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o progkess is made FIREBUGS ARE BUSY ilreiTI AMU TABIC III WAB Taa. Um Vllfeaat, la Tub MDrlm Mack Aaailial Allff mWwraa to . Patar'aarf. OCTMBEABS I HEW TUlK OIK 1m;kuiabiu TO FATALITIES IN TENEMFNT MCCDBS. Tte Jipraweae hniwI in ofeoeivc tew left hank of Ue Mas ilver a ad oraapked tarn vil iagaa Tae KaMUoa bwwever, at leaked, arova tbess But a ad agate tbclf original llaee of Viae Admiral Skrydlof i an Wed. , welaaf. eighty miles eaaetltut- : tbt front of tbe Buaelao. irnr, tveryibia waa aalat cioetjt for prcaaiaaal aktrtalebee aad artillery it la oa in center and left where gaBotie Arc c:caaloiially for toe take of p rail tee ao at 10 base the range ehouid tba Japanese take tue tffen- tivt. 1 TM Japanese are Industriously continuing work under the cover of darkness, digging Immense ditches, Into whtcb to deflect tbe water of tbo Slukhe tlver. . ST. PE rEKSHDRC. Admiral Aiexleff, viceroy In tue far east, bag arrived lo M. Petersburg. Io an'lc Ipatioo of bit arrival tbe Nevsky irspet wat crowed with alghlsee rt, but a cess to tbe railway platfrru Waa rettlrctcd to offictaia aod news paper correspondents. Wbeo a oiao or short, atout figure pod btonxed visage emerged from aeorioe ears or ine special irain tblcb bitd brought him from Muk- i bo waa Immediately surrounded by other cmr.id" Amidst coeeit lad baaishakes tbe tlctroy ttepped lota tbe Imperial carriage aod drove at? to the winter palace, wbere ItoaitBenta bad been prepared for blra la the wing formerly occupied hy Alexander 111, but aa Emperor tolcliolae wit out 10 Sc. Petersburg, ',AleiieIT did out ttop at the palace, jgolng instead to the tlotel Europe, where he will remain for tbe pis.eut. tbbkb rmuriM 14MB tbcib utb tlbUt mf Ufa-fra. to LK ha MANY GO OYER TO ENEMY tVMUII IT rOH iKTUCalllO TO BAVB THI jrtt W th Banna tw Oa Mukd" Eia-rUac Daily t Bw mt Fall mi ifca Bart Ja au glf i at MUST KEEP UP THE BATE SAILBOADS OIFCJUU TUB STOCa. bLMIOJULK. Ibru OatrUlxif iba Calsa facia Taftl tj Um Ceia Malara Iair.lla Caauiacre Cawutlaahwa tmr Aiija-iutaat. fire To Hide Crimf AUBURN. Cal.-It la now kn.n tbat Julius Webb, hit wife, their f ecu year old daughter Bertha and kin Ir too Paul, aged iourUen years, (were murdered by ao unknown jsssassln, wbn tet Ore to the home lo kn eff rt to cover bit crime. Kef. re jtbe Ore bad made ao great headway (the bodtet of thu muruered woman jand ber two children were rescued llrom the burolr g biuc An culmination of tba bodlra llbowed that Mra. W.b r and tbe Ebildrao bad beea murdered txfore be are haaaiarted. Tba daugntei lad been killed by a platol woui.d, iaa bad beeu Mra. Weber. In the ibov'a bead were teveral deep cut. Be bad alv Keen tbot. Ao effort to react) Jullut Weber, tba lather, who wat aUo thought to be In tb" burning b'luae, w aban doned until later, when a ear h wai made In the burning embi-ra mil his body waa found in the baib roon. of the dwelling, lie, lo--, had in en Ibot d'.'wn before being left to be (coneumed by the flamea. I Tbe body of Mr. Weber wat ao (badly burned tbat It hiaoeenlm jponaitjle 'o aci rtaln bow often ha iwaa ibot. It haa oeen atoeitatned teind a doubt that the ouim weie killed lo one r m and their jclottni tet oa lire, aod that they ,wre then draed Into the apart- tueina where their tufili 'er? die covered. Big Price On Hie Head CfiA BLETON, W. Va.-Ae the I'tuit ot the lilllng of Const at. l Vilter Jackson lo Montgomery by 'l'oli effiiin Elliott and the sub-e-qu nt capture i f the town bv the lour br ittient o' Jackton at the h .(I of about tiiy of their fuends. a tfign of terror eilut there. The mayor beina luUlets appealed to aSnerltT )ai I Is. U'tien Sin nil Dan 1el and J ibn ilolf were lulled bv Ed Jackton th" loon were at onee cloned and Governor White was iked to and croopt. The gonr n r repllec' he would hold iro ta lo rradlnea, jut advUed Hist lorm- ng a lirge poae. If I be pose should ni'-et wlib aerloua nsUiMnc troop w ll be tent to their r.-llef. The Juckaoi folio eia ecap d to jnourtaln a'tonghnldt with wblcb they a'3 fnmulir. Eiutat and Hob Jarkain were ar- t-peitd and brought to thltcliy oy Iteputy Siiertlt l)iit and other-. Tbey ware tilled here. 1 A DfietH headeH by Marthal liar- ll-on R Ath nl TliU'mon I I ar. ur lig the mouiitaina mar Montgoujery, Tieln Pna Ino Wreck PITTSHl'RO-Aneaathound fre'ght tr In on (he na llnioie & ('hi 1 road w it wrecked Juit eint of Mc- k'-eapnrt ana bfi-- o-aHenirer train Nn. sn fiom ( umb il ml could be lagged It plung i into the wrecked Can which rial ben piled up oi the weatKMind track. Knglneer tUmuel Hutu of the paaaenger train nt bl H em . ii. m ue .H'Min w re badly hart ao4 Hutu Bay NEW YORK. Tfcree pertooi loat their luea, twenty were Injured, oearly half a hundred were oter- rome tr smoke aDd ao eaual cum- ter are temporarily homeUaa as a result of a tettea of fi;es in ditlei eot parts of tbe greater city. Id neatly every caae the ort-a wtre ten ement liouseg occupied by a large number of families, and at least two of them are tboi ght to have b"en started ty incentdaries In no case was the property lots mine than a few thousand dollars, lhat no more Uvea were hut wat undoubtedly due to the fact lhat the flames were Dis covered In every IwVtance before tbey had made great bead ay aod the ei- client use made of lifesaving ap pi ancee by tbe Are men. Life nett scaling ladders and other apparatus enabled the rJrement to tave man) p. rxooe whose ear ape bad been cut oil by flames and choking arm ike. Nearly all the Ore started In tht lower parti of the buildings ana tbt dense clouds of smoke wh.cn swept up through balls and elevator shafts drove tue panic stricken leor-jiW tv i oof and Ore e-cipes. Many were overcome before reach ing the outer air, but wit i tbe ex ception of tbree til wire fouod by Ureoieo and carrier! out lo si'tty. A false alarm of tire aUu conttl bmed to the day's list of Injured. W irkmen on tbe r of of the Ameri can Cigar company's factory, aUrm idj by clouds of amnke, which Ciin Muni an overturned tar kettle lo tbt Birtels rusocu nun Ine lact'iry wucn mores of girls were at work, nd ith a cry of "bre" started a panic If) whtoo tcv of ttu'rn were in jured. One wat ao badly hurt thai she wat taken to a hospital. Tne mutt teilout Ore of tbe da) at In tbe upper e.ist sloe spirt- ment bouse In hlcb tbe tbree lives were lost, several per ms were In jured aod many thrilling; rescue! were made. Forty-live families weri driven from a big tenement housi on Boa; on road lo tbe Kr ni, and twenty persons who had bi-eu over come by smoke were rescued by, tinmen. Tue families were forced to 0ci from a brooklyo apartment housi by an Incendiary tire winch slirteo in the baketueot. f o persona wert overcome by amoke arid were fount unconscious and rtcued by tbi tlrerueo. Ao explosion In tbe base ment of a tenement bouse In Mil liaojtourg created a panic among tlx tenement and the bur-,1 of flamei and am ke wblcb followed aent tlium to roofs and ore e-cipes lo sear h o sa'ety. Many were overcoiue wilt smoke but all were n scut d. Afire man wat badly Inj ued by rilling there stor.'0! while righting a tire ii a s i or age waicb'.-!ie -u VVaiOinglot street. LONDON.-Spceial dltpatcbat freaa Cbe Foo aod Tlen Tsin report tbat toe deteadera of Pnt Artbui have retired to tba Llatl bill fort, where tbey are holding out desper ately well entrenched potltiove, and wlihla tea guaa of Urge aailbre. Many BoatliBt, toe corretpoodeoU aatert, are desert! of aad surrender ing. Tba Japanese, It la added, are advancing wltb Irreeliilble energy, More reliable reporta do not con firm these statements, but tbe Voklo reports of tbe capture of Wantal bill, a dominating tort witbln two Billet of lae railroad termluua, tbowt that tbe Japanese are making rapid strides. liennett Burleigh, the Dally Tele graph's correspondent, reports from Cbe Foo that there was no tigbMng on the night of November 6. Tbe troops of tbe mikado, hesiys, have frequently gto'en Into tbe native town of Port Arthur after dark, lut variably were driven out at day light with heavy lossri. Tbe Japanese have four large firts facing tbe Russian works In Rihlung mountain and Shausbu mountain, where tbey are mounting naval guna oo stoue foundations. ST. PETERS HURO Tbe oce l a communicate all tbe documents relating to tbe North aea Incident to Admiral Kaznakoff, who bad an audience with theemporer, and wltb Captain Clado, aod conferred wit the grand dukea Alexia and Alexan der. Germany bit formerly atked Rut Ma for ao explanation of tbe Sonntag affair, based upon the claim of the owner of the Sonniag tbat he lost hli fKhlng nets by being obliged to hurriedly leave for fear of being struck tv Russian shells. Tbe owner does Dot claim that bis vessel wat bit Germany makes no demands, hut presents the facts as reported by the owner of the S mntag, and asks for tu explanation. Upon the nature of Russia's reply will depend Ger many's subsequent action. WAR TAX MEASURE larAKBIS FK4NK BILL TO dick aunt atoa.r. FEO- RUSSIANS AGGRESSORS Ill-Feel og Fashing Away PANAMA.- Any lll-f elmg thai may have existed uei-vuen rnnauii and He Untied .States oo account oil eers Lawmakers Muat Go to Jail HOSTON State Representattv Thomas Curley and Alderman James M. Curl y wers sentenced In the United Slates court to serve twe months In tall for having Imperson ated otbert at a civil eervlce exami nation. James J. Hug bet and bar tholomew Fahey also receiving a similar sentence. Tbe two latter were tbe men whom tbe Curleyt bad Impersonated at tbe examination. The sentence wat an affirmation of one irufoeed earlier, but tbe defen dant! bad carried their caae by suc cessive appeals to tbe United States aupreme court. In pulsing sentence Judge Lowell laid than tba Curleyt bad not ttuiwc a proper realisation of their crime. Tiiomat Curley it a candidate for re election to tbe legislature, having been nominated after tbe first sen tence bad been imputed, and tbe Judge remarked that those who voted for blm thared bit tbame. Declares the Strike Off SPRINGFIELD. In tn order Issued recently Mack Taylor, presi dent of tt e holillog engineer's union of Illinois, declared tbe strike of the hoisting engineer! off in obedience tc a referendum vote wbioh resulted 750 to 315 lo favor of returning U j work. Tne qnettion of joining the united mine wikers of Arnoilua will be tubt;ltted to a referendum vote, but there 1s little doubt that the engin- wlil decide to Join tbe laruei CHICAGO Tbe interstate com merce eommisaitiB beg a a taking tet lawny in tbree caae Involving ratee on live atoca from western aad southern pulnu lo Chicago and ter minal aoiaia ea tbe Mississippi fiver. About ens saillioo dollait a year ia freight rates la aald to be at stake. J. W. Grueter of Oxasbs, general superintendent of tbe Ualoa Pacific railway, waa a wltneaa. "The heaviest esttle shipments are auide about tba aarua time of tbe year as tbe dead freight abipneota," said Mr. Grueter, "and in tbe tame direction. This snakes the empty milage on our cars, wblcb must be returned very irreat. We Can but rarely attain the fccbeduln of speed diced for stock trains aod there Is toe added exp- nse of caring for s'ock which Is on the road longer than it should he." Mr. Grueber was rlosely questioned rgardlng this inabl ity to run the siock train through on tlm", on ac count of the den-lty of trallic, when, disown admission, passergers trains maintained a schedule of twenty eight to forty two miles aa bojr " v bleb Is tbe m re expensive to run these trslot last or uowr- asx e1 Mr. Prouty. "Of c urse fast running It more expensive on account cf furl and wear on machinery, replied the wit ness. "Then you are really saving mon ey by this Inability to keep up to Ihe schedule wltb these trains, are y u not?" be w a asked. "No; the trains run aa fast at re quired between stations, but are compelled to wait at switchings and stations for other trains to past." Severe Storm in the Eaat. NEW YORK. 1 be storm which swept up throng the Atlantic coast stJtes fir m the gulf d ive opt' g Into a yala of hurricane force as it moved forward, resulted in the most: com plete lie-up of wire C nmiunication that tbe eastern states have exper ienced since the memorable snow st irm c f 1888; dlsrrrarg'd train schedules, parallel trolley lines and p l;d several wrecks along the cast. A u 'Wupoir cf tnia and heavy snow which a0 mpanled the storm tiddedto thedestr cilve f roe of tbe gale. Tbe telephone and tel graph poles, borne down by the weight of tnow and toe encrutted wlret, gave way before tbe Bweep of tbe wind, and whole sections were cut off. both tbe telegraph and telephone companies with long distance wlret reported their Uelds Of operation restricted to the terri tory hounded on tbe west by Phila delphia, on the hast by Bomston and oo the north by Newburgb, N. Y. BOSTON. The farlout itom which came up the Atlantic cone passed east war I and the tkles aa broken with some promts i nf fair we.thrr. The va't moderated ratbrr slowly, and followed by a hlab wind blowing along shore, highland light on cape O d reporting a velocity of 05 miles sn hour. Teligaph and telephone wires were down In Maine but tbeie waa lit'ie troub e wltb the 1 net north, south and west ol ,B ston. Woods lloe had heen unable to restore lnt r upied commonlcs tl"n w'th -Tarpaulin Cave, nn i as-er talmd the facia of the crew Arcn larlo whirii waa wrecked off Na ihon ti-land las' nli?ht. aMtrlBBP WITB LOSS III OB JA OBTfOaT ATTACH a law ap m aa tba Haaka BUvar Ba Baw P'MB Fat Avthar. tbe war laa government diet, wblcb NEBRASKA NOTES TOKIO.-A draft nf measures which the plans to Phbmit to the Is to meet on November 28, shiwt a pmpos-d increase in import, duties of 1750,000. Divided amoog a large number of articles, the inTeasa on individual articles is small, except In the case of tobacco, glassware, beverages and kerosene, Tbe duties on a number of articles exclusively of Chinese production are increased. The budget to be submitted to the diet will ba practically the same as outlined in previous dispatches of the Associated press, except that furtner reductions have been made in ordinary governmental expendi tures. Baron Sone Arasuke, minister of finance, answering tbe criticism of the terms of tne recent foreigu loao, tald that the loan wat unsatisfactory to tbe government, but tne oclay In capturing Port Arthur a id the de parture of tbe Russian baUiofliet bad created a bitch in the n gjiia toins and bad compelled the ae " t ance oi terms les' a'lvauu.i... . than those of the first foreign 1 an The Manchurian army headquar ters, telegraphing says: "In the direction of the left anmy the enemy attacked fr tu Wuchental Noemuer 11 at 11:30 o'clock in the morning. They w-ire repulsed. "On Noven ber 9, 200 infantry and SOOcavalrv appjaroi In tli8 direct! n of .Sianito i. O ir force stationed there repulsed them. The Russians retreated to Machuantu. GENERAL OKU'ri HEADQD AR TE lis. The Russian forces are still encanip' d north of the Shakhe river. Tne Russian bombardment r f tbe Japanese has lessened lately. From tbe begirning It has sworn plitlied turpriilngly little damage, although on many daya a hundred big shells were fired. No Japanett were kihed bv the borubaidmeat and very few were wounded. the dldici.ltles over the cnlanr. ni If Irs seem to he rllsappcaili g I'dliainans are preparing o eelu urate ihe arr val of Secretary Ti't, who with bis friends will be ti i g.iost of )hc ripui.lic ouimg thili stay here. Falls Dead In Strtet LINCOLN, Nebr.-Richird M. Ke gh, ) mtor at th Tram Ion com pary barnt, died tnndenly khor'.l) attr 1 a. m. Thursday from bean diaeasw. U waa on his vay tn lib rooms at 2236 O street with a r llow employe when he tudrieniy f II ex- ham ed at Sixteenlh hoo O street Hit Companion carried him .in hit shoulders to Nineteenth and Ostr-e!i ind there called a ha k to curry h n the rest of the way hu' h lore me) reached the ro ni he was dead. Lives of Many Imperil d NEW YORK. The lives of I..VX rhll iren were Impeilbd when tin broke out In a public t 'ho I build Ing no West Fort-seie'ith street, out at rail to fire drill the It tt I onrs wltb t a elv a trace ot excitement, marched In safety from lb 1 burning building. Several oi the children woo were ove-emi with fear when Mie saw rt e Pa mi and m ke In b hall- were buttiet organization. Tbe enigneers retu-o to work at a scale of tl4 P' t "nt less than they received last year None of them will be dlscrirulimtec against by tbe operators because ol having struck. Mloes will reopei soon. Left Off Uilltary Roll BERKELEY, Cal The riot a mom the nudenM of the university o California last week over the mill tary order to march Into the claw room had a sensational equel whet President whecltr tent letientoi large number of atudentt declatlni that they had been dropped from th military roll. In the notice tbi dlsn.'sted students are given i few dais lo make a wiitlen ex plana tlon of their actions. Glvea Life to Save Woman RbW YORK. Jotepn Can pie, i hotel keeper of Cbauncjy. West Chester county, after saving his anel mother an father and three clilldtei from hi! on ruing hotel, lost hl owr life by lushing into tbe flames, when be larned that bis wife bad nut as' aped. Tne bodies of Oapple and bit w(f were found later lo the cellar tvtot tld oy tide, burned alrauet beyouC foengoltloa. Think You. iy Weber Guilty. AUIiiUIN, Cal. The Weber mur tier cas" is p-rgrrsstrg Moly nn nothing can he none until Iheer t're ru hv been run through Un nirners' r-h lne box. Tbe weapon that was u-e i to c inmll the murders has i t been found. The debrli will have all been woik'd over soon an1 if the 32-inl?ber rev l'er Is not f and there will he prof ill it Julius Weber, the father, dd not cemmlt the c rm. Til" Oft'C is are in p ssexslon Of evi dence that polnls st'O' gly toward Adolph Weher as the man who rob bed the Pacer County ha- k here last May. The coroner's 'nq rest will be r-tuni'd sun. The feeling against y ung Weber It runniig hhrh but as he is In the county Jail th re Is no fear of any unlawful art on the I'lirt of the citizens Only hit ipiatives and lawyeia are allowed to see 1 1 1 ni Vote gamut Ihu ch Untoi? THE NT' N, N. J. -The New Iirunwl k pr ahytery, In teflon here, v ted aters ly on the prop si llnn f r t te union r f the Prs iytei Ian chiiro a of the Umtid Staiit wltn t e 'i m' rliind l'ra ivte;an chu en. Th vote was thl'ty einht Bi Inst. t'i ir Ion and ten for It. ()i ine vote for ranlrlng a oeparati p e-hy ery toi-cl'ned p otl it the pr-oi ) union ia efffctei. wat forty two i r a s paiaie puauyitry aud Uu anlitUat Ik Charged With Murder. GENEVA, Neb. John Brier all ty Ave yean of age, a farmer wbost hrmie was near Ohiowa, It dead a no his i n, Henry Broer. It lo jail tn his city charged with blsiuurl-r. It la alleged tbat tbe sou beat the father to death with a broken single tree from a wegon aod left htm lying la the road between limning and their hum!. The too shows no remorse over tbe deed, but his ex pnssed a desire to be lib rated long inoi.gn to attend tbe funera1. Tne murder It said to have been tin ouigrowthofa drunkm quinel be twem lalhei and Son. It took jl ict rridar nliht, Novemb r II hut the acts in the case oec .ni i k:iOu liter. Henry Ur r, charged with th crime, aays he and I. is father wen In Uruninii and I tt that vi lagelats in ti. e evening to gi home. He s ys they diank together a veral llmis, Ih it the lather drank whis y wmle Henry says he diank beer only. Wi n they left Hiuni'ig the father was very much intoxl-ated. The' hi gin q iHrr.Iirig soon alter leaving ton. Tie fither ln.l-.tel tlxy were driving In ttiu wroim direction to gn h me. Tne son said tiv-y were g itnr right. Tne sui avers fiat his lathei drew a knife n hhn, but that he tooK it away from I ha j'd man and put It out of his reach Wreck O i Wabash. ST. LoUIS. A north bound W. b shpsseuger train wit part'a'ly wiecked in the outskina of North Si. Louis nn a tarp curve of the belt Hue tr ks of the Metonantt terminal R II way a s cliilon near the went approach tn the Merchants bnrige oer the Mis l-lppl, Injuring fourteen p rson . The .CiMent wat caused by the wh eis of the tender leaving the rails. To Encort Lib rty Re:i ST. LOUIS The mm mil tee ol th i select and common councils of Phil id. Libia have, arrived O'eribe Vaodalla r al io es -mt hac" to Iti r sting place In I'lilhidil hla old liberty b II, which tins been on ex hihi'lnn In the P nnsyltanli build Ing o u da al the exp sin n. K.x erelsps will h Oirtoi-t d In the i ature of a far w l m the. Id hi II hi ii li will oou start on tbe bouic ward Journey. P. G. Schneider of Plckrell, wbe ot his Implement bouse by fire sev ral evenings ago expect to re ball i once. Pearl Burnell a colored boy wanted o Nebraska City oo a charge of urglary, has beea arretted at Super- or. Neo. Shertff Cbarlea K. Shrader of Ne raaka City baa recoverd a bnree ana) oggy atoleo frost lobe William at bat city. 'J he rig wat feead at tbo dge of a 'arm. Mra Charlotte Ooeverae f Brook teld. Maaa., died at Chadroo, Nebr., t tba age cf IS. Mra. Cooverae was here vialllog a great aeaBew, A. M. sartlett. Miss Lulu Ireland aaaghter of Ml. od Mre. W. H. Erelaod of Nehraikn Ity died of eootomptlofl at tbe att f twenty-one year. The remalna vereihioped to Lewltton, I1L for ntermeot In tbe famVly cemetery at hst nlace. After sn absence of fourteen yeare' n the Klondike country. Ihomaa 3erry has returned to his home In iPRtrice. Mr Perry brlrgs with ifm some very fine nuegets and ipeclmens from tbe mines of tbo mrtbwAgt. Jon S. Walker a Janlor of tne First NraMnnal hank block at Beat- ice wnile engaged In cleaning win dows fell a distance of twelve feet rom a stepladder and received severe nlnrles He will b.; confined to hla novie for ti me time at a result ol '.he accident. A petition Is tying drculated among the taxpayer! of Hlckmajt tchool district asking the school ward to discontinue tbe eaat tgalnst Mls Owens, who bat re el vpd a Judgment of 1200 In the (nstice" court for tslarv due ber and which has teen appealed to the dis trict court by the defendant!. A public sale was held by Cook A arott lust week on trn 'urm of tha 'ormer. two nd one-halt mites nortjfc if Hentrlce. II"rse lotd for 100 t I2S each, and ninn bead of cowl irnngbt an average price of 1115 pel jead. Fnnk R. , a paclrg norse waa ild in by Mr. Scott, its owner, fat 225 While Burllnefn freight trans. Vo. 30 was switching at th clay nit, west of Louisville last wpek, rVakeman A. R. Marr was crushed r,o death bv being caught between Ihn dnmo and a flat car. Marr waa shout 35 vem age and leaves a wife and "one child. !7!s horns was it Lincoln, where tbe remain! were taken. Ed Jones, a bark driver of Ne braska City shot himself In the left band recently whlcb may re ult la bis losing a pnrtlrn of that mesa ber. He was footing with a ham mertess revoler, which be did not know was cocked, He pilled tha trlceer, discharging the eon and tht) bullet made ao ugly wound In bit hind. Ihe Union Pacific has a large gang f men at work unloading coal Ib the yards at ColumhU' and teveral thousand tons ire piled up. The company, it it said have a twn fold reason for handling this c al twice. One It tbat they want the eat which are badly needed to ha rum the grain rush, snd another reaso it that they fear there may be ww blnrkade any time now betwiJ there and tht Wyoming mines. Oscar Persons and Willi m T.lndwa of Central City were out hunting and hile getting Into their buggy on nf tnelr thotguna was accidentally discharged, Inflicting a si ght flesa wound in tbo arm of Mr. Llndley and emptying the ta con ten qS the charge lo Ihe forearm of Mr. Person, Inflicting a very teriona wound which may necessitate ampu tat ion. They ate b"th your g men, Mr. Llndley being a h gh fchool student and Mr. Persons being an employe of tbe Nebraska Pelephoae company, A stranger swindled Mrs. Bruit who resides In the sou' he is' put of Nebraska City out of 110 by pultlng up a smooth talk. Ihe man srrtved) st the Brust bouse aod engaged! room and b ard for one week. ltd told her Ih-l he had notnl gbut oills of laue denomination and could not get them changed and r q rested tbe loan of a dollar to have his trunk brought to toe houte. She did not have any money I mailer than a llt bi II nd the man promised to hart It changed at a ttore and return tbe change to her She gave him tba bill and nothing bat been teen at heard of blm since, altnougb tbt) police were untitled of tbeawlodia M. L. and Richard G. Crandaa) ind Orme M. Snpb'T have tiled aa) nhjeoi Ion and pvotest In the county court H Nebraska Cl y to th pro ba ting the will of thflr step- fat ber, the late Thomst VlU.ip. The da eesed was a wealthy farmer "vlrtj In Berlin precinct, and lo the wQ he tieajueatbed to tbe atep rhilflrO I too each, provided they did BCl contest the will. Tb balanee th- estate waa to be .4f dlfK. j: among bit three aoaav it by teaoUart and riraaien.