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NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A
WEEK'S EVENTS
Most Important Itnppcnlnit of the rest
Seven lluys llrlefly Mentioned AH Tor
tlnns of the State. Covered A Thorough
littnmn of Nrhmnlin Nons.
Wedneiiday, September 11.
Tho official weather report Issued by
tlio University of Nebraska shows that
the past wcnlc litis boon cloudy and
cool, with heavy, general rains.
Frank Mlsko, tv little boy ngcd nine,
wm accidentally shot by ti playmate
atOrd. Thoball, from a smull rlllo,
entered tliolefthlp and passed through
the body, coining out on the other hide.
I'hc child may recover.
Superintendent Kolloy of tlio mustc
ilcpnrtincnt of the exposition U ar
ranging to secure "."0 singers from tho
eholr of tho Mormau templr. Salt I.aUo
City, which comprises 60(1. They arc to
be oho of tlio attractions peace jubilee
week.
The O.A.U.stnto reunion of ISM now
promises to be as pood and as biff us
ever, depltc tho fact that tho first two
days wcro practically lost on account
of the rnln. Two more days have been
added, however, which will carry the
reunion over to Monday of next week.
Tho rainfall has been above normal
in all except the extreme no.-theastcrn
counties, where It has been light
from a quarter to half an inch. In
tho southern half of the state It has
exceeded an inch, and In mo.st of tlio
counties hoiilh of the Platte river it
has ranged from two to live Inches
A little show fell In western counties
on tho Oil i and 10th. molting as fivat as
it reached the ground.
Tho heavy rains of tho week-hs'-vc
retarded all work; nevertheless, hay
ing and threshing are about completed
and fall plowing Is generally well ad
vanced. The rains place- tho ground
in excellent condition for sowing fall
grain, and a large acreage of fall
wheat will be sown In southern coun
ties during tho next ten days; (ho
gronnd had been plowed beforu thu
rnln, but little or none sown.
Tho dry, hot weather of tho three
weeks preceding this one ripened nnd
dried out tho com so fast that now
nearly all tho corn 1j the. eastern
counties h hardened beyond poislblo
Injury by frost. The heavy frosts In
tho extronio west cm counties on the
!th and 7th killed late corn quite gen
erally. Some damage to late corn Is
reported from counties as fur east as
Dawson. Pastures have been materi
ally improved by the rains of tlio w eck.
1'rldny, September 10.
The office of County Treasurer Geo.
Maurer of (luge county is one of the
busiest of places. Several weeks ago
lie began a vigorous and heroic at
tempt to collect tho Immensely largo
delinquent personal tux, In which he
is Biiecedlng to a surprising dt'grce.
He knows tho politics of no oua and
his action is meeting the approval of
nil tax payers who aro always prompt
in their payments.
Efforts aro being made by tho ex
position authorities to secure the at
tendance of ox-Presidents Hurrbon
and Cleveland nlong with President
McKlnlcy, they being tho only living
ex-prcsldents. Jt U intlnmted that
tho effortrt will be successful. Every
thing tends toward making tho peace
jubilee the biggest thing on record.
Charles Weston, who styles himself
"California Charley, the only cowboy
pool expert In tho world," gave an ex
hibition of pool pluying and fancy
shot nt tho Capital hotel billiard
rooln In Lincoln tlio other evening.
He did some very linn work, and some
not so good, but ho was liaudlcupcd
by poor cushions for exhibition work.
lie played in full cowboy uniform.
Tho billiard room was crowded with
spectators.
Frank S. Brown, a traveling sales
man for ltenjiwnhi Morris fe Co., New
York and Chicago, and who Is often in
Lincoln, Is 805 nut and ho is willing to
tako half of It If the man who has this
wnd will bring it' back and will not
prosecute either. Ho Vame In last
Wednesday aud lay down in his room
nt tiro Lincoln hotel and went to sleep.
When ho woke later he found the
pocketbook containing 805 gone. His
watch and chain und a little change In
another pocket were not touched.
Saturday, September 17.
Tho wife trovern'a best who doesn't
lot her husband know she Is trying.
Tho old John 11. Wright elevator on
M. street, Liueoln, is being overhauled
and converted into a mill by Its new
owners, tho Hedges Milling company.
This is a new concern iu Lincoln. It
is composed of W. V., 0. Ii. and M. E.
Hedges, who have recently eomo here
from California. A lino of chopped
feeds, will bo manufactured at first,
but it Is understood that the idea is to
branch out Into tho flouring business
ut a later date. Tho members of the
company disclaim tiny intention of
utartlng a big flouring mill soon, but
content themselves with tho modest
statement that they hope their busi
ness will grow into something of im
portance to the elty.
Attorney L. F. Jackson of Nebraska
City bus been appointed administrator
for the late George Smith, who In May
last was shot by Anton Gloy6tlen,
near Syracuse, and died two days
later. It is understood that tlio ap
pointment in nindi iu order Unit tho
administrator may. In behalf of the
heirs of Smith, bring suit against the
saloon keepers, holding them responsi
ble for Smith's death, as both men had
been drinking heavily for several
days prior to the shooting and were
drunlcjflxthe time.
If m J-ccrH were called for to pay
the iK 4r would never be dcela red
A very distinct earthquake shock,
lasting several seconds, was felt nt
JJljomflold Friday. It wns accom
panied by a deep rumbling noise and
rattled tlio dishes and furniture. Tho
earthquake also lsltcd Hartlngton
and made things rattle while It Insted.
("Icorgo B. Cheney, a banker at
Crelghton, opened tho door of tho ele
vator shaft at tho Drcxel hotel, Oma
ha, and thinking that the elevator
was there stepped In, falling eight
feet to the collar Moor, sustaining In
juries from which ho died In about an
hour.
Word rnm Alliance snys trouble of
long standing culminated In tho mur
der of N. L. Sjlvcstor, in Sheridan
county, twenty miles northeastof that
city, death resulting Instantly from a
Winchester bullet ilred by John
Krniise. Tho fatal quarrel was the re
sult of a dispute over tho boundary
lino of a hay meadow, Sylvester com
ing on tho Krnuso side and refusing to
((tilt. Krauso sturtcd for Kushvlllc
this morning to give himself up, and
the body of Sylvester lies where it fell
awaiting the arrival of tho coroner
Sylvester's reputation, It Is alleged, is
not tho best, and as ho is mild to have
made threats against Krause, public
sentiment seems to excuse tlio latler.
Nuntlny, September 18.
At Juniata John Newell committed
fi ulelde just before daylight at the
home of his son-ln-lnw, John S'iddler,
where he had been staying for a short
time. About 5 o.clook Mrs. Saddler
thought she heard u report of a gun,
but thought no more about It. When
they got up they missed Mr. Xewell,
nnd on searching found him iu the
buggy shed dead.
Roy Ifoacock. George Wahl and two
Xcltyol boys, aged from ten to tlilr
tecn, ran away from Fulls City, pre
sumably to go to tho Omaha expo
sition. They got ns far ns Vurdon,
where they slept In a box ear. Barly
next morning they started homo on
foot, arriving ubdut 10 o'clock, to the
great relief of their parents, who were
making every effort to nnd them.
Tho stato officer are trying to per
feet the purchase of 832,000 refunding
bonds offered by the county ofllcers of
alley county. The gentlemen were
In Lincoln last week trying to effect
tho sale and tho state otlleers vere
willing enough to buy, but would not
make a bid, preferring rather that a
proposition should bo submitted to
them. This Investment Is u part of
the iih'uihi used to tako care of tho
permanent school fund.
Monday, September 10.
Three men held up a Lake- Munawu
rail w a y train returning from the lake
to Council JIlulTs last evening. The
robbers boarded the car at tho lake.
When about half way In they drew
their revolvers and ordered tlio con
ductor to hold up his hnnds. He grap
pled with one of the men mid tho oth
er fired. The bullet grazed the con
ductor's face, lie was overpowered
and his pookcU searched, tho robbers
getting' less than 5 100.
Mrs Fred Hibbler of Hastings and
her five-year-old boy had a miraculous
escape from death. They were In
their buggy going home when they at
tempted to cross tho Burlington main
track at Denver avenue. Just as the
buggy was on the cent el of tho road
bed tho gates were lowered. This
locked the buggy and its occupants on
the track with flyer No. 0 within 100
feet coming nt high speed. Almost
before Mrs. Kibbler could movo the
engine struck tlio rear wheels of the
buggy aud smashed the vehicle in sev
eral hundred pieces, at tho same tlmu
tossing Mrs. Hibbler and her son sev
eral feet. They were picked up und
ufter a careful examination It was
found neither had sustained any seri
ous injury.
TneMluy, September "O.
Emtl Lang, a business man who this
year took charge of aud loised the
plant of tho llcatrlco Canning com
pany, yesterday made his first ship
ment, a cirof corn to Hargreavcs
Bros, of Lincoln and a car of toma
toes to South Dukota, consigned to
Sprague, Warner it Co. Mr. Lang
took hold of tho plant when everybody
else was afraid to touch It, and Is unk
ing a Kiiccess of the business. Work
is still going on in tho canning of
tomatoes and pumpkins, and hundreds
of dollars are being paid out to farm
ers and for help In the factory.
A very distressing accident occurred
about two und a half miles southwest
of York yesterday afternoon In which
Earl Mann, a hoy about seventeen
years old, accidentally shot hlnnelf iu
thu abdomen, ana is in a critical con
dition. Ho and four other boys were
out along the creels with their guns
aud kodaks, aud wero returning to
town on it handcar which had over
taken them. They stopped tho car
after going a short distance, to tako a
picture of the crowd, und as Mann
undertook to ehnnge Ills position his
gun was accidentally discharged, tho
charge tearing a fearful holo in his
abdomen, from which his bowels pro
truded. Ho was brought to York und
tho wound dressed. It was found that
one of the Intestines was severed in
twain. Tho doctors have little hope
for his recovery.
The recent four-inch rain has ns
Mired a large crowd for the lnter-stnto
reunion to bo held at Superior, and
the members of the managing com
mittee are correspondingly pleased.
Tho roads In tho country will bo In
the finest kind of slmpo for driving by
the hist of this week in plenty of time
to bring In tho old soldiers, tnelr fam
ilies and the couutry iu general and
preparations to receive them nro fast
nearing completion. Among the
otilcr attractions a great slinm battle
has been nrrntig.d for, in which the
old soldiers of 'ill and tho young sol
diers of '08 will show the people o
bainulc of modern warfare.
THE RED CLOUD CHIEF.
OEGENEHALINTEREST
INFORMATION FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
ICvenU of Morn 'lhan ImIiij- lnteret
Which Ilnvn Trnnnplred Hlnr tlio War
Ended IVnre l'ron;ieR und Movements
of Army, Naiy, and Department!.
Wednesday, September 14.
An unsuccessful attempt was inado
to poison the king of Korea.
Miss Louise Pound of Lincoln, Neb.,
won tlio deciding set of tennis from
Mrs. A. A. Stngg at. Chicago, anil re
tains the cup aud title of tho Winder
mere club another year.
Thrco persons wero killed outright
and maiiv others were seriously in
jured ut Viehlta when the. carryall In
which they were riding was struck by
a Hock Island passenger train.
Thirty-three nurses deserted from
tho division hospital at Lexington,
Ky yesterday and returned to their
regiments. They will be arrested ns
Jcscrlcrs and severely dealt with.
At the regular meeting of tho Xew
York council yesterday, a resolution
wns passed warmly commending Miss
Helen Gould for her patriotism as
shown bv her various nets nnd dona
tions.
Kear Admiral General Xoel, com
mander of tho British naval forces In
Cretan waters bus Issued an ultimatum
to Hdlic.ui Pasha, the Turkish military
governor of Crete, demanding that
within fortj'-elght hours ho should
deliver up tho lingleaders of the re
cent outbreak and massacre, surren
der tho fort ar.d ramparts defending
the town, and disarm the mussulmans
troops.
Tliiirsdiiy, September If!.
Ambassador Hay yesterday presented
to tho English foreign olllce his letter
of recall.
The remains of tho assassinated
.empress of Austria have been shipped
to Vicuna.
Anti-Italian demonstrations nt
Trieste, Austria, have been reuewed,
and grave trouble is feared,
Senator Kyle of South Dakota wis
stricken with paralysis and his condi
tion, while not necessarily dangerous,
Is very serious.
Tho lied Men at their great council
nt Indianapolis par.sed a resolution
milking sti loon men eligible to mem
bership in that order.
Italy, it is said, declares that her
diplomatic; relations with tho repub
lic of Colombia are ended. Colombia
refusing to recognie the llritlsh min
ister ns the Italian representative dur
ing tho latter s absence.
Advices have, been received nt Lon
don to the effect that it terrible hurri
cane swept over Barbadoes in the
Windward group of the Lesser Antilles
and that "00 persons wore killed and
10,000 rendered homeless.
The Spanish cortes passed tho gov
ernment bill accepting the terms of
tho protocol. Immediately after its
passage Senor Sagasta read the queen
regent's decree proroguing the cortes
und with It ended a stormy session.
Tho Cubans, through their presi
dent, have Issned a manifesto declar
ing themselves ttu independent people.
They say they aro grateful to the
United States for the aid rendered and
intimate that the mission of this gov
ernment is ended.
Krldny, September 10.
Winnie Davis is getting better.
Ex-Ambassador llayard's conditio
lb not improving.
Wm. 1. Hammond was hanged at
Xerace llrldge, X. 1L, for tho murder
of his wife.
The Turks at Candin have decided
to recognize and respectthe ultimatum
of the powers.
At a meeting of the cabinet yester
day tho peace commission was given
their Instructions. Xo part of the
agreements reached were mndo public.
Stanley Spencer, a London ne.rouuut,
.ascended from the Crystal palnco and
reached a height of i.'7.M)0 feet, which
is next to the highest altitude ever at
tained. Four hundred union eigarmakers
wero locked out of the factory of Carl
Upinanu at Xew-York, The lockout
resulted from a dispute over the wage
schedule.
Aguinnldn has come to tho conclu
sion that discretion is tho butter part
of valor, and hns withdrawn his men
from Manila as ho was requested to
do by General Otis.
General Hlanco has expressed him
self as very bitter toward the United
htntos, and says no can never lorgive
this government. He says a day of
rcekoningwill come, and 'he longs for
the time to arrive when ho can march
hpou us.
Suturduy, September 17,
The battleships Oregon and lowa
are to go to Honolulu and will make
the trip together around tho Horn.
They may go to Manila.
M. iSnerieii, French minister of Just
ice has completed the examination of
the documents in the Dreyfus case
nnd says" he is convinced a revision
must be had.
It is rumored ut Athens, (Jrcece.
that a conflict between insurgents und
and Turkish troops has occurred near
Candin. According to tho report, some
Christtanb were killed and a number
wounded.
General Otis hns cabled from Manila
that he Is master of the situation there
nnd needs no more troops. Tho health
of his command is good. Trade and
commerce is active and th? treasury
receipts since August 14 have been
?5t0,000.
Contrary to expectation the Porto
IUcim Spunlsh evacuation commission
is acting In geod faith and the troops
are being sent back to Spain as fast
as they can be. It Is expected that the
American ling will be hoisted and the
Spanish flag hnulcd dowu forever,
within threo wcelt6.
A stato of gloomy apprehension pre
vails among tho population of Naples,
Italy, regnrdlng the eruption of Vesu
vius, which is ho.uiy becoming mora
tictlve and menacing. Streams of lava
are spreading in every direction. The
most, threatening of these flows
through the Vedriuo valley, which 1b
almost filled.
The military movements nro being
brought toward the dissembling of n
large army In southern stations for
winter cninps nnd preparatory to the
military occupation of Cuba and Porto
Rico. About 70,000 troops are now lo
cated in the south.
A London dispatch says: Mr. Geo.
Wyndhntn, conservative, member of
parliament for Dover since 1880, has
been appointed under secretary o tho
foreign office In succession to Right
lion. George X. Curzon. tho newly ap
pointed Indian viceroy.
The thrco battleships which have
just, been contracted for have been
assigned to the builders ns follows:
The Ohio to tho Union Iron Works of
San Francisco: tho Missouri to tho
Xewport Xew s company, and tho
Mnluo to Cramp & Sons of Philadel
phia. Tho ships aro to bo built in
thirty-three months,
Sunday, September 1H.
Xo case of yellow fever exists
in
Porlo IMco.
Rev. Dr. .lohn Hall, a noted Xew
York divine is dead.
lien. Wheeler's command has been
ordered from Camp WlkofY to southern
points.
Tho York brick building in Butte,
Mont., collapsed nnd several deaths
are reported.
Governor Tanner has decreed that
thu battleship Illinois shall be Christ
ened In champagne.
Paul II. Jenkins, of Company A,
Second Xebrnskn, died in the hospital
at Chlckamauga Purlc.
Opposition to Japanese rnlo has
broken out In TormoMi and a formid
able rebellion is in progress.
Chicago incn,hcadod by Phil Armour
are believed to be at tho head of n
trans-continental Hue from ocean to
ocean.
The cession of the. inland of Luzon,
containing tho capital city Manila,
will probably bo all that I'nclo Sam
w 111 ask Spain to give up In the Philip
pines. Monday, September in.
Thf revenue cutter (Irant. which
went to Alaskan waters In a fruitless
search for a Spanish privateer, has re
turned to Seattle.
(ienerol Joe Wheeler was unanimous
Iv renominated for eonirre.ss in tlio
Eighth district of Alabama,
vote was cast against him In
ot a
tho on-
tire district.
From Cairo, Egypt comes the report
that tho French has assumed a concil
iatory attitude toward Croat P.rltaln
and declare it docs not want trouble
in the Soudan.
Miss Wlnnio Davis died at the Kock
Inijliam hotel nt 12 o'clock yesterday.
Miss Winnie had been ill for several
weeks and a fortnight ugo her nilment
was diagnosed as malarial gastritis.
The. Emperor of Austria has founded
a new order to bo known ns tho St.
Elizabeth. Medals, In memory of the
deceased empress, will bo conferred
upon women and girls meriting dis
tinction in tho various avocations of
life in special religious, humanitarian
and philanthropise works.
Tiiendny. September 20.
A destructive hurricane swept over
Southern Spain doing much damuge.
Wordly Wolfe, of ChurchvUle. W.
Vn., an insane man, shot and killed
his father and brother, aud then killed
himself.
Two largo lake steamers, anchored
on Lake Erie, three miles off Toledo,
wero burned to the water'u edge. Xo
loss of life Is reported.
A combine of all plug tobacco com
panies into the Continental Tobacco
compuny is foriniug. The American
Tobacco company is behind the scheme.
Edward Havens, lord of the manor
of East Denylaud, was remanded at
Harwich, England, on tho ehargo of
attempting to drown his twelve-year-old
dunghter.
The Spanish supreme council of war
has decided to sus'peud Admiral Mon
tejo, who einumundcd tho fleet that
Dewey destroyed. Court martial of
licneral Toral is also talked.
At Independence, Mo., during tho
progress of the. services in tho Christian
church, a crazy man insisted on "run
ning" things, und a panic ensued. He
wus finally urrostcu aua sunaueu.
Xenrly 1,!S00 lusters In the big shoe
houses of llrockton, llocklnud, nnd
other places In Massachusetts, struck
over a wngo schedule. The only shoo
housp uninfected is the W. L. Douglas
establishment.
(leorge P. Taylor, editor of tho West
Salem, Wis., Xonparlel, shotnnd dan
gerously wounded his pnrtner C F.
Thomas. Taylor says ho supposed
Thomas wns a burglnr. The men have
lint! several disputes lately.
The Weeping Water school bonrd
has ordered the public schools closed
for a week to prevent the spread of
diphtheria and scarlet fever, several
eases of which have developed within
tho last few days.
Corporal Clinton C. Xorris of Cap
tain Culver's troop of cavalry, of
llrlgsby'h rough riders, arrived homo
from Chlckamauga, having been dls
eharired with tho rest of the troons of
this regiment Sunday last.
Five- regiments now stationed nt
Sun Francisco have been ordered to
Manila. This action is In harmony
with the war department's plan of
garrisoning the dllVerent islnnds,
which Include 'JO.OOO for tho Philip
pines. 12,000 for Porto Klco, und 00,000
for Cuba.
Private C. M. Hatch of company E,
Second Xebraska, who has been In tho
hospital at F.. Crook since tho regi
ment returned two weeks ago, died
yesterday and his remains havo been
forwarded to his former homo at
O'Xelll for Interment.
Mrs. It, A. A velln, a wandering street
musician, who has been in Lincoln
during tho state reunion, committed
suicide by taking a dose of sulphuric
ueld. She was in a demented condi
tion. Two children wero with her
and they wllllio sent to their parents.
They said the woman wus uot thei
mother.
Sntlsraetory Testimony.
Ho "Well, arc you satisfied ivfth tho
fit of your now gown?" She- "Perfect
ly; all the other women nro finding
fault with it." Philadelphia Record.
HIS FATE IS IN DOUBT
CABINET SHIFTS RESPONSI
BILITY OF REHEARING.
AComtnWilon Appointed by the Minister
of Justice Will o Over the Papers and
Decide Whether a Motrin! Is Justified
Cabinet Changes Likely.
PAnis, Sept. 10. At a meeting of tho
cabinet ministers to-day It was decided
to submit tlio documents In the Drey
fns caso to a commission to bo selected
by tho minister of justice, M. Sarrlen.
Tho minister for war, General Zurlln
den, nnd tho minister for public works,
Senator Tlllayc, left before tho coun
cil ndjourncd, which is interpreted as
meaning that they do not ngrco with
their colleagues In this matter and
that thoy intend to resign.
Tlio council met at tho Elysoe palnco
at half past 0 o'clock, President Fauru
presiding. According to a semi-official
note tho minister of justice said that
after having examined tho pnpers ho
felt unable to decide upon tho ques
tion of tho proposed revision of the
Dreyfus case until ho had taken tho
opinion of a special committee of tho
ministry of justice. Tho cabinet there
upon authorized tho minister to sum
mon a committee for the purpose.
It is reported now that tho portfolip
of minister of war will bo offered to
General Lcltrun or M. DeFreycinct,
and that If they refuse to accept tho
office M. lhisson, will assume tho du
ties of minister of war, in addition to
the premiership, and M. Valleu will bo
appointed minister of tho interior.
Tho reason that a retrial is so
dreaded by tho French military ehlefa
Is that It may prove Dreyfus Innocent.
This would bo a shock to the prestige
of tho army chiefs who convicted him.
A retrial would nlso mukc public se
crets connected with the French spy
system; It might show that Russia was
not tho Implicit friend of Franco aud
it might disclose general ineoiupctcuea
in the army management.
Official circles and the publle gener
ally nro in no way perturbid by tho
news from Fashoda. On the contrary
the3 appear to be indifferent. Much
greater excitement prevails respecting
tho Dreyfus nlTnlr.
A curious story is published that n
passenger steamer which, while pass
ing Devil's Island approached closely
In order to enablo tho passengern to
see tho habitation of Captin Dreyfus,
was flrcd on four times by cannon on
the island. It wns learned afterwards
that all vessels venturing too near
wero similarly greeted.
CHICAGO MEN GET THE B. & 0.
Armour, Iteam and Others liny Cautrolloc
Interests.
Chicago, Sept. 10. Philip D. Ar
mour, Marshall Field nnd Xorinan B.
Ream have secured control of the llal
tlmoro & Ohio railroad. They havo
made James J. Hill, president of the
Great Northern rnllwny, tho dominat
ing factor in tho reorganization of the
system, nnd havo gained for Chicago
and tho Northwest what is practically
a trunlc line from ocean to ocean con
trolled by Chicago capltnl.
Mr. Ream engineered tho deal by
which his wealth, that of Mr. Hill and
Messrs. Armour nnd Field gained a
controlling interest in the Baltimore
& Ohio, which hereafter Is to ba a Chi
cago enterprise, fed and sustained in
transcontinental affairs by tho im
mense mllcago of the Great Northern
railway. If any road completes the
gap botween the terminus of the Great
Northern railway in St. Paul and tho
terminus of the Haiti more & Ohio in
Chicago it will bo the Chicago Great
Western railway, but that is a matter
for the future.
Mr. Ream will benoma a member of
the executive committeo of tho reor
ganized road, and cither Mr. Field or
Mr. Armour may become a director,
although in all probability the trio
will be represented by Mr. Ream.
President Hill's connection with tho
transaction foreshadows the statement
that he will bo tho prime faetor of tho
operating department of tho now Bal
timore A Ohio road. The prico paid
by the Chicago" men is not known.
MR. ARMOUR CONFIRMS IT.
Urn Tells a Milwaukee Importer That the
Deal Is Closed.
Milwaukee, Sept. 10. P. D. Ar
mour, when seen after tho Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Faul annual
meeting hero to-day, said: "I
confirm the transaction referred to.
The lino is not to be a transconti
nental line, but simply tho llaltlmoro
Js Ohio railroad. There Is no deal con
cerned with It relating to the lines
between Milwaukee and Chicago."
Ho declined to dheuss the matter fur
ther. He Saved Thirty-Nine Lives.
Hobtojs, Sept. 19. William R. Daly,
noted lifo saver, for many years
champion swimmer and champion
oarsman of tho Pacific slope, and in
recent years well known in theatrical
circles, is dead in South Boston. His
death waa caused by pncumoula. Dur
ing his career he aaved thirty-nlno
Uvea.
6Umpd Vnvelopee to He Cheaper,
Wabiuhoton, Sept. 10. A saving of
10 cents a thousand has been niado by
the Postoffico department in its now
coutract for stamped envelopes, com
mercial Bite. The new price Is 81.00 a
thousand. On extra letter bUo tho re
duction is CO cents a thousand.
Three-Cent Meals In Havana.
Havana, Sept. 10. An economic
oup kitchen, not connected with tho
government kitchens that have been
ordered closed, has been opened, A
meal, consisting of a regular ration,
c&a be bad at a ct of three cents.
AGUINALDO'S LATEST TALK,
Do Expects Americans to Kvncnvte l'lilt
Ipplnen Xot Needed and Not Wanted.
Manila, Sept. 10. Tho Philippine
general assembly wan inaugurated at
Malolos yesterday with great cnthus
lasm. There wero thousands of visit
ors from tho province, nnd a great dts
play was made. Agulnnldo, who was
received with cheers and also with
cries of "Viva America!" by tho largo
crowd of natives Insldo and oulsldo tho
hall, read a decree convening tho mem
bers, who included several Spaniards.
Ho next read a message eulogizing tha
army, and thanking tho friendly na
tlom which had set tho historical ex
amplo of liberty aud had assisted a
downtroddenrace.
Continuing, Agulnnldo urgently and
eloquently exhorted the assembly to
"follow tlio noblest principles" and In
voked tho "spirits of tho martyred
Filipinos." The assembly then ad
Journcd for the day.
During the afternoon many Ameri
cans nnd Europeans arrived and
Agulnnldo was kept busy receiving
visitors, Including tho American con
sul.
Aguinaldo professed entire Ignor
ance of tho autonomous system In
vogue In tho British colonies, of pro
tectorates and of American state
autonomy. He said he was unablo to
understand tho Idea and only under
stood "absoluto independence." Per
sonally, ho believed a protectorate for
tho Philippine- Islands was desirable,
but ho feared that the people would bo
disappointed in this. Ho had not
studied political economy and knew
nothing about the various forms of
government. Ho inquired whether
Australia was an American colony, and
said he had never heard of a Malay
protectorates
Continuing, tho Insurgent leader
said there was nd, need for protection
for the Philippine islands, because tho
Flllpluos wero able to copo with any
army. Ho admitted that ho had never
seen a foroign army, with the excep
tion of the garrisons at Hong Kong
aud Singapore and he had never seen
these troops 'on parade. '
Aguinaldo refused to discuss the
Ainerjcan array and protested his un
dyltig gratitude to the Americans. Ho
said they had come to the Philippines
to fight the Spaniards only, and, now
that they had finished the task, it was
to be expected that they would return
to America. Ho was unwilling to be
lieve that tho Americnns would de
mand a reward for nu act of humanity
aud he declined to admit the necessity
of a quid pro, quo.
Tho Filipino lender expressed him
self confident that the newly founded
government would build a navy ulti
mately. In tho meantime, he said, the
great nntlon should protect and aid a
young nation, instead of grabbing her
territory. If the Americans thould
refuse to withdraw, tho national as
sembly, he said, must decide the policy
to bo pursued a policy which ho de
clined to forecast.
THEFUNERAL OF THE EMPRESS
Services Held ut tho Iloflinrg Cuiipol fot
Elizabeth.
Vir.NXA, Sept. 10. The funeral of
tho Empress of Austria was held to
day, just a week after the assassin
ation. Tho body will later bo laid
bcsldo that of her son, the Crown
Princo Rudolph, in accordanco with
her wish.
The casket lay In tho Hofburg chap
el yesterday. On it wcro four weaths
Bent by the children nnd grandchildren
of the empress, while many other flo
ral offerings wcro upon the walls of
the chapel. At tho head of tho casltet
wero tho Imperial crown, tho coronet
of an archduchess and the jeweled or
ders of the lato empress. At tho foot
of the casket were a black fan and a
pair of white gloves. Life guardsmen
wero stationed at each corner of tho
catafalque There was a steady pro
cession of people until the church was
clobed at b o'clock, among them Princo
Albert of Belgium and other person
ages of high rank. Even after the
doors were closed thousands remained
outside. Tho presidents of both
houtea of the Austrian and Hungarian
parliaments deposited wreaths near
tho casket.
After tho blessing of tho body Em
peror Francis Joseph knelt down and
repeatedly kissed the coffin. He asked
the maids of honor whether Her Ma
jesty suffered much. They replied
that 6ho did not.
BODY OF JONES WAS GONE.
Vlrtlm of Lynchers Heroine Subject fo
Dlsseetlnc Table.
LinEnrr. Mo., Sept. 10. There ha
been talk for two days that tho grave
of Benjamin Jones, who was lynched
Sunday night for criminal assault on
little Annlo Montgomery, was empty,
and that the body had been taken to
Kansas City by medical students.
One of tho sons, M. W. Jones, camo
hero from Randolph yesterday, and
going to tho cemetery with Sheriff
Hymer and Deputy Thompson, had tho
grave opened. Tho box and tho coffin
wero there, but tho body was not.
The cofilu 1UI was on, but not screwed
down. Jones' sons guarded the grave
two nights, bat Wednesday night no
one watched It. They say they will
try to recover the body.
A County Attorney Debarred.
Sauna, Kan., Sept. 10. Tho trial
of County Attorney W. A. feri$"
Sallno county, charged with malpraeS-'
ttce in oflice, resulted in his disbar
ment. Mr. Xorris is tho Populist
county attorney 'and the disbarment
proceedings were brought about by
II. X. Gaines, editor of tho Saltna
Union, a Populist organ.
Tom Heed Will Come West.
WABMNOToy, Sept. 10. Speaker
Tom Reed is to make a stumping tour
of thu West. Ho is to speak in Mis-
j aouri and Kansas with Webster Davla.
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