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GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS , YHC
EDITOR IS DEAD.
THE CLOSE OF A LIFE WELL LIVED.
The Great "Writer nml Political Lender
Passes Awny ut Ills Homo on Slatoii
Island The Last DUJ-H of a Grout
v American A Long I.lfo De
voted to Literature The
Funeral Private.
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li- * * NEwYoiiK , Aug 31. George W. Cur
tis , the eminent editor and political
leader , died this morning a few min
utes after 2 o'clock at his residence in
Livingston , Staten Island , lie was con
scious at the end , but suffered no pain.
Dr. Frank C. Curtis , his son , and Mrs.
and Miss Curtis were present.
Mr. Curtis became ill about two
months ago , when he began to coni-
plan of pains in the abdomen. Dr.
'Janeway was called , and he , in consul
tation with Dr. McBurnie of this city ,
Dr. Walzer , of Staten Island and Dr.
Curtis , made a careful examination.
There had been some talk of cancer of
. the stomach. These doctors announced
that it was impossible to learn the
exact nature of the trouble
until it made furthur progress or the
swelling went down. They were o'f
the opinion , however , that there was
a tendency to dropsy , with other com
plications , not then determinable. At
that time Mr. Curtis suffered a good
deal of pain and spent much time
walking up and down his room , but he
declined to take opium.
At the request of Mrs. Curtis it was
decided early last week to adopt hem
oeopathic treatment , and Dr. Reisig
was called. From that timej Mr.
Curtis suffered little or no pain ,
and during the last few days
he seemed very comfortable. The
swelling did not diminish , but
his family had hope , being much en
couraged by the cessation of the pain.
His condition was not thought to be
by any means critical. But three days
ago he began to sink rapidly. The
pain did not recur , however , and until
the end he seemed able to recognize
those around him. The funeral ser
vices will be held Friday at the Curtis
residence , and they will be private.
In the death of Mr. Curtis America
lost one of her best known authors ,
one of her most pleasing essayists a nd
a political leader of integrity.
Politically he had been dubbed the
greatest living "Mugwump. " He
. had labored in the literary
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it has been said that in all that time he
never wrote a line that adversely
affected politics and social purity.
Few men have been more severely
criticised as a politician. Mr. Curtis
had the courage of his convictions and
i suffered at the hands of his enemies
in consequence.
Mr. Curtis was born in Providence ,
R. I. , 68 years ago. In 1852 Mr. Curtis
began in Harper's Monthly the series
entitled the "Editor's Easy Chair , "
fev which has since given pleasure to
thousands of lovers of pure thought
and good English. In 1857 he became
editor of Harper's Weekly , wljich po
sition he held at the time of his death.
CHARGED WITH OLD CRIMES.
Two Chautauqua County Alliance Leaders
Arrested Other Arrests Likely.
SEDAN , Kan. , Sept. 1. Yesterday
Sheriff Hartzell of Chautauqua county
K- . and his chief deputy , Ed Chill , ar
rested Frank Kimsey and Jerry Hutton -
ton , Farmers' Alliance leaders , on
charges of complicity of murder and
it is said that other Farmers' Alliance
men will be arrested shortly.
On June 28 , 18UO , the body of John
S. Frazier , a cattleman of this county ,
who had incurred the wrath of the
farmers owning stock because he
had pastured on his land cattle sup
posed to have been exposed to Texas
fever , was found in a ditch
near his pasture with his face in
stagnant water. He had been missing
for several days. It was at first
alleged to have been a suicide , but
the belief was general that it was
a foul murder , many gashes
evidently not self-inflicted being
found on the body , and the
county offered a reward of 81,000 for
the arrest of the murderers. This be
lief was made certain when the body
of William H. Gibson , partner of
Frazier , who had died suddenly , as
supposed from apoplexy , was disin
terred and plain evidences of poison
found.
Detectives worked at the case in
vain. Finally J. T. Davis , of Elk City
met a youth who told him his father
knew the secrets'of the double murder.
The old man was seen and gave a sen
sational account of the tragedy. Davis
then called S. N. West to his assistance
and the two laid their evidence before
Governor Humphrey. State Senator
Kirkpatrick was sent for and the case
was made ready for legal action , which
resulted in the above arrests being
made.
, A Schooner IiOSt During1 a Gale.
.MANISTEE , "Mich. , Sept. 1. The.
schooner City of Toledo , lumber laden
for Chicago , capsized and sunk
eighteen miles north of here last
evening and eight persons were
drowned.
The boat left Manistee yesterday ,
encountered a fierce gale and in at
4- - : tempting to enter the harbor at Pier-
port struck the bar and capsized , sink
ing immediately.
The lost include Captain , John J. ,
McMillan , his two daughters , who
were making the voyage with him ,
and five sailors whose names
are not known. .Captain McMillan
leaves a wife and five children. The
vessel and cargo were owned by the
Manistee Lumber company.
A. Military Convict Shot , Dcud.
LEAVENWOBTH , Kan. , Sept L
George Boone , corporal light battery
$ $ - . H , Second artillery , who was brought
here a week 'ago from Fort McHenry ,
Md. , for desertion , attempted to escape -
cape from Guard Wilson , private Com
pany F , Thirteenth infantry , while at
work at the fort this morning and was
and killed.
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York , J2 pprt Thinks Co/oott In
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NEW YbiiK , Sept 1. The Herald
publishes , in connection with its ac
count of the exhibitions of Sullivan
and Corbett , the following opinion
of an expert 'in regard to the
conditions of the two men and
their chances of winning the great
battle of September 7 ; I have seen the
gladiators at work. I watched Cor
bett closely in the Madison Square
garden as he tossed the "medicine
ball" and wrestled , played handball ,
punched the bag , and ran for three
hours. I saw Sullivan in his bout with
"Jack" Ashton , in the Clearmont ave-
j nue rink , Brooklyn , last night
j Comparing the work of the two men
and its effect on each , there can be
but one conclusion Corbett ; as far as
condition is concerned , is far the bet
ter man.
Never have I seen a more perfect
specimen of the trained athlete than
when I looked upon Corbett. One
could trace every muscle of the
magnificent back , arms and chest
The clear skin ' showed the
perfect condition of the blood ; the
tongue , clean and red proved that the
liver and stomach were in perfect or
der , and the fact that there was no ap
preciable acceleration of the normal
respiration during the wrestling bout ,
showed that the young Californian's
wind is on a par with his muscular
strength.
Corbett went at his work as a hungry
man goes at his dinner. His trainer
was twice obliged to expostulate with
him for continuing his exercise after
he had been told to desist There is
no surer sign of perfect physical con
dition than this appetite for work.
His exhibition with the punching
bag showed that his eye is wonderfully
quick and that his hands are wonder
fully accurate.
Sullivan's appearance was a com
plete surprise to me. To be sure his
eye and skin were clear , but as he sat
in his corner before the beginning of
the bout with Ashton last night , he
looked like anything but a man trained
for such a battle as is to take place
at New Orleans.- September 7. When
the champion held his head erect loose
folds formed on the back of the head-
fot. When he leaned forward his close
fitting belt seemed to cut his waist It
looked as though one could gather
handf uls of fat on his sides and stem
ach. His movements , compared with
those of Corbett , seemed slow.
A few seconds of quick work sent
the prespiration running off the cham
pion in little streams. And when he
sat in his corner at the end of the fh-sl
brief round the respiration was hur
ried. Three rounds and the respir
ation seemed to become even.
There is no room for doubt as to
Sullivan's strength and speed. His
blows were those of a pile driver.
There was none of the excess o
animal spirit that marked every
movement of the more youthful giant
I asked Sullivan how much he
weighed. "Two hundred and four
pounds , " was the answer , "stripped. '
If Mr. Sullivan does not weigh nearer
to 230 I am indeed mistaken.
To sum up , from a professional point
of view , Corbett has on his side youth ,
agility and endurance. Sullivan's only
advantage , so far as I can see , lies in
his superior strength.
Atchisoii County , Kan. , Republicans.
ATCIIISON , Kan. , Sept 1. The Re
publicans of Atchison county held a
convention in this city yesterday. The
nominations made are those of district
judge , W. D. Webb ; county attorney ,
C. D. Walker ; clerk of the district
court , J. N. Cox ; probate judge , B. F.
Snyder ; superintendent of public in
struction , G. A. Malsbury ; representa
tives of the school board , from city , A.
Johnson , from country , M. K. Nichols ;
trustees of high school , A. J. Harwi
and B. J. Wallace ; commissioner Third
district , George C. Butler.
Clark Is Nominated.
ST. CHAKLES , Mo. , Sept 1. The
Democratic convention of the Ninth
congressional district of Missouri met
in this city yesterday and nominated
Clark. The convention was called by
the state committee to decide the con
test between Dick Norton of Lincoln
county and Champ Clark of Pike coun
ty , these two candidates having caused
a deadlock and a bolt at the regular
congressional convention held at Mont
gomery City.
Teffcrson County Republicans.
McLoirrii , Kan. , Sept 1. At the Re
publican convention of Jefferson
county at Oskaloosa to-day the follow
ing nominations were made : W. F.
Gilluly , prosecuting attorney : A. E.
Stone , probate judge ; Silas Wright , '
district clerk ; Miss Alta Wade , school
superintendent ; C. H. Peinney renomi-
nated representative Fourth district ;
G. W. McCainnan , representative Fifth
district
Clay County Populists.
CLAY CENTER , Kan. , Sept 1. The
People's party of Clay county met here
yesterday and nominated the following
ticket : Representative , A. A. Newman ;
probate judge , T. G. Ryan ; county
superintendent , J. B. Park ; clerk of
court , James W. Smith ; county attor
ney , R. C. Miller ; commissioner first
district , James Moran.
. Mr. Blalno Will Go. to California.
WASHING row , Sept 1. Ex-Secretary
James G. Blaine is negotiating for the
purchase of a ho-ne in Los Angeles ,
Cal. He is said to have reached this
determination shortly after the death
of his son Emmons , being led to it by
the suggestion of friends on account of
his health , and to make a change from
scenes full of sad associations.
Now Democratic Weekly.
ELLSWORTH , Kan. , Sept 1. The
steam press and materials of the sus
pended Ellsworth Republican were
this week shipped to Topeka to be
utilized , as a Democratic weekly under
the auspices of the New Era printing
company , F. B. Johnson president and
editor.
Again Changes Hands.
SEDALIA , Mo. , Sept L The Cen
tral Missouri Sentinel , missing editor
E. D. Crawford's paper , has again
changed hands. ; Rev. John W. Kelly ,
who recently purchased it failed to
make it pay and disposed of it to-day
ted C. Hahn forS2,10d.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST8.
Their Annual Camp Meetings In
Session at Seward Benutifal
Grounds-Large Attendance
Eminent Speakers.
S WAKD , Neb. , Sept. 1. The Sev
enth Day Adventiata of Nebraska are
holding their annual conference and
camp meeting in Mr. Shafer's grove ,
one mile southeast of this city. The
attendance is larger than ever before
known in the history of the conference.
The meeting was advertised to begin
Tuesday , but it has been id full biast
for nearly a week. It is customary to
hold \forkera' meeting" during the
week before the regular meeting to
pitch the tents and prepare for the
coming of the main body ; but thie
year it seems the people all took it
into their heads to attend the workers'
meeting. And ao it happens that
more are present at the beginning
than the managers had expected. One
hundred and thirty tents were pitched ,
but these were insufficient and thirty
more have been ordered , nearly all of
which are engaged. ,
Elder W. B. White , < Jf Lincoln ,
president of the state conference , has
the management of the meeting. Prof.
C. C. Lewis , of Union College , con
ducts the singing. Delegates are
present from all parts of the state.
Eld. A. J. Breed , of Minneapolis ,
Minn. , preached the opening sermon
Tuesday evening from the text :
"There is , therefore , cow no condem
nation to them which are in Christ
Jesus. " Eld. O. A. Johnson , princi
pal of the Danish department of Union
college , conducts daily meetings for
the Scandinavians. Eld. H. Shultz of
Stromsberg , Neb. , with Eld. Loepka
from Kansas , have charge of the Ger
man meetings. Mrs. M. W. Newton
and Mrs. C. C. Lewis of College View ,
Neb. , hold Bible kindergarten meet
ings for children under six years o
age. Mrs. James Rogers and other
of College View , have the older ohil
dren. Eld. Johnson , Miss Ida Rankin
and others hold meetings for the young
people. Provision seems to be mad
for all ages and classes of people.
Eld. E. W. Farnsworth , the newly
elected teacher of the English Bible i
Union college , Eld. Ji N. Lough
borough of Illinois , one of the oldes
veterans in the cause , and W. H
Wakehara of Battle Creek , Mich. , fiel (
secretary of the American Health am
Temperance association , all arrived
Tuesday evening. There is every in
dication that the gathering will be th
largest and the most important eve
held by the denomination in the state
In Joint Debate.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Sept. 1. The fol
lowing agreement for a joint politica
discussion between the republican ant
independent candidates for governor i
hereby entered into by the representa
tives of the respective committees o
the two parties : There are to be eigh
meetings to be held at places and date
as herein specified : Beatrice , Sept. 27
Tuesday , 2 p. m. ; Lincoln , Sept. 29
Thursday , 2 p. m. ; Columbus , Oct. 1
Saturday , 2 p. m. ; York , Oct. 4 , Tues
day , 2 p. m. ; Kearney , Oct. 7 , Satur
day , 2 p. m. ; Broken Bow , Oct. 11
Tuesday , 2 p. m. ; Hastings , Oct. 13
Thursday , 2 p. m. ; Fremont , Oct. 15
Saturday , 2p.m. VanWyck will open
at Beatrice , occupying- one hour
Crounse to reply with one hour anc
fifteen minutes , and Van Wyck to close
with fifteen minutes , at each subse
quent meeting alternating ; chairman
to be chosen by party opening , to be
vested with all authority for the con
trol of the meeting. The speaker
shall he allowed for time lost by inter
ruptions. All expenses are to be borne
jointly. THOMAS M. COOK ,
Sec. Rep : State.Cen.Com. .
A. E. CADY , .
Ch'm'n Rep. State Cen. Com.
4 GEO. W. BLAKE ,
' Ch'm'n People's Party.
C. H. PlKTLE ,
Sec. People's Party.
Another Sensational Tragedy.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Sept. 1. The mys
tery surrounding the identity of the
man who was found dead on the Bur
lington tracks near Second and G
streets .Tuesday night was cleared up
yesterday morning. The dead man
proved to be Henry Kolar , a Russian ,
who was employed by James H. O'Neill
as a sewer builder. It appears that
Kohlar had been drinking considerable
of late and it is thought he was killed
in attempting to cross the tracks to his
room at 335 F street. Nevertheless
there are several who incline to the
opinion that Kolar was murdered. It
appears that Kolar was a Russian , and
it is said that he was at one time exiled
to the mjnes of Siberia , but made his
escape. The deceased had some money
deposited in the Union Savings bank
and owned several small houses.
Prematurely Exploded.
DEABWOOD , S. D. , Sept. 1. Sulli
van's grading camp on the Burlington
road was the scene of a horrible acci
dent yesterday. A gang of fifteen
men were engaged in blasting an open
cut and a hole thirty feet deep had
aeen driven into the rock and a quan-
iity of giant powder exploded therein.
Immediately after the foreman began
pouring in black powder. WTien. two
tegs had been poured in a terrific ex
plosion occurred. James Vaughn and
John Campbell- were blown to atoms
and AndrewjGrohold , J. Dinks , An
drew Zolic and 'Martin Horton fatally
njured. It' is thought the giant
) owder fuse was still ignited when the
lack ; powder was-poured in.
Two Seconds Faster.
INDEPENDENCE , JA. , Sept. 1. Nancy
Hanks , queen of horaedom , added a
hining star to her crown yesterday ,
when , she trotted over the world famous
kite tr ck jatthiB ; ( 'placi in the unpre
cedented'time1 of 2:05 J'flipping it wo
econd .pff , her Chicago mark , made
" weeka ago.
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inaton Excursions , '
Eastern cities and
Burlington1 pleasure resorts are
best reached by the
BURLINGTON ROUTK.
The improved train
service in effect , brings Omaha within
forty hoursand Denver within fifty-three
hours of New York , Boston or Phila-
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delphia. The numerous conventions to
be held in New York' , Saratoga , Detroit
and other eastern cities during the com-
iiij : summer , to which reduced rates
will apply , offer splendid opportunities
of visiting the east at an almost nomi
nal cost. The local agent of the B. &
M. R. R. will be glad to give you fur
ther information.
Colorado's CooRetreats. .
During the "tourists' season" from
July until September , the Burlington
Route has on sale round trip tickets at
very nduced rates , to the principal
resorts of Colorado.
To Denver , Colorado Springs , Mani
tou , Pueblo and [ Estes Park , ( the mos
attractive spot in the whole state ) , p.ar
ticularly low rates are in force.
July and August are the best month
in which to visit Colorado's unrivallec
resorts , to ail of which the Burlinton
with its connections offers unequallec
service.
The local agent will be glad to giv
you any desired information.
Grand Commander Dilworth , of the
Nebraska G. A. R. , has announced the
"Burlington" as the official route to
the annual reunion to be held at Wash
ington , D. C. , September 20th. The
official [ train composed of Pulluiai
sleeping , tourist and chair cars wil
leave Omaha on the evening of Sep
tember 17th at 8 P. M. , running spe
cial to Washington via the B. & 0
from Chicago. Sleeping cars will be
considerably less than regular rates
One fare for the round trip. This wil
afford the public a cheap and enjoyable
trip to witness the greatest GA. . R
reunion ever held in this country.
The Evans house. Hot Springs , S
D. , is now open for the reception o
quests. This magnificent hotel erectct
at a cost of $150,000 is built of pink
sand stone , is five stories high , has
steam heat , electric lights and all mod
ern conveniences and is so arrangec
that there are no inside rooms. It
completion places Hot Springs on a pa
with any similar resort in the country
The Burlington route places at the dis
posal of thefpublic a sanitarium anc
health resort second to no other. Low
round trip rates to Hofc Springs am
Deadwood.
State Fair , Lincoln , September 22d
Fare one rate for the round trip plus
fifty cents for admission , and plus sixty
cents for transportation between Lin
coln depot and the fair grounds. From
Monday , September 5th , to Thursday
September 8th , the B. & M. will oper
ate a dummy service between Lincoln
depot and the fair grounds. Trains
will run everv five minutes , thus civinsr
the very best service. The track runs
into the fair grounds and the depot is a
very [ short distance from the main
building.
Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
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