DAKOTA , COUNTY HERALD,
.'State Hl8 rnnlt.v
DAKOTA CITY, NKB., FRIDAY, AUGUST C, 19Q8.
NUMBER 4tf
VOLUME XVI
WORLD'S DAILY NEWS
CAREFULLY COLLECTED AND
CONCISELY STATED.
MEN TO AID , ROADS
WILL ASSIST IX SFXIRINQ HIGH.
FJt FIUJGHT RATKS.
A Campaign Will Ho Waged In All
Parts of the Country Ix-ad in the
Movcment'Takeii by Nebraska Stato
i- Hallway Employes' Association.
Rallrrad men In all parts of the
United States are. organizing to assist
the railroads In obtaining an Increase
In freight rates. Definite ways and
means have not yet been decided up
on, but the general scope of the plan
Includes an extensive campaign of
education to show that the Interests
of the public demand that the roads
bo allowed to Increase their earnings
It Is also proposed to present their
side of the case before the Interstate
commerce commission and beore the
state railroad commissions whenever
an opportunity presents itself.
The lead In the movement is being
taken by the. recently organized Ne
braska State Railway Employe's Pro
tective association and by the Ameri
can Protective Association of Ameri
ca, with headquarters at Kansas City,
which is now being organized, and
which already includes members from
thirteen western states. Members of
the Chicago division of the Order of
Railway Conductors have already tak
en active steps In the matter and rep
resentatives of the other railway
brotherhoods are taking tin Interest
in the movement, although It has not
yet been officially taken up by ar.y of
the latter organizations.
The men point out that the expenses
of the railroads have been enormously
Increased during late years, while
freight rates have been gradually re
duced and that matters have nqw
come to the point where an increase
in revenue ,1s Imperative if the rail
roads are to continue to maintain their
property In first class condition and
make needed extensions and Improve
ments while maintaining the present
scale of wages.
BOY'S BODY IDENTIFIED..
Mrs. Shlhliln Says It Was Her Son Who
Was Brutally Murdered.
Mrs. Minnie Shishin, of Chicago, has
Identified a part of the clothing at
tached to portions of the dismembered
body which were found In Mud Lake
as belonging to her son Tuff a aged 15
years, who has been missing since Sun
day. , ,. '
'j ne mystery or the murder was
clarified also by the finding of the
head of the victim in the drainage ca
nal.
Acting on the theory that the mur
der ws the work of padrones who
were attacked In the recent' prosecu
tion 01 ureeic Doy slave cases, one
arrest was made, that of a Greek
who Is known as an importer of boy;
from Greece.
BIG SIM FOR AIR TOR PET) O.
Krupps Secure Invention of Swedisl
Army Officer.
Notwithstanding frequent denlaln
the Krupp works have apparently ac
quired the rights to the air torpedo
invented by Col. Unge, of the Swedish
army, under conditions that the Swed
ish government Is free to use the de
vice. The particulars of the weapons
are secret, but It is understood that the
Krupps paid a great sum for the in
vcntlon after prqlonged tests, eo it 1
assumed that the projectile Is really
effective. Report says It can be used
by warships In sea fighting, and alsi
against fortification, three calibers be
ing used, one for sea fighting, a sec
ond for ordinary land fighting and a
third for mountain work.
Sluprged and! Robbed.
Unconscious from blows on th
head. Frank Spadaro, a wholesal
iruu acaier or uoston, Mass., was
found by his employes In a basemen
to which he had gone with two pre
tended customers, and $2,000 which
Spadaro had In his pockets was miss
ing. ,
Killed by Gas Explosions.
John B. Harris, manager of th
Auto Gas company, of Albany, N. Y.
was probably fatally Injured and John
Malone and William Fort were killed
as a result of a series of explosions 1
the company's gas plant. The plan
was completely wrecked.
Graves in Sherman CIoks.
John Temple Graves, candidate of
the independence party for vice presl
dent, underwent an operation Thurs
day in a private hospital. It was an
nouncea after the operation that
Graves was resting comfortably.
SIOUX CltV lilvn KIik-L- Murknt
Thursday's quotations on the Sioux
T-uy live biock market follow:
beeves, $6.20. Top hogs. $8.60.
Top
Emporor Expresses Regret,
The king of Wurtembur? called
Count Zeppelin at his hotel and con-
veyed to the aeronaut the personal
re
ret of Emperor William over the
de
structlon of the count's airship
Kchterdlngen.
at
lied Crows Gives $1,000.
A voluntary contribution of $1,000
has been made by the National Red
Cross for the sufferers of the forest
rs bow racing- in British Columbia,
ALiJhON IS NO MOIIF.
Death Suddenly Calls Noted Iowa
Statesman.
Senator William. Koyd Allison Is
dead. The announcement came Tues
day afternoon at 1:33 o'clock from his
residence in Lolust atreefc Dubuque.
Ia.. where ho pataed away, and struck i
the community, the people of the
state and the nation like a thunderbolt
from a clear sky.
Whllo for the last two years Sena
tor Allison had been In declining
health, and whllo he had suffered the
loss of much vitality during the pres
ent summer, there was no news ema
nating from his home Indicating the
seriousness of his condition. Tjre3
weeks ago Senator Allison consulted a
Chicago phyclclan, and a fortnight ago
the senator went to the country homo
of Mrs. Fannie Stout, a few miles from
Dubuque, to escape the torrid heat ond
secure" the benefits of country air and
quietude. s He remained at the home
of Mrs. Stout until last Saturday morn
ing, when he w-as removed to his city
home.
Senator Allinnn had been feeling the
effects of the Intense heat during the
past few. days, but only en Moiidny
was his condition considered danger
ous. His sudden change on Tuesday
morning alarmed the members of his
household and every possible, effort
was maw restore lost strength, but
without avail, and lapsing Into uncon
sciousness he passed away at the hour
named. k
At his bedside when he answered
the final summons were Mrs. Drayton
for years In charge of the manage
ment of his household; his close per
sonal friend, John McDonald, of Du
buque, and Dr. John T. Hancock, his
atjending physician. -
Senator Allison suffered from the
worst farm of prostatic enlargement.
What made relief difficult to afford
was a kidney Involvement. As Is usual
in such rases, tho senator suffered fre
quently from periods of faintness and
weakness, and while these continued
he lost possession of his faculties.
These spells had frequently recurred
of late, and the last of them had its
beginning on Friday, finally resulting
In the patient's death. f
SILVER TtTE FOR AN EQUINE.
Operation Is Performed on William E.
Corey's Favorite Horse.
In ordor to save the life of his favor
ite saddle horse, William E. Corey,
president of the United States Steel
corporation, has had a number of vet
erinarians perform an operation on
the animar"whtch, in some features,
stands unique in equine surgery.
An ardent horseman, Mr. Corey Is
a firm believer In the healthfiilness of
riding horseback. Early each morn
ing when in "the city he may be found
riding along the bridle paths in Cen
tral park with William C. Brown. Mr.
Corey's favorite saddle horse is a large
bay. Recently an affection of the
throat developed which hampered the
animal's breathing and strangulation
threatened to cause death. After a
consultation an incision was made In
the horses throat, the enlarged and
Inflamed glands were reduced and a
silver tube was inserted to aid the ani
mal In breathing. The operation has
been pronounced successful. The silver
tube, which projects from the horse's
neck about an inch, Is so arranged that
it may be opened and closed.
KILLS HIS SWEETHEART.
John Newburg- Jealously Scoots Ara
bello Miller.
Because his sweetheart, Arabelle
Miller, daughter of a prosperous farm
er, had gone to a dance with William
Heider, his rival, John Newburg, a
young farmer, of La Crosse, Wis., way
laid the two at a bridge over the La
Cnosse river and probably fatally
wounded the girl and seriously injured
young Heider.'
Heider was Newberg's rival for tho
hand of the young woman and both
had extended invitations to her to at
tend a country dance. Newburg at
tended the party, and after dancing
with the girl left the hall. He hired a
livery rig and driving to the bridge
tied the horse crosswise of the bridgo
and laid In wait for the unsuspecting
pair. ,
As they neared the structure he
sprang Into the buggy and fired five
shots, four of which struck the girl
and one the man. Heider whipped up
the horse and in this way escaped.
Bull Ends In a Riot.
During a riot at a Hungarian ball
Tuesday morning at West Momcstead,
Pa., six persons were Injured and 87
guests were- placed under arrest.
Among the injured are Chief of Police
McDermott and. three other officers.
Prlmury Election hi Kansas.
For the first time in the history of
the state the voters of Kansas Tuesday
selected their candidates at a state
wide primary and each political party
nominated its ticket from United
States senator down to constable.
Oklahomu Tries It.
Oklahoma Tuesday for the first time
chose candidates for political of
fices by the primary system, as au
thorized by a law passed by the first
legislature in the new state.
Clergyman Aouuxl of Speeding.
Rev. J. H. Chalmers, vicar of the
Church of the Holy Trinity, New York,
was held up at East Greenwich Mon
day on the charge of overapeeding his
automobile.
Bank Clork Ends Life.
Charles W. Weaterfleld, aged 22, a
clerk in the Produce Exchange bank
at 10 Broadway. New York, ahot and
killed himstlf In the basement of that
bank Tuesday,
Ainsr.U' IS A WRECK.
Count Zeppelin's Flight Has Dims
irons Ending.
A dramatic end came Wednesday to
Count Zeppelin's long awaited endur
ance flight In his monster dirigible
balloon and the proud airship, which
Tuesday was cuttlug rapidly through
the air and outdistancing pursuing au
tomobiles, lies In an open field near
Echterdlngen a mans of twisted, use
less metal. A chapter of accidents,
occasioned by bad mood of nature
and failure of mechanical appliances
combined, was responsible for the un
timely end "of the balloon's flight,
which has held the attention of tho
world, and for blasting the ambitions
of Its inventor, Count Zeppelin. The
count, almost heartbroken and unable
longer to endure the sight of his shat
tered craft, has left for Freldrlchs
hafen. An explanation of the accident by
experts Is that probably one of the
balloonets, of which the Immense bal
loon was constructed, burst and a
spark from the motor Ignited the gas
when the balloon was carried Into the
air.
Count Zeppelin's secretary said that
the count is already preparing plans
for another balloon.
At 2:30 o'clock Wednesday after
noon while repairs were bqlng made,
a wind suddenly sprang up, and some
of the weatherwlse bystanders called
the'attentlon of the officers to the fact
that storm was brewing andxadvlsed
them to secure the balloon. Their
warlngs were unheeded. The balloon
swaved to and fro. sometimes ralslne
a few feet from the ground. At 2:5 jf
a formidable gust of vlnd struck tho
airship broadside. At the first the
craft heeled over and then her bows
rost In the air, carrying with them a
number of soldiers holding tho ropes.
Posing for a moment at a height of
fifty feet It dashed forward into a
cluster of fruit trees. The impact up
rooted them. The airship returned
to the earth even more suddenly than
it rose, and it was crashing to the
ground. With a tremendous roar the
gas exploded. "From the balloon shot
forth a livid flame, while from tho rent
escaped thick clouds of black smoke
which caused the entire structure to
disappear from the view of the thou
sands of spectators. When the air
cleared the balloon was found lying
In a field on a high plateau, with the
tarred balloon envelope still remain
ing. The metal stays and bands and
portions of motors were strewn about
in pieces like old Iron and blackened
with smoke and besmirched.
8,000 CAR MEN STRIKE.
Employes of Ca nnd Inn Pacific Quit
Work In Numerous Places.
Without any demonstration 800 em
ployes of the Canadian Pacific rail
road shops at Winnipeg. Man., struck
Wednesday. One hundred men most
ly firemen apprentices, remained In
the shops. Eighty men struck at Ken
ora, 40 at Ignace, 60 at Moose Jaw.
40 at Calgary. Four hundred men
went out In British Columbia, 75 In
Vancouver, others went out at Lag
gan, Revelstoke, Nelson and Cran
brook. All men are shop hands, such
as machinists, bollermakers and men
of allied trades. Bell Hardy, head of
the Canadian Pacific committee, wired
from Montreal that an order to strike
has been obeyed by men over the en
tire system. The strike directly in
volves 8,000 men, and a great finan
cial interests, and covers more terri
tory than any strike which has here
tofore been recorded in rallwayclrcles.
SULTAN STABBED IN PALACE.
Monarch of Turkey Hus Narrow Es
cape, Coat of Mail Saved Him.
The Sultan of Turkey was stabbed
In the breast Monday night by a minor
palace official. The coat of mall
which he always wears deflected the
blow. The would be assassin wnn nr.
rested. Apparently he had been brlb-
ed to commit the act, as he had a large
sum of gold in his pocket. His bag
gage had been packed, ready for flight.
The news was received in Geneva
in a telegram from Constantinople te
a young turk.
Thaw Kicks on Bill.
Harry Thaw was taken from his
quarters in the Dutchess county Jail
Wednesday to Flshklll to appear be
fore a referee us defendant in a suit
brought against him by Dr. John P.
Wllson,for $600 for services as an ex
pert witness in the recent habeas cor
pus proceedings. Thaw disputed the
amount of the bill, but was willing tt
pay about $200.
Are Cavalry Men Lost?
A report was current In camp at
Crawford, Wyo., that troops of the
Fifth cavalry, which was expected to
arrive Tuesday, are lost In pie moun
tains. This report could not be varl
fled, but if the troops do not arrive
Wednesday it is probable scouts wll'
be sent to their rescue.
t
Intense Heat In Chicago.
Chicago Wednesday entered upon
its twentieth day of continued intense
heat and its fifteenth day without
rain. Fo'ttr deaths in the night are re
ported. The temperature was 84 de
grees and the humidity, which In
tensified the suffering, was 74 per cent
Work Progresbos on Canal.
Month by month the total excava
tion on the Isthmian canal Is Increas
ing. A cablegram from Col. Goethals,
chief engineer on the Isthmus, shows
the excavation for July to have been
considerably greater than for June.
Air Brake I u venter Dead.
George F. Larimer, aged 73 years,
Who made the first Weitlnghouse air
brake, died at Pittsburg, Pa., Wed-nesday.
NEBRASKA
STATE NEWS
IOXCA il.VKER KILLS HIMSELF.
Jacob Muuoe Dies Dci-lurlnjr Jesus I
Ills Friend.
Jacob Mimcc. 4 5 years of nge and
single, fired n buret Into his temple
and was found dead et Poncn Mondpy
morning at 7:!0. A letter on hH per
son read: '
"I owe tho world nothing bvlt ir.y
body. I have dune no wrtfiifj and Jeus
Is my friend."
Munce had acted stranr,e!y lately
and hud suffered from the heat whl
at work. He was n baker for the Cliff
bakery and a good .workman. Hi"
body was found lr the bakery.
Ponca people knew little about
. Munce. He came here about throa
months ago from Chicago nnd went to
work for the Cllft bakery. Ho ha?
always been sleur'y. In his work nnd
habits, but fine his death It Is learned
that his mind was not c.-iy. To cer
tain men In Ponca he satd he had once
killed a man Jn self-uefenFe and every
time he saw a stranger In town he
feared it was some person who had
come to arrest him for this lieed. Those
who accredit his story believe the fear
and thought of this thin welshed on
his mind until it was unbalanced.
Munce was a' German and no ona
here has any knowledge" of his family
connections or-4mcr place "of resi
dence, except that he said he was "In
gle and came from Chicago. I
SHELDON
HIDES
S GOAT.
Governor Is Initiated by Kiiiiilit.s
of
tho Ak-Ssr-B :i.
Gov. Sheldon was the honored guest
of the court of King Sapin of the
Knights of Ak-Sar-Uen Monday night.
He was accompanied by a conimittr;
of Lincoln citizens, who wore also "en
tertained" at the den. The governor
was met at the station by a committee
of knights and driven to the Hot-:-'
Loyal, where a dinner was tendered
his party. Cols. McCullogh, Cowan.
Penfold and Sfrfe were among the
members of his staff at the banquet
table. Following the dinner the entire
party was escorted to the den, wheiv
the governor was given on opportunity
to become a subject of the king. Hit?
evening's entertainment Included n
ride on the new battleship "Aquarius,"
anoVhis ability as a sailor was inquired
into well by Admiral Paffenrath before
he was permitted to make the voyago
MORE SUX THAN I. NEEDED.
Weather Report Shows Rainfall Be
low Normal Everywhere.
The mean temperature for last week
was between 74 degrees and 78 de
grees, which Is an average of about :
degrees above the normal. The max!
mum temperature exceeded 90 degree
very generally, except on Thursday
and Friday, when It was 5 to 10 de
grees lower. '
The rainfall was below normal In
all parts of the state. Local showeri?
occurred Monday, Tuesday and Thurs
day, but the rainfall was generally less
than a quarter of an Inch. The high
temperature of the week caused rapid
evaporation and more rnin Is now
needed in practically all counties.
TROOPS MAKE TRATICE MARCH
Infantry nnd Artillery From Fort Ri
ley Pass Through Bwtrlee.
The Sixteenth United States Infan
try, which camped at Beatrice over
Sunday, left Monday for Fort Riley,
Kan. Soon after the departure of the
command, Batteries D and B of the
Sixth Field artillery, in command of
Captains Brlggs and Baryne, reached
that place and there went Into
camp for the night. The command
number about 300 men and 250 horses.
About 4.000 persons witnessed the
guard mount and also heard the con
cert given by the Sixteenth infantry
band.
Boy Accidentally Shot.
The small son of James Stratton,
northwest of Beaver City, was acci
dentally shot by an elder brother and
miraculously escaped death. Tho older
boy was handling the remains of a tar
get rifle which nad been kicked about
the place for a year. It was rusty and
without a stock. In hnndllng. lt the
thing was somehow discharged and the
bullet lodged In the little boy's head
near the right eye.
Wakefield to Entertain.
Wakefield Is preparing for one of the
biggest times ever on Tuesday and
Wednesday, Aug. 18-19. The program
will consist of bnll games between
Norfolk, Plalnview. Walthlll and
Wakefield, tennis Rumes, hose races,
free street attraction, etc. The ilre
department hus Us program In charge
and they promise a rattling good time
to all who attend.
Injueies Bring Aliout Dentil.
John Doremus, a farmers living
near Hhelton, died Sunday night. Two
weeks ago he was crossing a ravine
with S" steam thresher outfit and was
caught between the separator and tho
engine and terribly srulded by steam
and hot water. The burns were so se
vere that It was impossible to suve
him.
Tuft (Tub at Cambridge.
A number of the republicans of
Cambridge met at the opera house Sat
urday evening. Aug. 1, and organised
a Tuft and Sherman club.
Farmer lrop Dead.
8. A. Wilson, a farmer living north
of Cosad, fell dead In the hay field
about I o'clock Monday. He had not
been feeling well for several days but
his sudden death was In a measure
due to the Intense heat.
Sire Fair Up at Dixon.
A street fair will hold forth at Pon
ca for a week and the town Is wearing
a festive garb. There are eight shows
and a large Ferris wheel Illuminated
with electricity.
INTERESTS HAPPEWHSt
Fran Day to Day Condensri
F01 CUR eu;y READERS
!
AUAXDCXUD YOUTHFt'Ii WIFE
sit Was Ciniie!kl to Work in Field
for a Living.
Edward Lundnford wns arrested at
ft. Deroln on Thursday night and tak
en to t'yiaeuse, where he was ar
re'jrnot on the chaif: of wife deser
tion. He waived examination and was
hound over to the dlitrlct court. The
couple were 16 ami 18 years of age.
reflectively, when l.hey were married
about twa years np), nnd tho husband
is charged with dbPfitlng the wife ear-
y this sprlnf, leaving her In destitute
clrrvinu'tiircrfl. Mie had never been
auKht to do housework end conse
quently was unnble to get work with
wny of the families about ryracuse and
not caring to starve she hired out as
n farm hand nnd went Into the fields
to plow and enre for the stork. Here
sho worked until a few dnys ago, when
be?nu.e rhe wai short'y to become a
mother plie had to seek aid and only
filed tho complaint against her hus-r-and
when. It. Is asserted, he refused
even to send her a little money, (with
which tn live upon during her illness.
The husband was working on a farm
'n Richardson county whoti arrested.
The eIiI's inr.lden name was Belle
West. '
HARX AT INDIAN SCHOOL BURNS.
Two' Moi'scn iin.i Ijir-re . Amount of
Farm Muchirirry IX'Hfo.ved.
Artin;r Commissioner of Indian Af
fairs Lavrnbeo at Washington has re
ceived a dispatch from tho superin
tendent of Indian schools at Genoa,
Neb., announcing the destruction by
Sre at the horse barns.
The bnm housed two horses that A
were lost, a couplo of buggies, 14 sets
of hnrners, 16 tons of hay and Bom9,
era in nnii Fmnu larm ana garaen
tools. The cause of the fire is supposed
to be C.uo to spontaneous combustion.
The precipe loss Is not known here, but
T'nele Sam never carries Insurance, so
that whnrever tho los may have been
It will bo total. Major Larrabee said
thtre Is nn emergency fund at the dis
posal of the Indian bureau to replace
f such accidents, and this slight fire
will cause no Inconvenience.
KX-POLICKMAN RODS HOBOS.
William MuJono Held on CI in r go ot
I Huh way Robliery.
William Malone was in court at
Falrbury Saturday and was- bound
over to the district court to answer a
charge of highwny robbery. Malono,
who has been nt times a special police
man, visited the Rock Island yards a
few evenings ago and, claiming to be
an ofllcer, took a revolver from a col
ored man who was working his way
uel on freight tralm. Then using the
revolver as a persuader he took $2
from two freight train tourists and
';ent thrmi to the east end of the yard
fo catch and outgoing train, but find
ing one had more money he counted It
over and ubftraoted $30 from the roll.
ThU proved his undoing, as a bona fide
policeman came along and stopped the
proceedings,
i 1
HASTINGS OFFICIAL IS MISSING.
At Sanie Tlmo Nlreo Disappears and
Gnmlin Police Are Nolilled.
AsslKtsnt City Klectrloiun G. Fel
'ers, ef Hastings, nnd Goldle Alexan
der, his wife's niece, have disappeared.
couple answering the description of
1lss Alexander and O. Feller boarded
llveiy automobile Friday night arid
were taken to Chapman, where they
registered as a hotel as husband and
wife. There they boarded an east
bound Union I'aclflo train, presumably
with tho Intention of going to Omaha.
It was recently noticed that G. Fel
lers displayed nn affection for Miss
fGoldlc, who Is 18. He left a note at
his home saying that he was going
away and that he knew where Qoldle,
could bo found.
FltF.K ON FLF.DGK TO IlK GOOD.
Suitor Who Tries to Foreo Marriage
Promises to Let Girl Alone.
William Hlgnet. who followed his
fiancee, Mies Cassle Davids, from Chi
cago to Omaha end attempted to force
her to marry him, and who was ar
rested at the infltitgatlon of the girl,
was discharged In pollen court Friday
morning upon his promise to return
to Chicago and cease annoying the
woman. .
Rami of Lord In River.
Will Hahtead, of Decatur, fished
out a wooden cask containing ISO
pounds of lard, which he saw floating
down tho Missouri. The lard was in
25-pound cans, securely sealed, and
us good as any. The supposition Is
that It washed off the old hull of the
government steamer. General Cam
eron, which sunk near the Big Bear
camp.
Troop limit to Hcnlrlee.
Six companies of the Sixteenth Unit
ed States Infuntry of Fort Crook, Neb.,
In command of Cuptnln Kdward Chris
man, reached Plckrcll Friday, where
lhy went Into camp for the night.
They came from Omaha to Lincoln
by tintn and will march through to
Fort Fort itlley, Kan., .to maneuvers.
AeciiHi of I'klni Whip.
William McKlnney, of Wymore,
swore out u warrant for the arrest of
J. H. Dowler. proprietor of the Teusa
lln hotel at Wymore. charging him
with assaulting his 16-year-old daugh
ter. The complaint alleges that Dow
ler struck and whipped the girl with a
whip In an inhuman manner.
Injured In Runaway Aotideut.
Herbert liluecbel, of Wayne, met
with a serious runaway accident and
wtll probable die. He was thrown out
on his head, dragged some distance
and a concussion of the - brain is
feared.
Child Homed to Death.
The barn of John Rockenbech, near
plattsmouth. - was burned to the
ground. Robert Moesewetter and
family were living on the farm and
hts little daughter, Gladys, wat banted
to death In Ue re.
WEEK'S FEAST OF MUSIC
Three Concerts to Be Given Daily by
Literati's Band at State Fair. ,
At the State Fair, Lincoln, Aug.
81st-Sept. 4, 1908, In the new Auditor
ium building, which will seat 4,600
people, will be given three dally grand
musical carnivals by Llberatl's Fes
tival Military band and bis spectacu
lar Grand Opera company ot New
York City, consisting of sixty vocal
and Instrumental soloists, In a series
of popular and classical grand opera
entertainments under the direction of
the world's greatest cornet virtuoso
and bandmaster, Allesandre Llberatl.
Llberatl was born In Italy in 1847.
inheriting musical talents from his
parents, making his debut as cornetlst
in playing a solo from "II Trovoton,r
at the age of twelve years. At seven
teen years of age he was soloist in
the famous Papal army band at Rome,
and In 1866 he was a bugler In Gari
baldi's army. He came to America in
1872 and at one time or another has
been connected with many of the
great musical organizations known in.
the Castern half of the United States
and Canada during the '70s and early
'80s. Since 1S84 he has been the
leader of one of the greatest of Amer
ican bands.
At the State Fair, in the concerts
given, he will introduce all ot the in
strumental and vocal soloists, the
chorus of operas and the Llberatl's
New American Fanfare; this fanfare
has an electrifying effect, upon the
public, which must be seen to be ap
preciated. Usually this fanfare Is ren
dered In the second part of the pro
gram, at the finale ot the various
opera chorus selections, by bringing
to the footlights about twelve trump
I eters, forming the fanfare, with the en
I tire opera company, backed up by the
I Festival Military band, in one of the
most popular grand marches from
operas, such as the soldiers' chorus,
f r0m. Faust.
The grand opera singers render se
lections from the more or less favor
ite operas,, such as Lucia, Carmen,
Mlgnon, Pagliaccl, Cavallerla Itustl
cana, Rlgolette, Tannhausor, Trovo
tore, Krmanl, Faust, Martha, La Eo
heme, etc., presented in scenes with
soloists and full chorus ot singers in
costuraj.
This kind of entertainment la not only
gratifying to the exacting musical en
thusiast, but It is equally enjoyable to
those less musically inclined, to whom
an entire opera la oft times tiresome,
but who really and sincerely appre
ciate the best selections ot the more
or less popular operas, especially when
presented! In this novel and entertain
ing manner.
Llberatl claims to be the originator
of presenting to the publlo Rosslnl'B
"Stabat Mater," with full vocal score,
in connection with his military band,
at Washington park, on he Delaware,
as a memorial concert, soon after the
death ot the late President McKlnley,
and during the coming fair Llberatl
will feature the complete "Stabat
Mater" with solos, duets, quartettes
and chorus numbers.
' The "Stabat Mater" is a Latin poem
setting forth the lamentation of the
Blessed Virgin Mary while standing
at the foot of the cross, upon which
hung her crucified son. It takes Its
title from the first two words of the
opening line. It was probably written,
toward the close of the 13th century
by Jacobus de Benedlctus, although Its
authorship is also ascribed to various
popes and saints of that period. Ros
sini was not a professional religious
man, and his "Stabat Mater" aroused
a storm of criticism and' defense ia
Europe almost equal to those created
by his "Taucredl" and "Gazza Ladra."
Members of the rigid school of re
ligious composition damned the work
as theatric and Irreverent, w..lle Ros
sini's friends and free lovers of beauti
ful music said that It showed that
there was reverence and religious
feeling even in the brilliant avowed
skeptic. Be that as it may, the Ros
sini "Stabat Mater" has outlived and
! outshone in popularity every other
musical setting of the wonderful old
poem, and' was well called by Ellen
Orr the work "which, like a crown of
brilliant flowers, Rossini hung, one
Good Friday, upon the cross."
Rossini's "Stabat Mater" was first
sung in Paris in 1842, about ten years
after it was written. The three con
trasting works, that singly and collect
ively well illustrate Rossini's contra
dictory, opulent life, are the comlo
opera, "The Barber of Seville," the
serious opera, "William Tell," and bis
musical setting of the religious poem,
"Stabat Mater."
When we consider that our citizen
ship Is permitted to bear such works
of the masters under the correct effl
clency of A. Llberatl, as merely one of
the attractive features of Nebraska's
great State Fair, we conclude that all
music lovers will be there- to enjoy
this week's feast of muslo and inci
dentally to take in the great racing
events, Western League baseball, ath
letlo meet, Wild West show, and the
best exhibits ot horses, cattle,, swine,
sheep, poultry, educational, machln
err. agricultural and horticultural
products ever shown in the state.
roitifD cars boa&
In the cwlne department at the last
Stat Fair were exhibited 1.851 head1.
which number promises to be exceed
ed at the 1908 show, to be held Aug.
list to Sept its.
FARMER MUST HAVE HELP.
Secretary Wilson Points Out Beaaea
for Hard1 Times.
It hns remained for Secretary of Ag
riculture James Wilson to solve the
true reason for high prices and the high
cost of living which has been bothering
the housewife and the mechanic for sev
eral years past, lie says the people
the laboring people, are themselves to
blame. They fall to provide the neces
sary help to the American farmer. In
years gone by the farmer had his allies
other men who came to his aid, hard
ly supiwrtlng him when the burden
grew toovnst. Hut now everywhere
Mn mine and rnllroad, In factory and
: )
fine's, -
"l 11.1 . . J H
Jir jri ir.
HON. JAMRS WU-SOtf.
forest the teeming millions of his
neighbors have robbed him of thenuTo-
diiy he stiinds nlono, striving with tl-,
tutilc courage to cutliire the strain; yet
HootulnKly doomed, in spite of his vast
numbers, to sink under his toil, miles
the help he needs bo given.
In his statement Secretary Wilson
declares: t
"Tlio productiveness ot the United,
States along ngriculturnl lines Is not
keeping pace with the growth of our
population. Meats are denr iieeniise
ineat-bcurlng .animals ore falling ho-
!t.f lllil ....n..lA.l.vK I-
Hutu uic i"iuinuuu iu reiuiiveuiiinucrs.
Iihor Is Bcnrce on the farm, and lubor
Is dear on the farm, because the fac
tory, tho forest, the mine and tho rail
road nro taking mvny the farmer'
workers through wages fixed at ratoe-
tho fanner can not afford to nny. The-
population of the United Stutes Is grow
ing both by reason of the natural In
crease of the families domiciled la
Atlinrlnn nml l,V nivi.nftina iKnm.Vk
...... . " '-. IJIfllQ I1U-
mlgratluu from abroad. BuJ; the immi
grants do not reach to the farm. The-
fanners who do com to us from for
eign countries do not find their way to
the farms of this country : nnd the Im
migration laws prevent American farm
ers from going to forelgu countries and
selecting there the prospective Immi
grants whose services could aid them.
At no ieriod of our history hus the-
Ainerlcau farmer needed help so much
as he needs It this year. There are
suld to be huudrcds of thousands of
idle men in tho United States. All of
them could secure employment on the
farms employment affording food,
shelter aud living wages. There are
consequcnccs awaiting us. The result
of all this will be the bringing about
of European conditions. Many of our
working people to-day" can not pay tho
prices current for meats. If we do not
desire to have thta rnndltln , fr I rt
go to greater-extremes, steps should bo
taken to help the farmers secure a
portion of the Immigration that pours
In upon our shores. Whatever may be
the temjiorary effect of high prices for
foodstuffs upon the prosperity of the
farmer, the deprivations of one class of
our population Is the misfortune of all.
High prices for meats and 'grains are-' N
not beneficial to tho farmers of the
country, If the farmers can not employ
the help that Is requisite for the
growth of grains and the production of
meats. And that Is the case now with
the farmers In a great many States of
tho Union. The United States has made-
remarkable growth as a manufacturings
nation because material Is cheaper and
better here than In any other country '
of the world. Our farmers are making
the most energetic efforts to produce.
They have the best machinery the world
of agriculture knows. They themselves
work nnd their families work. But the
demand Is greater than they can sup-
ply."
The world has Its "granaries" and its
cattle plains; but the Uulted States Is
not a part of that world. Its granaries
and Its plains are Its own; when they
fall, there are no others to which to
turn. This farmer giant last year was
worth to tho nation $50,000,000 during ,
every day or the crop growing season.
In the single yeur he produced mate
rial amounting lu value to $7,412,000,
mk). It meant that he had saved the
xiuntry from a disaster far more grave
than the embarrassments of tho full
ind winter managed to produce, The
mlance of trade In farm products for
ast year was 14-14,000,000 in favor of
.his country which ineaut that nearly
hulf a billion dollars lu'cnsh was added
to the rlehi of .the nation. In all other
iroduets, tho trade of 1007 produced a
uilanee lu our favor of only 82,500,0
'ructlcally unaided last your, the farut
r giant fed the United States and jjent
broad products that brought home $1,
.M.000,000. I
What niik'ht turn out to be the begin
ung of a revolution In Turkey is the re
orttd unit in y ot 7,000 soldiers in the
lonasttr District. Threats have been
taile by officer of the Third army corpe
kill all the generals in Macedonia if
tie tiiea held for triul for fomenting the
Young Turkey" tuoveaieut are not re-leasod.
