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M A RIDE TO DEATH EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED NEAR PHILADELPHIA THIRTEEN PERSONS WERE KILLED KcirIiip of tlm tltciirnluii Trnln t'lniirli Through Milk Cr Mho V.gK Hlictli Iiidrnrrlhiildo Heeno of llorrcir Othrr Iiiiportiint Niw. Philadelphia, Sept. ntf1Ifpxituli says: Tim Icon persons hilled nnil over thirty n( hers Injured Ih the appalling record of a rcarond collision between mi ex cursion train ami a. mil 1c train on tlio Hcthlchcm branch of the Philadelphia v Heading nilhvuy Sunilny morning at Hatfield, I'n., twenty-seven miles north of this city. Coiirlirn WHI KIII.mI.', The wrecked train consisted of ten .lay coaches, nnil was the first section Of H llllgO C.NCIII'sloil llllldc lip of pctipll iroin iiciuicucm, aiicihowii nnil snr rouiujliig towns to Atlantic City. This K'c! Him eifrrlcii onl'v hose persons who Uvcfl'-.1rr-iWnK'ho'iir urnf Alfentowii.. ami left, the itnloii, depot, in HrthlchciiiJ at n:J.i rr'u.. e.a!tlKUilrlvifniir initi ates hcliiiitl the milk train. The latter train consisted of two milk earn ami I wo passenger coaches, anil had slop pcil at every htntiott on the rood f i out llethlehein cnroilto to I'liiiadelphla. At !t:rl tin; milk train drew up at the milk platform at llalllclil and in less than two minutes the special excursion train, ruii ulnjr ill the rale of thirty-live miles an hour, era.shed into the tear of the milk train. The locomotive ploughed through the two passenger coaches and crushed them as if they were egg shells. The mill; ear Immed iately In front was alsoliadly wrecked. Pom persons on the passenger ear of the milk train, were almost instantly hilled. Portiiuatcly there were very few persons on this train. Heinle or Horror. The excursion train was a picture of Indescribable horror. The locomotive was a mass of dent and broken iron, ami llrmly held the bodies of Its en gineer and llreimm heneath its great weight. Behind the engine si of the ten ears were also a mass of w recltage. The first car was- broken in twain, and the oilier live ears were thiown on their sides, completely demolished. Nine persons were killed in Use llrst two eats and the others in these coaches were badly maimed. As soon as the ernsh came a terrible erv arose from the smashed ears, ami those who had not been injured iiiiekly crawled or jinnpeirfioin the ears and went to the assistance of the iujuieil. I'rlioner lltioii pt-H from .lull. Pied llrailey, who has been laving in jail at llutte, Neb., the last month Yor alleged atlemnted rape at Lynch, got Ills freedom by cutting thi'oiigh the walls of the jail. Mo got out just before the deputy c.uuc to put him in the steel cage for the night. There Is no elite. The sherllV olVersSWi reward. INVITE AMERICANS TO QUIT. (Srriiinii Troup .Hake. lleiiiuiuU mi Thoie of t'ulti il Ntnlrn. A Tien Tsln August '.ith dispatch Via Tuku says the liermans have for mally demanded for themselves all the buildings and giountls of the camp of the I lilted Stales troops, explaining that these will be needed by the large (ierman forces soon to arrhe. As the American camp lies in the ticrmiiu concession, the demand will probablv be complied with, and a new camp for the Pulled States troop will be established outside the city. Orders received from Washington di red that the S.OOU American troops be divided between Pekin, Tien Tsln ami and Taku for .the winter. Abundant supplies are now arriving and all that is necessary is being rapidly forward- en to renin. It Is understood here that Pulled States Minister Conger Insists that Id Hung Chung shall be allowed to pro ceed to Pekin for u conference. runner Killed, Joseph Lewis, a well known farmer living llvu miles west of .Vadium, Neb., was killed while returning home, lie was a hard drinker anil had taken too much. When about a mile from the city lie fell otV the wagon seat and over the front board. This frightened the team and It commenced to run. Lewis was found to be terribly cut up about the head and body. Ills feet had caught and his head had been whipped on the ground until his skull had been fractured. llmiilMonie lYc for u Doctor. One of the handsomest fees ever paid a general practitioner for services in a single case will be i cccivcd by Dr. .1. X. MeCormack of Howling Croec. Ky., for his attendance upon William Coobcl after he wasshotat Frankfort. Arthur (Ioebel, brother of the dead governor, and under the advice in the will, has placed a claim against Hie estate of Coventor Cocbcl for S 10,000 for Dr. McCormnck's services. t'ulmiKO ut Hillmlelplilii. During August 1,700,000 coins of the face value of SI, .134 WO were the product of the Philadelphia mint. Of this amount there were tl, Hi 1,000 coins in silver of the value of 8l,i;i7,000 and Ml.fi 13,000 in the base metals, valued ut 8188,100. llrlek .Mukliu; to Ito KtMiiuicd. The MHford brick vard of Sniiinb. Jlros. has been leased to I), Hosliart lor ti year. The yard has not been in iperation lor the past ycur, but woik ' ib ucen resumed, FOREST FIRES IN COLORADO Itiil.'liiC Aloni; Nor til llnniidiiry of ,r ehiileln County, A l'agosa Springs, Colo., dispatch says: Porest fires are raging along nearly the entire north boundary of Archuleta county and devastating hjrgo areas of timber. The largest fire In burning near the head of Pour Mile creek, doing great damage. A timber fire prevailing for the past few days In tin vicinity of the deserted vlllagoof Cold Park, twelve miles from Ilcd Cliff, Colo., lias assumed threaten ing proportions and is raging through a Inrge acrengeof timber on the Home stake mountain. Everything is ex ceedingly dry on account of the almost entile absence of the customary rainy season, and unless the drouth In promptly raised Incalculable drtmngo will result. ABLE TO COPE WITH" PLAGUE No I'nilm Incitement.. CiiiMrd liy It l'jr'M!('( at tlluiiiii. OA Olasgow. Scotland, dispatch says: Past Assistant Surgeon A. II. Thomas of 11m; Pulled "Wales maiTno hospital service. wJI investigate the bubonic plngtie -here and take the necessary lllfiTafllWn in icgard to outward Vofuid' vessels, .although lie has not yet re- reived instructions from Washington regarding the imposition of quarantine on (ilasgow vessel arriving at Ameri can polls. There has been no increase in the number of eases of the plague and no undue alarm as to the spread of the disease is fell. The (Ilasgow authori ties aie acting with promptitude and are confident of confining the outbreak within the pieseut scope. TWO YOUNG GIRLS SHOT Oim III' Hi IVIicn roiinil nnil tlm Other l tliull.y Wounded. An Arapahoe, Neb., September 2 special sa.s: Lena Stageinler and Min nie Noltemeir, two girls about four teen , earn old, weie shot, supposedly accidentally, by two hois named Hal loway, who were hunting. The Stage meier girl was dead when found and the oilier girl is in a serious condition. The boy.sleft ttie vi luity at once. The affair lias causeil great oxcitc meiit here, which the mystery sur rounding the case does not lessen. In formation cannot lie obtained as to the extent of the guilt of the llalloway boys, as the wounded girl is too weair to talk. AVoril I'roni ItoliertN, The following dispatch has been re ceived at the London war olliee from I. old Itoberts; "llelfast. Aug. III. About 1,800 llrit Ish prisoners released at Nooitliadaelit have reached Preneh and I'olc-Carew. They aie badly clothed and some are said to behalf starved. Ambulances are out picking up many of the sick and weakly ones. The commanding ollieersare reported to have been taken to Itarbeton. Some of them escaped, including She Kail of Leitrim and Vis count Kunisnioiv. The prisoners re port that Kruger. Slc.ui. liothu, Lucas Meyer Caml Nchalkburger left Nooit Ccdnchl August for Nelspruit. 'i'he lloers seem to be scattering." To Itlilo llnll.ilioo lloj ,;nln. Tod Sloaiie. who rode llallyhoo Hey in the futurity, has auiioiiueed that he would ride tliat horse again Saturday in the Phil bush stakes. It is said that when William C. Whitney came back from abroad he reiii.'sted Sloauu to postpone his retiiin to Kughiud. As the proper inducements went with the request the little jo.'kcy did not lies! late, but cancelled his passage, lie will return to Kuglaiid later. See Viilne or I rrlj-iitlnn, Corn is badly damaged outside irri gation districts owing to the dry weather and the intensely dry winds, says a Lexington, Neb., dispatch. The farmers in the irrigation districts who have failed to take out water rights see the great advantage of these and they will another year prepare In duo time to have good crops instead of a tifth of ii crop or no crop at all. Hunch men .Murdered. The dead bodies of William Taylor and Hansen lEasmusscu wer found on adjoining ranches near Polsom, Calif. I loth men had been murdered. Taylor was au elderly man employed to care for the ranch of Prazzo Hrothcrs. Has musseii worked on the place of Wil liam Carpenter, a mile distant. There is no clue. Collon .111114 Mint Down. Forty-four Fall lllver, Mass., cotton mills, operated by twenty-four corpor ations, have shut down until Sept. 111. These mills employ lT.fiUO hands. About three-quarters of the corpora tions will havo completed a month's curtailment on that date in accord' nnee with the general agreement. Kill Home. In Thrlr TnickM. As Mr. Swan, a ranchman, living three miles west of Harrislinrg, Neb., was returning from Kimball during au electric storm, lightning struck both of nls horses dead lu their tracks and stunned Mr. Swan to unconsciousness. After reviving lie walked fifteen miles to his home. I'lni'd for Alinnlni; 1'iinilly. . C. I). Hrinkuian and wife aired thrlr douiestlu troubles lu police court at Plattsmouth, Nel),, which resulted in the former being sent to Jill to servo out a fine for alleged abuse of the members of ids family. Mrs. Itrink man notified the olllccrs that her litis band was wanted for bootlegging in Lancaster county. Wes Austin and Hob Armstrong, es caped convicts were killed and n third woundod by pursuerH near White side, fifteen miles from Chattanooira. Tenn. TO CONCEAL (RIME GORDON PRINTING OFFICE TOTALLY DESTROYED. ROBBERY IS SUPPOSED TO BE MOTIVE Mlftrrrnnt Srk nnil Heroro I'liniM of the Hrcretarr of I.odRo Woodmen of llio World Otlirr New of Nrhrimka Town nnil r.hpwhrro. The Cordon Journal, nt Cordon, Neb., was almost totally destroyed by fire, the losn Mihtnlncd being fully SI, 000, pnrtly covered by Insurance. Tlio building nnd contents are almost a total loss, itobbcry was doubtless tho prime cauno of the fire. A small chest containing the funds of tho W. 0. W. lodge was kept in the building by the printer, who is the secretary of this lodge. Tlils was stolen nnd the funds,. be'tweon twenty nnd thirty dol lars in hi Iyer coin, was taken out' The skeleton of the ehest was found in the ruins in a remote spot where it'nuia kept, but the silver money had all van Ishcd, except a silver quarter, which was found. with the, .chest-. look, until tired. The thief effected an entrance through a rear window nnd in making Ids cM'app either carelessly or purpose ly set fire to the building." It required the heroic efforts of t lie lire company to save even a portion of tlio building and contents. The .lournal olliee had but recently put in a new cylinder press, gasoline engine, new type mid other material to the value of 81,000, besides having been enlarged and remodeled Into an Ideal printing olliee. Tho editor, H. C. Lyon, will rebuild at once and con tinue in the business. The paper will be issued this week on time. This t.s the most destructive fire the town has ever experienced. SHOOTS ADESPERATE MAN I'rUoner hi .Slur;!, H. I)., .lull AttmUi llc'inty SherllT. There are two desperato characters confined in tlio Jail at Sturgts, S. I)., named Hansen and Morrcll. who are being held for cattle and horse rust ling. On several occasions they have attempted to break jail. Frank Smith, the deputy sheriff, went into their hell to see that all things were safe for the night, when Murrell attempted to knock him down with a cuspldore. Hansen turned out the electrie lights and there, was a general rush for Smith. Instantly the deputy sheriff pulled his revolver and fired in the direction of Murrell, the bullet striking linn in the htomaeh. The deputy sheriff got the lights turned on again and found Mur rell In a bad condition. He was taken ton place outside of the jail and is be intf given the, best of care, but it is feared that lie cannot live. GOES OVEREMBANKMENT Nortlim-strrii Trnln Wri'i-unl nnd i:n Rliiecr Killed. A dispatch of September .1 from Pre port. 111., says: The Chicago A; North western passenger train Unit left Chi cago at 4:15, was derailed near Itidott resulting In a fearful wreck. All the wis left the track. The engineer, Pat rick Ityan. of Frccport, went over the embankment lu his engine and was instantly Icilletl. Twelve or llftcen were more or less injured, but none se riously. The accident was caused by spread Ing rails as the train was rounding a curve. Tlio engine ran .'.00 feet on the ties before It went into the ditch, car rying the baggage, car with It. The other cars remained upon the bank incut. -. .. -,. r,i it'Ht n. Arthur K. Sewcll, democratic candi date for vice president in lson, is in a critical condition at his summer home at Smallpolnt, sixteen miles from Hath. Me. Mr. Sewcll was heixed with an attack of apoplexy and has been unconscious since then. The chances for his re covery me Might. At midnight there was no change. Krltiiln on tlm IVnce. The dinicultyof communicating with tnu llritish minister nt IaM m i.. Mai-Donald, delays the promulgation of lie views of the llritish government in rega.-d to Its future bteps in China, tlio government being unwilling to commit itself publicly to a definite de cision until Sir Claude MacDonald has fully reported on the situation. Son Kill lirntiil 1'uthrr. WlilK- making a brutal assault upon his wife in a quarrel over a trivial matter, A. Woods, a farmer, living near Martelle. la., was si.ro i i.. Mantly killed by his elgliteen-vear-old son, who was exonerated by tlio cor oner's jury. llrenWs the World'H itr.ior.t. At a "beep-slaughtering and dresslug exhibition nt Indlauapolis, hid., Chas. .1. Cardner broke the world's record when lie killed and dressed ten sheep in thirty minute and twenty-two seconds. Nou...r R1U, f,,,ici,i. Otto A. Hurton, of Atlanta, Ca., for-",u,7-v employed as a writer on the Unity Constitution of that ettv, com mitted M,C,,,U , t,0 oUy hospUnl Bt Dallas, Texas, by cutting ids throat i ui a razor. Hurton had been sick for a long time. He was thirty years of age. TrHiujiort for Mnulllii, The transport Logan lias sailed from San I. ranciseo for Manila with l,n;8 enlisted men and eighty-four cabin passengers on board. THE CHINESE SITUATION Kiitiiro of Concert. The publication of the text of tho Russian proposals has Intensified rather than diminished tlio suspicloui entertained by Kngland of Kussln's proceedings. Tho rupture of tlio Kit ropean concert U considered an accom plished fact. Opinions, differ, na to tho way In which the powers will now group themselves. Some papers think that Great NrlUin, Japan and tho triplo alliance wilt stand togetlicrin refusing to leave Pekin. It will not bo surpris ing to sec Kngland' and the United States part company and lino up on opposite uldes lu the Chinese matter. lttM'diiii Cruelty. From tho beginning tlio conduct of ttio Russians has been a blot on ttio campaign. When cnlering Pekin cor respondents of the Associated press Raw Cossacks smash down Chinese woraoh wltb,viho butts of their guns and pound their heads until Itiey were dead. Tlio Cossacks 'would plelc up children barely old enough to walk, hold them by the ankles and beat out their brains on the pavement. Uus Man otltcers looked on without protest. American ofllccrs at Takii, days the fighting was finished, saw- Russians bayonet children nnd throw old meu Into the river, clubbing them to death when they tried to swim. Tho Rub slans killed women who knelt before them and begged for nicicy. Cham; In Dltrepnte. Owing to the Interruption of tele graphic communication between Pekin and Tien Tsln, it is believed at Wash ington thai some days may elapse be fore final answers are received to the Amertcan-Kussian proposition regard ing tlio withdrawal of troops. Tho latest word concerning Id Hung Chang's whereabouts Is contained in the Associated press from Shanghai stating tliat Li was still there. The report that ttie foreigners there gen erally discredited htm was read with interest in diplomatic .circles. The suspicion of his motives there seem to tie shared by many of the diplomats here. Oregon nt Wu Shunc. Word has been received nt the navy department that the battlship Oregon, Captain Wilde commanding, hud sailed from Nagasaki for Wu Mhung, the man-of-war's anchorage at Shanghai. The assignment to tliat place is sup posed to have been mnde by Admiral ltemey, but the reason for sending tier there is not staled. WILL REPEAL GOEBEL LAW Aiiiriidini'iit Introduced In thx Kentucky l.lidutiirr. ""Represent'ittvo Holland lias intro duced it bill lu the house of the Ken tucky legislature to repeal the Cocbcl election law and to enact a new one. it provides a state board of three, two to be appointed by tlm controlling au thority of tlie two leading political parties, the third to lie appointed by the secretary of state, until 1U0-,', and then to be elected by the legisla tine, the third member to have no vote except in case of a tie. County boards of three are provided similarity, the third member to be appointed by ttie state hoard. Klection olllcers are to be equally divided between parties. Tliebill is said to meet tho views of Coventor lieckham. THE FUND HAS DISAP'PEARED Mexico City XiiirHmtprit Auk Some Very I'olnted lliicKtUnit. A Mexico City dispatch says: Tho popular organ La Naelon Kspanola wants to know what has become of the big patriotic fund raised there by pa triotic Spaniards for the purpose of purchasing a war ship for tlio Spanish navy. J t calls for nil open statement of tiio committee's accounts, and de clares that tlio war contribution ac count will not be permitted to be liqui dated in silence. Tho newspaper charges that there is a deep mystery about the fund which should be cleared up. Tlt article lias caused excitement iu tho Spanish colony which liberally subscribed for an addition to the Span ish navy during tlio war with the United Slates. Cottly 1'lro nt New Orleans Fire at New Orleans destroyed the miner nnrt of the building nt No. 001 Canal street, occupied by the Fair banks Scales company, with contents. The loss is estimated at S','00,000. Kcl fer Hros'. shoe factory, udjolnlng. suf fered a loss of 5100,000 and the Morris building, corner of Canal and Camp streets, sustained about S.10,001) dam- Will Arbitrate Strike. Six. hundred 'longshoremen, who went on a btrlko at the Krlo railway ore docks at Cleveland, have returned to work pending a settlement of their grievances by arbitration. Tho men quit work as a result of a refusal of tho owuers of the steamer Simon .1. Murphy to allow extra compensation for unloadlug a wet cargo of wheat. I.otrclllni; Ilrud. Kx-Covernor h. I. hewetllng died very 'suddenly and unexpectedly of heart failure at Kansas City, Kas., tho 3d inst. Mine on Fire. ThoU. A. M. mine nt Lead ville, Cot., Is on tire. It is the deepest mine iu tho district, employing ISO men, all of whom will probably get out us the mine lias manv connections. Tho probablo loss will be about 8(0,000. Killed by Crowed Wire. Two policeman Were killed at St. Lou's by eleotrlo shocks sustained while they were using the police tele phone, and eleven other otllcers were injured In the same maimer. ARE AT AN END CHAFFEE SAYS HOSTILITIES ARE OVER. NO PROSPECT OF FURTHER FIGHTING Olnpatrli In tJndiitcd, Ant Supposed to lluvo lloen Sent Lata In AiiRunt Situation (Jive Natlifitctlon Other Ijito Noun, A Washington. September.', dispatch ays: Tho following was received yes terday by tho war department from Uencra) Chaffee: "Taku (no date) Written report of operations up to relief of legations will bo forwarded as soon as possible. Present conditions nru that hostilities have practlcllyccjiscd, pnly occasion 1 shots flrcdifronf covpr Small party repairing tolegrapti lino aiid foraging. No considerable body of Chinese troops (boxers) discovered huro or along the line of communication. "We hear LI Hung Chang has full power, but he is not here. Will United States keep military force here until terms of peace arc arrauged? Now in rhlnr about S.ooo effectives. Sixth cav Hlry, light battery F, Fifth artillery, batteries Thh Ninth infantry, Four-' tccntli Infantry, 1,000 marines.' I think ample force for the United Slntes.untess political renson, not apparent to me, demands linger force. Shall take :.,noo is basis of my requirement for sup plies. If troops remain must winter In tents, and conical wall tents will be required, one tent to ten men. Kscort wagons mentlon-d iu of ISlh will lie required Immediately. Have mules for same shipped. Xo more pack trains required, wagon transportation best. Water falling in liver rapidly, must soon haul supplies forty miles. Satisfied railroad will not be repaired before river freezes." All the transportation and tcntage asked for by Ceueral Chaffee has been anticipated by the department and lias been shipped. Much of it is at Taku and ttie balance is duo there very soon. This is practically the only import ant news for the day. MOVES CHINAMEN TO TEARS i:ioiiient I'len nt S.in li-iinel Hen for the. Depoted llinperor. Lcong Kat Tinn, who claims to be special ambassador of the deposed em peror of China, Kwnng Sn, delivered mi impassioned adress to a large audi ence of his countrymen in tlm .iackson street theatre at San Francisco. His plea for the restoration of tho emperor and tlte modernization of China nnd his deploration of the indignities that had been heaped upon the uufoi tiinate emperor by the ciuprcsf, dowager were so eloquent that the yellow men In tlte iiidicucc were moved to tears. I.eoug Kat Tinn arrived in San Fran flseo last Monday, and his address was the llrst he delivered, lie came to this country to gain the support of the Chinese residents iu the United States for the restoration of the emperor and the inauguration of a liberal policy to ward foreigners. He Is the representa tive of the Chinese empire association of reformers, as well as the accredited agent of Kwnng Su. After the address a collection was taken up and a total of over Sn.tiOli was realized for the reform association. HOLDING UP STREET CARS Hiixkcd Men AkiiIii nt Work In Ouiiilm and South Oimilm. Two masked men jumped on a linns com park car at Thirty-second and Hickory streets. Omnliti, and retleved the motormau of a revolver and SI iu money ami the conductor of about S'.'() iu company funds. The hold-ups then jumped from the car and disappeared. About an hour later two men stopped n train on the 1 street extension in South Omaha, just as it was about to .un into the barn and compelled the train crew and the single passenger to march before them to tlm hair Ileitis west of Cutlahy's plant, where they were relieved of their valuables. The conductor gave up Si:.', mostly com pany money, which was ttie net pro ceeds of this hold-up. The conductor had fortunately deposited most of the day's receipts. The robbers stopped the train by throwing a sack stuffed with hay on the track. The motormau -.topped the train, not knowing what the obstruction was. Hilled lly 11 Hotel Cook. Alvlna Holten, eighteen years old, daughter of Hans llolton, proprietor of tlie Metropolitan hotel, was shot and instantly killed at Denver, Col., by William C. Haragar, a rejected admir er, who hail been employed as a cook in her father's hotel. The murderer was arrested. He had swallo.vetl a dose of poison, hut antidotes were promptly administered antl ho will re cover. Cuttle Killed hr SiiKiir Corn. The sugarcane has begun to number Its victims by tlie do.en near Trenton, Neb. John Thomas, south of town, lost twelve cattle from his herd last Saturday. Slleht Hope for Sennll, Pp to'P.' o'clock Wednesday the con dition of Arthur Sewall, democratic candidate for vice president four years ago, was unchanged. No sign of re turning consciousness bail been noted unit no hopeful' Indication tiad been U'cn by tlie doctors. Over Neen ThoiiKiind Dentin), Uflleial returns show th.it there were 7, (Mill deaths from cholera In tlie native and llritish states during the week ending August S3. The number of re lief works are decreasing. FIXING BLAME FOR WRECK ItPNIHumlhlllljr for Itcndln; Mauler Not Vet lMueed. I.cports from Jlethlchem and Allen town, pn., are to the effect tnnt nine of those Injured in tlie terrible collision at Hatfield, Pa., the Philadelphia mid Heading railway have tiled, al though .several are not expected to live. Tho railroad company hud a force of men at the scene of tlie wreck clearing away the debris. The. wrecked cars were burned antl all evidence of tlie accident destroyed as far as possi ble. Superintendent Sweigart of tlio Heading railroad stated tliat the compftny was not yet prepared to issue a format statement as to tlie cause of tho accident. "From a partial investigation," ho snld, "I think a mistake tins been made, tlie responsibility for vhlch can only be placed after a thorough inves tigation. Trnln Dispatcher Craves, in tho Heading terminnl station in tills city, may have waited too long ticfore issuing orders to hold up the excur sion train, which was rapidly ca'ciiing up to the inlllc train." In addition to these possible causis Mr. Sweigart said' tlie wires of the company were working very budly.tlue to fog, and interfered with tho "trans mission of orders. FRANCE HAS NOT REPLIED IIiiikIii, lloieer, i:ficelluj; nn llnrly A inner to Note. France litis not yet replied to Russia's note regarding tlie withdrawal of troops fiom Peklu. M. Delcasse, min ister of foreign affairs, and the Kussian ambassador. Prince Curoussaw, went to Itninboulllu to confer upon President Loubet tlie decoration of tlie Kussian Cnlcr of St. Andrew, recently accorded him by the czar, antl to present to Mr. Loubet the autograph letter accom panying tlie decoration. " It is believed that tliis will give opportunity fo mi exchange of views which will have an effect upon the ministerial meeting to be held soon. France regards peace us tlie first requisite of tho situation, but is not entirely certain tliat the withdrawal of tlie troops from Pekin is tlie surest and quickest method to attain this end. Store nt rille.v Itoldied. The general merchandise store of P. T. Lewellcn of Filley was visited by burglars and goods to tlie amount of SI., or g-Jl) stolon. The thieves first visited tlie blacksmith shop of C. C. lohiinseu it Sons ami secured tools with which they forced the front door to the store and gained entrance. They left the tools lying iu tlie store; also an old pair of shoos, which they ex changed for a new pair. Xo arrests have yet been made, but a good clue litis been found which may lead to tlio captuic. Hold lllm for i:triidltlnn. ludge Deliaven. in the United States circuit court, at San Francisco, holds Julian II. Arnold, the Knglisli law yer, sou of Sir Kdwin Arnold, accused of embezzling the funds of clients, for extradition. The prisoner will lie de tained pending tlie signing of tlio necessary paper by President McKin ley. AneslliiK A 1, ron ltloterx. Up to the present time nineteen ar rests havo been made of persons al leged to have taken part. In the recent riot in Akron, (). Karl and Charles Frank were taken into custodv charged with rioting. A special grand jury will probably lie called to take up tlm eases. Nearly Hllll witnesses will bu examined. To lliilhl .Miininioth (,'liureh. The African Methodist Kpiseopal church of Chicago, representing ,'100,000 members, nnd thu colored Methodist church, representing l.lO.OOO members, will consolid'itt! anil build in C'deago a .Methodist tabernacle that will lie tho most costly and imposing structure owned by a colored congregation iu tlie United States. Inspector of Delliery. Charles S. Hrundage of Tccumsch, in tlie employ of tho government in tlio postoltlce department at Washington, has lately been appointed inspector of tlie free rural delivery otlices in Ne braska, ami will make a trip into tlm state within thirty days on his rounds of duty. THE NEWS IN BRIEF Ceueral Delnrey, tlie Hoer com mander, Is reported dead. The railroad from Yang Tsting to Pekin Is totally wrecked. Cermany Is to send troops to Shang hai to assist In protecting tlm city. Six months' rations for tlie Krltlsh troops at Pekin have been ordered forwarded. The Kvangolicat Lutheran Synod of Ohio anil adjoining states Is lu .session nt Columbus. The Salinn Southwestern and Solo mon Valley railroads were sold under the hammer at Siillna, Kas., for SIOO, 000 each. The Hlg Aetna mine of Ashland, Ky., has closed down, throwing I. Mill people out of employment. The shutdown Is said to be temporary. Frank Hrewer. seven years old, son of the auditor of tlie Hock Island rail road, ami Kby Steffortl, fourteen years old, were drowned at Chicago along tlie side of ttio railroad tracks. Tlie pope hassent'to Manager Keane, former rector of the Catholic university at Washington, 1) ('.. a hull, or papal decree, formally conferring upon him his rank, title and authority as arch bishop of Dubuque. i