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The pressed (lass factories through
out the country have resumed, em
ploying over 1,000 men.
Mias Blanche Fearing, the only blinci
woman lawyer in the United States, If
not In the world, and an author of con
siderable merit, is dead at Eureka
8prings after an Illness of several
months.
The total population of Kansas, as
returned by township assessors for
March 1, through their county clerks,
and tabulated by F. D. Coburn, secre
tary of the state board of agriculture,
la 1,444,708.
The navy department is offered by
Cblca«o citizens the ship’s bell from
the old brick battleship Illinois to the
new Illinois, now approaching comple
tion at Newport News. The offer will
be accepted.
An Iowa lumber dealer who recent
ly loaned a Livingston county, Mo.,
farmer 9250 on 100 acres of walnut
tlmebr land, has hunted for three
weeks and found only twelve walnut
trees In the county.
Qeronimo, the noted Indian chief,
recently reported to have become In
sane, is, it Is now said, about to marry
a youthful girl with a bank account
of 940,000. The old warrior is declar
ed to be In his usual health.
Carl Ledleur and All Blackhawk, In
dians from the Crow reservation in
Montana, have been at the Chicago
stock yards watching the sale of 520
head of range cattle raised by the
braves on the reservation.
At Pond Creek, Okla., lire broke out
in Berry’s barn and before the flames
could be stopped the barn and Boze
man’s wholesale poultry eetabltshment
were burned down. Dempsey’s lumber
'yard was partially damaged.
The American window Glass com
pany declared a per cent dividend
on Its 94,000,000 stock. This Is the
second this year. All the plants will
be in operation September 1, which 1b
a most unusually early start.
Colorado seems to have been monop
olizing the western summer resort,
business this year, to the undoing of
other western resort managers. It is
said that some 20,000 people have been
carried Into Colorado thiB season.
“The agrarians and some butchers
of Germany are trying to create a
popular prejudice against the con
sumption of American meats, and par
ticularly of American lard,’’ says Con
sul General Guenther at Frankfort,
Germany.
Mrs. Ingersoll of Palnesvllle, O., the
woman who in May, 1898, kidnapped
Gerald Lapiner, aged two and a half
years, at Chicago and kept him hidden
several months, has gone insane after
a year's confinement in the state pen
itentiary.
At Centralla, 111., Elizabeth Hoff
man, an elderly German, who lives
alone, was robbed of 91.400 In cash, a
certificate of deposit for 91.000 and
other valuable papers. She had little
faith in banks and kept most of her
money in the house.
At Dubois, Pa., the entire works
above ground of the Bcrwlnd colliery,
which belonged t6 the Berwind-White
Coal Mining company, was destroyed
by fire. Sixty men were in the mine
at the time the fire broke out, but es
caped. Loss, 9200,000.
The population of Greater New York
indicated by the count Just completed
at the census office Is 3,437,202. This
Includes the population of the bor
oughs of Manhattan and Bronx, previ
ously announced, and those of Brook
lyn, Richmond and Queens. The op
proximate estimated Increase since
1890 shows it to have been 37.9 per
cent. i u:- :
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The old contention that the best
wool cannot be grown In this country
has been thoroughly refuted. A Chi
cago Arm received on consignment a
clip of 500,000 pounds raised in Wyo
ming and all experts who have seen it
agree that in fineness, strength, length
of staple and Bilky fiber it is equal in
quality to the best grown Australian
wool.
John Prltchlaff, one of the largest
wholesale hardware merchants in the
west, died of diabetes at Milwaukee.
Rev. Wm. Walters, one of the old
est Congregational ministers in central
Illinois, died at his home in Wyoming,
111., after a long illness of a chronic
nature.
The- Carnegie company has made a
deal whereby it will control the iron
production of Lake Superior region
for fifty years.
At San Francisco, Colonel Victor C.
Dubois, First California volunteers,
died, after a long illness from disease
contracted during the Philippine cam
paign.
i John G. Hawley of Detroit, well
known and widely quoted authority on
criminal law, died of uraemic poison
ing.
The postofflce department has or
dered the establishment of free deliv
ery service, September 1, at Eaton,
Colo.
At Caracas. Veneauela, former Pres
ident Andueza Palacio is dead.
At Shelbyvllle, Ind., Samuel Wallace
and John Boltz. accountants, finished
their investigation of the county books.
They will report a probable shortage
of $165,000 in Treasurer J. Marsh Wil
son’s office. Wilson was convicted of
filing a false claim for $1,600.
The New York democratic state com
mittee voted to hold the state con
vention at Saratoga. September 11.
The largest coal deal ever transacted
In eastern Ohio has just been closed
and 18,000 acres of coal lands pass
into the hands of Cleveland capital
ists.
A tornado struck Harold, S. D., de
stroying the Van Dusen elevator and
several smaller buildings. No one
was injured.
Mrs. Varleria Gibson, while tempo
rarily insane, jumped from the third
floor of the Park hotel at Great Falls,
MonL, and received injuries from
which she died.
i WAR CLiD SO FAR.
Sonia, Germany and Japan Hare Yet to
Break C3f Belationa with China.
RUMOR FROM f 00 NOT GREOITCD.
Wuhiigtoa II»» H*»rd Nothin* In Vnja
From Conger, Rente? or ChnfTen—Fenr
EiprwMd to Internationals Action
Meaning of Russian Attitude.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—Russia,
Germany and Japan have not declared
war upon China, either separately or
in concert. This statement Is made
upon the authority of the highest
character.
What those nations may do within
the next forty-eight hours, or within
the next fortnight, is a question which
no one in Washington is prepared to
answer.
A brief dispatch from Che Foo, con
veying a rumor current there that
Russia, Germany and Japan had joined
in a declaration of war upon China,
aroused some interested comment
among Washington officials and among
diplomatic representatives of foreign
governments resident here. In neither
official nor diplomatic circles, how
ever, was the rumor taken seriously, j
No Information of such action has !
reached either the Department of State j
or ths legations of the governments
primarily Interested. That fact alone
Is accepted in official circles as a suffi
cient refutation of the rumor.
Officials of the State, War and Navy
departments were at their desks early
today, but up to the hour of closing
for the day not a word had been heard
from Minister Conger, General Chaf
fee or Admiral Remey. Since the dis
patch from Consul Fowler was received
late last Thursday night the Depart
ment of State has received no advices
from any source in China, except a
brief cablegram from Minister Conger
Inquiring how he should route his
messages. The text of the dispatch,
which, it was explained, was very brief
and purely administrative in charac
ter, was not made public. The War
department has received no dispatch
from General ChafTee, known to have
come directly from him, for about a
weok. Cablegrams signed “ChafTee”
have been received, but as they con
tained only lists of casualties it is as
sumed they were sent by some subor
dinate officer In General Chaffee’s '
name. From no official sources has the
department learned of the departure
of forty Americans from Pekin to Tien j
Tsln, as reported to a London paper
under date of August 19.
Advices from General Chaffee are
expected hourly, as the military tele
graph line between Tien Tsin and Pe
kin, which has been interrupted, pre
sumably is being or has been repaired.
Imperative instructions were sent yes
terday to the commander of the United
States forces at Tien Tsin to have the
line restored at once under the pro
tection of a cavalry detachment. A
suspicion exists here that the delay in
messages, both from and to Washing
ton, is rather between Che Foo and
Shanghai than between Tien Tsin and
Pekin. From Che Foo to Shanghai 1
the telegraph line is in control of the
Chinese authorities and it is Buspected
they are not so prompt in the trans
mission of messages as they might
be.
Later in the day a dispatch was re
ceived at the Japanese legation from
the foreign office of Japan conveying
the latest and most authentic informa
tion of the situation in and around
Pekin. In a measure the advices
were of a disquieting nature, as they
indicated that tho Chinese had rallied
their forces and were preparing for an
attack upon the allies in Pekin. If I
it should prove that the allied forces
were besieged in Pekin it would ac
count for the lack of advices from
General Chaffee.
American* Leave Pekin.
LONDON, Aug. 27.—A special dis
patch from Pekin, dated August 20,
says: Forty Americans, with an escort
of United States troops, start for Tien
Tain tomorrow.
rMarch Through the Palace.
PARIS, Aug. 27.—General Frey,
commanding the French forces at Pe
kin, telegraphs under date of August
20:
[ "The allies have driven the Boxers
from all the points they occupied. The
allies are camped outside the imperial
palace, which was occupied by Borne
soldiers of the regular Chinese army.
Th generals decided to march the in
ternational forces through the palace
doors, which were afterward closed.”
Farmer Killed with a Shot dun.
STUART, Neb., Aug. 25.—Henry
Beck, residing near Boneskee, S. D.,
was mowing and carrying a shotgun
with him. In some manner the gun
was discharged and the bullet pene
trated his left lung, causing his death.
Mrs. Moore for President.
TOPEKA, kan., Aug. 27.—Mrs. O. L.
Moore, ex-department president of the
Woman's Relief Corps of Kansas, is
being boomed for national president of
the organization. She was endorsed
at the recent state convention of the
Woman’s Relief Corps and the Kansas
delegates to the Chicago encampment,
which started north tonight, will work
for her election._
Mexican War Veterans.
CINCINNATI, 0., Aug. 27—The Na
tional Association of Mexican War
Veterans will meet in Cincinnati, Sep
tember 13 and 14,- and the local com
mute of entertainment have ararnged
a very enjoyable program for the
pleasure of the veterans. This pro
gram covers receptions, banquets and
rides to p'oint3 of interest in and about
the city, inculding a visit to the mll
tary camp at Fort Thomas. Mexican
veterans are expected from all over
the country, as it is probable that this
will be the last formal meeting of the
national association.
FEAR OF FAMINE AT TIEN TSIN.
ThouMdi of Village Refugee* flotllif
to City Captured bp Alllae.
LONDON, Aug. 27.—The latest news
from Pekin indicates that the situa
tion there is unchanged. The imperial
city is still invested, but has not yet
been occupied.. The allies when j the
last message left, were still refraining
from aggressive action pending In
structions from their government
An attack from 30,000 Boxers Was
expected and to'meet this the Whole
American force and the British artil
lery, according to a dispatch to the
Morning Post from Pekin, dated Au
gust 18, was moved to the outer city
wall. The Boxers were reported com
ing from the south.
Oeneral Dorward, in his report of
the engagement ontslde Tien Tsin Au
gust 19, when the Americana, British
and Japanese signally defeated a large
fores of Boxers, killing over 300, says
in a dispatch dated August 25:
“The lines of communication near
Tien Tsin are now free from danger.
The enemy had been treating the vil
lagers badly. Several decapitated
bodies were found near their caihp.
The villagers are now fighting to Tien,
Tsin at the rate of about a thousand a
day. As there is not more than a
month’s food supply, there is every
prospect of & famine shortly.”
The declaration that a famine is im-i
minent m consequence of the made)
quacy of provisions for the hordes oij
refugees at Tien Tsin adds a new ele-j
ment of peril to the situation.
Shanghai advices say the report oij
the capture of Emperor Kwang Su bfy
the Japanese was erroneous. It was a
case of mistaken identity.- The Pekin
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph,
writing August 19, says that the em
press dowager fled westward and adds:
"She has a bodyguard of 1,500 and as
the mountainous character of the
country would prevent artillery for
lowing, it is believed she will not be
pursued.”
This correspondent reports every
thing quiet on the date of his dispatch,
but a telegram to the same paper from
Tien Tsin, dated August 24, asserts
that 1,000 Russians, Germans and Jap
anese pushed forward from Pekin with
the intention, it was assumed, of pur
suing the fleeing empress dowager.
At a' conference of ministers and
generals, held at Taku Friday, it was
decided, according to the correspond
ent of the Daily Telegraph, to refer
the fate of the Forbidden city to Eu
rope.
FURNISHES BEEF FOR THE CZAR.
Artuoar Gets an Order for 6,000,000
Pounds for Soldiers.
CHICAGO, 111, Aug. 27.—Armour &
Co. have received an order from the
Russian government for 6,00d,000
pounds of "beef on the hoof” to the
feed the soldiers of the czar in China.
This is the largest order of the kind
in the history of the Chicago meat
trade. Options are said to have been
taken upon every available ship in the
carrying trade on the Pacific. It will
take 5,000 fatted cattle to fill the order.
The cattle will be sent from San
Francisco via Hawaii and Japan.
Plan for Uprising In Manila.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27—The War
department has made public letters
found among the papers of General
Ricart, recently arested by the police
near Manila. Among them is an un
signed letter in regard to an attack on
Manila in January, 1900. It states that
the reason for not carrying out the
proposed attack was because of the
small number of resolute persons sta
tioned at the gates and because Gen
eal Otis had gone aboard a ship in
Manila bay. Another attack was
planned, but not carried out because
the "enemy” made a careful search of
the city.
After Express Robbers.
BURLINGTON, la., Aug. 27.—Two
detectives left Burlington tonight for
some point east, where it is claimed
they will arrest men concerned in the
$20,000 express robbery. Absolutely
nothing is known of the point that it
is stated that there are three in the
gang and it will be in the hands of the
detectives by noon Monday. The
| point of arrest is said to be some city
i between Burlington'and Chicago.
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I A Soldier Die* Bravely,
i LONDON, Aug. 27.—A special dis
patch from Pretoria, dated August 24,
gives description of the execution on
Friday of Lieutenant Cordua of the
Transvaal artillery, convicted by court
martial of breaking his parole in plot
ting to abduct Lord Roberts and kill
British officers. Cordua walked fear
lessly to the garden behind the jail.
At his own request he was not bound
and sat in a chair with folded arms.
Ten bullets entered his body.
Wanhlpi to Enforce Claim.
T ANGER, Morocco, Aug. 27.—A
United States war ship has arrived
here today to support the claim aris
ing out of the murder last June of
Marcos Essagin, a naturalized Ameri
can citizen, who was the manager of
the Fez branch of the French firm of
Braunsweig & Co.
Census of Two Cities.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—The pop
ulation of Rochester, N. Y., was made
public today by the census bureau. It
Is 162,165, against 133,896 in 1890, an
increase of 28,539, or 51.31 per cent.
The population of Indianapolis, as
Just made public by the census bureau,
is 169,164, against 105,436 in 1890, an
increase of 63,728, or 60.44 per cent.
Roberta Meets Generals.
CAPETOWN, Aug. 27.—Lord Rob
erts arrived yesterday at Belfast, a few
miles west of Machododorp, where he
met Sir Redvers Buller, General
French and General Pole-Carew.
Everything is now ready for an ad
vance.
Declaration of War.
CHE FOO. Aug. 27.—It is rumored
on good authority that Russia, Ger
many and Japan have declared war on
China and invite England and the
United States to retire.
VALOR OF AMERICANS
Horde of Vengeful Boxen Routed Hear
to City of Tien Tsin.
ENEMY SUFFERS A LOSS OF 300
Chinese Telegram* Announce the Captor*
of Bmperor Kwang 8o and Prince
Tuan, a* Well as Information of a Pro
visional Government.
LONDON, Aug. 25.—Five hundred
American troops participated in a sig
nal defeat of Boxers outside of Tien
Tsin August 15. The fact is reported
from Vienna. Details came from the
Reuter agent at Tien Tsin in a dis
patch dated August 20. In addition
to the Americans the force consisted
of 375 British and 200 Japanese, all
under the British general, Dorward.
The fight took place at a village six
miles west of Tien Tsin, where the al
lied forces found a considerable num
ber of Boxers, whom they engaged,
killing over 300 and taking sixty-four
wounded prisoners, who were sent to
the hospitals of the allies. TJie vil
lage was burned. The Americans had
five wounded, the, Japanese six and
the British none. Hundreds of Box
ers, flags, spears and swords were cap
tured.
From Shanghai comes a report, qual
fled by the assertion that it is from
purely Chinese sources, that the em
press dowager, after proceeding one
day’s journey from Pekin, became ter
rified at the looting by General Tung
Fuh Sing’s soldiers, and went back to
Pekin.
A Chinese telegram from Sian Fu
says that Prince Tuan has been captur
ed by a detachment of the allies.
Other Chinese messages record the for
mation of a provisional government in
Pekin by the allies, but this appears
to be a purely military measure and
merely an elaboration of the scheme
for dividing the city into sections for
police purposes.
Li Hung Chang has received word
that the allies entered Pekin easily,
because the troops of General Tung
Fuh Slang utterly refused to face the
allies.
According to the Shanghai corres
pondent of the Daily Telegraph Earl
Li, recognizing the futility of an at
tempt to drive the foreigners ' from
China, now professes conversion to
reform principles.
Shanghai advices announce the re
ceipt there or Chinese official advices
asserting that Emperor Kwang Su has
been found and rescued by the Jap
anese.
Messages from Tien Tsin report se
rious mortality among the American
horses, owing to the heat.
Delayed advices to Repter, dated
Pekin, August 14, reiterate the state
ments regarding the treachery of the
Chinese on the night before the re
lief. They had Informed the members
of the legations that orders had been
issued to cease firing. This was fol
lowed by a desperate attack. And it
was only the welcome sound of the
cannon of the relieving force in the
morning that renewed the courage of
the foreigners. The correspondent
adds:
“The Chinese admit having lost 3,000
In the various attacks upon the lega
tions. Our rations dwindled to one
pound a day, consisting of horse flesh
and, rice." When thq American de
tachment attacked the whole Chinese
force concentrated against them, leav
ing the Sha Ho gate unwatched,
whereupon the British entered there
without the loss of a man. „
Trouble Among Telegraphers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Aug. 25.—
The Chronicle says: Trouble is brew
ing in the Order of Railway elegraph
ers. The immediate cause of the
trouble is the action of W. V. Powell,
president of the order, in suspending
George Estee, chairman of division 53.
for some time there has been much
dissatisfaction among the telegraphers
regarding the administration of cer
tain regulations which relate to the
Insurance benefits of the order. Presi
dent Powell tooK a stand which was
distasteful to many of the members,
and especially those of division 53, and
when Estee was called on to execute
the orders issued by his superior he
hsitated and finally referred the mat
ter back to headquarters. The corre
spondence that followed did not con
tribute much toward the settlement
of ihe misunderstanding and a few
day ago the edict of suspension was
issued.
Lieut. Cordaa la Shot.
LONDON, Aug. 25.—A special dis
patch from Pretoria says that Lieu
tenant Cordua was shot yesterday
(Friday) afternoon.
LONDON, Aug. 24.—A special dis
patch from Pretoria, dated today, says:
“General Lord Roberts has confirmed
the sentence of death imposed upon
Lieutenant Cordua, formerly of the
Staats artillery, who was convicted of
being a ringleader in the plot to ab
duct General Roberts and kill British
officers.”
Peck lu the Penitentiary.
COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 25.—Peck ar
rived at the penitentiary in the cus
tody of the sheriff of Summit county
at 8:50 tonight. He felt greatly re
lieved when the heavy iron gate closed
behind him and he realized that he
was safe from mob violence. He had
little to say and was quickly conduct
ed to a cell.
Japanese Courtesy to Americans.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—The state
department is in receipt of a dispatch
from the consul of the United States
at Osako (Kobe), Japan, accompanied
by a translation of a note from his
excellency, the governor of Hiogo
province, acting as chief commissioner
of the Japancsse Red Cross society,
stating that owing to the disturbances
in China should any wounded Ameri
can soldiers or any sick or wounded
refugees arrive at Hiogo or be passing
through that city the Japanese Red
Cross would have pleasure in render
ing tnem every possible aid.
MAY INVALIDATE THE LAW.
i>iscov«ry of >n Ombiloa In tha Hul'
mmn R«tt Jket•
LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 27.—Edson
Rich, one of the attorneys represent
ing the Union Pacific railway com-1
pany who has been delving into the
maximum rate law for the purpose of
finding irregularities, was rewarded
by the discovery that the penalty
clause of the bill and one unimportant
section of the bill were not in the
engrossed copy, though the missing
portions are in the enrolled bill which
was signed by the governor. Now the
question is, how did the penalty clause;
get into the enrolled bill, being miss
ing from the engrossed bill?
What effect this discovery will have
on the litigation now in the courts
over the enforcement of the maximum:
rate law is not known, but Mr. Rich
intimates that be considers the dis
covery of great importance. His road
has been sued for over $600,00 for vi
olating the law. He says the omission
was overlooked by others who have'
examined into the record relating to>
the passage of the law. The house:
journal shows that the penalty clause
and other amendments were adopted,
but the clause and the amendments,
do not appear in the engrossed bill,
and as the bill serves as the original;
copy from which the enrolled bill is;
made, the omission may play an im
portant part in litigation. As the
courts do not accept the engrossed
bill in evidence, some profess to be
lievq that the omission is of no mport
ance whatever. However, if the omis
sion is of any moment, it is of vital
importance, oecause the act without
the penalty clause would be valueless.
Auinltcd on tlio Train,
OHAHA, Aug. 27.—Edward fi. Balch,
assistant cashier of the Omaha Na
tional bank, was assaulted and robbed
in a Pullman sleeper on a Northwest*
ern train while coming from Chicago
to Omaha. He was roughly handled,
brutally mauled about the head and
did not regain consciousness for sev
eral hours after the assault. Immed
iately upon the arrival of the train
in Omaha, Mr. Balch was removed to
his home, where medical attention
was given his wounds. The attending
physician does not anticipate any se
rious consequences from the injuries.
The perpetrator of the deed escaped
with $50 in cash and two drafts of $50
each belonging to Mr. Balch.
The affair is a mysterious one In
every particular. Not the slightest
clew as to the identity of the robber
is at hand and the theories advanced
by those who are .investigating the
case are decidedly vague. The robber
did not attempt to hold up all of the
passengers in the sleeper. He awoke
none of the occupants and accom
plished his work with the greatest
stealth.
Harder at Wayne.
WAYNE, Neb., Aug. 27.—A man,
supposed to be Robert Bigham of Dun
bar, Neb., was brutally murdered here
by another man who gave his name
as Adolph Wonlund of Buckland, Mo.(
Both men had been placed in th*» city
Jail, Bigham for being intoxicated and
Wonlund because he had been put offi
the train here and seemed to be men-[
tally unbalanced, not knowing where;
he was going.
The murderer gave his reason for!
committing the horrible crime, ac-;
complished by crushing the man’sj
face with his heels, that the murdered:
man was an enemy of his soul and
that God bad ordered him to do the
bloody work. The insanity of the
murderer is not questioned. Bigham
was on his way to Big Spring, Neb.,
and has a son-in-law living hear
Wausa.
Farmer DieerSaddenly.
CLARKS, Neb., Aug. 25.—Reuben
Renker, with his family, passed
through Clarks on their way to Ames,
Neb., where he expected to work in
the beet fields. When about two miles
out of town he died almost instantly
while on the seat of the wagon. The
corpse was brought to Clarks and bur
ied. The wife was without means ancf
the citizens of this place raised about
$35 for her and gave her al] the as
sistance possible.
A Big Ballot.
OMAHA, Aug. 27.—While the official
ballot that will be used at the election
this fall has not yet been printed, it
is known that it will be a huge affair.
Printers who have made some esti
mates on the ballot, say that it will
require a little over five feet in length.
Printed in. accordance with the law,
the letter used must be one-eighth of
an inch in heighth and a space three
sixteenths of an inch between each
name. Thus with the names of the
presidential electors, candidates for
the legislature and county and pre
cinct officers, the ballot will be the
longest ever presented to the electors
of this county.
Dead Baby Rescued From Fire.
WAYNE, Neb., Aug. 27.—The resK
dence of H. Hassford was struck by
lightning and the house and most of
the contents burned. The family was
in the cyclone cave and when the
house was burning, it was remembered
that the corpse of the little baby who
died the night before was in danger
of cremation. One of the family ran
Into the burning structure and res
cued the little body.
Violating the Game Law.
BLOOMFIELD, Neb., Aug. 27.—
Without regard to law, the hunters
are numerous in this vicinity, and ere
the first of September comes, few of
the immature young chickens will
have escaped the burning motten of
the trespassing nimrod.. Even young
quails are now being recklessly killed.
This manner of works, robs the legit
imate sportsman and the farmer of
pleasure and profit, to which he is
entitled by virtue of feed and protec
tion tendered the birds. The law
should be observed or repealed.
WEATHER HAS BEEN HOT.
Bat IIctTjp Showers Hava Prevailed '
Hera and Thera.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 25.—The past
week has been very hot, with heavy
thunder showers in the eastern portion
of the state, accompanied by destruc
tive hail storms, which, however, cov
ered only small areas. The daily mean
temperature has averaged about 5 de
grees above the normal, with nearly
continuous south winds. The daily
maximum temperatures have generally
been 90 degrees or above in the south
ern part of the Btate, and about 5 de
grees lower In the northern part.
Little or no rain tell in the western
counties during the week. In the east
ern counties the rainfall ranged from
one-half inch to more than four inches.
Most of the rain fell in the heavy
thunder storms of the 14th and 15th.
In the district of heavy rainfall crop
conditions have Improved, except in
small areas, where damage was done
by hail. Corn is doing well in most'
eastern counties. In most south-cen
tral and western counties the dry, hot
weather of the week has caused a fur
ther deterioration of the corn crop and
in many places the corn is being cut
for fodder. Haying has made good
progress and while the quality is good
the yield is, with but few exceptions,
light.
Edarar Woman Badly Burned.
EDGAR, Neb., Aug. 25.—Mrs. J. c.
Gardner, the wife of one of Edgar’s
grocery merchants, , was dangerously $
burned. She was filling the gasoline f
tank while a jet was was burning. She
overran the tank, and the gasoline
caught fire, throwing a quantity of it
over her hands and arms. There watr
no one present in the house except
her little daughter, Bernice, 10 years
of age. The screaming woman ran
into the sitting room and threw her
self face down upon the carpet when
little Bernice, in spite of her mother’s
warning, came up and threw a rug over
her mother and extinguished the
flames.
Shot His Father-In-Law.
NORFOLK, Neb., Aug. 25.—From
Meadow Grove comes the report that
Cornelius Smith shot and fatally
wounded his father-in-law, Bolifski.
Bolifski, who lives near Madison, has
been giving trouble for a year or more
by beating his family and threatening
to kill them all. The other night he
left. his home, arriving at Smith’s
home, seven miles northwest of Mead
ow Grove, about 4 o’clock in the morn
ing. Here he began beating the door
and swearing, declaring that he had
come to kill them all. Smith opened
fire on him with a revolver, three
shots taking effect in the old man’s:
head. He cannot live.
Unknown Man Dies Suddenly.
O’NEILL, Neb., Aug. 25.—An un
known man died on the platform of
the Elkhorn depot at Inman under cir
cumstances that point strongly to sui
cide, although the coroner’s jury re- n
turned a verdict of heart failure. The .<
first seen of him in the village of In
man was when he app'eared at the de
pot and bought a ticket for O’Neill.
While the train wa3 doing some switch
ing he went to the pump and took &
drink. While he was still there two
young fellows went to get a drink.
The stranger said: “Rinse that cup out
well, boys, I’ve just been taking some
medicine.
. Slioe Store at Greenwood Robbed.
ASHLAND, Neb., Aug. 25.—W. T.
Replogle’s shoe store at Greenwood
was entered and thirty pairs of shoes
taken. Entrance was gained by un
locking the front door. Nineteen pairs
of ladies’ shoes, two pairs of men’s and
nine pairs of misses’ and children’s
shoes were taken, amounting to nearly
$50. The burglars took the shoes out
of the boxes and replaced the boxes
on the shelves as they found them,
locking the door when they left. No
clue to the thieves has yet been dis
covered.
Former Soldier In JaII.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Aug. 25.—Julius
Thaendel, who was arrested by Sheriff
Byrnes last week on a charge of bur
glary, was arraigned before a justice.
He entered a plea of not guilty and
wiaved examination and was bound
over to the district court in the sum
of $500. He was committed to jail in
default of bail. He is about 30 years
old and was reared in this county. He
was a member of Company K, First
Nebraska volunteers, and saw service
in the Philippines.
Nebraska Attorney Insane.
DAVID CITY, Neb., Aug. 25.—A. L.
.Stule, at one time a practicing attor
ney in Butler county, wa3 adjudged
insane by the board of insanity and
taken to the asylum at Lincoln. About
two years ago Mr. Stule showed signs
of metal derangement as a result of
la grippe and was taken to Nevada,
Mo., and then to Siloam Springs, Ark.,
for treatment, but he gradually grew
worse and was brought home and ex
amined by the board.
Killed In a Runaway.
BATTLE CREEK, Neb., Aug. 25.—
Gustave Fries, a farmer living south of
Tilden, while driving on a load of lum
ber, was thrown to the ground by a
runaway team and died of his injuries
before friends could reach him.
Kills Himself With a Shot Goo.
WALLACE, Neb., Aug. 25.—H. M
Myers, a prominent ranchman, was
found with his head blown off in his
house in town. He had been dead for
some hours. The shotgun with which
the deed was done lay beside him and
all indications pointed to suicide. The
coroner’s inquest resulted in a verdict
of death by suicide. No cause is as
signed for the deed, as he was in good
circumstances and not known to be in
trouble. His wife and two boys are
visiting at Portland, Ore., where she
is 111.
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