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Tornado Sweeps Northern Nebraska and Leaves Trail of Death. ONE FAMILY IS SORELY BEREFT Father and Children Instantly Killed In Wreckage of Home—Wind Stripe Bodies of Clothing — Dwellings and Other Buildings Torn to Pieces. NAPER. Neb., June 22.—A terrific tornado went down the Keya Paha valley, twenty miles nor of Stuart, Holt county, at sundown last evening and left death and desolation In Its wake. Eight persons dead and several others Injured is the result of the twister's trail. The dead: Jacob Greening aged 55; Maggie Greening, r.ged 12; John Green lng, aged 8; Mary Greening, aged 6; Jacob Greening, aged 3; Clara Ander son, aged 7; Ida Anderson, aged 5; Bertha Anderson, aged 10. The Injured: Mrs. Jacob Greening, seriously; Theodore Anderson, aged 8, dangerously; Mrs. August Anderson, in a critical condition; Otto Metz, se vere bruises; Henry Metz, leg broken. The woather had been extremely sul try all day and about 6 o’clock storm clouds gathered in the northwest and coon were seething, boiling, black masses. Three funnel-shaped clouds formed, one of which followed the valley In its mission of ruin and death. It first paid a visit to the home of Henry Metz. It was seen aprpoaching by Mr. Metz, and he and his brother Otto went Into a slough, lay down and hung onto the grass. They were picked up by a twister, carried 200 yards and dropped, then picked up again and carded back, then picked up a third time and flung to the placo where they were first. Otto Is badly injured. Henry had a leg broken. The tornado then paid a visit to the home of John Berg and scattered out buildings and farm machinery around, but Injured no one. From there It went to Jacob Berg's, upsetting a granary full of corn, and then came back and took another chance at the corncrib, reducing It to kindling wood. Then It whirled to the home of John Hauff and tore it up badly, but hurt no one. It then struck the dwelling of Ja cob Greening, killing Jacob, Maggie, John Mary and Jacob, Jr. The only one of the family to escapo is Grace Greening, aged 14. Your correspondent today witnessed the gruesome sight at the place where, twenty-four hours before the Greening family had lived in peace and happi ness. Not a vestige of the house re mained, while out on the bare ground in the morning sun, with only a blan ket to cover their nakedness, lay the father and four dead children, a bruis ed and blackened mass of humanity,. Four horses, r lot of sheep and other domestic animals were killed at this place, whllo a new mower was picked up, carried 100 yards and twisted out of shape. From here the twister went through big timber on the bottoms, smash ing It down like so many reeds, and struck the new bridge across the Keya Paha. The bridge was totally wrecked. It then took a Jump and struck the house of August Anderson a quarter of a mile distant. Mrs. Anderson was home with her children, the husband at a neighbor’s. Seeing the storm coming. Mrs. Anderson thought the chicken coop at the brow of the hill a safer place and took the children and went into it. The cyclone wreck ed both houses, killing Clara and Ida. Mrs. Anderson and baby were tak en up In the air thirty feet and vio lently dashed to the ground. Mrs. Anderson is In a critical condition, while the baby was not Injured in the least. Bertha Anderson, aged 10, died this afternoon making eight dead altogether. Theodore Anderson, aged 8, Is dangerously hurt. Mr. Anderson probably owes his life to being away from borne. Nothing was left around the An derson place except wreckage, aud the valley up and dawn a long ways is liteered with broken boards and house hold furniture In a thousand pieces. Girt Kilted by Lightning. HAWARDEN. la.. June 21.—The 12 year-old daughter of W. A. Brest, liv ing ten miles south of Hawarden, was struck by lightning and instantly kill ed. She was standing beside the stove when the bolt entered tli? chimney and followed the stovepipe. The rest of the family were uninjured. CentrMl Nebraska Wet. ST. PAUL, Neb., June 22.—There is an abundance of rainf.'.ll in central Nebraska at present. Copious show ers have fallen nearly every night for the past week, the last measuring one and one-fourth inches. The rainfall for the past week has been in thf neighborhood of two and one-hall inches. Small grain is in oxcellem condition and a heavy crop of wheai and rye i3 absolutely assured. Corn i: a little backward. NOT ALONE THE BOXERS. Chaffee's Keport Shows Other Killings Since Pekin's Capture. WASHINGTON. June 21.—The re port of Major General Chaffee on the campaign in China has appeared for publication at the War department. Among other matters it contains spe cial reports upon the Russian, Japan ese, French and British troops; also reports on equipment, supplies, etc., of foreign troops, and reports on dif ferent expeditions. These reports were made by United States officers, and from a military view they are of considerable inter est, but all the main fact3 have hereto fore been published. Some of General Chaffee's comments are interesting. At one point bo says: "For about three weeks following the arrival of the relief column at Pekin the con dition in and about the city and along the line of communication was bad. Looting of the city, uncontrolled for aging in the surrounding country and seizure by the soldiers of everything a Chinaman might have, such as vege tables, eggs, poultry, sheep, cattle and other articles, whether being brought to the city or found on the farms; indiscriminate and general unprovoked shooting of Chinese In city, country and along the line of march, and the river—all this did not tend, as was natural, to gain for the troops the confidence of the masses, with whom it, is certain we have no quarrel, but who were In need of their labor. "It Is safe to say that where one real Boxer has been killed since the capture of Pekin, fifty harmless cool ies and laborers on farms, including not a few women and children, have been slain. No doubt the Boxer ele ment 13 largely mixed with the mass of the population, and by slaying a number one or more Boxers might be taken In.” General Chaffee speaks of the re straint he placed upon the American troops. The Japanese commander also made It known that general war on all classes was not Intended. General Chaffee says he opposed entering the Forbidden City unless looting was prohibited. This was agreed to and he thinks but little looting has been done there, though articles have been offered for sale said to have been taken from the Forbidden City. SHOOTS AT “BOSS” SHEPARD. Mexican Assassin Attempts to Take Life of Man of Prominence. NEW YORK, June 21.—A special to the Times from El Paso, Tex., says: Word has been received from Chlahu ahua that an attempt has beon made to assassinate A. R. Shepard, who did so much to build up the city of Wash ington during the administration of President Grant. Shepard, after leaving the District of Columbia many years ago. went to a small settlement in the republic of Mexico, where he since has been engaged In the mining business. On Saturday, while Mr. Shepard was away quite a distance from his mine at Batopilas, he was shot at by a Mexican in ambush, the bullet grazing his head. Shepard beat a hasty retreat In the direction of the settlement, the would-be assassin fol lowing and keeping up a running fire. Luckily none of the bullets went true to the mark and tho intended victim finally reached the door of his house. Has to be Killed. ROCKFORD, 111., June 21.—A mani ac took possession of the Illinois Cen tral depot here -tonight and opened fire with a revolver upon everybody in sight. Several persons had narrow escapes. Policeman Frank Sully at tempted to arrest the man and wa3 twice shot at. He returned the fire and killed the madman, sending a bul let close to his heart. From papers found on the dead man I1I3 name ap pears to be A. Q. Peterson and his res idence is Chicago. What seems to be a will was also found. It is written in Swedish and reads: “I give to my daughter all that I have. My secret I carry to the grave.” Tb« Fortieth Coming. DES MOINES, la., June 21.—News has been received at the office of the adjutant general to the effect that the Fortieth infantry will sail from the Philippines about July 1. This regi ment has one commissioned officer from Iowa, Captain France of Tipton, and nearly 100 privates from Iowa, and its coming will be awaited with anxiety by a great many Iowa people, Senator Penrose Is Oat. TOLEDO, la., June 21.—Senator E, G. Penrose of this city has withdrawn his name as a candidate for lieutenant governor before the republican state convention. Getting Read? for Krager. NEW YORK, June 21.—Promlnenl Boer sympathizers are actively prepar ing to receive President Kruger when he visits the United States a few months hence. A conference of pro Boers, lasting several days, has jusl been held in this city, at which Chas D. Pierce, consul general of the Or ange Free State, was elected chairman of the reception committee. Mr. Pierc* said today that no definite plans hai been arranged up to this time. The United States Government Reviews Its Foreign Relations, COVERS THE SPANISH WAR PERIOD Exhaustive Hum wary of Official Cor respondence—Queen Listens to Pope— About to Decree Termination of Cuban Trouble. WASHINGTON, June 20.—The American red book for 1898 compris ing the foreign relations during the eventful period of the Spanlsh-Amer ican war, has just made its appear ance. It contains an exhaustive sum mary of the official correspondence. The Dupuy ed Lome incident and the biowing up of the Maine are treated under separate heads. 'The first offi cial notification to Spain that the Uni ted States expected the independence of Cuba was in a dispat h from Sec retary Hay to Minister Woodford on March 28, 1898. The president had previously instructed Mr. Woodford to endeavor to have Spain grant Cuba “full self-government.” Spain at once asked the meaning of this term. In reply, Secretary Hay cabled, “Full self government, with indemnity, would mean Cuban independence.” It apepars that just before the war broke out Minister Woodford sent word that the queen regent, yielding to the request of the pope, was about to decree a termination of the war in Cuba for a period of six months. Mr. Woodford was hopeful this would avert a crisis in the trouble between Spain and the United Stales, but this hope was not realized, os congress soon after adopted the resolutions of intervention. The peace negotiations, both in Washington and Paris, are given in cxtenso. When the acquisi tion of the Philippines came up Secre tary Hay cabled Mr. Day, saying: “The sentiment in the United States is al most universal that the people of the Philippines, whatever else be done, must be liberated from Spanish dom ination. In this sentiment the pres ident fully concurs. Nor can we per mit Spain to transfer any of the is lands to another power. Nor can we invite another power or powers to Join the United States is sovereignty over them. We must either hold them or turn them back to Spain. Conse quently, grave as the responsibilities and unforeseen as are the difficulties which are before us, the president can see but one plain path of duty—the acceptance of the archipelago.” Early In the war the State depart ment directed our ambassador at Lon don to discreetly sound the British government upon war vessels using the Suez canal. In reply it was stated that the British government held that we were unquestionably entitled to the use of the canal for warships. The declarations of neutrality by. most of the foreign governments, except Ger many, are givpn, and as to Germany, Ambassador White gives a conference with Baron von Buelow, in which the latter says that Germany has not for twenty years issued a proclamation of neutrality. NEXT MOVE IS AMERICA’S. United States Must Lend If Russian Game Is Played. WASHINGTON, June 20.—The sit uation as to the retaliatory tariff war between the United States and Russia is such that the next move must be made by the United States, if the contest is to be pursued. Sec retary Gage, in his letter, raises the question whether the Russian govern ment has not infringed upon the rights of the United States under trea ty. Article vl of the treaty of com merce with Russia of 1832 reads: “No higher or other duties shall be impos ed on the Importation into the United States of any article the produce or manufacture of Russia; and no higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into the empire of Russia of any article the product of manufacture of the United States than are or shall be payable on the lige article being the produce or manufac ture of any foreign country.” Heinze Gets the Mine. BUTTE, Mont, June 20— Judge Har ney, in the district court this morn ing, awarded the Minnie Healy mine, valued at $10,000,000 to P. August Heinze, deciding against Miles Finlan and the copper trust. Heinze bought the property from Finlan, who after spending $54,000 in working the prop erty, became discouraged and offered it to Heinze for the amount expended. Corbin Start* Today. WASHINGTON, June 20—Adjutant General Corbin will leave here tomor row for the Philippine islands, where he is to make a special inspection of military conditions and needs for the personal information of the president and secretary of war. Mrs. McKinley Improving. WASHINGTON, June 20— Dr. Rix ey was at the White House this mom Iing. He stated that Mrs. McKinlev continues to improve. STRIKES AT AMERICAN TRADE. BqiiIbd Government Impose* High Tariff Rate Upon White R*aln. WASHINGTON, June 19.—The Rua slan ambassador, Count Cassini, has communicated to the state department that in consequence of the action of the American government through an order of March last applying tariff re strictions against Russian petroleum imported into this country, the Rus sian minister of finance, M. DeWitte, has issued an order, dated June 7, im posing the high tariff rate of the Rus sian schedule on American white resin under article lxxxii of the Russian tariff law and increasing the rate on American bicycles under article clxxili or the Russian laws. This action is entirely apart from that taken in connection with the Rus sian sugar, and is a new development in the discriminatory duties imposed by this government and the retaliatory duties imposed by Russia. The order of the Russian minister is to take ef fect next Friday, or two weeks from the date of its issuance. REVISION COMMITTEE BUSY. Expect* to Pat In a Week Working on Doctrinal Statement. PITTSBURG, June 19.—The creed revision committee, appointed by the last general assembly of the Presby terian church at Philadelphia, met here today behind closed doors with a full attendance of members. It is ex pected that the committee will be In session all week. The meeting was opened with prayer, after which the action of the last as sembly, constituting the committee, was read by Rev. Dr. William Henry Roberts of Philadelphia, secretary of the committee. All action of thfe as sembly as to revision was read and discussed, with difference of opinion as to its meaning. The committee decided to get down to business at once and make every ef fort to do something at the first meet ing. Three or four other meetings will be held during the year, probably at New York, Chicago and Washington. Honors to Walderses. BERLIN, June 19.—The squadron to welcome the return of Count von Waldersee, under command of Prince Henry, will leave Kiel early in July. After tactical maneuvers In the North sea, Prince Henry's squadron intends to join the returning China ships and the vessel bearing the field marshal and together the two fleets will make the trip. It Is officially stated that the whole affair is devoid of political significance and is primarily' meant as an unusual honor for Count von Waldersee. Bryan on a Lecture Tour. LINCOLN, Neb., June 19.—W. J. Bryan left tonight for an extended lecture tour and pleasure seeking trip. Tomorrow he will made an address at Estherville, la.,The day following Mrs. Bryan and members of the family will join him in Chicago, and they will go direct to Buffalo, where some time will be spent at the exposition. Mr. Bryan wiil speak at Philadelphia and other points. Consumption In Colorado. DENVER, June 19.—The discussion of consumption was the feature of the opening session of the Colorado State Medical society convention. Dr. Henry Sewall reported for a committee on the subject, “Tuberculosis in Colorado.” He said that in sixteen months to May 1, 1901, 1,674 deaths from tuberculosis were reported. In 970 cases the dis ease originated outside of Colorado. In 480 cases the origin was not given. Two Regiments Slow. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 19.— The new regiments organized under the reorganization law are about com pleted. The two regiments farthest behind aro the Thirteenth cavalry at Fort Meade and the Twenty-eighth in fantry at Vancouver, but the enlist ments of last week amounted to over 600 and it is expected that of the pres ent week will practically complete all the new regiments. Chilean Claim Mettled. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 18.— The Chilean claims commission wound up its labors today and expired by limitation. It has disposed of all the business in the way of claims to which it fell heir by reason of the failure of the first claims commission to get through with its work. Thirty-First Mastered Oat. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 19.— The Thirty-first infantry, U. S. V., was mustered out today. Rockefeller on a Lecture Tour. CHICAGO, 111., June 19.—This was a day of much activity at the University of Chicago. At noon the thirty-eighth convocation was held in the big con vocation tent, and the chief feature of the program was an address by John D. Rockefeller, founder of the insti tution which is now celebrating its decennial anniversary. A number of addresses were made by members of the university. President W. R. Har per rendered his decennial statement KEARNEYJMON MILL Owner* Have Decided to Close Up the Manufactory. HAS BEEN OPERATED AT A LOSS The Mill to Be Sold as the Future Out look is Not Kucouraging—Outlook for the Coming; State Fair Said to Be Bright—Miscellaneous Nebraska News. KEARNEY, Neb., June 18.—It has been decided by the owner's to close the Kearney cotton mill. For some time past, particularly since the closing of the Asiatic market, occasioned by the Chinese war, the mill has been oper ated at a loss. The Kearney mill was a direct shipper of special grades of cotton goods to China. The building of nearly 200 mills during the last year, more than three-fourths of them in the south, has overstocked the sheeting market, and it is understood ther is now more than a year’s supply of manufactured goods in storage in this country. The high price of cotton has made it impossible to manufac ture without a loss. Eastern investors hold mortgage bonds for $90,000, bor rowed to use as working capital. The mortgage is in process of foreclosure and a decree is expected within thirty days. The mill will then be sold. It is not improbable that the present owners will buy the property and reorganize, but at this time it is not possible to say whether the mill will be operated again or not. Considering the hard competition and the condition of the cotton goods trade the outlook is not encouraging. There have been various rumors regarding the purchase of the property by other Interests and the use of the water power and building for other purposes, but these cannot be traced to a reliable source. A Series of Popular Concerts. The Bellstedt band, widely and fa vorably known by reason of engage ments at the Trans-Mlssisslppi and Greater America expositions, is giving concerts at Omaha all during the month of June. The opportunity for hearing this celebrated musical organ ization may never again occur, and those who would enjoy a season of rare entertainment should remember that the engagement closes with the month. Concerts take place twice a day, the afternoon matinees being at reduced rates of admission. On certain days railroads are offering a cut in fares. Bright Outlook for State Fair. LINCOLN, June 18.—Secretary Fur nas has issued the premium list for the thirty-third annual Nebraska state fair, to be held at Lincoln August 30 to September 6, 1901. The premium list was prepared in advance of secur ing a place to hold the fair and has been held back awaiting the decision of the board of public lands and build ings on the old fair grounds site at Lincoln. The state fair has an en couraging outlook for one of the best agricultural and live stock shows ever given in the state. Man Hurled Into the Air, ASHLAND, Neb., June 19.—While at work at the new stone quarry Roy Dean lighted a match to ignite a fuse, when the match broke and the burn ing end dropped. He struck another match, not noticing that the first one had dropped so as to light the fuse, and before he knew of it the blast went off, throwing him thirty feet into the air. As he came down he fell on the roof of a shed and the force of the fall was broken. He was badly burned and bruised, although no bones jwere broken. The Mile. Case. FALLS CITY, Neb., June 18.—The Miles will case is to be reopened in the district court of Richardson county at Falls City at the next term, the bill in equity for this purpose having been filed. The man who wrote the second will, the one refused probate by the county judge, has been found and has made affidavit bearing out. practically all of the contentions of the attorneys for the plaintiffs, which they were un able to prove at the trial held In the spring of 1900. Knee Deep In Water. WINSIDE, Neb., June 18.—The heav iest rain ever known fell here. Cellars and all the lowlands are flooded. The damage to the crops will be great, as the ground was already thoroughly soaked by the recent rains, and fields washed badly. Sentenced for Cattle Stealing. ST. PAUL, Neb., June 18.—Frank Wayes, who was tried by a jury in the district court here last week and found guilty of cattle stealing, was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. Returned for Trial. CENTRAL CITY, Neb., June 18.— Dr. Wood, who figured last February in a shooting affray here, has been re turned for trial. He was located In Sherman county, Kansaa THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest Quotations from South Omaha and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. Cattle—There was a very light run. Packers all seemed to want a fairly lib eral number of cattle and as a result the feeling was a little better on all good cattle. There were about twenty loads of beef steers included in the receipts and the market could safely be quoted stronger, particularly on the good heavy weights. Packers are not very anxious for the common stuff and the light weights, and on that class the feeling wa3 not so much better. In some cases the choicer bunches sold 5c or even 10c higher than yesterday, but the situation could probably best be described by calling it a good, strong market. Practically every thing was sold in good season. The cow market did not show much change, but still a little better prices were obtained for the better grades of corn-fed stuff. Prices are probably a dime higher than they were Tuesday, which was the low day, so that the market is about back to where it was on Monday. The grassers have not improved as much as the corn feds, but still they are selling a little better than they were on Tuesday. Hogs—The fresh receipts were fairly lib eral and as there were several loads car ried over from yesterday the supply on sale was of good proportions. The mar ket opened very slow and packers were bidding 2%@5c lower than yesterday’s general market. Sellers did not like the idea of selling any lower, and as a re sult it was some time before much was done and the hogs moved toward the scales very slowly. The bulk of the early sales went at $5.87%@5.92%, with some of the better grades as high as $5.97%. The market, however, grew worse instead of better as the morning advanced, and it finally took pretty good hogs to bring $5.90. The most of the later sales went at $5.87%. Sheep—There were quite a few sheep on sale today and the market on fed stuff held just about steady. A string of weth ers sold at $5.65 and a small bunch of na tive ewes brought $3.50. Pair to good western ewes sold at $3.00. Taking every thing into consideration those prices look ed just about steady with yesterday. Lambs also sold in about yesterday’s notches. Western stuff sold as high as $4.50. There were several cars of western grass sheep on sale this morning, but packers were slow about taking hold of them and the market could be quoted a little lower. KANSAS CITY. Cattle—Choice beef steers, 5@10c higher; others, steady; choice dressed beef steers, $5.50@5.90; fair to good, $5.00(5)6.40; Stockers and feeders, $3.50@4.90; western-fed steers, $4.50@5.75; Texans and Indians, $4.15@5.25; Texas grass steers, $3.00@4.00; cows, $2.80 @4.50; heifers, $3.50@5.00; canners, $2.00@ /# 2.75; bulls, $3.25@4.75; calves, $3.50@5.00. Hogs—Market steady to 2%c higher; top, $6.07%; bulk of sales, $5.S5@6.05; heavy, $6.00@6.07%; mixed packers, $5.85@6.05; light, $5.60@5.90; pigs, $5.25@5.65. Sheep and Lambs—Market strong; west ern lambs, $4.35@5.00; western wethers, $3.25@4.00; western yearlings, $4.00@4.50; ew'es, $3.25@3.70; culls, $2.00@3.00; Texas grass sheep, $3.00@3.60; spring lambs, $4.50 @5.10. ROOT ISSUES FINAL ORDER. Publishes President’s Proclamation Es tablishing Civil Government. WASHINGTON, June 22.—Secretary Root today issued the order of the president establishing civil government in the Philippines. The order is as follows: “On and after the 4th day of July, 1901, until it shall be otherwise or dered, the president of the Philippine commission will exercise the executive authority in all civil affairs in the government of the Philippine islands heretofore exercised in such affairs by the military governor of the Philip pines, and to that end the Hon. Wil liam H. Taft, president of the said commission, is hereby appointed civil governor of the Philippine islands. Such executive authority will be ex ercised under and in conformity to the instructions to the Philippine commissioners dated April 7, 1900, and subjected to the aproval and control of the secretary of war of the United States. The municipal and provincial civil governments, which have been or shall hereafter be established in said islands, and all persons perform ing duties appertaining to the offices of the civil government in said is lands, will, in respect of such duties, report to the said civil governor. “The power to appoint civil officers heretofore vested in the Philippine commission, or in the military gover nor, will be exercised by the civil governor with the advice and consent of the commission. The military governor of the Philip pines is hereby relieved from the per formance on and after the said 4th j of July of the civil duties nereinbe fore described, but his authority will continue to be exercised as heretofore in those districts in which insurrec tion against the authority of the Uni ted States continues to exist, or in which public order is not sufficiently lestored to enable provincial govern ments to be established under the in structions to the commission dated April 7, 1900. "ELIHU ROOT, “Secretary of War.” Hebron’s New Court House. HEBRON, Neb., June 22.—The con tract for the erection of a court house according to the plans of G. W. Bur linghoff was let to Robert Butke of Omaha. The building will be three stories with a tower and built of In diana limestone at a cost of $36,000. Andries De Wet, the Boer leader, says he is coming to the United Jr States in the middle of July to lec ture