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mM?rHM-'r&-tU,W'i'i'Z-!i vmsMMmMkMMmmmMMmMmMmmmmmmmMiMmxmmum- ,,,3?w.i,ft?iwwt" mnwMwwKiw c"ai yjp INMMtA idLi. i niri'r Wa ,- Trr-' - !WilMIW'WWiatlMM lWwyi;OMfWJW.I 1UMii,w,Hii THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. j N K K iltf-e. 'Z. THOUGHT TOO LATE. HAY'S COMMENT ON PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. The ffpatilrd.5hontrt Hat Considered, the Probable Cest Ftefore ITar Ilegan Tha rosea Cotninliulonar' Work E peeled to U Over by December. Gt. Lotts, Mo., Oct. 20. Tho fit. lVouls Republic prints tlio foilnwtng from Its Washington correspondent: 'Secretary of Stato Hay niado tho following statement to-day: "'It mny be stated as a fact that tho Cuban debt question before tho Paris commissioners Is a closed Inoldent. It may bo further ntutod thut nil matters relating to Cuba and I'orto Ulco aro oloicd. 'The Philippines question probably will not 1ms taken up this week. It will bo taken up, howovcr, and dis cussed at tho first meeting of the joint commission In tho early part of next week. 'Tho work of tho penco commis sioners is nearer an end than Is gener ally surmised. Two weeks ngo I said that I thought tho American commis sioners would be through their labors by Docomlier 1. I seo no reason to mend that statement. " Of course tho Spanish commission ers havo used ewsry pretext for delay. When hard pressed they have thrown themsolves upon tho mcroy of their conquerors with tho exclamation that If Spain Is ruined tho crime will bo ours. Well, when Germany had Franco at her feet, Franco throw her sslf on tho mercy of hor conqueror. She said that if Alsaco and Lorraine were torn from hor and tho French people wero loaded with ft billion dol lar debt, she, too, would bo financially mined and Franco would be redncod to a third rate power. Germany's answer was that sho could not help that. Franco should havo counted tho cost beforo sho deolarcd war. That answer wo must Justly inako to Spain's contention that sho, too, will bo ruined. She should havo counted tho cost beforo making a declaration of war.'" Pams, Oct. S8. The American pcaco commissioners, at tholr sessions to day, will draw up a memorandum upon tho subject of the Philippine islands. It Is expected they will placo it beforo the Spanish commissioners at tho joint aeaslon which is to take placo on Mon amy next. DEBATE 18 USELESS. WAsnisoTOX, Oct. CO. The Presi dent gave tho cab! not very encourag ing reports from Paris to-day regard ing tho progress of tho pcaco negotia tions. Tho administration now fully believes that tho negotiations will bo concluded much sooner than oxpeotod few days ago. It can be stated au thoritatively that tho commissioners kavo not yet actunlly begun the dis cussion of tho Philippine question, and further that It will not bo taken up until next week. Since the Spaniards have found that tho American commis sioners mean exactly what they say and that their prcHcntattou of tho sldo of tho United States is in reality an ultimatum, Iho uselossuoss of pro longed debate, it Is said, has bocomo apparent to tho Spanish and it is now b;ltevcd tho Phlllpplno discussion will bo less protracted than reported somo days ago. Tho United States has not assured nor guaranteed tho so-called municipal debt of Cuba or Cuban municipalities, but it is expected that such debts will bo paid by tho municipalities incur ring them, for by no reasoning could they bo charged upon Spain. Our government, it la said in ofllclal cir cles, would look upon any attempt at evading the payment of molt debts as repudiation, and whatever government U established In Cuba will bo expected to see that these obligations nro car ried out in good faith. Moreover, somo of tho bonds of Cuban municip alities are hold by cltizons of tho United States and the United States might Insist that tho investments of her citizens in such securities are mado good. Tho state department has no information as to tho amount of their municipal liabilities. FROM THE NAVY'S DESIGNER. Contractor rtltcbborn Jleports on tha ' Work if ITU Department. Washington. Oct. 20. A largo part of the burden of equipping tho United States navy for tho war with Spain fell upon the construction bureau of tho navy, and In his annual report, CommodoreHIchborn, ihe chief con structor, furnishes nany Interesting details as to the extent of this worlc More than 100 merchant craft were mado Into effective naval vessels at short notice Looking to tho future, tho chief constructor invites attention to tho Importance of properly equip ping and maintaining tho plants al ready established at tho minor naval stations along tho coast. lie says that had tho consequences of tho recent naval engagements in tho West Indies been nearly to serious as thoro was reason to expect they might be, tho Southern stations would havo been necessary for repairs to ships too badly Injured to bo Bent to Northern yards. The report recommends a chnngo in tho system of purchasing supplies for navy yard work, declaring that tho re pairs havo been delayed through tho falluro to procure material. Tho suc cessful accomplishment of rapid work during tho war was only possible It is said, because tho department wisely authorized tho usual methods of pur chasing material and tho supplies to bo disregarded and authorized tho con structors at tho various yards to make direct purchases. Tho cost of pur chases was not enhanced by this method. Besides tho long list of vessels pur-. chased by the government for use as auxiliary cruisers, thoroport says that ton vessels wero accepted by the gov ernment from builders dnrlng tho loot fiscal year. Those wero tho Iowa, Helena, NashviUe, Wilmington, An napolis, Marietta, Nowport, Vlcksburg, Footc and Wheeling. Tho work upon new battleships had been held back to a great degree by tho impossibility of procuring armor when it was needed. It is suggested that In awarding con tracts for torpedo boats tho depart ment should limit builders unfamiliar with torpedo boat or naval work to a slnglo vcsiol, In order that they may not on an apparent saving of a few thousand dollars obtain their ex perience at a heavy expense in delay and annoyanco to tho government. The chief constructor declares that tho naval engagements of tho past fow months have fully justified his course in making fireproof tho woodwork placed in our warships. Tho necessity for hastening tho con structlon of tho new docks is strongly urged. An allusion is mado to tho steady docroaso in tho number of ap prentices in tho several naval yards. The chlof constructor says that tho ap prentices mako the best workmen, and therefore ho urges that tho system be put an a new basis; that boys be care fully selected for apprenticeship, phy sically examined and then carried through tho proper courso of construc tion at tho navy ynrds. Tho behavior of all classes of our naval vessels throughout tho various conditions of the war Is set down as a sonrco of gratification to tho construc tion buroau, whera tho greater part of them wero designed. PAYF0RPHIL1PPINES SOME MEMBERS WOULD AC CEPT CERTAIN DEBTS. To Take AU With loion The WesUfcj Trip Made an Expansionist al Secre tary Cafe The Coil Kitlmated at 40,000,000. WADE CALLS FOR WARSHIPS, Hampton Wants tha Tcnuvlnt. WABiaNOTOS, Oct. 20. Hear Admiral Sampson has asked tho navy depart ment to send tho dynamite cruiser Vesuvius to Havana. It is said ho dc alres the prosenco of tho Vesuvius as a precaution against any autbroak on the part of cithor tho Spanish soldiery or tire Cubaus. Admiral Samphon has learned slnco his advent to Cuba that of all tho Amcrlcau warships tho Ves uvius strikes tho greatest terror to the minds ami hearts of both tho Span lards and tho Cubans. Zancsville, Ohio. The thrco mam moth pavlntr brick plants of this city will, it is understood, bo included in the now paving brick combine. It is Sid horo that tho combine will acquire tbo faotorlcs making modern clay working machinery, thus shutting off enteido concerns from equipping thorn selves with machinery that would make competition pollute. rerlli lu BlRlit of shore. KocnKSTBit, N. Y., Oct. 20. Tho three-masted sohooncr St. Poter of St. "Vincent sank about flvo miles north west of Bodus, on Lako Ontario, in sight of shore, with all on board suvo OapVuIn John D. Grlflln, who was res- i condition. captain was lost, uf Kingston. Eight Shed. It la thought jt her rudder and 'caused her to vSt. Peter was Toledo with 70J American Kvacnatlon Commtislon at Ha" vana In Karnest. Havana, Oct. 20. Tho American evacuation commission continues to advlso sending warships here, but can get no reply from Washington. Tho reason may be that Admiral Sampson has refused to join General Wade and Goncral llutlcr in recent requests. A joint 6csslon of tho two commissions will bo held soon. General Parrado sent communication to General Wado asking If tho Americans would consent to another joint session. General Wndo had previously given notlco that ho and his associates wero tired of meeting without result, and would not again confer with tho Spanish in for mal session unless thcro was somo probability of agreement on tho dato of evacuation. A frank talk General Butler had with General Parrado a few days ago resulted in this request for a Joint tcsslon, to which tho Americans havo assented, saying thoy would select a date later. From an American commissioner U Is learned that this session will almost certainly result in making arrange ments for evacuation. Spain will agree to withdraw her troops by Janu ary and relinquish sovereignty by December. Nbw Yonic, Oct. 31. A dispatch to the New York Herald from Washing ton says: President McKlnley is con vinced that thcro Is no way in which the United States can tscapo tho re sponsibility of taking all tho Philip pines. Ho has arrived at this conclu sion after mature deliberation. Ho at first favored keeping nothing more than a military and naval base and thought that tho United States should in no event retain moro than the Island of Luzon. When tho American peace commissioners left for Paris It was not contemplated that they should demand from tho Spanish government moro than tho absolute cession of this out Island to the United Stales and a reversionary Interest in tho other Islands of tho group. It has been found, however, that there wero many practical difficulties in tho way of such a solution, not the least of them being the evident Impos sibility of Spain's re-establishing authority over tho remaining islands without a prolonged and bloody strug gle with tho insurgent forces. Information, coupled with the opin ion of military and naval commanders familiar with tho Philippine situation, have led the President to believo that Admiral Dewey's destruction of tho Spanish fleet in Manila bay nnd Gen eral Mcrritt'o capturo of Manila anni hilated Spanish sovereignty in tho Island and it became a duty of the United States to establish a better government than the ono which was destroyed by American arms. Tho President has been deluged with letters from all parts of tho United States and with resolutions from com mercial and religious bsdlcs urging that American sovereignty should be maintained wherever tho flag has been planted. In this samo lino tho Presi dent's recent Western trip was a reve lation to him and the members of his cabinet who accompanied him. The further he went West, tho stronger ho found the sentimont in favor of hold: ing all tho Philippines and establish ing an American government over them. Secretary Gage, who went as far as Denver, found the sentiment there even stronger than in Omaha. In all the meetings of the cabinet beforo the paaoe commissioners left for Purls, Secretary Gaga was the most conser vative of all tho President's advisers. He doubted the wisdom of taking even aa much as the island of Luzon. Since his return from the West, however, he is an advocate of holding all of the Islands. Although It had been finally deter mined that oil the Philippines shall be retained tho peace comniUsloners may be given considerable latitude as to the terms on which they may bo re tained. The Philippines are regarded as standing on a different basis from Cuba and Porto Rico, and some of tho members of tho administration bcllovo that if all the islands are taken Spain should bo given somo measnre of com pensation for thorn, especially as tho Philippines have been by far the most valuable of all her colonics. It can be aald that it is quite prob able that the American commissioners will bo authorized to go eo far as to of fer to pledge the United States to as sume the Philippine debt, or at least such portion of it as has been expended n public works in the islands. The exact amount of the debt it is believed will be less than 40,000,0031 A high official of tho administration said last Bight that it might ba decided that tho Spanish government should receive an actual cash payment for the Philip pines in addition to the assumption of the debt or a pait of it by tho United States. NEW TRIAL FOR DREYFUS. Tha Court ef Appeals Decides the Cata Mast b Reopened Pajus, Oct. 31. Tho court of appeals has decided to grant a revision In tho Dreyfus case and will Institute a sup plementary Inquiry. The court, how ever, has declined to order the release of Dreyfus. It was three years ago that the fam ous French prisoner, tho degraded captain, Alfred Dreyfus, landed on Devil's island off the coast of Frcnoh Guiana. The army believed that its troubles were at an end. French military secrots had been getting into tho hands of foreign gov ernments. Thoy wore of such a naturo that they could havo been batrayod only by a member of the French seoret service bureau. Detectives, disguised as rag pickers, wore sat to watch the German embassy. In September, 1304, they found a memorandum, torn In four pieces among tho contents of a waste paper basket that had been thrown into tho alley from the lega tion. This memorandum, tho famous "bordereau," mentioned somo unim portant military matters that had been recently decided on and were known only to the secret servlco office. Handwriting experts declared that tho writing was that of Alfred Dreyfus, captain in tho intelligence bureau. Dreyfus was summoned to tho offleo of the minister of war and told to wrlto a letter by dictation. The letter was tho bordereau. The officers hoped to cause Dreyfus to con fess on tho spot by taking him by sur, prise. When the dictation was finished they withdrew and left him a half hour with a loaded revolver. Ho ro fused to commit sulcldo. On their re turn ho denied all knowledge of why ho was detained. His secret trial followed. Tho bor dereau was tho only evidence submit ted, so far as was known, although there wero hints of a mysterious "se cret document." Three exports testi fied that Droyfus wrote the bordereau, two that ho did not. Ho was sentenced on this slender evidence to be degraded from ofilco and to ba exiled and kept an isolated prisoner for life. Tho sen tenco was carried out amidst tho ap plause of Paris. Tho prisoner was a Jew. Tho anti-Semltio movement hod such a hold that tho scntenco was ex tremely popular. ever offered to ex Dreyfus came of a His incoino was His wife was tho daughter of a rich Paris diamond mer chant. Her dowcry was $100,000. Dreyfus never gambled nor caroused. In uo way was he an extravagant man. Tits spare time was spent with his family. Ifo had no reason to betray his country for money; ho had no grudge against the government. Tho revision decided on by the court of appeals will mean a new and prob ably a fair trial for Dreyfus. Every effort will bo made to clear tip the mystery of tho bordereau and to dis cover Its real author, whom many peo ple bolievo to be Major Esterhazy. NEWS OF NEBRASKA SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A WEEK'S EVENTS Mast Important Happening of the Faat Seten Dnys Brie fly Montlonril All Tor tious of tha Stole Corereil A Thorough Kesnme of Nebraska News. No motive was plain the treason, wealthy family. 910,000 a year. Wednesday, October 20 Revenue Collector limits litis received a ruling from Washington on the ques tion of the taxation of certificate of nomination. Politicians from all over the slate havo been usklug Mr. Houtz about this matter for souio tlmo and he is pleased to announce that tho government docs not tax certificates of nomination for state, county or municipal offices, nor will any papers relating to the enforcement of election laws of state, county or city bo Hub jeet to a revenue tax. John W. Argabrtght'M life sentence for murder was reversed by tho su preme court and the case wns renmud cd to Ncranha county for another trial. This is tho second time tho supreme court has reversed u judgment of the lower court in the cano of Argabrlght, Tho first was a scntenco for ten years and on tho hecond trial sentonco for llfo was pronounced. The life scn tenco was reversed by tho court, not for luck of evidence, but for abuse of discretion of tho trial judge in tho order in which ho ullowcd testimony to be introduced. Argabrlght shot nnd killed Ills father-in-law, William Smclser, in tho month of February, 1804. The distressing crime grew out of family troubles. Thursday, October ST. W. A. Kitzbergcr of South Omaha claims to have plucked from a single tomato vino ono bushel of tomatoes. The vino is 7 feet 3 inches long and very bushy'. The safe nt the postoffico at Valpar aiso wns blown open by burglars, de stroying tho door of tho safe, but tho Inner combination bullied them from getting the money nnd stumps. Thcro Is no clue. Adjutnnt-Gcnoral Harry will soon bo ublo to furnish tho names of recruits for tho First Nebraska regiment, Ho recently received word from tho adju tant-general's ofilco at Washington that a descriptive list of tho 313 re-crult,-togcther with asslgumentcards, have been forwnrded. The recruits wero stationed at Camp Otis, Hono lulu, when last heard from. Typographical union No. 209 of Lin coln, gave an art poster show nt the state oapitol lust Friday oven Ing. A remarkably fine display of orer 1,000 high art posters was made und those in attendance nt tho opening were as tonished ut the beauty of the subjects und tho extent of the display. The fa mous Amorlcau poster artists liko Bradley were well represented, aud a few foreign specimens wero iu evidence. CAMP THOMAS INSPECTED. BUBONIC PLAGUE ON BOARD. Ofllre llnlilors AsxeMcit, Waxiiimiton, Oct. 20. Ex-Govcrnor Charles A. Iluslel of New Hampshire has preferred charges with tho civil servlco commission against tbo mem bcru of tho Republican stato committee of Now Hnmpjhlro for assessing polit ical contributions upon federal office holders In that state, and has written to tho comptroller of tho ctrrronoy complaining that tho First National bank of Concord Is aiding and abetting tho violation of tho civil servlco law uy acting as tlio agent of a Vnitcd States official in soliciting political subscriptions from other United States officeholders; m WAsinyGTOS, Oct 20 it Is under ood that a presidential edict, remov ing a largo number of government offices from tho classified civil servlco probably will bo promulgated before Thanksgiving day. As ab present de termined upon, tho order win affect upwards of C.000 places. It will in cludo deputy collectors of internal revenuo who aro authorized to become noting collectors, actually ssrving in Hint capacity. There are about 2,000 of thest deputies. Tho largest class affected is tho corps of examining sur geons of tho ponnlou bureau, of whom there aro in all over 4,000, A Fraaeb, Yassat, Raporttag- Two Deaths, Qaaraattaaa la Baa Waaotieo. 8a?i Fkakctsco, Oct 3L Tho French bark Duehesso Anna has arrived in port from Hong fctong, flying tho yel low flag. Both the federal and stato quarantine launches put out to tho vessel, and soon the news camo back to port Chat there had been two deaths from tho bubonic plague on board dur ing tha voysgo. Captain Cervnry, master of the ship, was the first t J succumb to the disease. He was sli.-'c only a few days and died August So. Nearly a month afterward a sail r named Monler was stricken with the plague and ha died September 10 and vs buTied at sea. The bark was or dered hrto quarantine. Klag Oeorc May Abdicate. Londow, Oct. Bl. According to nd rlooa received from tbo court of Copen hagen, where King George of Grccco is sUqrlng after attending the funeral of (he Queen of Denmark, it is be lieved that ha wiTl abdicate noxt spring rn favor of the Crown Prlnco Constantino and will tfetarn to Den mark and settle thcro permanently. Bootdkb, Col., Oct. 81. Sheriff T. J. Thompson and a posso with bloodhounds are trailing five prisoners who escaped from Iho county jail by tunneling through Clio waih), n dlstanco of ten feet. Tho fugitives aro John J. Cas- sldy, convicted of murder and sen tenced to llfo imprisonment; Georgo Rowe, grand larceny, sentenced to four and a half years; Kdward Rowo, grand larceny, six years; Nick Bouclyr, awaiting trial on a chargo of assault with intent to murder, and John Bap tiste, sorvlng a thrco months' penteuce for larceny, " Tb TTar InTeitlfAllns Dosrd Visits Chlrkamitgaa. Park. CiiAttaxoooa, Tonn., Oct. 31. The war investigating commission spent tho entire day in inspecting the Bite of Camp Thomas in Chickarauuga park, under the guidance of General Boyn ton, General A. 1'. Stewart, a member of the Chlckamauga park commission, and Mr. K. K. Bctts, the engineer of tho committee. Tho inspection began at Lytlo Sta tion and covered all points of interest in the park and near its borders which have been in any way involved in tho controversy concerning tho sanitation of tho camp, including Sternberg and Lcltcr hospitals, tho various springs from which water was secured by tho troops, Including tho famous Crawfish nprlngs, and tho point on Chlcka mauga creek at which the water of tho plpo line supply was taken out. There wero many expressions oi commendation of tho methods followed at' the Sternberg hospital, and Gen eral Dodgo was heard to remark that it was a pity to havo to leave an in stitution 60 well equipped. They found only fifty-eight patients in tho hospital and most of those were con valescent. All were housed in wooden pavilions, the tents being vacated. Major GlfTcn, in command of the hos pital, said It would soon bo abandoned. Tbo commission also gave attention to the proximity of tho various camps to ono another and tho depth and loca tion of the sinks. Tho coucluslon seemed qulto general that many of tho regiments wero thrown moro closely together than thoy should havo boon, and that this fault could havo been avoided by moving, as thcro was, iu tlio opinion of at least somo of tho committee, sufficient spaco that was not occupied for tho accommodation of many thousands moro of troops than were evor present there. Many of tho sinks were also found to have been nearor to the tents than proper ideas of cauitction encourage, und In somo cases the character of the surface wna found to be such as to war rant tho conviction that tho sinks wero shallower than they should havo bcon, but this was true only of parts of tbo camp. VIRDEN 'OPERATORS WEAKEN. was . It the l'rlilujr, October 28 The Second Nebraska regiment mustered out ut Orouhn Monday required nearly 8100,000 to pay men. Ono of T. F. O'Brien's teams, while hauling a coal wagon with un ordi nary load of two tons, broke through the paving into tho sewer at Nine teenth and Uruco streets, Omaha, und tho driver narrowly escaped injury. Tho llttlo villago of Trumbull, titu nU;d northeast of Hastings, suffered u disastrous loss bv fire. Tho storo building of Ramsey & Co. aud u num ber of adjoining buildings wero burned to the ground, und tho loss amounts to 6ovcral thousand dollars. nenry A. Colt of St. Louis has se cured a frauchlso from Nebraska City permitting the erection and operation of a telephone exchange. Tho rates as fixed by ordinance aro 824 a year for business houses und 813 per year for residences. Mrs. Peter Lund, wife of a well-to do farmer living near St. Jnmcs, a small town northwest of Harltngton, was found dead In bed with her throat cut ' from car to car. A largo knlfo was near her and It Is believed that she committed suicide, although no caubo Is known why she should do so. John Blleck, living nt 1800 North 23d street, Omaha, shot nnd killed Lou Brussln, n barber, who had alienated the affections of Mrs. Blleck. BrUBsin mot Mrs. Blleck about six months ago aud they becmnrj attached to each other. Mrs. Blleck left hor husband for n. time to live with Brussin, but ro turned to him. Her attachment wni strong for Brusslu, However, nnd she determined to return to him. It wnu whilo she wns making arrangements to do this that tho tragedy occurred. Brussln was at the Blleck home help Mrs. Blleck to take her baggage away when the enraged husband stopped proceedings by several shots. Blleck gnvo himself up. The coroner's inquest nt York over tlio remains of Mrs. Gerhart Mclncr failed to disclose any tiling to indicate that she hud died from unnatural causes. It wns ut first believed her husband wus responsible for her death. Thcro wus quite u bruise across the small of her back, but tho physician who made the cxnniuation stated that while death might have possibly re sulted from a blow on this part of the body, ho thought it hardly probable. A deep scar was found across ono of the hips, which was the result of u cut her husband is alleged to have made while tibuslug her u fow weeks ugo. Momtn, October 31. Wyinore has been without electric light for more than a week owing to a bad break lu the machinery and as u result stores have been lighted with ono or two llttlo oil lamps, presenting u very desolate uppcarancc. I'rof O. 1). Howe shipped from hi orchard five miles north of Table Rock one day last week 180 barrels of ap ples, uud thb has not been a very good year for apples cither. He bus sold many previously, and hau many moro left. George Brown, a colored gontloman who wus anxious to have n chicken for his dinner Sunday, sprang tho gun- trap ut Dr. 11 out .'a place, nt Lincoln, Saturday evening whilo attempting to secure one of the doctor's lino birds. Ho was wounded, but will recover in a short time uud be none the worse for being shut. He admitted that ho had goue there for chickens, und would have gotten what ho went after had the gun-trap not worked so well. a H. McNcal of Crest on, in the northern part of Platte county, was brought to Columbus nnd arrainged beforo County Judge Uobtson on u charge of bigamy, llu furnished a re cogulzcucc in the sum of 3300 and the hearing was continued until Novem ber 11. The complaint sets forth that McNcal wus married in 1S00, to Miss Moltie Thompson nt Lexington, Mo. On tho Uth of last September ho was married at Columbus to Miss Anna Kcll of Salt Lake City, and they have since resided at Crcstou. Tho Missouri wife is uow at Columbus und will ap pear agaiust him. t n:i- lojaustlon Catos Amlutt Minora niliid by tbo Coinpiuy. 6riuxoTiEM, HL, Oot. 31. Tho In junction cases agaln3t Edward Cahill and twonty-flvo other minora of Vir den, brought by tho Clilcago-Vlrdcn Coal company, enjoining the miners from interfering with tho operations of the mine, wero dismissed to-dur In tho circuit court by tho complainants. It is believed this is preliminary to an effort to again arbitrate the differ- Saturday, October SO. Tho new mechanic urts building at the stato university was dedicated today with nppropriato ceremonies. There was a holiday, nnd the students and citizens celobrutcd the event gen t rally. Dr. Morgan Brooks delivered a lceturo in tho chapel. A wreck occurred in tho Burlington yards nt Lincoln, resulting in the in jury of Engineer John M. Baird nnd Fireman Henry J. MoCanie. Tho en gineer was injured in tlio right leg und tlio fireman suffered bruises in tho shoulder and arm. Tho damage to the ears aud engine was not-grout. Bniiilny, Octobor 30, narvoy W. Crawford, an employe of Evuns laundry, Lincoln, caught his right arm lu tho lurgo power wringer aud buffered a severe fracture just below tho elbow, tho arm being crushed in such n way ns to leave tho bono sticking out through the ficsh. Arthur C. Slmms of company F, Mad ison, Alfred .1. Erismnnn of company I, Jtenuett, Earl W. Ostenhaus of com pany E, David City, aro Flrstregimcnt, Neb. Vol. Inf. boys who havo lately died nt Manila. Tho first and last named died of typhoid fovor, tho other of chronic diarrhoea. Mrs. Mary Mohr, residing near Chulco, committed Buloide by hanging horself to the rafters of un outhouse on hor farm. Her husband died some weeks ago iiwn tho offoots of an oper ation performed at an Omuhu hospital, and It is thought sho bcoamo despond ent uud ended her troubles. Tho threo-ycar-old daughter of Au gust Tuxhorn of Tecumsch met death In a trugla manner. Whilo playing around tho kitchen firo hor clothing became Ignited and before tho fitunes could be extinguished bho was to se verely burned that dontli soon fol-Inwi'tl. i 41 Tneidnjr, Ninenibnr 1. Corporal Claud Goodcnow of B com pany, Second regiment, died of ty phoid fever at his home In Old. The plant of tlio Huvclock Timer was totally destroyed by fire this, Tuesday, morning. Tho origin is un kuowu. Roy. L. Barber of Stromsburg, a member of company II, Third Nebras ka, died suddenly at his homo to which , he hud come on a furlough. C. A. Carlson of Colby, Kan., and' his wife, wero found dead in their room at the Hotel Vendomo, Omaha. A gas jot was found wldo open. The attend an co on tho last day nt the exposition was 01,103, the total for tho five months being 2,013,374. The scene on the Midway at midnight was ono of wildcat rovalry. Incendiarism is responsible for the loss of Uic store building at Nellgh owned by G. C. Mabon Deloit The cot! tents, Including tho postoffico nnd r supplics, burned also, entailing u loss of 81.000, with no insurnnce. A man named Austin bought ITefl scr's big century plant and a lot of the finest palms und decorative plant at the exposition, nnd also the Minne sota building, tlio haudsomo logstruo turo on the bluff tract He Is a very wealthy muinffucturor of Chicago who is building a largo factory and pala tial home und reserve nt Walker, near Chicago, und ho buys thoso things for the oruamcututlon of his plueo. J, R. Jones, ti bartender at 1301 " Webster btrcet, Omaha, was fatally stubbed by un unknown party and died nlmobtlnstnntly.- James John son, the proprietor, had had trouble with some men a short tlmo before. They had returned to tho placo and when Joucs stepped to tho door to ask them to cease tholr disturbance, he was stabbed. His assailant escaped. Two companions, S. J. Muhur nnd W. V, Grady, wero arrested, hut declined to tell the name or identity of tho mur derer. J. E. Green of San Francisco hn sold to W. B. Spiers of Glen Falls, N. Y., tho fumous stallion Directum fn1ff 820,000 in gold. Directum Is eight '- years old nnd has a four-year-old rec ord of S;05.'f. Cordelia Botkln has been ludlcted by the government of the city nnd comity of San Francisco for tho mur der of Mrs. John 1'. Dunning of Dover, Del. on Augimt 12 last, Tho Acrao Wrecking company ol i San Frtiuoisco has madu a request of tlio government for authority to raise the Maine. Thoy nsk no money, but, provided tho government don't wnnt it, thoy expect to exhibit It. PI "Av Y - rww!wawwwHi MiwaniwasjgawwwwM