Nebraska Newspapers

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ia st Joattiilt Unwise 3.
The st tuusl ) u Noinn City , torn
froru Capo N i-i * . r-jporu jaotlJwr wut-
lireak of SBM * . -it No/no.
The popul'ttloa of l.aa AJWj h . Cl
Is 102.479. against W.'i'J ) iu IS'J'J. In
crease. 52,03 . or IW-W p * r cwut.
Rodney Lowry. npi w t .x-C5 v r-
nor Lowry of Mississippi , fought a 0. < t l t
near Tuscr.loosa. Ala. Yumg Lowry
TV an hot four times.
At Philadelphia. Pa. . Xaco & Swart-
ley , wholo3-ilo produce cosuulsslon
merchants , failed. The failure U a
kjrgo one.
The Michigan supreme court , Iu an
unanimous opinion handed down , de
clared the net granting a bounty of
ono cent per pound on all boot sugar
manufactured In the stale Is unconsti
tutional.
Joseph Campbell of the staff of the
Washington ( . C. ) Pot. a well
known writer on sports and theatricals ,
died at Hot Springs , Ark. , of Brlghfs
dicaso. llo was 33 years old and a
native of Boston.
At Helton , Tex. , John B. Mcsser shot
and instantly killed Rev. J. D. Boyd.
Both were prominent men. Mossor
fcurrendcrcd to the officer : * . The cause
Is not known , as no ono was present
when the shooting began.
At Freeport , 111. , Jacob Schaolzel ,
one of tbo most prominent men , who
Iras been heavily Interested In various
banking Institutions In South Dakota ,
und who was widely known In the
west , died , aged 74 years.
( Jcorgo H. WolBhons , oua of the best
known newspaper men In Pennsylva
nia , committed suicide by covering the
artorlos in his arm with a penknife
In a Hrrrlsburg restaurant. It IB bc-
llovod his mind waa affected.
Morgan Lev/is Eastman died at his
home In Royalton , WIs. Ho was 8G
years old nnd had been n minister in
the Congregational church for forty-
eight yearn. Ho was pastor of the
church in Royalton for twenty-four
years.
Reports to R. G. Dun & Co. show
the number of commercial failures in
the United States the firht nine months
of this year to bo 7.CL1 , against G.854
last year , with liabilities of $101,807-
148 , as compared with -357,703,905 tt
year ago.
At Fond du Lac , WIs. , the Holmer
Milling' company's mill and elevator ,
the latter having a capacity of 60-
000 bushclH , wore entirely destroyed
by fire. The IOM is between $50,000
and $60,000 , with an insurance of $26-
000 to $27,000.
The first telegram from Skagway
to Seattle , marking nn epoch In the
history of business between Alaska
and the outsldo world , was received at
Seattle , Wash. The time occupied by
thn tnnannfrn In trnnqll. wna sovell
hours , which will be reduced. The
line over wnlch it passed to Vancou
ver is that which the Canadian gov
ernment has been engaged in con
structing for the post four months.
Isaac Thompson , who lived a cen
tury and four years , died at his home
at Leo , 111. Mr. Thompson was born
In Plttston , Pa. , in 179G. His father ,
who fought in the revolution , died in
Pennsylvania in 1858. Mr. Thomp
son came west in 18G6 and settled In
the town where he died. He married
at the ago of 21 and became the
father of fifteen children , six of whom
are living. His wlfo died in 188t > at
the advanced ago of 92 years.
Four non-commissioned officers who
have rendered good service In the
Philippines lU'VO been appointed second
end lieutenants in the regiments to
which they wore attached. They are
Battalion Sergeant Major Edward C.
Wells , Thirty-second volunteer infan
try ; Corporal Junlus I. Boyle , Thtrty-
cccond volunteer infantry ; First Ser
geant G. A. F. Trumob , Fbrty-fifth
volunteer Infantry , and Sergeant Ma
jor Gustavus J. Hassan , Forty-sixth
volunteer Infantry.
President Cnsoro has latiucd n procla
mation convening the congress of
Venezuela for February 20 next.
At Oalvestcn , Texas , twenty-one
bodies were recovered from the
debris , making a total bf 2,390 ofllclul-
ly reported aa recovered since the
uloriii.
A receiver has boon appointed for
the Mexican Gulf Coal and Transpor
tation company , operating extensive
coal mines and coke oven at Aldorson
and Howe , I. T. The properties of
the company represent about $200,000.
The causa of the failure is said to bo
internal difficulties between the gtouk-
lioldcrs.
The steamship City of Senttlo , ar
rived at Seattle , Wash. , from Skag-
wuy with $1,500,000 in KlondlKQ treas
ure and 317 passengers.
The assessor's returns show the non-
nlntlon of Oklahoma to bo 39Gr < 00.
Thin Is a SO per cent increase in the
population since 1893.
Gen. MacArthur sends the follow
ing casualties in the Philippines :
Killed , between Pavla and Santa Bar
bara , Panay , October 1 , Second Lieu
tenant Max Wagner , Twenty-sixth
regiment , U. S. V. Infantry. Lieuten
ant Wagner was from West Bedford.
Mass. , and during the Spanish war
was a lieutenant in the signal corps.
The advertising and exhibition car
belonging to the state of North Car
olina was destroyed by fire with all
Its contents at Kingston , O. The
two men who were In it were aroused
toy the barking of a dog and barely os-
vaped with their lives. The loss will
aggregate $18,000.
Conservative ostlmatai place the
Amount of hay Montana cattle and
eheep men will bo forced to import
from without the state this souson at
300,000 tons. Other flguiea place the
neodnd amount as high as 000,000 tons.
The hay crop in Montana is almost a
blank in some districts that In nor
mal yea * " have an exportable surplus.
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Ha a Battla with Okincsu Outside of
Tien Tsin.
I50W Tilt CONf LICT CAME ABOUT
nr.uon to llclli-TO , It H Alleged , tlmt the
Chlnr Wvro I.I Hunt ; CliuiiR'H Men
ituil Kut llim-rn foreign Troop * at
Sh nchill Tlirtittcnuil.
LONDON , Oct. 8. The Standard has
the follo'wltts from Tlon Tain , dated
October 5 : "A Gorman force came
late collision with 8,000 Chinese do-
M.rlb rd su Boer * , a few miles oouth of
Tl a Tsta thU morning. The Germans
v , v elw < : k d and compelled to retire
on Tttt Tia.
' * reason to believe that thoU
U this ease were not Boxers ,
but wvcw U Hung Chang's veterans ,
who bad b n ordered to wait near
her * la view of the possibility that the
foreigners would bar his prrigronu to
the capital. "
According to the Shanghai corre
spondent of the Times , wiring Oct. 5 ,
it Is announced that Hual Tal. nephew
of the dowager , who was dismissed by
Emperor Kwang Su in 18U8 , has suc
ceeded Prince Tuan in the taunt ; H } ' -
men and has also been appointed gcn-
orallselmo of the Chinese forces , re-
placng General Yung Lu.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Morn I ug Post , In a dispatch dated yes
terday , says : "All the foreign troops
horc arc held In readiness against a
possible attack by 8,000 Chinese troops
now advancing along the grand canal. "
According to native reports both sol
diers and people have ( led from Pao
Ting Fu. The expedition to that point
has been delayed owing to the lack of
transports for the Germans.
The Morning Post has the following
dispatch , dated Ootobor 5 , from MaTer
Toron the Pel Ho : "Sir Alfred Gase-
lee ( the British commander ) has returned - '
turned to Pekln after issuing orders
that all the British troops except the
Wol Hal Wol regiments shall prepare
for the winter.
"The American marines from Pekin
have arrived here. Some of the French
troops are leaving. " j
HONG KONG , Oct. 8 Yesterday 1- j
000 rebels attacked the marked town of I
Sal-Wan , eight miles northeast of San
Chun , but were defeated. The people
of San Chun closed their shops , ex
pecting to be attacked also.
The troops hero are being held In
readiness for any emergency and the
police forces along the ICowloon fron
tier have been Increased.
The expedition to Pao Ting Fu Is
now scheduled to start tomorrow. Sun
day , it is reported that the Boxers
have placed Improved gunboats on the
grand canal to defend the town , al
though already practically deserted In
anticipation of the projected attack.
The Russians have furnished the escort
cert for LI Hung Chang to Pekln.
Wcit I'nlnt Walters Strike.
WEST POINT , N. Y. , Oct. 8. Twen
ty-two 'wallers In the cadi't moss stop-
nod work Just before the dinner hour
lust night , and refused to handle a single - I
glo ration unless n raise of $5 a month i
In their salary was Riiurantood. Mnlor I
Hall , treasurer of the cor.unlssarv de
partment , was summoned , and acceded
to the demand. A strike Is also pending
ing In two of the other departments.
The grievances nro based upon thw re
cent Increase In the number of cadets ,
which naturally makes additional work
for the civilian employes. The old
Benin for the mess hall waiters was
520 per month with rations.
Hohllm4 ( Jptrt l.ouir Sontnncn ,
WASHINGTON , Oct. 8. Private
Frank Miller. Company I , Twenty-
third United States Infantry , was con
victed by court-martial at Cebu , Phll-
Spplna Island * , of the charge of crim
inal assault and feeutcncod to be shot
to death with imibkutry. The case
having been submitted to the president
for hla action ho commuted the sen
tence to "dishonorable discharge , for
feiture of pay and allowance and con
finement at hard labor In a peniten
tiary for n period of twenty year.- , . "
I'lllllpplllr RrvriiurH ,
WASHINGTON , I ) . C. . Oct. 8. The |
War department today made public a I
statement showing the rr/cnuea In the '
Philippine Islands for the first bovon i
monjLhs of 1900 to have bcon $4.782.080
an Increase over the corresponding pe-1
rlod of 1890 of $2,095,3:13. : The cus- j
toins receipts for the period named In i
1900 were $ .1,302,215 , and internal rev- j
enue recel'ta $3 : < ( i01. The postal receipts - i
ceipts beginning July 1 w ro deposited '
In thn treasury and. for that month
amounted to $110,815.
llnxtvr In Uivon
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ST. JOSEPH. Mo. . Oct. 8. The Bur- j
llngton railway tonight sent to Express - |
press Messenger Baxter of Kansas
City a warm letter of commendation
for his courageous act In frustrating )
the holdup near Council Bluffs bv j j
shooting and killing ono of the rob-
bcrs. The letter also contained a draft
for $500 as further evidence of annre-
clattou.
lloer * lUcrrut With Gun * .
LONDON , Oct. 8. It Is nstlmated.
according to the Plctormarltzbun : cor
respondent of the Dally Mall , that
from 4,000 to 5,000 Boors have retreat j
ed from Pilgrim's Rest , northeast of
Lydcnburg , with four Long Toms and
twenty-two other guns. The corre-
opondcnt understands that tholr LOUR
Tom ammunition la almost exhausted.
Cnttlfi Movements.
BELLE FOURCHE , S. D , , Oct. 8.
Probably the last shipments of cattle
from this part of the Black Hilln
ranges have be-on made for the season.
Thn Franklin Stock company shipped
1,800 head of steers this week , which
will bo the last heavy Bl'lpmont. Bv
Ui 20th of this month all feeders will
have boon sent to Nebraska and other
feeding points for the winter. Tha
srass on the ranges is not in very need
condition , owing to the new growth
that started after the jalns set in
three weeks ago ,
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CROWING COMMERCE OF CUBA.
Nearly Kutlro Lot of Tobacco Jin * Comate
to United Shite * .
WASHINGTON , Oct. 8. The divi
sion of customs iitul Insular affairs of
tlio war department hna made public
n oummnry of Its regular monthly bul
letin , giving the commerce of the isl
and of CuUii for the sovcn mouths end
ing January JJ1 , 1000.
The cununary ohows that the total
raltie of niorehandjno Imported into the
island duriig the pcrod named amount
ed to $43,469,055 , of when amount $1-
851,443 was admttoU free of duty. Of
the total imports Into the island $34-
2i4,10D ( worth was entered at the port
of Havana. The Imports from North
Amcrca amounted to $22,321,651.
The total value of mercnandso ex
ported during the period named was
? 1,905,492 , classincd as follows : Pro
ducts of agriculture ! $10,374,609 ; manu
factured articles , $8,019,280 ; products of
tlie forest , $170,872 ; products of the
mines , $410,052 , and article * not classi
fied to the value of $911,179.
Tobacco being the leading article of
export It is interesting to note that
leaf tobacco to the value of $5,553,057
was exported from the Island during
the period named. Of this amount ? 5-
001,557 wan taken by the United States.
The exportation of cigars during the
period named amounted In valwo to $7-
993,903. Of the amount $3,05S , ; G was
taken by the United States. The ex
portation of cigarettes during the pe
riod named amounted in value to $192-
P05. Of this amount $21.039 was taiten
by the Unltod States. The export of
all other tobacco during the period
named amounted In value to $561GO , of
which amount $50,773 was taken by the
United States.
EX-AUDITOR WSSELL IS DEAD.
Former Allciourl Tactile Onirlnl Kxplrc *
In Nun Frmiclftco.
SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 8. W. R.
Bloscll , ia railroad men well known
throughout the United Slates , died to
night of cancer at the Southern Pa-
clfle hospital in this city aged GC
years. He was auditor of the Missouri
Pacific for five years , resigning the po
sition to accept K. similar one with the
Falrhavcn & Southern Pacific. At the
time of his death he occupied n prom
inent position in the freight depart-
ment of the Southern Pacific. He
was a brother of Frederick M. Dlssoll ,
auditor of the Pennsylvania railroad ,
and a brother-in-law of Thomas R.
Roberts , one of the leading merchants
of the Quaker City.
LI LEAVES TOR PEKIN.
Intention Not to < ! o
I'enr Trenrliory.
TIEN TSIN , Saturday , Oct. 8. Li
Hung Chang , whose visit to Pekia had
apparently been postponed Indefinite
ly , loft this morning for the Chinese
capital.
The five Belgian engineers and fif
teen missionaries who hud been kept
prisoners for many weeks at Pao Ting
Fu , but were recently released under
orders from LI Hung Chang , who di
rected that they have sufe escort to
Pekin , refuse to start , fearing treach
ery on the part of the Chinese escort.
1,1 Is Off for Pekln.
TIfiN TSIN. Oct. 8. ( Via Shanghai.
Oct. J. ) M Hung Chang and M. do
Glors , the Russian minister to China ,
had a lengthy conference today , after
which it was announced that Li Hung
Chang would depart for Pekln to
morrow. Peaceful conditions prevail.
The failure of the Russian to re
build the railway to Pelcin Is causing
talk among the commanders for the
restoration of the line to English own
ers for reconstruction and operation.
Kills Defending D ling liter.
WHEELING , W. Va. , Oct. 8. M. F.
j nrycdcn , a prominent attorney , was
shot and killed today by Thomns
Workman , his father-in-law. While
Drycden's futhcr-ln-law was visiting
him , Dryedcn became enraged at hla
wife and began beating her. Her
father undertook to protect her , and
finally to save himself , ho drew a re
volver and shot Dryeden. Mrs. Dryc-
den is completely prostrated.
Stinr. Ciiiutl In Not Illookrd.
PORT SAID , Oct. S. The Sues
canal Is not blocked , as reported in
the United States , by the recent sinkIng -
Ing of the American steam collier
r.mlnr , bound for Manila with coal for
the lleet. There Is no delay In the
ci'.so of VCSEOH ! under forty-five fet In
the beam. The Knilr's position Is un
changed.
PI .yn.
BERLIN , Oct. 8. It b announced
that there were 20,000 spectators at
the forty-eight productions of ho Par.-
slon Play at Oberammorguu. The ad
mission receipts totalled 1,200,000
marks , and It Is estimated that the
villagers received from the visitors
about -1,000.000 marks.
Suit OeiiKUH of nnlrpNton.
GALVESTON , Tox. , Oct. 8. The
census of the Kirst ward , taken under
the direction of the relief committee ,
Knows the population to bo 2,255. The
United States returns published today
before the storm gave the population
of that ward at 3,195) . Other wards
will follow shortly.
SurprUo Kor thn
SHANGHAI. Saturday , Oct. 6. The
astonishment of the Chinese was
great when , today , they received ofll-
| clal notification from the viceroy to
the effect tha' foreign pressure had
necessitate. ! the degradation of prom
inent members of the court.
The new German cable from Chefoo
to Tsln Tan has been opened.
It Is reported that the allies will de
mand an Indemnity which will aggregate -
gate 40.000,000 ( $200,000,000. )
ICnveptlon for Wnl < ! r > r > .
I'SKIN , Saturday , Oct. C. The
commissioners of tha Internationa
forces are arranging for a combined
olllclul reception of Field Marsha
Count von Waldorsce. A detachment
of mixed cavalry will escort him from
Tung Chow to this city.
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Albert Nelson Has a , Blood ? Encounter ,
Coming Off Winner ,
ROADSTER LOOTING A PAQM MOUSE
'luckT llrnitlojre 1'roUi'tn I'ropcrty In
Hplto or IturoUrr In H"o Hum ) * of u
Stun Wlio Would Slimil Ml ccllune < ini
Nbbrimkn .Mutters.
BANCROFT , Neb. , Oct. 3. Last Sat
urday about 2 o'clock p. m. a tramp
entered the house of B. F. . Graham ,
nbout two miles northwest of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Graham were both away.
The tramp , finding no ono around ,
.iroeeeded to find out what kind of a
bonauzn he had strniA. The hired
nan , Alfred Nelson , was at work In
field and on cooing the man enter the
louse started homo. On entering ho
came face to face with the tramp
coming out of the bedroom with a re
volver In hi hand.
The tramp asked him it he was the
> oss and was Informed that it was
none of his , business. The tramp lev
eled his revolver and told Nelson if
o did not answer big question and do
s ho told him he would make short
work of him.
The door Of the bedroom opened
oward Mr. Nelson nml was between
the two. Mr. Nolcon stopped to one
eldo and placing his foot behind the
: leer partly closed it. Ho then reach
ed for a two by four plnnk about two
feet long which happened to be in
the window and as he was bringing
around the tramp attempted to
shoot , but Nelson was too quick , and
with one hand ho shovel down the
tramp's hand holding the icvolver and
with the other he nwung the plank ,
striking the tramp across the cheek
bone and flooring him. In the mcleo
two shots were fired , one going
through the door and lodging in the
floor and the other lodging in the
door.
Nelson then grabbed the revolver
and throw it across the room , and
then turning to his assailant found
him ready for another battle. A few
blows were exchanged , when they
clinched. Nelson being quick and
strong grabbed the tramp by the
throat , choking him and punishing
him severely. The tnimn then start
ed away , but evidently not satisfied ,
as ho told Nelson he would "fix him
yot. " Thinking that he ought to satisfy -
isfy him Nelson administered another
thrashing and let him go.
When Mr. Graham arrived home hemet
mot his hired man covered with blood.
On the floor of the house was a pool
of blood and the walls In two rooms
were also spattered over.
ICnglnn Corn Ornr nn Hiubaukmppf.
ST. PAUL , Nob. , Oct. 3. While
crossing a bridge in a deep canyon a
short distance fiotith of Elba the steer
ing chain on Anton Cahlupsky's
threshing engine broke and before the
steam could bo shut off the heavy
machine had ploughed over the bank.
H foil about forty feet and was com
pletely wrecked , the gearing being BO
badly smasho-l that repairs are impos
sible. The boiler ia almost burled In
the soft earth at the bottom of the
canyon. Mr. Chalupsky jumped just
in time to save his life. The water
wagon-which was hitched behind , stay
ed on the bridge , the tongue breaking
as the engine went over the embank
ment.
Mlll < l In Die liny Flel < l.
CRETE , Neb. , Oct. a. John Kahle.
a farmer living on the West Blue , not
far from Crete , wa& recently killed in
a strange manner. ' It in not known
Just how the accident took place , but
it is supposed that Mr. ICahlo was
mowing In the field and that the
sicklo-bar struck aguinst a stump
with great force. This threw Mr.
Kahle from the mowing machine onto
the ground. He foil on the. ' left side
of the mower and In some way his
head was caught In the wheel. The
team then ran away and Mr. Kahlo's
hnn.il was r.Jinirht. In thfivlir > nl. Tim
gled. When the body was found lite
was extinct.
Clmrcri ! with Shootinv.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb , ,0ct. 3. A
negro hobo la under arrest here for
shooting at the night watchman of
the Union Pacific yards , Juergnn
Kllntworth. Klintworth had ordered
the negro out of the yards ami had
clubbed him. Later the negro look a
shot at the watuhman. When arrout
ed the follow had reloaded his revel
ver. Klintworth weir : he IH Ihi *
right man. Prosecution Is pending.
I < rcH ISrokon liiriioH. .
BEATRICE , Nob. . Oct. 2. The
young son of J. M. Berns'eln , a prom
inent shoo merchant of ( ills city , wa
seriously Injured whlln catching on to
the rear of wagons for a ride. The
young man caught on to the rear of ji
dray and swung under In Hitch a man
ner as to catch both feet In a wheel ,
wrapping him around thn exlo of the
conveyance and breaking both legs , ono
just above and ono below the knee.
I. < by Flro lit Vullry ,
VALLEY , Nob. , Oct. 2. The general
merchandise store of Puffer Bros , was
entirely consumed by fire. The build
ing and contents wore totally destroy
ed , entailing a loss of about $20,000.
The postoffico wus also located In the
building and the fixtures , together
with mall matter , were consumcxl. The
origin of the flro Is a mystery.
Apple of Wnnderfnl lirowtli.
COLUMBUS , Nob. , Oct. 3. George
Hopkins of Platte Center has an ap
ple growing in his orehnrd which 1 ?
a marvel , oven for Nebraska. It Is n
flcn Davis , green and not fully grown ,
but its circumference Is iow fourteen
inches. It Is the only apple on the
tree , which is now bearing for the first
time. A second apple formed , but
dropped off some time ngn The limb
on which it grow WM not strong
enough to bear the wcfoht of the apple -
plo and Bomo time ago had ti be tied
to n stronger limb above.
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of South Onntim Loud Iu lUoelpt
of Wcitrru Cnttlr ,
OMAHA , Oct. 8. The oouth Omaha
live stock market la on the boom and
at the present time it leads all oiucrn
iu tbo receipt of western cattle. In
speaking of live stock mattcia yester
day Ucner.il Manager Kenyon of the ,
Uulou Stock Yards company salu :
"When It coney to the marketing of
western range cattle South Omaha , is
far in the lead of all competitors. Dur
ing the month or bepio'mDer there
were 07,784 head of , gross cattle re
ceived at South Omaha aa agiunut 49-
UOO received at Chicago. 'Iho demand
'nil this year for boin beef steers and
feeders from tno range has been in ex
cess of the supply and in the matter
of prices South Omaha has been the
best market on the map , barring
none. "
As an evidence o * Iho extensive
, f coder business transacted ncre it may
be stated that the shipments of stack
ers and feeders last week were GOi
cars , or 17,772 head. The week previ
ous the feeder shipments amounted to
503 cars , while during the last week
In Septcraoer , 189i ) , 528 care of feed
ers went to the country from this
poln't. Of the GOi cars wulcu went out
of here last week 7,607 head went to
Nebraska feed lots and 8,612 head
were shipped to Iowa points. These
.cattle . , as well as the shipments to
Missouri , will como back t'o this mar
ket during the fall and winter to be
Bold as fat cattle.
During the nine months ending Sep
tember 29 there were snipped from
this market 1S7.21G stockcrs and feed
ers , as against 109,828 for the corresponding
spending period of last year. This is
nn Increase of 17,388 head. It is ex
pected that from this time on the de
mand for feeders will bo excessive.
Nebraska farmers who ship here ap
pear to have plenty of money and
from reports it is inferred that they
will put their money into feeders In
order to realize big profits on the corn
crop.
From January 1 up to date 624,410
head of cattle have been received at
the yards here , as compared with 572-
361 , head during the corresponding pe
riod of 1899. This in an increase of
52,049 head and shows that the west
ern people nro beginning to realize
that South Omaha is the best cattls
market in the country.
HUTleu Killed by the Score.
CALLAWAY , Neb. , Oct. 8. Just be
fore sunset , a flock of hawks , consist
ing of several thousand , passed over
this place. Every person who had a
gun was out and for about half an
hour it sounded like the boxers had
struck the village. The birds ap
peared to want to stop in the grove
over night and in so doing made ex
cellent trap shooting for nil , and the
sports could not load their guns fast
enough. Some seventy-five of the
birds wore killed. They proved to be
tbo common chicken hawks and came
in a line about ono hundred yards
v/ide , and as long as the eye could sec.
forming a regular cloud. They were
traveling from the west to the east ,
and presented a scene never witnscsd
here.
JtlootlliuimU * on the Work.
OVERTUN , Neb. , Oct. 8. Monday
morning a suspicious looking charac
ter stopped at the home of Robert
Gamble , two and a half miles south-
eact of Overton , and wanted break
fast. Upon being refused ho started
west on a run. Gamble , knowing of
the robbery at Cozad , came to town nt
once and notified Carroll & Thorn-
burg , owners of the famous blood
hounds. The dogs were taken to the
place , where they caught the trail and
following it up they caught their man ,
who was brought to town and locked
up. But upon investigation no evi
dence could be found against him and
ho was turned loose and notified to
lea\e town at once , which he did.
A MlnUtcr HtricUcn.
HARVAARD , Neb. , Oct. 8. A tele
gram from Clarks announced the
doatn at that place of Rev. Arthus J
Rogers , pastor of the Congregationa
church of this city. Later particulars
state that he preached at Clarks Sun
day evening and was taken down
Monday with pneumonia , which re
sulted In his death. Mr. Rogers and
wife left here Monday , September 17 ,
on u month's vacation , Intending to
visit In Hcvora ! places , but to pass
moat of tno tiruo at Clarks , the home
) f Mrs. Rogers' parents. He assumed
the ii a to rate of the church here in
March and had endeared himself to
til with whom ho became acquainted.
Not Klllfil ii .Supposed ,
HASTINGS. Nob. , Oct. 8. The re
port wan received hum thr.t Charles
H. WIlHon IntH bom kllfod by a fitroko
of lightning at Fort Dodge , Ia. , the
Information being conveyed in a dis
patch to O. 15. WIlHon , HOU of Charles
W. Wilson f thin city , who has been
with Mm. WIlHon visiting friends In
Iowa for tliu pant flvo weeks. It wan
3 o'clock In the morning uoforo a tel-
ram could bo had answering an In
quiry for particulars When It did
coma It brought relief to the mem
bers of the family by the anonunce-
inonL that it W.IH another Mr. Wilson
who WIIH killed.
ItoslilrninHorned. .
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Oct. 8. The
residence of Conrad Schnoll at 321 I
East Division street was destroyed by
fire at an early hour Iu the morning.
The family , assisted by neighbors , suc
ceeded in saving most of the contents.
The loss was covered by insurance.
( Irnnd loliinil Cltl/rn Dend ,
GRAND ISLAND , Neb , . Oct. 8.
Grand Island mourns the loss of one
of her best citizens , Henry J. Schlot-
feldt. The deceased was oorn in 1111-
nolso in 1857 , moved to this state in
1881 , entered the cigar manufactur
ing business , has been a member ot
the city council , member of the legis
lature from this county in 1890 an.l I
1892 , member of the board of county
supervisors and deputy postmaster
and this spring was prominently men
tioned as a candidate for auditor on
the fusion ticket. Ho leaves a wif )
and flvo children.
Three things to be careful of
health , reputation , money.
. . . _ _ _ _ _
The mirror of a pretty girl caaU
i great many reflections ,
The United States produces $1,145-
300,000 , or were than oncuhlrd.
Germany ] $526,000,000 or half as
much as the United States.
About one-quarter of all the United.
States pensions go to widows.
The Judge who suspends sentencc-
Isn't necessarily in favor of hanging.
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A Dutch Remedy , or How to Moka
Your Own Eittcra. .
Farmers , Laborinjtmon am1 Every
body use thcbu Hitters for the cure of
Dyspepsia , Loss o1 Appetite , Dizziness ,
Blood Parlilsr , Hcadac e , Kidney and
Liver Diseases. A perfect stomach
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On receipt f 3c ( ! United States post
age stamps 1 will send ono package and
receipt how to make one gallon Hitter *
from SteUctce's Dry Bitters. A deli
cious flavor. Mntlc from Imported
Roots , Herbs and Berries from Holland
and Germany. Bu vonr own doctor
and use these Dry Bitters. Send to
Geo. G. Steketce , Grand. Rapids , Mich.
For sale by druggists.
Wit is a diamond In the rough that
is polished by adversity.
YOU NEED HOT SUITES
\Vlth niieumatlsm , Solution , Nenralgla or
llacknchp. " 5 Drops" M-lll Itoliovo
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WOULD NOT 1JE WITHOUT IT.
"I wish to lift my voice In buhalf of your
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"IT HAS SAVED MY LIFE. "
"I do not know how to express how wonderful
I think your " 5 1) HOI'S" is. I was Buflcrlinr
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jflsts ore our agents. If the rem
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order of us direct. Largo size bottles
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TRADEMARK pd In new territory. Writ o Now ! V' "
SWAK8ON KHEUMATJO CUIIK CO. . T .
104 Lake St. , Chicago , IU.
Gravity is the ballast of the soul.
Every farmer should read the
Co.'s small advertisement in this paper.
A man's sins seldom find him out
until after his neighbors expose him.
Some people put on airs and some
try to whistel them.
You Can Clot Allon'n Foot-Kane Fro * .
Write today to Allen S. Ohnsted , Le
Roy , N. Y. , for a free sample of Allen's
Foot-Ua.se , a powder. It cures sweating ,
damp , swollen , ncblng feet. Makes never
or tight shoes easy. A certain cure for
Corns and Bunions. All druggists and
ahoc stores boll it ; 25c.
A 8G.OOO Ptilr of
In his annual report , the British actIng -
Ing consul at Zanzibar mentions the
sale of a pair of elephant tuaks 10'Xi
feet from base to tip and weighing 239
and 224 pounds respectively. lie de
scribes them as probably larger than
any others hitherto found in any part
of the world. The purchaser gave
$ .ri,000 for the pair.
HOIT'S TliU ?
We ofl > rOno Hundred Dollars rewardforanr
rasa of Catarrh that cur.uot bo cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
K. J. CHENEY ft CO. , Props. . Toledo , O.
We , the undorslgnud , have known V , S.
Cuenuy for the last , ] 5 years and believe him
porfeotly honorable In all business transactions
and llnnnolully able to carry out any obllga-
tlotmmncln by their nrtn.
WoNt & Vruax. Wholesale Drngglsti , Toledo ,
O , ; Wuldlng , Kinnun & Marvin , Wliole&alu
Druggists , Toledo. Ohio.
Hiill'HOilarrh Cure Is taken Internally , act-
lngdlrccl , ° vuponthobloodandmucoussurfacos ,
of the sysUMii. Testimonials hunt free. 1'rlco A '
> 5u per bottlo. Bold by all tU-ugglsts.
Uall'tj Family 1'llln uro the beat.
Some men arc so stingy they refuse
to smllo except at the expense of
others.
Thus far in 1900 England has im
ported 19 per cent loss loieigu giu.ii
than in 1899.
A feir simple HKRUS , scientifically 'com
pounded aad called THE GAKPIKLD HEAD-
ACHK POWDERS , have given relief to thoun-
aods of people who suffered with headaches.
They Koothe and quiet the nervet and cannot
posjilbly have any bad after effect * as they nro
guaranteed to contain no harmful drugs , bead
for free sample. QnrQeld Tea Co. , Urooklyn ,
N. Y. Ouo trial will convince you of theJr
wonderful curative power.
Ho must rise early , yea , not at all
go to bed , who would have everybody's
good word.
I am sure Plso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago. Mrs. THOB. ItouuiNS.
Maple Street , Norwich , N. Y. , I'eb , 17,1000.
'
Doul.lo Named Phllitdelphlani.
The Philadelphia directory shows
nlno men who bear the name of Thorn-
RH Thomas and eleven known as Hobert
Roberta. But William Williams out
numbers them both , as there are eigh
ty-six citizens tnus named.