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R Red (Lionel Chief. PUHLlSHUI) WEEKLY. nun CLOUD. NHHKASKA An automobile oporntor, according to tho mien laid down, iiiiihI bo nblo to iibo botli lmndR and both foot. Whnt'B Um matter wltb hl making Home uo of IiIh IipiiiI occasionally, nlso? An Indication of some of tlio Impor tant IniliiHtrliil effects which may bo expected to follow tho opening up of China Ih given In recent reports con cerning the Chinese tree called tho "tu chuiiR." Itoth French and KiirIIbIi hot nnlHlH insert that this treo rontalim a vnliiahle substJitHo resembling rubber, or guttn-pcrchn. Mr. Weiss of Owens college believe h that the substance 1 a true, enoutclionr. and that tho treo will heroine of gient economic Impor tance. The St. Petersburg correspondent of tho TlnicH, remarking that "It will not do to place overmuch reliance upon itussla'H olllelal assurances that nnth InR will ho done to embarrass Hnglnnd In the present situation of nlTatrs," rvch aildltlonal details bIiowIiir that the delays In the ordinary trafll; on the Central Asian railway are not caused, as liriH been olllclally stated, by BiiowfallB. but are due to tho pas sage of llusslun troops, estimated at 20,000, who are being concentrated In tho vicinity of Kushk. ItusHla la ro Iiir to do -omethliiR booh that will not be Rood for (Irc'it Mrllaln. The United States elvll service com mlBHloupiH declare In their annual re port that tho carrier Horvlro and tho railway mall service havo almost reached the maximum point In stublll ty and elllciency. The force of over fourteen thousand carriets lost last year only about two hundred by re moval, and the relative loss of tho railway mailmen wan almost as small. The statement Ik n portion of tho basis for tho olllelal announcement that dur Iiir the laHt Elxteen years peiKons ap pointed through tho commission's ox nnilnatloiiH have suffered removal only to the extent of less than 1 per cent a year. Tho merit system Ih wHIIiir to be Judged by Its fruits. Religious bodlrs. pivat and small, bppiii to be experiencing n baptism of sacred enterprise. They are moblllz Iiir their forces, us If making ready to enter the eomliiR century imder that Invisible leadership which ridefl forth "coiKiuerliiR and to conquer." Thero Is a notable dwllno of controversy, a growing passion for unity, and an ur gent demand for tho application of truth to life, or for brliiRliiR all hu man affair Into harmony with thq higher splilt. The sense of stcward shlp over tho lord's poods Is placing large and willing offerlnRH at tho dis posal of church extension boards or In the treasuiles of educational and phllnnthtoplc Institutions. Host of all, perhaps, Is tho spiead of good-will and uolRliborly helpfulness nmoiiR nil classes. Tho lecent appointment of a stonoR rnphcr at $5,000 a year, as authorized by tho house committee on accounts, recalls the fact that thero aro now tbreo stenographers employed by tho lower branch of eougiess who draw as much money for salary as luemhorK of the house or senate. In what other country doeB a member of the highest legislative body mid a short-hand writer draw the same pay? It Ih ad mitted that while oonRross Is In Bcsslon those stenographers, at $100 a week, have n great deal of work to do, but for a portion of each year they havo noth Iiir to do. The committee report an thorlxliiR the third high-priced stenoR rnphcr says: "OiivIiir the present ses sion of congress the demand upon the two stenographers has been greater than usual. On many days six com mittees required their boi vices. It Is becoming more and more tho custom to roport tho proceedings of committees, as It has been found that the testimony then taken has proved of great value In Hiibscquent proceedings, especially upon questions Involving appropria tions of money." There is no forthcoming public doc ument whoso appearance Is awaited at Washington with greater Interest than the report of tho Industrial commis sion, and that unit of the report re lating io mists will bo road far nud wide, For nearly a year and n half tho commission has been gathering testimony from wltnohses before It. on agriculture, on labor, on transportation and trusts, Railroad presidents and Ronornl managers, representatives of Immense manufacturing Interests, ofll oerfi of finch corporations ns the Stand ard Oil compnny, farmers, factory In ppectors of both sexes, and representa tive of labor oigaulzatlons, such us tho railway trainmen and tho Amalga mated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, tho Amerlcnn Federation of Labor and tho Knights of Labor ull have contributed to the vast fund of Information now In tho hands of tho communion, Congressman Lnrlmer bus spent a great deal of time lately at work with his colleagues of the Industrial com mission upon the forthcoming report of that body to congress. The docu ment In printed form will mako two volumes, and Its nioHt Interesting pov tlon will be that which comprises tht teHtlmony about trusts. Thero Is a Rreat deal of curiosity In Washington as to what tho commission Itsolf will say In regard to this evidence, and a few wiseacres dcclnro that there will bo no recommendation in this regard, no suggestion as to legislation. ifejlE5lSlji35i32I JephthalTs X A Story of Patriarchal Times. By JULIA MAGRUDER... CoPTIIKIIITRlt IB90, IKIl AND IWO iWm CHAPTEIl I. Jpphthnh, tho Gllcadlto, had only one child, a youiiR maiden named Nnmn rah, and besldo her, ho had neither son nor daughter. Now, Jephthuh wus a mlfihty man of valor, and his namo was fearod exceodliiRly, albeit ho had n heart most kind and tender, nnd tho chief trenBiiro of Ills heart wns even tho mnldcn Namnrah; for ho hnd beon father nnd mother nnd all In all to the youiiR child, whoso other parent had died, and left her to tho grcnt soldier, an tho solo fruit of u happy wedded lovo, too early cut off by death. Ah tho child grow Into girlhood, It wnH known to her, by comparhiR her father to tho other men sho flaw, that ho was not ns they; a Rloom was over on tils face, oxcept when his eyes wore upon her, nnd then, Indeed, ho would look Rind and smllo, Nnmarah always felt that It was the early death of nor young mother that made her father's face look sad, oven (when aglow with prido she would look at him all In glit tering armor) as ho rodo his mngntll cont war horso at tho head of his host. For thlB, her heart was very tender to him, nnd she strovo tho moro to mako up to him by tho sweet service of her lovo for what ho had lost. As sho prow older, and stories of the sin nnd folly of tho world were told her, thero was known to her n deeper reason yet for her father's melancholy. Tho stern grief of childhood hnd preceded tho Rrlef of nRO, and, thotiRh sho only Rained her knowledgo by putting many small hints nnd observations toRother, sho learned that this gcntlo father had been himself a neglected nnd abused son, whoso mother ho had never known, nnd whose father and brethren hnd treated him with cruelty nnd In justice. As his father's younger sons Krow up, they hnted Jcphthnh becauso ho was stronger and of a nobler pres pneo thnn themselves, and they thrust him out of tholr father's house, that they and tholr mother mlRht bo no more offended at tho sight of him. So Jcphthnh (led from his brethren and dwelt In tho land of Tob. Hut so great n soldier wns he, ho mnjestlc In np penrnnco nnd ro valiant In fight, that tho fame of him wont abroad through out tho land, and camo even unto tho ears-of his brethren. In tho land of Tob ho took n wife, and thero wcro spent his days of hap piness, and there wan born unto him tho child Nnmarah. Hut It camo to pass, before tho babe could stand upon Hh feet, tho wlfo of Jephthnh died and was hurled, and In nil tho world there was no comfort to tho man save In tho child Namnrah. Ilor ho watched and tended as his all In all, and so great was his lovo and kindness to her, that her heart was knit to his, oven as bis to hers. And In all tho land thero was no mnlden so fair and beautiful. Her eyes woro llko cool streams of lim pid water, for clearness and for blue ness llko tho heaven above. Her skin for whiteness, wan llko tho leaves of somo llttlo woodlnnd (lower on which tho sun hath never shone, but which tho gcntlo winds of shady places havo fanned nud kept cool. Ilor hair, won derful, soft and dusky, was llko tho brown leaves of tho forest, and when sho shook It down, It wrapped the slim- noss of her body round and clothed her llko n Rarment. Her voice, when sho spoko, was over sweet and low, ns tho cooltiR of tho wood doves In tho branches, nnd when sho lifted It up, nnd sang with tho maidens that were her companions, It wns, for clearness, llko tho sky lark's. What wonder that Naniarah wns un to her father as tho light of his eyes, and that many young men, strong and goodly to see, looked upon her with favor and Bought hor to wlfo. Hut of nil theso sho would havo none, dis daining oven to hear them speak, nnd snylnR only that her llfo and servlco woro her father's wholly, and sho de sired tho lovo and companionship of no man but him. When ho was at homo, sho never loft his ship; tempting his nppotlto with dainty dishes when ho wns exhausted nnd In need of food, sorvlnR him with her own hnnds at table, and bringing herself tho fresh water for his ablutions; after which sho would bend her head for his bless ing, nnd then lift up her facn with n smllo of radiance, Rood to cheer tho weary man. If it wns his will to stay nt homo and rest him from his strenu ous oxprclses of nrms, sho would sit besldo him, nud drnw his Rreat head down upon her lap, and with her llt tlo mllk-whito fingers rufllo or smooth tho thick masses of his curly hnir nnd magnificent beard until sho coaxed htm to sleop. "What lovo do I want moro than his?" sho would nsk herself. "Why should I lenve htm desolato, to tnko up my llfo with another, who must ever bo ns n strangor to mo compared to him who hnth beon my companion nnd my friend my whole life through? And whoro is another llko unto him? In all tho land thero Is not ono who, bo- sldo him, seemsnot bnso and small," And when , Jephthnh would wake from sleep, sfie would clasp nnd cling to him, nnd beg him that thoy uevor should bo parted, 'Nay, my daughter," h would an swer, "It must uot bo that thou Bncrl- Daughter: ft lit ItOlir.UT IIONNKII'H SOM). 11 p th thy youiiR llfo for mo for whom pleasuro Is over. 1 would havo thee wedded to n good man, who will cher ish thee; and In seeing thee happy, nnd havliiR thy children on my knee, I Hhall know tho best Joy that Is left for mo." Then Namnrah would weep, nnd Im plore 111 m not to hend her from him, saylnR that what ho pictured as her happIncHH looked to hor llko tho very face of death, so greatly did hIio dread It. Whereat her father Jephthnh would but smllo, and say It would not bo so with her ono day, when the lord and master of her heart should come. "Ho Ih hero," she would say, fllnRlnp hpr white arms nbout him, "Micro will bo never any other." And Jephthnh would smile again nnd wiy only tho ono word: "Walt," whereat Namnrah would prow nlmnst angry, nnd tenrn of vexation would sprlnp Into her eyes. Then would Jcphthnh rouse himself nnd stnnd uprlRht on hln Btrong legs nnd lift her In his mighty arms ns thotiRh sho were still tho little mnld ho used to toss nnd dandle, nnd hold her high above his hend, and refusn to let her down from Mils unseemly alti tude until tno break of hor childish laughter laid blown nwny hor tears. CHAPTER H. It hnppcned ono fair mornlnR, when enrth nnd sky seemed all to meet In n blessed promlso of tranquility nnd pence, that Namnrah Btond In the midst of her garden, with n nmnll bnskot on her nrm, from which she wns nont terlnR grain to a (lock of white doves, which, tlutterlnR from far nnd near, camo to her feet nnd sank down thero, n movlnR mnss of snowy plumnge, from which hor slender flRiire, elnd In spot less white, rose up like n human enia nntlon from their pure loveliness of hue nnd outline. Her face and throat and hnnda wore pure white, too, nnd a look of deep serenity wns upon her. Tho sky abovo seemed not moro still nnd placid. Sho rnlsed her hand nnd put n few grnlns of ihe food Into her mouth, and nr. tho motion some of tho doves wore frlRhtcned nnd flew up, with a whir ring nolso, only to circle round nnd como back nRiiln and fall to nodding and dinning about for the grain at hor feet. Presently one of tho flock How up nnd nllfihtcd on her shoulder, then unother nnd another. Namnrah opened hor red lips and showed the dark Rralns held MrIU between her llttlo whlto teeth; nt which n pecking nnd fluttering beRun amoiiR tho three tamo doves, as sho would offer her mouth first to ono and then another. It wns evidently n fnmlllar gnme which nil tho participants enjoyed. Suddenly there wns n Rrent whlrrlnR nnd lluttorlriR, nnd tho whole (lock How wildly off, and woro out of slRht be hind tho trees, beforo Nnmarah, left quite alono, perceived the cause of their fright. A young man. taller oven thnn Jephthnh, her father, but with tho ruddiness of youth nnd dawning manhood upon his benrdless face, stood beforo her, all In shining armor, on which tho moving light danced and glinted. Ho had taken off his helmet, and sunlight kissed sunlight In tho gold of his thick curls. And, behold, when Nnmarah turned and looked at him, n strange thing camo to pass. Her whlto cheeks, which no one had over seen other than calm and color less, were all nt once suffused with pink, us If a rose had been suddenly placed beneath a piece of fair whlto cambric; and In that moment she be came a hundred times moro beauti ful than she had ever been before. The young mnn colored, too, nnd bent his golden head, ns sho said: "If this be the maiden, Namnrah, thy father Jephthah hnth sent mo to nsk of theo somo pieces of his armor that ho hath need of." "Is he roIiir Into a flRht?" the maid en asked, tho roso disappearing from her cheeks. "Will ho not seo me, to say farewell?" "Thero Is, In truth, some danger of n light," tho young man answorcd, "for tho times aro troublous, and n mighty man like Jephthah must ho over ready; but his nnino Is great nnd terrible, and In going forth to put down tho enemy that hnth so suddenly nrlsen, I think the report Mint thy fa ther Jephthah leadeth tho host will bo enough, nnd that thero will bo no bloodshed. Hut, mnlden," he ndded, moro gently, seeing Mint her face looked still affrighted, "I prny theo laivo no fear for tho safety of thy fa thcr. I will oven guard his body with my own." And, ns ho spoke, ho looked on her nnd loved her. Nnmnrnh met tho look, and tho trouble of her face grow deeper. Sho felt the disturbing power of Mint quiet gnzo, but nil her thought wns for her father. "Maiden," tho young man mur mured, in n volco that had n softened cadence, "already, oven todny, thoro hath been n surprise nttnek, and your father hnth been In dnnger; but It plcnso Qod that I should be near him, to protect him, ns I could, and for this cnuso Jephthah, thy father, hath chosen mo to bo his nrmor bearer, so that In future my place will bo besldo him: and I say but the truth when I toll I'ipo that I will protect his llfo with my own' "Hut, truly," said Namarnh, "tiou art very noble, and llfo to thee Is oven also dear." "Llfo would bo dear to mo no longer mnlden," he madn answer, 'If I should look upon thy face to tell theo that I lived and Jcphthnh, thy father, was slnln." This time, when he spnko the words "thy father," It seemed unto tho maid en Mint his voice dwelt upon them by tho spneo of half a second. The idea glanced through her nRltated mind llko lightning, but nftcrward she bo thought herself of It. Hut now tho young mnn spake again, nnd reminded her of his errand. "My lord Jephthnh hnth sent theo his blessing through mo," ho said, "and he prays Mice to be of Rood cheer, and to dread' no dnnger for him." "I ennnot choose but drend," tho maiden answered, an alio walked be side him to tho house, and led tho way to whore her father's armor lay. "Nay, but surely," Bald tho younR man, full humbly, "thou wilt bo n llttlo comforted because of tho promise I have given thee." "Ay," said Nnmarah, 'It doth com fort mo much, and 1 thnnk thee from my very heart; but the thought of bat tle ever makes mo tremble, although I nm a soldier's child. I pray thoc, give my IovIiir greeting to my father, nnd tell him I go nt onro to pray tho God of Israel for his safety." '"Maiden, I also would bo thought ot In thy prayers," the young mnn said, half doubtlnRly; nnd she answered: ' "I will pray for theo nlso, aoldlor. Tell me thy name." And ho said: "My name Is Adlnn." Then once moro ho looked at her, and ngaln his strange look troubled her; and as she stood anil watched tho goodly flRiiro In Its shining armor down Mm streets of Mlzpeh, n wonder got hold upon her that for tho first time nt the thought of battle her fears were not wholly for her father. Long time she knelt and prayed, her maidens watting without; and ull her striiRRlp was to recover tho lost fooling that her father was her all In all, but another Imago rose up, over and over again, and would not be forgotten. At last she gave It up, and murmured, half aloud: "Hless him, oven tho young man Adlnn, nlso, O my Clod; nnd bring them back In safety together." Heforo tho closo of day, tho streets of Mlzpeh rang to the gladdening sound of tho victorious return of troop3 fiom battle. Nnmarah, high up In her chamber, watched them with breath less delight, as sho saw tho body of soldiers coming down the street, and soon she wns nblo to mnko out tho mnjestlc figure of her father, at their head. She was full sure of that, but still, she bent fiom her window eager ly, and strained her vision to see moro. Suddenly, her breath was drawn In pantlnRly, and onco moro tho rose v.i3 on her cheek. Hohlnd her father slin had recognized the tall figure of Adlna, and her eyes continually strayed from one to tho other, ns thesettiiiR sun burnished the curls of his golden hair as the younR man rode his splendid horso ndown the streets of Mlzpeh. (To bo Continued.) MATCHINGBUTTONS HER TRADE Old Hiriiti Cohen' Hiiltine llinliifii Proven rrnlltnlrie. In a little house Just off Hester street dwells nn old woman who carries on a most peculiar trade. Sho Is Sarah Cohen, or "Old Sal," as sho Ir mora famillnrly called, and east sldo resi dents know her well, and most of them patronize her. On the window pane of her little shop is a sign, which reads: "Huttons Sold Inside. Any Button Matched from Ono Cent to n Nickel." Her stock In trade Is stored up In thousands of buttons In llttlo heaps pearl, Rlass, bone, jet, shell, brass, cloth, silk, horn, nnd every other va licty of button made. It Is said tho old woman's business is profitable, and that she has managed to save about $5,000 out of her curious occupation. "You see," she said to me, "It often is tho caso that a woman buys only enough buttons for a dres, and then, when sho loses ono, It Is difficult to get It matched at a notion storo. Those who Know mo como along bore, and I can always do It from my stock. I havo my regulnr customers, for most storekeepers around hero know mo and send tholr customers to mo when they nre unable to suit them, and thoy sel dom go away without tho very thing they aro after? Where do I get them from? Many come from junk shops, whero on the rags sold aro huttons. All tho rag dealers know I pay n fair price for buttons, and they save them until they have n sufllclont quantity and then thoy como to mo. Another way I obtain them Is by visiting the dressmakers, who often havo buttons left over, nnd their customers seldom nsk for thorn. Theso I enn buy up very cheap. Although my llttlo boaul otit Bldo says that tho highest prlco I charge Ib C cents, my hotter class cus tomers do not hesitate to offor me n quurter, or even CO cents, for n button that they havo lost, In order to make their garments look neat and com plete." New York Herald. Honey an Excellent food. Scientific men say that honey Is a much moro healthful sweet than sugar, and has many valuablo properties. It Is nutritive, nnd whon used freely with bread makes an excellent food for chil dren. It Is laxative and may be used advantageously In place of medicine by persons ot sedentary lives. Doing nlso tho dnlntlest nnd most delicious of sweets nn extract of blossoms It la hardly posalb! to eat It to an Injurious extent. It needs no digestion, ns su gar docs, and oven acts as a digestive aidr THE BILMPASSED Porto Rican Bill Gets Through With Eleven Majority. FRIENDS OF MEASURE WERE AFRAID Four Demni-rutri 1'wvor ttie Meimnre find Blx Jdtpulillonnn Against It l'mnuo Made I'oaiilltlo Only After Muujr AinendinruU. Tho battle royal over tho Porto Itlcnn tariff bill ended In the house of representatives Wednesday. Tho bill, amended as agreed upon at the con ference Monday night, so as to reduce tho tarlfT from '-.'i to 1.1 per cent of tho Amerlcon tarlfT, and limiting its life to two years, was passed by a voted ef 172 year to 101 nays. Six republicans, Messrs. Crumpacher of Indiana, Flet cher of Minnesota, Heat wole of Minne sota, Littlofleltl of Maine. Lorlmer of Illinois and McCall of of Massachusetts voted with tho opposition against tho bill, and four democrats, Messrs. D.tvey anil Myer of Louisiana, Devrlos of Cal ifornia and Slbly of Pennsylvania, voted with the republicans for the bill. In addition. Mr. Warner (republican. Illinois) wns paired against the bill with Mr. Houtelle (icpiiblican, Maine) for it. Two other republicans, Mr. Lnno of lown nnd Mr. Faris of Indl una, wcro absent and unpaired. They were understood to be against the bill. Four democrats who were opposed to the hill, Messrs. Fleming- of (loorgia, Small of North Carolina. Smith of Kentucky and Ntnllings of Alabama, were absent and unpaired. Other pairs were Gibson, Toiiiiesvee: Reeves, Illi nois: Houtelle, Maine: II armor, Penn sylvania: Hailey. Kansas; Sheldon, Michigan; Wabsworth, New York, nil republicans, for the bill, with Tate, Georgin, Sparknian, Florida; Fox, Mls nissippl, llellaniy, NortU Carolina; Co, Tennessee, nnd Fpes, Virginia, demo crats, all against the bill. Herculean efforts had been made to get out the full vote and this led to Rome reinnrkablo incidents. Six men were brought from beds of sickness, two of thvui from hospitals. Mr. Rrownlow of 'Tennessee was brought in a carriage, accompanied by his wife nnd physician. It was felt that the strain would be svcie on him, but. when Tawney, the republican whip, urged Mint tho bill might bo lost by this ono vote Mr. Rrownlow said: "I would rather lose my life than see this bill defeated." Mr. Tawney nnd three nssistants were out in carriages until midnight accounting for every vote, and Mr. Undertvood, the democratic whip, was fclmilarly exerting every means to get out his vote. Three democrats were brought from six beds. DECLINE TO GRANT DEMAND Mnnnrut'tiirrnr AhiimIiiIIciii Will Not Yield to MurlilnlnU. The machinery manufacturers' asso ciation voted unanimously at a meeting In Chicago to refuse the demands of the mechanics' union for an increase in wages and recognition of the union. This action means the calling of a gen eral striko by the machinists' union. From 4,000 to 10,000 machinists will be involved. It is expected that every factory In the elty will close down. The ell'ect of tho action of- the asso ciation will not be felt inChleagoalone. Six thousand machinists throughout the country have made practically the same demands tTfnt tho Chicago local union lias, and It is expected that the nctlon taken by the Chicago inauufae turer will bo followed by tho others In tho United States and Canada. WRECK INA STORM Trains Collide nnd Hetenil People nre Killed. During the progress of a blizzard in western Missouri tho St. Louis day ex press on tho Missouri Pacific was de layed by n freight train which was btruck in n snow drift two miles from Independence, Mo. The St. Louis local passenger train, running behind the express, crashed into tho latter. The parlor car of the express was split in two, and caught afire. Two persons, Mrs. J. O. Schmldlapp and Mrs. Kmiua Sehmldlapp, died of burns received. A number of other persons were injured. Clone to mi Agreement. Tho united mine workers and coal operators of the state in convention at Springfield, 111., aro Hearing an agree ment. The sub-scale committee fixed on tho bcales for Colfax, Mowoaq,ua, Lincoln nnd Niautic at 511 cents. The advanco is 10'a' cents nt Niautic. The Peoria und Fulton county scales are still in dispute, there being now but a difference of 1 cent to fight over. Tho machine differential will e bottled soon. Student riemlH (iullty. Albert Colson, the student accused of pilfering1 from tho college students at York college, York, Neb., nnd stcnling a bloyclo lamp, pleaded guilty before .Tudgo Wildmaii, and was given a fine of live dollars and costs, lie had paid the fine nnd part of the costs nnd then loft for his home nt Stromsborg. Puerto Itlco Company Fait. A Snn Juan, P. H., dibpatch says the Puorto Rico company, a Now Jersey corporation, with headquarters at Phil adelphia, has petitionedjtho court for a declaration of insolvency, nnd S. E. Simpson lias been appointed receiver. Tho petition sets fourth that tho prin cipal cause of the falluro wns the amount of property destroyed by the cyclone last year. The sum of 8175,000 in cash in bald to havo been sunk in Puerto Itlco. Tho liabilities of tho concern are 8707,000, asset 885,000, mostly frauchibcs. WAIT FOR NEXT MOVE The UnglUli I'lilille Kngcr for KroMi Dt'tulH of Surrender. Further details of the dramatic sur render of (leneral Cronje nt Pnardo berg nre eagerly awnltcd. Tho lloer commander's forces arc variously esti mated at 4,000 to 8,000. Speculation is rife as to how soon Lord Hobcrts will be able to press on to lilocinfontcin, but before lie enters tho capital of tho Free State lie will undoubtedly havo to overcome a powerful forco and take fitrong entrenchments. Tho news of (leneral Cronje's sur render was received with unbounded satisfaction at Windsor. The queen immediately telegraphed her congratu lations to Lord Hobcrts nud the troops. There was a much more outward dls plny of rejoicing in thu provinces than in London. The Cdasgow and Liver pool stock exchanges were ureatly" ex cited. The members sang "Mod save tho Queen" repeatedly and cheered for "Little Hobs." Flags wore liberally displayed on the municipal and public buildings in all the large towns. Windsor wns very Jubilant at the news, which the queen disseminated immediately after it reached her, and the inhabitants seied the occasion of her majesty diving through the town on her way to take a train for a visit to the wounded South African soldiers at the Netlev hospital to give vent to their delight. COIL MURDER CASE CALLED Trial of Sliiycr of Tom IIj-iiii Ilexlm nt Clindron, Neb. ' The trial of the (corgi Coll murder case has commenced at Clindron, Neb., and Is progressing without a hitch. The. story the widow of the dead Tom Uyan told in evidence was tinged with pathos. She told of his slayer coming to her house and tolling her that he had killed her husband, and told her where his body was, but refused to help her summon aid. Sho took her three small children and went to the scene, and left two, aged three and five years, to guard oil range cattle, while she took her b.iby in her arms and went two miles for help. Young Coll is boyish looking, though past bis majority, llefnre the commencement of the trial he asked the privilege of visiting the drug storo to buy some perfumery for his hair nnd breath. FUNERAL OF MRS- WAKELIN Hmly or Vlrtlin of llrork TrnRedjr tinrlcd. nt i'remont. The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Wake lin, killed by her husband nt Hrock, Neb., Sunday, was held at Fremont Wednesday. Mrs. P. A. Lombard, daughter of the deceased, and her hus band accompanied the remains. A large crowd was at the station. In ac cordance with Mrs. Wakelin's oftre peated wish, services were held from the Woman's Christian Temperance Union temple, which edifice she w:i instrumental in building. Kill naiiRhter nnd I.oxer. Joseph (Jlean, a farmer living six miles north of lUuetleld. W. Va., killed Ills daughter and Albert Marsh, her lover, and then killed himself. (Jlean had forbidden Marsh to call on his daughter, ami finding him in the par lor, ordered him to leave. Upon Marsh's refusal. (Mean fired at him with a shot gun. Klleu (Jlean sprang in front of her lover and received the charge in her throat, dying instantly. The sec ond shot killed Marsh. C. lean then cut his own throat. Wreeh In l'ennNlviinlii. On the Pennsylvania railroad, near Nescopeck. about twenty miles nbovc Sunbnry. Pa., a passenger train crashed into a freight train going in an oppos ite direction. F.nginopr Joseph Kcefcr nnd Fireman Charles Seeley of the"pas senger were killed. Moth wwre resi dents of Sunbury. A number of pas sengers are reported injured, but further details are not obtainable. A wrecking train left for the scene with with seven physicians on board. Itelrluniiii l( cehed. A cablegram reeehed nt the state department from Consul Hay at Pre toria reports the arrival there of Capt. Carl I'cichman, the United States army olllccr, detailed to observe the conduct of the war In South Africa from the lloer side. Captain Itelchman was courteously received by the lloer ollielnl.s. I.om-H ,fi In it nre. Miss Kate Kngmau. a Chicago dress maker, aged nineteen years, lost her life and four other persons were slight ly burned in a flro that destroyed an apartment house at 3L5-:i,,,7 Wellh street. The , firemen made several heroic rescues during tho progress of the blaze. Tho property loss was slight. CoinmllM Kiilcldu, Cieneral Otis has reported to tho war department the Second Lieutenant J. II. Wnugh, Thirty-ninth volunteer in fantry, shot himself through the keart while temporarily deranged from ux trenie iiervousnof.s, on the V7th inst., at Manila. Lieutenant Waugh was born In Nebraska In 1875. Arrlililnliop hlnklni;. Archbishop Ilennessy is sinking rap idly. Death may come at any time. llndljr Scalded. Engineer William Lusher at Nebras ka City coreul mills was almost scalded to death. While taking out a valve in an engine, hot wat water was thrown on tho right bldo of his face, shoulder and arm. He will bo confined to tho houbo for some time. Httlhe of Machinist. Three hundred union machinists will go ouCon a strike nt the various shops in Columbus, O. The men wnnt nn nd vanco of from S1.25 to S.'.no per day. 'i he bosses refused the advance. ( 'A. S