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British Effectually Eeversa Legend of Laings Neck Hear Ltidysmith. GENERAL FRENCH WINS A VICTORY He Driven the Traiisrtial Forcei Trooi Their Strong roultlon In the Him Itulllo tiust * Several Hour * General Koclc , Hour Commander AVoundod and Tulcen Prisoner. LONDON. Oct. 21. ( New York "WorlU Cablegram. ) Burlelgh cables the Dally Telegrahp as follows : "At Ladysmlth Sunday afternoon the legend of Laing's Nek was effectually tually- reversed when a small force of British troops of nil arms of the ser vice , under General French , proceed ed alxteen miles out toward Elands- luagto and after a sharp battle for sev eral hours drove the Boers out of a remarkably strong position iu the hills und captured throe of the ene my's quick-firing nine-centimeter pieces and a number of wagons with s-tores of ammunition. "Kock , their general , and a member of the Transvaal executive council , was wounded and is our prisoner. "Our men , both the regulars anil ( he volunteers , did superb work and despite our losses the enemy was hard pushed from cover to cover , and final ly bolting ran like rabbits , throwing xv.'uy their guns and clothing to facil itate their escape , even finding uc thne to catch or saddle their horses. Most of the fugitives looked as though they would keep on running for weeks. The closing hours of the battle wtyy fought in a cold , heavy rain , which continued to fall during most of the fight. Our troops bivouacked in the J3oers' position , but the wounded were .sent back in trains and wagons. " 1 can-led in a dispatch from French lo White , who later on came out by train and watched the action for awhile. "Tho evening and night were very dark and a heavy rain was falling dur ing the entire engagement. "The flunk attack was gallantly car ried out by the Manchester and Gor don infantry and the Imperial Light Horse aartillery , while the front at tack , which was made with great bold ness , was carried out by the Devon shire regiment. "Tho wounded were brought back to Lauysmith in hospital trains and are being well cared for in the town hall K : and iu the chiirab.es , which had been previously fitted up as hospital build f ings and are well-suited for the pur pose. " Asumead Bartlett had a question before the House of Commons today asking whether the government had any information of a coalition be tween the foreign powers against Great Britain. A. J. Balfour , government leader , privately asked Bartlett not to put the question , which was formally post poned until Thursday , but it is not expected to be heard of again. Balfour's action tends to give color to the apprehension o foreign trouble which Is entertained in certain parlia mentary circles , though the ministers have privately declared that they have received no information to support such a report. DESPERADO'S DARING DEED. Worsotltiof Shoots and Mortally Wounds Constable Trying to Arrest Ilira. OMAHA. i > teb. , Oct. 20. Hardin ' iloss , constable at Loveland , la. , was 4- * hot and probably mortally wounded about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon by a horscthief and desperado , for whose arrest he held a warrant. The shooting occurred at a grading carap near Loveland. The desperado made good his escape in the constable's wagon , compelling Joe Morgan , a sou of Sheriff Morgan , who had accompan ied Moss , to take the reins and drive for him. After a chase lasting the en tire afternoon the man's capture was effected on the outskirts of this city on South avenue by Officers Sam Albro and Karry James. The fellow showed fight and the officers were compelled to shoot him in the leg. He is now in the city jail , where he gave the name of Dave Williams and claimed to ba from Nebraska. MODIFY QUARANTINE ORDER. Order "ermitliu : ? SSiiiimeiits of Cattle After November 1. WASHINGTON , Oct. 25. The secre tary of agriculture has promulgated an order modifying previous regulations concerning shipments of cattle after November 1 from the quarantined dis trict. . It permits shipmentrrpfter that date- without any restrictions except those enforced by local regulations to all points except those in Tennessee , Missouri , Kansas , western Texas , Okla homa , New Mexico and Arizona. Cattle intended for these slute are allowed to be shipped after undergoing inspection and being found free from infection. As the regulations stood before the change was made they pro hibited shipment without inspection before January 1. Wrcoker4 Ditch a Train. CHARLES CITY , la. , Oct. 23. Train wreckers last night ditched th < j engine and three coaches of a north bound Illinois Central passenger traiu by spiking the rails. The engineer Tras bruised , but all others escaped. The engine was demolished and the property loss is heavy. Sfustcr Out of the Iowa IK. SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 25. The order was given today' to the officers in charge of the Fifty-first Iowa to make every precaution possible for the mustering cut of the regiment on next Saturday. The under officers feared that this could not be accomplished in that short time and , asked their superiors for a consultation on the subject. They held one und came to Ihe conclusion that they will be able to meet the mustering out demands by November 2 , and it is more tuau likely that they will be given until that date to do the work. IQWANS ARE ON LAND. FlftyFlrit Marches to Preside , Cheered All the lYity. SAN FRANCISCO , Gal. , Oct. 24. The transport Senator , which arrived hero yesterday with the Fifty-first Iowa regiment , was docked at the gov ernment wharf today. The soldiers were landed from the Senator later in the day and marched to the ferry depot. Governor Shaw and many other prominent lowans were present , and speeches appropriate to the occasion were delivered. After breakfast the men were lined up for the march to the Presidio. The march through the streets of the city was accomplished under the same en thusiastic conditions which have greet ed the other returned regiments. The men were cheered all along the line. Each man was decorated with flowers and flags. The camping ground form erly occupied hy the Montana regiment will serve to shelter the lowans until they are mustered out , probably In two or three weeks. IOWANS MEET WITH DISASTER. I'arty Reaches San Francisco From Its Alaskan Trip. SAN FRANCISCO , Cal. , Oct. 24. The schooner Louis D. arrived this afternoon from Cape Nome with a party of seventeen lowans , mostly from Nevada and Des Molnes. The vessel left Cape Nome September 25 , but encountered a heavy storm on the 29th , after having been becalmed a half day of Nunevik Pass. October 8 Charles Hough of Nevada died of dys entery and was buried at sea. The party of the Louis D. are part of the Iowa Prospect company of which C. Dr. Chester de France of Des Moines was frozen to death and was burled in the snow. - \ * * - Detail to Watch Boer War. WASHINGTON , Oct. 24. Colonel Sumner , Major Storey , Captain Gib son and Captain Slocum have been de tailed to proceed to South Africa to observe and report on military opera tions. Colonel Sumner Is a brigadie- general of volunteers , his present sta tion Is attache to London embassy. Major Storey is stationed at Gover nor's Island ; Captain Gibson is an ordnance officer , stationed at Colum bus , and Captain Slocum , who was United States military attache at Lis bon , is on his way to Capetown. No Operation on Czar. DARMSTADT , Oct. 24. With ref erence to the report circulated in the United States that the head of the czar had been operated on recently , it is pointed out that his majesty during his stay here was in the best of health , accompanied the cza'rlna and the grand duke and grand duchess of Hesse on frequent excursions last week and yesterday attended the ser vices at the Russian chapel here. The trepanning story is pronounced to be untrue. Rockefeller Gets In. NEW YORK , Oct. 24 William Rockefeller was today elected a mem ber of the executive committee of the New York Central Railway company at the session which authorized an addition of $15,000,000 stock. The World says : "The election of Mr. Rockefeller to the executive councils of the New York Central is of far-reaching im portance , as it marks t hc surrender of the New York , New Haven & Hartford system to the New York Central. " Iowa Has a. ATLANTIC , la. , Oct. 24. When it became known here that the Senator had arrived at San Francisco with the Fifty-first Iowa on board there was general rejoicing. All the business houses were in holiday attire in honor of the returning soldiers. Arrange ments for a proper reception of the Atlantic boys are under way and this city will not be lacking in its expres sion of appreciation of the work done in the Philippines. loiva Man Ituricd at Sea. SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 24. The schooner Louis D arrived this after noon , from Cape Nome with a party of seventeen lowans , mostly from Ne vada and Des Moines. The vessel left Cape Nome September 25 , but encoun tered a heavy storm on the 29th after having been becalmed hal a day off Nunevik pass. October 8 , Charles Hough of Nevada died of dyseiitary and was buried at sea. Father AlcCnlie is Dead. ST. PAUL , Minn. , Oct. 21. A Was- eca , Minn. , special says : Rev. P. M. McCabe , the well known Roman Cath olic clergyman , died Saturday evenina of Bright's disease at St. Mary's , a small mission near Waseca. It was Father McCabe who was instrumental in. liberating the political prisoner John Boyle O'Reilly , who afterwar-J became the noted American poet. Abandon Will Contest. DENVER , Colo. , Oct. 24. The will of the late George W. Clayton , who bequeathed $1,000,000 to the city of Denver for an orphans' college , was admitted to probate in the county court. The contest of the will which was threatened by a brother and other heirs of the deceased , has been aban doned. Cuban Exhibit at Paris. WASHINGTON , Oct. 24. The Wai department is considering the desira bility of having a Cuban exhibit at the Paris exposition. Secretary Root had a talk on the subject today with Mr. Quesada , the Cuban commissioner , and the latter is to draw up a memoraaduir on the subject. Iowa Company Wins. ST. PAUL , Minn. , Oct. 24. An Im portant mining decision was filed in the United States circuit court of ap peals today. The Buxton Mining com pany , an Iowa corporation , brought ac tion against the Golden Reward Min ing company to recover damages for a wrongful entry upon its property , situated in South Dakota , known as the Bonanza Lode mining claim , and for the removal therefrom and con version to its own use of a large amount of gold and silver bearing ore , alleged to be of tiie value of § 200,000. The verdict in that suit -was for $61,500. A HOLIDAY APPROACHING. President Issues Ills Annual Thanks giving Proclamation. WASHINGTON , Oct. 26. The pres ident has Issued the following Thanks giving proclamation : "A national custom dear to the hearts of the people , calls for the set- tlng apart of one day in each year as an occasion of special thanksgiving to Almighty God for the blessings of the preceding year. This honored ob servance acquires with time a tenderer significance. It enriches domestic life. It summons under the family roof the absent children to glad reunion with those they love. "Seldom has this nation had greater cause for profound thanksgiving. No great pestilence has invaded our shores. Liberal employment waits upon labor. Abundant crops have re warded the efforts of the husbandman. Increased comforts have come to the home. The national finances have been strengthened and public credit has been sustained and made firmer. In all branches of industry and trade there has been an unequaled degree of prosperity , while there has been a steady gain In the moral and educa tional growth of our national char acter. "Churches and schools have flour ished. American patriotism has been exalted. Thos engaged in maintain ing the honor of the flag with such signal success have been in a large degree spared from disaster and dis ease. An honorable peace has been ratified with a foreign nation with which we are at war , and we are now on friendly relations with every power on earth. "The trust which we have assumed for the benefit of the people of Cuba has been faithfully advanced. There is marked progress toward the restora tion of healthy industrial conditions and under wise sanitary regulations the island has enjoyed unusual exemp tion from the scourge of fever. "The hurricane which swept over our new possession of Porto Rico , destroying the homes and property of the inhabitants , called forth the instant sympathy of the people of the United States , who were swift to respond spend with generous a.d to the suf ferers. "While the insrrrection still con tinues in the island of Luzon , business is resuming its activity and confidence in the good purposes of the United States is being rapidly established throughout the archipelago. "For these reasons and countless others , 1 , William McKinley , president of the United States , do hereby name Thursday , tne 30th day of November next , as a day of general thanksgiving and prayer , to be observed as such Dy all our people on this continent , and in our newly acquired islands , as well as by those who may be at sea or so journing in foreign lands , and I advise that on this day religious exercises shall be conducted in the churches or meeting places of all denominations , in order that in the social features of the day its real significance may not be lost sight of , but fervent priyers may be offered to the Most High for a continuance of the divine guidance without which man's efforts are in vain , and for divine consolation to those whose kindred and friends' have sacrificed their lives for our country. "I recommend also that on this day , so far as it may be found practicable , labor shall cease from its accustomed toil and charity abound toward the sick , the needy and the poor. "In witness whereof I have set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "WILLIAM M'KINLEY. " SECOND DA I TIE AT LADYSMITH. Uoers Krported Kopulsod. but British Lose Over One Hundred. LONDON , Oct. 26. A special dis patch from Capetown , dated 9:10 this morning , says there has been another battle at Ladysmith , and that the Boers were repulsed. The British cas ualties were placed at four killed and seven wounded , all rank and file. LONDON , Oct. 26. General White has telegraphed to the war office from Rietfontein , under date of October 24 , saying that in the fighting near Lady- smith , twelve of the British force were killed and eighty-nine wounded , and that five are missing , the casualties being among the Gloucester regiment. Itllzzard Breeds Death. MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Oct. 26. A special from Great Fallls , Mont. , says : If any one has concluded that the time has passed when the servant is as faithful to the interests of his master as he could be to his own , he should consider the story of the recent bliz zard , which swept through Teton county in the northern part of this state , a county given to the raising of sheep and cattle. As a result of that storm nine men are known to be dead , and of these five bodies have bean recovered. With one exception all were sheep herders , 1I and all were found lying in such po I sitions as to indicate that they had stayed with their bands to the last. v dying in their attempts to save the v property of their employers. Russia Sells Gold Lands. i WASHINGTON , OCT. 26. The fact that Russia has opened to foreign ex ploits on the gold lands orf Siberia is announced in a report to the state de partment from United States Charge Pie'rot at St. Petersburg. He sends copies of a decree providing for the sale of gold lands to take place be tween the loth and 27th of February- next , and it is noted that the sale is open to any persons whether Russians or foreigners. Governor Asks for Troops. WASHINGTON , D. C. , Oct. 26. The secretary of war this afternoon receiv ed a telegram from Governor Murphy B of Arizona saying that considerable c trouble has occurred at Mace , on lh-3 border between Arizona and Mexico , \ between American cowboys and Mexi can officers. He recommends that a company of troops be ordered there from Fort Huachuca to remain until the trouble has subsided. He says that the civil officers will do every thing possible to maintain order , but may not be able to do so. Car Shortage Continues. OMAHA , Oct. 28. The car shortage is still troubling railway officials and is likely to do so for the balance of the winter. General Freight Agent Crosby of the Burlington has stated that the situation in the territory over which he has control has been somewhat re lieved , and enough cars are available to fill the most pressing demands. In speaking of the situation a freight offi cial stated : "We think one day that there is an improvement in the situa tion and that we can see our way out. The next day it is different , and we find ourselves as badly off as ever. " General officers of the Northwestern and Milwaukee lines are quoted as sayIng - Ing that they cannot supply half the demands made upon them for cars , and a few days ago the Burlington , taking its whole system , had orders booked for 2,000 more cars than it was able to fill. The general demand for freight cars is confined not alone to the big1 crops in the west , but because of the general freight carrying business , which has increased enormously- over that of last year. Looking : for thcMurdcrer. OMAHA , Oct. 28. Still hoping to aid in the capture and conviction of the slayer of his ( laughter on Park avenue two months ago , James McAuliffe , a laboring man whose residence is in Denver , remains in Omaha. Being a poor man he has been obliged to find work to support himself and family while he is here , and has obtained em ployment on tne street v/ith the Grant Paving company. Mr. McAuliffe still hopes the police will secure Steve Van Whynan and make him answer the charge of killing the defenseless girl with whom he was riding on the fatal night. This pathetic feature , as well as the failure of the authorities to arrest Van Whynan , decided County Attorney Shields to request the gov ernor to offer $200 reward on behalf of the state , whicn tne executive is likely to do. This woulu make the total reward $400 for the location of : the murderer of Lizzie McAuliffe. Father Wins His Dnnjjhter. TEKAMAH , Neb. , Oct. 23. The Hart-Mason haueas corpus case was decided by Judge Keysor in favor of Mr. Hart , the father of the child. The i 3aso is one in which Mr. Hart , a resi lient of Springfield , Mo. , brought suit \gainst Mr. and Mrs. Mason , the par ents of his deceased wife , for the pos session of his 7-year-old daughter. The child was taken by its grandpar- snts when 2 years old , upon the death \ of its mother. Mr. Hart did not ques tion the treatment of the child by its grandparents , but claimed possession : by his rlehts as a father. " " " : A Fine Teuiii Itulnod. Webster City Freeman : Sup ervisor C. D. Doollttle.jnet . with an accident yesterday which is likely to result In tlio loss of ono or both of hltt fine driving horses. Ho was up on his farm , two and u half miles cast of Woodstock , burning the dead grass elf of a low piece of ground which he Is getting ready to tile out. His team had been unhitched und tied to the rear end of the wagon and was more than a quarter of a mile away from where the men were burning the grass , and , ns they supposed , entirely out of any possible danger. But by some means the fire got away from them , and before the men could get to the horses they were enveloped In flames , and by the time they reached them were so badly burned that there IB llt- tie hope they will survive the Injuries received. The grass waa about knee deep around the wagon and horses , and when thoroughly afire created a heat that burne'd hair and flesh oK the poor helpless animals In an incredibly short time. Corn Turn * Out Fairly \Voll. RISING CITY , Neb. , Oct. 30. Corn Auklng has been going on in thiH sec tion for the past three weeks. While the yield is not so bad as was pro- dieted by some during the hot spell , the first part of September , there is yet a"heavy falling oft" from what was promised earlier on in the season , the yield being so far from thirty to fifty bushels per acre , and very seldom touching cither of these figures , but more generally yielding from thirty- five to forty-five bushels. This yield will nevertheless furnish a heavy vol ume of corn for market , the large acre age more than making up for any shortage on account of the falling otf of the per acre yield. Notwithstand ing the prevailing fair price for corn in the local markets , there will be a considerable quantity stored on the farms , many farmers having con ceived the nition that the price will be still better in the not distant future. Will IJrlnjr TVM < ' sf. LINCOLN , Neb. , Oct. CO. Attorney General Smyth will in a few days file a brief in the supreme court in the case brought by the state of Nebraska against the Home Fire Insurance com pany of New York , the test case brought to find out if the insurance companies that paid ex-Auditor Moore some ? 23,000 shall be required to pay it over again to the state. The case was originally brought in the Lancas ter county district court , where Judge Holmes decided that the state , having elected to pursue tae auditor on his bond and having secured a verdict and judgment , could not also collect from the insurance companies. The judg ment obtained runs only against Moore , as the courts have hold that the embezzled money not having been received by him by virtue of his office , his bondsmen could not be held. Think IttcIIrldo tie ! Slti.ror. TABLE ROCK , Neb. , Oct. 30. There is much interest here in the press dis patches from Stillwater. Minn. , over the confession of McBridc , a convict at the penitentiary in that city , which indicates that he is the man who shot Nicholas A. Craig , the city marshal , on the night of September 20 , 1S9G , from the effects of which he died a few minutes later , and it is thought the authorities here will take hold of the matter at once. There is quite a reward offered for the capture and Conviction of the murderer. M'-s. Craig died about a year since and her death being undoubtedly the result of the shock received at the time of his death. Two witnesses of the shoot ing , Roy Patchin and Oscar Morgan , still live in Table Rock. Ilrad Knd Collision. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Oct. i'-O. Passenger train No. C , going east , and freight train No. 29 , going -west , met in a head-end collision in the north end of the Burlington yards here. The passengers and trainmen were all roughly shaken up , but no one was considerably hurt.The engine of the freight was badly battered. The pilot was knocked off and the tender telescoped - scoped the freight car following. The point of collision was where the switch track , on which the freight was , crosses the main line. When it was seen that the trains would meet , both engineers reversed , and Engineer Watts and Fireman Irv. Holmes of the freight jumped. Engineer McCoy of the passenger stuck to his post. N br. Hka's Soldier Ottota. LINCILN , Neb. , Oct. 30. The adju tant general of the army has pent to Adjutant General Barry a reply to the latter's letter of transinittal sent with a report of the state of the Nebraska National guard and unorganized mili tia of state which was asked for sonic time ago. Assistant Adjutant General Simpson , in writing to Adjutant Gen eral Barry , compliments him very highly on the complete data and the fine arrangements of it for the use o : the head of the Washington ofilce. In the report , which covers several type written pages , Adjutant General .Barry goes into the detail of description of the organization , equipment armament , drill and lavrs and regulations govern ing the Nebraska National guard. Body Found on a Kur. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Oct. 'JO. A 3ead body was found on a bar in the river near Rock Biuffs partially fur- ied in the sand , Coroner Slatter was called and found that the body had svidently been there a long time , but ould find no clew as to its identity , ind it was interred near Rock Bluffs. Sheriff Captures Tliif. . PLATTSMOUTH , Nebv . Oct. . ,0. Sheriff W. D. Wheeler has returned from Kansas City , bringing with him ; - Burl Handy , the negro who broke into Rock Island car in South Bend last Fuly and for which crime he and Harry Thomas were arrested. Handy it that time escaped from Constable rain while being brought to this city , rhomas is ncv/ serving a term in the Denitentiary for his part of the crime. - \.fter his escape from the office Handy > vent to Nevada and has been working is a section hand for the Central Pa- itic Railway company ami had a tfme * heck for $35. THE CAP JJURE OF GREGORY. XcbraiUu and Ipwa Ilorncthlof f.end * a JM-firy Clunr. ASHLAND. Neb. , Oct. 27. The stealing of tin ; Laughllu mule from this place anil the discovery and Biibst- uucut tragedy at I.oveland , la. , with the capture of the thief at Council IJhitfH , has uxvlted universal Interest in this city. El D. Laughlln Is n prosperous - porous farmer living two milcH north west of Ashland , and the mule stol en , a large and very valuable animal , was selected and taken by some ono who liul : Information UK to his value. lln was taken out of the barn , tied by the side of a team and the next morning was tracked through Ash land going cast. The track wu fol lowed to Louisville Monday morning by a son of Mr. I.aughlln , but there it was loat. Mr. Laughlin sent for the Boatrlra bloodhounds and they arrived Monday night. They took the Kcent of thu mule from the harness and the Htall iu whirh he hat ] been kept. They imuu- dlafely struck the { rail and followed it to Louisville and tracked the nuiln into the barn of Sharpe. Although tried in all other directions they al ways went back to the Sharpe barn. It seems that on Sunday morning a man who was evidently the captured Dave Williams , drove into Louisville with a mule and a mure , which he put into Sbarpe's barn. Sunday evening ho went to a livery stable to obtain : i team , ostensibly to go out and find at mule which hud got away from him. The livery owner objected to letting u team to a stranger , whereupon Shan't' agreed to stand good for the return of the team. Sharpe , it is charged , knew all about the Laughlin mule , as ho hud worked near him at the building of thi * Armor ice house at Memphis. When the pursuers v/ith the hounds reached the Sharpe barn S ian-.e became \ " lu/jvo'us 'mil excited" . He Jtt Him * it is Alleged , denied that there Had been any mule in his barn or that hfl knew anything about the matter. Af ter a little the mare in IPS barn wan identified as a mare that had been stolen in Howard county on Friday night. As his connection v/ith tin- mule theft began to become threaten ing and he found he waa in danger , ha weakened and acknowledged that Jack Gregory had the r.itilo and had been there and had gone to Loveland. la. He was very : : nxious to clear his skirls and told the circumstances , the road taken , und claimed that he was in great fear of Gregory. The ni-crUr at Council bluffs was immediately failed up by telephone , Ibf facts given him and he was requested to arrest the thief and obtain the mule. That action was prompt was evidenced by tno fact .that the man was taken while eating his dinner in the camp at noou. Sharpe was right in his statement that he was heavily armed and a dangerous cnaracler. Onln > tl to J'u.v llnT.ix. . YORK , Neb. . Occ. 27 The York County Agricultural society received a visit from : i deputy United Slates rev enue collector the other day. Ho came here to tell them that if they didn't pay forthwith the amount duo the government as a revenue tax on county fairs , the matter would be car ried up to Omaha for investigation. The fair association had neglected to attend to this matter , thinking that because this year's fair had been ; L failure , it would not b necessary to pity any tax. Something over tea dollars lars was handed to the collector. Tli deputy says that u number ot" other fair associations are delinquent ii : the same manner. Itmtxr Struck by I.scl GRESHAM , Nob. , Oct. 27. During : t heavy rain storm lightning struck th.i large two-story frame hotel at this j-lace , almost demolishing the front from roof to foundation. Houvy beams wcro torn out and scattered in frag ments. Pieces of siding weie thrown one hundred feet. Lath and plaster was lorn oft in several rooms , throe of which were occupied. How the oc cupants escaped injury or death , and . the house total destruction from fire , ure beyond comprehension. Hardware Store lurslarI/ . FAIRMONT , Neb. , Oct. 27. R. A. Small's hardware store was entered by burglars and over a hundred dollars worth of pocket knives and razors taken. Entrance to the store was made by breaking a glass iu the back window and unlocking the sash. Mr. Small kept the matter quiet in the hope that he might see. some of the stuff about town , as be thinks it was done by persons here. lUrn and C < iitnl < Knrno'l. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Oct. 27. The barn of Otto Springsguth. a beet raiser residing half a mile south of th c-ity , was burned to the ground , to gether with all the contents , consist ing of three horses , two buggies , grain , farm implements , etc. Mr. Springs- guth figures his loss at ? 700 , with no insurance. The origin of the fire Is a mystery. Old Soldier Oi - on the Street. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Oct. 27. Hugh B. Witherow. an old soldier of the home , died suddenly on the streets nf this city while about to enter a hank to go to the home. He had just re turned from a furlough. An inquest was held and it was ascertained that he died from heart disease. Cattle Receipts. SOUTH OMAHA , Neb. , Oct. 27. Oc tober , 1S99 , v--as a record breaker in -atfle receipts at the yards here , as 127,175 head were received. Notwith standing the reported shortage in cat tle the record at the stock yards for Lwenty-fhe days of the present month show : ; that the rrceipts are keeping right up with the same month a year igo. It is firmly believed that this i-ear's receipts will exceed the record f last year. A large increase is al ready shown in hogs and sheep and knowing ones assert that the total or cattle willbe larger than a year