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4 - , T NEWS-DEMOCRAT. ana stocR .Journal. VOLUME XIV. VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , JUNE 15 , 1899. NUMBER 21. INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS. 'TOENADO NEAR SALIX THREE PERSONS KILLED AND FIVE INJURED. .AH Belong to One Family Two of the Injured Are Dangerously Hurt One May Die Four Farm Houses Destroyed. Death in the Wind. A funnel-shaped cloud swooped down rSunday afternoon upon a little strip of country south of Salix , sixteen miles south of Sioux City , which blew down houses -and barns , destroyed growing crops , wiped .away the live stock , injured several people and killed three. The killed are : JOHN MALLOY. KATE MALLOY , his wife. HARRY MALLOY , aged 16 , their son. Dangerously injured : Miss Befie Malloy , aged ! ' . , daughter , -skull fractured ; will probably die. Thomas Malloy , aged 18 , son , leg man gled and injured internally. Injured : Fred Malloy , aged 26 , son , back : serious , Pat Malloy , aged 14 , son , collar bone 'fractured , back sprained ; will recover. Jack Mulloy , aged 24 , son. arm cut and "body bruised : injuries slight. The storm came up from the southwest at 5:30 o'clock and struck the district , one- Jtialf mile : ? outhof Salix , where the Malloys iived. . Lying in the pathway of the twistIng - Ing cloud were the homes of John Malloy Mrs. Cora Hassell , Philip Burger , Joseph ' .Bernard , formerly a justice of the peace in Sioux Cit ; . . and Patrick O'Xeill , all within a circle of oi'O yards. All of these homes were destroyed , except that of Mr. O'Xeill , -which lie > farthest to the northeast. At -this point the cloud bega-i to rise , and , while the O'Xeill barn was caught up and scattered over an area of half a mile , only a corner of the house and its chimneys were taken. Moving on to the northeast 4he cloudjifled and dispelled. Before the wind came there was a heavy hail , and after the cloud had passed by there came a thick downpour of mud , which veneered everything in its path. From Salix the storm was ? anxiously watched , and almost 3verybudy in the town sought places o safety. Conductor J. X" . Pollock , of the Sioux City rmd Pacific freight train bound south , saw the cloud coming his way. and stopped the train at a point about a quarter of a mile south of Salix. When the storm had passed over he ran the train on and stopped opposite the Malloy place. Here was a scene of desola tion. The ground for a distance of several hundred yards and a width of 200 feet was swept clean of buildings and fences , and in the debris of timbers blown down , trees and barbed wire , were bodies D the dead and dying , and the carcasses of horse.- and cattle. Pinned beneath heavy timbers was the body of John Mal loy , head of the family. His breast was crushed and death must have been in stantaneous. A few feet further on was the remains of his wife , who had been killed by flying boards , which were strewn around her. The children were near the todies ) of their parents. ENEMY IS ROUTED. .American Force of 4,50O Sweeps the C.mntry South of Manila. At daybreak Saturday a force of 4,500 - men under Gens. Lawton , Wheaton and Overshine advanced from San Pedro Ma- cati , s\\.e ; ing the country between the 4 > ay of Manila and Bay Lake , south of Manila. By noon the country had been cleared almost to Paranaque. The town was occupied Sunday. The Americans . lost two oflicers killed and twenty-one soldiers wounded. The rebels resisted desperately at the stronger of their positions and left fifty dead in the trenches. Many more were wounded and were left behind by , the rebels in their retreat. Lawton's force consisted of two battalions each of the Twenty-first and Ninth Infantry , six com panies of Coloradoans , and a detachment of artillery. Wheaton commanded the Nevada Cavalry , Ovenshine the Thirteenth ami Fourteenth Infantry , Fourth Cavalry and a detachment of light artillery. Crew Thought to Have Drowned An Atlantic City , N. J. , dispatch states : that the three-masted schooner , George A. Howes of Philadelphia , was found wrecked Sunday night two miles off Barnegat by 4he life saving crew. The schooner's cie\y .is believed to have been drowned. . Fitzhugh Lee's Son Deficient. Among the cadets from the fourth class ifound deficient and discharged from the .military academy at West Point were -George Mason Lee , son of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia , and P. A. Dinsmore , ot Michigan. Koutz at Honolulu. A telegram from Admiral Kaulz , at 'Honolulu , via San Francisco , states he ar rived at Honolulu June 1. He was to leave June 10 and arrive in San Francisco June 22. More Work for the Men. The Peoria Steel and Iron works at Teoria , III. , lately sold to the Republic Iron and Steel Company , will resume operation at once , employing 500 men. TO SECURE TROOPS. Plan to Increase Otis' Force Is Dlsj cussed by the Cabinet. The Cabinet on Friday last , in connec tion with the possible necessity of enlisting a force of volunteers for service in the Philippines , discussed with favor the plan for the re-enlistment of several skeleton regiments in Manila from among the vol unteers who desire to remain in the service and the subsequent filing out of these reg iments with recruits enlisted in this country. Gen. Otis , according to this plan , will be given authority to select the oflicers of these regiments from among the volun teer officers to be mustered out. This would form a nucleus of veteran officers and men seasoned to the climate , familiar with the work to be done , therefore im measurably superior.to any force of raw recruits. The plan was only discussed in connection with future contingencies , and did not reach the stage of action. The at torney general gave an opinion that the army reorganization bill making the strength of the army 05,000 did not increase the hospital corps of 2,600 , so that the en listed force can be increased to that num ber. GOLD HUNTERS DIE. Many Prospectors Have Perished on the Edmonton Trail. The list of prospectors who have perished in their rush to the Yukon gold fields over the Edmon ton trail is growing , and if reports brought down by the steamer Laurada , which ar rived at Seattle a few days ago , from Souteastern Alaska arc true , it will be very large when the full story is told. Fifty are reported to have been drowned in Great Slave Lake , twenty have perished in the rapids of the Mud and Laird Rivers , ten have frozen to death , twenty-live have died from scurvy. The bodies of a score who died from exposure have been found. The Hudson Buy Company was preparing to send a relief party to Disease Lake with vegetables for the scurvey stricken people when the Laurada sailed. RUSSIA'S WARLIKE MOVES. Two Thousand Paid Volunteers Ar rive at Port Arthur. Much continues to be said by the far Eastern press regarding Russia's warlike preparations. A further large consign ment of war stores and rails and about 2- , 000 paid volunteers have arrived at Port Arthur. It is intended that these men shall guard the Manchurian section of the Siberian RfTIlroad. The entire Russian garrison in the far East no.v numbers nearly 40,000 men. GILMORE AND PARTY WELL. Captured Americans Receiving Fair Treatment. Favorable reports have been received by Gen. Otis in Manila of the party composed of Lieut. Gilmore and fourteen sailors , be- bnging to the gunboat Yorktown , cap tured April 12 by Filipinos near Balar. The prisoners are well and are receiving fair treatment. AGUINALDO DICTATOR. Insurgent Leader Said to Have Dis solved Filipino Congress. Manila specials Thursday say it is re ported that Aguinaldo has dissolved the Filipino Congress and declared himself dictator. Killed by His Nephew. Edward Ware , a prominent farmer of Mt. Zion , Ky. , was shot and killed by his nephew , Arthur Davenport. Davenport was en route to serve a subpoena on Mrs. Ware at the time. Ware , who was walk ing along with him , suddenly said "I'll kill you , " and at the same time striking Davenport with a club. The men clinched , and as they rolled down Bill Ware was shot three times through the heart. Dav enport surrendered. Ware and his wife had separated. Fall of Historic Elm. A Toledo , Ohio , special says that the elm tree at Fort Meigs , made famous by the campaign of William Henry Harrison against the Indians , has fallen and this historic spot is not now marked. It was in this tree that the scout , Paul Navarre , drowned the Indian sharpshooters who were picking off the Americans and he shot and killed the men who were destroy ing the pickets. An effort will be made to mark the place where the tree stood. Gomez's Farewell Falls Flat. The farewell manifesto of Gen. Maximo Gomez has fallen comparatively flat. Ha vana papers have given it little attention in the way of comment and public feeling has apparently not been much aroused. The principal criticisms have been those born of a suspicion that the manifesto is not a genuine farewell. Board Bill Causes Dual Tragedy. Joseph Povelick , a Polander , fatally shot his boarding mistress , Mrs. Mary Smoski at Pittsburg , Pa. , because she demanded money for his board which was long over due. Povelick then fled , and an hour later his body was found on the river bank with a bullet through his brain. He had committed suicide. Falls Down the Shaft. John J. Lalor , a translator in the office of the director of the mint in Washington , lost his balance and fell from the second floor in the Treasury Department down the shaft which the stairway surrounds to the basement , probablyrecaiving fatal injuries. To Protect Denmark Farmers. The minister of finance of Denmark has informed a deputation of farmers that he Government intended to appoint a coin- mission to consider the imposition of a protectionist duty ou agricultural products. ! JEFFRIES CHAMPION j KNOCKS FITZ5IMMONS OUT IN THE ELEVENTH ROUND. Nine Thousand Spectators Witnessed the Battle Between the Heavy weights at Coney Island Last Fri day Night Others. It's All Up with Fitz. James J. Jeffries , another sturdy young giant , has come out of the West to whip the champion pugilist. At the arena of the Coney Island Athletic Club Friday night he defeated Robert Fitzsimmons , world's champion in two classes middle and heavy weights in eleven rounds of whirl wind fighting. He had the Australian whipped from the ninth round. It was acknowledged that Jeffries would have an immense advantage in weight , height and age , but the thousands who tipped and backed his opponent to win were sure that he was slow and that he would in that respect be absolutely at the mercy of the pastmaster at the science of lighting that he was to meet , lie proved , on the contrary , that he was just as fast as the man he met and beat him down to uncon scious defeat in a fair fight. At 24 he has defeated Robert Fitzsimmons , Tom Shar- key , and Peter Jackson , and if he cares for himself he will probably be able to successfully defend the title for many years. The defeated man was just as good as when at Carson City he lowered the colors of the then peerless Corbett. He was just as active , just as clever , just as tricky and just as fearless. He went un falteringly to his defeat , lie was the ag gressor even at moments when he was bleeding and unsteady , and when stunned by the blows he received he reeled instinct ively toward his opponent. He was fight ing all the time and punished his oppon ent , but found him a different opponent than any he had met and a difficult man to light. .Jeffries fought from a crouching attitude that was hard to get at. lie held his head low , his back was bent down and his left arm was extended. He kept jabbing away with the left and found no trouble in landing. It was there that his superior reach told. That giant arm served as a sort of human fender to ward otf his opponent. lie made an excellent defense and demonstrated his abUity to use both hands. He is game , too , for he never shrank from his punishment. It was a great fight to watch and it com menced and ended amid scenes of intense enthusiasm. It was all very dramatic. The men fought before a crowd of 9,000 and stood up in a great beam of blinding white light. TWO SCORE HURT. Kansas City Passenger Train De railed Near Green view , Mo. A south bound passenger train on the Kansas City , Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad , which left Kansas City at 7J50 Friday night , was derailed near Greenview at 8:80 : p. m. The smoker was turned upside down , and one of the coaches turned on its side. Forty to fifty passengers were more or less seriously injured , three probably fatally. The train was derailed by the spreading of the rails , the track having been damaged by the recent heavy rains. The smoker , which contained most of the injured , and the chair car , immediately fol lowing , were turned on their sides into the ditch. The combination baggage and mail car remained on the track. There was a heavy downpour of rain at the time of the accident. The crc\v went to work with a will to rescue the passengers. Women and children were first rescued and at tended to as best was possible under the circumstances. Before all had been taken out of the chair car a fire started in the rear end , but the porter cut a hole in thereof roof and extinguished it. The smoker was well filled. Passengers were compelled to crawl the full length of the car to the rear door to escape , darkness making it impos sible to see a foot ahead. The scene of the wreck was in the woods , and there were no houses near to which the injured could be taken. PICQUART RELEASED. One of the Leading Characters of Dreyfus Case Out. of Prison. Col. Picquart was provisionally released from custody in Paris Saturday afternoon. He went to the home of his brother-in- law , Mayor Gasc of Ville d'Avray. Picquart was imprisoned last July on the charge of communicating confidential doc uments , and has since been accused of fab ricating a document intended to compro mise Esterhazy. Japs Flock to Hawaii. Advices from Yokohama state that nearly 7,000 laborers will leave Japan during the current year under contract to work on the Hawaiian plantations. This is the re- suit of the permission by the United States Government for the importation of the Jap anese to the new island territory under the contract to assist in the cultivation of seven new and immense plantations. Family Feud Breaks Our Anew. Abe Lee , a member of the Lee faction of the Lee-Taylor feud , which prevailed in Harland County , Kentucky , ten years ago. was killed Sunday night from ambush. It is thought the Taylors did the deed and the Lee faction is arming. The old feud will < be revived. Fought to a Draw. < After twenty rounds of the fastest mill ing ever seen in Xewark , Ohio , Referee Coulton decided the contest between Eddie Gardner of Wheeing. and Johnny Van lleest of Cincinnati , a draw. TWENTY-EIGHT MEN BURIED , Report of Terrible Landslide on the Choetaw & Memphis Road. It was reported in Little Rock , Ark. , Thursday night that a landslide occurred at lloss Hollow and engulfed twenty-eight men , all of whom are supposed to have been killed. Ross Hollow is a-pass between two small mountain ranges , about twenty- eight miles west of Little Kock , on the line of the Choctow & Memphis Railroad , now under construction from Little Rock to Howe , L T. A large force of graders has been engaged in grading the roa'f ' through the pass and , according to the re port , it was a part of this force that was caught under the falling earth. .The report was brought in by farmers traveling from the locality. According to the farmers a large force of men was en gaged in excavating in a deep cut when the earth above , which had been loosened by heavy ram , suddenly came down upon them , burying twenty-eight men in tons of earth. BIG FIRE AT AUGUSTA , GA. Quarter Million Dollars' Worth ol Property Destroyed. The largest fire in the history of Au gusta ; Ga. , in many years burned over the same district that was swept seven years ago , when the. Augusta Chronicle was de stroyed. Several buildings that escaped at that time are now smoking ruins. The losses aggregate a quarter of a million del lars. The fire started in the drug store of Davenport & Phini/.y. During the height of the excitement 10,000 rounds of cart ridges in the armory , which was also burned , began to explode , and for an hour there was an incessant fusillade of shots. Burning embers were carried by a high wind a block away , and two or three frame buildings were burned. Three cotton - ton warehouses were on lire at various times , but xvere fortunately saved before the flames made much headway. Troops Line Up at Pay Car. Owing to the representations of the pret * > there was a large gathering of Cuban soldiers at Santiago Wednesday morning in expectation of receiving a share of the American gratuity. One hundred and eighty presented a signed statement expressing - pressing a willingness to surrender their arms. It is evident there will be no trouble in the province , with the possible excep tion of the northern districts. Exposition Peddles Its Bonds. The Ohio Centennial bonds , amounting to $150,000 , are again without purchasers. Spitzer & Co. have withdrawn their bid. The city of Toledo will be compelled to look for other purchasers. The bonds were refused by the Xortliern Xational Bank on the ground fhat they were illegal. Cloudburst and Thunderstorm. A terrific cloudburst and thunderstorm did great damage at Peru , Ind. , Thursday , leveling scores of houses , demolishing thirty derricks in the oil field , together with barns , trees and fences. The extent is not fully known , but thus far no casual' ties have been reported. Diplomatic Relations Broken. According to advices from Berlin the Russian Government has broken off diplo matic relations with the free city of Bre men , owing to the refusal of the Bremen authorities to grant satisfaction for the alleged wrongful arrest of a Russian priest Now York Kidnapers. George and Addie Barrows , accused of kidnaping 1 Marion Clark , arrived in Xew York Thursday and were taken to police headquarters. Bella Anderson , or Carrie Jones , was taken to police headquarter ? soon after the arrival of Barrows. To Ship Gold to Europe. Lasard Freres of New York Saturnuy shipped to Europe $2,000,000 in gold , mak ing § 3,000,000 to go on that day. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago Cattle , common to pnme , 93.00 to $5.75 ; hogs , shipping grades' , $3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep , fair to choice , Jjo.OU to $5.00'wheat ; , No. 2 red , 75c to 7Uc ; corn , No. 2 , &ric to 35c ; oats. No. 2 , 23c to 24c ; rye , No. 2 , 5Ge to 57c ; butter , choice creamery , 17c to 19c ; eggs , fresh , lie to 13c ; potatoes , choice , 30c to 40c per bushel. Indianapolis Cattle , shipping , $3.00 to $5.75 ; hogs , choice light , $2.75 to $4.00 ; sheep , common to choice , $2.50 to $4.75 ; wheat. No. 2 red , 73c to 75c ; corn , No. 2 white. 33c to 35c ; oats , No. 2 white , 2c ! ) to 30c. St. Louis Cattle , $3.50 to $5.75 ; hops , $3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep. $3.00 to $5.25 ; wheat , No. 2 , 74c to 7Gc ; corn. No. 2 yellow , 32c to 34c ; oats. No. 2 , 23c to 25c ; rye. No. 2 , 57c to 50e. Cincinnati Cattle , $2.50 to $5.75 ; hos. $3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep. $2.50 to $4.50 : wheat , No. 2. 74c to 75c ; corn , No. 2 mixed , 34tto 3 ( > c ; oats. No. 2 mixed. 27c to 29c ; rye. No. 2 , G4c to GOc. Detroit Cattle , $2.50 to $5.75 ; hoirs. $3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep. $2.50 to $4.75 : wheat. i No. 2 , 7Sc to SOe ; corn. No. 2 yellow , 34c to 35c ; oats , No. 2 white , 2St- to 30c : > ryc , (52c ( to (54c. ( Toledo Wheat , No. 2 mixed , 7Gc to 7Sc ; corn. No. 2 mixed , 33c to 34c ; oats. No. 2 mixed. 25c to 27c ; rye , No. 2 , 5k- ( to 5Sc : clover seed , new , $3.70 to $3.SO. Milwaukee Wheat. No. 2 spring , 74c to 7b'c ; corn. No. 3 , 33c to 34c ; oats. No. 2 white , 2Jc to 20c ; rye. No. 1 , 5Gc to 59c ; barley. No. 2 , 39c to 41c ; pork , mess. $ S.OO to $8.50. Buffalo Cattle , good shipping steers. $3.00 to $5.75 ; hess , common to choice. ' $3.25 to $4.25 ; sheep , fair to choice weth ers , $3.50 to $4.75 ; Iambs , common to extra. $ i.50 to $7.00. New York Cattle. $3.25 to $5.75 ; hogs , " $3.00 to $4.50 ; sheep , $3.00 to $4.75 ; wheat , No. 2 red , 82c to 84c ; corn , No. 2 , 40c to 42c ; oats , No. 2 white , 32c to 34c. ; butter , creamery , 15c to 20c ; eggs , West- ern.4c to IGc. STATE OF NEBRASKA NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON DENSED FORM. Wind-Up of a. Most Successful Year for Nebraska Colleges Com mencement Exercises in the Sev eral Institutions in the State. Their Studies Completed. The twenty-eighth annual commence ment exercises of the State University held in Lincoln June 8 , marked the closing of a most eventful week and a most successful year for the institution. The commence ment oration was delivered by Cyrus Northrop , president of the Minnesota State University , who spoke upon the sub ject , "The Education Which "Our Country Needs. " Although somewhat crippled by the late war , the graduating class this year was almost as large as last. Quite a number of juniors who enlisted in the army last year failed to return to the University , and , as a consequence , the number of grad uates was slightly diminished. Following the address , degrees , certificates and dipto- mas were conferred by the deansof the different colleges. The sixteentli annual commencement at Bellevue College ended June 8 with the graduating exercises held at Clarke Hall. In place of the orations usually delivered by the members of the class an address was given by Rev. T. V. Moore , I ) . D. , of Omaha. Doplomas were conferred on five graduates. Commencement exercises of the Institute for the Blind occurred June 7 at the Over land Theater in Nebraska City. The pro gram was a varied and interesting one. Gov. Poynter was present and presented the diplomas. The names of the graduates in the different departments are as follows : Literary , May Stinger. Nora IIollings- worth , E. C. Moore , Bert Page , Jennie Johnson ] , Sylvia Duncan , Max Yoss and Lee Muck ; musical , Ray Clark , Remie Deranleau , Nora Martin and E. C. Moore ; industrial ; , R. Deranleau. CHARGED WITH DEFAULT. Boyd County Treasurer Accused of a $ , " > , OOO Shortage. A sensation was caused at Butte recently by the arrest of County Treasurer Nicholas Seller , charged with the embezzlement of over $5,000 of county funds. As this is the second treasurer who has been charged with default in that county the people are considerably worked up and will demand that Seller be dealt with according to law. The County is represented by M. F. Har rington of O'Neill , who has been engaged by the county board. Family of Soldiers. When the call was made for volunteers for the war with Spain four sons of John Storch , a worthy citizen of Fullerton , en- 'isted as privates in Company B , First Ne- Draska Infantry , end went to the Philip pines. In the gallant charge of the regi- nent in Quingua , where Colonel Stotsen- oerg lost his life , Quartermaster Sergeant James F. Storch u as killed. The other Jhree boys are returning with honors to ; his country with the body of their brother , ind upon their arrival they will learn that the President has appointed Joseph A. Storch a lieutenant in the regular army as i recognition of the services and the sacri fices of the family. Bonds for Bridge. A petition has been filed and the propo sition is now being published in Ashland For the purpose of holding on election to vote on 115,000 bonds on Ashland precinct 'o build a public wagon bridge across the Platte River. The election will be held on Saturday , the first day of July , and should the bonds carry the construction of the bridge will be commenced at once. The oridge will be located two and a half miles aortheast of Ashland. Barrett to Be Prosecuted. Patrick D. Barrett has been taken to Omaha from Sidney by Deputy Cooley of the United States mail. With other tour ists Barrett boarded the fast mail train on the Union Pacific and refused to get off the car. The conductor then turned him over to the Government officials. This is the first step taken by the United States officials to prevent tramps from an noying the mail trains in this State. Niobrara Postoflice Robbery. The postoflice at Xiobrara was robbed , about $200 in cash being taken. The front 3oor of the building and the safe door were left wide open , nothing being broken. Xo stamps were taken. The robbery was done jy some one knowing the safe combina tion , the same not having been changed for years. 3ian Dies of Glanders. Charles D. Biglow died near Niobrara from the effects of glanders , which he 3aught by coming in contact with a team thus affected. He was adjudged insane by the board , but he was too ill to be removed and died the day following. Claim of Damages. A claim for $4,000 damages has been filed against N > bra. > ka City by C. AV. Seymour. Mr. Mnsour .states that he fell upon an icy Mdfwalk last winter and broke his leg and suffered p..in and loss of time equiva lent to i he amount named. Prisoner Ordered Released. County Attorney J. L. Root ordered Joseph Wmkler , who shot the arm off of Mike Brodback at Cedar Creek last week released , as the evidence showed that he did the shooting in his own house in self defense. _ . Masons Meet at Lincoln. The annual communication of the Ma sonic Grand Lodge was held in Lincoln with about five hundred delegates in at tendance. All the business sessions were 'iclil in Representative Hall in the State House. Pined for Fast Driving. William Lewis , who resides west of "own was arrested , charged with fast driv- ng on the streets of Plattsmouth. In the police court he pleaded guilty to the jhargeand was by Judge Archer fined B12.15. VINDICATED IN DEATH. No Grounds Tor Charges Againsfc the Late Col. Stotsenberg. The War Department lias made public a statement containing reports received from Gen. Otis concerning charges preferred by relatives and friends of the enlisted men of the First Nebraska against the late Col. John M. Stotsenberg , who commanded the regiment when he was killed. The charges embraced allegations of ill treat ment of the men of his command , and were accompanied by a resolution of the House of .Representatives of the Nebraska Legislature requesting thorough investiga tion. Gen. Otis , under orders from the War Department , had the charges investi gated , and according to the statement issued found them groundless. Men and oflicers of the First Nebraska were enthu siastic in their praise of the late colonel. Gens. Otis and MacArthur also speak in eulogistic terms of him. TORNADO PASSES NEAR TILDEN Farm House Torn to Pieces and. Family Hurt. A tornado passed four miles northeast of Tilden a few evenings .since. The house of Will Dahnke wzis entirely demolished. Mrs. Dahnke and three children were in the house and all were _ struck by pieces of the cook stove , which appeared to explode before the house was injured. Mr. Dahnke was in the barn at the time , but on .seeing the house going to pieces made a rush for his wife and babies and reached the build ing just in time to be caught by the bricks of the falling chimney. No bones were broken , but he received a bad scalp wound and one leg was badly hurt , besides his teeth being all loosened. The youngest child was carried upwards of twenty rods with some of the lumber of the house , and was the only one of the family who es caped without injury. OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR GUARD Second Kegimeiifc of State Militia Holds Its Election. The vote cast for regimental oHicers of the Second Regiment , Nebraska National Guard , was canvassed in the office of Adjt. ( Jen. Barry at Lincoln and resulted in the selection of the following for the oflices named : Colonel , Arthur E. Campbell , Lin coln ; lieutenant colonel , Ernest II. Tracy , Nebraska City ; major , William ilayward , Nebraska City. MACLEAN IS CALLED. Presidency of Iowa State University Tendered the Nebraskan. The Board of Regents of the State Uni versity of Iowa has tendered the presi dency of the State University to Chancel lor 1 G eorge E. Mac-Lean of of Nebraska. New Road Incorporates. Articles of incorporation for the Yank- ton , Norfolk it .Southern Railroad were drawn tip at Norfolk a few days since. The capital stock is $1,800,000. The articles provide that Yankton shall be the northern , Omaha the southern and Kearney the southwestern terminus and Norfolk the principal place of business. W. W. Gra ham of Norwalk , Ohio , and II. S. Meek- ling of Chicago , two of the promoters of the enterprise , and the company's attorney , A. II. Orvis , have been interviewing the business men of Norfolk and have received much encouragement. Tramps and Trousers Apprehended Marshal George McGoff of Pierce ar rested four crooks of the tramp type in that town. When told by the marshal to accompany Iiim from the stock yards , where Jhey were preparing dinner , thej refused and it was necessary to clue twi of them into submission. Two of them entered the general store of D. W. Elliott , and while one occupied the attention of Mr. Elloitt the other .stole two pair of trousers , which in company with more stolen property was subsequently re covered. Boy's Foot Crushed. Charlie Crawford , a 14-year-old boy of Ilumboldt , while playing about the mill got one of his feet quite badly crushed by a llatcar loaded with Hour. The physicians think that amputation of some of the toes may be necessary. Gave Up His Life. Nate Owens was drowned in the North Fork at Norfolk as a result of his effort to rescue a boy companion from the water. He was 15 years old and the son of D. P. Owens , who travels for the Dempster Com pany of Beatrice. Concert by the Blind. The students of the Institute for the Blind at Nebraska City gave their annual musicale June 7 to a large audience. The proeram was extensive and varied and was rendered in a manner highly creditable to the t performers. Nebraska Short > otes. The Royal Highlanders are organizing a lodge at Cailaway. York Methodists have raised enouirh money to buy a pipe organ for the church. An Illinois woman , Mrs. Anna Peterson of De Kalb. has made the Orphans * Home , near Holdrege. a present of § 500. Many farmers are congratulating them selves that the hard winter has in a large measure killed off the potato bugs and olhiv iii'-e ' s. Mr.- Cj'ini > y. who lives near Creighton. wu > i.h.-v i ir her feet by a strong wind and. in la.iin-4 , broke her arm. ij-.ny N tnaha County farmers whose i.isiit LJii ' . ! . ' bottoms \\hich overflow , and also those on the hillsides , are compelled to replant as the result of heavy rains. The highest price paid for wheat at Goth enburg this year was paid by T. L. Carroll to Shostrom Bros , for a big bunch of wheat. The price was 56 % cents. John Weyland of Chadron died as the result of a chicken pecking him on the back of the hand. The wound was but a mere scratch , but blood poisoning set in and death ensued. D. K. Staples of Antelope County was leaning against a barb wire fence when lightning struck the wire some distance away , tie was knocked down and felt a little queer for a time , but is now all right. It
