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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
Patent Pointers.

Some years ago, in building
an envelope-malling machine, an IL
ventor found that he needcc
shaft that would revOlve
slowly at first and then increase II
speed, and then suddenly go slow again.
After much experimenting, the now
well known scroll gear was evolved.
as shown above. A simple escapemcnt
movement at the lower end of n pcnCg.-
lum is also shown, which is prOviceG
with two shoulders, upon which tie
three arms fall in rotation. Where :.
patent for mere improvements was
granted during the pendcncy of az
earlier application for the broad inven-
ton, the United States court recent.v
held, that a patent subsequent
granted on the earlier application =
not invalid, though the elements COW
cred by its claims were shown and de
scribed but not claimed in the earlier
patent. For free information in re'a-
tion to patents, address Sues & Co
Patent Experts, Bee Building, Omaha.
Nebraska.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
Died 20 Save His Home.

KANSAS CITY, No., Sept. ). 3.-Gustave
Orltoff, one of the best known Ger
mans of Kansas City, committed sui
eide at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
in his home at 1854 Tracy avenue, by
shooting himself through the temple
with revolver III health and finan-
cial losses caused him to kill himself
A mortgage on his home falls due to-
day and the only way he saw to meet
it was to kill himself that his life in
snrance might be used
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
HE EL0PED WITH MRS.
BRADBURY.
HE TAKES HIS OWN LIFE.
Ended by q Headlong Dash From
the Window os Pullman
sIeeper-The Body Found
Later-Was OH His Way
to His Family.

CHICAGO, Sept 4.-H. Russell Ward,
the Englishman who created a sensa-
tion short time ago by eloping with
the wife of John Bradbury, the young
millionaire of Los Angeles, Cal, COM
mitted suicide some time last night by
throwing himself from sleeper of the
Chicago & Northwes tern overland
train. The fact was not known until
several hours later, and as the result
of search, which was Immediately
begun, the body of Ward was found at
Wheatland. Iowa.
It is not known at what hour Ward
leaped from tine train, but according
to Conductor Galloway, the act was
committed after o'clock this morn
ing.
Ward was evidently insane when he
threw himself out of the car window,
rs he had been acting peculiarly a
greater part of the trip. When the
train was at Fremont, Neb., he sent i
telegram to the police in Chicago, re-
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
PRESIDENT AT A REUNION.
Mr.. Mckinley Meets With His Old
Regiment at Fremont. O.

FREMONT, Ohio, Sept a.-The re-
union eff the survivors of the Twenty
third regiment of Ohio Volunteers in
fantry was held here o-day and Pres
ident Mckinley, who was a member OF
this regiment, and other notable sur
vivors were present. The sunrise salute
was followed at 10 o'clock by the
presiden tial salute, and from that
time on the soldiers were enjoying
themselves. Twenty years ago the
regiment held its reunion here and
the corner stone of the city hall was
laid upon the site of Fort Stevens.
The late President Hayes presided
and President Mckinley was orator of
the day. The attendance to-day is
greater than on that occasion. At
noon there was a grand parade and at
2 o'clock the exercises began in Spic-
gel grove, which adjoins the Hayes
mansion.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
IN BED FOR Fl YEARS.
Case of Joseph NJ. Lilly, Missouri
Farmer, Recalled by His Death.

Case of Joseph NJ. Lilly, Missouri
Farmer, Recalled by HIS Death.
CHILLIcoTnE, No., Sept 3.-Joseph
M. Lilly, wealthy farmer of jack
son township. died last night, aged
about Ga years. He retired, after
hearty supper, at o'clock. An hour
later his wife found him dead.
In 1868 Mr.. Lilly told his friends
that he had heart disease, and in the
autumn of that year took to his bed
and lay prone there for twenty-one
years, telling his physician and friends
that if he raised his head or chest
above slight angle he would instant
ly expire. Nothing could expel this
idea from his mind, and his family
had to make the best of the
situation. His general health was
good, but it was not until late in
1889 that he could be induced to get
up. Once during that time his dwell
ing caught fire, but he refused to
move and was carried out on his
cot. At last he announced that he
had worn out his ailment, and ven-
tured to get out of bed. and was as
sisted to walk across the room Since
then he has been up most of the time
managing his business affairs, for he
was a shrewd business man, and grew
rich even while lying in bed
A few weeks ago he had slight
shock of paralysis, but rallied, and up
to the day of his death had fairly good
health. He leaves wife ard one
daugh ter about 20 wears old.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
KLONDikE A LOTTERY,
Thousands Find Nothing - About 600
Out OF 1900 Have Made Strikes.

Thousands Find Nothing About 900
Out or 1900 Have Made Strikes.
SAN FRAScIsco, Sept. IA letter
dated Dawson City, July &c, from
Charles Haines, q well-lsnown news
paper writer. was received here yes
terday. 1t is the first letter written
by u trained newspaper man to come
out of the Klondike gold regions. He
says:
About me are scores OF men who can
weigh their gold by the buckctful,
and who value their claims at mil.
lions. Four hundred valuable dig
gings are stretched along the creeks
and in every diggings there is fabu-
lous mine OF gold. yet there are weary
men who have gone and returned TO
Dawson after searching the great
country hereabouts, and never n mug
get do they show for their toll, their
long tramp over the broken ground
into a country whose disadvantages
are exceeded by no other place on
earth. This Alaska Northwest terri
tory is an odd prize drawing propos-
ition that can lilten to nothing that
admits of n better comparison than n
lottery. A number of spots are selected
on the creeks and rivers and for
one year the miner labors. The year
closes, the water runs, and the sea-
sons output barely pays expenses.
Not two miles away from the unfor-
tunate one works a man who has
taken from an uninviting bit of earth
sackful of gold. The lucky one did
not strike the pocket because of his
ability as miner; chance favored him,
and that was all In short, the miner
guesses at it and locates any and
everywhere. In nineteen cases out of
twenty he misses it, and has to wait
another year for new trial Dawson
is merely collection of log huts, sa-
looms and mass of tents, about 600
in number When the long nights
come and the glass goes down to 65
degrees below zero, there will be in
tense suffering here, and 1 shudder to
think of the results
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
DO Not Want Jerry.

HARPER, Kan, Sept. 3. Jerry Simr-
son, Congressman from this district,
will not be permitted to address tho
Populist county convention at An
thony September 4. Tho Popuiist
county central committee, by vote
of - to g, has refused TO extend him
an invitation rs an expression of dis
approval and displeasure at what the
members call party treachery
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
Gale Blows ovor Ind.anapoii.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept 3--For an
hour yesterday afternoon storm Of
unusual violence ragged in this city.
Buildings were blown down, trees up
rooted and vehicles were turned over
n the streets. Heavy wagons were
blown across the streets, and in one
instance transfer wagon was blown
through n window into clothing
store
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
Monthly National Debt Statement.

WAsHINeToN, Sept 3.-The monthly
statement Of the public debt, issued
at the Treasury department, shows
the debt less cash in the Treasury to
be 81, ,O0s, 335, 121, which is an increase
for the month of s44, ,sSs,475. The in
crease is accounted for by CORE
spending decrease in the amount Of
cash on hand.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
Guatemalan Ex-Prcsident Driven Away

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4.-When the
steamer Acapulco reached Acjautla,
Guatemala, it was met by a telegram
from President Barrios and held until
night, when a special train arrived
with General Vasquez, ex-presidens
of Honduras, under guard. Vasquez,
who had been ordered deported by
Barrios, was put on the steamer and
landed at Acapulco.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
Vengeance of N,bilists.

LONDON, Sept 4. - A special dis
patch from Paris says that the nude
body of beautiful woman has been
found III the river Seine. On the mid
die of the back was tattooed the words
Long live Poland" and Death to
traitors. The body is supposed to be
that of Nihilist who has incurred
the suspicion of her fellow Nihilists. i
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
A Would BE EIoper Whipped.

SEDAL1A, Mo-, Sept. Al. D: Mack
ey, farm hand, aged IS, attempted to
elope yesterday with the 15-year-old
daughter of Mowen Campbell, a
wealthy farmer. but Campbell met
Mackey and whipped him soundly
with a cowhide. Campbell was az
rested for assault and fined So.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
oy.r c.ooo Ballot. ra.t.

WINFIELD, Iowa, Sept. Sin tho
Tenth district Republican convention
Yesterday Colonel ID. J. Palmer wa
chosen by acclamation for state sena-
tor on motion of w. +. Kopp, his op-
ponent from Henry county. The END
was reached after 6.O2l ballots had
been taken. each resulting in tie.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
men to Visit Hawaii.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4.-Congress
man Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois, Fl.
c. Loudenslager of New Jersey and j.
A. Tawney of Minnesota propose to
visit the Hawaiian islands to acquire
informa ton Oh matters that are likely
of CONGRESS.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
An Indiana Bank Coilapses

WASHINGTON, Sept 3.-The comp
troller of the currency was advised
to-day of the failure of the First Ma
tional bank of Greensburg. Ind. 1t
had a capital stock of 100000 and
July % the deposits were sS4.0O0.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
Bad Bank Assets Sell for Little.

SEDALIA, Mo-, Sept. 3.-Receiver ".
A. Latimer of the defunct First Ma
tional bank has disposed of miscel-
laneous assortment of the banks as
sets, consisting of notes, overdrafts
and judgments amounting to siau, 900,
for S3S5 at auction.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
A Crazy Man Kills His Sister.

MEXICO. Mo-. Sept 4.-Near New
Harmony, Pike county, Albert Jones
shot and killed his sister, aged IL,
because she had talked about him
He is reported to be crazy and is
confined N .ae Troy ja..
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
Rockefeller Carries Out His Promise.

Boston, Sept. 4. John D. Rookie fell
Ter, in carrying out his promise to the
Baptist Missionary Union and the
American Baptish Home Missionary
society, has sent his check for the rest
of the S25n,0O0 promised by him on
raise $o36, ,OOo to pay off their debt.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
To Stop Union Pacific Sale.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept s.-W. Fl.
Sears, private secretary to Senator w.
A. Hal ris, who is here, says the sena-
tor will probably be here tomorrow.
He is ssnxious to stop the sale of the
Union Pacific. Under the order of sale,
as it now stands, the government will
lose S1s, ,OOO,n0o. He has telegraphed
to Senator Foraker, who may also
come West on this business.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
Mrs. Lease to Dig Gold.

CHICAGO, Sept. 3-Mrs. Mary E.
Lease, who was in the city to-day, an
nounced that in the spr ing it was pos
sible that she would go to Alaska to
hunt for gold. She says she has an
attack of the klondike fever. and has
~ hard
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
Education for Russia

ST PETERSBURG. Sept. IA special
commission will meet shortly to dis
cuss the introduction of universal and
compulsory education in Russia.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-10
Idaho's Gambling Law Overthrown.

Boise CITY, Idaho, Sept 4. 4.-District
Judge George II. Stewart has decided
the anti-gambling law unconstitution.
al under the decision of the supreme
court in the fee law case
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-07
PLAYED WITH Pc WIDER.
Still Albert Meyers Lives to Cele-
brate Another Birthday.

brate Another birthday.
Albert Meyers, living with his parents
at SO East Seventh street, was nine
years old yesterday. The fact that his
natal day transpired in the natural
order of events was not unusual TO
Albert's tender experience, but a cir
cumstance which came very near IN
capacitating him for the enjoyment OF
future birthdays will doubtless make
the ninth anniversary of his advent
into this vale of tears memorable to
him as story to be told to his chill
dren's children.
A boy Of nine years is nearly a man
in these progressive times, and, re-
alizing his responsibility, Albert yester-
day undertook to accomplish a deed Of
renown. He succeeded in his purpose,
but what some people would call Prov
idence and others "bull-headed luck" Is
alone responsible for his being around
to tell about it. In the exuberance OF
youth Albert was playing in the alley
in the rear of William Burkhards gun
store 81 East Seventh street, about $3.50
in the afternoon when in a manner
peculiar to boys of his years he be-
came possessed Of something with
which he had no business. 1t was a
five-pound powder can, half full of the
powerful explosive. Albert says he
found the can in the alley, but Mr..
a rear room of the store where shells
are loaded. However this may be
matters little relative to subsequent
events. Albert had a can of powder.
He touched it Off and those who heard
the explosion are still wondering how
the youth escaped going in shattered
particles to join the airship.
Secure in the possession of the pow
der can Albert sought a secluded corner
of the alley where he dug hole in
the ground and buried the can to the
edge. A man. he says, showed him
the day before how to light powder, so
Albert struck a match after the pc
culiar manner of the genus homo and
dropped it into the powder. Albert
does not remember how many somer-
saults he turned when a binding flame
Ieaped from the can followed by an ex-
plosion which was heard by Officer
Morse at Seventh and Robert streets.
but when he came back to Mother
Earth he was some thirty feet from the
can, where he remained for a moment,
stunned He was bleeding from a cut
across the nose, while his face was
blackened from dirt and powder, but
the lad surprised those who were first
to reach the scene of the explosion, by
gaining his feet and running up stairs
to his mothers apartments. Almost
miraculously the boy had escaped be-
ing blown to pieces and when examined
later by a physician his most painful
hurt was found to be the cut on his
| nose and badly confused cheek. His
| eyes were full Of dirt, but he had not
been burned by the powder. The ex-
plosion attracted a large crowd from
| Seventh street, where rumors of the
boys death were current, and many
| were at loss to understand how he
| had escaped the penalty of his folly
vic XriT1cr tho bn1 10. 4tn
ground by the exploding powder Only
| the fact that the explosive was not
compact in the can is thought to have
averted a catastrophe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-07
run DOWN BY A sCoRCHER.
Della Bieber Badly Hurt on East
Seventh Street.

Della Bieber, a thirteen-year -old girl,
living with her parents at 561 Jackson
street, was run down and painfully in
jured by a bicycle at Seventh and Ce-
dar streets, yesterday afternoon. The
girl was carried into Yerxa's grocery
store, where she tainted from the shock
of the accident. After being revived
she started to her home, but had
scarcely reached the street when the
severe pain again caused her to become
unconscious. She was then taken to
her home in carriage, where DR..
Denny attended her. 1t Is the opinion
Of the physician that, though badly
shaken up and suffering severe pain at
present that the young girl is not seri-
ously injured.
The bicycle was ridden by James
billings, a colored man living at 173
East Tenth street. He was coming
down the hill between Wabasha and
Cedar streets, some witnesses of the
accident say, at a scorching pace, and
struck the girl full in the side as she
was crossing the street. billings him
self says he was riding as slowly as
possible coming down the hill and that
he blew his whistle a number Of times
when he saw the girl and endeavored
to avoid her. He offered to do every
thing in his power for the girl, and as
he gave his name and address to Officer
Ben Morse, was not taken into custody.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-07
MUST PAY WATER FRONTAGE.
Judge Kelly Rules That Churche
Are Not EXEMPT.

Judge Kelly Rules That Churches
Are Not Exempt.
Judge Kelly has decided that church
property is not exempt from special or
local assessments under the law ex-
empting such property from general
taxation.
The matter came before the court on
an application for judgment against
the Baptist union for a water frontage
tax or assessment amounting to 81.
The Baptist union opposed the entry OF
judgment on the ground that It's prop
erty being used exclusively for church
purposes was exempt from taxation.
Judge Kelly ordered that Judgment
be entered, and in the accompanying
memorandum says: GJsh -
The charter of the city of st. Paul. section
1874, Municipal Code 1898. provides: "In addi-
tion to all other powers conferred upon said
board (water commissioners, they are au-
thorized to and shall assess upon each and
every lot in the city of St. Paul in front Of
which water pipes are laid, an annual tax or
assessment Of ten cents per lineal foot of the
frontage of such lot or lots, and which shall be
a lien upon such lot or lots and shall be col
lected hereinafter provided The follow
ing section requires a detailed statement Of
such assessment to be certified to the county
auditor "as delinquent taxes for collection
The question arises should this water front
assessment be regarded as an ordinary tax on
real property such as is referred to In section
8, article g. constitution Of Minnesota, and in
section 1872, Statutes of Minnesota, 1894 The
constitution cited requires laws to be passed
taxing "all real and personal property ac-
cording to It's true value In money but all
churches, church property used for religious
purposes and houses Of worship =
shall by general laws be exempt
from taxation" The statute cited, section
1872 reads: "All property described in this
section to the extent limited herein shall be
exempt from taxation; first all
houses used exclusively for public worship,
and the lot or parts of lots upon which such
houses are erected"
In State ex rel. Oakland Cemetery Associa-
ton VS. City of st. Paul, 1t was held that under
General Statutes chapter 3d. section 259, pro-
viding that 1.-The cemetery lands are
exempt from all public taxes and assess
ments" such lands were not subject to a
local assessment for sidewalk, the court con-
STRUNG the word Assessment In the ex-
emption when used in contradistinction to the
word taxes to mean assessment for local
improvements.
In FIRST Division st. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Company VS.. st. Paul, the court constituting the
meaning of local assessments, says Though
the levying of such assessments must rest for
its authority upon the taxing rower they are
held not to be necessarily included fhoor COW
cred by the words taxes or taxation, .
these words being generally held to refer only
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-07
HER SISTERS CHILDREN.
Testimony Heard I'm the Application
of Mrs. Wright.

The hearing Of the application Of
Mrs. c. Wright to be appointed guard
ian of her two little nieces, Mary and
Della Masterson, YVES resumed in the
probate court yesterday before Judge
Willrich. At present the children, aged
five and six years, are in the custody Of
Joseph NJ. Dunes, who adopted Della,
the elder child, before the death of her
father. Mrs. Masterson, the mother Of
the children, is AN inmate Of the Roch-
ester asylum. Mrs. Wright, who re-
sides in Chicago, is her sister.
Testimony to the effect that Mrs.
Wright is a fit person to have the Gus
tody OF the children was heard, but the
attorney for Mr.. DUNES, the re-
spondent, declined to put his client on
the stand to testify as to his fitness.
The court, however, compelled Mr..
Dunes to testify. Judge Willrich an
nounced that he would reserve his de-
cision and continue the case for one
week to give the attorneys an oppor-
tunity to submit more evidence if they
could procure it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-07
REACH NEW YORK TODAY.
States Sugar Beet Cargo Is Due This
Morning.

This morning, barring accidents, the
steamship Columbia will land in New
York from Hamburg, having ON board
the consignment of $4,000 pounds of
sugar beet seed for the farmers of Min
nesota, and, unless there is unusual
delay in the metropolis, the seed will be
transferred to fast freight line, which
will dispatch the stuff to the West to-
night, or, at the latest, tomorrow morn
ing.
This will make the seed reach hela
by Wednesday night or Thursday
morning. 1t will be. delivered to the
Minneapolis firm of Northrup, King
& Co., who will ship it to the farmers
upon the order Of the state treasurer,
to whom has been entrusted the task
of selling the consignment. The seed
will be sold in small packages at the
cost price to the state, VIZ, 121a cents
a pound. esW
All orders or appiiea Tons for seed
must be presented to THE state treas
urer, and it is expected that the end
Of next week will see a lot of eager.
farmers at the capitol.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-07
PAINTING OF THELMA.
Another Production From the Brush
of 4. ID. vi. Cooper.


Ashley D. NJ Cooper's beautiful painting,
'"Thelma." has been placed on exhibition at
416 Wabasha street. and the numerous art
lovers in st. Paul will no doubt be glad
of the opportunity to inspect and admire the
latest production from the brush of this
famous American artist. Last summer ''Tril-
by the work of the same hand, was ex-
hibited in this city, and was visited by a
large number of people. who were enthusiastic
in its praise. While it was admitted that
the artists counterfeit of Du Maurier' $
heroine was a superb production, 1T is stated
that Mr. Cooper has even eclipsed his former
effort in this last canvas of "Thelma."
The name is taken from the subject of
Marie Corelli's novel, and the painting is
entirely different from anything shown in
st. Paul of its kind. The pose Is graceful
and extremely natural, the modelling is al
most perfect, while the light and shade eff
fects are so deity handled as to make the
beautiful figure seem embodied with pulsing
life.
The picture will be shown here for week
or two.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-07
St. Marks church Entertainment.

st. Marks parish has been in a state of
anticipation for two weeks past over the an
nouncement of a dramatic entertainment,
which was given last night at the Columbian
hail. corner Prior and University avenues,
by the ST. Joseph's Dramatic club. Music
was furnished by Prof. Youngren's orchestra,
who gave a number of selections during
the evening. When the curtain went up
every seat in the large hall was taken, while
people stood UP in the aisles and around the
sides of the room For the first part of the
programme an interesting little play "a
Perplexing Situation was given and the
second part another play, 1.-The Great Catas-
trophe" Both furnished excellent enjoyment.