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O’NEILL, ... NEBRASKA.
| BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
The Boers are seeking concessions
In Madagascar.
A. D. Jones, who was Omaha’s first
postmaster, is dead.
Britons are uncertain how to com
bat the ship combine.
Canada is about to enter a period
of great industrial activity.
George W. Bissell, a prominent lo
cal capitalist of Detroit, was killed in
a runaway accident.
The Colombian government is rush
ing re-enforcements of troops to
Isthmus of Panama.
The rebellion in Sechuen province,
China, is spreading, and foreigners
ar» considered to be in great danger.
The eighteenth report of the civil
service commission shows many op
portunities for able young men who
can pass the examination.
Carlisle D. Graham made his second
trip through the Niagara rapids, swim
ming from the whirlpool to Lewiston,
four miles, In fifty minutes.
> Lieutenant Hildebrand, the pardon
ed duelist, has been dismissed from
the German army on account of the
ovation tendered him at Gumblnnen.
Banks of the south and west have
deposited with the treasury depart.
ment government bonds to secure ad
ditional circulation in moving the
U UpH.
Marshall Field of Chicago Is head
ing a movement to colonize the num
berless abandoned farms of New Eng
land with farmers and mechanics from
the old world.
The Chinese government has asked
the United States to investigate the
riot at Baker City, Oregon, and see
that justice Is done the Chinese in
jured at that time.
A Capetown dispatch says that a
high military officer says the chief re
sult of the army and navy maneuvers
will be to show weakness of the sys
tem of coast defense.
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., and the
party of railway men sidetracked in
palace cars between Arlington and
Hetland, S. D., bagged many birds in
their first day’s shooting.
Eighteen vessels, mostly sailing
craft, were driven ashore In a gale
at Port Elizabeth. Five of them were
dashed to pieces and all the members
of their crews were lost.
Sir Edmund Burton, premier of Aus
tralia, and his party were unable to
pay a visit to the tomb of Washing
ton owing to the fact that Mount
Vernon is closed on Sundays.
The contest for attorney general
was settled by the Chicklsaw Indian
legislature which declared J. P.
Thompson regularly elected over I.
O. Lee of Medlll, by a majority of
forty-four votes.
An irade, as recently agreed upon
by the sultan, has been issued repeal
ing the exceptional measures adopted
against the Armenians if the Armen
ian patriarch would guarantee that no
outbreak Would follow.
The second trial of W. N. Dlmmlck,
accused of having stolen $30,000 from
the United States mint In that city,
was begun in the United States dis
trict court at San Francisco. The
first trial resulted in a disagreement
Judge Samuel Treat, former United
States judge of the eastern district of
Missouri, died in Rochester, N. Y. He
was born at Portsmouth, N. H., in
1315, was on the bench for thirty-three
years, retiring in 1887, and was one
of the original founders of Washing
ton university.
The monthly circulation statement
Issued by the comptroller of the cur
rency shows that at the close of busi
ness August 30, 1902, the total circula
tion of national bank notoe was $361,
282,691, an increase for the year of
$3,863,636, and an increase tor the
month of $2,298,507.
Miss Emily Etheridge, a nurse in
* the Presbyterian hospital, Chicago,
and the daughter of the late Dr. James
R. Ethridge, one of Chicago’s leading
physicians, confessed to Coroner Trae
ger that she had made a fatal mistake
in administering strychnine to a pa
tient in the hospital.
Every veteran of the thousands ex
pected to march in the grand parade
of the Grand Army of the Republic
on Wednesday, October 8, when they
will be reviewed by President Roose
velt, General Torrance and a number
of other distinguished gentlemen, will
carry a small American flag.
The treasury department expects a
surplus of $15,000,000 in receipts for
the year, basing the estimate upon the
business for August.
Lieutenant Colonel Elliott haa in
vented a new intrenching tool ior the
army and navy.
Governor Taft, at dinner at Manila,
said the United States will hold the
Philippines till the natives are edu
cated, when they may decide whether
they desire independence or to be
come a state like Canada or Austra
lia.
GOES TO BOTTOM
GERMAN GUNBOAT FIRES ON
FIRM I NIST VESSEL.
THE CREW MAKE THEIR ESCAPE
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First the Vessel Is Fired, After Which
Thirty Shells Shatter it to Pieces—
Uncle Sam is Not Involved in the
Matter.
CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti, Sept. 8.—
The gunboat Crete-a-Pierrot, which
was In the service of the Firminist
party, has been sunk at the entrance
of the harbor of Gonaives by the
German gunboat Panther. Details of
the occurrence are lacking. The crew
of the Crete-a-Pierrot left it before it
went down.
PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Sept. 8.—
The German gunboat Panther arrived
here September 5 and received instruc
tions from the German government to
capture the Firminist gunboat Crete
a-Pierrot. It left immediately for Gon
aives, the seat of the Firminist gov
ernment. Panther found Crete-a-Pier
rot in the harbor of Gonaives and the
commander of the German gunboat in
formed Admiral Kllllck on Crete-a
Pierrot that he must remove his crew
and surrender his vessel In five min
utes. Admiral Klllick asked that this
time be extended to fifteen minutes.
The request was granted on the con
dition that the arms and ammunition
on board Crete-a-Pierrot should be
abandoned when its crew left it. The
crew of Crete-a-Pierrot left that ves
sel amid great disorder. At the end
of fifteen minutes Panther sent a small
boat carrying an officer and twenty
sailors, who were to take possession
of the Firminist gunboat.
When these men arrived at a point
about thirty yards from Crete-a-Pierrot
fiames were seen to break out on
board of it. It had been fired by its
crew before they left it. Panther
then fired on Crete-a-Pierrot until it
was completely immersed. Thirty
shots all told were fired.
There is much feeling here against
the FirminAts and their cause is con
sidered to be a bad one. Soldiers are
leaving here to attack St. Marc. Port
au Prlnceis calm.
MANCHESTER, Mass., Sept. 8.—
3ount Quadt Wykradt Isny of the
Glerman embassy was seen in relation
to the sinking of the gunboat Crete
a-Pierrot by the German gungoat
Panther. He said that he had not
heard of the incident until informed
Jf it by the Associated Press and for
this reason he was not prepared to
make any statement. He did say,
however: “I have given the matter
little thought, as it is entirely out
fitie or this country and for that rea
son I do not expect to receive any
\ivics concerning it from my gov
ernment. While I do not care to make
my prediction as to the outcome, I feel
julte sure and safe In saying that no
International complications will arise
with this country. This is all I care
to say in regard to the affair.”
MOROS STILL SHOW FIGHT.
In Manila Trouble la Expected In the
Near Future.
MANILA, Sept. 8.—Captain J. J.
Pereshing, who is in command of the
American force at Camp Vicars, Min
danao, reports to General Chaffee that
several of the Moro chiefs, whose
forces have attacked Americans, have
rejected all friendly, overtures and
that he has been unable to reach any
understanding with them.
The breaking of negotiations with
the Moros will probably bring on a
crisis in the Moro situation.
It is believed in Manila that a re
newal of Moro attacks will result in
installation by the American forces.
The military record shows that since
the Bayan fight last May. the Moros
have made twelve attacks on Amer
ican soldiers, killing four Americans
and wounding twelve, including one
officer.
Die Blaming the Trusts.
DES MOINES, Sept 8.—Because
they could not get work, James B.
Taylor and his wife, Ann Taylor,
wrote a letter to the public blaming
the greedy corporations and trusts for
their failures.
Then they turned on the gas and
at noon the husband was found dead
and the wife dying In their room at
a boarding house at 202 West Eighth
street.
They came here from Ottumwa two
weeks ago.
Former Senator Dies.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—William Na
thaniel Roach, United States senator
from North Dakota from 1893 to 1899,
died here yesterday. He had been ill
from cancer for a long time.
Guidi to Be Consecrated.
ROME, Sept. 8.—Mgr. Guidi, who
was recently appointed apostolic dele
gate in the Philippines, will be con
secrated September 29, Cardinal Ram
polla officiating.
PRESIDENT’S WES+ERN TRIP.
Formal Announcement of Places to
Be Visited and the Time.
CHICAGO, Sept. 8.—The Itinerary of
the special train that will take Presi
dent Roosevelt on his western trip
has been arranged as follows:
Chicago—Arrive on Pennsylvania
railroad at midnight, Tuesday, Sep
tember 23; leave by Chicago, Milwau
kee & St. Paul railway 12:15 a. m.,
September 24.
Milwaukee—Arrive 3 a. m., Septem
ber 24; leave midnight.
Lacrosse—Arrive 8 a. m., September
25; leave, 11.
St. Paul—Arrive 2:45 p. m., Sep
tember 25; train to be delivered to
Great Northern railway for movement
to Minneapolis and Sioux Falls.
Yankton—Arrive 11:05 a. m., Sep
tember 26; leave, 11:20 a. m., Septem
ber 26.
Sioux City—Arrive 1 p. m., Septem
ber 26; leave, 3 p. m.
Arion—Arrive 6 p. m., September
26; train to be delivered to Illinois
Central at Arion, to go to Denison,
thence to Omaha.
Omaha—Arrive at Omaha late night
and start early in the morning of Sep
tember 27 over the Union Pacific for
tour of state, going west as far as
Kearney. Transfer at Kearney to the
B. & M. and return to Omaha, arriv
ing in Omaha at 7 o'clock, when the
president will review the electrical
parade.
8TR0NG POLICY 18 PUR8UED.
Vigorous Measures Adopted by Com
mander McCrea.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—The navy
department has received from Com
mander McCrea of Machias a mall re
port, under date of Cape Haylien,
August 16, setting out in detail the
steps taken by that official to prevent
interference with the world’s com
merce as a result of the bitter insur
rectionary struggle now in progress in
Haytien waters.
Commander McCrea was, from the
nature of the case, obliged to move
without opportunity to consult the
state or navy departments, but it is
stated that his vigorous measures are
thoroughly approved. It appears from
the commander’s report that he took
under his charge the commerce of
nearly all the European countries, in
addition to that of hiB own.
His attitude toward Admiral Killick,
the insurgent commander, as revealed
in the report, is significant, as indicat
ing the adoption of a stronger policy
than has been pursued heretofore in
the treatment of South and Centr&l
American revolutions, which Injuri
ously affect the commerce of the
world.
IT IS BARTHOLIN’S.
Body Found at Ricevilie Identified an
that of Chicago Murderer.
RICEVILLE, la., Sept. 8.The tody
which was buried here yesterday and
which was believed to be that of
William Bartholin, was exhumed and
positively identified as that of the
Chicago double murderer.
The identification was made by
William Mitchell, a brother of one
of Bartholin’s victims, and Detective
Andrew Rohan of Chicago, who ar
rived here this morning from Chicago.
Dr. A. J. Coey of Chicago, who came
here with Detective Rohan, cut oui'
the lower jaw of the dead murderer^
which contained the two gold crown
ed teeth which have figured so largn
ly in the description sent broadcast'
throughout the country for purposes
of identification. The jaw will be
taken to Chicago by the detective.
Bartholin's body was found last
Friday afternoon about six miles frond
Ricevilie, by J. G. Pratt, a resident of
Ricevilie. Mr. Pratt was driving to
Elm and when passing a flax field
saw the body lying against a stack
of flax. Thinking it was a man
asleep, he paid no attention, but on
returning found the man still there
and upon investigation discovered hd
was dead, with a revolver lying by
his left hand.
After Fifty-One Years.
SPRINGFIELD. O., Sept. 8.—Mrs.
John Doley and Mrs. John Carney,
sisters, met here today after fifty-one
years of fruitless searching on the1
part of Mrs. Doley. They became'
separated in New York harbor after
landing from Ireland.
Jesse Walker, colored, was lynched
at Hempstead, Tex., by a crowd of
several hundred citizens for criminal
nssault upon a white woman.
Porcupines Start a Scare.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Sept. 8.—The
forsets on the headwaters of Crow
creek, thirty-five miles north of Chey
enne, in the Silver Crown forest re
serve, are threatened with destruc
tion. It is not forest fire that Is do
ing the damage, but porcupines and
worms, which are more effective. A
Cheyenne man who returned a few
days ago from the reserve says that
almost every young tree has been
“skinned” by porcupines and will die
eventually.
MADE A CLEAN SWEEP.
Cashier Chamberlain Took Everything
in Sight When He Fled.
TECUMSEH. Neb., Sept. 8.—Poor
Judgment, recklessness in the Invest
ment of funds, then dissipation and
finally embezzlement and disappear
ance, all on the part of the trusted
cashier and sole manager, Charles M.
Chamberlain, were the combined
causes of the financial wreck of the
Chamberlain banking house of this
city. A few days ago this was sup
posedly one of the strongest institu
tions in the community. The people
generally thought Chamberlain was
square and they gave him their confi
dence and their money, and both were
manipulated by the shrewd banker in
a manner which shows now that he
was a master in the art of deception.
It is impossible for those now in
charge of the bank to estimate safely
what percentage of the deposits will be
paid. From all that has been learned
thus far, however, it would be con
servative to say that the bank will
not pay over 50 per cent. The divi
dends may amount to a trifle more
than that, but will probably be much
less.
Today the Chamberlain banking
house stands about as does a building
which has been gutted by fire. The
walls remain and here and there a
pillar or some part of the structure
is found intact, but the greater part
of the interior is literally cleaned out.
The value of the mass of notes left
in the bank, showing $80,000 on their
face, is problematical. In the pile are
securities that are long past due,
some that have been paid off and many
that are worthless.
Comparatively little is known by the
people of Tecumseh regarding the ac
tual condition of the bank. They
know that the institution is closed
and that Cashier Chamberlain has dis
appeared, but as to the state of the
funds, they are almost as far in the
dark as they were before the failure.
SAYS ROAD IS SURE TO BE BUILT.
Riley Talks of Electric Lines and
Platte Power Canal. »
PLATTSMOUTH, Sept. 8.—J. Td
Riley, the promoter of the Platte
river canal project, was in the city and
stated that “The hydraulic engineers
are expected in Omaha soon, and will,
make a thorough investigation of the
project. In reference to the electric
railway, I can say that it will be
built, whether the power is canal or,
not. While the first survey is com
pleted to the city of Lincoln, another
is contemplated east of this place,
which has Nebraska City for its objec
tive southern terminal, instead of Lin
coln. The Mortons of Nebraska City,
want to build and own the line from
there to Weeping Water.
“The Plattsmouth branch will be
built, but the Plattsmouth people will
be expected to give the right of way
to our main line. We are receiving
encouragement all along the line.”
Train Backs Into a Depot.
SUPERIOR, Neb., Sept. 8.—A Santa
Fe freight train made a pretty com
plete wreck of the Santa Fe-North
western freight house here. The
freight house, which is a large frame
affair, stood upon a foundation of
piles. The engineer sent the train
down the freight track too hard and
it went ploughing through ten feet
of heavy platform and into the freight
house. The whole building was knock
ed off the piles about four feet and
racked out of shape.
Abundant Crops in Brown County.
AINSWORTH, Neb., Sept. 8.—A
careful investigation reveals the fact
that Brown county has the largest
crop of small grain ever grown here.
Thfe prospects for a large corn crop
were never better. In the canons of
tne Niobrar river and Pine, Plum and
Bone creeks there are thousands of
bushels of wild plums and grapes. The
growth of all kinds of vegetables is
something wonderful.
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Edgar Man Badly Scalded.
EDGAR, Neb., Sept. 6.—Oscar Byers,
one of the employes in the Edgar
canning factory, was very badly scald
ed. While carrying a pail of boiling
water he tripped and fell, and in fall
ing the boiling water was thrown
upon his right shoulder, the right side
of his head, neck and face and also
his right arm and hand. His right
leg is also scalded below the knee.
Refunding Bonds Defeated.
WYMORE, Neb., Sept. 8.—The re
funding bond proposition was sub
mitted to the voters of this city and
was defeated by nine votes.
Crushed in a Horse Power.
ULYSSES, Neb., Sept. 8.—N. Ma
lone, a well known resident of this
place, 70 years old, while driving a
horse power had his foot caught in
the cogs and was crushed in a horri
ble manner.
Month's Rainfall in Gage.
BEATRICE, Neb., Sept. 8.—The
rainfall for the month of August, 1902,
amounted to 4.07 Inches. In August,
1901, it was 3.06 inches.
j SECRETARY WILSON IN STATE.
Unexpectedly Pay* a Visit to the Ne
braska Fair.
LINCOLN, Neb., SepL 6.—The board
of agriculture had as its guest at the
fair for a few hours James Wilson,
secretary of the United States depart
ment of agriculture at Washington.
His coming was a surprise. He had
been invited several months ago, but
no definite answer having been re
ceived, his apeparance was not ad
vertised. He was able to make Lin
coln, however, and on his arrival
here the announcement of his appear
ance greatly gratified the members
of the state board of managers. He
spoke at the race track before the am
phitheater. His general theme was on
the subject of agriculture. At the
outset he spoke of the efforts of the
federal department of agriculture in
sending out after information relative
to agricultural products that will ben
efit the United States. He spoke in
a complimentary way of Ernst Bes
sey of Lincoln, who at present is in
Russia, where he is acting as one of
the army of men interested in the
acquisition of knowledge that will
benefit the farmer of America. The
government hopes to bring the peo
ple of this country information which
will permit them to grow here every
thing that they use.
To assist in this work Secretary
Wilson mentioned another series of
efforts now being undertaken. The
department hopes to teach new and
improved methods to the people of
the new lands that have come under
the control of this government. The
islands are fertile and capable of
great productiveness if the soil is
properly tilled.
Turning to Nebraska, Mr. Wilson
paid her every compliment of which
he thought her worthy and they were
many. He made no reference to his
hurried visit to the state during the
heated term when everything was
drying out, but as if to show his ap
preciation of her efforts in an agri
cultural way, he said the state was
raising some of the best crops of any
state in the union. He had seen the
best hay crop in Nebraska that he ever
saw in his life. The corn crop was
immense and he thought the farm
ers would realize magnificently from
it because the drouth in the southern
states would create a big demand for
the products raised here.
INDIANS DOING NO DAMAGE.
Mayor of Naper, Neb., is Needlessly
Alarmed.
STUART, Neb., Sept. 6.—Some of
the Indians who created the excite
ment at Naper were in Stuart.
Several hundred Indians came over
from the reservation to participate in
the festivities of a three days’ carnival
and wild west show at Naper. Fol
lowing the examples of their white
brothers several bucks loaded up with
Are water and made night hideous by
war whoops and the firing of revolv
ers. The mayor became excited and
requested rifles and side arms of the
governor. But when the effect of the
bad whisky had worn off peace reign
ed again in the wigwams of the
Sioux. Old-timers declare there was
never danger at any time except to
the nerves of the uninitiated tender
foot.
Two Weeks More for Corn.
WINSIDE, Neb., Sept. 6.—The
weather changed Sunday night and
prospects are now for clear and cool
days. Much wheat and oats are still
in shock and if this weather continues
will be threshed within the next ten
days. Dry weather would improve
corn very much and even a slight
frost would not injure it, as it is
growing yet and should be ripening.
Conservative farmers think that two
weeks more would put most of our corn
out of the way of frost.
Ate Green Cornstalks.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Sept. 6.—
William Gress, a farmer residing
north of the city, lost fourteen head
of milch cows a few days since in a
very singular manner. He turned
them out into a field of corn where
all of the corn had been gathered
and sold to the canning factory, and
after they had been out there a day
they were brought in and began to
sicken and die. All fourteen head
died despite the efforts made to save
them.
Valuable Animal Killed.
HEBRON, Neb., Sept. 6.—During
the rain storm a valuable two-year
old Hereford bull on the farm of C.
A. Meyer, five miles west of here, was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed.
No Coal in Sight.
FREMONT, Neb., Sept. 6.—Fremont
users of anthracite coal are awaken
ing to the fact that the miners’ strike
in the east 13 going to have a serious
effect here as elsewhere. At the
present time not a ton of the coal
can be bought here at any price, and
In fact no prices are being quoted.
All that was in the hands of the local
dealers has been disposed of and most
at it delivered.
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Not His Kind of Library.
Tho late Lord Acton, whose remark
able range of scholarship was little
known to the public until attention
was called to it in his obituaries, had
In his London house a collection of
some 60,000 books, many of them old
and rare. Joseph Chamberlain at one
time rented the house by the season,
and. when he left to go into a house
of his own someone said to him that
he must miss that fine library. “Li
brary,” replied the member from
Brummagen, “I don't call that a li
brary. It doesn’t contain a single book
of reference.”
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
The new lord lieutenant of Ireland Is
said to be the youngest man that ever
represented the British government at
Dublin castle. George N. Curzon was
called youthful when appointed viceroy
to India, but he is a patriarch in com
parison with the Ear] of Dudley, who
has just passed his thirty-fifth year.
Curzon is nearly 44. Dudley traces his
lineage back to William Ward, &
wealthy goldsmith of London and jew
eler to the queen of King Charles I.
His full name is William Humble
Ward, but he is not at all humble.
His father was immensely rich, own
ing 40,000 acres of land and many
mines and colleries. His rent roll was
returned at $610,000 a year. The
very highest education was given tho
young earl, who has proved himself
one of the stanchest nobles in the
United Kingdom. In 1891-, when only
24 years old, he made a speech in the
house of lords, defending that house,
that would have done credit to a Pitt.
Big Pay of Singers.
For the highest fees received among
prominent male singers, M. Jean de
Reszke, the famous Polish tenor,
stands first. His contract for sixteen
appearance during his last American
tour amounted to £7,200, and average
of £450 for every time he appeared
on the platform. Madame Patti, how
ever, can claim even a better record.
For singing at Convent Garden in 1870
on sixteen nights she received £9,600,
an average of £600 for each appear
ance. But the famous prima donna
beat this record while on her Ameri
can tour, for while in New Orleans in
the ’80s she received as much as £1,
200 per night.
Unable to Rise.
Morenci, Mich., Sept. 8th.—Mr. J. S.
Whitehead of this place has given tha
following letter for publication:
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Dodd’s Kidney Pills and to return
thanks for the great benefit I have de
rived from a few boxes of this splen
did remedy.
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fact, I suffered so much that for days
at a time I could not get out of the
chair where I had been sitting with
out assistance.
"I cannot describe the pains I suf
fered for they were something fearful.
“About seven or eight months aga
I began using Dodd’s Kidney Pills and
very soon found that they were help
ing me.
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done me more good than all the other
medicines I have ever taken.
“I have been greatly benefited by
them and it is my desire to let others
know so that if anyone is suffering as
I suffered they may know where a
cure may be found.”
If you wuuid introduce a fool to
himself his compliments would be
most profuse.
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