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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1908)
V - r it W. im M J IP i A Are You Buying Your Groceries Right ? If you want anything- in fancy or staple Groceries, Fresh Fruits, Vegetables remember that we have the largest stock in the city and our prices are always right Yours for fair dealing A. D. RODGERS m m 9 9 m ec90o0eeoceeaceac We are are out for business. See our prices and our stock of both Omaha and native MEATS Porterhouse 1 7n Omaha OH Steak, native rlth L3 T-Bone 1 0r Omaha 10 1Crt Steak, native '"w 10 Sirloin Steak 1 s Om. -rf o , nahp iO ni,n I Ol Round Steak f j- Om- l native - aha " O Shoulder Steak -- , native 1 t Omaha 14 Veal Steak - - 17 Pork Chops - - 15 Veal Chops - . 15 Pork Steak, ham - 15 Veal Roast - ' - W, Pork Steak, shoulder Wz Veal Stew ,.- ,10 Pork Steak, side - Wz Best Ham, I7c Second-grade 1 lam, 15C Sausage, 10c Best Bacon, 22c " " Bacon, 17c Bologna, 8c Smoked Shoulders, I3c Wieners, 10c Hamburger, 10-12 NO TICE Owing to the fact that our patronage has increased nearly one-third in the last 30 days, we would kindly ask patrons to give us their orders as early as pos sible. Phones 131a and 131b. Palace Meat Market S. H. DESCH, Prop. FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING INSURANCE COMPANIES, Hartford Fire Insurance Onmpitnjr. North American of Philadelphia. I'liof nix nf Blooklrn. New York. Oonllnenul of New Vorlc Olty. Niagara Klre InsurHnce Compaor. Connectlfult Klre noromen-lal Union AssurHr.ee Oo.. !xndon (Jermunlii Klre In. Co State of Onmlm Palace Livery Bam C. C. SMITH. Prop. (Miccchsor to S. II. Ilesch) one 111 . CK west ok Good turnouts, strict attention to our business, the NE v Ziundi.N anj courteous treatmeut to all has won for us the HUll.niNG. 'Phone excellent patronage we enjoy. Trv us, Rib Roast, l c native 2 Omaha-' Shoulder r 1 HI 1 ; Roast, nat. U Omaha i-2 Rump 1 f 12 Roast. " Omaha i-2 Neck Boil, O rV native O Omaha ' Rib Boil, nat. 7", Omaha, S Briscut Boil, nat. 5, Om. 3 RAHAM ft' Liverpool. London and Olobp Ins. Co. Gerimin American Ins. Co., New York. New HumimMre ColumtilaFlre Insurance Company. Philadelphia Underwriters. Phoenix Id. Co.. Hartford, Tonn Klreinaiis I'und Insuram-eCo. Ifoclifilt-r German Itm.l.'o. Office lo-.Stnirn.llttchcr Illouk. Wallaces Transfer Line Household goods moeu promptly and transfer work solicited. Phone 1 rrnr.k Wallace, Prop'r. EUCHARST CONGRESS London Witnesses Great Cath olic Procession. With Exception of Some Isolated Jeer ing, Ceremony Is Not Interfered With Number of Persons Faint In Crush of Big Crowds. A great procession of the Catholic clergy In I.0111I011, which brought the eucharlstlc congress to nn end, was held unili scenes such as the Eng lish churchmen who planned It had never anticipated. Cnrdlnal Vnn nutelll, the pope's legate, walked at the head of the procession, wearing his scarlet robes and hat. Hewas followed by the body of English peers and n concourse of cardinals, arch bishops and bishops, who also were at tired In unceromonial robes Instead ol vestments, which originally It had been proposed they should wear. No such throngs of people have been teen In Ijoudon since Queen Vic toria's funeral, If oven then. The pur pose or Archbishop Uourne, the head of the Westminster diocese, had boon to have the host carried through the streets In tho vicinity of tho West minster cathedral, so that the Catho lics who were unable to participate in any of the services within tho cathe dral should have an opportunity of Joining in the eucharistic observances. ProtestantB "Boo" Procession. The route of tho procession was laid through the quiet streets adjacent to the cathedral and but for the unex pected partisan Btrifo which a dis cussion of this ceremony brought on, it probnbly would hnve been solemn ized quietly. The great majority of those who attempted to witness the spectacle, however, apparently were attracted by curiosity and a small part were openly and demonstratively hos tile. The Catholic element cheered heartily while the procession passed by, but there was heard considerable "booing." On their return to the cathedral the prelates marched around the Interior of the edlilce, the legate carrying the host, as he would have done In tho streets had the government not Inter posed nn objection. HURRICANE IN WEST INDIES. Town of Grand Turk Devastated and Many Lives Lost. A hurricane of great fury swept over Turks island, W. I., and at day break the town or Grand Turk was devastated. A number of lives have been lost, but Just how ninny cannot yet be said. The wind reached a ve locity of nearly one hundred miles an hour. Much dnmage has been done to property here and the streets of Grand Turk are a mass of wreckage. Trees have been uprooted, portions or buildings blown away and many bouses have been partially wrecked. The Haytien sloop Telegraph, which had taken shelter at Hawk's Nest, foundered, with all hands. The schooner Dan Leon, belonging to tho East Cnlcos Fibre Company, brokii away from her anchor and has not been seen since. BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY. Special Agent Saylor Reports Progress for Last Year. Secretary Wilson has Just published the repoit of Special Agent Saylor on the progress of the beet sugar indus try in the United States for the last calendar year. Mr. Sajlor reports that the close of the year indicates that business Interests are more unit ed than ever in the manufacture, re fining nnd distribution q home sugar production. Mr. Saylor reports that speculative possibilities have taken the sugar industry to the west and he thinks the beet will grow faster In that section. He states that recent legislation promoting tho production of denatured alcohol to be used In the arts and sciences will redound to the burgar industry. In the northern half of the rountry the beet sugar indus try Is now distributed from the At lantic to the Pacific. THIRTY-FOUR HURT IN WRECK. Erie Officials Blame Enemies of Road for Disaster. Thirty-four persons were injured In the wreck of Erie train No. 4, at Ge neva, Pa. The wreck, railroad officers believe, was due to enemies of the company opening a switch shoitly be fore the tialn arrhed. The Injured were brought to Meaa llle and twenty-three of them were taken to Spencer hospital. Five of these, after having their injuries dressed, were discharged, while eight een still remain at the hospital. Charges Army With Smuggling. The Havana newspaper, Union Espanlola, iu an editorial, a.Teged that the United States army was smug gling into Cuba great quantities of meat Jnd other goods, thus escaping the payment or duty, and selling the goods. Governor Magoan has ordered' an investigation. He will institute proceedings against the Union Espa nlola ir its falls to sustain ts charges. Two Life Prisoners Escape. Joe Wright and George Clegg, serv ing life sentences iu the Illinois pen itentiary at Chester for min der, escaped. The men crossed the Mississippi river iu a skiff. Tho mon were rnu lifted of the murder of .foht. Kiolh. a Mreet car conductor, who M8s killed near I-aiisdowne, 111. Jan. 31. 104 GRAVES TOLD OF NOMINATION. Hlsgen's Running Mate Is Notified at Atlanta. Two thousand listened to the noti fication of John Templo Urnvou as uoiiifme 0f thu Independence party for vleo ptesident of the United Stale at tho CaMno theater. Atlanta. Presi dential Nominee Hlafcin. William Ran dolph Hearst and a store of other prominent men in the pnrts were on tho plat fot 111. Cheer attei chepr and hnndclnpplug gnvo Mr Hearst, Mr. Hlsgen and Mr. Graves a welcome. Edward E. Clnpp opened the meet ing, introducing Clarence J. shearn of New York. The mention of Hearst and Hlsgen was the signal for great cheering, the climax coming with tho mention of Colonel Graes. While A f o if JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, the band played "Dixio," the 2,000 people In and about the hall cheered until Graves stopped them by rnlsing his hand ror quiet. William ' R, Hearst was received with cheers. Mr. Hearst started h'ls address by explaining his leaving tho Democratic party. He declared if William J. Hryan was sincere ho should not have npproached him four months ngo with the proposition to support him (W. J. Bryan) In tho cam paign and ho (Bryan) would support him (Hearst) in tho next campaign. When Thomas L. Hlsgen was Intro duced, the audience shouted with en thusiasm. The presidential candldnto talked about thirty minutes nnd was frequently Interrupted by applause. WHEAT CROP IS MOVING. Movement Is From Two to Three Weeko Earlier Than Last Year. According to freight agents of the northern railroads whfch run through the wheat belt of tho northwest, th wheat crop movement has just started and It Is from two to three weeks earlier than last year. Reports received from Duluth nnd Superior show that tho movement the last two tlnys or last week Indicated receipts or from 500 to IDo'cars dally iu llioso two cities tor tians-slilpment down the hikes. The crop Is more abundant in some places and less in others, but tho grade Is larger. The percentage of No. 1 northern wheat is greater than usual. W. G. Walrous, superintendent of transportation of the Great Notthern road, said: "Taking the grain crop as a whole, the number of bushels will be heavier There will be no car shortage If the cars are properly ban died at terminals." WRIGHT MAKES NEW RECORD. Surpasses All Previous Exploits for Time and Distance Flights. In a night lasting 1 hour, 10 minutes and 20 seconds, Onlllo Wright sur passed all his previous exploits for a lime and distance (light for a heavier than air machine. Two (lights were made at Fort Myer, Va , the (Irst be ing of ton minutes and fifty seconds' dutatlon, for the purpose of showing whai rate of speed he had been travel ing during his long flights or the past tbtee days. The speed was an nounced as 39.5.r miles an hour. To those who have witnessed Mr. Wright's nights, I he results, marvel ous as they are, ate now regarded as a matter or course, but the majority of those who witnessed the last Might wie roused to great enthusiasm when Ihe aviator for the third day broke the bst previous record. Fifty-seven Umes ihe machine passed over the starting point. Twice he described the figure "8." showing for the first lime during his Fort Myer flights that he rould control his machine In any direction. SMOKE LIFTS FROM MESABA. Forest Fires Cease to Be a Menace In Every Locality. An absence of wind gave the Mesaba range a day of quiet and the forest fires ceased to he a menace In every locality. No rain has fallen and the situation will he serious until mois ture puts an end to the smouldering fires Grand Marals, on the north shore of Lake Superior, Is considered safe, ow ing to the back Hies around the little town The woods for one hundred miles along the north shore are ablaze and millions of feet of standing lim ber are still iu danger. Under orders fiom vienernl C. G. Andrews, sate fire warden, Chief John T. IHaek of the local fin- department sent forty men to tho scene of the worst forest fire above Grand Maials on board the steamer America. OF CANVASSING BOARD MEETS. Messengers Will Be Sent to Dtlln qucnt Counties for Returns. Lincoln. Stpt. H. The state can vnfcilng board met 61 the oMco ot the secretary of Mate tonay to ennvom the returns ot the lecont state-wide prima) . Theio are only iHe tountie tulksing now, and two ot mem uaie piomlscd to have their returns net during the day. The counties yti ;o hem lrom are Douglas, limit's, Hiicn cock, Polk and Tr.a.xet Th thieuts of contests and large uumuer 01 tun dldates on the ticket In Douglas have delayed On 1 etui us from thai lounti, but they are promised I11 due tune. Messengers will be sent u rtellu quent counties lor letuins at the ox pens of those count los. Tho luw makes provision for such acilun ami member's of ilia board will act at once unless all leturns arc in b this even ing. Two New Schools at Alliance, Alliance, Neb., Sopt. IB. S. Agnes academy, the first Catholic Institution oi Impoitaneo In Nebraska west 01 Uinnd UlNiid. lias been thtown upon to n full atlendnnuo. Tho building cost about 35,000. It has been built during the past year, and through the ufforts of Ruber W. 1. McNamnni Is practically flee from debt. The acad omy is under the management of the Sisters of St. Kiancis. Tho new pub lic high school, also begun n year ago, will be opened In ten days, and those two new schools will relievo a congested condition which has existed for several yearB. Lincoln Negroes Allege Persecution. Lincoln, Sept. 15. Claiming they wore persecuted by the police depnit incut because they refused to Join an antl-Tnft club, fourteen negroes ap peared before tho city nttorney to de mand Justice. They were arrested at a club room on the charge of soiling liquor without a license. The police department Is In charge or P. It. Cooper, an appointee or F. W. Hrown, the Democratic mayor or Lincoln and a close personal friend of William J Dry an. Chief Cooper stated that the asscitlon of the colored men was ridic ulous. Davis Pleads Not Guilty. Omaha, Sept, 12. With Utile con cern Charles E. Davis stood nt the bar In the police court, charged with killing Dr. Frederick llusttn on the night of Sept. 1. He pleaded not guilty. County Attorney English stat ed to the court that the Nebraska law permitted of accepting ball in ilrst du gree murder cases whore the first evi dence was not conclusive. It was theieupon agreed that Davis should have, his llheity on giving $7,000 bond, which was signed Jointly by himself and his hi other, Fiederlck II. Davis. Barjjer Held for Trial. Hebron, Neb., Sept. 14. William Uarger, an old leteran, nged sixty-six years, ptesented a pitiful scene when he was brought befoie the hni of Justice to answei lo the charge of assault on tho six-year-old daughtei of I. 15. Pew. Preliminary examination was waived and Haiger wns bound over In the sum of $1,000. Meing unable lo furnish bonds, the old men was sent to jail. The case has caused a sensa tion In this -community nnd only his extreme age has prevented Marker f i om being strenuously dealt with. Farmer Bitten by Rattlesnake. Uenklemnn. Neb., Sept. 11, Marvin Peitlt, a farmer Hi Ing near bete, had a nanow escape from death as the ie suit of a rattlesnake bite He came upon the reptile without warning and was struck In tho leg, feeling tho sting at the time. He cut out the fangs of the lattlnsnake and thought little of it until his leg began to swell the lollowlng day. A physician was called and It required twenty-four hours of hard work to get Pettit out of danger. Uses Auto on Corn Shelter, Fremont, Neb., Sept. 12. A new use has been given the automobile by tho farmer John Tank, living northwest of the city, hns appllel the power of his auto car to a corn heller When a traction engine broke down. Tank sunk the wheels of his car into the ground and attached a drive wheel to the gear of the automobile It worked very successfully and he was able to finish the shelling of hts corn in tills manner. German Lutherans to Build School, Lincoln, Seit. 15 -The German Evangelical Lutheran synod has de cided to build a theological school In Lincoln, and have raised about $10,000 for that purpose. Promises or several other large donations have been giv en. A committee, headed by Itev. Wupper of Hooper, has ihe woik In charge. Beneficial Result of Terminal Tax. Omaha, Sept. JL The general levy made for Douglas county will be 1 mlllB below that of last year, by rea son of $1,000,000 of terminal railroad property which Is subject to taxation this year. It Is the first beneficial result of the terminal tax law paused by the last legislature. Prowett Appointed to Clerkship. Fullerton, Neb., Sept. 15. Another young Nebraskan has been appointed to a prominent position by the United States government. William Prowett has received a telegram from Wash ington announcing his appointment to the clerkship of the Insular treasury or the Philippine Islands. NEWS NEBRASKA 8HELDON DRAWN INTO FIGHT. Withdraws Indorsement of Llncohi Woman for Grand Recorder. Lincoln, Sept. 12. Governor Kin i don has baett drawn Into an opon llgi.t lor a position In a see rot order It. cently Mrs. Hnttle WoolliW ot Lin coln declared her rmidhlacy for, ilio position of grand recordar for tho De gree of Honor of the Ancient Qrdor ot United Workmen and solicited tho governor's lntloisenienl. Tho . goi ernor knew little of the nrfnlrn of tho Degree of Honor and gave it to her. In a short time then-alter the piesfint incumbent, Miss Theiom llempel of Plnttsmouth, an old friend of the Shel don family, 'wiolc the governor say ing he had hold the position for ten years and asking him to explain why tie had Indorsed thu Lincoln woman. This wns the first the governor knew of tho fight that was on, and ho Immcdlnlo.ly took steps to withdraw hia lndoisement of Mtb. Woolluy. This did not occur, however, until Mrs. Woolley had sent broadcast to mem bers of tho order a clrculnr letter, en closing tho Indorsement or the gov ernor, Intlnintlng that thero would probably be n change In the office at the coining annual convention, which inenta hue Oct. 7. Tho governor has wrllton letter ex. plaining his position, but lie In not sure thnl ho has mudo his position plnln to all tho wotnon of tho sttito who nio members of tho oidor. SLEEPY BURGLAR CAPTURED. - Ransacks House, Wraps Valuables tn Sheet and Then Takes Nap. dunlin, Sept. 14. The lovo for n good soft bed was tho undoing of Halph Goodman. He wont to the homu of Dr. C. A. Hull, on Thirty-fifth ave nue, In tho absence of thu family, which has been out of the city for several days. Finding nobody at homo, ho leisurely secured a bed Bhect and wrapped all the silver plato and other valuables he could find within ltd folds and plnced tho bundle on u table, preparatory to carrying It oh. He then sought an tipper bedroom, where he lay down for a nap. Ho evidently ovorslept himself and did not awaken until tho family arrived at home. He then quickly got onto a porch and started to crawl down porch post, when Dr. Hull saw him and laid forcible hands upon thu sleepy burglar. The burglar's attempt to get away resulted In u few well di rected face blows, which caused him to quiet down. Tho police soon ar rived and gave tho burglar a berth in the city Jail. It was discovered that the house had been ransacked from cellnr to garret. ' ' i Miles Will Case Again. ' Lincoln, Sept. 12. A brief contain ing 353 pages or typewritten matter bifs been filed In the Miles will case, from Falls City, iu thesupreme court. The brief, also contains seven paged of index1 and one page explanatory to the court, and an apology for U'h length. Stephen 11. Miles died in Falls City ten yearB ngo and loft an ofitatu valued at $1,000,000. Tho present brief Is (lied In nn appeal from Ilio proceeding in equity to set aside tho probate of the will. Two daughter, who left descendants, contested tho will, which was made iu 1KS8, on the ground that a second will was made late In St. l.ouls, which revoked tho one which was probated. Tho quett tlon tor tlie supremo court to dechlij Is whether a second will was mudo, and, If so. whether it. revokes thu Hist. Two sons, Joseph ami Daniel Miles, arc the principal hennflchuifWt under the original will, which wan probated. Socialism Their Topic. Lincoln, Sept. 12. Socialism In its attitude ton-aid the church was thu leading theme nt the session of tho synod of the Interior of the Itofornied Church of the United States. Hev. W. A. Ilex, pastor or a Kansas City church, deflated that the socialist was an atheist, and that there was no such thing as a Christian socialist. He asserted that the teachings or so cialism were contrary to that ,of the church Hev. J. H. Strong made a plea lor the worklngrnan, whom ho said the chinch had neglected. Omaha Bartender Kills Unknown Man. Omuha, Sept, 12 An unknown man was killed at Ihe Atkins saloon. 1120 Fat nam street, at midnight by the bartender, F W. Hums. There was but one witness to the shooting so far as known, and that was C. E. Hoi liiook, the porter. According to Burns' story, the man came Into the saloon and, without saying a word, flashed a gun over the bar. Hums elalms he feared a holdup and pulled his own revolver from beneath the bar and shot the mau Nebraska Lutherans In Session. Hardy, Neb., Sept. 11. The annual convention of th Lutheran synod of Nebraska is In session here. The synod Is one of the largest In the west, having 048 organized churches In Nebraska. Reports from every de partment showed the work in splendid condition and growing rapidly. The Women's Foreign Missionary soelejy also held n three days' session. ' &' Bulgarian Diplomat Withdraws. Sofia, Sept 15. J. S. Gueschoff, thu Dulgnriaii diplomatic agent at Con stantinople, has returned here as a protest agulnst the failure of the Turk ish foreign minister to Invite him to, an official dinner given to the diplo matic body. Prominent Porto Rican Dead, San Juan, P. R., Sept. 1J. Frauo;a co Mariana Quinones, one of tho lean ing figures iu Porto Itican history, tiled here.