Rochester waiters have organized.
Grand Itapids has a reporters' union ,
Denver shoemakers now receive $3.50
a day.
Albany telephone linemen receive
$2.75 a day.
New York City lias50,000 organized
wage workers.
The Master Ilorseshoers' Union has
25,000 members.
Spain has ordered the eight-hour day
Cor government work.
Morganville , W. Va. , will have a $1-
DOO.OOO plate glass plant.
Cleveland's new 915.000 labor temple
project is assuming a definite sliape.
The English Britannia niotal trade
tHepute was settled after five months.
Greater New York's 5,000 carpenters
won the strike for the eight-hour < l.iy
and $4.50 a day.
In Austria , 70,000 miners have won a
nine-hour workday. The men were on
strike nine months.
The Bank of England employs about
1,000 people , pays a quarter of a mil
lion a year in wages , and 35.000 a year
In pensions.
Mexican labor is so scarce as to ne
cessitate sending for negroes from Ja
maica. The latter are guaranteed em
ployment for a year.
The American Steel and Wire Com
pany is planning to build a hospital for
the treatment of emergency cases on
the grounds of each of its twenty-two
plants.
The Journeymen Bakers and Con
fectioners' Union of North America has
12,000 members , distributed in 223 lo
cal unions throughout the United
States and Canada.
The National Association of Post-
office Clerks , which held a convention
In Kansas City , again declared its sym
pathy with the objects of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor , but declines
to affiliate.
The laws of Kansas provide that the
labor unions of the State shall organize
a. State order , and select the labor com
missioner , thus giving the unions the
privilege of saying who shall represent
them in so important a position.
American Flint Glass "Workers' Un
ion , at Pittsburg , Pa. , has gained a de
cided victory in securing from the Mac
beth Evans Glass Company a compro
mise advance for skilled men of the
factories of 7 per cent in wages.
The arbitration board of the Chicago
City Railway agreed upon a 10 per cent
Increase in wages , a uniform working
day of nine hours , and pay and one-
half for all work over and above nine
hours , and two holidays a mouth.
The movement for a strict law
against child labor lias been token up
in earnest in Indiana , aud an effort will
be made to push a stringent bill
through the next Legislature. An edu-
cational qualification , similar to that
in Massachusetts , is proposed.
Cattle butchers in all the big packing
centers of the West have secured a
rise in wages and a shortening of the
working day , which marks one of the
most decisive victories that the work
men have ever secured from the pack
ing firms. The rise in wages is gen
eral , and affects every man engaged in
cattle killing and dressing , except the
workmen of St. Paul , Minn. , and Sioux
City , Iowa , where the men are paid by
the week instead of by tbe hour , as in
Chicago.
Brooklyn Plasterers' Union has a rule
which permits tbe union to fine any
boss plasterer who may be discovered
paying members of the union less than
the union scale of wages in a very
heavy penalty. This rule , it is told ,
has been of much benefit to the trade ,
and has bevn strictly enforced for
about two years , during which time , it
is also told , that the treasury of the
union has been enriched by nearly $2-
000 paid for fines by erring boss plas-
rers , and by delinquent members of
e union. I
The Iron Molders' Union of North
America is making preparations for the
inauguration of a general nine-hour1
work day. At the recent convention
held In Toronto the plan was outlined ,
and all unions instructed to make the
shorter work day the paramount issue
In future agreements. The different
districts will be called' into conference
shortly so that some definite action
may be taken by Jan. 1 next In the
district which comprises the local
unions in Chicago , Cleveland , Cincin
nati , St. Louis , Indianapolis , Detroit ,
and Milwaukee delegates will meet in
conference within the next few weeks
and launch the nine-hour movement.
A Poiato-Huic P.cker.
An ingenious Michigan farmer has
Invented a niaebiue that will pick pota
to bujs all day long without rest or
nourishment. Verily the progress of
this new century is striding forward by
leaps and bounds. A machine that
will trump back aud forth across a
potato patch from morning1 till night
in the hot sun without suffering sun
stroke or weak back Is a glorious tri
umph. This machine gathers old and
young potato bu is alike ; it plucks off
e old striped-back veteran as well as
roung arid ambitious potato bugs in tke
lush and vigor of childhood ; In shqrt ,
his new poiato-bug picker is no D >
spector of potato bugs. By workiug
mremittingly for a few minutes it can
lick uiore than enough potato bugs for
i mess. Ohio State Journal.
NAMES DAY OF THANKSGIVING.
President IHSIICS Proclamation Desijj-
iiutinc Nov. 27.
President Roosevelt has issued his
proclamation designating Thursday , Nov.
17 , UK a day of thanksgiving. The proc-
jtmatSon is as follows :
"According to the yearly custom of our
people , it falls upon the President at this
ionsoii to appoint a day of festival and
hanksgiving to God.
"Over a century and a quarter has
passed since this country took its place
i among the nations of the earth , and dur-
' Jig that time we have had , on the whole ,
aiore to he thankful for than has fallen
' to the lot of any other people. Genera
tion after generation has grown to man-
liood and passed away. Each has had
.o bear its peculiar burdens , each to face
its special crises , and each has known
rears of grim trial , when the country
svas menaced by malice , domestic or for-
; 5gn levy , when the hand of the Lord
was heavy upon it , in drought or Hood or
pestilence , when in bodily distress and
cnguish of soul it paid the penalty of
tolly and a forward heart.
"Nevertheless , decade by decade , we
ittve struggled onward and upward ; we
JGW abundantly enjoy material well be
ing , and , under the favor of the Most
fligJi , we are striving earnestly to achieve
moral and spiritual uplifting. The year
that has just closed has been one of
peace and of overflowing plenty. liarel.
lias any people enjoyed greater prosperity
than we are now enjoying. For this we
render heartfelt and solemn thanks to
the Giver of Good ; and we seek to praise
him , not by words only , but by deeds ,
by the way in which we do our duty to
ourselves and to our fellow men.
"Now , therefore , I , Theodore Roose
velt , President of the United States , do
hereby designate as a day of genera 1
thanksgiving , Thursday , the 27th of the
poming November , and do recommend
that throughout the land the people cease
from their ordinary occupations , and "n
their several homes and places of wor-
Khip tender thanks unto Almighty God
for the manifold blessings of the past
vear.
"In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be atlixed.
"Done at the city of Washington this
29th day of October , in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and two ,
(
nnd of the independence of the United
States the one hundred and twenty-sev-
nth.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"By the President :
"JOHN IIAY , Secretary of State. "
CHURCH-GOER ARE FEWER.
One to Strife in Uusiness and Social
I/ife , Declares Dr. Stone.
Chicago people are going to church less
and less each year. This is the statement
made by the Rev. James S. Stone , pastor
of St. James' Church , Cass and Huron
j streets. Mr. Stone gives five reasons
I which in his opinion cause this decrease
! in church attendance.
I Chief among these five the pastor of
Uie North Side church says is the con
stant struc le in the business and social
world. "A woman who for a whole Aveek
i has been attending theaters , balls , teas
nnd numerous other social functions , "
said the Rev. Mr. Stone , "looks forward
to Sunday as a day of rest , and she sore
ly needs it. For the same reason a , man
who has spent six days in any business
which calls for his whole attention many
hours a day does not wish to spend any
' part of his Sunday in church. The list
of reasons given by the Rev. Mr. Stone
for the lack of church attfcidance fol
lows :
"Wear and tear of the modern business
and social life ; reaction from successive
emotionalism ; decline in'the faith in im
mortality ; numerous warring denomina
tions , and lack of something new in the
church.
"Chicago is no exception to the lack of
church attendance. It is the same from
one end of the country to the other , " said
Mr. Stone. "It applies to all citie.s and
towns and is almost as marked in the
zonnrry a in the city. I have been asK"d
if it w.is not due to the criticism heaped
upon the church and the Bible. I do not
think that this is the case. This criticism
has been going on for centuries and it
would not only now begin to affect the
attendance. Others ask if it is not be
cause the people have an idea that the
zhurch is only for the rich. I do not think
that this is the case , for in churches that
are built and conducted for the poor alone
the same state of affairs prevails. The
same condition prevails everywhere. "
The Rev. Mr. Stone attempted to sug
gest a remedy for the condition. "There
Is noly one way to remedy this apparent
abandonment of the church , " said he.
"It is not in providing music and enter
tainment for the people , but in impress *
ing upon their minds that the neglect of
Worship is a sin. This is the only way
* hat the people can be brought back into
the church. "
IM M ENSE POTATO CROP.
Farmers Will Reilize More than Fifty
Dollars an Acre.
The harvest of the potato crop in the
Raw valley , Kansas , is nearing comple
tion , and while the size of the crop will
Dot be known until the railroads have re
ceived reports as to the number of cars
used in transporting it , it is said to be
one of the largest ever raised in the val
ley. It has been customary for the po- |
tato growers of the valley to keep for i
fceed all potatoes dug after Oct. 1 , because j
they are usually not larse enough for
table use , but the growing season has
been longer this year and practically all
jf the potatoes harvested are market- i
ible. '
This year has been an exceptional ene j
"or production in the Kavr valley. The I
luality of the potatoes has been better I
md the yield larger than the average
rear. On some of the farms the yield
ins been as large as 350 bushels to the
icre. This is extraordinary , but the
iverage yield has been good and the price
ibout 25 cents a bushel. This makey on
uconie from such a field as mentioned as
ligh as $50 to the acre.
The potato-growing area of the Kaw
iver valley extends from Argentine on
he east to Topeka on the west. The
Towers in this section have an organiza-
ion and it is understood among them that
nly pure Northern seed is to be planted '
ach year. This serd is of the Early
) hio variety and comes from the valley
f the Red river in Minnesota.
At the national convention of the
Jhristian Church , at the Coliseum , Oma1 1
a. Neb. , 14.000 persons communed. The
ast audience was served with the Rao \
amenr in 23 minutes. | ,
"No better evidence o
industrial and coinmercia
activity is needed thai
present inadequate transportation facili
ties. Every form of raihvaj equipment
from track to rolling stock , has been in
creased and perfected during the lasi
few years to an extent that appeared al
most excessive , yet the nation's business
has more than kept pace. Unseasonably
mild weather lias retarded retail trad <
at many points , yet the movement oi
goods is fully sustained by uudimiuishee
preparations for future sales. Distribu
tion delayed by high temperature is nol
lost , while the agricultural community
will profit very materially by the tarJi
ness of frost , increasing their ability t (
consume the produts of factories anc
mills. " The foregoing is from the Week
ly Trade Review of R. G. Dun & Go. Il
continues :
Labor is more fully employed than a1
any recent date , only a few small con
troversies interrupting. Money market
pressure has been removed , and , althougL
securities do not respond , legitimate trad (
is not retarded by quiet speculation. Earn
ings of the railwaysduring October thus
far exceed last year's by 4.5 per cent ,
and those of 11X)0 ) by 12 per cent.
Coke is still the vital factor in the
iron and steel situation. Not only has nc
improvement occurred , but the supply ol
fuel is falling further behind and the out
look is alarming. Pig iron is in great de
mand , imports promising to continue
large , and as the higher duty on steelill
not be exacted , there is reason to antici
pate a liberal movement from Germany ,
The demand for rails is so great thai
large purchases abroad are being nego
tiated , while practically all railway tup-
plies find an eager market.
Failures for the week numbered 232 in
the United States , against 240 last yenr ,
nnd 22 in Canada , compared with 29.
Highly encouraging are
the reports from the iudas-
trial field. Manufacturing
companies have a good volume of busi
ness and in many lines are not selling
more only because they cannot make
more. Jobbing trade is satisfactory ou
the whole. A touch of cold weather
would be welcomed in the Northwest to
draw the farmers from their activevorli
at home and turn their attention to fall
requirements. This would liven up re
tail trade , which is reported a little quiet
in some localities.
The railroads are doing a business
heavy beyond precedent. We no longer
hear the loud complaints , so common at
this time last year , when the situation
was not much worse , of the scarcity of
cars. With all the new equipment added
since then and with more coming into
use daily , the roads are still overtaxed.
The grain movement is affected seriously.
But shippers realize the situation bettor
now and are slower to lodge complaints.
In the Northwest it is believed that the
movement of coarse grains , the heaviest
ever known , has passed its maximum
point and that from this time on more
wheat will come instead. Country ele
vator stocks are larger than at this time
last year , while wheat stocks in Minne
apolis and Duluth are about 10,000,000
bushels less than last year.
There has been some slight growth ol
reactionary feeling during the week due
to the recent sharp advance in wheat Mid
the fact that a number of bearish items
are seen in the world's statistics. The
heavy Russian wheat and rye crops aro
dwelt upon as influences making for ul
timate price depression , as is the largo
increase in Manitoba interior stocks and
the fact that in four weeks the world's
visible supply of wheat increased 35.800.-
000 bushels , compared with an 5ncroa.se of
0,000.000 bushels in the correspond
ing four weeks last year. Yet the facts
remain that there is scarcely any wheat
in store in Minneapolis and the movement
is not heavy , while the Hour mills liavo
been grinding at a rate to make new rec
ords in fionr production , and outside mill
ers have also been heavy buyers in this
market. The fact that prices are not too
high to do business in competition abroad
would seem clear from the con tinned ex
port inquiry reported from day to day
and the exports of 7,0(50.317 ( bushels
this week , the largest of any week for
more than a year.
Chicago Cattle , common to prime
? 4.00 to $7.25 ; hogs , shipping grades ,
$4.25 to 90.80 ; sheep , fair to choive , $2.00
to $3.50 ; wheat , No. 2 red , 71c to 72c ;
corn , No. 2 , 55c to 5Gc ; oats , No. 2 , 28c
to 30c ; rye , No. 2 , 48c to 49c ; hay , tim
othy , $8.50 to $13.00 ; prairie , $ U.OO to
J12.50 ; butter , choice creamery , 2lc to
24c ; eggs , fresh , 18c to 21c ; potatoes ,
35c to 45c per bushel.
Indianapolis Cattle , shipping , $3.UO to
$7.25 ; hogs , choice light , $4.00 to $ O.UO ;
sheep , common to prime , $2.50 to $3.75 ;
wheat , No. 2 , 70c to 71c ; corn , No. 2
white , 59c to 60c ; oats , No. 2 white
31c to 32c.
St Louis Cattle , $4.50 to $7.25 ; hogs ,
$3.50 to $0.75 ; sheep , $2.50 to $4.00 ;
wheat. No. 2 , ( > Sc to UUc ; corn , No. 2 ,
55c to 50c ; oats , No. 2 , 2Sc to 2ic ) ; rve * '
No. 2 , 48c to 49c.
Cincinnati Cattle , $4.50 to $ ti.OO ;
hogs , $4.00 to $0.85 ; sheep , $2.50 to
$3.25 ; wheat , No. 2 , 74c to 75c ; corn. No.
2 mixed , GOc to Glc ; oats. No. 2 mixed
29c to 30c ; rye , No. 2 , 52c to 53c.
Detroit Cattle , $3.00 to $0.25 ; hogs ,
$3.00 to $0.75 ; sheep , $2.50 to $4.00 ;
wheat , No. 2 , 74c to 7Uc ; corn , No. 3
yellow , GGc to G7c ; oats , No. 2 white ,
31c to 32c ; rye , 52c to 53c.
Milwaukee Wheat , No. 2 northern ,
73c to 74c : corn. No. 2 , 5Sc to 55)c ) ; oats ,
No. 2 white , 32c to 33c ; rye , No. 1 , .10
to 52c ; barley , No. 2 , 57c to 5Sc ; pork ,
mess , $10.50.
Toledo Wheat , No. 2 mixed , 74c to
7Gc ; corn. No. 2 mixed. 42c to 43c ; oats.
No. 2 mixed , 27c to 2Sc ; clover seed ,
prime , $ G.F5.
P.uffalo Cattle , choice shipping steer- .
F4.00 to $ G.9o ; hogs , fair to prime , 4.00
: o $ G.95 ; sheep , fair to choice , $3.25 to
? 3.75 ; lambs , common to choice , $4.00
: o $5.10.
. . _ , , .
w. u v iu wvii. , Uiiio. i > o. WlliU ,
I5c to 3Gc ; butter , creamery , 23c to 24cj
'Egs , western , 20c to 24c. j
THREATEN TO LYNCH.
Kentucky Alan flli y Pay Penalty Foi
Crime.
Cincinnati , Nov. 3. A special
fforn Inez , Ky. , to the Enquire !
sivs : Pleasant Sprading , held foi
killing his four-year-old son and
whose flftecn-year-old daughter i
m ssing. is threatened with lynch
ing. Sprading's family consisted of
wife , three daughters and son. With
nis daughters and boy , theathei
was herding sheep 1 st Friday. TJC
hoy was unable to keep up with the
others. The father placed him on a
stone beside a spring , telling him tc
wait until his return. The boy be
coming tired of sitting still , began tc
peel the loose bark off a tree that
overhung the spring. Presently the
father returned and noticing the bark
% n the giound , asked tne boy what
h I done ic. The boy replied that he
ad. "I would rather have you dead
than raise you to destroy everything
on the farm. " is the reply the father
H said to have made , and then , it is
charged , picked up a stone aud struck
the bc y on the head , knocking him
down. Then it is alleged , he kicked
the prostrate boy in the head until he
had killed him , and turning to his
daughters , threatened them with a
like fate if they ever told what had
occurred. Afterward he went home
a d said the boy while chasing sheep
Irrl run against a tree and killed
hi nself.
Becoiuing alarmed , he took his eld
est daughter and went to the moun
tains. His wife hired neighbors to
bury the body of the child and then
went to the home of Judge E. Ilens-
ley. She told him cf the death of
her son and sal 3 she suspected her
husband , who told her he was going
into the mountain wood to hunt
squirrels , and added that at different
times he had threatened to kill the
whole family. The judge took her
with her two younger daughters to
his home and presented the case to
the grand jury. One of the little
g rls told the grand jur > that her
father had kicked the boy to death.
Shortly afterward a sheriff's posse
captured Sprading in the mountains ,
but his eldest daughter was not with
him.
him.The
The posse is still searching for her
while he is held on the charge of
murder.
Case Not Yet Taken Up.
New York , Nov. 3. The board of
special inquiry at Ehis island ad-
juuiued today without taking up the
case of the eleven Cuban children
who came here Saturday on theVurd
line steamer Orizaba , destined for
Point Loma , Cal. , to be educated and
cared for at the "farm" of the "uni
versal brotherhood , " conducted un
der the direction of Mrs. Eatherine
ling ley.
The children aie detained on the
island and Dr. Gertiude Van Holt ,
in whose charge they came from San
tiago , is svith them.
Commissioner Williams said today
that the case of the children opens
up an important and interesting
q 'esiiou whici Will probably be'tied :
to estab'ish a precedent for the guid-
a ce of the department in the matter
of the admission of Cuban children
to this country for the purpose of ed
ucation.
The technical point on which the
children will be deputed , if the
board decides to debar them , he says ,
will he that they are liable to become
a public charge.
'Ihe theory on which this is based
Is that the children are brought here
as objects of charity , the institution
to which they are going Dei tig I i no
way bound to support them , if for
any re son the managers thereof
should see n't at any time to turn
them loose on the community.
Whatever the board's final ru'ing '
Is Commissioner Williams is confi
dent that an appeal will be taken
first to him and then to the treasury
fl-partment in Washington in order
to make this a test case and estab
lish a precedent.
Covers Fields With Ashes ;
Tapach'itla. State of Chiapas. Mex.
Nov. 3. Growers of neighboring
haciendas will suffer great loss owing
to the fact that their stock cannot
procure food , the fields being covered
v\i h ashes from the Santa Maria vol
cano. The brooks are choked wi h
ashes and cinders and all the neigh
boring roads are covered.
It begins to be seen that the coffee
planters will come off better than the
stcick raisers. Diligent investiatiun
shows that there was no kss of life
during the recent disturbances.
Adam was lucky in another wav. |
Fithad no friends to come around
: elling him how he ought to bring up
lis boys.
Son flurders His Father.
Milwaukee. Uis. , Nov. 3. A Seo-
: -inel special from Waukesha , Wis. ,
; ays :
It is reported here that George
3mveis aged tewnty-one years. , hob
md killed his father J.-hn Bowers
md then attemoted to kill his imitli-
ir at the Rowers home \Vaiikes4ia
rounty near Pwaukee. Mrs Knwers
scaped to the bouse of a neighbor
lanit'd Mrs. A. V. Dye wh so.
pord to the sheriff at this place. No
urther parUculaia aro obtainable.
ATTACKTHEPR1EST
CHURCH DIFFERENCES CAUSE OF
RIOTS AT MANILA.
CAST OFF ROMAN FAITH
REBUKED BY THE PASTOR AND
ROW FOLLOWS.
STRIKERS DISSATISFIED
Charge Mmle Tlint CniifVcotiniml Secrets
Were Viol tecl Appeul to Governor Tatt
Kestores Order.
Manila , Nov. 7. The Panclacan
church here has been the scene of
serious disturbances approaching
riots , and many arrests have be.en
m ule A portion of the congregation
announced its intention a week aj.0
of joining the Philippine Catholic
church , aud the past' r , Father Sor-
r.ndo , preached a sermon rebuking
the dissidents. It was asserted that
Father Surrondo during his sermon
violated confessional secrets and he
was later attacked in the streets.
All those concerned in the disturb
ance were later arrested. The disse
nters lli' n took possession of Lhe
church but the priest dislodged them
TUJ dissenters recaptured the build
ing and on Thursday "Bishop" Ag-
lipay , the leader of the dissident
movement , celebrated mass before a
large crowd. Later the dissenters
drew up a deerof gift , transferring
the pronrety to the government and
offeied the deed to Governor Taft
with th ; keys of the building. The
governor replied that the church be
longed to th Rotuan Catholics. He
advised the dissenters to surrender
it. suggested an appeal to the courts
if they thought they had rights in
the case and strongly counseled them
against disorder.
The dissenteis accepted his advice
and surrendered possession of the
church.
Strikers Dissatisfied.
Paris , Nov. 7 The striking coal
miners are showinc great dissatisfac-
tian at the arbitration decision
against a raise in the rate of wages
and their national committee has
called a meeting to take place at
Arras , department of Pas de Calais ,
Saturday to determine on the course
to follow.
At St. Etelinne , the miners have a
adupted resolutions to appeal to the
dock laborers to renew the strike
against loading coal , unless the com
panies grant the miners' terms. The
strikers at Lens have unanimously
adpted resolutions to continue the
strike , pending the decision of the
Arras meeting on Sat'irday.
The troops were kept busy main
taining quiet in some of the mining
d stiicls
Piemier Combes had telegraphed
to the prefects of the disturbed dis
tricts in-tucting them tn adopt the
mca ures necessary to maintain peace
in ca e the strikers engage in re
newed outbreaks.
Present indications are that the
miners will finally accept the adverse
decision of the arbitrators and re
turn to work , as their leaders say it
would constitute a breach of faith to
enter into arbitration and then re
fuse to accept the results.
M. R.ilsy , tbe socialist deputy chal-
let'u-d M La Grilliere , editor of a
provincial paper , because of the lat-
ttM's criticism of Mr , Basly's course
during the miner's strike. The duel
is expected to take place tomorrow
morning.
Hangs Himself to a Tree. .
Beaver City , Neb. , Nov. 7. Bina
Newton , a farmer of Lincoln pre
cinct committed suicide some time
vesterday by hanging himself to a
tree. He was tbirtv-three years old ,
a bichelor living alone with his
mother. The latter left home yes
terday to visit a neighbor , returning
in the evening. She missed her son
and alirmed the neighbors. The
i > dv was found hanging from a tree
a short distance fn-m the hnuse. and
he had evidently been dead several
hours. No motive for the deed can
be given. The young man was in
good circumstances and intensely re
ligious.
Accused of J < obb ng Boys-
Plattsmnuth , Neb. , Nov. 7. FTarrv
and Williiim Ilicksnn , accused ol
robberv from the person , were ar
raigned in JuNtice Archer's court
this morning and entered a plea oi
no' ' guiltv. Thev will have a pelimi-
nary hearing Saturav. The sta e ex
pects tn he able to prove that the
prisoners held up and robbed a couple
of boys in a Burlingcnn freight car.
Hunt Down Law'ess Bands.
Washington , Nov. 7. Manila news
papers received at the war depart
ment state that the ladrones are
making more trouble than ever be
fore in th < ; Philippines. They occa
sionally dress as ronstabular otlicers
and prey upon defenseless natives.
The papers say that all insugrenfs
have returned to ways of peace aud
are maintaining at least a semblance
or a law abidinj * caree/ , . .
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| NEBRASKA
> > ! I'I"M"H"M I' 1 "I "I .1 .
A case of smallpox is repored at
Leigh. The case is of a mild form.
Burglars entered Berler Bros , store
at Norfolk and stole S500 worth of
goods
The hoise and buggy stolen from
TIarry Fisher at Falls City , was found
later at Sterling.
Word has been rceceived that Cliff
Montgomery , an old resident of Ed
gar , has been murdered in the Phil
ippines.
At Winside. Miss Mamie Elliott
was run down by a train and killed
arid Miss Alice Elliott was badly in
jured , but will live.
Near Seward E. Donelson's two-
year-old daughter was run over by a
lumber wagon and her life was
crushed ojt.
Gerhard Porchres , a well known
German farmer , has disappeared from
Columbus , leaving a number of moth
erless children behind.
Lieutenant George A. Day , a sou
of Mr. and Mrs. II. G. Day of Be
atrice , has been assigned to duty on
the cruiser , Newark.
The new Catholic church at Battle
Creek was de-Heated last .Sunday. Ik
is a brick building 37x78 feet and
fitted with modern conveniences.
People are charitable after all.
When a man goes from a Sf > 0 to a
S100 job his friends blow about it ,
but when he goes back to a $40 po
sition nothing is said.
Tirgil Jnohson , of Sewnrd. had bis
arm caught in the machinery of a
thresher engine and both bones be
tween the wrist and elbow were brok
en.
The building'occupied by the Fair
banks , Morse company and the
American Press Association at Oma
ha , was gutted by fire. Eighty
thousand dollars is the loss.
Dnrohster now bna ts of her rural
free delivery mail routes. P oute No
1 has been in operation for the past
year The two new routes have just
been opened. In all a ruril popula
tion of more than 1,500 is served by
these three routes.
Carbolic acid wns the instrument
that James Babbit of North Platte a
Fnion Pacific employee , selected to
end his life. ITe is a young man and
was despondent , but as he tried to
commit suicide at home , his parents
called a physician and had him saved.
During the ahseree of the county
jailor. James Kiema , a prisoner at
West Point , asked Mrs. Jacobs , the
j ' jailor's wife for a glass of water.
When she handed it to him through
a partly open cell door he knocked
her down and escaped.
One of the oldest settlers of the
cojnty died of heart failure Philip
Thomas , who owned a farm two and
one-half miles west of Yutan , was
i found dead in his bed. There was
[ only a son of 12 yours at home at the
time. Mr. Thomas bad been a wid
ower for many years.
The mortgage report for r.nge coun
ty for the month cf October is as
follows : Number of farm mortgage
filed. 38 ; amount , 829,341. Number
of farm mortgages released , 28 ;
amount , S39i.'SG. . Number of city
and town mortgages fi > d,2G ; a mount , -
BIG.641. Number of city and town'
mortgages releasd , 22 ; amount ,
512.815
Falls City was visited by a terrific
electrical storm last week. A clap of *
thunder awakened most every one In ,
town and much damage was done , ;
'
Bspecially in the east part of town ,
where window glass in many of the
houses was broken. At one point a
portton of the sidewalk was lifted ,
and the current went into the ground
bursting the water main. Many peo
ple said it was the worst clap of thim-
der they ever heard. A hard rai
fell.
A gasoline lamp exploded in Tay
lor's pharmacy at Plainview setting
the store on fire It was saved bv the
heroic work of Miss Maud Taylor and
Hugh Griffin , who carried the gaso-
ilne lamp and two large cans full of
zasoline , all on fire out of the store
into the street. . The explosion tofct
place while Hugh Griffith , the jew
eler , was pumping air into the lamp ,
and was caused by a leak. Mr.
Srilfin was severely burned about the
face and hands He saved his life by
rolling in the mud in the street.
The damage to the drug stuck is
slight Mr. Grilliu's relatives have-
oeen notified Pie carne to Pluuview
from Bancroft a short time ago.
A wreck occurred on the Missouri
Pacific one-half mile south of Portal.
An extra collided with a regular
freight train. Both engines were de
molished and five cars were splin
tered into kindling wood. The en
gineers and firemen of Doth engines
jumped and escaped injury One en
gineer hurt his leg by jumping bub
Dot seriouslly. It is not known v\hat
jaused the wreck. It was a head end
collision.
