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'RECITALS OF CAMP AND BAT.
, TLE INCIDENTS.
:8ur'Ivorll of the I'tchcl1lou Relnt ! !
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1\tnuJ ; ArutllluJ , : nllll BtnrtJhlllIucl'
IIrlltl ! of l\tnrehe , Cnntl' I.lfe , FornI : '
.hlll I 1pcrlcucc8 nllll JJnttlc Seenc. .
At U l'Ul'unt hlllll'olllptll CUlIIll.lh'In !
. . " ( his l'lt ' ! luvlH'al old fl.lloWH. UH IIslIul.
, / hnl ! IlIlIch to a ' of the elvll , , WI\I' . pnr.
tlclllrnl ' eIIl'I'I'nln ) e\'cnts UIIl ) ell"
eUJ1\Htnncl'H \ In which thc ' eltllll' ! 1111(1
nrtll'lllntl'd or were able to relntc with
thsOUllllcst ! I'casous for helluf In thclr
tl'lIthfuhwss , gvuI' ' 1111111 In the little
grolll ) hnd nulrull the mlOl' of hosUle
powller. uull ua h hn IWllrlwuul ! to thu
"re1.wl 'ull" I\S \ It cnllle fro 111 tt'cuchcs.
. ' 0 Vel' HuldH , ou mouutuln tops nnd lu
the \'nlll' 'H ,
t Ou this : -peclnl : occasion Incllunts !
, 1II00'U or less relating to till. ! bnttlo of
; \ 'Get ( ' 8b\1l' were tnllcd nbout. Au old
( 'lcl'lt In on ! ! of the epnrtlllcnts , who
I ( 'urrlus with hll11 constnntl ' n Hom'enlr
II of thnt terrIJle strllJ.gle In the shnpe
, 'Of nu el11pty sleeve. tel of cm'tnlu ex-
! pcl'lcllees thnt befell him nfter he be- .
I cl11no hOl'H de combat. lIe wns I'eslll-
, . , Ing In Green Mountain Stllte when
: bllgles tll'st cl\UClI men to nrms to Have
the union. nn though he hnd not been
n vl1lleed to n1Un's estate , be enlisted
t. 1)rOmlltl ' In n Yel'l11ont regiment. nn
. from tIt'st to last ha Its full shnre of
.I 'fighting. IIls sto ' , embelllshell with
\ mnny points of bUl110r , hnll : ret con.
, sldel'blu patbos with It. nnll Is gh'en
.ns nen ' 1 ' ns the writer cun recollect.
In his own ve1'lHlculnr ,
J , "I reculved m ' quietus. " he said , "on
i 'the second dny of the Gettyshurg tlght.
lOne thing I recollect lIerfectl . nn thnt
" Is the nv was n scorcher. I'm taU , .
1- Ing about'the caloric In the ntmospbere
' ) . , J10W , not abollt t e heut o'f the fight.
. l\Ien on both sl es Itnu\\ ' all about that.
I About four o'clock In the afternoon ' I
: , was Imecllng on one knee. nil 'rea y
to tnlnnother shot , when all of a
,
sudllen I thougbt n hornet stung me.
: 'Wen. It wus a hornet ; but It wus malic
'Of lend nn came out of u confel1erate
rifle. I soon found thut out and repol't-
i11 to the rQRr In double qulclc order.
I hu been on the tlgbtlng line nenrly
the enUre day , an wus perfectly fag-
ge out.
"Wen. U8 I could show bloo , I was
ipassc on. and I sweur that then I felt
us IC I were on n vucatlon. I wanted
.a rlnk of good. cool wuter , for tbat
remaining In my canteen was , a8 hot
as It It hlld been boiled ; so I went on
looking tor n river. or n brook. or
spring. or any pInel' where I could
.quench my thirst. Soon I found one In
.a sort ot little grove. It was Just bub-
bUng , and gurgUng , nnd sparkllng ,
: nn I thought It WI18 one of the prettiest -
tiest sights I ever saw In my ute. ]
Just lay down 'on my stomuch an ,
'with my wounded ann thrust eep IntJ
the water , I drank my fill. r nevCI
" bad sucb n refreshing raught In all
my born days. It put new life In me ,
an I remember to tbls day tbat ] sai
down tor 11 long time und won eretl
among other things , If there \\'asn'1
good trout fishing In the stream , Then
after the long rest , I resumed m ' Jour
ney. I Imew I wus bound to pull uI
somewbere , and I didn't care mucl
'where.
I "I badn't gone fnr. when I met tW (
oflleers , They had boxes un er the II
arms , uml It was not dllllcult for nil
to recognize them as me lcal omcers
' ' both of them
'fbey were 'oung men ,
and after Il short tnllc with me nn nl
exumlnatlon oC my woundc'III .
they begnn to tl k to each other nbou
mortltlcatlon anll amputation , nnd nl
that sort of tWng. at the snme time III
forming me that It WI18 nccessar.r tc
cut my urm otI then un therc , 'l'he ;
fissurc me of thelt' regret thut the ;
had notblng In the nuture of unues
tbetlcs. I kicked. metaphorically nne
physically , I wunted to go to a bospl
tal. but they sal nay. nn the rcsul
Is here , " and he hel 'up whnt remuillec
, of the urm.
" ' of the doctorK fixed
"One' me up ani
mnde me reel Ter ' comfortnble , aUI
" the other' gave me the biggest drlnl
.of brandy I ever hnd n my IIf thn
mnde me more comfortable.
"An now comes the thlr sccnc 11
" this eventful tragedy. "
I Here the veteran waxe put betic un ,
I grew p tlc.
"It wfis n.carlng or quite sun ow :
wben the i tll1COns met llIe. anll I e [
. .
A jo'e tbelr compuny Cor about hnl
I nn hour. wbon I went my way an
they continued on their journey. Abotl
elgbt o'clock over Il little range of hllll
I sa\v the big , roun , ) 'ellow moo
tloo lng the countr ' with light. 'l'h
evening W S growing cooler , nn
was rea y for all the repose I coul
get. I saw by the moonlight n bur
or outbuilding oC some Itln , an
ma e for It. Wben I loolte In tl1
door I SIlW It was nlready occuple (
but there Willi room for one more. 'I'll
tempornry tenants were scattere
aroun In all lrectlons , SODle slttin
up uguln8t the wall an others suplu
on their backs on the tIoor. 'l'hey wet
( all soldiers , IU1d I notlcel llItrtleulnrl
.
" one who wu sitting , do\\'n with hi
I : , n1Uslet ; : between his knees , 11011
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leaning against Bome bOUl'dsoboc1
( said anythlbg to me , so I pntt'red wltl
out the slJhtest ) ccremon ' nnd WI
, , : asleep b lore the seeond hnn oC
, ; cloclc coul tnWC1'He the tenth llI1rt (
, V Its circle. Tile sun was high In tl
, f.1. hca\'eus wb t1 I awoke. ami I notlel
that my roommates were sUIl nslee ]
: Tbe man with the rUle between h
I knees was In the sume attltu e an I
were ull tile others. Yes , the ) ' were a
In u slumber trom wblch they wi
/ j Dever a wilko until 11 trumpet 10U I
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tbnn Itn ' 'et sOUllllcd on earth shnll
cull tlwm l.I\cl { to lite ngaln. "
I Anothul' lUemher or the little com.
lll\n ' 1'elnl\1 : UII IlIcldl'nt which came
ullder his Ill'I'iOnnl. ob ervntlon nt or
I. 111'n1' Oett 'shll1'g tlmlug that thrl"O n 's'
,11ght. , lIu told IIf 11 t10hller In It COUl'
lltn ) ' thnt Wl'ut In enrl ' In the Ul1h"1tge.
u\'nt 1I11l1 ( 'n Ule out ufter Its shure of
II-thtltl ! olll ' rOl' the renOI1 ! thnt ncarly
, unl' ' man III It WUR either Itllle or
i \\lUlU.I , I. ' ! 'he sohller I"efl'rrcli to pln "
ed Oil ' , Il' 1111111tIll' "et'l'ltIl snl . lIe
I \\'UR In lo\'u with his tl ( l.le , nnd , as a
I elll'rnl thlllJ. : . whel1 he wnsl1't lighting
I he WUII Ih1l1llu . 'rhe splirlt oC wnr IIml
the Houl of music both " "ere.ltnl " es.
t senceR of hlH being. Ills stOl' ' , bow.
eVe1' , which wns Insplrc b ) ' t1m events
rl1ntell ! h ' the cOJt\1'I\ \ or the empty
BICI'e , wns to the effect thut on the
morning of the third dny oC the bnttle
he'nu l'rln b ' n bnrn nttncbell tea
a hosteln' Imo\\'n ns " rhe , Tnvern of
the 'l'h1'ee Stnrs , " hend sounds coming
from It nu ) ooklng In Coun It to bu u
sort of hnstlly ImllrO\'lse hORpltnl.
" 'rhere were nt lenst a score of sold.
IC1'R luhl out In cots 011 the 1100ra , nll
more or less \\'oumled. Severnl of them
w l'e past nil surgcr ' . ' 1'0 his nmnze-
ment he snw the muslclnn , wbo hnll
suffere the loss of n leg , lIe wns , ' of
course , ) ylng on his bnck , but the stuml )
of his 11mb wns proppe up , lIe hnd
a plensed expression on his counteunuce ,
his well.beloved tl le un et' his chin
nu wns IlIllng the room with music ,
"The most benutlfulnn pl1thetlc 11ll1't
ot tbe vlcture was the cnlm , s\\'eet ntll1
smiling expression of the poor fellows
who were being regac with Its mel < r
les.
"It seemed , " said the spenler , "af !
IC a bentltlcutlon fr0111 hcayen rcsted
upon the plnce an Its cheerful glory
shone In the COUlltL'llllnCe of every poor
sufferer within It.-Detrolt Frce Press.
Lee's Hefuent to I > lelcrsc.
Gencml EJ. p , Alexnn er relutes In
the CuntUl' ' tbesu Interesting wor s
of Genernl Lee , just before the surreu.
del' . General Alexnn er 1m'Ing propose -
pose tbnt the Confederate sol lers be
Iluthorlze to ! sperse , un report to
Geneml Jobnston or to the Governors
of the Stutes , General Lee rellIe :
"Suppose I were to n opt ) 'our suggestion -
gestion , how mun ' O you suppose
woultl get away'l"
I replle : "I think two.thlrds oC us
coul get away. We shoul be like
rabbits und partridges In the bushes ,
Hn they could not scatter like thut
to cntcb us. "
" 'Yell , " he said , "I have less than
f > lxteen tbousllnd Infuntry with urms
In tbelr hun s. Even If two.thlrds ot
these got a wuy It woul be too small
Il force to uccompllsb uny useCul reo
suit , either with Johnston or with the
Governors of tbe Stutes , But Cew
would go to Johuston , tor their homes
huve been overrun by the enemy. and' '
, the men will want to go first and look
ufter theIr fumllles. As to any help
fl'om Europe. I hu ve never believed in
, It , I uppreclate tbut the surrender oC
I this urm ; } ' Is , In ced , the eml of the i
Confedernc ' . But tbat resolt Is now
Inevitable nn must be fnced. An as
, Chl'lstiun men , we have no rlgbt to
choose a course from prl e or personal
, feelings. We huve slmpl ' to see whut
we cnn do best for our country un ( ] I
, p < , ollie. Now. If I woul n opt YOUI :
suggestion nnd or er this nrm ' to ls.
I > CI'Sr , tbe men , going homeward wou1 < )
be under no conirol , wou l be without
food , 'l'he ' arc already demornllzed
h ' four 'enrs oC wnr , n 1 woul sup
1)1 ' their wnnts by violence nn [ llun.
del' . 'I'he ' woul soon become little
! lettcr thnn bnnds of robbers , .A stnto
, of soclet ' woul result throughout the
1 Houth. from which If woulll require
, 'cars to recover , 'fhe enem "s cn vnlr ) ' ,
too , would pursue to cntch at least
eJlUml oll1ecl's , nll would hnrnss nna
. de\ustnte sections tbnt otherwse ! the
) will lIeyer visit.Iol'eoyer , " he sal ,
"us to m 'self. I am too ol to go t ( '
busbwhucltlllg , nnd e\'eu If It werE
: . right to order the IIrm ' to disperse ,
the enl ' course to pursuu woul be to
. sun'Cluler m 'selt to Geneml Grunt.
Hilt. " he ndded. "I cnn tell you fOt
'our comfort thl1t Grunt will not < le.
IIInlld all 'uncon ltlollnl s\l1'rCllller :
lIe will Ive us hOllornble nn IIbeml
tUl'IIIS , simply l'elluh'lng us not to JtlE
up urms agllin until uxchunged , " lIE
thell went on to tell me thnt he wns lu
cOl'l'espollllunce with' G1'I1nt , nn ex.
pected to meet him In our renr nt IC
II , m" when he woul.l . necppt the term I
that hall been I lllllcnted.
Josh nilllll 8' PhlloRolhy.
Iullce Iz the sltum of Iwwnr lce.
Fnlth Iz a lon chnln with u heel , III
each Clul of It ; hopu hath tt brite , e 'e
IUlll Iwn see In the dnk az well az It
the light ; ebarlty Iz the Icreed 0'
1ll'1t'eu ,
'I'hare IU'e fu peoph' II ? wlzu nz the :
Ihlnl , thl' ' al'e , anl ( less so foollsb It
they m'e SUlposed ! to br. .
' ] ' 0 he Idle , nn not Indolent. , 11. ,
wltoe : mnn's Ilrerogative.
: \Inn wnz 1I0t mnde lor pence , but fCY
wnr allli ne\'er Iz a 'hnppy (1101' ( pro
gressh'e ) ns when he Iz tlteln sum
thing ,
We shoul be yory blest Indeelllf w'
wuz ollly hnrt' nz hl1ppy uz we tr ; t
mnke others think we lire ,
It seems to be the stud ' ou cUn
nlng mall to pnss hlmf > elf off tor mon
than he Iz worth , and of u wlze one
fOl' less ,
' ' ' Iz better '
'l'hlll'e no eYldence ov
mnn's renl sUllerlol'It ' . thnn to see hln
anxious to llrnlse the snme suporlorlt'
In others ,
. \ . careful exnmlnntlon oC tlto tree
that 111'0 strucl , b ' lightning shows tlta
over hnlC of them llI'e popillr. I"rot :
tbls fllct scientists conclude thnt th
"oplur bus somu vnlue ns u conducto
of lightning. ' 1'herefore , agriculturist !
are advIsed to plant thQse h'ees In U
vIcinity ot their turlD buildings.
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PREVENTED MURDERING
Orand hlnnd 1111111 UI , umClI Rnd Crlm ,
\'t'rtl'll , ,
Grand Island , Neb. . May 20-J. J.1
Arp was upon murder bent last oven
lng , but fortunately was distHI11el
bot9re any damage WIIS done. Arl
has been employed at the UnlOi
Pucillc shops. Amen soveIl11 uther
ho WIIS discharged ) 'esterday tor bo
lug drunk. .rhe discharge lIugrro ,
him and he went tu his homo InlU
u ly muo . On the way homo It I
presumed he dranlt some moro ant
was under the Inllueuce ot whlsl ]
wben ho IIrrlved. He cor 1plalnd
about tbo dlschar o IInd took down'
WInchester , 32 cllllbre , and began tC
Illako lhreats. Ills .vtre plea Jed wltl"
hIm but could not. Induce heJ 11us'
band to desist , .rhe toreman , tom.
porurlly , who had dismissed the mnn ,
lives not fnr away. Ills name Is Mr.
Lovo. Mr. Lo\'o and tnmJly reside ,
In tile resldenco of W. F. McDaugh ,
IIn , n counclll11 n IIrH1 tmnerly : : em.
ployed liS a 'D , . lcSIl.tth . with the
Union Pacific. 1tIcLaughlin boarde
with t110 Love h.r.Jly , In his OW [
, home , and suddcnly was caHed by 5.
vl orous Imocl to the do r. TIc
heard CI nslderable cOllllllotlon. An
stood outside , his wife clinging tc
blm at ono arm nnd his child aL thl
otber , When McLaughlin' opened
the duor he at , once saw that some
thln was up and qulcldy dIsarmed
the belll ert nt and called the IOIICE :
authorities , who promptly arrested
Arp , keeping blm In jail over thE
nll-ht : In order to aHow 111m t coO'
o ( ] ' . Ho Is still under arrest und It
has not as yet bcen deUnltely decided
what complaint will be entered
agal nst 111m.
.
One AglInst Fifty
Manila , May 20-Lhmtenant WalltCl
or the conRtabulary , who yesterday
was reported mIssing atter the recent
fighting In the Islnnd of Cebu wasj
It became Imown today , kJlled by a
supedor band of tanatlcs whlcl1 sur ,
rounded Lieutenant \Valker's \ party
Two or the o..nstabulary were also
kJllcd and three captured. Two 01
these prisoners were murdered. One
or them cscaped.
William Ballon , formerly private
1n the FJrteenth cavalry , Is the namQ
or the cavalryman who , alone , checked
the second rush of the Insurgents at
Suc1atan , Island of l\I1ndanao May , 1ft
and defended the AmerIcan dead and
wounded un tl1 relJeved.
It was at Sucla n that Capt. Olough
Overton and PrIvate Hauy Noye.
were kIled and PrIvate Harlow was
wounded by tJfty Insurgent prIsoners
whom I they were guarding. , Thf
fourth member oi the party was wm
Dallon , who was not wounded ,
The situation In some of the dls.
trlcts of Cebu Is regarded tiS serious.
II. Is reported that the total of the
bands of Insur ents In tbe field ex.
ceeds 1.500. . Colonel 'l'aylor of the
constabulary reports that he enemy's
forces arc dlsperrlng , lIe says tbe
1taInstabuiary Is capable of suppres.
lliQg the dl.sorders and predicts anim.
rrovement In the situation. It 1'1 be ,
lIeved here that the adoption QC en.
ergetlc measures'wlll be necessary te
" , upress the disturbance.
Telephone Girls 00 Out.
TecuIDseh , Neb , 1\1ay 20-Tht
tour central girls In the employ 01
the Nebrnska ' 1'elophone company at
this point arc striking. ' .rl1oy want
more payer less hours , The girls say
they have been workln ! : nine hours
per day each for sixteen dullars pOl
month. 'll1ey demand of thncom.
pany that the hours elthor be cut
down to seven , or that they be In ,
creased to twenty dollars per montb.
They claim the } ga\e tbo company
notlae of tbelr demands some ten
days ago. tlnd thleatened to quit last
ltrlday night , . 'l'ne local manager
pro va lied upon them to remain at
work , whlnh they did until 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. , A t that time
those at the swltchboarJ left the
room and the others retusod to go
to work. Manager L. A. Denny 01
the local station says there has been
a misunderstanding between the
gIrls and the company. He seems to
tbtnk tl1e girls dQ not Intend to work
In any event. Auditor l\IusseDltln ]
came down trom Lincoln yesterday
anO Intended to settle the matter ,
but without succes i. ' .rI.le company
gays I t will fill the pi aces made
vacant by the striking glrl'3 ut once ,
In tact two operators from out ot
town arrl ved t.hls afternoon and It
Is said tbey are now at work.
Strucl ( y n Wild Engine.
Wellington , Kas. , May 20-North.
bound Rock Isund ] p1sEellger train
No. 30 , ue In Cldwell ] at noon , waf
atruclc by all engIne from tho.Cald.
well yards a HIlle sou Lh ot that sta.
tlon today , Wilber Bllrltett , of Cald.
well was kl11ed IInd overal ethers
were bad ] ) ' Injured , umoll { tltem
Postal Clerk Myers. 'l'he engineer
and ( Jremun escaped serious Injury by
Jumping , None of the coaches loft
the traCie ,
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.ENID HAS FLOOD
Oltr.AUOU.TOWS : na\\STr.U UY.\ .
CLOUD UUHST.
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HUNDREDS HOMELESS
COl1J ! I "ITIIUUT W\USISO wun.lt
. l' Ol'I.I SLIUU' .
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HEAVY DAMAGE DONE
l'ro(1l\rt ) ' VRII1 Je In the Tmt'll I'llt lit
8300,000'hl(11 : \Iny bl' AIIII'II
TuU1J1t"uter In IlllU81h' ,
Enid , Ok , May 2-Uundn 1s ot
persons were reDlorml ! homeless and
property dn lJa ed to the exten 1. . ot
$3 ' 0,000 In the Bnld bottolUs by tI
cloudburst that struck west of tnls
city at ntldlll 1t last nhtht. ' 1'he
D gre ate damage will doubtless bo
raised much big her by losses snstal n-
cd between EnltJ and the scat oC the
storm. At 12 ( ) 'oloelt a banI ( : of
.water three feet high and 200 feet
WI do s'ept down throu h the .bot-
toms , carrying houses and every"
thing betore It. It came upon Enid
without warning , whllo l1Iost of Its
cltlzcns were asleep. Within n few
minutes n hundred honses were partly -
ly or completelv submerjed. Resou-
ers went to work hUlUodlately and all
last night labored IlIdustrlou'Sly savIng -
Ing persons from perilous posltJolls
uld : nldlng those dri\'en from theIr
homes. Today It was Cound that
soYer'al hundred were homeless.
MallY pltl1blo scelles were witnesserl
as the people stllcC1 around waiting
f l' the \vater to subside. Many had
lost e\'erythlng they possessed. The
ci tlzens arc bnslly engaged re1\c.vln \
tbo dIstress but tbe means ut 110lld
are Inodequate. ' .rhe rumf:1U : the
past ten d Ys has been the heavest !
In the hIstory of Oltlahoma and Indications -
dications ure that more wJII follow ,
Reports oC the losses I n the country
west of Enid are mcure ! , but It Is
believed t bat heavy damage was
done.
Falfs to Return Team.
IIumboldt , Neb" May 25-A. D.
Snow. a ] ocal liveryman. Is 11avln
considerable tlouble ] ocatlng one of
his drl vlng teams , which was taken
out of the barn sevela ] days ago by
stm' ger and bas not been heard
from slnlJe , although telegraphs
and telepbone wIres hav ; ) been kent. .
busy. 'Mr. SnoN S ( nt a messenger t
till' ellst end at lhe county LtJJS
mJrolng to Investigate a rllIDor lhllt
a strancer was near Rule IIttenJpt-
lug to dlsD' se ot a team IInd bU IlY.
'rhe man arrived In the city on
Tuesday nIght's train troUl th < ! east
! n company wIth a Yuun woman whn
passHl as hIs wife , .rhoy stopped at
he Central hotel , the man registerIng -
Ing alE 11\1' . O. n. ' .rlwmpson , St.
J Je" but neglecting to JCglster for
bls companion , The landlord : ralled
to EcrUtll\Ze \ t Ie register caretully
and sUDrosed the man had rCjtlster- :
ed fOl' hJruself and wife uutll the
f'Jllowlu day The stranger stayed
a out the hlJtel all dllY1 cvldcntly
not caring to 5h lW himself In public ,
which action aroused the suspicion
of the landlord , who started to In-
YIStl1Ht only to find that ' .r11ODlpson
I.a Irad.u livery rig nnd started
with hIs companion to tal\e a drlvo
Into the country , prom Is In ! ; to re.
tJrn la r W l dneday evonl ug. 'J' e
lUau was about twenty.two years olu
and his compaul n was about eight-
eell. ' 1'110 team was brown poules
and from tne description turnlshed
Mr. Snow Is quite positive the team
'It Hulo Is hIs.
Falls from n tHgh Cliff.
D adwood , 1 : > , D. . May 25-Waltor
G z'JII u i , III no yea rs old , the son oC
Mrs. Wmlam Steyeus of the First
ward , Deadwo d , was Instantly
I\lIled by falling from " rown
nocls , II a cllif o\'er 11 ft.y . toet high
In the lower pan of Deadwood. Ills
neolt was IJrolcen and his skull
crushed
l'he boy , In company with seyeral
others , was clllll blug the face ot the
: lIlf. and a boulder to whlcl.l he was
: lIngln . part WII } ' to the top , started
1rom Its loose bed and precipitated
] Im to the bottom. 'L'he boy struck
eY"ra ] projectln led\es \ ! In the des.
; : ont and It Is probable that be re-
; : eh'cd sulll : Iont Injuries to produce
:1e.11 : h heroro he rCllched the bottom.
The laa fell over forty feet and
.he boulder I hat he dislodged. fell
HI top of hllp , crushing him bad ] ' .
Jumps from the BIg Bridge.
New York , May 2- , -A n unl\nlJ\\
L , In sitting In IIU Opell rar OJlSSII'K '
Hlool\hn lIrllhc surldenly all l > tJd
wilen the car wa In the mlOdlo of
tlln center span and running to tllO
4 'il' of the IIrldge , jurnpt'd Into tllo
ier. lie tbre\\ his hat In the tace
or n IIr lIIan who trlod to seize him
liS ho ttood : polsod on tile ( \l e of the
tresUa work and then dlvcd hend fhst
hohllnj.t I ) lighted cl ar b tween hlll !
teet ! . ! . Ills body rose to the surfoce
IUlIllidlately ntter the pluuge und
was curried away by the curreDt.
I INDIAN COURT OF JUSTICE I
IrVII. In.Hons WlIun : UIWISIONIt AIUI
Iml.J ) ( ) l UUI " 1'JUNF.U.
Dead\vood , S. D. , May 2.1.-JlJI o
.John 11. Burus , who recently vlsltod
Pine Hldgc lndilin agellCY , ! 1ays MII-
jor John n , Brellll n , the lI ent , hils
or lInlzer1 n court IIll10ng the Indl ans
whoso prncttce Is dcoldely unlquo.
'l'ho court Is composed CJf four Cull
blood ludlaml. nOllo of whom clm
spenk the EfI lIsh hIllRun e , but they I
deport themselves with oxceedlng
dignity. The , nil wen l' black broad.
cloth and clorlcal Prluce Abert ]
coats on all occnslons , 'l'1.1elr author.
lly seems qlmost unlimited , nnd In
the distribution oc the pl'ODerty ot n
decendent , they net wlttJOut re ard
tlJr the white man's right ot dissent ,
depending altogether 011 their na.
tlvo sense or right and justice which
Is rarely brqlRht Into question.
The chief justIce Is 'fhunder Hearl
nd the IUBoclnte justIces are Fast
Horse , Stnndlnl ; ear and Iron OIlH\ ' .
Wlille Jlld e Hurns was at the Uj.eUCf !
he attended a sltLln ot the court un
a \'ory Il1Iporlallt case , and he suys
the judges see.lled greatly Impres < ; erl
with the sulnmnitv ot their tJutlos ,
' 1'ha case WIlS a hinsL Sam Blacl <
WeIr , se\'enty-tl1ree ycars old ,
chargeel with tbe desecration ot the
grave of Louisa Pretty Cloud a youn ! ;
woman for whoso hllnd he ball for.
merely strh'en. ' ] 'he ) 'oung woman
had refused to marry the old man
Ilnd .shortly aCterwards had marrlcd
Illlother man. n er death OCClll red a
little whllo atter her marriage , alld
she was b1lrled , IIccordlnl { to lndilln
custom , iu a solitary jtravo : , on a hili
top. A rew da's after her burIal It
was tound tlmt the body had been
exhumed and stripped of alii ts cloth.
Ing. Part uf her burial roba nad
been U oape decorated wIth ellts teeth
worth several hundred dollars. Tbls ,
wh110 somewhat damaged had nol
huen takell a WHY Crom the grave , so
It was concluded that rcb1.lCry had
not been the motl ve. HIuck Wol !
had been seen at'a cabin near the
IfIlveabout , the limo the body WIIS
taken up , and had borrowed an axe ,
without n helve , putting In the
handle nlmselr. This was tound al
the grave , and/tbese witH otber' clr.
cumstances Indicated that bo was
( , bo oul \ > 1'1 t.
After bearing till the evidence t11e
judges sentenced the old man tQ six
months in hc uard hOU80 at the
agenoy , a &cycre cnough penalty
undcr tbe clrcumstanccs , owln8 to
t11e conditIon ot Ih6 guard bOllse.
JudRe Burns says wben the justices
af the court become bothered over
law question they roter It to tbe
'LIttle Futber , " meanln the agent
DrDyued at Sterlillg.
eJ'Sterl1nS' , Neb , May 23.-A tutlle al :
tempt tocross the Nemaha rIver on
a weakened brldgo In the edge of
town resulWd yesterday morning In
the death at three p rsons by drown.
lng , The victIms were Mrs , Ed.
luhllw , her slx.ycar-old son and the
woman's brother. Frank narlB , who
livcs on the Puhlkc rarm a few miles
south of twn.
The three lett home early in the
morning to drive to town. They found
the approaches to the brIdge sub.
merged by II. flood resutlng ] from n.
heavy rain storm last nIght. The first
approach was crossed Insatety but the
earth had been washed away on the
other side and I arns drove unsuapec' .
Ingly Into a deep hole , the horses
plunging In over their h ads and drag.
ilng the wagon and 1t"1 luclcles pas.
sengers atter them. Their pllght was
wItnessed by several persons , but they
were 000 tar dIstant to render assist-
ance. Harns Is reported tohavo made
a valiant effort to save his companIons -
Ions , but wlt110ut avail , the trIo Unal.
Iy oln down to death.
Searching parties two 110urs later
recovered the bodies about two hun.
feet below the brIdge , using hooks to
drag the bottom. 'l'hese cauuht up
the c10theR of the vlctlmsanrl brouuht
Lhelrbodlcs to the surface , ' 1'110 bodies
are now resting In an undertaklnl { os-
tahllshmnnt In town , awaIting the
abatement ot the n od so that the be.
reaved 'amlly can get across to claim
their dead ,
The rainstorm which WIl8 responsible
for the flood was unusually se\'ere tor
many miles up and down the Nemaha
bottoms , and all low lands adjacent to
the rl ver were under several feet oC
water t < Jday.
Thieving Tramp Arrested.
Long PI no , Neb. . May 23.Yes. .
tordoy morning while Anton Spemn ,
a tailor. was out ut his shop tor
a moment , n tramp with a lon lng
ror cleaner clothln enter d his cs.
tabllshment and stele three pairs of
hosl' trom the show window , The
loss was soon d Iscoverod and tlH !
marshal located the man In the rail.
road yards. A tter a sbort conIIne.
ment I n the village jail 110 was
turncd loose and hurried out of town.
Shut 1J11II jJlr.
Ulysses , Neb" May2s.-Jesse Moore
of this place shot , and killed hlmpel !
Friday afternoon at the home of I.rrrry
Itamsey , about live miles southwest of
"r here , where ho Wa. I employed as a
trm hand. ( Ie was tound slttlnIn /
, chair hi hIs room with R rille bctwe11 , !
hlH knees and put of his hCld Hhnt
way. At present It Is Impo slble 1 < :
to tell whether the shoot.Jng wns I\C'
cldental or a. lIuloicle. Moore waf
about twenty one years old and slollc. ]
8\ebt'ask. \ '
, { . Notes
Frnnk lJ'nrmer ul1d G. W. .lroalIl ] [
Drst ancl second tenor ot tbo Wes.
10Ylln quartet IIro 'llt borne till , I uno 1 !
whe they star I. on a summer tour
t cI1alltlluCuas.
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A tcw days II O whllo I.ko nenulleu ,
li'alls Olty WIIS descending 11 ladder
tlO stepped on a rUB y 111\11 , whlcb
wont thllJugh the 5910 oC his shoo
:11111 : lutu the boLtom uf his toot. lIes
\s \ laid up IIUlI In a very bad condltlol\ .
* * * ,
' 1' , A , Butcher , who hils servednIJ ,
principal of the Ashlllnd pUblJo
hhools : for the past year , Ims been
IPllolllto1 ; Inlltructor In the junior
'IIIrl1lll1 ' schuol at North Platte this
Hili 1 111 el' . Mr , Dutch'er Is "radunto
> f Wesel'an In the clJSS ot 1000.
,
* * *
i Mills Alllm Day , 11 youn" lad , .
III I ho Hell trho IHlbllo scbtJols , is iii
.lIllIdl\te for the nomlmatlon at
unty snpurlntondent at sohool 'nfi .
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th ) hands of the Jepllbllcan' party. ,
ha Is I1t prcsaraL pdl1clpal , 'of. the
,
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i ast sdlllol. I
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' ) . 'ho Exet er State , bnnk' Is n neVf
rmcerl1 winch will Btnrt busll1ess ntJ
m\etor. : Nel ) . , within the near Cutur .t
'rho blink hils lIIed IIrtlcles wltb ths
; ecrotary oC the stille bal1ldng board.f
l'ho Incorporaters arc II. O. l ckery.
W. W , Taylor and J. N , C01' .
* * *
Tl1e marrlo e at Miss Etta Foote ,
formerly t.f Linooln , IInd Mr. Unrry !
o\'ler , of lIrlsto ] , 1'enll. , occurrl'd nti
Green vllle , 'I'exlls , Illst week , MIss
i.i'ootc was furmerly enga"ed as' bookkeeper - !
keeper ut the Lincoln bote ] and : Mr.\ \
Sovler Is a promll1cnt young business
nlln ot Lbo Lone Stllr st te ,
* * *
Ertle Murdoclt , only daughter ot
Mr. and 1\rs , C. M. Murdoclc at Wy
more , was drowned this afternoon 101
1'll1k's ! lalcc. whOle the ninth grade !
Dt the hlgb sohool was cnjoY1nJt : aIt
Dutln , ' .rho body ' \'as recovered. ,
Mllude UurrlRht , another member o
tile casR narrowly escaped drowning. .
. * .
'J'he Rev , Edwin II. Jenks preached
the baccaltlureato sermon In the nOrmal - !
mal chapel at leru , His subject NY
"World Wlnnors , " and be pr sentedl
It In nn aWe manner. Many ot the !
members ot tile alumni are caminiti
in tor commencemcnt. Dr. Olark nti1
tended a moeUm : ot normal scbooJl
principals hold in DeKalb , Ill.
. . .
Governor nlcKey went to Osoeola
Tuesday evening on private busln
! lnd ret rned to Lincoln Wednesday !
morning. Wednesday evening be
livered hlslecturo "OtrlstJan Citizenship
ds
ship , " a the colle e settlement In
Lincoln. 'l'butsday be departed to
l'em.
* * *
The Rov. Duke Slnvens , tormell
past < .r at Pulls City but now pastor a
Adams , Neb. , dellvored B lecture isl
lnterest of the Epworlb Longuo } l'onj
day even1ug , it bolng th unnlvor-1
: lIY of We . rganlzatlon. Arter th
lecture a reception wns tendered Rov.
Sin vens.
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Postmaster lIyers , ot lIa , clock ,
decorated hIs ol1lce tor the visit ot
Conglcssman Burkett. In u largC {
tmmc profusely decoratcd with the
natlOna ] colors ere the pictures ot
Prcsldcnt Roosevelt , D. E. Tbomp
son , minister to Drazl1 , and Congressman -
gressman Burkett , The decoratloJ ; ! '
hanls above the mailing table In tbe )
postol11ce bJlldlng ,
. . . . . 4 ,
T. E. Stewart , ot Sutton , and Misa
Emma L. Antbes , at Clay Center ,
wore married yesterday at 11 n. m"
at the pursonngo ot Trinity M. Eo ,
chur.h , Llncolu , the pastel , Dr. N. ,
A , Martin , nlllclating. Mr. Stewart
Is a well known school teacbcr ot
Clay county.
It . .
i
' .rhe Omoba Assoolatlon of Congre.
gational Chureh roet In Fremont ; In
thlrty.Urst annual convention. 'At ;
the Urst bussess sesslon Ira E.
Wlllltims Is WI'3uer was elected mod.
erator and the Re , ' , A. W. Ayers or
Deemer , scribe. Dean Edward I.
Bostwlclc oC Oberlin conducted the
mornln devotional exercises and delivered -
livered u Iccturo In tbo aftcrt oon. In'
the evening Principal Water110use ot
the Omaha 11llh school delivered an
address on the subject , "The Cburcb
I 8nd the 1)ub1lu Scbool8. " PapoIll
were reud and discussed during the
! day. This morning reports are be.
Inr beard from the dlllelent churchef
i of the district , About sixty del
Ilates are In attendance.
* * . .
Tbc Dluo Valley association of tha
Oongregatlonal churches held 11 thrce
days' session In Exeter. The pro.
mrn tor the nsmclatlon : Is qulto
long and comprises a number or excellent -
cellent papers und nddreRses. Tbo
meeLln Is represented 11y delegates
hem this district , which compllses
, . t-be territory between Orote and
Hnstln s and York and the state
I line or Nobraslm 0" the south. 'rho
Doane college glee club will sing to-
I night.
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