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CDSTERCODfflMFDBLICAN D. M. AJISDEUUr , Vublliher , BBOKEN BOW , NEBRASKA. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. There have been good rains in In diana of late. It is announced that the shah of Persia has abandoned his proposed rvlslt to Berlin. , Seventy-eight couples were married Sunday at St. Joseph , Mich. Many were from Chicago. Seattle 16 to have a world's fair In 3904 to commcmmorate the settlement of the Pacific Northwest. At Corinth , Miss , Jack Belts , a ne gro , was lynched , lie Is said to have white girl. assaulted a ten-year-old Marshal II. Harris , one of the most widely known men In central Missouri , and one of the first settles of Sturgeon , Is dead. Ex-Senator Ingalls's remains will bo burled at Atchlson , Kan. , his late home. He died In Las Vegas , New Mexico. The Shanghai Gazette openly im peaches the United States consul , John Goodnow , of open complicity with the Chinese. The pressed glassware factories throughout the country have resumed work , giving employment to over 12- 000 men. The English farm workers are mani festing violent opposition to tno in troduction of American agricultural machinery. Severe floods have occurred In Japan and It is reported that two hundred persons were drowned. Railway traffic is interrupted. At Jamestown , 0. , A. G. Blngamon killed his son-in-law , James Bradley , then committed suicide on account of family troubles. Governor Beckham has Issued a pro clamation convening the Kentucky general assembly In extra session Tuesday , August 28. I. Lightning struck the bnrn of L. Do Bolce west of Clinton , III. , killing a Btalllon just purchased by a stock com pany at a cost of $2,500. George Matlock , a prominent stock dealer at Schcll City , Mo. , was in stantly killed by lightning while load ing three cars of stock , The official report of the government commander in the recent battle at Pa nama says the rebel casualties were COO , those of the1 government , 100. The steamer City of Seattle has ar rived at Seattle , Wash. , from Skagway , with 200 passengers , 125 of whom are from Dawson , also about $200,000 of gold dust. Major Frederick E. Prime , an engin eer officer In the Union army during the civil war , and chief engineer in Gen. Grant's MlsHlsslnnl campaign , is dead at Lltchfleld , Conn. The directors of the Iowa Central railroad have passed the half year's dividend on the preferred stock. In 1899 3 per cent annually was paid and in March of thfs year } per cent was declared. Poison In deadly quantities has been found In the stomach of Edward P. Herrlck of Chicago , the aged commis sion merchant , whoso sudden death last week served to call several mys terious deaths in his household , among the victims being his wife. Western horses have found a market In great numbers this year. Thous ands of range-bred animals have been shipped to the east and south , finding buyers at fair prices. Five years ago they would not have brought enough to pay the freight. Edwin A. Burch of Detroit , who was elected president of the national wholesale liquor dealers' association , announces that he will bo unable to severe , and W. E. Broaderlck of Balti more , who had been elected first vice president , was elected In hla stead. The official statistics of the wheat crop of the world for 1899-1900 have Just boon compiled by the department of agriculture. They show that in the countries of the Southern hemisphere , whose wheat cropa are commonly In cluded in statemets of the world's wheat crops , the production will hard ly fall less than ICO.543,000 bushels. General MacArthur cables the war department a brief statement concernIng - Ing the health of the troops in the Philippines. The number of sick in hospitals is sot down at fi.OGS , and in quarters at 1,201 ; making the total 5,129 sick soldiora , or 8.47 per cent of the entire army In the archipelago. At Newton , Kan. , Frank Prouty was nhot and dangerously wounded by highwaymen whllo returning homo from the country. Rev. Joseph J. Harris , of Marion , 111. , has been nominated for lieutenant II governor on the republican ticket , ow ing to the withdrawal of Rev. John A. Henderson. Colonel O. P. Clarke , custodian of the General Grant cottage at Mt. Mc Gregor , has received a telegram from Mrs. U. S. Grant at Richmond Springs , stating that she will bo unable to at- tenu the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Chi cago. Field Marshal Count Von Walderseo , commandcr-In-chief of tno allied forces in China , sails from Naples , for the far cast , August 22. Governor Stanley honored a requisi tion from the governor of Iowa for Harry Stevens , a convict confined in the Kansas penitentiary whoso term for forgery will soon expire. The New York detective bureau Is looking for Antonio Pescl. a banker with offices in that city. Ho has mys teriously disappeared. Scores or ex cited Italian depositors have thronged Pcscl's offices and It Is reported to the police that the banker has gone to Italy , taking with him $10,000. Miss Benedetto Brady , of St. Louis , was robbed of ? 5,000 wortli of diamonds mends on a train en route to San An tonio , Tex. , before reaching Paris , Tex. The German marine office has awarded the prize offered for a khaki color for Chinese uniforms that will not wash out to a chemist named Ml- loh and a Swede named Gacowcs. CITY ATTACKED Eoport Trom Admiral Eemey Says Allied Iorco3 Still Press Forward , THE EMPRESS DETAINED IN PEKIN Held Within WullM of r rl lil lcn City tty I'rlnci ) YuiiKedo Word I'rom Uenernl ClmfToe N nv lit Once Tranmnlttcd to the 1'ri-nldcnt. WASHINGTON , Aug. 20. From General Clmffco the War department received otllcial confirmation of the fall of Pckin and the rescue of the besieged legatloners. The dispatch of the Ameilcan com mander was not long and contained but few details , but the unconcealed tatlsfactlon with which It was receiv ed by omcials of the administration Indicated clearly the anxiety that had been engendered by his prolonged si lence. His last communication to the government , prior to the receipt of to day's advices , was dated August 11 , at Matow , almost thirty miles from Pckin. The explanation of his sllenco Is suggested in advices received from Admiral llemey , who , telegraphing from Taku on the 18th , says the tele graph line between that point ana Pekln is interrupted. The cablegram irom Admiral Re- mcy contains some Important Informa tion not mentioned , by General Cht\f- \ fec. Ho makes the startling state ment , on Japanese authority , that the Inner city of Pekln was being bom barded by the allied forces. Admiral Rcrnoy sayo , also , that the dov/agcr empress Is detained in the inner city by Prince Yungedo. Advices were received last night from the foreign oflice at Toklo. Japan , by the Japanese legation in this city and amply confirm previous Accounts of the capture of Pekin by the allied troops. Following Is the text of the dis patch from General Chaffee , ris made public by the War department : "CHE FOO , Aug. 19. To Adjutant General. Washington : Pekln , August 15 Wo entered legation grounds at 5 o'clock last night with Fourteenth and Light battery. Eight wounded during day's fighting ; otherwise all well. "CHAFFEE. " The dispatch , which was received during the morning , was transmitted Immediately to the president at the White House. H6 expressed his grati fication at the news contained , partic ularly at the small loss r.ustaincd by the American troops. A copy of the dispatch , likewise , was .sent to Adju tant General Corblu , who was in New York. It will bo noted that the dispatch Indicates that the American troops en tered the legation grounds at 5 o'clock on the evening of the 14th Instant By the Washington omcinis ana oj several legation officials to whom It was shown the datolif General Chaf- fee's communication is regarded as an error of transmission. It is thought the word "fifteenth" should be "sixteenth. " All previous1 advices , official and unofficial , have in dicated that the legations were reliev ed on the evening of the evening of the 15th , Wednesday , after a day of sharp fighting. Minister Wu , the Chi nese representative , and Minister Tak- ahlra of Japan wore quite positive on this point , all their official advices be ing that the entrance to the city of Pekin was effected early in. the even ing of Wednesday , the 15th Instant. The fact that only the Fourteenth Infantry and Rlloy's battery entered the city , as shown by General Chaf- fee's dispatch , indicates that the Ninth infantry and the marines , who were so conspicuously gallant throughout the advance upon the capital , did not participate in the engagement , which led directly to th& rescue of the'lb- gatloners. - - ' i i ltcpnrl KiniiroMH Detained. ROME , Aug. 20. A dispatch from Taku via Che Fee , August 18 , says : "Fighting continues in the streets 'of Pekln and the allies hnvo bombarded the point that is still resisting. Prince Yung prevented the departure of thq empress dowager. " BRESCl'S LETTERS GIVE CLUE. CorroHpondnnoo of Anarchist" Leads to the Arrest of Two Men. LONDON , Aug. 20. The Rome cor respondent of the Daily Mall says : "Tho arrest of Maresca and Guido , in New York arose out of sonio letters received at Bread's lodgings subse quent to the assassination of King Humbert. One of them , dated New York , July 25 , and signed 'Mabor , ' urging that Maresca and Guliln wiuild do their duty toward President Me- KInloy. Maresca Is known to the Ital ian police as a most fanatical anar chist. " Injured hy it Witvo. PORTLAND , Mo. , Aug. 20. While In bathing at Old Orchard Saturday John B. Clough , clerk of courts at Memphis , Tcun. , was seriously injured by a wave. Today ho had not im proved and the physicians say It is a very peculiar case. Hunk of Spain Hnport. MADRID , Aug. 20. The report of the Bank of Spain for the week ending yesterday shows the following : Gold In hand , no change ; silver in hand Increase , 1,888,000 pezos ; notes In cir culation , decrease , 8,203,000 pezotaa Gold was quoted yesterday at 28.85. Orders Were Mlitiinderfttood. PARIS , Aug. 20. The board of In quiry which Investigated the cause of the loss of the torpedo boat destroyer Frameo , which was sunk In a Collision with the battleship Brcnnus on the night of August 11 , during the maneu vers of the French squadron com manded by Vice Admiral Fournlcr off Capo St. Vincent , ofilclaly reports that the disaster was duo to a misunder standing of mi order on the part of the Framee's helmsman , who turned the destroyer in a direction opposite to the Instructions of her commander , Captain Mundult Du Plessls. LAST RITES ( MR INOALLS. Kr-Huimtor U Hurled nt lll Old Homo In AtGliUon , Kaunas. ATCHISON , Kan. , Aug. 20. Funeral Bcrvlcos over the body of ex-Scimtor Ingalls were held yesterday nt Trinity Episcopal church , and subsequently internment \\ns mndo in the family vault In Mount Vernon cemetery. Ow ing to the request of the family for privacy , a request was made In ac cordance with the expressed wish of Mr. Inualln , there was no great throng at the services. The little church was llllcd with friends of the family and a few persons were obliged to stand. The exercises were very simple. Chop in's funeral march wan played as the coilln was borne into the church , the Episcopal service v/aa / read , and a vest ed choir of thirty men and boys hang "From Every Stormy Wind that Blows" and "Nearer , My God , to Thee. " The officiating cergyman an nounced that interment would be strictly private and only members of the family and the pallbcarera , young men , sons of old friends of the dead ex-senator , went to the cemetery. A special train came In Irom ToDCka at noon bringing ex-Senator W. A. Peffer , tfho feudcfcedcd IngaP.sJJudgo' ; W. ; A. Johnson of the supreme court ; A. A. Doddafd , attorney general , inml others. FORCED TO KILL HIS f ATHER. At. Jliirnliain of Wymoro ( shoots to Hiito HIM Own Life. WYMORE , Neb. , Aug. 20. James M. Burnham , publisher of the Wy- norcnu , shot and killed his , father , Captain Collins A. Burnham , at their tome in the west part of town yester day. Burnham waa exonerated by the : oi oner's Jury this ev.enlng. The father has for years been In the nilbit of getting on dprees and while under the Influence of liquor ho waa considered a most dangerous man , ImvUig many times threatened to kill Ills family. This niormng the father came home In a delirious state and attempted to kill his son -with a butch- qr knife. When the sou was backed up jin a corner and there was no al ternative he fired a shot from a 38- caliber revolver which went through the father's heart , killing him almost Instantly. Th'e son then came down town and told bis friends what he had done. He la In an almost- crazed condition with grief. Public sontlwent Is with him. Captain Bunihnm waa a captain in the civil' war and while a fiend when drinking was most congenial when sober. PACKAGE OF MONEY MISSING. Company Lo eB Twenty - lpho Thousand Dollars. CHICAGO , Aug. 20. Som.ewb.crc be tween Chicago and Burlington , , Ia. , an express package supposed to contain $25,000 is alleged to have gone astray. The Commercial National bank of this city sent the package to the Burlington agent of the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy railroad a few days ago , on or ders given from the Burlington head- luartora In this city. The money was sent by the Adams Express company. When the money was sent from the Chicago , bank It was wrapped up in the usual way by which money is transmitted. In due course of time tlio Burlington agent of the railroad received a similar package , but it contained nothing but brown paper. The wrapper containing the worth less paper was returned to Chicago and the bunk officials are certain K is not the one sent out by them. Vanmim Hough Klder DIM. WASHINGTON , Aug. 20. Sergeant "Buck" Taylor , known as "King of the Cowboys , " a dashing cavalryman and one of the best known of the Rough Riders , died ht Providence hospital to day of consumption , the result of ill ness contracted during the Cuban cam paign. A telegram was sent to Gov ernor Roosevelt tonight informing him of Roosevelt's death. t T'atiil IMiiylnK of Ghost , PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Aug. 20. While frightening a crowd of negroes tonlg'ht by pretending she was a ghost , Florence Almond , aged 15 years , was Struck on the head with a brick throAyn by one of the negroes and killed. The negroes were gathered on a lot at Fifty-seventh and Ludlow streets , and the girl who lived nearby , liad wrapped a white sheet about her and suddenly appeared before the crowd. The latter scattered In all di rections and the girl v-us , about to re turn when the brick was thrown. She died in a few .minutes. . The negro sus pected of throwing the brick has not been captured. South DuKotu'H Wh < nt Crop. SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Aug. 20. Now that the work of threshing1 this year's wheat crop is in progress throughout the state , there is much speculation as to the probable total wheat yield in South Dakota. In an Interview , Su perintendent Hyde of Bradstreot's Commercial agency said : "South Da kota will produce a total yield of 21- 200,000 bushels , or three-fourths of an StntUtlcH of ' ' . ( icnniiny'H 1'roduct. BERLIN , Aug. 20. Germany pro duced 1,580,000 tons of raw sugar dur ing the twelve months ending July 31 , aa against 1,520,000 tone for the previ ous twelve months. Germany's ex ports of war material to China last year aggregated 8,150,000 marks , as against 3,430,000 marks for 1898. I'rorliimntlon of Huberts. PRETORIA , Aug. 20. Lord Roberts' proclamation , afler reciting the fact that may have broken the oath to maintain neutrality and that the lonl- oncy extended to the burghers is not appreciated , warns all who break their oaths In the future that they will be punished by death , Imprisonment or fine. Ho declares that all burghers In districts occupied by the British , except - copt those who take the oath , will bo regarded as prisoners of war and transported , and that the buildings on farms where the enemy or his scouts are harbored will bo liable to bo razed. Besieged Lsgationera Eellorcd by Army Headed by Japanese , CHINESE RESISTANCE OVERCOME Attack Mndo Wednewliiy mid Victory Hotight 'U'lth CoiiNldemhle I.ois Ini- perlal Troops Ketre.-it NO\VB Confirmed I'roni Several Sources. WASHINGTON , Aug. 18. The nl- lied arml.'s have captured and enteu-d Pekln , in the face cf ohHtlimio resist ance and the member ? of the foreign legations arc flafe. Ofuvi.il cimflrnm- t-cn of the fall of the Chlnoso cniSUl came to the Unll vl Stajos government tonight In the uhape of two tnblc- grnms , one from Admiral Rcmoy and the othci from Consul Fowlur at Che Foo. The cablegram fro-ii Admiral Remeyame to hand flnt , early in the ovci/lng , followed v 'ry soon by that of Consul Fowler , and the ofllclals , realizing the great public lutorost in the events which it was bcliovo'l had happened in Pckin ut onoa made them public. Admli'il Homey s dispatch Is aa 101- lows : "TAK'TJ , Aug. 17. 1 a. m.--Buroiti Navigation , Washington : Just receiv ed telegram from Tien Tsln , datoJ IGth , 10 p. m. : " 'Pekln was captured on August 1" . Foreign legations are safe. Details follow ulowly. ' REMEY. " That from Consul Fowler , giving Im portant details of the occurrences at the time of the capture of the city , was given out In the subjoined official statement : "CHE FOO. Aug. 17. ( Received Au gust 17 , , If55 p. m. ) Secretary of State , Washington : Seventeenth , Jap- nneDO p.dmiral reports allies attacked Pokin , east , loth ; obstinate resistance ; evening , Japanese entered capital with other forces ; Immediately surrounded legations ; Inmates safe ; Japanese loss over 100 ; Chinese 300. " ( Signed. ) FOWLER. " Previous Information , which has been received her , showed that the allied armies took possession of Tung Chow on the 12th instant. From that city to Pekin the distance Is not very great , not more than a dozen miles. It seems evident , therefore , that the armies halted for a time at Tung Chow , probably for the purpose of giving the men a rest and by puopar- Ing for the attacic upon the capital city in force after waiting until the rear of the advancing host should ar rive at the front. Possibly also the delay was the result of negotiations inaugurated by the Chinese officials , looking to the delivery of the minis ters with a Chinese or other escort. If negotiations were attempted they must have failed , as the army con tinued on Its march and attacked the capital three days after reaching Tung Chow. The president was overjoyed on hearing the news of the safety of Min ister Conger and his associates. He has been hopeful all along that their rescue from the perilous position they have been in for so long a time would be sueedilv accomplished. Tonight confirms that belief. COMING HOME FROM NOME. Tno Ships Arrlvo With 1,000 I'ussensers and 61),000,000 In Gold. PORT tTOWNSEND , Wash. , Aug. IS. Two steamships arriving from Nome today brought nearly GOO passengers. The Roanokc , with 200 passengers , was a treasure ship In every sense of the word , it having on board § 3,000,000 In gold and a cargo of furs valued at $1- 000,000. The gold was almost all from Dawson , having been shipped down tne Yukon to St. Michael and mere placed oboard the Roanoke. Tno steamer Robert Dollor brought nearly 400 pas sengers. lluve Ilrlped Corn. CHICAGO , Aug. 18. The condition of the corn crop in Nebraska , as sum marized from reports received at the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy railroad headquarters , lias greatly improved within the last week. Three heavy rains , covering the central and east ern parts of the. state , have assured the maturing of the crop , which in the section named promises a large yield. Extending over four of the cen tral counties Phelps , Kearney , Har- lan and Franklin is a dry stretch of country , where corn will not be more than half a crop. 1'ortnhlo VoRtolllrn for Troops. SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 18. H. W. Robinson , superintendent of the Amer ican postal service to bo established in China , who with his assistant , G. M. Hunt , sailed on the Warren , says he pootoffices to be used for the United Status troops will be portable. They can be put together or taken apart as camp luggage. Military station No. 1 , to bo located at TMku , will keep a record of the movement of the troops , so that as good mail dispatch to and from China may be had aa in any other part of the world. Ar'ritnn Sheep In I own. DUBUQUE , la. , Aug. 20. A flock of over 2,000 sheep were landed here and were driven out to the monastery , where they will be fattened for the market. They belong to the Phoonlx Wholesale Meat company of Arizona and were brought here because of Jack of grass in Arizona. Department tiiiiiU by Ooodnow. WASHINGTON , Aug. 8. The state department takes no stock in tno story put forth by the China Gazette at Shanghai , accusing Consul Goortnow of complicity with the Chinese. On the contrary lie is' spoken of in the very highest terms and Ills course in the trying situation is commended. The only part which Mr. Goodnow took in the landing of British troops was to In form the state department that lie doubted the wisdom of landing troops of one nation without others having the same privilege. LEASES TOR INDIAN LANDS. Acting Hocrctiiry Kjnn Inidnlfl Tlmt They , Ho Minutely Scrutlnlrcd. WASHINGTON , Aug. 20. The at tention of the Interior department was recently called to the fact that nearly 400 leases on allotted lands of the Omaha and Wlnnebngo Indians in Thurston county , Nebraska , were be ing held up , and that if immediate ac tion was not had considerable hard ship would result to Indian allottees. Acting Secretary Ryan said today that leases had to bo gone over carefully before final approval could be made , and as the force of the Interior de partment is at present short-handou by reason of employes taking vaca tions the work of examination is nec essarily much slower than would or dinarily bo the case. He said that leases were not "held up" in the sense of opposition to them , but were very minutely scrutinized , so that Indians making leases would have rightful protection. "Leasing of Indian lands is wrong in principle , " said Secretary Ryan , " and a stop should be put to it. The government should Insist upon the In dians becoming self-supporting In stead of permitting them to become loafers. It is a mistaken idea to per mit the Indians to live off the govern ment. Instead he should be taught to work and to realize that his stand ing in the community depends entirely upon his ability to farm his lands and realize on his crops. " The Interior department recently is sued an order that all leses of al lotted lands hereafter should contain a clause stipulating that the lessor agreed to Improve the leasehold in the way of building , fences , barns and outhouses , so that when the Indian began farming he would find that his property had advanced in value in- &tead of having retrograded by reason of the leases. Tornado WreckH Ilnlhllnsc. SUPERIOR , Neb. , Aug. 20 A tor nado with the usual funnel-shaped cloud struck the town of Bostwick , eight miles west o * here , coming from the northwest. No one was hurt , but the property damage is considerable. J. Warren Kcifer , jr. , is one of the principal losers. A house and ele vator belonging to him were wrecked to the extent of $1,000. Mrs. McCon- nell's and J. I. Burwell's houses were wrecked. Charles Henderson's house , occupied by J. W. McBee , was badly damaged. The hotel was partially wrecked. The new town hall is off its foundations. In this city a number of small buildings were overturned. Took Strychnine by Mistake. IIOWELLS , Neb. , Aug. 20. Anton Dloughy , i prominent Colfax county farmer , came very near reaching his death as the result of a dose of poi son accidentally administered by his own hand. His wife had placed some strychnine in a cup , with a small amount of water , and put it in what she considered to be a safe place , in tending to use the poison to kill go phers. Mr. Dloughy went to take a drink of liquor and not knowing any thing about the poison picked up the cup in which his wife had placed it , poured out his drink and swallowed it. Antidotes were administered and after "vigorous work he was brought out of danger. Hey nnil Torpedo , GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Aug. 20. Young Body , son of Henry Body , had the thumb and forefinger of his right hand blown off while lighting a tor pedo. In company with several other lads of his slzo and age he was play ing , when he discovered a package tucked under one end of a corn crib , which contained a large number of mining torpedoes. Ignorant of their destructive powder young Body took one of the explosives , stepped some distance away from his companions and applied a match to it. Had he been less careful his life would have paid the penalty. Where the torpe does came from is a mystery. Stanton JII'iii Til ken Strychnine. STANTON , Neb. , Aug. 20. Fred Pe terson , a well known young man of this place , died from the effects of a dose of strychnine , taken with sui cidal Intent. No reason is known for Peterson's action. He was the keeper of a restaurant here , appaipntly pros perous in business , an exemplary man In every respect and had the confi dence and good will of all. He was quite well acquainted throughout the county , having taught school in the country for several years. His father and mother live here , a brother and sister in Fremont , a sister in Omaha and another in Lincoln. Hull Caught 111 Cullfornln. SACRAMENTO. Cal. , Aug. 1G. Robert B. Hall of South Omaha , Neb. , was arrested in this city today upon arrival of the train from the east. Hall is accused or having stolen large sums from llrms for which he had acted as collector. He admits having taken the money and says ho lied from Omaha to Cheyenne , where ho started to en list in the army. Celehratcd Its Hlrthday. DIXON , Neb. , Aug. 18. The tenth birthday of DIxon was celebrated here by a grand harvest festival , as has been the custom for a decade. Thou sands gathered for miles about , com Ing not only from neighboring coun ties , but from South Dakota and Iowa as well. Homo Kill * Turin Hand. KENNARD , Nob. , Aug. 20. Peter Anderson , a farm hand , working for Frank Jahnel , was kicked In the stomach by a broncho and died from his injuries. Drought Huck to I.lfe. BELLEVUE , Neb. , Aug. 20. Dick Hooton was discovered hanging in the barn of his brother-in-law. Ills bodj was still warm and ho was cut down and resuscitated by the method of pro duclng artificial respiration by work ing the arms and chest. Hooton was disapointed and angry at being brought back to life and ho threatens ho would try It again In a few days Ho was put in charge of the Insanity board. Hooton , who was a bill poster In Council Bluffs , has been desponden and grown mentally unbalanced since his wife left him iu February , she go ing back to the Bluffs. ) ccsion ! in the Oaso of the Mutual Hail Association. \ TRIAL THAT WAS HOTLY CONTESTED inbitance of the Judge's Ilnllnc In the Mutter A Despondent Ainu lit AVImldo .Ends 111 * Mfo Cut to 1'lccci hy the 'Jam ItlUcollincouK Nebraska Note * . BLAIR , Neb. , Aug. 15. E. C. Jack son , judge of the county court in Wash- ngton county , rendered a decision- he case of the Grain Growers' Mutual Hall association against three of Us members who refused to pay the assess ment of 1899. The trial was held last Thursday and was hotly contested. The decision gives judgment in favor of the company. In rendering his decision the udge said in substance : There are but two questions to con sider in determining this case. One is , whether or not the. assessment was lev- cd by competent authority and wheth er it Is excessive. The other is as to- whether or not the assessment waa equally prorated among the members , o cover the losses and expen&es o that year. The laws of'Nebraska , the articles of Incorporation and the by- aws of the company gave the director of this company full power to fix their own compensation and that of their agents , and while the amount paid out 'or these purposes may seem large , yet ; ho money was all expended , so far as .he evidence shows , in a legitimate prosecution of the business and the dl- ectors did not exceed their authority in expending this money. Taking into consideration the expense and losses of the year , the assessment levied at 3.t > ? er cent does not more than equal the unount necessary to pay these Hems. The obligation of each member is to- pay a just assessment and from the evidence - denco admitted in this case we must hold that the assessment was not exces sive and was equally prorated among- the members. Dentil of u Kiillrond Man. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Aug. 15. NTews reached this city to the effect that Charles Bushnell had died in Chicago while undergoing an opera tion for cancer. Mr. Bushnell was an old-time railroad man , having for many years been employed by the Bur lington as a conductor running out of Plattsmouth. About two years ago ho found it necessary to resign his po sition on account of ill-health , and since that time lias been constantly under the care of some of the best physicians in the country , but the cancerous growth on his cheek grew worse , in spite of expert medical skill. Arrested on Charon of Murder. PLATTSMOUTH , Net ) . , Aug. 15. Assisted by his deputy and Chief of Po lice Slater W. D. Wheeler , while in the saloon of S. Gees , arrested Charles Ar- dell , who has been Known here Tot1 several months by the name"tJT I ran7v Perry. Sheriff Wheeler has Seen loctr- ing up this case for several weeks. The charge upon which he was arrested , was for killing a person in Merced , Cal. , Juno 27 , 1899. The California sheriff has been wired to come and get his man. Hey Killed by n Fall. FAIRBURY , Neb. , Aug. 15. John Fisher , the twenty-year-old son of Jolt Fisher , living near Endicott In this county , was thrown from a horse and Instantly killed. He went to the pas ture about 8 o'clock after the horse and his uody was found there some hours later. He had been dead for some time when found but there seemed to bo abundant evidence to sub stantiate the theory that he was killed by the horse. Stockmen Arc Prosperous , NELIGH , Neb. , Aug. 15 Stock feed ers in this county have been making good money this year , and some line bunches of cattle have gone to the mar ket. Two or three days auo M. B. Hoff man sent ten cars of steers to Chicago. They averaged 1,675 ponnds when they left here , and at Chicago they brought § 4,000 more than they would have brought four years ago. A similar in crease in profits is noticed by all the feeders and it makes them feel good. Clover Kills Cuttle. MILFORD , Neb. , Aug. 15. Mr. Ell Courtrlght , living west of town , lost three valuable cows one afternoon re cently by breaking Into a field of clover and feeding too heavily. The next morning Mr. Courtright turned his cattle into the clover field to feed whllo ho was burying the dead cows , and when he went to drive them out one cow was dead and three others were so badly bloated they had to bo tapped to save them. Fanner IOS-H Ills t.raln. BEATRICE , Neb. , Ang. 15.While Henry Frerich was threshing with his big steam separator on the farm of H. Baumfolk , five miles northwest of Be atrice , a spark from the engine set lire to the straw. The fire burned with such rapidity that the threshing outfit could not bo gotten away and was destroyed together with four stacks of grain , the product of-ten acres or wheat and twenty acres of oats. Hey Drowned ut Nebraska city. NEBRASKA City , Neb. , Aus. 15. The 11-year-old son of John Harrt c" was drowned while in swimming oppo site the city In the river with other boys. Despondent mid Knds Ills Life. WINSIDE , Neb. , Aug. 15. Benjamin Y. Mcade , aged 35 , a bachelor farmer living three miles south of Winslde , committed suicide by hanging himselt in a windmill tower. He dressed him self in his best suit , then went bare footed across the pasture to the house of M. Lacroix. Ho awakened him and told him to come over after breakfast as ho had some business ho wanted attended - tended to. Lacroix found him as de scribed. He loft a note bidding tha world good-bye and saying he waa driven to it.