THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL
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NOUFOLilC NEBRASKA KIM DA V JUhY 'JO 11)00. )
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
MEETS THERE AUGUST 16.
M'CARTHY VOTE TAKEN AS BASIS
Each County Entitled to One Delegate
for Every 100 Cast for McCarthy
Two Years Ago and One at Large.
Ross Hammond Temporary Chairman
Columbus , Nob. , July 19. Special to
The News : The republican congres
sional convention for the Third district
of Nebraska will bo hold at Fremont
on August 1C. This waa the conclu
sion reached by the central committee
at its nieetln j'ast ' evening , when ov-
cry county ' ° < J - district was repre
sented , 21 nib * < S > of the central com
! / mittee bolug pu * o
The basis of filiation was
flxod upon the vote v . Congress
man McCarthy two yo. JJV living
each county ouo delegate 'o/t < 3 and
one for each 100 votes or l. . ' JT frac
tion thereof. The committee selected
Ross Hammond of Fremont for tem
porary chairman.
All three of the candidates who will
be before the convention for nomina
tion , Mr. McCarthy , J. F. Boyd and W.
W. Young , were present at the meet
ing.
Brown Wins Out In Lancaster.
Lincoln , July IB. At the Lancaster
faunty Republican convention Non-la
Brown , present attorney general , was
odored tor United States senator.
KfioluUons were adopted by a vote
I 807 to 165 Instructing delegates to
the state contention to support him
tar the nomination and seven leglsla-
tire nominees were pledged to vote
tor him for senator.
Congressman Hlnshaw Renomlnated.
David City , Neb. , July 19. Ilepub-
, Means of the Fourth congressional dis
trict renomlnated E. H. Hlnshaw.
Dr. Mathews Loses License.
Lincoln , July 19. The state board
of health again upheld the board of
secretaries this morning and ordered
revoked the license of Dr. John Math
ews of Omaha to practice medicine.
Dr. Mathews was charged with having
performed a criminal operation upon
Miss Edith Short , which later resulted
In her death.
KILLED BY TRAIN.
Unidentified Man Struck Near Ponca
by the M. & O.
Jackson , Nob. , July 19. A middle
aged , unidentified man was struck at
the railroad over the Iowa creek near
Ponca by the westbound Newcastle
train this morning and both legs com
pletely severed. He was taken on the ?
train to the depot , where ho died about
an hour later. Nothing is known hero
regarding his Identity or home. He
spent Tuesday In Ponca selling photo
graphs , frames and drinking boozo.
It Is supposed that he started to walk
out of town so badly under the Influ
ence of liquor that ho fell Into the
bridge and was unable to get out. He
was so badly entangled In the bridge
that the engineer , just rounding a
curve , was unable to see him In time
to stop.
A Petrified Mastodon.
Fremont , Neb. , July 19. C. C.
Thompson , a farmer living across the
river In Saunders county , yesterday
discovered some bones , pronounced to
be those of a mastodon , In a cave on
the banks of Elm Creek. Along the
banks of this creek are numerous
small caves with entrances varying
from a foot or two to four or five feet
In diameter. Mr. Thompson was down
In the creek bottom and noticed that
the entrance of one of these caves had
been enlarged by the ground sliding
off. Ho looked In and discovered
something extending from the side
just within the entrance. He started
to dig it out and after much hard \ \ ork
In the dark , close quarters succeeded
In bringing to the surface the bone.
It is In a perfect state of preservation ,
of a dark brown color , three feet one
Inch long. There are other bones of
a similar kind in the walls of the cave
and probably a complete skeleton of
a mastodon will bo unearthed. The
bone was found In a sandy gravel lying
underneath a stratum of sandstone
conglomerate which becomes gravel
on exposure to air. A thorough explo
ration of these small cave holes will
probably bo made and It Is thought
that other evidences of prehistoric life
will bo discovered In thorn.
Elka Select Philadelphia.
Denver , July 19. Philadelphia was
chosen by the grand ledge of the Be
nevolent and Protective Order of Elks
as the convention city for next year.
Philadelphia rocolv&d 406 votes and
Baltimore 265.
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Elevator Interests Lose Out.
Chicago , Jttly 10. The adhorsnto
f tbe open markut on tbo Chicago
board of trade won out at the election
by MI overwhelming majority. The
rote Ijy whloh t&e amendment astab-
fash In jj a call system on corn and oats
was adopted was 548 to 1SG. The new
rule li designed to encourage the shipment
lpha
ment of commission grain , and hare
amendment contains a clause to ro
tect the commission rule. The le !
opponents of the new rule wars the
elevator InteraiU on the board.
Van Cleave Talks to Typothetao ,
Buffalo , July 19. Al the session of
the United Typothotno , Jnmos W. Van
Cleave of St. Louts , president of the
National Association of Miuiufactur-
ers , delivered an address. Ho referred
to number of " "
a "class propositions ,
Intended to benefit the few at the ex
pense of the mnny , and said organized
labor Is going poll moll Into politics
to establish them.
The annual reports of President El
lis of Boston and Secretary Mclntyro
were read. William Green of New
York , chairman of the executive com
mittee , in relating the year's work ,
reported that with but few exceptions
the Typothetao shops of the country
were working nine hours a day and
that the open shop In the printing
business Is [ Irmly established.
CONVENTIONS FOR THREE PAR
TIES SAME DAY AND PLACE.
ALL TO BE HELD AT CENTER
Democrats and Populists Will Prob
ably Fuse on County Attorney and
Then the Republicans Will Put up a
Man to Clean Them Out.
Center , Nob. , July 19. The repub
lican county convention for Knox coun
ty has boon called to moot in Center
on Thursday , August 9 , at 2 o'clock p.
in. Hon. George A. Brooks , chairman
of the republican county central com
mittee , Is absent In Denver , Colo. ,
whore ho went some time ago on account -
count of the very poor health of Mrs.
Brooks , and will not bo able to attend
to his duties as chairman personally.
Owing to his being absent from the
county and not being In touch with
local affairs ho has called the repub
lican convention to moot at the same
time and place as the democratic and
populist conventions. The nomination
of a candidate for county attoiney will
be the principal work of the conven
tions outside of electing delegates to
the state and district conventions.
The democrats and populists will un
doubtedly fiite on the present incum
bent of the olllco and In that event the
republicans fool confident of defeating
him with Hon. W. D. Funk of Bloomfield -
field , who hold the ofllco before and
was defeated for re-election on account
of a bitter factional fight in his hometown
town and an overdose of ovorconfl-
denco. The republican convention will
undoubtedly Instruct the delegates to
the state convention for Hon. Edward 1
Ucscwatcr for United States senator.
Boycott on Rock Island.
Omaha , July 19. A boycott on the
Rock Island road has been declared I
by the commercial interests of Omn-
ha. Action was taken at a joint moot
ing of the Omaha Grain exchange and
the Commercial club , which developed 1
into a meeting of local jobbing and
grain interests in general. The 1m
mediate cause of this action was the
announcement from the head execu
tive office of the Rock Island at Chi-
oago that this road would pay an un
loading allowance of 1 4 cents per 100
pounds on grain to all elevators in
Kansas C16F and would not pay the
allowance to Omaha elevators.
TRAGEDY AUEBRASKA CITY
Hotel Clerk Shoots Himself and Hie
Young Sweetheart.
Nebraska City , Neb. , July 19. Con
siderable excitement was occasioned
in and about the Morton bouse when
a woman was heard pleading in one
of tha upper rooms in the servants'
quarters and a scream for help wa
followed by two shots.
Officers were called and found the
door of the room locked. They broke
It open and found Charles NorrU , the
night clerk of the hotel , lying , fully
dressed , In a pool of blood on tl
floor wltii a bullet hole through U.
side of his head , and Miss Pearl
Crouse , one of the dlninc room girls ,
lying on the bed , partly disrobed , and
blood streaming irom a. hole In her
forehead.
From what can be learned , Norrls ,
who came here about a month ago ,
met the girl and became infatuated
with her. They were both together
a great deal on the streets and he
was Insanely jealous.
He lsf thought to have called the
girl into her room and , after making
her partly disrobe , shot her in the
forehead , and , thinking she waa dead ,
placed the revolver to his head and
discharged It , blowing a large hole In
the side , from which blood and brains
gushed
It Is not thought possible for him
to live , but some hopes are enter
tained for the recovery of the girl.
A. O. H. In Session at Saratoga.
Saratoga , N. Y. , July 19. The na
tional convention of the Ancient Order
TIs
der of Hibernians , In session here. Is
attended by 700 delegates , IS
100 members of the ladles' auxiliary.
Rev. Terrence Caroher of San Fran
cisco made an appeal for financial aid
for the 1,500 Hibernians who were Im
poverished by the earthquake. The
1j
work of the order along educational
lines was dwelt upon at length in an
address by Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Sha-
han of the Catholic university at
Washington. The Hibernians sent a
cablegram to the pope , pledging him 1
their love and 4IYAM9&
CENTRAL AMERICAN REPUBLICS
TO ARBITRATE.
TO CONFER ON MARBLEHEAD
Treaty of Peace to Be Discussed In
Neutral Waters on Board United
States Cruiser Consul General Jen
kins Arrives In Washington ,
8an Salvador. July 10. The armls
tlco between Salvador and Hondurai
on one side and Guatemala on tha
other Is In effect. A treaty of pcac
Is to bo dlHcusBod In noiitrol wntvril
on board the United States crulsoi'
Llnrblchcad. Saturday the Guatemalan
forces wore defeated at Plutanar and
Metaphnm , with enormous losnes.
Washington , July 10. President Es-
onion's special representative , Amor
lean Consul General John .Tonkins
Las arrived In Washington from Salvador
vader and has been In consultation
with Assistant Secretary of State Ba
con respecting the re-establishment ol
peace between the hostile Central
American republics. Mr. Jenkins ,
though an American ofllclal , was requested
quested to come to Washington when
It appeared that Guatemala was about
to invade Salvador In rotalftitlon foi
the nllaged violation of neutrality by
that country a ? an incident to tha
revolution. The state department
consented that ho should make the
trip , and since his arrival he has bean
advising .the department as to the
true state of affairs In Contra ! Amen
.
lea. The pith of his statements In
this case is understood to be that
Guatemala has for a long time past
boon Intent on picking a quarrel with
Salvador and has now seized on thlt
pretext for the attack.
MUTUAL RETAINS OPPONENTS
Four Members of Committee Nomi
nated Without Their Consent.
New York , July 19. Four of the
members of the International policy-
holders' committee of the Mutual and
Now York Life Insurance companies ,
who were Included in the now board
of trustees nominated by the Mutual
Life Insurance company trustees as
an "administration ticket , " declined to
permit the use of their names In this
connection. On their behalf a protest -
test \ > as forwarded to Otto Kelsey ,
state suporintuulent of Insurance at
Albany , by Samuel Untermyor , conn-
sel to the pollcyholders' organization.
Despite this protest , however , It
was stated by counsel for the Mutual 1
that the trustees have a r'gbt under
the law to nominate whomsoever they
choose and that requests for with
drawal cannot bo considered once the
nominations are announced.
The four members of the pollcyhold-
ers' committee affected are Judge
George Gray of Delaware , General
Benjamin F. Tracy of this city. Colonel -
onel Alfred M. Shook of Tennessee
and Harlow N. Hlgglnbotham of Chi
cago. All of these gentlemen sent
telegrams to Mr. Untermyor , declar
ing they were nominated without beIng -
Ing consulted and without their con i-
sent.
Acting for the pollcyholdore' organ
ization , Mr. Untormyer also sent a
protest to Albany against the manner
In which the lists of pollcyholders In
the various insurance companies have
been filed. He says the companies
have failed to give the proper ad
dresses in many instances and have
been guilty of "willful evasion. "
SPURNTTiBERTTlN VAIN
.
Illinois Man Not Permitted to File
Petition In Supreme Court ,
Washington , July 19. Louis A.
Gourdaln , the alleged Chicago and
New Orleans lottery dealer , who is
Isn
seeking by means of a writ of man
damus to frustrate the efforts of his
attorneys to keep him out of the penitentiary
itn
tentiary at Jollct , 111. , made an un
successful attempt to file his petition
In the supreme court of the United
States.
When he appeared at the office of
the clerk 01 the court he was told by
Deputy Clerk Maher that the petition
could be acted upon only by the court ,
and In open session. Ho then an |
nounced his intention to make appli
cation to an individual justice of the
court , either in New York or Can-
ton. O.
Would Smash Cotton Seed Oil Trust ,
Little Rock , Ark. , July 19. Suit
wa entered against the five cotton
seed oil mills of this city by Attorney
General Rogers and Prosecuting Attorney >
.
torney Rohoton , charging them with
being member * of a combine in viola
tion of the anti-trust law and alleging
restraint of trade. The suite ask judg
ment in the sum of $6,000 per day , .
aggregating $130,000 , against each
company and asking also the revoca
tion of their charters In this state.
Molnes Danker Ends Life.
Dos Molnes , July 18. Martin Flynn ,
president of the People's Savings
bank of this city , shot himself in the
brain at n downtown drug ; store , dying
almost Instantly. Ill health is the
supposed cause for the aot. Mr. Flyna
was prominent throughout the west as
a breeder of shorthorn cattle. H
also gained considerable prominence
as a civil Offlneor. He waa Utr yevre
Commander Flees From Camp.
St. I'cliM-itmrg , July 1 ! > It Is re
ported that some of the soldiers o'
the Spmin vsky Guard regiment have
served notl'o on their commander.
Colonel Minn , that they Intended to
kill him at the Urn ! opportunity for
forcing them to murder their fellow
citizens during the Moscow revolt ,
nnd that Minn , In fear of his Itfo , lied
from the " ' - ' "
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Ce.u i ut i y iii . .on ,
Umilou. Inly ill. The editorial ur
tides In the new p.ipers this morning
deal < H.MiipatliotU-ally with the doith of
Lady ' Curzon of Kedleston , They
dwell her intollet-tual
on foice , beauty
grace and tact and the brilliant suc
cess < she achieved In India , wheie. as
vlcorlne , uho worked "with heait and
head for the welfare of the iiooulo. "
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THE STATE MINING INSPECTOR'S
ANNUAL REPORT.
GREAT GOLD PRODUCT FOR YEAR
The Amount of Bullion Produced for
the Year Is Estimated at More Than
$7,000,000 The Homesteak Mine Is
the Greatest Producer.
Dead wood , S. D. , July 19. The an
nual report of State Mine Inspector
Nicholas Treweek has Just been Issued
from the press at Aberdeen and con
tains some Interesting facts. All work
ing mlnoH In the Hills were visited by
the inspector during the year , and It
was found that every precaution wan
taken for the safety of the inon em
ployed. Although there were several
accidents during the year , none of
them was attributable either to neg
lect or carelessness on the part of the
company. The Homestako company
line provided its cages with safety
gates , thus making It Impossible for
men to fall outside of the cage. Sev
eral accidents were prevented this year
by this arrangement. Many mines
were engaged during the year In doing
extra development work , and also In
]
enlarging their plantH HO as to treat
j'
their ere at a lower cost. The year Is
uotlceablo for the small number of
serious accidents , only fourteen In all ,
eight of which were fatal.
. Numerous other accidents occurred ,
but were HO slight that the men were
able to return to work within a day
or two. Of the eight fatal accidents ,
one was caused by the man becoming
dl/.xy and tailing off the cage while It
was in motion ; three men were
( rushed by falling rock and four came
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'to , their death by means of injuries re-
celved while blasting. The ere ton
nage , for South Dakota for the year
ending November I , JH05 , was 2,080-
271 tons ; the number of men employed
by | these thirteen producing companies
was 13,517. This , of course , does not
take Into account the men employed
by companies doing development work
only , or the men engaged In placer
mining. ,
The amount of gold bullion produced
for the year is estimated at $7,191-
553.71. Of this amount the Homestako
company produced $5,080,000. Next to
the Homestako comes the Golden Re
ward , with a bullion production of
$391,350.00. The Horseshoe produced
bullion to the amount of $379,172 , and
the Maitland $320,000. The Imperial
shows a bullion production of $251,000 ,
the Lundburg , Dorr & Wilson cyanide
mill $181.400 , the Dakota $120,337.00 ,
the Gilt Edge Maid $110,005 and the
Wasp No. 2 $80,321.90. Other compa
nies , including estimated placer pro
duction , bring the amount up to the
figures given. This year will see in
operation at least six additional mills ,
which should add perceptibly to the
gold production for this twelvemonth.
BREWER DELIVERS ADDRESS
Says Work Now Going On Is Making
for Higher Standards.
Milwaukee , July 19. "There has
been a good deal of disturbance In the
body politic last year and it Is like
ly to continue. The nation is engaged
In the business of cleaning house.
Uncle Sam Is disturbing a great many.
There are a great many who wish he
would not bo so particular. The truth
thx
of It IE , we have been a long time fixing -
ing up our front yards. They make
a magnificent showing. Wo have for-
gotten that every house has a backyard
tear
yard and have not been as particular
about it. Wa are going to clean the
backyards. "
Those were the words of Justice
David Brewer of the supreme court of
the United States in an addrosi be
fore a large number of life Insurance
agents , who have been holding their
annual convention In Milwaukee thli
week.
Continuing , Justice Brewer said :
"As a result of the work now going on "
tboro will bo truth and honeity In
every market Industry. A great many
object to what Is going on. They say
It is disturbing business and interfer
ing with prosperity. It may be lat
some persons are Interfered with In
business , some temporary embarrass-
mcnt , but nothing will better build up
the country than to give every mai ,
whatever ho buys in our markets just
vrhat It purports to be. In the long
run , everything will be Improved if
everything universally Is juat what It
ought to be and every man In the
oountry will be profited In the lone
rua. "
OUTPUT CURTAILED AT KANSAS
CITY AND RATES GO UP.
SOME PLANTS ARE CLOSED DOWN
Investigation by County Prosecutor
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Brings Out That This Was Dona
When Manufacturers Were Defend
ing High Price by Alleging Shortage ,
Kansas City , July 19. Much ovl-
drnco was introduced at the ice In"r
vostlKatlnn In support of the theory
of County Prosecutor Klmbroll that
Mime Ice plantH were closed down and
the output of other plants wuro enr
olled In accordance with a deliberate
pi in of the alleged Ice trust to roduoo
iho supply of Ico. The evidence *
showed that this wan done at the tlnio
when the Ice manufacturorK were de
fending th exorbitant price of lee by
allowing H shortage of the nupply. Tha
People's ' Ice , Stonine and Fuel oomSI
puny , the distributing company , had
a lease on the Westport Ice plant ,
which hiiR a capacity of fifty tons a
day. and , although the prlco of Ice
was advanced the 1st of May , the
plant was allowed to remain Idle until
the 1st of Juno.
II. U Uuiko , secretary of the Pee
ple's Ice , Storage- and Fuel company ,
was testifying when Prosecutor Kim-
brell asked :
"You could have had the Westport
plant ready for use two or three
months earlier If you had wanted to ,
could you not ? "
" . "
1 could.
"Was the supply of lee falling off
In April , when you Increased the prlco
a dollar a ton ? "
" 1 don't know. "
"Your judgment flxod the prlct of
lee for the season ? "
"I tcstlllcd before that I fixed th *
prloe myself. "
WHISKY THEIR TOPIC
Scientists and Pure Food Commission
Discuss Fusel OH.
Hartford , Conn. , July 19. Whisky
caused the ( list difference of opinion
between the scientists and members
of the national food commission. The
question as to whether fusel oil was
poison , regardless of quantity or qual
ity , caused an exhaustive discussion.
Among 'other things In his talk on
whisky , Professor James H. Sliopard
said that the United States should bo
ashamed of Itself In pormlttlng the
manufacturing of fourth clous or arti
ficial whisky and that If It Is to bo
made , It ought to be labelled. Third
class whisky , which ho said was com
posed of water and alcohol , ought to
bo known as "stretched whisky. "
It was the opinion of the others who
took part In the discussion that It
would bo dlffldult for the food commis
sioners to control adulteration of
whisky so lone as the government la-
sues rectifier licenses. It was the
opinion of ionic that such license *
should bo stopped.
Rrilroads and Meat Inspection Law-
Chicago , July 10. Traffic directors
representing the principal eastern and
western trunk lines met with repre
sentatives of the packers here to con
sider the provisions of the new meat
Inspection law , which requires rail
road companies to ascertain that meat
has been Inspected according to the
statute before accepting the product
for shipment As a result of the con-
fe ence It was decided that n delega
tion reproRontlng the railroad compa-
nles should call upon Secretary of Ag
riculture \ \ llson. asking a decision al
lowing the railroads to accept consign
ments of meat after they had been
placed In cars sealed by government
Inspectors.
Pickle Packers Indorse Pure Food.
Chicago , July 19. The National
Pickle Manufacturers' association , in
annual meeting bore , adopted a resolu
tion Indorsing the recent pure food
legislation cf congress. Officers were
elected as follows : President , Will
lam Ballingor of Kookuk , la. ; secrc-
tary-treasuicr , Frank A. Brown of Chicago
cage , and a vice president for each
of the slxtnen states represented In
the meeting.
"CONNING" THEJJOBLE RED MAN
Speculators Getting Indian Lands for
Tin Tags and Red Liquor.
St. Paul , July 10. A disgraceful
state of affairs has boon found to exist
on White Earth Indian reservation In
Inl
western Minnesota. Sinoe Juno 21 : ,
the Indians and half breeds have been
allowed under the law to dispose of
ofn
their allotted lands , or at least to enter -
nso
tor Into obligations Incumbering these
lands.
At Detroit 240 Indians have been
Induced to borrow money , giving as
security mortgages or Hens upon the
elffhty acres received by thorn under
their first allotment. The redmen
have been piled with whisky to fur
ther ends of the specula'ors. In some
intances the Indians , Instead of being :
given money , were given tin checks
good at the saloons for liquor.
That the agent at the reservation
! powerless to check these evils , for '
the law has clothed the Indians with
the right to do a they please with
their lands.
u CONDIllUNjOF THE WEATHER
Te for Twenty-four Hour * ,
Forecast for Nebraska.
Coiulltloim I of thu weather ris rr-cord-
ed for tlio twenty-four hours ending
IMi 8 n. in , toiliiy :
Miixliiiuin 70
Minimum 00
Average \ 08
Italiifal ! 1,81
Total ralnfal ! for mouth 2.22
llaroitioter 297(1 (
Himi Chicago , July 19. The bulletin IH-
Hiiod by 'ho Chicago Ntatlon of the
miUi
Unlttiil StatoH weather hiiroaii thin
morning ' gives thu forecast for No
{
ImiHlui IIH follow ! ) :
Fair tonight anil Friday Slightly
cooler tonight.
STRANGER | VISITS A CAMP OF
TRAMPS AND 18 KILLED.
SHOT WITHIN TEN MINUTES
The 8tr.inucr Walked With Crutch and
Cane and His Left Leo Was Off Below -
low the Knee Died Before He
Could Speak His Name.
Mitchell , S. I ) . , July 19. An un
known man was nhot and Idllod last
night uboiit ! l o'clock in the vicinity
of the Milwaukee HtockynrdH , ouat of
town. A imrly of four or live tramps
was there drinking beer , and the
Htningor Joined them , and within tea
mlnuteu ho watt Hhot.
Two of the party weio noon going
down the railroad track toward Yank-
diU
ton , and the other two , who wore u
short dlHlanco nway when the shoot
ing occurred , hurried back and were
InPi
prt'Hont when the man expired. The
Piol
others had lied Immediately. The man
oldl
died before he could speak his naino ,
although ho tried twice to do BO. Thorn
alw
WIIH nothing on IIH ! person to show
who ho wna. llo walked with a crutch
and cano and bin loft leg was off below -
low the knee. Tattooed on his loft
aim was "II. X. , " a star and the acca
of hoar IB and spades and diamonds.
Three shots were llred , though only
oily took effect. The body was brought
to town tin hour after the shooting and
the coroner's ( inmost will bo held this
afternoon.
Two men answering the description
of those who wont down the track Im
mediately after the shooting were ar-
rcsiod at Fulton this morning and will
be brought hero this afternoon by
Sheriff Cook. Ho sent out several
searching parlies early this morning
asldo from telephoning In all direc
tions. The two who were present when ,
the man died are held as witnesses.
Complications In Murder Case.
Mlti-ht-ll , S. D. , July 19. Compile-
lions In the murder case of the
trnngor killed In this city Monday
night huvo come. After H. T. Williams
learned that his partner , Edward Vey.
had accuBod him of the murder , Will-
lams also made a signed statement ac
cusing Vcy of the murder. It IB evi
dent by these confessions to confuio
matters as much as possible.
SOLDIER ATAGE UP FEN
_
Pension Office Finds Youngest Veteran
of Civil War.
Washington , July 19. The pension
office at last has established the iden
tity of the youngest soldier of the
civil war. He la an Illinois man
Lyston D. Howe , who now lives at
Strentor. Howe enlisted as a mu
sician in company D , Fifty-fit th Illi
nois volunteers , on Juno 5 , 1SG1 , at
the age of ten years , nine months and
eight days. He was discharged on
Oct. 10 , 1801 , on the surgeon's certifi
cate of disability on account of "ex
treme youthfulncss , being only ton
years of ago. "
But the little lad would not be content -
tent outside of the army. He deter
mined to try again , and this time waa
more successful. Feb. 12 , 1862 , he reenlisted -
enlisted in the same company and
was mustered out on March 27 , 1865 ,
having served almost continuously for
three years , one month and fifteen
days
" 1 have handled many thousand ! of
cases , " said Dr. Houston , medical ref
eree , "and this man is by far the
youngest whose case has coine into
niv hands. " .
Robbers Drop $100,000 and Escape.
Rostov-on-Don , July 19. While two
clerks , employed In the government
here , were carrying from the postof-
flee 1120,000. which had been received
In the registered mall , they were at
tacked by a band of six armed men
and seriously wounded. The robbers
made off with the money , but under
hot pursuit by Cossacks they sacri
ficed $100,000 of the booty and es
caped.
BASEBALUtESULTS
National League Chicago , 3 ; New
York , 3 (12 ( Inning * ) . St. Louis , 6 ;
Brooklyn , 6. Plttsburg , 9 ; Philadel
phia , 3.
American League - Philadelphia ,
2-10 ; St. Louis , 4-5 ; New York , 6 ;
Cleveland , 4. Boston , 6 ; Detroit , I.
American Association Minneapolis ,
1 ; Columbus , 2. St. Paul , 11 ; In
dianapolis , 2. Kansas City , 1 ; Loul - 11 <
vllle , 4. Milwaukee , 2-G ; Toledo , 16-1. V
Western League Des Molnes. 4-7 "
Sioux City , 0-3. Puebfc , 12 ; Omaha , 9. I "l
