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NEBRASKA
Tho most costly collection of rnro
postngo stamps wns lately Hold In
Brighton, England, by Mr. Castle, tho
vice-president of tho London Phllatol
Jo Society. Tho collection brought
'jlGO.OOO.
Tho wnr against municipal disfig
uration nd untidiness Is fruitful In
expressive sayings. A recent remark
Is worth recording: "There may be
such a thing as aesthetic disorder, but
thoro Is no such thing ns artistic dirt."
A bolt of lightning entered the house
of John Ethbrldge, near Charlotte, N.
C, and killed two of his daughter), ns
they were sleeping In each other's
arms. It also set Are to tho hoimo,
causing Its destruction. Only a short
time previous one of tho girls dreamed
that tho house was destroyed by light
ning, and two of Mm family were
killed.
Uermany'R official cntnlogtio for the
Paris Exposition Is printed In n new
type, tho Inventor of which Is said to
bo tho Kaiser himself. Tho letters
are tho ordinary Roman letters with
Oothlc decorations. Tho Intention is
to Bubslltute tho new nlphabet for tho
present German typo, ntid to accom
plish this object fouls of tho new
type will bo offered to Gorman print
ing establishments at very low 'prices.
A lady of Cincinnati haa been poi
soned by tho Ink used on typewriter
ribbon. Her Angers wero stained by
it, nnd In trying to break n Binall
.blister on her lip sho placed the
fitnlncd flngcr on It, and very soon felt
n slight pain In her face. Thla was
followed In a short tlmo by violent
swelling. Tho pain became almost
unbearable, and her lip Bwclled and
turned black. In sptto of tho best
medical skill sho grow rapidly worse,
and died In great agony.
An Important agreement haa been
concluded between the seven principal
French railway companies nnd tho Belt
rallwny of Paris, by which tho condi
tions hnvo been fixed for ncceptlng ve
hicles of nil kinds as ordinary baggage.
Tho text of tho agreement Is as fol
lows: Tho following will bo accepted
ns baggage of all kinds, especially that
Iholr dimensions nro such tlint thoy
may be easily put Into tho baggage car
namely, motocycles, automobile tricy
cles and nutomobllo carriages; when
unpacked their weight Is not to ex
ceed 330 pounds; when packed In
boxes tho weight Is limited to 220
oounds.
Tho South American countries used
to be dismissed with a few lines In tho
old geographies, but now they kcop
tho statisticians vory busy. A trnln-Ing-shlp,
carrying forty boys who will
ono day bo ofllcers In tho navy of tho
Argentina Republic, visited this coun
try last month. Within the memory
of living men, the Argontlno Republic
hnd no navy Indeed, thero was no
Argontlno Republic. It Is not right to
gaugo tho worth of n nation by tho
number of Its wnr-shlps, but let us ro
Jotco that our sisters nt tho south arc
Getting up navies. Tho action Indi
cates that they have somcthlug nt
stake.
A body of scientists recently dis
cussed tho ago nt which n child Is
most Interesting. Tho general opin
ion Anally Axed on two yenrs as tho
time when tho unfolding from baby
hood to childhood exhibits tho most
con3tnn't uud pleasant surprises. In
connection with this sclentillc opin
ion, It Is nntablo.that photographer
regard two years as the waist ago to
tako a "time-exposure" picture. A
younger child will, to nn ixtent, "stay
put," and so can bo photographed; a
child above that ago respects such di
rections as, "Keep still for just a
nlnute." Tho llttlo 2-ye.tr-old hns all
tho alortncsB nnd activity of youth
without being nblo to seo tho wis
dom of listening to tho artist's re.
questB.
Tho unfortunates who suffer from
Any fevtr aro now dragging out a
wretched existence nt their homes or
Hying to places where they can And
immunity from this annoying ailment.
All such will And n gleam of hope In
tho announcement mado by Dr. II. II.
Curtis In tho Medical Nows; Dr. Cur
tis found that two girls omployod In n
drug store, handling Ipecac, wero ren
dered Immune from "Ipecac cold" by
taking doses of tho tlncturo. This led
him to try tho effect of hypodermic In
jections of tho extract of roses upon a
lady who could not oven pass a florist's
shop without taking "roso cold," with
tho result of effecting a premancnt
cure. Ho then experimented In n simi
lar manner upon patients suffering
from ragweed, guidon rod, and Illy of
tho valloj, with Hko success. This
"like cures Hko" remedy Is a almplo
ono and worth a trial.
Prlnco Oukthomsky sont his cele
brated collections of bronzo Mongol
Jdols to tho Russian Asiatic section of
the ParlB exhibition. They remained
on view for a time, but some of tho
figures shocked even Paris Ideas of do
cency and complaints began to como
In, Having been accepted, tho exhib
it could not very well bo returned, so
tho officials picked out tho worst
specimens, packed them In n box of
Asiatic appearnnco and Iiavo placed
this in a conspicuous position with tho
label "Mongol Idols."
Only
WayM
CHAPTER VI.
Another room In nn obscure part of
London; but this room was, though
poor, scrupulously neat and tidy. It
wan oven adorned with a few Aowcrs,
and Eomo colored prints hung upon
tho walls. A woman and a child wore
Bitting together In tho one largo chair
that tho room possessed. Tho woman,
slight, still young, nnd astonishingly
beautiful; the child, ono of thoso
brown, curly-haired children, with blue
Byes, who have sprung from parcntB
3f different nntlons. Tho womnn'n
face wo hnvo seen before. Now the
Dnly alteration In It, nnd ono It wns
that did not affect hor beauty, was a
jrcat sadness, except when sho spoke
to ,tho child, nnd then her whole face
shanged.
"It Is such a great city," sho was
saying "such u grcnt city. I did not
know It would bo so difficult to find
any ono. I thought that when onco
I got to England It would nil bo well,
and now I have been In England more
than a yenr, and I hnvo not seen him.
And yet I niu ho longing to sco him
once again, nnd to Bhow him our boy.
Oh, how happy ho will be! How happy
wo both shall be! Thoso weary years
will be as nnught, and I shall forgot
everything onco I feel his arms round
mo again!"
There wns a fitcp on the stairs. Vor
onlca listened. She had grown more
womanly In these last four yearB, nnd
she looked more thoughtful. Sorrow,
the great master, had taught her
many things. Now alio did not look
unhappy, but eager nnd anxious. Sho
evidently recognized tho footsteps on
tho stnlrs, and It did not bring her
any pleasure. Sho was shrinking to
gether In tho chair with tho child
when tho door opened to her cnll
"Como In!" nnd Hutchinson entered.
"Good afternoon," sho said, but
showed no pleasuro at tho sight of
him. "How did you find mo out?"
"How? It Is always easy to find
ny ono when you hnvo a mind to,
and when you have any sense In
your head!" Ho scanned Veronica's
faco ub ho spoke, and noticed that
ihe flushed slightly. "I Baw you go
Into a music shop, and I followed you
fcomo tho other day, and I mado n
aotC'Of the road and the number, -and
nero I nm."
"Whnt do you want of mo?" asked
Veronica, rather hopelessly.
"My dear girl" Hutchinson spoke
airily "my dear girl, why could you
not have confided In your father? It
would have saved you a great deal
If you had."
"You are not my father," said Ver
onica quietly, "you told mo so your
solf." "Why quarrel about an expression?
I nm the man who brought you up.
Veronica, why did you not tell mo
that you had married Alan Mackenzie
and that this Is his child?"
Veronlcn gavo a great start. Sho
know why sho had not mentioned
Alan's name to him. Sho knew of
tho hatred that Hutchinson hnd for
him, nnd even now sho did not know
what to say. "How do you know?"
die asked at last. "Who told you?"
"Ho told mo himself," said the
nan, watching tho agitation that
Veronica betrayed. "I should not
anvo known unle33."
"When did ho toll you?" sho nsked,
her lips almost refusing to utter a
501111(1.
"About two months ngo."
Veronica sprang up. "Ho Is here,
In London. Two months ngo! Oh,
lake mo to him! Let mo seo him at
once! Why did you not tell mo bo
fore?" "How could I?" tho man said dry
ly. "1 tell you you should have had
more confidence. I did not know you
wero his wife."
"How was ho looking?" cried Vcr-
i.tilmi "nh. tiiv d.'iillnir mv ilnrllnir!
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Did he speak of mo two months ngo?
I think wo shall dlu of happiness
when wo coiuu together ugaln!"
"No doubt," said Hutchinson. "Does
ho know of the boy?"
"No. Tho boy was born flvo months
after tho shipwreck. I have told you
I was so 111 after the wreck that I lost
my reason for a time."
"Pity," said Hutchinson, reflective
ly, "that when you told mo so much
you did not tell me all."
Veronica did not answer. Something
In tho man's tono awakened her sus
picions. "Aro you sure," sho nsked,
after a llttlo silence, "that you do
uot want to hurt him?"
"Why should 1?" asked Hutchin
son, "no, wnat l want to uo is to
mnko money out of him. Ho will not
bo nblo to deny mo anything when I
restore him his wlfo nnd child."
That sounded possible. Veronica
smiled, and let herself bo happy In
tho thought that whnt sho had so
longed for nnd worked for for years
wns about to como to pass.
"My darling, my darling!" she mur
mured. Hutchinson looked nt her
curiously.
"You seem fond of him," ho said.
Sho gave a glanco of contempt nt tho
way ho oxpressed himself. Sho caught
tho child up In hor arms.
"My darling," sho said, "my llttlo
Alan, you uro going to your father
nt Inst!"
Hutchinson was thinking. Ho. had
n difficult tnsk beforo him, lit had
allowed Alan to get married, and hnd
given him some weeks of happiness
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A Fascinating
fl'JI Romance
gr't) by
Alan Adair.,
beroro ho begnn his work of destruc
tion; now ho hnd to ninltc suro of
Veronica. Ho would have Infinitely
hnvo preferred n woman who would
bavo blustered, and hnvo sworn that
sho would havo her rights; but Ver
onica was tho sort of woman who
would shrink nwny nnd bo lost to tho
world rather thnn hurt tho man sho
lovoU. Ho had shrewdness enough to
sco that tho girl would say that It wns
tho only way to net, nnd that sho
would sacrlflco both tho child nnd
herself; thcrcforo It wns Imperatively
nccessnry that sho should know noth
ing of Alnn's marriage, of his love for
nnotiier woman. Thnt musl como to
her ns a surprise. Sho must bo led to
expect that Alan was longing for hor,
nnd would bo overjoyed to seo her
ngnln; then would bo his, Hutchin
son's, opportunity. Ho knew men so
well that he fancied they must bo nil
alike. Alnn would not glvo up Joyce
ho felt suro of that; then ho must
bo made to pny for his silence. He
must feel thnt he, Hutchinson, could
hold tho sword over his head, that ho
could let It fall at any moment. Ho
hnd rubbed his hands at tho publicity
of the marriage. Alan Mackenzie
would never glvo up his beautiful
wife. Veronica would havo to bo nald
off. Joyce would not bo Alan's law
ful wife. It was going to be n life
of misery for the young man, and nt
tho end there would bo Hutchinson's
dnggor for his heart. 13 ut the whole
thing needed careful handling, nnd
Hutchinson felt thnt ho wns tho man
undoubtedly who could .handle It care
fully. Even If nt tho end Veronlcn
refused, us wns possible, to come for
ward and make Alan unhnppy, never
theless ho would huvo to pay for his
silence.
"Ho lives In n nlco llttlo house In
tho country," Hutchinson said at
last. "I will glvo you tho address.
You had better go by train. Hnvo
you any money?"
"Yes," Bald Veronica. "I wns paid
for my lessons yesterday. I must
wrlto to her when I havo Been Alnn
ngnln. Ho mny not wish mo to go on
giving lessons." But nil tho tlmo sho
spoko hor faco was transflgurcd. The
feeling thnt soon her weary time of
probation would bo over wns strong
within her. Sho looked with pride nt
tho beautiful boy, whom sho still held
In her nrms. "Will not his fnthcr be
proud of him?" sho usked, longing
for a llttlo human sympathy, "He Is
handsome, Is he not?"
"Oh, yes, he's n good-looking child,
although I nm no Judge," said tho
man. In his head ho was revolving
plans. "I would not go strntght up to
tho house If I were you," ho said.
"Tho servants might not understand
It. You wnlt for him ut the lodge
gates."
"Very well," said Veronica, docile
as always. She could not guess thnt
Hutchinson's ono fenr wns lest sho
should meet Joyco and so spoil his
wholo plnn. Ho hnd looked Into
Joyce's faco as sho was walking with
Alan one duy, nnd ho could see Inno
cence nnd purity written upon It.
Joyco was not tho womnn to consent
to tho paying ofT of the Arst wife.
And so It wna decided that Veronlcn
should go down to Summorhnyo and
await the coming of Alan. It was n
lovely day In early July, when she
went down, with that precious posses
sion, her boy, hugged closo to her
heart. The sun was shining nnd tho
sky blue, tho corn wna waving In tho
fields; nnd It was under tho shado of
u leafy trco that Veronlcn awaited tho
coming of tho man sho loved. Hutch
inson had discovered what train ho
usually came by. It was so lmportnnt
thnt Veronica should see him nlono!
And sat there quietly straining hor
her enrs for tho sound of his foot
steps. It took her back to her girlish
days at La Paz, when sho had often
watched for him ns she was doing
now. Truly thero hnd been no years
of Reparation from him, and no boy
beside her. As the tlmo drew nenrcr
tho strain grow almost too Intense.
Sho put her hand over her heart so as
to stop Its wild beating, nnd the rich
color thnt generally flooded her cheeks
left hor, nnd alio was palo. And sud
denly she heard footstops In tho field
that wns boforo her manly footsteps,
which sho had not heard for four
years, but which sho knew at once.
Then a figuro vaulted over the Btllo
nnd Alan stood beforo her.
Sho tottered to her feet, holding out
tho child. Ho looked nt her wildly
nnd gavo a great cry, as it body and
bouI wero being rent asunder. "Ver
onica! O God! O God!"
Ho fell backwards against tho Btllo,
covering his faco with his hands, as If
to shut out tho sight of a great horror.
Sho stood trombllng beforo him, push
ing her child In front of her, as If she
wanted to obliterate herself nnd to ob
triulo tho child; but ho stood there,
Blinking and shivering, moaning at
Intervals. "Veronica! 0 God! 0 God!"
It was sho who spoke Arst; he could
not And words, or anything but tho
piteous moan, nnd hor volco wns
touching In exquisite joy, "Yes, Alan,
it Is I, saved from tho sea, my dearest.
And hero hero Is our child. Aro you
not pleased? Toll mo you nro pleased,
for I have longed so to seo your dear
faco ngnln I I havo longed so to hear
your volco I cannot bollove It has
como at last!"
Sho camo quite near to htm, ad
vancing ns sho spoko. It seemed ns
If sho wero longing for him to un
cover his face, to tako hor Into his
arms.
"Alan," sho cried, "oh, my darling,
nro you not glnd to sec mo?"
Thero was still no doubt In her
mind. 8ho thought thnt tho Joy of
seeing her hnd been too great, nnd
that ho was trying to recover from
tho shock. Sho hnd no doubt, poor
soul, nt nil, Ho loved her, thcrcforo
her coming to him must bo Inexpres
sible Joy,
Then Alan uncovered his haggard
faco. "Glad? No! It hns ruined my
life!" ho cried brutally. But for tho
moment ho could think of nothing but
Joyco his Joyce," wUH whom life had
begun so Joyfully, ami whoBo heart ho
must now break, as his own had been
bioken. "I wish I were dead!" ho
said, with n sob.
"Alnn!" Tho nngulsh in hor volco
matched his. "Is that what you havo
to Bay to mo, your wife, the mother
of your child, who has undergone
all hardships, and who has Just lived
on becnuse you were In tho world?
Oh, Alnn, If you do not want me, I
had bettor go."
Sho turned, wnlktng unsteadily,
holding her child's hand tightly. And
then a great temptation assailed Alan
Mackenzie Tho temptntion to let
her go, to let her bo lost to him, to
say nothing to Joyco; but to go on
as If tho dny's work hud never been.
And then ho saw In a flash what his
life would be. How every moment of
happiness with Joyco would huvo its
corresponding moment of bitterness
when ho was nlono; how ho must llvo
a double life, always on tho brink of
detection. Not worse, perhaps, that
tho llfo parted from Joyco; but then
he would bo nn honest man, and not n
traitor. He put his temptation away
from him, thanking God that he could
do so, knowing thnt Joyce would not
love a man who was dishonorable. So
beforo Veronica had stitggeerd n dozen
steps nwny ho called to her hoarsely
to como back. Sho turned nt once,
obedient as ulwnys, nnd for a mo
ment he bated himself for his brutal
ity to so gentle a woman. Hor tears
wero falling down the beautiful face.
Sho looked up nt him with the old
look of faithful love, still pushing
tho child townrds him.
"Yes," Bho snld, questioning him,
"what Is It, Alan?"
"I am married," ho
said crudely
nnd hoarsely, thinking it best to toll
hor nt ouco. "I thought you wero
dead. I heard nothing from you since
I left you; It Is four years ago. They
told mo all on board wero drowned,
nnd I could hear nothing, of you.
Whnt wonder then I thought you
wero dead? And so I married, Ver
onlcn I. am married now!"
And then for a long tlmo there was
silence between them.
(To be continued.)
BAPTISMAL VAGARIES.
Xiiiiii'I from South Africa Am (llvrn if
Unfortunate YouiiKHtcn.
One of tho resuts of tho wnr In South
Africa Is nn outbreak of curious
names. Luckless Infants bom at or
about the tlmo of great events aro be
Ing christened nfter the events them- absolved In advance from tlio eonse
selves, as well ns after tho more proml-! quencesof tho attempt i.nd for liability
nent individuals concerned. Hedvors of what has taken place in Pekln.
Duller Thompson was used n few days , Tho first stipulation might bo regarded
ago, and Dundee, Glencoo nnd Elands- as n direct Invitation to the "boxers"
lnacto have all been Klvon. At the to murder tho ministers on their way
Cape, among the many curiosities nre
Talana Elanda Smith, Belmontlna
Grasspana Moddcrlvvo Brown and
Pcnn Symons Whito Roblr.bon. A
Boer named Troskle, residing In the
Craddock district In Cape Colony, luJ
his son baptized Immnnuel Kruger
Stoyn Trlomphus. Tho mania appears
to hnvo taken South Wnles In n vo;y
acute form. A fow days ago Modder
River Jones, John Uedvers Buller
Thomas, Harry White Hedvors Joseph,
Harold Baden Mafeklng Powell, nni
Ezeklol Mcthuen Macdonald Btdo.i
Powell Williams wero thu names given about ten inisiieis to tue acre, uats is
to helpless Infants by patriotic parent? tbin, ryo making tho. best yield, about
In Neath. At Pontypridd thero lira ten to fifteen bushels. Corn looks well,
poor babes called Richard Colonao jit being helped out by tho late rains,
Scott. Oliver Colenso Williams. Kim- lt will have to havo a good rain in
licrlcy Clifford, Charles Kodvora bMo of a ,woe, maUo nnythlnjr.
inmon nnd linden-Powell Williams: , Enily corn is gone, lint lata commands
n,i n Mmmtnln Arm VIntor Co'en o
Warren, Wnrren Sandford, Mncdonal.l
Claremont, Methucn Phillip's, John
Stanley Methucn Williams, and Baden
Powell Price. Mr. Shandy, father of
tho famous Tristram, It will bo remem
bered, bolioved Micro was something
fateful in a name. The world seems
to havo been blessed with a sufllclent
number of individuals of opinions
similar to this, else how enn ono ac
count for such names as Peter the
Groat Wright and William tho Con
queror Wright (twins), King Dvid
Haydon. John Bunyan Parsonage,
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King Gcorgo Westgate, Martin Luthor
Upright, Genernl Georgo Washington
Jones, Lord Nelson Putmnn, Empress
Eugenie Aldrldgo, nnd John uouinson
Crusoo Heuton? Tho paronts, no
doubt, had a pious hope that tho child
ren bo named would grow to bo worthy
of the great persons whoso names
had been appropriated. Tho hope lm
not been realized, for none of these In
dividuals seem ever to hnvo Bet the
Thames on flro. And perhaps It la
rnther well for humanity that thore
aro no second editions of these "klnga
of men." But even quiet times have
their remarkablo names, Iyulpb
Ydwallo Odin Nestor Egbert Lyonol
Tocdmag Hug ErchenwyB Saxon Esi
Cromwell Orcm Novlll Dysart Flan
tngenet Is Btlll living 1n Wnles per
haps because ho nevor attempts to usr
all his own name. London L,i;nJm
Barton county is ono of tho pnnijaJ
wheat growing scctloiiB In Kansas. Itt
nron will nrobably reach 5.000,000
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13.000.
FACTS (Op OUT
Chinese Government Painted
in Black Colors.
PROMPTED ATTACK Of! THE LEGATIONS
Boxer I'mUnl In Imperial Edict for
Slnaghtrr of ChrUtlnttn Direct
News -Itccelveil from it London
Time l'ekln t:orrcmiilfiit.
A London, August 2 dispatch says:
At last tho story of Pekln has been
told. Dr. Morrison, ltn today's Times,
holds up tho Chinese government be
fore the world as guilty, and to a tie
greo of Infamy and duplicity that ex
ceeds the surmise of Its worst detract
ors. In the same dispatch ho gives a
more hopeful view of thu prospects of
tho besieged than has been expressed
by nny of tho others who havo been
heard from.
Simultaneously thero conies from the
Belgian chnrge d'alTnlros at Shanghai
nn oflleinl statement that tho allies are
expected to reach Pole in In about a
week, thoy being eighteen miles from
Tien Tslii. Another letter has been
received at Tien Thin from thu British
minister, Sir Claude McDonald, tinted
July Si.
"Wc are surround.; 1 by Imperial
troons," ho writes, "who are firing on
us continuously. Tho enemy Is enter
prlslnir but cowardlv. We have pro
visions for about n fortnight and are
eating our ponies.
"Tho Chinese government, if there
be cue, has done nothing whatever to
help us. If the Chinese do not press
the attack we can hold out for, bay,
ton days. So no tlmu should bo lost,
if n terrible massacre Is to be avoided."
Dr. Morrison snys there ln.s been n
cessation of hostilities at Pclclu since
July 18, and that the main to lies of
the imperial troops have left Pekln to
meet the relief forces; that supplies
are beginning to como in uud condi
tions are improving.
VI.KADS WITH rOWKHH.
Chinese Government NcoUh Pardon for
lis 1'iKt Orrrimm
A Washington, Aug. 2 dispatch says:
flic Chinese Imperinl government is
putting forth the most powerful cfTorts
to secure through negotiation the
abandonment of the International
movement upon IVlcln. The cable
grams received nt tho state department
today from Karl Li Hung Chnng all
to id to demonstrate his desire to
succor the ministers at Pekln nnd
their delivery ut Tien Tsln If this can
bo safely effected, trusting in turn the
Internntlonnl lorces w;ill bo halted.
Unquestionably n proper assurance
of tho safe delivery of tho minis ers
woultl havo some ofTcct upon the tem
per of the powers, and it is possible
that the United States government
would give ear to overtures in that di
rection wero not thu attempt inatlu
by thu ChliitBi to impose conditions
upon the delivery that are. altogether
seriously objectionable. Such, for
instance, Is a stipulation that tho
Chinese Imperial authorities shall bo
to the const, and therefore our govern
ment will leave it to Mr. Conger him
belf whether cr not he regards it as
bnfe to leavo Pekln when the oppor
tunity Is held out.
There has been no change ns to the
military program of this government.
Small t. rill n a l'oor Crop.
The crop report Is not very encourag
ing here, especially tin small grain,
says .a dispatch from llcrtrand, Neb.
Spring wheat is a failure and fall
wheat is threshing out an average of
. ehniico to mnlfo n fair crop,
Hoy lMnjm with CartrlilBeii.
Clarence Staats, the nine-year-old
son of George K. Staats, at Plattsmouth,
was playing with some revolver cart
ridges, pounding them with bricks,
when suddenly one of them exploded,
nnd tho bullet entered tho fleshy part
of the boy's leg. The wound was a
very painful on, but tho physician
after dressing It anticipated no serious
results. Master Clarence now consid
ers himself fortunate In getting otS so
easily, and will In future give londed
cartridges a wide berth.
Found Drail.
A. Dudgeon, an old Oinnha resident,
wns found dend in the baud stand at
old Fort Omaha. Near him wns a box
which had contained opium and a bot
tle labeled cocaine. He wns known to
bo n slave to both drugs and wns
almost blind and demented ns a result
of their use Ho loft a note bequeath
ing his body to the dissecting table of
a medical college. Ho died penniless.
Creamery nt Champion.
The farmers In tho vicinity of Cham
pion, Neb., together with tho business
men of the town, havo orgnnlzcd a
creamery company, tho purpose of
which is to build nnd operate an inde
pendent creamory plant there. All
tho stock necessary was subscribed
nnd contract mado with an Omaha
firm for tho nccessnry machinery,
which they expect to uavo In position
nnd ready for business inutile of thirty
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dnys. Tins is tne lourtn creamery in
., Chase county
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MINISTRY ISSUE MANIFESTO
Predict Uniilinklng l,n)nlly to Hum
bert' Bucor.or.
In the nbsenco of the new Italian
king tho ministry has Issued in Ills
nnine n manifesto to the nation as fol
lows: "King Victor Emmanuel III, In as
scendlng to the throne, has to perform
the painful duty of announcing to tho
country the awful calamity which has
violently cut short the valuable llfo of
King Humbert.
"The nation, wounded In its sincere
direction for the august dead and in a.
sincere feeling of devotion and adhe
sion to tho dynasty, while execrating
the cruel crime, will bo plunged into
profound grief for the venerated mem
ory of a good, bravo and magnanimous
king, the pride of the people and tho
worthy perpetuutor of the traditions
tif the house of Savoy.by rallying with
unshakable loyalty around his august
successor. Italians will prove by their
deeds that their institutions -do not
die."
TWO MEN KILLED BY TRAIN
Itlockittlo on lite Truck Milken lineup
Iinimrllile.
A special dispatch from Sioux City,
tinted August 1, says: Garret Osborne,
assessor of Homer, and William SIcycr,
u half breed Indian from the Winne
bago reservation, wero killed instantly
near Dakota City by an Omaha fast
freight. The two were returning from
Sioux City, where they had attended a
circus. They were In a wagon, which
was one of a string of 30.) wagons, and
were on the railway track when they
heard a warning whistle near at linnti.
Because of thu wagons in front and
behind them they could not get out of
tho way quickly enough nnd wero
tossed n hundred feet In the air, dying
instantly. An Inquest will bo held to
determine the responsibility.
Iron Company llniikrupt.
The Continental Iron company, oper
ating mills at Nlles, O., and Wheat
land, Pa., has filed a petition iu volun
tary bankruptcy. Thu nctlon wns
precipitated by a suit for 822:,O00 and
interest amounting to 818,000, insti
tuted by lingers, Brown & Co., tho
Tennessee Iron and Hallway company
nnd the Virginia Iron company. Tho
cause is said to be thu shrinkage iu
Iron values.
Flight or ltebitl I.cmlor.
The Colombian consul general at
London Informs the Associated pres
that he has received a cablegram an
nouncing that Urlbo has been precipi
tately abandoned by Orcnna, who Is
being puisued by 7,000 troops. Tho
situation in Panama and on the coast,
tho table message says, is satisfactory.
Try to Kill Another Klnir.
The Vienna correspondent of tho
London Chronicle, wiring Aug. 2, says:
"A rumor has reached hero from Bel
grade that nn attempt was made to
assassinate King Alexander while he
was driving through the town. It Is
said lie was shot at, but was uninjured,
The rumor is unconfirmed."
CuttliiK Dunn tlm Deficit.
The July comparative statement of
the government receipts and expenses
shows-Mint during the month the re
ceipts amounted to 8K),ii.Vi,100, and the
expenditures, 8M,0;!i,G,-3, which leaves
a deficit for the month of St,U-M,lU3.
Due year ago tho deficit was ijd.noo,
832. Transport Wurrcn Arrive.
The United States transport Warren,
from Manila, via Nagasaki, arrived at
San Francisco. She brings a number
of discharged men and several cabin
passengers.
Call for War Vc e aim.
An ofllelal call has been issued for
the annual reunion nnd encampment
tif the Spanish-American war veterans
in Chattanooga October S to 12, in
clusive. NEWS IN BRIEF.
Annrch'sts at Patterson, N. J., held
a meeting and endorsed thu killing of
King Ilumbeit.
An unknown vandal wrenched the
head from tho queen's statue in Else
wick Park, Newcastle, London.
Frank Pettigrow, sou of Senator Pet
tigrew of South Dakota, has joined
Commandant General Botha's stair.
A landslide has damaged the big
reservoir at Monument, Col., nnd Colo
rado City is threatened with a llotd
should the reservoir give way.
Princess Ciintautmwio of St. Peters
burg, Rusr.iu, gave birth to a daughter
July 27. The princess is a daughter of
Brigadier General Fied 1). Grunt, U.
S. A.
Colonel Henry C. Cochrane, com
mander of tho marine barracks at Bos
ton, has been ordered to China to tako
command of tho marine forces in that
country.
After n courtship extending over
twenty years, during tho last twelve
of which they have exchanged letters
regularly, three times a week, Carrio
M. Anderson of I'ort Atkinson, Wis.,
and John H. Cummlngs of Janesvllle,
Wis., have been man led, but without
having seen each other, for they nro
both blind.
Tho Illinois stato board of education
elected by ununlinous vote Professor
David Felmley, who is nt gresent pro
testor of mathematics of thu state nor
mal university nt Normal, 111., presi
dent of the same, vice Professor Oliver
Tompkins, resigned, to tako ehargo of
tho Cook county normal.
Tho city council of Peoria, 111., has
taken cognizance of the efforts of tho
gtis trust to pat up the prieo of their
products. An ordinance was presented
lixing a maximum price of 75 cents a
thouhnnd cubic foot, but it wns allow
ed to go over until Mayor Lynch re
turns. An interesting ngnt lb expected,
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