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MISS STONE AND
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Miss Stono of the Woman's Board of
Missions, lately abducted by Bulgarian
brigands, had two “very similar excit
ing experiences some years ago with
bandits in the mountainous region of
Turkey. She never before was cap
tured and held for ransom, but she
knew not how to account for one es
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cape she had on any other ground than
she was considered "too poor to be a
good catch.”
“It was in a wild mountain pass,”
she said, in speaking of it afterward.
“I was halted by a band who offered
me no violence. They ransacked our
baggage, but finding we had nothing
valuable, repacked everything neatly
and quietly went their way. Expressing
their regret at giving us any trouble." j
While the bandits were searching ;
her luggage she told them that she was :
a missionary and, to her great surprise
they at once became less boisterous Id
their manner.
Another experience she had was
rather alarming. This, too, was in the
mountains. After a long journey sh6
reached a little hut, in which she took
refuge. During the night she was 1
aroused out of a sound sleep. Foot- |
steps were heard on the floor and a I
hand passed over her face. Evidently
she was not the person for whom the
brigand was seeking, and he left with
out giving her any further annoyanca
Mrs. 'Roosevelt's Church•
Mrs. Roosevelt's determination to at
tend St. John’s Episcopal Church while
the President is faithful to the little
chapel of the Dutch Reform Church
has given rise to some misconception,
and people who do not understand the
facts have assumed there was some
radical difference of opinion in relig
ious matters between the President
and his wile. They do belong to dif
ferent churches, but that is a mattei
of hereditary association, writes a
Washington correspondent. The Pres
ident belonged to the Dutch Reformed
Church, as his ancestors had done, and
he has kept up the connection as a
matter of course. Mrs. Roosevelt was
a Carew, and she is an Episcopalian
by birth and training. She has always
contributed liberally to the church of
that faith in New York, Washington
1 and Albany. The President and Mrs.
Roosevelt are not at all apart in their
general religious views, and they fre
quently attend church together. As
the result of early training they have
retained their original church member
ship.
A Fetv Peculiar /fames,
English proper names are often a
snare to the unwary. In Germany and
on the continent generally a business
education is not complete without a
training in their pronounciatiou. It
was from a German officer that the
writer first learned the correct sound
of many of the names which follow.
As ail of them occur In English his
tory and English literature, they are
here offered to the American school
girl for her study and observance:
Abergavenny, Abergen’ny; Acheson,
Atch'eson; Adye, Ay’dy; Alcester,
Awister; Alington, AU'ington; Ays
cough. Askew; Bagehot, Bag'got;
Beauchamp, Bee'cham; Beaulieu, Bew
’ly; Bellingham. Bel’llngjam; Belvoir.
Bee’ver; Bertie, Barty; Bethune, Bee
ton; Blount, Blunt; Boisragen, Bor’ra
gon; Bouiger, Boarjer. Bolejer; Bour
chier, Bow’cher; Bourke, Burk; Cail
lard, Ky'ar; Cassalis, Cassels; Cheyne,
Chay’ney; Cbolmondeley, Chum’ly;
Claverhouse, Clay’verse; Colquhoun,
Cohoon; Creighton, Cry'ton; Crichton,
Cry’ton; De L isle and Dudley, De
Lyle; De Moleyns, Demmoleens; De
Salis, De Sal’lia; Dumares, Doo’mer
rick; Dymoke, Dim'muk; Farquhar,
Fark'wer, Farker; Farquharson, Fark -
erson. Fark’werson; Foljambe, Fool'- j
jam; Foulis, Fowls; Pontefract, Pom- |
fret; Marylebone, Marl’bun; Pall Mall, i
Pel Mel.—Chicago News.
HocKjcfeller'j f*rix>ate XOire.
John D. Rockefeller occasionally
uses the long-distance telephone when
away from his New York office, but not i
for important business. For such pur- j
poses he never uses the mails. There !
is a private wire from the office to his
mansion at Forest hill, Ohio, and the |
Standard Oil millionaire, when at the
latter point, transacts business just as j
though he were in New York. He
never writes a message, but talks to a
trusted and reliable operator.
The sheep king of Australia is Sam
uel McCaughney, an Irishman, who
went to Australia in 1856 with prac
tically nothing. He did not succeed
well at first, but started again with a
small flock and from year to year has
added to his holdings, until now he has
more sheep than any other man in the
world. He has more acres of land than
sheep, and his possessions are in the
best parts of Australia. One of his
farms, on the Darling downs, is thir
ty-six miles long and forty miles wide, i
Altogether he owns more than 1.000,000
acres, and leases about 1,000,000 more.
Some of the English tenures are ex
ceedingly curious. A farm near Broad
house, in Yorkshire, pays annually to
the landlord a snowball in midsummer
and a red rose at Christmas. The
manor of Foston is held by a rental of
two arrows and a loaf of bread. An
estate in the north of England is held
by the exhibition before a court every
seven years of a certain vase owned
by the family; another, in Suffolk, by
an annual rental of two white doves.
The western mosquitoes don't ap
pear to have heard of kerosene. They
I bite oil magnates as freely as anybody
j else.—Kansas City Journal.
Talfo tvith "Birds in IS heir Otvn ZSongtie,
Relna V. Wright, a talented young
girl of Oshkosh. Wls., has mastered
the language of birds in a manner
which enable? her perfectly to under
stand their conversation. Miss Wright,
who is now 18, has made a study of
bird sounds since she was 12 years old.
She began by talking to her feathered
friends in their own tongue, and was
soon gratified by noting her power of
calling them together and imposing si
lence upon them while she trilled their
songs. The birds not only listen, but
answer her, sometimes in chorus and
again one at a time. Miss Wright is
now a teacher of elocution at Grafton
Hall in that city. She was born in
Nebraska and come hither when a
child of 3. She has been a student in
the Ralston University of Expression
and Physical Culture at Washington,
where she worked under the private
direction of President Edgerly. She
was graduated last year and then re
turned to teach.
F. Abreu, a Filipino merchant from
Manila, traveling in this country to
gain a knowledge of American meth
ods, has presented President Roosevelt
with a handsome cane and several
pieces of cloth of insular manufacture.
The stick was mounted In gold mined
In Luzon and was the w'ork of native
artisans.
Sir Henry Irving has always about
him both at the theater and at home
a great number of pairs of spectacles.
He Is always losing or mislaying a
pair and so believes that he should
have another pair at hand. Conse
quently he has at bis theater some
sixty of them.
MISS RE1NA WRIGHT.
NEBRASKA WOMAN’S CUBS.
State Federation Dan a Program of Pd
hi nit I Interest.
WAYNE. Neb., Oct. 14.—'The pro
gram presented at the meeting of the
State Federation of Woman's clubs
was of unusual interest. The address
of State Superintendent W. K. Fowler
on “Women at the School Meeting and
in the School Room” has aroused more
Interest than any talk yet given at the
convention.
Reports W'ere received from forty
one clubs. Mrs. H. H. Heller of Omaha
made a plea for the assistance of the
federation in the establishment of
kindergartens for the colored children
of the south. The delegation promised
to interest their clubs in the project
and if possible to provide for the
training of a young colored woman
for the work. The daughter of Rev.
William Vanderzee of Lincoln will
probably be chosen if the money can
be raised.
Mrs. F. M. Hall gave an excellent
art program. She was assisted by
Mrs. Bushnell of Lincoln and Mrs.
Heller of Omaha. Several women also
spoke of ceramics.
An amendment was carried which
constitutes the presidents of all the
clubs as a nominating committee.
After prolonged discussion the
amendment to increase the annual
dues was carried, but will not take
effect until next year.
The reception at the home of Mrs.
J. T. Bressler. president of the Wayne
City federation, was unusually bril
liant. The rooms were exquisitely
decorated with roses and ferns. Mrs.
Elia Peattie of Chicago and Miss Ev
ans assisted Mrs. Bressler. the state
officers and the president of the Wayne
clubs in receiving.
State Deputy Veterinarian*.
LINCOLN. Oct. 14.—In accordance
with an act passed by the last legisla
ture, Governor Savage appointed ilf
teen deputy veterinary surgeons, who
are to be subject to call at all times
for service under direction of Chief
Surgeon Thomas. Each deputy will be
paid $5 and actual expenses for each
day's service. The deputies appointed
by the governor are: J. S. Anderson,
Seward; M. T. Bernard, Schuyler; A.
Bostrom, Minden; M. V. Byers, Os
ceola; Fred Evans. Grand Island; M.
D. Hammond, Wayne; H. Johnson,
Weeping Water; C. F. Leslie, Wahoo;
C. A. McKim, Norfolk; G. Robertson,
Beatrice; V. Schaefer. Tekaham; J.
D. Sprague, David City; M. H. Tay
lor. York; G. R. Young, Omaha; D. R.
Colby, Beatrice.
I)i*po«itl of Insurance Fees.
LINCOLN, Oct. 14.—Auditor Charles
Weston and the Providence Washing
ton Insurance company of Rhode
Island have joined issues in a peti
tion in district court, in which they
ask for guidance in settling the prob
lem of the disposition of the $9,000
license fees of insurance companies,
turned into the office by former Audi
tor Eugene Moore. This money was
all that Moore returned of the $32,
116.70 he collected from the insurance
companies during 1895 and 1896.
Auditor Weston would prefer tc pro
rate this amount among the various
companies, but the Providence com
pany strenuously objects to the plan.
Slate Dairymen to Meet.
LINCOLN, Oct. 14—The State Dairy
men’s association will meet in Lin
coln, January 22 to 24. Sessions will
be held in one of the lecture rooms of
the State university and exhibits will
be in the Soldiers' Memorial hall.
Among the officers of the association
who held a preliminary meeting in
this city were: President Rustin, Mr.
Clark of Ravenna, Mr. Rector of Crete,
Mr. Haskell of Lincoln, J. K. Honey
well of Lincoln, and Food Commis
sioner S. C. Bassett.
Official New* of Award*.
LINCOLN, Oct. 14.—The following
telegram was received by Governor
Savage from E. L. Vance, Nebraska
commissioner at the Pan-American ex
position:
“Exposition officials have awarded
Nebraska gold medal for collective ex
hibit of agriculture and silver medal
for collective exhibit of cereals,”
Coal at Cooper.
COOPER, Oct, 12.—Coal has beeD
in very paying quantities one-half
mile east of this place. Two veins, ont
seven feet from the surface, is two
and one-half feet thick; the second is
170 feet deep and live feet thick, each
having a good rocf over It and nc
water to contend with.
Heroinm liman* From Frar.
HARRISON, Neb., Oct. 14.—An in
sane man who gives bis name as Joe
Kramer was brought up to this place
by F. P. LelthofT. who lives ten miles
east of here. Kramer prays almost
Incessantly for deliverance from
Imaginary detectives. Years ago his
father’s house was burned in Germany
and Kramer and h^s brother were ac
cused of setting the fire, but both pro
tested their Innocence. Kramer thinks
the authorities are after him.
DOM'S fOR NfBRASKA COAL
Thr«« Kmindrn County F«rnier« Claim
Howard for Dlirovery.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 12.—Three
Saunders county farmers, John Joseph,
John Fafronek and Nels Gibson, have
applied to Governor Savage for the
standing reward offered for the dls
j covery of coal in paying quantities
within the state. They present a
lengthy affidavit in which they assert
that on October 3 they found a vein of
coal over four feet in thickness at a
depth of 235 feet knd that on the fol
lowing day they found the second vein,
measuring six feet in thickness and at
a depth of 245 feet. Both veins are lo
cated in the northwest quarter of the
northeast quarter of section 9, in
township 13, north range 7, In Saund
ers county. The farmers insist that
they are the first to discover coal in
Nebraska and therefore are entitled to
the full reward offered by the state.
They insist that, the coal is of good
quality and the veins of sufficient
thickness and near enough the sur
face to be profitably worked.
The lawr providing for the award
says that when it shall be made ap
parent to the governor that a vein of
coal not less than twenty-six inches
in depth and of sufficient capacity to
pay to mine and within paying dis
tance of the sirfaee has been discov
ered it shall be the duty of the gover
nor to appoint a suitable person to ex
amine the same, whose duty it shall be
to report the probable extent and ca
pacity of the vein. If the report is
satisfactory to the governor he shall
direct the auditor to draw an order
on the treasurer for $4,000, to be paid
to the owner of the mine of coal. A
reward of $2,000 is offered for the dis
covery of iron ore.
DELINQUENT ON THEIR DIES
Department Commander Urge* that U.A,
R. Post* Pay Cp.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 12.—General
orders No. 7 were issued by R. S.
Wilcox, department commander of Ne
braska. Grand Army of the Republic.
A short review of the national en
campment was given, together with a
few words regarding the showing
which was made by Nebraska. Con
cerning the dues of different veterans,
the following statement was made:
“At the date of forwarding the June
consolidated report of the A. A. G.
to national headquarters, this depart
ment paid for per capita tax on 1,500
comrades who belonged to posts that
had failed to make their report or pay
dues to these headquarters. This was
done to keep up our standing at the
next national encampment, as our rep
resentation is based upon our June re
port, and believing those posts that
were delinquent would certainly send
in their report soon, but at this date,
notwithstanding special notices have
been sent out, the following posts are
delinquent:
“Nos. 17, 26, 30, 33, 41, 53, 58, 65, 121,
122, 124, 125, 127, 146, 158, 182, 209, 215,
220, 223, 233, 239, 244, 247, 258, 259, 261,
266. 272, 283, 287, 292, 311, 315, 321, 327,
328, 336, 344, 346 and 349.
“The commander trusts that the sim
ple mention of these posts will be the
means of spurring up the officers and
that the department may receive re
ports from them before many days.
We need you, comrades, and you need
us. We do not desire to drop you, but
unless the reports are in before Jan
uary 1, under our rules and regula
tions, such action will have to be
taken.
Great A*|>en Tunnel Dane.
' SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12 —
The great Aapen tunnel on the Leroy
Bear River cutoff on the Union Pa
cific road has been completed and
trains are running over the new
route. The cutofT and tunel shorten
the line nearly ten miles and reduce
the grade over that portion of the
road from seventy to forty-three feet
to the mile. The tunnel has been two
years In course of construction, and
has coat a large sum.
Arthur Van Kurin I* Sentenced.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12.—
Arthur J. Vftrt Kuran, formerly of
Omaha, was sentenced by Judge Stew
art to serve two and a half years In
the state prison on a conviction la9t
week of embezzling $8,00(1 from the
Oregon Short Line Railroad company
while serving as its local treasurer.
Land Price* Increasing In Polk.
OSCEOLA, Neb., Oct. 12.—County
Treasurer Keene Ludden bought a
quarter section of land for $4,600 a
short time ago. He has just sold the
tract for $6,000.
No Fear of Lynching.
' NELSON, Neb., Oct. 12— Deputy
Sheriff Frank Felt of Superior left for
Denver armed with a requisition for
the return of Thomas Arrowsrnith,
who is wanted here for assault alleged
to have been committed about a year
ago upon the 16-year-old daughter of
Cass Wells of Mount Clare.
The report to the effect that a mob
Is awaiting Arrowsmlth’s return i3
absolutely false and without any
foundation.
Tiff LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotation* From Sooth Omaha ^
nod Kunsa* City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Catt!"-There was not a very heavy run
of cattle and h*i the demand was fairly
good the market was active and fully
steady on most lines of desirable cattle.
Receipts Included about twenty-five cars
of corn-fed steers, and while the market
was not what would be called brisk, still
not far from steady price* were paid.
Owing to the fact that there were quite a
few offered buyers took their time, and
in some instances sellers thought they
had to take a little less than the same
kind have been selling for of late. There
were_only about thirty cars of cows and
heifers on sale and packers took hold and
bought up the desirable kinds at strong
prices. Sales were made that looked fully
a dime higher. There was a fair trade In
Stockers and feeders, and there was not
much change noticeable in the prices paid.
Anything at all desirable was picked up
In good season, and even the common
kinds sold without much difficulty for a*
much as the same kind sold for yester
day. There were not very many western
range steers In the yards today good
enough for killers and those that were
offered sold at steady prices. Cows sold
strong where the quality was good.
Hogs—There was not an excessive sup
ply of hogs In sight, and as the demand
was fairly liberal the downward course lu
the price of hogs was checked. Packers
at this point started out and tried to buy
their hogs steady with yesterda" but sell
ers were holding for better prices, so It
was a little late before the market open
ed. When trading did tlna!!v begin it was
generally at un advance of nearly 2Vic.
The bulk of the hogs sold ut 16.12V* and
$6.15, and as high as $6.30 was paid.
Sheep—There were only a few cars of
feeders In the yards and practically noth
ing was offered to make a test of the
market for mutton grades. As was noted
yesterday, however, fat sheep and lambs
are Just about 20c higher than they were
at the close of last week. Feeder buyers
took hold In good shape today and bought
up what was offered at fully steady
prices. Everything was disposed of at an
early hour.
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle—Choice fed steers and grass
beeves were 5010c higher and others were
steady; choice dressed beef steers, $5.80®
6.55; fair to good. $5.<W>®5.75; Stockers and
feeders. $3.0004.15; western fed steers,
$4.7505.75: western range steers, $3.50®
5.00; Texas and Indian steers. $2.6003.60;
Texas cows, $2.0002.85; native cows, $2.60®
4.50; heifers, $3.0005.50; canners, $1.50®
2.50; bulls, $2.2504.00; calves, $3.5006.00.
llogs—Steady; top. $6.55; bulk of sales,
$6.1006.45; heavy, $6.4506.55; mixed pack
ers, $6.1006.45; light, $5.6006.30; pigs, $4.25®
5.40.
Sheep and Lambs-Market strong and 5c
higher; lambs. $3.750 4.50; western wethers,
$3.150 3.40; ewes, $2.7503.15; feeders, $2.75®
3.40; Stockers, $1.7502.75.
BANDIT LEADER MEETS TATE
llriganri Suspected of Kidnaping Miii
Stone Id Shot Dead.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—Three bat
talions of the Bulgarian infantry regi
ment marched through the country be
tween Dubnitza and Samakov and
searched the villages of the Riloklos
ters district, In one of which it was re
ported the brigands had concealed
Miss Stone, says the Sofia correspond
ent of the Journal and Advertiser.
Colonel GaschofT, at the head of a
searching party, composed of 300 Bul
garian infantry and 500 dragoons, is
scouring the ranges of Dospot and the
Rliodopegelbirgen.
The American consul general at ^
Constantinople has arrived at Sofia
with an evangelical pastor from Phil
ippopolis, a dragoman, and both are
taking energetic steps with the Bul
garian government to effect Misi
Stone’s release.
The reputed leader of the gang w’ho
killed Stambouloff has met his fate.
Suspected of being associated in the
capture of Miss Stone, he was shot
dead on the frontier near Kostendit.
Though £1,000 reward had been placed
on the head of the murderer of Stam
bouloff, Hallo, the name under which
he was known, was too influential a
ruffian for the Bulgarian police to ar
rest.
Four additional brigands have been
captured near Tschepino and a band of
twenty, fully armed, were discovered
near Dubnitza and driven into the
mountains again.
TORNA’JO APPEARS IN KANSAS
Wires Down aiid Nothing Obtainable Con
cerulug Damage or Loss of Life.
TOPEKA, Kan., Oct. 12—A special to
the Capital from Clifton, Kan., says:
At 6:30 o’clock last night in a clear
spell that followed a heavy storm of ^
rain and hall a large tornado cloud
could be seen to the southwest and ap
proaching the town. The fire bell was
rung and the people were panic
stricken. The Btorm, however, swept
about two miles to the west, traveling
In a northeasterly direction. A com
mittee of citizens drove at once to the
path of the storm. L. C. Hoar’s house
and outbuildings, two miles west of
here, were found entirely swept away.
The family had escaped to the cellar.
On account of the darkness the com
mittee could no longer follow up the
damage. The path of the tornado was
from forty to eighty rods wide' and
swept everything clear before it.
Defeat Government Troop*.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12—Advices from
Ciudad, Bolivar, announce that the
Venezuelan revolutionists commanded
by General Geronlmo Rivas have at
tacked and defeated the Venezuelan
government troops under General
Arostegui and he has been taken pris
oner. It is announced that the Ven
ezuelan troops have joined arms with
the revolutionist troops from San Fe
lix, and the force commanded by Gen- ,
eral African© was defeated. ’