Capture Two British Eogimontc and n
Battery of Artillery ,
ARE SURROUNDED AT LADYSMITH.
Koynl Kngllih FuslIcorH and Glouccnter-
Hhlrn Kcglmentu the Unfortunate Ours
England .Shown Consternation Over the
Worst Defeat Suffered for Ono Hun
dred Years.
LONDON , NOV. 1. The war office
lias received a dispatch from General
White , commanding the British forces
at Ladysmith , reporting that the Royal
Irish Fusilecrs , No. 10 Mountain bat
tery , and the Gloucestershire regiment
wore surrounded in the hills by the
Boers , and , after losing heavily ,
obliged to capitulate. General Whits
adds that the casualities have not yet
been ascertained.
The following is the text of General
White's dispatch to the war office :
While minor reverses were not whol
ly unexpected , nothing like the stag
gering blow General Joubert delivered
to General White's forces yesterday
was anticipated. The full extent of the
disaster is not yet acknowledged , if it
is known at the war office. The loss
in effective men must be appaling tea
a general who is practical' ' } " surround
ed. Two of the finest British regiments
and a mule battery deducted from the
Ladysmith garrison weakeu ? it about a
fifth of its total strength and alters
the whole situation very mai'jria-lly in
favor of the Boers , who have again
shown themselves stern fightvs and
military strategists of no mean "jrder.
The disaster coat the British Irom
1,500 to 2.000 men and six seven-pound
screw guns , and as the Boer artillery is
already stronger than imagined , tie
capture of these guns will be a great
lielp to the Boers.
Further news must be awaited before
it is attempted to fix the blame where
it belongs. General White manfully
accepts all the responsibility for the
disaster , which apparently was at least
partially due to the stampeding of the
mules with the guns.
From the list it will be seen that
forty-two officers were made prisoners ,
besides a newspaper correspondent , J.
Hyde.
The interest in the news was univer
sal , pervading all classes and condi
tions of London's populace. The news
paper extras were eagerly read in busi
ness houses , on the streets and by
women in their carriages.
Then there was a rush to the war
office , which , by noon , was surrounded
with private carriages and hansoms ,
while many of the humbler class of
people came onfoot , and waiting and
watching for the names they held dear.
Never was the old saying "Bad news
travels quickly" better exemplified
than today. By noon gloom and bitter
sorrow prevailed throughout the Brit
ish metropolis.
At the government offices no effort
was made to conceal the feeling of dis
may prevailing. One official said to a
representative of the Associated Press :
"It is inexplicable and I am sorry to
say that its moral effect is inestimable.
We have lost heavily , and have had
regiments almost wiped out , but to
have regiments captured and by the
Boers it is terrible. '
THREE ISLANDS NOT IN TREATY.
Spain Failed to Deed All the Philippines
to the United States.
MADRID , Nov. 1. A sensation was
caused tonight oy the declaration of
Count D'Almadas , that by the ignor
ance of the Spanish-American treaty
commission , three islands 01 the Phil
ippines group , tne two Batanes and
Calayan islands , both north of Luzon ,
were not included in the scope of the
treaty. These isiands , he asserted ,
ought to be made tne basis of negotia
tions for the liberation of the Spanish
prisoners.
A Klondlker I > ies at Sea.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Nov. 1. Dr. R. D.
McKean of this city has just received
intelligence that his cousin , Lemuel
Casturline , died and was buried at sea
July 16 , when only two days out from
St. Michaels. Casturline had been m
the Klondike country two years and
was returning with a few thousand dollars
lars on his person. He became ill and
died within a few hours and from all
appearances it is believed that he was
poisoned , as only about one-fourth of
his money could be found when the
matter was investigated by the cap
tain of the vessel. He was waited on
in his berth by a couple of companions ,
who decamped as soon as the boat
touched at Seattle. What money and
personal effects that were taken charge
of by the captain were sent to his wife
in New York state.
Sheet Iron Mill Trust.
PITTSBURG , Pa. , Nov. 1. The op
tions obtained last May on a majority
of the sheet iron mills of the country
with a view of forming a consolidation
similar to the American Tin Plate
company , expired today , but arrange
ments have been made to renew tnern
at slightly higher figures than given
six months ago. It is understood that
the consolidation will be effected with
in a few months despite the rather re
strained condition of the money mar
ket.
Murdered a Farm Hand.
PITTSFIELD , Mass. , Nov. 1. A
stage driver -who arrived from Han
cock , a small town near the western
border of the state brought news of
a double murder which occurred half
a mile from that village yesterday.
Mrs. Rhoda Korton and her daughter ,
Eliza Jane Horton , were the victims
and the alleged murderer is George
m Herman , a farm hand. The tragedy
occurred at the Horton farm house.
Both women were shot and Herman
attempted to end his own life in the
same way. He is so badly wouadM
that his recovery is doubtful.
1
THE LOSSES OF WHITE ,
It la Kfltlriiutod , Are Something Over
Two Thousand.
LONDON , Nov. 2. The war ofnce
today Issued the following additional
list of fifty-eight casualities sustained
by General Yule's force from the time
of the battle of Glencoe until it joined
the force of Sir George White :
King's Rifles , four killed , thirteen
.wounded ; Leicestershire regiment ,
one wounded , nine missing ; artillery ,
one killed , one wounded , two missing ;
imounted infantry , twenty-seven miss
ing. The last men reported were at
tached to a squadron of the Eigh
teenth Hussars that was entrapped
by the Boers after the battle of Glen
coe. They were undoubtedly captured
with the Hussars.
A careful estimate of the British
losses in all the engagements since
the outbreak of hostilities , exclud
ing casualities among the noncommissioned
missioned officers and men in Mend
ay's disaster at Ladysmith , which are
thus far unknown here , give a total
of 91G , to which probably 1,200 will
need to be added when details regard
ing the Ladysmith reverse are re
ceived. This total is made up a ?
follows : Officers , 133 , nineteen be
ing killed , sixty-one wounded and
fifty-three captured ; men , 783 , being
130 killed , 492 wounded and 154 cap
tured.
It was announced today in a special
dispatch from Ladysmith that the
Boers again closed around that place
on Monday night , sending shells into
the British camp. The two guns land
ed from the British cruiser Powerful
opened fire on the Boers at dawn
Tuesday. The Boers brought up more
guns , but some of them were silenced.
It is added that the Boers' loss must
have been heavy. The garrison at
Ladysmith is described as being in
good spirits and confident and the
troops are said to be full of fight. The
artillery duel was still in progress
Tuesday night.
REPORT ON THE PHILIPPINES.
Commission Will Prepare a Partial
Kcvlew.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 2. The mem
bers of the Philippine commission
Admiral Dewey , Profs. Schurman and
Worcester and Colonel Denby will
make a preliminary report to the presi
dent before the end of this week , and
it is understood the report will be im
mediately given to the public. This
report will ba prepared at the request
of the president as a result of the con
ference between the president and the
commission at the White House today.
The president personally summoned
the commissioners and an hour was
spent in consultation , during which he
explained the points he desired covered
in the preliminary report. It may be
weeks , possibly months , before the
complete report is ready. Prof. Schur
man , who is president of the commis
sion , said after the members left the
White House that the report to be
made this week would cover certain
phases of the situation which the
president desired cleared up at this
time.
YELLOW FEVER IS CHILLED.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 2. Reports to
Surgeon General Wyman of the marine
hospital service indicate that the yel
low fever epidemic which prevailed at
Key West for the past six weeks , has
about run its courr.e. Only one or two
new cases a day are now reported ,
> and the messages say that a good
breeze has been blowing for the past
two weeks , which , it is believed , has
liad a beneficial influence. The reports
are also to the effect that the detention
hospital at Dry Tortugas has been
closed because of the absence of pa
tients. Reports from Miami are not so
encouraging. Two new cases reported
yesterday and two deaths.
ESCAPES INTO NEBRASKA.
MANKATO , . Kas. , Nov. 2. An at
tempt was made Sunday night to rob
the postoffice at North Branch by a
gang of robbers , who were shot at by
the postmaster. The robbers escaped ,
but today one of them was found six
miles from here , shot through the an
kle. It now appears that the postmas
ter hit two of the robbers and that the
other wounded one has crossed the
Nebraska line and is being pursued.
Russia in Persia.
BERLIN , Nov. 2. The Tageblatt
heard from St. Petersburg that "the
construction of the projected Russian
railway in Persia is assured.
M. Sachaniky , the engineer , is or
ganizing a body of engineers and sur
veyors to carry out the nreliminary
work , for which the sum of 240000
roubles has been assigned. Whether
the line will be laid to Bushire or Ban
dar Abbas depends on questions of
survey. French capitalists are fur
nishing the money for building the
line.
Increase of Hawaiian Imports.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 2. Special
Agent Sewall at Honolulu reports to
the state department that the total
imports into Hawaii during the first
nine months of 1899 amounted to
$13,667,372 , an increase of $5,306,792
over the corresponding period of 18f < 8
and $2,013,442 more than the imports
for the entire year of 1898.
U. P. Dividend Turned In.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 2. Attorney
General Griggs today turned into the
treasury $821,897 , which is the gov
ernment's dividend declared by the re
ceiver of the Union Pacific railway.
The Public Deht Statement.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 2 The month
ly statement of the public debt issued
today shows tnat at the close of busi
ness October 31 , 1899 , the debt , less
cash in the treasury , amounted to $1-
146,581 , a decrease curing the month
of $2,276,199. This decrease is ac
counted for by the increase of the
amount of cash on hand and the in
creased redemption of national bank
notes. The debt is recapitulated as
follows : Interest-bearing debts , $1-
046,049,020 ; debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity , $388,762,071 ;
tital , $1.436,021,121.
HOBART NEAR HIS END.
VIce President Is Sinking Ilupldlr at His
Homo In Patterson.
NEW YORK , Oct. 31. Vice President
Hobart , who has been ill for weeks at
his homo in Patcrson , N. J. , suffered a
relaose this morning. Ho had a suc
cession of choking spells , resulting
from an imperfect action of the heart ,
an ohl affliction , complicated with in
flammation of the stomach. Mr. Hobart
has not been able to attend to his pri
vate affairs for the past two days , and
an Intimate friend has been given pow
er of attorney to sign checks and at
tend to other matters of that character.
One of the physicians in attendance
tonight at 6 o'clock , said that while
the condition of Mr. Hobart was se
rious ho was better than at any time
within the last twenty-four hours.
At 10:35 : p. m. news came from the
sick room of Vice President Hobart
that ho was conscious and able to recognize -
ognizo those about the bedside. It was
stated that no early change for the
worse need be expected.
Vice President Hobart has been ill
ever since the close of the last con
gress. Dr. W. E. Newton says that be
tween 11 o'clock last night and 2 this
morning Mr. Hobart's condition was
more critical than during the eight
months he has been ill. After passing
the critical period at 2 o'clock ho rested
well until daylight , when he began to
gain strength , and during the day ho
was in good spirits and improved some.
During the day he had been able to sit
up in bed and was able to talk with
Mrs. Hobart and their son.
The doctor refused to make any state
ment as to the cause of Mr. Hobart's
illness. He said , however , that the re
port that Mr. Hobart's mind was in any
way affected by the illness was ouity
untrue. This statement was also made
by the family and 'by Hobart Tuttle.
Dr. Newton said he might make a full
statement within a few days.
BEWEY TO BE WEDDED.
Announces Engagement to Mrs. Hazen ,
Sister of John K. McLean.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Oct. 31. Ad
miral Dewey announced to some of his
more intimate friends tonight the fact
of his engagement to Mrs. W. B. Hazen
of this city. Mrs. Hazen is the widow
of General Hazen , formerly chief sig
nal officer of the army , who died about
ten years ago , and is a sister of John R.
McLean , democratic candidate for gov
ernor of Ohio. Mrs. Hazen has no chil
dren and since her husband's death has
made her home with her mother. She
is a woman of large means , about 40
years of age and popular in the best
social circles of Washington. The date
for the wedding has not been fixed.
Lagt Kites Over Gen. Henry.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 31. General
Guy V. Henry was given military bur
ial at Arlington today , his grave being
close to the Temple of Fame and with
in sight of that of his old commander ,
General Crook. The president and the
secretary of war and other members
of the cabinet attended the services ,
both at the church and the cemetery.
The military escort consisted of a bat
tery of artillery , Troop I of the Third
cavalry , now stationed at Fort Myee ,
where General Henry was once in com
mand , and the members of Guy V.
Henry garrison , a colored veterans' as
sociation , comprising many of the old
troopers of the Tenth cavalry , who
served under Henry in the west.
Mail Clerks May Vote.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Oct. 31. In
accordance with custom the railway
mail service , by order of the postmas
ter general , today reissued a general
order of October 18 , 1894 , directing di
vision superintendents to give such in
structions to chief clerks and other em
ployes "as will enable those who de
sire to vote at the approaching election
to do so , irrespective of party affilia
tions. " The order provides that there
must not , however , be any Interference
with the proper distribution and dis
patch of the mails , lessening of the
security of registered mater in transit
or confusion of records.
Four More "Wives Found.
CHICAGO , 111. , Oct. 31. Chief of De
tectives Colleran received a telegram
from Baltimore today , stating that
Walter L , Farnsworth , the confessed
bigamist now in jail here , and who is
said to have had forty-two wives , is
wanted in that city for marrying four
women under the name of Sterling Orville -
ville Thomas. This is said to be his
real name , and the prisoner does not
fleny it. Marie Larson , 718 Sixth street.
Philadelphia , also thinks she is one of
Farnsworth's wives , and has written
Captain Colleran to send her a picture
of the bigamist rfer marriage took
place a year ago.
Movements in the > avy.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Oct. 31. The
Nashville arrived today at Gibraltar ,
en route to Manila. The Marietta , also
bound for Manila , arrived at Ponta
Delgada Saturday. Commander E. H.
C. Leutze has been detached from the
command of the Monterey 'at Manila
and ordered home on waiting orders.
His place will be taken by Commander
C. C. Cornwell , now in command of
the Petrel.
Dewey in His New Home.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Oct. 31. Ad
miral Dewey today took possession o'
his new home. The last of the furni
ture was arranged in the house today
and the admiral's trunks were brought
up from the apartments he has been oc
cupying at the Everett
Extended Civil Administration.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 31. Word has
been received here of the further ex
tension of civil administration in the
towns adjacent to Manila. These in
clude Pasig , Taguig and Pateros ,
where elections have been held under
the different military officials in order
to secure a full quota of native officers
to carry on tbe civil affairs of the
towns. An oraer from the Eighth
corps also directs the election of a new
mayor at Imus , as the one formerly
chosen has failed to exercise his func
tions of late , and is thought to have
gene over to the insurgents.
Trouble of the Exposition Managers Only
Just Begun.
SCORES OP SLITS ARE BROUGHT.
Wrecking Company Knjolncd From
Tearing IJoivn the Ilulldlngs Itoport
of the Secretaries of the Siato Hoard
of Health Made Public Miscellaneous
Nebraska matters.
Exposition Aftermath.
OMAHA , Neb. , Nev. 4. The grounds
of the Greater America exposition ex
hibit more activity now than during
many of the days when the show was
in full blast. All ths gates with the
exception of those on Manderson street
have been closed against pedestrians.
These however , are doing a good bus
iness , as through them pass all em
ployes , the visitors and those parties
who have claims which they seek to
press against the exposition associa
tion. The number of creditors seems
to be legion and they appear to be on
the increase.
While an official statement has not
been given out it is said that the un
secured debts of the exposition will
aggregate about $98,000. Of this sum ,
it is stated that about $50,000 is due
laborers and for material for the month
of October. Scores of suits have been
commenced , and more are being
brought each day , nearly all of which
are accompanied by injunction pro
ceedings to restrain the Chicago
Wrecking company from tearing down
the main buildings which it purchased
and on which it has made a partial
payment.
The guards and gatemen are the lat
est to consider the bringing of suits
to recover their wages. A plan is un
der consideration by them now , and if
it matures a meeting of all of these
creditors will be called within a day
or two. The plan is to assign all the
claims to one man and then let him
bring his action in district court , at
the same time attaching everything
in sight , supplementing this with an
injunction to prevent the wrecking
company from tearing down or remov
ing any of the buildings which it pur
chased from the exposition.
Hoard of Health .Reports.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Nov. 4. The sec
retaries of the state board of health
filed a report with the state board rec
ommending that the certificate of Dr.
Oren Oneal be revoked on the ground
of unprofessional and dishonorable
conduct. No action was taken by the
board of health. The secretaries also
rejected the application of Dr. B. W.
Drasky of Brainard for a certificate
on the ground that he had not complied
with the Nebraska statute which re
quires a four years' course in collet
before a certificate can be issued to a
graduate.
The secretaries were made the de
fendants in the matter of a restrain
ing order secured by Dr. Benjamin F.
Tolson of Omaha , who is connected
with a magnetic healing institution in
that city and who does not want the
secretaries to hear certain charges
against him. A temporary restraining
order was issued by Judge Holmes and
he will hear the case November G.
Dr. Oneal had refused to appear be-
for the secretaries to show cause why
his certificate should not be revoked.
He contended that the secretaries had
no jurisdiction and it was intimated
by him that he would appear be-ore
the board proper when the secretaries
filed their findings and racommenda-
tions.
Ulurderecl For Money.
CALLAWAY , Neb. , Nov. 3. Arthur
Bird , a brother of Ted Bird , who is a
highly esteemed and successful mer
chant of this place , was waylaid and
murdered in Oklahoma territorj' . The
news has caused much distress in the
Bird family , as they were always much
attached to their brother. Arthur Bird
the victim , was a traveling collector
for some firm in the territory , and oft-
times had from fifteen hundred to two
thousand dollars on his person ; in fact
at this time he had over two thousand
dollars on his person which had been
taken when found , establishing to a
certainty that he was murdered for his
money. Arthur Bird is a member of
the Masonic and K. of P. lodges and
reports received from his home say
that the two lodges will leave no stone
unturned tov/ards runing down the
guilty parties.
Highwayman in a Hotel Yard.
RUSHVILLE , Neb. , Nov. 4 Shortly
after the arrival of the passenger train
a daring robbery was committed here.
W. E. Kimball , a commercial traveler ,
had alighted from the train and gone
to a local hotel. Instead of going to
bed at once he had occasion to go to
the yard , wnere he was atacked by
some one who struck him two violrmt
blows with a blunt instrument , knock
ing him down. Kimball was robbed
of about $50 in bills and silver. Mr.
Kimball remained unconscious for
nearly half an hour , when the landlord
went in search of him. No clew was
left by the robber , though every effort
was made to discover his whereabouts.
Committed Suicide.
FORT MADISON la. , Nov. 4. Robt.
Hoffman , son of Mrs. Katherine Hoff
man , died at the residence just north
of the city limits Monday afternoon
from the effects of a dose of r aris
green , taken with suicidal intent
Young Man Ilecomes Insane.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , Nov. 4. Philip
Strohaus , a young Polander , was tak
en to the insane asylum at Lincoln.
Strohaus has been laboring with many
strange hallucinations of late notably
among others that he believed he had
been commissioned by Christ to take
the life of Rev. Frederic Sperlien , pas
tor of the Catholic church here , as that
gentleman was not preaching the Cath
olic doctrine correctly. The authori
ties considered him a dangerous man
and took charge of him.
AS TO NEBRASKA BANKS.
Secretary Halt's Itoport Shown They Am
In KxcHlenc Shupc.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Nov. G. The an
nual report of Secretary Hall of the
State Banking Board has been receiv
ed from the printers. The report
shows that the number of banks
transacting business under state jur
isdiction at the close of the period
covered by the report was 393 , with a
total paid-up capital of $7,532,023.70.
Of this number 314 were incorporated
banks , sixty-nine were private banks
and ten were savings banks.
The report covers the period from
December 1 , 1897 , to November 30 ,
1898.
"I can safely make the assertion
that never in the history of Nebraska
were her banks In as solvent a con
dition as today , " are the words of
Secretary Hall In opening the report.
Since the expiration of the time cover
ed by the report the condition of the
banks has improved and is now oven
better than then. "
Exposition County Collective K.ttilbits.
OMAHA , Nov. 6. A revision of the
award ot cash premiums in the county
collective exhibit in agricultural build
ing at the exposition has changed the
position somewhat in the standing of
the several counties as reported when
the judges finished scoring the exhib
its.
its.This
This change has been brought about
by a committee made by the exhibitors
in the settlement of what the counties
were entitled to for continuous dis
play. Some counties put in their ex
hibits when the exposition opened July
1 , while others came in later , varying
in dates from the opening of the expo
sition to the later part of September.
This was arranged by the exhibition
to apply as follows :
"All counties appearing at the expo
sition in June and setting up an ex
hibit we allow an additional score of
twenty points above what the judges
may award in the score of the exhib
its ; this for continuous exhibit. Also
to the counties appearing in July we
allow a credit of ten points , and to
counties in August a score of five
points. "
The proposition to harmonize the in
terests of the exhibitors , as to advant
age claimed by time of putting up ex
hibits was adopted by the exhibitors
and brings the standing as follows , for
settlement with the exposition :
Poik county , la. , 2,095 points , $1,000 ;
Delaware county , la. , 2,030 points , $700 ;
Lancaster county , Neb. , 2,020 points ,
$700 ; Dubuque county , la. , 2,015 points ,
$700 ; Cuming county , Neb. , 1,980
points , $ COO ; Dawson county , Neb. , 1-
903 points , $ COO ; Lyon county , Kan. ,
1,945 points , $600 ; Washington county ,
Neb. , 1,945 points , $600 ; Boone county ,
Neb , , 1,887 points , $600 ; Linn county ,
Kas. , 1,856 points , $500 ; Thurston coun
ty , Neb. , 1,751 points , $500 ; Thomas
councy , Neb. , 1,027 points , $500.
Uesieged by Coal Dealers.
OMAHA , Neb. , Nov. G. Anticipat
ing the rise in freight rates on coal
from Chicago and the Mississippi river
gateways November 15 , coal dealers
have been besieging the freight de
partments of the various railroads
operating between Omaha and the
east seeking early delivery of advance
orders. The freight officials have not ,
however , been able to meet the de
mands for the reason that the coal
traffic has been affected like all other
branches of business owing to the car
famine. Still they have moved the
coal almost as rapidly ai the miners
have been able to deliver it. For vari
ous reasons , , the principal one being
the exceptionally large stocks which
coal merchants have been laying in ,
the miners have found themselves un
able to supply the demand anywhere
near as rapidly as the dealers would
desire. The coal situation has also
become somewhat complicated owing
to the strikes in the Kansas coal
mines , resulting in the supply from
that quarter being cut off and necessi
tating the patrons of the Kansas
mines to look to the eastern miners
for their coal.
"Work of the Wreckers.
OMAHA , Nov. G. A carload of tools
and wrecking machinery has come in
from Chicago and is being unloaded
on the exposition grounds. Work will
begin early this week tearing down
the buildings. Already 200 men have
oeen put to work and at least 300
additional are to be given something
to do during the next ten days. The
furniture is all out of the buildings ,
the press building being empty and the
telegraph offices closed. The furniture
is stored in the transportation build
ing , where an auction will be had with
in a month. The public comfort build
ing , the Nebraska building and every
other building has been emptied. All
will be ready for the wrecker by Mon
day or Tuesday.
Xew Klcvator For Fremont.
FREMONT , Neb. , Nov. G. The
Omaha Elevator company is erecting
a large elevator on the site of the
one recently destroyed by fire near the
Union Pacific tracks on Main street.
The building will be 2S:31 feet in size ,
with a driveway at the side , and will
have eleven bins of a capacity of 20-
000 bushels. A brick office , engine
room and scale house , 14x24 , will front
on Main street.
Dropped Dead at Motilton.
MOI3LTON , Nov. G. Mrs. A.M. . .
Stanley dropped dead Wednesday from
the effects of heart trouble. Mrs.
Stanley was the widow of the late A.
M. Stanley , engineer on the Chicago ,
Burlington & Kansas City railway ,
who , more than a year ago , was fatally
scalded by his engine turning over
near Cincinnati , la.
Xo "Money In Sigh ? .
OMAHA , Nov. 6. The financial con
ditions of the exposition association
remain unchanged. No claims have
been paid and the employees are still
clamoring for their money. A large
delegation of the men had arranged
to meet at the Service building this
morning and make a formal demand
upon the members of the executive
committee. However , only a few ap
peared and they did not find the par
ties they sought. The plan at this
time is to assign all the labor claims to
one man and then let him bring such
suit as may seem proper.
Df ATI ! OF ALVIN SAUNDERS.
iTUo Governor of XcbnmUii In Territorial
Dayx 1'iiNftrft Away.
OMAHA , Neb. , Nov. 3. Ex-Governor
, AlvIn Saunders died at his homo in thlrf
'city at the ago of 85 years. Ho jmsse.l
away easy and naturally and his death
seemed to the members of the family
gathered around the bcdnldo as though
he had merely gone from perfect con
sciousness into a gentle nlcoj ) . Hln
end has been expected almost hourly
for the last ten days. His strength
first began failing about six. months
ago , when his heart iihowed signs of
giving out. and the members of the
family knew that his death could not
be long delayed. Governor Saundcra
was appointed by President Lincoln
territorial governor of Nebraska March
20 , 18C1. At that time the exlgcnclest
of the civil war and the hostility of
some of the Indian tribes on the bor
ders of the territory made the office of
governor one of exceptional responsi
bility. When most of the able-bod
ied men of the territory were in the
union army the Indians desolated the
frontier and massacred men , women
and children. Governor Saundcrs
promptly issued a proclamation calling
for volunteers to protect the frontier
and his energetic measures were cheer
fully supported. The difficulty was
emphasized by the fact that there were
no funds In the territorial treasury ,
but all the difficulties were overcome
and the savages were effectually re
pulsed.
Governor Saundcrs was one of the
earliest and most enthusiastic advo
cates of a trans-continental railway
and in his first message to the territo
rial legislature in 1861 , he said : "A
mere glance at the map of the country
will convince every intelligent mind
that the great Plattc valley , whicn
.passes through the heart and runs
nearly through the entire length of
Nebraska , is to become the route of
the great central railway that is to
connect the Atlantic with the Pacific
states and territories. "
I'lllIllMM'H Of
OMAHA , Neb. , Nov. 3. The World-
Herald says of the late exposition : It
is impossible to state the exact total
receipts. The paid stock was $89,300 ;
sale of buildings and material about
§ 50,000 ; water plant , $18,000 ; conces
sions , about $70,000 ; admissions , some
thing over ? 130-,000 , making a total of
something less than $420,000 as re
ceived by the management. Of this
amount $420,000 has been paid out for
labor , music , freight , improvements on
grounds and buildings , amusement fea
tures , advertising , fuel , lumber , salar
ies , printing and so forth. At thfi
opening of the gates the cortora.tion
was in debt something like $00,000 , this
being borrowed money and s .lnries
then due. At the time of the reorgani
zation , a month later , the situation
was very little , if any , better. The now
management , by hard work , was able
to secure loans to the amount of about
$40,000 within ten days after taking
control , and the work of keeping the
enterprise afloat has been one of strug
gle and difficulty the hand-to-mouth
policy prevailing in every department.
The gates closed with a debt due o
something in excess of $130.000 , not
counting the $89,300 capital stock paid
up. No statement of the real condition
has been made public for six weeks or
more. No one knows the exact finan
cial situation , except the management
and a few individuals. From different
and various sources , however , some re
liable figures have been obtained. The
bills due at this time and unpaid are :
Lumber , Cady Lumber company , $3-
500 ; other lumber dealers , $1,000 ;
paint , lime and material used in re
pairs about buildings , about $2.000 ;
printing and advertising , $5,000 ; labor
to date , $12,000 or $13,000 ; coal , ono
firm , $4,500 ; another firm , $000 ; In
dians , salary for September , $1,000 ;
meat and provisions for Indians and
hospital , $000 or $700 ; Thomson-Hous
ton Light company , $10,000 ; balance on
rent on six boilers , $1,000 ; use of brick
about Grand Court , $1,200 ; rent on dynamos
names , $3,500 or $4,000 ; salary to coun
ty exhibitors , $1,000 or $1,200 ; prem
iums awarded agricultural exhibit ,
$15,000 or $18,000 ; borrowed money.
$25,000 ; miscellaneous debts , $8,000 ,
making a total of $9GCOO. These fig
ures are approximately correct , but if
wrong in any direction they are too
low , rather than too high. Interested
ones say that the total -lebt account
will run $8.000 or $10,000 ahr.ve th'ise
figures.
Other details will bring the total
figures several additional thousand dollars
lars , which will make the money noees- I
E'tvy at this lime to clos-3 the show free
of debt at least $125.000 or SI30.00U ,
pdded to Avhch is the capital stock ,
making a total of $210.000. i -t
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Go Down With the Hridgc.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Nov. 3
While Contractor John Whalen witn
his son and William E. Schmidt were
at work taking down the truss bridge
across South Table creek , in this city ,
preparatory to putting in a new steel
bridge , the whole structure gave way
and went down into the bed of the
creek , some twenty-five feet below.
The three men went down with the
bridge. Mr. Schmidt was cut on the
leg and head and had a snrained an
kle. Mr. Whalen was injured some
internally , but not dangerously , and
the son suffered a slight wrench of the
hio. How the men escaped more se
rious injury is a mystery. The con
tractor had been warned that it was
dangerous to attempt taking the bridge
down in this manner , but did not heed
the v/arning.
Old Resident Killed by Fall.
HASTINGS , Neb. , Nov. 3. News was
received here of the death at Lincoln
of Mrs. Mary Stevens from injuries re
ceived by falling down a stairway. Mrs.
Steveas is well known in Hastings ,
having resided here for many years ,
and is the mother of Attorney J. C.
Stevens of this city. Mr. Stevens went
to Lincoln on the early morning train ,
but did not arrive until after his moth
er's death. The body was brought to
Hastings for interment.
Wray's Assailant Held for Trial.
CULBERTSON , Neb. , Nov. 3. Jas.
H. Ross , who shot and wounded J. T.
Wray on October 30. was given his pre
liminary hearing before Justice White.
W. S. Morlan and E. C. Eldred of Mc-
Cook appeared for the defense. County
Attorney Taylor being related to the
defendant ,
