M'COOK TRIBUNE.
r. M. KIMMEIX ,
McCOOK , NEBRASKA
| BRIEF TELEGRAMS , ,
John A. Drake has won $1,000,000 in
the five months he has been on the
English turf.
The city of Berlin will hold a special
exposition in 1901 , of its architectural
and subway exhibits.
The population of Alabama Is 1,823-
897 , against 1,513,017 In 1890 , an in
crease of 20.8 per cent.
Rev. A. Nelson Hollifield of Newark ,
N. J. , the retired moderator of the New
Jersey Presbyterian synod , dropped
dead of heart disease.
Congressman John' B. Corliss of De
troit was remnominated by acclama
tion by the First district republican
convention of Michigan.
The king of Greece made an unan
nounced visit to the United States pa
vilion at the Paris exposition and thor
oughly examined the display.
The British Museum authors' cata
logue is now completed , after twenty
years' labor , and has cost $200,000. It
consists of 100 volumes and 70 supple
ments.
General Andre , French minister of
war , has almost concluded , according
to La France Milltarle Et Rellgieuse.
the drafting of a bill to reform court-
martials.
Military day at the Alabama state
fair , a feature was the presentation to
Lieut. Hobson of a loving cup from the
people of Alabama. General Joe
Wheeler made the presentation speech.
At Hempstead , Texas. , after an ill
ness of four months- , Rabbi Hayman
Schwarz died. He was one of the most
widely known Jewish teachers in the
"United States.and had also a European
reputation.
In England during the past few
years , it is claimed , 140,320 farm labor
ers have been displaced by machinery ,
while the making of the lattter , it is
estimated , required only the labor of
4,600 men for one year.
Victoria , Australia , has built seven
local railways on the co-operative prin
ciple. The railways were estimated for
by contarct at 547,908 , but by work
ing the co-operative principle they
were completed for 251,211.
"Johanna , " Barnum & Bailey's fam
ous gorilla , has just died of pneumonia' .
Lieut. Chambers of the navy starts
for Charleston , S. C. , to superintend
the borings at the sites which are being
examined for the proposed navy yaid
to be located there.
Another prize was captured by an
Iowa man at the National Live Stock
exposition at Kansas City , being fifth
prize for Shorthorn from twelve to
eighteen months of age , awarded for
Warden Secret , exhibited by George E.
Ward of Hawarden.
Although official assurance has not
yet been received in Berlin from the
several powers regarding the Anglo-
German agreement , the imperial chan
cellor is assured by diplomatic repre
sentatives that the various govern
ments will readily enter into the
agreement.
It has been announced officially that
the United States government distinct
ly favors the Anglo-German agree
ment relative to China. A formal re
sponse of indorsement will be made
soon. The German charde d'affaires ,
Count de Unadt , has had a conference
with Secretary Hay , at which the text
of the Anglo-German agreement was
gone over in its entirety.
The Fairmount Coal and Mining
company was organized at Pittsburg
by operators representing thirty-nine
of the largest plants in West Virginia.
The output of the combination is 10-
000,000 tons annually and the capital
involved is about $10,000,000. The ob
ject of the combination is to further
the placing of large quantities of the
mine products in markets already es
tablished.
The British admiralty , according to
the Daily Mail , is about to organize a
reserve squadron for home waters.
Lord Rosebery , the London Daily
Chronicle announces , is about to pub
lish a volume entitled , "Napoleon The
Last Phase , " a study of the emperor
during the closing years "of his life at
St. Helena.
The Berlin municipal council has ap
pointed a commission to investigate
the scarcity of dwellings in Berlin.
The fire department at Galveston ,
Tex. , has commenced the work of burning -
ing the immense drifts of wreckage
resulting from the hurricance of Sep
tember 8.
Barker turned the tables on John
Jordon in the world's checker cham
pionship at Boston , winning in 34
moves.
The agricultural college experiment
station of North Dakota was awarded
a gold medal at the Paris exposition
for the best display of fife and blue
stem wheat.
The total registration for Greater
New York for 1900 is 646,154.
Prof. J. E. Lough of "the Oshkosh.
Wis. , normal school , has been appoint
ed head of new normal school which is
about to be established at Manila.
Philippine islands. It is probable that
he will accept
It has been decided to sell the Span
ish legation buildings at Pekin , which
are now occupied by the officials of
the French legation.
Advices from Hayti assert .that the
revolution in Santo Domingo is not
ended and that fighting is proceeding
in the interior , although the revolu
tionists are weak.
Benevolent assimilation may be ac
complished in a hurry by means of a
"bomb invented by Professor Camp-
hausten of Amtesrdam. The bomb is
said to be capable of generating fumes
that will make breathing impossible
within a radius of 100 yards of the ex
plosion.
No military parade or drill , except in
of war , riot , invasion or insur-
is. lawful on election day In
money is at a premium at
. Miners find it more con-
gold and pay as much as
excess of its face value for
Insurgents Make pi'-rgb Attacks Under
Lead of "White Officers ,
FIGHT OF CAPTAIN BEIGLER'S MEN
Drive Uncle the Filipinos After Jin Kn-
gugctuont Lasting : Tivo Hourrf Desert
er Threatens Former Comrades Hard
March by Gun. Hull's Force.
MANILA , Oct. 29. While scouting
near Looc a detachment of the Twen
tieth and Twenty-eighth regiments
under Captain Beigler were attacked
by 400 insurgents armed with rifles
under the command of a white man
whose nationality is not known to the
Americans. The insurgents for the
most part were intrenched. After a
heroic fight Captain Beigler drove off
the enemy , killing more than seventy-
five. The fight lasted for over two
hours. Captain Boigler and three pri
vates were slightly wounded and two
of the Americans were killed.
An engagement took place between
detachments of the Third cavalry and
the Thirty-third volunteer infantry ,
numbering sixty , and a force of insur
gents , including riflemen and 1,000 bo-
lomen. The fighting was desperate.
Finally under the pressure of over
whelming numbers the Americans were
compelled to retire to Narvlcan.
Lieutenant George L. Febiger and
four privates were killed , nine wound
ed and four missing. Twenty-nine
horses are missing. A number of
teamsters were captured by the insur
gents , but were subsequently released.
The enemy's loss Is estimated at 150.
A civilian launch towing a barge load
ed with merchandise near Arayat was
attacked by a force of 150 insurgents
under David Fagin , a desterer from the
Twenty-fourth infantry. The Ameri
can troops on hearing the firing turned
out in force before the boat could bo
looted and captured.
Fagin , who holds the rank of gen
eral among the insurgents , has sworn
special enmity against his former com
panions. Of the twenty men he cap
tured a month ago seven have returned ,
one was killed in a fight , his body be
ing horribly mutilated. Fagin sends
messages to his former companions
threatening them with violence if they
become his prisoners. It was Fagm's
men who captured Lieutenant Freder
ick W. Alstaetter , who is still a pris
oner.
General Hall's expedition , with a
force of nearly 800 men , through the
mountains to Blngangon , province of
Infanta , in pursuit of the insurgent
General Cillcs , although it discovered
no trace of the enemy encountered
great hardships on the march. Twenty
Cmnese porters died and forty men
were sent to the hospital. After sta
tioning a garrison of 250 men in Bin-
angonan and visiting Polalillo island ,
off the crast of Infanta province , Gen
eral Hale and the rest of his forces
embarked there on the transport Gar-
ronse.
Reports from General Young's dis
trict show a daily increase of insur
gents there , owing to the fact that
recruits are going thither from , the
towns.
While a detail of the Thirty-third
volunteer infantry was returning from
Bangued on rafts -it was fired upon by
insurgents , Sergeant Berdstaller being
killed and two privates wounded.
DEATH CLAIMS MAX MULLER.
Celebrated Scholar Dies at a Ripe Age at
His Home In England.
"LONDON , Oct. 29. ( New York
World Cablegram. ) Friedrich Max-
millian Muller , commonly known as
Max Muller , corpus professor of com
parative philology at Oxford univers
ity , died today at 12:35 : p. m. His dis
ease was an affection of the liver.
Until ten days ago he was able to con
tinue writing his autobiography , dic
tating to his son. He was perfectly j |
conscious until this morning.
His Service is gilded.
INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. , Oct. 29.
Rev. Henry Russell-Pritchard , the
eldest Christian minister in the Unit
ed States , died suddenly at Chester
field , Ind. Mr. Pritchard was born
near Georgestown , Ky. , in January ,
1819. In 1829 he moved to Newport ,
Ky. , where he remained until he was
21 years of age. He united with the
Methodist church when a young man ,
and remained a member until 1840 ,
when he became a member of the
Christian church. He had lived in In
dianapolis since 1854. He was the in
timate associate of Alexander Camp
bell.
Location of President Slcyn.
MASERU , Basutoland , Oct. 27. It is
reported here that former President
Steyn and the members of the execu-
tiv council are at Fourisbourg , south
of Bethlehem and that he has de
clared Fourisburg to be the capital of
the Orange Free State.
Mr. Steyn has ordered Keyter , a
member , of the late Volksraad ; to De
tried on the charge of high treason.
His Wife Runs Away.
SIOUX CITY ; la. , Oct. 29. Mrs. Will
iam Weir , wife of a well-to-do farmer
living on the Big Sioux river took her
baby in her arms and came to Sioux
City , where she drew $275 out of Weare
& Allison's bank and left. Her hus
band has invoked the aid of the police
to find her.
Alvord Not Caught.
NEW YORK , Oct. 29. Bank Teller
Alvord is still at large , but the bank
officials and police believe his appre
hension is only a question of a little
while.
Vice President Hine o the First
National bank , in which Alvord made
his falsification , said today" that Al-
vord's crime was first suspected by
a young clerk , who saw him making
erasures on a clearing house sheet.
The clerk incidentally mentioned the
incident to the assistant cashier , who
started the 'investigation which
brought about the disclosure.
REPORT BOXERS ACTIVE.
Storlca of Suffering * of AIlHsIouurlcs Ccmo
from Cheng Tone Fn.
LONDON , Oct. 29. The Chinese ira-
zr.ogllo is in a state of quietude. Ad-
vfces from Pao Ting Fu give harrow
ing stories- the suffering of the mis
sionaries at the hands of the Boxers ,
and it is reported that ten missionaries
are at Cheng Teng Fu.
* The Times correspondent at Pao
Ting Fu says the Boxers declare the
provincial treasurer has ordered them
to kill all foreigners. He allowed elev
en to be massacred.
Dr. Morrison , wiring to the Times
from Peldn , under date of October 26 ,
says :
"The foreign ministers in confer
ence today decided to add the name of
Prince Yi and Ying Nen | , to those ci
the seven officers who execution France
has demanded. "
It is said the commander of the allied
troops at Pao Ting Fu has arrested the
provincial treasurer , who was chiefly
responsible for the ill treatment of the
rescued missionaries.
The St. Petersburg correspondent of
the Daily Express claims to have au
thority for the statement that when
peace is restore'd Russia will hand back
to its owners the railyway from Toiig
Ku to Niu Chwang.
AOREE ON THE ADVANCE.
Companies With Fetr Exceptions Grant
Ten Per Cent Advance.
WILKESBARRE , Pa. , Oct. 29. All
the coal companies in the Wyoming
valley , with a few exceptions , have now
posted notices granting their em
ployes the 10 per cent increase asked
for by the Scranton convention. The
exceptions are a few individual oper
ators who do not employ many hands.
But it is said that when the men em
ployed at these collieries report for
work tomorrow they will be told they
will receive the same wages paid by
other companies. The Kingston Coal
company had notices posted today
granting the increase. This company
employs 2,200 men and was thp last
of the individual concerns in the vallee
to grant the Increase. The officials of
the Susquehanna company had a con
ference with their employes Saturday
and agreed to pay them the advance.
President juitchell and the members
of the mining board visited visited
Pittston today. They were received
enthusiastically. Addresses were made
by President Mitchell , Fred j-uicher
and others. _ President Mitchell told
the men to' all go to work tomorrow ,
He also congratulated them on their
behavior during the strike.
KRUGER'S PLANS ANNOUNCED.
"Will Go to the Hague and Kxprcss Thanks
to Queen "Wilhelminu.
BRUSSELS , Oct. 29. The Transvaal
agency announces that Mr. Kruger will
arrive at Marseilles on the Dutch
cruiser Gelderland November 11 or 12.
He will have apartments at the Grand
Hotel de Noailles , where he will re
ceives several French , Dfftch and Bel
gian delegates.
Mr. Kruger will proceed to The
Hague without stopping at Paris , and
after expressing his thanks to Queen
Wilhelmina for Dutch hospitality on
board tne Gelderland he will appeal
to the powers to intervene in the South
African trouble on the grounds of
article 3.
I.I Talks Submission.
ROME , Oct. 29. The Pekin corre
spondent of the Messagero cables the
report of an interview with Li Hung
Chang , in which the latter said Chi
na would have to submit to punish
ment soon for the grave faults of a
few thousand rebels. Now that peace
is almost concluded he hoped the
powers would appreciate China's de
sire to give just satisfaction and
would withdraw their troops as soon
as possible. Earl Li spoke enthusias
tically of the resumption of commer
cial relation. The impression of the
correspondent is that Li is fully aware
of the disagreement among the powers
and this constitutes his strength.
Fears from Yellow Fever.
HAAVNA , Oct. 29. The continu
ance of yellow fever in Havana has
greatly depressed all business inter
ests , and the fear that the city and
island will fail to get the regular pro
portion of winter tourists is adding to
the misery of the merchants.
There is no denying that the fever
is much-more severe this season than
last , and that the percentage of Amer
ican victims is greater than e\er be
fore. Everything possible is being
done to relieve the situation.
Now s from the Klondike.
SEATTLE , Wash. , Oct. 29. The
steamer Dolphin arrived from Skag-
way today with 130 passengers and
| 200,000 in gold from the Klondike.
The Klondike came up the river on
the Zealandia , leaving Dawson Octo
ber 14. The river was then full of
floating ice for 100 miles and the
weather was bitterly cold. Two small
steamers left two days later and are
now windbound on Lake Labarge.
River navigation is over for the sea
son.
Four Hundred Massacred.
ST. PETERSBURG , Oct. 29. Dis
patches from Mukden received at the
war office say that proof is at hand
that 40 native Christians were massa-
Icred at Mukden before the Russian
occupation. Fifty modern guns , most
ly Krupps , several thousand rifles and
20,000,000 cartridges have been
found.
Dowloltes Given No Rest.
MANSFIELD , O. , Oct. 29. Deacon
Kessler and Elder R. N. Bouck , Dow-
ieites , were forcibly deported from
the city. Bouck had been here sev
eral weeks and held services. He ob
jected to being put on train and had
to be dragged out of the station and
put aboard. -
France and Russia are In.
VIENNA , Oct. 28. The semi-official
Politische Correspondenz asserts that
France and Russia , after discussion ,
have decided to accept the Anglo-Ger
man agreement.
WANTS THE LAW CHANCED.
Form for an Incorporation Act for Cities
Wanted.
FREMONT , Neb. , Oct. 29. Mayor
Fred Vaughan of this city has sent
letters to the 'mayor of Nebraska City ,
Beatrice , Grand Island , Hastings and
Kearney , urging that delegates be
named to meet with a delegate from
Fremont at some place to be deslgr
nated later , and attempt to draw up
a form for an incorporation act for
cities between 5,000 and 10,000. This
is to be presented at the next meeting
of the legislature for action. In the
case of Foxworthy against the city of
Hastings , which was carried to the su
preme court last spring and the law
declared unconstitutional , cities of
this class are thrown back under the
general law governing cities between
1,000 and 25,000. Since a motion for
a .rehearing of the case has been de
nied , Mayor Vaughan feels that some
conclusions should be reached prior to
the meeting of the legislature which
will be satisfactory to all.
Suicide by Hanging.
WISNER , Neb. , Oct. 29. Coroner
Riley was called out to Dietrich Clat-
tenhoff's , about four miles northeast
of Wisner , to hold an inquest upon
the body of Fred Lange , a German
about 35 years old. Lanpe .had been
staying with Mr. Clattenhoff for some
time and they had missed him. Mr.
Clattenhoffwent out to do the chores
and found him hanging dead in the
corn crib and granary. Lange was a.
single man and had no relatives in
this country. He had been in poor
health for some time and left a note
stating that he was tired of life and
directed that Mr. Clattenhoff should
have $400 of his money , the balance ,
of which he has quite a sum , should
be sent to his brother in Germany.
Appeals on Novel Grounds.
LINCOLN , Oct. 29. Fred Parsons ,
recently convicted in Lancaster county
on the charge of selling liquor witaout
a license and fined $300 , has appealed
to the supreme court on rather novel
grounds. He operates a billiard par
lor at Sprague. The evidence in the
trial showed that he had in His pos
session a quantity of intoxicating
liquor. He contends the law under
which he was convicted is unconstitu
tional for the reason that it makes the
possession of any of said liquor pre
sumptive evidence of his guilt and
throws upon the defendant the burden
of proving his innocence. "
Child Injured by Hogs.
WYMORE , Neb. , Oct. 29. While
playing in her father's yard at Bur-
chard , a small town east of here , the
3-year-old daughter of Frank Hart
climbed over into a hog pen in which
there were several large hogs , and be
fore she was rescued the hogs had at
tacked and so badly mangled her that
she will die. Her arms , face , body
and lower limbs were so badly lacer
ated that it was difficult to recognize
her. Her clothes were nearly all torn
from her body and had not Robert
Shear happened along and rescued her
she would have been devoured by the
hogs.
Roosevelt Helps a Church.
LINCOLN , , Neb. , Oct. 29. Witti
money donated by Governor Roosevelt ,
Rev. Father Reade of this city has
purchased a heavy silver fruit bowl ,
which will be raffled at 10 cents a
chance at a bazar for the benefit of
St. Teresa's pro-cathedral. Father
Reade received the check from Gov
ernor Roosevelt with instructions to
use it for purchasing any desirable
article for the fair. Father Reade ex
plains that the donation was made be
cause of personal friendship , he hav
ing been intimately associated with
Governor Roosevelt in New York.
Woman Cuts Her Throat.
FREMONT , Neb. , Oct. 29. Mrs. M.
Luthans , the wife of a well known
farmer of this county , residing three
miles southeast of Scribner , in this
county , attempted to commit suicide
and now lies at the point of death.
Mrs. Luthans has been in poor health
for some time , suffering from despond
ency and partial derangement. She
was found with her. thoat cut from
ear to ear and near her was the bloody
knife with which the deed was evi
dently done. She cannot live.
Small "Wreck Near Kearne.r.
KEARNEY , Neb. , Oct. 29. A small
wreck occurred on the Union Pacific
near this city. No. 22 , a way freight ,
had just pulled out of the city when
there was a jar and three cars were
ditched. The cause is not known. A
wrecking train arrived from Grand
Island and the wreck was soon clear
ed away.
Wrestling JIatcli.
COOK , Neb. , Oct. 29. Dr. J. G.
Neff of Sterling and Bert Scheller of
Kansas City gave an exhibition wres
tling match at the Cook opera nous ? .
The first fall was catch-as-catch-can
and was won by Scheller in nine min
utes. The two last falls were Graeco-
Roman and were won by Neff.
Work of an IncendiHry.
ALLIANCE , Neb. , Oct. 29. The new
house owned by George Fox in South
Alliance was bnrned to the ground ;
loss , $2,000 ; insurance , $1,000. The
fire is thought to have been set The
house had just been completed and
was not yet occupied.
Burglary at Janscn.
JANSEN , Neb. , Oct 29. The Jansen
postoffice was robbed , the safe being
opened and $100 taken , besides a quan
tity of goods from J. J. Fast's store.
Ins-nlty Dodge a Failure.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Oct. 29. C.
Elmer Holmes , who was arrested by
the Burlington detectives from Omaha
on the charge of having stolen brass
from the company at this place , did
not make his pretended insanity dodge
work. It seems the other prisoners
divided their meals with Holmes and
claimed that he was not eating any
thing for a few days , until Deputy
Sheriff J. D. McBride caught them , in
the act. In the morning he inform
ed Holmes that he must ask him of
de desired anything to eat. At noon
he did so and was given his dinner.
BREAK A POSTOf f ICE SAf E.
A Store at Elkhoru Kobbcd of Many
ELKHORN , Neb. , Oct. 27. The gen
eral merchandise store of Charles
Wltto was entered by burglars. Sir.
Wittee is postmaster and the postof-
flee is in the store.
The safe was blown and $50 In
stamps taken. This covers the postofllce
loss. In the safe was Mr. Witt's pri
vate collection of old and foreign coins
valued at ? 209 , a half dozen watch
chains and notes for $2,000. These
also were stolen.
The robbers entered the store by
prying open the rear door. They
knocked the knob off the safe and put
uie explosive in the hole. The door
of the safe was broken into several
pieces.
It is supposed thaX the burglars left
town on the railroad track for a tin
uux winch nad been in the safe was
found there.
tVomnn SnfTrugu Ausociutlon.
BLAIR , Neb. , Oct. 27. The Nebras
ka Woman Suttrage association closed
its annual convention , here after a two
days' session , ine meetings were well
attended. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt
and Miss Mary G. Hay of New YorK ,
president and organizer of the national
association , were present. The pres
ident of the state association , Mrs.
Mar Smith Hayward , and thirty-two
delegates were present , besides a num
ber of members who were in attend
ance from different parts of the state ,
'me state offlcers elected for the next
year are : President , Mrs. Clara A.
Young of Broken Bow ; vice president ,
Mrs. Amanda J. Marble , of Table Rock ;
corresponding secretary , Miss Neihe
Mayior oi .broken Bow ; recording sec-
retar , Mrs. Ida L. Denn of Tekamah ;
treasurer , airs. George Sutherland , of
Blair.
Duffleld C'hurgtid with Kobbcry.
WEEPING WATER , Neb. , Oct , 27.
Sunday at about the noon hour the
store of Ole Oleson , grocery , was en-
teied by breaking the rear cellar door
and a number of things taken , among
wnicn was a fountain pen and gold
chain. Papers were made out for the
unrest oi victor Uuffield , a young man
who has made this his home for a num
ber of years. Duflield was notified of
what the constable was doing and lei' ;
.ut v . . . - , captured and jailed at
Auburn , nd the .things found in his
i > * .ot..uii. rte was urougnt here and
tried before the police judge and
bound over to the district court in the
sum of $300.
Ordered to the Philippines.
OMAHA , Oct. 27. Dr. Horace Lud-
ington , clerk in the quartermaster's
department of the Department of the
Missouri , and liis son , Dr. Paul Lud-
ington , acting assistant surgeon , U
S. A. , have been ordered temporarily to
Manila , ur. Horace Ludington left
for New York , stopping en route to
visit friends at Washington , and will
sail from tne port of New York No
vember 10 on the transport Kilpatrick.
He expects to remain in the Philippines
auout tour months. Dr. Ludington is
one of the oldest clerks in the depait-
ment , naving been at the headquartera
for twenty-two years.
Farmer's Narrow Kscape.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Oct. 27
While crossing the Union Pacific tracks
on Sycamore street Lawrence Lee
of Cameron township was run into
and barely escaped with his life. lie
was driving a span of horses attached
to a lumber wagon and when half way
across the tracks freight engine No.
G25 struck the wagon between the
front and hind wheels , completely de
molishing it and throwing the driver
some twenty feet distant. He was
considerably bruised , but not seriously
hurt.
More Help is Needed.
LINCOLN , Oct. 27. Riordan of this
city.one of the persons whose property
was destroyed in the Galveston disas
ter , has returned to his home still suf
fering from injuries received , but suf
ficiently recovered to make the trip
alone. He had been in a hospital sev
eral weeks before leaving Texas. He
says that fully 7,000 houses were to
tally destroyed and thinks that at least
15,000 perished. There is still great
need of assistance in the outside world
he says , both in money and clothing.
Alliance Kosldcnce Burned.
ALLIANCE , Neb. , Oct 27. The fine
residence of George Fox , in South Al
liance , burned to the ground. About
tvo months ago fire broke out in the
brickyard belonging to Mr. Fox and
consumed the greaU-r part of the out
buildings. Since the two belonged to
the same party it looks very much like
some incendiary takes this means of
avenging some personal grudge. The
larse residence which burned was val
ued at about § 2,000.
Home from Ci p Nome.
OMAHA , Oct. 27. Solon Wilhelm
formerly of this city , is home from the
season spent at Cape Nome , looking
healthy and enthusiastic over the
country. Mr. Wilhelm has located
claims in the Cape Nome country
which he believes will pay out in fine
shape , and intends returning to them
the coming spring just as soon as nav
igation is open "to the cape and they
can be worked.
Nebraskan Dies nt Hot Springs.
HOT SPRINGS , S. D. , Oct. 27. John
Edwardson , of Oakland , Neb. , who has
been an inmate of the Catholic hos
pital for some time , died there Wed
nesday night after a long illness.
A TVould-Be Swindler.
RED OAK , la. , Oct. 27. He called
himself S. S. Shatt of Falls City , Neb.
He decided to buy a farm , a real estate
firm here sold him one. He wrote a
check for $400 on a Falls City bank , to
bind tne bargain. Then he tried tc
borrow small sums of money. He did
not succeed and departed before reply
was received from Falls City that the .
check was worthless. The sheriff trac
ed hiip as far as Hamburg , thirty-nine
miles south of here. He is about 40
years old , weighs about 135 pounds ana
one front tooth is gone.
Medium.
Hnvon' * Btrnok Happy
It has developed that the majority of
motor bicycles which have proved impracticable
because
unsuccessful
practicable were
the motor too
their builders placed
to slip
high. This caused a tendency
when rounding corners. Other build
ers in an effort to overcome this very
defect , have'placed their motorsi so-lpvr
that there was danger of striking the
ground when going over rough places.
The most bitter medicine is often
the best. It is the same with experi
ence.
School Children's Defective Sight.
By order of the London school board
teachers in all its schools have tested
the sight of the children under their
care. The result is that 23.3 per cent ,
were found to have defective vision.
These children were given notices to
take to their parents announcing that
they were suffering from serious de
fective vision , and advised to consult
'an oculist without , delay.
IJooliH Without Bud.
Some notion of the vast quantities of
books contained in the British museum
may be gained from the announcement
made recently that the printing of the
catalogue , which was begun in 1891
nine years ago is still unfinished. It
is also stated that in order to store
the newspapers which kept on file
there a nule of shelving has to be
added at least once in fifteen years.
Mr * . LI and IleiVardrolie. .
Li Hung Chang's wife , the March
ioness Li , is reckoned a great beauty
in China and is also one of the clever
est women in that country. Though
close to or perhaps over CO years old ,
she does not look a day over 35. Her
wardrobe is something tremendous , in
cluding between 3,000 and 4,000 gar
ments , of which 500 are of the finest
fur.
Cast-Off Clothing.
Three soubrettes entered a fashion
able New York dry goods store wear
ing gowijs that attracted the attention
of clerks and customers. A knowing
saleswoman remarked , sotto voce : "All
from Sixth avenue , near Forty-second
street. House up there that deals in
cast-off closing of the rich. Many
wealthy women have poor relations in
distant cities and In the country to
whom they hand down all their dresses
and underwear , but some of the swell-
est in town sell what they get tired of ,
thus increasing their pin money. The
dresses those soubvettes have on didn't
cost less than $200 apiece , and they
were not worn more than twice or
three times by their original owners.
These girls bought them for about $12
each. "
Unfortunate .Tnnauschclc.
Pathetic in the extreme is the clos
ing chapter of Madame .Tanauschek's
life drama. This great tragedienne ce-
fuses to become reconciled to her rel
atives in Bohemia. In order to pay the
expenses of her treatment at St. Mark's
hospital. Brooklyn , $8,000 worth cf
old lace and $10,000 worth of her jew
els are to be sold. They are souvenir
gifts.
seem to be the heritage of the
human family everywhere , viz :
Rheumatism
and
Neuralgia
but there is one sure and
prompt cure for both , viz :
WELL KEEP YOU DRY.
5 Don t be fooled with a mackintosh
? r"b coatlt y ° u-wantacoat
| that will keep you dry in the hareS
Bs * stern buy the Fish Brand
I Slicker. If not for sale Jr. your
town , write for catalogue to
A. J. TOWER. Boston. Alass.
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