MIK NOKKOLK NKWS : MIIDAY ( HTOHKH 27 , HlO/i /
PAIR OF PATIENTS CRAWL OVER
THE TRANSOM.
EACH WALKED THIRTY MILES
Jiut tlcforo Ueil Time Thuri-tlny Night
Two Men nt tlic In vane Ho&pltnl Es
caped -On * WMI-ed to Wnyne nnd
the Otlier U PII0er.
lly craulliiK " ' ' < > r " " ' trnnitoin
two won pillonlh nt Uio Norfolk In-
wine hoMpUM oseipi'ii into the dark
ness t ( < n mlmiloH lioforo bed time
Thurwlny night ami innilo good their
Kotaway. One of thorn walked to
Wayne , \vlion1 InWIIH captured by Ilio
ahorlff yesterday , anil ( ho other walked
to Pllgor. whoto bo was captured ,
liich patlonl ( mil walked about lltlrly
miles \\hou ciMiiIH. ; They worn
brought buck to ( he hospital InM night.
The patlonl wlin walked to Wnyno
IH a man natnoil Monrs. Ills uncle ,
Hliorirr Mourn of Wayne county , liail
boon In Norfolk yesterday morning ,
bringing a patient named Hugh Mr
llovllt. When the otllcer learned of
tlm oHcnpo of bin nephew Inreltirnod
tii Wavno nnd round the man Just be
fore he had roadbed Wayne. The
( ih Of Iff Hinted that bo bad considerable
of a struggle I" taking the patient ,
who put up n pretty ul'lff light , lloberl
Wears , another nephew of the sheriff ,
nHsIsted In bringing the patient back
to Norfolk.
The pal lent who walked to Pllger In
n man named Ullllok. He was cap-
tnred by Iho town marshal of Pllgor
yesterday when be walked Into town.
Tim hospital anthoritlofl say that tbo
marshal hud no trouble In taking
him , and ho wan brought back to Nor
folk last night
Was Nearly Bed Time.
It was nearly hod time Thursday
night wbon tbo two Insane , men
planned nnd ovountcd their escape to
gether. They bad llnl.shcd supper and
the ward of a half hundred were pre
paring to lotlre at ; \ ( iimrter of S.
Wlfen tbo oyea of the attendant had [
turned away for a moment. Iho two
patients managed to open the tran
som nnd , ono following the other , to
climb up over the door nnd out. Then
they hurried down the stairs and out
of the door Into the dark night It was |
too dark to locate the tnon before they1
innde tholr escape from the grounds.
One struck out over the hills toward
bla homo nt Wayne nnd the other
started sonthoatit toward Stnnton.
The men had walked constantly and
wore apparently not greatly fatigued
when found. They had bad nothing
to cat.
SATURDAY SIFTITIGS.
Cl. M. Idgo of Wayne wns In the
city o\or night.
E , A. Korth went to Wlnnetoon on
business today.
Goo. C. StovonRon of Madison was
In town over nlghl.
U. 13. Walker of Wisnor wns n Nor
folk visitor last night
Mrs. 1'nlran of Nollgh Is visiting
her son. T. .1. Patr.iK of this city.
C. K. Turnbull returned this morn
ing from n business visit to Lynch.
Misses Maitha and Uz/le Podoll
'
will spend Sunday In Hadar and Pierce
with friends.
Misses t'allla Mrown and Hallle Wit-
_
ton of Pierce are visiting friends in'
Norfolk today. |
tolln P. Hr.utii nnd Louis Hack of
Humphreyvoio early arrivals In the
city this morning. ,
1 * .1. Speck and family left today
for Idaho , In which state they will
make their luture home.
j
Mrs. IMlth Offonhauser left for Sioux ,
City tills nftornoiin. where she will'
visit her sister , Mrs. Dunning. j
Judge ,1. 11. .P.nrnes has rotnrnod from
Ijincnln. where hei \ \ \ . - \ been attending
the supreme court sessions this week.f f
Mrs. Charles Schullz nnd children
of Wnkcftold are here to visit Dr. '
Hertha Ablmannd Mrs.V. . C. Alii-
man. |
Mrs. Katberine Komper of Wlsner ,
who hud been visiting her brother Hen
ry Urneggonian. returned to her homo
yesterday. '
Mr. and Mrs. Owen McGinitlo and ,
Mrs. Kurnes. who have boon visiting
nt the homo of D. ITennesce , left this
morning for their homo at Neola , Iowa.
Victor Seymour and family of Llii-j
coin arrived in the city nt noon today
to visit Mr. and Mrs J. D. Mnylard. [
Mr. Seymour is a brother of Mrs. May-
lard.
lard.A
A Washington dispatch reports D.
C. MIlllKou of Norfolk In the national
capital.
Brigadier General Richard Lodor of
Now York City arrived In Norfolk nt
noon today for a visit with his son ,
Jliirry I dor.
Mrs. W. S. Pardouner returned to
Nonolk last night from Omaha from
a short visit there. Mr. Pardonuernr
rived at noon yesterday from Califor
nia , They will remain as guests of
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Reynolds until the
middle of next week.
Four new pntlentR were received nt
the insane hospital yesterday.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Win. Uecker ,
yesterday morning , n nine-pound
daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Uttecht , liv
ing ten miles north of the city , nro
the parents of n now hoy.
Fred Haley , innnager of the Haley
& Lang wholesale fruit house In Nor
folk , has taken rooms nt the homo of
Mrs. Mary Davenport.
Saturday seems to have been select
ed as political .day.for Norfolk. ' Again
a largo number of the candidates of
iinth parlloH are In the citv today In
terviewing ( be modcit voter.
l.vncb .louinal : PniHperlly and
pingroM aoonm to bo the cry every
where Omaha In hoiiatlng of the
" ( Iroator Omaha. " Norfolk IH dream-
lux of the "Now Norfolk" that IH wak
ing up and all along Iho line towns ,
cities , Humors HIM ! drum r.ro becom
ing nmblllons for greater things. Tbo
beauty of much of II In the mihstantlnl
iinluie of the Improvements mnde.
llumpbiey Democrat : MIH. A. .1.
Uingor has received word that Mr.
Lnugor IIIIH started a new bank at
Davenport , Oklahoma Davenport IH
n Hinnll town In Lincoln county Militat
ed In the HoulhoiiMorn part of the
state. Mm , Langor does not know IIH
yet when she will join her husband
In their new home. Mr. I .anger IH a
ooiiHorvntlvo bitslnesH man and Tbo
Democrat hopes that he will meet
with the HIICCOHH ho merltH.
Sadie Du IlolH , the colored womnn
who recently suffered Iho loss of her
pui'so and revolver by thofl from un
der her pillow. hnH recovered her purHO
but bus an yet failed to Hud Iho gnu.
The poeketbook , which contained
about thirty cents when It WIIH
stolen , WIIH found by Sadie In the
Hi reel , with two copper pennies ItiHldo.
Sadie bad no pennies HO that Hho IH
confident someone haH been using the
pui'Ho. She fools the loss of her gnu
more severely than that of her wallet.
Haley K Lang are planning to Install
n slock of oysters for wholesaling as
soon as tbo proper tatikH can bo ar
ranged. Manager Fred Haley HltilcR
that commercial travelers out of Nor
folk have been very getieroufl In their
attitude toward the new bonso and
that be bus already received a number
of orders from different ones of the
boys. He has discovered that the Nor
folk commercial IravolorH are about
tbo rlghest set of fellowH that over
carried a grip , nnd he says that it
makes him feel n whole lot belter In
starting than It would If they did a bit
of knocking on tbo deal.
Dr. Thomas White , United Slates
veterinarian , who WIIH formerly locnt-
ed In Norfolk but Inter transferred to
Salt Lake City , has been relocated In
In Norfolk for this winter. Dr. White
has rented the cottage belonging to
U C. Mlltelstadt nt the corner of Mad
ison nvenne nnd Tenth Hlr'eet nnd Mrs.
White will arrive within n month.
She Is now visiting In the oast. Dr.
White ban been nt Long IMno for six-
weeks but was transferred last wool :
to Norfolk At Salt Lake the govern
ment assembles n largo number of Its
veterinarians during the summer In
order to clean out the herds which
are bound for the forest ranges. Now
that that work Is done , the govern
ment will again take up this territory.
The Norfolk delegates to the Odd
Fellows grand lodge , which IUIH been
In session at Nebraska City during the
wool ; , returned last evening loaded
with honors. The delegation consist
ed of Rev J. F. Poucher. feo. ! N Heels ,
S. 11. McFarland. P. E. Doughty nnd
If. I. . . Dougbtv. llev. Mr. Poucher re
turns with the title of grnnd cbnplnln
of the grand lodge , the position being
appointive at the hands of the grand
master , F. P. Corrick of Co-/ad. S. R.
McFarland wns named a district dep-
utv , while Messrs Heels and MoFar-
land both served as chnlrmen of Im
portant committee1 ? during the ses
sion. It must be admitted that Nor
folk received more than her share of
tbo honors nt fie hnnds of the irmnd
loduo but It Is also modostlv admit
ted that no better men could bo found
In the state tlnu those from Norfolk
who won distinction nt Nebraska City
Concern1 ! * ! ! Elmo Stafford , son of
Mr. nnd Mrs .1. S. Stafford of this
city , who was killed in Kansas , the
Fremont Tribune says : Klmo Staf
ford bud mnde Fremont his home most
of the time since boyhood nnd for a
number of voirs nt tended the public
schools. Afterwnrds l > e learned the
trade of a imlntor and became an ex
pert as a sign painter. Ho was about
r.O voars of nuo and unmarried. It had
been his custom the bis ) several voars
to snend the winters In Texas and the
warn'or seasons hero. HP was em-
plovod by Stoner and Strlbbllng until
about two weeks n o when he wont
to Norfolk to visit rohtlvos before
starting on bis southern trip He
made n l > rief stop hero on his return
a few days ngo nnd loft for TOXTS.
The close surviving relatives of the
deceased are his parents , Mr. and Mrs.
J. S. Stafford , nnd three borthers" . Ar
nold , Guy and Duard Stafford.
Three Important conventions opened
their annual sessions at Lincoln to
day : the National Prison Association
of the United States , the Nntlonnl
Prison Physicians association nnd the
National Prison Chaplains' associa
tion. All three organisations practic
ally belong together and have been or
ganized for the purpose of Improving
and reforming the prison system In
the United Stntes. In regard to their
general administration nnd manage
ment , their hygienic conditions and
their moral and religious side. Every
state In the union and every territory
is represented by delegates appointed
by the respective state nnd territorial
governments and the United Stntes
government Is especially represented
by the Rev. J. L. Mllllgan. who for
years has represented the United
States government at various nation
al and internntlonnl prison congresses
In this country nnd Europe. The three
conventions will continue until next
Thursday.
WANTED By manufacturing cop
poratfon. energetic , honest man to
manage branch olllco. Salary I1S5.00
monthly and commission minimum In
vestment of $500 In stock of company
required. Secretary , Box 401 , Madi
son , Wls.
THREE WHISKY JUGS , TWO EMP
TY , FOUND AT HIS SIDE.
HE DROVE HIS WIFE INSANE i
James Hatpin , a Farmer Near Kenr- ,
ney , Wns Found Dead Yesterday.
His Wife H.id Dcen Sent to the In
sane Asylum Only Thursday.
Kearney , Neb. , Oct. ! M. JnmoH Hal-
pin , a farmer near here , drank him-
Holf to death and waH found dead near
his homo yesterday with three jugnof
whisky by hlH Hide , two of them emp
ty.
llalpln'H wife WIIH sent to the In-
sniio tiHylum Thursdny.
RAILROAD DUILDING IN WEST. |
Rumors That the Union Pacific Will
Extend ,
Allnnco , Nob. , Oct. 2'l. Railroad
building rnmorH In thlH vicinity are
given a now Impetus by the presence
here of Union Paclllc ofllclaln and
rnnchmcn who disposed of right of
way through tholr places adjoining the
north branch of the Platte river south '
of horo.
Snow at Alnsworth. [
AliiHworth , Neb. , Oct. UL Special
to The NOWH : The Ilrst HIIOW of the ,
season made Its appearance here In ]
about ono Inch of ( hi1 beautiful. DurIng -
| Ing the past week there has been n [
( good ( | tiantlly of water , tilling up the
high places In good nlmpo for winter , j
HEAP OF TROUBLE.
Battle Creek Enterprise Goes Through
Queer Experiences.
The llnttlo Creek Enterprise has had
a queer experience this week. The' '
two sides of the cnso are shown In the
'following ' clippings , one written by the
'
devil and the other by the editor :
The Enterprise force Is having trou- '
bio of Its own. While Editor Mnrtln
Is confined to his room It fnlls on the
devil nml nngel to get out this issue , ,
nnd what the devil don't know nhout
n gasoline engine Is surprisingly
largo. The thlng-a-inn-JIg on the Inlly-
gaggle which controls some llttlo do-
( linkers went to the bad Wednesday
night nnd the profnno silence In the I
vicinity of the engine wns simply' '
tierce. After trying everything from
coaxing to swearing in seven different' '
I languages , wo had to pass it up. This
morning , however , It wasn't so con-
trnry nnd just n kind word nnd a llttlo
sweet oil nnd nil is well. i
Editor's Viewpoint : It's a mite un
handy to Ho on your back nt homo
with your body full of pains nnd pills
nnd edit n newspaper , oven of the
country stripe. Yet there Is a sunny
side. When'the furious whnnglng of
the telephone bell breaks In on your
meditations of fried chicken from the1
neighbors and vile tasting concoctions
from the herb shop nnd you are In
formed that the blankety-blanketed
engine refuses to work unless the boss
does , it Is th'en you can Inugh with
ghoulish glee ns those In chnrge tink
er nnd cuss and cuss nnd tinker nt the
other end of the lino. And then In nf-
tor years it will bo a pleasant remem
brance that for a whole week the ed
itorial "wo" didn't meet a book ngent ,
nor live bill collectors , nor a man who
stopped the paper. I et us be thank
ful for small favors wo might have
been asked to write nn obituary. |
PLANS TO BUILD A NEW POST
NEAR VALENTINE.
1
CONGRESSMEN INSPECT PLACE I
It Is Understood That the Nebraska
Delegation in Congress This Winter
Will Introduce a Bill to Move the
Post Cnn't Repair Buildings. j
Two congressmen have just inspect
ed Fort Niobrnra with a view to Intro
ducing a bill for moving the post.
Congressmen Hull and Klnkaid ar
rived In the post at 10 a. m. The com
manding officer , Colonel Hoyt , took
them on a long drive over the reser
vation , first going over the ground on
the south nnd east of the Niobrnra
river and then on the table land north
of the post. Many good locations for
a new post wore pointed out to them.
In the afternoon the officers of the
post wore invited to moot the two con
gressmen nnd nccompanlcd by the
company commanders they Inspected
the company barracks. Both con
gressmen were of the opinion that It
was a waste of money to try to repair
any of the old buildings.
It Is understood that the Nebraska
delegation will Introduce a bill In con
gress to build a new post on a now
plat of land either nenr Valentino or
near Arabia. The present location
would have to bo abandoned If a new-
post was built.
Mr. Cornell of Valentino has the
authority of congress to dnm the Nlo-
brara river and put in nn electric pow
er nnd lighting plant which will ho
done ns soon ns It Is decided what will
bo done with the reservation nnd post.
Mr. Hull expressed himself ns be
ing well pleased with the reservation
nnd thought It would ho an excellent
plnco for cavalry or field artillery.
It Is such a healthful spot and tho.
outdoor life hero could not bo 1m- '
proved upon. Hunting IH excelllent
moHt of the yenr.
Field day Mportn were postponed on
account of snow nnd cold wonther.
A rlllo competition of tcanm madoj
up of three recruits from each com-
pnuy took plnco on tbo Kith Inst.
MrH. H. M. L. Powell , wife of Cnp-
tain Powell , returned from Omaha on
Monday tbo Ifitli.
Captain and Mrs. O'Nell will return
in Monday , October 2R , from a four
month's leave Hpent In Portland nt
tbo exposition.
Broke n Glass.
Henry .lotion admitted In police
court this morning that ho WOH drunk
IriHt night and that whllo In that con
dition ho broke a gbiKs In a Hliow
CIIHO at Thlem's meat market. For
thlH bo was willing to pay $1.00 , which
It was thought would replace the
glass , nnd the police jndgo thought
ho ought to contribute about $8.10 to
the school fund for the fun ho had
had out of the spree.
JOHN MERRIAM DRAGGED A CAR
LENGTH AT WISNER.
BUT NO BONES WERE BROKEN
While His Train , Freight No. 40 , Was
Backing up at 11 O'clock Last Night ,
Br.ikemnn Merrlnm Slipped and Fell
Under the Wheels.
nrakemnn John Merrlam of this city
fell under the wheels of a Northwest-1
cm freight car while the train was
switching nt Wlsner last night nnd
wns dragged for the length of a car , '
bruising his limbs and head so badly
that ho could not walk. No bones' '
were broken , however , nnd his in-j
juries are not considered serious. Ho' '
wns brought home early this morning
nnd his injuries nttended by the com-
pnny surgeon , Dr. P. H. Snltor. j
Mr. Merrlam Is brakeman on the
regular night enstbound freight train.
No.10. . The train was switching at
Wlsner at 11 o'clock last night and the
cnr wns bncklng up. In attempting to
gain n hold nnd climb up , Merrlam
'
slipped nnd fell under the wheels.
With rare nerve he clung to the side
of the car until the train had stopped ,
although he had been severely bruised
by that time. i
PRESIDENT MAY TAKE ACTION
AGAINST TOBACCONISTS.
FOR USING HIS PHOTOGRAPH
The Tobacco Trust Has Been Using
the Picture of President Roosevelt
as an Advertisement and The Pres
ident May Take an Inning Next.
New York , Oct. 20. It Is possible
that the tobncco trust will soon bear
that it is not ndvisnble to use the portrait
trait of the president of the United
States to advertise their wares. The
trust recently has been distributing
to retail dealers n lithographed portrait
trait of Mr. Roosevelt mounted on n
sort of easel to stand among the goods
in the window. Beside the portrait
is a picture of a bag of tobacco marked
"Duko of Mixture. "
The president of the Cigar Dealers'
Association of America , which does
not love the trust , sent to President
Roosevelt ono of the portraits and a
letter saying : "I feel you are not
aware this Is being done and , on be
half of the trade , I wish to protest
against the use of your photograph
in this manner , as our members con
sider It an Insult to your excellency
that your photo has been used In this
manner. "
The following reply was received :
"White House , Washington , Oct. 11 ,
1005. M. Diffley , President of the Ci
gar Dealers' Association Dear Sir :
Your letter of Cth Inst. has been read
nnd , on behalf of the president , I thank
you for calling tbo matter to the at
tention of the president. The ques
tion will bo taken up with the com
pany you mention. Very truly , Wil
liam Loob , jr. , Secretary to the Presi
dent. "
Members of the association say they
will probably have letters sent to King
Edward , the mikado , Emperor William
and the czar , whoso photos are also
being used In the snmo way.
DAMAGE DONE TO MISSOURI EX-
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
LOSS $10,000 ; FIRE WAS TODAY
Governor Folk of Missouri , His Wife
and a Guest Sought Shelter In a
Nearby Hotel Early This Morning
When the Fire Broke Out.
Jefferson City , Mo. , Oct. 23. The
governor's mansion was damaged to
the extent of $10,000 early this morn
ing by llro.
Governor Folk , his wlfo and a guest
sought shelter In a nearby hotel dur
ing the flro.
Superior cugravod cards. The News.
MORE ROOM NEEDED FOR RAIL
ROAD OFFICES.
NEW DUILDING OR ADDITION
The Northwestern Has Not Decided
Whether It Will Put Up nn Entire
New Building or Build an Addition
to the Old Headquarters.
With the addition of two now offices
to the Northwestern railroad head
quarters In this city , It Is found that
the old building which has been oc
cupied with railroad offices for years
IH not large enough to nccommodnto
the Increased business , and moro room
will hnvo to bo provided. It Is stnted
that the company has not yet decided
whether the room required will bo
provided through tbo means of a now
building or by building nn addition to
the old one. In the latter case It Is
understood that the plan contemplates
moving the old building to the west
far enough to allow the now iKirtion
to bo erected on the site where it now
stands , connecting the two and using
both for odlcos.
It was not so long ngo that the old
building wns Inrgor thnn wns needed
for nil the ofllccs hero , and the de
mand for more room now but empha
sizes the growing Importance of Nor
folk as a railroad center nnd shows
the Increased business that is being
done on the Nebraska nnd Wyoming
division of the Chicago & Northwest
ern , the general headquarters for
which were located hero about two
years ngo , when General Superinten
dent Hughes removed to this place
from Omaha with n force of assist
ants. Now that nn assistant general
superintendent nnd a general road-
master have been located here , moro
room becomes nn Imperative neces
sity.
sity.The
The Chicago & Northwestern general -
oral officers now located here are the
general superintendent , assistant general -
oral superintendent , general roadmas-
tor , division superintendent , train
nmster , road master , superintendent
of bridges nnd buildings , nnd the chief
train dispatcher nnd his .assistants.
The operation of all the lines in Ne
braska , Wyoming nnd southern South
Dakota are superintended from here ,
while nil the lines in Nebraska ns far
west ns Long Pine , including the South
Plntto branches , are operated from
hero.
i
May Move This Fall.
Frank Walters , the new assistant
general superintendent , who 1ms been
on a tour of Inspection of the road for
the past week , reached Norfolk yes
terday. Ho has about decided that in
stead of leaving his family in Sioux
City for the Winter , as he had first
proposed , he will bring them to Nor
folk this fall , If he can find a resi
dence that will suit him.
HOLD RAILROAD RESPONSIBLE.
Coroner's Jury Decides That the Rail
road Killed Two Men.
Weeping Water , Neb. , Oct. 21. The
coroner held an Inquest here yester
day over the remains of Engineer
Young and Fireman Sheffield , who
were killed in a wreck Thursday. The
coroner's jury returned a verdict hold
ing the railroad company responsible
for the wreck.
PROMINENT WOMEN OF NEW
YORK LEAD CHASE.
SHE GIVES UP HER NECKLACE
Secret Service Agents of the United
States Treasury Department Have
Been Busy For Two Weeks , Trying
to Catch a Woman Smuggler.
New York , Oct. 21. Within the last
two weeks a young society woman of
this city nnd Newport has led secret-
service agents of the treasury depart
ment of the United States n chnso of
nearly 3,000 miles In an effort to es
cape them and prevent their slczlng
a pearl necklace valued at $22,000 ,
which , through the aid of friends , was
smuggled Into the country through the
custom house for her.
The nnmo of the woman Is a closely
guarded secret of the treasury depart
ment. Nevada N. Stranahan , collect
or the port , admits that the strange
chase Is on and that , though the neck
lace is now in his possession , together
with $13,000 , the duty and the penalty.
The case is not yet closed. Ho is
awaiting instructions from Washing
ton , having made a full report.
The entire affair may bo taken be
fore United States Commissioner
Shields and the young woman may
have to face publicity.
The chnso led from this city to Phil
adelphla , thence to Chicago and to
Boston. From there the young wo
man , believing she had shaken off her
pursuers , came to New York and went
to her town house.
The dramatic end of the chase came
several nights ngo. when the young
woman suddenly found herself con
fronted by two secret-service agents
in box in the
a Madison Sqnaro gar
den. She was threatened with arrest
unless she surrendered the pearls at
once.
She promised to surrender the smug
gled necklace nt the office of collector
Strnnnhnn on the following morning.
The arrangement was agreed to , She
did not appear nt the collector's olllco
nnd secret-service ngonts were sent to
her homo. A wntch was set on the
house. At noon an attorney represent
ing the woman called at the collector's
office asking what was the duly. Col
lector Strannhnn Insisted that the sur
render bo made. The young woman
gnve up the necklace. I lor attorney
agreed to pay the duty , plus the added
penalty for smuggling. Ho deposited
a check for $13,000.
KELSO BROTHERS' BARN WAS DE
STROYED SATURDAY EVENING.
THE HOTEL HAS A CLOSE CALLA
nF
A Fire With a Mysterious Origin at
Wlsner Causes a Loss of $3,500 , I
Which Is Partly Covered by Insur
ance.
Wlsner , Neb. , Oct. 23. Special to
The News : Flro which broke out at
10HO : Saturday evening completely de
stroyed Kclso Brothers' livery barn ,
ono horse , two buggies , thirteen sets
of harness , saddles and robes. The
property was owned by A. R. Olson
and Kelso Brothers combined. Adja
cent to the barn is the Wlsner hotel ,
Fred Busk , proprietor , and this re
ceived a severe scorching , and was
only saved by the good work of the
flro department and the strong pres
sure of the water system. The boys
had three lines of hose playing on tbo
building for some time , and finally
succeeded In saving the hotel. At the
time the flro started some of the guests
nt the hotel had retired , but they were
quickly roused. Practically all the fur
niture In tbo house was moved out ,
because it was believed that It would
bo Impossible to prevent the destruc
tion of the building.
The loss on the barn wns about $1-
500 , nnd It carried nn Insurance of
$700. There was insurance to the
amount of $1,000 on stock , which will
cover the loss on that. The damage
to the hotel is probably $1,000 , cov
ered by insurance.
The origin of the flro Is a mystery.
There is no clue to the manner in
which it started.
SAID TO BE GREAT CONSOLIDA
TION IMMINENT.
NATIONAL PACKING COMPANY
Report Has It Today That the Nation
al Company , Composed of Cudahy ,
Swift and Armour , Will Try to Con
trol All Packing Business.
Chicago , Oct. 19. Three 'leading
packing Interests , Morris & Co. , Swift
& Co. and Armour & Co. , are said to
be seeking control of all the packing
bouses and stockyards in the west ,
through the medium of the National
Packing company. Except In Kansas
City and Chicago , these Interests are
already under control of this combi
nation and Its efforts are now being
directed toward these two cities.
According to current rumors at the
Union stockyards , the Swift Interests
constitute the leading factor In the
National Packing company. The fact
that Edward Tllden became president
some time ago , with A. T. Fuller's el
evation to the vice presidency , seem
to be the foundation for these rumors.
There Is also a report that G. F. Swift
will become an officer in the near fu
ture.
It appears that In the consolidation
of these vast properties the National
Packing company Is In most instances
the nominal purchaser , but in some
cases the packers are working as In
dividuals. A short time ago the
Planklnton plant at Milwaukee was
taken over by the Swift Interests.
And so It goes all along the line , with
chances that a huge combination will
soon bo In absolute control of these
immense business enterprises through
out the west and northwest.
GASOLINE EXPLOSION BADLY IN *
JURES MRS. BROWN. /
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FACE AND HAIR ARE BURNED
While Working Over a Gasolene Stove
at Madison Yesterday , Mrs. A. V.
Brown Became the Target for BurnIng -
Ing Gas , Which Ate Deep.
Madison , Neb. , Oct. 21. Special to
The News : Mrs. A. V. Brown was
badly burned hero yesterday by the
explosion of a gasolene steve over
which she wns working In the kitchen.
The
stove exploded , sending burnIng -
gasolene all
over the woman's face
and nrms. Her face was terribly
burned , ns was also her right
The burns are arm.
considered very deep.
Her hair
was burned off. Hopes are
entertained for the
recovery of the
burned womnn.
This is the senson
of the
yenr
when
custom demnnds that
everyone
to the go out
woods
, wntch a leaf In its flight
to the
ground from
a tree
, nnd return
home
, Looking Sad ,