TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A-CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER-
E8TING ITEMS.
BastA Upoa
tk XftppeaiHKa of the Day Histori
cal axd New * Note * .
No matter how swift you are bad
luck can overtake you.
Among other things we would like to
* ee Invented is a. wiltless collar.
I
A good deal of sympathy la wasted
$ n the under dog. Half the time he
starts the flght
A man might as well make a fool of
over a woman as let her make
of him hi the long run.
, The man -who thinks stocks can't go
Any lower Is generally able to demolish
ilia theory by buying some.
Euiopean ministries are now serving
tiotlqe tliat they are re dy to resign
any dynamite hints.
When a man in patent leathers
tnows the lawn after dew fall It doesn't
lake long for the patent to expire.
Prom the way Eve bossed Adam
around one would think his backbone
faad been utilized In constructing her.
The Missouri mule never goes out on
strike. When he strikes It is gen
erally the other fellow that goes out.
The most touching thing In connec
tion with the Belgrade coup d'etat Is
the way It shocked the Sultan of
Turkey.
"This is not the fifteenth century , "
ays the new king of Servia. True.
In some parts of the Tvorld It is only
< the tenth.
"It is only American that meet my
-wants , " exclaims Emperor William.
Evidently he Is still operating his
taffy kitchen.
Gas having bjsen put Into the Poe
cottage at-Fordham , the meter will in
due time afford occasion for the raven
to extend his remarks.
Some' men hope to have rewards In
Tieaven , merely for not doing wicked
"things , but the back seats are likely
to be reserved for such virtue.
We hate to do It , but it seems neces
sary to call attention to the fact that
of King Alexander's troubles were
Mue to the fact that he got married.
The possibilities of the Panama
Oanal are shown iu the report on the
Suez Canal , the transit receipt of
which were $20.744,004 last year.
In defending a divorce suit a Brook-
3yn man swore that his wife thought
more of her pet dogs than of him ,
< aiid the court promptly approved her
taste and granted her alimony.
It may not add to King Peter's com-
lort when he reflects that the same
element that so tragically separated
King Alexander from the crown has
placed it upon the head of the ntw
monarch.
People should be taught to train up
their girls to be domestics. In a few
.years cooks and housemaids will be
ruling the land. We would not be
surprised to see a cook occupying the
' President's chair at no far distant
i'
date , and her cabinet will doubtless be
composed of housemaids and scullery
minions.
The modesty of two great men is pic
tured by James Bryce in his "Studies
iu Contemporary Biography. " Speak
ing of Dante , Mr. Gladstone once re-
' .marked to the author. "How strange it
Is to think that these great souls
whose "words area beacon light to all
the generations that have come after
them should have had cares and anxie
ties to vex them in their daily life ,
just like the rest of us common mor
tals. " A few days before. Mr. Bryce
lieard Mr. Darwin say , in dwelling
. -upon the pleasure a visit paid by Glad
stone had given him , "And he talked
' Just as if he had been an ordinary per
son like one of ourselves. "
The Jewish race has never lacked
beroines. One of the latest to come to
public notice is a young woman whose
soolness and courage helped to avert
a serious fire panic in Philadelphia.
She was present at a reception of a
Jewish society , which was held in an
upper story of a high building , and
was playing the piano when fire was
discovered. Wise heads among the
guests spread the news quietly among
a few leaders , who gave orders to
leave-the ; hall. Mrs. Stein , the piano
player , changed the air she was playIng -
Ing to a lively march , and kept her
post until the last of her associates
was safely out. She made her own es
cape just before exit was cut off by
( lames.
Nearly seventeen thousand paintings
nnd sculptures were submitted to the
exhibition committee of the l.r'ti ' h
Royal Academy this year. Fifteen
thousand of them were rejected. From
the days of Hippocrates the Greek to
the days of Longfellow the American ,
men have told us that art Is long and
life IB short , so It Is no wonder that
only a small percentage of painters
and sculptors have succeeded In doing
-work good enough to get Into the acad-
emy. Not every painter has the cour-
'age of William Morris , who devoted
himself to designing wall papers and
to printtng"artlBtic books when he dis
covered that he was not a great crea
tive artist But the example of Morris
has led many young a en and
of taste to study Industrial art who
would otherwise have painted bad
tures.
The population of Jerusalem to-day
is , I should suppose , double what It
was twelve years ago , the increase be
ing attributable entirely or almost en- :
tlrely to the influx of Jews , by far thej
greater part of whom come from Rus
sia. It Is somewhat difficult to ascer
tain exactly what the population oL-
the city or how large a part of It is
Jewish. One of the best Informed and ,
most reliable of the Jewish citizens
told me In conversation that there }
were probably fewer thai : 30.000 Jews
and that the common estimate of 50- '
000 or 00,000 was exaggerated , hut 1
found later that his own printed fig
ures In an almanac which he , publlHhed
reckoned the Jews of Jerusalem at 5U.-
000. The best Informed outsiders claim
that there are at least 11,000 Jewish
families in the city , which would sup
port the larger estimate. If this figure
be correct then the Jews of Jerusalem
are more th n twice as numerous as
all the other Inhabitants Moslems and
Christians combined.
Everybody likes to read about the
boy who tries. George M. Posey , of
Indianapolis , is that kind of a boy.
Three years ago George was a lad of <
10 years. He wafc almost without education - ,
cation , being barely able to read and'
write. His occupation was that of
driver for a butcher , and he earned'
sufficient to support \hlmself and his
aged grandmother. He had a friend , '
the Rev. Burr's ' Jenkins , who saw in
the boy a diamond In the rough. Thej
preacher encouraged George to educate
himself. The boy gave up his position ,
as driver and started to attend school'
Almost a man La size , he entered thej
classes with the smallest children. To ,
earn a living he began selling news- ,
papers. Then he organized a system1
of delivery by which he was able to.
employ a number of other boys. Hisj
business was rapidly placed on a payIng - ,
Ing basis. In tl three years' time ,
George had mastered the studies nee- ,
essary to enter college , Including the'
Latin and Greek. Meantime the grandmother -
mother , wliom he tenderly cared for
died. Now young Posey has sold his
delivery routes for a good price and
will enter Kentucky University , where ,
his former preacher friend , Mr. Jen
kins , is president He will take a four ,
years' classical course. Then he will ;
go to Harvard L-nv School. He ex
pects to earn his .ring while he gets'
'
his education. That boy will succeed.
He has conquered success already.
'
When asked how he had accomplished
so much inside of three years , he said
"By pushing all the time. " That's It
Have you noticed how , when there is a
crowd to get through , if you will push
and keep pushing , the crowd will ge
out of your way and you will forgo
to the front of it ? George Posey pushed
his way through school. He will push ,
his way through college and law
school. He will push to the front as a
lawyer. Verity , verily , young man
of such is the kingdom of success.
A , recent story Is the study o'f tht
character of a man who from youtL
has a conviction , that he is born to
some extraordinary experience.
he grows older the Idea becomes more
sharply defined. The experience is to
be painful and tragic , and is to re
move him from the plane of ordinary
life. The idea takes possession of-
him and dominates his career. H
undertakes nothing of importance ,
since It may be Interrupted by catas ;
trophe. He does not permit himself
to love he scarcely ventures on ]
friendship because he believes him
self marked for disaster. One wom
an , to whom he confides his secret ,
shares his apprehension. At last , not
long before her- death , she perceive
that the tragedy lurking for him iq
merely hesitancy , Inaction , Incapacity ,
brought about by the delusion and the
fear which have been nurtured in hi
own imagination. To the victim hi
self the truth is revealed when it is
too'late for himj.to acquire any habit
of life other than , the tremulous and
unachieving one. He discovers hi.j
own hideous lack of feeling and of wi
by the sight of the sorrow-marked
face of a man who has sounded thq
depths of human pain , and found even ]
those to > be better than the shallow.0 ,
of apathy. The story has its lesson ,
even for an age as active as ours ? Wq
are not free from the bane of reluct'-
ant fear lest feeling- shall outrun
mere pleasure. The girl who will no *
'
love a pet lest she should lose it , th-j
man who will not permit himself anj ;
share in religious enthusiasm lest lu
should "lose his head , . " the womar
who will undertake no .social reform ,
for fear she become too much involve. !
in it for her own comfort these arj
some of the cowards of our da
Along with their lack „ of courag.j
there often goes a subtle egotism ,
which thej' fancy sets them apurj
from "the common herd , " but whic i
is almost sure to meet its final defeat
In the discovery that those power j
which were believed to be above the
average were really below it , ant ]
that obscurity is the * only catastrophe
likely to fall upon so Ignoble a nature
The Peddler.
A rug peddler called several times
tit a Wichita ( Kan. ) house and found
the people away from home. At lail
ho wrote and pinned this note on tb
floor : "Madam : Kindly remain j
home tomorrow forenoon. I want tc
jell you a rug. " Kansas City JouruVl
The only difference between a grtdj
aating drees and a wedding dness , c
far as we can see , IB that the latter 14
fvorn with more confidence.
When you are ic the company of
unners , a trot-won't-do. - + t
FRIGHTENING A STRANGER.
Bchemo of a North Caroliaiaa Failed
to Work na He Expected.
Between two towns in North Carolina
lina I met a man driving an ox to i
cart and ontlie straw In the cart "wa
a young man who appeared to hav <
met with an accident Of course ,
inquired what happened and the fathe :
said in reply :
"Wall , stranger , that's my son Bei
and I reckon I kin give It to y <
straight. Me and Ben was up t <
Groversvllle this mawnln' to git i
pah o' bates. We went Into a stol
and asked fur butes and In that stol
was a humble-lookin' critter who wai
eutin' crackers and cheese and askin
the way to PInevllle. He was a hum
ble-lookin' critter , wasn't he , Ben ? "
"He was , pop. "
"It wasn't none of Ben's blznea
about the critter , " continued the elf
man , "but he was feelin' kinder coltj
and wanted to do sunthln' smart. H <
looks the man over and then se says :
" 'Pop , I'm goln' to skerr that kua
outer this town" and half way up th <
mounting. '
4 > 'As how ? ' sez I.
" 'By yellin' In his- ear , ' BGZ he.
" 'Mebbe he'll skeer and mebbe h
won't' sez I. 'He looks powerfu
lonesome and down-hearted , but yo
can't allus tell how a critter -will per
form. '
' "That's -what you said and I said ,
wasn't It Ben ? "
"That's Tvhat we said , " sighed Ben
"I didn't want you to yell , but yo
felt colty and wouldn't take my ad <
vice ? "
"I jest wanted to skeer him , pop. "
"Yes , yo' wanted to skeer him. To1
got around behind him and drawe < 5
a long breath and let 'er go. It wal
a mighty yell , Ben the powerfullesl
yell I ever heard. I'm braggin' abouJ
that yell , Ben. "
"Thankee , pop. "
"But it didn't skeer nobody like you
thought it would. The stranger Jes
rlz up slow and drawed back his fisj
and let yo' hev it on the nose , and.
yo' didn't know nuthln' fur the nexj
jfifteen mlnits. When yo' cum to hq
Isaid yo' could hev mo' If yo' wantecj
it. He said that didn't he ? "
"Yes , pop , he said that , " whispered
Ben.
, - "But he didn't want no mo' , " contln *
tied the father as'he turned to me. "He
got all he wanted and some tc
spare , and so we put him In the carl
and are takin' him home fur the doc
tor to work at. Mebbe he'll die and
mebbe-he'll .git well. If he dies 1
shan't blame that humble-lookin' crifc
ter 'tall. If he gits well he won't never
do no more yellin' In anybody's earj
onloss thar's a handy hill to dodge be
hind. "
"That's all and the purceshunwill
move on. "
TWO COLLEGE GRADUATES.
* * * * * ! ! ! ! ! ' -I-
Two boys left home with just
enough money to take them through
college , after which they must de
pend entirely upon their own efforts
They attacked the collegiate problems
successfully , passed the graduation.
L-ecelved their diplomas from the fac
ulty , also commendatory letters to a.
large ship building firm with whicl
they desired employment Ushered
into the waiting-room of the head of
the firm , the first was given an audl
nice. He presented his letters.
"What can you do ? ' asked the man
> f millions. r .
"I should like some sort of a clerk
ship. "
"Well , sir , I will take your name and
iddress , and should we have anything
> f the kind open , will correspond with
rou. "
As he passed out he remarked to hi
waiting companion , "You can go hi
md leave your address. ' "
The other presented himself an
papers.
' "What can you ? " was asked.
"I j can do anything that a green
land can do , sir , " was his reply.
The magnate touched a bell , which
jailed a superintendent
"Have you anything to put a man to
vork at ? "
"We want a man to sort scrap-iron , "
eplicd the superintendent
The college graduate went to sorting
icrap-lron.
One week passed , and the president ,
neeting the superintendent , asked :
'How is the new man getting on ? "
"Oh , ' ' > ' said the boss , "he did his work
o well that I put him over the gang. "
In one year this man had reached
he head of a department and an ad-
isory position with the management
t a salary represented by four fig-
ires , while his whilom companion was
'clerk" in a livery stible , washing
larnesses and carriages. The Watch
nan.
Person's Joke.
"De older er man gits , " said the col-
red parson , "de hahder it am ter pull
e wool ober his eyes. "
"How does yo' all account fob dat
arson ? " asked Deacon Flatfoot
"Ah accounts foh it on de groun' dat
.e older er man gits de less wool ho
lave , " answered the parson with a
"
rin. s
Strictly Business ,
Busy Merchant Well , sir , what d
ou want ?
Timit Youth Yyourdaughter's
and.
Busy Merchant Can't give It to
ou , sir. Either take her entire OB
save her. W are not doing an in-
bailment business.
There are lots of women who are
ept so busy with husbands and ba
les and housework , that It must be
ositlve luxury to be sick In bed.
SARTO IS
THE POPE
The Cardinals on the Sev
enth Ballot Make Happy
Choice
NEW PONTIFF IS POPULAR
Conservatism Blended Witt
Liberal Views
STRONG FROM THE OUTSET
TAKES THE TITLE OF PIUS X , AND
RECOGNIZED AS REIGNING
HEAD OF CATHOLIC WORLD-
NOTABLE DAY FOR ROME
Kome , Aug. 5. The corn lave after *
being In session for four days , toflpjj
ulected Guiseppa Sarto , patriarch of
Venice , as pope , to succeed Leo
&I1I , and he now reicns aC the vatican -
tican and over the Catholic world as
Pius X. Tonight alll Home is
Illuminated in his honor.
His election aud the assumption
if his holy office were marked by.
irriking demonstration aud impress- ,
[ ve ceremonies at the Vatican which' '
only ended this evening. Tomorrow1
the new pope , clad in in his ful
pontifical robes and with , all the
lituallstic ceremony , will receive
aiembers of the dipl'.matic corps ,
the cardinals and the bishops , who
will then offer their official homage ,
; his notwithstanding the fact that
twice today the cardinals aud many
ligh officials of the Vatican w ot
through a similar ceremony.
The date upon which the corona-
ion of Pius X. will occur has neb
oeeo deckled but the impression pre
vails that it will occur August 9.
Although the election was over at
1 o'clock this morning and was
announced to , the world forty-five
tuinutes later by the appearance of
lie new pope at the wind nv of St.
Detersthe conclave was not formally
iissolved until 5:30 : this afternoon.
The cardinals then returned to their
aricus apartments in Kome , with
he exception of Cardinals Kampoiia
ind Oreglia who temporarily retain
heir official suites in the Vatican and
Cardinal Herreroy Espinosa who Is
oo ill to be moved for several days.
t was to the sick cardinal that the
Dew pope pnid his visit after being
formally proclaimed pontiff.
The cardinals will remain in Rome
[ or tomorrow's ceremonies and should
the coiuiation be fixed for next Sun-
liy ; they are not likely to return to
their respective homes until after
hat ceremony. With the exception
) f the Spanish cardinal flerreroy all
the others are now in fairly good i
lealth. j
The election of the patriarch of
Venice this morning was unanimous.
After Monday's ballot it was a
'oregone conclusion that he was the
jnly candidate sufficiently acceptable
to all to secure the necessary two-
thirds which ihe laws of the church
require. One of the cardinals said to
the representative of the Associated
ness tonight that he believed Pius
. would follow iho broad lines of
Leo's poli y although not likely to
ccentuatoit. This voices the general
reeling here which is one of satisfac-
; iou.
iou.The
The new pontiff is a man of simple
> rigin and although not a very prom-
ncnj ? candidate he has betn re-
liiently mentioned as one of the
rniny cardinals who might be taken- -
ip as a compromise. In several re
spects he resembles his venerable
jrcdecessor nolabiy in his reputation
: or culture and piety. Having been
issociated with no factions thi3 fact
ilone won him much favor from forJ J
iign cardinals who were without an
special candidate. Pius X. was hu-
norcus'y ' described as "u country1
uouse who could not posslbjy find '
Dis why about Home "
Venetians who know the new pope
iay he will soon be as much beloved
is pontiff as he was yesterday as the
jeloved patriarcL of the poor of the
Adriatic.
In appearance Pius X. 5s a very
aandsome man He has a line erect ,
Igure despite his sixty-eight years
iis face greatly resembling that o !
ihe late Philip Brooks the eminent
Boston divine.
Kills His Brother's Wife.
Danvlllle 111. Aug. 5. Uod& Oar-
rington who has served two terms in
the Indiana penitentiary shot and
iilled his brother's wife at Gaps
3reek near here tonight. A fe # years
igoCarrington killed a man at Grand
Crossing near Terra Haute and at
South Bend while out on parole shot
ind seriously injured another. Car
rington escaped on a freight train
ind the authorities are after him.
brotherihas been arrested.
A LABOR DAY PROCLAMATION It I
t !
MM M
In accordance with time-hon
ored custom and the provisions
of the legislature of the state ,
Labor day will be observed as a
legal holiday in Nebraska. La
bor day is the only national
leaal holiday in tbe United
States and in Nebraska. The
first. Monday in September is Jj
designated in the federal and g
.state statutes as Labor day and
$ Goveruo- Mickey has issued
IT ] the following proclamation iu
ta regard lo it. i\ \
Sj ' 'There is no section of the d
uj country in which the wage- t |
rj * earner is more highly respected
sj and in whicn his a vocation re-
} 3) ) ceives greater consideration
ft than here in Nebraska. This
{ aj is true because our eople are
| 5 generally imbued wi , i u od
ta sense. It is again true because
Jj ! the great majority of the dt > - "t
" ' 1 zens of this state are laborers
- and themselves
J-j wage-eat nets
3j and heuce have a proper confe
g : ceptiun of the dignity of their fe
& Ciiliujj. Labor is the m : st
Si honored instrument of advarcjc
gj rnent. It has foinded repnb-
e- lies , built cities , enci c d
5 mountains , tui > neied rivuis , ( c
* belted continents and has been
g thy grtat active principle in rj-
tbe development of oursuueriur fc
? civi ii'.atiou. The arts and sii5 |
J& encos are also its debtors and g
g the renlm of literature o es i
jj m're to peisisteni , rfk-ntless §
c- effort than it des to 'he ' tern-
* % poiary Hash lugs o' genius. jc
yl "Hut aome ancient philoso-
a pher bas said that 'Ah vvoik r ?
bj and no p'ay makes .I.iclc a dull g
g' ' boy. ' What i- . true ofJack' is HP
Calso true ot his pro tnitos. In [ 2
S ; practical appliuition ot this S
B idea the Icgisl.itiire f the state fS
Jf < f Nebraska ha- wisely dec ee 1 " 3
| j tnat the first Monday in tie tS
tern bar shall be se& apart . < s B
6 'Labor Day1 and that it shall jjjj
{ I be deemed a publi' holiday [ 5
. "By virtue of thii authority 'S
vested iu me by law , I , John C
H } H. Mickev , aoveruor of the g
g ] state of Neb.aska , do heiebv P
pioclaim MOD my , September 2
bj 7 , 1JU3 , Labo" day , aud esptciJ
B1 allying- that ail business be5
Sj suspended on that a ate and §
§ , i hat it be observed by general . [ 5
H1 pa-t'rJpatiou in nstand in ap-"S
5' p-opriae observance thereof. S
p , 'In testimony where. f I have S
LJT heieunto set ray' hand and S
§ caused the crreat seal' of the 2
pi state to be affixed. : jj
rr ' 'Done at Lincoln , this first 'S
day of August. A D. l"i 3. r5
$ 'MNO H. MICKKY , g
iJ "G.W.MAE. H , "vJoveruor.5
Si "Secretary of State. f §
'inlninJiJlJi ' utnlniJiIJTMrDCrL
FHE CONVICTS ARE FOUND
UEFORTS Ot T1IK \XOCIXAKY UAT-
TI > E IX CALIFORNIA
Placerville , Cal. , Aug. 3 Reports
of an encounter between the cfficers
and the convicts wh" escaped /rum
Folsom prison are being Teceivcd to-
ai ht , but owing to the remoteness
of the scene of battle and the fact
Lhat nightj fell almcst ia mediately
following the receipt of the first news
derails are coming slowly It is
known , however , that the sheriff's
posse , assisted by 1 force of tii
Placerville militia came upon some
; f the fugitives near the Grand Vic
tory mine about dusk arid shots were
it once exchanged.
Dallas Uosquit , the son of sheriff
Bo3quitis said to be among th ; slain
ind a message by tekpoue sajs his
jody was found along tbe roadside.
Militiaman Dill was shot through
: he body and is cot expected to re-
; over. The greatest anxiety prevails
jere concerning the soldiers. It is
cnown that six of them went into
ihe brush after the convicts aud he
jnly trace of them was the wounded
u in Dill , who was unable to ghe
iuy clue concerning his companions
Phe convicts are balieved to have
iiktn refugj iu the Grand Victory
nine and there is talk of setting fire
; o it and driving out the crim
inals. Additional forces are being
lUti-ied to the mine tonight , aud if a
iecond battle is not fought tonight
ihe pursuers will be In strong posi-
,100 tonurrow to give the convicts
i fight.
Another account of the battle
: enched Brainard F. Smith , Chief
: lerk of Folsom prison. He was no-
ifkd that three of the attacking
> arty were killed and that it was
) ersumed two of the convicts were
) adly wounded. Two of the killed
ire persumed to be > ouug Eosquit ,
D.ll and one of the sheriff's posse
vhose name has not been ascertain-
; d. The scene of the shooting was
vas near Cool , a small place a few
niles outside of Placsrville.
A Transport For Mann ilia
San Franci co Aug 3 .The United
5 atcs army transport Sheridan sail-
d arurday for Manilla via Honolulu
md Guam. Besides about one hun-
Ired saloon passengers , including Col.
f. B K rr aLd five other officers of
ihe general staff in the Philippines.
Put To Death At Sing Sing
Ossinig N. Y , Aug. 3 Antonio
fruckowski , a Pole , was put to death
o lay in the elect.ric chair at Sing
> mg jrison. He declared on his way
0 the chair that he was innocent
if the murder of John Shepotiski , a
Brooklyn saloon keept 9 , March 6 , and
r which he had been convicted.
Tru.kowski was sentenced June 22 ,
ind the time elapsmg between pro-
oouncinp of sentence and his execu
tion is said to have been the short-
st on star-e rp.cord.
NEGROES
mm BOY
Cruel Assault Committed on
an Indiana Invalid While
Hunting Squirrels
MUTILATE WITH A KNIFE *
Attack Unprovoked and Ven
geance Demanded
200 JOIN IN THE CHASE
ALARM GIVEN AND FARMERS
OVftR NEIGHBORHOOD HUNTING
THE > CULPRlTS.
Hartford City , Ind. , Aug 4. \
George Hearshey , an invalid , aged ?
nineteen , while hunting squirrels on.
his father's farm near here at noon
ycste day was approached by two-
prowling negroes. They grabbed the
boy , searched his clothing for money
and finding none tore his clothing
from him. While one negro held him
another mutilated him wich a knife. .
The boj succeeded in reaching
home He told his story and his :
father gavs the alarm , mounted a'
lwi.se and called fir volunteers to * ' $
wreak vengeance upon the flying ne \ \
groes. Two hundred men and hoys ,
joined in the chase. Nelgboring. '
fzirms and towns were warned by
telephone and the country was scour
ed. No trace of the negroes was
found The hunt preceded till night
fall.
fall.Sheriff
Sheriff Morigal with a detachment
of deputies and poli : e followed the
mob to prevent a lynching if possi- '
ble. 1
Another Fight with the Convicts.
Dutch Flat , Cal. , Aug. 4. Two of
the Folsom convicts were surrounded *
here last evening and a fight eosued '
It is supposed that one cf the con
victs was slid by Glen Wedgewood
\ \ edgewood was shot in the band :
by the convicts.
Placorville , Cal. , Aug. 4. The con
victs who escaped from Folsom prison
are still at large. The five who en-
gag'id in a f.itai fight with the pur
suers at the Grand Victory mines
.Saturday have not been seen since
and apparently have made a success
ful retreat. In their haste to get
away from the militia they left a
water can , several hats and some tiret
aims on the hillside where the fight
occurred. The dead bodies of Festus
Rutherford.and W. 0. Jones , the
two militia men who were shot by the
outlaws , were found this morning
wuere they had fallen.- Jones had
s ° rved in the Philippines as a mem
ber of the First Tennessee and the
Thirty - seventh volunteer United'
States infantry. Al Gill , the na
tional guardsman who was shot
through one lung is expected to re
cover
Another victim of'the convict chase
v\as Philip Springer , a resident of
this district. He is hard of hearing
and failing to respond to an order to
halt , was fatally shot by a picket
early this morning.
A report received last even ing stat
ed tint four convicts- not believed to
be the same who ambushed the offi
cers last nighr , were discovered near
Lotus near the Wehdercreek district.
A number of shots were exchanged
but so far as known without result.
PROSECUTIONS MUST QO ON
Washington. Aug. 4 Postmaster
General Payne resumed his official du
ties at the department today. Her
says he feels much improved from hisj
trip. Mr. Payne said it could not be !
said , by any means , that the inves
tigation was ended. He pointed out
tnat the iuspecaors are working orn
the case * in various paits of tha
country and developments may occur
at any time. Mr Payne declared
that every one against whom any
evidence has been found will ba
treated according to the evidence.
A son of John T. Cupper , the mayor '
of Lockhaven , Pa. telephoned today.
that-Cupper would come to this city
to sairender in court Monriav.
Council for August W M-Jchen to
day riled in the criminal court a ,
demurrer to the former indictments
of Macben. It is alleged that every
count in the indictments is fatally $ j-
fe tive in that it fails to show that
Machen was an officer of the govern
ment at the time the offenses were
committed. Machen withdrew a plea
of not guilty.
The demurrer to the indictment
for bribery against Dialer B 4nd
Samual A. Groil in connection with
Machen wis alsr filed. Like Machen
the GroiT biqrbers withdrew their
plea or not guilty , and say every coanfc
of the indictment Is defective.
net With Instant Death.
Fairbury , Nebr. , Aug
heavy electric storm here last nighfc
the farm residence of F. L. Herman
a short distance sonthwest of Daykin
was struck by lightning and Pearl
the.sixteen year old daught r of Mr. '
Korroan was instantly killed. Tha
balance of the family were stunned
but recovered in time to escape from
the building which had caught fira
and later burned lo the ground.