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f fuss Minm' £«(he Word EUcrireJ From Threatened Capital m Twenty-Four Hours. *m as r m Rt sent o ot i siur cm U» lr« 1 r«!»*4 M Amvru-au Mixlua •e Bruia U(*t)«a «mt 1 9*0 Kao* *• Utoir; at Taka — M»aialar loof»» »*Hi< la Mao a AafcaS far Ur(o •4«a«*a<r W M«nun 3XIM1N June 11—5 a m — IV lt appear* to be completely iioUfd. M# of tfa* morning pwp*-ia or news It *r» Latr a word front there di rt* today. Th«* latest message re <«H la lamdow is the on* annoum ilgtfcat the rtiof* are entrenching » s w th* < ipiul ftMMlN June 14 —4 jn a. m.- The «'!*»•** are *-at reaching outside of P* )jt to oppo*r tit* advance of lb* in a-***.•Jttal A dt*pat-b from a Tala, dated Tuesday, June 1?. 44 1 learn that th* Chinese have gun* * in*d oa tho American miaoion and *»• itr.t *h >rationa. I »•» t hoe wand Ku*»; in cavalry and afantr? ai'b artiderjr hai* lauded at •ku.‘ *rh* Shanghai rorr*»|»a49»ti report hni l ni**u State* Minister Conger. e*wirier, a»*» for J,dMI 1 nitsd States | rwm p* I he guest os of provisioning the re* i • ■ • : - r*' : • and :t :s tH ted at Shanghai that it will be 4P* » til# the leading mem‘*er» of th«- reform art*" representing fifteen out of eigh -m previn-es. are at Shanghai. A •t-a'< b to the I tally Mail, dated yea day. says they are pending a peti 13 to tie* Catted States. Ureal Hrit ui and Japan praying those [towers a lake joint action against any at* • «pt cm the part of the other powers c-partition the empire, and they im* (» *re the thus addressed to the emperor % dispati b from St Petersburg says tlf whips of the Russian Pacific- squad r-t on tike active list as well as those at Viadiiowtuck, have been ordered to firorwed w.tb all baste to Chinese waters. The foreign offi e confirms the re [p-rt of an engagement between troops of the international column and the 1 taker a on Monday. It m s that atKKit thirty-five Chi nese were killed. J4f4% fOR ( O-OPt R4IION fcol t-*ke«y tm llu Aarthtai to OUpirtM t I'uarn fjOMDOX. Jii8<* li—In regard to the reporr* that Japan is al***ut to de clare war < a Cilia*, it was learned l*/ a r»-pre#»-ntat 1» *• of tb«- AiaorialH at the Japan *e embassy taxi ay ’ha? that attitude of Japan in the Chi M«— t rial* i» to co-operate loyally with the Kirofrai power*. In the «i»t Ida ai* iatiuB Japan would not be will ing to **• any single poser take the Imd The aurtH’ of the chancellor of the Japan*-**- legation at Pekin ia r<> g*r-lxd a* likely to lead to serious «**m; h au<m*. but a* de. l.ion tuu> i#**a r**s» bed by Japan a* to a hat political m-raaarr* mill be Beer—ary to meet tie ait nation. fUlat 1 vr to the reports that the Jap anese minister at Pekin ia pressing * *r the re. oca it ion of a Japanese Ipfee-e 0f Influence to Include the prov h >*. of Che Ktang Fo Kein and Faang r*i, it ia po.nted out that Japan a* a ready obtained a promise that *!> pr^v:a< * of Ko Ke.a should not l»e *U«eaM4. mhiie Kiang Si. situates! at rh mouth of the Yank Tae river, is in *b- Hntleh sphere. Japan la not like y » take a step which might lie di« wasful to Crest Britain, whose m t-‘m China are similar to those of Jbp** tNin is imiB thimi. -- June ] «.— i lem. of Jevh rh„itIe# « if Mia. by R |,r j <*ali*. IImi UiarauM l‘h*>e* of upurl ant Aabjcro. CIIICAO June 11.—"The Proh in Small __Hi_rh of Rich m ci 1 \ a ^ the first paper read at today » se^,a ||^ national coo feren e ot J. \>b ( haritier Among «Mh.r topers rq onr bJ. Mf, s !*,.-*• «*f |"I:> _ on Pn»<re-» •* ie.jah Char. The report of me < i— m.t!»e Ot*aif ,rm re .*rd* was th^i ’rk*n up a, *1* u~~i. The eonfeten^ will < «.hide tbia evening With the e non • and (He repot of the corns.tt_ UQ u. tloaa Rahbi Kdward Cmlbfc of Ri, hn.ond. \a. delivered an adViN| >d. Jo*jfn«w-nt strongly .s^un, inK th„ pra tin* of giving «..m-,loais rh,ritr b,I . banquet* fair ha.ril ,nd Kim. *»' ea’ert stamen ta. I. criticised rt t» jeu»p!e who ’Join in *.AT\ty work w’fa a view irf gratifyin«ti,eir own van f a seeking to tm kno„ M iWld. ers a philanthropic work.' Iltrartar l*««M Hart. CHETKXN'K. Wyo. Ju»*. 14 -|Mrw._ ~ lm«t of lb*- bureau ^ aI1j. imI industry of lb** depart m*-nt f bm. n n *ur* who arrived at t'ody Clh \n »i - H a Ht»ra basin. iaat meek, to g^e *»»*■ iov*»ttcation» was throbn fiW hi* born# >«*»terdav and seriously fv J*j** 1 sustaining had < uu on the hrj\ a:-1 (i*» His injuries are not fatal. r,r* R*mIi* Ivtallf. f'HEVKXSK W jro. June 14 —The ran h bouse of Milt Benedict near 1th amood. Hi* Horn < ounty. burned Tm dav and the little 3 year-old daughter of bt and Sin. Kuitird Jones, per i*i -d a the flam* - Another « bi!4 wa* f>* oed but bit nut recover. The rai.«e of the frt U unknown. •to. <.U4«ti.a* |« li)XIiOX, June 14.—It was an awunied last evening that Mr*. W. hi lilsdatoae was not espe. ted to lire through the night Umilfii* Iteatk. *T LCM'lff. Mo.. June 14 —The ln ^aew< over the two striking street car *»••« killed by the sheriff a posse tiur ing the riot Sunday evening is in progress a large number of wit nesses Will be examined. John Goettling, * anion man. died morning aa a result of a bullet from a Transit car during the ftoc June 7. This is the eleventh death directly due to the strike. All but two Of the Transit company's lines ““ ‘ It DEWET GETS AWAY P«llor* of I<or«f Roberts to Mention I’riMinrr* t* turn 5><>me Commeot. LONDON. June 14.—3:50 a. m.—The dispatch from Lord Roberts clearing up the situation at Pretoria and among the communications stands alonrr. Mil itary observers, noting that no men t! m is made of prisoners, assume that General Dewet got away with his forces practically intact. Gen ral Huller entered Volkshurst W *dne«day. passed through Charleston and eucampcd near Laings Nek. '1 ne tunnel was not much damaged. Both ends were blown up. but the engineers think that repairs can be effected in aisiut four days. The advance troops of General Buller saw the Boer rear g :.ird four miles distant yesterday. It was estimated that 8.000 Boers were withdrawing The townspeople at Er in -lu counted fifteen guns. Three hundred Free Staters released from guarding Van Renan's pass have gone to join President Steyn's forces 1 he eastern part of Orange River colony. General Bundle has sent no tice to the Free Staters that unless they surrender by June 15 their farms ami other possessions will be confis cated. President Kruger, according to a dispatch from Lourenzo Marquez, keeps a locomotive with steam up attached to the ,ir in which he concentrates the eaecutive offices of the government and that he intends to leave Macha durp soon and establish the govern ment at Nell Spruit in the mountains, a tine defensive region. GRUT BATTLE IN COLOMBIA. Ifor *1 Day*. Ending With l.KOS Dead Mud I.UOd Wounded. NEW YORK. June 14—Official ad viccs were received in this city from Carthagcna and Bogoto. giving details of the revolution on in Colombia. The complete overthrow of the rebels in Santander has been confirmed, in whi h place, after a severely contest ed battle, lasting twenty-one days, the government forces remained complete masters of the field. The casualties - ' dead, belonging to the en emy. 2.000 wounded and 1.800 prison ers of war. beside* implements of war in large quantities, which were taken from the enemy. Among the prisoners taken were General Vasavas lomas. a prominent rebel leader, who was put aboard the steamer Alice and is now on his way to the prison at Poea Chica, on an is i (a the bay of Carthagena. The revolutionist general Avelina Rosas, via . M,at Cartage and the rebel i lion s. ems to be virtually at an end. MirrMFn .Meet to Confer. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. June 14 — TIm la Sheriffs' association, representing Colorado. Illinois. Iowa. Kansas. Minnesota. Montana. Nebras ka. North an 1 South Dakota, Wiscon s n and Wyoming, began its nintli an .U session here today, with IM sher iffs present. The day was spent in hearing spee-. hes and papers on meth ods of identifying and caring for criminals. Several states are after the next con\ention. but Missouri seems likely to win. In the absence of President J. W. McPherson of Marshalltown. Ia., Vice President W. S. Seavey of Denver presided. lorr<*il t<i Poiton. SOUTH M'ALESTER, I. T., June 14. — Myron dark, who couducts a dairy i:ear the mining camp of Haleyville. b> onnng suddenly insane, drove his * hiidreu away from the house and theu deliberately prepared a dose of strychnine and forced his wife at the point of a revolver to swallow the poi son. He stood over the writhing body with his weapon and prevented any assistance being given her. Keeping everybody at bay until she died. After the tragedy Clark disappeared and it was reported that he had afterward killed himself, but a telephone mes - age just received states that he is at large in the woods in the vicinity of his home. Not in PriTiI«g(*<l Class. NEW YORK. June 14.—Under a de cision announced by the hoard of clas sify ation of the United States general appraisers hospitals are not entitled r to import surgical instruments free of duly. Paragraph 3t>8 of the present tat iff admits to free entry philosophical and scientific apparatus, utensils, in struments and preparations wnich are i imported not to sell, but for an insti tution established • solely for religious, philosophical, educational, scientific or literary purposes.” Miners tiet Shorter Day. Bl'TTE. Mont.. June 14.—Miners’ un ion day was celebrated today and was the most memorable in the history of the camp. During the exercises in the opera house following the procession letters w ,»r»- read from Senator W. A. Clark and F. August Heinz, the latter the head of the Montana Ore Purchas ing company, granting the miners in »heir employ their request for an eight hour working day. I ( rallied Down to Death. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.. June 1L—Six men were killed and another fatally injured on a logging railroad a. t ani mal. about thirty-six miles from this place. A train Jumped the track in some unaccountable manner and plunged down a 300-foot embankment. Both fireman and engineer were in stantly killed, as also were four Ital ian laborers. The cars and engine were smashed to kindling. The county cor oner and an undertaker left this city ■ at midnight for the scene. Mr«bac« at Exposition. PARIS. June 14.—4:30 a. m.—A small j 1% broke out yesterday in the V’iu j 'Anes section of the exposition, burn I • ■ g ’he floor between the (ierman and i A Syrian exhibits of locomotives and «-ar». Drouth it Itroken. lii RON. S. D., June 14.—The sever est drouth period this country has had In uiae years has been oroken by an in< h and a quarter of rain. The storm *an quite general over this section, and will greatly benefit pastures and crops. Ills Victim M.iy Die. SIOI X FALIJ3, S. D., June 14.—Jos eph Koetzle of the firm of Koetzle & & hopfif. saloon men of this city, was arrested about 11 o'clock with tne pro bability of having a charge of man slaughter preferred against him. About a week ago it was alleged he forcibly eje< ted \\ illia.ni Dowdell, a wealthy re tired farmer, who lives here, from his saloon, and is said to have struck him several severe blows with a club or other weapon. Tonight Dowdell s con dition is serious, he having ^nme Kalyaed and unable to tb la expected befor Lourenzo Marquez Sends Reports of Great Boer Successes. ONLY ONE HAS ANY EOINDATION Duller Appears to Ue Makln; Substantial Progress In Natal—Cabinet Crisis at Capetown Continues—I)e Wet Eorouts to Johannesburg. LONDON. June 13—A plentiful crop of reports has been filtering through Ixiurenzo Marquez. According to these General De Wet, with 13,000 burghers. i3 marching on Johanesburg. the Boers have retaken Bloemfontein, where President Steyn again occupies the presidency. The British have sus tained a severe defeat at Elandsfontein and have also lost 750 killed and wounded and 150 prisoners in a fight at Vredefort. Nothing from any other source lends color to these stories, with the exception of the last, which is probably the Boer version of the dis aster to the militia battalion of the Derbyshire regiment at Roodeval. In regard to President Steyn being at Bloemfontein, a dispatch from Ma seru, Basutoland, dated Monday, June 11, says President Steyn was then at Yrede, 200 miles from Bloemfonte’n. General Buller seems to be making substantial progress and ought soon to possess the railroad at Charleston (in the northern extremity of Natali, whence, presumably, he will advance on Heidelberg and effect a junction with Lord Roberts. A dispatch from Lichtenburg, dated June 11, says sixty Johannesburg mounted policemen, with a Maxim gun, have surrendered to General Hunter. A probable explanation of the re ports that a British force is moving through Swaziland comes in a dispatch from Port Elizabeth, dated June 11, announcing the return there of the British cruiser Doris from Kosi Bay, whither it had taken a number of whaleboats with the object of laading an armed force, presumably part of a plan to penetrate into Swaziland. The Boers, however, got w ind of the expedi tion and the force was not landed. According to a Capetown dispatch the cabinet crisis continues. It is add ed that should Premier Schreiner se cede from the bund, as he threatens, his action would place the bund in the minority in the assembly. Mr. Schreiner has accepted the resignation of J. X. Merriman, treasurer, and J. W. Sauer, commissioner of public works. ASSOCIATED PRESS IN COIRT Temporary Injunction Issued on Com plaint of Inter Ocean. CHICAGO, June 13.—Judge Gibbons issued today a temporary injunction on the complaint of the Inter-Ocean Publishing company restraining “The Associated Press of New York” from doing busines sunder tne name of “The Associated Press.” The temporary injunction restrains the defendants from "doing business under the name of the Associated Press and from interfering with or at tempting in any manner to injure or destroy the business of the Associated Press of Illinois and from interfering with the business thereof or endeavor ing to cause any party, firm or corpor ation to annul or break or cancel his or its contract with the Associated Press of Illinois and from sending out any circular to the members of the Associated Press of Illinois or in any other manner soliciting or asking them to join and become members of the Associated Press, incorporated under the laws of the state of New York.” A prayer asking that the temporary restraining order be made perpetual is appended to the bill. Lunatic Attempts Murder. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., June 13.—An escaped lunatic attempted to take the life of Fremont Alford, criminal judge of this (Marion) county, and Prosecu tor Edwin B. Pugh. The would-be as sassin was George W. Bennett, who es caped from the state hospital for the insane Saturday. Bennett entered the court room shortly after court conven ed and attracted the court by his in coherent talk. Judge Alford started to the telephone when Bennett sprang at him with a leveled revolver. Judge Alford ran Into his room, with the maniac after him. Prose cutor Pugh went to the rescue and Bennett turned on him. A policeman appeared just in time to catch the fall of the revolver hammer on his thumb and save Pugh. It took four men to overpower Bennett, although he had but one arm. It is said Ben nett lost his mind brooding over labor troubles. He killed two men at Lafayette in 1S8!), was sent to prison and after wards transferred to the insane asy lum. Important Capture Made. WASHINGTON, June 13.—General MacArthur at Manila has cabled the War department as follows: ‘ Report capture of Generals Hizon, near Mexico, and Cavestany, at Alcala, both important, latter very important leader of guerrillas in Pangasinan province (Luzon). MacArthur.” General Corbin ataches considerable importance to these captures. In his opinion they are more nearly in the nature of surrenders than captures and indicate that the principal leaders of the insurrection are abandoning the cause and are coming into Manila to accept American supremacy. fEAR THE STEAMER IS LOST. Consider Effort to 1’u^h Through Ire to Nome a Foolhardy One. SEATTLE. June 13.—According to letters just received from Bering sea the Alpha returned from its second voyage to Dutch harbor May 9, but the reports of it having gotten through the ice are not believed, for the rea son that the schooner Annie returned to I'nalaska on May 18, nine days after the Alpha sailed, with the news that ice was met with 30 miles north. It is hardly likely that a clear break could be found, extending as far as Nome. Serious fears of the Alpha’s safety are expressed at Unalaska and Dutch harbor. The intrepid captain an nounced that he would be the first at Nome if he had to haul his vessel on the lee. Consequently those who are otill waiting for the ico to go think that it is likely the vessel is in the ice pack, which woulu surely occur, it is asserted, if the captain tried to push through one of the lanes of clear water which are always found in the Bering sea floes. These, while at times open as far as the eye can penetrate, are continually closing together, and > any vessel unlucky enough to get is crushed like an eggshell. HORRORS ON THE INCREASE. Work of Relief in Fatnine-Strickeo India Hardly Shown. LONDON, Juae 13.—The viceroy of India, Lori Curzon of Kedleston, has cabled to the secretary of state for India, Lord George Hamilton, an nouncing that the famine in India grows worse. It would be rash to assume from the almost stationary relief figures that the corner will soon be turned. So devastating has been the cholera outbreak, so enormous the mortality and so blind the terror spread by this black death that the famine relief camps in Bombay presidency, which contained thousands of workers, melt away and are left empty in the course of a couple of days. Starving though they be, the peo ple prefer to fly to their own homes and to die in quiet than to remain in the famine relief camps, where the cholera is striking down a hundred workers daily. Terrible stories come here from Do had. There the famine is at its worst and now cholera has arrived to com plete the work. An eye witness says: “As we walked through these quiet streets we saw’ deserted homes and dead bodies. One of the bravest acts witnessed was a little girl about 7, at tempting to care for two little brothers after the mother had given up all hope and lain down near them to die. She was feeding a Are which burned beneath a oroken pot in which sim mered the almost rotten feet and bones of some dead animal. The scene can not be painted too black. No ac count we have ever read of any famine would picture tne state of affairs at Dohad." The Standard’s correspondent says the mortality estimates are inaccurate as unnumbered dead todies are pol luting the streams and spreading con tagion. I IlYlt 3U Lin UUAKA^IlfMC Twenty Days Must Elapse After Last Case of Plague Is Reported. SAN FRANCISCO. June 13.—The Board of Health has decided to raise the quarantine of Chinatown twenty days from the verification of the last case of plague, which was on June 2. If another case is found, however, the quarantine will not be lifted until twenty days from the date of such discovery. Wing Tie, a Chinese undertaker do ing business on Sacramento street, under the Chinatown morgue, had three coffins shipped to himself and in so doing incurred the displeasure of several hundred of his Chinese breth ren. They demanded to know what use he had for coffins when no one had died, and not being able to ex plain to their satisfaction he was mobbed. The front of his shop was battered in with stones and clubs and he was chased to hiding. It then re quired the efforts of a strong force of police to club the riotous Chinese into submission. “There are about 14,000 people in Chinatown,” said one of the Six Com panies’ officers last night. “Of this number at least 4,000 are penniless and without food, except what is sup plied by the merchants and the Six Companies.'" Many of the Chinese merchants at a meeting held during the week de cided to pay no bills or rent during the blockade. ALL LINES RUNNING AT LAST. Police Guard la Some Instances Dispensed With. ST. LOUIS, June 13.—All the divi sions and lines of the St. Louis Tran sit company are once again in opera tion, but only a portion of its cars are running. The experiment of sending out cars over some of the lines without police guards having worked satisfac torily yesterday, that plan was carried out today on several additional divi sions. Owing to the mayor’s proclama tion there was comparatively little trouble today, the injunction forbid ding the use of firearms or explosives and warning those having no business on the streets to keep off having a good effect. Both the strikers and authorities are preparing statements and making up lists of witnesses to be heard at the coroner’s inquiry, which will settle the responsibility for Sunday’s killings. The inquest over tha remains of Fred Boehn, the aged onlooker, w’ho was accidentally shot Sunday by a deputy sheriff, was to have been held today, but was postponed. Tomorrow the coroner will summon a jury to inquire into the death of C. Edward Thomas, the striking street car conductor killed in front of the posse barracks at Wash ington avenue Sunday evening. England Refuses Support. VICTORIA, B. C„ June 13.—The steamer Queen Adelaide, from the Orient, brings a story that six weeks ago Japan and Russia were close to war over the land of a Japanese trader, whose removal was requested by Russia at Masampo. War was said to have been averted by the refusal of Great Britain to act with Japan. Advices from Shanghai tell of the mur der of the Chinese general. Yang Loh, while parleying with Boxers near Ting Fu. German Meat Inspection Bill. BERLIN. June 13—The meat inspec tion bill has not yet passed the Bun desrath. United States Ambassador White says the date when the bill Is to take effect has not been fixed, but he feels that the United States has been given a reasonable time for ad justment to the new conditions. WASHINGTON, June 13.—The pres ident had quite a number of promi nent callers today before the cabinet meeting. They included Senator Han na, chairman of the republican na tional committee; Senator Allison of Iowa. Senator Fairbanks of Indiana, Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania and Thomas K. Ixjwry of Minneapolis, one of the delegates-at-large from his state to the Philadelphia convention. Sen ator Hanna goes to Philadelphia today to attend the first meeting of the sul> committee. Credit Men's Convention. MILWAUKEE. June 13.—The fifth annual convention of the National As sociation of Credit Men opened a three days’ session with 260 delegates in at tendance. Addresses of welcome were delivered by Governor Edward Sco field and Mayor David S. Rose for the state and city, and by Horace M. Bat tin for the Milwaukee association.^ President J * ‘ .. President Hat Callers. delivered hi he said the markable S ilk1 George Neithammer Perishes While Try ng to Ford the Stream. PROBABLY SANK IN QUICKSAND Mr*. Neithammer Clang to the Horse’* Harness and Was Dragged Safely to Shore Where She Fell in a Faint to Discover Later That Her Husband Had Drowned. GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. June 18.— While crossing a ford in the Platte riv er Saturday morning the horse driven by Mr. and Mrs. George Niethammer got off the ford and into a deep pool. Mr. and Mrs. Niethammer were thrown from the wagon by the box floating away from the gearing. Mrs. Nie thammer grabbed a piece of the horse’s harness and was dragged by the horse to the shore. This being some little distance and she having to struggle in keeping above water exhausted her and she fell in a faint just after the horse reached the shore. The last she saw of her husband he was standing about in midriver. When she recovered consciousness she could find no trace of him. She was on the island shore of the stream and no one else lives on the Island. She shouted as long as she could in the di rection of the nearest neighbor on the mainland and after some time attract ed the attention of Miss Faudorf. who gave the alarm. As quite n few hours had passed before efforts could be set afoot to find the remains it is doubtful if they will be recovered. Mrs. Niethammer believes that her husband attempted to wra!k to the shore and ventured on quicksand or stepped into one of the numerous holes. He could not swim. Niethammer is 64 years of age and leaves a second wife and six children from his rormer mar riage. three in Germany and three in New York. New Nebraska Lawyers. LINCOLN, Neb.. June 18—Tbe su preme court examining commission has reported favorably on the following candidates for admission to the bar: Charles E. Adams. Jr.. Superior; H. D. Landis, Milford; Charles L. Fritscher, Omaha: Sidney H. Davis, Beatrice; John D. Wear. Omaha; Alvin H. John son, Walter M. Crow, Fremont: Joseph D. Morse, Milford: George F. Rose, Fullerton; George C. DeTemple, Bialr; Herbert L. Standeven. Omaha; George A. Ahern. Lincoln; Frank A. Berry, Carroll; Thomas E. Munson, Hastings; Nathan O. Talbot, Omaha: Theodore F. Vandorn. Omaha; Isaac H. Seabury, Plainview; Arthur G. Wray, York; Harry C. Maynard. Fremont; Henry Mencke, Blair; Ray J. Abbott, Crete; J. Edgar Jones. Hastings. Bernard P. Duffy of Columbus was admitted from the bar of Illinois. Arthur G. Wray of York, not being of age. will not be admitted until next year. Strange Insect in Grain. BRADSHAW. Neb., June 18—A very strange little green insect has made its appearance in the wheat fields in this vicinity. It seems to have bred or hatched in the heads of the grain and is generally found just at the base of the berry or close in between the berry and stem. While these little insects are very numerous, they do not appear to be doing any harm at present, but many of the farmers are somewhat ap prehensive in regard to the damage they may do when once developed. They are total strangers to the far mers. Raise Tax Assessment. WEST POINT, Neb., June 18—The County Board of Equalization met and raised the assessment on personal prop erty in West Point precinct -4 per cent, at the same time lowering Wisner 10 per cent and Bancroft 20 per cent. Thu action was deemed necessary rrom the fact that West Point’s most wealthy citizens are believed bv the board to be confirmed tax shirkers. While this action will doubtless force tills class to pay their proper proportion of taxes, it will be hard on those merchants who have returned a fair assessment. Elevator Breaks an Arm. UTICA, Neb., June 18.—About 2 o’clock Friday afternoon E. L. Hurlbut had the misfortune to catch his left arm in the elevator shaft, breaking it in two places and pushing it out of its socket at the shoulder and bruising his whole side. The pres ence of mind of Marion Nelson, who happened to be in the elevator at the time, in turning off the enginu saved his life. The accident is quite a severe one owing to the bruises be ing so close to his heart. Lightning Destroys Residence. OSCEOLA. Neb., June 18.—'Hie resi dence of J. N. Hurd, about eight miles from town, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. The build ing was insured in the Polk county Mutual for $500 and the loss will be a thousand. Decide In Saloon’s Faror. GENEVA. Neb., June 18.—A special session of the district court convened last week. The case of remonstrance against the saloon in Grafton was de cided in favor of the saloon. Honor Memory of Hsrsha. TECUMSEH. Neb.. June 18.—Serv ices in honor of the memory of Rev. Dr. W. W. Harsha. who was pastor of the Tecumseh Presbyterian church for several years, were held at that church yesterday morning. His contemporar ies during his ministerial work here have been invited to be present and assist in the services and will probably respond. Dr. J. J. Lampe of the Omaha Theological seminary, who has been so closely associated with the deceased reverend gentleman, has agreed to make a few remarks. Nebraska Firm Bankrupt. HASTINGS, Neb., June 18.—The Arm Kearney, went into voluntary bank ruptcy. The indebtedness amounts to $40,000 and the stock is estimated from $8,000 to $10,000. Among the creditors are Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., $3,600; John V. Farwell, $5,000; Edson. Keith & Co., $4,000; Guthman-Carpenter Fill ing company. $2,100, all of Chicago; Wortheimer Shoe company or St. Louis, $1,900; Richard Roberts’ com pany of St. Joseph, $1.9oO. and other amounts from $25 to $1,500. C. G. Lane has been appoints i receiver. DECIDES FOR YOUNG MILES. Jadge Thompson Creates a New Million aire at Falls City. FALLS CITY, Neb., June 15.—Judge Thompson of Grand Island was pres ent in the district court this morning and handed in his long delayed deci sion in the Miles will cose. The opin ion covered twenty typewritten pages and considered the law and the evi dence as they relate to the following propositions: “First—Was there a will made by Stephen B. Miles in 1897. at St. Louis, and if so did it revoke the will of 1888? “Second—Does the evidence war rant a finding that said will of 1897, If made, was suppressed or destroyed by Joseph H. Miles? “Third—If not, will it be presumed that it was destroyed by Stephen B. Miles, deceased, in his lifetime, and if so does the destruction of the St. Ix>uLs will by the testator revive the will of 1888?’’ The judge ended his opinion in the following Language: “In conclusion I would say that after a careful consideration of all the evidence I do not find that the plaintiff has’ sustained the main prop osition of fact in this case by a pre ponderance of the evidence, and from all the foregoing reasons I therefore find in favor of Joseph H. Miles and his co-defendant and against plaintiff and Samuel A. Miles, defendant, upon the issues joined.'’ Joseph H. Miles, by this decision, takes more than $1,000,000 of his father’s estate. General Webster of Omaha. Judge Broadv of Lincoln. I. Ringolsky of Kansas City and Reavis & Reavis, the attorneys for the opposition, gave notice of an appeal, and the bond was fixed at $10,000. Colonel Gillespie. Edwin Falloon and Judge Martin, attorneys for Josph H. Miles, rejoice at the success of their client and the judgment of the court meets with public approval. Caught in a Ha.y Hake. TECUMSEH, Neb., June 15.—Wil liam Buebler, the fourteen-year-old son of Chris. Buehler, a Johnson coun ty farmer, is suffering from the effects of a runaway accident, but considers himself fortunate in getting out of it with his life. He was riding on a hay rake. He was rolled and dragged for several yards by Hie big iron teeth of the implement, when one of the wheels struck a tree and the horse was stopped. As it is. he is not badly in jured, suffering only a few painful lacerations of the flesh of the body. Crane Once More at Home. WAKEFIELD. Neb., June 14—Frank Crane of this place, whose mysterious disappearance for ten years and re appearance this spring when generally supposed by his old acquaintances to be dead aroused widespread interest, has returned to stay and will make his home with his family one mile south of town on his tine farm. Mr. Crane is looking well. The reasons for his long continued absence are not known by the public. Dies at Age of Ninety-One. PAWNEE CITY. Neb., June 15.— The funeral of Mrs. Mary Wright was held from her late residence. Mrs. Wright was one of the oldest resi dents, and by her kindly deeds had surrounded herself with hosts of friends. She was born near Belfast, Ireland, and was almost ninety-one years old. It is said there is a large sum of money in Ireland awaiting to be distributed among her ten chil dren. Strive to Adjust Assessments. SEWARD, Neb., June 15.—The County Board of Equalization is in session, trying to adjust assessments. There seems to be considerable diffi culty in getting the well-to-do people to list their property for taxation. Some of them are able to make a $4,000 or $5,000 loan without any dif ficulty, but can only find about $2,000 for taxation. Nebraska Soldier In Manila. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., June 15.— \Vord has been received in this city announcing the death of Hiram G. Ro bine. company H. Thirty-ninth infan try, at Manila, caused by disease. Mr. Robine formerly resided here and en listed at Fort Crook. His brother, Clarence Robine, resides here. Bnrglars at Battle Creek. BATTLE CREEK, Neb., June 15.— George Zimmerman’s general store was entered last night and about $150 worth of his best shoes stolen. The burglars unlocked the front door. There is no clew' to the identity of the robbers, though it is believed they were home parties. Summer School Opens. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., June 15 — The Grand Island college has opened its summer school for teachers with a very good attendance. Only morn ing sessions will be held. All branches required in a first grade certificates will be taught. Teachers** Institute at Auburn. AUBURN. Neb.. June 15—The Ne maha County Teachers' association is in session this week and much inter est is manifest by the teachers, the enrollment at the beginning being sixty-three. Firecrackers Prohibited. BEATRICE. Neb.. June 15.—The city council has passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale or firing of fire crackers within the city limits. Ashland Youth Robbed. ASHLAND. Neb.. June 15.—While returning home about 10 o’clock Tues day night Ira Miller, the 18-year-old son of Councilman John N. Miller of the Second ward, was held up by two footpads near E. A. Wiggenhorn's res idence on Oak street. One of the rob bers drew a revolver on young Miller. They secured about $15.50 in change and escaped in the darkness. There is no due to the marauders, as the darkness was so intense that Miller could not distinguish either of his as sailants. Dr. George Found Guilty. TABLE ROCK, Neb., June 15.—The jury in the case of the State of Ne braska against Dr. P. S. George of Lincoln, for practicing medicine with out the necessary qualification, brought in a verdict of guilty in the district court at Pawnee City and he was sentenced' to pay a fine of $50 and costs of suit and remain in the hands of the sheriff till fine and costs were paid. Sentence was suspended, how ever. for the present on condition that he oease to practice medicine in this locality. i KERR ROMEO MR Fresident of Adams County Bank at Hast ings is tlis Victim, PAYS $13,600 FOR HIS EXPERIENCE Smooth “Family ReLtUe" W„rk, tho Old Game on the C ra,t, B,„ker _ L„ery Stable at Lineolu Bnrn,_„n. Hundred rapllUon Farmer, Vft(jr „or .. Thleves. HAST INGS. Neb., June 13.—it has been given out 011 good auiuority that William Kerr, president of the Adams County bank, went to an attorney and confessed that he had been buncoed out of 113,600 last week by buying a gold brick fioni an oily tongt^l indi vidual who presented himseir as wn old friend of the Kerr family, and to pro\e his assertions he gave out much of the family history. Mr. Kerr asked - his attorney s advice in the matter. The story mated how Mr. Kerr had been induced to go out to a cave near Leavenworth, where an Indian con ducted the two to a secret passage which led into a place where the gold brick was kept and how the smooth stranger told of Mr. Kerr's distant cousin being a rightful owner to a large interest in the mine. Mr. Kerr also told of the amount of gold he had taken out of the brick with a small gimlet, and after having it assayed he drew on his bank for $13,600. He re turned to Leavenworth, hut soon went out to the cave again and made the exchange, with the understanding that he was to have an interest of one-third in the mine. Mr. Kerr waited in vain for the stranger and the papers, but nothing showed up but the gold brick. After having heard the entire story the attorney advised Mr. Kerr to keep still and say nothing. PROMOTERS MEAN BUSINESS Incorporator* of Dakota, Nebraska St Southern Railroad Are Optimistic. OMAHA, Neb., June 13.—Affairs of the newly incorporated Dakota. Ne braska & Southern railroad, which proposes to run an air line from Aber deen, S. D., to Grand Island, Neb., are progressing in an entirely satisfactory manner. John H. Bowman, one of the incorporators and promoters of the en terprise, is most optimistic in his con sideration of the outlook for the new company. “I believe,” said Mr. Bowman, “that it can safely be asserted that we wild begin grading operations for our new line within sixty days. The proposed route is about 600 miles in length. We have surveyors in the field at this time completing our engineering work. We have practically three rights of way . * available and will not be at the mercy of any hold-up disposition on the part of settlers of the territory through which our road will pass, even should any be manifested. “Our articles of incorporation pro vide for a route through the counties of Hall, Merrick. Nance. Boone. Gree ley', Wheeler, Holt and Boyd In Ne braska. Capital will be furnished en tirely by eastern investors. We expect that the road will cost ready for oper ation between $10,000,000 and $15,000, 000. Fire at I.inroln. LINCOLN, Neb.. June 13 —Fire de stroyed a livery stable and a two-story brick structure owned by Frank Raw lings at 124 South Thirteenth street in the heart of the business section of the city. The total loss will probably amount to $3,000. none of which is cov* ered by insurance. The flames raged furiously in the livery stable building and almost spread to the large depart ment store of Miller & Paine across the alley. Several frame dwellings on N street were burned slightly. All horses were safely removed from the stable. Fruit Tree Insect* TABLE ROCK, Neb., June 13— Sev eral fine orchards in the western part of Pawnee county are in danger of be ing totally destroyed by an insect that is playing havoc with the fruit and foliage. Whole orchards have been damaged in a few days after the insect makes its appearance. 1 he Insect be gins with the foliage at the ends of the limbs and soon the foliage turns brown and the trees look dead. Appoint Dew for West P«ln* TECUMSEH. Neb.. June 13—Sena tor John M. Thurston wired Hon. John S. Dew of this city that he had ap pointed the latter’s son. Roderick Dew, to a cadetship at V*est Point. 1 he mes sage came from Washington. Dew is a young man of good mental and physi cal makeup and will make the best of his opportunity. Lose* His Liquor Stock DAKOTA CITY. June 13.—John Pey son of Sioux City was arrested by City Marshal Luther Sunday lor selling whisky without license. He gave bond for hearing Thursday. W hisky and beer were found at his place and con fiscated. Acrn*ed of C«tile Stealing. BENKELMAN, Neb.. June 13.— Sheriff Richards has arrested Robert Gustin for cattle rustling in Cheyenne county. Kansas. Other parties are un der arrest at St. Francis, Kan., imp i cated in the same deal. Gustin will go to Kansas without a requisition. Jury UUuRrees. PERU Nel>-. June 13.—The Jury in the case’ of Miss McGrew of Auburn who sued Peru for $'>.000 damages for injuries sustained on account of a de fective sidewalk, failed to a&roe _ is the fourth time the case has been In court. Liquor Famine. GRAFTthv Neb.. June 13.—A pro acted liquor famine threatens Graf »n. as the only saloon here Is closed ?nding a decision of the district court l a remonstrance filed. Slander €’*•» Settled. FREMONT. Neb.. June 13.—In' district court the jury in th« ease of Collins against Smith, which was an action for slander, brought in a ver dict for the defendant. Collins alleged that his reputation had been uamagei to theamount of $1,000 by a letter written him by Smith accusing him of taking some hay belonging to.a.man for whom Smith was agent Smith in troduced two witnesses who swore that they saw Collins hauling hay from tae premises and the jury came to the con tusion that Smith had good reason# ‘or writing the letter. I