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PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
ftKD CLOUD,
NEBRASKA
There arc 4U counties In Texai
which have to neck legal ndlco out
!do their limits, ns they have not
single attorney of their own.
India luiH hundreds of dlnlccts,
which may nil ho classed under threw
great hcndB tho Sanscrit, Prncilt nnd
Magadhl. Tho Sanscrit Is the funda
mental language nnd that of the-'
Vtdaa; tho Prnerlt the vernacular Inn
gunge In many dialects, ami tho Maga
dhl or Mlsrn Is that of Ceylon and tho
Islnnds.
King Edward VII has accented from
Scott Montagu, incmhcr of parliament,
a present of a number of American
bionxc turkeys, which were Imported
Into England In n wild atnte, hut have,
adapted themselves very comfortably
to their now Burroundlngs, and have
thrived icmarkahly at Mr. Montagu's
plnco In Hampshire The king's birds,
will bo lodged at Sandrlnghnm.
The birthplace of our presidents are
divided among tho states ns fol ows:
Six have come from Virginia, five from
Ohio, .thrco from Now York, two each
from Masssachuscttfl and North Caro
lina and ono each from New Jersey,
Kentucky, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Presi
dent McKlnloy Is of Scotch-Irish au-t-cstry;
Vice President Rooseelt Is of
Holland-Dutch descent
It may ho ncwB to somo readers
that English Is tho language, of tho
.Inpancso foreign offlcc, both In Its in
tercourse with foreign diplomatists
and Its telegraphic 'correspondence
with Its own representatives abroad.
All telegrams from Tokyo to tho for
eign agents of Japan aro written and
ciphered In English, nnd tho replies
aro In tho snmo language. Tho
"Yankees of tho East" evidently want
their western civilization In tho orig
inal package.
Tho following allegation in a bill for
divorce Against a wlfo was held by the
Supremo court of Washington not to
stato any legal ground for divorce:
"Sho was quarrelsome, vicious In dis
position, murderous In threats against
tho plaintiff and his parents, hysteri
cal nnd ungovernable In temper, crazy
In her actions, and by her causeless
and unprovoked bolsterousncss,
screaming, hallooing and other wild
conduct, by day and night, nn Intol
erable nuisance to all her neighbors."
Graduates of the Naval Academy In
Annapolis who have attained the
highest rank havo heretofore been
sent abroad for a post-graduate course
In naval architecture at Greenwich or
Glasgow or tho Ecolo Polytechnlque
in Franco. It ought to be a matter of
prido to Americans that hereafter
they will study at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. The Annapo
lis graduates have always taken tho
highest honors abroad. Tho authori
ties In Washington do not say that the
foreign schools no longer have any
thing to teach our young men, but
they do say that they have nothing
which Is not now taught as well or
better hero.
At tho recent matriculation examina
tions of tho University of Dreslau, a
young German peasant with his moth
er and sLstors passed with honors. Tho
mother came first on tho entlro list.
In order to encourage tho young man
in his work, his mother and Bister had
nlnco his childhood studied his lessons
with him. A less spectacular version of
family cooperation goes on dally lu one
of tho most beautiful homes at a fash
ionable resort. Directly after breakfast
tho father nnd mother, two college
daughters, ono grown and ono young
ton, join In n half-hour's "spelling
down." Thanks to this Uttlo ruse, tho
boy, who several teachers had declared
lould never be taught to spell, Is over
coming an Ignorance which would havo
seriously crippled his collegiate course,
and been a souice of mortification all
his life.
The "play" of Intellect, to use a
vacation pun, constitutes tho delight
of learning, and Is often Its truest in-
ojmuviuu. n juuub fill a Hi uvi
tablo, somo years ago, undertook to
quiet a restless child by making for
him Uttlo figures which she modeled
from bread crumbs rubbed between
her fingers. Tho rapidly growing pro
cession of Noah's-ark animals at
tracted tho attention of n gentleman
opposite. It was tho sculptor Thomas.
Ball, who afterward told tho girl sho
had unusual talent, took her to his
own studio, and taught her to model
In clay and afterword to work In
marble. An interesting side-light on
tho pretty incident is that tho young
girl had molded her figures undis
turbed by a tableful of witnesses, and,
on tho other hand, Mr. Dall seated her
in tho studio with her back toward
his own chair, becauso he "could not
possibly work whllo anybody looked
on."
Prof. N. C. llruco, colored, of the
Shaw University, In Raleigh, N. C,
who was given the degreo of A. M. by
Bates College recently, graduated from
that col lego In 1893. Ho was born In
Virginia, aud gained his early educa
v tlon with difficulty, working with a
hoe In the summer and with his hooks
In the- winter. Whllo in college, ho
sold books, worked on Maine farms In
the summer, and acted as janitor of a
LewhkOR etrarcb'. He was on the cora-
BaeaeeWwt programme at his gradua
tla and war), (he class-day orator.
J5he Scoxirge
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Copyrlt btf d Ml by Robert Donner's Bohs.
CHAPTER VI.
It was near noon, and tho king of
DamasciiH was in his chamber with
Aboul Casbcm. They wcro talking
about the approaching marriage.
"In thrco days more," uald Horam,
"I shall claim her for my bride."
"In truth, sire, It Ib ns you have
said," replied the minister. Ho spoke
not with tho enthusiasm of apprecia
tion, hut as one who would not dispute
his king. "I trust, slro, our hopes
may find their fruition. I pray that
Ulln may bear to thee a son, nnd thus
make bright nnd promising the even
ing of your life."
"Good Aboul, I trust In thy words.
Hal what now? Whom havo wo
here?"
"Sire, "spoko n page, "tho Israelite,
Judah Is without, and would spenk
with thee."
"Howl" cried tho king. "Is It the
Judah whom 1 sent from the Vnlloy of
Lycanlus?"
"Tho same, aire."
'Then send him to me nt once. By
my life, Aboul, he cannct havo ac
complished his mission ho soon. I
dare not hopo so."
"Let us hope for the best," suggest
ed the minister: and bcfoio further
remark could bo made Judah stood
In the royal presence.
"Ha, Judah do I sco thco back bo
noon? Havo you come t3 bring mo
word of fniluro?"
"Nay, sire," replied the Israelite, "I
havo come to bring the robber chief
tain to Damascus."
"Have ou taken him?"
"Yes. sire."
"Alive?"
"Yes. sire."
"And havo him here?"
"Ready to be brought before you at
any time."
"Ho Is bound?"
"Yes. sire."
"Then bring him at once. By tho
host of Pluto, I would seo tho fellow.
But hold. Ho Ib guarded?"
"Yes, sire. Osmlr and Scllm arc
with him."
"Are they all?"
"It needs no more. Tho prisoner Is
securely bound, and can offer no re
sistance." "Then let him como."
"Ye gods!" uttered horum, turning
to his minister, after Judah had gone,
"what manner of man shall we be
hold?" "I cannot guess, sire."
"A giant, I think OB ugly as a Cy
lop. But ho Ib bound, Aboul he Is
bound."
In' a little whllo the door opened, nnd
Judah entered, followed by Osmlr and
8cllm, who led a bound man between
them.
"Slro." spoko tho Israelite, "this la
the prisoner."
"But whero Is Julian?" demanded
Horam.
"ThlB Ib Julian."
"This?" cried the monarch, taking
n step forward, and gazing Into the
faco of tho bound man hsforo him.
"This?' ho repeated, In n lower tone,
advancing another step, and gazlug
moro earnestly upon tiie uoiu, open,
youthful face. "This Ib not Julian."
"This Is he who hath commanded the
robber band," said Judah.
"Aye and I am ho whom you havo
called tho Scourge of Damascus," spoke
tho prisoner, standing proudly erect,
and gazing full Into tho fuce of the
king. "I am Julian, tho enemy of
Horam, nnd the avenger of wrongs
done years ago."
Tho monarch, as he gazed more In
tently upon those features, aud as tho
tones of that volco fell upon his ear,
seemed startled by tho memory of
some old dream. And Aboul Cnsscm
was not entirely uninterested. Tho old
minister gazed as fixedly and as earn
estly upon the faco of the young chief
tain as did his royal master; and he,
too, seemed puzzled and perplexed.
"Who aro you?" asked Horam.
"I am Julian, tho Scourge."
"But what else?"
"You should know what else, moat
mighty king. I havo tried to make
myself fe't by you."
"But," urged Horam, taking no no
tlco of the robber's tone, "why havo
you sought to harm mo? Who aro you
that can havo cause for such enmity?"
VI am one who knows tho blttornes3
of deepcfcfwrong," replied Julian. "Fa
therless and motherless came I fiom
the feeble steps of childhood; and I
know that Horam was tho murderer of
my parents."
"Ha!" cried tho king, with a s'.art.
"Who wcro your parents?'
"I will not speak their names In jojr
presence."
"Beware, robber! I may compel you
to anEwer,"
"If you have power to extract nn
8wcr3 from dead men, you may forco
answers from mo."
"By the gods, thou art Insolent."
"Then bind my tongue, as thes
slaves havo bound my arms."
No, said Horam, struggling wiu
his passion. "I havo another plan.
Tho secret which you will not spenk
to mo you uhall never speak. You slnll
follow your parents with all posslblo
speed. Judah!"
"I am hero, sire."
"Ytui know tho deepest, darkest dun-
geon, whero tho moat dreaded prison
era urc conflued?"
A Story of
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By
SYLVANUS
COBB. JR.
"Yes, alio."
"Conduct thin man thither. Plunge
him Into tho very bowels of tho deep
est cavern, whero the doors aro of Iron,
nnd tho bolts of triple steel, and see
that ho Ib kept safely there until the
morrow. You will answer for him
with your life."
"Once more tho king gazed into that
youthful fuce, and then turned away
to a window.
"Sire," spoke the minister, nftor the
prisoner had been conducted away,
"why do you spnro that man for oven
another hour? Why do you not exo
cuto him at once?"
"Because," replied Horam, starting
up, "I havo a curiosity to know who
ho Is. Thcio Is Bomo mystery in that
fuce of his. It Is now near tho hour
of the council, and I havo not time to
think. I must see him again. Did you
not mnrk something peculiar In his
look?"
"Yes, she; there Is something In his
face which Ib familiar to moj or, nt
least, It seems bo,"
"By my life. Aboul, It must bo bo.
Did you mark that bold front; that
open brow; that Jovc-llko sweep or
nose and chin? nnd did you mark tho
deep lustrous eyes, and the gentle curl
ing of that sunny hair?"
"Yes, slro."
"And can you not rend Its secret?"
"No. Can your majesty?"
"Not yet not yet, Aboul; but I must
I have n strange curiosity; and It Is a
curiosity which has been strangely and
suddenly excited."
CHAPTER VII.
At Hassem's Housz.
Ulln had lost none of her wondrous
beauty; but sho had become pale, and
the healthy flash of the eyo was gone.
Late In the evening uho sat In her
chamber, with her brow resting upon
her hand, and ever nnd anon a deep
sigh escaped her.
"My dear, good mistress," spoke Al
bia, gliding to the side of tho princess,
and resting her hand affectionately
upon her arm, 'T cannot bear to Bee
you suffer so. What Is It?"
"It Is nothing, Albla." Ulln spoke
without raising her head, and her
volco was low and Bad.
"Don't tell mo that," uiged the at
tendant. Sho got down upon her knees,
and gazed earnestly up Into Ulln's face.
"Oh, my dear lady, you are misera
ble and unhappy. Why will you not
pour out your sorrows to me? Perhaps
I can help you bear them. You know
I love you; you know that I will bo
faithful. Tell mo all, and I will suffer
with you If I can; and I will help you
If there is help to be had. As I live at
this moment, so, if it should appear to
me necessary, would I lny down my llfo
for your welfare. Will you not trust
me?"
"Ulln leaned her head forward upon
Albla's Bhoulder, and burst into tears.
"Oh, Albla, you aro my friend you
nre my sister. I know you love me;
and I cannot tell you how grateful I
am."
"They why will you not lift tho veil
from your sorrow, nnd allow me to
feel still more for you?"
"I had almost resolved to tell you,
Albla."
"Then make the resolution sure, and
admit me to your fulleBt confidence.".
The princess dried her eyes, and
finally lifted her head from her com
panion's Bhoulder.
"Dear Albla, I know not how to com
mence. I am n child a poor, foolish
child as you will say when I have
told you all. You will say that I de
serve to suffer, and that punishment
should be mine."
"Nay, my lady," responded the bond
mnlden; "you must not commence In
that way. Tell me first all the cause
of your sorrow; and leavo It for mo to
base my own judgment Come trust
me, and let me give you all my sym
pathy." A few moments tho princess was si
lent, and then sho said, with a low
tremor In her voice:
"Dear Albla, when I said that I
would marry with the king I did not
think what I was doing. That strange
dream, so wonderfully repeated, led
my father to broach the subject, and I
did not refuse. When he talked of
my being queen, und of my giving
birth to a king to a king of Damascus,
I thought it might be my duty to offer
myself. I did not then know Horam.
But now I have learned new things,
r dread tho fate which I have courted.
I fear and loatho the man whose wife
I havo promised to become. When I
first promised to glvo myself to Horam
I felt that I could perform the duty
without tho sacrlflco of any real vlr
tuo or comfort of life. But, oh, how
changed It has all becomo. Not only
docs my wholo nature shrink from the
sacrifice, but It seems as though a fato
worso than death wero Involved in tho
ordeal. Last night I dreamed that Ho
.am was my husband, and that. he
' mnnnj n kill mn Ho illri nnt nlnn tf
drown me, as he did poor Helena; but
ho declared that I should be thrown
altvo Into a don of wild beasts. It
makes you shudder, Albla."
"Oh, how terrible!"
"And yet, my dear girl, I dreamed
that T felt a relief when I know that
oVm: --as coming, oven thouirh It wis
- 1 to como so dreadfully. Just think what
a sta of mind that must bo. Oh, it
Is horrible! Dear Albla, I know not'
what to do." (
"Have you told me nil?" whispered
the bondmalden, winding her artn
about her mistress' neck, and kissing'
her upon tho brow. J
"Havo I not told you enough?" re-!
turned Ulln, covering her face with hei
hands. ,
"Not If there Is moro to toll, dear
lady. You havo trusted me this far'
trust me with all. Yon have told me;
that you dread tho king; and I do noli
wonder nt this. You cannot have for-'
gotten that I spoke against the union
from the first. It seemed to me .nn-.
natural But, lady, there Is something!
moro."
"Nothing more which I dure to tell.
Albla. Nay do not ask me. I hnvcj
told you all that I can" tell. And now'
I ask you what can I do? Tho fatal
hour Is nigh at hand In the which I,
havo promised to give myself to the?
king." .
"There Ib one thing you can do, my;
mistress qne thing alone, which I caw
ace."
"Speak, Albla."
"You can flee."
"Flee!" repeated Ulln, In a Btartled
whisper.
"There Ib but ono other course open
to you.'
"And that "
"Mnrrlago with tho king."
"Oh, Albln, this is dreadful! That
same thought of flight has entered my
mind beforo; but can r lenvc my fa
ther?" "If you becomo the king's wife, you
must leave him. Think of it, lady."
"But whither can I flee?"
"I havo thought of that said the
bondmalden, "and I think I know
whero you could find safety. Some
miles from Damascus, among tho hills
whero tho Pharphar winds its water
In a mummurlng channel, Uvea nn old
hermit, named Ben Hadad. His homo
is In n cave which the hand of nature!
has fashioned in tho solid rock; and
his life is given to deeds of charity and1
good will. I have seen him, and I
know that he la good and kind."
"And how camo you to know this,
old man?" asked the princess, with
Eome Burptlsc.
"I know him through nn old woman
named' Ezabcl, who has been often in
tho city, and who was well acquainted
with your mother. This Ezabel U3ed
to come often to our house, and once
Ben Hadad came with her a white
haired old man, whose just and tern
pcratojlfe Ib lengthening out far be
yond the span of years usually allotted
to man. Your mother gave him money
to bo expended In charity; and he told
her, if she ever could And use 'for his
aid, it should be freely given. I know
that ho will befriend you. If you wish
to fleo, I will go with you, and to the
last of my strength and my llfo I will
help and sustain you. Think of it. my
mistress."
"I will think of it, Albla, and on
tho morrow my mind shall be mado
up. You may retire now. It It late,
and we both need rest"
(To be continued.)
Good Knoagh for Htm.
Two brothers recently visited tho of
fices of a firm of American machine
agents In London. Ono was at tho
head of an important English manu
facturing firm, tho second wns an en
gineer who had lived In Pennsylvania
for somo years. Tho latter polntoJ
out to his brother machlno after ma
chine that he ought to have. "You
know, Tom," he at last declared em
phatically, "If I were In your place I'd
throw evory bit of your old machinery
on tho scrap heap and have an up-to-date
plant right through. You'd doublo
your output nnd halve your expenses."
"Torn''' listened careful'y and put his
hand to his chin In reflective fashion.
"Well, Dick," ho said nt length, "you
may bo right I won't say that you're
not. But why should I change? The
old machines were good enough for fa
ther, nnd they were good enough for
grandfather, so I am thinking they're
good enough for me."
Centuries of Imprisonment.
To bo sentenced to Imprisonment for
the term of one's natural llfo Is hard
enough, but to be consigned to a dun
geon cell for a couplo of thousands
years Is Indeed harrowing. Yet foreign
judges not Infrequently lmposo sen
tences of several centuries without It
being considered anything remarkable.
Not long ago an Italian adventurer
was convicted of 63 distinct forgeries.
Ho was sentenced In each case, with
tho result that he will bo freo in the
year 2089. A couplo of years ago a
young man was arrested In Vienna,
who, upon his own showing, should
have heeu sentenced to 2,500 years' Im
prisonment. A total of 400 charges
was brought against him, and he was
convicted and sentenced on all of th m.
But the judgo was a merciful man and
in passing sentence ho threw off 1,000
years in consideration of the man'i
youth.
Flower or England.
The flower of England Is the rose,
and this choice date b back to tho Ware
of the Rcscs, when that bran h of the
royal family known ns tho house of
Lancaster chose a red roso for Its
badge, and the rival branch, the house
of York, had a whlto ros. PreylouB
to that date the badge of tho English
royal family, tho Plantagonets, wsb n
sprig of broom, from which Indeed
they tcok thcl" surname, as the found
er of the fimlly Fulko Marto',, the
earl ot Anjou, having explit d a c lma
by a pllgrlmape to Pn' a'ln and ba
Ing scourcpd there w th broom-twigs
ever afterward
WOMEN LYNCHED.
Mississippi Mob Pays Little At
tention to Sex of Victims.
ADMIT KILLING Of TALLIAf LRRO FAMILY
Mob Forrrft .tall Door anil Cnptorct Vic
tims l.jfiirliliiK I'arty Composed
of Flttt Hundred White
-Appeal Ignored
Tho brutal murder of Mr. ami Mrs.
Tnllforro, at Carrollton, Miss., on tho
night of July 30, led on the following
ovenirg to tho lynching of Betslc Mc--Cray,
her son, Belli eld McCrny, and
daughter, Ida McCray, all colored.
The mob was composed of abont f00
nhlto clticns of Carroll county, who
marched to tho jail in order, demand
ed the hoys from Jailer Duke, proceed
ed to the ccIIh of the unfortunate ne
groes, bound them by tho neck and
hands and took them to the corporate
limits of the town, where they hnnged
them to a tree by tho public roadside
and riddled their bodies with bullets.
The mob resisted the earnest nppcals
of Judge W. F. Stephens and Hon. W.
S. Hill, who stood on the steps of tho
jail and appealed to tho mob in I he
name of law nnd order. They even fol
lowed the mob to tho cell doors w'th
their amis around the necks of the
lenders, pleading with them to let the
law take its course, but with no effect.
Ida McCray confessed to the know
ledge of the murder und stated that,
her mother, Bctsle, and her brother,
Belflcld, helped commit the murder.
Sho further implicated others, who
will probably ineetu like fate, Betslo
McCray refused to make any statement.
Gov. A. II Longino arrived nt the
scene by special train from Jackson a
few minutes after the lynching. Ho
nddrcsscd a large and attentive audi
ence nt the court house, Impressing on
them the duties of their citizenship
nnd obedience to law atid order. Tho
bebt citizens of the county, nmong
them were W. F. Stephens, Hon. W.
S. Hill, district attorney, Senator A.
B. George, L. W. Southworth and oth
ers labored untiringly with tho mob
all during the day to allow the law to
take its course, but without avail.
There was rumor that troops were
ordered to Carrollton, but they did not
arrive prior to tho lynching, 'lucre
urc reports that others may be lynched.
Convict Get Away.
Clyde Page, a convict at tho Nebras
ka, penitentiary scaled the walls about
midnight Thursday night and escaped.
He was employed ns night fireman. Ho
placed n long pipe against the wall
and with the aid of this was able to
gain the top. From there he jumped
to the ground. Tho police wcro noti
fied and an effort was made to get tho
bloodhounds on his trail. Pogc was a
'one year" man. He was sent up from
Buffalo county for horse stealing, and
hnd but a few months to serve.
KngHge In Woody Fight.
The btrlkc at tho Ontario silverware,
works at Munclc, Intl., bus nssumed a
serious phase, and a desperate light
occurred between union and non-union
men, and a squad of policemen was
called to quell tho riot. The union
men who are out met home coming
workmen on the river bridge when tho
light occurred. Several men wero se
riously injured. Further trouble is
feared. Five arrests have been made.
Woman Jump From Train.
Lattie Tatura, an insane woman,
jumped from a fast moving train near
Augusta, Mleh., and was probably fa
tally injured. Sho had escaped from
an officer who was nouiiug tier ai xiai
tle Creek, uwaltlng papers for her com
mitment to the Michigan asylum, and
boarded the train before sho could bo
retaken. She Is said to be a member
of a once wealthy family of Tennessee.
Roosevelt on Ills Way Wit.
Vice President Roosevelt, who ar
rived In Chicago from the cast Tuesday
night, departed for tho west Wednes
day, enroute to Colorado Springs, Col. ,
where he Is to lie tho guest of tho
quartaccntonnlal celebration of Colo
rado's admission Into statehood. The
trip, he says, Is to be a rest for hlra and
he goes tinacconiponlcd.
Kllla a llootleggcr.
In a fight with bootleggers at Wa
thena, Kas., Constable W. A. M. Liver
more shot and Instantly killed Lou
Henderson, ono of the bootleggers.who
had been arrested, and captured John
Williams, an accomplice ot tho dead
man. Tho bootleggers are both col
ored and havo given the officers much
trouble.'
Goes to Aislit Taft.
William N. Schuster and Charles A.
Conant, representing tho tariff aud
financial bureaus of the war depart
ment and more particularly the divis
ion of the insular affairs have arrived
in San Francisco on their way to tho
Philippines, where they will co-operate
with the civil commission.
The Wlllard Statue.
A Buffalo, N. Y. dispatch states It
has been announced that tho statue of
Francis E. Wlllard, to be presented by
the state of Illinois to tho national
capital at Washington, will be modeled
by Helen F. Mears of Oshkosh, Wis.
Fire Sweep Whole Illook.
Thursday tire was discovered in the
grocery store of Cash & Marvin nt
Clarksvillc, Mo, It soon spread and
consumed one entire block. The loss
Is very heavy.
CITY SPRINGS UP IN NIGHT
Lawton Already Hat Abont Ten Thomand
Inhabitant.
A town of J 0,000 people to bo known
ns Lawton, Okl., has grown up just
outside the fort limits wltlilna nlirht.
Following the close of tho landlotter.v
nt El Reno thousands of liomescekcrs
who drew blanks started for tho three
polntH picked ouc by the federal gov
ernment for townslten In Uiencweoun
try, namely Anadarko, Hobart nud
Lawton. A majority of tho people
favored Lawton, which Is twenty-five,
miles Inland, and thousands are camped
In nnd about tho proposed townslto
awaiting tho sale of lots on Augubt 0.
Already Law ton has 400 temporary
business houses, including a grocery
firm nud n newspaper, and three streets
have been laid out. Every form of
gambling known on the frontier Is be
ing run wide open. A thousand Com
anche IudiuuK hnvc pitched their tents
nearby.
HARVEST HANDS HELD UP
i
lllchnaymcn Opera to With HuccfM at
Arknmas City, Kan.
Two highwaymen held up cloven
harvest hands in the railway yards at
Arkansas City, Kan., and secured 510',
seven watches and some other jewelry.
The harvesters had been in Oklahoma
and were on their way to work In tho
Kansas fields. They wcro asleep In an
empty freight car. Tho highwaymen
forced them at the point of revolvers
to stand up In n row, their bauds up,
whllo they w ere searched. Tho rob
bers escaped to the territory.
Short Term Men Kacape.
Three short term convicts escaped
from the penitentiary shortly nfter
midnight Friday morning. They were,
allowed to remain outside tho cells
over night. Those escaping were:
Clyde Page, sent up for one year bcven,
months ago from Buffalo county for
horse stealing. Lowell Adair, bent up
from Douglas county for burglary,
whose time would have expired in Jan
uary 1003. Fred L. Denny, sent up
from Cheyenne county for grand lar
ceny, who had seventeen months to)
serve.
Has Arm Fearfully Mangled.
Recently while threshing about two,
miles north of Seward, a young named
Henry Schmauser had his right arm
badly twisted and broken. Ho at-'
tempted to put a belt on tho elevator,
whllo machine was in motion. His'
glove caught in such a way as to wind
up nnd twist his arm, breaking the
bonesinto small pieces from the wrist'
to the cIIkjw, and lacerating tho flesh
badly. He was taken to town and
given surgical attention, but tho sur
geons arc doubtful about saving the
arm.
Parenta See Son Drown.
John A. Ruston, nged twenty-one, a
theological student, was drowned nt
Green's Island, six miles south of Du
buque, la., while bathing. Ho is the
only son of Rev. Dr. W. O. Ruston,
pastor 'of the First Presbyterian church
and president of tho German theo
logical seminnry of tho northwest.
Howard Salot nnd Harry Shaw at
tempted to rescue hlin nnd were almost
drowned. Tho death struggle was
witnessed by his parents and many
others.
Not Certain or 11U Guilt.
. The jury In tho case of K. K. Ander
son of Denver, Colo., charged with,
tho shooting of II. II. Taramcn and .
F. O. Bonfiles, proprietors of the Even
ing Post, after considering tho testi
mony for six and a half days, reported
Us inability to'agree upon a verdict J
and was discharged. Tho shooting
occurred January 13. This was the
second trial, the other having ended In
disagreement.
Killed During Salute.
During tho firing of a saluto at tho
quarto-centennial celebration by tho
Chaffee light artillery of Denver at ;
Boulder, Col., Corporal Palmer was as-'
listing iu firing one of the pleecs was
fatally shot. He stepped In front of
the gun at the moment of Its discharge,
St. Louis Hot Again.
St. Louis according to the local gov
ernment weather bureau there, was
tho hottest place in the country Aug
ust 2nd, a maximum tomperaturo be
ing 105, A high hoi wind contributed
to the discomfort of tho city's popula
tion. One death and one prostration
reported.
More Cont Artillery.
A Washington dispatch says: Lieu
tenant General Miles, commanding
the army, issued nn order for tho im-
mediato organization of nino addition-,
al companies of coast artillery, making
tho total number of such companies
100. The number is limited by law to
120. '
Crowd VUlt Exposition.
The bureau of admissions announces
tho attendance nt the Pun-American
exposition during tho first thrco
months ending at midnight on July 21
as 2.72J.008. With the exception of
one week tho admissions have shown a
steady increase.
Foot Caught In Cylinder. 4
Near Greeley, Neb., Will Manglnn
mado a misstep nnd got his foot caught
in the cylinder of a threshing machine.!
All of his toes wcro taken off. It Is
uncertain how much must bo airipu-'
tatcd. lie may lose the entlro foot.
Shot During Sham Uattle. .
Oliver Mitchell, a prominent young
man of Rockford, la., was shot In tho
back during a sham battle and died
soon after. The accident occurred
during a Sons of Veterans celebration
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