Nebraska Newspapers

    M'COOK TRIBUNE.
F. SI. KIJIMKLT , , Publisher.
McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA
The Burlington depot of Indianola
was destroyed by fire.
Arbor Day was quite generally ob
served throughout the state.
The Kingman Implement company's
warehouse at Omaha burned , entailing
a loss of § 400,000.
Sarpy county fruit growers report 'a
fine prospect for apples. Peaches are
all killed , however.
The fine high school building at Al
liance is deemed unsafe by reason of
prevailing winds and it is generally
believed that It will have to be con
demned.
At a meeting held by the reorganiza
tion committee of company E at North
Platte fifteen persons were enrolled as
members of the local company , which
will be mustered into the national
uard.
A plan to establish telephone con
nections with the outside wcrld is
meeting with success in Osceola.
Twenty-seven subscribers have been
secured and only ten more -are re-
cuired.
Lyons is to have -another school
building. Itwas so decided after sev
eral meetings had been called at the
high school. This building is to be of
frame , and built for the lowest con
tract price , and to be located down
town , near the Catholic church.
The postoffice at Yeager , eight miles
south of Beaver City , was burned , -with
its entire contents. The Joss -was ' $1,800 ,
Insured in the Central Mutual of Has
tings for $1,100. The postofflce was
located in the store of Postmaster
Yeager , the family living in the second
end story , and they all had JL narrow
escape from death. -
The westbound freight .on the Un
ion Pacific picked up a man three
miles from Gibbon , lying near the
track in an unconscious condition. He
was taken to the Kearney city hos
pital and an examination showed he
was injured on the head , temple , oa
the knees , right hand and spine. He
had fallen from the train.
The Standard Beet Surar company
at Ames made a lucky strike at the
factory site in sinking an artesian
well. They are down to a depth of 235
feet , and have secured a fine flow of
pure water that is entirely free from
alkali. It flows a stream sixteen feet
above the surface of the ground that
is large enough for irrigation purpos
es.
es.W.
W. J. Scott , a stockman from Mexico -
co , is looking over the grazing land
near Wallace and has concluded to
bring up about 10,000 head of cattle
to be herded in the sand hills north of
Wallace. Mr. Scott is the representa
tive of large cattle interests in Mexico
and means to utilize some of the many
tiiousand acres of land in Lincoln
county.
The Grand Army of the Republic
post of McCook has contracted for a
large twelve-foot monument in mem
ory of our dead heroes. Standing on
the base will be a soldier , six feet high ,
in the position of "attention. " The
unveiling occurs May 31 , and upwards
of 5,000 witnesses are expected to been
on the ground , including the Third Ne
braska regiment.
April 25 was a red letter day in the
history of Curtis , the event being the
opening up for business of the new
creamery. The ladies of the town
served lunch with creamery butter , the
first output. The officers and chief
dignitaries were present , -with several
distinguished speakers from abroad ,
and the affair was pronounced a suc
cess and highly enjoyed by all.
rrbor ) ay in Nebraska City , the
home of its founder , J. Sterling Mor
ton , was given general observance.
The banks and offices were closed.
Many citizens spent the entire day in
planting shrubs and trees and other
wise beautifying their grounds. The
usual Arbor Day exercises , attended
by a large amount of tree planting ,
were held at the schools throughout
the city.
House movers are reaping a harvest
now moving buildings from Spencer
and Butte to Perry , the new town at
the end of the new railroad running
from Atkinson north. - Andy Krickas
of Butte met twenty-five excursionists
that came to Atkinson over the Elkhorn -
horn on April 18. They left for Boyd
county the next morning to look over
the prospects of the new town of Per
ry with a view to locating there.
This section , says a Callaway dis
patch , has witnessed one of the most
destructive prairie fires that ever
passed through Custer county. Sev
eral persons lost their lives and great
damage was done to buildings , grain
and other property. Seybolt and Alex
ander McDonald lost a quantity of
corn ; John Kennedy , a stable and oth
er property ; O. P. Olson several head
of hogs. The latter was severely burn
ed. Two farmers named Coe and Mor-
riseywere burned to death.
Last week a special train contain
ing 500 or 600 head of young cattle
was shipped into Imperial to be rang
ed during the summer. They are
owned by Hon. A. C. Shallenberger of
Alma , Neb. Milton Eearl has also
received several carloads , and County
Clerk McClelland leaves for Arizona
to purchase several thousand head
more. The ranges of Chase county
are the finest in the state and are am
ple for thousands of head more. The
new grass is already furnishing good
feed.
Quite a building boom is on at
Cresco.
Cattle in this section of the country ,
savs a North Platte dispatch , have
come through the winter in splendid
condition , notwithstanding the unus
ually cold weather experienced , and
there are at least five times as many
cattle in this localiay now as there
were two years ago. All of the stockmen
and it is no unusual
men are prosperous
ual thing now for a farmer , who a few
groaning under a mortgage
vears ago , was
gage of $500 on his homestead , to give
thousand dollar
Sick for two or three
lar for a herd of cattle.
Letter of Condolence From
Secretary Meikeljohn.
FATHER Of DECEASED NOTIFIED.
Gallant Officer Lost Ills Mfe "While
Leading a Charge Uron the Enemy's
Works Likelihood that the First Ne
braska "Will Soon Sail for Home.
7 he tate Col Stotsenbcrg.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn sent
letters of condolence to the father and
wife of the late colonel of the First
Nebraska volunteers , J. M. Stotsen-
berg , who died leading his troops in
the Philippines on April 23. Follow
ing is the secretary's letter to Hon ,
oohn H , Stotsenberg of New Albany ,
Ind. :
"Information that your son , Colonel
John .M , Stotsenuerg , First Nebraska ,
V , S , V , has been killed in battle has
been received. That he has met the
common doom of mankind in the .noon
time of life and at the entrance of A
notable career is cause -for deep sorrow
and regret. But that .he was killed in
battle , leading his command in a suc
cessful charge upon the intrenchments
of the enemy and met death in the
way -a soldier -would .choose toe is
some comfort , tnough inadequate to
solace the sense 01 .personal bereave-
jaent you .now feel.
"It may be J , comfort lo you to know
i at -department did not wait until
.his death .to do him honor. When
the legislature of Nebraska , the gov
ernor of-that state and other prominent
citizens , laboring under a misunder
standing of the great work your son
was accomplishing with his regiment ,
.asiced to have him relieved of his com
mand , the response of this department
was. :
" 'Itwould be destructive to disci
pline and would imperil the interests
of the service to dismiss from the
volunteer army on an exparte state
ment an officer with an unblemished
record , against whom no complaint has
been lodged by or through any mili
tary authority. '
"I have this day closed the incident
of said complaint by endorsing across
the face thereo- these words : 'This
officer and soldier was killed in battle
at the head of his command while
leading a successful charge on the in
trenchments of the enemy on April 23.
laS9. ' I wish it were within my power
to render him and you a greater ser
vice. "
The Crop Comlltion * .
The last Nebraska crop bulletin pre
sents this summary :
The last week has been dry and
windy , with r.n excess of sunshine.
The average daily temperature defici
ency has varied from about one degree
in the western counties to nearly three
degrees in the southeastern. The
daily maximum temperatures gener
ally exceeded 70 degrees on but on *
day of the week , and then were but
slightly above. The weekly minimum
temperatures ranged from 38 degrees
to 22 degrees , with heavy frosts in
most sections of the state.
The rainfall has been below normal
in all counties. In most of the , we"5t-
ern counties no rain fell. In the cen
tral and eastern scattered showers
occurred. The amount of rainfall was ,
however , very small , generally less
than a tenth of an inch , except in a
few northeastern and southeastern
counties , where it ranged from a quar
ter to slightly more than half an inch.
The last week has been favorable
or farm work and rapid progress has
been made in seeding small grain.
Spring wheat is now all sown , except
in a few northern counties , and there
the greater portion of the crop is
sown. Oat seeding is well advanced
everywhere and practically completed
in southern counties. Plowing for corn
has commenced in most counties and a
little corn has been planted in the
southern portion of the state. The
ground is in goou condition for plow
ing and seeding in eastern counties ,
but is too dry for quick germination
and growth , and in some parts of the
central western portion of the state
seed will not grow until after rain
comes. The high winds of the last
week have dried the ground rapidly
and have been exceedingly unfavor
able for winter wheat , and the reports
of the condition of this crop are de
cidedly less encouraging than they
were a week ago , tne estimate of most
reports this week being from about all
dead'to about a quarter of the crop
alive , while a-few estimates in south
eastern counties indicate a slightly
better condition.
Xcw SnRar Factory Ilofjun.
The Standard Beet Sugar company
of Ames has a force of men at work
driving , piling and excavating for the
new factory. Carl Leonard of Chino ,
Cal. , who had charge of the building
of the factory there , is superintending
the construction of the factory.
Two companies have been organizpd
in Fremont for the purpose of raising
sugar beets. One has a paid up capital
stock of $3,000 , divided into shares of
$50 each. It has leased J50 acres of
land east of the city which is now
being prepared for seeding. This com
pany expects to expend not to exceed
$20 per acre in growing the crop. An
other company of seventeen stockhold
ers , with a capital of $4,000 , has
leased 210 acres northeast of the city
for beets. Other individual beet rais
ers will probably Increase the acreage
of beets in this immediate vicinity to
650 acres. While the ground is dry
it is in good condition and the work
of planting will be pushed as rapidly
as possible.
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Promotions In First Kcgtmcnt.
The order issued making promotions
in the First Nebraska at Manila insti
tutes these changes :
Captain Frank D. Eager , Company
B , appointed major , to rank from April
J > , 1S99. vice Wniiams resigned.
'
First Lieutenant Harry L. Archer ,
adjutant , appointed captain Company
H , to rank from April 9 , 1899 , vice
Eager promoted.
Second Lieutenant Burt D. Whedon ,
Company C , appointed first lieutenant
acd adjutant , to rank from April 9 ,
1899 , vice Archer promoted.
First Regiment Way Return.
Friends of the First Nebraska resi-
ment , have been assured that the regi
ment will be returned to the United
States within a few days. Whether
it will be possible for the war depart-
Fment to spare the regiment immedi
ately is doubted by many. Brad P.
Cook of Lincoln is in receipt of the
following letters from President Mc-
Kinley's private secretary and Assist
ant Secretary of War Meiklejohn ,
which indicate that the regiment may
sail for home May 5 :
Executive Mansion , Washington.
Mr. Brad P. Cook , Lincoln , Neb. : Ply
Dear Sir I beg leave to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 15th
inst , with enclosure , and to say that
it was promptly brought to the atten
tion of the president. Very truly
yours.
yours.GEORGE
GEORGE B. CORTELYOU ,
Assistant Secretary to the President.
War Department , Office of the As
sistant Secretary , Washington. Mr.
Brad P. Cook , Lincoln , Neb. Dear
Sir : I am just in receipt of your let
ter of the 15th inst , , enclosing copy of
a resolution addressed to the presi
dent , adopted hy the relatives acd
friends of the First Nebraska volun
teers , and have very carefully noted
the contents of same. In reply I take
pleasure in advising you that caule
advices just received from General
Otis are to the effect that the return
of -volunteers Avill commence auout
Juay 5 and -will continue as rapidly as
tne accommodations of the transport
service permit.
I earnestly hope that this action of
General Otis will serve in some meas
ure to allay the natural r.nxiety which
the relatives and friends of the Ne
braska boys feel as to their return , and
perhaps the statement of General Otis
to the effect that the health and spirits
of the troops are peed will also have a
tendency in the same direction.
I trust that my interest in the wel
fare of the Nebraska regiment Is not
lost sight of in the earnest desire for
us return to civil life.
No efforts of mine have b n sparal
to aid the troops in any vay rihin
the power of the government , and it
would have pleased rae a * much a *
anyone bad Si bva panicle to hare
ordered th return cf tbo e troojte * oa *
time ago. 5n response to th * tfarae * :
solicitations which hav entaaaid
from the parents and friend * of Xh * *
boys.
1 trust , ho . that ib * prupri
of their early return will 1 * ? # stUJtar
torily regarded. Vry rprtfaily.
G. T > . MKIKLEJOUN.
Aesistaat Secretary of War.
1.3ml Trouble IB ihr Swrtli vt
There 1 = being d- eloped *
cf a flairs in the grazle * n $ ica ci tfcw
northwest pan o * tbe tut * thai , * * -
cordins to rumors { row that 3clloa.
portend serious cocUlru fertweea the
present occupiers cl soverameat butti *
and others who are preparing to * * * rt
what they contend are brtiw rijthu
to them.
In the grazies portion of th - * tat *
which \ * sparsely settled tlire arc
large bodies of government land vhtrh
have not be n taken up under th *
homestead or other acts which ttrsi l
settlers to obtain title from th ROV-
ernment. This land Is nererlhle
valuable to the owners of herds of cat
tle and the luxuriant srrass upon It i
turned Into dollars through the me
dium of the rattle thai are fattened
there every year.
The cattlemen do not own this land
and no one else has cared to purchase
it. The lines defining the ranges are
pretty well defined and the rule that no
one will trespass on another's range
previously occupied by him. Is well es
tablished. Tnus the use of the graz
ing ground is by unwritten law of the
range , made the property of the par
ticular ranchman almost as much as
if he had purchased It and held a writ
ten title to it.
Two years ago the national congress
passed a law making certain provis
ions concerning lands belonging to the
government which are Included In the
zone known as the semi-arid region ,
where irrigation and other devices for
the distributing and saving and stor
ing the water from streams are utiliz
ed to assist in the raising of crops or
providing domestic animals as well : is
men with water for ordinary domestic
purposes. One of the provisions of this
law is that whenever a person or cor
poration builds or constructs a reser
voir on or near this unsold govern
ment land in the irrigation region , that
so much of this land shall be set apart
and the constructor of the reservoir
shall have the right to use it.
The amount of land that a company
or person may take possession of is
dependent upon the size of the res
ervoir , its capacity to hold water and
supply the surrounding land with the
necessary element for human liveli
hood. The reservoir men do not get
a title from the government to the
land , they simply have the sanction
of the lav/ for their occupation and
use.
Recently there have been several
companies formed for the purpose of
building reservoirs in the grazing sec
tion of Nebraska and filing made for
the use of large bodies of this govern
ment land. The promoters of these
companies ars said to be principally
eastern people , but Nebraska citizens
are also in this business.
The point where the trouble is likely
to arise is when these claimants lethe
the right to use the land try to oust
the /ran / ah men \rno have heretofore
held it. The prospect for conflicts of
this sort are said to be more than like
ly and If the reports that arc coming
In lo the state capital of the fooling
among the old possessors are not ex-
aggregated this does not seem to be far
from wrong.
Weaver's livery barn in Schuyler ,
burned to the ground. The fire broke
out about 3 o'clock and in less than
thirty minutes was completely con
sumed. Twenty head of horses were
burned , besides twelve carriages and a
lot of harness and other parapherna
lia. Gibson & Fiddles had the barn
rented and owned most of the contents.
Messrs. Flynn , Sixta , Grassman and
Neihart lost five horses and bungle1 }
which were kept in the barns. The
total loss is about $0,500 , of which
Weaver's is about $3.000 on buildings
and the balance , is a loss on personal
property within the barn.
Otis Improves Lull in Fighting
, to Strengthen Position.
REPAIRS BRIDGES AND TRENCHES
Natives Are Cheerful Over Prospects of
Returning Peace Filipinos Ask Us
"Would You Fight While We Are Dis
cussing Peace ? " A Slight Skirmish
With the Insurgents.
MANILA , May 1. While it is the
general expectation among Americans
that the Filipino emissaries will re
turn with revised proposals from Gen
eral Antonio Luna , Major General
Otis is not letting this prospect inter
fere with his preparations for pushing
tha war. Yesterday he ordered Major
General Lawton to return to Angit.
a few miles northwest of Xorzagarav ,
end not tc advance aggressively while
the negotiations were pending. Gen
eral MacArthur is apparently acting
on the same policy , but he is repairing
bridges and strengthening the lin s
of his force , which is stretched out
with a four-mile front , and within a
quarter of a mile of the enemy. The
possibilities of peace are gratifying to
u great majority of the army. whih
has regarded the war as an unpleas
ant duty that mu > l be performed according -
! cording to Amerk-aa traditions.
Manila Js cheerful ovr th *
pect of aelurn cf noratxl lire. L
there are s-keplics who rensark ; hal
i truce would i liable the iaursjtt to
i rest until "he rainy season , upon which
they hare been depucdtaj ; & an Im
portant alL
The prisoner * report lha ; Utrre are
75,090 refnse- * north of Sa JVrcau-
do Thi * is aci impcwcibk * . rot
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raamier cord ml. ih niipiao troop * r- \
their hau At th * Aawflraa * \
Th Filipino * coMplain * * ( o
that thAtn ria D * * !
bullet * , which I * no * th * fart. Th * -
American oar < n ntortti th * # ,
roppT fhll * UN < ! by th * Filipino * arc
worse tliaii ? xi Ulr boitet * . C * * * r ! j
Luna said h * recreUed lxi R obllje- * |
to kill American * , but that was hi *
.
General Wh aton fntrtaiod Co ! -
nel ArgupJlPs and l.l uieaa t Jo e
Bernal and provided thm with borw *
to return to thHr rani ; * .
In the course of the conference ye--
terdny. Jacob rVliurniann. chairman
of the I Trilled States rommi-loa. toll
Colonel Arpuelle * that If the Insur
gents would lav down their arms he
and his colleagues of the commission
would consult thrm regarding tl.e
plan of Kovrruniont to l > e submitted
to President Mr-Klnley. He id lie
would not promise that all tholr PUS-
gestions would be adopted , but li1
could i5ure them that there would
bo a presumption in favor of their sup-
Kestioiis. adding that the r-vnimissioi- :
ers would be e-qieelnlly desirous > {
satisfying the legitimate aspirations
of the Filipinos.
When Colonel Argnelles uroteslid
that unconditional surrender would
be liuiniliating. Mr. Srhurinann re
plied : "There would lie no huhilUn-
tion in treating our brother Filiplros
as General Grant treated o'.ir broth
Americans : it Appwnsittox. "
Mr. Selinrmann snid yesterday to
the correspondent of the Associated
Press :
"I believe Colonel Arguelles is p r-
ponnlly sincere and honest , though I
have lie means of useerlalnlnp the sen
timents mid aims of the nnthorlUe ?
behind him. The Filipino people , people
ple like other Asiatic people ? , luive no
trust in mere words , without force b -
liitul them , but with force I coimid
a conciliatory M lsH "r tllc' l ist " -
portnnee. "
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DENVER , Col. . May 1. About fiCO
hoincKeekeis who desire lo locale in
the Ule reservation are already hero
and more are coming daily. The nil- '
allowing settlers to o upon the sur
veyed hinds and malte their selections
in advance of Hie opening obviates
much of the trouble experienced at
previous openings. The only nish for
these lands will lie nl the land oilier.
Settlers desiring claims on the unsnr-
veyeil portion are allowed lo examiti"
the country in ndvume , but must re
time from it befoie noon. May I.
At that hour they may line up and
make ,1 run for the claims Hint they
have selected. They have ninety day *
in which to file on these claims.
Minimal ! In i Tlii-iitrp.
MADRID. Many 1. At the Conunly
theater Friday night where the qnon
regent and Infanta Isabel were present
ent , a man dressed like an Am ricuM
was obesrved walking nn and down
the corridor with a dagger protruding
from his pocket. On arrest H load-
revolver was also found. He gave an
incoherent explanation. A card was
found with the name Patricia Chnr-
mon , a military veterinary surgeon.
It is believed he Is mad.
ADVANCE ON MALOLOS ,
Mr. Harrison Grey 1 ells of the Advance
on tlio Keljcls's Capital.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 1. Released
from quarantine today , Brigadier Gen
eral Harrison Gray Otis , U. S. V. , who
arrived from Manila last night , on the
transport Sherman , is a happy man at
being again at home. This veteran of
three wars is a civilian in time of
peace and as soon as he foresaw the
termination of hostilities with the fall
of Malolos he asked to be allowed to
resign. He expects to leave for Los
Angeles tomorrow and will at once as
sume his position as editor in chief
of the Los Angeles Times. He was
interviewed today by a reporter of the
Associated Press. Speaking of the po
sition held by his brigade during the
campaign , General Otis said : "In the
advance upon Malolos. begun at day
light. March 25. my brigade constitut
ed the center of the general line and
its orders were to pierce the enemy's
center , which was done the same day.
After this movement was under way
the First brigade advanced west of the
railway track , running north , and at
right angles to it. while the Second
brigade advanced abreast on the east
side of the same track. The usual r -
imental formation adopted in all th *
movements in line of UattHas 10
post two battalions on th * firing llae.
with one battalion in supper ; . "
"In th * advance upon Maloto * . herr
teas your main Hn * constituted ? * *
"I hare already d * < rribfd It * fcrma-
1 Uos. If you Mull examine th * map oi
> the racn U null prfcaa mak * to *
i rprHv * petition * of th * two dirte-
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to yoa. h * Flrvs < li\ijoa , 'with ih * -
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I th * tottth of ih * JHwic ,
i Yiokw and Watott
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throuch th * offtMtlBf ; acraaa rr
and r1i an > d it round , nartly
timber and ndrbn 4. a o
lagoonit. dry harra * and ytmaoi * of
carylnc detrfi r-f d"ptb
The rlv r TiiUahan wa * rawd t * ,
Hie Third artillery and th * Twrntth j
Knn. s of my brlpadwhll * yt th l
day was young and by th * FlrM Manj j
Uiin later on. The enemy's c * tr had ,
been pierced. And then ih * vfctorfow * ;
march contlnnetl HRht alonp.lay aftr ]
day. until Malolov rearhr * ! Th J
rivers were crossed by th * Infaflrv.
either by fording or on lmpn > Tljid
rafts or temporary brldK * , the artillery - ,
tillery and supply train * pawd th * ,
Ftreains on the tailway bridge * , which |
the enemy could not burn nud had Ivern
uziKble to Mow up for want of tlm \ |
because his ImrnhiK parties liad l * * n j
chased off promptly by our troop * . Hr- ,
sides the stream lagoons and mnrsh
that had to be crossed or flanked.
bamboo thickets , dense banana forest- *
and dllllcnU stietches of tnnpl ! h , p-
parn > l must he penetrated and ctenrrd
under lite.
Hnv. RiM l > y St.trin : uul Tire
roiERHHK. NKU. May i - A pr.it-
rlo llro. bnrnitiK i s e bay fl t nlon
the northern tier of counties of Ne
braska. Irn mlhs from this plnce , yes-
toiday afternoon , passed over Into the
track of the tornado , and \\ni swept
with I bo speed of the wind dlttgonaUy
acioFB tin' county for t\venty-ft\o miles
dcsro.\inK ! ovei.\tliliiK in its p tb.
The only ll\rs lost , so far as Known ,
wore those of Mrs. Holla l.hlnfwtou
and her llvo-yonr-old liov.Tho woman
saw tlio llro comln > i : ami ran to a nis-
turo to release the family stock. The
boy followed her. Hotb wore knocked
down by the torrltled animals. The
llro ( tassed over them lirfoio tboy eonld
> pl out of IlioTiv. . The body of the
boy was almost consumed and Mrs.
Livingston Ihod but a row bovus.
A great many oalllo were overtak
en and burned. A largo nnmbor ot
farm bouses were destroyed and the
Families escaped bv seeking rofug beyond -
yond tlio Hack of the llamos. The path
uf the lire was nearly ono mUotdo ,
RPOKAN'F. Wash. May I. AVnrd
nor , Idaho , sjuulal to tbo Hnokosmnn-
lievlew PMJHVaidncr : has boon tho.
oono oT tlio woial riots since the ilead-
y labor war of 15-92. Ono man h di'Ki1.
inothor Is thought to bo mortrtlly
ivoundcd and nuipoityaluol at S&HV-
100 has boon destioycd by giant pee
ler and llro.
GENERAL NEV7S XOTES.
Father Baraada , Santiago , is con
firmed by the pope bishop of Santiago-
The British government has decided
to contribute to a British Columbia-
Australian cable.
Twenty thousand cigars -were se
cured at Knoxville , Tenn. , by revenue
collectors , boxes having counterfeit
stamps.
The Japanese war ship Hiyei has
arrived at Esquimau. B. C. , where its
crew will be richly entertained by res
ident Japs.
Roland Quentin , secretary of the
Eagle Boat Store company. St. Loeis ,
now missing , is found to be short
510,000 , with more appearing.
The verdict for flO.OOO has be n sas
aside and a new trial granted ia the
suit of J. M. Mawell against Xas C
boodwin. involving the rlsbt to *
the play , "Ambition. "
Captain I'rias Rhodes , -who is to mil
the yacht Defender in the trial raola
has spent all his life oa th * * * er a 4
is a friend of such old saUta ; ana t r
as Xorraan Terry ami l _ A. Jeffrey.
James H. Merrill. aayqri ct C
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embiaaee to th * ranooo * of r rf
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