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TROUS CULMINATION
The Worlds Wheat Conference
-Nations May Unite to Makethe
Great Cereal Stable in Price Five
Children Burned to Death
Frclic Ends in Tragedy
Memphis Tenn A special from Bir
mingham Ala says A party o a dozen
young people who left Ensley City in a
wagon for a Iniy rde had their merriment
transformed into death and disaster be
fore they had proceeded a mile on their
journey
Ten das ago new bridge wasr com
pleted across Village Creek and while
crossing this stream the structure gave
way precipitating the wagon and its load
of human lreight iifteen feet below into
the water Not a person in the vehicle
escaped uninjured The stringers of tiie
bridge were too short and by constant jar
ring they gradually worked off the sills
The jar of the wagon caused them to fall
letting the entire span down
Worlds Wheat Conference
Washistgtox A conference of na
tions on the subject of the worlds wheal
market as understood to be desired by at
least one of the great foreign wheat grow
ing empires It is stated in official circles
here that Eussia is particularly friendly
to such an idea and is believed to be mak
ing overtures not only to the United
States but to England the Argentina lie
public and Australia which are the prin
cipal wheat growing nations of the world
The idea suggested as outlined is that
thesouations should they see fit to unite
in au agreement upon the subject could
x a price for wheat to be maintained un
iformly through various seasons of over
iproduction and unsatisfactory crops
caused by drouth or continual rain and
Jims make the principal grain staple upon
which the millions of consumers depend
for food almost as tunchangeable in value
as gold itseli has become This would
enable the producer in the event of an
unusually large crop to store his wheat
and obtain theieon a loan that would tide
bun over until the wheat was in demand
5n the worlds markets when he would
receive a lull and fair price for it
Suddenly an Heiress
Grand ILle Mich Hattie Spafford
a domestic will work no more Fifteen
years ago her another died -in poverty
Hattie was then S years old and was sent
to the childrens home in Grand Rapids
She has nowtreceived word from a lawyer
in Helena Mont tracing her stating
that her father died in Butte two years
ago leaving all his property to the wife
and babybe had forsaken years ago He
was a large -shareholder in several rich
silver and copper mines and owned three
large ranches Marcus Daly was made
executor of the estate and Monday the
girl left for Montana The -letter from
the hiwyer contained a check for 400Q
which is but an insignificant amountco
paredvrith what awaits the girl in the far
west It is said the estate -amounts to
over 1ODQ000
Five Children Cremated
St Louis A special from Hannibal
Mo says Five children of Mr and
Mrs Snyder Neal living fifty miles north
of the city were burned to death The
Neal dwelling was burned while the
parents were attending a dance They
had eight children The oldest a boy of
15 years and a -baby accompanied the
iparents to the party Soon after starting
home the Neals discaveredtheiriresidence
was on fire When they reached the
burning building the father saw his 11
vy ear old girl lying burning in the front
door clasping her 3-year-old ibrother in
iher arms The flames prevented rescue
The children were then dead The father
fell in a swoon and has been a raving
maniac ever since Nora 9 years old is
the only survivor of the fire
French Catholics Dissatisfied
Montreal Quebec The terms of set
tlement of the Manitoba school question
as agreed upon by the Dominion and
Manitoba governments aie far from giv
ing satisfaction4totlieCatholics ofvQuebec
-Archbishop Langavm of Manitoba is re
ported as saying Certainly the settle
ment is not satisfactory and vwhat is
more it will be far from satisfying Que
beer Continuing he said How we
have been sold aw Quebec has been
betrayed But Lvnll tell you there will be
a revolution in jQuebec which will ring
throughout Canada and these men who
today are triumphant wilt be cast down
iThelight has only begun
A Threatened -Lynching
Richmond Mq2 There wasa demon
stration here against the lives of Jesse
Winner and Lou Lackey who are in the
county jail charged with the murderjof
Winners wife andihortwo little children
Acrowdof about 100 men some of them
armed with shot guasand pick axes came
linfrom the country district in which the
Winners lised atid usade a demonstration
atthe jail demanding the keys to Win
merls cell Sheriff liolman andieputy
City Marslial Murphy -were alone at the
jaihaut they told the mob plainly that
the prisoner wrould be protected and after
talk the crowd withdrew
Whisky Market is Afttive
CiyCiKif ati Whisky was again ab
normally active Saturday and sales of
65 barrels are reported Tiiis continued
with heayy sales Friday mates the total
for the two days 2jiu7 This -sudden ac
tiritj ismanifestly owing totheaniicipa
itloa of an increase in price very shortly
Weekly Bant Statement
New Xobbj The weekly bank state
ment shows a reserve increase of 582
000 The banks now hold 293050Q3 in
excess of the leiral r quirements
Jennie Hao Not Reformed
Pebry O T Jennie Metoalf nee
Stephens a female territory outlaw and
bootlegger has again been arrested in the
Creek Nation charged with peddling
whisky to Indians Jennie wax released
from the Boston Reform School a month
ago when she announced that she had
reformed - j
Spute Release from Jail I
Denver Andrew J Spute who was j
obarged by the district attorney Tfithhav
ing murdered his wife and five children
by causing them to drown has been re
leased from jail under a writ of habea
jpor pus pn a 5090 bond
Brndstreets Review
New York Bradstreets says Job
bers and other wholesale dealers in gen
eral merchandise do not report the antici
pated increase in the volume of goods dis
tributed this weak There were increased
purchases of holiday goods and the tone
of the market foe staples is one of en
couragement SThe tendency of hides and
leather to advance checks orders for
shoes and while the dry goods market is
firm and dealers are hopeful print cloths
have weakened on the reaction in the
price of cotton The strength of raw
wool is maintained and orders at the sec
ond quotations have been refused Iron
and steel industries in sonjo instances
nave perfected pools for the allotment of
production and maintenance of prices
-While the latter toe1 Turn and may go
Uigher the demand is temporarily checked
In addition to changes in the prices noted
the week is marked by reactions in quota
tions for wheat corn and oats for sugar
turpentine pork lard coffee and petro
leum Wheat fiouf advances as does
3everal varieties of lumber iron sheets
and tobacco
There -are 308 business failures in the
United Srates this week 15 fewer than in
the corresponding week last year
Use of Mexican Dollars
Washington Should the Kansas
Legislature enact a law making Mexican
silver dollars leeal tender a constitutional
question of prime importance will arise
for decision by the Uuited States Supreme
Court which unquestionably would have
i case before it to test such a law The
constitution section 10 declares that no
state shall coin money emit bills o
credit make anything but gold and silver
soin tender in payment of debts
It has ben contended under this pro
vision that Kansas could make Mexican
silver dollars legal tender within her
boundaries but it has generally been be
lieved that under this and other consti
tutional provisions including that lor
bidding the impairment of contracts any
such law would be held invalid by the
courts
Dies While Praying
Spbingfikld III The opening session
of the grand lodge of Daughters of Ke
bekah the womans degree of Odd Fel
lows was sadiy interrupted by the sudden
death of Mrs Mary B Stevens of Yale
chaplain of the grand lodge She had
just commenced prayer and had said
Our father when she dropped to the
floor and expired of heart disease in ten
minutes Both the Iiebekah lodge and
grand lodge of Odd Fellows after passing
appropriate resolutions and appointing
committees to accompany the body to
Tale adjourned
Forger Cooper Confesses
Flint Mich -Benjamin FCooper
or Willis H Conners under which name
he worked in Ohio and Indiana
in jail here for forging bank drifts has
made a confession giving in detail the
operations of the gang of swindlers with
which he was connected and whose draft
forgeries were worked upon hotel men in
Indiana Ohio New York and Michigan
by himself Walter B Peters the Chi
cago lithographer and W H Smith the
-kid who made his escape from jail at
Goshen N after having been caught
at this tcrime
To Tie Up State Mines
JLeadvilxe It is reported that the
striking miners in view of the threat of
the Governor to suppress violence sum
tnarily Jiaye decided to play a trump
card which they hope will bring the mine
owners to terms that is to secure a sym
pathetic strike tying up all the mines in
the state In this connection it is stated
ithe managers of the Montana mines have
decided to reduce wages 50 cents a day
This is expected to precipitate a strike
If this occurs it will cut oil the liberal
contributions which the Montana miners
have been making to the Leadville strike
fund
Big Cleveland Fire
1Oxevexant A fire destroyed the five
story building at Nos 190 to 194 Superior
Street occupied by W H Luetekemyer
viCo wholesale and retail hardware and
paints The fire was confined to the build
ing in which it originated which was en
tirely consumed The loss is 350000
Three men were rescued from the build
ing badly burned and almost asphyx
iated There are rumors that several em
ployes are missing
Die in DEach Others Arms
ax kes City N D A man and a
woman registered at a hotel here as
Thomas Owens and wife of New Rock
ford The room was entered the next
morning after their arrival and they were
found cold in death clasped in each oth
ers arms They had taken prussic acid
A note contained money for burial and
said Though separated in life we aro
one indeath Make no inquiries as to us
iPostoffice Robber Caught
St Joseph Mo Postoffice Inspector
Reidof St Louis has captured the leader
of a gang of postoffice robbers who have
been operating in northwest Missouri for
sometime Joseph McHenry aged 23 is
the name -of the prisoner and he con
fessed his guilt tOther arrests will follow
for the Denver Mo postoffice robbery
Western Baseball Association 4
St Joseph Mo President Hickey
of the Western Baseball Association has
called a meeting of members for Novem
ber 24 at Des Moines It will then be de
cided what cities shall comprise the as
sociation -next-year and the various com
mittees willbe appointed
Clay Sarmally Elected Senator
Atlanta Ga A S Clay who was
dioniinatedbytlie Democratio cauous for
TJnited States Senator has been formally
elected to that office by the General As
sembly ne hundred and ninety eight
vales were cast of which 161 were for Mr
Clay
To Suoeeed Bishop Keane
JiiriiiOBES Acable from Rome says
Rev Dr Thomas J Conaty rector of the
Church of the fiaored Heart of Worcester
Mass has been appointed by the pope
rector the Catfaolic University at Wash
ington to succeed Bishop Keane resigned
Three Killed xit a Crossing
Concosd Ky A D Pollock a young
lawyer and Lulu and Lizzie Llnd while
crossing the railroad tracks in a earriage
were struck by a train and all instantly
killed
To Sercceed Labanoflf
London Tfce Chronicles St
corresDOKdat savs that the Czar has
invited Gen Count Vordntsoff Dashkeff
to succeed the lata Prince Lobanoff as
minister of foreign affairs
Complete WjSfting Returns
Cheyenne Wyo -Complete returns
from every county m the state give the
Bryan electors majorities a follows Tan
Meter 150 Martin 400 Quesly 880 J
Murdered for Hi Money
New Yoiuc Frank H A r buckle chair
man of the Democratic state committee of
Colorado residing at Denver was found
unconscious shortly after midnight Thurs
day in a vacant lot oft Eighth Avenue
near One Hundred and Forty Second
street andjlied in a patrol wagon on the
way toHhestation house without regain
ing consciousness
The ambulance surgeon is of the opin
ion that he died of heart disease The
police- however think he came to his
death at the hands of thugs that he was
garroted robbed and murdered
Mr Arbuckle was about 50 years old
and weighed 220 pounds In his pockets
were a number of certificates of the
pie Creek and Central City Consolidated
Mining Company of which he was presi
dent and also 160 in change a pair of
cuff buttons gold ore charm and three
pieces of goldore
A short time before he was found un -conscious
Mr Arbuckle entered a saloon
near by and called for a drink appearing
to bo somewhat under the influence of
liquor Ho displayed a large roll of
money and a heav3gold watch and chain
That was the last seen of him It is be
lieved he was followed by thugs beaten
robbed and murdered Neither the money
the watch or the chain were found on
him The only mark of violence on him
was a slight abrasion on his head which
might have been caused by a blow from a
sandbag or received in a fall
A surgeon after a thorough examina
tion expressed the opinion that death
was due to heart failure caused by an
attempt to ascend the steps of the ele
vated station
Say It is Blackmail
Denveb Intense indignation has
bjen aroused over the arrest of Andrew
J Spute a grocer on the charge of mur
dering his wife and five children all of
whom were drowned by the caps zing of
a boat in Smiths Lake October 25 Eye
witnesses of the drowning assert that it
w as purely accidental and Sputes friends
claim that the arrest is eith r a subter
luge of the insurance company to avoid
payment of a 100J0 accident policy on
the life of Mrs Spute or an attempt by a
local detective agency to blackmail the
husband It is alleged that Spute is the
victim of a conspiracy between his own
lawyer and the detective agency Miss
Nellie Davis Sputes alleged paramour
who was arrested with him has been re
leased on bonds
Bought Gold Bricks
St Louts John A Bowlin of Perry
County Illinois an ex member of the
legislature of that state recently em
barked in the gold brick industry He
made his first investmentlast week and
came to St Louis to tell his experience to
Chief of Detectives Desmond He was
accompanied by Sheriff John King of
Perry County who wants the assistance
of the St Louis police department in lo
cating two men who succeeded in securing
1500 for aLout seven pounds or brass
13o Willis experience was similar to that
of hundreds of others His avarice was
excited by a smooth story of gold being
sold at a discount and the Indian who is
always a factor in a gold brick swindle
was found in the bushes near Duquoin
j o Contest in Kentucky
Louis vilie Ky Secretary Richard
son of the Democratic state committee
announces that the party has definitely
decided to contest the eleotion of eleven
McKinley electors in Kentucky The
Democrats concede the election of Cash
who ran 244 votes ahead of Smith the
leading Bryan elector Who in turnian
ahead of his associates by over 2000 the
other eleven McKinley electors receiving
a greater number of votes than the other
Brjran electors
Ihe grounds of the contest are alleged
irregularity and fraud in a large number
of counties The Republicans make as
many charges of irregularity and fraud as
the Democrats The state contest boan
is composed entirely of Republicans
Lynched An Outrager
Evansviile Ind Carbon a raining
village in Pike County was the scene of a
tragedy Wednesday night Fred Will
iams called at the honie of Mrs Palmer
who was ill and attempted to assaulther
Her entreaties proved of avail just as the
womans 12-year-old daughter entered
the room Williams transferred his lust
lul attempts to the child and accomplished
his purpose As soon as Williams es
caped an alarm was given and twenty or
more miners armed themselves and began
the chase Williams was overtaken and
shot dead while trying to escape
Army of the Tennessee
St Louis The twenty eighth annual
reunion ot the Society of the Army of the
Tennessee was held here Gen Green
ville M Dodge of Iowa presided The
session lasted two days
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Chicago Cattle common to prime
350 to 525 hogs shipping grades
300 to 375 sheep fair to choice 200
to 350 wheat No 2 red 78c to 79c
corn No 2 23c to 25c oats No 2 18c
to 19c rye No 2 37c to 38c butter
choice creamery 20c to 21c eggs fresh
21c to 22c potatoes per bushel 20c to
30c broom corn common red tip to fine
brush 3c to 5c per pound
Indianapolis Cattle shipping 300 to
500 hogs choice light 300 to 375
sheep common to prime 200 to 325
wheat No 2 S6c to S8c corn No 2
white 25c to 2Gc oats No 2 white 22c
to 23c
St Louis Cattle 300 to 500 hogs
300 to 350 wheat No 2 87c to 89c
corn No 2 yellow 21c to 23c oats
No 2 white 17c to 19c rye No 2 33c
to 35c
Cincinnati Cattle 250 to 475 hogs
00 to 375 sheep 250 to 850
wheat No 2 89c to 91c corn No 2
mixed 24c to 20c oats No 2 mixed 20
to 21c rye No 2 36c to 38c
Detroit Cattle 250 to 500 hogs
300 to 375 sheep 200 to 375
wheat No 2 red 90c to 91c corn No 2
yellow 23c to 24c oats No 2 white 20c
to 21c rye 37c to 39c
Toledo Wheat No 2 red 92c to 93c
corn No 2 mixed 23c to 25c oats No
2 white 18c to 20c rye No 2 37c to 39c
clover seed 545 to 555
Milwaukee Wheat No 2 spring 78g
to SOe corn No 3 e to 25c oats No
2 wjite 20c to 22 uarley No 2 30c to
36r rye No 1 37e to 39c pork mess
025 to 575
BuFak Cattle 250 to 500 hogs
300 to 425 sheep 20 to 375
wheat No 2 red 94c to 95c corn No 2
yellow 27c to 28c oats No 2 whiter
23c to 24c
New York Cattle 300 to 525 hogsj
S800 to 450 sheep 200 to 400f
wheat No 2 red uc to S8c corn No 2
29c io 30c opi No 2 white 22c to 24
butter creai iery 15c to 22c eggs Wesb
erp 20c to 24c
0E A 1EEAT STATE
NEWS
FROM ALL PARTS OF
NEBRASKA
Mfr iSV
Nebraska State Teachers Associa
tion Meets at Lincoln in Decem
ber Child Study to Be One Main
Feature Other State Items
When the Teachers Meet
The official program of the Nebraska
State Teachers Association the four
teenth annual session which convenes at
Lincoln December 23 29 30 and 31 has
beciii issued by Prot J F Saylor super
intendent of tlu city schools of Lincoln
Special features of the session will be a
public reception at the -state house ten
dered the teachers of the state by the citi
zens of Lincoln Dr W O Krohn the
well known educator lecturer and pio
neer in the child study movement will be
in attendance and deliver several ad
dresses The State Board of Examiners
will conduct an examination for profes
sional state certiticates at the office of the
state superintendent on the 28th and 29th
u circular containing the program of this
sxaminatiou and lull information relative
to state certificates will be sent upon ap
plication to Slate Superintendent Corbett
May Utilize Frozen Beets
Some of the sugar beets which were
frozen in the ground will probably be dug
and fed to stock if the weather permits
Farmers who have tried them say that
freezing does not wholly destroy their
value as a feed for cattle and hogs The
work of hai vesting chicory has beeu sus
pended owing to the ground freezing If
the ground thaws out sufficiently they
will be dug this tall Otherwise they will
have to stay in the ground till spring It
is claimed that chicory is not injured by
staying in the ground all winter but must
be dug after the frost is all out of it
Erecting an Ice AVarehouse
The Union Pacilic Railway Company
has lumber and carpenters at North
Platte building another large ice house
This will make the third large building of
the kind for North Platte and will give
employment to an additional force of men
both winter and summer The company
is arranging with Kellner Lloyd who
have a ten acre lake adjoining the city
to place 8000 tons of ice in their houses
this winter North Platte has become
one of the leading icing stations on the
Union Pacific system during the fruit sea
son
Extensive Sheep Feeding
The sheep feeding business in Dodge
County will be more extensive than at
first reported A conservative estimate
places the number of sheep which will be
fattened this winter at nearly 85000
Woodruff Arris have a flock of about
20000 near Casper Wyo that will be fed
near Seribner aud grounds have been
leased near Fremont on which to
teed another large flock It is estimated
that the sheep fed in that county will con
sum 3i0000 bushels of corn and oats and
5000 tons of hay
Mud Dog Scare at Weeping Water
A mad dog causod considerable excite
ment and alarm at Weeping Water this
week it ran down two or three d fferent
itreets and fought every dog it met mak
ing ugly wounds on them the city mar
shal gave chase and the dog was killed
It was covered with froth from the mouth
and had every indication of being rabid
Requisition Papers Issued
Governor Holcomb has issued a requisi
tion on the Governor of Missouri for the
return of John Brown wanted in Rich
ardson County for burglary committed at
Falls City Charles and John Brown
robbed the jewelry store of A E Souders
there on the 20th of September of a qunti
ty of jewelry and miscellaneous articles
Stamfords New Church
The members of the Christian Church
at Stamford are erecting a magnificent
edifice which they expect to dedicate the
latter part of this month Great prepara
tions are being made for the dedication
services This structure when completed
will be one of the finest buildings in town
Close of the Hiscox Case
Grant and Calvin Hiscox co defendants
with Olive Hiscox in the trial on the
charge of killing Fred Sellers have
been set at liberty at Tekaniah the
charge against them being dismissed by
County Attorney Sears upon the acquittal
of the girl
Xoung Ranchman Shot
Meager reports have reached Heming
ford of what is supposed to be the fatal
accidental shooting of True Miller the
son of Dr W K Miller county coroner
The sou has charge of a large stock ranch
about thirty -five miles west of Heming
ford
Child Seriously Hurt
During a ratification meeting at West
Point a little girl of 12 Myrtle Thomas
was struck in the eye with a lighted sky
rocket which penetrated the head to quite
a distance The wound is considered ser
ious The man who handled the rocket
was arrestei and icleasedon 500 bail
Goes to Prison for Twelve Years
George S Williams who was convicted
of the murder of Charles A Smiley was
sentenced by Judge Stull at Fairbury to
imprisonment in the penitentiary for
twelve years On the first trial his term
in prison was fixed at thirteen years
Young Man Tires of Life
As a result of being without means and
out of work Oscar Carpenter a young
man 23 years old attempted to commit
suicide at Broken Bow by shooting him
self in the side with a revolver
Exciting Runaway at Tecumseh
While driving up Fourtli Street in Te
cumseh the other day Rev T E Moores
team became frightened and ran away
It ran into an alley back of William Buer
stettas store Buerstetta ran in front of
them and attempted to stop them He
was knocked senseless and considerably
injured Mr Moore was thrown out of
the buggy and his right leg broken
Murder in the Second Degree
The jury empaneled in the trial at Fair
bury of Williams for the mnrder of
Smiley the Rock Island yardmaster
brought in a verdict of guilty of murder
in the second degree The werdict is the
same as rendered in the former trial of
the case at which time Williams was
sentenced to the penitentiary for thirteen
years
Safe Blown at Bloomington TS
The safe of George W Green at Bloom
ington a lumberman 573 blown open
the thieves securing 12
LOOPHOLE IN THE LAV
Train Wrecker Davis May Got Out of
the Nebraska Penitentiary
After one of the most memorable fights
inthe history of criminal jurisprudence
on the part of counsel for a man charged
with murder in the first degree George
Washintjton Davis the nero convicted
of murder in the second degree for caus
ing a wreck on the Rock Island A gust
9 1894 is now likely to be turned loose
front the penitentiary a free man This
curiom turn in the wheel of fortune ccmes
about through section 93 of the criminal
code under which Davis was convicted
being declared void Attorney General
Churchill appeared before the supreme
court aud made a verbal statement first to
the above effect afterward making the
the same admission in his brief Davis
was tried upon two counts the first charg
ing him with murder in the first degree
and the second murder in the second de
gree He was found not guilty on tho
lirst count but guilty on the second
Interests Nebraska Farmers
The American Chicory Company has
issued a circular to all chicory raisers fix
ing the price to be paid for the roots at 59
per ton at the factory at ONeil TI12 cir
cular calls attention to the clause
of the contracts which fixes the
price at 9 per ton if no bounty is paid
the company and the provision requir
ing the farmers to refund the sum of 150
per ton if they shall have received 1050
per ton for the beets in the event 01 the
bounty not being paid or the law being
declared invalid and states that the re
duction is made because of the probab e
repeal of the law by the next Legislature
and the further possibility of the law be
ing declared unconstitutional in the action
now pending in the supreme court If
the bounty is received on this years chi
cory crop then the company agiee to pay
all farmers who have received bat 39 per
ton the extra 150 The extra payment
will amount to about 8000 It is thought
that all of the chicory ciop will be deliv
ered to the factory and paid for by De
cember 15 The company has already
paid for the first of the crop that was de
livered at the rate of 1050 per ton
Rural Delivery Pleases Farmers
The free rural mail delivery has now
been carried on in the vicinity of Tecum
seh for two weeks and the carriers are
thoroughly conversant with the work de
pendent upon them The territory cov
ered by these carriers is all of Nemaha
precinct outside of the corporate limits
of Tecumseh aud the enterprise is in pro
gress under the supervision of the Post
office Department at Washington for ex
perimental purposes The farmers along
the routes are now acquainted with the
nature of the service and are quite pleased
with it To have the daily papeis letters
etc delivered to their doors each day
seems a rare privilege to them The Te
cumseh merchants however are of the
opinion that this courtesy extended to the
farmers by Uncle Sam is somewhat inju
rious to their business By having their
mail delivered to them they are not re
quired to come to town nearly as often
and consequently business sutfers Thv
service will continue until July 1 1807
Warns the Cattle Rustlers
Jacob Stoneking was found guilty in
the district court at Harrison of cattle
rustling and sentenced by Judge West
over to a term of three years in the pen
This is the third case of rustling tried m
Sioux County but the first conviction and
the verdict is a great satisfaction to the
stock growers of that section There has
been a large amount of rustling done
there in the past and it is hoped that this
example will have the effect to check it
The comparatively light sentence was
recommended by the jury but Judge
Westover who is a terror to wrongdoers
warns them that the next rustler con
victed may expect a much heavier one
Burglars Loot a Bank Vault
The Jennings State Bank of Davenport
was robbed and 52700 in cash and about
200 worth of jewelry taken Nitro
glycerine was used to blow open the vault
and safe doors Six hundred dollars re
ward is offered by the bank for the arrest
of thieves and return of tiie money
A later dispatch says tiiat the three
crooks who cracked the safe in the Jen
nings State Bank have been located t
Hanover Kan and arrested Nearly a 1
of the 2700 in money and most of the
jewelry has been found 1800 in cur
rency being found on the person of one of
the crooks
Wants Stockholders to Pay Up
Receiver Hill of the late Lincoln Sav
ings Bank says that the bank owes its de
positors 152462 04 Other debts aggre
gate 7395793 The assets consist of real
estate safety deposit vaults furniture
notes etc of uncertain value These are
now absolutely unsalable and cannot be
realized on for a long time to come The
value is totally inadequate to satisfy the
creditors hence the recent suits which
Receiver Hill has begun against the
stockholders He asks that they be or
dered to come into court and that each
be ordered to pay the sum found due
Beet Growers Kept Waiting
Beet growers in the vicinity of Norfobx
report that payments due them on the 16 h
have been deferred by the beet su ar
company until a decision has been ren
dered by the supreme court upon the
question now pending Under the terms
of the contracts the growers are to ic
ceive 4 per ton for beets in the event of
the company not receiving the bounty and
5 in case the bounty is paid Consider
able anxiety exists among beet raisers
over the result of the decision
Beet Sugar Men
The third annud convention of the Ne
braska Beet Sugar Association was held
at Grand Island this week The delegates
visited the Grand Island beet sugar fac
tory while the plant was in full operation
Reports were received showing the been
crop in Nebraska this season to be excep
tionally fine The only discouraging
feature was the fact that some of the veg
etables had been rendered almost worth
less by being frozen
Osceolas Creamery Burns
The only creamery in Polk County lo
cated at Osceola caught fire and is a total
loss It was worth 10000
After Bootleggers
I United States Marshal Boehme was at
Osceola the first of the week looking after
some of the fellows who have been boot
legging for the past few months It is
rumored that he gathered in four wit
nesses to take before the grand jury at
the next meeting It has been pretty easy
for a person to get a drink there provided
they had the cash to pay for it
St Edward Wants
Fire Protection
St Edward has taken the matter of fire
fire protection through an Omaha agency
DEATH IK THE EITES
ELKS INITIATION CEREMONY
RESULTS FATALLY
Story that E W Curry of Iowa Was
Unintentionally Tortured in aIodjr
Sat on Metallic Chair Under Which
a Lamp Was Bnrnin
mittee
died at his
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Hegrarded as an Accident
Edward W Curry chairman of tho
Iowa Democratic State Central Com-
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hotel in Des Moines
as the result of blood
poisoning following
injuries received
during the progress
of his initiation into
the United Brother
hood of Elks lodge
Mr Curry had been
sick for several
weeks The story
of his injuries was-
e w cunnr well guarded both
by Mr Curry and members of the lodge
During his sickness he expressed the
opinion that the members of the lodge
were in no way to blame for the accident
and the desire that nothing should be
made public
More or less of the truth however be
came known Immediately following his
death conflicting stories as to the nature-
of the initiatory rites to which he had
hppn siibinoted were told One of these
stories were which printed in an afternood jjj
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paper was to the effect that Mr
seated on a chair connected with an
electrical current That as he did not
move with a small current more was
turned on and that ultimately without
his moving the current was increased un
til it was found that blue smoke was aris
ing from his flesh that then he was pulled
from his chair severely burned and taken
to his room death finally resulting This
story was strenuously denied by mem
bers of the lodge who claim there are
no electrical appliances in the lodge
room
In view of the conflicting stories sev
eral members of the lodge consented to
talk Their stories agree and probably
give a correct version of the episode It
is as follows
In the course of initiation Mr Curry
being properly robed in a somewhat light
costume and blindfolded was placed up
on a chair having- a metallic bottom
Under this chair an ordinary kerosene
lamp was placed It was expected that
when sufficient heat had developed he
would jump from the chair in alarm and
furnish merriment to the assembled Elks
Mr Curry being of a stoical disposi
tion and perhaps unduly excited by the
ordeal through which he had passed had
evidently made up his mind to take what
ever punishment was meted out to htm
in the course of events and retained hia
seat until his garments took fire and he
was severely burned His constitution
had not been strong and as a result of
the ordeal he took to his bed At first it
was expected he would soon recover but
the wounds did not heal and blood poison
ing set in which could not be controlled
by the physicans and death was the
result During his sickness which was
of several weeks duration Mr Curry
stated to a member of the lodge that he
had no idea he was being severely burned
He thought at the time he said that a
fly blister or something of the same na
ture had been attached to him and ire
thought he could stand it as well as those
who had taken the degree before
HIS APPAREL WEIGHED IOO LBS
How a Xonkers Burrlir Shrank When
He Was Compelled to Disrobe
The police of New York eaptured 250
pounds of burglar which netted them
150 pounds of prisoner The extra hun
dred was stolen feminine ajtire and mis
cellaneous dry goods in which the thief
had so swathed his person that he could
not escape when pursued At the sta
tion the sergeant ordered the man to
take off his coat and vest Layer after
layer of clothing was removed and when
it was all done there stood before them
a person weighing about 150 pounds
These are some of the things in which
he was clothed
Three pairs of corsets
Two corset waists
A womans night robe
A balloon sleeve pink waist
A black merino skirt
Two white vests
A red plush wrapper
One pair of black stockings
One breakfast gown
The bottom parts of the gowns were
stuffed into his trousers which gave him
the appearance of great corpulency
Stuffed in his bosom were a feather fan
OFFICERS DISROBE MCXOSKEY
and a piece of duchess lace His name
was James McCloskey and he is 35 years
old In the bundle which he carried
were several hundred miscellaneous ar
ticles some of which were valuable
There were clothing shoes hats caps
pipes pocketbooks jewelry silverware
two watches and a small handbag con
taining money
What is believed by the police to be a
dynamite bomb was found on the tracks
in the Grand Central Depot at New York
It is made of iron about a foot long and
four inches in diameter Inside Is some
powder and a lot of peculiar dark dirt
like substance which the police say is
dynamite
David Dodge a well known Western
lawyer who for many years practiced
law at St Joseph Mo was found dead
protection in hand aud with the board il iTT iTV aeatn
has just purchased a full equipment for 5ttS -e UKa U1ease -Dodge
geared in Poughkeepsie N Y
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