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"?.-m? r z? fosr z c -trt,ovg "3w5iSaW"By,5iSS53! ; r" i !- .'. fo ' -i . r-" 43 c sJ --i .- ?' ."' imnnd. r- ft t f e VOLiJME XXX.-NUMBER 21. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 30, 1899. WHOLE NUMBER 1,529. - ; i - I .:.' f'-..' : . f - ' ..1 ' -j . J , -1. . . . .- 1 o An Outbreak Expected and the Sheriff Calls for Help, MOTEfcS PLACED UNDER ARREST. Clark Are Massed In DelagHl's Swamp Snrrotinilcil ly Armrd Force Which U Knows to He Outnumbered DccUIre Action to lie Taken at Daylight. DARIEN, Ga.. Aug. 26. While everything is quit here tonight the day was cne of intense anxiety. An outbreak ly the negroes lias leen mo mentarily expected since the killing by John Delagell, a negro, of Josepi Twnsenil. a prominent citizen and dep uty sheriff of this county. - Today Sheriff Blount sent the fol lowing to Governor Candler: "Please order Liberty independent troop to re port to me mounted at once. Situation critical. One deputy lulled; another wounded." Colonel A. It. Lawton. late com mander of the Second Georgia regi ment, V. S. V., also wired the governor to send a quantity of carbines and sup ply of ammunition for the soldiers. Colonel Law ton was here this morning to investigate the situation. After a conference with the officials he return ed to Savannah. When the governor received the message from Sheriff Blount he ordered Colonel Lawton to return if necessary and take com mand of the militia. He is now here in that capacity and has enough men, it is believed, to easily handle the sit uation. The sheriff and his deputies continue to make arrests of the riot ing negroes and the jail has .1 large number in it now. The tow boat Irish left here this morning for Savannan with twenty-five rioters who had been arrested. This was a pre autionary measure, and to make room for those who have been imprisoned since the removal. The situation here is re garded as critical, though with determ ined military control it is thought fur ther trouble can be prevented. It is estimated that the negroes outnumber the white people in this part of Geor gia fie to one, and the whites are consequently apprehensive. John Delagell. the negro who killed Deputy Sheriff Joseph Townsend and wounded Deputy Hopkins, who were trying to arrest him. could not be found. He is the son of Henry Dela gell. whose arrest for assault started the trouble. The county officials have offered $100 reward for John Delagell and Governor Candler will be asked to increase the amount. The seventy-five members of the First Georgia, who were left here two days ago when old man Delagell was taken to Savannah, are patrolling the town tonight. All saloons are closed and the strictest order is maintained. Nearly every negro left town this morning and tonight word comes that they are massed in Delagell's swamp, twelve miles from town. They are known to be armed and a possee of citizens left on a special train for the place tonight. They will maintain a guard over the negroes and keep them from doing any damage during the night. A telegram was sent to Bruns wick urging all white citizens to come to Darien. A boat was dispatched to bring them to this city and a special train will be read in case more want to come. The presence of the whites is wanted to overawe the negroes, who are well aware of their superiority in numbers. One bundled men of the First Georgia are under orders in Sa vannah to be in teadiness to move and if more militia is wanted the Liberty Rifles will be sent. The calling out of these troops is within the discre tion of Colonel Lawton. ATLANTA. Ga.. Aug. 2C Fpon re ceipt of the alarming telegrams from Sheriff Blount of Mcintosh county and Colonel Lawton at Darien. Governor Candler took immediate steps to ren der every assistance to those officers. The governor sent the following tel egram to Colonel Lawton: "A. R. Lawton. Savannah. Ga.; Blount, sheriff, wires for Liberty troops. I doubt propriety of sending them and leave it to your discretion. Have wired Hughes, captain Liberty troops, to hold command in readiness to respond if you call for them, but to do nothing until you order him. The people of Mlntosh county are rxcited. The situation demands a cool head. You have it and I must rely on you to exercise that wise discretion which I, so far away, cannot exercise. If necessary return to Darien. "A. D. CANDLER. Governor." The governor was in conference with Acting Adjutant General Byrd during the day. A large number of carbines have been sent to Darien and a supply of ammunition is en route by special messenger, as the express company re fused to carry it. owing to its explosive character. Midnight A conference was held at 11 o'clock tonieht between SherifT Blount, militia officials and a citizens' committee and it was decided to take decisive action at daylight against the negroes who are massed and armed in Delagell's swamp, twelve miles from this city. The sheriff wired Colonel Lawton. who is in Savailiah. tonight to send the militia at once, and receiv ed a reply to the effect tlu the men are ready and Liberty county troops will start from Hinesville for Darien at 2 o'clock. Mis Campbell Tries to Die. SPRINGFIELD. Mo.. Aug. 26. Miss Gertrude Campbell, the young lady who eloped from Omaha about ten days ago. with Bert Campbell, tried to commit suicide here. She took a big dose of laudanum. She gave as her reason for committing the deed the articles which have appeared in the Leader-Democrat of this city, in which she was pictured as a thief and a wo man of loose character. She and Campbell were arrested on their arriv al here, on a telegram from the officers at Omaha. Distinguished by the Gallows. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Aug. 26. A special to the Star from Muskogee. I. T., says: Cyrus A. Brown and Mat thew Craig were executed here today. It was the first legal hanging of white men in the territory. They mounted the scaffold smiling. Both men form erly lived in Kansas, Brown oelonging to a prominent Salina family. A woman really has only two moods. One Is when she doesn't mean what she says; the other is whu she doesn't ay what she means. RACE MUUDLU MHjin tt ACE REIGNS IN SAMOA; The Provincial Government Being-Carries! on Wlthoat Hitch. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 26. The steamship Almeda arrived today from Samoa and brings the following corre spondence to the Associated Press: APIA. Samoa, Aug. 11. When the commissioners left here it was feared by many natives and foreigners alike that serious trouble might immediate ly ensue, but such has not happened. Both factions are quiet and state that they will keep quiet. The Mataafa party has sent a lare delegation into Apia 6lnce the Badger's departure: This party met the three consuls sit ting as a provisional government and assured them of the desire of Mataafa and his followers to keep the peace. Nothing further took place at the meeting. The provincial government is being carried on without any hitch so far by the three consuls. Of this body Luther Osborn. the American consul general, is chairman. He is also acting chief justice of Samoa and continues to act as the United States consular repre sentative. Dr. Solf. as president, claimed the office, and has referred the whole matter to the German govern ment. He was, however, persuaded ul timately to withdraw his resignation which he had written to the commis sioners, and accept the holding of the office by Mr. Osborn. Mr. Osborn de- clined to accept the judgeship unless Dr. Solf was willing for him to act, and the doctor having given way, re moved all difficulties. situation in rniurriNES. It is Said to He of a Decidedly Serious Character. LONDON. Aug. 26. The Ibaun corespondent of the Reuter Telegram company cables that reliable news re ceived there direct from Manila says an indescribable state of anarchy pre vails. The Americans, according to these advices, occupy a radius of fif teen miles there; around the town of Iloilo they occupy a rdius of nine miles, and around Cebu they occup a small radius. The rest of the country, it is added, is in the hands of the Fil ipinos. The correspondent also says it is reported the Filipinos have murdered the crew of the steamer Saturnus. The steamer Saturnus of the Com pania Martima. coasting under the American flag, was beached under the insurgent trenches at San Fernando and burned August 2. REJOICING IN SAN FRANCISCO. Troops Land and Receive Another Great Ovation. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 26. The California regiment landed from the transport Sherman yesterday and marched to the Presidio. As this was San Francisco's home regiment the demonstration today exceeded in en thusiasm the reception accorded to other regiments. People came from all parts of the state to see the sho.v and in the morning there were fully 100.000 strangers In town. The troops landed at 7 o'clock and were given a breakfast at the ferry building. Then they marched to the Presidio, escorted by the Third artillery, the Colorado regiment and the National Guard. Immense crowds lined the streets for miles and gave the soldiers a rousing welcome home. A Kerelver Appointed. DES MOINES, la., Aug. 26. William C. Miller was today appointed receiver for the Mutual Fire Insurance com pany of this city. The officers are .1. L. Gessler. president; C. G. Van Vliet, secretary. The state insurance ex amine! made an examination and re voked the authority to do business. The company, it is alleged, was carry ing $1,545,000 risks, owed $10,000; had $7,000 losses adjusted and not paid, and $12,000 in litigation. engineer in Trouble. DES MOINES, la., Aug. 26 . .1. K. Meyers, an engineer of the Rock Is land road, was arrested today, ac cused of criminally assaulting the 7-year-old daughter of W. F. Cherry of Valley Junction. Meyers waived ex amination till Monday, and in default of $10,000 bond was sent to jail. The child alleged to be his victim is in a precarious condition. Feeling at Val ley Junction was so strung that the officers took extra precautions to pre vent violence. Mr. llrran's Kentucky Speeehes. FRANKFORT. Ky.. Aug. 26. At a meeting of the campaign committee today Senator Blackburn announced that he had received a letter from W. J. Bryan, in which he said he would be in Kentucky the latter part of Sep tember or the first of October, at a time agreeable to the party leaders. The letter was written Just before Mr. Bryan left for the Pacific coast, where i he expects to remain until Septem her 15. Flghilnc in 'an Donineo. CAPE HAYTIEN. Aug. 26 Severe fighting took place yesterday and Wednesday in the neighborhood of Monte Christi, Santo Domingo, be tween the government forces and the revolutionists. It is said the former lost heavily, while the latter, owing to the advantageous positions which they occupied, only suffered slight lo!. The revolutionists are reported to be continually receiving reinforcements. Otis Doesn't TVaut Cavalry. WASHINGTON. Aug. 26. It is not likely that any more cavalry regiments will be organized, save the one which General Otis formed in the Philippines. Ceneral Otis has cabled that cavalry cannot be used to the best advantage in the islands, and in his judgment, the two regiments of regular cavalry and the volunteer regiment will be sufficient to meet al! needs of the cam paign. California roses contain 20 per cent more perfume than these grown in other states. What the Governor Said. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IS. In his address of welcome to the California volunteers Governor Gage said in part: "The present war is not a war -if conquest, notwithstanding the treason able utterances of a few carping crit ics to the contrary. The acquisition of territory is but an incident, the war itself being in defense of American rights, American commerce and Chris tian civilization." A church in Hawaii has raised $10. 000 for missionary work m the Philippines. WITH GREAT AM Indescribable Scone Harks Arrival of First California Volunteers. INNUMERABLE CRAfT MEETS SHIP tea Front Is Crowded Wl h Citizens Armed With Nolne-Prodnclng Instru ments and Iowa Gups Join in the Uproar Recognition of KraTcrjr of the Hoys. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25. All morning long this city has been in a state of feverish excitement due to the arrivial off the Golden Gate of the transport Sherman with the First Cali fornia volunteers and batteries A and D of the California heavy artillery. The start of the welcoming vessels from the Golden Gate will be made promptly at 12 o'clock and the Sher man is scheduled to reacn a point op posite Fort Point at 1 o'clock. As the big transport nears the gate the na tional salute will L-e Inc.! from the forts in the harbor and from the bat tleship Iowa. At a given signal from Commodore Spreckles the yachts and tugs will form in a dsinated order and proceed up the bay. Every pier and Telegraph hill, which commands a magnificent view of the Golden Gate and harbor, were crowded with spectators anxious to catch a glimpse of the Sherman as it neared the harbor. From every quarter of the bay. yachts, launches, liigs and bay craft of all description-. made their way through the water al: converging toward one point, the Sherman. The pleasure craft were crowded. As the fleet became greater, by the addition of each new boat, the beats seemed to jostle one another and on more than one occasion it appcare-1 to the watch ers on shore that collisn-ns were im minent. Their human cargoes all gath ered on the shore side of the vesels and the slant of the vessels toward that side caused some ahum, but for tunately there were no accidents of any moment. The boits took their appointed positions as if by magic. As the Sherman approached the gate the land batteries belched forth in a national salute and the bay steamers took up the signal with their sirens. Nearer and nearer the wel come vessel came and at last pushed its prow into the pace left for it and such a scene occurred as has never been seen on this coast before. Flags dipped and were waved, whistles screamed, cannon were fired, trumpets were blowed and megaphones and ma rine glasses were turned on the de lighted boys who crowded the rigging of the great steamer. The signal was given to the fleet of yachts and tugs to get under headway just in time for them to fall into the wake of the transport, which of course, was given the place of honor. The fleet gathered strength in numbers as it arrived well inside the bay. It was a grand sight and one never to b2 forgotten. The gallant Californians on the transport seemed wild with delight over the re ception given them. They cheered and cheered, waved flags and handker chiefs and caps and even their coats in the excitement. As the fleet swept the sea wall the din became more and more deafening and the waving of flags more frantic. As the fleet neared the transport dock, the Iowa let go its batteries and the curling smoke, as it left the can on's mouth, presented a sight which few of the watcher on land and water had ever seen before. Just before the anchor of the Sher man was dropped. Commodore Spreck els gave the signal for the escort to disperse and the first detail of the day's celebration was over. The Sherman will lay off the transport dock to-night and to-morrow morning it will move into its position along side the pier and the boys will be taken ashore for breakfast, after which they will march to the Presidio, where they will be given a furlough of twenty-four hours. CATTLEMEN IN A COM BIN f. Thow From Nebraska and Other States Interested. KANSAS CITY. Aug. 25. Ex-Congressman M. S. Peters of Kansas City is promoting a combination of cattle shippers and feeders which It is ex pected will practcalily control the cat tle business of Kansas. Missouri, Ne braska and the Indian Territory. It is said that 100 shippers and feeders will take stock in the concern, forty-one stockmen having already signified their intention of doing so. A meet ing will be held here September 12, when an organization will be complet ed. Senator W. A. Harris of Kansas is one of the prime movers in the pro ject and it is said he will be president. Ex-Congressman Peters will probably be general manager. Iowa's New Officers. WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 25. The following additional officers for volun teer regiments have been appointed: From Iowa To be captains, James C. France, late first lieutenant. Fifti eth Iowa volunteers; R. A. Nichols, late first lieutenant Fortieth Iowa; W. B. Humphrey, late colonel. Fifty-second Iowa. To be first lieutenants: Willlard M. Flynn. late captain Forty-ninth Iowa; E. A. Kreager, late captain Fifty-sec ond Iowa. Dewey Home September 2R. NEW YORK. Aug. 25. Acting Mayor Guggenheimer today received the following telegram from Admiral Dewev: "VILLEFRANCHE. Aiig. 25 Ran dolph Guggenheimer, Acting mayor: Will arrive Thursday, 28, as requested. "Dewey." This will enable the reception com mittee to hold the naval parade on Friday and the land parade on Satur day, and obviate the necessity of hav ing a aay intervene between the two parades. News for the Army. WASHINGTON. Aug. 25. Major Philip G. Wales, surgeon, captain and assistant surgeon United States army, Fort Niobrara; Captain Seaton Nor man, assistant surgeon. Fort Monroe, and First Lieutenant Edward G. Eee son. assistant surgeon, have been as signed to duty with the Thirty-ninth infantry volunteers. Fort Cook. Pri vate James M. Connor, Company A. First Nebraska. ha3 been discharged. Acting Assistant Surgeon Arthur W. McArtaur. U. S. A., has been ordered from Chillicothe. Mo., to Fort Nio brara, for duty. ROOT RETURNS FROM CONFERENCE Very Little Is Given Out; Uokevef; of Administration's rarposes. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 1. Secrelery of War Root returned to clie city to night from his visit to the president at Lake Champlain. He went at once to his apartments at the Arlington hotel and during the evening spent some time with General Corbie and .'.'tag Secretary Meiklejohn The secretary was reticent in speaking for publica tion of his conference wih the presi dent. The matters discussed, he said, were such as would ordinary be taken up at a cabinet meeting and involved no great departures from the policy al leady in force! respecting the Philip pines. That the campaign in the Philip pines is to be pushed vigorously and promptly is evident from a remar the secretary made to the reporters. He was determined, he said, that every man belonging to the twenty tegi ments of volunteers now being recniit ed shall eat his Christmas dinner in that country. This statement was brought out by a reference to the" pub lished report of these regiments were to be held In the United States as a reserve force. Regarding the reports that General Wesley Merritt. who has also been at Lake Champlain in conference with the president and his wi-.r secretary, is to succeed General Otis in command of the troops in the Phipippines, Sec retary Root was non-committal. He" evaded all questions on this point and declined to make any positive state ment whatever in regard to the sub ject. The secretary's attention was called to leports of fresh propositons for treating with a view to peaceful set tlement of the war in thr. Philippines. He had not heard officially of these, although he expressed himself as be ing glad if such a solution of the diffi culties could be brought about. The conditions in Porto Rico ar re ceiving the careful attention of the president and the War department offi cials and every effort is being put for ward to relieve the suffering caused by the hurricane. The secretary is gratified at the responses that have been made to the appeals for assist ance and noted the fact that approxi mately $40,000 or $50,000 in money ha? been raised to this end. TO TRANSPORT HIE TROOfS. Ships Available to Carry Newly Organ ized Kegiment to Manila. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 24. The quartermaster's department of the army, which is employing every means at its disposal for the trans portation of troops to the Philippines, has prepared the first statement on the subject. "The following ships will lie avail able to carry the first ten regiments and recruits to Manila, getting them there about the first of November: Pueblo, Warren, Columbia, Charted Nelson, Sherman, Belgian King, Han' cock, Grant, Tacoma. Sheridan, Glen agle, Pennsylvania, Valencia and Zea landia, with probably two or three ad ditional chartered vessels. "The above will not interfere with getting the last ten regiments to Ma nila by the latter part of December. The quartermaster's department has in addition to the above ships for the purpose of carrying the second ten regiments, the following: City of Para, Tartar, Ohio. Newport. Indiana, Morgan City, Senator, City of Sydney, St. Paul. Pueblo, from San Francisco, and the Thomas. Logan and Meade, from New York." DEWEY FREPARES FOR IT. Schooling Ills Men and Himself for Re ception at New York NICE, Aug. 24. Admiral Dewey and the officers and men of the Olympia, now at Villefranche, near here, are al ready anticipating their New York re ception and are preparaing for their part in it. The admiral has received permission from the authorities to land the Olympia battalion at Ville franche for drill purposes during the remainder of the cruiser's stay there. M. Granet. prefect of the Alpes-Ma-ritimes, visited Admiral Dewey today. The former expressed the pleasure of the French government at tlie admi ral's visit, adding his assurances of personal admiration. It is expected that Admiral Dewey will come to Nice tomorrow and re turn the prefect's and other official calls. Ships Go Down in a Storm. CHICAGO, Aug. 24. A r pedal to the Tribune from Norfolk, Va., says: Fur ther details of the terrifit; storm that raged in the vicinity of Cape Hatteras have been received. In audition to the vessels already reported wrecked are the following: Schooner Aaron Rep hard, five lost, three saved; bark unknown, crew fourteen, all lost; Dia mond Shoals lightship, crew of twenty three, all saved; unknown steamship, whcee cargo has washed ashore, crew of about twentj--five, all lost; thre? big up. crews probably aggregtmg thirty, schooners in the surf, now breaking unheard of. Cabinet Will Not Keign. BERLIN, Aug. 24. It is under stood that as a result of the council the cabinet will remain in. office and there will ba no dissolution. It is possible, however, that the minister of the interior. Baron von der Horst, will be replaced, he having bungled some instructions from the emperor regarding the votes on the canal bill in a manner irritating to the con servative party. Fanstnn temporarily Relieved KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 24. A letter to the Star, dated Manila, July 16, says: General Frederick Funs ton has been temporarily removed from duty at San Fernando, and will go to the Second reserve hospital to receive treatment necessitated by the reopen ing of a wound incurred while in the Cuban army. It is thought that Gen eral Funston will not again return to active duty, as his term of service will expire September 2, and he has requested and been granted permis sion to return to the United States with the Kansas regiment. Pamphlets for Farmers WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 24. As a means of furnishing in popular form the necessary information in regard to methods of protecting crops from frost, the United States department of agri culture has had prepared and will Issue Farmers' Bulletin No. 14, entitled, "Notes on Frost." This bulletin was prepared by E. B. Garriott, professor of metsrology, and defines frost and the conditions which favor Its forma tion, and states the methods of protec tion which have been found practica ble by actual experiment. THEY frill RIDE FREE. Ke&raska' Flrrt Regiment Will torn Home at State Expense.' LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 22. Governor Poynter last night issued the following sU tement: "Citizens of Nebraski i am l&d announce' to the patriot1.-; citizens of Nebraska that the money for special train to bring home her gallant First Nebraska regiment has all b.eit sent In. Nebraska will bring her boys noine' in a manner befitting her high appre ciation of their worth and the henor they have conferred upon their state. Arrangements will be made for special trains to leave San Francisco next Sat urday morning. Each company will be returned direct to their home sta tion. I have sent Adjutant General Barry and Hon. W. L. Stark to Sad Francisco to attend to tha business in terests of the state in the contract with the- transportation companies. "I desire to thank and congratulate the citizens of Nebraska for their nrompt action and the splendid man ner in which they have upheld the good name of the state. I wish to re turii in this public manner my sincere thanks to Hon. D. E. Thompson of! Lincoln; Who came to (ha rescue when the cause had become hopeless, and showed his splendid faith in Nebraska and her people by a pledge of $20,000. I would be glad to thank and congratu late each one of the long list of donors whose pledges range from $1 to $3,000, but the list is too long. .Suffice it to say the demonstration is complete and Ne braska shows she is proud of her spien did regiment. "W. A. POYNTER, Governor." Governor Poynter awarded the contract for transporting the troops to the Burlington railroad. In deciding between the roads he was influenced by the fact that that road can carry all but two of the twelve companies to their original camp headquarters. The Madison and Fullerton companies will be taken to Columbus, only twent-ve miles from their home station. By 9 o'clock last evening the money received amounted to $36, oG. This in cludes all contributions received up to that time. There are still many sub scriptions that have not been paid in and it is thought that the total amount will reach nearly $40,000. D. E. Thompson was asked by Gov ernor Poynter to accomuany Colonel Stark and Adjutant General Barry to the coast to meet the regiment, but he decided that the public might mis construe his motives if he accepted the invitation. A message waB sent to General Shatter asking that the regiment be mustered out Friday so that the sol diers can start Saturady morning. The different railroads over which they will travel have also been notified to have the necessary cars at San Francisco by that time. A NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN KILLED - Quarrel Ofer l'astarare Rlgh s RDsult In Cold-Blooded Murder. CHADRON, Neb., Aug. 22. Thomas Ryan, a prominent cattleman, was shot and instantly killed by Frank Coil a young sheepman, fifteen miles southeast of this city. This disastrous affair is the direct result of a feud that has always ex isted between the cattlemen, who claim priority of right on pasturage lands, and the sheepmen, who have in sisted that they were equally entitled to the general use of the land for the grazing of their sheep. From reports coming in from the scene of the murder, it is learned that Ryan Was the aggressor and insisted that young Coil, who is but 21 years old, should move his sheep from where they were then grazing. This Coil re fused to do. Hot words were ex changed, when suddenly, without a word of warning, young Coil whipped out a revolver and taking deliberate aim, shot Ryan, killing him almost instantly. Friends of Ryan soon .iot ified the coroner, but up to a late hour he had not returned from the scene of the tragedy. TROOPS ARE RUSHED TO FRONT. Xew Tollcy of Celerity Is Inaugurated by Secretary Root. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Orders were issued yesterday directing the movement of the Twenty-sixth infan try from Plattsburg. N. Y., to San Francisco. The regiment will go via Boston and Providence. The quartermaster's department, acting under instructions from Secre tary Root, is negotiating for more transports for the Philippine service. Owing to the determination of Sec retary Root to rush the troops forward, the original schedule prepared in the quartermaster's department has been entirely disarranged, and it is the de partment's intention to have not only the first ten regiments afloat by the last of October, but also those to be raised under the last order. Utterly Wiped Ont !jr Fire. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Aug. 22. Fire has utterly destroyed the busir.ess postion of the city of Victor, causing a loss estimated at $2,000,000. Begin ning shortly after noon. Lie fire raged until evening, consuming everything in its way. It had its origin, it is thought in the Merchants' cafe, adjoining the Bank of Victor, on the corner of Third street and Victor avenue. A strong wind from the south fanned the flames and in a few minutes all the surround ing house were afire. Attack American .Sailors. LONDON, Aug. 22. A special dis patch received here today from Leg horn, Italy, says five men have been arrested there on the charge of attack ing and wounding some sailors who had come ashore from the United States cruiser Olympia. Miss Ilorlocker in an Asylum. JACKSONVILLE, 111., Aug. 22. Miss Viola Horlocker, who is under $25,000 bond to appear in Hastings, Neb., next month to answer to the charge of poi soning, is a patient at Oaklawn sani tarium here, under the name of Miss Allen. Her physician is Dr. F. P. Nor bury and he and the superintendent refuse to say anything about the affair. Troops for Fort Crook. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Adjutant General Corbin cabled General Brooke the substance of an order recalling four companies of the Tenth infantry from Cuba and sending them to Fort Crook, Neb. What companies General Brooke will select for transportation to the United States is problematical, the officials at the war department contenting themselves with the asser tion that it will be the battalion hav ing seen the most service in Matanzas or Cardenas. ALL OVER THE STATE A Nebraska ftaatfbagced DEADWOOb 9. O... Aug. 26. A young man named Ralph Glasler, who arrived in this city from Edgar, Neb., was sandbagged last night by two meri and robbed of $45 and his watch. Ho will recover. I .2 Eloper tTader Arresr. VALPARAISO, Neb., Aug. 26. Les lie M. Cheever, who eloped with his wife's sister, was arrested At Stroms burg Tuesday. The giri arrived at home Tuesday noon by railroad. Cheever was placed in jail at Osceola, Neb., and brought to Valparaiso later. Railway Sued for Damages. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Aug. 26. Suit has been brought id district court by Attorneys Beeson & Son for George Hurlbut of Greenwood against the Chi cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad company for $5,000 damages for in juries received. Pleads Guilty to Assault. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. Aug. 26. John R. Logan, who has been selling blackboards In this city, was arrested by Chief of Police Slater charged with assault upon Mrs. Soennlchsen at her home. In the police court he pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $r and costs, which he paid. Second I.lentenynt John R. WauRh. PLATTSMOUTH, Nsb.. Aug. 26. John R. Waugh, son of S. Waugh. cashier of the First National bank of this city, has been appointed second lieutenant. He has been employed in the signal service in San Juan, Porto Rico, for some time, but returned tc the United States last veck. IMans Aeerpted. LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 26. The board of public lands and buildings accepted the plans submitted by City Engineer Munn of Nebraska City for the gymnasium of the home for the blind of that place. The appropriation for the construction of this building and repairs was $5,000, but only a little over $4,000 is available for th? building. Hoy Injured With an Air iia PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Aug. 26. While playing with an airgun Mark Melvin, son of W. T. Melvin of this city, accidentally discharged it, the bullet striking his left eyeball below the pupil. He was at once taken to Dr. E. W. Cook, who dressed the wound, which is very painful, and fears are entertained that he may lose the sight of the eye. York I'lans a Monstt-r Welcome. YORK, Neb., Aug. 26. York is now leady to welcome its Manila soldiers in a style that will pu'. all former demonstrations to the .)lush. On Oc tober 6 the formal reception takes place, find the program arranged will consume exactly twenty four hours. Expensive quantities of modern fire works have been procured by the com mittee and in addition to this every house in town has stores of noisa-mak-ing materials enough to last through A. dozen Fourth of July celebrations. Ktate of Itishop Newman. OMAHA. Aug. 26. The Will of the late Bishop John P. Newman as filed at Saratoga. New York, shows that he left an estate worth $50,000. which, aside from two Or three nominal be quests, is left to the life use of the widow, after which it goes to the Drew Theological seminary, Madison. N. J. Of the property listed as belonging to the estate there are eight lots in block 9S, Dundee Place addition to the city of Omaha. The records at the court house disclose the fact that Bishop Newman purchased these lots early in 1890. Thirteen-Ye 1 r-Old Soldier. FREMONT. Neb.. Aug. 26. Jesse Smith, a 13-year-old boy raised in Fre mont, returned from the Philippines, and, perhaps, has the distinction of be ing one of the youngest Americans who has seen service in the war. The boy ran away from home a year ago from Omaha, where he had gone to live with his mother, having previously lived with his grandfather, Thomas McDon ald, a fanner near Fremont. Nothing was known of his where abouts until a Fremont soldier who went to Manila ran across him there and reported the fact to his relatives. He went from San Francisco as a stow away on a government transport and succeeded in getting to the Philippines Increase In Hog I'ackinT. SOUTH, OMAHA. Aug. 26. In the matter of packing hogs South Omaha now stands third in a list of a dozen packing house towns. Chicago, of course, leads, with Kansas City, South Omaha third and St. Louis fourth. Sioux City is eleventh in the list and St. Paul last. Since March 1 of the present year there has been packed at this point 1,100,000 hegs, which is an increase of 270,000 head as compared with the same period of last ear. Both Chicago and Kansas City show a de crease in hog packing, while South Omaha and St. Louis exhil.it an in crease. South Omaha is rapidly forg ing to the front as one of the great hog markets, and as Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri are reported to be full of hogs the receipts for this year will be far ahead of all previous years. Up to the present time the increase in receipts, as compared with the same time a year ago, numbers 216,780 head. Feeder Sheep Waated. SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 26. There is a big demand at the prevent time for feeder sheep; in fact, junl now tho de mand is considerable in excess of the supply. Commission men doing busi ness at the Live Stock Exchange have orders on their books ji.w for about 50,000 head of feeder shop. One firm alone has an order fqr 10 000 he?d to be purchased here and sent to the country to fatten. Owners of flocks throughout the west are lieing advised of the demand here, and it is thought that before long the sheep receipts will show a large increase. Nelson Makes a Loud Protest. NELSON, Neb., Aug. 26. At a meet ing held here the reception committee and citizens denounced the action of Omaha in persisting in taking the First Nebraska to that place. The peo ple here have generously assisted in helping the boys home. Nothing has been left undone for the success cf the reception on August 31 and Company ; H Is fully expected to stop when it I reaches Nelson, as many cf the ar rangements will not permit of change in date. i fu 114 Over lie Years. DUBUQUE. Id.. Aug. 23. The death of Mrs. Bridget Hall, of this city, re moves the oldest person in this county, if not in the state. She was horn in County Clare. Ireland. May 27. 1789. She came to this country in 1834. and in 1837 removed to Dubuque, where she has since resided. She had lived for fifty-seven years ia the house where she died. . iv FostoMea Robber la Limbo. COUNCIL BLUFFS. la., Aug. 25. Postoffice Inspector Gordon and Sher iff Dow of Nobles county. Minn., left for Des Moines, having in custody Jeny McCarty. John Bell. Tom Wheel er and Celly Hough. McCarty Is charged with robbing the postoffice at Adrian. Minn., on the night of Jnly 12 last and the other three men are ac cused of aiding in "planting" the pro ceeds of the robbery. -tsV. An Iowa Girl's Komaace LAPORTE. Ind.. Aug. 25. A Dis patch from Kalamazoo. Mich., an nounces the nuptial of William Allen, a University of Michigan student, and Miss Grace C. Nichols of Sac City. Ia. The nuptial event took place April 22. and the secret was kept until a day or two ago. Allen played with the Michigan University foot ball team, and the attendance of Miss Nichols at the games proved the inception of the romance in which the Iowa girl figured as the pretty bride. State University's New Instructors. IOWA CITY. la.. Aug. 25. Three new members hac been added to the already strong corps of instructors in the homeopathic department of the State university. Dr. Frederick Beck er of Clermont, succeeds Dr. P. E. Triem of Manchester, as professor of theory and practice. Dr. B. R. John son of Cedar Rapids has been appoint ed to the newly created post of as sistant of that chair. Dr. Raymond Peck of Davenrort will succeed Dr. F. J. Becker of Postvillc as assistant to the chair of surgery. Dr. J. G. Gil christ of Iowa C'ty will continue in the chair of surgery. Glanders at Storm Lake. FORT DODGE. Ia., Aug. 25. The neglect on the part of James Riley, a subcontractor on the Chicago. Milwau kee & St. Paul railway at Storm Lake to have a team of horses killed on account of glanders after having been notified to do so by a local veterinary about three weeks ago, has caused con siderable indignation and excitement and may land the subcontractor into trouble. The attention of Mayor Chap man was called and he took prompt action, summoning State Veterinarian Gibson, who promptly ordered the horses shot, which was done at once. All of the horses in the camp have been quarantined. TJi To Stamp l'rlson Made Goods. SIOUX CITY. Ia., Aug. 25. One 01 Sioux City's representatives in the state legislature James Barrett, a stone cutter and mechanic of Sioux City, have gone to Anamosa to inves tigate the convict labor question. Mr. Barrett was sent to the legislature in the fall of 1896 by the laboring men of Woodbury county. He is a member of the labor committee of the house, and proposes to make an investigation of the convict labor question in Iowa It is the desire of the union workers in Woodbury county that prison made goods be stamped so as to distinguish them from union made goods. Firebugs at Work. CEDAR RAPIDS, la.. Aug. 25. Sev eral attempts have been made lately to burn the buildings and grain stacks on the farm of E. J. Hawkins, two miles south of town. The firebugs have al most succeeded and Mr. Hawkins is now making strenuous efforts to hunt them to earth before they are success ful. Three years ago he had a larg? barn burned. Three weeks ago a barn which was built In its stead was burned one night. On Tuesday morn ing, shortly after 4 o'clock, he discov ered his grain stacks on fire. By hard work he saved part of them and the rest of the buildings. Hiss loss is $3, 000. W tints MO.OOO namajre. KEOKUK. Ia.. Aug. 25. A. G. Balm, of Pleasant Ridge townahlp, has filea a damage suit in the Superior court of Keokuk, for $30,000 against William Vanside. Wm. Schantz, J. B. Schantz. J. Sanderson. T. Enslow, John Weth ington and F. Farmer. Balm is a farmer and claims that in the month of December, 1897, the defendant neighbors, associating and acting to gether, white-capped him. or. as stated in the petition, "armed with dangerous and deadly weapons and provided with tar and feathers and rope, did wrong fully, and unlawfully and maliciously make an assault upon and did shoot, wound and permanently disable" plaintiff. Fear Smallpox Kpidemlc. DES MOINES, la., Aug. 25. Secre tary Kennedy of the State Board ot" Health has received word fiom the mayors of Lake Park, Scheydan. Har ris and several other northern low;; towns asking that the state board of health take precautions against small pox breaking out in that section. They say there are many cases in southern Minnesota'and at Round Lake in that state, only five mile from the Iowa border, there is a serious epidemic. Dr. Kennedy at once notified Dr. Con niff. of Sioux Citv, a member of the state board to investigate and he also notified the Minnesota board that lows will co-operate in fighting the disease Shot Through Hatcher's Window. COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia.. Aug. 25. Henry Chapman, an old man living near Honey Creek, was bound over to the district court grand jury for firing a charge of shot through a house be longing to Commodore Hatcher, an other resident of the same vicinity. The two men had quarreled, and Sun day night some one discharged a shot gun point blank through a window of Hatcher's house, narrowly missing Mrs. Hatcher. Circumstantial evidence was secured sufficient to warrant hold ing Chapman. Raid ky Soldiers. BURLINGTON, la.. 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