THE FRONTIER Published Kerry Thursday by THI FBONTIBR PRINTING I'OMPAWT. O’NEILL. - - NEBRASKA BRIEF YELEGRAMS. £ ■t. t. P ♦ • ♦ TT'r V V * »VV* i !"♦"»* * .”r*r V T rx President T. C. Crenshaw of the Georgia railroad commission, Marietta, Ga., was stabbed and seriously injured by J. H. Kirkland, a Pullman car con ductor. Sir Thomas Galt, a retired chief jus tice of the court of common pleas, died at Toronto, Ont. His death is attributed to the Intense heat. Sir Thomas was 86 years old. Rev. Waf hlngton Adams Nichols, D. D., one of the oldest Congregational ministers in the United States and un til his death the oldest living gradu ate of Amherst college, Is dead. The meeting of the National Steel stockholders, at which it had been pro posed to consider the preposition of leasing properties to the Carnegie com pany, was adjourned until July. The comparative statement of the government receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 29 will show an excess of receipts over dis bursements of approximately seventy six million dollars. George Price, a colored trooper re cently mustered out of company G, Forty-eighth infantry, which has Just returned from the Philippines, died from the effects of a pistol wound in flicted by F. Bonelll. To secure fair rates of tiansporta fletal to the cattle Industry are the tlon for cattle and legislation bene objects of the American Cattle Grow ers’ association, which has been Incor porated at Denver, Colo. Jesse F. Thayer, formerly a captain in the Amerlan volunteers, but lately retired to private life and working at his trado, committed suicide at Om aha. He was horsewhipped at Lincoln by bis wife, from whom he had sep arated, and this seemed to prey upon him. The intense heat caused the expan sion of the rails at a point between Palmyra and Hunnewell, Mo., to such an extent that it was ^necessary to shorten the rails five inches before they could be gotten back in place. The eastbound St. Douis and Port land train was delayed nearly an hour. As a result of a quaircl over town lots in Addington, in the Klcwa In dian reservation, Oklahoma, It. S. Castleberry shot J. M. Wambold, pres ident of the First National bank, three times, inflicting mortal wounds. Cas tleberry then shot Horace Addington, who interfered, inflicting a dangerous wound. Castlebrry surrendered. Itev. Dr. John Gordon, for many years pastor of the Wetsminster Pres byteriun church of Omuha, for eight years professor of church history in the Omaha Presbyterian Theological seminary, and for a year has been professor of history at Tabor college, Tabor, la,, has just been elected act ing president of that college and dean of the faculty. There is no Intention on the part of the department to reduce the military force In Cuba at the present time or in the immediate future. The present force of nearly 6,000 men is held in Cuba on the recommendation of Gov ernor General Wood, and the secre tary will depend on General Wood’s advice as to the reduction of the force. The Modern Miller says: "Ideal weather for harvesting the wheat crop has prevailed In the greater part of the winter wheat belt. The erop is nearly all cut and a much larger per centage is being threshed than usual at this time of the year, owing to the dry, hot weather, w'hich has seasoned the grain rapidly. The yield is gen erally beyond expectations, and the quality superb." Rural free delivery service will be established on August 1 as follows: Nebraska—Bradshaw, York county, two carriers; length of route, fifty four miles; population served, 1,026; carriers, F. J. Smith and E. O. Co burn. Postoffice at Arborville to be supplied by rural carrier. At a meeting of the Ohio republican state central committee Congressman Charles Dick was elected chairman of the state executive committee, John R. Mallery secretary and W. F. Bur dell treasurer. Senator Hanna gave $50,000 to Ken yon college (Ohio), with which to build a dormitory. A civil service examination will be held on August 15 for the position of elevator conductor in the public build ing at Dubuque, la. Rev. Charles B. Powers, pastor of Mount Zion Presbyterian church of St. Joseph, Mo., died. Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state of Illinois of the Springfield & St. Louis railroad, capital stock $25,000. Secretary Root has returned to Washington, having been absent about a week In New York state. William Dresbacb, one of the pio neer wheat men of California, died in San Francisco after a very brief ill ness. IY1 was aged about 75 years. OPEN TOII President McKinley Proclaims Date of the Oklahoma Hash. SIXTH OF AUGUST WILL BE THE DAY Registration of Applicants to Begin the Tenth of tfnly—Sixteen Days for Filing of the Names—Each Applicant Will Have an Equal Show* WASHINGTON, July 8.—The proc lamation of President McKinley, open ing to settlement the lands ceded by Indians ia tbe territory of Oklahoma, was given to the public yesterday. The proclamation covers the cessions made by the Wichltas and affiliated bands of Indians in accordance with 'tdie act of March 2, 1895, and those made by the Comanche, Kiowa and Apache tribes In pursuance of the act of June 6, 1900. The proclamation provides for Urn opening of the lands in these reserva tions which are not reserved at 9 o’clock a. m., on the Cth of August next, the lands to be open to settle ment under (he homestead and town site laws of the United StateB. The proclamation says that begin ning on the 10th Inst, and ending on the 26th those who wish to make en try of land under the homestead law shall be registered. The registration will take place at the land offices at Heno and Iaiwton. The registration at each office will be for both land dis tricts. To obtain registration the applicant will bo required to show himself duly qualified to make homestead entry of these lands under existing laws arid to give the registering officer such appropriate matters of description and identity as will protect the applicant and the government against any at tempted impersonation. Registration cannot ho effected through the use of the mails or the employment of an agent, excepting that honorably discharged soldiers and sailors may present their applications through an ngent, no agent being al lowed to represent more than one soldier. No person will be allowed to register more than once. After being registered the applicant will be given certificates, allowing them to go upon the ceded lands and examine them In order to aid them in making an In-* telligent selection. It is explicitly stated that "no one will bo permitted to make settlement upon any of the lands In advance of the opening provided for,” and the statement Is added tnat ’during the first sixty days following said opening no one but registered applicants will be permitted to make homestead set tlement upon any of said lands, and then only In pursuance of a homestead entry duly allowed by the local land officers or of a soldier’s declaratory statement duly accepted by such of ficers.” The order of the applications is to he determined by drawing, the plan for which is fully described. OLD EETTERMAN CANAL. Cheyenne CapitaUiU Propone to Repair and Extend Ditch. DOUGLAS, Wyo., July 8.—Governor Do Forest Richards and Dr. J. M. Wil son, who are interested in having the old Fetterman canal placed in opera tion, paid a visit to the canal. After making a careful investigation they say they believe $10,000 will make the needed extension and repairs and place the canal In working order. Upwards of 5,000 acres of fertile land lie under the canal, and it is pro posed to seed the tract to alfalfa and feed the lambs raised in this section. It is estimated that a profitable feed ing business can be established and steps will be taken at once looking to the completion of the canal. Local capital is back of the praposition. JAMES E. YEATMAN DEAD. St Louis Philanthropist lirenthea Ills List. ST. LOUIS. Mo., July 8.—James E. Yeatman, the well known philanthro pist and one of the most respected cit izens of St. Louis, died yesterday, aged 84, from the effects of uraemin, for which he was operated on nearly two weeks ago. James E. Yeatman was born Auugst 27, 1818, in Belford county, Tenn., and came to this city in 1842. For several years he was in the iron business, but in 1850 entered the commission busi ness. That same year he founded the Merchants bank, which afterwards be came the Merchants National bank. Coal Transporters Combine. PHILADELPHIA, July 8.—The North American today will publish a story to the effect that the entire coal transportation east of the Mis sissippi river will be divided among the railroads controlled by the Penn sylvania, the Vanderbilts and the Morgan interests. The Pennsylvania and the Vanderbilt lines will carry all the coal produced in the bituminous regions, while the Morgan roads will control the entire anthracite output. TO BRAND DAIRY GOODS. Dade Sam Will Iaepeet Batter and Sim ilar Products for Export. WASHINGTON, July 8.—The agri cultural appropriation act for the cur dent fiscal year authorizes the secre tary of agriculture in his discretion to apply the law for the inspection and branding of live cattle and products to I dairy products intended for exporta tion, the purpose being to enable Amer ican exporters of dairy products to give foreign buyers the assurance of cer tification by the government of the United States of the purity, quality and grade of dairy products. Secretary Wilson has decided to ex ercise the authority conferred on him by establishing in the customs districts of Boston, New York, Chicago and San Francisco a system of inspection of dairy products and have experts in those departments gather information by means of which regulations may be drafted. A beginning will be made in a small way, with a view of bringing about a practical and honest system by which all parties may be properly protected. It is stated at the department that it is probable that at an early date the owners or shippers of products for ex port may, upon application, have the goods marked and certified as to pur ity and quality, provided they are above the minimum grade. ELECTORAL LAW TOR CHIBA. Constitutional Convention Considers It Idle to Draft Ideas. HAVANA, July 8.—The Cuban con stitutional convention has not arrive.! at an understanding regarding the elec toral law. Several meetings were held lust week, but little interest was man ifested in the proceedings, many of the delegates being absent. The con servatives are hopeless with respect to the rescinding of the universal suf frage clause and are endeavoring to secure a plural vote for property hold ers and for professional and business men. In this they are strongly op posed by the radicals. An objection has recently been raised against drawing up the elec toral law until the United States gov ernment has approved the constitu tion, the argument being that it would be useless to draft laws based on the constitution if Washington is going to make changes in this instrument. ATTENDANCE SULLTOO SMALL. Unless It Ir.rrcnties UufTato Exposition Will Not Pay. BUFFALO, N. Y„ July 8.—The total attendance to date at the Pan-Ameri can exposition is 1,719,768 The ex position attendance began on May 20, but at that time many features were incomplete and the people remained away. The average daily attendance for June, including five Sundays, was over 31,000. The excessively hot weather during the last two weeks has had a deterrent influence on the attendance, notwithstanding Buffalo is rated as “the coolest city" by several degrees on account of the breezes from Lake Erie. It is believed that July and August will easily bring the total to above 5,000,000, and it will remain for September and October to bring the remainder of 10,000,000, at which the status of guesses is set. BOERS ACCUSED Of ATROCITY. Said to Have Put Wounded to Death in Ilattle, LONDON, July 8.—The Daily Mail gives sensational prominence to mail advices from Vlakfontein, which at tribute to the Doers inhuman atroci ties that the censor would not allow to be described by cable. "A couple of Boers,” says the Daily Mail’s correspondent, “who were armed with Martinis, walked around among the dead and dying. Some they turned over to see if they were dead. If it were otherwise then one or the other of the Boors shot them as you would an ox. I saw four killed in this way. One youngster pleaded for his life. 1 heard him say: ‘"O, Christ, don’t,’ and then bang went the rifle.” Indluns Will Try to Stop It. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. July 8.—A spe clal to the Times from Oklahoma City, 0. T.. says: An Injunction suit will be brought before Judge Irwin at El Reno in a few days for an order restraining the register of the land office here, the re ceiver, the surveyors and all other persons from proceeding with the ] opening of the lands of the Kiowa, Co manche and Apache Indians according to the proclamation of the president and the act of congress under which he proceeded. No PI »eu* in Rio Janeiro. RIO JANEIRO. July 8.—There is no foundation for the rumor circulated in the United States that a bubonic plague scare exists in this city. Four cases of the disease have been report ed, but all were brought from Oporto. Genre* K. Ivnnnan in Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, July S.—George K. Kennan, the well known traveler and writer, has arrived in St. Peters burg, after a short stay in Finland. G. 1 H. ^ENCAMPMENT Orders Issued Containing Information Rel ative to the Same. THE RATE ON THE RAILROADS Special Train for Transportation of De partment Officials- Meeting of Socialists at Lincoln—-Other Matters Here and There In Nebraska. LINCOLN, July 8.—Orders contain ing information relative to transporta tion to and from the thirty-fifth na tional encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at Cleveland, Ohio, September 9 to 14, were issued from the Nebraska department headquar ters. A rate of $21.60 will prevail over all railroad lines from Omaha and tickets will be on sale from Septem ber 7 to 10, good for final extension to October 8. The department commander has ar ranged for a special tarin for the transportation of department officers, delegates, members of the department and kindred organizations. The route will be over the Northwestern road to Chicago and from there to Cleveland by the Lake Shore. The train will leave Omaha September 7 at 5 p. m. and arrive in Chicago at 7:45 a. m. the following day. Departure from Chicago will be at 10:30 and the train will arrive at the destination. at 7:30 p. m. of the same day. It is announced that the train will be decorated with bunting and grain products of the state. The depart ment of Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Mon tana and Wyoming has been invited to join the Nebraska contingent. Meeting of Socialist.. LINCOLN, Neb., July 8— As the laws of Nebraska require the attend ance of 200 delegates and the repre sentation of two-thirds of the counties to give a nomination convention a legal standing the attempt of the so cialists to put a state ticket in the field was a failure. Less than fifty delegates responded to the call for a mass convention of the socialists at Washington hall, and there were only two counties repre sented. It was necessary therefore to forego the formality of nominating for supreme judge and State univer sity regents. The small attendance, however, did not prevent election of convention of ficers, the adoption of a platform and the delivery of several speeches. Geo. F. Beard was elected chairman and A. tV. Adair was made secretary. Departments Invited. OMAHA, July 8.—Major R. S. Wil cox. department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in Ne braska, has invited the departments of Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming to join the Nebraska dele gation in its trip to the national en campment at Cleveland, O., September 9 to 14. A special train will leave Omaha September 5 at 5 p. m. It will arrive in Chicago at 7:40 the next morning and will reach Cleveland at 7:30 the evening of September 6. Arthur Sullivan Drowns. FLORENCE, Neb., July 8.—Arthur Sulivan, 15 years of age, the oldest son of James Sullivan, was drowned in the Missouri half a mile north of the pumping station. He and three other boys were bathing, when it is suppos ed that young Sullivan became ex hausted from being in the water so long and sank before he could reach the shore, the water being fourteen feet deep. The body has not yet been re covered. Wheat Surprises Farmers. SUPERIOR, Neb., July 8.—The first wheat of the new crop to be marketed in Nuckolls county was sold to a deal er in Mount Clare. Threshing is bring ing a surprise to the farmers. The straw wras so short and the fields look ed so insignificant that none of them figured on more than a ten-bushel crop. It is threshing out sixteen to eighteen bushels to the acre and weighs sixty to sixty-one pounds. Six Cows Killed by Kngine. STUART, Neb., July 8.—Saturday night the passenger train going west ran over six head of cows belonging to Owen Hoffstott, a farmer half way between this place and Newport, and killed them. Forty-Four Join Church. WYMORE. Neb., July 8.—As a re sult of the union gospel meetings In this city recently there were forty four accessions to the church Sun day. The State Reunion. HASTINGS, July 8.—The state re union of Nebraska Grand Army men will be held at Hastings, August 26 to 31. The Spanish-American war sol diers, Women's Relief corps and Sons and Daughters of Veterans will also hold their annual reunion at Hastings the same days. Major R. S. Wilcox has named Ju lius Neubaruer of Sidney chief muster ing officer of the Grand Army of the Republic in Nebraska. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest Quotations from South Omaha and Kansas City* SOUTH OMAHA. Cattle—There was a light supply of cat tle In the yards and as paskers were lib eral buyers of the better grades the mar ket took on more life than for some time | past. The market could not be quoted much higher, but an early clearance was effected and the prices paid were gener ally very , satisfactory. Buyers started out early in the morning and bought up the better grades of beef steers at steady to strong prices, as compared with yes terday. They seemed to wrant the cattle today, and as there were only a few of fered sellers took advantage of the oppor tunity to push values up a little. The situation, however, is best described by calling it a good, steady to strong mar ket. The commoner grades, of course, did not move as freely as did the choice heavyweights, but still they brought fully as much as was paid for the same grades yesterday. There were only a few cows and heifers on sale and most of those that were offered were grassers of rather an inferior quality. There was not enough change in the prices paid from those in force yesterday to be worthy of mention, so that the market can be quoted prac tically steady. Bulls, calves and stags also sold in just about the same notches they did yesterday. Hogs—There was the heaviest run of | hogs that has been on the market for some time past, there being close to 200 cars on sale. Other markets were quoted considerably lower, and as a result prices here dropped about 7%c as compared with yesterday’s general market. The bulk of the early sales went at $5.75, with th«? choicer loads going at $5.77% and $5.80. Owing to the big supply, however, the market weakened as the morning ad vanced and packers were finally offering only $5.72% and $5.75. Aft.QjT the first few rounds the market could be quoted 7%@ 10c lower. Sheep—There was not a heavy run of sheep and most everything was western grass wethers. A five-car string sold for $3.15, which was steady with the prices paid yesterday. The demand was not very heavy on the part of local packers, but still everything was sold in good season. There were a few feeders offered today and the market, while not active, could be quoted about steady. KANSAS CITY. Cattle—Choice beef steers and good feeders, steady to 10c higher; others were steady to a shade lower; choice dressed beef steers, $4.35@5.80; fair to good, $4.15@ 5.30; Texas grass steers, $3.00@4.00; cows. $2.86@4.25; heifers, $3.00@4.90; canners, $2.00 @2.80; bulls, $2.65(54.50; cables, $3.50@5.25. Hogs—Market 5@10c lower; top, $5.92%; heavy, $5.80@5.92%; mixed, $5.72%@5.85; light, $5.70@5.85; pigs, $5.00@5.65. Sheep and Lambs—The supply was of the most common quality; best, steady; inferior grades, 10c lower; lambs, $4.25@ 5.10; wethers, $3.25@3.90; yearlings, $3.75@ 4.40; ewes, $3.00@3.75; Texas grass sheep, $3.25@3.75; culls, $2.00@3.00. SANTA FE CUTS DEEP. Fires First Gun of Open XVnr on Secret Freight Knte Reductions. CHICAGO, July 6.—A rate fight ot liberal proportions is on among the trunk lines operating between Chi cago and Missouri river centers. For several weeks there has been wide spread, though secret manipulations, of rates on all classes of freight in this territory, but there had been no open rupture between any of the roads until today. When it became current that peace could not be restored except by some drastic action officers of several of the roads began to plan open reductions in tariffs. The Santa Fe was the first to act and today came out with an announcement that it would put in a scale of rates effective July 16 between this city and southwestern Missouri river points that would awake the se cret rate cutters to a realization of the situation. The rates promulgated by the Santa Fe average reductions of from 30 to 40 and in some cases 50 per cent be low the printed tariffs. It is believed that the action of the Santa Fe will be followed by similar announcements and that it will bring the long-stand ing secret cuts to a head and force the lines out of the pool to become members. Usual Measures Against Mosquitoes. ..WASHINGTON, July G.—The War department issued an order providing that upon the usual special requisi tion the quartermaster department will furnish mineral oil or some other cheap and equally efficient agent for the destruction of mosquitoes and their larvae. Department of Cuba. WASHINGTON, July 6— It was stated at the War department that in case General Wood’s illness is pro tracted an unusual length of time the executive duties of commander of the Department of Cuba will be assumed temporarily by Colonel Samuel W. Whitside, Tenth cavalry, now station ed at Santiago. Saler Waives Examination. SHENANDOAH, Ia„ July 6.—J. W. Saler, charged with the murder of Tom Richardson of Maryville, Mo., waived preliminary hearing and was sent to the county jail under $1,000 bonds. Rusala Want* More Time. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 6.— Mr. De Wollant, the charge of the Rus sian embassy here, today called at the State department and in behalf of his government formally acknowledged the receipt of Secretary Hay’s note re specting the imposition by Russia of retaliatory tariff duties. The Russian note is understood to be indefinite in terms, the principal purpose being to keep the issue between the two gov ernments in its present position. A PLAN OF IRRIGATION, - V Colossal Undertaking Proposed for Scotts Bluffs and Cheyenne. THE BIGGEST YET FOR NEBRASKA. Projected Canal Would Add Sixty Thousand Acres to the Irrigated Strip North of the Platte—Miscellaneous Nebraska Matters. LINCOLN, July 6.—A pla.n for ir rigating on a colossal scale a long strip of land north of the Platte river in Scotts Bluffs and Cheyenne coun ties has been brought to the attention of State Engineer Dobson and a com mittee of citizens residing in Scotts Bluff county is searching anxiously for capital with which to back the scheme. The territory through which it is proposed to run the principal canal has been organized into an irri gation district and $400,000 of bonds have been voted for the purpose of ^ raising funds to complete the work , already begun. “It is undoubtedly the biggest irri gating scheme ever attempted in the state,” said Mr. Dobson. “The people who are pushing it started their work quite a while ago and they have con structed already a canal of upwards of twenty miles in length, extending from a point on the Platte river, very near the Colorado line, eastward and about parallel with the river. They say they have invested approximately $100,000 in this canal and it is esti mated that $400,000 will be required to complete it.” The district included in the plan would be the owner of the canal. The residents of the territory have voted the bonds, and if these can he disposed of for cash the work will be pushed. Completed, the canal would he about fifty or sixty miles in length. It would follow closely the banks of the river for a mile or so and then east for the remainder of the distance. THE NEW GAME LAW. Deputy Warden Does Not Anticipate Trouble in Enforcing Same. LINCOLN, July 6.—George B. Simp^ kins, deputy game warden, said tha% he did not anticipate any serious diffi culty in enforcing the game law which p was passed by the last legislature. The law went into effect July 2 and the deputy and under deputies are al ready on the lookout for violations, but do not expect to find many. ‘‘The railroad, express and trans portation companies have assured me that they will abide by the provisipns of the act, and this is a long step'in the right direction,” said Mr. Simp kins. ‘‘Everywhere people seem to think that the law is a good one, and I don’t think there will be many efforts made to break it.” The office of the game warden was opened at the state house. Mr. Simp kins will have full charge of the de partment and will probably devote considerable of his time to directing the movements of the under deputies from the office at the state house, but he will be in the field a good share of the time. Hilled While Drini