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COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 18. 1899.
VOLUME XXX. NUMBER 28.
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ROUT II KSCIIGESTS
Filipinos Being Driven Back by the
American Porces.
ANOTHER UPRISING IN MAHIW.
l"irT f e:irr:il Sriinuu, AfJrr One
11k- I2nrtit-t Mar-Ii's ami I"icrcrst
Campaign if the W.ir Arriie at IS'i--coi
A I.it'iitt'iiant :iikI Natiio I II--i:i
.'Manilla Arrvt-t Tlirtatcnctl I'l'.
riiin;; in Hi, CiM.
MANILA. Or-t. 1 1. Major Cheat
ham with a scenting party while pro
ceeding along the west shore of the
lake yesterday encountered a force of
lebels strongly entrenched at Mun
tinltipa. Major Cheatham reports that he
drove Hie rebels from their position
and that in-ths engagement' 'three
Amoritans were killed and two were
voundrd.
Rumors are in circulation in Manila
Jliat Major Chentlrim discovered throe
Anx'iican prisoners, who had been
bound. gaggd and rhot ly the insur--,fnts.
The-c rumors, however, are
not confirmed.
On Sundago. a lieutenant of the na
tive police has ben" arrested and
lodged in jail. h'j j.'ibordiiritos hav
ing reported to ihe authorities that he
vita endeavoring to enlist them in a
plot to turn the p die against th
Americans in the event of an upria
irg. Iteports having rencho 1 the provost
maishal that arms weie concealed at
the headipiaiters of the Dominican
Friars a detachment of soldiers made
a search of the building. They found
a small slock of Mansers, revolvers
and ammunition, which was confiscat
ed depute the protests of the friars
that til" arms were not intended for
unhr. ful use.
General Schwan. with the infantry,
has reached ISacoor.
The troops are greatly exhausted,
having had on of the hardest
marches of the campaign. From Ma
intain to Perez Diaz they marched
through rice fields. The fourth infan
tiy from Inius joined Copra 1 Schwan
at Perc. Drs Marinas. The Filipino.;
desert d the town on Ie'irning of the
approach of the Americans.
Two strong shocks of earthquakes
lasting h"v'nl secinds weie felt in
Manila at 10 o'clock thi.i evening.
WASHINGTON. O.t. 1 1. The war
department has received the following
list of casnalities from General Otis-
Wr.ia l'ii -Fourth infantiy. at
Injns. September -1'. I!. Frank Huss.
thigh, te.ere: John W. Smith, foot,
nioderaf; K. Frank Ilickade. thiirli.
moderate; October .1. A. Sergeant Wil
liam Horn. ear. slight.
At San Nicolas. October S. K. James
McGlinchcy. back, modetate; Fifth ar
tillery, at Imus. September 21. V.
Louis Liover. knee, severe.
At San Fran isco de la Malabon. Oc
tober 10. Louis Anuld. chest, moder
ate; Twenty-second infantry, at Ar
layat. October .". F. Archie Hutchin
son, arm. slight; Twenty-fourth in
fantry, near Santa Ana. October 7,
F. Sergeant David Holdeu. chest, se
vere; James Smith, thigh severe;
Fomternth infantiy. near Mariquinn,
O.-iober S. L. William Hriney. neck
Fee:e; a San Nieo".:. G. Frank Fra
fcr, forearm, seveie; Owen II. I Sill.
l--g. se ere.
Hospital corps. Alvin 11. Hai'.ey. Ug
moderate; Thirteenth infantry, at San
Fi-ini ir.eo '. la Malabon. October 10.
V. Norman Norton, knee, moderate;
G. Peter Kankiwicz. arm. severe; II.
Charles K. Smith, thigh, severe:
Fourth artilleri. F. Charles Wilson,
thiih. moderate.
Tngineer bat-ilion. A. Jchn T. Vsn
N"ss. leg. severe.
DCWtY WitLDS TJiC TROWE!
I.:i- t'orijcivtciiie of a Halt X.iiii'm" '.u
Him at Xorn irli I'nler-.lt.
NOUTHFIELD. Yu. Oct. 1:
miinl Dtwey today laid the fiiei
btone qf Dewey hall, which is t h? a
'art of Norwich uuher.sity. the in-ti-tution
in . hich the admiral received
his earlic-t military training. Ad
miral Dewev w;'s escorted from his
Main to the university by the Norwich
luihe's-it" cadets and tiie Fiivt regi
ment of the Vcrnont National Guard.
Admiral Dewey spread the mortar
and as the corner-stone wsa lowered.
snM: "1 now declare this stone duly
and truly laid and according to my
v.hdi."
Se:i:tor-e'vt Chaunccy M. Depew of
New York :e!iered the address o
the day. At the conclusion of Mr.
IVpewr, address Admiral Dewey held
a : -ception f v r a srhort time. He left
for P.oon. where a public reception
will he- held.
B4UNCE Of TRADE OUR WAY.
Xi.pirt of Ioroii:iilic KxtImI Im-
WASHINGTON. On. 14 The
monthly statement of the imports and
exports of merchandise of the United
States during the month of Septem
ber 1SW. together with the increase
or decraes as compared with fceptem
bcr. lv9S. thow.; as follows:
Dutiable merchandise imported. ?C9.
J23.S21: increase about S10.0i.00i).
Domestic merchandise exported. $1G9.
123.C47: increase. $19.SOO,000. Gold
imports. ?2.:T2.02S: deciease. $14,300.
000. Gold exports. $1.G?6.749: decrease,
about 52.000.. Silver imports. $2,040.
014: increase. S4.0u0.000. Silver ex
perts. $3,022,147; decrease. $1,500,000.
The exports of merchandise during
the last nine months are shown to
have exceeded tae imports by $76,606,
7S7. Cor.irt I'orto Itiran K.tltor
PGNCE. P. A.. Oct. 14. The United
States provisional court and a jury
of prominent natives today convicted
Izica Diaz, editor of EI Combate. for
merly La Bomba. which General Guy
Henry suppressed, of sending obscene
matters through the mail. Diaz was
sentenced to eighteen months impris
onment with a fine of $500.
El Combate has been strongly anti
American in its policy. This was tht
first trial by jury in the islands.
Dakotan Gets Ninety Years.
ST. PAUL. Minn.. Oct. 14. A special
from Anaconda, Mont., says: Cinton
Dolson of Deadwood, S. D.. has been
found guilty of murder in the second
degree. His punishment is fixed at
ninety-nine years in the penitentiary.
Ke was arrested with Oliver Bronsoa,
a nephew, and Ellias Persinger.
charged with murdering Eugene Cul
linate at American Gulch, August IS,
for his money. Erocson was sentenced
to ten years. Persinger's case was
continued until November 12.
HOLD UP NORTHWESTERN.
I'ive Masked Men Ga- Station Agent,
I'lajj Train and Illotv Ksprens Car.
CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 14. The North
western limited train leaving Chicago
at 10:30 p. m. last night was held up
not far from Dekalb, 111., and robbed.
The train is due at Dekalb at 12:20.
and the holdup occurred at tower W,
three miles fiom Maple Park, 111. It
is not known whether the robbers se
cured any great amount of booty A
special train containing a number of
armed men and detectives left tho
Northwestern station in Chicago to
night, bound for the scene of the rob
bery. It is said there were five masked men
engaged in the operation. The train
was flagged, and while two of the me.i
compelled the engineet and fireman to
run the engine ahead, the balance of
them robbed the train. The train dis
patcher's office of the Northwestern
raid in this city admitted the truth cf
the story to the central police officials.
The robbery was evidently carefully
planned. Twenty minutes before th-j
traln"was due at Maple Park the rob
bers burst into the station house and
presenting revolvers at the head of the
station agent, compelled him to remain
quiet while they bound him. After ty
ing him fast to a chair they forced i
gag into his mouth and left him ut
terly helpless.
The signals were then changed so
that the train would be compelled to
stop before reaching the depot. The
robbeis went down the track to a
point where the train would stop and
waited for it. As soon as It came to
a halt two of the men covered the en
gineer and fireman with revolvers and
after uncoupling the engine, compelled
the engineer to run it down the track
two miles.
With dynamite the robbers blew up
the express car. practically demolish
ing it and blacking the track.
They then cracked open the safe and
rifled it. It is not known how mucn
money was secured. Immediately after
grabbing what they could from the
safe the robbers fled into the darkness.
They are now being pursued, but the
robbers have quite a lead over the
posse that is after them.
REED RETURNS TO A GAVEL
rrclili-H al a S-h1iii of Internationa
Coiiimrrriul Cmigrt.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14. Ex
Sneaker Thomas H. Reed today
made his first appearance in uublic
since his retirement from official life,
presiding at the second session of the
International Commercial oongrcs-;.
Mr. Reed was enthusiastically greeted.
The proceedings were opened by Direc
tor (Sen. Wilson, who appeared upon
the stage, accompanied by Speaker
Reed. Assistant secretary of State Sec
retary David J. Hill, General Lowery
of London and Dr. Vosburg Rekow of
Derlin. About twenty-five of the most
conspicuous members of the conven
tion, including the Corean, English.
Chinese. Argentine and other South
American representatives, occupied
seats on the platform. Dr. Wilson in
troduced Mr. Reed, who said:
"Whatever doubts may have arisen
because of scientific differences and po
litical distinctions, I am one of those
who believe that God made out of the
men of all nations one humanity. He
did not sne fit to make them acquaint
ed one with another; that He has left
tti us. We desire to become acquaint
ed with you; we desire that you shall
become acquainted with us. You mav
receive too many welcomes while yoa
are here, but I desire to add my one
to them in this welcome of you here
today. It is my belief that this wel
come will become warmer and warmer
by the advance of years as between
the nations which you and we repre
sent.'" BOERS ARE VERY ACTIVE.
Kiiiiior c'urrcnt tliat an Attack Will
on Itc lail.
LADYSMITH. Natal. Oct. 14. (New
i ork World Cablegram. A rumor is
urrent that Ladysmith is to be at
tacked tonight. There is the utmost
activity in the British camp here. Yet
1 doubt the report because the Boers
hate attacking and rarely leave their
laagers (camps) after sundown.
I am strongly of the opinion that
the Boers will find a tough job at
what-ever point they invade. The
. British officers and soldiers are well
prepared and eager to fight. Authen
tic news from the Transvaal is most
difficult to obtain, but it cannot be
that war has not been declared. It is
! also impossible to doubt that the
Boers have taken a position on the
lngogo Heights on the British side
' of the border. They have moved their
' camp from Albertina, near the border,
i and are at present in force at Mount
! Tintwa.
Itnak Looted.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Oct. 14. A special
to the Post Dispatch from Nevada,
Mo., says that burglars entered the
Farmers' bank at Schell City, near
there, last night, blew open the safe
and secured $3,500 in cash, with which
they escaped. A posse has been sent
out to capture the robbers, if possible.
About 1 a. m. the town watchman
was captured on the street by armed
men and a b3g was thrown over the
man's heed to stifle his cries. The
burglars, of which there were severa',
then broke into the bank, blew oil
the door of the safe and took the mon
ey. I Advance the l'rice of Undertrer.
' ALBANY, X. Y.. Oct. 14. Practi-
1 cally all the mills in this state are no-v
' organized under the name of the Amer-
' ican Asosciation of Knit Underwear
manufacturers, which has decided to
( make a 15 per cent advance in tho
pricce of fleece underwear, which is
the kind most generally worn, and in
which line the competition heretofore
1 has been the fiercest.
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1 A Millionaire Dead.
FOX DU LAC, AVis.. Oct. 14. W. C.
Hamilton, the millionaire lumber
. man. who suffered a stroke of apo
plexy on Wednesday last died today.
Senator Hay-ward in Washington
i ator Hayward of Xebraska, accompa
nied by his wife, arrived fiom Xew
i York last night and is stopping at the
i Xormandie. They will remain in the
, city until Sunday night. Senator
Hayward says his visit is wholly in
1 formal and unexpected, as he is oa
his way home. He made several calls
! on department officials, but found most
j of the cabinet officers out of town -with
! the president.
Seme big men are very small in
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Oom Paul's People Do This by Precipi
tating Ho3tilitie3.
CONFLICT 0 M THE TRANSVAAL
British Government Decline to DUcnss
the Sooth African Demands Martlil
Iw Proclaimed In Pretoria English
Rcs'.drnt Without PermPs Mast Leave
Within Elsht Days Act. vly on All
Side.
JOHANNESBURG. Oct. 13. War
was declared yesterday. The formal
declaration occurred at 10 o'clock this
morning.
LONDON, Oct. 13. Following is the
reply of the British government to
President Kruger's ultimatum:
Her majesty's government has re
ceived with great regret the peremp
tory demands of the South African,
republic, conveyed in your telegram
of the 9th. You will inform the re
public in reply that the conditions
named by the South African republic
are such that her majesty's govern
ment deems it inexpedient to discuss
them.
A Pretoria dispatch, dated October
11, sent via Lourenzo, Marzeuzas. says
telegraphic communication between
Natal and Capetown is undoubtedly
interrupted. It says:
"Conygham Green this afternoon
said goodbye to President Kruger and
his officers in his private capacity. He
and his staff will leave tomorrow by
two special trains. Martial law was
proclaimed at 5 o'clock this afternoon
and British residents without permits
must leave the Transvaal within eight
days."
PARIS, Oct 13. Secretary Vander
hoeven of the Transvaal European
agency officially notified the French
government this morning that a state
of war between the South African re
public and Great Britain exists and
has existed since last evening.
LONDON. Oct. 13. A special from
Ladysmith says: The Boers occupied
Laing's Nek the moment the ultima
tum expired. They are now pouring
into Natal and lngogo Heights have
been occupied.
Official information of the an
nouncement that the Orange Free
State burghers have entered Natal by
way of Van Reenen's pass is at hand.
It leaves no further room for doubt
that acts of war have already been
committed and that the campaign has
begun.
News of an invasion of the northern
border is also generally accepted as
reliable. It seems improbable, there
fore, that a clash between the forces
of Briton and Boer can long be de
layed, if, indeed, it has not occurred
already.
ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES.
Nothing In International Usage to Wai
rant Mediation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 The fol
lowing statement was issued by the
state department today: "The presi
dent has received a large number of
petitions signed by many citizens cf
distinction requesting him to tender
the mediation of the United States to
settle the differences existing between
the government cf Great Britain and
that of the Transvaal. He has re
ceived other petitions on the same sub
ject, some of them desiring him to
make common cause with Great Brit
ain to redress the wrongs alleged to
have been suffered by the outlanders,
and especially by American citizens
in the Transvaal, and others wishing
him to assist the Boers against alleged
aggression.
"It is understood that the president
does not think it expedient to take ac
Io:i in any of these directions. As to
taking sides with either party to the
dispute, it is not to be thought of. As
to mediation, the president has re
ceived no intimation from either of
the countries that the mediation of the
United States would be accepted, and
in the absence of such intimation from
both parties there is nothing in the
rules of international usage to justify
an offer of mediation in the present
circumstances. It is known that the
president sincerely hopes and desires
that hostilities may be avoided, but if.
unfortunately, they should come to
pass, the efforts of this government
will be directed as they are at pres
ent to seeing that neither our na
tional interests nor those cf our citi
zens shall suffer unnecessary injury."
I'orren in Luzon Advancing.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 13. The war
department today received the fol
lowing dispatch, dated Manila, Octo
ber 12:
"Schwan's column is marching on
Sapang and Das Marinas today, where
opposition is expected. His artillery
and wagon transportation is return
ing to Bacoor by way of Rosario. A.
column of 500 men is marching from
Imus to support Schwan. if necessary.
Young, in the north, has occupied
Arayat, and supplies are being moved
up the Rio Grande by cascoes to that
point. Lawton will command the col
umn when full concentration is ef
fected. Young's loss today, one en
listed man, who was wounded yester
day. Insurgents attacked Angeles
lines, quickly repulsed: six enlistel
men were slightly wounded."
Admiral Dewey at Home.
MOXTPELIER, Vt., Oct, 13 The
state of Vermont gave its welcome to
Admiral Dewey today -with a parade
and a reception at the state house.
The weather was perfect and 30,000
visitors joined with the hero's towns
men in the celebration. Never before
has there been such a demonstration
in the history of Vermont The town
was handsomely decorated.
Tho admiral spent the night on
beard the sleeping car Genesta and
the car and the railroad yards were
picketed by national guardsmen.
Female Kobbcrs Escape.
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct 13. Pearl Hart,
the female stage robber, incarcerated
here awaiting trial on an indictmert
in the United States court, broke jail
at 3 o'clock this morning by cutting
a fifteen-inch opening through ijie
wall, ten feet above the level cf her
cell floor. It is supposed she had a
confederate and is attired in male at
tire. A few days ago she declared she
would never submit to be tried under
laws which neither she nor her set
had a voice in making.
INITIATIVE
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KYLE DISCUSSES WORK D0E.
Industrial Commission Proposes to Re
port to Congress.
CHICAGO. Oct. 13. Senator James
H. Kyle cf South Dakota vas inter
viewed here today concerning the
work of the industrial commission, cf
which he is a member. Senator Kyle
said:
"Our commission proposes to report
to congress about the middle of Jan
uary on the trust and immigration,
matters which it has been Investigat
ing. We have become satisfied from
the testimony of all interests before
the commission that the prevailing
opinion in the country is that the trust
has come to stay.
"I believe the information we have
collected in regard to the transporta
tion and interstate commerce law will
result in a new interstate commerce
law which will include many of tb
features contained in the Cullom bill.
"Many have testified before the com
mission concerning the importance of
p-.blicity in relation to the operation
of the large, corporations and it will
undoubtedly be one of the results of
the commission's work that we will
recommend the appointment of an of
ficial whose duties will tally with j
those of the bank examiners and who
shall gather facts about these compa
nies which can be used for the benefit
of the government.
"The general sentiment on the com
mission is that there ought to be con
servative restrictions of immigration.
We have found that there arc organ
ized societies in Europe that furnish
funds to undesirable persons wit.'i
which to come to America. We have
information on this point both perti
nent and astonishing."
JESSE'S STARTLING DEFENSE.
GrlOln Blackmailed Him and Threatened
to Slander IDs Daughter.
MARYVILLE. Mo., Oct. 13. The
trial of C. G. Jesse, charged with the
murder of Frank Griffin, editor of
Griff's Maryville Daily Review, began
here yesterday. The first day was con
sumed by the opening statements of
counsel and oy testimony showing the
facts about the shooting.
Tne defendant is on the stand toady
and utters the first statements he has
made with regard to the shooting. He
testifies that Griffin had been black
mailing him at the rate of $20 jer
month, and that even when his money
gave out Griffin insisted on the pay
ments, and threatened that, if they
were not continued he would slander
the defendant's daughter.
Jesse admitted that he had sold liq
uor contrary to law and charged that
he had paid blackmail to Griffin ever
since coming to Maryville. Later, Jes
se said, his drug store was destroyed
and he became almost poverty-stricken.
Griffin continued to deniana mon
ey, and on the morning of the killing
threatened to publish a statement de
famatory of his (Jesse s) daughter un
less he was given $50. Griffin had al
ready assailed Jesse, and the latter
says he went nome and found his wife
in tears with the paper in her lap.
His wife's distress, his financial em
barassment and Griffin's attacks and
threats half crazed him, and when he
met Griffin on the street, without re
alizing what he was doing, he drew hts
pistol and fired.
ONE POWER SHOULD CONTROL
Tripartite (Soicrnuient Not a Success,
Act'ortling to Cliaiiiht-rt.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 13. Hon.
W. L. Chambers of Suffolk, Ala., form
erly chief justice of Samoa, is one of
the visitors at the industrial conven
tion. He was shown a Washington dis
patch, in which mention was made of
apprehension over affairs at Samoa.
The chtet justice said:
"You may expect to hear of small
uprisings in Samoa for some time to
come. The provisional government
now in control there is not sacred to
these people. It is a form of govern
ment which the natives cannot under
stand and will not therefore be a suc
cess. Those people will not be rightly
governer until one power takes control.
Germany has no interest there. The
policy of expension should be extended
to cover Samoa and this trouble wculd
cease. England and America are in
sympathy and the action jointly of
these two powers would effect this. I
believe that England would not hesi
tate to withdraw from Samoa if it were
suggested by the United States.
Live Stfick Sanitary Utiles.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13. At today'3
meeting of the Interstate Association
of Livestock boards the report of tho
committee on quarantine line and
open season was presented and adopt
ed. It makes a change in the quaran
tine line of last year, the counties of
Luncoln. Cannon and Cumberland in
Tennessee being placed above the
line.
The committee also recommended
that during tho open season, which
was fixed from November 1 to Jan
uary 1. all stock shipped into Mis
souri, Kansas, western Texas, Okla
homa, New Mexico and Arizona must
first be inspected and found to be free
from ticks.
Dewey Cornerstone KxcrcWcK.
NORTHFIELD. Vt., Oct 13. Hon.
William B. Dillingham of Montpelier,
former governor of Vermont, has con
sented to speak in behalf of the state
at the cornerstone exercises of the
Dewey memorial at Norwich univrsi:y
tomorrow. Chauncey M. Depcw of
New York will deliver the oration. The
cornerstone will be laid by Governor
Smith and Admiral Dew?y.
Mor Fair Description.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13. The transpor
tation subscription to the St. Louih
World's Fair fund was furtner in
creased today by a subscription for
35,000 by the St. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad company. This makes
$85,000 subscribed by the transporta
tion companies this week and pushes
the fund forward towards completion.
Mr. William H. Thompson, chairman
of the finance committee, returned
from Europe yesterday and is arrang
ing xor a series of meetings, which it
is believed will immediately close up
the subscription.
Kange Cattle Shipping.
BELLE FOURCHE. S. D., Oct 13.
During the two weeks past, about 00
car loads cf cattle have been shipped
from this place on the Elkhorn from
the cattle range to the eastern mar
kets. The heaviest shipments are
about over with, although a number
of the largest companies still have
herds on the way into the yards. The
ottal shipments for the season will
fall a little below those of last year
for the reason that not as many young
cattle were brought onto the ranga
from the south last spring owing to
tae high price for young stock
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A Volunteer at Fort Crook Ground Be
yond Becogaition.
SUICIDE OF A MAN AT HAVEL0CK.
Master Mechanic of the IturlinRtot.
Sends Bullet Through Ills Drain
Horse Thieves Dnsy In PSatte County
Miscellaneous Nebraika Matters.
Volunteer Killed hy a Train.
FORT CROOK. Neb., Oct. 13. A
Thirty-ninth volunteer infantry sol
dier was run over and killed by a Mis
souri Pacific train at this place. Tho
engineer of the train, a southbound
through freight, saw the body lying
across the track, but could not stou
his train before it had dragged tho
body some distance and giound the
head and shoulders beyond recogni
tion. As no one was with the soldier,
his name cannot at present be learned
or the facts leading up to the acci
dent be ascecrtained. It is supposed
while in a drunken stupcr he had fal
len asleep across the track or had at
tempted to get aboard of the south
bound passenger while it was leaving
the station. 'Ihe body was taken to
the regimental hospital.
Take His Own l.'fo.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Oct. 13. Edwa.M
3. Greusel, master mechanic of the
Burlington locomotive shops at Have
lock, committed suicide at his home
in Havelock by spnding a bullet
thiough his brain. Previous to tho
suicide there had been nothing in
either his demeanor or his conversa
tion to indicate that anything was
preying upon his mind. It is thought
the man killed himself because of do
mestic troubles. The coroner's jury
returned a verdict to the effect that
he came to his death by suicide.
Greusel had been in the employ of the
Burlington many years and was con
sidered a good workman. He leave-;
a widow and several children.
rythlnns in Session.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 13. The meet
ing cf the grand lodge Knights of
Pythias and associate organization
closed with a grand banquet at the
Lindell hotel. The report of the finan
cial officers shewed the organization
to be in good condition and the records
indicate that the growth has been vig
orous and entirely satisfactory to the
most sanguine members.
The number cf members of the sub
ordinate lodges is given at fi.COT, a
net increase during tne year of 707.
The total value of the investments and
property of the subordinate lodges is
$73,002.56 and the cash on hand is re
norted to amount to $1S.874.74.
Ilund Election for Takauinh.
TEKAMAH. Neb., Oct. 13. The city
council passed an ordinance calling for
an election to vote upon the question
of Issuing $12,000 in 4 per cent bonds,
in aid of the proposed Omaha & Sioux
City railroad.
This is the second ordinance of the
kind passed by the council. The iirht
one had a clause incorporated in it
whereby the bonds were to be void n
case the proposed line should pass into
the hands of the Chicago & North
western any time within twenty years.
The company would not accept the
terms and the present ordinance was
agreed on.
More Work Thin Men ut An hum.
AUBURN, Neb.. Oct. 13. The con
tractor building the new court house
finds it impossible to get enough men
to excavate the foundation, and th:
Burlington has been obliged to use all
its section men between Auburn anJ
Beatrice to lay ttack for a new switch
to the Johnson stone quarry, as extra
men could not be found to do the work.
A telegram from the Missouri Pa
cific roadmaster to Section Foreman
Kinsley authorizes him to pay his men
$1.25 per 'lay. The road has consid
erable work to do at this place and
it is impossible to get men at $1.10 per
day. -.-3
rinds Ills Stolen Property.
WYMORE, Neb., Oct. 13. James
Giles returned from Lincoln, where ho
went to identify the team and buggy
which was stolen from him two week.-;
ago. He found his buggy and harness
and one horse, but the other horse
had been disponed of. The men who
stole the team have not been captured,
but the man who received it, whom
the Lincoln autnorities believe to be
the leader of one of the worst gangs
in the west, was captured and held.
Horse Tlilews at Columbus.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Oct. 13. Horse
thieves stole a couple of horses, one
belonging to ex-Judge I. L. Albert and
the ether to Frank Van Alstine. Sher
iff Byrnes offers a reward of $-"0 for
the return of the property and appre
hension of the thieves. It is believed
to be the work of a gang of horse
traders who have been camping on tho
outskirts of town.
Two Rail Men Capture;!.
RISING CITY, Neb., Oct. 13. Two
brothers named Brcdgan were arrest
ed here last night, hailing from
Humphrey, Neb., having in their pos
session stolen property to the amount
cf $100. consisting of a lot of tobacco,
blankets, dry goeds and one team.
Kate ii by Hog.
CHENEY, Neb., Oct. 13. The dead
body of John A. Barton, who lived
near here, was found by his sister,
Mrs. L. A. Branson, in a hog pen, par
tially devoured by hogs. Barton had
been subject to fainting fits, and it is
supposed that while feeding the hogs
he fell in a faint and that the hogs
then atacked him.
The woman stood guard over the
body as it lay from 1 o'clock in tho
afternoon until evening, when neigh
bors, who heard her cries, came to her
assistance. Seeral times she startel
to leave the pen, but in each instance
the hogs would rush for the body.
Gage Conn'y Mortgage Rr-ccrd
WYMORE, Neb., Oct. 13. Tee fol
lowing is the record of mortgages filed
and released in Gage county for tho
month ending September 30: Farm
mortgages filed, 39; amount, $33,303.
Farm mortgages released, 47: amount
?G3,060. City mortgages filed, ;
amount, $3,474. City mortgages re
leased, 17; amount, $12,335. Total
number released, C4; total amount of
filings, S5S.7S0; total amount of re
leases, $75,453.
All piecious stones are said to b:
purified by a bath in honey.
UNDER
Pfl Q
Colombo flanks Victimised.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Oct. 14. Henry
Ragatz, a prominent business man.
was notified by the Columbus State
bank that it held a note for $450 for
which he was security and which wa
past due. Rogatz found his name had
been forged to a note and that the
signature was a bungling imitation.
He learned that this was a renewal
note, the original having been given
some three years ago anil renewed
about three times a year. The note
was signed by John Tannahill as
principal and it was he who had al
ways negotiated the paper. The Com
mercial National bank also held two
notes aggregating $474.50. renewed
six or seven different times, always
signed with Tannahill as principal
and Harry B. Reed, a farmer living
north of town, as security, air. Reed
admitted he had signed notes for Mr.
Tannahill a long time ago. but said
he had signed nothing for him in over
a year and these notes were also for
geries. The First National bank then
discovered it was holding two notes
negotiated by Tannahill, one for $120
with Carl Kramer as security and the
other for $100 secured by Mrs. Phobe
J. Lawrence'. Mr. Kramer says his
signature is a forgery and as Mrs.
Lawrence lives in Polk county the
bank cannot tell just now that her sig
nature is genuine.
A scramble has ensued among the
attorneys for the different banks to
file attachment suits against Tanna
hill's property on the edge of town,
which consists of thirty-three acres of
nursery and orchard with considerable
improvements in the way of hot
houses and other buildings. Four
suits have ben filed aggregating some
thing over Sl.fiOO, but as there is an
incumbrance against the property of
$1,000 it is not likely that it will pay
out the claims.
Ketnrns From the Klondike.
FREMONT. Neb.. Oct. 14. Frank
Frandsen. whose people live about a
mile east of Fremont, has lately re
turned from a fifteen months' success
ful trip to the Klondike. He has. in
partnership with a Canadian, one of
the best paying stakes in the Atland
district. B. C. When he left there
weeks ago there were two gangs of
men at work taking out $1,000 a week
en an average. He thinks that during
the last two or three weeks this aver
age has been kept up although he has
heard nothing. From now on, work
will be discontinued as the ground
will freeze. He came to the United
States preparatory to striking out for
Australia to try quartz mining there
while his partner operates the mine
for another year in the Atland district.
lteetn Not So Plenty ThU Year.
FREMONT, Neb.. Oct. 14. -Tho
beet harvest here and at Ames is
luogressi-ig. Th" vicul i not iul;e
up to tint of l:t!-i year in .nn. !i:-:.l-:f.'lc.
but th . i.ar coiuent .t. I r '
ficient 3f p.i-Iiv i above tho stand rr.l,
so that it v.i' ft My mak- up for
iack of 'iuii-t:v. 'ihe ;igar content
has increased considerably smicj the
first frost.
As the factoiy of the Standard Beet
Sugar company is not yet completed
beets are being placed in silos. The
dry weather is helping out the beet
raisers, the beets being remarkably
free from dirt. The sugar factory at
Ames will be completed soon after No
vember 1. The machinery is now in
position and the walls nearly up.
Nebraska In WnKliingtnii.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 14. A civil
seivice examination will b held tit
Mason City. la., on November 1. for
the position of clerk and carrier in the
postoffice in that city.
Miss Luella Remy of Ainsworth.
Neb., has been appointed a feeder in
the government printing office.
Bids were opened today at the In
dian school lor erection of a brick
warehouse at the Indian school Ge
noa, Neb. The only bidder was James
Welch of Xebraska City at $3,349.
FliiniiiL. .!: IiIil fires Kara
COLUMBUS. Neb.. Oct. 14. A pass
ing locomotive on the Union Pacific
road set fire to the grass east of the
city limits and, driven by a high wind,
the flames soon reached the hay field
of William Lockhart. destroying his
barn, several tons of hay. six hogs,
a wagon and considerable machinery
befoiv jt .ould be subdued. His :;.-'
will be something over $500. with no
Insurance. Adjoining propcrt;. .vas
avt'i only by hard work.
Ilitehrork's IIarest Sati. factory.
TRENTON, Neb.. Oct. 11. Thresh
ing is being concluded in several
places In the county and the average
yield is fair conieering the damage
ilonc by drouth and grasshoppers. The
corn was also visited by grasshoppers,
but the yield is good and of fair qual
ity. Never in the history of the coun
ty has it been so dry and dusty and
the farmers are waiting for a rain
so they can begin fall plowing.
Scarlet Fever nt Oakota City.
DAKOTA CITY. Neb., Oct. 11 Scar
let fever in a mild form has broken
out in this city. At present there
are two cases in Postmaster Schi
meal's family, and the other in Mrs.
C. W. Cratchbield's family. Every
precaution is being used to keep the
droad disease from spreading, and
it is hoped that these cases will nit
piovc fatal.
Bitten hy III Hog.
NEHRASKA CITY, Neb.. Oct. 14.
T. K. Wooster, bill clerk at the Bur
lington & Missouri depot, was severely
bitten by his own dog as he returned
heme. His left arm is considerably
lacerated.
National Hanks or the Stale.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 14. The ab
stract of the national banks of Ne
braska exclusive of Omaha and Lin
coln, at the close of business on Sep
tember 7. as reported to the comptrol
ler of the currency shows the average
reserve to have been 37.49 per cent
against 40.23 per cent on June 30;
loans and discounts increased from
$14,387,565 to $14,819,199; stocks and
securities from $532,627 to $626,166:
gold coin from $682,232 to $47,495;
total specie from $887,658 to $930,673;
lnn-fni mnnor rprvi from f1.972.ft52
! to $1,282,577; individual deposits from
$16,630,291 to $16,349,904.
Truant Causes a Scare.
FULLERTOX, Neb.. Oct. 14. This
town was in a turmoil of excitement
over the disappearance of the 9-year-old
son of B. F. Seeley. The little
fellow left home in the morning in
search of his dog and did not return
for dinner. Hunting parties were out
all night and could find no trace of
him until 10 o'clock next day, when
he was located at a farm house five
miles northwest of town, where he
spent the night very comfortably, lit
tle thinking of the excitement he had
caused at home.
Ruuxw! Kcftftl From.
DOUGLAS. Neb.. Oct. 12. C. C.
Muggr has heard that hla son Charles,
who ran away just before the Fourth
of July, is very sick with typhoid 12
vcr 100 miles north of here and is be
ing cared for by a trained nurse. He
and a neighbor boy been:. (satis
fied with homo and. taking a team of
2-vear-old colts ironi Muggy's und a
biigsv from the other boy's -home, set
out for a drive and did not return. No
trace was found until Mr. Muggy vry
notified of his son's sickness, and that
the boys had lost the team.
Identified as Dudley i'oI. min.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb1.. Oct. 12.
dead body of the man found in the
Burlington yards here was eshtimca
and identified by Amos Coleman of
Seward as his soil Dudley. The iden
tification was corroborated by ,'amai
Martin and Jchn Koresky. memLrs
of the Ritchfield camp. Modern Wooti
den of America, and by Edward
Malov. Coleman was a member of the
camp and carried 1 00rt life insur
ance in the order. The body was
taken to Seward for burial.
Woman He'd fcr Ilorio Stealing.
WAYNE. Neb.. Oct. 12. Clara Ole
Williams, about 35 yenr of age. was
bound over to the district court in the
sum of $1,000. in default of which she
was remanded to jail, on the charge,
of stealing a horse from the farm of
George Rhorer. northwest cf town,
some time Friday night. She was ar
rested by Sheriff Cherry near St.
James yesterday, surrounded by a
number of men. She is said to be a
notorious character.
Elderly Iranian Narrow ITsrnpe.
LYONS. Neb.. Oct. 12. Mrs. Marks
an elderly woman of this town. wa3
alighting from the Omaha flyer one
of the train crew, thinking all the
passengers were off. signaled the en
gineer to back the train, and she waa
thrown under the wheels and Wutilil
probably have been killed but for the
engineer's promptness in correcting
the mistake. She escaped with a few
bruises.
Itniki'iuan K:tlrl at Alii.iiM-e. ,
ALLIANCE. Neb.. Oct. 12. -Harry
Moore, a brakeman on the Bitrli'igion
& Missouri River railroad, slipped rn!
fell between the cars while switching
at Halscy. the wheels passing onr
his leg. He died from his inptrie;
while being brought here for treat
ment. He was universally cstoe:iie.l
in this community. The i omnia-? will
be taken to Lincoln for interact.
Cannot Ci't J .outi t'rram.
NORFOLK. Neb., Oct. 12. The
Harding Creamery company has add
ed improvements to its local p'r.nt
aniountinng to $2,000 and tho output
averages about :.000 pounds of but
ter daily. lepresenting .Team from
twenty-one skimming stations within
100 niiles of Norfolk. The company
could make us-e of much more crean
were i? obtainable.
Full Mav Pre Fatil.
GREELEY CENTER. Neb.. Oct. 12.
John Dunne of Spaulding. on his
way home from Greeley, fell from his
wagon. One arm and one rib were
broken, the rib penetrating the lung.
The head was also cut. li1 was found a
mile from Greeley by George Lani
mer's son and brought to the Com
mercial hotel. The doctors pronounca
the case critical.
l.ltlle l.y Caiisr Hit Mh'it'i Ileitli.
WAKEFIELD. Neb.. O.t. 12. Dur
ing the absence of their pirents. Law
icnce. aged ;". so-i of Captain J. II.
Brown, while pitying with matches
in the front yard, set lire to the dress
of his sister Lucy, aged 2. and she
was fatally burned. A neighbor heard
the ciies and smothered the llair.e,
with nis coat, but was too latcto save
her life.
Feeding Mi rep In I'ornliehN.
SHELTON. Neb.. Oct. 12. One hun
dred cars of stock have been received
here within the last seven days for
feeding and many more are to arrivo
soon. Cf those rceiwd s,oonty-fivc
cars are sheep and twenty-live cattle.
A large acreage cf com has bre.i
bought in the field by shrr-pmen and
the sneep will be pastu.ed in th!.i
way.
ISeeoirrs Stolen Property.
COLUMBUS. Neb.. Oct. 12 Wil
liam Corbet, a liveryman from David
Citj. hired a rig to a strang3r. who
drove to this city and put up at a
barn. He sold the harness and robes
and was trying hard to coll tho fan
when Corbott put in an app'-ar.-sn'O.
Some of tho stuff hats b ?n rec-jve.ed,
but the stranger escaped.
Corn Vi-Il !;sap.olutiic
DOUGLAS. Nob.. O'f. 12 Many
farmers are husking corn to crib.
B'tycs are pacing 10 coat. Formers
report the corn yielding less tlrm was
expected. They claim the dry wrather
at earing time f.nd th-- hard winds
which blow the corn dovi. lver have
injured the cro. The average yLU
will be about thirty labels.
Criranl f - a lit r.-Th'ef.
TECUMSEH. ieb.. Ott. 12. John
son county has offerc 1 S.r,0 for the ap
prehension of a thief who made away
with a horse and saddle, th prop
erty of Ha!. .od fz. Burfum. liver;, m-n.
The tnief hired the ?-ore for a rid'.; ia
the country and failed to lciurii.
T:ihf Ifr. C)..n MT.--
PLATTS.MOL'TIi. Sr'.y.. Oct. 12.
A te'egram rnys Eldv.ard S. C.reus'.
mabtr necbr.Tiic for t'-.e I'urlir.gton,
shot and killc- i-'-if in Haeiut!:.
C in ".I'r sat;-i.
NEBRASKA LIT i. Nrb., Oct. 12.
The Oto" e.-n'aty mortgage rcord for
September show-, for?y-f.ve ipw in
stn'nier.U. aggregating -;00.17'i. vrrr-j
filed. The releases v ere forty-pix, an.l
footed up ?:W 50i).S'J.
Guilty t'.T i;-n;!i ?J 7.Z::tz;f:e l-aw
TEKAMAH, Meb . Oct. 12 Willinn
A. Hillon, formerly a resident cf this
county, wl.o lrft here f.:r Tiontana
Inst sp:ing, taking v-'i'b him a team
and wagon that wee mcrtgarcd. :zi
found guilty in the 'Iitrli t co:rt of
making way with mo:'s-'cd property.
ItKst.-i! t:.its Mill Hr-f.
COLUMP.nS. Neb.. Oct. 12. Ssrr.e
strange dlteas- ii caTying off the
hones is th-- n:;h".o:te-r. part of tic
county r.t an cl--:; rf' and !-a3
also spread into V.ozvu c.j.ny. A vet
erinary surgeon saya the disease i3
one that is rare y v?.tl with and is
caused by, feeding cats which have
been damased by rrst.
Xew Uiiiil for Trenton
TRENTON. Neb., Oct. 12. The
young men of the town are organiz
ing a brass band, with the assistance
cf members of the old band.
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