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" r s . ". jmrmiL W . " VOLUME XXX.-NUMBER 22. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, 1899. WHOLE NUMBER 1,530. (Mttmte -. i. . - . - 3"". . I ": ' . - . r . IN IE DREYFCS IE De Chna Gonieasea AH the Crookedzes-; of "Since Se Eaa Been GuikT. SENSATIONAL REVELATIONS MA1E Acta Under Intractlons of Chiefs of the General "taff CaTaina iet a Copy of the Tutlmonj A Very Satisfactory Day for the Accused. RENNES Sept. 2. New York World Cablegram, i I am informed on the best authority that Colonel Paty dn Clam has made the most sensational revelation, exposing all the crooked ness of -which h is guilty, in obedience to the direct instrucaons of his chiefs of the genera! staff. This was revealed to Major Tavemler. the commissioner appointed by Colonei Jouaust. presi dent of th courr-martial to take Du Paty d Clam s testimony m Paris, "where he lies ilL At this moment. 11 o'clock at night. a meeting cf the generals and of the principal satehtes is being held in the house "which M. Cavaignac. a former minister of var. hn; secretly main tained here as the headquarters of the inner cirri of anu-Dryfusites. M. Cavaiznac pretended to go to "Paris after th fourth day of the tnaL He really has ben in Pans since the .first day of Major Tavernier's exam 'inatlon of Du Paty d Clam H has feen pulling -wires m the attempt to learn a? to what Du Paty de Clam has been tesafymz. Cavaiznac returned hr last night. I learn that he brought, if not a com plete copy of Du Paty de Clam's testi mony, at least a fairly explicit synopsis of it. Upon his return was issued the homed summons which gathered the reuerais in his house. Thy ar now discussing rheir plan of tinse Gen - 'ral Roirpt s and Captain Cuignt's mean abandonment of him has defi antly antagonized Du ?a!y de Clam. All efforts by General Gonse to pacify him have bn vain Du Paty d Clam's family has persuaded him o resign his commission in the army as scon as he has cleared himself of ail respon sibility for this crim against Dreyfus. So h has no fears he does not care. That M Cavaignac should have pro cured even a synopsis of Du Paty d Clam s testimony is tn itself illegal, for th law says that testimony so takn must b kpt secret until it is read in court But M Cavaignac risked a crim and called toxethr th gen erals last night. They kne-w Du Paty de Clam s revelations place them in extremesr danger The dar -was a very saasfactory one for Dreyfus Th Beaurepairp wiaiess. Germain, who was to prov that Drey fus attndM th Asiatic maneuvers. found his statements denied bv a rep utable witness wh:I Germain himself. it was proved underwent two convic tions for swindling. This was the only tesamony azamst Dryfus. av re mainder of the deposiuons beimr in his favor several of them beins very weighty, as in th- casp of Caotain Carvalho General Seber and Major Haranann their evidence going to show that Darticulars of the firing manual of the "120" sun and hydro pneumaac brake wre almost matters of common knowldzp amons th oS cers. and that the contenaon that Dreyfus from his special position on the staff and peculiar movements, could be acquainted with them has no solid basis. This was the sum of yesterday's proceeding wbich wer not marked by any unusual incident, tiie Roget Brayerp p.sode in whtch General Rocet clear v cave himself away beinz the only matter wbich attracted special attenaon. GERMANS AND CHPESE CLASH. L"ltinitntn "Sent to Chinese Gorernment by Germany LONDON Spt. 2 A special dis patch received hr today from Shanrhai rports rhat serious trouble has occurr'd in th Kiao Chou hinter land b-twes the Germans and Chinese, in which six of the latter worn shot. The German minister to China. Baron von Kette'.er has hand ed an ulainatnm to th Chinese zov emmnt de2arinr that unless thre is security rt life and property and order is maintained m the hinterland Germany will take steps to protect her own interests. Kxtra 5eion. ST PAUL. Sept. 2 A Pierre 5. D special to the Dispatch says The Populist th official paper of Governor Lee m this city, today an nonces that the srovemor will refuse to call a session of th legislarnre to provide means to bring the u'oops from San Francisco. It also states that he will refuse to issue emergency -warrants, which mans that state warrants will have to be registered within a few days, but it is not likely that any of them will be for more than a short time. Rioter- rtombartl treet Oxr. CLEVELAND O.. Sept. 2. Another riot broke out ar 9 30- tonight on Cen tral avenue near Giddings avenue. A small torpedo exploded under the whe-ls of a Central avenue car. and a larre crowd cf foreign workmen assembled. They seen began to throw stones at the passing cars. Captain Rowe and his men charged the crowd and clubbed it severely. As the riot ers broke away the police made ten arrests. Lo.i Barf for Peary. ST. JOHNS. N F.. Sept. 2. The whaling steamer Neptune reports that while making her way toward Hud son's bay she was caught in an ice fioe half way up the Labrador coast August 22. This seems to indicate that Lieutenant Peary's steamer must be having very unfavorable weather in i-ie arcac regions. Six Ilandred Lixe Lout. YOKOHAMA. Sept. 2. Six hundred lives have been lost by the aocding of a capper mine at BesshL Island cf Shikoku. 3fo Chaaee for Poor JTan. WASHINGTON. Sepi. 2. Consul McCook. at Dawson Ciiy repcrts to the state department, under data of July a. that no less rfcan 2.000 persons have gone to the Yuknn from. I hat pla??e within a rncnth. bound far the mott part for the Cape Nome gold fields. He says that The poor man's chance, so far as this country is concerned. - The great banking house cf Baring has produced several peers; the pres ent, head. Lord ReveIstok2. shares: his ' life "between, society t business. C01B STEEL ONLY KMEBY. i Taastoa Says Ianarest Stoat Ba Whipped Into SabmiMtna, I MANILA, Sept. 2. Of the troops ( about to return to tie United Hates t t the Kansas men "till leave on board I the transport Tartar the Washington regiment on board the Pennsylvania oa l All these departures will occur within the next week. Eight hundred men of the Kansas regiment will renin: and 200 win remain at Manila, loo or them re-enlisang. Three officers and thirty of the Kansans were killed and nineteen officers and men died from disease during the smallpox epidemic, while 122 members of the regiment were -wounded. Of the Washington men ST5 men are embarking, while eight officers and 2C6 men will stav most cf those re- , . . z - r maining enusung in tn new regi ments being formed here. One of the officers of the regiment waa killed, one was wounded and one died from disease; twenty-four of the men were killed. 12S were wounded and nine died. General Frederick Funston and Mrs. Funston are with the general's regi ment. General Funston has under gone an operaaon. necessitated by an injury resulting from a fall from his horse while serving in the Cuban army -with General Gomez. In the course of an interview Gen- eral Funston remarked that he would net mind staying in Luzon. He dis likes war. but inasmuch as there ii figharig he would like to remain and aid in bringing it to a close. Speaking of the future he said "The only soluaon of the problem will be through whipping the insurgents. I do not tiunk they w21 surrender. When we begin acave operations against them on a larger scale in the autumn w 'will scatter them into j small band and I think when the j soldiers composing these bands see . that they ar persistently pursued they will throw away or hide their arms and return to the pursuits of pace. A year hence small bodies of armed men will b able to go any where in Luzon. Th island was al ways infested with bandits and was nver safe for Europeans to travel in. Probably after the end of the fight ing the highwaymen will be more nu- ! mrous uiTl - IS naido army rbo have lived for Azui: years with guns in their hands, have acquired a tast for bush life and would rather conanue as highwaymen tban return to work. "Cavalry is greatly needed here. The country when dry is superb for cav alry operaaons. The Insurgents have none. One of their strong points is their ability to retreat rapidly Cav alrv could overtake and hopelessly scatter and punish them, and could subsist largely on th country When cavalry is once here it should b given a chance to go ahead and not kept in towns for guard duty Our greatest successes have ben gained when the rezimentsl commanders have been al lowed to quickly follow ud the advan tages gained m battle. Small bodies of Americans, operaang freely and commanded by officers cf dash and energy cnuid badly breafci up the enemy. The capture cf Azuinaldo by cavalry -arould b a l-s difficult propo sition than the capture of the Apache chiefs in Arizona. SPEAKERS ON TRUST EVILS. Thr ebralcxnH Are Invited to Present Paper. CHICAGO Sept. 2. The following persons have been invited to speak at the conference on combinations and trusts and some of them have accepted the invitation A. J Vanlandmsham. Chamber of Commerce St. Louis. Hon. William Lindsay Frankfort. Ky . Hon. John G. Carlisle. New York City: P E Dowe. president Commercial Travlers' Na aonal league. New York City. Hon. T S. Smith, attorney ceneral. Austin. Tex.. M. M. Garland, president of the Amalgamated Association cf Iron and Steel Workers. Pittsburg. Pa. Hon. W J 3ryan. Lincoln. Neb.. Hon. Ed ward Rosewater Omaha ex-Senatcr W V Allen. Madison. Neb ex-Gov-emor Alva Adams. Pueblo. Colo.. ex Governor W A. McCorkle. Charleston, W Va. C0NWTMW Of WESTERN CORN. What the Outlook I in Ioira and " braba. CHICAGO. Spt. 2 The monthly crop report, published tomorrow in the Com Belt, says of Nebraska In 310 reports seventy-five say the condition is excel lent, ninety-fivo call it good, seventy seven say fair thirty-three poor An average of 1S5 reports estimate the yield per acre at less than forty bush els; 1(C reports estimate the yield at more than forty bushels. In Iowa the com crop report covers forty counties. Thirty-five say the crop is excellent, forty-one that it is good, twelve that it is fair, and only two call crop is bet much the same, and eleven that it is not so mod. Ferer in ew Orleans. AUSTIN. Tex.. Sept. 2. The state health deoaranent has received in formation o' one death from yellow fever at New Orleans. State Health Officer Blunt -t ence ordered a rigid quarantine against New Orleans en passenger and freight business to con tinue indefinitelv and all border sta tions were notified to refuse admis sion to any person or freight from that port. Goodrich oa the Iowa. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2. CaptaTn C. F. Goodrich of the cruiser Newark u ua u.uuin. u . and tocay wffl assume command of tne has been detached from that command -tac.m Trrr-i T-inr rar-.rrTTT TerrvTho is ordered homTon waiting orders. At the same ame the comJ mand of the Newark will devolve upon Cantain B. H. McCallan. It is exnected . -. . . . ,.. -. u. .,.., , p.... ........ . to the rank of rear admiraL It is supposed that the average depth th? deserts cf Africa is to forty feet. For the Paraell .'haft. DUBLIN. Sept. 2. In response to the invitation of the Irish-Americans whe arc co-operating in the movement to erect a monument in memory of Charles Stewart Pamell. the fcunda ricn stcn cE which win be laid nsxt month, the lord mayor of Dublin and Mr. John Edward Redmond, Pamell ite, member cf parliament fcr Water f crd. win visit the United States early in October. Since the wr in 1S34 the Chinese pcpularicn. of Shanghai - grua from. 400.000 to 700,000. it poor As compared with the i patches announcing the resignation of of liSS. fifty-nine reports say it , President Fiznem of s-rn n-,,-., ter. aiirty-tnree say mat it is ( PENSION ILL IS HIGH Gntnhiea Paid to Surririaff Soldiers Show Ioctbmc fbrtae Tear. ARREARS Of WOK 1EIN MAIE IF i BaTwma to y-w idy tn Tak. Prompt Action am datau Lxvlioa hi Sup ffWtad for Good of tho Sorrfcc Xi bor of Clat Kejected Dariac the T WASHINGTON. Sept. L The annu- al report of Hon. H. Clay Brans, aie s i ! .w commissioner of pensions, for the ns- I cal rear ended June 30. 18S9. nresens some very interesting fact3 in cennee- tion with the ccndlaon of the pension roll and the operations of the bureau, The pensioa. roll is made up ot 7i,4ai surrivtnx soTdTers and 237.415 widows I or dependent relatives and ta3 army tal receipts for the month are S49.9TS, ' ur3es. To them last year was paid 173. of which $20,545,697 came from. H31.S17.96L. being SS49.496 more than customs. $24127.033 from internal rev ever before. enue and 15J.94.437 from miscellane- The average of each class of pen- ous sources, sioners is also higher The cost of The expenditures amount to $45, bureaus. attorneys fees, etc., brought 51S.Q00. of which tl4.9Sl.QO0 wa? the total expended up to $138355.052. j charged to the war department, $4 -being $1.$44,49S less tban the appro- 593,000 to the navy. $13 J30,GGO to pen pnation. sions and aie remainder to civil and The payment for pensions for the miscellaneous interest and Indian ac year are classified as follows: General counts. For August last vear. the Dav- law. $71,115,703; Spanish war, S2S.606. act of 1S30. $S4.321.4iO. Fees paid to attorneys were $476i3. against $730, 000 in 1S3S. Total number of claims filed during the year, 48.765. allowed. 37.077, re stored. 3.914. total allowances, includ ing increases. S9.054. total claims pending June 30. 1S9S. 635,059; June 30k 1399, 477,223. The total disbursements to pension ers since 1S66 were $2.3S'J.910.974. During the same period J15.4S0.9a6 went to examining surgeons. $12,092. 17S to pension agencies and S62J237.228 for salaries and ether expense of the bureau. The number of pensioners residing in foreign countries is 4.306, to whom ' reside in Canada. 415 in Ireland. 605 . rs-rnisi ,, ,.,, . rwla3rf There , V HI l,J are four surviving widows and seven surviving daughters of the revoluaon ary war on the rolls. Hiram Cronk of northwestern New York is the only surviving pensioned soldier cf the war of 1S12. He is 99 years of age. The number of pensioned widows of the war of 1312 is L99S. On account of the Indian wars 1.56S soldiers and 3. S93 widows are pensioned. For service in the Mexican war there are enrolled 9.204 soldiers and SJ.79 widows. June 30. 1S99, the total number of pension ers was 99L519. being 2J.95 leas than on the same date in 1S3S The report says that considerable progress has been made in bringing up the arrears of work in the bureau. The work ou original claims is pro current and the work of aiding medical cxaminaacn in increase claims is be ing pushed so that very little time now elapses between dates of filing and ordering the medical examinations. The ccmmissiontr reports the work in f?r betw condiacn than at any time since April. lST. and it is be lieved that further progress will be attained by the sysems instituted in the different divisions. The commissioner calls attention to the fact that order No. 225. issued June 9. 1S33. which provided for a re adjusanent of rates of pensions pre viously granted under the operaaon cf order No. 154. 's sail in force, but he states that no revision of rates under said order has been made un der his administration. During the year 107319 claims cf all classes were rejected m the bureau. A careful analysis of the causes of re jection of so many claims is given. showing that a large percentage of re jections occur in which additional al lowance of some kind is claimed. A full and detailed explanation as i the causes of delay in aie aajust- ment of claims is presented, from which it appears that in nearly every case of unusual delay the fault lies with claimants or their attorneys and not with the bureau. In order that the present complex system of pensioning may be simpli fied and to secure a more uniform practice in the fumre the appoint ment of a commission on the revi sion of the laws, rules and regulaaons is recommended. Legisiaacn is suggested extending the benefit of the acts of June 17. 1S90. to persons who served in the confed erate army and afterward voluntarily enlisted in the union army or navy prior to January L 1S65, and were hon orably discharged. Kesicaatton Raarar CoaS rated. , WASHINGTON. Sept. I. The navy i department has received official cou- firmaaon of the Associated Press dis- in the following caolegram from Cap- tain Longnecker cf the New Orleans: i "President Figuero resigned at 4 o'clock yesterday." "aiifln to Enli-tt. otM wui Frtat a Paper. j ST LOUIS. Sept. L Both the army MANTLA, Sept. i New York I :mi navy recruiting offices in St. World Cablegram Special Telegram. Louis are besiegpd daily by applicants General Otis is arranging to beam j cr prJistment and the officers in the publication of a newspaper next ' cka""?" are securing all the men they week. The soldiers who have been as- i Ilei- Naval Lienterint West tonight signed to duty in the composing rcom ; seilt eighty-three men and boys on a complain that as they have been or- special train fcr the Mare Island navy dered to set type they want rvpeset- ' ar- ""e cie ad boys in this ran ters' pay. " tingent were enlisted as landsmen and apprentices, respectively. Xatire Foreeix to Bet1 re. MANILA. Sept. L Dispatches just received from Cabu announce that the American troops under Colonel Bav- . allied, c'n . . bJI&.-n1rTtS ' T- - .wi-mm. uaao ?L ,,. ? - JL? S F JI J Tlie il f iSS "" . trenched and drove them from their i i wnjg rn ' n& T-wri h j.;tt.- t-u. were no casualties on the American side Though there were seme heat TirosrrarioEs. The natives' Tow fe Tin jio-aj-i. . Ceal Trass in Fat and. CLEVELAND. O- Sept. L The Pittsburg rail coal mine combination I has been formed and a meeting wm ba held within two weeks to elect officers. The new corporation is the Pittsburg Coal company and its capital stock: is $44,000,000. It owns the ccal prop erties of 104 of the 107 firms in ths j business, has practically absolute I control of the decks aad coal leading plants en the great lakes and has a monopoly on an the outlets to the coal markets: ot the east, west 3rd F northwest. JTRfASlRY IS fUUOf itUV. f Larrctt laut oa Hud fam tiho ! of tfeo DtfrtMtmt. WASHINGTON. Sept. L. Tester day's treasury statement shows that the amount of net gold on hand was; S247.SS0.t0L This is the largest , ff " -SenTnS ; nia-o... ol tne aeparrmem. tne ne largest amount having been S24SI3- C2o. en December 31. 1S3S. This sit aaon is accounted for by the fact that during the last two weeks or morv the revenues of the government, at which from SO to 90 per cent are- pM in gold, have largely exceeded the ex penditures. At New York the customs receipts with the exception of Ircm to TMx per cent, are being all paid in gola".- and at other important points the ex- - u i i . ..j'5 cess cf gold has been nearlv or axM as larzei 5 The receipts today exceeded the ex nendimres bv ri 4aO-S68 nd far thav month the excess amounts" to aearlyH 4,aGu,0OO. Smce July 1, however av; deficit is shown of f4.036"jCoS. The to-; ments to the war department amount ed to $24015,934. NATIVES RILE THEIR OWN TOWNS General Uiob Extend Privilege of seir-GoTenunent to Fll pino-t. WASHINGTON Sept. 1. General Lawtons course in extending munici- pal government in the Philippines is ' explained in detail in ilanila news- papers just received at the war depart- i ment. i hey state that the general has , made a tour of many towns along the ' line of his division, including Santa ' Anna. Pandacan and San Felipe and nas established in each a complete sys tem of civil government. The inhabi tants of the towns are to have entire charge of affairs according to General l-awtons system. The general called before him the principal men of the towns and after pointing out the gen- j eral purposes and desires of the Amer- tcan government had the naaves desig- ' nate a mayor vice mayor and head j men for the several wards. General Lawton explained to th inhabitants that the United States government did not wish to meddle at afl with the local affairs of the people and they were told to proceed with tax levies, to start schools and public improvements and to establish such civil ofices as they saw fit. The BPflTllp vcorn rnlH rKnr rrm r-- raoaeT as 0 te expended at home and none of it was to be conaibuted to the general government. General Lawton also established the first civil government at Balinag. Senor Guerrero being installed as captain generaL Local governments also have ben put m force at Bacoo raranac and Tns Pinas. LINCOLN HONORS H:R B0TS. Great Crrnh of People nt the State Hoato HnrmhH for the Boy. STATS HOUSE. LINCOLN. Neb., Sept. 1. Lincoln people tnmed out last night when the First regiment ar rived from San Francisco. The citi- ! zees of Lincoln and all the state for ! 100 miles on either side of the line of travel of the regiment testified by their presence in immense crowds to the pride the state feels in the regiment as a whoile. It remained for Lincoln to show last night that she has a per sonal and possessory pride in Company D. the company which wnt from the capital city Tho crush of men. women and chil dren at the state house was a new XTVr"vr?rp Tn PTPn t'nnco irhn VnH a. depot" Tuesdav night and h0 rhon:ht that tho ffir nt rha people had been then and there given full vent. For an hour before the time set for the cpenms number of the pro- I gram the corridors of the state house ' were filled with hundreds, anxious to I g?t within speing or hearing distance ! of the stands from which speeches j were to be made. To not more than one in a hundred who came was this I a possibility, and still the crowds ' waited, overrunning the state house j iawn ana waiting m the vain hope that someuody who had been favored with a good place would leave It and permit others to come in. 1 ,fsota of State Filled. I WASHINGTON. Sept. 1. Adjutant 1 General Corbm said today that there were less than 1G0 appoinanents cf ' volunteer officers yet to be made and ' they belonged mainly to the states of ' Wisccnsin, California and Ohio. The j quotas cf tie other states are prac- I rifVlTT-5- fnIT Tna rrce-'ifanr hii -rtio I a small list from which the remaining regimental appointments will be made """ t is ePted that the result will "umcunced La a few days, t i Xo .Antno.- for Xjid'e. j NEW YORK, Sept. L Mrs. Alex- ' ander Giddings of Cleveland has writ- ! te:- za e UQT recePuo" executive committee, as commander of the"Whrte -., cf Cleveland, askiss for a place in the line during the parade She describes her command a con sisting of I54 young ladies, all dresseu in pure white, and carrying bright silk flags. The letter was forwarded to General Rce. who hg charge of the maj-up of the land parade. General Fe sud tie olier aT mili- tar"f' organizations would have a place in the line. Iwbraaa KitU H bm t. CHICAGO. Sent 1 v a Un-?, " a lumberman from Cincinnati, com ' mitted suicide this afternoon in the Grand Union hctal aj raTrfng- morphine Financial reverses are said to have caused him to end his Iife. saffrae Has a Setback. BRUSSELS. Sspt- L The Belgian chamber of deputies todav rejected a motion to revise the constirntian. the vote standing 59 against 3L The mo tion was intendsd to pave the way for i a universal st re bin. IE SOLDIERS AT HOME Hts Tata FemasjlTasfa, After Muci: Delay ArrxraL 1W WYS AIE WAIMtf WELCOMEl Oa of tko Largaat sad Moat Ea- taaoiaatic Kvar-Soaa la. Plttsbers Can am Bna. WkhOM Shriak aad Flar Wao A Saaaeh by tho Proaldamt. PITTSBURG. Am. 29. The Tenth regiment, PennsylvahM volunteers. which was expected in Pittsburx at 5:30 o'clock, yesterday morning, was 4elayed oa tke road aeariy five hours aad did mat reach New Brighton Pa-. aatiT after 11 o'clock A esaxmlttee f rHifl inlaw ii atet the regiment ax that point and welcomed the mem bers home. The train stopped at New Brighton for breakfast and at 1 o'clock started for Pittsburg. It arrived here at 2 0 clock. President McKinlev was notified of the detention and did not leave the residence of Mr. Pitcairn until nearly 1 o'clock, when he entered a carriage and was driven to Allegheny, where he took his place in the parade. With cannon booming, bells clang ing, whistles shrieking, flags waving and mighty chera from hundreds of thousands of throats, the brave Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers were wel comed home today, after more than a year's gallant service in the Philip pines. The reception tendered, the re turning soldiers will always be remem bered in this city as one of the great est demonstrations ef patriotism that has ever taken place in this country. A fund of $55,000. donated by the gen erous chixens of Pitt3burg and the surrounding towns, permitted the committee which had the affair in charge to make lavish preparations for the home-coming, and nothing was left undone . that would show the "Fighting Tenth" how well its services for the country in a foreign land were appreciated by the residents of its native suite. The only thing lacking to make the day one of supreme hap piness was the absence flf brave and well beloved folonel Hawkins, who led the boys in all of their battles and shared in all of their suffering, but who was denied the privilege of marching at their head when they re turned home to receive the plaudia of grateful people. CHEERS FOR TIE ROYS. rmka First Coaie In for a Good Share of It. PITTSBURG. Pa., Aug. 29. The president's speech here was received with tumultous applause, especially with every reference to the gallant Tenth. When the speaker enumerated the several regiments entitled, to spe cial honors, the boys of tiie Tenth took a hand in the cheering. As each reg imen; was menaoned the soldiers sho-wed their delight in prolonged ap plause. The TwenUedi Kansas (Col onel Funston's regiment) came in for an ovation. When the Nebraska regi ment was mentioned the boys could with difficulty be stopped, but the Utah battery's name literally sent the boy s wild. Cheer after cheer went up and the regiment in chorus gave the Philippine yell several times. The Utah battery and the Tenth regiment were chums in the Philippines, and several times the Utah men shelled the jungles, driving the insurgents back while the Tenth 3lept after a battle. ROMANCE IN REAL LlfE. onth Dakota Trooper Xarrie HU Hos pital an. LEAD. S. D., Aug. 29. There was a .omantic weeding in this city Satur day, in which a returned soldier of Fort Meade took the important part. Ernest Bender is first sergeant cf Troop I. First, cavalry, and in one of the severe battles in Cuba he received a dangerous bullet wound through his lungs. As soon as he was able to be moved he was sent to the Bellevue hos pital, where he was nursed back to life by a young lady nurse by the name of Miss Christina Neff of Brook lyn. A mutual regard sprang up be tween the sick soldier and the nurse. On yesterday's train from the east Miss Neff arrived and was taken to a friend's place in city by the devoted soldier boy and a happy wedding was the result. The first sergeant and his wife will reside at Fort Meade. MAY COME TO NEIAASKA. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. The fact that President McKinley has not def initely postponed his trip to the west em states gives ground for the im pression that he win arrange to attend the reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic at Lincoln and be present at the reception to be tendered the First during the week of September 1L Assistant Secretary Meikleshn re ceived a letter of invitation from Hon. John Evans, departmental commander of the Grand Army of the Republic cf Nebraska, and Ken. C. 0. Whedon, chairman of the reception committee, to be present at Lincoln during the week of September ll-l1". To both letters Secretary Meiklejohn wrote ac ceptances. Sine LiTen Crashed Oa-. CHICAGO. EL. Aug. 23. Twelve steel arches, each weighing thirty three tons, which were to have sup ported the superstructure of the Col iseum buHding. in course of erection on Waba3h avenue, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. feU to the ground yesterday. It is known that nine lives were crushed out. Two bod ies of two men are supposed to be under the wreckage. Seven are in the hospital with injuries received in the accident and of these four will surely die, one may possibly recover, and the balance, ten in number, are for the greater part seriously injured. Cabaa Widow Seek rasass. HAVANA. Aug. 29. Advices from Clenfaegos indicate that titer is much discontent there over the decision ot the court-martial that inquired into the relation of Captain Fenten and Lieutsnant Catlin to the ccni3ion in June between the Cienfuegce poUcr and the civilian employes of the quart ermaster's department. The widow of bencr Pablo Santa Varia. the wealthr Spanish planter, -xho was wormded in the affray and died shortly aCer. has retained a lawyer to institute proceed ings for damages. ILL Tl STATE Boy Driiaiw la the t.oap. COLUMBCS. Neb. Sept. 2. A 15-year-old son of Carl Mayberger. a well-to-do farmer living near 0"Conee, waa drowned in the Loup river while en gaged with others in seining. He gt into quicksand and before assistance" I could reach him he had been drawn under the water. Twelfth Indian CaTalry Rcvaiaau LINCOLN. Sept. 2. Jerome Shamp. president of the Twelfth Indiana Cav alry association, has sent out notices for the armiTT reunion cf that regi ment at South Bend, Imi, on Wednes day and Thursday. September 27 and 2S. Nebraska members-of the associ ation are requested to be present. Drakanuia Badly Crashed. CLAY CENTER, NeD.. Sept. 2. I Charles Blake, a brakeman om the Kansas City & Omaha railroad, was crusfc& Betweea two frehl cars while trying- to mike a eaupliat; at ! this place. He was taken to his fiome in Fairfield and is in a crtucai comai tion. Burster Operate at taatoa. STANTON, Neb- Sept. 2. The aTOC-oi-c- crnm nf J V nrchtn at this- nlacg j was broken into, and about $30 worth cf goods were carried away. The roo bers gained entrance to the store by prying open a window from the top. after first cutting away the wire screen- There is no clue by which the parties can be identified Tanner "eclc U Broken. SUTTON. Neb- Sept. 2. While Will Robinson, a farmer living south of town, was hauling a lead of shelled com. his team became frightened at some pigs in the weeds by the road side. They gave a sudden leap and Mr. Robinson was thrown to die a-rr.nrrf hrp.ikinir his neck. Mr. Rob- t ? insan was about twenty-two years of age. Farm Boric Octroyed. RUSVTLLE. Neb.. Sept. 2. The house of Paul Grossenberg. living about fifteen miles southwest of Rush ville. was burnt to tne ground and everything consumed in the names except -a couple of tables and chairs. ) The fire is a complete mystery and it j occurred while Grossenberg was work i ing on the farm cf a neighbor, a mile I away. The less is about ISfltf. Find Onioit K- lax Profltable. CKADRON. Neb.. Sept. 2. Raising onions in large quantiaes for market in northwest Nebraska is a new ven ture made this season by Arthur Weir, a yoang printer who left Chadrcn and went down to Gordon and rented a patch of fifteen acres of bottom land that is under the irrigation ditch and well tilled. Mr Weir then put it all in onions, and hired a horde of town boys to spend a month weeding onions, swimming and fishing. That army of boys made the crop, and now Weir has nearly a carload of the choic est large white anions to the acr and expects the market to yield him nearly $1 a busheL Ir is a new indus try here, that many farmers next year will follow Weir has made a few thousand dollars and the cash is in sishw Soavenir Flai Civan Aray. OMAHA. Sept. 2. Cadet Taylor, sur veyor of customs far the port of Oma ha, and father of two ofiicers in the First Nebraska, and who went to San Francisco to meet the regiment when it arrived and remained with it until it came to Omaha, expresses regret chat when the cars bearing the Thurs ton Rifles to the city Wednesday morn ing and while die soldiers were at breakfast people tore off the bunting that was stretched along the car and carried away the fiags that the mem bers of the company bought at San Francisco to be put in the armory as souvenirs of the rnn. About one third cf these fiags were taken from the cars. It is understood, of course, that those who took them wanted them as relics, but it is not thought that they can get the saasfacaon out of them that the members cf the Rifles and their friends could if they were in the armory, and therefore it is re quested that thT be delivered at ih2 armory. Norfolk Beet susar Fartory. NORFOLK. Neb Sept. 2. The fac tory of the American 3eet Sugar com pany at this place is now on the eve of its ninth annual '"campaizn. as it is called. Since the factory finished grinding Hst winter extensive im provements have been made. Ccra mencing last May a corce of fifty men was put to work enlarging the grind ing capacity of th- plant. Six weeks ago fifty additional hands were added to the force and the improvements and repairs are being rushed with tie in tention of completing zh work by th 10th of September. The factory has heretofore been rated as a 350-ton plant. Several times during the last campaign, however the factory con sumed as high as 370 tens of beets in twenty-four hours. To give the plant an increased output, a new second car bonation press and a new crystailizer have been added and the two vacuum pans, weighing nearly twenty-three tons, each raised 3ix feet. AH the ma chinery in what is known as the fin ishing end of the factory has also been raised several feet- It is expected that the improvement? mad0 and addiaoual machinery added wUl increase the grinding capacity of the factory to 400 tons, which means that Nebraska wHI this year largely increase its produc tion cf beet suzar I.oap Valley Veteran. GREELEY CENTER. Neb.. Sept. 2. The reunion of the Loup valley vet erans closed here Friday and was very pleasant and successful throughout. The crowd was not as large as was ex pected, owing, no doubt to the fact that many are busy thrashing. All the speakers were present to fin their places on the program wiai the excep tion cf Congressman W L. Stark. He was to have spoken but his private secretary Mr. Burr, took his place. County Superintendent 0MalIey made the address of welcome. Rev. Mr. 3ritt of Omaha then spoke. Ia'ared. While BnttTdiaz Train CRETE. Neb Sepc. 2. Edward Da vis, a tramp trying to beat his wa rrant Denver to Omaha, was badly in jured whHe trying to jump a freight train about three miles from Crete on the Burlington. He was cared fcr and telegraphed wealthy relatives in Omaha for assistance. He was picked up by the section foreman at 3erks and brought to Crate on a handcar. He gave his age as nineteen years. Several bey companions witnessed the accident- ritk Hon traUas frORK. Neb.. Seot, 1. Herman. Em- xtersoe and Georse Bartholomew, two aid settlers of thi county, have be :ome involved in a controversy over a aorse trade which has culminated in :he arrest of Emerson upon the com plaint of Bartholomew and the charge s horse stealing. i- : Arroacod for forgery. FTLLerTOK. Neb- Sept. L Find 'ey Sinclair of thj city was arrested it Columbus charged with forging the name of Robert Nesbet to a note for $40 and afterward selling same to John Edgingtcn. He was brought baclt by Sheriff Leach and lodged in jail to iwait triaL Mr Nesbet is a prosper ous farmer living two miles south of town- Fatally Hart ha a Raaaway. NORTH BEND. Neb- Sept. 1. Thomas Gaughn. aged 20. while re turning home last night, was thrown from his wagon and seriously hart. He mas aeen ttacanscious ever 3ince. It seems that he had got within about eighty reds cf his home when the tongue came down and started the horses to run. throwing him to the ground and striking on his head. It is feared that the skull has been frac- ! cured. Alhlon Still Baraed ALBION. Nb- Sept. L The Albion Milling company building took fire about 11 o'clock at night and the mill building, machinery, stock and omce were entirely consumed. The elevator and engine room were saved, with lit tle loe. The origin of aie tire is a mystery and everything was appar ently secure when the men finished work and went home at 10 p. m, Th-? loss is about $20,000. with, about twu- thirds covered by insurance. - Bacratn; t Crjnil Uliaii. GRAND ISLAND. Neb- Sept. 1 The remain of Frank Neptune. late a member of the Colorado regiment ' which has just rctamad from Manila. ! arrived tn this city and was interred aere. where his parents reside. Death j took place at the Presidio after the ar ' -ival of the regiment in this country. He was very highly thought of by his ' fellow soldiers and a military service. with all the honors, was held at San Francisco, before the remains were I sent to this city Shot Dead in a Oaarret- ST ANTON. Neb.. Sept. 1 As a re 1 suit of a Quarrel. Andrew Johnson, Sr 1 was shot and instantly xilied by Oliver Anderson, his half broiiwr. Johnson nad been Andersons guardian, both 1 .n this country and in Sweden. Both i men had been drinking when the quar j rel came up aver matters relating to the guardianship. In the first melee. Anderson received a bad gash ra the leg. when the men were parted. They met again, shortly after. Johnson car rying a gun. Brakeman Kan Down bj a Train. 1 PENDER, Neb.. Sept. L W. S. Sunderlin. who home is at Lincoln, a brakeman on the Chicago. St- PauL ' Minneapolis tk Omaha road, was killed at this place by being struck by the .ast freight going norai. Ke was a member of the train crew of a special ! .reight which had some switching to ' io here before th tram which killed i him was due, and he was sent a little ' s-ay south, of town to flag the fast weight. It I supposed he fell asleep jn the track while waiang. Death in Runaway. NIOBRARA. Neb Sept. L As John Beam and Frank Pavelka. Sr.. were returning from the larxers farm the team became frightened and ran through a de-D rut m the read, throw ng both violently to the ground. Both were severelv injured. Mr Beam is .ing tn a critical condition at his home n Verdigre. Frank Pavelka. Sr.. was an old soldier having served tn the Sixth Minnesota volunteers, and was buried in the soldiers' lot tn Eau Qui. Court county, under th auspices of che Lander post. Grand Army of the Republic. T. Thleft of Br--- 1 GRAND ISLAND. N-b.. Sept. 1. While same freight cars were standing on a sidetrack at Occnee. between Co- i tumbus and Norfolk, the brass around forty pairs of wheels was removed. The" consequence was that when these rars were fken and pulled a few miles the journals were ground down jjid the cars had to be sidetracked to wait for repairs. These brass fittinzs weigh from eight to ten pounds each o tht the steal amounted to about ISO for the thief. The less to the com pany is considerable more. Tat less of the brass, the damage to the jour nals and th labor of repairing will amount to about $S00 Farmer Commit atetd-. LONG PINS. Neb. Sept. L John Grandstaff. an old and well known resident of Rock county, committed suicide by dnnkrng carboUc acid. H was arrested recently on a charge of incest, and it is supposed the disgrace preyed on him so heavily that he was unable to endure it. Two neighbors. John Talbot and Eugene Weeks, were at his home when he drank the fatal drug. They put him in a wagon and started at once to Long Pine for med ical aid. but he died in a few minutes. Mr Grandstaff had always borne a good recutation and many express doubt as to his guilt charged- cf the crime Threahinz JCaebin Accident. LEIGH. Neb.. Sept. L Th chapter of threshing machin accidents that have happened in this vicinity should make this a geed field for accideu in surance agents. Saturday last tjtorxa Hsnsen. in attempnng to put on a belt while the machine was in moacn had his hnnd catght in the belt and drawn between a couple of pcdley and several benas in the wrist broken and the mns-.1-; badiy bruised. Monday Ed rty-I-ind had zhe flesh torn from th. inside cf hL r.arht hand m the cyl'ci-r of Eiattner Brcs outfit, inflicting a -erv painful wound. Th.raxit to Be Cae of saieide. HAYES CENTER, Neb- Sept. L An old man by the name cf Neimberg- who lived about ten utiles south cf nayes Center. wrs burned to death Sunday night- No one knows hew the fire started. Monday morning Jake Klme. a neighbor living near the old man. thought it looked as tnough there was something wrong at the old man's place and went n? to see. The house was burned aad the ashes of the olc: titt were found in the cellar. It is , supposed that it is a case of suicide. ' for the old man was m destitute nr- , cumstances, THEOLORCUABLB. CoIumbusStateBank ftp Ititnt Tte Oepb l2tal4BBMH& aTHOTII? TICUTJL BUYS GOOD S0TES iwa tfcsjs m tatASRm Qxxaxxss Pres't. aV H. HXXBT, Ylca PresV. It Baccara, Cashiar. ttierm, Wit Bee TUe Goluni&us Journal. 4 Weekly Ne-rrspaper de-roted to tho best interests al Colombo s, Tin Coy-f? cf Platti, Hie State of Nebraska, The United State: -A"7D TR3- EEST OF MANKIND. TM"5 UNIT 0? MEASURE WITH US IS $1.50 a Year. If Paid In Advance. Bet car limit ci usefulness is not cir cmsscrisec. by dollars and cento. ate Coaio. saws froo t. aay addreaa HEiRY GASS, UNDERTAKER ! 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