Nebraska Newspapers

    NEBRASKA NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS IN
THE COMMONWEALTH.
THE WORK OF THE UNO OFFICE
Deputy Commissioner Shiveley Gives
Some Statistics of Interest to the
Public—Other Matters Here and
There In the Antelope State.
Work of Land Commissioner.
Deputy Land Commissioner Shive
lw has completed compiling a table of
statistics showing the work the office
has done since January I, 1905, in
the matter of selling and appraising
school lands. Up to July 1 applica
tions were tiled to purchase 81,868.43
acres. All of this land was reviewed
by the land commissioner, or his dep
uty, except in a few cases where
members of the board knew the land
and passed upon the appraisement
made by the local authorities. The
total Increase in the appraisement
over the figures of the local apprais
ers amounted to $305,233.91.
During the eighteen months 56,
249.16 acres were sold, the appraised
▼Blue as fixed by the local appraisers
being $714,135.07. The same lands
•old for $893,705.31, an increase
amounting to $179,570.24. Of the above
but 14,317 acres were 9old at a value
placed thereon by appraisers: the
other lands at from 10 to 18 per cent
higher than the appraised value.
These lands were sold at prices rang
ing from $7 per acre—the minimum
price as fixed by the constitution of
the state—to $65 per acre.
Additional applications covering 11,
873.23 acres have been approved by
the board, but sale certificates have
not yet been issued. These lands were
valued by appraisers at $189,604.76
and approved for sale at an increase
Of $44,968.46, or $234,573.22.
Applications for 13,746.04 acres have
been rejected by the board on account
of low appraisement, the same being
appraised at $145,470.29 and valued
by the land department at $226,155.50.
a difference of $80,685.21, and as yet
have not been reappraised by free
holders.
Last of Rotation Ballot.
Lieutenant Governor McGilton has
this to say about the rotation ballot
used in the last election in Omaha:
"The next legislature will, of course,
amend the law so as to prevent an
other such ballot as was used at the
recent election. I have never looked
into the iaw ^rery closely, but I sup
pose under its provisions it was nec
essary for the court to hold the names
of the candidates for delegates to the
state convention should be rotated. In
my opinion the law should be amended
so candidates would have to pay a cer
tain filing fee. This would prevent
many persons front filing who do so.
not because they have a chance to be
elected or nominated, but merely to
get their names in the papers or for
other reasons. I have not looked into
the fee matter, either, to any extent,
but I should think it could be done le
gally.’’
Big Damage Suit Dismisaed.
NEBRASKA CITY—Attorneys rep
resenting C. D. Butterfield of Ham
burg, la., and M. B Catron of this city
arrived at a settlement, which result
ed in the dismissal of the $30,000 dam
age suit brought by Butterfield in the
district court of this county against
Catron, alleging the alienation of the
affections of Butterfield’s wife by Cat
ron. Other suits between the parties
grew out of the filing of the damage
suit and the settlement is complete
and clears the dockets of all the here
tofore pending litigation. The settle
ment was arranged in Hamburg at a
conference of the parties interested.
The terms of the settlement have not
been made public.
Improvements at Elm Creek.
ELM CREEK—Elm Creek is now
on the way of coming to the front
rank of being one of the best little
eities out in the state since the fiTe
af Sunday morning, July 1. which wip
ed out almost half the business houses
of the city. Six new brick buildings
am now in progress and will be ready
for business soon, four of them being
nnu story and the other two two sto
ries. These six buildings will almost
M up the vacancy on Front street.
Officer’s Blows Fatal.
ALLIANCE—The marshal of Bridge
port attempted to arrest a young man
by the name of Jack Anderson in the
rear of a saloon and an altercation
arose, when the officer administered
aereral heavy blows on the head of
the prisoner. The young man, as a
result of the blows, died, and the mar
ahal has been held to answer for his
doings.
Dr. Greene Resigns.
LINCOLN—Dr. James L. Greene, su
perintendent of the Lincoln insane asy
lum. resigned to take the position of
superintendent of the Eastern Illinois
hospital for the insane at Kamkakee.
Th® resignation takes effect July 16.
Big Wheat Yield.
The biggest wheat yield yet report
ed was raised in Saline county, near
Wilbur. Charles Sykes, who has just
threshed, reported his wheat raised on
fifteen acres lacked just fourteen
pounds of running forty-three bushels
to the acre.
Will Camp at Weeping Water.
WEEPING WATER—The Thirtieth
regiment, United States infantry,
about six hundred strong, will camp
here over night on July 17, on their
war from Fort Crook to Fort Riley.
Harvest is in Full Blast.
FULLERTON—The prospect for a
big crop of all kinds of grain is line
In this county. The wheat is splendid
ly filled and will be the best crop we
have ever had. Oats are good, while
corn is clean and of good color, but
somewhat small for the time of year.
Noted Forger Captured.
BEATRICE?—The news was received
here that Joseph A. Hull, one of the
mo6t noted forgers in the country,
was in the hands of the police at Buf
falo, N. T.
OVER THE STATE.
New wheat is bring about 65 cents
per bushel.
The Y. M. C. A. building at Beatrice
is nearing completion.
The summer school at Peru has an
attendance of eight hundred.
There were fourteen deaths and
four births in Columbus in June.
Where wheat has been threshed the
yield is generally better than was an
ticipated.
A little son of Mike Sullivan of
Utica had his right hand nearly shot
to pieces by a large cannon cracker.
It required fifteen stitches to close the
wound.
The farm residence of Robert
Schram, two miles southwest of Pa
pillion, burned to the ground, with all
its contents.
With nearly all the hot. sweltering
days of summer yet before them, the
citizens of Hartington are confronted
witn an ice famine.
Walter Cash of Fremont, colored,
tried to commit suicide by taking poi
son. He had been drinking heavily
since the Fourth and had some little
trouble with his wife.
John Schmoker has just completed
taking the school census and reports
that in Columbus there are 755 males
and 777 females between the ages of
5 and 21, a total of 1,532.
Jesse Hill and George Fulton of Be
atrice were each sentenoed to the
county jail for sixty days for throw
ing cayenne pepper in the faces of
young women passing along the street
The postmaster of Kearney receiv
ed official notification of the passage
of the bill providing for a postofflee
building in Kearney. It is already evi
dent that there will lie a strong rivalry
for the site.
Dr. W. E. McCray, a veterinary sur
geon, who has been located in West
1 Point the past year, has been appoint
ed an inspector in the bureau of ani
mal industry and has gone to Chicago
to assume the duties of the position.
The list of entries for the circuit'
race meeting to held in Beatrice the
week of July 22 is out and comprises
some of the best horses in the west.
There are twenty-nine entries in the
2:30 pace, eleven in the 2:22 trot,
twenty in the 2:16 pace, eight in the
2:17 trot, seven in the 3-vear-old trot,
twenty-four in the 2:22 pace.
There is a substantial gain in per
sonal property in Frontier county as
shown by the abstract of the county
assessor’s returns. In 1905 the as
sessed value of personal property in
Frontier county was $508,200, in 1906
it is $695,096, a gain of S96.710 assess
ed value. Improvements on real es
tate add to its assessed value $21,779.
The mortgage record of Platte coun
ty for .June shows farm mortgages
were filed amounting to $52,181, re
leased $38,833; town mortgages filed
$18,825. released $14,178; chattel mort
gages filed $24,918, released $13,673,
making the increased indebtedness
amount to $29,240,
Unable to close his mouth after a
yawn, Jacob Moneypenny, a farmer
residing a few miles south of Platts
mouth, went to town and Dr. E. W.
Cook soon had his jaws at work again.
While walking down the street his
Jaws again became set and he return
ed to the physician.
No license has yet been issued by
the insurance department to the West
ern Life and Indemnity company of
Chicago to do business in Nebraska.
Special Examiner Wiggins, who went
to Chicago to investigate the company,
having recommended tne license to be
held in abeyance for the present.
Farmers in the vicinity of Pawnee
City are just beginning to thresh their
wheat, which is making a fine yield
and of superior quality. Thus far
three fields have been cleaned up.
Charles Barnett’s field yielded forty
four bushels per acre. Frank Ander
son’s thirty bushels and Titus Davis’
thirty bushels.
A number of the members of the
Grand Island fire department met and
decided to hold a carnival in the
streets of the city during the week of
August 6-11. The proceeds will go to
the moneys raised for the entertain
ment of the next aunus.1 convention
of the Nebraska State Volunteer Fire
men's association, to be held there in
-anuary.
Mr. McSweeney of Kansas City,
who is to establish a packing plant in
Beatrice, in company with a commit
tee from the Commercial club visited
several proposed sites along the Blue
river bottom. As the necessary bonds
have been raised, Mr. McSweeney as
sures the Commercial club that work
will be started on the plant within ten
days after the site is agreed upon.
W. E. Bryson, living near Adams,
on Thursday afternoon started the
harvester cutting his wheat. As fast
as it was cut it was hauled to the
threshing machine, whieh was running
in the same field, and was there
threshed. The wheat was next hauled
two miles to Adams, where it was’run
through the elevator, some of It being
ground into flour. The flour was then
taken to Mr. Bryson's residence on
the farm and there made Into biscuits
which were served on the table for
the threshing crew for the 6 o’clock
supper.
Willie Warner, eight years old, was
shot as he was walking along the
street in Geneva. As he passed an
open space some one back of a build
ing fired, the ball passing Into the
little fellow’s mouth and lodging some
where Iti the neck. He will recover.
Adolph Shada, formerly a composi
tor on West Point papers, is under
arrest at McCook, charged with plac
ing railroad ties on the Burlington
tracks with intent to wreck a train.
He has been bound over to the district
court. He is considered slightly de
mented.
Vigorous efforts are being made by
a number of Nebraska cities to se
cure the corn growers' convention
next year. Invitations have already
been received by the executive com
mittee from Omaha, York, Hastings,
Beatrice, Fremont and Grand Island.
The state legal department has filed
a motion for a rehearing in the Boyd
county land cases. This is the case in
wnich the state is trying to oust the
present occupants of the land. The
court held, In its opinion, the settlers
should be allowed the improvements
made on the lands in question.
ANOTHER FAT YEAR COMES TO THE FARMER.
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SEVEN CHILDREN DROWNED IN
EFFORT TO SAVE EACH OTHER
BAS ACCIDENT OCCURS AT PICNIC
ON RIVER BANK AT CEDAR
RAPIDS. IA.—YIELDING
SAND IS FATAL
Cedar Rapids, la.—Eight children at
a picnic on the river bank, only three
blocks from home, went wading. The
smallest one slipped into a deep hole
in the river and in trying to rescue
her six others were drowned. The
dead: Lucille Sweeting, 7; Hazel
Sweeting, 14; Gladys Sweting, 10;
Josie Sweting, 12; Ruth Coyle, 11,
Sioux City; Core Coyle, 9, Sioux City;
Clara Usher, 16.
Ruth Klersey, the only survivor,
said they were wading when little
Lucille Sweeting slipped off a shelf
in the river bottom into a hole. Then
the next girl rushed after her. And
so they kept trying to save each
other until all of the girls except
Ruth Klersey had been drowned.
This was the end of a picnic, the
tragedy of a last forbidden frolic.
The Sweeting children lived with
their father near Ellis park, on the
outskirts of this city. Clara Usher
was a daughter of Sweeting's house
keeper, and the Coyle children were
her nieces, who were here on a visit.
Story by Survivor.
Ruth Klersey, the only survivor,
said they were wading when little
Lucille Sweeting slipped off a shelf
in the river bottom into a hole. Then
the next girl rushed after her. And
so they kept trying to save each
other until all of the girls except
Ruth Klersey had been drowned.
Four of the bodies were quickly re
moved from the water, but it was
too late to rescuscitate them. At
four o’clock all of the bodies had
been recovered except that of Clara
Usher. They were taken home and
laid in a row amid the sobbing of
hundreds of men and women.
The children had gone to the river
with Mrs. Usher, who took her baby.
The baby fretted and Mrs. ' Usher
went home with it.
Sand Proves Treacherous.
The children immediately went
wading in the river. Ruth Klersev
went to the end of a long 6and bar
and, seeing that the water was deep
at the end of the bar, warned the
other children. Lucille Sweeting,
however, ran to the end of the bar
and, the sand yielding, slipped off
into seven feet of water. Her cries
brought Hazel Sweeting to her aid
In trying to pull Lucille back on the
sand bar she, too, fell into the deep
water. Another child went to her as
sistance and slipped in. and so on
until seven of the eight children
were in deep water. Some of them
drowned helplessly, while two or
three vainly tried to climb back on
the sand bar out of deep water.
Ruth Klersey, seeing the fate of her
companions, then ran down the road
crying to Mrs. Usher, overtaking her
when almost home. Mrs. Usher left
her baby in the road and ran back to
aid the children . She managed to get
hold of the hair of two of them and
pulled them out of the water, but it
was too late to save their lives.
Dynamite Kills Laborers.
Chicago.—Three men were instantly
killed and a score of others were in
jured, several of whom are expected to
die, shortly after one a. m. Friday,
when a shanty at the O’Laughlin Bros.’
stone quarry, near Bellwood, was
blown up with dynamite. The explos
ion was the result of a deliberate at
tempt to kill the occupants of the shed,
laborers employed in the quarry, ac
cording to employes of the concern.
Strike Breaker Fined.
St. Louis. — Frank Curry, a noted
strike breaker, known througnout
the United States among labor
men, was fined $50 in police
court for abusing his wife and $10 for
using obscene language in the pres
ence of a neighbor.
TRAIN WRECKED BY SPIKE
Miscreants Cause Men to Lose Lives in
Order to Be Avenged on
Railroad.
Petersburg, Ind.—The wreck of a
west-bound freight train on the South
ern railroad- eight milaa west of here
resulted'in the loss of three lives. The
west end of the switch was spiked, so
as to get either the east or west
bound train.
The freight was making 30 miles
an hour when the engine ran into a
spiked switch and topped over. The
entire train left the track, demolish
ing many ears and totally wrecking
the engine.
The only known motive for the work
of the wrecaers is ill feeling against
the railroad by certain persons be
cause the railroad company, which
owns the Muren mines, insisted on
running Iheir mines during the recent
trouble between the operators and
miners, but paid the scale price during
the entire time.
No Fire on Vessel.
Winona, Minn. — The steamer
Quincy, of the Diamond Joe line of
steamers lies grounded near Trem
pealeau, on the Wisconsin side of the
river. There was no loss of life,
neither was there any fire on the ves
sel.
War on In Earnest
Guatemala.—"Fresh hostilities have
taken place on the border. The inva
sion of the country by Salvadorean
troops is considered to be a declaration
of war. The country has been placed
under martial law.
Fought on the Merrimae.
Norfolk, Va.—Capt. William Henry
Bunting, ene of the few survivors of
the crew of the confederate ironclad
Merrimae during the civil war, died
at the Norfolk Protestant hospital, fol
lowing an operation.
American Swimmer- First.
Nottingham, Eng—The 100 yards
amateur swimming match for the
championship of the world was won
by C. M. Daniels, American, who went
the distance in 58 3-5 seconds, beating
the record two-fifths of a second.
Oil Trust Hold Broken.
Washington.— 'The Standard Oil's
absolute domination over the business
in petroleum products has been
broken,” according to Charles D.
Chamberlin, of Cleveland, head of the
National Petroleum association.
MUST EARN RIGHT TO LABEL
Meat Paekers Cannot Secure Govern
ment Certificates Until Perfect
Conditions Prevail.
Chicago.—Secretary Janies Wilson
of the department of agriculture con
eluded his work in Chicago W’ednes
day by issuing a statement in which
he denied the Chieago meat packers
the use of the United States govern
meat inspection label as a guarantee
to the world of the fitness of theii
products as food, until they have mad*
perfect the sanitary conditions in the
buildings where food is prepared. He
then took a train for the west, where
he will continue to look into the pack
ing industry.
This move by the government is
looked upon as a drastic action to
force the packers-to pursue with vig
or the work of renovating their plants.
Announcement is made in the same
declaration that the inspection under
the new law will begin at once in
plants where sanitary conditions jus
tify it, and the government label may
be used by the owners of such plants.
Chicago establishments are mentioned
specifically and are said to be on
the way to improvement The sec
retary says he considers that they
will be ready for inspection by Au
gust 1, but that if they are not they
will not get the inspection even then.
Society Man and Girl Browned.
Richmond. Va.—Large parties are
searching for the bodies of John Gor
don and Mias Satterfield, two well
known young Richmond society peo
ple, who were drowned while on a
launch party down the James river.
Predicts Another Earthquake.
San Jose, Cal.—Dr. David S. Jordan,
in a lecture, located the origin of the
recent seismic disturbance in Behring
sea and prophesied the next center of
trouble would be In the vicinity of San
Leandro and Haywards.
Nominate Henry Clay Evans.
Nashville. Tenn. — Henry Clay
Evans ,of Hamilton county, former
commissioner of {tensions and re
cently American consul-general in
London, was nominated for governor
by the Republican state convention.
John A. McCall’s Estate.
New York. — The net value of
the estate left by the late John A.
McCall, former president of the New
York Life Insurance company, was
$40,835, according to the report of the
appraisers.
MURDER COMPACT ADMITTED
WIDOW OF “HOLY ROLLER”
LEADER IS ARRESTED.
Girl Tells How They Planned to Slay
Letter's Brother for Killing
Fanatic.
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Seattle, Wash.—Immediately after
the arrest of Esther Mitchell, the
17-year-old girl who killed her
brother, orders were given for the ar
rest Of Mrs. Maude Creffleld, widow
of the prophet, whose death at the
hands of George Mitchell led to the
latest tragedy.
Mrs. Creffleld, however, telephoned
the police where she was to be found.
When taken to the station she admit
ted she had entered into a compact
with Esther to kill the slayer of her
husband. She will be held as an ac
complice.
George Mitchell a few days ago
killed F. E. Creffleld, leader of the
Holy Rollers, because, as Mitchell
claimed, Creffleld had wronged his
sister Esther.
The tragedy took place in the Union
depot in this city, where the Mitchell
girl and her three brothers were wait
ing for a train on which the brothers
intended to depart for Oregon.
After her arrest Esther Mitchell
made the following statement:
"Mrs. Creffleld and I talked over
the matter of killing George. The one
that had the best chance was to do it.
Mrs. Creffleld bought the gun. I
thought 1 would have a better chance
to do it than Mrs. Creffleld, as my
brother wanted to see me, and be
lieved that he would think nothing
about my going to the depot. Then
Mrs. Creffleld gave me the gun and I
was to do it. We agreed that it must
be done as soon as possible.
"My brother Fred wag up to my
room and said Perry and George were
going to Portland. I went to the depot
and saw Perry get his ticket. At last
I saw George and I shook hands with
him. He and Perry were walking in
front and Fred and I were walking be
hind. I was walking to the door and
George was in front of me. That was
the chance I wanted and I shot him.
My brother Fred grabbed me and 1
sat down on his lap and put my arms
about his neck I sat there and the
officer came. I intended to follow him
to Portland if X did not get a chance
here. I am not sorry I did the shoot
ing; I am glad of it.”
WARRANT~FOR rockefeller
Oil King Is Charged with Organizing
and Maintaining a
Monopoly.
Findlay, O.—A warrant for John D.
Rockefeller, which is now in the
hands of the sheriff of Hancock coun
ty, is accompanied by a copy of the in
formation and affidavit which was
filed in the probate court here by
Prosecutor David and charging Rock
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JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER.
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efeller with violating the anti-trust
laws in organizing and maintaining
a monopoly of the oil business.
The warrant directs the sherifT "to
take the said John D. Rockefeller, if
found in your county, or if he shall
have fled that you pursue him into any
other county in the state, and take
and safely keep the said John D
Rockefeller so that you have his body
before this court to answer the said
complaint and be further dealt with
according to law.”
The'warrant-is signed* by Judge
Banker, of the probate court of Han
cock county.
TO PROBE CRAIN BUSINESS
Railroads Asked to Forward Informa
tion Regarding Elevators to In
terstate Commission.
Washington.—An Investigation is to
be made by the interstate commerce
commission, by authority of the United
States senate, of the elevator, grain
buying and forwarding business of the
country to determine to what extent
special favors have been granted to
them by railroad companies; the Influ
ence which the alleged monopolizing
of this branch of business has had upon
the market; the injury it has worked
to grain producers; the extent to
which railroads, their officers, direc
tors, stockholders and employes own
or control the grain buying and grain
forwarding companies; and the man
ner in which such holdings, if *ay,
were secured.
Admiral’s Assassin a QirL
Sevastopol, Russia.—It is stated on
good authority that the aseassin of Ad
miral CUoukaln, commander. of th«
Black sea fleet, was a girl disguised is
the uniform of a sailor. No arrest hss
yet keen made.
Senator Howlands la Injured.
San Francisco—United States Sen
ator Francis G. Newlands, of Nevada,
is suffering from a broken collar bone.
The senator was thrown from a hors*
near San Mateo and had a narrow es
cape from death.
Cloudburst Kills Seven.
El Paso, Tex.—A cloudburst and
landslide on July 10 at Ocampo (Jesus
Maria) Chihuahua, Mexico, almost
completely destroyed the city and
killed seven or more persons. Many
others wev Injured.
Theater Hot Public Place.
New York.—The manager of a the
ater has a right to say who shall enter
his place of amusement, his playhouse
not being & public place, is the gist
of a decision in the appellate
court.
AMtmUAN ULAIM
VENEZUELA WILL BE tALLEO
UPON FOR SETTLEMENT.
WHEN LAST EFFORT WAS MAKE
It Wat During Secretary Hay’s Ad
ministration and Was in the Nature
of a Proposal to Submit the Matter
in Dispute to Arbitration.
WASHINGTON—In view of the de
termination of the state department
to renew its demands upon the Vene
zuelan government for the settlement
of American claims against Venezue
la, It is a matter of intrest to note
the precise status of those trouble
some issues when negotiations were
suspended in March, 1905. For the
first time the Red Book discloses in
terms the ultimatum laid down by the
late secretary of state, John Hay, in
an instruction to Mr. Bowen, dated
March 10 of that year:
“The attitude of the Venezuelan
government toward the government
of the United States and toward the
Interests of its citizens who have suf
fered so grave and frequent wrongs,
arbitrarily committed by the govern
ment of Venezuela, require that jus
tice should now be fully done, once
for all. If the government of Vene
zuela finally declines to consent to
an imperial arbitration, insuring the
rendition of complete justice to these
injured parties, the government of the
United States may be regretfully com
pelled to take such measures as it
may find necessary to complete re
dress without resort to arbitration.
The government of the United States
is committed to the principle of im
ptrial arbitration, which can do in
justice to nobody, and if its moder
ate request is peremptorily refused it
will be at liberty to consider, if it is
compelled to resort to more vigorous
measures, whether those measures
shall include complete indemnifica
tion, not only for the citizens aggriev
ed, but for any expenses of the gov
ernment o' the United States which
may attend their execution.”
The Venezuelan answer, rendered
March 23, amounted to a rejection of
the ultimatum, for it denied that Ven
ezuela had any questions pending
with the United States and propound
ed the following interrogation:
"Before giving further considera
tion to Mr. Hay’s note the Venezuelan
government states it must know
whether the United States respects
the methods and nobility of the Vene
zuelan.”
Mr. Bowen adds that the answer is
unyielding and requires no further
ultimatum.
Perhaps the explanation for the
rather definant attitude which the
Venezuelan government occupies to
this day, so far as the official corre
spondence shows, is to he found in a
paraphrase of a telegram from Minis
ter Bowen to the secretary of state.
MAY VISIT IN PHILIPPINES.
Secreary Taft Undecided as to Pro
posed Trip.
WASHINGTON—In answer to a di
rect question as to whether or not he
Intended to visit the Philippine is
lands next spring, and, if so. whether
that decision might be taken as an
indication that he intended to decline
the offer of a place on the supreme
bench. Secretary Taft said that he
had received an invitation from the
Filipinos to be present at the opening
of the first native assembly next
june. So far he had not come to any
decision, but it might be stated that
whether he accepted the invitation or
not, that decision would have no ef
fect whatever on his political or ju
dicial future. In other words, he
might as a justice visit the islands,
quite as well as while he occupied
the office of' secretary of war.
HOW REGALADO DIED.
He and a Small Escort Overcome by
Guatemalans.
MEXICO CITY—It is now well
kqown that General Regalado of Sal
vador lost his life in a scouting expe
dition. He was in oommand of his
army on the border of Guatemala
when he resolved to explore within
the border of Guatemala. He started
>ut accompanied only by an adjutant
and a small escort, when he came un
expectedly upon a large body of Guat
emalan regulars, who overwhelmed
his force. Regalado’s party sold their
lives dearly, making an heroic fight
and killing many of their foes, but they
were exterminated. No quarter was
asked.
Dogs of War Loose.
SAN SALVADOR—Saturday night
th Salvadorean army again attacked
the Guatemalan forces at Platanan
and obtained a victory over them, the
Guatemalans suffering a loss of 2,000
men killed, wounded and prisoners.
The Guatemalan army, which invaded
by way of Santa Fe, was repulsed by
the Honduran army. Honduras is
making common cause with Salvador
Dowie is Almost Neglected.
CHICAGO—John Alexander Dowie
sat in the conservatory at Shiloh
house Sunday and .preached to those
who would listen, while his yeung ri
val, Wilbur Glenn Vollva, addressed
a congregation of several thousand in
the tabernacle. In years past July 15
has seen the grand opening of the
feast of the tabernacle, which iasteo
during the entire week, and Zion City
was visited by thousands who camt
to see Dowie. Neither Voliva noi
Dowie in their addresses even men
tioned that it was "feast day.”
Whole Family Now Dead.
SALISBURY, England—E. W. Sen
telle of Brooklyn, one of the victims
of the train wreck, died here. He was
the last survivor of the Sentelle fam
ily of Brooklyn. His wife, his son
Charles E Sentelle and his daugh
ters, Blanche M. and Gertrude M., per
ished in the Salisbury wfeck of July 1
Americans Paid $5,000,000.
LONDON—The Dally Express esti
mates that the steamship fares pair
by Americans landing in England las
week amounted to $5,000,000.
Suggestions for Decoration for a Home
Wedding by Use of a Bay Win
dow as Background.
Almost any flowers which an old
fashioned garden affords are lovely
for a summer wedding. A bay win
dow is often used as the place for
the bridal party to stand, and this
lends itself particularly well to deco
ration. says the Housekeeper.
The curtains can be drawn together
and edged with delicate vines. Be
tween each window section, a tall
evergreen tree planted in a large pot,
painted white, can help to make a
most graceful background. A low
table covered with a white cloth can
be set at the back of the bay win
dow. Upon this may be placed a vase
of blossoms of any desired hue, and
two tall brass candlesticks holding
lighted tapers.
A small white rug upon the floor
in front of the table, marks the spot
where the clergyman is to stand.
Curving outward from the front of
the bay window, small evergreen
trees, also in white pots, can make a
green chancel boundary; leaving an
opening at the center where the
bride and groom will stand.
Another pretty arrangement is to
have screens placed at the hack of
the bay window, covered with sprays
of graceful bloom. The celling of
the bay window can be covered with
wire netting and massed with laurel
leaves or other dark green; and hang
ing from this can be numerous
lengths of fine wire or string wound
with vines, and each holding from it*
tip end a spray of blossoms—either
roses, snowballs, peonies or lilies
could be used, and the effect is lovely.
White ribbons can form an aisle at
the time of the bridal procession. If
wished, these ribbons can be held by
four little girls dressed in white and
crowned with flowers.
TOOK THEM FOR DUMMIES.
Quite Embarrassing Mistake Made in
the Darkness by Short-Sighted
Poet-Render.
It was Saturday night and the stores
were kept open until a late hour. Fred
Emerson Brooks, the poet-reader, had
just finished his entertainment, and
was walking over to the hotel, accom
panied by a resident of the town,
whose store they presently passed on
their way.
“Wait until we can close up the
store and I'll walk over to the hotel
with you,” said the man.
“All right,” replied Brooks, “I’ll help
you.”
With that, he grabbed up what, in
the semi-darkness, seemed to be a
couple of dummy dress forms, and
started into the store with them, one
under each arm. His triumphal
progress was short, however, as two
piercing screams arose, and his bur
dens struggled so vigorously that he
dropped them as quickly as he had
picked them up. They were the two
young women clerks who, in the ab
sence of customers, had come out to
watch the passers-by, and found them
selves thus unceremoniously escorted
back to their duty.—Lipplncott’s Maga
zine.
HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES.
When peeling onions begin at the
root end and peel upw’ard, and the
onions will affect the eyes scarcely
at all.
To remove fruit stains stretch the
fabric containing the stain over the
mouth of a basin and pour boiling wa
ter on the stain. In cold weather fruit
spots can frequently be removed by
hanging the stained garments out of
doors over night. If the stain has
been fixed by time, soak the article
in a weak solution of oxalic acid, or
hold it over the fumes of sulphur.
In buying canned goods examine
the can carefully, and if the sides
bulge reject them, as this denotes the
presence of gas, which renders the
contents unfit for food.
One of the latest ideas is that cel
ery is a cure for rheumatism. It is
asserted that the disease is impos
sible if the vegetable be cooked and
freely eaten. "The celery should be
cat into pieces and boiled in water
until soft, and the water drunk by the
patient. Put new milk, with a little
flour and nutmeg into a saucepan with
the boiled celery, serve it warm with
pieces of toast, eat it with potatoes
and the painful ailment will soon
yield.
The Lancet advocates the use of
snails as food. The snail, it says, has
been called “the poor man's oyster.”
It makes an excellent fish sauce and
may be used for the same purpose as
oyster sauce. Care must be exercised
in the choice of the snail for food pur
poses, as it is well known that snails
feed on poisonous plants, and it is
the custom in France to allow a few
days to elapse after they have been
taken from their feeding ground in
order that any poisonous matter may
be eliminated.
tt In kn_i.a XL .
simplest way is to put tt through the
meat chopper.
To prevent making a great dust in
sweeping use moist sawdust on bare
floors. If the floor is carpeted, mois
ten a newspaper, tear It into small
pieces and scatter over the floor. The
carpet will look much brighter than
if swept in the ordinary way.
Hot water and soap generally re
move grease spots. If fixed try long
standing, use either chloroform or
naphtha. Both these must be used
away from Are or artificial light.
If eggs that are to be boiled hard
are put into rapidly boiling water the
yolks will not become dark on the
outside.—Boston Budget and Beacon.
Blackberry Jam.
Pick, wash and drain berries, place
over moderate fire until thoroughly
heated, and then press through a
sieve. To every pint pulp allow one
half pound sugar. Return both to
kettle and boil about 20 minutes
stirring occasionally. Fill into jars
and seal as above.
Paint on Silk or Wool.
Paint may be removed from silk or
woolen goods by means of spirits of
turpentine. Soak the spots thorough
ly with the spirits and, after letting it
stand several hours, rub the fabric
between the fingers and the paint will
com* off without leaving a mark