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PUnUSHKD WEEKLY.
RED CLOUD.
NEHKASKA
Tho powers that bo iovc, money,
ambition and a good dinner.
Tho bread-Gating world require
tnoro thnn 2,300,000,000 buaheis of
wheat every 12 months.
The miltan of Turkey will this sum
mor celebrate the twenty-fifth nnnl
Yornary of his accession to tho throno.
Introduction of tho trolley In tho
French Illvlcra has reunited In Injury
to tho telephone llnca, which aro of
the grounded pattern.
If there Is any truth In tho axiom:
"Tho better the day this hotter tho
deed," then all rcnl-cstato transfers
should bo made on Sunday.
Tho government of Queensland, Aus
tralia, has engaged Dr. Maxwell, tho
famous sugar expert, of Honolulu, for
flvo years, at a salary of $20,000 a year,
The late Duke or Edinburgh's llfo
was Inmirod for 300,000, and scarcely
a single English Insuranco company
wna without aonio Intorcst in I'rlnca
Alfred's llfo.
The queen of Spain hati announced
that In the event of tho marriage of
tho princess of the Asturlns to Prlnco
Charles of Hourbon, no dowry will bo
aBked for from parliament.
The coloring on tho new English
halfpenny stamp consists of n mix
ture of Prussian blue and chrome,
without any lead, arsenic, or other Ir
ritant. The gum Is obtained freni
starch.
It Is now clalmrd that tho Duko
of Snxe-Coburg had a premonition of
sudden death. His Ideas on tho sub
ject went so far that he expressed tho
opinion that he would dlo in a land
outside of England.
A German surgeon recently cut off
a patlont'B toe and sewed It to tho
stump of a missing forefinger. It
proved a very good substltuto, anil enn
bo moved by the owner, as an arti
ficial finger could not be.
Slon R. Ilostwlck, the mnn who cap
tured Santa Anna during tho Mexican
war, Is still alive. He lives In San
Saba, Tex., and, although eight-one
years old, Is healthy and hardy and
us straight as an arrow.
Aluminum has Just been employed
for tho construction of a now flroproof
curtain to bo used In theaters. The
curtain is 60 feet wide by 54 feet high,
Is composed of aluminum sheets one
twelfth of nn Inch thick, and weighs
4,000 pounds.
Tho Victoria Cross has been con
ferred upon Corporal F. McKay, Gor
don Highlanders, for conspicuous brav
ery on May 29 during tho action on
Crow's Nest Hill, near Johannesburg.
Ho repeatedly rushed forward under
n withering Are at short rnngo to at
tend to wounded comrades, dressing
their wounds whllo ho himself was
without shelter, and In one Instance
carrying a wounded man from tho
open under a heavy fire to the shelter
of a boulder.
The well-known Spanish painter,
Joaquin Sarolln. has been awarded a
first-class medal In the Purls exposi
tion, and all those, who admire his
works aro pleased at his success. Tho
Medrllcnos call Sarolla "tho painter
of the sun." becauso no one can sur
pass him In those wonderful scenes
of outdoor llfo painted In full sun
shine, brilliant light everywhere, daz
zling to tho eyes, with heavy shadows
lying where the light cannot pone
trate. So far as dining Is concerned In Par
Is, the prices have not been put up as
much as people expected; Indeed, at
tho best restaurants it Is doubtful If
they have risen at all and Paris today
Is nn Infinitely cheaper place to dine
woll In than London Is. Hut a great
sameness tins come over tho menu at
all tho restaurants, which is owlug,
probably, to the multltlduo of Btrang
ers who are In Paris and who expect!
certain dishes at a French restaurant,
and order those only,
An Interesting experiment in tobac
co culture Is being tried In tho fields
of Connecticut Tobnfco Experiment
Company at Poquonock, Conn. Nln
rows, 600 feet long, of tobacco plants
aro being grown under a covering of
thin cheesecloth, tho object btlng to
keep tho temperature lu which tho
Plants are growing comparatively even,
and to protoct tho plants from lnsecta
and the elements. Already the suc
cess of the experiment Is said to be
assured. Success menus the obtaining
of leaves so perfect that they will sell
for a higher prlco than ordinary Con
micctlcut tobacco.
It Is a singular fact about Count
Tolstoi, tho celebrated Russian writer
and socialist, that ha possesses an
enormous powor of self-deception,
which Is not only highly romnrkable
but convenient. It Is one of his favor
Jto tenets that all proporty Is wrong,
and that tho holding of any unneces
sary property la nn ovon worse crlmo.
Therefore he has handed over all of
his property but a baro pittance to
not to hlo poorer neighbors or to chnr
lty, or to some socialistic commit too
for tho equalizing of everything but
to hla wlfo and children.
FFRti t t
.A Sacrifice
To Conscience
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CHAPTER III. (Continued.)
They talked for a little about tho
reception, about tho Inst new book,
tho most recent concert. Then Miss
Lennox said, half cnrolcssly:
"Hy tho way, Mr. Dalton told mo
nn Interesting Btory about having seen
you on Westminster brldgo with a
girl a bare-headed girl, ho said
about one o'clock In the morning. It
was some poor girl you were befrlond
Ing, I suppose? Do tell mo all about
hor. It sounds so romantic."
Enderby Inughod rather uneasily.
"Yes, film was a girl whom I thought
I could help, but I can tell you no
more about hor, Miss Lennox. I am
under n promise to her."
Miss 1cnnox's purplo-grny eyes ro
garded him for a moment as If lu
sheor astonishment. Then oho said,
In her soft, caressing tones:
"You can trust me surely, Mr, En
derby? I am a woman; If tho poor
glrr requires help, surely I could give
It, If not moro effectually, perhaps,
at least, moro well, naturally than
you." She smiled right Into his eyes,
her enchanting, friendly smllo. "You
sec, a woman nlwnys understands a
woman better than a man. And surely
you will let me take this much of a
sharo In your llfo nnd Its work."
"You know that thoro ta nothing
on earth I desire moro thnn that, Miss
Lennox," said Endorby, a littlo hoarse
ly. "Hut I am afraid this Is a matter
In which nolthor of us can do any
thing. I have given my promise. You
would not ask me, I urn sure, to break
It."
"No, no!" Cecil smiled again Into
his eyes; "but I see you have no con
fidence In mo ns being one whit better
than tho rest of my sex, Mr. Enderby.
If you hnd, you would trust mo with
this secret. Hut let us change this
subject; utter all It cannot concern
mo In the least. I only thought I
might be of somo service to you."
The subject dropped, but Enderby
was conscious of an almost Impercep
tible chango In tho atmosphere. Cecil
was as caressing, as fascinating as
over In her manner; but thoro was a
feeling ns of somo barrier that had
risen between them in Enderby's mind.
He could not utter now tho words
that ho hnd almost dared to think he
might speak, and not bo said nay to.
Ho was about to leave when the en
trance of Sir Henry Lennox himself
compelled him to wait a little longer.
Sir Henry was a man looked upon
with n respect approaching to rcvor
onco by tho younger members of tho
liar. He was a stately and fine look
ing man still, on the right side of fif
ty, and ho was considered ono of the
shining lights of his profession.
Pnul Enderby, tho rising young bar
rister, was a favorite with Sir Henry,
nnd tho latter had always made him
welcome at his West End mansion.
Resides that, Enderby hnd several
times visited nt Sir Honry's place In
tho country tho beautiful property
of Courtwyso, from which Sir Henry
dorlved his wealth.
Ho looked rather careworn and
anxious today, and Enderby conclud
ed ho had some unusually trying case
on hand.
"Ah, Enderby, glnd to see you!" he
said, extending his hand In a friendly
manner. Aftor a few minutes desul
tory conversation, ho turned to his
daughter. "My dear, I expect a gen
tleman to dinner tonight; perhaps
Mr. Enderby would remain nnd mako
a fourth?"
Tuul began some excuse Ho wns
not In evening dress, and tho rules of
society wore always strictly observed
by Sir Henry.
"Never mind," said tho latter, as If
guessing Endorby's reason. "Or, If
you wire to do so, you can leave us
now, and come back for dinner. I
wish you particularly to stop. I
should like you to moot Doctor Lyn
don; We la an exceedingly clevor man,
and a specialist on tho most Interest
ing of all medical studies brain dis
eases." Enderby started. Doctor Lyndon!
As lu a flash ho romembered tho
name. In thnt moment ho determin
ed to meet tho man.
"I shall come with much pleasure,"
ho said, "If you will allow me to do
as you have suggested."
Ho felt strangely unsettled, vaguely
apprchonslvo, as ho returned to tho
Lennoxes In tho evening. Oddly
enough It was less of Cecil Lennox he
was thinking thnn of tho man ho was
going to meet. Who nnd whnt was
ho? Thore was really nothing singu
lar In the fact that Sir Henry Lennox
should kuow this man, to whom tho
daughter of David Lloyd was going
for help for her father; yet somehow
tho thing soemed nn odd coincidence
to Enderby. And tnkon nlong with the
fact that Cecil Lennox know of his
ohanco mooting with tho girl, and was
evidently for somo renson deeply In
terested In It, the wholo affair began
to assumo the appearanco of an irri
tating and parplo.Ylng mystery to Paul
Enderby.
Ho found tho othor guest In the
drawing room with Sir Henry; Cocil
had not yet appeared. Sir Henry
camo forward and Introduced tho two
men
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Dr. Dundas Lyndon Mr. Enderby."
Endorby looked at tho other man
with curiosity nnd Interest.
Doctor Lyndon was a mnn of about
thirty-flvo, of a slight, but remark
nbly ogllo figure. Ills face was not
a handsome ono, yet no ono would
hnvo decided It to be the rpvorso. It
was somewhat full In contour, with
a healthy enough complexion, and the
only features that ecemed to call for
any speclul notice wcro tho mouth and
chin, tho Inttor of which, In Its
breadth of Jaw and set firmness, gnvo
Enderby tho Impression of n man of
extraordinary strength of will. His
oyes were a cold grey, his hair
rather spare on tho top a mouse
colored brown.
His manner wns suave and polite,
ns It Is to tho Interest of a physician
thnt It should be.
When Cecil appeared ho was deput
ed to take her Into dinner, whllo Sir
Henry and Endorby followed.
Lady Lennox had died a few years
ngo.
Enderby wondered If ho should
huvo tho ehnnco of mentioning tho
name of Lloyd to Doctor Lyndon.
Dinner was a cheerful enough af
fair. Doctor Lyndon proved himself
nn excellent conversationalist, nnd he
nnd Cecil kept tho ball of dinner talk
rolling.
Sir Henry still wore tho snmo nnx
Ioub expression, though sometimes he
made nn evident effort to throw It
off, nnd Enderby was absorbed In
watching Dundas Lyndon.
When Cecil hnd retired tho three
men snt over their fruit nnd wine.
Enderby wns next thing to nn ab
stainer, nnd never drank wlno, and
ho noticed Doctor Lyndon wbh equally
abstemious.
"Uy tho by, I havo a recollection of
having heard your name In connec
tion with St. Thomas'. Doctor Lyn
don," ho said, as carolessly as he
could. "Might I ask If you wero there
at ono time?"
"I was," said Doctor Lyndon, qulto
readily. "I wished to get a littlo In
sight Into one particular branch, and
I gave my asslstnnco to Doctor Bil
lnutyro gratuitously for a few months.
It was of great use to me."
It waa on the tip of Enderby's ton
gue to put the question: "Did you
happen to know any one of tho name
of Lloyd during that period?" when
Sir Henry spoko.
"My dear Enderby, perhaps you
guosscd that I had a professional rea
son for bringing you nnd Doctor Lyn
don together tonight. I think I can
mention the matter now.
"It Is with regard to a case which
Is expected to come off shortly, and
which will be, I have no doubt, a
celebrated case. I will ask you to
carry your mind bnck, Enderby, to a
trial which interested the public
greatly six years ago. I think you
will remember It if I mention briefly
the facts of tho case.
"It was called at that time, and
still Is, I dare say, If reforonce Is ever
made to It, 'Tho Drownlow Pearl
Case.' Well, as you know, then, tho
pearls referred to wero a magnificent
necklaco belonging to Lady Drownlow
of Caergollen In Wales. Thoy woro
valued at $15,000. They disappeared.
Suspicion fell on tho tutor of Lady
Drownlow's children, a man named
Gerard. Tho case came on, Gerard
being charged with tho crime. I had
to conduct tho prosecution.
"During my Investigations I met
with evidence which, though proving
tho man to bo guilty, yet showed cer
tain extraordinary circumstances In
tho caso which moved mo to to pity.
Tho wholo affair was an unplensant
ono to mo, becauso wo that Is, Lady
Lennox, who was then alive, and my
self, were personally acquainted with
the Brownlows. However, In tho very
middle of the caso the man, Gerard,
managed to cscapo, and could not be
found. It was supposed ho had gono
abroad, arid he was outlawed.
"Now, Endorby, an unpleasant
thing has happened. Wo have learnod
that the mnn, Gorard, has returned to
this country. The caso la bound to
coino on, and I, of course, shall have
to undertake the prosecution. Doctor
Lyndon, who who Is an old friend,
and, ns I havo told you, a specialist In
brain diseases, has suggested to me
the likelihood of the man's bolug In
snno, and, In fact, having committed
tho crime ns tho result of thnt terrible
form of lunacy which Is recognized as
such undor tho name of kleptomania.
If we can prove this, wo shall savo
Gerard from punishment, and ho will
simply be put under restraint as In
sane "Aro you willing, Enderby, to ac
cept a brlof In tho case as my Junior?"
CHAPTER IV.
Pnul Enderby hnd sat In perfect si
lence listening to tho full, rich voice
of Sir Henry that volco which wont
so far In convincing Jurloa ns ho ro
latod tho chief points of the caso. Ho
remembered It, though tho particulars
had passed from his raomory long
since.
nut as Sir Henry wont on, strnngo,
formless doubts, nnd half-formod
ldens bogan to float dimly through
Paul's mind llko the dark, shadowy
forms of bats flitting through somo
darkened and deserted barn. Ho could
hardly formulato them, or glvo them
n name In his own mind; but they dis
turbed him vnguely, nnd filled hlra
with n strange foreboding.
When nt lust ho raised his fnco,
which had been bent over hla fruit
plntc, his eyes fell first, not on Sir
Henry's fnco, but on that of Doctor
Lyndon, whoso cold, grey cyca wore
fixed on him with n strange, expect
ant expression. Thero was some
thing In It which sent a curious
shudder through Enderby; yet he felt
Irritated tho next moment at his own
absurd sentimentality.
Ho turned to Sir Henry.
"You are moro thnn good, Sir Hen
ry. I do not know how I can thank
you for your generosity in thinking
of mo. Of course, you can count on
mo, If you think I am nble to under
tako tho responsibility."
"There Is no rising young barrister
at tho bar today to whom I would
sooner trust the conducting of tho
caso, than to you, Enderby," said Sir
ticnry, graciously. "I have a very
high opinion of your talents."
Endorby's heart beat high as he re
joined Cecil In the drawing room. This
would bo tho mnklng of him. If he
conducted tho caso efficiently his for
tune was mado, nnd ho would then
bo able to ask Cecil to come to him
ns his own. Somehow he felt tirottv
sure she would not say him nay.
When ho went to his rooms his
head was In a whirl. Cecil had smil
ed upon him, and her lovely eyes had
fallen ns ho bndo farewell. Cecil,
Cecil! the most queenly of women!
Was It posslblo that ono day sho
should bo his?
But as Enderby sat down before tho
grato In which some dead ashes sMI
faintly glowed, n strango revulsion of
feeling camo over him.
Dundas Lyndon's face Its cold
grey eyes, its watchful expression
came up before hla mind. Thero was
something sinister in tho man some
thing ho did not like. Then sudden
ly thero succeeded, ns by the lnstnn
tnneous shutting of a camera, another
face In tho eyo of his mind that pale,
quivering, childlike, yet strangely wo
manly, faco of David Lloyd's daugh
ter. Ho started to hla feet and becan tn
pace tho room.
How had these people come to know
Dunda8 Lyndon? What strange con
nection was thero between them? Was
It possible But no, no, tho Idea waa
too wild, too utterly Improbable for
real llfo.
Nevertheless he made up his mind
to go to Burdon Mnnslons next day.
He managed to do so In the after
noon, wnlklng there, as he had no
wish even to give tho clue of a cab
to any one. Ho hardly knew why he
was so careful now; he would not ad
mit to himself that ho had any tang
ible reason for thinking theso poor
people wished to hide themselves from
tho world.
He knocked again nnd again. At
last the door was cautiously opened,
nnd In tho darkness within he could
dimly make out a slim, girlish figure.
"Is It you, Miss Lloyd?" he asked,
In a low voice. "I have come to ask
how you both are."
Tho girl Btared at the sound of his
voice. Ho could not see her face dis
tinctly, so ho did not know that u
light blush had swept over It.
She openod tho door more widely.
"Will you como In?" sho said, her
voice Just a littlo uncertain. "I bavo
told my father about meeting you."
Enderby followed her In. The hall
was a small one, and dark; he saw
two doors. She opened one and ad
mitted him Into a small dingy room,
whose only furniture consisted of a
cheap tapestry carpet on tho floor, a
painted wooden table, and one or
two chairs. A curtain of coarse serge
hung over an embrasure In the wall;
and Enderby guessed there was a bed
bohlnd It.
(To bo Continued.)
Social Whirl In I'vhln,
Tho Westminster Budget remarks
that winters In Pckln In the past have
not beon dull among the foreigners,
and In support of the assertion quotos
from tho North China Herald aa fol
lows: "A French comedy at the Brit
ish legation, where there Is a special
ly built theater, la succeeded by a
bal costume at the Russian, and that
again by a concert at Sir
Robert
Hart's. Dinners follow one another
uninterruptedlyvarying from the
strictly official function of tho '!plo
matlc corps to the Jolly carousal if a
students' mess, where speeches begin
soon after the Joint, stories with the
cheoso, and comic songs at 1 In tho
morning still find delighted auditors.
Card parties, too, are many, Increas
ing from the mild 'dollar and quar
ter' whist at the club to the 'ten dol
lar' limit and all-night poker parties
In an attache's rooms."
Americana In Scotland.
Every hotel In Edinburgh la crowd
ed nightly with American visitors, and
sUll thoy come, says M. E. Gilbert,
writing from that city to tho Chicago
Record. Many largo parties have ar
rived. These, driving around the
sights of the town, creato a consider
able, stir upon the streets. The othor
day over 100 visitors, from tho United
States were in St. Giles' cathedral at
ono time. At Holyrood palace, the
castlo and tho Scott monument there
has beon a constant flow of visitors.
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It has been the same all over Scotland, j
for mnnv havo extended their tours
beyond Edinburgh and have penetrat
ed the highlands. June won a very
wet month, but with the advent of
July and our visitors from the states
we have- had aoveral days of warm
sunshln
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POLICY OF GERMANY IN CHI
NA MADE PLAIN.
GUILTY LEADERS MUST ATONE (RIME
Herman Ooycrnnicnt InnlntH on Execution
of the. Iiitlgator of tlir Iloxcr Up
rising Oppor Any Wholenulo
Killing A,Un Cn-Opcrntltm.
A Berlin, Sept. 18, dispatch says:
The foreign otllco has sent a to'lc
graphic note to the Ocrmnn embasBlcB
at Washington, London, Paris, SI.
Petersburg, Rome, Vienna and Toltio.
The text of the note, ns the north Gor
man Gazette gives It, is as follows:
"Tho government of the emperor
holds us preliminary to entering upon
diplomatic relations with the Chlnehc
government that hose persons must
be delivered up who have been proven
to bo the original and renl Instigators
of the outrages' against international
law which have occurred at Peldn. Tho
number of those who were merely In
strument in carrying out the out rages
is too great. Wholesale executions
would be contrai-v flu. ..tviii.,.i ......
science, nnd the circumstances of such
a group of lenders cannot be complete
y ascertained. Rut a few whose guilt
is notorious should be delivered up to
punishments.
Kvltlcnre Not Lurking.
The representatives of the powers nt
I ekin are in a position to give or bring
forward convincing evidence. Less
Importance attaches to the number of
punished than to their ehuracter as
chief instigators as leaders.
"Tho government believes It can
count on the unanimity of all cabinets
n regard to this point, inasmuch as
Indifference to the idea of just atone
ment would be equivalent to indiffer
ence 10 a repetition of the crime. The
government proposes, therefore, that
the cabinets concerned should instruct
their representatives nt i.,i,i . 1...11.
cnte these lending Chinese personages
from whose guilt in instigating or per
petrating outrages all doubt is ex-
1..11ULU. inigncti; "Von Hijki.ow."
The publication of Count von Hue
low's circular note, which was made
through the Noro Deutsche Allge
meine Keitung, was decided upon be
cause it was deemed best to let the
world sec that Germany had nothing
to hide regarding her real alms in
China. The diplomatic crops 10 In
terprets It. The note shows, also, that
Van Kuclow's bober and moderate
views regarding the Chinese muddle
ami us solution have now triumphed
u,cr l"c emperor's more expansive
plnns. The leading German papers
will approve the note.
Tutu KumIu In 11 Hold.
The state department at Washington
has received a copy of the note, and
action will be taken soon.
A London, (September 111, dispatch
says; As might have been expected,
coincident with the arrival of Count
von Waldcrsee in China comes the most
important declaration of policy yet
Issued by any of the allies. iAs the
dally News remarks. "Gei ninny's cir
cular note has turned tho tables on
Russia, whose evacuation proposal had
put Germany in nn awkward corner.
Now, if Ruj-sln assent to tho German
note, she will be unable to continue to
to pose as China's lenient nnd forgiv
ing friund, while. If sho dissents, Rus
sia will lay herself open to the charge
of reducing the punt'itivo expedition to
a farce."
BLACKS WIN IN SANTIAGO
Victory ut tho foil MukeH Them Over
bearing, The elections for delegates to the
constitutional convention hnvc resulted
In favor of the black party throughout
the entire province of .Sautiagode Cuba,
and the whites now openly declare
themselves to bo annexationists. Ten
thousand colored men, who hnd worked
, iiiuiuhcivcs up almost, to a frenzy, and
wearing badges containing a skull and
I cross-bones, signifying death to the
republican party, paraded through the
principal streets of tho -city at night,
carrying tallow candles and torches.
A mock funeral of the republican par
ty was held, anil wns iitfcmliwl 1...
'about 1.000 colored iMinuinn. Tim
winte jxiopio aro
cautious and aro
avoiding contacts.
FRENCH ENGAGED IN FIGHT
Attacked hy Trlbemncii In 11 Hahiirlnu
Out pout.
The French ministry of
nounces that news has been
war an-
received
of fighting between tho troops forming
a rreucn nnnarian outpost near TIml
moun and the Hornber, tribesmen. Tho
French forces, under Captain Facon
etti, fought two engagements and
finally returned to Timimoun without
being molested.
IlclU Coming to Aliierlcu.
Mr. F W. Reitz, state socretnry of
the abrogated South African republic,
is going to Paris, acconiing to Pretoria
advices, from which point ho will pro
ceed to tho United States, where he
will probably, remain
Drnth I.om Mounting.
A dispatch from Galveston says the
number of deaths as a result of
storm Is fast nnnroachlnu- n.oon nn.i
mny pass even that largo figure. Tho
exact number will
never h linnwn
'Fli nunnlji tivi. li....-il..a ..... i.
.. .rvW..lu.iiV fv,uitjiiiL; mum miner-
f ul as tho days go by. Tho Individual's
woe is lost In the community's irrli.f
Tho flood of food, clothing nnd cash,
continues to reach tho relief commit
tees. Worthy books aro not companions,
they aro solitudes.
CHINA ANXIOUS FOR PEACE
l'rlnco Chlng Haynllo nnd 1.1 Hung Chang
Have Tower to Negotiate.
The desire of China to actually begin
tho negotiations for pence was evi
denced In a dispatch from Prlnco
Chlng, delivered by Minister Wu to tho
state department. The dispatch was
dated at Pckln, September 8, and in it
Princo Ching stated lie was clothed
with full authority nlontr with I.I Ilnnir
Chang to negotiate for peace. He ex
pressed a desire to proceed in the mat
ter and ask Minister Wu to submit a
request to the secretary of state to
send instructions to Minister Conger
to begin negotiations nt once.
It is probable that no immediate re
sponse to the request for instructions
to Minister Conger can bo given, as
Prince Citing's request will have to b
laid before the president nnd suftlcicnt
time given to consider tho question of
his credentials, as well as the desira
bility of proceeding at once. Moreover
it is likely that Minister Conger's judg
ment as to when the actual negotia
tions should open will govern to a con
siderable extent. Whether Princo
Ching's request hns been made to other
powers as well as the United States is
not known here, but in view of the de
sire to have Mr. Conger proceed at
once It is nrobable that the Chlnesn
ollleials arc ready to negotlute with
the powers Individually or with them
as a whole through the medium of u
commission.
Among those being mentioned unof
ficially as being available in ease n
commission is determined upon to car
ry forward tho negotiations are Presi
dent Kchurman of Cornell university,
John llarrett, late Minister to Slnm,
and I)r. Hill, the present first assistant
secretary of state.
General Chaffee's telegram, speaking
of the Rtihsiau railroad construction,
Is regarded ns highly important, In
view of the disclosure of the purpose of
the Russian government to reconstruct
the railroad from Taku to Tien Tsin
and thence to Peldn showing, It Is be
lieved, the expectation of the- Russian
government that at least some Russian
force will be maintained at Pckln
through the winter.
Through Admiral Remey tho state
department has been advNed of the ar
rival of Special Commissioner Rockhlll
at Taku from Shanghai.
MINE SELLS FOR BIG MONEY
Thirteen Million Hollar l'nfil For Colo-
nulo Property.
The Denver cws announces that
Thomas F. Walsh will receive 813,000,
000 for his Camp Hlrd mine, at Ourny,
Col., from a syndicate of English and
American investors, headed by Alfred
ueit, tlie bouth African diamond king,
nnd J. Pierpont Morgan, the New York
banker. It is said thnt a draft cov
ering the first payment is now on de
posit at the First National Hank. John
Hays Hnmmo id, the mining expert, ar
rived at Ouray to make a llnal exami
nation of the mine on" behalf of tho
syndicate and It -is expected the deal
will be closed within ten days.
OFFICER KILLS A PRISONER
Attacked With a Knife and Obliged to
Hhoot Him.
At Staunton, 111., Randolph Knoe
miller, the city marshal, shot and In
stantly killed Henjatuin Lloyd whllo
the latter was under arrest. After tho
killing Kuocmiller surrendered him
self to Justice Iloxsey. Lloyd was a.
miner, unmarried, with a home In
Danville, 111. He had gone to his.
brother's house while intoxicated, des
troyed the furniture and struck his.
sistcr-ln-law. Kiioomillor arrested
Lloyd, and when on the outside, it is
claimed Lloyd assaulted Knocmiller
with 11 knife. The latter stepped back
a few feet and shot Lloyd through
he heart, killing him imtantl y.
SOUTH OMAHA SHOWS GAIN
Greutent I'er Cent or Inrrenie of Any City
Yet Reporting. .
The census returns for South Omaha
shows that city to have more than tre
bled in population in the last decade.
In 1800 the otllelal count gave this
grca. meat packing center 8,002, Tho
census of l'.tOO shows a population of
20,001, an increase of 222.50 per cent.
This is the biggest Increase which' tho
census of 1000 has yet shown.
ltun Into Open Hwllch.
An enstbound express on tho Lake
Erie nnd Western ran into an open
switch on a curve near Red Key, In'd.,
crashing Into a freight engine. Fire
man McClenun was killed and Engin
eer Montague had both legs broken.
Two unknown tramps were pinioned
in the wreckage, ono killed nnd tho
other so badly hurt that he could not
tulk intelligently.
Nn Trm-n of Sun nt 2utcMon.
A Grand Island, September 18 dis
patch says: Mrs. Zloemke, n widow
residing just across tho line in Merrick
county, has not a yet been able to
hear from her son Leopold Kloeinhu,
who moved to Galveston some year
ngo, and it Is feared that the entiru
fainllv was lost In the terrible storm.
NEWS IN BRIEF
W. T. Canada, chief of tho specint
servlceof the Union Pad lie railway, has
returned to Omaha from Farley, Wyo.,
where ho has been in charge of tho
pursuit of the robbers who dynamited
an express car a westbound Union
Pacific train recently. Chief Canada
is absolutely con'ldont that tho cap
turo of tho lob'iors will bo effected in
tho near future.
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