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VICINITY OF GOTI UI.
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Bcnt on a Picnic Trip Hit by a Gale
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on Return Journey Ten Perish as
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' . . ' -en , met death by drowning in the wa-
: : - . ters either surrounding or in the vI-
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, 'iclnity of New Rork Sunday. Ten 01
' A' \ the victims perished after the capsiz-
v . . . ; ing of the sloop Roxana , carrying
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< . t. . < twenty-two passengers , which was I
t- . + . - struck by a sudden squc1 in lower I ,
" , . ' -New York bay , midway between Coney ' .
: . Island and Hoffman , late l Sunday af-
'ternoon. Of the survivors , one woman ,
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' V : Mrs. C. Knudson , of Brooklyn , is in !
such a serious condition that she will
i , .probably die. Her two daughters were
, * * * ; -drowned. The other six drownings
f- : : -were by swimmers.
* ' Capt. Samuclson , of the Roxana ,
5. -and the twelve survivors were picked
up under great dit'llculties in a rough
. -and choppy sea ; by the tug La Mont.
y The Roxana was chartered at Ul-
-iner beach , Brooklyn , Sunday forenoon
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. . . : beach Staten Island , and back. The
'f . . ; first leg of the voyage was made with-
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: . , ' out mishap and all hands piled ashore
' to make meriy. Dinner was served ,
.and some of th ( ' survivors could give
. , . . . , Init a hazy account of the accident.
. M\ \ afternoon there was a stiff
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, ; . ' ' -a heavy cioss sea. Toward 4 o'clock
the Roxana. returning homeward
. across the bay under . all the sail good
. , : : -t ! judgment would permit to bo carried ,
slipped into a < = quall. and before the
, . captain could slack : : away his sheet
the "Roxana was bottom up and the
water was black with bobbing heads.
In another minute the Roxana had
vanished , and one by one the heads
began to follow her.
Fortunately the tug La Mont was
"keeping a sharp lookout. ; ; Capt. Koys
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saw the sloop hoel ovor in the gust
and fail to come buck. Instantly he
headed for the -spot where the Roxana
bad been , but before he could reach
' her ten of the passenger had gone
. . , down. Life lines and buoys were
"thrown to those still afloat and after
a : few minutes of brisk and anxious
, work all in sight wore taken aboard
the LeMont. The survivors thorough-
ly exhausted and half dazed , were
taken to a hospital on Staten Islanel
. . IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
\Var Office Rules on Status of Soldier
Killed : Athletics. .
Again the war department has
passed judgment that a soldier whose
, death resulted from an accident while
engaged in an athletic contest encour-
aged by the officers of his regiment
was in the line of duty. The partic-
ular contest which called forth this
decision took place in the post gymna-
sium at Fort St. Michael : , Alaska , last
December. The contest was known as
- a. "battle royal , " in which five enlisted
men of the Twenty-second infantry
> vere engaged. The one whose death
-resulted was at first knocked down ,
and although advised by the manager
of the exhibition not to re-enter the
'ring , did so and was shortly knocked
down a second time , striking on the
, iback of his head , sustaining a fracture
'of the skull , from which hQ died later
$10,000 PACKAGE : LOST.
' : Money Disappeared from a Burlington
Train Last Wcclc.
A package containing 10,000 being
. conveyed by the .Adams Express com-
pany for the National Bank of the
: Republic , of Chicago , to the Second
Rational bank of Monmouth , Ill. , is
" from Bur-
said to have disappeared a
' "lington through train some time last
-week. The package is said to have
-been taken' from the train somewhere
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between Galesburg , Ill. , and Chicago.
Assistant General Agent George
Hutchinson , of * the Adams Express
company , refused to discuss the story ,
.and other officials of the compc y
. s 1Were equally reticent.
. - . of Animal Origin.
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: ' of the Brazilian sanitary service , has
- - . announced at the Rio Janeiro acade-
' - tny of medicine that the microbe of
' . smallpox , which is of animal origin ,
lias been discovered during bacterio-
logical resarches at the Oswaldo Cruso
institute.
Sioux City Live Stock : Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
. _ City live stock market follow : Beeves ,
$ $5.75@6.75 . Top hogs , $7.85.
. Oil Fire Extinguished.
After burning eighteen hours , a fire
which destroyed approximately $100-
OQO worth of crude oil in the Prairie
Gas and , Oil company field , near
. Ochelatal , Okla. , was extinguished (
Saturday afternoon.
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New Presbyterian Seminary.
Public announcement has been
. /made at Lebanon , Mo. , of the estabf f
lishment ; of a new theological semiI I
mary by the Presbyterian church. L
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PERSIA'S SHAH DETHRONE
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Provisional Government in Charge at
Teheran.
Mohamed All , shah of Persia , was ;
dethroned Friday , Imd the crown
prince , Sultan Ahmed Mirza , was pro-
claimed shah by the national assembly
composed of the chief Mujtehids and
the leaders of the nationalist forces , in
I the presence of an immense crowd in
I , parliament square. Mohammed : All
has taken refuge in the Russian sum-
mer legation at Zerzende , where he is
under the protection of detachments
of Cossacks and Sepoys , dispatched to
Zetzende by the Russian and British
diplomatic representatives.
The new shah is yet in his minority , ,
and Azad ul Mulk , head of the Kajar
family , has been appointed regent.
Siphadarone of the most active lead-
ers of the movement , has taken office
as minister of war and governor of
Teheran.
Gen. Liakhoff , through whose nego-
tiations with the nationalists the sur-
render was effected , was escorted Fri-
day afternoon by mounted Bakhtari
artillery to the parliament building
and was greeted with loud applause
by the people. He was informed that
he might remain temporarily in com-
mand of the Cossacks brigade , pro-
vided he strictly obeyed the orders of
the war minister. This arrangement
was communicated to the British and
Russian legations.
The shops and private houses " ccu-
pied by the shah's soldiers have been
plundered and the residence of the
manager of the Indo-European Tele-
graph company has been looted , but
no other homes of foreigners were
invaded.
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With the exception of desultory fir-
ing by a handful of loyal Bakhtaris in
a lane near the British legation , Tehe-
an was quiet Friday night. The town
people are taking quite calmly the
sudden change in rulers , while the na-
tionalists : are resting after four days
of incessant fighting in the streets of a
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strange town.
RICH WOMAN IS INDICTED.
Mrs. . Chesbrough Accused of Being n
Smuggler.
An indictment for smuggling was
returned Friday by the federal grand
jury against Mrs. Fremont B. Ches-
brough , of Detroit , owner of the Ches-
brough coastwise line of steamers run-
ning out of Boston. The case was
placed in the hands of the United
States district attorney for the dis-
trict of New Jersey following the dis-
covery of a double bottom. one of
the trunks which Mrs. Chesbrough
brought into this country with her on
the Kaiser Wilhelm II , last May. ,
Wearing apparel appraised at several '
thousand dollars was found in this
hidden compartment , together with
bills and invoices indicating the pur-
chase abroad , of a pearl necklace val-
ued at $23,000. The necklace was
not found among Mrs. Chesbrough's I
effects , but was Thursday turned over
to the customs officials by Mrs. Ches-
brough's attorney.
Mrs. Chesbrough is said to be pros-
trated over the indictment
SENTENCED TO DIE ON GALLOWS
ItftJian Who Took : Part in Black : Hand
Murder to Be Executed.
Lenardo Gebbia , condemned to
death Friday on the gallows at Hahn-
ville , La. , was convicted of complicity
in the murder of Walter Lamana , 12-
year-old son of Peter Lamana , an
undertaker of New Orleans.
The crime was committed in the
name of the "Black Hand. " On
June 8 , 1907 , the boy was kidnapped
from his home and the following day
the father received a demand for
$6,000 ransom. When this was re-
fused the lad was killed. The be-
headed body was found near Hahn-
ville in the swamps. Ten Italians , in-
cluding Gebbia and his sister , Nicolina ,
were indicted for the murder. Four
of this number escaped , but four
others , including one woman , were
tried and sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
Discovers a Burial Mound. : :
After six years' search , Dr. E. L.
Hewitt , director of the School of
American Archaeology of Santa Fe ,
has discovered a burial mound at
Puye , a communal dwelling twenty-
five miles west of Santa Fe , N. M.
The mound contained many archaeo-
logical treasures. "
Big Ocean Steamer Ashore.
The steamer Prinz Frederich Wil-
iclm , which left New York Thursday
for Bremen , ran aground in the Am-
broze channel on 'her way down the
bay. She was in an easy position and
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't ' was released on the rising tide.
Salesman Di\es ; Breaks His Neck.
Henry Clapper , a traveling sales-
man , dived into shallow water at
Boyne City , Mich. His neck was
broken and he died Friday.
Says Farley Will Get Red Hat.
The Tribune : says Archbishop Far-
ley , of New York , will be created a
cardinal at the consistory to be held
in November.
Artist's Widow Ends Life.
The widow of Jean Joseph Benja-
min-Constant , the French artist , who '
lied in 1902 , was asphyxiated at Ver- : '
lilles : Friday. It. is believed Mme
onstant committed suicide.
Rob Postofficc Safe of $1,100. 'h
Burglars opened the postoffice safe
n the store of E. A. Cooke at Huntley ,
m. , and. escaped with money , stamps ,
l11d jewelry amounting to $1,100.
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T SHAH SEEKS REFUGE.
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I Persian Ruler in Hiding in Russian
. . Legation.
j Despite the efforts of Gen. Liak-
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hoff to open negotiations with the na-
- tional leaders and the agreement ot
! both sides to cease hostilities , straight
fighting was ' in progress throughout
Thursday between Persian Cossacks
and the nationalist around Artillerj
, square and between the royalist Bakh-
I aris and the nationalist and the revo
lutionary Bakhtaris at Teheran , Per
sia. The insurgents , however , con-
tinued in the ascendency , and as rein-
forcements are continually reach-
ing them from the outside the
outcome seems to be a foregone con-
clusion.
The control of the royalist troops
has really passed from the shah into
the hands of Gen. Liakhoff , who tried
to stop hostilities. Throughout the
Russian legation Gen. Liakhoff ap-
proached the nationalist leaders and
agreed that the Cossacks should not
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fire except on the undisciplined "
diers of the shah , who were looting
houses.
The fighting around the Cossack
barracks ceased Thursday afternoon
and negotiations for their surrender
are being carried on by Gen. Liak-
hoff. The shah's troops are discon-
tented on account of not having suffi-
cient food and pay. The fighting is
centered about the British legation.
A number of loyal Bakhtaris took up
their position on the tops of houses
in the vicinity of the legation and
near the nationalist camp , which they
bombarded with a heavy rifle fire. The
nationalists responded , and for sev-
eral hours the British telegraph office
and other foreign houses were under
fire. During a lull the women were
removed to the British legation.
The battle Wednesday night between
the Cossacks besieged an Artillery
square and the nationalists who at-
tempted to dislodge them was exceed-
ingly fierce.
Friday morning the shah took ref.
uge in the Russian legation.
MANY BURIED IN THE DEBRIS
Workmen Caught Under the Ruins of
Big Building.
Several persons were killed and
about a score injured by the collapse ]
Thursday afternoon of a portion of
a five-story brick building at the
northwest corner of Eleventh and
Market streets in Philadelphia. The
wreckage is piled thirty feet high and
the number of killed will not be defi-
nitely known till the debris is cleared
away.
At 3 p. m. , four dead workmen had
been taken from the ruins. The in-
jured number about twenty , all Phil- I
adelphians. iI i I
The building is an old-fashioned one I
and was being remodeled. The two
fronts up to the second story had been I
torn out and ahe upper floors were
shored up by heavy timbers. The en
tire front side fell.
A SENSATIONAL CRIME.
Cleveland Man : : is Found Murdered
Near Detroit , Mich. I
A man named Rosenburg , from
Cleveland , was found murdered Thurs-
I day at a summer resort on the St.
Clair flats , near Detroit , Mich. Ro
senburg arrived there Wednesday RO-j
two friends. It is reported that one ,
of Rosenburg's friends committed sui-
cide after being placed under arrest ,
and that the third member of the
party is in custody , en route to Port
Huron , the county seat.
The resort is about forty miles from
Detroit. Algonac is the nearest town I
on the mainland and Rosenburg's bodj
has been taken there.
Three Thousand Mode Homeless.
A fire which broke out early Fri-
day in a Chinese restaurant on Hai-
leybury road , near Cobalt , Ont. ,
caused a loss estimated at $100,000.
Three thousand have been rendered
homeless and the entire business sec-
tion north of the square has been fle-
stroyed.
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An Alabama Murder.
State Senator Oscar A. Bayles was I
shot and killed Wednesday by David
smith at Monroeville , Ala. The shoot-
ing was the result of Bayles' efforts
to secure a pardon for Isaac and Jesse
Shirley , who are serving terms for the
killing of Jim Smith , a brother of
David.
Roosevelt Kills Big Hippo.
Theodore Roosevelt , who is hunt-
ing on the south shore of Lake Nai-
asha from , the ranch of Capt. Rich-
ard Attenborough , succeeded Thurs-
day in bringing down a big hjppopo-
tamus. The animal is estimated to
weigh about three tons.
Catholics to Meet in Detroit.
Detroit was selected as next year's
convention city by the executive board
of the Catholic Educational associa-
tion Thursday , and the dates were
fixed as July 5 , 6 and 7.
Samuel Elbcrt " Printer , Dead.
Samuel Elbert , aged 53 , one of the
most widely known printers in the
-est , died at Sedalia , Mo. , Thursday
following an operation.
Drown in the Rappahannock.
Clarence Gray , of Saluda , and Miss
sannette Dudley , of West Point , Va. ,
ere drowned in the Rappahannock
iver near Urbana , Va. , Wednesday
ight. : A gasoline launch in which
hey : were riding caught fire.
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Dividend in Copper.
The directors of the Amalgamated
: : jpper company " declared a quarterly
vidend of SO cents a share , which is
ichanged from the last ouarter. :
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SUSPECTS ARE RELEASED.
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No Evidence AgainstIen Arrested ut
) Nebraska City.
The five men arrested at Nebrask
I City on the order of Sheriff Rohr , of
Auburn , on the suspicion of being im-
I plicated in the murder of a real estate
, man at Auburn ; have been realeased.
There was no evidence against the
men. Mr. School , of Paul , was at Au
burn and identified the razor found
. near the body of the murdered man as
| belonging to his stock and which was
I stolen when his place was burglarIzed
' I last Friday night. The burglars also
took several revolvers and it is thought
that one of them was used in murder-
ing the man , the stolen ones being of
the same caliber as the one used for
the crime.
Tramps are very numerous and at
Paul , a station six miles south of Ne-
! raska City , last Friday there were
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eighteen able bodied men on the plat-
form , and all of them refused to go
to work for the farmers near that
place , although they were offered
good wages. Two of them went to the
home of the section foreman of the <
Missouri Pacific road. The husband
being absent they demanded dinner
. and sat down in the house , stating
they would wait until the wife cookec
it. The husband returned shortly ,
and coming in the back way , securec
his revolver and the tramps sudden-
ly concluded they did not want any-
thing to eat. They struck out through
the corn fields , over plowed ground
and in the ditches , in fact , anywhere
to get away from the irate husband
and the bullets which he sent after
them.
FOUND DEAD AT A HOTEL.
Sidney Man Meets End in a Peculiaj
Manner.
Policeman Hagel discovered a man
lying on the cellar door in the rear of
Fred Schultz's hotel on Thirteenth
street in Columbus , and upon closer
examination discovered that he was
dead. His papers furnished identifi-
cation , his name being James E. Pal-
mer , and his home is at Sidney. He
came to the hotel and went to the
room of the brother-in-law of the pro-
prietor and went to sleep. Upon be-
ing awakened and asked whether he
wanted a bed , he said he had no
ioney , but as it was storming and
, raining the proprietor gave him a bed.
During the night he awakened and
either went down the front stairs and
lay down on the cellar door or fell
from a second story door , which has
no landing on the outside. Sheriff
Carrig notified the authorities at Sid-
ney. An inquest will be held. Among
his effects was $9 in money and a tick-
et to Sidney. It is supposed by some
that he was en route home and became
demented and left the train at Colum-
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WASH WITH THE MOTOR CAR.
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Central City Man Uses Machine for
Domestic Purposes.
Automobiles have been made to
serve many useful purposes , but it re-
mained for a Central City man to
press one into service to do the fami-
ly washing. Carl Grieve has suc-
ceeded in doing so and the scheme
works to perfection. The tires of his
runabout are of hard rubber and worn
flat , and by raising the end of the ma-
chine and blocking it up , a belt can
be passed around one of the rear
tires and connected with the mechan-
ism of the washing machine. All
that remains to be done is to start the
auto engine and watch the washing
machine do the work.
DRIVES THIEF FROM STORE.
Fremont Business Man Frightens a ,
Burglar Away.
. A burglar was driven out of Paul
Platz's drug store at Fremont Thurs-
day morning by Mr. Platz , who ran
down stairs in his night clothes to
protect his property. Just as Mi- :
Platz entered at the front door the
burglar went out through a rear win-
dow. Mr. Platz and his wife occupy
rooms over the drug store. The latter
was awakened by the sound of fO- t-
steps in the store and called her hus-
band. The burglar did not get any-
thing of value.
Wouldn't Honor the Check.
By the return of an uncashed check
for $35 , taken last Tuesday from a I
man giving his name as H. C. Scott , of
Central City , Landlord Thompson , of I
the Blodgett hotel , of York , was ad-
vised by the bank of Sioux Falls , S.
D. , that the check was a forgery.
Man Drinks : Cactus Oil.
A man at Indianola , who gave his
name as Parks and his home in Penn-
sylvania , mistaking a bottle of King
castus oil for , medicine he had been
taking , drank a large dose of it. When I
medical aid arrived he was nearly
dead and is not yet out of danger.
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Accident May : Prove Fatal.
News has reached Wahoo that Jo-
seph Pop , of Weston , who was shot
In the hand with a blank cartridge
July 3 , is in a critical condition at a
hospital in Omaha. '
To Have Three Saloons.
Sterling will now have three sa
loons instead of one. The case of Mr.
Steinkuhlse , which has been in court
for some time , was decided in his fa-
vor. He is now running a saloon.
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Arrested for Wife Beating.
Andrew Myer , a farmer , was jailed
_ at Lyons for beating his wife. Her
body is said to be covered with blood.
Ihe " extent of her injuries is not
known , as the woman escaped into a
corn field and hid.
Prompted to Slay by Gossip. .
Mrs. William Oliphant , of West j :
, Branch , crazed by gossip , gave poison (
ItO : almost her entire family in an at-I
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tempt to kill herself and four chUdti i
ren. '
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SIDNEY MAN : FOUND ; DEAD.
Circumstances Indicate that Death
Was Due to Fall ; from Window.
Saturday morning about 6 o'clock
Policeman Hagel found a man lying
on the cellar door in the rear of Fred
Schultz's hotel , on Thirteenth street ,
Columbus , and upon closer examlna
tion , discovered that he was dead. His !
papers furnished Identification , hii
name being James E. Palmer , and his ;
home is at Sidney. Friday evening he <
came to the hotel and went to the
room of the brother-in-law of the pro-
prietor and went to sleep. Upon be-
ing awakened and asked whether he
wanted a bed , he said he had no
money , but as it was storming and
raining the proprietor gave him a bed.
During the night he awakened and
either went down the front stairs and
lay down on the cellar door or fell
from a second 'stor } door , which has
no landing on the outside. A broken
lamp , which he had in his hand , was
found by his side. Sheriff Carrig noti-
fied the authorities at Sidney.
MAN : : KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Henry Warner , of Roseland Struck
by Bolt " 'hile in Field.
While returning from the wheat
fields on the Fred Ehrn'fri farm , three
miles southeast of Roseland , about 5
o'clock Saturday afternoon Henry
Warner , a brother of Peter Warner ,
a real estate man in Hastings , was
struck and instantly killed by light-
ning. A team that he was taking
back to the barn escaped without in-
jury. The man bore no wounds , and
the only outward evidence of his hav-
ing been struck by lightning was the
singed condition' the hair. The
lightning tore his hat into small pieces ,
but otherwise his clothing was not
disturbed.
HEIR TO FORTUNE.
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George Maurer : : Becomes Possessor ol
One Hundred ThousandIal'ks. : .
From Germany comes the informa-
tion that George Maurer , a tailor of
Nebraska : City , by reason of the death
of an uncle in that country , has fallen
heir to 100 , 000 marks. He has been
a resident of Nebraska City for some
twenty years. He has always been a
hard working man , and now feels that
he is entitled to a rest , and in com-
pany with his wife leaves in a short
' time to claim his fortune. He will tour
the world before returning to this city.
His children , who were all born in this
country , will remain here and make
their home.
AUBURN MAN HELD UP.
P. D. Ailor Refuses to Hold Up Hi
Hands and is Shot.
P. D. Ailor , a prominent real estate
dealer and insurance agent of Auburn ,
was shot and fatally injured by hold-
ups near the fair grounds Saturday
night. He was walking along under
some trees and was confronted by two
young men , who ordered him to throw
up his hands. He refused and started
to fight and was shot five times , twice
through the lungs , twice in the leg and
once through the stomach. The rob-
bers then fied. He could not give any
description of the robbers except that
they were young men and smooth
shaven. Mr. Ailor will probably die.
Job for Fire Warden.
Fire Warden A. V. Johnson has re
ceived his first request to get busy.
W. A. Bucklin , of Long Pine , wrote
to the fire warden that an old Baptist
church in that city had become a
nuisance and a menace to adjoining
or neighboring property. The church ,
he wrote , had not been occupied for
ten years and was now a refuge for
tramps : and bums. He wants the fire
warden to condemn it and have it torn
down.
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One Killed , One Injured.
One man was k'lled and one seri
ously injured about two miles fron :
Avoca while on the track. The en-
gineer supposed they would move , but
they did not seem to realize the dan-
I ger. Robert Haswell , an Englishman ,
about j 65 years old , was instantly kill
ed and his companion , Hugh Rone ,
about 3 7 years old , was struck on the
side of the head and a deep hole
made in his skull. He may live.
Young Man Shoots Himself.
A young man 23 years old , goin
under an assumed name , attempted
suicide in the Farmers' hardware
store at Gothenburg. Obtaining a re-
volved and cartridges under pretense
of buying , he turned in front of the
clerk and fired into his chest , just
missing his heart. His chances for
recovery are few.
Glenrock Station Opened.
The attorney general has been in
structed by the state railway commis
sion to hold up the prosecution of the
Missouri Pacific railroad for closing
its station at Glenrock without permis-
sion. The matter is now pending be-
fore the commission and in the mean-
time the company has opened the de
pot and put an agent in charge.
. Mrs. Green Pieacis Guilty.
Mrs. : Minnie Green pleaded guilty
to having stolen from the store of
Miller & Paine , of Lincoln , for which
firm she worked and was sentenced to
one - year in the penitentiary. J. E.
Miller asked the court to be as len-
ient with her as possible.
Big Onialia Building.
E. A. Cudahy has announced that
work will be begun at once on the con-
struction of a ten-story building on the
Crossman corner at Seventeenth and
Douglas streets , Omaha , at a coet ol
$500,000.
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Suit to Remove Officers.
The county commissioners at Chad-
ron . ordered the county attorney to
commence : a suit for the removal of
County Sheriff L. K. Mote : for alleged
maladministration of office
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1608 - Founding of the city of Quebea
by Samuel de Champlain. ' '
1e1 > Hudson , on his first voyage , ar
rived off the banks of Newfound
land.
167C - New : Jersey divided Into East
and West Jersey.
1091 - Boston visited by its sixth great
fire.
1775j\VIlliam Ewen became presidentj '
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of Georgia. . . Washington arrived ;
at Cambridge to take : command of '
the Continental army.
1776 - Continental Congress adopted
Lee's resolution of independence ,
and it was proclaimed two days
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later.
1777 - British force under Burgoyne be-
gan the Investment of Ticondero-
ga.
1807 President Jefferson issued a
proclamation forbidding all inter-
course with British ships of war.
1812 - American frigate Essex sailed
from New York on a cruise against
the British.
1813 Virginia militia defeated the
British in battle at Craney Island ,
in Chesapeake Bay.
1823 - Silistria surrendered to the Rus
sians.
1846 Boston and Buffalo were con-
nected by telegraph.
1848 - Convention at Utica nominated
Martin Van Buren for President of
the United States.
1851-Large section of San Francisco
destroyed by fire.
1855 - - The Legislature of Kansas met
at Pawnee and organized.
ISSIVM. . Blomlin first clossed Niagara
Falls on a ti&ht rope.
1862 - The Union Pacific Railroad char-
tered by Congress.
1863 - Beginning ' of the three days' bat-
tle of Gettysburg. . . .Gen. Schenck :
proclaimed martial law In Balti-
more. . . Second day of the battle
of Gettysburg.
1864 - The Federals were repulsed in
attacks upon the Weldon railroad
in Virginia.
1873 - Prince Edward Island entered
the Dominion of Canada , with
James Colledge Pope as the first
premier.
1881 President Garfield fatally shot by
Charles J. Guiteau.
1885-The Indian chief Big Bear cap
tured in Canada.
1889 - Nineteen persons killed in acci-
dent on the Norfolk and Western
Railroad.
1893 British warship Victoria sunk by
the Camperdown in collision oft
Tripoli , with loss of 462 lives. . . .
The South Carolina liquor dispen-
sary law went into effect.
1894 - Opening of the Tower Bridge ,
across the River Thames at Lon-
don.
1895 - Statue of Gen. James Buford un
veiled . at Gettysburg.
1897 - Celebration of Queen Victoria's
diamond jubilee.
1898 - Spaniards made an unsuccessful
attempt to retake San Juan hill.
. . . .American troops defeated the
Spanish in battle at El Caney. . . .
American squadron destroyed : the
Spanish fleet off Santiago.
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1900-Russian imperial ukase publish-
ed , abolishing in a large measure
banishment to Siberia.
1904 Victor H. Metcalfe of California
became secretary of commerce and
labor.
1908 - Million-dollar fire destroyed 3j)0 )
houses at Three Rivers , Quebec.
. . . William H. Taft resigned as
Secretary of War.
BODY PERFECTLY : : PETRIFIED.
Not a Feature Changed of Womai '
Buried Forty Years Ago.
A remarkable case of the petrifac-
tion of a human body : has just come to
light in Buckingham County , Va.
When Camm Patteson , one of the best
known men of Central Virginia , died ,
about two months ago , his last request
was that the body of his wife should
be exhumed and buried beside him.
Several days ago the body of Mrs. Pat-
teson ; , buried nearly forty years ago ,
was disinterred , and through the glass
of the coffin it was discovered that the
bOdy had been petrified. Those who
saw ; the body were astonished at the
absolute lifelikeness of the face ; not
a. feature had been changed. As some
years ago the body of a child disia-
terred from the same cemetery was
found to have been completely petrI-
led , it is thought that peculiar min-
eral properties of the soil account for
the petrifactions.
EAILEOAD NOTES.
The proposed new ore carrying rail
road from the Cuyuna range te
Duluth is an assured enterprise.
The St. Paul road has gained en- \
trance into Yellowstone Park by pur-
chase of the Yellowstone National
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Park Railway.
The reorganization of the Chicago
Great Western railroad is being stren-
uously pushed. By fall it is expected
that this line will be out of , the hands
of the receivers. "
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