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llarhara Frletchlo promises to be
come almost as mythlcnl as the mnn
who strticlc "Hilly" l'ntturson,
A liiw now unilcr tlio consideration
of tlu congress of tho Argentine Re
public provides for tlio lending of tlio
llilile In the public Hchuols.
A now ilcpnituro In which Mr.
Moody was deeply Intoiosted goes Into
effect fit Mount llermon next month.
Hereafter (ho school will be In piaetl
enlly contlidious RibKton, the year bo
lug divided into tlino terms of sixteen
weeks each. Tlio new elmreh nt Mount
Herinon, formed Just before Mr. Moody
died, has nlieady admitted thlity
young men as new members on confes
sion of faith.
A religious dally, called The Now
Dally, has been established In Loudon
and will be sold for half-a-peuny. It
announces: "The Idea of this Journal
Is to advocate dally with all fearless
ness and candor a return to those llrst
principles of our Christian profession
fioni which we hnvc so giossly depart
ed, to promote meditation, to encour
age criticism and discussion and to do
the utmost possible to supply a good
dally with the least possible parade and
expense."
A queer rase came up In the Senato
recently, illustrative of the mixed re
lation which Cuba bears to the United
States. Mr. Ktewail presented a pe
tition from certain citlons of that Isl
and In legard to the landing of n cable
there, and moved that It bo referred
regularly to the committee on military
affairs. Mi. Mnigjn. of Alnlmmn,
called attention to the Senate rule for
bidding tlio piosentntloii of a petition
from citizens of a foreign country.
Such a petition must go through tlio
State Department. Mr. Stewart argued
that thoso petltloneis did not como un
der tho head of forelgnem. because
Cougiess had power to legislate on the
subject concerning which they ap
pealed, and this view finally prevailed.
The United States ban recently con
cluded several arrangements for ar
bitration. One Is with Oreat Britain
and aorniany to settle claims of
American. Hiitlsh and German real
dents In Samoa for property ilauiagcn
during the disturbances last year. An
other, with Haiti, arises from the col
lection of a tax which Is asseited to
have been Illegal. There are. In all.
live such arbitrations agreed upon,
anil a sixth Is pending. The claims
which aro the subject of these arbi
trations arc not of the kind which
usually lead to war. Tlio frlendh of
peace throughout the world aio urg
ing that not only such civil suits as
these but nntloiiRl affronts and In
juries bo referrel to peaceful tri
biinals and seUlofl by them.
A new bill authorizes tho secre
tary of tho navy to contrnct for Knipp
nrmor at $."15 a ton. In the naval
appropriation bill of last year, the
limit of $100 a ton was llxed upon tho
price of armor. No contracts could
bo placed at that prlco. and the result
Is that none of the three battleships
and three ni mured cruisers authorized
by last year's bill have been contract
ed for For tho satno loason tho bat
tleships Wisconsin, Alabama and Il
linois, which should have been deliv
ered to tho government complete last
year, have been delayed, and their
builders aro seeking redress from the
government for the loss Incuireil
through failure to supply the nrmor.
Uiulor tho now bill, tho secretary's
authority to buy armor nt $515 a ton
applies to vessels boforo authorized
as well as thoso provided for In tho
bill.
News from tho Philippines may now
and then seem to grow dull and stain
hi comparison with tho stirring tid
ings formerly received from thoso Isl
ands. Yet to tho rclloctlve mind ench
word of oven tho simplest dispatch
suggests a romanco of Industry and
adventure. For every word has to
be (lashed under tho China sea from
Manila to Hong Kong; thence under
tho same sea again, cither to Hrunol,
In Sarawak, or to Hue and to Saigon,
In Iiulo-Chlnii; thonco a third time
unilcr tho China sea to Slngnporo;
thence up tho Strait to Georgetown;
thence across and under tho Hay of
Uengal to M.i Iras; thonco ncrosR tho
teeming Deccan to Bombay; thonco
nntlor the Arabian sea to Aden;
thonce up the Hod sea to Suez; thenco
acrosn Egypt to Alexandria; thence
under tho Mediterranean sea to Malta,
to Gllu altar and Lisbon, or to Mar
seilles and thonco across France;
thenco to London; thenco across land
and sea to tho western coast of Iro
laml; thencq with a mighty sp.m un
der tho Atlantic to Newfoundland, to
Nova Scotia, and so on to Now York.
In that Itinerary a wholo treatlso on
geography and nioro than ono vol
umo of tho world's history aro in
volved. Eecrct-Bervlco expenditures of Great
Tirltnln do not seem to havo kept paco
-with tho spread of militarism. They
liavo been less of lato than they wore
at tho beginning of tho century. Tho
money voted to defray "the clmrgo of
lier majesty's foreign and other secret
Borvtccn" in 1S83-1 hardly exceeded
1100,000, and for tho last few years has
averaged about $100,000. Yet in 1S20
300,000 was appropriated for tho pur
pose and In 1814 and tho year of Wa
terloo tl. voto was no less than $875,-000.
RESTLESSflLIPIOS
Papers Discuss (he Probability
of an Outbreak.
NATIVES LEAVE AMERICAN EMPLOYERS
I'edcrnl Olllcliil AelUo Authorities Do
Not I'riir nn Uprising ill tlio Present
Time Ileniusii Iletiels Hrnin to
I.nek CouniK" Otlior Noiv,
A Manila, May llth dispatch says
tho latest rumor of an outbreak In
Manila among tlio natives, which was
In circulation last week., was seriously
discussed by some of thu local papers,
anil has nttraelod nioro attention than
lias usually been the ease on this point.
As a matter of fact, many Filipinos
illil leave their American employers
with the apparent Intention of join
lug home miuIi movement. Their no
tion, taken in connection with the ar
rest of several natives for carrying
concealed weapons anil the dispersion
of several suspicious gatherings gave
color to the reports.
Tho ollleial.s havu been active In the
matter, but nre not inclined to think
an uprising will bu attempted. They
believe the Filipinos aro lacking in
the necessary courage, and especially
in view of thu fact that tlio natives
feared to attempt the demonstration
at the time of General Lawton'.s fun
eral, although they had made careful
pieparatlons anil many insurgents had
come to Manila for this express pur
pose. A paper found among the captured
elTeets) of General Pantaloon Garcia
asserts that the. United States con
gress had done nothing for the Fili
pinos, and that therefore, all Filipinos
who are working for Americans must
leave their employers immediately or
sillier the pennltyof treason.
One report is that tho Filipino junta
Is endeavoring to incite an outbreak
in order to show the civil commission
that the insurrection is still alive.
It does not seem probable that the
peaeo proposals which Senor Buon
caniiiio, at one time a member of the
so-called Filipino government, lias
drawn up for submission to Aguln.ildo
and other insurgent leaders will have
much weight with the Filipinos,
llueiieaniino's opinion gained in other
wars, is that of a man who hurries to
get on the winning side. He was in
disfavor with the Filipinos even bu
fine the collapse of their government,
owing to a widespread suspicion of his
loyalty to his colleagues.
NO GREAT DISTURBANCE
Antl-Tiix AKltutlon In Hpiiln Conducted
Very Quietly.
May 11 passed oil' peacefully, prac
tically everywhere throughout Spain,
despite the universal character of the
anti-taxation agitation. The only
noteworthy distitroancu took place at
Valencia, where rioting occurred and
barricades were erected in thu streets,
from behind which the mob stoned
the gendarmes. On tlio latter endeav
oring to dislodge thu rioters they wx'to
received with rllle shots nnd two po
licemen were injured. Tho gendarmes
replied with a fusllade, before which
the mob lied.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
thu provinces of Itarcelomi and Valen
cia. At Seville, where tho shops arc
still closed, tho excitement continues.
There has been further resistance to
the gendarmes at Valunciu.
Forming n Ilrlilgo Trout.
The American Hrldgu company, with
thirty or more separate companies and
a capital of 870,000,000 will, It is an
nounced, be formed at the ollleo of .1.
P. Morgan & Co., in New York. The
870,000,000 capital Is, according to
those in a position to know, to bo di
vided equally between common and
preferred stock. Thu companies repre
sented by tlio combination comprise
about ninety per cent of all thoso do
ing business in this country.
llitnelt Commits hulrlilo.
After a wrltinir a note of farewell in
Ills former sweetheart, Harry S. liar
rett, a young Chlcagoan and heir
to an estate, worth S2.',000, which
would havo passed into his possession
in eighteen months, took carbolic acid
and died. Tho suicide is attributed to
Barrett's despondency concerning his
relations with the young woman.
I'll nits Tho Million Murk.
Work of tho Chicago city directory
cniiiiieriiiors lor iiioo, almost com
pleted, shows that the population of
Chicago is not less than 2,001,001). The
directory cstlniatu is so conservative
Unit the national census, which com
mence June 1, and ends Juno 15, will
probably stiow a bigger ilguro than
this by 20,000.
Vatnlty Stubbed.
At Lexington, Ky Georgu Chilton
was stabbed under the heart by C. 11.
Fousbec nud will die. Fousiieo and
the Haveiiy brothers weru engaged in
a heated discussion and Chilton sought
to quiet them. Ho stepped in between
them with thu above result.
hhu (lets SVIfl.OOO,
At Philadelphia in the stilt for dam
nges brought by Mrs. Elizaboth O.
Heading of Wllllamsport against Mrs.
Guzzam, for alienating tho affections
of the former's, husband, tho plaintiff
was awarded S.'.'.OOO damages. Thu
case attracted widu attention bcciutbu
of tho high social htandtng of tno
parties.
Drowned In u Slop rail.
At Edgar, Nob., Clyde Jones, aged
one year, fell Into a largo slop pall
nan mil ot water and was drowned bu
I fore ho could be resulted
BURIED AT SAN FRANCISCO
Soldier I'roin riilllppliie Whoso Homo
I nt fremont, Neh.
.1. A. llatemati of Fremont, Neb., has
received word from Congressman J. S.
Robinson that the body of his son,
Homer Hugh Hiiteman, private in com
pany H. Thirty-ninth Infantry, wns
Interred in the national cemetery at
Han Francisco after reaching tho Amer
ican shore on the transport. The
young man died at sea after a long
illness contracted in the Philippines.
He was on the transport Sherman on
the date of his death, April 21. Mr.
Hateman wns anxious that If thu body
of his son was not burled at sea it
should bo brought to Fieinont for
burial and wrote, to that effect both
to San Francisco and to Washington.
He got no nows of any kind until re
cently, when the news of Ills son's
burial i cached him. Had the body
been sent there would have occurred
the llrst soldiers' funeral in Fremont
in which a lighter in the late war was
laid to rest.
GETTING MONEY AND ARMS
I'lHpluo Junta llousts of New Ar
Krcsslou.
A dispatch from Hong Kong says:
Thu Filipino junta bus been receiving
large amounts of money at Manila.
Within thu past three months three
ship loads of arms have arrived nere
from Germany for tho iiisurgentcaii.se.
Thu junta gave a big banquet here last
night in honor of'thu reorganization
of their government. The Filipinos
claim they will open aggressive, hos
tilities just as boon as the rainy season
begins,
SIX KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Xim of Disaster In tho Con I Mines of
Virginia.
News has been received nt Bristol,
Tenn., the headquarters of the Vir
ginia Iron, Coal and Coke company, of
a disastrous explosion in their coal
mines at Tom's creek, Wise county.
Va. Six men were killed.
Won tlio Clip.
At the opening of the baseball sea
son at University Place Postmaster
.Samuel Kccscmun offered to furnish
caps to the town kid nine if they would
defeat the llethany boys in ti series' of
three games. The games weru played,
University Place winning two of the
series. Mr. Roesoninn made good his
promise and now the boys proudly
wear their new caps. Thu organiza
tion Is named "Uncle Sam's Nine," in
honor of thu postmaster.
rnetury Not Needed. I
May IS, by n close vote of 22 to 24,
thu senate rejected thu proposition to
erect, without reference to thu price
at which the government could secure
armor plate for Its warships, an ar
mor plato factory. The subsidiary
amendments were rejected by about
thu same vote. When thu committee's
proposition wns about to be voted
upon a filibuster was organized, the
quorum of the senate was broken and
the question is still in thu air.
Caught In it Stullt Cutter.
John Ilrown, a boy about eighteen
years of age, met with a horrible, and
almost fatal accident near Schuyler,
Nub. Whllu cutting cornstalks with a
machine the team ran away, throwing
Ilrown forward under the cutter.
When found he was so tightly wedged
in thu machinery of the cutter that it
was impossible to extricate him. His
left leg and arm were broken and se
vere gashes cut lu his limbs and chest.
Hotly round.
The body of ltrethoiier, the farmer
who was drowned on his farm near
lliLveloek whllu trvlmr to cross a
stream, was found by Sheriff llrnnson
and a searching party. Tho bheriff
held an Inquest and a verdict was ren
dered that death was due to accidental
drowning.
To Throw Off llrltUh Yoke.
Serious reports are current that the
Ashnntis aie determined to throw off
the British yoke; that they have se
cured tho co-operation of uight other
tribes and that they are now able to
raise 50,000 warriors.
Tho lliihoulo ringuo.
A Sydney, N. S. W., May 13 dispatch
says: The number of cases of bubonic
plague officially reported to this date
is 210. Of these soventy-threo havo
proved fatal.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Oxford, Neb., has voted 81,000 for a
new school house.
It Is expected that congress will ad-
journd about June 10.
Summonses have been Issued In New
York against tho ice trust promotors.
Dr. Ohif Olson, president of Augusta
college, Uoek Island, 111,, is dead from
cancer of the stomach.
At Sheboygan, Wis., tho chalrmak
ers of tho country held a meeting and
effected an organization.
The K. Jueeard & Co. Jewelry com
pany of St. Louis, tho largest jewelry
company in the west, has gone into the
hands of a receiver.
Lord Roberts entered Kroonstad un
opposed, Tho lloers have retired to
tho Transvaal and will probably stand
at tho Vaal river. Heavy lighting Is
reported in Natal.
Edward Shlnnlek, tho seven-year-old
son of William Shlnnlek, 010 Forty
third street, was drowned In the stock
yards pond at Forty-third and Pcoiin
btioots, Chicago, 111,
Although heiress to millions, Mrs.
Aunlo Jackson, of New York, elopod
with her coaohinan, Alfred C. Tor
willigcr. Her grandfather says she
will bo forgiven If sho returns alone.
NAVAL BjLLPASSED
Senate Disposes of it After a
Long Debate
IT PROVIDES EOR ARMOR PLATES.
BIy Krect a Tnctory If I'rlcn Proves too
IIIrIi I'urcliniifi of l'lvo Holland
Submarlno Torpedo Monti
Agreed To.
A Washington, May 11 dispatch
says: After a discussion lasting live
full days the senate today passed tho
naval appropriation bill. Practically
four days were duvoted to the consid
eration of the armor plate proposition,
which was agreed to dually as reported
by the committee, with thu exception
that the secretary of the navy Is au
thorized to make contracts only for
such armor plate as may be needed
from time to time. Tlio secretary of
the navy is authorized to procure
nrmor of the best quality at 8115 per
ton, but if he is unable to obtain It at
that price lie is then authorized to pay
S5I5 per ton for the armor for the bat
tleships Maine. Ohio and Missouri and
proceed to erect nn armor factory to
cost not to exceed 81,000,000, one-half
of which amount Is made immediately
available. The committee's proposi
tion carried by a vote of 32 to 10, as
follows:
Yeas Allison, Barker, Carter, Clark
(Wyo.), Davis, Depuw, Elklns, Fnlr
bonks, Foraker, Foster, Frye, Hear,
Hale, Hunnu, Hnnsbrougli," Hawiey,
Hoar, Kean, Lodge, MeComas, Mc
Cumber, Nelson. Penrose, Perkins,
Piatt (N. Y.), Proctor, Ross. Sewell,
Shoup, Simon, Thurston, Wolcott 32.
Nays Merry, Hutler, Chandler, Cock
rell, Daniel, Harris, HeitfehL Jones
(Ark.). Mai lory, Morgan. Pettlgrow,
Pettus, Spooner, Stewart. Sullivan,
Teller, Tillman, Turner. Wellington
I'D.
The next proposition of the com
mittee provided for the purchase of
the Holland submarine torpedo boats
at a price of 8750,000 each, and It was
amended, making the purchase manda
tory. During tlte debate Mr. Teller
denounced the tinny ordnance board
ns incompetent, and said army otllcers
realized this.
RUSSIA SHOWS HER TEETH
Will Dispute American Kl-lit to IiimuIo
Turkey.
The London Times publishes a let
ter from its Odessa correspondent,
dated May 0. in which he comments
upon the suspicion and jealousy with
which ollleial circles in Russia arc
watching the progress of the Turko
Amcrican dispute.
He quotes at gi eat length from nn
Important article sanctioned by the
Turkish censor, that has appeared In
the Odessky Llstok, which declares
that "the imperial policy of the Unit
ed States is prompted by the necessity
of llnding new outlets for trade."
Commenting on the report that the
United States government was pro
pared to dispatch a strong tlect to En
rope. the writer hints that "Russia
would head the powers in preventing
biich a violation of Turkish waters."
I'rnldcs for A Rod Tropin.
The will of thu Intu Captain Thomas
Wilson, tho millionaire vessel owner,
which lias just been Hied lu probate
court at Cleveland, O., provides that
one-half of the estato shall go to the
widow during her life and tho re
mainder to the three children.
Upon the death of the widow tho
will directs that one-half of the estate
shall bo used to establish a homo for
aged couples, to bu known as the "Wil
son Home for Aged Couples." and that
in all cases preferences shall bo given
to sailors on the great lakes and their
wives.
The fortune left by Captain Wilson
is estimated nt 81,000,000.
Wealthy .Man Kills Wife.
L. I). McAllister, a wealthy citizen
of Heloise, Tenn., shot and Instantly
killed his wife. After an ineffectual at
tempt to slay his wife's brother he
blew out his own brains. Tho trouble
began about two years ago, when Mc
Alliitor charged his wlfo with having
Improper relations with one Love.
Later lie killed Love and after the
trial was acquitted. Later MuAllister
had mi.de furthur charges against his
wife, and they had separated.
Dreyfus Visiting I'ltrU.
Captain Alfred Dreyfus left Geneva
Monday evening and arrived with his
wife in Paris this morning, says a
Paris dispatch of May 15. Tho gov
ernment is much worried by this jour
ney, which was quite uniooked for,
and will take measures to havo him
leave as soon as possible, owing to Its
fear of demonstration,
I'reshlent Summer l'lnns,
A special from Washington says: Af
ter the adjournment of congress Presi
dent and Mrs. McKinlov will go to
their Canton home to remain the
greater part of the midsummer.
Go to Strengthen (liirrlsnn,
Four companies of thu Fifth United
States Infantry, stationed at Ft. Sherl
dnn, near Chicago, havo left for New
Yoik on their way to southern Cuba,
whero they will strengthen their regi
ment doing garrison duty. The troops
nio lu command of Lieutenants Reeves
and Partello.
Derlitro l.uw Constitutional.
Thu supreme court at Washington
has decided tho inheritance tax law to
j bo constitutional and valid, but held
i that it applied to the amount of a leg
j ucy and not of the estate as a wholo.
WILL WELCOME THE BOERS .
Thrco States nr Kendy to I'rovliln
Tlino Homos.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sunday,
May 13, printed the result of an hour's
conversation held by it, over a tele
graph wire, with Gov. Dan W. Jones
of Arkansas, William E. Stanley of
Kansas and Lon V. Stephens of Mis
souri, at their respective state capitals,
lu view of the announcement of State
Secretary Reitz of the Transvaal, that
he, with others, Intends to emigrate to
the United States in the event of their
defeat by the British. Each governor
was asked if lie would not extend an
Invitation to thu lloers to locatu in his
state, and each replied that tho Hoer.s
would receive a most cordial and af
fectionate welcome to their state. The
governors expressed hearty approval
of a proposition to extend this invi
tation by special messengers to the
Hour pence envoys, due to reach New
York soon.
IMoper Married.
At Omaha, County Judge Vinson
baler married a coiiplo hailing from
Kalians and evidently an eloping pair.
The groom gave his name as Dlllurd
Watts, and that of the bride-elect as
Lizzie Watts. They disclaimed kin
ship. When they entered the olllee
Lizzie was chid in a gray traveling
suit, but just previous to the ceremony
the clerk showed her to tho large of
fice vault. In a few minutes sho re
appeared in a white gown, white veil
and white shoes. The judge married
them nud tho bride again changed hur
raiment in the vault, whereupon the
couple left for the depot.
Shoot n Negro to Dentil.
William Willis, the negro who shot
nnd killed Alexander Whitney at Au
gusta, tin., In an altercation over a
seat in a street ear, was taken from
the jail by a mob and an attempt made
to hang him, but the, rope broke. Wil
lis fell to thu ground and was in an
instant riddled with bullets. A pla
card was pinned on him giving warn
ing to like offenders. Thu coroner
will Investigate.
Commutes tho Sentence.
The president has commuted the
sentence of Joseph Wilklns, convicted
lu Philadelphia of frauds against the
olcomnrgcrlnc law. Tho sentence,
which would have expired May 23, was
commuted to expire May 14. It is
stated that Wllkini served seventeen
months In jail while awaiting trial,
which, by the president's action, is
mndu a part of his term of service.
Tho Strike Is ()er.
The carpenters' strike at Omaha has
been settled. An amicable agreement
has been reached between the con
tractors and the journeymen carpen
ters whereby the latter icturnoil to
work on terms mutually ngreed upon
at a conference held between the con
tractors and carpenters.
This means the immediate resump
tion of work on all the big warehouses
and buildings under, construction.
Ulrl Killed hy I.lKlitnliiK.
Flossie Wendell, the fourteen-year-old
daughter of people living near
Holmesvllle, Neb., was killed by light
ning Monday afternoon. Sho wns
standing in a doorway at the school
house when the bolt struck the build
ing. She fell over on a boy, who was
also severely Injured by thu bolt, and
several of thu scholars were affected
by the shock.
Killed in South Omuhii Yards.
Illainey Newmayer was found lying
in the yards at South Omaha, Neb.,
Siindny night with his left leg cut off
and his left hand mashed. He was
taken to the hospital at South Omaha,
where he died. Ncvninycr was on his
way from Elmo, Mo., to Omaha, Neb.
His father, W. L. Newmayer of Elmo,
wns not! fled.
I.tist of an Outlaw.
Geo. Currie, the notorious Wyoming
outlaw, who led a gang In the Hello
Fourche, South Dakota, bank robbery
and Union Pncille train bold up near
Wilcox, Wyo,, was burled at Chadron.
There was a reward of 80,000 offered
for him.
Hoy Seriously Hurt.
Near Albion the twelve-year-old son
of Samuel Watson was severely injured
by being dragged by a cow. llo was
riding a cow from a pasture and had
the rope fastened around his body. In
some manner ho was thrown and
dragged.
l'ostomce Sfo lllown Open.
The safe in the llancroft, Neb., post
ofllco was blown open and several
dollars In cash and stamps were taken.
The safe door was blown off with
powder, the door being thrown about
ten feet.
Colo (liven Klglit Years.
Charles II. Colo, former president of
the Globe National bank at Boston,
was given eight years in the peniten
tiary for tho misappropriation of funds
of thu bank.
Kentucky Cain Onus Over.
The United States supremo court ad
journed for a week without announc
ing a decision in .the Kentuck
crnorshlp case.
Missouri Wins.
In the third annual debate between
tho universities of Missouri and Ne
braska at Columbia, Missouri got the
decision. The question wns, "Re
solved, that England's course in tlio
Transvaal is not justifiable." Missouri
had tho auirmntlvo or Hoer side.
Incendhirlus nt Diiluth.
A desperate effort was made to burn
tho business portion of Diiluth, Iowa.
An Incendiary itarted five Hies in less
thnn two hours, burning one man and
live horses to death, and endangering
over S300.000 worth of property.
BUTLER CHOSEN CHAIRMAN
J. n. Cdmtiten Mndo Vlco Chnlrmnn of
Nittloniil Committee.
Tho first meeting of tho new popu
list national committee wns held at
! Hioux Falls to elect otllcers. Tho meet
ing, which was a protracted one, re
sulting In a lively protest over tho
chairmanship between the friends of
former Chairman Senator Mnrion Hut
ter of North Carolina and J. Harley
Edmlstcn, chairman of the Nebraska
stato committee. Nearly all of the
new committeemen were present at
tho meeting.
Senator Hutler was elected chairman
of tho national committee by a majori
ty of 7 in a total voto of 70.
Chairman Hutler will make his head,
quarters in Washington during the
campaign. Senator Hutler accepted
the position again otllclally on condi
tion that a vice chairman be chosen to
assist lu the work. This position was
offered to Mr. Edniisten and ho ac
cepted it. George F. Washburn of
Massachusetts was made treasurer and
J. A. Edgerton of Colorado was select
ed as secretarj.
MILITIA NOT NEEDED
j 3oernor .Stephens llelleves l'ollco Able
to Copo With Trouble.
The street railway situation nt St.
Louis, Mo., shows but little change.
About the usual number of ears are
being run by the Suburban, while on
ly a few are out on the Lindell division
of the Transit company's system. No
oincrs on me inner system are in
operation. Police protection is still
afforded the lines operating, olllccrs
guarding ench car and patrolling the
streets on foot and horseback. While
the Suburban cars are well patronized
tlio.se of the Transit company are about
empty.
Governor Stephens has departed for
Jefferson City, after an ineffectual at
tempt to bring the strikers and their
employers together for the purpose o.'
settling the strike.
CORBETT KNOCKED OUT
JelTrles Defeats i:-Cluiinplon After n
I.oiik KinK llnttle.
In the fastest, prettiest and closest
l heavy weight ring battle ever fought
in Now York James J. Jeffries lias re
ntllrmcd his right to the championship.
In the arena of the Seaside sporting
club Friday night lie decisively de
feated Jim Corbett, once champion of
the world, after twenty-two rounds of
Ecicntilic fighting.
Churned With I'olnny.
Mrs. Nettle R. Craven has been In
dicted by the grand jury at San Fran
cisco, Cal., on a charge of felony,
namely, perjury for her testimony
given before that body In relation to
her claim for a widow's share of the
James G. Fair estate. George W.
Simpton, who swore he married Fair
and Mrs. Craven, and Adolph Sylvn,
the man who boasted he had engi
neered the deal, have also been ii
dieted for perjury.
Cnso of Mumps 1'roves l'ntnl.
A strange death occurred at Law
rence, Neb., last Thursday. Earl
Smith, aged fourteen years, son of a
merchant, had tho mumps. After get
ting out again lie fell and injured his
leg, took a relapse of the mumps which
seemed to go into the blood through
the injured limb and ho suffered ex
cruciating ipains, dying three days
later in terrible spasms.
Skull Fractured hy n Kick.
At Greeley, Nob., I). I). (Hub's little
boy, five years old, was kicked by a
horse. Ho wus In a pasture at tho
edge of town, and went too near the
animal, which struck him in the mid
dle of tho forehead. The child was
unconscious for several hours, nnd it
was found his skull was fractured. He
will recover, but will have an ugl
scar.
Sultnnt Wants Moro Time.
A dispatch from Constantinople dated
Thursday, May 10, says: The matter
of tho settlement of the indemnity
claims is temporarily delayed. Well
informed circles say that the Turkish
minister In Washington, All Ferrough
Hoy, has given assurances of the set
tlement of the claims, but asks for t
6hort delay, which is granted.
Hustings l'eople l'leiiscd.
Hastings people nru pleased that
that city lias secured the G. A. R. rc
uniou for the next three years, and
will pledge themselves that the voter
nns nnd their friends will receive a
royal welcome nnd tho best of treat
ment during the period of their annual
gathering.-
Towns WIllliiK to Accept.
A Chicago dispatch says: lion.
Charles A. Towno was seen nt tho
Auditorium annex. Ho said ho was
willing to accept tho ollleo of vice
president If ho was the choice of nil
thrco parties, but that he would not
do so unless the Chicago platform wap
rcftfllnned.
lluslness Houses llurucd,
A special from Tecuinseh, Old., snys:
Twelve buildings burned here Friday
morning, two hardware, two general
merchandise, one millinery store, bal
ance offices and residences. Loss, 830,
000, with 84,500 insurance.
ltnhhed of 81 IS,
Mln Bond of Nebraska City reports
that when ho went to retire ho found
that 1.01110 time during tho day un
known persons had entered his resl
dunco and stolen n tin box containing
8115 in money and some valuable pa
pers. There is lib yet no clue to the
thief.
,m0o,J,a v," '"r, H,u" '"f ' l".
alio Swedish mission church at Hoi-
drego, Nob., nnd ut Holcomb, that
county, has 8500 to starving India.
Three hundred dollars of this was
raised In Iloldregc.
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