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ARMY IS A WRECK
Roberts sufferingfor want
of horses
3eace DelefratJcs Coining to This
CountryThey Were Assured
Therq Was No Hope in Europe
and Now Turn io America
London The only dispatch from Lord
Roberts pubJjshedfSuuday was the usual
JUst Qfthianjd sicknesses The Stan
dards annrahcement that Gen Trenchs
Tpavahy arelretuijning to Bloemfontein is
clear proof that there is no further
thope of catching the retreating
Boers and the London papers
are beginning to display impatience at the
practical failure of the elaborate opera
tions or last week Without doubt tiiese
operations have been of a very exhausting
nature and will entai1 further delay
The Bloemfontein correspondent of the
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Times writing on ilarch 8 after the
Paardeberg affair describes Lord Roberts
army as a wreck because it was with
out horses and without transport
The Bloemfontein correspondent of the
Post speaks now of the urgent need at
present and always of more horses
There is very little news from other
quarters The sudden decision of the Boer
peace delegates to go to America is attrib
uted to the fact that the government of the
Netherlands after sounding all the Euro
pean capitals told them they had nothing
to hope for from Europe
Col Dalgetys force at Wepener num
bered 1700 His losses during the siege
were 30 killed aud H9 wounded
ACCIDENT AT THE EXPOSITION
Wine Persons -Killed and Nine Others
Injured in Paris
Paris An accident Sunday within the
exposition grounds caused the death of nine
v persons and injured nine others A tem-
porary bridge broke burying fifty people
beneath the debris Sundays was proba
bly the record attendance The concourse
iwas particulaily great along the Avenue
fde Sufren which forms the northern
3boundarjrof the grounds
-Here is situated a big side show the ce
V lestial globe A foot bridge on which the
finishing touches were being put crosses
jthe Avenue de Sufren connecting the side
chow with the exposition It was con
structed of wood with a stucco facade and
with a plaster made tower at each end
Strangely enough the bridge had just been
condemned as unsafe by the exposition au
thorities The public was therefore not
t fallowed to go upon the structure and in
ithis way a disaster even more terrible than
ahat which occurred was averted
i The gay crowd was passing along the
javenue and some hundred or more persons
were walking beneath the bridge when
suddenly an ominous crash was heard
Before those underneath could turn aside
the structure fell with a fearful crash
burying nearly fifty A shout of horror
arose from the spectators mingled with the
cries of the victims Almost immediately
the crowd attacked the debris in the effort
to release those lying beneath
The weighty plaster towers seem to be
responsibIe for the fall of the structure
Several soldiers were among the injured
and many of their comrades were foremost
in giving assistance Strong criticism is
leveled against the exposition authorities
for allowing an unfinished structure to
jeopardize The lives of citizens fears being
expressed that the -incomplete state of the
works within the exhibition grounds them
selves might lead to a similar accident
1 It should be said however that the ex-
position authorities are not responsible for
the defective construction of the foot
bridge which was erected by the manage
inieii of the celestial globe
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As a result of tho accident M Lepine
perfect of
of several
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police has ordered the closing
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MONEY POURING IN
Practical Evidence of Sympathy fox
Ottawa Fire Sufferers
Ottawa Ont The city is just begin
ning to recover from the shock of the big
fire The relief of the unfortunates is pro
ceeding and from distant points visible
evidences of sympathy are pouring in
Cablegrams have been received from Lord
Strathcona and Lord Mount Stephen do
nating 25000 and 10000 respectively
v The relief committee has ample use for
iall the money it can get In many cases
the destitution was complete even the
ordinary means of livelihoodsbeing cut off
JL careful estimate by a prominent lumber
man places the value of the lumber de
stroyed at 3500000
Iiove Affair Ends in a Tragedy
Caldwell Ohio W D Dickenson a
popular young farmer shot Miss Euna
Wilkinson a young school teacher on the
Streets of Live Green Sunday night She
was only slightly wounded Dickenson
then blew out his own brains A love
affair with extreme jealousy was the cause
k Situation Improved
Waco Texas The flood situation Mon
day was very much improved the destitute
aud suffering being nearly all provided
i with wearing apparel and food
Fatal Fire in a Tenement
New Tork Three persons were killed
and threescferely injured in an early
morning lire Jri the six story tenement 7 1
Forsyth Thelnjured persons were
burned about the face and hands while
vlmaking theipesjeaoe
Kef use to Raise Wages
DetroifcMicThe management of the
consolidated treet railways of Detroit has
formally refused to accede to a request of
the employes for an increase in wages of
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A GREAT ELECTRIC STORM
Cloudburst In the Southwest Fillo
Streams to Overflowing
Waco Texas An electric storm accom
panied by rain in torrents fell here April
27 swelling the two creeks ilowing
through the city flooding half the city and
doing great damage to property Three
iioJies have been recovered and three
other persons are known to have perished
The storm broke at 4 oclock in the morn
ing and the water fell from the clouds in
vast sheets one cloudburst swallowing the
other the water courses rising above the
divides and uniting into a raging sea -The
people In the portion of the city suffering
most fled from their houses The firemen
and police and hundreds of citizens rushed
to the rescue but the water was too swift
for them and at least six persons lost their
lives by drowning in less than five minutes
The property loss in Waco will be fully
50000 Such a flood was never before
iecne here The rain resembled a succes
sion of cloud bursts Basements were
flooded on Franklin and Washington
Streets and on Austin Avenue Waco
Creek on the south side of the city and
Barons branch on the north side poured
their surplus water toward the center of
the city and formed a spa in the business
center The exact number of persons
drowned cannot be ascertaineJ
HONOR GEN GRANT
Man of Mighty Days Is Remem
bered in His Old Home
Galena 111 Geu TJ S Grants birth
day was observed here April 27 The
event has been celebrated annually for ten
years but its last commemoration was
on a much more elaborate scafe than here
tofore Special trains were run by tiie
railroads from the surrounding country
and the city was profusely decorated with
flags and bunting A special train bear
ing Gov Roosevelt of New York who de
livered the principal oration Mrs Nellie
Grant Sartoris her son and daughter and
other distinguished guests arrived shortly
before 2 oclock The streets were packed
almost from curb to curb and the distin
guished guests were met by a storm of
cheers A procession was formed and pro
ceeded to the Turner Hall where the ex
ercises of the day took place Rev Dr
Spencely of Albany N Y delivered the
invocation After a song In Libertys
Name by a male quartette Gov Roose
velt was introduced amidst tremendous
applause
TORNADO IN TEXAS
Havoc Is Wrought by a Windstorm
Southwest of Dallas
Dallas Texas A tornado passed through
the southern part of Johnson County and
the northern part of Hill County about
noon April 27 doing great destruction
The town of Blum seventy five miles
southwest of Dallas was partly destroyed
and several persdns fatally injured Dr
Harts daughter had a scantling driven
through her body and died immediately
The 8-year-old daughter of D P
Hunt had both legs broken and was in
ternally injured Lacey Robertsons wife
was caught in the falling house badly
crushed and will probably die The pub
lic school house was wrecked and two pu
pils badly injured A dozen dwellings
and the Baptist Church were wrecked
Much other damage was done
TO DIE BY SLOW POISON
Missionaries from China Say that Is
the Fate of the Emperor
Yictoria B C Missionaries from China
formed a large part of the passengers by
the Empress of China from Hong
Kong one of the notables being
Dr Lowry direct from Pekin where
ie is president of the Methodist
college All agree that the fate of the
amperor has been decreed by the empress
Jowager The impression throughout
China is that he is being slowly risoned
and will within the next six months at
the least pass away
Weeks May Soon Be Free
New York Pour indictments still re
main against Francis H Weeks who in
1893 was sentenced to six years and six
months in Sing Sing for defrauding estates
for which he was executor out of a sum
aggregating 1300000 Weeks was sen
tenced on one of five indictments and As
sistant District Attorney Townsend has
filed a recommendation for the dismissal of
four remaining indictments Weeks
term will expire next month The request
of the district attorneys office was taken
under advisement by Judge Foster
Bad Fire in New York
New York Fire that oricrinatri in thp
rear of the basement of the live story
tripple apartment house in West One
Hundred and Fifty Fourth Street spread
rapidly throughout the entire building
drove forty five families into the street
and caused a loss to buildings and con
tents of 50000 Firemen took twenty two
people out of the building by means of
ladders and fire escapes
Train Held Up
Little Rock A touthbound St Louis
lion yMoun tain and Southern passenger
train was held up by a negro bandit near
lliiiginson fifty miles north The negro
confined- his operations to one passenger
coach compelling the panic stricken pas
sengers to hand over their valuables at lhe
point of a pistol
Frame Building Collapses
Chicago By the collapse of a double
two story frame house at Seventeenth and
State Streets five persons were injured
two seriously Five others escaped injury
The building was old and stood on wooden
posts One of these gave way causing the
collapse All the occupants were colored
Sword for Kruger from Germany
Berlin German veterans of 1864 1866
and 1S70 of the Solingen District famous
for its military cutlery will within a few
days send a sword of honor to President
Kruger A detailed description of -the
weapon appeared in a recent issue of the
Tageblatte
Yprkton at Shanghai
Shanghai The gunboat Yorkton has
arrived here It will replace the Benning
ton and Concord in the waters of northern
China in looking after the interests of
resident Americans
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STONCOVICH LOST HIS BET
Wagered Powder Would Not
plode but It Did
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Greensburg Pa It was through a
Wager entered into between George Ston
cowich and John Mickolick that death and
destruction was brought about in the tene
ment house at Larimer A party of Aus
trians sat in a room where there was stored
several kegs of powder and some dyna
mite at the home of John Mickolick dis
cussing the explosive powers of powder
and dynamite Stoncowich offered a
wager of 25 cents with Mickolick that the
blasting powder contained in the kegs
would not ignite The bet was accepted
and a quantity of the powder was jlaced
on the floor a lighted match thrown into
it and Stoncowich lost the Let The
body of John Mickolick was found in the
debris The other victims will recover
BOER ARSENAL WRECKED
Thirteen Workmen Killed and Many
Injured by an Explosion
Pretoria A serious explosion occurred
at the Begbie works used by the -government
as an arsenal April 25 The walls of
the building were destroyed and the
structures in the neighborhood were a
mass of flames Shrieks of women and
children in adjoining streets added to the
ghastliness of the scene Thirteen work
men were killed and fifty injured includ
ing Herr Grumberg manager of the
works The most important of the ma
chinery was saved The cause of the ex
plosion is unknown
Further particulars from Johannesburg
show the explosion occurred in a maga
zine containing smokeless powder on the
opposite side of the street from the Begbie
works used by the government as an
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GEN WARREN FALLS
from Disgrace of
Coinins
Home by Milner
Londan The following dispih has
been received at the war office from
Roberts
Bloemfontein At the request of the
high commissioner Warren hajc been ap
pointed military governor of Griquilnnd
West while that pari of the country is in a
disturbed condition
Roberts peculiar reference to Sir Alfred
Milner over Warrens appointment lends
itself to the inference that the
of the British forces in South
Africa scarcely approves of it and that the
previous report that Warren had been re
called was correct but that he was saved
from coming home by the action of the
British high commissioner
TRIPP FOR VICE PRESIDENT
Several State Delegations Said to Be
Pledged to His Support
Tacoma Wash At the recent meeting
of the Republican delegates to the national
convention in this city it developes that i
secret pledge was made to support Judge
Bartlett Tripp of Yankton S D for vice
president The Washington Oregon
Idaho and South Dakota delegations are
said to be already pledged to his candi
dacy which is being quietly but energet
ically promoted As a brother-in-law of
Senator Davis President Clevelands ap
pointee to the Austrian ministry and Mc
Kinleys appointee on the Hawaiian com
mission Mr Tripp is well and favorably
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A BIG DEFAULTER
Ex Official of Elmira N Y Believed
to Have Stolen 100000
Elmira N Y Frank E Bundy ex
city chamberlain and defeated candidate
for mayor on the Democratic ticket in the
spring election has been indicted for
grand larceny and embezzlement and
falsifying the city books It is thought an
examination of his books will show a
shortage of 100000
Ashland Man Buys a Valuable Cow
Kansas City The sale of Hereford
cattle from the Armour Sparks Funk
houser and Logan herds is on at the stock
yards The prices realized are considered
low Win Humphrey of Ashland Neb
paid 130 for the cow Queen Quarantine
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Sioux City Cattle common to prime
225475 lions 545S550 sheep
400700 wheat Zia corn 30g32c oats
20K22K butter dairy 1820 creamery
2221
Chicago Cattle common to prime
300 to 000 hogs shipping grades
300 to 175 sheep fair to choice 300
to 575 wheat No 2 rod 05c to 07c
corn No 2 39c to 41c oats No 2 23c
to 24c rye No 2 53c to 55c butter
choice creamery 17c to ISc eggs fresh
lie to 12c potatoes choice 25c to 40c
per bushel
Indianapolis Cattle shipping 300 to
000 hogs choice light 300 to 575
sheep comaiou to prime 300 to 575
wheat No 2 70c to 72c com No 2
white 30c to 41c oats No 2 white
27c to 29c
St Louis Cattle 325 to 000 hogs
300 to 75 sheep 300 to 050
wheat No 2 71c to 73e corn No 2
yellow 39c to 41t oats No 2 24c to
20e rye No 2 55c to 5ic
Cincinnati Cattle 250 to 000 hogs
300 to 550 sheep 250 to 575
wheat No 2 73c to 74c corn No 2
mixed 41c to 43c oats No 2 mixed 25c
to 27c rye No 2 02c to 03e
Detroit Cattle 250 to 000
300 to 575 sheep 300 to 025
wheat No 2 70c to 72c corn No 2
yellow 40c to 41c oats No 2 white 2Sc
to 30c rye GOc to 2c
Toledo Wheat No 2 mixed 72p to
73c corn No 2 mixed 40c to 41c oats
No 2 mixed 24c to 25c rye No 2 57c
to 5Sc clover seed old 405 to 475
Milwaukee Wheat No 2 northern
OGc to 07c corn No 3 3Se to 40c oats
No 2 white 27c to 28c rye No 2 57c
to 59c barley No 2 42c to 43c pork
mess 1250 to 1300
Buffalo Cattle choice shipping steers
300 to 000 hogs common to choice
323 to 000 sheep fair to choice 300
to 075 lambs common to extra 450
to S775
New York Cattle 325 to G00 hogs
300 to G00 sheep 300 to 050
wheat No 2 red 79c to 80c com No 2
4Sc to 49c oats No 2 white 29c to 31c
butter creamery luc to 19c eggs west
era 12c to 14c
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STATE 0E NEBEASKlK
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED1 FORM
Charles Smith of
His TCife and
Quarrel Growing Out of His In-
sanity Results
Brownville Kills
Then Himself
the Shotting
Insanity developed asecond time in
Charley Smith oiuvjof the weUyknown
young men of Brownvifiereslilting in a
terrible tragedy April 22 At 730 pm
Smith shot and killed- his wjfeand then
himself with the sameweaion All was
once adjudged insane and confined in an
asylum in Kansas Of late he had shown
his vagaries on many occasions and had
been very abusive and quarrelsome
around his horned So far had this state of
affairs progressed that Mrs Smith had
been advised to leave her husband as it
was dangerous to longer remain with him
The day of the tragedy Smith was in an
ugly mood aud quarreling with his wife
His little boy broke out of the house and
ran to the home of his grandfather to tell
that there was something wrong
Mayor Shantz and another daughter hur
ried to the Smith home but were too late
Smith had shot his wife through the head
killing her instantly He then locked him
self in tiie house and when Mayor Shantz
demanded admittance Smith threatened
him While the bewildered and anxious
father was trying to secure entrance to the
house the maniac turned the revolver on
himself He fired one shot into his right
temple and one into his abdomen
When the help which Mayor Shantz had
summoned broke into the house a scene in
dicating in a measure the way of the death
was found Mrs Smith lay on the floor of
the front room She had been shot with
no chance of escape for there was no sign
of a struggle
Mr Bryan Returns Home
W J Bryan has returned to his Lincoln
home and with the exception of a weeks
campaigning in Michigan and northern
Ohio will remain there almost -uninterruptedly
until after the Democratic na
tional convention Mr Bryan said this
period of rest and quiet was not necessi
tated by the state of his health which was
excellent but was in pursuance of a pro
gramme mapped out some months ago
ne said he saw no reason to change a plan
perfected some time since and that he
would not attend the Kansas Citj conven
tion i
- Wind and Hail
A storm of wind and hail did much dam
age in a limited area in the western part of
Lancaster County April 27 The wind
wrecked some small outbuildings and
hailstones of unusual size killea young
stock and ruined wheat fields and gardens
In the southeastern part of the state there
was much damage done by hail and rain
Between Wahoo and Cedar Bluffs a tor
nado cloud wrecked the farm house of
Thomas Eochford and Mr Settle and tore
outbuildings to pieces Mr Eochford was
severely injured by a flying plank
Niobrara Goes Dry
At a meeting of the town board of Nio
brara to pass upon the issuance of a saloon
license a remonstrance was filed against
one of them on the ground of selling liquor
to Indians and keeping a disorderly and
gambling house The petitions of the
other three saloons were passed favorably
upon by the board but- before the clerk
had delivered the licenses to the proprie
tors he was enjoined by the contested
saloonkeeper and Niobrara promises to go
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Hail
Does Much Damaee
A terrific hail storm passed over Papil
lion April 26 HaiJ the size of teacups fell
for ten minutes and thousands of window
lights were destroyed Several teams ran
away and demolished their vehicles Mr
and Mrs Howard Alden were driving in a
carriage Avhen the storm came on them
The carriage was upset and Mrs Alden
was injured though not severely The hail
split the shingles on roofs and the roof of
the Union Pacific depot looks like a sieve
Fatal Fall from Handcar
While returning to Wymore op a crowded
handcar after his first days work on the
steel gang Otis Brown a young man who
was married three weeks ago fell from the
car and was run over receiving injuries
which proved fatal His shoulder was
broken his head crushed andylns body
paralyzed from the chest dowfr The
heavily loaded car passed over his neck
The gearing under the car mutilated his
body badly
Large Elevator Burned
Fire which started in the top of the ele
vator belonging to the Dowling Puree
Grain Company atlNorth Bend completely
destroyed that building The structure
was valued at 56000 and was well insured
A number of carloads of grain were in the
bins The fire was supposed to have been
started by a spark from the local freight
Freight Wreclc at Cambridge
A west bound freight broke in two just
east of Cambridge and derailed two cars
One car loaded with dry goods was thrown
down an embankment and smashed into
kindling wooL The contents were scat
tered and badly damaged Traffic was
delayed lor several hours
Fellowship for Nebraska Girl
Another Nebraska student has distin
guished herself before an eastern college
Among the fellows nominated by the fac
ulty of Bryn Mawr Cullege at Philadel
phia for 1900 01 appears the name of
Margaret Edith Henry of Lincoln as a fel
low in philosophy
Pension for Mrs
Congress has passed a bill to pension the
widow of Col John M Stotsenbcrg late
colonel of the Eirse Nebraska U S Y I
at lhe rate of 50 a month An effort was
made to increase the amount carried by
the bill to 75 but the house refused
Pay Train in Ditch
A Missouri Pacific pay train went in the
ditch between Superior and Mouut Clare
last week A sleeper burst in two allow
ing the rails to spread- Two cars were
wrecked but fortunately no one was hurt
Famous Rock Broken Up
A rock six by eight feet by four feet
that lay not ten yards from the old freight
ers trail inDunbur between Nebraska City
and Denver has been broken and removed
from its resting place Old time freighters
formerly used the rock as a point from
which to scan the prairie
Farmer Gets Hail Insurance
A Plattsmouth court has decreed that the
Nebraska Mutual Hail Insurance Company
shallpay AJAuguslin 2995 for loss of
some crops- by hail and the costs of the
suit
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CYCLONE NEAR WYMORE
unnel Shaped Cloud Travels About
In the State
Uhe most perfect cyclone cloud ever seen
al Wymore spent its force in the heavens
fhrqe miles southeast of there April 24
The cloud wag a regular funnel shaped
fwister which seemed to form about five
miles southeast of town It traveled due
north over the prairies striking the ground
at intervals at which time it would plow
the earth up in chunlcsnd carry it along
John Traunich adrman farmer living
three miles east was working in the field
when he first noticed it He ran for his
home about thirty yards distant and
warned his family who went to the cave
He stood and watched the twisting monster
approach his homebut when 150 feet in
front of him it tore up the ground and car
ried dirt and debris high in tho air over
his home
A report says that a windmill was car
ried over half a mjle high in the air but
this cannot bo verified and so far as known
no person was injured and no serious dam
age done
Tax for Liquor Agents
It is proposed by the city council of
I Tekamah to tax all foreign distillers or
liquor dealers who keep agents in that
city takinji orders for intoxicating liquors
to be delivered in original packages Tiie
city has not licensed saloons for several
years and the authorities have vigorously
prosecuted bootleggers Now a large
business is being done through agents and
much liquor is shipped in in small pack
ages It is the intention to either break up
this business or force the dealers who
profit by it to contribute to the municipal
funds
Attorney Johnson Is Held
Attorney E M Johnson of Stuart who
was arrested a couple of weeks ago on tiie
charge of subornation in connection with
theMunt Kraft rape case and who was
giveu a preliminary hearing at ONeill
about ten days ago before the county
judge and who was acquitted by that au
gust personage but was immediately re
arrested and taken before Justice of the
Peace Slattery was given a preliminary
hearing before Justice Slattery on the 24th
inst and was bound over to the district
court in the sum of 1000
Beaten and Deserted
A woman who refused to give her name
was deserted in Columbus theother day
She claims the family consisting of the
husband aud wife and a number of chil
dren were traveling overland from Eich
ardson County to Herman Washington
County The mau gave the woman and
one of the children a severe beating and
then left the city Mayor Held furnished
the woman with provisions and she will be
assisted on her way to where she has rela
tives
Why Extradition Failed
According to the conclusions of Gov
Poynter the requisition for tho return of
Dr Hills the alleged bigamist was re
fused by the governor of Washington be
cause of the absence of a certificate testi
fying to the truth of certain facts set forth
in the petition The requisition was made
out according to the requirements of other
states but an examination of the laws of
Washington shows that it is technically at
fault Hills is wanted at Blair
Dead Body of a Mau is Found
The remains of a man apparently about
25 years old were found about one and a
half miles east of Grand Island on the
Union Pacific Eailroad The body was
completely severed from the limbs His
clothing was neat and clean but
thoroughly sdoked and marked H G Mc
Annqfleyj Winona Minn On his persoi
a letter addressed to Mrs
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Wymore Gets Reunion
It is now a sure thing that
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the next
annual reunion of the Southern Nebraska
Veterans Association will be held in
Wymore this year some time during the
month of August The reunion was held
there last year and was attended by thou
sands of people More than 2000 was ex
pended in entertaining the guests last
year The reunion this year will be con
ducted on a larger scale than last
Kicked By a Horse
Ed Bodenbender a prosperous young
farmer residing three miles west of Dakota
City sustained injuries the result of which
is uncertain He was entering his stable
when one of his horses kicked him in the
pit of the stomach rendering him uncon
scious and before he was discovered tho
animal had tramped on him several times
It is feared he has suffered internal in
juries j
Bids on Omaha Postoilice
Bids for completion of Omaha public
building were opened in Washington re
cently as follows Congress Construction
Company Chicago 34000 B J Jobst
Omaha 362541 Charles Grindle Com
pany Chicago 340000 James A McGon
igle Leavenworth 346623 Anderson
Murphy Denver 360785 Geddes Sar
rie Stone Company Denver 365000
For Success of Street Fair
The date of the proposed street fair at
Fremont has been fixed for Sept 10 to 15
The promoters of the fair are meeting with
good success in soliciting merchants and
others to take part and subscriptions are
being paid quite rapidly The executive
committee of the Knights of St Ebragus
are working hard to make the fair a suc
cess and feel sure they will dolt
Beatties Resignation accepted
Tiie State Board of Education has
acceptedthe resignation of President J A
Beattie of the normal school at Peru It is
rumored the resignation of Dr Beattie
was asked for by the board The vacancv
will be filled latter
Bond Proposition Defeated
An election was held at Wayne to vote
on a proposition to erect a school building
The contest was quite an interesting oiie
about eighty women voting The bond
proposition was defeated by a mojoritv of
25
New Plant at TTausa
Wausa capitalists have formed a com
pany to operate a brick making plant
Thegronndhas been secured and machin
ery purchased which will mean active
operationswithin thirty days
Nebraskan Is in Trouble
C OCharlston who figured prominently
in Nebraska politics some years ago was
arrested in Chicago on a charge of passing
worthless checks Certificates showing
that he had been elected to represent
Phelps County in the Nebraska legislature
in 1882 and a certificate of his eleclion as a
justice of the peace in Williamsburg m
1884 were found in his possession
Beatrice Will Have StreefcVrsK
It seems quite certain now that street
carsRvillibe nmning in Beatrice in a short
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ESCAPE ROBERTS TRAP NEAR
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Trek for the Nortli Afterreeinc Wep
ener British Net to Entrap Entire
Army Useless Disaster in Pretoria
Arsenal Ten Workmen Killed x
South Africa advices say that after
heavy fighting Wepeiier has been re
lieved and the all day artillery battle at
Dewetsdorp Wednesday resulted in the
occupation of Jhat point by the British
troops Between Dewetsdorp and Tha
banchu Gens Pole Carew and French
have been driving the Boers before them
Gen Roberts army is now deployed
along an extended line with Gen French
apparently repeating the tactics which re
sulted so successfully at Paardeberg
There is nothing in the dispatches that
indicates the Boers are thinking of re
treating northward even though the field
were open Instead they are fighting
along the entire line
The British hope of conclusive results
seems slim at present the Boers escap
ing unbeaten and having accomplished
an immense amount of damage They
clung to their positions as long as it was
safe to do so and then slipped off to held
the next commanding ridge through a
broken country admirably suited for a
rear guard defense
Dispatches from Aliwnl North under
date of Wednesday say thd Boers left
Wepener so hurriedly that- many of the
dead were left in the trenches unburied
Commandant S Cronje is reported to
have been killed
According to advices from Bloemfon
tein the attempt of the Byiersat Brand
fort to get in touch with the command
at Thaba Nchu was frustrated- by a force
dispatched by Gen Tuckel from Glen
Apparently however the tide after a
momentary delay is again setting toward
the British side though so far as re
ported the engagements beyond the relief
of Wepener are scarcely of sufficient im
portance to warrant so sweeping a gen
eralization In one respect only can the
movement against Wepener be regarded
as a Boer success By makingthis di
version and by the renewed activity in
Natal where the Boers are massing at
Tintwa pass thus menacing Bullers ar
my the invasion of the Transvaal has
again been indefinitely delayed
A dispatch to the London Daily Mail
from Lourenco Marques dated Wednes
day says that a daring attempt was
made Sunday night to destroy the bridge
at Komatipoort the terminus of the
Delagoa Bay Railway in the eastern parz
of Portuguese East Africa The attempt
failed by the merest accident kafilra giv
ing the alarm The Boers have conse
quently increased their force on the fron
tier and the hills are lined with riflemen
the burghers suspecting that the British
are advancing upon the Transvaal by
some mysterious route Every approach
to the bridge is guarded by barbed wire
The correspondent does not indicate who
it was who attempted to destroy the
bridge
Part of the Begbie shell factory at Pre
toria blew up the other night Ten men
were killed and thirty two wounded They
were mostly French and Italians No
cause of the explosion is assigned but
it is not believed to be due to treachery
The factory has been working double
time for weeks Most of the important
machinery was saved u
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Eighty FilipinosIajved Down While
Americans Are xsotllarmed
Officers who have arrived in Manila
from Neuva Caceras province of South
Camarines bring details of a fight in
which eighty Filipinos were killed The
American outposts reported 300 natives
assembled three miles from the town anl
Gen Bell sent three detachments of the
Forty fifth regiment with two Maxims
who nearly surrounded the Filipinos the
majority of whom were armed with bolos
and wore carabao hide helmets coats and
shields The Filipinos were quickly put
to flight leaving the field strewn with
armor Their riflemen were unable to
shoot straight and the bolomen never
got near enough to the Americans to do
any execution Therefore none of the
Americans was wounded Lieut Balch
with tAventy cavalrymen from the Thirty
seventh regiment cornered fifty bolomen
in a river and shot every one the bodies
floating away One soldier had his head
struck off with a bolo
Gen Bells two regiments are hard
worked in clearing the country They
meet with many small squads of bolomen
and last week killed a total of 125 Gen
Bell has issued a proclamation declaring
that he will retaliate relentlessly unless
this guerrilla warfare ceases and that
he will burn all the towns which harbor
guerrillas
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The chain trust should advertise for
missing links
The Duke of Marlborough has pene
trated to Bloemfontein Still the war
goes on
Polecat skins are barred -from the
u
mails This is certainly the decision of
common scents
This is the time of year when some men
talk through the hats they expect to
cast away after election
Let us hope that the announcement of
Deweys candidacy will not start off the
friends of Schley and Sampson into a
controversy as to which should be nam
ed for second place
A horse bit a piece of flesh out of the
arm of a Kansas woman the other day
It has been decided that the owner of
the horse shall pay her 48 His only
recourse is- to take it out of the animals
hide
A Chicago young women has taken a
vow in which she promises silence twenty-three
hours out of the day In all
kindness it must be said that the ma
jority of her sex are astonished at the
proposition
A Milwaukee girl who was married for
fun two years ago now wants a divorce
It would be funny if she shouldnt