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!VH fo2',!rnu' fwv HIOT IN CHINESE THEATER. Three Killed and 8everal Wounded in New York Playhouse. Now York, Aug. 7. As a result of a IbatUu botwouu members of tho big CliIiiufic BocletlcH In the Chlneso tho alter in Doyor struct, tbroo Chinamen wre Killed, two others probably fatal fly wounded and many others Injured. When the pollco succeeded In break ing nji tho riot they had arrested tuiore than enough Inhabitants of tbo Chlui-ao district to fill tho Kllzabotb uilrvel and other iiollco stations In tho wjoJnlty. According to a report made 'fiy the pollco tho JIIp Sing Tong -started the trouble and selected tho Chinese theater, which Is seldom vis ited by tho police, as the most favor able scene for operations. Tho thea ter holds about -1U0 people and on Sun day night was packed. In the back af the building were several Hip Sing Tong members with big revolvers con cilel beneath their (lowing garments. 'Suddenly as tho actors on tho stage j reached a climax In the play there -was a loud explosion, quickly followed , by several others near the stage. Tho actors lied In terror and tho audlenco surged as far as it could toward tho Tear, where several of tho Hip Sing Tongs began an Indiscriminate fusil .lado into the throng. It develops later that tho llrst oxploslons were mado ty huge firecrackers. Finally, in ties jpeiuUon, tho audience charged on tho men with tho revolvers and bearing thcin down got to one exit which waa ' .open. There thoy fought desperately to reach the street. In a few minutes Chinatown was a sceno of the wildest' 'excitement. When the live policemen managed to force their way Into 'tho theater they found five men lying In Vools of blood and a score or moro iiiding under benches, the backs of which wore splintered with bullets. The men most dangerously hurt, four of them, were hurried to tho hospital. Two of them died shortly. A squad of .pollco hastened to tho headquarters of tho Hip Sing Tong, lu the llowery, where they arrested three men in tho "-."building and found four others hiding on tho roof. A little later Mock Duck, -leader of tho Hip Sing Tong, was ar--rested. Morgan Confers With President. Oyster Hay, N. Y., Aug. 8. J. Pier pont Morgan had a conference with President Roosevelt, lasting an hour and a half. Tho president himself Is J authority for the statement that It re flated practically entirely to the caso of the Hankow railroad of China, a controlling Interest in which Is owned y J. p. Morgan & Co. Incidentally, ;azirt as relating In a measure to tho .railroad Interests held by Americana in Chinn, tho ponding peace negotia tions formed a topic of conversation iby the president nnd Mr. Morgan. Republican River Overflows. TJloomington, Nou., Aug. 3. Owing io the continuous rains Republican ilver has again risen out of Us banks .and is Hooding tho lowlands, doing considerable damage. Populists Make Bid for Fusion. "Lincoln, Aug. 4. The Populist state executive committee fixed Wednes day, Sept. 20, at Lincoln, as the time sind place for holding their state con ventlou. As this Is the date and placo .already selected by tho Democrats, It .& regarded as a bid for fusion. Honors Requisition for Buster. Lincoln, Aug. 4. Governor Mickey Tionored tho requisition of Governor McDonald of Colorado for tho return to Victor of Prank Huster, alias Frank Martin, who Is charged with tho mur tier of Mnrtln O'Connor, a miner, on April fi, l'JOa. The man Is under ar jrest at Grand Island, Neb., where ho 'was located after a chase extending through Utah, Nevada, Washington sand Alaska. Judge Ryan Goes to Iowa. Lincoln, Aug. 4. Former Supreme Court Commissioner Robert Ryan for itwenty-flvo years a resident of Ne braska, the first of the week will re Miiove to Des Moines to become a part ner in the law firm of Ryan, Ryan & 'Ryan. Judge Ryan assumes tho placo of, his brother, Judgo David Ryan, .the liend of tho firm, who recently ulled there. The other two members of the firm are nephews of Judge Rob ert Ryan. Sout.i Omaha Live Stock. South Onmliu, Auk. 8. -Cattle -Receipts, 3,lViO; fcti'iidy to Htrmii;; uatlvi- meets, $:!.". rfri.VtO; cows anil heifers, ?l.".Vil.,'!0; west ern MCfn, JSMXW l.r.0; Tcmih hirers, ?'J.7." fn.S.-; range rows mill uelfeth, f'J.Oityll.riO; ranuerh', $l.!Urij-.riO; stoeLers unit feeder, SL'.CVjj-l.'.'O; culve, sSn.MI'u.ViO; hulls. tus, etc., 9i.(Kfj'..l!i. HoKS-Hwi'liitH, U.IMKI; 3 'tilOe Mistier; heavy, $..7.Vj.'.lio: mixed, .$r.sivfriri: light, $:.S7V'i'"'iij: pigs, $4.", tfiri.W; hulk of siiles, $.i.hO'i.i.lKl. Sheep Kecelpts, :i..VX); lOe higher; western yeiir Kings, $4.MKfir..tO: wethers. I.L'.V.il.70; .v.e, $:i.tHK(N.M); lmnlis, ti.l!.VfU.7.". Kansas City Live Stock. Knnun City. Aug. 8. Cattle- Receipts, "18,000: fctcmly to 10c lower; eholee lieef jteern, f.".0Vi.".rrij full" to good, $:t.755l .5.00; western fed steers, $.1.7.v.VJ.: stock ts nnd feeders, sfJ.7Mi4.-IO; euwh uud helf. .ern, $''.0Ki.VJ.'i. hulls, .?'.'. IM it. -'.; eiilves, .W.riVf,.75. Hogs-RccelptH, h,000, .IfrlOe. I Uglier, top, Sfil.07Mi! hulk of sales, $5.ll."i(fi! O.0.V lieuvy, $5.l.ViHMl; packers, M.n.'H .:), plRH and light, s$M.Vii0.07i. Sheep ateeelptH, 1,500; strong: hviuhs, $3.'Joli0.75i Wlntfs of the Morning. (Conthmtd from i'tige Three ) she laughed. Not yet did Ihe tragedy of the broken kegs appeal to her. "Yes, but It achieves its purpose In two ways. I want you to adopt tho precautionary method." "Trust me for that. Good gracious!" The sailor's rifle went off with nn unexpected bung that froze the excla mation on her lips. Three Dynks were attempting to run the gantlet to their beleaguered comrades. They carried a Jar and two wicker baskets. Up with tho Jar fell ami broke It. The others doubled back like hares, and the first man dragged himself after them. Jcnks did not tire again. Iris watched tho wounded wretch crawling along the ground. Her eyes The nuHur'n rifle ttcnt off wlUi. an micr pected hunt;. grew moist, and she paled somewhat. When he vanished she looked Into the valley and at the opposing ledge; three men lay dead within twenty yards of her. Two others dangled from tho rocks. It took her some time to con trol her quavering utterance sufficient ly to say: "I hope I may not hnvo to use a gun. I know It cannot be helped, but If I were to kill a human being I do not think I would ever rest again." "In that ease I have Indeed murdered sleep today." was the unfeeling reply. "No, iiol A man must be made of sterner stud'. We have a right to de fend ourselves, if need be. I will exor cise that right. Still, It Is horrid, oh. so horrid!" She could not see tho sailor's grim buiIIo. It would materially affect his rest for the better were he able to slay every Dyak on the Island with n single shot. Yet her gentle protest pleased him. She could not at tho same time be callous to human suffer ing and be Iris. Hut he declined the discussion of such sentiments. "You were going to say something when n brief disturbance took place," he inquired. "Yes. I was surprised to find how Lot the ledge has become." "You notice it more because you are obliged to remnln here." After n pause she said: "I think I understand now why you were so upset by the loss of our wa ter supply. Hefore the day ends wo will be In great straits, enduring ago nies from thirst!" I "Let us not meet the devil halfway," he rejoined. He preferred the unfair retort to a confession which could only foster dismay. "Hut. please. I am thirsty now." He moved uneasily. He was only too conscious of the impish weakness, com mon to all mankind, which creates n desire out of sheer inability to satisfy it. Already his own throat was parched. The excitement of the early strugglo was In itself enough to engender nn acute thirst. Hq thought it best to meet their absolute needs as far as possible. "Hrlng the tin cup," he said. "Let us take half our store and use the re mainder when we eat. Try to avoid breathing through your mouth. Tho hot air quickly affects the palate and causes an artificial dryness. We can not yet be lu real need of water. It Is largely Imagination." Iris iioeOvJ vo cucoml bld'llng. She carefully measured out half a pint of the unsavory tluld the dregs of the casks and the semirings of the ledge. "I will drink first," she cried. "No. no," he interrupted Impatiently. "Give It to me." She pretended to be surprised. "Ah a mere matter of politeness" "I am sorry, but 1 must Insist." She gave him the cup over his shoul der. He placed It to his lips and gulped steadily. "There," ho said grullly. "I was In n hurry. The Dyaks may have another rush at nny moment." Iris looked into the vessel. "You have taken nono at nil," sho said. fir .ffls r"ferT- XMWlltm WiABlliM "Mr. Jetiks, bo reasonable! You need It more than I. I d-dont want to llvo w-wlUiout you." Ills hands shook somewhat. It was tvell thcro whb no call for accurate shooting Just then. "I assure you I took nil I required," he declared, with unnecessary vehe mence. "At least drink your shnre to please me," she murmured. "You wished to humbug me," he grumbled. "If you will take the first half I will take the second." And they settled it that way. The few moutlifuls of tepid water gave them new life. Nevertheless by high noon they were suffering again. The time passed very slowly. The sun rose to the zenith and filled the earth and air with his ardor. It seemed to be a miracle now appreciated for tho first time in their lives that the sea did not dry up and the leaves wither on the trees. The silence, the deathly Inactivity of all things, became Intol erable. The girl bravely tiled to con fine her thoughts to the task of the hour. She displayed alert watchful ness, an Instant readiness to warn her companion of the slightest movement among the trees or by the rocks to the northwest, this being the arc of their periphery assigned to her. Looking at a sunlit space from cover and looking at the same plac when sweltering in the direct rays of .. trop ical sun are kindred operations strange ly diverse in achievement. Iris could not reconcile the physical sensitiveness of the hour with the careless hardi hood of the preceding days. Her eyes ached somewhat, for she had tilted her sou'wester to the back of her head In the effort to cool her throbbing tem ples. She put up her light band to shade the too vivid rollectlon of the glistening sea and was astounded to find that in a few minutes the back of her band was scorched. A faint sound of distant shouting disturbed her pain ful reverie. "How is It." she asked, "that we feel the heat so much today? I had hardly noticed It before." "FoV two good reasons forced Idle ness and radiation from this confound ed rock. Moreover, this Is the hottest day we have experienced on the Island. There is not a breath of air, and the hot weather has just commenced." "Don't you think." she said huskily, "that our position here Is quite hopeless?" They were talking to each other side ways. The sailor never turned his gaze from the southern end of the val ley. "It Is no more hopeless now thnn Inst night or this morning," ho replied. "Hut suppose we are kept here for several days?" "That was always an unpleasant probability." "We had water then. Even with nn ample supply It would be dlfllcult to hold out. As things are, such a course becomes simply impossible." Her despondency pierced his soul. A slow agony was consuming her. "It Is hard. I admit," he said. "Nev ertheless you must bear up until night falls; then we will either obtain water or leave this place." "Surely we can do neither." "We may be compelled to do both." "Rut how?" In this his hour of extremest need the man was vouchsafed a shred of fuck. Hefore he could frame n feeblo pretext for bis too sungulne prediction n sampan appeared S00 yards from Turtle beach, strenuously paddled by three men. The vague hallooing they had heard was explained. to be continued. PERSIAN DISHONESTY. i-- It l'erniciitPH Ever? Climit of Society From IIlKlieNt to Lovrent. Veracity Is a Bcarce article In Persia, according to the He v. Napier Malcolm. In his "Five Years In the Persian Town" he writes of conditions in Yezd as follows: "In tho Yezd bazaars prob ably not less than one-third of tho speeches made by Mussulmans aro falsehoods. One day a cook of a Euro pean went to the bazaar and after tho usual haggling fixed the price of some meat at Hi krans for thirteen pounds. 'Hut,' said the cook, 'you've got your thumb on the scales.' 'Did you think,' retorted the butcher, 'that I would give you meat at thirteen pounds for 12 krans unless I kept my thumb on tho scales?' We had a neighbor who was considered a fairly respectable man whose sole business was tiio forg ing of seals. "Hut the fact Is that every class, from the highest to the lowest, Is thoroughly permeated by the leaven of dishonesty. A Mohammedan assured mo that truth speaking and honesty had nothing to do with rellgon, but were purely a matter of climate. 'In that ease,' said I, 'the people of Persia oughtj.o. sjiejuk the truth. very well, for mmmmmmmmmmmEmmamammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmamtammm. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Seven Million boxes sold In past 12 montlis. This Signature, kkkMkbkkkW,1, 5 AY, niSTERl Do you know that it will pay YOU, as woll as US, to buy your Building Mil torial ami Uoal at ouryards? Not only that our prices average lower, or at least as low, as thoso of our competit ors, but because wo tako especial caro of and protect all cau bo clussod as REGULAR CUSTOMERS. PL ATT c Coal. 9tviTiiiTm7'P'npin,,iipppmpi'niff(p( oho of the" Greek historians "who lived before the Mohammedan era declared that the Persians were famous for speaking tho truth.' 'Hut who does not know,' replied tho Mohammedan, 'that the climate of a country changes entirely every 2,000 years?' " A SWIMMING POOL. Iloit to Millie Ono In u Ilrook or Iltm n I n k: Stream. The brook or running stream of natural outdoor water gives u variety of chances for the ninn who wishes to live his life aright. The brook can bo converted, without being diverted, Into a swimming pool for boys by building a dam at tho point whore tho banks do u little extra shelving and tend to form u natural basin. The bot tom should be- spaded out nnd made more of n reservoir In its capacity and shape. The dam itself can be made by a family of boys at tho cost of tho lumber and nails Involved. The em bankments lire sodded. The sides of the spillway are made of wooden posts driven Into the ground nnd boarded up. This makes a box up iitVair, or rather two boxes, ono on each side of tho stream. Those boxes aro tilled with sand, rocks nnd sods to make a solid cubic piece of resistance. The sodded embankments run across tho valley or depression of tho brook hol low to the higher ground. Hy means of a lever a pole (rdnviug into a wooden Jawed socket nnd weighted with n rock or pieces of Iron) tho water gate can be opened against n strong headway of water. The water flows over tho top of the spillway when It Is closed, nnd by raising tho gate tho pond can be emptied or re duced to tho normal level of tho brook. Country Life In America. In flic OrittiKc Kit StntP. At an examination for admission to the British Military college at Sand hurst many candidates lu answer to it question about hydrogen wrote that tho gas was not found In tho Orange Itlver Colony. This puzzled the ex aminer, who told the story to an army coach. The coach, after thinking awhile, said: "I have It. I remember impressing tho fnet on a number of my pupils that hydrogen does not oc cur In tho free state." In Yourn DitmpT A subscriber who complnlned to tho publisher that his paper was "damp" received the reply from tho patient and long suffering editor that perhaps It was because there was so much "due" on It. Do You Eat Meat ? When you are hungry and want sotnothig nice in the meat lino, drop into my mnrkot. Wo have tho nicest kind of Home-made Sausages and meats, fish, and game in season. Wo think, and almost know, that wo can ploase you. Givo us a trial. Koon Bros., Successors to ROBINSON it BURDEN. RHEUMATISM CURED IN A DAY. 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