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MIBCELLANEO MATTERS IN
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Arrest of an A Missouri Safe
' , Cracker Near WaynDodgc County
' , , Woman Takes Her Llfe-Mlscella.
4' ncoua Nebraslea Matters.
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Find Their Man on & 1 Farm.
t. W A YN1'hrnllgh the efforts of two
of Wnyn' ' ' 11 cltl7.IJIIH Henry Steoh , I
nllnll JacleV1llte nlleJell 110stulllcu
l'obhor , who , It Is chargell , haB rohhUlI
n lIumher of IIoslolllcU8 In J\tltllolll'l
nnll ulaowlwro , oue helll the hlowlng
Ollon of II Hnre11IIei rohhlnE ; the 111I31.
o III co nt BUI'u rd , Mo. . hila heon locnlo lot l
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ot the furrn ( It g. 'I' . HOlllllrle , len ml/es /
outh of Wnyne , where he hUll worlled
for II nnmhor of WOt IH.
Sleole , It Is nl1egt'd , IH\ll ! leon In jnl/ /
llCforo , bill had hruTcn : out UI1I1 es.
cllped by l < nocldng Ihe JIII/t'r / nrnselp3s
H the InlierVna hnncllng hlll1 hili
menl. Authorllica were 1I0tifietilnd
Salurday rnornln United SllIto ! ! 0011'
11t ) ' Mnr hul Hnslwl uI1l1 DelectlVio
: WenvOl' nrrlvcll frorn 81. .loOllh ! , 1\10"
11I111 before evening hlld oIYecled the
cllpturo of S ( ! le , who , Ihe ) ' IIny , Is
n des)1Ornte ) character IIl1d 1\11 [ sworn
thnt ho WOllh never ho talwn IIl1vo.
'Vhon reQuesteli 10 tnrow III' hlu
Jtnnds , bolng HllrJlrlucd , ho did un , IInd
wnH at once talieli Into cuntod ) ' .
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CIlI lhJntq lJeforQ the UOllllhllclI1I Slilte
Convcntlun fur Nominatlull for
HOIl II t 01' .
Aol < Farmern to Vote Bonds.
1\I AD - Hprosomatlvcs , of the
Omnha & Sou\hwefJtern electric rail.
wa ) ' are ngaln worlelng among the
[ nl'me1'H nouth of Mead. A COlllllo of
ycnrs ago thor secured right of wn ) '
from .farmcrs al1l1 In most cases It
waR gtVllm , without cost. Now t.hoy
want tlto precincts of Mnrule , Wahoo ,
Stocldng , Nowll1nn nntl Chullll1an to
vote bondR to nsslst In lIullllln ; ; the
lIne , Potillons nro helng clrculnted In
Mnrblo uml Wahoo ) Ireclncta nslclilg
the forlll.r to vote ' ; lC , OOO nnll the
lIlttor $10,000 honlls ,
Hooper Farmer Killed.
} 'R I\tONT-Ed , Il ) 'oa , while 11\111111. \
Ing 1\ han car betwcen the towns of
Nlcleorson nntl U. . 'hllng ' , on the now
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SloII" Clt ) & Western rallronll , wnB
I1'uce ! hy Il LlI1cltlnl ; freight trnln atHl
instuntl ) ' lellloli. MI' . HII'ea , who Is n
fnrmo/ ' who 1I\'ell near Hoopel' , hatl
beon' In Fremont with B. F. Wnrron
amI tliO latter's little I < < ) n , 'rhe t1\:0 !
came to town on n hnmlca'I'ho ) '
were rhllng lelsllrely homowanl when
the train strucl .tltem. It CIllle1)1 )
fl'om the I'enr nntl they 11Id not 1 > 2'0 It.
Requloltlon for Forger.
GovQrnOl' Mlclwy hns Issucll n re.
qulsltlonIlon ) the ( ; ovm'nOl' of 1II1nois
fo : ' tllO rotllrn to Tha'er county of
Josellh Dlclson , wnnted fo/ ' forger ) ' ,
' 1'110 1 1I1n Is IIUllel' nrrcst In MamJl1
connty , Ill. He Is chnrgOlI with luwlng
forget ( the name of George Mertz to
n note for MO.
Flre , L ss at Industrial School.
A Jotter rocolvod b ) ' Gove1'l101'
1\11c1.Q'y from M/'s , 1\1c1\1ahan \ of the
GIrls' , IndustrJnl school at OenO\1\
statod. It would cost Ilrohnbly $ : I,500
1 ' to ropalr th damage done there b ) ' the
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H Woman ilS Policeman.
, ; Mrs. C. I" ; IInt'lham ) , n 101\11Ing eluh
; " WDml\n of l.lnc ! > llh , hns , been apllolnlell
i' . iR n spoclal nollco 'womnn to ' 100) ) . after
thQae peollle who ml trent Ult2h' horscs.
: Mrs. Hnrllmnn lI1ade application for
; i. the aPI. lntmont In ol'dor lhat Rho
/ ' could bring to , limo this clnss of lIon.
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i" Kicked by a Vicious Horse ,
J , I TECU1\ISEIl-Jot SeIdel , n 'Oll1lg
( German hay , who worl.8 for J. C.
I Jonosj south of the city , was 1.lcltod
. . 'I ' in tho. fnco by ri vIcious horse , and suf.
, I fcred considerable injur ) ' .
. ' A Woman' Suicides.
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FREMONT-In \ fit of desponllency
' . at hel ; ' .1HWhoJ roe m les no\U1\vest \ of
\ . North Dril1 , . ' 1\1rs , Joe Satarlc swnl.
10wed strychnine nnd thercbY' commit.
r ' 1011 suIcIde. Mr , Satarl waltedlnUl
I : 'j , her hushand had left the hOliso to do
i' hIs olQrcnoon worlt In the field , when
she \VQnt to the homo at 11. uelghbor
nnd nnnouncoll Uuit she was Urell or
lIfo IInd woule1 lelll her301f. She ran
back homo and before nnyono could
'ovcrtnleo her , hnd procurc some
: t3trychnlDIJ from a ctoset and s\Vallowod
'tIte 1uimc. !
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OVER THE STATE ,
JOll1oI'nts of the Sixth Congrcs-
8101/01 D/sll'lct / have nOll1lnat < , d lIon
1. , G. 8hllll1\\'a ) ' of ScoUs llIufl to/
C'on/res8 / ,
A 1III'gO force of mon hns ! loon JlIII
to worlc I e.bnllnsUI/g the Union Pa.
clfie rondbed wHit crushed rocle be.
tweon Beutrlco nnd 1.Incoln.
Mra. VIctor ] { usper of Schuylor at.-
t'mptetiulcldo ! wILh II butcher Imlfc.
NIlIShlo\'s ! HIIW the IICt and caught her
hoforo milch cuttlnE ; was done ,
Mr. Blalccly of SIrlngvlow wont to
/lleOII on the floor of n. hotel In Long
1'1110111 wheu ho u wolw foulld thaI
$ ! 0 hat ! IICon talcn from hIs I > oelwts ,
' 1'ho bndly , locoll1)osod ) body or 0
lIIun wall fount ! h ) ' the HIde or lho
I'oall lIol'th of the SlInnyslde cumoter '
at Wilber. It wnfJ not l entlfied alld
hall been hllrled hy the COllllty ,
'I'ho hOI'i\o Htolon from the barn of
o A. CrullnolJ , IIvlllg four mll08 sOllth
of 'fcltnmnh WIIH fOlllld In II ) lIlstllre
Ihl'eo milcH oaat of IJOOIIOl' , No cIllo
to the thlof hns ! leen ohtalncd ,
Plalls uro hlIg ) ( made to Ol'ganle
n. now ccmctery ussoclatlon Ilt I.'alls
City , 'rho land which wl11 ho IIAed
I" the thIrty ncros joining the Steelc
cemetery on the cast sldo and whIch
holongs 10 g , S , Towle.
Fremont , II ! completing nrrango.
cnts for the celobratlon of the city's
nalul day S lltemhor a , The feat lire
of the Ilay will he 11. hlg parade In
whloh I ho Illonoor sottiorH wl11 bo
convo'ofl In 11IItomoblios.
Ono of the Illost pitIful cases that
has heon brought hoforo lho Insanity
IlOord ut 'l'olmmah In muny II dny was
that of 1\lrH \ , LIllian 1\1. Petersen , n
woman ugell :10 : ) 'ears , whu IlnH hoon
Ilvlllg at Cl'Ilh Oreharll. She was ex.
I\mlnell by the heart ! IInd Ill'onounced
[ lllpsommlae. : ' 1'he hoarll orderell
hl'l' lalwn to lho I.lncoln as'llIm fOI'
tl'cnl monL
'I'he fnthOl' of J.ollifl Woodruff , n.
wnvlct In Iho stuto Ilrlson , hus writ.
lon novoral ahuslvo leUoll1 to Govorn.
: II' J\1Iclwy. ' 1'he latter toro thom UII
I\S soon ns he reall Ihem , 'Voodrllff
IVns nonloncell to fOilyearfl for otatu.
lory nor-alllt , lllo wife , who /Ilarl'1od
111m Hoon nflol' ho wns IIl'rested , has
I11l1do muny Illcas folho pa/'don of
\VOOtI'IIIT ! , A pelltloll hI IlelnE ; clrclI'
luted ,
'L'wo rccords were hrol < on last
woo Ie , In McCool. . Fit'st , Jllligo B. C ,
Orr of the district court mude 1lIOW
! 'cCOl-d In I ho IlIstrlct cOllrt or the
county II ) ' natll/11l1zlng thlrty.four dt.
Izonll in ono duy , 1I1\1111er the new law ,
SecolIIl ( ' , the McCoole 1I0stoIYlce
fractllred all /'ecorllfl In Its mOlloy de.
Imrtment hy lIumlng $ , OOO worth of
money Imlera In ono tlay , of which
$2,000 were Inlernatlona ) , destlnod fo/ '
Greece ,
Chnrles Gugnon , an old settler of
Hlchllrdson cOllnty I\nll ono of the
first merchant In the district , died
III his homo In Hllio. Mr. Ongnon was
comIng down the stnlrway between
the hanle anll the hardwnl'O alol'e In
Rllio1(1 ( fell nlmost the ontlro length
of the stnlrs and landc 011 his hea.d , .
He wns IllclO(1 ( Ul and talc en to his' ,
home In unconscious condition alll ) ;
remnlnotl In that condition until his
deaUI.
A fact n grcat Interest to Neurns.
Imna Is thIs : 'I'ho oldect IIvlnr ; whlto
Ilerson born In whnt Is now Nobraslca ,
Is , Hov. S , P. Merrill of Squlnel Is.
Inml , life" who elates from July 13 ,
1836 , nt llellovuo , I.lvng at LIncoln
now IH lIerhalHl the earliest settler
atlll here , In the 1I0rson of Mrs , Mar-
11m A , Wheeling , She lived a renr
on the site of Omnhll , 1840 , al\l ( for
five ycar > > heglnnlng In 18,17 was at
HollonlC , ,
The ten Iln 's' sosslon flf the Yorl.
Chuutauqua wan hrought to a suc.
cessful close. It was certnlnl ' OliO
of the host attended meetings over
held III Y01'I" and the management
Is mol'o than gmtlfietl with the re-
fiulls In every I'esllect. Not 11 day
WIIS lost on IIceount of hnd weather ,
' 1'ho 101:11 : I'ccoillts were $ , i,51-1.
Hollnoss meotlngs heltl In the vlcln.
/I / ' or Seward were sllml ) ' attCl\flp.ll
or. accoullt of extreme heat ,
Mrs , , I. A , 1\ltlrlh ) ' of Humboltlt as
well aa IlUmerCUH frltmc1s , Is hecom.
lug exceedlngl ) : anxIous to heur from
her daughtOl' , Mrs , JO ) ' Dullls.McKle ,
11. llumuoilit lady who Is at IJI'eslmt In
the cltr of Santiago , Chllo , where the
clIl'thqual\O recontl ) ' occUlTed , : 'lit. .
111111 MI'H , 1\1oKlo huvo IIvcII for sovor.
nl ) 'onl's at 1\lanzanlllo \ , Moxlco , where
the form01' was In the o(1)l10) ) ' of Col ,
01101 Smoot , the ramous Ill'Omotol' 01
harhOl' worles lit the Inttol' cll ) ' ,
Namea ha\'o finullr hcon decided
11)1011 ) 1'01' the two new townfl oil Ihe
Union Pacillc Hllllronli comIHU1Y' : !
oxtonslon frOln Stromsuurg , which
ha\'o 1II0t with the allprm'l\l of the
1I0stni authorities , EtTorts to select
11I11nes from lo al Indlun nomencla'
turo resulted In fal1Ul'o from tholt
lacle of eUllhon ) ' when given Ensllsll
pronuncIation , 1\1111 ether 11lIl1eS [ It :
I honor of 10CIII' cclehrlUns were reject
cd from ( 'onfllct with the munefl oj
other 1I0stoITIcett In the stnte , Thl
name finall ) ' apI roved for the firs
town west of tlwro 11.1 Pollc , Idontlca
with thut of the county , an the aoc
end town Hordvlllo , h\ honor of 'I'
D. lIard of Central CII ) ' .
A ganr ; of surve'OI'S hIlS been run
ntng a line through Cass count
sturtlng trom South Boml and lnl
allellng the Hocl. IalantI tracks at I
IUstance of nuollt 11. hu1f 11. mllo. The :
huvo run until the ) ' are now nbou
fOI1\ ' mlles west of l\Iurdocle.
W. E , Hewlt or David Clt ) ' rocolvo
n message from SIIOlu1II'o , Wnsh" at
nouncln" tho. death ot hIs brother , DI
, I. W. Ilwlt. who tIled nt that Iliac
ot Bright's Illaeaso. The , doctor wa
I well lenown In Dutlor county , hnvln ,
I Ilrn.cU ell medlclno at llellwood for
1 gooll man1' ) 'onrs.
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STANDARD OIL , COMPANY IS
INDICTED ON 6,428 COUNTS
TWO SPECIAL GRAND JURIES AT
CHICAGO RETURN TEN TRUE
BILLS FOR VIOLATION OF
ELKINS LAW.
ChIcago , - The lIrst skirmish In
the crusndo of tJlO govcrnment
agnlnst the Stan llrd 011 com.
pany to compel the concern to COlli.
pi ) ' with the letter or the antitrust
and monopoly laws was ended Monday
afternoon when the two spcclnl federal
grand juries l'eturued ton Indictments
against the 011 company , containing a
total number of G,428 counts ,
In respect to the scope of the Indict.
monts the numher ot counts and the
voluminous nnturo of the documents
nil records of the federal courts was
bra Icon and when the juries were dls.
mIssed by Judge Bothea after three
weeles of continuous work they had
the satisfaction of lenowlng that they
had hung up a mark Cor future inves ,
tlgators.
The charges named in the indlot.
monts are violations of the Elkins
antlrobato law , whIch prohlults the
accoptlng or granting of rebates on 011
nnd ether products , The fine liS fixed
by the ElkIns Inw is not less than
$1,000 and not more than $20,000 on
ench count. At this rate the maximum
fine which might bo imposed upon the
Standard 011 company would aggre-
gnto $128,5GO,000 ,
The raUroads named In the Indict.
monts , but whIch for the present are
not charged with guilt by a fOlIeral
smnd jur ' , are :
Chlcugo. Burlington & Quincy.
Chlcr ' 0 Alton , '
ChIc. . : I astern Illinois.
Evaus\.Jlo & TerreHaute. .
Illinois Central.
Sonthom Rnllwa ) ' ,
Laleo Shore & Michigan Southcrn ,
The ten Indlctmenls very only In the
name of the rallrolld Involved and In '
the particular shIpment alleged to
hnve cllllsed the Illegal rebate ,
Liable to Heavy Fines.
Prnctlcal1y the ten form ono big In.
dlctment , undel' whIch the mlnlmurl
CONSIDER RAILROAD TARIFFS
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New Rate Law Is Dlscusscd by Ship.
per : . and Carriers.
Washlngton-1'o d Iscu33 certain
IIlIn808 oC the ralll'Oad rate la \ . . . which
tool , cffect londnr , there wns [ l con.
feronco which lasted the greatol' 11:1l't
of 'I'uIJ:1lIny lJOtwcen the memlwl's of
the Intol'stato commerce commls1on !
and I'olresentatlves ) of the railroad' !
und shlllllOI'S of the conntl'Y ,
The rallrond rCllroselltntlvcs un ! ,
term ! ) ' gave assurance of their 1:111-n.
tlon to tullr COlIIlI ) ) ' with thl ) now law ,
but presented tholr vlows as to the
ollel'atlon of cortaln III'ovl31uns , 111110ng
the Ilolnts urged UOltlt ; extension of
tlmo In which carrlel's mnr file thell'
tlll'llTu with the commIssIon ,
'I'ho uhlplers' ) I'oll'esentatlvca ) urgl'd
the IlI'otcctlun ot thell' Interests. IHlI"
tleulnr ! ) ' agaInst the railroads shICtI:1 : : ;
cinsslllcntlons so I\tt 10 Imt up rate
nUtI contondlng fol' the 11I8c-otlon ( ) f
the commIssion In the eXllort an(1 ( 1m ,
port changes and fO [ ' tlto lubllcltlon :
ot larlfts In the full Ilccolltallon of tltat
term , 'rho cOl11mlsslon l'o30\\'od de ,
clslon ot the questions 1I\01lht ; UII ,
Author of Children's Booke Dice.
Now York.-Hov. C. Wlntol' Bolton ,
l rector of the Church ot the Uleemor ,
at NOl'tPelham ! , Westchester couut '
dlel1 'I'uesda ) ' . 110 was 86 ' (1I\1'I old
Mr. Bollon was the lIuthol' ot sevel'a :
books tor chllllron.
Friend of LIncoln Dead.
Atchlsan , I < an.-B , S. Wells , ono 01
the I1rat civil cnglncers el11lllo'ell h )
the Burllngtou ' 1"l\lIwn ) ' , and II. trlom ]
of Abrnhnm Lincoln , when bolh IIvo (
In SIrlnst1ollt , 111. , died at h\8 \ h01l1l
here agcd 73 'cara.
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l1no of $1,000 on each count would be
$6,428,000 , If Standard 011 is found
guilty lindeI' each count and the fine is
pia cod Ilt the mlnll11um of $20,000 , the
total of the 11nell : would reach the as"
toundlng figme of $128,5GO,000.
Standard OJ ! promises to contest the
battle at every step , and the 11rst
strife will come When District Attor.
ney Morrison apllears before Judge
DeUma to nsk that the company be
roCulred ) to furnIsh honds for its ap.
pcaranco to answer the Indictments ,
John S. 1\1 ill er , who hils been retaIned -
taIned I\S special counsel by Standard
Oil , will resent the plea for bond. Mr ,
1\111101' saId :
On the earlier mdlctment Judge
Bothon lIxed the bond of the Slllndard
Oil company at $25,000 , whIch has not
been gIven as yet. If the same ratio
Is pursued the total demanded would
exceed $8,000,000 ,
Laughs : .It S30nd Plea.
"The Standard Oil company does
not prOIlOSO to resort to obstructive
tactics and will not unnecessarily do.
lay the hearing of the cas os , It is
ridiculous , however , to ask the Stand.
ard 011 company to gl\'o bond for its
appearance in court. The company
cannot run away. I ha\'e never hoard
of a corporation beIng comllelled to
give bail in a criminal prosmmtlon. "
The IndIctments returned fnr ex.
ceed any advance estimate of what
the two grand juries have been doing
In tholr secret sessIons , 'et It Is do.
clared to bo n.pparent that the reports
nre but the boglnnlngs of the govern.
mont's baWo agaInst Standard Oil ,
The IndlctI:1ents referred simply to reo
'bato giving and receiving , and were
returned as under the Elkins Interstate -
state commerce Inw of 1887. The
vastly more Importnnt phase of the
proceedings ' \ " . . .Ich are now the uppor.
most endeavors of the Hoosevelt : ad.
mlnlstrntlol as betokened by the
policy which hatt been mapped out
uy the presldo t and Attorne ) ' Gen.
eral Moody Is to bring Standard 011
to an accounting as violating the
Sherman IIntHrust law , as a corpora.
tlon actlnr ; In rs ralnt of trade.
NEW RAILROAD LAW IN EFFECT
Lines Have Been Unable to File
Schcduls for Switching.
Now Yorlc.-The lIew railroad rate
law which applies to all rallroa s do.
II an Interstate huslncsa went Into
effect ut midnight l\londa '
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enfOl'ced hy the Interstate coml\1orco
commlnsloll , .
According 10 the new law the roadas
worn to ha\'o med with the COnl1n'lI
alon hy I1Ilclnlght all theIr tariffs and
c1l11rOS ! , showing not enl ) ' Ihe lull
cout of transportation ( I'om polllt to
poInt , hut also \'hat ltel\1B go to the
mllltlng 1IJ1 of thlt cost , l rol11 now on
thorocan , ho no "extmB , " but the Hhlp.
per It } LXllectod. to bo able to obtain
In advmco a final statOlllJnt of the
chal'Q ! ho hall to llloot.
It was otntClI that not a slnglo com.
pan ) ' has hren 01110 to fUll ) ' cOlIIlly (
with the provIsions of the law re1lull"
Ing them t , have 1\11 thell' schedules
on filc It ) ' mldntght. The schedule of
switchIng chargrs was the 11I00t dll11.
( 'ult ' ) f completion , find It is saId that
no road has heen able to finish It In
tlmo to file as the law directed.
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Clothier Defeats Behr.
Nowllort , n , I.-W.
- . J , Clothlol' , of
I , Phlladolphln , defeated larl Belli' , at
, Ncw York , In the finals Tuesday of
lho all.comers' tournament In the nn ,
1I0nai lawn tennis
champIonshIp
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3ets tu 0 , the scores being G.2 , 6.4 , 6.2.
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Chlll.lns Off to Meet noot ,
Snntluo-Amorlcan ! r\l1nlstQi' Hleks ,
the foreign mInIster IInti the mom.
herd at the rcceptlon commlttoo
Qtnrtcd tor Lota , hy the land route ,
to l'ecelvo Secretary Hoot. The part ) '
will return the same way ,
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FAVORS REFORM SPELLING
PRESIDENT INDORSES THE CAR.
NEGIE MOVEMENT.
Orders Adoption of System In All Offl ,
elal Documents of the Gov.
ernment.
Oyster Day , N. Y. - Prosldont
Itoosevclt has Indorsed the Car-
noglo spelling reform movomont. Ho
Issued orders Friday to Public Printer
Stillings thllt hereafter all messages
[ rom the presIdent anti all other docu.
ments omanntlng tram the whlto
house shall ue Jlrlnted In accordnnce
with the recommendation ot the spell.
k1g roCorm committee , hended by
randor Matthews , professor ot Eng.
IIsh at ColumbIa universIty. This
commltteo hus pUblished a list at 300
words In which the spoiling is re-
formed.
This list contnlns such words as
"thru" I\nd "tho" 1\0 the spelling for
"through" and "though. " The pres- !
; lent's omcllll sanction of thIs reform
movement Is regarded ns the 1II0St
effective nnd Glleedlest : nethod oi In.
auguratlng the new system ot spolllng
throughout the country. Not only will
the printed documents emnnatlng
flom the president utlllzo the retorm
apelllng , but hla correspondence also
will be spelled In the now style.
Secretary Loeb hns sent Cor the list
of 300 words which hllvo been re'
formed and upon Its arrival will im.
medlntely order all correspondence of
the prosldont and of the exocutlvo
force oC the white house spelled in ac.
cordllnce therewith , As the spelling
reform committee shall adopt new reforms -
forms they will bo added to the presl.
dont's list arid also to that of the
pUblic printer.
Whllo the order to the prlntor do OS
not contemplate an h medlato reform
In the spelling of official documehts
from the oxecutlvo departments in
\Vashington , It Is regarded that moro
than likely the respectlvo heads of the
department will fall In IIno with the
president's Ideas and have thclr offi.
clal documents printed In the new
spelling.
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VICTIMS NUMBER 32.
Daughter of Premier Stolypln Not
Killed by Bomb.
St. Petorsburg-'fhe daughter of
Premier Stolypln , who was Injured by
the bomb explosion In the premier's
summer home Saturdn.y and who was
erroneously reported to have died ,
was stili allvo SundllY , having passed
a quiet night under the effects of an
opiate. The premier's son , who alsc
wns hurt , Is bettor ,
Two maI'o persons Injured by the
explosion died Saturday night , bring ,
Ing the total number of deaths up to
32. Twenty.slx persons were killed
Instantly.
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Saturdnys unsuccessful attempt on
the lIfo of Promler Stol'lIln with Its
slcleenlng , useless slilughter ot 32
persons , was followed Sunday night
by another revolutlonar ' outrage In
whIch Gen , 1I11n , commander of the
Semlnovsky guard reglmont and whc
since his promotion , to be a general
has been attached as a personal ad ,
jutant to the suIte of the emperor , was
killed on the station platform at Peter.
hof by a young woman , who fired five
shots into hIs body from nn automatic
revolver and then , without resistance ,
submItted to arrest. The capture of
the gIrl wes effected by Gen. 1\l1n's
wIfe , who held her until the arrival of
an officer.
FALLING TREE CUTS OFF HEAD
Woman Is Decapitated During Storm
Near Ieshena , Wis.
Keshcna , Wis-1Ilr. and Mrs , 1\Iltch.
ell Nonan and grandson were over.
taken by a severe electric storm
while returnIng homo from the Crowo
settlement SU:1day. The horses be ,
came frightened at the lightning Ilnd
refused to move.
The COUllio sliwa large tree failing
and endeavored to get out of the WilY ,
but to no avail ,
The team paid no attention to the
urgIng until the tree fell across the
wagon , strll.lng Mrs. Nonan , whoso
hend was severed from her body.
Young Nonan was seriously Injured ,
About 1,000 feet of lueber In the
wagem at the tlmo was reduced to
kindling wood ,
Respite for Mrs. Myers.
KanslIs Clt ) ' , Mo-Gov. Folic , ot ,
JcIYerHon Clt ) ' , Mondny granted n re-I
( ll'levo till October 2G to Mrs , Agnes ;
I'ers , now In jail at Llborty await.
! ng oxecutlon for the murder of her
nusband , A similar resplto was grant.
2d In the c..so : of I"l'I1nle Hottmlln ,
Mrs , J\1yer's I1CCOlllllllco , now In jail
.it Kansas City. Both were pro.
'Iousl ) ' sentenced to be hanged on
September a.
Retains Wrestling Honors.
Des Moines , la , - Frl\nk Gotch
ofended Ilia tltlo as champion
: atch.as.catch-cnn wrestler of Amor.
cn , l'eceltlY won from 'rom JenkIns ,
19a1nst Bjalml1r LundIn here Monday
ind won In straight falls , Both tails
\Yore won on too holds ,
Shaw to Stump Missouri.
Kansas City , Mo-Secretary Shnw
'Jas accollted an Invitation of the Ro.
ubllcan state slleakers' burellu to
Ipend a week mnltlng cllmpalgn
IIleechoa In MissourI. Ho w1ll speak at
Hannlbnl Soplamber 17.
Was Member of Quantrell Band ,
Onk Grove , MO-Cllpt , J. Frank
lregg , who for the first hnlf at the
Ilvl1 war WIIS in Gen. Joe Shelby's
mmmand , but who later was wIth
uantrell , the raider , elled at GraIn
lalloy , nellr here ,
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CUBAN TROUBLES 1
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INSURRECTION APPARENTLY ON
THE INCREASE.
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SOME OF LEADERS SURRENDER
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ThIs , However Is More Than Offset
by Incrcase of Bands In ProvInces
-Talk of CompromIse With the
Rebels.
HAVANA-Tho surrender 011 Wc .
nesdaY' ' ot sarno of the moro Tlgorous
Insurgent leaders In the provlnco of
Matnnzas and Santa Clam. and the
coming In of 11. scattering ( ew Insurgents -
gents in response to the government's
proflor at IlIIInesty Is vnstly moro than
: Jffset by the Insurgent sentiment
lookIng stronger dally In the country
districts of the provinces of Havana ,
PInal' del Rio and Santa Clara , I\nd
whIch Is now reported to be gaIning
headwnY' ' In Santiago , from which pro-
vluce , however , there are as yet no re.
ports ot the existence ot organIzed
bands. The testimony of persons 11.1"
rIving hero from the country Is unnni. .
mous to the elTcct that the pcopl'o are 1
restless and becomIng more and moro )
excltod. The talle of the towns Is ot
these who have gone out to join the
imntl'geute and the chances of wInnIng
agaInst the government. There are
rave doubts of the loyalty of recruits ,
nile ! esveclally of negro recruIts , who
are suspected In many quarters ot a
willIngness to joIn the othcr side willi
which many of their people are /den. /
tined ,
The undenlnblo evidences of the
growth of Insurrection sontlment Is
( 'auslng increasing doubtllS to whether
the l ovcrnmont will , after all , bo n.ble
tu cOile promptly and sllccessfully with
the movcment ) and there Is much dls.
cusslon of UIO posslblllties of a peace.
ful settlement. Interest con tors in n
projected meeting of Cubnn veterans
and other prominent men to consider
the question of approaching PI no
Ouerm. and other Insurgent command.
ers , as well as loaders of the 11110ral
party and members of the government
with a view to uscertalnlng whether
the difficulty cannot be settled through
S < lmo compromIse. At the present
stage of affairs , however , a compro-
mlso would appear to be out of the
question , as the government continues
confident that It will soon be able to
suppress the mm'emont. , Many Cubans
feel that patriotism demands that .
BOl11e united effort be made to end the
war and avoid the possibility of in. J
terventlon by the Unil d States , There ,
Is no question thllt foreigners would
welcome Intervention to testore peace ,
and many Cubans would do likewIse
wre ! It not for the sentiment of prldo
in making It appear thnt Cuba can
maintain order without her own
boundaries and nn unwillingness to
hn.ve the world regard 'her as the ward
of the UnIted States ,
MR. BRYAN IN NEW YORK.
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Nebraskans and Others Give Him " 1"
Cordial Welcome.
NEW YORK - Bryan's "Home
Folks , " : lS the pralrlo state delegates
hnve elected to call themselves on I
tholr visit to "Little Old New York , " I
to welcome their follow citizen , W11l'I 'I
lam Jonnlngs Bryan , baclt to his native
heath , had a rip-roaring time on Yon.
day. They saw mlles of water , moro '
crafts of OVeTy conceivable size and
description than ever before , and
they raised the blue empyrean a few
inches when the familiar fllco or the -
"Peorless Leader" appeared at the up. ,
per gallery m.1I of th11' North German ' < !
Lloyd's magnificent l1ner , to recognize
the groetlng of the home folies , his '
neighbors and frlonds from Nobraslcn , ;
It waa really worth coming IMO miles 1
to see the demonstration nccorded the ' .I '
leader of tlomocracl' ) ' 11. hearty wel.
come. There was no doubt about the
warmth of the welcome al\l ( not In a
generation has 11. prlvato cltlon been
so tumultuously received I\S Drynn
was ,
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ST. PAUl. . , J\1lnn-A specIal to the
Plonoor Press from Helena , Mont"
says : 'rho I1ffnh's of the Anaconda
Real Estate and Insurance company
nro bolng Investlgatod by the state
hank examiner IInd pending this ex.
nmlnntlon the Institution , whIch has
been. doing 11. general banlelnf ; and
trust busIness ) Is closed. J , Fltzpat. '
rlele , hcad of tile concern , died a few
days ago and slnco then rUl110rs have
been current of unsoundness of the
company , It Is said the company's l1n.
bllltlos will rnng.e from $50,000 to
$100,000 ,
Kills a Russian Consul.
TIEN TSIN-Tho Russian consul
horeI ! \ , Lnptow , was shot 11tho
stomach by n. HUBslnn concosslon con.
tractor nnmed Levlnsle ) ' , who firQIl
fmlr times and hit the consul once.
'I'ho shooting occurred nt the Russian
consulate ,
WASHINGTON - The monUlly
statement of the colectlons of Inoor.
nnl revenue shows that the tot 111 1'0.
celpts for Jul ) ' , 190G , were $23,399,8G7 ,
an Increase ovcr July , 190 , of $2 , .
G09,420.
Largest Insurance Loso.
SAN FRANCISCO.-Tho Insurance
loss on the Palate hotel buildIng hns
been adjustc at $1,302,610. ThIs Is
Dloro UUlII the insurance companies
will have to lla ) ' , tor the total Insur.
anco or the buildIng was on ! ) ' $1,2G5 , .
000. It beIng 1\ total 10Ba , theretore n.
liability ot 1trlfie over $1,250,000 will
bo dlstrluuted nmong nlnotr.elght .
companIes Involvell In the 1058. ThIs f . '
I' said to have been the Inrgost loss ,
upon n. slnglo rls1t ever adjusted In
lhls country.
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