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Vt (r Mi -v. j w B&sa.Tr .;., iKOTA COUNTY State Historical Soch M Motto: All Thejtfews When 1 1 Is NeWs. VOL. 22. DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER tS, 1113. ..HO. I. HERAEDSTr - ' "' ' ' ' Kssssuammmmmmamm f. ,. , . 1 - V: 28 DIE, ON AIRSHIP KNTIRE GERMAN ADMIRALTY TRIAL BOARD AMONG THOSE 8LAIN BY BLAST. THREE OTHERS DIE IN FALLS ron Von Bleul, the Only 8iirvlvor, With Both Eyes Burned Out, Begs to Be Shot by Reiouera Thousands Witness Disaster. Berlin, Oct 20. The newest of the Zeppelin war airships, tho L-2, was de stroyed In midair by an explosion on Friday. All but ono of tho twenty -eight military men were killed. The twenty-eight represented ths entire personnol of tho admiralty "board which was conducting tho final trial of the dirigible, looking to Its ac ceptance by the government as a new unit of the German aerial jiavy, the pilot and crew and Invited guests. Evory person that went aloft in the big airship is dead, Twenty-seven were killed almost In stantly by tho explosion of the gas In the ballooneites or burned to death as tho flaming wreck fell to the ground from a height of 900 feet. One man, Lieutenant Baron von Bleul of the Queen Augusta Grenadier Guards, a guest of the admiralty board, was extricated alive from the twisted wreckage. His eyes were burned out and he suffered other ter rible hurts. Begging his rescuers to kill him and end his sufferings, be was taken to a hospital, where he died at night The official report of the accident ays the explosion was due to tho ig nition of gas in or above the forward gondola, but. not within the body of the airship. The navy was not the only sufferer cf the day through aviation accidents. Three army 'officers were killed In -aeroplane flights. ' Emperor William, lp a telegram to the minister of marine, voiced public sentiment concerning the accident by saying: "The sorrow over what has hap pened, I am convinced, will only be a spur to renewed exertions to develop so Important an aerial weapon Into a trustworthy Implement of war." The newspapers reflect the emper or's belief that there should be no re laxation in the efforts to supply Ger many with an adequate aerial, fleet The total dead: Lieutenant Bernisch, commander nd head of admiralty trial board con ducting the final trial of the L-2 at a speed of forty miles an hour. Captain Glund, one of Zeppelin's vet eran dirigible pilots. Lieutenant Freyer, commander of the airship's crew and favorite of the emperor. Lieutenant Baron Von Bleul, guest on airship; rescued alive, but died in hospitalv Lieutenant Trenk, second in com mand. Neumann and Pletzler, naval con structors. Hanssman, chief engineer. BuBch, naval engineer, former navi gator of the Imperial yacht Hobenzol lern. Nineteen members of the admiralty board and the L-2's crew. Captain Haessler, member of the army navigation corps; killed en-hen aeroplane landed in tree top near Bres lau. Lieutenant Koch, killed. In fall of aeroplane near Wurzburg. Sergeant Mante, fell with Lieuten ant Koch. The airship disaster occurred above the main street of tho city of Johan nlsthal, while the big dirigible was making a trial trip preliminary to its acceptance as flagship of the new Ger man aerial navy. The shattered hulk of the airship, a mass of blazing can vas and crumpled aluminum, dropped ' 300 feet Into tho public highway, Hundreds of pooplo who had been watching tho flight from parks and "housetops rushed to the scene. There was nothing to bo done except to tako tho bodies of tho victims out of lb mass of twisted wreckage. HUERTA QUITS AS PRESIDENT Cuban Government Gets Message That Mexican Executive Has Resigned In Favor of Blanquet. Havana, Oct 20. The Cuban govern ment on Friday received a wireless dispatch saying that President Huerta has resigned in favor of General Blan quet. Gen. Aurellano Blanquet, who was General Huerta's right-hand man in the coup d'etat by which Madero was overthrown, has held the portfolio of war In the recently organized Mex ican cablnot $150,000 Fire In Reno, Nev. Reno, Nev., Oct 20. Flro early de stroyed the Novara Hardware and Supply Company building hero. The loss was $150,000. The cause was un known. The flro was the most spec tacular and the largest hore in years. Woodruff Fortune $1,000,000. Now York, Oct 20. Timothy L. Woodruff, accordjng to an estimate by his son, John E. Woodruff, loft an es tate estimated at about $1,000,000. The bulk of tho fortune, It is said, la left to Mr. Woodruff's second wife. Carnegie Returns to United States. New York, Oct 20. Andrew Car negie returned to the United States on tho Cunard liner Mauretanla from Scotland. He said he was delighted at the recent victory of Francis Oul uet the brilliant young golfer. WHEN IRELAND GETS HOME RULE RsTBBsssfa sssssssssssssBsssW Bssl Ibss! JbsV 'Hb SMBiBsfB VBissssst LMBiHIbsssssbssssBbsbBbWsB S sssi JNSf IHHILBssMl HHIBHBMBjHHaBjnpnHBH sBsBBrvBSBBBBBBBBBBKVBSHBSsBliBXESafl V XslnSBBVaBSBnBSBB?9BSBSBSSl BsBsBsnBWiBsBHbXS 0 K.HK.'.Sd llBsmtsia !&wilaMM ssssssssssV"!!!! BmKWSSSBSSSSSV b bIbWH' BsBsBsBsbs. Bm sssnBr BBsW. SBBsBLiZ BBBBfl9BBBssBBskr BBBBBBBBBW-. When home rule Is established in Ireland It Is likely that the building now occupied by the Bank of Ireland, In College Green, Dublin, will again become- tho Irish parliament house, &b It was long ago. Bolow tho picture of the. bank are Jim Larkln (left) and Joseph Devlin (right), who will be rivals for the leadership of the Labor party in the Irish parliament LEAVE PUERTA PLATA U. 8. WAR8HIP8 PREVENT GER MAN 3HIP ENTERING HARBOR. Complications Expected to Arise by Action of Commander No Re port at Washington. Cape Haltlen, Oct 18. American warships blockading the port of Puerta Plata refused to permit the German steamship Syria, from Sanchez, to en ter the harbor Thursday. The situation at Puerta Plata is con sidered critical. The city Is threat ened with attack by land and sea. Foreigners are taking refuge on board vessels In tho harbor. ' The revolutionists have been ad vised by tho American commander to stop hostilities. Otherwise, he saya, troops will be landed. Tho American consul at Puerta Plata Is urging -all American citizens to leave thto city. War operations were resumed when the rebels refused to accept tho terms of a treaty of peace that was brought about by James M. Sulllvan.Hho Amer ican minister. Washington, Oct 18. No reportthas been received at the state department on the reported action of American warships refusing to permit the Ger man steamship Syria to enter Puerta Plata. Jf this haa been done compli cations with the German government over the situation there probably will arise. TELEGRAPHIC , NOTES Highland Light, Mass. Oct 18. Four men are believed to have lost their lives when the coal laden barge Sumner B. Meade was driven ashore sear the Cahoons Hollow life saving station, eight miles south of here. Springfield, 111., Oct 18. Bruce Mounts, son of former State Senator W. L. Mounts, was killed and A. Craw ford, Jr., son of A. W. Crawford of the state board of equalization, was se riously Injured by Mount's automobile. Atlanta, Go,, Oct. 10. Julian Haw thorne, tho writer, completed his term In prison hero at midnight Tues day. He left for New York in the morning. Ho is tho picture of health, having gained more than thirty pounds in the prison. "I have nothing to say of my plans," said tho writer. Champaign, 111., Oct 17. O. P. Sul licun, Urbana merohant, was arrested charged with the murder of W. Larry. The arrest followed the alleged discov ery that Sullivan owned tho rovolver found beneath the body. MRS. MACKAY DENIES CHARGE Asserte Mrs. C. K. Blake Is Jealous and of an Ungovernable Temper, In Replying to Suit New York, Oct. 17. Mrs. Clarenco H. Mackay, suffrago loader 'and wife of the head of the Postal Telegraph Cable company, broko her Bllence re garding the $1,000,000 suit filed against her by Catherine K. Blake for alleged alienation of the affections of her husband, Dr. Joseph A. Blako, Through her personal counsel, Ar thur C. Train, Mrs. Mackay denies all of Mrs. Dlake. allegations in a formal answer filed ih the supreme court and charactorlzod Mrs. Blake as ono who has a "Jealous disposition, an ungovernable temper" and "no af fection or lovo for her husband " Attempted Robbery Is Foiled. Joliet, III., Oct. 18. An attempt to rob the Frankfort bank was probably frustrated when a sheriffs' posse from Joliet captured an automobile load of bandits near New Lenox and found In the automobile nitroglycerin. Would Take 'VM Out of Five 8pots. Washington. Oct. 18. Treasurer McAdoo ordered that the numeral 5 be used henceforth Instead of the V. If is not decided as yet whether this will mean that the numeral 5 will supply tho V. on 5 bills, SULZER IS REMOVED OU8TED GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK DENIES ALL CHARGES GLYNN SWORN IN. SAYS "BOSS" WROTE VERDICT Court of Impeachment by Vote of 43 to 12 Removes Chief From Office Refuse to Bar Him From Further Positions. Albany, N, Y., Oct 18. William Sul. ser ceased to be governor of the state of New York Friday. Ho was removed from office by the high court of lm peachment by a vote of 43 to 12, two members not voting. Martin H. Glynn, lieutenant gover nor, was Bworn in as his successor, the first in the history of the state to step into Its high office In this man ner. Robert F. Wagner, Domocratla leader of tho senate, became lieuten ant governor. Tho verdict of tho court was that Sulzer was guilty ol falsification, perjury and an aittompt to suppress evidence against him. Ot all other charges he was acquitted, the court unanimously voting him not guilty of tho four remaining articles of Impeachment By a virtually unanimous voto the impeachment tribunal also decided that Sulzer should not be puniBbed by disqualification to hold office of honor and trust In this state in tho future. This would havo been the extreme penalty under the law. The ousted executive was served with a copy of tho verdict of the court at tho executive mansion christened by himself "the peoplo's home" at night. "Good. I thank you," he said to tho sergeant-at-arms of the sena.'e, who delivered the document. The outgoing executive Issued a statement in which he denounced the tribunal which had removed him as "Murphy's high court of infamy." "Murphy controlled the assembly1 and ordered the impeachment," Sulzer said. "He controlled most of tho mem bers of tho court and dictated proce dure and wrote tho Judgment. He was the judge and Jury; the prosecutor and tho bailiff." He entered a gonoral denial of all tho chargos in the Impeachment ar ticles, denied ho had ever asked Allan A. Ryan to obtain the influence of 'Murphy or Republican State Chairman Barnes to stop the trail; Bald the tes timony of Henry Morgenthau could be explained; assorted that overy dollar that had been given him during his campaign had been properly accounted for; that ho was $76,000 In debt; that he had been "faithful to his trust," and that ho "handed back to tho peo ple the commission they gave mo un tarnished and unsullied," L Governor William Sulzer was con victed on Thursday by tho high court of impeachment on threo counta. Tho final voto was 39 to 18. Ho was de clared Innocent of tho charges con tained in article 3. Presiding Judgo Edgar M. Cullon, who will Bhortly retire from tho bench, voted "not guilty" on every articlo and rendered a long opinion in oxplalnlng his votes. The eight other Judges of tho court of appeals wore divided. Washington, Oct. 20, Application for a review of Impeachment proceed ings nover haa boen presented to tho Supremo court There Is said to be no federal law for this. Ralph Rose Dies of Typhoid. San Francisco, Oct. 18. Ralph Rose, Olympic and world's champion shot puttor, died of typhoid fevor. Rose was a .big, florid, full-blooded man. From the first his battle against the disease was not encouraging. Fined Under Antlgosslp Act Appletown, Wis., Oct. 18. Mrs. Rosa Lehn was the first person to bo fined here under the antlgosslp act. She paid a fine of 21.80 after having pleaded guilty to tho gossip charge preferred by a Mrs. McDonald. KIEV TRIAL ASSAILED EPISCOPALIANS SHIT CHARGE OF "RITUAL MURDER." L National Council Meeting In New York Asserts Allegation Is Unfounded and Unjust Now York, Oct 17v Tho ritual mur der trial at Kiov, Itussla, was con demned in a resolution adopted on Wednosday by the houso of deputies, tho Joint clorical and lay body of tho Protestant Episcopal ohurch at tho trionnlal general convention. Tho Episcopalians also took steps to amend their prayer book by elim inating tho passage in the Good Fri day collect where Jews aro classed with "infldelB, Turks and heretics." In presenting the resolutions re garding the Kiev trial Rev. Dr. Wil liam T. Manning, rector of Trinity church, Now York, said; "Jews in this city are deeply moved by this matter. Jewish brethren have asked me to bring bofore this conven tion a protest, voicing the senttmentB contained in a potltlon signed in Eng land by the archbishop of Canterbury and by many bishops, clergy and lay men of tho church." Tho resolution said: "We call upon the archbishops,, bishops and other members of the Holy Orthodox Eastorn church of Itussia to mako formal pronounce ment that charges of so-called 'ritual murders' are without foundation or Justification .In the teachings and practice of the religion of Israel. "We remind them that in the early days of Christianity similar charges were mode by Ignorance and super stition against -our own most holy re ligion." MINE EXPLOSION KILLS 400 Blast In Colliery at Cardiff Entomb Miners Flre.Cauies Death ef Men. Cardiff, Wales, Oct. 16. Four hun dred Welsh coal minors are believed to have lostthelr lives from fire and afterdamp in the Universal colliery at Senghenydd Tuesday. The day 'shift of 931 men descended the shafts In the cages at five o'clock. An hour afterwards a deafening report brought the Inhabitants in the vicinity of the mine running to the pit head. I where they found .the ventilating and noisung macninery at the top of the shaft had been blown to atoms by an explosion of great violence. A man who had been working sixty feet away had been decapitated by tho force ol the blast On tho west side, whero the explo sion occurred, fire soon added Its ter rors and the rescue parties were un able to make any progress. GIRL SAVES 200 FROM DEATH Sings Rag Time as Theater Thus Avoiding a Mad Rush. Burns Hammond, Ind., Oct 18. Miss Fran da A. Clark, a sixteen year-old plan olst, saved 200 women and children from being trampled to death In a the ater panto at Newcastle. A 8,000-foot film caught fire at a show house and when smoke poured from behind ih curtain panic started. Miss Clark sang popular airs to rag time when the smoke was so thick she could not see the piano keys, and shouted to the ex cited audience to mark Ume with her music. Tho blazo was extinguished without serious Injury to anyone' In the audience. After It was over Fran ces fainted. MARSHALL CLASSIFIES SELF Vice-President Declares He Doesn't 'Know Whether "He-Is Fish or Fowl, or Just Plain Hash." Washington, Oct. 18. "Nobody since our government was formed has beea able to tell whether a vice-president Is flsh or fowl, or Just plain hash." Thus Vice-President Marshall classi fied himself In a speech boforo Wash ington Masons on class distinction. Ho said: "Wo speak of not finding in America what we call our clnssae. But wo do build unconsciously classes la America, some dependent on wealth, some on distinction and place." FOOD PRICES SOON TO SOAR United States Expects Crops and Big Famine. 8carclty Meat of Washington, Oct. 17. Exports the department of agriculture of an nounco that food crops and moats nro scarce As a result tho "high cost' of living" will continue to soar. Tho prices of moats Soptombor 1 was far In excess of tho figures for tho last two years and tho estimates of the crops that provide food supplies for tho American tablos proved dis couraging. Two More Americans Slain. Washington, Oct. 18. Two mora Amorlcans have boen added to the list of thoso killed In Mexico, says a dis patch. The victims wore reported killed at the mines in the state of Guadalajara. frow'hed at Naval' Maneuvers. Washington, Oct. 18. Harry A. Gar- rlty of Chicago was lost overboard from the torpedo boat destroyer Paulding during tho maneuvers eist ui uiutu iDiaiiu, unrrniy wp.s a ner's mate, GUI- BIG BUCK TAX LIST Will stock 2,800 acre with cattle. RANCH NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE What Is Going on Here and Ther that Is of Interest to the Read ers Throughout Nebraska and Vicinity. COMING EVENT8, Knights of Pythias district con- f vcntlon at Clay Center October to 29. National Coursing Meet Wymore, October 21 to 25. National coUrslng meet at at Wymore, October 21 to 25. State Christian Endeavor con vention at Beatrice October 23. Nebraska Master Bakers' con vention at Omaha, October 21 to 23. Richardson County Toaohors' association at Humboldt Octo ber 25 and 26. , Woman's suffrago convention , at Lincoln November 5, 6, 7. Mld-stato poultry show at Scottsbluff, December 10, 11, 12. County chicken show at Fre- mont, in December. Hastings. That high taxos, ono of, the numerous causes of tho high cost of living, are the result of neglect on Ihe part of former county officials, la learned by County Treasurer Mcin tosh, who declares there was more than $250,000 in old personal taxes due lAdasm county from the past tw,enty eight years less than 2 por cent of Which Is now collectable. Under the new law now effective the county treasurer and his bondsmen are per sonally responsible for the collection of all personal taxes unlesB the treas urer has in his possession the proper papers from the sheriff showing dis tress warrants have been issued and that there is no property on which levy can be made. Poured Kerosene on Fire. Beatrice. Beulah, the seven-year- old daughter of Mrs. .. M. Koons, was jburned to death when sue pourea Ker osene on a flro in a coal stove, and her two-year-old sister1 Leltha was. badly burned about tho ranee and hands. The children had been left tor n few minutes by their mother and Beulah endeavored to get the Are etarted pouring oil on tho coaL An iexploslon followed and she ran down 'stairs from their apartments en veloped in mass of flames. Will Stock Big Ranch. NellEh. Brlnkerhoff & Johnson havo purchased for J76.000 the ranch iproperty known as tho Ham and Col lier ranch, owned by John Burke, In the northern part of Wheeler county. ' The ranch embraces 2,800 acres, and the owners expect to. stock It with cattle from Kansas and tho southern part of this state. They have already, brought Into north Nebraska 1,200 head, and expect to bring in 400 more at 'once. Odd Fellows Dedicate New Hall. Inman. The handsome new rhall and opera house just finished by In man lodge No. 357, Independent Order of Odd FehowB, was dedicated Thurs day. Grand Master T. W. Bass, assist ed by Grand Warden J. C. Harnlsh of O'Neill and Mr. MoFarland of Lynch as grand marshal and five of the In man members, put on tho work of ;the dedication ceremonies. There were about 1,000 Odd Fellows and visitors present. Decapitation of Fowl Disastrous. Tecumsoh. An attempt to decapi tate a chicken resulted painfully for "Mae VanHorn of Fawnoo county. The girl was holding tho chicken with her . Ibrother Morris handling tho axe. As the weapon fell tho chicken fluttered and the girl's hand was brought under tho axe. The services of a surgeon Jwero required to close an ugly gash extending from tho wrist to the finger tips. ' The Nebraska Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows was In session at Lincoln, Oc tober 14-16. Refuse Contaminates River Water. Beatrice Farmers living near Holmesvllle havo complained to Coun ty Atornoy Cobbey that when their ,cows drink river water, which has 'been contaminated by refuse from tho 'gas plant, tho milk and butter haB an unpleasant tasto and a gassy bdor. They also claim that the fish in tho blue river are injured by tho gas lu ,tho wator. Tho Albion Commercial club has taken steps toward securing a farm demonstrator for Boone county. Narrow Escape from Flames. Hastings. Although literally given a bath of flame when u gasollno stove sho was lighting oxploded and throw turning fluid all about her, Mrs. Kath erlno Burkhard escaped without ser ious Injuries. Although tho whole kitchen was In a blaze a moment, Mrs. Burkhardt emerged without hav ing her clothing caught. Knarnoy Y. M. C. A. has purchased a lot and is making preparations for the erection of a homo for its mem bt s Buy your Mt in Dakota ' at the I City Meat " Wm;Xerens, Jr., Proprietor Having recently leased the City'Meat Market,-1 haN . refitted it throughout and am furnishing my custom ers with an up-to-date line of frsh and cured meats, oysters fish, etcj in season. Give me a call. Agent tot Seymour's Laundry - W. Lorenz, Jr. WINTER EXCURSIONS Effective October l&th Winter Tourist rates to Florida, and Gulf resorts, Jacksonville, Palm Beach, Tampa, Key West, Mobile, New Orleans; slightlyJtigher rates to Florida, one way Via Washington, D.C. .Also to Florida, ojeyyiaKeOjrU'an Effective November 1st: Winter Tourist rates, tofl:xas7New- Mexico, Cuba, Galveston, Houston, Ft. Worth, San Antonio. . t Southern Landseeke'rs' Excursions: First and Third Tuesday. , ij To California: The usual Winter it. Through standard and tourist sleepers. ,ft Train Service: Highest class Burlington through trains to t)tn ver, Kansas City, St.) Louis, Chicago. When You Go To California Goioretiirir Tla-Pu&et tickets to California may be routed via the North Pacific Coast thence through scefiic Northern California to San "Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego; on the return, trip any number of interesting routes are available. Make yonr winter trip a comprehensive tour of the Western States. ' Excursion fares to Puget Sound, California, South- , west Florida and the. Qulf Coast VIA THE 1, Chicago and J North Western Line For travel information B. C. Buchannan, Agent, Dakota City, Neb. . MacRAE, General Passenger Agent, St. Paul,iMinn. Bggj? Vail M sssB2Es?stAT'TliBsttJrr jT 4 504sKMEaT Si? k NEBRASKA TELEPHONE -m T WSWW.MWW a mnmBB A A' ' v" mvjtn -. Kiivniiii 4f,iioitpimr Farm Sales aas-aas MHshutti Wk. ttx tritmmt m tr IsV 4sAis.lAiAAiAiAAiAAiiAAA1AiAiAlAiAiA11AAi a.aa.a aa-aaa. 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