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THE ALLIANCE HERALD T. J. O'Keefe, Publisher. ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA. Tho man that novor has to wrlto cf( a Iobb has mighty ltttlo olso to post An eastern millionaire has cinched (ho domestic situation by marrying his cook. Look out for tho woman who says: "You know I novor gossip, but did you hear," etc., etc. Can it be true that Ma 1b flirting with Mr. Toullsan, chief of tho Chi nese bandits? Wo'll toll Pa. When a man slaps tho public In tho fnco ho need not expect It to drop on Its knees and kiss his hand. Alfred Austin now publishes nn odo entitled "Forgiveness." But If Mr. Austin Is really penitent lot htm keep quiet. An automobile lias caused ft Bt. Louis man and his wlfo to go Into tho dlvorco court. It has now dono Us worst. Tho uro of '"mustard brown" socks In tho United States army will prob ably result In placing every soldier In the smart set. At first It Is hard to And a nnmo for the baby, but when tho poor old man gets to walking tho floor at nlghti with It names como easy. Tho widow who has scattered tho ashes of her husband en two conti nents may bo trying to mako extra work for tho last day. A Boston paper says of "dear, de lightful Joo Jefferson" that "eternal sunshine radiates from IiIr brow." To nil of which Rip will probably say, "O, fudge!" If you And, in looking through your pile of $100 bills, ono with a poorly executed portrait of Thomas H. Bon ton upon It, you may know It la a counterfeit. In tho absenco of explicit directions In the cook books for eating crow It lf recommended that tho bird bo woll cooked, lightly seasoned, and swal lowed hastily. Of course tho university of New Wk, which Is going to confer tho de gree of master of letters on Mrs. Rus Roll Sago at tho commencement exer cises, Isn't bidding. A certain railroad Is trying to do termlno tho vnluo of some Sioux In dlnns Injured In a wrcrk, but who would not rather bo "Comes Last" than "Kills Ahead?" Joseph Chamberlain foretells n tlmo when "America will havo to Im port Its foodstuffs." Evidently Mr. Chamberlain doesn't tako any stock In tho raco sulcldo bogy. A French scientist says automobll lng cures consumption. Ho may not bo altogether right, but it can be said that few automobllo onthuBia3ts are likely to die of consumption. A Wabasha, Minn., paper states that a young woman of that town "Is sick of being threatened with appendlcl tls." And If they don't quit threaten ing her with It there will bo trouble. A Pittsburg man went home the other night and shot himself because supper wasn't ready. Being afraid oi tho cook ho probably thought that was tho only way to got even with her. If tho clergymen of tho various do nominations keep on agreeing not to mnrry divorced persons, tho Justices of tho pence will all bo buying autO' mobiles and living lu brownstono fronts. A Pawtuckot (It. I.) lad batted a ball in such n way that it landed in tho powerhouBO of a cotton mill near tho grounds and stopped the plant for tho rest of tho day. Tho boy mado a run for homo. Tho latest educational authority ad vises parents to "kneel down and pray" beforo walloping their children. Down this way thoy generally reach up for a fresh hold on the subject under discussion. Tho government of Queensland has offered a prize of $25,000 for n suro method of exterminating tho opuntla, a species of cactus. That's easy. Pull every optunlu up by tho roots. Wo claim tho money. Ants that aro fierce enemies of tho boll weevil aro being brought to this country from South America. In a few years thero will bo wild appeals for somebody to discover how wo may get rid of tho ants. A woman who claims to be tho daughter of Cecil Rhodes has been discovered in South Carolina. Tho wonder of it is that widows and daughters of Cecil haven't been bob bing up in all parts of tho civilized world. Members of tho American Medical association havo made tho discovery that the young men of this country aro working themselves to death. This 1b one of tho results of trying to run automobiles that break down every three mlleu. JAPS WIN BATTLE RUS8IAN HOPE OF RELIEVING PORT ARTHUR VANI8HE8. CZARS FORCESARE DEFEATED Japanese Capture Prisoners and Take Fourteen Guns Russians Charged with Having Displayed Japanese Flag to Deceive Their Adversaries. TOKIO Tho Russian hopo of re lieving tho pressure on Port Arthur by threatening tho rear of Genoral Oku, tho commander of tho Japaneso forces Investing the Russlnn strong hold, camo to nn end at Tellsstt, a point on tho railroad fifty miles north of Kin Chou and twenty-flvo miles north of Vafangow, when tho Rus sians wero outmaneuverod, enveloped and sweoplngly defeated. Thoy left over 100 dead on tho field and tho Jap aneso captured 300 prisoners and fourteen quick-firing field guns. Tho Russians retreated hastily to tho northward. Tho Japaneso chargo that tho Rus sians violated tho Japaneso flag. Cer tain officers aver that during tho fighting a body of Russian soldiers appeared carrying a Japaneso flng nnd that tho Japaneso nrtlllory, de ceived by this flag, ceased firing upon that particular body of Russians. Offl clal dispatches from tho Japanese commanders mado specific charges of this flag violation. Early estimates of tho Japaneso loss say that COO men wero killed or wounded. Tho Japanese attacking force was divided into right and left "HUMPH! ' NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT THI8." r mfzzf?zzr-i&iAMav s-r i 'PLfiSV""' - m Chicago Inter Ocean. columns and began tho advance on Tuesday along both sides of the rail road. They encountered tho Rus sians oast of Vafandlcn and drovo them back. At a lato hour In tho af ternoon tho Russians held a lino be tween Lung Wang Tlso and Tafang Shen. Tho Japaneso artillery opened on this lino and tho Russians respond ed. Tho shelling continued for two hours and it was followed by tho ad vance of tho Japaneso line to a posi tion extending from Lung Chia Tung to Yuhotun. Darkness put nn end to tho fighting. Tho Japaneso dispatch ed a column to tho westward toward Fuchau for tho' purpose of covering tho Russian right wing nnd to protect their left and rear. During tho night It became appar ent that tho Russians wero being re inforced and It was decided to mako a general attack In tho morning and farco tho Russians Into a defile back of Tellssu. When morning camo It was discovered that the Russians held a lino extending from Ta Fang Shen to Cheng Tsu Shan with a force esti mated at over two divisions. Tho Japaneso commander makes no eBtlmato of tho Russian losses, but says they probably wero great. Among the Russians captured by tho Japanese Is tho colonel of tho Fourth regiment of rifles. Tho Japaneso planned to envelop tho Russians near Tellssu and thoy succeeded admirably. While tho main Japaneso forco was moving north along tho railroad columns were swung to tho left nnd to tho right and finally converged at noon on tho main Russian position. Tho Russians in this position woro nt a disadvan tage, but they held It with determina tion until 3 o'clock In tho afternoon. At this hour they wero routed. Tho Japaneso cavalry continued to pursue tho enemy and probably Inflicted con siderable punishment. Senator Quay's Last Will. BEAVER, Pa. Tho will of Senator Quay was probated on Friday. Not only does It dlqclosa the amount of the estate, but provides that the exec utors shall not file an accounting. Tho will Bays Mrs. Quay Is provided for. Matthew Stanley Quay, the sen ator's grandson, is given a farm In Chester, Pa. Tho remainder of the estate 5 to bo sold and divided Into five eql parts. Four of theso go to his children, Miss Susan, Miss Cora and R. R. Quay and Mrs. Mary Davidson. 8HIP8 ARE ACTIVE. ( The Vladivostok Squadron la Busily Engaged. TOKIO Tho Vladivostok Bqadron Is rouorted In tho Corean straits. Firing has been hoard on Eauno Shlmn, a Btnoll Island lying off tho southwest of Honshlu Island. It, Is posslblo that an engagement Is pro gressing. LONDON Tho Central Nows has received a dispatch irom its Llao Yang correspondent under Tuesday's dato saying tha' heavy firing be tween tho Ruoslan and Japaneso van guards commenced at 1:40 o'clock In the afternoon. Tho fighting extended along tho ontlro front assuming tho dimensions of a general engagomont Tho correspondent sayB that no do tails aro available. ST. PETERSBURa Tho Novoo Vremya'fl military expert authorita tively denies tho report that General Stakolberg is on the march south. Ho doclarcs that the only Russian forces on tho Llao Tung peninsula abovo Port Arthur consist of cavalry and railroad gunrds, and adds that It is scarcely possible to interfere with tho slcgo operations beforo Port Arthur. Tho chief mission of tho Russian cav alry dctachmontB, he Baya la to ham per tho movements of tho Japaneso columns from the south to tho north. Tho Novoo Vremya devotes . long editorial to arguing that wireless com munication with neutral 'errltory docs not constitute a breach of neutrality, tho enemy having practically tho samo remedy, as in tho case of cablo communication, namely as previously cabled in ono caso of cutting tho ca ble, and In tho other of stationing a vessel rigged with wireless apparatus between tho sondlng and receiving stations, thus interfering with com munication, i Tho calling ou: of tho army reservea In tho Kazan, Klof and Moscow mili tary districts was announced Tues day. This step is for tho purpose of filling up tho skeloton rcjorvo corps and to replaco the regular troops al ready gono or going to tho front. It also foreshadows tho dispatch of four Volga corps, which was predicted In theso dispatches a mtmtL ago. Tfco latter would give General Kouropatkln 200,000 moro men. Emperor Nicholas has received tho following telegram from Lieutenant General Baron Stakelberc: "A battlo began at noon around tho Russian position, four and cne-half miles south of tho station of Wat an boon, tho enemy making repeatod at tempts to dislodgo our left flank. Tho attack was rcpo'led and wo retained our position "Tho flr3t regiment occupying tho left flank of our position sustained severe losses. Its commander, Colo nel Khavastounoff, and Adjutant Sub Lieutenant Dragostaff Nodochlnsky wero killed. General Gorngross wns wounded, a shrapnel bullet shattering the right sldo of his loker Jaw, but ho remained en tho field." Bids on Bonds, LINCOLN. Neb.- The Btato board of educational lands and funds will ad vertise for $100,000 of state bonds to bo purchased for the Investment of the permanent school funds. Reserves Are Called Out. ST. PETERSBURG Tho calling out of tho reserves In several districts was announced today. It foreshad ows the dispatch of four Volga corps, which was predicted in theso dis patches a month ago. Tho latter would gtvo General Kuropatkln 200, 000 moro men. Japanese Sink More Mines. LONDON A dispatch to tho Cen tral Nows from Toklo says that whllo flotillas of torpedo boat destroyers and torpedo boats wero supporting tho military bombardment of tho forts at Slaoplng Tao (on the Kwan Tung pen insula, botweon Port Arthur and Port Dalny), Tuesday morning, tho Rus slan protected cruiser Novlk and ton torpedo boat destroyers made a sortie from Port Arthur. Tho Japaneso warships retired, unsuccessfully en deavoring to luro tho Russian,? Into the open se. SIX HUNDRED DIE CHICAGO HORROR RIVALED BY BURNING OF A BOAT. EXCURSION STEAMER IN FLAMES Loaded with Women and Children on a Sunday School Outing Disaster Occurs on the East River at New York City. NEW YORK Ono of tho most ap palling disasters in the history of Now York tragic in its Intensity, dra matic in its episodes, and deeply pa thetic in tho tendor age of most of its victims, took placo today In tho East river, within a short distance of tho New York Bhoro and within sight of thousnndB of persons, tho majority of whom were powerless to minimize the extent of tho catastrophe. By tho burning to tho water's edge of tho Gcnoral Slocum, a three-decked excursion steamer, tho largest In theso waters, moro than COO persons, tho majority of whom wero women and children, wero burned to death or drowned by Jumping overboard or by being thrown Into tho whirlpools by tho lurching of the vessel and the frantic rush of tho panic-stricken passengers. Approximately 483 bodies havo been recovered and are now being tagged at the morgues of Bellovuo hospital and Harlem. Divers wero still busy at a late hour taking bodies from tho hold of the vessel, which thoy say is choked with the remains of human beings, w.hile tho bodies of scores who leaped or wero thrown Into tho river had been recovered. It is tho season of Sunday school excursions In New York bay nnd tho Long Island sound, tho latter one of tho most picturesque bodies of water In the country. Great preparations had been made for the seventeenth annual Sunday school excursion of St Mark's Ger man Lutheran church, the congrega tion of which is drawn from the dense population of the lower East and West Side, and tho General Slocum had been chartered to carry tho ex cursionists to Locust Grove, ono of the many resorts on Long Island sound. It 1b variously estimated that thero wero between 1,500 and 2,000 person, on tho General Slocum when It lef: the pier at Third street, East river, though the Knickerbocker Steamshli company, which owns the Slocum, of flclally states that tho number o' passengers was 873, that being onlj one-third of tho vessel's capacity. Ii is thought, however, that thero wer several hundred children in arms, foi whom fares aro not usually charged on these trips. On board the decks of the steamer aB It passed up East river tho scene wns ono of merry-making. A mass of flags fluttered in tho June breezes, the bands were playing and tho chil dren were singing, dancing and wav ing handkerchiefs nnd flags in an swer to tho salutations of those on Bhore or from passing steamers. At tho extreme eastern end of Ran dall's lBland, off Ono Hundred and Thirty-fifth street, thero Is a stretch of water known as tho Sunken Mead ows. At this point, Just as the crowds wero watching the gaily decorated Bteamer from the shore, tho General Slocum took fire, and as the ago of tho vessel (it was built in 1891) had resulted in tho well seasoning of tho wood, with which it wan almost on tlrely built. It was soon a mass of flamo. Tho flro Is said to havo brok en out In a lunchroom on the forward deck through tho overturning of a pot of grease. Tho wind was high and all efforts to subdue the Are wero wero futile. The Death List Grows. NEW YORK TVItn unceasing ef fort search Is going on for tho bodies of those who perished on tho Gen eral Slocum. What the list of vic tims will total scarce any ono dare venture a guess, but whatever tho number may be thero Is hardly a par allel in the history of disasters where death camo to bo many in so brief a period of tlmo. Police and health department offi cials havo placed tho number at n figure as high as 1,000 and more, but it would seem that tho maximum fa tality will not largely exceed 700. All day long, from sunrise until darkness, shut off even tho melan choly satisfaction of watching for the dead, anxious searchers kept up their vigilance and at dusk there had been recovered 536 bodies, for tho groater nart women "anil children. Operating Towards Port Arthur. LONDON A correspondent of tho Dally Chronicle nt Yinkow, In a dis patch dated June 17, says that General Kuropatkln left Llao Yang on Wed nesday to assume command of the army operating toward Port Arthur. Attendance at World's Fair. ST. LOUIS. World's Fair Grounds. Tho following are official figures of attendance at the Louisiana Pur chase exposition for tho week ending June 18: Monday, 06,143; Tuesday, T5.143; Wednosday, 74,188; Thursday, 83,340; Friday, 87,994; Saturday, 87,024; to tals, 475,187. Tho attendance during the weelc, whllo not quito equaling tho total of preceding week, shows a substantial gain over each day save Wednesday. That was Liberty bell day. when school children attended. I NEBRASKA STATE NEWS ; ' 1 . . .i ' ' ,' ' ; ' " " ' '""' ASSESSMENT OF RAILROADS. Board Increases Total Value 70 Per Cent. Tho Nebraska Btato board of assess ment announced officially an Increase pf 70 per cent in tho assessed valua tion of railroad property. Operating under tho new revenue law the board Increased the assessed valuation from 127,077,353 to $46,018,635. The manner of arriving at the fran chise values of the roads will not be made public by the Btate board of equalization. Tho total assessed valuations were reached on a modification of the stock und bond theory and then the aver tgo per mile was obtained by dividing Ihe total by the mileage. When tho 3nnl figures aro made known they will lump the tangible and lntanglblo values, so that no one will be able 'jo say Just what the franchises were assessed at. Auditor Weston and Secretary of State Marsh have favored the valua tion of franchises separately, but Governor Mickey, Treasurer Morten sen and Commissioner Follmer, who compose the majority, did not think it a good plan. Now that tho grand total assessed valuation of railroad property in Ne braska has been finally decided upon by tho state board of equalization, tho members of the board are trying to adjust the average values per mile of the Beveral systems. Tho entire session on Wednesday was given up to tho consideration of Union Pacific property. It was de ilded to assess the Kearney & Black Hills branch at $5,000 per milo and the Omaha & Republican Valley branch at $6,700 per mile. This, with the $16,000 per milo for the main line, will give tho average valuation of $11, 000 per mile agreed upon. After disposing of tho Union Pacific the Burlington was taken up. There are sixteen subordinate lines in tho Burlington system and the members of tho board disagree as to the mile age valuations to be placed on 6ach pf the branches. The assessed valu ation of the Burlington main line will bo $17,000 per mile for a portion and tho average on the entire system will ntand at $7,700. The average valua tion of the Chicago & Northwestern will be $6,500 Instead of $7,500, as agreed upon previously. Tax Commissioner Woodward of the Great Western interviewed the members of the board. For some rea pon tho figures on the Great Western property in Douglas county had not entered Into the previous calculations. Mr. Woodward stated that the prop erty of his road In Nebraska had cost tho company Just $140,000 and that It consisted principally of real estate, Iota, etc Ho thought that Its assess ed valuation should be $28,000. Smallpox at Soldiers' Home. GRAND ISLAND Three cases of smallpox have developed In one of the hospitals at the soldiera' home. Thos afflicted are George Warrens, Harry Burchard, the hospital steward, and Mr. Llndley. A temporary building was at once erected on the prairie, a safe distance from all other build ings, and the sick, all of whose cases are very light, are there bolng cared for. Splendid Crop Prospect. WOOD RIVER Tho prospects for all kinds of grain has never been bet ter than It Is this year in this vicinity. Small grain is looking fine and corn has made a remarkable growth In the post two weeks. The outlook for fruit of all kinds Is very promising, and in dications are that an extraordinary large yield Is in store. Potatoes will be very plentiful and of good quality. .Assessment in Dakota County. DAKOTA CITY Tho precinct as sessors of Dakota county have com pleted their work and turned their books over to County Assessor Dorn. Tho total valuation of real and per sonal property of the county is $1, 595,419.72, nn Increaso over last year of nonrly $149,000. Will Meet at Franklin. FRANKLIN Tho members of the G. A. R. of this county held a conven tion at this place for the purpose of deciding where a county reunion will bo held this year. Franklin secured the prize and the date of tho reunion will be August 22 to 25 inclusive. Women Want Land. NORFOLK Of the 400 Inquiries be ing daily received at railroad offices with regard to the opening of tho RoBebud lands, over 40 per cent of them are from women. Teachers, stenographers and business women who havo heard of the success of a number of their sex in tho Oklahoma rush, indicate a deslro to register for tho drawings at Bonesteel and Fair fax. Arrest of Robbers. SEWARD Marshal Berry and Night Watchman Lawsha on Wednes day arrested three men who were wanted by tho sheriff of Fillmore county for robbery. Tho men robbed p. car at Exeter, Neb., occupied by section men. They then hustled on to a freight train and while tho train was at Seward the officers here ar rested them. The robbery occurred on Wednesday afternoon and on Thursday the sheriff and marshal of Fillmore county took them to Geneva, whore thoy will be tried. THE STATE AT LARGE. Tho poatmostor at Lincoln win bo allowed three additional letter car rlaro on September 1. Farnam Is to havo another bank; Tho corporation 1b organized and tha charter appltod for. The cash capital, will be $5,000. C. F. Wilbur of Beatrice sustained severe injuries by falling down an areaway at the rear of his meat man kot on North Fifth street. From 260 to 300 'Indians of tho Sioux tribe aro camped on the hill east of Chadron. Their kind Uncl& Sam has Just sent them $5 per head. A company has been formed in Cambridge for the manufacture of hy draulic atono. Rankin Bros., local grain merchants, have purchased the county right. Tho receipts of tho postofflco at Omaha for the month of May were $42,090, against 38,122 for the same month last year, an increase of $3,968. Tho receipts of the Dcb Moines office woro $35,523, against $33,313, an in crease of $2,210. Ernest Shurtleff, a young man living near Humboldt, wns kicked In tho face by a horse. One foot of tha ani mal struck him squarely In tho face, smashing the nose and reducing tho flesh to a pulp, tho other hoof strik ing a glancing blow on the chin and doing llttlo damage. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fold en, old resi dents of Beatrice, celebrated their fif tieth wedding anniversary in the pres ence of about fifty relatives and friends at their home in West Beat rice, quite a number being present from different parts of the Btato to assist in celebrating tho memorable event The Adams Lumber company of Be atrice has filed articles of incorpora tion with the county clerk. Tho capi tal stock of tho company is placed at $8,000 and tho principal place of doing business is at Adams, Gage county. Tho incorporators are Bird Crltch field, G. W. Pickering, H. A. Reeso of Lincoln and Waltor Garrison of Adams. A levy of 19 mills was made for city taxes at the council meeting In Sew ard. Tho assessed valuation this year on city property, both real and per sonal, Is $365,251. Last year a 30 mlll levy was made on an assessed valuation of $214,425. On a 19-mlll levy this year $300 more will be raised than was raised on the 30-mill levy last year. The annual picnic of Sarpy Coun ty Old Settlers' association will be held at Bellovue, July 4. On that date there will bo a celebration at Bellevue of the fiftieth anniversary of the first Fourth of July celebration over held in Nebraska, which occurred at Bellovue, and the Old Settlers' as sociation will merge their celebratlo'i with this. While in the act of turning on the battery to tho cigar lighter at his bil liard room, Edward Hamblln of Beat rice happened to strike his ana. against a large needle which pene trated his right wrtet to the bono, breaking the needle In two. In order lo romovo the piece, which was bur 'ed in the flesh, it was found neces sary to use an X-ray machine. The assessment of York county for the year of 1904, which has Just been, completed by the assessor, is a larga per cent more than the returns of ono year ago. The valuation of York county 1b $22,012,670, which is nearly 57.000,000 more than what France re ceived for its entire territory lying west of the Mississippi river. The value of real estate for tho city of York, town and county is $10,891,720, and the assessor found $5,116,175 of personal property. According to the statement of Game Warden Carter, tho pike is a naughty fish. Tho streams of Nebraska havo iieen liberally stocked with plko and tho fish havo been devouring the small trout. On complaint of LIbnl Garrlss, John Brlllhart, a farmer and fruit grower who lives east of Tecumseh, has been brought into the county court on the chargo of Illegally selling vinous liquors. Tho complainant avers that his 17-year-old son, Willis Garrlss, and two companions went out to tho Brill hart farm last Sunday and bought two quarts of wine of Mr. Brlllhart, and thoy proceeded to get intoxicated on the same. F. W. Samuelson, for many years wo known In commercial circles of southeastern Nebraska and who was up to about year ago president of tho First National bank in Humboldt, has filed a petition of voluntary bankrupt cy with the referee, James W. Eaton f Nebraska City and fixes his llablll ties at over $70,000, with assets of ibout $50,000. Tho hearing of credi tors has been set for June 21 at Falls Dlty where Mr. 8amuelson has been making his headquarters slnco his re tirement from tho bank here. The preliminary trial of E. C. Lewis, charged with shooting Ed Sharp with Intent to kill, was held in Harrlsburg hofore County Judge Hoke. Lewis was bound over to the district court and not being able to furnish the $3, )00 bond ho was remanded to Jail. Everett Long of Bellevue, upon tho complaint of Miss Lucretia Gow of :he same placo, charging him with, ttatutory assault, has been arrectcd. Lrong was arrested by tho South Oma ha officers and brought to Paplllion, where he was released under $70( bonds. y r 1-