GRE8T0N M'H;v
(Cnwlnn onlwrfllxT two w) tilccrlitlnh In
Hldnry KftMrnMint tl 1'rii.lon I'lmtiimr). If
tan he Mi)tliint Ini) or wll. t Mr. ItjuJ
mini in.l M Mm (uHortlw It n llw lwllt;
ininr of I'lntte mant jr. Jnitriml nl nlwii) iln
lli linMniM. AilviTtlw Iti Jour iiitinn enMT
fimt. 8uiIpiiidI Hint with Joiirnnl niheiti.
In
K. A. Jolll. M. 0 Ilt HiuillH litlll Hilt
geon, Cull prnmplv iuicrcd day nnd
night,
A girl wm born to Mr mid Mr K.
Prang on June '..
Mrs QnstavBon ot Chicago who linn
been visiting horo with Mr. K. A.
Engols anil family for tho pnnt week
returned to hor homo onMondny. Mm,
Uutdavsaa is n sister-in-law nf Mrs.
Kngel.
We are headquarters lor
everything in Drug sun
dries, Paints, Wall Paper
and Painter's Supplies.
Prescriptions a specialty
CRESTON PHARMACY
Mrs. Will Jackson's sister of Co
lumbuH who Iim Iwon visiting horn
for a few days returned Monday.
H. Kaitman loft for Whoolor ooanty
Wednesday for a weeks lnr otr. His
wlfo has boon on her fnthor's placo
Ttnltlutf for komo wooks.
5 Miss Agnes Warner who'usod tollvo
horniNvisitlng friends horn thin wook.
W. J. Hollnap ami Jean Kemper mid
daughter Irft for Donvor on Tuesday
to attend tlm Kpworth LRgue conven
tion. Thojr expect to bo gone nbout
two wook.
Tho ball game that wan to hnvo boon
playnd between Homphror nnilOrostnii
at thin placo wan declared olT on no-
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H. G. MORRIS, M. D.
Cull Ciordnit IMiiiriiuicy.
Culls promptly answered liny or night.
Crc.it on, Ncliinska.
count of Humphrey not getting horo.
Hob Thompson han inventeilit7"n
now robber tirod boggy.
A fnw from horo accompanied tho
ball hnyH to Klgln on Monday night
to witness the ball gamo and other at
tractions nn tho Fonrtb.
MrH. Doctor Jones anil sou loft Mon
day nn an extended visit to Sioux
Kails and other point.
Mr. Iiong nndMtss llosnKnlght wore
united in tnnrrlngo Wednesday oven
Iiir J n no '.".. Tho Hov. Warren tor
foriiird tho ceremony.
Dlatta lantar '" Kin
I !! VBIIIBI Ml
NN Al.lOKCoWOIllM-
I'lnllolViitiT NiilMt'rllxrn mil) ii) milwcrlii.
IIiiiih lo.lnhn II, IUsmii. If jiiii wiint In liia ur
wll iiiijIIiIiiu, wi Mr. Iliwiu mill lii Mm mhcr-
li-l it III till! lldwIillK IKIINir Of I'llltlll I'llllllt)
.lniiriiHl iuIh hImiijh do tlm IiiihIiickh. Hut miser,
tlm in jour Iioiiiii HiHr lirxl Hii''l'''iit Hint
Willi Journal i!ilvi'ttlliiK,
William Bheenau of Chicago Is visit
Iiir rotative here
Htohard KoRan returned from IiIh
Dakota farm laHt Thursday.
Inn. O. KeRan returned Inst Friday
from l'iorro, 8. I).
O. O. Mahouey and MIhh Anna Not
ion ro turned from their Dakota homos
Sunday. fc
Harry Lamb went to Omalm today.
A largo delegation of l'lnttn Cent or
people attended tho Columbus cele
bration yesterday, some also going to
Humphrey.
John Roberts, wife and child mid
Mix Sarah Roberts arrired lant even-
Iur from South Omaha for a few davx
viiit with rolntlvos.
The Platte Conter bnMo hall team
defeated the Newman drove nine at
Humphrey yoHttrday by a ncore of il
to I. A pumo of l-'it) wan tho prlo.
Plattn (Jeuter can beat any aiunteur
ulne In the utate
Tho Noutnbouud iwimongor pullod iu
Teaterday iuIuuh a whlntlo Tho en
Rino had to let tho Nteam eocnpo end
build a new tire, which delayed the
people who wore going to the celebra
tion about threo hour.
MiMOR Kittle (lent Ionian and Hirdie
Harry havo gone to Grand Inland to
Tliit relative.
James Carrig of Kearney 1h viilung
relutivei at thin placo.
Jotm Haabrook ihiptied two car
load of oattlo to Boath Omaha today
Miaa Hannah Hansen of Omaha ar
rived here on a visit to relatives Mon
day evening.
Dr. i. L-Daathack came home from
Chtoago Monday evening.
Wm. Behleu of Oldeubuscu in traus
acting business here todav.
- A Am baby boy arrived at tho home
of Thomas Honre Friday evening.
D. D. Roberts oelobrated too much
in Columbus yesterday ami as a result
Blssed bts train and had to bo shipped
bone in a stock car.
111 1 M
MOTION FOH A NEW TRIAL WILL
BE MADE NEXT MONDAY.
THIS IS LIKELY TO BE DENIED
Attorneys for the Convicted Oregon
Senator Will Then Seek to Bring
the Cac'e Directly Before the United
States Supreme Court
Portland, Ore, July 5. Counsel for
United Htntcn tionator Mitchell will
appeal Ids c.'it-o from tho decision of
tlm Jury, which i chimed a verdict of
guilty ii? clmrnoil.
The chnrgu was that Senator Milch
ell ulillc (KtupyliiK IiIk pulillc poBltlon
accepted a pecuniary coiiipeiiKiitUni
for pi acl Icing beforo tlm fodeial tie
piirtiuentH at Washington, which, un
der tho Rtatiili'H, fonstltuti's a crime.
On Monday a motion will he made
for a new trial. If, as Ih expected,
thin Is refused, counsel u,i the ion
vlctcd honntnr will endeasor to bring
the case directly to the attention or
tlm supreme tourt of tlm United
Ktates. If possible the Hulled States
circuit tourt of appeals will be passed
over
It Is Mated Hint the jury In tho
rase of Senator Mitchell took six bal
lots before at riving at a verdict. I'lvo
ballots showed eleven JurorB for urn
vlctlon. It Is expected that the other Indict
ment pending against Senator Mitch
ell, charging conspiracy with Puter
nnd others to defraud tho government
of Its lands, will bo dropped. What
penally will bo Imposed by Judge l)c
llavcn can only bo conjectured. Tho
rtatuto proldos for both imprison
ment, for not morn than two years
and for a line of not to oxceod $10,000.
Bluce tho tilnl began Senator Mitch
ell has been at liberty upon his own
recognizance, and thin will hi con
tinued until after sentence is pro
nounced ut least. Pending tho appeal
for a new trial, Senator Mitchell will
be a member of tho United States Hen
ato and ho wilt draw Ms salary. Ho
may appear In the commlttco rooms
and continue hid duties as usual, but
ho cannot, until the caso reaches a
limit decision, appear upon the floor
of tho senate nnd rrsiitnc tils seat.
This will not bo possible unless the
decision shall be favorable) to him.
BARON ROSEN ARRIVES
Report That He Talked on Politick
Emphatically Denied.
New York, July D. "PIouso deny foe
mo Unit I huvu given out any Inter
view on politics," were almost tho llr-st
words of Huron Hosen, the new Itus
slna nuibassador to America, to n tep
reuontutivo of the Associated Press as
the Kaiser Wllhelm II was moored to
her dock In lloliolien. "When I re
ceived tho American newspaper re
ports," bo t.altl, "I observed that a
French news agency attributed to tint
nn lutei view, quoting mo as saying
that Itussla Is willing to pay tho ex
penses of tho war within certain lim
its. I wish you to deny this for mo
and also deny that I have over given
out any Intetvlew or expressed public-
ly any opinion of a political nature.
Please nay that and nothing mnie, mid
I will bo much pleased."
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Potemkine Attacks Italian Vessel.
llucharcM, ltmimanlii, July G. Tho
Itusslan torpedo boat desttojer Suiet
llvy appeared oft Kusteujl ami sig
nalled that tho was seeking the Knlaa
Potetuklue. It is said that the Kuiuz
Potemkine has attached an Italian ves
sel cairylng coal. There is much un
easiness among Itushiau voxels at
Roumanian ports
Ridiger Succeeds Sakharoff.
St Peteihburg, July f. Meutenant
General Hidiger, elder of the chan
cellory of tho war olllce, has boon ap
pointed minuter of war in succession
to Lieutenant (Joneiat Snhharorf, who
recently leslgned. IJeutenuni Oeueral
Palatzyn lias been appointed chief of
the general Man.
Attempt to Revive Mutiny Fails.
Oilcan, July :. An attempt to ie-
vivo tlm mutiny on tho battleship
(leoigi PohlodnuoM't. was dlsiovoied
today. It wan Uiistruted by loy.il sail
ors, who delivered six ot the leadeis
to tho authorities The torpedo heats
which icmained heie hae gone to ucn.
Bomb Explosion at Bielostok.
Illelobtok, Itusbta, Jul 5 Thorn
vus sporadic tiling in boieial stieets
and a bomb was tluoun in the t enter
of tho town. It hi reported that sev
oral person.! were killed.
Statue of General Meagher Unveiled.
Helena, Mont, July r An hciole
oipiestiiun btonro statue of (Jeneial
Thomns Fiancls Meagher, lender of
the Irish brigade in tho civil war, and
later secretary and acting governor
of the territory of Montana, was un
veiled In tho capltol gtounds In the
presence of people ftotn all pails of
the state. July t. 18f.7, thltty-elghl
years and four days ago, Ceueral
Meughor fell ftoiu a steamboat at l-'ort
Ronton into tho Missouri rivet and
was drowned. Ills body was never
recovered. Ills widow Mill llxos a
llyo, N. Y.
Drops Dead of Heart Failure.
Chuyoune, July 5. Mrs. James Jil
leu, mother-in-law of Judge J. A ltlnur
ot tho United States district court,
dropped dead at Judge Htncr's homo
ot boart failure. Just after the explo
sion of a giant llrccruckcr In front of
the houso. Shu was sixty-six years of
ago and ono of Choyonue's plonccis.
Fire Raging at Carbondale.
Oletiwood, Colo., July 6 A ttlo
phone mcsago from Carbondnlc, fif
teen miles MJiith of here, reports the
exploilon of a gn-olno tnnlc, which
set tiro to tho building In which tho
tnnlc was located. Tho fire- quickly
spread and four buildings were con
mimud. Tho llro then cut off commu
nication by telephone If. h fenred
that the wholo town has been de
stroyed, ns the buildings wero mostly
frame. Carbonilalo Is a coal mining
town of about 1.000 Inhabitants
Senator Covington Acquitted.
Uttlo Hock, Ark., July i". A verdict
of not guilty was returned by tho Jury
In l he trial or Sonntor A. V. Coving
ton on n charge of accepting n bribe
of ffi.000 on tho bill appropriating
?M)li,0U() for the completion of tho new
state capltol
Fire Destroys Tannery,
liboro, Mass., July . The tan
tiety of the Wldou-ljord Lent her com
pany wns paitlally de.sttoyed by lire.
The loss Is $100,000. It Is believed
that the lire was of Incendiary otlgln.
Murderer Is Captured.
I'ulleiton, Nob., July fi. Viwo lloss
wick, the railroad robber who Mlled
Dan nimick, a companion, In a quarrel,
was located and attested by the slier
Iff a few miles from the scene.
Trolley Cars Collide.
Cedar ItnpldH, In., July C Through
misundci standing or oiders, two In
term ban ttolley cats collided head-on
on a ciiivo near Swlshqr, twelve
tulles south of this city. Tho Injured:
Motorman Harry Pell, both legs
broken, badly cut and Internally In
Jilted, may die; Anton IClevoo of Iowa
City, both feet crushed, Injured about
tho head; fifteen others received min
or Injuries. Hoth cars were telescoped
uud ruined.
Poisons His Two Boys.
Doylestown, Pa., July C After be
ing subjected to a severe examination
by detectlvos, (Justus A. Closson of
Monisvlllo, Pa., has confessed that
ho poisoned one of his sons and at
tempted to kill the other In tho same
manner. Closson wns a flagman at n
uillioad ctosslng at Tullytowii and Is
about sixty years old. Ho poisoned
tho boys because they wero not very
blight ami there was no chance that
they would over bo of nny use to him.
Cunningham Is Endorsed.
Lincoln, July G. At a meeting hero
of the Nebraska Association of llurul
Mull Curt lets, F. if. Cunningham,
president of the national association,
presided. Mr. Cunningham was en
dorsed for icoloetlon to that position
and a committee was nppolnted to In
vestigate the ehnrgos on which he was
dismissed ftoiu tho rural service, nnd
to secure, If possible, his reinstate
ment. Turns on the Gas.
San Francisco, July ,V- Henry W.
Heine, a woiklngmnn, asphyxiated bis
fourteen-year old daughter and him
seir by turning on tho gns In the girl's
room hero. Five other children occu
pying an adjoining room baiely es
caped. Mis. Heine, who Is a nurse,
heciuno a raving maniac when hho
arilved home and learned of the trag
edy. Heine had been drinking.
McKlnley Statue Unveiled at Chicago.
Chicago, July fi. A heiolo bronze
statue of William McKlnley wns un
veiled hem In McKlnley park In tho
pieseueo of lfi.000 pooplo. Tho prin
cipal address of tho piogtam wns do
llveied by Judge Peter 8 Orossoup, a
lire-long ft lend of President McKln
ley. Addresses wero nlso inndo by
(lovernor Deneen, Mayor Punn nnd
members of the Urand Army.
Eight Convicts Escape.
Tn mini, Wash., July fi. Kight con
victs escaped from the federal peniten
tial y on MeNeal Island, leaving tho Isl
and In two government boats. Ileforo
starting away tho convlctR disabled
tho government launch by destroying
the dynamo and tho olllcers wero un
able to tako up tho pursuit for several
hours.
Bonds for Indicted Packers.
Chicago, JuljMfi. Ponds for tho
twenty wlx pnikers, traftlo olllclals and
corpoialloiis Indicted by tho federal
grand Juty Saturday will ho ruinlshed
today beforo either Judge flctlica or
Judge liudls, when all the defendants
under the bill will be uuulgnod,
lllril luwplrvd Munlr.
One of the most pathetic scoiioh re
membered fiotu the oxpotlciu'cs of an
unhappy genius is given, among other
facts, about Iteethoveu In tho "Life of
Sir I lei belt Stanley Oakeley." The
great composer delighted In tho out
door world. He lo ed a tree, ho ouce
declared, with pardonable exaggera
tion, "better than a man."
After ho had become stone deaf he
visited the valley of HelligcnHtndt, near
Vienna, whore be hnd stayed In other
and happier days.
"Here." ho said to the friend who no
compnnlod him, "I composed my Tn
toral Symphony,' mid hero the birds
cnmpoHcd with me. Can you hear a
yellow hammer?"
"No," wrote his friend on tho conver
sation slate. "And In tho symphony I
only remember the nightingale, quail
nnd cuckoo."
He believed certain phrascH to have
been meant for a dlrcit Imitation of
certain birds, but ltcothoveu'H method
was a more poetic one The birds had
Inspired him; they had "composed" with
him Hut they had done It by contrib
uting unconsciously to tho Joyous har
mony of the scene.
licet hnvcii In answer to Ids friend's
suggestion tisik the slate and wrote
upon It a passage for the llute In the
"Ilrook Scene" That wiih what the
vellow hammer had Inspired him to do.
If oaday's Dally JearaaL
Will Farrand leaves tomorrow even
ing for Denver.
It. O. Wilson of St. Edward was in
our city last evening.
Unas wurdeman was a passenger up
the Norfolk branch this morning.
Homer Koinson returned home Hun
day evening from his northern trip.
Young Hryan Murphy is doing a few
dnvs work at the Olother house.
FOK KENT good clean rooms Mrs.
Gushing -101 llth Bt. Keasnnable
prices.
If. U. Newman and family went to
Norfolk Saturday to visit tho family
of Conductor Fox.
Mrs. Wm. O'ilrion aud son Paul loft
this afternoon for n visit with rela
tives iu Pooria, III.
A b'g bunch or Platte Outer peo
ple attended tho ball game yesterday.
Too manv names to remember.
A. U. Williams nf Dodge, la., nr
rived in Columbus todav nnd will tnke
position lu the Home restaurant.
Miss Kllle Dlers of Fulierton was
in Columbus today en routn toll lyase
where sho will spend tho Fourth with
relatives.
Miss Lillian De Forest arrived Sat
urday from Albion and wont toSchuy
tor whom sho will visit relatives over
the Fourth.
Mrs. Emma Wagner and son Leon
ard and Mrs. Mlnfelker.all of Omaha,
are visiting tho Mtssns Qregorius over
tho Fourth.
Misses Mnblo and Ora Hoard of Bell
wood enmo In Saturday evening and
will spend the Fourth horo with their
father, Frnuk Board, and friends.
Homer Marty n returned home from
Denver Saturday evening. He was
accompanied by his father. Homer
has been spending a fow weoks on a
ranch iu Colorado.
Misses Anna Douglas and Alta Btry
ker nf Benedict. Neb., arrived in Co
lumbus Saturday ovonlng nnd will
rematu over the Fourth visiting Mr.
tin 1 Mr. (. M. Douglas.
Kd Christeiison and brother George
went to their homo in Fullertou this
mornleg to spend ttiu Fourth with
their parents. Ed llvos in Omaha ami
Georgo is iu our city laying brick,
The social given by tho Kpworth
League Friday evening at tho houso
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Uoyd wns
well attended aud tho League added
to their surplus a neat little sum nf
money.
Disrtict Clork Frauk (Jurrter nf
Nance county was in Cotutubua today.
He was returning to his home in
Fullyrton after a fow months of work
on his much near Bismnrk, North Da
kota. Ho reports evorything prosper
ons iu that country.
Miss Fern Marshal, tho Nebraska
Boll phone ojwrator of Oenoa and Miss
Maude Johnson, operator at St. Ed
ward, will arrive this evening and
spend the Fourth with friends in the
city.
2 Mrs. Dr. Naumann and daughter
gave a dlunor party at their home Sat
urday, to a number of friends. The
table was handsomely decorated and
a number of musical selections wore
rendered.
Norlfok will certainly celebrate to
morrow and if the visitors don't see
tho "white elephant" then it is not
the fault of the oltizens as two carni
val companies and a r.we course meet
ing have nearly every attraction
brought up on tho the boards.
Next Sunday there will be nntou
services between tho Methodist and
Congregational churches. In tho
morning the Methodist congregation
will assemble with the Oonregation
alists and in the evening the Congre
gational people will meet with the
Methodist Hock.
The special train carrying Socretary
of War Taft and his party, en route to
tho Philippines, went through Co
lumbus yesterday morning. Tho train
stopped to take water, but none of tho
passengers showed thomselves. Miss
Alice Roosevelt is with the party of
sovoral distinguished army olllcers and
civilians.
YeBterday at the home cf Mr and
Mrs. CasmerValosek nine miles south
wost nf Columbus, occurred a family
gathering togethor with a number of
friends aud neighbors. The ovent was
in honor of the old folks at home and
the children made every provision for
a pleasaut time. Refreshments and
p'.enty to eat were in abundance.
Jim Corbet t received word yester
day that his sister, Mrs. Henry Six
berry, who has lived in Pilger, Neb.,
died Saturday morning in a hospital
at Omaha following a surgical oper
ation. He left last evening for Pilger
where tho funeral was held this morn
ing. The remains will be taken to
Nowport, Neb., for burial. Mrs.
Btxberry was 4r years old.
Oal Nelson, a bricklayer who has
boon working on the new bank build
ing at IDth and Olive streets, sustained
severe Injuries Saturday night by fall
tug into the basement of the unfin
ished buildlug on which ho Is employ
ed. His jaw was brokeu and two ribs
fractured. He bad just oome out of
Zinnecker's barber shop and started
around the corner, aid in some man-,
ner stumbled into tho excavation,
falling aboat ten feet to tho brick
floor.
John Yager, the yonng man from
Albion who bad both legs cut off by a
freight train at Ames three weeks
ago, was taken home today from tho
Fremont hospital, stopping lu Colum
bus betweeu trains. He says that he,
in company with two other young
men, got ou a freight train to go from
Fremont to Blair whom they wore go
ing to work iu thu sugar bent factory.
He says that they had given the brake
man the amount of their faro to allow
them to ride on tho top of the car,
the brakemau telling them that the
train would stop at Ames. When they
got to Ames, however, the train did
uot stop hut merely slowed up ami
the boys jumped off. In climbing
down from the ear, Ynger missed tho
last stop and fell under the wheels.
Hoth his legs bad to bo umpiitntcil
just above the knees.
Route 3.
Fret. Deyke retnrned last Friday
from Addison, HI., and where ho hns
been attending college.
Jesse liotterton wns on tho route
Monday rustling subscriptions for the
Journal.
Wo are uudor obligations to Fred
Bebleu for soma dolicions strawberries
left iu his box for us.
Mr. and Mrs Bchrocder returned
home to Shelby Monday after spend
ing n few days visiting with John
Bruuken's family.
Andrew Erb who is fanning near
Olarks wns here a fow dajs on bus
nets. P.H.Mohrman aud daughter Martha
left for Iowa Friday to be absent n
few days.
' The Shod Creek band hots arc
practicing for the Fourth. They will
hold big picnic iu Joe KrnmoV grove
One of the nicest occurrences in a
long time was the wedding of Miss
Martha Dovke and Mr. Hermann
Sohultz last Thursday on this route.
Tho carrier being invited to dlnnor.W
down to one of the finest feasts that
he hn bad in a long time. A verv
large number of invited gnosis wero
present nuil sat down with tho carrier
also. Mr. aud Mrs Schultz wilt go to
housekeeping on their farm near
Crestou at ouce. "Succef.s" young
friends.
G. W. Bombers is building a new
barn on his farm.
Or. Arnold to Leave Columbus
Dr. A. G. Luesoliou hns purchased
the business of Dr. H J. Arnold nnd
will succeed Dr. Arnold in Columbus.
They will practice together until Sep
tember t, at which titiio Dr. Arnold
will go to Snn Diego, On I. , to t cud
the winter with his parents, Inter lo
cating ou tho Paclllo coast nt some
point not yet decided on.
Dr. Lueschen purchases tho olllce
building and equipment as well as tho
business of Dr .Arnold. Dr. Lueschen
is a graduato of Croighton Medical
college at Omaha nnd of the Chicago
Eyo, Ear, Noso and Throat college
While devoting special attention to
difeasos of the eye, ear, noso and
throat, he will also do a general prac
tice Ho has boon associated with the
firm of Drs. Martyn & Evans for nbout
a year.
Go to the f roe open nir show. Every
night an entire chauge of program.
Singing, danoing and music. The
performance takes placo on an oleotrio
lighted platform on Fricdhof h cornor.
Gould's Buy Coal Mines.
Pittsburg, Kan., July C Pructlcally
evory coal mining company In tho
Pittsburg district has passed Into tho
control of tho Oould interests, which
aro known locally as .tho Western Coal
Mining company. This Includes tho
Central Coul and Coke company, the
Weir Coul company, the PlttBhurg and
Midway Coal company, tho Nnvtns
Coal company and other Important
coal companies hero.
Goes to Sleep on Railroad Track.
Cedar lluplds, la., July u. The body
ol Joweph Kaczek, a German railroad
inun living near Chicago, was found
by u Hock Iblund tialn crew near Sum
mit siding with the back of his head
crushed. He is thought to have buun
sleeping ou tho track.
Nashville Church Burns.
Nashville, Tonn., July I. Flro de
stroyed McKoudrla Methodist Episco
pal church, on Church street, between
Fifth and Sixth avenues, and ono of
Nashville's Onest houses of worship,
and tbreatoned a section of tho retail
district, In the midst of which tho edi
fice was situated. Tho Arlington ho
tel, directly across tho street, was In
Imminent danger and considerable,
confusion prevailed for some tlmo
among tho guests. Tho flames wore,
howover, confined to the church, tho
loss on which la completo, and has
been ostlmnted at C0,000. Tho origin
of tho llro Is unknoftu.
Separate Church and State.
Paris, July 6. The bill for tho sep
aration of church and statu passed
the chamber of deputies by thu de
clslvo veto of 341 to 233. Tho result
was greeted by governmental cheer
ing and opposition hisses and there
waa Intense excitement.
Ini m m
TOTAL OF 1,677 INJURED BY FIRE
CRACKERS AND EXPLOSIVES.
FOURTH OF JULY ACCIDENTS
FiVe Dead In New York and Four In
Philadelphia Soldiers are Injured
While Firing Firing National 8a-
' lutes on the Fourth.
Chicngo, July 5. According to ills
pntches received Irom 1"0 of tho prin
cipal cities of the United Stnles, thli-ty-slx
people W(te killed and 1.C.77 In
jured by explosions of Urecrnckeir,
firearms, gunpowder , nnd toy plstuht
on tho Fourth or July.
In spite- of tho rigid enforcement of
the law restricting the houts during
which firecrackers may be ills
charged, tho list or accidents In Chi
cago la very large. Stray bulletii
found their usual number nf victims,
but most of tho accidents were duo
to common cracketn, and chlldicn
mado up the huge majority of those
Injured. Nearly loo accidents weto
reported, to tho police, four of which
will piobnbly prove fatal.
Injured Whilo Firing 8alute.
Boston, July ("..During the cere
mony of tiling tho national salute of
forty-live guns at. Fort Wnrron, Bos
ton harbor, the charge of tho stxteentli
round exploded piematurely, Injuring
two prlvntes of the const artillery, ono
probably totally. Prlvnto James J.
Buckley, who was placing tho titanic
shell lu the hieecli of n six-pounder,
wns frightfully Injured. Tho explo
sion tore bis left arm nearly to tho
shoulder and the flying particles
struck him iu tho face, shattering thn
bones of his chin. Prlvuto Hector
McNeil waa severely binned nnd some
of tho powder gtnlns lodged In hla
eyes.
Explosion on Governor's Island.
New York. July fi.Uy tho prema
ture explosion or a shell In tho open
breuch or a llvoincb gun while a
Fourth or July solute was being tired
nt Castlo Williams, on Oo'.ernw's Isl
and, Pilvnto Cornelius Hnrrington of
company 11, Klghth Infantry, wns so
badly Injured Hint ho mny not re
cover. One mm was torn ofT, his right
eyo was blinded and he was tcrilbly
burned on the head and body. Ser
geant Frank Webb of the same com
pany nnd regiment was also badly
hurt and It Is roared will lose tho
eight of one of his eyes, but ho Is ex
pected to recover.
Five Deaths at New York.
New Yoik, July G. In uplto of nit
police ptecautions, revolvers wero
tiled Into the air everywhero yestor
day, the bullets doing their eustomnry
deadly work. Altogether flvo deaths
wero recorded iu tho city as a result
of the day's celebration and tho num
ber of accidents reaches Into tho bun
dled s.
Four Fatalities In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. July i. Four persona
deud, two probably fatally injured
nnd more tlian 200 Injured Is the ro
suit of Independence day celebration
lu this city.
One Killed at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, July P. Police records
hero show that ono person wns killed
nnd over soventy-flvo slightly Injured
while colcbrntlng tho Fourth of July.
LOSS OF LIFE IN MEXICO
Number of Dead at Guanajuato is Now
Estimated at Over 200.
Guaunjiiutn, July (i. Governor Obro
gon estimates tho loss of llfo ot some
thing over 200 and moro bodies of
tho victims of tho cloudburst which
flooded this city tiro being recovered.
Tho hospital was flooded so quickly
that tho patients wore drowned. Tho
magnificent Juarez theater was Hood
ed to tho floor of tho first balcony
and soldiers who hnd taken i of ago
thero had to climb to ttio upper bal
cony to savo thomhelvos. Tho. power
plant is damaged and tho city Is in
darkness. Tho property loss Is now
estimated at $2,000,000.
Famous Geographer Dead.
Brussels, July 5. Professor Jncquen
Ellseo Ileclus, the famous gigruplicr,
died here.
Webb Jay Sets New Mark.
Now York, July 5. At tho second
series or tho naUonnl championship
meet of tho Automoblln association at
Morris park, Webb Jay made a new
world's record for a mile on u circular
track from n Hying start. Ho cov
erod tho dlstnnco In 48 4-.ri seconds.
Tho previous record was 02 l-fi sec
onds. Har tAccepts Frank Qotch's Challenge.
Minneapolis, July fi. Reports re
cctvod hero from Bono, Nov., say that
Marvin Hart, who won over Jack Hoot
In tho twolfth round for tho heavy
wolght championship, has accepted
tho chollengo of Frank Gotcu If satis
factory arrangements enn bo mado
with somo Sun Francisco chb to pull
oft the match.
Autos Are at Cedar Falls.
Cedar Falls, la., July C Tho cara
White Steamer and Rambler Pilot
passed through hero for Charles City.
Mlie Andrews and her party were de
layed hero two hours for repairs, Flvo
cars went through, without stopping,
It was expected thoy would find lough
and poor roads from Dubuque, but
thoy roported them good until the last
rains. Tito Iowa roads aro tho bout
encountered slnco leaving Chicago.
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