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URGED TO ACT SOON rM of WuirfJ May lllug on Iba tbill pins. Londoh, Not. . Ti,e Daily Mail thia morning nrged the American people to pronounce boldly in favor of retaining the Piii)ippina, "or otherwise there wid be a scramble for coaling stations that will endanger the peace of the world." M aokiii, Nov. 8 The premier, Kenor Sagas a, was questioned today as to whether it whether it was a fa:t that the Spani-h government had addressed a note to the powers akmg the latter if they would support Spain in protesting gainst "the intetti .lis of the Uni'ed States toward the Phil.pine islands." He replied that such a note had not yet been dispatched. Members of the cabinet cay that there will be one or more eittinn of the peace conference at Pans. The Hank of iipain ha advanced the treasury W),0 0,000 pesetas for current expen-e.. F.mporer Williams is exp-cted to visit i; i'u on or about November 20. W'AMiisiCToN, Nov. 8 Peace negotia tion will he resumed at Paris tomorrow in accordance with the adjournment of tne commission last Friday. In view of the phase which the dit-agreement be tween the United States and Spanish commissioners has reached over the question of th Philippines it it not likely that any ma'erial progress will 1 made in toe neg itiations tomorrow. It is said at the statu department that no report wa- r reived from Judue Day today, an I thai '." is expected until (tT torn rrow s i. - i! This lack of information is accept a an iniiication that there have been i.u develonueents in the situation. . mmot.KMANY MV TaKK PAIiT. Pakis, Nov. 9 The Falair twlay after Jreprixf ui'in jz all the six articles of the jeeace protocol, -ays: "It is to l hop-d that the United Slates wit! nc main tain their lirt pre tensions m regard to the Philippine in lands. The )iietiun is not one which in'ere-ts Spain only, but (Germany from time to time allows it. to be thought that is'ie U not indifferent lo the fate i f (tie islands and the pos bility of interference- Irom thin power will perhaps cause Arm-ric-i lo b.- less exa tine. " Nku Vohk, Nov. !). A dispatch from Washington says: Secretary Hay has received a s'a'e merit of the contents of the Spanish Do'e. Seritir flioH and his c Ileiigiiei iftll Bt'.itition ! the action of the gov crnm n! in delivering a note through M C -n.hon the ( neh RniliBPFador, to Pr-si cut McKmlev, which se, s forth the understanding of the Span sh gov ernment that in agreeing to the protocol i t sovereignty over the Phil; opines would not he affected. It is also avert ed by the Span sh commissioners that this dcelarati n was aseuted to by President McKinky. As a matter of fact t!) nott had l'ei-n delivered, hut the resident h-ei declined t- answer it, either in writing or verlially to M. Cau'bon. Keej nnii ha For War. St. Johns, N.F.,'N'iv. . The Rrit ih government telegr-iphed the col onial minister today asking the num ber, tonnage and capacity of steamers ava laMe a' this port to convey coal fruin f-ydney for the use of P.rilish war hips. The cruisers Coieielia ami I'llican will be held at Sidney to capture St. J'ierre and prote-1 St. Johns in the cventof war be.ng d.ciared, Tl.e cruisers are also in-true ed to break the French cable between St. Pierre and Hresf, France. JsDiA.NAioi.iii, Ind., Nov. ft. The Right Hon. 1-ord Farrar Ib-rsi hei, grand commander of the hath, cha r nian of the joint international commis sion, m in the city, a guest of Senator Fairbanks. He was ai-ked what ,he thought of Ihe strained relations be tween Fngland and Russia. 'I ilo not consider that the conditions are dangerous," he ans svred. "My personal bid ef is that the czar really desire peace." i niher Off If (If HatltuM. Sin Fhikiikcii, Nov. 1) The cruiser Philadelphia, has been ordered to Samoa an 1 wih leive within a 'ew d.iys. The Yorktown w ill probably fol ow it It is lean d that f ir hcoming election of a new king may result in a revolnti n and It in desirable to have war vess.-ls tin re to protect American Interests. The contra t fr the Amer c .n c v ing station a l'a:o has b en let to a Sun Francisco lirm and the work will won be bt g'ill. The United Stat'-s traniing ship Adams will on or lore December 1, st;irt on a aeven mon'h's cru'pe Pefore thiU day it will have received its batteries at Mare Island. Manr lorn llr'iwiH'fl. Sav Fram isco, Nov. it. The Chinese consul here is ennvinc-d that at least fllteen Mongol ans were drowned in the forward cabin of the wrecked S'earn er J. D. Peterson, which now lies fast on the mud fl ts at Sansaliio. Several o( the Mongoli nm are known U have hail Considerable money. An effort will be made to recover the bodies. Murdernui I'lut AI t'arla. LoNMtii, Nov. The I'aily Chron ic says this morning'. I "We have received information from reliable us iter of a well-organired plot In Paris, in the event of the In quiry before the o )tirt of causation proving favorable to Dreyfus, to fo ment riotous outburst in the French capital, to attempt to overthrow the civil power and to assassins.! the lead ing champion of Dreyfus. MAiiK. LEFT BY VIM CAPITOL BUILDING PRESENTS A SORRY SPECTACLE lroual llrlot glug llul l.HIU Uauiaccd, and Truiteurary (Juarlwrf, I'rovtdesd Kvpairu Already I uilor Wy -Hall ot Jein-llre Wrecked, Washington, Nov. 8. The big capitol building was the scene of wreck and desolation yesterday following the ex plosion and fire which w rought such se rious havoc last nigkit. The engines and firemen are gone, and in their pla.e j a smalt army of workmen was carrying off the debris of brick and mortar, char red woodwork, saked and half burned official papers and documents which j had been heaped in confusion in the basement and sub basetuent under the quarters cupied by the United States supreme r mrt. FUamination of the court ro'jui showed that the damage is con fined to discolored walls and ceilings and foaked carpets. No substantial damage lias been done. The bench oc cupied by the justices was uninjured, and even the briefs and papers leit by eon:? of the justices under paper weights reuiaineJ undisturbed. Put while the fire had made no pro gress here, smoke and water has left this chamber, which has long bwen re garded as a model of classic lieauty, in sorry condition. The windows and sa-h and line old colonial windows flanking the bench, are in ruins. Tl.e frescoed ceiling, which recently had been done over are blurred ond spotted, t e rarp'-tH and draperieB are soaked, w hile the w hole chamber has the damp smoked aspect usually following a Art-. The personal effects of the justices, robes, etc, were found lo be uninjured. Tiie main h.ss of the court was in the marshal's nlhce, and in the storage room, where valuable old records aie kept. Tiie extent of this, lust lo.-s is not yet exactly determined, but ti e court ollicials exp'c; to make a critical examination during the day. I on U r.ir ii llattla. Atlanta, Ha., Nov. 8. A special to thn Constitution from Washington, N. C, says: Whib; no c aib ha occurred today rowdyism prevailed, which came near precipita ing a conflict last night, yet there pervades iu the community an air of urpr-ssed excii riient, an app.it ntly deathly calm, such as soldiers say pre cede snd tokens a fearful battle. The Strain has I ecome aim si unbearable. Every tit 7-en is on the tiptoe id e i pectancy, a id the wil iest, ot rumots are afloat. The negrs-s, while outwardly quiet, a:e maneuvering in secret. Thfy have recently received another supply of arms, as shown by .'!XI9 of them parading trie streets at midnight last night with lilies and other arms. Th( y gave it out that their var.ous orders have sworn death to the red shirts. liu few white citizens si pt roundly last ni;ht. Lewltvs bands of armel negroes gathered in the northern por tion of the cilv. An outbreak was moments rily expected. A number of white women of that section Were nearly prost-ated with fesr Som were thrown iir$ hysterics. White 'men guarded the houses and the Wilming ton light infantry and naval reserves rendezvoused all night at their armories. Street cars were stoned by negroes last niht and white people were com pelled to divert them and walk. The police force was nnable to Be-cure order. lamt 111 N'liegr. I'.uRalo, N. Y., Nov. 7.Jay Sta;ey of (inind Island and C'harle" Ihirke of liufbel lost their lives in the Niagara river today. The men attempted to cr ss the river in a email boat during a v,ule and their IkibI was swamped. Ktetemr .Sitlln for MniiliA. San Fr mcis o, Nov. 7 The tramp rt Steamer City of Punhla sailed today for Manila with (lie lemaining Tennessi e battalion, the last of the Ca ifornia heavy artillery, the Nevada trisip td cavalrv and a small d tichnient of re-cuts'l'-r ths Twenty third infantry. One wi. man, the w ife of A Hststnnt Sur geon i W Dsywait, wis given permis sion to sail en the vessel with her hus band. . Admit He U tenlnillrr. Cm Aoo. Nov. 8 Wihiehii Ixxltmin, onct a se ilthy lumlier dealer of U-ihe-mia and Inter a lieutenant, in the (I t man army i uiffler arreut in this city chnrg' d with swindling. Ia)dtmn ad mit bavin pased worthless checks and draf s in various p ia's of the coun try during the 'ast three years, but claims that the whole amounted to only 11,000, most of which'he paid hack. The police assert, however, that lod'man hat secured several thousand dollars am) was ahout to pass a worthies draft f ra larg''sum at Po-t Huron, Mich., when raptured. I0'!tiian is well known In America and Europe as a newspaper writer on scientific subject Business adversity, he says, comiel'ed him to obtain money through swindling. Will Sign I'iMler -r..U(it. IONiion, Nov. 8. The Madrid corres pondent of the Dally Mail say: "Spain will sign the peace treaty under protesjt.". The Berlin' correspondent of tht Btandard says: "The semi-official paper have re cieved a hint to stop their attacks upon Atne'ict. I have good reason to believe, however, that Onnany will doff her re serve as soon the powers seek a lhar in the spoili of the Philippine." CAPITOL SHAKEN UP- CssatMlon and firm In tha Hast of Uovtwsy meat. vVasuinqtow, Nov. 7. An explosion and fire at 5:15 this afternoon wrecked the supreme court room and tbe room immediately d joining it on the main floor of tbe capitol. Tbedatnaga i enor mous. The entire central eastern part of the great marble pile from the main floor to the subterranean ba-ement practically is a mass of ruins. The force of the explosion was so heavy that the coping stones on the outer walls, just east of the point where the explosion o.curred, were bulged out nearly two inches; windows in that part of the building were all blown out, and locked door were forced from their hinges quite a hundred and fifty feel from the scene of it. Fire loll owed the explosion so quickly as to seem practically simultaneous with it. The explosion shook the immen.-e s ructure to its foundation and was heard several squares from the capitol It occurred in a small room tightly en closed by heavy stone walls in the sub terranean basement immediately below tbe nuin entrance to ths old capitol building. In this room was a 500 light gas metre, which was fed by a four inch main. Very little gas is used in that part of the building, but at the time of the explosion the gag had not be n turn ed off at the metro. The metre itself was wrecked, and tt.e gas pouring from the main caugl tfire. rUICgl.ESS IJOCUMENTS Rl HNH). The flames darted up the shaft of the elevator, which had been completely destroyed by the force of the explosion, and communication with the record room of the supreme court, the office oi the marshal and the supreme court li brary. Before the flames cou'd be sub dued the piicelc-s documents in the re.ord room had lieen almost totally de stroyed an) serious damage had been done in the marshal's office and some minor rooms in the imtnedi ite vicinity. The library of the supreme court local ed immediately beneath the su preme court room, was badly damaged by lire, smoke and water, practically Destroyed tbe great collection of law reference book?. The library contains about 20,000 volumes and was used no) only by the justices of the supreme cour , but by the members of congresi and lawyer , practicing before the su preme court. Mr. Justice Harlan raid that tne library was very valuable. Many ot the works it contained would, he though! he difficult to replace. Librarian Clarke, after a cur-ory examination necessarily made by the light of lanterns, express ed the opinion that many of the bookt could be saved, although they had been badly drenched by water. MANY BKCOAD8 DAMAGED. The most serious" damage, in the opinion of the justices of the supreme court, is to the recordfl t-tored in the sub-basement. These included all ol the records of the supreme court irom 1702 to 1832. Tl e room contains reerordi and opinion rendtre I by tfio fathers ol tbe judiciary of the government. Ap parent ly the documents in this room are either totally destroyed or so badiy damaged by fire and water as to be ueeiesn. Justice Harlan said that w ile the loss of the records was irreparable, ii was fortunate that the later recordi of the court, which are kept in the of fice of the cb rk on the main floor, were not injured. As documents r refer ent at this time and later Justice Har lan thought these of far greatei value than the records destroyed. For tunately the clerk's office was not lo the least damaged by fire and the ex plosion did no damage in it except tc blow out one window. Mr. James McKenny, clerk of the supreme curt, expressed the hope af ter making an examination of the old record room t iat some at h ast of the documents, pricebss from the vi"w point of hiaforian, could be saved. To night, however, owing to the inade quate lighting facilities in that portion of the building where t'ie explosion and Are occurred it was Impossible for him to make an intelligent or thorough invest gation of the damage. The su preme court room was damaged prin cipally by water and smoke, the fire n it reaching that loint. Adjoining the court room, however, both the mar shal's ollicn an 1 tin senate ba.-bor shop furnished foo 1 f r the flame-1. lltK TO KSCAI'INO OAS Whi'e many therieia are oll'ered as to the cause of the explosion, it. se uis be yond doubt to have been due to escap ing gas. At seven minutes after five Lieutenant Nelson of the capital polic doteetod an order o. gas in tbe corridor adjoining tie supreme court room, Wh le he was endeavoring to locate the e ape of giiss the explosion occured. Only a lew perso is, principally olliccn of the cspitol police, were in the build ing st the time, but several of them had narrow escapes Wi bin a few minute after the arrival of the tire department the flames were under control, although as a precautionary measure Btrearu were poured into the marshal's ofllce, the libr iry and the sitbt-rranean baaa for two hours. Ettipror lu (afMtcl Iflrallh. Pbkin, Nov. 7. Yano Fumino, the Japanese minister to China, had an au dience with the empress dow ae and the euiporor today for the purposi of an nouncing the decorations conlerred up on them by the mikado. The em pre do wage was seated one step above tb emperor. She made the usual com plimentary speech, after which the emperor made a speech couch In similar term. His na)ety seems la good health. MAY DIE OF HUNGEE CUBAN ARMY PICTURED IN TERRI BLE CONDITION ttoldiers Said to Be Keeping Faith With This (Jovarninent, Hut Cannot NUend It Long; Strike at fcatutiago Appeal Made To America. Washingtos, Nov., 5. The following litter from Lieutenant Colonel Carbonne of the Cuban army, now at Havanna, ha bet n received by Secretary QuesaJa of the Cuban delegations here, who has laid it before Secretary Alger, with an urjent request that steps be taken to re lieve the extreme distress it sets forth. Lieutenant Colonel Carbonne is the in venter of the explosive known a-i car bonic, and is regarded as the represen tative at Havana of the Cuban leaders and for. e-i in the field. He writes as follows, the letter bearingolate, Havana October 29 : " I am just back from the camp of General Menocal, chief of our army in this province, and let me tell you in some faint way the true state of our poor a id suffering army and the con sequences that may come to the coun try if we do not find in a short lime a remedy which will sive us. "The Cuban army is dyinc; of hunger. Such terrible words in no way exagger ate the actual conditions, (ieneral VIenocal t .ok me to see his week, tottering and squalid s ddiers, made so on account of the want of food and of the actual nece saries of life; and to think that these men were in such a Btate by reason of obeying their chief, who desire first of all to respect the orders of the American government. The Cuban leaders in camp told me to tell you that they will maintain reaitr naiion and patience, and above all faith in the American g uernment and the wortny president, Mr. McKinley, but, at the sauia time, let it b under stood that we are hungry, that we have in the towns nd fields of Cuba all that 'B needed in the way of food, but that we are forbidden to touch it by reason of the peace ohIt. "They do not git from Havana one fourth of what they need and our sol diers are dyinir at the gateB of the city for lack of food. What shall we do? The timi will come when we cannot liear it any longer, and then what will be the result? I returned disconsolate to Havana and tried to get cuccor, but the people a:e already so poor tint I obtained nothing. We went to the American commission, which received us very well and offered us much, but up to the present time they have given us no hing, If by misfortune we are driven by the neces-ities ol our army to get by force what we need, po as not to die. 'A hunger, will tbe people of the United Slates condemn us, or will the nations of the world, which do not know what is happening judiie us un worthy of the sympathy of the Ameri can people? We are very happy to hear your assurances as to our republic. We have never doubted the good faiih and generosity of the United States. To it we owe ihe complete liberty which we heve b en unable in many years to establish by ourselves," Secretary Alger said he would look into the matter ami telegraphed the commission at Havana such instructions as were appropriate to the case. llig Heriks of l'rcimeu. San Francisco, Nov. 5, The press men employed in the San Francisco newspaper offices declared a strike at noon yesterday, and as a result the firBt editions of the afternoon papers did not appear. . The stereotypers in the Report office also walkej out. The employes of the p. st and Kulletin remained in their plain s all afternoon. It was 5 :.'!() before tbe Report's plates could be made at the I! illetin office and sent down to the F'xaminers office to be printed. At that hour alt three afternoon pkpers appeirei. The men in the morning paner pTess ro tuH h..ve been ord-red ont by the union, but it H riot certain that they ' will all go. The pressmen count on the steiootypers to help them with their ' fight, and rimy try to involve all the mechanical .leptrtnients of the papers. The vari uis unions held meeting last nijiht to decide wnat is to be done. The members of tbe pmushers' assocle tlon declire thuy will stand by their agreement not to publish their pa!i u less all the o' hers cm do so. Look for J,liet Election. Raleigh, N. C. Xov. 5 The outlook at, noon toilay is that the election Tues day w II be a qn'et affair and that no serious dislur aoete wdl take place at the po'ls. The acquittal of Captdn Kitchener and others charged with in timidating a registrar is cited by demo crats as evidence tha'. reports of intimi dation jvere exaggerate I. Wasiunotom, Nov. 5. Adjutant Gen eral Ooi bin said today that no orden have been issued to tne balter.es of ar tilb'ry at Fort Casell, N. 0., to go to Wilmington or ti stop over there elec ion day. 1 Fourth Ohio OoIiik to WttnhlnKloii. Washington, Nov. 5. Colonel Coit, Fourth Ohio vo'nnteers, has le e graphed ths war department announc ing hi arrival in New York. Private Avery L. Bcrtuer, company K, died and was burled at sea. Two other men art sick and the remainder of the com mand I in excellent health. The Fourth will disembark today, Inavinf, New York at midnight, will arrive here tomorrow and be reviewed by the prea- L- NEGH0ES IN -REVOLT MUTINY IN THE CAMP OF A COLORED REGIMENT Addreued br Superiors and Told Their Actiuu Merle Death I'uuinhuieul Virginia' Ooveri-ueeiil It I Kioeei Ob ject to While Ufflcer. Camp Poland, Knoxvills, Tenn., Nov. 3. The camp of theSixlh Virginia colored regimeut was yesterday morn ing the scene of a mutiny among the men of that command. The trouble wag in the nature of the men in several companies refusing to obey command or orders issned by the nine white officers who were recently assigned to ihe regiment by Cioverner Tyler f Virginia. This morning tbe regimeut was called for drill at the usual hour and the white officers assumed coiii mand.but tbe negroes refused to execute tee drills, and when pressed for au ex planation announced that the present) . f white officers was the cause. The i Cftcers were inclined to tbe opinion that it was a momentary complaint, and ent their companies out under colored lienten ents. At police formation the same open disregard for orders from the white olliceia was apparent, (kjlonel Kuert, division commander, at once ordered tin-Thirty-first Michigau and Sixth Ohio regiments to the scene. These regiments were und-r arms, but the Ohio boys were turned back before rescuing the scene. Colonels Kuert and Croxton and also Major Johnson, a colored officer of the regiment, addressed the men. They explained that such action was in di rect violation of the military laws and was punishab! by death, and that a continuance o! tbe same would bring the regiment into most unfortunate disfavor. They assured the mtn that a complaint should be forwarded to the governor of Virginia which would receive attention from all officers con cerned. Ool mel t roxton stated very emphatically that a continuance of this revoit would mean rigid enforce ment, of the discipline covering such cases and said he demanded obedience and had the poaer to enforce the dii niand. The Michigan r. giment, which had appeared upon the scene in double time and which was armed for battle, was ordered back to its camp, and the negroes agreed to send their com plaints in through the military chan nels and in the meantime to obey their white officers. It is not believed here that the white officers will be removed, because it is a fact that the negro officers who pre ceded them resigned on account of in compe'ency. No further trouble ie anticipated. Want the Agent Removed Deadwood, S. I)., Nov. 3. From a gentleman who has recently returned from the Pine Ricige. agency it is learn ed that the Indians are greatly dis satisfied with the agent, Major Clapp, and Clerk Pugh. The report isitbat the long aeries of complaints, many ol which have been made to the govern ment., have culminated in the organixa t on of a secret organization whie'h is pledged to have the two men removed from the agency. This gentleman s:ates that there was a large, council hel 1 near the agency buildings several weeks ao and both of the men were denounced and some of the best bloods of the Sioux nation advocated severe measurers un less tbe government grauteel their wisl.es. A circular letter was recently prepared and sent to the government and in it Major Clapp and issi e Agent Pugh are said to have been handled r Highly. Major Clapp is an army officer and has bien in charge Feveral years. Complaints have been made by t e Indians frequently. The timid ones of the Black Hills are anxious to have the Uouble settled in some way satis factorily to the Ind a .8. Not that, there is any danger to be expected from an outbreak from them at this time, but in view of the fact that there are o few soldiers at either Ft. Robinson qj F't. Mead now tbe people- believe that pre Ciutionary measures should be taken as far as possible to prevent a repetition of the M.Dnesota Pillage r Indian affair. Agtniialdo Make ThrrU Manila, Nov. 3. Aginaldo, the in-surge-nt chief, has issued a proclama:ion pointing out that although the s ringeut orders pieviotnqy issued by him nave been generally obeyed, a few Filipinos have refused obedierce und offered in va ions ways, and he now w .n.s all mi h that they are liable to he declared outlaws and to incur the e-xlrem ponalty. The reference; is apparently to the anti-American f ilipnos In other prot I imalion, ie-sue.d siin ultaneoiie.ly, Aguinslilo allows all annul ioreigners, excepl s, iiniardH, to travel in Philippine territory, hut all such are foib.ilderi to appn u h the fortifications or ta!e photographs -i ih-lenivei works. The United Slate's :i inner Charleston has gone southward for month's cruise. Kaletnr l.oiiire lo Vifelt Atoeer.ra Phhi.in, Nov. 3. The Ceiii-tantinople correspoi.iient ol the Frankfurter Zeit ling says that at liiit Friday's gale banquet at the palscee Mr. Mrsus, the American minister to Turkey, invited Kmneror William to visit, the United States. The emperor replied that he would have long ago made the voyage but America was so great mid offered so many interesting sights (hat he could not gratifv his wish, as the journey would occudv too much time. NEBRASKA NOTES. 1 The street car at Urand ltd all been repainted. Tt. m Ttf i car at (jraud la.Utl iM dMiiAT Allan will deliver aa a in Grand Island November 3. An liirht are beins! put in St tM tersee I n of the principal etfee West Point. The Jae-kaonian Club of (HbsIM organised a marching club a a ne&t feature. A vanrehmftri livins a few mil) VMA of Kearney has nearly 35,000 aheMp , his feeding farm. ! Tha annual atari rnet i nff'of the (SiraT tian Endeavor societies of Nebrik wfl be held next year at Kearney. I Tl, reeriortR of sorained Wrllt IrOtat com husk ng have taken the plaoa threshing machine accident. Tbe first number of the Industrial School Journal, under the mairemW of H. P. Macloon lias been issued. j Tim oriinaiiinn elirectorv will BOOB Ml - "-I"" ' vertise for bils for e-ale of buildings ana all proderty on tbe grounds. Fir hroke out in the imDlement building of J. C. Chaloupka Oct 31., Tobias and everything was burned up. W. B. WilBon organized Rob H.OT castle of the Roal Highlander Fondanelle Oct. 28., with a good charter list The ladies of the library association at Hhelton will jrive a "Mother Gooee" entertainment the evening of Novem ber 5. Th Otoe tribe of Iudians near Poncn City have sworn vengeance on a pal) face who kidnapped a pappoose iron the agency recently. Thn race meet at Nebraska City waa conducted Saturday. The Indian Bum mer weather arrived just in time to make the meet a success. Th attendance at the Shelton poblie schools is constantly increasing. The rtraepnt. en rnllmenl is over two hundred the largest in the hiutory of the school. Nebraska City is to hava another ledenhone exchange. An ordinance granting a franchise to Heury A. Coit of Bt. Louis pass d i he. city council ana was approved by the mayor. Thursday was an ideal day for the opening of the races at the Nebraska City driving park, but the attendance was not what was hoped or expected. In the first event there were four en tries. News in David City of the death of , Earl W. Oi-.terhaut of Company E, in Manila, caused general gloom. Thia i the first death in Comoana E, from David City, other deaths being of mem-i bers who enlisted from other points. H. G. Day of Beatrice, received from, his sun, Ensign George Day, who i on, the Topeka, an abstract of the log book of the Spanish cruiser, Cristobal Colo, from April 8, the day it left Oadii for Cuba, unt 1 July 3' It is an intensely Inieres.ing document. t John J. Fosder, instructor in botany in the preparatory school, ha gone to Clarinda, la., where he ha jut been; elected nrincipal of the high BcbooL John L. Sheldon, for several year prin- cipaljof a preparatoryschooi in Connect icut, will fill the place vacated by Mr. Foisler. The little village of Trumbull. itn- ated northeast of listings on the Aurora branch of the M. A B. railroad, suffered a disastrous los by fire Oct. 28. The store building of Ramsey St Co.. and a number of adjoining building were burned to the ground. Ihe loss will aggregate several thousand dollar. The 12-vear-old son of Joe Nedrow. living dear Sielia, fell out of tbe barn loft into the manger. His arm caught between two boards and waa nearly torn off The bone was broken above the elbow so it t-tuck through the flesh and at the s oulder the flesh and muscles was torn, away, leaving nothing but the bone and artery intact. Rev. L. P. Ludden, of Lincoln, treas urer of the committee appointed to re ceive d inat'ons for the home of the friend !ess. received a elonation yesterday of 250 pounds of meat from Armour fc Co. and 3' 0 pounds of bacon and bam from the Swift Packing Co, The Ar mour loniDinv gave sln.rt ribs. The children of the h inn had not seen any short ribs for eighteen in mths, and it is taken for eratittd that there was ureal rejoic ng among the LUla rei oncentra does at the home over both donations. The dea'h of one of the young ol diets of the iSpanish-Ainerican war, La roy liaker, of htrornnb org has just OO curr. d. He re nrred home last Friday eoening, having be en di.'ctarge l from Company H, Third Nebra ka, on tole graphic order from the war depart ment. He had not been very sick and it is "aid that his dea'h waa brought oa by heart disease. His funeral was he'4 lodav from the MethodUt Euisoorial church and Ihe Gran 1 Army of the Re public, Hons of Veteran and a largt nuiiib' r of his late regiment attended, Kev. J. 11. Prcssen, D. I), pastor of tha : church, preached the funeral saraMa unel the oung sold er was laid to teal in tbe Stromsburg cemetery. When Life Megan on Earth. Lord Kelvin estimates that tbe tint sitic-e tbe earth became sufflclentl cooled to become the abode of plants and animals to be about 20,000,(0 years, within limit of error ranging from 15,000,000 and 80,000,000 yatn, from similar physical data GUrnea King bai made an estlmata nasst' agreeing with thia. Warrta tyy say that geologist genaraHy ttZZZj this period aa two alwrt., i