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MINERS AND OPERATORS TO FIGHT TO A FINISH. With the failure of the conference called bv President Roosevelt of the mine operators and t ie leaders of the strikers in the anthracite region, the situation has settled down to a fight to the finish. The entire national guard of Pennsylvania is row on duty In the strike region, and Gov. Stone asserts that ample protection will he given all who desire to go to work. THOMAS P. FOWLER. New York, Ontario and Western. Few desertions from the ranks of the strikers have taken plate, though the determination of the authorities to fmotect non-union men and put down awlessness is shown by the following statement ma le by Gen. Gobin, in com mand of the militia: “No mercy v.ill be shown to riot ers by the troops. “It is impossible to say now how far it may be necessary to go. This entire region Is under military Jaw, with all that that implies. “There can be no temporizing with mobs. At the first sign of a distur bance the troops will clear the streets, and any hostile demonstration on the part of the lawless element will call forth a volley. “Law and order will be maintained In the coal region and whatever meas ures may be necessary will be taken. It Is for that purpose the troops are here." The conference at the White House came to nothing by reason of the ab I iinTf \ ■yrriaKw R..M. OLYPHANT. Delaware and Hudson. Boluto refusal of the operators to lis ten to any proposal which involved arbitration, though President Mitchell on behaU of the miners expressed their readiness to submit all disputed questions to an impartial commission and ti abide by its decision. The principal mine owners who took part in the conference were George A. Baer, the head and front of the mine owners’ combination; Thomas P. Fow ler, president of the New York, On tario and Western railroad; John Markle, leading independent coal mine operator; W. H. Truesdale, president of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad and R. M. Olyphant, president of the Delaware and Hud son, all coal-carrying railroads. Tie non-succeBs of the conference and the refusal of the operators to take part in any proceedings which would In volve the recognition of the miners’ union, caused Gov. Stone of Pennsyl vania to take steps to give the mine owners the protection they demanded, and to insist that the mines be oper ated. If this results in failure it is believed public opinion will be so for cibly expressed that the differences JfcHW HACKLE. Independent Coa! Operator, which have resulted in the paralysis of the coal-mining industry will be left to arbitration. President Mitchell and the other leaders of the miners have warned their followers against vio lenoe, and claim that ultimate victory is certain. The entire National Guard of Penn sylvania is now encamped in the an thracite coal regions. Contrary' to ex pectations, the troops were well re ceived and there was no disposition, on the part of the strikers to annoy the soldiers. There was only one in stance of any show of feeling, and this was manifest at Bethlehem, when some boys stoned the second section of the train bearing the First regi ment from Philadelphia. The soldiers are now all scattered throughout Schuylkill. Luzerne. Car bon and Northumberland counties. The First brigade is quartered as fol lows: First regiment and a detail of Ba’tery A. Hazleton; Second regiment and a detail of Battery A, New Phila delphia: Third regiment. Minersville; Sixth regiment and City Troop, at Ta maqua. The latter organizations will take care of the operations in the Pan ther Creek valley. The Second brigade is quartered as follows: Tenth regiment, Shamokln; Fourteenth regiment, Mahanoy City; Fifth regiment, Ashland; Eighteenth regiment., Shenandoah. The fact that all of the locals throughout the anthracite region have voted unanimously to continue the w. H. TRUESDALE^ Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, strike would indicate that the pres ence of the troops will have little ef fect upon forcing the men to return to work. MAY MARRY ENGLISH EARL. Engagement of Miss Muriel Wilson, Famous Beauty, Is Reported. Miss Muriel Wilson, the famous English society beauty, is reported en gaged to the Earl of Hardwick, under secretary of the British board of trade and principal owner of the Saturday Review. Miss Wilson’s beauty Is of the Spanish type. She is brilliant, sings well, and has attained fame as an amateur actress. Her performance at a war benefit in London two years ago attracted much attention. Robed in scarlet, she rose through a trap door on the stage and recited a war poem with power and remarkable ef fect. T. P. O’Connor said of her that she was a finished actress to whom the word amateur scarcely applied. Her gowns are famous. She is the youngest and only unmarried daughter of Arthur Wilson of Tranby Croft, 'flfuritl ( where the baccarat scandal had its begining. She once was engaged to the Duke of Marlborough. Later she was engaged to Lord Willoughby da Eresby. A Queer Library. A curious collection of books is con tained in the library of Warstentein, near Cassel In Germany. The books appear at first sight to be logs of wood, but each volume Is really a complete history of the tree D represents. The back shows the bark, in which a small place is cut to write the scientific and common name as a title. One side shows the tree trunk in its natural state, and the other is polished and varnished. Inside are shown the leaves, fruit, fiber and insect parasites to which is added a full description of the tree and its products. Kingfishers’ Nests. Two gorgeously plumaged kingfish ers anil their nest, containing a clutch of eggs, are to be seen In a collection of curios at Bramber, Sussex, Eng land, writes a correspondent. Shall the Rich Work? It is said that the wife of a young Episcopal rector in Brooklyn has fall en heir to the sum of 12,000,000. The statement is also added that the hus band will continue his pioneer work In • growing section of Brooklyn. Why should he not do so? The possession of money does not constitute a release ofrm all social or religious responsibil ity. The rich man as well as the poor rnan must work—only the former has the pleasing advantage of being able very largely to choose hi» work.—New Ifork Observer. Late Memorial. There is a movement on foot to erect a monument on the outer point of Cape Cod to commemorate the adop tion of the Pilgrim compact of govern ment. The Pilgrim compact was prob ably the earliest charter of a demo cratic government, adopted by the people, known to the world. A rugged obelisk, 200 feet in height, placed upon an eminence on the outermost point of Cape Cod. where all passing and re passing at sea may see it, will be, It is thought, a flttlng memorial of such a landmark of history. Persons, Places and Things THE UNION VETERAN LEGION. Seventeenth National Encampment Held Laat Week at Chicago. The seventeenth national encamp ment of the Union Veteran Legion was held in Chicago last week. The en campment was called to order by Gen. J. Edwin Browne. Gen. Browne served under Gen. Thomas during the civil war and earned a high commission for Gen. J. Edwin Browne. bravery in several historic engage ments. After the war he became an actor and for many years he held favor among Chicago theater goers. He is now an employe of the govern ment. ELEVATOR STOOD THE TEST Car Falling at Rate of Two Miles a Minute Gently Stopped. A test of the new elevator in the Philadelphia city hall was made to determine the effectiveness of the eighty-foot air cushion Just com pleted at the base of the shaft. The car was cut loose from a point on a level with the face of the clock, some 200 feet above the shaft. In It were placed a doz en eggs, three live rats and a quan tity of loose iron, making Its weight 2,500 pounds in all. At the rate of two miles a minute, and with a pressure of seven pounds to the square inch, It entered the cush ion with a sharp but not loud con cussion, and in a whirlwind of dust. Upon inspection the car and mech anism was found intact, none of the eggs was broken auu oui iwo were cracked, ana tn« rats, which had been placed in a larg* trap, were apparently in the same condition as when they started on their novel trip. Architect Powell, who designed th« changes in the tower necessary toi the installation of the air cushioa without which, under the new law. the elevator could not be used, said he was satisfied that the trial was £ success, and that not a tremor marked the arrival of the car at the bottom of the cushion. Worsted the Lawyer. Dunning, the famous wit and law yer, was badgering a witness on one occasion, and persisted in asking him if he did not live “in the verge ol the court.” He was probably a poor debtor, who in the then condition ol the English law did this to avoid his creditors. The witness was forced to admit that he did. “And, pray, sir," said Dunning, "for what reason did you take up your residence in that place?” “To avoid the rascally in> pertinence of dunning," answered the witness. BISHOP FOSS THE CHAIRMAN. Philadelphia Churchman Presides Over Rock River Conference. Bishop Cyrus D. Foss of Philadel phia presided over the Rock River Methodist conference at Austin, 111., last week. Bishop Foss presided over the Rock River conference in 188a Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, shortly after he was elevated to the rank of bishop. He was president of Wesleyan university in 1875 and wae mat* & blahop In 1880. [ BURLINGTON AWARDS PRIZES. Names of Those Who Were Success ful in Securing the Same. A successful prize contest for pho tographs of Nebraska agricultural scenes has just been brought to a 'lose by the passenger department of he Burlington Route at Omaha. The contest started May 29, 1902, and closed October 1, during which period 615 photographs were submit ted. The best of them will be used in publications advertising the re sources and opportunities of Ne braska. Following is a list of prize winners: First Prize—Twenty-five dollars cash, W. A. Pixley, Omaha. Second Prize—Ticket, Wahoo to Chicago and return, Arthur L. Ander son, Wahoo, Neb. Third Prize—Ticket Omaha to Den ver and return, W. P. Fritz, Fremont, Neb. Fourth Prize—Ticket Wauneta to Hot Springs, Spearfish. Deadwood and Lead City, S. D„ and return, W. W. Purcell, Wauneta, Neb. Fifth Prize—Ticket Broken Bow to St. Louis and return, S. D. Butcher, Broken Bow, Neb. Sixth Prize—Ticket from any Bur lington Route station in Nebraska to any other Burlington Route station in Nebraska or Kanasas and return, A. S. Cody, Genoa, Neb. Seventh Prize—Ten dollars cash. Dr. Wm. H. Steele, Hastings, Neb. Eighth Prize—Ticket from any Bur lington station In Nebraska to Kansas City and return, O. and J. Van Horn, North Loup, Neb. Ninth Prize—Ticket Arcadia to SL Ix>uis—D. M. Goddard, Arcadia, Neb. Tenth Prize—Ticket Alliance to SL Joseph, Mo., and return, H. A. Mark, Alliance, Neb. Five Prizes Five Dollars Each—John B. Dow, Pool Siding. Neb.; M. A. Ellingson, Cambridge, Neb.; Miss Ella Peterson, South Omaha; Mr. P. Soder berg, Sutton, Neb.; Arteburn Bros., Imperial. Neb. Eight Prizes Three Dollars Each— Frank King. BenneL Neb.; C. E. Bar rey, Kearney, Neb.; E. H. Barbour, Lincoln, Neb.; A. K .Brower, St Paul, Neb.; C. O. Carlsen, Upland, Neb.; J. W. Elarton, Aurora, Neb.; Miss Nellie C. Kimberly, 1222 Nelson St., Lincoln, Neb.; E. W. Slimm, Bridgeport, Neb. INDIAN MURDERS TEACHER Courier Who Brings News Speaks No English—Particulars Unobtainable. STUART, Neb., Oct. 9.—Mr. Taloe, teacher of the Indian school at the Ponca issue station in the reservation eight miles west of Naper, was shot and killed by an Indian named Bear. The Indian courier who brought the word to Naper could not talk English and the particulars of the tragedy could not be learned. Taloe took charge of the school last spring. McCorkle, the issue clerk, was recently transferred to Rosebud agency, and Taloe was performing Ids duties also. He and his family, con sisting of his wife and a woman who lived with them, were the only white people there. Four men left Naper for the scene of the tragedy on re ceipt of the news. Twenty Thousand Dollars for Farm. BENEDICT, Neb., Oct. 11.—Twenty thousand dollars is the amounut An drew Lucas received for his rarm south of Benedict. Land buyers are coming to York county this fall from all over Nebraska, and many are com ing from Illinois and Iowa. York county farmers who sell out and look elsewhere, as a rule come back and invest here. A year ago Frank Crown over ,a pioneer settler here, sold his farm west of Benedlst for >50 an acre and invested in Phelps county. This week he purchased 100 acres west of Benedict, known as the Harrington farm, paying $65 per acre. Sidney Takes on New Life. SIDNEY. Neb., Oct. 11.—The open ing of the Union Pacific machine shops and enlarging its capacity more than three fold has given a new impetus to business, and this city is now entering into an era of prosperity which means much to the future of the town and surrounding country. There is now in the employ of the railroad company about 100 men, many of whom have bfought their families here, and others are now looking for residences. Charged with Forging Checks. DAVID CITY, Neb., Oet 11.—John Meister of Garrison filed a complaint before County Judge Skiles charging Bert Stone with forgtng two checks, one in the sum of $15, purporting to be signed by A. H. Aden, and one fol $25.50, purporting to be signed by Her man Dallege, both of Garrison. Sues Ex-County Treasurer. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Oct. 11.—• Papers were filed with the county* clerk by Attorney W. H. Pitzer, repre senting W. L. Wilson and H. N. She well, asking that the county commis sioners take steps to recover from ex County Treasurer Charles P. Lloyd the sum of $1,000, which they claim was allowed to him during 1901 in ex cess of the amount which the law says shall be paid for such services. AS TO IRRIGATION A STOCK COMPTNY APPLIES FOR MORE WATER. AKEN FROM UNDERCURRENT What Chief Mead Says After His Trip to Western Nebraska—A War Relic —Miscellaneous State Matters Hers and There. LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 7—The Ben nett Live Stock company of Cheyenne, with a ranch at Kimball, has applied tc the Nebraska board of irrigation for an appropriation of ten cubic feet per second from Lodge Pole creek. Th«, company has already built a small plant to utilize the flow. It will be taken from the undercurrent by means of wells and a gasoline engine ol twenty-eight horse-power. The com pany already has irrigation ditches, but the 'supply of water is short and the wells will be used to augment it. Edward Mead, chief of the irriga tion investigations, has written as fol lows to State Engineer Adna Dobson of His trip in Western Nebraska: “My recent visit to Western Ne braska included the irrigated lands along the North Platte river, and I was greatly impressed by the rapid agricultural development which that section is making and the importan* future which is in store for it. “To secure the best results, how ever, storage is an indispensable ne cessity. At the time I was there farm ers were making temporary dams in order to divert a larger part of the water supply, and nearly all that was coming down was in use. Tne comple tion of the reservoirs, which you showed me, or others of similar char acter, is the thing now needed to givs stability to the water supply and an impulse to a large agricultural settle ment. “I wish you all success in your efforts to secure this, because of the public benefits which will result there from." Hastings Has a War Relic. HASTINGS. Neb., Oct. 7.—Senator Dietrich has secured a large cannon from the United States War depart* ment to be placed beside a mammoth granite monument at the grave of the late James Laird. The cannon has arrived in Hastings, and is a relic of the civil war. It is twelve feet long, two feet and six inches thick at the breech, six-inch bore and weighs 7,200 pounds. The matter of raising funds for the monument is with the James Laird Memorial association, which is composed as follows: President, W. ■P McCreary; vice president, J. N. Clarke; treasurer, Leopold Hahn; sec retary, E. N. Hamen. Teacrers' Association. LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 7.—The exec utive committee of the State Teachers' association met to complete the pro gram for the annual meeting to be held here December 31 and Jai nary 1 and 2. By the strenuous efforts of the committee, Jacob Gould Schurmann of Cornell university and of the Philip pine commission, has been secured for one address during the annual meet ing. Rob Sto?w and Burn It. NORTH LOUP, Neb., Oct. 7—The hardware store owned by S. J. W Brown was entered by burglars. The safe was blown open and a small amount of money taken. After loot ing the store the miscreants set fire to the building, which was entirely consumed. The. stock was valued at about $4,000, insured for $2,500. All of the book accounts amounting to about $3,000, were destroyed. Presbyterians Incorporate. LINCOLN, Oct. 7—The Box Butte Presbyterian church in Nebraska filed articles of incorporation with the sec retary of state. H. P. V. Bogue, clerk of the presbytery, certified to the or ganization, which action was author ized at a recent meeting at Gordon. Fair Postponed to Later Bate. INDIANOLA, Neb., OcL 7.—The In cessant downpour of rain for three days compelled the fair association to postpone the fair until October 17 and 18. Tom Joyce Is Acquitted, PAPILLION, Neb., Oct. 7.—The jury in the trial of Tom Joyce, accused of being implicated In the muvder of Ed Woods, brought in a verdict of not guilty, after being out twenty-four hours. For Assault on a Young Girl. GENEVA, Neb., Oct. 7.—A warrant Is out for the arrest of Harry Whitzel, charged with criminal assault in the west part of this city. Whitzel im mediately left town and was seen at Stiang a day or two thereafter, but evadod the officer. He is very slim, with a smooth face and dark com plexion, live feet seven Inches in height, and is an inveterate cigarette amoker. It is said he has no money. TRAIN HOLDUP AT LINCOLN. ^ St. Louis-Portland Special Stopped In Suburb of Capital City. LINCOLN, Oct. 11.—Train No 41. westbound, was held up about ~ o'clock this morning at West Lincoln and the safe of the express car robbed of all Its contents. The railroad offi cials are not able to state at this hour the amount of the booty obtained, only that the safe was blown to pieces and whatever It contained was taken by the robbers. There were three men in the party of robbers who were seen by the train man. but it is supposed there was a fourth man who met them with a buggy or horses and assisted them in making their escape. Girl is Held for Murder. • YORK, Neb.. Oct. 13.—Miss Tona Dunlap, the Aledo, 111., young woman charged with the murder of Alice Dool. at her preliminary trial was not ad mitted to bail. It is supposed that Miss Dunlap bought strychnine at I'ork. Last summer Miss Dunlap vis ited the family of James Nicholls, stop mng here several weeks, making many acquaintances, and also visiting many >f the people who came here from Aledo, HI. Shortly after her visit Sher ff Tomlinson of Aledo came here and made hiquiry of the druggists of York if she had purchased strychnine. Miss Dunlap just before coming here had lost her position In a candy factory of Aledo and Miss Dool was employed in her place. On her return she applied for the position and, not getting It, ihe is accused of wanting to get Miss Dool out of the way, to whom it is sup posed that she gave poisoned candy, from which Miss Dool was taken vio lently sick and died. Railroads a Family Hoodoo. FALLS CITY, Neb., Oct. 13—Joe Forney, a boy about 18 years of age, was stealing a ride on the northbound Missouri Pacific passenger the other evening and fell from the train. Hia foot was run over and mangled in Buch a manner that amputation was neces sary. He climbed on top of a coach and rode as far as Auburn. In alight ing he fell under the wheels and the train passed over his foot. He was Drought to this city. Some years ago the boy’s father, who was deaf and dumb, was walking along the Burling ton track east of this city, when he was run down and instantly killed by a train. Appeals from Verdict. ONAWA, la., Oct. 13.—The case of Lizzie Hillman, a minor, by her next friend, Ernest Hillman, against Wil liam R. Mensinger, a prominent farmer of Cooper township, Monona county, which was tried at the April term of court and judgment for $400 rendered in favor of plaintiff, was appealed to - the supreme court. Suit for $3,00 dam ages was brought for an alleged as sault committed by W. R. Mensinger upon the person of plaintiff, and the case was closely contested in the dis trict court, and now goes to the su preme court. . Twelve Years in Prison. LINCOLN. Oct. 13.—P. Coursey Richards, a man C2 years of age. who has a gallant record as a union scout in the war of the rebellion,-will have to serve a twelve year sentence In the state penitentiary for criminally as saulting his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The supreme court handed down a de cision affirming his conviction in the Lancaster district court a few months ago. His attorneys contended that the evidence was insufficient to Justify a conviction. Fined for Unlawful Hunting. BASSETT, Neb., Oet. 16.—Deputy Game Warden L. J. I>»aoh arrested Theo. Wiseman on the charge of shoot ing quail and for shooting prairie chickens out of season. He plead guilty and County Judge Olsen fined him $20 and costs. Wiseman came lere about three weeks ago,'ostensibly to train dogs for Omaha parties. As he has been paying small boys 20 cents sach for prairie chickens, it is sus pected that he came here to traffic in game. Accepts Call at Cheyenne. BLAIR, Neb., Oct. 13.—Rev. C. E. Tingley, pastor of the Baptist church at this place, tendered his resignation on last Sunday and accepts a call from the First Baptist church of Cheyenne, Wyo. Mr. Tingley has been here al most four years and was well liked by his congregation and the entire city. The vitality of a fallacy is Incalcul able. Two Lepers Reported in Iowa. DES MOINES, Oct. 13.—'The state board of health has reports of the ex istence of two cases of leprosy in Iowa. One Is a man near Gilbert City and the other a woman living on a farm in Humboldt county. These are the first cases that have been reported to the state board of health in this state. They are supposed to have . been imported from the outside, but la what mannw nobody knows.