Nebraska Newspapers

    SUMMARYxOF LATE NEW
WIRE.
.IONS ARE SHOK
* *
jf SPANIARDS ! ESCAPE FROM TH
FILIPINOS.
.
Allege that American Captives at
Better Treated by Insurgents Tha
Other Prisoners in Their Hands
Have Respect for Britrsh.
*
Filipinos Short of Rations.
Manila : Many Spanish prisoners ai
escaping from the Filipinos and bringin
into American lines stories of hard treai
ment. They agree that the Filipinos ai
exceedingly short of rations and that
large section of their troops are reduced t
the use of home made black powder. Th
natives are trying every scheme to get fee
and munitions from Manila. Daily arresl
are made for attempts to smuggle contra
band of war through the American line ;
The insurgents have a wholesome respec
for the British on accountof several threat
of British warships to bombard their town
unless the rights of British subjects are re
spected. Two British vessels , the Lacso
and the Nero , were driven by stress c
weather into the harbor of Dagupan. Th
crews were imprisoned , but upon protest
ing that they were British subjects the in
surgent authorities permitted one man
Edwards , to come to Manila , promising th
release of the crew of the Lacson if Ed
wards secured from the British consul a
Manila a statement establishing thenation
ality of the crew. A similar concession wa :
made to the crew of the Nero.
Edwards says he saw several America :
prisoners , who were better fed than tin
Spaniards or the Filipino soldiers. More'
over , they were not compelled to work , ai
the Spanish prisoners are.
RIOTING IN PENNSYLVANIA.
One Oilled , Two Fatally Injured and
a Score of Others Hurt.
Wilkesbarre , Pa. : The strike at the
Stevens colliery , operated by the Stevens
Coal Company at West Pittston , has cul
minated in a riot , in which one man was
killed , two probably fatally wounded and
half a score of others hurt. The man
killed was Leopold Walcofski , a striking
miner , shot through the head.
Samuel Tracker , watchman at the mine ,
and George Brande , coal and iron police
man , were fatally injured.
The trouble at the mine started a month
ago _ when the employes , mostly Polanders
+ y tvE. * ' s * * 1 * -
and Slavs , quit work because the company
would not grant them certain concessions.
After several attempts to settle the diffi
culty the company decided to make an ef-
i. . . .aa J.4 " "TcrL < - issi *
fort to resume operations with new men.
Accordingly the services of a number ol
pol icemen were secured , and
gven orders to protect the lives
of the company's employes , also their
property.
About fifty of the strikers gathered in
the vicinity of themine. . * The coal and
Jron policemen jay all the strikers were
armet , but th < Tst7ik"ers deny this.
The workmen , escorted by the company's
police , attempted to enter the mine , but
bad not gone far when some one in the
crowd threw a stone which struck one ol
the workmen. Then a pistol shot rang out ,
and Samuel Tracker , the watchman , fell
with a pistol bullet in his body. The firs !
shot was followed by a regular fusillade ,
and several men in the ranks of the strik
ers dropped to the ground.
"Wolcofski , who is said to have been the
leader of the strikers , died instantly. The
strikers rallied , and with sticks and stonej
attacked the men who had intended to gj
to work.
Eleven men were arrested and jailed.
WILL BOYCOTT FRANCE.
Chicago Jews Resolve to Make thai
Country Suffer.
Chicago : Should Capt. Dreyfus be con
victed by the court martial at Kennes ,
France , prominent Jews of Chicago will
call a mass meeting to take action intended
to show the resentment of American Jews
at the manner in which the artillery officei
has been treated. Some of the leaders in
the project say it may lead to the boycot-
tinj by American Jews of the Paris expo
sitii i of 1900 and of French goods imported
to this country , so far as practicable ,
Trips to France will also be excluded
from the European itinerary of Jewish
families that go abroad in the event that
Dreyfus is convicted , so say those who ara
active in the agitation.
THREE INSTANTLY KILLED.
Run Down at a "Wisconsin Crossing
by a Northwestern Train.
Milwaukee : A special from Cedar
Grove , Wis. , says three men were instantly
tilled and another seriously injured by be
ing run down at a crossing by the north
bound limited train on the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad Sunday night.
Child Drowned.
Toledo , Ohio : A small sailing boat , con
taining six persons was capsized near the
mouth of the Maumee River , and Charles
of J. H. Lawrence
Lawrence , a 8-year-old son
rence , was drowned.
Five Rioters Convicted.
Darien , Ga. : After a three days'sitting ,
five of the rioters on trial here have been
convicted.
Otis Will Print a Paper.
Manila : Gen. Otis is arranging to begin
the publication of a newspaper. The sol-
dier.i who have been assigned to duty in
the composing room complain that aa they
have been ordered to set type they want
typesetters' pay.
Circus in a Wreck.
Toiners Station , Tenn. : A special train
Bearing Cooper's circus was wrecked here.
Twelve persons were injured , none fatally ,
and cirous property and animals are scat *
tered in all directions-
L
ffOME FROM THE WAI
BOYS OF THE FIRST FITTINGL
WELCOMED.
Omaha Accords Enthusiastic Rece ]
tion to the Regiment on Its A
rival Addresses Made by Go
Poynter and Other Notables.
Nebraska's Fighting First.
" * The trains bearing the gallant First N (
firaska Regiment back to their State bege
arriving in Omaha at 7 o'clock on tl
morning of Aug. 80. Every face the so
diers saw was jubilant with welcom
every hand was outstretched in cordi ;
greeting , and every cheer that rose froi
50,000 patriotic throats voiced the love an
sympathy of friends who were proud to c
them honor. Thousands o'f waving flag
and handkerchiefs lent color tothe waitin
< srowd , the bells and whistles of the yai
engines drowned the wild cheers of the ej
pectant people , and the long train move
slowly down the platform in the midst <
a tumult in which the boom of an eighl
inch gun would have passed as the snap <
a percussion cap.
It was some time before the receptio
committee had an opportunity to get i
the soldiers and conduct them tothe break
fast tables. Here and there a big soldic
was surrounded by half a dozen womer
all trying to hug himatonce , while father
and brothers stood outside waiting for
chance to add their handshake and "We
done , my boy , " to the more affectionat
greeting of the women. It was hard t
break up these family groups that seeme
to be oblivious to the fact that there wa
another person in the block , and it wa
not until the second and third sections cam
in and the out of town soldiers were un
loaded that breakfast was thought of.
Then the tables were quickly surrounded
a hundred white aproned young womei
piled the plate higli with everything !
hungry soldier could wish , and the reservi
material in the baggage room was callec
into play at a rate that indicated no lack o
appreciation on the part of the guests
The breakfast was magnificently managec
and the soldiers were served with a systen
ind alacrity that compressed the somewha
irduous task into less than three-quarter ;
3f an hour. The Omaha Guards , No. 2
under Lieutenant John Hayward , wen
ined up around the tables to keep the
u'sles clear and as fast as the soldiers hac
seen fed they were seized by their friend.
md made to officiate at a series of informal
eceptions that continued until it was time
'or the parade to start. All the volunteers
vere conducted into the depot rotunda ,
vhere they were provided with badges thai
vere good for street car transportation and
sxposition privileges and then many oi
hem were hurried away by their friends
> efore the parade was formed. They found
he pleasures of reunion too alluring to be
ibandoned for a tiresome march in the hot
un and in half an hour a couple of hun-
Lred of them had dropped out of sight.
Chen the taWes , were cleared , the rema'te-
ng companies fell into fine and wheeled
tito the parade and the crowd melted
way to appear again. , § n the uptown
treets and join in the" demonstration that
ccompanied the march to the City Hall.
After the City Hall had been reached
nd everything was quiet the immense
liroug was addressed by Gov. Poynter ,
layer Moores , Dr. Butler of the Tlmrston
iifles , D. E. Tnomp"son and others.
Gov. Poynter's welcome to the boys is
s follows : "If you have any doubt of the
, -elcome the gta g would extend to you ,
lie scenes and acts of { his morning have
emoved every such doubt and assured you
lat the State was proud of you. When
ou stepped off the steamer at San Fran-
isco the greeting which met you gave you
n idea of the welconufwHcli was await-
ig you at home. As your way home has
een one triumphal progress you can real-
: e the appreciation the State and the
ountry have of your services. These
reparations for your homecoming are in
cognition of your splendid fighting qual-
: ies. You are about to put off the liverj
f Uncle Sam and resume the garments o
itizenship , and we know that the same de-
otion to duty that characterized you in the
jrvice will follow you into the pursuits o
eace , just as in 1805 , when the returning
jldiers quickly assumed the duties of cit-
: enship with thafc devotion that has char-
cterized them through all the years. 1
now that men who have been the kind ol
) ldiers you have been cannot but be the
est of citizens and the kind we are glao
> welcome among us. We are prouder o ]
lat flag , with some of its stripes missing ,
mn we would be of the fairest new one
ist from the factory. It shows the quality
: the men into -whose care we delivered it
hen you left. In behalf of the people of
te entire State I extend you a welcome
jnie. "We wish you all prosperity Aid
ippiness , and all that can be done to bring
> u it , we stand ready to do. "
With the conclusion of Dr , Butler's ad-
: ess the exercises at the stand were over ,
smpany L Avent to the armory to meet
Natives and intimate friends and the rest
the 500 men were directed to the cars
id went to the exposition grounds. Many
embers of Company L joined them there
ter. Dinner was served there and the
teruoon was spent listening to the band
'ncerts ' and taking in the various amuse-
ents.
At every town on the route home , after
e trains entered Nebraska , it was nothing
it demonstration after demonstration" ,
id the boys of the fighting First will
sver forget the royal welcome accorded
em by the citizens of their native State.
'Take Another Vote on Bonds.
The Hastings city council has passed a
solution to resubmit the electric light
oposition to the voters of Hastings upon
ceipt of a petition signed by fifty or more
jeholders. Twice before the people of
at city have voted on this proposition
d each time it was carried by a large
ijority , but unfortunately immediately
[ lowing the election it was learned that
rough some technical error the election
is illegal. _
Blowing Machine Accident.
Eldred , the 10-year-old son of F. J.
lyan , living two miles northwest of Os-
> nd , had his foot almost severed in a
> wing machine.
Painful Railway Accident.
L painful accident occurred in the Bur-
gton and Missouri yards at Red Cloud.
Charles Etherton , a car repairer , was
ing to board a moving train he slipped
i fell under the wheels. His right foot
, s crushed so that amputation was neces-
y at the instep.
Norfolk Wants Free Delivery.
Ln application'has been received at the
stoffice Departmentfor the establishment
free delivery service at Norfolk. It will
referred to an { inspector for iiivesliga-
i and report.
\
BROTHER SCOOTS BROTHER
Bloody Battle Occurs on a Fai
Near Stanton.
Another awful tragedy has been add
to the long list in Stanton County. Tl
time it is the murder of a gray-haired <
man by his half-brother , only seren je :
younger. John Johnson was a farn
about 60 years old residing in theSwe
settlement in the north part of the coun
In the same neighborhood lived Oliver A
derson , a bachelor and half-brother
Johnson. Anderson went to his brothe
place and a dispute arose between the t
men over some trivial matter. From wor
they came to a hand-to-hand combat. A
derson threw Johnson and was holdi
him down when the latter succeeded in g (
ting out and opening hfs pocketknife a :
gave his assailant a severe cut on one
his legs.
Peter Person , a grandson of Johusc
who lived with himf finally succeeded
separating the two and took Anderson
the home of Andrew Colander , three-qua
ters of a mile further west. On his w ;
back home he met Johnson , ' armed with
muzzle-loading snptgun , and tried to pr
vail upon him to return home , which i
refused to do. When Colander and Ai
derson saw Johnson coming armed as J
was the former took to the grove , but Ai
derson seized a shotgun and prepared f
combat. As soon as Johnson saw his mz
he raised his gun and pulled the trigge
but the gun refused to go off , and an ii
stant later he was lying on the ground sh
to death by Anderson.
Thrashing Machine Accidents.
The chapter of thrashing machine ace
dents that have happened in the vicinity <
Leigh during the last few days shou
make that a good field for accident insui
ance agents. H. Hansen. in attempting 1
put on a belt , had several bones in th
svrist broken and the muscles badly bruise *
Ed Hylaud had the flesh torn from the ii
side of his right hand in the cylinder of a
3utfit. Ed Howard was knocked , dow
md run over by a runaway horse am
iside from several painful indications <
tvhere the horse had stepped on his bac
md breast and a sprained arm , he escape
inscathed. One of the horses on the powe
lad fallen down and after being walke
> ver by three or four teams was release (
md ran away with the above results.
A Nebraska Tom Sawyer.
Arthur Weir , a Chadron young men , ha
naugurated a new way to make quick re
urns out in the stock growing range c
lorthwest Nebraska. Last spring he wen
lown to Gordon and rented an irregula
latch of laud and put it into onions. The :
ie went to town and organized the lad
tito the "Weedy Onion Club , " and too !
hem onto the little farm for an outing
"or three or four weeks the lads woult
reed onions , fish , swim and hunt. Whei
he onions were free from weeds the boy
/ere all paid for their time and take ]
ionic. Mr. Weir has onions that will weig ]
pound and will yield almost a carload t <
: ie acre. He will load almost 500 bushel :
i a car and expects the market to givehin
early a dollar a bush
-
Steal the Brass Journals.
Quite a steal was njade on the Unior
'acific ' at Columbus a few days ago.Vhil <
) me freight cars were standing on a sid <
ack at Oconee , between Columbus anc
forfolk , the brass around forty pairs oi
'heels was removed. The consequent
as that when these cars were taken anc
ulled a few miles the journals weregrounc
own and the oars had all to be sidetracket
> wait for repairs. These brass fittings
eigh from eight to ten pounds eacl sc
lat the steal amounted to about $80 foi
ie thief. The loss of the brass , the dam-
Te to the journals and the labor of repair-
ig will amount to about $800. , , \ -
1
Capacity Being Enlarged.
The factory of the American Beet Sugai
ompany ut Norfolk is novr on the eve ol
s ninth annual "campaign"as itis called ,
ince the factory finished grinding last
inter extensive improvements have been
ade. Commencing last May a force ol
: ty men was put to work enlarging the
rinding capacity of the plant. The inau-
jement has expended in the improvements
ade between $25,000 and $30,000 , two-
n'rds of which sum has been paid out in
ages.
Mourning at Grand Island.
The remains of Frank Nepture , late a
ember of the Colorado Regiment which
is just returned from Manila , arrived in
rand Island last week and were interred
that city where his parents reside ,
eath took place at the Preside after the
rival of the regiment in this county. He
as very highly thought of by his fellow
Idiers and a military funeral , with all
e honors , was held at San Francisco ,
ifore the remains were sent to this State.
License War at Gothenburg.
A. warrant was sworn out against Peter
ihleisinger , who has been running a tem-
srance saloon in Gothenburg , charging
m with selling intoxicating liquors with-
.t a license. A wagon load of temperance
inks was seized by City Marshal Peter
uderson and Constable John F. Strahle.
le arrest caused quite a sensation.
House at Knshville Burned
The house of Paul Grossenberg , living
out fifteen miles southwest of Kushville ,
is burned to the ground and everything
nsumed in the flames except a couple of
tiles and chairs. The fire is a complete
fstery and it occurred while Grossenberg
> s wo'rking on the farm of a neighbor , a
le away. _
Burglars Operate at Stanton.
The grocery store of J. M. Mrtchell
anton was broken into and abont
nth of goods were carried away. The
Jbers gamed entrance to the store by
ying open a window from the top , after
it cutting away the wire screen. There
no clue by which the parties can be
sntified. _ j _
Boy Drowns in the Ijoup.
V 15-year-old son of Carl Mayberger , a
ill-to-do farmer living near O'Conee ,
> s drowned in the Loup JRiver while en-
? od with others in seining. He got into
icksand and before assistance could
ich him he had been drawn under the
ter.
Nebraska Man Dismissed.
) n the recommendation of the superin-
> dent of the Military Academy the presi-
ithas directed the summary dismissal
m the service of the United States of
let Philip Smith of the third class "for
assing and annoying a fourth class
n. " Smith was appointed to the acad-
y from the Fifth District of Nebraska in
tie , 1897. _
Kicked by a Horse.
L W. Ayres , an aged farmer living : near
jmer , had both the bones of his fore arm
'ken ' by the kick of a horse.
M'LEAN IS THE MAN.
NAMED FOR GOVERNOR BY
OHIO DEMOCRATS ,
Cincinnati Editor Is Chosen on First
Ballot at Zancsville The Platform
Hits Trusts and Condemns Expan
sion/Policy of the Government.
Governor Jobu E. McLean
Lieutenant Governor A.V. . Patrick
State Treasurer James 1. Gorman
Auditor George w. Sigafoos
Attorney General W. IL JDore
Judge Supreme Court De WittC. Badger
Member Board of Public Works F. D. Malin
Zanesville correspondence :
After n four hours' session of the larg
est Democratic State convention held in
the State in the past twenty-five years ,
the aspirations of John R. McLean re
ceived their first encouragement in a
gubernatorial * direction.
By 9 o'clock ? Wednesday morning 4th
street in front of the convention hall was
impassable , and when the doors were
thrown open there
was a terrible
scrambling of dele
gates and specta
tors. The immense
galleries were pack
ed almost to suffo
cation within five
minutes after the
doors were thrown
open. The conven
tion was by all
odds the m o B't
largely attended
ever held by the
TUJ > GE JIOOKEY. Ohio Democrats.
Shortly after 10 o'clock State Central
Committeeman W. E. Thomas of Spring
field called the Democratic convention to
order , and in a short speech introduced
Temporary Chairman W. V. Mooney of
St. Marys. Tom Cogan of Cincinnati
was at the secretary's desk.
The delegates seemed too tired for a
display of enthusiasm , yet the invocation
by Very Rev. L. E. Kearney , D. D. , rous
ed a genuine cheer. The priest prayed
most earnestly for the deliverance of the
Filipinos from "the brute force" now be
ing inflicted upon them. The convection
was noisy and a ± times enthusiastic , but
there were no sensational features.
People stood in aisles of the galleries
and huns to the railings. Newspaper
men were crowded in like sardines in a
box and delegates sweltered in the hot ,
close auditorium. The stage was over
stocked with dignitaries.
In accepting the temporary chairman
ship Judge Mooney said :
There will be to-day no contest as to the
platform declarations which this party shall
JOHN it.
make. The Democratic party of Ohio stands
squarely upon every plank of the Chicago
platform of 1898.
The reaffirniation of the national platform
does not fall to emphasize that we demand
the free and unlimited coinage of both gold
and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1.
The money question is not , however , the
only Issue in this campaign. During the
year 1898 there were organized In the Uni
ted States trusts with a capital stock of
? 910,000,000 and In the tirst six .months of
this year other trusts have been organized
with a capital stock of $3,000,000,000. We
denounce such unlawful combinations as in-
imioal to the interests of the people.
In condemning the doctrine of imperial
ism we in no manner abandon our soldiers
in the field. By an easy transition the spirit
of imperialism which has been infused into
national affairs has been introduced into the
present manipulation of Republican politics
of Ohio . Coxism rises to the dignity of an
Issue in this campaign.
We charge th.lt the Republican party , as at
present controlled , stands for , if indeed It
has not a-lready entered into , an Anglo-
American alliance. For that party it seems
that in thes Hanna days allegiance to one
flag Is not enough.
Under the banner of Democracy we en
list with Bryan as our leader and this day's
work and this year's victory make a begin
ning for next y-ear when the error of 1896
will be corrected.
A. J. Andrews of Zanesville presented
four gavels , to be given to the temporary
and permanent officers. The gavels were
made of wood from the homesteads of
S. S. Cox , Thomas A. Hemlricks , and
Lewis Cass , ex-Governor of Michigan.
All three of these distinguished Demo
crats were bom in this county.
The temporary organization was made
permanent , and Thomas then introduced
THE CONVENTION HALL.
Permanent Chairman W. T. Mooney of
St. Marys. Senator Mooney spoke at
length.
The platform was then presented by the
resolution committee. The resolutions re
affirm the entire Chicago platform of
1896 , they declare strongly for Bryan and
silver , hit the trusts and condemn the
expansion policy of the government.
The first test of the McLean strength
came on the motion to adopt the report
of the committee on credentials , which
recommended the seating of the Farley
delegation from Cuyahoga ( ? ouivty. A
motion was made to substitute the mi
nority report , which seated the Wilson
the anti-McLean delegation for the ma
jority report , and the McLean men won
by a vote of 389 to 341.
John Adams of Coshocton County nom
inated Mayor James A. Rice of Canton
for Governor. Gen. A. J. Warner pine
Col. James Kilbourne of Columbus
nomination. Judge Baker of Definn
placed Charles N. Haskell in uomlnatic
Congressman J. A. Norton of TillUi noi
inated John R. McLean. Dr. Wright
Toledo nominated Gen. Isaac R. Sh <
wood , and C. E. McBride nominated
E. Seward. The roll call gave McLe
393 votes , but Cuyahoga County char
ed its vote , making McLean's total 402'
Col. Kilbourne received 241 votes , Se
ard 25 , Haskell 51 , Rice 30 , Shenvo
57 and J. K. , Lentz received 6 vo es.
The convention then took a recess f
an hour to enable the delegates to refre ,
themselves , and the McLean managers
determine who should be his associat
on the ticket. When the convention r
convened the candidates were brought
to address the delegates. Col. Haski
had left the city. McLean spoke brief
and announced that if the Democra
would do their part he would do hi
Messrs. Kilbourne , Rice , Seward ai
Sherwood all pledged themselves to woi
for the ticket.
A. W. Patrick of New Philadelph :
was nominated for Lieutenant Governo
DeWitt C. Badger of Madison was nom
nated on the fourth ballot for judge <
the Supreme Court. W. H. Dore <
Tiffin was nominated for Attorney Gei
eral. He was nominated for the sair
office two years ago. George W. Sigi
fees , Darke County , was nominated fc
State Auditor. James I. Gorman of Lav
rence County for State Treasurer an
F. D. Malin of Lake County for men
ber of the Board of Public Works.
RUSKIN COLONY TO MOVE.
Not Prosperous in Tennessee * It Gee
to Virginia.
The colony of Ruskin , the quaint littl
village tnat lias nestled among the hill
of Tennessee for five years , will soon b
numbered among the odd places of anott
er State. It is reported that the Rus
kin commonwealth will locate near Suf
folk , Va. , there to start life over anew
There are about 200 people in the organ
izution all members of the old Ruskh
Co-operative Association , whose proper
ty was fcold by the courts last month.
The Ruskinites have passed througl
trials and tribulations , but they have no
given up. Their village near Tennessei
City was a veritable oasis in the desert
They had a pleasure resort in the shapt
of a cave , where the temperature variec
but two degrees in a year , and whicl
contained a crystal spring. The mor <
practical use made of the cave was foi
the storage of fruit. They had a man
dolin club , an orchestra and a braBi
band. They had a mill grist and saw
a steam laundry , many mercantile estab
lishments , and a printing office , where
\wis printed a prominent socialistic or-
? an. The colony was made up of many
nationalities , including Germans , Rufi-
sians , Jews , Italians and English. Their
ioctrine , like all those found in com
munistic settlements , were peculiar , but
their habits of life most pure. The people
if neighboring towns had grown to like
them. The people were intelligent and
industrious. They were by no means out
casts of society. The president , Allen
Fields , was considered by his neighbors
is a most intelligent man. One of the
iiembers was from the University of
2hicago. Isaac Broome , their landscape
) aintei , was sent by the United States
government , jig a commissioner to the
? aris exposition.
ADJUST ZINC ORE PRICES.
-limax in Miners' Association and
Smelters' Fight.
The climax of the Missouri-Kansas
tfnc Miners' Association's fight against
he smelters for higher prices for zinc
i-as reached Tuesday , when the associa-1
ion announced that it had made the
rices for all grades of zinc ore for the
ext six months.
Heretofore the schedule of prices has
een adopted weekly. Since the associa-
ion organized prices of ore have almost
oubled. The schedule for the ensuing
alf year makes the price for ore run-
ing 03 per cent metal , $4G per ton , and
n- every 1 per cent metal less $1 less
er ton.
Told in a Few Lines.
Immense oyster crop reported.
Mummy , 1,000 years old , found in a
ave in Alaska. Sent to New York.
There are eighteen Mormon elders now
-orking in Ohio. About fifty more will
e sent there.
George Green , the negro wife murderer ,
ho escaped from the Jeffersonville ,
ad. , jail , was caught at Elizabethtown ,
y.
Packages sent to Labori , Rennes ,
'rauce ' , contained nothing more than
miedies sent by admirers to cure his
ound.
A report on last winter's grip epidemic
i Chicago shows that between Jan. 1
ad April " 30 , 549 deaths were caused by
le disease.
Private J. H. Brookman , confined at
ort Sheridan for desertion , attempted
> escape , and was shot in the back by
10 guards.
Gov. Bushnell , Ohio , will present the
nited States gunboat Marietta with a
Iver service given by the citizens of
Marietta.
Cincinnati police are searching for
eter McFarlane. His sister at Tren-
> n , N. ; T. , fearfe foul play.
Jules Luquiens , professor of Roman
nguages at Yale , died at the home of
s father-in-law , W. H. Clark , Salem ,
hio , of heart failure.
Mrs. A. K. Taylor , wife of a promi-
jnt attorney , Baltimore , Md. , while in-
.ne , jumped from a third-story window
an apartment house and was killed.
Hall Caine is at his desk by 5 a. m. He
orks three hours , and usually spends the
ist of the day in Igng walks.
Home of Will Woods , Deboe , Ky. ,
irned. His 20-months-old child burned
death. Woods and his wife were
vay from the house at work.
Michael Fitzhenry , Pittsburg , Pa. , was
lied and his brother , John , fatally in-
red by the breaking of their painting
affold. They fell forty feet , alighting
L a concrete floor.
John Hubbard , Hammond , Ky. , while
unk , was handling his revolver. His
other , Bradley , attempted to take the
? apon from him. Bradley was killed
stantly and John fatally wounded.
Statistics show that in Antwerp
one nearly 4,000 'horses were slaugh-
red last year for human consumption ,
id the number of shops dealing ex-
usively in horseflesh in the Belgian
> rts exceeds thirty.
r
HEAVY AECHES FALL ,
COLLAPSE OF CHICAGO'S NEW"
COLISEUM STRUCTURE.
Cra h Comes Without Warning to-
"Workmen , and Many Arc Caught Be
neath Heavy KuinIn Addition to
Nine Killed , Thirteen Are Injured.
Iron girders creaked : there was a.
shout , "Look out ! It's falling ! " a wild- . ,
rush of men on the ground ; the agonized
cry of thirty bridge workers as they wer -
hurled sixty-five feet through the air ; ,
and the framework of the new CoUsfum ,
Wabash avenue and Fifteenth street , .
Chicago , Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock ,
was a wreck , and under its ruins nine-
men lay dead , thirteen injured , many of
them fatally , and five were missing.
Workmen of the Pittsburg Bridge-
Company , the firm which did the iron ,
work , were tearing down the traveler
used in building the twelve great arches.
During the lowering of the first section ,
the structure was noticed to tremble , and.
complaint was made by several of the-
men.
men.Then
Then came the taking down of the
massive beams that formed the second-
section. A rope thrown over the third
arch from the south wall was used to-
steady the pieces of lumber as they de
scended. One was poised in the air and
Engineer McCabe waited below for the-
signal to lower. Suddenly the engine-
gave a snort , the arch trembled , began
to sway. Then came the shout of alarm ,
the race for safety and the collapse of
the building.
Men on the ground ran through the-
arches , now beginning to creak like-
breaking laths , and most of them had
time to reach the street or the alley , but
their unfortunate companions on th -
arches came slowly down to injury and
death.
The movement of the arches was at
first so slow it seemed as if minutes were-
consumed before they swayed far enough
to touch each other. When they cam&
together there was the sound of lending-
iron girders and braces , the breaking of
rivets and trusses , and the whole struc
ture came down with a crash , while tho-
doomed men shrieked out their last pray
ers as they were dashed against piles of
unused braces or fell under portions of
the broken arches.
One of the falling columns overturned
the boiler and the escaping steam cover
ed the wreck with a blinding veil , white
clouds of dust rose from the earth to-
balfle the search for the wounded , some
3f whom called out piteously.
Columns and arches lay piled on one-
mother , broken and shattered as though
: hey were staff ; heavy timbers , two feet
square , were twisted and splintered as
f they were twigs , and beneath this-
nass of iron and wood and stone human
jeings were writhing in pain or were ly-
ng cold in death.
Fire added to the horror , the overturn-
id engines kindling the woodwork near
hem , but these incipient blazes were
pen extinguished and the whole atten-
ion of firemen , policemen and citizens
vas given to rescuing the victims and
aking out the bodies of the dead. There- ,
fere hundreds of willing hands to help f
rag the iron beams from the crushed
nd battered fragments of men and to
arry the bodies tenderly to the amtm-
inces.
The living were first taken from the-
uins , but at times the rescuers found it
ifficult to determine whether or not the
langled forms they carried so tenderly
till retained the snarl : of life. Nine men
rere dead. Their bodies wore taken out
lutilated almost beyond human sem-
lance by the blunt nidi's Of the pondi-r-
us metal beams. TWCMVO other unfor-
anates , still alive , but shrieking and
Tithing with the pain of cruel injuws ,
3me of them legless , others making pile
us appeals with the stumps of "what
-ere once arms , wore removed , and more-
eaths may follow.
It has not yet been decided where the
iss , which may reach$30.000 , will fall ,
'hg ' work of the Pitt burg Bridge Corn-
any was just finished , the last arch huv-
ig been placed Saturday. The men wero-
lacing the Volts and rivets Monday and
'moving the traveler and scaffolding
sed in doing the work. Members of the
rm were congratulating themselves
lat they had had no accident , and the
ork was done. But the work had not
Jen accepted by the Coliseum company
id the question of rpousbiliiy > lor ! the' * v
ss on the biiikjffrf : ; rests , unsettled.
The exact cause for the collapse seema
> be unknown , at least those supposed
> know hesitate tput themselves on
ord. Many the uries are advanced , but
may require an official investigation to-
ing out the truth and properly place the- *
sponsibility.
Emile Zola's latest fad is amateur nho-
graphy.
Crown Prince Gu.staf
of Sweden u es--
i automobile.
King Oscar of Sweden takes delight in
hing for saJmou.
Henry Labouchere never eats buttwy
he prefers oleomargarine.
Nearly every member of the
ipenal family rides a bicycle.
Baroness James de
Rothschild
ov\ns-
e finest collection of fans in Europe.
The Duke of Buccleuch has the finest
llection of miniatures in Great Britain.
Ihe Princess of Wales tried golf for
veral months , but doesn't like the
me.
During the summer months Abdul Had -
d consumes enormous quantities of ice-
3am.
rhough oniy 16 years of age , Princo-
thur of Connaught is taUer than his-
ther.
General Buller of the British army
ually goes to bed at 9 p. m. and rises-
-:30 a. in.
The Princess of Wales has sold her
me bantams because they were too-
id of fighting.
Viichael T. Farrelly , whose name indi
tes his Irish birth , is President Kru-
i" legal adviser.
' 'resident Loubet'urife is an excellent
ik. prejuu-iug village dishes that few
risiuns can concoct.
1. de Black , whose workon war ia *
d to have inspired the peace confer-
: e , is a rich Dutchman , . .