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SUNDAY BASEBALL Results in a Riot at Nebraska City Sunday. SIIERIF F ATTEMPTS ARREST OF PLAYERS aecocd Aftrr n HorlmuiiiRit In Which Ilia llovnlvcr U Tukrii Prom lllin 1'rlniiU of 1'luyorn Aminillt Milliliter of tint (limpet A Nebraska City, Web., July 20, spe rial imya: Notwithstanding tins decla ration mado by the tneinticrH of the Sunday observance league tbat all base ball players would bo arrested, a game was played this afternoon on tbo An; grounds, between tho Argos and NU'h nine. There was to have been a giune between the Argos and Crescents of Omaha, but the latter missed their train and failed to arrhe. There was n crowd of 1,200 present to witness the game. At the close of the third In ning tho nherlff appeared and after Homo iliniculty, during which there canio near being a riot, by reason of tho spectators Interfering, the teams wcro arrested and taken up town, when they wore released on ball be fore Justlco II. 0. Leigh. The com plaint. It Is said, was (lied by Uov. K. M. .Touch of the Haptlst church. A warrant sworn out by a niemlier of Hie law nnd order league was placed In the hands of Sheriff Hrowcr for the arrest of the two teams. When he ar rived on the grounds an angry crowd Mirrouiiflcd and hustled liliu violently. His revolver was taken nway from him. He succeeded in arresting four players and took them to a Justice's tifllcc, where they were placed under bonds. A number of city past ore vere at the Justice's olllce. and when they left friends of the players threatened nnd jostled them. A rock was thrown at Uov. C. M. Shepherd of the Metho dist church, missing him, but strik ing a companion and Injuring him. Mr. Shepherd was chased to his home. The outbreak Is the result of a long and bitter fight between the law and order league and friends of Sunday ball. LOSS MANY MILLIONS MMtliil Itlver I'IooiI SI tint t Ion droit I UK Wurito A Keokuk, la., .Inly 20, dispatch says: Exploration of the Hooded district: of tho Mississippi iIvit from Keokuk south shows eonditions beyond appre ciation or realization of any but peo ple of long experience with tho father of waters in Its moat destructive mood. The sltuntlon is growing worse hour ly nnd a grent conflagration In a great city would not be more rapidly do Htructlvo of vnlue than the water Is a hundred miles below Keokuk. There In absolutely not the slightest chance of stopping thin dozen times most costly flood In the history of tho great river nbovo St. Louis. The correspondent of tho Associated press went all over the worst dam aged area today In the steamer Silver Crcscont and found everywhere tho crops under wnter deep enough to tloat a steamboat. People of tho river cities give an Im meuBo mass of details all to bo gen eralized In losses aggregating mil lions of dollars, hundreds of farmers, rich ten days ago, penniless nnd home less, and hundreds watching and pray ing that tho great loveos may hold which are now their bulwark against additional millions of loss and in many cases penury. Careful estimates of tho territory covered and generalization of tho tatomentu of tho best informed peoplo Indicate the loss up to today Is about fdx million dottnrs, with every pros poet of two or three millions addi tional by the rlso above which has not yot reached the lower stretches of tho river. Most of the loss is on tho Missouri aide of the river between Keokuk and Hannibal. REFUSES TO PAY REWARD Warden of Oregon l'eiiltontlnry Kind n Iioplioln The remains of David Merrill, es caped convict, have been delivered at the Oregon penitentiary, nfter being brought to Salem by Mrs. Mary Wag goner, who found tho body near Cho chalis. Warden James of the Oregon peni tentiary and one of the prison guards readily Identified the dead convict. The casket was Interred In the prison cem etery without ceremony. Mrs. Waggoner made a formnl de maud upon Supurlntondedt 1 ee for the roward of ?t,f00. Mr. Lee declined to pay tho hanio, offering her $300 for her trouble anil expense and explaining that tho reward could only be paid for tho capture of the convict and that she hnd not captured Merrill, but bad merely found his dead body by acci dent. Mrs, Waggoner refused the amount offered and made a formal written de mand for the full reward to be pre sented to Governor (Jenr KeloiHC t'llllltlllll ' Superintendent Hcghtol of the Kenr ney, Neb., Industilal school, In pursu ance of his previously announced pol icy of retrenchment, has decided to dispense with the services of chaplain. llcv. W. Hauptmann will, therefore, leave the school, his resignation tak ing effect August 1. Jolm W. Mxrkiiy Demi John W. Mnckay. of San Frnnclsco, who has been Buttering from heat prostration since Tuesday last, died at his resldenco on Carlton House tor race, London, at 0:30 o'clock Sunday evening. Tho news of tho death of John W. Mackay in Ixindou caused quKo a Bhock In San FranclRco, nltuaugh tlio nubile wns In a measuro prepared for it by tho previous announcement of his Illness. Mr. Mnckay was tho last sur viving member of tho four bonanza kings, Flood, Q'Urlen nnd Fair, tho other three, having long since dlod. KANSAS NEWS t,'ili ltiiiptiiliiRN of InterrM lo Knilituiit of Jiiyliiiuker ,Nt:itc. A Topeka, Kan., July 19, dispatch Rays: An unusunl appeal has been Hied In the supreme court here by O. W. Coffclt, who Is charged In Cowley county with the assassination of Ceo. Montgomery, a detective of the Atchi son, Topeka & Santa Fa railway. Cof felt was on trlnl recently nnd tho Jury hung. Ilefore his second trlnl Is called, Coffclt nppeals to tho supremo court for an order discharging him, nnd falling to get such an order, ho wants mi order compelling the trial Judge to give him a chnnge of venue. Ileforo tho recent trlnl begnn Coffclt mndo a motion for his dlsehargo, which was denied, lie next asked for a cbango of venue, which was also re fused. Then he naked for a contlnu nni'o of the caRO, and ngnln tho court overruled the motion. Then the trial canio on, Insllng a month, and tho Jury was unable to ngree. Ho Is unwilling to go to trlnl In Cowley county ngaln, nnd so ho nppeals to the supreme court for the order the trial court has denied him. The ground of Coffelfs motion for his discharge la that he was kidnapped from Oklahoma and therefore is not within the Jurisdiction of the Kansas courts. Ho declnres that ho was ar rested In Texas on n charge not coii ncUeil with the murder of Montgom ery and taken to Ponca City, Okla. The warrant for his nrrest was accom panied by a requisition from the gov ernor or Oklahoma, and he submitted, but he declines that he was taken out of Oklahoma and Into Kansas without dii ' process of law. George IluHlngtnn, who shot nnd killed Ode .Miller, n young man em ployed on llulllngton's ranch, near Langley, In Ellsworth county, was ar rested Saturday and bound over until Hie October term of coin l In the sum of $5,000. Ills friends have been un able to secure tho bond, llullliigton Is a Joint keeper In Sallnn. but the al tercation Is snld to have occurred over a settlement of accounts at Hulllng ton'H ranch. Hulllngton says tho shooting was In self-defense, but tho coronet's Jury at the Inquest found that Miller came to his death from shots llred from the revolver In tho hands of Oeorgo Hulllngton nnd recom mended tho latter be held. L. S. Crum. United States marshal, has a bad attack of typhoid fever, and has gone to his homo In Oswego. Ho contracted tho disease In Topeka. There are many enses of this dlseaso In the Btate and n number of deaths have been caused by It. Somo physi cians call It "malarial fever." but It borders so closely upon typhus that there Is little difference. The disease Is caused by tho recent rains and Hoods, which have carried tho germ Into wells and cisterns from tho sur face. He says It Is even In tho city wnter. Tho water since tho rain has not been properly Altered. A darlns hold-up and robbery took place near Eighteenth street anil Mun elo boulevard, In Knnsas City, Kan., Saturday. At that hour a lono hlgh waymnn Btopped E. Schlbert, n driver for Tegeler'B bnkery, and Charles Leech, n driver on ono of the Ecinery, lllrd. Thayer Dry Goods company's de livery wagons. From tho bakery wagon driver the robber took $18 and from Leech $1.15. As soon ns tho man had left them tho drivers hurried to the nearest telephone nnd notified Chief Zlmtnor of Kansas City. Kan., giving a good description of the thief. Wellington, Kan., capitalists anvo organized a company to bnlld a 500- barrel mill In that city. At a meeting recently held sufllclent funds were subscribed nnd C. E. Hitchcock waa elected president; II. F. Smith, vice president; Edward Rothrock, secre tary, and Walter Moodlo. tronnurer. Tho company has subscribed $50,000 and bought tho nlno olovatorB alon the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe be. longing to Carter & Moodlo, of Well ington. About 1.000 soldiers surrounded n re sort on Main street, Leavenworth, Kan., nnd demolished tho doors, win dows and furniture. This was done In revenge for the fntal stabbing of Ell Louekn, a member of company F, Sixth cnvalry, by a negro In tho re sort. Nothing but the wnlls and roof of the building were left standing. Tho negroes In tho district were panic stricken and there was a wild exodus. Mrs. Josephlno Hart mnde an at tempt, at Oswego, near Parsons, Kan., to drown her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Walter Fisher, in a well and, failing in this, she committed suicide by tak ing strychnine. A few years ago Mrs. Hurt's husband was mysteriously killed while he lay In bed beside his wife. The dead woman Is believed to have been demented. Miss Mattle Helen Deals and Charles W. Pavue, both of Uiwton, Olt., wero married at Wichita, July 17. Miss Heals won a farm adjoining I.awton in the grand land lottery last fall, which Is now estimated to bo worth from 533,000 tn$50,00'. Fifteen of the women operators In the Independent Telephone exehango at Air-hum. Kan., have struck and the plant is tied up. The girls, who have been receiving $20 a month, struck for $25 a month. The Volunteers of America have es tablished a fresh air camp nt Chelsea park, near Kansas City. Kns. They will maintain It until September 15, A gospel tent has been put up nnd any denomination may hold services In tho tent while the camp Is maintained. Killed liy Car Frank, tho twelve-year-old son ot Mr. nnd Mrs. C. D. Pulver, of Grand Island, Neb., was fatally Injured by being run over by an empty box car In tho yards of tho Union Pnclllc. The boy was with a number of companions around tho yard and taking rides. It appears that ho was sitting in tho end window of a box car as It was going down tho coal chute, when the ear butnprd against other enrs. Ho was thrown from his sent to tho gnound, tho wheels passing over his right thigh. Ho dlod several hours later. STEAMER SEVERED German Boat Cut in Two by tho Tug Hansa. IT IS THOUGHT FIFTY WERE DROWNED Nearly Tito 1 1 ii nil ml Alumni llin Strain- r When Areldent Oicurrcd DUns- lor Duo (o llurrr lo (lot Acrn tho Channel Other Notts A Hamburg, Germany. July 21, dis patch nays: The steamship Primus, of Hamburg, with 185 passengers on board, was cut In two and sunk by the tug Hnnsn on tho river Elbe at 12:30 thin morning. So fnr bb Is ascertained, nbout fifty persons were drowned. Thirteen Itodles already have been recovered. Primus was an excursion Btenmcr from Hiixtehude, province of Hanover, Prussln. The disaster occurred between Hlnn konez and Nlenstdeten, Among the passengers were the members of the Ellheck tunle choral society. At tho time of the accident Primus was crossing the river channel near Illnnketiez, from the southern Into the notthern fairway. According to witnesses nbonnl Han sa. the movement wns made too pre cipitately. Primus struck the tug's en gine room nnd I (ansa endeavored to push It ashore, but the tug grounded nnd the ships parted. Primus then sank. In the Interval, however, about fifty of the passengers were able to reach Hansa by means of ropes nnd ladders. Seenty more were picked up by tho tug's boats, while others swam ushore. WATER IS FALLING Flood Huh Item lieil It Height ttt Keokuk, In. Mining III tlic South. A Keokuk, In., July 21, dispatch jays: The height of tho Hood In tho Mississippi valley was reached today south of here. The river fell an Inch and a half at Keokuk today and the fall will reach southern points by to morrow. Hut tho rise of a foot more In tho vicinity of Canton, Qtilncy, La Grange and Hnnnlbal carried tho water over thousands of acres previ ously uninjured. Tho highest water Is between La Orange and Gregory, where tho water on Sunday was well below the rails of the St. Louis, Keokuk &. Northwestern rnllway on the bank of tho river. To day a flood is pouring over tho tracks and reaching to the Bteps of tho conches. This rise extended the Hood clear back to the highlands nt tho foot of tho bluffs. Tho roadbed Is sub merged nnd trains nro delayed by alow orders while running through water. The rise today took out some more wheat In tho shock which previously stood with its butts In water. Exten sion of the Hooded district Increased tho damage total a large amount In dollars, though not a very great per centage on tho enormous total damngo of millions hitherto caused by the Hood. Tonight the greatest part of the Hood Is between Gregory, ten miles below here, and Hannibal, sixty-five miles below. Tho river here Is full of debris. Tho most northern point of the great flood and rivers nro pouring In much drift from overflowed lowlands. South of here the flotsam Includes thousands of rabbits ns passengers on logs, pieces of houses and other wreck age. A NEW DEPARTURE Bleeplng-Car Service on Missouri I'uclBo Lincoln to Knnmi City. On July 1st the Missouri Pacific In augurated a Pullman sleeping-car scr- .vlco between Lincoln and Kansas City, leaving Lincoln nt 10:05 p. m., arriv ing at Kansas City at 0:05 a. rn. This service will also be very convenient for passengers to St. Joseph, Atchi son and Leavenworth. For berths and reservations, apply at city ticket office, 1039. 0 Btreet, Lincoln. F. D. Cornell, P. and T. A. Hook Company Ousted The Kansas supremo court Issued a writ ousting the Amerlenn Hook com pany from the state of Kansas and de priving It of tho right to transact busi ness as a corporation in this stnto until It secures a charter. Tho order was granted upon the petition of tho coun ty nttomey of Shawneo county nnd grows out of tho light for the contract to supply the schools of tho entlro state with school books. French Wnnt Amerlenn Home In tho French mllltnry service nnd on French farms Amerlenn horses nro much In demand, according to a report from Commercial Agent Grlllln nt Li moges, dated Juno 23. Mr. Grlllln says that earo should be taken to send only sound horses to France, as on arrival they are carefully examined by veteri narians, who exclude all defcctlvo ani mals. Now Army Surgeon-tie nernl The president has designated Col. H. M. O'Reilly to be surgeon general of the army, to succeed General For wood, who will retire In September next. Colonel O'Reilly will havo until January, 1900, to servo as surgeon general. Ho was appointed from Pennsylvania. lllble liy Installments Tho Assumption, 111., Independent, a weekly newspaper, announces that It will begin tho publication of tho Holy Bible this week, commencing with Genesis and continuing until tho whole Is published. It will require fifty years to complete tho publication. A tramp who went to tho kitchen door of an Augusta woman's house found her wedding ring hanging on a nail In tho casing and stolo it. Tho woman told tho ,town mnrshal that tho ring was worth" only about $3, and mado her husband )rlp roaring mad. VOSS COMMITS SUICIDE Hull County former Heroine t)oiond rut mill KIIU Himself Monday morning, when tho two old er sons of Hans Voss, a prominent German farmer residing a mile nnd a half east of Grand Island, Neb., went out to tho barn to feed their horses, they found their father lying dead on a pllo of straw In the horse -bnrn. They took him to tho house and promptly notllled their rclntlvea In tho city, nnd the coroner. It was found that ho had arisen during tho night, gone to the stable and taken strych nine. Coroner Roeder went out to the place nnd upon Investigation found an Inquest unnecessary. Tho bottle from which ho hnd taken tho fatal draught lay near where tho boyB had found tho body on the straw pile. Hans Voss resided In the vicinity mnny years, being counted, with his father, among tho old settlers. Ho waa married nearly twenty years ago to a Miss Scnkbcll, whose parents and family still reside In that vicinity, and the llrst years of their married life ap pear to have been happy. The union was blessed with four children, thrco sons and a daughter. In recent yenrs the family appears to havo had some domestic unpleasantness, and last week Mrs. Voss applied for a divorce. There In no doubt but that the man took his life as a result of this domes tic trouble. Ho was well-to-do and In good health. AN INTELLECTUAL TREAT livery Hour of tlin Kptrnrth Amhly a Hochil nnd Monti Uplift. As the date for the opening of the Epworth assembly nt Lincoln Park draws closer Indications become clear er that the attendance will bo a record breaker. If the percentage of registra tion for tents already mado continues It will mean u tented city of from 1,000 to 5.000. Dlshop Cranston will bo with tho aASctnbl.y this year. Dr. John P. I). John, ex-presldent of Do Pnuw uni versity, nnd Dr. Charles A. Crane, of Boston, nro to lecture. Rev. Dr. Chnrles F. Aked, who Is a Haptlst pastor of Liverpool, Eng., Is one of the star attractions of this as sembly. Ho will lecture August 8 and 9. Mr. Alton Packard, tho cartoonist and humorist, will add variety and a rich vein of humor to the program. For many years Mr. Packard was a newspnper Illustrator and his cartoons have brought laughter and merriment to newspaper readers throughout tho land. There arc other splendid attractions, and tho musical feature will bo greatly enjoyed by listening to the Twentieth Century Ladles' quartet, the Imperial hand bell ringers, nnd best of all. tho KafTlr Hoys, vho were such delightful entertainers two years ago. They will return and will glvo two full concerts August 14. President L. O. Jones Is to be con gratulated on securing such attrac tions. He generally knows what tho peoplo like and will enjoy. Ml Tiiylor U Insistent At Washington. D. C, Monday, Jus tice Hagner Issued a rule ordering Sec retary of War Root to Bhow cause by July 28 why a peremptory mandamus should not Issue, requiring mm 10 re store Miss Rebecca J. Taylor to a clerkship In the war department. Miss Taylor was dismissed last June, and she alleges the action was unjust treatment. Tho trouble grew out of published statements of Mls3 Taylor criticising tho Philippine policy of the administration. Rustler It Convicted Harry Hill, pleaded guilty to the chargo of horse stealing at Greeley, Neb., and was sentenced to six years In the penitentiary. That same night about 2 o'clock the arguments in the Lamb case wero oniinii and tho case clven to the Jury and the Jury had agreed on a verdict of guilty. Sentence will do pronounceu soon. Mn Stmt and Itobbed William Delap was shot and robbed of $1,100 and a gold watch on tnc out aklrts of lJifollette, Tenn. He was riding through the woods and hearing tho Odd Fellows' distress signal, re sponded to It. Three men accosted him, Bhot him In the shoulder, and robbed him. He will recover. THE NEWS CONDENSED Tho fire In the oil wells at Jennings, La., have been extinguished. A long-continued drouth In Missis sippi has nearly caused tho ruin of the corn nnd cotton crop. Twenty-five thousand garment work ers In New "i ork city have Inaugurated a strlko for higher wages and shorter hours. Tho United States transport Sheri dan has arrived at San Francisco with 1112 men of tho Thirteenth Infantry. 151 men of the Third cavalry, 554 casuals and sixteen sick. Tho soft coal miners' convention, which has been In session at Indianap olis, Intl., has adjourned after declar ing ngalnst a general strike, provid ing for tho raising of a fund to aid tho striking anthraclto miners, and issuing an appeal to tho American people for aupport. na-ine- in the refusal of tho Oregon authorities to pay Mrs. Waggoner tho reward offered for tho body of Convict Merrill, dead or alive, it Is said all miraiiu nt Hnrrv Tracy has been atinniinnpii. The nursult has lasted forty days and cost ten lives and $10,- 000. .. Senator Mctaurln, or soum Caro lina, has refused the offered appoint ment to tho vacancy on tho bench of tho United States court of claims. Charles and Duffy Kublcek, of Chi cago, were drowned In the Calumet river. They Jumped Into tho river to escnpo an explosion they feared would follow the breaking of a gaaollno tana on their launch. Fred L. Powell, a brakemau on an early morning freight on the Chicago ft Northwestern, was Blabbed to dentb, by an unknown tramp a few mllos west of Arlon. la. It Is thought Powoll had attempted to put tho tramp ott I tho train. OVERRULE DIETRICH Opinion By Attorney General Frank M. Prout SETS ASIDE VETO OF EX00VERH0R Coiifttltutlomil Amendment, In Itnhitlou to Vole Neceiuuirjr to Curry An Amendment, Will bo Nulinillteil to tho I'eoiile Thin Full Regardless of the governor's veto, Secretary of State Marsh has decided to submit n constitutional amendment to a vote of the people this fall. Sena tor Dietrich, formerly governor, ex ercised tho veto power when a pro posed amendment enmo before him, but Attorney General F. N. Pi out has vetoed the veto with the assertion that the governor has no rlht either to veto or npprove a proposed constitu tional amendment, or nt least his no tion ono way or tho other can not nffect the nmendment. He holds thnt the legislature takes the Initiative and the people npprove or disapprove a proposed amendment, the governor be ing powerless to Interfere. In sup port of this position he cites the con stitution Itself and decisions of the Nebraska supremo court, one of which waa written by Judge Samuel Maxwell. Tho proposed amendment Is house roll No. 117, designed to change the mnjorlty necessary to carry a consti tutional amendment from n majority of all votes cast nt the election to a mere majority of all votes cast on the proposition. It nlso provides that tho proposition shall be published only thirty days Instead of for a period of three months prior to the election. It further provides for the marking of the ballot with a cross opposite the words "For" or "Against," or the ex pression of preference on a voting nin chinc when Biieh machine Is used. It has been found Impossible to secure a majority of all votes cast at an elec tion because so many voters take no interest in constitutional propositions. It wns believed that a mnjorlty of nil votes cast on the proposition could be secured for nn nmendment of merit, and for this reason a change In 'he constitution was sought by tho legis lature. In his veto messngc Governor Diet rich Is on record as favoring an extra session of the legislature. He took it for granted thnt ono would bo called. Ho said a special session "should and will bo called." It was his belief that all constitutional amendments ought to como before this special session. For this renson and the matter of ex pense he vetoed the proposed amend ment, asserting that It would cost $30, 000 to submit it. Secretaiy of State Marsh's estimate differs materially. He believes It can be submitted for $7,500. The proposi tion will not exceed twelve "squares" In a newspaper. Thirteen Insertions will bo roquired, the total cost of pub lication In one newspnper being $84, the grand total being $7,500. Secre tary Marsh has limited the publication to once each week, so that there will be no cansc for dally papers to ask pay for dally publication. IN GOOD CONDITION Wheat Harvest U Concluded With Re sult! That are Satisfactory. Crop conditions in Nebraska con tinue to be encouraging. Tho whoat harvest has practically been concluded, with satisfactory results. Corn Is making fine progress, while potatoes and apples will bo a large crop. The weekly bulletin Issued July 22 by the Nebraska section of the weather bu reau says: Tho past week, as a whole, was cool and wet. The dally mean tempsra turo has averaged three degrees be low tho normal In the eastern counties and five decrees below In tho western. Tho rain occurred principally In' heavy thunder showers Thursday night and Friday; the amount exceeded one Inch In most of tho eastern counties and ranged from two to six Inches In a number of southeastern counties. Tho first four days of tho week were hot and dry, exceedingly favorable for rtll agricultural Interests. Somo pro gress wns mnde In stacking and thresh ing wheat: however, little could be done In tho enstern counties the last days of tho week, because of the heavy rain. Tho winter wheat harvest is nbout completed; a small amount of wheat n the southeastern counties on low wet land has not and probably will not be cut. Oats have been further Injured by the showers of the week; tho hnrvest of oats havo been In pro gress In southern counties. Corn hns grown well; tho cultivation of corn Is nbout finished, because corn Is getting so lnrge; tho cultivation was less than usual; many fields ure rather weedy; however, corn Is In a rather promising condition except In the relatively small acreago where It has been damaged by tho heavy rains; early corn Is tassel lng nnd silking. Potatoes are a large crop, but thero are some eomplnluts of rotting. Apples are nbundnnt and promise a good crop. PHILIPPINE MONEY To He Minted I'rtm Design liy Natlro Filipino Artist Of nil designs submitted for tho now Philippine coins authorized by the last session of congress, tkoso drawn by a native Filipino artist have been nd Judged best by the president and Sec retary Itoot and probably will bo adopted. The artist's name Is Flg ueros. A femnlo figure, the smoking volcano Mncyon, tho American shield nnd eagle and the words "Flllplnas" and "United States of America," mako a coin strikingly effectlvo FALSE STEP PROVES FATAL HiirlliiKtou llriiKeiumi or Alliance Killed Neur Sidney, Nob. R. Robblns, a Durllngton freight brakemau, running between Alllaiico and Denver, was instantly killed Tues day night about midnight nt Lorenzo, the first station south of Sidney, Neb. Ho wns on a southbound train nnd was passing over the cars from the way way 'jsHr car to the engine to slgnnl the glnccr to stop nt Lorenzo to mil some freight, nnd it Is thought In stepping from n box car to a loaded with lumber he made n misstep and fell between the cars. He wns T not missed until the trnln reached Mercer, which Is about nine miles south of Lorenzo. Tho train crow at once went bnck to look for him and he was found lying where he fell, his end nnd ono arm cut entirely off and the body disemboweled. The remnlns wcro taken up and brought to Sidney, and Inter were taken to his homo nt Alliance. The deceased was about twenty-five yenrs old and was married but a fuw months ago. He had been running on the road about two years. VISIBLE SUPPLY OF GRAIN Chniigox Hliown In Cable Advice to llriulitreet's New York city advices say that cablo nnd telegraphic communications to Ilrndstrcet's show the following changes in available supplies com pared with the last account: Wheat United States and Canada, east of Rockies, Increased 372,000 bush els. Afloat for an In Europe decreased 2,300,000 bushels. Total supply de creased 1,928.000 bushels. Corn United States and Canada, rnst of Rockies. Increased GGS.000 bushels. Oats United States and Canada, cast of Rockies decreased 820,000. Among the more Important de creases reiwrtcd this week arc thoso of 225.000 bushels In Manitoba, 172,000 bushels at Newport News, 149,000 bushels at Depot Harbor, 125,000 btiah els at Minneapolis private elevntors, 102.000 bushels nt Rochester and 53,000 bushels at Portland, Me. Tho leading Increases Include thoso ot 419,000 bushels at Chicago private elevators, 81,000 bushels at Louisville, 55,000 bushels at Akron and 50,000 bushels each at Chattanooga and at f Nashville. To Notify Son of Dentil. The st amor Saxonla, which sailed from Liverpool to Hoaton July 22, has a wireless telegram for Clarcnco IL Mackay, son of the late John W. Mac kay, who sailed from New York Satur day, July 19, on Campania. Saxonla hopes to communlcato with Campania. The remains of Mr. Mackay havo been embalmed and placed In a metal lic co III n, which Is now resting in tho music room of tho Mackay residence, surrounded by flowers, which havo been sent In great profusion. Cards, letters and telegrams from many dis tinguished persons in nil parts of tho world continue to come In great num bers. Mrs. Mackay is as well as could be expected. l'romotlon and Itetlrement. The president has designated Colonel Thomas S. Ward, adjutant general on Miles' staff, to be brigadier goneral to till the vacancy crented by tho retire ment of General Jacob Smith. Ward will immediately go upon the retired list upon his own application and Colo nel Sanger, of the Inspector general's office, will be created brigadier general In his place. Iladly Ilurned by Lightning During a recent storm Ed McMIUon and two younger brothers were la their father's barn a fow miles south of Superior when he was struck by lightning, bis left side being badly burned. Tho fluid tore off his shoe and the shock rendered him unconscious for some time, but he Is reported as recovering from Its effect. V. f. Consul Object!. The stats department has Instructed Charles N. Herdliska, cousul at San Juan Del Norto, Nlcaraugua, to ascer tain the facts of tho arrest of Dr. Wil son, an American citizen, and to uso his good offices in procuring bis re lease. Wilson was attached to a camp of insurgents and was captured and condemned to death some time ago. Frrd Grant Asslcnud. Genoral Frederick Grant has been offered the command of tho department of Texas to which General Jacob Smith had been assigned before his retire ment by tho president. General Davis, who Is to succeed Chaffee In tho Phllliplnes, will havo under him Generals Wade, Wlnt, llaldwlii, Leo and Sanger. Chinch Hub ' Corn. Farmers around Fremont nro com plaining that chinch bugs havo been working great Iujury In corn Holds. The Insects do not molest tho stalk, but gather In clusters on tho ears. So far the damage done Is only occasional, but thoso engaged In raising corn would like to find somo way of check ing the evil. Arm Cut OtT hy Hlndor John Warren, a young man living eleven miles southwest ot Superior, met with a sovere accident. Somo part of tho machinery of tho binder he was working became out of gear and ho Rtopped to fix It. Tho horses started and young Warren was thrown down, tho machine cutting off one of his arma above tiro elbow. NEWS BRIEFLY STATED Alberto Santos Dumont, tho Bra zilian aeronaut, arrived In New York iiiesuny. Fifteen thousand nririltlnnnt m Workers In Now York eltr hnvn mil work, which makes tho total numhw now out 40,000. All renl and personal property which' was owned by John W. Mackay was left by him to his wife and son. Mario Loulso Mackay and Clarence H. Mac-kny. i v V ii. M t