C32 Ceusty Journal
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NEBRASKA.
8iX THouai tin cans can now be
scat la a day by one man. Goat
ad beer canoers Hud everything
oaalng their way.
Whbn defeated in an ambitious
preferment it is only one or the weak
AM Barrow niiud wbo will indulge
hi ao dark a passion as revenge.
Dm kai-k f a Mexican at l'O
coma to throw doubt on the truth of
the oft repeated boast of the climate
of that country that its inhabitant
sever die of u d age.
AfTKIi ail tbe fuss :ilid expetlse
er Eeta. a sap cut Judge has din
covered that he can uot be extradited.
Because bis offence is solely political.
Why couldn't some one have told
that lomc atfo?
A G'H'i a(w barber charged a Mich
igan nan . i0 for a shave a nit dye
ing an ordinary niusta he. Su h
Charges are a little hard on Michigan
MB. liut tbey go far toward keeping
op business in the Windy.
Tik advantage of civilization to
heathen lands is shown in Samoa.
Laat year the Imports increased i.'!i..l.
while the exports decreasea 12,000.
A few more years of tripartite
con-!
trol will luid the natives In the poor
bouses and transfer their lands to
the missionaries
"O - Hi n it " the ot.ee wealthv i problematic that the effort to accom
Cnlcago speculator, is selling cigars I P' mV caIle(1 3 wlld
, . If.ln and ref.mlnc assistance i ni,se- though not a few s i tl-
from old friends declaring that he!
will never be a pensioner. I roba- j
My no man who has been ruined In !
the .Windy City has
than HuUth."
more courage
AN English lady carries aiwuitwith
her the urn that contains her bus-1
bend's ashes. This practice, how i
ver. will not he generally adopted by
widows. The average widow, while j
bowing proper respect 'or the de-
parted, becomes gradually incline I to j
let by-gone by-gones. j
It seems possible that tiermativ
say become a good market for the
SUDerlor furniture manufactured in
the I'nited tates. If the Kaiser
were to start the Importation with
an order for a new throne, emstr t
ed in our most workmanlike niacner.
the (icrman people would soon see.
the . dvaniage of purohas ng it iroin
This thoroughly selfish Br.ckin
jridge would willingly lead a forlorn
hope for the pu pose of prolonging
the horror and keeping himself I
fore the public as long as p-w.ii.le lie
has demonstrated the fact that he
wa a desperate tighter, but it is now
plaio to all the world that he is a
dead rock in the pit. and at the pro
per tiaie. place and manner the regu
larly authorized party authorit !. w ill
so decla e.
B yourself in your advert. ng.
You can do so and still study all the j
models you please. The study of
methods that have proven successful
ought to stimulate Mie 'individn-'
allty. Emulate the busv liee-j
rifle all the best adverti-niienl". of i
their pith a i. I point then iu 'l"n
and ruii it through your mem.:!
esold -the result win not ix-tray tin- j
prevailing uawjroi e . oer on.- .
source, but will tie yours a much as
though it grew hi your bead whi
asleep
A PlIiLAltEt.' nt A divorce cas wa
called off a few days ago u a some
what reuiarka l way. The couple
nad no trouble except that the hu-
band was ao inveterate Hiturer His
wife could fKit sleep, ami this re
suited in a norvon affecon which
war mining her health. It ) ilouht-
tul whether the dluuce would lx
granted, but all necessity for it wa re
moved by the presentation ot a .cure
f r snoring whicii the hos-. and suc
cessfully tried. It consists ol ,x
drops of olive nil taken with a pinch
of mustard The oil lu'.ncau . t he
throat and the mustard acts as an Ir
ritant Probably others may fli.d
thia re: ef t useful.
AN observant traveler Is of the
opinion tnat lad e will not is;
seaaful as hotel clerks, says the Ho
Ml Ua ette. He attributes this to
the weak nee of the fair sex to fa
voiitis with the result thin If Mis
Oak is affable and good-looking she
la ueually aurroun co m half a do.en
adanrers, and the new arrival or the
Cfjaet ooklnsj for his or her key or
. smII baa to wait her lady-hip's
plena '.re, which In exir inch annoy.
H aad enwvin5a a tmsliie man
Ct tha hense ie not eoadiicteri in a
t::iH f ! The" Hiey n
C iShstshtyi ovarhaaiag, in.1
( flwlf , ind
ZltZza M et ftif a.rt
ttie
r thlaf
Joo
E lbxtiukttk v, at a method ot
inMiina Mnil'il Mini&kfeiMt .
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"
lull as uoam Mean... re-
males. There are do
movements, I
however, for its adoption Id the
banging States. The exper inieot has
been tr ed thoroughly and Is success
ful. That it is Dot adopted, or meas
ures ia that direction taken in other
Stales, is s ngular When
the sys- '
teui was tirst authorized by la
jD
i Sew York, befo.e tests bad been
I made, ambitious innovators in sev-
n" Ui luv -
cure its adoption, without knowing
whether it would wo -it well or oot.
Then the first attempts to execute
criminal!' by an electric shock were
bungled, and there was an outcry
against it as barbarous -Vow that it j
is tlrmly established as a torui of
death p,iD;hm nt, and it has ceased
to be sensational, the innovators agi
tate the question no longer.
j Arrows so to the story told by his
wife. Lieut. J'earv is not entitled to
I rank among those who in the pres
! ent day ae crav enough m thing
' they want to discover the North
' Pole it eem his main ob ect. If
not his only one. Is to explore and
delineate the northern coast of
Greenland, the nearness of approach
of which to the pole is unknown at
the present. Of course if Greenland
vlandfi 1i t h Twil VamTV will not. be
. ' , ,
a,oie to expu re il norinrn coast
i without reaching the pole itself, the
j chance against which are so great
and the tiei eflt of doing it are so
title men have favored the search.
But it cems almost certain that
"n.ann n(s not extena u, w,u..u
Mjveriti neglect m 11m jic, mub vr--
iug indicated by the drirting of ob
jects in jmlar seas, an t if this should
! ascertained to be a 'act the result
might be. a considerable addition to
the M-ience of physical geography
that would le worth Tar more than
can 1 hoped for from one or many
Uits to the pole itself.
A TKi WiKAV ftoni I exington. Ky,
savs is is ott'ciaily anriounced that
. ol. I'reckinridge wi i not go to New
YofkCltyto practi law, but- will
continue a memlier of the Lexing
ton bar and remain with his partner,
.lobn T helby. and his son lJe-ha
i This i the very thing which Breck
I inrtdge long since should have re-
sitlred to do. He wight to have de
! cided on the step iinnidi8tely after
j trie verdict ot conviction of the Pol
jlardtr al. He -hould haWMgned
his seat In Congress confessed his
crime, owned up that he had played
the hypocrite, and retired into the
dignified recesses of a law He
should have made up his mind to stay
there jiatiently till called fo th by his
partisan admirers a do en ye.irs hence,
ojore or less when the memory of his
rssrlly conduct had liecome faded in
the popular hi I nl Since the trial
Breckinridge has Mink far !ow-r in
the estimation of decent men bv his
i wicked defiance of all moral w nti
j ment in pubi c as he p eviouslv had
ignored ft in his private life. He
i proved h tn-elf to be Imperiltnl after
! the exprisurc ot h's sin and pracli
i callv tKk the ground he had i one
oot ling that the vmnt of society
i cirwi to co-Kiemn. ow n nas n-
tiled under rattnptilsintt as it wt.
i and nev.-r an i rrediix-d with hav-
iug done ju out ( defereiwe to "the
j wi(inwl r net-minded people
.
t -l Vlarrmtte.
King, of Adelaide, married
lr.
Miss Norn. hortly after the doc
tor's houey moon, the doctor's s-.n
married a sis er of the doctor's wile.
I 'j tieu a brother of t he doctor
in arried t. e docMt' daughter.
in
other words the dctoi's h-ju became
j bis siepmot her's biothcr in-law. and I
jtlie. dis-tor's daughter ln-raiin- tier i
siei'-inoi ner's s sU'i -in-lan Ti.e
i doctor, by marriage of tits in to the
xister of his wife, became father in
law to his sister- n-law: and the
doc.or's wl e bv the marriage o' her
inter Ui her stepson, lcaiuc Ur
inoi le r in-law in be' own sister, i y
the marriage or the brother of ihe
docutr's wife li Ihe duct t' dauuti
ter. the ilo Utr ecame lather-in law
to hi brotncr-in-la w and the doc
tor's wife lieeame step-mother-iuda w !
to her own biother The, problem a !
to what relationship the children of
the contracting paries are to eaili
other remains . u olvcd.
. AliogetlM-r lit (Terr it i.
The rule matrimonial dom work,
laiiii ways, eiecllly when fair wom
an is arbitrator. "Yes, my dear."
said Mrs. I ptodate to her favorite
go ip, ' six mouths after we were
married . ack and 1 made up our
mind that we weren't a bit suited
for ea- h other; so, like sensible peo
ple, we faced the Inevitable. Jack
let me go my way, and " "You
Ijt hi tu g hl-V"' Interrupted the list
ener. "U n1 grncloua. my dear:" ax-'
I ..almwl Um tiKalatai lullaBant.lv. .
I sho Id t! t lite lu aea bib liy It
Emv tride lmalne
lova for her huaband will
that her
1 aorroand
him like a stone wall la tha taldst or
ui te,. puwoa.
H fnun,1" oQ,ue
for ladies to travel a
lUoaAauarro, Oet l. Ow ),.
000 waa the value of th booty
he the train robbera who k14 ap
central Overland between, this city and
D.rldTlll(,
It ia doubtful whether a
richer haul waa ever made
lj robbera
,l-
tale. Cenfaiuly liter waa
never a more skillfully planned or
more boldly executed uoi iu, of a train.
Wells Fargo A Co., and the Southern
Pacific railroad recognized the fact that
they hare no ordinary criminals to deal
with, consequently they are exerting
every effort, putting forth every energy
to run down the men and their nt h
loot.
The two corporations have offered a
rfHrurH fif Jr rjlfl fnr f h cunl unt of !ti-h .
.f the robbera and 2 500 for the r-
co very of the coin.
They secured four fat sacks of coin.
Three were full of gold. In the other
was the lsa valuable white metal. Two
of the sacks contained 820,000 each.
In the tlilrd wa the sum of 10,000.
1 be lourtli sack was lull 01 sliver, ana
it is presumed the fall booty of the
robbers was between 801.000 and 63,
OOO.n Where the money was to go the
Wells Fargo oiiicials do not aay. The
weight of the plunder was ao great that
it is supposed the marauders must have
cached it near the place where they
left the engine. Every clew is traced
to a finish and it seems impossible that
the robbers can escape If they are, as is
supposed, In this city. The detectives
are working on three different theories.
All of the theories apree that the men
are ex-employes of the Southern Paci
fic ud reside In this city. It is claimed
that the manner in which the robbery
was condiictea bears out thia supposi
tion beyond a doubt.
I'ncleSum Will Not latarfar.
WAsitixtiTON. Oct. 15. The State
department has not received any
advice confirmatory of the rumor
coming from Shanzbai to the effect
that China has sued for peace, and the
report meets with little credence, oelug
regarded as at least p remittor.
The United States has been invited
by the quadruple alliance, composed of
Ureal Britain, France, wraany and
Russia, to join in a friendly Interven
tion in the war between China and
Japan. 'I he invitation will be declined.
The declination is based on the time
honored policy of this government to
avoid any entangling alliances with
foreign powers. Acknowledgment ia
made of the truth in what the In.
vi tat ion has to say about thedesirablity
of the restoration of peace, etc., but in
the polite language of diplomacy it is
pointed out that this country has so
far thriven very well attending to its
own business, and that so long
us JJS it
3$
a it1
continues to prosper by that po
will not depart trom it,
Xkw Youh, (ci. Io. Prince Y
ashina of Japan, accompanied by two
of bis suite, arrived by the ' steamer
Augusta V'.ctoria from Hamburg, via
Southampton. When asked what he
thought of tlte probability ol the in
tervention of other powers to stop the
war, tie hesitated and did not seem to
care to answer the question, but stated,
howevrr, that lie did not thiak othor
powers would Interfere with Hie
struggle.
Tli Owt CralM UlfiapU Siat lit UliiM.
t-A.v FBAXcix;o,Oct. iu. Theeff irts
of the United states Navy department
toward increasing the force iu Chinese
waters has resulted in the hurried com
pletion ot the i.vM-toncruser, Olympia
which will soon be delivered at Mare
Islai.d tu the government, and ai early
as Iter cmplnoient of sailors,
marines and oilioerit can be provided,
she will lie Uisiaiited to the settle of
tlte present oMUlirt ti reinforce the
squadroii'whirVis. now looking after
tlte interests of thecilieiisof tlie i 'luted
States in the-e troublous climes. The
battleships Oregon m s ill wailiug lor
tier side armor, but? a large force is
hard at work completing her inside
i works. The Olympta ts the crack
t cruiser of the United -tales navy, and
j will cost the government over 32,UXM..
j (XI) hen compleleii.
rylnc to Sttl th- War
Bklti.iN, Oct. 11. It ia aiiuounced
here iu a dispatch from St. Petersburg
that the towns, villages aud posts on
the Chinese frontier are being greatly
reinforced and large iuan tines of pro.
visions and war material are constant
ly arriving at these places.
Everv tiiiug. n u widen, is being pre
pa ii lor a forwaril inoveineiit into
Cuius if this should be decided neces-
ir) .
. t'AKi. Oct. Ii. The Journal say
mat M. lejms that a conference of tue
representative power will oou be heid
at IVkiu with the new of appointing
a b tard of arbitrator to aeule the war
Uaween China and Japan.
Aal Jurrd W.f.- Arqaluatl.
Mot bOEK. Colo , Oct. 12. Mr. Fred
Hawkes. wiio shot and killed her hu-i
band's paramour, Trixie Lee, August j
JO, and Mrs. William Bryant, Mrs. j
Iiawaes uioiner, accusou
ao accessory, have been acquitted of
Hie charge of murder. The verdict
waa received wilii
xiurt room.
cheering in th
Wat Ml lira Ml Kritm Vahaowa Maaaa.
Detroit. Mleh.. Oct. I6.T1 eoro
ner'slory inveetigated the death of
Cbarlat H. Chaovln, the Grose Polnte
rvclue wbo waa" Biiwp 'a' month
ago returned a verd let that the old man
eavaa to hie death at tha heads ol a
natty er parties nokaown ta the jary.
!7... V n - W . 1m.m.
Wlinajn lie ger, WOW
Poiate U authority for the etatemani
that Chaavia taM him that he was
itrH of MMxaal Krati a Mlghhar, aa
the latter had thraataaed u joei atai.
New Oblkak. Ia. Oc . !. Motav
log but a mtreet presented oh of to
oat horrible wreck ia too history of
Louiaana. Aa it ia fifteen people were
,'onor lea injured and $40,000 worth
of railroad property destroyed. The
wreck was attbejuucitoa of the Louis
ville & NasnviUe and the New Orleans
& Northwnstern tracks, about two
miles from the e ty and occured just
before H:'M. The colliding trams were
the Louisville & Nashville excursion
indu and the East Louisana-Cuviugtou
excursion train. Uoth were completely
Oiled wltfe pleasure-seekers bound for
Hie lake eotst resorts or the pine lands
of St Tammany pariah.
The engineer of the Louisville
Nashville train claims he stopped be
fore reaching the crossing and is sub
stanliated by the passengers on the
tram, and then he blew the warning
whistle then be was going ahead and
received no response. He started
ahead and then saw the East Louisana
train bearing down on hlin at a good
rale of speed. Having siarted. it was
too late to think of stopping and re
versing, so he opened the throttle and
tried to get over tbecrossing before the
other train reached him. As subse
quent events proved, he failed iu bia
effort and the consequence was that
when the other tram struck his the
coupling parted and the -iigme with
seven coaches was not stopped for over
a honored yeads.
HUOKK THK FOIU'K OK TIIK DIUHIK.
I here is no doubt in Hie worli but
that this prevented a greater J Ulster,
for it broke the force of the shock from
the hast Louisana train, diverting Its
impetus and preventing the engine
from crashing head-on Into the coach
filled with a mass of humanity, totally
oblivious of the fact that grim death
stared theui in the face.
UhbiI ttf m Mult.
UKArryvii.LE, Ky., ct. Itt.-Oscar
Morton was taken from jail here and
banged by a mob of luO men. He bad
been placed iu jail late in t ho afternoon
for fatally shooting William Si turns,
sheriff of this (Lee) county, lite
sheriff had attempted to arrest Morton
for creating a disturbance at the coun
ty fair. .Morion, who was intoxicated,
drew two pistols and hegau tiring reck
lessly, lie tired Ave shots, three tak
ing effect in Simms' body, from which
he died In twenty minutes. During
the firing ar. uu.iiown bystander shot
Morton in the fact, breaking the jaw
bone. Citizeas took Morion to jail,
where he remained until the mob quiet
ly aroused the jailor a nd demanded the
prisoner. He was hanged to a bridge
utar town. Morton was from Breathitt
county, where lie was under 13,000
bo'id for killing James Wiisou three
monts ago. Morton's lather heard of
ftajtrrest here and haaU tied here. He
was camping in the lorest within 200
yards ot where bis son was hanged,
but beaiiewnoJ.inff of Ins fate until
morning.
Won Bciilllng Chaaii"ulii
St. Lotis, Mo.. Oct. 10. -Miss Hose
Moeentheim or ibis city won Hie leuale
culling championship of the world by
defeating Miss TIIKe nshiey of Hart
lord, Conn. Tue Yannee girl got to
work at once and led for ao instant,
but the sweeping and power ml stroke
oi the Missouri lass soon gave her the
dvuntage, which she held to tue UuUh
and the race was virtually over at the
end of the mile. When one hundred
yaros from the tiniidi Mine .Moseulheim
ld by six lengths and eal up a trille,
but finished four lengths in advance In
12:23 ?i. hen the flag fell at the fiu
iho in e shouis of the lifty Uiousaud
loi.iB along the river, minit'ed with
l.,e scieauis of wliisllee, tue uiaugiug
oi ueis and tile explosion of uoiuos,
may a mighty uproar, lb-two young
womeii were taken Irom ll.e.r .-.lu-iis io
the l.eilaiice and can led tu liio citio-
V Iioums ol tl.e entrain, where ihe victor
was preseuteii witli a cosily . medal
emolemaiic of the female scuiung
cnaiopiudsliip ol the world. A recep
tion was held also.
i fcalitiial tha Bailing.
Chicago, Oct. Itf. The Washington
park ciuu li s resigned trom the turf
eon g reus and will abandon its racing
feature, i his action is naked. It IS
said upon the popular clamor against
pool selling ana the dcgei.erauou ol
racing from a liaimlea anu high clat
kpvll to a tpecies of gambling, i h
ciub was organized in lvi ana is
possessed ot grounds covering eighty
CitS, worth between i,.sju,iMj and
J 000,000. Uu. l'tili Sherman was the
,st president of Uie club aud served iu
. iimi capacity until hi death. It ui
. gruraliy undenttoed thai Harlem will
jU, lllt, fuace left vacant by ihe
retirement ol Waahiugtou park, ao tar
ms me racing is concerned, iluudreus
ol entries are already iu lor II ie events
tt Ib'.lu, including the 42.,000 viitiei
i an di-rii), the .Vhenuau, Euglewood
and other rich stake, aud these will
probauy oe iranfened te Ihe Hanem
aasociatiou.' ,
iiaa .ajr r-laetrle liar
Kansas Citv, Mo.. Oet. Id. -An
,,r i.u lr..u.iir,ui. .,
ol Uie elevated railway ran away ou Uie
viaduct in Ariuourdale aud a soor of
paaeeitfer were ailgbtly and fojr seri-
oiisiy injured.
I scaaa Prats Jail.
Mikkv tfoKT, Le., Oct. Iti.-beveu
prtaouers eflcoied their eaeape from th
pariah jail, four of whom were sen
..ivticeVl by the reeaot term of the crlm.
inal eourt for lifetime aarrloa. They
used ao old file aad a pair of eetseors te
algout of the prieoa. The htgao
mmmmw IfmtAmm In. mm II 11. .-a
mmm mm is www HHj
Friday nlght'a aiaetrieal storm afforded
tha opportunity desired to
tha opponaauy oatirafl
the work. Deputy hrlir are ia f9f
aait
ZanEsviLiJ Ohm, Oet -IT.-Alaioet
theeaUre iwn of Caweter HU1, In the
western povttoa of Morgan County, ta
la ashes. Kariy Saoday uioruiog a tire
started in the center of tue town aud
wild not be eaUnoiahed until every
block in the town was destroyed with
the exception of eight dwelling houses
and one or two outhouaea. The entire
population turned out and worked
heroically to stay the ravages of the
Wines, out the water gave out, and
they were powerless in the face of a
urong wind which was blowing at the
time. The loss is estimated at 940,000.
There was some narrow escapes, and it
is thought that Mrs. Randall aud babe
perisheJ, as they were alone at home
and have not been seen since the tire.
The principal losers are as follows:
(ioorge Johns, dry goods store, 820,000;
Joseph UoudLa, furniture and under
laker, 810,000; A. L. Uaiiey, millinery,
S1.500; A. J. Parker, drag stoie, S7.500;
Masonic Hall. W.iXX; I. O. O. i. Hall,
3,500; Dutton's jewelry store. -lo.OOO.
1 he insurance ou all the property will
not amount to eiVXW. The origin of
the fire is a mystery, Wit the Impression
is that It was incendiary. The towu is
surrouuded by a rich agricultural re
gion on which it depended for its sup
port. With the slack trade, due to the
present low prices for farm product?,
there is not the incentive to rebuild
that there would otherwise have been.
Belief for Ihe .sufferers was sent out
from this city.
f IcIfttMl to Cr Itaruiaua.
BtKUN, Oct. 17. A dispatch here
from Major Leulweln, the imperial
Commissioner of Houthwest Africa,
who has been in command of the ex
pedition operating against the power
ful Hottentot chief Henrick Witbooi,
announced lb it the latter has yielded
to the Hermans, who have occupied his
stronghold.
Chief Witbooi has giveu the Ger
mans much trouble for a long time
past. Advice from Waltlsh Bay on
Sept 25 last were received in Berlin, and
announced that Major Leutain, on
Aug. 27, stormed, Chief Wltbooi's camp
Witbooi succeeded in escaping, but be
subsequently sent messengers with
ojjeringg of peara to the German com
mander. During the engagement
Lieutenant Dlestel and eight tier man
troopers were killed, and Captain
Edroff and ten troops were wounded.
Witbooi is tlte ouly chief tu that
portion of Africa who has held out up
to the present against the advance ot
civilization, aad his raids upon the
settlers have prevented the develop
ment of the country' in spite of the
activity of the (German fori sent
against him.
Will Take K.dtcal Aettitu.
Lanmxu, Mich, Oct. 17. The Mich
igan Kiste Hoard of Ilealih proposes
to take radical action for the preven
tion of consumption, which ha beeu
clearly demonstrated to be a coinmnhi-
caWe disease. It will ask the next
Legislatute to pas a bill prohibiting
any jtereon from teaching school or
acting as a professional nurse without
having a certltical from a reputable phy
sician stating that the proposed teacher
or nurse is tree from any communi
cable foim of tuberculosis. It will also
ask for a new law to prohibit a milk
man from selling milk In a city unless be
has a license from the State live stock
commission, showing that his cows
have been examined by a competent
veterinarian and found to im free from
tuberculosis, the tuberculin test being
applied In case of any doubt. It will
also attempt to frame h rule under the
ptese'il law that will ITectiially pr
vide for inspection of immigrants and
j disiufec ion of baggage at the Canadian
"l-order, to take the" place of rule 2, re
cently declared un const Itutloual by the
Supreme Court.
llrlklnl at Ituarantiiii'.
Nkw Vork, Oct. 17. The steamer
Kron Prinn Friedrieh Wilbelm, from
Naples, with eight cabin and I'.Kt steer
age passengers ou board, was detained
at quarantine owing to the detection
of a suspicious case in the person of a
steerage passenger. Deputy HealtL
Officers Tollmadge and Sanborn were
of the opinion that the patient suffered
from smallpox. Drs. Dillingham and
Benedict, of the New York health de
partment, both expert in the handling
of epidemic diseases, were called iu,
and after thorough examination con
firmed the diagnosis. The passenger
waa found mingling with his l-llow
passengers, exposing all to the disease,
aud the whole number of the steerage
passengers will be vaccinated and
I transferred to Hodman's Island, to
j await the development of the disease,
for a period of fourteen days. The'
Cabin passengers will oe sent to the
dock. Ihe steamer will be disinfected
and released soon. The, name of the
patient has not been obtained,
1 ha If iiaan l.ona Cffasy.
VicroKiA, II. C. Oct. 17. -Before
the Arawaleft Honolulu a rumor was
in circulation that Queen Liliiiokalan
bad gone crazy. The report Is not
credited, although for several day she
had not left the house she I occupy
ing. Proud or I ho llallaa.
Komk, Oct. 17. Premier Criapl ba
telegraphed to Kicordl, Verdi' pub
lisher, at Pari. Baying: "I am proud
that an Kalian name haa beet so highly
honored in that great, sympathetic
capital. 1 drew there-from an augury
ef the fraternal affection between the
aeigtborinf people aad I Mm tha art
wbleh gave oeeaaloa for thn doaton
atratkw. Olory to Verdi, wbo by hi
eoBpoattloa haw opecied across the Alps
a read to tha anion hearta "
lh Arams Vaaa I" ra.
London, Oct. It.- dtspeteh to taw
Oswiral New from Wl Ja. dated M n-
dey aara: The opposing armies tun
face eaeh ether on the banks or us
Yala rtw. The Chine have not
tiled a shot, bat work night and day
strengthening their defense. Count
Yamagaia. the Japanese commander-in-chief,
la awaiting the arrival of
heavier artillery before attacking the
Chinese position. Japanese scouts es
timate that the Chinese force altogether
numbers 25,000. The scouts have
brought in detailed information as to
the condition of the Chinese defenses,
showing that they are not so strong aa
the first reports indicted. 1 he t ninese
artillery is showu to be less formidable
than the Japanese had supposed. A
decisive attack is expected shortly.
Various in ideations justify the belief
ihat the chief stand of the Chinese will
be at Kuoeiichauo.
A dispatclt from Tokio says that sev
eral hundred Chinese prisoners who
were taken at the battle of ring l aug
arrived In Tokio Tuesday. Crowds
were in the street to see the captive
and followed them from the station to
the priaons. The crowds were quiet
and orderly, Indulging in no Insults or
signs of exultation. The captives were
distributed among several mt'itary sta
tions .
The Japanese legation In London
has received advices to the effect that
the Japanese transport stesmer Ariaka
Maru has arrived at Yokohama from
Hong Long. A Chinese gunboat left
Hong Kong a few Dours before the
Arlakr Maru, but contrary to txpecta-
tion made no attempt to engage the
transport.
A larrlliln Kir
Houston, Texas, Oct Ib.-Th
worst fire in the history of Houston
broke out and before It was got under
control not only had a large amount
of property been destrojed, . but iwo
sisters of Kt. Joseph were burned to
death, two infirmary patient also per
ished, and a third sister was danger
ously injured. The tire originated In
Uio 8an Jacinto Hotel, a boarding
house at. Franklin and Sao Jacinto
streets, from whicii the blaze spread
rapidly to the adjoining small build
ings of St. Joseph's infirmary cn
Franklin street, destroying a large two
itory frame iiiinei and then the new
fnur-.'tory brick main building. The
destruction of these buildings was ao
cotnpauied by loss of li!e. Msters
Dokral and Jane were burned beyond
all possible recognition, while Sister
Clothllde was feat fully burned about
the face, neck, breast aud arms, her re
covery being in doubt. The property
loss was great.
Opening Iba Sfmiih
Hai-timokk, .i d., Oct. IK. The Ma
son for dredging and scraping for oys
ters in Maryland waters opened yester
day. The prospects are that a large
volume of business will he transacted.
More vessels are engaged In the oyster
business this season than for several
years and the failure of the fruit crop
is expected to create a good demand
for oysters. The entire fleet engaged
in dredging will number 1.IVX) veeaeia.
Each vessel w ill employ an average of
eight men and 12,0no men will be em
ployed in the business until April. This
mini I er does not include the longer,
aud iu the counties 7,000 are engaged
in longing. The packing-houses in
Baltimore and at points on the eastern
and western shores employ about 10,000
more people. A careful estimate re
cently made by a prominent packer
places the number of persotn Interested
In the oyster Industry at iS:Ki,000.
A JM-lldHlI'm ltov-tttl i
Wai.m.t BtiM.i,- Ark., Oet. 11. A
schs.tttor involving several prominent
lieople has developed in Sharp County,
sheriff Hutchinson hai arrested Dr.
Nixon, Dr. McCabe, and Mrs. McOabe,
all of Callamih, Ark., charged with
attempting to kill Dr. A. K. Barr and
his family by placing poison in a
cistern on Dr. Barr's premises. Dr.
Barr and Dr, McCabe have beeu llti
gents for some time and a bitter feel
ing has been engendered. Four men
bets of t he Barr family drank from the
cistern and their escape from death
was narrow. Over a pound of poison
was found In (lie cisteriT." ,
An Intrrosi In a Vnrtuiir. '
Lot lsviLLh, Ky., Oct. IS. M. A.
De Hose, a clerk in the Louisville and
Nashville freight oitlce at Ninth and
Broadwy, has just received Informa
tion which leads him to believe that ha
Is heir u oiie-tiurd interest In an es
tate of 7rj0,00o. Three year ago Will
iam J Klntay, a wealthy brewer ot
Daytu, died, leaviug an estate of
87.-.0,UUO. M. A. De liose has just
learned that Kin lay was his unci, wbo
cmue here u.any year ago f rotn ' Ire-,
land and had not been heard from for
a long time. Mr. He Rose claimant
are Misses Mollie and Maggie De Ko,
if Kansas City, Mo.
f IUP la Sf Volt, Ml.
Mlliltl.KTON, N, Y Oct IS.-lb
first snow Hurry of the season swept
over Orange and Hiulium countiee.
There was quite a heavy lal! also In
Delaware and Chenango counties
,laian aJaia, ih frovasala.
liMtom, Oct. l.-Th Cental Newa
claim to bave the highest autboity for
tha etaUmtait that overture looking to
a deslaratUwi of peara betereea Chlca
and Japan were made but that Japan
rejeetedtbe propoail made coneldw-
.ff i?.m .l0dN,, Aceordlog to
U Ventral New) however, 'tii.r ia
Eroaeon to believe that the prV
were emlaonUy aatkfaetory te
aa that her narasaaHtlisi
algnlfled the wllUngm of thatr tors
erasaeat to aeauieaee la tha '