M'COOK TRIBUNE.
Tf. M. KIMHIKLI , , I'ubllihor.
McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA
BRIEf TELEGRAMS.
The Alabama miners have decided
not to strike.
France is going to send two more
cruisers to China.
The Oregon cannot be repaired at
Port Arthur. The dock is too small.
An electric car at Webster , Mass. A
steep grade. Three men fataliy hurt.
The social democrats of Connecticut
named their state officers at New Ha
ven.
ven.Hamilton
Hamilton Smith , a well Known New
York mine operator , died at Duniam ,
N. H.
The Christian Endeavorers were
late in getting started from New
York.
General Jamont has passed up his
job as inspector general of the French
army.
Charles Higgins , assistant general
passenger agent of the Santa Fe road ,
is dead.
The Coal Exchange store at Scranton -
ton , Pa. , went up in smoke. Loss ,
§ 125,000.
The Arions of Brooklyn won the
Kaiser Wilhelm prize in the Brooklyn
Saengerfest.
The British are running up against
heavy roads in the march to the relief
of Kumassi.
The Burlington is going to extend
its road west from Guernsey into the
Mormon state.
A Cincinnati electric car whirled
around a bend and jumped the track.
One man was killed.
Ignatius Comiskey , brother of Char
ley Comiskey , the famous baseball
man , died in Chicago.
A couple of frieght trains mixed up
at Medicine Bow , Wyo. , and consid
erable damage was done.
Fire destroyed the rag mill of the
Plover Paper company at Stevens'
Point , Wis. . Loss , $75,000.
Rear Admiral Barker has been
elected to fill the job left vacant by
the demise of Rear Admiral Philip.
Kid Broad was given his fight with
Dave Sullivan of Ireland , at tiie Sea
side Athletic club. Sullivan fouled.
The Pennsylvania railroad has pur
chased the Allegheny Valley and the
Western New York & Pennsylvania
j- roads.
| B The branch factory of the Stand
ard Wheel company was nearly totally
destroyed by fire at Sandusky , 0. Loss
$100,000.
At Anniston , Ala. , Hon. John L.
Pennington , ex-governor of Dakota ,
editor of the Alabama Home , died at
the age of 75.
The lone robber is becoming popu
lar. The passengers on the Burling
ton near Billings were relieve' ! of
considerable coin by one.
Puddlers to the number of 200 , .em
ployed at Moorhead's plate mill ,
Sharpsburg , Pa. , struck against a re
duction of 20 per cent in wages.
At Calico , Ark. , an entire family of
nine persons , named Fink , have died
from eating toadstools , under the im.
pression that they were mushrooms.
New Orleans has gone exposition
mad. They are planning an inter-
oceanic exposition to be held on the
completion of the Nicarauguan canal.
George Schoenig and William Grab
were killed and Fred Frige probably
fatally injured by a Baltimore & Ohio
train which struck their buggy at Co
lumbia , 111.
Harry C. McGowan of Louisville ,
Ky. , a noted trainer of trotting horses ,
; was run over and killed by a street
; car while returning from the races at
Terre Haute.
At San Francisco , Henry D. Cogs
well died aged SO years. He was the
iounder of the Polytechnic College in
that city , and was an ardent prohi
bitionist and philanthropist.
Three more bodies were recovered
Monday from the wreck of the steamer
Saale. This makes 1-18 corpses thus
far recovered of victims of the North
German Lloyd pier fire at Hoboken.
The Chicago Democrat , formerly the
Dispatch , an afternoon paper , found
ed in 1892 , has suspended the publi
cation of its daily edition , and will
be continued as a weekly. Lack of
patronage causes the discontinuance
of the daily.
Charles Beckman , tne ramous horse
breeder , is dead.
The secretary of the interior has
appointed J. B. Mclntire. of KalSspell ,
Mont. ; James H. McNeeley , of Evansville -
ville , Ind. , and G. H. Hoyt , of Beat
rice , Neb. , commissioners to deal with
the Crow , Flathead and other Indians
under the act of June 6 , 1900.
The Washington statue has } been
unveiled in Paris.
James H. Hoffman , president of the
( Hebrew Technical Institute , trustee
of the Baron De Hirsch fund , and for
more than thirty-five years prominent
in Hebrew charities in the United
States , is dead , at New York , aged 67.
General Wood has sent In a long
list of deaths from yellow fever.
At Joliet , 111. , the converter and bil
let mills of the Illinois Steel company
resumed and nearly a thousand men
were put to work. The Amalgamated
scale has not been signed , but the in
dications are that a speedy settle
ment will be effected.
Nathan Baker killed his daughter ,
Bessie by cutting her throat and then
shot himself dead at Richmond. Ind.
United States Commissioner General
Peck gave the last of his functions at
Paris , a dinner to the jurors. Over
100 people sat down to the banquet In
the United States national pavilion.
Sir Thomas Farrel , the famous
sculptor , died at Dublin.
In fiie English house of lords the
government was defeated , 62 to 59 , on
a motion of Viscount Templeton ( con
servative ) to appoint a royal commis
sion to consider the claims of Irish
landlords for compensation for injuries
suffered by legislation since 1881.
Severe Battles in the Empire of
China ,
MANY NATIONS TAKE A HAND ,
Oowajjcr Kmprcss Is Said to Have Re
gained Control Juno 3O Chinese Re
port Legations Safe iia I.nto ns July 0
Chinese Shell Foreign Settlement ! ) .
Monday , July 0.
Prince Citing , who has 10,000 troops ,
seized all artillery ammunition in Pe-
kin and is opposed to Titan and the
Boxers. He is preventing attacks on
legations. The Dowager is said to be
alive and working for peace. Presi
dent McKinley is expected to abandon
his vacation after July 12 because of
Chinese complications. St. Petersburg
papers approve American policy in
China and say their interests are iden
tical. Ninth regiment arrived at
Taku. Twp others will sail at once.
Tuesdiy , July 1O.
Dowager empress is said to have re
gained control on June 30 and asked
viceroys to protect foreigners at any
cost. Legation at London declares
Tuan entirely responsible for anti-for
eign riots. Latest report issued by
Chinese officials at Shanghai is that
-Pekin legations were safe on July 9.
Emperor is reported to have sent dis
patch on June 2 deploring recent oc
currences and asking European aid to
suppress rebellion. Collector Jackson
of San Francisco refused to admit
Chinese , declaring war exists. Wash
ington reprimanded him. Text of
Hay's note to powers shows America
will not grab Chinese territory and
will oppose dismemberment. Chinese
shelled foreign settlements at Tien-
Tsin all day long on July 3 with little
damage. More troops will leave Ma
nila for Taku this week. Gen. Chaffee
will have 3,374. Russia and Germany
distrust Japan.
Wednesday , July 11.
Chinese government issued decree to
powers on June 29 stating history of
Boxer disturbances and efforts made
to prevent them , declaring every ef
fort is made to protect legations from
revolutionists , and complaining of
powers'attack on Taku forts. Chinese
defeated allies at Tien-Tsin and recap
tured arsenal after six hours' battle.
Fighting continuous since July 5. Al
lies are said to have suffered severely ;
200 Russians , killed. Japanese asked
for aid. Chinese sacked and burned
New-Chwang , tore up sixty miles of
the Manchurian railway and are raid
ing outskirts of Port Arthur. Secre
tary Hay demanded that China restore
communication with Minister Conger.
New York Methodists received qible-
gram stating their missionaries at
Pekin are safe. Li Hung Chang sum
moned to Pekin. He says Boxers in
Pekin have dispersed. America may
send two more regiments. Catholic
missions at Moukden have been burned
and many priests and Christians
killed.
Thursday , July 12.
Report in Shanghai that the last two
foreign legations fell on July 6 after a
terrific battle , Prince Tuan personally
directing the assault. Allies at Tien-
Tsin are handicapped by lack of a
commander-in-chief. During the week
they lost fifty men and gained nothing.
Italy will send 2,000 men with 220 guns
to join the allied army. Von Bulow
AN AIRSHIP THAT REALLY FLIES ,
In the face of general skepticism the
nearest approach to aerial navigation
actually under guidance was effected
last week , near Berlin , Germany , on
which occasion Count Zeppelin , its in
ventor , with four passengers , made a
trip of 35 miles sometimes directly in
face of the wind , sometimes with it ,
and part of the time obliquely across
it. The whole country traversed was
filled with wondering crowds of people
ple , nobles and peasants , on foot , on
Saale Yields Up Her Dead.
Five more bodies were found on
board the Saale by the divers , making
a total of thirty-four taken from that
vessel. Coroner Hoffman supervised
the removal of them to O'Donnell's
morgue. The work of stopping up port
holes and taking out the cargo ad
vanced so well on the wreck that the
pumping out may begin to-morrow. A
careful search of the waters around
the burned piers in Hoboken was made
but no bodies were found. The whole
number recovered so far is 151.
Bald Germany would oppose any plan
for the partition of China. Germans
sold Chinese 400,000 stands of arms
within the last year. Gen. Miles wants
to be sent to China.
Friday , July 13.
The report of the general massacre
of foreigners in Pekin on July 6 is
neither affirmed nor denied. More
fighting around Tien-Tsin. Rioting in
creased in Manchuria. Russia is
aroused almost to a state of frenzy by
the report from Admiral Alexyeff that
M. de Giers and the entire legation
have been murdered after being sub
jected to most horrible torture. Wu
Ting Fang , the Chinese minister in
Washington , may be given his pass
ports for saying the nations of the
world have sacrificed their diplomats
in Pekin for the purpose of forcing a
crisis that would lead to the dismem
berment of China. Wu suggests that
Secretary Hay write an official letter
to Minister Conger at Pekin , and
agrees to forward it himself.
Five Rccelvo Alortul Wouiidq.
Probably the worst fight with out
laws that has occurred in this county
since the killing of the famous Dalton
gang at Coffeyville , Kan. , some years
ago , is reported to have taken place
forty miles east of Glencoe , 0. T. , on
the Arkansas river at a point known
as the Black Dog ford , entirely sur
rounded by huge bluffs thickly covered
with brush. It seems that part of the
country known as the Osage nation
has been infested for a long time with
an organized band of cattle thieves
and murderers , of which there seems
to have been no riddance. One United
States marshal and four desperadoes
were killed or mortally wounded.
Ilobart Left 63,000,000.
The inventory of the personal estate
of the late Vice-President Garret A.
Hobart was filed at PaterSon , N. J. It
consists principally of stocks and
bonds of various railroad and indus
trial corporations , and foots up $2,628-
941.63 , according to the appraisal made
by Robert J. Nelden and Edward A.
Walton. It is estimated that Mr. Ho-
bart's entire estate will amount to $3-
000,000. He owned considerable stock
in different gold , silver and copper
mines , but the value of these is mark
ed "doubtful" in the inventory. He
left $1,000,000 to his wife , and the bal
ance to his only child , Garret A. Ho
bart.
Three Died Quickly.
At Dayton , 0. , while John Burns ,
aged 50 , a painter , was arranging his
ladder on the fourth story of a
building , he slipped from the scaffold
and fell fifty feet to the pavement , be
ing almost instantly killed. Nearly
every bone in his body was broken.
Burns moved to that city from Decatur ,
111. , six months ago. He leaves a wife.
Earl Wolf , 16 , of Parker avenue , Day
ton , was drowned in the Miami river ,
two miles south of the city. He was
bathing with several companions. 'Jo
seph Weber , aged 72 , a veteran at the
Soldier's home and a former member
of the Forty-fourth Ohio , committed
suicide by cutting his throat with a
razor.
Lawlessness at Cape Nome.
Gold ssekers returned from Cape
Nome with little gold. They say there
is no law , order , or safety for property.
Cape Nome is under martial law and
the place is described by some of those
who have returned as a "hell upon
earth. " Killings are of daily occur
rence and thieving is hard to guard
against.
horseback and in carriages , gazing
with the utmost astonishment upon
the giant messenger of the air as it
floated high above. Count Zeppelin ,
the designer of the airship , was on
hand early , and in conversation was
not disposed to be oversanguine as to
the results of the experiment. As a
locomotive Keller "Blows Up.
The north bound express on the Fort
Wayne , Cincinnati and Louisville di
vision of the Lake Erie and Western
railway was wrecked as it was leaving
Beeson station , Indiana , by the
engine boiler exploding. Engineer.
Bob. Kelley had a leg broken
and his head cut , but Fireman Otto
Simmers escaped. The passengers
were badly shaken up and a rain of
flying iron fell on the cars , but no one
was injured. Kelley was taken to his
home in Fort Wayne.
SHOT AT PRINCE ,
Spido , the youth who tried to kill
the Prince of Wales , and who was
practically acquitted at Brussels the
other day , did not , it is said , escape
across the frontier , as reported , but
has been taken to a Belgian town.
He will probably be left unmolested ,
as he is regarded as harmless , and has
been terrorized by the ordeal of the
trial.
Ncbaaska Fusloiiisth' Ticket.
Nebraska has nominated a fusionist
ticket as follows : For governor , Wil
liam A. Poynter , pop. ; for lieutenant-
governor , E. A. Gilbert , sil. rep. ; for
secretary of state , C. V. Sooboda , pop. ;
for treasurer , S. B. Howard , pop. ; for
attorney-general , Willis D. Oldham ,
dem. ; for auditor , H. S. Griess , pop. ;
for land commissioner , P. J. Carey ,
pop. The three state central commit
tees , to whom had been delegated the
selection of presidential electors , re
ported the following before the con
ventions adjourned and their action
was ratified : Frank Ranson , J. H.
Felber , W. A. Garrett , W. G. Swan ,
Peter Ebberson. Robert Oberfelder , L.
M. Wente , J. Hughes.
JJIg Fire at Walnut. III.
Fire Tuesday destroyed half the bus
iness portion of Walnut , 111. Loss
$100,000. The largest losses are : The
Walnut Bank , $13,000 ; Henry Guither
building ; Ennis , West & Co. , elevator ,
$10,000 ; 80,000 bushels of corn , $32-
000 ; John Faber , dry goods , $11,000 ;
opera house building , $3,000 ; Mail and
Express printing office , $1,200 ; George
Sample , restaurant , $2,000 ; W. A.
Mercer , drug store , $3,000 ; Fisher ho
tel , $1,500 ; John Knight building , $1-
000 ; Jacob Thurn building , $1,000.
Sclirelllcr 1VI11 Go Free.
Mrs. Edith Zenstarski , the complain
ing witness in the Schreffler murder
trial at Joliet , Thursday practically ad
mitted on the stand that she did not
understand all the charges contained
in the complaint at the time she affixed
her signature to the document. This
testimony , together with the - statement
ment of the daughter of the accused
man and his own seared face , will , it is
thought free the prisoner from the
charges brought against him.
" \Vestcrn Union Klccts Officers.
Thursday the stockholders of
the Western Union Telegraph
company held their annual meeting at
the company's offices in Jersey City ,
when the following directors were
elected : Thomas T. Eckert , Charles
A. Tinker , A. R. Brewer , A. B. Bert-
holf. The directors subsequently elec
ted Thomas T. Eckert , president ;
Charles A. Tinker , vice-president , and
Thomas F. Clark , secretary.
description cf the vessel may be of
interest , it might be said that in Its
external appearance it resembles a
huge over-head cylinder over four
hundred feet long , underneath which
is the platform , on which rests the
passenger car , and at both ends are
the propeller wheels , of great diame
ter By the side of the cars are the
planes , whose incline gives the ship
its soaring or floating ability , ofttimes
independent of the great lifting power
of the gas in the seventeen-compart-
rnent cylinder. Our illustration is
from description.
Prays and I'innges to Death.
An unknown man , after kneeling for
some minutes and praying aloud on
the end of the Graceland avenue pier ,
Chicago , arose , stretched his hands
heavenward and jumped into the lake.
Many persons standing near were
startled and men rushed to the end of
the pier in the hope of saving him.
Policeman M. J. Kelly dived into the
water with his clothes on , but to no
ayail. After a two hours' search with
grappling hooks the body was recov
ered.
Young Lady of Elk Creek Severely In
jured at Tecumseb ,
THE PROHIBITIONIST STATE TICKET
C. L. Nash , H Fanner , Near Ashland JJ.tdly
Cut Up by : t lleapcr , Drawn by I'.vo
Frightened Horses Other Stuto
News.
Injured by a Fall From AVheel.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , July 13. As
Miss Amy Lawrence and MIES Blanch
Hughes were bicycle riding Wednes
day evening the former suffered a
painful accident. They were riding at
a lively gait when Miss Lawrence's
wheel struck an old can in the road.
She was thrown completely over the
handlebars and landed on her head
and back. She was picked up in an
tinconscious condition and 'taken
Lome. Upon examination the physician
found that four of her ribs were sev-
iered from the spine , her head badly
lacerated and one limb considerably
injured. The unfortuuae young wo
man remained in a semi-conscious
condition for hours and grave hopes
were entertained for her iccovery for
a time. It is now believed she will
recover , but she will be confined to
her bed for weeks. The young woman
lives in Elk Creek and the accident
occurred there.
Prohibition State Ticket.
LINCOLN , July 13. The following
state ticket was named at the prohibi
tionist convention today : Governor ,
L. 0. Jones , Lincoln ; lieutenant gov
ernor , Charles P. Lawson , Santee
Agency ; secretary of state , N. L. Whit
ney , Beatrice ; treasurer , C. C. Crowell
Blair ; land commissioner , Erastus
Hickman , Seward ; auditor , Wilson
Brody , Brody ; attorney general , D. M
Strong , North Bend ; superintendent ol
schools , Bartley Blair , Page. Electors
at large : D. A. Shaffer , St. Edward ;
Joel Warner , Creston. Electors : First
congressional district , Charles E
Smith , Falls City ; Second , John Dale
Omaha ; Third , C. L. Carpenter , Creigh-
ton ; Fourth , Frank A. Burt , Aurora ;
Fifth , William Trimmim , Orleans ;
Sixth , George H. Hornby , Valentine.
Cut in Picei-s by Harvester.
ASHLAND , Neb. , July 13. A fright
ful accident happened at the farm of
C. L. Nash , nine miles northwest of
this city , yesterday afternoon , result
ing in the death of Willie , the 9-year-
old son of Melville Frederick , a farmer
living near Memphis. Mr. Frederick
was gathering grain with a reaper ,
to which there were five horses
hitched , the little boy riding the lead
er. The horses became frightened and
unmanageable , throwing the boy un
der the sicklebar of the machine. His
left leg was severed below the knee ,
his left arm was literally cut to pieces
and there were dreadful injuries about
the lower part of his body. The child
was beyond the help of surgical skill ,
which was immediately summoned , and
died in a few hours.
Grasshoppers Doing : Damage.
CREIGHTON , Neb. , July 17. Some
of the farmers of this county are com
plaining that the grasshoppers are
doing .considerable damage to the
wheat and oats , and say that if rain
does not come soon that they will
materially shorten these crops. Some
farmers say they suffered from the
recent hail storm , which destroyed
the crops for a strip about two miles
wide and several miles long , passing
about two miles north of Creighton.
Some of the corn that was thought
to be entirely destroyed bids fair to
make from one-fourth to one-third of
a crop.
Cambridge liiiys I'loodhoitiids.
CAMBRIDGE , Neb. , July13. . The
pair of bloodhounds recently purchased
by the citizens of Cambridge arrived
from Tennessee today. The numerous
midnight depredations during the last
few months prompted the citizens to
take this precaution. It is believed
that the hounds will not only stop
burglary , but put an end to the petty
thievery which has been quite preva
lent.
Span of JJridjie Drops.
FULLERTON , Neb. , July 13. A
thirty-foot span of the bridge cross
ing the Loup river near this city gave
way yesterday , dropping Russel Itad-
ley and a traction engine and tender
which were crossing at the time a dis
tance of fifteen feet to the water below.
Hadley was slightly scaleded about
the face and neck and his ankle was
sprained. The injuries are not seri
ous.
Lightning Kills Cattle.
PIERCE , Neb. , July 17. During a
thunder storm lightning killed two
cows for Joseph Forsyth , living north
of town , and knocked his herder , a
young boy by the name of Albright ,
off his horse and splintered his saddle.
The boy and pony escaped without
injury. William Fuesz also lost two
horses by lightning and C. W. Mingus
one.
York Needs More Schools.
YORK , Neb. , July 17. At the school
meeting held here a resolution was
adopted that more school rooms are
needed and that a site saouki be pur
chased and a new ward school build
ing be built on East hiil. Tnis will
give York four ward school buildings
and the High school building.
Held Up by Slacked Icn.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , July 17.
Two bold masked men entered the
Missouri Pacific depot here and , shov
ing a revolver through the ticket
window , ordered Night Operator
Becker to "cough up. " He permitted
them to enter the office and help
themselves. Not knowing the combi
nation to the safe he could not open
It , as they requested. After taking all
the money in sight , his knife and
pocketbook they accompanied him
about one mile up the track and re
turned his pocketbook minus its con
tents and his watch.
_ STAND
MRS. flGOTAKESJIIE
Uoforo the
Testifies in Her Own llobalf
Jnguuity Board.
9
proceedings were
somewhat today by the
of Mrs. FisS on the stand
she maintained a quiet dcme
was evident that her feelin
undergoing a terrible strain. .Some or
the questions she refused to answer ,
General C.
claiming Atorney
make-up ,
Wright was of a worldly
should De an
while the questions
to God.
swerea . i
c.fon
stand
Her husband also took the
denial stateu
and along with a general
more
that his wife was becoming
every day.
proper in a Godly form
During the entire trial Mrs. Figg sat
Her face was a
nolding a little girl.
study. She has eyes that resemble
and has a
blanket
burnt holes in a
habit cf casting them heavenward.
At times when testimony was not to
her liking her features would become
ri si (1
The general opinion prevails that
she will be acquitted. Dr. Armstrong ,
ihe examining physician , made a re
port that the accused were sounu
physically and mentally.
Shocked by
HARVARD , Neb. , July 17 Quite a
severe thunderstorm passed over this
city from northwest to southeast.
Rain fell In torrents for a few mo
ments and filled the gutters. The
thunder and lightning were very ]
sharp and one particularly sharp/ /
flash was immediately followed by aj
report like the discharge of a thirty-1
two pound rifle. Where the bolt
struck has not been ascertained , but it
could not have been far from De-
laney's elevator , as a team of horses
standing on the scales was so severely
shocked that one fell down and the
driver standing in the wagon was mo
mentarily stunned.
Goes Into Voluntary liquidation.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , July 17 Cash
ier L. R. Bailey of the Exchange bank
of Vesta finds that there is not siiffi-
cient banking- business in the little
town to pay him for his services and
consequently the management of the
concein has decided to quit. The
bank has gone into voluntary liquida
tion and is now closing up its busi
ness. The depositors have been paid
in full. Mr. Bailey will devote fcis
energies to farming.
Farmer IJcy Hurt.
TRENTON , Neb. , July 17. William
Lyons , son of J. M. Lyons , the stocKman -
man , met with a painful accident. He ,
was bringing sofe cattle from the pas
ture about one-half mile west of town.
When crossing the bridge his Horse
became uncontrolable and jumped over
falling about thirty feet. Will was
picked up and taken home In a wagon. '
The physician found his wrist broken-
a number of bruises and probably hurt
in the region of the lungs.
Tcciuiiseh Hank Closes.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , July 13. Cashier
L. R. Bailey of the Exchange bank
of Vesta finds that there Is not suffi
cient banking business in tne little
town to pay him for his services and
consequently the management of the
concern has decided to quit. The bank
has gone into voluntary liquidation
and is now closing up its business and
paying up depositors.r. . Bailey will
devote his energies to farming.
Firemen's Tournament.
YORK , Neb. , July 17. The firerven
and citizens of York are getting in
readiness to entertain visitors to the
firemen's tournament to be held here
July 24-25-2G. They have just com
pleted a fine track and are building
an amphitheater on each side of the
track to seat 5,000 people , besides a.
fine band stand. The track is lo
cated only one block from the public
square.
Grain Stacks ISurned.
GENEVA , Neb. , July 17. Several
stacks containing wheat off of fourteen
acres and oats off of seventeen acres
belonging to Will Cameron , in Madi
son precinct , caught fire from a Fre
mont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley en
gine and were burned up. Neighbors
made strenuous efforts to stop the fire
and save the stacks , but the high wind
carried it on.
Neck lirnken by a Fall.
ALBION , Neb. , July 17. A sad ac-
ciuent occurred here , whereby D. K. '
Pittenger , a prominent young farmer
iving east of the city , lost his life ,
tfe with some others were moving
away hay when in some manner he fell
from the mow , a distance of about
eight feet , breaking his neck. Tne
deceased had only been married about
a year.
Still at
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Julv 13 _
Sheriff W. D. Wheeler and" Special
Jetective Delong have thus far failed
to learn anything more as to the
wuereabouts of the two men who held
up and robbed the night operator and
the ticket office of the Missouri Pa
cific. As the robbers could not get
the safe open they only succeeded ire
getting about § 10 cash , and half of
that belonged to the operator.
Farmer Killed by Fall.
ALBION , Neb. , July l3.-At 10
o clock today D. R. Pittenger fell from
Lhe upper floor of his nay barn strik
ing on his head and breaking his neck-
he lived only a few moments.
. Statc ralr c"n facts.
LINCOLN , July 13. The State
Board of Agriculture met tonight and
ivrarded contracts for
state fair
sun-
? lies. Secretary Furnas said all indi
cations pointed to the largest exhibit
3f live stock in
the *
history of the I '
: air. He said Omaha implement deal
ers were also giving the fair stron ?
support and were preparing to
make
extensive exhibits.
, vas putting away alfalfa in the barn
md getting too close to the door was
incidentally pushed off by a fork fuU
) f the hay. He leaves a
voung wife
ic was a member of the Modem
Acodmen of America lodge here
