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About Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1899)
T. . 'Pi 1- mm THE OCCURRENCES THEREIN FOR A WEEK. f - WRECK ON THE ERIE CAUSED BY LANDSLIDE EAST OF LACKAWEXEN. . Only Two Lives Were Lost Twen ty Passengers and Trainmen Were c , 'More or Less Seriously Injured Wreck Catches Fire. Landslide Causes Wreck. Point Jervis , N. Y. : The accident on the Erie road growing out of the landslide a mile east of Lackawexen was not asseri- ous as at first reported. Only the fireman and engineer of Ihe derailed engine of the westbound Chicago express , which turned over on the track , were killed , ihough a number of the passengers on the vestibule passenger train for Buffalo and Cleveland were injured , none ; however , fatally. There were twenty on the injured list. The-wreck , which occurred shorlly before midnight Sunday , was preceded by a cloudburst and slorm which lasted two hours. A section of the bank fell on the eastbound track directly in front of the freight train. Several trees went down with the rocks and earth , and the freight cars and -engine were turned over directly across the westbound tracks of the Erie road , just as the Chicago express put in an appearance , runningatlherateof fifty miles an hour. The engine of Ihe express Irain crashed inlo the wreck and the baggage car , combination buffet car and two Pull man sleepers were piled up on Ihe Iracks immediately in fronlof the wrecked freight cars. The first sleeper was split into two parts as a result of the accident , and the passengers were thrown thirty feet down a bank. Fire at once broke out and four cars of the express train and nine of Ihe freight cars were burned. All the passen gers were clad only in their night clothing , and they were shivering with the cold. Some were bleeding and moaning , but all were dazed. Word was telegraphed to Port Jervis. A relief tram was at once arranged for and Ihree doctors and several trained nurses relumed for the purpose of caring for Ihose needing immediate as- eislance. After several hours' search the bodies of Engineer Outwater and Fireman Sells , were found under Iheir engine. Both bodies had been burned lo Ihe waist. " " . FEVER AT NEWPORT NEWS. Yellow Jack Appears in the National Soldiers' Home. Newport News : " There are thirty cases of what is believed to be yellow fever at the National Soldiers' Home at Hampton , and throe deallis from the disease were re ported Sunday. , Newport News and Hampton will quarantine against Ihe Sol diers' Home. The Government aulhorilies at Old Point have already adopted Ihis step and no strangers are allowed to enter the reservation. Quaranline Ofliqer Hobson - son , of this port , went to Ihe Soldiers' Home and verified Ihe statement that there are now lliirly cases of the disease at Ihe the home and that Ihere were Ihree deaths from the malady Sunday.Vhile no one outside of the Soldiers' Home knew any thing about the existence of yellow fever until Saturday , it is said the disease made ils appearance Ihree days before. The most rigid quaranline regulalions will be enforced to prevent Ihe spread of Ihe mal ady. The news has created greal excite ment in Newport News , Old , Point and Hampton. There are 4,000 old veterans at Ihe home. PROTESTED HIS INNOCENCE. Children of Luetgert Proclaim It to the Last. Chicago : Thousands of persons Sunday allended the funeral of Adolph L. Luet gert , Ihe wife murderer , who died at Joliet Penitentiary. Prominent in the group about the bier at the Northwest Turner Hall were Luetgerl's three children , near a floral pillow with the inscription "Our father's words : 'lam innocent. ' " Law rence Harmon , former counsel for Luet gert , delivered an address , at yie close of which he said : "He is dead , but his wife lives. I call upon Louisa Luetgert , the missing woman for whom he suffered without ever ulleriug an unkind word re garding her , to come forth and remove the ) unmerited slain from the name of Ihe father children. " K and her innocent Otis and McKinley. Washington : About ten days agoSe6- ) retary Alger cabled Otis , saying there was some crilicisra in Ihe American press , but assuring him he had Ihe enlire confidence of the Secreiary of War and Ihe Adminis h tration. As far as known at Ihe War De $ partment Ihe only messages sent by Mc n Kinley to Olis were those which have been nI na i made public , and consisted of commenda I tory words of the General and Ihelroops in c the field for what Ihey had accomplished. To Invite -1,000 Postmasters. Chicago : Four thousand poslmaslers d will be invited lo allend Ihe federal building - P . ing corner stone exercises in October. The 1 1E list includes firslclass poslmasters Ihrough- E ) out Ihe country , all postmasters in Illinois cl and some from Iowa , Indiana- Wisconsin ; d and Michigan. Brings Over 20O Klondikers. San Francisco : The St. Paul has ar U rived from St. Michael with 248 passengers , B a majority of whom are returning prospeo- niw tors. She brought considerable gold. w re Husband and Son Are Missing. 3Iinneapolis : Mrs. Mary Manning has /isked Ihe police for aid in locating her imsband , Thomas Manning , and her son Ic by her first husband , Marlin Joyce , for le both of whom she has been searching since 21Si 1 Si July 15. t Siai ai Cannot Carry Freight. Detroit , Mich. : Judge Lillibndge of the Circuit Court delivered a decision per at t manently enjoining the street' railway ri ; - companies from carrying freight over their. of F Jines within the city. * sc * , * * " " "Y7 . - CHAMBERS-IN UNITED STATES Chief Justic.3 Leaves Samoa and Arrives in San Francisco. San Francisco : Chief Justice W. L. Chambers of Samoa , arrived here July 28. He is on a four months' leave , 'but ' says that his business in the United States is of such a nature that he will probably not re turn to Apia. In an interview Mr. Chambers said : "All is now quiet in Samoa , but I cannot answer for the future. Both Mataafa and Malietoa affect to be satisfied with the present arrangement. I am sure Malietoa is sincere. He has never been ambitious for the kingship , while Mataafa has many years thirsted for power and'will not be easily satisfied. With respect to the future , I can say little. The commission has en deavored to eliminate from the original arrangement all of the features that have appeared faulty or weak. Those sections have simply been struck out , leaving noth ing in their places. What will rob the whole document of proper effectiveness is the tripartite treaty under which it will have to operate. I am sure that no gov ernment in Samoa will succeed under such an arrangement. The sooner the powers see this and formulate some correction the better for all concerned. " The chief justice left the island because the high commission would not guarantee the enforcement of his decrees. A MYSTERY NO MORE. Killing : of Charles A. Brant in St. Louis a Year Ago Solved. St. Louis : The murder of Charles A. Brant , a stenographer in the employ of the Wagner Electric Company of St. Louis , more than a year ago is no .longer a mys tery. As coolly as though he was relating the most trivial occurrence , James O'Con nor , 22 years old , his hair black as coal , eyes bloodshot and with the general demeanor meaner of a typical tough , sat in the office of Chief of Police Campbell and told the story of the holdup and murder of Brant. He confessed his own part in the _ crime , but declared that the shots which caused Brant's death were fired by Edward Hell- man and Harry Morris. Not a detail of the holdup and tragedy were left untold. O'Connor was apparently as calm as any of his listeners. O'Connor was arrested in Cincinnati and brought here by Detective Sheylin of St. Louis. Hellman and Mor ris are now in the State Prison a"t Jefferson City. 50,000 MAY QUIT. Chicago Brickmakers' Strike May Cause a Great Walkout. Chicago : The brickmakers' strike here , an official of organized labor declares , is likely to precipitate a general walking out of the building trades unions , 50,000 strong , tying up building operations in the city. The structures threatened have an esti mated value of over $4,000.000. A commit tee from the Brickmaker's Alliance , armed with instructions from the Building Trades Council have invaded buildings under con struction , and where non-union brick was ( being use'd ordered union men to cease i ii work. i FOUR NEGROES SWING.s c Wholesale .Legal Hanging in the 1 City of Baltimore. c Baltimore , Md. : Cornelius Gardner , John Myers , Charles James and Joseph Bryan , all negroes , were hanged July 28 , the first three for criminally assaulting Annie Cailey , colored , aged 13 , and Bryan for the murder of Mary Pack , a woman with whom he had lived and for whom she de serted her husband. They had frequent quarrels. She left him and he cut her throat because she refused to return to him. Wilder Monument Completed. Chattanooga , Tenn. : The Wilder nion- s " ument" in Chickamauga Park has been g completed and the Wilder Brigade Association - ation , composed of old Federal soldiers in Indiana , Ohio , Kentucky and Tennessee , will dedicate the monument on Sept. 20. Gov. Mount of Indiana has accepted au in vitation to deliver an address. Laborers Deceived in Guatemala. San Francisco : J. J. Noel , a colored man from New Orleans , who arrived here on the steamer Colon , says that he and 150 others went to Guatemala to work on the Northern Railway under the belief that they were to receive $6 per day. Instead , they were given $1.50 a day and their food was insufficient. A Royal Wedding. Cetlinje : The wedding of Crown Prince Danielo of Montenegro , and the Duchess f Gutla , was celebrated July 29 by" Ihe ' nelropolitan of Cetlinje , in Ihe presence of lie bride's mother and brother , the Prince ind Princess of Montenegro , Ihe Duchess f Mecklenburg-Streinlz , Duke Frederick ind olhers. ' 1 $1C,7OO in Dewey Home Fund. Washington : The secretary of Dewey ! ionic fund announces Ihe cash in hand is , 516,700 , with more promised ; that the com- niltee has decided it will in any case erecl home with the money in hand when tt Dewey returns. It asks all who wish to tts ioutribule to do so at once. s ; Will Be on Hand. V ) Washington : Secretary Long has or- 'rj lered Ihe cruiser New Orleans , at New- tort , and Ihe gunboat Machias , at St. Thomas , lo proceed at once to S.au \v vm omingo. The action is due entirely to a m lesire to be forhauded in case oft possible tt [ iisturbance. Vi Taken to Birmingham. w Birmingham , Ala. : Henderson Tunstlll , y < he negro murderer of Judge James K. to lamilton , was "brought here Wednesday ight under guard of a company of militia rhich was called out to'protect him from ) oported danger of lynching. Texas Train Robber Hanged. to Fort Worth , Texas : James M. Garling- 2IK here. the IK 5n was hanged Garlington was jader of a band which on the night of July , 1898 , robbed the Santa Fe train near $ aginaw and killed Fireman Whittaker nd Engineer Williams. er Fatal Gas Explosion. Hazleton , Pa. : By an explosion of gas the colliery of Cox Bros. & Co. , at w nger , ten miles from here , Morris Stough Weston was killed 1 and six other men cr jriously injured. > \ t-v- DEATH HANGS OVER HIM ; Private Givcns Is Being Returned to Philippines in Irons. San Francisco : On board the transport Ohio , which , with the Newport , sailed Thursday morning for the Philippines , was Benjamin Givens , a private in Company II , Fourth United States Infantry , man acled and guarded , to be returned to Ma nila for trial upon the charge of "desertion in the face of the enemy , " the penalty for which is death. When taken before Col Freeman , Givens stated he had not realized for a week after he deserted his post the enormity of. his offense. He had been drinking heavily and in his half dazed con dition went aboard the Indiana. Four or five days out Ihe first sergeant of his com pany , who was coming home in charge of an insane soldier , saw him and reported him to the commanding officer. Givens was taken'into custody , and as soon as the vessel arrived he was sent to the Presidio. Cabled orders from Manila directed that he be sent back for courtmartial. Givens deserted from the company when it was stationed in block house No. 7 , a mile and a half norlh of Manila. The command was under fire constantly from marauding bands. One day in the latter part of May he went to Manila , drank heavily and cast military obligations to the wind. BY THE OLD PANEL GAME. Wealthy Western Merchant Is Bun coed Out'of $7OOO. Chicago : A wealthy Western merchant , whose identity the police disguise be hind the ficticious name of "George Edwards , " was robbed Thursday night of $7,000 by a "panel game , " operated in the house of Nellie Miller , in State Street. The money consisted of seven $1,000 bills. This is the largest amount of money ever se cured in a similar robbery in the -levee district. The Miller woman has been ar rested. "Edwards" is a wealthy merchant whose home is not very far from Denver , Colo. He came to Chicago during Ihe day with $14,000 in currency , checks and drafts , and after a brief stay intended to go east and make fall purchases. BIG RIVER DISASTER REPORTED Over 15O People Said to Have Per ished in Russia. Berlin : , A dispalch from Nijini-Novgo- rod reporls that a freight and passenger steamer collided Thursday on the River Yolga and Ihe latter steamer sank , drown ing 155 persons. Cruel -and Inhuman Fiend. Chaltanooga , Tenn. : Matthew Stan ford , one of the most prominent white farmers in Washington County , shot and killed Preston Carson Thursday night near Washington College. He Ihen went lo Carson's hbme and shot two of his victim's children one 4 years old and the other 6. The younger will die. Slanford was cap- lured. L To * Discharge Japanese. Seallle , Wash ; It is slated lhat the Great Northern Railroad will discharge all ils Japanese section hands and employ white men in'their ' stead within Ihe next sixty days. Incompelency is given by Ihe company as Ihe cause , but it is thought Ic be in recognition of Ihe indirect demands of Ihe Montana labor unions. Californians Start Home. Manila : The transport Sherman sailed Thursday for San Francisco , via Nagasaki and Yokohama , with the California infantry - § fantry , consisting of forty-eight officers find 950 men , two batteries of the Cali fornia Heavy Artillery , Bine officers and 2ighty-six men , and 275 discharged soldiers of other regiments. Census of Porto Rico. Washington : It is expected that a cen sus of Porto Rico will be taken about the same time a census of Cuba is made. The jasis may be a very complete census taken 3y the Spanish Government about a year jefore the war , which the United Slales minorities have found verjr reliable. Poison Put in Coffee. Carmi , 111. : Three members of Walter 5. Warthem's family were poisoned Wed- icsday. The son died Thursday night. V married daughter was arrested and con- essedto putting poison in the coffee. Captain Dreyfus 111. Paris : The Pelit Journal says Capt. Dreyfus is ill wilh fever and that his cou- lilion is serious. " MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago Cattle , common to prime , 53.00 to $0.00 ; . hogs , shipping grades , J3.00 to $4.75 ; sheop. fair to choice , $3.UO o $5.25 ; wheat , No. 2 red , 70c to 71c ; orn. No. 2 , 32c to 33e ; oats. No. 2 , 23i- o 25c ; rye , No. 2 , 52c to 53c ; butter , hoice creamery , 10"c to ISc ; eggs , fresh. Ic to 13c ; potatoes , choice new , 2oc to i.jc per bushel. Indianapolis Cattle , shippjng , ? 3.00 to " > .7o ; hogs , choice light , $2.75 to $4.75 ; heep , common to prime , $3.25 to $4.75. i-heat , No. 2 .red , ( Jo'c to GSc ; corn. No. 2 i-hite. 33c to 34c ; oats. No. 2 white , 27c o 29c. St. Louis Cittlp. $3.50 to $0.00 ; hosrs , 300 to $4.75 ; sheep. $3.00 to $4,75 ; flieat , No. 2. Tie to 73ctorn , No. 2 ' J ellow , 31c lo 33c ; oats. No. 2. 21c to 23'c ; ye. No. 2. 53c to 55c. Cincinnati Cattle , $2.50 to $5.50 ; hogs , 3.00 to $4.50 ; sheep , $2.50 to $4.50 ; fhesit , No. 2 , Gc ! to 70ccorn ; , No. 2 lixed , 35c to 3Gc ; oafs , No. 2 mixed , 2Gc > * 2Sc ; rye. No. 2. 5Sc to GOc. Detroit Cattle. $2.50 to $0.00 ; hogs , 3,00 to $4.50 ; sheep. $2.50 _ to' $4.75 ; 'heat , No. 2 , 7lc to 73c ; corn , No. 2 ellow , o4c to 3(5c ( ; oats , No.,2 white , 2b'c 30c ; rye , " 5fc to 57c. Toledo Wheat , No. 2 mixed , 72c to 3c ; corn. No. 2 mixed , 33c to 35c ; oats , o. 2 mixed , 24c to 2Gc ; rye , No. 2 , 52c 53c ; clover seed , new , $3.95' to $4.05. : Milwaukee Wheat , No. 2 spring , 71c 73c ; corn , No. 3 , 32c to 33c ; oats , No. white , 24c to 27c ; rye , No. 1 , 52c to 53c ; arley , No. 2 , tte ! to 41c ; pork , mess , S.75 to $9.25. [ Buffalo-Seattle' , good shipping steers , 3.00 to $5.75 : hogs , .common to choice , 3.25 to $5.00 ; sheep , fair to choice weth- rs. $3.50 to $5.25 ; lambs , common to jrtra , $4.50 to $ (5.50. ( New York Cattle , $3.25 to $5.75 ; hogs , 3.00 to $5.25 ; sheep , $3.00 to $5.25 ; heat , No. 2 red , 77c to 78c ; corn , No. 2 , 3c to 39c ; oats , No. 2 , 27c to 29c ; butter , ream cry , loc to 19c ; eggs , Western , 14c : lUc. STATE OP NEBRASKA NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON DENSED FORM. Work of the Senate Investigating Committee About Completed Sec retary Porter Declines to Show Tally Sheets of the Recount. Investigation About Concluded. The Senate investigating committee has about concluded its labors. Another meet ing will be held at which time Benton Maret will be given an opportunity lo tell what he knows concerning ex-Gov. Hol- comb's connection with the recount. The members of Ihe committee called on Sec retary of State Porter at his office in Lin- " coln"the object of the visit being to form ally demand the privilege of examining the tally sheets used by the recount com mission of 1897. Porler refused to exhibit these sheets , stating that if he had them he could not produce them on account of the injunclion from the District Court. Secretary Porter's answer to the request of the commitlee was laken down in short hand by a stenographer. lie said he did not know whether the sheets were in ex istence or noti that he had never looked for therii and that he had no idea as to who last possessed them. Nearly all the active work'of the com- mi.ltee has been finished and about all that remains lo be done is Ihe writing of the report of Ihe commillee's proceedings. All the testimony taken has been preserved and will be included in the report , which will be quite voluminous. HERO IS VINDICATED. Justice Comes at Last to the Late Col. John M. Stotsenberg. Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn has added the last chapter in the case of the late Col. John M. Stolsenberg by sending the subjoined letter lo Adjt. Gen. Barry. This letter grew out of the charges of tyr anny and favorileism made by some of the Dfiicers and privates against Col. Slolsen- nerg and so slrong were Ihe allegations that the House of Representatives of Ne braska took cognizance of them by parsing resolutions calling upon the Secretary of War to order an immediate , complete and thorough investigation of these charges that full- justice might be done all parties. Maj. Gen. Otis was- ordered to make a full investiga tion of the matter , and the complainls and protests were given to Major and Inspector John S. Mallory of the Eighth Army Corps. Space will not permit us to give the full : ext of the correspondence , but Maj. Mal- lory's findings are as follows : "It will be seen that an overwhelming majority of the officers and men of Ihe -egiment , either directly or by natural in ference , strongly condemn and refute Ihe charges and heartily indorse Col. Stotsen- oerg's administration , both as battalion ind regimental commander , and that nol DUO officer or enlisted man expresses the Dpinion lhat it would be for the best inter- 2Sls of Ihe regiment lo relieve him of Ihe command of it. " Building Elevators iu Iowa. Within the next few weeks Ihe Nye & Schneider Company of Fremont will have from eight lo a dozen new elevalors in course of construction in Iowa. The ter ritory on which Ihe elevators will draw is conliguous lo the new branches on Ihe Northwestern line , one running from Wall Lake lo Dennison , another from Monda- min to Boyer , a point on Ihe line between Ihe first named pomls , and a third from Mondamiu to Ule. The track is alread\ laid along the first branch and the Nye fc Schneider elevators are already under way on lhat line. The counlry is rich and will doubtless open up good business for Ihe company. Both Kecruits from York. Two soldiers , Frank C. Tuney and Eugene D. Shaw of Company A , York , arrived at San Francisco last week in the hospital ship Morgan City. Shaw was a recruit and very liltle is known about him in York. Timey'is a resident of the city and when Company A left Tuney , owing to his height and healthy appearance was pointed out as Ihe slrougest soldier of all. He brings wilh him a great record for heroic and daring fighling. Every care and allenlion will be given Ihe boys on arrival home. > \ .Recommend Raising Prices. ' * The Photographers' Association held its annual meeting at Omaha last week. The allendance was good , about 100 members being present. A. C. Townsend of Lin coln read a paper dealing with the ques tion of low prices. He recommended bel ter prices and better work and held that the public would soon become educated up to paying reasonable prices for their work when they knew that they would receive the best possible service. The majority of the members seemed to approve of his re marks. Skull Fractured. Gus Metllin of Wayne met with a serious accident. He was just starling for home when from some unknown cause his team ran away and , turning in a circle , upset the bimgy and threw him out upon his head , fracturing the bones of his skull. The buggy was demolished and one of the horses ran into a mower , calching Ihe leg in Ihe cycle , throwing tliu animal and making an ugly wound. Melllin is ser ) iously injured. New School House for Ponca. Work on Ihe new $15,000 school house at Ponca is now progressing rapidly. The conlraclor hopes lo be able to complete Ihe building without another interruption. When Ihe same is completed Ihis thriving little burg will Have one of the largest , most fiandsome and best equipped school sdifices norlh of Ihe Plalle River. Accepts a Treat of Whisky. Rev. Charles F. Hay wood , paster of Ihe Melhodist Episcopal Church of Silver Creek , was arrested Ihe other day on com plaint of having accepted a treat of a drink i if whisky in Adam Roth's saloon. He tvas found guilty ami fined $25 and costs Rev. Haywood gave notice of appeal to ' he District Court. e ] To Bring the Body Home. Acling-Secrelary of War Meiklejohn has c ! ssued orders lo Quartermaster General aldington that the body of Captain Lee u Forby be brought from the Philippines in uhi ? jonformity with the wishes of his father , hi 3. H. Forby of Omaha. hic ft Under Bond , to Keep the Peace. Mike Britt of Hastings was placed under a ] 1500 bonds lo keep Ihe peace. He had C hreatened to kill his wife and- was ar- Coi f ested on her complaint. He failed to se- oihi ure bail and was locked up. la TO AID NEBRASKA BOYS. Call for Help Made on Friends of the First Regiment. . The military authorities of the State are in receipt of several telegraphic com munications from Adjt. Gen. Barry , who is now in San Francisco with Col. Stark , awaiting the return of the First Regiment. From information received at San Fran cisco it'is learned that there is some likli- hood of an epidemic of pneumonia on board the Hancock , and steps have been taken by Adjt. Gen. Barry toward supply ing the returning soldiers with proper and suitable clothing when they arrive. To this end he has requested friends and rela tives of the soldiers to send chest protect ors and other articles of clothing to be de livered when the troops arrive , which will be some time during the week commencing July 81. Chief Clerk Ayres has addressed letters to the postmasters of each town repre sented in the regiment requesting them to secure the publication of the dispatch re ceived from Adjt. Gen. Barry. The letter sent out by Mr. Ayres closed with the fol lowing : "Too much cannot be done for the care and comfort of the boys who have fought so gallantly and bravely and who have not only won for themselves the distinction of being heroes , but have bestowed honor upon the great Stale of Nebraska and this Republic , and found a warm place in the heart of every law abiding and liberty lov ing citizen' . " Gov. Poynter arrived in San Francisco July 26 for the purpose of welcoming the boys. POWER COMPANY WINS. Granted Right to Tap Platte River and Construct Dam , . The application of the Fremont Canal and Power Company for right to tap the Platte River for a power canal and to con struct a reservoir whose capacity shall be 1,254,528,000 cubic feet of water , has .been granted by State Engineer Wilson. Ac cording to the engineers ruling the work of excavation or constructing the canal must be commenced not later than Jan. 25,1900 , and completed Jan. 25 , 1903 , with the time for completing the application of wattir for beneficial uses extending three years later. The water used for irrigating purposes is limited to 200 cubic feet and for power 2.300 cubic feet per second. The reservoir will be of immense proportions , having/an area of 700 acres , with an aver age depth of forty feet. The-dam that holds this water will be 123 feet high and will-be eight feet broad at the lop. Carrier Pigeon Captured. A pigeon that appeared exhausted was captured by J. Belchers of Bradshaw. On examination he found a paper in a small tube attached to the pigeon's leg , stating that it was owned by Dr. F. S. Morris of McCool and to return it , which Mr. Belcher did. This carrier pigeon is one of a num ber of young birds that Dr. Morris is trying to use in the practice of medicine. Ashland Votes for Bridge. The election al Ashland lo decide whether or not the city shall be bonded for $6.000 resulted in a vote of 67 opposing and 280 in favor. The bridge is to be located just below the 15. fc M. railroad bridge , making a span of 1.900 feet. It has ' not been decided as to what kindof a bridge will be put there , but it will be a vc-rysnb- slantial one. Nebraska Short Notes. -There is an epidemic of scarlet fever at Alliance. Pawnee merchants have agreed to close 3 at 0:30 every evening. 1 Cass County has something over 1,000 Woodmen of America. , Albion has a new park. It was opened lo Ihe public last week. A Gretna boy had his arm broken a few days ago by being thrown from a buggy. Arapalioe people are debating Ihe advisa bility of pulling in waterworks and eleclric lights. The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Farnam will be dedicated on Sunday July 30. The beet fields in the vicinity of Fre mont are in good condition. A big crop is assured. Wood River has shipped $10,000 worth of hogs to San Francisco during the las ! thirty days. Farmer Sprouse , living near Callaway , committed suicide by the gun route. He leaves a family. P. J. Bentz , charged wilh altempt to commit a criminal assault at Stanton , has been acquitted. Winter wheat is yielding from twenty to twenty-eight bushels per acre in the vicin ity of Harvard. There is a saloon war on at St. Edward. [ Five joints have been raided and much liquor confiscated. The business at the Alliance United Stales land office is Ihe largest in the history of the office. The Gretna School Board has selected an entire new corps of teacher , not one of the : old ones being retained. : ) August Ericson. a young Boyd County farmer , was killed in a runaway eighteen miles north of O'Neill a few days ago. John Olson fell from the top of the Elk- liorn water lank at Meadow Grove , break ing his right leg and arm and sustaining jlher injuries. Secrelary Gage has ordered Ihe purchase f the Lynn site for Ihe Haslings public auilding. The price at which it was sub mitted is $9,500. * The southwestern dislrict reunion of the 5rand Army of the Republic will be held it Cambridge from Monday. Sept.1 , until Saturday , Sept. 9. George Morgan had his foot cutoff in the 3urlington yards at McCook. He was iding on the trucks of a passenger and ell between the rails. While quarreling over a disputed fence ine at Fairmont Mrs. George Bennett hrew hot water over Alfred Parson , scald- ng his right arm badly. As the result of a fall of fifteen feet from swing , Will C. Abbotl , 10-year-old son if Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Abbott died at the lome of his parents near Teeumseh. ol f Geneva has raised $1,000 with which to ' ] nlertain its company of Ihe First Nebraska. m The Methodists of Superior have raised 5.500 to pay off the indebtedness on their hurch. Mrs. C. D. Burgoyne was thrown from A heplalform of Ihe caboose of a freight at PI ilden and fell between the rails. The ody was not badly mufHated. Death was sib aused by dislocation of the neck , resulting sioi rom the fall. oi f "Prof. " Kharas , who is operating an lleged magnetic infirmary at Nebraska C ( lity has been re-arrested upon the charge practicing medicine without first filing n < is certificate with the county clerk , as the tt iw prescribes HANCOCK AT 'JflilSCO ARRIVES AT THE GOLDEN GATE WITH THE NEBRASKANS. The Untimely Arrival of the Trano- pOL't Completely Destroyed All Arrangements ' for the Royal Re ception Planned. First Nebraska Arrives. Ean Francisco , July 20. The untimely arrival of the United States transport Han cock , having on board the Nebraska recl- ment and two batteries of the Utah artil lery , completely 'destroyed all the ar rangements which had been made for a royal reception and an enthusiastic - welcome come to the fighting volunteers returning crowned with laurels. The Hancock dropped anchor In tha > stream shortly before midnightlast night. The committees here from Nebraska and Utah had given up all idea of the vessel's- arriving earlier than this morning , and had prepared to be up at dawn today to greet the expected ship. Tugs and launches had been chartered , and Gov. Poynter , of Ne braska , had planned with all care and de tail to be the first man aboard the Han cock and welcome the troops from his state back to American soil. But there were no * reception committees afloat at midnight , and only one small delegation of Nebraska people , headed by Judge Robert Ryan and C. O. Wheadon , of Lincoln , accompanied the customs house officials and the corre spondents on the race down the bay. Quarantine requirements and customs regulations debarred this little band from , going nearer the ship than to approach the gang plank. The returning soldiers have no criticism to offer their silent re ception. They cheered themselves hoarse at sight of the little fleet of launches , and from the decks of the transport shouted , greetings and messages to the people on the dancing craft below. Killed the First Filipino. Col. H. B. Mulford , of the Nebraskaa , . who is in command , soon appeared at the railing. By his side stood William Grazen , . of Company D , the sentinel of the Ne braska regiment who fired the first shot iu answer to shots from the Filipinos which , started the war with the insurgents. Ha killed the first Filipino who died by an American bullet , and it was this shot which , was the signal for the advance of the entire American line and the great rout of the rebel army on the night of the 4th of Feb ruary. "I don't think you will see any of us re turning to Manila very soon , " said Col. Mulford , in response to a question. "Just one man in the entire regiment reinlisted. Only twenty-five remained in the Philip pines to engage in business. "The Nebraska has had as much rough , work in this war , " continued Col. Mul ford , "as any regiment , volunteer or regu lar. Our death roll in the Philippines fronx gunshot wounds , accidents and disease is sixty-two. Including the sick and wounded , who are recovering , we dropped , all told , 20f men. On the Hancock are more than. 100 soldiers wounded. The entire regiment is glad to know it is to be mustered out in San Francisco. We had a pleasant trip. " said Mulford , "and it has improved the men wonderfully. Quite a number or them will have to go to their homes , but E m assured that every one will soon ba til right. " Tlie FirHt Greeting. The first man to grasp the hand of a returning Nebraska volunteer . was Mr. Wheaon , whose son , Burt Wheaon , is first lieutenant and adjutant of the regi ment. The young officer was lowered on. the gang plank and father and son greet ed each other with some difficulty. The- quarantine officer does not , board incom ing ships between sunset and sunrise , and there was nothing to do but wait for thp morning with what patience was possible. The men on the Hancock numbered 1,136 , and included the two Utah light batteries and six discharged men from the Twenty- second regiment , U. S. A. Col. Mulford , who is in command of the Nebraska regiment , succeeded the late Col. Stotsenberg , killed in battle. Lieut. Col. Colton , of the Nebraska regiment , re mained at Manila , where he will engage in. banking. Only one man died on the Hancock after she left Manila. He was private Richard Walph , of Battery A , Utah artillery , and he died of typhoid fever at " Nagasaki. Among the officers of the Nebraska regi ment who were severely wounded are- Capt. Hollingsworth and LieutWads - worth , who was , dn two different occa sions , shot in the legs. The Hancock I * R el caned. At an early hour today the quarantin&- Jfficer of the port boarded the Hancock : ind after a careful Inspection gave the ves sel a clean bill of health. Soon afterward the sick and wounded were taken in am- aulances to the hospital at the Preside. , t had been arranged that those of the men. ible to march should be landed at noon , ind march to the PresiCo By way of the- principal streets. As an attendant guard 3f honor , six companies of the Second Oregon gen , with the regimental band , were de filed at the dock. It was found , however , that the mea ould not conveniently be landed earli-'r < * han 3 o'clock , and that even then some ' f their paraphernalia and trophies of war vhich they desired to use in their xiumphal march , were deep down in the- lold and would not be available. Gov. Poynter , of Nebraska , made these presentations to Maj. Gen. Shatter -ZhCL it the urgent request of the governor Gen shatter ordered that the landing of the- ' lancock's passengers be delayed until Jonday morning at 9 o'clock. Ignorant if the amended arrangements , thousands if San Franciscans , in holiday attire , lined loth sides of Market street and Van Ness , ind waited for hours to shout a welcome t < > he returning soldiers. Outward and Visible Siirn. "The whisky you have been drinking : ately must have been aged by some- Jowerful process. " "Why ? " "It has given you a'nose in six veeks that many a man has been years ; n acquiring" Then the JCobbcr . Fotpad Money or your lifer % Book agent Sorry I haven't copy my life , sir. but let tee show you the- Life of Georgfe Washington" in fuIL lorocco : Paris Homes lor Girl Students. There are in Paris four "British Linerican homes" largely supported by rivate subscriptions and under the upervision of ladies , most of whom , , eing wealthy , give their services free- charge. Young womenstudgnts ajid * rorkers can obtain at few zSWesTiij omforts of home and that kindly in erest , supervision and advice\so \ wur ceded by those who. seek to mak heir way in. art , music or other UitS. ' r *
