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Eight Inches of Rain Falls at
Vicksburg, Miss.
WIRES DOWN AND TRAFFIC IMPEDtD
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Cleared , Another Crime.
ih?n .y."Bhl ,,"'1"',, of mlnrn" n
S 'wc1nt-f0'- l' bus almost
solatcd Vleksh.irg ho fur as railway
S,n,,.d v.lro 'nmnlmtloii nro
fe Mississippi Valley inllroiiil has ,.n
wodopPfnj. ,,ty .,, 0.30 ,, nii
I His train onl succeeded In getting
as fnr as Port Gibson, twenty-flve miles
south or tliot point lor two miles be
ing washed nwav.
A passenger train ran Into n wash
out at Melton, the engine, baggage anil
mull cars going Into the dlteh. No one
was hurt Passenger and freight trains
""?, and south o Vlcksburg are
Mailed all along the road, the trucks
being iovered with water at a more of
places.
In Vlcksburg thn dnningc will
amount to several thousand dollars.
Many stores nrnl residences in the east
ern seeUon hae been Hooded to n
depth of seven. I reet. Streets nre
washed out and many bridges under
mined. At the nntlonnl u-metery many ter
races were cut to pieces and the fine
Btcel bridge across Mint Springs bayou,
built by the government live years ngo,
Is on the point of collapse and traffic
across it has been stopped.
Very little news has been obtained
from the outlying districts.
MAY COST THEM DEAR.
lifted Cirand hlatid lllnrkwalU-r Face
Another Charge.
John Patterson and Charles Wnlllng,
the two men who wore arrested at
Grand Island for Impersonating detec
tives and extorting money from Henry
Rnndor, und endeavoring to do so from
William Llnderman. proprietors of re
sorts managed on the. club plan, were
put up to a sweat box procebs by
County Attorney llorth. with the re
sultt that they admitted their guilt.
The prosecutor made a ten strike, not
only securing the confessions of the
men that they were guilty of this
crime, but also they were the two
masked men who held up Dick Nlet
feldt one evening about two weeks ago
near tho Union Puelflc shops and re
lieved him of $23 in cash and n cer
tificate of deposit In the amount or $300
In the First National bank of this city.
When well into the case of holding
up Sander for $10, the prosecutor
turned to Walling and asked:
"And wasn't he (designating Patter
son) helping you in the hold-up of Dick
Nietfcldt?"
Walling wns thunderstruck. Finally
he admitted that ho did and Patter
eon then also confessed. Tho men
wero arraigned In tho county court an
hour thereafter on the charge of high
way robbery and pleaded guilty.
American Hoy Arretted In IttiMilii.
During tho course of tho recent
domiciliary visits the police of St
Petersburg searched the house of an
American, Mrs. Gardner, and arrested
her son, Doris, who is a student Noth
ing incriminating was discovered. Mrs.
Gardner hopes her son will be released
on the conditions that he will go to
England to complete his education.
Among those who were Imprisoned
on account of tho students' riots are
officers, lawyers, noblemen, noble
women, and the sons and daughters of
officials.
Tho Official Messenger admits that
from Moscow alono ninoty-flve stu
dents havo been banished to Siberia
and that 6C7 have been imprisoned for
terms ranging from three to six
months.
Forty IlullillnRii llnrneil.
Flro broko out in the village of Peck
villc, Pa., and before it was checked
forty buildings with much of their con
tents were destroyed, entailing a loss
of $180,000. Thirty of tho buildings
were business places and they Included
all the principal structures of the town.
Not over half of tiio loss Is covered
by insurance nnd it will bo years be
fore tho town will be able to recover
from tho injury.
Fifty families aro left homeless and
are being cared for by tho neighbors.
Most of tho household furniture was
saved, but tho storekeepers suffer an
p'most total loss because of the ln
Bulllty to removo goods. The fire Is
eupposcd to havo been of incendiary
origin.
Bhoot a Dlitlller Dead.
At Keokuk Falls, Okla., John Mar
tin, owner of a distillery, was called
to tho door by two men, who demand
ed whisky. Ho was ordered to throw
up his hands. Ho reached for his re
revolver, but was too slow, and was
ebot A man and a woman who wpro
In tho house ran out. When they re
turned Martin's body had been satur
ated with oil nnd was burning. The
murderers escaped.
Troops niny Not Ho Needed.
Latest adviceB from the Tama reser
vation aro that tho presenco of troops
Is not llkoly to bo needed. President
Linn of the state board of health has
advised Governor Cummins that the
Indians Indicate a disposition to be
more rentable and to submit to
fiimlgatlofTWd burning of property to
destroy smallpox germs.
Drntlut Drops Demi,
Dr. John K. Gamble, one of tho lead
ing dentlstB of Coffeyvlllo, Kan.,
dropped dead with heart failure. He
was about 55 years of age. J
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USES WHIP ON THE MAYOR
t'nllnncr of Carrie Nut Ion Apptlct (Intl
to Ktrrtitlto of Kiiimik Capital
Miss Hlniirho Hoisc, a ptotogo of Mrs.
Nation, horsc-whlppnd Mavor Parker
In hlu ofllce at the city building, To
pekiu Three times she lashed the mayor
and then he sprang at her, gripped hr
by the throat, choked her, took tha
whip out of her hands and pushed her
into the hall.
As Miss Boise was thrust out by
Mayor Parker she exclaimed:
"Thank God, I've done it I'vo
horse-whipped you, und now I'm golug
to horse-whip the governor."
liefore beginning her horse-whipping
Miss Boise gave the mayor a severe,
scolding, and licensed him of being re
sponsible for the fact that tho Joints
are running openly in Toneka. and for
the murder which was recently com
mitted In a local saloon. She then
polled the horsewhip from the folds of
her dress and struck the mayor three
times actoss the head and shoulders.
Miss Boise Is a nurso by profession.
She is about Hfl years of age, und Is
quite a handsome woman.
When seen by the reporters after tho
affair, Mayor Parker refused to discuss
it. The woman who whipped him
talked freely. She said:
"I was in sympathy with Mrs. Na
tion, but did not take part In her raids.
I have come to the conclusion that tho
only way to make public olllcers en
force' tho temperance laws is to horse
whip them. I hne an organization
behind me and wo have whips for Gov
ernor Stanley and Judge Hazen. I will
wait and see how thlB dose nets on
Mayor Parker before I repeat it 1
think it is a good plan."
Family I'nlnoued.
The entire family of Frank Gabberry
of Emporia. Kan., including his wife
and two children, were poisoned and
aro not expected to survive. The caso
Is mysterious, as about six months ago
the entire family was prostrated sud
denly with all the symptoms of poison.
At the time it was thought tho illness
was caused by eating canned goods.
In this case the family had been eating
canned goods again. Gadhorry is the
proprietor of a grocery store.
Burglnrs entered tho house of the
Right Hev. John J. Hcnnessy, bishop
of the diocese of Wichita, who is ill
in St. Francis hospital nnd stoto a val
uable silver service, given him by tho
diocesan Catholics on the occasion of
his recent silver Jubilee. The burglars
ato fruits the bishop had in the house.
The servants were asleep at the time.
round Demi.
Anthony Wyne. 118 years old, single,
of Wichita county. Kansas, was found
dead in a ravine four miles northeast
of Healy. The body, when found, was
entirely nude. An Inquest wns held by
Dr. Rowen. the coroner of tho county,
which developed the fact that he was
of unsound mind and left his homo
Sunday night, taking with him a homo,
which he rode twelve miles, then killed
by clubbing it over the head, and pro
ceeded the rest of the way on foot, ar
riving in the vicinity of Healy, a dis
tance of forty-two miles, Monday even
ing. Ho went to the home of Captain
McCory some time during Monday
night, divested himself of nil his cloth
ing and wandered to the ravino, whero
it is supposed ho died of exposure
Tuesday night. Tho body was sent to
Lcoti.
Injured While Killing tho Onat.
Suit for $50,000 damages was begun
in the Kent county, Michigan, circuit
court by Charles Lewis of Berlin
against the Modern Woodmen of
America for injuries alleged to have
been received while being initiated by
the Berlin camp of Woodmen Lewis
was Initiated on February 12 last. In
the course of the "work" ho was given
alleged rough handling and sustained a
twisted right leg. Afterward tho leg
had to be amputated.
The suit is directed at tbe mala
office of the order.
Tragedy nt Kraporla, Kan.
Stephen G. Conkllng of tho grocery
firm of Emery fc Conkllng, shot and
fatally wounded his divorced wife, shot
nnd seriously wounded his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Silvers, aftor which ho dis
charged the two remaining bullets in
the pistol Into his own heart, dying
instantly.
Tho tragedy, which occurred at tho
homo of Mrs. Slivers, was the out
growth of matrimonial troubles which
terminated in Mrs. Conkllng securing
a divorce during the last term of court.
Could Not Hurvlre llurni.
Mrs. Emily McCurdy died from the
effects of burns which she suffered last
week. Mrs. McCurdy was burning
some rubbish In her back yard one
windy day when a sudden gust blew
her dress Into the fire and in an in
stant she was enshrouded in flames.
Neighbors soon put out the fire, but
Mrs. McCurdy had Inhaled so much
smoko and flames that medical treat
ment could not savo her.
Jnll Full of I'rUonem.
There are at present 802 prisoners In
tho federal prison at Leavenworth, and
the Indian Territory jails aro full of
men waiting to bo sent whenever there
is room for them. About forty cells in
tho cell house on tho new slto will bo
completed in April, and tho best and
most tractable men from tho old
prison will bo moved there. They
probably will bo furnished their meals
from tho old prison.
Wu-ICeeney suffered a property loss
by flro estimated nt $14,000. The fire,
which is said to have been set by a
passongor train, started In a lumber
yard, destroying it, three dwelling
houses, two blacksmith shops, a livery
barn and damaging several other
buildings. A strong wind was blowing,
which spread tho tiro rapidly. An ex
tra train was sent from Ellis with as
sistance. Advices from Belrno, Clark county,
Arkansas, state that a tornado swept
over that town, destroying much prop
erty and injuring several persons.
FIRE AI CARLETON
Two Mercantile Establismonts
Are Constimod.
DISCOVERED BY SOME EARLY RISERS
(Inlhrle, Oklu., llun n (t.l.VMHItl Fire
Once I'rumliiriit Clllrcn found Until
Near Halt lu(e -llliit-kumller
I'le.id (liillly Note.
Fire broko out In P. 13. Woodard fc
Co.'s general mercantile establishment
at Carleton, Neb., nnd devastated the
entire slock, building and tuo-t birds
or a $12,000 stock of hiiidwiire owned
by F. P. Ileachy. The Hie 1b thought
to bo of Incendiary origin, and was
discovered by a few of Carleton's etu ly
risers. Three-fourths of the population
were enjoying their peacetul slumbers
when the tire nlarm was sounded and
within llftcen minutes nenrly eery
man. woman and child In the village
and suburbs wero at Ine scene render
ing assistance In bringing the Haines
to subjection. By the most powerful
exertion on the part of the citizens,
with ovry available contrivance and
the uso of chemical reservoir lire en
gines and n bucket brigade, the town
was out of danger by 10 o'clock.
ThlB is tho third time the entire
town wns greatly endangered by
flames within the past three weekB.
Furious gales were raging ut each
time tho fire was discovered. Carleton
has one of the best volunteer lire com
panies In tho Btnte for u town of Its
size. The loss is partially covered by
insurance.
BILL FINDS FAVOR
Nebraska Cattlemen Inclined to Support
II.
Petitions arc being circulated :rwJifc
the cattlemen asking their B.r natures
for the purpose of Inducing the pres
ent congress to pass Senator Millard's
laud leasing bill.
An important amendment In defer
ence to the wlsheB of the small stock
men has been made to the bill. It pro
vides that "homesteads or surveyed or
unsurveyed public domain, taken In
good faith prior to January 1. 1002,
shall bo beneficiaries as freeholders"
under tho bill. 'Ibis Is nn important
amendment and makes the bill much
less objectionable than without It. It
Is evident to any one familiar with tho
conditions in the western portion of
Nebraska that there should bo some
provision made for the disposal of the
government land yet remaining. Tho
homestead law Is not applicable un
der present conditions, but nutll a
measure can be brought forward that
will meet with tho approval of all or n
large majority thero is very little
chance that any chunge will bo mado
In existing laws. Should the order be
enforced compelling all fences to be
taken down and removed from gov
ernment land it will work a great
hardship. A very Btrong effort Is being
made to havo tho Interior department
modify this order nnd in fact it Is said
that tho cattlemen, or tho stockgrow
ers' association will attempt to have
Secretary Hitchcock removed unless ho
modifies his order. The large cattle
men believe that tho president 1b in
sympathy with them. The olllcers of
the association and lmprotant and in
fluential cattlemen are no win Wash
ington looking after their interests.
I'leadi tlullty.
Charles Walling, tho partner of John
Patterson in recent hold-ups nt Grand
Island, Neb., was arraigned on tho
charge of blackmail and pleaded guilty
was sentenced to one year and six
months in tho Btato penitentiary. Wall
ing was given the choico to plead
guilty to highway robbery or to black
mall, under the law, and chose the lat
ter. An additional hold-up rase was
found to bo against him, In which ho
alono attempted to hold up a farmer
while the latter was on hlB way home.
Collection DlnpoVed Of.
The collection of curiosities In tho
Cass county court house, which has
been considered one of the lnrgest and
best In tho Btnte, will Boon be a thing
of tho past. The curios are now being
uiHinuuiea 10 1110 uirroront owners,
and the room will be used for other
purposes. Ben Hempel, tho former
Jnnltor, who died somo time ngo, tcok
great pride In preserving and Increas
ing this collection.
Futully Wouudud.
A uperlnl from La Junta, Colo., says:
Rev. Father J. H. Drinker, pastor of
tho Catholic church in La Junta. Colo.,
was BerloiiBly, porhnps fatally, wound
ed by tho accidental discharge of a
revolver. It is supposed that the re
volver fell from a table to tho floor
and waB discharged. Tho bullet pene
trated Father Urinker's abdomen.
Three Yearn.
John Patterson of Grand Island, ono
of the men who confessed in tho sweat
oox 01 naving held up Dick Nletfeld
some ten days ago nnd of extorting
$10 from Henry Sander, the manager
of n club at which liquors aro sold to
the members, has pleaded gnilty In tho
district court and been sentenced to
three years In tho penitentiary.
CrmriiM for (.ruduatci.
At a special meeting of tho bonrd of
education of Grand sland caps and
gowns for the graduates of tho high
school were selected. They will bo
purchased by tho board and will .bo
used from year to year at tho graduat
ing exercises.
Fined for Alleged Arnault.
Arthur Grimm, n traveling salesman,
was arrested at Ogalalla, Neb., charged
with assault. Ho was fined $50 and
costs.
MSSJSSSSSMnTJfr iistrrmu ' r
GUTHRIE HAS A FIRE.
ltutliii- I'url of Iiihii Vlino.t llrft troy nt
Totiil l.o ?;i,1(.(H0.
Guthrie. Okln..wns visited by a $.150.
000 lire anil as a usiill the State Capi
tal piiullt'g plant, tho Hotel Capital,
the St. Louis hotel, tho Camniai k liv
ery burin and the Itkhey gouerul mer
chandise more Is In ruins.
I3er thing In the Slate Capltnl
plant was destro.sed, Including two
pi esses, mm blues of eery kind, llno
tpc machines, electric and steam heat
ing systems, libraries and an immense
stock of supplies Finnk II. Gieer. tho
owner, states that the total loss Is
$250,000.
The loss on the other buildings will
make the entlie loss to tho town fully
$3.'(,.0U.
The tire stnrted lit noon in the case
ment of the State Capital and was
soon roaring up the elevator shafts. A
high ultid was blowing and It was Im
possible to cheik the Humes. Assist
ance was asked of Oklahoma City, Per
ry, Kiugllsher and other surrounding
cities, but the high wind did the work
before help ould nrrhe.
Woik will commence nt once on tho
construction of new buildings for tho
State Capital. As no work had been
In progress in the newspaper building,
It Is belloed the llro was of Incendiary
origin.
llioitliiKi ilrl Untitled.
Miss I3ssu Hainot of Hastings, Neb.,
daughter of Caison J. llamot, wan held
up and lobbed of her purse, contain
ing $5 and some change. Miss llamot
had been shopping down town with
some of her young Indy friends, whom
she left at Seventh street, near the
Presbyterian church, und started for
her home, two blocks away. The rob
bers had evidently followed her for
some distance, for directly after leav
ing her lrlends she was confronted by
tho hold-ups, who demanded her purse.
The pollre think It the work of local
totigliB and aro at work upon the case.
Ilody Found With Throat Cut.
The naked body of Samuel Collins,
with the throat cut from ear 16 ear,
was found by a number of boys In a
ttniull cave In the hills north of Salt
Lake City. Utah. The police say it is
a case of suicide. Others think that
Collins was murdered und his body
thrown Into tho cave. Collins was well
educated and at ono time was qulto
wealthy, but Is said to havo lost a for
tune In stock speculation In New York
and San Francisco. Ho was about l!5
years of age.
Fight In Dark I.ofl.
Five men became Invoked In a light
in a barn loft about midnight, near ono
of the Gartslde mines, about a milo
from Murphysboro. HI. One was fa
tally Injured by a gunshoL wound nnd
died. Four men who are being held
for tho crime glvo their names as
Charles Herson of Toronto, Tenu.;
John L. Dcmltt of Nashville, Tenn.;
C. F. Hyatt or Dubois, la., and Thomas
Cuiicy of Chnmpalgu, 111. None of tho
four men arrested could give the uutue
of the dead man.
Send Them llnrk to KiimIii.
Immigration laws Intervened to pre
vent the lauding of two Russians who
have well-to-do relatives In Lancaster
county, Nebraska. They are Conrad
Buslk and Henrlch Welgant. They
were sent back to Russia because they
suffered from contagious disease of tho
eyes. Congressman Hurkett tried to
have them admitted, hut the disease
was too apparent, and the law too
stringent.
Killed and Knhbed of 03,000.
A reward of $750 has been offered
for the capture of tho murderers of
J. E. Braincrd, who was found dead
March 1 between Missouri Vnlley, la.,
and Logan. Bralnerd had $3,000 in his
pocket when Inst socn, and Is supposed
to havo been murdord and robbed.
Governor Cummlng has offered $250
nnd Harrison and Monona counties
$250 each.
Ravage Dog Manglon a Hoy.
Albert, tho 10-year-old son of Hugh
Herbison of Mndlson, Neb., was bitten
by a dog and lost a chunk of flesh
about the slzo of a hen egg from the
calf of his leg. Tho boy was riding a
bicycle, passing his father's mill, when
the dog, owned by Farmer Underwood,
ran out and without any warning
grabbed him by tho leg. Tho dog war
quickly dispatched with a shotgun.
Convicted.
The trial of M. A. Wilson of Atwood,
Kan., who was accused of burglarizing
tho county treasury of nenrly $2,000 on
the night of December 21 Inst, com
menced last Friday and was given to
tho Jury Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock.
They havo Just brought in a vordlct
of guilty. Mr. Wilson is ono of tho
oldest cltlzcnB and a prominent attor
ney. Mrs. Mnry Rhlvoly, wlfo of a promi
nent farmer twclvo mllcB from War
saw, Intl., was seized with nn attack
of epilepsy, fell Into a pan of boiling
sugar water, und was scalded to death.
CharleB Shlvely, her husband, found
tho body a fow minutes later with thr
head and upper portion submerged.
It Is feared If Jerry Simpson takes
his fawn colored flannol trousors, pat
ent leather inilloy bolt nnd low necked
shoes with him to Roswcll, N. M., tho
Pecos valley vigilance committee will
wait upon him.
I'ralrlu Flro Itugliif;,
A destructive prairie flro hns been
burning about twclvo miles southeast
of Anadarko, Okla. Mrs. Hattlo Hand,
in company with her two small chil
dren, started to it neighbor's house.
They wero overtaken and burned to
death.
World', Shipbuilding Tarrii,
In 1800 thero woro in all tho world
less thnn fifty shipbuilding yards. To
day thero aro more than 700 ship
building yards, turning out a total of
1,000 vessels yearly.
NEBRASKA WEI
Issue Gonorally Throughout tho
Stnto on tho Saloon Question.
A VERY EIGHT VOTE WAS POLLED
Confetti Wnn Very Clour. All Uer the
.Stale Itrpiilillriiiin Weir, Miri'fsxfnl
at Haul limn, Wahoo, O'Neill and
Mi Cook llcntrlro I'uiloii,
In Nebraska town elections the ninln
contest waH tho saloon, high license,
apparently, winning In a majority of
cases. Where the tight was wageil on
political lines icpuhllcniiB more than
held their own, making clean sweeps
or nearly so at Hastings, Wahoo,
O'Neill. Schuyler and McCook. but los
ing ground nt. Heatilce and Fremont
School board tickets In many cases
were non-paitlsan.
South Omaha Itipiilillciiii.
SOUTH OMAHA -InconiplUe re
tinas Indicate that the entire repub
lican tlckft, with the exception of
cletk, Is elected, nnd this In 11 demo
cratic town. Ten out of twelve pre
cincts give Koutskl for mayor 1.701,
J. 11. Loeckner, democrat, I.UISI; Sloan,
Independent, fi-10. Seven out of twelve
precincts glvo Howe, republican, lor
tieasurer, 291 plurality over lloctor,
democrat. The same precincts give
Shrlgley, democrat. Tor eleik, 105 plu
rality over McCaffrey, republican. The
same precincts give Murdock, repub
lican, 2JI5 plurality over Montgomery,
democrat
Lincoln Wan it Hurprlm-.
Lincoln will not bo compelled to
close Its snlooiiB. The city election
yesterday showed sixty votes majority
against thn ordinance for prohllbtlon.
ThlB was rather closer than those who
had been watching the light looketl for.
In tbe ward tights Robert Malone won
over M. D. Clnry In the First ward by
11 mnjorlty of nine votes. In the Third
ward II. F. Hlnliop defeated George H.
Moore by a mujorlty of thlrty-flvo
votes. The republican coiincllmen in
tho other wards all have good majori
ties to their credit.
Democratic Oalun In Heat rice.
Tho result is: Flist ward, J. S.
Rutherford, L. A. Scroggs; Second
wnrd, H. Flsback, C. G. Unlicr; Third
ward. Jacob Auche, Conrad Stroh;
Fourth ward. .1. S. McClery, J. A. Me
Cnllum. O. K. Reedy, citizens' candi
dal a for water commissioner, defeated
O. T. Curtis by nearly ono hundred
votes. The llrst named couucllmcu In
tho wards were candidates on the citi
zens' ticket. The council will be a tie
ou the saloon license question.
Hot Flclit itt Aurora.
AURORA A hot light wiib wuged In
Aurora on the proposition Unit Aurora
grant license to saloons and billiard
hallB. Tho proposition was defeated
by nbout CO. The following are elected
for tho coming year: Public Improve
ment ticket, J. II. Fdmondson, mnyor;
O. P. Whltesldo, clerk; C. S. Hull,
trenaurcr; M. Kohn, A. W. Downey,
councllmen; law and order ticket, 13.
E. Mlghell and J. Ronln, couucllmcu.
Tecuiuvelt Dry.
TECUMSI3H TecumBoh will bo dry
another year, the license issue being
defeated by sixty-live votes. The whole
antl-llcense ticket wns elected wlUi tbe
exception of councilman in tho First
ward. Following 1b tbe ticket: Muyor,
Washington Robb; clerk, Rev. T. D.
Davis; treasurer, L. M. Davis; en
gineer, W. L. Dunlap; councllmen,
First ward, C. M. Shaw; Second ward,
C. C. Cook; Third ward, 13. H. Gri3t;
members of board of education, A. B.
Allen and J. A. Lawrence.
Kcault of Overcoutldence.
M'COOK The city election showed a
most surprising instance of the danger
of over-confidence and failure to vote.
F. W. Washburn, tho republican nomi
nee for councilman in tho First ward,
being defeated by C. J. Ryan, whose
name tho opposition quietly wrote on
the ballots. All tho rest of the repub
lican ticket was elected without op
position. Washburn's defeat has
something of a sensation. It was so
absolutely unlocked for.
Omaha Indiana In Waililna-tou.
A delegation of Omaha Indians
reached Washington beaded by Hiram
Chase and Daniel Froman. They asked
congress to give them ono hundred
thousand dollars of the largo sum In
the treasury to tho tribe's credit. Tho
Indian commissioner is favorable to
their contention In most respects.
Ua lUploslon In Mine.
jn explosion of gas In the Nolson
mine of tho Dayton Coal and iron com
pany at Dayton, Tenn., ignited tho dry
coal dust in tho mine and caused a
terrific explosion. Twenty-two men
aro known to bo dead. Ten bodies havo
been recovered. Twelve bodies aro still
in tho mine.
Numpaon Cannot Itecover.
Reports were In circulation that Ad
miral Sampson's condition had taken
another turn for the worse and thut
tho end was nenr, but it was learned
upon Inquiry that his condition Is un
changed. It Is conceded that he never will re
gain his health, but no new untoward
uevelopments havo occurred recently.
Fremont.
FREMONT Complete returns glvo
Frank Hollenbcck, democrat, for city
treasurer, 481 and W. II. Fowlor, re
publican, 417, a democratic majority of
sixty-iour in tno city at large. The
democrats elected Robert Herreas
councilman In the Fourth ward and tbe
republicans J. C. Leo, J. A. Shank and
A. J. Forman In tho First, Second und
Third, respectively. This is a demo
cratic gain of one councilman. R. B.
Schneider and C. M. Marr, republican,
and F. McGlverln, democrat, are elect
ed mem hem of tho board of education
on a union tickot
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WANTS FIFTY PER CENT
1h:lVVinT. It. KriiuiirdN roiiintlimlon
on tutu of I111II1111 I.iiiiiIi,
The brier of the plaintiff In error in
the case of Thomas I'. Keiuwud vs. tho
State of Nt braska has been received
by the sitpienie court or thv United
States. It appears rioni tho facts as
stated that under section 12 of thn en
abling att under which Nebraska, was
admitted r. per cent of the proceeds' of
the sale of all public, lands within tho
slato sold by the United States subse
quent to tbe admission or tbe stnto,
after deducting all expenses Incident
to the snnie, shall be paid to tho statn
of Nebraska for the suppott of tho,
common schools. Subsequently, In
lS7;t, the Nebraska legislature passed
a resolution einpoweilng the governor
of tho state to appoint an agent orj
agents to collect the amount due front
the government for the fnle of theso
lands, the agent to receive 50 per cent'
of the amount collected. 1
Under this authority Governor Fur
uiiH appointed Thos P. Keunard and
mado a contract with him for HO per
cent of the amount as stated Keu
nard soon alter secured 11 decision front
the Interior dcpnitmcnt awaidlng to
the state fi per cent of the proceeds of
the sale of lauds In the Pawnee Indian
reservation, amounting to $27,()13.0!)J
This money was turned over to tho
state treasurer. Mr Keunaid was un
able to obtain his share of tho same.
He was permitted by act of the legisla
ture to bring suit ngalnst tho stnto
and action wns commenced In the tlls
tiict court of Lancaster county mid n
Judgment wns rendered In favor of
Kcnnurd. The state appealed the ensn
to the supremo court of the stnto and
the Judgment of tho lower court wns
reversed. Kennnrd then lllttl a motion'
for rehearing nnd thn enso was re
mantled to the United States circuit
court for further proceedings and a
Judgment, was rendered ngaliiBt tho
plaintiff, whereupon he appealed thn
case to the supreme court of the United
States.
OFFERS BOER RESOLUTION
Oreat llrltlau Creed to Adopt Follry of
Arbitration.
Representative Sulzer of New York
Introduced In thn bniiso n resolution
expressing sympathy for tho Boers.
The resolution requests tho president
to urge upon the government of Grent
Britain the wisdom of adopting tho
policy of arbitration, "for the purposo
of stopping the awful atrocities now'
goln on In South Africa," and directs,'
the president to "maintain a strict
neutrality between tho contending1
forces, nml to prevent tho shipment of
routnibond goods from Hrts in tho
United States to aid the British sol
diers In South Africa." Tho president
also Is directed to "respectfully Inform
the British government that if tho wnr
in South Africa Is continued It must
be conducted In accordance with tho
rules of civilized warfare und tho pro-1
visions ngreed to, and adopted by, thcJ
Geneva convention nnd Tho Haguo
peace convention."
DIPLOMATIC CHANGES
Ilitllainy Htomr lo Succeed Androvr DV
White ut Ilerlln.
Henry White, nt present secretary of
tho embassy at London, Is thn latest
and tho most formldnaic. candidate) for,
tho vacancy In the Italian embassy to
be created by the reUremeut of Am
bassador Moyor. Mr. White 1b strong-,
ly urged by Senator Lodge. Ho wan,
secretary of the embassy when Mr. Hnyi
was ambassador and consequently bo'
has a warm friend In the secretary.
Bellamy Storer, now minister to;
Madrid, Is to go to Berlin as ambassa
dor, to succeed Mr. Andrew White,,
when that olllcer retires, which proba
bly will be next fall. Mr. Storer's re
tirement from Madrid will leave a.
vacancy thero which rumor connects
with the namo of Henry Clay Evans,,
the retiring pension commissioner.',
though it is leurncd upon Inquiry that,
this Is not yet assured.
DESTROYS A LANDMARK
Toll Oale III Noutli Dakota Ilurna With;
Other Property. !
Flro destroyed a landmark In tho old,
toll gate house in the lower part ofi
Gayville, S. I) on the road to Dead
wood. It was tho home of J. II. Scno
voy, nnd Mrs. Senovoy was at homo;
alono when the flro started. One por
tion of the house was occupied by Elk
horn laborers as lodging quarters, and.
they assisted In endeavoring to sup
press the fire, but It nnd too much of u.
start. The house was a total loss, wlthi
nil Its contents. A cow, flfty Belgian
hares and several dozen chickens In tu
nearby building were nlso lost. Prop-'
erty was destroyed to tho extent of
$3,000 on which thero was $300 insur
ance. C. A. Scott, who kept tho toll
gate below Gayvlllo in tho early days,
was tho original owner of tho house.
Cloo nt ColumbuH.
COLUMBUS Louis Held, democrat,1
met his second successive mayoralty
Waterloo today, when It. S. Dickenson
defeated him by thirteen votes, ten
more than Henry Rugatz got last year.
J. H. Curtis, republican, was ro-elected
K)llco Judge by forty votes over II. J.I
Hudson. Louis Phillips, democrat, A.
W. Clrak, populist, and C. L. Stillman,
democrat, wero elected to tho council.'
On clerk, treasurer and school board
members thero was no contest. '
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High I.lcrme nt Wyiuore.
WVMORI3 Churches and saloontr
fought to a finish in the city election'
today and J. R. Dodds, who favors
high license, wns elected mayor by 38
majority. Huston defeated Schmltz1
for councilman in U10 First ward by
sixteen votes. '
Byractuo Will be Wot. '
SYRACUSE Walt, Larson and IIoo
bel, high llcenBo candidates for tho,
council were elected by an averagoj
majority of over twonty-flvo votes. By,
a majority of six votes it was decided!
to purchase a gas plant J
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