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THE EED CLOUD CHIEF. SAMPSON JI AS A CABIiK A DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH WASHINGTON. Tho rirdl Mtmhi;' lleceltcil Oicr the IteMorcd Cittilc Wax I'roin l.lciilcniint Colonel Allen to Oencnil (Irccly An nciuni Iiik ItcopeuliiK of Coiniiiiinlculloii. Washington, Juno a.1. When Srerc Jury Alger reached his office to-day lie was notified that tlio transports with 1.ri,00() troops liml urrlvi'il safely olf Santiago mill that direct cable com mimlcatloii had been established be tween tho I'lilti'd Stntrsand Ouantnna inn, where tho I'nited States mariiit's now hold possession of Cuban soil. TIiiih not only In Captain General Hlnneo cut off from 11113' communica tion with the out hide world, save through tho Key West cables with our control, but the authorities in Wash ington Imve been placed In close con neetiou with our forces, iirmy and navy, which ate conducting the invasion of Cuba. To General Greoly and his signal corps belongs the honor of achieving this last feat. Me was entrusted some weeks ago with the KisU of rc-estab-llHiiing cable and telegraphic common lent Ion with Cuba. I'uder his super vision Lieutenant Colonel .lames Allen of General Miles' staff, with officers and m mi of the signal corps, have been busily engaged In the execution o that work. The French Cable company, whose cable runs from Santiago to (luantaiianio bay and thence to Cape llnyticn, where a direct connection is obtained with New York, was accorded the privilege of restoring this com munication with Guantannmo and San tiago, with permission to send com mercial anil domestic dispatches under u strict military censorship necessi tated by war conditions. The cable steamer Mancel was em ployed for the work and operating on these lines communici'.tion was re stored between Cape llaytieu and Ciuantaiiamo about three o'clock yes terday afternoon. It is e.pectcd that to-day or to-morrow the cable will lie thrown open to the general public, sub ject to censorship. The first message over this restored cable was one from (lieutenant Colonel Allen to (icucral (ireely announcing the reopening of communication. General Greoly immediately directed the ofllccr to obtain and forward the earliest possible advices as to the ar rival of the I'nited States troop trans ports. Lieutenant Colonel Allen ap plied to Captain McCalla, in command of the United States naval forces at (luaiitanamo hay. The captain In turn sent out a boat to Admiral Sampson's squadron, which returned with the news that the trans ports had arrived safely and were lying off Santiago and that at the mo ment of the report General Shafter, commanding the military expedition, was on board the flagship New York, counseling with Admiral Sampson re hpoetlng the lauding of the troops. The vessels that have arrived off Santiago with the troops on board of each, according to the data supplied to the war department by General Shaf ter, numbered, with the escort, forty nine vessels, anil is the most numerous fleet that ever left the unlet. s of the United States for a foreign lountry. H is expected hr jhyt the transports will remain olt Santiago, or perhaps nearer the exact lauding point of the troops, until Santiago shall have been eaptured, when they will take aboard the greater part of the invading army, If it can be spared from that locality, and convey the troops to l'orto Itieo, 10 effect the capture of that island. GARCIA'S VISIT TO SAMPSON, r - - -r 6M'iit S'linduy on Hoard tlin riigdili, ArmtiRlni; I'liun for Cn-opciutltKi. Kincihio.v, .Jamaica, dune. "2. Gen rrnl Cnlixto Carcia, with his staff, was brought to Admiral Sampson's llngship Sunday morning on the gunboat Vix en. The white haired general was ly ing in the cabin of Captain Chadwlek. the commander of the New York. Me was sick. Tilth is the message General Garcia sent to the American people: "1 am greatly obliged for the efforts of tin American people in securing the Inde pendence of Cuba, and I shall do all I win to defeat the Spaniards quickly." At liolguiu. (ieneral Garcia said, there nro 10,000 Spanish troops, but he believes the 3,000 men he left there will effectually prevent the army froir reaching Santiago from the liolguiu side. (Ieneral Garcia and his staff were put nshore lute In the day, after the pre liminary details of co-operation bo tween the Cuban and American troopi had been fully d'cus-cd, .' ILLNESS IN CAMP" MERRITT. IMplillicriu unit Mcnlnglll C.-uiho Al.in:i In tlix I'-rlllc Count Cit 1,1 p. San Fiia.svwo, ,lunc '.".'.--The devel opment of diphtheria and ccrebro spin al meningitis at Cnp Merritt is cans Ing considerv.bi'' -Harm. There arc also n number of eases of pneumonia in the hospital. Arrangements are mak ing to send 11 O'.Kl-bed Held hospital to tho Philippines, under charge of Majot W. O. Owen. A CHANCE FOR NEGROES, finternor 1. icily K.) Kulittin' Tnn lli tillimit Will He cif Colored Men. Topkka, Kan., .Mine '.':.'. Governor I.eedy received a message from the see retary of war yesterday giving him in fit ructions concerning the organisation of two additional battalions to be rnibcd in Kansas under the second call of the President. Governor Loedy announced that the two battalions would be formed umoni; tho negrocb of the htute. TROOPS REACH SANTIAGO, Ccncrril Sfiaflrr'H Army of tinimlon oo the CiiIpiim I'nrl. Mnt.nSr. Nicholas, Juno 22. The Cnited States army for the Invasion of Cuba, commanded by (ieneral Shafter, arrived off Santiago de Cuba yesterday at noon. The troops, numbering about 10,000 men, were on board thirty seven transports, The time and place for the lauding of the soldiers had not been decided upon. There were fourteen mild cases of typhoid fever and some eases of measles on board the transports, but the troops, generally speaking, were In excellent spirits. The voyage was without incident. When the fleet of thirty-seven trans ports, with its freight of lighting men, swept up the southern coast and slowed up within Hight of the doomed city of Santiago the anxiously awaited sol Iters were greeted with ringing ohocra from the decks of the blockading war ships far in shore, and they were an swered by the troops most cuthtislus tically. The week of anxious waiting and Impatient (dialing wan over. The army and the navy had at last joined forces, and all felt that the Hnal blow at Si.ntiago was at hand. It was 10 o'clock when the lookout .111 the armored cruiser Urooklyn re ported seeing the smoke of several steamers away to the southeast and n moment or so later he announced that a dozen or so transport steamers were in sight. The signals were exchanged from ship to ship, gladdening the hearts of the weary blockaders. Then the United States auxiliary cruiser Gloucester, formerly .1. P. Morgan's yacht Corsair, dashed uway to meet and welcome the troops. About half an hour later a forest ot masts had sprung up apparently from the sea and a most Impressive scene was presented as the armada swept gracefully towards the shores where the great struggle is to take place. The transports were ranged in three shifting lines, with the battleship In diana on the extreme right und the other men-of-war on the outskirts ot the fleet. In this order the transports and their escorts steamed slowly in toward the hills where the Morro's red walls stand. It was intended to take tho e.Nir licet to the lines of Hear Admi ' iniral Sampson's fleet of warships, but an order from tho admiral stopped the advance of the ships about fifteen mile to the southeast, and, escorted by the (lloucester, (ieneral Shafter went for ward on the Seguranca to confer with the admiral. The transports lay on the smooth sea while the plans were discussed by the leaders on board the flagship. Not the faintest intimation of their inten tions regarding the lauding has been allowed to escape. Undoubtedly, however, some of the troops will be lauded at Guuntnnamo bay. In order to relieve the, marines there, but It l. generally believed tho main body of the troopb will be lauded much nearer Santiago. The long and trying journey from Tampa lias left the men in much bet ter condition than anticipated. There are fourteen mild eases of typhoid upon the ho.pital ship, among them being Major Morton of the Twenty fifth infantry and several cases of measles. There are, however, 11c serious cases of sicklies1:. Owing to tho smoothness of the pas sage the Mildicr.s were not generally affected by sea sickness. They arc wildly anxious to get ashore and begin fighting. The dispatch bonL as tt steamed among the transports, was eagerly besieged on all sides for news of Ad miral Sampson's operation!. offloon iind men clamoring for a word from the blockaders. Much satisfaction was expressed among the troops when it became known that the actual cap ture of Santiago is to be left to tin army. Mnt-y horses and mules died onroutt The American fleet off Santiago has oeen materially strengthened by the addition of the warships which escort ed the transports, consisting of tin Indiana, Detroit, Montgomery, Han croft, Helena, F.ricsson and Footo. (eneral Shafter, soon after his ar rival, had a conference with Admiral Sampson. They discussed at length the information obtained by Admiral Sampson's scouts as to tho most avail able landing places In the vicinity of Santiago, and sent further scouting parties along the coast. They Inspect ed the points considered by Admiral Sampson to bo most advantageous and the commanders, of the army and navy will s-pcedily decide where to land tho troops, TYcrr.: ..dons enthusiasm was awak c.ied among the men with Admiral Sampson's tleet by the arrival of the American troops. They gave cheer after cheer, the report states, and their cntlim-inr-m met with an equally hearty response from the troop ships, liepeateil li lays in the departure n the army from Tampa had made the men with the fleet impatient and they awaited the comingof their allies with great eagerness. For more than ten days they hud had practically nothing to do, aside from preventing the escape of Admiral Cervera's fleet from tho harlior. Officers and men. tho fleet having done all the damage possible preparatory to landing tho troops, were anxious for more active warfare To Help Initlitn In l.e.ivr. Wamiinoton. .tunc '.'.'. Itcprosonta five Curtis of Kansas has Introduced n bill providing tnat when .'.JO or more Indians of any of the five elvillec tribes notify the secretary of tho in terior of u desire to sell their lands anil emigrate to Mexico that officer is an t homed to permit them to negotiate for the sale of their lauds and Improve ments, and assist in obtaining highest price possible and other details. Such Indians, 011 removal, relingnish all de pendence 0:1 the Unittd States, yovcru-meat. .MANILA SnUbOU.NHEI) 1,000 REBELS DEFEAT 2,000 SPANIARDS. fniarcsiiMiinil SullnrM I'roiii Drum,' fleet Ham tlin 1'liltlppliic Capital lli-iiiuit-il In Arclililnliop 1'rciciils (lowrrmr Sur-trauitc-rlni; to Ilcucy. Nnw YottK. .Tunc 18. A cablegram from Hong Kong to the New York Journal says: Tho most severe and important bat tle since Admiral Dewey's annihilation of tho Spanish fleet hn occurred at Manila. One thousand Insurgents at tacked 2,000 Spaniards. Inflicting heavy losses and almost forcing tho entrance to the city. The insurgents under General Agul ntildo and tho American sailors and marines of Admiral Dewey'u fleet com pletely surround Manila. The foreign residents have fled fo the ships. Admiral Montejo and Governor General August! have placed the wom en, the children and the priests in the forts for safety. General August! is reported to be willing to surrender to tlio Americans in order to prevent the insurgents from capturing the capital, setting It on fire and killing the Span ish. The archbishop, however, is op posed to surrender and has overruled Augustl. The success of the insurgents is won derful. The Spaniards taken prison ers in tho two weeks' campaign aggre gate a.OOO, Including 2,000 soldiers of the regular nrtny. Prominent among them are Generals Garcia and Cordoba. Tlio governors of the provinces of ('a vlte, llalucun and llataan were also made prisoners. Two million rounds of cartridges were seized in the fortified cathedral of old Cavite. The lurge garrison of old Cavite has surrendered, t bus giving the insurgents command of the shore of the entire bay. All interior sources of supply are now cut off from the Spanish forces in Manila. Tlio Americana can take Manila within twenty-four hours after tho ar rival 01 1110 iroop.s, 1 no city is now at the mercy of the American fleet. Admiral Dewey's conduct during the blockade has been admirable. A great fire has been raging north of Manila and the insurgents have captured the waterworks, on which the supply of the city depends. General August! has issued an order declaring that all males above the age of IS shall join the army und do mili tary duty. SAMPSON TRIES IT AGAIN. Fi-nr Ilnnitrcd Ton of rrnjrrltlri Tlironii nt Kantlaco I'nrtH. KiNflsio.v, Jamaica, .ltino IS. Hoar Admiral Sampson's fleet bombarded the batteries at Santiago de Cuba for tho third timo ut daylight yesterday morning. I'or hours the ships pounded the batteries ut tho right and left of the entrance, only sparing Kl Mono, where Lieutenant Ilohson and his jotupanions, of the Mcrriniao, are in prison. The western batteries, against which the main assault was directed, were badly wrecked. One was utterly de stroyed. In others many guns were dismounted. At first the Spaniards re plied passionately and wildly, but tin potently. Then most of 'tho guns were deserted. Not a ship was struck or n man injured on the American side. It ts believed that the enemy's los". of life was heavy. As a preliminary to the hammering given tho batteries the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius Wednesday at mid night was given another dunce. Three S.'0-pound charges of guueotton were sent over the fortifications at the entrance. The design was to drop them In tho bay, around tho nngle, back of the eminence on which El Morro is situated, where it was known tho Spanish torpedo boat destroyers were lying. Two charges went true, us no reports were heard a peculiarity of the explosion of guncotton in water. Whether tho destroyers were de molished is not known, but the di struetive nrca of guncotton is large, and tt would not be surprising if It it subsequently ascertained that ono or both were destroyed. The third charge exploded with terrific violence on Cave Smith. About .1,000 projectiles were fired, of 1. total weight of .'.00,000 tons. Maiiuih, .tunc IS. Admiral Cervera cables that ho has provisions enough for the fleet until autumn. Mo says: "A shell from an American warship, falling from a great elevation, struck the Vlcaya, which, owing to her ex cellent armor, was not damaged." THE MOB BEAT THE MILITIA, The NecriirH lliui;(l In Al.iliiiimi Wlillt Soldier Weld After I lie I.j nclicrx. MoMfioMr.iiv, Ala., Juno l,s. The Ave negroes who murdered Mr. C'nrdeu nnd his wife and an old man named Carleo last week near Wetumpkn were lynched at 0 o'clock to-day. The mtltla were unable to follow the mob last night as tho members were all well mounted and no means of con veyance were at hand to take the soldiers. JULY 1 TO END IT. flinrrnnr I.erdy to AlmtWIi tlio Metro pnllliii) I'ollci, Synteiii, Topkka, Kan., June IS, Governor I.eedy announced last night that, In accordance with tho spcclllo instruc tions of thu Populist convention, ho would Issue a proclamation to-day or to-morrow abolishing the metropolitan police departments in the six largest cities of Kansas, to take effect July 1. This will give tlu mayors of the vari ous cities time to select their new po lice officers. LATE WORD FROM DEWEY, niurscnM Itml Tract Ic.iHj- .Surrounded. Mitnll,, I.-n-t .Sunday. Washington, Juno IS. The navy lepartmcut has received the following from Admiral Dewey, under date 0 June 12: "Caviii:, June 12, via Hong Kong, June 17. There Is little change in the situation since my telegram of June .1. Insurgents continue hostilities and have practically surrounded Manila. They kive taken 2".00 Spanish prisoners, whom they treat most humanely. Tlroy do not Intend to take tin; city at tlio present time. Twelva merchant vessels are anchored in tho bay with refugees on board, under guard of neutral men of war; this with tny permission. "The: health of the squadron con tinues excellent. The German com mander in-chief arrived to-day. Three German, two lirltlsh, ono 1'rcneli, one Japanese men-of-war now in port. Another German man-of-war is expected. The following is n correct list of the Spanish vessels captured and destroyed: Destroyed: Two protected cruisers, five unprotected cruisers, one trans port and one serving vessel, both armed. "The following were captured: The transport Manila and the gunboat Cal lao." Manila. .Tune .1, via Mono Kong. June 1 . It is now officially admitted here that the troops have been thirty six hours without food. Gunboats conveying volunteers, sent into the la goon to search for food for the city on I'riday, returned here to-day, Sunday, and reported the total failure of their mission. The insurgents are gaining everywhere and are now firing into Manila Itself. Tho commanders of the gunboats sent for food report that every lagoon and town Is hostile. Tho Spanish flotilla was unablo to effect a landing In spite of prolonged firing on the part of all the gunboats. Nobody, how ever, was killed. This removes the last hope of provisioning Manila. During tlie week a 11 tho garrisons were overpowered or surrendered. The prisoners in e well treated. A major ity of those who resisted were slaught ered. in the northern spot inns the insur gents have united near Passlg, on the Pnssig river, driving the Spanish gun boats to Duoa. There were 11 few astialties. The one of hostilities is a magnifi cent defensive country, thickly wood ed, having an unlimited number of natural ambuscades and innumerable blockhouses and trenches. Any aver age army could easily defy ten time their number. On all sides can be seen the Span iards retiring, removing tho soldiers' effects and dismantling tlio barracks prematurely, evidently anticipating defeat as a matter of course. The sol diers are brave and desperate and hate to retreat, but they are hopelessly in competent and shamefully underfed. Many of them have assured the cor respondent that they have never been at target practice in their lives. Still they are eager for an opportunity to display their alor and are confident that the enemy Is equally unpractlced. (ieneral Pent and a thousand Span ish soldiers have surrendered at Santa Cm, similar surrenders have taken place at I.aguna and at Pempanga and in each case hardly anybody was killed. It is reported that Hear Admiral Dewey is unable to restrain the insurgents, but their conduct is sat isfactory. There is no necessity for interference as no excesses whatever have been committed. This is partly due to the merely nominal assistance furnished the insurgents. Tho latter proposed to form 11 republic under Anglo-American tutelage and threat ened to visit with severe penalties the insurgents who have become turn coats, especially inthecaseof Paterno, 1 prominent native protegee of the Spanturdsy.AOuhv.C.v There was desultory firing to-day in every quarter on the outskirts of the town with no material result, although there were several nrttllery accidents und one explosion which killed six Spaniards and wounded many others. The ammunition of the Spaniards is utterly untrustworthy because it is old, rotten and has never been tested. Tho Spaniards are impotent with rage, bewilderment and despair. The cafes to-night are crowded with officers with their hands In their pockets, gaping vacantly while an intermittent fusllade is audible in all directions. Cartloads of food' have been stored inside the walled citadel, with the In tention of standing a slego and defy ing tho American warships. Hut, the Idea is ridiculously preposterous, for the eitadid, so called, Is totally unten able against the lire of a modern Heel of warships, I'm or tlin Aiui-rlcui lltinlt IU1I. Washington, Juno 18, After devot ing an hour yesterday to the discus sion of the bill restoring the annuities to thu Sissclon and Wahpeton bands of Sioux Indians, tho Senate resumed the consideration of the bill to incor porate tho International Amcric.Mi hunk. A test on an nraendment clearly Indicated that a majority of the Senate favors the measure. A final vote on it ts expected to-day. Home 11111I Mule Ktniupnle. Tampa. 1'la., June 19. At 10 o'clock at.t night 3,000 horses and mules broke from their corrals and stampeded through the camps of (ieneral Carpen ter's brigade. Tho panio among the men was terrible. Officers tried to get their men lato line, but tho army ot wild horses made that impossible. Many men began shooting at the ex cited animals, but this only excited them more, l'orty men were mounted ny 11 o'clock nnd they were nblo to check tho rush somewhat, or at least to steer tho horses from the camp. NEWS OF XEBKASKA. SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A WEEK'S EVENTS Mort iMportmit iruppmlnj-n of the t'.-mt Seien Day llrlelly Mentioned All I or tlmiH of the Stute Cowri-il A TlioroitKli ItrMimo of Ncliruulm .Nchk. Tumdiiy, June 1 4. The Juniata Creumery company was iirgnnled Saturday und completed to day. The stock is all subscribed and work on the plant will begin at once. Kevenue Collector Moutz at Omaha received notice by wire yesterday af ternoon that the war revenue bill would go into effect today. The bill entails tin immense timotint of work on his department of the revenue ser vice, llo litis not yet received any specific instructions as to thb manner of collecting the revenues under the war bill, but he has several letters from the government of n general na ture, regarding Its provisions. Mr. Moutz says that his force will not wait for eitiens to become patriotic, but that the work force will be sent out immediately upon receipt of official in structions, to gather in the coin which will go to make up the war expenses. The department under the charge of Mr. Moutz. consists of the states of Nebraska, North and South Dakota. The revenues which will be collected from this territory will naturally be a large amout. but the collector is un able to make anywhere near au esti mate of the amount which the tax will rcalie. WediifHiliiy, dune l.i, (Jovernor Molconib received a tele gram yesterday evening from Colonel John P. lirntt. commanding the l'lrst Nebraska, stilting that the Nebraska regiment would sail today from San 1'riincisco on the Siimp'ter. There were no further particulars in the message. The Senator is the name of a ship that is reported to have sailed yesterdey from San I'runciseo and which was expected to carry the Ne braska boys, so it is believed an I'-ror was made in the name. Officers of the regiment now In Nebraska, on recruit ing duty, expect to sail with recruits about July lo. The dedication of the Nebraska building at th Trans-Mississippi ex position was accomplished successfully under weather conditions not at ail favorable. Darkening skies and pour ing rain compelled the holding of the exercises within the building. Judge Neville made the dedicatory address. Governor Moleomb. in accepting the building, talked tit length, exgressing the pleasure of the people of Nebraska over the event. President Wattles of the exposition followed the governor. The addresses of lion. W. J. Itryan, Hon. W. V. Gurley. and lion. C. J. Smyth, were listened t with rapt at tention. The att.'iidance was not as large as hid been anticipated. Siiturdiiy, .lune IH. L. I). Kieliards of Fremont went to Omaha yesterday with a number of relies for the exposition, among them the sword worn by Anthony Wayne, a glass tumbler with the profile of An drew Jackson ground in the glass. A two-shilling colonial note, a foot stool from the llritish frigate Merlin cap tured in 1T7T. and a cup and saucer supposed to have been used by George Washington. Most of the relies were loaned by Mrs. J. N. Chesnut. (.'apt. John C. Painter of company M. First regiment, resigned before his regiment sailed and will return to his home at liroken How. Me announced that his health was so pool- that he could not accompany his regiment. Though Captain Painter was certified up by the examination board as a man of good health, it is now reported that he has been in feeble health for a long time. It is said he has lung trouble which is aggravated by living on the sea level. Captain Painter's resigna tion and discharge have resulted in three promotions. Though the regi ment is in the service of the I'nited States (Jovernor Moleomb exercises the right to appoint officers because it is a volunteer regiment. First Lieutenant Imcoln Wilson of company F, Second regiment, who has been serving as regimental quartermaster in the First regiment, has been appointed to suc ceed Captain Painter. Lieutenant Wilson was the second llrst lieutenant in relative rank when the regiments left Lincoln. Me Is new In Lincoln recruiting for a battalion of the First regiment. Second Lleutenunt William I!, McLaughlin, company (', Heat rice, has been appointed flr.st lieutenant and regimental quartcrmautcr in place of Lieutenant Wilson, promoted. Hcrt 1). Whedon of Lincoln, member of company II from Nelson, serving as sergeant mojor, hiss been appointed second lieutenant of company (' in place of McLaughlin, promo'ed. There may be a few more promotions if reports relating to appointments to tho regular army are correct. It ts understood that tho following Nebraska boys will be appoint jiI to second lieutenancies in the ligulai' armies: Watts C. Valentine of West Point, Frank S Hurr of Lincoln, W.M. Oury, honor graduate of the univer sity of Nebraska, Omaha, and Henry II. Allen of Madison. Deputies G. W. Howen and J. S. Forsdick of the supreme Court of Hon or organized a district court at Pros ser, Adams county, with forty-five charter members, Tho court was named Dewey District court, lu honor of the American hern, Hefreshnionts were si rved, Mr. Campbell, living near Osceola, slipped and fell across an iron kettle and was badly bruised. Two libs were broken. Mis son Charles, who is a diy.slchiu, was at homo at tho time nnd bellied to gather the old gentle man together and is getting him in good shape. Momluy. .lune "i0. Amel Martinson of Heaver Crowing, a young man twenty years of age, was drowned while halting In the rivo about noon. The body was recovered after one hour's repeated diving. W. E. Cobb, charged with embezzle ment by llargrenves Hros. of Lincoln, spent Saturday and Sunday nights in jail as he was unable to furnish n. bondsman. L. C. Hicliards, who had Ih'cii on his bond, gave him up, and since then Cobb has had to stare the bars in the face. While the little two-year-old son of Isaac Jones, who lives eight miles north of Sidney, was playing around a. saddle horse that was grazing in the door yard he lu some mysterious way received injuries from which he dieil later. When found ho was lying un conscious near the horse. At Dakota City District Judge Evnus decided that the saloon license grunted to, I.C. Kiddle of that place, for this year, was i'legal for the reason that the village board disqualified them selves from acting upon nalil petition becati'O they wo:v signers on said pe tition, although their names were af fixed to said petition before election. A prominent Omaha engraver lias a rush job of more than ordinary interest. Me has received from Lincoln a very line sword which is designed to flash in the hands of Col. W. J. Hryan in the Philippines or somewhere else. Tho blade was bought by subscription among the officials and employes or the state house and is to be presented with considerable pomp and ceremony. The large barn on Frank Strahn's ranch, four miles west of Wayne, was destroyed by fire, the origin of which is unknown. Mr. St mini's famous trotting stallion, I'liion Medium to gether with a three-year-old stallion of the trotter, which he valued us much as Union Medium, and twoother horses were burned, besides considerable grain, harness, etc. Mr. Strahn's loss will be about SI.50J, partly covered with insurance. As Moraie MeHride ef Norfolk was preparing to go llshiug with Hurt Mapes ho was stricken with paralysis. Me was taken into Mapes' house, where he died shortly after. Hestdes his wife he leaves two daughters, the oldest of whom Is the wife of Superintendent Kcyiiolds of the Hlkhorn road, and a son living at Madison. Deceased came to Norfolk ten years ago from Middle town, N.Y.. and engaged in the insur ance and loan business. Me was about thirty-live years old. While Campbell Hros.' show was be ing set up at (Jeuoa, I'nder Keeper Young was killed by au elephant llo was using the elephant Venus to push the wagons under the tents. Young had her by her trunk directing her. The wagon she was working with be came entangled in some ropes and Young stopped her and started ahead to see what the trouble was. As he turned his back to her, she struck him and knocked him down, and before any one could move, she was on him with Iter head and crushed the life out of him. She was driven off' and captured and is now chained up. Tills man is said to bo her fourth victim. Siiudiiy. June 10. Willie Thomas (Juall, living a few miles north of Kearney, was working ing in his blacksmith shop, a piece of redliot iron flew and struck him in the eye. burning it from the socket. Evangelists nodding and Heal will train their thirteen inch religious bat teries upon the sinful fortifications at Cortland in .Inly. It is thought their well directed shots will reduce the stronghoills of Satan in short tinier. Hiehard ISjorkman. who left Lincoln for Chicago on June 1, to enlist in tho American navy lias left for Cuba. From .lune 1 to 10, he drilled new re cruits at Chicago. On June 10. he loft for Norfolk, Va. He was offered two positions, one as quartermaster on the new torpedo boat destroyer, Yorktown. and the other as coxswain to the ad miral on the flagship. Newark. Me ac cepted the latter and left for Cuba last Monday. The new war revenue bill will af fect 10.000 taxpayers in Nebraska. Three of the largest sources of revonuo will come from tlio tax on tobacco. II- quors and on bank capitals, Mr. HouU estimates that from beer alone the state will pav S'.'OO.OOO. Me Intends to get Uie capital stocks of the vnrioun banks from the bank examiners and will receive co-operation from other officials In the government employ. At present it is too early to give more de tails of the manner In which tho col lection will be effected. Hubert Glenn, postmaster at Hi! dreth, Neb., was shot through the heart and instantly hilled yesterday afternoon at 1:10 by Albert Grlpskey. tin insane bachelor who live- near town. After the shot everyone in tlio postolllee scattered but one fellow who saw a chance to grab the maniac and ltd s.i Others eaiue to his rescue and they soon had the mini bound hand midfoot. The sheriff was then sent for and nrrived in town nboiitd o'clock. Mr. Glenn was about sixty years old. He was a eaptiln in the civil war and also a representative in the legislature, from Franklin county, llo was 0110 of tho best clti mis In this region. Itctliieini-nl of Cruelly, "I thought," said Hawkins, "that i mid you didn't think much of HrJi hury as a pianist, and hero you lmvo taken n box for his recital." "1 didn't know," answered Morely, "a bcttci wny to eliow my contempt for him ns a musician than by taking a box and Inning It empty on the evening of Ida iceltal."-Ilnrccr' Hazar. A (ioiid Kcmmii;, First Young Matron And why did cho tiioofo him among so ninny ad intrcrr,? Eeerwl Young Matron -Tlio ethers did not proro2C -London Gra able.