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Show NEWS SUMMARY. .NORTHWEST NOTES. CAMPFIRE SKETCHES. A stay- - GOOD of execution has been granted Charles W. Nordstrom, sentenced to V banged at Seattle on August 11. In a collision at Walcott, Wyo., En-- ; gineer Marsh and Fireman Knnold were killed and two mail clciks sliglit-- I ly injured. It is reported in Denver that the Colorado Midland will reduce its nine between Denver and Graud Junction about three hours. llutte has the youngest man in America who has a r .. Fife luxuriumbei'since July 1. is Mr. iance policy. That Seilers Charles Yager of llrandt, la., while who is not yet 20 yearsof age. temporarily insane, murdered his three While telling his father and mother children and suicided. good-byJoeCochisof llock Springs. llichard Crocker was among the pasfell from a moving train and Wyo., sengers on the St. Paul, bound from received injuries which inay prove Southampton to New York. fatal. Miss Frankie George, an actress, shot Joseph Grill, a saloonkeeper of herself, iu Chicago, because she had Butte, went into the basement to tap been jilted by one of her profession. a keg of beer, and caught hold of a There were seventy-eigh- t deaths from live electric wire and in a few minutes yellow fever at Vera Cruz, Mexico, in was dead. the last week of June, and only sevenTwo hundred men are employed in teen deaths in the last week of July. constructing at Floristou, twenty miles Among the bridge orders in the north of Beno, Nev. , what is claimed market are eight bridges for Japan. will he the largest paper mill west of They were designed by American conthe Mississippi river. sulting engineers. Mayor Johnson of Denver has vetoed The first and only national bank out- the ordinance placing the license for side of tlie continental boundaries of athletic clubs which conduct sparring the United States is about to be estab- contests at $1,500. This will do away lished in Honolulu. with prize fighting in Denver. A tornado with a velocity of David Connell who was mobbed at eighty miles and a width of three blocks pass- Cripple Creek, where he was soliciting ed through Elizabeth, X. J., doing miners to go to the Coeur d'Alenes, damage conservatively estimated at was roughly' handled hut was not shot and fatally wounded as at first report35,000. ed. lie was run out of camp by his From 2.000 to .2,000 men are cinder arms in the Yaqui epuntry, engaged captors and warned not to return. In a bloody eon lliet. The entire country It is announced that the committee is in a state of terror and people are appointed by the directors of the Festival of Mountain and Plain to personfleeing to the larger settlements. Louis Pullerman and Michael McDonally call upon President Diaz and inald were put to death by electricity in vite him to become the guest of DenSing Sing prison, lullerman died in ver during next fall's carnival, will fifty-fiv- e seconds; current was turned start for Mexico City on August 15. on McDonald for eighty-fivA distinct shock of earthquake was seconds. Governor Geer has decided to present felt at Ely, Nev., a few days ago. At each member of the Second Oregon the mill the shock was especially proregiment with a bronze medal, to be nounced, causing the machinery to jar cast from one of the cannon captured and agitating the solution in the leachin the Philippines, if it can be secured. ing vats. The men in the mill thought The state department fully approves at first that a big cave had occurred in of the action taken by the United the mine. A big ranch sale was closed at LaraStates Minister Powell at Port au Prince in enforcing respect for the mie, NYyo., last week, McKay' Bros., sanctity of the United States legation. selling their ranch on Seven-Mil- e The preliminary steps have been creek to Lee Van Ilouten for $25,000. taken toward the founding of an oil The ranch comprises 400 acres of meadow land, a fine sheep range, buildexchange in San Francisco. It is proposed to handle the entire oil business ings, corrals, etc. The purchase also of the state through a system of certifi- includes 4,000 head of sheep. W. L. Bacon and J. L. Freitas, promicates. nent sheepmen of Mardis, Nev., enThe first bale of the new crop of Salt l ake City. Texas cotton was sold auction gaged in a shooting affray last week, in which in was twice the latter shot Wheat W CwL..$ in front of the Cotton Exchange, New' ) Corn once and in The the neck. the leg for corn York city, the benefit, of the sufferers (Tucked out of a dispute overlaad Rye by the floods in Texas. It brought trouble grew Barley used as sheep ranges. Freitas will Outs $2,000. Alfalfa hut will loose a leg. Mixed hay No information can be obtained in probably' recover, Governor Tanner of Illinois is spelling' the week in Yellowstone Park. Two of the assassins of President Ileureaux have been captured and shotThe yellow fever situation at the tvjldiers' Home at llainpton is much m proved. Three young men and their team cere killed by a train on a crossing at Humboldt. Iowa. There has been a general advance of from la to !M per cent in the price of Fun tit SHORT STORIES THE VETERANS. FOR e of llumor That Sometimes Disturb the Customary Solemnity He hired a Saiu.e lion Solute s shoot. - Court-Marti- ITa-h- al j To A ii I ii in n. Fermnn of riNt.s and nul.mv fru:fu'"e-s- . i d of the m.iU'.rui-- ; I Close hosui ui. Confining vKh i :m hn.v to loud uni I'. ess V.T.u the lTu i i tie vines t.iut round the -t j j 1 t Ear-ge- it-- . t hut i h e e , i it il. To betid ikt.li .i.'pks the moss'd coitage-- l y, ees. : Anil till nil vo! e ; To m'. ell e, hazel-shell- NY 1th :t with ripeness to the tiie gourd, and plump tho s mot e. I; y,it sweet kernel; to set budding And still more, later ewers for the bees. Until they think warm days will never cense. For summer has o'ei brimtn'd their clammy ceils. II NYho hath not seen thee oft amid thy stole? whoever seeks abroad may Sometimes find Thee sitting careless on a granuy lioor, by the winnowing Tliy hair soft-lute- d w ind ; Or on a furrow sound asleep, Drowsed with the fume of floppies, while thy hook Spares the next swath ami all its twined tloweis; And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep Steady thy- - laden head across a brook; Or by a cider-preswith patient look, Thou watehest tile lust oozings hours by hours. hulf-reap'- s, Where are the songs of spring? Ay, where are they? Think not of them, thou bast thy music t oo NYhile barred g clouds bloom the day. And touch the stulible-pluin- s with rosy hue; Then In a wailful choir the small gnats mourn Among the river sallows, borne amu Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies; n And lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn; Iledge-orickesing; and now with treble soft The redbreast whistles from a garden-cron- . soft-dyin- full-grow- ts And gathering the skies. swallows twitter In. e Washington regarding the story "of John Zaehert of San Francisco, that the Russian government in 1833 established monuments to mark the Alaskan bound- ary line. Senator Jones will, it is said, resigD the leadership of the Democratic committee by the the time the national convention meets, so as to give an opportunity for the choice of another chairman. Lewis Morrison will take a company of American players to Japan. It is Mr. Morrison's intention to leave San Francisco next May with a company of twenty-twpeople, scenery, etc. and play a year in Japan. Acting Secretary of State AHee has received a cablegram from Minister Powell at Fort au Prince, Haiti, con. firming the nevvspapaper report of the violation of his legation by police ofiicers who were making arrests. The state department has succeeded in locating Senator Eeveridge, of Indi- ana, over whose' whereabouts some anxiety was felt by his friends. He was detained in quarantine at Nagasaki on steamship Empress of 1 idia. At Independence, Kan., a tramp aged 27 years, giving his name as II. C. Young, has confessed to murdering A. C. Hush and John Cooley, prominent farmers and stock raisers from Shiotu Indian reservation. He killed them for o -- $30. Miss FaDnie Goodwin, a milliner at Fairvievv, Ky., shot and mortally wounded Bryan Allegro. She charged that he wrote scurrilous notes and cut offensive phrases in her window with a diamond. She was released without bond. Third Assistant Postmaster-Genera- l Madden has issued an order calling tbf. attention of postmasters everywhere to the fact that packages cannot he mailed to the Yukon district. Only letters and postal cards can be sent to the Yukon territory. Timothy Straw, per Imle lute Turkey Gobblers Five Turkey liens Chickens, Item Old roost ers " IS rollers, prlb Old duck Young Geese (Jlah, per ease... Butter, creamery Ranch United States Senator II. Teller of Colorado, discussing national poliy tics, said McKinley and Bryan would he the opposing candidates in 1900 and the money question would he the paramount issue. As to the Philippine question, he thought that the United hotter..., States should maintain control of them. San Francisco Grain. Cash wheat II. J. Welcome of Helena, Herein her Attorney Mont., has been ordered to trial in Barley December disbarment proceedings byr the sulortlanil. preme court of the state. The trial is Walla Walla a direct result of the senatorial fight Ya Hey .... of last winter and of the sensational Bluestem made Welcome charges against by LIVE STOCK. three legislators who swear that he each for vote. them their $10,000 paid Chicago. All the bids for the erection of the new public building at Cheyenne, Wyo., were rejected by Acting Supervising Architect Kemper. It is understood that efforts will he made to secure an additional appropriation for the building at the next session of eongress and that the secretary' of the treasury has directed that no readvertisements for proposals be made. Contracts have been awarded for the construction of a branch of the Denver Bio Grande railroad from Gato to lagosa Springs, Colo., about thirty' miles. The new road is known as the Bio Grande, lagosa & Northern railroad and passes through a magnificent belt of virgin timber, where expensive mills are already being set up and started. M. ! ! ! The body of Lizzie Wise was formalities. tape and When, therefore, something occurs to break the monotony of question and answer, the relief is all the more weltime-consumi- come. On one occasion some visitors to a i oo I JO 1 In 00 1 15 I 40 m sheep II J a Salute. At a small town in Australia some years ago, at the time when Lord Carrington, who was accompanied by his wife, made a tour through the country, the day before his lordship's arrival the mayor called upon an Englishman and in course of conversation remarked: How many guns go to a I be"Twenty-onroyal salute? lieve, was the reply; but what is tho use of knowing there are no guns in the town? Perhaps you are right, said the mayor; but I am going to give the governor a salute in spite of that, and it will be a royal one. On the following Fay all the light and leading of the town assembled at the railway station to greet the arrival of the train. As it approached the platform there wrs a loud explosion, immediately followed by twenty others. The train carae to a standstill amid a scene of tremendous excitement. Most of the people of the town were frightened, hut the visitors were still more alarmed. They had only one solution thpy thought Fenians had been at work, and Lady Carrington received a severe shock. The mayor was calm, lie explained that he had wished to give his distinguished visitors an appropriate greeting, and, as there were no guns in the town, had ordered tho station master to place twenty-on- e fog signals along the line just beyond the platform. e, 50 CO 5 HI 10 00 10 55 25 iota 410 ioq- 57 hr H 4i5'J E1PT8. ::::: X k.soo alorn 2,700 go's) u 'q-- ;;; .... army shots, who are expected in war time to play havoc with the enemys ofiicers and men at long range. Doubtless more successful attention is paid to such shooting in England and the United States than in any other country. Special instruction is given in our navy and army, and money is not spared to give the men all the advan- tages of target practice. Steady, systematic training makes the accurate, must be The shooting. taught how to hold his rifle first, and then successively how to stand, how to kneel, how to lie, how to aim, how to fire, and how to take care of his rifle and its cartridge magazine, if a rimagazine is used. The fle of the British service weighs nine pounds and is four feet one inch in length, the bayonet adding another foot. It is a rifle, with a muzzle velocity of 2,000 feet per second. The bullet is made of copper and nickel, with a lead core. The recruit is taught that the bullet travels through the air in a curved line called the trajectory, subject to the explosive force which starts it, the force of gravity pulling it down, and the resistance of the air. Such a bullet falls two feet in 200 yards, traveling 2,000 feet a seeond. The mean range of the bullet Is 3,500 yards, with penetrating power according to the substance struck. Recruits are taught to fire in any position. Our army regulations give the men rules for judging the distance of objects, from thirty yards to 2,000 yards. There are moving targets representing infantry and cavalry o shoot at. There is practice in rapid volley firing, independent firing, runMod-r- n ning and firing. fighting methods require many changes in tiring drill. certain post desired to see a trial which was to take place, and at the appointed time they appeared in the courtroom. The case was an ordinary one. A soldier had created a disturbance in barracks and had struck another. The victim of the assault was on the stand. He was an old Irishman, very blunt and direct in his testimony. The judge advocate drew from him his version of the affair, and proceeded to further enlighten himself and the court with regard to the exact nature of the assault, which, it seemed, had been a most scientific and tactical operation, as the enemys Hank had been routed by a vigorous attack from the rear. So when the judge advocate asked: And, now, Casey, where did The court thrilled with he hit you? horror and the ladies didnt seem just at ease. But Casey was equal to the Sure, sor, be hit me on emergency. the bunk. Some years ago a cadet was on trial at West Point for violation of the Devils Article or (which is the same d Article of War. thing) the The charge was "Conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, and the specifications alleged had exploded a that said bomb in the Fort Clinton ditch near Tbih at or near West loint, camp. N. Y on or about a certain date. The trial proceeded smoothly, ar.d the judge advocate had succeeded in proving the names and rank of several witnesses, and the fact that they were acquainted with the accused, but nothing more, when he finally called in his star witness and swore him in with a confident and almost triumphant air. The preliminary questions were put and anSaved by If in Horse. swered and recorded in the proceedAn English officer in the Royal Enings, and thp judge advocate settled gineers had a horse which ought to down to business. Where were you on the night of have received the Victoria cross for gallantry in action. The officer was Aug. 31? In my tent, sir, from taps till leading a party of Afghanistans, when they were suddenly attacked by a band reveille. The fighting was furious of Ghazis. Where is your tent? On the north side of 'A Company for a few minutes and during the street. height of the battle the lieutenant was Near Fort Clinton ditch? speared by a young Ghazi and brought to the ground. The warrior came up Yes, sir. Did you hear any loud noise before to finish him, when the faithful horse turned his heels and lashed out at the daylight of the date mentioned? Ghazi every time he approached the Yes, sir. wounded man. Thisjlefense was mainWhat kind of a noise was it? tained and the assailants fled. As the It sounded like an explosion. Ah! Where did the explosion seem horse was not vicious, the officer i3 firm In the belief that the horse knew to he? Near the western end of the ditch, his master was in danger and Bavd sir. him. The court began to take great interest In the witness, and several memThe Sulu islanders dress with great bers whispered together earnestly. The taste. The women are fond of bright colors and love to adorn themselves, Judge advocate smiled gently and witli jewelry. - sixty-secon- . de-ta- five-groov- 8 0 12 1214 How Sol tilers Shoot. How Soldiers Shoot, in Pearsons for July, contains some interesting ri of the process of making crack Lee-Enfie- 05 a 1 Court-Marli- ts al ex- humed at Bock Springs and an autopsy held, as her parents had believed she had been foully dealt with, and A. A. Peterson was under suspicion. NothRXl ing was found to cause the least susChicago Cattle picion of foul play and the has dispelled all of the alleged Kansas City Cattle charges against the youDg man, who Sheep Omaha.. Cattle Bheep all along has stoutly protested hi Denver Cattle post-morte- Fun at A court-martiis one of the most Bolemn of all military affairs, and It Is rare that its ' solemnity is disturbed. It is, moreover, a dull and generally uninteresting performance, full of red What effect oid i he explosion. Lave? It aroused every one in camp, sir. Is there ary one whotn you suspect of causing ii?" Yes, sir. The judge advocate leaned forward and asked imprtssntly. Now, judging from the character of the sound, its location, its effects ind attending circumstances, what, in your opimeu, was its cause?" The win thought deeply for ft few accords and solemnly renlied: "Judg ing from the character of the sound, its location, its effects and attending circumstances, it is my opinion, sir. or rather my conviction, as there is no reason for doubt in the matter, that it was the reei!e gun. and that it was fired by the oral of lie guard, I heard no ether explosion." |