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THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. IN ' TRUCE GIVEN AGAIN. FIGHTING STOPPED MON DAY AFTERNOON. arrcndar fit nn Takan Under Con deration Oneit Morn hy the. flpanUh Connnandrr Washington Ofnrlala Ks pect Jfewa of Bnrrrnder Momentarily. WAsniKOTON, July 13. The follow ing dispatch was received here from General Sfiafter nt half past 0 o'clock this morning: Tf.AYA dki. Estk, July 12. It has been very quiet, but little lighting. A 4agof truco up since 5 o'clock. Con aidcring proposition for surrendering, now that I hare the town surrounded upon the north. Lines wero completed at ft p. m. by General Ludlow right down totho bay. The lino in rather thin, but will have it strengthened in tho morning by General Henry, who has just arrived at headquarters. Only three casualties; no ono killed far an I can learn. Great deal of suffering among the ifirople who have gone'out of Santiago. Am doing tay bent, to relieve llfbut not entirely uccesful. Shaftim. At 3 o'clock thin afternoon Secretary Alger said ho had received no mrtsngc from General Shatter except tho dis patch given out In tho morning. ITc thought matters were unchanged, therefore, nud assumed that it flag of truce Was still flying and that the enemy wero negotiating for a surren der. Tho only mcMago received from fflboney was a short dispatch from General Miles regarding transporta tion, in the course of which he said: "The rains ore tho heaviest I have ever known." Wabihkoton, July 13. General Shot- ter's dispatch of this morning changed the wholo aspect of nffnlrH at Santiago de Cuba, according to tho plan of cam paign as outlined by Gcnerel Shatter day beforo yesterday. Tho city of Santiago was to have been ltombarded throughout tho day. Undoubtedly the bombardment of tho city did begin yesterday morning, but oillelals In the war department arc Inclined to think that tho firing did not last for any ength of time. Secrctnry Alger had advised General Shatter to attempt to demoralize tho enemy if possible, hoping that they would surrender and thus prevent any great loss of life among either the American or tho Spanish forces. Gen eral Shatter seems to havo accom plished Ills object and although he does not say that tho Spaniards are considering "unconditional surren der," it is taken for granted that such is tho easo. Geueral Toral thoroughly understands that they are the only tertnn that will bo considered by the American commander. Officials in Washington arc expect ing that word will come from Santi ago to-day announcing tho surrender of the. city. I am Informed that Major Gcncrni Shatter will receive nil credit for the rampalgn. General Miles positively ttated before ho left tho United States that ho would not supersede General Shatter. I am informed to-day that his principal object In going to Cuba was to bo on hand to direct tho move ment from that place to I'orto Kieo. With Sua ftku's Aumy, July.ll. It was not daylight when tho American forces resumed tho firing on Santiago Monday morning. It was a foggy, damp morning, and tho mist obscured the enemy's position. When the first shots wero tired there was not even light enough to make out Santiago. Captain Mode's battery sent shell after shell straight into tho enemy's trenches, and the roar of the other bat teries chimed in as shell and shrapnel went flying Into the enemy's lines. Twice during the morning the Gatllng guns swept the exposed part of tho enemy's trenches, provoking volleys in reply from tho enemy. Whenever the Spaniards appeared above their rifle pits our sharpshooters went to work, caustag every dirty straw hat to duck behind the1 banks of earth. With the exception of a few desul tory volleys, the Spaniards made no re ply to our Are. Their artillery was sllrnt, although tho guns apparently were In position. For all signs ot life about their artillery It might have con tested of dummy guus. Two batteries opposite the left of our position havo been found to be nothing moro than dummy guns. When our HeoutH inspected these trenches, tho formidable field pieces be came logs ot wood, and not a Spanish soldier was to bo sti. Ah the morning passed the Impres sion grew stronger that General Toral, tho Spanish commander, had succeeded in slipping tho greater part of hlb army out of tho be.iclgcd city. Ills only loopholo was across the bay and to the westward. Our Hues are sup posed to cover the north, Besides, tho artillery is thought to have a complete range on the mountain pass on the north. ' At General Shatter's headqnarfers this afternoon, It is believed that San tiago will surrender within twenty four hours. Wilmington, Del.', July 13. A trial, probably unprecedented in the annuls of this country, that of a member of tho United States Senate on a criminal charge, began in tho circuit court In this city yesterday afternoon before Judge Edward G, Bradford. The de fendant is Itlohurd Rollln Keuney of Dover, junior Senator from Deluwnre. indicted upon a charge of aiding and abetting William N. Hoggs, win) has confessed to robbing the First Nation nl bank of Dover, of which Institution ho was paying teller, of tho turn of $107,000. WAR'S EFFECTS IN HAVANA. nutlnen U I'srntjieil unit IVopla are Out of Work. Nkw Yon, Jul;f 13. An Interesting account of the situation in Havana, written by Senor F. Lopez Alluc, a Madrid newspaper correspondent, has reached the Cuban Junta here. It wan written beforo the destruction of Ad miral Cervera's squadron and while the Inhabitants of Havana wero ex pecting those vessels to come to their relief with provisions. Tho letter says in part: In Havana wo arc feeling moro and moro each day the deprivations duo to the conduct of the war. At tho be ginning of tho trouble, when tho American fleet first established the blockade, there was plenty of stores in warehouses and In the custom house, and for a time tho trafllo nnd move ments in the streets wero the same as In times of peace. Then It was dlfll cult to move about In such streets as the Calto de Officio, Calle Inquisldor and Callo Obropla, because of tho con gestion of heavy trucks, loaded wugoni and vehicles of all kinds. Now It Is all different. Tho incr jhandlso )ias been distributed from the customhouse and there Is an utter paralysis in all branches of trade. To-doy those streets, where onco was all nctlvlty and bustle, wear n holiday or rather a mournful air of quiet. Hungry dogs sniff along tho gutters, which they have cleared long since of all refuse. They have lost their domes ticity, flee at the approach of a man nnd their lean flanks and hungry eyes give them the appearaneo of wild ani mals. In tho shadow of every tree and building can be seen dozens of steve dores, coachmen, wagoners and public laborers, lying idle and hopeless. For weeks they have been without work. Thousands of working men and women in tho tobacco industry are reduced tt, the same condition. Efforts have been made by tho offi clals hero to keep this condition of tho city and its people a secret, but I do not believe that patriotism requires it. It Is necessary that these facts be made public in order that the people of Mad rid can appreciate the situation in Havana and recognize tho efforts of the people here to maintain tho nation al integrity, whatever the cost to .them. The shore defenses in Havana are now completed. The task was a titan ic, one, thousands of laborers working day and night. It is only just that I tell you that we owe. all this energy nnd activity to General I'ando, who", from tho time of his arrival in Havana on April 22, hit not been idlo a minute. From tho insurrection we know nothing, or next to nothing. All such news comes to us by cable from tho south, which is In the hands of the government. On the north we nrc completely Incommunicado. It is gen erally understood, however, that our troops havo evacuated tho interior of Oricnte, and have concentrated in forts along the coast. Wo have Just heard that the insurgent havo driven our troops from llayamo and have taken possession of that city. Such news as wo receive from Spain is so distorted by tho ofllcials hero that we can place little reliance on It. This letter goes through the kind ness of un nfllcer on a German vessel iHHind for Europe. FIRED ON THE HOSPITAL SHIP. Thn Scorpion C'nnm Ni'nr Kinking the Churnkre hy Mlitakr. St. Lot'is, July 13. A dispatch to tho St. Louis Republic from Atlanta says: The hospital ship Cherokee, bearing 400 wounded soldiers from SIbiney, wos Urcd upon, and, It Is said, hit In several places, by the Scor pion on her journey to Tampa. This remarkable story Is told by the patients, who arrived at Fort MePher son on the hospital train from Tampa last night. They say that some of tho shots came near sinking her, nnd the Cherokee was saved only by her lights being turned on in full, whereupon the Scorpion recognized her in. the' dark ness, and the unpleasant Incident was over. It Is claimed that nobody aloard the Cherokee was Injured by the firing. A seconed nnned vessel hailed her, but there was no trouble this time. PORTO RICO jJEADY FOR US. r tin I no unit Hpvul.ti MUrulo f'reatn it Urntrn fur Ainnrli-an Kurrm. VnovixcKvow.v, Mass., July 13. Captain MeKenna of tho British brig Ethel, who arrived hero to-day from Arcelbo, I'orto Htco, for orders, brings a story of great destitution nt San Juan and other places and a deep In terest among tho, inhabitants of tho Island In tho progress of tho war. Several American and British news papers reached Captain Melvenna while ho lay at Arcelbo, and ho says that tho natives fought to get posses sion of them, so eager wero they to learn of the progress of the war. All classes are praying for a speudy settle merit of hostilities and tho majority express sympathy with the United States, whose efforts they believe will result in bringing them relief froir the irksome rule of Spain. England Aftrr tho l'rltatrr. VirroiitA, It. C July 13. In re sponse to the request of United States Consul Dcndlcy of Vancouver, Admiral Pullcser, commander of tho Pacific British squudron, stationed at Esqul malt, has dispatched II. M. S. Amph Ion, a second class cruiser, carrying nine guns, and t lie sloop of war learns, mounting eight guns, to crulsu the waters of the North to search for tho ulleged privateer which, according to reports that have reached tho cars of the consul, lies hidden in the vicinity of Dixon entrance, the passage for sonthbou.td treuture shlub. JARMISTICE EXTENDED SANTIAGO GIVEN TWENTY FOUR HOURS MORE. Xdaarr Itorrana a Telegraph Operator From the Amerlraa Army to Talk With III finperlora If Hantlago Hold Out Shatter and NmiiMiin Will Co-Operate WARiitMOTOX, July f. The War de partment has fostcd tho following dispatch: Camp near Santiago, July 7. Per fect quiet to-day. At the request of 8panish general employes of English cable company wero sent in to him to telegraph his government as to sur rendering. Men in good spirits and nro making themselves more securo every hour. Wounds are much less dangerous than similar wounds made by caliber 45. Among tho large numler wounded thero arc few amputations. Perhaps ten will cover It. General health of command Is good. One hundred and fifty caes of fever, which will run their course in four or Ave days, but none serious. I am feel ing much better. Shatter, Major Gen eral. With SitAFTKn'H AnMY, July 7. Tho armistice has been extended till noon Saturday, in order to allow General Linares to communicate with Captain General Blanco and with Madrid. General Linares informed General Shatter that he had no telegraph op erator, and one was sent Into the city accompanied by thn British consul, F. Ramsden, under the British flag. Not a shot has been fired recently on cither side, but work is pushed on the batteries and entrenchments. Our po sition has been greatly strengthened during the last forty-eight hours, the American lines advancing to within 100 yards of the enemy, and our hill tide batteries overlook and command the city. General Lawtou's division advanced COO yards, to the great surprise of tho enemy. The dynamite gun of Colonel Wood's "Rough Riders," in charge of Sergeant Hallett Alsop Borrowo, has been beautifully placed, hidden in u snug pit. The strenms have been bridged over, allowing tho transportation of heavy artillery with facility and the roads have been greatly Improved. The general health of the soldiers is good. The armistice is affording u long needed rest for our men and they uro now in good shape to resume fighting. General Linares is evidently weak ening, and the mediation of tho bishop ot Santiago and the consular com panies may persuade him to surrender. In en so hostilities ure resumed, the plan of assault is for Rear Admiral Sampson to bombard the forts nt the mouth of the harbor, driving the men away from the guns, nnd then land n thousand men and occupy the forts, while men, with grappling irons, go In nnd countermine the harbor. The fleet will then enter and bom bard the city, supporting tho land assault. General Garcia, tho insurgent com mander, received oraers yester' ', no to attack the Spaniards while tin; ne gotiations are on foot. The Spanish cruisers are still filled with charred bodies nnd the hiuzards are hovering about tho wrecks. Tho Cubans, by Rear Admiral Sampson's orders, have buried the bodies of over 100 Spaniards, which wero washed ashore. PERCENTAGE OF LOSS LARGE. Genaral Knnt'i Dill. Ion MnfTemil Nrivridy In Santiago 1'lght. With Gk.nkrai. Kknt's Division:, fuly 0. Tho following is the loss by regiments In General Kent's division of the Fifth army corps. This division sustained the heaviest loss in tne fight ing of July 1, and lost more men in the deadly charge on San Juau hill than any other organization engaged in the flfht. General nawklns' brigade, Sixth in fantry Wiled: Four officers and 13 men. Wounded Soven officers and DO men; total, 123. Sixteenth infantry Killed: One of ficer and 14 men. Wounded Five of ficers and 104 men; total, 125, Seventy-first New York infantry Killed No ofllcers and 13 men. Wounded Ono officer and 00 men; to tal, 74. Pearson's brigade, Second infantry Killed: No officers and 0 men. Wounded Four ofllcers and 17 men; total, 57. Tenth infantry Killed: Ono ofllcer and ft men. Wounded Fivu ofllcers and 35 men; total, 4(1. , Twenty-first- Infantry -Killed: No ofllcers and 0 men. Wounded One of fleer nnd 32 tnent total, 3!i. Geueral Kwcn's brigade, Ninth in fantry Killed: 'One officer and '3 men. Wounded No ofllcer, 27 men; total. 31. Thirteenth infantry Klllud: Two ofllcers and 10 men. Wounded Vive officers and 85 men; total, 103. Twcnsy-fourth infantry Killed: Two officers and 11 men. Wounded Six officers nnd 74 men; total, 03. Grand total, 093. Total number en gaged, 5,100. In this division tho per centage of loss is 13. A REGIMENTFOR HAWAII. Vhe Cabinet Ilrrlilri to Hrml Hotdlrrs to tha IiluniU at onre. Washington-, July 0. As a result ot (he cabinet meeting to-day, It was de cided to dispatch a regiment of trocps to Honolulu Immediately, and tho commandant at the Presidio, Cal., has been communicated wit): to learn what forces are available. Tha Ganate Adjourn. WAsntNoroN, July 0. The senate adjourned slue die at 3:0G e 'clock this afternoon. LT. HOBSON TELLS HIS STORY. A Itroken Ilndder Made the Marrlmac'a Kinking a Failure Nkw Yonit, July fl. A dispatch to the New York Herald from off Santi ago says: Your correspondent saw Mr. Uobson after he had made his report to Admiral Sampson, Ho spoke In glowing terms' of tho courago and bravery of his crew. "We have been thirty-three days In a Spanish prison," said Mr. Uobson, "and the more I think about it tho moro marvelous It seems that we uro illve. "It was about 3 o'clock In tho morn ing when tho Mcrrimae entered the narrow channel and steamed in under the guns of Morro castle. Tho still ness of death prevailed. It was bo dark that wc could scarcely sco the headland. Wc had planned to drop our starboard anchor at a certain point to the right of tho channel, reverse our engines nnd then swing the Mcr rimae around, sinking her directly across the channel. "This plan was adhered to, but cir cumstances rendered its execution im possible. When the Mcrrimae poked her nose Into the channel our troubles commenced. The deadly silence was broken by the wash of a small boat ap proaching us from the shore. I made her out to bo a picket boat. "She ran close up under the stern of the Mcrrimae and fired several' shots' from what seemed to be 3-pound guns. Tho Merrlmac's rudder was carried oway by this fire. That is why the collier was not sunk across the chan nel. "We did not discover the loss of the rudder until Murphy cast anchor. We then found that the Mcrrimae would not answer to tho holm and were com pelled to make the best of the situa tion. "Tho run up tho channel was very exciting. The picket boat had given the alarm and in a moment the guns of the. Vlzcaya, tho Almirantc Oquen do and the .shore batteries were turned upon us. "Submarine mines and torpedoes were also exploded all about us, adding to the excitement. The mines did no damage, although wc could hear rum blings and could feci tho ship tremble. "Wo wero running without lights and only tho darkness saved us from utter destruction. When the ship was in the desired position, and wo found that the rudder was gone, I called the men on deck. While they were launch ing the catamaran I touched off tho explosives. STRUCK HY TWO TORPEDOES. "At the same moment two torpedoes, fired by the Relna Mercedes, struck the Merrlniaa):.amldshlps. I cannot say whether our own explosives or tho Spanish. torpedocis did tho work, but the' Mcrrimae was lifted out of the wather and almost rent asunder. JAs she settled down we scrambled overboard and cut away the catamaran. A great cheer went up from the forts and war ships as the hull of the col lier foundered, the Spaniards thinking the Merrimac was an American war ship. "We -attempted to get out of the harbor on tho catamaran, but a strong tide was running, and daylight found us still struggling in the water. Then, for the first timo tho Spaniards saw us, and a boat from the Rciua Mer cedes picked us up. "It was then shortly, of or S o'clock in the morning and wo had been in tho water more than an hour. We wero taken aboard the Itelna Mercedes and later were sent to Morro castle. "During the. llrst four days wc wero prisoners of war we were confined in Morro castle, uud I can assure yon those wero extremely uncomfortable and disagreeable days. Tho Spaniards did not exactly ill treat us, but )'. took them some timo to recover from the shock caused by what most of them considered our Yankee impudence in trying to block their harbor. "As a rule tho ofllcers and men who came into contact with us were gruff in speech and sullen In manner. For Admiral Cervera 1 havo nothing but Thc highest admiration. "His act of informing Admiral Samp son of our safety I regard that of a kinil hearted, generous man and a chivalrous officer. I expressed to him sincere thanks, and tho thanks of my men for taking this means of relieving the anxiety of our shipmates and our friends at home. He repeatedly spoke to me of his admiration of what he called onu of tho most daring acts in naval history, though I am sure we were not entitled to tho commendation we received, for there were hundreds of other men on our ships who would have been glad to undertuke to do the same thing. "Wo knew nothing about the destruc tion of Admiral Cervoru's fleet until told by our own people to-day. Of coursa our confinement became very irksome and I cannot tell you how groat was tho relief wo felt to bo free again. 1 cannot express my gratltudo to our soldiers who gave us such a welcome when we. camo Into tho lines. All of us are in excellent health and glud to get buck to our posts again aud see the war through to tho cud." it seems sometimes as it half the people wero busy making fools of them selves. Ex. Monetary 1'anle In Chill. New Yok, July . A dispatch re ceived here from Valparaiso, Chill, says: "A financial panic has been oc casioned hem by tho withdrawal and exportation of gold, which has caused the Chilian government to officially close all the banks in Chill until tho 12th inst. .During this suspension tho government will consider tho advisa bility of isnuing paper money." Corlilu (ant n I'romotlnn. WASiiiNGTor, July I). Late yester day afternoon a bill conferring upon Adjutant General Corbin the rank, puy and allowances ot a major gencrul was oassed by tho Senate. NEWS OF NEBRASKA, SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A WEEK'S EVENTS Molt Important Happening! of the Fait Hrrtn Days llrlenj Mentioned All Tor tious of the Htatci Covered A Thorough Itrinme of hraka Newt, Wrdneadar, July 0. Nebraska farmers were generally to busy harvesting wheat to celebrate the glorious Fourth. J. F. Doll, living southenst of St. Paul; committed suicide early Tuesday morning by putting u bullet through his brnln. Hurry Nearlnc, nn employo at Dempster's factory in Heatrice, may loso the sight of his right eye by u piece of steel flying into it, penetrat ing the eyeball. ' Mrs. A. J. Lcguercln of St. Louis, who was visiting friends on Bancroft street, Omaha, hist night cut her throat and stabbed herself with n curving knife. Her husband states sho has been demented for some time. The Central Granary company, suc cessors to Harris Bros, has decided to increase the capacity of its plant in the Burlington trucks on the west side of Lincoln. The present elevator 'is a large and substantial structure, but the need of mora room was so pressing that the company commenced the erection of nn enormous elevator having a capacity of a quarter ot a million bushels of gruln. It will be one of the lnrges. buildings in Lin coln. Work was begun several duys ago. According to the decision of the paymaster the boys of the Second Ne braska will get no pay for six days they haVc served. The regiment wns culled out April L'7. The state of Ne braska paid the men from that date to uud including May 4, Tho regiment was mustered May 10. It wus sup posed the government would pay tho sl.T.days preceedlng muster as pre scribed. But the government officials hold that the state of Nebraska has paid for eight days uud that the United States will have to reimburse it. If this decision is sustained the Nebraska regiment will lose ubout 33, 300. It means u deduction of S--800 to tho enlisted men and about 8300 to the officers. Thursday .lunc 7 Harry L. Howl by. who was recently appointed to West Point by Congress man Stark, has successfully passed the examinations at that place and will immediately enter upon his duties in the school. He is well known at Crete whero he attended Dcanc college. Kx-Stnto Treasurer J. S. Hartley Is now confined hi the penitentiary to serve u twenty years' sentence for the embezzlement of state funds. He wns brought from Omaha by Sheriff Mc Donald. Sheriff McDonald says that Hartley's eyes hae become in very bad condition from granulated lids. Specialists have been treating them, but seem to do little good. Formerly Hartley rcud a good deal, but lately his, eyes havo prevented him. The sheriff says that Hartley was a model prisoner and never gave tiny cause for complaint. Tho peuitcntiary physi cian soys Hartley's eyes are terribly bad. He will be given very light em ployment. lrldnj, .lulj H. Judge Cornish of the Lancaster dis trict court has handed down his decis ion in the case brought 'seeking to break the law passed by tho last legis lature putting thu telephone, tcle gruph and express companies under tho control of the state board of trans portation, inoperative and unconstitu tional. The decision of the court Is thut the law is neither, and the relief pruyed for by the companies is dented. The action was one in injunction be gun by the Pacific express company and the Nebrusku Telephonu company to restrain the state board of trans portation froinH'nr'r.vlng'iritn e'ftect'tiio law pussed ut tho 1807 session of tin: legislature which merely recited that the board should have the same powers over these and telegraph companies as over railroads, The state con tended that the law should not have been held up by injunction proceedings, as the compunics could just as well havo appealed to the courts after they had taken some iictlon. Tho court agrees with this proposition and dis approves of this sort of government by Injunction, too.nnd It gives as its opin ion that this resort should not be ap pealed to until It Is shown that tho board is trying to or is usurping au thority. Having held the law to bo operative, the court pusses to the eon siileration of the question raised lis to tho constitutionality of the law Itself. The constitution says that all laws passed by the legislature iiincndatory of e.lsting laws must contain the sec tion so ameiulcd. Tho court stiys that if this new law is amendatory of the old law, it is uueoititutloiial because it recites no other or previous luw. Hut the question is, U it amend- atory? Tho court Is of the opinion that It is not amendatory, uud that it clearly expresses the legislative in tent. At Omaha Judge Keysbr granted an alternative, writ to require ex-Siipcrln-tendent Gillespie of the tlcaf ami dumb institute to turn over the present superintendent, II. K, Dawes, the sum of 82,075.37 in money nud u lot of fur niture and pictures which it is alleged hu wrougfully removed from the Insti tution upon his retirement, they being the property of the state. This action is based on a report of the committee showing thut Gillespie hud failed to account for thin money and property. Thn case will come un for tlnal hair ing July is. Frank O'Nell, son of J. B. O'Neil, n prosperous ranchman north of Gordon, was shot yesterday morning about sunrise by n mnu in ambush. It is said tho gun was loaded with pounded glass and wns fired nt short range, its O'Nell was burned by the powder. His shoulder whs bndly shattered, but It is thought he will recover. Katnrdny, .Inly 0. The news of tho death ot her son George Gcddes who was a member of Company C of the First regiment, has broken the heart of Mrs. Gcddes of Heatrice. Ike Pace, son of L. C. Pace of Lincoln, has been transferred from F company of tho Second regiment to the Third regiment, now nt Omaha, and Sergeant Bolshnw wns instructed to recruit one moro to take his place. A four-year-old son of Frank Hush nell of Columbus died last Wednesday and wns buried Thursday. Uushnell was informed that the grave would bo robbed. He lnld In wait for tho ghouls and when they showed up ho fired ut. them two big loads of buckshot. They fled prcclpltutely. Kunilny. July lO. Citizens of Hemmingford are, seeking to secure the erection of a starch fac tory. Tecuniseh officers headed off a pros pective tar and feather bee by remov ing the subject out of town. llev. E. F. Jordntl of Grand Island has been appointed chuplulu of the Third Nebraska regiment. The Wnhoo firebug continues to get in his work witli sturtllug regularity. N. Dunlnp's residence was set fire Saturday night, and Sunday morning the center cur of a groupof ten, stand ing nenr the elevator, was discovered to be nbluc. The houso is a total loss, and the ear was reduced to tho con Ultiou of ti flat car in short order. G. K. Towl, special correspondent for the State Journal, writing from Honolulu in regard to the trip of the First Nebraska says every mother's son of tho regiment paid tribute to Neptune by leaning over the bulwarks in a vuln endeavor to get a look at the fishes. They declared that seuslck ncss is worse than a thousand deaths. A. II. Mcudenhall, vice president of inc. htute .lournul company, lor more than tweiity-Hvo years a prominent citizen of Lincoln, met his death early yesterday morning at his home, 1500 N street, under distressing circum stances. During the past year he hn been obliged to give up his work n superintendent of the business of the " company and for several months has been receiving trentment for general sclerosis, which the physicians con sider incurable nnd certain to result fatally in u comparatively short time. The exnet cause of his death may nev er bo known, but it appears that while laboring under some hallucina tion he arose and went out of the house between 'J und 4 o'clock yester day morning, nnd falling into the cis tern in the. reur of his residence, was drowned, His wife missed him about 4 o'clobk. A short senrch revealed the displaced cistern cover and neighbors soon found the body und brought it to tho surface. This was done about 4:1.1. Life hud evidently been extinct for some minutes and efforts toward re suscitation were fruitless. Monday, duly 11- Collector J. E. Houtz reports that the collections from this district in tho fiscal yenr ending June 30, 1808, not in eluding any wnr tax, wero S2, fiOO.OOO us against 81,300,000 for the previous j'eur and being four times as much us the collections the year beforo that. The collections since tho war ta.v went Into effect ure very much in creased. They now average about 81(1, ooo a day. A regiment of New York troops passed through Omaha Saturday even ing and under direction of Muyoi Moores were royally welcomed aud fed. Tho soldiers were, not allowed to get off tho train and ladies carried tho food Into the cars. Somo of them met with thrilling experiences before they emerged,' tne soidiersruespomng tnem of neckties, pins and other toilet trink lets, some, of which wero retained and some recovered on peculiar conditions. One young lady who wore a valuable pin twice missed It, but recovered It (inch time by kissing thn soldier in whose possession she found it. It didn't liutko uny difference to a soldier whether tho lady Within his reach was old or young If his arm would only reueh urouud her he would not resist, the teniptutioii. Tumiluy, duly 1-. Nebraska is a corn state, for' ono thing. Yesterday u squad of tho First Nebraska saw green corn at it store. Tlie sergeant commanded: "Bight face. Siilutt'." The emblem of the home statu was given all honor nnd tho squad passed on looking for more pineapples or pretty girls. Honolulu paper, June 24. The Honolulu .Evening Bulletin lias this to day of Nebrusku's First: "Tho men of the Nebraska regiment consist of the most intelligent class of men which huvo been mustered into the United States service and tho colonel ban been very highly complimented upon the appearance, efficiency und gentlemanly conduct of his men." The cloudburst of Wednesday night lust Hooded. Pluttsmonth und tho dam age will XJh g.io.noo. A lire cnglno friini Onuilia' Is being utilized to pump the water from tho Hooded cellnrs. Word has been received In Lincoln that Frank Burr of Company F, 2nd regiment, has passed the examination ut Fortress Monroe and was second best aiiinug a large number. Prunl has u great many friends in Lincoln who will be more than pleased to hear of his gon.l luck in passing examina tion for a Ucutcuuiicy hi tho regular urmy. & V.I l