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CLOSE TO THE CZ,ATR. COUNT^fl DE* CASSINI ‘ to-- XRANp h* - \ i DUKE *199^ AUEKIS Count (J<> Cassini, now ambassador to the United States and mentioned as the possible successor of Count Mura vieff late foreign minister of Russia, is one of the two great Russians now in the public eye. The other is the Grand Duke Alexis, the highest rank ing military officer of any nation now represented in the far east. Count de 'Cassini is at Washington and the grand duke at Pekin or trying to get there. Roth are warm friends of the United States, The grand duke.brother of the czar, is high admiral of the Russian fleet in the Yellow Sea or at Port Arthur. Alexis was loafing one day at Kiel, where the United States steamship Co lumbia rode the waters. Turning to an American captain he said; 'Tin glad you Americans arc rebuilding your fleet. Twice in my career I have heard the project of capturing one or two of your gre.at cities and holding them for ransom deliberately discussed by officers of European fWts whose conn tries had hard work to make ends meet. I once made a sensation when, after listening to a conversation of this kind, in which the officers of four dif ferent fleets took part. I said, 'Gen tlemen, the United States and Russia are friends. Should she be unjustly attacked Russia would help to see that the wrong be righted.’ Ah, I can’t tell you where or who it was. Come over to the Kurik (the Russian flagship), and have a glass of wine.” Alexis is the head of all the navy of Russia, a brave and intelligent man. The family of the Count de Cassini were for more than 174 years the di rectors of the great observatory of Paris. His immediate family settled in Russia in the early part of this cen tury. The members of it were scien tific, and the present count is the first of his line to take to politics and di plomacy rather than the profession of li is ancestors. At the same time few men in secular life in Europe can boast his attainments in the way of scientific and classic knowledge. His diplomatic work for Russia in the Orient ranks with that of the best tal ent in the world. He was the czar's representative In the complications which followed the Japanese-Chinese war. and It was he who secured all the important concessions to Russia re cently granted by the Chinese emperor and the empress dowager. His reward for these distinguished services was the embassy to Washing ton, now considered one of the highest diplomatic stations by the governments of Europe. Count de Cassini speaks seven languages fluently, including a few Oriental tongues, and is a master now of English, which he did not readily speak when first arriving at Washington. He is a man of far more liberal views than the late Count Mu ravb-ff, and as foreign minister would be more satisfactory to England than the man who preceded him. Muravieff hated England and all English customs and England hated him. ZSennis Champions. [ tv\» S !> gplTH PARKER J HALUC ^C^A-IPLIIM Miss Edith Parker and Miss Hallle ] Champlln of the Chicago Country I Club, who won the national women's tennis championsuip in doubles at Philadelphia are the first young wo men of the West to ever achieve that honor Both are expert players, anil In th’lr matches at Philadelphia they gave a shock to the knowing ones, who expected Miss Winter* of Washington, and Miss Mi Ateer of Pittsburg, to win, by d' (eating them in straight sets, running up a score of 9 7, fi 2, fi -2, taking the last set and match with cms* In every match throughout the tournament In I mbles the Chicago gtrl* won the matches easily. The only ones to take as mm h as a set tvt'i Miss lluiitw dl and Miss Shaw the women experts of the Longwise! Country Club of Boston who man ig * I to win in me sei u( th,. preliminary toutldx Miss Ch imp'.ln an I Miss Parker hive play ed mil h together, and tu th** western worn, n s championship last year both took a high place in the tush it! * meeting ilaftMt t;| the »eni> final rounds by the team which finally Wilt tile ch lillplollstnp In slxglni loth have been well to the front m th* mat, hew lint their work tins year has lesii largely hi dtHibles and their am ■'*>« i* attribute,! to let t,u team Wolk tile result of |ml bat I yrti in* on th** onirta Thw *««>« both will go lo Niagara Aug , It !, •tin* the mt Mill an -at haiMploustiipa are to be held Mil* Will he me Week taebll e |l|e Oil. It women * * hauipeinskitM tan th* K*a W««et osirta I *bleago I k*l Witt sis** taka part In ae»*anl mat tie* ta Ik* Ink tanarnaaianta tkia aaanamar 1 kay will again awl at Niagara as w*4l a* tn Ilk* • **»*<• Mian Wtatata ami Miaa McAteer, who won the championship in singles ami who won the western championship in singles last summer, is regarded as one of the fastest play ers on the courts, Mr Gardner, the leader of the tennis contingent of the Kenwood cluli, regards her as the best woman player he ever saw, and pre dicts that she will win all the events this year, Che jVrtioiey. The reservoir of the Grand Rapids water works gi\e way last week, let ting loo-e about liHUWMUMO gallons of water The t > aping torrent did dam age to prop tv to the amount of |2eu. oisi ami would huv* u»t manv people their lives but for a uae h-wittcd news boy Me happen-' | to noth ■ i .idy in th- morn ng i small leak lo ir the gatehouse, jump'd at tiie conclusion that it tit'ant n ' htef, and rushed off is rapidly i' hu legs nul l trry him In g:c the alarm A* I ■ cltsetiucm e of bis promptn* tiu oni > one iierson was fatally ili| ii'd The m*n and sum 11 n hiNM' holt:* m w* ‘* It) ! ?)•* ff| k •»! t h«* H<ni| ii ‘|!il fii ***' tu It thdt ?t)4t UUjf Ih** * ntrUliM W* ’ •.‘ftfllitUl ♦ E*4Ji « ¥i u| thunks I «»%* #1 Hif t*i<* h!«* ^4 *t»**14III. thitff IttlR til Oltth iidk tifA*t44|ht tl Hi ft*,# f h»* *• »’* » * ‘* * • t #lft H i* ttisifc* » • * t» . »d,* u it ; the •«« be tb»*» b * Wife Th* start ■ goes tbe« b«* one da- %ss tb-ougn s Window Mas lit h* 1 1 Wltluai • dgugbter uf II O'" t'llfkt Armstrong itf tb* uM hhssstk H*g lie im ••si khus kst, lost k« ik*i swd there 1 iemil»ed to ns'tt her ehu b k# did Go Sat)e the Mind. To preserve a sound mind in a sound body one must, says a doctor in the July century, observe the laws of health with regard to food, exercise, and sleep. Few become Insane who, with sufficient mental occupation, daily take two or three hours of vig orous exercise in the open air, and do not protract exciting studies or busi ness far into the night. ‘The observ ance of one day in seven by a com plete change in subjects of thought, and the suspension of modes of activ ity required for six days, would be philosophical, even though it had no basis In religion." Other foes to san ity that the doctor mentions are anxi ety, exaggerated sensitiveness, and the lack of occupation that great wealth makes possible. The best prescription for insomnia dates, he says, from the time of Solomon: ‘‘The sleep of a la boring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.” These are old truths that long ago men grappled to their souls with steel hooks, but the grapplings have become weak and it is well to see to it that they are tightened. Von K_ctllcr'j Marriage. Baron von Ketteler, the German minister to Peking, news of whose murder by Boxers Is confirmed, was the son-in-law of Henry B. Ledyard, president of the Michigan Cen tral railroad. The marriage of the baron and Miss Maude Led yard took place In Detroit, Feb. 24, 1897. The baron was promoted from the position of minister to Mexico to that of minister to China last fall. Be fort! going to China the baron and bar oness visited De troit and spent sev eral <la>» with their friends. The marriage of the baron ami Mias l.edvard took place In I’eter and i Paul's • hurt h. I*e. trott. It was the greatest social event of the winter **IW i*;sl J>» lard yard was at Protestant and the baron a Homan Catholic, a spe !al dlspvusatlon had to be procured from Mgr Martinelll Tkt civil marriage was perform*! Bret on V«»n Krlll^r lb* afl»s boon of F»k .4 by Juatl *, \|rr,llt K «tbtn4nl. at th* UilM'il r»» | n|*n *■ tin J (Tp»*«o atr*ntt* At tfn* bur’ll H.*btin I’tiirr a**i*Ut|1 ki V»r> >‘ntb**f M* baiun*n 9i i anti M*i b'aib*r Jana. * J ti4lntl lb* brt4* mi 4ii*ml*t| by M m bin 1 M Miltan. .1* labi.u uf it* natur VI UiiUnan-l tb« tn*.u, U> M*rr V.lotf i’ia Hru«niiUta n.iiH l ,* t»i*r> |l( lb* • i*rtu• n if4ii •<»» ai Washington Th* baron ami t>ar*in.t*4 Ml lb* un» Ur fur H•»!*■«. *b*r« Haion lot K*it*l«r j *u 1 b«n «iu.*i*r J !( Young Weat Pointer Fires Five Shots at His Sweetheart. HARTINGTON DIM G STORf ROBB! D farmer Near Iliimlml<lt Nearly Lone* III* Life In Attempting to Stop a Kunuuay Team of Mule* illtclieil to a llarvent im; M m b Inc. Farmer Cut by Slekle. liFMQOLDT, Nel»., July 8.—Fred Swihart. a farmer living several miles northeast of town, had a narrow es cape from death the other day. While working in the harvest field he at tempted to assist in stopping a fright ened team of mules attached to a hind er and was thrown in front of the sickle. His right arm was caught and literally cut to pieces, the bone being cut through in two places above the elbow. He was dragged thirty >et lie fore the team could lie stopped. It is feared that he is also injured in ternally. Fortunately the sickle bar was broken or the result might have been more serious. •lenloimy Cauac* u shooting;. WEST POINT, Neb., July 7.—Yester day afternoon William Hart, a young man, a stranger, who has been work ing around the livery stables of this place for a few weeks, attempted to murder Christina Johnson, a young woman with whom lie had been keep ing company. Ho tired live shots from a revolver purchased a few minutes before the shooting, but failed to hit her. He was under the influence of liquor and it is supposed committed j the assault through jealousy, she hav- ! ing repulsed him. He was Immediate* 1 ly placed under arrest. IColi Ik* r* \ li*lt llurtington. HARTINGTON, Neb., July 7.—Last night ilurlng a performance at the opera house parties broke into Beste’s drug store through the rear window | and opened the cash register and slot machine. They succeeded in getting ; about $12. There was $50 in the snow j case belonging to the Catholic church for tickets sold which the thieves did not find. About the same time parties broke into Postmaster Watson's home and relieved the hired girl of $13 cash. I O^ulu ll;» Hunk Incorporated. OGALALLA, Neb., July 8.—The Ex change bank, which has been run dur ing the past three years by J. W. \ Welpton as a private bank, is now in corporated under the Nebraska laws. | The p: id up capital has been increased i from $5,000 to $10,000. The manage ment of the bank will remain the same, under tne control of J. W. Welp ton. who retains 07 per cent of the cap- ; ital stock, while 11. vVhelpton owns the balance. _____ j First Prluoncr lu Three Yenr*. OSCEOLA, Neb., July 0.—Frank Frude of Stromsburg was brought be fore Judge Coleman here on the charge of illegal selling of liquor and was bound over to the next term of the district court. He is now in the city jaii in charge of Sheriff Nuquist. This is the first prisoner the present sheriff has boarded, as there has been no one in the jail since the sheriff came into 1 office three years ago. Fair Ground* Are Sold. WEST POINT, Neb., July 7.—The fair grounds in this city, lately the property of the (fuming County Agri cultural society, were sold at sheriff's sale under a decree of foreclosure this week. The grounds, consisting of twenty-eight acres of choice lands, to gether with the spacious exhibition buildings thereon, were sold to a neighboring farmer for $1,775. Hoy f all* nu lMi ket Fnirf, TECI'MSEH, Neb., July 8.—Ben Kurus, an Elm Creek lad, was walking on a picket fence Wednesday, when he fell on one of the pickets. An ugly wound was inflicted in his side which required half a dozen stitches to draw together. Fortunately the pickets did not enter a more vital portion of his anatomy than the flesh of his side. ShIhaii Hellion*!rait<-«* I MEAD, Neb., July 7.— At the board meeting held last night to grunt sa loon license a remonstrance was tiled and the heuring set for Tuesday. This is the second application of H. H. Reed, the- first one having been decided against him by the district court. K*<'i»v««n» From lout* lull HARTINCJTON. Neb.. July 7 Prof Wlnteringer, the balloonist who fell loo fe-t from his balloon at Lyons on the Fourth, was brought here today I and is able to walk W «•* I I’ll IM | S< It,, ,| 1 ettSUS. WEST POI.VI Neb July 7 The school tt-usui of this place has just lien t ikco ami shows a total of 7tic* children of » hool age In the city. :;s| of whim are males and St a females. II.4 II* II1 011 lllo-tl I It* I i 41 I \T AltOO Neb July I Judge li mit y sterthtv sentenced llamllton, the lo an found guilt* of rumplklty In rob i‘ni Jos ph A tjraf a #*cir* to live >*»rn in the i*e!,itentiai> t'ourt xl •* clo t until Jo * l.’ wh<n itarrla, the '*i*i arrest In this • tw, will be tiled Sit>s>IW*rc Kv’hch l|.»t**e III M in il. I IT V h I uly 7 ll-nry tti a. el<*n and H»llln Vb tight *bn have tieen ■ih'miIiiii the las* year in the Klondike arrived home la** night nu • tp* !m|l) ami wilt remain for some time with relative They report the M iuitxil.lt paitie* a niiu)i4Ni of whom tiling III » v - • ■ tl 4 1 * e | UlIM ta tha* «totally a* doing an el* and . • tug a |tssl harvest These twa young me., mi not >i>ainui»t4ie returning aitlUla II Keefe another gold seeh»t fr>*m hare who has lass Home stalling hts lun-K1* for a month left last night to tesutu- operations In the famous gold Maid* I GETS CAUGHT IN TRCG. I .%1'rlilrnt to Switchman Mt (iraiitl Islam! ItesiiltH In Death. GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. July G — While switching in the Union 1’adflc | yards George Keteham was run over ( and almost instantly killed, living but i live minutes after the accident. A car had just been loaded at the freight de : Pot and was being taken on another i track. Upon arriving at the switch a coupling had to he arranged. Ket I cham stepped in in an unusual way, ! his face toward the coming car and engine. The coupling was made just where there was a frog in the tracks. Ho happened to step into the sunn, only about an inch where the rails join. The oncoming car made him move back, his foot was tight and when the car struck the foot it whirled him about, running down the left side of the entire body, i tie accident was at once known by the other members of tlio crew, one of whom was a broth er of the unfortunate man. He was picked up and was being taken to the otiice of tile yard master, a few hun dred feet west, dying on the way. The company surgeon was immediately called but bv the time he arrived Ket eham was dead. Keteham was a young man, about twenty years. His father, George Keteham, was killed on the road sev eral years ago. He was a conductor. While his freight train was pulling out of Shelton one night and lie was attempting to board the caboose, he slipped and was badly injured. He was taken to the hospital at Omaha and lived some days but ail efforts to tide him over t*je results of the ac cident were fruitless. Young Keteham leaves a widowed mother and four brothers, one of whom Is also a switchman, and was at the brother's side two minutes after the accident last night. flOATER fOUND IN RIVER. Ilody of l.ahorhiK Mini FUlied Out Si'»r l*hit turnout li I’LATTSMOl.’TH, Neb., July 4-Jack Klllott saw a floater going down the river this forenoon and when a short distance below the Burlington bridge he caught and towed it to shore. He was about 40 years of age, five feet eight Inches, sandy mustache, stubby chin whiskers and black hair. He wore checkered overalls, light colored striped shirt and No. 7 shoes. In the pockets were found a blue cotton handkerchief, a silver dollar and a nickel, safety pin, two padlocks, a heelplate and a collar button, lie was evidently a laboring man. The body had not beea n 'he wafer lei’g and was not badly decomposed, Sentence I toy to ItcforniHtory PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., July 4. Charley Frlsh. a hoy fifteen years of age, was given a hearing before County Judge J, K. Douglas on the charge of incorrigibility. His moth er filed the complaint, asking to have him sent to the reform school, as all efforts to ke.ep him at home had proven fruitless and when she had found a place for him to work he would run away. He could not resist his inclination to place obstructions on the railroad tracks. On the strength of the evidence the court de rided that the best place for the boy was in the state reformatory, where he could he properly looked after and kept oht of mischief and he was ac cordingly sentenced to that institu tion. Injured by I nun on Cracker DAVID CITY, Nob., July 4.—Conrau t.auaskle, an old soldier, was celebrat ing the Fourth of July in advance yes terday evening. He was giving the hoys a lesson in discharging fireworks and held a large cannon cracker in his hands while it exploded. His right hand was almost torn to pieces and his right l«g was badly bruised. He is in a critical condition and fears of blood poisoning are entertained by his comrades. skull ( runlie<l l>y » Full. STERLING. Neb.. .July 3.—Eugene Schneider, a carpenter, who has the contract for building the German Luth eran church three miles west of town, fell from the scaffolding this morning, striking h.s head on a rock. His skull was crushed and his body badly bruised. P is thought that it will not prove fatal although he had a very close call from being killed. Cridge Col lapse* With Ten in* NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., .July 4 By the collapse of a bridge here yes terday two men, a team anil Ice wagon were precipitated to the bottom of Table creek, a distance of twenty feet. The men were severely bruised and it is believed were injured internally. Will I irr i I *nnon GENEVA, Nt b July I I ad t> it t p m. will be tired a number of salutes from the old Philippine cannon cap tured by Company G and brought Imiue. It Is estimated that the largest crowd c\ei sou Ill Geneva will l» pi esetit. siarlrl Fever Ml l*«tl,l I Ily li.WII* CITY, Nib. July 1 A well- ( developed i use of scitrl >r fever at the residence ill .1 E A!bin Was reported yesterday evening by the attending j physician %« h* «il I * •*••!• ii IlMlrtrv BE IT HICK, Neb., Inly * The »i In-«d census fot Beatrice whl li Is just completed, shows 2AI2 of s< bool age wiiHik the t tty This i» an >•»<••«* of |N over last year MOIs ter,,, ml < lo, keu toe XKWAHII. N'eh Inly :> Verier day nooning about in in Jpnh We* trrhng built a Hie la h * ■ hi< ken h»MM* in order to smoke out lt«e and then w«»»t down town 1 ae Hre >sw had the • hn hen house im aahe« un i then • aught the barn ahi h sm en ttrety deslwved before the Hie I* paHMent arrived A daughter of Mr Westrrhoff was <p«ite Inlli burned lg getting their horee out of the train and Mra J C Morgan «•* *•• Uadi* frightaned that i( **• meg Miy In rail n do* to Democrats Again Place the Nebraskan at Their Ticket's Head, VITAL POINTS OT TIIT PLATFORM Sixteen to tine l» Given Uni) ICinpliHsle— A (tail K. Stvvenvon, of 11 litiuie, in Nomi nated for Vlce-I’realdent by Acclama tion. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 5.—Will iam Jennings Bryan of Nebraska was tonight unanimously placed in nomi nation as the democratic candidate for president of the United States on a platform opposing impi riallsm, mil itarism and trusts and specifically de claring for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of lt» to 1. The nomination came as the culmi nation of a frenzied demonstration in honor of the party leader, lasting twenty-seven minutes and giving ut terance to all the pent-up emotions of the vast multitude. it was late this afternoon when the convention was at last face to face with the presidential nomination. Early in the day there had been ted ious delays to reconcile their differ ences and present a report. Until this was ready, the convention managers beguiled the time by putting forward speakers of more or leas prominence to keep the vast audience from be coming too restless. _ The first session, beginning at 10 tills morning, was entirely fruitless of results, and it was not until late In the afternoon, when the second session had begun that the platform commit tee was able to report an agreement. Already its main features, embodying the 16 <o 1 principle, had become known to the delegates and there was little delay in giving its unanimous approval. This removed the last chance for an open rupture on ques tions of principle and left the way clear to the supreme event of the day —the nomination of the presidential candidate. The vast auditorium was filled to Its utmost capacity when the moment arrived for the nomination to be made. When the call of states began for the purpose of placing candidates in nomination, Alabama, yielded its place at the head of the list to Nebraska and Oldham of that state made Ills way to the platform for the final speech placing Mr. Bryan's name in nomina tion for the presidency. The orator was strong voiced and entertaining, yet to the waiting dele gates and spectators there was but one point to i.*s speech, and that was the glowing peroration which closed with the name of Williams Jennings Bryan. This was the signal for the dem onstration of the day anu in a common purpose til*1 great concourse joined in a tribute of devotion to the party lead er. _ Nniniiiutf \ .«•«• 1 KANSAS CITY, Mo.. July 0.—The democratic national ticket was com pleted today by the nomination of Ad !ai E. Stevenson for vice president. I'he nomination was made on the first ballot, state after state joining in the wild scramble to record their support of the winning candidate. The platform adopted says in part: The democratic platform reaffirms faith In the Declaration of Independence and allegiance to the constitution of the I'nlted States framed ill harmony there wl i h. II denounces the Porto ttlcan tariff law ns a lio'd and open violation of the or ganic law. It demands that the promise of inde pendence made by the I'nlted States to Cuba shall be speedily fulfilled. It demands that it promise shall be made in the Philippines that those islands shall also be Independent and that they ..hall be protected from outside Interfer ence. The present war In the Philip pines Is branded as n war of criminal aggression. I he platform does not oppose expan sion when i» takes in desirable territory, that may be formed into states of the American union, but it declares that the question of Imperialism has reference to the very existence of the republic. The ('hicago platform is reaffirm d and special reiteration made of the principle of the free coinage of gold and silver at * he historic ratio of b» to 1. The people are warned against mili ta rism. Private monopolies are declared to he indefensible and Intolerable. The public control of trusts; the retire ment of hank notes; election of sena tors by vote of the people; establish ment of a government department of la bor: liberal pensions; control of the Nl caruguitn canal hv America, and state hood of Arizona. New Mexico and Okla homa an advocated. The Hay-I'auneefote treaty Is con demn d and cordial sympathy for the l.oers expressed. (in Imperialism and militarism the plat form says In part We condemn and denounce the Philip pine policy of the present administra tion It has embroiled the republic in an nun. eej»sary war sacrificed the ll\es *»f many of Ms noblest sons and placed tho I'ttltf I State**, previously known and up* pleaded throughout the w<»rtd i* the « humpUm of freedom. In th* false am) mi-Amer;. an porttion of crushing with military r r* *• th* efforts *»f our former .nlll* to achieve I liberty uinl self •govern ment The declaration of th# republican pla 11 > o m adopt i at the Philadelphia i. »\ ‘tttloti h M in Jntie !'*»» that the f * pnt»l> Ml I«*»t\ t*.idlest I v iidher* s to tl* IM»»|C .*nron»ictd »l* the Monro. doc frln* i manifestly ittsim -r.* and de* . pMv* ’I « H pi ■ M I <**l«*it t* coiitl milt te*l M the i.i-w.d V of that |N|ri> lit n|» •i > .itiuii io th*« ■••lilt of the Moitr.N tit.*, iritis, to itcqiliri ami Im»M s*»\ er. igitt y •» large at i - of t< MHi*l v and largo I MlHle * - if people 1ft the cottefti |^m|. ■ vH , ft \\ »»*»•>«i*militarism ft m* in* , on. 1*1«t In fto It th# *t»r ng pit n! has f af iw*r!| faltil to free In, HUh«« the I**• 11« 0. 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