NEBRASKA NOTES
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Mra. Henry Bettor, agl it dies
feci borne fourteen mile west of Ne
toaafce Cliy. after ao lllneea oi
mm week. She leaves buabaad ana
oar young children.
Lyr-ch water bonds have been aol4
aa Charles 8. Kidder Jk Co. Of
Chicago at par and accrued tcteiest.
OwoatracUoa at a tUat will begla
at oc.
Mra. Palmer, nations evangellat
at Um WoBMo'a Cbrtstlaa temper
ace aoloa, addreeved Um aseetlDgi
at Falla City oa Suoday. Mra. PaV
u been la tbe work for Um
week tbe Johnson ranch te
nted la Lilberty precinct Blebard
law count, eooilatlnf of, 139 acrei,
waa aold to A. J. Weaver and J H.
Moorebead of Falls City for IU.001
Bash.
Sheriff McfJrlfleof Platt-mouth has
returned from lies Moines, bringing
wltb him two buggies, ne horse and
harness, which waa stolen from H.
P. Sturn, and L. W. Ingwerser, wbc
reside near Nehawka. Tbe proper!)
waa at' leo last spring.
Dr. D. P. Fox of Chicago delivered
bis lecture, "A Neglected Caralier"
It tbe opera bouse at Crete. Tbli
waa tbe opening number of tin
Doane college lecture course and tbi
large audience preseot fully .appre
ciated tbe biillisnt orator.
1 be new tip-ton passenger depot
at West Flint of tbe Noitb western
line la completed and will be In
p cted and passed arnn by tbe rail
war officials soon. Tne building Is
neat and commodious structure
and la a great addition to tbe town
! Be?, and Mrs. J. W. Swan cele
brated tbetr fifteenth wedding an
niversary at PI ittamouth. Two sis
ters of Mrs. Swsa and ber uncle,
Be. 0. II. Holly of Auburn were
resent, as were a Urge number of
c tubers of tbe Metbodlat church.
The Richardson Oonnty Teachers'
aoclattcn Bet In Falls City lis
week with a large attendance.
rof. IE. fl. Brahour of tbe sttlt
nlveisity gsve an Illustrated lecture
to the teachers In tba Methodist
church on tba subject: "tieautlei
and Wooden of tbe Weak
Protestor Ilnroberger, after a top
Illness of Hrlgbt'e disease died at
Lincoln. He has resided In Ke
breaks for twenty year and haa belli
positions In towna In the atste alnna
Mucatlooal line. In ISM be wai
the democratic nominee for stt
opetlnteudeaa. Oa lea Tea a wlf
ad one bod.
i
I O. I. SeoBeM, who hsa beea la
tharae of the Pnatal Telergaph eom
aoy'a offloa at Beatrice baa been
transferred to Muscatine, la., and
laft for that that plaea to aasame
feta ocw duties wltb tba e mpany
He la succeeded by J, L. Wfgglna ol
Vm porta, Kaa.
I Clayton Irvine an Frank Lath, twr
oya about 12 yeara of age, respre-
tlvey, bare dleippeared from thel
Bomes and their parents are aoiinui
to lesro their whereabouts. It li
thought they boarded tbe Union
pacific- tralo for Lincoln. The nfll
cers aia making an attempt tc lucats
tbem
O. W. Remts, the man who wai
arrested In Beatrice several monthi
Inre charged wltb statutory rape,
pleaded guilty to the charge In die-
trir t court at Falrbury and was sen
tencd to live resra In the pen l ten
tlsry it hard labor by Judge Kellger,
The prisoner wa well pleased ovei
the senten-e he received, end ssld
he was expecting to get about ten
years at Fremont.
The 'It tl a year old daughter ol
Henry Newbntise. a prominent
fsimnr living a few miles ut.. hi
Leiuh wai burned tod' a'h Satura?
fine ss left a one in the house rot
few minutes and while atie wai
putting a iiue fuel In tne at' ve a
apark flew on her dress and In hi
frltfht toe ran Into tbe ?ard ben
the wind fanned the apark lore
flames. The little hod? wa burnee
to a erlo. Sbn suffered for eighteen
boura before dratb released ber.
The litigation between the admin
Isirator of tbe es'ate of Henry Hen
wlnvsand the R k Is and Rail wai
ompany, wblcb has been pend na la
tbe district and sur terne eoons since
feepttnti 10, l6. baa been settled,
the company pavloa the aamofli.
T38. tbe same being th amnnot of
tbe ludgroent and Interest. Henry
Itennlnga, a CaasetintT farmer, wa
Inatantly killed by a train at the,
Bck Island crossing oear Murdock.
A acstclty of cau la reported In
Fremont and flolntty and eonae
ajmntlf ra'B and mice are bavine
tbetr own way. Merchants ho
want ea s for their store cannot get
ttvea. Tba alley Tbotnaa, with hti
siii tnne'ul Tee, la a memory.
1 he dwartb of fellnea aa owing to th
fact tbat a good many people have
phot or dMwiiertitbalr eata during the
Ut tear twcuoae tbev killed birds.
lftw tbey an feaatlnf fug Masiaa
ttw faalUoa.
MANY DIE IN FlHE
VATAL
OCTHRfe.JK IN HEW
TURK
SMOTHERED IN THEIR BEDS
rWBLT DEAD WBBM POCMD AID
OTBCtllt CAJt HUT LIVE.
Tw Vaaalllaa W l4 Oat Victim
AU Italtaat-Plaawa SUrt la'
Leila' aa SaraaA
BwMU,
Am
HIW YORK. Smothered before
tbey could reach tbe resr fire escape
In a turning tenement bulioing st
186 Troutmao atreet, In tbe Will
lamsbarg district of Rrookln,
twelve perrons met death shortly be
fore 2 o'clock In tbe tuo:nlr g. The
entire fa mil Irs, those of Marla-o
Trlulo, and Criarles I'olounlo are
wiped out. tbe last li v ni niembr of
eacb being now In a buspilxl with
no hope of recovery Charles Fognoll,
hlny-lliree years old, and Tory1
Triolo, tblneen, both of wbom are
tei'ri i ly buincd.
Alihorgh in tbe otilntnn of tbe
coroner all the dead wore sufTooted
the bodies were badl? burned befme
they roi.ld te taki n froo the ruins
by the firemen.
The buined tenement bnune Is In
the center of a row of three story
teoementa extending th" ler gth of the
block and was occupied br Italians.
Tbe tire Is supposed to have start
ed In the cellar of the grocery eUre
of Antonio Glambalo, on tbe grrund
fo r. The cellar was atored with
Inflammable material and the flames
prad with HgbtntDg-like rapHitt.
All tba o eupaota were asleep at the
me and there was ronld ranle delav
In sending the first alarm. Tb
Glamboliis famdr 11 red on tbe (list
floor and surceded In getting out
but before the occupints on the tw
UDper floors has been aroused tbalr
etcape waa cut off.
On Verga rf Pnptn'e.
LOMDON. The Irish nationalist
party Is on tbe verge of a arlnus
split Unless some amicable ar
rsegement csn quickly be' arrive
at, ateasra. D'llnn and Rexton, with
thlr personal following, III gecede
from the leadership of John Red
mood. In t' la event Mr. Redmond
will have the aggretslre aopport of
William O'Brien, orer whom a dis
pute haa arisen. In recent peechea
In Ireland Mr. Redmond la held t
have openly sided with Mr. O'Hrlen
regarding the differences of opinion
which bat long existed between Mr,
CTbrlea and tbe Dilion-S xtoo
Davltt faction. It la stated on good
authority th t Mr. Redmond bas
been t 14 thai unless be withdrew
bis supo't fiom O'lirlen aec stlon
will reault. No definite conclusion
haa been readied, but It Is under
tooi Mr. Rettmond prefeia to ttiro
In bla lot wltb O Brlen.
Cnllty of Flection Franda.
DKSVER. Tbom s Sheparda in
Peter M ller and Mlcbnel I))d,
el 0 ln ortlcers, were adjudged w u 1 1 1. y
Ij the supreme court of suoaiituiinti
ballots and swearing lo ao election
clerk roogf uliy st the recent electloo
Sbepstdsnn and MilUr weri One"
1,000 eact and aeatenoed to Jail for
one year. Diwd was Cnod t.'5a
and sentenced to ill for sixty das,
Tne mills were extinguished at the
p lllng place where th men were ohi
cers after the p lb cl wed and dming
tots p rlud It la allied iQa bailois
were cbauittd.
Eight Persons Bad y Injured.
DK8 MUINES, la. Klght peison
were serlo ly Injured and hnlf
dot n oth ts biuls-d a id sh eked lo
a collision between a str-et car on
the Highland park auhu bi lln
and an electric motir arirl a ti n
of f eight cars. Juno Jones, m l r
man, was had If crushed and mar
die. Spencer Ashley, s pt'S ngif.
will probihly die from injuries and
nervous shock.
Heavy Damage to Timber.
LOUISVILLE. Ky.-Foreat Urea
whien originated In the vicinity if
Bnulb Park, ten miles santh nl
L u avllle, have spread to an aUrni
Ing ex eut and the entire pnpulailnn
of the neighborhood, including
women and children, bave been
pnssed Into a rvlce to fight the
fla n a Tbe deduction to the tlm
bered lands will, It la said be vtry
great
McOreeor Under Arrvat.
WAblllNOrOM.-r W. McUreg
or, lOnvicted In Haltln ere aeveial
months ago on a charge of cotaplro v
to nefraud t' e gov rnmenl, anoh
cmv c Ion waa a III r inert b tie
Dplted States eoirt of app-aU, was
airated oa a bench wai rant tanned
In haMmore a d takeo to that en.
Under the provis o s of his ball
bond McU'egnr ass to have p-
p area
w tu
ared la MaitloMra bat felled to
VUlt MUiAtV lUblMKLKS
PBOCL a NATION or LA ROW TO AID
TrXTILE UOkShUI
rutrai riir rn
la BWhair
rail
Id i Mra
Blr, M
V
8 AH FRANCISO.-By onaalmoaa
vote tbe dtlegatea to too American
federation of labor convention de
cided to aid tba atrlklog textile
workers of Fall Blver to tne extent
of 125 000 per wee for three weeks.
If by tbe eod of this time It Is found
that the strike la not broken tba
executive council will, If It stes fit,
continue the douatl n. The money
for the purpose Is to be laised by an
asseftsujtnt of 1 per cent each wee
levied on eab Diecntier of every
labor orginliation atltliated with
tbe Anglican federation of labrr.
Stirling and iru passioned addresses
on benair or tue woi-rs oi iuo
Fall Ulver district were delivered.
Del iMtse DriKColl of Ho-,ton put
the ni tim bf iie tne houa which
as carried aiuld the ciders of ti e
entire convention. Many delegates
arote in tlielr se-tti, and on Lenalf
of tbe organ xatlone whlah tDey
represented oflered then and there
io band over to D legate Gol1-n
checks to cuter tbe am uut of tb lr
especilve unlous as Ksoimts Dele
gate Keefe of Chicago Danoeo over
a check for 11,50 on behalf of long
shoremen, dock and marloe workers,
of Ibis city. Others quickly fo lowea
suit, a, delegate from tue br wer a
union even offering to turu over the
actual ckh If given a few momenta
to get It.
Futther than considering a few
resniutiooa no other business waa
irantiac'ed tiy tbe del gates, and aa
adluuiment was taken until t mor
row.
During tbe evening mass meetings
in oeaioy towns were auuiesseu uj
-i a...
ilff. rnt labor I ader-i.
R solutions oct uitied the time of
the delegttft to the convention dur
Ing the first session. Ao effort waa
made br D legates Gol ien to brli f
before tbe cmv ntlon the onodlttoo
eiislg at Fall River, Mss.,
where a laige number of texll e work
ers are now on a stria, mis was
considered ao Important a question
hat It waa made a aptclal order for
later.
A resolution asking tbat the milk-
ers of California he xganlsed into a
state organisation was presented of
the committees without leooaimeo
dailoo and aubmltied to tbe eie-
u ti ve council for further consider
atloo.
raator Sent to Jail
WORCESTER. Maae.-Rev IT. P
Squlrea, pastor i f the Flia Riptlst
church Of Kiist HpH hrl M, was sent
to Jail for thlrtr days for contempt
of court by Jurfg F'n.es of the
probate Court. The cle.gynian wrote
a letter to the Jude In conn ctlon
Hb a autt now pindlng In bln
The First I'aptlt church Is Intel
ted, accusing wlmesses ol pe jury.
The J.i 'tie promptly d elded that
the writ r had used "undue and Im
pioper Infli-ic" with the court
and s nttneed hi in to pay a One of
t0 or n to Jail. The clergyman
said he could not pay the flue and
ooi tne alloro ii Ive.
Wrber items Unconcerned
AUHURN. Cl.-Ad Iph Webei
received nes of the coroi i r's ver
nUt ( liirginj Inm lth themurn,
of bis latner, mother, sister ani
hioilier without appa,f"D' em I lo i
a d ald noibli g concerning It Hit
demeanor in c urt wm m ciianged.
1). W. Lnb''ck vice prtkldcit of th
I'lar r t'Oolily liunk, del led i nllni
stii'd the rumor tiat Juilu- We hi i
. aid the tn iney from ttat insillu
lion or ottered to repay It.
Men in Desperate Straits
NEV YORK. Affr elghtoee
h mrs In an 0111 rxmt six men of ihi
I'h la leiphla ao'KMinet Emily X. Nav
ioi were reseu d bv the steamet
Orenada. which hss arrived heie.
Tbe Naor w s abandoned annul
3(0 o II s fr m Kermura after a ho re
Ms struggle with the hurrlrsnt
hlcb pa-sd up th- coasi. Tin
crew had been di If I lug shout tot
eig'itern boms wben sighted bf IN
Giaa. Th-lr hurried d pnur
left no time tn pr vision to- life
boat, and the m n ce In d. sp ran
siralgths when the Grenada camf
tn tbelr aastatsnee.
faa Tank Blown Up
C"TC Gil. Four pers ns wer
kill d and a e.,ie were Injur d by a
se ii-s of g4sexiilolona that d si nvet
ihepl.nt'fth Pl- Eie tr o Heart-
ll.lir colli pflf TllO .HH'k of til
xitoson w.re an a-ver- that all
the I' lidtn.a near the d-tn"l ah-d
lams we e ramagd and lnrtnwi
ere stmtrtrt fur t-l rks. w iti
! on w r- ihrwn fr tnelr f t.
Ov.r prsaure la btlievad to imtj
cauawd tbe aor'eal.
8EMKBAL UTOKwEL 1M DOariTAL
WITH A nH.HO.
TELLS MEN TO DIE HARD
WILL
Or LITKW SO AWT
0 aliKkKMUEBU
TALK
aar SSm LIH immm Pia to
arwila is SfaaS Naaa rail Salrit a
laa Vmlrmdmn Paaaaa By
as af f aalW
BEFORE PORT ABTHUB Head
quarters Third Japanese Army. It
Is repotted that a sound received by
General titoesael bas oeceaaltited bia
coorioemeot tn a hospital; tbat be
refused to telluquiab tbe command
of tbe gurrikoo, and that he baa is
sued oidera to the tioops to die at
their posts ratber than surrender.
It Is said tbat the spirit of the
Russian tr ops bas been dampened
br continuous work, the lack i f sup
plies and tbe hopelessness of their
ability to make any successful de
fense of tbe fortress. It is said
further that many of tbe Russian
ollcera ate ready to surrender hut
tbat they are kept at tbelr p- sts by
ortlcers who threaten them with re
volvers sod that several soldiers who
were suspected of a desire to desert
have been shot aa a warning to
olther would-be deserters. The'Jsp
anese now believe tbat tbe garns m
has almost reached tbe limit of
human end hi ance,
CIIANSIANOOT'JN, Manchuria,
General Ku opakio'a headquarters.
A Japanese advance la dally expected.
Large nms-s of their troops are
movlrg eastwatd, and tbe Russians
are rxp cting them to atrlke at tbelr
left flank.
An attack upon the fortified village
of Endnwurilulu, not far from Slo
Chlnnu, two miles west of tba
Sbak'ie railroad station, and frnnt
Inn tbe right tank of ih S ve tenth
corps, waa carried nut brilliantly
during the night i f Novembei 10 hy
the scnnd bilgsde of the Thirty
Bfth infantry division. Toe village
bad been ciptur d the same morning
by the Japanese. Subsequrntly tbe
Ruasians abandoned the place. At
nightfall tne brigand sllntly march
ed nut aod depmyed. Four battel
Ions were detached for tbe Jar tack
and several companies of iltlemen
wereoidered to move to tbe right,
left and rear of the Tillage.
, Tbe men were to'd not to Ire, but
to charge wltb the bayonet. Two
batt illons were left on reserve wltb
eight gune. A alu'Ultaneooe an vanes
waa begun. Tbe aasaltantt hurried
forward and encoonteted a deep ra
vine, which tber crossed Tbey then
rushed on the vlll if". Not a single
shot wss OT' d. Tne Japanese were
completelf surprised, mostly sitting
In the str uts and huts eating their
supper. TVy fled hefore the bayo
neta. Aa soon as the Russians oc
cupied the villas they brought up
s ha'terr. Th J oanese tried M
rersptnre the plane at. break of dan
hut weie repuUed. These R Asians
hnwevr, were compelled later to
ahmdon Enrtowumiulu, as the ie
li en eit of the Toird division ex
posed tbem to a flank attack.
Strike at Buenos Ayrea
HQfcNCH A YKF.S.-Ow;ng to a
strike of alst nits, ail the bettei
has i.f retail stores are cluaert here.
The movement b gan with tailor an
rirsnrtklng hands Hnd has now de
veloped no a g'neral striire. Th
sflkers claim lncieaed pay and re
tine d houis of laior, Including twi
h'U'S f if lunch and the tight to llvf
off tha preinls a, besld s other prl
vleg'S. Tne store krepers are in
rimed to fit Id to the principal de-niand-i,
but resist comi'tilsory elostni
fur two hours at the middie of tbi
rlay.
Thj"re have been demonstration!
bv a riVers In virion, parts of thi
i lt. Meettnga of employers are be
I jig held.
' Captain Stree'er la Free
oniCVH). Cheers snd handclap
plnir followed -n announcemer t bj
.In g D a a. grmtlr g a w t "f t a
tea. cirpus for the releaa from thi
ie o entiary f "Captain" Geo'gi
Welllogtin Streeter. of "The D
i let of Lake Michigan" fame
S eeter waa given his freedom on i
'ecnnlrallty, namelf, delay in eie
en Ing the order committing blm U
pilson.
Git la Caught on a bridge
OOONCIL HLUFF", la -Tw
Iliile dmghtera of J tin Mamro-vei
of ( at mil a caught on the Great
Western hrl ge Juat east of thai
loan, one h' ing faially Injineri. Tut
vo nger girl had tne pr aenee o
mmd to He down rloe b aide tht
HB'-k aa she as the fast issengei
l a n h a' Ing down ujon then: a m
she 'tea pen with onlr a iot aims
w leb tiia i rain atruak la paasiag
abno ber HUM fores.
P0'f MAYHULU UPjtHINA HAS AN UPRIIIK3
ARIII'OW WILL RE ABLE TO WIT
AttKlTAL OP R1LTIO I LtKT
IAPANESE ARE REPULSED
XI LU
VTEATHEE IS SlUPMMa
AtTlVirl.
MASaraaa Ika Rk-kaa Eicaaara WarAs
aa Pcraanal Praaarry, aaS Xa
MaUaSa Whlla Awatsisg
ST. PETERSBURG. A a result
if tbe oispatcbea received from
Lieutenant General Stoessel the
war office expresses entire contl
dance that Port Arthur will be aUe
tr hold out until the arrival of the
Russian second Pacific squsdron.
General S'oessel, In his dispatch to
E'nperor Nicholas, reports the re
pulse of a Japtnese attack October
20 oo Ih3 north front of Port Ar
thur. The Ru-siiin Icssr-a were 480
killed and wou ntle i. All the attacks
November 3, the day the annlversarr
Of tbe emperor's a cooslun to tbe
thr-ne was celebrated, were re
puis' d.
; MUKDEN. Four days sharp cold
bS silenced tbe artiHeryand infantry
Sre between the opposing positions
ind bas driven tbe soldiers into
their dugouta a Ion the entire en
trenched line. Tbe apparent Imp a
ilntlity for either aide to ejct
from tbetr burrowa and the fact that
In the event one side succeeded in
advancing It could not dig the other
out of Its cantonmenta on account of
the fiot, seems to promise a win
ter's Inactivity, al' hough th Japan
ese three daya male a email recoln
noassance toward tbe extreme east
and pushed back tbe Russian cavalry
a few ml ea as though they were
Inv sttgatlng the possibilities for
flunking movement. It seems tm-
loislble that either aide In any case
could more than occupy Ita op
ponent's winter qutrters.
The wells nlong the lines are dry
and both aides use tbe Sbakbe river,
where the soldiers appr acb unarmed
aod get water under recognised
mutual aa "ctlon not to Are on a
aingle a Idler. Here the nohle art
of wr la confined to flsttcuffs, aod
swapping cigarettes, Jackknlves and
f od. a'l of which are prized. Fa-
ml larHI a are Inevitable where long
lines are tn continued contact. The
armlea hive oow been stationary for
1 1 lot g tbat tbey are drawing sup-
pllea of fuel acd horse forage from
he dlatant rear, all other aupplles
being eibauated.
One of Cody Bandlta Caufht.
CHYENNE, Wto. A poese under
Deputy Sbetlff Edwarda, whose as
oon and gamb'lng house at Tber
mnpolls was held up by two masked
men earl; in the morning, captured
one of the outlaws near the mouth
Of Owl cnal-, six miles below Tber
mnpi lu.g In the Bad Lands. The
bmdlt not only admits that be held
up the Edarris place, bJt he an
swers to the description of one of
the d sper adoes who made the de
scent upon the Cody bank two
weeks sgo and klllod Cashier Mid-
dauah.
Tbe outlaw will not not kItc bis
name. He was captured while
Inking from the ereek and tbe off)
c rs bd no truhie in aisarming
him. In his pocket was found
latg" quintlty of tbe numy smlen
from the Kdarls place, together
lth wa cli-s and guns. Thr ot
four persons who saw tbe robbers at
Cod. have st.irted for Therniopol's
io Idmiifv the prisoner and he will
be clcsely gnat'd until they arrive.
Odlcets at Thermopulis who parti
cl p-aied lo tie two, weeks' chise
aner the bandits following the
Cony holdup are positive the piiS'O
is is ti e taller of tbe two that to
nrdthe Coly b nk and tbe one
'hit k I ilea Midnaiigh. The diaper
aito denies any knowledge or the
Coy holdup and while admitting tbe
Therniopulis robberv he ears he had
no ac oiiiplio'S. II s story la not
hilleved. Tbe people are gteatly
excited over the capture and thonld
the ia I utlaw, prove to be the
Cody hank r bber and murderer he
II never reach the county scat
stive, for the Indignant people of
3ortv, have aorn to avenge the
lea'h nf Mirldangh and aet an ex
imple that wl I be a warning to tbe
fang of desperadoes.
Ueorge Gonid Shu ne a Man.
KAl.KIOll, N. 0.-Whlle George
3ouli wa-i ahontli g hlrda near lllwb
p iint, this at ate he accident ally shot
E'tward hut ns. an attendant. Fev
rial ot te shi t enf rid Hnina' rye.
A apeelsll-it of Gteenboro savs
lucre aas am nil cnanoe of sav
ing tne eve, and Mi. GouH at
i ce a ni the man f i New York,
where eminent ooeultsts will be
i. Id to i.pare nothlig that science I Tbe property oocupisd by the aetiletg
a n skill can ellect to aava Buro'alonlbe iamnd la said to b Taltted a
tgbU laeomtiwaUly tt,09U,OS3.
i RRU
EISELH l SOCTM KKrrLSB TUB I
i'LUIAL TKOUfB
i
Sarafcaataaae flaakwa Plrafaf P aai SW
Uumrf- w Tlrerof la OrdaraA
a Ml r( tm Fat a Chak
Sa laa laaarraaila
8RA50I1AI. Tbe rebels have tw
pulsed tbe Imperial tiuopa at Lass
Chow Eon, lo the provisos at
Kwangal, southern China. TkwT
have captured Yueo Hslen, Tlea Ua
blen, Huayen Sleo and Lien OmbV
live of the principal toons la fcSS
province. The merchanta aad baakv
era fled from tbe towoa.
Viceroy Chow bas been ordered ae
Immediately assume tbe dutlea af
bis post aod to check tbe rebela la
the Yang Tae valley. ;
Cbou Fu. former governor of th
province of h'hantuog, who waa ra
cently appoiuted viceroy at Naaj .
King, bas been ordered to proceed!
immedlatiOy to ills post and lake
measures to check tbe rebela in tbe
Yant-se valley. t
A dispatch from 'Shanghai, OctOs
ber 13, reported a tdne days-flgbt
between Cblucse troops and rebels at
Lochen Stnenvone, one of tbe towns
l-ntloned io the furegolng cable
ram la wlilcb a large body of tba
i'er were defeated.
Viceroy Chang baa appointed al
representative to settle tbe Canton-
liinkow railroad affair. It la said,
tbat officials of tbe provinces of
Kwangtuog. Elangse and Ilouaa are
desirous of purchasing tbe Intereatfl
of the American aiockboldera.
Sink Their Ship
CEF FO. The Rusalana bava
blown up tbe torpedo boat destroyar
Rastrophy.
Tbe Rusalana with tbe exception)
if one man, left tbe deatroyer during
he afternoon. Tbla laat man lit
fuses and blew up tbe vessel.
There weie three dull explosions,
hlcb were acarcely discernible a
hundred yarda from tbe place wbarw
tbe) occurred.
A I mist almultaneoualy tbe Rastor
upoy sunk snd settled on the bottoav
A aingle apar marks ber grave.
Broer Pleada Necessity
GENEVA, Nebr.-Benry Broertka
young man under arrest here charge.
tb tbe murder of John Broer, bid
ratber, went before County Judge
Patterson and aaked for more tlm
in which to pre oars bla defenat
and lor balL Tba court granted Uht
time asked aod lied bla bood at
tlVOOO. ItU thongbl tba defwnaa
111 under Uke to show that It baa
bean neceaary for tbe youog man tt
use conalderable force at varloag
tries to control tbe old man and)
prevent blm from Injuring member
of bla family while under tbe In
fluence of llqunr, and tbat while fe
bandied the old man iathsr roughlf
on tbat olgbt the killing waa at
intentional.
Commit Another Robbery '"
CnEYICNNE. Wya-Tbetwo baas,
dlta who made a de cent on the First
National bank of Cody two tieeka
ago, and kll ed Cashier MidflaugO,
committed arotbrr bi Id robbery
when they beld np tbe Inmates of
Edward'a saloon and gambling bouae
at Tbermopolls, Big Born county,
and secured a large sum of money.
watcnea and Jeweler.
Tbe outlaws woie maska, bat
were recognized as George Merrltt
and bis partner, wbo kil'ed Mld
da ugh. They were counted on fast
horses and escaped to tbe bad lands
along tbe Hlg Horn river, south of
Thermopolls, Posses were quickly
organized and started In pursuit, but
the loobcrs searched the mountains
ahead of them.
To Shut Off Speculation
WASHINGTON. A cling 8eerf
tary Rvao of tbe Interior depart
nient issued an order amending the
regulations for the leasing and aula
of landa in the Cherokee and Creek
nstlons in Indian ten I lory o as t
require tbat hereafter all leases re
quiring tbe approval of tbe eecietary
must be auomltd to ihe agent at
union agency fur transmittal wttbi
thirty cava, and also directing tbat
all chargea made heretofore must a
deposited wltb tbe agent thirty daya,
The oider requires that no leant
will be valid where tba requirement
Is not compiled wltb. Tbe purpos
of the order la to prevent unjust
speculation In leaaes lo Indian oil
landa, which has Increased recentl
to an anoi moua extent
i
Title to Land Good
MILWAUKEE, Wis. -Tbe right at
over one hundred famllle Involving
neatly 600 people, to occupy tbe land
wblcb tbey and tbelr predecessor
obi alned from Jacob Muia on Jooat
inland in tha city twenty yeaia ag
was confirmed by a decision hsiidwi
down by the W lac main aupreiu
court In the eaae or Xavei Jeka
against the Illli oil Ntaei oompaut.