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OroaoouB Establishes New Worlds Becord
Glenville Traok
BEATS ABBOTS TIME HALE SECOND
Goes In 203 3 4 Over Conrao that Hoems
a Trifle Heavy Takes the Running
Mates First Half Mllu In 101 ana the
Nest In 101 3 4
CLEVELAND O July 27 Amid
the enthusiastic cheers of nearly 10
000 people Oresceus the worlds cham
pion trotting stallion again demon
strated that he is the peer of all trot
ters by trotting a mile this afternoon
over the Glenville track in 202
This establishes a new worlds record
for both sexes replacing the former
worlds record of 2 03 held by The
Abbot
Owing to the heavy rains of last
night the track was not in the best
of condition today and it was about
630 p m before it was deemed to be
in safe condition to warrant making
the attempt At times the suns heat
had been replaced by cool breezes
Even then there were few horsemen
who looked for a mile better than
205 After having been given several
preliminary miles George Ketcham
came out with the stallion to attempt
what seemed an impossible feat
Ketcham nodded for the word on the
third score the horse trotting like a
machine
Accompanied by a runner the chest
nut stallion fairly flew to the quarter
the timers watches registering just
thirty seconds
As Cresceus swung into the back
stretch he was joined by a second
runner and although many predicted
that the footing was such as would
retard his speed he reached the half
in 101 As the time was hung out
the immense crowd broke out in
cheers The three quarters pole was
reached in 121 ana as the great
stallion trotted into the stretch a run
ner on either side his machine like
stride was fairly eating up the dis
tance
Never once faltering notwithstand
ing the terrific clip he fairly flew to
the wire being sustained only by his
indomitable courage not being touch
ed once by the whip his sole urging
being the drivers voice and the thun
dering hoof beats of the accompanying
runners
As the time for the mile was an
nounced 202 and the immense
crowd realized that a new worlds
record had been established Ketcham
and his favorite stallion received an
ovation such as has been but seldom
witnessed on a race track Thousands
of people rushed out on the track and
Ketcham was lifted trom the sulky
and carried to the grand stand on the
shoulders of admirers Cneer after
cheer Jrent the air and the name of
Cresceus was upon the lips of every
one present
Ketcham Ketcham yelled the
crowd and the owner of the sturdy
son of Robert McGregor was almost
carried to the judges stand where he
delivered a brief address
Cresceus now not only holds the
worlds trotting record for both sexes
hut last week at the Detroit grand
circuit meeting by trotting in 206
and 205 in his lace against Charley
Herr secured the worlds record for
the two fastest heats ever trotted in
a race his second mile in 205 also
being a new worlds record for the
fastest mile ever trotted in a race
and also the fastest second heat ever
trotted
SINS SLAUGHTER 0E HORSES
Estimated 250 Have Been Killed in
South Dakota County
SIOUX FALLS S D July 27 It
is estimated that the intense heat has
killed fully 250 horses in this Minne
haha county
William Parkinson a well known
farmer living near Ben Clare was in
stantly killed by lightning while har
vesting Four horses he was driving
were killed by the same stroke Par
kinson was aged 27 and leaves a wife
and child His father and other rela
tives live in Sioux Falls
Total Bonds Purchased
WASHINGTON July 27 The Sec
retary of the treasury today purchased
short term bonds as follows Two
thousand dollars 4s at 113C64 1500
Us at 1092136 and 800 3s at 109128
he total amount purchased for the
sinking fund today is 15954100 at a
cost of 18026563
Union Pacific Buys a Branch
LEAVENWORTH Kan July 27
The Leavenworth Lawrence branch
of the Union Pacific which has been
in a receivers hands for several years
was sold the purchase price being
900000 There was but one bidder
and the road was knocked down to
Judge W R Kelly of Omaha for the
Union Pacific railway Judge Kelly
stated that the receiver would be dis
charged at once and the road operated
as part of the Union Pacific system
GENERAL DROUTH SITUA1I0N
Thunderstorms Followed by Hot Bun Lit
tie Benefit to Crops
WASHINGTON July 26 Official
reports show that the corn belt re
gion continues hot and dry with no
prospect of immediate change in
these conditions Showers have fall
en in the northern half of the corn
belt area since last night including
eastern Nebraska Iowa northern Il
linois northern Indiana and Ohio
Most of these rains which generally
were light in amount fell last night
Today there were some light rainfalls
in western Nebraska and Oklahoma
These precipitations however the
forecast officials say are not always
conducive of the best results to the
growing crops as they are mostly
thunder showers immediately follow
ed by a hot sun Showers it is said
possibly may occur in the drouth
stricken region tomorrow as they
usually are inseparable from visita
tions of intense heat but no general
occurrence of them is predicted Tem
peratures in the corn belt while a few
degrees lower today than yesterday
were again high ranging from 95 de
grees to 100 degress and higher
WHY IS THE WEST HOT
This Problem Is Now Puzzling the
Scientists
PORTLAND Ore July 26 Edward
A Beals forecast official in charge
of the Portland office of the weather
bureau said today concerning Mr
Serviss theory of heat causation
through sun disturbances
If Mr Serviss theory is correct
the excessive heat being experienced
in the east should be correspondingly
felt in the North Pacific states as we
are under the influence of the same
sun and situated in the same hemi
sphere The facts are that the central
west has had a month more of tem
peratures averaging from 6 to 12 de
grees warmer than usual The nor
mal daylight temperature in Portland
in July is 663 This year it has been
only 625
KAISER AS PEACE MAKER
Slay Assume the Role to End South Af
rican Conflict
LONDON July 26 The rumor as
to the early peace negotiations which
has pervaded the House of Commons
for some days says the Day Ex
press has taken the more definite
form that Emperor William is soon
to assume the role of peacemaker Mr
Kruger and his advisers are repre
sented as having empowered the
kaiser to act for the Boers and he
is willing to take the initiative in or
der to popularize his relations with
the German people who disapprove
his friendship for Great Britain
Something apparently is on foot
whether Emperor William is in it or
not
Mr Krugers arrival at The Hague
is connected the Daily Express thinks
with the rumored peace suggestions
GREAT BATTLE WAS E0UGHT
And French Trampled Over Moors in
Algiers
LONDON July 27 A few days
ago says a dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Cadiz a great battle was
fought between the French and the
Moors near Figuig It was the re
sult of the French operations to sub
jugate the tribes south of the Atlas
mountains and to occupy the oasis of
Tafilet The French were victorious
The Moors assert that the French gov
ernment has 90000 troops on the
Moorish border
Ov rdose of Strychnine
LINCOLN Neb July 27 George
Colby a young man of Grand Island
took fifteen grains of strychnine and
died in less than an hour later in ex
cruciating agony Information from
his home is to the effect that he was
leading a fast life and associating
with dissolute characters
Condition of tho Treasury
WASHINGTON D C July 26 To
days statement of the treasuryy bal
ances in the general fund exclusive of
the 150000000 gold reserve in the
division of redemption shows availa
ble cash balances 171979820 Gold
98521063
King Receives the Congress
LONDON July 26 King Edward
received the foreign delegates to the
British congress on tuberculosis at
Marlborough His majesty briefly ex
pressed his keen interest in the con
gress and his hopes of fruitful results
therefrom
Rates for the Grand Army
ST LOUIS July 26 In general or
ders issued by Commander-in-chief
Leo Rassieur of the G A R in regard
to the thirty ninth national encamp
ment to be held in Cleveland Septem
ber 9 to 14 announcement is made
that the Central Passenger association
has made a rate of one cent a mile
to and from Cleveland All other
passenger associations east south and
west have made rates of one fare and
a third for the round trip plus 2
MR
LONG WILL HELP
ITavy Secretary Pleased to Grant Scaleya
Eeuueat for Investigation
0EWEY AND OTHERS E0R COUNCIL
Wishes to Give Santiago Oflloer Fairest
Possible Hearing The Order Will Be
Issned Scon and Become Effective
Later
WASHINGTON July 23 Secretary
Long In accordance with a request
from Admiral Schley advised that of
ficer that he would order a court of
inquiry to examine into the entire
matter of Admiral Schleys course in
the Santiago naval campaign Later
the secretary announced that owing
to the extremely hot weather the
court would not meet until September
and that he would turn over his recep
tion room to the court The secretary
said
It is too hot now and I 3ont be
lieve it would be comfortable for of
ficers to sit in their heavy full dress
uniforms during August I issued an
order some time ago dispensing with
the wearing of full dress uniforms
during a court martial but this case
will be so important that every form
of official dignity will be observed
even to the guard of marines at the
door I propose to give the court tho
use of the large reception room ad
joining my office which is a conveni
ent and commodious place
Will the sessions of the court be
open
Unquestionably was the em
phatic reply I propose to make that
fact very plain It would be a great
mistake to have a secret court The
country has the right to know all that
transpires in the way of testimony of
fered Personally I should be very
glad to have a court composed of a
large number of officers but the naval
regulations restrict me to the selec
tion of three I hope to name the
personnel of the court today and this
will give the judge advocate and re
corder ample time to prepare a list
of witnesses who are to be summoned
This list will necessarily be quite
lengthy and it will take some little
time to assemble the officers here I
do not believe that the session of the
court will be prolonged because
after all a great deal of talk over the
Santiago campaign is like the Geniis
vapor which can be condensed in a
small bottle
Will Admiral Schley be allowed to
name witnesses
Admiral Schley was the reply
will be afforded every opportunity for
the appearance of all the witnesses he
may desire He is also entitled un
der the naval regulations to be ren
resented by counsel
While Secretary Long was not ask
ed whether the court of inquiry would
be asked to form and submit an opin
ion upon the facts disclosed by the
investigation it is considered quite
probable that this course will be pur
sued Unless the order convening the
court expressly requires this opinion
to be expressed its report must be
confined to stating the facts found
Wyoming a a Pasture
OHAHA July 25 R M Allen
president of the Standard Cattle com
pany of Ames Neb and also con
nected with the beet sugar industry
there arrived in Omaha from Wyom
ing He said that pasturage there
is superb and that the stockmen are
taking unusual steps in order to derive
the most benefits possible from this
fact They are buying in Nebraska
all the cheap cattle and are taking
them to Wyoming feeding grounds
Cnnners Take Precaution
MARSHALLTOWN la July 25
Representatives of seventeen Iowa and
Nebraska canning factories met here
to discuss the situation in view of
the protracted dry weather and decid
ed to withdraw all price sheets un
til they can ascertain the probable
shortage of the seasons pick
Condition of tho Tronourv
WASHINGTON July 25 Todays
statement of the treasury balance in
the general fund exclusive of the
150000000 gold reserve in the divis
ion of redemption shows Available
cash balance 16905453S gold 97
401013
Fnneral of Mrs Krnger
PRETORIA Tuesday July 23 Mrs
Kruger wife of former President
Kruger of the South African republic
who died Saturday last of pneumonia
after an illness of three days was
buried here today
Root Speaks of the Forts
WASHINGTON D C July 25
Secretary Root speaks in high terms
of the possibilities of Forts Riley and
Leavenworth as posts for military in
struction He says Fort Riley is an
excellent post for one of the big mil
itary camps of instruction and ma
neuvers contemplated by congress
also that troops to the present capac
ity of the quarters at Jefferson bar
racks and Forts Itiiey Leavenworth
and Sheridan will be retained
p r
LOOKS LIKE A LONG EIGHT
Indications that Strike Ik the Steel SIllli
Is to He Allowed to Drift
PITTSBURG July 24 The strike
presents practically no new situation
and it appears as if the contending
forces are settling down to a pro
tracted struggle While the company
at the Wellsvllle mill received the ac
cession of a few men from the ranks
of the Btrlkers yesterday the number
is not yet large enough to justify the
mill In starting up in full In the
meantime the Amalgamated men are
keeping a constant watch on the mill
and all the avenues that lead to it
Pickets have been thrown out all
along the streets and at the railroad
stations so that nothing will escape
the vigilance of the strikers if the
company should bring any new men
in
At the Dewess Wood mill in Mc
Keesport everything is as before
From unofficial sources believed to be
conversant with the companys plans
It is said the management has no in
tention of resuming the operation of
the plant at present Nevertheless
the strikers are wary and evidently do
not believe this because they continue
to patrol the streets for the purpose
of keeping their eyes on anyone going
toward the mill Pickets are lined
along the streets as well as along the
river front and strangers are kindly
but firmly asked to show who they
are and how it happens they are iD
McKeesport
NEBRASKA CORN CROP
Koporter Loveland Roviows the State by
Counties
United States Department of Agri
culture Nebraska Section Climate
and Crop Service of the Weather Bu
reau University of Nebraska Lin
coln July 24 The past week has
been hot and dry The daily mean
temperature has averaged 12 degrees
above the normal In eastern counties
and 9 degrees above in western The
maximum temperatures for the week
have generally been btween 105 de
grees and 110 degrees
The rainfall consisted only of a few
scattered showers with generally very
light fall of rain
The past week has been a good one
for haying and threshing but a very
unfavorable one for corn Early plant
ed corn has been practically ruin
ed in the southern counties Lato
corn planted is quite generally be
ginning to tassel very small and is in
a critical condition In southern coun
ties it has been damaged consider
ably and with rain soon would pror
duce only a partial crop In northern
counties the late planted corn is in
better condition although it has suf
fered considerably from drouth In
many western counties a large per
centage of the oats and spring wheat
has been cut for hay and in many
southern couties a large portion of
the oat crop will not be threshed
Fruit of all kinds and garden vege
tables have been damaged by the
drouth Apples and peaches are drop
ping badly
DR KOCHS LATEST THEORY
Bovine Tuberculosis is Not Transmissible
to Human System
NEW YORK July 24 Prof Koch
of Berlin will announce says a Herald
dispatch from his discovery that bo
vine tuberculosis is not transmissible
to the human system The famous
bacteriologist in an interview made
the statement that he has demonstrat
ed that meat and milk tuberculosis in
fected cattle may be consumed with
absolute immunity
Dr Allen F Haight of Chicago the
official representative of the American
Medical association said If I had
not heard Prof Koch quietly an
nounce his discovery in private con
versation it would have seemed to me
absolutely incredible I can only say
that Prof Koch is too profound a
student and has too much reputation
at stake to promulgate such a proposi
tion unless convinced of its soundness
beyond the shadow of a doubt If he
is able to theoretically demonstrate
his claim the sanitary systems of the
world will be shaken to the very
roots The word revolution but faintly
expresses what the discovery will pre
cipitate
Ohio Bryan Democrats
CLEVELAND July 24 At a prelim
inary meeting here of the leaders of
the bolt among the Bryan democrats
George A Groot of this city has been
chosen as temporary chairman of the
state convention to be held at Colum
bus July 31 Dr Abner L Davis of
Findlay will be the temporary secre
tary
Fiht to Bitter End
CAPETOWN July 24 It is reported
that General Delarey has informed
the Klerksdorp commando that there
is no longer any chance of European
intervention and that they must fight
the war out to the bitter end
Sheet Steel Goes Up
NEW YORK July 24 The brokers
and jobbers in the sheet steel and
galvanized iron trade in this city ad
vanced the price of sheet steel 1 cent
per pound
NEBRASKA
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Stat Military Authorities Still Undecid
ed About Location
RED DEER LAKE AN IDEAL SPOT
Revenue Stamps Must Bo Used on Every
8al of Live Stock An Iowa Boy
Makes a Bad Jump Other Nebraska
Notes
LINCOLN July 24 The state mili
tary authorities are still undecided as
to a location for the next encampment
of the Nebraska National Guard Gen
eral Colby and several officers have
returned from a trip over the lake re
gion of Cherry county and later this
week General Colby accompanied by
General Barry Colonel Archer and
Quartermaster Hill will visit several
other places that have been proposed
for the encampment among them
being Erickson and Seneca
Tho place that pleased us most in
Cherry county was Red Deer lake
said General Colby but the owner re
fused to let us use It for the encamp
ment It is an ideal spot but of
course is now out of the question
We could have it in the fall but that
would interfere with our plans for an
early encampment We visited quite
a number of lakes in Cherry county
among them Great Alkalai Dewey
Wood and Hackberry but none of
them suited us as well as the Red
Deer lake
I am prepared to announce that the
encampment will be of ten days dura
tion and that it will be held between
the 7th and 20th of September The
exact date has not been determined
but tho announcement is made now so
as to give ample time for officers and
men to arrange their business to avoid
a conflict of duties and to enable all
to be present
Stamps on Every Sale
SOUTH OMAHA July 24 Collector
of Internal Revenue Stephenson has a
communication from Commissioner
Yerkes at Washington of especial in
terest to live stock commission men
Recently a South Omaha commission
firm protested against paying revenue
on sales which it made of stock bought
on speculation setting forth that when
the stock is first sold the commission
men to whom the sale is made attach
revenue stamps to the value of 1 cent
per 100 which tax is paid by the ship
per To compel them to pay a like tax
on a reselling of the same lot of stock
the speculators say is double taxa
tion and illegal It has been decided
that there must be stamps on every
sale
Nebraska at Washington
WASHINGTON July 24 The comp
troller of the currency has declared a
sixth dividend of 5 per cent in favor of
the creditors of the First National
bank of Neligh Neb making in all Co
per cent on claims proved amounting
to 9701409
Dr Y R Butler has been appointed
a pension examining surgeon at Beav
er City Dr W E Paxton at Sidney
and Dr C E Coppers at Ord Neb
Rural free delivery service will be
established on September 2 as follows
Bennett Lancaster county Neb with
one carrier length of route 24
miles population served 520 carrier
Bernard Pierson
Burglar at Table Rf ck
TABLE ROCK Neb July 24 Bur
glars gained access to the hardware
store of Anton Kovanda and stole some
pocket knives and razors They gained
entrance by cutting out one of the
panels in the rear door They also en
tered the store of W L Taylor gen
eral merchandise by prying up a win
dow in the rear of the store but as
nothing was missed it is supposed
they were frightened away It is prob
ably the work of the amateurs
Deputy Gaire Wnrd n
LINCOLN July 24 Governor Sav
age has appointed the following dep
uty game wardens to serve without
compensation Grant E Peterson of
Ponca for Dixon county Otto F L
Herse of West Point for Cuming
county S F Woodward of Boelus for
Howard county
Wheeler County Report
LINCOLN July 24 The belated re
port of the clerk of Wheeler county
regarding valuation of property for
taxation was received at the auditors
office The total assessed valuation is
31446259 as against 298000 for last
year
Thieves Cancht In a Store
MEAD Neb July 24 Three bur
glars were discovered in the store of
C Ostenberg Son by Herb Edwards
who sleeps over the store Edwards
slipped downstairs and aroused Mar
shal Gilchrist Henry Ostenberg and
others and they surprised the visitors
Several shots were fired by both sides
but the robbers succeeded in getting
away None of the citizens weie hurt
but one of the burglars received a
charee of buckshot
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET
Latest Quotations From South Omaha
and Kansas City
SOUTH OMAHA
Cattle There wjih not a heavy run of
cattle and as packers all scorned to want
a few the market did not show much
change even though Chicago was report
ed weak to a dime lower There were
about fifty car of beef steers In the
yards and buyers started In fairly earlv
and cattle began moving toward tho
scales at prices that looked steady to a
shade lower than yesterday There were
not very many cows and heifers on sal
and the market was active and just about
steady till around Buyers seemed to want
the stuff and as a result It was not long
before tho pons were cleared Bulls
calves and stags also sold In Just about
yesterdays notches Tho better grades
were In nctlvo demand but tho commoner
kinds were a little draggy the same as
usual There was not what might be
called an active stacker and feeder mar
ket The demand from the country show
ed oIte a falling on and speculators car
ried over quite a few cattle For that
reason they were not liberal buyers
Hogs There was another generous sup
ply of hogs but the market opened In
good season active and Just about n
nickel higher on tho good hogs Packer
Seemed to have liberal orders and It wit
not long before the hulk of the offerings
was out of first hands Oood mixed hogi
sold very largely at 172 and 573 The
choicer loads and heavier weights brought
377i and from that on up to C0
which Is the highest price paid on this
market In some time The lighter weights
were neglected the same ns has been the
ease for some time The last end of the
market was rather slow and the advance
was largely lost
Sheep There were quite a few sheep In
sight but the trains were late In arriv
ing and for that reason the market was
slow In getting started When the sheep
lid come in they had to be stored which
made the market ail the later in opening
Thp demand however on the part of
packers was in good shape and when
the sheep did begin to change hands just
about steady prices were paid for any
thing at all desirable Lambs were also
in good request where the quality was
satisfactory The demand for feeders
showed no signs of Improving
KANSAS CITY
Cattle Native beef steers KMilc high
er Texans strong cows and heifers
steady stockers and feeders lower
choice export and dressed beef steers 3T
5j373 fair to good 15347463 stockers and
feeders 3G077173 western fed steers
140 030 western range steers 350iM23
Texans and Indians 3C0Tf l2J Texas
cows 2WH3Ai native cows 5231X7 123
heifers 230fMS3 canners 175f7210
bulls 223f7423 calves 23011473
Hogs Market 3c higher top
bulk of sales 37K7S0O heavy SGXX
012 mixed packers nGX7Cfl0
Sheep and Lambs Sheep steady lambs
easy at I0X7300 wethers 323 100
ewes 273fi523 western range sheep 321
C3S0
EULATE COMMENDS SCHLEY
Vizcayas Commander Says Brooklyns
Loop Was Proper
NEW YORK July 27 Captain Eu
late who commanded the Vizcaya at
Santiago in a cabled reply to a request
from the Journal and Advertiser as
to his opinion of Rear Admiral
Schleys maneuvers in the battle of
Santiago says
As a gentleman I cant appreciate
any maneuvers of the Brooklyn in
the battle on the 3rd of July in front
of Santiago as an act of cowardice
This maneuver considering the posi
tion of the other American ships
which were attacking the Vizcaya by
the stern and quarter was a proper
one
Iowa Census Statistics
WASHINGTON July 27 The cen
sus bureau today issued a bulletin
showing the school militia and voting
population of the states of Iowa and
Kansas and the Indian Territory
x ollowing is a summary of the state
ment
Iowa Children of school age 769
870 of which 245G2 are foreign born
and 4085 colored 387930 are male and
379940 female Males of militia age
475760 of which 79559 are foreign
uorn and 3520 colored males of vot
ing age 635298 including 158025 for
eign born and 4633 colored
Mr Bryan on Iniporiallym
CHICAGO July 27 While here to
day William J Bryan who is working
home after a long tour of the east and
south said Imperialism is still the
great issue between the two political
parties The tariff to be sure is a
great subject But to my mind heart
disease is a more serious malady than
stomach ache
Threshing Outilt Bnrnecl
WYMORE Neb July 27 The
threshing outfit of P P Dunn was
destroyed by fire of incendiary origin
near Holmesville Bloodhounds were
sent for but on account of the large
crowd that had already visited the
place the dogs were unable to do any
thing
Horatio J Sprague United States
consul at Gibraltar and the oldest
conul in the American service died
there
Rock Islands New Air Line
KANSAS CITY Mo July 27 The
Times says The Rock Island railroad
has been at work
for some time pre
paring for the building of a line be
tween Kansas City and Topeka The
survey was recently completed and an
entrance to Kansas City has been ar
ranged by the purchase of land for
several miles west of here on the
north side of the Kansas river The
management expects to have the line
completed during the present year
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