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I NOTHING HEARD FROM THE PORT
ARTHUR SQUADRON.
FIGHTING RUMORS CONFLICTING
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Russians at Port Arthur Said to Be
Short of Ammunition-Another
Story Aflottt thttt the Port Has
Fallen.
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LONDON-Rumors that Port Arthur -
thur hew fallen are again current , but
. apparently there Is no further warrant
, for them than on previous occasions.
It Is regarded as impossible that Port
1 ' Arthur can hold out much longer , but
there is no further news either concerning -
)
, corning the fortress or the fate of the
Port Arthur squadron beyond the
statement from Chee Fee that the pro-
tected cruisers Aslwld and ! Novlk have
entered the port of KianclHlu , which Is !
German leased territory ,
According to the Che Fee corre-
spondent of the Telegram the Japs
, tried to blow up the Russian torpedo
boat destroyer nleshltelnl and her
crew had to swim for their lives. The
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( i I same correspondent states that Lieu-
. . tenant General Stoessel , the com-
111an(1er of the military forcer : at Port
J Arthur , personally commanded . . .t . he
forces in the fIght for the possession
of the TaInt mountain , which was nc-
companaied by fearful carnage The
correspondent adds :
, "The Russians are short of ammu-
nition and the garrison Is excited by
incessant fIghting If the Japanese
continue their assaults with fresh
troops the worst may happen "
CUE Faa-According to the latest
information , obtainable the Russian
. ' squadron . has not returned 'to Port AI'-
tImr ,
On the night of August 9 ! ) heavy
cannonadllng was heard at sea In the
I 'r J direction of Port Arthur Advices
from the fortress say that the Japanese -
ese bombarded the town , placing their
batteries in dense kaolin fields , where
they were effectively ! masl\Od The
shells dropped mainly In the western
basin , where the squadron was anchored -
chored Many of the shells fell upon
the battleship Retvlzan , but no serious
damage was done either to the town 01'
the fIeet. Later the forts got tip
range of the Japanese fIeld batteries
and drove them out from their shel-
ter In the kaolin fields.
On the morning of August 10 the
squadron put to sea , where heavy cannonading -
nonading was heard for several hours.
The result of the battle Is not known
and nothing definite has been learned
regarding either squadron
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i HEIR TO RUSSIAN THONE.
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Son Borrr to Czar and Czarina at the
Peterhof Palace
ST. PETERSBURG-A son and heir
to the Russian throne has been born.
The empress and the child are doing
. I - woll. The accouchmont occurred at
12:30 : p. m The child will bo chris-
tened Alexis
The emperor and empress of Russia
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( formerly Princess AlIx of Hesse )
. were married November 4 , 18)4. ! ) had
previous to the birth of the child to-
day four daughtors-Olga , , born November -
vemher 3 : , 1895 ; 'I'atlana , born May 29 ! ) .
1897 ; Marie , born June H , 1S90 ! ) ! ) , and
Anastasia , born June 5 , 1901.
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, CUE Faa-Captain l\Iatousevltch ,
" . the late Rear '
Admiral Wlthoft's chief
01' staff , who was wounded during the.
Japanese attack ! on the battleship Czar-
O\'ltch , has died of his wounds. Only
one Russian torpedo boat remains at
Tslng Chou with the .QzarevHch. The
Japanese demand departure of the
Czarevltch , but the governor of Tslng
ChOll replied that the vessel would re-
main , but , would he dismantled. The
Japanese consul ordered alI steamers
bound for Japanese ports to postpone
f their : departure.
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Former Senator Davis Starts for
White Sulphur Springs. .
EL.KINS , W. Va.-Everything Is in
readiness for his formal notillcatlon ,
so far as \Tice Presidential Candldatq
II G. Davis is concerncd. Shortly
after 12 o'clock Monday , accompanied
by a party of his family and friends ,
ho vlll leave for White Sulphur
Springs In his private car Graceland ,
going hy the regular trains of the Coal
& Iron and the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroads With time ex-senator will
he his brother , Colonel Tom Davis ot
KeySCl' , his son-In-law and daughter ,
MI' and 1\Irs. Arthur Lee , National
Committeeman John L. McGraw nn'1
sister , of Grafton ; the Misses Sheri
dan of Mount Savage , 1\Id. ; 1\Irs. R. C.
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Kerons and daughter , Miss Gladys ,
and Secretary Charles S. Robb.
APPEAL FOR MRS. MAYBRICK.
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for American Woman.
LONDON-In the form of a letter
from a correspondent , dlgned "Heath-
cote Hardlngc , " the Dally Chronicle
Tuesday morning makes a strong ap-
peal on behalf of Mrs. l\Iaybrlcle Tho'
letter urges that Mrs. l\1ayhrick Is innocent -
nocent and that she ought to be granted -
ed u. free pardon , and contends that
she never would have been convicted
had there been a court of criminal ap-
peal In En land. The Chronicle also
prints an editorial which strongly sup-
ports "Heathcoto IIardlngo's" views
of the case. A bill was Introduced In
the house of commons Monday hy two
prominent lawyers providing for the
retrial of criminal cases
Report of Russian Attack.
GENERAL KUROKI'S - HEAD
QUARTERS IN , THE ' FIELD , VIA
FUSAN-Unofficlal reports were cur-
rent yesterday that a large force ot
Russians were advancing to attack .
the Japanese right. I'leavy firing
heard In that direction today appears
to confirm time roport. Russian soldiers .
diers , who have been taken prisoners ,
say time Russians were sometimes I
short on rations. Two days of hard
rains have followed a fortnight of - severe -
vero hoat. The Japanese In the fighting .
ing of August f were 980 ! ) , ,
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Retail Meat Trade Stops.
CIIICAGO-Wlth an army of more
than 300 pickets , the Ice Wagon Driv-
ers' and Helpers' union on Tuesday
established a blockade of the retail
and cold storage meat market bU31 !
ness of Chicago. 'rhe union ds termination .
nation to extend the strike to the
cold storage warehouses came I1.S a
distinct surprise to the packers , and I
tIlls was accentuated hy the action .
of the ice car helpers , who on Tuesday -
day declare ] an Intention not to llan-
(110 ice for any dealer who patronizes
the strllcc-affected pacleors.
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Violate Lottery LaVIs.
BOSTON.-John Marshall Barry
and Francis Webster , officers of an
organization known as the North
American Trust , were arrested on
Thursday by United States officers on
a charge of conspiring to defraud the
puhllc. They are also accused of cpn-
ducting a business In violation of the
antl-Iottcrr laws. The concern has
branch offices In a number of cilies.
In June Massachusetts officers Insti-
tuted proceedings against time con-
cern , and time supreme court appointed -
ed Burton p. Gray as recol\'er.
Confers with His Lieutenants
W ASIIING''ON-Chairman Cortol-
you : of the National republican commJt-
tee , who Is In the city for a few days
had a long conference with President
Hoose\'elt The chairman will return
to New York on Monda , } ' . Secretary
Hay was at the White house for some
lime Sunday night , as was also Secretary -
tary Wilson. Time latter has just returned -
turned to the city from the west and
gave the president } some Information
regarding the political and crop con-
ditions in that section of the Cf'ltntry.
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NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
During an electrical storm l1ghtnlAg
struck the cupola of the high school
building at IIIU1\holdt , completely
shattering II and doing dalllngo estimated -
mated at $100.
A tar-reaching cattle Quarantine will
Boon bo established upon the terr.itor
of the northwest , beginning either at
Oaledalo or at O'NeHl , and running
west. The exact line has not yet been
tcl'mincJ. : :
During a heavy electrical storm at
Ashland at 1:30 : in the plornlng ; , Mrs.
H C. Henry discovered a man standing -
ing within thlleo feet of her bed. She
screamed and the burglar retreated ,
securIng no hoot ) ' .
The executive committee of the
Oleo County Old Settlers' association
has made arrangements to hold the
thlrt.y-scventh annual picnic In Morton
Park on Monday , September 5. Committees .
mittees have been appointed to com-
pleto the fInal arrangements.
Captain Ashby , an attorney ot Beatrice -
atrlce , was In Lincoln and made application -
p11cntlon for the pardon of Kelley and
Himebn.rger , two boys sent , Ull from
Wymoro to serve three years in the
penitentiary for highway robher
They have sQrvod but one 'enr.
SomA tWf'mly-nve of the heavy taxpayers -
payers of Nemaha county flied with
the county board a protest against
running upon the tax list the 5 [ ) per
cent increase on the valuation made
by the state board of equalization and
certified by it to the county clerk of
the county
A Llnglo , employed on a hay press-
Ing machine In Otoo count , sustained
a terribly crushed foot while feelHng
hay into the machine. The hay got
caught in the wheels and he tried to
: push it in with his rIght foot , which
was caught by the cogs and the bones
were crushed.
Quito a strife Is being crrlod on at
Thurston by parties interested In time
saloon business Thu township has
only sixteen freeholders One man
has secured time signatures of five of
them already and the other parties
say they will stay in the fIght , and If
necessary put in another saloon.
Miss Francis Knight Wilson of Nebraska -
braslcn City has been engaged for the
coming season to sing the prima donUlL
role in the comic opera "Tho Tender-
foot. " She will commence rehearsals
in Chicago In two wecles. Miss Wil- '
son was the leading woman in "Time .
Chinese Hone 'moon" company last I
season
John Robertson of North Bend was
found lying alongside time tracks of
the Union Pacific railroad near that
city In a partially unconscious condi-
tion , with some bad cuts and bruises '
on his head and body. A partly empty
whisky flask was In his pocket and It
Is supposed that while intoxicated he . .
was walking along the tracks and was
struck by a passing train. lIe will .
probably died.
Myron , time 3-year-old son of 1\11' and
Mrs. Walter 1. . . Thomas of Platts-
mouth , died from the effects of arsen-
Ical poisoning. While the other mem-
bers of the family were absent from I
the house the little one awoke and
mounted a highchair near a cupboard.
Reaching the door-latch. ho opened
time cupboard and took thorefrom two
rat-biscuits , which he ate , with results
before Indicated.
During a heavy hall storm at NoI I
braslca City thousands of sparrows
were lellled. Under a tree at the home
of Mrs E. Krebs over 200 sparrows
were found dead nnij many other citi-
zens say a large number of sparrows
were found dead under trees In their
; yards. Time trees were not struck hy
lightning and time haill stones In the
city did little damage and people are
at a loss to account for the wholesale
slaughter . - . - . ot these - lIttle birds . ,
VALUATIONS ' IN NEBRASKA. .
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What the State Board of Equalization ?
Has Decided On. I
S&crotary Bennett or the State .J
Board of Equalization has comlllod a
table showing the assessed Ylllunlion
of the various counties in the state
Without the vnhlllllqn of time rrdl'ond
property the table below shows nIl
ether property for lust year and this
year :
County 1903. 1904.
A11ulI1 : . " . . j 2,092,501.S0 5 4,007,504,81
Atttvlopo . . , 1,485,595.50 2,3113,110-1.00 (
'Dunner . . . . . 1i4OIigOO : ! 188,1117.99
I-"II.I/lu . . . . . . H.lnO.Os 117,808.11
11001\0 . . . . . . 1G95,128.2o ! : : 3,3 OOtH.W : . I
lJoK BUllo. . . G2GII.IGO28IIIG.0" ' \ ,
J1o.rll . . . . . . . IOlO,3riO.00 ! 1,1I8G,002.lrr !
Brown , . . . . 2,900.30 581255.00
llnffnlo . . . . . ,1411.IICi7.G 3,740,18.19 : .
Hurt . . . . . . . 2,08U,895,9C ! 4,079,7,3.03 '
\
Butler . . . 2IWG71.00 : ! 4,7GOJ37.00 :
CIlIH . . . . . . . n,7IH.90 : G,141,078.00
Collar . . . . . . 2,7112,101..10 3,987,208.00
ChllHO % . . . . . , Ci24Ci42.00 210,4911.09
Cherry . , . . . 1,7011,114,00 1,425,503.20
ChO'enllll . . . I110fiCi4.00 1)08,82".40 )
Clay . . . . . . . 1RIO.4G7.H2 : 3,1)94G46.00
Colt'nx . . . , . . J,02I\,0:1Ii.90 : \ : : IOOO.3RJ.OO !
Cumin ! ; ' . . . . 2,417,912.00 ril12,090.4H :
CUHtL"I' . . . . . . : IlRRGOI.OH : ! 8,329,218,80 : : !
1)nkota . . . . 1,4-4-1,221\.00 \ 1,776,27G.Jr. :
DawoH . . , . . 77Ii,7r.J.70 : 790Rr.3.17
DnwHolI , . . . 1,39,1,701.111 2Ci33r.0J.2R !
Jplt'l , . . , . . 447,1142.00 1i1i0Hl.01
Dixon . . . " . . lG78,9RG.13 2J74,314.J7 ! :
Dutmgo . . . . . . ,7 ! U,700.J0 ! c1Or.2J ( 1J.7:1 ! :
lion 1-tae , . . . . 2.ISJr.lOl.H : : ! 27.r. { ) ,270.00
Dundy ; , . . . . . 4,1196.00 40HIi&1.4G
1i'lIImnro . . . 1.IW2.8I:1.fiO : 3,84G,103.riH
I.'ranlclln . . . 1,052,1 48,88 l-jtHO\19.CiO :
Frontier . . . 970,2G9.00 1 , 02G43.l\ii \
lj'urnnH . . . . . 1,3911.838.811 lROIi,771.00
Gage . . . , . . . 4,57r.J80.00 : 7Ci74,030.90
Ollrllehl . . . . 221,700.00 328.168.29
Gosper . . . . . 71t,90H.r.0 IJJZH.4J ! : ! :
Grant . . . . . . 3UOJSIi.20 ! :101,2Ci3.S0 : :
Groeley . . . . 931,096.00 : ! ! 1,37DOCiJ.OO :
Hall . . . . . . . . 2,209,777.00 :1,77:1,201.00 : :
Itamilton . . 2211092.00 3,8fil,219.00
11111'11111 . . . . . 1,039,363.00 ] lGt1GlS.00
J/rl'OH / . . . . . . 3r.7,124.00 :158,381.34 : ! ) : \
Illtcltcock' . . . GIIJH8,21 674,355.89 !
Holt . . . . . . , 2\9,908.00 \ 2,2:17G90.00 :
Booker . . . . . IJH3.4 7GHCi.4:1 ! :
Howard , . . . 1,11i0,340.10 ! 1,598,2:15.45 ! : : !
Jeltonwn : . . . 2102r.09.00 3,1i4Gl02.W : !
JohllHon . . . . Jl09,622.CiO : : 3,111,03:1.fir. :
Ienrlley , . . 1OSI,2G2.2r. ,10Ci,09fi.1I : ! :
Keith . . . . . . 417,401i.lO 4J9lI0.2r. : !
ICe'jPahn. . . GO-lCi11i.00' Ci16Hfi 75
KlmlJl\lI , . . . 271JGO.40 : 259,74471 !
Knox . . . . . . 2,020.8211.20 I.IGri30.87 :
Lnucaster . . . 7.3r.7l0t,20 : 12.GRRR93.00 :
l.1nco1.n . . . . lJ:12,19J.J0 : : : : l,74Ci,1\9G.70 \
1.ol'all . . . . . . 201,04 1.51 17r.,2GI\.S8 \
LOIW . . . . . . . J04,30r..14 : 194,50G.30
1\1I1/11son , . . . 2,21if"\74,29 \ 4,089,711.00
M.cl'hel'Hol1. 1R7,40U.H ! 146OI7.8H
Merrlctc , . . . lII.349.00 : ! ; : 203,3S1.33 :
Nallco , . . . o. 1.133,731.00 2CiG4.H2.00
Nemahrt . . " . 2..132.640.tri : 3,9l7,084. :
Nucicolln . . . l,7r.1'-I92,90 2,716.791.20
Dtoo " . . . . . . 4,7r.OIHIII.00 6,905,089.57 !
l'awl1Co . . . . 2i7fi,017.00 3,279Oll.HO !
PorlclllH .0. 0 310,9Ci4,70 : l 2lr.I.70 : :
PhelllK . . . . . ll 7r.G8.GO 2,1 RriIiCi8.00
Plol'co . . . . . , 1.43fifHJ.00 ! J,1i34J87.7i : ! (
Plate . . . . .oo 2,280H7.IW Ii.Qfili,8GJ.21i :
l'olit . . . . . . . 1,307,410.47 3,27:1,11:1\.113 : : \
Hed WlI1ow. IOfi3,27/\l1i / ! \ 1,320:14G.87 :
Hlchll.l'llliOll , 3,084,838.51 / ! , : l9f , riI2.42
Rock . . . . . . . 505,4 50,37 .1i13.230.G'i
Saline . . . . . . 2,422,5r.r..26 4.3112,126.27
Sllrpy . . , . . . 1,8G 1,13.1.23 2,309G7G.71
Saunders . . . 3,1:18,019.70 : 7,045,710.13 !
SColl'R muff : s 531,925.15 rol,0:7.94 I : :
Seward . . . . . 2,3'19,2IJR.00 4 , : ! 14,1133.00
horldlln . . . 877,811i.70 943IH1.00
Sherman . . . 781.J72.60 ! l,100.1:7.GO : :
Sioux . . . . . , 488,7lS.30 : aGaItI.OO !
Stanton . . " l , 41fJIJ2.09 2Cilr.,7J1i.90. : !
.1'1111)01' . . . . . 2,338,982.00 3,2'13,011.00
'j'homllH . ' . . . 79,039.1 r. 87.700.00
'J'hurston . . . fi7GlCiG.GO 1i2r..77.0
Valley ; . . . . . 942,528.00 / ! lGlr.l93. : ! (
\VlIsh'gt'n . . 2,37R.firili.70 3,701,807.7
'Ilyne . 0 . . . 1,8GO.907.00 3,4IOliliO.G ! : .
Webster . . . . IGlaOIiG.OO : : 2,3:4.191.7\1 : : : \
Wheeler . . . 30:1,492.li : : : 292,024.77
York . . . . . . . 2,347,728.90 4S35,1117.Ge
FILING ON THE ROSEBUD.
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William McCormick of Nebraska
Chooses Best Quarter Section.
NORFOLK , Neh.-I"lIIng began at
Bonesteel Monday morning. WillIam
McCormick of Washington , D. C. , who
registered tram his homo county ,
Lancaster , Neb. . flied 011 the quarter :
section running lengthwise of the nr.w
town ot Rooso\'clt. HUlmS , who Grew
No 2 , took the quarter section directly -
rectly hehlnd It.
Three new towns Roosevelt , Bt'lco
and Gregory , have been started and
valuable quarter sections are being
taken UI1 with fine dlscrlmnaton. ! ! All
of the people who are making ! ! 1l ; : : ; s
have evidently become well posted as
to where they should 10:1te :
So great was the rivalry for : C't ; : :
locations that some warm disputes
arose among time first 100 to go on time
reservation ! and for a time there was
danger of shootings , hut time authorl-
ties succeeded . . _ in _ _ prexervhtb ! ordor.
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