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STRIKEON IN PENNSYLVANIA
DISTRICT.
IT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE
Strike Presages n Mrjggle Between Mrn
nil Operators Tlmt Mnuy Fear May
Lead to Disturbance and Perhaps
Worse Other New,
j The much talked-of strike of tho
anthracite mine-workers in the coal
regions of Pennsylvania, under the
nusplees of the united mine workers,
and affecting about 145,000 union mid
non-union workers, is practically In
augurated nud reports received from
tho various sections indicate that
when the strike ofllclally begins
according to the strike bulletin
Issued by the president of the
mlnc-tvorkcrs union, very few mines
will bo in operation, .lust how many
men will obey the strike order cannot
bo conjectured. Tho union otllclnls
Bteadfastly assert that all tho union
men will remain away from work and
will be further strengthened by a large
majority of uouunlou men. Tho op
orators on the other hund nru confi
dent that tho proportion of striking
miners will be greatly exaggerated.
Reports from Luzerne, Luckawatia,
Schuylkill, Carbon and Northumber
land counties, where the most import
ant 'coal workings ure, pressagc a
struggle between tho operators and
their men that mnuy fear may lead to
disturbance and perhaps worse.
DORWARD DESTROYS TU LIU
IS urns Ilnzrr City After It Had Ileen
Thoroughly Plundered.
A Tien Thin dispatch says: The ex
pedition under General Dorward,
against the lloxcrs threntenit g the
Tien Tbln region reached Tu Liu on
the Grand canal without opposition
and tho city was occupied without a
shot being dred. Three coliimus con
verged there yesterday after a two
day's march and found . that the place
already surrendered to one ofllccr and
eight Kcugal Lancers. General Dor
ward ordered tho town burned after it
hud been thoroughly looted.
Tho villages enroute made peice
offerings and in most cases were un
disturbed. Apparently tbe lioxers
have disbandoned in that region and
the whole country is quiet.
HER SEARCH ENDS HAPPILY
Mother Thought Daughter Dead, Hut
Finds Her Only Slurried.
Frances Smith, age 17, daughter of
Mrs. William Smith, a widow living at
1807 Water street, St. Joseph, Mo., dis
appeared and after a thorough search
had been made her mother concluded
that hho had fallen Into the river. Sev
eral days later tho girl was located by
the police detectives. She had married
Charles Ilerren, a grocery wagon
driver. She was living quietly in an
other part of the city and seemed very
indifferent regarding the trouble she
had caused her mother. The marriage
took place at Atchison.
MAY BE HEIR TO A MILLION
Fort Dodge Telephone fllrl (loos to Indi
ana to Seek an Inheritance.
Mrs. Grace Porter, a telephone ope
rator in the employe of the Iowa Tele
phone company at Des Moines, has
probab'y fallen heir to 81,000,000
through the death of her aunt, Mrs.
Mary Adams of South Ilend, Ind. Mrs.
Adams waB very wealthy and Mrs. Por
ter Is her only near relative and was
a great favorite with her. Mrs. Porter
has left for Indiana to look after her
interests. She Is quite young. She
separated; from her husband a short
time ago.
TO STOP PRINTING BIBLES
Competition Forces the American Illble
Hoclety to (lire Up Fart of Its Iluslness.
The old Illble house at Fourth ave
nue and Nintleth street, New York,
home of the American liible society for
nearly fifty years, is to be sold and the
great printing establishment of tbe so
ciety will be given up and the liibles
printed by contract. This step has
been made necessary by the competi
tion of the Oxford and International
Bible companies of England.
Dakotans Must Hang.
A special from Bismarck, S. D., says:
Acting Governor Dovine has refused to
grant a reprieve for ninety days in the
case of Ira Jenkins and Hans Thorpe,
the convicted murderers. Thorpe's at
torney claimed he could provo his cli
ent of unsound mind, while Jenkins
appealed for a stay, claiming that ho
could establish his innocence. Jenkins
hill 1)0 hung here tomorrow and
Thorpe at Mlnot.
Gets Victoria Cross.
Tho London Gazette announces the
Victoria cross has been bestowed on
Bergent Arthur Lindsay of Strathoo
nu's Horse, for rescuing a wounded
trooper in the face of a heavy Uoer fire
at North Standerton, August 5.
Recalls Old Hank Robbery.
William McCoy, first mayor of Inde
pendence, Mo,, and one of the organ
leers of the First National bank of
that city, died the other day aged 87
years. As cashier of tho bank ho
Jlgured In a celebrated bank robbery
in November, 1807. After banking
hours he was forced to surrender the
key of tho vault to masked robbers,
' , who secured 620,000 In gold. The rob
bom locked McCoy in the vault, where
lie had to remain for Ave- hours. The
perpetrators of this robbery were
never punished,.
EXODUS FROM GALVESTON
I On In Earnest and llouts I.rmliiK
Ilcguliirly.
The exodus from Galveston grows In
numbers as the facilities for getting
away from the strickeu city are In
creased. Routs leave frequently.
Among those who departed were Gen
eral MeKibben and Lieutenants Fergu
son and Perry. General MeKibben will
communicate wjth the war department
on his urrlvul in Houston and then go
to San Antonio to transact oftlclal
business. He expects to return later.
The newspapers have printed a per
sonal note from II. E. Huntington of
the Southern Pact tie that that road Is
not to abandon Galveston. This has
created intense satisfaction and has
materially accelerated the movement
for tho speedy reconstruction of the
city
REGARD IT AS A MISTAKE
Shanghai Strongly Opposed to With
drawal of Troops.
A Shanghai dispatch says: The
news of the contemplated withdrawal
of the allies from Pekln has caused a
great sensation and Is rcgardel us a
great mistake, which is likely to even
tuate lu disturbances in other parts of
Chlnu, where the. people are certain to
attribute the evacuation to a defeat of
the European forces. Even the Chinese
as a whole do not believe that the
allies ever reached Pekin. They think
the story of a fabrication connected
for the purpose of imposing on the of
ficials. Competent observers believe that a
lesson must be brought home to China
now, in order to prevent serious out
breaks in the future.
SIX DROWNED IN THE RIVER
Ilout Carrying Klghteen Men Capslxed
In Kuu Clalro Hirer.
Eighteen men employed by the
Northwestern Lumber company wore
crossing the pond above the mill dam
on tho Eau Clairo river in a beatcau
near Eau Claire, Wis., when a heavy
gale dashed tho waves over tho boat
and capsized it. Eight men attempted
to swim ashore and six of them were
drowned. The other ten men clung
to the overturned beattcau and wero
rescued by another crew. Tho drowned
are: John Mctjuestion, Andy Me
Quadc, John Liter, Ab Parr, Thomas
Cameron, William Broyfrock, Their
bodies have not been recovered.
QUIET ON EVE OF ELECTION
The Demeanor of Cubans In Havana
Placid. i
At this moment, when tho definite
result of the most important election
ever held in Cuba is in the balance, the
demeanor of the public is placid, says
a Havana dispatch. It seems a fore
gone conclusion that the national party
will have a majority of the delegates
in Havana provinces. Many of tho
districts will not be heard from until
late Sept. 17. There is no telegraphic
communication with somo of the rural
districts and tho results would be
brought in by tho messengers.
I.oans Money to Germany.
The New York Life Insurance com
pany has closed negotiations for taking
85,000,000 of the imperial German gov
ernment loan of 8'.'0,000,000. The Eve
ning Post says the deal thus closed
insures the success of tho loan
in the United States and marks tho
ending of negotiations carried on with
the utmost secrecy between leading
iinanciers of both countries.
Hafo In Port.
Steamer F. and P. M. No. 4, of the
Perc Marquette line, which left Hol
land, Mich., Tuesday afternoon for
Milwaukee with over 300 passengers
reached Milwaukee safely. Tho pas
sengers had awful experiences and
many sustained cuts and serious Inju
ries from being thrown about the
steau.er as it was buffetted by the
wind and waves.
Knter Flea of Not Guilty.
Roslyn Fcrrcll, charged with tho
murder of Express Messenger Lane
and the robliery of an express safo on
a Pan Handle train near Columbus, O.,
was arraigned in court and pleaded not
guilty to the indictment returned
against him. Counsel was appoited
for him and October 15 fixed as thr
date of his trial.
Coal Trains Collide.
Two coal trains on the Esqultnault
andNanimo railway, on Vancouver is
land, collided on a trestle two miles
from Ladysmith. Superintendent
Robert Fisher, general manager of the
Alexandrian mines was instantly kill
ed, us were also Walters, engineer and
two tlremcn.
Gold and Silver Kxports.
Exports of gold and silver from this
port to all countries for the week ag
gregate 3800,0.15 in silver bars and coin
and 81t2,0H In gold. Tho imports of
specie were 817,087 gold and 310,800 in
silver.
Know In tho Hills.
Snow and rain fell at Lead, R. D.,
September 15. There is a very co 1
wind. Two inehos of snow fell at
Ilald mountain and it is cold there.
Child Kun Oter by Wagon.
Little Erie Winborg, an 8-year-old
son of Mrs. Jonnio Wlnbcrg, living on
a farm southeast of Lushton, Neb,,
was run over by a wagon loaded with
wheat and suffered injuries that rauy
provo fatal. Mr. Wlnbcrg is in Cape
Nome.
Death of Twin Ilables.
The twin babies of James Rush of
Nelson wero both burled recently.
They were about six months old. Their
death, it is said, was caused by the
cow from which they got their milk
eating lomo kind of poisonous weeds.
BURNINUHE DEAD
HERCULEAN TASK AHEAD OF
GALVESTON WORKERS.
BODIES MUST BE REDUCED TO ASHES
Cleaning Up Directs Ilelng Prosecuted
With Vigor F.indus From Htrlckcn
City Continues Unabated
Flro In n Nursery.
The work goes on of recovering tho
dead from the mass of debris that lines
the south side of what remains of the
city. In one day 107 bodies were re
covered and cremated, The number
recovered and cremated today has not
been reported as yet, but it will ex
ceed one hundred or more. Tho task
of recovering the bodies that are be
neath or jammed Into this rlek of de
bris, extending from the eastern td the
western limits of tho city, a dlstunce
of over three miles, Is a herculean one,
and tho most expeditious way of re
moving the whole, from a sanitary
point of view, is lv tire. This, how
ever, In tho crippled condition of the
lire department and waterworks would
endanger the remaining portion of the
city. As it now stands, this immense
mass of debris, strewn with dead bod
ies, the carcasses of decaying animals,
etc., is a serious menace to the health
of the city and is the most ditlleult
problem the board of health has to
deul with.
The work of eleanlug up the streets
Is being well executed. The debris,
and gurbugc is being removed and 250
vehicles of every description arc carry
ing it out to a safe place where It is
burned, and in a few days u.f the
streets will be opened for vehicles. It
was decided at a meeting of U'o cen
tral executive committee that all the
laborers now engaged in burying the
dead, cleaning the buildings and mov
ing tlie debris from the streets uud
Idewulks shall receive 81.50 per day
and rations. Heretofore they have
been working for nothing, and if they
refused they were impressed by the
military.
The work of relief of the sick and
injured is well in hund and under the
direction of skilled physicians and
nurbes it is improving daily.
Eleven hundred tents were received
by the board of health. All except
300, retained for hospital purposes,
will be distributed by the chairmen of
the various sub-committees to shelter
the homeless in their respective wards.
ADMITTED KILLING GOEBEL
Bensatln Testimony Given at the Trial
of Howard.
The first really sensational testi
mony in the trial of James Howard,
charged witli having 11 red the shot
that killed William Goebel, was given
by Howmuu Gaines, a Frankfort, Ky.,
liveryman and James Stubbletield, a
former deputy sheriff of Clay county.
The former identified Howard as the
man who ran out from the rear of the
state house grounds and jumped over
the fence immediately after the shot
wub fired. Gaines is positive in his
identification of the prisoner.
The most sensational witness, how
ever, was .lames Stubblefleld a one
legged and one-armed ex-sheriff of
Clay county. Stubbletield testified
that Howard exultantly told him that
he fired tho shot that took Goebel's
life. Ills testimony in detail was that
Howard stopped at his house in Feb
ruary shortly after the shooting.
Shortly after he came in Stubbletield
says he remarked to him:
"Jim, you all have been having
trouble down at Frankfort."
"Yes," responded Howard, according
to the witness, "we have raised hell
und cleaned the platter," anil added:
"I never sight down my gun barrel
but what I get meat or money uud
this time 1 got both."
FIRE IN A NURSERY.
BaUatlon Army Homo Destroyed by Fire
at Cincinnati.
The branch nursery of the Salvation
army at No. 403 East Fifth street
burned and its occupants were Impris
oned so that five were suffocated to
death and others seriously injured.
A bar-keeper in an adjoining saloon
discovered the fire and sent in the
alarm. Tho firemen rushed into the
blazing mission to rescue the children,
but most of those on the upper floors
were beyond help. The patrol wagons
dashed with all possible speed to the
hospitals with those that were rescued
and their cries were heard along the
btreets.
Von Ketteller Assassin Hhot.
The Pekln correspendenco of the
London Dally News says that the as
sassin of Ilaron von Ketteller has been
hhot. The Morning Post's representa
tive there says that the question is be
ing discussed of sending relief to a few
British, French and Amerieun engin
eers who arc besieged two hundred
miles south of Pekin.
Chinese oftlclal estimated that 25,000
disbanded Chinese soldiers, by the sim
ple expedient of turning their coats,
managed to remain in Pekin.
Galveston Ktorm Victims.
A Bpeclal from York, Neb., says:
Among the victims of tho Texus Hood
disaster are J, Wickman, wife and
seven children. Tho WlckinaiiH wero
formerly residents of York county,
where they wero well known and much
rcBpccted.
French Occupies Ilarbertnn.
Lord Roberts has informed the Brit
ish war olllce at London that Generul
French occupied Hurhcrton with cav
alry on September 13, One hundred
Boers and a quantity of amunition
were captured.
SOME ORDER FROM CHAOS
City of (litlvciton Horcly .Stricken, Hut
Will Itlso Ac"!"..
The keeper of the life saving station
at the western extremity of the Island
has arrived In Galveston. Ho reports
the station gone and that a frightful
scene of desolation exists there. He says
180 bodies were burled there; that tho
pralrlu and marshes are strewn with
carcasses of animals and reptiles and
that the stench Is stilling.
Hope and determination have seized
the people of Galveston. They realize
that the task before them Is gigantic,
yet with the generous aid that is Mow
ing to them in a broad stream from all
parts of the country and world, and
their own indomitable purpose, the
sick and wounded will be healed, the
destitute relieved and the recuperation
ol Galveston will ho speedy, and the
city will be rebuilt and placed on a
more enduring foundation and her
commercial career started anew. Such
is the spirit displayed by the grevlous
ly stricken people.
Work is being pushed under a sys
tematic plan of operation that is rapid
ly bringing order out of chaos. The
search or burial or cremation of vic
tims within the city limits is being
rapidly prosecuted by a large force un
der military direction. Down tho
island and on the mainland the work
of interring the dead Is conducted
with the same system. Looting and
desecration of corpses have ceased
since the military have assumed charge
of affairs, and they uro eo-opcniting
harmoniously with the civil authori
ties. FIGHT FOR WEALTH FATAL
Death Comes to IMuunl A. Hails After
it I'rultlcs (Jui'Kt.
Death came to Edward A. Davis In a
ward In the county hospital in Chicago
and ended a life made miserable by u
fruitless quest for wealth that many
times was all but In his grasp. Years
of struggling for the fortune that he
claimed unbalanced his mind and his
wife and family were parted from him
by a decree of the courts. Edward
Davis was one of several sous of John
A. Davis of Chicago. The latter was a
brother Judge Andrew. I. Davis of Mon
tana, whose death precipitated one of
the most bitter legal contests for mil
lions ever fought In western courts.
John A. Davis was chosen us admin
istrator of the estate, but died shortly
after the appointment. It was then
that Edward Davis began the tight in
his own behalf which euded so disas
trously. KRUGER GOING TO HOLLAND
Precautions Taken For Ills Safety F.n
Itoute.
The Portuguese government has tel
egraphed to the governor of Mozam
bique authorizing the departure of Mr.
Kruger for Europe. The governor,
however, must satisfy himself that Mr.
Kruger is really going to Europe.
Meanwhile he is Instructed to take all
precautious to safeguard the personal
security of Mr. Kruger. The Nether
lands government will tender a Dutch
war vessel to Kruger. Mrs. Kruger
has arrived ut Loiircuzo Marque., from
whence President Kruger uud wife will
sail.
CRUSHED BY THE WHEELS
Flugiiian Charles Hpurks Killed at tho
Tenth Htreet Crossing.
Charles Sparks the seventy-four-year-old
flagman, employed at the
Tenth street crossing of the Hurling
ton road at Lincoln, was run down
and killed by a string of ears being
moved on to the Missouri Pacific trans
fer tracks on North Tenth street, Mr.
Sharp iviih standing on the transfer
track warning teams from attempting
to c.-oss the street in front of an out
going stock train. He did not notice
the approaching switching train and
did not hear the warning.
I.tfe Insurance (jucstlon.
Agents of several of tho life Insur
ance companies are now in Galveston.
They say there is certain to be much
confusion, but they do not know what
action will be taken by the companies
concerning the payment of claims with
out proof of death, which, in many
eases will be Impossible.
Contributions of money continues to
come in, as do supplies of all sorts.
I'rlncu of Haxony Hilled.
Prince Albert of Saxony was killed
In a carriage accident at Wolkuu, u
short distance from Dresden.
Prlneo Albert of Saxony was the
fifth son of Prince Frederick George of
Saxony, brother of the king. He was
born in Dresden, February as, 1857,was
a captain in the First regiment of Uh
lans and was a chevalier of the order
of the Black Eagle. He was unmarried
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Do Wot Reported Killed.
It is rumored in Johannesburg that
General Christian Do Wet, the Boer
oflicor, was killed on the 7th inst, near
Potchefstrom, says tho Loudon corres
pondent of the Tribune,
Alliance Is Lighted.
The Electric Light company at Alli
ance, Neb., has started up its plant
and everything is running smoothly.
Hereafter Alliance will be well lighted.
STATE NEWS.
Tho boiler explosion on the steamer
Jacob Rlchtmuii resulted In the death
of Ed Jones, a fifteen-year-old colored
bootbluck, who jumped into tho river
in the panic.
Tho Jewish church at Omaha Is hav
ing a bitter quarrel, prrcilpltutcd by
the proposed expulsion of S. Ferer, a
lower Farnam streot junk dealer. Mr.
Ferer's friends rallied to his support
and as tho other faction was deter
mined that he must go a row resulted
which tho police had to suppress.
WHOLE TRAIN LOST
UNREPORTED DISASTER IN
GULF TORNADO.
EIOIITYEIVE LIVES CO OUT FOREVER
DANGER SEEN TWO LATE TO
SAVE PASSENGERS.
EITHER BLOWN AWAY OR DROWhED
Htory Told by One of the Few Hurrlvors
Spent Oier Fifty Hours In Dismal
Lighthouse Without I'imiiI Other
News of Great Importance.
A telegram from Hon. John II. Poe,
residing at Lake Charles, stating that
eighty-five lives were lost on tho Gulf
fc Interstate train which left lleau
uiout early Sturday morning, Septem
ber H, for llollvar Point. Mr, P e was
one of the passengers on this train,
and, fortunately, together with a few
others, he sought safety lu the light
house at llollvar Point and was saved.
The train reached Itollver about
uiion, and preparations were made to
run the train on the ferryboat prepar
atory to criHsiug tho bay. Hut the
wind blew s swiftly that the ferry
could not make a landing, and tho
conductor of the train, after allowing
it to stand ou the tracks for a few
minutes, stalled to buck it toward
ileaumout.
Tho wind increased so rapidly, coin
illi' In from the oneu m. that mmiii
the water reached a level with tho
bottom of the seats within tho ears.
It was then that some of the passen
gers sought safety In the nearby light
house. Hut Mr. Pou said that in spite of all
efforts eighty-five passengers wero
blown away or drowned. The train
was entirely wrecked.
Those who were saved had to spend
over tlfty hours In tho lighthouse on
almost no rations.
Governor Suyers reports contribu
tions uud supplies coming in at a live
ly rate.
HONOR GENERAL LAWTON
Monument to Head Hero Dedicated at
Ft. Wayne.
The people of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Sept.
13, dedicated to tho memory of Gen.
Henry W. Law ton a monument ciowned
by a cannon captured by him and so
christened the principal park lu honor
of the dead hero. The ceremony oc
curred under the auspices of the union
veteran legion, and Col. W. J. llryan
was the principal orator of the occa
sion. The address was non-pnrtisau,
A number of people were present to
witness the ceremony, which was pre
ceded by a parade.
VON KETTELER'S SLAYER
Culprit Admits Crime, Ilut Nays He Was
Ordered.
The Japanese atPckiu have arrested
tho assassin of Ilaron von Ketteler, tho
late German minister to China. The
assassin has beeu handed over to the
Germans by Japanese and has con
fessed his guilt. Ho was arrested for
trying to sell a watch with initials,
which lie admitted taking from the
body of Karon von Ketteler. He af
terward admitted the crime, raying
that the imperial government ordered
the commission of the act.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN
Tics Placed on Track of Union Faolllo
Flyer.
A special from Abilene, Kus., says:
Three attempts were made hero to
wreck Union Pacific trains. Ties were
piled on the traelc in front of the local
passenger train, ana the "flyer" west
bound, and heavy Iron on the track be
fore tho "flyer" castbouud. The ob
structions were discovered and the
trains stopped in time to prevent any
damage.
Free Delivery Hervlce,
Rural free delivery service will be
established in Nebrusku on October 1
as follows: Auburn, Nemaha county,
two carriers, Martin H. Welles and
Clayton E. Blessing, who are to cover
an aica of forty-five square miles to
serve a population of l,fr.'0; York,
York county, one carrier, David I.
Hunter. Ho will serve a population of
7"5 and covsr an area of thirty-five
square miles.
Dr. F. E. McKeeby has been ap
pointed prison surgeon at Superior,
Neb.
Order Held Hack,
Editor Scott of the Mine Workers'
Journal is In charge at headquarters at
Indianapolis. He said:
"The situation in the anthracite re
gion is very serious, but If there is any
change in the attitude of the national
otllcluls I do not know it."
Advised to Quit Work.
The general committee of the master
ppinners' federation at Manchester,
Eng., has issued a circular advising
members of the local association to
cease work for at least twelve days in
October.
Trial of Howard Ileglns.
A Frankfort, Ky., dispatch says:
Roth the commonwealth aud tho de
fence have announced they wero ready
and proceeded to secure a jury in tho
case of James Howard, Indicted us the
principal in tho assassination of Wil
liam Goebel.
Lord Roberts reports from Macha
dodorp, under date of Wednesday,
September 12, that General French
was heavily engaged that day with
the Hoc is in the. hills west of Ilarber
ton, and that General Hutton hud
gone to General French's support.
CLEARING AWAY THE DEBRIS
First Heal Work llrgiin on Oitlvesto
Wre kng.
A Galveston, September It dispatch
nays: The first real attempt to clear
away tho great mass of debris pilot
along ho beach for a distance of sev
eral miles was begun today. Adver
tisements were printed In the News
which appeared this morning, asking
for hundreds of men and boys to d
this work A multitude responded.
They oro foraicd Into squads anil
promptly put to work with the pollen
uud deputy sheriffs lu charge. It Im
hoped that a vigorous prosecution of
this work will lead to the early dis
covery of bodies still in the debris.
That there are many of them there In
no shadow of a doubt. It Is difficult,
Indeed, to Imagine how half the poo pi o
that did escape got free from this fear
ful llotsum and Jetsam.
An Associated press representative
traversed the beach for some distance
und the stench at different points was
absolutely sickening. Everywhere)
little groups of men, women uud child
ren, some of them oorly provided with
raiment, were digging In their home
for what little household property
they could save, lu many eases tliCKO
seekers of their former residences!
were utterly unable to find a single
remnant of them no hopeless Is tho
confusion of timbers uud household
furniture.
There Is a determination among tho
citizens to rebuild' the town in
much stronger manner that It was.
THREENEGROES STRUNG UP
Mississippi Mol Takes Them Irom Jail
and Lynches Them.
A masked mob of between sixty and
100 men broli into jail at Iluuiea,
Miss., and took out three negroes,
whom they strung up to a tree within
100 yards of tho jail. Not a shot wan
fired. The dead negroes arc Frank
Itrown, who shot Frank Cheslrc, a
prosperous planter nt Oak Landing,
six months ago; David Moore, who
shot Dan lloswel ten days ago, and
William llrown, who with confeder
ates, shot nnd cut to death a young
white man at State. Levee, one month
previous. The lynching is a climax of
intense feeling against despcrato ne
groes which has been brewing in the
neighborhood of Hunica for months.
AN APPEAL TO DRUGGISTS
Relief Committee Tells What la Most
Needed.
The following appeal has been issued
from Houston:
"To all druggists: The Rtorm-Rtrlck-en
district Is very much in need of the
following drugs: Iodoform, chloride
of limo, gum camphor, assafoetida,
crude carbolic acid, phenol sodlque,
gauze bandages, quinine and iodoform
gauze.
Contributions should be sent to tho
Houston relief committee.
(Signed)
"Houston Rki.ikf Committkk.
11. A. E. Kcsling.
Accident Causes Death.
Word was received at Columbun,
Neb., of the sudden accidental death.
Wednesday afternoon near Ilartlngton,
Neb., of J. F. Schufiroth, for many
years a resident of Platte county. The
telegram stated that while ho was la
tho act of coupling a threshing ma
chine engine to a separator tho engine
started back without notice, crushing
Mr. SeliufTroth about tho chest, caus
ing Instant death. Mr. Schufrroth wan '
about forty-one yearn of age and leaven
a wife und four children, two boya and
two girls.
Conrlndo Hesslon.
At the session of the International
brotherhood of stationary firemen at
Peoria, 111., the report of tho general
secretary-treasurer indicated that the
organization is in excellent condition
financially. It was deemed Inex
pedient to consider the question of the.
initiative and referendum at thin ses
sion. Toledo, Ohio Is likely to Bccuro
the convention for next year.
Itallroads Lose Million.
The railroads will suffer the loss ot
millions of dollars in actual damage,
to say nothing of tho loss from stop
pago of business by reason of the gull
storm. At Galveston their wharves,
warehouses, depots and trackn are
ruined. The costly bridges which con
nect the island with the mainland are
In rulnB and must be entirely rebuilt.
Insnne Man Taken to Asylum.
Deputy Sheriff Ham Smith and Jerry
Curring of Columbus, Neb., took Chris
Nielson, who was adjudged insane
about a week ago, to tho asylum at
Norfolk Wednesday. Nielson was con
btantly under the Impression that he
was wanted for tho murder of Theo
dore Durrant in California and wan
very noisy while confined in the county,
jail here. )
Ha Iters Nerles of Accidents.
Mrs. Mary Mooney accidentally felli
and broke her arm nnd dislocated her
wrist at Lexington, Neb. Tho acel-i
dent at this time was indeed unfortu-,
nate for them, as Mrs. Mooney in just
recovering from a broken leg which
has been almost two years in heel-l
Dry floods House Fall.
The fallnro of tho wholesale dry,
goodB house of Hodges Rros. of Balti-I
more Is announced. Tho receivers ap-,'
pointed gave bonds in 8150,000, Indi
cating asnets of half that amount. No
statement of liabilities has been made.
Tho firm Is one of tho oldest in Balti
more. '
Fund for Food Sufferer.
Mayor Wilson of Geneva, Neb., th
other day Btarted a subscription und la!
a few hours had collected and forJ
warded to tho aid committee at Oalj
roftton, Tex, ovor fifty dollara In cask.)
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