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About The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1901)
:;3 s : 1Jk iV1- -? KPii '"i " -st- - . j '-' ;"r z.t r " 5r?ut.:t .-k J a- ?bT '-.' 5IV.C - ohmbm 9 . ---tV -j- "5 WS -- VOLUME XXXII.-NUMBER 12. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 26. 1901. WHOLE NUMBER 1,624. jfatesfei:,-- .-"lu .: ' ,' :saLs-l. m joutiml. r : d l! II r-C t DES RUCTI0NBYST0M1 Tornado Sweeps Northern Nebraska ana Leaves Trail of Death. ONE FAMILY IS SORELY IEREF1 leather and Children Instantly Killed Ir Wreckage ot Home Wind Strip Uodies of Clothing Dwellings nn! Other IlulldlngH Torn to Pieces. NAPER, Neb., June 22. A terrific tcinado went down the Keya Paha valley, twenty miles-nor of Stuart, licit county, at sundown last evening and left death and desolation in its wake. Eight persons dead and several others injured is the result of the twister's trail. The dead: Jacob Greening aged 55; Maggie Greening, aged 12; John Green ing, used 8; Mary Greening, aged 6; Jacob Greening, aged 3; Clara Ander son, aged 7; Ida Anderson, aged 5; Bertha Anderson, aged 10. The injured: Mrs. Jacob Greening, seriously; Theodore Anderson, aged 8, dangerously; Mrs. August Anderson, it a critical condition; Otto Metz, se vere bruises; Henry Metz, leg broken. The weathei had been extremely sul try all day and about 6 o'clock storm clouds gathered in the northwest and Eoon were seething, boiling, black masses. Three funnel-shaped clouds formed, one of which followed the valley in its mission of ruin and death. It first paid a visit to the home of Henry Metz. It was seen aprpoaching by Mr. Metz, and he and his brother Otto went into a slough, lay down and hung onto the grass. They were picked up by a twister, carried 200 yaids and dropped, then picked up again and carried back, then picked up a third time and flung to the place where they were first. Otto is badly injured. Henry had a leg broken. The tornado then paid a visit to the Lome of John Berg and scattered out buildings and farm machinery around, but injured no one. From there it went to Jacob Berg's, upsetting a granary full of corn, and then came back and took another chance at the corncrib, reducing it to kindling wood. Then it whirled to the home of John Hauff and tore it up badly, but hurt no one. It then struck the dwelling of Ja cob Greening, killing Jacob, Maggie, John Mary and Jacob, jr. Tho only one of the family to escape is Grace Greening, aged 14. Your correspondent today witnessed the gruesome sight at the place where, twenty-four hours before the Greening family had lived in peace and happi ness. Not a vestige of tho house re mained, while out on the bare ground In the morning sun, with only a blan ket to cover their nakedness, lay the father and four dead children, a bruis ed and blackened mass of humanity,. Four horses, a lot of sheep and other domestic animals were killed at this place, while a new mower was picked up, carried 100 yards and twisted out of shape. From here the twister went through big timber on tho bottoms, smash ing it down like so many reeds, and struck the new bridge across tae leya Paha. The bridge was totally wrecked. It then took a jump and struck the house of August Anderson a quarter of a mile distant. Mrs. Anderson was home with her children, the husband at a neighbor's. Seeing the storm coming, Mrs. Anderson thought the chicken coop at the brow of the hill u safer place and took the children and went into it. The cyclone wreck ed both houses, killing Clara and Ida. Mrs. Anderson and baby were tak en up in the air thirty feet and vio lently dashed to the ground. Mrs. Anderson is in a critical condition, while the baby was not injured in the least. Bertha Anderson, aged 10. died this afternoon making eight dead altogether. Theodore Anderson, aged 8, is dangerously hurt. Mr. Anderson probably owes his life to being away from home. Nothing was left around the An derson place except wreckage, and the valley up and down a long ways is liteered with broken boards and house hold furniture in a thousand pieces. Girl Killed by Lightning. HAWARDEN, la., June 21. The 12-year-old daughter of W. A. Brest, liv ing ten miles south of Hawarden, was struck by lightning and instantly kill ed. She was standing beside the stove when the bolt entered tha chimney and followed the stovepipe. The rest of the family were uninjured. Central Xebraskn Wet. ST. PAUL, Neb., June 22. There Is an abundance of rainfall in central Nebraska at present. Copious show ers have fallen nearly every night for the past week, the last measuring one and one-fourth inches. The rainfall for the past week has been in the neighborhood of two and one-half inches. Small grain is in excellent condition and a heavy crop of wheat and rye is absolutely, assured. Corn Is a little backward. Improved Postal Facilities. COUNCIL BLUFFS, la., June 22. Congressman Smith's recent trip to Washington was not without benefit to this community. One result of his visit to the national capital will be the establishment ot two new rural free delivery routes In this vicinity. State Normal Sammer School. CEDAR FALLS. la., June 22. The State Normal school summer term opened yesterday with more than 00 students in attendance. REMINISCENCES Of A CYCLONE. Am Old-Fasalenen Twister that Strongly Imnreassel m Nebraska. LINCOLN. Neb., June 24. Dr. W. H. McHenry of Nelson was in the ciey several days ago and the recent tornado at Dorchester suggested to his mind several cyclone reminis cences. One cyclone In particular had made a deep impression. "Eight or nine years ago we had an old-fashioned twister in Nelson and the freaks it performed were wonderful to be hold," said he. "That cyclone was al most human in its intelligence, judg ing from some of the things it did. Several incidents happened which knocked out completely the Dorchester tornado story. In the north part of town there lived an invalid who had not walked a step for five years. She was asleep when the storm came on her house and directly in the path of the cyclone. Well, sir, that storm picked her up so gently that her som nolent senses were deluded into the belief that she was making a quick voyage in an airship. Her bed sailed gracefully through the air for almost a mile, the invalid smiling in her dreams. Then she was gently depos ited between two straw stacks upon eight or ten feet of chaff. But that wasn't the wonderful part about it. Down in town Warren Knapp runs a soda water fountain. That cyclone whisked around his store pretty lively and in the general confusion mixed an ice cream soda, flavored it with pine apple syrup and carried it to the bed side of tho invalid. By her pillow it descended with a gentle thud and she awoke to find two long straws, carefully selected from the farmer's straw pile, protruding from the glass. An hour later tho invalid was res cued and taken to the home of a neighbor. The soda water glass was donated to the museum of the local High school." MUST lAY BY JULY 1ST. Of Interest to Land Parchasers In Otoe and M Usoarl Reservations. LINCOLN, Neb.. June 24. The set tlers on the Otoe and Missouri In dian reservation lands in Gage county and also across the line in Kansas will be interested in the following dis patch from Washington: The purchasers of lands in the Otoe and Missouri Indian reservation in Kansas and Nebraska will be expected to make final settlement of their ac counts with the government by July 1. The time, under the law, expired a year ago, but a year's grace was al lowed so as to bring the matter to a final close without hardship. Some of the settlers have recently been In formed that they could secure a fur ther reduction in the price to be paid for the lands by giving their cases into the hands of certain attorneys. It is understood that a number of settlers were almost coerced Into con senting to join with others in an at tempt to secure further concessions. The copy of a letter purporting to have been sent by an attorney named Van Arsdale, of Cheyenne, Wyo., to set tlers on the reservation was trans mitted to Washington, and the depart ment immediately wired him to know if he had written such letters. He replied that he had not and could not understand how his name was used; that he had acted as attorney for the setjUersj and advised them that the time for final settlement would expire on July 1, and that there would be no further grace. It is evi dent that settlers are being misled, and it is possible that those who fall into the snare will forfeit their lands. Lire Sentence for a Lad. LINCOLN, Neb., June 24. Accord ing to decision of the supreme court, Ernest Bush, the 16-year-old boy who was convicted of murdering Silas Bai ley near Benkelman on February 7, 1S99, will have to serve his life sen tence unless executive clemency comes to him. The chief objection raised by the defendant to the decision of the lower court was that the evidence did not justify conviction. The su preme court holds that the boy's con fession was fully corroborated by oth er evidence. Chare Destroyed by Lightning. NEWMAN GROVE, Neb.. June 24. Salem church, ten miles south of this city, was struck by lightning and en tirely consumed. The edifice was own ed by the Swedish Evangelical Luth eran denomination and was built ten years ago at a cost of $4,500. All the furniture, including the pews, two or gans and a 1300 oil painting, were saved. Insurance, $2,500. Coart Beales the Jf otloa. LINCOLN, Neb., June 24. One of the 102 opinions filed by the supreme court was a denial of the motion of Attorney General Prout to dismiss the case of the state against the Rock Island railroad because of the judg ment of the United States court, which held that the attorney general was enjoined from proceeding against the. railroads to collect penalties for alleged violations of the maximum rate law. Will Let tho Bagle loose. ST. PAUL, Neb.. June 24. At a meeting of business men it was de sided that the Fourth of July would be celebrated in this city. Several hun dred dollars have already, been sub scribed for that purpose and it is ex pected that the affair will be one of the biggest of its kind ever held in this section of the country. The various committees are hard at work arrang ing for the great variety of amuse aents that will be offered the public. IMS TOR i The Equity Court Denies Their Applica tion for Restraining Order. WYOMING LANDS 0KN AT ONCE President's Proclamation to Be Forth coming Within Ten Dnys Justice Bradley Considers Jadlelary Wlthoat the Right to Interfere. .WASHINGTON, June 21. Justice Bradley, in the equity court, denied the application of Lone Wolf and the other Indians for an order on the sec retary of the interior to restrain him from opening the Kiowa, Comanche and Arapahoe lands in Wyoming for settlement. While not going into the facts of the case, the court held that the case was purely a political one with which the court had no power to deal. Counsel for the Indians gave notice of a special appeal to the district court of appeals. Now that the case is decided it is believed that the president in about ten days will issue his proclamation opening to settlement the Kiowa, Co manche and Apache and Wichita lands. Judge Bradley held that if the act of June 6, 1900, is violative of the treaty of 1868, the remedy rests with congress, not with the judiciary. He said that the rights of the Indians to the reservation is a possessory one only; that the wrong, if any, threat ened by the execution of the act of June 6, 1900, is a wrong to the tribe as a race, and that no individual member will suffer any injury which will not be shared in common by the other members. The decision declares that the suit cannot be maintained by members of the tribe as individuals. Justice Bradley holds that these In dians are the pupils or wards of the nation; that the duty providing for the maintenance, civilization and edu cation and of protecting and caring for them rests with the federal govern ment, and is committed to its legis lative or political branch. He holds that a question whether three-fourths of the adult male, In dians signed the agreement, etc., was presented to congress; that the rati fication by congress is necessarily a finding that the agreement was assent ed to by the requisite number of In dians, and that there was no false or fraudulent representation or interpre tation and that this decision by con gress is conclusive upon the judicial tribunals. He further holds that an act of congress and a treaty are, un der the constitution of the United States, upon an equal footing; that an act of congress will re peal a prior inconsistent act of con gress; that the making and enforcing of treaties are, under our constitution, committed to the political branches of the government, and that the judicial tribunals of the country are without authority to enforce treaty stipula tions, or to grant redress for wrongs inflicted by their breach. BRYAN ADVISES MARK IANNA. Think Repabllcaas Shoald Komlaato Him for the Next President. CHICAGO, June 21. Wm. J. Bryan, In a talk with Chicago newspaper men, said: "I am for Mark Hanna fcr the republican candidate for presi dent for next time and hope the re publicans will nominate him, but I'm not sure I can control their conven tion." "Who would be a good man for the democrats to nominate?" be was asked. "It's too early to talk about any man for the democratic nomination," said Mr. Bryan. "I have taken up a life work and believe I have twenty years ahead of me to carry it out." Locomotive Blown Up. KANSAS CITY, Juno 21. The boil er of a Chicago & Alton locomotive lulling an incoming passenger train exploded at Blue Cut, fifteen miles east of here, this morning, killing the en gineer, George Grew, and perhaps fa tally injuring the fireman. None ot the passengers were hurt. Grew was scalded to death and Corlwey, fireman, was burned severely. Dark for Jessie Morrison. KANSAS CITY, June 21. A special to the Star from Elodrado, Kan., says: Thus far the second trial of Jessie Morrison on the charge of murder is very much against her. The defense has not introduced evidence of any consequence to support its claim of self-defense. Wyoming Soldier Cnaght. SALT LAKE. Utah, June 21 .A spe cial to the Tribune from Rock Springs, Wyo., says that George Ecker, the Philippine volunteer who shot and kill ed Deputy Sheriff C. B. Holden and fatally wounded Fred Reardon while resisting arrest was captured today. Ecker admits the shooting. Ecker nar rowly missed lynching at the hands of a mob near Thomas Francis' ranch. Ecker was taken to Evanston and plac ed in jail there. Tax Foreign Corperatleaa. ALBANY. N.Y. June 2L The court of appeals handed down a very im portant decision in the case of the people ex rel A. Klipstein ft Co., against James A. Roberts, state con troller, that a foreign corporation is taxable on its capital stock under the corporation tax law of this state if it transacts business in this state, al though the business is in the nature of an Interstate traffic. The case will probably be carried to a higher court. IND NED DOWN NOT ALONE THE DXERS. Chaffee's Report Shows Other KUllaga glace renin's Captare. WASHINGTON, June 2L The re port of Major General Chaffee on the campaign in China has appeared for publication at the War department. Among other matters it contains spe cial reports upon the Russian, Japan ese, French and British troops; also leports on equipment, supplies, etc., of foreign troops, and reports on dif ferent expeditions. These reports were made by United States officers,. and from a military view they are of considerable inter est, but all the main facts have hereto fore been published. Some of General Chaffee's comments are interesting. At one point ho says: "For about three weeks following the arrival of the relief column at Pekin the con dition in and about the city and along' the line of communication was bad. Looting of the city, uncontrolled for aging in the surrounding country and seizure by the soldiers of everything a Chinaman might have, such as vege tables, eggs, poultry, sheep, cattle and other articles, whether being brought to tho city or found on the farms; indiscriminate and general unprovoked shooting of Chinese in city, country and along the line of march, and the river all this did not tend, as was natural, to gain for the troops the confidence of the masses, with whom it is certain we have no quarrel, but who were in need of their labor. "It is safe to say that where one real Boxer has been killed since the capture of Pekin, fifty harmless cool ies and laborers on farms, including not a few women and children, have been slain. No doubt the Boxer ele ment is largely mixed with the mass of the population, and by slaying a number one or more Boxers might be taken in." General Chaffee speaks of the re straint he placed upon the American troops. The Japanese commander also made it known that general war on all classes was not intended. General Chaffee says he opposed entering the Forbidden City unless looting was prohibited. This was agreed to and he thinks but little looting has been done there, though articles have been offered for sale said to have been taken from tho Forbidden City. SNOOTS AT "BOSS" SHEPARD. Mexican Assassin Attempts to Take Life of Man of Prominence. NEW YORK, 'June 21. A special to the Times from El Paso, Tex., says: Word has been received from Chiahu ahua that an attempt has been made to assassinate A. R. Shepard, who did so much to build up the city of Wash ington during the administration of President Grant Shepard, after leaving the District of Columbia many years ago, went to a small settlement in the republic of Mexico, where he since has been engaged In the mining business. On Saturday, while Mr. Shepard was away quite a distance from his mine at Batopilas, he was shot at by a Mexican in ambush, the bullet grazing his head. Shepard beat a hasty retreat in the direction of the settlement, the would-be assassin fol lowing and keeping up a running fire. Luckily none of the bullets went true to the mark and the intended victim finally reached the door of his house. Has to be Killed. ROCKFORD, 111., June 21. A mani as took possession of the Illinois Cen tral depot here tonight and opened fire with a revolver upon everybody in sight. Several persons had narrow escapes. Policeman Frank Sully at tempted to arrest the man and was twice shot at. He returned the fire and killed the madman, sending a bul let close to his heart. From papers found on the dead man his name ap pears to be A. G. Peterson and his res idence is Chicago. What seems to be a will was also found. It is written in Swedish and reads: "I give to my daughter all that I have. My secret I carry to the grave." The Fortieth Coming. DES MOINES, la., June 21. News has been received at the office of the adjutant general to the effect that the Fortieth infantry will sail from the Philippines about July 1. This regi ment has one commissioned officer from Iowa, Captain France of Tipton, and nearly 100 privates from Iowa, and its coming will be awaited with anxiety by a great many Iowa people. Senator Penrose Is Oat. TOLEDO, la., Juno 21. Senator E. G. Penrose of this city has withdrawn his name as a candidate for lieutenant governor before tho republican state convention. Getting Keady far Krager. NEW YORK, June 21. Prominent Boer sympathizers are actively prepar ing to receive President Kruger when he visits the United States a few months hence. A conference of pro Boers, lasting several days, has just been held in this cHy, at which Chas. D. Pierce, consul general of the Or ange Free State, was elected chairman of the reception committee. Mr. Pierce said today that no definite plans had been arranged up to this time. 8torm Damage la Serines. YANKTON, S. D., June 21. The hailstorm which swept over the north western portion of this country early in the week assumes more serious as pects as the losses are looked into. A good deal of the grain which looked thrifty and strong a few days, ago is beyond prospect of making any crop at all. The storm was about four miles wide, as far as can be ascer tained, and extended well across the country. RED BOOK LOOKED INTO The United States Government Eeriewi I TV. T..tm VjJa.ima Da AViCJgu jwwuvuai COVERS THE SIANISI WAR PERIOD Kxhaastlre Sammary of Omclal Cor respondence Queen Listens to Pop Aboat to Decree Termination of Cuban Treable. WASHINGTON, June 20 The American red book for 1898 compris ing the foreign relations during the eventful period of the Spanish-American war, has just made its appear ance. It contains an exhaustive sum mary of the official correspondence. The Dupuy ed Lome incident and the blowing up of the Maine are treated under separate heads. The first offi cial notification to Spain that the Uni ted States expected the independence of Cuba was in a dispatch from Sec retary Hay to Minister Woodford on March 28, 1898. The president had previously instructed Mr. Woodford to endeavor to have Spain grant Cuba "full self-government." Spain at once asked the meaning of this term. In reply, Secretary Hay cabled, "Full self government, with indemnity, would mean Cuban independence." It apepars that just before the war broke out Minister Woodford sent word that the queen regent, yielding to the request of the pope, was about to decree a termination of the war in Cuba for a period of six months. Mr. Woodford was hopeful this would avert a crisis in the trouble between Spain and the United States, but this hope was not realized, as congress soon after adopted the resolutions of intervention. The peace negotiations, both in Washington and Paris, are given in extenso. When the acquisi tion of the Philippines came up Secre tary Hay cabled Mr. Day, saying: "The sentiment in the United States is al most universal that the people of the Philippines, whatever else be done, must be liberated from Spanish dom ination. In this sentiment the pres ident fully concurs. Nor can we per mit Spain to transfer any of the is lands to another power. Nor can we invite another power or powers to join the United States is sovereignty over them. We must either hold them or turn them back to Spain. Conse quently, grave as the responsibilities and unforeseen as are th? difficulties which are before us, the president can see but one plain path of duty the acceptance of the archipelago." Early in the war the State depart ment directed our ambassador at Lon don to discreetly sound tbe British government upon war vrssels using the Suez canal. In reply it was stated that the British government held that we were unquestionably entitled to the use of the canal for warships. The declarations of neutrality by most of the foreign governmpnts, except Ger many, are given, and as to Germany, Ambassador White gives a conference with Baron von Buelow, in which the latter says that Germany has not for twenty years Issued a proclamation of neutrality. NEXT MOVE IS AMERICA'S. United States Blast Lead if Russian Game Is Played. WASHINGTON, June 20 The sit uation as to the retaliatory tariff war between the United States and Russia is such that the next move must be made by the United States. if the contest is to be pursued. Sec retary Gage, in his letter, raises the question whether the Russian govern ment has not infringed upon the rights of the United States under trea ty. Article vi of the treaty of com merce with Russia of 1832 reads: "No higher or other duties shall be impos ed on the importation into the United States of any article the produce or manufacture of Russia; and no higher or other duties shall bo imposed on the importation into the empire of Russia of any article the product of manufacture of the United States than are or shall be payable on the lige article being the produce or manufac ture of any foreign country." Helnxe Gets the Bline. BUTTE, Mont, June 20. Judge Har ney, in the district court this morn ing, awarded the Minnie Healy mine, valued at $10,000,000 to F. August Heinze, deciding agafhst Miles Finlan and the copper trust. Heinze bought the property from Finlan, who after spending $54,000 in working the prop erty, became discouraged and offered it to Heinze for the amount expended. Corbla Starts Today. WASHINGTON, June 20 Adjutant General Corbin will leave here tomor row for the Philippine islands, where he is to make a special inspection of military conditions' and needs for the personal information of the president and secretary of war. Mrs. McKialry Improving: WASHINGTON, June 20. Dr. Rix ey was at tbe White House this morn ing. He stat?d that Mrs. McKinley continues to improve. Roosevelt and Bfnrk Twain. KANSAS CITY, June 20. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain have been invited to at tend and address the celebration of the eightieth anniversary of Missouri's admission to the union in this city, August 10. it?. Roosevelt is the au thor of a history of Thomas H. Benton, and the vice piesident will be asked to take his theme from the life of the Missouri statesman. Mr. Clemens, it is expected, will deal in anecdotes. EXPLOSION Of TIAT LOCOMOTIVE Opialea ef an Old Railroad KaglaMr a to tho Cease. BEATRICE, Neb., June 22. A cor respondent was talking with an old time railroad engineer here when the Columbus disaster was referred to. "What, In your opinion, was the cause of the accident?" was asked. Without any reserve, he said: "The cause, primarily, was that the engine was poorly constructed. It was a cheap John affair and if they do not reduce the pressure on these big tubs more of them will go just as that en gine did. The point is right here: The company is in need of say fifty engines. They take their specifi cations and go to every factory in the country to get prices. Of course they all cut the price and the quality of material and workmanship is also cut. When it comes to constructing the boiler no hand work is employed. A bushel of rivets are put in the fire and heated to a temperature no one knows what. Then they are put in and given a lick and a promise by a trip hammer. Scarcely any hand work about it; all machine. As I said, they are carrying too much pressure. There is too much contraction and ex pansion; the boilers won't stand it. I see they talk about tbe water being low. That is nonsense of the most absurd sort They were on the siding only a few moments before waiting for another train and had only got outside the mile limits when the ac cident occurred. Poor construction, in my opinion. Is responsible for the wreck." Hear Bellstedt This Week. The engagement with the Bellstedt band for a series of concerts extend ing over the month of June expires on the 29th. There has bren a large attendance from the first and all have been delighted with the efforts of this celebrated band. Special features are to be provided from now until the close, and increased attendance is looked for. Two concerts each day in a large pavilion spread for the pur pose, with reduced price of admission to the afternoon entertainments. Hear this great musical organization while there is yet opportunity. Two New State Banks. LINCOLN, Neb., June 22. The State Banking board issued charters to two new state banks. One is tbe Bank of Merna, Merna, Custer county. It has a paid capital stock of $10,000 and its principal incorporators are Charles E. Ford, S. K. Warrick and J. M. Kim berling. The other charter was given to the Newcastle State bank of New castle, Dixon county. Its paid capital stock is $10,000 and its incorporator! are Charles E. Crew, A. B. Francis. Thomas Hoy, T. J. Hoy and A. H. Marshall. High schools May Hire Relatives. LINCOLN, Neb., June 22 The law passed by the last session of the legis lature forbidding school directors from hiring relatives for teachers without the unanimous consent of the board has aroused considerable discussion and many inquiries have been received by State Superintendent Fowler asking for his opinion of the law He has decided that the law applies only to rural districts and not to high schools. Drowned In the Bine. SEWARD, Neb., June 22. R. Luck er, a blacksmith of Germantown, was drowned in the Bluo river, three miles south of Ruby. He was swimming across tbe river to set some fish lines, when he was taken with cramps. Five men were on the bank, but without a boat and they made no attempt at rescue. The body was recovered. David City Chantaaqaa. DAVID CITY, Neb., June 22. The program for the first annual session of the David City Chautauqua assem bly is out. An exceptionally good list of lecturers, preachers, volcalists, elo cutionists and musicians has been se cured, and the grounds have been put in first class condition. The session opens June 27. Melklejuhn Goes to Wyoming. FULLERTON, Neb., June 22. For mer Assistant Secretary of War Mei klejohn has gone to Wyoming to in spect copper mines in which he lately secured an Interest. Mr. Meiklejohn was accompanied by Thomas C. Koch and H. E. Knapp, who had joined with him in the investment Secretary Hay has returned to Washington from Buffalo and re sumed his duties at the state depart ment Disease State Fair Details. LINCOLN, Neb., June 22. The State Board of Agriculture met and discuss ed details conected with the state fair. Arrangements were made to supply fodder and forage to owners of stock. Lightning Strikes Charch. ST. EDWARDS, Neb., June 22. During a storm lightning struck the German Lutheran church eight miles northeast of here and It was burned to the ground. A Batcher Drowned. OVERTON, Neb., June 22. Coroner Boardman held an Inquest at Willow Island over the remains of a man supposed to be Caesar Razzlth, an Italian butcher, accidentally drowned in the lake there. The dead man was about 40 years old and well dressed in a black suit and carried a bundle containing a butcher's kit of tools and a white apron, jacket and cap. Among the effects was a letter addressed to Caesar Razzith. New York City. BRUT TOEGiAMS. The larger pupils attending the Bunsen public school at Belleville, 111., went on strike for a reduction in the hours of study. At a special meeting of the directors of the Missouri Pacific at New York a semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent was declared. With several stolen letters in his pocket, Samuel S. Goodman, a clerk In the Chicago postofflce, was arrested for robbing the mails. Frederick G. Roelker, one of the best known members of the Cincinnati bar. was found dead in his bed room with a bullet in his brain. A tornado passed over the extreme southwest corner of Beadle county, S. D., Saturday afternoon, injuring ten persons and destroying much prop erty. James Shepherdson, editor of a weekly society paper, committed sui cide at his home in Chicago by shoot ing. His mind had been Injured by brain fever. It is estimated that the repairs to the Oregon, which has just arrived a San Francisco from the orient, ren dered necessary by the damage sus tained when she was wrecked in the Gulf of Pe Chi Li, will require about six months on the dry dock and cost $250,000. The Minnesota supreme court affirm ed the decision of the Ramsey county court holding former State Treasurer Bobleter and his bondsmen responsi ble for the money of the state lost in defunct banks. The amount in volved is about $50,000. The bonds men are liable in the sum of $400. 000. Western roads have agreed to make reduced rates for July 4 from all the territory east of the Missouri river. Tickets will be sold at a fere and one third for the round trip in all terri tory where the local rate is 3 cents a mile and at a rate of a fare and one-fifth for the round trip where it is over 3 cents a mile. William Carson, manager of the Spot Cash mine, was fatally stabbed at Leadville, Colo., by P. F. Lynch. The men were playing a friendly-game of cards for the drinks. Lynch ac cused Carson of cheating and a quarrel ensued, when Lynch drew his knife and stabbed Carson five times, the fatal wound being made in the ab domen. The shirt waist problem has reach ed a crisis before the school board of the District of Columbia and prom ises to become such a serious prob lem in local municipal affairs as to engage the attention of the district commissioners. Twenty-five youths were sent home from the school be cause thej wore shirt waists and the principal pronounced these garments improper attire. Crop reports from the entire North ern Pacific system indicate very fav orable conditions. The seventh bul letin issued from Vice President Hannaford's office states that through out Minnesota there is plentiful moist ure, with the ground in such condition that, without more rain, crops will not suffer until well into July. A few North Dakota points report slight damage from frost, but not enough to leave permanent traces. West of the Dakotas favorable conditions prevail. Tracey Griffin, colored, was hanged at Brunswick, Ga., for murder. It is semi-officially announced that President Loree, of the Balimore & Ohio railway, is also to be made presi dent of the Baltimore & Ohio South western. The National packing house at Mex ico City, Mexico, burned. Loss $300, 000. Jane Harriet Hamlin, sister of Win field Scott Stratton, the Colorado multi-millionaire, is dead at her home in Jeffersonville, Ind. The entire plant of the Wylie Coop erage company, at Interlochen. Mich., was wiped out by fire. The population of Great Britain almost doubled in the Victorian era, but that of Ireland declined from 6,801,000 in 1821. to 4.456.000 in 1891. Senator Hanna has announced the appointment of Hon. John Blodgett, of Grand Rapids, Mich., as a member of the republican national committee, to fill the vacancy in the national com mittee caused by the recent death of Wm. Elliott of Michigan. Julien Phelps, United States consul at Crefeld, Germany, has resigned. He was appointed from Iowa in 1897. The Peoria, III., internal revenue district will this year contribute $30. 000,000 to the United States govern ment The president has reappointed Mig uel A. Otero governor of New Mexico. His term expired June 7th. At the thirtieth annual commence ment of the University of Nebraska degrees were conferred on 212 mem bers of the senior class. Henry M. Flagler, Standard Oil Magnate, has sued for a divorce from his insane wife. Hon. J. H. Manley has announced that he is a candidate for the nomina tion for governor of Maine at the con clusion of Governor Hill's term.- Fifty-four Californians, guests of Lo3 Angeles Times, have arrived at Buffalo, N. Y on a special train. Senator Cullom of Illinois is to be the next chairman of the committee on foreign relations. Senator Lodse aspires to the position. Rev. John L. Dyer, one of the most famous preachers who has figured in the history of the west, died at Den ver, Colo., of paralysis of the throat arter a lingering illness. Rev. Mr. Dyer was born in Franklin county. Ohio, in 1812. oooooosoo3oo3oo$o Oodod04000000000 o o t o o ? ? o o o o o o y o lrv WreJ mCMMtve State IBank. Oldest Bank in tho State. Pays Interest on Time Deposits AND o & o o o Makes Loans on .a. 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