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13 -sen c nn mmi m. a. ersnaowe. fni'H" HARBISON, NEBRASKA aba aad aVi led. Chicago, Sept. 30. Ar shooting ud seriously wound ing three meo, . a McGrath a notorious West Side rhwraeter, was shot twice and killed io exantly by Maxwell street police officers this afternoon. The injured are: Officer Mitrhael Fiemmiog, of the Maxwell street station; shot in the calf f the left leg. Thomas Bee nan, 33 Henry street, hot shot through the head by MeGrath, diea later. Edward Jackson, 164 West Elgh teeoth street, shot is the bridge of the The first shooting was the result of s quarrel between McOratb and Beeman. The latter was taken to the hospital and only regained consciousness long enough to give the name of his assail ant. Officers Fleming and Butler found McGrath on Caaal street and accosted him. McGrath turned with an oath and fired point blank at Officer Butler's head. The bullet, however, want wide of its mark and struck Ed ward Jackson, who was walking on (he opposite side of the street, on the ridge of the nose, breaking the boue. McGrath again levelled his revolver and directed it toward Officer Fleming. Am tea fired the second shot both of the edtoers discharged their weapons at aim atd both shots from the officers' revolvers took effect. One of them paeeed through the desperado's heart, whim the other found lodgment under the right armpit. The dead body of IfcOrath was removed to the county morgue, while Officer Fleming and Ed ward Jaekioa were taktn to theeouoty hospital. MeGrath was a well known charac ter throughout the West Side. He is a brother of the notorious Jack McGrath, who is now serving a twenty-five-year Sentence in the penitentiary at Joliet for a burglary which he commlted last July. Am Anted Crowd mi the War Path. Brazil, Ind., 30. St Louis and Illinois Central detectives, leading a posse of armed men, scoured the little hamlet of Staunton and the surround ing country last night is search for Joseph Harden, one of the bandits who held up an express train at Centralis, HL, recently. Thiy surrounded the house of Widow King, where Harden Is said to have been stopping. While ryfig it wait Harden appeared but saw his danger and rVsd. The officers pur sued and a number of shots were ex changed, but Harden escaped. He was tracked to this city and was seen in a saloon, but again escaped. He was tracked to his father's house, but bad taken to the swamps, which are now anaer guard, and they are preparing to Starve him out. It is believed that Harden is the planner and executor of the job at Stan n ton night before last, when an attempt was made to wreck the fast westbound passenger train on the Yandalia. Harden is unmarried, twenty-five fearj of age and of good parentage. He was the black sheep of the . family from early boyhood. He wonld fight at the drop of the hat and use any weapon be could secure. As he grew Bp he became incorrigible and was lent to the house of correction at Plain laid, but be escaped. He committed erne crisis and was sentanced to the penitentiary for several years. He Is barged with many crimes and should hebebaptured alive no doubt he will Spend the remainder of his days be hind iron bars. ClNOTNNA'.n, Sept. 39. Atl o'ciock this morning Joseph & Harden, be ttered to be one of the Centraiia train robbers was arrested here. A Narrow Eaeape. a Akdalia, Mo, 8ept. 30. Tbe incom ag tram on the Lexington branch had I narrow escape from total destruction tt a point cloven and a half miles (roes Sedalia at 10 o'clock last night West of Hughesvilie half a mile is a trestle sixteen feet in length and five high. Between the ties on the east end sf the trestle someone had placed a tie that it projected above the rails feearly three feet The engine struck the tie demolishing the pilot aaddoub Bng it beneath the engine, which was railed and rolled down an embank sent eight feet high, landing on Rk tide, the tender and express car accom panying It, and also the engineer and reman. The rear cars were not dam fled in the least. Wajuaw, Sept. 30. A false alarm of fire was given today in the synago gue at Calwayra, ReansunwulkL The building was crowded with Jews at worship. An started a t once for the tww exits and despite the shouts of the Mtfct that there was no fire, sought t get et. After a struggle of fifteen asbrates two-thirds of the congregation wereeUU in the synagogue. As no fire lad Efpsarsd they became calmer, and artelr tha aid nf tha Mara takava tha eventually restored quiet. Hint Cxbediti were found near the exit nf twenty persons lay nnconsetoes rJ ttwdi-g .where they bad bean .ai. m.n.4M - - fifteen am anCe , ' V,wmm that an Kfcaip It ' ' ' mere. X turn' Cm- U'Jpe- 5 I 1 V ' .-s A oar Washington, Oct, 2. Representa tive S. B. Cooper of Texas, presented the following resolution, which was referred to the ways and means com mittee: Whereas, In the enactment of all laws, the will of the majority should control, and Whereas, There is divided opinion among the congressmen of the United States now assembled in legislative ses sion as to the will of the people upon the question of the coinage of money by the United States; therefore, be it Resolved, That the governors of the several states are respectfully requested to request or cause to be held an elec tion in their respective states on the first Tuesday in November next for the purpose of ascertaining the will of the people upon the question of the coin age of money by the United States, and at such election those in favor of tree coinage of both gold and silver, without discrimination against either metal, shall have printed or written upon their tickets, "For free comaee4" and those opposed to free coinage of both gold and silver, without discrim ination against either metal, shall hare written or printed on their tickets. "Against free coinage," and said elec tion shall be held, and the returns thereof made in accordance with the laws of the respective states, governing the election of representatives to the legislature of said states, and there turns and result of said election shall be submitted to the congress of the United States by the governors of the several states. It Wu a Oeatfc-trap. Obtstal Fall, Mich. Oct. 8 It is probable that the twenty-eight bodies of the victims of the Mansfield mine disaster Thursday night will never be recovered. There has been talk of turning ttte channel of the Michigamme river, as this is the only way the bodies could be recovered, but it would cost thousands of dollars to do this, and the residents of Iron county are not in flnanfiaj condition to stand the ex pense. As the facts appertaining to the con dition of the mine become known, great indignation is manifested against the mine owners for permitting the men to venture into toe deathtrap, and against the mine inspector for not having caused a suspension of opera tions. The upper levels had been in a dangerous condition for months. No mining engineer had been employed for over a year and the miners have been digging away blindly aud with out direction in the bowels of the earth. Erickson, the superintendent of the Mansfield mine, arrived yesterday from Chicago. He is not a practical miner, however, and only a short time ago was driver of a delivery wagon in this town. There will be a rigid investiga tion and a large number of damage suits will follow. A Strange Acoldent. Ripok, Wis., Oct. 2. An accident occurred at Kingston which resulted in the injury of a score of persons, at 1 east one of whom will die. The funeral of Mrs. Bow, wife ot Assemblyman Bow, who died Thuradav. occurred here. The services took place at the family resi dence and were attended by a large number of friends and neighbors. The house was crowded. The services had hardly been begun when there was a cracking of timber, followed by a crash and the floor of the building collapsed. Under the main department, in which nearly all the congregation were as sembled, was a cellar, and into this fully 100 persons were precipitated. When the rescuers had assisted all from the cellar it was found that fully one-third of the number who went down with the floor were hurt twenty receiving severe bruises and cuts. Mrs. Van Berg, who was badly crushed and in jured internally will die. etaras af Lake Mkmesea. CnicAOdi'Oetrs. The southeast gale Which began Friday evening and con tinued with' increasing violence through the night and Saturday, resulting in a long series of wrecks being addea to the remarxable heavy roll of marine losses for the present season of naviga tion on the lakes. The storm seems to have been most severe -on tbe west shore of Lake Michigan, from Racine nonh to Green Bay. The aggregate of the losses so tar reported is about 965, 000. The crews of all the wrecked vessels were rescued without loss of life. Many more crafts suffered m'lor losses. In fact few of the vessels in the (lumber fleet on tbe lake escaped with out dropping deck loads or parting with rigging and canvas. Look las to Reeanptloa or Work Dkkveb, Oct. 2. The silver mine ewneis at Aspen have made apropos! Uon to the miners looking to the resumption of work in all tbe Idle pro perties. When silver is less that 80 cents an ounce for a month tbe men will receive from $2.50 to 4.50 per day, according to the class of work: when silver is cents, 25 cents a day will be added when silver is &X cents; then 60 cents a day will be added. Tbe acceptance of this proposition will give work to 700 men. Over 1,000 returned to work In the Lead ville mines recently on the same scale. Will Stoslat Cos. DaaiTti,Gol.,Oct 2. -Upon the sr. rival today of tbe proper representa tives of the different railroad employes' organisations interested In the fedora tton of the Denver c Grande. rail reej amBlapea, tboo,Botmn of a general semcOen fa wages to beseCUl rcraeeBWsteeTimienSce2i jritzJc c at cm .jei rm for Z jirz mi ie A Ueucral UurUtefr. Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 3. There are indications all over the country, es pecially in the middle states an J along the main branch lines of the L. & X. railroad, that a general uprising against P. M. Arthur, chief of tbe brotherhood of locomotive engines!, is about t? take place. In fact the bit terest feeling is being aroused against him, and after thirteen years in the ex ecutive chair his bead may b chopped off at the annual meeting next winter. So far as tbe L. A N. railroad employes are concerned, some boldly claim that Arthur and the chief of the trainmen did not give them a fair deal in the re cent conference with tbe L. & N. man agement They say that the chief of the trainmen declares that the vote against the cut was not taken accord ing to the provisions of the constitu tion and that he would refute to call out his man in case the officials in sisted on the cut. It is claimed that Arthur joined him in this action. Af ter the members had held several meet ings Arthur and other chiefs, it is also claimed, suggested that the matter of treating with the officials should be left to them. The request was finally granted and tbe existing agreement followed, although in fact every branch of the service had voted against ac -eepting the reduction. This is one ground of the complaint against Ar thur and tt is also alleged that he has not acted for the best interests of the men on several occasions. ArouMd a Nob. Pittsburg, Kas Oct. 3. Every since the importation of negroes from Alabama for tbe mines the negroes have been in the habit of hiring livery rigs and riding about tbe country. This afternoon several were pursuing the practice and when riding through Ohicopee a mining camp, opened fire on nineteen-year-old James Harrison and shot him four times. Marshal Memaster and a posse caught the fugi tives and lodged them in jail Large revolvers were taken from them. It is said the attack on the boy was with out cause and that the negroes shot as if they enjoyed it. 'When it" was known that tbe criminals were being brought to Pittsburg a large crowd gathered and it whs difficult for the Officers to get them to jail. 'Cries of "Hang them" "String them up," etc., were heard on all sides, and only the coolness of the officers prevented a lynching. The feeling against the im portation of negro miners is greatly intensified by the shooting and there may be trouble before morning, it is reported that the Chicopee miners are coming tonight to lynch the negroes. The jail is being guarded by officers with Winchesters. Dispute Between Franca and Slam Ended Bangkok, Oct. 3. The final settle ment of the questions in dispute be tween France and Slam were conclud ed today. The agreement will be signed on Tuesday morning and in the afternoon Le Myre De Vilers, France's special envoy, will leave the city pro bably for Saigon. London, Oct. 3. The Times corres pondent in Bangkok says: The draft for the treaty is comparatively satis factory and embodies the ultiuatum, but the convention attached in entirely unsatisfactory. The latter contains terms exceeding and contrary to the ultimatum stipulating that France shall occupy Chantaboom after the original stipulations shall have been .carried out and until tbe left bank of the Mekong and reserved zone shall have been completely evacuated and pacified. Unless France faithfully ful fills the pledges given by M. De Tilers Chantaboon will long remain in the 'possession of tbe French. The process jVerbal accompanying the convention reiterates that francs win evecuate Chantaboon as early as possible under the agreement Siam has agreed to all largely owing to tbe king's resolve not to sacrifice the Danish officers. " A Terrible Htona. San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 3. A special from Querretaro, Mexico, says the town of Japlan, situated in tbe northern part of the state, was visited by a tereible storm a few days ago, the particulars ot which have just reached here. Scores of houses were completely demolished and many people killed and injured. The crops in the. pathway of the storm were destroyed and there is much suffering among the people. Dlstlngalehed Foreigner at Beaver. Denver, Oct 3. A distinguished party of foreigners are occupying a private car at the Rio Grande depot to night They consist of Franz, arch duke of Austria and successor to the Austrian throne, Count Wurmbrund, two officers and two friend.s They landed at Vancouver several weeks since, and have been hunting and fish ing in the northwest. They came down through Yellowstone park, then to Salt Lake, then to this city. They will spend tomorrow seeing the city and on Tuesday resume their journey over tbe Burlington. Felt mat HUMWIadow. Btjda-Pesth, Oct, 3. A sensation was caused here by the strange death Of the vice president of tbe lower house af tha Hungarian Diet, County And- Bokros. In some manner, a yet anexplained to the pabllo, Count Eotes wm found dead on the pave mens below his residence. A second awry wiimow w een. and the potion Pi of the t ) that he ovortolenBea rvt looking out of Urn window r ttaakafeUietaUe V- Great Aim.cblet Smmtloai Uaixki.ona, Oct. 4. Another great iriHTchist sensation was created hers todav by the publication of a circular emanating from the anarchists of Cal annia,of which province this city is the capital. The circulars in the most heated terms incite the people to rise up and revenge themselves upon the upper and middle classes if the death sentence is carried into effect. The writers call upon the people to use all means to wreak vengeance, and declare that dynamite, petroleum, the dagger and poison should be used, claiming that when the government employs rides and produces a famine, the an archists should resort to dynamite and the torch. In addition to the dynamite bomb found under the palace walls the police have discovered and taken possession of ten dynamite bombs, unexploded, near and In the most prominent build ings of Villa Xeuva. These bombs had been lighted and only failed to ex plode owing to the fact that the fuses were defective. Madrid, Oct. 4. It is stated that the supreme council has bean notified of the sentence of Pallas and that he jwill be executed at an early hour Tues day. Tke Valkjrla le Dock. New York, Oct. 4. Fully 5,000 peo pie took a look at the Valkyrie in the dry dock today, after the water was all pumped out' Designer Vreelsnd said: :She s the slickest thing that ever came over hare to race, and she will give the Vigilant a great race for the cup. There's nothing to stop her anywhere In her lines and she goes in very fine. But she's an American though, and a good American at that." There is a great resemblence in het to the Herreehoff models, especially in the shovel-nosed bow. No adverse comment was heard during the day, 'but on the contrary, her lines provoked 'universal admiration. The Vigilant had a trial with her new hollow boom this afternoon and ,'the result was satisfactory. Both of the crafts will be measured Wednes day, and it is estimated that the Vigi lant will have to allow' the Valkyrie over a minute on a thirty mile course. Ex-Commodore Smith, chairman of the American cup committee, tonight gave a dinner to Lord Dunraven, at which membeis of the New York yacht club were present. In the Treasury. Washington. Oct 4. The public debt statement shows a net increase, less cash in the treasury, during the month of Septemberof 4834,793. There was a reduction of 9408,277 in the cash balance. The interest bearing debt is $585,037,740, the debt on which interest has ceased is $1,984,770, and the debt bearing no interest is $374,374,264, a total of 961,386,775. The certificates and treasury notes offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury show an increase during the monih of $4,610, 482. Tbe gold reserve stands at $93, 582,172. The total receipts of the government since July 1 have been $79,379,417, and the expenditures $98, 459,127. In the same time the receipts from customs fell off over $13,000,' 00 compared with the corresponding period of 1892, and .the internal re venue receipts nearly $6,000,000. The expenditures for pensions in these three months were about $350,000, 000 less than the same time last year. The total increase in the circulation of notional bank notes the past year has been $35,911,254. iBTeetlg-atlng Affaire. Alexandria, Va., Oct. 4. There Were two strangers here during the last week presenting themselves as newspaper men. Their business seem ed to be to learn something of the Bur son family, of whom they inquired very Closely. Tbey visited the Burson home, which isaspacioua old-style brick man sion, two stories high, with a broad hall running through the center, and sur rounded by a half square of large shade trees and shrubbery, all inclosed by a high brick wall. They toox a good ilook at the residence and Its surround ings. They talked with a number of persons in the vicinity and referred to the affair in Chicago, remarking to one man that they were acquainted with Banker Gage and that he would not hesitate" to spend $10.000 ' In defending himself against the charges preferred against him by Miss Anna Burson. A Oaetljr rind. Iwdianapolis, Oct. 4. Patrolman Beacon made a ghastly find about 2 o'clock this morning In an alley back of a saloon at 33 East Market street It was tbe body of a man about 86 years old, who had evidently been murdered after midnight The skull was crushed and the face was covered with blood. The police think the weapon was a sanubag. The dead man Is as yet unidentiiled. On the body was found a receipt Issued by the Oer mania lodge U. A. O. D. to Christian Leer, and on a Ay leaf of a book was printed the name of Taylor Oweus. Xbe body was removed to the morgue. To Iaveetltate tha Sag ar Treat. Washington, Oct 4. Henderson uf Iowa Introduced in the house a resolu tion for the appointment of a special committee of five to investigate and report, en the transactions of the sugar trust, with power to sit daring sessions of eeogress, send for persons sod papen and toseoare tbeaid of tbe department JawtiBOaad, If the facts warrant, to re pert a bill to anawl Its oorporate exist- Kiel From tha Coaeiet. Madrid, Oct. 5. Further particulars of tbe fight between Moors and Spanish troops who were engaged in erecting a fort near Mellilla, Morocco, show the fight was of the most desperate char acter. Three hundred Spanish troops were attacked by 5,000 Moors, armed nith Winchester repeating riflss. The Spaniards withstood their charges re peatedly, lighting with the utmost dis cipline and bravery until their am munition was nearly exhausted, when they were forced to retreat and at the same time protect the laborers at work on the farm. Again on the retreat on Millilla the little body of troops seemed about to ba overwhelmed by the force of superior number and the fanatical bravery of the Moors, but forming back to back, they fought off their ur tuers. They were finally reinforced by a smill squadron of cavalry from Mellilla and the most desperate fighting was continued up to the very walls of Mellilla fort, from the ram part of which a contiiuous fire from rapid fireing guns was poured into the pursuing Moors, relieving the stress upon tbe small body of retreating Spaniards and allowing them to finally get safety in side the fort. The suffering of the Spanish troops throughout the whole day's fighting, under a blazing sun, without food or water was most agonizing. A number of Spaniards, wounded, whom their companions were unable to protect, were mercilessly butchered by the Moors. It is not known, how many of the Moors were slain as they carried off their dead, but tbe number must have been great Eighteen of the Spaniards were killed and thirty-five wounded, some fatally. The troops at Mellilla are in a pre carious condition. As this dispatch is being sent reinforcements are being forwarded from here. Warships will also be sent to Tangiers to demand satisfaction from tbe sultan of Mo rocco. The council of ministers held a long sitting today to discuss the Moorish question. It was decided unanimously that the Moors must be severely chas tised for the attack on the Spanish troops. The gunboat Cuero was dis patched to Mellilla. Tbe ship Lelaspi also sailed with troops to reinforce the Mellilia garrison.' The latest reports received of the battle say that 100 Spaniards, or about one-third of the force engaged, were hors de combat. From the Storm. St. Louis, Oct. 5. A special from New Orleans says: Reports are coming from Plaquemines and Jefferson par ishes of damage by the storm of a most alarming character. It is impossible to verify the loss of life reported, but there is no reason to doubt tint it is very heavy and that tbe st rm was much worse than around New Orleans. The worst news is from Bayou Co ok whence New Orleans gets its supply of oysters. This is midway between the Uarataria bay and the. mouth, of. the Mississippi. Here a colony of oyster fishers numbering 150 is reported to have been totally anihilated, with nearly the entire population killed or drowned. Boats have gone down from Xew Or leans to, the settlement, but it will be irr possible to gel any news from the relief party before tomorrow. Later The following is a summary of the lives lost, so far as known, up to midnight: Below Burataria bay, 150: at Pointe-al-Hache, i; Empire Mill, 3, Hingles, 2; Daisy postoflice, 5; Points Pleasant, 2; Fort St. Phillip, 1; Casper Smith's 1; Nichol's putoflice, 3; Foster ling, 4; Grand Bayou -ind Bayou Shute, 25; St. James, l;P; ;neola, 1; Grand Prairie, 4. Total, 20ii. Nearly Within Retch ftlie North P ale. OSan Francisco, Oet. 5. The United States ship Ranger, which has arrived from Ounalaska, b ought the news that Harrison R. Thornton, in charge of the government Indian school at Cape Prince of Wales, was murdered by Jssqumaux. It is supposed tbe murder was committed by drunken Es quimaux, as Thornton has been waging a determined war against the liquor traffic. Tbe steamer Jean ie, the tender of tbe Arctic whaling fleet, which arrived from the Herschel islands yesterday, brings the news that Captain Porter of tbe steam whaier Newport reached 84 negroes norm latitude, we most north- ' o.ci .OOV..OU uf uiau. Newport wintered at the Herschel is lands and this summer, aided by the opeii sea, worked her way riorth While in pursuit of whales to 84 degrees, within six degrees., of the north pole. There the'ship was stopped,"6ut' it is the opinion that had the Newport been supplied with dogs and sledges the north pole could easily have teea reached by travelling over the ice. Hantlns O' Brian's Murderer. Mason City, Oct. Neither of the three men now under arrest, suspectei of the murder of Policeman O'Brien, Is the party wanted. The chief of tbe Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road and two special detectives from Chica go arrived this morning and the case has been given over to them. The murderer was about six feet tall, slim, dark mustache, with beard about two weeks old. lows and Mlaeonrl Connected. Kansas City, Mo, Oct 5. The Missouri and Kansas Telephone oom pany began yesterday to operate a new longdistance line which gives Kansa City direct oommunloation with anoth er cirouit owned by the company in Southwestern Iowa. Fitty-six cities and towns are connected by tbe clretrit, offering one fourth of the states The pine U to be extended to Omaha and Dea Moines bsfoveUhfismas and work know bpig done In both direotiew. NEBRASKA NEWS. Host wick has a number of cases of scarlet fever. A new elevator is going up at the prightly town of Brarton. Tne Lincoln News is twelve years old. It grows belter with age. Graflon's new paper, the Courier, is receiving a liberal support and deserves it A volunteer fire company lias been formed at-Gordon with thirty mem bers. The farmers of Nuckolls county are sowing bushels and bushels of winter wheat. The Methodist brethren at Cowles have set about to build a home for their pastor. North Platte claims to have more secret societies than any city of its size in the world. The new water works st Gordon have been accepted by the city council after a satisfactory test The comoanions of Harding, the Nuckolls couuty horse thief, hav made good their escape. Sneak thieves are doing a rushing business in a small way at tbe pros perous town of Uioom field. The Custer County association will meet soon to devise plans to mitigate the evils of the hard times. ) ,1 The residence of Ellis Sban at Den'-, ton was entirely destroyed by 'lire, but tu iiuueeiiuiu kuvub- wvio mjn, Arcadia boasts of hrving the largest stork bog in the stale. It weights 800 pounds and belongs to the great Berk sbier family. The Methodist and Presbyterian of Stamford have joined forces and ee-j tablished uiiion Sunday school. This s comity of the standard brand. A. J. Arnold, who has been a resi dent of Columbus more than thirty years, left '1 uesday with bis family for tbe PacJfic coast. He will settle at Carlsbad, Cal. 3. J. Side!, from Illinois, has pur chased a ranch cf 800 acres near Cul bertson and will make Nebraska his home hereafter. He was driven from Illinois by the dry weather. While J. R. George "of She! ton was cutting wood in his back yard the ax struck the clothes line and rebounded against his face, cutting a gash that required several stitches. Eagle has a flourishing lodge of Good Templars composed of people' who are total abstainers. In some parts of the world (iood Templarshave been known to mix a little in the wait r they drank. The towu of Gaudy, Logan countv, is without a physician, and in case of sickness must send twenty-five miles for medical assistance or run tin chance of getting well on thorough wai t tea and such stuff. " The Fremont Tribune offers a Web ster's unabridged to the school in Dodge county showing the highest at -tendance and punctuality for the tern1, and the teacher will be given a set if Waverly's novels. Hen Harding, tough character, wlio tiaa rflarln his tiaar1inai(urs at Qiinapir' una uiauv mo ucnuijuui icig o v uuj'vji ivt is in jail at Red Cloud and has con- tessea the stealing ot ahorse belonging to Mr. Jones of Guide Rock. As other , horses are missing in Hie neighborhood he is thought to be one of a gang and the authorities are after the other fel lows. H. Hartley, a farmer living seven miles southwest of Pawnee City, hap just received notice of his mother's death in Bolton, England, and that a legacy of which the first payment is 500 sterling, has been left to him. He left for England to see to tbe settlement of the citate. There are eight children in the fan ily. Lst winter the members of the Mi - r.hnriiet nhnrAh of P .1 ... nit. given a dime savings bank, this means being taken to raise the debt of the ehurch. Tbe other nisht a social was held at the church and the banks were opened and found to contain over KAA 1 1 t. J! r.-i - .. jewu, u 111 uiwes. xuis enanies me new pastor, J. H. Preston, to step In- ! to the church free of debt. Tha (Allans nf 1-bt ) the Bute University, opened on Satur- a,s V4 tmn WUUKWU W 1 III dT with hmnkl. .,tWb Hon. W.8. Strawnd delivered an in- teresting address on "Students and Lawyer," in the chapel, before a large assembly of students, On Monday mornine tbe several classes took up their work. The attendance is con stantly increasing, and the outlook is very encouraging. John McDonald, who returned from Mullen last wesk, informs us that the gray wolves in the vicinity of Mullen1 are giving the farmers and ranchmen considerable trouble by killing their cattle, says the Broken Bow republi can. One ranchman by the name of Smith, within a few miles of Mullen, had seven cows killed iin i. ine woives, ana a number of others lhad lost cattle tbe same way. The Iwolves have become very numerous and bold, and instances are related of inem attacking horses. The stockmen are offering $10 reward for a rrsv wolf laoalp. One of tbe richest watermelon jokes we have heard this year emadates from' tbe vicinity of Row. A fellow neaxi that unlucky town was guarding his watermelon patch by day and night and one evening be thought he aaw! mlem thief moving about fa the patch and he ratted his tramp (hot gua and fired upon the Utnder. When ibesmekeeteeredaway and the fel-i i T00 0! - 13et he found the-Ufiahfta body of- ' eatt he roagmg in lb buuyard. "V, I , a