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BOY ACCIDENTALLY SIIOT
Children Play With riroarmt With Prob
ably Fatal Ecsults.
TRAGEDY FOLLOWS ON A MERRY FROLIC
flerenY-r-01iJ Cousins at l.joim
Were Ilavlnu ti Gieid Time lu a
Darn with n LlRlit
""..EU.. ,llflr J'JUi
LYONS. Neb.. July 10. (Special.) Clyde,
the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Hurt Everett
north of town, was thin afternoon accldentiy
and probably fatally shot In the forehead
by a 22-rlfle In the bands of his little cousin.
Clay Newmycr. Theee little fellows, who
are about the age; of seven years, wore play.
ins about the home of V. S. Newmyer'g anil
by chance happened to discover this rifle
bnnglng in the barn which bud been kep
thnre by Mr Newmycr to shoot rats that
hat been troublesome. Dr. Somtuere of
Omaha wat. telephoned for and on arrival
and consultation with Dr. Hlldrltb proceeded
to prolx- for the bullet, which could not be
found at a late hour last night. Tlr have
but very little hopes for his recovery.
Outing for tVorUlruc "Women.
BEATRICE, Neb., July JO. (Special Tel
egram.) Rev. Mr. Ludden of Lincoln was
In the city today to complete arrangements
for securing Chautauqua ground for an out
lng to be given the hard working mothers
and tbclr children of Lincoln by D. E.
Thompson Mr. Thompson will furnish
transportation to nnd from Lincoln and
Beatrice and will furnish tents and sup
plies for tl visitors while bore. The event
-rill take place the first week In August.
The only thing the visitors will have to
furnish for themselves will be bedding. Dr.
Luddcn stated that between 2,000 and 2,000
bf the working women of Lincoln would
he able to take advantage of Mr. Thomp
son's oflcr
Episcopal church in this city Tuesday the
10th Inst Among other business trans
acted, officer tor the etwulng year were
elected as follows President. Mrs Msry
E. Allen of Valparaiso corresponding sf-
retary. Mrs K H. will of Valparaiso, re
cording secretary, Mrs. D. A Woodbury of
Ashland, treasurer. Mrs. Mary S. P Miller
of Ashland.
Trnntlrr County Mnntrtmlty."
CURTIS, Neb.. July P. To the Editor ol
The Bee: In reference to an article on the
fifth page of The Bee of July 7, Trontler
County's Monstrosity." it Is first necessary
for a country to have its own characteris
tics before defined into a class. The grass
hopper lr a characteristic of Nebraska, al
though the fields of corn may provide him
with dally manna he Is not the less injuring
the crop. This grasshopper Is not a non
resident of western Nebraska, but a native
of the state. The fellow who sent In the
report that hoppers are eating up the corn
crop certainly must have had some Fourth
of July flavored with the life blood of an
ill-fated hopper, or gained his miormatlon
from a hopper taking hlB first lesson in
gnawing on a telegraph wire.
If he would put In an application accom
panied by his nccuratc description of the
innocent grasshopper he would have no
trouble In securing a position in the zoo
logical department of some university.
There arc a few grasshoppers in Frontier
county, yet they are doing no damage,
neither will tbcy. Yours truly,,
GEORGE 'CRUZDN.
Hons is the Philippines It indicated by the not at all unusual for a member of the up- wltnens, After a couple of days of this 1 All this for the repair cf one-tuth f f
statement in his dispatch to the department Per bouse to travel to Washington fmra a I ,nu jetting pretty nearly worn out On the the roads of a atate and yet this ir tut a
' that he has ordered the large transports on dlstont state to supervise ths work being 1 moraine of the third day the court agreed suggestion of the actual and enoraa'Ji ad-
the Philippine station back to the t'nlted ann' "is particular committee room i to wait until the train from the west ar- vantages which Invariably folloT.
States in order to expedite the transfer of He wants a new carpet now and then. and. , rtved for a rebutting witness. I was so Jt Is estimated by the searrtary of ths
troops to the Philippines. The Sherman Is l,"lnS aenator. be gets it Me wants me anxious that 1 went down to the depot ahd National Parmer congress rnat the wagon
! the nnlv Inrre trnnti shir, now in the t'hilin. frescoing done this way or that the wood- 1 wnpn tny man tailed to show up 1 felt like transportation of the Vnlted States Amour.
pines The Logan is in Chinese waters and work painted a certain color, the furniture tt general whose reinforcements had failed annually to 600.000.000 tons, that thl l.at
William dispatched the German thf Thoma due ftt mj on tnc jatb. reupholstcred according to kl own partlcu- j at a criUfa tage rf the battle When I to be moved an avrrage dlsuuae of eight
iar pious, die worn is low. nuu ui umuiu. entered the court room the judge was on murs. tnai u cost an average oi . er ion
Is done. the bench and the Jury in the box. Every- to move It, and that this Is to per cent rante
Members of the lower house, their terms hody was Impatient to proceed. The court than it would cost it we had gno.l ronas
FIGHT ATJIEN TSIN
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suffice to force an entry into the Chinese
cepltal.
Emperor
war ship Buss.rd from Kiel for China this . 0cnera, cAnhnrf aesstif.e lR takcn t0
morning, while the German cruisers Geler
and Seeadlcr have been ordered to proceed
to China as rapidly as possible, from their
American and Australian stations respect
ively. I'rlnre Tnan to Illume.
It has been learned by the Associated
Press that the Chinese legation here, though
apparently unable to communicate dtrcctlv
with Pekln, Is getting news from there In
directly. The officials of the legation de
clare the present trouble is entirely the
work of Prince Tuan and that the govern
ment, the dowager empress and the Chlnco
gnerully are against the Boxers. The offi
cials also say they bav reason to hope that
the situation at Pckln is Improving and that
Prince Ching will cucceod In protecting the
foreigners. They scouted the stories of the
massacre of the people In the legations and
the poisoning of the emperor and dowager
empress and express the opinion that Prince
Cblng and the' loyal vlccros could best be
assisted by the promised dispatch of Inter
national reinforcements and the promise of
help in the formation of a strong govern
ment. To Protect Entire Christiana,
TIEN TSIN, Tuesday. July 3 It Is re
ported from Chinese sources that the for
eigners at Pckln have taken possession of
Woman Ilm Serloun Tall,
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. July 10 (Special.)
vi.. flint aim tiDrint in cr down cellar
last evening and losing her balance fell to J one of the prince's palaces opposite and com
v.m nf th r.tftir. and struck her head tr.andlng the British legation, and that the
V.....I .ttit, o m.h in the fl.f.h native Christiana have been installed
mean that these vessels will be sent back
to the t'nlted States as soon as possible
The transport Grant, which left San Fran
cisco on July 6 with two battalions of the
Sixth cavalry and a battalion of marines,
is due at Nagasaki about the 30th. It un
doubtedly will continue Its voyage to Tuku,
where the troops It carries are much needed.
The balance of the troops ordered to the
Philippines to relieve the volunteer army
will be forwarded as rapidly as possible be
tween now and Christmas.
The following schedule of transports sail
ing from San Francisco and tbclr capacities
has been prepared In the office of the quar
termaster general.
July 16. Sumner, MO men; August 1,
Meade, 830 men. August 1C, Hancock, 1.100
men; September 1. Warren. 1.2S0 tncn.
September 1C. Thomas, 1.770 men. October
1, Grant. 1.100 men. October 1C, Sheridan,
1,030 men, November 1, Sumner,. M0 men.
In addition to these vessels the Sherman
and Logan will be returned to this coun
try at once to assist In the transfer of reg
ular troope to the Philippines. But neither
of them will be available for that Horvlce
for nearly sixty days, both being on the
other side of the ocean.
of service being Rhortcr and more uncertain.
are not incllnod to take so great an Interest
In the vork, nor do they receive so much
consideration. "Why." Bald an officer of
the capltol force, "If members of the house
had the same say about decorations and re
pairs as senators do we'd have this old build
ing dressed in more colors than Joseph's
coat ever dreamed of having "
The work at the capltol this year will be
on an even more extensive scale than Is
usual, the appropriation for the purpose be
ing In the neighborhood of J30.OO0. It will
take a lot of hustling to have the task fin
sharply asked if 1 wus ready to announce nil over the country an extra iost lu pio-
the close of our case With something like duclng and marketing our agriotllturnl
a groan I told him 1 bad one more witness products of J700.000.000. When it It taken
and after that would quit While this wit- into consideration that the total value of all
nes was in the stand, answering some un- agricultural products Is only J2.SO0.000.O0O It
important questions. I chanced to glance to- Is perfectly plain that one-fourth of the home
ward the door, and there, eomlns down the value of our farm produets is lost by bad
aisle, with the step of a soldier, was Ensign! roads.
It was all 1 could do to keep from shouting. It hns been figured out In New Jersey that
Ensign looked around as he came forward iland value tend to rise 30 per rent la vs'ue
i nnd his eyes lighted as he re-ognlsed me. I wherever good roads are Introduced, lite
motioned him to the witness box. He was a upertlvc of other natural benefit. They
hard-looking wUiipsb. His clothes were eov- are invariably the forerunner ol o'.nrr ini
ered with mud, hair mussed up und he bad provements, such as the electric ra'.lASs,
IJIstrlrt Ilrunlnn mt Pierre.
PIERCE, Neb., July 10. (Special Tele
cram.) The northeastern Nebraska district
reunion is 'now In full blast at this place.
Tho crowd Is very large and bids fair to be
xnuoh larger. The business men have very
tastefully decorated their buildings, giving
them a fine appearance At 2:30 p. m. Camp
Stotsenberg was turned over to the reunion
by a neat speech by Comrade H. S. Bock of
the citizens' committee. The response was
delivered by Colonel T. B. Horton of Creigh
ton. The program for the afternoon was un
der the nupervUIon of Mrs. Frank Frahln
and Mies Jessie Fyfc. Tho progrum con
sisted of instrumental and vocal music and
u highly enjoyed by the audience.
Case In Colntnlina Conrt.
COLUMBUS. Neb.. July 10. (Special.)
The case of the state against P. E. McKll
lup and W. M. Condon was the center of at
traction before County Judge Robinson yes
terday. The defendants were charged un
der the statutes with disturbing a school
meeting, held in District No. 07 at Hum
phrey. Something over thirty witnesses
were examined and the case was given to
the Jury at 2 o'clock this morning. After
wrestling with tho problem until B 30 the
Jury agreed upon a verdict of acquittal. The
alleged disturbance seemed to consist of a
misunderstanding of parliamentary law.
Fire Destroy Wlirnl Field.
HARVARD. Neb.. July 10. (Special.)
The report reaches Harvard today that Jo
seph and Christian Newka, residing some
seven mile southwest from here, went In
their field last Saturday to test and etart
up a new threshing outfit costing some J2.500
or tnoro. The muchlne had been 'eated.
found satisfactory and notes given to the
rxprt nnd agent from whom the machine
was bought, who was resisting In the uur:
lng, when a few moments later a fire sUrted
from some part of the machine, burning up
tha threehlng part of the machine and some
forty acres of wheat.
of her face to the bene. She is now rest
ing as easily as could be expected. Mrs.
Sage it 72 years of age and quite feeble, but
hopes of her recovery are entertained.
Colombo Mnr Hold .Street Fair.
COLUMBUS. Neb., July 10. (Special.)
An effort Is being made to hold a street
fair here some time in September. Since
the old County Fair association disbanded
three years ago there has been no attrac
tions of any kind here during the fall.
Should the enterprise be a go some prlzss
will be offered for horse and bicycle races.
Aeronaut Recovers from Fall.
HARTINGTON. Neb.. July 10. Special.)
prof. W. R Wlnterrlnger, the aeronaut, who
fell 150 feet while making an ascension at
Lyons the Fourth of July, states that he
will be able to fill engagements In the
course of two weeks. He is now at bis
home here taking care of the injuries that
he sustained by the fall.
luliiri Men tn FU Tight.
BEATRICE, Neb.. July 10. (Special Tel
ccram.) An altercation between a prom
inent real estate man and a leading shoe
merchant of this city this evening resulted
in the real estate man being violently
ejected from the merchant's place of busi
ness by meanB of a terrific punch over the
right eye.
Child Attacked by Itats
ASHLAND. Neb., July 10. A year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Laughlln was
attacked by rats while Bleeping in his crib
some time Monday morning and badly bit
ten about the face and hands. His parents
who were Bleeping near, were awakened by
his cries, or be would have been killed.
Rain Fulls at Grand Island.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 10. (Spe
cial.) At 4 o'clock this morning this vi
cinity was threatened with a severe hall
storm. After a night of severe wind the
storm came up from the opposite direction,
the wind abated and only in one small sec
tion, a mile east of this, was any damage
Bone. The correspondent -has Information
Irom all surrounding towns, no damage be
ing done and no rain falling, though a
jreat need of moisture Is reported. A re
freshing shower fell over this city and a
considerable section south and east.
Committees on Street Tnlr Project.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 10. (Spe
clal ) Mayor Piatt this morning announced
the appointment of committees on the street
fair project and will coll a public meeting
for the 16th, at which the various commit
tees ore to bring in estimates of expenses,
I'lattsmoath Canute Elope.
PLATTSM OUTH, Neb.. July 10. (Special.)
Frank Cateyson, a shoemaker, nnd Mrs.
Amandy Collins departed together Saturday
evening, it is said, for Nebraska City, the
former leaving his wife and the latter her
husband and children.
Cora In Good Condition.
ORD. Neb.. July 10. (Special.) The corn
crop In Valley county was never In a better
condition than at present. Other crops are
doing well.
therein.
The Chinese shelled the foreign settle
ments all day long July 3. Upwards of
150 shcllr tell Into the concession and many
bount-6 were partially wrecked. The cas
ualties, however, were tew, the civilians
and women and children being ordered to
seek Bhelter in the dollars of the town ball
nnd the Astor hotel.
Throe companies of Japanese Infantry, a
mountain battery and bodv of Russians en
gaged the Chinese artillerists, but with lit
tle effect. The 12-poundcr of the British
first-class cruiser Terrible then came into
action, but the enemy placed two shells
fairly under the gun, damaging tho car
riage and wounding the crew The gun
was withdrawn nnd replaced by a French
gun, which had a similar experience, a shell
bursting In the midst of Its crew.
The Japanese casualties during the day's
fighting were an officer and two men killed
and twenty men wounded. The casualties
of the other forces engaged are not yet
known.
The Chinese In the vicinity of Tien Tnln
have been reinforced during the last forty
eight hours by several thousand of General
Mas' and General Sung'a troops Irom Pekln.
Tho Chinese have also mounted a number of
heavy guns commanding the settlements.
A force of Boxers numbering about 2.000
men was seen entering the native city yes
terday.
Vice Admiral lAlcxieff has arrived here
and Is expected to assume supreme com
mand. The allied forces now number about
10.000 men, including 800 Japanese, who
arrived yesterday. Arrangements are being
made to send all the women and chlldron to
Japan, by way of Taku nnd Che Foo.
French Ship Snlls for China.
TOULON. July 10. The French ship
L'Aqultalne sailed from this port today with
850 Infantry soldiers and artillery for China.
Isbed by the first Monday In December, but M (,ai)t a three-daya' beard on hie face, but free mall delivery, increased demanrt for
It Is the intention to put on a lnrger force of j t0 me h(. WM the nnesi-looking man In the country residences nnd so on. They create
men tnan usual ana me woru win i.e aonr ,courl room t had uo cnnncc jor B cousulta-
some way, for It would not no to have con
press come and fall to find its bouse in or
der. How big a task It will be though can
be Judged from a single Item. Eighty thous
and square yards of wall Is to be repainted
One of the most costly items of repair will
be a new elevator car and lnclosure for th
southeast corner of the bouse wing.
CCM'ISn CHI ATITl'DC
TWO REGIMENTS FOR CHINA
Fourteenth Infantry and Fifth Ar
tillery Lrmr Manila on
Friday.
BOMBARDMENJTJF TIEN TSIN
Detailed Account of Attack Made
I pon Allies In City Jiy
Chinese Force.
TIEJN TSIN. July 6. Yesterday large
forces of Chlncsu troops attacked the settle
ment from two direction!., one from the
arsenal and the other from the railway sta
tion. The Chinese evidently have a more
capable commander. The attack from the
arsenal was directed upon what is probably
the weakest point of the defense, which has
not hitherto been pressed. The Chinese ad
vanced on this Bide across an open plain
without cover and the attack was easily re
pulsed by the British guns. The enemy
made a simultaneous attack upon the sta
tion with a large Infantry force, covered by
the fire of eleven guns. The British replied
with two of H. M. S. Terrlble's 12-poundcrs
and five smaller guns, while the combined
forces of British, French, Russian and Jap
anese infantry moved out to deal with the
Chinese infantry attacks.
The Chinese artillery practice was excel
lent and the allied troops sufiercd severely
from a well-directed shell fire. The Jap
anese, whose behavior was splendid, executed
a well-conceived movement nnd succeeded
in turning the Chinese left and turning the
enemy from their Btrong position among the
irrigation trenches. The Chinese retired to
the native city and the allied Infantry with
drew and it again became an artillery duel,
lasting until darknens. -with little injury.
The casualties of the nllles have not yet
been ascertained and it Is impossible to esti
mate the enemy's losses.
A welcome addition to the defense was re
ceived yesterday in the ehape of two more
of H. M. S. Terrlble's "twelves." Painted
on their carriage is the Inscription "Lady
smith to Tien Tsln, Immediate "
The Algerlne todny sent two 4-lnch guns,
which will do much toward equalizing the
artillery strength of the allies with that of
the enemy.
Most of the women and children left today
and the remainder will follow as opportu
nity offers.
Two thousand Japanese troops landed at
Taku today and 13,000 more are expected
within a few days.
Thlrvrs Itoh Mall llox.
PLATTSMOUTH, Nob., July 10, (Special.)
Unobserved by the poBtoffice force, thieves
abstracted from the box of Frank J. Morgan,
treasurer for the state Odd Follows' lodges,
all the mall in bis box Sunday, amounting
to, so far as known, to something over
11.000. Among the mall taken was a box
of Jewelry, letters containing drafts, etc.
Tho box of Jewelry has been found and pay
ment on drafts stopped. The theft has been
kopt out of print In order to give the postal
officials an opportunity to get in their -work.
No arrests have yet been made.
OV1SR WIMIT THE MOUNTAIN.
I'nsrt of a niant of Nine Thousand
I'oniitln of Powder.
A mountain of rock was blown up at Shtr
man, Wyo., by Contractor Cuahlng In tho
construction of the Union Pacific Sherman
hill cut-off and tunnel, reports the Denver
News. Three miles south of Sherman sta
tion, where the new road crosses Date creek,
rlBe up two mountains of rock, one on each
side of the creek. The railroad grades will
reach these mountains on elevated embank
ments, but to pass through tbem It no caiy
tOBk.
Contractor R. C. Cushlng , conceived the
Idea of blowing the mountain on the west
Bide of the creek from Its foundation with
blasting powder and by turning It over into
the creek below use It as an embankment for
the grade. Here a twenty-foot causeway
will be constructed for the waters or l)a e
WASHINGTON, July 10. General MacAr
thur cables the War department that the
Fourteenth Infantry nnd Fifth artillery will
leave 'on Friday tor Taku. Other troops are
'being sent to replace these.
In reply to instructions of the secretary of
war of July 7. General MacArthur cables
the adjutant general the following under
date of July 9. 10 -40 p. m
"Daggett's regiment (Fourteenth United
States infantry) and Rcllly's battery ("Fifth
nrtlllry) will leave the 13th for Taku on
transports Indiana. Flintshire and Wyefleld.
Taylor, in Samar, not available. For other
infantry regiment for Chinese service rec
ommend first one leaving etatet.
EMPRESS AGAIN IN CONTROL
Urcci the Viceroys of f-onthern
Prorlarn to Trotect
Fort-liners.
SHANGHAI. July 10 News from official
sources was received at 10 o'clock last night
to the Sect that tho empress had, on June
30, resumed the reins of government and
appointed Yung Lu prime minister. It is
said that she Bent a dispatch to Nankin by
courier at the rate of 100 miles per day.
thanking the viceroys of the Yang Tse
Klang provinces for their loyalty and recom-
Manlla ' mending that they protect foreigners at any
nicely cared for until arrival of new troops cost.
without drawing on Anderson. Bullard or
Sargent, which Is now impracticable.
In addition to one month's subsistence
supplies with troops Bend with Daggett to
establish depot, three months' "subsistence
for 5,000 men. Regiments have 500 rounds of
ammunition per man. Crozler carries 1.000.
000 reserve and such miscellaneous ordnance
supplies as can be Bparcd from here. With
a view to medical supply depot, stores for
three months for 5,000 men go with Dag
gett, there will be eight medical officers
in China from Philippines. Send three
months' forage. 350 animals and partial sup
ply of winter clothing fcr Ninth Infantry.
Shall keep Indiana and Flintshire in
Chinese waters for local service therein.
Merely Seeks Harmony of Powers.
VIENNA, July 10. The Polltlsche Corre-
spondenz publishes a dispatch from Toklo
hlch Bays Japan Is prepared to take a full
share of the combination action of the
powers to restore order in China, but, it is
added, she never contemplated asking for
European mandate for this purpose. She
only seeks complete harmony among the
powers.
creek. This mountain Is about 200 feet uign uracr large transports name to expeuut-
and 275 feet In diameter where the road cu b i transfer or troops here.
Trenton Alumni Reception.
TRENTON. Neb.. July 10. (Special.)
Tho alumni of the Trenton High s:hool gave
it annual reception und banquet to the
class of 1900 at the home of William Yer
rlck. The lawn was beautifully lighted with
Chinese lanterns. Refreshments were
served, The alumni consists of forty mcm
b'jr The fp'l";v.iug officers were elected:
Arthur Powers, president, '95, Mamie Wade,
vice president, 1900 Nettle Taylor, secre
tary. 1900, Mary Baker, treasurer, t'
Traveling Man Die from Rent.
BEATR1CK, Neb., July 10 ,,p?clal Tel
egram.) B. V Mlnton, a trarr.i'.ng sales
man for the Western SuppH- and Manufac
turing company of Kansas "Mty. died at the
Paddock hotel, this city, of bowel complaint
after an Illness of but two dayB Tho de
ceased was overcome by the heat last week
and was taken sick as a result of It Mon
day morning. Mlnton "was from Independ
ence. Kan.
Injured In Ilutinviay.
CRETE, Neb., July 10 (Special ) Mrs.
Obemellr, Mrs. Huncovsky and Miss Robeck
were in a buggy on Main street Saturday
evening when the horse took fright at a
balloon and ran away On suddenly turn
ing a corner the buggy was overturned,
throwing ont the occupants. Miss Robeck's
arm was broken and Mrs. Cbcmeltr's finger
was broken and the buggy was badly dr
xoollsbed.
Accident to Railroad Man.
WEST POINT. Neb., July 10 iSpeclnl.)-
Henry Sexbury of Pllgtr. foreman of the
extra section rang now employed on the
Fremont. Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail-
road at this place, fell off a handcar this
morning and broke his kneecap. The un
fortunate man suffered great agony until re
llevrd by surgical care. He was takon on
the 10.3S passenger train to his home In
Pllger
Corn in cd of Rain.
v'VLUMBUS, Nob.. July 10. (Speclal.)-
The Board of County Supervisors mot this
trior nine in regular session nnd will con
tjnue three days. It Beems to be the gen
eral opinion expressed by these rotn, rep
resenting every part of tho county, that
the corn Is sadly in need of rain.
Scskloa of Tc nirrancc I nlon.
ASHLAND. Neb., July 10. (Special.)
The annual county convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union for
Saunders county was held at the Methodist
through. From the east Bide, on the roaaneo
level, bo made a four-toot cut into the cen
ter of the bill and excavated enough since
for 700 kegs of blasting powder, mis line
of powder was connected Irom several parts
bv lone lines of fuse, wncn an was reuay
the underground mine was Ignited and a
power was released sufficient to raise many
thousand pounds of rock high into the air
and turn u mountain over.
Lornr before ithe time Bet for the cxploeion
a crowd of about 600 people gathered to
witness the great blast, many of the vifjtors
coming from 'Cheyenne. Laramie and tbe
surrounding country. At 4. p. tn.. the time
set for the exploBlon. nil was in readiness.
The charge. eonslBtlng of obaut 9.000 rounds
of black powder, was tightly tamped at the
end of the forty-six-foot tuuntl to tne mag-azlnte.
The hill In which the charge wn p!a:ca
Is a butte of arcbaean granite, standing out
in ruggod prominence on the cast bank of
Dale creek. Tbe tunnel lead ng the
nnwiler was run in from grade level, whlih
i nhnnt 100 feet above tbe creek bed. Three
lines of fuso were used to ignite tbe big
charge.
At 410 the fuses were lighted ana me
crowd waited breathless for the shrcK
which was to tear the hill from its founda
tion. Tbe shock came some ten m'nutes
hpfnre It was rxnected. lifting thousands o.
tons of granite from the place whore It had
rcrted for ages and depositing It witn a
mighty roar in the bed of Dale creek, 200
feet below. Great clouds of smoke and dust
rose high In the air. obscuring for a time
the scene of the explosion, which tore about
one-fourth of tbe hill, leaving rerpenJIcu ar
faces on two sides.
The contractors state that the blatt was a
success, moving about 5,000 cubic yards cf
rock.
rirndly Plneruc In l.ouUlnna.
NEW ORLEANS, July lO.-Presldent
Souohon of the State Board of Health re
cived n telegram today from the president
of the parish board of Caldwell nar.sh. say
ing that u mysterious 'lucue hod broken
out there which wus fatal In every In
stance. The tolcrrtun stated that forty
t.,rnnnu mnstlv necroes. bad already suc
cumbed to tbe dlseuse President Sourhon
sent llr Beard, the state expert, on the
first train. It Is believed that the onldcralc
is a very malignant form of smallpox
Klrrtrlra! Miiifily Ilounc Fnlln.
MILWAUKEE Wis.. July 10-The Julius
Atidrne Sons company, mukers of olectrl
cal supplies and bicycles, today plaetd its
aftalrn in the hands of their creditors. Lla
unities are U 't-d ut J1W.O00. with assets
at J1I5.000. There are no preferences.
'Foregoing arrangements easily changed
If department's wishes nro cabled quickly.
Seven companies Hardin regiment. Taylor's
battery, have been sent to Samar, re
placing Hughes' troops therein, which have
been concentrated in Lcyte.
"Request authority to permanently trans
fer Samar department to southern Luzon.
"M ARTHUR "
This bulletin Is tbe first oflkial admission
of the purpose of the administration to with
draw additional troops from the Philippines
for the purpose of. aiding in the suppression
of the rebclliouB conditions In China. Out
Bide of the sailors and marines of Admiral
Kemprf's fleet, tho only United States forces
In Chtna are the 1,350 officers and men of the
Ninth Infantry, which, according to press
dispatches, arrived at Taku from Manila
last Saturdny.
The additional troops ordered to the scene
from Manila, uccordlug to General Mac-
Arthur'B diBpatch. will odd a little over 1.000
to that force The relnfr ":icnts consist
of two battalions of four - -janles each of
the Fourteenth infantry, segregating about
900. and Captain P.nllly'B battery of the Fifth
artillery, numbering 138 men, with six guns.
The third battalion of the Fourteenth In
fantry is now in the United States, posted
at Fort Brady and Fort Wayne The Philip.
pine reinforcements should arrive at Tuku
by the 20th Inst The transports used for
this movement are large freight bn.'iB and
while somewhut slow, are well adapted for
the purpose. They will carry Bupplles and
stores of all kinds sufficient for any army of
5,000 men for three months.
A depot of supplies will be established at
Taku and will be provided with everything
necessary for tbe maintenance of tbe troops
in active field service. Including a well
stored medical supply depot.
General MacArthur's dispatch is Inter'
preted to mean that no more of tbe troops
of his command can be withdrawn at present
without detriment to the service in the Phil
Ipplncs. It also shows that he was unable
to send .as many troops to China as the War
department evidently desired. This is shown
by hlc statement that Toylor's buttery of the
Fourth artillery In Samar was not avallabl
for service In China and by tbe further
statement that it is impracticable to draw
upon the Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth and
Twenty-ninth volunteers commanded retpec
tlvely by Colonels Anderson, Bullard and
Sargent- lu response to his request he was
urged by tbe secretary of war to transfer tb
troops In Samar to the Department of
Southern Luzon.
General MacArthur'c anslety at to co&di
All Is Calm at Foo Chow.
PARIS, July 10. The French consul at
Foo Chow telegraphs July 10, as follows:
'The town Ib calm. The viceroy and the
Tartar marshal have Issued a proclamation
favorable to foreigners and asking that war
ships should not come to Foo Chow. They
propose to return to tuke such steps as will
avert trouble in tho Fo Klen province."
Franor Votes More Money.
PARIS. July 10. The Chamber of Depu
ties and Senate today voted an additional
4.500,000 francs for the purpose of carrying
on France's operations In China.
CLEANING VI AFTER CONGRESS.
Nil-
Annual House Clcnninc at the
tloual Capltol a Rlu Joli.
The annual housecleanlng ut the capltol
will begin soon and for the next five months
several hundred men will be kept busy get
ting the big building in readiness for the
coming of congress in December. The an
nual renovation is the most gigantic Job of
housecleanlng that Is pulled off In Washing
ton, If not In tbe United States, relates tne
Washington Post. There will be such a
tearing up nnd cleaning of carpets, Bucn a
scrubbing and painting and kaUomlnlng, an
overhauling of furniture nnd polishing of
windows and metol work as would banisn
an army of men frqm borne were the work
being done in private bouses. The capltol
doesn't Impress the visitor us being a par
ticularly dirty place, and be would probably
fall to appreciate the necessity of so much
ado In the cleaning line, but were there no
such thing as the annual cleunlngB the ne
cessity for them would soon become pain
fully apparent.
The cleaning of the capltol Is under tbe
supervision of the architect and his assist
ants, but they are not allowed to do the Job
without occasional Interference from mem
A JoOkc's tory of How an Old.Tlme
Client Kept 111 Word.
"Bob lngersoll once Bald, 'Gratitude Is tb
fairest flower that sheds Its perfume o'er the
garden of the heart,' or something like that."
remarked Judge Edwin R. McKee of the
First district of Mssourl to a small gathering
of barristers In a hotel office at Macon, Mo.,
recently, when he was holding a special
term to try some cases for Judge Shelton
Tbe lawyers tilted their chairs against the
wall, relates the St. LouU Globe-Democrat,
and waited for what was to follow.
"I've thought of that several times in con
nection with an incident of the dnys when I
was practicing and looking eagerly for
clients," Judge McKee went on. "The start
of the story was about fifteen years ugo and
it was In my home town. Memphis. A fellow
called on me one day aud Introduced himself
as one EnBlgn. 1 forget his first name. He
laid he bad got Into trouble over a small
matter and wanted me to help him out
Gucss you boys have had experience with
these 'small matter' cases. Well, his trivial
affair was that he had been nrrestcd for
stealing a drove of fine cattle from a well-to-do
farmer out In the country a ways. He
began his narrative by telling be bad becu
overhauled by the sheriff while driving the
cattle along the highway, but he Bald he had
bought them from three men. whose names
he gave as Smith, Jones and Brown! Lord'
I nearly fell off the chair. What Jury on
earth would swallow that combination? I
gently suggested that to him, but be de
clared those were the identical names tbe
men bad given blm and that he was telling
the truth. He said the day the cattle were
said to have been Btolcn he was in the
northeastern port of the state, but ut the
first trial we were unable to get anybody
there to prove the alibi. I think the case
wns tried four times altogether. There were
several mistrials, a conviction and then tbe
cose wub reversed. I became pretty badly
worked up over the matter und neglected lots
of good buslnef6 to see the light through.
I bad doubts about my mun at first, but he
was always so candid, hopeful nnd energetic
that I began to like blm and wus as anxious
to hoist him out of tb hole as, he was to
get out. Before going into the last trial I
questioned him closer about the alibi matter
and we decided to take a trip over to the
little town where ho said he was stopping
tin day the cattle were stolen. The woman
with whom he ate dinner remembered dis
tinctly or his being there, but. to Bave her
life, she could not fix the date. During a
pause in our talk one of the children, who
was drawing pictures on a slate over in the
corner, looked up languidly and said.
" 'Mew. didn't you go over to Missus
Hobbses that night"'
"The woman said she did and casually re
marked that Mrs. Hobbs had been 111 that
night, but that didn't help the date matter
nny. Having nothing better to say 1 in
quired -what had been tbe matter with Mrs
Hobhs. She reddened a bit and said a brand
new little Hobbs had been ushered Into the
world on that occasion. I grabbed for my
hat and told her to point out the Hobbs
mansion. In less than three minutes after
ward I was copying from the old family bible
the entry 'George Washington Jefferson
Hobbs, born January . IBM.' We had
Mrs. Hobbs and her family bible on hand,
together with the woman who had fed my
client that day. nnd the state couldn't beat
the combination.
"After the Jury hnd acquitted Ensign he
rubhed up to me and hugged me like a long
lost brother. When he left town some days
afterword he called on me and at parting
sold: 'If you ever want me for anything.
Muc, Just say "Come." Y'ou won't have to
explain."
"EnBlgn went to Nebraska, got into busi
ness and was soon a prominent and Influ
ential citizen. He drifted Into politics and
got to be postmaster of his town. I heard
Irom him occasionally und then he dropped
out of my mind until well, this Is the other
end of the story. Some years later I took
a breach, of promise case for a young woman.
The defendant had plenty of money and
friends, but a full Investigation of the case
showed he had treated the plaintiff most
cruelly. I felt the circumstances Justified
suing for $25,000 and I filed our petition for
that sum. The young woman plaintiff was
modest und of un extremely retiring dlsposi
tlon. I don't believe she would have faced
the ordoul of a trlHl if her friends hadn't
felt she had been badly treated and In
slsted on her demanding redress. We got
our evidence In in fine shape and made a
convincing caBe, but during the defendant's
testimony they began attacking my client's
character by intimation. Knowing she bad
left the country, they sought by Innuendo to
mix her up with Ensign, with whom she had
some sort of a business transaction at one
time. 1 protested and kept objecting, but
the court overruled me and I knew the de
fense bad thrown a doubt over the case
which wos bound to result In a hung Jury o
a verdict for the defendant.
"At the noon recess I telegraphed EnBlgn
to come on first train. There was no ex
planation. Then I began to play for time. I
knew the court wouldn't agree to wait for a
witness from that distance. I led the wit
tlon. but I didn't mind that; I knew tbe
man. He answered every question promptly
nd convincingly nnd completely refuted tbe
slanderous imputations thrown at my client
He not only denied any Intimacy with the
plaintiff, at the times and places suggested,
but cited facts to show the idea wns pre
posterous If be had been coached by an
expert all day he couldn't have made a
better witness. He was put through a
savage cross-examination, hut never lost his
cool, easy demeanor and came out of it
stronger than he went In. We got a verdict
for $9,000 and Ensign was the happiest man
In the court room when the verdict was an
nounced. "He told me his train was late at the
Junction and he hired a rig to drive the
fifty miles ovorland. They broke down ten
miles down the road and he bought a horse
from a farmer to complete the Journey. He
would have .been here twelve hours earlier,
but he was out In the country when the
message came und he missed the train at
the starting point
"I have always felt glad the circumstance
came Into my life." sold the Judge In con
clusion, "because It has taught me there. Is
such a thing as genuine gratitude and I
have observed It dwells with most force In
the breasts of men who are bright, resource
ful and successful."
fnr crrater social unity, they spread In
telligence, they give to the isolated cltljrn
a political significance not otherwle attainable.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Cooler Condition Are Promised
Wednesday, with Northerly
Winds.
for
GOOD ROADS AMI THE FARMER.
Hip Profit to the l.attrr If the 11 1 Kh
iva j Are Improved.
The ignorance and indifference which once
permitted the Ion; of millions of dollars an
nually and submitted to the constant hard
ships und annoyances caused by bad roads
have today been replaced by a widesprend
recognition of the value of reliable h gb- precipitation
WASHINGTON. July 10. Forecast tor
Wednesday and Thursday;
Nebraska and Kansas Fartly cloudy
Wednesday and Thursday, cooler in eastern
portions Wednesday, northerly winds.
Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Arkansas
Thunder storms nnd cooler Wednesday
grncrnlly fair Thursday; southerly shifting
to northwesterly winds.
Western Texas Fair and warmer Wednes
day, fair Thursday, variable winds,
Iowa and Missouri Generally fair
Wednesday and Thursday; cooler Wednes
day, northwesterly winds.
North Dakota nnd South Dakota Gen
erally fair Wednesday and Thursday,
warmer in western portion Wednesday,
variable winds
Colorado Local rain and cooler in rastcro
portion, fair in western Wednesday; fair
Thursday; variable winds.
Wyoming and Montana Showers Wednes
day, Thursday fair and cooler; westerly
winds.
l.nrnl Record.
OPF1CE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU
OMAHA. July 10 Official record of tem
perature und precipitation, compared with
tbe corresponding day of the last three
J'l'are' 1900 1R99. 18?.. 1R7
Maximum temperature... 90 92 M
I Minimum temperature. ..
t Average temperature....
G9
.00
M 63
74 f,9
T
Iinr.iirri uf ureclnttotlon ut Omuliu for this
dnv und since March 1, 1900:
Normal temperature for tho day C
Deficiency lor the Any -
Total excess since Murch 1 3S0
Normal precipitation 10 inch
Excess for the duy 5S inch
Total rainfall since .March 1.... ll.fiMnclics
Deficient v since March 1 4.71 inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1839... 3.4S Indies
Excess for cor. period, 1S9S 55 Inch
Rrior from Station at k P. M.
STATIONS AND STATE
OF WEATHER.
Rapid City, clear.
Huron, ticur
Wllllston. rleur
Chicago, partly cloudy.
St. Louis, cloudy
i i'uui, ciouay.
ways and by tbe most uggrcsslve efforts to
secure tbem. The fact that America has
been notorious for its lack of great high
ways and Its vast network of crude and pe
riodically Impassable roads, soys Pearson's
Magazine, Is due primarily to tbe lack of
knowledge by tbe masses of the people as to
methods of making good roads and thctr
vital necessity. The direct cause Is found
in the waste of public money collected for
the benefit of highways. Sufficient sums
have been appropriated and misspent and
there has been sufficient labor alongfrulf
lesB lines in every state In the union during
the post century to have given this country
the best roads in the world. And yet, barrlnc
the recent lmnrovcment In several stn'.es
nn improvement which affects only about 2 i xopjut'',.'
per cent of the rond systemE of the entire' Cheyenne, clear...!!!!!!!!!".'.!
country thcrp are no good roads. There i salt imkb. clear
ere plenty of fair-weather roads, good in
dry seasons, but these in winter wnthcr
anything but passable. In many states most
of the farmers aud residents of the smaller
villages are completely isolated lor periods Daventmrt. nurtlv 'eliiiirlv.
varying from two to elx weeks during the I Kansas City, partly cloudy
.... " T-Inl atn d xlnnr
worst of the winter season. Ana yet among ; Jjavre PCBr
thwe very people has existed the greatest ; nismarck, clear".'!"!
opposition to tbe expense of building a good Galveston, pnrtly cloudy.
highway.
Farmers generally would like to have good I
roads, but they imagine that their presence
means an intolerable burden of taxatl n. j
Tbcy do not stop to consider the Intolerable
tax they are paying In loss of opportunity
for want of them.
The substantial Improvement of the roads
means that Just twice as much can be hauled
by nny given number of horses In Just half
the time, and that at any period when horses
are not needed on the farm a thing 'which
is never possible with a poor road. For
this it the worst of the whole bad road tys-
tem. namely That when it is good enough
to haul over them, the farm is,good enough
to work on. and horses. and wagons are
net-ded there. When they arc Impassable,
because of mud and water, tbe form is also
unworkable and horses and wogons ore Idle.
Thus, a double Injury Is worked.
It has been figured by an expert of tbe
government of Minnesota that If only the
worst placer In nil the roads of that com
monwealth could be repolred (Btretrhes of
ruts nnd hollows which aggregate only a
sixth of all the road mileage, of te a'-ite).
It would enable farmers to hnul a th'rd
more of a load and to haul it in a thirl ltes
time. If he wus making money before It
means double profits now; if he wa? iuc
nlng behind it opens the way fo" Hm to
retrieve his losses and get on in ths world
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nesses out over apparently interminable
ground and whenever the court would re
prove me It would furnish me the coveted
opportunity to lengthen out the matter by
making a long argument I called witnesses
Bsked brief recesses on various pretexts und
did everything I could to string out the
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an especial interest in tbe work, und It is felt sure was bringing my badly wanted
hers of tbe legislative bodies. Senators take I hours to accommodate tbe flying train
Abollinaris
J- "THE dUEEN OF TABLE WATERS."
rottled at and imported from the
Apollinaris Spring, Rhenish Prussia,
charged only with its own natural gas.
Annual Sales: 25.720,000 Bottles.
T indicates trace of .preclnltatlon.
L. A. WELSH.
Local rorecHKt Official
Mrs. Ttiailow'i ooialns trrm
Has been used for over FIFTY TEARS by
MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHIL
DREN WHILE TEETHING, with PER
FECT SUCCESS. IT SOOTHES the CHILD,
SOFTENS the GUMS ALLAYS all PAIN,
CURES WIND COLIC, and Is the best rem
edy for DIARRHOEA Sold by Druggists
In every part of tbe world Dt sure tint
ask for "Mrs Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup."
und take no other kind Twonty-flve cents
u bottle.
SCHOOLS.
BROWNELL HALL
Ilonrtllnc and Day School for tlrU
tinder the (Urrctloa of Rt. Rev.
Ceorrr Worthlncton, S. T. I)., LL. I
Pull term liPirlnnltiK Sept. ID, 1110(1,
One of tbe oldest and most successful
educational Institutions of the west Its
high standard allowing It to compete with
eastern colleges nnd schools. Ilulldlngt in
complete order perfect steam heating, aan
ltory plumbing, collegiate und preparatory
courses; special students in music, tbe las
guages and art. competent corps of teacher
Every advantage offered us regards tbe
moral, mental and physical training. Send
for circular or apply personally to Mrs. L.
R Upton, Principal.
.CHOOLS.
I Wentworth Military Academy
.- nnvammftntfluimrvlaton. HtntfRiimmlNiuotiRtni-ra(iiiaua. I'..,,,
Oldest and larrest
military school In
nnvarnmontsuimrvtilan. HtntecomralimonstncTiutUKU'. i'rparat!on for t'nlvtrltl
and JUtlonal Academic. COL SANDFORD SELLCRS, M. A., Supt., LEXINGTON, MO.
PORTIERES
AND LACE CURTAINS
For the balance of this
week we will offer together with
our Lace Curtain Sale now going; on,
a drapery (like cut) made to fit any
size door for $5.00.
Lace Curtains from 35c
each to $25.00 pair.
See the assortment dis
played in our window at $6.75
per pair.
I!
$5.00
Window Shades
Made to order from the best hand made
opaque mounted on hartshorn rollers. This is perfection in
shades we have all desirable colors and can do your work
promptly and properly. Estimates furnished free.
A lot of odd shades, mounted on spring roll'
ers in choice colors each only 25c.
Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet CO.
1414-1416-1418 Douglas Street.
