TOWN WIPED OUT
Black River Falls, Wis., No
Longer on Map.
RIVER GUTS NEW CHANNEL
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Ceep Current Is Flowing Through
Htart of Town Stores, Warehouses
and Residences Swept Away by Wall
ef Water Ten Feet High.
The town of Black River Falls,
Wis.. d strov. (I In the Hood follow
ing the wanning around of the Hatfield
4am ii llM HIik k river, ten miles
above the city, can never be rebuilt
d its old site. The new channel oc
cupied by the river goes through the
Biddle of the town.
The wall of water that swept the
City was ten feet in height when It
reached the town, and continued to
gather force Black river makes a
turn at the falls In the city and the
ehanncl narrows, with high, steep
banks. Into thia narrow apace the
twenty-five miles of water, sixty feet
deep in the Hatfield storage reservoir,
poured and gathering Impetus from
ibis condition, leaped with resistless
""force on the town.
Offices, stores, warehouses and resl
iences went down before It like a
bouse of cards. With the big buildings
went also great chunks of earth. A
bill of considerable slse 100 feet from
the jlver was leveled even with the
"Surrounding land.
Mayor McOllllveray estimated the
Sets at not less than fl.000,000 at
B'ack River Falls alone.
Rumors are heard of three lives be
fog lost, but there is no verification of
them, and the remarkable spectacle
W presented of a town belr utterly
destroyed, with perhaps not the loss
mt a single life.
The principal buildings destroyed
taclude the Freeman and Spauldlng
botela, the Jarkson County and First
National banks, the Jackson county
general office, the Spauldlng machine
hops, the Marsh and the Jones dry
goods stores, several large warehouses
and all the saloons, restaurants and
practically all the retail stores in
very'
Looking down from the hills on the
ruins or tl eir little city, the people of
Black RK'T tfellt, whose homes were
wired out by the vine in the Black ilv
er. treed the problem of subsistence.
eVlmotl Wy scrap of food, except
thnt bouses out of the reach of tlie
flood u, was destroyed. Every grocery
store and meat market an! other food
depot in the city Is gone.
TURKEY READY FOR PEACE
Note to Powers Asks If Time Has Not
Come to Negotiate.
Berlin, Oct. 10. A circular note
from the Turkish government, asking
the powers whether they consider that
the time has arrived to seek a basis
for negotiations looking to peace be
tween Turkey and Italy, and under
what conditions, was presented to the
German foreign office The note con
templates the cession of Tripoli to
Italy under certain conditions.
It is probable that the ronimunica
tlon from Constantinople would be
discussed between the other powers
befoie the Italian government is ap
proui lied.
It is thought that Italy may not be
ready yet to negotiate.
The decision to expel Italians from
Turkev, agalnt which the representa
tions of the Get man ambassador at
Constantinople, r.aron .Mursehall von
Blebersteln. have not been effective
yet. was designed chiefly. It la
thought here, for effect on the coming
negotiations, Turkey hoping that the
threat might induce the Italians to
make moderate terns.
DR. COOK S PROOFS MISSING
His
to
Eskimo Says Story of Trip
Pole Is Absolutely Untrue.
A message from Greenland says thnt
Knud HasniUBsen, the Danish explorer,
failed to discover an traces of Cap
tain Elinar Mlkkelaen and bis com
panions, who ftfter having been res
cued on the ions! of east Greenland
Isst year, left their party to search
for traces of the boat explorer, Brlcb-
ain. Rasmussen expresses fear that
Mlkkelsen and his party have per
ished. Fruehen. another Danish explorer,
who accompanied Rasmussen, obtained
from Cook's Bsklmo, Asm Ktukishuk,
Jhe box which Cook alleged contained
the instruments and papers which
would prove his polar discovery
claims. The box contained only a
broken sextant and other instruments,
hut no papers. According to Fi nehen.
BtukUhuk sa'd Cook's story of his
trip to the pole was absolutely untrue.
Cornelius N. Bliss of New York
dead.
Plans for a $2.' oo.oon system of
freight terminals In Minneapolis were
announced by the Rock Island Rail
road company.
Ueatetteatt wiuiam w. Wait of
Chicago .is found nitty of DSgleCI
of duty In the gambling Inquiry and
was discharged.
The tw my fourth annual meeting of
the national conlerence of Christian
churches will be held in Wasnin'gton
from Oct N to 2fi.
St. George's church and three large
hosiery factories were nest roved gy
fire at IelceRter, Kng. The loss is es
timated at 11499(000,
The Iaurler ministry has resigned
and Premier elect R. L. Borden has
accepted the call of his excellency to
form a Canadian cabinet.
The world s series between the New
York Nationals and the Philadelphia
Americans for premier honors for 1911
begins on Saturday, Oct. 14.
The entire administration of Hunne
well, Kan., In the hands of women ap
pears now to be the plan of Mrs. Ella
Wilson, mayor of the town.
A decision by the United States su
preme court on the constitutionality
of the so called employers' liability
law of 1908 Is expected Oct, 16.
Dr. B. Clark Hyde, accused of mur
dering Colonel Thomas H. Swope, will
go on trial before Judge E. E. Porter
field at Kanr.as City on Oct. 10.
A band of royalists have been de
feated In a fight with republican forces
near Bragnnca, In Tras-Os Montes, the
northensternmost province of Portugal.
Buffalo, N. Y., was chosen as next
year's meeting place of the League of
American Municipalities. John Mnc
Vlcar of Des Moines wag elected presi
dent. Dr. C. Wlllnrd Hays, chief geologist
of the geological survey and for twenty-four
years identified with that ser
vice, has resigned to enter mining in
Mexico.
Iouis F. Gavet of the firm of Gavet
ft Porter, Boston bond brokers, was
arrested on a charge of embezzlement.
It is said that a large amount of mon
ey Is involved
A group of Frenchmen hoisted a
French Mag over the fort at Agadir,
Morocco, threatening grave interna
tional complic ations. The French gov
ernment disavowed the action.
Ernest I-clness, the real estate deal
er, who was arrested In Seattle re
cently, (barged with swindling opera
tions in Milwaukee, escaped from de
tectives at Roundup, Mont., by leap
ing from a train
Wireless messages were flashed
from San Francisco to Japan, span
ning 0,000 miles of ocean. Greetings
were exchanged between the San
Francisco operator at Hill Crest and
the Japanese operator on the island of
Holniahu.
Two children were crushed to death
under tons of stone and brick and a
dozen other persons were Injured
when a new two story brick building
at Chicago collapsed, sending the
front wall of the structure over into
he street.
The principal subject of discussion
:t the ecumenical Methodist confer
ence at Toronto was the decrease in
membership Of the church, which It
was revealed in the reports submitted
has taken place the world over during
the last 'decade.
In order to save four hours' time in
reaching the bedside of a critically ill
relative In Chicago, Harold Kountce, a
Denver banker, raced 340 miles in a
special train from Denver to Hold
itge. Neb., where he overtook the
regular Burlington train
A mob of Illinois Central strikers
and their sympathisers attacked a
railroad coach containing thirty strike
breakers at New Orleans. Bricks, iron
and other missiles were hurled
through the car windows. Two strike
breakers were hurt seriously.
Fred Scbroeder, captain of the
schooner Elvlera, hi ought a marvelous
story from Arctic waters. As his ves
sel neared Bosgoslav, he said, a burst
of vapor rose above the island, dust
rained upon the sea, and as the vapor
cleared four no'v islands were in sight
Kidnaped by three men in an auto
mobile, driven twenty miles northwest
of Chicago, robbed of I'.'tiii. two suits
of clothes ami otolier articles and tied
to a tree, from which he freed himself
five hours later, was the thrilling ex
perience of St tnley Scbultz. a barber,
accoidlng to his story to the police.
.Indue Joseph Markey or Indianap
oils denied the petition of state's At
tornev Fredericks of I 08 Angeles,
Cal., that dyn.ctnite seized in Indianap
olis at the time of the arrest of John
I. McNamara be removed to ls An
geles to be aped as evidence In the
trial of McNamara
NEBRASKA NEWS
Regents Will Let State Board
Build New Institution.
MAD STEER IN SCHOOL
VOUCHERS WILL BE APPROVED
After Its Completion Operation of New
Institution Will Be Taken Over by
University Authorities Hawxby
Clears Himself Before Governor.
Lincoln, Oct. 10. According to a
conclusion reached by Chancellor
Avery of the state university with re
gard to the operations of the Eastman
agricultural school act, It will, for the
purpose of this act, at least, be consid
ered a division of the university.
The regents' approval of all vouch
ers for expenses Incurred by the state
board Is required by the Eastman act,
and nothing can be clone toward the
fulfillment of that, act until the board
has consented to the payment of such
claims as come up in connection with
the new Curtis school. Chancellor
Avery signed the first voucher for the
first money to be spent by the state
board for the new school, a $10 pay
ment on land bought for the institu
tion which Is to be erected at Curtis. .
Views of Chancellor.
"It was suggested to me that I
could not approve the hoard's expense
vouchers as long as I knew nothing
personally of where the money was
used," said Chancellor Avery. "That
Is frequently the case in all of the
university departments, however.
There are so many items presented
that it Is impossible to keep track of
them all and there Is no other way
than to take the word of the heads of
the departments. I shall do exactly
the same way with the vouchers pre
sented by LhSId Commissioner Cowles
and the board. The university regents
will, of course, visit the new school
from time to time to see that the
work is going on as It should. The
school after its completion Is to be
given over to the university as one of
Its adjuncts."
Division of Authority.
The division of authority relative
to the paying out of money by the
board of public lands and buildings
and subsequent control of the school
by the board of regents of the state
university was thought by opponents
of the bill and those who opposed Its
location at Curtis to be its weak point,
and it was thought that an attack on
this line would be made before the
first voucher making the law effective
had been signed.
The attempt, however, which was
made by several North Platte men to
Interest Holdrege, McCook, Alma, and
other disappointed towns in fighting
the bill, proved to be unsuccessful, and
the matter was dropped at the instiga
tion of business men of towns which
had been in the race for the school.
Hawxby Clears Himself.
Letters were submitted to the gov
ernor in which the action of County
Attorney Fred Hawxby of Nemaha
county for not prosecuting W. F. Sea
man on a charge of arson was com
mended and upheld by every member
of the county bar, with the single ex
ception of the attorney who brought
the ouster application to the execu
tive. Governor Aldrich notified Coun
ty Attorney Hawxby that the matter
would be dismissed and that nothing
further would be done with regard to It.
Enraged Animal Drives Teacher and
Pupils From Room.
Miss Sailors and her pupils of Falr
lew, a school three miles south of Ver
don, bad an experience that will be re
membered a lifetime when a two-year-old
SteW rushed madly into the sc hool
room
The animal was with a herd of cat
tle which Carey Higglns bad bought
from Graham Jones, and when placed
on the sc.-ilcs for weighing had become
greatly fricjitem d. Mr. Higglns and
three men were driving the cattle to
his home, about nine miles north of
Verdon. and had only proceeded a
short distance until they reached the
school, when teachef and pupils were
requested to leave the yard and enter
the building. Miss Sailors left the
door open and the angry and excited
steer rushed into the school room.
Miss Sailors and her pupils made their
escape through the other door.
The steer raged around the school
room and worked havoc with the fur
nishings, breaking seats, overturning
the stove and demolishing a large
water cTk. At last he ran Into one
corner of the room, ldoked up to the
ceiling and could not be made to
budge for an hour, until at last he was
frightened by pounding on the outside
of the wail near him. The day ended
with the steer being left a mile or
two south of Verdon.
SOUTH OMAHA OUSTER CASE
Action Under Sackett Law Against
Ryan and Pivonka.
Alleging that members of the fire
and police beard of South Omaha. J. J.
Ryan and Joseph Pivonka. have been
f,en drunk and Intoxicated on the
streets, that they have treated others
in public places and hive violated the
Sackett law provisions relating to the
sale of llquois, Attorney General Mar
tin filed an ouster suit in the state su
preme court.
The suit was filed by order of Gov
ernor Aldrich. who for some time
past has been gathering evidence in
the matter. Dean Ringer, a former
Cornhusker football star and now an
attorney In South Omaha, has been ac
tive In gathering proof as to the dere
lictness of the two offending commis
sioners in violating the state law and
city ordinances.
This is the second suit filed under
the Sackett law, the first being insti
tuted by Arthur Mulbni against Chief
of Police Donahue of Omaha, an ac
tion started at the instigation of form
er Governor Shallenberger and which
is stiil in the supreme court.
ALDRICH BACK FROM SOUTH
Governor Returns Frim Conference
With Executives.
Gov. Aldrich returned from St. Louis
aftet a conference with Governors
Harmon of Ohio and Hadley of Mis
souri relative to the brief that will be
submitted in the I'nited States su
preme court defending the right of
the state to regulate Intrastate traffic.
Governor Aldrich says the brief as
It has been finally prepared contains
manv of the ideas he has advanced in
favor of the rights of the state. The
other executives upon the special
committee took much the same view
as he did himself upon these quea
tions. The brief will be filed Oct. 10
at Washington.
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Amateur Wins Auto Race.
Philadelphia, Oct. to - In one of the
greatest -oad races ever seen in this
section. Ki win Rergdoll. a Philadel
phia amateur driver, won the Quaker
City Motor club's 2tH mile automo
bits race with a ninety horsepower
Best csr. His time was 3 hours 18
minutes and 41 seconds. Wishart, In
Mercedes, was second; time, 3
hours 21 minutes and 52 seconds.
JANSEN PLEADS GUILTY
Slayer of Stephen Fraxier at Maxwell
Given Life Sentence.
Louis .lensen. confessed slayer ol
Stephen Frailer in Box Elder canyon,
entered a plea of guilty in the district
court to the charge of murder In the
first degree. Judge Grimes then sen
tenced him to the penitentiary for life
and to pay the costs of the prosecu
tion. He seemed to be more disturbed
about paying the costs than anything
else, for he asked what that meant
mi SM be did not have any money.
Bver since he has been arrested and
ennfessed the crime he has slept well
and eaten hearty meals. At no time
has he seemed to be worried as to the
outcome of the matter or to have felt
the least remorse or regret.
BOY TRIES TO RESCUE BABY
Having, in Play, Set House Afire, Hs
Attempts to Save Infant Sister.
While his mother waa away from
Some Paul, the four-yearold son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mathers of Kenesaw,
set the house on Are and his nine-months-oM
sister was burned to death.
The house was completely consumed,
with all contents.
The boy, aeeing the house was burn
in, rushed to the bedroom where the
baby was sleeping and put her in the
baby carriage and attempted to wheel
her from the house, but the buggy got
wedged in the door and the body was
burned to ashes.
Six Coal Miners Injured.
Six coal miners received broken
'eg snd two others were probably fa
tsJly Injured when the cage in s mine
at Kokomis. 111., fell eighty feet with
them
Pleas of not guilty were entered iu
Ufcs I'nited States district court by the
eight wall paper manufacturers and
jobbers indicted by the federal gn-.nd
jury at Cleveland, charged with a con- i
piracy in restraint of trade Bail of i
$.',,1111,1 ,-arh was furnished. Court pro '
.fiiliiit-s will baidK he started hcloi. 1
Dtx eiuber
After examining 725 items of
mounts ;ni.l to individuals, who re
elved ?li7."&3 for campaign expenses.
be Beuiforinl committee investigating
'barges of '.ribery in connection with
.he ele.iicji ot I'nind States Senator
Isaac WtlfhSflsnil of Wisconsin, heard
testimony that the money wss used
for ente'ta'ti'iM nt" and not for any
corrupt purpose.
GRAIN DEALERS MEET
One Thousand Delegates Attend An
nual Convention in Omaha.
The loiivution of the National
Grain Des !rs' association has
brought to Omaha about 1,01)0 visitors
from other ities Matters of import
ance to grain men will be discussed.
The prssOWl national officers of the
grain dealers are: President, E. M.
W'avnc of Delavan. 111.; first vice pres
ide nt. lily Mernuy of New York; sec
ond vice president, E. E. Elliott of
Muncie, Ind.; secretary-treasurer. John
F. Courcier of Toledo; chairman exec
utive committee, f, W. McCord of Co
lumbus O. Omaha has sixteen mem
bers of the national association.
NEW MEN AT OMAHA SHOPS
Strike Leaders Say They Are Strike
breakers En Route West.
Omaha strike leaders of the Harrl
man railroad employees assert that a
carload of strikebreakers was de
tached from several carloads being
sent west and were put to work in
the Omaha shops. The Union Pacific
lssuea the following statement;
"Mr Whlttftksr states that condi
tions on the lines of the Union Pacific
ai e gradually Improving and are quite
satisfactory All our trains are mov
ing and we feel well satisfied with the
conditions. '
Lincoln to Have Weather Kiosk.
Lin oln. Oct. 10 The weather kiosk
to be maintained in Unco In by the
federal government will be placed at
the northwest corner of Tenth and O
HfSlli if the city council acts favor
sbly on a resolution giving the weath
er bureau use of a part of the city
hall square The kiosk will contain
thermometers, haiouict. rs, weather
maps and o'her apparatus.
Charges Filed Against Attorney.
A 'omp!aint has been filed with
Governor Mdrich asking that County
tt " ' ' 'in ' N,Ui
county be removed for failure to en
force a 'aw and periouo a dot., en
joined upon him by that law. The
complaint l filed by Henry Morgen
stren. who alleges that the county of
Ictal failed t" prosecute William Sen
man, who was Indicted by a grand
jury in Msy, lf7, for burning a laun
dry building in Auburn.
Mrs. Davis Appeals.
Mrs Margaret Davis, who Is now
serving a life sentence in the state
penitentiary for the murder of Ira
Churchill on a Cedar county farm,
Nov. 2. 1910. appealed her case to
the sii in erne ourt It was taken iin
ler advisement. Several reasons are
named in the appeal for a new trial.
She sll-ges that the Instructions to
tho Jury were far from being in line
with legal procedure.
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