A Gigantic Task.Is Finished.
The final volume of the biggest lit
erary work ever undertaken and exe
cuted In the world , dealing with the
.American civil war , the greatest con-
Jllct of arms in all history , has just
lieen completed at the government
printing office In Washington. The
title of the work is "War of Iho Rebel
lion : A Compilallon of Ihe Official
Records of Iho Union and Confederate
Armies. " it consists of 128 huge royal
oclavo volumes of 1,000 pages each ,
and In addillon a giganllc alias in
thlrly-flvo parls. The publlcallon was
"begun twenty-six years ago and has
proceeded uninterruptedly since. The
dlstribullon of Iho volumes as public
documenls has gene on for elghleen
years. Many of the persons to whom
they were furnished at first have died ,
GEN. AINSWORTH.
and many of the libraries originally
designated to receive them have dls-
handed , leaving a great quantlly of
odd volumes slill undlslrlbuted. So
now , to utilize these , and give to the
public an opportunity to procure sets
of the work , the secretary of war Is
authorized by a provision In the Sun
dry Civil act passed at the recent ses
sion of Congress to complete and fur
nish to each senator and representa
tive of Congress two full seta for free
distribution among their constituents.
In December , 1S98 , when the origi
nal board that had charge of the pub
lication was dissolved the work
was turned over to Brigadier General
F. C. Ainsworth , chief of Ihe Record
and Pension Office of Ihe War Depart
ment for early completion. Under his
efficient admlnistralion Iho work has
greatly been accelerated , and happily
now finished , except the mere printing
of the final volumes.
*
May ZSaboo Astor.
"William Waldorf Astor's recent
paragraph in his paper , the Pall Mall
Gazette , saying that Sir Berkeley
Mllno of the Naval and Military Club ,
Piccadilly , formerly commander of
the royal yacht Osborno and a well-
known clubman , atlended a concert at
his home without nn invltallon , is
making a great commotion in London
society , and threatens to seriously af
fect Mr. Astor's position. It seems
that Captain Mllno was dining at the
house of a well known woman , who
asked him to go with her party to the
Astor concert. This Is daily done In
London , and Sir Berkeley Milne un
hesitatingly accepted. On arriving ,
Mr. Astor , instead of shaking hands
with the captain ,
asked the latler
his name. Mllno
told him and said
that Lady
brought him with
her party. Mr.
Astor replied that
ho had not the
pleasure of'his ac-
q u a i nlance , ro-
quesled him to
leave and added
Mr. Astor.
that ho would Insert -
sort a notice In the
newspapers. Sir Berkeley retired In
confusion and from the Naval and
Military club the same night sent Mr.
Astor a letter of apology and express
ed the hope that he would allow the
alter to drop. In spite of-this Mr.
slor , In his paper Ihe nexl afternoon
inserted , as cabled to New York at the
time , the following paragraph : "Wo
are desired to make known that the
presence of Captain Sir Berkeley Milne
of the Naval and Military club , Picca
dilly , at Mr. Astor's concert last
Thursday evening was uninvited. "
Captain Milne's many influential
friends , who Include the Duke of York ,
arc furious , Ihe Duke and other naval
officers regarding Mr. Astor's conduct
as an Insult to their profession as well
as to a personal friend.
JVaitintj Campaign Lies.
Nailing lies constitutes an Important
feature of the business of candidates
and campaign managers In every po
lltical campaign. The "good-enough-
Morgan-until-after-election"
- - method o ;
influencing voters is hoary with ago ,
but never a campaign Is waged with
out the employment of this ancient de
vice. Mark Hanna for the Republicans
and Senator Jones for the Democrats
will deny some of the campaign lies
but they can't find time to deny all 01
thorn. The safe rule for the average
newspaper reader Is to believe no
campaign yarn that Is Improbable.
v-A
A Famous Midget.
Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb , who has Just
arrived In New York from Europe , la
the most famous midget In the world
and has been such for forty years , If
the single exception of her late hus
band bo allowed. She Is now the
Countess Magrl , and Is accompanied
by her second husband , whoso stature
Is about the same
ns that of his cele
brated spouse. The r.
countess was a
Miss Bump of Mid-
dlcborough , Mass.
She met Charles S.
Straiten ( Gen. Tom
Thumb ) at the
house of P. T. Bar-
num In 1858 , and
married him In
18G1. This lltt
l > alr traveled over
all the world , and Countess Mngrl.
were received ev
erywhere. They mot Abraham Lin-
coln.the Prince and Princess of Wales ,
Emperor Napoleon , the Empress Eu
genie , Gen. Sherman , Admiral Porter ,
Gen. Grant , John Wllkes Booth , a few
presidents of the United States , and
several Oriental princes.
Mrs. Yhumb was first exhibited at
Barnum's Museum in New York. In
1S65 she and the general went abroad
and were received by Queen Victoria
at Windsor. They were afterwards
engaged by companies of llliputlans for
the stage. The countess Is now GO , but
as youthful in spirit as she was forty-
years ago.
"Porter's Good
Indications have not been lacking
during the pasl year of Iho anxiety of
the French government and the
French press to obliteralo Ihe feeling
on Iho parl of a
few toward France
aroused In Ameri
ca by the alleged
hostile attitude of
this country to
wards the United
Stales in Ihe war
with Spain and to
endeavor by every
means In their
power lo rc-eslab-
llsh Franco-Ameri
can relations on amore
Gen. Porter.
more friendly ba
sis. These efforts have been atlended
by a most salisfaclory measure of suc
cess , but Ihe parllclpallon of Iho
French government in , and the cxcep-
llonally cordial lone of Iho French
[ ircas lowards Ihe Washinglon and
Fourlh of July feles have given an un-
mislakable slamp lo Iho direction of
France's foreign policy. Horace Porter
ter , our ambassador to France , Is In
a measure responsible for the present
happy stale of affairs.
Grand Old Li.
LI Hung Chang has been called a
great statesman , but Henry Norman ,
English correspondent , declares that
lie is an arch humbug , and there is a
largo range for speculation between
these two extremes of opinion. Still ,
we know more about this old viceroy
than we do about any other Chinese.
The people of the United Stales have
a kindly regard for the old viceroy.
He has oven been the warm friend ot
this countryr A few days ago he said
to an American correspondent :
"Whatever the outcome of this war
It will not mar the friendly relations
between my country and yours. Ad-
LI HUNG CHANG ,
mlral Kempff's refusal to join in the
assault on our forts at Taku shows that
ho clearly understands the situation. "
"What 1hc Katscr Said.
Among these who were ear witness
es of the emperor's remarks to the
marines at Wilhelmshaven previous to
tholr departure for China It Is known
that his address was much more
strongly worded than officially report
ed , and the news
papers of Wil
helmshaven a n d
that vicinity pub-
llbh the original
version , in which
occurs the follow
ing :
"I hope to reestablish
tablish peace with
the sword and take
vengeance In a
manner never be-
German Emperor , fore seen by the
world. I send you
to eradicate the dishonor done to the
fatherland by barbarians. I shall not
rest until the German colors fly from
the Pekln wall. "
Kissing "Bag Agatn.
Three cases of bites by kissing bugs
have Just been reported In Now York
city. They are the first that have Uecn
reported to the hospital. The victims
were attacked near Marsh Lands.
Emllo Zelglrr was attended by n doc
tor In the Long Island Hospital. Mary
Tassard was bitten at Richmond Hill.
She did not report the fact until her
mouth was swollen to twice Its natu
ral size. She was treated in the Bellevue -
vuo Hospital. The third case was that
of a young woman who was bitten
near Rooknway , and was attended In
the Long Island Hospital. In nil the
cases the result was the samo. The
lip wasattacked , and the victims at
first thought they had been bitten by
mosquitoes. The bite was painful , and
in a few minutes the lips began to
swell , and continued swelling until
THE KISSING BUG AND HOW HE
KISSES.
they were puffed out so the persons
bitten thought they were as largo as
teacups.
"British Flags.
One of the best Indications of the
way in which the United States is
Invading the markets of the world is
to be found in the fact that most of
the British flags sold in England now
adays are imported from America.
This statement Is made on the author
ity of a dealer In London , who is quot
ed In the Morning Leader of thai city.
There are no statlsllcs at hand , but
Iho number of British flags made In
America runs Into the millions , accordIng -
Ing to this dealer. Ho explained the
fact by saying that Americans made
the flags better and cheaper , and that
more flags were made and sold In the
United States than anywhere else. Ho
also added that nearly all the British
flags used in Canada came from the
republic.
"Rear Admiral K.cmpff.
Rear Admiral Kempff has Just been
relieved of command of the American
fleet in Chinese waters. Just previous
to the combined assault of Europe's
warships on the
Taku forts , the ad
mirals held a coun
cil for the purpose
of deciding what
course to take. Ad-
mlral Kempff on I& S rW
behalf of the United W V-Wr
States argued * ' * & >
against assault.say-
ing that it would
result ! n the mas
sacre of every mis
sionary In China. Admiral Kempff.
When the other ad
mirals decided to fight he withdrew the
American squadron and looked on. Ho
has been succeeded by Admiral Rcmey.
A Nc v Terror to I'ulillo Slon.
The camera fiend Is bad enough , and
there Is continual protest against him
by every person In whom the public
takes an interest. But the blograph
fiend , who is threatening the peace of
notables , Is much worse. Klnetoscope
pictures are about to bo put within the
reach of every one. A London con
cern has established a studio where
people may go to have moving pic
tures taken of Ihemselves , just as they
now go to be photographed , and a
cheap apparatus for the reproduction
of the films Is sold , which while not so
good as these used in the theaters and
nickel-in-the-slot devices yet answers
the purpose. The manager of the studio
die says that it is in demand for wed
dings. The bride and bridegroom ,
bridesmaids , best man , and all the rest
are photographed while the wedding
ceremony Id being performed , and the
happy pair and their friends have
copies of the films as souvenirs of the
occasion. But this Is not the worst
A cheap blograph machine has been
Invented by which a person may take
hundreds of snap shots of any ono
whom ho chooses and reproduce them.
NEWS OF
Toucg Lady of Elk Greek Severely In
jured at Tecumsch ,
THE PROHIBITIONIST STATE TICKET
O. It. NnMi , n runner , Near Anlilund Itnilly
Cut Up by u ltuap r , Drawn by I'.to
HomcH Other Snt !
Injured liyh Tall I'roin AVhrol.
TECUMSCH , Neb. , July 13. As
Miss Amy Lawrence and miss Uianeh
Hughes were bicycle rldlug Wednes
day evening the former suffered n
painful accident. They were riding at
a lively gait when Miss Uiwronce's
wheel struck an old can In the load.
She was tin own completely over the
handlebars and landed on her head
and back , She was picked up In an
unconscious condition and 'taken '
home. Upon examination the physician
found that four of her ribs , wore sev
ered from the spine , her head uadly
lacerated and one limb considerably
Injured. The unfortunao young wo
man remained in a semi-conscious
condition for hours and grave hopes
were entertained for her recovery fern
n lime. It is now bellovod she will
recover , but she will bo confined to
her bed for weeks. The young woman
lives in Elk Creek and the accident
occurred there.
I'rolilliltlon Stnto Ticket.
LINCOLN , July 13. The following
state ticket was named at the prohlbl
tlonlst convention today : Governor ,
L. O. Jones , Lincoln ; lieutenant governor
ornor , Charles P. Lawson , Santce
Agency ; secretary of state , N. L. Whit
ncy , Beatrice ; treasurer , C. C. Crowoll ,
Blair ; land commissioner , Erastus
Hickmun , Seward ; auditor , Wilson
Brody , Brody ; attorney general , D. M.
Strong , North Bend ; superintendent of
sirliools , Bartloy Blair , Pago. Electors
at large : D. A. Shaffer , St. Edward ;
Joel Warner , Creston. Electors : First
congressional district , Charles 13.
Smith , Falls City ; Second , John Dale ,
Omaha ; Third. C. L. Carpenter , Crelgh-
ton ; Fourth , Frank A. Burt , Aurora ;
Fifth , William Trimmlm , Orleans ;
Sixth , George H. Hornby , Valentino.
Cut In 1'lccrt by Haricntur.
ASHLAND , Neb. , July 13. A fright
ful accident happened at the farm ol
C. L. Nash , nine miles northwest of
this city , yesterday afternoon , resultIng -
Ing In the death of Willie , the 9-year
old son of Melville Frederick , a farmoi
living near Memphis. Mr. Frederick
was gathering grain with a reaper
to which there wore five horses
hitched , the little boy riding the lend
or. The horses became frightened nm !
unmanageable , throwing the boy under
dor the slcklebar of the machine. His
left | leg was severed below the knee
his left arm was literally cut to pieces
and there were dreadful Injuries abou
the lower part of his body. The qhllt
was beyond the help of surgical skill
which was immediately summoned , and
'lied In a few hours.
loln > r Diiinaco.
CREIGHTON , Neb. , July 17. Some
ol Ihe farmers of Ihls county are complaining -
plaining that the grasshoppers are
doing considerable damage to the
wheat and oals , and say lhat If rain
does not come soon that they will
materially shorten these crops. Some
farmers say they suffered from the
recent hall storm , which destroyed
the crops for n strip about two miles
wide and several miles long , passing
about two miles north of Crolghton.
Some of the corn that was thoughl
to bo entirely destroyed bids fair to
make from one-fourth to one-third ol
a crop.
Cmnbrldsrr liny * HlondlionndN.
CAMBRIDGE , Neb. , July 13. The
pair of bloodhounds recently purchased
by the citizens of Cambridge arrived
from Tennessee today. The numerous
midnight depredations during the last
fe\v months prompted the citizens to
take this precaution. It Is bellevet
that the hounds will not only stop
burglary , but put an end to the petty
thievery which has been quite preva
lent.
Spnn of llrldgn Drop * .
FUL'LERTON , Neb. , July 13. A
thirty-foot t span of the bridge cross
ing ! the Loup river near this city gave
way yesterday , dropping Russel Had-
ley ' and a traction engine and tender
which were crossing at the time a dis
tance of fifteen foot to the water below.
Hadley was slightly scaleded about
the face and nook and his ankle was
sprained. The Injuries are not seri
ous.
Il < rltnlii ( ; Kill * Cattle.
PIERCE , Neb. , July 17p > During a
thunder storm lightning killed two
cows for Joseph Forsyth , living north
of town , and knocked his herder , a
young boy by the name of Albright ,
off his horse and splintered his saddle.
The boy and pony escaped without
Injury. William Fuesz also lost two
horses by lightning and C. W. Miugus
one.
York Need * Morn BolinnU.
YORK , Nob. , July 17. At the school
meeting hold hero a resolution was
adopted that more school rooms are
needed and that a site siiould be pur
chased and a new ward school build
ing be built on East hill. This will
give York four ward school buildings
and the Higlf school building.
IInlil Up l > r Mmkeil 'Men.
PLATTSMOUTH , Nob. , July 17.
Two bold masked mvn entered the
Missouri Pacific depot here and , shov
ing a revolver through the ticket
window , ordered Night Operator
Becker to "cough up. " Ho permitted
them to enter the office and help
themselves. Not knowing the combi
nation to the safe he could not open
It , as they requested. After taking all
the money in sight , hiti knlfo and
pocketbook they accompanied him
about one mile up the tr.ick and re
turned hln pocketbook minus its con
tents and his watch.
MRS , nOG TAKES THE STAND
Ill Her Own llnlialf Hoforo the
Iimnnlty llouul.
PAP1LLION , Neb. , July 13. The
argument betoro the Insanity board
n the Flgg case was closed this after
noon al 2 o'clock and Iho board took
i recess until tomorrow morning at
o'clock.
The proceedings were enlivened
somewhat today by the nppnnnuipo
of Mrs. Flgg on the stand. While
she maintained a quiet demeanor it
was evident that her feelings were
undergoing a terrible strain. Some of
the questions she refused to answer ,
claiming Atoruey General C. C.
Wright was of a worldly make-up ,
while the questions should DO u-
swcrco to God.
Her husband also look Iho stand
and along with a general denial stated
tlmt his wife was becoming more
proper In a Godly form every day.
During the entire trial Mrs. Flgu sat
noldlng a little girl. Her face was a
study. She has eyes that roscmblo
burnt holes In n blanket and has a
habit ( of casting them heavenward.
t times when testimony was not to
her liking her features would become
rigid.
The general opinion prevails that
she will be acquitted. Dr. Armstrong ,
the examining physician , made a re
port thai the accused were sound
physically and mentally.
Shocked l y
HARVARD , Neb. , July 17. Quito a
severe thunderstorm passed over this
city from northwest to southeast.
Rain foil In torrents for a fov mo
ments and filled the gutters. The
thunder and lightning wore very
sharp and one particularly sharp
flash was immediately followed by a
report llko the discharge of a thirty-
two pound rlllo. Whore the boll
struck has not boon ascertained , but It
could not have been far from Do-
Innoy's elevator , as a team of horses
standing on the scales was so severely
shocked that one foil down and the
driver standing in the wagon was mo
mentarily stunned.
( ) O K Into Voluntary I.linlili | > tlon.
TECUMSEH , Nob. , July 17. Cash
ier L. R. Bailey of the Exchange bank
of Vesta finds that there is not suffi
cient banking business In the llttln
town to pay him for his services and
consequently the management of the
concern has decided to quit. The
bank has gone into voluntary liquldiv
tlon and is now closing up Its bust
ness. The depositors have been paid
in full. Mr. Bailey will devote his
energies to farming.
Fitriiior Jli.y Hurt.
TRENTON , Neb. , July 17. William
Lyons , son of J. M. Lyons , the stocx-
man , mot with a painful accident. Ho
was bringing sofe cattle from the pas
ture about one-half mile west of town.
When crossing the bridge his Horse
became unoontrolablo and junked over
falling about thirty feet. Vvlil was
picked up and taken home In a wagon.
The physician found his wrist broken ,
a number of bruises and probably hurt
In the region of the lungs.
Tccumsfili Hunk Closov
TECUMSEH , Neb. , July 13. Cashier
L. R. Bnlloy of the Exchange bank
of Vesta finds that there Is not sulll-
ciont banking business In tlio little
town t to pay him for his services and
consequently the management of the
concern has decided to quit. The bank
has gene into voluntary liquidation
and is now closing up its business and
paying up depositors. Mr. Balloy will
devote his energies to farming.
I'lrcinnii'fi Toimmmmit
YORK , Neb. , July 17. The flrorvon
and citizens of York are getting In
readiness to entertain visitors to the
firemen's tournament to bo held hero
July 24-25-20. They have just com
pleted a fine track and arc building
mi amphitheater on each side of the
Iraok to seat 5,000 people , besides a
line band stand. The track Is lo
cated only one block irom the public
square.
( Irnlii Sta ik Ituriipil.
GENEVA , Nob. , July 17. Several
stacks containing wheat off of fourteen
acres and oats off of seventeen acres
belonging to Will Cameron , In Madi
son precinct , caught fire from a Fre
mont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley en
gine and were burned up. Neighbors
made strenuous efforts to stop the tire
and save the stacks , but the high wind
carried It on.
Nock llrokou liy H full.
ALBION , Neb. , July 17. A sad ac
cident occurred hero , whereby D. K.
Plttonger , a prominent young farmer
living oust of the city , lost his life.
Ho with some others were moving
away hay when In some manner ho fell
from the mow , a distance of about
eight foot , breaking his neck. Tfio
deceased had only been married about
a year.
urn Stilt at T.itrco ,
PLATTSMOUTH. Nob. , July 13.
Sheriff W. D. Wheeler and Special
Dotectlvo Oolong have thus far failed
to learn anything more as to the
( vnereabouls of the two men who hold
up and robbed the night operator and
the ticket office of the Missouri Pa
cific. As the robbers could not got
the safe open they only succeeded In
getting about $10 cash , and half o (
that belonged to the operator.
I'lirini-r Killed \ > y Tall ,
ALBION , Neb. , July 12. At 10
o clock today D. II. Plttenger fell from
the upper fioor of his aay barn , strik
ing on his head and breaking his neck.
Ho lived only a few moments.
State Kiilr Contract * .
LINCOLN , July 13. The State
Board of Agriculture mot tonight and
awarded contracts for state fair Blip-
piles. Secretary Pumas said all indi
cations pointed to the largest exhibit
of live ttock In the history of the
fair. Ho said Omaha Implement deal -
crs were also giving the fair all one
support and wore preparing to make
extensive exhibits.
was putting away alfalfa In the barn
and getting too close to the door was
accidentally pushed off by a fork full
of the hay. Ho leaves a young wlff4
Ho was a member of the Modern
Woodmen of America lodge here.
NO LINE FROM PEP.
Unntttliontlciitcd Ituinorn All tlmt Eml
natn from Oil I nest ) ICinplro.
LONDON , July 10. With the for
eigners In 1'ckiu probably safe amid
civil war , with Prlnco Chlng on tholr , < *
side , with the powers united and Iholr
forces conslanlly Increasing , Iho out
look in China is rather inoro hopeful
than U has bocu for a month past.
It appears from the cautious slnlemont *
given out by Taotal Shong In Shanghai
that the reason thai the levy guns bear
ing on the legation In Pekln were not
used Is that Prlnco Chlng , who Is
served by 10,000 mounted troops , seized
all the artillery ammunition , Sheng / ' k
likewise Intimates that Lung Yu , com ]
mander in chlof'of the northern army
Is associated with Prince Chlng in op
posing Prlnco Twin's ferocious designs
and dlclalorlal nmblllons. Shong , who
appears to bo the solo Shanghai con
duits of Pokln news cheers the
foreign consuls by these confidential
communications , but takes excessive
precaution to prevent the Chinese from
thinking him friendly to foreigners.
The feeling of unrest In tno southern
and central provinces conllnues. The
members of the official classes In these
provinces strive to remain neutral with
n loaning toward Iho foreigners until
they shall know whether the moderate
or extreme factions will win in Pokln.
Prince Chlng seems to be standing i '
for the dynasty and the old order
against Prlnco Tumi's Inordinate am
bition.
From a foreign point of view the cap
ture of Pokln is the key lo Iho sit- >
nation , as there Is fear , according lo ' ' ]
Iho Dally Mall's Shanghai correspond-
out , thai delay now means one hun
dred rccrulls for Iho Boxers for every
soldier of Iho allies In Iho land.
Two couriers arrived al Tien Tsln
on July from Pokln.- One brought n
lollor from Sir Claude MacDonald ,
Iho British minister , to Iho same effect
as lhal previously received from Sir
Robert Hart. The couriers confirm the
reports of the death of Baron von
Kottoler. They say that Prlnco Chlug
is doing his utmost to protect the for
eigners , but that the native fooling <
against the whites is strong. Two of- p
flcials opposed to the Boxers are reported - i
ported by the couriers to have boon
assnsslnalcd.
Sir Claude MacDonald's lollcr la
dated four days earlier than that of
Sir Robert Hart's.
BOERS fORCEl ) TO EVACUATE.
Lord ItolirrlH lloportH .Successful As-
miiilt of llrltlnh.
LONDON. July 11. Lord Roberts has
sent the following dispatch to the war
office :
"PRETORIA , July 10. Clements'
and Pagot's forces entered Bethlehem
July 7. The former on ncarlng the
town sent in a ling of truce , demand
ing Its surrender , which was refused
by Dewct , when Puget , making a
wide turning movement , succeeded In
getting hold of the enemy's most Im
portant position , covering the town.
This was carried before dark by the
Minister Fusiliers ami Yorkshire light
Infantry. This morning the attack
was continued and by noon the town
was In our possession and the enemy
In full retreat.
' 'Our casualties were four officers
and thirty-two men of the Ministers
wounded , one missing ; Captains McPherson -
Pherson and Wcakos and Lieutenant
Conwny severely , and Lieutenant Boyd
Crochcfort , ocotlsh Rllles , slightly
wounded ; seven men of the Yorkshires
wounded ; one killed ; two wounded of
the Imperial yeomanry.
"Pagot reports that but for the ac
curate praotlco of the Thirty-eighth
Royal artillery and the Fourth City
Imperial batteries the casualties would
have been many more.
"Baden-Powell reached Rustonburg
during the evening of July 8 without
opposition. Ho found all quiet there
and public confidence satisfactory ,
thanks to the prompt and bold grasp
of the situation taken by Major Han-
bury Tracy. The district west ofMhls
Is somewhat unsettled , owing to the
small force which attacked , Rusten-
burg being still in that neighborhood.
Measures are being taken to meet this.
"Further Information regarding the
capture of Bethlehem has now been
received from Clements. Ho states that
the country there Is broken and diffi
cult. Conspqunntly his and Paget's
cavalry were unable to make any wldo
turning movement. Clements attack
ed one position , while Paget attacked
another. The position asoalled by Cle
ments was gallantly taken by the
Royal Irish , who captured n gun of :
the Seventy-seventh battery lost at
Stormberg. The list of casualties has
not yet boon received , but they are
few , considering the strength of the
positions assaulted.
"Hunter's cavalry , under Broaflwood ,
reached Bethlehem Jtuy 8. Hunter ,
with his main force , was within nlno
miles of the town when Clements dis
patched his reports. "
j
I'ut Illaiiui ' .
on Idlor'x Crtnv.
CLEVELAND , -July 10. No at
tempt has been made to recover the
bodies of Mrs. James Corrlgan , _ her
three daughters , nleco and grand
daughter , who were drowned by the
capsizing of the yacht Idler off this
port last Saturday afternoon. A ter-
Iflo gale blew all day yesterday and
continued until late this afternoon ,
making It impossible for tugs to get
near the scene of the wreck for the
purpose of making a search. A party
will go out to the wreck with divers
tomorrow.
Victory for Dliiz In Mexico.
CITY OF MEXICO , July 10. The
electoral colleges mot In the chief
towns and cities nil over the republic
today and cast their votes for preal-
dent. The returns will come In slowly
from the outlying states , but a great
majority of the votes were cast for
General Diaz , Insuring his re-election
for the term of four years , dating
from January 1. The conservative
party made no nomination this year ,
the only formal nomination being that
of President Diaz by the national lib
eral convention.