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ESTATE OOK8 TO CHAHITI.
"Will of St. Panl Woman Add Proprrtr
to GHl Alreadr Ude.
Tbe last will of Mrs. Fannie S.
Wilder, widow of Amherst II. Wilder,
3' lil-J in the Probate Court in St.
Taul. Ilj this, the Inst one of three wills
Biude by the members of the -Wilder fam
ily, the bulk of the cre.it Wilder uroD
rty, valued hi y-f .( M i.rx f , in devoted to
me relief of the nurthv nonr of the city
The principal provikioim of the document
rxlate to the founding and ninintaiiiiiiK of
the Amhernt II. Wilder charity, already
tubiished i,y Mr. Wilder and his daugh
ter, Mr?. A(ip'ely. A day nursery la
added to the Wilder charity, and a mini
i ?..;iio anmi.illy set apart for ita mam
tenanee, null runner' to be for the care
tf children, during the dav while tho
mother are at work. For the eMlaldish
tneiit of new free public baths $JO,OW i
to lie lined nni an annual maintenance
fund is provided. The creation of a cor
poration for the administration of the
charity in directed and the executor are
lamed the corporate managers.
LAST OF UNIQUE SOCIETY.
The Town of 1'tonomy, Ia., Sold for
$'2,000,000.
All the holdinv'H of the Kconomltea In
he Sewickley Valley iu PrnriHylvania are
aid to nave paxaed into the hands of a
yndicate of i'ittHburg men through a
deal just uinde, the consideration being
12.500,000. John F, U. senior trustee
of the Harmony Society, as the organiza
tion is called, is said to have been tbe
moving spirit In the Kale, which carries
with it the title to 2.G0O acres, including
the town of Economy. Only half a dozen
tnemhers of the aociety are living and It
U assumed that the sale of the land
means the practical winding up of the
Economies, after an existence of longer
than lot) years. One of the principal arti
cles of faith of the Ucoiiouiltea was celi
bacy. MINERS ARE LOCKED OUT.
Yearling Employes Who Would Not
W'ork Nine Hours Are Dropped.
The i'hiladi'lphia and Reading Coal
nd Iron Company forced a lockout at
very one of its collieries In Shenandoah,
Fa., district. The men were notified that
If they did not work the full nine hours
they might consider themselves discharg
ed. When they reported the next work
ing day they were told there was no
work for them. The Idle collieries in
that vicinity are Maple Hill, Kohinoor,
Kllandgowan, Knickerbocker, Indian
lildge, Shenandoah City, Weat Shenan
doah, Suffolk, Turkey Run and I'lank
Ridge of the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company, and the Cam
bridge, an Independent operation.
White Girl Elopes with Neuro,
Laura I.eroux. the daughter of Zotique
terout, a wealthy contractor of Mon
treal, was arrested in Denver, Colo, with
W. F. Rlackhurne, a negro, with whom
he had eloped from home. Rlackburne
deserted a wife and two Children, meet
lug the Leroux girl at Chicago. ISIack
turne wus without money and had coin
veiled the girl to go out looking for work.
I'rlvate Hunks Are Cloned.
The private banks of I.eroy C. Hard
ing at Fort l'ayne, Attala and Collms
ville, Ala., were closed on attachments
Issued by alleged creditors. Mr. Hard
ing has not been seen In Fort I'ay.ie for
everal days. The attachment at Fort
Payne was served in the interest of a
Kentucky grain house to collect a debt
f J I, WW.
Opens Her Home to Women.
Mrs. Carrie Nation has formally
pened her bimie for the wives of drunk
ards at Toiwka, Kan. Five women, all
lestilute, were admitted. The opening
rousisted of a song, a prayer service by
Mm. Nation and a hand of her "joint
mashers." No men were allowed ou the
remises.
Flour Mills to Resume Grind.
The shutdown of the Minneapolis flour
till Is, undertaken as a protest against
flsrrirninatory freight rates on flour as
torn pa red with wheat, has come to an
nd. While no formal coiicensions have
been made by the railroads, assurances
are been received which justify the
fillers iu returning.
Seeks Trade with America.
The recently formed American Cham
ber of Commerce in Berlin has opened Its
ftlces and has engaged as paid secretary
Frederick J. Dietzmau, of Clinton, Mara.,
United States vice consul at Chemnitz.
Comprehensive arrangements are being
ftiade to promote trade between the L'ni
ted States and Germany by information.
Chicago Train I Derailed.
A Pennsylvania train, en route from
Chicago to Pittsburg and well filled with
fasaengers, win wrecked at Ioiidonville,
Ohio, by a broken rail. Tbe engine and
baggage car went over on their sides,
nd three Pullmans were derailed. No
passengers were hurt.
Tornado H weeps Nebraska,
A atorin of tornado proportions swept
through Aurora, Neb. Two houses were
tarried from their foundations, and a
umber unroofed. Hsnis were wrecked
nd sidewalks torn up. The storm In
the country Is reported worse than. In
kiwn, but there are no known fatalities.
Miaalng Man Owes JOO,(XM),
Henry Herman, widely knowu as a
loaocler, capitaliat and promoter of vast
totereeta, has left Milwaukee leaving an
fcdebtedness of over 1000,(100. Connect
d with lila leaving the city are many
rumor.
(Portable Wire lee Telegraph OataL
A Berlin firm of electrical equipment
(nuiacturer baa shipped to the War
Departasent at Washington complete
Portable wlraleaa telegraph outfit which
(rill be need by tbe arm alfoal corps at
oat near tbe capital.
THE l&VQTOTm)
BW THE
mart carried severs! of the crew and all
the gear and canvas overboard. One
man was drowned and aereral persons,
including Sir Thomas, who was knocked
down a hatchway. Were bruised or other
wise Injured.
CONVICTS THY TO EKCAPK.
Gnards Quell Ohio Felons After Rattle
with Hevolvers In I'rison.
A desperate but unsuccessful attempt
was made by John McCowan, a life pris
oner, and Jesse Grant, a ten-year convict,
both from Cleveland, to escape from the
penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio. Mc
Gowan and Grant both had revolvers,
which had been smuggled into the prison.
Walking Into a room in the stamp shop,
where they had secreted a ladder, they
ordered the half dozen "trusties" to lie
down. All but Charles rnriiliou.se, a
five-year man from Vinton County, com
plied, and ho was knocked senseless with
a hammer. The two men then compelled
one of the "trusties" to carry the ladder
to the wall near by. As they were about
to scale the wall guards appeared and a
fusillade of shots was exchanged, but no
bullets took effect. McGowan and
Grant were finally overpowered and plac
ed in solitary confinement.
F1RK CAUSES $800,000 LOSS.
Park Store In La Crosse Is Destroyed
with Other Property.
For three hours Tuesday night the en
tire business district of La Crosse, Wis.,
was threatened by fire. At 1:30 in the
morning, when the conflagration was
finully under control, the Jobs was esti
mated at between $700,000 and $800,000.
While the fire was raging another blaze
destroyed part of the business portion of
West Salem, a village about twelve miles
away, and threatened to destroy the en
tire town, but it was extinguished with
a comparatively small loss. The La
Crosse fire started at about 10:30 o'clock
In the back of the Park store, and before
It was under control the store was in
ruins. The fire worked Its way from the
l'ark, the largest department store In
th" city, to the Farland millinery store,
which was quickly destroyed. The Coren
and the Willing buildings also suffered,
but less seriously.
CUBAN FRAUD 13 EXPOSED.
European Merchants Victimized to the
Extent of $300,OOU.
Transactions that are alleged to consti
tute frauds upon merchants In London,
I'aria and Frankfort to the extent of
$500,000 were developed as a result of
the arrest of Santoa Vusquez, who con
ducted a merchandise brokerage business
in Havana, Cuba, under the name of the
.Mutual Mercantile Agency of New York.
It is alleged that Vasquez had quanti
ties of foreign goods shipped to Havana
during the last six months, giving In
payment ninety-day drafts on Frauhling
Brothers of London. Tills firm accepted
tho drafts, but refused payment when
due, saying the Havana house had not
sent any money. Mexican merchants also
are reported to have been victimized.
Honduras Under New Rule.
Bonilln is now president of Honduras,
AriaB is iu prison at Tegucigalpa and
Sierra is a fugitive in Nicaragua, having
fled to that country for safety when the
handful of government troops deserted
him In Necaouie on April t), when the
rebels made an attack on the government
forces and then marched on to the cap!
lul, where Anas was made prisoner.
Homes Are liluwn Away.
W ord has come of a tornado at fit
1 am, Mn., winch destroyed a great
amount of property and injured five per
pons, four of whom cannot recover. Mrs.
Diivld Chamberlain and three members
of a German family named Iongbum will
die, it is thought.
Hoy Ends Life After Horse Deal.
At Hamilton, Ohio. Claude Goodmau,
aged 18 years, committed suicido by
hanging in his fathers barn because a
horse that he had bought for $."2 proved
to be a "stumpsuck." The boy had saved
the money for a year.
Four Lost During a Gale.
The fishing schooner Independence,
( aptain Cuaack, put Iu at Gloucester,
Mass., reporting the loss of four of her
crew, who were knocked overboard by
the main boom during a gale and drown
ed.
State l.egiiilntir Complete Labors,
The Thirty-third Minnesota Legisla
ture adjourned Hue die after passing
some 800 new laws, mostly of a curative
or minor character. Tbe appropriations
were far above any previous I-eglsluturc,
but tbe tax levy was reduced to one mill.
Iowa Atraiu Dolly Disabled.
The battleship Iowa is reported as to
tally disabled bj bursting of steBiii pipe,
which tore away her steering gear. The
vessel was towed to I'cnsacola. Several
of her crew are said to be hurt.
Dies In Midst of Permon.
Rev. Ir. Francis R. Horton, paslor of
Temple Presbyterian Church in Philadel
phia, was stricken with apoplexy while
preaching. He died shortly after being
taken from the pulpit,
Lonar Fast to Reduce Wright,
Arthur Vun Meter, a Halt Lake City
merchant, has reduced his weight from
2.'0 to pounds mid rid himself n
dropsical conditions by a fust of over
forty days.
Hunk Hohliers (let ft2,700.
Safe roblcrs wrecked the vault and
safe of the Allen State Rank at Allen,
Kan., and escaped with tL',700. The
building also was badly damaged by the
xploslon.
Ontlaw and Drpulr Killed.
James McK limey, bandit and murder
er, waa ahot (o death Iu Chinese joss
bouse t Bskersfield, ( si., after battle In
Which Deputy HherllT Tlbbetta was Is i II
Aand Constable Packard fatally hart.
ICH PAUPER KILLS HIMSELF.
Man Relieved Peenllees Fonnd Dead
nd Valuable Stocka Discovered.
The lifeless body of John Bohn, a re
tired saloonkeeper, was found in his
room in the Klondike Hotel in Omaha,
Neb. He had committed suicide. A
search of the room revealed $44,000 in
railroad, bank stock and cash. Bohn had
oeen ill lor a number of days, but had
been able to be about. Early Saturday
ue went to Ins room and left word nut to
be called until night. When the clerk
went to the room and knocked at the
door there was no response. The door
was forced and the body of Bohn was
louiiu lying upon the bed. perfectly cold
indicating that death had occurred some
hours before. A revolver with one of
the chambers empty waa grasped in his
right hand and a gaping wound was in
his breast, just over the heart. Bohn had
been regarded as almost a pauper and
uo one knew of the wealth that he had
secreted in trunks, satchels and boxes
So far as is known there are no relatives.
DYNAMITE OUTRAGE PLANNED,
Explosive Found Stored in Bnrlington
lards at Lincoln, Neb.
What is believed to have been a plot
to mow up the Burlington offices, round
house and shops at Lincoln, Neb., was
frustrated by the discovery of a large
amount of dynamite in a little work shop
situated near the carpenter Bhop just
midway between the Burlington ollieee
and the round house. Tbe discovery waa
made by Frank Graham, signal fore
man, and J. D. Rivett, foreman of the
carpenter shop, who found a strange
looking box stowed away in the garret of
toe work shop. The box contained 14t
sticks of dynamite eight inches long and
an inch thick. Foreman Graham was led
to make the investigation through an
anonymous rnessago which he received
telling hlin of the location of the ex
plosive, TO HAVE A BIG COLLEGE.
Pittsburg to Get University, Hacked
hy Millions of Andrew Carnegie.
1'ittsburg is to have a great university
that will rival the big colleges and uni
versities of the Fast and West. For Its
endowment, it is said, the millions of
Andrew Carnegie and twenty other
wealthy I'ittsburghers are pledged. At
a private luncheon in honor of a number
of educators in that city iu connection
with the international kindergarten union
this announcement waa made by Profee
sor John A. Iirashear, of the Western
University of Pennsylvania. Professor
Brashear stated that Mr. Carnegie had
pledged himself to give liberally to th
object, but desired that his name be in
no way connected with tbe title of tb
institution.
KING AS A LIFE SAVER.
Christian of Denmark Reacnes Two
Little Girla from Death.
King Christian of .Denmark was walk
ing in the streets of Copenhagen a few
days ago when he saw two little chil
dren, 4 and 5 years of age respectively,
In imminent danger of being run over by
an approaching electric tram car, which
was running at a high speed. With won
derful presence of mind, and at a serious
risk to his own safety, the 85-year-old
monarch sprang In front of the car, Beiz
ed the little girls, and dragged them into
safety.
ft, Paul Hanks Merge.
The American Exchange National
Bank of St. Paul, Minn., formerly the
Northern Savings, and the Union Bank,
two strong State Institutions, are to be
morged into the American National
Hank, capital $300,000, at its opening,
but soon to be increased. Joseph Lockey,
well known In financiul circles through
out the country, Is to be president,
Washington Lawyer a Kulclde.
Wilson (. Reed, a lawyer, who was a
member of the Washington Stock Kx
chauge until about a year ago, when he
sold his seat, ahot and killed himself.
No cause is known, unless it be some im
pairment of health and grief over the
death of his mother.
Liabilities of United Kingdom,
The gross liabilities of the United
Kingdom amount to 800,000,000. This
compares with 035,000,000 in March,
18!J9, so that the Boer war may be said
to have added 105,000,000 to the British
national debt -
Irish Land Hill Will !,.
John Redmond says amendment!
adopted by nationalist convention at
Dublin will be accepted by the landlords'
and tenants' conference, which practical
ly iuaorcs tbe passage of the Irish laud
bill.
Ohio Embezzler Sentenced.
Charles Piatt, twice postmimter of
Pl.'ilntield. Ohio, under President Cleve
land and for fifteen yeara treasurer of
Linton township, haa been sentenced to
a year in tho penitentiary and lined $7..
1)."2 for embezzling funds.
Couple Found Dead Woman Haa Gun.
Homer II. Haycock, formerly a special
policeman In Denver, and hla wife Eva,
were found dead In a lodging house at
Pueblo, Colo, Both had been ahot In the
had nnd there was a revolver In tbe
woman's hand.
Ilia Loan for Cramp A Sons.
William Cramp Sons, famous Phils.
di ljibio shipbuilders, were saved from
receivership by $5,000,000 loan, mado on
terms reguiring reorganization; Its out
standing notes are $3,000,000, while
working capital waa small.
Wnaaan Unrated to Death.
Mn. Rose Puissant, a widow 78 yeara
old, waa accidentally burned to death In
Ripley, Minn. A prairie fire threatened
the firm buildings and ah atarted a back
Bra. when her clothlna became ignited.
OFFICIAL IS OUT
DR.
CARlYLE OF HASTINGS
VKBI OKEF TJIOI'HLE
1H
DISMISSED BY GOVERNOR
AKREKTKU AT GRAND ISLAND IN AM
I'NI'LEiSSNT roSITIO
IS A MARRIED MAN
He Kcgistored at tlia Krheltsr
Mr. Clara ana Wife
Grand Island, Neb. April. 23. Ser
ious scandal Involving the physic
ian of the state asylum for the in
sane at Hastings, Dr. Carlyle, be
came public Moadav morning and re
suited in ills ictircnient from the
service of the state. The presence
of Governor Mickey in the city
made it possible to secure his retire
ment in a very short li'ue after
the facts became known. Dr. Carlyle
secured a leave of absence from the
asylum on .Saturday to come to
Grand Island over Sunday, to be
here when the Kooosevelt ceremon
ies should occur on Monday morning.
On Sunday about midnight his room
in the hotel was entered by tho
olHcors acting 'on information from
.Hastings, it was found that it wash
ing unlawfully shared by a young
woman, who up to a few months ago
was employed at the asylum. Carlyle,
was taken to the city jail where he
remained the rest of the night. In
thermn.ing Dr. Kerns, super ntend
ent of the asylum, held a conference
with the governor, and the result
was the summary dismissal of Dr.
Carlyle from the state seivice. Carlyle
is a married man, and is said to
have borne a good reputation.; He
registered at the Koehlcr as Mr,
Clark and wife.
Mob Attacks Camp
Thebes, 111., April 28. An un
nown negro, seventeen years old,
was lynched by a mob of angry farm
ers near the village of Santa Fe Sun
day for attempting to assault tho
ten-year old daughter of farmer
Branson Davis, and this was follow
ed by a general onslaught upoo
colony of negroes living in tents who
were engaged in bridge construction
work. Tbe tents were burned and
many negroes were killed. Hundreds,
of shots were exchanged, but no
whites were hurt.
I Branson Davis lives one-half mile
east of Santa Fe, a stntfll villaee
near here . While his ten-vrar old
daughter was in the barnyard ;today
the negro accosted her. She ran
,but be seized her and her screams
brought her mother to the rescue.
The negro fled. Officers were notified
jind were soon In pursuit. New
of the assault speedly soread among1
the neigboiing farmers and resulted!
in an angry mob starting in search
of the assailant. The nccro was
meanwhile captured by officers and
was being brought to Santa Fe when
the mob of farmers was met A
scrimmage resulted, during which
the farmers secured the negro, nel
confessed to the crime, but begged
for mercy. Without a word the mob
started with tbe prisoner toward the
new bridge being consttuctcd across
the Mississippi, where he was hanged
to an oak tree without ceremony or
delay. After the body had dangled
in the air a few moments it was
riddled wth bullets.
Tho officers endeavored to disperse
the mob but their efforts were un
availing. A rush was made for a
colony of several hundred negroes
employed on biidge constiuctlon'
work and 'living In tents near tho
bridge. The negroes saw the mob
coming and opened tire. A fullisade
jfollowed and tho whites fired with
effect, as many of the negroes were
shot down. None of the whites were
Injured, and it is not known how,
serl 'tisly the negroes ate wounded.
The mob pressed forward, not with;
standing the steady fire until the
negroes turned and fled toward a near
by wood tawing their wounded with
them. The mob then fell upon the
tents and burned there. After ac
complishing a general work of de
struction t he mob dispersed. Kxtia
police were sworn In and tonight tho
vlllago is under heavy guard. Excite
ment Is Intense. Santa Fc Is a vil
lage In the extreme southwestern por
tion of 1 lllnois, near the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois railroad.
Predicts a Boxer Uprising
Berlin April 28. The Volks-Zel-tung
today prints a letter from a
Catholic missionary In Shorn Tung
province, China, saying that a new
sect similar to tho boxers, has as
sumed enormous proportions in Klaog
Nacn(Klang Nig.) Eighty per cent.,
of the population there are members,
Including many soldiers and officials.'
Thewriter adds that lie expects
wholesale rising against foreigners
and assert that the mandarings art
vataff tbalr Influence thereto.
Wreck Scene Like A Battlefield,
Dead And Injured Men Are Dtrewed lbou(
On Ths Qronnd, Near Buffalo, Kai.
Buffalo Kans., April 29. A north'
bound Missouri Pacific stock train'
crashed into the rear eod of a work
train just north of this town at 7
o'clock last evening and eleven men
were killed and twenty -five injured,
ten of the latter seriously and four
probably fatally. All were Greeks
and Italliaos, except oue, Peter Frey.
who has lived here several years and
was a boss ou the work train.
- The -cause- of the wreck is gi zen as.
misreading of orders.
The wotk train consisted of flat
cars and a caboose, all filled witb
laborers. The men on the flat cars
escaped. The w jrk train was back
ing into ton for the night and
both were running at good speed.
The heavy freight engine did not
leave the track, but ploed the wcrk
train off the track, leaving little of
it except tbe car wheels and kind
ling wood. Doctors of liufflo as-
assisted by towns people did heroic
work among the injured until tho
wrecking train with surgeons of Neo-
desha and a corps of half a dozen
physicians from Coffyvillc and Inde
pendence arrived The dead and in
jured were taken to Coffey ville, tho
latter to be temporarily cared for at
the hospital there. The scene of the
wreck for several hours looked like
a battle Held by the dazzling flight
of the hurtling debris with dead men
strewn about tbe ground, where
they had been left after being taken
from the wreck
The Noble Qroorn Got Debt Notices
Pittsburg, Pa., April 29. -The Earl
of Yarmouth, who was wedded tc
Miss Alice Thaw, had a disagreeable
experience at his hotel shortly after
his return from the court house where
he had gone to procure his marriage
license. When the earl entered the
hotel Schcnlcy at about noon he was
confronted by two constables who
served him with a writ from the
high court of justice, Kings bench
division. London, England command
ing the earl to cause an appearance
to be entered for him within forty
days in an action at the suit of tho
Revislonary and General Securities
company limited. In the bill of par
ciculars, the plaintiffs claim is for
principal and interest due from the
defendant under a covenant, of the
defendant contained is an indenture
of mortage dated September 8, 1902.
The amount due under the covenant
on December 11, 19J2, is 300; Inter
est at 20 per cent from date until
March 26 1903 175.2. Th plaintiff
also claims interest on 800 at 20 per
cent per aunum until payment or Jud
gment.
The earl apparently took the mat
ter cooly and at the conclusion of the
reading he said: "That's all right
I'll attend to it."
Amid scenes as Impressive as a
lavish display of wealth, the dignity
of society and the ritual of thePros
testant Episcopal church could pro
vide the mariiage of George Francis
Alexander Seymour the earl of Yar
mouth of England and Alice Cornelia
Thaw was solemnized in the after
uoon in the Calvary church.
Charged With Illegal Voting
Seward Neb. April 29. Wlllian
Graff a democrat, who is charged
with voting five tickets at one time
for councilman in the first ward, at
the recent republican caucus, foi
the nomination of candidates for city
officers had his preliminary hearing
before County Judge Leavens yester
day and the Judge this morning placed
him under bonds of 500 for his ap
pearance at the next term of the dis
trict court which convenes May 2,ri.
He gave the required bond and was
released.
Hot on Trail Of Thieves
riattsmouth Neb. April 29. The
Cass county olllcersassisted by blood
hounds are upon the trail or a couplo
of horse thieves who stole a fine team
from a farmer named I hllip Meis
incer last niaht. The thieves aro
supposed to be heading toward the
Kansas line, rue sunon team. is val
ued at $;ioo.
A robbery on a smaller sealo oc
curred in this city yesterday when
some miscreant stole a new suit of
clothes from a shopman named II. L.
Cook. The cloMies were stolen from
his room in a hotel. - There is no clue
to tbe theft.
More Men Join the Strike
'Chicago. April 29.Thlrty-five bun-
dred men are on a strike at the Deer-
Ing Harvester Works. The 2,000 metal
workers who quit yesterday were
Joined today by 1,500 recruits from
other departments. Less than 2.0U0
rera'iln at work, ur tneso tne major
ity aro well organized nnd are said to
ho waiting only ror onicial orders from
their unions to walk out. The strik
ers claim that unless a speedy settle
ment is arranged the entire plant will
be tied up
Coin For the Philippines.
San Francisco, April 20, Tho au
thorities nt the mint nni busy pack
ing the 1.200,000 pesos tho new coins
coins for the Philippines, which aro
to be shipped to the Island on trans
port Thomas, sailing May 1. Tho
money will bo secured in 000 henvy
pine boxes, bound with Iron. Tim
pesos are packed In sacks, each con
tainlt g 10.000 pesos and two sacks
will be placed In each box. Each sack
Is sealerl and, each box is doubly
Sealed first with . the treasury, and
then with tbe war dcpaitrucnt's seal,
Nebraska Notes
Mrs. Geo. Welngart, a prominent
German resident of Beatrice, depart
ed to day for New York City, frond
which place she sails on Saturday for,
Witteoburg, Germany on an extended
visit.
The regular semi-aunual confer
ence of the priests of the West Point
deanery met in conclave yesterday.
Bishop Scaonell of Omaha celebrated1
pontifical mass arid later presided
over tb .-conference.
Id the eleventh inning tbe base bale,
game between Nelson and Superior!
High school teams broke up In a row.)
Tbe score at the time of the disa
greement was 9 to 9. Tbe game
was, played on the Nelson grounds.
Mrs. Joseph Woods, of Schuyler,
yesterday announced the engagement!
of her daughter, Alma, and Mr.j
Engelbert F. Fo'da, of tbe Dankinjj
house of Folda, whose marriage, lb'
is stated will occur iu June.
M. A. Crosby, of Courtland was ar-4
rested last night charged with oper
ating a money slot machine. He was
arrainged in court today, plead not
guilty, and was bound over to tbe
district court, lie was released on
300 bonds.
The local maenerchor has leased
small tract near the city of Schuyler,
and will improve and prepare it fori
a picnic park. A new band organ!
zation lias been effected, with Georgei
C. Birkcn)busincss manager and Prof.
II ulbhaus leader and director. Ths
membership at present is nineteen.
Miss EdDa Scaggs, four years sten
ographer in the law office of C. E.
Spear at Albion, has been appoint-i
cd stenographer for Supreme Court!
Commissioner Glanville and left to
day to take her new position. The I
court house officials presented ber
with a beautiful ring as a token of
good will.
Schuyler Kellogg, a young man
about 28 years "of age, of Platts-l
mouth, met with a serious accident!
Saturday afternoon, while hentine'
for wolves on tbe farm with a forty-
eight calibar rifle. The gun was ac
cidentally discharged, the ball enter
ing his left arm a little above the eU
bow.
Henry Bornemier, sr.. of Platts-
mouth, was in histisual good bealtnJ
until rnuTsrjay noon, when he wanl
stricken with apoplexy from the reJ
suits of which he died that evening.
The funeral services were held from
the new country churchjof the Eran
gelical association Sunday afternoon.
He was 75 years of age and one off
the early settlers of Cass county.
Tbe body of Mrs. Maeadlena Behm,
who died in St. Bernard's hospitaL
Council Bluffs was brought to WesH
Point Saturday and interred in tha
Cahollc cemetery last week The
desceased only survived her husband
a few weeks the bereavement being!
the prominate cause of her death,
The aged couple were among thej
first settlers of Monteroy township!
where they lived many years.
At least in name Albion takes Its
place today dmong tbe no-saloon
towns of the seatc. This is the first
time for several years that tbe town
has been without saloons, but today
the blinds are down and the doers
are closed. As tbe town is ltty
closely divided upon tbe question ot
saloons, the result will be watched
witb considerable interest.
At six o'clock Tuesday Governor
Mickey, the state officers and tbe
the governor's staff left over tbe
Burlington for St Louis to attend
the dedication of tbe Loulslaoa Pur
chase exposition grounds. The party
will go through Qmaba and Bur
lington and will arrive in St Louis ati
2:10 tomorrow. Tbe uembcrsgo in m
private Pullman car. The party In-j
eludes these men beside tbe governors
Auditor Weston, Treasurer Morton-
sen, Secretary of State Marsh, Btati
Superintendent Fowler, Land Oem
rnissiooer Follmer and Attorney Gen
Trout. The governor's staff includes
these: Adjutant GenejalCulvcr, Geo-J
oral P. II Barry, Colonels G. E. Jen-
klns.C. B. Kvans, C. J. Bills, 0. E.
Adams, C. J. Miles, J. D. Dew, 8. M
Melllck, J. W. Thomas, II. P. Sham
gay, C. W. Kalcy and Captain P. T.j
Lyon. Tne party will hold foith at!
U the St. Nichols hotel.
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Strike's opera house, Harvard, wsa
most beautifully decorated with the,
i onus of tho P. E. O. sisterhood iaetj
evining, the event being the snnU,
versary of Chapter L, tho colors ot
their order being most tastefully ar
ranged and the , room showing aj
home-like appearance. A lltersry.
and musical program bad been care-,
fully prepared and was well received
by the large number of lurltet
guests.