RISE OF THE COLLAK.
EVOLUTION THROUGH VARIOUS
FORMS TO THIS DATE.
COOO Tears AKO with Pendents
f Human BOUCB and Came Down to
Us Through String of BeudaChains ,
EuflEa and Handkerchiefs
As a development of the last (5,000 '
years the collar is , to classify it rough- ,
! y , either barbaric or civilized. In the
tirst class must be ranked such ghast
ly gropiugs after beauty as pendants
of human bones , strings of glass beads
nnd the celluloid anachronism ; in the
second , various adornments in gems ,
lace and linen. Between these ex
tremes , winding into each and having
ome of the qualities of each , may
"be " named'the collar of mediaeval and
'modern knighthood , the knotted uei k-
fcrchief of , , the bandit , the chain of
servitude and the baiter of puuish-
inent
\ Humanity has ever shown a strong
impulse to bedeck its neck. Civiliza-
Jtiou must not claim a regard for the
Collar as its peculiar development , for
Barbarism gives phenomenal promi-
tnence to the adornment. Informal his-
itory , not yet twenty years old , has
jrecorded the unaffected surprise of the
Vaptlve Zulu king to find that the pa-
' per collar in which he was exulting
{ would not be accepted as a full presen
tation dress at Cape Castle. A glance
'fat the pictured ruins of Nineveh and
] Babylon and at the carved records of
'Memphis and Thebes shows that cir
clets , rich and flamboyant , abounded
' .both for neck and arm. The Hebrew
* Joseph had a gold chain hung about
Ibis neck as the insignia of power. The
{ ornament was probably harmless as
tar as Joseph was concerned , but it set
ia perilous fashion. Eight centuries la
tter we find Isaiah lamenting over "the
'chains and the bracelets and the mnf-
flers" with which the daughters of
Jerusalem were frivolously adorning
{ themselves. As for three famous dames
7of myth and poetry Helen , Penelope ,
Clytemnestra they doubtless shone at
'home in jeweled necklaces , while their
jlords gleamed up and down the road in
Jcollars of mail. It may be here added
.that necklaces are interwoven with the
ilegendary tragedies of Queen Guine-
jvere aud the glossy-throated Isolde ,
$ md with the modern tragedy of Marie
Antoinette.
i Pictorial representations of Greece in
Its prime show a general scorn of the
, collar as if statesmen and orators
jwould not allow any hamper whatever
put upon their eloquent throats. But
JMacedou near at hand , and Rome not
tfar away , were , even then , forging a
Schain of servitude for the Hellenic
{ neck.
Chivalry made a man an esquire by
t Investing him with collar and spurs.
iTo these equipments were added , in
the case of the fullgrown knight , an
(
.entire shell of metal. In the develop-
ment of honorary knighthood the col-
'lar ' has been a conspicuous badge of
jbrnament
> The sixteenth century may be taken
ias the boundary between the ancient
pnd the modern collar. When Henry
fll. of the house of the Italian ruff ,
iCathcrinede Medici ruled , as to mat
ters of politics and religion through
tfour reigns those of her husband and
* her three weak sons , Francis II. .
. Charles IX. and Henry III. and with
fher ruled the ruff. It is impossible to
'thinly of this woman whether her
"
liead "is lifted toward the heavens in
'the study of the stars or bent toward
the earth In the mixing of poisons
Jwithout an investment of Medici col
lar. Spain adopted the fashion with
gravity and comparative moderation.
England first eyed it as a vice , then
endured It then let it embrace her.
. In the reign of Queen Elizabeth the
J.atin ruff attained its greatest Anglo-
Saxon proportions. The gallants and
ladies who gathered around Henry III. ,
wore wire-framed ruffs one-third of a
yard deep , but Elizabethans were , as
a rule , content with a spread of one-
fluarter of a yard. As may be imag
ined , courtiers French and English-
found banqueting an Inconvenient
pleasure. Long-handled spoons came
Into use as a fashionable necessity. For
a time "the stately arches of pride"
stood up , three or four deep , supported
y what a satirist of the age called
'a master devil ruff" a frill stiffened
vrith gold , silver , lace and jewels. If
the satinlc support could not be af
forded the ruffs were fastened to the
ears or allowed to fall over the shoul
ders like windmill sails. "Everybody
will have them. " mourns the satirist ,
'whether they can afford them or not.
, Ko people is so curious in new fan-
, gles. " And then he adds , more seri
ously : "Monstrous ruffs three steps
and a half to the devil ! God be merci
ful unto us ! "
' Ruffs were first made of holland , but
this fabric yielded to lawn and cam
bric when starch was brought into En
gland. It was in 15G4 that Mrs. Wing-
ham , a Fleming , came to London as a
Jstarcher of ruffs and a teacher of the
iart She drew around her large classes
of pupils , and as she charged 5 per
pupil , with an additional fee of 20
Shillings for Instruction in "seething
'the starch. " she found her handicraft
profitable.
In the reign of .Tames I. the ruff con
tracted Its circumference somewhat ,
'and then it assumed a modified form
( known as the "band" a wide , stiff col
lar , horizontal and square , starched ,
jwired and edged with lace.
. Charles I. Introduced to his courtiers
to. picturesque collar of point lace , with
fyan Dyke points and Henrietta Maria
{ to her ladles a neck kerchief. To these
( fashions cavaliers clung through the
'dril war and the severe years of the
( 'lMrJt > . < II. adopted "Hie neckcloth. ' *
or cravat , with ends of lace. Tim style
was an expensive one. to judge from a
royal entry of cost " 20 10 shillings
for cravat to be worn on the birthday
of my dear brother. " This outlay
seems'to justify au early definition of
the word "era.vat"iiamolj' . "a hand
some , gracious , new-fashioned gour-
get"
Linen as a fabric for neckwear came
into use very tardily , considering its
antiquity and that it was ever at hand
for experiment. It would seem that ,
though the rich wore the fabric with
their purple and though saints were re
puted to wear , ft in heaven , common
mortality did not seize upon it for a
practical standard collar until starch
bad duiie its utmost with lawn and
other half-hearted textures. It has the
general world this year under despotic
rule. Since the rise of the linen collar
men have never rebelled against its
rules ; women sometimes have , but just
now they are acquiescent. Chicago
Chronicle.
AMERICAN GIRL ON STAGE.
Ellen Terry Saya She Is Too Im
patient for Fume.
The menace to an American actress'
future is often her haste to achieve
distinction. You cannot force the
growth of great talent You may aid it ,
encourage it , nourish it , if you will , but
you cuunot successfully force it If
forced , it will lose its soundness and
sweetness , just as does hothouse fruit
1 repeat the growth of art is slow , aud
it is still.
It is not remarkable , however , that
an American woman , brought up hi a
world of haste , where events , fron :
those of the household to those of the
national capital and of tbe great trade
centers , move with incredible swift
ness , applies the methods of ber owi
training to her special art.
This temptation is , perhaps , nowhere
else so strong as upou the stage. To
enter any other profession a woiiiai
has , perforce , to go through carefu
training , often years of training. To
be an artist , a musician , or a sculptor
she must have Instruction and lorn. ,
practice before she thinks of submit
tlug her work for public approval , bu
the woman who wishes to be an actress
feels a great inner conviction that she
is born so , and that sentiment arranges
the matter to her own evident satisfae
tiori. Thenceforth , all she longs for it
opportunity.
Chance may discover an actress , as il
may crown a king ; but It cau make
neither. The actress must make her
self by long , thorough and patieni
work , laid upon a foundation of stron
natural ability. It Ls well to avoid plat
itudes in advising a young woman who
hopes to conquer 011 the stage. When
she is told to .work , she usually feel :
that the one advisiug fails to under
stand her special case and how really
wonderful is her gift. Neither man
nor woman lives by platitudes alone ,
but I am of opinion that both could
live better If they listened and heedet
oftener that platitudinous word
"work. "
How often one has heard all these :
"Patience , enthusiasm , capacity for iiv
finite detail , unceasing application
courage , the power to put to one's in
dividual uses all adverse criticism"
every woman who is out in the world ,
engaged in honest work , has heard
them many times I had almost said ,
until she is weary ; but that is just tha
point She must not be weary of think
ing to herself , every day , of these car
dinal words and phrases , for they mark
the confines of her kingdom. Against
all these the American spirit of haste
militates. Ellen Terry , in Success.
The Original M > . Squecrs.
The thoughtlessness of writers In
caricaturing people for grotesque pur
poses in their novels has been the
cause of much annoyance and suffer
ing to sensitive persons. Both Dick
ens and Thackeray sinned in this re
spect The grossest injury which
Dickens ever inflicted on a fellow be
ing was his too accurate portrait of
an innocent man in Squeers . That
Yorkshire schoolmasters were , as a ;
rule , cruel and wicked enough it ia
true. But the particular schoolmaster ,
who was recognized and who recog
nized himself as the original oC
Squeers , seems to have been an ex
ception to the rule. It will be remem
bered that Dickens and his illustrator
traveled together to the north of En
gland for the purpose of collecting ma
terial for "Nickleby , " and especially
for the Dotheboys episode. At Great
Bridge they visited a boarding-school
known as Bowes Academy. The mas
ter , William Shaw , received the stran
gers with some hauteur , and did not
us much as withdraw bis eyes from
the operation of pen-making during tho
interview. 'Thiz" sketched him in the
act. "Boz" described the act The per
sonal peculiarities of William Shaw
were recognized in Squeers. Yet there
is abundant evidence to prove that he
was a really excellent and kind-heart
ed man , who was made to suffer for"
the misdeeds of his neighbors.
Irish Independence.
A Liverpool bookseller lately adver
tised In the local papers for a porter
and man-of-all-work for his bookshop.
Among the many applicants appeared
a burly , muscular Irishman , who walk
ed into the shop and looked round rath
er uncertainly. His eyes rested upon ,
a conspicuous notice hung above a ta
ble covered with bocks "Dickens'
works all this week for sixteen shil
lings. " The son of Erin read it care
fully , and it made a deep Impression ,
him. "Oi've in to ' "
on come git th' Job ,
be said , when questioned by the book
seller , "but Oi'll not care forjt Dick-
DUS can work all the week for sixteen
shillings if he likes. Ol'U not ,
bettber kapp him ! "
r R\r-fiK \ i A Knyj- j'
Quiet conditions have pre
vailed in most branches 01
business , especially in those
markets already affected by labor dis
putes. Large interest payments testify
to the prosperous condition of railways ,
industrial corporations aud financial in
stitutions , arid , aside from the labor 1 rou
bles , the half-year just ended was re
markably satisfactory. Railway earn
ings for June exceeded last year's 6.4
.per cent and those of 1900 by 19.9 per
cent. " The foregoing is from the week
ly review of I * . G. iJun & Co. It con
tinues :
In the iron and steel district there
have been no developments of impor
tance. Leather is dull and hide.are
weak. In the textile markets the cotton
goods sold freely al recent concessions
and the tone was steady , while woolen
mills are more actively engaged and buy
ers are in the eastern markets for raw
material.
The general level of grain prices is
higher for the week , especially corn : MI < ]
oats. Eastern markets reflected the
strength , but did not share the activity.
Both receipts and exports have been
light , wheat arrivals amounting to only
2.463.393 bushels , against 2.SS9.0SX ) last
year , and exports from all ports of the
United States were 2,724,039 bushels ,
compared with 2,876,103 in 1901. Cotton
prospects brightened with rain in the
Southwest , yet there was no weakness.
Commercial failures in the first half of
1902 numbered G.1G5 , with liabilities of
$ GO,374.8T G. Although this is an in
crease of $4,570.166 compared with last
year and $18.311.923 more than the ex
ceptionally favorable record of ISO' ) , it
is necessary to go back fifteen years to
find another more gratifying showing
than that of 1902. Despite a few excep
tionally heavy failures in British Colum
bia , total liabilities in the Dominion of
Canada for the first half of the year were
only $5,789.451. against $5.030,926 last
year , while the number of defaults , 010 ,
compares favorably with all recent years.
July corn passed wheat in
Chicago. its upward movement last
week aud eorn traders are
as much at sea as to what the Wall street
bull clique intends doin as they were a
week ago. Last week saw the bull clique
more aggressive and the July price move
up from 70V1 to 78c , fall to To c. and
again advance aud tiuish at 77c , a gain
of Sc for the week. The bulls have
all the advantage. The conditions could
not be more favorable if they were made
to order. The wet weather over the en
tire corn belt hsis cut down offerings by
farmers so that even the high price 1'as
failed thus far to bring out a large quan
tity of corn , aud last week's arrivals were
only 731.000 bushels.
There were many conditions in the
wheat market last week that made it
favorable to the bull. The most impor
tant was the weather. It was too wet
over the greater part of the Southwest ,
following the rains of the previous week ,
The trade assumes that after the long
spell of bad weather there is to he a
change for the better. If it fails to come
there will be a loss of a considerable
proportion of the crop. So far. there
has been some damage to the quality , but
the loss of quantity has been slight.
The cattle market was nominally un
changed , about two-thirds of the arrivals
the closing day ol' the week being Texans
billed direct to packers , ilogs advanced
5c. sheep ruled steady , and lambs sold
a little higher. Top prices for the week
were as follows : Native steers. J8..r > 0 ;
Texas steers , $7.05 ; heifers. $7.25 : bulls ,
$15.00 : boss. SS.02VL. : lambs , $7.40 , and
sheep , $4.75. Receipts the past week ,
compared with the previous week , de
creased 4.500 cattle. 47.800 hog nnd
o.500 sheep. Compared with the corre
sponding week a year ago. there was a
decrease of (500 ( cattle and 1.400 hogs ,
and an increase of 13.500 sheep.
Chicago Cattle , common to prime ,
$4.00 to $8.30 : hogs , shipping grades ,
$4.25 to ? 8.15 : sheep , fair to choice , f 1.00
to ? 4.50 ; wheat. Xo. 2 red. 77c to 78c ;
corn , No. 2 , 84c to 85c : ats. No. 2. 48c
to 50c ; rye , No. 2. 57c to siSc : h y. tim
othy. $10.00 to $ lc..OO : prairie. $5.50 to
$11.50 ; butter , choice creamery. 20c to
21c ; eggs , fresh. 15c to 17e ; potatoes ,
new , 55c to 71 c per bushel.
Indianapolis Cattle , shipping. $3.00 to
$8.00 ; hogs , choice light , $4.00 to $7.50 :
sheep , common to prime , $2.50 to $4.00 :
wheat , No. 2. 75c to 7Gc : corn. No. 2
white , 65c to GGe : oats. No. 2 white ,
49c to 50c.
St. Louis Cattle. $4.50 to $7.05 : hogs.
$3.00 to $7.90 : sheep. $2.50 to $4.25 ;
wheat , No. 2 , 71c to 72c : corn. No. 2 ,
65c to GGc ; oats. No. 2. 51 c to 52c ; rye.
No. 2 , 55c to 5 ( c.
Cincinnati C'attle , $4.50 to 7.25 : hogs ,
$4.00 to $7.95 : sheep , $3.25 to $4.00 ;
wheat , No. 2 , Sic to S2c ; corn. No. 2
mixed , G7c to GSc ; oats. No. 2 mixed ,
53c to 54c ; rye. No. 2. 54c to 55c.
Detroit Cattle , $3.00 to $ ( > .50 ; hos ,
$3.00 to $7.05 ; sheep. $2.50 to $5.00 ;
wheat. No. 2. 79e to SOc ; corn. No. 3
yellow , G7c to GSc ; oats. No. 2 white ,
57c to 5Sc ; rye , OOe to Glc.
Toledo Wheat. No. 2 mixed. 77c to
78c ; corn , No. 2 mixed. G4c to G5c ; oats ,
No. 2 mixed , 47c to 48c ; clover seed ,
prime , $5.10.
Milwaukee Wheat. No. 2 northern ,
75c to 7Gc ; corn. No. 3 , G2c to < 5Hc ; oats ,
No. 2 white. 51c to 52c : rye. No. 1. 57c
to 58c ; barley. No. 2. 70c to Tic ; pork ,
mess , $18.GO.
New York Cattle. $3.75 to $7.90 : hogs ,
$3.00 to $7.05 : sheep. $4.00 to N4.50 ;
wheat. No. 2 red. 81c to 82c : corn. No. 2.
70c to 71c ; oats. No. 2 white. 59c to GOc ;
butter , creamery. 20c to 21c : eggs.-west
ern. 17c to 19c.
Buffalo Cattle , choice shipping steers ,
$4.00 to $8.15 ; hogs , fair ro prime. $4.00
to $8.00 ; sheep , fair to choice. $3.25 to
4.25 ; lambs , common to choice , $4.00 to
& 7.00.
Treasury surplus for fiscal year ending
> * Jnae 30 vraa $92,193,300. Csh hul-
aTftttftble K 1208,630,022.
LYNCH WHITE MAN
MOB HANGS A WIFE MURDERER
ATOWENSBORO , KY.
FORTY MEN TO DO THC JOB
ASSEMBLE : AND QOIKTEYTAKE ros-
N OF JAIL
HANGED TO A SCALE BEAM
Duora Buttered Down , Victim Secured
and Strung Up ] n the Principal Street
of the Town.
Owensboro , Ky. , July 18. John
Andersoo , a farmer who was in jail
here charged with the murder of
his wife on the night of July 8 , WHS
taken from prison by a masked mob
of about forty men and hanged to a
beam over the citv scales on one of
the principal streets of Owensboro
at about 2:30 : o'clock this morning.
The lynchers , who are supposed
to have come from the scene of An
derson's alleged crime about three
miles west of Owensboro , made their
entrance into the city quietly and
going to the jail , demanded admit
tance which was refused.
They then battered down the
prison door and while some went to
the prisoner's cell to lead him out
others of the mob surrounded the
jailer and his family to prevent
them from giving the alarm.
Anderson was soon led across the
street from the prison , where a rope
was placed about his neck and he
was hanged to a beam ov r a pair of
scales. The mob then dispersed
'quietly. No arrests have been made.
Anderson was the first white man
ever lynched in Davis county. At tbe
time the murder with which he
was charged was commtted Ander
son and his wife had been separated
for about seven weeks , and Mrs. An
derson was living with her father ,
whither Anderson went for the al
leged purpose of affecting a recon
ciliation.
The woman's father , it is said ,
entered some objections and the irate
husband then dragged his wife into
the yard and shot her to death. He
was arrested shortly after the crime
[ and was in the Owensboro jail when
'be ' was lynched.
Two Men Shot on Train.
Atues , la , . July 18. A shooting
scrape occurred on an east bound
freight between Boone and Ontario
on the Northwestern railroad about
12:30 o'clock last night in which
two men were shot. Charles .1.
lFrevb2rn , aged twenty-two , of Fon
Du Lac , Wis. , was shot through tbe
body and probably fatally wounded.
The other , Rudolph Seifert , aged
twenty-nine , of Austria-Hungary
was shot in the head and seriously
wounded , but may recover. The
shooting was done by one of two men
whose names are unknown and who
were in the same freigtb car with
the victims.
Frpm the story of the wounded
men it seems they got into diiliculty
over a trivial matter when the un
known men pulled their guns and
shot Seifret. His companion went
to his assistance only to receive a
mortal wound through his body.
The wounded men then climbed out
of the car to get help from the
train crew. After they left the car
the other two men also Himbed out ,
pulled the air. and as the train
slowed up , jumped off and made
their escaps.
The wounded men say that they
never saw the other two men be
fore , and as it was not very light in
the car cannot give a very good
description of them , but say oneas
a tall man , the other much shorter.
The wounded men were brought to
Ames , where they are being cared
for.
Fire in Hospital-
Kansas City , Mo. , July 18. Fire
today in St. Margaret's hospital , at
Kansas City , caused much excite
ment among the patients for a time ,
but no one was injured. Several
were removed by firemen down lad
ders and the fire escape. The loss
was trival.
Machinists Walk Out-
Houston. Tex. , July 18. The strike
of the Southern Pacific shopmen to
day spread to San Antonio where nine
ty machinists and their helpers walked
out after their demand for a 10 per
cent wage increase was refused.
Rhine is Running Wild
Geneva , Switzerland , July 18.
The river Rhine has risen a few
Inches since yesterday , causing in
creased anxiety. The floods are
extending in the lowlands. Part
of the village of Hallau , Canton of
Schaffhaureu , has been destroyed.
Engineers are repairing the river
wall at Illerzas. which the Rhine
arcke through July 10. submerging
the plain between Vionaax and
TRIAL OF A PASTOR.
REV. MR. Be BROOK HAS PRELIM
INARY AT BEATRICE.
Beatrice , Neb. , July 18. The coun
ty court room was crowded through- ,
out the day while the court was en
gaged in hearing the testimony in the
preliminary hearing of the case of the
state vs. Benbrook , the Wymore
preacher , who fired five shots at Dr.
Johnson in the latter's office in Wy
more , May 14 last. It proved to be one
of the most sensational cases ever
brought in this court.
There were about a hundred people
present from Wymore , many of them
women. On many of tbe essential
points in the case , the witnesses for
both sides agreed. The testimony of
Dr Johnson , his wife and daughter ,
who were present when the shooting
occurred , did not differ from the pub
lished statements at the time of the
occurrence. While Dr. Johnson was
testifying he was asked by the defense
where the revolver was which he
was supposed to be going after when
he ran into another room at the
time of the shootiug. He replied
that he had it with him. W. T.
Glenn , who , Benhrook referred to
frequently today as "Brother Glen5
testified that he met Benbrook
while the latter was on his way up
to Johnson's office , and that Ben-
brook asked him to accompany him
there , as there was likely to be
trouble.
Tony Hirmon and others testified
that altei the shooting , Benbrook
appeared at the door of Hirmon's
business house and inquired ofi
chose there if they had a loaded gun.
He still held the empty revolver in/ /
his hand , and Frank Fulton , a wit
ness , says he asked Benbrook what
was the matter with tbe one he bad ,
when he replied that it was empty.
Fulton was with the defendant
when he was arrested , heard him
tell Srant O'Connor , a boy , to go to
Sister Robertson's and Sister Sum
mers' and tell them he had done as
he had agreed.
Constable Mose Allen , who ar
rested Benbrook , corroborated tha
statement about sending word td
the sisters , and said Benbrook after
his arrest , said he didn't know
whether he had'killed his man or
not ; that he had been showing ,
them how they do things down in
Mississippi.
Frank Fulton in bis testimony
said he asked Benbrook why , as he
was a yonng man , and Johnson an
old man , he didin't go after him
with his fists , to which he repled.
"From where I came from we don't
fight with our fists , ' ' and that de
fendant also said : Mississippi is in
prominence tonight. " While on
their way to the jail they were
about to pass Johnson's office , when
Fulton says Benbrook said : "Don't
go past there ; that old villain may
come out and take a shot at me. ' :
They turned around about.
George Leland. another witness ,
testified to about the same.
Dr. Moses testified that , Ben-
brook called at his office after the
shooting aud told hm he had better
go to Johnson , as be might need
his services.
Grant O'Conner , the boy who
carried the message , testified , cor
roborating this part of the story.
The defense attempted to intro
duce testimony derogatory to John-
snns character , and J. W. Briden-
tnal , chairman of the church board ,
of which Benbrook is pastor and
J huson was a member , testified
that , Johnson had charged Ben-
brook with being intimate with one
of his sister members. He said that ;
Johnson told at a church meeting
that he had been a gambler , etc. ,
and was well qualified to detect
crime in others.
Rev. J. T. Roberts of De Witt ,
formerly of University place , and
a Mr. Fitchie , now living at Uni
versity Place , but doing-real estate
business in Lincoln , testified that
Johnson's reputation while living
there six j-ears ago was cot good.
Other evidence of this nature was
ruled out.
Mrs. Summers testified that it
was through her and her husband
that Benbrook learned of the charg
es Johnson had made against him.
The defendant was the last wit- j
n .js called. He was on the stand '
about an hour. He began by telling
of his experience in tbe ministry
at points in Tennessee , Texas. Ken
tucky and elsewhere , coming to
Nebraska last December.
He said. ' I didn't object to him
vilifying me , but I did object to
his vilifying innoceut women"
On cross-examination defendant
said he had the revolver with him
while at Mrs. Rnl.ertson's. He had
been carrying it for some time.
Faces Charge of perjury.
St. Louis' , Mo , July 18. Harry
A. Faulkner , formely member of
the bouse of delegates , was brought
to trial today in the circuit court
on the charge of perjury in connec
tion with Suburoau railway legisla
tion. About twenty witnesses for
the state were placed on the stand
but none for the defense. It devel
oped that Faulkner's attorneys had
summoned no witnesses , believing
the state had no case.
NEBRASKA NOTES.
The potato crop in Nebraska
teason is immense.
July 10$50,000 state wan ;
were called in for payment.
Complaint is made that the sappiy
? f school tachers throughout UM
State does not meet the demand.
Surveyors have laid out the tiack
lines and the site for the new statics
at Fremont , which will cost 375WOu
Hardie Aspegren , aged 21 years *
was drowned at Soronville white
bathing. Aspegren was unable 6r
swim and got out beyond bis depth.
Burglars entered the Burlington
nous ? at Plattsmouth run by Mis.
Tidd , and secured $110. No tract
of the meu has been discovered.
A Falls City girl Miss Alice Clea
ver , won the $50 prize offered by th
Chicago art institute for the best
original painting. .She contested
aguius 1800 students.
The store of Harpwell & Leidigk ,
of Nebraska City was entered &y-
burlars. They secured about S75 fa
harwdware and tire arms and
peared without leaving a clue.
A fine black driving team , togeth
er with a buggy and set of harness ,
belonging to Ed De Ware of St.
Edwards was stolen from bis stabler-
There is no clue to the tbief.
Bassett is undergoing one of th
greatest building booms in its biSf
tory. The town bas almost doubted )
in buildings and population , ao4
vacant bouses command a good iff-
ure.
B. H. Begale , one of Beatiice'f
leading merchants , will begin tM
erection of a new brick block ia i
few days. The building will b
25x100 , two stories high and will c sl
about $8,000 .
Goods valued at $60 were
from the jewelry stcre of S. A. Sbert
rerd at Wood lliver. Entrance wa $
made by the burglars by cutting mf
a panel in the back door and r r
moving the bars. , .
While practicing cicrus tricks on
'
the back of his pony Leslie Parks ;
of Fremont , aged 13 , was throw *
and severely injured about tb
head and back. It is feared
bis brain is injrued.
Harry Fletcner broke jail at Oentei
by removing several of the iron taut
from a rear window. The sheriff ii
close after him , and it is believed h *
will be captured. He was arresfect
for stealing cattle at Verdegrls.
Traflic on the Union Pacific
between Beatrice and Manhattan *
Kan. , was interrupted for severar
days last week , because of a Ian *
slide one mile south of Maryvill *
Kan. Ninety feet of tbe road be
was washed out.
W. H. Cowgill's barn in West Ho *
dredge was struck by lightning an !
burned. Two horses were saved
One very valuable horse was stand
ing b > the baro when the bolt str el
the barn and was instantly killed
The total loss about $800.
A ins worth will have a grand carol *
val and street fair this fall , to CBB ;
tinue four days , commencing Sep
beruber 16 and ending the 19th. Al
a large and eobusiastic meeting o {
the citizens this afternoon the bal
was set in motion by electing officers
John Wolverton. wbo left Stantci
last winter , owing about $3,000 , ;
part of which it is said was secoiei
by a mortgage on wbeat , bas beei
brought back from Chickasba , ( X X
on a charge of selling mortgaged
property. Wolverton pleaded no {
? uilty and was released under 9SQI
bonds.
The grand total of taxable proper
ty in Lincoln as liled by Tax Ct/n >
missioner Ait-ken is $21,289,681. Th'
real estate amounts to 816.155,63
Dhe personal property to 35,032.841
ind railroads and telegraph at $101 ,
147. There are 5,350 persons in tbi
: ity liable to the poll tax. The citj
: ouncil may make a 10 mill levy
which will net $212,986.
In the nresenr.e of a large c-ungre
Cation the corner stone of tbe Sb.
John's German Lutheran churcl
tvas laid last Sunday four miles north
sast of Oakland in the richest Ger
nan Lutheran community it
: he state. The church will cosl
about $100,00. It is built to replaci
3ne burned some nine months aga
The Second Avenue school build
ing at Nebraska City was broken in
o a couple of nights since and tbi
Duilding marred and bedaubed bj
bottles of ink that were thrown al
random about the rooms. The prin
cipal's office was torn all to piece ?
and Ithe furniture broken. So faf
is can be learned nothng was taken ,
[ t is thought lhat it is the work a
boys who had a grudge aagins
someone connected with tbe soboot
