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OCCURRENCES THEREINFOR A WEEK

LOOKS VERY GLOOMY

FOREIGNERS IN PEKIN BELIEVEDTO BE DEAD

Cablegrams from Consul GootlnowCauses Officials in Washington toliookon the Dank Side of ChineseSituation

Washington The department of statehas received a dispatch from Consul Gen- -eral Goodnow at Shanghai saying thegovernor DfVtSnan Tung wires that tho

Boxers and soldiers were bombardingthe legations for the final attack upon JulyT He was extremely anxious for the safe- -

tyof the ministers and friendly Chinese inPekin The consul adds that fears for theworst are generally entertained

A short telegram received at the statedepartment on the 14tlijnst from ConsulGoodnow at Shanghai announcing the be ¬

ginning of the final attack on the lega-tions

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at Pekin caused terrible depressionhere

All along the officials have suspectedthe various communications received fromChinese sources in Shanghai have beenpreparing the way for the announcementof the extermination of the foreign min-isters

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their wives children attaches de-

pendents¬

and guardsAlthough the consuls message is but a

repetition of press reports from Shanghaithe state department has come to place ahigh estimate on Goodnows advicesMoreover his advices this time is from a

i Chinese government official and it is hardto conceive of an adequate reason for fal-

sification¬

of facts by that official in the di ¬

rection of this particular reportTherefore the department has joined the

European chancellors in the belief thatall the ministers at Pekin have been killed

TABLES ARE AGAIN TURNED

British Force vNear Pretoria Suffera Serious Defeat

London Lord Roberts reports to thewar office under date of Pretoria July 12

as followsThe enemy having failed in their at- -

tacks upon our right rear as mentioned inj my telegram of JulyD made a determined

attack upon our right flank yesterday andI regret to cay succeeded in capturingNitrals nek which was garrisoned by 200

men composed of a squadron of ScotsGreys with two guns of Battery F RoyalArtillery and five companies of the Lin¬

colnshire regimentThe enemy attacking in superior num-

bers¬

at dawn and seizingjthe hills com ¬

manding the nek brought a heavy guni fire to bear upon the small garrison The

fighting lasted more or less throughout theday and immediately on receiving infor ¬

mation of the enemys strength I dispatched reinforcements from here underCol Godfrey of the Kings Own Scottishborderers Before however they reachedthe spot the garrison had been overpow-ered

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and the guns aud a greater portion ofthe squadron of the Greys had been cap ¬

tured o ing to the horses being shot alsoabout ninety men of the Lincoln regimentList of thecasualties has not been receivedbut I fear they are heavy

DEMOCRATIC NOTIFICATION

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Bryan Will Hear of His Nominationat Indianapolis Aug 8

Washington William Jennings Bryanand Adlai E Stevenson will be formallynotified of their selection as the presidentialand vice presidential nominees of theDemocratic party on Wednesday Augat Indianapolis Information to thiseffect was received by RepresentativeRichardson of Tennessee chairmanof the Democratic congressional com-

mittee¬

from Senator Jones the nationalchairman 3rr Richardson will make thet

speech of notification to Mr Bryan andGov Thomas of Colorado that notifyingMr Stevenson It js -- expected that thenotification vill be made the occasion of alarge popular demonstration similar tothat at Madison Square Garden in NewYork city four years ago

IOWA ROBBER CAUGHT

Man Who Liooted Storm Lake Ex ¬

press Office Caught in ChicagoCnicago O H Dillon was arrested

here charged with being one of the bur-glars

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who robbed the American Ex-

press¬

Company at Storm Lake Iowa ofblank orders that could be filled out tothe aggregate of 20000 Dillon with hiscompanion came to Chicago July 10

and obtained employment as a telegraphoperator Dillons companion escapedOrders aggregating 300 made out on somestolen blanks led to Dillons arrest

Powers Attorney InjuredGeorgetown Ky Ex Congressman W

C Owens of the defense in the Powers casewas ssverely injured by falling overan embankment in trjing to avoid an ap-

proaching¬

street car He was also struckby the car and his injuries are such that hewill be laid up for some time

v -Ncgrb liynched in Alahama

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BirminghamAla At Cresswell Shel--bCounlyfohymiles east of here John

shot and killed ETMartin a laborer Jennings wasatrested and was taken from theofficers by a mob

Big Range Fire in MontanaBillings Montf A disastrous range fire

is raging on Bull Mountain RailroadsCreek and Pomeroys Pillar on the northside of the TeHawstohellivar A late rep-

ort-says that twenty headforses be-

longing¬

to J Mllmsey4of this city werecaught and burnelf Vast flocks are ingreat danger - V w V

Famous Musician Frozen to DeathBerlin Herr Joseph Baun of Hamburg

well known in musical circles was frozento death while climbing the Schneeberg

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TELL THE LEADERS

McKinley and Roosevelt FormallyNotified of Nomination

Canton O Chairman Lodge and themembers of the notification committee to ¬

gether with Chairman Hanna and mem ¬

bers of the national committee arrivedshortly after 11 oclock on the 12th insfcfrom Cleveland They entered carriagesand were driven to the presidents housewhere the president and Mrs McKinleywelcomed them from the front porchThere were a number of distinguished menon the porch including Hanna Postmas-ter

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General Smith Cornelius S BlissHenry C Payne and Judge Day

Senator Lodge immediately mounted asmall standing block and delivered hisspeech The senators remarks were fre-

quently¬

interrupted with applause WhenLodge closed McKinley mounted the standand delivered his speech of acceptanceamid much applause The president wasfollowed by Senator Fairbanks of Indianawho pledged the vote of that state for Mc-

Kinley¬

He was followed by SenatorHanna and Postmaster General Smith

Oyster Bay N Y Gov Roosevelt wasofficially notified of his nomination forvico president at his country home at Sag-

amore¬

near here July 12 The notifica-

tion¬

committee left New York on a specialtrain at 1030 and made a quick run toOyster Bay Here carriages were takenthe party reaching the destination at noonRoosevelt received them on a wide vinecovered porch grasping the hand of eachgentleman as he alighted and then intro-

ducing¬

them to Mrs RooseveltShortly after 12 Senator Wolcott called

the committee to the porch and read theformal notification When Wolcott hadconcluded the governor delivered hisspeech of acceptance At the conclusionof Roosevelts remarks the party was pho-

tographed¬

luncheon was served and at115 the party started to return NewYork

OBJECTS TO NEGRO CHIEF

White Secretary of Freedmens AidSociety Tenders Resignation

Cincinnati Ohio At the last meetingof the Freedmens Aid and Southern Edu¬

cation Society a benevolent organizationconnected with the Methodist EpiscopalChurch a heated discussion arose over theresignation of Rev W n Rees of Westwood assistant secretary It is understoodthat the reason for the resignation was thefact that the general conference at its re-

cent¬

session had placed a negro RevM C B Mason in charge as chief sec-

retary¬

in place of Bishop Hamilton theformer secretary Some criticism of theaction of the conference was made butthe resignation of Mr Rees was acceptedafter a motion to sustain the position ofSecretary Mason had been carried

INDIANS IN SULLEN MOOD

Do Not Look with Favor Upon At ¬

tempts to Civilize ThemSol way Minn The blanket Indians at

Red Lake are in a sullen mood and troubleis feared The government is ereoting a

SO000 school at that point and and theseIndians seriously object to any attempts atcivilizing ihem They have refused an-

nuities¬

from the government for a numberof years claiming that the governmenthas not given them their just portionof the Indian money White settlers nearthe reservation are arming themselves andgathering togetherfearing an attack- - Armsand ammunition have been sent from Solway and a call will probably be made forstate troops The Indians are holding wardances nightly

BUCKNER OPPOSES A TICKET

Does Not Think Gold DemocratsShould Make Nominations

Louisville Ky Gen Simon BolivarBuckner who was Gen Palmers runningmate on the national Democratic goldticket in 1895 has come out against thenomination of a ticket this year GenBuckner favors adopting a platform de-

nouncing¬

free silver and not nominating aticket leaving the gold Democrats free tovote as they choose

TroubleSLXiOuis

in StDemonstrations against the

transit cars and their partons occured invarious parts of the city Wednesday nightA boy was assaulted after he had alightedfrom the car and was stoned into insen ¬

sibility Stones were thrown at a numberof cars and in several instances explosiveswere placed upon the tracks No one wasseriously hurt and the damage to the carswas slight

Hotel Rates Arc Too HighChicago Chicago has a chance to lose

the Democratic national headquartersNational committeemen say the hotelshave put rates up out of reach ChairmanJones says emphatically that the locationof headquarters has not yet been decidedupon Columbus O has been biddingfor the headquarters and may win unlessthe committee finds suitable quarters here

Placer Discovery Near MilliardEvanston Wyo The people of this

place are excited over a placer discoveryin the vicinty of Hilliard The strike wasmade at the depth of a few feet and thedirt runs about 200 in gold 50 in silverand a trace of copper to the ton Abouttwelve claims had been staked off whenthe messenger with the report left Hilliard

Forest Fires at Boulder CreekBoulder Creek Cal A fire that1 was

started west of here on July 4 Jjy a fireballoon is still raging Thousands of acresof timber have been destroyed and theredoes not seem much probability that it willbe soon gotten under control Twentyfive or thirty families who were campingat Brendleton have had to leave

Fatal

Louis

Boating AccidentChicago While attempting to change

seats in a rowboat two young women anda young man were drownedin the lagoonin Washington Park The dead are OlioF Morey Nellie GuentherMcLaughlin

and Annie

Society BoytJoftsAstor ILondon The Prince and Princess of

Wales have both given the word and therest of society is only too willing to putsome tucks in William Waldorf Astorssocial ambitions -

FIGHT-- LIKE FIENDS

Allies at Tien Tsln Hard Pressedby the Chinese

Washington A message from AdmiralRemey to the war department dated CheFoo July 11 says Have just learnedfrom Admiral Seymour that the foreignersin Tien Tsln are hard pressed

London A Shanghai dispatch on the11th says Fighting at Tien Tsln on the6th was the heaviest which has yet occur-red

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the Russians alone burying 200 Theallies are becoming exhausted by constantfighting

Berlin The German consul at TienTsin cables that the foreign settlementswere continually bombarded by- - tbV Chi-

nese¬

from the 5th to the 8th On the 6th2000 Boxers attacked tho French settle-ment

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and were routed by the RussiansOn the 7th the British and Japanese forcesbombarded the Chinese batteries Chineseshells penetrated the roof of the Germanconsulate causing an outbreak of firewhich was extinguished after slight dam-

age¬

The railroad from Tong Ku has beenrepaired to within three miles from TienTsin Nearly all the families of foreignresidents left Tien Tsin for Taku onthe 4th

GET AWAY WITH 210000

Passenger Train on Illinois CentralRobbed in Kentucky

Paducah Ky The Illinois Centralspassenger train from New Orleans to Chi-

cago¬

was held up and robbed Wednesdaymorning two miles south of WiokliffeThe train was flagged and stopped by sixbandits After knocking the fireman inthe head with a revolver and injuring himbadly they cut off the engine and expresscar and ran a mile and a half down theroad They blew open the express safesecuring all the valuables They left theengine and car and crossed into MissouriThey dropped a package containing 700

but got away with 10000 The passen-gers

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were not molested An armed possewith bloodhounds is understood to be hoton the robbers trail

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GO AFTER MILLIONS

Bandits Try to Wreck a Govern ¬

ment Gold TrainPhiladelphia Accoiding to the officials

of the Baltimore and Ohia a deliberate at-

tempt¬

to wreck the Washington expressbearing 3000000 in gold to the subtreasury in New York came near beingsuccessful early Wednesday morning atFolsom a short distance from this cityThe train which consisted of two sleeperstwo day coaches and three baggage carsgoing at a high rate of speed ran into anopen switch The engine and baggage carwere derailed No one was injured Anexamination of the switch disclosed thefact that it had been tampered with for theapparent purpose of wrecking the trainDetectives have been placed on the case

THA ASSASSINATION PLOT

Odell Claims the Story Is Based ona Trilling Matter

Newburgh N Y Chairman Odell ofthe Republican state committee saidWednesday concerning the alleged plot toassassinate McKinley

I have nothing to say up the subject ex-

cept¬

I made an investigation with a statecommittee detective on the line of what Isupposed to be political information anddiscovered either a crank or a Baron Mun ¬

chausen and acted on the principle that anounce of prevention is worth a pound ofcure It is probable my report to Secre-tary

¬

Dick is the cause for the extra carenow being taken of the president I regretsomeone has been indiscreet enough tomake of a trifling matter the gigantic plotexposed in the papers

Cholera Spreading RapidlySimla Cholera has appeared in severe

epidemic form at Kohat twenty five milessouth of Peshawur Two hundred andfive cases and seventy seven deaths oc ¬

curred among the sepojs and camp follow-ers

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between July 2 and July 9

France Votes More MoneyParis The chamber of deputies and

senate have voted an additional 14500000francs for the purpose of carrying onFrances operations in China

MARKET QUOTATIONS

Sioux City Cattle common to primeS200050 boss L07K500 sheep223700 wheat 54s corn 8031c oats

2022c butter dairy 1410 creamery1820

Chicago Cattle common to prime300 to G0 hogs shipping grades300 to 340 sheep fair to choice 300

to 475 wheat No 1 red 7Sc to SOc

corn No 2 43c to 44c oats No 2 23cto 24c rye No 2 J5Gc to 5Sc butterchoice creamery 17e to 19c eggs fresh9c to lie new potatoes 37c to 40c perbushel

Indianapolis Cattle shipping 300 toS3G5 hogs choice light 500 to 333sheep common to prime 300 to 450wheat No 2 SOc to Sic corn No 2white 43c to 44c oats No 2 white27c to 2Sc

St Louis Cattle 323 to S3G5 boss300 to 345 sheep 300 to

wheat No 2 7Sc to SOc corne i rfNo 2

yellow 41c to 43c oats No 2 25c to2Ge rye No 2 5Gc to 3Sc

Cincinnati Cattle 250 to 323 hogs300 to 350 sheep 250 to 400

wheat No 2 Sic to S2c corn No 2mixed 43c to 47c oats No 2 mixed 2Gcto 27 rye No 2 Glc to G2c

Detroit Cattle 250 to 375 hogs3X0 to 350 sheep 300ctb 475

wheat No 2 S2cto S3cQorn No 2vollow 4Gc to 47c oats No 2white 2Gcto 2Sc rye CVtt Gle 4

Toledo Wheat No 2 mixed S3c toS3c corn No 2mixed 43c to 4Gc oats1No 2 mixed 24c to 23c rye No 2 5Sto GOc clovpfseed prime 310 to 350

Milwaukee Wheat No 2 northern79c to SOc corn No 3 43c to 45c batsNo 2 white 27c to 2Sc rye No 1 GOc

to G2c barley No 2 4Gc to 4Sc porkrnessiajOOto 12504 UuffaiSCanie choice shipping steers300 to 570 hogs fair to prime 300

to 573 sheep fair to choice 323 tS475 lambs common to extra 350 to

ew York Cattle 325 to 5S0 hogs300 to G00 sheep 300 to 490

wheat No 2 red SSc to SOc corn No 250c to 51c oats No 2 white 30c to 31cbutter creamery 16c to 20c eggs westere 13c to 15c -

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STATE OF NEBRASKA

NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON-

DENSED¬

FORM

Peculiar Sect Again Disturbing thoTranquility of Gretna PeopleFiggites Resuming Their OldPractices --I J -

Ever since the FiggitemeJ with the ap-plication

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of tar andfeatliers a feVf monthsago near Gretna they have seemedto be ina lethargic state but during thpasttendays they have showed symptoms of as-

sembling¬

and resuming their old time tac-

tics¬

Sunday afternoon Mrs Bert Dona ¬

hue went to Gretna and proceeded to givethe old time and familiar war janCe andwar wfaoop of the Figgite tribe Shedanced and shouted until exhausted andthen subsided and went down to the Figgabode In the morning Mrs Hanna Ry-ber- g-

another of the sect went to theChristian Church and told the Sundayschool teachers that they were of theworld and the devil was in them Shesaid that the Lord had sent her there toteach the Sunday school teachers the waysof righteousness After several minutesof wild and incoherent talk she went outLast week a lot of Gretna boys went downto the Figg place to play with the childrenthere Mrs Figg who claims to be incharge of the holy ghost told the townboys that they must go home as the Lorddid not allow any wicked and deyilishchildren to play with her boys

Go back she cried and slay thereMy children are too good to play withievils

The children ran home nearly frightenedto death

Mrs Bert Donahue is alleged to be in-

sane¬

Several times lately she has threat¬

ened to burn the house and barn on herhusbands farm andhasmade life a burdenfor her faithful husband who is one of themost substantial farmers around thereOne day last week she had a notice fromthe Lord to stay in the granary all dayShe followed the bidding and lay on thewheat from 8 a m until 5 p m withoutanything to eat or drink

Mrs Browninglhas resumed her old act-ions

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and is about as bad as before shewent back to her husband

TRIES TO KILL A WOMAN

Section Hand Inspired by JealousyAttempts Murder

William Hart a young man working onthe West Point railroad section gang madean attempt upon the life of Christina Jenson a single woman with whom he hadkept company for some time firing fiveshots at her He was promptly arrestedand placed in jail A slight scratch on thehead was the only injury the woman sus-tained

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The revolver had been purchasedby the man a short time before his attemptThe assault was the outcome of a quarreland the cause was jealousy and the refusalof the woman to become his wife Theman was under the influence of liquor

ROSEWATER IS GUILTY

Court Holds He Tried to UndulyInfluence Decision

The Nebraska Supreme Court has foundEditor Rosewater of the Omaha Bee guiltyof contempt of court The court held thatRose water had sought to unduly in-

fluence¬

its recent decision in theOmaha fire and police commissioncase at which time the court wasstrongly criticised in the Bee Severalweeks ago the court fined the Bee Pub ¬

lishing Company 300 and took the editorsindividual case under advisement Thedecision simply finds him guilty but as-

sesses¬

no fine

Outing for Working WomenRev Mr Ludden of Lineoln was in

Beatrice the other day to complete arrange-ments

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for securing Chautauqua groundsfor an outing to be given the hard workingmothers and their children of Lincolnby D E Thompson Mr Thompsonwill furnish transportation- - to andfrom Lincoln and Beatrice and willfurnish tents and supplies for vfsitors Theevent will take place the first week inAugust The only thing the visitors willhave to furnish for themselves will be bed ¬

ding Dr Ludden stated that between2000 and 3000 of the working women ofLincoln would be able to talce advantageof Mr Thompsons offer

Thieves Rob Mail BoxUnobserved by the postofiice force

diieves abstracted from the box of FrankJ Morgan treasurer for the sfate OddFellows lodges all the mail in his box inPlattsmouth amounting so far as knownto something over 1000 Among the mailtaken was a Jbox of jewelry letters con-taining

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drafts etc The box of jewelryhas been found and payment on draftsstopped The theft was kept out ot printfor several days in order to give the postalofficials an opportunity to get in theirwork No arrests have yet been made

Mad Dog ScareA canine belonging to E J Perry of

Humboldt had an attack of the rabiesThe animal made several futile attemptsto bite Mr Perry and other persons andlefttown in a northerly direction snappingat everything which came in his wayParties have been searching for the dog toput it out of the way but so far their ef-

forts¬

have been in vain

New Telephone ConnectionThe Interstate Telephone Company

with Stuart Brodie Dustui Grand Rapids Naper Butte Neb and Bonesleel5b airfax and Porters Landing S D onits line will in a few days connect atSpencer with the Camp Dewey TelephoneCompany running through Lynch toCreigliton and other northeast Nebraskatowns

Wahoo Jail Break- -

Harris andllarnilton broke jaipat Wahcothe other night and are at large These arethe men implicated in the robbery of Jo-seph

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Grofes store Hamilton was triedfound guilty and sentenced to hve years inhe penitentiary Harris was to bs tried

on the reconvening of the district court

Child Attacked by RatsA year-old-s- on of Mr and Mrs O W

Langhlin of Ashland was attacked by ratswhile sleeping in his crib and was badlybitten abont the face and hands Hisparents who were sleeping near wereawakened by his cries or he would havebeen killed

f Fire Destroys Grainw Fjfteen acres of wheat belonging to xBrF Rice and six acres of oats owned by MShoemaker located abouttwo miles eastof Fairmont were destroyed by fire re¬

cently

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BLOW FOFL MODERN WOODMEN

Society Seriously Affected by Orderof Insurance Commission

The insurance commission of the state ofNebraska has thrown a bombshell into theranks of the fraternal insurance societiesof the state by issuing an order summarilysuspending from work in the state all com ¬

panies of this character chartered by thostate of Illinois This action is taken as aresult of discrimination against Nebraskasocieties by the insurance department ofthe state of Illinois and it is expected toresult in the licensing of Nebraska com-

panies¬

by the Illinois commissionerThe company to be affected in the great-

est degree by this order is the ModernWoodmen of America Besides the ModernWoodmen the Royal League the HomeForum and several other smaller societiesare affected Copies of the order weresent to the heads of the societies barredfrom the state and it is said that underthese orders work will be suspended Noresponse has been received by the insur-ance

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department at this time and itis believed by life insurance men that therewill be a fight made by the companies Itis said that the order of the commissionerwill leave many persons who are insuredin the suspended companies without reliefin case payments on policies are refusedas if the companies cannot do business inthe state they cannot be served with legalnotice of suits pending against them out-

side¬

the federal courts and where theamounts at issue are less than 2000 suitscannot be brought in those courts

ROBBERS HOLDUP DEPOT

Bandits Enter Missouri Pacific Sta ¬

tion at PlattsmouthTwo bold masked bandits entered the

Missouri Pacific depot at Plattsmouth andshoving a revolver through the ticketwindow orderetLNight Operator Becker to

cough up He permitted them to enterthe office and help themselves Not know ¬

ing the combination of the safe he couldnot open it as they requested After tak-ing

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all the money in sight his knife andpocketbook they accompanied him aboutone mile up the track and returned hispocketbook minus its contents and hiswatch The tall man is described as wear ¬

ing a dark coat white shirt and straw hatThe other as being heavy set and wearinga black slouch hat and a gray suit

Grand Stand CollapsesThe grand standi collapsed at Sterling

during a ball game About 800 peoplewere crowded into the amphitheater whenit fell Mert Shea a farmer was struckby a falling timber and sustained a severefracture of the skull Mrs William Con-rad

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and Mrs Dr Barnes both of Tecumseh and Leon Murdook and Joe Walmsley two young men of Sterling were allbadly bruised but their injuries are notserious

A 3000000 LoanThe largest mortgage ever recorded in

the office of the register of deeds of Doug-las

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County was stamped and sealed atOmaha the other day giving to the Ameri-can

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Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago atrust title to the properties of the SwiftPacking Company in consideration of aloan of 5000000 The document borestamps to the value of 2500

Damage by GrasshoppersThe grasshoppers are devouring the

growing crops very seriously near CozadIn many fields the growing corn is liter-ally

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bending to the ground under theweight of myriads of grasshoppers Muchfear is expressed among the farmers as tothe probable extent of their ravages

Rob Osmond PostoiliceThe postoffice at Osmond was robbed the

other night The front of the safe wasblown all to pieces and the building dam-aged

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some by the flying pieces The rob-bers

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secured about 10 in cash and 100worth of stamps and some notes aud pri ¬

vate papers of Postmaster Leedom

Killed by the HeatB V Minton a traveling salesman for

the Western Supply and ManufacturingCompany of Kansas City died at the Pad-dock

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Hotel in Beatrice of bowel complaintafter an illness df but two days The de-

ceased¬

was overcome by thelieapand wastaken sick as a result of it

Fell Off a Hand CarHenry Sexbury of Pilger foreman of the

extra section gang now employed on theFremont Elkhorn and Missouri ValleyRailroad at West Point fell off a hand carand broke his kneecap The unfortunateman suffered great agony until relieved bysurgical care

Corn Will Break RecordHarvesting of rye and barley is about

completed around Wausa The crop is agood average one Prospects for all othercrops were never brighter especially so isthis true of corn which is expected tobreak all records

Firo Destroys Wheat CropSparks frorx a neighboring straw stack

set fire to a 300 acre wheat field belongingto John Scheve a wealthy farmer livingnear Beatrice About sixiy five acres ofwheat in shock was destroaed

Nebraska Short NotesBen Karas an Elm Creek lad was walk-

ing¬

on a picket fence the other day whenhe fell on one of the pickets An uglywound was inflicted in his side which re-

quired¬

half a dozen stitches to draw to-

gether¬

Prof Winlermger the Hartington bal-loonist

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who fell 100 feet from his balloonat Lyons on the 4th is able to walk- Corn potato and hay fields in the vicin- -ityof Hartington aresufferingfor want ofrain

Colfax County boasts of the best cropprospect in many years

Hoppers are tfeported to be doing somedamage in Stanton County

The Ravenna band went to GuernseyWyo to play on the Fourth

Robbers got 12 from the cash registerand slot machine in a Hartington drugstore the other night

Frank Frude of Stromsburg is in thecounty jail at Osceola This is he first pris-oner

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the present sheriff has boarded asthere has been no one in the jail since thesheriff came into office three years ago

The fair grounds at West Point weresold on foreclosure last week for 1775

The chess players of Arcadia and Ordare trying to arrange a tournament

Tilden is agitating the question of Sun ¬

day closing of all business housesHamilton County has the finest wheat

crop in its history and it is asserted somepieces will go forty bushels io the acre

The Cuming County fair grounds at WestPoint were sold at sheriffs sale and thefair association has gone out of business

The fusion senatorial convention hasbeen called to meet in Emerson on Sept 4Attorney Walter A Marten has most ofthe Pooulist delegjta

LONDON IS RESTLESS- -

BRITAIN WANTS A DEC18IVITBLOW STRUCK

Wonders Why Lord Roberts Dob No

Crush tho Boers Sister 3Abll Wil¬

son Says South Aricaav HospitalService Is Bad

According to a copyrighted cablegramin the Chicago Record London is becom¬

ing unmistakably reatless for news of de¬

cisive action in South Africa Lord Rob¬

erts delay in cornering the elusive DcWet has begun to call forth criticismalthough it is by no means forgotten thatjust such a lull has preceded the accom¬

plishment of every one of the field mar¬

shals vital operations It Is believedthat Gen Bullers arrival at Pretoriacompleting the barrier between thiTransvaal and the Orango Free State isall that Lord Roberts has been waitingfor before striking his long planned blow

Sister Isabell Wilson a volunteer nursewho has just returned from South Africatalked to the Records correspondent rel¬

ative to royal army medical serviceThere is unquestionably foundation foe

the charge she said that the Britishhospital service throughout the entiraSouth African campaign has been and isnow miserably deficient The insufficientnumber of nurses has been the chiefcause of complaint At tho Pietermaritzburg hospital following the battle ofSpion kop five doctors and five nurseswere compelled to care for 140 woundedmen id addition to being beset by themost distracting system of red tapeLack of foresight was wholly responsiblefor this understaffing

Hundreds of volunteers for the nursIng service were rejected early in thewar on the ground that the regular sup ¬

ply was more than ample Now manynurses have succumbed to enteric feverand dysentery and the capacity of thosewho have not been taken sick is sorelytried by overwork The volunteer nursesobject to the niggardly treatment theyhave received at the hands of the gov ¬

ernment Our pay is C shillings 150a day out of which we are obliged toprovide our mess laundry and clothingAs a result I have earned less than acharwomans wages

Sister Hennie Gamble the first womanto reach England from Mafeking arrivedin London Sunday She told the corre¬

spondent that the indomitable personal ¬

ity of Gen Baden Powell then colonelwas all that saved the besieged town

ST LOUIS STRIKE IS OVER

St Louis Street Car Mens Trouble Hasat Last Been Adjusted

A strike remarkable in the history ofthe country was that of the employes ofthe St Louis Transit Company whichwas brought to a close last week Theagreement reached by the employers andworkmen provides that every employethe company is free to join any organiza ¬

tion or union and no discrimination willbe made against or for those who exer¬

cise this freedom It was agrcedlthat anattempt by an employe or official to in¬

duce any employe by any means what¬

soever to join or not to join any laborunion shall be cause for the dismissal ofthe offender The company decided thatit would meet and discuss matters withany employe or committee of employeswhether representing themselves otheremployes or an association of employesregarding any matter of mutual interest

In the matter of filling vacancies thestrikers will be given the preference andfrom a list to be prepared by the em-ployes

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the company will choose men ex¬

clusively until the names are exhaustedNo person shall be eligible to this listhowever who was guilty of any acts of

i i Aiviolence or lawlessness ui uiu receiifcstrike

GLOSSARY OF CHINESE TERflS

Tsung Li Yamen The foreign officeBow Wong Wui Society for the pro-

tection¬

of the emperor the reform so-

ciety¬

Ye Ho Chuan Society commonlyknown as the Boxers literally right-eousness

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harmony and fistsKwang Yu Wai The young emperors

chief adviser and the leader of the re¬

form partyLiung Kai Chu Second adviser of the

emperor and reform leader Coming toAmerica

Kwaing Sui The young emperorFan Kwei Foreign devilFu A prefectureChihtal Governor General usually su¬

perintending two provincesChun Chi The general council of stateChung Tang A grand secretary of

state of whom there are sixTotai Governor of a provinceHui A club or association fVHsiang A village -Hsien A districtNei Ko Grand secretariat and Impe ¬

rial chancery New York Sun

AMERICANS ARE SIAIN

Casualty List of Eleven for One Weekin Luzon

The past weeks scouting in Luzon re¬

sulted in eleven Americans being killedand sixteen wounded One hundred andsixty Filipinos were killed during theweek and eight Americans who havebeen prisoners in the hands of the rebelswere surrendered and a hundred rifleawere turned over to the United Statesofficials

The enemy ambushed a wagon train be¬

tween Indang and Naic The Third In¬

fantry lost nine men while on an expedi-tion

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to punish theXadronesin the delta ofthe Rio Grande In the Antigua prov ¬

ince of Panay a running fightbiOf threehours duration resulted in the killing orwounding of seventy of the enemy Therewere no casualties among the Americans

The insurgents are slowly acceptingthe amnesty provisions

SNOW STANDS EIGHT FEET DEEP

Early Winter in Australia CausingParalysis to Traffic

An unusually early winter with floodsof unprecedented severity is causinggreat loss throughout New South WalesTelegraphic communication is interrupt ¬

ed trainloads of passengers are snow ¬

bound and freight traffic is paralyzedTn many parts of the country snowstands eight feet deep

- Great damage was done by afctornadaaround Blos3burg Ala - -

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