VAULT IS LOOTED
TOWNOFMINDEN EXCITED OVER
ATTACK ON TREASURER.
\TlilIn nt Work In Court
Hoiiiin Krrovcr * to Find llooin ou
Kirn nnd MmTliounuml Dollars Stolen
Itmvunl ollVrrd Tor C'np til re.
MINDKS , Neb. , June 29. Mlndcn Is
greatly exercised over the assault ,
late Thursday night , of County Treas
urer Norln | , the robbery and setting
fire to the courthouse. Treasurer
Norlln was driven to the courthouse
this morning , where he looked over
the ruins as host he could , as he Is still
In a dazed condition , ll.'s story of the
affair Is totheollect that , being rushed
to get out the treasurer's semi-annual
.repoit , he had gone to the courthouse
alter supper and worked until about
I1:15 : , when ho looked the door and
wont to a restaurant for a glass of
lemonade. On his return to work he
still seemed thirsty , and went to the
hydrant , abuiit lifteen feet from the
door of his otllcc , and got a drink of
water. He then locked the door and
went to work again. After working
pD.vslbly live minutes there seemed to
bo a Hash and he knew no more until
returning consciousness revalcd the
robbery and tha i the papers In the
room were On lire. lie staggered to
the door and nave the alarm. After
the fire company had extinguished
the tire they lound the money drawer
broken out and the vault looted. A
conservative estimate places the mou
sy loss at about * ! ) , UOO.
NO VALUAllMO PAL'UUSUKSrUHYKD.
None of thi.valuable papers werede-
Mroyed , and Hie fire was extinguished
before any ol the books were burned.
Some wore charred , but not ruined.
The general supposition Is that rob-
IKTS gained entrance to the room In
s MHO way while Mr. Norlin was out
ami hid until ho went to work , and
then used a sandbag on him , knocking
turn senseless. They then went through
-tils pockets , and after securing what
money they dmid , llred the building ,
uoping cither to cover up their work
a d burn Norlin with the building or
c eatcsuch a commotion In town that
their escape would not bo noticed. So
far no clue whatever leads to the per-
ipotrators of the crime. Three sus
picious-looking characters were in
t > wn during the day , but are now
in.ssing.
While Mr. Norlin is a very popular
man in Kearney county ho has the
sympathy of all In his misfortune.
This is Mr. Norlln's first term as treUs-
nrer , having been elected by the larg
est , majority ever given it this county.
Tie had previously served four years as
deputy treasurer under Mr. Andrews.
At a called meeting of the county
commissioners a reward of $1,000 was
offered for the captureof the man who
slugged Treasurer Norlin and robbed
the treasurer's otlce.
ToCrouit Him
June 25 . The royal proc
lamation pronouncing that the coron
ation of King Edward is to take place
In Juno next , tlie exact day not yet
being determined upon , was read yes
terday morning at St. James palace ,
Temple Bar and the royal exchange ,
with all the ijuaint , medieval scenes
which marked the occasion of the
proclaiming of the occasion of a king.
Yesterday's ceremonial was un
heralded , so the crush was not so
great as on the previous ocasion , but
crowds quickly gathered l rom all di
rections ajul thronged the point at
which the announcement was read.
The ceremony began at St. James ,
where , from the purple draped bal
cony of the palace , the king of arms
{ William Henry Weldon , ) in a bril
liant uniform , accompanied by the
heralds and pursuivants in gorgeous
tobards and numerous state olUcials ,
read the proclamation.
TKUMI'KTKKS 1'HOCI.AIM IT.
The trumpeters sounded a protract
ed fanfare and then the king of arms
bared his head and read the procla
mation in a clear voice , which must
have oeen audible to the royal party ,
occupying a stand on the grounds ot
Murlborough house , facing the bal
cony of the palace. King Edward
wore an admirable uniform. Queen
Alexandra and others of the royal
* * p party , watohed the ceremony with
the greatest Interest the king
using field glasses to obtain a clearer
view.
As the norroy icing of arms conclud
ed with the words "God save the king"
the trumpeters again sounded a fan
fare , the king , in the meantime stand
ing at the salute.
\ procession was then formed. Led
t > y a detachment f the horse guards ,
live royal carriages , containing the
heralds , pursuivants and other oillcials
proceeded to Temple bar and the Roy
al exchange , where the formalities less
picturesque , perhaps , wore repeated.
Lord Mayor Green and the sheriffs
met the procession at Temple bar.
Suiinii'l < ii > iii'iir Vnrv III.
WASUINUTON , D. C. , Juno 29.
.Samuel ( Jumpers , president of the
American federation of labor , Is lying
dangerously ill at his homo in tills city ,
Mitforing from concussion of the brain
and a possible fracture of the skull.
While his condition iscrltical , his phy
slclan says he probably 'will recover.
He was Injured last night as ho
-Aillghted from a car on which he had
been taking his two children for au
outing.
CARRY OUT THREAT.
(
Illnclttimllrrn Hum llnmu of n
Man , !
TOPKKA , Kns. , June 28. Buriicd
ni.ddjlngln Intense agony was the
fa to of Mrs. W. C. Carson , wife of a
Cowley county farmer , all because her
husband refused to deposit $0,000 In a
place named by unknown black
mailers.
Word reached this city of the trage
dy , which happened Saturday night
In an obscure settlement away from
postolllcc and telegraph stations.
Three weeks ago Carson , who Is
wealt I. y , received an anonymous note
requesting him to bury $ ,1,000 at the
foot of a telephone pole on the road
side under penalty of having his house
burned. The suggestion was Ignored.
One week later another anonymous
note was received stating that If $5-
000 was not deposited within a week
his house would be burned and he
would be killed In addition.
No attention was paid to the second
communication and on Saturday night
while Mr. Carson was enroute to Ox-
fold for mail the house was llred. Mrs.
Oaison was found about ten feet from
the ruins by Mr. Dunn , a neighbor ,
h .rrlhly burned , and Insensible. She
w is taken home by Mr. Dunn , where
s ie rallied enough before dying Sun-
el ly to relate her knowledge of the
trinsuctlon. She rushed outside when
she discovered the lire , but remem
bered some valuable papers and a
treasured old violin , and returned to
save them. From that moment her
mind was a blank until she awake In
the homo of Mr. Dunn. When Mr.
Ca on returned It Is said that he ex
pressed great grief at the loss of his
violin and papers and remarked that
if his wife died that he would go back
to Scotland , his native land.
Triumph Tor Yule.
NKW LONDON , Conn. , June 28. In
a race never excelled on the Thames ,
Yale's ' 'varsity crew won the great in
ter-university rowing event of the
year , in the last half mile of the four
mllecour.se yesterday , by a scant two
lengths. The magniiicentcontest was
witnessed by thousands trorn observa
tion trains , yachts and points of vant
age along the bank.
To Yale also fell the honor of a vic
tory in the freshman race , while Har
vard takes consolation in the fact that
her 'varsity walked four away from
the Yale quartet handsomely.
. The two minor races , with honors
divided , served only to whet the ap
petites of the spectators. These con
tests had resulted exactly as the expert
pert- , had predicted and some twenty
thousand people were Impatient for i
the supreme event. j
The big race was rowed down stream '
in the cool of the evening , shortly af- '
te.r7 o'clock and the conditions were '
f.iirly favorable. A wind out of the '
southwest blew diagonally against the
crews at the rate ol' ab jutsix miles an
hour. A beautiful start , with the'
two eights rowing stroke for stroke ,
began a contest that will never be for
gotten by those who witnessed It.
'
11 A It V A Id ) STAHTS A II ISA I > .
:
Harvard immediately took ihe lead. '
Her stalwart oarsmen retained it for
a mile and a half. At the two mile
lag Yaie had cut down the Harvard
advantage and diew ahead , only to
lo.sc again before a half mile had been
traveled. For still another half the
Cambridge boys held on. The excite
ment was intense. '
Both crews by this time had rowed
to an unusually slow stroke , at times
t Vale being scarcely thirty. Yale's
endurance , however , was up to the
standard , and as the two shells approached - '
preached the three and a halt' mile
flag , the 1311s spurted magnillcently.
Harvard heroically responded , but It
was Yale's day. She took the lead
and not only kept It , but drew away
rapidly in the last quarter mile until
the linish was reached. When Yale
tore ahead.
Tint \Vlioiit Crop Ilium-mo.
Omc'Aoo , Juno 28. After making a
c ireful canvass of the northwest terri
tory , and preparing conservative esti
mates upon the conditions found
t mmghout for the grain bolt , ' tralllc
officials of the St. Paul , the Northwestern -
western , the Northern Pacific , the j
( real Northern and the Burlington j
systems arc agreed that the wheat
crop of this region for 1901 will break
nil pnvious records. According to
tin * estimates of these otllcials it is I
claimed that the two Dakotas and
Minnesota alone will harvest between
1K" > , no * > ,0 ( > 0 and 200,000,000 bushels of ;
wheat as against 100,000,000 last year.
Tin1 greatest previous yield of wheat 1
in the three states named was In 1893 ,
when 175.000,000 bushels were harvest
ed. The Hecord-Herald , In an expla
nation of this yield , says :
"Tho crop cannot be termed a
'bumper' crop , as the enormous In
crease Is due largely to the fact that
v.iricus railroad companies have with
in the last two years made extreme
eilorts towards colonization of the
northwest and as a result extensive
additions have been made to the total
vMiltivaied lands and grain acreage. "
l'ni | I.t-o St-rlmis-ly III.
I'.YHIS , .Juno 2S. -dispatch to the
I'etii Blue from Rome announces the
P ipeto be serli usly 111 and says that
I > r. LapponiIocs not leave the pon-
i ill's bed. Vatican oillcials are anx-
concerning the pope's health.
Voluilti'iTK M iisti'l't'il Out , I
SAN FIIANIMSCO , June 28. The
Fiirty-third regiment , the last of the
volunteers to leave the Philippines ,
, rn\ed jesU'rday on the Kilpatrlck.
I
DEATH LIST LESS
SIXTY THE ESTIMATED NUMBER
OF FLOOD VICTIMS.
Report * Cinne In Slowly First Newi ot
lUnKtor ( llomtvor , MiiRiillInd One
Trnln From DUtrlot I'ltMrngen Con
firm Story of.Mnuy Drowning * .
ROAKOKK , Va. , June 25. ThCiO was
very little news today from the West
Virginia Hood. One train came in this
afternoon , but not much new Inform
ation could bo gained from the passen
gers. The trains arc running from
Blucfleld and Knnls , which places arc
Just outside the territory visited by
the cloudburst last Saturday morning.
The wires all belnir down westof Blue-
Held , save one wire , which goes
through to Ennls , prevented the public
from gaining any additional particu
lars. How many are dead Is not defin
itely known , and there necessarily
will be several days yet before the
exact number can be given out as of-
llclal , but the various reports In circu
lation here are that from Hfty to 200
persons have been drowned. It is
probably safe to assume that the for
mer figures are more reliable. Prop
erty damages will n mount to hundreds
of thousands. Miles of track are
washed out and great , gulches have
been created. The dovasted section
covers an area of afcout twenty miles
west of Bluefield. It Is a narrow val
ley , not much wider than a broad
street In plac s. Coal mines arc scat
tered all along the road.
KKYSTOXK A DKATII THAI' .
Keystone , the town reported to have
been so greatly damaged , and which
was at Urst believed to be wiped out
ofcxistance , Is a village of between
2,000 and : J,000 people and is built along
the narrow valley and on the sides of
the blulYs. There is a creek which
runs through the town , over which
most of the houses are built on piles
and stones.
Persons familiar with the situation
of the town say It would be a death
trap If the storm was as heavy as re
ported.iet they reason that the Hood
occurring In daylight there was no
reason why many people should have
been caught in the onrush of the wat
ers. All reports agree that between
200 and 300 nouses were swept away
in the I3lklurn valley , but of course
not all of the occupants wore drowned.
Will 1'imii.h Them.
SraiNOHiKM ) , ISeb. , June2. ' . Great
Interest Is being taken by stockmen
In the preliminary hearing of Joseph
Bingham before County Judge Estes.
jMr. Bingham is charged with cattle
stealing. For some time past , cattle
men have bee.n losing cattle and the
stockmen's assoeiat Ion started an in-
vcstlgation. Sensational dcvelop-
mpnts are looked for at the bearing ,
today. It Is believed that several
other well known stockmen will bo
Implicated. Frank Hoover , who , It
Is alleged , is one of the gang , Is now
In jail and it is said is willing to tell
all lie knows ,
County Attorney W. 0. Brown , as
sisted by W. T. Harrington of O'Neill ,
ttro conducting the investigation.
Well known stockmen from Ivopa
Paha , Rock and other counties arrived
last night , all determined to go to the
bottom of the matter. Mr. Brown
sai'l ' the preliminary hearing wl
determine whether Mr. Bingham
'will be hold to the district court or
not.
not."I
"I have other Information , " said he ,
"which will bo the subject of invest- !
.gation which at this time would bo
Improper to give to the public. Vou
may say that J am determined to stop
cattle stealing in tills county. 1 want
the people to know that the stock
they turn out will be safe so far OH
their being stolen is concerned. Wo
do not intend to persecute the Inno
cent , but we arc determined to punish
the guilty. "
Mr. Bigham is one of the most prom
inent cattlemen In this section and la
well known over this part of Ne
braska , and many are loath to believe
the grave charges preferred against
him and are anxiously awaiting the
outcome of the preliminary hearing.
Cnnilltliin of Foreign Crop * .
LONDON , June 2J.The Mark Lane
Express today , in its weekly crop re
view , noting the necessity for rain In
the United Kingdom says :
The wheat bus come into ear on re
markably short stems and the ears
will not till without more moisture.
In Franco the spring corn is less
promising.
Wheat cutting has begun In south
ern Spain. The provlnccof Andalusia
and Murcia expect tine yields and the
promise in central and northern Spain
Is excellent. The wheat crop In cen
tral Europe Is very promising on the
confines of the Adriatic and very bad
indeed on the confines of the Baltic.
In Heating that Croatia and Hungary
will have a good crop , while. Prussia
nnd Prulsla Poland will have a ser
ious dotlcleney. Mediocre results may
be expected In Bavaria.
flop * to Cmitou Next Week.
WASHINGTON , June 25. Mrs. Mc-
Klnley continues U > improve and the
arrangements to go to Canton next
week are unchanged. The date of de
parture has not yet been fixed.
For the llrst time since she was
brought homo from California In
a very feeble condition Mrs. McKln-
ley today was able to go down stairs
and Join the president while the
latter was at luncheon. She remained
at the table for some llttlo time.
.1
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STATE TO REBUILD THE PEN.
Contract For Mali-rial Ami Will UUP Con
vict I .lib or.
LINCOLN , June 20 , Falling to se
cure bids on the construction of an
administration building at the peni
tentiary the board of public lands and
buildings has decided to buy material
and erect the building with the aid
of convict labor. Contracts for build
ing material were awarded at a meet
ing of the board yesterday. It Is be
lieved by the board that the structure
can be erected with the funds avall-
abK The legislature appropriated
only $75,000 for the building and the
purchase of now cells , both of which
were rendered necessary on account
of a lire which destroyed the west cell
house and the old administration
building. Sixty cells have been bought
by the board at a cost of $18,000 leav
ing $57.000 available for a building ,
After the material Is delivered on !
the ground the work of placing It Into
the building will bo done chiefly by
convict labor under the direction of a
superintendent. U. W. Grant of Beat
rice , the architect whoso plans have
been adopted , has been authorized by
the board to select a superintendent.
The stone , metal , and lire proofing Is
to be placed In position by contractors
who agree to use convict labor. Two
contractors are to pay not less than
than 60 cents a day and one Is to pay
not less than 12 1-2 cents per hour for
the convicts.
The contract for stone was lot to
the Johnson Stone company at $11,2. > 0
the base work at 20 cents a foot , con
vict labor to be paid for at a rate not
less tnan fiO cents a day. In the light
of past experience with stone for cell
houses , the board will endeavor to
avoid a controversy over two-men-ru
ble , one-man-ruble , stone plugged to
size or stone plugged any other way.
Paxton fo Vlerllng are to furnish
the metal for $9,340 and to pay 12 1-2
cents an hour for convict labor.
The tire proofing Is to bo furnished
b the Pioneer Fire Proollngcompany
ror $0,050 and f > 0 cents a day Is to be
paid for convict labor.
Theodore Kaar of Llncjln Is to fur
nish sand delivered at the penitent
iary for 07 cents a yard.
The cost of the stone , Iron and lire
proofing according to the bids Is $ : n-
740 , not counting the cost of the sand
and the base work at 10 cents a foot.
By utilizing convict labor the board
holies to servo a double purpose , that
of saving money for the state and fur-
ulshlng employment for Idle convicts.
< " . nix OR nivi ) up Tliulr Iloiul.
ROANOKK , Va. , June 2(5. ( Persona
coming in from the Hood-stricken dis
trict place the number of drowned at
sixty persons , but have no definite"
detailed Information on which to base
the estimate. The coul trade will suf
fer almost incaluablo loss as a result
of the washed out tracks and damages
to machinery.
A gentleman arriving in this city
yesterday from the stricken section
gives as an explanation of the report
first circulated that great masses of
human bodies were to be secii floating
around in the water , that there Is a
grave yard between North Fork Junc
tion and Keystone , which towns are
about a mile apart , and at which point
the storm was very sovoro. Tills
graveyard is near the bank of the
river. When the Hood came the
( raves irave up their dead and added
greatly to the number of bodies seen.
The North Fork & Western oillcials
expect to have their Clinch valley line
open late tonight. They say the
Thaekor coal field lines are already
open and that the road will be able to
get a train through to Columbus to
morrow. These repairs will be only
of a temporary nature , however , and
It will be many weeks before the tracks
un.l roadbeds can be placed lnthelr _
former condition.
COMJMMUS , O. , .Iunu2i. ( The repub
lican state convention that was in
session here from 10 a. m. to 10 p. in. ,
broke the Ohio record by completing
Its work In three hours. The intense
beat was prostrating and Chairman
l\inna not only cut short his own
bpeech but also those of others and
then dispatched business with the ut
most speed.
In those three hours the convention
nominated a full state ticket , adopted
Its declaration of principles , endorsed
Foraker as the republican candidate
for re-election as United States sena-
I toi , completed the party organization
for the campaign and transacted other
business.
Of the seven nominations , only three '
were new men , and one of these , Carl
Nippert , for lieutenant governor , was
nominated without opposition after 1
Lieutenant Governor Oaldwell had de
clined renomlnation. Nash and
Sheets , Cameron and Johnson were
nominated for second terms without
jppo&itlon.
MMlt < > Claim Tor Vulunliltn.
PKKIN , Juno 25. The China Mer
chants company , owners of the premi I
ses in Tien Tsin , at first occupied by I
the marines and afterwards by Lis-
cum's command as barracks , have
completed their claims against the
United States government for valua- I
blcs which tluy aver wore carried oir
by the marines , 1
The lint comprises many valuable
furs rugs , jewels and diamonds. The ;
total claim Is 400,000 taels.
DEATH LIST LARGE
FLOOD FATALITIES NOW PLACED
AT A HUNDRED.
SOIIIP ni lllKli no HlKli n ntclll Mlt-
HOIIB--Tlirro .Mm r. < < nii > l Wllllam-
IMIII unil Tell Ilnrriiu IIIK stitrlr * .
I'ropxrty UtuuitKi' l.aruor Kutlmiitn of
WILLIAMSON' , W. Vu. , June 27.
There Is no longer any doubt but that
the 11-tt of dead as a lesult of the re
cent Hood , will exceed 100. Parties reported - .
ported this evening from the upper
end of the Hooded district bringing the
llrst information. The party consisted
of Judge Doolittlc of Iltr.itlngton ,
fudge Flourney of Charleston and
Kllas llatlleld , deputy sheriff of Mlmio
county. Thcso irontlemen left Vivian
Sunday morning , and their journey to
the city has been a perilous one.
Judge Doollttle said to the Asso
ciated press correspondent tonight that
words could not expresss the SCOUR of
devastation between Vivian and Davy.
It was a tidal wave from a cloudburst
and swept everything before It. In
the track of Its course everything Is
gone Including coke ovens and pillars
of stone.
TIIK'KI.Y SKTTUIl ) U1STIMCT.
The section visited by the thxid was
thickly settled , but as the population
consisted chiefly of miners who were
at work at the time the large majority
of the dead are women and children ,
and thrilling stories of rescue are told.
Atone point a mother climbed a huge
pillar of a railway trestle , holding to
her breast her only child. Her home
was washed away , but the mother and
child were saved.
Fifteen people are reported to have
been drowned at Kckman.
At Keystone the loss of life was
great. Probably thirty persons per
ished there. Mothers and babes were
swept away by the raging current.
Strong men battled for their life , but
without avail In many Instances.
Jn onejinstanee parties lied to an
Island and climbed small trees , only to
be swept away fifteen minute later' '
by the tide , which was tilled with !
debris ol every kind. * j
On Dry Fork the loss of life Is ex- '
ceedlngly great. Bodies are scattered
all along the stream , many of which
w 11 never be Identified. Seven saloons
at Keystone were washed away , four
lives being lost in one of them.
Dr. Hatllcld's home at this point
was not washed away , as formerly re
ported , and his family Is safe.
At Brooke , the loss of property Is
severe , but only three lives are said
to have been lost there. The region
from Knnls to Davey , forty-three
'miles , is completely In ruins. Hun
dreds of mine mules can be seen In.
heaps , intermingled with human
bodies. Coal operators and mill men
have lost unknown amounts. Near
Davey , a horse , was found lodged In a
drift and a human body dangling to
the same , the man's foot having hung
in the stirrup of the saddle. A report
'
has just reached here that fifteen
bodies are lodged in a drift at Hat-
field tunnel , twenty miles cast of this
city. Parties have gone to the scene
with 'he hope of recovering them.
Near Burke , a man saw his brother
sinking In the flood and plunged In to
rescue him , both being drowned.
Twenty barrels of whiskey were
caught in the Tug river at Welsh. A
report has reached here that most of
the colored miners are laying oil" there
on account of a protracted spree and
si root lights arc numerous. It Is di ill-
cult for the authorities to handle the
situation. Clothing is being torn from
the dead.
Most of the bodies found along Tug
river have been washed from the 151k-
burn.
The loss of property by the flood on
the lilkhorn and the Tug rivers is
now roughly estimated attrom $5,000-
OUO to $8,000,000.
I'urtlnl to Amur-Iran
Niw ; YOUK , June 27. The Tribune
ays :
It ha * been definitely settled that
the ( Jerman kalsor will have a new
yacht built In this country. A linn
in this city lias received an order
through the German embassy In
Washington to design a yacht some
what on the lines of the Induna , the
American yacht now owned by the
cmpoiiir. The new vessel will metis-
about 120 feet on the water line ,
winch is about ten feet longer than
the Induna. Other dimensions have
not yet been decided upon , and the de
signers have practically carte blanche.
Turn Down \ VTInK
Piiii.AUict.i'iiiA , Juno 27. At a
meeting of the Chinese-American so
ciety bold here resolutions were unan
imously made protesting against the
selection of Wu Ting Fang , Chinese
minister , as orator of the day at the
I'onrth of July celebration in this city.
Tin1 resolutions allege that Mr. Wu
"covertly aided the Boxers In their
massacre of the Christians In China" ,
and " 1ms been misleading the public
by bis statements In regard to his po-
MI inn loward them. "
K II I'nt'llit.
LU.NUON , June 27 , David B. Hen-
d'Thon. speaker of the house of repres
entatives , said to a representative of
the Assi mated press tonight :
' ! have never enjoyed a moro agree
able half hour interview than the one
1 had with King Edward yesterday
He "us perfectly frank and agreeable
and in accord with American progress.
He looks forward to even moro cordial
M ! iiii"ns than now exist between the
1 - > -sii-spcaklnc nations ,
* "t y
NKIJUASKA NOTK3.
Beatrice hopes tosccuro a big plcklf
factory.
Shelton Is to have a local tolophon *
exchange.
The cotton mill at Kearney will W
closed down.
Nebraska City Is to have a nc *
High school building.
Sidney Is engaged In a orusadl
against Illegal liquor sellers.
Five thousand people attended thl
Orphans' homo festival atSoward.
Fremont will entertain the stall
firemen's tournament July 10 to 18.
A stock company has been organ
ized at Superior to prospect for coal.
A second bank has been organized
it Bnttlo Creek. It Is capitalized foi
$10,000.
Among the wedding presents of Mr.
and Mrs. W. 11. Osborn , of Tlldcn ,
was a thoroughbred pig.
The now public school building at
Franklin , that Is being erected , will
be ready for the fall term ,
.The Box Buttc county teachers' In
stitute will convene at Alliance July
8. Chancellor Andrews will deliver
in ad dress.
Someone started a report that El-
jln was overrun with smallpox and
the Elgin citizens are indignant in
their dentals.
Tekamah farmers have formed a
stock company , capitalized at $30,000 ,
to handle the live stooic and grain ot
the members.
Bollcvuc expects to have less trouble
with law breakers in the future. A
vigilance committee Is being organized
to deal with the offenders.
Since the organization of the terri
tory , patents have been Issued to ! Nc-
braskans on 3112 devices , seven-tenths
of them on agricultural devices.
The Catholics of Madison are mak
ing an effort to establish a parochial
sc.hool and erect a new church edifice.
The now church'-will cost 8 ! > ,000.
The Platt * > mouth\ Telephone com
pany has secured a franchise and will
begin at once the construction ol' a
local telephone company at Have-
look.
The Pawnee Press has Issued a
special edition , profusely Illustra'tcd
and handsome typographically , setting
forth the attractions of Pawnee
county.
J. Callahan. of Wymore , a Burling
ton brldiro carpenter , was robbed of
three B. & M. checks while attending
the Chautauqua at Beatrice , amount
ing to $50. The thief escaped.
Dally mall service has been ordered
between Harvard and Cliiy Center ,
with rural delivery to people along
the route. Charles W. Wegrue of
Harvard has the contract and the ser
vice will commence July 15.
A complaint has been filed against
Joseph T. Dusscldorf at Fremont ,
charging him with murder In the first
degree. Dusseldorf Is accused of stab
bing to death Thomas Burke during a
fight between tramps in a box car ,
A rural free mall delivery has been
established northwest of Waverly. It
comprises a twenty-live mile route.
Carl GHllum ) has been selected as the
mail carrier. The route was to be In
operation about July 1.
Dr. Uoclwarth , a druggist at Gree-
ley , wont Into his store late at night )
to lock up his cash. Gus Nelson , who
sleeps in the building , mistook the
doctor for a burglar and emptied a
revolver at the supposed marauder ,
without hitting him.
Two sharpers are working In the
western part of the state with a bi
cycle scheme. Ono rides into a town
with a wheel , which ho sells cheaply.
The other , after a few days , visits the
t'jwn looking for the thief that stole *
his wheel and confiscates the one sold
by the confederate.
M. Murphy & Co. , of Groeley , the
largest firm burned out a couple of
weeks aRn ba\ii ' .ninrne.nce.d to build.
They have purchased the lots on
which their business was formerly lo
cated. They will put up a wood and
Iron structure of the same sl/o as the
one burned down.
Vernio Graves , the 11-year-old
daughter of C. L. Graves , of Union ,
fell from her bicycle through the win
dow of the Smith hotel , cutting her
throat severely , nearly severing the
jugular vein. Drs. Wallace of Union ,
and ( "Jilmoro of Murray , dressed the
wound , which required eleven stitches.
The line of sheds on the south sldo
of the fair grounds at Lincoln were
found to be on lire one day last week.
When the tire department arrived on
the scene the line was on lire for the
full length of about 500 feet. The
sheds wore practically destroyed when
water was turned on Tills is the
second fire that has oecured at the
fair grounds within two weeks. The
first started In the big elevator south
/of / the grounds , and besides destroy *
Ing the elevator took away about 300
feet of the stalls.
/ora Bennett , of Lonir Pine , aged
thirteen years , was arrested by a
deputy marshal and taken to Omaha
to appear before the federal court on
the charge of burglarizing the post
olllce several months ago. The youth
ful oll'ender , it is charged , entered the
building through a window and took
three dollars In change from the money
till. Ho has signed a written confes
sion to the postolllce Inspector. Ills
parents are respectable people svhoaio
much distressed by his actions.