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I [ OVER THE STATE.
| Tjic Crete Chuutauqua holds from
July 3d to 15th.
B Tjikrk was a large attendance at the
J < Valentine races.
J Tiik old settlers of Otoe county held
HJ their annual picnic last week.
K j TjiAYKn county's institute cora-
H menccs June 22 and will last one week.
H Tub Norfolk district of the Epworth
M league will hold their next meeting' at
B " \\ayne.
1 Tiik residence of Dr. Anderson , Wa-
J hoo. was entered by burglars. They
J got a watch and § 4 in currency.
J Gaok county's teachers' institute had
J an attendance of 250 , which was larger
J than that of any previous meeting.
M AuiiUKK was temporarily without
J police protection because of a disagree-
J raent between the mayor and council.
H A sow owned by a farmer in John-
HJ Eon county has smashed the record ,
H by giving birth to sixteen nice , healthy
vk-
H Tin : annual Methodist conference for
J the w.estern part of the state will be
HJ held at Ogalalla , commencing Septem-
H ber 30.
M Pat Sui-livax , a former Hastings
J boy , has been arrested in Cripple Creek ,
H charged with robbing the postoflicc of .
HJ that place.
1 Tiik Carrico postoffice will be dis-
J continued on the 15th of this month
B and the mail for that oflice left at
J . Hayes Center.
J Huy home made goods and build up
HJ home industries , is a good policy. Far-
rell's Fire Extinguisher , made by Far-
rcll & co. , Omaha.
I TiiEitu was a tremendous rainfall in
fl Gage county last week. .Scores of
Hfl3 bridges were washed out , though crops
HJ did not suffer much.
C. S. Ray of Thayer county was arrested -
rested for violation of the fish law. He
HJ was let go on promise to be more cir-
HJ cumspect in the future.
Henry Backnei : of Nehawlca wrote
HE | an unseemly letter to a lady and the
i federal court adjudged he should pay a
HJ fine of $10 and costs.
I Businkss men of Grand" Island have
HJ taken in hand the matter of celebrat-
HJ ing the Fourth and propose to have a
> patriotic and enthusiastic time.
I William Ream , of Thurston county ,
fl is in jail at Pender on .the charge of
HJ stealing cattle from the reservation
fl and shipping them to South Omaha.
liUKGLAKS entered Morris Mayer ' s
i store at Norfolk and carried away three
HJ silk dress patterns , some silk handker-
fl chiefs , a suit of clothes and a valise.
fl ! Surveyors are at work laying out
\ additional cattle pens at South Omaha.
HJ The extensions will be such as to accommodate -
] commodate about sixty cars of cattle.
fl Burglars entered a number ofresi-
dences in Hastings the other night ,
fl but in none of them did they secure
fl much of that for which they were
fl looking money.
M John Hill , one of the first settlers
M near Lanham , Gage county , was found
J dead in bed. lie had been in ill health
fl for several years and his sudden de-
M mise was not unlooked for.
m Tiik Nebraska State Sunday School
association , which was to have met in
Norfolk June 14 to 1G , has been transferred
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ferred to Omaha , where the annual
convention will be held July 2S to 30.
H J. ' L. Brett , near Marengo , was
M struck by lightning and instantly
M killed while working in the field near
M his house. The horse was also killed.
M Mr. > Brett leaves a wife and five child-
M ren.
J The army worm is ravishing the rye
H fields in the. various parts of York
J county. Postmaster Bradham of Bene-
J diet tells that the worms , destroyed a
J twenty-five acre field of rye near that
HJ village.
H Ed Crosby , for some years in the
H hardware business at Fullerton , lately
HB committed suicide at his home in * New
BJ York. He made an unfortunate mar-
HJ riagc in the west and his life has since
K been a burden.
H Groth Trimmer , editor of the Filley
H ( Neb. ) Republican , was drowned in
H the Cottonwood river at Emporia , Kan-
B tas , while bathing. He was in that
HJ place attending commencement exer-
H cises of the State university.
H The following pensions have been
H granted for Nebraska John C. Logue ,
H > Stromsburg ; William M. Knotts , Oma-
H ha ; Henry A. McCune , Red Cloud ;
H Thomas Moore , Macon ; William G.
H Smith , Stratton ; Peter P. Head , North
Bend.
H The governor of Texas asked of Ne-
H , braska but one carload of supplies , but
H three were sent. It was all contributed
H and the railroads made no charge for
H carrying. The Nebraska Club took a
H hand in the work and largely helped
H to push it along.
H B. F. Garter of Gordon and J. B.
H Fenny of Ainsworth left last week for
H Oregon , where they expect to purchase
H 10,000 sheep and will sell them tofarm-
H ers and stockmen of Nebraska. This
H -will put about 50,000 sheep on the
H range near Gordon.
I Pkter Johnson , of South Omaha ,
H while intoxicated , drove id front of a
I freight train on the Elkhorn road and
H was killed. The team passed the track
H in safety , but the wagon was badly
H wrecked and Johnson killed. He leaves
& wife and children.
I Valley county's mortgage indebted-
I ness .for the month of May is as fol-
Bj • " lows : Farm mortgages filed , iTS33. -
I 62 ; satisfied. F3.148 ; town mortgages
I filed , .12,72G.50 ; satisfied , S250 ; 142 chat-
I tel mortgages filed. SlS,307.2G ; " seventeen -
teen released , S1,832,9S ; six sheriff's
II deeds. .
II The residence of Will l'ace in West
81 Beatrice was struck by lightning dur-
B | ing a heavy thunderstorm and badly
Bl damaged by fire. The household goods
Bl -were also badly damaged by the comB -
B | bined elements -I\Ir& \ Pace was stand-
B | ing near the cook stove when the bolt
] came and was severely stunned.
B ] Particulars of the tornado which
Bl wrecked the village of Lynch , Boyd
Bl county , are to the effect that every
H building in the town was shattered ,
H only a part of the hotel being left
B ' standing. Only one man was injured.
H About a month ago fire destroyed part
H of the town and now wind completed
H the destruction. !
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Mrs. John Wilson of TTayes county ,
while drawing water from a cistern ,
slipped and fell breaking a limb.
Hans Peter Jensen , 23 years of age ,
while bathing with others in Baldwin's
lake in Dodge county , was drowned.
His father , in Atlantic , la. , wired that
he would come for the bed } ' . Deceased
was single and had been employed as
a farm hand in Dodge county for two
years.
Statk Superintendent of Public
Instruction Corhktt has made the
regular June semi-annual apportion
ment of-the state school fund among
the several counties of the state on the
basis of the school population of the
counties. The amount to be distribut
ed is S2G0,410.12.
Congressman Kem was hung in efiigy
at Benson , a suburb of Omaha. An al
leged picture of him was obtained and
attached to the figure with inscriptions
upon it Then , after being hung , it
was set on fire and riddled with bul
lets. The congressman's action re
garding the Trans-Mississippi exposi
tion bill aroused public feeling against
him.
him.Dr.
Dr. C. P. Fall of Beatrice made a
practical test of the Roentgen rays in
surgerj' . The patient had suffered for
two years from the effects of a needle
in the hand which could not be lo
cated. The rays produced a shadow
graph which plainly showed the nee
dle , broken in two pieces , and with
this as a guide the metal was success
fully removed.
The election of members of the mis
sion board by the Augustana Swedish
Lutheran synod , held in. Omaha , re
sulted as follows : Rev. F. N. Swan-
berg of Oakland , Rev. E. A. Fogcl-
strom of Omaha , Rev. Feren of Sioux
City , Rev. J. Torell of Swedenburg ,
Neb. , J. F. nclin of Omaha , G A. Falk
of Council Bluffs , G. A. Ossian of Stan
ton , la. , Prof. S. M. Hill of Wahoo ,
Neb.
Harness thieves made a raid on sev
eral farmers southeast of Beatrice and
confiscated several sets of harness.
Blood hounds were put on the trail ,
which they followed to the Lilliefarm
James Lillie , a son , who lives in Hano
ver , lvas. , was suspected , he having
been home on a visit for several days ,
and when search was make he was not
to be found. Later he was arrested
and the goods found in his possession.
Every bridge on the North Loup
from Scotia to Fullerton , with the sin
gle exception of the Burlington & Mis
souri railway bridge , was carried out
by high water. Scores of low lying
farms were flooded , thousands of del
lars' worth of live stock , farming im
plements , eta , swept away and one of
the prettiest and richest valleys in Ne
braska made a scene of destruction and
desolation.
The first move in the way of appli
cation to the governor for a commuta
tion of sentence for Claude Hoover ,
of Omaha , convicted of the murder of
Sam Du Bois , and sentenced to be
hanged August 7 , was made last week.
No petition has been forwarded to Gov
ernor Holcomb , but Messrs. M. A. Ach-
eson and James A. Powers , attorneys
for Hoover , have sent a letter asking
for a hearing of the case.
John Samuelson , a farmer living
near Swede Home , a small settlement
seven miles northwest of Stromsburg ,
met with a peculiar accident. While
driving home from town Samuelson ' s
team became unmanageable and ran
into a row of trees at the side of the
road. The shock broke the tongue of
the wagon and the horses tore away.
Samuelson was thrown to the ground.
He struck on his head , dislocating his
neck and receiving severe internal in
juries.
A bald eagle was shot last week by
Charles Anderson of Cass county , while
attempting to carry off a pig it had
stolen from his herd. The bird is re
garded as a very large one of its vari
ety , measuring over six feet across
its wings. The bald eagle is not a com
mon bird in this part of the country ,
and when the successful shot of Mr.
Anderson became known a large-sized
congregation of neighboi-s convened to
see the purloiner of little swine , which
had been at work for some time in that
vicinity.
Extensive preparations are being
made by the local committees of the
Epworth league to entertain the State
league , which meets in Nebraska City ,
June 24th to 2Gth. Several prominent
league workers will be present , among
others : Rev. Edwin A. Schell , D. D. ,
general secretary of the Epworth
League of the World ; Rev. J. F. Berry ,
D. D. , editor of the Epworth Herald ;
Rev. W. P. Murray of Omaha , and Hon.
A. G. Wolfenbarger of Lincoln. The
Wesleyan male quartet of Lincoln will
furnish the music.
The general merchandise store of Ed
Fifield and the postoffics at Eldorado
were entered by burglars. They took
tools from a blacksmith shop with
which the3r twisted the padlocks from
the door. Five dollars in pennies were
taken from the cash drawer. The safe
was blown open with giant powder.
Several sacks of flour were piled around
it to deaden the sound of the explosion.
Fifty-five dollars in. stamps were taken
from the safe and a registered letter
containing a small sum was also opened
and the money taken.
The Masonic grand lodge of Ne
braska elected the following officers :
Charles -J. Phelps , Schuylei\ grand
master ; John B. Dinsmore , Sutton ,
deputy grand master : Frank H. Young ,
Broken Bow. Grand senior warden :
grand treasurer , Christian Hartman ,
Omaha ; grand secretary. William R.
Bowen , Omaha ; grand chaplain , Rev.
Henry C. Harmon , Nebraska City ;
grand orator , Samuel R. Smith , Indian-
ola : grand custodian , James A. Tul-
leys , Red Cloud ; grand marshal. Wil
liam W. Keysor , Omaha : grand senior
deacon. Albert W. Crites , Chadron ;
grand junior deacon , Frances E. White ,
Plattsmouth : grand tiler , Jacob King ,
Papillion. The next session of the
grand lodge of Nebraska will be held
in Lincoln.
Washington dispatch : Representa
tive Hainer of Nebraska , just before
the adjournment of congress , succeed
ed in passinir a joint resolution ex
tending the time of payments due from
settlers and purchasers on all ceded
Indian reservations. The resolution
provided that the homestead settlers
and settlers who purchased with the
condition annexed of actual settlement ;
on all ceded Indian reservations , be
granted an extension of one year in
which to make payments as now pro
vided by law. Mr. Hainer thinks that
the resolution will be the means of
settling the Otoe and Missouri Indian
tronble.
CONVENTION PROGRAM.
PROETLE DEUY ON CREDEN
TIALS AND PLATFORM.
MAY CONTINUE ALL WEEK.
Senator Thurston of Nebraska for Tcr-
limiiL-nt Chairman II. Clay Kv.uis
Wlthttratvs ! n Favor of llobart
for the Vice X'resldency
Bradley May Bo Dropped
Convention News.
St. Louis , June 15. The Republi
can national convention will be called
to order at noon next Tuesday by
Chairman Carter of the national com
mittee , and the day will be consumed
in the ri ading of the call , the install
ing of temporary officers and the ap
pointment of committees on creden
tials , permanent organization , order
of business and resolutions. It is not
known whether Chairman Carter will
make any remarks in opening the con
vention or not , but it is safe to say
JOHN M. THURSTON ,
that the temporal chairman he will
present will make the best speech of
which lie is capable , and the proceed
ings of this session and. of that which
will follow in the evening will prob
ably be interspersed with oratory.
Wednesday morning the report of
the committee on permanent organiza
tion and order of business will prob
ably be presented and acted upon and
the permanentofficers will take charge
of the convention. The permanent
chairman will probably be United
States Senator John M. Thurston of
Nebraska , a far famed orator. Pend
ing the receipt of the report of the
committee on credentials the sessions
will be devoted to general conven
tion business , interspersed with
oratorical efforts by famous orators
tors of the Republican party in
attendance. At all of the sessions it
is probable that resolutions will be
received and referred to the commit
tee on resolutions with or without
reading or debate , as the convention
may direct Whether the money ques
tion will be precipitated upon the con
vention before the report of the com
mittee on resolutions shall be
received is questionable , but , regard
less of any rule which may be adopted ,
the tension of this question is so
great that the question is liable to be
precipitated at any time and is threat
ened by some silver men.
It is hardly to be expected that the
report of the committee on creden
tials can be prepared and presented to
the convention before Thursday night
or Friday morning if the contests are
considered as thoroughly as by the
national committee. There are 168
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SENATOR FORAKEP. OF OHIO AVHO WILL
1'LACE Jl ' KINLEY IN NOMINATION.
contests and it is doubtful if the com
mittee can give any reasonable atten
tion to the facts short of three days
and three nights , unless the report of
the nat onal committee should be
adopted. The report of the commit
tee is likely to precipitate a heated
debate.
Next will probably come the report
of the committee on resolutions.
This committee will have clear sailing
until the currency question is reached.
On that1 interest wilL be intense and
oratorical efforts pronounced. A
member of the national committee ,
discussing the probable length of the
convention , said : -'Considering the
whole situation , it is difficult to see
how the report of the committee on
credentials and the committee on res
olutions can be disposed of before
midnight on Friday by the convention ;
therefore , according to the natural
order of things , the presentation of
candidates will not occur until Satur
day morning. Owing to the interest
taken in the money question ,
the convention will scarcely de
fer action on the platform until
after the nomination of the candidate.
It is well known thnt when * ie nom
ination oi the c&noidate takes place
the convention rapidly disintegrates
and the gold standard men , who seem
to predominate in the convention , will
not take -hances on leaving thj silver
men in possession when the platform
is to be passed upon. This result may
obtain , or m'deed any result may be
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predicted , if the adoption of the plat
form should be deferred until after
the nomination of the candidate no
one can predict what the platform
would be in such an event. "
PLATT'S THREAT.
Warner Miller niul IJ pcw Discredit
the "Boss'sPower. .
St. Louis , Mo. , June 15. Ex-Sena
tor Warner Miller , one of the dele-
gates-at-large from New York , ar
rived to-day. When asked what ho
had to say regarding the New York
bolt talk that had been indulged in
since the arrival of Mr. Piatt , he said :
"There is not a Republican in the New
York delegation that will bolt or walk
out of the Republican national conven
tion. And further , there is no man in
the delegation who can take ten of
the New York men out of the conven
tion under any pretext whatever. "
- To-day Air. Piatt expressed the
opinion that the national committee
would place the Morton delegates in
contest on the temporary roll. He
also referred to the fact that in one
district the contest against his men
had been withdrawn. He said there
was no reason for making a contest in
the other five districts.
Chauncey M. Depew said that there
was no talk of bolting in the New
York delegation.
NOTABLES ON THE SCENE.
Forakcr , Depow , Hastings of Pennsyl
vania and Others arrive.
St. Louis , June 15. Every incoming
train to-day brought crowds of dele
gates and others to attend the Repub
lican national convention , and the
immense waiting rooms and midway
of the Union station presented a scene
of activity.
Among the notables was ex-Gov
ernor Foraker and party of Ohio.
Foraker will place Major McKinley in
nomination before the convention.
Chauncey M. Depew , who is to
nominate Levi P. Morton , came in his
private car on the Big Four.
Governor Daniel II. Hastings and
party of Pennsylvaaia came in later
over the Vandalia , and Congressman
H. C. Loudenslager of Paulsboro , N. J. ,
and party arrived on the same train.
The whole town is assuming a con
vention aspect , as everywhere can be
seen decorations in which the red ,
white and blue pictures of Presiden
tial candidates predominate. In the
leading hotels the decorations are
especially fine , the different head
quarters being elaborately draped and
the corridors hung with bunting and
flags.
BRADLEY MAYBE DROPPED
Friends of the Kcntucklan Concctle that
McKinley Will Win Ka .ily.
St. Louis , Mo. , .Tune lo. The friends
of Governor Bradley of Kentucky are
confident that .McKinley will be nom
inated on the first ballot. John W.
Yerkes , national committeeman from
W. O. BRADLEY.
Kentucky , to-dav expressed the opin
ion that the Ohioan will have G50
votes that cannot be moved. He is of
the opinion that Bradley ' s name will
not be presented , though he was
chosen to nominate him should there
seen to be any show for a dark horse.
COLORED DELEGATE SHOT
C M. Losee ' of Texas Mistaken for a
Footpad and Wounded.
St. Louis , Mo. , June 15. About 1 ]
o'clock this morning CharlesiM. Losee ,
a colored delegate from Texas , who \
has been stopping at the home of a
brother at 2G5S Lucas avenue , while i
on his wajT to his brother ' s house , becoming - i
coming confused , halted pedestrians '
and inquiied the way. Robert W.
Thiet , one of these , it is claimed by !
the latter , drew a revolver from his '
pocket and fired five shots , one of
which took effect in Losce ' s right
shoulder. Losee was taken to the
home of his brother , where his wound ' '
was dr ' ed and pronounced not seri- I
ous. Tniet is in jail , lie claims that 1
he thought he wis about to be held i
up and tired to save himself from personal - 1
sonal injurv. i
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GOV. HASTINGS TALKS. 1
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Says He Will Present Quay's Name to ]
the Convention.
Indianapolis , Ind. , June 15. Gov
ernor Hastings of Pennsylvania and
party passed through the city on their
way to St. Louis at S o'clock this I
morning. Asked if Senator Quay's ]
name would be presented at the convention - (
vention for President , the governor 1
said : * "It will be most assuredl } ' . I 1
am authorized to present his name J
and that I will do to the best of mv <
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ability. ' ' ]
When informed that despatches
stated that Senator Quay ' s name
would not go before the convention ,
Hastinirc said that he had not seen
such dispatches. "I can saj- , however - '
ever , " he replied , "it is mistaken , for
I am to present his name myself. " 1
"Will Pennsylvania stand solidly ]
for him ? ' ' i
"He has sixty ont of the sixty-four
delegates. Surely a candidate could
not complain of that , and the dele
gates will vote for him to the last. " ' 11
"If McKinley is nominated will"
Senator Quay accept second place ? ' " ' ] [
"I am not authorized to say anything -
thing on that point. We are going (
there to nominate him for President ,
and not to make any compromise. "
EVANS OUT OF THE RACE.
rho Tenneeseean Ketlres In Uobart'M
Favor for Second Place.
St. Louis , June \Z. It was said
after the adjournment of the national
committee .for lunch to-day that II.
Clay Evans had been induced to with
draw from the race for Vice Presi
dent in favor of Garrett A. Hobart of
New Jersey. He is said to hav- taken
this ste , . in deference to the wishes of
the McKinley managers.
As a reward to Evans , the Postmas
ter Generalship will be given to him
in case of McKinley's election , it is
said.
MORTON VERY POSITIVE.
The fiovernor Will Not Accept Second
Place Under Any ClrcumstuiiceK.
St. Louis , Mo. , Juno 15. Chauncey
M. Depew of New York , who arrived
to-day , received the following tele
gram from Governor Morton : "Please
announce that I stated to you before
you left New York that I would not
under any circumstances accept a nom
ination for Vice President. "
Mr. Depew will place Governor Mor
ton in nomination for President.
Merrill Men Defeated.
McPiikuson , Kan. , June 15. The
anti-Morrill men carried McPherson
city at the primaries last night , 19 to
7. Returns from other precincts give
the anti-Morrill men 70 , Merrill 33.
The indications are that Merrill will
be defeated in the convention and
that Royal Matthews will be indorsed
for senator , but that A. P. Williams ,
Simpson's candidate , will probably de
feat A. W. Smith for representative.
For Matthews and Free Silver.
South Bknd , Ind. , June 15. Demo ,
cratic caucuses were held last night in
the county of St. Joseph for the selec
tion of delegates to the State conven
tion. A solid silver delegation of
forty was selected , bound by a resolu
tion declaring for the free coinage of
silver , C. W. Matthews for president
and B. F. Shiveiy for governor.
MRS. COCKERILL MARRIED.
The Widow of the Noted Noxvsp iperuian
Kemains Single Only a Short Time.
New York , June 15. The Commer
cial-Advertiser announces that Leonora
era Cock' rill , widow of the late
Colonel John A. Cockerill of this city ,
has been married to Walter Louis
Lineau , son of the late Rudolph
Lineau , who was president of the Ger-
mania bank in Brooklyn. Mr. Cocker-
ill died suddenly in Cairo , Egypt , on
April 11.
Firemen's Races at Weir City.
Wkik City , Kan. , June 15. Joplin
won first money and Galena second in
D:4 } and 02 : % respectively in the
souplers' contest at the Southwestern
Firemen's tournament yesterday. In
the 20o yard hub to hub race , time
was made as follows : Joplin. 05 1-5 ;
Weir City. 0C5 4-5 : Webb City. 0:20 : ;
Ottawa , 0:20 3-5 ; Columbus , 0 : 7 ; Ga
lena , 0:27 2-5. Ralph Martin of Colum
bus won the 150 yard race in 0-16 2-5
Hawkins of Jopliii ran ofl a tie for
second money with Dennis of this
place and won in 0:17. A picked team
ran 150 yards against time in 0:10 2-5.
In the chiefs " l 0 yard race .1. W.
Costly of Webb City finished first in
0:11 and \V. J. Benton second.
Kansas Voman's Fortunate Discovery.
Wichita , Kan. , June 15. .Mrs. II.
H. Leonard , while looking over old
papers yesterday , found where the
sum of 510,000 had ben deposited by
her brother in a bank at Trenton ,
Tenn. , in 18G . He was killed in a
battle a few weeks afterward. A local
bank wired the Tennessee bank and
received a reply stating that the
money was still there and that they
had been hunting the heirs for twen
ty-five years. Last fall Leonard pro
cured a divorce and married a. < " "ther
woman. The first Mrs. Leonard's for
tune , with interest , is now estimated
at S'20,000.
A Gonld Claimant in Court.
New York , June 15. Sarah Angel ,
who claims to have been married to
the late Jay Gould April 10 , la. > 3 , and
who is suing for her dower , applied to
Justice Beach yesterday for a commis
sioner to take depositions of aged and
infirm witnesses out of the State and
obtained her a [ li'-ation , it the
judge declined to give a direction as
to promptness as was asked on account
of the coi dition of the witns , hold
ing that as the peit.oner had waited
forty-three years beiore bringing suit
she was rot entitled to consideration
in the matter of promptitude.
No Recognition for Cubans.
Washington , D. C , .tune 15. The
announcement is made without quali
fication , from the State Department
that President l.evelctnd intends tak
ing no action with respect to the Cu
ban revolution. Neither he nor Sec
retary Olney deemed it advisable that
this infnation should become pub
lic until Congress aajinrned , ih it was
feared that were it known the session
would be protracted until a joint resolution
elution rpcognizir"r Cuban beligerency
could be rushed turough both houses.
Grosvenor and Foster on Hand.
St. Louis , Mo. . June 15. General
Grosven r , who gained a good deal of
prominence by publishing every Mon
day during the delegate contest a ta
ble of fir res sh wnc ; the -owth of
the Mminley strcny h , arrived last
night with Charles Foster , secretary
of the treasury under President Harrison
risen •
Made Rich by it Storm.
St. Joskpk , Mich. , June 15. George
De Long , a berry picker , had a rich
uncle killed in the St. Louis evelone ,
and has received word that he has
been left a fortune of 5150,000. He
proved his heirship by telegraph. He
is about 30 years old.
Carnegie to Make Bijj Gens.
Pittsburg , Pa. , June 15. The Car
negie people have decided to build an
lddition to their works cos ing at
east Sl.OJ0,000. T - new plant will
be for the rapid construction of heavy
jrdnance.
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A POSTMASTER'S WIJPE. J
A LEEDS WOMAN WHO ASTON- fl
1SHED HER FRIENDS AND * JM
NEIGHBORS. 1 § |
Near to Death hut Rontorod Bo Completely |
That She Has Keen Accuptod Hy a Mfo , U
Insurance Compiiny aa a Good Klali. | V
From the Journal , Lewlitton. Mc. fc | |
A bright little woman , roay and frer.h Em
from her household duties , dropped into Wg
a chair before the writer and talked /W
with enthusiasm shlnlnff In her snap- | § F
plngr. black eyey. |
The people In the pretty village of .H
Leeds Centre. Me. , have watched with Me
some Interest the restoration to com- i sg
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plete health of Mrs. W. L. Francis , wife
of the postmaster. So general were the r"5-
comments on this Interesting case that ,
the writer who visited Mrs. Francis and
learned from her that the statements
regarding her troubles and her suhso- f *
qucnt extrication therefrom are entirely I
true. All of her neighbors know what f
has been the agency that ha.t performed I
this cure , but that others may he bene- 1
flted by her experience. Mrs. Francis /
has consented to allow her story to appear - r
pear in print. ' . . „
"If there is anything on earth I dread
more than another , " she .said. "It is to
see my name In the paperH.But in this
case I conquer my repugnance and give i
publicly the same credit to the savior §
of my life as I would to one who had- %
dragged me from a death beneath the- *
waves. In fact , I have extolled my |
preserver so enthusiastically and unreservedly - ,
reservedly , have sought out sufferers '
and recommended the remedy to so
many friends and acquaintances that
already my nelgl bors jocularly call me.
• Pink Pills Francis. * But really , my recovery - i
covery is something that I consider
wonderful. I know that there are so
many testimonials of medicine in the
papers nowadays that people do not pay
as much heed as formerly , but I do wish
folks who are suffering would remem
ber that what I say comes right from
the heart of a woman who feels that
she had a new lease of happy life glvn
to her.
"Eleven years ago I wfis afflicted with
nervous prostration. My existence until
two years ago was one of dragging mis- J i
ery. Anyone in the village will tell you >
of my condition. My blood seemed ex
hausted from my veins and month after
month 1 grew weaker. I was able _
to undertake only the lightest household \ , .
work , and even then I could perform it J | |
only by slow and careful movements.
During all these sorry months and . I
years I was under the care of this doctor -
tor and that , but their medicines helped "fl
me only spasmodically , and then I Tell
Into relapses more prostrating than
ever. H
"In the night I used to be awakened
by the most excruciating pains in my
heart and side , and was obliged to use u-H
pellets of powerful medicine that the ,
doctor gave me for relief in such at- k HJ
tacks. At'ist my condition became so
grave that I went out only infrequent-
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ly. \\rc live upstairs , you notire. over .
my husband's store , and in descending /
the stairway T frequently was obliged J H
to sort of fall and slide ovr the steps- „
In order to descend , such was the strain >
on my system resulting from even this /
slight exertion. Occasionally I visited
the neighbors , but I was obliged to sit \
and rest to recover breath while ascending - } •
ing any elevation. In short , it did not \ SJ
seem that I could live , such was my * HJ
complete physical prostration. f HJ
"One day I saw an advertisement of * BJ
Dr. "Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People , SJ
and although my faith in remedies was
weak by that time , I sent for a box and HJ
tried them. That was two years ago. HJ
Now I call myself a well woman. Isn't HJ
it wonderful ? HJ
"I haven't had one of those excruciatIng - " , {
Ing pains in the heart for a year and a * 9
half. Why , even the first box of pills ' * M
helped me. I can walk miles now ; can fl
do my work easily : have gained in JH
weight constantly , and you would BJ
scarcely believe it , but a little while Sj
ago I was examined for endowment life Aj
insurance and was accepted unhesi- flj
tatingly after a careful examination by
the physician. A ]
"Do you wonder that T'm shouting VJ
'Pink Pills * all through our village ? I SJ
haven't taken any of the rem < Iy Tor flj
some months for it has completely built AJ
me up , but at the first sign of trouble jM
I know to what refuge to flee. 9J
"Last year my aunt , Mrs. AT. A. Bios- Al
som , of Dixfield. P. O. . was h re visit- SJ
ing me. She was suffering from a laek JHJ
of vitality and heart trouble , but she H
was skeptical about my remedy that I flfl
was so enthusiastically advocating. At SJ
last , however , she tried it and tarried' flj
some home with her when she went. A flj
little while ago I received a letter from. Aa
her. and ! n it said , * I am cured , thanks J M
to God and Pink Pills. ' She also wrote HJ
that her husband had been prostrated 91
but had been restored by the remedy. VI
One of the persons to whom Mrs. HJ
Francis recommended Pink Pills is Sta- Hi
tion Agent C. H. Foster , of Le * ds Cen- HJ
tre. and the reporter found him patrol- HJ
ling the platform awaiting th arrival * HH
of the morning train. Mr. Foster , who r HH
is one of the most trustworthy , capable'Hfl
and energetic men in the f-mploy of the HJ
Maine Central railroad , appeared in un- AH
usually good health and spirits and wo HH
made inquiry as to the cause. HH
"Do you know , " replied he , "I think HH
I've made a discovery , or at least IWrs. HH
Francis has for me. I have been in pour HJ
health for a long time with a heart ' HJ
trouble variously complicated. We HH
have been so fully Interested in sir * . HJ
Francis' wonderful recovery that I at HH
once determined to give the medicine > - HH
recommended a thorough test. So. about HJ
two months ago , I boughc th first box HH
of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Only two HH
months , please note , yet already I urn HJ
so much improved , so much hntr -ible HJ
to fulfill my duties , so sanguine that I HJ
am on the road to recovery , that I feel HH
like a new man. HJ
"I can now walk without the fatigue HJ
I once experienced , my heart affection HJ
appears to be relieved , and I have fHJ
joined the Pink Pills' Band in our com- AHJ
munity. " HHJ
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain all HJ
the elements necessary to giw new life HJ
and richness to the blood and restore HH
shattered nerves. They are for sale by AHJ
bv all druggists , or may be had by mall HJ
from Dr. Williams * Medicine Company , HJ
Schenectady , X. Y. , for 50c per bcx. or M
six boxes for $2.50. A J
Shouting in church is sometime- enc H
kind of re 'igion. while paying the preach- H
ei'a I ack talor - is another. HHJ
Shatr's Garden Wrecked. H H
The Missouri Sotanical Gardens , cs- H
tablishcd many years ago by Henry H
Shaw , a wealthy citizen of St. Louis , HHJ
now dead , were devastated by the storm. flH
These gardens contained the rarest HH
collection of shrubbery and ilowering HH
plants in the \vorld , with the possible _ HHJ
exception of Kew gardens in London. ' HhI
The most valuable of the plants in * > HHl
the Shaw gardens , as it was commonly vHJ
called , were uprooted and swept away M
by the wind. Hothouses and hotbeds HHJ
and outdoor beds of flowers were torn " vHl
up and scattered in the storm. The AHJ
money damage is estimated at SIOO.OCO. HH |
The loss of rare plants is irreparable. J
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