by his prolonged si lence. His last communication to the government, prior to the receipt of to day's advices, was dated August 11, at Matow, almost thirty miles from Pekin. The explanation of his silence is suggested In advices received from Admiral Remey, who, telegraphing from Taku on the 18th, says the tele graph line between that point and Pekin Is interrupted. The cablegram irora Admiral Re mey contains some important informa tion not mentioned by General Chaf fee. He makes the startling state ment, on Japanese authority, that the inner city of Pekin was being bom barded by the allied forces. Admiral Remey says, also, that the dowager empress is detained in the inner city by Prince Yungedo. Advices were received last night from the foreign office at Tokio, Japan, by the Japanese legation in this city and amply confirm previous accounts of the capture of Pekin by the allied troops. Following is the text of the dis patch from General Chaffee,- as made public by the War department: •‘CHE FOO, Aug. 19—To Adjutant General, Washington: Pekin, August 15—We entered legation grounds at 5 o’clock last night with Fourteenth and Light battery. Eight wounded during day’s fighting; otherwise all well. -CHAFFEE.” The dispatch, which was received during the morning, was transmitted immediately to the president at the White House. He expressed his grati fication at the news contained, partic ularly at the small loss sustained by the American troops. A copy of the dispatch, likewise, was sent to Adju tant General Corbin, who was in New York. It will be noted that the dispatch indicates that the American troops en tered the legation grounds at 5 o’clock on the evening of the 14th instant. By the Washington officials and by several legation officials to whom it was shown the date of General Chaf fee's communication is regarded as an error of transmission. It is thought the word "fifteenth" should be "sixteenth.” All previous advices, official and unofficial, have in dicated that the legations were reliev ed on the evening of the evening of the 15th, Wednesday, after a day of sharp fighting. Minister Wu, the Chi nese representative, and Minister Tak ahira of Japan were quite positive on this point, all their official advices be ing that the entrance to the city of Pekin was effected early in the even ing of Wednesday, the 15th instant. The fact that only the Fourteenth Infantry and Riley’s battery entered the city, as shown by General Chaf fee’s dispatch, Indicates that the Ninth Infantry and the marines, who were so conspicuously gallant througnout the advance upon the capital, did not participate in the engagement which led directly to the rescue of the le gationers. Report EmpreM Detained. ROME, Aug. 20.—A dispatch from Taku via Che Foo, August 18, says: "Fighting continues in the streets of Pekin and the allies have bombarded the point that is still resisting. Prince Yung prevented the departure of the empress dowager.” . BRESCI’S LETTERS GIVE CLUE. Correspondence of Anarchists Leads to the Arrest of Two Men. LONDON, Aug. 20.—The Rome cor respondent of the Daily Mail says: ‘'The arrest of Maresca and Guida in New York arose out of some letters received at Bresci's lodgings subse quent to the assassination of King Humbert. One of them, dated New York, July 25, and signed ‘Mabor,’ urging that Maresca and Guida would do their duty toward President Mc Kinley. Maresca is known to the Ital ian police as a most fanatical anar chist/’ Injured by * Wave. PORTLAND, Me., Aug. 20.—While in bathing at Old Orchard Saturday John B. Clough, clerk of courts at Memphis, Tenn., was seriously injured by a wave. Today he had not im proved and the physicians say it is a very peculiar case. Bank of Spain Report. MADRID, Aug. 20.—The report of the Bank of Spain for the week ending yesterday shows the following: Gold in hand, no change; silver in hand, increase, 1,888,000 pezos; notes in cir culation, decrease, 8,203,000 pezetas. Gold was quoted yesterday at 28.85, Order* Were Misunderstood. PARIS, Aug. 20.—The board of in quiry which investigated the cause of the loss of the torpedo boat destroyer Framee, which was sunk in a collision with the battleship Brennus on the night of August 11, during the maneu vers of the French squadron com manded by Vice Admiral Fournier off Cape St Vincent, oflicialy reports that the disaster was due to a. misunder standing of an order on the part of the Framee’s helmsman, who turned > the destroyer in a direction opposite to the instructions of her commander. Captain Manduit Du Ple6Sie. LAST RITES OVER INGALLS, Ea-Senator U Burled at HI* Old Homo In Ateblion, Kansas. ATCHISON,. Kan., Aug. 20 —Funeral services over the body of ex-Senator Ingalls were held yesterday at Trinity Episcopal church, ana subsequently internment was made in the family vault In Mount Vernon cemetery. Ow ing to the request of the family for privacy, a request was made in ao cordance with the expressed wish of Mr. Ingalls, there was no great throng at the services. The little church was filled with friends of the family and a few persons were obliged to stand. The exercises were very simple. Chop in’s funeral march was played as the j coffin was borne into the church, the ! Kpiscopal service was read, and a vest : ed choir of thirty men and boys sang | “From Every Stormy Wind that j lilows” and “Nearer, My God, to | Thee.” The officiating cergyman an nounced that interment would be strictly private and only members of the family and the pallbearers, young men, sons of old friends of the dead | ex-senator, went to the cemetery. A special train came in from Topeka at noon bringing ex-Senator W. A. Pefter, who succeeded Ingalls; Judge W. A. Johnson of the supreme court; A. A. Doddard, attorney general, and others. FORCED TO KILL HIS FATHER, Jtmti M. Burnham of Wymore bhoot* to Save Hie Own Life. •" WYMORE, Neb., Aug. 20.—James M. Burnham, publisher of the Wy morean, shot and killed his father, Captain CollinB A. Burnham, at their home in the west part of town yester day. Burnham was exonerated by the coroner’s jury this evening. The father has for years been in the habit of getting on sprees and while under the influence of liquor he was considered a most dangerous man, having many times threatened to kill his family. This morning the father came home in a delirious state and attempted to kill his son with a butch er knife. When the son was backed up in a corner and there waB no al ternative he fired a shot from a 38 caliber revolver which went through the father’s heart, killing him almost instantly. The son then came down town and told his friends what he had done. He is in an almost crazed condition with grief. Public sentiment is with him. Captain Burnham was a captain in the civil war and while a fiend when drinking was most congenial when sober. PACKAGE Of MONEY MISSING. Express Company Loses Twenty - Five Thousand Dollars. CHICAGO, Aug. 20.—Somewhere be tween Chicago and Burlington, la., an express package supposed to contain $25,000 is alleged to have gone astray. The Commercial National bank of this city sent the package to the Burlington agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad a few days ago, on or ders given from the Burlington head quarters in this city. The money was sent by the Adams Express company. When the money was sent from the Chicago bank it was wrapped up in the usual way by which money is transmitted. In due course of time the Burlington agent of the railroad received a similar package, but it contained nothing but brown paper. The wrapper containing the worth less paper was returned to Chicago and the bank officials are certain it is not the one sent out by them. Famoua Rough Rider Diet. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—Sergeant ‘‘Buck” Taylor, known as “King of the Cowboys,” a dashing cavalryman and one of the best known of the Rough Riders, died at Providence hospital to day of consumption, the result of ill ness contracted during the Cuban cam paign. A telegram was sent to Gov ernor Roosevelt tonight informing him of Roosevelt’s death. Fatal Playing of Ghost. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 20.— While frightening a crowd of negroes tonight by pretending she was a ghost, Florence Almond, aged 15 years, was struck on the head with a brick thrown by one of the negroes and killed. The negroes were gathered on a lot at Fifty-seventh and Ludlow streets and the girl who lived nearby, had wrapped a white sheet about her and suddenly appeared before the crowd. The latter scattered in all di rections and the girl was about to re turn when the brick was thrown. She died »in a few minutes. The negro sus pected of throwing the brick has not been captured. South Dakota’* Wb«at Crop. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Aug. 20.—Now that the work of threshing this year’s wheat crop is In progress throughout the state, there is much speculation as to the probable total wheat yield in South Dakota. In an interview, Su perintendent Hyde of Bradstreet’s Commercial agency said: “South Da kota will produce a total yield of 21, 200,000 bushels, or three-fourths of an average crop.” Statistic* of Germany’s Product. BERLIN, Aug. 20.—Germany pro duced 1,580,000 tons of raw sugar dur ing the twelve months ending July 31, as against 1,520,000 tone for the prevl qus twelve months. Germany’s ex ports of war material to China last year aggregated 8,150,000 marks, as against 3,430,000 marks for 1898. Proclamation of Roberta. PRETORIA, Aug. 20.—Lord Roberts’ proclamation, after reciting the fact that may have broken the oath to maintain neutrality and that the leni ency extended to the burghers is not appreciated, warns all who break their oaths in the future that they will be punished by death, imprisonment or fine. He declares that all burghers in districts occupied by the British, ex cept those who take the oath, will be regarded as prisoners of war and transported, and that the buildings on farms where the enemy or his scouts are harbored will be liable to be razed. LEASES FOR INDIAN LANDS Acting Secretary Bran Insists That They Be Minutely Scrutinized. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—The at tention of the Interior department was recently called to the fact that nearly 400 leases on allotted lands of the Omaha and Winnebago Indians in Thurston county, Nebraska, were be ing held up, and that if immediate ac tion was not had considerable hard ship would result to Indian allottees. Acting Secretary Ryan said today that leases had to be gone over carefully before final approval could be made, and as the force of the Interior de I partment is at present short-handed by reason of employes taking vaca tions the work of examination is nec | essarily much slower than would or dinarily be the case. He said that leases were not “held up” in the sense of opposition to them, but were very minutely scrutinized, so that Indians making leases would have rightful protection. leasing or maian lanas is wrong in principle,” said Secretary Ryan, “ and a stop should be put to it. The government should insist upon the In dians becoming self-supporting in stead of permitting them to become loafers. It is a mistaken idea to per mit the Indians to live oft the govern ment. Instead he should be taught to work and to realize that his stand ing in the community depends entirely upon his ability to farm his lands and realize on his crops.” The Interior department recently is sued an order that all leases of al lotted lands hereafter should contain a clause stipulating that the lessor agreed to improve the leasehold in the way of building, fences, barns and outhouses, so that when the Indian. began farming he would find that his property had advanced in value in stead of having retrograded by reason, of the leases. _ Tornado Wracks Building*. SUPERIOR, Neb., Aug. 20.—A tor nado with the usual funnel-shaped cloud struck the town of Bostwick, eight miles west of here, coming from the northwest. No one was hurt, but the property damage is considerable. J. Warren Keifer, jr., is one of the principal losers. A house and ele vator belonging to him were wrecked to the extent of $1,000. Mrs. McCon nell’s and J. I. Burwell’s houses were wrecked. Charles Henderson’s house, occupied by J. W. McBee, was badly damaged. The hotel was partially wrecked. The new town hall is off its foundations. In this city a number of small buildings were overturned. .Took Strychnine by JttUtake. HOWELLS, Neb., Aug. 20.—Anton Dloughy, a prominent Colfax county farmer, came very near reaching his death as the result of a dose of poi son accidentally administered by his own hand. His wife had placed some strychnine in a cup, with a small amount of water, and put it in what she considered to be a safe plaec, in tending to use the poison to kill go phers. Mr. Dloughy went to take a drink of liquor and not knowing any thing about the poison picked up the cup in which his wife had placed it, poured out his drink and swallowed it. Antidotes were administered and after vigorous work he was brought out of danger. Boy and Torpedo. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Aug. 20.— Young Body, son of Henry Body, bad the thumb and forefinger of his right hand blown off while lighting a tor pedo. In company with several other lads of his size and age he was play ing, when he discovered a package tucked under one end of a corn crib, which contained a large number of mining torpedoes. Ignorant of their destructive powder young Body took one of the explosives, stepped some distance away from his companions and applied a match to it. Had he been less careful his life would have paid the penalty. Where the torpe does came from is a mystery. Stanton Man Take* Strychnine. STANTON, Neb., Aug. 20.—Fred Pe terson, a well known young man of this place, died from the effects of a dose of strychnine, taken with sui cidal intent. No reason is known for Peterson’s action. He was the keeper of a restaurant here, apparently pros perous in business, an exemplary man in every respect and had the confi dence and good will of all. He was quite well acquainted throughout the county, having taught school in the country for several years. His father and mother live here, a brother and sister in Fremont, a sister in Omaha and another in Lincoln. Hall Caught in California. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 16.— Robert B. Hall of South Omaha, Neb., was arrested In this city today upon arrival of the train from the east. Hall is accused of having stolen large sums from firms for which he had acted as collector. He. admits having taken the money and says he fled from Omaha to Cheyenne, where he started to en list in the army. Celebrated It* Birthday. DIXON, Neb., Aug. 18.—The tenth birthday of Dixon was celebrated here by a grand harvest festival, as has been the custom for a decade. Thou sands gathered for miles about, com ing not only from neighboring coun ties, but from South Dakota and Iowa as well. Horse Kill* Farm Hand. KENNARD, Neb., Aug. 20.—Peter Anderson, a farm hand, working for Frank Jahnel, was kicked in the Btomach by a broncho and died from his injuries. Drought Back to I,lfe. BELLEVUE, Neb., Aug. 20.—Dick Hooton was discovered hanging in the barn of his brother-in-law. His body was still warm and he was cut down and resuscitated by the method of pro ducing artificial respiration by work ing the arms and chest. Hooton was disapolnted and angry at being brought back to life and he threatened he would try it again in a few days. He was put in charge of the insanity board. Hooton, who was a bill poster in Couneil Bluffs, has been despondent and grown mentally unbalanced since his wife left him in February, she go ing back to the Bluffs. i ALLIES OCCUPY PEKIN Besieged Legationera Believed by Army Headed by Japanese. CHINESE RESISTANCE OVERCOME Attack Made Wednesday and Victory Bought with Considerable Loss—Im perial Troops Retreat—News Confirmed From Several Sources. WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—The al lied armies have captured and entered Pekin, in the face cf obstinate resist ance and the members of the foreign legations are safe. Official confirma tion of the fall of the Chinese carit.il came to the United States government tonight in the shape of two cable grams, one from Admiral Rcmey and the other from Consul Fowler at Che Foo. The cablegram from Admiral Remey came to hand first, early in the evening, followed very soon by that of Consul Fowler, and the officials, realizing the great public interest in the events which it was believed had happened in Pekin at once made them public. Admiral Remey’s dispatch is as fol lows : » “TAK'U, Aug. 17.—1 a. m.—Bureau Navigation, Washington: Just receiv ed telegram from Tien Tsin, dated 16th, 10 p. m.: “ ‘Pekin was captured on August 15. Foreign legations are safe. Details follow slowly.’ REMEY.” That from Consul Fowler, giving Im portant details of the occurrences at the time of the capture of the city, was given out in the subjoined official statement: "CHE FOO, Aug. 17.—(Received Au gust 17, 7:55 p. m.)—Secretary of State, Washington: Seventeenth, Jap anese admiral reports allies attacked Pekin, east, 15th; obstinate resistance: evening, Japanese entered capital with other forces; immediately surrounded legations; Inmates safe; Japanese loss over 100; Chinese 300. “(Signed.) FOWLER.” Previous information, which has been received here, showed that the allied armies took possession of Tung Chow on the 12th instant. From that city to Pekin the distance is not very great, not more than a dozen miles. It seems evident, therefore, that the armies halted for a time at «Tung Chow, probably for the purpose of giving the men a rest and by prepar ing for the attacK upon the capital city in force after waiting until. the rear of the advancing host should ar rive at the front. Possibly also the delay was the result of negotiations Inaugurated by the Chinese officials, looking to the delivery of the minis ters with a Chinese or other escort. If negotiations were attempted they must have failed, as the army con tinued on Its march and attacked the capital three days after reaching Tung Chow. The president was overjoyed on hearing the news of the safety of Min ister Conger and his associates. He has been hopeful all along that their rescue from the perilous position they have been In for so long a time would be speedily accomplished. Tonight confirms that belief. COMING HOME FROM NOME. Two Ships Arrive With 1,000 Passengers and S3.000.000 in Gold. PORT tTOWNSEND, Wash., Aug. 18. —Two steamships arriving from Nome today brought nearly COO passengers. The Roanoke, with 200 passengers, was a treasure ship in every sense of the word, it having on beard ?3,000,000 In gold and a cargo of furs valued at $1, 000,000. The gold was almost all from Dawson, having been shipped down the Yukon to St. Michael and mere placfed oboard the Roanoke. The steamer Robert Dollor brought nearly 400 pas sengers. Raliifl Have Helped Corn. CHICAGO, Aug. 18.—The condition of the corn crop in Nebraska, as sum marized from reports received at the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad headquarters, has greatly improved within the last week. Three heavy rains, covering the central and east ern parts of the state, have assured the maturing of the crop, which in the section named promises a large yield. Extending over four of the cen tral counties—Phelps, Kearney, Har lan and Franklin—is a dry stretch of country, where corn will not be more Portable PnRtofflce for Troop*. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18— H. W. Robinson, superintendent of the Amer ican postal service to be established in China, who with his assistant, G. M. Hunt, sailed on the Warren, says he postofflces to be used for the United States troops will be portable. They can be put together or taken apart as camp luggage. Military station No. 1, to be located at Taku, will keep a record of the' movement of the troops, so that as good mail dispatch to and from China may be bad as in any other part of the world. Ar ion* Sheep In Town. DUBUQUE, la., Aug. 20.—A flock of over 2,000 sheep were landed here and were driven out to the monastery, where they will be fattened for the market. They belong to the Phoenix Wholesale Meat company of Arizona and were brought here because of lack of grass in Arizona. Department Stand* by Good now. WASHINGTON, Aug. a8.—The state department takes no stock in tne story put forth by the China Gazette at Shanghai, accusing Consu: Good now of complicity with the Chinese. On the contrary he is spoken of in the very highest terms and his course in the trying situation is commended. The only part which Mr. Goodnow took in the landing of British troops was to In form the state department that he doubted the wisdom of landing troops of one nation without others having ! the same privilege. CAMPER DROWNS NEAR SCHUYLER A Voaof Man Goe* Beyond His Depth In McAllister Like. K 8CHUYLER, Neb., Aug. 17.—Her bert DeBray of LaG range, 111., aged 32, guest of Chauncey W. Nieman and one of a party of campers at Mc Allister’s lake, a nearby resort for small camping parties, was drowned in the lake. He was unable to swim and got beyond his depth. E. F. Folda started to his rescue, but was unable to assist him and no one else was able to reach him before he sank the last time. He went down at the edge of a funnel-shaped depression, where water was twenty feet deep, and his body moved to the lowest part, which made diving difficult on account of deep water arid prevented a speedy location of the body. Fell Into the Rim. LOUISVILLE, Neb., Aug. 18.— While crossing the Platte river bridge George Metz, a Cass county farmer, together with his wife and child, were thrown from the bridge into the river, a distance of ten feet The bridge is undergoing repairs and is only open for travel at given times. Where the accident occurred the banisters of the bridge had been removed. A loose board frightened the team and It be gan to back. Mr. Metz jumped, and catching the horses by the bits, tried to prevent them from backing off the bridge, but was unable to stop them, and the carriage containing Mrs. Metz and the child went down, followed by the team. Mrs. Metz was injured about the shoulders and hips, but the child was unhurt. A Hail Fusillade. CHADRON, Neb., Aug. 18.—A hail storm several miles wide visited Chad ron, beating vegetation into the earth and stripping trees and berry bushes of their foliage, destroying flower gardens and breaking nearly all the windows on the north side of the buildings. Hail a3 large as hen eggs fell, and the ground was coverd with ice. Rain followed and torrents of water washed hail Into drifts in canyons and creeks, where they are still stacked. A funeral procession was caught in the storm, but shelter was sought before damage was done. Stock was stampeded and run into fences. The Show Moved On. BLOOMFIELD, Neb., Aug. 18.—The Great Syndicate English-American show showed here and proved to be a fake. It is alleged they endeavored to get every dollar in sight by short changing, picking pockets and other dishonorable methods. A crowd of several hundred people assembled just before the time for the evening per formance and demanded that the show leave the town immediately and that all money wrongfully obtained be re turned. Upon being refused the mob seized the manager and was about to string him up when he accepted their proposition, settled in full and left town as quickly as possible. Breaks All Records. NEMAHA, Neb., Aug. 18.—NemahaV calims the state championship for the greatest precipitation during any given period of time for the season. Sunday night’s rain broke all previous records. The Burlington six-inch gauge was running over at midnight. Several per sons who had jars out ranging in height from twelve to fourteen inches were full to overflowing. E. J. Max well had a half bushel measure, four teen inches in depth, which was filled with water within one and a half inches. Found .Dead In Bed. BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 18.—Fred Schlake, a well-to-do farmer living near Pickrell, was found dead on the road about four miles northehst of Pickrell. Schlake’s body was found in the wagon road and two small holes about the size of a wire nail were discovered behind the left ear. How they came there the coroner or the examining physician were unable to determine. The jury returned a ver dict of death from unknown causes. Placea the Gun at His Breast. BLUE HILL, Neb., Aug. 18.—Wait McNeer of this place committed sui side by shooting himself. He attached a string to the trigger of the gun and placed the muzzle close to his breast. The charge tore his heart entirely out, killing him instantly. He left letters explaining all, but they are yet kept a secret. He was about 30 years old and highly respected by all who knew him. Tornado at Kennard. KENNARD, Neb., Aug. 18.—A tor nad visited this section about mid night. Several houses near town were blown from thirty to sixty feet from their foundations, trees were uprooted and chimneys blown down about town. The residence of John Lum was blown several rods. Mrs. Lum was severely injured. It was the worst Btorm that ever visited here. Rain fell in tor rents. A Beatrice Kan Drowned. BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 18.—Arthur ' Freeman, a well known young jeweler of this city, was drowned while swim ming in the Blue river, about a mile above the city. The young man was accompanied by several companions, and one of them, Fred Lasch by name, nearly suffered a like fate in trying to rescue Freeman and was only rescued after strenuous efforts by his com panions. Strnok by a Train. O’NEILL, Neb.. Aug. 18.—John and James Rodenham, brothers, were struck by the first section of the Elk horn passenger train on a crossing four miles west of O’Neill and badly Injured. They are farmers and were returning to their home west of Em met from O’Neill. Definite informa tion is difficult, but report is that the team was killed, the wagon demol ished and the men seriously hurt. They were picked up by the train crew and taken to Atkinson for med ical treatment