D. K. AaiSIinUUTVulllitier.
BBOKBN BOW , NEBRASKA.
I THE NEWS IN BRIEf.
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At Lexington , Va , , ex-Postmaster
General William L. Wilson died sud
denly. "
Lord Roberts has been gazetted hon
orary colonel of the new regiment of
Irish Guards.
Queen Wilhclmlna has proclaimed
her betrothal to Duke Henry of Meek'
lonburg-Schwerln.
President Krugcr has postponed his
departure for Europe until October
20. Ho will land "t Marseilles.
John Hughes' , postmaster at Cam-
lirla , I5a. , shot an killed an unidenti
fied burglar who broke Into the pf-
floo.
floo.Whllo A. W. Stevenson , a council
man of Sallnn , Kan. , wan sitting near
a horse , the animal bit a portion of ono
of his cars off.
The Fond du Lac , WIs. , postofllco
was entered by burglars and a largo
amount of stamps , money and regis
tered letters taken.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the First National bank of
Salllsaw , I. T. , to begin business with
a. capital of $25,000.
The San Domingo uprising Is ended ,
the rebels scattered , the troops pursu
ing them , confidence , re-established
and business reviving.
At Wolfe City , Tex. , the seed house
of the Hunt county oil mill , wan de
stroyed by nro with about $40,000
worth of seed. It was insured for $28-
000.
000.Hon.
ox-member of congress
Hon. John Little , -
gress , former president of the United
States commission on the Venezuelan
claims , died of heart failure at his
homo In Xonla , 0.
At Colfax , Wash. , Judge William Mc
Donald of the superior court of that
county was placed under1 arrest on two
warrants , charging him with attempt'
cd subornation of perjury.
By a vote of110 to 325 the Chicago
board of trade defeated an amend
ment calling for the abolishment of the
rule recently adopted limiting trading
in grain futures to sixty days.
Two hundred 'Ulntah Indians from
Utah have invaded northwestern Col
orado on their annual hunting expe
dition , and as usual on such occasions
the settlers ftro greatly alarmed.
At Oshkosh , Wls. , lire burned 13-
000,000 feet of lumber , portions of the
Holllstor-Ames company's mill , and
the plant of Chtillnor & Sons. Loss
estimated at $300,000.
At Gladstone , Mich. , the mill of W.
H. Johnson burned. The origin ot the
flro Is unknown. This mill was mov
ed from Metropolitan last winter.
The loss is $ ' 15OOQ , with ? 20,000 Insur
ance.
The Sons of the American' Revolu
tion colebaited at Boston ono of the
greatest events lu the history of the
United States , Yorktown day , the sur
render of Lord Cornwalits and the
foundation of the American republic ,
119 ycaVs ago.
The report of the Illinois Baptist
association shows that there arc nearly
800 churches In the state which pay
the pastor less than $350 per y9ar
and a 'number of towns of l.O&O or
more population with no Baptist
churches.
Michigan's record of now factories
during the last four years , as shown ,
by a canvass justimado by skito ollU ,
dais , is 1,005 , not one of which was
in existence prior to January 1 , 1897.
At the tlmo of the canvass ithcso In-
stltutiqns wcro employing a total ot
23,000. persons and their pay rolls ag
gregated $33,000 a day , or approxi
mately $1,500,000 a year.
Captain George Wellington Streetor
nnd seven co-defendants whose at
tempt to hold filled In land on Lake
front , at Chicago , last summer resulted
in the jnpblllzatlon of tho. whole po
lice force of the city , were declared
"not guilty" of conspiracy to commit
murder. The charge of unlawful as-
Bcmb'lago still remains against the
"squatters" on the criminal calendar ,
as well as a number ot civil suits.
The state department has received
a dispatch from Vlco Consul Carroll
at Monterey , Mox. , saying that Hun
ter E. Gohjin , np American citizen ,
who was recently sentenced to a term
of eight years' Imprisonment in a
Mexican penitentiary , has boon re
leased from custody.
The Spanish government will take
an active part in the Spanlah-Amorl-
can congress and an exceptional wel
come will bo given the delegates.
The manufacturers of beet sugar
started in the great refinery at Rocky-
ford , Cojo. , with a capacity of 750 tons
of beets per day. The plant employs
500 persons.
The Olilo supreme court held the
Ohio tramp act constitutional.
The United States raises 50 per cent
of the world's supply of hogs. The
government statistical bureau shows
122,000,000 hogs in the world , with
69,000,000 of them in Uncle Sam's do
main.
The Spanish cabinet has decided to
postpones tlw opening of the cortes
until November 20 on account of tlio
Spanish-American congress.
The San Francisco , Cal. , Examiner
says that Edwin Hawley , of Now
York , has been offered Mid has de
clined the presidency of.the. Southern
Pacific company.
A case of Illness suspected to bo bu
bonic plague is reported at Stepheny ,
a parish and suburb' ' of'L'dndon.
Among tno alterations soon to occilr
in London nro the widening of London
bridge nnd the building of. a tunnel
from Rothorhltho to Shtulweyy , at a
cost of $10,000,000.
Kansas City packers last wcok killed
40,125 cattle , the heaviest slaughter on
record for a week. Of these Armour
killed 10,752 , Omnha Packing company
CG3 , Fowler 110. Schwarzschlld & Sulz-
berger 7,991 , Swift 10,000 , Cudahv
3,752 , Ruddy Brothers 4G5. local butch
ers , 85. , A year ngp the corresponding
week 33,719 were killed.
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Mitchell Holds Operators Responsible f.r
for Oontiuuanco of Goal Strike ,
STRIKES NOT TRCAUD f AIRLY
No DlnpoBltldti t Stcut Miner * In Tliclr
Own Conclll.itory Spirit Only Sixty
rive t'rr Cent of thn Otrnnm Have Ho
Irnr Acceded to Hniiucnt of Mlnurn ,
IIA/LETON , Pa. , Oct. 22. When
President Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers was asked- today what he
regard'to1'tho ' ' settlement
had to say in
of the mlnersj strike } io # ald :
"As thcro appears to bo some dis
position on the putt of the public to
place the responsibility of the prolong-
ja'tioiJ ' of the Htrlk6 on tllo shoulders
of ,1110 , Mlno Workers' , speaking for
them I want to say that , \vuon the
jScranton convention accepted tlio 10
per cent a.lv.inco in wages , providing
the ope atoi-H abolished the sliding
scale anil g'larnnteed ' the payment of
the advance until April 1 , the minors
had met the operators more-than half
way. They luad shown n conciliatory
spirit and I know of no good reason
why the proposition should not hive |
boon accepted by the operators. As a
consequence , the responsibility for the
continuance of the strike rests on thn
failure of the operators to treat the
proposition of their workers consider
ately.
VTlio public should understand that
unsatisfactory as is the proposition of
the operators who nmko the reduction
in the price of powder a part of the
advance of 10 per cent , that o\on ; this
proposition has not been offered by
a very largo number of tbo , coal-pro
ducing companies In the anthracite
region and until all companies guaran
tee the payment of 10 per cent advance
above the rate of wages paid In Sep
tember until April 1 , according to the
decision of the Scranton convention ,
the miners are powerless to act. I
want to repeat again that there can lie
no partial sectional settlement of the
strike. "
The largo companies in the Lehigh
region that have refused to move nt
all slnco the Scranton convention wni
hold nro Coxo Bros. & Co. , the largest
coal producers In the Lehigh region ;
G. B. Marklo & Co. , the Lchigh ft
Wllkesbares company , the Lchigh Coal
and Navigation company and a largo
number of smaller companies. Thcrc >
Is also a considerable number of coa !
companies In the Lackawnnna and
Wyoming rjglons that have not guar
anteed the payment of the 10 per cunt
advance until April. The only dis
trict that has accepted the terms of
the. Scranton convention In full Is No.
9 , better known as the Schuylklll dis
trict.
Companies which produce 05 per
cent of a total production of the anthracite
thracito coal fields have guaranteed
the payment of the 10 per cent ad
vance and have abolished the sliding
scale.
When Mr. Mitchell was asked 'what
ho would do If all the companies wcro
to post notices , he said :
"When all the companies have
posted notices then I will have some
thing to say. "
1 When It was suggested to him that
there might bo a break in the ranks
of the strikers it the contest was to
continue longer , he said no men will
go back to the mines until they are
notified officially to return.
The strikers here bollovo that the
companies which have failed to com
ply with the agreement of Thursday's
conference to post an amendment to
the original offer continuing Its ap
plication until April 1 are Influenced
by a desire to hold up the settlement
and see If ! t is not possible to caus *
a break In the Schuylklll region. ,
Coinlni ; to the Viilt d States. ,
P1TTSBURG , Pa. , Oct. 22. The
Commercial Gazette tomorrow will
nay ; Soybold and Dickstod ot Shef
field , England , the largest manufac
turers ot crucible steel In Great Brit
ain , cpntomplato moving their plant
to the United States. A site providing
excellent water and rail shipping fa
cilities has been optioned near WheelIng - '
Ing , W. Va. , and It Is proposed to erect
thereon a modern plant costing up
ward of $3,000,000 , which from the first
will rcmploy about 3,500 men. Tlio ob-
Jc-ctof tjio , movement IB .fo get into
the American market. Constantly In
creasing cost of coal In England ia a
promlnwit factor acting aa an impetus
to the movement.
Surromifnl Test.
FREDERICSHAVEN , Germany , Oct.
22. Another trial of Count Zoppolin'3
nlrship WHs.mndo today , resulting lu
a scries of successful cvolutlqns.
The nlrship , with Count Zeppelin
nnd Hcrr Eugcn Wolff on board , as
cended nt 5 p. m. to nn altitude of
live-eighths of a mile , where various
manouvqrscro executed. It , then de
scended slowly to the water , whlqh It
readied near the point o * departure at
5:25 : , The K'ug ' and queen of Wurtom-
burg wltnofsiHl the trial.
Indian * May CIUIHO Tronhle ,
DEN1SON. Oct. 22. The Creak full-
bloo ( council has bpon. Joined by the '
Choc JIWB , Chlckasaws and . -emlnolos.
They nro armed with rifles. All de-
clare thcy will stand by the treaty of
18GG and will not take allotment of
landi Cplonpl Sheenofele , agent of
the Ivo Civilised tribes , is confident
that ho can handlp the Bitiu\tlqn. . , ,
lU-ld pp , " ,
NEW YORK , Oct. 22. The entire
list ( > f stcoixigo passengers of the La
Breti gno. 710 In number , were held up
on tl o registry floor 'of the barge of
fice t > dny , because it WHS claimed that
a ma qrlty of the names were improp
erly nanlfosted. No such hold-up of
immigrants as this has occurred in
years if ever before. The Immigrants
woultJ.hnvQ Leon sent back to the ship
had not the agent of tho. French line
appeared , ln the afternoon and sup
plied a bond of $5,000 that the flues
for , all immigrants improperly maul-
tested would be. paid.
BREAKOUT AT MATKWAN.
Innnnn I'rlftoncrA Utrrputrpr Tliclr Keep-
DM and Mitlto Dimh for MhiTly.
POUGHKEEP'SIH , N. Y. , Oct. 22.
There wn a revolt In tlio Mattcwau
Hospital for the Criminal Insane to
night , whim fix or eight keepers were
( ipflnultGfl and overpowered by ubbUt
twenty linni" " Some of the patients
i" raped and M-VOII arc still at larg-j.
One or two of the keepers arc badly
bruised.
After th" j.ntlcnta had been given
their supp-r they were taken hack to
their ( ipuiimentBvth } their keepers.
Among tin- number were llfteen or
twenty who slept In one of the largo
corridors where there were six 'or
eight keepers. There were no suspi
cious movements until suddenly each
keeper was attacked simultaneously
by two or three patients and heavy
blows fell on the heads of the sur
prised attendants. The keys were soon
taken from them and a rush was in tula
for the doo/ .
Each of tno patients as he passed
through the dining room picked up a
heavy plate or bowl. From the dining
room they went through the adjoining
rooms and then Into the long hall lead
ing to the rear exit. Through the
yard they ran like deer and crowded
around the b g gate in the wall , whllo
one of their number was turning tin
key In the lock. When thdgate was *
thrown open they rushed out of the
yard , running fairly over each other
In their anxiety to he free again.
In the meantime the keepers had re
covered from the surprise given them
by their assailants and gave an alarm.
Chase was given across the hospital
farm and all but seven of the patie'nts
were captured. The keepers then took
the recaptured patients back to the In
stitution an 1 had them securely lock
ed up In other parts of the building.
By this time the keepers had forme'l
several searching parties and they all
started out to scour the woods in the
vicinity. The keepers who were as
saulted were given medical attention
and joined In Mie search for the fugi
tives. The revolt , It is thought , was
caused dlro.-tly by the cramped quar
ters at the hospital.
PUT TRUST IN UNITED STATES.
L'ulmiiD Holluvo Their ( lovernmcnt Will
lie Wisely Administered.
HAVANA , Oct. 22. Senor Salvador
Cisneros Bctancourt In nn Innocent
letter to tne press of Puerto Principe
said : "If the government of Inter
vention does not keep Its promises I
have confidence that should the tlmo
arrive when a display would be neces
sary the Cubans Would chow the same
honesty , energy and valor as the
Spaniards showed nt the siege of Nu-
mancla and resist until the whole Is
land was utterly ruined. "
131 Diarlo do la Marina , comment
ing on this says :
" \Vo do not think that many will
folllow the advice of Scnor Cisneros.
Naturally the' Inhabitants of Nufancla
fought to the death , as they had only
to choose between being killed while
lighting and being murdered. Fortu
nately our cpnquerors are content to
govenj and administer the country in
the interests of civilization. "
RETURN Of DE GlfcRS TO PEKIN.
Change of Attitude by lUisslix'n
minister tu Chlria.
ST. PETERSBURG , Oct. 22. The
OIHcial Messenger formally notices and
explains the return to Pekin of the
Russian minister in the following par
agraph :
"An edict of the Chinese emperor
having appointed Prince Chlng and
LI Hung Chang to bo 'plenipotentiar
ies , the czar has ordered M. do Glcrs
to return to Pekin and to enter upon
peace negotiations together with the
representatives of the other powers. "
, . WIlHou'H
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. . Oct. 18. W.
B. Wilson , secretary-trcauirer of the
United Mine. . Workers ct America ,
wnt out the following telegram to
President Mitchell at Ikizieton ; "Have
Just heard from Phlladelj hla that the
operators have accepted the terms of
the Scranton convention. It la a
great victory and will raako our or
ganization a power in the anthracite
as well as In the bituminous field If
our members will continue to pursue
the same peaceful , dlgnllied and con
servative course
f.oiio to
FORT WORTH , Tex. , Oct. 22. Mar-
jo. Flxlco. leader of the discontented
Creek /Indluns who oppose the allot
inont of lan.l , has gone to Washing
to consult with President Mr-
Klnley. Flxico has dispersed his fol
lowers. Ho "tales that he and his
party will never agree to the ratifica
tion of the treaty , but will stand by
the treaty of 180(5. ( ' Ho will assemble
his council on his return from Wash
ington.
Wiitilttriipci KtpectH Kecull.
PEKIN , Oct. 19.-\Ma Shanghai.
Oot. 22. ) Marshal Count Wnldorseo
E ld this morning tnat ho regarded the
campaign as over and expected to bo
recalled , personally , soon.
The ministers of the powers are not
ready to meet Prince Li Hung Chang
and Prlnco Chlng Saturday , so the
meeting will probably be adjourned.
Ohcur Wlldo Nriir to Drittli.
PARIS , Oct. 22. Oscar Wilde was
taken to the hospital a few days ago.
Yesterday ho underwent a surgical
operation and Is now lying dangerous
ly near death at the Hospital la Sal-
pctrlerc.
Adopts Now KU'cMon tfi\v.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Oct. 22. The
two houses of the legislature passed
the non-partisan election law agreed
upon by the conference committee.
There Is no doubt that Governor
Bceklmm will sign It. The democrats
of the house this morning held a cau
cus > and endorsed it aa a party meas
ure. The vote In the caucus was
qlose , but when U was put on Us pasj-
ngo'ln the house it received an unani
mous vote. In the senate four demo
crats voted against it.
Supreme Court About to Pass on the
Transportation Lav/ ,
THE OPINION Of SECRETARY LAWS
AnllrlputCR u L'ecMon Which Will Only
Dviitroy thu Bccrctnrlfft' 1'otrer lint Not
llUturl ) the Compensation MUcellnn-
null * Nelmiikn Matter * .
LINCOLN , Neb. , Oct. 17. Thc-fato
of the secretaries of the state board of
transportation will probably bo an
nounced by the Judges of tno supreme
court at the close ot the sitting which
has now begun. The two cases in
which nro involved the constitution
ality of the board were submitted to
the judges over a month ago and they
have unolllclnlly stated that their de
cision will bo made public this week.
Secretary G. L. Laws says ho anti
cipates a decision which will uphold
the constitutionality of the board and
destroy the law of 1897 providing pen
alties for the enforcement of the
board's orders. "It Is my opinion that
the supreme court will uphold the
constitutionality of the act of 1897 ,
creating the board of transportation ,
but I believe the court will declare In
valid the act of 1897 providing penal
ties , " said Secretary Laws. "If that
act Is stricken from the statute books
It will probably bo necessary to dis
miss several of the suits recently in
stituted by Attorney General Smyth
against railroads to collect penalties
for violation of our orders. A num
ber of th6 suits pending against the
railroads were brought under the act
of 1897 and If the court declares the
law unconstitutional It will , of course ,
bo useless to push them for hearing.
"Wo expect a hearing In our case nt
the end of the sitting. The case was
submitted eeveral weeks ago and wo
thought there would be a decision at
the last sitting. " If the court decides
as anticipated by Secretary Laws the
board of transportation will be seri
ously though not totally disabled. The
maximum freight law carles with it a
provision f orpenaltles , as docs also
the net of 1897 , creating the board.
Farmers Love by Flro.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Oct. 17. J. F.
Slems , a prominent and wealthy far
mer ten miles north of town , sus
tained a loss of $1,300 by fire , partially
covered by Insurance. Two barns with
most of their contents were destroyed ,
inducing over 2,000 bushels of small
grain , thirty-five tons of hay , a binder ,
two plows , two cultivators , a corn
planter , a corn sheller , a sewing ma
chine , a feed cutter , a seeder , a small
drill , two hogs and seven thorough
bred chickens.
How the fire started Is a complete
mystery. One of the men In the house
was awakened at 3-15 : by the flames ,
the hay loft being then all ablaze.
Two barrels of gasoline In a tank
In one of the barns was gotten out
lust In time to prevent an explosion.
Two heifers , a number of chickens
and some machinery were also res
cued.
A Postoflleo Looted.
BELLEVUE , Neb. , Oct. 17. When
Postmaster Kayser went to his office
Tuesday ho found the rear door bat
tered down. Entering ho found the
contents of the building , which Is oc
cupied as a grocery , as well as , a post-
otllce , in a wretched condition. Goods
Imd been taken from the shelves and
scattered about the floor and consid
erable having been carried away.
Going Into the compartment occu
pied by the postoillce Mr. Kayser dis-
covoreu that the safe had been dyna
mited , the frontdoor , blown off and
the contents of the receptacle piled In
a heap. The Iron door to the money
box had been pried off and all of the
Ktnmps and money , aggiegatlpg about
$100 , looted. No arrests have as yet
been made.
Goei to Vorto lllco to Touch.
OMAHA , Neb. , Oct. 17.--Miss Nina
Prey passed through this city Thurs
day on her way to New York. She will
take the government transport Mc-
Clellau , October 1C , for Porto Rico ,
Miss Prey goes as a teacher lu the
public schools. She has been a teacher
In Lincoln for the past flvo years and
the school board and patrons are loth
to lose her. Friends In Omaha have
joined with those In Lincoln in wish
ing her a successful career in her' ' new
home.
Working Short Chnii < ; c Oaino.
ANSLEY , Neb. , Oct. 17. A slick
stranger Is working the "short change
game" In the small towns , as ho pro
gresses eastward. Ho was in Ansley
and "worked" several of our business
men. A warrant was issued for his ar
rest and IKJ was brought before Jus
tice Ellson. Ho paid back the money
ho had swindled from his victims and
wag also fined $10 nnd costs. Ho Is
dressed In cowboy style.
Appeal * to Higher Court.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Oct. 17.
The case of Wylio A. Boyer vs. the
City ot Plattsmouth , tried last month
before a jury In the county court , has
been appealed to the district court by
the defendant. Boyer claimed n certain
amount was duo him as the former su
perintendent of the light plant , and
the jury in the lower court brought In
a verdict In his favor.
The modern Brotherhood of Amer
ica decided to hold the next conven
tion at Sioux Falls , S. D.
Harvest of Sugar ! ) cts.
WYMORE. Neb. , Oct. 17 The har
vest of the 200 acres of sugar beets
raised in the territory tributary to
Wymoro is now on , nnd while the
beets have not yet been shipped into
the factory at Ames , whore the tests
are made , the company's expert says
the Wymoro beets will average the
best of any raised throughout the
state. The spil hero Is peculiarly
adapted to the growing of sugar beets
ind it is very likely that there will be
many more beets planted hero next
rear than there was this , as the mat
ter was merely an experiment this
year , which has proven successful.
PORTER'S NAME ENDORSED.
Supreme Court Upholds the Secretary of
Btate In Ills DcclMon ,
LINCOLN , Oct. 22. The supreme
court reversed the order of Judge
Holmes of the district court directing
Secretary of State Porter to certify
to the county clerks the nominations
of the populist party. This decision
will permit the county clerks to use
the prefix , "mid-road , " put on the sam
ple ballots by Secretary Porter. The
populist candidates argued through
their attorneys that the court had no
Jurisdiction to try the Issues of Uio
case , but upon this case all three
judges agreed. Chief Justice Norval ,
however , dissented from the judgment
of reversal. No opinion was handed
down In the case , the decision being
simply entered on the court record.
( lullty of Attempted Murder.
WEST POINT Neb. , Oct. 22. The
trial of William Hart In the district
court on a charge of attempted mur
der was concluded Saturday and the
case given to the jury. After be
ing out a uhort time they returned
a verdict of guilty. An application for
a now trial on the grounds ot newly
discovered evidence was filed this
morning iand will be passed upon ,
most probably , this evening.
The crime for which the accused
was convicted of a most atrocious
ono. The woman , Christina Johnson ,
had for some time been the paramour
of the prisoner , Hart , and on her re
fusal to continue the illicit relations
which had heretofore existed between
them he deliberately shot dt her five
times with a revolver , missing her
every time. One bullet grazed her
neck , Inflicting a slight flesh wound of
no Importance , but otherwise she was
unscathed. The verdict gives general
satisfaction.
Cases to Ho Called.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Oct. 20. Below will
bo found a list of cases that will be
called for hearing before the supreme
court on November 7 , 1800 :
Morris vs. Llnton , Douglas ; Phila
delphia Mortgage & Trust Co. vs.
Buckstaff Bros. Mfg. Co. , Lancaster ;
Philadelphia Mortgage & Trust Co. vs.
Hutchlns , Lancaster ; Buck vs. Stuben ,
Sarpy ; Bank of Stockham vs. Alter ,
Hamilton ; Adams vs. Osgood , Doug
las ; Brown vs. Sloan , Pawnee ; State ,
o xrel Wahoo Water Works vs. Wahoo
Sounders ; Hnnscom vs. Meyer , Doug
las ; First National Bank , Plattsmouth ,
vs. Gibson , Cass ; State , ex rel Gordon
vs. Moores , Douglas ; Smith vs. State ,
Nomaha ; eRnard vs. Wyckoff , Wash
ington.
Sugar licet Culture.
SOUTH OMAHA , Oct. 22. President
Burness of the local sugar beet fac
tory is busily engaged these days in
buying all of the sugar beets' ho can
Hnd In this vicinity. It Is the in
tention of Mr. Burness to make a
thorough canvass of the territory trib
utary to South Omaha with a view
of inducing farmers to plant sugar
beets next spring. He says that most
any farmer can put in an acre of beets
without any great trouble , as the seed
Is not expensive. Down below Bellevue -
vuo several farmers are preparing to
plant largo crops of beets , as the ev-
porlment made on the island this year
has proven entirely successful.
Ilnrlrd hy I'allliiR Walls.
FREMONT , Neb. , Odt. 22. A couple
of men engaged In tearing down nn
old building back of the city hall had
a narrow escape. Without any warn
ing the two side walls of the building
fell In , burying the men amid a mass
of debris. They were removed as
soon as possible to a boarding house
near by iand a physician summoned.
One of them , C. C. Clark , had his foot
and ankle badly bruised and the other.
0. Jensen , sustained some Internal In
juries. N. Rasmussen , the owner o'
the building , who was working with
the men , fortunately escaped unin
jured.
ftloncy Continues to Come.
OMAHA , Neb. , Oct. 22. Mayor
Moores is still , receiving contributions
to the Galveston relief fund nnd esti
mates that the entire amount sent to
the sufferers by November 1 will be
$9,000. Most of the money has been
sent direct to Galveston. West Gal
veston , Alvln and several other small
towns were sent $100 each. An appeal
1ms come from Velasco and the sur
rounding country , in Which not a sin
gle house escaped the floods. The
mayor will send $100 to E. B. Hooble ,
chairman of the Velasco relief commit
tee , and will also send $50 to Arcola.
T.lvory IJarn Itnrned.
TABLE ROCK , Neb. , Oct. 22. J. B.
Beck's livery barn burned hero and
seven head of horses perished in the
flames , whllo several vehicles and a
quantity of hay and grain were de
stroyed. By heroic efforts the fire
men saved Mr. Beck's residence and
neighboring houses , The loss is
? 3,000.
Goes After Ilnll Insure .
LINCOLN , Neb. , Oct. 22. Attorney
General Smyth has been granted leave
to docket a. petition to oust the Ne
braska Grain Growers Mutual Hall
association from doing business in Ne
braska because it has failed to sectiro
a permit from the state auditor.
Wheels Cut OIT u Hand.
AINSWORTH , Neb. . Oct. 22. As W.
S. Garcelon , an employe of the McCor-
mlclc Harvester and Machine company
went to board the 5 o'clock freight
here this morning he slipped and fell
under the wheels and his left hand was
cut off.
Sneezing Cannes Death.
CALLAWAY , Neb. , Oct. 22. While
churning for her mother the nine-
yoar-oUl daughter of Mr. and Mrs A.
Ross , residing about ten miles won
of this place , was seized with a fit of
sneezing. Her parents paid but llttla
attention to It until it became so seri
ous that Eho could hardly get her
breath between the attacks , when they
became alarmed and summoned a doc
tor. It was in vain that he tried to
chock It. until just before she ex
pired , when she became unconscious
and passed away , just thirteen hours
after she was seized with It
New York Vale fllcn's Now Homo ,
The New Yol-k Ynlo club's ridw dltib
house , on West Forty-fourth street *
near Fifth avenue , will bo eleven stor
ies high , and will have a facade of
brick , with limestone trimmings and a
granits baso. The building has been
estimated to cost $250,000. The .base
ment will bo used as a bicycle room.
The first floor will bo used as a grill
room. The parlors will bo on the second
end floor. The third to the eighth
floor will bo used as apartmqnts for
members , and the ninth floor as a pri
vate class and dining room. The meetIng -
Ing rooms will take up the tenth floor ,
and the kitchen and servants' rooms ij
the eleventh floor.1 A garden will be
provided for on the roof.
WHEN YOUNG MEN QO CALLING
What to Wctir , Wow to Act , Whou to
Arrive nnd Depart.
In making an afternoon call a mart
usually leaves his overcoat , umbrella
or stick , hat and gloves In the hall
before entering the drawing-room. Ho
may , if ho choose , carry his hat and
stick Into the room at a first or formal ' 3
* *
call , If It is to be very brief , except
nt a reception. Ho removes his right
glove before offering to shako hands.
Ho never offers his hand Ilrst , but waits ]
the Invitatlo . of his hostess. If she v1
is behind her tea-table , she may not t1. ]
rise to greet him , but gracefully in- jjj
eludes him In the conversation and )
perhaps bows her. adieus. It is an evidence - , }
denco of good breeding to enter and
leave a room unobtrusively. It is not
usual to introduce a guest upon his
entrance to moro than ono other. Ho
never shakes bunds when presented tea
a woman , but always when Introduced
to a man. Ho may leave upon the ar
rival of other guests after fifteen min
utes , turning his back as little as pos
sible upon the company and bowing
comprehensively at the door. A woman
never accompanies a man to the vesti
bule , but takes leave of him in the
drawing-room. It is no longer cus
tomary to press one's guest to call
again. The lady always gives the in
vitation to call. A man must not go
beyond an evident pleasure in her so
ciety by way of suggestion. Sometimes
n woman friend will exert herself for
him. The sooner the call follows the
Invitation the grnter the compliment.
A fortnight is the usual interval. Mrs.
Burton Klngsland. In the October
Ladies' Home Journal.
POLICE UAUOU 63.
Attempt to Ilrenlc Hoodoo Spell py Turn
ing It Upildo Down.
Star C6 of the Los Angeles police
force would seem to bo a hoodoo. The
Hrst officer who wore star 06 was a
man named Maguire. Ho had worn
it only a few months when a distress
ing combination of business and fam
ily troubles drove him to suicide. They
found him one morning lying on the
sward" with a bullet hole In his breast.
After Magulro's untimely end no ono
appears to have worn It regularly for
several months. Then it came to be
the badge of John Craig. Craig was a
handsome man , tall and attractive. Ho
married a daughter of Hunter , n pi
oneer living out near Troplco. For a
time Craig was prosperous. Then nl- i
cohol sent him to the dogs at a breakneck - T
neck speed. Even his wife , after in
finite endurance , had to leave him and
seek refuge , with her children , In her
father's house. For a whllo Craig
amused himself with annoying her
pettily , until one day ho borrowed
enough money to get drunk and buy
two revolvers. He drove out to Hunt
er's house , shot his wlfo dead as she
was approaching the screen door at
which ho stood ; then turned another
revolver on her brother , Inflicting
frightful wounds , from which ho will
never recover. The madman then
jumped into his buggy and drove at
top speed to the town house of the
Hunters on Bucna Vista street , found
the old man Hunter and his aged wlfo
sitting on the front porch , and shot
them both dead In their chairs. From
Craig , star CG ecems to have been
transferred to Sfephenson , one of the
best-known and most popular of the
older officers. Ho were it until a se
vere and seemingly incurable Inflam
matory rheumatism carried him onto
the retired list long before his tlmo'
and left him a crippled pensioner.
After Stephenson was retired the star
of misfortune was given to Fowler.
What happened to Fowler Is recent
history. After a multitude of troubles
with the police commission he still
clung to the unlucky star , and ono
night three ofllccre without right.
Fowler assorts by force took It away
from him and locked him up. Now
ho is suing them for heavy damages.
The officers up at the police station are
now handing star 06 around , but no
ono is willing to admit that he is afraid
to wear it. Nevertheless they all seem
a bit squeamish about the thing ! The
other day an officer was wearing the
star upside down , with the " 06" re
versed. Ho appeared to bo. No. 99.
Will that charm away the hoodoo of
star 6C ? Los Angeles Times.
LIBBY'S FOOD PRODUCTS LEAD
The Grand Prix d'Honnour and two
gold medals have been awarded by the
International Jury of Awards at the
Paris Exposition , to Llbby , McNelll
& Libby , of Chicago , for the purity ,
excellence and superiority of their
canned foods. Hero In America , the
"Libby" Brand has always been recog
nized ac typical of the highest stand
ard of excellence attained in the pres
ervation of meats , and it is a notice
able fact that the products of Llbby.
McNelll & Llbby have received the
highest awards at every Exposition
held in the United States during the
past two decades. This firm issues a
book "How to Make Good Things to
Eat , " which will bo mailed free on
request Drop a postal to Llbby , Mc
Nelll & Libby , Chicago , 111. , for It. .