THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
SWEEP ALLIES BACK
GERMANS' SUCCES8ES NORTH OF
YPRES ATTRIBUTED BY FOE
TO GAS BOMBS.
FRENCH GAIN AT ST. MIHIEL
Nearly Half a Mile of Trenches Taken
at Famous "Wedge" on the Meuse
Teutons Capture 1,000 Men and Four
Guns.
Berlin (via London), April 26,
An official report on tho progress or
hostilities was given out In Berlin on
Friday. It snld:
"In tho westorn area of the fighting
we ndvanccd from our front at Stcen
atraato, east of Lnngemarck, against
tho positions of tho onomy north and
northwest of Ypres. With a rush our
troops moved forward along a lino ex
tending as far as the hills south of
Pllkon and east of Douon.
"At tho same tlmo they forced thebr
way, after a stubborn fight, across tho
Ysor canal at Stecnstraato and Hot
Sns, whoro they established themselves
on tho western bank of tho canal. At
least 1.G00 French and British sot
dlors were taken prisoners and thirty
cannon, Including four heavy British
guns, fell into our hands.
"Between tho Mouse nnd tho Mo
sello tho actlvo fighting again became
morollvoly. Tho artillery battles wore
especially flerco at Combres, St. Ml
hlel and Apromont, as well as at n
point northeast of Fllroy. Infantry
attacks on tho part of tho enemy fol
lowed only In tho wooded country be
tween Allly and Aprcmont. Tho
French penetrated this region Into cer
tain sections of our foremost trenches,
but thoy wero partly driven out again.
Tho fighting nt closo quarters con
tinues. "Tho village of Embrcmoull, west
of Agrlcourt, which hnd been taken
by us and which was sot on flro by
tho French with their shells, has been
evacuated by our outposts. Tho hills
north and south of Embremeull wero
retained."
The French war ofilco on Friday Is
sued tho following statement:
"In tho evening thcro wero fairly
lively engagements In Belgium. In
tho bend of tho Ysor, north of Dlx
inudo, Bolglnn troop repulsed an at
tack against tho chateau -of Vlcoquo
nnd Inflicted heavy losses on tho ene
my. North of Ypres tho Germans, by
employing largo quantities of asphyxi
ating bombs, tho offoct of which was
felt for a dlstanco of two kilometers
(nbout a mllo and a half) behind our
lines, forced us to retire In tho direc
tion of tho Ysor canal,
"Toward tho west and In the direc
tion of Ypres toward "tho south, tho
enemy's attack was checked. Vigorous
counter-attacks enabled us to regain
ground and mako many prlsonors.
"In tho wooded valley near St. Ml
hlel, by an attack cast and west of
tho positions previously captured, wo
took 700 moters (noarly halt a mllo)
of trenches and mado about ono hun
dred prisoners, Including three offi
cers." TEUTONS HUNT SEA FOR FOE
Berlin Declares Fleet Failed to Lo
cnte Enemy Blp Naval Bat
tle Rumored.
Berlin, April 2G. Tho German high
seas fleet is scouring the North sea
for tho British fleet, ready to glvo
battlo to Admiral Bentty In what will
boyond doubt bo tho greatest naval
battle In tho history or tho world
whon it is rought. Tho following state
ment was Issued here;
"Tho Gorman high seas fleet re
cently carried out manv cruises In
tho North Bea, navigating In Engltsh
wators, but did not obsorvo any Eng
lish vessels."
Montreal. Quo.. Anrll 20. An pvo
nine nanor nrlnta a disnatch savlnc
that a Montreal banker has recolved n
cable stating that a big naval battlo
Is raging In tho North soa.
THAW WINS COURT BATTLE
Slayer Granted Jury Trial by Justl
Hendrlck Cnsn Un nn
CO
May 17.
Now York. Anrll 2C Hnrrv K
Thaw on Friday won his long fight for
a sanity trial. Justlco Hendrlck of the
supremo court handed down n dec!
slon granting tho slayer of Stanford
Whlto a hearing to determine whether
he is snno or Inaano. Tho trial of
Thaw'H sanity will bo conducted bo-
foro a Jury, Justlco Hendrlck deciding
that It was within his power to grant
this request, nnd set tho trial for
May 17.
Thaw's lawycrB declared that tho de
clslon of tho court assured Thaw his
freedom, as thoy had no doubt thoy
would bo nblo to convince any fair
minded jury of his sanity.
Fleet Through Canal July 4.
Washington, April 2C Socrctnry
Daniels reiterated without quallflca
tlon that tho Atlantic fleet will pass
through tho Panama canal to tho Pa
clllc In July. "Wo will bo In tho canal
July 4," said Mr. Daniels.
Exports Continue Bin,
Washington, April 20. Unlfisd
States exports In March wero $290,
009,503 against $187,409,334 for tbo
same month last year. Iranorts In
March were $158,040,216 ogaliiBt 182,.
555,304 in Marcn, iiui.
ITALY MAKES DEMANDS
DOCUMENT OIVE8 AUSTRIA MINI
MUM TERM8 OF PEACE.
All Ships to U. 8. Are Held Military
Preparations Are Being Made
Along the Frontier.
Romo, April 24. A report reached
Rome from I'etrograd on Thursday
that Italy had sent a noto to Austria
which virtually amounted to an ulti
matum. Tho noto Is said to embody
tho minimum terms upon" which Italy
will consent to concludo an agree
ment with Austria.
General opinion In Homo Is that an
ngreomont may still bo reached. Nev
ertheless, military preparations aro be
ing continued with tho greatest ener
gy along tho frontier, where Austria
Is concentrating troops.
All German nnd Austrian su'BjectB
In Switzerland, oven thoso who never
did military service, wero recalled by
their rcspectlvo governments. News
reached Lugano that tho Italian gov
ernment had stopped tho transatlantic
service with tho United States. Pas
sengers who had purchased tickets
havo had their money returned. Tho
Itnllrtn government, tho report says,
requires nil the steamships.
Dispatches wore received Indicating
that all sea communication between
Great Britain nnd tho Netherlands ban
been cut off.
Taken In connection with the an
nouncement a few days ago that all
communication between Holland and
Germany had been cut off and with
tho iiowb that Holland was rushing
preparations for war, tho dispatches
assume extraordinary significance. No
reasons wero glvon for tho action
"DIVER" SUNK BY TEUTONS
British Submarine Destroyed in Raid
on Helgoland Others May
Be Lost.
Berlin (via Amsterdam), April 24.
British submarines which had entered
Helgoland bight wero attacked on
April 17 by Gorman ships, ono and
probably others of tho underwater
craft being Bunk, tho admiralty an
nounced horo on Thursday. It was
probably tho Intention of tho subma
rines to attack tho German fleet at
Helgoland. This Is tho first reported
activity of British submarines in this
locality. It Is not yot known how thoy
escaped tho German mine fields. Tho
statement issued by tho admiralty fol
lows: "British submarines wero recently
repeatedly observed in Helgoland
bight. They were attacked by the Gor
man forces. A hostllo submarine was
sunk on April 17. Probably others
wero destroyed, but this is uncertain."
i IMPORTANT NEWS f
ITEMS I
Liverpool, April 23. Tho steamers
Dofender and Gascouy collided In tho
Morsoy. Both wore badly damaged
nbovo tho water lino, but kept afloat.
Calgary, Alberta, April 23. From
two to six Inches of snow has fallon
over tho entire northwest section of
Alberta. Drifts two feet high nro
piled In highways as far south as
Calgary.
Paris, April 23. Twenty-nlno moro
French generals havo been placed ci
ther on tho reservo or retired lists to
mako way for younger or moro nctlvo
men. Tho official Journal contains tho
names of 11 generals of division nnd
18 generals of brigado who have been
rcllovcd from active service.
Philadelphia, April 24. Tho nation
wldo -unity of men, nnd plans for a
campaign for an interdenominational
federation wero among tho questions
discussed by representatives of tho
chapters throughout tho eastern sec
tlon of tho United States and Canada
and Jamaica, who aro attending tho
eleventh International convention of
tho Brotherhood of Androwand Philip,
in session hero.
6,000 LOST IN YPRES BATTLE
Fight for Hill No. 60 Continues Brit
ish Lost 2,ooo and Ger
mans 4,000.
London. Anrll 24. Hill No. GO. dom
lnntlng an area to tho southeast of
Ypres, continues to bo tho Btorm cen
tcr ot tho western front, with the Brit
ish clinging tenaciously to tho ground
taken by assault last Saturday. Counter-attack
nftor counter-attack has
been so rar succossrully remilsed. but
tho British hold Is still disputed by
tho Germans, and tho end of tho llvoly
and costly fighting Is not yot In sight
Tho British losses havo not boon nn
nouncod, but thoy nro estimated
well ovor 2,000. The Germans nro bo
llovcd to havo lost moro than 4,000
men.
Train Hits Auto; Two Dead.
l'nuauoipnia, Aiini 24. Two nnr
sons wero Instantly klllod and a boy
badly injured whon their automobile
was struck by a Pennsylvania train
near Tullytown, N. J. Tho dead
John L. John, Mrs. Emma Myor.
Fire at Elk River. Minn.
Elk River, Minn., April 24. six bus!
noso buildings and ono residence w
destroyed In a flro that did $125,000
damage. Firemen from nearby cities
helped tho local department In
tlnguiehtng the blaze.
ex
1. R." TELLS DEALS
SAYS WALL 8TREET T088ED
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN
TO CAMPAIGN FUND.
$100,000 GIVEN BY MORGAN
Harrlman Also Liberal Barnes Is
Called a Jekyll-Hyde Politician
Whom Colonel Tried to Save From
Evil.
Syracuse, N. Y., April 22. After
nearly two days of direct examina
tion, and with William Barnes resting
his case with the examination of one
witness, lasting seven minutes, Theo
dora Itoosovelt was placed under
cross-examination In tho Barnes
Roosovelt $50,000 libel suit.
Political deals and manipulations
which landed Roosevelt In the gover
nor's chair and started him on the road
to tho Whlto House wero rovealed.
Roosevelt wds subjected to almost
merciless grilling when he resumed
the witness stand.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
tossed Into tho Republican campaign
fund of 1904 by J. P. Morgnn, E. H.
Harrlman. H. C. Frlck, Jacob Scbtff
and other Wall street leaders to elect
Roosovelt to tho presidency was ad
mitted on tho witness stnnd by Roose
velt
The former president gave no
credit to this feature of the campaign,
however, for" ho said:
"My election was already assured
ho money was for tho New York
state campaign."
Tho colonel said that J.. P. Morgan,
E. H. Hnrrlman and several others
gave $100,000 each to tho Republican
fund.
'But 1 mado it plain that such con
tribution should bo made with no
obligation mado or Implied," declared
Mr. Roosevelt.
"How do you know such agreements
wero made?"
"Mr. E. H. Harrlman told mo."
Alliances with Republican bosses to
obtain tho 1904 Ropublicuu nomina
tion nt Chicago was emphatically de
nied by Roosevelt.
"I never moved a little finger to
get that nomination, except by my
public nets In odice," Colonel Roose
velt testified.
Tho colonel also revealed to the
jurors that Damon and Pythias and
David and Jonathan wero no moro
devoted to each other's Interests than
were Theodore Roosovelt and William
Barnes before ho discovered that Mr.
Barnes was a political Dr. Jokyll and
Mr. Hyde.
When Mr, Hydo got tho upper hand
of the combination Mr. Roosevelt and
Mr. Barnes fell out, according to tho
colonel.
Mr. Roosevelt was Interested In
Barnes because ho was trying to re
form him, tho former president stated
under cross-examination by William
M. Ivlns, chief counsel for Mr. Barnes.
He believed Barnes above the aver-
ago politician morally, ho said, and
ho wanted to mnko Barnes a useful
citizen. Ho wanted to preserve Doctor
Jokyll, but Mr. Hydo absorbed him.
3,000,000-MILE COMET TAIL
Photograph of Melllsh's Ethereal
Wanderer Reveals Formation of
Two Branches.
Flagstaff, Ariz., April 24. A direct
photograph of Melllsh's comet made
at tho Lowell observatory shows a
tall composed ot two divergent
branches, tho longer ono of which Is
probably not less than 3,000,000 miles
In length. Observations of tho spec
trum of tho comet rovealed tho pres
ence of tho usual comctary gases. Cy
anogen is one ot its moro prominent
constituents, but appears in this com
et In peculiar spectroscopic form,
which may bo ot special scientific In
terest, while hydro-carbon Is less
prominent than In most comets.
Other gaseB or vapors pro evidenced
by tho presenco In tho spectrum of
Bovoral strong, bright bands, but tho
chemical Identification of theso Is as
yet unknown.
ACTS AS MAYOR IN PRISON
Roberts of Terre Haute Cuts Down
Police Force and Will Reduce
City Expenses.
Leavenworth, Kan., Anrll 24. Mnvnr
uonn M. uoberts ot Terro Haute, Ind
serving a six-year term in tho fodnmi
penitentiary hero. Is continuing tn .
eroise tno mnctions of mavor nf
homo city. He had sent telegrams to
Torre Hauto reeardliiE the nnnnlnf.
ment of policemen. It Is- snld that ho
haB ordered tho force cut down nnd
that ho will Bond on a plan by letter
to reduco city expenses.
None of tho other Terro Haute offl
clals serving prison terms hero nro at
tempting to run their offices.
William Thaw Is Unharmed.
Pittsburgh, April 2G, Fears ot Wil
Ham Thaw II, who is serving as an
aviator with tho foreign volunteers
fighting for France, wero set at rest
wheu his father received a cablegram
which read: "William safe."
Big Order for Brakes.
New York, April 20. Westinghouso
Air Brako company has announced tho
receipt ot an order for 17,000 sets ot
air brakeB. Tho order was worth $!,
000,000, and is tba largest slnglo air
brake order ever recorded.
NO EMBARGO ON ARMS
PRESIDENT WILSON REPLIES TO
GERMAN PROTEST.
Executive Denies Charge of One-Sided
Neutrality In a Calm and Dig
nified Document.
Washington, April 23. Tho United
States will not apply an embargo on
arms or change Its neutrality laws
during the progress of the war.
This is the answer of President Wil
son to tho memorandum submitted by
Count von Borustorff, the German am
bassador, Impugning tho good faith of
the United States In the enforcement
of Its neutrality.
Tho note, which was drafted by
Counselor Lansing and amended by the
president, Is a calm and dignified re
pudiation of the charge mado by the
ambassador It rejects tho ambassa
dor's proposals to establish an em
bargo on arms and to use this coun
try's export trade as a means to com
pel England to permit foodstuffs to
reach Germany.
It proclaims the policy of tho United
States to be as It has been, tne un'
holding of its rights as against any and
all belligerents and the enforcement of
tho laws of neutrality which were In
force at tho tlmo the wnr began
Moreover, tho president asserts that
any change of tho principle Involved,
such as the German ambassador sug
gested, would bo a direct violation of
American neutrality.
The communication Is courteous and
polite. Tho president shows his view
that It would havo been more In keep
ing with the proprieties had tho am
bassador mentioned several mntters
connected with tho general subject of
American neutrality, which he failed
to nontlon; and-that tho ambassador
stopped beyond the bounds when ho
sought to take up with tho United.
States questions this government Is
discussing with Great Rrltalu.
MRS. STORY'S TICKET WINS
D. A. R. President-General Retained
Office by a Majority of 234 Votes
Congratulated by Opponents.
Washington, April 21. Memorial
hall rang with cheerB on Thursday
for Mrs. William Cummlng Story
when she called the congress of the
Daughters of tho American Revolu
tion to order, following her re-election
as president-general. She also car
ried her entire ticket to victory In the
balloting. MrB. Story was retained
In office by a majority of 234 votes.
Mrs. George T. Guernsey of Independ
ence, Kan., went to tho platform and
congratulated her succcessful oppo
nent Ten Story, vice-president-gen-erals
wero chosen. Mrs. Gcorgo E.
Ransdell, wife of tho senator from
Louisiana, was elected treasurer-gen
eral; Mrs. William A. Smoot of Vir
ginia, organizing secretary-general;
Mrs. Grace II. Plerco of Now York,
reglBtrar-gcneral, and Miss Natalie
Sumner Lincoln ot this city, editor ol
tho D. -A. It. Magazine.
WILL NOT VISIT OKLAHOMA
President Not to Attend Convention
of the Southern Commercial Con
gress at Muskogee.
Washington, April 23. President
Wilson will not attend tho annual con
vention of the Southern Commercial
congress to be held in Muskogee,
Okla., from April 26 to 29, became
known definitely.
Secretary of Labor Wilson will bo
tho only cabinet member present, but
among other officials from Washing
ton who will attend aro Assistant Sec-
rotary of tho Treasury Malburn, As
sistant Secretary of Commcrco Sweet,
and Assistant Secretary of Agricul
ture Vrooman.
STAR BALL PLAYER TO JAIL
Eddie Alnsmlth of Washington Team
Gets Thirty Dayo for Assault
Pitcher Joe Engel Fined.
Washington, April 22. Eddie Aln
smlth, premier catcher of tho Wash
ington American league baseball
team, was sentenced to 30 days In the
workhouBO without option of a lino,
In tho pollco court, aftor conviction of
nn assault upon a street car motor
man. Joe Engel, n pitcher, wsb fined
$50 for participating In tho assault.
MARSH ON DEMOCRATIC BODY
Waterloo (la.) Man Elected National
Committeeman to Succeed
Martin J. Wade.
Des Moines, April 23. W. W. Marsh
of Waterloo, la., was elected national
Democratic committeeman on Wednes
day to succeed Martin J Wado, re
cently appointed district judgo ot the
United States court of tho southern
district of Iowa.
Violent Earthquake Is Recorded.
Buffalo, N. Y., April 20. An earth
quake or unusual severity, sharp and
well dovelopod, was recorded on tho
seismograph at CanlsluB college on
Friday. It was estimated tho center ot
disturbance was 2,700 mllea south.
All Concerned Hopeful.
Canton, O.. April 26. Tho confer
enco between coal operators and min
ers ot Ohio, In an effort to settle tho
strike which has tied up mine opera
tions for moro than a year, opened
hero with all honetul of settlement
OPPOSED MR
PEACE IS DESIRED BY SOCIAL
ISTS OF ITALY.
TO CHECK ONRUSH OF ALIENS
Additional Immigration Inspectors
On Guard Along Washington
British Columbia Frontlsr.
Milan, Italy (via Paris). Opposl.
tlon to Italy"B participation In tho
war" la expressed by Doputy Fll'ppo
Turatl of Milan, one of tho socialist
leaders, In a letter published here
Sunday. Importance Is attached to
Slgnor Turatl' lettor, as it Is bellaved
to rolled the attitude of Italian so
cialists. Socialists Threaten Strike.
Rome. A faction ot tho socialists
which is vigorously opposed to par
ticipation by Italy In the war Is
planning to bring about a general
strike throughout Italy, in case of
mobilization of tho army is ordered,
The great majority of tho socialists,
It is said by some prominent Ital
ians, are not In sympathy with such
a plan, and It Is believed that tho
effort would fall. Railway employes,
on whom tho organizers of the strlko
movement would rely chiefly, declaro
that none of them would, desert his
post
Aliens Fleeing to United States.
Seattle. Wash. Four addftlonal
Immigration Inspectors aro stationed
along tho Washington-British Colum
bia frontier. It has becomo known, to
check the rush of aliens into this
country, following the abandonment
of tho bread lino maintained for
many months in Vancouver. In tho
past week more than' 100 aliens wero
captured after they' had crossed the
border. They were returned to Can
ada, Owing to tho war, railroad
building and other work that usually
tnkes thousands of men Into tho
woods of British Columbia In spring,
has been suspended.
Aeroplane Falls to Save Men.
San Francisco. Valiant effort on
the part of Harry Christofferson, an
aviator, who circled above an over
turned boat hero and dropped a dozen
or more life preservers to four men
struggling in tho ocean breakers, "was
unavailing to save their lives. All
wore drowned. It Is posslblo that
more, than four men wero lost. The
life saving station places the number
at four, but persons who were on tho
beach watching tho attompts at res
cue declare that they saw six or eight
men In the water. Tho boat, a gaso
line launch, which was brought to
shoro by a life saving crow, has no
name. An Italian flag was attached
to the stern. It is believed to have
come from Sausallto, across the bay
from San Francisco. Tho men drown
ed are thought to havo been Italian
crabfishcrs.
Explosion In Sioux Falls Church
Sioux Falls, S. D. The lives of be
tween 500 and GOO persons were
jeopardized Sunday by an ox
plosion In tho First Baptist church
here when the huge hot water tank
In tho bnsement of the church blew
up. Tho Rev. H. R. Best, pastor,
was hurled ten feet Into the air by
tho upheaval of the pulpit, but es
caped serious Injury, receiving only
slight bruises and cuts. Tho Interior
of the building was wrecked and tho
damage will amount to several thou
sand dollars.
China Must Grant Demands.
San Francisco, Cal. "War between
China and Japan is a certainty unless
China complies with tho demands of
tho Imperial government of Japan,"
said Choyo Goto, editor of a Toklo
dally newspnpor, tho "Mlyako Shin
bun," in an Interview horo. "Japan
does not like to enter uRon war," Bald
Goto. "Refusal of China to comply
with her demands, however, will
force her to resort to arms."
Indians Attack Ranchmtn.
Guaymac, Mex. Yaqule Indians at
tacked a ranch owned by Americans
named Jones and Stevenson, in tho
Ynquls valley. After a pitched battle,
In which aavcrnl of the ranch peonB
wore killed, tho Indians were driven
off. Tho government " has sent tho
Americans fresh supplies of ammuni
tion. Unemployed Flock to Butte.
Butte. Mont. Attracted by increns
ed operations of copper mines here,
thousands of unemployed men aro re
norted to bo headed for Butte from
all partH of the northwest. Officials
of tho mining companies sniu mat ai
roiulv there was an abundance of un
Bkllled labor hero and there would
bo no place for newcomers.
Germans Seize Cargo.
London. Tho Germans have cap
lured and tnkon tnto Hamburg tho
Norwegian Btoamor Brilliant, which
left Frcdrlkstad. Norway, April 10 for
London. Tho steamer was loaded
with a cargo of granite, deal planks
and paper.
Allies Extend Their Blockade.
London. An official order concern
Ins: tho blockade of German West Af
rica has been published In the ofllclal
gazotte. It Is signed by tno com
mander ot the fleet before Karaerun.
CONDENSED NEWS
OF INTERE8T TO ALL.
Citizens of North Platte nro agi
tating paving.
Alnsworth is to havo a new $10,000
Junior high school.
A $135,000 school bond voted on at .
Hastings was dofcated.
Alllanco gets tho next convention
of the Nebraska T. P. A.
Seven blocks of paving will bo laid.
In Kearney this season.
Thirty-six cases of smallpox have
boon reported In Hastings.
Work has comenced on tho now
Carnegto library at Harvard.
Pierce went dry by thirty votes.
Mayor Duff was re-elected.
Flro destroyed tho livery barn of
A. J. Hutchinson at Dlller.
Tho Kearney baseall team will not
play Sunday ball this year.
Jitney carq have been started at
North Platto by a local garage.
Sterling has voted In favor of
bonds to build a water plant
Alfred Pont, editor of the Stanton
Register, died at his home In that
city.
200 acres of orchard have been sot
out In tho vicinity of Shubert this-
year.
Tho Odd Fellows of Polk will soon
erect a now building at that place to-
:ost $12,000.
Mayor Klblcr of Kearney vetoed
tho ordinance raising tho salaries of
tho city councllmen' and hlmsolf.
Eugene V. Debs Is to speak In
North Platte on Juno 2. He has been
secured through tho efforts of local
BockillstB.
Nebraska EagleB will hold their
annual convention at South Omaha,
Juno 16-16-17. An elaborate program
Is being planned.
Work has started on the taberna
cle for the Lowry-Moody evangelistic
meetings to bo held at North Platte,
beginning May 2.
80,000 mules will bo assembled at
Grand Island by a Kansas City dealer
tor use in the British army. They will
bo Bhlpped to Canada from that point
Farmers in tho vicinity of Grand Is
land have been hucklng corn. Thoy
report tho corn in good condition in
spite of staying in the fields all win
ter.
Suggestion of Crawford Kennedy of
Lincoln that the republican national
convention be held at Omaha in 1916
Is meeting with support over the
3tate.
Mrs. Mary Francis Humphrey of
Obert committed suicide by hanging.
Tho deed was done with a skipping,
ropo used by tho chlldron of Dr.
Fiold.
Tho contract for the new Carnegie
library at Gothenburg was awrded to
Daniel Faublo of Grand Island. He
will begin the erection of the new
$10,000 building at once.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
four frame buildings at Chapman, and
the contents, and partly damaged the
brick building of the Chapman State
bank. Tho total loss amounts to
$16,700.
Among the "living wax figures" pro
vided by teachers In a special enter
tainment at the Longfellow school at
Hastings was a striking Impersona
tion of John O'Connor, dead more
than a year, but jet unburied.
Lighting bonds of tho village ot
Maxwell have been registered with
State Auditor Smith fn tho sum of
$G,000. The village of Lyons has reg
istered $15,000 worth of bonds, also,
for an electric lighting plant.
Alvah Street, a 16-year-old boy liv
ing south of Merna, died In a mys
terious manner. Ho took a dose of
effervescent salts of a standard
brand, and a few minutes later went
into convulsions, dying a short time
after.
Tho grain elevator bolonglng to
Secfus & Deerson at Elkhorn, was
completely destroyed by fire. About
7,000 bushels of grain wero destroy
ed. Tho total loss is estimated be
tween $10,000 and $12,000, tho ele
vator being worth about $6,000,
Atlas Smith was instantly killed by
electrocution on the transmission
wires of tho bridge between Scotts
bluff and Goring. Tho boy was fish
ing and undertook to untangle his
lino from tho live wires. His body,
when recovered from the stream, was
burned blue.
Tho abstract or tho condition of the
national banks of Nebraska, exclusive
of reserve cities at the close of busi
ness on March 4 as reported to the
comptroller of the currency, shows
tho reserve held at 27.15 per cent;
loans and discounts, $54,584,850; gold
coin, $1,048,313; lawful money re
serve. $2,765,823; deposits, $52,909,434
Richardson county is claiming,
with many other sections of the coun
try, an Interest In tho preliminary
training of tho present champion .of
fistic v-jtp8. it is asserted that Jesa
WillaTU, few years ago, was a cham
pion corn shucker In the vicinity of
Barada, and Is quite well remembered
by many of tho people of that vicinity.
Catching her skirt In a chnlr from
which she was arising, MrB. W. H
Lynn, wife of the former city physl
clan of Hastings, fell, breaking hei
left wrist
Hastings Commercial club, mayor
and postmaster write Secretary of
State Bryan asking that "Liberty
Boll" train stop there on way to Pan
ama exposition.
President Wilson has appointed
John C. Morrow of Scottsbluft to be
receiver of public money at Alliance,
and Thomas J.O'Keefo to bo ieglster
ot the land ofHco at the sain place.