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$ Red Cloud Chief. PPHLlSIIED WEEKLY. RED CI.OUI). NERRASKA Admiral Sampson knows how to sympathize with tho Englishmen who wnnt to give all tho glory of "HohB"' movements to "Tiigolu" Hul Icr. When John I). Rockefeller wishes to Ret oven with a critical public ho Rives Dr. Harper a lump biiiii on con dition that tho doctor taken a Hlmllar sum out of Standard Oil company tr.i iluccrs. How Komi the electric car has he come "tho carriage of the people!" An oiriclnl report says that In Massao.hu BettB there are one thotiKanil acven hundred and thlrtj-flvo mlleH of Btrcct railway, and that only four miles of track are now traversed by horseH. Congress Ib to be n.ked to appropri ate n considerable sum for the I'hlla delphla mint, Including boilers, en kIiiph, dynamos, pneumatic tools, lifts, telephones and machine IooIb, coal handling machinery, motors, etc., ub well aH a tine equipment of machin ery connected directly with tho coin ago of money. It Ib thought that with in a few yearH the mint may he relied upon to produce most of the machin ery and appliances for nil tho United States mints. After all. it takes a woman to Hhow iib how to do things. She knows. No one ever hears of he forming nn or ganization of "woman" employes. Not any. She gets the right word. Hor latest organization is the "Iuly Hook keepers' I'nliin." Now let us have the "Amalgamated Asso-latlon of Gentle men Clerks," the "Hrotherhond of Lo comotive Klrcgentle'wu" and other similar organizations Just to show that the various trades, busln.'ss and pro fessional gentlemen are not behind the tliiKH. An Interesting question has recently been raised in the navy department and the comptroller for the treasury has been called upon to decide the same. Olllcers of the navy are unde cided whether, under the navnl person nel act, they are still nllowcd the priv ilege of having enlisted men of tho navy act as their servants. Secretary Long has written the comptroller a long letter, In which he argues that there is nothing In the act which pro hibits such service being accepted from enlisted men. Tho subject has not yet been decided In the trcausry depart ment. It Is not always possible to account for the fluctuations in tho world of finance. Not- long ago, without nny apparent cause, the stringency of tho foreign money market was ho great that there was danger of disaster to some of tho largest moneyed Institu tions of Europe. Hut as suddenly as tho danger threatened. It disappeared and tho rate of interest was lowered in Great Hrltaln, Fru'.ice and Germany, These changes were Inexplicable, but for the time being tho American gold balance was drawn upon, and in fact tho outward How of gold has not en tirely ceased yet. Hut this country is In n financial condition to sustain any drafts that Km ope may make upon It In an article In the Comptes Ron tins MM. Provost and Hattelll descrlbo 270 experiments which were made up on dogs, rabbltB and guinea pigs, the animals being inserted in a condenser circuit, charged by a Huhmkorff. Tho number of fatal canes decreased with increasing weight and age; two con secutive discharges of 1,000 Joules did not kill a dog of seven kilograms weight. (Julckly consecutive dis charges have an accumulative effect, but arc comparatively loss fatal than slnglo discharges. Five phases are distinguished in tho effects: general muscular contraction, convulsions, spasms, general inhibitions of tho nor voub system, stoppage of tho heart's action; young guinea pigs cannot bo revived even after the second phase by urtlilclal respiration. Ono of tho Midway islands visited by the United States txpedltlon mak ing surveys for tho Pacific cable, Is described as Inhabit d uy nn nlmost Incredible number of sen birds. Upon fully one-half of tho surface of tho Island the sand was literally covered with them, nnd the nolso of tho wing ed host nstonlshed the visitors. A few land-birds were mingled here nnd there among them. Tho picture, of nbundant bird life will nttract tho no tlco of tho ruthless destroyers who seem bent on exterminating our con ; temporaries of tho air, and who soon ; will be sighing for moro bird worlds to conquer. Tho Midway albatross, It seems, refused to retreat beforo tho i Invader, and bravely faced tho foe. If i the power of defence wore onco given ( to tho birds In fuller measure, their 1 revolt against plumage-huntorB might f , stop the threatened massacre. That there Is much room for civil Borvlco reform in Turkey Is newly em phasized by u recent experlenco there. An Amertcnn traveler, wishing to mall n maguzlne, wns told by a head post master that while u good Mussulman might mall It as a periodical for eight jcents, a heretic would he charged book post, Bovcnty-llvo cents. Just outside the door a clerk whispered, "Do not mind him! Ho Is an ass! Glvo rao your paper, and I will send It off whon ho la not looking." Whllo this was Iservlce, it could hardly bo called civil, and surely there Is nesd of loforni. hr&r&i&AiJti&Aim I . . . . Jephthali s Daughter: A Story of Patriarchal Times. By JULIA MAGRUDER... Coi-riUOtlTED IB00, 1694 AND 1899 DT HonKllT riON.tltll'fl So.TS. 1 MMMHiBMMMBM CHAPTKU X-. (Continued.) Now, tho young man Adlna, having Bpcnt the night In ceaseless vigil alfio, was at the casement of his window, bo foro tho earliest streak of dawn, his life-blood throbbing to tho thought that ho was to sco onco more tho form of her whom his soul bo greatly loved, albeit speech and touch would ho de nted him. It hnd been tho maiden's wish that who might not sec him on this fateful morning, less that the sight of his unhnpplncss might catiso her courngo to give way. Still It was known to her tho bounn wherein ho dwelt, and bo waited with his bouI athlrat, to sco her make to him Romo sign of parting as b)ic passed beneath tho casement of his window, Tho blood flow surging to his heart as the group of maidens camo In sight, their mourn ing garments rosled o'er by the glory of the rising sun, and their approach heralded by tho waitings of tho peoplo who lined the streets on either side. His face went deadly white, and he was fain to clutch with both his hands at tho casement of the window to keep from falling bnck. Onward she moved 'toward him, tho form that ho wns wont to fondlo In bis nrms, screened from his loving eyes by those harsh draperies from which tho ashes fell, ns the morning breezes played about her. Ho wns screened from view behind n curtain, but tho resolution rushed upon him, thnt If sho turned and looked, for even one Instant upward, ho would throw the curtain back and look at her, thnt she might see tho mighty love-light In his face, and the compassion wherewith bo pit led her. Strong man bb ho wns It was a hitter thing to bear that she should go onward to suffering and death, and he Btand by, In bodily safety, and see It Hut Nnmarah looked not up, and as nho passed beneath his window, her bond was bent forward, and she walked on calmly and as If In total uncon sciousness of tho dying heart that beat so nenr her. It seemed to him to ho n cruel thing, nntender nnd unthought ful, and Adlna rent his clothes, and turned nway from tho window with great groans of anguish thnt made one with tho wnlllngs of tho peoplo In tho streets. It almost seemed to him as though ho were nothing to her ns though she loved him not, nnd thought no more of him nnd of his love and woo. Ho pneed the room, with the long Btrldes of nn nngry beast, and ever nnd anon great sobs, that brought with them no soothing tears, shook mightily hls.fitrong young breast. All tho tiny he spent alone, in the anguish of his stricken heart, fearing to go even unto Jephthali, knowing thnt his presence could be no comfort while that his grief bo mastered him; but when even ing was come he crept from the house, unseen of nny, nnd went silently to the garden of Jcphthnh's bouse, that he might once moro be in the plnco that had seen him so happy In tho presence of his soul's love. Still nnd deserted wns tho garden, and the wan moon looked down to-night with the samo cold face that she had turned upon tho far different scene of last night. Adlna wandered here and there among tho trees, but ever ho camo back to tho dear spot whero lately ho hnd stood with Namnrah In his arms. The brook still babbled on, and the cooing of tho I doves came ever to his ears, as If to remind him thnt all was the samo as before, save that Namnrah was gone. CHAPTER XI. Resting his two arms against the trunk of n great tree, he laid his fnen upon them, shutting out the benutiful garden-scene, In which the maiden was not, nnd tbero be rested long In ex ceeding bittorness of spirit. Suddenly there was a sound of wings, and ngaln tho bird which ho could recognlzo by Its broken and Injured plumage Hew down, nnd hovering above him u mo ment, as If in doubt, camo and nestled on bis shoulder. Adlna took It softly In his bands, and turned his sad oyos silently towanl the house where he lived alone. Even yet he had not the courngo to go to Jephthnh, but put It off until the mor row. As ho walked along, ever smooth- Ing tho bird's feathers with caresslne touches, ho suddenly becumo nwaro ot Bomethlng smooth and hard fastened ' beneath Its wing. Instantly the thought J occurred to him thnt It might bo a mes- sago from Namarnh; but bow. Indeed, could t bo so? Hreatbless with eager- , ness, ho reached his chamber, and llll'ltl llJllllll llKllln. Carefully shutting himself In. nnd even drnwlng the curtains of the win dows closo. ho severed the cord that hold In placo tho llttlo folded note, and opening tho sheet, read: "Adlnn, My Holoved: I can glvo thee no greeting as I pnss thy window, but I shnll oven then hnvo close to my brenst tho dovo which Is to bear this my last message to thee. The mes sngo Is but this, that thou hast heard so often: I lovo thee, nnd I cbargo thee, by that love, glvo not thyself to heavy grief, hut ever take courago nnd hnvo hopo. If thou lovest me, I would havo thee bear up with patience under tho heavy burden nnd to comfort my father Jephthah. Pray ever for dellv- crnnco for us both. Sorrow not, be loved, rtclng that 1 ever lovo thee, both In this life nnd thnt which Is to come. Thine, NAMARAH." And underneath sho had written tho word "Mlzpeh." In rending those lines, the soul of Adlna was greatly comforted, bo that ho felt a now courage come to him, and ever thereafter, until the two months were como to nn ond, ho horo himself patiently and submissively and mur mured no more. Kach day that dawnod saw him beside tho old man Jephthali, sustaining, comforting and cherishing him, though, mayhap, his own heart was even at that same time Bunk down with wcnrlncss. And after ho had brought the white dove homo that night, It ever camo to him afterward of Its own nccord, flying nt BunBct into hlB window and perch ing there, If ho wns absent, until bo returned, nnd often ho would take It in his hands and talk to It, such words as his frozen heart refused to utter unto human oars, nnd ever It seemed to give him grentcr comfort than nny human friend. As the two months of nbsenco of the maiden Namarnh began to draw to a close, tho soul of Adlna grew each hour moro exceedingly sonowful. and Jeph thali also went heavily from morn till evening nnd took no comfort savo In tho presence and companionship of Adlna. who was become to him even his own son. And when the evo of the return of Namarah nnd her maidens wns come, all the people of Mlzpeh were aware of It, hut so great was their Borrow for tho maiden, that they feared to look upon her face, nnd as at Bet of aim tho children plnylng In tho streets brought news that the maidens were returning, behold, tho people gnt them to their houses, they and their chil dren, that none might look upon Na marnh in her misery nnd her affliction. And as Namarnh nnd hor maidens made their way along the streets of Mlzpeh, behold, they made n picture snd to see, for their garments of sack cloth were torn nnd stained with their sojourn in the wilderness of tho moun tains, nnd their feet were sore and weary, nnd as Namarah walked first among them, her companions uttered a low walling of distress. Hut the maid en herself was silent nnd made no sound, either with hjr voice or with the worn-out sandals of her feet, but evor moved noiselessly as a shntlow, with bent head and hands clasped wearily. No human creature did they see. The streets of Mlzpeh were as tinln hnblted as were tho mountain forests they had left, and a vast nnd solemn silence, moro awful In this placo of many habitations than In the open country, brooded over everything. As they moved nlong In slow proces sion, suddenly nbovo their heads there was the sound of wings, and a flock of snow-white doves came downwnrd from high In the nlr, and, flying low, preceded them with slow nnd steady motions all up the empty streets. And as men or women here or there watched furtively from behind the drawn curtains of their windows, this most strange sight the mnldens In their mourning garments preceded by the flock of white doves struck awe unto their hearts. And added to the sight there was a strange and awful sound, for even as the maidens crooned their low. s.id walls, the doves from their flight in the air joined to the sound their plaintive cooing and com plaining. To the other maidens it seemed ns hut nn accident that tho birds should meet and join themselves to tho pro cession; but Nnmarah believed It not. Her heart told her that her tenderly loved birds had recognized her, and be fore sho reached the door of hor father's house tine of them had even soparatert from Its companions, nnd circling a moment, as If In doubt, above her head, presently flew downward and alighted on her shoulder. Then did Namarah unclasp her bauds and take it under her cloak and press It against the warmth of her heart; untl although the feathers of Its wings had grown nut ngaln, and It was even smooth and I shapely and snow-whim as the rest, she know It to be thn hipshhiil...!- i. tween Adlnn and herself. Howbelt. sho knew not that It had earned a sttonger claim to her affection yet, In that It had been the chief companion ,( comfort of her lover during the innr iinva nmi nii?ii ,,f ior nhci.,... (To ho continued.) A Nht Artificial 1'hvIhc NIoiik' A new urtlflelal paving stone Is made In Germany. It is composed of coal tar, sulphur and chlornto of lime. Tho tur Is mixed with tho sulphur and warmed thoroughly, and the lime Is added to the aeml-llquld mass. After coollng.thls product hi broken lino ami Is mixed with ground glass or blast furnuco sing. The blocks are then sub jected to a pressure ot 3,000 pounds to the biunro Inch. Christianity teaches a state of ulti mate happiness with God. Rev, J. H V. Blake. (RUSHINOEFEAT British Badly Whipped in Bat' tic at Brandfort. 000 KILLED; 900 TAKEN PRISONERS Third Uttiry of Horr lleniml llcWH Thru KnpurU Itt-rt'lteil In I, initio n Coiiflrmliiu DMsKiti-r "Holm" In sarluii Strait. A Loudon. April I lth special says n dispatch to the Dally Mail from Miami ford, tlatetl Sunday, says: "Yesterday (leneral Ue Wet Inflicted the third tlefeat of the lirltlsh within a week at Meorkntsfonteln. killing- and uoundlng' lion. He captured Dim with twelve wagons, losing live Moors hilled and nine wounded." The Dally News has the following from Pretoria, tlatetl Monthly, by way of Delagoa bay: "It Is ofllolally announced that a bat tle has been fought south tif Hrnnil fort. In which ttlili lirltlsh troops were killed nnd wounded ami sou taken prisoners. f "Lord Kobe tN Is declared to belli If i eat illflleulty. owing to scarcity of water. " The Dally Mall publishes the follow ing, tlatetl April 10, from Loreuo Marques: "The Netherlands Railway company professes to have received a telegram reporting a Moei victory near Kroou stadt. the Moor capturing Olio Mrltisli." Commenting upon this the Daily Mall remarks: "There is a Meerkiinfonteiii about five and a half miles southeast of Krooustad, but if the report be true, this can hardly be the place. A Pretoria. April 0. dispatch snys: The Mritisit casual! ie- in the tight' at De Wet's dorp weie KM) killed and wounded mill I'd captured The Trans vaal volksraad has been summoned to meet in ordinary session on May in. Heavy cannonading is reported at Fourteen Streams. The lirltlsh u re using a naval gun Lord Methuen is moving in the direction of lloopstatl. TO CHANGE CONFESSION Turmoil In I'ri'Nliytrrliiu Hunks titer I 'nl tli lurui;riiili. A Little Fulls, N. V.. dispatch of pril 10 says. The I'tiea presbytery, now in session in this city was thrown into a turmoil today by an address from the Rev Dr. Taylor of Clinton, formerly pastor of the Presbyterian chui eh at Rome, X. Y.. who. advocated the elimination from the confession of faith of paragraphs I to 7 of chapter I. The.-o paragraphs cover the doctrine of election and reprobation, in repudia tion of which Dr. lllllls or Hrooklyn resigned from the Cnicago presbytery. Tlie Rev. W. M. Mrokaw. pastor of the First Presbyterian chinch of I'tiea. .supplemented Dr. Taylor's ntltlress by saying the session nt bis church bad passed resolutions favoring a change in the objectionable paragraphs. resolution to eliminate a paragraph was referred to the committee on bills ami overtures. BANKER BLOWS BRAINS OUT CoiumltH Suli'lile lint her Tlinii furry Out Court Order, Ail Oakland, Cal.. dispatch sus Hanker II. II. Pitcher, who has charge of the Livermore bank in the capacity of manager and cashier, blew bis brains tint at Ills Livermore borne. Pitcher was a trustee of llie estate of the late Thomas Varney, deceased, valued at 8000,000 Ills trust was be ing investigated in court. Pitcher was to produce ills books In court and testify as to how he bundled the bank and the trust Rather than ap pear In court he blew his brains out. He did not leave any message. Til k I'll to tho Art I II III. Sheriff Simmering of Hastings. Neb,, has taken Emmanuel Lapp to the Lin coln asylum. Last year Mr. Lapp. who is a well to do fanner, with a good farm and home near the village of llolstcln. changed the location of the various buildings, including the bouse in which the family lived, and since that time he has imagined that he is turned around ami that it will be necessary to put the buildings all back In their former position In ortler to bring him right. He Is perfectly rational on every other subject and said, when leaving for the nsyluni. that it was a shame to take him there. A It lc Conl nut. It Is definitely known that MoAr tluir Hrothersof Chicago anil K II pat rick Hrothers Sr Collins of Mcatrice, Neb., get the contract for building the I'lilon Paeiilc cut-on" from Mnford to Laramie, Wyo.. a l.fiDO-foot tunnel In the crest of the Sherman hill and a rock causeway on Dale creek. The work will require a large force of men and two yenrs' time to complete. The contract calls for a double track, with tunnel double track width. The pro ject will necessitate the expenditure of alMiut S'V.oo.oiK). It is announced that operations will commence about May 1. Klllril by Collapxe of Flour. While a priest was administering the Inst sacrament to a dying man in the presence of his relatives, nenr Coruna, Spain, the floor of the room collapsed nnd tho dying man untl four other per sons were killed and fourteen were in jured. Ninety Three Cine of I'liiRue. Ninety-three eases of tho bubonic plngue and twenty-nine deaths from tho disease have occurred at Sydney, N. S. W Thursdny lias been ap pointed as n tlay of intercession anil prayer for relief from the plague. LOSS OF LIFE FULLY FIFTY Full KfToi'tof the I'looiU In Ti'tus lleliiR It.'HllM'll. An Austin, Texas, dispatch snys: The flood situation heic is impioving somewhat, but the teports from point below Indicate thnt the full cll'ect of the Immense olnine of water In being felt in Winn ton mill Lufa.icltc coun ties, everything In lug iiiiindaleil ami much loss of piopei ty and live slock being repoited In Mast nip count the flood has caused much damage to prop erty Interests um something like llfty washouts and 'osves of hi hlges ate re ported by tlie lailwavs Adilccs ftnm the area siirtouuilliig the county scat of Hiistrop coiinti aieto the etlect that there has been some loss of life among the farming class us their homes were Inundated without warning by the tidal wuo but outside of an uncon firmed report that eight liics were lost nothing can be learned In the south em part of this county seveial people are missing, the number representing a family of sj Italians ami two negro families. BURNS IN THE NIGHT F.trtHlor itl lork F.utlrcl llcoroveil hy I'lre. The elevator at Yin I; was entirely destroyed by (ire. The flic occniioil during ii heavy rain. which was ac companied by considerable light iiiir and many are of the opinion that that the building was struck and set on fire by lightning. The elevatoi was owned by II. P. Chessman and is a to tal loss, as be carried no insurance MeCloud and Miller, who operate the cast clciatoi- had about SM'.'.ooo woi Hi of grain, principally wheat and iveiu the elevatoi destroyed, which was cov ered by Sd.iwo Insurance. Their loss is quite heavy The rain which was fall ing during tlie llie siived other build ings from being destroyed, as ,i stiong wind prevailed. END OF LONG STRIFE lti-i. Dr. M'tilnVrt Onlt the rri-.li-tcrlnii Clinrrh. A New York dispatch says: The Rev. Arthur C. Mcliillert has foimally withdrawn from the Ptcsbyterian chin cli. His resignation v.t;. con tained in a letter to the presbvtery of New York, which met in regular semi annual meeting, and Dr. MeiiitVert's icquest that his name be iltoppctl from the roll of the presbytery was granted. Dr. McGlMVrt's letter of' icsigiiatiou is in accordance with an announcement made by him to the prcslri tery three weeks ago. WllltllKll l lus. A dispatch from Omaha sa,s that in the I'nited States circuit court the order of Judge Thayer was filed in the case of the Omaha X M Louis railroad against the Murlington .V Missouri railroad. Theea.se was heaid at St. Louis Saturday upon the application of the plaintiff for maiiilatori injunc tion airaiust the defendant mad and (i. W. lloldrcg. general manager, to compel the agents of the road to ac cept, at Council IMuffs. a carload of agricultural Implements, consigned from an Ohio point to a station of the Murlington v Missouri in Xebutska. siifToiuti'ft In .lull. A man. supposed to be Morris licit derman, a private in Company A. Fourth regiment, i S. cavalry. war of 'ill, was sutTocatcdin the Aubuin. Neb. jail. He bad been artented for at tempting to enter a private home. After being placed in jail he evidently set file to Ids bedding, for when the jailor tetiiriied at about ii o'clock with the man's si pper lie found the fellow dead llirkMilti CouilllllH Siilrlilx. W. t . Ileekwith aged LM. a locomo tive tiieiiiiiii tiiuii Paeitie Junction, la., eiiiiiiintteil suicide by sending a bullet thioiigb his brain on tlie fourth floor of the YMthncll block, at Fif teenth and llainey sticcts, Omaha. Neb. Tlie bullet entered the left temple, killing him Instantly. Melan cholia was the cause of the deed. Irish Killlor I'lneil. Arthur (irltllths. eilitor of the I'nited Irishman, of Dublin. Ireland, which was suppressed last Saturday, was Tuesday sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment or n line of a sovereign for assaulting Ramsay Collins, prop rietor of the Irish Figaro. He decided to take the imprisonment. Chli-ken TlildWH it t llimter. lnteiest is felt at riveter, Neb., over the appearance of chicken thieves. During the past few days several chicken coops have been partly robbed, and thlcvtb have again made their appearance, this time at the home of Otto Phillips, and look part of his flock of chickens. lllclit liichi'M of S'noi. Mrowii county. Neb., wns favored with a heavy rain Tuesday, terminat ing in snow during the night. The heaviest snow of tlie winter fell. It is estimated that eight inches fell, mid all melted, filling the streams with water and putting tlie ground In ex cellent condition for putting in crops. 1.1'iivrn lluiumi. Gen. Maximo (Jonuv tins, saijed. from, Havana for Santo Domingo. In tho course of an Interview lie denied that he had any intention of attempting to become the president of Santo Domin go, as bad been Intimated In u Havana pnper. Ulchunl MiiUHtlelil 111. Richard Mnnsfleld, tho actor, is eon fined to his room at tlie Hollenden ho tel, Cleveland, O , suffering from acute laryngitis. Mr. Mansfield's phyblclan says it may be a week before lie can kave his room. DECISION AGAINST TAYLOR m Kentucky Court Derides Acilmt lie- liulitlcnn Claimant. -v A Frankfort, KyM April 0 dispatch frays: The court of appeals today hand ed down n decision hi the governor ship case in favor of the democrats. The decision is by six of the judges four democrats and two republicans. Judge Durelle was the only judge dissenting. Tlie other two republican judgis Marnani and (Juffy, gave u sep arate opinion from the democratic judges, but which agreed with the democratic members In its conclusion. Judge llobsou wrote the opinion of the court. The concurrence of Judges Murnaiu anil (hiffey with thufourdein- oeratic judges was a surprise generally, but to the republicans especially, and there is much speculation now ns to whether the talked of appeal to tlie supreme court will be prosecuted. Kvliovoruor W. O. Mradley, chief counsel for Governor Taylor, tonight authoricd tlie statement that an ap peal on behalf of Governor Taylor and Lieutenant Governor Marshall will ho carried to the supremo court of the United States. Mr. Mradley and Judge W. H. Yost, counsel for tlie republican state olll cers, were in consultation with Gov ernor Taylor for several hours this af ternoon, ami the above statement ivui made at the close of the conferenctj. CAPTURE MORE BRITISH l!ocr Htirrrnl In CnpturltiK Fife Com- piinlm of Kneiny. A London, April 0 dispatch says: Lord Roberts reports that live com panies of Hritish troops have been captured by the Hocm near Mcthany. The following is the text of Lord Roberts' dispatch to the war olllce an nouncing the capture of five companies of his troops; "Mloemfontein. Thursday, April 5. Another unfortunate occurrence has oeeurted icsulting, I fear, In the cap ture of a party of Infantry consisting of three companies of the Royal Irish fusiliers and two companies of tlie Ninth legimcnt of mounted infantry near Redder.sburg, n little eastward of Metliany railway station, within n few miles of this place. They were sur rounded by a stronger force of the enemy with four or five guns. HORSES BURNED TO DEATH Orlrntnl I.lisry Hum nt Lincoln Com pletely Di-Ntrojcd. Metween twenty-five and thirty bond of horses were burned to death in a lire that consumed the barn at fl'-'l South Thirteenth street, Lincoln, Neb., known as the Oriental barn. The ban with its contents was burned, and the buildings at 1'P.l and lL'.'i IC street were badly damaged. The loss will probably exceed S.I, 000, with insurance probably reaching a trifle more than S'.'.OOO. The origin of tlie lire is un known. Indorse I). IC. Tliommoii. The Lancaster county republican convention held Friday indorsed D. K. Thompson for United States senator by a vote of 4S1 to L'O. A legislative ticket was placed In tlie Held, pledged to support him, there being no opposi tion. Congressman K. J. Hurkett wns also Indorsed. The convention indorsed Col. J. H. McClay for delegate-at-largo to the na tional convention and instructed tho delegates to the state convention to use their influence in sesuring the election of dipt. L. W. Hilllngsley for district delegate to the national convention. The platform rcafllrmed the principles of the republican platform of 180(1 and commended theadmlnistratlon of Pres ident McKinley. Trouble In l'urrto Itlro. A San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 0 dis patch says: At I o'clock yesteulay evening the natives made a concen trated movement at Puerto Tiera. Different mobs, totaling about '.',000 men, attacked the foreign colored men. Any Knglish-speaklng negro was subjected to attack-, particularly the natives of St. Thomas and St. ICittt,. One Puerto Riean was killed, one was seriously injured, and three negroes of St. Klttsweie dangerously wounded. The affair was the outcome of the pier strike ami the pretense of the attack, apparently, was that the English islanders were usurping Puerto Rican labor. Fell on tho Knlvev At lieneva. Neb., Tony Miller met with an accident while operating a two hundred and sixty pound rocking meat cutter In J. Wright's meat mar ket. While working the machine the floor gave way, letteng one side of the block down and throwing tho cutter to the floor knives up, upon which Tony fell, receiving several deep gashes. Tho surgeon took thirty-ono stitches to close the wounds, A r rent of Kuihezzlrr. L. P. lluuiier. wanted In Hnffalo county, Wis., for euibey..ling SlfiO.ooo, was arrested in Republic Wash., by a deputy sheriff from Wlsconsiu. Little can be learned there of Ilunncr's nl leged crime. It Is said he was presi dent of a bank. IIiiikI Torn In Corimlif llor. W. It. Mewhortcr, of Pickre'll, Neb., met with a serious accident, which nenrly cost him the loss of nn nrm. While feeding a eornsheller his cloth ing caught in tho machinery, pulling liis left hand into the cogwheels and before the machinery could bo stopped his hand was badly torn. Two Murderer Hanged. King and Louis Goldsby, who killed Daniel Minis, a farmer and his youni; child, near llaxley, (hi., on tho nigh of March 5, were executed Friday. 1 w k-.v LTiiiajK.