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THE RED CLOUD CHIEF.
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NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A
WEEK'S EVENTS
Hurt Impnrluut Happening of tho !
flevrn liny llrlrlly Mentioned All lor
llon of Urn Plnlr Covered A Thorough
Krtnni of Nrlirwiku Xtttrt.
Tiiemlny, rptcmber S7.
Tho children of Mr. nnd Mrs. 13. 8.
Hand gathered nttliulr liomo in Wnhoo,
making arrangements to eclrgrnto tho
(Iftlctli anniversary of tlio old peoples'
marriage. Homo of tlio llttlo grand
children were in tlio room and ono of
them found u loaded revolver and
fired it. Tho ohurgo parsed through
ono cliild'H finger and lodged In an
other's shoulder, A physician was
culled, but lias not been nblo to locate
tlio ball. Tlio wound is very painful,
liut not coiibldcrcd very dangerous,
Col. John P. Itruttof tlio First Nc
brush a voluutcurs has tiled an ofliciul
report containing an aeeount of tho
cngogement with tho Spanish forces
nt Manila, August L. Ho lias filed u
detailed report of tho regiment's trip
from lloiioiuln to Manila. A copy of
tlio report of the engagement reached
Adjutant-General Harry yesterday.
Tlio document gives tho names of com
panies that were undir (ire, and tho
losses in tlio engagement. Lieutenant
Naracong of tho David City company
Is specially commended. Colonel Brutt
was in command of thu entrenchments
when tho engagement occurred. Ills
report Indicates that ho was in com
mand of u brigade at the time.
Wedneiiduy, September 38.
Mrs. W. J. Jlrynn started to Wash
ington yesterday to meet her husband.
Governor Jloleoinb, who returned from
Washington yesterday, said Colonel
Ilryan appeared to be in reasonably
good health' but that ho had an at
tack which tho doctors called mnltirlu,
Adjutant-General Harry yesterday
telegraphed transportation for hevou
hick boldlors to como north accompa
nied by one surgeon nnd a nurse in at
tendance. This was done nt the re
quest of Major Cartes, surgeon in
ohnrgo of tho Lei tor hospital nt Chick
am nuga.
Advices from tho First regiment,
now at Manila, aro to tho effect that
tho boys want to coma home. Colonel
liratt has resigned, and will come
home. Ho recommended Senior Major
Rtotscnburg for colonel in his place.
Ills resignation will cause many pro
motions. Privates Thomas D. Latin of compa
ny K and John iv. Gregg of company
I), Second Nebraska regiment, were
burled yesterday in Wyukit eemotcry,
Lincoln. Tho funerals of theso young
soldiers, who died front fever con
tracted at Chiclcaniauga, were largely
attended by relatives and friends, and
members of tlio regiment in Lincoln.
Friday, September .10.
As company II, Twenty-fourth in
fantry (colored), was passing througn
Kearney M. J. Mabrcy, a private, got
off the train to take u walk on thu
platform. Ho tried to got on after the
train started, but slipped, utid the
wheels pahscd over his leg. Ho was
taken to tho W. C. T. U. hospital,
whero Dr. Mills, tho railroad com
pany's physician, umpututed tho limb.
Two 'young men of Ashland were
scuffling when ono of them named
Lemon lost his temper and struck tho
other, whose nauio was Granger, in
tlio breast with a pocket knife. Tho
blade of tho knife struck a rib, and
while It is nn ugly cut, no serious re
sults arc expected. Had it been nn
Inch to ono side, however, tho wound
would probably havo resulted fatally.
Ono of tho saddest accidents of tho
year tit North Platto occurred recently
when Jan oi Shea, ono of tho Union
raiilflc employes, was on his way to
tho shops. Jn going ho had to pass
through tho yards. A train of cars
which wcro lying on a sldo track sep
arated in tlio center of tho train. Mr.
Saca apparently did not look down
tho track, as Just as ho got between
tho bumpers of tho two cars, an engine
runashcu tlio cars together, crushing
the roan. Ho was killed almost in
stantly, tho cars almost dismembering
lilm. Mr. Shea bus lived in North
l'latto for a long time nnd was one of
tho most respected citis:cns,nud tho ne
cidcut caused a shock to tho commu
nity. Ho leaves a wife and ono child.
Knturdny, October t.
Governor Holcomb has been given
tho option of choosing between tho
First and Third regiments for muste r
ing out.
Fire was discovered In the basement
of tho building occupied by tho Patty
Drug company nt Ord, nnd tho build
ing was saved after a hard fight, with
a loss of S500, tho sttxsk stock being
damaged to tho sama nmount, insured
for 8.1.0 a Origin of tho tiro is un
known. Under a decision of tho wnr depart
ment General Harry believes Nebras
kuus of thu First and Second will each
receive S3 extra pay from May 5 to
May 5). Congressman Stark notified
him tho decision and n copy of it was
sent for.
Linden Tree, General Colby's famous
Arabian stallion, whloh haa bcon on
exhibition at tho exposition, was taken
-elck a few days ago and had to bo sent
home. Linden Treo la about thirty
years old and unablu to cat well.
l)r, H. Oppeuholru, chemist at the
Nobraska City starch works, was re
cently nrrcbtod charged with cruelty
A collision between a Rock Islana
train and a llurllngton train In the
llurlington yards at Omnha resulted
in three first clnst passcuger engines
being battered and broken, and gavo
tho passengers a severe slinking up
Primarily tho cause of tho accident
was tho burning of a span of tho Kock
Island bridge across tho Plalto river
ut South Hend, whloh necessitated the
running of a Hook Island train over
the llurlington track to Omaha. For
tunately no passengers wcro injured
on either trnln, Some who wcro
standing on the trnitis wero thrown
violently against tho ends of tho cars,
some receiving slight bruises, among
tho number being W. II. Klmbcrly of
Lincoln. Ho and Superintendent
Jackson were just entering from tho
Burlington platform when tho Bhock
came. Mr. Klmbcrly was thrown
from tlio doorway to tho sldo of tho
smoking room, .Mr. Jackson striking
heavily against him.
Huniliiy, October 2.
Governor Holcomb hns appointed
Major Stotconbitrg eolonel of tho First
Nebraska at Manila to succeed Colonel
Ilratt. resigned. Tho appointment
was in accordance with the recom
mendation of Colonel Ilratt.
Fred Wols, it general dealer of low
er Main street, Fremont, who has
bcon in court a number of times, was
fined S100 and costs in Justice Dawes'
court for belling cigarettes to a minor.
Thu complaint was made by Mrs. It.
Olds, whoso llttlo son bought the little
smokers. Wels appealed after plead
ing guilty.
Tho Oxnnrd beet sugar factory nl
Grand Island has begun operations on
tills yenr's croii of beets, and is ex
pected that tho campaign will contin
ue night and day for at least seven
weeks. The beet crop is showing up
splendidly, being fair in tonnage nnd
of high quality. Quito a number of
farmers will receive S 175 per ton for
tome of their best beets, tho contracts
this year being on a sliding scale.
As D. II. Clark was returning to
Hrownville, from Auburn, where he
had been attending Rlnglinjj Hros.'
circus, ho was hailed near tlio
bridge crossing tho Nemaha river,
about 'J o'clock, by a man who
asked for a ride. When Mr. Clark
stopped his horse to lot tho man in the
buggy, the latter shoved a revolver in
his face, nn accomplice grabbed tho
hor.se by tho bits, nnd tho first man re
lieved Mr. Clark of ills pocketbook,
containing S27. There is no clue.
Governor Holcomb has decided not
to designate a Nebraska regiment to
bo mustered out until 'ho finds out
more about tho condition of thu First
regiment boys nt Manila. Tho decis
ion of the war department in request
ing tho governor to designate ono of
tho two regiments places tho governor
In a position which he admits is most
trying. It is no becret that lie consid
ers this tho gravest und most impor
tant question that has over como be
fore him.
300 MILES OF FIRE.
FLAMES STILL SPREADING
IN COLORADO.
He Protpeet of Itnta t Bt
tUra' I'ropgity lfms and
Drlv th asm Teen thn
Mountain 6 lite.
tfc Bet-
Brook
Burning
Denvjw, Col., Oct. 1. The weather
man can offer no hopo for thoso on tho
western slopo whoso homes and crops
aro threatened by tho forest fires.
Thcro nro no indications whatever of
rain, and this seems to bo tho only cl
ement able to stay tho flames' fury.
Throughout Knglo county high winds
have prevailed, giving a fresh impetus
to tho forest fires that aro devastating
tho timber domain. In consequence
new territory Is devastated. The blar.o
is rapidly extending along the Grand
reserves of Uirard mountain, west of
Homcstako creek, nnd from present
appearances will sweep the country to
Hear mountain nt Mlnturn.
Back of Mlnturn to thn heads of
Willow and Two Kile, tlio country is
devastated, llttlo remaining to feed
tho flames. From Uooslcr mountain
tlio wind has driven the tiro to tho
edgo of Gypsum creek. The settlers
of Upper Gypsum, Cannon and Collins
aro fighting desperately to snvo their
homes and btop its passage before the
magnificent forests of West Ilrush aro
destroyed. If it gets into Hrusli the
finest body of timber in tho state is
doomed. No loss of Jlfo has been re
ported, but several persons havo lost
their homes and their crops. All the
game is leaving tho country, driven
out by the biuoko und heat of the blaz
ing woods.
Dispatches say that Whcylcy'o peak,
between North and Middle park, is
now a mass of flames. It is greatly
feared that they will extend to both of
those beautiful camping grounds. Tho
firo has already cut a swath thlrtyfivo
miles long, from tho Grand river al
most to Dillon, in Summit county.
Tho width is as yet unknown. Krcmm
ling, in Grand county, has had a nar
row escape, und tho danger ia not yet
entirely over.
Uatticmeut government reserve,
bounded by tho Grand river upon the
north, Roaring Fork upon tlio cast
and tho Guuuisou upon tho west, is a
mass of flame. This rescrvo runs
through tlio countiesof Garfield, Doha
and Mesa. Tho big White river gov
ernment reserve, starting in Garfield
county and extending through Koutt
and Ulo Hlanco, Is also on tins. Re
liable reports show that tho fires are
now nearly 300 miles in circumfer
ence, with Gienwood for a center, mid
practically every mountain range
with timber is ablaze.
SPANISH CLERGY TO REMAIN.
to aiihj
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Joyd
guilt)
cot(
He had n hearing and tho
concluded before Judge
iofendunt was found
3d, nnd fined 85 and
Jfcfcd.
Mondny, October 3.
0. W. Poxton, a railwnv news agent
running from Lincoln to Chicago, was
arrested in Lincoln on tlio charge of
selling obscene literature. Ho gave
bond for his appearance Oetobcr 0 at
7 o'clock.
A horso with a broken leg hitched
to ti otirt was found yesterday by tho
police tied ut Seventh and M streets,
Lincoln. The animal had evidently
run awny and broken its leg. Tho po
lice shot the horse to put it out of its
misery.
During the Inst few days quite n
number of severo enses of chlckcnpox,
n number of diphtheria and ono or
two' of scarlet fever havo been report
ed to tho boird of health at Nebraska
City, und steps will bo taken to pre
vent tut epidemic.
Dr. Fletcher Wharton, tlio newly
chosen pastor of St, Paul church, Lin
coln, preached his first sermon in his
new charge yesterday morning. Tlio
congregation was n largo ono and ut
tho close of the service tho pastor was
warmly welcomed.. Special music
added to tlio linpio.ssivoncss of tlio
service.
Willie Galley, Chester F.rnst, Her
sliul McFnnn, George Howo and .las.
O'Wrlcn, all boys living in Columbus,
und all under tho tige of fourteen, ran
away from home last Thursday even
ing. It was tit first thought they had
gono to Omaha to seo the exposition,
but this morning Mr. Galley received
n telegram from tho chief of police at
Lodge Polo, Neb., that young Galley
and Lrtibt wore there.
About 7 o'clock Saturday evening a
southbound car on tho Sherman ave
nue line, Omaha, struck the curve at
Sherman nventio and Clark btreet
while goingiat such speed that a dozen
passengers wero thrown to the pavo
ment. Five Wero seriously injured.
Mrs. Gus A. Llndmnu of Creslon, In.,
was gashed and bruised about tho
head and Injured in tho stdu, and It Is
feared she may die. Mr. Llndmnu
and baby boy we.ro also bruised and
gashed. Mrs. Julia A 11 man of South
Omaha had her back Injured and prob
ably broken, nnd it is believed bho
mny die. Mrs. Helen Saline of Crcs
ton wns cut in tlio left temple and ou
the right foot, sustaining severe In
juries, Tho homo of John. Martin, who lives
just south of Cereseo, was entirely
destroyed bV firo last nlirht. Mrs.
Martin and bon, Thurman, wcro the
only memlurrt of the family nt homo
it tho time and had retired for tho
night, when Mrs. Martin was awaken
od by n crackling nolso and upon In
vestigation found tho kitchen till In
tlnmcs, and nothing could bo dono to
snvo tho building. Hut little of thu
contents wero b.ived. Tho origin of
the fire is a mystery, as them had boon
no firo in the house blnco noon. Mr.
Martin's Joss on house and furniture is
91,300, iusuruuee 8500.
American ArchbUhopa Without Author
ity Over thn Cub tn Clargy.
Warihnoton, Oct. 1 Tho condi
tion of tho Catholic church through
out tho country will bo considered at
tho aunual meeting of tho archbishops
of tho United States to bo neld at the
Catholic uulvcrslty, beglunlng October
11, Archbishop Keano lias come from
Homo to attend tho gathering. It la
said that tho meeting will not deal
with tho questions of Catholic author
ity In Cuba, Porto Rico and tho Phil
ippines. So far as Cuba and Porto
aro concerned, they arc under an es
tablished Catholic archbishopric
which will not bo disturbed in nny
way. Tho church authority is ecu
tcrod at Santiago, that being tho old
capital of tho island, and tlio urch
blshop of Santiago has two suffragans,
ono at Havana aud another in Porto
lllco.
BIG MILLERS' COMBINE,
Syndtcnte With a l'ropojed Capttnl ot
40,000,000 llnylng YVIncoiutn Mill.
Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 1. Five of
the six Milwaukco flour mills havo
given options on their plants to a syn
dicate represented by Thomas A. Mc
Intyie, of New York, according to a
rumor on 'change, and tho manager of
ono ot tho mills Is authority for tlio
statement that tho consolidation will
soon bo effected.
In addition to five of Milwaukee's
mills whoso dally combined capacity
is 0,400 barrels, tho syndicate is said
to embrace throo mills at Suporlor,
Wis.; threo at Dultith, threo at Minne
apolis and ono In New York, tho total
capacity being upward of 100,000
barrels dally. Tlio capital stock of
tho now company proposed is 510,000,,
000.
MAY SEE FURTHER SERVICE,
A. rroipect That Volunteer Will "ot Ho
IHschargnd When l'urhuiKha Kxplre.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 1. It is by no
moans certain that Missouri volunteer
troops now on furlough, will bj mus
tered out of tho service at the cxplra
tlon of tholr leaves.
Adjutant General M. P. IL'll Is said
to havo rec:lved ndvlcos from thu War
department which indicate that none
of tho volunteors will be discharged
until aftor tho terms of pcaeo aro for
mally ratified by tho United States
and Spain. A number of months will
certainly elapse beforo this Is dono.
SHOT A CONSTABLE'S SLAYER.
Clttxen. of OnUatln, Mo., Itoronja tho
Murder ut William 1'arher.
Qai.t..tin, Mo., Oat. 1. William
Parker a coiibtablo, was killed by
Wllllnm Fay. a burgular, recently re
lctisid from jull, hero yesterday. Tho
two exchanged more than ten shots
with Fay at a distanco of forty feet
beforo Parker fell morta'ly wounded
in tlio breast. A possa of several hun
dred citizens wero soon in pursuit,
and Fuy was found in a lake by two of
of them aud shot upon his refusal to
surrender,
A CITY OF SICK AND DEAD,
Gtncral Wood Deu-rlhra Santiago Aftel
tho Sarrentlcr.
Washington, Oct. 1. Secretary
Alger has received a long letter from
General Leonard Wood, military gov
crnor of Santiago. It is personal to a
great extent, but Secretary Alger has
allowed some extracts to bo published.
Tho secretary feels that General Wood,
combining his medical skill with high
soldierly qualities and executive abil
ity, has met nnd overcomo tho prob
lems presented at Santiago. Tho let
ter presents vividly tho frightful con
ditions that confronted the American
army of occupation after the surren
der of Santiago.
General Wood says in part: "I have
had a very diillcult position from a
tianltary point of view and not alto
gether an easy ono from a military
and civil standpoint. When wo camo
Into the city the sanitary situation
was something frightful. Thero wcro
a great main' uuburlcd dead in the
houses, botwecn 2,000 and 3,000 Span
ish wounded nnd bicle, and a great
ltordo of half famished and sick peo
ple, nearly 20003 in number, who had
just returned from Kl Cancy, whero
they had gono during tho siege.
Tho water supply of tho city had
been cut off; there was no water to bo
obtained except from cisterns nnd a
few wells, nml tho streets were full of
dead animals und nil sorts of filthy
materials I had to start in from tho
bottom and repair tho waterworks.
Then camo tho removal of tho dead.
Some of these wero burned, becnuso
tho number was so great and decompo
sition had advanced to such an extent
that they could not bo burled. Horn
ing Is not uncommonly practiced hero
during thu epidemic bcason.
"Wo havo yellow fever all around
us, and about twenty eases in the
Spanish military hospital. Tho civil
hospital was full of dying people, and
public buildings wcro being used a3
hospitals. 1 have been working sys
tematically with every moans at hand
to improve tlio bauitary condi
tion of the city. 1 havo n force
of about 170 men constantly em
ployed and nt many times havo had
nearly double this forco working
day and night to remove tho vast ac
cumulations of indescribablo filth
which has accumulated in tho out
houses nnd yurds, as well as tho streets
of tho cllj which is reputed to bo ono
of tlio most unhealthy and dirty in tho
world. Tho death rato has dropped
steadily sluco wo camo in nnd is now
about one-fourth of what it was in
July. Tho water system has been put
in order and a groat many repairs
made to it, and tho supply, although
insulllclcnt, ia utilized to the greatest
udvantage.
"1 havo had to hire doctors for tho
hospitals, purchase mcdlclno for them,
and supply them with beds and bed
ding and food, in fact, re-establish and
take entire charge of them. I havo
also established a strict system of
house inspection and inspection of tho
streets, and havo a disinfecting depart
ment as woll as a cleaning dopartment.
Tho city has bson divided into live
districts la each of which is a relief
station where food is distributed and
a physician in attendance who pro
scribes for those who present them
selves sick, and visits tho Bick in tho
houses. I am issuing at prosont nboat
15,000 rations u day. The physicians
are probably prescribing for about COO
or 700 'people, aud soma days many
more. These physicians aro natlvo
Cubans, educated in tho United States
and employed by our government as
iontrnct surgeons.
"It lias long bcon tho custom in this
town to depend upon heavy rains and
tho rushing floods through tho streets
to sweep away tho accumulated 111th
of tho dry season. All this has been
swept down to tho wator front, whera
it has bcon collecting for years, chok
ing tho drains and filling the shal
low waters near tho shore, sa that
when tho tide iroes ont masses of
dumping material nro exposed to tho
intensu rays of tho sun and furnish
frightful caiwo of dlsoasa. Lator this
j-car, when tlio opldcmlo season shall
have passed, it is my intention, if I
am granted funds nnd authority, to
havo tho shallow places dredged out,
so that nt least a thin layer of water
will cover them at low tido and pro
vent the present condition of affairs.
"Tho great expert on yellow fever,
Dr. Gultcrns, assured mo lu July that
an epidemic of yellow fever ot great
tavcrlty was absolutely unavoidable,
und that wo wero destined to loso a
largo proportion of our peoplo here.
Thus fur it has been avoided, and not
only avoided, but to-day I don't know
of an authentic cp.so of gonulno yellow
fever In Santiago do Cuba proper, and
every day increases our chances of
escape."
General Wood discusses tho problem
of getting tho Cuban army disbanded
and tho men composing it at work, In
discussing this phabo ot tho situation
ho, seems to think tliat it will bo
necessary todlseourago the idea among
Mm Cubans that rations will bo con-
ttuntly issued to them. General Wood
iya that all indications now point to
the speedy disbanding of tho Cuban
army. Ho says tho feeling of the
better class of Cubans toward the
Americans ia very kind and they np
preelato what tho United States if
trying to da
FREE.
OFGENERALINTEREST
INFORMATION FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
ftvtnta of Mora Than I'aMinj: Interest
Which Have Tmniplrcil Since tho War
Ended Veaco Progress and jroreraenU
of Army, Nnvy, and Department.
&
Wednesday, (September 28.
Reports from southern yellow fever
districts show Unit tho fever is not yet
undor control.
Yesterday the battleship Oregon
nnd Iowa received orders to sail for
Manila. It will take them sixty days
to mako the trip.
At the republican btnto convention
in New York yesterday Teddy Roose
velt waa nominated on tlio first ballot.
Tho rouglt rider candidate fairly swept
tho opposition from its feet.
Tho Farmers' bank of Plow, Ind.,
was robbed of Sl'.'.OQO in cash. Tho
6afo wns blown open by robbers, tho
nionev taken, and tho robbers mado
tlioir escape ironi u pose oi citizens
by slewing ti hand ear. Jlloodhounds
arc now ou the track of tho thieves.
About 100 negro miners arrived nt
Pa no- nnd Vlidcn, 111. They claim
they will return at once to Alabnmn,
claiming to have been deceived by tlio
mine operators' ngent, having been
told thero was no strike. Finding on
arrival that tho statement was falsa
they have decided to leave.
Ilev. G. Vs. Morrison, of tho M. Vs.
church at Pan Handle, Texas, who lias
been on trial at Vernon on tho charge
of having murdered his wife, has been
fouud guilty utid sentenced to bo
hanged. Ho wished in marry Hb-
Annlo Whittlesey of Topeltu, Kan.,
und killed his wife i,o that he could do
bo.
Albert Griffiths, better known ns
"Young Griffo," the pugilist, got crazy
drunk at Chicago und run nmuck.
Threo policemen sent to arrest him
wero sent sprawling nnd reinforce
ments Were necessary. Hois now con
fined in a cell strapped in a straight
jacket His mental condition will bo
examined into.
Tlio wrecking company engaged un
dor Lioutonnut llobson, in tho work
of saving the wrecked Spanish war
ships, lias succeeded in tlonting tho
cruiior Infanta Maria Teresa. Tho
cruiser, after being got alloat, was
taken in tow by thu Potomac and con
voyed by the cruiser Newark, tlio
Scorpion and tho Alvarado, proceeded
for Guantamuno bay.
Tho preliminary biirvey of tho route
of tho proposed Niraraguan cnnal lias
been completed, toe engineers nave
returned to New York und will go to
Washington to mako their report to
tho canal commissioners. The engi
neers say Hint tlio plan of the proposed
canal is a simple one, and that their
reports will show that the cut can bo
mudc quickly and cheaply.
Thnrt day, September 20.
After a man begins to take whisky
for medical purposes ho is ulwoyssick
The queen of Denmark is dead. The
whole royal family were at the bed
side. Every business building in tho town
of Clnromout, Minu., was destroyed
by fire.
Thomas P. Hayard, ox-nmbassador
to England, died yesterday after a
long illncas.
Many new cases of yellow fever arc
reported from Now Orlenus and other
plttces in tho south.
Tho factories of the Ilradley Fertil
izer works at Weymouth, Mass.. wci-e
destroyed by lire, entailing a lots of
5200,000.
Union miners and the imported ne
gro miners at Pann, 111., had ;i pitched
batllo in tlio streets of that town. The
casualties were not very great.
The timber fires in the Black Hills
region rc beyond control and mining
camps uro in danger. Later reports
bay rain has lessened tlio danger.
Tho lasting machine companies of
Tirockton, Mass., not lmving como to
the terms of the bisters' protective un
ion, n general strike has been ordered
and lotitcrs all over southern Massa
chusetts havo quit their machlues.
fluliirdny, Octocitr 1.
Cleveland will net ns n pall bearer
Mr. llayard s funeral.
A sea of flnmo is sweeping every
thing before It on the Divide in Colo
rado. Hear Admiral Slcnrd has been re
tired, having reached the ngo limit,
sixty-two years.
A terrific htorci swept over Japan
aud over two hundred nnd fifty deaths
resulted. Many houses wero wrecked.
H. Cllne was killed and W. A.
Urldges was badly injured tis a resnlt
of a bicycle collision in Garfield Park,
Chicago.
Dr. P. A. Todd, a prominent physi
cian of Toledo, ()., died In n Chicago
hospital from the effects of hydropho
bia received fiom a blto of a rabid
dog.
Martial law has been declared In
Puna, 111., und troops now control tho
situation, All persons carrying wea
pons w ill bo disarmed by tho state
troops.
It is rumored In Paris that Captain
Dreyfus is soon to return to that city,
and that ho has already been-trans-fercd
from Devil's islnnd to Cayenne,
whero hu awaits a bteutner.
Kunduy, October 2.
A snow storm visited Utah yestorduy.
Thero is no improvement in tho yel
low fever situution in the soutlu
Tin- military nrm of Illinois is main- M
tainlng strict martial law in Pnua, and
all is quiet.
Carried uway by religious oxclie-
ment, Mrs. S. I.. Williams of Moorice,
Mich., poisoned her two children and
then cut her own throat.
General Gomca, in nn interview, has
caiil that he is grateful to tho United
States for their aid, and is oonfklcnt
that the American authorities will be
uble to establish a stable and inde
pendent government.
Nelfcon llerah, on behalf of the New
York World has filed specific charges
against tho war department beforo tho
board of inquiry, charging that tho
department was remiss in its prepara
tions of a camp at Moutauk Point.
It is believed that the emperor of
China has been murdered beeauso he
jjtood in the path of plotters. It is
even hluted that the dowager empress
had a hand In his removal, considering
him too progressive to lead tho heathen.
Colorado Springs. Col., hnd aiscrious
conflagration yestorduy which threat
ened to destroy the entire buslucss
portion of tlio city. A strip four blocks
long, from north to bouth, nnd two ,
blocks wldo was burned over nnd the
loss in round numbers will foot up a
total of &1,()00,000. The lire started in
n pile of rubbish underneath tho plat
form of the lVnvcr & Rio Grande rulb
road
Monday, October 3.
Col. Bryan has recovered from bi
sickness und will rejoin his regiment
A Tennessee tragedy, growing ont
of the result of u law suit, resulted in
tho killing of five men.
The attempt to hold a Dreyfus de
monstration at Paris resulted in dis
order and the arrest of many Dreyfus
sympathisers.
N. A. and J. Sawyer, woolen manu
facturers nt Manchester. N. 11., as
signed last Saturday. Liabilitlca ara
estimated at 51,000,000.
Madame Carnot, widow of the lato
French President, M. Carnot, who was
iihsiihsiuated by an Italian nnorchlbt
hi JUIU, died yesterday ut tho Chateau
do Prisle.
Bertha Bielstcln, nt Pittsburg, Pa.,
shot nnd killed her mother ami then
tired four hnllcta into her own body,
from the effects of which bho cannot
recover.
Tho coasts of Georgia and South
Carolina were swept by a cyclone and
much damage to property resulted.
The conditions uro similar to those of
the great tidal wavo of 1S03.
Arrangements are rapidly making at
tho war department to bring to this
country for interment the bodieB of all
tlio sold icrsol llio American uriuy ww
died in Cuba, Porto Itico or tho Philip
pines. Congress made an appropria
tion of Sf.00,000 for this purposo and
the execution of tho law litis beca
placed in tho hands of tho minister
general, with instructions to spare no
effort or expense.
POLITICAL PRISONER
General Olanco Orderi That All B Ke
lt' .tied.
IIayaxa, Oct. l.Tho Official Ga
zette publishes to-day a decree signed
by Captain General Blanco and bear
ing ditto of September 27, granting
pardon to nnd ordering tho rolcasa ot
till political prlsonors now undergoing
confinement on tho island.
Colonel IJrymi Much Mutter.
Wasiiixotox, Oct. 1. Colona
William J. Bryan of the Third No
braafca is ujuc'.Uroprgvcd.
Friday, Bcptomber 30.
Two severe earthquake bhocks were
feltat Fortuna, Spain.
Yellow fovcr has secured n foothold
in Mississippi as well as In Louisiana.
Goncrnl Blanco has granted pardons
to all political prisoners confined in
Cuba and ordered their release.
Major-Goneral Fltzhugh Leo ar.lved
in Washington yesterday to consult
with tho authorities relative to the
cending of troops to Cuba.
Governor Tanner hns ordered troops
to Patia, 111., to protect tho lives and
property of eitirens during the trouble
between tuo union miners una mo im
ported negro laborers.
A Pckln dispatch says that hbc re
formists, namely, Kang-yu-Wol'a
brother, a censor, and four head clerks
of tho cabinet, wero executed for al
leged conspiracy iigtiitibt tho dowagor
empress of China.
Tho navy department Is cending nil
aid in its power to Constructor Hob
son in bis efforts to raise tho Chrlsto
bal Colon. Tho lieutenant has de
clared it can bo dono and has staked
his professional reputation on the out
come. The Cubans at Santiago arc begin
ning to understand that tlio sudden
chance thev wanted, Immediately af
ter tho surrender, would hnvo caused
disorder and confusion, while now ev
ery day a number of Cubitus aro up-
polntcl to ouiciai positions.
Secretary Alger has returned to
Washington from his visit to tho vari
ous camps. He announces himself as
woll pleased with the result of his In
spection, und bays he got many now
Ideas of cunip life, and has plans for
reform which ho will submit to tho
president
Chicago platform democrats of
Now York hold a convention and
nominated Henry George, bou of the
famous blnglo taker, for governor.
The nomination of Elliott Danforth,
ny tin gout
for lieutenant-frovcrnor
men at Svracuse was indorsed. Nomi
nations tor other places on the ticket , tragedy was the culmination of
wero made and only silver men named, j quarrels.
Tuenday, October d.
Columbia university, New York, be
gan its 1Tith year yesterday.
The British foreign offlco 1ms no
news of the death of tho emperor of
China, and discredits the report. '
Tho insnnc wife of Joseph Clothier,
a farmer of St Severin, near Montre
al, Canada, killed her four children
by cuttlug their throats.
Henry George has declined the nom
ination for governor of Now York on
the ticket plticcd in the Hold by tlio
Chicago platform democrats, and Hen
ry M. McDouald, president of tlio New
York bimetallic association, was
plnced on the ticket instead.
At Kssux. Ia.. Walter J. Yutcs ivcnt
to the home of Mrs. E.J. North, where
his wife was stopping, and shot both
women. Mrs. Yates, who had not
been living wth her husband for some
time, refused to return with him, this
causing tho tragedy. Both ladles will
recover.
Warrants have been issued for tlio
arrest of United States Senator Mat
thew S. Quay, hlsson Richard It Quay,
cx-Htate Tronsurer Benj. J. Haywood,
und Charles II. McKie. They uro ao
cased of conspiracy with John S. Hop
kins, formerly cashier of the People's
bank of Philadelphia, to uso public
money for their oun use. Senator
Quay and his son gavo themselves up
and were held in 55,000 bonds. Hay
wooJ was arrested yesterday in Oma
hu. Caroline Misled noyt, thejictrosjL
wlfo of Chns. Hoyt, the plarltP
died yesterday in New Yorlr.
Augustus Van Wyck, democratic
candidate for governor of New York,
has resigned his seat on tho hupreroo
bench that ho may constitutionally ac
cept tlio gubernatorial nomination.
I Robert Lash, a despernto character
of Indianapolis, Intl., went to whert
Ills wliu was stopping, and, calling Iici
into tho hallway, shot her, thn woman
dying Instantly. Lash then went luto
tho back yard and fired a bullet into
ids own brain, lie died nt once. Tlio
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