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NI-.HUAM.
Last November tho United States
bought $11,112 worth of Mexican or
nngos.the shipments for that month be
ing nearly ns heavy as for tho entlro
year 1898.
Count Until Cnstollanc'n reiterated
expresBloim ns to tho generosity and
hospitality or the United States Indi
cate that he held New York up for
more than Ih generally BiiHpccted.
Similar natural advantages to those
offered In California for homes can
bo found In many parts of Mexico, to
gether with tho far-reaching argument
that an American dollar goes as far
as two of Mexico. For all expenses
connected with housekeeping, says
Modern Mexico, and all the little Inci
dentals In the rural districts this will
be found true.
Tho Sainuan treaty was ratified by
tin fii'inile with scarcely any opposition-with
none, In fact, which In
volved principle. So this country has
heroine possessed of one largo island
mul several small ones, live thousand
or more miles distant from tho conti
nent of North AtncrliM.tho very names
of which few of us know how to pro
nounce. It shows what an excursion
Into the world we have made In the
last three years.
The famous Hoss ease, by which tho
Supremo court of the United States
held that a conductor of a freight
train Is a vice-principal of tho rail
road company In his relation to other
trainmen, Is overruled in tho recent
case of New England Railroad com
pany vs. Conroy, Advance Sheets U. S.,
p. S3, which holds that the conductor
h n fellow-servant of the engineer
and hiakoman, unless special and un
usual powers have been conferred upon
him.
Moody's death brings to mind the
fact that he and his collaborator, Mr.
Snnrey, exerted the most beneficial lu
lluence upon the organ trade for many
e.irs. When they were at the height
of their success people all wished to
be able to sing their hymns at homo,
mid an organ bcemed to produce tho
best effect, so that their tour was ul
wi.ys sure to bo followed by substantial
orders for small organs suitable for the
household. Thousands were sold In
consequence.
The American workman Is declared
to be more alert In action mid quicker
In perception than his foreign com
petitor. Tho writer nsserts, ns "n
well-known fact," that In n given
amount of work to bo accomplished In
a given time, by an equal number of
foreign and American workmen, with
equal nppllances mid facilities, tho
American will excel his foreign rival
In the proportion of almost two to
one. Qualities so essontlal In tho
struggle for mercantile supremacy
. should not be overlooked, he thinks,
In estimating tho causes which aro
contributory to this result.
Col. Count Georges do Vlllebols
Mareull Is the brains of the lloer army.
He recently received the thanks of thu
TraiKsvaal government. In Its ofllelal
paper, for the victory at Colenso. Tho
count, who Is Gen. Joubert's ehlef of
staff, served In tho French nrmy,
through the Franco-Prussian war, ris
ing to the command of n regiment in
the foreign legion, and was afterward
with the French forceB In Tunis, Ton
quln and tho western Sudan. Two
years ago ho threw up his commission
becauso he was not promoted to the
rank of general. From. Dr. Leyds he
procured the rang of lieutenant general
In the Doer nrmy. Ho had said that
the Uoer country "offered every ml
antago for u campaign of surprises
and a war of ambuscades."
A Yukon mull-carrier writes to tho
general superintendent at San Francis
co, telling how ho has had to saerlllco
"celerity," one of tho requirements or
tho "star" postal service, to "safety"
In sonic recent experiences. On his
arrival from tho trip up Forty-Mile
river, ho found tho Yukon Jammed
with huge cakes of Ice, which It was
unsafe to cioss because of the great
holes through which a man or mall
pouch might easily fall. Whenever
nny mnll has gono to tho bottom in an
Ice-Jam, ho says, every man therea
bouts feels certain that nt least a dozen
of his letters were In that particular
pouch. So this carrier waited a favor
able opportunity, which camo on Nov.
C, when his party started forth at day
light. 'I hey made ton miles before sun
down, having two sleds loaded with
300 pounds each drawn by dogs. Tho
Ico wob piled so high In somo places
that they had to chop a passago
through it rather than attempt to go
over. These aro some of the difficul
ties that Undo Sam's servants In tho
poh.al service have to surmount.
Although chnrges of wanton cruelty
hnvo been made by Uoer against
Briton nnd by llrlton against Hour, tho
contest thus far hns been marked by
chivalrous humanity on both sides
when tho fury or battle hns lert its
stricken victims to bo succored by their
foes. In Door operating camps and
hospitals, ns In tho Hrlttsh, no dis
crimination wns shown between friend
nnd foo. Common suffering hns ap
pealed to common humanity, enmltle3
have been forgotten, and tho sumo
pitying kindness and tender care ex
tended to one as to the other.
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Jephthah's Daughter:
A Story of Patriarchal Times.
by JULIA MAGRUDER...
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CIIAPTEH II. (Continued.)
She knelt behind tho curtnln of her
A'lndow ns the troop came near, es
corting their lender to his homo, but
her father knew this way of hers, and
Bent a glad gmnco upward as bo dis
mounted. Adlnn saw mid understood
tho look, and quick as thought, glanced
upward, too; but whllo the look of
Jophtlmh lingered on Nnmarah's case
ment, tho look of tho young man wns
hastily withdrawn, and even In tho
golden Hush of tho sunset tho hue of
his cheek deepened. Namarah nnw
that It did, nnd the consciousness sud
denly tcmlnded her that sho was
thinking of some one else bcsldo her
father, at the moment of his return
from bottle, and that was a thing thot
had never happened before. She rose
to her feet and flew down tho stnlrs
to meet Jephtbnh at tho entrance to
bis chamber, ns tho body of soldiers
passed onward down tho street.
Into his arms sho sprang, her soft
flesh crushed ugalnst tho metal of his
armor, mid her hands clasped tight
about his neck; nor would sho loose
her hold when ho hnd kissed and fon
dled her repeatedly.
"Dost thou lovo thy old father so
indeed?" ho nsked. "And art thou
trembling? Why, maiden, thou art
a soldier's child, and battles aro his
dally work. Wilt thou never lose thy
tlinorousnesB? Thou lovest thy old
father too much, my little one. Thou
shouldst have some one else to spend
thy woninn's heart upon. I would
fnln see theo married, with a husband
and children of thy own to lovo."
Hut nt theso words, behold tho
maiden burst Into grent sobs, and
clung to his neck weeping, nnd de
claring earnestly that she wanted no
husband she wanted no lovo that
would separate her from her father.
Then did Jephthali sootho and caress
her full tenderly, until the Bnilles had
scattered tho tenrs, and bIio took his
armor from him, as was her custom,
and led him to his favorite scat, that
lie might rest.
Ab sho stood holding the grent breast
plate In her little hands, she said sud
denly: "Am not I ns good an armor bearer
iib tho tnll young mnn thou sentest
hero tills morning?" Whereat buo
laughed, softly nnd blushed again.
"That thou art," answered Jephthali,
fondly. "No one could perform the
ofllco better than thou dost do It. Out
whut thoughtest thou of tho young
man Adlna7"
"Ho scemcth to bo n. Boldlor-llko
young man enough," Namnrah nn
Hwerod, carelessly, mid fell to pollah
in with a fold of her white gown tho
shield she was holding.
"Thou carest as little for him, 1 see,
as for the others of his kind; but, Na
marah, see that thou ever treatest him
kindly when he comoth In thy way.
But for his courage in the sudden at
tack this morning, thy futhor might bo
with thee now doad Instead of living."
CHAPTER III.
As he told the story of tho young
man's bravery and self-devotion, Na
marah's eyes grew brilliant, nnd her
breath came thick nnd fast; and as
Jephthali dwelt upon tho Imminent
danger that had threatened both, a
look so terrified came Into her face
that ho said again, as ho had said so
often:
"Thou lovest thy old father too
much."
It often happened, after this, thut
the young mnn Adlna would come to
tho houso In company with Jephthali,
or by his ordering or permission, nnd
mnko his way to the great room where
wero kept nil manner of pieces of nr
mor nnd wenpons, nnd other trappings
of war. And at times It transpired that,
as ho approached tho house, Namnrah
would bo In tho garden feeding her
dov6s. Sometimes ho would nnss on
with only a gracious revorenco to her,
but again he would wnx bolder nnd
como near, laughing with her to seo
the white- birds scntter nt his approach,
nnd then, as ho would atand very still
by Nnmnrnh's side, settlo back content
edly at hor feet nnd go on with their
breakfast. Ho delighted to seo her
feed them from hor mouth; nnd tlioy
booh grew so nccustomed to him that
they would fly to her without heeding
him, sometimes perching for n moment
on his shuulders.uud hopping thence to
hers.
"They nro cnrrlor birds," sho said
ono morning, ns ho stood beside her
thus. Sho looked up in his fnco and
smiled, but quickly her eyes dropped
to the doves nt her feet.
"Hast thou tested them?" ho asked.
"And will they, Indeed, benr tidings to
theo from afar?"
"Truly.l cannot tell theo of mine own
knowlodgo," sho mndo nnswer; "but I
know It Is their nature, and I feel as
sured that If ono of my birds should bo
taken far away It would return to mo."
"Maiden, I well believe It," he ro
pllcd. And nt these words, so gontly
spoken, lo, thero camo Into her cheeks
again that treacherous rose-color
which ho alone, or tho mention of him,
had power to summon there.
"Dost thou believe it?" she mado an
swer. "Then, truly, thou mayst test It
nr Hoiiem Honnkk's Pom.
some day. When next thou gocst on a
Journey, thou mayst take ono of my
white doves with thee, nnd wo shall
see whether or not It will return."
"So belt, maiden," ho replied. "Thero
is even now a messago I would fain
send theo by It, hnd I tho courage."
And as ho spoke he turned mid left
her, before the wonderment his words
had roused found voice In speech.
"Whnt message?" she murmured
again mid again, speaking In hushed
Bllenco to her own heart as sho wan
dered alono nbout tho garden, or snt
with her maidens at her embroidery.
They were engaged upon tho tnsk of
working a rich vestment for the high
priest, and no ono had so flue nn eye
for tho blending of colors, nor such
deft fingers In hnndllng the brilliant
Hllk nnd golden threads with which
they wrought, ns Namarah. Hut ns she
snt nt work today her mind and senses
wero preoccupied, so that tho silks got
tangled In her fingers, nnd tho colors
wero mismatched In a clumsy mnnner
that none had over seen In Namarah
before.
That evening, when her father Jeph
tbnh camo home, thero wns n look up
on his faco that mado Namnrah
nnxlous. When their evening meal was
ended, ho called tho maiden to him,
nnd fondling her with more than his
tisunl lovlngness, he revealed to her the
caro he had upon his mind.
"I have not told thee of It, child,"
he Bald, "because that I refrained to
cause tl.ee uneasiness until the time
wero come; but or late there hath been
great trouble nnd Btrlfc In tho land or
Israel, nnd tho children of Amnion
hnvo mndo war ngnliibt It. And In con
sequence of this n strnngo thing has
happened unto mo, for, behold, the ci
ders of Ollead hnvo come to fetch me
out of tho land of Too that I mny bo
their captain to fight ngalnst the child
ren of Amnion. Hut I spake unto them
nnd said: 'Did yo not hato mo nnd ex
pel mo out ot my father's houso, nnd
why nro ye como unto me now when
yo are In distress?' And tho ciders
of iBrnel said unto me: 'Therefore
we turn again unto thee now, that thou
mnyst go with us nnd light ngalnst tho
children of Amnion, nnd be our head
over nil tho Inhabltnnts of Ollead.'
Then sold I unto tho ciders of Ollead:
'If yo bring me home ngnln to fight
ngalnst the children of Ammon, nnd
the Lord delivers them before me, shall
I bo your heaiH' And behold they nn
swered: "The Lord bo witness betwoen
us, If wo do not according to thy
words.' "
Now, ns ho spake, the maiden Na
marah had felt her heart within her
smitten with a great and mighty fear.
"Go not, my father," sho pleaded,
hanging about IiIb neck nnd hiding her
face ngaliiBt him. "Did not the elders
of Ollead thrust theo out and disown
thee? Why goest thou then to fight
against their enemies?"
But Jephthah answered and said:
"These bo tho enemies of tho Lord,
my daughter, who havo lifted up their
hands against His people Israel, and I
must even go forth to meet thom,
strong In tho power of his might."
Dut Nnmarah only wept and clung
to him, and said:
"Let my words find favor with thee.
O my father, nnd go not forth to battle,
lest thou lose thy life, and I bo loft
alone and comfortless."
"I would fnln have theo tako my tid
ings more submissively, my llttlo one,"
mado answer Jephthali, ns ho stroked
tho masses or her unbound hnlr. "Thy
rather is a soldier, aud thou art a sol
dier's child; and I would have theo
gird my nrmor on, mid wish me God
speed ngalnst tho enemies ot the Lord
and His poople, trusting in His power,
to bring mo back, triumphant and vic
torious into thy arms again.
But Namnrah seemed to got no com
fort from his words, aud unswered
only:
"Do not lcavo me. Thou art all I
have."
"My child, my llttlo child," said
Jephthali, with n mighty sweotness In
his voice, 'If often grieves thy father's
heart that It Is even so. Thou nover
knewest a mother's care and lovo, nnd
though, Ood knowoth, I hnvo tried to
let theo feel no lack or tenderness,
yet often It doth troublo mo that thou
hast on earth no binding tie or lovo
snvo this to me; nnd It would even
fill my soul with comfort to seo thee
wed to one who might worthily cher
ish thy youth nnd protect thy tender
ness." Hut Namnrah, with her rnce still hid
ngalnst him, only shook her head, as
It In strong opposition to his words.
"Child, bethink thee," Jcphthnh said,
when he had gontly klBsed nnd stroked
her head In Bllenco ror a moment, "It
must nover bo ror theo to dlo unwed,
tor who knows but tho will nnd pur
poso or tho groat God may bo that thou
shalt bo chosen among women to bo
tho mother or thy people'B deliverer?
It hath oven seemed to mo that In tho
eyes or tho Almighty thy meekness and
pureness and humility may havo
found such arnce, that this great hon
or, wherewith one woman Is to be lion
orod abovo all others, may como to rest
upon thee. Forget not this, my daugh
ter, mid order thy mind to becomo a
true and loving wife, no thou hast been
to mo a truo and loving daughter.
Whether this glory above all glories
mny be destined for thee or not, grieve
not thy father's heart by refusing to bo
wed, so thot he may see, thoo with thy
children nbout theo before ho dlotb.
nnd Bleopcth with his fathors."
Namarah mado no nnswor, but her
fluttering breath grew calm and though
she Bpake no word to Blgnlfy her ac
quiescence In his desires, yet neither
did sho gainsay him any more, a thlntf
whereat her father marveled. How
ever, he spake not tho thought that
was In his mind, but was thankful In
tho silence or his heart
After these weak and falnt-heartod
words, tho bravo spirit ot tho girl camo
to her again, and Bho went about her
household duties, mid particularly
tho preparations for her fa
ther's going forth to wur
with n courngo oven greater than her
wont. Her father sho loaded muio
nnd more with endearments nnd cares
ses, but she ever avoided speech about
his coming dangers in the field, except
that onto sho said to hint suddenly,
and with her bond lent low over her
work :
"Will It bo that thou tnkest with
theo thlno armor-bearor the young
man, 'Adlna?"
And Jephthali unswered:
'Ay."
'Then," said sho, with hor head still
beiu, "It is well done, for truly ho hath
said to me thut ho would shield thy
body with his own. Hut go not Into
danger, my fnther. Be careful of his
life and of thlno own." '
"Thou speakest unwisely, maiden,
nnd not as n soldier's daughter. Thou
kuowest that In battlo a bravo man
must not shun tho placo of danger, but
If ho triiBtcth In tho Lord no harm
can hurt him. Adlna also is n man
thut fenrcth God, nnd therefore will wo
ti ust to bo delivered and brought home
In safety."
"Amen!" tho maiden said, full rev
erently, nnd bent her head moro lowly
yet, ns ono who prayeth.
The full moon roso o'er Jophthah's
garden on tho evo of his going forth
to battle, and Jephthah's daughter
stood alone arid held her heart to lis
ten. Her white robo fluttered In tho
cool air of evening and clung about her
slender limbs; and standing thero, her
pnlo faco settled Into n mute repose,
she looked llko n fair white statue,
clad In a wind-blown raiment. No
sound disturbed tho stillness of tho
night, except tho cooing ot tho doves In
their houso closo by. But, after loulg
waiting, thero mingled with this tho
tread of approaching footsteps. Tho
folds of her white gown trembled on
her breast, as If tho heart beneath
them fluttered. Nearer came tho foot
steps through tho trees, beneath tho
overhanging vines, until the moonlight
revealed tho tall form and noblo fea
tures ot the young man Adlna.
"Is It thou, O maiden?" he asked,
stopping a tow paces rrom her. 'The
God or Israel bless theo that thou
hcardest my prayer, and hnst let mo
speak to thee, before I go to battlo.
Hnst thou no thought, Nnmarah, of
tho words I havo como to speak?"
Tho doves cooed and gabbled with
their llttlo muttering sounds, but Na
marah answered not. They stood a
pace or two apart tho maiden Nnma
rah and the young man Adlna but
still tho silenco was unbroken.
"Hast thou even brought me hero to
break my heart, Namarah?" tho young
man said. "I lovo thee maiden, and
unless thou'lt lovo me in return, the
God ot Israel grant that 1 may rail In
battlo, for my lite is naught to me
without thee."
(To be continued.)
Matter of the Strum.
Thero Is ono thing for which an en
gineer Is noted. This Is the absolute
obedience of orders. He is brought up
on that from tho time he starts to fir
ing till ho becomes a graduate and
takes charge of an engine. Then he
becomes tho instructor of others, and,
of course, never loses the main point
Thero Is n story told Illustrative of
this. Two men were applicants for
positions on ono ot tho railroads In
Boston not long ago. They both want
ed to be engineers, and there was but
one place vacant. The superintendent
before whom they appeared naked ono
a question, which ran alter this rash
Ion: "Supposo you wero on a siding
with orders for a train to pass. A
messago would go over the wire that
the oncoming train for which you wero
waiting was two hours late. What
would you do?" Tho first ono was
asked tho question, nnd ho pulled his
hat down over his faco and said: "I
dunno. That Is tho conductor's Job,
not mine." Tho superintendent said
ho might leave his address, and If tlioy
needed him thoy would drop him a
line. The second man was standing at
a respectful distance, with his cap in
his hand, and waa nsked tho samo
question. "I tell you, sir," ho said,
"If tho ordors looked all right, and I
thought tho slgnaturo was good nnd
nil that, I would stand on that siding
forever." "I guess you had better re
port to tho roundhouse for duty," said
the superintendent. Boston Journal
In the Tunnel.
A young governess, going on n long
Journey, wns recommended, among oth
er means of precaution when passing
through n tunnel, always) to put hor
hand In the pocket In which she kept
her money, so that It might not bo
stolen. She ncted upon tho advlco, and
on coming to n tunnel put hor hand In
her pocket, but was startled on finding
It already occupied by another. She
grasped the Intrualvo hand and held It
llrmiy until tho train emerged into
daylight, when tho gentlomau sitting
noxt to hor explained, with a smllo,
that both handB wero In his pocket.
Weekly Telegraph.
NEWS ONI SIME
Ordinary and Extraordinary
Happenings.
THE PAST SEVEN DAYS IN DETAIL.
Uriel Summary of Stnto IlulngH State,
County nuil MunU-lpitl New of Im
portance to Our Itimy Itcmtcm
lllc Ilcnn United Ilimn.
11
At Beatrice Mrs. Nancy .1. Cr-uncle-ton
slipped nnd fell ns she stepped on
the ley porch at her homo, sustaining'
a broken collar bone. Lynns Knight
fell nnd was badly hurt.
At Cluulron, Neb., tho jury declared
George Coll guilty of nun-dor In the
second degree in the hilling of Mike
Uyan. Clemency was recommended.
A new trial wal be asked for.
A. L. Turner, who has been janitor
at St. Patrick's parochial school, Four
teenth and Cnstolnr streets, Omaha,
for about n month, fell dead Thursday
evening just us lie hnd finished his
work for the day. He was discovered
by one of the boys who had returned
to the school to get his books. Denth
was due to heart failure.
I Grifllth, it recent investor in sheep
tu Dawes county, Neb., has sull'erod
the loss of nearly three hundred oi nis
Hock within as innuy weeks. They first
packed up in a shed and smothered
nearly two hundred to tit-nth. The
next day they stampeded In a storm
mid u hundred were killed by coyotes,
lie is a new man In the business' mid
the only man reported having lost
sheep in that section.
Dr. S. A. Summons was hastily called
to the homo of II. .1. hammers at West
Point, Neb., to ascertain the cause of
the serious Illness of the family. It
was found to be ease of poisoning. Dr.
Salomons called medical assistance and
tho two doctors quickly got to work
with .stomach pumps anil were kept
busy the greater part of the- night.
When Mr. Lainmnrs was able to be
questioned it was found that the fam
ily had eaten brick cheese, which is
supposed to be the cause of the pois
oning. The cheese was purchased
from one of the local merchants. The
family is now thought to be out of
danger.
For some time Cbadron citizens have
had under consideration the establish
ment of sales yards nt that place. The
project Is now sulllelently matured to
indicate that the yards will be built
within thu next few days. The plan,
under the management of. W. it. John
ston nnd William McGannon. is to es
tablish permanent yards for the selling
of nil kinds of young stock, but princi
pally stock cattle, to accommodate
stockmen of the adjacent country.
While this will be an advantage to
those having large herds, it will be es
pecially beneficial to the owners of
small herds for the reason that such
parties can purchase just the number
their means will permit or the circum
stances warrant.
Erick Shortrom, a pioneer of Stroms
burg, Neb., was stricken with paraly
sis and is in a dangerous condition
with little hope of recovery.
Lieutenant E. F. Koehler of the
Ninth infantry, killed near Tarlac re
cently, was a brother of It. Koehler of
Geneva, Neb., nnd A. Koehler, who
wns burled there ten days ago.
Jack McChrystal, charged with the
murder of John E. Hobson, was nr
rainged in police' court at Sioux City,
la., but took a change of venue to a
justice court. McChrystal stoutly
maintains that he is Innocent.
The State bank building at Indian
ola, Neb., was completely destroyed
by fire. The loss of the bank Is fully
covered Ivy Insurance, nnd it will re
build immediately. The loss will not
interfere with the business of the bank.
Tho fire started in the Hepoiter of
lice in the bank building. The bank
and fixtures nro nearly a total loss.
Dr. McKcehihe's loss is SHOO, insurance
Su'Ot); Hepoiter loss. S800, Insurance
SMC; S. H. Smith, SiiOO, no Jnsuriiuee.
At Broken Mow Ed Lnndsigati of Al
liance, brakeman on the second divis
ion of No. 15, had his right arm badly
mashed while attempting to adjust a
coupling. The train bad just started
out when he noticed the pin was nearly
out. Ho motioned the engineer to
slack, thinking lie could readjust the
pin without stopping the train. Just
as he passed between the cars the
bumpers caught his arm, mashing the
flesh, but fortunately missing the bone.
As n result of Jealousy Frank Steele
of till Walnut street shot his wife and
killed himself at tho homo of Hew A.
F. Nelson at MM Cass street, Omaha,
Neb. .Steele llred six shots, four of
which took effect, two in the body of
his wife and two u his own body.
Mrs. Steele was taken to the Clarkson
hospital nnd the body of Steele was
removed to tho coroner's olllee, where
It wns found that ho had shot himself
In tho center of the forehead and just
below the heart. Tho course of the
bullets in his wife's body have not yet
been traced.
A dispatch from Omuhn says: After
a hard fought battle Frank E. Moores
has been elected mayor of Omaha by a
hnndsomo majority. Moores carried
eight out of the nine word. In the city
by a majority ranging from eight in
the Second to ,180 in the Third. The
Seventh gave thirty-nino majority for
Poppleton, making Moores' majority in
tho city 1,000. At 2 o'clock Wednes
day morning complete ilgures on the
balance of tho ticket are not obtain
able, but the entire republican ticket
1b probably elected. The lepubllcans
havo elected seven of the nine council
tuen sure, aud oosslblv the entire nine.
in the district court nt Auburn. Neb
Judge Mull passed sentence upon Geo
II. liny who was tried at this teim for
the killing of Frank Chcesmnn at
Itrownvllle, during tho month of No
vember, lsos. Counsel for plaintiff
and defendant mutually agreed that
the defendant might plead guilty to
the eharire oT tnnuslnmrhter. which he
did. The court passed the sentence,
giving Kay ten years in the peniten
tiary at hard labor. The result of tho
trial gives general satisfaction.
James Koutnik, n fanner nged thirty
two years, committed suicide by talc
ing strychnine wliilo in Linwood, Neb.
Motive Is unknown.
At Kearney. Judge Sullivan has re
fused to grant u continuance in the
case against Frank L. Dlnsinore, who
Is charged wlthlho murder of u neigh
bor. The county supervisors of Platte
county In session nt Columbus havo
directed the county attorney to pro
ceed without unnecessary delay against
the bondsmen of Ex-Treasurer .1. lT.
Lynch for u balance of nbout ?i:i,000
In his sliortui." in settlement with the
county, Lynch was tiensurer prior to
laiiuarv J. lsJHl. nnd bis onirlnal short
age was S.'SO.ooo, over half of which ho
managed to make good.
M. Inhelder's hardware store and
Herman Miller's saloon at Pierce. Neb.,
wero broken into by burglars and
about SHOO in all was vcim-d. No clue.
John Gnlhrath has bcci at rested at
Hod Cloud, Neb., ebarg.il with steal
ing 81. Vi from Amoi Gust, with whom
he had been sleeping. Sereti hundred
dollars, which was in another com
partment of Gust's p u-'tet was not
taken.
News from what is considered a re
liable source, reaches Sio.tv City. In.,
that Archbishop John Kcane is to bo
Archbishop Hennessey's successor. It
is said the archbishops of the country
and the arch diocese have unanimously
agreed to send his name to Home. It
is further stated that there are to be
two new Catholic sees in Iowa, with
Sioux Citv and Dos Moines as see
cities.
The domestic ililllcultics of Wnrien
Coon and bis wife, of Ashland, culmi
nated in a shooting alTray. in which he
tired three shots at his wife. Coon is
a blacksmith, who has lived for several
years in Ashland. He has a wife and
two sons one of them a young man
away from home. For some months
there has been domestic discord, with
claims on the part of Mrs. Coon that
he was unfaithful to her. The climax
was readied a month or more ago when
Mrs, Coon tiled a suit for divorce. A
few days ago she returned from Oma
ha, where she had been staying, and
took possession of the home. Mr. Coon
has been acting in a strange and
flighty manner, and It is charged has
been drinking a good deal. This after
noon he watched for his wife, and fired
three shots at her, but tailed to hit
her. He was disarmed, arrested nnd
bound over.
ROAD IS LEFT OPEN
Nothing to Stop ltrltlili from Kntorlupr
lllot'iiifoiiti In.
A Poplar Grove, Orange Free State,
March ii dispatch says: General French
who Is ten miles ahead, reports that
his front is clear of the Boers. All
other reports tend to confirm the state
of disorganization of the Boer forces,
Transvaal as well as Free State. The
general impression is that the further
pi ogress of the British to Blocmfoutcin
will not be opposed.
A great amount of ammunition was
destroyed today. This included sev
eral boxes of explosive bullets, on the
outside of which the Boers had marked
"Manufactured for the British govern
ment." Cuts IltiHlmmi'H Tlirout.
At Joliet, 111., Mrs. John Gallagher,
llfty years old, while In a fit of tem
porary insanity arose from her bed,
procured n razor and returning to the
bedroom, cut her husband's throat
fioui ear to ear. He died before tho
police arrived on the scene. The de
mented woman is now in jail. Two
small children wero sleeping In air
adjoining room, but were not molested
C'hlciiKo Church llurnntl.
The second Presbyterian church, at
the corner of Twentieth sheet and
Michigan avenue. Chicago, was com
pletely destroyed by Hie. causing a loss
of JWoojmo. A reception was being
given in the church parlors by the
young people's Christian endeavor so
ciety. Sixty guests were present, but
all escaped without injury.
Murilernt Iiy u ItiliUhi'.
Christ Bauer was murdered by Fi
nest Meyer, his brother-in-law. thirty
miles east of Sioux City. Both men
.ire farmers. Bauer met death In de
fending his mother, with whom Meyer
had picked a quarrel. Meyc- inn)
been drinking.
Tuxim Itiiugi-il fur Murtlor.
At Beaumont, Tex., Anthony Hop
kins was hanged for the murder of his
wife, in tho pieience of fl.ooi) people,
who took up a collection of Sloi) for
his mother nnd sent It with hU re
mains to her In Wneo.
Frank L. Dlnsmore was taken to
Lexington from Kearney. He will be
held thero while his nttoruevs argue a
motion for a continuance, after v hlch
he will bo returned to Kearney.
Mnurieo Baunignrten, who has been
a resident q Nebraska City foi many
years, has received from Denmark tho
news of tho death of his mother. By
her denth Mr. Baunignrten and a bis
ter, who are tho only heirs, come into
possession of between S'.'n.OOO and S:to,
000 each. As soon us ho can make ar
rangements he will, with his family,
go to his old home, mid It is thought
will reside there lu the future.
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