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A coster stopped outside a chemist's
•hop with a rather recalcitrant moke.
•'Mister,” said the pearly one, “can you
give that 'ere animal sumfink to make
1m gee-whiz? 'E won’t move for nuts."
The man of poisons smiled, went in
side and brought out a large bottle of
liquid ammonia. He withdrew the
stopper and placed the neck of the
vessel underneath the tired one's nasal
organ. One long, deep sniff, and one
gasp of twenty ass-power, then off
galloped Neddy, ns though his satanlc
majesty was after him with a thick
stick. The coster, in stupefaction,
gazed at the rapidly retreating form of
his asinine friend, then anxiously In
quired of the chemist: “Say. cockle.
Is that 'ere stufT expensive?" "No," re
sponded the gentleman designated by
that facetious title. “Then git a move
on yer, an’ give us two sniffs. I've got
to catch that 'ere moke!"- - Birmingham
Post.
In one of the chief watchmaking es
tablishments in Zurich there Is to be
seen a remarkable curiosity In the way !
of watch or clock making. The time- j
piece Is In the form of a ball, which i
moves imperceptibly down an Inclined
surface, without rolling. The length of !
this inclined surface, which is sixteen •
Inches long, is accomplished from top
to bottom in twenty-four hours. Then
the “ball" only needs lifting to the top
again. This extraordinary timepiece
has no spring, and therefore needs no
winding. The "hands" are kept in mo
tion by the sliding along an Inclined
plane.—London Globe.
J. Plerpont Morgan was nn active
figure at the annual convention of the
New York Protestant Episcopal dio
cese recently. The day was a trifle
cool, and Mr. Morgan wore an overcoat
worth $100. When the session came to
nn end Mr. Morgan left In a hurry and
did not discover until nn hour or so
later that he had carried off some oth
er man's coat—a rather shabby-looklng
affair It was, too. The only thing he
could find In the pockets was a well
chewed toothpick. The owner has not
yet claimed the property.
Chief Justice Lore of Delaware, who
has taken such a decided stand against
lynching, Is opposed to capital punish
ment. "I would not take life for the
commission of crime," he says, "but
would put the criminal under such re
straint as would protect the people and
give him the full measure of his day to
work out such penitence and reforma
tion as all good Influences might pro
duce. Life la too suered and too holy a
thing to be taken. I would grant life
so long as God spared each one of his
creatures."
The eldest daughter of Secretary
Shaw will be Introduced to society dur
ing the coming Washington season, In
which Mrs. Shaw, It Is thought, will
be among the most energetic of hos
tesses, She has reared her daughters
carefully, und neither of them has seen
anything of the gay Washington Tlfe.
“A girl can’t study and attend dinners
and balls. Jt's one thing or t’other,
and 1 prefer the girls who knows some- '
thing.” she says.
An Impressive figure Is that of John i
Sparkh, the present democratic govern
or of Nevada. He Is over six feet tall,
hus gray hair and mustache und a rud
dy complexion, and, with the heart of
a Hon, Is one of the most retiring and
mild-mannered men. A Texan by birth,
he drove cattle for many years from
that state to the northwest. Now he Is
rated at over a million, his property In
cluding cattle, land, mining und bank
atocks.
The royal family of Sweden Is a !
thrifty one. It has a civil list of very 1
nearly a half million dollars frton Nor
way and Sweden, uaid In addition the
king has a little more than $8:1.000 a
year from the fund voted to King Carl
XIV. and his successors. At the same
time his majesty has palaces both In •
the city and country, In Sweden and
Norway, and he owns stock In many
undertakings.
Bishop Leighton Coleman of the Epis
copal diocese of Delaware has Just con
cluded one of his annual tramping
tours. This time he walked something
over 200 miles through the mountains
of Virginia and North Carolina, and
returns considerably improved in phy
siclal condition. Ho traveled incognito,
attired in rough garb and had a num
ber of amusing experiences, being gen
erally taken for a genuine tramp.
Before long a motor car will be run
ning on the so-called roads in Uganda.
Mr. George Wilson, the deputy com
missioner of that protectorate, who is
on his way back from England to Af
rica, is taking with him a 25-horse
power motor, which he intends to make
use of on His tours of inspection
throughout Uganda. There are now
nearly 600 miles of roods in that coun
try good enough to run a motor on.
At a political meeting in New York
last week a Tammany man named
Delaney was one of the orators. Speak
ing of certain men whose names are
often seen in print, he was about to
nay that they were fond of newspaper
notoriety, but Instead, said "newspa
perlety.” The new word has “caught
. on’ and on several subsequent occas
ions has been used to convey the same
Idea.
Visitor—Your son seems a very qulei
■ort of chap. Farmer—Comparatively
speakin’ he has always been so. He
has had his share of tights, has took
part in four er five iynchln’s, has been
out with th’ boys several times at
charivaris, but he’s been, us I said,
comparatively quiet and law-abidin’.
He's never been t’ college nowhere. I
Tne constitution of Tennessee pro
vides that, whereas ministers of the
gospel are by their profession dedicated
to God and the care of souls, and ought
not to be diverted from the great duties
of their functions, therefore, no min
ister of the gospel or priest of any de
nomination whatever, shall be eligible
to a seat In either house of the legisla
ture.
A pair of burglars in New York broke
Into^a barber shop and found, besides
other things, a flrst-elass violin. One
of the cracksmen being musically In
clined, paused in his professional du
ties long enough to play. A policeman
Interrupted the midnight sonata, and
the distressing details of the sequel
were given before a police judge.
“And now,” whispered the lover, as
tie caught her In his arms, “what shall
we do about the rope ladder’' We
shouldn’t leave It hanging there."
“Don’t worry about it,” replied the
damsel. “Papa said he would pull It
up again, so we couldn’t get back."
In 1850 there was not one mile of roll
way in Wisconsin, Tennessee or Flor
ida or anywhere west of the Mississippi
river. Even in 1870 half the area of th«
country was still without a railway.
TWO PERSONS KILLED
BY A FAST TRAIN
Mr. and Mr*. Turner Struck by
a Westbound Burling
ton Flyer.
DEATH INSTANTANEOUS
The Bodies of the Two People Were
Horribly Mangled—Their Two
Horses Were Also Killed and
Vehicle Demolished.
Clay Center, Neb., Oct. 26.—G. W.
Turner anil wife of Edgur were killed
by a westbound Burlington train while
grossing the track in a cut two miles
east of Edgar. The horse they were
driving was also killed. The bodies
were terribly mangled.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner had been to
their farm near Edgar and were re
turning to the house In town when
struck by the train. They had recently
moved to Edgar from near Cambridge.
Jusi how the accident happened Is
not definitely known, but the first the
engineer saw of the equipage in which
the Turners were riding was when he
was within a few feet of the horse. The
deceased couple leave two daughters,
one aged 13 years, in Edgar, and the
other a student in Bellevue college.
TO ENFORCE LAW.
Commissioner May Seize Supply of Il
licit Vinegar in Retailer’s Hands.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 26.—The Nebraska
law provides that vinegar shall be sold
for what it is, be it malt, cider or grain,
and only absolutely forbids the sale of
colored goods. Infractions of the pure
food law have become so common under
the lenient policy of tho food commission
that it has been decided to prosecute all
1 retailers who are found, with Illicit goods
in their stores on and after November 15.
Heretofore the theory has been that the
retailer Is Innocent, and the non-resident
wholesaler has been beyond the reach of
the law, so off-color goods have merely
been condemned and ordered returned to
the shipper. «.
Taking advantage of this leniency some
wholesalers from without the state have
continued to pour in bad goods at cheaper
prices than tho Nebraska wholesaler, who
does not dare to break the law, could
meet. As a protection to home concerns j
the rule has been laid down that retail
ers will be held responsible for what they
have In stock after the date mentioned,
and “no excuses go,” Is the motto adopted
at the food commissioner's headquarters.
Food Commissioner Thompson has so
notified the officers of the State Itetail
<.rotters’ association, that Its members
nay be placed on their guard.
ANCIENT HERO DUG UP.
Discovery Made While Digging in the
Sand Hills.
Decatur, Neb., Oct. 26.—The news has
reached here of the discovery of a skele
ton, which may prove an archeological
find of considerable value, in a sandhill j
upon the Missouri river, a few days ago, j
made by a party of farmers while digging j
sand for plastering puposes.
The appearance of the remains indicate
they are quDte ancient and those of an j
Indian, for on the breast bones lay a '
stone pipe, some black flint arrow heads
and (ii» old fashioned stone tomahawk,
with what appeared to be blood stains on j
the blade. Ornaments, which had been
worn In the nose and ears, were also
found, denoting the Indian had once been
a fearless warrior of some ancient tribe,
at least 200 years ago. The skull was
fractured on one side, showing he had
been struck in battle with some blunt in
strument.
A little farther down tho river Charles
Noyes of this city dug out of a high bank j
a petrified buffalo’s head Intact, the horns |
especially well preserved.
GETS LIFE SENTENCE.
Ending of a Famous Case by Judge
Harrington's Decision Today.
O'Neil, Neb., Get. 26.—The last chap
ter In the case of State of Nebraska
against Fred M. Hans came to a close
today when Judge Harrington over
ruled motion for a new trial and sen
tenced the murderer to life imprison
ment.
This case has been one of the most
sensational In the annals of the state.
On April 8, 1901, Fred M. Hans of
Omaha Bhot und killed David O. Luse
of Brown county. Hans claimed he
shot In self defense while attempting ,
to arrest l.use on the charge of horse !
killing. The coroner's Jury with the i
evidence at hand exonerated Hans. >
Luse was a prominent man in several
raternal orders, and some were not
itlstled with the verdict. Tne pro
Idlng county uttorney refused to their
demand to Investigate the case. Much i
time was lost that year and u,ntll a |
change .in officials occurred. The new !
county attorney promptly called a I
grand jury, and as a result of their i
Investigation Indicted Hans for mur- I
tier in the second degree. The evidence !
brought against Hans by the state, the
clothing, uoor and boards containing i
the bullet marks of the bullets that i
passed through Lusy's body strongly
contradicted the defendant’s story of
the killing The state was represented
by the best legal talent and in the
course of the case made eloquent ad
dresses to the jury.
CAUGHT IN A BOX CAR.
Two Strangers Arrested While in Act
Robbing Freight.
Fremont, Neb., Oet. 26.—Two men glv
the names of White and Hensen were ar
rested lust night for breaking into a
freight car. They were seen by the train
men to break the seal and were captured
m the car. Nothing was missing. While
is thought by the police to be wanted In
‘owa for breaking jail and appears to be
in allround crook. There has been many
omplalnts here of freight cars on the
Union Pacific being broken Into and goods
stolen, especially cars loaded with sugar.
White claims to be a street fair fakir.
Child Burned to Death.
Wausa, Neb., Oct. 26.—The 18
month-old child of Thomas Olson, of
his place, set tire to its clothing while
haying with matches, and before the
ire could be extinguished was so bad
y burned that he died a few hours i
ater.
Piainview’s Fire Protection.
Platnvlew. Neb., Oct. 26.—Work on
‘he waterworks Is proceeding rapidly,
nd another week of fair weather will
nlsh laying the mins. It Is now a
ertalnty that ii * stem tvtll be com
■leted befc • •. sets In.
j WOMAN SEVERELY BURNED.
Lighted an Overloaded Heating Stove,
| When Draught Blew Fire Over Her.
Tecumseh, Neb., Oct. 27.—Mrs. Oliver
Davison, sr., of this city Is suffering
i with very severe burns of the hands,
arms and face, the results of an acci
dent with an overloaded heating stove.
The family had just moved into a new
home on First street, and when the
• accident occurred Mrs. Davison was
attempting to build a fire In the heat
ing stove In the parlor. During the
moving period the stove had been
stuffed full of paper and trash. She
lighted the waste from below, but it
did not seem to burn well. She opened
the stove door and proceeded to stir
the tire when a draught from below
blew the Are out of the door all over
the woman and the air was filled with
smoke and burning particles. Mrs
Davison's face was quite severely
burned and the hair on one side of her
head was singed off. The hands were
thoroughly scorched and her clothing
caught fire. She maintained her pres
ence of mind and tore the portions of
her garments off which were on fir'
and prevented more serious injury.
FOUR BREAK JAIL.
Prisoners Sprung Steel Door and Re
moved Brick From the Wall.
Columbus, Neb., Oct. 27.—There was a
wholesale delivery of the inmates of the
jail while the jailer, Ed Rosslter, was up
, town. The prisoners sprung the heavy
stel door leading to the corridor and re
| moved the brick from the wall. Those
I who escaped were; George Reubenthaler,
! awaiting trial for assault with intent to
kill; James Hamlin, horse stealing, and
John Schultz and James Wilson, who were
serving a thirty-day sentence for petty
larceny. James Church, an inmate, re
fused to leave the jail and was found there
when the escape was discovered. He has
but a couple of days more to serve. He
will say little of how the prisoners man
aged to do the work. This Is the second
Jail delivery within two months.
Sheriff Byrnes has offered a reward of
$25 each for Reubenthaler and Hamlin.
Reubenthaler Is a German and speaks no
English.
BIG HAYSTACK BURNING.
Spontaneous Combustion Slowly Eat
ing Away Stack of Alfalfa Hay.
Hastings, Neb., Oct. 27.—George Durkee,
who lives nine miles north of this city, is
having an unprofitable experience with a
large stack of alfalfa hay. Three weeks
ago the hay on the outside of a huge six
ty-ton stack turned black and in a week
the haystack looked as black as a pile of
burned straw. A few days ago a column
of dark smoke issued from the center,
. which still continues. The huge stack be
came ignited from spontaneous combus
tion and it is' supposed the slow fire will
continue a few weeks yet before the stack
will be entirely consumed.
A DELICATE*OPERATION.
Was Performed Successfully Upon a
Sufferer From Consumption.
Auburn, Neb., Oct. 27.—Dr. Hamilton of
Omaha performed a very delicate and suc
cessful operation on Clarence Wilkinson,
son of Robert G. Wilkinson. He was as
sisted by Drs. Boal. Dillon and Tyler of
this city. Young Wilkinson has been a
sufferer from consumption for years. He
spent several years in Colorado. Hast
fall he returned home, and has seemed
much better for the last two months.
However, it was found that the cavity
of the lung on one side was filled with
some kind of a fluid. An incision was
made in one side, about two inches of one
rib removed and about two gallons of
fluid taken from the lung cavity. He Is
now resting oasy. It was discovered that
one lung was entirely gone, but the other
one was found to be healthy. Both physi
cians and friends hope for his entire re
covery. , |
To Establish Game Rrcorve.
Tecumseh, Neb., Oct. 26.—-.l company
of young men hereabouts lias leased
McLaughlin's lake, some ten miles
northwest of the city, and have formed
a gun club. The club has been named
the Union Gun club, and outsiders
caught hunting at the lake will be
promptly prosecuted. The lake has
long been a mecca for local huntsmen,
and during certain seasons of the year
duck and snipe abound there. Fishing
is good there, also, during the warm
months.
FOLK A CANDIDATE.
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Formally i
Out for the Governorship.
St. Joseph, Mo., Oct, 27.—Joseph W.
Folk made the speech which formally
places him in the race for the demo
cratic nomination for governor to a
crowd that packed Tootle s opera house.
It was the climax of a busy day for
Mr. Folk and the most enthusiastic
meting held in the state this year.
Concerning the governorship Mr.
Folk said:
A great deal has been said about the
governorship. This is an honor any man
might covet and no man refuse. I have
been asked my position. I have no hes
itancy In saying that if my party sees
tit to name me I should be recreant to my
duly were t to do otherwise than accept.
I do not claim to have done anything to
entitle me to this position. Nor would I
take It as a reward for my humble en
deavors to bring about a better condition
in municipal and state affairs. 1 have
In the place of trust assigned to me tried
to do my duty to my city and state. How
well I have succeeded I cannot say, but
I have done my best and the most any
man can do is his best. 1 want no com
pensation for doing my duty other than
the approval of the people. The govern
orship offers tremendous opportunities for
the accomplishment of public good, yet if
the party bestows that honor upon an
other 1 shall .not complain and shall give
him my loyal support.
I will not resign the office I have been
assigned to for the purpose of election
eering for another. Neither will I neg
lect the duties of that office going around
seeking a higher position. Of necessity
my time will be so occupied with official
work yet unfinished, but which I hope to
have completed early next year, that I
will hove little opportunity to make I
speeches over the state. At such times j
as the public service will permit I shall ■
be glad to express my views, on public
questions to my fellow citizens.
No Canal Legislation.
Washington. Oct. 24.—A communication
from Minister Beaupre at Bogota lndi- I
cates the present session of the Colombian
congress, which terminates by limitation
October 31, is not expected to make fur
ther progress with canal legislation.
Missouri Bank Robbed.
Keokuk, la., Oct. 24.—The vaults in the
bank of the Hays Banking company ol
Queen City, Mo., were blown to pieces by
burglars last night but tile amount stolen
has not been learned. The bank is con
trolled by William Logan of this city.
indictments at Dubuque.
Dubuque, la., Oct. 24.—The grand
jury today returned indictments
against every joint keeper and road
house keeper m Dubuque county. There
are two indictments against each of
fender.
FIVE SENATORS HAVE
HAND IN HUGE FRAUD
Mill ions of Acres of Valuable
Land Stolen From the
Goverment
LIKE STAR ROUTE DEALS
Many Arrests of Influential and
Wealthy People Are Looked For—
Members of Both Houses of
Congress Are Involved.
Washington, Oct. 26.—Trouble rival
ing anything Known in Washington
since the days o£ the "star route’’
ptunder have been discovered in tne
government lanu office by Secretary
Hitchcock. Five United States sen
ators, several members ot tne lower
house and a uuniuer of officials in the
department are declared to be im
plicated in trauds ttiat have resulted
| in tne loss to tne government of mn
! lions of acres or puodo domain in Cali
loriiia, Washington, Oregon, Montana
and other western states.
I For several monins tne investigation
has been going on under tile personal
supervision ot secretary Hitoncock, but
such secrecy has ne observed mat even
Commissioner itichards or tne land oi
fice has been kept in utter ignorance
of its progress, it is not said that tne
commissioner himseir is under sus
picion, but many minor officials will be
cauglit in the net.
] Senators Involved in Conspiracy.
I The part ot the United Slates sen
ators and congressmen lu the gigantic
conspiracy has been to secure me ap
‘ pointment ol' men In the ring as
registers and receivers of land offices
and to shield them when their rascality
j was unearthed.
I The investigation has been in charge
of A. is. Pugh, attorney for the interior
j department. Pugn has been on the
j Pacific coast for several mofiths, being
assisted by secret service detectives
! from the treasury department. He lias
made preliminary reports to his super
ior showing that certain federal land
offices in tne western states are com- j
pleteiy under the control ot the "timber
grabbers,” who make false entries for
millions of acres and grant immense
tracts to stool pigeons of lumber com
panies.
i Pugh and Secret Service Detective
Burns are on the way to Washington j
to report to Secretary Hitchcock. They j
have sent word that evidence in their 1
possession will justify the arrest of at ;
l '.east a score of men in California, Ore- j
gon, Minnesota and this city.
Minneapolis Man Furnishes Money.
I The full extent of the conspiracy has
not been revealed, but from present in
formation it appears that .most of the
stealings have been done by one gang,
operating in half a dozen states and
with accomplices in the interior depart
ment. One man living in Minneapolis,
who is said to be one of the largest
pwneis of timber land, is supposed to |
have furnished the money to carry on
the fraud.
Several months ago, when Secretary
Hitchcock became aware of the organ
ization of the timber land conspiracy,
he gave orders for the wholesale with
drawal of public lands on the Pacific
aoast, ostensibly for the creation of
forest reserves. Millions of acres were
withdrawn, and thus kept from the
Hutches of the thelves pending the in
vestigation. As soon as the evidence
is in his hands Secretary Hitchcock
will begin criminal prosecutions.
t Whether the position and political
Influence of the senators and repre
sentatives involved will be sufficient
to protect them from prosecution re
mains to be seen. Some of them, it is
alleged, actually profited by the land
frauds and are actively interested in
the ring, which had ramifications in
the states of California, Oregon, Wash
ington and other western states. Sec- !
retary Hitchcock hopes not only to
send the ringleaders of the ring to
prison, but to restore to the govern
ment millions of acres of valuable tim
ber land which have been secured by
fraud.
TRUANT LONG IN JAIL.
Boy Comes Out of Prison a Stranger to
the World.
! New York, Oct. 2(5.—After spending nine
years in the house of refuge at the El- l
aiira reformatory and at Sing Sing prison,
apparently for a mere violation of rules,
James Daley, 20 years old, spent yester
day learning things city boys of half his
age know already. Daley came here
from prison to the boys’ refuge.
According to his own account Daley
up to 181)4 lived with his family in this
city. His father sent him to school and '
because he often played truant arranged J
to have him sent to the house of refuge !
as an incorrigible. In his two years there
the boy’s family visited him only twice.
One night he Joined a bread throwing fight
In the dining room. For this he was trans- 1
{erred to the Elmira reformatory. lie nev- j
er heard from his family after that.
After three years at Elmira he got into
a quarrel with one of the guards, who
caught him chewing tobacco. Instead of
reporting him the guard tried to make
him stop by choking him. The lad re
taliated with a bjow, and soon after was
transferred to Sing Sing on a three and a j
half year sentence. He got out Wednes- j
day. i
The boy is so timid that he dares not
walk about the streets alone and he is
afraid of electric cars and elevators. He
says he has read of these things, but
never has been able to form a correct
Idea of them.
I
DOWIE WILL NOT GO.
Denies Story That He Is Planning to
Take an Australian Trip.
Boston, Oct. 26.—Jqihn Alexander
Dowie. his wife and son arrived here
from New York early today in a pri
vate car. Dowie denied absolutely that
he is to sail for Australia with his
wife and son. He said he would re
turn to New York this afternoon.
From New York it is reported that
Dowie has announced that he would
go to Australia next April, intimating
that his wife would go in advance, and
that he would join ner in Adelaide.
NEW CUP CHALLENGER?
W. H. Lever of Br’kenhead Talked Mat
ter Over With Designer Watson.
London, Oct. 26.—Despite the fact that
W. H. Lever of Birkenhead has denied
having any intention to challenge for the
America cup, the fact that he has asked
George L. Watson if he would undertake
the work of designing and superintending
a cup challenger is now admitted to be In
disputable. Mr. Watson, thus far, has
neither definitely declined nor accepted,
and this, possibly, explans Mr. Lever’s
denial, as he is not likely to act without
Mr. Watson.
FORT RILEY DEFENDED.
Hypothetical Armies Engage in a Con
struct! /ely Bloody Affray.
Fort Riley. Kan., Oct. 28—Colonel
Steever, of the Fourth cavalry, tvho has
proved several times during the pres
ent maneuvers what dashing work he
can do at the head of his troopers, was
given a chance today to show what he
can do when compelled to hang and
fight for his life. He was given com
mand of a small force defending Fort
Riley against superior numbers under
General Carr, and ordered to hold his
place at all hazards.
Steever's position at Fort Riley was
by the terms of the military problem
made vital to the blue force in order
that a junction might be made between
it and a hypothetical main body. Carr’s
force was designed to prevent the
junction of the two “blue” armies, and
in order to prevent this his object was
to carry the position at Fort Riley by
assault.
Steever’s command consisted of a
battalion of engineers, the Sixth infan
try, a battalion of the Twelfth infantry,
a squadron of the Fourth cavalry and
two batteries of artillery. Carr’s com
mand was comprised of the Missouri,
Nebraska and Texas regiments, the
First and Second Kansas, Second,
Twenty-first and Twenty-fifth regular
infantry and the Sixty-fifth Iowa,
Kighth cavalry, Tenth cavalry, a
squadron of the Forty-sixth cavalry
and four batteries. The problem re
sulted in a spirited contest on the hills
I back of Fort Riley, and was highly
j successful.
| SULTAN’S NEW TROUBLE
Revolution Breaks Out in Arabia,
Caused by Excessive Taxation.
Constantinople, Oct. 28.—It is an
nounced that Military Commandant
Ahmet Pasha and the governor of the
province of Azir, Arabia, were killed
as the result of a revolt of two Arab
1 tribes against the imposition of a new
■ cattle tax . About 1,000 Turkish troops
were killed or wounded and the rest ot
, the Turkish force routed. Fifteen bat
talions of troops have been dispatched
I thither.
Hitch in Macedonia.
Constantinople, Oct. 2S.—The pro
posed Austro-Russian joint control of
Macedonia does not meet with the ap
proval of the German and Italian dip
! lomats, and the porte is expected to
; utilize the disagreement between thi?
powers in order to delay action.
SELLING OUT EARLY.
Tammany Said to Have a Deal With
the Chicago Packers.
New York, Oct. 26.—Anticipating the in
| auguration of George B. McClellan as
| mayor and the return of Tammany to full
j power in this city, privileges already have
j been disposed of for cash considerations,
j Of the great fund now in the treasury of
! Tammany to be used as needed in the
present campaign, it is declared that $50,
000 was contributed by the Chicago pack
ers, for which a return has been promised
in concessions denied by the present ad
ministration of New York city. This, it
is said, will mean, if carried out, the
crushing of the interest of the independent
butchers.
' The preliminary negotiations, according
to report, were carried on in this city, but
the deal was concluded in Chicago, to
which city the representative of Tammany
went a little more than a fortnight ago,
carrying full authority to act.
What the packers are said to be pur
chasing in New York is the trade now en
joyed by thousands of retail independent
butchers, including what is known as the
“kosher” trade. It is sakl the packers bar
gained for the privilege of conducting the
general slaughtering business, and at First
avenue and Forty-fifth street an immense
abattoir is to be erected.
A DOZEN INJURED.
Two Trains Full of Commuters Collide
on New Jersey Road.
Orange, N. J., Oct. 28.—A rear-end
collision between two Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western passenger trains
occurred here today. Of a dozen per
sons injured, Mrs, Henry M. Dows of
Orange, and Lawrence T. Fell of New
York, a broker, were the most serious
ly hurt. Both trains were crowded
with commuters.
THE MARKETS.
Sioux City Live Stock.
Sioux City, Oct. 27.—Sioux City Stock
Y'ards.—Hogs—Light and butcher, $5.10®
5.20; heavy, $4.95®a.05.
Cattle—Fat cows and heifers, $2.20(g>3.50;
stock cows and heifers, $1.6u®3.0o; stock
ers and feeders, $2.50® 3.70; butcher steers,
$4.00(05.50; yearlings and calves, $2.26(03.50
Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. 27.—Hogs—Receipts, 1.500.
Market lower. Good neavy, $6.35(05.70;
light, $6.30(05.i0; mixed and butcher, $u.4O<0
u.oO; tough heavy, $0,10®u.36.
Cattle—Receipts, 9,000. Market steady.
Sheep—Receipts, 25,000. Market steady.
Closing: Hogs—Bulk, $5.3o®5.oo; good
heavy, $5.40® u.bo; light, $5.20(05.70; mixed
and butchers. $5.25(03.75; rough heavy, $4.90
(05.35.
Cattle—Slow and lower, with beeves
quoted at $3.50(05.75; cows and heifers, $2.00 *
®4.25; stockers and feeders, $2.25®4.00. I
Sheep—Lower at $2.00(03.75; lumbs, $3.25® j
—
South Omaha.
South Omaha, Oct. 27.—Cattle—Native
steeis, $3.80(04.40; cows and heifers, $3,000
4.1o; western steers, $3.26(04.5u; stockers
and feeders, $2.25®3.25; calves, $3.00®5.26.
Hogs—Heavy, $o.uo®5 15; packers, $5.10®
5.15; light, $5.25®5 35; pigs, $5.00(05.25.
Sheep—Yearlings, $3.oo®3.85; wethers,
$3.30(0*1.60, ewes, $2.75®3.20; common and 1
stockers, $2.25®3.5o; lambs, $4.00(05.u>
Kansas City.
I Kansas City, Oct. 26.—Cattle—Native )
steers, $4.150o.oO; Texas and Indian steers,
$2.2603.25; srockers and feeders, $2.2004.00;
calves, $2.000 6.3o; western steers, $3,000
4.-10; cows, $1.5002.75.
Hogs—Heavy, $5.1005.37*4; packers, $5.25
05.46; medium, $5.3505.50; tignt, $5.2506.50.
Sheep—-Uuttons, $2.0003.95; iambs, $2,900
' 5.25; range wethers, $2.1003.26; ewes, $2.25
03.15.
GRAIN MARKETS.
Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, Oct. 27.—Cash quotations were
as follows;
Flour—Market steady.
Wheat—Nu. 3 spr.ng, 79c; No. red, 81*4®
53HC.
Corn—No. 2, 43>,4e; No. 2 yellow, 44%c. I
Oats—No. 2, 34^4034160; No. 3 white, 350
37V$c. *
Kve—No. 2, 56007c.
Barley—Good feeding. 420 43c; fair to
choice malting, 44064c.
Timothy Seed—Prime, $3.0o.
Clover Seed—Contract grade. $16.50010.60.
Provisions—Mess pork, $11.00011.12V^c;
lard, $6.2006.25; short rib sides, $,.2507.00;
dry salted shou.ders, $6.12*4043.25; short I
clear sides, $7.7o08.oO. i
Whisky—On basis of high wines, $1.25.
Butter—Market was steady. Creamery,
15*40 2954c; dairy. 14018c.
Eggs—Market tirm at 18019*4c.
Cheese—Market easier at lo*-2011',ic.
Minneapolis.
Minneapolis, Oct. 27.—Wheat—December,
soiac; May, 78%c. On track; No. 1 hard,
85085*4c; No. 1 northern, 84\c; No. 2
northern, 82V»c; No. 3 northern, 79081c.
A FATHER SHOOTS
HIS TWO CHILDREN
i _
I
After the Double Murder Gave
Himself Up to the Auth
orities.
WAS ANGRY AT HIS WIFE
—
He Had Induced the Boys to Take a.
Ride—Neighbors Are Indignant
With Wrath Over the
Crime.
Marion, Ind., Oct. 27.—Jesse McClure,.
' e farm hand, killed his two sons, 5
; and 7 years old, leaving their bodies in ^
I a fence corner. While a mob was form
i to lynch him, McClure drove to
Marion and gave himself up. He has
been secreted by the authorities, who
fear mob violence.
McClure separated from his wife a
year ago. She refused to live with
him, and returned with her children to
her father’s home. McClure hired a
rig at Elwood and drove to the farm of
Mrs. McClure’s father. He found the
children playing in the front yard and
Induced them with candy to take a
ride with him. He drove a mile up the
road, carried the children to a fence
corner and shot them with a revolver.
The older one was found dead a few
minutes later, and the younger was dy
ing, a piece of the candy still being in
his mouth. The alarm was given, and
from all surrounding towns armed pur
suers started. McClure succeeded in
reaching the Marion jail without being
caught.
To the Jail turnkey McClure admitted
the killing of his two children, and said
he had shot them because his wife had
left him and refused to see him. Said
he:
“When she refused to see me I de
cided to be revenged, and drove down
the road to a little clump of small
trees. My children were asleep in the
buggy. When I stopped the jolt awoke
my little boy Dee. He looked up at me
and said:
" ‘Papa, what are you going to do?’
“I put my hard over his eyes and
took my revolver from my pocket and
shot, him in the forehead, killing him
Instantly. The shot awoke Homer, and
I took him by the shoulder and fired a
shot into his head. They both fell to
the bottom of the buggy. I drove the
horse to the side of the road and lifted
both bodies out and laid them on the
withered grass. .1 then drove directly
to Marion and gave rnyselt up.
“The neighbors will lynch me when
they find out what I have done. I do
not care what you do with me. 1 am
ready to die, and expect to hang for
this crime. All that I ask is to see ray
dear little ones buried.’’
Deputy Sheriff Williams took Mc
Clure to Indianapolis, it is said.
CAR RAN AWAY.
Came Down Hill at Terrific Rate of
Speed, Killing a Boy.
Joliet, 111., Oct.' 27.—A runaway elec
tric car on the Chicago and Joliet line
killed a boy, demolished a house and
reduced itself to 1 splinters after a
plunge down a steep incline.
Just as the car began to descend the
hill Motorman Bouray fell in a faint
and rolled from the platform. Miss
Anna Westborg, the only passenger,
saw the peril and Jumped from the ear,
escaping with bruises. The car went
on dow'n the hill at terrible speed.
At the foot of the hill, where there
is a sharp curve, Peter Sharp, IS years
old, was waiting for the car. When
the car struck the curve it jumped the
track, scooping up Sharp upon the
fender and crashing into Charles Holl
stein's dwelling.
Sharp’s brains were battered out
against the stone wall. The side walls
of the house were crushed in and the
structure was wrecked.
Mrs. Hollstein was alone in the house
at the time, and escaped without in
jury, climbing out through a windows
TEN KILLED IN CAVEIN.
Fatal Accident in a Neew York Sub
way T unnel.
New York, Oct. 27.—Ten lives were
lost and four persons were severely
Injured, it was ascertained, by the cav
ing in of the roof and w'alls of the
subway tunnel at One Hundred and
Ninety-fifth street. All of the dead
and injured were workmen, and most
of them Italians.
The dead;
TIMOTHY SULLIVAN, foreman.
WILLLIAM SCHUETTE, electrician
GISSEPPE BARONE.
STANZOINE BRUNE.
LOUIS TIPPIO.
FIVE UNIDENTIFIED ITALIAN
LABORERS.
The falling of rock and earth on the
men was caused by a series of blasts.
Rufus C. Hunt, superintendent, and
Richard Beyers, general foreman for
John B. McDonald, the contractor who
is building the tunnel, were arrested.
A migistrate remanded them to the
coroner, who held them in $10,000 bail
each. Coroner Jackson said he believed
the accident was caused by criminal
negligence. _
SWALLOWED BACILLI.
French Nurse in Attempt to Suicide
Takes a Wholesale Dose of
Typhoid Germs.
London, Oct* 27.—The Lancet reports;
that a nurse at a French hospital has just
tried a new way of committing suicide by
swallowing two tubes of Ebeth’s Pure
Culture Typhoid bacilli. On the third
day the nurse had a headache, but no fe
ver. Several rose spots were visible on
the eighth day. The short duration of the
period of incubation is explained by the
large number of bacilli introduced at
one time. It proved to be a very severe
attack of typhoid fever, but apparently
will not be fatal.
BANDITS CAPTURED.
Long Chase and Bloody Fight Ends
Disastrously to Kansas City
Robbers.
Burton, Kan., Oct. 27.—After a deter
mined chase and a bloody battle the ban
dits who looted the bank at this point
were captured last evening on an island In
the Arkansas river, fifteen miles from
here, and lodged In the Newton Jail. They
gave their names as James Bell, George
Olson, E. H. Johnson, Thomas White and.
Frank Harwood. Johnson was badly
wounded, being shot In the head, breast.,
arms and legs.