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M'COOK TRIBUNE. F. ar. ICIJIfllKLI , , Publisher. McCCOK , NEBRASKA THE NEWS IN BRIEF. The plague at Astrakhan , Russia , Is declared not to be bubonic. Both General Brooke and Genera Wood have denied to the War depart ment reports of riots and disturbances in Santiago. Salvation Army folks are forbi.lden to use trumpet , drum or tamoburlne on the streets of Philadelphia and I speech only is left to them in their public worship. Postoffice departn.-mt officials have received word that the stage running from Salmon to Red Lodg ? , Mont , was held up but the mails were not mo lested. While delirious from illness Daniel Montgomery , a wealthy farmer living near Milan , Mo. , attempted to ki',5 his wife and little boy with a hatchet and then cut his throat with a razor. General Otis cables from Manila That the sailing of the Zealandia and Valen cia with Montana troops and dis charged men on board , has been ar rested by prevailing typhoon. Assistant Secretary V.mderlip has instructed the collector of customs at Port Townsend not to institute pro ceedings against the seven Canadian fishing vessels seized last month. The Dawes commission announces the land ofllce for the Cieek nation located at Muscogee will close Septem ber 1. Land offices will be opened for the Creeks at Ukinulgse and We- tumpka. A cable dispatch received at the War department from Major General Woods states tint Major Russel B. Harrison , who is ill with yellow fever at Santiago , now appears to be out of danger. Majors William C. Brown , John C. Gilmore and Henry B. Mulford have been ordered to report for duty at Fort Crook , where the Thirty-ninth United States volunteer infantry is to be recruited. Major General Nelson A. Miles and Adjutant General Corbhi notified the general committee of the Grand Army of the Republic encampment , which begins in Philadelphia September 4 , that they will attend the reunion. President McKinley has been elected to represent the local encampment No. 78 , Union Veteran union , at the na tional encampment to be held in Balti more September 13-14-1H. Thepresident is a member of the local organization. Bishop John P. Newman's will shows his estate to be worth $50 000. Aside from two or threa nominal be quests , the estate is left for the life use of the widow , after which it goes to the Drew theological seminary , Madison , N. J. Four Indians nave oeen bound over by the United States commissioner for the murder of Yellow Bull on the Rose bud Indian reservation about six weeks ago. They are : John Swift , Long Horn , Pretty Eagle and Noisy Owl. Owl.The The secretary of war has appointed Alexander R. Speel of St. Paul , Minn. , chief of the division of customs and insular affairs of the Wai1 department in place of Major John J. Persning , wno has been ordered to Manila for duty on the staff of General Otis. The Treasury department has ad vised American customs officials on Puget sound that fishermen who find themselves in over five fathoms of water at high tide for a distance of seven miles from the eastern shore of Point Roberts toward Blaine are al most certain to be fishing in American waters. The Treasury apartment has re ceived from the auditor general of Ha waii a comparative statement of the imports into the islands for June , 189S and 1899 , and the receipts and expendi tures for July , 1898 and 1899. It shows a net increase in the importations from the United States since the islands came under our sovereignty. A game of cards resulted in a trag edy at Noel , Mo. William Matney , James Smith and a stranger engaged in a game Jn the woods on the river bank , Matjiey T 2 PCCHgei ( 9 ! Cheat ing and ia fhS difficulty which fol lowed he drew a revolver and forced the stranger to jump into the river , Smith exepecting to be forced to jump into the river , pulled his revolver and killed Matney. Daniel J. Campau , Michigan member of the Democratic national committee , denies that there is any truth in the reported movement on foot to have the next national convention held three or four months earlier than usual. He said : "There has been no talk among the members of the committee , and I have heard of no such movement. It is not likely that the meeting of the national committee to fix the date of the convention will be held before next January. " Union Pacific construction gangs are still at work cutting down grades on the main line in Wyoming , and sur veyors are kept busy mapping out new short cuts to get around steep hills. It has been decided to cut off a piece of line on Lookout hill , to lessen the grade and take out several curves. Over 100,000 yards of dirt will be re moved and two and one-half miles of new track built. This piece of work will be completed early this fall. Next year the track between Cooper and Lookout is to be shortened three-quar ters of a mile. The Lake Shore met the Erie's cut rate on excursion business to New York , for the first week of September. The Navy department does not look with favor on the proposition to have the historic war ship Constitution take part in the Dewey demonstration at New York. A war between Englmd and the Transvaal would give the Portguese sttlements on Delagoa toy grand op portunities for blockade running. Russia has decided to establish a system of education , largely state aid ed , for children of the nobility , landed gentry and officials. u ; v.ii i Gordon's Troops Are Be-enforced and Revolvers Added to Belts , fUGlTIVE BUSY IMPROVING AIM. Outinw la Still Delimit and Friends Out side ISoaxt Unit He Is Provided With Food Through Underground The Situation at the Front. PARIS , Aug. 28 ( New York World Cablegram. ) Guerin explains this evening that the black flag was hoist ed as a sign of resistance. At 5 o'clock the chief of police de scended the main drain close to Castle Guerin with the supposed view of making a subterranean attack. In the meantime revolvers have been aded to the belts of the police. Guerin is heard practicing shots Inside the house and the cafe opposite the fa mous No. 51 was closed today. By order of Cardinal Richard , the archbishop , imposing ceremonies were celebrated in all Paris churches to ex piate the sacrilege at St. Joseph's last Sunday. Public prayers are every where offered up as an amende hon orable and the Miserere was sung at Motre Dame. PARIS , Aug. 28. The anti-Semites assert they are conveying food sup plies by an underground passage to Jules Guerin , the anti-Semite agitator , and his beleaguered companions at the Rue de Chabrol. Today a man was arrested for at tempting to pass the republican guards stationed in that thoroughfare. The troops on the cordons have been in creased , but otherwise there has been no change in the situation since yes terday. MANILA , Aug. 22 ( via Hong Konk , Aug. 28. Recent events have proved somewhat discouraging to officials who are trying to accompany war with a policy of conciliation. Two new mu nicipal governments have collapsed through the treachery of the mayors. Today the mayor of San Pedro Ma- cati , who was elected by the people under the direction of Prof. Dean Worcester of the United States ad visory commission for the Philippines , was brought to Manila and lodged in jail. The United States ofllcers at San Pedro Macati found that he was using his office as a recruiting station for the Philippine army. Four dis guised insurgent officers were helpIng - Ing him. The mayor of Balinag was also ar rested and confined in the same prison. The Americans caught him passing between the lines of the two armies with incriminating documents , which the authorities secured. Another prominent native mayor is under sur- i'eillance. When the result of the election at [ mus , which General Lawton and Prof. Worcester engineered , was announced , the Americans inquired as to the whereabouts of the people's choice and were informed that he was in prison at Bilibid , where the authorities had placed him on suspicion of being a revolutionist. He was released and in stalled as mayor. STATES TO CONFER ON TRUSTS. TTventy-One Governors Appointed Dele gates to Join In Discussion. NEW YORK , Aug. 28. The govern ors of twenty-one states are- an nounced as having appointed delega tions to attend the conference entrusts trusts by the civic federation of Chicago cage and called to meet in that city September 13 to 16. The call states the object to be purely educational and strictly non-partisan , the commit tee on arangements being composed of men of different political faiths and representing all sides of the problem to be discussed. The subject for dis cussion is trusts and combination , their ues and abuses , railway , labor , industrial and commercial. It is stated by the promoters that the United States Industrial commis sion has arranged to attend the con ference in a body and that the Inter state Commerce commission has also an ( * wiN participate in the Root Inspects Regiments. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Aug. 28 Sec- cretary Root and Adjutant General Corbin paid a flying visit to th ° army camp at Camp Meade , Pa. They left here last night at midnight and re turned to the city late this afternoon. Their object was to inspect the two new regiments of volunteer ifnnatry , the Twenty-seventh and Twenty- eighth , which have just been recruited and are now rendezvoused at that camp , preparatory to their departure for the Philippines. Both the secre tary and the adjutant general are en thusiastic over the fine appearance of the men of the regiments. Soldier Attempts Death WASHINGTON , Aug. 28. Maimed and cut off from hope of a livelihood Newton Molman , until recently an en listed man of the United Stales army , serving in Montana and Wyoming , tried to kill himself with a revolver at Cobb's hotel today. He had taken measures to make the attempt success ful by turning on the gas in case the bullet missed its mark. He failed in both cases , for the ball glanced from his skull and he was discovered and sent to a hospital before the gas had done its work. Accident to the Wilmington. WASHINGTON , Aug. 28. A dis patch today by the Navy department I from the commander of the Wilming ton at Montevideo states that it has 5 lost a flange of one of its propellers. It does not state how serious the dam age may be , or whether any delay will I be occasioned. The officials here say , however , that the remaining propeller and the crippled one will give ample power to proceed in case it is not con venient to dock it at Montevideo. The ship has been up the Amazon. CUBA MAKES BOTH ENDS MEET. Receipts Exceed Kxpcndlturcs Under Military Kulp. WASHINGTON , Aug. 28. The war department gave out today for pub lication an interesting statement of the financial condition of the island of Cuba. It shows that under the man agement of the United States govern ment the receipts of the island from January 1 , 1899 , to June 30 of the cur rent year exceed the expenditures by the very handsome sum of $1,480.21. This statement probably will be a sur prise to many persons who had thought that Cuba under the militarv occupation of the United States was not self-sustaining. During the period named the re ceipts from all sources were $6,982,010 ; disbursements , $5,501,988. Of the money disbursed $1,712,014 was ex pended in sanitation ; $505,203 in the erection and improvement of barracks and quarters ; $443,563 in the estab lishment , etc. , of the rural guard and administration ; $250,674 on public works , harbors and forts ; $293,881 in charities and hospitals ; $242.146 for civil government ; $723,281 on munici palities ; $88,944 in aid to the destitute ; $42,205 in quarantine matter ; total , $4,448,924. The statement for July shows that the customs collections in the entire island for July alone were $1,201,537 ; internal revenue collections. $56,351 ; postal collections , $15,000 ; miscellane ous collections , $65,435 ; grand total of receipts for the month , $1,339,324 ; dis bursements , $1,029,877. STATES WILL CARE FOR THEM. Sick Soldiers to Be Transported to Their Homes Free. SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 28 Most of the eastern states which have troops at the Presidio , or soldiers who have to be mustered out here , are taking steps to provide them with transporta tion to their homes. In response to telegrams sent by the mayor at the request of the Red Cross society ask ing their attitude in the matter , the governors of several states have wired as follows : Bismarck , N. D. Adjutant General of this state on his way to California , with instructions to assist and care for our sick volunteers. S. J. Fancher , governor. Lincoln , Neb. All discharged First Nebraska men will have free transpor tation to Nebraska for sixty days. W. A. Poynter , governor. South Dakota Nothing definite de cided. We will pay transportation for all if for any. Am trying to raise the money. Andrew B. Lee , governor. Wj'oming Will transport honorably discharged invalid Wyoming soldiers home with battalion free. D. L. Rich ards , governor. FEARS MORE DISTURBANCES. Quiet nt Samoan Island May Be Only Temporary. SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 28 J. G. Leigh , special correspondent of the London Times , who has just arrived from Samoa , says that while every- : hing at present is quiet in the islands , the powers should act at once upon ; he proposed treaty , otherwise the dis- ; urbances hat have just subsided may je renewed. Commissioner , Eliot , who is also here , does not anticipate a renewal of hostilities , though he says that local conflicts between the opposing factions cannot be prevented. Mr. Eliot is awaiting orders from his government , but expects to soon resume his formal duties of the Britsh embassy at Wash ington. All Oulet. DARIEN , Ga. , Aug. 28. There were no hostilities between the blacks and the military today , though the negroes remain armed. That the situation is improved is evidenced by the fact that Colonel Lawton , commanding the First regiment , has sent back to Savannah eighty-six men and three officers whose services are no longer needed. There remain something more than 200 soldiers on duty. These will remain until after the sitting of the special term of the superior court , which Has been called to meet on Wednesday to try John Delageli for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Townsend. Mercer Appears Again. RENNES , Aug. 28. General Merciei was present as usual in the front row of witnesses' seats when the fourth week of the court-martial trial of Cap tain Dreyfus was begun this morning. M. Jaffay-Lavel , the draughtsman , whose testimony was begun Saturday , continued with the aid of a blackboard his refutation of the argument of M. Bertillion. I'aml'y Tr tajedy In Wisconsin. MINNEAPOLIS , Aug. 28. A spe- spal to the Times from Marshfield , Wis. , says : William Moran , fireman on the Chicago & Northwestern road , shot and killed his wife and afterward v killed himself this morning. Family troubles caused separation and it was \ f this that led to the deed. Four chil dren are left orphans. Moran was ? thought to be temporarily insane. c Favor reicCommls Ion. LONDON , Aug. 28. A dispatch from Johannesburg says that a dispatch received - ceived from Pretoria is to the effect . that both General Joubert and President - dent Kruker favor sending a special peace commission to England , com posed of members of the volksraad , headed by F. W. Reitz , state secretary. Col. Bryan Still for Silver. KANSAS CITY , Aug. 28. William Jennings Bryan stopped here between trains while en route to Denver. "I shall continue to discuss silver , " said Mr. Bryan in response to a reporter's query , adding : "There was a story from Des Moines , Iowa , recently , that was putting silver in the background. am not , I will not. I was incorrect ly reported. Silver will be placed alongside the other great issues , and it will be given its due share of con sideration. I stand by the Chicago Democratic platform. " Indescribable Scene Marks Arrival of Pirst California Volunteers. INNUMERABLE CRAFT MEETS SHIP Sea Front Is Crowded AVI h Cltl/cnH Armed With Koine-Producing Instru ments mid lomi'g Guv if Join In the Uproar Recognition of Br.iicry of the lioya. SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. 25. A11 morning long this city has been in a state of feverish excitement due to the arrivial off the Golden Gate of the transport Sherman with the First Cali fornia volunteers and batteries A and D of the California heavy artillery. The start of the welcoming vessels from the Golden Gate will be made promptly at 12 o'clock ; nd the Sher man is scheduled to reacn a point op posite Fort Point at 1 o'clock. As the big transport nears the gate the na tional salute will be nu > d from the forts in the harbor an.1 from the bat tleship Iowa. At a given signal from Commodore Spreckles the yachts and tugs will form in a disi nated order and proceed up the bay. Every pier and Telegraph hill , which commands a magnificent view of the Golden Gate and harbor , were crowded with spectators anxious to catch glimpse of the Sherman as it neared the harbor. From every quarter of the bay , yachts , launches , lugs and bay craft of all descriptions made their way through the water all converging toward one point , the Sherman. The pleasure craft were crowded. As the fleet became greater , by the addition of each new boat , the beats seemed to jostle one another and on more than one occasion it appeare-1 to the watch ers on shore that collisions were im minent. Their human cargoes all gath ered on the shore side of the vesels and the slant of the vessels toward that side caused some ahum , but for tunately there were no accidents of any moment. The bo its took their appointed positions as if by magic. As the Sherman approached the gate the land batteries belched forth in a national salute and the bay steamers took up the signal with their sirens. Nearer and nearer the wel come vessel came and at last pushed its prow into the pace left for it and such a scene occurred as has never been seen on this coast before. Flags dipped and were waved , whistles screamed , cannon were fired , trumpets were blowed and megaphones and ma rine glasses were turned on the de lighted boys who crowded the rigging of the great steamer. The signal was given to the fleet of yachts and tugs to get under headway just in time for them to fall into the wake of the transport , which of course , was given the place of honor. The fleet gathered strength in numbers as it arrived well inside the bay. It was a grand sight and one never to be forgotten. The gallant Californians on the transport seemed wild with delight over the re ception given them. They cheered and cheered , waved flags and handker- ciiiefs and caps and even their coats in the excitement. As the fleet swept the sea wall the din became more and more deafening and the waving of flags more frantic. As the fleet neared the transport dock , the Iowa let go its batteries and the curling smoke , as it left the can on's mouth , presented a sight which few of the watcher on land and'water had ever seen before. Just before the anchor of the Sher man was dropped , Commodore Spreck- els gave the , signal for the escort to disperse and the first detail of the day's celebration was over. The Sherman will lay off the transport dock to-night and to-morrow morning it will move into its position alongside - side the pier and the boys will be j taken ashore for breakfast , after which v they will march to the Presidio , where they will be given a furlough of twen ty-four hours. NO MORE MONEY FOR CUBANS. a Brooke Decides Not to Make Payments on Additional Rolls. HAVANA , Aug. 25. Governor Gen eral Brooke has virtually decided not to make any payments to Cuban troops on the payments of additional rolls. The first payments brought to light such an amount of thievery and attempted swindling that he has ceas ed to consider the question of dis tributing what is left of the $3,000.000 : in supplementary payments. The sum now left in his hands he will t probably use to assist wounded and deserving officers , who , under the original arrangement , were to receive nothing. Most of the Cuban officials agree with a remark recently made by Gen eral Gomez. He said the $3,000,000 would prove more harmful than help ful and the work of payment has re vealed the depths of depravity that the best friends of Cuba had not con ceived could exist. Only a Military E-cprdltlon. WASHINGTON , Aug. . " . The state , department does not ppprehend any international complications will arise out of General Otis' co-irse in exclud ing Chinese from the Philippines , as this is said to be only a temporary military expedient , leaving the general question to be determined by congress. Iowa's New Officers. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Aug. 25. The following additional officers for volun teer regiments have been appointed : From Iowa To be captains , James C. France , late first lieutenant. Fifti eth Iowa volunteers : R. A. Nichols , late first lieutenant Fortieth Iowa ; W. B. Humphrey , late colonel , Fifty-sec end Iowa. To be first lieutenants : Williard M. Flynn , late captain Forty-ninth Iowa ; E/A. Kreager , late captain Fifty-sec end Iowa PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS. The Outcome of the Ilpi > ubllcim State Con volition. Supreme court judge J. W. Brown of Lancaster. Superior court judge Josiah R. Adams of Philadelphia. State treasurer Lieutenant Colonel James E. Barnett of Tenth Pennsylva nia regiment. HARRISBURG , Pa. , Aug. 25. The ahove ticket was nominated yesterday by the republican state convention. The only discordant note in the convention was sounded by Senator William Flinn of Pittsburg , chairman of the anti-Quay organization in the last legislature. Mr. Flinn opposed the plank in the platform endorsing the appointment of United States Sen ator Quay by Governor Stone. A roll call was taken on the adoption of the platform as a whole and it was adopt ed by a large majority. The anti- Quay delegates generally voted against the adoption of the platfoi'Ji and the nomination of Mr. Adams. Before the result of the ballot for supreme judge was announced the friends of Judge Archibald of Scranton and ex-Attorney General Palmer of Wilkesbarre mo'-ed to make Mr. Brown's nomination unanimous. For the superior court , Dimner Beeber of Philadelphia was named in opposi tion to Mr. Adams and received the votes of many of the anti-Quay del egates. The nomination of Colonel Barnett was made by acclamation. Aside from the nomination of the ticket and the adoption of the plat form new rules were reported and adopted for the government of the state organization. The star attraction was the pres ence of Senator Quay as a delegates from Beaver county. He entered the convention hall with Chairman Blkin just before the session was called. His friends recognized him and cheer ed and applauded as he took a seat. Quay remained until the question of resolutions came and quietly retired. Senator C. L. Macee of Pittsburg was conspicuous by his absence. He is convalescent from a severe illness , and by the advice of his physician did not attend the convention. FLAG ON LAND AND SEA. Keport of Gen. Otis Confirming Sov- rcignty Over < Tolo. WASHINGTON , Aug. 25. Genera1 Otis today cabled the War department that General Bates has returned from his conference with the Mores and confirming the Associated Press dis patches ? s to the results of his mis sion. General Otis says : "General Bates returned. Mission successful. Agreement made with sultan and Dates whereby sovereignty United States over entire Jolo archipelago pelage acknowledged ; its flag to fly on land and sea. United States to occupy and control all points deemed neces sary. Introducing firearms prohibited. Sultan to assist in suppressing piracy. Agrees to deliver criminals accused of crime not committed by Mores against Moros. Relations between United States troops and all Mores very friendly. Two other points in archipelago will be occupied by United States troops , when trade and com- ern Mindanao friendly , ask permission to drive out insurgents. Reports by mail. " CATTLEMEN IN A COMBINE. Those From Nebraska and Other States Interested. KANSAS CITY , Aug. 25. Ex-Con gressman M. S. Peters of Kansas City is promoting a combination of cattle shippers and feeders which it is expected - pected will practcalily control the cat tle business of Kansas , Missouri , Ne braska and the Indian Territory. It is said that 100 shippers and feeders will take stock in the concern , forty-one stockmen having already signified their intention of doing so. A meet ing will be held here September 12 , when an organization will be complet ed. Senator W. A. Harris of Kansas is one of the prime movers in the pro ject and it is said he will be president. Ex-Congressman Peters will probably be general manager. Farmer Killed. ALLEN , Neb. , Aug. 25.An alterca tion over a private matter resulted in quarrel and the death o a prominent farmer of this section and the anest on the charge of murder of another. Henry Marron , about 63 years of age , lies dead , and Maurice Casey , a young man 25 years of age and equally 'veil esteemed , is under arrest on a serious charge. The two men live aboiit eight miles W northeast of here and * he particulars e of their quarrel are not ' -mown at this fi ime. They lived on farms near to fit fiP gether and it is believed had come t trouble of long standing , for they met n on the road today and after a few ii iitl words fell to blows. The younger tl man , Casey , knocked the old gentle tlti tle man down and in his rasjumpeJ on ti and stamped him to death tifi fiai ai Devrpy Home September 28. f * NEW YORK , Aug. 25. Acting . Mayor Guggcnheimer lodsy received : the following telegram from Admiral Dewev : 3f "VILLEFRANCHE , Aug. 25. Ran iz dolph Guggenheimer , Acting mayor : Will arrive Thursday , 28 , as requested. s " " a "Dewey. as This will enable the reception com s ; mittee to hold the naval parade on nw Friday and the land par.ide on Satur w day , and obviate the necessity of hav r < ing a day intervene belween the two n parades. Nfcws for the Army. WASHINGTON , Aug. 25. Major Philip G. Wales , surgeon , captain and assistant surgeon United States army , min Fort Niobrara ; Captain Seaton Nor man , assistant surgeon , Fort Monroe , inh and First Lieutenant liflward G. Eee- h ; son , assistant surgeon , have been as a : signed to duty with the Thirty-ninth tl infantry volunteers. Fort Cook. Pri fc : vate James M. Connor , Company A , tl : First Nebraska , has been discharged. ri Acting Assistant Surgeon Arthur W. tt : McArthur. U. S. A. , has been ordered tl from Chillicothe , Mo. , to Fort Nio la brara , for duty. tl Clothing Caught on the Shaft. . 28.-T. b. BEATRICE , Neb. , Aug. Hutchins , engineer at the canning factory serous if not tory , narrowly escaped belt fatal injuries. He was repairing a near the main shaft when h s clothing caught on the shaft which threw him violently to the floor and tore ws clothing from him. Mr. Hutchins es caped without injury. Methodist Cumpmeotlnjr. FULLERTON , Neb. , Aug. 28. The Methodists of the Grand Island dis trict are holding their annual camp meeting at the beautiful camping grounds near the "Loup , " conducted by the presiding elder , D. L. Tyndall. Many are camping at the grounds and there is a large congregation present ut all of the services. Mortgages Another Mail's Jlorhe * . PONCA , Neb. , Aug. 25. Joseph Mel lon , a prominent young Irish farmer , living in Dakota county , and about eight miles from Ponca , came to Ponca driving his stepfather's team to get a load of lumber. He mortgaged the team , wagon and harness , besides a lot of other property which he did not own , to E. E. Halstead and secured ? 7S in cash. He then went on a spree and kept it up until Monday , when he took the train south. He was found at Da kota City and arrested. A Demented AVomiin Captured. FRIEND , Neb. , Aug. 28. John Mc- Cawley , who lives northeast of this city , noticed a nearly nude woman go past his place and into his corn field. When approached she fled like a wild beast , but was finally cornered at a wire fence and captured. When first discovered she was eating the raw green corn gathered from the field. She was brought to town and proved to be a half-demented woman by the name of Rosa Wilds , and belongs about five miles northwest of Crete. According to her story she had beei1 out from home a week. Hearing of Murder Charsre. CHADRON , Neb. , Aug. 28. The pre liminary hearing of George Cell for the murder of Tom Ryan a few days ago was held here , Judge Ricker pre siding. Young Coil was unmoved dur ing the hearing , although his father was greatly moved and wept bitterly. Mrs. Ryan , the widow of the murdered man , testified as to how Coil informed her of the murder , how she hurried to where her husband lay and found life extinct. She spoke of how she left her two babes to watch over their father while she went two miles away to se- secure assistance. The defense intro duced no testimony , and the case was rested until Tuesday , when Judge Ricker will pass decision on the ques tion of bail. Can Find no Trace of Him. BLOOMINGTON , Neb. , Aug. 28. Dr. J. H. Hubbell of Naponee , five miles west of here , is missing under peculiar circumstances. Monday night just be fore retiring he told his wife hs had been given a letter to mail and would go and do so before going to bed. He had been gone but a few minutes when V he returned saying he had just got a call to go to the country. He kissed his wife and only child good night and since then telegrams have been sent in every direction , but no trace can be found of him or his buggy. He has been married for eight years and seemed to think the world of his wife and child , and people are hunting every possible place in the hope of finding him. Woman Killed In a Runaway. . GRAND ISLAND , Neb ? , Aug. 28.- A distresing accident occurred in this city resulting in the death of Mrs. John W. West. Mr. and Mrs. West had been some miles in the country. When within two blocks of their home the cow gave a lunge. Mr. West was hold ing the animal by a rope , sitting in the rear end of the spring wagon , on some sacks of feed. He was jerked from the wagon. The fall gave the wagon a lunge and frightened the horse. Mrs. West was driving. Be side her was their little son. Mrs West lost control of the animal and it ran into a ditch near their home and both remaining occupants were thrown from the wagon. Mrs. West sustained the fracture of several ribs near the spine and lived only about half an hour. The little boy was run over by the wagon , but was not seriously in jured. Deficiency Judgement Iaw. OMAHA , Neb. , Aug. 28. Judge Dick- mson has handed down a decree in which it is formally decided that the r effect : of the amendment to the de ficiency judgment law which was passed by the legislature of 1897 is to preclude the courts from receiving motions to enter deficiency judgments n .Nebraska. This settles a question that has been a subject of much liti gation and not a little political ag5- tation. The law was known as senate file No. 108 and is entitled "An ict to repeal sections 847 and 849 of the code ( of civil procedure relating to d - ficiency judgments , and to amend sec- ions of 848 of said code of civil proced ure by striking out the last five words said section , namely , 'unless author ized by the court. ' The text of section 848 " was : "Afte- such ; petition shall be filed ( meaning petition in foreclosure ) , while the same is pending , and after a decree rendered thereon , no proceedings whatever shall be had at law for the recovery of the debt secured by the mortgage : or any part thereof unless Authorized by the court. " To Bnlld KtRht New locomotives. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Aug. 28. Fhe material for the-biulding of eight lew engines in the shops here and Havelock for the Burlington system las been received and the workmen ire now engaged in the construction of he same. Orders base been received or four more , and the material for heir construction is expected to ar- ive soon. The material in one of hese engines costs about § 4,000 and he labor $6,000 , which shows that the aboring men will receive $72,000 for he building of the engines.