Mcience
Sfaaffvention
Eucalyptus and other trees of the
Australian deserts store up water,
wblcb tbe natives obtain by cutting up
tbe roots and standing the pieces on
end.
Pore barium, an lately obtained by
M. (iiuitz lu the electric furnace. Is
llver-wuite when freshly cut almost
la soft us lead, fuses nt a low, red
bent and volatilizes rapidly at a bright
red. It oxltrlzes rapidly In the air, of
ten taking fire.
An English marine engineer bus pat
ented a device for steering twin screw
St en m ships. The tiller controls the
etcnni supply of the propellers, thug
jiminlxbing the ppeed of one or the
other propellers according to the de
gree In which the tiller Is moved.
Darwin lnlil great ntlK.ss on the "sur
vival of the fit hut" In the struggle of
living forms for a place on earth.
Prince Kropotkln, lu a new work,
shows that "mutual aid," a kind of co
ttpcration lu nature, has been, like com
petition, a leading factor In evolution.
A radical departure In typewriter key
iK.uid construction Is shown in a pa
tent granted to Juan VIdal. a Cuban.
The board conforms to the anatomy
of the baud, und permits the phuluugeti
of the lingers as well as the tips to
1 used. Increased capacity and speed
are claimed for It.
The hlgu-freqtieiiey electric currents
f D'Arxouval ure applied by two
German dentists Instead of ordinary
anaesthetics. Application of the cur
rent to the port Is made through a
moulding, which In covered Inside with
metallic powder and a layer of tinfoil,
with n u additional layer of asbestos to
nbaorb heat. Out of tifteen cases of
extraction of teeth with one root, thir
teen operations were completely pain
leas. Tbe patient remains lu a waking
condition, and the usual risks and an
noyances are avoided.
Four years ago the Belgian govern
ment offered a prize of 50,000 francs
Tot the Invention of a paste for matches
not containing white sulphur. Recently
the Judges reported that, after careful
exiK-riment and analysis, none of the
products submitted fulfilled the re
quired conditions. Tbey were either
defective in Inflammability or they ig
nited with friction on all surfaces, or
tbey gave off Inflammable substances
of a poisonous nature. So the prize still
remains unrewarded.
Geologists who have visited Martin
ique since the terrible eruption of Mont
Pelee, by which the city of Ht
Pierre was destroyed on May 8th, re
port that some of tbe phenomena con
nected with this volcanic outburst pre
sent facts that are new to science. A
"tornadlc blast," consisting of scorch
ing gages and dry, superheated steam,
Irlven with resistless force across the
Island, Is thought by some to have been
chiefly responsible for the sudden and
awful loss of life. These fearful blasts
were repeated after the catastrophe,
and on May 20th they are said to have
attained an intensity exceeding that
at Grst manifested; but this time they
Mew only over the dead. The electric
phenomena connected with the erup
tion was also of an extraordinary character.
Hit In the Holar Plexua.
The cougar does not leap upon its
big game nor drop uion It out of tree
tops, but sneaks close or lies in wait
upon the level and goes from cover lu
a straight rush like the tiger or the
bunting leopard. It endeavors to seize
opou the lower throat or shoulder with
Us teeth and to twist the quarry's head
against this "purchase" lu Its powerful
forearms until the neck is broken. Fall
ing in this attempt, yet making good Its
catch-bold, the cougar will to put It
uioderuly go in and finish in any old
style. It will usually finish once tooth
nd claw ore engaged, but sometimes .t
falls und even get tbe worst of an en
counter. Felix MIcbaud, a most reliable free
trapiwr of the old regime, once told
me be bud watched a lion stalking a
bull elk. It was a Teton mountain
cougar of tbe big variety. It went from
cover in a headlong rosh, but missed
Its ueck stroke as tbe bull lunged thead,
catching blm at the point of tbe shoul
der and going under bis belly. Both
aniuisls were bowled over In a mlx-up
tf hair, hoofs, claws and horns. In a
brief struggle, as tbey rolled over to
gether, tbe cougar was thrown Into tbe
air as If hoisted by a spring trap by
a convulsive kick from the bull's bind
leg. The maddened elk gained Its legs
ml chased Its enemy off the field. An
unlooked-for punch In the wind bad
taken tbe sand but of pussy.
Opulence.
A bunting party of ladles and gen
tlemen was detained by a storm at tbe
but of a Virginia backwoodsman.
Dinner being served, there was an em
barrassing paucity of knives.
Tbe mother, wishing to impress her
aristocratic guests, cu'l-jd In a com
manding tone to her yvung daughter:
"Fetcb some more knives, Salrey; yoo
know we've got thousands of 'em."
"Law, no, mam; t bey's all tharl
That's 'Big Butch,' and 'Little Butch,'
and Rasorbsek and 'Bunty.",-IIar-per'B
Magaalne.
Bad Frost lu Italy.
Heavy snowstorms and a severe frost,
wblcb have killed all tbclr silk woraa,
save mined hundreds of peasants In
fleve Dl Cadore, northeastern Italy.
Before admiring a girl's hands, be
cans tbey are soft, and white, ask t
tea ber mother's.
DEATH IM A BRAWL
BANKER NICHOLAS FISH KILLED
BY BLOW OR FALL.
HAD TROUBLE IN A SALOON
SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN
STRUCK BY A COMPANION.
DEAD MAN IS IDENTIFIED
A'l-Keil Annuitant and Two Women Held
hi Mi-ii.-oln-Vlrllni a Millionaire auu
of llUUnguUlivri I'amtly.
New Viirk., Sept. 17. N Icholas
Fish, millionaire, desoeudant of one
uf the best known of American fam
ilies, died at the Roosevelt hospital
at 3.25 Tuesday morning, the result
of an injury received Id Ehrhard's
B'ilnon, 205 West Thirty-fouith street,
Tuesday. Whether lie was murdered
or fell the police have not yet deter
mined. Conflicting stories, such as would
naturally follow an event In which
criminal responsbility must be placed
are told, but there sems to be no
doubt that Mr. Fish bad a quarrel
with a private detective named
Thomas Sharkeey, who joined the
banker at a table where he had been
for several hours drinking with Mrs.
Llbby J. Phillips and Mrs. Nellie
Casey.
Mrs. Llbby Phillips, thirty-four
years old, and Thomas J. Sharkey,
forty-eight years old, a private de
tective were arrested early today in
connection with the case.
According to the police Mr. Fish
entered Ehrhard's saloon, 205 West
Thirty-fourth street, yesterdday af
ternoon with Mrs Phillips and Mis.
Casey. The police say that Mrs.
Phillip knew who Fish was, but
that neither Mrs. Casey nor Sharkey,
who subsequntly joined the party,
were aware of bis Indentity. Shark
ey, who knew the women, was not
reluctant to join the party when one
of the women Invited him to.
The police say that Fish did most
of the buying. F'lsb then discovered
that his money was exhausted, and
be announced that be would have to
draw a check, Sharkey, Ignorant of
Fish's Identity, questioned bis abil
ity to make bis check good. Fish, It
Is said, took offense at this and an
gry words ensued. Then according
to the police someone slapped Fish's
face. One of the women, slinging to
Fish's arm, dragged bim toward tbe
door of tbe saloon and out to the
sidewalk.
' Tbe police say that Sharkey at
tempted to follow Fish, but was for
a moment restrained from so doing
so by the other woman. He finally
went out to the saloon and be and
F'lsb encountered each other on the
sidewalk. Sharkey's bat bad been
knocked off and be was bareheaded
in tbe scuflle, by whom commenced
It Is not known. Fish fell or was
knocked down, bis head striking tbe
flagstone.
Just before the scuflle on the side
walk commenced Mrs. Casey, becom
ing alarmed hurriedly left the party.
After Fish fell, it Is said that
Sharkey re-entered the saloon and
then left It and went Into a saloon a
few doors away and a moment later
left that place and boardod a street
car.
lie was closely followed by Mrs.
Philips, who was carrying bis hat
and who also boarded the car. Fish
was lying unconscious on the side
walk and a lot of people gathered
about him and some men carried
him Into the hallway of the saloon
and tried to revive him.
Jieing unsuccessful, they again
brought blm to the street, thlukiug
be might revive there. He was ly
ing on the street when the officer ar
rived and called an ambulance from
Roosevelt hospital. Fish's Identity
wis not learned until big clothing
was searched. As goon as tbls was
learned be wag entered aa a private
patient
Mra, Phillips, Mrs. Casey and
Sharker were arraigned Tuesday In
police court sad were held to tbe
coroner, Tbe police stated to the
sitting magistrate tbat they were
held aa auspicious characters In con
nection wltb the death of Nicholas
Flab. Mrs Casey denied all know
ledge of tbe case. Mrs. Philips,
when questioned about tbe cage,
gald: 'You'll Hod out later."
banker Flah, who waa fifty-three
yearg of age, waa tbe descendant of
ooe of tbe oldest and moat distin
guished of American families. His
grandfather, Col. Nicholas Fish,
fought wltb distinction In tbe battlea
of Harlem Heights, Saratoga and
Yorktowo, and bis father. Hamilton
Fish, win tbe first secretary of
State under President Grant.
PAYS FINE AND LEAVES TOWN.
Fremont, Neb., Hept. 17. Roy
Argersloger plead guilty before Po
lice Judge Dame to tbe charge of
stealing three sbeep from off tbe
Eklhoro right-of-way and selling
tbtm to a butcher. He was fined 12
and ordered to leave tbe city. He
paid tbe floe aod took his depart
ure forthwith. Tbe railroad compa
ny did not prosecute Argersloger and
tbe complaint agalnat blm waa
worn to by tbe cfalef of police.
AGREE 10 lOHT TOGETHER.
Jading faatora Win Heala Crtuad
Aialnat Bin in Their dir.
Hastings, Neb., Sept. 17. The min
isters of Hastings have stirred up a
hornet's nest in tbe city, wblcb is li
able to cause serious trouble before the
end is Insight.
When some of tbe prominent pas
tors went slumming last week they
did not dream of the great surprise In
store for them . They bad been in
formed that members of various
churches were guilty of patronizing
certain disreputable places, but tbey
could not bring themselves to believe
the statement, and it was not until
they investigated and found members
of their own churches in various dens
of iniquity that they were convinced.
The shock was so great to tbe clergy
that they are now going after various
members of their respective churches
with a sword of fire, and tbey have
just decided upon definite plans for a
crusade against the gambling bouses
and gilded palaces in this city.
At a meeting of tbe clergy held last
night each minister agreed to raise
sutllclent funds wltb wblcb to make
the fight to the bitter end. Three
thousand circulars will be scattered
broadcast, giving a graphic description
of the exact conditions of things as
seen by tbe elummlng committee, and
through these circulars an appeal will
be make to the law-abiding citizens to
Insist upon the removal of these places
of indecency and degredaclon. Xev.
John Power, of the Episcopal church,
said today tbat the ministers had
agreed to stand by each other and fight
the thing to a finish e' en If they lost
every member of their respective
churches.
SA LADY LOVE PICKED POCKET
Plattsmouth, Neb., Sept. 17. A
young man who gave bis name las
Ernest Jesen, and who said be was
trying to get back to bis farm work in
Otoe county, was In tbe city Tuesday
evening. According to his story be
has certainly bad hard luck during the
past few days, and Is now doubtless
much wiser than be was before. It
appears tbat he had been reading mat
rimonial paper, and in this way se
cured the address of a "pretty young
lady, with blue eyes and a fair com
plexion," whose name was Oracle
Qoldenberg, and whose home Is in
Omaha. They corresponded for some
time, and finally Ernest became 1 ra
nee n with an lrreslstable desire to see
the girl. A few days ago be wrote ber
that be was coming, after which be
gathered together all the money be
bad saved up about $125 and board
ed a train for Omaha. He bad no
trouble In locating tbe woman when
be got there, and while they were en
joying a walk along the streets she
asked him to wait a few moments
while she went into a drug store to do
some shopping. He waited a tew mo
ments and then a few moments more,
and when an hour had passed be wis
still waiting, but he saw her no more.
About that time he discovered that
bis pocketbook was also missing, and
he baiely had money enough left to
buy him a meal and a ticket to Platts
mouth. He said he had not reported
the matter to the officers, as he did
not care to have bis folks In Otoe
county learn how he bad been 'worked.'
The experience was an expensive one,
but be will doubtless profit by it.
DEATH LIST 00W3.
Kalama, Wash., Sept. 17. Reports
from the striken districts of Lewis
county continue to grow worse. The
charred bodies of thirty-eight peo
ple have already been found, and it
Is believed there will be more to fol
low. Many settlers and an unknown
number of campers from outside
points are missing. Tbe burned dis
trict was settled by perhaps 500 peo
pie.
Vancouver, Wash., September 17.
The list of fatalities In Clark and
Cowlitz counties as a result of tbe
terrific forest fires continues to In
crease rapidly. Sixteen deaths are
reported and people living in tbe vi
cinity of the burned district Insist
tbat the list may reach fifty. It Is
hoped, however, tbat those fears are
exaggerated.
Butte, Mon., Sept 17. A apecial
from Kallslpel to tbe Miner says:
Forest fires are raging ou tbe north
fork of the Flathead river, on tbe
Flathead reservation. Ranchers for
two days have been fighting tbe
fijmes, which are now beyond con
trol. Tbey have Bent for help, and
men will Immediately go to the
scene.
SENDS MRS. flcKlNLEY CHECK
Washington, Sept. 17. A treasury
warrant for 139,800 waa forwarded
today to Mra. Ida S. McKlnley, wid
ow of tbe late president for salary
wblob would have been due blm on
July 1, 1UH2, tbe appropriation for
which was made at tbe last geaaion
of congress.
MURDERER NOT BAD LOOKINfJ
Tbe photograph of Gotlleb Nelgen
felnd, tbe Pierce county murderer,
baa been received by tbe police wltb
official information of tbe murder
and notification from tbe Plaice
county authorities tbat a reward
will be paid for his capture. Mel
genfelnd takes a rather good picture.
The photo shows a wild look In big
eyes but otherwise be might be des
cribed from tbe likeness as a good
looking German.
AT LAST CAPTURED
NIEGENFIND SHOT DOWN AND 18
SAFELY IN CUSTODY.
WINSIDE MEN DO THE ACT
MURDERER WOUNDED. BUT PROB
ABLY NOT FATALLY.
TRIES TO KILL PURSUERS
Hrt to Ousu Fire, But Hl Captor. ln
Injureal. N.4 of Capture Cause uf Ei
t'ltniiriit at Plerue.
Tierce, Neb., Sept. 18. Gottlieb
Niegcnfind, the murderer of Albert
Breyer und his divorced wife, former
ly Mrs. Anna Peters, lias been cap
tured and is now in tbe bands of the
city marshall at Winside. He was
shot down and badly wounded, but
may recover.
County Commissioner Cullen of
Wayne county and an impliment
dealer at Winside were driving tow
ard that town this afternoon. While
they were passing a cornfield about
five miles west of Winside, Nlegen
find suddenly appeared In the road
way. It will be remembered that in
a former dispatch it was stated that
last Friday, the day after tbe killing
of Hreyer aod his daughter, Nlegen
flnd rode four or five miles with an
Impliment dealer from Winside with
whom he was acquainted.
Tbe impliment dealer was Cuilen,
who at tbat time would have been
glad to have reported about Gicgen
tlnd, but be bad not heard tbe news
of the terrible murder. Mr. Cullen
was rather surprised today to see
Neigenflnd step into the road, he
supposed him to be far away. Evi
dently, on their former ride togeth
er, NelgeoBnd was in search of
w rk, for he told Cullen today tnat
be did not have to go to Stanton
for work as he already had work
here.
Cullen did not say much, but rode
on until he met a liveryman aod
two young men from Winston who
were out for a ride. Cullen told
them that he bad just had a talk
with Neigenflnd a short distance
back. These men did not have fire
arms of any kind with them, so they
went to a farm bouse near by and
borrowed two shotguns. Tbey then
went to the place described by Cul
len and finding that tbey had Nel
genfind surrounded, tbey ordered him
to throw up his hands. Niegcnfind
replied:
"I will never go back to Pierce,"
aod after cursing them he fired six
sliots from bis revolver In rapid sue
cession at the men. but fortunately
none of them took effect.
Tbe men fired in return and Nei
gentind fell to the ground onto his
face with the revolver under bim.
The captors took tbe wounded man
to Winside.
The doctors who have examined
lilm say he is wounded In the right
arm and his face Is badly peppered
with shot. They say his wounds are
not dangerous and tbat his pul.se is
regular.' It is reporteo tbat Neigen
fiod is unconscious or feigning un
consciousness. County Attorney August Scbwicb
tenburg. on behalf of tbe county
commissioners, has ordered the mar
shal to bring Neigeniind over to
Pierce as soon as he is aole to travel
Pierce people are gathering In
crowds on tbe streets this evening
and the capture Is all tbat It talked
about. Much satisfaction is express
ed over the capture of tbe murderer.
When rural free delivery was flr.'t
inaugurated In Kansas there were
some wise guys here and there who
refused to put up boxes alleging
that It was some nefarious scheme
which should be carefully avoided.
Are any or these wise guys still hold
ing out?
Among tbe other brlllant breaks
made in the Kansas portion of tbe
new geography whlcb Is to be used
fir tbe next five years It Is stated
tbat the old Court of Visitation Is
still In existence; and In reporting
i he butter output of the state tbc
ligures of 1895 are given. It la be
lieved by a little rustling the pub
lishers of the book could have se
cured figures concreolng this indus
try less than seven years old.
Following are the mortgages filed
and released in Gsge coun'y, for tbe
month of August, 1902: Number of
farm mortgages filed, 12; amount,
iJ2 1,950; number of farm mortgages
'released, 24; amount, 128,752; city aod
town mortgages Died, 18; amount,
113,242; city and town mortgages re
leased, 27, amount, 130,442.
MURAL ROUTE IN SALINE COUNTY
DE WITT, Neb. SeptlS-Three
rural routes from this place are being
Inspected by Captain Clark special
agent, wltb good prospect of being
Ktablished. One will go north-east
one will go south-east aooSone north
west, tbey are expected to raise tbe
De Witt postoffloe to third class.
Thirteen applicants will be given
the civil service examination tomorrow
morning at 8 o'clock. Captain Clark
up ears especially fitted for tbe work
as he Is making rapid progress in this
section . ..
IN FEAR OF A MOB.
Murderer Neiffrnfliid H untied Away Front
V Inalde.
Winside, Neb., Sept. 19. Fearinj
a visit by a mob to lynch Gottlieb
Neigenflnd, the murderer of Albert
Breyer and Mrs. Peters, Sheriff B.
M, Jones and Deputy Arthur Oelke
of Pierce county today hurried Nie
genfind suffering from bis wounds,
away from Winside. At J o'clock the
sheriff received a report that a mob
had already siarted on horseback
from Pierce and be bustled the pris
oner on a cot and boarded tbe 1:40
south-bound train with bim. No one
knows where the orlicers went with
the prisoner, but it Is surmised tbe
murderer was taken either to Wayne
or to the state penitentiary Inves
tigation at P'erce later showed tbat
the report that the mob had been
formed was groundless, but it is
true some men on tbe street corners
of Pierce have been talking of lynch
ing Niegenfind
Tbey remember tbat Bash, the
murderer of bis wife and four chll
den at Wayne a few years ago es
caped being punished by being sent
to an asylum and later freed and this
has resulted In distrust of the law.
All tbe shot and blullets in Niegen
find 's body have been removed ex
cept one in the pelvius, which may
prove dangerous.
Pierce, Neb., Sept. 19 County
Attorneey Darnhar and the Pierce
crowd returned from Winside last
nigbt and this afternoon. It is
learned tbat Niegnfind was taken to
Blair this afternoon to avoid any
danger of belna lyncbed by Breyer's
neighbors. Judge Boyd has sent
word from Neligb tbat be will be
here on September 29 to try the case
and that the jury will aiso be sum
moned. Niegenfind was wounded in both
arms and tbe right thigh by bullets
from a No. 22 riflo. One bullet made
a scalp wound. There are gunshot
wounds on the face, neck and breast.
The doctors do no think them seri
ous. He was put on a stretcher and
taken to Blair this afternoon. The
people of Pierce are quiet, and seem
willing that tbe law shall take its
course.
THIS nOB WAS OENUINE.
Marshfield, Ore., Sept. 19. Alonzo
Tucker, colored, who assaulted Mrs.
Dennis, near Llbby Wednesday, was
lynched today. A body of coal min
ers, beavily armed, marched into
town last evening. The marshal at
tempted to take Tncker from the
jail just as the miners entered.
The negro managed to give bis cus
todian tbe slip and jumped undrr the
wharf Into the mud fiats, and eluded
both officers and mob until today.
This afternoon two boys located
Tucker under a s'dewalk and drove
him out. As he emerged a rill) ball
struck bim in tbe leg and be also
received several body wounds. The
miners decided to take bim to tbe
scene of the crime. A start was
made, but the negro died from bis
wounds and tbe mob hanged him to
a beam on the south Marsh fled
bridge. There was not a masked
man in tbe crowd and everything
was done in broad daylight.
CAPTURE ESCAPED CONVICT,
Sioux Falls. S. D., Sept. 19.
Frank Ford , under arrest at Indi
anapolis, has been identified as Will
iim Dockery, alias John Thomas,
who, with four other desperate crim
inals, escaped from the Sioux Falls
penitentiary April 19, 1900.
Dockery was a member of the fa
mous Dockery gang at Minneapolis.
At the time of the escape he was
serving a terra of five years for the
rohbery of a North Dakota postofflce.
lie will be brought fcact to Sioux
Falls. All but one of tbe escaped
prisoner have now been recaptured.
Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 19.
William Dockery alias Frank Ford,
the escaped convict captured by tbe
Indianapolis detectives was taken
back to tbe Ten n esse state prison at
Nashville today. H. II. Hartford,
the warden, came after Dockery and
paid a reward of fifty dollars. The
authorities at Sioux Falls, S. D.,
who also want Dockery, wired tbat
tbey would pay fifty dollars and
send for the prisoner, and Hartford
Immediately ralaed his bid from $25.
Dockery has seven months more to
serve in Ten neat e and at tbe expira
tion of his sentence he will be
turned over to tbe South Dakota or
Minnesota authorities, as be is an
escaped convict from tbe penitent
iaries of both states.
In tbe Isle of Man roads are kept
op by a small tax on every boof and
every wheel, and a sum equal to one
day's labor yearly from all tbe In
babltanta. YOUNO WOflAN KILLS AUNT.
Roanoke, Va.. Sept. 19. Mabel
Carrol, aged fifteen, shot and In
Btantly killed ber aunt, Mra. Wil
liam Emerlck, In tbe Emerlck borne
here; Wednesday night. Mra. Emer
lck was gtandlng at a bureau dress
ing when tbe girl snapped a revol
ver, whlcb she claims she did not
know wsb loaded. The ball entered
the left temple and Mrs. Emeilck
died Instantly. A coroner's Jury
onerated Miss C'-vroll of all blame
ZKEBRASKA
I. ....... ....... JufcifcAAAAAAA
Tbe colored people of Nebraska
City celebrated Emancipation day
last Saturday.
William E. Lord of Nerbaska City
was sentenced to thirty days In Jail
for procuring goods under false pre
tenses. Tbe Bank of Graf, Capital $5,000,
the Brunswick bank capital $6,000
and the Valley State bank of Bridg
port have been chartered.
A fierce fire occurred at Exeter,
tbe implement house of J. M. Bor
land being entirely consumed. Tbe
estimated loss is $4,000, wltb (3,000
insurance.
A new grain elevator will be built
at Portal by G. W. Youngs, of
SpriugSeld. It will be built so that
both tbe Union Pacific and tbe Mis
souri Pacific can use it.
At tbe close of the farewell sermon
of Rev. G. W. Hummel of the Meth
odist church of Blue Hill bis friends
presented him with a purse of $53,
a dollar for each year of his life.
While racing from a wedding at
Norfolk, Otto Zulow, a bicyclist, was
struck by a team and rendered un
conscious. He did not recover until
towards evening.
While playing about tbe school at
Newman Grove the 5-year-old son of
J. Hess was run over by a threshing
outfit and so seriously injured tbat
he will probably die.
Miss Albica Probaska, of David
City, aged 20, tried to commit sui
cide Sunday night by taking poison.
Medical aid saved be life. Tbe
cause is said to have been a disap
pointment in love.
The weeks' carnival of the Blkg
was held at Beatrice with a good at
endance. Oppeoheirmer's shows, tbe
second regiment band and numerous
side shows constituted the amuse
ment features. i
A franchise was grantee to tbe
Benedict Telephone company last
week by the city council of David
City. The new company has a large
list of subesribers and will materially
reduce the prices charged by tbe
Bell company.
The granary on the farm of William
Furneau, near Ainsworth, caugbt
fire in some manner unknown and
burned to the ground. The loss is
$1,000 with $200 insurance. The
chief loss was 800 busbels of wheat
and rye.
Tbe sheriff at Nebraska City was
notified by tbe marshal at Palmyra
that burglars had entered tbe gener
al merchandise stare of Thomas Bell
and the hardware store of D. Wait
and made away with from $50 to $100
worth of goods. From the character
of the'goods taken and the manner in
whlcb tbe job was done it is be
lieved by the authorities that it was
the work of boys who had become
excited by cheap literature.
A high wind fanned a blaze which
broke out in Hite's jewlery store at
Wymore and the fire spread rapldy to
C. O. Coe's music establishment and
Madsen & Asher's laundry before it
was finally gotten under control. The
Coe music stock was not damaged
much, but the loss to Kite's store
will reach $350, with $500 insurance,
Madsen & Asber will lose $100, hav
ing no insurance.
The identity of Lon Smith, the in
sane man who arrived in Platts
mouth and appeared to be friendless,
has been discovered. His brother,
F. E. Smith of Adams, Neb., baa
written tbat Lon is violently insane
and tbat be is unable to care for
him.' Lon has not been at borne
since be became demented from a
sunstroke and bis brother supposed
be was in confinement at Clarinda.
He will be taken to the aslyum at
Lincoln.
It is reported that Mrs. Albert
Secbrest, aiso known as Mrs. George
Hertzler, is hiding in Lincoln. Tbe
woman was recently involved in a
Kansas City divorce case, and It was
discovered that she waa posing as tbe
wife of a Kansas City and a Lincoln
man at the same time. Her Kan
sas City husband wag killed last June
and Hertiler now claims ber as his
wife. There la no criminal charge
igalnst the woman. She Is biding
from publicity.
A building boom has been preva
lent at West Point for tbe past few
months. An Implement house, a
bowling alley and a livery bosineea
occupy tbree new buildings which
have just been completed and threw
elegant dwelling bouaea are ' about
finished. . A large two-gtory brick
building U under construction and
contractors Hartline and Derr will
soon start tbe erection of two Urge
bf lck bus Id ess blocks.