vr i A Red Cloud Chief. PUBLISHED WKSKLY. BSD CLOUD, l, Nebraska Nearly half the Chinese seeking at) mission to this country at San Fran, elsco aro refused. The United Kingdom gels, on an Av erage, 33 inches of rain In a year, Eu rope generally 20 Inches and North America 40 Inches. London's (Ire brigade puts out a flr at nn average cost of (200. New York pays 690 for the same service, and Cincinnati holds the record with 11,475 per Are. The only ataton In tho country In which no brewere' tnx wob paid lust year Into the Federal Treasury as a part of the Internal revenue were Mis fitslppl and North Carolina. tho thrift of tho French may b Inferred from tho fact that on5-fourth of tho wholo population nro depositors In savings banks and that tho amount to tholv credit Is over four billion francs. ' In tho Atlas Mountains of Northern Africa thcro are goats which climb trees to browse on tho foliage. Homo of them havo been seen standing erect on branches thirty feet from tho ground, whllo others wero lazily re dlining; on bougbH gently rocked by tho wind. Tho Dlsmnrck column, which tho Herman students havo decided to erect to tho memory of tho first Chancellor, will bo built on tho so-called Hum mclsberg, near tho estate of Hllk. in tho neighborhood of Frlcdrichsruh. Tho site was fixed upon, by ,1'rlnco Herbert Olsinarclc. Judge, Frank P. Longlcy, of the coun ty court, at Troup, Ga haV resigned on account of hla health, anVPtias been succcededby' hirf father, F. M. Long ley, who was atr'bnco nppolntedto tho position bythVgovcrnor this Is be lieved to Ub'thVflrat case ofTlhlp kind o.n record. Tho new JudgofsMft years old, hlsprodecessor being 33.U A thlef'intely'arrested in'Madrid car ried a concealed 'electric battery In his right hand.VHewould approach, a man offering hla, haad In frlom)lrfashlon. If tho map-retpgnded by clasping tho outstretched "hand on oyjerpowerlnu shock Anthavrcsult nnd" tho thief would get through his work; and away before the victim recovered Boron Nathaniel Rothschild has leased for flvq years a piece of ground at the highest point of the Ampezzo road, between Toblack and Ampezzo, In the Austrian Tyrol. In this charm ing spot he intend to erect an aaboc toa house In separable compartments. Tho workmen havo already left Vlen na to ley the foundations of tho new villa, The frontier defense of tho Roman Emplro between the Danubo nnd the Rhino has been under examination by a royal commission for eight years, and tho wgrk. Is nearly completed. At Carnontun), In .Austria-Hungary, an undent bakery has been discovered. The room contained two baking ovcub and u row of charred, completely pre served ,brcad loaves. Anclentj bread has been known hitherto,-only from Poinpoll. fX ' ? 1 Of all theouug men in the country, only flvoVr'ccnt are members of churches; fitoljege younJmen, fifty two pecenar.0 members ef churches, so saya"Dei.Tulbert of theUnlvcr sity of ChJcagoF College Mochas its peculiar temptations, of course',, but it abounds in'sportunltlea also. A young man mustfgrowr If ho alms to grow upward, his college will help grandly. Rut he may prefer to grow"downwarrt, and that too college cannot always hinder. A lire recently broke out at Her mannsreuth, an Austrian village near tho Bavarian frontier. A Bavarian firo brigade, which was stationed only three miles away, hastened to the res cue, but the Austrian customs author ities refused to allow the fire engines to paw the frontier without paying the nsual tax on imported machinery. Tho Bavarian firemen naturally turned back and halt tho vlllago was burned down before the nearest Austrian tiro brigade could reach the scene. "The sound of n kiss Is not go loud an that of a cannon." remarked the Professor at the breakfast tablo, "but IU echo lasts a deal longer." Latterly it seems to last before It begins. Nearly a year before his coronation King Ed ward has announced that the cere mony of kissing by the peers be omitted. "Imagine me compelling Pevonahlre to kles me!" be Ih said to have exclaimed. "Ho would never sur vive the ordeal." William IV, who ob jected to this part of the ceremony, submitted to It. but declared be would i enounce tho kingship rather than re peat the oxperiencc. The humor of the locomotive that "struck a cow and cut It Into calves" is duo to an oversight of tho proof reader. The work of elevating rnll-wny-traeks about street crossings, now being pushed In half a dozen cities of tho middle West, is due to a different oversight, that of "reform" mayors uud nlderraen, who believe that pedes trlans and occupants of enrriages have rights which corporations are bound to respect. Even the ruminating cow niny yet find her safest promenad along the city street. TSfte Scourge cfD&LindLScjs v OopyrlthteH MM by CHAPTER XL Horam is Caged. Carefully tho three men emerged from the dungeon; nnd when Onmlr had closed and bolted the door behind them, Sellnt went on nhcad with the lantern. They wero armed with good stout swords, and the blacks wore daggers tn their sashes. "In what direction must we pass out?" asked Julian, as they came to the end of the first minted passage. "We must pass tip whero a guard Is always kept," nnswered Osmlr; "nnd our only hope Is that wo may bo able to fall upon the sentinels, nnd over come them, without creating disturb ance enough for n general alarm." , "Whatever enn bo accomplished by strength of nrni, wo will accomplish," said tho robber; "und I think wo can be shrewd enough not to strike until we see that the blow shall fall sure ly." "You can depend upon its," added Osmlr, stopping whllo Sellm opened n door. "Wo have ulready placed our lives In Jeopardy, and only a success ful exit from the pulaco can now Have us. But, as I told you before, there Is danger In tho way." "You have counted the chances?" "Yes." "And arc you ready to bide the re sult?" "Yes." "Then lot ub meet tho worst. If .vou, to act mo free, nro ready for tho link, I should bo much rooro so." At this juncture Sellm, who had opened a door, and gono on a few steps In ndvance, came hurriedly back, with a look of alnrm In IiIb face. "I hear footsteps in tho passage overhead," ho said, In a whisper. "Aro you sure?" "Yes. I beard them very plainly." "What Is tho passage of which you speak?" asked Jullaiir "It Ik one through which wo must pass." replied Osmlr, "and ono In which wo had expected to find no ob stacle." "It may be," suggested Sellm, "that ,a new guard has been set there.' "That cannot bo," asserted Osmlr. "I camo through there only a short time since, and tho placo was empty. Hark I" hear tho steps' from here and ' I think they nre coming this way. Hold, a moment. Remain whero you are, and I will find what this means." Thus speaking, Osmlr glided away into tho darkness, towards tho point where ttho stairs led down from the upper passage. After an absence of a few minutes ho returned, nnd his first exclamation told thai he was excited. "The king Is coming!" "Tho king!" repeated Julian, in a quick, deep whisper. "Yes and two of his guards arc with him. Some ono else camo ns far as tho nead of tho stairs with them, 1ml I Milnk only tho king and tho guards ore descending." "He must bo coming to see me," said Julian. "u must be so," answered Osmlr; "for tlf .-o Is nothing else here for him to see, save osro damp wnlls nnd toads." "Hark! Hcr,c they, coptc.,, L hear their voices, and can, see wjicre tho rays of tholr InntejttSSreuks In the gloom." It was SoNjiha said this, and as he spJMtlFcback, and hid 'where? the: stop,, could see the, foot oi-thPSteDB atfthe far-end of therpassago; and shlle the other seemed to bo an' of. fleer of the household. "I, see. now," sad Osmlr, as he gain ed a view of the approaching men. "1 wns mistaken. Tho guards have been left behind, and this is. Benonl, ono of tho captains of the guard, who comes with the king." The robber chieftain waa for n mo ment um'ecldod ns to the couwo he should purmic. Once his sword was hal? drawn from its scabbard; but Osmlr, who heard the movement, seemed to have a better Idea. "My master," he whlspored. touch ing Julian, upon tho arm, "let us draw back out of sight, and nllow them to pass. They will certainly keep on to the dungeon we hnve left, und wo will follow them thither." "You uro right," replied tho chief tain. "They will be completely In our power when they have passod us." Just back of whore our trio stood was the door by which they had,, last passed, and upon one side was a deep niche In the wall, which had evidently been constructed for the reception of iiibblsh. Into this they quickly glided, Sellm so effectually cloaking his lan tern that not a ray of light escaptd. In u little while the king came nrar to tho hiding place, with his lantern held carefully before him, and his head bowed, as though ho wns fearful that he might make a misstep. Ho walked slowly, and hU frame shook with a perceptible tremor. When he retched tho door ho stopped, and turned to wards his companions. "Benonl," he said, "I think you may remain here. This Is tho last passage, and I will go the rest of tho way alone." "I had better accompany you to tho end, sire." "No r prefer to go nlone." ma uu,inHiwnucnciiiitte skirt ov hstu;ra,:yA ft a Our adventurers, fromwhero7 they ?c,?n."'r --uey, W two. men descend. tirtoVemo'stneM.etfrlngrfant'efnJ tWj wearing the roues of thekYriir: A Story the Ea.st... SYLVllSUS COBB. JB. Kobert Bonner's Sods. "But." urged tho captain, "tho way Is rough and dubious, and you may miss your step." "Out upon thee for an nasi" cried tho king, Indignantly. "Do you think my step Ih growing feeble? I tell tbeo It was novor stronger. I will go tho rest of tho way as I havo said. I shall find Sellm nt tho door of tho dungeon, and ho will render mo such assistance as I may need there I must eo this pris oner mono, lie possesses a secret which. I must fathom beforo ho loses IiIb head." "I beg thee, sire, bo careful." "Peace, good Benonl. Don't fret on my nccount. I know what I do. I'll find out tho story of this robber's life, nnd then his head shall come off right quickly. Stay you here, and nwnlt my roturn," Thus speaking, tho king moved on, nnd when the sound of his uncertain, stumbling footfall could bo no longer heard, Julian reached forth until his hnnd touched ono of hln companions. "Who Is thla?" he nsked, In a hush ed whisper. It waB Sellm. "Thcro Is no time to loao. Tho cap tuln must bo disposed of quickly. Un cover your4 lantern, nnd I will throttle him." Sellm did as directed, nnd as Boon as tho rays of light fell upon tho captain, tho latter started to gaze about him. mui ins rrco-wiii movements wore quickly terminated by n blow from the first of tho robber chieftain, which felled him to tho floor. -and before he J could move or cry out, ho was securely bound, and Osmlr's sash passed over his mouth. "Now," cried Julian, "for the king. Ho will be an ensy subject to dispose of," "And how will you dispose of him?" asked Osmlr. For an Instant n dark thought Btrug glcM' throughJitlluh'smlnd. Hero' was an opportunity to put hlB worst enemy out of the way, and, at the same time, free tho world from 'a ruler who had censed to do justly. But the thought was not long entertalnc'd. Th'c soul of tho chieftain w abovo tho doing of such a deed. Osmlr noticed the hesitation,-and tremblingly asked: , "Will you kill him?" "No, no." was the quick reply. "That would be too cowardly. Ho Is a poor foolish old man, whose continued life must bo tho greatest curse. We will put him where he put me, nnd let his slaves And him after we are gone. Come I will lead to this event, and then you shall lead to the next." Without further remark the robbor moved on towards tho dungeon where he had been confined, Sellm going by his side with the lantern. Pretty soon they Haw tho king ahead of them, whereupon Sellm was Buffered to go on In advnnce. Hornm had reached tho door of the dungeon Just as Sellm came up. "Ha, Sellm. 13 this you?" "Yes, sire." "I did not see you when I camo. Whero havo you been hiding?" "I hnve not been hiding, slro; but hnvo been doing my duty." "And' tho prisoner?" - "He ls-safo." ., ' , .. "Open tho door. I would spenlc.wlth him. Ho is securely, chained?" "No mortal man' can break ' tho 'chains wherewith he waa b'dund, sire.1' "Then open quick. His nrtriB arc bound?" 'Like Iron, sire." ' . "And he cannot move from his place?" ' ' "The chains all center upon the bolt In tho floor." "Then you may remain without, Se llm. I wlanvto speak, with the prisoner alone." , Sellm had no particular understand ing with his companions touching this movement; but he understood that Julian would act when he saw fit, so ho proceeded to unbolt the door nnd throw It open. "We aan shut him In and leave him," whispered Osmlr, when ho saw tho king about to pars Into the dungeon. "No, no," quickly returned Julian. "I havo unother thought. I mdy find uso for those royal robes which he wears." "By tho gods!" cried Osmlr, "the prize Is worth ten thousand times more than I had thought. If you don those regal robes, Sellm and I can lead you In safety from this place. By tho blessed star, It Is a lucky thought. Ha! He goc3 in. Shall I accompany you?" "Yen may remain close at hand." CHAPTER XII. A Royal Disguise. Until tho present time Julian had thought of overcoming tho king with out a word of felling him to tho pave ment nnd binding htm, and leaving him in Ignorance of who had-done it; but u different fnniiy seized him as he saw tho monarch enter the dungeon. Tho temptation to face his deadly enemy, and let htm know to what he owed hla disgrace, was too strong to be resisted. The thought that ho could now place his foot titan the neck of tho king of Damascus, and grant the poor life which he had the power to tk was not to be passed by. And then tho robber chieftain had an other reason for wishing to speak with the king, slnco the opportunity had thus unexpectedly offered Itself. Ho ram had conic on purpose to see htm, to learn some secret Our hero had a curiosity to know what this meant "Stay a monWtotf-wHeVtf you arV'ho said, addressing the blacks; and thua speaking he passed into the dungeon Just as the king had discovered that no prisoner waa there. , "Hoi Sellm!" shouted the monarch, turning his face to the doar. "What Is the matter here? Is not this the" He stopped, for.thc.llght of his Ian- tern, falling upon tho face of'tho man who had followed him in, revealed an other face thnn that of Sellm. "Horam," spoko the chieftain, "you And the Scourge of Damascus not quite as powerless as you hod expected." "What ho! Sellm! Sellm!" "Easy, old man. Sellm will not come nt your bidding. Let mo Inform you that I am master, for tho present, of this lower region, and Sellm Ib my sluve." "Mercy!" gasped the terrified klntr. "What ho! Benonl! Benonl!" "Benonl Is in my power," Bald Ju lian. "He Is bound hnnd and foot, and cunnot help you. .And, thou base, false man thou, too, art In my pow er. Down In this deep dungeon, where the light of day cannot come, and whero the nolso of tho upper .world cannot penetrate, here I havo thee as thou dld'st hope to have me. Ho rnm, I am thy master!" Tho king's knees smote together, nnd tho lantern dropped from his hnnd. "Mercy!" ho cried. And then, ns though remembering that ho was king of Damascus, ho clenched hla bunds, and tried to speak with tho voice of authority. "Vile mlBcrcnnt," ho Bald, "let me pitEHl If you daro to oppose me, you shall bo torn limb from limb!" "Easy, old man. 1 urn your master now, nnd If you give me occasion, I may do you harm." There wob that in the look, tone and bearing of the Btnlwart chieftain which caused Horam kto quail. Tho lantern had fallen In an upright position, and Its light revealed quite plainly the features of tho two men. "You will not kill me?" whispered tho king. "No," replied Julian. "I should scorn tho deed; and I should despise myself, If I, did It. I wish. simply to do thla. I must leave this pa'laco tonight, and you must remain here in my place. Somo of your slaves will find you In tho morning. You must strip off that purple robe, and that golden chain; and I must havo the. jeweled crown from your her.d. Come I have no time to waste." "Ye gods of heaven!" ejaculated Horam. '"how can this thing be! Who ever heard of such a thing! Who darea to disrobe tho king?"- "I daro to do it!" replied the rob ber, sternly and quickly, at the same time taking a step forward. "Remove the garments Instantly, or I shall tear them from you." "No, no; you dare not rob ydhr king." "Peace, poor fool! Hesitate another minute, and I will smite you to the floor! Off with the. robe!" The trembling monarch cast one look Into the face of tho man beforo him, and then shrank back agalnBt tho wall. Ho was as a mere child, and for the tlmo, whllo unnblo to do evil, he seemed un object of pity. "If I glvo you these things will you spare my life?" "I told you once yes. And onco more I beg you to remember that my time Is short You will save yourself some troublo If you obey me." 'This was-spoken' very-slowly, each word dropping from the robber's lips with the weight of a death sentence; and 'the lowering of the brow, the swelling of the broad bosom, and the nervous working of the bonds, told too plainly that the edict must be obeyed. ' . (To be. continued.) ' HOME MADE HONEY. A HvsUurant Mau Captures Stray Hwarm of Hera. Ralph GuBhee, the lessee of the Park Department restauraut'6verloo1flng',Lthe Hudson at the upper end of Riverside drive, tells a remarkable story of how he obtained tho honey which Is one of the "specials" on his dally menu. "Two weckB ago," said Mr. Gushce to Corporation Counsel Whalen, who was tho host of a party of politicians at Claremant, "I noticed a swarm of bees under the trco down there overhanging the drlvo Just whore tho carriages stand at the dinner hour. I offered 10 to anybody who would remove them and nobody wnnted to take tho offer untjl.one of tho policemen detailed to guard Grant's tomb heard of it He Bald he knew nil about bees and I told him to go ahead. He went down In the bascmont and got nn empty sugar bar rel. Then ho demanded a sheet and bor rowed a pair of buckskin gloves from a gardener. He spread tho sheet on the drive under the tree and set the barrel, from which ho had removed a couple of staves, on Ub side. Then he climbed the tree and gently shooeu tho bees down to the sheet, whence he gathered them up into tho barrel. This wbb covered with the same aort of mos quito netting with which he had en veloped his own head and taken back of the hotel. There muafhave been" three or four quarts of bees, and they settled Into tholr new home as natural ly ns though they had comi to River side Park for that purpose They be gan 10 nivoai onco, uuu iur iiiu iu.ii two weeks I've been getting four or five pounds of honey right along and the bees aro still at home and at work." Mr. Whalen remarkod laughingly that aB tho bee? wero evidently taking sweetness from the blossoms in tho park It would be in order for tho city to increase Mr. Gushee's rent It Is sup posed that the bees camo across the Hudson River from New Jersey. NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS. Miter? Harronnilliift- (llllllan'a Murriat lp aa Ker. The mystery surrounding the death of John J. Olllllnn at Lincoln Thurs day night was an deep an ever Hatur day, after a day and night of hard work. The bloodhounds followed the trail as far as UnUtv. rlwr It tn tu. Mloed they tobk' V-fcf-btfuhtl' frciglttr an auiopsy wan iieiu to discover tho course of the bullet!) and If possible to locate them for evidence. This result ed In the positive knowledge that only two bnlletn took effect Conflicting theories nre advanced ns to the reason for the crime. Some are inelincd to view it us a. case of revenge while others advance, the theory that nn attempt to hold (Mllllan up was made and that he was shot while put ting up 11 defense, HEAD SEVERED FROM BODY A ItiirlliiKtou KiirIiio Kllln n Man nt llimtlncn. Ah the Aurora Burlington freight puueo out or Hustings Friday evening It ran over and killed u tramp. There was nothing on his' person by which to Identify him. Ho had lwen drinking during the afternoon and Chief Wenzer had ordered him off the streets. Ho wns wulldnir nnon tin track. I!U head fell upon the rail und tho front wiiceis or the engine severed tho entire top of his head just above IiIh ears and eyes. PROMOTIONS IN THE NAVY Itotlrcment of Admiral Kchlry .Make It 1'onHlhlr. Important retirements and promo tions in the United States nr.vy will occur within the next few weeks. Among them Is that of Rear Admiral Soh'ey, who retires from the active list October 10. The retirement of Ilcnr Admiral Schley will promote two captains to the grade of rear admiral. They uro Captains Frank Wildes nnd Henry Glass. llnby IiinlHiitly Killed. The cjghtccn-monthh-old son of .Mr. and Mrs. Jacob .lores of Pluttsmouth, Neb., was killed Friday by the acci dental discharge of a bhotgun. The gun hod been placed in the corner of a small closet, and while the child was playing around in the room the gun fell to the floor. In falling the. gun was discharged, tho full load entering the child's breast just below the heart and caused almost instant death. The boy was in the house alone at the tlmo the accident occurred, and when some of thenelg-ltUdfs'ruslibd-to tile sceW they found him lying on tho floor in a pool of blood. Rural Route for Cercuro. Charles E. Llewellyn, examiner of rural mall routes for Nebraska was in Cercsco Inst Friday and established a rural route for Cercsco, to tho west und northwest. This mute covers the grenter portion of Itoek Creek precinct und will Iks a grent benefit to the peo ple residing In t'iut preeinot. It will be two or three months yet before the routo will be in operation us there Is considerable red tape to be gone through yet. However, the route is un assured fact. Ketmto Hent Will HatUfy. A St Louis dispatch snys: "Ex-Governor Stone is not n candidate for the democratic presidential nomination in 1004. IIu is a candidate, for tho United States senate and nothing else." This declaration wna mm1 ) r,i Moses C. Wetmore to a reporter. Col.' etmore Js a close friend of the ex governor and enjoys the closest social and political intimacy 'with Mr. Stone. MUtak la Meillrlne Cauira Death'.' A sad accident happened at the home of Prof. William Kbright at North Platte, Neb., which resulted in the death of his eleven-year-old daughter Hazel. Mrs. Ebrlght by mistake gave Hazel some carbolic aeld instead of the medicine left by her physician. Prof. ISbrightWMfortnerly&operiiitendent of the asylum for the blind nt Ncbras Ua City. .AppcndltttU Camrft Death. Mrs. Phoebe Schmlt, wifo of Com missioner Christian Schmitt of Green Garden, Nebr., wns laid to rest in 'Aon cemetery. Mrs. Schmitt wns stricken Sunday night with a second attack of appendicitis and was operated upon but could not survive It Deceased had been a resident of Green Garden since 1871. .' Comity Man Iimana. Tho lioird of Insanity for Cuss coun ty hus adjudged William Dallas u lit subject for the insane asylum, Ho was brought from Manley to Plnttsmoutli nnd claims that tho people of that vll lago plotted to kill him by poisoning his food. He Is about forty-Hvo yenrs of ago and until recently 'resided in Omaha. No Ilrnken In Hull (lame. Hurley King met with nn uccldent while playing ball at Superior, Neb. Ho was struck on the nose and knocked down by a hot ball, his nose being bad ly broken. A surgical operation was accessary before the bone could be set. roctmaater a Hulrltlr. William Price, postmaster of Balti more, O., and a well known business man, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Tho posofllce In spector was along shortly afterwards and examined the accounts of the ofllco, but his visit is believed to bu merely a coincidence. Adjudged Intane. T. J. Tex, residing near Ashlnud Nob., was takon to Walmo nnd (ill judged insane. Ho is a single man, thirty-one yrs old. FURNAS AND A. HUMMER. Secretary of the Stale Fair and it I Side Partner Now na Hand. Hon. Robert W. Furnas Ih now in the city of Lincoln taking care of his friend A. Hummer, otherwise known as the Nebraska State Falr'and Expo sition. Mr. Furnas and his associates aro elated at the prospects of having a Summer otn-fair-UiiiuyeAr.'.wEvery pig pen is now taken and tho indications point to a live stock show at tho stato fair that will be nn eye opener to tho people of tho state. Of late the accom modations for exhibiting live stock have not been of the best but now that fine new barns of the latest pattern for exhibition purposes have been con structed, the. entries In this depart ment luvve increased. President E. L. Vance und II. M. BushnelllcftMouday for Des Mot ties to secure somo of tho attractions there for this fair. Tucs dny night. Secretary Furnns received a telegram stating many prize herds of exhibition cnttle will !e here. The dispatch Indicates that tho fol lowing hnve signified, their Intention of coming to Lincoln: A. Rowland, Rosehill, lu., Gullowuys: O. W. Moody. Atlantic, Mo., Galloways; Reynolds & Son, Prophetstown, ill., Aberdeen Angus; T. Hlnsel, Mt. Ayr, In., Here fords; George t'nryenter, llurnboo, Wis., Red Polled cuttle; C. Chnmlcrs, Lndorls. 111., Bed Polled cattle, J. E. Miller, Conwny, In., Bclgiun horses. Tho board of managers havo ar ranged for a number of special features that will add much to tho enjoyment of nil visitors. Not the least of these will be firemen's races, in which teams from different parts of tho stato will participate. It will be a novelty to many to see well drilled Are depart ments making runs, jufct like they do when a tiro breaks out at home. On the race truck each day somo of the best horses in the country will contest for the very llbrrnl purses that arc ls ing offered by the management, and all lovers of the "Horse Useful" should bo there to view tho contests from the cool of the reconstrnoted amphitheatre. Every friend of the stntc fair, every citizen who is interested in promoting the best interests of our great state, should attend at least one day during the week, und if they havo anything that looks good enough to win a prem ium' it should be placed on-exhlbition for othersjto look at. FOUR ARE DROWNED Hoy Swept from Raft Into Sea at Lone llranrh . A New York- special says four boys ycre drowned at Lone Branch, their names being: HaroltKShermHii:iirfl 1" .Kin nt 11 11. Sherman of the Citizen's bank of Lone Branch; Leon Gaskill. aired 11. son of Alex Gaskill, Long Branch; Raymond Blakcslee, aged 11. son of Professor Charles W. Blakcslee of the. Long Branch high school; Walter Blakcslee, aged S.brother of Raymond. J he boys were on a raft nulte a dis tance from shore and were bwept Into tho sea by tho waves. NhontH a Policeman Dead. .Tnmes Klzer. ex-policeman of Eureka Springs, Mo., was shot to death by Dr. L. I). ! tiller, u resident nlivslcliin. While Dr. Fuller was drawlnir water from Culef fountain on Main street ho wns assaulted by Kiser. who felled him by a blow from liehind, and then, using his heel, Kixcr mangled the face of tho prostrate lnnn. Tho latter re gained his feet and shot nnd killed Kizer. Dr. Fuller Is probably fatally injured. Dr. Fuller had refused Kizer's claim for S2.MI for services ns special polIc.eman,'und Kizer 'had-sworu revenge. Kllle Wife anil Himself. At Chieatro. Nicholas. Rieblincnr. vhlle temnorarllvT. Insane, killed his wife with arazor and then' committed suicide with tho same wenon. The couple were married over thirty years ago, but had n quarrel recently and separated. Rieblingcr brooded over the trouble, und it is believed his mind became unbalanced. Wlitfrt taTJiintt Ifedi. The yacht Independence has left Newport In tow for Boston. Mr. Law son, the owner, has reiterated his (tatement that after Septemlicr .1, tho yacht will be broken up. He will havo Iter sail in Boston harbor to give Bos lonians a chance to see her then she will go to the junk hen p. TO ImUturiu at New York. A most violent and protracted rain torm, accompanied by wind which lit times in somo sections approached the proportions of a hurricane, swept over Now York city, Westchester county nd tho southeastern portion of Now Jersey Saturday afternoon. The most damago so far reported was at Jersey City, where buildings wero wrecked, Inoluding a church and theatre. Kxcrsilve Heat In Kaiman. The lust few days In Kansns have .een excessively wnrm. At Topolta on August SO, the weather wns as op pressive ns during the drouth, the thermometer registering IM degrees. In tho southern part of tho state tho temperature was higher, reaching no degrees In Wellington. Some local rains aro reported. A cablegram announcing the death of Mrs. Ella Smith, a prominent socle ty woman of Brooklyn, hus been re ceived in Now York. Tho messago wns sent by her husband, and stated that death resulted from tho fall of a great mass of lee. A mob of gamblers nnd toughs havo driven all negroes out of Stroud, Oklu. In addition they tore down tho houses of two negroes and burned the build lugs nnd contents. The trouble start ed when a negro attempted to blab a white man. ? j? a' f'h' l lit f .i ryqW'VattWafeBKeWMafinalNj rmiMwweSr