New NVuHhiiitr Machine.
The washing machine shown in tin
Illustration seems to have the faculty
> f cleaning the clothes without sub
jecting them to the harsh treatment
jjsual in an apparatus of this charac
ter , as the pounders aro so attached to
ihe operating shaft as to yield readily
fcrhen any large mass of clothing is
fciicountercel , instead of forcing their
way through the pile and , perhaps ,
tearing the garments. The plungers
which carry the pounder heads are
tonnected with the actuating shaft by
Curved springs , instead of being joined
tigidly , and are thus disposed to yield
under pressure when the obstruction i
WASHING
too great for them to force into tlij
Buds. The inner surface of the tub is
jovered with corrugated metal , so s'nap.
f-d that the plunder h itls come iu'
contact with the frout edge tirsi anO
Scrub the clothes clown the Iiiclint.1 !
turfacc un'il the bottom is reached. ! |
will thus be seen that the rotation < !
Ihe actuating shaft by ihe crank wheel
-will subject the wash to practically tlu
same motion that it would receive i *
scrubbed by hand over a board. Th ?
machine Is conveniently shaped ff > \
handliujr the washing and Its weiirht J ;
aot much greater tlmji that of the or
flinary tubs used on washday. Th $
Inventor is II. A. Robliison of Porl
Huron , Mich.
Chocolate Cream Peppermint Wafers ,
Use the r idy-made peppermint wa
fers , not cr. stallized , to be found ii ]
almost JIPV candy store. Melt down
a cake of "Medallion" full vanilla ,
sweet chocolate. As soon as the choco
late becomes soft but not thin , dip oj
roll the.plain peppermint wafers in it , I
tme at a time , with a t'.irco-tined steel
fork ; drop them in regular rows across j
a sheet of buttered manila paper 01' '
wax paper and set them in a cool
room to dry and harden. The othei'
I
wafers of the cream sort , wiutergreen. ;
maple , coffee and the like , may bf
treated in like manner.
i Stewed Rhubarb.
Wash the rhubarb , peel it and cut j
into pieces one inch long. Rhubarb j
should always be cooked in a double j
boiler. Put in two tablespooufuls of
cold water and one quart of cut rhu
barb. Lot this cook until the rhubarb
Is soft , and sweeten to taste. Some j
:
persons do not like the full flavor of |
the rhubarb , and add two cupfuls of
Tvater to render it less sharp. When
this is done more sugar should ba
added.
!
Tomatoes Stuffed with Meat.
Plunge ten tomatoes into boiling wa
ter for an Instant , peel off the skin an < J !
let tiiein get cold. Cut the tops off an < 3'
scoop out the inside , which put into j i
the chopping bowl with a cup of col < |
meat and. one-half a cup of bread
crumbs. Chop all together , add sail
and pepper , and lill the tomatoesvitlj'
this mixture. Put a small piece ol
butter on the top and put them intq
the oven to get hot. Serve on slices oj
toast
Browned Potatoes.
Boll and mash a quart of potatoes ,
aioisten with boiled milk. Beat sep
\
arately the white and yolk of an egg ;
.
add the yolk to the potato , and a little
fealt Whisk the white to a froth and
add , just before putting in the oven. j
Put the mixture in a large soup plate ,
© lid bake fifteen minutes ; serve as sooo |
as taken from the oven.
Lemon Pnddiiijj.
- To three pints boiling milk add one ,
tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in cold
milk , the juice and grated rind of two
lemons , three tablespoons sugar and a
lump of butter. Stir contsautly ti'J
thick , remove from fire , add four well-
beaten eggs. Turn into molds. Serve
Ice cold with cream and sugar.
Notes for Housewives.
. Ripe tomatoes will remove ink and
bther stains from white cloth ; alsq
from the hands.
For burns , equal parts of white ot
4gg and olive oil will prevent blister ?
If applied at once.
Children will relish the morning
cereal that contains dates , figs or eveu
prunes as a relief from its sameness.
To clarify sugar break It into a cop
per pan and to each pound allow two
gills of water. Place on the stove and
gradually allow It to boil. Carefully
remove the scum as it rises , now throw
In an additional half pint of water
and allow It to boil again. Skim very' i
thoroughly and strain through muslin. J ]
Silk pocket handkerchiefs should boi j
washed by themselves. Put ihern to' '
soak in cold water for an hour or two , j I
afterward washing them , soaping them
,
QS they are washed. Wu..h a second !
time , If necessary. Then rinse in cold
loft water containing a handful of salt , !
tnd rinse again in water containing a .
Uttle bluJnjz. {
A GREAT DISASTER
WORKMAN TRAPPED IN A PENN
SYLVANIA COAL MINE.
NUMBER OP DEAD UNKRDWN
EXPLOSION OF GAS BRINGS GRIEF
.TO JOHNSTOWN.
RESCUERS ARE DRIVEN BACK
Those Who Excape Too Much Excited to
T 11 How it Happened Explosion
TV recked Masonry.
Johnstown , Pa. , July 11. Nearly
two hundred men , it is thought
were killer ! or injured Thursday in
an explosion in the Cambria Steel
company's rolling mill coal mine
under West Mont hill at noon. How
many are dead it will take several
days to determine. It was nearly an
hour after the explosion before any
general knowledge of what had hap
pened got abroad. Men who came
from the mines , escaping with their
lives , told the news and it spread
like wildfire all over the city.
Mothers , wives , daughters , sons and
relatives were frantic with grief.
No one was permitted to enter the
mine from which noxious gases were
escaping. It was nearly four o'clock
when all hope of sending rescue
' par ties-from the West Mont opening
was abandoned. Eichard Bennett
! and John Meyers , who escaped from
the mines , wentback two miles to
see what assistance could be render
!
ed but the dam drove them back
!
and they fell prostrate when they
reached the outside. It was clear
that rescue work could not proceed
from the West Mont opening and
hasty preparations were made to'
rescue the imprisoned men at the
Mill creek entrance.
Soon alter the news of the explo
sion reached the Cambria officials
Mining Engineer Marshall G. Moore
and one of his assistants , Al G. Pros-
ser , made an attempt to enter the
mine. They were followed by mine
Superintendent George T. Robinson ,
but the gases compelled them to
return to the surface.
Mine Foreman Harry Rodgers , his
assistant William Blanch and Fire
Bosses J'lhn Iletallick and John
Thomas were overcom0 by the gases
and it is feared they perished in an
heroic effort to rescue the miners.
A sou of Harry Rodgers then tried
to reach his father , but he was
quickly overcome by the deadly gases
and was carried out unconscious.
William Stibich spent several hours
at the Mill Creek opening. He said
that he believed as many as 450 men
were still in the mine. In his opin
ion , from all he could glean , not to
exceed 150 men had come out.
About a score of American miners
who were at work in the Klondike
district noticed the presence of the
fire damp in their apartments soon
after the explosion occured and
started atonce for tbe main en
trance. They were almost overcome
with gas. One of the men said it
ir known what caused the explosion.
He said that a few days ago the
ollicials issued an order to the em
ployes in the mine not to play with
the gas but that tbe nest day a
young Hungarian was seen pushing
his naked lamp along the roof of the
mine in search of it.
Canvas screens are being used to
wall all the side entrances and
rooms , so as to force a direct current
of pure air ahead of the rescuers.
Engineer A. G. Prosser who with
Mr. Moore entered the mine at the
main opening , came to the surface
at Mill creek and immediately set
about securing men and material to
aid in the rescue. Several miners
who were working near the scene
of the explosion reached the surface
and say that they saw the bodies of
at least fifty men.
The men who came out were for
eigners and were so excited that
they could not tell a connected
story. The mine has been open for
about fifty years , and is producing
three thousand ton per day. The
mining officials of the Cambria com
pany stated the explosion was one
of Ore damp. Outside of the "Klon
dike" the mines are safe and unin
jured. Within the fatal mine walls
of masonry three feet through were
torn down , the roofs of the mine
were demolished and not a donr
remains standing. Miners who left
the minft by way of the Mill Creek
entrance brought horrible stories of
crawling over the dead bodies of
their comrades.
Salt Creek Claims Victim.
Waverly , Neb. , July 10. ( Special. )
Clarence Auchmuly , son of Mr. and
Mrs. P. E. Auchmuly of this place ,
was bathing witb a number of com-
rades in the valley flooded by salt
creek. He waded out until well in the
current which carried his feet from
under him. He could not swim and
went down five times. Aid was se
cured by two comrades , but owing to
the swift current and being compelled
to swim against it they were tired out
fwben they reached him.
DAY OF FESCUE AT MINE
THRILLING EXPERIENCE AT THE
JOHNSTOWN MINE.
Johnstown , Pa. . July 12 Frida )
nas IJCKII a day of rescues at the
fated Eolling Mill mine of the Cam
bria Steel company. Thrilling ex
periences attended the efforts of the
forty daring fellows who went down
into the mine with the faint hope
they might be in time to restore to
life some of the entombed men.
They saved the lives of fourteen
men by bringing them again into
the sunlight.
Many dead bodies were found but
they were Jeft in the theatre of
death until every living persoa had
been rescued. That doue , the dead
were brought up and exposed to the
morbid gaze of the people on the
way to the morgue. Eighty-seven
dead bodies were recovered from the
mine between daylight and night
fall. Occasionally word would come
to the surface by some mysterious
means that another heap of remains
had been exposed to the vision of the
searchers , three miles inside the
mine. Dangerous headings in the
KlondikesecMon yet remain unex
plored. Many more dead may be
found there.
It is thought that 150 is a low es
timate of the casualty list. Johns
town spend the day horror-stricken.
From dawn to dusk flying ambJ-
lances coursed the streets bearing
grewsome burdens from mine to
morgue ; frnm moigue to homes.
Great throngs surged about the pit
mouth , the improvised morgue at
the armory and about the homes of
the dead. Bulletin boards were
eagerly scanned for news fiom the
scene of the disaster. Exaggerated.
rumors of all kinds prevailed.
It is difficult to picture with any
dergee approaching its full worth
the work of rescue and the attending
scenes and incidents of the day at
the center of interest ; .
Along in t'ie ' early part of the
afternoon cheering word came fro tn
the innermost recesses of thexrnine
that life yeb lingered in some of the
bodies. The rescuers made first for
No. 4 left heading which they had
been unable to reach the nighc be
"
fore. Desolite even for the scene
of a mine interior was the heading
that stretched out before them.
Suddenly in an open space they were
startled by the mad laughter of a
blackened form that rushed at them
out of the darkness. The man
giasped tirmly a pick lundle and
tried in his frenzy to beat down his
rescuers. He was overpowered and
dragged bai-k to the main heading to
the cars. Thirteen other living men
were found in this chamber.
At 3 p. m. the traiu of mine rari
came to the pic mouth where wait
ing ambulances stood. Ei ht men
were lifted over the sides of the curs
and half carried , they wended their
way to the ambulances. They were
all Poles. As the men were driven
hurriedly to the Cambria hospital ,
the train of coal cars with the physi-
cans le-entered the mine. In an
other half hour they came out again ,
this time with six living but ; almost
dead miners. One man had lockjaw.
At that time three more head'
ings , believed to be filled with tha
dead , were unsearchcd. Thirty-
nine bodies were lying within reacl'i
in the main heading. These were
brough out at 4:35 p. m. Their
bodies were piled high in the coal
cars and covered with canvas.
These 'remains were in a terrible
state , showing that there had been
slow death in each case. One oj
the men had his mouth and nose
tied about by a towel. The rest of
'his face was turned beyond recog-
niton. The boides of all were twist
ed in horrible shapes , most of the
arms being crooked so as to shield
the face. The only one who could
be iudentified at the pit mouth was
Fire Boss Joseph Tomlinson.
One of the volunteer rescuers who
came out with this load of dead
ji
stated that fire was raging in parte
of the mine that would take some
time to quell. Most of those who
were brought out alive this after
noon had saved themselves by crawl
ing into a chamber and turning a
.valve on the compressed air pipe line
which runs along the entry. One
man was found dead with his hands
clutched so tightly about a monkey
wrench that it could not be re
moved. 'l
It was at 5:55 : a. m. when the
first train l load of victims was
brought to the mouth o * the main
entry. Forty-nine carsere used.
In bringing out forty-six dt-ud b odies
Fire Destroyed a Vi
Appleton , Wis. , July J : ! , The vil
lage of Bear Creek , thirty miles north ,
west of this city , was destroyed by fire
today. A dozen stores , thepostoffice , .
Chicago & Northwestern depot and a
lumber mill had been destroyed by :
noon , and the fire was still raging. The ,
tire begn at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
in a millinery store. The loss may
reach $100,030. The residents fought'
the fire with buckets.
FiRE AND FLOOD
BEATRICE LOSSES REACH QUAR
TER OF A MILLION.
SAVED BY HEROIC EFFORTS
FOB A TIME IT SEEIMKD THE CITY
WAS DOOMED
WITHOUT FIRE PROTECTION
eader Found in the CrisisVIio Formed
Bucket IJrlgMrte l-'luod That Surrounds
City I
Beatrice , Neb. , July 11 Fire and
Hoods formed a combination of ele
ments which has severely tested the
physical and mental sirength of the
people of Beatrice Che past twenty-
four hours , and that there have been
seen in that time many historical
people would excite no wonder if a
full view of the situation could be
presented. Losses aggregating fully
one quarter of a million dollars Lave
been sustained by the people of Be
atrice , ana that the fire which
started early Thursday morning did
not lay waste the entire business
section was purely providential
For over forty hours the city had
been completely shut olT from the
outside wot Id as far as railroad com
munication goes.
The Blue river is a minature lake
for miles , and though no rain has
fallen in this section for forty-eight
hours the floods steadily continued
to rase yesterday and last night un
til the water at 10 o'clock this
morning had reached seventeen
inches higher than it was ever before
seen here. All night gangs of men
were busy taking people out in
boats , and as the city was in total
darkness some of the scenes depicted
were thrilling to a degree.
A regular systematic boat patrol
was established and as the river was
rising everywhere with swift cur
rent , it is wonderful that no lives
were lost.
Sensational stories of railroad dam
age repeatedly came in but the truth
was bad enough. Up to noon yes
terday railroad traffic through here
was uninterrupted , the various roads
u5ng the lines here as an avenue for
trains from other divisions here
there was trouble but since then
everything has been tied up
This evening an extra work train
on the Rock Island , which was en
deavoring to back in to Beatrice
fromvtbe east , lost four cars of meat
and provisions near the Bear creek
crossing. The track slid out from
under the cars which fell over in the
water. They remained coupled , and
the train is being held there. The
butchers of Beatrice depend largely
on the packing houses and the meat
supply is nearly exhausted.
Tonight the water is rapidly fall
ing and as it does a scene devasta
tion is revealed vhich is appaling.
The damage to property owners in
and around Beatrice will reach fully
une hundred thousand dollars , while
the city and county loose heavily
in washed out and Damaged bridges.
"Railroad men say the damage to
tracks is almost beyond belief.
Some idea of the extent of the water
can be gained when it is known that
the river was n.'arl > one mile wide
on Court street. Where this im
mense volume of water came from
is puzzling. >
The nervous tension experienced
by Beatrice people because of the
flood was quickly heightened when
at 2 o'clock this morning a signal of
fire was given.
With the waterwoiks shut down
evr.ry one stood aghast at the situa
tion. The h're which was of un
doubted incendiary origin , began in
nearly the heart of the business sec
tion. It was not believed by anyone
within view of the flames that any
power around could stay the blaze ,
and the stoutest hearted quailed as
appeal after appeal was. made for
assistance. Help was at hand in
Lincoln , the authorites soon found
out , but there was no possible way
of transportation. The situation
*
was one which the people of Beatrice
hope never to have to face again.
From the Green block , where the
fire started , which went down with
'
in thirty minutes , it quickly eat its
way into the big department store
of the Klein Merchantile company.
The heat became intense and soon
all the windows in the three story
Masonic temple building across the
street on the west side were ablaze.
Killed Two Medicine Men.
Davenport , la. , July 11. Mate
Dan Green of the steamer Dubuque ,
today shot and killed Christopher
Leonidas and his son , ! on haired
medicine men from Central City.
Col. Green says the men boarded bis
boat at Rock Island , 111. , heavily
armed , and attempted to take pos
session when in frout uf Davenport.
The coroners jupy az uitted Green
on the ground of self-defense and
he was released.
NOW IN FULL BLAST
N. E.A-AT MINNEAPOLIS PUTS IN
A BUSY DAY
TALK ABOUT NEW OFFICERS
ELIOT OF HAKVAICD Sl'OKEN OF k'OJt ,
PRESIDENT.
EDUCATION OF THF INDIANS
J. A. Foilny Los Ange leg is Another Can
didate evcrul Cities Want tbe Next
Association Meeting.
Minneapolis , Minn. , July 9.
Fifteen thousand delegates to the
national educational association's
convention have already arrived in
tbe flour citj. The meeting Monday
and Tuesday were confined to the
national council , the Indian depart
ment and the general sessions.
Wednesday the detail work began.
The speakers of th e convention are
men of reputation , including poli
ticians , inventors , publishers , church
men and educators. This afternoon
was given over entirely fo the gener
al session at the exposition building.
Wallace G. Nye of Minneapolis in
troduced W. C. Martiudale of De- ,
troit , Mich. , as chairman of the
meeting. Governor S. R. Van Sant
welcomed the assocation to the state
of which he is the offl'-ial head. J.
W. Olsen , state superintendent of
public instruction delivered an ad
dress of welcome in behalf of the ed
ucational department of the state.
Acting Mayor D. P. Jones welcomed
the delegates to Minneapolis and ex
tended the freedom of the city. '
Superintendent of the Minneapolis
public schools , Charles M. Jordan ,
spoke of the systom of public educa
tion which is offered by the state
and city. Dr. Cyrus Northrop ,
president of the university of Min
nesota also spoke wordsof welcome.
; Superintendent James A. Foshap
of the city schools of Los Angeles ,
Gal. , ; Dr. Theo. B. Noss , principal
'of the state normal school of Cali
fornia , and President Joseph Swain
( of Indiana university responded to
the welcoming addresses for their
respective sections of the country. .
President Beardshear has been
:
taken to the hospital , suffering from
an attack of nervous prostration ,
and was unable to deliver his ad
dress. )
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler , pres
ident of Columbia university spoke
on "Some Pressing Problems. " His
speech sounded the keynote of the'
purpose and the aims of the conven- ,
tion. of the profession of teaching
in general , and was really the address
that marked the regular opening jf [
the convention proper. Dr. E. A.
Alderman , president of Tulane uni- 1
'
versity , New Orleans , also spoke at
length. '
Shoots Mother and Sister-
Boston , Mass. , July 8 Herbert Hi 11
today shou and killed his sister , Alice ,
at her home in Roxbury and then
turned the revolver on his mother who 1
had come into the room to protect the
.daughter , inflicting probably fatal in-
'juries. Hill escaped.
Hill ran wildly through the streets
of Dorchester towards Franklin park
today and disappeared among the '
trees , and a few moments later those
who had seen the fleeing man learned
t
that he was Herbert Hill , of Roxbury ,
and that he had just shot and killed I
his married sis er and had wounded
his mother so seriously that she prob
ably would die Then the police came !
along-the man's trail and entered the
'
park in the hope of capturing the mur-
derer. It is said that Hill , who is
twenty-one years of age , is demented.
The police feared that the young man ,
would hide himself and commit
suicide.
The murdered woman. Mrs. Alice
Riley , was instantly killed. The !
mother , Mrs. Armelia Hill , has a bad
(
wound ai the back of the head inflictj j
ed apparently , with the butt of a re-1
volver. Her condition is considered
Critical.
Lieutenant Kills Himself.
'
Washington , July 9. The war de- ,
partmentis advised that Lieutenant !
Charles R. Barnett , quartermaster's
department , committed suicide July 5
by jumping from a fire escape on the
fourth story of a sanitarium at Battle
Creek , Mich.
Two Vessels Much Overdue.
San Francisco , July 9. Two more
coal laden vessels have been added to
the overdue list. The British ship
Cumberland is now out forty-eight
days from Newcastle , Australia , for
Taltal and 25 per cent is being paid on
It by tne underwriters. On th < - Brit
ish bark Earlscourt , now out seventy-
'
three days from Newcastlei for Valpa
raiso , 15 per cent is bei no : paid. The j
rate on the French bark Breun has rrl-
yanced to 30 per cent. It Is out 183
days. <
NEBRASKA MOTES-
Tne potato crop promises to KMT
very heavy one.
Citizens of Omaha have subevrlMk
$75,000 for an orphans' home. (
Walter C. Ray , for three year * pa * .
Usher of the Burchard Times , has MM-
that paper to L 1. Noble , of Llaoobi *
Ladies of the Pr-sbyterian
at Nebraska City have purchased sUb *
pipe organ.
A quartermaster's storehouse , .
ing $75,000 , will be built bj Uae
department at Omaha.
It is claimed that Mrs. Albert
Vaught , living near Geneva , gare hfrcM
to a twenty-six pound baby recenlljs
The mother died soon afterward.
Al Wilonwasaccidentially drowue *
in a pool of water eighteen miles from.
Red Cloud. He was a wealthy fanner
and about 40 years of age
A charter was issued to the Lancet
Building and Loan Company of Laur l
Cedar county. The company is capi
talized for $100,000.
A twenty-year franchise to operate-
a telephone line in Beatrice has beet
granted by the city council to tb
Montague Investment company ot
Kansas City.
of Conductor Horen
A 1-year-old boy
was nearly drowned in Indian creek a *
Beatrice. He was rescued witb diffi
culty by a farmer.
Linden Tree , General Colby's faraoi *
stallion , died at Beatrice. The horse
was nearly 30 years old and was pre
sented to General Grant by the sultan
of Turkey.
The trail of the tramp who brofce
into the Chenowiih house near Te-
cumseh , and attacked a 15-year-old
girl has been lost by the bloodhounds.
Rain effaced all traces.
While cutting rye Andrew Sorensoa
of Axtell , ran the mower over the body
of his 4-year-old son and severed the
child's arm at the wrist. The arm was
amputated and the child will recover.
J. Datal , aged 70 , left his home atr
North Bend one morning and later hla
clothes were found near the bank ot
the river. It.is thought hecomrniUed
suicide by drowning in the Plattc , a *
he had been despondent for sometimes
MikeMahoney , a farmer living south ,
of Falls City , was shot by his hired
man. They quarreled and Mabonej
reached for a rock. As he did so th
hired man shot him in the side of tht
ncse. The ball came out through tbe
mouth.
The condition of the 10 year-old so *
of Mont Evans , of Decater , has beconm
serious and fatal resu ts of his accident
are feared He was thrown from his-
mount in the mule race at the Fourth
of July celebration and badly
trampled.
The molders in the King drill worfca
at Nebraska City , have struck because
the company would not furnish them
with the helpers they desire. The
company offered to confer with the tea
strikers and it is probable a compro *
1mise will be reached.
During a severe electrical storm
lightning struck the barn of Henry
Borman , near Portal , killing his most
valuable ho.se and shattering the
barn. Some members of his family
were in the barn at the time , but es
caped without injury.
The death of H. C. Russell , post
master at S'chyler , leaving vacant tns
position , his bondsmen have appointed
Mrs. Russell to occupy the posiUoa
until the expiration of the term , Julj
1903 , or until some one of the now
many aspirants seeking tne place
ceed in securing it.
For the fourth time within tbe
month the Pappio is above its banks
and the town of Pappillion is flooded.
The recent heavy rains caused the
river to reach the highest point it has.
been at for several years. Water to
the depth of three feet flowed through
the street and the people of the sooth
side of the stream could scarcely get
across to the other side.
William K'ine , of Alliance , Is suffer-
ing from a fractured skull which ma ?
cause his death. The injury was
caused by George Erb , a 16-year-old
boy. Erb had some trouble with Klin *
and told his father about it. The two
went to confer with Kline and a quar--
rel ensued , the latter attacking tna
elder Erb. The son seized a tamping *
iron and struck Kline a heavy blow on
the head.
Deputy Oil Inspector , H. Glasgow , ,
has been asked to resign bis office by
State Inspector Hayes , who will ap
point E. A. Church of Lincoln , as hii
successor. Glasgow will resist the ac
tion. It is charged that the deputy
inspects the oil of the small town mer-
'caaalsou .Vie traiu , the merchant
bringing a bottle of oil to bis coach to *
enai'e him to pass their entire
without leaving his car.
