Paper Mai Invented by Hie Chlni-m
123 years Wore tbe Clilrntlaii era.
The moat thickly populated Uinnd lr
the world In Maltw. which has 1.3ii
jwuple to the miuinv mil,.. lMrutUMi
baa 1.054 people to the niinre mile.
While a fire wax Ih progress In i
teiicllielit house In l'rU. a wnlh
1 mhed upMalr. urn! In a few mlimtei
returned w ith .1 rinl! . (tx .moutb
This doll wax ih, 11 Joyfully st-lzcl j
n eight -year-old ihmitliti r of the ten
it fit.
A rwjun-iiai.lv ?!-.. ii.jIj, -R-oniaii
MIhh Km 111,1 Kellogg f Cuiorudo.
want to he 11 g:im(. wiil'ih-n.
KIiilcN us ,.- iiitilirtcittlitiiH Hint
Sin
II III
once 1mhho;-( a young ln-iir iinr brnugli
il home alive, linn hunted moiint.ih
lions, (her and elk. and Is well verse,
is woodcraft.
1 lie skelcliiiis df dwarf ( li pliant
have been found 011 the Island o;
Malta. One of tlii.se. whose teith him
Ifomw showed that they belonged to 1
full grown Kpeeiinen, was less thai
two feet t-lx liieheM In height, HIH
-ould not hit re welched over Mxtj
i"inis when In the llesli.
Nine Kiieeissful novels r. eelitly (ml)
IMied hi the I'nited Stales' had a tutu
tale of over 1 .tit .0,0' Hi eo; I h. Since t lit
average weight of each book sold win
probably tweuty ounces, a little eal
dilation will pi-ove that theso l,(ioo,D
books contained HpproNlumtcIy twt
million pounds of paper. A inaiiufac
turer of paper asserts that the avoragi
spruce tree yield a little less thin
half a cord of wood, which la equiv
alent to alMJtit tlve hundred pounds ol
paper. In other words, (bene nhif
novels Kwept away four thousand
trees, and they form hut u small par
of the Action so eagerly read by tin
American public.
The record of old-time drought
shown Miiiiie extraordinarily protraetei
periods. The longest drought thai
ever occurred. In America was In tin
. summer of I7'i2. No rain f. II fion
May 1 to Sept. 1. making li". tlnj
without nilu. In that year grain line
hay were Imported from lhighiiMl
Other fu rious ilr lights were los dayi
In mice im without rain In 17 10
ii;uc!y-iw. days in xucccssluii In lilio
eighty-two ihi.vs in 17H1, eighty oik
days In lws and eighty days In 177:5
In ino.e recent yeam then- were forty
Iwi) days with lit rstlu in 1S7I, twenty
six" (iayK in 17." and the mine in 1 ST
on 1 iwi nt . roiir u.ijs in r.. in Uicm
l.ttler yi in s the lowest mid hkhi-si
Cbh-ao e;t!i nice; wr re In lsr:
fi.7.",; is7i. inch nni .:r; 17. XiV,
fli.d VW2, mid lS'.i. eUhiv-three aiif
doctoring"a PYTHON.
Tbe Itiic Hnnkc tllijucteri, but Woiilc
Not llte H.h Nnrireoii.
Those who huppeiiett tn be passlnj
a wed known bird s oie the other la
iiilKlil have nl.iia'cd the uuusuii
J-iKht of a hingli-ai 1 p. ration pel fiinii'H
011 a In rye iylhiiii, a hm;e snake fivtl
the W'tTl t'oast of Afii a. .Mr. Miake
ho the d'-niif talis. had run coiinlei
of a di'tai-ln-d wire on (lie side of hit
cae and cut a d t-p 1,11; h hi his fore
head. This the d. 11I r M-l about doc
torlng. inliiilirxierinir. a huge applies
lion of Ihiliu of 1'i'i u. an old n niulj
um1 a nal deal by army 11 ml navj
auigfi.iih Mil mi mill il ne.s for heal
ln (mi imjm-.s. The python was not
however, in n humor for being oper
ntisj iijhiii and ti led to d aim- and craw
uway from the piopih-tor. who liiinilj
candid him, and then the trouble be
gun. Th iiium'u! ir an I eoiistriellvi
powers of there moi !-:"- Is surprising
and 1 In d a'er hud t call several otli
ts to his assistance Ih'Ihiv he eoull
hold (he seipcut fast. .Nut once dur
lug the lime til ' dealer was ctlttin
uwa.v I tic .,ose patch.') of skin ant
flesh from ill, out 1 lie woul d and put
t'us on I he lnl in dill hi' oil er to bltu
Uillioiiuh he tried hind lo get his coll,
ar ,uinl those who were "a-iloetoi ln' u
him." Since the application of buhl
the wound his healed, mid he Is now
11 better Miake.
A pet animal nnd l.hd st re Is oftei
tlie Hei ne of peculiar accidents. Till
Hume dealer, hi addition to his bin
and ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 ; 1 1 htisjii:', conducts a board
lug house for birds of all sorts. When
ever 11 lady enters with a parrot, ca
nary, mocking bird or cardinal, wliicl
the does not care to take along to th
summer resort, he Is certain to ask
"Now. Mr. i.. phase don't put m;
birdie In iae No, l.'J; soiiietlilni,' wll
be sure lo happen to him If you do.'
The dealer laid no faith In the No. 1!
superstition, bill to humor ills patron
always consented, no that for mini
time punt cage No. I.'l has remalnei
mpty.
Beveral days sso, however, (lie caire
became somewhat coiikcsIisI, and t
make room he placed one of his owi
canary birds In the unlucky cage. Th
bird appeared to be In good health 11
Hie time, hut he died before iiioriiliiB
since which event Ihe dealer has bee;
S inewIiHl lit-s skeptical about No. Y
An Knrly Ki)llli llahlt.
Ileiik'lsl nod llorsa had Just hindei
St the mouth of the Thames.
"Do you expect to deliver U.itnh
from tho HeoU?" Iiifjtilred an Inter
viewer.
"No," replied tho brother; "we omit'
Dover 'ere to drop our blooniln' ''.
Aincherkiinw."
Airjwlh d by hen ring th cockney din
loci fur the llrnt time, the canny Hcot
fled iNick to their ifolf links, ma king t
iMttie uniiei'efninry. Ntw York Trl
ktue.
After all, liapplifa Isn't qnestloi
f rtcbeii. ile. n good sempleiloeu
leva sad twer. but of estestsoent.
AGED MAN K1LLEE
SENATOR SIMMON8 FATHER MUR
UEREO BY UNKNOWN.
BODY FOUND NEAR A RIYQ
s.
MI8SINQ FOR HOUR8 BEFORE
DI8COVERY WA8 MADE.
SHOT WITH A SHOTGUN.
Hermlnflj Clubcd anil Shot STrITImoi
fqulrrd Ilantcr Suspected at
lb Killing.
Newbern, N. C, Sept. ll-Furrl-fold
0. Simmons, father . of United
States Senator F. M. Simmons, was
foully murdered yesterday on bis
plantation a few utiles from Pollock
iville, Jones county. J le had been
missing since yesterday murnlng.
Senator Simmons, wlio was In flaleinb
nd Senator Siuimoos' son James,
who Is a merchant In Newbury, were
notified of that fact, and both went
promptly to the old homestead to
isslst in the search. The body was
found near the rivur. Mr. .Simmons
had been shot several times with a
ihotgun. Bruises uhout tbe bead In
dicated that be was clubbed also.
Mr. Simmons .as a quiet, looffen
jive man, about seventy-five years
lid, and was generally esteemed,
rue cause of tbe murder lsuDlcnown.
A negro named Daniels has been
irrested as the assassin.
Another account from Pollocksvllle
lays Mr. Simmons was killed by ao
ankoown trespasser who was squirrel
bunting on ills land and whom Mr.
Simmons went after when he heard
;hc shooting, and that one arrest has
een made.
Knocks Life out of Him .
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept.lt , Frank
Day formei !y of California, but of
ate living in Detroit, was killed In
in automobile accident at the state
fair grounds late, Saturday afternoon
vhiie driving a rocoid-breaking ma-
:hino In a five mile race.agalnst time.
Day had covered about four miles of
.be distance, when, i.pun reaching
;he head of the home stretch, the
joweiful machine swerved, ran into
:he fence and toppled over. As the
nachlui; upset luy received a terrl
)lo knock on the hack of the head
vhlcb tendered hln unconscious and
le lay on the track without moving
1 muscle. The prostrate form was
lulckly removed and medical aid
ajmmoncd, but the injured man died
n fifteen minutes after he was struck
without regaining consciousness.
The accident was witnessed by 3000
lerioris, among whom were many
vonieD. Several of the women faint
id and pandemonium reigned for
1 few minutes. Day was tbitty
,wo years of age. He came here to
.akc the place of Harney Oldlleld,
rbo was billed to drive his machine
.t a record breaking pace, but who
oet with a serious accident Id De-
.roit early In tbe week and sent Day
n to till the engagement.
The automobile was running at
ibout a mile a minute when tbe ac
ident oct-ured.
Shock 5ets It Off.
Bay City, Mich., Sept. 14. Clarence
). Hopper and Roy Bucher, switch
aen of the Michigan Central railroad,
.ere Instantly killed by an expheion
f dynamite in aj car In the yards at
Vest Hay City yesleiday. Kobert Rob
In engineer, William Noble Oreman.and
olin Cradle, conductor, wjre InJ ured
he latter so severely that he may
lie. All of the trainmen were resl
lents of this city.
The explosion uccured as a switch
ingine was making up a train. The
mglne backed down upon several cars
ihe first containing a thousand pounds
jf dynamite, a consignment of Lee
Metford rifles and a quantlry of re
duced charge shells for Indoor rlfie
practice, and it is said that tbe fores
with which It struck tbe explosive
laden car cxp oded the dynamite.
Another report has It that one of
the shells exploded and set off th
dynamite. A big hole was torn Id tbs
ground by tbe explosion, a score of
freight cars, many, loaded were de.
mollshed, and nearl 300 bouses In tbe
vicinity suffered broken windows
and several were so badly wreck,
ed to be uninhabitable. The shock
was felt In K-esvllls, tbree miles
from the scene.
Two Killed Olssyfia.
Norfolk, Va,, Kept. 14. Tbe explo
sion of a barrel of aloobol on tbe su
perstructure d ck of tbe crusler
Olympla. io dry dock at the N 01 folk
navy yard, Saturday killed two men,
verely Injured several others and set
Are to tbe ship. The master at srn
of tbs vessel Is missing. Tbe damage
by Ira wis confined to th neck 1 f
th vssssl and braced tbs canvas
twnlnffs tad their lstwss. Tbs decks,
towsvsr, mm RllfbUy Injured.
SHIPPING CREW DROWNED
WIND OF CYCLONIC FURY RAUES
DURING DAY.
Deleware tfrfxr. iV., spt.
17. Tbe Schooner Hari, a.' i.rh
with a cargo of paving atones from
llnters Point, Me., for Philadelphia
was dashed on the rocks of the Har
tor of .Refuge, during tbe storm
cstcrday. Capt. J. U. MahafTey and
four of the crew were drowned.
The storm which had been coming
up Iie Aii mile coa-t for several days
struck the i lawarc capes eaily yes
eiday morning with almost cvclonlc
rorce. Tho aiorrn Usted from 3 a. m.
umll 7 a. m
In the o'd harbor, southwest of the
maritime report leg station thiee
schooners dragged their anchors and
collided. The Sea lllrd, a two-masted
vessel, sink hut her crew was
rescued. Toe otlief schooneis were
slinhtly damaged,
TuC barges Kliiiw'Tjil, GlHierton
and K.iliulu. Ijdeii with coal from
I'uiliid: lphia for eastern points sank
In Delaware li iy westward of the
Kiown Shoal. 'J'helr trews were re
scued. The tug Spartan which was
towing the coal baiges Traverton,
Hammond and an unknown barge, is
reported to have sank. There are no
tiding of the Spartan's crew.
Falls To Pavement.
New Yoik, Sept. 17. -A buge block
of stone coping fe'l from the upper
part of tbe twenty-story flat Iron
building, Twenty-third street, Broad
way and Fifth ave ue,eatly yesterday.
The iciiss lauded on tbe Fifth avenue
side of the building with a crash.
A large hole was torn In tbe pave
ment and fragments of the stone flew
In all directions.
One of the pieces struck John Rup
pie, a bar tender, as he was passing
along tbe avenue half a block away,
and broke his leg. Another fragment
hit a passing team of horses and
caused them to run away. A broad
way car coinf utably filled with pass
engers was also (hini.iged by the
shower of smill stones. Haifa dozen
of the windows in thecar were shat
tered and several of the passengers
weie slightly injured.
o cause for the 1'ioseninsr of the
stone could be given". The Hat Iron,
a comparatively ne skyscraper of a
peculiar bul'd nnd twenty-stories
high, stands in one of ihe busiest
quarters of the city, and at any othei
In i.t the la ling stone undoubtedly
would have caused seveial fatalities
awyer Ugden Missing.
e York, Sept. . The World
says: ''Jteojiimin Ogden, nnyor and
lendinu lawyer of Keyport, N. .1 , has
disappeared: leaving debts of 100 out
and small assets. He had in hit
hands nutieious lame trust estates
f . r settlement. Ogden was latgelj
inteiested In a uitery factory In
Kej port and sank thousands of dol
lars in It. Cp to two weeks ajo he
was a dlrcctoi in the J'cop'e's Nat
oinal bank. When be resigned there
was n run on the the ii-ink, which
was weathered. 1 ho bank holds ovet
l 1,(100 of Ogden's paper. which, it Is
said Is fully secured.
Farmer Commits Snicide
Mifxien, Nebr. Sept. 17. Nels
Swanscd, a wealtliy farmer living
nar Kefrri.c'im nlttftd suicide Tujv
torday ti'Kin by cutting the artery in
his left wilst. Me went to the gran
ary toil 1 th deed and when he was
discovered by his wife he was beyond
aid and died before the doctor reach
ed him He has been drinking quite
heavily the iast to months and was
quit" mori-se and despondent. There
were times when he was mentally un
balanced. The coroner, sheriff and
county attorney enc to the scene last
night and held an Inquest, the Jury
finding that he came to -leatli by an
act of his own hand. He has oe ol
the lest Improved farms I" the co'in
ty and leaves quite a bit of money in
the hank
Woman Murdered,
Lebanon, Kans Sept. 17.-Mrs.
Williamson was murdered and her
twelve-year-old daughter and Let
aged mother, Mrs. H. H. Payne,
brutally beaten, Mra. Williamson's
dead body was found out side tbe
house and her mother and daughter
In bed unconscious. All had been
bortlbly wounded with a cultivator
bar. Mrs, Williamson was suing foi
divorce from her husband, sod a
young man of Lebanon wno wished
to marry her. and whom she refused
repeatedly Is suspected of tbe mur
der Mesvy Fall of Snow
Denver, Cdo., Kept. 17. Report
from the northern pint of. the state
are to I be effect that a storm has
prevailed there during the last twenty-four
hours. In a number of placet
snow fell snd the storm approached
the proportions of a hllizsid. Io tbi
mountains It hss been snowing for
scversl dss. In the neighborhood of
Hueoa Viats s high wind prevailed,
rsuilog tbs snow to drift. Io maoy
placss) It Is reported to be tea feel
deep.
. nLhlAli llUli D
BRAVED AMONG
PORTO RICO
SOCIALISTS IN
PUNI8HED.
GOVERNOR IS THREATENED
ABUSE THE GOVERNMENT IN
THEIR SPEECHE8 AT SAN JUAN
SIX MONTHS IN PRISON
.Nailvr .lixlgft K,il io llio th Orrialun
11ml 4.m litem 10 Tricon for
r.
Sl
Monthi- Loyitl
I'l caned.
Men
San Juan, Porto lUro, Sept. Hi
Eduardi Conde and Leonidas Fuillot,
two sodalls's, who spoke In a recent
meeting of the American federation
of labor, were put on trla1 yesterday for
insulting the American ihig and
threatening Ihe llle of Gov. Hunt.
Their speeches teemed with a use of
tbe government. One of the prison
en was accused of advising the work
men, upon the return of Governor
Hunt on October 1 from the United
States, to parade, carrying black
flags and to make demands upon the
government. If these demands were
refused, the speaket added, the alter
native of killing Governor H int re
mained. The other orator was said
to have declared that the American
flag was a rag fit only to cover rascals
aud criminals. Tbe accused vehem
ently denied the char es. They weie
tried before Justice Kopel, convicted
of anarchistic conduct, and sentenc
ed to six months in prison.
Justice Kopel says the Hag is high
er than the law and anarchists need
never expect any mercy in his louit.
The case has establi-hed a precedent
in a Porto Klcan otlicial warning
that attacks on the flag and govern
ment must stop. Tbe Americans
and loyal l'orto IMcins are Jubilant,
while the sociaUsts are anjry at the
decision. The eonvlefd men will
appeal from tho judgment, claiming
that Justice Kopel had no jurisdic
tion, as there is no law coelng L,ie
olTctise. The interest in the casi is
liitens".
Shoots Saloonkeeper Dead.
Sheridan, Wyo; Sept. hi !lenr
Siiroder. u sVoonkcepex at D.iytoo, a
town west of here, was shot and kil
led, and Edward Sims, bis bar tend
er, seriously injured 1 y Jack Hanley
as Ihe result of'a dispute concerning1
mcricy lost at cards. At the point of
a gun Hanley compelled the employes
of a livery stable to saddle n horse
for hltn, and he rode away A p sse
af citizens over t:iok Hanley, who re
I use J to sui render Hanley was cap
tured after his ln-ise had been shot
from under him and his leg broken
by bullets lired by the p'-sse. He
was brought to this city and placed
'njail.
Fatal Duel Overs Woman.
Chijago Sept. in. A dispatch to
the Record-U raid from Ainu Springs
la , says:
I-'r.ink Allison and Marshall McGhee
twoyoun,' men at St. Tamany parish,
fought a duel to death at the Talis
utiok camp ground, four miles from
Abita Springs today. Both men were
riva m for the hwl of a young woman
ind Allison challenged McGhee to a
duel. Pistils at ten p.ices were
mined, and at the first shot both
men fell dead, one with a bullet
through his brain and the other a
bullet through his heart.
Tom King Yung n Suicide
San Francisco Sept. 10 Ton.
King Yung, a higher oilicUl in court
elides at Peking, military alt iciie of
the Chines! leation at Washington
and secretary to Jung p,ow lie, the
acting consul general at San Fran
cisco, lias committed suicide by
asp bxlatlon at the Chinese, consulate.
Yung was arrested on a charge of
misdemeanor on Friday morning last
and this disgrace led hi 111 lo take his
life. He left a letter for the acting
consul to this effect
Stolen Cattle Kecoveied
Wood River, Neb,. Sept. 10-The
twenty -one cattle stolen irom W. H.
Karber's pasture near tbe Platte
river Tuesday night were found on
the Jacob Sbcrcr farm, three miles
north of town, yesterday. The thieves
bad headed for the bluffs and aban
doned the rattle near daybreak.
Muddy roads caused tbe delay, Thtre
Is no clue .
Tried to Kill a Family.
Washington. Jnd., Sept lfl.
Mrs. Belle Fountain yesterday pitaled
guilty lo assault with intent to kill.
She had con f en e l t.i chloroforming the
llsrolsn family near Dora last week
and was sentenced t from three to
fourteen years in the Icdlsnspolls re
formalory,whlther she will be taken
tomorrow. Kiss Lola Harnlsh, of
whom the prisoner was Jealous, on
account of the attentions of Albert
Turner, will reoovsr.
Nebraska cHptes
A land boom Is in progress at Cam
bridge.
Henry Brusb of Gretna who was
Injured in a runaway will recover.
While gchuffling with a friend at
Beeiner William Diusker made a mis
itep and broke one of bis legs.
Cbarlea B. Carpenter has been
tppointed regu'ar route carrier at
Wayne, with rred iJenchoff as sub
rjitute. Secretary llnyce of tbe state bank
ing board has issued a call for bank
ttateinentsat tbe close of business
September 5.
Tl e Rev. B. W. Smith and congre
ralion of tbe Methodist church at
Auburn are preparing to build a new
MO.ijoo church edifice.
Fred Benson, a twelve-year-old boy,
sustained a broken arm and disloca
tion of shoulder by being thrown from
i horse at Litchfield.
t
It has been decided to postpone tbe
work of erecting the new physics and
administration buildings 00 tbe uni
versity campus until spring.
A Union Pacific freight train was
derailed at St. Paul. A defective
track is supposed to have been
the cause. No one was injured.
Many shocks of oats are reported
growing and threshing has again been
delayed at Paplllionon account of the
rain. Corn is lookinc well.
The meat market of Reynolds &
Erickson was destroyed by fire at
Hastings. The loss is estimated at
11,500, with Woo insurance.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs D.L.
Haines, two old residentes of F'rank
lin was entirely destroyed by fire.
There was no insurance.
Congressman Burkctt will make a
tour of Ohio during October for the
republican nominees. Serator Hanna
aud Chairman Dick invited him
The. residence of Moiris Norris,
three miles somh of Stella, was burned
to the ground. The family escaped
from the burning building with dif
ficulty. Mabel Rhodes of K'.kho-n In stoop
ing to drive a cat f'ora a baby on
the floor ran a crochet Deedle into
her side. It was r?troved after
some difficulty.
Mr. Mosnerof tbe Moihc Livery
company of South Omaha went to
Papilllon to try to locate a rig which
was nired Dy Mrs. vv. H. ReeO, who
formerly lived at Papilllon.
1 . ... , .
v-naries snennings, a rauuer near
Litchfield, was accidently shot In
tbe bead by a boy. Tbe shot
emereu me leit eye ana was
imbeded in the skull, ' He will re
cover.
The store building of James G
Stokes at McCook was struck by
lightening and tbe building and
contents practically destroyed. The
damage is ' 0;o with 1 300 In
surance
The county ooard or supervisors
at Liop City resolvd to em
p'oy counsel to assist in the prosecn-
cution of Carl Deusterhof, accused ol
murdering his wife. H. M. Mathew
of Loop City ras tecommended a
counse'.
, The Uev. II J. Dlcrks, wbo has
been pastor of the German Methodist
church at Osceola, has been assigned
by the confeence to tho pastorate ol
tbe Fiist German Methodist churcb
at Kansas City, Mo.
At the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Crad vlck, at Blair, John
Romans, an old pioneer of this count)
died from paralysis, ell aroe to
this county thlity-four years ago
and has resided here eve since.
Ills wife died live years ago. Sli
children survive him.
In a runaway at Wahoo Carl Atid
erson, the 14 year-old son of Post
master Anderson was knocked In
sensible and Mrs. Claude Smith sus
tained a brokeu leg and otber l"Jurl
They weie thrown from tbe buggy,
Mrs. jr. W. A. Clnpn.ao died ..
her home in Hastings. Deccarjf
had beco a resident or Hastings foi
twenty years. Her husband diet
several years ngo.
'
Joseph E. Wiles at. Miss F!h
Marie Cpangler were married at th
borne of tbe brides parents four ml'ei
Tilth of Platttmouib. Mr. and hi
Wiles will lake an ex landed ttli
(throufbtbe west.
HOPE TO SAVE WOAIEI
HAMPERED BY PRE8ENCE IN BAT
TLE WITH TURKS. GUERILLA
WARFARE ADOPTED.
Sofia, Bulgaria. Sept. I5.-Warne
by previous disastrous experiences trw
revolutionary leaders have decided tt
adopt only guerilla tactics in eastern
Macedonia.
Tbe policy of occupying towns and
villages has proved a mistake, as il
has usually resulted in Turkey re-occu
pylng the villages, destroying every
thing and killing tbe inhabitants, tht
insurgents being hampered in theii
operatioiss by tbe women and child
ren. A guerilla warfare Is expected to ex
haust the Turks much sooner, whik
tbe unhampered hands can move mor
easily and more rapidly. It is hoped
that the new tactics will result in the
women and children being spared un
necessary dangers.
Tbe insurgents now have rearly tw
th msand men armed with rifles is
eastern Macedonia and thousands of
peasants are ready to join their forcei
when a general rising has been pro
claimed, lhis step is being delayed
until the supply of rifles, cartridge!
and dynamite is rece ved.
New bands, aggregating 1,60C m'u,
ire reported to be on their way to the
frontier. Ihe Turk sh forces now is
eastern Macedonia are estimated at
17, COO. The bands are experiencing
jrreat difflcul y in obtaining arms. It
is believed that not a single rifle can
be found in Sofia,outside tbe garrison.
Tbe Bulgarian government is re.
ported to have protes'ed against
Austria's action in intercepting the
lO.OOO.COO cartridges ordered in Hun.
rary for which Bulgarian money has
been paid to the contractor.
A panic prevails In the town ol
Ve'os. The soldiers permit no one
!o leave Velos and tbe peasants In ttn
surrounding villages have all been
killed and their villages destroyed.
Con plaints made by the civil and
military authorities have been without
ivail.
Nearly all advices 'given out here
bell of very severe los-es by Turkish
forces and very few of the revolu
tionaries killed or wounded.
Murderer put to Death
Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 15 Clarenca
Egnot of Bufiilo, was put to death
yesterday in theelectric chair for the
murder of Archibald Benedict, a
keeper in Auburn prison,
Egnor was a convict and had more
than once been punished by Benedict
for disobedience. On January 9, 1001,
Benedict reprimanded Egnoi for talk
ing to another convict. Expecting
punishment Fignor armed himself
with an iron liar and laid In wait tor
the keeprr. When Benedict oased
aim, Egnor sprang fiom beblnd and
lealt him a crushing blow on the,
dead, fracturing his skuil. Tbe vicB
tim sank to his kneas, when Egnor
spied the butt of bis revolver pro
truding from tils hip pneket, which
be seized and shot Benedict in the
Dead. Death was instantaneous.
E'nor then surrendered. Egnor
served in the war with Spain under
"raother name.
Crook Kills Officer.
Seattle. Wash., Sept. 15. Patrol
nan Schaneman of the local police
force, was shot and killed at mid
oigbt by William S. Thomas, one of
ihree men wbo held up the Vllllard
jar Saturday night. Tbomas and a
;ompanion had been recognized by
Schaneman on his beat as answering
the description of tbe highwaymen
ind he called on them to halt. They
look to Ml.' lit, and Tbomas dodging,
,nto a doenvay, escaped the sight of
the policeman. As Shaneman pissed
purpling the other man, Thomas
tired, the bullet lodging in the police
man's bead. Otber officers attracted
by the shots lias encd up and Tbanias
was brought, down with a bullet in!
bis back by Detective Pbllbrick.
Scbanemam never regained conscious-,
ness and died In a few minutes.
Phomas does not appear seriously
lurt.
Firemen Organize A Union.
Pittsburg, Sept. 15, It is learned
here that the Plttsourg firemen
bave secre'ly organized a union and
will receive a charter from tbe Amer
ican federation of labor this week,
rhe organization starts with 600
members aud the Intention Is to fol
low with the unionizing of the Alleg
heny fire department on Saturday
next.
Wbcn these two cities are through
ly organized an international astocla.
lion will be formed by tbe federat
ion with the object In flew of secur
ing belter pav, with shorter hours
for tbe tire fighters and a release
from all political coercion.
Open Switch causes Wreck.
Chicago, III Sept. 1 Four pei.
ions were Injun d, one Henry Wale-
field, Chicago baggsgmen, ptobsbly
fatally and many passengers badly
shaken up in a collision 00 the Obi-
csgo snd Northwestern railroad at
Desplanci An open switch Is
said to bave caused tbs accident, tbe
passenger trsln westbound stashing
into the rear of a freight OaV asldlac.