NEBRASKA NOTES -
A three-pound carrot is being ex
hibited by Martin Walgh or Tilden,
Tho new Hurlington depot at Beat'
rioo will bo ready about Dccomber 1.
The Louis Moschel farm of ICO
acres near Beatrico Ikib been sold foi
$00 per acre.
Tho bridges of Hurt county are
being repaired by tho Standard
Bridgo company.
Burglars plundered the store of S.
II. Olarko nt Valley. About $100
worth of goods wero taken.
T. L. Sims of tho Malign martilo
works has shipped n number of monu
monts out of town recently.
Tho work of installing tho heating
plant in tho Beatrice Young Men's
Christian association has been com
pic ted,
m A petition is being circulated in
Schuyler requiring halls and opera
houses to bo provided with liro
escapes.
Mrs. Futscher, an old resident nt
Rulo, disappeared recently avd was
found a day later wandering about
tho streets of Falls Oity.
Frank Fittle, a bookkeeper in tho
ofiico of hand Commissioner Eaton
at Lincoln, has resigned his position
and will go into business at South
Omaha.
Elmer Lciby of Thayer county has
appealed to tho supremo court for his
relcaso from the industrial school at
Kearnoy. IIo was sent thoro for
breaking into a slaughter house.
Friends in Auburn havo received
news of the death of Conductor Wil
son in Wyoming. IIo had boon a con
doctor on tho Missouri Pacific, for
twonty-ono years, and wont to Wyom
ing for his health. He was Gl yeara
old.
Old settlers in the vicinity ol
Eustis. assert this year's corn crop
is tho largest in years. Some fields
are running from forty to ninety
bushels per acre and the lowest ia
not under twenty bushels per acre.
With corn selling at 37 cents the
farmer is happy. Winter wheat is in
excellent condition and a large yield
is expected.
Z The farm of Joseph Peters fivo
miles northeast of Schyler a quarter
section known as tho Clover Leal
farm, was sold recently to William
Tooher, jr., at $105 per acre, being
tho highest price paid for any Colfax
county land.
The 7-year-old son of Richard Dolen
of Heatrico camo very near losing
the sight of one eye. In driving his
pet goat ho fell on a sharp stick
which penetrated the upper eyelid
inllicting a painful wound and barely
grazing tho ball.
fLittlo Frit. Sohweizor, eldest son of
Philip Rchweizor cf Eustia swallowod
a small tin whistle with almost fatal
results. A physician succeeded in
removing the whistle and tho little
fellow is nono the worse for hie
experionoe.
1 now otllcia' position has been
created on tho Wyoming divison
being that of traveling conductor. C.
A. Weir securing the position. At
present Mr. Woir will bo stationed at
Sidney and his duties will be to take
charge of tho movement of trains
and particularly at division terminals
to try and reliovo the congestion ot
trallic. It is not known whether this
oilice will bo permanent or not.
Blair is having a hard time with
scarlet fever and diptheria just now.
Thoro is a possibility that the schools
will havo to bo oleaed. The Blair
papers contain many columns of ad
vice to the public and rules fat
avoiding cmtagion.
Corn husking in Colfax county is
neaiing its close, as most of tho
farmers are nearly through. Ail
abundant crop is reported this year,
as it avorages rorty-livo bushels ta
tho acre.
genuine huITalu robe is being
displayed as a novelty in a store at
Albion. Not many years ago nearly
everyone, rich or poor, owned ;
buffalo robe. Soon they will be
curiosities.
Chief of Pollco Downing, ol
Nebraska Oity, is dead, as the re
suit of appendicitis. lie was r
veteran of tho ciril war, and is stir
vived by four children, two of tho
boys being residents of Salt Luke
City.
Ralph Jackson, a member of the
drat class at Poru, had tho mis
fortune to break his right arm just
above tho wrist while swinging 'in
tiiu rings in tho gymnasium, lie
was swinging from tho bun is tor near
by and was unable to hold his
weight with ono hand, and In fall
in attempted to catch himself uk
ho struck tho floor, but both nnvs
wore fractured,
WELL KID OF COUNT
ANNA GOOt.Il CA8TELLANF. dlVKN
AUSOT.UTE DIVORCK
Gots Custody of tho Children
ONLY HKSF.RVATION 18 TO RKF.P
Til KM IN FRANCIS
Court Denies Application of lleggnr
Count for Yeurly Allowaucu
Ground for (irantlng
of Decree
PARIS.-Tho tribunal of iirt
instanco of tho Seine, Judgo Ditto
presiding, at noon granted a divorce
to tho Countess do Castollane (for
merly Mies Anna Gould of New
Vork), and gavo hor tho custody of
her children, who, however, vrill not
bo allowed to bo taken from Franco
without tho consent of their father,
Count Boni do Castcllanc.
The end of tho famous case came
suddenly. Tho court brushed nslde
tho demand of tho count's lawyer's
for an examination of witnesses,
and, as anticipated, tho public prose
cutor did not oven ask to be heard.
As soon as the court assembled Judge
Ditto handed down the judgment,
which is a sweeping victory for the
countess. In granting her petition
for divorce tho court gavo tho
countess the custody of lior children,
the count being allowed only the
usual rights to see them and share
in the control of their education,
which was not contested.
JIiih Itlcht to SM) Children
The count's demand for an "ali
mentary allowance of $50,000 an-'
nually" was pronounced by the court
to be without foundation in law, and
was rejected.
Tho only point decided in the
count's favor was tho imposition of
tho inhibition on the countess to
take tho children out of Franco
without their father's consent.
The court appointed the president
of the chamber of notaries to liqui
date tho affairs of the husband and
wife.
The judgment was given witli costs
against tho count. The decree, tho
reading of which barely consumed
live minutes, was delivered by tho
judge in a voice so low as to be
practically inaudiblo to tho eager
crowd filling tho court room. Many
women climbed tho chairs in vain
efforts to hear tho decision, and
wiien they were aware that a divorce
was granted thoy scorned actually to
resent tho loss of a public trial at
which tho people in high society
would be compelled to testify.
A Sluhlilnir Affray
SPRINGFIELD, .Neb. A serious
stabbing affair occurred at tho stone
quarries near Moadow. Several of
tho quarrymen had been drinking
during tho day. One named I highlit
quarreled with another by tho name
of Jones. In the evening Jones again
got into 'nuble with another laborer
who was In company witii Hughlit
and in the fight which followed Jones
was stabbed. Tho wound is consid
ered serious, being in tho region of
the heart. At last reports Jones was
still alive, but it is thought lie will
die. Deputy Sheriff T. J. Wright
wont to tho soono of I ho tragedy and
arrested Hughlit and tiie man who
did the stabbing.
But little is known about any of
tho parties involved, they being a
part of tho floating population
usually found about the quarries of
this vicinity. Hughlit, howovor,
has been employed as a farm hand in
the vicinity during the summer and
was considered a peaceable citi.en
except when under the influence of
liquor.
Flood In Oregon
PORTLAND, Orc-A report has
reached hero that tho town of Catlin,
just opposite Kelso, on the Cowlitz
river, lias been washed away.
Floods in tho White, Stuck and
Green rivers, havo swept away many
miles of railroad, inundated all tho
valley towns, rendered hundreds of
farmers homeless and cost throe
lives put to date. The three men
lost in tho Moods were drowned while
lighting to break up log jams that
threatened railroad and county
bridges. F. W. Kalmer or Auburn
was drowned in the White rivor, and
two logera employed by tho Recker
Lumber company lost their lives
while working in tho Green rivor
above Auburn.
Dr. Frederic 1,'. Diitrliunt
OUIOAGO.-Dr. Frederick E.
Dowhurst, pastor of the University
Congregational church died hore of
pneumonia
LOCATED THE MONE'X
BAN FRANCISCO RF.LIKP rUNDS HUD
PKNLY APPKAR
Sny Itnudlo Wa Lost, and It Decided to
Mnko Good Grand Jury Re
sumes Graft InvcMl
Cations SAN F.IIANOISICO.-TI10 package
of coin contributed by tho citizens yf
Searchlight, Nevada, for tho relief ot
the San Francisco suflorors, which
had been missingifor'some time, was
delivered to the relief committee by
an oxpreps company. Tho package
bore the inscription "Benefit Fund
sare of Mayor Sohmitz San Franois
20." It was sealed with a San Fran
cisco seal although tliu address of
the sender was given as Los Angeles.
The bundlo of currency beara tho'
date "8-0-00." Tho money contrib
uted by tho citizens of Searchlight
was transmitted by check to Los
Angeles bank, witli instructions to
?cnd. thoactual coin to San Francisco.
General Manager Cristianson, of the
express company which handed the
money, gave out tho following state
ment :
"There is nothing to bo said in re
gard to this matter. Wo were unable
to find tho package containing the re
lief fund from tho citizens of Search
light. To close the incident wo
made a up now package and sentMt
to the relief corporation."
The grand jury resumed its inves
tigation of the charges that have
bivn made by District Attorney W.
II. Langdon and Assistant District
Attorney Francis J. Ilenry against
Mayor Eugene H. Suhmitz and Abra
ham Ruef. Unusual interest was at
tached to proceedings on account of
the indictments for conspiracy in
connection with allcgo.t extortion
from local French restaurants that
wero found against Mayor Schmitz
and Mr. Ruef. ft is understood that
the grand jurymen gave their atten
tion to the charge that extortion was
practiced on an O'Farrell street re
sort that flourished before tho liro.
Among those who woro subpoenaed
to appear as witnesses woro Myrtle
Cerr, Colonel" Martin Brady, Marry
Cohen and Frank J. Burko. Tho lat
ter two are said to havo been serctary
and attorney, respectively, for the
resort. In respect to his investiga
tion into alleged graft in this city.
Assistant Attorney Henry said:
"What wo havo already dono is
only a starter. We expect that there
will bo other indictments before wo
finish. All 1 now ask is fair juries
to try the cases."
Judgo Seawell. decided (hat Abra
ham Ruef lias no legal right to the
oilice of district attorney to which
ho was appointed by Acting Mayor
Gallagher after the hoard of super
visors had pretended to suspond W.
H. Langdon. The court's opinion
was oral. IIo said :
"I am clearly of the opinion thai
the conditions of this character do
not apply to the district attorney's
oilice and that the mayor and super
visors have no power of removal in
regard to that oilice. "
HiinIiiiiiiI limits Vlfo
FREMONT, Neb -Tho ji:ry that
aeard the case of Rudolph Balaban
igarrist his divorced wife, Agnes, and
her lather, Mr. Yunek of Dodge, re
:urned a verdict finding for the
plaintiff. Mr. Balaban is given tho
piano and other Innisoluld goods
worth about $2,000 in all. Mrs.
Balaban is allowed to retain a com
mode and a few oilier pieces. Fol
lowing the separation of the couple
at Howells a year or so ago, Balaban
prepared to soil the household goods
by auction. Mrs. Balaban stopped
him. During his absence in Lincoln
afterwards, .Mrs. Balaban moved the
goods to Dodge. Balaban started a
replevin action and the vefuict re
turned by the jury is the outcome.
The damage action of liny Harden
nrook against tho city of Fremont is
now being hoard in tho court. It
opened as soon as the Balaban case
was finished, Hardenbiook was in
jured in an alley way when his team,
Which pulls tho Standard Oil com
pany's Fremont wagon, ran away.
Ho claims that refuse which tho city
had allowed to accumulate in tho
alley was responsible for his wagon
tipping over and injuring him.
Tliuw Hopeful
NKW VORK. --Harry K. Thaw lint
a surpriso in store for his prisoL'
comrades. He lirmly believes thai
before Christmas day ho will bo free
and ho has arraigned to celebrate hli
liberatipu by giving tho unfortunates
who will be loft behind within thr
prison walla a feast thoy will neve'
forgot
WATER IS FALLING
IXOOD STAGK PASSING IN WASHING
TON RIVKRS
Pooplo Camp on tho Hills
11DMF.S RUINKD AND KUFFUHINU
LIKF.I.V TO FOLLOW
Drlxxlliiir Rnlu Falllnc, Hut Worst Re
lieved to Ho 0r, and No Fur
ther Lois of Llfo lie
llovvd Likely
KALMA, Wash. Roporlh from tho
Cowlitz rivor district indicate that
tho crisis of tho Hood situation has
been passed and the waters which
swept the river clean of all shingle
and lumber interests, inundated tho
surrounding territory and Hooded
the (owns or Castle Rook, Kelso,
Ostraudor and Olequa, driving tho
people to thy hills and high ground
for safety, are beginning lo subside.
A message from Castle Rock says
tho water hero has fallen tluee feet,
and, barring further rains, no more
destruction is anticipated. While
destruction to property was great
on both sides of tho river iih far as
news can be had, no loss of life has
been reported. Loss of live Hlock.
however, is reported to have been
heavy. Throughout the inundated
district people driven from (heir
homes from tho Hood 1110 camping in
the hills and 011 high ground. Many
were able to make their way to (lie
homes of friends and have shelter,
but a large number wero forced to
lice and leave all their belongings
behind and are without adequate
shelter and solllcicnl food.
Fear of Much Nufferlui;
A drizzling rain is fallinu and un
less these people can gel to places
of shelter soon there will bo great
"uttering from exposure and lack of
food.
Reports reaching hero say that oho
hills along the Cowlitz ate lined
with campers whose homes are still
partially submerged. A steamer or
two and several launches have gono
up tho Cowlitz river to gather up
the homeless, if possible, and trans
fer them to places of safety and shel
ter. It is reported a rescue vessel is
operating between Kelso, Stella and
Rainier taking refugees to the latter
place.
A railroad train on the Northern
Pacific left Kalma to work is way as
far into tho flooded district as possi
ble. The shingle and lumber interests
along the Cowlitz havo probably been
wiped out. The water has swept the
river clean., it is said, not a log or
bolt of shingles being left. Tho loss
to tho lumber and shingle men will
amount lo hundreds of thousands of
dollars it is claimed.
The Hood in Castle Rock washed
away two or three houses, but did
not do as much damage in this par
ticular as was thought.
Between Kelso and Castle Rock
hundreds of people have been ren
dered homeless and many families
are in want, having saved but few of
their effects and but few provisions.
The operat ion of trains north seems
cut of tho question at this time.
Several trains are stalled along the
route, and it is certain that railroad
communication with i'uget sound
points over the northern Pacific will
bo had for many days.
Calls It a Itiinco Scheme
BALTIMORE, At a banquet at
the Churchman's club, Rev Dr.
William Haruiau Van Allen of Bos
ton, who was one of tho speakers,
made a bitter attack upon Christian
-deuce and .Mrs. Mary B-iker G.
Eddy. Ho said in part.
'Eddy ism uses the Christian ter
minology, professes reverence for
.'iirist and tho Bible, pretends to ex
alt God more highly than other re
ligions do, and ingeniously mingles
A'hat is good and trim and indisputa
ilo with its own fantastic orrors. It
is therefore woll calculated to do tho
vork Satan designs to do, namely, to
destroy faith in tho religion of tho
Christian church and to substitute
an anti-Christian caricature:. It is ti
gigantic bunco schenio wherein tho
victim thinks lie 1ms the treasure but
instead holds only tho worthless iir
itatlon.
Greatest Peril of Peace
MADRID. Tho Diaro Universal,
commenting 011 tho speech of Chan
cellor von Buelow in tho German
reichstag, expresses ; the opinion that
too much importance should not bo
attached to tho chancellor's optimism
adding that "Germany is the greatest
peril to European peace."
THE BL0W HAS FAW
BTANDARD Oil, TO TKHIi WHIG
OF FEDERAL WKAT1I
Petition Filed In United Htntas DUttlerf
Court nt Ht. Louis History of
Cine Humntarlzud at '
TTitslilnctou
ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Tho United
States government made tho InifJaE
movo to dissolve tho Standard nit so-"
sailed monopoly by filing in. tu
United States district court in Sc.',
Louis a petition in equity against thoi
Standard Oil company or New Jentey;
and its seventy constituent corpora
tions and parterships, and so twi de
fendants, including Mr. John IX.
Toiler and Rockefeller, asking Chad
tho combination be declared unlaw-'
ful and in the future enjoined Crnra
entering into any contract or com
bination restraint of trade. Tho euJO
is brought under the Sherman aafi
trust act, which (he Standard aod its
constituent companies and the sccon?
individual dofjiidanta arc charged
with violating.
In a formal statement by A ttorncy
General Moody ho says that criminal
prosecution is reserved for future
consideration.
KcIIokk Flies tho Volition
Frank B. Kollogg, of St. Paul;
Minn., special assistant to Attorney
General Mocidy,brought tho citoia
(0 St. Louis. Tho dooumwii. waa
filed with the clerk of the United!
States circuit court by the .govcru
nient's local representative, UnttetE
States District Attorney D. P. Dyer
and Special Counsol Kellogg.
When court convened at 10 o'clock.
Attornojs Kellogg and Dyer I10M a
closed conference for hair an hour,,
at the ond of which time Special
Counsel Kellogg informed Attorney
General Moody by long dislamro
telephone that the petition wa
about to be Hied, and was instructed
to proceed. Attorneys Kellogg and
Dyer then went into tho olcrtt'j
ullice, where the petition wa
formally sworn to and filed, uj
Colonel Dyer.
After the filing of the petition
Judges W. H. Sanborn and Elmer
B. Adams, of thu United State cir
cuit court of appeals, upon petition,
issued an order granting tho federal
ollicers authority to lmnicdfah'fy
icrvo noitoe of the suit upon thoaa
defendants who arc nut resident
nf tho judicial district in which dm
suit has been filed.
Imiulry Into Indian NeeiU
VINITA, I, T. Tho oommitb-cs ol
teuators appointed at the last gentioir
of congress to investigate and report!
upon tho general conditions In
Indian territory lias reached here,,
and held hearings the day of hi a
arrival in tho afternoon and utftfic.
Tho subjects under eonsideratrnrr
wcro remedial legislation and umd
ilications of existing rules ana regu
lations of the interior department
that would permit a more general
pale and rental of allotted tribal
lands, the levying of taxes unifac;
rtatchood, tho maintenance ot ft
better public school system, the dw
posat of thu segregated coal nd
asphalt lands in the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations and tho side ami
rental of the surface of those ficgru
gatod lands for commercial purpue..
A delegation of the full blamL
Cherokees, among tho memhert, of.
the Ketoowah society, a socrot or
ganization among tho lull bioi&".d
Cherokees, that heretofore has always
opposed tho coming of white men to
Indian territory, asked for the re
moval of restrictions from the mr
tins lands of full bloods and in this
was joined by a delegation of full
Wood Shawnees. The committee
will continue the hearing.
PlltNliurir Pollen HiiHj
PITTSBURG, Pa.-Tho, police ol.
thiB city express conlidouco in hie
ing under arrest tho slayer of Ilacry
F Smith, who was killed in his Inane,
by n burglar. Charles Bucuini, ffiu
Ualian arrested with a wounded
hand, had the bullet extracted. D: i
of iiL'-caliber, the size of tho buffet;
fired from Smith's gun in the tight
vi th tho burglar. Buccini has aho
been identillcd through people irtiu-
laimed they saw him in the neigh
borhood of thu Smith home.
Tho rewards for the arroat af chi
rdaycrs of Smith and James E. Mc
Millan, who was murdered a week:
mgo, havo been augumented byonrtof
$1,000 by the city, Tho action
taken by tho finance committee of
tho council following thu act of
council in providing L'OO iiwrn
police, Many holdups wero reported;,
tho oriminals in every instance
escaping. Wholesalo arrests aro beinii
tuado of men without apparent
oupatlon