DOTED BY FiLIPIKO:
FIFTEEN AMERICANS STRANGE
LY DISAPPEAR.
fcellevedto Hiv Bean Taken Pris
oners By Insurgent Dewey
Sends Cablegram.
Manila Special Admiral Dewey has
been notified of the strange disappear
ance of J. C. Gilmore and fourteen
members of the crew of the United
States gunboat Yorktown.
On Saturday list the Yorktown an
chored off Baler, on the east coast of
the Island of Luzon, and about 200
miles from here, where there was a
Spanish garrison of about fifty men,
which had been defending itself against
several hundred Filipinos for months
past
Lieutenant Gilmore, Ensign W. H.
Standley, and a boat's crew were tent
up the river from Baler bay to com
municate with the Spaniards, the town
ef Baler being situated some distance
inland. Ensign Standley, who landed
at the mouth of the river, reports that
he heard some volleys, a bugle call and
cheers from up the river, but that the
automatic gun, which was part of the
equipment of the boat, was not heard
firing. Standley later paddled to the
Yorktown in a canoe.
A search was made for the York
town's boat and crew, but no trace of
them was found and the Yorktown
sailed for Iloilo, from which place her
commander cabled to Admiral Dewey
his theories that the Filipinos had cap
tured or sunk the boat, or that the
Spaniards had rescued the American
party.
A scouting party of American troops
found a rebel skirmish line more than
a mile long east of Malolos. A sharp
fusllade followed, but no losses were
sustained.
Brigadier General Charles King, who
has been taken suddenly ill, and who
is unable to continue in command of
his brigade, has been relieved of fur
ther duty and has been ordered to re
turn to the United States on the first
transport sailing from here home.
DEWEY SENDS CABLEGRAM.
Washington, D. C (Special.) The
navy department having requested a
correction of the portions of Admiral
Dewey's dispatch, which were not de
cipherable, was today able to furnish
the full text of the dispatch, which is
as follows:
Manila, April 18. Secretary of the
Mary, Washington: The Y iktown
Tlslted Baler, Luzon, east coast of
Luson, P. I., April 12. for the purpose
ef rescuing and bringing away the
Spanish forces, consisting of eighty sol
llers, three officers and two priests,
who were surrounded by 400 Insur
gents. Some .of the insurgents armed
with Mauser rifles, as reported by na
tives. Lieutenant J. C. Gilmore, while
making an examination of the mouth
ef the river in an armed boat, was am
bushed, fired upon and captured. Fate
unknown, as insurgents refused to
communicate afterward. The follow
ing are missing: The officer previously
referred to, Chief Quartermaster W.
Walton, Coxswain J. Ellsworth, Gun
ner's Mate H. J. Hygard, Sallmaker'g
Mate Vendglt, Seamen W. H. Rynders
rC. W. Woodbury, Apprentices D.
A. Venvllle, J. Peterson, Ordinary
Seamen F. Brisolese and O. B. McDon
ald, Landsmen L. T. Edwards, F. An
derson, J. Dillon and C. A. Morrlssey.
DEWEY.
The officials of the navy department
aye confident that such of the men of
the Torktown as escaped being killed
outright in the first ambuscade will be
well treated by the Insurgents. Some
time ago the war department made In
quiries as to -the number of American
prisoners held by the Filipinos. In
reply General Otis referred to these
soldiers and said they were being fairly
treated by the Insurgents, he supplying
funds to defray the cost of their food.
The reports made to the navy depart.
ment by Paymaster Wilcox of Dewey's
officers who made a trip across the
Island of Luzon from Manila to the
north coast, described the condition of
the Spanish officials who were the pris
oner of the insurgents, as very com
fortable. In many cases, he said, the officials
were only nominally In confinement,
being allowed the liberty of the towns.
The officials are hopeful that Gilmore
mad his men who survived the ambus
cade will some day regain their liberty.
The department has sent no instruc
tions to Admiral Dewey as to the
course he shall pursue, believing that
be is fully competent to deal with the
situation and resting secure In the as
surance that he will spare no efforts
to rescue Gilmore and his men If they
are alive .
Duel with Pitchforks
Chicago, III., April 24. Armed with
pKchforks, Horace Scott, colored, and
Edward Zlkmohd, a young white man,
fought a duel to death In an alley at
the rear of 130 Indiana avenue. Scott
was stabbed In the breast and died a
few minutes later. Zlkmond surren
dered to the police three hours later.
There had been ill feeling between the
men for some time, and when Zlk
mond attmpted to drive through the
alley and was unable to do so because
a wagon In Scott's charge blocked the
passage, the old quarrel was renewed.
Zlkmond threatened to kilt Scott, and
the latter ran at him with a pitchfork.
Zlkmond drove a short distance up
the alley. Borrowing a small three
rented aHcbfork. be ran back to
where Scott was working. Scott's wea
pon was a four-pronged affair and
mecb leaser thaa that carried by Zlk
mond. When tke two men met they lunged
and struck at each ether viciously with
their forks. Taw ScM mated fully five
rwautee, wbea Eh mood struck Scott's
jerk aside aad then pranged the prongs
H a ewn fork Into the negro's offcast,
i staijered into a barn near by
t I M to the Seer- rikmend followed
J I oioed ever tke dyfcegmea, threat-
v ls wttfe te fork U be at
i 'I H twtee, Le at ever feett
, a - - ye mmA ea frees
HIHD NEBRASKA AT AUGUSTA
Colonel Vifquain and His Boys Are
In Georgia's Capital.
Augusta. Ga. (Special.) Colonel Vic
tor Vifquain with his Cuban heroes ar
rived at Camp Mackenzie today and the
Third Nebraska is encamped at the
place formerly occupied by the First
Maryland. The men left the quaran
tine station where they had a hard time
in the pouring rain yesterday morning
soing up to Savannah and taking three
sections of cars for Augusta.
Upon reaching here they were trans
ferred to the Georgia road and carried
3ut three miles to a station near camp.
They reached the station at 10 a. m..
having to lie there several hours. Wag.
Dns were In waiting and carried them
up to the camp, where tents with floors,
mess halls and everything' needed were
awaiting them. The health of -the
regiment is excellent, only two men
being left sick behind. Lieutenant
humming of company F and Lieutenant
rurren of company H.
The regiment has a splendid location
:hree miles from the city and 300 feet
ibove it. The cars run within 300
yards of the camp.
The commander of the post called
his afternoon and preparations for
nuster-out will commence at once. If
he books are in good condition the reg-
ment should be mustered out by May
12. The men are delighted to return to
merica. Colonel Vifquain is wearing
:he diamond ring presented to him b
'.he enlisted men of the regiment.
THIRD ON DRESS PARADE.
Augusta, Ga., April 24. The firs'
iress parade held for qul'ie a while b
he Third Nebraska regiment was held
lere, a large number of citizens being
jresent to witness the evolutions.
The Third battalion marched on the
eautiful parade ground first, followed
soon after by the First and then the
Second. After the proper movements
iad been gone through with and the
egiments formed in line the band
narched the entire length of the line
md returned, playing a choice selec-
lon, stopping on the extreme right and
ireaking forth with "The Star Spangled
3anner." At the first note the long line
if soldiers, facing the west, stood at at-
ention, and every hat in the large
:rowd of spectators was doffed. The
risp breeze made the colors stand out
rembling and waving the folds over the
leads of the men, speaking protection
o all.
The red glow of the setting sun, the
jlue sky above and the white drifting
:louds made the colors of the flag ot
iberty. It seemed to the men that the
iright stripes of their beloved colors
mere reflected on the horizon and the
chole heavens had contributed In doing
tonor to the stars and stripes.
The phenomenon was so striking that
was visible to all, and as the last
totes of the national anthem were com
xleted by the musicians the clear notes
irere caught up by the breeze and
rchoed and re-echoed by the red hills
it Georgia and South Carolina, which
.eemed glad to take up the notes to
ihow that the sons of the south were
eady to unite with the sons of the
torth, east and west in defense of the
lag and to cheer the national anthem.
The scene inspired all with so much
atriotism that it was several minutes
ifter the music had ceased before hats
vere again placed on heads and the
conclusion of the parade began.
At the completion of the dress parade
i review was held by Colonel Vifquain
ind the soldierly bearing and straight
ines of the men brought forth many
ixpressions of admiration. It will be
nany a day before the first parade of
Jie Nebraska regiment at Augusta will
ke forgotten here.
GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENTS
4ames Officers who Will Govern
State Institutions.
Lincoln, Neb. (Special.) Governor
oynter has announced a lot of appoint-
nents, embracing the officials of the I
,hree insane asylums, the state oil I
nspector and deputies, officials at the
tome of the friendless and at the in-
ititution for the blind and the superln-
tendent at the institute for the feeble
ninded at Beatrice.
The officers of the home for the
'riendless are the same ones appointed
y Governor Holcomb two years ago
ma wno were Kepi out ot me insmu-
i i . x. . i m u - .m .. I
. . - .. A. . , .
hp anrletv of the home for the friend. I
ess to acknowledge the validity of the ofacturers have decided to form a com
aLby. wh? i!" Utt took P0"8"'0" blnatlon. Details were concluded at
ippointed two years ago, have been In
S?& UrJZZr
'avor by the supreme court at the sit-
;ing preceding that held this week.
Governor Poynter. in consideration of
:he conditions, reappointed the officers
is below for the nome ot tne menaiess.
The full list, as announced by the
rovernor. Is here given:
Home for the friendless, Lincoln:
Mrs. C. S. Jones, superintendent, Lin-
rtin Mrs W H Hunter, matron. Kre-
nont; Dr. Lenore Parky, physician,
Lincoln; J. M. Osborn, engineer, un-
JOj"'N. Gaffln. state inspector of oils,
May IS, 18M, Colon; deputy Inspectors.
1. M. Thompson. Lincoln; Charles
Panning, Omaha; Vincent J. Steadry,
Broken Bow.
Dr. L. W. Edwards, physician state
penitentiary, Lincoln.
A. H. Gleason, ciera laoor Bureau,
Hay 1, Lincoln
J. E. Harris, superintendent institute
for the blind, Nebraska City, June 15,
IsMlb, Talmage; C. A. Whitfield, stew
ard, Arlington.
Dr. B. F. Lang, superintendent insti
tute for feeble minded, Beatrice, May
IS, ISM. York.
Dr. C. E. Coffin, superintendent hos-
pltal for Insane. Lincoln, May IS, Ord;
Dr. W. H Dearing. physician. Plans
mouth: William Foster, steward, Lin
coin.
Dr. O L. Stephenson, physlclsn. Nor
folk asylum, Hastings. May IS, Hast
Dr. J P. Steel, superintendent. Hast
MSg asylum, Hastings. May 15. Hhft
lage; Dr. D. S. Weedard. physician
eleven; J. S. Baraes, steward, Lincoln
WAY IS ACQUITTED.
ND APPOINTED SENATOR TO
REPRESENT PENNSYLVANIA
lohn Wannamaker Calls It a New
Chapter of Shame for
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa., April 15. Matthew
Jtanley Quay was Friday declared by a
mry of his peers to be not guilty ol
Me charge of conspiring to use for his
jwn unlawful gain and profit the
'unds of the state of Pennsylvania de-
josited In the People's bank of this city.
STONE APPOINTS QUAY.
Harrisburg. Pa., April 25. Immedi
itely on receipt of the news that
Senator Quay was acquitted of the
;harges against him. Governor Stone
ippointed him United States senator
.o fill the vacancy until the next legis-
ature meets and notified Vice Presl-
lent Hobart, as follows:
"Fir: By virtue of the power vested
n me as executive of the state of
Pennsylvania, under article 1, clause 2,
lection 3 of the constitution of the
.'nited States, I hereby make tempo
ary appointment of the Hon. Mtthew
Stanley Quay to be United States sena-
or from Pennsylvania until the next
neetlng of t.'ie Pennsylvania legls-
ature to fill the vacancy now existing
n this state. Very respectfully,
"WILLIAM A. STONE,
"Governor of Pennsylvania."
Governor Stone said that In appoint-
ng Colonel Quay he felt that he had
lone the fit and proper thing. He
nought it would make the issue, and
s better done now than by waiting foi
.veeks.
The authority cited by the governor
ays that the governor of any state
nay make temporary appointment
luring a recess, to hold until the next
egislature meets.
VIEWS OF WANA MAKER.
Philadelphia, Pa., April 25. John
A'anamaker made the following state-
nent relative to the acquittal of ex-
Senator Quay and the latter's appoint
ment by the governor as United State
lenator:
"The acquittal of Senator Quay will
e a disappointment to every lover ol
ustlce and every friend of good gov-
rnment throughout the United States.
It records with emphasis the difficulty
f convicting potent political defend-
ints, charged with public crime, no
natter how clear, convincing and over
whelming the evidence may be.
"The story of the corrupt use and
(peculation in public money in Penn-
lylvanla Is an old one and has been a
natter of notorious accusation against
i long line of state treasurers and
jolltlcal bosses for many years. Mr.
Quay himself has been again and
tgaln accused of participation In treas-
jry jobbing by the newspapers of this
ind other states with circumstantial
ietall. Heretofore, however, the basla
!or these accusations largely consisted
f oral testimony and of allegations by
political apponents.
The case which terminated today,
mlike previous allegations, was found-
d exclusively upon documentary proof
n his own handwriting, and that of his
friends and confederates. The evidence
f the guilt did not depend upon the
veracity of any man or men, but was
mpported exclusively by his own let-
er and by written entries and state
ments recorded by bis trusted friends
ind supporters.
"This Is a new chapter of shame for
Pennsylvania, a new record of failure
n the administration of justice that
will do much to encourage corruption.
lets and public plunderers generally
hroughout the country. The first shout
of defiant exultation over his acquittal
nag proceeded from the governor ot
the commonwealth, who has promptly
Appointed him a United States senator
without authority In violation of the
taw and In defiance of the will of the
people as expressed by the votes of the
legislature.
"Quay has got his technical verdict.
but the trial of corruptlonlsts and plun
derers will still go on.
Chair Combine
Chicago, III., April 24. Chicago man
a conference of factory owners anrl
tern capitalist. In New York and the
incorporation of the United States
, , ,
Chalrm company of New Jersey, cap-
ltaj J2S,000,000, will follow next week as
,,u 0, ,
the result of their deliberations. Sixty
five plants are embraced In the organ
Zat0n'g plans. According to the claims
of Its members it will thoroughly dom-
Inate the American chair market.
Negotiations for the combine have
not yet been completed.
jt g reported that the manufacturer!
haye the choce of cal!n or pTefrrTelS
stock In payment of the options given
"n their plants. Further Information It
to the effect that the ntlre capltallza-
on cf S2S.O4iO.0OO will be preferred
shares, and that the output of th
component factors Insures from the
start annual dividends of not less than
12 per cen.
JOINS THE TRUSTS.
Cincinnati, O., April 24. Luhrman,
wilbern dt Co.'s factory, heretofore not
In the trust, has sold SI per cent of Its
stork to the Continental Tobscco com
pany E. V. Wilbern, president and
general manager, becomes manager ol
the scrap department of the Amerlcar
Tobacco company. It la said thai
S7M.0M was paid for SI per cent of tke
1 stock.
M'FARLAND IB RESPONSIBLE
iudge Makes a Rullne In the Suit
Against the Ex-Secretary
Des Moines, la.. April 24 W. M. Mc
Farland, and not the state executive
:oumii,' was responsible for the com
pilation and publication of the last
Iowa census So Judge Holmes ruled
it the orenir.g of court when the Mc
Farlar.d caie. in which the state seeks
to recover J5.000 from the ex-secretary
A state, was continued. This is the
roint of jaw upon which the case
awaited a ruling at the close of the
econd day's Msslon. With this out
of the way the state continued its case,
putting twelve witnesses on the stand,
?ach of whom testified to having been
connected in some way with the money.
The state gained a very decided ad
vantage by the decision of Judge
Holmes on the point of admissibility of
the evidence by the state tending to
jhow that the ex-secretary and not the
executive council had the full control
ot the work of the compiling of the
census and that In all Its workings his
office was conducted by himself. In
the statement of his decision which
overruled the objection of the defend
ant's counsel, his honor said he had
;arefully studied all the provisions of
the code In regard to the executive
round! and the census and found that
:he executive council did not have the
luthorlty to hire labor for the perform
nce of the work or to fix the hire of
iuch labor when it might be at work,
rhe state is confident of victory.
Surprise was created at noon In the
;lrcles Interested In the court house
ocation controversy over the filing of
i petition for an injunction by F. F.
piyler to restrain he Board of Super
visors from advertising for bids for
ocation or the issuance of bonds for
.he conntruction of a court house or
ther action which might grow out of
.he proceedings in connection with the
;ourt house.
BecauKe of a quarrel with her lover
Inez Streeter tried to kill herself by
.aklng carbolic acid. The man In the
.-ase was Frank Render. She will live.
The coal miners 'ave been securing a
'und for the care of some of the men
ho are out on a strike. They report
julte hearty sympathy on the part ot
.he people when the miners place the
jituation before them In the true light,
ind aid is freely given. The Carbon
Jale and Klondike mines are not run
ning and the Christy mine Is working
jut a few men. There are still 1,000
fnen out and they say they will stick to
their demands The opprators say that
for every day they are out the miners
lose an aggregate of over 13.500.
A decision in favor of the defendant
was returned In the case of the famous
herry sisters against the Des Moines
Leaders The plaintiffs have two other
;ases against that paper which they"
ill bring at once.
The survey of the Duluth & New Or-
.eana railroad from a point sixteen
Titles north of this city to Nevada has
oeen completed. Now that thlB work
las been completed It Is expected that
L. C. Cummlngs of the Chicago Loan
md Trust company and S. V. Wardatl,
secretary of the company, will arrive
n the cl'.y within two or three days to
close up the deal for the entrance ot
:he road Into this city over the ter
minals of the Des Moines Union rail-
oad. The promoters will complete the
lurvey from a point sixteen miles out
side of Des Moines to this city, connect
ing with the Des Moines terminals east
f the city. They will then start from
'evada and survey to Iowa Falls. It
j the Intention of the company to build
Ihe road from Des Moines to Iowa Falls
this year and have It in operation be
fore snow flies. The northern terminus
of the road will be Osage, la., where
onnectlon Is made with the Winona
& Western, running between that city
ind Winona.
Tillie Smith, a 17-year-old girl, has
disappeared and has not been seen for
several days.
IOWA NEWS NOTES.
Fort Dodge Developments In the
mystery surrounding the Identity of the
late William Snelson are materialis
ing slowly. The latest Information
would indicate that Snelson, who kill
ed himself because Mae Beebe, a 15-year-old
girl at Lehigh, refused to re
turn his affections, was a married man
ind has a wife now living. Her re.sl
lence Is not known and the authorities
re endeavoring to locate her.
Fort Dodge An Important ruling has
been made In this city by Attorney
Captain J. A. O. Teoman, referee in
bankruptcy for this district, In the
Charles F. Wennerstrum bankruptcy
case which has Just closed. The rul
ing is relative to that clause in the code
which exempts fuel and provisions for
the bankrupt for six months. Referee
Teoman held that inasmuch as very
few men, if they were honest in tholl
Intentions to turn their property over
to their creditors, would lay In a sup
jly of provisions and fuel for sli
months, and so ruled that an equitable
Interpretation of the cause would ne
cessitate the allowance of money Ir
lieu of provisions that had not beer
kept back.
Des Moines, la. (Special.) The elec
Des Moines, la., April 24. The elec
tion of officers of the Fifty-second lows
national guard regiment, recently or
ganised after service In the war, re
sulted in the re-election of Colonel W
B. Humphrey of Sioux City as colonel
8. J. Parker of Hampton, lieutenant
colonel; Otto Hlle of Boone, as one ma
Jor. With one company, Hampton, stll
to be beard from, the other majors an
la doubt. Probably no other candidate!
for major have a majority and another
election will be aeesssary to elect.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
Over fifty teams fauei through At
Klnwm Friday, destined for Boyd coun
ty, with i-euteliold effects.
The Auburn Telephone construction
company Is getting In readiness to put
in telephones and lines In Geneva and
Wllber.
B. G. Whlttemore, sent to the penl
enttary from Nemaha county In Au
gust. H96, was, on Thursday, paroled
jy Governor Poynter. Mr. Whlttemore
i 68 years of age.
Jerome Tilden, an old resident veter
inarian of Edholm. received serious In
juries by being kicked by a horse. His
head was seriously bruised and his leg
iiroken below the knee. Mr. Tilden, be
ing over 0 years of age. will have a
hard time of it to pull through.
The preliminary trial of H. Devilblss,
charged with criminal assault upon the
12-year-old daughter of Ole Marti ot
firock, was held before the county
fudge at Auburn. The evidence was
strong and the defendant was held to
answer to the district court, his bond
being fixed at J900. whic h he has thus
far not produced.
John Chandler, a conductor on the
Wyoming division of the Burlington.
was thrown irom a dox car at m
more, S. D., and frightfully mangled.
He was taken to his home at Alliance,
Neb., where he died. His right arm
and right leg were badly mangled. He
fell between Ihe cars while switching.
He has considerable life Insurance and
a family.
The Lutheran Publishing house of
Blair is issuing its first number of the
Danskeron. Heretofore the paper has
been published in Neenah, Wis. The
Danish Publishing house has put in
in entirely new newspaper outfit, in-
luding press, folder, engine and type.
rhree years ago six hands handled the
work of the publishing house, but now
t requires over twenty.
A new elevator company has been
ncorporated by Messrs. A. B. Ellis and
J. C. Gopp of Salem and George Mc
ullough of Minneapolis under the
BI of West Virginia. The company
proposes to do a large amount of busi
ness in Eastern Nebraska, and Is now-
making arrangements to construct
arge grain elevators at Bancroft, Pen
der, Emerson, Hastings, Wlnslde and
other points In Nebraska.
Baker Post, No. 9, Grand Army of the
Republic, of Columbus, has Just recelv-
d a couple of large unmounted can
ion, which were donated by the govern
ment to the post. They are 4Vi-lnch
rifles of an old pattern, recently dls
arded. They were shipped from the
Mare Island navy yard near San Fran
;lco, and will be placed on the soldiers'
monument In Frankfort Park when
that work Is completed. They are In
good condition and it Is probable that
they will be used to celebrate the home
comlr.g of company K,
The new beet sugar factory to be
built at Ames this summer Is claimed
by its promoters to be not connected
with the beet sugar trust. While the
Oxnards will construct the factory and
Install the machinery, they have noth
Ing further to do with the plant. The
;ompany Is composed of Boston capital
ists, who are most of them also stock
holders In the Standard Cattle compa
ny, which has conducted a successful
business In Ames and also in Wyom
ing and Montana for several years. The
factory will be run free and Independ
ent of any other company or corpora
tion.
Dwing to several deaths In rapid suc
cession the populace of Schuyler is
thoroughly aroused by the cry that
9plnal meningitis In an epidemic form
was abroad. A special session of the
board of education was convened, but
an adjournment was taken to Monday
morning without anything being done.
Physicians advise that no good will
arise or safeguard be made by closing
the schools. A daughter of Fred Eder
died last night and a son is in a pre
carious condition, as aiso is a child ot
Henry Whitehall, colored.
Don J. Barnes, chief engineer for
the J. H. Shepard company, which har
the entire contract for building tht
new railroad from Atkinson to Perry
Neb., has been out on the Nlobrars
river for the last few days sounding
Ihe river and laying plans to corn
mence the construction of the new rail,
road bridge to be built there, opposite
the town of Perry. In Boyd county. Mr
Banes says that the work will com
mence on Ihe new bridge as soon at
the material ran arrive, which will bi
within three weeks. At present tin
crossing cf the river Is furnished by
fvrry boat.
The Fremont city Jail holds a mar
who has started upon his second wees
of continuous sleepinK His name ii
John Ward and he Is evidently a sld
door tourist. Last Friday night li
went Into the Klkhurn freight depot a'
that place and went to sleep. The polloi
were notified and he was taken l
Jail. I'nlll Friday morning he had no
had a mouthful cf snythlng to eat. Thi
police tried every way to awaken th
man. but without success. They bi
cume frightened .nd (&ll-d In a physl
lnn, but he said the man was in ni
danger, having evidently worn Dims I
out before rleep rorrnienced.
A Kentucky former owns a mule
which boo In some unknown manner ac
quired the tobacco chewing habit aad
It will not work unless it la regularly
provided with Its M.
IOWA STATE NEWS.
Denlson At a special election held
lere the proposition to build a new
116.000 high school carried by a large
najorlly. Nearly 50 women voted.
Hartley At a special election held
ere F. E. Fee was granted a franchise
ler s local telephone exchange by a
ote of 17 to 3. The town council will
;ass rules and regulations governing
the conitruction and maintenance
thereof.
Sac City The Milwaukee Railroad
:ompany is now at work on Its proposed
line from Rockwell City via Sac City to
Storm lake. The company, with a
force of men and teams, has commenced
trading on the line where the survey
if the Milwaukee Intersects the sur
veyed line of the Northwestern road,
ibout one and one-half miles northwest
f this place.
Ottumwa The South Ottumwa Cream
ery, owned and conducted by Messrs.
Selaon & Fritz, was completely de
itroyed by fire. The machinery used
for pasteurizing the milk, costing 14,
00. was all lost. The building -was
owned by Eugene McKInney, of the
South Side. Neither the building nor
the machinery In It was Insured.
Boone James Kuchymka was terrl
ly Injured while at work In Brown's
;oal mine at Eraser. A large rock sud-
lenly caved In through the roof of the
chamber In which the unfortunate man
was at work, striking him, crushing
leveral ribs and bruising him In a seri
ous manner. The man's comrades ex
tricated him and telephoned to Boone
(or a physician. It Is not yet known
vhether Kuchymka's Injuries are fataL
Fort Dodge Otto List, whose parents
eslde In this city, has been arrested
jpon an Information from the sheriff of
Appanoose county. Some time ago
Sheriff Dowd of this city received a let.
.er Informing him that List had been
ndlcted for highway robbery In Appa
oose county, and to look out for him
n Fort Dodge. Saturday evening Chief
f Police Larson recognized List as he,
was entering a saloon, and placed him
jnder arrest. The sheriff from Appa
loose county arrived and returned to
entervllle with his prisoner.
Harlan Twenty-five leading business
men met in this city to consider the
Northwestern's proposition to build a
line to Harlan from Klrkman. Ex
Mayor W. L. Baughn was appointed
:hairman of a committee, which la now
it work, to see what the right of way
ind depot grounds will the cost, the
road promising the extension In sixty
days If these two things are granted.
It Is estimated that about 18,000 will
save to be raised. A number of men
have signified their willingness to give
f00 each.
Des Moines The Northwestern has
twarded contracts for grading a sec
nd track on Its main line from Tama
ty to Lamolle, twenty-five miles; also
Tom Ontario to Boone, ten miles, and
Irom Missouri Valley to Council Bluffs, ;
.wenty-one miles, making fifty-six
niles of double track which will be un-!
der construction by the Northwestern
vithln the next ten dayg. The company
s also building eleven miles of second
.rack from Boone to Ogden, which in- (
:ludes the construction of a steel bridge
ver the Des Moines river five miles
aorth of Molngona, 160 feet high and
1,700 feet In length, at a cost of tSOO.OOO.
Ihe building of the new line will, not
inly eliminate wholly the heavy grade
t Molngona, but will shorten the dls-(
lance between Boone and Ogden four
miles.
Le Mars Charles A. Rudolf of this
place hag been probably killed at Le
mar, Colo. An unknown man wee
found ground to pieces on the railroad
:rack at that place. The only sighs
of Identification were a handkerchief,
with the Initials C. A. R. and the name
of a LeMars clothing house on the
strap of the dead man's coat. A piece
)t the coat was sent to the Lemars
.iothlng firm, and was recognized as a
:oat recently sold to Rudolf. Mr, Ru
dolf was traveling for a Denver firm,
and a letter received by his family hero
gives Lemar as his Sunday address.
Mr. Rudolf always carried a handsome
watch. As nothing was found on the
Jc-ad man, neither watch nor money
nor letters, It is believed he was robbed
and murdered and his body laid on the
track to conceal the crime. Mr. Rudolf
has a wife and three children. He was
for eight yean treasurer of Plymouth
county.
Des Moines, la. (pedal. ) Iowa has
two full-fledged candidates for the
speakership. A Dubuque special says
that Hepburn suys he will support Hen
derson, and Henderson's friends here
are confident he will have the full Iowa
delegation. As he is chairman of rules
and next to the speaker his nomination,
would be natural.
Prom Ciaiimla. the home of Hepburn,
It is claimed lie hfi the solid support
of Iowa, Cnptaln Mull of Des Moines,
chairman of the military committee,
says he wl.l not be a candidate. .
Politicians here say no Iowa eon-
gressmnn Is entitled to claim a solid
delegation. No conference has ever
been held by the delegation on the
subject, and until It li held nothing
can be known
Hepburn and Henderson will maka
strong rfforu for the delegation and It
is expected the unit will prevail, giving
a solid delegation to the man with
a majority.
Bveslaa photographers shame delta.
fluent customers by 'glng their pie.
tores upside down In their glass atom
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