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fTSSJ? , 31 --. ' -:aP .1-3 ?V i .-" . Hs5- - ?, -, f 3 " . A - . . . - i - - . . . K $. ' VOLUME XXXJ.-NUMBER 14. JAPAN H ASM HAND Kuaia Girw to Government at Tokio Pall Liberty of Action. JATANESE FORCE TO 60 TO CIINA Kattre ChrUtlaas Said to Have Beea Slaachtered la Thoesaads Ptnaai Gallty of Startiaa; lnserreetloa Ara t Be Beheaded. LONDON", July 7. The Russian gov- eminent announces that it will give Japan a free hand to apply military force in China. The terms of this con sent are summarized in the subjoined .dispatch from St. Petersburg, under "date of July 6, in reply to an inquiry fora the Japanese cabinet regarding the dispatch, of Japanese troops to China to render aid to the foreigners in Pekin. The Russian government declared that on May 27 that it left the Japa nese government full liberty of action in this connection, as the Tokio cabi net expressed its readiness to act in full agreement with other powers. It is in consequence of this, no doubt, that Japan is preparing to em bark 20.000 more troops. Political considerations that were tnougnt to nave oeen numo.ns - . tion of the powers are thus laid aside I for a moment at least, by the govern- ment supposed to have the clearest , thought to have been numbing the ac purposes respecting umna s iuiur. respecting Chinas lutures. Janan's disDatch of troops now can have little bearing on the fate of the foreigners in Pekin. Baron Hayasbi, the new Japanese f minister, who arrived in London re- i cently. said that ten days would prob ably be required for the carrying of troops? to China. His dictated state ments contained these sentences: If all conditions Japan has asked were conceded I see no reason why Ja pan should not undertake the task of ' suppressing the trouble. The powers are all agreed in wishing to put down the rebels, but it does not seem that they are agreed on the means. From these authoritative utterances It la inferred that Japan does dominate . conditions and that the concert of the powers is a little jangled. Details of further horrors in Pskin are gathered by correspondents at Shanghai from Chinese sources, espe cially of the slaughter in the Chinese and Tartar city of thousands of na tive Christians, so that the capital Teeks with carnage. The ruthless thirst for blood is spreading in all the northern provinces and wherever there are native Christians the scenes enacted In the capital are reproduced in miniature. From the capital noth ing further comes regarding the lega tion forces except a repetition that they are all dead. The correspondents aver that if the Chinese officials in Shanghai wished to throw light on the real state of affairs In the capital they could do so and therefore the first reports are accepted as true. Prince Tuan's coup de etat is de scribed by the Shanghai correspond ent of the Daily Mail as a sequence to the grand council of ministers, at which Lung Yu advocated the sup pression of the Boxers promptly. The dowager empress gave her whole sup port to Yung Lu and a scene of dis order ensued. Prince Tuan passion ately Intervened, backed by Kang Yih. They rushed from the council and their partisans raised the cry. "Down with the foreigners." The effect was electrical. The eunichs, palace officials of all sorts and most of the populace took up the cause of Prince Tuan and his agents immediately put the em peror and the dowager empress under restraint. IN HEART OF BOER COUNTRY. General Paget Snccessfnlly Engagee Burgher on Two Day. LONDON, July 7. General Paget is moving toward the heart of the coun try held by DeWet Lord- Roberts telegraphed to tne war office under date of Pretoria. July 6, 2:25 p. in., as follows: "Paget engaged the enemy on July 3 successfully at Pleisfontein. He drove them out of a very strong po sition across Leeuwkop to Greenerfon tein. where he bivouaced for the night He followed the enemy and on the afternoon of July 4 was at Blaauw- kopje, fifteen miles northwest of Beth- i lehem. He reports that all ot Steyn's j government officials except the treas- , urer general, who has gone to vrede, arc at Bethlehem, which haa tn:c pro claimed the capital. Steyn himself is reported to have taken flight to the mountains. "Buller reports the line to Heidel berg restored, thus completing every communication between Pretoria and Natal." Lourenzo Marquez on Friday learned that the Boers are showing fresh ac tivity. A British force is reported within forty miles of Koomatispoort Don't tike Slpido Verdict. LONDON, July 6. The morning pa pers generally publish editorials com centlng upon the verdict in the case of Sipido. the would-be assassin of he Prince of Wales. The Daily Tele graph says the result of the trial is "monstrous." The Dally Chronicle de clares that it is "an outrage on hu manity." and the Daily Mail charac terizes it as "a reproach on Belgium." Lea la Gold Coast. LONDON. July 7. The colonial of fice has received from the governor of the Gold Coast colony. Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson, a dispatch dated Atekewautek. July 6, saying that ow ing to the non-arrival of the relief column and the reduction of the food supply he had decided to push through the rebels and had deceived the enemy regarding the route followed The col umn suffered great privation, but the rloss was only six men killed and sev 'jEral wounded. Festival at St. PaaL. ST. PAUL. Minn July 7. The jiawesieni Scandinavian Sangers T association began its annual singing festival' in this city tonight with a grand concert. Delegates arrived dur ing the day from North and South Da kota, Iowa and. Minnesota. i raiina Draw a. T Krr. CHARLES, La July 6. By the sinking cf a k1 on the lake to day in a rain storm three persons, Mrs. C. J. Phelps, her mother. Mrs. ATTtda. Johnson, and her brother. Al bert Johnson, aged 11, were drowned. URN lir STAIWARt fROf ITS. Sereral Xlllloa Dalian' Worth af Prop erly Destroyed by lire. NEW YORK, 'July 6. The fire at the works of the Standard Oil com pany of Constable Hook, Bayonne. N. J., which started early yesterday. Is still raging, and ho estimate can yet be made of the damage, though it will run into millions. The entire plant is almost certain to be consumed. The oil from the works is spreading along the upper bay and the Killvon Kull, blazing as it flows, and serious damage is threatened the adjoining property. Naptha tank No. 7 exploded shortly after 6 o'clock. The force of the ex plosion smashed wfndows on the Hook and at least one person was killed and several injured. Charles King, an electrician, was the one killed, and John Watso and Owen Drunimond, watchmen, were overcome by" fumes and smoke, and Fred Mauer was cut by flying glass. They all lived In Bayonne. The Are was started about 1 o'clock by a bolt of lightning which fell dur ing a terrific thunder and rain storm. It struck squarely in the immense yard of the Standard Oil company, which covers 600 acres of ground. King, the electrician,, was struck by the bolt and at the same time it ex ploded two immense reservoir tanks of crude oil. One hundred men were at work in the yards and whether more wore killed is not yet known. The explosion was heard for miles and heavens were lit up for hours af- terward D the flameg wnlcn leaped a hundred feet in the alr. The col. unm Qf smoke whlcQ rose from the ... burnin tanks SDread out in such a cloud that to those coming to this city from the west the bright morn i ing sun was obscured. MANY LIVES CRUSHED OIL Electric Car With Orer lOO Passenger Jumps Over Sixty-Foot Embankment TACOMA, Wash., July 5. The most appalling accident ever Known, in the history of acoma occurred this morn ing, when the 8:30 Edison car, loaded with excursionists coming to see the parade, was dashed down sixty feet over the bridge at the gulch where the track runs from Delin street, burying the passengers, among wnom were many women and children, under the wreck of the car. The car turned completely over and mangled the umortunate victims into unrecognizable shapes, as the debris crashed down the steep side of the gulch. Where the car went off there is a sharp curve, at the toot of a steep grade. Just how the accident occurred will never be known, but as the car struck the curve instead of following the rails it whirled completely over and pitched from the bridge, striking on its top. the heavy trucKs and body of the car crashing the frail upper works to splinters and smashing down upon the mass of men, women and children, with which the car was loaded. TAKES HIS OWN LIFE. Chinese Emperor Forced by Prince Taaa to Commit Suicide. SHANGHAI. July 6. Emperor Kwang-Su committed suicide by rak ing opium, under compulsion of Prince Tuan, June 19. The empress dowager also took poison, but is still alive, though reported to be Insane from che effects of the drug. The foregoing had been officially re ported to the German consular staff. Two Manchus who have arrived at I Shanghai certify to the truth of the statement that Prince Tuan visited the palace and offered the emp-ror ' and dowager empress the alternative I of poison or the sword. The empe-or, they say, took the poison and died i within an hour. The dowager em press also chose poison, but craftily swallowed only a portion of what was offered to her and survived. On the ' same day the Chinese customs bureau was destroyed. Sir Robert Hart, the inspector of customs, and his staff es caping to the legations. BOERS Will NEVER GIVE UF. President Kroger Scoffs at the Idea of So Ing for Peace. LONDON. July 6. The cordon around General De Wet appears still to be wide. At least he has not yet been cornered. Dispatches from the front, except official ones, deal with trifles of vague probabilities. The Daily Telegraph's Lourenzo " 74 "T.w P Kr rks MAOMiMi4Atif a AW VtA1 tn at Watervalander. Mr. Kruger was i " -W AAVV. -" .w- - there, but he deputed State Secretary Reitz to talk. The secretary said: "We do not. need to discuss peace. President Kruger wishes through me to repeat what he has said over and over again. The South African repub lics will fight for independence as long as 300 burghers remain alive and even then will continue to fight Such is our decision." Agree oa Wage Scale. BIRMINGHAM, Afcu, July 6. The coal operators and miners of Alabama came to an agreement on the wage question today and signed a contract for tke year," ending June 30, 190L based on the contract of the year just ended. .Work in all of the mines will be resumed. The blast furnaces that blew out on Monday on account of the suspension of the work at the mines will go in operation the first of next week. Six Xea Blown to Atom. PARKERSBUrlG. W. Va., July 5. The most horrible calamity that this city ever witnessed, occurred this morning at 7:20 o'clock, in which six men were blown to atoms and one other, John Chalk, so badly injured that he soon died and two more are expected to die any minute. About forty others, spectators an children, were slightly injured, some burned, some hurt by the explosion and some bruised in the ranic. The yarus of t&a Ohio River railroad are spotted with pieces of topi flesh and sprayed with bleed that was wiped up by the burn ing oiL Kather Death Thaa Prisoa. CHICAGO. I1L. July 6. la fear of punishment for crime for whim she had been held without bail to the grand jury. Mrs. Martha. Heising. a midwife, living at 4759 Halstead street, drank carbolic acid in the pres ence ot her husband and children to day and died immediately. Oflkers who accompanied her -permitted her to stoD at her home to take a farewell of. her family. As soon as she arrived home she drained a phial of carbolic acid before she could be prevented and sank to the floor, dying immedi ately. r BRYAN AND STEVENSON Dementi Again Place the lebnsku at Their TickeVs Head. VITAL rOMTS Of TIE rUTFNM slfteea to Oae la Give Dae Xmahasla Adall K. Steveasoa. of IUlaets, U Xenat- aated far Ylee-Presldeat by Ace! tlea. KANSAS CITY. Mo., July 5. Will iam Jennings Bryan of Nebraska was tonight unanimously placed in nomi nation as the democratic candidate for president of the United States on a platform opposing imperialism, mil itarism and trusts and specifically de claring for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of IS to-lr - The nomination .came as the culmi nation of a frenzied demonstration in honor of the party leader, lasting twenty-seven minutes and giving ut terance to all the pent-up. emotions of the vast multitude. It was late this afternoon when the convention was at last face to face with the presidential nomination. Early in the day there had been ted ious delavs to reconcile their differ ences and present a report. Until this was ready, the convention managers beguiled the time by putting forward speakers of more or less prominence to keep the vast audience from be coming too restless The first session, beginning at 10 this morning, was entirely fruitless of results, and it was not until late in the afternoon, when the second session had begun that the platform commit tee was able to report an agreement. Already Its main features, embodying the 16 to 1 principle, had become known to the delegates and there was little delay in giving its unanimous approvaL This removed the last chance for an open rupture on ques tions of principle and left the way clear to the supreme event of the day the nomination of the presidential candidate. The vast auditorium was filled to its utmost capacity when the moment arrived for the nomination to be made. When the call of states began for the purpose of placing candidates In nomination, Alabama, yielded Its place at th head of the. list to Nebraska and Oldham ot that state made his way to the platform for the final speech placing Mr. Bryan's name in nomina tion for the presidency. The orator was strong voiced and entertaining, yet to the waiting dele gates and spectators there was but one point to uis speech, and that was the glowing peroration which closed with the name of Williams Jennings Bryan. . This was the signal for the dem onstration of the day and in a common purpose the great concourse Joined- In a tribute of devotion to the party lead er. -- -s-"- JTemlaate Vice-President. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 6. The democratic national ticket was com pleted today by the nomination of Ad lal E Stevenson for vice president. The nomination was made on the first bajlot, state after state joining in the wild scramble to record their support of the winning candidate. The platform "adopted says In part: The democratic piatiorm r-auirma faith in the Declaration of Independence and allegiance to the constitution of the United States framed in harmony there It denounces the Porto Rlcan tariff law as a bold and oaen violation oi me -ganlc law. It demands that the promise of Inde pendence made by the United States to Cuba shall be speedily fulfilled. It demands that a promise shall be made to the Philippines that those islands shall also be Independent and that they shall be protected from outside Interfer ence. The present war In the Philip pines is branded as a war of criminal aggression. The platform does not oppose expan sion when U takes in desirable territory, that may be formed into states of the American union, but it declares that the question of imperialism has reference to the very existence of the republic The Chicago platform is reaffirm .-d and special reiteration made of the principle of the free coinage of gold and silver at the historic ratio of 16 to 1. The people are warned against mili tarism. . . , . Private monopolies are declared to be Indefensible and intolerable. The public control of trusts: the reUre mont nf hank notes: election of sena- i tors by vote of the people: establish ment of a government department ot la bor: liberal pensions: control of the JT1 caraguan canal by America, and state hood of Arizona. New Mexico and Okla homa are advocated. The Hav-Pauncefote treaty is con demned and cordial sympathy for the Boers expressed. On imperialism and militarism the plat form says In part: ., "We condemn and denounce the Philip pine policy of the present administnr tion. It has embroiled the republic In an unnecessary war. sacrificed the lives of many of its noblest sons and placed the United States, previously known and ap plauded throughout the world as ,the champion of freedom, in the false and nn-American. Dosltion of crushing with military force the efforts of our former allies to achieve liberty and self-government. "The declaration of the republican platform adopted at the Philadelphia convention held In June. 1900, that the republican party 'steadfastly adheres to the policy announced In the Monroe doc trine." Is manifestly Insincere and de ceptive. This profession Is contradicted by the avowed policy of that party in op position to the spirit of the Monroe doc trine, to acquire and hold sovereignty over large areas of territory and large numbers of people In the eastern hemi sphere. "We oppose militarism. It means con quest abroad and Intimidation and op pression at home. It means the strong arm which has ever been fatal to free in stitutions."' Blame tka Police. ST. LOUIS, July 7. -The June grand jury in the final report today fastened much of the responsibility for the dis turbances which marked the recent street railway strike on the police. The report denounces the police Taw as passed by the last legislature and says that it makes possible for the presi dent of the board to step in and as sume fulL authority over the chief of police. The jurors declare that the law should make it compulsory for the mayor to he . a member of the board and to attend the meetings. KaToya Krach Part. PARIS. July 7. The Boer delegates, Messrs. Wessels. Fischer and Wolmar ans. arrived in Paris this evening. They were met at the station by the president of the municipal council and several senators, who invited them to be present at a reception to be given at the Hotel De Ville on Tuesday next The crowd which had gathered at the station greeted the delegates with acclamations, and a few persons cried "Down with England." They were placed nnder arrest, bat subsequently released. wsre COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. TpDNESDAY, JULY 11, TK IM STOCK MAMCT. Lataat Owotattoes rraa Batk aad Kaaaaa Cl.y. SOUTH OMAHA. Cattle Supplies were unusually laKge for the day, and Included a lot cf very desirable beeves. There were 138 fres loads. 3.453 head, the big bulk of them corn-fed beeves. Trade opened out sUrm. Some of the best cattle sold about steady with yesterday, but the general market was afitlOc lower. Cows and heifers were In light supply, good demand and about steady. Veal calves, bulls, stags, etc sold at unchanged quotations. Business In stockers and feeders was very dull, but there was no particular change in quota tions. Choice 1.400 to 1.600-lb. beeves. tSM 65.40: good 1,100 to 1.400-Ib. beeves, H.90V 5.10: fair to seed 1.000 to 1.230-lb. steers. 34.9064.95; poor to rair steers. - good to choice cows and heifers. WP 4.73: fair to good cows and heifers. : t&M 4.00: common and canning grades, SZ.259 X50; bulls, stags, etc.. C2afc4.5d; calve, common to choice. $3.007.00; good to choice stockers and feeders. 4.M?W: fair to good stockers and feeders. -Ww 4.50 common to fair stockers and feed ers. $3.flOS4.00; milkers and springers, 13.38 33.45. Hogs There were 115 cars. 8.080 hogs, aa against 11.509 a week ago aad t week's supplv. owing mainly to. the holi day, are M.000 smaller than. last week. The quality was fair, but there Is a de cided increase In the amount of light mixed hos coming, as compared with supplies earlier in the season. The west had 40.000, against 59,000. The market opened Tc higher and ruled active until the biz end of the supply was exhausted, sales ranging 15.10 (53.25. with the bulk at $3.153.17s. Al though provisions opened strong, eastern hog markets reported the early advance lost, and the final wind-up locally was on the same basis, with a few loads still unsold at a late hour. Butcher and heavy hogs. $5.15.10.25: mixed and medium weights. J5.10S5.30: light and light mixed. KUVRSITli Sheep Only three fresh loads. 702 head, were received. There was a good demand from all sources for choice grades at firm figures, but common and stock sheep were slow sale at mean prices. "Weth ers. I3.754.25: ewes, J3.GO4.00; lambs, $4.506.50; sheep. $3.0053.60. KANSAS CITY. Cattle Receipts. 2.5W; market steady to strong; native steers. $X735.60; Texas stwrs. J2.73ifi3.30: Texas cows. 2.603.06: L native cows and heifers. $2.105.00: "lock ers and feeders, xj.a0'g4.w; nuns. .& 4.00. Hogs Receipts. 9,000: market strong to 5.2S; Yorkers. $5.2055-25; pigs, H.W9 5.17tj. Sheep Receipts. 2,000; market steady; lambs, S3.00X90: muttons. $X005.CO. TltN TSIN GIVES Ur. Xatlvo City Falls Before Bomhardmeat or Allied Forces. LONDON, July 5. The commanders of the allies in Tien Tsin Inform the correspondents that it would be sui cidal to atttempt" to reach Pekin with the troops now available In the face of the colossal force of Imperial troops and Boxers occupying the country be tween Tien Tsin and Pekin. So far from taking the offensive, the 12,000 International troops at Tien Tsin and the 8,000 others att Taku and interme diate points can barely keep up com munications, fighting incessantly with overwhelming numbers using far more numerous artillery than the allies. This telegram has been received: SHANGHAI, July 4.-11:10 a. m.. via Chee Foo. Tien Tsin city fell be tween 7 and 8 o'clock on the morning of.Jiue.3u.. It is understood that Shanghai un doubtedly referred to the native city of Tien Tsin, from which the Chinese have been bombarding the foreign quarter and the dispatch Is taken to mean that the allies are now more than holding their own. Advices received by way of Shang hai aver that the Chinese losses around Tien Tsin are between 7,000 and 8,000, according to official estimates. The correspondent of the Express at Che Foo, telegraphing on Wednes day, says Vice Admiral Seymour was wounded while sitting in a house at Tien Tsin by Chinese sharpshooters. Official news received at Che Foo shows that the Chinese nave been guil ty of horrible cruelty toward wound ed and captured, subjecting them to what is known as ling che, or the slic ing process. Under this hideous prac tice the bodies of the fallen are mu tilated. Revolting stories are told of the bar barities practiced upon Japanese and European prisoners captured on the way to Pekin, though it Is "not known that Admiral Seymour lost any prison ers. The Chinese troops marching to ward Tien Tsin, the Chinese say, left behlndrhem trails of rapine, fire and blood. Native women were assaulted and children were cut in two. According to roundabout reports, it is asserted by the Chinese that Prince Tuan is personally directing the as sault upon the legations. He confer red honors and gave large sums of money and other presents to the Boxer leaders and the commanders of the troops who drove back Admiral Seymour and also gave money to every soldier taking part in the operation. An edict of Prince Tuan's has reach ed Shanghai ordering southern rice roys to assemble the Chinese fleet and to attack the war ships at Shanghai. Japan is reported to be landing an army at Peetaughs, to the northward of Taku. The Japanese generals are believed to be about to move toward Pekin. following the plan previously formulated. Tao Tal Sheng of Shanghai issued a proclamation on Wednesday which practically forbids foreign war ship approaching the Tang Tse Klang, say ing that if they do so the Chinese au thorities will not hold themselves re sponsible for the consequences. It Is considered that the Chinese officials are preparing to evade responslbtlitv if an outbreak occurs. Even Li Hung Chang is suspected. The foreigners are simply aghast at the extent of the Chinese armaments, which have been systematically accumulated. Fear Uttla 4Jt Laat. PHILADELPHIA, July 5. A blank cartridge fired at close range by a ne gro boy Into a large collection of fire works of a highly explosive cuaracter cost the lives of four cnlldren, tne probable death of three others and se vere burns and laceration to twenty other persons, only two of whom were adults. The explosion occurred in front of the small shop of Antonario Mammerello, on Eighth street, in the most thickly populated section. The fireworks were on a stand on the pave ment and consisted largely of giant firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets and chasers. Crazrd hy the Heat. CHICAGO, July 5. Christina John son, a domestic employed at a Sheffield avenue residence, became crazed at the excessive heat and attempted to burn herself to deaths She saturated her clothing with kerosene and applied a match. As the flames enveloped her she ran shrieking through, the house, crying oat that she was too hot and wanteu to die. She was restrained witk difficulty and tke Are extin guished', but she had suffered severe burns which necessitated her removal ; to a hospital, where she continued to pare in her delirium. 10c higher, closing weaK:-Dui ot saies. S3.23e5.32H: heavy. $3.25'&5.37i: packers. rL53Uiff5EU: mixed. S5.lSa5.30: light. $3.0o GETS CAUGHT FROG Aedfect to Bwitckmam at Grasd Island lenlts ia Deatk. IS IUN tOWN IY A rtfKIT CM KDlad Before aa Uaa of tka TJalaa Paele Other Stat JIawa Twa aya laataaee ta ladaatrtal Schaal at ay. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 6. While switching In the Union Pacific yard Georgs Ketcham was run over and almost instantly killed, living but Ave minute. after the accident. A car had just been loaded at the freight de pot and was being taken on another track; Upon $ arriving at the switch a coupling had to be arranged. Ket easa stepped i ia an unusual way, his face toward the coming car and engine. The coupling was made just where there was a frog in .the tracks. He happened to step into the same, only about an inch where the rails Join. The oncoming car made him move back, his foot was tight and when the car struck the foot it whirled him about, running down the left side of the entlrebody. 'ine accident was at once known by the other members 'of the crew, one of whom was a broth er of the unfortunate man. He was picked up and was being taken to the office of the yard master, a few hun dred feet west, dying on the way. The company surgeon was Immediately called but by the time he arrived Ket cham was dead. Ketcham was a young man, about twenty years. His father. George Ketcham, was killed on the road sev eral years ago. He was a conductor. While his freight train was pulling out of Shelton one night and he was attempting to board the caboose, he sllnned and was badly Injured. He was taken to the hospital at Omaha and lived some days but all efforts to tide him over the results of the ac cident were fruitless. Young Ketcham leaves a widowed mother and four brothers, one of whom is also a switchman, and was at the brother's side two minutes after the accident last night. Saataace Bey to Reformatory PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. July 4. Charley Frlsh, a boy fifteen years of age, was given a hearing Deiore County Judge J. E. Douglas on the charge of Incorrigibility. His moth er filed the complaint, asking to have him sent to the reform school, as all efforts to keep him at home had proven fruitless and when she had found a place for him to work he would run away. He could not resist his inclination to place obstructions- on the railroad tracks. On the strength of the evidence the court de cided that the best place for the boy was In the state reformatory, where he. could be properly looked after and kept oat ot mischief and he was ac cordingly sentenced to that Institu tion. Shaffroth Saateaced at Xorth Platte NORTH PLATTE, Neb., July 4. Chief of Police H. T. Rice, who went to South Omaha last Friday to take possession of the man who was want ed here for stealing a coat, vest and gold watch a couple of months ago, re turned with his prisoner Saturday evening. The latter is a negro named Charles Shaffroth. He was appre hended at South Omaha by Chief of Police Mitchell last Wednesday, while trying to sell the watch at a pawn shop. The chief happended to be In the place when Shaffroth offered the watch for sale and took him into cus tody at once. Kanch Hoaie Destroyed. LEIGH, Neb., July 1. Yesterday a house out on the Wisherd ranch, five miles southeast of here, was totally destroyed by fire. The house was oc cupied by William Wilber, a tenant. The fire originated from a defective flue and only for the timely arrival of a neighbor two children would have perished. The building was insured, but Mr. Wilber had no insurance on household goods. Shall Craahed by a Fall. STERLING. Neb., July 3. Eugene Schneider, a carpenter, who has the contract for building the German Lutheran- church three miles west of town, fell from the scaffolding this morning, striking h.s head on a rock. His skull was crushed and his body badly bruised. It is thought that it will not prove fatal although he had a very close call from being killed. Scarlet Feyer at Hamboldt. HUMBOLDT, Neb., July 1. Several cases of scarlet fever are reported in and near this city, but as the disease Is in a very mild form the physicians and authorities hope to be able to prevent its spread. The little daugh ter of Alex Vebrick, a farmer living south of town, died yesterday of the disease and the funeral was held at the family residence. Mamlltea GItcb Fire Tear WAHOO, Neb., July 4. Judge Good yesterday sentenced Hamilton, the man found guilty of complicity in rob bing Joseph ft Grafe's store, to five years in the penitentiary. Court ad journed until July 12, when Harris, the ether arrest in this case, will be tried. Bridge Collapse With Trams NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July 4. By the collapse of a bridge here yes terday two men, a team and ice wagon were precipitated to the bottom of Table creek, a distance of twenty feet The men were severely bruised and it is believed were' Injured Internally. Will Fire Cantered Caaaoa GENEVA, Neb., July 4. Today at 2 p. m. will be fired a number of salutes from the old Philippine cannon cap tured by Company G and brought home. It Is estimated that the largest crowd ever seen in Geneva will be present. Kid Farm of Chtekaa Ilce SEWARD. Neb.. July 5. Yester day morning about 10:30 Jacob Wes- terhoff built a fire m his cnicken house In order to smoke out lice and then went down town. The fire soon had the chicken house in ashes and then caught the barn, which was en-, tirely destroyed before the fire de-, partment arrived- A daughter of Mr. Westerhoff was quite badly Burned in getting their horse out of the barn and Mrs. J. C. Morgan was so badly frightened that it was neces sary to call a doctor. ammmmmmmammmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmemmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-m- --- !. 1900, f 10 ATt f tWt W MYH. y of labarlaa-Xaa Fished Owl Plattameath PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. July 4 Jack Elliott saw a floater going down the river this forenoon and when a short distance below the Burlingtoa bridge he caught aad towed it to short. He was about 40 years of age, Ave feet eight Inches, sandy mustache, stubby chin whiskers and black hair. He wore checkered overalls, light colored striped shirt and No. 7 shoes. In the pockets were found a blue cotton handkerchief, a silver dollar and a nickel, safety pin, two padlocks, a heelplate and a collar button. He-was evidently a laboring man. The body had not beea ia he watsr lepg and was not badly decomposed. Wealth for Omaha Wema. DES MOINES. Ia.. July 1. Thomas Foley, proprietor of the Savery ho tel, irceived word todar to the eftf.ct that kis mother-in-law. Mr?. Sarin Hiatt of Omaha, mart.fallPB. heir toa large estate in Austria by tke dentil o an uncle engaged in the woolen manufacturing business in ienna. The woolen manufacturer, whose name was Felthorff. was a millionaire and his estate will make his Ameri can heirs very wealthy. Mrs. Hiatt is his niece and has now living only one daughter, who is the wife of Colonel Harry Smith, living in Rock Island. Mrs. Hiatt had four daughters, of which Foley married one. Foley's four sons, who will ultimately secure much of the property, all live in Oma ha, one being employed by the Rock Island, one by the Aetna. Insurance company, one In the hardware busi ness aid one a stenographer. Baraed hy Fire Cracker. CHADRON, Neb., July 1. While the family of Benjamin Lowenthal of this city were asleep in a summer tent on the lawn, a large giant firecracker, measuring ten inches in length, was lighted and thrown into the tent by two mischievous boys. The cracker exploded among the sleeping children, setting their bedding on fire without awakening them. The father, who was asleep In the house, being awak ened by the nclse, rushed out and found the tent filled with smoke and flames. The tent was pulled down and the bed clothes scattered about the lawn. Moses, the 19-year-old son. was badly burned about the face and hands. The rest of the children es caped without serious Injury. The chief of police was notified and the boys were soon apprehended ana placed under arrest. The boys plead ed guilty in police court this morn ing and were fined $3 and costs. Attempt to Rob Bank. DORCHESTER. Neb., July 3. The Dorchester state bank was tampered with this morning aDOut 3 o'clock. Two citizens were going down street when a dark lantern was flashed In one of their faces by. some one on the bank corner. They got another citizen and approached, when they could plainly hear the burglar alarm on the Inside of the bank which was going continually. One stood guard and the other awak ened the marshal and several other citizens, who formed a shotgun bri gade and marched to the Dank, but the burglars had left and no trace of them was to be found. Greater Will tTadergo Ooeratloa. LYONS, Neb., June 30. Eugene Grenier, sr., a farmer upon the reser vation, has gone to St Joseph's hospi tal, Sioux City, to undergo an opera tion of his left arm and only remain ing leg. caused by the limbs becoming apparently dead, resulting irom a none disease of long standing. If Mr. Grenier survives the operation this will leave him with only one arm, the other leg being cut off about a year ago, resulting from the same cause. Injared by Caaaoa Cracker DAVID CITY, Neb., July 4. Conrad Lauaskle, an old soldiar, was celebrat ing the Fourth of July in advance yes terday evening. He was giving the boys a lesson In discharging fireworks and held a large cannon cracker in his hands while it exploded. His right hand was almost torn to pieces and his right leg was badly bruised. He is in a critical condition and fears of blood poisoning are entertained by his comrades. Body RecoTered from Platte. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., July 1. The body of Ray Wright, who was drowned wnile bathing in the Platte river last Sunday afternoon north of this city., was found In the Missouri river near St. Deroin and was taken to Auburn, where an Inquest was held. The fath er of the boy was notified and has gone for the body. Smith Gallty of Murder. AUBURN, Neb., June 30. The jury in the case of the State against Smith, who was charged with the murder ot his wife, found the prisoner guilty of murder in the first degree arid fixed the penalty at life Imprisonment Scarlet Ferer at David City DAVID CITY, Neb., July 4. A well developed case of scarlet fever at the residence ot J. F. Albin was reported yesterday evening by the attending physician. School Ceaaaa at Beatrice BEATRICE, Neb., July 5. The school census for Beatrice which is just completed, shows 2,972 of school age within the city. This is an excess of 105 over last year. Old Settler Plcalc. NORTH LOUP. Neb., June 30. The annual picnic of the old settlers of Valley county was held at the home of A. M. Stewart on the east side of North Loup River. A large number of the original settlers were in attend ance. Herder Throwa From 1 GREELEY, Neb.. June 30. James Fuller, a herder for Will Reed, was thrown from a horse and had his arm broken above the elbow; Hi3 shoul der was also badly bruised. aloa Date la Choaea. SUPERIOR. Neb., June 30. At the encampment of the Interstate Reunion association held In this city yesterday the reunion was located at Superior on the dates of September 10 to 15 in clusive. C. E. Adams of this city was elected commander; H. R- Stone of Smith Center. Kan., senior vice com mander: Joseph Hunter of Guide Rock. Neb., junior vice 'commander; Rev. Hamilton of Nelson. Neb., chap lain. The encampment set aside a day for the Hispano-American war soldiers. DURBAN. the Ship la A BOTel BWthod ef leaving a steam er IM Im vogue at Dwrsaa. in NataL The originality of the method arise front the pecmllar character of the bay. which a long, laad-locked lagoon, con ctc witk the open sea by a narrow chASMl .which flow, between two breakwaters intended to prevent the formation t te bar. and so to main tain free accesfor ships into the har bor. That bar to the battle-ground of political parties in NataL The bishop of Natal, writing in Good. Words, ex plains that politics turn more on pro posals for flghting the bar than on any policy. Ia the meantime the bar holds its own", and tke mail steamers are too big to get into the harbor. The out side anchorage Is a rough and restless place, and nine days out of ten, tug3 are afraid U He alongside a gangway. Thas it happens that passengers are rawven-to the alternative ot wrapius from the ship by the same method uy which St. Paul escaped from Damas cusin a basket "We owe gratitude, however, to the Empress Eugenie.." says the bishop, "for since the day that she came to Natal on her sad er rand, the basket has Increased its' di mensions. It is. in fact, almost as large as the elevator In a London man sion, affording room for three or four people to sit or stand." In this commodious receptacle the passeugtrs are hauled aloft by a steam crane, and dropped with much care and precision Into the tug lying alongside. The sensation of swinging aloft and drop ping into that heaving tug must be anything but pleasant The shore gained, the visitor to Durban has a chance of making the acquaintance of the Natal rickshaw boy, who will sal lop him up to the Royal Hotel in good style. These Zulu boys are good specimens of their race a race of children. They have tremendous spir its. They would think It very tame to wait their turn for a fare, like the London cabmen. When a traveler comes out of the hotel there is a wild charge of rickshaws across the street The boys enjoy the race and shout and leap Into the air. The dress of the rickshaw boy Is a picturesque medley. It is a common thing to see one wear ing the discarded tunic of a private of an old English line regiment, his head covered with a child's or a lady's straw hat. ornamented with tags of lace and tied with a ribbon under the chin. Others affect the ferocious style and adorn themselves with enormous feathers and a pair of cow's horns tied to their heads. Youths' Companion- ECLIPSES OF THE SUN. -r Alwaja aa Object of Deep Interest to Astronomers. The earliest records of solar eclipses are ascribed to Confucius. One of the eclipses of antiquity was famous for two events. One was that It was fore told by an astrologer, the year beins 585 B. C, and the second was that its alarming appearance stopped a bat tle between the Lydians and Mcdcs. Formerly eclipses of the sun created terror among the beholders, and even today educated and intelligent people express a dread of the solemn and im pressive darkness. One who has wit nessed a total eclipse gives this graphic description: "As much as five minutes before the total obscurity it may be possible to detect strange waving lines of light and shade draw ing across the landscape. Then, with frightful velocity, the shadow of the moon is seen approaching, a tangible darkness advancing like a wall, swift as imagination, silent as doom. The immensity of nature never comes so near as then, and strong must be the nerves not to quiver as the blue-black shadow rushes upon the spectator with Incredible speed. A vast palpi tating presence seems overwhelming the world. Bats emerge stealthily. An assembled crowd is awed into ab solnte silence. It becomes curiously cold, and the chill is mental as well as physical." Oalr Batchers. Says Madame, in the New York Press: "It is an unpleasant thins to say, but it is true that any one in America can put out a shingle and start inasa dressmaker without hav ing the slightest knowledge of ihe business. This is where so much trouble arises. In Paris and Vienna it is different; one cannot obtain a license or permit in those cities to en ter the field as a professional dress maker unless she or he can show a diploma from some establishment where the trade ha3 been learned. In Paris and Vienna dressmaking is looked upon as an art, and unless a person be an artist she has no patrons. It is quite safe to say that in all New York there are not three artists in the dressmaking business." Two Phlmdelphlans Honored. Two well-known Philadelphians have just been honored by the Amer icas university of Tennessee, says the Philadelphia Times. At the annual meeting of the board of regents, which was recently held at Harriman. a num ber of honorary degrees were con ferred upon representative persons throughout the country, among them being the Rev. Henry A. F. Hoyt and Henry Le Barre Jayne ot this city, the former receiving the degree of D. D., and the latter that of LL. D. Dr. Hoyt is the rector of St John's church of Lower Merion. and Mr. Jayne is a prominent member of the Philadelphia bar. oa Eastaee la Palestine. According to an English consular report oil engines are rapidly advanc ing in favor in Palestine for the pur pose of drawing water from the deep wells to Irrigate the orange groves. Hitherto the water was pumped by an imal power. There was a large water wheel, and from four to eight mules were required to revolve it, according to the size ot the wheeL 2few TorsTs BaUdJas Decline. Increased cost of materials is as signed as the cause of New York city's decline in building. The first three months of 1899 permits taken out represented building3 to cost 133,000,000; the same time this year the amount was fl6.000.000. LANDINQ IN WHOLE NUMBER 1,574. TNS OLD tm.IJ.BLB. mtfeau&e.) PITS IllCTBt K DSIrOIltS lata LoisnMfct ate. Crnlcac. New T.rk m ffXLtaf atTlAMWrF TICKETS BUYS GOOD NOTES Aad aelaa Its eastoman whoa they aeac hasj Ajra snuccTosm Lbahoxb QsbxaJKD, Prea't. ft, M. Hxsbt. Vice Preaa. ML Bacsetn, Cashier. en wTAtrms. . Wa Mccnaav, The Columbus Journal. 4 Weekly Newspaper devcVcd to the vast interests of Golimbos, Tha County of Platte, Tb8 Stats af He&raska, - . Tiis United States. -13DTH- REST OF MANKIND. TMM UH1T OF MEASUBH WITH US $1.50 a Year. If Paid In Advance. But oar limit of asafalness is not cir cumscribed bj dollars and cents. iato Coatea aeat free to any addr. HENRY GASS, rvB Cwsnu : a- s XtttilU : Cases ! sUMUi Ufhoi GoiMiDiis Journal PRINTING OFFICE, COUNTRY. Columbus State BanK
