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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 6, 1902)
J . . " " \ I ! NDIAN ROMANCE " " : ; IT EGAN FOURTEEN YEARS AGO AND ENDED WITH HANGING W ALKNG ( SHIELD IS HUNG ! 'HE ' KILLED THE MOTHER OF A " . CHRISTIAN INDIAN : MADE A HERO BY THE ACT JOIUW WITH TIII IAUSIIALS ON 1I11V A \ ' TO TilE GALt.OVB SJOUX Fa1ls. S. D. , Oot. 28.-Walk- 10g Shield , a Rusebud Indian , has been hun lor the wJrder ot Mrs. the Rosebud Ghost-Faced-Bear on Indian leservatlon Muy 8. 100l. On the way to the galluws tbe Indian Joked with the marshals. The mur- 'dered womun was the mother ot the girl with whom Waladng Shield was namoured and the Indian kllled her "so sbe would not be in the way.JJ . Last nl ht at sundown Walldug I ' < , Shield sang a weird death son , as Is the custom of Indluns abJut to dlc. Love for a woman whose regard for blm 1Wderwent a change because of t the clv1lizln Influence of tbe white " ! man'8 rollglon led Walkmg Shlold to iJ commit the crime for whlcb he paid t the death penulty. Not understand- I. . . . ! ing wby his his affection was not re- ciprooated. but blaming the mother of Mabel Ghost-Faoed-Bear tor stund. tng between him and his heart's deSire - Sire , the sava e stole at nlgbt tu the canin of the woman , 8bot and kllled tbe motber , seizing the daughter. rode away to bis camp three mlIes c1lstant. The story of this Indlan'8 love tor the Ilom : : : maiden possesses many ele- ment8 f a romance. WalklnJt ; Sblelc1 ' / . was a "blanket Indian , JJ one wbu ; ' . adhered to tbe bellef of bls tore- tatbers. The great Spirit and the 'J happy hunt1n grounds of tradition " were his God and his Heaven. The , " killing of u squaw was , al'cordlng to { bls reasoning. merely an incIdent In attu1nment or happiness. ' ; ' ' ' ' His victim and ber daujChter : were " ( ) brI8t1an Indians. Education at the , Carlisle Indian schooi was a tnctOl I t 1n opening the eyes of the girl to the \ imperfections of her tormer lover. ' 1 : f.fhe mother , ignorunt , and old and ogly. but posse'islng the Intuition of ' /0. , . ' .the wuwan , prevented an elopement ot her daughter when the latter wus " bUnded to the faults at Walking , Sbleld. Ten years ago Walking Shield. then r 11 a rugged. handsome youtll. daring , I and reckless , attracted the attention , ot Mable Ghost-Faced-llear. Mable \ , returned the atIeotloD. WaJkl nR Sh leld betrayed a love of adventure wblch led him to crime. ! lip robbed the store of Sylvan Wiu- ter , the post trader ut Luwer Brule agency. lIe was cau ht and throwu into jail. from whlcb lIe esoaped by sawlUg his way out. ' 1 'lIe IndIan police were aroused aDd opened Ure on the pllsoner. II e sl10uted dellance to his eUl'mles , and running amid a ball 'Jt flying lead. reached the Missouri rl vcr haIr a ! I mile away. Altbough exhausteD by his exertions , be threw hlu.seIr Into the stream. 1'he bullets ot bls pur. 6uers pattered about hl8 head. 11e swam aclOss the rlverand taking tu the bluffs , went sllutb opposlto White I rlver , where he again swam thu \ stream and rejoined bls tribe on the Rosl'curt reserva tlon. 1 His exploit made him a bero among the youug DraVes. Walking Sbleld defied the police , who feared 111m. He was nbver re.arrested. F ( ur years later ho ana hl8 brother ran 011' u herd of oattle and were captured and locked up at Deudwood. 1'he brother - er committed suicide by hunglng and Walking Shield later escaped. stlUck out tor the foot hills and was left In peace. 'l'hese transactions In no marmer , injured his social staudlng among the Indians or his ellglblhty as a llusband , but Mrs. Glwst-J'acl'd ! Dear oblected to her ' dauglHer's etlgage- ment and forbade her assucclatJolJ with him. Mubel planned to elopi witlJ her reckless lover. The moth. er locked her dau hter In her room , 1'bo next day shc was taken to the agency and the 8tal-O : bore hflr awa to the Carlisle Indian school , whele she remallled three yel1rs. When she returnl'd she was a dllTer ent girl. She avulded Walking Shield 1'he Influence ut tbe rellgluu and euucatlon of the I'palo faco" had wrought tbeohang Dut of tbls Walking Shield know Dotblng. In tbo sbade ut hl8 lonely Has a Bullet In HIM tI d. I Chlcu o , Oct. 28.-Tho body at Nels Anderson. said to have been one ot the OIl1st widely kncm n stellmslll p , ( meu In the country , wus found today au the WushlngtclU park lIlf links by a pollcl'mun. CUD.lderahl" ! mys- terv surruunds the ouso , us ther "US a b'ullet hule In the III11n'8 lu'ad , ut nil trace at any weapfln. ndersuo wa. ; at one tJme eneral ajlent of .he White Star Steamsllip cllmpany uod . WIIS at ono tlrpe ouullect'd with' ' be , I A\laaLlc B' lDil1lp compao , . LI - \ I , I tepee at thp. 10 1\an \ cnmp llc smoked Ius plpo and pondeled. The memury lit thn opposition ot the wother at the girl accounted tor the clH1fIJte ut heart mUl".sted by the duughtor. Be would ICmO\'O the obstuclo or his happlncss I 'l'he night of May 8 , n sky overcast by black clouds kept the red men of the camp within their topel's. Walk. IfI Shll'ld , at midnight , stele away on the baok ot bls broncho nnd was SO/fI ut the lodge of the girl , o raised his rille nnd fired through the door. A cry came trom within und by a l1ash or lightning Walkln ! : Shelld saw Mrs. Ghost-.Fucca-Uear In the doorway. She quickly retreated , closing the door behind her. Glln to the reo' of the cubln the savage peere through tiJe window. 'rhe next I stant a flnsh lit up the lotorlor , rille sounded and the mottler ot Mub fell to tlJe floor ' .1'he next Instant Wulklng Shield was rousing the girl ID the room adjoining that In which his victim lay dying. "Someb , dy sbot at me as I passed the topee. " ho whispered to the trlghtened girl. Your mother bas gone to the polloo. " Wbat Is that noise ? " asked tte 1r1 as Walking Shield led her througb the darkened room past the body ether her mother. It Is notblng. " the murderer re- plied. Des.lte the shrieks ot the girl , he seized her about the waist , swunR ber onto the pony's back and rode away to his tepee. Walking Shield apparently realized the seriousness ot his crime. He stalked about the tepee until day- lneak , wben he wen Into the bluffs and eluded the police and deputy marshals on his trail. A weAk iater he sent word that he would surren- der. He gave blmselt up at the Rflse- bud agency and by Deputy Marshal Petrie was taken to Dl'adwood , where 1\Iuble testilled against blm. Her evIdence - Idence convlotd him' . . _ : . ' " " ' . - ; ; . . . . /Ulssing / Consul Returns. lluntlngton , W. Va. , Oct. 28.- Alonzo Garrett , United States con8 1 at Lundo , Mexico. has returned to the consulate , according to a tele- ram recnivec1 here , after wandering with a party ot triends In the Slrera Mudre mountains for twenty days. 1'he party was on a hunting trip and became wnterbound. Tbey were cut oiI from the outside world and fears were entertained tor tbelr satety. Still , excevt tor short food supplies and a superabundance at water , tholr su11'ering was campara. tl vley sllg b t. Thrown nnd Neck Broken , New York , Oct. 28-Frank E. El- well ot Brooldyn , an international authority on motorcyel1ng and a frequent - quent contributor to the mnJ\azloes ; \ devoted to tbls sport , has been klll' ed near IIIcksv1lle , L. I. , while par- til'lpatlng In a chIli race. The bead stem of the machlrle hroke as he was speeding along at a , fast clip , and he was hurled to the rollnd with suoh torce that his nerole was brulCn. Eh\ ell bad traveled through Europe. Asia and Northern AfJlca on tbe machIne tbat caused his death , ! 1'here were seventy-two cyclist in I the pa ty. Elwell wus the last man In thfl string. As the 1- ty neared l1icksvllle ho put on full power in order to catch up with tI.e otht.rs and whllo crossing the railroad tracks his machine sUddenly fell apart. I When a pbyslolan reaohed him he , was dead. British Not Pursued. London , Oct. 28.-A dispatch to the Dally Mull trom Simla , India , reo ports thut Colonel Swayno and forces are conllnulng their hiS/ / flOID Bohotlo to Bel bflra , Somalliand , East Atrica , and that they are not pursl.ed. llomo made bread Is responsible tor many a crusty temper. I Prlsoner8 when arrested In Morraco are required to pay the policeman for his troutle In taking them to jalI. I It Is announced that the BritIsh' ' museum hus pUll'hused the ten.pound aerolite which fell reoontly at Crum- IIn , County A ntrlm , Ireland. I Each year abuut $5UUOO If ! expended III ! lprlnkllng the stleets of London with sand to prevent borses from sl1pplng. I It great cold turned our atmos- phure to liquid air It would make a , eu thirty-live leet deep over the - tuce of the whole globe. sur-I - - - The longest continuous stairway In the world Is that which leads to the tower of the Phlludolphla City ball It oomprlses 5D8 steps. 'I wo Killed In a Wreck. New Orleans. , Oct. 28-1'he north bound tralll 1111 the Mississippi Valley road , whloh left belo at 1O:15u'c1ock : last ; III ht , was Nrelked 81JUth of llaton Hou e as a resull. of runlllnlC Into a IIw\'o of cattle. 'rhe enllre , train was ditc'hod. BlIglneer Heary : Kehlman ot New Urleans and a negro . Iramp wcre killed. Murnoe 11. 1 Hughes , a oigro titeman was tatally Injured. None ot the passenger8 were burt , though many had aarrow esI I apes. II I , ' 'T - " . . " . . " . . , . . - - - - - - . . . . . . . . . Joseph W. Folk Is looked UpOIl : IS the mnn of the hour III St. r ollill. 1I1J hnll brought to bn ) ' the men who urlJ nll..I : . d , . . _ . . . . M. . ' . ' . . . . . " . . , I LU 1111 n. : L uuu 1111 : clt . br rellortlng to brlher ' , 1\1111 nohe dec\ure8 \ he wllllnnd them In thlJ Ill'nlllm. tlnry. Mr. l.'olk'us borll III 'l'lJlIlIlJllllee. It'or 'lJurll he WIIS a IItrllgJlInJ : 'uun ; ; 11w 'er III St. LUIIIH. . ' .rhlJn hi' Willi elected c I r cui t nttol'II"r. 'l'hl're Iii ( lothlll\ : , "r . pllrtllulllrl ! ) ' tl'nlllt. I JOSElll . . . . W. For.i. . Ing ubout this ) IONI. Uon. It consists of sUJl'rvlllln tllIJ llrmm. cutlon of nil crltnlnnl trill Is In his COllllr ' . Dllt Mr. Folk llroceeded to mnklJ , > onlt ! ' thltlJ : out of the llll1ce by ettlnJ : aft..r the 1I00dlers who hu'e Infeted St. LOllis fOI I the last tWlJnty renr ! ! . At firlt he'UII laughlJd at , but now he Is fellrl'd b ' thole ! . who jeered at him and Is belllg conrllt- ! ulated by the respectnhle pll'ment In t. Louis. - : - : . I 'o l\Iurquls Ito , boUI In IInd out uf 1111 > IIn , III nscrlbed the cre lt for the nego- tllltions of the Anlo-JllpllUelllJ ) trlJllt ' of I Inutunl prutlJcU'1Il _ _ _ _ ngnlns't tl ! lI gres' slon of Hustll:1 : In the Orient. ' .rhou h the mnrquls In IIJ. : shnlng ; the prlJ11Ih'r. ship of .J Ulnn ) Icem. cd to rctlre from politics , It Is cvldent that he reslglll'd to perform nn even greater political mls. slon. He ntllclc his tour of the world , . . .nunl. . . .h n. . ' . .hlu . l' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' b . .uu. . . . . . . . . . . MAIIQlflB ITO. countr ) ' nnd vhuUn ! ; I [ . .ondon aud St. Petersburg. The trip lonmed innocent enough , but hl' wns blaz , In ! : the wuy fol' , Tapnn. Defore he reach. ell home , the negotiation of the tNnty Wilt ! announced. . ' . -1' Congruss1I1nll Charles dgar Little- field , who will be requested by President Hooserelt to c1rnft an IUltl-trust bl11 fez , . , _ I'nn..tl1'rntlnn nl''lt I _ _ _ . _ _ . n. . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Congrcss , Is the representative ot the Second District of Maine and wnl ! electe to fill the ' " ' cnused 'o"ucnncS' by the denth of Con. gressmun Dingley. l\Ir. Littlefield Is a nntive of Lebanon , Me. , nn Is l yellrs old. IlIJ wall lid , mlUn.1 'n .Iu I.oM I I . . . , . . \u .u . . . . : un. u' . 1870 , becnme a . . LITTLIl'WLD : . member of tbe Maine Leglslnturo In 18,135 , IInd Speal < ez In the following 'elll' . Ill' ser\'ed HS At- Lorne ) ' General of Maine from 1S8J ! to ISV3. . : - : - I "Little Hell , " In Chlcngo , Is to ha'l"e a chufch. Rev. Dr. John H. Boyd of the First Presbyterlnn Chnrch of [ JJVOIH. ton , has told the . I members of ! tis congregation thut I the Jowly uro too \ oVCl'lookel1 by the high. Ill' believes thnt mis- 810nVork should he lIlHlertnken III the dUI'k l tI' < .ts i uf the cltr. IIi ongregution thlnk n8 he doeR , for tht. L" ' " - . ' - . 111 ( Irepnrntor ) ' IItOI'IL" 11.\ , ' . , . \ ' been tnken to 11.IHI UuU ) 11stitute 11 new mls810n In "Little llell" II1d to cnrry on 8IJttlement work. Dr. no 'd has been hend of his present church for the pnst seven yea \'II IInd has 11111du wonderful strides III hill work. IIIJ WfiS Lorn In Mlsliisslplll. I Admirers of 1\fr : to - , who Is the editor nntI IlIIbJlsher of the Omalm ISte , : Iuhu thnt he Is one of the gl'cat news. I _ _ _ _ _ _ u _ _ _ . . _ 111I111:1" IlIln 01 ule country. Ill' hUB come Illto proml , nence by bolting the nomination of 1,10n. gressman Dnvld II , Mercer , who hUI ! repr'sentl'd the , Omnha cllstrlct since 1812. ! The NenNa- Hn..1 nn.rn n .1. . . . _ - . .u. . . . . . . " . .v. . U UI\ : E. nOSE\\ ' ATIHI.edltor , 1ft Interprl.tl'tI vnrlOU8ly. S 0 me ! Ihlnk he WQ8 actuated by pnrty 10)'nIty , Ithers . nro of the opinion that the bolt ' . .as adopted IUI 11 m'uns of "glJttlng I\'en" wIth personnl enemy. So IUlh h II certnln , however , the action has canHl'cJ . ! Stir of more than locnl Interest. I - : - : - Interest In Senator William P. Fr'o I IfInlne ; \ Is revived by the rumor thnt he I Ii ngaln to marry , his \Vlfl' hflvhu : .111'.1 . I about 18 month" , ngo. Ills first wife WUII Onrollne Speare. nnd the ludy to whom ho Is now fl'ported to be ngllged is Mills 1 lIen M ny of PIJI't- \1nd. 1\Ie. 'l'he SI'n- ! tor Is no\v 7 : . ! ) "eIU'd ) Id , 1"orty-olIlJ ) 'eu\'ll I 11:0 he mnde his de. IJUt In nubile lie" tf.1 : . , - u. . n _ II lIlenibl'r of the I.\\'J UII 1"11J. : . . I Unlne Ll'glslature. Ill' wus II llreloldcn- : lnl elector In 18GIVns - , \Vns first electtJd : to ongress In 1871 nnd has represPllte ( ) IIlIlnlJ In the foellntlJ fur twent "onl' 'ea's. - : \fss \ Ethel Veltel , otherwise known liS ' . : 'rlxle , the girl who met with thlJ IIccl. "mt In tlae sllde.for.IICo from thwlIlt'r : \"orks tQwer nt Stillwater , O. ' . , died rom her Injuries. She was 1 { ) YOllrd old .llllllvlJd nt Joplin. 1\10. \ Flro willed out the entire business lor- Ion of Gervais , Ore. , two blocks of Crulllo 1II11I1Inl8 , being deatroye . 'he los8 Is 1.0,000. ' NeW' trial grunted JnlUes Wilcox. 1 1 . Ibeth City. . C. . under Hentl'nce TU Le IlUIged for the tIIurdor of Nelllo Crt/plley - , . L l. ! . - SWEEP OLD WORLD FEARFUL RAVAGES OF CHOLERA AND THE PLAGUE. EP ( DEnnC IN PHILIPPINES CASES RUN INTO THOUSANDS AND MOSTLY FATAL. 4,329CASES 1,650 DEATHS lJonllr"'RU nt One l'lnco tll IJrt'nk Out IL Another-Jnlln" , ( : hllllnllli IH.trlcts III 1 & :1pt lIelll ! ; ScourJell. Washington , Oct : 29.-1'he teartul ravages of plague and cholera in the old world arc set lorth in muH ad. vl es received b ' tbc marine hospital service. From Manlll1 Chief Quarantine Ol1lcer l > makes cunscr\'atl erry a \ ve estimate that the cuscs of cholera that ha ve actunlly occurred I D the l'hl1lpplne Islands slnce Mllrch 20 IIISt , uggreJtute se\'enty-11 t housund. wltb a mortality ot 75 per cent. lie suys under date ut St'ptembor 10 , that the dlseaso has practically d Isuppear. cd from these provluces I1rst lutcot. cd. 'l'ho o most recently affected 1\re sulTerln soverely. Tne province of 110110 al\d llpd. \ ! . jacent Islund of Nebros ure badly. 'n. ' footed. ' 1'he situutlon I ! ! 1\ll\rmlng. \ Sarno of the tuwuS ! tn these pro. vlnce8 have IU8t 10 per cent at their population. The epidemic continues sevcre. In Japan the latest artvlces show thllt tbero have been 4,329 , cases and 1.050 deaths from cholcrll. The cbolera slluutlon in China has been Bummed up. Provinces of Hu. nan and Shansi. the cltllJ , report a , foUowa : Nanleln , epidemic , forty thousand deathsj Shouyanghslcn. ep. Idemlc , hreo thousand csaes per ( Juy j lIslncbou , epidemic ; 'l'alyuan Fu , epldemloj IIslnotientzo , cpl. demicj Shuuyang , epidemic. Shl1lch , epidemic ; Klnklang , reportedj Nan. cthangfu. reported j : : : ; heoJang , reporl. r.dj Coo Ohow , reportedj Tlen ' ] , 'sln. reported. In llrlDR KonK since the beltlnnin of the outbreak there have been 459 cases and 3DO doaths. Not. withstanding this the local author. Itles dcolllro the colony free trom pIa ( ue Intectlon. According to Ii report ot tbo dl. . reotor generalut the E\typtlan \ depurt. ! Dent or health tbe cholera epidemic oontlnues tu claim u largo number 01 victims. The lIumber of infected plates Inl'reascd to 1,557. The num. lIer of cases re lstored during th ( ' weeK ended September 15 , amounted to V.407 wllh 8,178 deaths , or the 2i)20 / cases of cholera r ( ' . Istel'eo between July Hj and Allgust 15 , 2:1.081 : were ratal DllrlnH' the fuur days trom September HI to September - tember 10 , there were Ic l.tered .1 , ' 048 cuses anr ! 3.701 deaths. In Sue ? Ill'tween Septtmber 15 aud Septembel 19. twenty-u I ne fresh cllses were reg. Istered. In Damletta the dally num. her of cases recc.rded Is said to br thirty. Knrnale and Luxur are also Infected wlt.h the diseuse. In Alexandria during the weel ( ending September } / ) , sixty-four 11ases ot cholera occurred amllll Europeans. with forty-one deaths Durlo the following IIvo days thirty live laSI'S : und tlVenty lIyo deatbs wore recorded. mil Posters Hl1ve a Riot. Chicago , Ort. ! } . -In a riot cauie ! by the American Pllstln service' " I1ttempt. to po , > t bills on a board al Murgan and West Monroe streets , b the use of non. un Ion 1l1bor , seven men were severely Injured. Service :10 : the Morgan street car line wa' mspended and a riot call was sen t Ir . A Inrge orowd gathered at the cor. . er wd many of them assisted the unlul. Itlen In stopplnll the work. Whell ll.o pulice arrl ved the non.unlon mell IJUd deserted their wagons and es- aped ( rum the showers or stllncR Jr Icks and other mlSS Is. 'l'ho CWd lIspersed upon the appearance of tile 101lne. and nJ : arrests were Ulade. A bill ur Injunction was I sued b ) rudge Ch'lmus toduy on oehulf 01 he A mer lean pustl ng servl ( ' , lI3lDSt ! the blll postelS' and bllll rs' wlon. No. I , rcstralnlng the unluu 'rom malntalnln pIckets 10 front or n the vlclility of the plunt of the \merlcan posting sOlvlce. It uis , 'estrlots the union trom Interforlr g vlth mcn " 110 arc working on till : ) , urds or the company pusl1ng bills. Willing to 00 Ualf Way. : Ohlongo , Oct. 2D-Hepresentath' S It the various rnilloacls centering III I hlcugo met today and took up the lemauds tlled wit/ / ) them on Saturduy IY the brotllCrlwod of rnlhv lY train. IJen 1'llese demunds arc fo the meu mployed In the yurdM , and are ror an IIcreaso 10 wales averaging \1bout \ 10 ler oent It was understood bQL thr lemants are willing to arre : , to a Jf lor aOQ increase. _ _ . - . . - , - - , . _ , . . \7'.J , . . . . . - - . - - - - - - - , . . . . . - - - - - . . . . . . _ - I New York.atrlkt I "SlJttlcrnent , fl'rnuVell or the the only con IIQ rlous hnndlell(1 ( to Indutltrh\ lrogrlJslI. 1o'1\1J luonthll of relltrlctetl hH l'I'uduetion hnd begun to check tblJ wlwell lit IIInny rnnnuCllcturln centers , wbllf therlJ WI19 a IlCrclJlltlhlo dllllinution It' 'consIlIllPtl\1J dernnndH. n9 thlJ IlIIrchlIdna : uf thl atelldll ' cJ power ) wnge'lJllrlllr ) Irellsecl. SII\'lng9 hn\'o been oxhllulltl ! , nnd lIIueh 1lI0nlJ ' hils gnnlJ out of the countr ) ' beclllllle of thlll IItrugle ; , Iut tht nollon's rl'lIInrkllbl ' stronl : pOtJltlun n ! ! snrrs 1specd ' relllorlltion of prOSpll'UUI conditions , " 'l'ho CorlJgohlJ : Is Crorn the Week ! ) ' 1'rllllo He\'IIJ' " or H. G. Villi , Co. It rontlnue ! ! : 'l'runsportlltlon Is now the worllt ff n' tnrlJ , and threlltlJnll to coutlnulJ disturb In ! : . While the grnln crol1g ere bulllil 1lI0\'ClI the HUI'lly ) or r01llng Rtock nnd 1I10tl\'O powlJr will pro\'o hIHUUlc\lJllt \ , 111 thou/h / o\'cr ) ' effort III mllllo at tllIJ HhnpB , IIberul ) ) remllllUIi blJhl' ' ; offere,1 fur lJurls d lIver ' . 'l'hllt the rullwu's lire wlJIIc. . cUllled III evhlenced b ' eurnhl/H / Cor the first wcek of October 3. Iler cent lurer ! thun Il\st ) 'lJnr und 10,0 ller cellt ubovu 1000. Jnnllequnte sUlllll1ell of fuel cnuseJ fur- tllI'r hnllkhlJ : of furnllce8. but thu offeet : If 11 ecrensl'd outut ) of domestic III ! ; 11'011 . hall bcell pnrtly ncutrllllZl'll by Inrgcr nr. , rlVl\l1I from nbrond. Prnctlclllly 110 vrlce cnn be nHmed for Inunedilito llelh'IJl'Y ul homo Iron. UII thm'o Iii no dlsllosltlon to nluke concclllllolIS Cor lllstnnt l'OntrllctH , : lwln , ; to thlJ nl.ll1orll1ul coke Rltuotlon. l ortunately there 111111 heen II ttl l' Inter- rUllt10n nt IIIIIHhhlJ : ml11s , und the outtmt of rullll. structurul IIIlIterlnl nlld klnl\l'etl \ lines Is wl'lI mllintuilled. Consllmers nul only find dllUcult ) ' 111 securlllg tited frow the mills but encounter n further clelu ) on the rnllwl\'s , which nre unnb10 to hnn. die freight Ilrolllptly. Orders como for. ward fredy Cor the henvler IInell , numcr- ) U9 contrnctll being offerecl for stecl rnlill for next y'nr's deliver ) ' . nlld the pinus for bulldlng8 nnd bridges kcep n lot of bUlli- ness 111 slht , In he lUllS. chnnnols and nn' iles , Plate8 for sbl(1)'urds ( nre 11180 sou.ht : [ reely. . priccil tendlnl : upwllrd on taulk Itl'el. UlghlJr Crelght rutell huro O\IoCI \ ( . C i"ports or Ons1red. Bteel , - 'J'l1e railroads con\hllll \ I Cblca o. J piling U ) ) oarnlllls an not' I wlthtitnndlni : the grCAt declines - clines IInturnlly to bexllected In thu reports - ports of thlJ IInthrnc\te \ cOlli roadR , the Corty-three lending IInell show an nggl'1- gllte Incrense for the firllt week In Octoher of 0.18 per cent over the corresllolllllnf ; week Inst 'enr , ThlJ Grent Weat.\11 re. , runlns \1l1certaln fllctor in the wellterr rate situntlon. The Mllwnukeo Is ho lIeved to be contemplntlng an extlJlltilot to the const. although the Intest repol" SIl 'S trumc nrrnnJemlJnts hnve been Iler. f'ctcd with the Union Puclf1c' uncI thnt the Mllwnukee will not build. at leU'lt not nt prescnt. 'l'hero 18 S0ll10 grumbling 011 the pllrt or rnllwuy cmployes III the West. but nothing hUll occurred to ' , 'Ufo rnntlny UIlClIsillellS /lpprohensloll ot allY trouble. Oooler went her hnH helped retnll trmle . Iodernto ndvnnces are 1I0ted 111 mlln , commoclltle8 , wh\1e \ Iroll nnd Hteel nro nan. tcrlnl1 ' higher. With coni obtllilluble mnny furllllces thut hllvo beell crippled Cor a 1I10llth or moru nro expectl'll la I'csumo operutlons on tht ! former 11I1'g8 scale , 'fhe Northwcst III mnklllJ. ; Bub. Htalllt 11 Illlns In the Jencrlll'olllmlJ 01 /luslne'H. / 'L'he Nflrth I\'l'lIt 10ll ll tlao cOin try. I.IIHt week l\IilllllJUlolI1I ) IJrolw m'lJry Ilrevlolls record with II pruduetlon of 'l.la , ' sao burrelH of lIour. ' .rho lIour demllnd h 1:0011. with InfJulr ' eomhlJ : frolll VCr'y ! flunrter IIl1d the ) lroslect ) Cllvornble Cor IlIJllvy grinding by the Northwestern 1111I1f to the turn oC the yellr , Ol'nln recllItlt ! IIrc IncrlJlIShlJ : IIOUllJwhut. Jubhlng IInll mnlluCllcturln lines IIro doillII / HnUIICac- tory buslneHs. 'l'ho hunkll relIl.t ) the f1l1nnc\al \ tone very Cllvorllhle. 'l'he whont mllrket hils belJn cOlltlnu , ously IItrollg , ) ) lIrtly 111 IIYIIIlIlUIY ) wltb the strength In corn. 'l'hero Is little , , 'hent 111 l\IhlllelllolIs ) uncI not mOl'e than enough coming to HUP111y the mills , while , mlllerH lIelllng lIour freely hl\vo been hid. I jerH p.\'ery dny for whellt to nrrlve. I [ ; : ,1 , ! ; l ? s ) . _ _ -T _ . . . . . . . . . . . Chlcngo-dllllllJ , cumlnon to 1II'rue ! , $4.00 to $7 , O ; hogll , shlppln ; frlldetl , I f4.2 to $7,15 ; aheep , fllir to choice , 2.oo to $3.CiO ; whent , No , 2 red , 70e to nel : : orn , No.2 , e to Me ; outs , No.2 , 20 < < : to 28c : rye , No.2 , 4He to 40e ; hllY , tlm. : lthy , $8. O to $1J.i : O ; 11I'III1'1e , $0.00 to 13.oo : butter. cholco creamery , 21c to 2.1c ; cggs , frl'sh. 1& to 22e ; potutoc , Ijiie to 42e per bUlihel. I Jndillnapolis-Cllttle , shipping , $3.00 to HGO ; hogs , choice light , $ ' 1.00 to $7.00 ; I sheep , cummon to prime. $2.t : 0 to 3fjO : wheat , No.2 , 70c to 71e ; corn , No. 2 white , ( lOc to 01c ; oats , No. 2 white , 31 ( ' to 32c. , I St. r.ouls-Onttle , $4.GO to $ { .2fi : hO H , :1.00 : to $7.00 : sheep , $2GO to $1.00 ; wheat. No.2 , USc to Ue : corn. No.2 , 55e to t : Gc ; ontll , No.2 , 2Uc to 3Oc ; rye , No.2 , 4-7c to 48c. Clnehlllntl-Cllftle , $4.riO to $ Gi ; houlI , $4,00 to $ i.2 ; Hheep. $2.JO ; 10 $3,2 $ , wheut , No.2. i4e tu 7 c ; corn. o. mlxl'd , U2c to Oc : ! ; Ol1tll , No.2 ml'tod , 30c to a1c ! ; f'e , No.2. filc to 2c. Dotrolt-Cllftle. $ a.oo to $ U5 : ! : ho , FaOo to : ji0.00 ; shlJcp , $2.1'i0 ' to Hoe ; \Vheut. No.2 , 74c to 7Uc ; corn , Nil. : J rellow , flrie to IIBe : ont ! ; , No. a whitl : . . Hc to 3rie : rye , "Ve to riOc. 'III lilwllu1wl'-Wheat. No. 2 northl'rn , I 72e to 730 ; COMl , No.2. 01c to Ur : : Olltll , No.2 white , 32e to aac : rye , No. I , ! iOe ' : u 2c ; bnrlcy , No.2 , 03e to tHe ; Ii0rlC , ness , $17.40. 'l'oll'o-Whent } , No. 2 mixed , 740 to ific ; corn , No.2 mixed , 42c to 43c ; oats , No. 2 mixed , 27c to 2 e ; clover Hce , Irltn , $ O.i , Uuffalo-Oattle. choice ! shipping IItee\'ll , 4.00 to $7.7 ; hUgH. fllir to llrhlle. 4.00 .0 $7.2fi ; Hheop , fllir to cholco , $ : t : ; to' ' a.il : illwbs , common to cholcu , $ .1.00 o $ .f O. Now York-Cattle , $ { .OO to $7.ooj loglf" $3,00 to $7.00 ; 8beep. $3.00 to ; 3.75 ; wheat , No.2 red , 70e to 17c ; l'Oru. o. 2 , Me to 110e ; ollts , No. 2 whit/ ) , tic to &Oc ; buth'r , cI'ellworl , c to 24cI 'iP ' , wuterD , 20c to 28c. : : 'J. : < ' Ijj ) . ' ' " ! .JU " : , _ ' . F'- : 7ron , ' ; I. . , ( + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + fEBRASKA i t 1 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Dr Stephen S. Miller , coroner o. . Dawson county , died suddenly. MiCJ9 Laura Gregg , organizer and lecturer of the Stnte Sulrrn e assoc- IItion. addressed a lalile audience " , Humboldt Jast we k. J.M. Hann1l at Ainsworth , received nil nbdomlnnl WOUnd by tryhlR to rope II ollif with a knlte io hlB hand. 110 Is seriously hurt. West's Itrocery sturo at St. Paul WIIS badly Ihll1ltlHed by re Sunday lUornlng Most Of the 8toole was saved. The loss Is covered by Insur- unce. ' 1'l1e 14 yeur old son ot Daniel Kes. oohll , reshJlng Ove mlles west ot Do- utrlce was badly injured by being thrown trom a pony. The chancoo tor the Jad's reoovery urc tu voralJie. Articles ot Incorporutlon haTe been flied by Ute Uomun Oathullc catbe- drnl building board , whlcb hUll been orHunlzed to erect II oatherdl1l fu Omahl1. Whllo thrcshlng neur El11s. GOttO county , Chris Knooho. a prominent German furmor , hud the mlsfllltun to run the Une of 11 pltchtork In bls right oye. 'l'ho dootor has little hopes of saving the 'njured ' optic. Oonduotor Hothlock , Drakcma. Worl11sley und unothor brakeman were budly bruised by a train on the Missouri Pucillo near Nebraska CIty , plunging throuKh the bridge In 'be creek twenty teet bolow. ' 1'ho ordlnanco aHowln"Y. . 1' . O. Kenyon ot Omaha to purchase tbo. ahanllonod lines to the old stook yards a8 wlthdn\\VD by the C ) lUIOU . andu new one 111 fOduccd , cqulrlng a $100 tortea t us It BUllruntco , ' 'I P.V Dlrkhous r wus showIng his. frleuds a Becolld lUwth ot 8traw. . berries tbnt bo picked trom hl8tarm' south ot Papllllon 111St week. 'l'be berries wore well formed and wotI . . . rlpenod. ' 4' A ml1l1 named Young was stabbod" by 11 tellow tww chuylor ut. a dunce given at the homo ot David Kluck. near Rlchland , Youn 's condition Is 80rlous. Ills assallunt i8 being pur8ued. Many ImprOVemeIJt8 have been made at Yutun during tbe last . , oar. Fifteen now houscs have beeu bulltB $5,000 church erected , two ether I churcbes repaired. und manT brlo . slde\yu ! ' I ! tl : i . . Coroner McCabe ot Ltnootu coonty . wlIJ exnmlne Into the cause ot deatb ot a man at WaUuce , found uudor n wugon lJox. and of the deatb at R. A. Urown , a mall drl VOl between here and Gundy , who , from all uppear- unces , droppe dead on his route Hobert Tllompson , alias Joy , who hus just completed a year'8 term In the pelltentlury ror burglary In Oum- ' 1m , was met by a detective when no stcPlled trom prison and taleen ta Cunuda , where ho has a ten yeurs' soutence tu servo. John Wilson , un old Implement dealer ot ' 1'rlllUlIul1 , wus severely and pwJulJly ! fatally Injured by being kicked uy II hurso. Ono of his I gs Js brokon. some teeth lawcked out and he \ \ as rendered unconscious tor several - oral huurs. Oharles Ogoms , a prosperous farmer - er , committed sulcldo with a 22.oa1l. . ber rlflo at his hOlue eight miles nortbwest or Gibson , becuUSQ his threshlllg wac ; delayed and the payment - ment ot a few small debts retar ed. Jl1s home rcl.1tlulls wcre pleasqn , ; . I ltany A. , FIsher , n young turm l llvln ( ! just east of J'aIlR ! CIty bud a IIno hUlse. new buggy and hurness' stolen. Bo Lied the borse to a hitch , rack In the main part of town and : weut to do sume tradlug. lIe wag gone Icss than thirty minutes. On hl9 return the hOl80 was gone. A t a 8peclal moetl ng of the bond' of directors of the Wahoo Luther academy It was decided to erect & ' : neIY schonl building at a cost or $18- , 000. p , L. IJlyw , an architect trom ; Llnculn , was appoluted to draw uPi the pluns and hpecillcations. Work w111 be cOllllllellccd us soon as the plans are ready. 'l'he site lor th ! .Iulldlng Wll1 selected ut sunrise j ' with proper ceremonies. ' ; , 'l'he persccutlon brought by Gover- 1 nn : Savage ug.tlnst Hurry lJurrls , & ; carpenter whu Is churged with smug'f lIlIg opium Inlo the pententlury , Is. likely tu bo droppeo , as the two IIIflStl ! ; Impurtant witnesses have dlsap- " peared. 'l'hey were short term coo- . . / ; ' VICtS who had been dlsohar ed. ' An order hus beeu issued by AdJo- ' tant General Colby lIJustering outl Company I , Secunrl re hnent , Nc- ' 'br Iska National Gllurd. stationed at I T cJlllsoh. 'l'he principal ortlcerR resigned - ; signed some tlruo IIgu and the com- I puny failed to elect n captuln , Udlllg" , no line whu cared tor the plnce. 'l'hl ) Millard Rilles of Omaha may DO aB slltned to11I / the vacanoy clcated. D ow men die trolD overwork.Vorq Is almost II harwless as a Ifle Hi del.