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About The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1897)
i i ELECTRIC FLASHES UEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD CAUSED A TIDAL WAVE WATER DRIVEN UP BY A HURRI CANE ON THE GULF wo Towns Wiped Out by Wind and Water Eight Lives Ijost and c Soore Wounded 10 a Day and Board Tor Iiabbfers in California Hurricane on the Gulf A Houston Texas dispatch says In formation has been received of a severe tiurrlcane which vlalted tho towns of Port ULrthur and Sabine Pass Monday night ilhe storm came up at 6 oclock from the Ocean By midnight it was so fierce as to fwoduce a tidal wave all along the coast completely wiping out both places Eight re known to have been drowned and Jtwenty wounded GET SIO A DAY AND BOARD California Appears to Be a Klondike for Laborers The problem of how to obtain help nough to harvest this years crop has be come a serious one to fruit growers of Cal ifornia One einplojment agency in San IFrancisco has places open for 8000 men in JTresno and Tulare counties alone while Napa Sonoma Santa Clara and Yuba -counties are not far behind Last year for this class of work men were paid 20 a anonth and board Now 10 a clay and Iboard is the regular thing and with this jrise as an inducement the demand for men Is greatly in excess of the supply The demand is not confined to fruit growers alone but industries of nearly every kind in need of workmen experience the same trouble in securing them NEW STRIKE IN KLONDIKE 3reat Stampede from Dawson City to Gold Fields Over the Divide The Sulphur Creek branch of Dominion -Creek which is a tributary to the Indian Biver is the scene of the latest gold ex citement in the Klondike From accounts of the new district brought down on the echooncr South Coast it seems the new diggings will rival even the famous Bonanza and El Dorado Gold was found ifust below the surface running 34 to the an Two men took out 300 in a day by simply prospecting their claims A stam pede followed the reports of the new finds jwhich reached Dawson City August 15 ternd in a week 500 men had crossed the jnountains between El Dorado Creek and Dominion Creek They traveled day and night and in two weeks the whole stream -was staked out GUATEMALA IN A TURMOIL fUhe Long Smouldering Flames of Revolution Break Out Dispatches from Guatemala say that the long smouldering flames of revolution tiave at last broken out against President Barrios in the western part of the republic which has been declared in a state of siege The country is in a wretched con dition financially and politically During the last thirty days failures aggregating 7000000 Central American money have keen reported The avowed intention of President Barrios to summon the assembly at an early date to confirm him as dictator adds fuel to the fire TO FIGHT WITH THE CUBANS Hew Jersey Crack Shots Accept an Offer from the Junta Twenty one members of Atlantic Citys lamous life guard force have agreed to stand by their captain Charles Lake and accept the handsome offer for their services made by an agent of the Cuban junta The expedition is scheduled to start this jweek and the men are ordered to ren dezvous with a number of other recruits at a nearby point and await the signal The -volunteers have left the city as have also the country recruits The guards are all crack shots Pointer Is the Victor In the match race between the Chicago turf kings Star Pointer and Joe Patchen fat Mystic Park Boston Saturday for 54000 winner to take all Star Pointer again proved that he is the speedier lie went as fast as Joe Patchen asked him to and that was all the two heats being timed and 2044 Patchen was lucky enough to get the pole in the first heat ljut it availed him not Both heats were close and exciting the first being won itoy only a nose and the second by half a length Strange Montreal Suicide A well dressed young man who arrived -In Montreal Monday on a Delaware and Hudson train from New York asked the jporter of the Hotel Cadillac to take a young lady whom he pointed out to a respectable and quiet hotel At the Cadillac the young nvoman registered as Miss Warner of Xew Fork Aftewards she was found dead in feed with a vial of carbolic acid on the dresser half empty and the name of the jilace where it was purchased erased JThere was no means of identification Forty Are Killed A Madrid Spain dispatch says A seri ous accident occurred Monday at the Champion Reefs mine Forty are known Jto have been killed Historian of Methodism Dead Iiev Abel Stevens L L D died at tSan Jose Cal suddenly of heart failure aged nearly 93 He was born in Phila delphia and was at one time editor of the Zion Herald of Boston and also of the Christian Herald of New York He was Hen own as the historian of Methodism Offers 20000 for a Fight The Tulane Aili letic Club of Necy Or leans has offered1 20000 for a fighfrbe Jtweeu Corbett and Pitzsimmons and also nade bid for McCoy and Byan Corbett 4aa accepted the offer wMMrMutiMnmmvamtMitttevv OVER THIRTY DEAD Tho Most Disastrous Wreck in Col orados History The most disastrous railway wreck that iver happened in Colorado occurred at 1215 Saturday morning near Newcastle Colo A Denver and Rio Grande passen ger train westbound collided with a Col orado Midland stock train going east wrecking both engines and several coaches it both trains Fire broke out in the ruins The mail baggage and express sars smoker day coach and tourist sleeper vere burned A number of passengers aot killed outright but pinioned in the wreckage perished in the flames Of the iOO passengers it is estimated that thirty jvere killed and as many more bruised icalded or burned of whom six or more are likely to die The trains collided on a curve round a mountain There was no opportunity to even slacken speed The passenger train was going at the rate of twenty miles an nour and the freight ten or twelve The Rio Grande Junction road on which the wreck occurred is a joint single track operated by the Denver and Rio Grande and the Colorado Midland The Rio Grande passenger train was an hour late One report as to the cause of the acci lentis that Conductor Burbank of the Colorado Midland stock train made a mis fake of ten minutes in figuring on the time when the Rio Grande passenger train passed New Castle Engineer Ostrander if the stock train is believed to be under Vhe debris FOUNDERED IN A TYPHOON British Steamer and 21 of the Crew Lost Captain Suicides Private advices have been received in San Francisco that the British steamer Cheang Hye Teng in the trade foundered during a typhoon while on the voyage from Penang to Shanghai via Yokohama on or about August 15 The news of the wreck was brought to Shanghai by Mate Grossman and part of the crew who reached there in one of the ships boats after having mffered untold horrors for five and one aalfdays during which time they had neither food nor water Twenty one of he crew nine of whom were white are missing Capt Scott stood on the bridge when the steamer foundered and just as Jhe last boat pulled away committed sui cide by shooting himself in the head with i revolver SALVATION ARMYS COLONY Booth Tucker Starts West to Es tablish It Commander Booth Tucker has left New STork for California to inaugurate his first tolony under the auspices of the Salvation krray The commander in an interview aid several wealthy citizens of San Fran eisco had raised 25000 for the organiza tion of acolony for the poor of that city on tho lines proposed by him It was stipulated that the colony should be planted in California as it was not deemed lesirable to reduce the population of the golden state Fanaticism of the Indians Major Nordstrom of Santa Fe United States agent in charge of the Pueblo In dians has been investigating the maltreat ment ofan aged squaw by Indians at the instigation of the religious order known as KPriests of the Bow The old woman was suspended by the priests until she ionfessed that she had bewitched the nostrums of the medicine men and pre vented them from effecting cures Four troops of United States infantry will be concentrated at Zuni on the loth inst to arrest the ringleaders in the assault and it is possible the Indians will fight Clevelands Tax Value When the county board of assessors met n Trenton N J Saturday to adjust the assessments of the townships and munic ipalities of Mercer County and to fix the tax rate it was greatly pleased by the statement presented by the assessors from Princeton borough who exhibited the return blank made by Grover Cleve land who gives the borough a little lift by frankly acknowledging the value of his personal estate It fixed the value of his new home at 20000 and his personal prop erty at 180000 Currency Rate Withdrawn The treasury officials in New York have been served with notice announcing that the special government rate on currency shipments has been withdrawn and that banks and all currency shippers will in future have to pay regular express or mail rates It had been the custom of the treas ury department to make special carrying rates when gold was tendered The special rate was in many cases 100 per cent less than that charged by express companies Firebugs Cause Terror Firebugs have created a reign of terror in Big Lick Township and the neighboring village of Van Luc in Hancock County Ohio The barns of Mrs George Brake and Levi Bright with large quantities of wheat were set on fire re cently and burned down and Mr Brights house in Van Lue and the wagon factory of Wm Gemberling were also destroyed There is no clue to the incendiaries Rich California Strike It is reported J R McNail and G R Hunter of Willow Creek Humboldt County California have located a ledge of gold bearing quartz which assays over 525000 to the ton According to the assayers certificate the samples submitted carried 94 per cent pure metal 70 of cop per 10 of silver and 9 of gold The dis coverers refuse to reveal the location of the ledge or state its dimensions Bayfields Hatchery Opened The new state fish hatchery at Bayfield Wis was opened last week Gov Scho field and a number of notables from abroad were present An elaborate breakfast was served at the hatchery This institution will be one of the most important of its class on the lakes i 1 I Weekly Bank Statement The New York weekly bank statement shows a reserve decrease of 7445000 The banks now hold 26609000 in excess of legal requirements I STRIKE IS SETTLED CONFERENCE ACCEPTS 65 CENT PROPOSITION Illinois Miners Denounce the Action of the Conference and -will Hold a State Conference September 19 to Decide What to Do Miners Strike Settled The great miners strike which was de clared on July 4 was brought to an end Saturday evening so far at least as west ern Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and West Virginia are concerned by the action of the interstate convention of miners held at Columbus After a day of voting and wrangling the convention adopted a res olution accepting the proposition of the Pittsburg operators The vote was 495 for and 317 against accepting the terms of set tlement The delegates from Illinois who had 250 votes were unanimously against a settlement Indiana and West Virginia voted solidly to accept the operators prop osition but there were scattering votes among the Ohio and Pittsburg delegates against it While ten days is provided for the miners to resume work it is probable many of the Ohio and Pittsburg mines will be reopened at once The Illinois miners will be called in convention at Springfield September 19 to determine what shall be done in that state Some of the Illinois delegates are very bitter in their denunciation of the action of the convention since they claim their interests have not been given due consideration A resolution was adopted denouncing the action of the deputies in firing into the crowd of striking miners at Hazleton Pa INDIAN TERRITORY WRECK Seven Men Killed and Six Badly Hurt Near Hanson A most disastrous freight wreck occurred on the Iron Mountain road at Hanson I T a small station twenty miles west of Van Buren at 2 oclock Sunday resulting in the death of seven men and the serious injury of six otherstwo of whom will die The wrecked train was a local freight from Coffeyville Kan to Van Buren While the train was running at twenty miles an hour the forward truck of one of the cars near the engine broke With the excep tion of two cars in front and three in the rear every car of the twenty composing the train was ditched In the middle of the train was a car loaded with heavy machinery and it was from this car that the seven dead and six seriously injured were taken by the trainmen The occupants of the wrecked car were a party of men and boys living in Vian who were going to Van Buren to find em ployment in the cotton fields When the machinery car left the rails it fell on its side nearly all of the men being caught by the heavy beams A car of logs was piled on top of it and that any escaped instant death is but little short of a miracle C K DARLING COMMANDER Boston 3Ian Chosen Chief by the S of V at Indianapolis The national encampment of the Sons of Veterans and Ladies Aid Society held their concluding sessions at Indianapolis Saturday afternoon The Sons of Veterans elected by acclamation Clias K Darling of Boston commander-in-chief and selected Omaha as the place for the next encamp ment The other officers elected were Senior Vice Commander Geo Cogshall Grand Rapids Mich Junior Vice Commander James W Noel Indiana The new commander-in-chief appointed Fred Balton of Boston adjutant general Arthur Spink continues as inspector general The encampment adopted the com mittees report that no changes be made in the ritual but decided that a committee should be appointed to revise it CHINESE SMUGGLING RING Discovery Made Which Implicates a U S Revenue Collector A letter interpreted in San Francisco and forwarded to the authorities in Wash ington throws considerable light upon the Chinese immigration ring which has been operated at Port Townsend and is said to seriously implicate Collector Saunders of that point It purports to be a notice from a ring officer to one of the members that his share of the fee alleged to be due Saunders is due and must be paid by re turn mail The letter intimates that Saunders is dunning the ring for 12000 which he claimed for his services in con nection with the landing of Chinese Negress to Practice Law Lutie A Lytle a 23-year-old negress with a bright round face and an intelligent eye has been admitted to the bar without a question at Memphis Tenn She is the first representative of her sex of any color to be admitted to the bar of Tennessee She is the only colored woman in the south licensed to practice law and is the only colored woman in the United States that is a member of the bar Interchangeable Mileage Tickets The interchangeable mileage tickets committee of the Western Passenger As sociation met in Chicago Saturday but did not accomplish anything of importance It is announced that the adoption i3 a ques tion of time only But it will be some months before the western roads are ready to put tickets on the market Reservation to Be Opened It is announced that twelve of the chiefs of the Shoshone and Bannock Indians of the Fort Hall reservation in Idaho have signed a treaty for the sale of 150000 acres of the southern end of the reservation for 4 per acre This will open up the southern end of the reservation to public settlement Pardoned -by the President Francis Coffin in prison at Michigan City Ind has received a telegraphic par don from the president signed by Attorney General McKenna Coffin was sentenced a year ago to a term of eight years for wrecking the Indianapolis National Bank MONDAMIN CARNIVAL One Fare on All Rail Roads to Sioux City Sioux City is about to give a grand free carnival to her natural tributary territory and the railroads have granted a one fare rate for the round trip during the carnival week October 4 to 9 The program has been arranged as fol lows Monday October 4 will see a grand reception of the merry monarch of Mondamin and 500 mounted braves by the mayor city council etc and a day of great hilarity is promised Tuesday will witness the grand industrial parades with plenty of bands and fun Wednesday is set apart as bicycle day when 2000 cyclists are expected to be in line pa rades races etc Thursday will be ladies day with the great floral parade a day of flowers and when beauty will reign supreme Friday grand band tournament and an evening of fireworks On Saturday this gala week will be concluded with military civic and commercial parades and the evening will be known as All Fools Night with merriment fun and high jinks unrestrained The city will we understand be bril liantly illuminated each evening and every visitor is given the freedom of the town Decorations arches and bunting will literally turn the town into a palace A very special feature will be the danc ing on the asphalt by electric light BRADSTREETS REVIEW Free Buying by Jobbers and Com mission Merchants Bradstreets Weekly Review of Trade says The business week has been marked by a continuation of compara tively free buying from jobbers and com mission merchants in anticipation of wants at almost all important distributing points At central western points notably Chi cago and St Louis business has been quite active Western iron and steel mills are practically independent of buyers for the remainder of the calendar year Exports of wheat flour included as wheat from both coasts of the United States and Montreal show a falling off from last week but are still very large aggregating 5461506 bushels With the exception of last week when the total ex ports aggregated 6258247 bushels they are the largest for any week this year and compare with exports in the like week a year ago of 3799141 Corn exports are the largest for any week since last spring aggregating 4948 248 bushels against 2656000 bushels last year A WHOLESALE POISONING California Woodchoppers Taken Suddenly 111 Meager details have been received at Nevada Cal of the wholesale poisoning of woodchoppers at Kopplers ranch in Washington Ridge Koppler died day supposedly of cholera morbus and was buried Several neighbors dropped in his cabin that day and the next and after eating they were taken sick August Am bergdied the following Tuesday Sol Am berg F H Davis and Dan Gilbert and son are also very sick It is believed the food at Kopplers cabin was poisoned as there has been trouble in that section for some time over land matters and the coroner is investigating the mystery Argentine to Retaliate Argentine has taken steps to retaliate on the United States for supposed discrimi nation in the new tariff Argentines new tariff recommends in view of the United States tariff an increased duty of 6t per cent on yellow pine 125 per cent on farm wagons 100 per cent on plows harrows and other agricultural implements and al lowing flie president to apply at will an additional 50 per cent duty A Strike in Gotham The 4000 men who have been at work on the new underground trolley line which is being built in New York city went on a strike Saturday The strike was inaugurated because the men have received no pay for three weeks Cod Fishery xi Failure The latest intelligence from Labrador confirms the reports of a complete failure of the cod fishery this season The catch is very small and low prices probably mean a severe winter for the fishermen SIAKKiST QUOTATIONS Chicago Gattle common to prime o00 to 575 hogs shipping grides 300 to 450 sheep fair to choice 200 to 450 wheat No 2 red 08c to U9c corn No 2 30c to 32c oats No 2 19c to 2Lc rye No 2 51c to 53c butter choice creamery 10c to 18c eggs fresh 12c to 13c new potatoes 50c to 0c per bushel Indianapolis Gattle shipping 300 to 550 hogs choice light 300 to 450 sheep common to choice 300 to 400 wheat No 2 9Gc to 9Sc com No 2 white 31c to 32c oats No 2 white 21c to 23c St Louis Cattle 300 to 575 hogs 300 to 450 sheep 300 to 400 whear No 2 100 to 101 corn No 2 yellow 29c to 31c oats No 2 white 21c to 23c rye No 2 49c to 51c Cincinnati Cattle 250 to 550 hogs 300 to 450 sheep 250 to 400 wheat No 2 97c to 9Sc corn No 2 mixed 31c to 33c oats No 2 mixed fOc to 22c rye No 2 49c to 51c Detroit Cattle 250 to 550 hogs 300 to 450 sheep 250 to 400 wheat No 2 99c to 100 corn No 2 yellow32c to 33c oats No 2 white 23c to 24c rye 50c to 52c Toledo Wheat No 2 red 99c to 100 corn No 2 mixed 31c to 33c oats No 2 white 19c to 21c rye No 2 51c to 32c clover seed 375 to 380 Milwaukee Wheat No 2 spring 97c to 99c corn No 3 30c to 32c oats N 2 white 22c to 24c rye No 1 51c to 53c barley No 2 4Cc to 47c pork moss 825 to S75 Buffalo Cattle 300 to 550 hogs 300 to 475 sheep 300 to 475 wheat No 2 red 103 to 10 i corn No 2 yellow 35c to 37c oats No 2 white 24c to 26c New 300 to 550 hogs 350 to 500 sheep 300 to 450 wheat No 2 red 104 to 106 corn No 2 36c to 37c oats No 2 white 24c to 25c butter creamery 12c to 19c eggs Western 15c to 17c STATE 0E KEBRASKA NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON DENSED FORM Highwaymen IVIeet -with a Reception at Valley and their Escape Vigilance Warm Make Com mittee Iiikely to Be Formed Highwaymen at Work at Valley About 11 oclock one night last week the citizens of Valley were startled by the cry of Murder Murder Help quick C fl Fuller was the man pleading for help and his assailants were two men who had been hanging around town and probably are the same fellows who made two or three previous hold ups Mr Fuller is a coal miner out of employment and was bumming his way to Albia to see a sis ter and stopped off to catch the next train pitting in his few minutes visiting Charles Fleming at the coal chute The latter was called to another part of the yard and im mediately after two men shoved their guns in the face of Mr Fuller demanding hands up Mr Fuller replied by giving one a left hand and the other a right hand upper cut The highwaymen retaliated by using their guns billet fashion over the victims head cutting deep and ugly wounds with every blow Sheriff McDon ald Deputy Sheriff Hill Mayor Mitchell Marshal Ogle and several citizens imme diately rushed to the scene of the assault and although it was a nice moonlight night no trace of the desperadoes was found The citizens of Valley are talking of forming a vigilance committee if the officials dont come to their relief G G WALLACE PRESIDENT Officers Elected by the Nebraska Sunaday School Convention The following new officers were elected by the state Sunday school convention in session at Norfolk President G G Wallace Omaha Vice President W R Jackson Lincoln Recording Secretary E J Wightman York General Secretary R II Pollock Beat rice Treasurer W A Heimberger Grand Island Trustees J II Orman Norfolk J A Pollock Tecumseh G L Loomis Fre mont W II Kimberly Lincoln F Tonge Madison H W Trueblood Kear ney Mrs O M Needham Albion John McQuoid Omaha Mrs Jesse Winchester Lincoln Mrs C L Jones Hastings The convention was a success in every particular Nebraskas Mortgage Record The labor bureau has received reports of the number and amounts of mortgages filed and released during the first six t months of 1897 from all counties of the state excepting Banner County Some of the reports are incomplete and in a few counties the law seems to have been mis understood as the foreclosures or sheriffs sales were not included in the totals of releases If this had been done the total amount released would be somewlut larger The total number of farm mortgages filed is 0589 releases 8001 Number of town and city mortgages filed 2182 re leased 29915 Number of chattel mortgages filed 498S released 2074 The report on filings and releases for the entire state with Banner County missing is as follows Filed Released Farm mtgs fi26737153 721074069 Town and citv 183317558 319817335 Chattel 1272024062 081084583 Steam Thrashing Machiue Burned The steam thrashing machine of S E Richards of St Paul was burned at the farm of John Mangold two miles south of St Paul The fire originated by a spark from the engine and on account of a strong south wind blowing within a few minutes not only the thrashing machine but also three stacks of grain belonging to Mr Mangoid were consumed The loss to Mr Richards will probably be about 500 and to Mr Mangold about 150 No insurance Mr Richards immediately ordered from the east another machine Society Demands Jury Trial The mandamus case brought by Mrs Williams against the Society of the Home for the Friendless to obtain possession of the home which was to have been heard by Judge Holmes of the supreme court has again been continued The society de mands a jury trial and the parties will meet to settle the time for the case to he heard Attorney General Smyth thinks theie is no need for a jury as only ques tions of law are at issue Nebraska Gold Democrats At a meeting of the sound money or Na tion Democratic state central committee in Lincoln it was decided to hold a state convention at Omaha September 22 and to nominate a state ticket The call provides for 600 delegates Ex Secretary of Agri culture J Sterling Morton was among those in attendance Woman Killed in a Runaway W Stokes a farmer residing about six miles south of Elmwood went to town with his wife to do trading The team became frightened and ran away throw ing Mrs Stokes out over the dashboard The wagon which was heavily loaded passed over her body She died in about twenty minutes Telephone Extension The extension of the Nebraska Tele phone Companys line between Grand Island and Kearney has been completed and the merchants and citizens of Grand Island can now converse with patrons at Alda Wood River Shelton Gibbon and Jvearney The rates announced vary from i 25 to 45 cents AVind Carries Off the Money While W L Strange of Wisner col lector for a stock company was in Emer son the other day his team broke away and ran some distance scattering 1000 worth of notes in every direction As a high wind was blowing at the time it was impossible to recover many of the notes Inspector of Indian Supplies Charles S Hallman ex deputy clerk of Dakota County has received notification from the commissioner of Indian affairs of his appointment as inspector of Indian supplies at the ports of Omaha Kansas City and Sioux City with headquarters at Dakota City Killed by a Horses Kick E Kiplinger of Hay Springs was kicked by a horse and received injuries from the effects of which he died in a few hours Mr Kiplinger was a prominent Demo cratic politician and Grand Army man CONFERENCE AT CRAWFORD Methodists of Northwest Nebraska in Session The fifth annual session of the Dangerously Hurt by His Horses Thomas E Johnson who formerly lived in Wisner an old soldier was seriously injured the other night His team was frightened as he was about to return to town from the home of his daughter Mrs S C Lane about five miles from W inside and ran away Mr Johnson attempted to stop them by catching them by the bits but they knocked him down and the two horses and wagon passed over him He was badly bruised His face bled pro fusely and he constantly vomited blood It is thought unlikely that ho can recover from the accident Boy Accidentally Shot rTt - -v t F xne iittie son or u J3 meatus 01 iiigin was accidentally shot the other day andife is feared fatally Mr Neafus store was broken into and to guard against another effort the proprietor arranged to sleep in the store and had sent his clerk to the house to stay with the family On going to the house the clerk took a revolver from a bureau drawer and while examining is it wis by some means discharged while the little boy was in front of it Nebraska City Store Burned The general merchandise store of Stani hut Hobein of Nebraska City was- entirely destroyed by fire recently Tho building and contents were valued at 20 000 with insurance of 12800 A policy of insurance of 1590 was canceled only about a week before the fire The lire originated in the cellar and is believed to have been caused by spontaneous combus tion Excursionist falls from a Train Dennis Sullivan of Spaulding who was a passenger on one of the excursion trains into Omaha the other day fell from the train on the return trip about a mile and a quarter east of Millard He was picked up an hour later by another train and taken to Millard He sustained a broken collar bone and a severe injury in the left side Injured While Riding a Horse Leoa Douglas the 9-year-old sgn of Charles Douglas of Fremont was thrown from his horse and broke his right leg just below the knee The little fellow is an exipcrt horseman but was thrown off whilo turning a corner Dismiss the Bartley Appeal The attorney general has filed a motion in the supreme court for the dismissal 06 the appeal of J S Bartley for the reason that Bartley s attorneys have not filed their brief within the time required by law Jumps Onto a Fork Handle August Wigert who lives about two miles east of Beemer jumped from a wagon onto the end of a fork handle which was sticking into the ground He received a severe injury Building the Asylnm Wing Work has again been commenced on the new wing at the asylum at Hastings A large number of masons have begun work on the concrete and the work will be pushed Brings Suit for Insurance Ionoy Mrs William Nicholson of Wisner has filed suit against the Masonic Aid As sociation for the recovery of 2000 lite insurance on her late husband3 life Boy Falls from a Trapeze Byron Hammang while playing on a trapeze at Arlington fell and broke botii bones in his left forearm Ready to Make Beet Sugar The Norfolk beet sugar factory is ready to begin operations Farmers are receiv ing orders to bring in beets deliveries have already begun and as soon as a suffi cient supply is on hand the wheels will begin to move The crop is in excellent condition and beets are testing well Surprises the Burglars An attempt was made at Beatrice to break into the residence of DeWitt Good win but the thieves were driven off with out securing anything one of them beinjj knocked down by Mr Goodwin K western Nebraska Methodist Episcopal conference was held at Crawford Bishop W X Ninde presided Rev C H Bur leigh secretary The bishop presented a paper from tho East Maine conference on proposed consti tutional changes The following was tho result of a vote The change of ratio of representation 10 against 5 The following were admitted on trialr Virgil C Daniels Herman L Harvey and Fred J Atkinson Tho presiding elder withdrew the recommendation of James A Johnson for admission on trial Robert A Ball Thomas J Hazleton James S Campbell and John W Kern were passed to studies of third year Gordon was selected as the placeof hold ing the next session of the conference The following were elected officers of the examining board O S Baker chairman O T Moore registrar The following are the appointments the district having been divided into two Chadron District J A Scamahorn presiding elder Alliance R H Gammon Chadron O S Baker Chadron circuit L W Horton Cody B Hunt Cooper T CBalch Crawford O L Ramsay Gor don S A Beck Harrison JLKendall Hay Springs D J Clark Heraingford J W Kern Lakeside T J Hazelton La vaca C L Smith Rushville A F Cum bow White Clay G P Snedaker Whit ney C E Connell Long Pine District P n Eighmy pre siding elder Ainsworth C H Burleigh Atkinson R A Ball Brownlee J S Campbell Butte J W Taylor Crooks ton J A Johnson Johnston W O 1 ner Long Pine V C Daniels Newport n 11 L Harvey Sparks Norden F J At kinson Springview L Taylor Stuart A Fetzer Valentine O T Moore Wood Lake C F Smith Colfax County Farmer 3Iissing Gustav Marohn a farmer who residgtL with his brothers family about three miles southeast of Lehigh is missing and tho conjectures are that he committed aiiieide The other morning when the family arose they found three letters written by Gustav lying on a table in the sitting room one of the letters being addressed to his brother and sister-in-law another to hi3 mother and the third to the brother personally The letter to his mother was written in German and said in substance that next time she saw him would be at tho graveyard A posse of men on horseback has thoroughly searched the country around but no trace has been found of tho missing man He was tall large boned light complexion wore a mustache and was about 30 years of age o v