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KILLED BY DOGS
Foarful Fato of tho Wifo of a
Wealthy Frenchman
DOGS WERE MADDENED BY IIUMER
JTrrnclnti Itrult- Sprint; mi Her An SIik
Win 1'ecilliiR 'I hem Altiinco
Ciimotno l.iito Vlrllm r'nrmcrly
of llronklyn, N. V.
A Now York dispatch says: A Paris
dispatch to tin: World suys Hint Mine.
Kdmimil Sempls, who, before her inar
rlngo a your ago, wan MIhh Louise
Itutlicrford, of HrnoUlyn, has been sot
upon by two lningor-innddoned Groat
Dane dogs, which linil been ficcnrcd to
guard her husband's country bouse at
Anuecy lake, and ho terribly Injured
that she died two hours after the at
tach. M. Sempls Ih a prominent business
man In Paris, lift; home at Annocy
lake Ih Isolated, and, following a re
cent attempt by burglars to enter the
place, ho purchased two powerful
(Ircnt Danes as guards.
The doss proved ho ferocious that
they were conllned In in enclosure
during the daytime for the safety of
the family. M. Sempls was advised to
starve thorn, ho that was fond was
given to them they would rernumber
Wndly their benefactors. So they had
nothing to cat for two days.
Mine. Sempls did not accoinpany her
liUHband and their gucHts who started
for a drive to Alx-les-Bulns. She no
ticed the dogs while she was walking
in the yard, and, knowing that they
had been without food, di termlned to
feed them, as they were apparently
(inlet. Hho ordered the cook to pre
pare a bowl of meat and carried It to
tho kennel, the woman accompanying
her.
The Instant Mine. Sempls entered the
big Iron enelosuro the Great Danes
leaped upon her like hungry tigers.
They bore her to the ground, and as
Hlie vnlnly sought to defend herself
their tooth sank In her anus and
body. Her struggles apparently mad
dened the animals the more.
The coachman heard the screams of
Mme. Sempls and the cook. Mine.
Sempls bogged the man to save her.
mo ran to the stable to git a pitch
To rlc. When he returned the tireat
Danes had fearfully torn their victim.
Tho coaclunan fought the brutes Into
u corner and kept them there until the
rook summoned neighbors, who car
ried Mine. Sempls from the enclosure
In n dying condition.
A few minutes after M. Sempls and
his guests returned she mtooitiiibeil to
her Injuries, nfter exchanging a few
words with her husband, who Is near
lv crazed by the tragedy.
STORM IN MICHIGAN
filntrlct Nwir lelrolt .Swept hy Wind
mil Ituln
A Detroit. Mich.. July 27. dispatch
anys: During a storm tonight the
large Drown hoist, used to lift and
carry heavy plates used In ship build
ing was blown on the deck of the
Michigan Central car ferry transport
at the Wyandotte ship yard, and Is a
total wreck, while the upper works
of tho car ferry are for the most part
smashed to kindling wood.
The damage is estimated at $50,000.
Other towns within tlfty miles of Do
trolt report considerable damage to
property, but no lives were lost.
The worst storm ever know In (he
history of Oxford. Mich., swept over
n Htrlp of country, reaching from
Thomna to Rochester, this afternoon.
A number of houses were dumugril.
Tho corn crop is levelled, while
wheat anil oats are lying In a tangled
mass.
Orchards are Ht ripped of their fruit
nnd the losses to farmers will ninounl
to thousands of dollars.
TO ABOLISH CHILD LABOR
Amrrlriin rtirntlnn of l.nlior tiny Tnkn
tl.n Inlllntlvc.
The oxoentlvo council of the Amer
ican federation of labor,' in session at
San KrnnolRoo, has adopted a resolu
tion supporting any legislation having
for Its purpose the abolition of child
labor In states where such laws do not
now exist.
In tho matter of the request for the
revocation of the charter of tho unial-
Kamatod society of engineers. Hie .
council decided to notify the latter
body that uless. by October 1. It con-
codes full trade Jurisdiction to Ihoj
organizations named In the matter oM
trades disputes, such ns Increase of t
wages, threatened reductions or
changes of trade conditions or rules,
Its charter would bo revoked.
The application for tho revocation
of the charter of the national union
of brewery workmen was laid ,ier for
further consideration.
The application of the order of rail
way clerks for a charter was unani
mously granted.
The application of the solicitors of
Insurance companies for a ehnrtor was
denied.
I'.lrctrlc flnatir
Bridgeport. Neb., will have an Kpls
copal church soon, as tho contract fro
Its construction wns let Saturday.
Whllo In a state of Intoxication
Mrs. Richard Meade, of rllooklyn. N.
Y., strangled two of her children to
death. A third child was saved by tho
father.
Tho body of tho late John W. Mac
Itay, who died In London, will not bo
brought to tho United States until
September, Mrs. Mnckny's health for
bidding lior earlier departure.
BIG DEMAND FOR SALT
Kiuiifuft .Mine Will Itrciik nil Production
Itccnnl 'I lilt Yfiir
"The Kansas salt Holds nnd mines
will produce a quantity of salt this
year that will break all leeonlH," says
I'. K. Uoth. of New York. Mr. Hoth
owns roi k Halt inines near Lyons uin
Knnopolls, Kan
"The production of salt In Kansas
will be creator than ever this year
because the pat king houses are buying
more Kansas tmlt than ever before.
There are two kinds of salt mines in
Kansas; the salt wells, where water
Is evapoorateil nnd the rock salt beds,
where the salt, rocks arc blasted out
by a process similar to the mnnner In
which coal Is mined. At my mine near
Lyons the main shaft Is .100 feet deep.
After the rock nail In hoisted to tho
Htirface It Is crushed nnd granulated."
I. It (.'rum DkiiiI
L. S. ('rum, I'nlted StaleH marshal
for Kansas, died at his home at Oswe
go, Kan., .Inly 21. The disease from
which he died was of the heart and
liver. Two weeks ago Mr. Crum was
nclzril with typhoid fever in Topoka
and was brought home by his wife.
It was stated that It was only n mild
attack and only Wednesday It was re
ported that he was getting better. In
formation, therefore, of his death
Thursday was a great shock to hU
friends.
Chiiiitiiuiim II. i' .Money
The ICmporla (.'hnntattn.ua associa
tion elrc-tei! the following directors: I'.
IC. t'l outer. L. W. Lewis, William Way
inaii. .1. M. Hughes, W. D. Ward, D. S.
Cause. .1. T. Kui ton, D. II. Stone nnd
Unwind Diinlap, The names of Calvin
Hood. .1. 13. Kvuns, W. A. Ilarker and
.1. N. Wilkinson, who were on the
board of directors last year, were left
oiT. When the stockholders saw that
the committee unpointed had left off
tin1 names mentioned several of tho
dlrri tors asked to withdraw In favor
of Major Hood and .1. 10. ICvans, but
they both declined. The total receipts
for the year were $1,500. After nil
expenses are paid the association has
$!IU0 In Its treasury, which Is less than
was formerly estimated.
l(itnii IV ft for .lone.
The auditor of Htate has reHrts of
collections of $0,095.11 fees by the state
of Kansas for the month of Juno nnd
the same have been turned Into the
treasury as follows;
Secretary of state $1,112.50
Auditor of state 228.00
Superintendent of Insurance.. 5:15.24
State librarian 2.50
Hank commissioner 2,401.00
Osav.alomie state hospital.... H10.40
Topoka state hospital 158.50
Stale school for deaf nnd
dumb 59.70
State soldiers' home 28.75
Soldiers' orphans' home 452.52
Total $0,095.11
Another Ticket In Kiinii
Kansas straight-out populists are to
put n full ticket in the Held against tho
recently named popttllstle-demoerntle
fusion ticket. A call for a mass con
vention, to meet in Topoka on August
21. was Issued July 20 by J. II. La
throp and N. Bobbins, of Topoka. who
represent the straight-out element of
the populist party that nominated
Wharton Darker, of Philadelphia, two
years ago.
Cuillnl lll'llll III lll-lt
IMward L. Samls. of Pawnee City,
III., was found dead in his bod Friday
morning by his wife. Ho retired as
usual the previous night and at Inter
als during the night his room was
visited and he was sleeping. Ho was
nearly forty-eight years old and had
lived in Pawnee City many years.
Two New lliittlfhl
Tho circulars for the two new battle
ships, tho Connecticut and Uuilslann.
wore Issued by the navy department
Friday. Plans will be ready August 1
when the advertisement for bids for
the Louisiana will be published. The
Connecticut will be built in tho Now
York navy yard. Tho bids will bo
opened about October 1.
Two are Killed
A north-bound passenger train on
the Chlcngo. Milwaukee & St. Paul
roail ran Into a box car standing on
tho main track at Utter, eight miles
below Hastings. Minn. The engine
was derailed and Fireman Hums, who
lives at Ited Wing, was killed. An
unknown tramp was also killed.
HERE AND THERE
Charles Willis, aged fifteen, and
Walter Hendricks, aged sixteen, fell
off a inft of logs between Newburg
and Rockport and were drowned.
Major Charles D. Kwlng. U. S. A.,
arrived In Denver from his post at
l'o.t Preble, Mo., to make a search
fot his In-other. F.phraltu D. Kwlng. a
well-known nttorney of Washington,
D. ('. who is supposed to be wander
ing about the country. The Fwliiiis
are btotltors-ln-law of United States
Senator I'. M. Cockroll. of Missouri.
Tho Rt. Rev. Dr. James 13. Qtilgley,
bishop of liuffalo, who was named
with two others by the Irremovable
rectors as a candidate for the arch
bishops of Chicago, has stated that he
will not lono liuffalo. "I consider It
a groat honor." said the bishop, "but I
do not consider myself a big enough
man to till the archelplsiopal see and
It Is my Intertlon to remain in Buf
fulo." At a picnic at I lay ties postouloo. Ky.,
John Dickenson shot and killed Ron
and Jack Dyer, two brothers, and ono
or the Dyers shot Dickenson threo
times. He Is not expected to live.
Tho furnaces in the American beet
sugar factory, at Grand Island, have
been rekindled nnd a force of men la
busy In tho manufacture of sugar
from the syrups left over from former
campaigns. It Is expected that tho
tires will not bo extinguished before
February 1. Day nnd night shifts nro
employed. It is expected that tho
slicing of boots will begin about tho
10th of bepteuiber.
GREET THE BOERS
Loaders in War Mado Much of
at Capetown
TREATED TO BIG DEMONSTRATION
'rlrnil StTiirui , run oil (lem-ntl Itotlm
Deliirity unit llount I, utter Appoint
Cneipcclettly mill l!pet I'lun
.Muilc for III lti'i''itloli
A Capetown. July 28, dispatch says:
General Do Wot proved that ho could
evade friends as successfully as ho did
enemies by arriving here unexpected
ly this afternoon nnd upsetting nil
the elnborate plans prepared for his
reception. He Htrollrd through the
streets, casually nodding to acquaint
ances and occasionally to a lormer
opponent. Arrangements were quick
ly made by Afrikanders to entertain
the famous lender tonight at a r.eml
prlvnte dinner, tickets to which al
ready stand nt live guineas ($20.25)
premium.
A striking contrast to Do Wets re
turn wns the scene Sunday, when
Generals llothn. and Delarey attended
church. The building was packed,
mainly with women, nnd the service
was scarcely concluded when these
Capetown admirers stormed the pew
In which tho generals sat. With dif
ficulty they retreated to the vestry.
The congregation followed and Gen
erals Dothn nnd Delarey were lifted to
the vestry table. The pastor of the
church warmly remonstrated, where
upon a number of those present seized
the generals and cnrrled them to car
riages, where another demonstration
ensued.
CLASH AT POTTSVILLE
tin Ion nnil Niiii-ltiilnii Miner .'Meet
In lllooily Conflict
A Pottsvllle, Pa.. July 28 dispatch
says: Striking anthracite miners and
non-union men clashed at Shenan
doah early this morning nnd two men
were shot and four were badly beaten.
Kxcltoment, which has been entirely
nbsent from this district since the
strike was declared, now Ih nt n fever
heat. Non-union men have been hired
to take the plnce of strikers In the
Kohlnoor colliery nnd while they wore
on their way to work this morning
they wore attacked. Shots were tired
from ambush and Daniel Luudorbnu,
foreman of the Kohlnoor mine. fell.
Ills face anil shoulders were torn by
a load of buckshot and his recovery is
questioned. Ills companions lied and
were pursued by strike sympathizers,
some llring as they ran. Albert l.an
(lerinan fell from a flesh wound
nnd four others wore overtaken
and beaten unmercifully. Additional
guards have been sent to the disturbed
district and strikers have also gone
Into tho locality for the purpose of
counseling peace.
SENTENCE COMMUTED
I'rctlilcnt Zeliiyu of Nleur.iKiiii Sliott
.Mercy to mi Amerlciiii
United States Consul Donnldson at
Managua, Nicaragua, cables the state
department as follows: "As a cour
tesy to the United States and through
sympathy for his mother, the presi
dent will commute Itussel! Wilson's
death sentence."
Wilson Is the young American doc
tor who accompanied the party of 1111
busters in an expedition against Nica
ragua and wns captured and sentenced
to denth. Senator Hanna interested
himself In the case.
Mrs. Wilson, the doctor's mother, Is
on her way to Nicaragua to plead for
her son's life.
Wilson would have probably boon
executed by this time hud tho United
States not Interfered. It Is believed
Zelnya will Dually pardon the young
man on his promise not to engage In
nny further attempts of the kind
against Nicaragua.
SiiIcIiIii'h llmly 1'onnil
The body of Joseph Dntel, who com
mitted suicide by drowning at North
llend. Nob., throe weeks ago. was
found Sunday last by Robert MeClu
linu two miles cast of that place. Mr.
Mi Chilian was riding a horse along
the bank of the iior when he saw
the corpse a short distance from shore.
It was removed to town and later In
terred In a Saunders county cemetery.
Altnckeil liy it Dot;
Frauds Wolilinan. a twelve-year-old
girl, was playing In the yard of a
neighbor at Plattsmouth when she was
attacked by a vicious dog. The en
raged animal bit her threo times and
would doubtless have continued the
attack had not help arrival. The glil'u
wounds received proper attention from
n physician and It in thought no no
tions results will follow. The dog
vvus killed.
Score Are Hurt
In a collision on tho Brooklyn ele
vated nt 'Hilary nnd Adams streets,
New York City, Tuesday morning, a
score of passengers were hurt, some
seriously. The accident was unique,
as the colliding trains wero bound in
opposite directions on parallel tracks,
and crushed together on account of
excessive lean at that particular point
of trains Inbound. Hitherto no trains
have met Just there. The hides of
four cars were ripped off ami the
trucks derailed.
FARMER HANGS HIMSELF
Itrlcf nines Mippoeil to lluvn Cubtil
iinceil III .Mlml
Frank Pribble, a young farmer who
lived three miles south of Odell, was
found dead on bis place Monday morn
ing. He bad hanged himself. Ho
was one of the wealthiest Dohemlans
In the county, owning nearly 500 acres
of laud in the vicinity of bis home.
No cjittse for the net Is known unless
a brief Illness can bo said to have
caused a temporary lit of Insanity.
Mr. Pribble left home nt daybreak,
telling his wife that ho would return
in two hours, but If he did not sho
need not worry about him. Ho said
he was going to hoc a neighbor. Ho
did not return and a search at 10
o'clock revealed his body banging to
a tree with a bullet hole In tho head.
As no revolver was at first found, It
was believed to be a case of murder.
Later the revolver was discovered In
a Held nearby. It Is believed he shot
himself nnd the bullet falling to kill,
ho wnlked some distance to a fence
and hnnged himself to a tree. Dlond
found on the troo showed that ho was
bleeding when lie ndjustod tho noose.
The bullet entered his hcutl over tho
right ear and passed downward, lodg
ing under his chin on the left side.
Pribble had complained of mental
trouble and had threatened to kilt
himself. Recently he bought n re
volver at Wymore and hid It in his
barn. Ills family found It, but ho
again got possession of the weapon.
He drew $000 out of the bank at Odell,
telling the cashier that ho wanted to
pay some debts. He took tho money
home nnd gave It to his wlfo. Ho
owes no debts, and Is quite wealthy.
He was forty-three years old and
leaves a wlfo and six children.
TRICKY CUBAN OFFICIAL
Cliurgi'il With til n Ahiliirtlnn of w Dim
ennui l'tirnniil Knemy
Porloo Uolgado. the well known Cu
ban general, who commanded the
sharpshooters operntln in Havana
province during the war, Is under ar
xost at Havana, accused of placing In
prison Antonio Acosta, a nephew of
Col. Acosta, without a warrant. Del
gado is now an olllcer of tho Cuban
mounted police. It Is rumored that
young Acosta, who has been Delgado'a
private secretary, possessed damaging
secrets. Acosta mysteriously disap
peared a few weeks ago.
A mass meeting, presided over by
Senor Marque., was held at Santa
Lucia for tho purpose of denouncing
President Palma and his administra
tion. The meeting failed in Its pur
pose, however, for only 400 turned out
and these failed to agree on a mode of
procedure.
AN ARCH FOR SCHLEY
Ail in I ml' llnltlninrc. KrleniN to Com
memorate NiiviiI Triumph
A memorial arch Is to hi! erected In
Daltlmoro, Md., In commemoration of
the deetN of Admiral Wlntlold Scott
Schley. With this end In view, tho
Schley triumphal arch association of
Daltlmoro has boon Incorporated by
Dr. Henry V. Walls. Dr. Meleher 13 1 j
stromor. Charles L. Utirkhart, James
Gorrell and Henry (1. Dready.
It has no capital stock. As ex
plained by one of the incorporators,
the plan Is to raise by popular sub
scription a fund sulllclent to pay for
a handsome arch "In recognition of
the services of Maryland's hero of tho
Spanish war."
Wn (Jelling Keiuly to ICeturn
Chinese Minister Wu la beginning
to pack his household goods prepara
tory to yielding the legation to his
successor. Sir Lalng Cheng, who Is to
arrive next mouth in the suite of
Prince Chen. Wn has received a
cablegram from London stating that
Chen and his party. Including tho now
minister, had not sailed Saturday as
Intended, but probably would remain
until after tho coronation. Wu has
been kept busy responding to appeals
from the people whose hospitality ho
has enjoyed for curios In tho way of
silks, gowns, fnns, ivory and other
things of Chinese make and he and
Madam Wu have been quite prodigal
In their gifts.
Kentnckliin lliittln
An n result of n iilcnlc ounrrol Sat
urday In Lewis county. Kentucky, nn
other feud has boon stratod that prom
ises dire consequences. John nnd
Hugh nickerson and Jack and Roo
Dyer became involved In an alterca
tion on the dancing platform and a
litsllade of allots followed. Then the
siuoko blow away. Jack Dyer was dead
and Roe Dyer was In denth agony.
John Dlckerson was shot through tho
groin, probaly fatally, and Hugh wns
the Dlckerson promises, which are
twenty-four miles from n railroad In
an almost impregnable country-
lliiyit Mi'iil Wile Aero Atlillltlr
Four bov stowawnys arrived at New
York Monday on board the White
Star liner Civic from Liverpool. Their
ages range from nine to twelve. The
boys stole aboard at Liverpool!', un
laced tho cover of one of tho life boats
and crawled In. replacing the cover.
On the fourth day they wero obliged
to show themselves on account ot
thirst. They will bo returned ou tho
same steamer.
.Mother Die From (Irltif
The last chapter in the domestic
tragedy of Mrs. Mary Meade, who
strangled to death her three children
Saturday, was recorded Monday at
New York, when tho mother died
from the effects of poison and poig
nant grief In tho Homeopathic hos
pital. At midnight sho Insisted on
knowing what had become of her lit
tle ones and when told she shrieked
despairingly and shortly nfter died. It
hi believed alio killed her children
while under the lulluenco ot wood al
cohol and hRtl no knowledge of tho
act.
A BUMPER (ROP
Nebraska Farms are Producing
Wheat, Oats and Corn Galore
BIO YIELD OF HAY, POTATOES, ETC.
Orrlinril nnd (lurileo AitilliiR Their
Unolti to I hn .MniMiri' Cum Now
i't tho Hunger .Murk Pint
Week (looil Omit lug Went her
Crops of all kinds are .insured In
nbtindanco for tho growing season
now ncarlng an end In Nebraska.
Wheat, although damaged in quality
by the unusual rainfall. Is the heaviest
crop In the history of tho state. Oats
will yield heavily, which condition
likewise pertains to hay. alfalfa, pota
toes nnd all tho products of the or
chard and garden. Meanwhile corn,
Nebraska's staple product, has been
making a slow but steady growth,
until now It Is past the danger point
and n yield fairly prodigious Is cer
tain. The acreage Is less than in
former years, because of the Increased
propagation of winter wheat, but the
condition of the crop Is so flattering
that experts are freely predicting that
the total harvest will nearly top the
best record for corn over scored by the
state. Nebraska's prosperity is linked
so closely to the corn crop that the
present situation is brim full of en
couragement to every business Inter
ot In the state.
Tho weekly bulletin Issued July 2!l
by tho Nebraska section of the U. S.
wenther bureau describes crop condi
tions as follows:
The past week was generally cool
nnd wet. The dally mean temperature
has averaged three degrees below nor
mal In tho eastern counties nnd Just
about normal in the western.
The rainfall bus generally been
heavy In central and southern coun
ties; the amount exceeded ono Inch
In most of this drlstrlct nnd ranged
from two to more than four Inches in
largo areas. In northern counties tho
rainfall was about or slightly below
normal
The past week has been one of good
growing wenther, but the showers In
southern counties hnvo made It rather
unfavorable for securing the small
grain crop. Stacking and thrashing
progressed slowly. Oats are nearly all
cut In southern counties and tho har
vest is progressing nicely In the
northern; In eastern counties the oat
crop is not as good as expected, but in
central counties It Is excellent. Hay
ing Is progressing slowly; the crop,
generally, Is a largo one. Corn hns
grown unusually well; the crop Is
earing heavily and now promises an
exceptionally heavy yield.
PAUL VANDERVOORT DEAD
Well Known former NclinnUmi Sue
ciiinh In Culm
Paul Vandervooit, past couimnnder-in-chlof
of the G. A. It., died at Puerto
Principe. Cuba. July 21!, of paralysis
of the hoait.
Ho wan born In Ohio in 1810. Ho
onllsti (1 for tho three months' service
In the Sixty-eighth Illinois Infantry
and ro-enllsted In company L, Six
teenth Illinois cavalry and was with
his regiment In the Ninth and Twenty-ninth
corps, nnd the cavalry corps
of the military division of the Missis
sippi. Ho was discharged August 1.
1805. as sergeant. Past Commander
Vandervoort Joined the Grand Army
in Illinois in 1800, and was assistant
adjutant general to Department Com
mander Hllllanl.
Ho resigned the position on his re
moval to Omaha, where he was main
ly Instrumental In tho re-organization
of tho department of Nebraska, to
Which he was assigned as provisional
commnnder. On the formation of the
department he was elected department
commander. Ho was elected senior
vice commander-in-chief In 1878 nnd
commander-In-chlef In 1S82.
WILL CROWD LINCOLN PARK
Aemtly Camp to Kxcceil V tinner
lloumlrle
The bow miiHt not always bo kept
strung. They who labor most nro
most worthy of rest and linil in It tho
fullest enjoyment. Nine days of rest
and recreation may bo had at the ap
proaching Fpworth assembly at the
least possible expense. Idleness Is not
rest. The mind Is ever aitive and
variety Is tho needed requisite. The
assembly program hns a richness of
variety and strength of personnel
which make It most attractive.
For tho llrst time in tho history of
the Kpworth assembly the camp will
be so large as to require tho shady
grounds on both tho north and cast
Bides of Salt creek. The continuance
of Hue wenther Is sending scores of
ordeis from those who have been
somewhat fearful about tho weather.
Mr. Luclan Marsh, who has regis
tered all tents, repot tu thai the
grounds are in tine shape. By avoid
ing tho extreme low spots over the
ground the park Is in condition for
the nsscmbly to open today. In many
towns parties are being organized for
the great camp. August 5 and 0 will
see thousands of people coming to
Lincoln, cnger to occupy their tents
on tho "old camp ground."
Ilnkotii I'lehl lojnieil
Flftten thousand acres of grain wero
laid flat Tuesday night by a terrlllc
hall and wind storm thnt swept this
section of tho country, says a Lati
more, S. 1)., dispatch. The damage
will aggregate a large sum. So far no
person wns Injured.
Chnrlles W. Penrose, assistant pay
master In tho navy, has been ordered
before a courtniartial, charged with
carelessness In keeping his accounts.
Ho is now attached .to the cruiser
Michigan, lying at I3rie. Pa., to he re
paired, and his trial will bn held In
that city.
NEBRASKA LEADS THE LIST
Stockmen of the Slulo Tiiiplht; .Mitrlnt
ut Kiiiimii City
A Kansas City. Mo., special says:
Down about the Kansas City stock
yards they are beginning to wonder
what manner of men the stockmen of
southern Nebraska are that they ac
complish so great things. For sev
eral weeks past attention has again
and again been drawn to tho stnt'i by
the achievements of shippers outtlo
nnd hogs on this market v,PrlNe
braskans have repeatedly commanded
top prices for their consignments. It
may be some Ingredient of the soil
along the bunks of the Big Blue; It
may be some element In the atmo
sphere of the Republican valley; It
may be that the farmers nlong tho
Neinnha have discovered some philoso
pher's stone that turns corn Into beef,
whatever tho reason, topping the mar
ket by Nobraskans has become suf
ficiently frequent to give the state a
wide advertisement among the patrons
of this murket.
The past week has witnessed two
notable sales of Nebraska eattje. Ou
Tuesday W. H. Bowman, of Beatrlce.4
sold the largest hunch of beef steers
that ever brought $8 a hundred pounds
on this market. Within the past
month cattle have sold here as high
as $8.50, but they wore exceptional ani
mals, carefully selected, and only a few
of them. Sales at $S have been suf
ficiently rare to attract attention, but
a sale of 1 15 head In one bunch, such
as was made by Mr. Bowman, was an
event so unusual that It was the sub
ject of much comment among cattle
men. The nearest approach to It was
a bunch of IDS head that sold at tho
same price July 15. Mr. Bowman's
tattle averaged LIIOII pounds. They
were branded Nobraskans, having been
bought last fall In the western part of
the state. There wasn't a single cull
In tlm bunch, and every animal was
well finished and tit for the fancy ex
port trade.
STATE FAIR GROUNDS
Orently Imurnvml Kucllltln for llnnillliiff
reiii;er
Tho grounds at the state fair will
be in exceptionally good condition for
tho exposition this year. The num
ber of new buildings will add greatly
to the accommodation of all exhibi
tors and the old buildings huvc boon
put in perfect shape through neces
sary repairs and have all been painted
and thoroughly renovated. The dust
nuisance which for some years has
been so unpleasant, will bo practically
abolished, because, with the exception
of the streets, a perfect sod has been
grown over all the grounds and tho
trees have grown until there la nbun
dant shade for the comfort of visitors.
It Is a fact greatly appreciated by
the large exhibitors that no state fair
grounds in the west have such per- fc
feel accommodations through railway
service for loading and unloading
stock as are given here. I3vury head
of stock and every car of machinery
Is switched to and Into the grounds
for unloading. This Is done with tho
least possible delay and the experience
here Is in great contrast with that
in other states. Tin management
states that this branch of the servlco
will bo oven more olllciont than ever
this year. It is up to tho thousands
of exhibitors now to take possession
of tho grounds and display their very
best. There need bo no question but
that the people will be on hand to,
enjoy the show. They know that thc-4
fair will eclipse anything heretofore
held In the state and there can be no
doubt thnt the attendance will be In
keeping with tho rest of it record-breaking.
NEBRASKA CASE SUSTAINED
Court of Appeul l!ihnlil Vonllrt
AkiiIii! Snloonkeeier
According to a decision of tho
United States circuit court of appeals,
at St. Louis, Mo., which atllrmcd tho ,
Judgment for plaintiffs of the circuit
court of Nebraska, a saloon-keeper
may be held responsible for the death
of a patron In his place In tho event
that death occurs from an accident
resulting from the Inebriated condi
tion of the patron.
The suit was tiled by the widow and
daughter of Charles Walker against
John Moser and others, who wero en
gaged In the saloon business at Ash
land, Neb. Plaintiffs charge that
Charles Walker, on February 7. 1U00,
drank Intoxicants to excess at Moser's
saloon, and In consequence wns
thrown from a buggy nnd killed. A
verdict giving the plaintiff dnmages
was appealed.
MAKE WAR ON GOATS
ItiithlciH SliuiKhler lniliil(;'l In I'' Colo
rmln Cattlemen
Recently fourteen innsked men ap
peared on the grazing ground of tho
Angora range association in Pinou
mesa, where about 1,000 goats wero
ranging. Threo herders who were In
charge of tho goats wore bound, whllo
tho masked men slaughtered more
than 000 of tho flock by shooting and
stabbing them. Tho loss Is estimated
at $8,000.
Mrs. M. B. Irving, manager of tho
association, came to Colorado from
Chicago about two years ago, and Is a
widow, thirty-eight years old. Sho
is an authoress.
There are several other goat randies
In the vicinity which have been
threatened by the cuttlemen.
THE FOREIGN NEWS
The new commercial treuty between
Grent Britain and China was approved
at a conference held at tho foreign
ofllco In London. It Is expected that
tho government will now snnttlon tho
conclusion of the treaty. afjk"
Tho Liverpool Post states yiat tho
diiko of Marlborough, wrJJ married
Conauelo Vnndorbllt, la afiTTut to hi!
appointed to nn olllce grent In hoclnl
If not political character. If not mado
lord lieutenant of Ireland, ho will got
the governor generalship of Australia.
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