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C. B. HALE, Publisher
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STORY 0FJE WEEK
ITEMS OF GREATER OR LE88ER
IMPORTANCE OVER THE STATE.
NEWS FROM HOME AND ABROAD
Doings of the Buoy World Which May
Be Read In a Few Momenta Na
tional and World-Wide Events
of Importance.
Foreign.
Minister of Commerce Cruppl Haiti
to the motnbers of u delegation from
tho whip Industry, who complained
that the American tariff hill would
Involve a loss or 1,800,000 bottles or
wlno n year, that the French govern
ment would do everything possible
to parry this blow.
The I'niRHlau military authorities
have derided to discontinue the en
listment of negroes In the nrniy.
Tho explanation Is that the negroes
havo adopted the vices and none of
tho virtues of German civilization.
Captain F. S. Cody, whoso failures
In his neroplane work for tho Brit
Ish army hae becomo it standing
Joko In the newspapers, flew for
nearly a mile at Aldcrshot. Captain
Cody Is an American.
Advices from French West Africa
say that the pacification of the dis
satisfied natives Is progressing, but
that on April 28 then was an on
rounter near Tczegul. A rebellious
Irlbo attacked the French, but tho
enemy was beaten off with ennsid
eiablo loss. The French forco had
niio officer and two men killed.
A. E. Constant!, tho French ambas
sador to Turkey, has resigned from
tho diplomatic sorvico.
Mine. Lillian Xordlca said In nn In
terview that after her marriage with
Cicorgo W. Young, tho banker, next
spring, she will retire from netlvo
professional work.
Telegraphic dispatches received
from all parts or western Cannda
show that wheat seeding will bo
finished by the end or the week nnd
that 5,r00,000 acres are seeded to
wheat.
Florence Nightingale, who has just
entered her ninetieth year, has re
ceived numerous congratulatory mes
sages and bouquets. Sho Is very fee
ble and Is now confined at all times
to hor rooms,
As a result of tho prohibition of
tho Importation of opium Into Amer
ica, "tho opium farmer," a Macao,
China, ,flrni, has failed. Tho govern
ment has seized the factory and will
conduct the monopoly Itsolf.
Domestic.
Richmond llean, general manager
or tho Pullman company, announced
that $3,000,000 would be spent In tho
Improvement of their car shops at
Pullman, Illinois. This means tho
employment or 12,000 men. Tho ca
pacity or tho plant Is to bo Increased
two-thirds, entirely for tho work of
steel car construction. Ono of the
tlrst orders will bo 300 nll-stcol cars
for tho Pennsylvania railway.
The sennto or the Missouri legis
lature passed the house resolution
submitting nn amendment to tho
constitution Increasing the pay or the
legislators rrom $5 to $10 a day.
The resolution wns amended by in
creasing the length or the session
Horn soventy to ninety days.
A general strlko Involving all union
workmen In tho Milwaukee federa
tion of labor rolatlng to the building
trades and tho breweries, was In
augurated to forco an ngreoment by
tho brewers.
Some tlmo ago a motion was filed
In tho Nebraska supremo court ask
ing for n rehearing In tho Bonncuni
Murphy case, from Reward, Involving
some church proporty at that place
The motion, however, was overruled
by the court and title to tho prop
erty Is now contlrmed In Bishop
Honncuni, nnd Fathor Murphy has
given possession arter ten years'
litigation.
Clorgymen and others or promin
ence took part In a celebration or
the ono hundredth anniversary or
the Connecticut Blblo socioty.
Tho Mississippi Dental association
began its sixteenth annual meeting
with a good attendance.
Tho will or F. Marlon Crawford,
the American novelist, who died
April 9, expresses the deslro that
his yacht and the villa. Sant Agnollo,
be sold nnd that tho testator's body
He burled In the Sant Agnollo como
tery. Alexnndor Harjo, u brother of
Crazy Snake, was captured at Doop
Fork charged with stealing a span of
mules. Harjo is said to be wantod In
Indiana and Tennessee.
Tree-planting and public school ex
ercises marked tho observance or
arbor day throughout Montana.
Tho annual convention or the
Knights or Columbus of Georgia bo
Kan with nn nttendanco of delegates
from all parts of tho state.
With an attendanco representing
the entire state, tho annual conven
tion of Uio master plumbers of Penn
sylvania assonibled at Wllkesbarre.
Luther .1. Hrown, head of the de
tective bureau of tho United Hall
roads, San Francisco, charged with
the alleged kidnaping in September,
1!)07, by Fremont Oldor, managing
editor or tho Bulletin, against whom
n warrant for criminal libel by Drown
had beon sworn nut In a Los An
geles court, wnB acquitted.
The mixing room of tho LoJlln-Rand
powder mills at Turk station, Chip,
blow up lato Mondny afternoon, In
stniitly killing four men.
A tornado struck Kentuckytowu, Tex.
The llnptlst church and school house
wore destroyed nnd other property
dnmaged. No casualties havo been re
ported. In a qua ire I over a dog Alfred F.
Johnson was killed by Henry Price at
Venice, III,
Tho engagement or MIsh Eleanor
Millar to Illchnrd U. Sherman, son of
Vice-President .mines S. Sherman, was
announced.
The Carnegie Steel company an
nounced an Increase In tho price or
light, steel rails, of rrom three to four
dollars a ton.
In the drill contest feature of the
Iowa grand lodge. A. O. U. V Ot
tumwa took first prize; Cedar Ra
plds second and Burlington third.
A flro which It Is believed hnd Its
origin growing out of trouble in the
strlko In the Hast side bakers, de
stroyed tho plant of the Star Baking
company, Brooklyn. The loss will
reach $100,000.
With a message of felicitation Pres
ident Taft opened tho Omaha elec
trical exposition.
Tho lower branch or the Missouri
legislature passed a bill prohibiting
treating in saloons or other palces
where Intoxicating liquors aro sold.
The penalty ror doing so Is n fine from
$5 to $2.1.
Tho battleship Idaho pussc 1 In tho
Delaware brenkwater from Kitantnn
nmbo, Cuba.
Count Johann llelnrlch von Bonis
torff, the German nmbnssador, re
ceived a cordial welcome by tho German-Americans
of Mllwaukeo upon his
arrival
A default Judgment In tho sum ot
$050,000 was entered against the Har
ney Peaw Tin Mining company In
favor of the Farmers' Loan and Trust
company.
The battleship Mississippi arrived
at Now Orleans.
A reduction or 5 cents a barrel wan
anuounced by tho Standard Oil com
pany In tho price or all grades of
crude oil, except Rngland, which Is
unchanged,
The second annual state conference
of associated charities and corrections
began at Shawnee, Okla.
Tho annual celebration of founder's
day, In honor of Andrew Carnegie,
was brilliantly observed at Cameglo
Institute.
San Antonio's annual spring carni
val, in celebration or the heroic do
reuse or the Alnmo, opened with a
magnificent lloral pageant.
The auto races scheduled ror Mont
gomery, Aln., havo been postponed ror
n week on account or rainy weather.
Washington.
Hear Admiral Uriah R. Harris was
ordered to succeed Rear Admiral Ed
win C. Pendleton ns commandant or
tho Philadelphia navy yard. Admiral
Pendleton will be retired because of
age.
'A protracted Hue nnd staff contro
versy over the bureau of steam en
gineering of tho navy departniont
wns hettlod by the detail of Lieuten
ant Commander Hutch I Cono as lino
officer. Ho wns onglncer-ln-clilof of
the Atlnntlc fleet during Its world's
circling cruise.
With a total atendanco of 3,000 en
camped In a city of tents, tho annual
conference of the Seventh Day Ad
ventlsts was opened nt Takonia park,
a suburb or Washington.
Dr. Grlsantl or Venezuola has beon
appointed as that government's agent
botore the Hague court which Is to
sit In the matter or arbitration of
the disputed claims between Venezu
ela and the United Stntes.
Edgar C Snyder, Washington cor
respondent or tho Omaha Bee, has
been elected presidont or tho loaguo
or republican state clubs, which com
prises numerous state organizations
In Washington.
Tho bureau or Insular nffnlrs has
accepted the ofTer or tho Mercantllo
Trust company or St. Louis to take
$095,000 or the rour per cent Manila
sower and wator works contsructlon
Diplomatic relations botween the
governments or Colombia and Vene
zuela have beon resumed arter a break
or several years.
Tho Mercantllo Trust company or
St. I,ouIb offored the best price, $1,
$22.80 for each $1,000 bond ot tho
proposed Issuo of $1,000,000 In bonds
by the city or Manila for sower and
water works construction. This bid
was for tho whole amount.
A statue of Aloxonder R. Shepherd,
second governor or the torrltorlnl
government ot tho District of Colum
bia, was unveiled Monday arternoon
In front of the district building.
Guinea pigs, rabbits, rats and
similar nnlmals must be transported
by oxpross companies at merchandise
rates, under nn order Issued by the
Interstate commptrco commission.
Heretofore tho express companies
havo exacted double morchandlso
rates.
Another balloon to tako the placo
of that destroyed soveriM days ago at
Fort Omaha Is to be l.urchased by
tho Blgnal corps or the army. Tho
capacity will be about 20,000 cubic
feet and tho cost about $2,000. It
will be used either as n captive or
as n free balloon,
CAPITAL CUr NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST AROUND THE
STATE HOUSE.
NEWS OF THE STATE CAPITAL
Doings of the State Officials and
Other Happenings That Are
of StateiWIde lm.
portance.
New Military Board.
Governor Shallenberger has ap
proved tho election of MaJ. George
A. Eberly of Stanton to the ofTIco of
colonel of tho First regiment Nebras
ka nntlonnl guard, nnd tho election of
MaJ. Willlnm Edmund Bnchr of Om
aha, lieutenant colonel of tho samo
regiment. The governor has appoint
ed a stnto military board, as provided
for by tho now military code. Ho has
followed tho old law with tho excep
tion of naming tho Judgo advocate
general or this board. This ofllcer
lives far from Lincoln and tho oxpenso
would bo considerable In requiring his
attendance upon meetings. Thoro
aro threo men on tho bonrd who havo
licenses to practice law, and It Is
thought thoy can look nftor the legal
needs or the guard. Tho now lionrd
comprises tho following: Brig. Gen.
John C. Hnrtlgan. Brig. Gen. Joseph
A. Storch, Col. Fred J. Mlack, com
manding tho second regiment, Col.
George A. Eberly, commanding tho
First regiment; MaJ. Ernest Phelps
Inspector of smnll nrms practice and
surveying ofllcer. Tho adjutant gen
eral has Issued an order for tho elec
tion of two majors In the First regi
ment to fill vacancies. Tho election
will tako place May 24. The resig
nation of Lieut. A. E. Liberty of com
pany L, Second roglment, has been ac
cepted by the commander In chlcr and
tho company Is ordered to hold an
election.
Railroad Men Are Heard.
The railway commission announced,
nrter hearing railroad men and
others on chnnges In classification
proposed by railroad companies, that
if tho western classification Is mndo
tho basis the commission will not
Issue an order within thirty to sixty
days. This time will bo allowed to
permit shippers nnd others nn op
portunity tp bo hoard.
Tho commission last year revised
to adopt western classification No. 45
and for nearly one year No. 44 Is tho
classification that has been In force.
The numerous chnnges in articles
from ono class to another nnd tho
changes In carload weights made by
tho proposed classification No. 46
caused tho commission to Issuo an
order to retain No. 44 in forco till
a now ono can bo agreed upon. Tho
commission desires to follow the ex
amplo of railway commissions or
other states and make ono of its
own. Tho present hearing Is for
that purpose. ClassiflcatlonNo. 44 Is
used as n basis by tho commission
in adopting ono of Its own.
E. C. Hurd, Chief Engineer.
With the approval of Govornor
Shallenberger, the stato railway com
mission has selected Elbort S. Hurd
of, Lincoln as chief engineer to value
nil railroad proporty In Nebraska at
a salary of $100 a month. The selec
tion was made by Commissioners
Clarke, WInnett, and Cowgin, with
tho approval or tho govornor. Tho
legislature appropriated $40,000 for
tho work of -valuing railroad property
and provided that salaries should bo
paid out only to persons npproved by
the governor. Tho commission has
received applications and visits from
many of tho best civil engineers In
tho country, men who have had ex
perience in valuing railroad rpoporty,
but it wns finally decided to appoint
a Nobrnska man in tho person of Mr.
Hurd.
Nebraska Stands High.
Cleric J. A. Plpor or the state, board
of charities and corrections has re
ceived a request rrom tho stato ofll
ccrs of Wyoming for tho stato of Ne
braska to accept and care for all
delinquents sentenced to reforma
tories. As tho Wyoming law pro
vides for tho sentencing of delin
quents between tho ngos of sixteen
to twonty-flvo nnd tho Nobraska law
permits tho sentencing of those not
over olghtcen years, tho stato officers
of Nebraska woro compolled to de
cline the Wyoming ofTer, although
feeling flattered that Nobraska should
bo considered In tho list of states
Btnndlng high In tho matter of Ju
vonllo court law nnd reformatories.
A New Stato Bank,
Tho Citizens' Stnto bank or Bon
kelmnn has received a charter from
the state banking board. It has a
capital stock of $20,000. Tho Incor
porators nre C. B. Edwards, Fred
R. Walker, David C. Hlnes and Milton
Earl.
State Fair Improvements.
Tho board of managers of tho state
board of agriculture is well satisfied
with tho bids received and tho award
mado by tho board of public lands
and buildings for tho construction of
half or tho proposed livestock Judg
ing coliseum on tho Btato fair
grounds. Without tho plumbing tho
building will cost $45,000 and $5,000
will bo saved over the prices or build
lag material charges six months ago.
This saving 1b made nlono In the re
duced cost or steel and cement.
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ITEMS OF GREATER OR LESSER
IMPORTANCE OVER THE STATE.
PRESS. PLATFORM AND PULPIT
What Is Going on Here and There
That is of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout Ne
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Copy of Plans Received.
A copy or tho plans for tho $50,000
enlargement of tho Fremont postofllco
has reached Postmaster SwanBon from
tho government architect nt Washing
ton, D. C. It shows that tho govern
ment building In Fremont Ib to be
mado a modern two-story structure.
An addition 45 by 32 Is to be erected
to tho west and this space all to be
given for facilitation of the postofllco
business. The main lobby Is to bo
widened and Is to extend several foot
north. Then a now lobby will bo put
In running east and west. On this
will front a new screen containing
some additional windows. At tho west
end or It will be the registry nnd mon
ey order window, which now forms
tho north end of tho north and south
lobby.
A second story Is to bo added to the
postofllco and In It will bo placed tho
offices of the deputy lntornal revenuo
collector, und tho government unlmal
Inspector. Thero will be spaco left for
other offices, but tho plans do not
call for tho finish of them.
High Wind Fanned Flames.
An unknown person nttompted to
burn tho entire town of Plnlnvicw, No
braska, and succeeded In destroying
the now $15,000 Methodist church, tho
Methodist parsonage and an ndjolnlng
dwelling. Tho Incendiary broke Into
tho church In tho northwest part or
town nt midnight, saturated tho base
ment floor with gasoline and npplied
a match. Outside a sixty mile galo
rrom tho northwest raged and threat
ened to sweop tho entire town with
flames. Forty small fires started rrom
flying embers. Tho Norfolk flro depart
ment and others from neighboring
towns wero summoned. For four nnd
a half hours tho flro raged. Many
men and women woro prostrated and
women fainted during the flro, which
was Anally conquered.
Chautauqua Dates Conflict.
The Tecumseh Chautauqua associa
tion and tho Auburn Chautauqua asso
ciation owned a largo tent in partner
ship, the same being used by both
associations. This year tho dates of
tho two meetings conflict nnd conse
quently the Tecumseh managers have
bought the Interests or tho Auburn as
sociation In tho pavilion. Tho Tecum
Bch cliatnuqua this year Is to bo held
the last day of July and tho first day
in August. A splendid program has
beon contracted for.
School Bonds Carried.
The Bpeclal school bond eloctlon to
vato bonds to tho nmount of $20,000
for tho purpose of constructing a new
Bchool building for tho public schools
of Cambridge, was held Tuesday. Tho
proposition carried with a largo ma
jority, there being only cloven votes
against It. It Ib tho Intention or the
board or education to have plans and
specifications ready to commenco work
upon tho new building ns soon ts
tho school closes this month.
Dismantling Tecumseh Mill.
Gcorgo E. Hotchktn, who hao re
contly bought n slto and Is erecting
a mill at Mlnden, Is taking tho ma
chinery out of his Modol milling plant
In Tecumseh and will install tho same
in the Mlnden mill. Mr. Hotchklss ex
pects to convert tho Tecumseh mill In
to a cereal mill, making tho prepara
tion of breakfast foods a sneclaltv. nnd
a different typo of machinery will bo
required.
Little Girl Was Burned.
A terrible accident bofoll the little
threo-yenr-old daughter of Bruce Mans
field nt Arlington. Whllo playing In
tho kitchen where hor mother was
washing tho llttlo child stepped back
wards nnd not noticing a tub of boil
ing water behind her, foil over the
odgo of tho tub, scalding her left
Bide, boforo her mother could got hor
out. Sho is thought to be sorlously
burned.
Collided With Buggy.
Frank McElhlnnoy, Jr., and Walter
Knlcely were sovoroly bruised about
tho face and head In a collision with
a buggy whllo riding a motorcycle at
Hastings. Tho boys wero riding to
wards the asylum when a horso be
came frightened and turned squnro
across tho road. Tho forepart of tho
motorcycle was demolished.
Run Over By a Disc.
Tho 11-year-old son of Charlos
Crelghton, who livos in tho Hickory
Grove district, southeast of Tecumseh,
is suffering tho results of bolng run
over by a dine. Tho young man foil
in front of tho implement and bofore
tho horses could bo stopped the discs
hnd passed over Ills body. A deep
gash was cut in his hip nnd ono of
tho bones in tho polvls sovored. Tho
team had becomo frightened and tho
boy went to their bonds to qulot thorn,
when they rnn away with tho result
Stated. Youni? Crclchton Is nntd in tin
getting along nicely.
NEWS
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NEBRASKA HAPPENINGS.
State News and Notes In Condensed
Form.
Tho order of Eagles or Auburn has
disbanded nnd is moving In tho direc
tion or disposing or the furniture of
tho lodge roflm.
A. F. Young, a wealthy farmer, died
at his home near Berlin, at tho ago of
Blxty-slx years. Ho is survived by his
wife and threo grown children.
Tho Hastings humano socioty has
offered a roward of $50 for tho arrest
and conviction of tho person or per
sons who havo been poisoning dogs.
No arrests havo yet been made.
Somotlmo during Wednesday night
the county brldgo over tho Elkhorn
river ono rullo east of Nlckerson waa
completely destroyed by flro. Every
span was burned but ono, which fell
Into tho river.
Tho Kenrnoy Chautauqua will bo
held this year from July 17 to 25. Ex
cellent tnlent has been engaged and
the permanont grounds bought a few
months ngo by tho association aro be
ing parked and dressed up ready for
tho assembly.
Julius Knufman, of Fremont, seven
teen years or age, was probably fatally
hurt In a runaway Monday night. His
foot caught In ono of tho wheels and
ho was dragged a block. Ho was hurt
Internally nnd It Ib thought ho has
but small cbanco of recovery.
The benefit bazaar for Dunbar's
$10,000 M. W. A. hall and opera house
combined closed Saturday night after
lasting ono week. The bazaar waB
started and engineered by tho ladles.
The community responded liberally
and the bazaar Is considered a suc
cess. Tho volunteer flro department of
West Point have selected the following
officers: Chief, J. H. Hadobach; as
sistant chncf, August Hanrt; secre
tary, Otto Feyerherm; treasurer, G.
L. Noiburg. Tho former flro chler, L.
R. Malchow, retires nrter ten years
of service.
The good roads germ Is working In
Jefferson county. Tho latest activity
comes rrom Eureka precinct. A com
nilttoo came rrom there during this
session of tho board of county commis
sioners asking for Instructions to pro
ceed with tho building of good roads
In the precinct.
The Cairo State bank has increased
its authorized capital stock from $10,
000 to $25,000, with $15,000 paid up.
No chango was made In tho officers.
Captain James Murray died at hla
residence In Fremont. Captain Mur
ray In tho earlier "days was a promi
nent citizen of Fremont.
In connection with tho lnndscapo
gardening which is being undertaken
by tho Fremont city schools, tho city
park commission will mako somo ef
forts along that line. Flower beds aro
to bo set out In both tho city park3
and half of ono of them is to bo sown
to Jiluegrass and clover. .
William Hicks, who is in Jail at Clay
Center, chnrged with tho assault and
robbery of Robert McKcown near Sut
ton, waived preliminary examination
Wednesday and Is being hold for tho
district court. Tho prosecution had
twenty-soven witnesses from tho vi
cinity of Sutton and Saronvllle.
William Sclmfer, an aged resident of
West Point was taken bororo tho com
missioners or Insnplty and adjudged
Insano. Scharer Is an old tnau and
hn8 been mentnlly affected for somo
years. On accout of tho crowded con
dition of tho Norfolk hospital, ho will
bo taken care of at West Point for
somo time.
Tho building committee of tho pro
posed now United Brethren church at
Crab Orchard Is asking for proposals
on tho contemplated structure. E. M.
Olds of Crab Orchard Is chairman of
tho building committee Recently tho
congregation lost Its building by flro
nnd a largor, more substantial struc
ture is to be erected.
At the special election for voting
on tho Issue of bonds In tho sum of
$4,500 fortho erection of a city hall
at Table Rock, tho bonds wero do
roatcd, tho vote standing 58 against
nnd 50 for. Only 10S votes wore cast
whllo at tho election held a month
ngo 178 votes were cast. Tho bonds
required a three-fifths majority so
they wero defeated by 37 votes.
Tho dedication of Humboldt's now
$10,000 MothodlBt church drew a groat
crowd or visitors rrom tho city and
surrounding country and tho morning
program Sunday was listened to with
Interest. All other English-speaking
congregations wero dismissed and the
now house of worship was filled to tho
doors, ministers from the various other
denominations being on tho platform
to assist in the sorvlcc.
Quito a number of wolves hnvo been
killed In Johnson county this spring.
Richard GIbb, a young farmer living
near Tecumseh, dug out and captured
a mother wolf and eight whelps ono
day recently. Tho old wolf put up a
despcrato fight but Mr. Glbbs man
aged to muzzle her by wrapping a
piece of klre around hor Jaw. Captur
ing tho wholps ho loaded tho wolves
into tho buggy and took them home.
He said ho Intended to kill them,
Tho Hastings woman's club gavo a
May party Monday oyenlng. A special
foaturo of the party was a May polo
drill given by twenty young ladles.
Tho proceeds of tho party were applied
to tho woman's club fund for tho Tem
ple theater which will bo built by tho
several organizations of tho city.
Juanlta Tribe of Red Men has boen
organized in Grand Island with Dr. J.
M. Gnhrlngcr ns prophet, J. M. Dunkcl
as sachem and A. J. WIIHamaen ns
chief of records. There aro 125 old
and now members. For many yeors
the lodge was without life.
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HOLDUP OF GREAT NORTHERNi'i
NOT FAR FROM SPOKANE
GAOSE INJURY OF A NUMBER
Mall Car Collides With Coaches,
But Force Partly Stopped
by Tie on Track Haul
Said to Be Heavy.
In the hold-up or tho Great North
ern passanger train No. 3, botween
Colbert and Mend, shortly before
midnight Saturday, twolvo persons
were Injured when the engine and
mall car, run wild down the track by
tho bandits ufter they had rifled the
malls, collided with the remaining
earn or the train. The bandits de
tached the engine nnd mail ears
from the tialn. ran them down tho
tracks a considerable distance, and
then, aftor the registered mall had
been opened, they sent tho oniy.-
back to collide with the oars sCtfmT
ing on tho track.
Whon the train reached Colbert,
somo switching hnd to be done.
While the engine crow was busy nt
this work two men suddenly ap
peared In the engine cab and thrust
ing a revolver against tho body or
tho engineer, William Miller, ordered
him to do as commanded. The en
gineer and fireman, John Hall, obeyed,
Tho car was coupled onto tho train
and pulled out. Arter the train had
proceeded a few miles the engineer
was ordered to ston and ho nml th
fireman wore forced to leavo the cu
Two robbers then went to the door
' nt ,n ,..!! . . ..
wi uir muw cur aim oniercu it
opened. Their command was obeyed
by Benjamin F. Stump, the mall
clerk. Meanwhllo two other bandits
were uncoupling the mall car and
the locomotive.
Soon nfter the train stopped, tho
conductor, C. L. Robertson, Jumped
from the car but wns driven back
by a dozen revolver shots.
Hastily climbing into tho cab, the
outlaws sent the engine hurrying
down the track how far Is not known.
As soon as the conductor was
aware tlierc was a holdup he ordered
a brakeman to tho rear of the train
to prevent a collision, nnd had an
other brakeman cut in the telegrnph
wire to send word to Spokane w A
third member of the train crew is
hurried to the station with tho i:o.v
Armenians Fired Upon,
Two hundred Armenlnns who
Btarted away from Adana wero fired
upon soon nfter their departure from
the city by a band of Mosloms. The
Armenians returned panic-stricken .
Tho military 'commissioners, however,
gave assurance that tho Armenlnns
would be safeguarded and sent out
patrols through the country. The po
lice are taking active measures to
restore to the Armelanns their mif
burned houses. Captain William .
Marshall, commanding tho Unrted
States armored cruiser North Caro
lina, and Edward C. Nathan, the
American consul at Patras. Greece,
are now nt Adana engaged in an In'
vostlgation of conditions. The heat
is intense and there is still much
suffering.
Joan of Arc Ceremonies at Paris.
Tho three days' feto in honor of
tho beatification of Joan of Arc
ended Saturday with impressive ser
vices at Notre Dame, at which Mgr.
Amletto, arch-bishop of Paris, pre
sided. The Catholic soclotles ror
some days previous to tho celebra
tion sent out requests that tho peo
ple decorate and tho response wns
general. The royalist committee of
Paris seized tho occasion to give a
dinner or 800 covers in honor or the
Duke or Orleans. At tho conclusion
of tho banquet a number of tho
younger section attempted to form a,
parade, desplto tho objections of tho
police, who finally broke up the pro
cession nnd tore down the bankers
Fifteen arrests wero made. Vr"
Nebraska Pioneer is Dead.
Thomas A. Crelgh died Sunday
morning at his homo In Omaha, aged
sixty-nine years. Ho had beon ill
Ave days, having contracted a
cold at tho Grand Army encampment,
nt York that developed into pneu
monia. He came to Nobraska dur
ing tho territorial days, locating at
Nobraska City and later moved to
Lincoln, where ho was in buslucss.
Winnipeg Earthquake Shock.
Reports rrom tho oarthquako in
western Canada contliiuo to come In.
The tremor was not bo sovoro as
In Saskatchewan province, where
goods wore shaken from store shelves
and tho shock was most abrupt. At
Reglna patients in tho hospital were
shaken out of bed and peoplo rushed
in terror from hotels nnd big buildings.
Tenth Cavalry Comlnn Hnm
Tho United States army transport
transport
York i
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j.iiiuiricK sauou ror Now
tho Suez canal on Sunday
Tenth cavalrv aboard Tim
constituted itself a apodal guard of
minor lor UIO U0C1I0S Of" ColCtiel
Jacob Augur, who commanded the
roglment nt tho tlmo of his dentb
and Captain Eugene P. Jorvey, Jr.,
a former troop commandor of the
Tenth, who died a fow days ago.
Tho Kllnatrick also cnrrlna Hm m,n
of Major Shlmer, of the army modlcnl
'" "u uiomas Kinney, a prom
Inent attorney at Manila.
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