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f- f W 9*’ V ^ f Loup City Northwestern. VOL. XVII. LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1900. NUMBER 42. A m KD SO FAR. B'jwia, Germany and Japau Ha7a Yet to Break Cl Relatione with China. RIMOR FROM FOO NOT CRLDITFD. IVaAhiugton lla* Hoard Nothin* In liiijn From Conner, Itemoy or ChitfTeo—Fear Expriamtl a* to liiterimtlonulft Action Mcaniii* of ltu**lan Attitude. WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—Russia, Germany and Japan have not declared war upon China, cither separately or In concert. This statement is made upon tho authority of the highest character. What those nations may do within the next forty-eight hours, or within the next fortnight, is a question which no one in Washington Is prepared to answer. A brief dispatch from Che Foo, con veying a rumor current there that Russia, Germany ami Japan had joined in a declaration of war upon China, aroused some Interested comment among Washington officials and among diplomatic representatives of foreign governments resident here. In neither Official nor diplomatic circles, how ever, was the rumor taken seriously. No information of such a tion has reached either tiie Department of State or the. legations of the governments primarily interested. That fact alone is accepted in official circles as a suffi cient refutation of tho rumor. OflicialH of the State, War and Navy departments were at their desks early today, but up to the hour of closing for the day not a word had been heard from Minister Conger, General Chaf fee or Admiral Remey. Since the dis patch from Consul Fowler wn.i received late last Thursday night th * Depart ment of State has received no advices front any source in China, except a brief cablegram from Minister Conger Inquiring how he should route his messages. Tho text of the dispatch, v.hlch, it was explained, was very brief and purely administrative i»t charac ter, was not made public. The War department has received no dispatch from General Chaffee, known to have i/ime directly from him, for about a week. Cablegrams signed "Chaffee" have been received, but as they con tained only lists of casualties it is as j. siimod they were sent by some subor ~ dinate officer in Genera! Chaffee’s name. From no official sources has the department learned of the departure of forty Americans from I’ekin to Tien Tsin, as reported to a London paper under date of August 19. Advices from General Chaffee are expected hourly, as the military tele graph line between Tien Tsin and Pe kin. which has been interrupted, pre sumably is l>eing or has been repaired. Imperative instructions were sent yes terday to the commander of the Fnited States forces at Tien Tsin to have the line restored at once under the pro tection of a cavalry detachment. A suspicion exists here that the delay in »■ essages, both from and to Washing _*n, is rather between Che Foo and {Shanghai than between Tien Tsin and Pekin. From Che Foo to Shanghai the telegrap.h line is in control of the Chinese authorities and it is suspected they are not so prompt in the trans mission of messages as they might be. Later in the day a dispatch was re ceived at the Japanese legation from the foreign office of Japan conveying the latest and most authentic Informa tion of the situation in and around Pekin. In a measure the advices were cf a disquieting nature, as they Indicated that the Chinese had rallied their forces and were preparing for an attack upon the allies in Pekin. If it should prove that the allied forces were besieged ill Pekin it would ac count for the lack of advices from General Chaffee. A in#»rIrann l.cavr IVkln. LONDON. Aus. 27.—A special dis patch from Pekin, dated August 20, says: Forty Americans, with an escort of I'ntted States troops, dart for Tien Tsiu tomorrow. • Mirth llirmivti tli#* 1'nlnrr. PA HIS. Auk 27. General Frey, commanding the French forces at I'e kin. telegraphs under date of August 20 "The allies have driven the 1 toners from all the points they occupied The allies are camped outside the Imperial palace, which was occupied toy some soldier* of the regular Chinese army. Th generals decided to man h the in ternational fortes through the pain * door*, which were afterward closed ” » tfwor h illr.l will* iA *ht»i ... HTUAHT, Nab.. Aug r> M*ary tto-i It. redding near lto»*eslt*#. ri It was niowing and carrying t hi gun with him In soiue manner the gun • M discharged and the bullet *M>ne fc trated hi* left lung, causing hi* death Mm %4»»*»t*• fa f f n attUft) I TOPKKA, Kin \ur IT Mrs %i I* M ■ • - « I •panned pc ... . i t o th W.n ,i. . |<. t h i W 04 I. ..... | for » t'S itl ;» O tent of or-- iHUilms «Pie wan eadtl wl skS the > -at atvt »e»»tt n of th iU4 < . lal •* to tua CM t* t siuy-tcent %t« h starved north t«*.*t*’»t w tl * .rk b har el Ituh. TEAR OE fAMINE AT TIEN TSIN. TIiouhmoiIi of Vlllttge ll«*fugcc* Flocking to C'lty Cipturrd by %III««. LONDON, Aug. 27.—The latest news from Pekin Indicates that the situa tion there is unchanged. The imperial city is still Invested, hut has not yet been occupied. The allies when the last message left, were still refraining from aggressive action pending in structions from their government. An attack from 30,000 Boxers was expected and to meet this the whole American force and the British artil lery, according to a dispatch to the Morning Post from Pekin, dated Au gust IS, was moved to the outer city wall. The Boxers were reported com i ing from the south. General Dorward, in his report of 1 the engagement outside Tien Tsin Au I gust 19, when tiie Americans, British I and Japanese signally defeated a large I force of,Boxers, killing over 300, says j In a dispatch dated August 25: "The lines of communication near Tien Tsin are now' free from danger. The enemy had been treating the vil lagers badly. Several decapitated ImwIIoh were found near their camp. The villagers are now lighting to Tien Tsin at the rate of about a thousand a day. As there is not more than a month's food supply, there Is every I prospect of a famine shortly," The declaration that a famine is im I minent in consequence* of the inade quacy of provisions for the hordes of refugees at Tien Tsin adds a new cle ment of peril to the situation. Shanghai advices say tin* report of the capture of Emperor Kwang Su bv j the Japanese was erroneous. It was a case of mistaken identity. The Pekin correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, writing August 19, says that the em press dowager fled westward and adds: "She has a bodyguard of 1,500 and as the mountainous character of the country would prevent artillery for lowing, it is believed she will not be pursued." This correspondent reports every thing quiet on the date of his dispatch, but a telegram to the same paper from Tien Tsin, dated August 24. asserts that 1,000 Russians, Germans and Jap anese pushed forward from Pekin with the intention, it was assumed, of pur suing the fleeing empress dowager. At a conference of ministers and generals, held at Taku Friday, it was decided, according to the correspond ent of the Daily Telegraph, lo refer the fate of the Forbidden city to Eu rope. FURNISHES BtFF FOR THE CZAR. Armonr (l»l« an Order for 0,000,000 I’ouiuU for Holilier*. CHICAGO, III., Aug. 27.—Armour & Co. have received an order from the Russian government for 6,000,000 pounds of "beef on the hoof" to the feed the soldiers of the czar in China. Tills is the largest order of the kind in the history of the Chicago meat trade. Options are said to have been taken upon every available ship in the tarrying trade on the Pacific. It will take 6,000 fatted rattle to fill the order. The cattle will be sent from San Francisco via Hawaii and Japau. ■i■ w . Dun for rprluing In MUnlU. WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—The War j department has made public letters j found among the papers of General | Rieart, recently arested by the police near Manila. Among them is an un signed letter in regard to an attack on Manila in January. 1900. It states that the reason for not carrying out the proposed attack was because of the small number of resolute persons sta tioned at the gates and because Gen j eal Otis had gone aboard a ship in j Manila bay. Another attack was j planned, lint not carried out because ! the "enemy" made a careful search of I the city. After ICx|>r#**M IColdier*. BFRMNGTON. la., Aiik. 27. Two detectives left Burlington tonight for some point east, where it Is claimed they will arrest men concerned in th-* |2n.noo express robbery. Absolutely nothing is known of the point thut it is stated that there are three In the ; kook and it will lie in the hands of the detectives by noon Monday. The point of arrest Is said to be some city between Burlington and Chicago. A Soldier l)l*« llrutrlr. !,ON!M)N Auk -7 A <11** I patch from Pretoria, dated August 24. * glv *s description of th- .ve.ulbui un Friday of lieutenant Cordua of the I’rankviial artillery, convicted by emirt I martini of breaking his parole in plot ting to a Mud l«ord Roberts and kill j llrltlsh oftli ers Cordua walke-t fear lessly to the garden behind the Jail. At his own request he was not hound | «nd sat in a chair with fold d arms, j ten bullets enter'd his body. \% m» | nfiirt • I IdiRi, TANUKH MoriMiu Aun j# \ I niied Hiiitrs war shin has arrived I here today to support th* clatni arts* [ lug out of the Riur'let’ laet June of Mar-os Kss.tgiu a n <iur;iliii d Ainrrt in rttlsen who was the mini ivr of j the F«-a bran h <>! the Ffen- h turn of | lt<aun*welg A t'o V n**m *•# fa.. | o ia« WAtililXinViM, Aug 2A Th > p ♦» , ill.**toil stf ttoehe'Isr. N V Wav made ( no bit tiHtav hv the eel)»W4 t> • • j.t n j |». t»u» «# *v vt* or -.t 9t |u>r rent The population of In ditaypolu a j lust mi le pil'dp- hi ihe •veil bureau I is Ms t<l against is. 414 In |gw an i ■ i - if ..->11 [valor oniims Hard) cf Vengeful Boxera Routed Hear to City of Tien Tsin. ENZMY SUffERS A LOSS Of 300 Chine**' Telegram* Announce the C apture of Kuiperor Kwhiik Nu amt Prince Tuan, hh Well a* Inf urination of a Pro tlitioiiul Government. LONDON. Aug. 25.- Five hundred American troops participated in a sig nal defeat of Boxers outside of Tien Tsin August 15. The fact is reported from Vienna. Details came from the Reuter agent at. Tien Tsin in a dis patch dated August 20. In addition to the Americans the force consisted of 375 British and 200 Japanese, all under the British general, Dorward, The fight took place at a village six miles west of Tien Tsin. where the al lied forces found a considerable num ber of Boxers, whom they engaged, killing over 300 and taking sixty-four wounded prisoners, who were sent to the hospitals of the allies. The vil lage was burned. The Americans had five wounded, the Japanese six and the British none. Hundreds of Box ers, flags, spears and swords were cap tured. From Shanghai comes a report, qual fled by Hip assertion that it is from purely Chinese sources, that the em press dowager, after proceeding one day’s journey from Pekin, became ter rified at the looting by General Tung Fuh Sing's soldiers, and went hack to Pekin. A Chinese telegram from 31an Fu says that Prince Tuan has been captur ed hv a detachment of the allies. Other Chinese messages record the for mation of a provisional government In Pekin by the allies, but this appears to be a purely military measure and merely an elaboration of the scheme for dividing the city into sections for police purposes, Li Hung Chang has received word that the allies entered Pekin easily, because the troops of General Tung Fuh Biang utterly refused to face the allies. According to the Shanghai corres pondent of the Daily Telegraph Karl Li. recognizing the futility of an at tempt to drive the foreigners from China, now professes conversion to reform principles. Shanghai advices announce the re ceipt there or Chinese official advices asserting that Kmperor Hwang Su has been found and rescued by the Jap anese. Messages from Tien Tsin report se rious mortality among the American horses, owing to the heat. Delayed advices to Repter, dated Pekin. August 14, reiterate the state ments regarding the treachery of the Chinese on the night before the re lief. They had informed the members of the legations that orders had been issued to cease firing. This was fol lowed by a desperate attack. And it was only the welcome sound of the cannon of the relieving force in the morning that renewed the courage of the foreigners. The correspondent adds: "The Chinese admit having lost 3,000 in the various attacks upon the lega tions. Our rations dwindled to one pound a day, consisting of horse flesh and rice." When the American de t chment attacked the whole Chinese force concentrated against them, leav ing the Sha Ho gate unwatched, whereupon the British entered there without the loss of a man. Trouble Aranuic Ti»li»Krii|ilu*ri. SAN FRANCISC.O. Cal.. Aug. 25.— The Chronicle says: Trouble is brew ing ill the Order of Railway elegruph ers. The immediate cause of the trouble is the action of \V. V. Powell, presiuent of the order, in suspending (leorge Eslee, ehnlrman of division 53. i For some time there has been much 1 dissatisfaction among the telegraphers regarding the administration of cer tain regulations which relate to the insurance benefits of the order. Presi dent Powell tons a stand which was distasteful to many of the member*, and especially those of division 53, and v* lien Katce was called on to execute the orders Issued by hi* superior he hiilated and tinally referred the mat ter back to headquarters. The corre spondence that followed did not con tribute much toward the settlement of tlte misunderstanding and a few day ago the edict of suspension was Issued. I lent. Cttritu* l« Shut, I .ON DON. Aug 2'» A special dis pat. h ftont Pretoria sat* that l.leu | tenant Cordita wus *bot yesterday I t Friday I afternoon MINIKIN. Aug 21 A • par!*l dla I pat n from Ibetoria. dated today say» I ‘ lietierul lord Roberts has <t*nltr»n**d ; the sentime of death Impose I Upon | l.ieuleuat11 Cordita formerly of the i Strain artillery w ho wa* cone it ted uf i l>< Itut a tlusleader is the plot to ah dm t ti« axial Roberta an I kilt Hi ltlt.fr r Italy of t |s. sheriff of X tit. lit It musty • > » " *' “ «*‘i 11* felt s-estly r* * - I * ) bk lis t h* I - • t I % If »t • I I 1 It* \ < CORRISPONDfNCf WITH CHINA. Iteply of tlie I iiltril Nlat** (jnvrriiiiient M ill* In Ti|;f>rotiii Term*. WASHINGTON. Aug 24.—The latest exchange of notes between China anil the I'nited States for the cessation of hostilities was given out by the State department this morning. The notes are: Chinese Correspondence, August 20 22, 1900; Handed to Mr. Adee by Mr. Wu August 20, 1900—10:15 a. in.: Ca blegram dated niigust 19, from Viceroy Li Hung Chang, was transmitted by the Chinese minister in London and received by Minister Wu on the night of the same day, I "It was the declaration of all the ministers for foreign powers that the expedition of the allied troops was solely for the rescue of the ministers in Pekin. Now, the allied troops, hav ing entered Pekin and found the min isters safe, it seems proper that hos tilities should at onee lease and that negotiations should commence. I ask Hie Putted States government to ap point an envoy with full power, or ap point thi‘ minister now In Pekin for the purpose, as he is necessarily ac quainted with the uffalrs between Chi na and foreigners, and to inform me if tlie conference will take place in Pekin, After receipt of a definite re ply, I will at onee proceed to the north. Please request tlie secretary of state to lay the matter before Ills excellency, the president. I await reply. • * (Received at the Department of State August 21, 1900. at 3:17 p. m.) Cablegram from Viceroy LI Hung Chang, dated August 21, 1900. and re ceived by Minister Wu on the same day. 1 he Boxer rebels in Pekin having been dispersed, tnere will be positively no more fighting. Further military operations on the part of the powers are greatly to be deplored. Besides urging cessation of hostilities, please inform secretary of state upon subject of withdrawal of troops and appoint ment of plenipotentiary to negotiate a settlement of all other questions so as to preserve amicable relations. I await early reply. •••••’ (Sent to Chinese minister August 22, 1900- 1:30 p. m.) Memorandum in response to the Chi nese minister’s communication of ca blegrams from Viceroy Karl Li Hung Chung, dated August 19 and 21, pro posing the immediate cessation of hos tilities and the appointment of an en voy to conduct negotiations, received at the Department of State August 20 and 21. 1900: ’While the condition set forth In the memorandum delivered to the Chinese, minister August 12 has not been ful filled, an<l the powers have been com pelled to rescue their ministers by force of arms, unaided by the Chinese government, still this government is ready to welcome any overtures for a truce, and Invite the other powers to join, when security is established In the Chinese capital and the Chines# government shows its ability and will ingness to make on its part an effect ive suspension of hostilities there and elsewhere in China. When this is done, and we hope It will be done promptly-^the I’nited States will be prepared to appoint a representative to join with the representatlves of the other similarly interested powers and of the authoritative and responsible government of the Chinese empire to attain the ends declared in our circu lar to the powers of July 3, 1900. ALVEY A. ADEE, Acting Secretary. Tfepanment of State, Washington, D. August 22, U00." Step Nearer to St. Helena. LONDON, Aug. 23.— President Krug er, according to a dispatch from Lou venzo Marquez to the Daily Express, has Issued a proclamation counter to (lie latest proclamation issued by Isrrd Roberts. The Transvaal president says: "It will help you nothing to lay down your arms or to leave the com mandos. Every step homeward means a step nearer St. Helena." Dfftknt* Hr »• tier ft Organize, ABERDEEN. S D„ Aug. 24—The Interstate Stock Breeders' association was organized here today by cattle anil sheep men from North and South Dakota. Robert Moody of Aberdeen was elected president; (*. N Harris at I Xberdeen. vice president; J t\ Hall of Ordway. se» retary. and F. It. Hannon of Klleadale, treasurer. The flr*t an nual show and sate will be held in this city the tlrut week in October. '.•M of Okie Cute*. WASH! NO TON, Aug 21 The pop ) I Illation* of Cleveland, Toledo and Co bun bug. l>, were announced today by j i he i eiisq* bureau a* follow* Cleve* | land. StH.THH. >tg«iu»t 2H1.3&3 in l»*Ml , I all increase of IfM.III, nr III of per j | MM I'oleno III again*! H i t in li 'ii, an increase of 5uih* nr HI M ! t>er cent, Culiimtni* Ift.Mu. agtinst | c* lift la Iki'O. an in rrts> of 37 410 j I 'if I# 44 |W*f 4** lit kl I itft I la* 14 M HlffftltMllIf sr.w MHIH Sum 31 Th# fnU*»w | is# b*1* o fr< Ni<m| b*fv by lb# * "It*i««tft49t #4 ib# j in imm IaIMI ill 4 «>t#% , n« #iu n T•# y#lh»y lit*?#*#* ] !f»|i> ff'ti »l *1*11* iM f«l itMlr i i 1*7*1 lii % pn I I I > i ) UfOtVI f i bal. mig» g«<>*raat«iit lag«A< i I* Mat ftUMta | Preparation is Being: Made for a Stay All Next Winter. CARL LI’S APPIAl IS RIJ1CTH). Alafnoi' of Kc*(ion*1 hi* Ciovernment at Pekin Given an ICcumoii—Codger it#» port* Chaotic Condition* — Clilii**e Capital In Practically III Hand* of Allien. WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.—After a long conference at the White House the reply of the United States to the application of 1,1 Hung Chang for the npponltnient of peace commissioners was completed and a copy of the reply sent to the Chinese Minister, Mr. Wu to be forwarded to Earl Li. The state department made a definite announce ment that the reply had been conveyed to Mr. Wu, but added to its official ut terances that the correspondence would not be made public until tomor row morning. A copy of the reply was sent to other governments represented in China. The American reply Is chiefly char acterized by its firm tone and its brev ity. its keynote is the president's at titude as laid down in the American note of July 3. and there is the strict est adherence to the points enunciated at that. time. While the document in open to the construction of being a re jection of Li Hung Chang's proposi tion for Imidediate negotiations, yet it is stated by those who have read the answer with care and have had a part In its preparation that "rejection” is probably too strong a term to apply to It. The United States places itself in the position of being ready at the proper time to tuhe up peace negotia tions, lint in the present unsettled con dition of affairs In the empire, the lack of knowledge us to who are the re sponsible rulers and what constitutes the actual Chinese government. It is made clear that the time has not ar rived for pursuing the negotiations proposed. The formal courtesy of di plomatic procedure is preserved, but at the same time tile entire tenor of the document is marked by force and firmness. The government of the United States takes the position that negotiations are impossible with a gov ernment which cannot prevent hostil ities against the forces of the powers which were sent to the Chinese capital to save the envoys. An long as at tacks are made on the troops of this and other governments, such as have followed the occupation of Pekin, and the attacks in the vicinity of Tien Tain it Is deemed that the Chinese govern ment is either unwilling or unable to prevent these hostilities, and for this reason negotiations must lie deferred. The most Important development of the day as to the actual conditions in Pekin came late in the afternoon, when the state department made pub lic a dispatcli from Minister Conger, dated at Pekin only three days ago. It was given out with the following state ment: “The state department authorizes the announcement of the receipt at an early hour this (Wednesday) morning through the consul at Che Foo of a telegram from Minister Conger in the department cipher to the following ef fect : “PEKIN, Aug. 19.—Secretary of State, Washington: The entire city with the exception of the imperial pal ace is occupied by Japanese. Russian. Hritish, Americans and French. It is being apportioned into districts for po lice supervision. The Chinese army fled. The imperial family and the court have gone westward, probably to Sian Fu, in the province of Shensi. No rep resentatives of the Chinese government are in sight In Pekin and the condi tions are chaotic. The palace is ex pected to lie taken Immediately. Many missionaries have started for home, while others remain in charge of the Christian refugees, numbering about 1,000. CONGER." IX-SINAIOU INGAll’S Will. I.rnve* K»ti»«e to Wife Who Is to »!• Holt* l i«M-utrlx. ATCHISON, Kan., Auk 23.—The will of the late Senator John J. In KiIIh. tiled In probate court today, is as follows "Vice President's Chamber. Wash ItiKton In the name of IJod, Amen, I. John J Insulin. of the city and county of Atchison, lo the state of Kuiimis, mindful of the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, do make pub lic and declare ray last will and testa ment. I give, heqnenth and devise unto my beloved wife. Anna latulee all my property and estate, re t, personal and mixed of every description, and wherever situated, arid appoint her sole executrix hereof, without bond, surety or undertaking "In witness whereof I hive here unto set my hand and seal. In the pres Mrs of the subs, rthing witn.•■%*«•*. who signed the same In tny presence and In the presence of ea h other, this #tth day of August, \ It lava IOIIN JAMK8 I St; \ 1.1.8. *' \\ r j ii a mi * W It Cl.AY •• II I (n I lug log « W Ul SKW YORK tug M It was far t nmlii tn»nr»»in« •**1 (mUy tlftwi l)i« will | of Cat It is I* tluatinst ui ail) be Bid j I* ft fifty niulf % tM t> m* V» ¥L ml A'«*ftftf*’lW»ftt Nl it lk# lkiUl)lvf y |*4 tin Mill «» I■* U> %|ht || WM th iotrl iHftl IfM* will W'* #' I H*' |.,a t|i finally tUfi ifltfivtiii •( WtATMtR HAS BttN HUT. Hut Uf»*y Sliower* Have Prevailed Here and There, LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 25.—The past week has been very hot, with heavy thunder showers in the eastern portion of tile state, accompanied by destruc tive hail storms, which, however, cov ered only small areas. The dally mean temperature has averaged about 5 de grees above the normal, with nearly continuous south winds. The daily maximum temperatures have generally been 90 degrees or above in the south ern part of the state, and about 5 de grees lower in the northern part. Little or no rain fell in the western counties during the week. In the east ern counties the rainfall ranged from one half Inch to more than four Inches. Most of the rain fell in the heavy thunder storms of the 14th and 15th. in the district of heavy rainfall crop conditions have Improved, except in small ureas, where damage was done by hail. Corn is doing well in most eastern counties. In most, south-cen tral and western counties the dry, hot weather of the week lias caused a fur ther deterioration of the corn crop and in many places the corn is being cut for fodder. Haying has made good progress and while the quality is good the yield is, with tiut few exceptions, light. Kilirar Unnmn Holly Hurried. EDGAR, Neb., Aug. 25.—Mrs. J. ('. Gardner, the wife of one of Edgar’s grocery merchants, was daugerousty burned. She was filling the gasoline tank while a Jet. was was burning. She overran the tank, and the gasoline caught Are, throwing a quantity of it over her hands and arms. There was' no one present In the house except her little daughter. Bernice, 10 years of age. The screaming woman ran Into the sitting room and threw her self face down upon the carpet when little Bernice, in spite of her mother's warning, came up and threw a rug over her mother and extinguished the flames. Hliot II!* Fithcr*ln*liiir. NORFOLK. Neb.. Aug. 25.—From Meadow Grove comes the report that Cornelius Smith shot and fatally wounded his father-in-law, Bollfskl. Bolifskl, who lives near Madison, has been giving trouble for a year or more by beating his family and threatening to kill ’hpm all. The other night, he left his home, arriving at Smith’s home, seven miles northwest of Mead ow Grove, about 4 o’clock in the morn ing. Here he began beating the door and swearing, declaring that he had come to kill thsm all. Smith opened Are on him with a revolver, three shots taking effect In the old man’s head. He cannot live. Unknown Man Dies Suddenly. O’NEILL. Neb., Aug. 25.—An un known man died on the platform of the Elkhorn depot at Inman under cir cumstances that point strongly to sui cide. although the coroner’s jury re turned a verdict of heart failure. The Arst seen of him In the village of In man was when he appeared at the de pot and bought a ticket for O’Neill. While the train was doing some switcti ing he went to the pump and took a drink. While he was still there two young fellows went to get a drink. The stranger said: "Rinse that cup out well, hoys, I've Just l>een taking some medicine. SImm* Store nt (irrtmwoiHl Kohheil. ASHLAND, Neb.. Aug. 25.—W. T. Replogle'a shoo store at Greenwood was entered and thlrtv pairs of shoes taken. Knirance was Rained by un lorkinR the front door. Nineteen pairn of ladles' shoes, two nairs of men's and nine pairs of misses' and children's shoes were taken, amounting to nearly $50. The burglars took the shoes out of the boxes and replaced the boxes on the shelves as they found them, locking the door when they left. No clue to tlu* thieves has yet been dis covered. former Hnliligr In sV*l*« COLI'MIH'S. Neb.. Aug. 23.—Julius Thaetidel, who wus arrested by Sheriff Hyrnea last week on a charge of bur glary, was arraigned before a Justice He entered a plea of not guilty and wtuved examination and was bound oxer to tlu* district court In th* sum of $5no He was committed to Jill in default of bail He is about 30 years old and was reared In this countv He was a member of Company K, First, Nebraska volunteers and saw service in the Philippines Xrbntkt AMstafi !»«»»» DAVID ' ITY Neb Aug f*» A I. Mule, at une time a practicing attar* «ey in Hutler county was adjudged insane by the hoard «f insanity and taken to the as* hint at l.ln- **ln About isu year* ago \lr Htule showed sign* •tf met >1 derangement as a result of la grippe and was taken to Nevada. \|<* an I then to Hihum He 'n«» Arh fur l real men t. but he gradually grew worse and was brought home and es* am load by the Iswtil WiiteU is a Nnwwwcy llvm.K t'HkJKK Neb. Aug J\ Fries, a farmer llttii *»*u'h of fitdea. white driving at a toad of lorn her was thrown to the ground by a runtwat leant and lied *f hi# injuries before friend* could ranch him