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John H Harnan
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Kennedy Neb
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Louis F Richards
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shoulder
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and Isortli Loup
Meiriman Neb
Charles Richards
Hciiimaii Neb
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Brownlee Neb
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left bin
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Ranch
Thomas Farren
Rosebud S D
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side or hip
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Wheeler Eros
Cody Neb
Range on the Snake
River and Chamber
lain flat
Louis J Richards
Merrlman Neb
Charles H Faulhaber
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Paul Didier
Roseoud S D
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each ear
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Little White Rivers
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side on cattle
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left shoulder
Left ear cut off of
cattle
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on Antelope Creek
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both ears
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KAISER IS DEFIED
CHINAS EMPEROR WILL NOT
YIELD
Refuses to Agree to the Demands of
Germany He Desires to Submit the
Entire Matter to Arbitrators Mar
tial Law at Kiaochou Bay
Rather Iose His Crown
A special dispatch from Shanghai an
nounces that the Emperor of China has
declared that he -would rather forfeit his
crown than agree to the conditions de
manded by Germany as redress for the
murder of two German missionaries
Nies and Hennle and the destruction of
German mission property in the Province
of Shantung Admiral Diedrich the Ger
man commander of Kiaochou Bay the
dispatch further states has proclaimed
martial law in the district around Kiao
chou China the dispatch concludes de
sires that her dispute with Germany be
submitted to arbitrators to be appointed
by Holland and Belgium
Last July a Chinese mob attacked the
Christian mission at Kiaochou Bay
which is a point in the Yellow Sea in the
Province of Shan Tung about 300 miles
north of Shanghai The mission was in
charge of two missionaries named Nies
KMrEKOK WIIITAM
and Hennle who had succeeded in at
tracting to their schools a very generous
following of Chinese youth The attack
was made in broad daylight and the build
ings were burned When Nies and Hennlo
the missionaries tried to dissuade the
rioters from acts of violence toward the
native converts there was an insfont at
tack made upon the Germans themselves
Both Fatally Wounded
The two Europeans were attacked with
swords and clubs and before they could
defend themselves both had been mortal
ly wounded They were at once thrown
upon the burning ruins of the mission
where they died
Refugees from the dismantled school at
once communicated the facts to the near
est representatives of the German nation
and the news provoked a storm of indig
nant protest as soon as it was repeated
in Berlin Steps to punish the perpetra
tors of the deed were at once put on foot
A German war ship Avas dispatched to the
Yellow Sea and Nov 22 the admiral in
command landed a force of marines on
the shore of the bay which was com
manded by a Chinese port with a garri
son of 1500 men The admiral protect
ed by the man-of-war commanded the
Chinese general to withdraw his soldiers
from the fort and the latter did so claim
ing the protection of the admiral The
Chinese soldiers ran in complete disorder
into the fastnesses of the hills abandon
ing their position which the Germans at
once occupied
A demand was made upon the Chinese
Government for an indemnity on account
of the slaughter of the missionaries and
the destruction of school property Pend
ing a settlement of that question the Ger
man force maintained its position on land
and the man-of-war remained in the ad
jacent waters for the purpose of afford
ing any needed protection
Russia May Interfere
It is said that the Chinese ministers
have appealed for support to Russia and
that the czar has intimated that a con
tinuance of German occupation will be
regarded as an act of hostility to the
Russian nation and damaging to Russian
interests
Emperor William at the recent opening
of the German parliament clearly fore
shadowed the forcible occupation of a
port in Chinese waters and his address
left little room to expect that the force
there would be withdrawn In addition
it is well known that a gunboat which
had been ordered to Hayti to settle a lit
tle difficulty which the Berlin Govern
ment had in the West Indies has been re
called and is now on its way to the China
Sea By the time Russian protests can
Be considered at Berlin it is likely Em
peror Williams naval and land forces
will be so strongly established on the
shore of China that they will not easily
be dislodged
REPORT AS TO ARMOR PLANTS
Naval Board Files Its Findings with
Secretary Lonz
The naval board appointed by authority
of Congress to ascertain the cost of an
armor plant made its report through Com
jnodore Howell to Secretary Long Wed
nesday The cost of a plant suitable for
the making of naval armor at the rate of
about G000 tons per annum which is
fully equal to the capacity of both the
existing private plants is set down as
about 3750000 No recommendation is
made but the board has accumulated
much information as to the merits of va
rious eligible locations
Secretary Long will now proceed to
take the next step necessary to carry out
the wish of Congress namely invite pro
posals by advertisement for building such
a plant asthat designed for the use of
the Government It is expected that Con
gress will be advised of the offers made
by both the existing armor making con
cerns to sell out to the Government and
also of other interests to turn over plants
which while not at all like the specifica
tions of the board will permit o altera
tion into effective plants Secretary Long
will make it quite evident the Govern
ment cannot undertake to make its own
armor at the cost named as the limit of
price to be paid to private firms in the last
naval appropriation bill
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT
A DecreaHe of 11338125 Noted for
the Month of November
The December statement of the public
debt shows that at the close of business
Nov 30 the public debt less cash in the
treasury amounted to 1009220400 a
decrease since Oct 30 of 11338125 This
decrease is accounted for by an increase
in the cash due to the deposit of an in
stallment of the proceeds of the sale of
the Governments interest in the Union
Pacific But for this transaction the cash
in the treasury would have been 771450
less than last month The cash in the
treasury is classified as follows
Gold 1940S92G0 silver 507G5G382
paper 105756181 bonds disbursing of
ficers balances etc 38907251 total
840409076 against which there are de
mand liabilities amounting to 025745
516 leaving the net cash balance 220
0G3559
The comparative statement of the Gov
ernment receipts and expenditures shows
that the total receipts for the month of
November were 43363605 of which
1S19461S was received from the reor
ganization committee of the Union Pa
cific Railroad making the ordinary re
ceipts for the month 25108987 The
total expenditures for November were
37S10838 of which 4549368 was cash
in the Union Pacific sinking fund turned
iuto the treasury and repaid to the appro
priation from which it had been originally
drawn for investment Hence the months
disbursements include this sum The or
dinary receipts for the month therefore
were 2516S9S7 and the ordinary dis
bursements 33261470 leaving a deficit
of S092483 The receipts from customs
were 9S30025 a falling off of about
100000 as compared with November
1S96 The receipts from internal revenue
were 13530649 a gain of about 430
000 for the month
RIOT IN PRAGUE
Howling Masses Take Possession of
the City
There were fresh disturbances in
Prague Bohemia Wednesday The
houses of Germans were bombarded with
stones and a howling mob which gathered
on Wensel Platz had to be dispersed by
infantry and cavalry The university
buildings were threatened by the rioters
and had to be protected by large bodies
of police During the afternoon the riots
increased The synagogue windows were
smashed and the windows of the houses
of Jews displaying German trade signs
in several streets of the Jewish quarter
In spite of the military a large Czech
mob made a descent during the evening
upon the German quarter and plundered
houses and shops in several streets The
furniture of a well known German cafe
was piled up in the street and set on fire
When a detachment of troops approached
to disperse the rioters the soldiers were
greeted with showers of stones broken
glass and other missiles The officer in
command ordered his troops to prepare to
fire but at the urgent request of a police
official the order was not carried into
effect
Shortly after 9 oclock a mob attempted
to storm a cartridge factory at Zischow
a suburb of Prague on the other side of
the Moldau Troops stationed at the fac
tory poured a volley into the crowd Sev
eral persons Avere lulled outright and oth
ers were wounded The same body of
rioters set fire to a house at Zischow but
the flames were soon quenched In va
rious other parts of the city and the sub
urbs windows Avere smashed and German
sign boards demolished It is said that
the mob was incited by articles in the
Czech newspapers and by false reports
that the German students had organized
an attack upon the Czech national thea
ter
PRAYER FAILS TO HEAL
Miss Helen Ash Dies Despite Christian
Science Theories
Several days ago Miss Hekn Ash the
daughter of Mrs I N Ash living at 221
East Forty seventh street Chicago was
taken seriously ill Mrs Ash who is a
member of the Kenwood Club and a firm
believer in Christian Science decided that
she AATOuld treat the illness of her daugh
ter without the aid of a physician Miss
Ash was also a Christian Scientist and
agreed with her mother in regard to the
treatment of her ailments They decided
to resort only to prayer as a curative of
the disease
For a short time the fervent prayers
seemed to be answered and the girl gain
ed in strength But the ailment took a
firmer hold on its victim and she grew
gradually weaker The mother lengthen
ed the seasons of worship and the daugh
ter became more earnest in her prayers
for health But in spite of the rigid man
ner in which the Christian Science doc
trine was carried out the daughter grew
gradually worse until Tuesday evening
when she died
TO IMPROVE CROP REPORTS
Statistician Hyde Says the Present
System Is Cumbrous
The annual report of the statistician of
the Department of Agriculture John
Hyde was issued Wednesday It is de
voted mainly to criticism of the cumbrous
and unbusinesslike crop reporting system
that has been in use in the department
during the last few years and to recom
mendations looking to an improvement of
the system
Mr Hyde states that his brief official
connection with the division has been
sufficient to impress him strongly with the
extreme cumbrousness of the existing sys
tem of crop reporting with the fact that
the information obtained is utterly in
commensurate with the labor involved in
its collection and with the disadvantage
under which the farmer labors in being
pinced in possession so much less prompt
ly than other citizens of the information
which the department publishes from time
to time concerning the condition of crops
in this and other countries
Carload of Canceled Mortgages
Charles Harris a member of the Kan
sas Legislature is working up a scheme
to collect and take to the Omaha exposi
tion a car load of canceled Kansas mort
gages
Col W D Chipley of Florida who was
operated on for a carbuncle several day
ago at Washington is in a very critical
condition and it ia feared his illneaa will
terminate fatally
APPEAL IS REFUSED
Ex Banker Spaldings Motion for New
Trial Is Denied
Charles Warren Spalding president and
charged Avrecker of the defunct Globe
Savings Bank of Chicago Avas sentenced
by Judge Horton to the Joliet peniten
tiary under the provisions of the indeter
minate imprisonment act For the crime
of embezzlement of Avhich the banker
stands convicted the extreme penalty is
fifteen years Avhich may be shortened
three years by good time and has always
after the first year the possibility of par
don by the prison commissioners
When Judge Horton had finished read
ing his opinion he asked the ex banker if
he had anything to say as to why sentence
CIIAS AV SPAIDIXQ
should not be passed upon hi Spalding
arose and after standing ally a minute
before the bar of justice said
Your honor a great injustice has been
done me I am proud of my business rec
ord in this city for the past thirty three
years I yet maintain that not one cent
of this money has ever been personal gain
for me I challenge any man in the city
of Chicago or elsewhere to designate one
instance when I did not honestly perform
my duty If you had permitted Judge
Horton the testimony Avhich twice ac
quitted me to be heard by the jury Avhich
sat before you in my last trial I would
have been freed on this charge as on the
others but you didnt and I stand con
victed of a terrible crime I am not guil
ty but humbly accept my sentence That
is all
In arriving at his opinion Judge Hor
ton cited many cases and although it
was set forth in Spaldings last trial
that there was no intention on the part of
the accused of appropriating the money to
his own use he held this Avas no excuse
The prisoner had admitted during the
trial that he had deposited Avith the First
National Bank Macoupin County bonds
belonging to the University of Illinois as
security for his OAvn personal check The
court held that when Spalding Avho Avas
at this time treasurer of the University
of Illinois took these bonds he became
debtor to the university for this amount
His failure to produce them Avhen called
upon made him an embezzler and there
fore subjected him to the full penalty of
the laiv Inasmuch as the money was
secured on the bonds given as security
the embezzlement was plain to the court
and his decision was in accordance with
the admission of Spalding himself
TO DIE FOR HIS CRIME
Martin Thorn to Be Electrocuted for
the Murder of Gultlcnsiippe
Martin Thorn on trial in Long Island
for the brutal murder of William Gulden
suppe was found guilty by the jury and
A ill die in the electric
chair Mrs Nack his
accomplice will it is
said plead guilty and
may be given twenty
years in prison
Thorn a barber loved
Mrs Nack a midwife
Avho in turn had deserted
her husband for William
Guldensuppe a bath at
tendant So in this tra
gedy three men have
martin thorn been rumeci by a woman
ruined herself long before she met one of
them The husband betrayed Gulden
suppe murdered Thorn to be electrocuted
She lives
Guldensuppe was in the way of Thorn
and the Nack woman had tired of him as
well Guldensuppe blacked the eye of
Thorn and kicked him doAvnstairs The
Nack woman held out her arms and Thorn
returned He talked of queer things and
revenge on the bath man The woman
lured Guldensuppe on June 25 to a cot
tage at Woodside which she and Thorn
had rented Guldensuppe entered while
the woman lingered in the yard Thorn
killed him and over his dead body Nack
and Thorn worked severing the parts
These were scattered in the river The
police found some of them Clews to
the murderers were few
Thorn afterward talked to a barber
one Gotha He told him what he had
done the deed of the Woodside cottage
Gotha kept silent for weeks Then he
spoke and to the police The Nack wom
an and Thorn were arrested the woman
defying the police and never revealing her
secret until ten days ago when she told
it on the stand and accused Thorn of the
murder itself Then Thorn accused her
of the crime under oath He made a so
called confession The jury did not be
lieve him
AS DECLARED BY ABDUL
Turk Not Responsible for Pillage of
American Missions
The United States minister to Turkey
James B Angell has renewed the de
mand of the United States for an indem
nity from the Turkish Government for
the pillage of the American missions at
Khartoum Marash and Haskongj Arme
nia The porte denies any responsibility
foT the pillaging on the ground that the
Government acted under the stress of un
avoidable circumstances Minister An
gell however insists upon the Govern
ments responsibility as Turkish troops
and police participated in the outrages
Cawthra Mulock the 13-year-old son
of the postmaster general of Canada is
to receive the entire estate of his aunt
Mrs Cawthra Mrs Cawthra was the
wealthiest woman in Canada She died
a few days ago By her will she left an
estate of 4000000 and the handsomest
residence in Toronto to the hoy
The fire in the Smuggler mine at Aspen
Colo remains unconquered and it is now
conceded that it will require weeks and
perhaps months before it can be sub
dued A new method of attack has been
decided upon
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