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I BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
The customs receipts for Cuba for
the month of June amounted to $1,
232,252.
By the explosion of a traction en
gine near Gainesville, Tex., John
Windom, aged 18, and James Carter,
aged 10, were scalded to death.
Receivers have been appointed for
the Bay State Gas company and the
Atlantic Match company, both of New
Jersey.
The steamer Cumberland was dam
aged $100,000 in a collision In a fog
off Boston with the steamer Admiral
Farragut.
The British embassy will be trans
ferred within the next few days to
Bar Harbor, to return to Washington
about October 1.
Daniel H. Solomon, a prominent
lawyer of 8t. Louis, died at Owens
boro, Ky., of sunstroke. His death
was instantaneous.
Notice has been given of the ap
pointment of Fred Evans of Grand
Island, Neb., as assistant inspector
in the bureau of animal Industry.
It is now generally accepted that
the king’s coronation will take place
in August. The religious ceremony,
however, will be reduced one-half.
The National School of Agriculture
opened at the State university of
Ohio with the enrollment of fifty stu
dents from the principal colleges of
the country.
me Mexican government oegins ub
new flscal year with financial condl
tlons never surpassed in soundness
during fhe whole history of Mexico
as an Independent nation.
Emil and Edgar Llndborg, 13 and
11 years old respectively, were drown
ed at Rock Island, 111. The lads were
on a raft, which capsized In a rapid,
which had been filled by the recent
rains.
Mr. Jacob Tanner and Mrs. Mar
garet Fischer, both of Jefferson City,
Mo., were married. The groom Is a
prominent merchant of that city and
Is 77 years old, while his bride la 73
years of age.
The returns from the fourth class
postofflces of Oklahoma and the
Chickasaw nation to the Guthrie post
office, the depository, covering the
past quarter, amounted to $10,000,
which beats all former records.
Gotebo, a small town in Kiowa
county, O. T., on the Rock Island
railway, was destroyed by Are. Two
blocks, comprising the business por
tion of the town, were destroyed.
The estimated loss Is about $25,000,
with a very light Insurance.
The corner stone of the Omaha au
ditorium was laid In the presence of
1,000 of the city’s prominent citizens.
United States Senator Millard deliv
ered the address of the day, detail
ing the history of the structure.
The Japanese government has vir
tually decided to arttclpate in the
Louisiana Purchase exposition and
has commenced to prepare estimates
for that proposition. The appropria
tion will amount to about 2,500,000
yen and the Japanese delegates have
already been decided upon.
rive persons were lujureu, suine 01
them seriously, In a crossing accident
at Montlcello, Minn. The Great
Northern passenger train struck a
double-seated buggy. Harry Evers,
aged 15 years; William Evers, aged
11; Roy Smith, aged 10; Andrew Hall,
aged 55, and a boy named Nygard
were Injured.
The comptroller of the treasury de
cided that the salaries and expenses
, of the Louisiana Purchase exposition
commission should not be paid until
the provision of the act appropriat
ing $5,000,000 for the exposition,
which requires as a condition prece
dent that the directors shall contract
to close the gates to visitors on Sun
day during the whole duration of the
fair, is executed.
Fitzsimmons and Jeffries are pre
paring to move their training camps
to the vicinity of San Francisco. Jef
fries will take up quarters at the Re
liance club, Oakland. Fttz has not
yet selected his quarters. Jeffries
has abandoned road work.
In a thirty-eight foot launch Cap
tain W. Newman and son, aged 16,
will leave from College Point for
Southampton. The boat is 8 feet in
beam with a draught of 2.8. New
man expects to complete the voyage
in about twenty days.
Henry Nlkisch, formerly conductor
of the Boston Symphony orchestra,
has been elected principal of the
Leipsic Conservatory of Music, which
is probably the German musical in
stitution best known to Americans.
He succeeds Reinecke, the composer.
In pursuance of Emperor William’s
desire to adopt good American things,
the Prussian railroad minister has
ordered the extension of the Ameri
can baggage check system, which has
been experimented with on the Ham
burs-Berlin line.
LORD SALISBURY
AGED PREMIER LAYS DOWN THE
CARES OF OFFICE.
HE IS SUCCEEDED BY BALFOUR
"Joey” Chamberlain, Who Has Long
Been Regarded as the Most Prom
ising Man for the Place, is Passed
By, but May Retain His Place.
LONDON, July 14—The fact of the
resignation of the premiership of
Great Britain by Lord Salisbury, as
foreshadowed in the dispatches of the
Associated Press, was officially given
out last evening. The prime minister
laid down the responsibility of his
office July 11. Within twenty-four
hours his majesty elected A. J. Bal
four, the government’s chief repre
sentative in the house of commons, to
the position of premier.
While it was epxected in official and
political circles that Ix>rd Salisbury’s
retirement would be coincident with
the coronation of King Edward, It was
scarcely looked for prior to that event.
Consequently, about the only surprise
expressed as to the news spread
through Ixmdon concerned the date
rather than the fact of the resignation.
The interest was not so much in the
withdrawal of Lord Salisbury aB it was
in the appointment of his successor.
The liveliest speculation is rife as to
the personnel of the new cabinet. The
most discussed feature of the pending
changes is the position of Mr. Cham
berlain, the colonial secretary, who,
in many quarters, has been regarded
as the most promising candidate for
the premiership.
A representative of the Associated
Press learns that prior to the accept
ance of bis new office, Mr. Balfour first
had an interview with Mr. Chamber
lain, and then consulted with his
other cabinet assistants. This is re
garded as assurance that the future
relative positions of Messrs. Balfour
and Chamberlain will be satisfactory
to both. Mr. Chamberlain's friends
say he always recognized the reversion
of the premiership to Mr. Balfour’s
right ns leader of the bouse of com
mons.
The main reason for Premier Salis
bury's withdrawal Is considered by all
the best informed persons to have been
simply a desire for a quiet life on the
part of men advanced in years, whose
activities have been unusual and whose
scientific tastes predispose him to
study and seclusion.
That the retiring premier's health
has failed to some extent is undenia
ble, but this is not more than perhaps
is to be expected in a man of his
years, and the close of the war in South
Africa, and the return of the com
manding general, Is said to be an ap
propriate time for his withdrawal.
His retirement was practically ar
ranged at an audience of Lord Salis
bury with the king a month ago, to be
coincident with his majesty's corona
tion, but the king’s illness interfered
with these plans and compelled Lord
Salisbury to wait until his majesty was
sufficiently recovered to attend to state
business,
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premier's physical condition, especially
since the death of his wife, has not
been satisfactory. That loss seemed to
affect him greatly and since that time
he has done little entertaining, be
yond purely official annual dinners and
receptions. In a social aspect, how
ever, Mr. Balfour's accession is not
expected to make much difference,
neither Mr. Balfour nor his sister, who
acts as his hostess, being very fond of
society.
Although Lord Salisbury's resigna
tion does not necessarily involve the
reconstruction of the cabinet, it is be
lieved there will be some changes.
Mont Pelee Still Active.
PORT DE FRANCE, Island of Mar
tinique, July 14.—Last night and today
Mont Pelee was in eruption, the activ
ity being as great as that of Satur
day and Wednesday last. Morne
oRuge, AJoupa, Bouillon and Maconia
were covered with stones and cinders
and were rendered uninhabitable for
several hours.
The volcano emitted a dense column
of flame and at the same time elec
trical phenomena were observed. The
eruption was accompanied by a deep
rumbling, resembling continuous thun
der.
There were no fatalities reported,
but the inhabitants of the northern
part of the island were panic-stricken,
all residents of Port de France re
maining calm.
Discouraging Crop Reports.
SIDNEY, la., July 14.—The past
month has been one full of disappoint
ment for the farmers. There have
been few clear days, and the rains
have been very heavy, about twelve
inches of water has fallen. The crop
situation is very bad. The corn is
flooded in many places and roting in
others. The spring wheat is down
and much of it cannot be harvested,
and many tons of hay have been
lost.
AFTER GREENE AND GAYNOR.
State Department Presents Applica
tion for Their Extradition.
WASHINGTON, July 14.—Steps
have been taken by the state depart
ment for the extradition to the Uni
ted States of Colonel John F. Gaynor
and Captain Benjamin D. Greene, now
under arrest at Quebec, Canada. A
formal application for their extradi
tion has been made by Secretary Hay
to Mr. Itaikes, charge d'affaires of the
British embassy, who is now at New
port, and who, it is expected, will ca
ble the request promptly to his gov
ernment. The grounds on which ex
tradition is asked are comprehensive
in chr.rcater.
This action of the state department
is independent of the proceedings
now in progress to obtain the extra
dition of the men through ordinary
judicial process. The secretary has
not yet acted on the suggestion of the
department of justice. There were
obstructions placed in the way of the
Canadian proceedings by reason of
connections between counsel for
Messrs. Greene and Gaynor and crown
officers.
RATHBONE REFUSES TO TALK.
Released Prisoner from Cuba is
Greeted by Ohio Neighbors.
CINCINNATI, O., July 14.—Estes G.
Rathbone, late director general of
posts In Cuba, arrived here today noon
and was met at the St. Nicholas hotel
during the afternoon and evening by
many of his old neighbors. He goes
to his former home at Hamilton Tues
day.
After spending a week or more
here, attending to his personal affairs,
he will Join his family in western New
York. This is the first visit of Mr.
Rathbone to his home since the trials
in Havana, and he was received by
many friends, whose calls presented
the appearance of a reception.
To all Inquiries of newspaper men
Mr. Rathbone replied that he had
nothing further to say regarding Cu
ban affairs; that he had sent his pe
tition to congress for a full investiga
tion, and pending action on that peti
tion he would not discuss any phase
of the Cuban situation.
FARM LANDS OF WYOMING.
Bulletin Issued by Census Department
Shows Valuation.
WASHINGTON, July 14.—A bulle
tin issued by the census bureau today
places the number of farms in Wyom
ing at 6,095. They cover an area of
8,124,536 acres, or 13 per cent of the
total area of the state, and are worth
$26,265,600. The live stock on the
farms is worth $39,145,877.
The farms are of an average size of
1,633 acres, but on the land included
in them only 10 per cent is improved.
A portion of the bulletin is devoted
to the question of irrigation, of which
it says:
"The progress of agriculture in the
decade of 1900 is attributable to the
successful raising of hay and forage,
cereals and other crops. The total
lnrcease in irrigated land in ten years
was 376,292 acres. Most of this land
was public domain in 1890. At a low
estimate its present value is $16 per
acre, or $6,056,852. Irrigation has
added this large amount to the farm
wealth of the state."
Holds Hector for Murder.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, la., July 14.—
Carl Hector, the young man who as
saulted and killed Fred Johnson in
Avoca, was held to the grand jury on
a charge of murder by Justice Ha
zen. His bail was fixed at $10,000,
which he was unable to furnish, and
he was committed to the county jail
at Avoca.
Revolutionists Keeep Still.
SAN JUAN, P. R„ July 14.—The
Norwegian steamer Jotun, from Port
of Spain, island of Trinidad, July 7,
has arrived here and reports that, the
Venezuelan revolutionists had not
moved from Barrancas and Bolivar
when the steamer left Trinidad.
To Close the Fair on Sunday.
WASHINGTON, July 14—The con
iract made by the Llousiana Purchase
exposition commission ,to keep the
fair closed on Sunday, In compliance
with the act creating the commission,
was received at the Treasury depart
ment.
Honor Wood with Dinner.
WASHINGTON. July 14.—The
“Whippoorwill” club, an organization
composed of veterans of the civil war,
gave a dinner to General Leonard
Wood tonight as a tribute to his serv
ices in Cuba.
Believes Peace Short Lived.
COLORADO SPRINGS, July 14.—H.
C. De Rooy, an adjutant in the Boer
war under Delarey, is in the city on a
visit. He says, in his opinion, peace
i will not last two years. The arms
turned into the British, he says, are
worthless and the good ones have
been buried in secret places. He says
England is trying to make Englishmen
of the Boers, and when they put on
the screws too hard the latter will
rebel.
DECISION IN SEPTEMBER.
The Court May Take Time In Frarr
chise Case.
LINCOLN, July 14.—No decision
may be expected in the railroad
franchise case, according to the in
timation of Chief Justice Sullivan, un
til September. The argument has
been finished and the case is now be
fore the court. The chief justice ask
ed if any interests would be jeopardiz
ed if a decision was not given
until the September term of court.
Mr. Simeral, attorney for the relator,
mildly intimated that he would like
a decision as soon as possible, but he
said he was not prepared to say that
any harm would result if the case
was not decided until September.
Attorney General Prout also inti
mated that there might be need of an
early decision because taxes become
due October 1, and if the writ should
issue time would be required for the
state board to certify to county
clerks so that the levy might be ex
tended. Mr. Harrington said this had
already been done and the county
clerkB all over the state were probably
at work on the tax books. He sug
gested that if the writ be allowed the
tax, could be added to the taxes al
ready certified. Attorney General
Prout asked when this could be added
if the writ were allowed in September.
No one volunteered to say whether it
could be done immediately or would
have to be added to the tax of the
following year. It is the opinion of
those who have had experience in tax
matters that if the writ is issued the
tax can be added this fall without a
great deal of trouble to the county of
ficers. Some believe that delay means
that a writ will not be issued. The
state board is required by law to
meet the third Monday in July to
make the state levy. ;
Accused of Assaulting Girl.
COLUMBUS, Neb., July 14.—Sheriff
Byrnes returned from Creston in
charge of D. Corcoran, for whom a
warrant had been issued charging himj
with assault on the person of Martha,
Handke, the 14-year-old daughter of!
Herman Handke, living near Creston..
The prisoner is an agent for a Chi
cago portrait house, and in canvassing
Creston Tuesday he came to the
home of Doc Palmateer, where he
found no one at home but Martha,
who as a domestic was engaged in car
ing for a baby. Finding her alone, it
is alleged that the young man locked
the doors, pulled down the blinds and
accomplished his designs.
Prohibition State Convention.
The prohibition state convention
has been called to meet at the Audi
torium. Lincoln, Neb., at 10 o'clock a
m., August 7, 1092, for the purpose of
placing in nomination candidates for
the following offices: Governor, lieu
tenant governor, secretary of state,
treasurer, auditor, attorney general,
jand commissioner, superintendent of
public instruction, and the election of
state central committee, and to trans
act such other business as may prop
erly come before it.
Thieves Steal Valuable Supplies.
N7BRASKA CITY, Neb., July 14.—
Thieves visited the home of George
Ramold and broke open his smoke
house and took therefrom all of the
supplies that he had, among which
was something over 300 pounds of
cured hams and bacon. Other farm
ers in this section report the loss of
grain and supplies that they had stor
ed in their larders for their families
and the harvest hands.
Neither Ticket Nor Money.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July 14.—
Jo Kearns, a 12-year-old boy, arrived
at the Burlington station, and after
wandering about for a while he at
tracted the attention of Officer Horst
man, who questioned him and found
that he was an emigrant from Ireland
on his way to Fairfield, where he has
an uncle. He was put on the wrong
train at Kansas City and reached
Nebraska City without a ticket or
money.
Appropriates Mortgaged Building.
PL.ATTSMOUTH, Neb., July 14.—
Sheriff McBride returned from Hoop
er with Richard J. Williams, who
while working on a farm near Weep
ing Water got intro trouble with a
young woman and found it necessary
to depart. In doing so he took a
horse and buggy upon which a man
named Pulls held an unsatisfied mort
gage.
The Fire at Beatrice.
BEATRICE, Neb., July 14.—The re
cent fire was the most disastrous in
the history of the city. The Kleine
Mercantile company's building and
the Green block are total losses. The
loss will exceed $175,000. The fire
originated in the stairway of the
Green block and was of incendiary
origin. A couple of men were ob
served by a telephone girl running
away from the building about the
time the fire was discovered.
FARM LANDS IN BIG DEMAND.
Many Farmers from Eastern States
Settling in Nebraska.
OMAHA, Neb., July 12.—Real estate
men are Jubilant over the great de
mand for lands throughout the state
and every firm is busy quoting prices
to eastern and some local investors.
Not only has the demand materially
Increased, but the price of land out in
the state has almost doubled during
the last year. One firm that offered
a small farm for $500 last year refus
ed $900 for it Tuesday morning.
This increased activity in farm
lands is in the central and southern
parts of the state, there being about
the same demand in the east portion
as last year. Many settlers are com
ing in from the east, attracted by the
glowing accounts sent them by rela
tives and former neighbors, who came
here years ago. They are a thrifty
and industrious lot of people and are
coming here to remain.
An agent for a large real estate
firm, who has just returned from a
trip throughout the state, said the in
creased demand for farm lands is eas
ily explained when one sees the splen
did crops. “The rain has damaged
the crops very little, generally, though
some individuals have been damaged.
I have never seen a better stand of
corn than we have this year; wheat
and oats are looking fine and farmers
are busy in the harvest fields. Ne
braska can stand more rain than most
any country on earth, and the har
vest has been very little retarded on
account of wet weather.
“At this time we have more sales
for farm lands pending than ever be
fore in the history of the firm. We
are being offered good prices for land
that one year ago we thought we
would never be able to sell. In Cus
ter county and the southwest portion
of the state a year ago there was no
demand at all for land, but today we
are flooded with applications by east
ern people who desire to settle here.
Nebraska is rapidly coming to the
front as an agricultural state and Ks
farm lands are fast being bought up
by a good class of people.”
A FARM HAND DROWNED.
Loses His Life While Trying to Cross
a Slough.
COLUMBUS, Neb., July 12.—Henry
Wileke, employed as a farm hand by
August Loseke, thirteen miles north
of Columbus, was drowned while try
ing to cross a slough into which a
flood had backed up from Loseke
creek, forming an island, from which
it was his purpose to drive some cat
tle. The horse he was riding went
into the water unwillingly and lost
his footing as he finally plunged into
it, going down three times below the
surface before getting out. Wileke,
in some way, lost his balance, per
haps getting caught in the brush.
His employer at a distance saw only
hie hands above the water at the fa
tal moment. The body had not been
recovered when the last messenger
reached town. Wileke came from
Germany twelve years ago and has
no relatives in this country. He
served two years in the Philippines
as a private in company E, Thirty
third regiment, provisional volunteers.
Regulars at Elk City.
OMAHA, Neb., July 12.—Elaborate
preparations are being made for the
annual encampment and reunion of
the Douglas County Veterans' associa
tion, to be held at Elk City for four
days, commencing August 19. Here
tofore the reunions have been held
only three days. The executive com
mittee consisting of O. A. Walcott,
chairman; Frank Gelston, secretary;
D. R. Baylor, Eugene Whitney and
Henry Grau, has perfected arrange
ments. D. R. Baylor of Elk City
has control of concessions on the
grounds.
Among the speakers at the reunion
will be General J. C. Cowin, Judge
C. R. Scott and Judge W. W. Sla
baugh. General Bates has granted
leave for the attendance of a company
of regulars from Fort Crook, and they
will give a dally drill.
The Plattsmouth Bridge.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., July 12.—
A large force of experienced bridge
builders arrived from Galesburg, 111.,
to begin work on the Burlington’s
new bridge as soon as the weather
will permit.
It is believed that if Governor Taft
is successful in his mission to Rome,
Archbishop Ireland will be raised to
the purple at the November consist
ory. His enemies are working to
prevent this.
Harlan County’s Bumper Crop.
ORLEANS, Neb., July 12.—The
largest harvest ever gathered in the
county is about completed. The acre
age of wheat is very large and will
^verage throughout the county not
less than twenty-five bushels per acre.
Many pieces, it is claimed, will make
'forty to forty-five bushels per acre.
The only danger now is in caring for
It properly. Never before has the
western part of Nebraska been in as
(fine shape at this season of the year.1
Looking tor * Popular Song.
“This year," said, a Philadelphia
young man who haunts the theaters,
“there doesn't seem to be any one
popular song that has caught on, to
tht exclusion of the others. This con
dition of affairs is really remarkable;
when you come to think of it. Of
course, the summer is young yet, and
it may still come, but the conditions
are against it. In previous years,
wherever you would go, you would
be sure to hear the popular song of
the day, played by bands in the vari
ous parks, whistled on the streets,
sung by the colored boy quartets that
make night hideous and ground out on
street pianos. We had lots of good
musical comedies during the last sea
son, with lots of good songs, but no
one seems to have just caught on to
such an extent as to be ‘it.’ ”
A Highbinder His Servant.
Governor Gage, of California, has
roused a storm of disapproval by se
curing the parole from San Quentin;
prison of Mah Noon, one of the most
desperate and blood-thirsty highbind-j
ers ever caught red handed. Mah is ai
fine cook, and the governor has in-j
stalled him as chef in his own home./
The Chinaman was sentenced not long,
ago to fourteen years for attempting!
to murder another Celestial. He also;
shot and dangerously wounded an of-!
fleer who went to arrest him. The!
governor’s fellow republicans are much!
incensed.
A Fortunate Postmaster.
v Kirk, Ark., July 14th.—Mr. William;
8. Drennan, Postmaster at this office,!
counts himself a very fortunate man.!
Mr. Drennan in addition to being!
postmaster is a Justice of the Peace,
a member of the Christian church!
and a highly respected and useful cit-;
izen. *
He has suffered for some time with!
what some people would call “rick-i
etts” or “rigors” of the kidneys—kid--!
ney disease in a very painful form.!
He could not sleep, he had a dull]
pain over his left kidney, was con-i
tlnually restless, could not lie still,]
and had to get up through the night,
several times and was also troubled!
in this way during the day.
He used a few boxes of Dodd's,
Kidney Pills, a remedy recently in-,
traduced in this state and advertised,
as a cure for Kidney Disease, Rheu-,
matism, Malaria, etc., and in a short;
time was completely restored to vig
orous, good health. He is very grate
ful to Dodd’s Kidney Pills.
Nothing pleases a man so much as
the inability of others to get on to
his curves.
Wanted Good, Energetic Men
to sell our line of High Grade Lubricating
Oils, Paints, etc., direct to the Threshing
and Farming Trade on a salary or com
mission. Reply with reference and state
territory wanted, and experience.
The Industrial Oil & Supply Co..
Cleveland, Ohio.
Success is often a matter of spec
tacular effect.
Hall’s Catarrh Cnra
Is taken internally. Price, 76c.
It is an easy matter to be good on
a good income.
To Cure a Cold in One day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund moneyif it fails to cure. 25c.
A trifling argument may end in a,
record smashing quarrel.
Merely a Graft.
A Paris newspaper relates that a,
party of men, sitting in front of a,
boulevard cafe, were recently ap
proached by a man who had a clarlneti
In his hand and who said: “Gentle
men, excuse me, I have to make my
living, but I suppose you would rath
er give me i sou not to hear me.”
They took the hint. He repeated thisi
performance, till, one day, one of the,
men said he felt like hearing a tune,'
and asked him to play, “I am sorry,”
said the man with the clarinet, “but
I cannot play a note.”
Same Kind of a Critter.
This Is from a Connecticut woman’s
diary, dated 1790: "We had roast
pork for dinner, and Dr. S., who carv
ed, held up a rib on his fork and
said: ‘Here, ladles, is what Mother
Eve was made of.’ ‘Yes,’ said Sister
Patty, ‘and it’s from very much the
same kind of critter.’ ”
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