Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORTHWESTERN.
BENSCHOTEK A OIB80N, Etl« »nd Pub*
LOUP CITY, - - NEB
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Berbard lnaritch, famous art dealer
of London, Is dead, aged 82.
Mr. Daniel I>e8h, Richmond, Ind.,
well known through the west, Is dead.
The agricultural department esti
mates the crop of cotton at $8,900,000.
The Elmwood Coal company, Peoria,
III., has gone into the hands of a re
ceiver.
Terry McGovern, at Cincinnati, put
Charles Mason of Chicago out in ten
rounds.
Mans’ great brewery at Indianapo
lis, long Idle, will be converted into
a distillery.
Former President Grover Cleveland
is confined to his house with an at
tack of rheumatism.
Illinois anti-depaytment store bill
of last legislature declared unconsti
tutional by state supreme court.
Frank Doubleday will withdraw from
the Doubleday-McClure in January to
form another publishing company.
Joseph /x, Gill of Colby, Kas., has
been confirmed by the senate aB Judge
of the northern district of the Indian
territory.
The Georgia legislature has been
asked to appropriate $4,000 to found
a summer school for teachers in the
public schools.
Congressman Bailey of Texas, at his
own request, retires from the ways and
means committee, Mr. Cooper being ap
pointed instead.
The total number of women over IS
years old employed in the factories
and workshops of the British islands
is about 500,000.
Crawford Fairbanks of Terra Haute
says the strawboard combine proposi
tion has been abandoned. Manufac
turers failed to unite.
The Southern railway is opposing
the use of cigarettes. An order has
been issued for the southern division
that all employes must stop using cig
arettes or resign their positions.
At Toronto, Ont., Lucius K. O'Brien,
the landscape painter, is dead, aged
€7 years. He painted many celebrated
pictures, some of which were given a
place in Windsor Castle at Osborne.
The American Federate n of Labor,
at Detroit, passed a resolution favor
ing the appointment of the next min
ing inspector of Mlsaou;! from the
ranks of the lead and zinc miners.
An invitation signed by Mayor Phe
lan and the grand officers of the Native
Sons of the Golden West, has been sent
to Admiral Dewey requesting his pres
ence in San Francisco on admission
day, September 9, 1900.
Proof that the income tax in Ger
many operates with some difficulty is
furnished by an official report from
Hamburg showing mat the tax collec
tion department has been defrauded of
2,500.000 marks within flv • years.
At Nicholasville, ky., three children
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Reynolds, aged
six. three and one, respe* tively, were
burned to death. They had been
locked in the house while Mr. and Mrs.
Reynolds were on a visit to a neighbor.
At Topeka, Kan., Frank McFadden,
a member of company A, Twentieth
Kansas, committed suicide by taking
morphine. While in the Philippines
he was detailed to act t s assistant
manager of the Manila Military rail
way.
The will of the late W. G. Saunders
of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, haa been filed
for probate. '1 he estate aimounts to
about 1400,000. He was a v/ldower and
left no children. Two-thirds of his es
tate he divided up among about 200
relatives and friends scattered all over
the country. Every one who had been
kind to him or his deceased wife will
get a check for 1500 to $1,000.
Solictiors were sent out by the Cit
izens Republican Convention associ
mien lo get pledge* to the campaign
tund of $100,000, which is being raised
to secure for Philadelphia the nation
al convention of 1000. It Is proposed
by the executive committee to have
the fund as large as possible before
the week's end, so that the work in
behalf of the movement may be start
ed in other directions.
The supreme court of Iowa has ren
dered a decision holding mat a church
subscription made on Sunday is col
lectible. K. M. Donald, of Fort Mad
ison, defendant in a case brought by
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
appealed from a similar decision by the
la-e county district court. Donald set
up as defense that the obligation, hav
ing been entered into on Sunday, was
Illegal and that there was no consid
eration. Both claims are overruled.
Physicians at St. Joseph, Mo., are
greatly mystified over the condition of
O. H. lluskirk, a farm hnnd sent to the
county farm with a peculiar throat
disease. For many years tiuaklrk has
been shedding his outer sklu once a
year, but this year It came off four
times. It slipped off his bands like a
glove, leaving the llesh underneath as
pink as that of a ha by. For several
daya after he sheds his skin Huskirk
Is unable to work, on aeroiutt of his
hands snd feet being lender.
Iowa dtd not fare badly in the com
mittee distributions live chairmanships
going to its members, which. with the
speakership, gives the stlte almost as
good a representation as Maine with
only four members had when lived «««
speaker and each member was at the
head of a committee rin se < hair
manship* are Miliary affairs, iluit
public lands latcey. Interstate and
foreign rtiiaflitn*. Ilepburn. expendi
tures of the treasury. Cuialui expendi
tures department of Just tie IkriUver
Out of I 100 last In Mass i* husetts rn
gaged In gainful u*vupa|t .ns. only W,*
coo are employ* d on Mondays
I niled Stair* t*onsui iloilia cabled
tbs state department annotating his
arrival at Pretoria lie will ml as
tnlt-d Stair mt*ui at I' elorta until
the arrival of Mr Adelheii Hay.
The distrasi in famine Hrichen dis
trict# of India la h*eontias more acute.
Two aad one <t«Hrto uo'lioa persona
have received relief,
The oil*ere of the uain .cal W (’ T
(I, have decide d • »< M's* Wagio*. U IV,
aa the i cation #1 the nett run vent nut
The can station »SM op^n MevsvnWr
)o l«aa
It I3 Proposed to Be Erected by the
People of Indiana*
MEETS MRS. EAWTON’S APPROVAL
Tlie Geiierxl Will l'mlmlily ile llurlul at
A rl Iniclvii I11<1I1HI<<I lu » (alilritriiiii
1-rout I.lem emi 111 Col. KtlttArtli to lit*
dlttunpolio ritpero — Conti for Family lo
lirrmlin l.urcp.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 23.—One of
the afternoon papers early this morn
ing wired Mrs. Lawton:
"Will you accept a monument from
the people of Indiana?"
Later in the morning the following
reply was received from Lieutenant
Colonel Edwards, chief of staff, acting
for Mrs. Lawton, and who has been
designated to bring the body to tills
country:
"Yes. Arlington.”
In addition to $950 raised In t’ is
city for Mrs. Lawton, there has been
suheribed already $fi25 toward a mon
ument for General Lawton. Hass post,
Grand Army of the Republic, at Port
Wayne, tonight set a day for a mass
meeting for popular subscriptions to
the monument fund and formulated a
request to Mrs. Lawton, asking that
the body be buried at his old home
there.
Judge R. S. Taylor of Fort Wayne
is here. General Lawton was a law
student in ills office after the civil
war. Said he:
"He was the man I looked to sub
due the natives. If England had some ;
generals like him the Hritish soldiers
would not he caught in any more
Hoer traps.”
A oall was Issued today iiy the ;
piesldent of the Indianapolis Board
of Trade for a meeting of the board
of governors tomorrow afternoon,
when formal action on the Lawton me
morial will be taken and a emmittee
will be named to act in conjunction
with the committee named by Presi
dent English of the Commercial club.
At Richmond a mass meeting was
held today to start a movement to ,
raise a fund for the erection of a :
monument to the memory of General
Lawton in Indianapolis. All of tlip
Grand Army of the Republic posts of
the city met last night and adopted ,
resolutions. Nearly all of them vol- 1
untpered subscriptions either to the
monument or aid fund, or both.
From the general Interest evinced
in the two movements it is believed
Indiana will raise $25,000 for the
monument in a week or more and a j
sum over half as large will be raised
for Mrs. Lawton. Three newspapers ,
of the city are featuring the funds
and devoting their first pages to their j
furtherance.
AWFUL CHRISTMLS TRAGEDY.
E'even (’hiliirrn Hurtled to Drutli While
!{«• It ranting.
QUINCY, 111., Dec. 23.—While the
school children of St. Kiancis paro-'
eldal school. Seventeenth and Vine
rtreets, were rehearsing this after
noon for an entertainment to lie given
next Tuesday evening one of their
dresses caught fire from a gas jet and
ten minutes later four of them were
1 timed to death, two died an noil - later
and five others died before midnight.
Half a dozen others were burned more
or less seriously. Irena Freiberg, May
Wavering. Mary AlthofT, Hernailina
Freund. Colletta Middendorf, Mary j
Hickey, Wilhelmina Guttendorf, Olivia ;
Tinipe, Addie Futterer, Josephine
Bohne. Margaret Warner.
All these are between J and 11 years
of age.
Helen Soebbing and several other
teachrrs. Father Nicholas and Prof.
Frank Mushold were painfully burned
in trying to save the children.
The fire started in a little dressing
room. Three or four little girls were
there dressing for the rehearsal and 1
laughing gaily among themselves.
A dozeu others were grouped in the
wings of the stage near the foot ot the
stairs descending from ihe dressing
room.
The girls in the dressing room had
nearly completed their costumes when
one of them brushed against the gas
jet but which it was will never be
known. A touch of the flume was suf- i
detent and In an instant her dress of j
cotton and light cloth was in a blaze. I
She screamed and ran out of the room,
communicating the blaze •o the others.
1
Fifty Million-* for Wnr.
WASHINGTON. Her. 23.—The ur
gent ileflciemy appropriation hill, ihe
Aral of the important supply hills for
the Kovernment expenditures. it. prar
t'lully math- up and the tola' v.-lll
amount to about f5l.0-Ni.tHio, The
items have already been sent In by t
the several departments and thest
are being put together so that the j.p
1'ioprlatlon eonmiittee will In* able to
submit the bill to the bouse soon after
It assembles. of this amount (45 157,
K7I Is asked for the War tlrpurtm.’itl
and 13.143.740 for the Navy tb;uu' j
meat.
ItftlH* f«»r l l*rl«liiii«
I.IIMHIN liee. Jt An -rew t'arn*- ,
ate lias alven I.’ mat to pii.vUle swim
mtna Oath* and a a > inita»t<ini for loin
fit mime In a letnr he >sy» 'This
will real h you in lime in («• a I'hrlst
mas gift to the toe n front it* loyal
•Mb**
Isiii t niMfnn I'mssiS
It lit riy.KI.il. He. S3 I ptsaul of M>
s. howl vhtidfea Wire i|n wa«| today
In an k« a* .blmt at IretiltusMin
near the Kim. h frontier, The > hi'd
t«a of the distil, i bad t een given a
holiday with permission in play on Ike
fnaet Ijt When the n. rrimenl »a»
at full hrlikl (be i*e by- a* suddenly
and I be children disappeared A feu
• ere ran* ue«t batf dead bo I the m ijwy •
I it| (ms drowned tllftf-b* bav*
been ye«o*er*d Wttl wth.te ate still
inlsalag fhe t-aUalrwpb* spread .at
sismaibm Uifamhuttl the I >*n »h. .
nearly »»#ry fan ti* >t* ed loss
EART WEIL TO GEN. BROOKE.
former (Jov.rnor (.nur;il Tendered h
llKiir|uet <m Kre of Ilrpnrture.
HAVANA, Dec. 23.—Sixty-five per
sons were present at the farewell ban
quet tendered to Cleneral Hrooke to
| day at the Paris restaurant. General
1 Maitrio Menocal presided and Mr. Er
i nest Gee Conant aeted as toastmaster.
I health of General Brooke, said:
‘'General Brooke was called upon to
govern Cuba under the extremely dif
lu'lit renditions of transition from
the old, narrow system to the new,
liberal regime and he did so without
injuring the rights of any one. Cu
bans will always remember him with
gratitude and love.”
Major General Wood, who spoke
In iefly in response to words of wel
come, said:
"The United State? Is in Cuba in
the person of representatives who in
tend to carry out a great work and
to fulfill strictly the promises of the
United States congress. As for my
self. I can only do what the presidenr
has sent me to do, but. I hope to enjoy
the esteem and confidence of the Cu
ban people as General Brooke has en
joyed them.”
General Ludlow said:
"Those American officials who re
main behind may count themselves
fortunate if, when the time comes
for them to leave the island, they ar<
followed by the respect and good
wishes of those whom they In turn
leave behind, as General Brooke is
shout to do. The Cubans have hail
not better friends than the American
officers.”
General Brooke, in responding, said
in nsa rt *
“I shall always remember the long
hours of toil in Cuba, but I shall also
ever recall the kindness shown me
by all Cubans, especially by those
who realize that the Americans are
their best friends.”
General Brooke will leave to mor
iow for Tampa. A squadron of the
Seventh cavalry and a battery of the
Second artillery, with a band, will
escort him from the palace to the
wharf. A major general’s salute wilt
Ik fired from Cubanas as the steamer
leaves the harbor at n o’clock.
A governor general's salute will be
fired in honor of General Wood.
The Patria says:
"Cubans were formerly accustomed
to say that the autonomists forfeited
all right to be called Cubans by the
shameless manner in which they
abused their short term of office, giv
ing all the good billets to their own
kinsmen and friends. But, after the
shameful way in which the first revo
lutionary government lias wound up
its first term of olfice, having given
all the billets it could to its own
friends, the Cubans are forced to re
alize that Spanish corruption has
contaminated the heart of the pres
ent generation. We must look to the
schoolmaster to build a generation of
honest citizens."
At today's meeting of the municipal
council a motion was made to send
an address of thanks to President Mc
Kinley for his candid references to
the Cuban people and the future of
Cuba In his recent message to con
press. The motion was rejected on
the ground, as asserted by the politi
cal speaker in opposition, that the
message contained nothing new, but
merely reiterated a former promise
DISASTER AE MAEff.
Knoruiou* Rock, on Which Stood «t»pu
C’liin Hotel S111 in Into Svik
ROMP', Dec. 23.—A terrible diaater
took place this aftprnoon at Amalfi,
the poular tourist resort on the Gulf
of Salerno,
About 2 o'clock an enormous rock,
on which stood the Capuchin hotel,
slipped bodily into the sea with a deaf
ing roar, without a moment's warning,
carrying with it the hotel, the old Ca
puchin monastery below, the Hotel
Sant* Clerina and several villas.
Many people were buried in the de
bris. which crushed four vessels to the
bottom of the sea, destroying their
crews. The mass of earth which
slipped was about 50,000 cubic yards.
The population is in a state of ter
ror. fearing fresh calamities. Troop?
have arrived on the scene and begun
rescue work. It is believed that the
loss of life is heavy, including a num
ber of monks and the occupant3 ot
the hotels and villas. As yet it is im
possible to ascertain the exact num
ber.
Inmitipit Wttgt’a.
PIVT8HI R(». Dei' 2T—The Carno
Kie Steel company, limited, poste I to
tluy at Ita various works in this vicin
ity, the Daquenie Steel works and
blast furnaces, the Kilaar Thompson
Steel works, furnaces and foundry, ihe
Carrie furnaces, the Homestead Steel
works, the Lucy furnaces, the Key
stone Hrldge works, the I ppcr liiion
mills and the Lower I n Ion mills, not
ices reading substantially as follows:
“Taking effect on January I. 1900. com
mon lalsir at these works will be In
creased to 91 hQ per day. end all other
day turn and tonnage labor (with cer
tain exceptions) will be Increased In
proportion 1 ,
IO.I. Inf tb.li. *1.0 svr.tr*.
WASHINGTON. Dec, 2'. The petal
• IHce has prepared ctrculara Inviting
proposals for carrying the maila next
summer from te.th 8-tn I' tnvino and *
Seattle to St Ml. harla and all points j
alotia the Yukon river a* far as Daw
son CU y Cana da. for N .no vitsk.t
where the rush tor sold i.«k*n> is ex .
peeled nett spring and for addilbmal I
service to nUltes cut the Cask a I. . cast t
It,tiles •)>> %.us la Iter XV > •<
I O'uM | \V . • i Is . i • u ,.
Ilviag arona.l Ijtlla lake m Chita. u '
(V, have be*a attached h> l,tnl,.tii.
who object tu wtllte settlers f».i
weeks ago they luiruauhi Hsathei
k’raahlla and bl> aeighttom aa.l
thrsateaed In is u Ur ih-nt if rh v did
t»«»t leave the countr* la a hgh* u 1.0h
followed several redsklas were * >ua t ,
ed lie.owtag alarated eight taiM.it *. I
started for At* vi« Creek t>wt w*. t ,
threw all** frwta hone, they were stir- i
rounded and captured sad feared tin* |
would l« shot.
[t is Brought From Sau Mateo by His
Staff and Force of Cavalry.
NECESSARY 10 BRIDGE THE RIVE R
Hotly riHtrtl In \uull »t Kl Paco t'cme*
lerj—l»p»th Cutitet Mnirrritul Borrow
lit Muutlla — Thirteen Aiu*rlr»u»
Wo mi (I til—The Situation »l lice t'rtinl.
MANILA, Deo. 21.—Major General
Lawton’s body was brought from San
Meteo to Manila, this afternoon, his
staff and a body of cavalry acting as
escort. It was found necessary to
bridge the river.
The funeral will take plar.r* from his
late residence here, a mansion former
ly occupied by a Spanish general.
The body has been placed tempor
arily in a vault In Kl l’uco cemetery,
where many of the* American soldiers
have been interred and a guard of
honor will he maintained.
When Mrs. Lawton and her four
children have completed their arrange
ments for returning to the United
States the remains will be taken on a
transport with an escort of officers
lor final interment, as is thought proo
uhle here, in Arlington cemetery.
General Lawton's death has caused
universal sorrow in Manila. No
American officer had greater popular
ity among all ranks and in his deal
ings with the natives he commanded
their respect and confidence to a re
markable degree. The mayors whom
he installed in the neighboring towns
are arranging to attend the funeral in
a body.
To ids executive ability and personal
leadership is chiefly due the brilliant
execution of the* plan of campaign in
north Luzon, which lias scatterd the
insurrectionary forces from San Isidro
to the Gulf of Llngayeu. That section
of the island which had to he tiav
pi sc miring me very worst seson or
the year presented difficulties consid
ered by all acquainted with it to oe
almost Insurmountable, but General
Lawton thoroughly covered the pro
gram assigned him.
When he reached Tayug and found
that the other divigiou had not ar
rived he went through to Dagupan on
is own responsibility. Although he
imposed great hardship on ids inen he
invariably shared their lot cheerily.
Thirteen American officers, includ
ing three officers, were wounded in the
engagement at San Mateo, where Gen
eral Lawton was killed. Captain
Breckenridge's wound is not consid
ered dangerous, although the bullet
penetrated his arm and side.
It is estimated that the insurgents
numbered 500 and half of them were
armed with rifles. The Americans
numbered 1,300, but the command hail
been much depleted by sickness.
The wagon trains found the roads
impassable and was obliged to return.
The insurgents retired to the north
east leaving six dead.
They have other forces near Taytay.
This region, atlhough dose to Manila,
has proved the most difficult from
which to dislodge the enemy. It Is
now reported that the insurgents in
tend to concentrate at Santa Cruz.
Languna province, and in the district
east of Laguna de Bay.
The American secret service reports
that Aguinaido lias Joined the Marl
quin a force.
LUiUULtNI.i 3 EKUM PRESIDENT
McKinley K\Morrow Over l>eatli
of Law ton.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21—The pres
iilent today sent the following cable
gram to General Otis:
“Executive Mansion, Dec. 21.—Ma
jor General Otis, Manila: I have learn
ed with inexpressible sorrow of the
death of Major General Lawton and
ask to share with the officers and men
of the Eighth corps in their grief. One
of the most gallant officers of the army
has fallen. At the time the sad news
came to us his nomination as briga
dier general of the regular army was
made for transmission to the senate,
but no rank can enhance his name.
He rose from the ranks of the Ninth
Indiana volunteer infantry, filling
every grade in the service to that of
major general of volunteers, and in
three wars was conspicuous for brav
ery and devotion to duty. The coun
try mourns the death of this intre
pid leader. Convey to Mrs. Lawton
m> heartfelt sympathy in her over
shadowing afflictions.
"william McKinley."
PROMINENT MEN WIPING BOERS.
CHICAGO, ill., Itec. 21.—I’eter Van
Schaaek, ex-president of the Holland
society of Chicago, said today that he
knows of forty-eight men who are
going from this city to join the Iloei
fortes iu the Held, and that be expect*
the movement to grow until there will
Ik< an exodus of Hutch ay m pat bier.
fzroni New York and other ports to
Eolith Africa. He said:
"Holland * people are patriotic. I
know of men in t hicagn w ho are goin.’
to fight with their roontlym'ii In tti
Transvaal and who will pay their own
expense* The pro-|to*-r movement In
this country has some big men behind
it, su h men as Mayor Van M'y k and
ISoli.it it Hoosevelt of \.-» ) nt|, tl(
course. Mayor Van Wyrk i- compelled
to work carefully Is-taits- of hi* of
filial position, but he is nwerth*ie -
active,"
t ».en tt.e«l a II. ?** . Ireeth
Yot’NtumiWN a, lie , |i \ ,«-t.
ter Wilton by !.!• Itrnnnt C.i.ousl
Urerton of Ike thirty ihi.d infantry
who im with .Major J.*tit \ l.ogau
taken he was killed has It#.-a iwtltej
by Mr-. I.r.gan It tele at real lk«
stuffy circulated that he wna killed by
kte own men The letter Is dated Man
Cabtan November It, and «a>. "V*>a»
hu.baad diet! a h»-r», »ht‘» If ad1ag in
bnttl* the command to whtvk he knd
keen a*slit ne.1 apon jot t* t r g hta regl
nteni. the l hint bttta to# il. ktiial
ins w.e the advance guard of Ike - eg 1
mtat tn attach oi*» i. the imi »f a»4
C4RNFGII OPiNS HlS PIRSf,
Ulf.ra to Muk«- tin* ( lly <>f Mlu-olu
rnl of a I.lbrarjr HuUcthig.
WASHINGTON, oc. 22— Chairman
Mercer of the public buildings and
grounds committee today received a
letter from Andrew Carnegie announc
ing that he would give $75,000 to the
city of Lincoln for a public library
building, the Lincoln library having
burned down in the disastrous fire of
several months ago.
The conditions surrounding this gift,
Mr. Mercer believes, will be the same
as those exacted from other cities,
Washington, Fairfield. la.. Savannah
and Pittsburg, that the city must do
nate a site and guarantee a certain
yearly sum for its maintenance, which
will probably amount to $5,000.
This is the most munificent Christ
mas gift the state of Nebraska has
ever received and will be, undoubtedly,
accepted by the municipality of Lin
coln. Carnegie has given in this way
upwards of $2,000,000 for libraries
throughout the i’lilted States.
LINCOLN, Dec. 22. Members of
the Lincoln Public library board have
been corresponding with Andrew Car
negie for several weeks with a view to
securing a donation for the contsruc
tion of a library building, and although
he spoke encouragingly of the plan
from the start, it was not known till
tonight that their efforts had met with
success. It is supposed that the gift
is made conditional on the city of Lin
coln, making an annual appropriation
of a specified sum for maintaining the
library and purchasing new hooks and
periodicals, and that it shall furnish
a suitable site for the building, all of
which will undoubtedly be complied
with by flic city council.
The Lincoln public library was de
stroyed by fire with the Masonic Tem
ple building three months ago. Since
then about 3,000 volumes have been col
lected for a new library and the avail
able funds remaining in the treasury
amount to about $0,000. The annual
levy made by the city council for the
library is 1 mill, which brings in a rev
enue of only $5,000 a year. Unless the
conditions are such that they cannot be
complied with by the council, the dona
tion, will, of course, be accepted.
SFNATOR JOIUS FILL OF HOPl.
khj* Hit- Ilrmumitlc Prospect* Are
ItrtKlita-r Tlian Ever.
rHICAOO, Dec. 22.—Senator James
K. Jones, chairman of the democratic
national committee, looked into party
affairs at headquarters in the t'nity
building today. He assured everybody
that the propspects for democratic
success next year are brighter than
they were in 18th!. He said only W.
J. Bryan would be mentioned as can
didate for president in the convention.
The senator would not say where or
when he thought the convention
should be held. He denied a Btory
sent from Washington that he had
repudiated the system of collecting
money for a campaign fund and had
discharged Richard S. Taylor, one of
the collectors.
“The system of collecting money,’’ he
continued, "was inaugurated by me. It
has been a success and is worthy the
support of all democrats. There are no
differences between former Governor
Stone and myself and never have been.
1 approve all he did while I was in
Europe.”
ONF I AW V F R KIILS ANOTIHR.
( ouiim‘1 on Opiuwlte hltlft of a In ft
Fatal
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22.—A special to
the post-Dlspatch from Dallas, Tex.,
says: F. M. Etheridge, one of the
most prominent lawyers in the city,
today shot Attorney Edwin O. Harrell,
who is equally well known, four times,
in a crowded elevator in the North
Texas building. Harrell died later at
his home.
Harrell had a pistol half cocked in
his hand as he fell in the lobby in
front of the elevator shaft. Etherlde
is in custody.
The men were employed as counsel
on opposite sides in litigation involv
ing cotton mill property and quar
reled concerning professional affairs.
FILIPINOS BUY ARTILLERY
riMcc Hie Order for Ifetivy Gunn With n
ConiInentMl Kirin.
LONDON, Dec. 22.—An authority
who is to be relied upon for the in
formation he gives told me yesterday
that the Filipinos have placed a large
order with a continental firm for ar
tillery.
“But,” 1 asked him, "where are the
Filipinos getting the money?”
"Oh," he said, “they have plenty of
money to keep things going.”
Miirpiiicii LrgUlifttlon.
FORT WORTH. Tpx., I>€*e. 22.— Four
days of warm debate Is promised dur
ing the unnual convention of the Na
tional Live Stock association, which
convenes here on the l»ith of next
mouth The subjects which will cause
th>‘se dlscussionr, are:
The reopening of the forest reserves
t« sheepmen, terminal charges at the
Chicago niurkt; feeding In transit
tales on live slot k shipments and the
leasing of public lauds.
Ms* (Mil Ike I.esl.lMlure.
JKFFKHHON CITY, Mo, Deo 22.—
Paul II Moore, private secretary to
tiovernor Stevens. In an Interview to
day, expressed the opinion that tlov
eruor Stevens would call an extra sea
slon of the Missouri legislature some
time In January. In un endeavor to m
cure the »!*..tnioui «? a saw for th
taxaiiou of frun<bl»et tiovernor Hi*- :
tm is out of the city.
U«« tun l.l,,.
Nt:\Y YOHK, I's 32 Winslow
liid.iu.ua a wealthy resident of Hu ,
pleien H I . tiled at his home there
tonight from a pistol shot wound, la i
Itb ted an hour before I he police have 1
reported the rase a* ode of sob ble i
t he family claim ll was a*> Ideal cl I
shnwiing Mr Kobineua had leva ta j
|stii health for a long lime
kctgar tl Miliums b\ yearn el Mg< |
for ere. ty a manufacturer of me heal )
* tl sad Icon toys, committed suicide I
la a lliouhlya hotel i * 1st by shouting I
I in-tlf through the irifl
lisdu i Mid f»wtl* trail
“]f you'll help me by your advice.
Sir Jasper,” was the young man's re
ply, spoken with a proud humility that
pleased the baronet vastly—"if you'll
help me to prepare it for as good a
woman as ever lived—I shall be grate
ful. 1 believe, when I bring her back,
it will be the first home of real peace
she has ever knewn in her life. I don't,
know why I speak tnus to you, but
you’ll forgive me. If I’d had such a
father—” He stopped in strong emo
tion, which he suppressed by a mighty
effort, adding abruptly. ‘ If I had had
■such a father, I should never have
gone to Kimberley.”
The Farm llvuti the Mortgage.
There is a story from Buffalo County
going the rounds that illustrates the
resources of a Nebraska farm: A farm
er up there from Missouri got discour
aged because he didn’t get rich the first
year, and as there was a mortgage of
$700 on bis farm, was about ready to
jump the whole business, but deter
mined to make one more effort and
sowed eighty acres in wheat. It hap
pened to be a poor year for wheat and
the stand was not very good. Conclud
ing that it wasn’t worth harvesting he
pulled up his stakes and moseyed back
to Missouri, leaving the farm to fight
the mortgage all by itself. The farm
was equal to the occasion.
The wheat ripened, fell down and de
posited the seed In the soil again. Next
spring the wheat began to grow lus
tily. Some of the neighbors were hon
est enough to write about It down to
the fugitive In Missouri, and he got in
terested enough to come back and take
a look. Then he stopped and harvested
his voluntary crop. He sold It for
enough to pay off the mortgage and
the rest of his debts and had a tidy lit
tle surplus over, with which he moved
his family back and now declares there
is no state like Nebraska.—Lincoln
(Neb.) Journal.
Purity of mind and conduct is the
hrst glory of a woman.—Mme. d«
Stael.
Half ICutCH tionflt ila Uiiniliii St
I.<>uIm iiimI Itout#«.
On tin* 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each
month the above lines will sell home
seekers tickets to southern points for
one fare (plus $2.00) round trip.
WINTER TOi ltloi RATES now
on sale to Hot Springs, Ark., and all
the winter resorts at greatly RE
DUCED RATES.
Remember the O. & St. is. and Wa
bash, the shortest and quickest route
to St. l^ouis.
Remember the O. &. St. L. and O..
K. & E. Is the shortest route to
Quincy, Unexcelled service to Kansas
City and the south.
For rates, sleeping car accommoda
tion amt all information ea i at tho
QI’INCY ROUTE OFFICE. 1415 Far
nam St. (Paxton Hotel block) or writ*
Harry E. Moores, City Passenger ana
Ticket Agent, Omaha, Neb.
Childhood may do without a grand
purpose, but manhood cannot.—Hol
land.
ed into a cradle
unlcyele or bicycle with but one wheel;
a simple little pocket contrivance to
manufacture cigarettes; a device for
gauging and marking ladles’ skirts;
an apparatus for curling hat brims; a
listed corn cultiavtor; a sail attach
ment to bicycles, and a rubber horse
shoe.
Parties desiring free information ns
to the best methods of securing and
selling patents should address Sues &
Co., Patent Lawyers, Bee building.
Omaha, Neb.
Trust that man in nothing who has
not a conscience in everything.—
Sterne.
New Invention*.
ented last week was
a baby carriage
/ which can be con
Amongst the cur
ious inventions pat
so that the child
may be rocked; a
A ISohloll M.tn rimiHHl.
In conversation with sonic friends,
a prominent Boston man told of his
sufferings from rheumatism and ner
vousness. end one of his friends gave
him some advice, which will be men
tioned later, and which has proven
to be of incalculable value.
To successfullly act on this advice,
it was necessary to make a trip of
over 2,000 mlies, hut he undertook it.
and now thanks his friend for the
advice, as he finds himself fully re
lieved of his old trouble and has re
turned to his home feeling able to
cope with his business demands, a
new man.
The udvice given was to go to “Hot
Springs," South Dakota, and there
take the baths anil enjoy the finest cli
mate of any health resort In America.
If this man was satisfied after niuk
ir.g a long trip, those residing within
a few hundred miles and similarly af
flicted can certainly afford to try it,
or rather can't afford to neglect to
try It.
Ask any ugent of the North-Western
Line for full particulars, or write
J R. BUCHANAN,
OenerHl Passenger Agent.
K K * M. V. it. It., Omaha Neb.
I*. H. I'HUul IHVIrr llualii***.
Inventions for which we prepare
and prosecute applications for patents
therefor receive free notice, when al
lowed. In our weekly rejMirta pub
tlshd In about &00 western newspapers
d. II. t'raue, of Perry, la., has been
allowed a patent for an electric ap
paratus specially adapted for ad van
trgeownly Illuminating cavities In the
human body for the purpose of exam
tblng th« meutbrgnee and lurntlons of
the Inflammation# and abnormal
growths and dtMirders preparatory to
surgical operations or the application
of medicine
Pour hundred and eighty patents
Were Issued thW weeh In which list
are ) for Iowa, to for Nebraska. I for
Kansas, I for North tuihota. t for
Aouth Hahuta Missonii a. Minnesota
9 Illinois 41, New Vorh M
Valuable Information la printed
matter sent to applicants free, Curts •
spoadeace solicited
fun situation and ad the free
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