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VALENTINE , NEB.
I. M. RICE , - - PobllsheB
SIXTEEN ABE KILLED
HALF A HUNDRED INJURED IN
ST. PAUL AND VICINITY.
The Tornado Was a Disastrous One
Property Loss Estimated at Two
Million Dollars Minneapolis Suf-
lered as Well as St. Paul.
'A special dispatch from St. Paul says :
Death to sixteen persons and destruc
tion to property , both private and public ,
estimated at $2,000,000 resulted from a
screeching gale which tore down the
-valley of the Mississippi at about 9
o'clock Saturday night from a point
somewhere near the confluence of the
Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers , near
Fort Snelling. At about that point the
fury of the elements seemingly divided ,
and , with a roar , descended upon the
Twin cities and their environs.
The damage to property was immense ,
conservative estimates placing it between
$500.000 and $2,000,000. The downtown
business district was hit hard , many of
the large offices and business blocks be
ing completely riddled , and the stocks of
wholesale houses seriously damaged by
the floods of rain that accompanied the
wind.
The storm cloud , which came from the
southwest , first hit the ground on the
Tvest side bluffs near the high bridge.
Two spans of this structure , which is of
steel and crosses the Mississippi River at
.n height of 200 feet , wore cut out as
cleanly as though done with a knife , and
thrown into the gulch below , crushing in
the roofs of n number of small houses
situated on the flats along the river bank.
; The storm kept on across the river in an
.oblique direction , leveling the numerous
jshade trees on Harriet island , where the
St. Paul public baths are situated , but
doing little or no damage to the builrl-
dngs there. It struck the city proper near
Jthe Wabasha Street bridge , completely
demolishing the Tivoli theater , a frame
istructure on the sandstone bluff at the
edge of the river. There was a vaude
ville performance on at the theater ,
which was fairly well filled. Two men
were killed by the fall of the roof , and
about a dozen women performers and
others were buried in the ruins. Many
of them were severely hurt before they
were extricated by the police department ,
which rushed to the rescue as soon as the
storm had abated.
The large dormitory of the House of
the Good Shepherd , a two-story frame
building adjacent to the institution , col
lapsed during the storm , burying fifty
children in the ruins. One child was
killed and a score of others were more
or less seriously hurt , including one of
the sisters of the house. The destruc
tion of the building caused a panic
among the several hundred inmates of
the place.
The steamer Saturn , with the barge
tVenus in tow , carrying 300 commission
icn and their families , had a perilous
experience in attempting to reach their
.docks at the levee in the height of the
storm.
The storm coming up from the south
with incredible speed struck the steamer
and her tow before n lauding could be
effected and the steamer was blown
against the river wall. The shock of the
steamer crashing into the Avail broke
nearly all the stanchions and fenders on
her port side , and a.panic resulted among
the passengers.
AN EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE.
Two Persons Killed and Three Hurt
at Minden , Mo.
Two persons ware killed and three in
jured , two perhaps fatally , at Minden ,
Mo. , Saturday afternoon by the explosion
.of fifteen cases of dynamite on the Mis
souri Pacific depot platform , being struck
by a freight engine. The depot was com
pletely demolished.
The dynamite was consigned to a min
ing . It had
company. been unloaded care-
fulJy and had been on the platform for
three hours when a southbound freight
'train struck a case that projected over
, the tracks. A terrific explosion followed.
The depot was wrecked and a hole
made in the ground large enough to bury ;
a box car , while the engine was dismau
tied and the track torn up for a distance
of 200 feet.
Counterfeiters Caught.
It is reported that secret service offi
cers arrested three white men at Atlan
ta , Ga. , 'charged with counterfeiting. It
, is said the capture included plates for
"bills of various denominations and that
the arrests are regarded as being of great !
Importance. Is
Orfe Guest Suffocated.
. A fire at Lima , O. , early Saturday de
stroyed the hotel Cambridge and thirty-
jfive guests , with the exception of George
Buriage , of Lawrenceburg , Ind. , who was
suffocated , escaped. ? r
Sioux City Stook Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
( City stock market follow : Butcher steers ,
$4.95. Hogs , $4.90@5.1o.
Several Die in Flood.
AB El Paso , Tex. , special says that
seven lives at least were lost in the flood
that swept through the town of Globe , for
Ariz. , and the surrounding country. The
flood was caused by a cloudburst at
Pima , above Globe , on Pima Creek.
Handled Infected Cattle.
John McFall , a United States quaran
tine officer , Saturday caused the arrest of
.Ira Clark , a farmer living near Maple and
'City , Kan. , charging him with bringing by
Teia § catfle into -JKansas- ind
ST. LOUIS TORNADO.
Storm of Small Proportions , But
Great Fury.
A tornado of small proportions but of
treme fury swept down upon the resi
dence portion of St. Louis late Friday ,
resulting in the death of one person , injury -
jury to probably fifty , and damage to
property estimated at $100,000.
A shower passed over St. Louis ear
lier in the day , but there had been no rain
in North St. Louis. The sky had cleared
and the atmosphere had become , very
murky and hot when citizens in North
St. Louis noticed a dark cloud approach
ing from the southwest. Suddenly , and
without the slightest premonition , an
arm seemed to shoot down to the ground
like a gigantic cable twisting aaid turn
ing. The end touched the ground at
Nineteenth and Angelrodt Streets for ten
blocks and then turned north and swept
three 'blocks northeast to the foot of Bre-
mau Street and the river , where consid
erable property along the river front was
destroyed.
The tornado then jumped to about the
middle of the river and encountered a
ferry boat which was turned and tossed
about , but was not sunk. Leaving the
ferry the capricious tornado once more
jumped and struck the Illinois shore
near Madison , where it demolished sev
eral dwellings , the Leiderkranz hall , and
blew down a portion of the Madison
Cooper Works , killing John Ellington.
Severe damage was done also to buildings
in Venice and Granite City , which ad
join Madison , and a number of persons
were injured.
So quickly did the tornado sweep
through North St. Louis that the citizens
could scarcely comprehend what had hap
pened , and in the stillness that followed
the wind cries were heard on all sides
as terror-stricken persons ran about the
streets. Not a telegraph , telephone or
trolley pole was left standing1 * along the
streets swept by the twister and trees
were piled in heaps.
The width of the tornado was about
i block and a half and houses were un
roofed , window panes generally demolish-
? d , several large manufactories partially
demolished , and the streets littered with
debris.
A Broadway trolley car containing
? Ieven passengers was suddenly buried
under six telegraph poles which crashed
into the top and wrecked the car. The
passengers had a remarkable escape from
injury and only the motorman received
slight bruises.
uOST CHILDREN ARE FOUND.
Ran Away Because They Feared
They Would be Whipped.
The three children of Charles ITauser ,
a Chicago contractor , who disappeared
on Tuesday from their home in Oak Park
under circumstances which caused theii
father to report to the police his fears
that they had been kidnapped , were
found on the banks of the Des Plaines
River , near Edgewater Park , three miles
from their home. To the police the old
est child , Emma , 13 years old , stated
that their stepmother had scolded them
and that they were afraid of getting
whipped , so they ran away. When the
children were found , the youngest , G
years of age , was unconscious from ex-
posture and lack of food.
RIOTING IN CLEVELAND.
Manufacturers Attempt to Break up
Clockmakers' Strike.
Cleveland , O.The first effort of the
manufacturers to break the cloakmak-
ers' strike at Cleveland O. , was made
Friday , when fifty non-union cloakmak-
ers arrived over the Nickel Plate from
New York.
Twenty-nine of the fifty were won over
by the union men , when they disembark
ed at a suburban station. The remain
der were placed in street cars , and when
they reached the center of the city they .
were surrounded by a crowd numbering
2,000. Stones were hurled. A riot call
was sent in and the crowd dispersed by
the police.
SHE MUST STAY IN JAIL.
Nan" Patterson Cannot Be Tried
Before October.
Judge Newberger , in part 1 of the gen-
iral sessions at New York denied the mo
tion of counsel for "Nan" Pattcrsow , asking -
ing for the discharge of the actress in
dicted for the murder of Caesar Young ,
on her own recognizance , because a term
of the court had passed since she was
Indicted.
As a result of the decision the prison-
r will be obliged to stay in the Tombs'
antil her case is called to trial , which
probably will not be before the October
term.
Illinois Doctor Murdered. *
Dr. Samuel L. Chapin , one ofythe most
prominent physicians of central Illinois ,
died Friday from wounds inflicted by
Geo. S. Wilkinson at Saybrook Thurs-
ay night. Wilkinson , who is aged 70 ,
in jail at Bloomington and refuses to
discuss the tragedy , further than to say
nis daughter has been living at Chapin's
douse , and claims Chapiu abused her. a
Chief Justice Fuller's WifeDead. .
At Sorrento , Me. : Mrs. Mary E. Full-
, wife of Chief Justice Fuller , of the
supreme court , died suddenly of heart
iisease , aged 59. She was born in Bur-
iington , la. , and is survived by her hus-
oand , seven daughters and a son. Her
ody will be interred at Chicago.
Registration is .Light.
The largest crowd which has been in
Devils Lake , N. D. , since the registration
Fort Totten reservation lauds began
came Friday on several excursion trains , a
rhere is no disorder. Registration is
light.
Two Men Struck by Train.
While returning from a harvest home
picnic at Blairstown , la. , Mike Calahan
John Markham , farmers , were slruck
a freight train. Calahan was killed
Markham will die- "
BLACKS IN A PANIC.
An Exodus of Negroes Follows the
Georgia Lynching.
Developments in the situation at States-
bore , Ga. , following the burning of the
negroes , Reed and Cato , on Tuesday ,
show only a repetition of Wednesday's
events , excepting no killings have been
reported from the country" districts.
Two negroes , a man and a woman ,
were whipped near Register Wednesday
night. It is reported several others re
ceived lashings at other localities.
"Preacher" Gaines , one of the alleged
leaders of the "Before Day" Club , has
left town , and others of less note are go-
going.
A scarcity of labor in cotton fields is
sure to follow. The cotton picking sea
son is at hand , and the exodus of negroes
has been so great already as to at least
threaten inconvenience.
The question most discussed Thurs
day was the alleged 'mismanagement of
the troops during the trial of the negroes
Reed and Cato. A non-commissioned of
ficer of the local militia company de-
clared to the Associated Press that two
officers of his company had prepared
their resignations to the governor and
that a majority of the company had jisk-
ed for dismissal from the service The
officers declared that the members of his
company were required to give up their
loaded cartridges that had been issued
and that other smaller cartridges were
issued to less than half a dozen mem.-
bers of the company. He said orders
wove given that there should be no firing.
The local men lay the blame on the offi
cer commanding , the captai'n of the Sa-
vanuah company on duty. It is de-
clared , and not denied , that the mob with
the two negroes on its way to the stake
passed within a few yards of the soldiers ,
and that the soldiers could have rescued
the negroes and held them against the
mob.
One well known business man who ad-
mits his leadership of the- mob , and that
he had a part in the burning of the ne
groes , said that the plans to kill the two
negroes at the end of the trial , regard
less of what the verdict might be , were
premeditated , excepting that it was not
determined that burning should be the
method. He said that no grand jury
would indict and on petit jury in the
county would find "guilty any man who
had participated in the work.
Judge Daly , presiding at the trial of
the negroes , said he could not say what
action , if any , would be taken to appre
hend those who had taken part in the
work.
SHIPS ARE RIDDLED.
Remnant of the Vladivostok Fleet
Keaches Port.
It is learned officially at St. Petersburg
that the cruisers Gromobo'i and Rossia
hav reached Vladivostok , considerably
damaged. The Rossia lost two officers.m .
' !
killed. | I
An official dispatch from Vladivostok
shows every officer on the -Itossia and '
,
Gromoooi was either killed or wounded.
Rear Admiral Jessen narrowly escaped [
the fate of Admiral
TVithoft. He was I
standing on the bridge of the Rossia
when it was wrecked by a shell.
The cruisers were literally riddled , and [
the guns and engines partially disman
tle-1.
tle1.The
The escape of the vessels froin Kami-
mura's four armored cruisers is regarded
as a wonderful piece of luck.
HEAD OF GRAND ARMY.
Blackmar , of Massachusetts , Chosen
Denver Gets Next Encampment.
A Boston special says : Gen. Wilmon
W. Blackmar , commander of the Massachusetts -
chusetts department , was elected comU
mander in chief of the G. A. R. Thurscl
day , by acclamation.
John R. King , of "Washington , former
commander of the department of Maryki
land , was chosen senior vice commander.tv
Geo. W. Patten , of Chattanooga ,
Tenn. , was elected juiiiorvice command-
er.
er.Dr.
Dr. Warren R. King , of Indiana , was
chosen surgeon.
Rev. J. H. Bradford , of Washington ,
was elected chaplain in chief.
Denver was chosen for the next nationr
al encampment.
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TROUBLE WITH VENEZUELA
United States Makes Request for
Return of Asphalt Lake.
Advices received at Port of Spain , Fri
day , from Caracas say American Minister
Bowen , in the name of the United States ,
has requested Venezuela to remove Re-
ceiver < Caruock , appointed to take charge
of the property of the New York and
olB
Bermudfz Asphalt Company , ana return Io
the asphalt lake to the American cpmr'
pany.
What action Venezuela will take in the
matter is as yet unknown.
Engineer is Killed.
At Elizabethtown , on the Cleveland , of
Cincinnati , Chicago and St. Louis Rail- _
,
road , Thursday , through a misuuderfa
standing of orllers , a water train- and
stw
work train collided. Patrick Mitchell ,
an ; engineer , was killed , and four brakemen -
men were injured.
Hits 154 Targets Out of 1OO.
At the annual shoot of the New Yort ka
State Association for the Protection of j"1
Fish and Game at Buffalo , N. Y. , Wm. > CQ
Hcer , of Concordia , Ivan. , took the honor EI
among the professionals with his string da
of 154 targets out of a possible 1GO. _ is
Fire Causes Panic in Hotol.
A fire which did slight damage in the
upper story of a building ar 107-109 Wabash - has
bash Avenue , Chicago , was the cause of ca
panic among the guests at the Palmer "e
house , which adjoins the building in n i
which the fire occurred. Several women
sei
ran into State Street wearing kimonos
and little or nothing else. &
Vermont Bank is Closed.
The People's National Bank , of Swanno
ton , Vt. , was closed Friday by order of j gu
the comptroller of the currency. j da
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STATE OE NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN , A CONDENSED -
DENSED FORM ;
-Horse Drags Rider to Death Foot
Catches in Stirrup Strap When
Man IB Thrown Shocking Death
of a Farm Hand Near Tecuniseh.
Frank Wagner , sou of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Wagner , of Vesta precinct , Johnson
county , was killed in a most shocking
tnanner.
Frank Wagner has been working for
Garrett Gulett , a neighboring farmer ,
this summer. He had mounted a bron
cho pony to go to his home to spend
Sunday , as was his custom. He had
considerable trouble in mounting the po
ny , which was not well broken , but fin
ally had the animal under control for the
time and was riding out of the lane
which leads from the road to the house.
, He had a stirrup on one side of the saddle
dli , but just the stirrup strap on the
other side. A long row of hedge ob
structs the view from the road and as
stM
Mr. Wagner rode his pony up to the
opening in the same a boy rode onto him
OE another horse. Mr. Wagner's pony
OEwi
whirled completely around , throwing
him to the ground and succeeded in
twisting his foot in the stirrup strap. He
then ran at breakneck speed fully half
a mile , dragging the man on his head
and back and kicking him every few
jumps. The pony jumped a barbed wire
fence and Mr. Wagner was 'hurled ( into
the wire and in this position the pony
was ' stopped.
Mr. Gulett , who had witnessed the ac
cident from the house , hurried to the
man's assistance as fast as he could , but
when he reached him he was dead.
The body was taken to the Gulett
home and Coroner Dr. G. J. Kublemau
and Sheriff W. H. Cummings , of 'Tecum- '
seh , notified. After viewing the remains
and examining the circumstances they de
cided not to hold an inquest. The young
man's head was pounded into a pulp on
the back and his shoulders and hips
were stripped of flesh. His parents were
visiting near Nebraska Cit3 * , but after
being notified they drove all night and
reached home next day.
Mr. Wagner was nn honest young man ,
21 years old and well liked.
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
STork Boy Said to Have Knocked a
Man Down While Celebrating : .
Joseph Scott , a member of the York
fire department , who participated in the
contests at Norfolk , was a much sur
prised boy when the chief of police of
PiN
Norfolk arrived in York and placed him
under arrest , charging him with assault.
A graver and more serious charge hangs
over Scott if the young man who is now
at the point of death at Norfolk should
die.
die.It
It is alleged that Scott , with other fire
men , while celebrating the victories , met
a young man who was assisting a wo-
man through the crowded street and
knocked him down on the cement pave-
rnent , his head striking in such a man
ner ( that the skull was fractured near the
base of the brain. Scott is not vicious ,
and his many friends are surprised to
learn of the trouble.
STABBED BY HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. Tobin , of Lincoln , Lying in Hos
pital in Dangerous Condition.
Mrs. W. J. Tobiu was stabbed in the
stomach late Saturday night by her hus
band and is now at the St. Elizabeth
hospital at Lincoln in a dangerous condim
tiou. Her husband is in the Lincoln
Jail.Tobi
Tobi is head cook at the Lindell Hotel ,
where . his wife is also employed. The
two were in their room at the hotel when
the stabbing occurred and the police were
unable to learn the cause of it. Tobin
claimed it was an accident , while the wo
man was unable to make a statement.
The weapon used was a large butcher
knife and the wound inflicted was about
two inches long.
Depot at Stella Robbed.
While the night operator was delivering
the mail to the office at Stella Tuesday
morning someone effected an entrance to
the depot through a window and took
$27 out of the cash drawer. When the
operator returned he met a colored man
that r has been around town for some
time I and after the robbery was discov-
ercd had him arrested and searched , Sut
m evidence of the theft was found on his
person.
New Church at McCook.
The corner stone of the new Methodist
Episcopal church of McCooS will be laid
with befitting ceremonial Thursday after- i
noon , Aug. 25 , at 3:30 o'clock. The exro
ercises will be in charge of the grand
lodge ( of Nebraska Masons , and Grand
Master Charles E. Burnham , Grand Cus
todian R. E. French and other grand
lodge < officers will be present. Masons
from ' all over southwestern Nebraska will
be present.
Fremont's Street Fair.
Fremont is to have -a street fair next
week under the auspices of the Knights j res
St. Ebragus. Instead of of having all Co
the attractions under one enclosure as in nir
previous years , they will be scattered Mi
throughout the business part of the city , ht-i
and there will be more than the usual m
number of free shows. Reduced rates rel
have been secured on the railroads.
Corn Got the Moisture.
Heavy showers in southeastern Nebras
Monday afternoon and night , follow a
ing the three hottest days of the summer ,
have dispelled fears of damage to the
com crop , which was needing moisture.
Early corn , it is asserted , is now beyond
danger of drought , and the late planted
greatly Benefited by the downpour. of
Randolph to Hold a Fair.
The Randolph Fair Association has
been organized in
Randolph with a
capital stock of $5,000. and a fair will be fill
held in October. Work on the race track
and , barns is now progressing. J. L. iron
Chapman is president , and H. J. Smith line
secretary of the new organization. face
Guilty of Kidnapping.
At a preliminary hearing before Judge"
Ramsey at Ainsworth , Tuesday after- alias
noon , Mrs. Sherman Ogden was found
guilty of kidnapping the 15-year-old
daughter of Theodore Fisher
( FALL FROM WAGON is FATAL
Intoxicated Man Throws Boy Out
and Then Falls Overboard.
The remains of L. A. Hawley were
brought to Hastings Tuesday morning
from the Little Blue , where the deceased
met his death the previous night by be
ing run over while in an intoxicated con
dition. Owen Jones , a farmer residing
south of the Little Blue , sent his son to
Hastings with a team and wagon to get
Mr. Hawley and take him out to the
Jones farm to do some work. When the
lad arrived in Hastings he found Hawley -
ley in an intoxicated condition , and after
some persuasion succeeded in getting
him intb the wagon. Everything ran
along smoothly until with in a few miles'
of the Jones farm , when Uuwtey tried to
force the lad to remove the stopper from
a bottle of whisky. The boy refused to
do so , and it angered Hawley to such an
extent that he grabbed the lad by the
,
coot collar and threw him out'of the
wagon.
A few minutes later "Hawley lost his
equilibrium and was thrown to the
ground in such a manner that tha wheels
passed over his body. The boy witnessed
the accident.
BOY FIRED FATAL SHOT.
Fires at Sign on Fence and Kills
Man in Field.
Frank Rhodes , the man shot through'
the back at the Engburg place near Fre
mont , is dead.
Arthur Canaga , a 10-year-old boy ,
came to the sheriff's office at Fremont
and in a broken voice and with tears
streaming down his face confessed that j
he probably fired the fatal shot. The j
boy said : "I saw a sign nailed to a post
on the fence at the west side of the corn
field , and I fired at that. I didn't hit it ,
and the bullet went into the cornfield. I
guess that was the bullet that struck
Rhodes. I looked at the corn field when
I aimed at the sign and couldn't see any
body. "
The coroner's jury brought in a ver
dict that the death of the deceased was
caused by a bullet fired by Canaga
while shooting at a mark , without any
intent of hitting Rhodes , and that Cana
ga did not know that Rhodes was with
in range.
SECTION MAN KILLED.
In Getting Away From Passenger He
Steps in Front of Freight.
Gus Tfgtmeycr , a section man on the
Union Pacific , was struck and instantly
killed by ah engine. With other section
men he. was at work a mile west of Grand
Island. Trying to avoid a passenger
train on the westbound tract * he stepped
on the enstbound track in front of an
extra freight , with Engineer Stanford
Hartman and Conductor Hull in charge.
The stockmen on'the ' extra declare the
engineer had the brakes applied so hard
that they were nearly thrown from their
seats. Tegtmeyer had both legs and an
arm fractured and the skull crushed in.
He leaves a wife and two small chilurer
in straightened circumstances.
DRILL COMMENCES IN CAMP.
David" City People Turn Out in Large
Numbers to Witness Spectacle.
A David City special says : The blow
ing of bugles and roar of cannon at Camp
Victor : Yifqtiain awakened citizens at an
early hour Thursday morning. The Ne
braska National Guard is settled in camp
and the regular routine of exercises is be
ing carried out according to the orders
issued Tuesday evening by Gen. Culver ,
commanding officer. A large number of
spectators witnessed the drees parade of
the two regiments Thursday evening.
That Gen. Culver is raising the stand
ard and standing of the National Guard
is and he is
apparent , receiving the com-
inendution and
compliments of everyone
for the effectiveness of his work.
SENSATIONAL ELOPEMENT.
Preacher Skips Out AVith Doctor's
Wife at Broken Bow.
Church and social circles at Broken
Bow have been set agog by the elopement
of Rev. S. F. Morris and Mrs. Clinton
Day. Morris was the pastor of the
First Baptist church and Mrs. Day is
the wife of the best known physician of
Broken Bow. She was a member of Mr.
Morris' church and one of the most active
of his flock.
Up to the time Morris began paying
his attentions to her , Mrs. Dny'bore an
excellent reputation. Friends of Mrs.
Day maintain that the preacher must
have hypnotized her. Dr. Day is brokenhearted
en-hearted over the elopement.
WILL DIE OF HIS INJURIES.
George David Terribly Burned hy
Lightning.
Five members of a threshing crew
working at E. A. Fleming's farm , three
and u half miles east of Randolph , were
struck by lightning and three of the men
rendered unconscious. They were Geo.
Lambing , Homer Arnold , engineer ; Roy ca
Fleming. Chas. Ruslow and George Da- tui
vid. The latter is in a critical condi
tion and cannot live. His throat and
lungs are burned by the fiery bolt , and of
blood issues from his ears. David is
about 20 years old. ed
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Mullens is Dismissed.
Al Mullens , who on Aug. 11 was ar- ed
rested by Sheriff Hansen , of Dakota
County , on the charge of disposing of
mortjrijred property , filed ngafust him by
Mike Waters , a banker at Hubbard , has
been released from the county 4iail , the
matter having been settled by Mullens'
relatives to the satisfaction of the
banker.
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Heat Causes Death.
John J. Shandoll. for the last six years
resident of Beatrice , dropped dpjid wild
Monday at his home from heat prostra
tion : ind heart failure. He served in the ton
Fourth Wisconsin cavalry during the re
bellion and located in Jefferson County
thirty-five years ago. He was 70 clew
aue.
Dakota City Girl Burned. Ans
Miss Clara Berger. daughter of Gustat
Borger. of Dakota City , met with a pain
accident. She was using a patoir is
gasoline clothes iron , when the top of thf
came off and' ' the blaze of the gaso is ered
struck her on the hand and in tb *
, burning her quite bardly.
Graves Goes to Kansas. days
J. A. Graves , alias J. A. Steinhauser
J. A. Middleton , who has just com cates
pleted a jail sentence at Beatrice for ob in
taining money under fale pretenses , was is
taken to lola , JKan. , Thursday
Short Notes.
The labor unions of Plattsmouth
give their second annual picnic Sept. 5 <
Martin Schleicher's blacksmith shop at
Fremont caught fire and was badly dam
aged. Schleicher's loss is about $130.
Walter B. MeNeill , of North Platte ,
vras nominated for congress by the Dem
ocrats of the Sixth Nebraska district.
The Gage County Teachers' Institute
opened in Beatrice Monday for one week
with about 1GO teachers in attendance.
A valuable horse belonging to Kilpat-
rick brothers , which had been driven to-
Beatrice , dropped dead on the street ofj
sunstroke.
The dry spell at Beatrice was broken
Monday evening by a timely rain , which
will be of great benefit to corn and crops
of all kinds.
Reports ] on wheat around Norfolk shovf
that it will be a very poor crop and rmi9
note more , on an average , than 10 bushels
to the acre.
Burglars ] broke into four residences at
Nebraska City , and secured about $75
in money , a gold watch and several other
'articles of value.
' H. P. Lowrey , a gardener of Gran
Island , thinks he has the record broken'
on cabbages. He brought one to the city
weighing 20 % pounds. '
At Sutton the thermometer has ranged
np to 100 degrees in the shade for several
days past. Corn is standing still waiting
for a much needed rain.
The i Palisade millVas struck by light- '
niug and completely * destroyed by fire.
The property was owned by W. R. Cum
mins , of Palisade , and covered with little
or no insurance.
At Seward the temperature was 105
on Sunday and on Monday it was still
on the ascend. Corn i * making a won
derful growth. A heavy rain with hail
'cooled the atmosphere on Monday even *
ing. ,
ing.Floyd
Floyd Mitchell , who was killed by si
train on the Union Pacific at Council
Bluffs Monday , was for some time a res
ident of Fremont , having recently re
moved to Council Bluffs. Hi was about
50 years of age.
Further reports from the surrounding"
country show that the center of the hail
storm was in Grand Island , and that but
little damage was done , while the rain
was ! of great benefit to a much larger
section than was visited by hail.
The factory of the Lang Canning and
Preserving Conipanj- Beatrice opcne'd
for the season Tuesday with a force of
about 100 men and women. The corn
pack will first be taken care of and later
tomatoes , pumpkins and apples.
A nice rain fell a't ' Greeley , accompa
nied by heavy wind. The hot weather
of the past few days is doing wonders Tor
the late corn and a good crop 7s prom
ised. Considerable small grain is being
threshed from the shock and marketed.
Burglars ransacked the home of Mrs. J.
W. Reiber at Nebraska City Saturday
night while members of the family were
absent. Nothing of value was secured.
The robbers made an effort to break into
the home of L. V. Utterback , but were
frightened away.
Monday was closing day of the Central
Nebraska ( Chautauqua , which had been
running at Fullerton ten days and the
management is highly pleased at the out
come. Fully 5,000 people were on thfr
grounds on Sunday and all pronounced
the program excellent.
Saturday afternoon fire destroyed the
barn on the farm of Mrs. George An
drews , two miles north of Syracuse , caus
ing ; a loss of more than $150 , with no
insurance. Three
head of horses , a num
be of vehicles and a quantity of grain
an hay was destroyed.
A distressing accident occurred to
5-year-old : son of Henry Littlefiian , a
farmer living a few miles southwest of
Leigh , Saturday. The child was caught
in the tumbling shaft of a corn sheller
and before help could reach It the ma
ch chine had drawn the child in and made an
ug wound on the right thigh.
Police Officer Waddick , of Grand Isl
and , ran in one Burns , who was several
years ago sent to the penitentiarj-
the larceny of fi lot of silk from the store
of P. Martin & Co. No graver offense is
charged against Burns than drunkenness , ,
but it is the determination of the police-
department to make Grand Island un
comfortable for this class of men.
What might have been a serious catas
trophe occurred at the German Lutheran
church at Battle Creek during the even
ing services Sunday. Some of the pipes
carrying gasoline for the lighting of the
church began to leak and finally became-
ignited. The congregation , numbering-
over 200 , nished from the building in
haste , but were so'on recalled by the as
surance that all danger was passed.
Max Spahr * , who was sent to the state-
penitentiary from Norfolk for a three-
years' term to pay the penalty for cut
ting the throat of a negro from ear to
ear with intent to kill and rob , after hav
inj been paroled by Gov. Mickey , es
caped ] from his parole and has been re
turned to the penitentiary by Sheriff"
Clements , of Madison , having been lo
cated in Pennsylvania through the agency
a sweetheart.
The St. Paul Canning Company open
its new factory in St. Paul Monday
afternoon with a trial run that proved
entirely satisfactory. The plant is equip-
with the latest improved machinery
and appliances in every respect and the
company has the satisfaction of enterniy
upon a vigorous corn canning campaign
with everything running smoothly and an
abundant supply of good corn. The daily-
capacity of the factory is 40.000 cans.
The sixty pairs of new shoes which
were found last week hid in the side oT
bluff between Plattsmouth and tho-
Burlington bridge which spans the Mis
souri River by some boys whih ? hunting
grapes , were turned over to James
Maloue. special detective for the Burling
, by Chief of Police Fitzgerald. The-
shoes were stolen while in transit
Chicago. Thus far the officers ha
as to who the bold thieves wereT
Fire destroyed the large barn on the-
st Heinke farm , nine miles west of
Nebraska City. Three head of horses ,
several vehicles and a large quantity of
grain and hay were consumed. The Iqsa
estimated at over $1,200 , partly cSv-
by insurance. The origin of the fire
unknown.
The sale of a twenty-acre tract ad
joining the Humboldt city limits a f > w
since from Christ Beutler to Walter
Hayes at a rate of $170 per acre indi *
that Richardson County soil is still
demand even if the rate of assessment
pronounced too hurh- -
