CIAL
"No diminution In l isi-
York. noss is iipparent from labor
controversies , owing to the
prosperous condition of the agricultural
sections and the bright outlook for thi-s
crops , itetail distribution of
u-eariuy apparel has felt the
nlus of higher temperature. Kuway !
* a filings in Ma.r were 8.7 per ceut Inrser
than last year and 21.7 per cem above
those of 11)00. " H. ( J. Hun i : Co. s
Weekly Ueview of Trade thus sums up
the lnisint'ss situation. Couunuiug. the
w nays :
There continues lo be n wide discrep
ancy between the amount of busings < f
fered and the contracts closed in rn.iin
branches of tiniron and steel indu.st : >
owing to inability of producers to tfs-MMt
delivery at a specified time. Coutrac'
running well into m xt jcar i adieu ic "hai
the end of activity i < not near. I'resxure
i still uioal cunhpiciiuiis for rnl\\av au-J
fclructural supplier , ami agricultural im
plement worLs an crowded with orders.
y.'ile * . of Bessemer { ) iK iron at I'lttslmrtf
( or delivery next year were recently
made at $1G. . 0. while immediate ship
ments command about $5 more.
Limited stocks are still the cause of
steadiness in all blanches of textiles.
Holders are not miring sales , and buyers
show a disposition tu wait. Purchasers
of cotton goods aninfluenced by the
prospect of cheaper raw material after
new crop begins to more. Cmion
rose slightly on a few nnfa\omtr weath
er reports , but the outlook i.s vciy bright
in many States. Tardy deliveries of
sample pieces by the woolen mills has
caused complaint among the clothiers and
fall orders are not placed freely. Wool
sells more freely at leading eastern uiar-
kot . and quotation * are steady.
From the fact that there
are labor disputes in so
many place * it is evident
that the spirit of mucM is at wo"k. The
country is unusually pro perou * with
many industries taxed beyond capacity.
Money is plentiful and the people have
more of it per capita than ever before.
Any willing man may Hnd employment
* nd wagt"on the whole are higher
than for years. V\rnh these conditions it
would seeni that lh" > should bo a time
for conlcnrtm-nt. yet it is not entirely < o.
Unreasonable as are some of the de
mands of the workingmeri. there 13 some
thing to be said for the general cause of
labor. An important cousiderati n , and
one rarely given sutiicient weight by em
ployers , who look askance at an jucreas-
l < ip wage scale , i.s tlie increased cost of
living. Dun's index figure , which is a
ptetty reliable guide , shows that while
tlic co.sl ot living iu 18U7a * 7 , " > .5 , It is
to-day I0l.f .
The southwestern wheat movement is
getting under way. and while Kansas
will have a yield considerably under the
average , the geneiat outlook fograin
tonnage is good. The government has
issued the first bulletin of the jcar bear
ing upon the new s > i''in wheat crop. It
is found , as was the general exp < itutiuii
that there is a much smaller area in
wheat than last * tear , the government
putting the decrease in Minnesota and
the Dukolus at 2.511.000 acres. This
does not mean lh.l the northwestern
railroads will necessarily have less grain
t < haul , and indeed with favorable weath
er the outlook is for a heavier gram tn -
iiage than ever. I'ractically all this
abandoned xvheat land has gone into oth
er grain , and even yet farmers are plant
ing flax and barley in scattered places ,
where seeding conditions were the worst
earlier in the season. From this time on
the reports from the growinn spring
wheat will take pren-dence as the price
Influence. The Northwest holds up well
in the general volume of business. In
Minneapolis the bank cleinng at ? ! - . -
4HO.02o.27 show a gain of IH.U per cent ,
which is especially gratifying in the face
of a decrease of 2.5 in the total for the
country at large.
Chicago Cattle , common to prime.
$ -1.00 to $7.1)0 ; hogs , shipping irrades.
? 4.2T to $7.r n : sheep , fair to choice , 4.00
to $5.50 : wheat , No. 2 red. 78c to 7Jc ,
corn. No. 2. Me to ( JHc ; oats. No. 2.JOc
to 41c : rye. No. 2. . " ( > ( to 57c ; hay. tim
othy. S 10.00 to $ H.50 ; prairie. ? r .r 0 to
$ H.rW : butter , choice creamery. 20c to
lile ; eggs , fresh. 1. < c u > l. e ; potatoes ,
new. 70c to & 0c per bushel.
IndianapolisGallic , shipping. X3.00 to
? 7.40 : hogs , choice light. $4.00 to $7.1" :
sneep. common to piiuie. $2.ijO to $4.75 ;
-wheat. No. 2 , 7f c to 7 ( c : corn. No. 2
white. 4c lo Hoc ; oats. No. 2 white ,
42c to 43c.
St. Louis Cattle. $4.f 0 to $7.05 ; hos , ' * .
$8.00 to < 7.2Ti ; .vlu-ep. * 2.rK ) to S4.MX
wheat. No. 2. 70c to 77c ; corn. No. 2.
60c to Clc : oats. No. 2. 44c to 4 ; " c ; rye.
No. 2. T T e to 5Jc.
Cincinnati - Cattle. .00 to ? ( . : > 0 ; hosrs
$4.00 to $7.40 : sheep. $ JJ.:5i to 54.25.
wheat. No. 2. Stc to S2c : corn. No. 2
TOixcd. ( He to ( > 5c : oats. No. 2 mixed.
44c to 4f c : rye. No. 2. . " (5c to . " > 7e.
Detroit Cattle , ? 3.0o to ? 6.50 ; hogs
$3.00 to $7.0T : sheep. S2.HO to 55.00.
wheat. No. 2. 70c to 80c ; corn. No. . ' 5
a
\-ellow , G4c to tV c ; oats. No. 2 white.
4Sc to 49c : rye. Mc ) to OOc.
Toledo Wheat. No. 2 mixed. 7Sc to
7ic ; corn. No. 2 mixed. ( Jlc to 02c ; oats.
No. 2 mixed 43r to 41c ; clover seed ,
prime. S5.02.
Milwaukee Wheat. No. 2 northern.
TTic to 7 ( c : corn. No. 3. t' 1 < - to t52c ; oat * .
No. 2 white. 4tic to 47c : rye. No. I. 57c
lo r.Sc ; barley , No. 2 , 70c to 7Npork , in
mess. $17.57.
New York C/attle. ? 3.7o lo S7.tlf . hogs.
$3 . < X > to 57.2T. ; sheep. ? 4.00 tol.no :
wheat. No. 2 red , 77c to 78c : corn , No. 2 ,
< ; Sc to ( > 9c : oats , No. 2 white. T lc fo f 2c ;
butter , creamery. 20 < to 21c : eegs , west
ern. ISc to' J7c.
Buffalo Cattle , choice xhippiufc steers.
$4.00 to ? 7.60 : hogsfair to prime. ? 3.00
to $7.75 : sheep. < * ir to choice. $ { . ! to
Sfi.2f > : lnmb . conamou to choice , ? 4.OO to
$7.00.
17
Fire-in the bu ine s wction of BerUr ,
did damaff * MtioMtvd at fr * ? 10-
to $12,000.
GIFT BY HELEN GOULD.
Building of Brooklyn T ,
M. C. A. , Naval Branch.
The latest of the beneficent deeds o !
Helen ( Jould to attract attention is tha
gift of a new building to the naval
branch of the Y. M. C. A. The struc
ture is now neariug completion. It has
been built at a cost of $4ifi.OOO ( and the
entire expense comes out of Miss
Gould's purse. When completed it will
be the finest building of its kind in the
world. It has a frontage of 100 feet
and a depth of 75. is seven stories high
HIJOOK1.YA Y. M. < ' . A. KUII.UING.
and is of stone , brick and iron. It haa
a roof jrarden where meetings can be hold
and where the men may be much more
comfortable during the slimmer weather
than they could be under cover. Miss
( lOiild has built the notice : is a ni-'mo-
rinl to her fa i her.
The Curnishiuj ; will be undertaken l > .v
the Women's Au.\iliir.v of tlie Y. M. C.
A. There will he more than 200 .sleen-
in ; ; roonij * . fiiriiiRhed at a , cost of $ Tifl
per n om. There will bo a fine restau
rant , how I'm j ? allo.A. : i gymnasium , barwl
ber shop , a great auditorium , gamo
rooms , reading nxniiij , lounging roonu
and everything that will make the plac ?
bright and cheerful.
MITCHELL CALLS CONVENTION.S"j
Question of General Strike Will Ba
Settled at the Meeting.
Under direction of President John
Mitchell > f the United Mine Workers ot
America the hum-expected call for 4
special national convention of mine work-
er.s was issued Wednesday by Secretary- *
Wilson. The convention wilj
be held iu Indianapolis .July 17 , and will
determine whether the soft-coal miners
of the country shall go out on strike t < J
assist the .striking anthracite miners
Pennsylvania.
Much depends on the miners of Illinois ,
Indiana and Oliio. who will cut a promi
nent figure iu the con vent ion. The biai |
ol the apportionment ol' delegates to tin
convention is one for every 100 member ?
ot the local union or fraction over hfty.
This will make a convention < f LOW
delegates.
The voting strength of all locals is bo.
tween 2.500 and 2,400. Of this the con-
veil lion will have a voting strength o'
fiom 1.700 to 1,800. A bare majoritj
ciu order a .strike. The anthracite re
gions cast 747 votes. Virginia and Michi
gan. which joined in the call for the con-
venfion. have fifty-two , making 7i i votoi
trom those five districts which united tc
call the convention.
As stated at the headquarters condi
tions are not satisfactory to miners il
Missouri. Kansas. Arkansas and Indini
Territory , and it is belie veil the delegate !
from those sections will vote for a strike
The miners of Ohio are understood tt
be opposed to n strike , while those ol
Illinois. Indiana and Iowa are in 'doubt
The formal call for the convention de
tails at length what unions are empow
ered to send delegates , the number ol
delegates to be sent , the method to b
pursued in clloosiug them. etc.
The annual mileage of mail transpor
tation by railroads in lS7o was 75,154-
JU ) miles ; in J901 it was 302.fil3.J' :
miles.
The request of the Chicago grain men
to have the transit privileges extend * . " ]
from sis to nine mouth * has been denied
b.1 the railroads interested.
The Michigan Central announces " .omt i iv
changes iu the running time of pussen-4'Jj de
trains 1'iat will show faster time and im
ap
proved service in other ways.
en
The Big Sandy. Kast Lynue and Guy-
pe
HU Railroad Company and the Klk Val
80
ley and Midland Railroad Company hare
ed
incorporated at Charleston. W. Va.
Plans are being drawn for new terminal
improvements of the Cincinnati Southern
* Chattanooga. The new switch yardj
will occupy twelve acre * of ground. I"1
It is reported that the Rurlington and
the St. Paul will put on fast trains to
meet the cut in time made by the KocK
Island between Chicago and Omaha.
President R 13. Il.irriman of the
Southern Pacific has announced that pas
senger rates on nil Southern Pacific Hnea
Oregon will be reduced from 4 to . ' {
cents a mile.
What is wud to be the largest locomo
tive ever built is being set p in the
Santa l'e shops at Topeka. It is a tau-
uem compound decapol. weighs 267.000
pounds and has a heating surface of 5.&K )
siquarp feet , ur about 700 square fe t
more than the engine next to it in SIR * .
The rates on export if rain and Hoar
from Chicago to New York o er mil In
routrs which are now in effect r on to
grain. 13V&C , where tht rate WM f r rly all
c. The nt-rt rate on export fl ur i
made 15c. instead of iTftc. Tb lke
and rail routes make tb * rat * *
flour ISo , a reduction tr + m UJ * .
WAS CLEVEREST OF CROOKS.
'Uun ry Joe , " Who Died Kecentlyf
Had ilany Kiuinent Victims.
Bearing a name on his coffin plate on-
ler which he would never he recog-
lizeil , Joseph Lewis ! , better known as
Huugry Joe , " was carried to the grave
ecenlly in New York. The story is told
jow after suffering from B right's dis-
ase for four weeks the confidence man
I lied in an apartment house iu New
Fork.
Known variously under the names
f Joseph Lewis , George H. Post.
Seorge Howard , Francis Alvauey and
> thers. the name under which "Hungry
foe" was baptized he kept carefully
guarded , and even his intimates never
'mew his family name.
For a quarter of a century "Hungry
foe" was one of the most conspicuous
figures it ) criminal life. lie was known
wherever the English language was
spoken , but could take care of himself
In the French or German capitals as
easily. lie was n man of wonderful
polish , easily made friends of his vic
tims and apparently succeeded for
many years in duping even the police.
Nothing has ever been learned of
'
'Hungry Joe's" birthplace or early life
but it was back in the 'OOs that he tirst
began to make himself conspicuous in
criminal life in New York. Hih schemes
to get money were adroit and well exe
cuted and few whom be marked as vic
tims ever escaped.
Probably "Hungry Joe's" most notn
lIe victim was Gen. John A. Logan.
The old soldier was staying at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel , when a sleek and
olly-tougued young stranger ingrati
ated himself into his favor. He was
learnedly discussing questions of inter
national importance when the hotel
detective stepped up and warned the
general that he was talking to the most
remarkable confidence operator in the
world , "Hungry Joe. "
Gen. Logan was visibly annoyed t
the Interruption , and in his brusquu
mariner told the detective to attend to
tils own business , as the man with
whom he was conversing was the son
of one of his oldest friends. A few
ofmi
minutes later "Hungry Joe" cashed
( Jen. Logan's order on the cashier of
tlu hotel for $300 ami walked away
smiling.
S"j
The late Judge Xoah Davis , who tried
Boss Tweed , was also one of the early
victims , and Charles Francis Adann
fel into tiis net. Another conspicuous
victim was Oscar Wilde. Oscar paitl
foi his acquaintance with "Hungry
Joe" < the sum of $1,000 in cash and
S1..100 in notes. Later he went to Capr.
;
Williams and told his tale of woe. and
said that while he probably could not
regain his money he would like to get
the notes. Williams sent for "Joe" and
told him he would have Co give up. and
with good grace the confidence man did
BO.
"Thai is the tii t swell who has ever
squealed on me. " said Joe.
The downfall of "Hungry Joe"oc
curred in 18S. > . says : St. Louis Post-
Dispatch special. He was arrested
charged with snatching a roll of bills j
from the hands of a victim. "Joe" was
convicted and sentenced to four years
Iii State prison. When he was
leased he went to Balitmore , hut his
luck had turned and he was soon ar
rested and sentenced to the Maryland
State penitentiary , where he remained
until 1&98.
Upon his release he returned lo thH
city and had since been living .iiiietly >
In a west side apartment house. His
last public appeanui was in a senin
sational raid on a house in Soubrette
row district , when he slid down the
dumb-waiter shaft for four stories to ,
escape the police.
'
Awful Story oi'Hjtzing ; at Vale.
The details of a horrible case of ha/-
nig which occurred in 1S02 at Yale have
just leaked out through a story told : it j I
the alumni dinner in New York b.v [ i 1
Frank Hiukey. the famous left end of
Kli's football team of I hat year. Mr. 1
Hiukey told Low s-ome sophomores
noticed that two country boys hnd befo 1
gun their housekeeping in n room ou
the ground tloor of one of the college i
hails , with a miserable apology foi' a
bed. no carpet , no table and only two
chairs as the sum total of their outfit.
They proposed to board themselves ,
but had only a few dollars for their ; j j
food during their torra. They expected '
hazing and were not disappointed. (
J
One night the trembling youths were
summoned by a sophomore , who was \ j j j
not over courteous , to ao to a room up- .
stairs. They obeyed. pale with fear. i
They were detained about au hour , bin 11 j t
. the circle of stu- !
were < only quir.sed by stuj j
dents in the room. Kiitering their own i.
apartment , they were dazzled by a new ' j i
cariKt , a tasteful bedstead , fully equipcl
ped. a study table , easy chair * . : i handn
some drop lamp , a bookr.iKe partly fill-
with books , a stove , pictures on thej j
walls , rugs. etc. . while in a closet were '
g
enough provisions to last a week.
It ] is hoped that the faculty will look
\i\io thee ! s piling details.
A Trust There , Too.
"But. " we suy lo the intrepid polar [ 31
explorer , "do you iiol fear that you will
become depressed for lack of home tie *
and home custom * while in the frozen
north V"
"Oh. I don't know. " he carelessly re
sponds. "Why. it is very homelike up
there. Fresh meat is quoted at $5
pound. " Baltimore American.
< Contiguity.
The pickpocket keeps iu close touch ]
with the public. New York Sun.
When the children are sound a leey
bed at Bight IK a man's first dram * *
get his wife's undivided attention
dor.
When you abuse any one , and your
listener nays nothing : when you gel
through , how flat you fe L
'
MOURN FOR PRESIDENT
BUENEAMINO CARRIES GREETING
TO MRSMCKINLEY -
Canton , O. , June 25. Mrs. Me
Kinley received from Felipe Buen-
cainino , a former member of Agui-
naldo's cabinet and now a leader of
the federal party in the Philippines ,
the greetings and memorial of that
party which he was commissioned to
personally carry U her. The Filli-
pino was much affected by bis meet
ing with Mrs. McKinley and tears
streamed down his cheeks as he ad
dressed her.
The adaress contained reference to
the distress which the federal party
of the Philippine islands felt at tho
assassination of President McKin
ley. It stated that he was the pro
tector of the Filipinos and that the
federal party was honored in being
allowed to tell rhe widow of the de
ceased president of its esteems for
him.
him.Mrs.
Mrs. McKinley was assured of the
love of 6,000,000 Filipino Christians.
At the cemetery the visitors were
admitted to the vault in wbich rest
the remains of the late president
and General Buencamino as he si
lently looked upon the casket wept
igain.
Attack Made By Bolomen.
Manila , June 25. Seven soldiers
of the Twenty-seventh infantry ,
forming an advan-e guard which
was escorting a wagon train half a
mile from Camp Vicars , island of
Mindanao , were attacked by ten
bolomeu. One soldier had au arm
, ,
badly cut and was seriously wounded
in the head.
The Moros captured a rifle and es-
caped uninjured. The Badinglam
Moros from Banalod , who went on
the war path for the express purpose
of killing negligent Americans. " The
First and Second separate brigades
have been consolidated.
The Moros have held a big con
ference at Balcocoa. The Sultan
urged a policy of friendship with
the Americans , but two of the dat-
tos slid they would die first.
Others declared that if the dattos
caused war they would not assist
Three towns in the western part of
tbeir island are clec-hued to be un-
friendly. Colonel Haklwn hopes to
win them over to peace ,
Twenty-five Struck Dead.
Madrid , J imp 25. While a funeral
was being held in a church at Pinerio ,
in the province of Greuse , today , the
building was struck by lightning and
as a result twenty-rive people were
tilled and thirty-five were injured.
Sent to Medical College.
FairDury , Neb , June 2 = 3. The body
pi the unknown tramp who was killed
in the Rock Ibland wrecksouth of here
last Friday was shipped today to the
Omaha medical college for dissecting
purposes. , It will , however , be held .
there four days for identification in
accordance with law. The man was
five feet five inches tall , brown hair
and eyes , sandy moustache , blind in
right eye , tafcto inside left arm , an-
chor , cross and heart , and a very large
scar on left forearm caused by a burn.
He had numerous other scars on his
body < which indicated that they had
been , caused by knife wounds. The
body had absolutely nothing .upon it
by which to identify it.
E. 0 , Miller Rearrested.
Chicago. 111. . June 2 : . . E. O. Mil
, president , and Henry Clark Da-
.
Vis. geneial manager of the St.
Luke's society were held responsi-
ble by the coroner'b jury for the fire
at the St. Luke's sanitarium which
destroyed eleven lives. The other
four employees arrested after the tire
were rearrested a few minutes after
the ! verdict of the jury was read.
Against the hospital otrk-ials it is a
charged that no effort was made to
rescue the patients who % vere helpless
jr locked moms , with barred win-
dows. ana some nf whom were
a
strapped { and bound , while others
were delirious , under treatment.
Against President Mi'ler ' it is fur o
ther charged that he has violated
the medical practice act of the state
laud that he employed incompetent
attendant * and nurses. Attorneys
will endeavor tomorrow to have him
released by habeas corpus proceed-
ings.
Hatpin for Her Weapon-
Norfolk , IN'eb. , June 25 While on
her way toward home from the
south part "of town between 9 and
0 o'clock , Miss llattie Marquardt
was followed by two men. one of
whom passed and stopped fcer while
the other grasped her from behind ,
demanding her money. She fought
them with a hat pin , breaking it ,
as reported , in the hand of one ol
them. They took fright and left
her. She thought the men stranger * to
ber
STIRRED BY CRIME
KILLING OF ELMER THAYER PRO'
NOUNCED A CRIME-
RANCH QUARREL THE CAUSE
THE KUOOTINO HAS WKKATL.T
feTIJCKKDTJlK CODNTIIV.
MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY
Dead Mnn ami Hi Mnyt-r Suppnaetl U >
l'arj < an of Rival Claimant * .
North Platte , Neb. , June 2S The
particulars of the shooting of Elmer
Thnyer by James Robinson on the
Valley Laud and Cattle company
ranch in McPherson county last Fri
day has finally reached this city.
This ranch is located about seventy-
five miles northwest of here in the
sand hills , antf is the one that has
been owned by Captain Hershell for
the past nfteen years. The prin
cipal stockholders of the cattle com
pany are Captain Hershell and IJ. B.
Read , and these two have been in
litigation over the ranch for the past
rive yea's. The litigation has been
such that Hershell and Kead became
very bitter towards each other. Her-
shall has been in possession of the
ranch until about the first of June
,
when the charter of the corporation
expired and Judge McPherson of the
United States circwit court appointed
Charles A. A lieu of Omaha tempor
ary receiver of the comoany , upon
the application of Mr. Read , Allen
proceeded tn the ran h in company
with Read , took pcssession and
placed j James Robinson , a paroled
convict and JHI alleged enenmy nf
Hershell and other employes of Her
shell on the ranch in possession as
manager.
Elmer Tbayer had been an em
.
ploye for the past five years and the
company was owing him considerable
money , which Read , it is charged ,
refused to pay Anyhow Tbayer was
discharged and he and Robinson bad
some words over the matter. Last
Friday afternoon Robinson noticed
Thayer coming up the road through
the meadow of the ranch , on foot ,
and he at once mounted his saddle
horse and rode towards him. Thayer
was walking along whittling a stick ,
and Robinson says he threatened him
with the Knife. Kobinson drew his
revolver and shot twice , only one
bullet takine efleet , wbich passed
blm
nearly through Thayer's body. Rob
inson rode back to the ranch house
and told Mrs. TIershelll and others
that Thayer came at him with a
knife and he had to kill him. Three
person saw the shooting and they
declare it was a cold-blooded mur
der. Captain Hershall was in the
ranch house at the time and it is
asserted by Ilobinson's enemies that
he intended to shoot the captain.
The sheriff was notified , but the
penitentiary officials scut out and
took Robinson to Lincoln and he is
now back in the penitentiary.
Robinson is charged with three
killings in this country. For the
shooting of his wife at Hyannis he
was convicted of manslaughter and
sentenced to the penitentiar ) , but
was paroled. He will be prosecuted
in McPherson county when his time
expires at the penitentiary.
The shooting of Thayer. who was
well Km wn. and had many friends ,
has greatly stJtred the country.
Murdered For His Money ,
Wood Pviver , Neb. . June 28. "Fur
ther particulars icreived here today
from Fort Hall. Idaho , state that
John S. iJonaldsori of this city had
been shot from ambush by persons
unknown. whf se motive was uri-
doubtedly robbery. Charles M. Fritz
of Pocatello , who was prospecting
with Donaldson , was found late
Tuesday afternoon on Pocatello
creek , about eight miles from Poca
tello. He had been shot twice with
rifle , once through the nead and
again through tho body. On Wed
nesday morning the body of Donald
son was lound within a quarter of
mile of Fritz He had also been
shot with a rifle , the bullet entering
below the collar bone and coming
ut through the backbone.
From the evidence at the coroner's
inquest it was shown that both men j
had been shut Tuesday morning , but
!
by whom the coroner's jury was un
able to say. but it is believed that
the deed was committed for robber j.
Pay For violating Came Law.
Columbus. Neb. , June 28 George
Pi. Simpkins. chief deputy game
warden , and George Carter another
deputy , prosecuted Chris Meedel
and Julius P.udat. old settlers in
Butler township yesteruay lor viola-
lion of the game laws in seining
and offering fish for sale. Mee-
dnl pleaded guilty to catching
five with a net and was fined
127.50 Rudat pleaded guilty
catching one sixty-pounder. '
NEBRASKA MOTES.
The town of Havelock has bee * I
existence eleven jeara and now
suioons for the first time.
Five hundred students are expeet-
to attend the summer session *
the state univeristy of Lincoln.
fatal. A few days ago the yoonf-
fion of Mr. Dawes was caught ID
Bauie manner and seriously injured ;
The Beatrice Chatauqua ground *
iveie thrown into great excitement
by the epxlosinn of a gasoline S DM'
in the restaurant tent. The t B *
was destroyed , causing a loss of per *
haps $200.
Pine and cedar trees from ten
Black Hills country will be system
atically planted on the two forest
reservations of 200,000 acresf *
northern Nebraska.
A mastodon tooth weighing-
pounds , in a tine state of preserva
tion was recently unearthed near
Humboldt at a depth of 21 feet tojr
some well diggers.
The Tecurnseh Chautaqua will
held in Cook's park July J2 to 20 , in
clusive. Manager Dundas annonces *
long list of talent and it is
the meeting will be a success.
Twenty free mail routes will be es
tablished in Cass county about Ang-
ust 1st. It will be the second county !
in the United States in which every
farmer will be fliven a daily mall.
William T. Richardson , a carpen
ter , died at Weeping Water of apo-
olexy , ten minutes after being stride-
en. Richardson had been working
near Louisville and came home for &
few days to visit bis wife and child.
Al Beard , charged with the killing ,
of J. J. Gillilan , was discharged ak
his preliminary hearing be fore Justice
Gieen of Lincoln , the state resting
without making a : ase that would
justify his being"held to a higher
court.
The body of Djivid Kumicutt , an
old farmer living about four miles
southeast of Arlington , was found
hanging by the neck. It is thought
that Kiimicutt had a fainting spell
and in falling his cravat caught m
a. hook on the granary door.
A wreck occured two miles south
of Niobrara on construction train of
extension of Elkhorn. ditching thre
stork cars. Some one had placed tie
plates on the track and spiked them
and but for the slow running about
forty laborers would rr-ive been in
jured.
J. V. A. Black , recently candidate
for the republican nomination for
governor , has started another Dank
in western Nebraska. The new con
cern which is to be called the Stocfc-
ville State bank of Frontier county-
will have an authorized capital stoet
of Sfi.OOO.
Burglars entered the home of If
jr. Warren at Nebraska City and
stole jewelry worth $100. The police.
have so far gained no clue to the
robbers except that there have been
several suspicious looking negroes
about the town for several days who
can not be lucated.
Youthful Pat , Crows at Neilgh.
Sam Fields and Burt Dillon of Oak-
dale. aged M and 17 years respec
tively , are under arrest , charged"
with sending a threatening letter to
C. II. Torpen. The boys demanded
that Mr. Torpen place $50 in an old
tree 01 his child would be abducted.
Torpen put a dummy package in
the place named and the boys were
gathered in.
Miss Hattie Marquardt , at
while collecting was held up by two
men within a block of Main street.
Miss Marqiiardt made a plucky tight
with a hatpin and her teeth and
compelled the men to release her ,
| though one of them cut off her hair
before he departed. After knocking
her down the men escaped before the
police arrived. The highwaymen
secured no booty.
Notwithstanding the recent heavj
rains , a number of wells in Gage
county are going dry. In Midland
township a well on the Sallenbarger
,
farm and anjther on the Ramsey-
place have dried up completely.
Both wells were deep ones and had
.
furnished abundant supply of water
for years. There is much speculation
as to the cause of this phenomenon ,
but no satisfactory solution has yefc
been offered.
The remains of the unidentified
roan who was killed in the railroad
wreck near Fairbury were sent to-
the Omaha Medical institute. No-
papers were found on bis person. He
was about 35 years o' age. five feet
and five inches tall , brown hair and
mustache , blind in right eye , and
had an anchor , heart and cross ta-
toed on his left arm. His left elbow
bad * a large scar , caused by a burn ,
and several soars , evidently knife
wounds , were on bis back and
