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The Colombia congress is discuss
ing the creation of mints and the
question of the adoption of the gold
standard.
Postmaster General Payne has writ
ten from Portland, Me. saying that
he will resume his official duties on
Monday, August 2.
The sham battle of Missouri militia
nfon at St. Joseph proved to be the
real thing, a dozen or more men be
ing injured, some seriously.
Documents are reported to have
been discovered In the pope's apart
ments since his death which prove
that his private fortune amounted to
*17,000,000.
Mrs. Leland Stanford is said to
carry a larger amount of insurance
any other woman in the world. Her
jiolicies amount to more than a mil
lion dollars.
The experiment in Imported Chi
nese Ipbgr by the German colony in
German Samoa is not proving sat
isfactory. The planters are having
considerable trouble with the coolies.
An area of coal estimated to con
tain 250,000,000 tons has been located
in the Peace river country. Some of
the seams are said to be nine feet
thick. The coal is reported to be of
good quality.
Finley Burke, a prominent Iowa
lawyer, died at Mercy hospital, Coun
cil Bluffs, following au operation for
appendicitis. Mr. Burke was one of
the foremost members of his profes
sion in Iowa.
At Pottsville, Pa., Carrie Nation
scored President Roosevelt for bring
ing to Kansas last May. his “saloon on
wheels.” She said that had she not
been laid up she would have smashed
it to flinders.
Baron Stephen Burlan, who has
been Austrian minister at Athens, has
been apopinted finance minister and
administrator of Bosnia and Herze
govina, succeeding the late Dr. Ben- ,
jamin Kallay.
Archbishop Alarcon has appointed
the first board of directors of the new
Catholic bank in the City of Mexico.
The board Includes several capitalists
of the clerical party. The bank has
an Arizona charter.
Admiral Dewey has been Invited by
the G. A. R. department to attend
the state reunion at I,awrence, Kan.,
this fall and deliver an address on
the navy. The admiral has not yet
responded to the letter.
A report by the chief industrial in
spector of Austria shows that the la
bor situation in that country Is great
ly depressed, many factories running
on short time and the families of the
industrial classes suffering.
The state department has Issued a
warrant for the surrender to the
Danish authorities of J. A. Jorgensen,
charged with tho embezzlement of
35,340 kroners from a firm which em
ployed him as a bookkeeper.
Thomas H. Breen, who has for
some years been superintendent of
the Indian school at Fort Lewis, Col.,
has been dismissed from the service.
William H. Peterson, assistant super
intendent of the Chtlocco school in
./Oklahoma, has been appointed his
successor.
M. PaviofT, the Russian minister to
Korea, having objected to the' Japan
ese telegraph line from Seoul to Fu
san, which was constructed prior to
the Russian line, the Korean govern
ment asked Japanese Minister May
ashi to the line. The latter has de
clined to do so.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow returned from Oyster
Bay, where he conferred with the
president regarding postal investiga
tion generally. Mr. Bristow had noth
ing to say regarding the conference.
The federal grand Jury was not ready
to report the expected indictment
Tuesday, but may make a report Wed
nesday.
Announcement is made by the exec
utive council of the Modern Wood
men of America that Lieutenant Gov
ernor W. A. Northcott of Greenville,
111., has been appointed past head
consul at a salary of $4,000 a year.
He has been engaged to wrrlte a his
tory of the order, to revise the ritual
and to. deliver addresses in behalf of
the organization.
The St. Petersburg Novoe Vremya
has printed a cartoon representing
Uncle Sam driving an automobile
over two negroes, his right hand
wielding a whip and his left support
ing the stars and stripes, with the
mottoes "Freedom” and “Slavery.”
The former president of the stone
cutters’ union testified in the Murphy
case at New York that the "secret”
committee of the union demanded
$50,000 from Brooklyn stone dealers
to settle the strike of last year and
compromised on $10,000.
HIDDEN PICTURE PUZZLE.
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Find the Worshiper at the Wayside Shrine.
TROUBLE IN CUBA
REBEL FLAG RAISED IN EASTERN
PART OF REPUBLIC.
SOLDIERS DEMAND THEIR PAY
Sixty Armed and Mounted Men Appear
in the Canto River District Proclaim
Revolution—Rural Guard is Hastily
Called Out.
HAVANA.—In spite of the assertion
made Thursday by Senor Yero. secre
tary of the Interior, that the hilling of
three men and the capture of a fourth
man, their leader, who had attempted
to cause an uprising in the vicinity of
Bayamo, province of Santiago, ef
fectually ended the only semblance of
an uprising in Cuba, the rumors of
uprisings In eastern Cuba were fully
confirmed in the government reports
received from the governor and other
officials of Santiago province.
These are to the effect that since
the fight Sunday lhst sixty armed and
mounted men have appeared outside
villages in the Cauto river district
proclaiming a revolution and demand
ing the payment of the forme1- mem
bers of the revolutionary army. No
acts of violence have been reported,
but the inhabitants of the Cauto re
gion are excited.
The leader of the revolutionary
party is named Pupo. He is a brother
of one of the bandits hilled by the
rural guard on Monday.
General Rodriguez, commander-in
chief of the rural guard, has ordered
the mobilization of ail the rural
guards in eastern Cuba and the gov
ernor of Santiago province has been
instructed to enlist as many volun
teers as may be deemed necessary to
co-operate with the mounted troops.
Secretary of the Interior Yero says
there is no doubt that the authorities
will be able to cope successfully with
the situation, as all reports, ho adds,
agree that popular sentiment Is with
the government of President Palma,
and that those who have risen in re
bellion mostly belong to the wanton,
lazy class of Porto Principe.
New Placer Strike In Alaska.
VICTORIA, B. C.—The steamer Alur
arrived from Skagway bringing fur
ther advices regarding the new placer
strike in the Tagama river district,
to which throngs are hurrying. The
strike is 180 miles from White Horse.
Campers who were returning from
White Horse for food supplies on Mon
day state that gold in paying quanti
ties was being found on the surface,
the full length of Ruby and Fourth of
July creeks. Both were well staked.
No one has reached bedrock.
Rains Damage Crops in Austria.
VIENNA.—Continuous heavy rains
in many parts of Austria are damaging
crops. Already most serious floods
have caused great havoc in the Jaeg
erndorf districts of Silesia. Buildings
have colalpsed, crops are ruined and
the loss is estimated at several mil
lions of kronen. At Naschkautz and
Bucovina the rivers have overflowed
and have submerged eighty houses
and destroyed the crops, inflicting im
mense loss on the poorest classes of
the population.
Peruvian Congress Opens.
LIMA, Peru—President Romana on
Tuesday opened the Peruvian congress.
The congression building, the adja
cent square and the adjacent streets
were crowded and there were loud ac
clamations on the arrival and depart
ure of the dignitaries. Perfect order
was maintained. All business was sus
pended. In connection with the open
ing of congress the anniversary of the
independence of the republic was cele
brated.
MILLER RESUMES HIS WORK.
In Charge of Men Who Waged War
Against Him.
WASHINGTON—W. A. Miller, the
assistant foreman of the bookbinding
department of the government print
ing office, resumed his duties Mon
day. Miller was assigned to his work
in charge of the men who have been
waging a vigorous campaign against
him, but these men, acting under the
decision of the union, continued at
work technically “under protest.”
Secretary Dougherty of the Interna
tional Brotherhood of Bookbinders has
arrived here and has consulted with
the local union, President Tatum of
the brotherhood being detained by ill
ness. No radical action of any sort is
now contemplated.
Public Printer Palmer and Presi
dent Barrett of the local Bookbinders’
union differ in their statements as to
the consideration of the charges. Mr.
Palmer said Monday that the charges
are not being investigated and would
not be except under certain circum
stances, which he declined to specify.
PENSIONERS SHOW DECREASE.
Fewer Recipients of Government Pay
Receive More Cash.
TOPEKA, Kan.—Wilder S. Metcalf,
United States pension agent for Kan
sas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Indian Territory and Colorado district,
has compiled his annual report. The
number of pensioners decreased by
226 during the fiscal year. There are
now on the list 115,629 pensioners.
During the year the Topeka office paid
out in pensions $15,851,710. This is
$54,000 more than during the previous
fiscal year.
Missouri leads the district in the
number of pensioners and has 11,000
more persons on the roll than Kansas.
During the year the number of Mis
souri pension claims paid was 50,114,
and the amount of money distributed
in that state was $6,835,230. Kansas
has 39,074 pensioners and during the
year they received $5,445,430. The
7,802 pensioners in Oklahoma received
$1,990,846.
HAWAII SEEKS INDEPENDENCE.
Convention Approves Proposal to Peti
tion American Congress.
HONOLULU—At Tuesday’s session
of the homo rule convention ex-Dele
gate Wilcox urged that congress be
memorialized to grant Hawaiian inde
pendence. He also strongly favored
the establishment of a government for
the islands similar to that of Cuba. His
remarks were received with much ap
plause.
It is probable a petition will he pre
pared for presentation to congress.
Such an appeal would doubtless re
ceive the signatures of many natives.
Man Who Starts Riot Dead.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Robert
Lee, the negro who shot Policeman
Louis Massey at Evansville July 3
and started the riot that resulted in
the death and injury of many citizens,
died here in prison from the effects of
a wound in the lungs, caused by a bul
let fired by Massey. Lee’s wife was
killed by a train a few days after the
riot.
Officers Prevent a Lynching.
ST. LOUIS—A special to the Re
public from Greenville. 111., says threo
itinerant perrlers, charged with as
saulting Mrs. Frank Nance near Rip
ley, were on Friday captured ten
miles from here by a posse of farm
ers, who prepared to lynch them. The
timely arrival of the officers prevent
ed the lynching. The prisoners were
taken to Sorento, where two were re
leased, but the third was held to the
grand jury
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NEWSY STATE BRIEFS.
A number of cases of- scarlet fever
are reported at Lyons.
A large number of old soldiers at
tended the reunion at Falrbury.
The old settlers of Barneston and
vicinity will hold their picnic at Bar
nekton August 20.
Hagenow’s band of Lincoln wifi give
a three days’ concert in Fremont
during September.
No hot winds have visited Nebraska
thus far this year and corn all along
the line is doing nicely.
Section Foreman Warthen of the
Missouri Pacific railway, was thrown
from his car near Julian and fatally
injured.
Ittrs. Harry Giles was brutally as
saulted by her husband at Wymore,
and the authorities are looking for
the transgressor.
Thieves raided the merchandise
store of White Bros, at Lewiston, but
all they got for their trouble was sev
eral pairs of shoes. Bloodhounds fail
ed to locate them.
THe chicken shooting case came up
for trial at Cozad. Brazil Chapman
was fined $13.50 and Ray Wilkinson
$18.50 for shooting prairie chickens
out of season.
Mrs. A. G. Wagner, who has held
the position of librarian of the Lydia
B. Woods library at Falls City since
it was opened, has tendered her resig
nation, to take effect August 1.
During a hard electrical storm the
Missouri Pacific depot at Portal was
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground. This depot was considered by
railroad men to have been the finest
local station on the line.
J. L. Speck is now superintendent
of the state property at Norfolk hos
pital grounds. A. M. Thomas, former
superintendent, has resigned and gone
to the western coast. There are no
signs yet of any action upon the new
building.
‘“Tie result of the bidding for the
new normal school,” said Governor
Mickey, “demonstrates that a healthy
public sentiment exists in the west as
well as in the east. A state where
such rivalry for the location of an ed
ucational institution is possible must
be congratulated.”
Mrs. W. T. Boydston, wife of W. T.
Boydston, a postal clerk running be
tween Grand Island and Ord, attempt
ed to commit suicide. She tried to
end her earthly existence by taking
strychnine. After taking the drug she
informed her husband of the affair and
after several hours’-'work the doctors
saved her life.
Just as Erick Engel had completed
his three-year sentence in the peniten
tiary for burglary and was about to
breathe the free air once again, he
walked instead of into liberty into
the arms of a sheriff armed with a
warrant for his address on the charge
of burglary of the jewelry store of R.
S. Thornton at Cozad three years ago.
Jacob Miller, a well-to-do farmer
living six miles northeast of Scribner,
fnet with an accidental death- He
and his son brought to town two wag
on Toads of corn, and when on the
elevator dump his team started up.
He reached for the lines, when he
overbalanced himself, falling out of
the wagon, the wheels of which went
over his left breast. He died in an
hour.
There will be a cadet appointed from
the Fifth congressional district to the
United States Military academy at
West Point, who will be admitted into
the academy on June 15, 1904. In or
oer that all applicants for this posi
tion may have an equal opportunity
to obtain the appointment. Congress
man Norris will hold a competitive
examination at Hastings the latter
part of August.
Some interesting figures will be
presented by a crop report soon to
be issued by the department of labor
and industrial statistics. This will
give the acreage by counties through
out the state of all the principal crops,
together with a census of the live
stock. Comment on the outlook for
the yield of the various crops garner
ed by a recent trip across the state
will also be incorporated in the report.
Several changes were made in the
D. T. Hayden, one of the pioneer
members of the bar of Otoe county,
is dead. He was county attorney of
that county for a number of years,
and for the past four years president
of the Otoe county bar association.
Three unknown men attempted to
hold up Joseph Schneider, a farmer
living five miles east and north of Fre
mont, at his home. They not only
tailed to accomplish their intent, but
were driven off the premises by Mr.
Schneider at the mouth of a shotgun.
The remains of Cornelius Overton,
who dropped dead in Pennsylvania a
few days since, while there on a visit,
reached Nebraska City la-ii week. He
was one of the pioneers of that sec
tion and leaves a wife, several sons
and a daughter.
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| UNION PACIFIC IS REBUILDING.
Three Hundred Miles of Double Track
in Nebraska in Two Years.
Reconstruction work on the Union
Pacific railway is being pushed *all
along the line and the intentions ot
the engineers to improve the road un
til it is second to none in the country
it seems will soon be realized. At
Yutan a new steel bridge across the
Flatte river connecting that place with
Valley is nearing completion. The
bridge is a modern affair and it rests
upon concrete piers similar to those
under the viaduct across the tracks at
Twenty-fourth street in Omaha.
The branch between Valley and
Lincoln is being greatly improved,
the intention being to reduce the
curves and perfect the road bed, thus
making it possible , to increase the
speed of all trains. The work will be
completed some time next year. The
terminus at Lincoln is being bettered.
All along the line in Nebraska new
ties are replacing old ones, and large
section gangs are at work every day
in the year preparatory to replacing
the old steel with a much heavier ar
ticle.
Construction for the second track
throughout Nebraska is being pushed
and it is predicted that within the next
two years 300 miles of double track
will cover that much of the state. The
enormous business of the road which
is expected to increase very materially
during the next few years has forced
the company to place the second
track. Long sidings also will be built
and when the improvements are com
pleted the engineers say the roadbed
and trackage of the company will not
be excelled in any part of the country.
NEBRASKA AT ST. LOUIS FAIR.
Commission Working Hard and Is
Greatly Encouraged.
Assistant Secretary H. G. Shedd of
the Nebraska commission to the
Louisiana Purchase exposition is in
St. Louis on exposition matters.
The commission is wasting no time
in arranging for the interests of Ne
braska at the exposition and the en
thusiasm with which the project is
meeting from all quarters of the state
is very encouraging, according to Sec
retary Miller, who has been in Om
aha in conference with Secretary Wat
tlestles on commission matters. Prof.
Barbour, superintendent of the educa
tional exhibits of the exposition, is in
Omaha on a like mission.
Prof. Barbour met with the repre
sentatives of the State Federation of
Women’s Clubs and President Wattles
to confer upon matters pertaining to
the educational exhibits, in which the
women’s clubs throughout the state
are taking so active an interest. It
is the purpose to make this exhibit
one of the very best at the exposition,
and in this endeavor the most hearty
encouragement is being given bv the
educational interests of the state.
Hog With Many Feet.
PAPILLION, Neb.—A strange freak
in the shape of a hog with six well
formed feet at the farm of T. J. Snide,
near Portal, has caused quite a sensa
tion hereabouts. The animal has only
four legs, but has two feet on each
of his front limbs. It is nearly full
grown and seems to handle the extra
feet without difficulty.
Fined for Illegal Fishing.
NORFOLK.—It cost D. Gardener,
who hails from Wichita, Kan., just a
$10 bill to cast a fish line into the
Noi folk river here. “I’m from Mis
souri,” he exclaimed when a bystander
insinuated that he was violating the
state law in fishing without a license.
And Deputy Game Warden J. A. Rai
ney “showed” all about it with an im
mediate arrest.
Getting Ready for Sugar Crop.
M’COOK.—The Burlington is taring
steps to be in readiness to handle the
sugar beet crop of this part of the
state. Materials have been ordered
' for a large increase in trackage facili
ties up the Frenchman branch and on
• the main line west of here. At Cul
bertson a sidetrack 800 feet long will
be laid and still three miles farther
west another 500 feet long.
i The fine new Methodist church at
. Ashland, just dedicated, was struck by
lightning and damaged to the extent
of $200.
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Heir to Big Fortune.
John P. Kelly, who shovels coal for
r the Burlington in Lincoln, received
t word that his father, Patrick Kelly, a
prosperous farmer living near Albion,
Boone county, has been left by his
, brother a half interest in an extensive
i and valuable coffee plantation in far
, off Brazil. The estate is valued at
3 $200,000, and comprises one of tho
- most productive and best plantations
s in the vicinity of the capital, Rio
Janeiro.
The August Century.
The August Century will contain
the opening chapters of the Hon. An«
drew D. White’s “Chapters fro* My
Diplomatic Life,” dealing with th6
minister’s first mission to Germany,.
1879-1881. The ambassador found iD
those two jears that his duties and
pleasures gave him experiences
sounding almost almost every note
from the sublime to the ridiculous,
and brought him into close touch not
only with such personages as Presi
dent Hayes, Secretary Evarts, Bea
consfield, Browning, and the Emper
ors William I, Frederick and William
II, but with all kinds of Americans in
all kinds of predicaments.
Patti’s Real Nai*e.
On her forthcoming tour—the last
and finalest—Madame Patti might use
her right and full name, with which
Americans are entirely unfamiliar. She
was baptized Adelea Juana Maria Clo
rinda Patti. Most of us know her sim
ply as Patti, and a few of us as the
Marquise de Caux, Signora Nicolini
and Baroness Cederstrom.
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A Crippled Explorer.
Paul Fountain, author of “The
Great Mountains of South America,"
a wonder book of travel and explora
tions, has been a cripple from his
birth. Yet, as his work shows, he is
an intrepid rambler among strange
lands and peoples, and no hint of hie
infirmity reaches his readers through
his pages.
Try me just once and I am sure
to come again. Defiance Starch.
_ Got "Buffalo Bill’s” Jewelry.
“Buffalo Bill,” while appearing with
his Wild West show at Dudley, Wor
cestershire, England, was robbed of
property valued at $2,000, including a
pin bearing the initials of King Ed
ward, who gave it to the showman; a
pair of diamond cuff links, a gift from
Grand Duke Alexis, and other jewelry.
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Laborere Becomes Millionaire.
The most interesting citizen of Dan
ville, 111., is Michael Kelly. Thirty
years ago his pick and shovel were his
only capital. He prospered as n. lab
orer, saved money to buy a farm, found
coal underneath his potato patch, and
now “Mike” Kelly, as he is affection
ately known, is worth $4,000,000. A
town has been named after him. When
he first turned up in a Danville brick
yard he could neither read nor write.
He will retire from business on Jan
uary 1 next, aged 65 years, one of the
richest men in Illinois.
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against a man who tries to kiss her
she can always forgive him for want
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