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NEBRASKA
WARSHIP TO TURKEY
MINISTER TERRELL SAYS HE
WILL DO THE REST
The Sultan Said to Hare Given His
Permission for a Warship to Pass
the Dardanelles Paii ie Narrowly
Averted at -a Bryan Meeting
Warship to Turkey
Chicago A Washington special to the
Times Herald -says J ten days a United
States war -ship will be on the way to
Turkey Notwithstanding the existence
of the treaty of Paris which prevents war
vessels from entering the Dardanelles
Minister Terrell has cabled the Slate de
partment that if a war ship is sent he
will see that it passes into the Sea of Mar
mora This result is entirely m accord
with the developments at the State and
Navy Departments which indicated that
lhe little cruiser Bancroft was about to
startler IBurkey If Minister Terrell ac
complishes what he promises he will have
proved himself a great diplomat Up to
this time the Sultan has steadfastly re
fused lo permit any vessel flying the
United Slates Hag to pass into the harbor
of Constantinople but Minister Terrell
ihasoabled to the department to send on
the warship and ho will do the rest It is
expected therefore that before -the Ban
Croft reaches the Mediterranean the min
ister will have secured permission for it
tolpass the Dardanelles and anchor along
tiidelhe city of the Sultan
Panic Narrowly Avertedt
Jamestowx N Y W J Bryanpoke
Saturday night in the conveuiion hall at
Celeron on Lake Chautauqua two miles
from this city The determination of
twics many people as the hall could
hold to hear the presidential candidate re
sulted in a crush which would have re
sulted in great loss of life if the panic
which for half an hour seemed to be im
minent had not been prevented The hall
contains seats for 8000 but fully 12000
people were packed within its frail walls
lighting for mere standing room an hour
before ilie speechmaking began
Viewed from the platform the whole
-auditorium was a struggling mob while
overhead men clung like monkeys to the
rafters There were 5J0 people in the
center aisle and those in front were in
danger of being crushed to death Women
were shrieking and on the platform the
few ladies there sat with white faces
Mrs Bryan smiled nervously for it looked
as though the people below would be
pushed onto the stage Mr Bryan Mr
Sibley and several committeemen took
turns appealing to those in the aisles and
the back of the hall to go out but they
could not although many tried
jrdivas finally shouted that Mr
Sibley would mnkeinr outdoor speech
Thirty fiv minutes after Mr iBryan had
made his first attempt to speak he made
the second beginning and the speech was
providentially finished without accident
JnHthe crowds outside however many
persons were squeezed until they fainted
before Mr Sibley created a diversion by
speaking from a stand some distance from
the hall -
Younj Couple Suicide
LEwWenWoktii Kan A man abont
-SO years of age and a young woman prob
ably 20 years of age secured lodings at
the National notel registering as John
Jlartig aud lady
As they did not reappear the door of
the room was forced The hotel people
found the dead body of the Iman and the
-unconscious form of the young woman
whose death was a matter of only a few
hours Both had been shot in the left
side of the head A revolver was still
slutcbed in the hand of the man A note
was found written in a neat hand evi
dently by the girl addressed to Dear
mother and reading
John and I have decided to die to
gether We want the same preacher to
preach our funeral and we want to be
mined together I tried to commit suicide
but the medicine failed to act
This note was signed Mary The man
had left a note directing that the hotel
people motify his brother Charles Ilartig
t Kansas City
Approves Weylers Course
Loxbox A dispatch to the Standard
from Madrid says that the Spanish
has approved of the conduct of
Capt Gen Weyler and of his issuance of
the orders prohibiting the people of Cuba
smdofloxeigners resident in Cuba from
baring any -intercourse with the foreign
ers outside the Island of Cuba and also
his much discussed decree prohibiting the
cultivation of -sugar and coffee and other
erops
Toraado Strikes the Troops
Lonbon The advance of the British
expedition up the Nile has been seriously
retarded by unheard of weather A heavy
tornado swept the advance camp with
hardly any warning and a sand storm
followed by- a thunder storm demolished
hundreds -of huts and tents destroyed
twelve miles of railroad and cut off tele
graphic communication with the front foi
several days
Rebellion Breaks Out in Philippines
Madbid Official telegrams received
here from Capt Gen Blanco Governor
General of the Philippine Islands au
nouee that a thousand rebels took the
field against the Spanish forces for the
purpose of bringing about a revolution
The insurgents were badly armed and
easily defeated Troops are uow iu pur
suit of the fugitives
Czarina Sent Home
Lojtdon A dispatch to the Telegraph
from Vienna states that on the advice of
her court physician Dr Ilirseh the
Czarina who Is enceinte will return at
once to St Petersburg while the Czar
will continue his journey alone
Hotel Mystery at Cincinnati
Cincixxati A guest came to the Gait
House aud registered as D R King Phil
adelphia He was later found dead in his
bed His clothing was marked D L
K A vial with a few drops of morphine
was found in his valise He was about 45
years old Seventy cents was all the
jnoney found on him
Michigan Womans Iiong Fast
liAjPoRTE Ind If Mrs Ingham the
Michigan faster lives till September 2
she will ave fasted two hundred days
She now syeighs seventy -eight poujjds
peath is a -question of a fe v days
Forest Fires itt Wisconsin
AsHi and Wis Forest fires hare
broken out in this vicinity Reports from
various points mound here indicate that
the fires are growing more serious and it
is feared tnat the havoc of two years ago
will bo repcate I August Linquest sec
tion foreman of Moquah was badly
burned about the head and face aud it
was only by strenuous efforts that his
wife and two children got aboard the
train His home and everything in sight
was burned at Moquah a small station on
the Northern Pacific twenty miles from
here He arrived in the city and stated
that the fires all along the Northern
Pacific track in that vicinity were beyond
control He receivrd his scorching
while attempting to pass through the
burning woods on a handcar to save his
family The tires were burning fiercely on
the west side of this cityVwid at e time
it was thought Washburn was in danger
but the wind has changed and no anxiety
is felt m that place or here At Benoit
on the Omaha road the Bonoit Lumber
Company lost its mill and entire stock of
lumber A special train has been sent
mere Mayor liaruen nas sent out a large
force of men to cheek the fires that are
crowding -close up to the city limits and
cemetery The fires are now extending
m the direction of West Superior
Riots in Constantinople
Oo3rsrANTiNoriE A score of men
armed with revolvers and and bombs in
vaded itheOttoman bank killing a num
ber -of gendarmes on guard The in
vadersinounted theroof of the building
and from the windows fired at the police
in the slreet below The police returned
the fire in a vigorous fashion and -several
were killed and wounded The riot then
became general shops were sacked and
bazaars invaded and the wildest excite
ment prevailed in certain quarters -of the
city
A bomb exploded in Constantinople
near the Galataserai guard house Many
soldiers were killed aud wounded
Her Majestys steamship Dryad at once
left the Rapia where she was anchored
and proceeded to this city It is also ex
pected that the French and Italian guard
ships will reach Constantinople soon Her
Majestys steamer Cockatrice has just ar
rived en route for the Danube She will
probably remain here on account of the
riots
Two Millions Disnppear
New Youic When Mrs John Blooil
good returns from her European trip she
will learn for the first time that charges
have been made against her late husband
who for years was a weil known anil
highly respeoted broker in Wall Street
alleging thafr his speculation helped to
lose a trust estate of nearly 2000000
John Bloodgood died quite suddenly re
cently in a Massachusetts town The as
sertion is made that the estate of the late
William Lottimer which amounted to
3000000 has almost wholly pisappeared
Mr Bloodgood was one of the executor
of Mr Lottimers will and with a son of
the testator had absolute charge of affairs
The most outspoken of the heirs is
Lieutenant Bettini who married a daugh
ter of Mis W L Pomeroy by her first
husband When asked about it he said
res it is all gone Mr Bloodgoods af
fairs and those of the estate are closely
interwoven The estate was between
2000000 and 3000000
May Annex the Islands
Sax Fkaxcisco Steamer Alameda
rom Honolulu Aug 20 brings advices
that Minister Willis has resumed his
duties It is rumored that his recent visit
to the United Slates was for the purpose
of conferring with President Cleveland
on an annexation policy As a resul t of
the conference it is sail he was em
powered to enter into negotiations fo
either annexation a monarchial form of
government with Kaiulani on the throne
or au American protectorate Choice of
either form of government to be left to
a vote of the people Minister Willie
made a formal call on the Government
soon after his return to the city Nothing
definite can be learned regarding Mr
Willis instructions until the return of
President Dole who is on the Island or
Maui at present
Inez Garrison Now in Trouble
Cincinnati Inez Garrison a fair clerk
in the North Bend Ohio postoffice ac
cused of tampering with the mails was
before United States Commissioner Camp
bell Mrs Betty Eatou sister of ex-President
Harrison was called as a witness
Tom S Balsley according to the evidence
carried on a correspondence with Emma
Wamsley Balsley says that several let
ters from his fair correspondent were
opened and he charged Miss Garrison
whose mother is the North Bend postmis
tress with opening the notes A decoy
letter was sent by Inspector Leatherman
with a hair from his own head sticking
under the flap It was taken by Balsley
from the postoffice but it had been opened
and the hair was gone Miss Garrison
strongly denied the charge
Away Ahead of Time
Sax Fhaxcisco G M Schilling the
one armed athlete who has undertaken to
walk from Pittsburg to this city and back
Within ten months and to return with
1000 in cash although restricted from
begging or purchasing supplies en route
has arrived here twenty -six days ahead
but 200 behind his schedule Beyond
traveling out ten pair of shoes and losing
the dog with which lie originally started
in Ohio where his present companion
was presented to him Schilling met with
few accidents or delays and after a weeks
rest in this city he expects to be able to
resume his long tramp returning by waj
of Portland and the sound cities to Butte
Denver Kansas City ami St Louis
Women Form a Campaign Club
Ligonieu Ind The women married
and single of Wolcottville have perfected
the organization of a McKinley and Ho
bartclub with a membership of thirty-
six A novel feature of the organization
is the equipment of a marching club
which will actively participate in all the
rallies of the campaign in La Grange
County In addition to taking part in
public demonstrations a number of the
fair sex who are endowed with oratorical
talent will conduct a school house canvass
in behalf of the Republican leaders
After Arms for the Cubans
St Louts T Rosser Roemer former
captain of the old Bush Zouaves St
Louis and Frank E Hilliass who entered
the Cuban service last November
have returned They are in this country
to secure arms for the insurgents and
brought letters to this effect from Gomez
to Palma New York They teil stories
of adventure and privations and say the
Albans will surely win
Will Visit Amerian Relatives
Liverpool The Secretary of State
for the colonics Joseph Chamberlain and
Mrs Chamberiafn are passengers on the
steamship Teutonic to New York to visit
me latters jaijjer ex Secretary W C
EndJeptt
Bradstreets Review
Nnw York Bradstreels says The
volume of general business has not in
creased within the week Exceptions ap
pear to be at s Baltimore Kouisvilie and
Kansas City which send ontmore favor
able reports as lo the quantities of general
merchandise sold than any other cenler
The early movement of crops is said to be
behind the increased orders Another
encouraging influence is found in lower
rates for foreign exchauce the movement
of J10000030 -in gold from abroad to the
United States and the expression of opin
ion that not less than 25000000 is to be
imported in the near future
Merchants in regions where cotton and
new wheat are moving freely are some
what hopeful as to the prospect Total
exports of whea flour included as wheat
from both coasts of the United and from
Montreal this week amounted to 8231854
bushels against 2JJlOOO bushels last
week
To Follow Hoke SimVh
Washington There seems to be an
epidemic of resignations imminent among
federal officials Sinej lloke Smith re
signed his portfolio several lesser lights
are reported to be contemplating a simi
lar course The latest to be affected by
the disease is Dominic I Murphy who
was recently appointed commissioner of
pensions Mr Murphy is said to have be
come impressed with the idea that free
coinage and Bryan is the best combina
tion for the country aud with these views
he has decided to sever his connection
with the administration as soon us ex
Governor Francis takes up the portfolio
which Hoke Smith has just laid down
One of Mr Murphys closest friends says
that it is true and that Secretary Francis
will receive Mr Murphys resignation
within three days after he takes charge of
the Interior Department
Lieutenant Peary Heard Prom
St Johns Newfoundland News
reached this city Monday from Turnavik
Labrador that the steamer Hoge now en
route for the Arctic Ocean commanded
by Lieutenant Peary reached there July
20 after a quick ran from Sydney The
members of the expedition landed and
after making -a series of scientific observa
tions sailed again for the north Lieu
tenant Peary reported a large amount of
ice and numerous icebergs prevalent along
ihe coast Many people here believe that
Lieutenant Peary will experience consid
erable tiouble in crossing Melville Baj
from that cause
Den of Thieves in the Woods
Supeuioe Wis A cabin in the woods
nine miles east of here was discovered a
few days ago which turned out to bs the
rendezvous of a gang of thieves The
discovery was made by accident by a
woodsman who saw inside about fifteen
men with guns and slacks of ammunition
and supplies The circumstance was re
ported to detectives and a rail planned
but the birds had mysteriously disap
peared with all their effects
She Defended Jler Mother
Indianapolis James McGruv was
brought into police court bespattered
with blood lie had been laid out cold
mil senseless by his daughter a girl of 1G
McGraw was engaged in the pleasing
imusement of beating his wife The
mothers screams attracted the atttentiou
of the daughter who was playiyg croquet
she came in and stopped the trouble with
a blow with a croquet mallet
Toole Poison iu a Dentists Oiliee
Elgin 111 Mrs Jennie Doud a mil
liner went into the office of Dr Trues
dcll a dentist iu the same building and
saying I am going to take poison
swallowed the Contents of a vial of lauda
num Physicians were summoned and
soon had her out of danger Mrs Douds
relatives all Jive in the east No motivf
is known for her act
Hates on Cuttle Reduced
St Louis The board of administra
tion of the Southwestern Traffic Associa
tion has authorized a reduction in rates on
cattle from points in northern and west
ern Texas to St Louis Kansas City and
Chicago this action being rendered neces
sary by the Indian Territory lines some
time ago reducing their rales to thes
northern markets
Accidentally Fires a Mine
Athens Ohio Fremont Brannon the
boss of the large coal mine of Bates
Kissinger accidentally set the mine on
fire handling oil barrels and was seri
ously burned Two hundred men are
thrown out of employment Ten thou
sand dollars worth ot property is already
destroyed and the ultimate loss will b
many times that sum
Burglars Make a llich Haul
Ashland Ky On the night of August
21 burglars entered the home of L li
Putnam secretary of the Ashland Steel
Company and stole 5000 worth of jew
elry consisting of gold watches diamond
i ings pins earrings and a pearl necklace
The facts were suppressed in hopes of
locating the robbers but so far there is no
clew
Will Build a Big Refinery
Kankakee 111 The Northern Indiana
and Illinois Coal Company has purchased
U2 acres of land adjoining this city It
is the intention to construct a refinery
here which when completed will employ
at least tiOO hands The work of piping
into this city will be completed in thirty
days
Ecuador Rebellion Ended
Panama Colombia The correspon
dent in Guayaquil Ecuador sends word
that the rebel stronghold in the mountain
district of Cuenca has fallen practically
putting an end to the revolution in Ecua
dor against Alfaro headed by Vega and
openly supported with money men and
arms by the clergy
Buys
Bedfokd Ind
a Resort
Miss Ada
L
age of Chicago through her agents has
closed a deal for Indian Springs health
and pleasure resort The consideration
was 90000 most of which is in Chicago
property and Florida lands The resort
will be open hereafter the year around
Turkeys Answer Not Satisfactory
Constantinople The United States
minister Alexander W Terrill has noti
fied the Turkish Government that the lat
ters answer to the demands of the United
States for the result of the burning of the
American missions at Kharput aud Mar
ash is not satisfactory
Three Burned to Death
Minneapolis John Lundins saloon
was burned Thursdav mornincr Gust
Anderson A F Anderson and Henry
Dulun sleeping abofe were burned to
aeatii
Pearls in Jtishwaukee Creek
Sycamore 1ILJ Within the last two
weeks many pearls have been found in the
TTiclnnnl oD Pronlr mmrinrr in thItio
lrom39tQ200
IT IS GONE FOBJEVEK
ONTONAGON WIPED OFF THE
EARTH BY FIRE
Glory of the lattle Town Made
Famous by Matches la No More
Eighteen Hundred People Are Home
less Impoverished and Hungry
Sawdust Towns Fate
Another sawdust town has gone where
so many have preceded it Ontonagon
Mich the oldest settlement on Lake Su
perior between the Soo and Bayfield is
co more and its 1800 homeless and hun
gry inhabitants are depending for food
and shelter upon charity
The story of its destruction in a few
brief hours Tuesday afternoon is pitifully
like the stories from a score of other lum
bering towns in the Northwest which have
been wiped from the earth in a few hours
Smoldering forest fires had burned in the
swamp south of the Diamond Match
Companys big mills for two weeks At
noon the wind freshened At 1 the first
mill caught fire The automatic sprink
lers deluged the whole interior with water
but the gale from the southwest drove the
flames into the lumber along the river
where 00000000 feet of pine lumber was
stacked in piles as high as a three story
building Then it was a race for life So
quickly did the flames spread that the fire
men were compelled to abandon their
HAKBOB AT ONTONAGON
paratus and flee for their lives Blazing
shingles and firebrands were carried hun
dreds of feet high by the irresistible cur
rent of hot air to fall a quarter and half
mile farther on and fire the buildings that
they alighted upon The people fled in all
directions and families were divided By
5 oclock the destruction of the village
was complete and not a soul remained in
the town proper Prior to abandoning his
post at the railway depot the operator had
sent out an appeal for aid The relief
train mnnaged to get within about a mile
of the doomed village The train picked
up all the people found beside the track
and took them to Rockland where they
were made as comfortable for the night
as the limited accommodations of the ham
let would permit
As soon as daylight came the train
crew of the St Paul Railway aided by
citizens loaded into a box car all the
clothing and provisions that could be col
lected and set out for Ontonagon
The work of reilef was begun Imme
diately Word was received by the rail
way officials at Houghton that cars of
supplies including tents and lumber for
temporary sheds were already on the way
from Marinette Green Bay Iron Moun
tain and places farther south
There is little hope that the town will
ever recover from the blow The timber
iu that vicinity has been gone for years
and the Diamond Match Companycan save
thousands of dollars by building its mills
closer to its untouched forests The cop
per mines having been worked out or
abandoned years ago the match com
panys plant was the mainstay
The village will of course be rebuilt
but there is little likelihood of its being
so large or so prosperous It is well
known that many families who had ac
cumulated wealth in former years re
mained only because of old associations
and now that these are removed they will
doubtless move away
The total loss will reach 2500000 of
which the Diamond Match Company sus
tains 1000000 with insurance of about
WmSmMm
COURTHOUSE AT ONTO AG 3N
half Besides the Diamond Match Com
pany other large losers are
Sargent Gennlngs Gilkey of
Oconto lumber 100000
Louis Reidinger of Marquette
lumber on dock 25000
James Norton of Bwing lumber
on dock 10000
D J Norton of Ewing lumber
on dock 10000
William McParlan of Bruces
Crossing lumber on dock 10000
Lowe House four story hotel 10000
Centennial Hotel 5000
Paul House 5000
John Hawleys big store total
loss 20000
Bank of Ontonagon 5000
Postoffice court house jail and
school house 50000
James Mercers large warehouse
dock and coal sheds 50000
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul depot
Government breakwater and water
works
Five hundred residences
The county buildings business blocks
merchandise stocks and dwellings were
fairly covered by insurance The heaviest
loser among insurance companies Is the
Milwaukee Mechanics which held about
v35000 worth of risks on village property
and lumber
Other heavy underwriters were Lon
don and Liverpool and Globe 10000
Hartford 9000 Northern 7000 New
York Underwriters Phoenix of Hart
ford Phenix of Brooklyn Hanover and
Hartford each 5000 Columbia Fire
Lloyds 7500 Phoenix of London 4
000
Only two Michigan companies the De
troit Fire and Marine ami Grand Rapids
were involved Each lost 2000
Among the losses was the superb coin
collection of Manager Comstock of the
Diamond Match Company This collec
tion was valued at nearly 30000 and was
Insured for 20000 It was regarded as
one of the finest in this country
CANADA WINS BY A FLUKE
Mistake of Captain Barber Costs the
VcnceJor tlie Hacc
The Canadian yacht the Canada defeat
ed the challenger the Vencedor and won
the international race The defender won
by twenty six seconds time allowance
CHALLENGE YACHT VENCEDOR
after as pretty a yacht race as was ever
sailed on Lake Erie It was a hard race
for the Yankee yacht to lose for she had
the race well won but lost in a most un j
fortunate way The course was five
miles straight away to leeward and re-
turn and repeat On the second turn
Capt Barber could not make out the
the stake boat There were three boats in
line flying the American flag and there
was nothing to indicate which of these
was the real boat The stake boat had two
masts Anchored below her was another
small boat with two masts and an Ameri
can flag flying from one of them The
Vencedor was headed properly for the
right boat but as she neared it her capr
tain seemed perplexed and undecided what
to do Finally he pulled away for thev
furthermost one and rounded them all
His error cost his boat the race for he lost
nearly three minutes hunting for the right
boat Had he turned the boat properly
INTERNATIONAL TACHT RACE THOPHX
the Vencedor would have won the race by
about one and a half minutes instead of
losing it by a little less than half a min
ute
MET IN MILWAUKEE
National Convention of Republican
Iieasue Clubs
The convention of the National League
of Republican Clubs met in Exposition
Hall Milwaukee The attendance of del
egates at the opening session was not so
large as expected but more came in dur
ing the day and evening There was also
a slight feeling of disappointment at the
absence of certain speakers of national
reputation whom the National Committee
had declined to send on the ground that
they were needed elsewhere Ex Senator
Ingalls of Kansas was asked to deliver
an address but could not attend nor was
Senator Allison able to be present The
big hall in the Exposition Building was
handsomely decorated with the national
colors The background was yellow
while peering out from among the flags
were large designs of twenty dollar gold
pieces There were only a few spectators
in the galleries The delegates were slow
in arriving and it was an hour after the
appointed time when they began to take
their seats
Gen E A McAlpin president of tne
National League called the convention
to order and Rev W A Huntsberger in
voked the divine blessing upon the as
semblage President McAlpin presented
Mayor Ranscheuberger who in behalf
of the city welcomed the visiting dele
gates Mayor Ranscheuberger said It
was with pleasure that as chief executive
of the city he extended a cordial welcome
to Milwaukee He extended the fredom
of the city and said that he had the latch
key with him He paid a high compliment
to the large delegations present and said
that the organization showed that thero
was great acthivity all along the line
When he finished the delegates cheered
him and gave a rousing cheer for the city
of Milwaukee S A Harper of Madison
Wis president of the Wisconsin State
League welcomed the delegates on behalf
of the Wisconsin Republicans Irving M
Bean chairman of the Milwaukee Recep
tion Committee responded on behalf of
the citizens committee
The Secretary read dispatches from
McKinley Hobart Depew and others re
gretting their inability to attend the con
vention
PYTHIANS INCREASE
Members of the Order at Cleveland
Hear Pleasing News
The reports of the officers of the Grand
Lodge Knights of Pythias aa read be
fore tie encampment in Cleveland show
a remarkable growth and development of
the order That of Supreme Chancellor
Walter B Richie was listened to with
especial interest and was praised for it3
patriotic utterances on the Americanism
of the order
The report of R L C White supreme
keeper of records and seals showed that
in 1864 there were three subordinate
lodges and seventy eight members and in
1895 6494 subordinate lodges and 464
539 members States in which the great
est gains were made were Ohio 3959
Illinois 3817 Iowa 22G3 Massachu
setts 1919 Missouri 1612 North Caro
lina 1404 Maine 1314 Texas 1219
There was a loss of 2087 in Kansas and
4166 in Pennsylvania There were gains
in thirty eight States and territories and
a loss in sixteen
The report of Maj Gen James R Car
nahan commanding the uniform rank
showed that the revenues had been suffi
cient to meet all the expenses of the man
agement
sim down on the ton true and wasJS i
charged Parks was shot in the leu UkT
yT
OF A GBgjJS STATE
NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF
NEBRASKA
Cnsuccessful Attempt of Union Pa-
cific Officials to Effect a Peaceable
Settlement of Difftir
ences with Lincoln County
Quarreling Over Right-of-way
General Solicitor W 11 Kelly and Su
perintendent Nichols of the Union Pacific
have been in North Platte endeavoring to
effect a settlement with the county in re
gard to the occupancy of the companys
right-of-way by the county for county
roads The county his lia1 roads estab
lished on the Union Paclics right-of-way
for fifteen years and the company is now
trying to obtain possession of the prop
erty again A short time ago the receiv
ers obtained an injunction from the
United Slates courtrestraining the county
commissioners from acting and from
using the roads on the right-of-way Tho
officials were trying to make a peaceable
settlement but no agreement could be
reached aud they returned to Omaha The
company made a proposition to lease the
right-of-way to the county for road pur r
poses if it would give up its present
claims but the offer was refused
Corn Sixteen Feet
William Ernst living one half mile
south of Duncan shinned six of his lar e
sixteen foot corn stalks by express
Rector- Wilhelmy Company for exhibit aJ
the state fair This corn was raised on a
gold standard farm and although it
represents Jt5 to 1 the coinage is limited to
a forty acre field in which the stalks
average over twelve feet in height Hi s
corn is a beautiful yellow Duncan pro-
duces this season corn sixteen feet h ghi
millet six feet four inches watermelons
thirty pouuds pumpkins eighty pounds
Suit Grows Out of a Fight
Ernest Young and Elmer Schultz both
well known young men of good parent
age got iuto a quarrel while working to
gether in a field near Tekamah The
altercation led to a light and in themelee
Young got the index finger of SchuItzK
left hand in his mouth and bitit a
a result Schultz was obligciiTliave the
Ctortured member amputated Now he
conies out with a 10000 damage suit
against J L Young a wealthy farmer
and father of his aggressor the junior
Young being a minor
Burglars Blow a Postoffice Safe
The Claries postoffice was robbed the
other night The handle was knocked off
the safe with a hatchet powder inserted
and the door blown off An entrance to
the building was effected with a chisel by
raising a window Postmaster Morgan
reports the loss at about 300 in Govern
ment funds 250 in postage stamps and
about 75 of his own cash Some watch
chains and rings were taken from tho
stock of Strmgham White in the samo
building
Two Hunters Accidentally Shut
While hunting west of Pierce the other
Afternoon Ray Parks and a man named
spencer ootn from Norfolk met with a
serious accident The gun which was
standing between them on thewagbaseat
shot plowing a furrow just below the hip
The same charge took effectin Spencers
ajm Beth ineu were in a serious condi
tion but the attending physician is of the
opinion that the wounds will not provo
fatal
I W Boling Bound Over
The preliminary trial of I W Boling
tvho shot twice at Walter Bassler was
concluded at Beatrice after two days hard
struggle by the attorneys Boling was
bound over in the sum of 300 upon tho
charge of assault with intent to kill and
being unable to furnish bond was re
manded to jail The defendant is 65 years
of age and is thought by some to be men
tally unbalanced Self defense was aU
ieged
Fatal Shooting Affray
A shooting affray occurred at Nemaha
ftabe Elliott a prominent stockman and
politician of that place engaged in a fight
with Kemp Collier of the City Hotel
Collier was badly pounded by Elliott but
while underneath his heavy antagonist
succeeded in drawing a revolver and
shooting Elliott just below the eye The
ball lodged in the back of the head If
will prove fatal
Sneak Thief Makes a Haul
While the family of E Hudspeth of
Valley was away from home a sneak
thief broke into the house and fitted him
self out in good shape taking two suits
of clothes a silk dress two gold watches
a pockelbook with some 5 in change and
several smaller articles of iewelrv and
silver to the amount or over 100
Death from Overdose of Morphine
s A fierce commissioner of Kimbsfi
county ana one of the wealthiest ranch
men in that part of the state died from
an overdose of morphine taken to relieve
an aching tooth Mr Pierce was a single
man about 35 years of age of splendid
business abilities and upright character
Tim Gilores Fatal Experience
Tim Gilore and a companion were
passing a ranch twenty three miles south
west of Alliance and while shooting
uwaiven me occupant Uilore was Sftol
through the groin accidentally and will
probably die He had an arm broken in
a saloon fight only a few days ago
Competing for State Fair Premiums
Two carloads of products left Blah
from Washington County to the state fair
under tho supervision of John Rillarrf
and Sam Warrick If all reports are true
Washington County is liable to cary off
the first premium this year
Its an Old Triclc but Costry
Through carelessness Henry Jeffries of
McCook narrowly escaped death Hi5
companion in a hunt pulled a shotgun -out
of the buggy in which they
with the muzzle toward him TJioe
is an ugly hole in Jeffries atuiaer but
he will live
Mutilated Bemains of a Man Found
There was found upon the Union Pacific
Tacks near Richland the remains of a
man whose body had been passed over by
two or more trains and so mutilated that
nothing could be determined as to who ho
was
Frightful Death of a Child
The little son of James Kemper a
farmer living four miles north of Fair
mont wandered off When search was
made his dead body was found in the
pasture One of his arms and one leg
were broken and his head was mashed
It is supposed he was killed by a bull
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