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BARRET IS FREE
Liberty on Parole After Four Years
in Prison.
OOVERNOR SAVAGE GIVES HIS CONSENT
C. O. Whedon to Kmploy F.i-Ntate Treas
urerNo Love For White ring Buys
He Never Run It Up anil Never
Will loe Direct to Home.
Ex-State Treasurer .!. S. Hartley,
serving a twenty years' sentence for
embezzling state funds, reposed in his
liome Suturday night enjoying the
eomforta of life for the first time in
four years thnt to him have been in
terminably long. He was paroled by
Governor Savage and will remain out
hide the prison walls so long an his
conduct is pleasing to the governor.
The parole was signed by the governor
without any previous announcement
and Mr. Hartley quietly left the peni
tentiary at 8:30 o'clock Saturday even
ing iu company with his attorney,
Charles O. Whedon, of Lincoln.
The parole was applied for by Mr.
Whedon. It is in the usual form.' stat
ing that Mr. Whedon will be the em
ployer of the prisoner und look after
his interests. In accordance with the
terms of the document Mr. Hartley will
be required to report monthly to the
warden of the penitentiary the num
ber of days he has worked during the
month, the number of days not em
ployed, and the rcasou thereof, the
mount of money earned and how ex
pended.' His employer must verify
this report.
The crime for which Mr. Hartley was
convicted was the embezzlement of the
proceeds of a state warrant for $201 ,000.
His shortage was alleged to be over
9500,000, but the particular count on
which he was convicted was the em
bezzlement oif the proceeds of one war
rant which was cashed at the Omaha
National bank The suit of the state
to recover this amount from the bank
is now pending in the supreme court,
where it now is for the third time.
ASSISTANT PHYSICIAN
Dr.Mable Doon of Syracuse, Nebraska, li
Chosen.
Dr. Mublo Dunn of Syracuse was ap
pointed by the governor to succeed Dr.
Minerva Newbccker, assistant physi
cian at the Lincoln hospital for the in
sane. The appointment Is to take ef
fect August 1 when Dr. Newbccker Is
to resign to take a post graduate course
at Chicago and enter upon the practice
of medicine at Ord. Miss Dunn has
had experience in similar work at
Kankakee, 111., and she won the ap
pointment by a competitive examina
tion. She is spoken of highly as an
expert in the treatment of diseases of
the mind. State Treasurer Stucfer
has returned from a trip to Colorado.
His flrst action was to issue a call for
$75,000 of state warrants sor July 27.
FOOT MANGLED IN CYLINDER
Fatal Accident Details a Catt County,
Nebraika, Farmer.
While Daniel Drum was threshing on
the farm of C. E. Pierce, about eight
miles southwest of 'Weeping Water,
Neb., he thought he saw something
wrong with the cylinder. He stepped
on top of the separator to fix it. There
is a door over the cylinder which had
been left open but was covered with
straw. Mr. Drum stepped on this straw
and his foot went through into the
cylinder and was terribly mangled. He
died from the shock.
MINT SAFE LOCK DEFECTIVE
Broadena Scope of Investigation at Han
Francisco.
"n Safe Experts Charles Walz has dis-
covered tnat the time lock on the cash
tier's vault in the mint at San Francisco,
'from which $30,000 was stolen, does
not operate and has been out of order
Ifor an indefinite time. This broadened
the scope of the investigation now in
'progress by secret service men, as it is
'apparent that tho robbery may have
occurred at any time between 3 p. m.
and 0 o'clock the following morning.
, Governor Allen Departs.
i Governor Allen and his wife with
their ltouschold effects have
sailed from San Juan, P. l. for New
York, on the Mayiiowcr. A large
crowd assembled on the wharf to bid
the governor farewell.
Governor Allen admitted he had no
Intention of returning to Porto Rico.
It Is Bemi-oftlcially reported that lie
will enter tho diplomatic service.
Sellars Suicides.
Judge James II. Sellars, candidate
for the democratlo nomination for gov
ernor, committed suicide with mor
phinist Crawfordsvillc, Ind. Ho left
a letter saying that his life was a fail
ure, and that his debts were large. Ho
.. served on tho bench ami in the state
legislature with distinction.
Wheat Field Horned.
Twenty acres of wheat which was in
shock on George Kimball's farm south
cast of HastingH was destroyed by tiro
recently. It is said that the flro orig
inated from tho sparks of an engine on
" tho Elkhorn railroad.
Falls Under the Wheels.
Fran: A. Bruckner, a piano tuner of
Denver, in stepping from a train at
4 North Platte fell under the wheels and
hln right anlclo was crushed so that
amputation below tho knee wan necessary.
COLUMBIA WINS THE LAST
Take Two
of the Four rtaces
tlon In Second.
-Constl
A Newport, It. I., dispatch says:
The Columbia again defeated the Con
stitution In the race by a margin In
corrected time of 8:10, the Indepen
dence being once more last, after losing
her topmast at the very start. Tho
Bosten yacht, however, sailed such a
plucky race that it is generally believ
ed that she would have won but for tho
accident. Tor twenty minutes ofter
tho start she bailed with tho wreck of
her club topsail trailing astern, while
for six more she was motionless, luffed
in the wind, while tho crew cleared
away the tangle. All this time tho
other two yachts were speed lug along
under all sail, yet the Independence
was only beaten beven uitn utes and
forty two seconds at the first mark and
salted the second leg of the trangle In
less than either of the other yachts.
Tho result of the four contests between
these three boats leaves much to be de
termined, especially as to the 5relutlvc
merits in anything except light airs.
MAY SEND TROOPS HOME
General Kitchener Nays He Has No L'se
for Unmounted Men.
Lord Kitchener has advised the Eng
lish government, it is said, that it Is
possible to w ithdraw a largo number
of Infantry regiments from South Af
rica, amounting virtually to the great
er part of the unmounted arm)'. At
the same time he requests that he bo
furnished with more mounted men.
Thv govcramant is considering this
and will probably be guided by Lord
Kitchener's advice.
"It is also contemplated," aays the
London Dally News, "if the infantry is
largely withdrawn, to concentrate the
British troops along the Natal railway
between Durban and Pietermarltzburg
and between Johannesburg and Pre
toria, thus carrying gold and provis
ions for'the troops by a shorter route
than the Capetown route, A portion
of the line from Capetown to Pretoria
may be abandoned."
MRS. PERRY GOES TO JAIL
Lincoln Woman Doand Over t Trial
Court at Denver.
The preliminary hearing of Mrs.
Jane C. Perry, of Lincoln, Neb., who
shot and killed her son-in-law, James
Devore, on May 3 last at Denver wot
concluded in Magistrate Rice's court in
Denver and the defendant was held I n
the sum of $2,000 to await a trial in
the criminal court. Mrs. Perry
Pcryy submitted no defense before the
examining magistrate, but It is under
stood that on trial her attorneys will
plead temporary insanity. She shot
her son-in-law In a restaurant at which
ho was employed as a waiter. She gav
bond and left for Lincoln.
NORLIN AT THE PEN
Alfred Norlln of Kearney County Don
the Prison Guard at the Fenltenlary.
Having confessed to a shortage of
810,000 dollars and an attempt to hide
his guilt by pounding himself over the
head with a bag of shot and then set
ting fire to his office in the court house
and announcing that he had been as
saulted and robbed he asked for a spec
ial session of court that he might plead
guilty and receive his sentence. He
confessed July 0, pleaded guilty July
10 and was brought to the penitentiary
July 12. For two weeks Norlln main
tained that he was Innocent, but final
ly he was placed under at . and his
confession followed.
Special Deputies Appointed.
Governor Savage has appointed six
special deputy game and fish commis
sioners, without compensation,' for the
special purpose of detecting and prose
cuting violations of the game and fish
laws. The appointments were made
on the recommendation of Chief Game
Warden Slrapkins. The following are
the appointees: Elmer E. Corwin,
Ashland; H. C. Atwood, Milford; J. 8.
Butler, Superior; S. P. Glasgow, South
Auburn; W. A. Howard of Lincoln for
Gage county; W. B. Ogden of
Lincoln
Itecord.
for Lancaster county; A. A.
Ilyannls.
llryanltes Ready to Holt.
On July 31 Ohio democrats who be
lieve In Bryan, the issues which he rep
resents and which the recent conven
tion ignored, will meet in Columbus
and make up a state ticket. Ten men
met at Cleveland Saturday and decided
that a bolt should be made and that a
new party should enter the field of
Ohio politics.
A formal statement was made by the
conference. This will be printed and
sent throughout the state to those who
are known to be faithful to the Nc
braskan, and nil those who sign their
names to it may attend the convention
Tries to Kill Himself.
John Falman, a young man seven
teen years of age, locked himself In a
closet at the rear of Swoboda's store
at Plattsmouth and tried to end his
life by sending a bullet from a 32-call-bcr
revolver through his breast, the
ball entering at a point dangerously
near the heart. He was taken to tho
ofilce of a physician where the wouui'
was dressed.
Chicago Holder May Strike.
Should tho sanction of the officers ot
the international molders' union bo re
ceived at Chicago it is expected that
u strlko of tho local molders will be
called on Monday. It would involve
S,000 men. It is asserted that employ
ers of the 000 to 800 molders will con
cede the terms demanded, a inlnlmuiv
wage-scale of 82.85 per day.
You can't lose El Dorado, Now that
there's nothing doing In Llio Morrison
case women crusaders shy a few bricks
through a saloon window.
IS TO COLLECT UP
Opinion Prevails That Bartley
Will Reduce Shortage.
INTERESTED PARTIES WILL NOT SAY
Governor Savage Silent as to Heal Mean
ing of I'd role, hut Claims That If Ills
Flans Hncceed Taxpayers of the
State Will Not Feet Horrj.
Notwithstanding Governor Savage's
refusal to maku know n his plans, It is
taken for granted by those acquainted
with the circumstances of ex-State
Treasurer Hartley's parole that he
hopes' to rceover a considerable part
Mr. Hartley's shortage.
'If I succeed In my plans," said Gov
ernor Savage, "the tax-payers of the
state will not be sorry that I paroled
Hartley,"
"How much money do you hope to
recoverV" wos the question nsked Gov
ernor Savage.
"I have not sutd that I expect to
recover any money,'' he replied smil
ingly. Secretary Hoy si- of the state banking
board who lias been corresponding
with various parties in regard to the
supervision of receivers of state banks,
a work which was imposed upon the
banking board by the last legislature
has been peering into several defunct
concerns. He has unearthed some new
information concerning tho Exchange
bank of Atkinson, which was Mr. Bart
ley's bank before it went under. The
state had 85.1,000 dcKslted in this bank
and only 8H',000 was realized after the
receiver finished his work.
Collection Campaign.
Whether this movement is connected
with a general movement started by
Bartley to collect in money which may
be due him, or whether it is merely a
coincidence, will develop with time.
Friends of Mr. Hartley have always
contended that he had loaned money
to men who were unable to return it
when he was called to account for
state funds. Without uttering a word,
Bartley was convicted of embezzling
$201,000, the proceeds of one state war
rant. "I would not be surprised," suid a
politician, "to find that Hartley and
his attorney have already collected
quite a large fund from persons who
had the use of state funds. It is cer
tain that an effort will be made to
collect much of the shortage, and no
doubt the decision of the supreme court
in the Ben Miles case will greatly ac
celerate collections from such sources,
as no borrower of state, funds will care
to face a decision of that nature.
Whether that decision is applicable to
persons who secured money from Bart
ley may be doubtful, but no one dc
sices to test it. As to Bartley's telling
anything, I do not believe he will utter
a word."
TWO FOUND DEAD
Young Man Kills Ills Sweetheart and
Ends Ills Life.
MissOnaBcrs, the eighteen-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bcrs,
was shot and killed by Herbert Shack
lett, a stable boy formerly In the cm
ploy of the family, who afterwards
shot himself through the heart.
Shacklctt became infatuated with
the young lady, who did not in any
way return his affections. Tho bodies
were found in the road three miles west
of Newton. Kan., The girl had been
shot four times and tho surroundings
indicated.that.she had made a terrible
struggle.
WILL GO TO A HIGHER COURT
Attorney for Mrs. Ilotklii Fighting Hard
for Her.
At San Francisco, Cal., the attorneys
for Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, who has been
granted a new trial by the Btato su
preme court on the charge of murder
ing Mrs. John P. Dunning of Dela
ware, are preparing to carry her case
to the United States supreme court.
They will file a petition in the state
court for a writ of habeas corpus. It
is expected that the application will
be denied in which event tho case will
bo carried to the United States su
preme court on a writ of error.
Queen ot Drussels 111.
Queen Mario Henrietta fell a victim
to the extreme heat which prevailed
at Brussels last Saturday, Her ma
jesty was playing ctoquet in
grounds of her villa, Spa, when
the
she
was overcome and fell. She was
car-con-
rlcd indoors and soon recovered
sclousncss. Her majesty's physician,
however, was summoned to Spa to at
tend her.
Busty Nail Killed Him.
Lockjaw caused the death of W. C.
Johnson, president of the statu board
of pharmacy n Manhattan, Kas. Ho
accidentally stepped on u rusty nail
about a week ago. Ho wan an old res
ident there, having lived in Manhattan
for the past thirty years.
Has Ills Toe Cut Off.
While getting ice out of the storage
for his meat market, 0. C. Miller of
Elk Creek, Neb., met with an accident
that caused him the loss of his big toe
by letting a pick fall upon his right
foot.
llrliiglne; Klondike Gold.
The steamer Humboldt has arrived
At Seattle from Shaguay with forty
passengers and about 8.50.000 of Klon
dike gold. A largo amount of gold
has left Dawson to come out via the
St. Michaels route.
PLANNING FOR THE FAIR
llnnrd
of Manager Dusy rrenurln-
llrounds for Great Kiposltlnn.
Nebraska for tho past several
In
weeks the temperature has been pretty
high close to the 100 mark but it is
no higher than the aspirations of tho
state boa til of agrlculturo and the
Ixiard of managers in connection with
the coming exhibit at Lincoln thh, year
When tho legislature provided for
the permanent location of tho state
fair at Lincoln it certainly did a wise
thing, for the eapltat.clty is naturally
and logically the home of the annual
exposition. While some may not horn
been exactly suited In the selection of
the old fair grounds as a perma
nent site, yet, when everything is eon
stdeted, its purchase has generally
proved acceptable, and now that tho
fair Is a permanent fixture, and not a
shuttlecock to be tossed hither and
yon, the manngcrs feel warranted In
erecting a home suitable to ciitcrtuin
the visitors which annually come to
see what Nebraska can produce.
Hence It Is they now have a large
force at work on the grounds erecting
reveial new buildings, rebuilding pens
ami sums, etc., nt.l repainting and re
paring where needed. The work Is
being rushed along, and when tho day
comes for the gates to swing open to
tho crowd, all Nebrnskans will have
occasion to rejoice that these things
have been done, and they will better
enjoy the great exposition of HI01,
which the promoters say w ill eclipse
ull former efforts.
SHOT DEAD ON U. P. TRAIN
Bt. Joseph Man Murdered by Former
Oiunlm flauk Teller,
A dispatch says: A. C. Bogcrs,
of South St. Joseph, Mo., was shot and
killed recently on Union Pacific train,
No. 0 near Wamsutta, Wyo., by N. II.
Copclaud, formerly a bank teller of
Omaha. Copcland attacked Rogers
without warning and fired three shots,
all of which took effect before ho was
overpowered by Hrahcinan Schamp,
who had a narrow escape from tho
bullets from Copcland's pistol.
Bogcrs never uttered a word after
being shot. His body was left at Raw
lins and Copcland was turned over to
the sheriff at that place.
Copcland is believed to be insane. He
talks iu a rambling manner about his
troubles, but from his story it is gath
ered that he and Rogers were in San
Francisco together, where, he says, he
was hynotlrcd by Rogers. Ho says ho
killed his companion to save his own
life and break the hypnotic spell.
NATIONAL FETE DAY.
Frnuco Celebrates Fall of the Uastlle
a Great Event.
Telegrams from all parts of France
show that the national feto day, the
anniversary of the fall of the bastllc,
was celebrated everywhere throughout
the country with much enthusiasm
and without disorder. There wero re
views at all military and naval stations
followed by illuminations, fireworks
and balls In the evening. Tho Paris
ians participated with their customary
jrest. Wreaths were placed on the
Strassbourg monument In the palace
de hi Concorde by various deputations,
although the police removed those of
the socialists, which wero Inscribed
"To the Fatherland's Victims." The
police also dispersed a delegation of
the league of patriots who wero cheer
ing for Paul do Roulcde as they placed
wreaths in his name upon the pedestal.
A pro-Boer war demonstration by stu
dents was stopped by the police.
PICKPOCKETS MAKE A HAUL
Twenty Kp nrth Leaguers Stranded at
Colorado Hprlugs.
A gang of pickpockets operating at
Colorado Springs is responsible for a
part' of about 20 Epworth leaguers
becoming stranded there. Men and
women alike have been robbed, not on
ly of every cent they had with them
hut of railroad tickets an well. At
least in ten instances the thieves even
went into their victim's trunks. Tho
Denver &. Rio Grande has authorized
its agent to furnish passes to Og
den to stranded passengers who desired
to continue their journey west.
Found Dead at tit. Joseph.
The dead bodies of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Prange of Om aha were found
besido the public highway at St. Joe.
There was a bullet hole in the woman's
right temple and one in the man's fore
head. Clasped In Frange's right hand
was a revolver. Tho man is supposed
to havo killed thu womau and ther
took his own life.
Antl-Clgaretto League.
The first inter-national convention
of thu antl-clgarctto league has con
cluded its labors at Buffalo. The fol
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Frank Buck,
Toronto; secretary, Charles Flske,
Chicago; treasurer, Emmet Harvey.
Louisville.
Woman Adjudged limine
Mrs. Foss, living ncarStcrllng, Neb.,
was recently adjudged Iiibiine and tak
en to tho Lincoln asylum by Sheriff
Strong,
Iloll the Dead llody.
The boiling of the remains of Lee
Wing, the murdered Chinese, to ascer
tain if a bullet from Leo Look's pistol
had entered his body, has been com
pleted after continuing for twenty-four
hours nt San Jose, Cal.
Fourteen largo buckshot and oun 44
caliber bullet were found when tho
mass was strained. The bullet Is of
tho sizo of Look'H revolver.
Win, Bcardshlro of tho Iowa univer
sity was elected president of tho na
tional educational association,
A PEKIN DEADLOCK
Ministers far Apart on Details of
Indemnity Payment.
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND LOCK HORNS
Itnillcal Differences llcturcn These Gov
enuents as to Plan Material Conces
sions Necessary llefnre Conclu
sion Can he Ueached.
A 1'ekln dispatch says: The ministers
of the powers freely admit that the
prospect of a conclusion of negotia
tions is growing darker. Tho situa
tion is most serious, as tho deadlock
lms continued for more than a mouth.
Tho meeting arranged for was post
poned because It was apparent that the
proceedings would be fruitless. It was
at the meeting of July 1 that the min
isters had something in tho nature of
an agreement. But almost at oneo
radical difference developed between
Great Britain and Russia as to the de
tails of the plan of payment. All
ministers were iu accord with
scheme early In June, subject to
approval of their government,
the
the
the
but
Great Britain disapproved tho agree
ment on the. ground that It did not
adequately protect her commercial in'
tcrests.
The neutral ministers assert that
cither Great Britain must take ma
terial concessions before a conclusion
of the agreement Is possible. Mean
whllo the committees of the ministers
are working upon comparatively unim
portant details, such as improvements
in navigation, but if thcllnancial ques
tion was settled the negotiations could
bo closed In a day.
LI Hung Chang keeps sending stren
uous requests to the ministers of the
powers to present a complete plan. He
represents that China is willing to ac
cept any reasonable terms and Is anx
ious to know definitely what the pow
ers require, so that she may begin
compliance with the terms.
The ministers regard newspaper ac
counts of procrastination on their part
as exceedingly unjust. The govern
ments, and not the ministers, are re
sponsible, tho ministers say, for the
deadlock.
QUEER ACTIONS OF 10 WAN
Malms Ills Lite Stock and Runs Away
With Ills Hon.
Melvln A. Hammcll, a farmer living
near Korningsidc, broke tho legs of his
chickens and his hogs and shot his
cows to wound them just to tantalize
his wife, and finally wound up by tak
ing his eight-year-old son, Clyde Hum
mell nnd running nway from home in a
b"Kfry- Hammcll took one of his horses
and helped himself to a horse belong
ing to a neighboring widow.
Mrs. Hammcll thinks her husband
has not been right mentally for some
time and she fears some harm will
come to him or their son and she has
offered n reward of $15 for the return
of tho boy.
TO COMMEMORATE LANDING
Culled Htates Monument I'uvelled at
Yokohama.
A Yokohama dispatch says: The
ceremony of unveiling at Kurlhama
the monument to commemorate the
landing there of Commodore Perry July
14, 1853, was performed by Rear Ad
miral Rodgers, commanding the Unit
ed States visiting squadron. Viscount
Katsura, the J apancso premier, deliv
ered the memorial address, and n num
ber of other Jupaucsc officials of high
rank were present. Three American
and five Japanese warships saluted,
various speeches were made by Amer
icans and Japanese, nil dwelling on the
close relations between the two powers.
PRINGECHUN AT SHANGHAI
Proceeding on Ills Way to Apologise to
Germany.
A dispatch from Shanghai says!
Prince Chnn, who left July l'J on his
way to Berlin to apologize to Emperor
William for the murder of Uarou von
Ketteller, the. German minister to
China, arrived at Woo Sung, ten miles
north of Shanghai. No official recep
tion was arranged, public opinion be
ing against such recognition of Prince
Chun.
There have been disastrous floods on
the Yang-tse river near Hankow, in
which huudreds of lives wero lost.
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City Held for Damages. "
The city of Decatur, III., compro
mised the 915,000 suit of Mrs. Hatfield
for 87,500, making about 811,000 that
will be paid because a number of boys
had a private telegraph line across the
street. Mrs. Hatfield's son wan maimed
for life and Lee's son was killed.
A storm broke the wire and it fell
partly in the yard und on u trolley
wire. Thu courts held that tho city
allowed the wire, a dangerous clement,
to remain in the streets and was liable.
Tho cases were of importance as being
without precedent.
Unveil Statue of Kinprcss.
Francis Joseph and his daughter at
tended the unveiling of thu statute of
the Into Empress Ellzubuth at Vienna.
It is u wonderful likeness. Tho core
mony was perfonncd by Arch Duke
Vudwfg Victor, tho emperor's brother,
and his miijcsty iu a quivering voice
uttered u few words.
Illast Kxplodes I'remuturclr.
August Newman was blown to pieces
and Henry Ebsct badly hurt by thu
-premature discharge of a blast of dyna
mite at the Ouiucv. 11.. quarries.
THE BIG STRIKE BEGINS.
riHMttirg Hleel Plant nro Practically
Tied Up.
Reports received from all sources
connected with the great strike of thu
steel workers at Pittsburg, '., Indi
cate that the members of tho amalga
mated association had tho matter Well
in hand, and that the strike outer wan
generally obeyed. Telegrams from tho
various points where the mills of the
American Tinplate company, the Amer
ican Steel Hoop company arid the
American Sheet Steel company nro lo
cated, told of thu shutting down of
phtiits In largo numbers. In many
eases the plants had been shut down
by the first strike order, which affected
tho sheet steel and the steel hoop com
panies only. Tho last order brought
out all of the union plants of the Amer
ican Tinplate company, with theninglo
exception of the new mill In Monnen-.
sen, which Is still running. At the
amalgamated association hcadquartcrn
it was said that the figures given out
Sunday night regarding thu number of
men actually idle in the mills had been
proved correct. This number was
placed at 74,000.
Tho strike, although one of thn
greatest declared in recent years, will
only slightly effect the city ot
Pittsburg. Despite tho fact that
Pittsburg is, nnd for years has been,
the rccognl7cd center of tho world,
President Shaffer's action in calling
the men of the American Sheet- Steel,
American Tinplate and American Steel
Hoop companies out on a strike will
have but little !cnriug on tho commer
cial life of Pittsburg. Tltls is a ' pecu
liar fact, but it is noverthelets true. Ot
the 74, (KM) men Idle -,500 are In Pitts
burg, 800 In Allegheny and' l,t00 In
McKccsport.
President Shaffer has it In.bU power
to close many more Pittsburg mills,
but it is not thought hn will do any
thing of a radical nature tin til ho ia
compelled to.
The American Steel Hoop company'!
supposedly non-union mill known aa
thu Painter mill, was closed in au Its
branches. The tie-up of this mill wan
said to have been a surprise to the mill
owners and the officials In chargo of it.
DUNN'S STARTLING DEFENSE
Will Claim Ills Insane Wife Killed Little
Alice CothrelL
New facts have developed In tho pro
ceedings which remanded the aged
Charles Dunn of Walton, Ind., to jail
without ball an tho alleged murderer
of little Alice Cothrell,whose dead body
was found in a cistern on the Dunn
farm.
Mrs. Dunn, wife of thu murderer, in
insane. Little Alice was her favorite
friend, also her playmate. She would
play the organ whenever the llttlo girl
would sing.
It is now said on behalf of the pris
oner that during tho days and nights
when the search for the murdered cnlld
continued tins insane woman, asked
Dunn to take thu body out of the cis
tern nnd that when it was finally
dragged to the surface the woman ca
ressed it and wept bitterly. For a mo
ment her mind seemed almost restored,
I)u iiu will claim that his insane wife,
in a moment of irresponsibility ,chokcil
thu child to death and threw tho body
in the cistern.
POSSE GIVE UP THE CHASE
Moulana Itohbers Outdistance Their Pur
suer. Thu various sheriffs' posses who
havo been search for the Great North
ern train robbers have abandoned tho
chase, says a dispatch from Malta,
Mont., and arc returning home, only a
few Pinkerton detectives and the posse
guarding the southern boundary of tho
bad lands remaining.
It in now believed that friends of the
robbers circulated the reports of their
supposed whereabouts, being surround
ed, etc., for the purpose of throwing
the officers off tho trail.
Ilroomcorn U Roaring.
The scramble between the Union
Broom Supply company or trust and
the agent of the big eastern manufac
turers not in tho combine for possess
ion of the broom corn yet in the grow
er's hands reached a climax when 8125
per ton was offered. The Kansas crop
is a failure, and it is estimated that
there will 1ms a shortage of 15,000 tons.
8150,000 worth of broom corn was pur
chased in the vicinity of Mattoon, IU..
in one day. Ilroomcorn men of ex
perience say the brush will rise to 8350
per ton, and broom manufacturers are
arranging to raise thu price of brooms.
Gomes Arrive lit Cuba.
A Havana, Cuba, dispatch of the 15th
says that all day crowds lined tho
wharves awaiting thu arrival of Gen
eral Maximo Gomez, intending to give
him a grand reception when ho landed.
Owing to the delay of his steamer ouly
his family were present when ho dis
embarked. The general expressed him
self us well pleased with the result of
his trip to tho United States.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
It in said that Count Tolstoi in dang
erously 111 at Tula, European Russia.'
Tho insurgent general, Gcbarro, has
surrendered with seventy-five men to
the authorities nt Leguapie.
Owing to nln til iicultu, thu ten-yearn
sentence of M. Jules Ouerln for con
spiracy, has been commuted to ten
years banishment.
A Topcka, Kan., dispatch of tho 10th
stated that rain had fallen in places in
Kansas, but not In sufficient quanti
ties to break thu drouth, nndjittlc ben
efit accrued.
A Gurnctt girl entertains her sweets
heart In a novel way. Shu makes him
water thu llowcrs und run tho lawn
mower every evening he comes to see
her. She stands by and criticises hUi
work.
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