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NEBRASKA ' IN BRIEF. - t INT TO GET HOME fir Dt TbRTH HE nunlnt ltttlo community aetft of Bevorly, Mass., la pretty 111 certain to enjoy the ills- m tinctlon of ranking aa the I "summer capital" of tlio 9 United Slates ho long as William ii. Tart is presi dent. The Tafts choso the little seashore resort for a vacation retreat for the first summer of the present administration somowhat as an experi ment. No member of the family had previously spent much ttmo on the famed "North shore" of Massachusetts and consequently they were obliged to accept largely on hearsay Its claims toprc-omlncnce ns an Ideal summer playground, Howcrv, nfter their first season at this pleasure domain thr Whlto liouso household was moro than cnthuslvlc regarding the local ity and fy'.tiwlth decided to return there in t'.tturo summers. Ilcnco the action ;. the president In extending his Ijjso on the cottage ho occupies rt JAirgcss Point. I'or a decade and a half prior to the Election of William II. Taft as presi dent, the present. occupants of the White Ilouce, together with the mem bers of all the other branches of the very numorous Taft family, hud been wont to gather each summer at Mur- TiTHULT mm mm V III tSiAfw? cms or tjVS y?j0yr setts 1b n very lively place socially In sum mer, even rivaling Now port In that respect, nnd the migration of, a presi dent to a summer resort is always followed by tho transfer of man of the diplomatic establish ments from Washington, to say nothing of tho .In flux of ambitious social I- H I BkV. Hi "PRVATJT cJTACrf ' ' AT "--S ray Ray, Ontario, a picturesque resort on the north bnnlt of tho St. Lawrence rlvor. They have not, to this day, lost any of their affection for the hamlet that was so long tho rendezvous of tho Taft clan, but Murray liny la, of course, in Canada, anil tho president is not supposed to go bcybnd tho bor ders of the United States, even for a vacation. This put up to tho president and (he first lady of" tho land tho problem of selecting h new summer domicile. That the North shore or Massachu setts was chosen was largely due to tho influence of Miss Mabel noardman, tho well known Red Cross lender, nnd Mrs. Tnft's closest porsonal friond. The Boardmans have long had a sum- mer homo at Manchcstor-by-tho-Scn, which is but n few miles from Boverly nnd Miss Boardman. llko her parents, Is mpro than enthusiastic re garding this "summer colony bolt." She uccom panlod Mrs. Taft on a houso hunting oxpodltlon last spring, and was her chief advisor In tho so, loctlon of the roomy framo cottago which was finally chosen as tho "sumfiier White Houso." I Ono factor In tho satisfaction of tho Tofts, and an Influence in the decision to return to Dovorly this summer, Is found In the circmnstanco that this vacation retreat proved beneficial to Mrs. (Taft. It moy be remembered that Mrs, Taft broke down in health only a few weeks boforo tho ttmo set for tho departure of tho family for tholr sum mer home. When tho physicians proscribed abso lute quiet somo of the friends of tho ralstross of tho Whlto Houso were dubious ns to the effoct of Dovorly, for although tho town Is a quiet enough community, the wholo North shore of Mussauhu- loaders so that a "summer capital" quickly springs Into existence as a sotting for n "summer Whlto House." However, nil misgivings to the contrary, Mrs. Taft was enabled to enjoy a thoroughly qulot and restful summer at Dovorly, and this program will bo rdpeqted this season, for tho hoalth" of tho first lady of tho land continues anything but ro bust. Tho Taft cottage being locatod on a point of land nnd surrounded by water on threo sldos. Is well located with roferenco to quiet, and also for the securing of tho sea broozos which have proven Mro. Taft's best tonic. On tho land side tho houso is located only about a hundred yards from a trolley lino, but It Is well screened by trees, and tho fact thnt tho cottage may be approachod by land from only one direction makes It a com paratively slmplo matter for tho secret servlco men to Intercept unwelcomo' callers. President Tuft hns planned for the summer of 1910 a much longer nnd more rostful vacation than ho was nblo to enjoy last year, when, It may bo re called, tho extra session of congress and tho fight ovor tho tariff kept him In Washington until well Into August. The president hopes to get to Dover ly early in Juno, and with the exception of occa sional trips, mostly to nearby points, will remain thoro throughout the heated term. A year ago the prosldont planned to dovotd most of tho summer of 1910 to a trip to Alnslta a Journey that would have far surpassed In point of time consumed and num ber of miles traveled, tho famous transcontinental "swing around the circle" In which Taft Indulged dur ing the autumn of 1909. However, va rious Influences, primarily the state of M r b. Tnft's health have caused tho presi dent to abandon this Alaska trip, and ho' will rest qulotly at Beverly save for visits to fairs, conventions, etc., none of which will consume more than a few days; The .president Is planning; a( very busy and beneficial summer on tho golf links. The coursoB In tho vicinity of Beverly Include some of tho finest and also somo of tho most difficult In tho country, and tho chief magis trate's summer program calls for three or four hours of golf every day. Ho will not lack for worthy partners and opponents either. His espe cial chum "Jack" Hammond and W. J. Boardman, have cottages nearby; his brother, C. P. Taft of Cincinnati, also a golfer, has leased a cottago on North shore, to bo near his brother this summer, nnd ho will also havo with him Capt. Archibald Butt, whp In addition to serving as the president's military aldo can likewise always be drafted for a golf game. Next to golf tho president takos delight in motoring on tho magnificent roads of. too North shore perhaps tho finest in 'America. Several of the Whito Houso automobiles are transferred to Beverly, and theso placo ttze- president within easy reach of threo or four different golf courses. Where Men Fought and Fell Spurred by tho efforts of Miss Oeorgta Frazor a descendant of an old revolutionary family, and Charles M. Hlgglns, a wealthy manufacturer of Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, the city authori ties are taking steps to acquire for tho erection of a suitable monument and a children's play ground tho plot oi ground covering two city blocks on which part of tho battlo of Long Island was fought In tho Revolutionary war on August 27. 1770. Tho plot Is located botwoon Third nnd Fifth streets and Fourth and Fifth avenues. Brooklyn, and there nre now only nbout ten houses on tho cntlro plot, which Is owned by tho Litchfield estate. Tho rost of tho land Is vacant. Directly behind the row of houses In Fifth ave nuo, between Third and Fourth streets, stands nn old willow tree, marking tho alto of tho old Stone houso at Oowanus, whoro an Important engage ment between the British nnd Americans was fought. Tho Americans, although Inferior In nunii hers, dislodged tho British troops from tho old Stono house, which was UHed as a fort, and as a result Washington was ablo to cross tho Kast river with his army, thus saving tho patriots from utter annihilation and vlrtuuly deciding tho coun try's fato. Tho old Stono houso of Gownnus Is not visible now and very few of tho present generation know anything about it, Tho plot whoro It stands was very1 lowmuch lower than tho surrounding placesand it became a dumping ground. As n result the historic houso haB been burled by 10 feel of earth. A willow troo which stood at tho entranco to tho old house was also burled, but from lt branches roso another willow troo, which is still standing, and It is bocauso of this treo that the movement to uncover tho old house and erect a lasting monument to tho defenders of tho country who fell thero has rocclvod such an lmpotus. Mr. IIIgglnB, who, although of Irish extraction, is an ardent American patriot, was touched by tho survival of tbo old willow and looked upon It ns a mute nppoal to those now living to remember tho men who fought nnd died that tho country might becomo freo forevor. His attention was called to tho spot by a book written by Miss Fra zor In which she gives tho history of tho old Stone hoHsu nt Gowanus, Miss Frazor's attention was iliBt called to tho house by a painting exocutcd by Louis Grubo in 1840 nt tho ordor of George An derson, hor grandunclo. Miss Frazcr spout hor girlhood at the homo of hor undo, Thomas Easton of Ndwport, II, I., to whom tho painting had boon sent, nnd uho took n groat interest In tho picture nnd tho story attached to It. At a dinner given rocontlp by tho Prospect Heights' Citizens' association at which Mayor Gaynor, who la a neighbor, was present, Mr, Hlg glns aroused tho enthusiasm of tho gathering by his appenl for the restoration of the old Stono houso and tho consecration of tho plot sur rounding It to the memory of tho revolutionary heroes who fell there. Ho' Bald It was a patriotic shame that the his toric spot should hnve been neglected so long. Mayor Gaynor, Borough Prosldont Steors and oth er Officials who wero at tho dinner let It bo known that thoy wero In favor of tho restoration of tho old St6no house, and tbo board of estimate Is ex pected to ntako un appropriation for tho purpose hi tbo n'oar future. Miss Frazer, who is very modest about hor con nection with tho matter, told n reporter how she came to discover the site of the old Stono houso. "After much research." said' she, "I found bronze tnblot that had been erected many years ago on the front of tho two-story brick house that stands at tho corner of Fifth avenuo nnd Third street. It wns almost hiddon by grlmo, and in the shadow of tho "L." It contains this inscrip tion under a plcturo of a battlo field: "Hero on the 27th of August, 1776, 250 out of 400 brnvo Maryland soldlors undor tho command of Lord Stirling wore killed In. rombnt with British troops undor Lord Corn-wallls." "1 found that tho old Stone houso around which tho battlo was fought, and which was also called the Cortolyou house, had boon hurled under 10 feot of earth, nobody knowing that It was famous 75 years boforo tho battlo of Long Island was fought In and around It. It was built In 1699 by Nicholas Vechto, n Dutch colonist, nnd In 1790 It pnssod to tho Cortolyous, tho price being $12,500, In 1846 tho Lltchflelds, who now own it, bought tho property from tho Cortolyous, Jt stood on tho banks of a brook omptylng Into Oowanus crook, 15 or 20 feet below tho present Btreot loVol. and was famous ns tho largest nnd most substantial houso on' Long- Island at tho time. "Tho spot becamo a city dumping ground, and tn 1840 only tho upper part of it was vlstblo. Somo ono took away tho Iron bracq that supported tho root and tho roof foil Jn. Gradually It was cov- orod up entiroly, but I bellovo that whon It Is unearthod tho lower portion of tho houso will be found in a good state of preservation." News Notes of Interest From Vari ous Parts of State. Flro at Albion destroyed two livery barns. Uehllng has organlzod a depart ment for fighting fires. Business men of Cnllawny havo or- gnnlzcd a commercial club. Presbyterians of Fromont will build a now church this year. Eighteen yotmg people will gradu-' nto froiu the Tccumsoh High school thiB yenr. Hon. W. J. Bryan mado speeches in Nebraska City nnd Omaha favorable to county option. Tho roBldenco of M. D. Moyer of Wymoro wns destroyed by flro, tho lo98 being $1,500. i The project of building nnd equip ping a suitable auditorium nt West Point is again being agitated, Farmer Boles, living near Battlo Creek, had his. leg broken in two places whllo moving a house. A party of prominent Fairburyitos left for Washington to attend the world's Sundary school convention1., Omaha sent out a "booster train" with 150 prominent business men for ten days trip through Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota. Democrats of Southwestern Ne braska had an open nlr meeting nnd banquet at Beaver City. ,Dov. Shall- onborger was prsent. ' Tho now storage houso at Hold- rogo to tnko the place of burned structures will probably not be erected till late In tho fall. A series of small burglaries havo taken place In Seward county with out the authorities havcing been ablo to trnce the crooks. Tho population of tho state reform school at Kenrnoy wns given n boost when seven boys wero committed t6 the Institution In one week. Two boys arrested for burglaries In Beemer confessed their transgres- ions and will be tried at tho Sep tember court. Being under ago thoy will probably bo sent to tho state In dustrial school. J, B. King bought an automobile at Falrbury, giving a check for $2,500 for tho same. His paper proved to be no good, but before this was dis covered, ho loft town minus the auto mobile, Seine,' Tirello, iih Italian, while hunt ing In-tho vicinity of Edgar, accident ally shot himself." Tho wound Is In tho head and will probably prove fatal. ' Mayor Rutherford of Beatrice ha Instructed the chief of police to se to it that violators 'of the antt-treat-Ing law are1 prosecuted. Beatrice has an antl-trcatlng law which forbids aloonkcepers or their employes treating or knowingly permitting treating In their places of business. Ezra Duntz, tho seventeen-year-old; son of Mr. and Mrs. William Duntz of Wymore, was taken to Chicago to take treatment at the Pasteur Insti tute. He was blton by a dog that showed symptoms of being mad. Several persons wero injured: by tho 'falling of a section of seats at a tent show, performing in York. Mrs J. w. cox received a DroKen Done in- ono of her feet. - John Hoybrock of Stanton county, adjudged insnnc, escaped1 and wan dered nway. No trace of him has boon found". It Is feared1 he- may com mit suicide. Tho Alma Interstate fair will bo- hold this year, September 13; 14', 15" and 16. Tho chautauqua will' begin July 14, and over T00 season tickets arc already sold for tile session. At Beatrlco J. W. Whlto was fined- $100 and costs by Judge' Ellis for Bhortchanglng Bert Welndonhammer,. a local grocer. Tho Dos Moines Iron & Construc tion Co., of Des- Moines Is complet ing the water works at Creighton. One hundred homes havo been erected In Crnwford the last year. The prospects for this year are oven better than last season. Tho com mon complaint Is- a lack: of carpent erB to do tho work. Owing to the- activity of the Clvte league, the number of saloons per raltted to operate in Crawford has been limited to four, and the llcenso raised from $1,000 to $1,500. After two years of the dry regime, Auburn has restored tho saloon. Two places have opened in South Auburn It is expected that six places will bo open ultimately. Some time part someono has been giving the Missouri Pacific employes at Nebraska City considerable troublo by smashing the switch lights along the track In the southern part of tho city. All efforts to enpturo the mis crcants hnve thus far failed. At n special election O'Neill voted $16,000 bonds for tho purpose of In stalling a sowerngo system. Tho ma- Jorlty for tho bonds was 129. The town will, do much building during tho yenr. Mrs. Rosa Wilcox of Hall county wns arrested In Denver whothor aha had lied with Paul JesBen, who had been in tho employ of her husband Hor hubby knowa no reason why sho loft him. The section foroman of tho Hurling ton at Beaver City was surprised to find that Instead of fourteen foot of water in the supply tank for locomo tives that thero was but six Toot, and a small lake had formed nround tho foundation. A woodpockor had picked a hole through which tho water had escaped. At tho special oloctlon held In Val entlne to determine whother or not tho city will glvo tho stato forty acres of land on which to erect their build Ing for the1 state experimental farm stations there, tho vote was very light, stading 140 for a 8 against. CONGRESSMEN APPREHENSIVE OF LATE ADJOURNMENT. Postal Savings Bank, Statehood, ;Rall road and Other Measures Are S,tlll Under Consideration." 1 Mil WORK, YET TO BE DONE Washington. Shivers havo "boon chasing thnuiBolvcu up nnd dowri tho pinni columns oi members wno must face sorloiiH contosts In their states or districts If they come back to tho noxt congress, ever sinco John Dwight, republican whip of tho house. issued his prediction that tho session would not ndjourn before July 15. Tho contest in tho house over tho $250,000 appropriation contained In tho Bundry civil bill to extend tho scope of tho tariff board has waged much moro stubbornly than had been anticipated. The democrats havo op posed the Item on tho ground that tho results of the investigations by tho bonrd should bo roported direct to congress Instead of to tho president. Tho Btindry civil bill has been used ns n Vehicle to convoy moro cam paign speechos undor government frank throughout tho country than any other measure that hns boon bo- fore cdngrcss at iho present session. It has been used nbout equally by both parties. -w Tho postal savings bank bill, which has been reported from tho commlttco of postofllccs and post roads, is ready for tho republican caucus, which will bo held Wednesdny night. Practically all tho republicans of tho house signed tho call. It Is not likely, therefore, that the division over tho bill will bo along regular and Insurgent linos. It Is more likely to be between eastern and western members. The caucus will take the form of a committee of the whole majority mem bership of the" house and it is probnblo that many changes from the form In which It was reported will be mh.de 1b the bill. Somo members believe that In order that there shall bo a free discussion of the measure the caucus may havo to bo extended ovor several nights, but Chairman Weeks of the postofllco committee believes that one night will be sufficient. Many western members believe- ithe 7 per cent of deposits which the bill as roported would require to be kept In the local banks fs too small, and that tho provision of the bill which pnsBcd the senate would be more effec tive to keep deposits In the commu nities iwhere collected. Tho wosternors chargp that the.bfll as drafted Is a "bankers' blTl" and that under its operations their com munities might be depleted1 of money and" that It would be taken to New York and" other money centers. When the caucus hns agreed upon n bill' which It has reason to bellevo it can put through the houso tho ma- ority party probably win endeavor to bring In a rule with a view to- passing the- bilT without amendment. Spanish Veterans Want Roosevelt. Now Yorkv-'Colonei, Theodore Roosovelt, leader of the Rough Riders during the Spanish war, is slated" as commander-in-chief of the national encampment of the Spanish War VoteranB, to be held In Denver, September 6, 7 nnd 8. The delegation from tho New York commnndery has been instructed to vote for him, and several months ngo the commnnder asked Colonel T. W. H. Draper of California, who Is now abroad, to meot Mr. Roosevelt and ask him if ho would accept the position. Fighting In Nicaragua. Washington. Two days' fighting near Rama, Nicaragua has cost tho Estrada forces fourteen In killed and. twenty-nine wounded, according to a report to the state department Ifrom '.Consul Moffatt at Bluefields. The casualties of the Madrlz forces ho adds, wero not -learned. General Mena retired after the fight to his entrenchments. Largo quantities of ammunition nnd provisions, said to bo tho entlro stores of the Madrlz forces nt Bluefields, were reported to have been captured. Brother Charles to Sail. Washington. Charles P. Taft, brother of Prealdont Tnft and at pro sent a guost at the White Houbo, will not take part personally in this year's campaign in Ohio. Ho will sail for Europe. Steal $10,000 Diamonds. Nowark, N, J. While Samuel Vogel and his wlfo of Newark slept soundly, burglars entered, thofr homo early tn tho morning and stole n handbag containing Jewelry worth $10,000 from undor tho pillow. A $500,000 Fire. Elkhart, Ind. Tho plant of the C. G. Conn company, said to havo been, tho largest manuinqtury of brasp band In struments in the world, was destroyed by flro,, tho loss bolng $500.00u. Insurgent Forces Win Out. Bluefields, Nicaragua. "Havo ono my completely surrounded and cut off from ammunition nnd provisions. Ex poet surronder nny time." This was tho me8sago that camo to Genoral Juan Estrada, leader of tho Insurgent forces, from General Lula Mora.