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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1904)
THE O’NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. 5'NEILL, NEBRASKA Ir "feeling" music the sound Is con ducted from the Instrument to the per son by means of electric wires. Instead of the sound waves merely knocking on the tympanum of the ear, as In listening to niusli-, the waves of har mony course clear through the body, so that the tune is felt from head to foot. The device can be attached to any kind of musical Instrument, so that one can feel a piano, phonograph, guitar, banjo or an organ play, or feel the blowing of a cornet or a trombone, and If a wire could be attached to ev ery horn a person could feel the music of a brass band. Those who have practiced "feeling" music have demon strated that they can eaHlly discrim inate between the feeling of different airs as well as of different Instruments. They could readily distinguish the feeling of "Home, Sweet Home," from "My Ragtime Chinaman," although they were separated from the Instru ment by walls so thick that the music could not possibly be heard. The head of a Berlin firm, finding that one of hts young women clerks had become engaged to another mem ber of the staff, discharged her. The young woman thereupon sued her former employer for the amount of her salary for the remaining months of the year for which she had been en gaged, and Judgment was given In her favor on the ground that neither the betrothal nor my slight caress could be regarded as Just cause for dismissal. immigrants from southern Italy are. many of them, disfigured by what Is known as 'black teeth." The teeth of these persons are affected during the period of growth by some gaseous constituent of drinking water, probab ly from Impregnation with volcanic vapors. The defect often gives a sln b tor look to an otherwise handsome face, but, fortunately, does not, It : ■ etns, affect the strength or durabil ity of the teeth. A common hare skin can be made to represent a valuable dark brown fox. and to such perfection that only uu expert may discover the difference. A common Arctic fox skin, original cost only $2.60, transported to Lelpslc, Is deftly turned Into a first-class dark brown fox worth $30 to $60. A mar mot skin, ufter treatment, successfully represents a sable skin; a rabbit Is made to Imitate a fur seal skin. Denver, Colo., Is one of the few large cities In the country that have no Young Men’s Christian Association building, but the lack Is shortly to be removed. Mr. B. F. Woodward, a pub lic spirited citizen, having given $15,000 toward a fund of $100,000, and the committee having already obtnlned subscriptions of $25,000 more, with good prospects of raising the whole amount within a short time. The sultan of Turkey never sleeps two consecutive nights In the sume room, so great Is his fear of assassina tion. In the palace are a number of bullet-proof rooms, all of which are furnished as sleeping chambers. Only a few minutes before retiring to rest the sultan announces In which room he Intends to spend the night, so that all the rooms have to be constantly pre pared for his reception. The United States Statistician says two-thirds of a school year would be saved to American boys and girls by putting the metric system In place of the other twelve or thirteen systems. Carry the enormous saving of time ln i the counting houses of the country, Into ull kinds of calculations from t lie farm to the factory, and a fairly good Idea Is obtained of what the metric system would save. Excavations on the site of an old Roman castle near Weissenburg, mid dle Franconia, have yielded vulutAile finds, such us tiles, buckles, rings and coins. The most Important object found, however, Is a Jointed Roman measure, exactly a Roman foot long, made of bronze. It Is said that only one other specimen exists, which was unearthed at Pompeii and Is now In the Naples museum. The annual production of diamonds is worth. In the rough, about $3(1,000, 000, of which the De Beers mine fur nishes 95 per cent. The cost of cut- ' ting, which Is done principally In Am sterdam. and the profits of the English syndicate, bring the value of the dia monds up to $41,000,000. The United States takes nearly half the world's diamonds with a 25 per cent, duty added to their cost. Begtrming one mile west of the head of the Galops canal, in Canada, and extending for over two miles, a chan nel has been cut 300 feet wide. By the, use of this channel the large vessels now navigating the St. I,awrence are saved the tortuous und dangerous pas sage by the south channel through American water. The pulling strength of men and ani mals was recently shown in an exhi bition of a circus at Madison Square garden. New York. For each pound of Its own weight an elephant can pull .72 of a pound; a camel, .76, and a horse, 1.17 of a pound. A man can pull .82 of 1 his own weight. The gladiolus is a feature of th» floral display at th» world’s fair. One ex hibitor has planted three acres of bulbs in the exposition grounds, and claims that he will show that no flower, not even the pansy, possesses the color possibilities of the glaaiolUH. Cardinal Mathleu, the only French resident cardinal, has been severely reprimanded for publishing In the Re vue des Deux Mondes an article signed "A Witness," giving his recollection of the death of Deo XIII and several In cidents of the following conclave. The Umschau claims for the newly invented process of milking cows by electricity (rubber caps being attached to the udders) the advantage of su perior cleanliness, and adds that the cows more readily yield the milk than when the hands are used. The Babylonian and Assyrian books consisted of clay tablets, prisms and cylinders baked by the sun or in an oven into almost imperishable hard ness. so that they have come down to us exactly as they left the hands of the ancients. The prized heirlooms, gifts to Queen Emma of Hawaii, from the late Queen Victoria and the Duke of Edinburgh, are being returned to England to be come the property of Creswel! Rooks, an army officer and a descendant ot Queen Emma. The native Hydah and Thlinket In dians are doing the finishing work on the Alaska building at the World's Fair. The most valuable cat In the world, a long haired Persian, is the property of Mrs. C. D. Brayton of Brighton. Alass. I DISPLAY BY FARMERS SOMETHING NOVEL Success of State Fair Will De- I pend on the Great Agricul tural Exhibit. COMPARISON OF WEALTH Vealth of the Rural Districts Com pared With That of Industries Shows Latter Depends En tirely on Farmer’s Success. Lincoln, Neb., July 26.—The Nebraska j Mate fair, which will be held in Lin coln on August 2!* to September 2, (promises to give Nebraskans a surprise. IKach year the display made by the [farmers has something novel, and thin (year Indications point to an exhibit which will prove that Interests lie in (the protection of the farmer. Nebraska produces in products off her farms about $200,000,000 annually. The {last census in 1000 showed the total to be $163,000,000. At the state fair, the finest specimens of farm products will be on exhibition. The exhibit of live stock will be of un fusuul worth. Nebraska ranks fourth In number and value of cattle. It is fourth in number and value of swine. The sum of $130,000,000 is Invested in five stock. At the fair specimens of the finest breeds to be found anywhere will jt>e on show. The superintendent of the swine department says that all space jnow In sight has been applied for. ■ Another ptiase of the agriculture side tjf the community is revealed by the implement exhibit. A speed program has been prepared lliut will prove an attraction. Races leach day will be of special interest. The exhibition of Dan Patch, the fast l-st pacer, will draw a tremendous frowd. Fraternity day this year will eclipse all former efforts In this direction. The flay will be on Wednesday, August 31. i A comparison made of the agrlcul !ural wealth of the state aud the other ndustrles reveals in many ways a lependence of the latter upon the for mer. The packing house Industries of South Omaha produced $70,000,000 of the $143,000,000 of manufactured prod- ' ucts in 1900. The industry Is directly dependent upon the farms for its raw : material. Milling comes next In the state In point of importance. There are no fewer than 250 mills In Nebraska, the <ross value of whose output is some- I thing like $14,000,000. The grain comes from the farms directly. The dairy business Is next with a manufactured | product valued ut $10,000,000. r The preliminary arrangements for the (fair are complete. The indications were Lever better In all lines. The space is [being taken rapidly and people are be coming Interested early. The exposi- | (tlon will not affect the fair. HYPNOTISED BY DANGER. While Under Spell Men Loses Foot j Beneath Wheele. , Omaha, Neb., July 26.—Hypnotised by i a senae of danger, John Gerats of Con norsvllle, la., met with a railroad accl- i dent which resulted In his having his i left foot amputated. Some two or three years ago he was a hypnotic subject and a very sensitive lone. He was so easily controlled that pe had repeated offers from traveling « 'mesmerists to go with them upon the (road. When crossing the tracks near the | Burlington station he thought of what [ ihorrlbte accidents might befall him If j ■his will power should suddenly desert j him, us It Invariably did when a hyp notic operator was working with him, i What If he should suddenly fall Into a ■ cataleptic state while crossing the i tracks? I He did not believe such a thing pos sible. All the same the Idea had en- , tered his head and he could not get rid of It. He was walking along the track just as passenger train No. 26 was leav ing the station. , He saw It coming and stepped aside, lie did that to prove to himself that , he could do what he wanted to do. j ,Then the desire came upon him to get back on the track. He did not combat , this Inclination; the suggestion came of , Itself and he obeyed. As he stepped between the tracks his , foot sank In some loose dirt and the toe j of his shoe went under the rail. He , tried to lift Ills toot Instead of drawing It out. Possibly be became excited from seeing the rapid approach of the train, i At all events he stood motionless, stricken with terror. He tried to move. , but could not. The train whistled, but still he did not get out of the way. Finally he put both Ills hands over his .eyes, moved his right leg as far south , 'of the track as possible and waited. .The terrors of those few moments were greater, no doubt, than the mental suf fering of the condemned criminal upon the gallows. I The train was going at too great a 'speed to stop suddenly and Gerats’ left 'foot was crushed beneath the wheels snd amputated at the ankle after he had been taken to the Clarkson hospi tal. His brother, who lives in Iowa, has been notified of the accident. WILL BRING FAMOUS GAVEL. W. O. McDowell Will Attend Lewie and Clark Celebration. Omaha, Neb July 25.—President J. R. Baltin of the Sons of the American Revolution of Nebraskn, has re ceived a letter from William O. McDowell of New York, founder of the national so cieties of the Sons of the American Revo lution and Daughters of the American Revolution, wherein he signifies his ac ceptance of the Invitation to be present at the centennary of the signing of the Lewis and Clark treaty at Fort Calhoun, August 8. Mr. McDowell has tendered the cen tennary officials the use of a gavel which possesses an Interesting history. It Is the gavel that was used upon the occasion of the, Inauguration of George Washington as the first president of the United States, at the organization of the national so ciety of the Sons of the American Revo lution: at the organization of the national society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. October 11, ISSO; on the cen tennary of the adoption of the constitu tion by the government of Poland, and oi many other historical occasions. ARRESTED AT FUNERAL. Comes to Attend Last Rites Over Her Father and Is Placed in Jail. Omaha. Neb., July 25— Mrs. T. F. O'Brien, who came here from Canada to attend the funerul of her father, Patrick Ford, was arrested at the grave in St. Mary’s cemetery. South Omaha, on the charge of forgery and taken directly to tile city jail in this city In the carriage that bore her to the cemetery. Mrs. O'Brien formerly resided In Omaha. She and her husband went to Canada some years ago. She is charged with hav ing forged a check for $4 000 on the Oma ha National bank of this city. FARM LAND VALUES. Commissioner Follmer of State Board Compiles List of Assessed and Salable Prices. Lincoln, Neb., July 25.— After hav ing devoted several months to the work Lanu Commissioner Follmer has com pleted his compilation of the land sales In seventy-five counties of the state, made a comparison with the valuation placed on the land by the county asses sors and filed the same with the state board of equalization. In twenty-six counties the valuation placed on the land by the county assessors Is higher than that shown by the land sales, but the difference in most-Instances Is very ilttle. A portion of this difference Is ac counted for by the fact that In nearly every township the sections on the north and west sides are not full sec tions, but each quarter, though lacking one or two acres or a fraction, has been assessed by the county authorities as a full 160 acres. Mr. Follmer has made his average by figuring In every frac tion of an acre. This would make little difference on one 160-acre farm, but In the aggregate of a township would ma terially change the average value per acre. In Richardson county occurred the greatest difference In the sales and the assessed valuation, the average per acre of the land sold being $57.90 an acre, against the assessors valuation of $47.05, or a difference of $10.85. In Otoe county the average value per acre of the land sold was $52.92, against $59.90, the value placed on the land of the entire county by the assessor, or a difference of $6.98. In Nemaha county the average value per acre of tb* sales was $7.48 more than the value placed on the county by the assessor. In Dodge county the difference was $4.88 In favor of the sales. This Is the first time such a compila tion has been filed with the state bourd :>f equalization. FATALLY INJURED. Ravenna Man Fell From Second Storj Window of Hotel. Fremont, Neb., July 25.—Louis Zltn-j slier of Ravenna Is supposed to have! 'alien from a second story window oT he Labell house and will probably die1 rom the effects of his Injuries. He was in his way to Bonesteel and while' valtlng between trains drank heavily.! -ate last night he got a room at the, .abell house and went to bed. He was iiund by a policeman about 1 o'clock ylng on the ground at the side of he building and unable to move. He vas carried in and a doctor summoned, vho found him paralyzed from his valst down and otherwise injured ln ernally. He Is a baker by trade and iwns some property in Ravenna. He ms a wife and four children. DIES FROM BURNS. Lamp Explodes in the Home of a Butte Man. Butte, Neb., July 22.—A lamp exploded In the home of Lon Gormley. The flames enveloped Gormley'a wife and their 4-year-' old and 2-weeks-old children. The chil dren were badly burned and the oldest, Aubrey, died. Gormley's wife Is In a serious condlttou. The house was saved, but the furniture was wrecked. Crops Around Anoka. Anoka, Neb., July 22.—Crops in this vi cinity are looking fine. Corn has just been laid by. Barley and rye harvest Is over and the wheat harvest will begin next week. Mrs. Len Gormley and 3-year-old boy of Butte, Neb,, were badly burned by an explosion of a kerosene lamp. - • . » -- INJURED AT FAIR. Several Have Ears Torn in Accident at St. Louis Exposition. St. Louis, July 25.—Six persons were Injured in a car on the S. emc railroad at the world's fair. Among the In jured Is Miss Helen Woodward of Oma ha, right ear torn. The accident was caused by the grip man, whose attention had been di verted from his work, losing control of the car, which ran against the side sup ports. Four of the injured almost had their ears torn off. Nebraska Homesteaders. Within the next six months homes will be established in the grazing re gions of western Nebraska by thou sands of farmers who have availed themselves under the provisions of the Kinkaid act of the last opportunity for acquiring free lands in Uncle Sam's domain. Like the old homesteader, who located »r. quarter sections in the seml-arid belt twenty years ago, this last installment of homeseekers will be compelled to undergo many hardships and encounter many difficulties thut will tax their energies and endurance to the utmost. In the struggle for existence the law of the survival of the fittest will always assert Itself and only those who are hardy, persistent and thrifty will suc ceed, while those who afe shiftless, In dolent and lacking In the elements that make up the successful ranchman will fall by the wayside and succumb to the Inevitable. The commonwealth of Ne braska will, however, welcome the new homeseekers and bid them godspeed in their effort to utilize and reclaim the waste lands that have remained com paratively unproductive and from which no revenue has yet been drawn by the state for the maintenance of the government. lhls last distribution of free homes in Nebraska cannot fail very materi ally to benefit the thrifty and hardy homeseeker and tne settlers who have preeeeded them and who have blazed the way for civilization in the western part of the state. With the subdi vision of the grazing region Into home steads covering one section there doubtless w ill be a temporary breaking “P Pf Ahe lurse cattle ranges and a diminution of large herds under one ownership, but readjustment will be follewed In the due course of time bv a very marked increase in the number of cattle pastured with greater care by men of comparatively small means. The settlement of the great Nebraska grazing region cannot fall to have a salutary effect In expediting the reclu mation of such lands as can be culti vated by irrigation. The evolution from the semi-burbarous state to the highest standard of American civiliza tion will be as marked and stupendous in western Nebraska ns has been the evolution witnessed within the past state yearS “ *he eastern half ot THREE TRAINMEN KILLED Train on the Southern Railroad Ditched by Door on Track. Greensboro, S. C„ July "5.-A train ■ on the Southern railroad near Prank- ■ lin, Ya„ while running about thirty ! miles an hour, struck a car door which was lying across both rails, ditching ! engine and tender. C. E. Hall, engi "e,er= 'Y' A- Mllloway, fireman, and Ed McClannahan, flagman, were killed Baggagemaster George Burke was slightly injured. No passengers were I RUSSIANS SINK A BRITISH SHIP This Time Vladivostok Flee! Is Responsible for the T roubles. COMPLICATIONS IN SIGHT Russia Already Has a Bill of Abou $5,000,000 to Pay Britain for Her Fun in the Red Sea—Vessels Withdrawn. Berlin, July 27.—The German steamer Lisboa was stopped and searched by a Russian warship in the gulf of Fin land. She was then released. London, July 27.—The foreign office has received the news of the sinking of the British steamer Knight Command er, and has instructed the British con 'sul at Yokohama to make a full inves tigation. Until his report is received no action will be taken. f Tokio, July 27.—The Vladivostok jsquadron was sighted 20 miles off Katsura in the prefecture of Shlmosa, at 7 o’clock this morning. The fleet iwas steaming slowly east. The British steamer Chinan has ar rived at Yokohama with the crew of 'the British steamer Knight Command ier, which was sunk by the Russian 'Vladivostok squadron of Izuk. The Knight Commander’s European pas sengers were detained by the Russians. The Chinan reports that the Russians ‘sank two Japanese schooners. The Vladivostok squadron also cap tured a German vessel, believed to be the Arabia, with 30,000 tons of flour, end an unknown British steamer. The two vessels were sent to Vladivostok in charge of prize crews. The American Trading company Is (lie agent here for the Knight Com Imander. New York, July 27.—The Knight Commander, according to the Maritime Register, is a British steamer of 2,716 •tons burden, commanded by Captain Durant. She sailed from New York •May 6 for Slgnapore. On June 23 she was at Manila, and last week was re ported as having arrived at Shanghai. The owner of the Knight Commander js the Knight Steamship company, Uni ted of Liverpool. Ardova Reaches Suez. Suez. July 27.—The British steamer tVrdova, after being fired at and cap tured by the Russian steamer Smolensk tas arrived here. Captain Smith has odged with the British consul a pro :est against the capture and detention >f the steamer. Part of the Ardova’s Crew, who are on board the Smolensk Will be landed at Jedda, Arabia. British Watching Dardanelles. Constantinople, July 27.—Vessels ar riving here report that a British war ship Is patrolling off the cape Helas, 15 miles south of the Dardanelles. She Ils using her searchlight, with the sup posed view of Intercepting any British ships which may have been captured by the Russian volunteer fleet steamers If they attempt to pass the Dardenelles. SHIPS ARE ORDERED HOME. St. Petersburg Is Confident Trouble With Britain Will Be Settled. St. Petersburg, July 27.—The Asso ciated Press Is Informed that the Rus sian volunteer fleet steamers Smolensk and St. Petersburg nave already been ordered home. The assurances given Great Britain on this point are declared ;to have been satisfactory. Great Britain's bill for damages .against Russia for demurrage and oth er Indemnities connected with the ar rest, detention and shelling of British ships In the Red sea will probably be very heavy. Already It Is roughly es timated at $5,000,000. A popular version of the Red sea en tanglement which has so embarrassed the Russian foreign office Is that It grew out of Grand Dufle Alexander Mlkhallovitch, head of the department of the mercantile marine, practically .taking matters Into his own hands, and (commissioning the vessels of the vol unteer fleet, which had passed through the Dardanelles bound for the far east, to hoist the Russian war flag and seize merchantmen on the Red sea. It is understood the emperor has cen sured his brother-in-law for taking a istep of such gravity without consulting the foreign office. There is a general belief, however, that Mikhailovich’s precipitate action has not resulted in Irreparable complications. No More Red Sea Troubles. Berlin, July 27.—The German ambiis isador at St. Petersburg, in announcing that orders had been issued to release the Hamburg steamer Scandia, con veyed the assurance of the Russian government that the Russian auxiliary cruisers henceforth would not be per mitted to search or seize neutral vessels in the Red sea. According to a dispatch from Tokio, the German steamer Arabia, captured by the Vladivostok squadron, had on board a cargo of 30.000 sacks of flour. The Arabia is a Hamburg-American line vessel and was recently chartered for the Pacific coast of America. -♦— Arabia an American Vessel. Portland, Ore., July 25.—The steam ier Arabia, reported captured by the Russian Vladivostok squadcgn, Is be lieved to be the Oregon RaWway and [.Navigation company's steamer Arabia, which sailed from this port for the orient about a month ago with a cargo Lf flour. Admiral Togo Is Modest. On board the Mikasa. Admiral Togo’s flagship, off Port Arthur, July 17, via Fusan. Corea, July 25.—In reply to ad dresses made to him by the newspaper correspondents who are on board the pteamer Manchuria. Admiral Togo said modestly that he tell complimented to /earn that the world was interested in Ms victories and that it was his desire through the press, to send his thanks to those persons who admired him. The Japanese naval policy is to hold their larger warships In reserve until the time comes to deliver a crushing bio* at Port Arthur. In the mean time, torpedo boats are to make con stant and harassing attacks. Every flight the Japanese lay mines at the Jiarbor entrance. The entrance to the port is now clear. Plague on Shipboard. Philadelphia, July 25.—The bark Foo Hung' Suey, which sailed from Kahulul ■ March 5, arrived at the Delaware breakwater today with beri-beri raging among the crew. One member is dead &nd two are dangerously ill. NEWCHWANG CAPTURED "t Is Now Believed the Russians Must Retire as Far as Liao Yang. Paris, July 27.—A dispatch Lo the Pa Tin from Newehwang says that heavy firing continued alt day long on July 24. The battle lasted for sixteen hours. The Russians were driven back on the east side and were reported to be utterly routed on the north. The dispatch says that the Russians evacuated Newehwang, of which the Japanese will probably take possession July 2£. London. July 27.—Cabling under data of July 24, the Daily Mail’s Newehwang correspondent describes a fourteen hours’ desperate battle with heavy losses on both sides, and which resulted' in the Russian position at Tatchekiao being rendered untenable, by reason of which they will be compelled to retreat towards Hal Cheng. The battle began at 6 o’clock in the morning. The correspondent says: “Tlie Russians resuming the attack on the positions on the heights east of Tatchekiao. After a few hours the Jap anese left flank, from.Taping mountain, captured the village of Tanghuditeno, compelling the Russians to retreat to Tienghuituen, six miles from their base. The Russians now reinforced maitT tained that position until 5 o’clock in the afternoon, when the Japanese right dank made a' sudden appearance on the hills south of Tatchekiao and by a tremendous fire forced the Russians to retreat. ’’The Japanese firing line extended fifteen miles. “After two more hours of an inces sant storm of shot and shell they swept the last hill and the plain clear of Rus sians.’’ Washington, July 27.—Minister Con ger at Pekin has cabled the state de partment today that he is informed the Russians today evacuated Newehwang. He confirms the report of the sinking by the Vladivostok squadron of a Brit ish steamer with a cargo consigned to the "American Trading company.” Tientsin. July 27.—Information has been received here to the effect that the Japanese have not entered New chwang. The Russian civil adminis tration departed Sunday night and the destruction of Russian government property began this morning at the in stance of the administration. t Newehwang, July 27.—A battle took place Sunday east of Tatchekiao, which resulted in the Russians being driven back. It is believed they will have to retire to Liao Yang. The battle lasted \1I day. MISTAKES OF RUSSIAN ARMY. H. J. Whigham Explains How Kuro patkin Has been Overrruled. T.ondon. July 26.—The war has been com pletely overshadowed the last week by the political situation arising from the affali-s of the Red sea. The most Interest ing feature reaching Rondon Is another Illuminating letter from H. J. Whigham. dated at Mukden, June 17. This shows how, when the Japanese commenced the advance on T.loayong General Kuropatkin had less than 60,000 troops, scattered frofip Fengwangcheng on the east to New* chwang on the west, Kalchou on the south and Mukden on the north. They were at Kuroki’s mercy, but the latter elected to go back. Then Russian reinforcements began to arrive in earnest. Kuropatkin with a steadily growing army held an excellent defensive position at Haicheng and Rlao vang. Obviously it was his game to sit down at Rlaoyang and let his army grow till after the rains. But Viceroy Alexleff, Russia’s evil ge nius of war, was keeping a sort of royal state only a few miles from Kuropatkin’s' headquarters. On his advice General Kuropatkin was ordered, against his bet ter Judgment, to send General Stackel berg to relieve Port Arthur. Thus the Russian army was again strung out, while the relieving force entered a death trap, at Vafangow, which resulted In drawing the main army from Its base. Alexieffs Real Motive. Alexleff’s motive was to save his own face, no matter what the cost. "He de termined by every effort and at whatever risk to save the fortress, the fall whereof would destroy forever his already tar nished reputation.” Mr. Whigham describes Alexleff as "a stupid, obstinate man. It was entirely his fault that difficulties were put In the way of the foreign consuls coming to Man churia. His subordinates implored vain ly, but similarly In every way he chose to Irritate England, America and Japan. When Informed of the preparations of the Japanese he told the Intelligence of ficers they ought to do their work better and not bring them fanciful tales, Alexleff now Is the laughing stock of the coolies In the streets of Mukden and Kirin. He lives in an inclosed space, to enter which correspondents are specially forbidden even to ask, and from hence he Issues bombastic decrees whereat the Chinese who are Intelligent enough to read simply laugh. "Alexleff,’’ continues Mr. Whigham, “is still a great power within a radius of 200 yards of Mukden and the railway station, but outside that Russians and foreigners alike, even the Chinese, laugh at the Im perial airs of the ‘little Armenian,’ but for Kuropatkin it Is no laughing mat ter." RUSSIANS ARE NERVOUS. People Believe That Bad News Is Be ing Held Back. St. Petersburg, July 26.—The last week was marked by more nervousness in the public mind than any since the commence ment of the war. Popular opinion is con vinced that important news is being kept back. The first official bulletin for the last four days comes this afternoon from dispatches of General ICuropatkin telling of the presence of Japanese outposts ad jacent to Mukden. Thl* Is Important as ronflrming the rumors noted In yester day's telegram to the effect that General Keller’s flank had been turned. General Oku la stated to have gone south, meaning that his movement is un known. Numerous reports arrive to the iffect that the Japanese are tightening ground Port Arthur, but the sources from vhich they come are unreliable. Concerted Japanese Advance. St. Petersburg. July 27.—The simul taneous movement of the Japanese igalnst Tatcheklao and Hal Cheng, ind their move west from Siamatzsa. may indicate that they have started a movement all along the line; but the war office’s Information has not yet established such a concerted advance. The general staff's dispatches in re gard to the Japanese advance against Tatcheklao is meager and incomplete. Fighting was still in progress, accord- ' Ing to the latest reports. If the Jap anese develop great strength it is not believed General Stakelberg will offer ' i serious resistance. In addition to the < fighting west of Siamatzsa. the war nffioo has reports of a sharp movement 3f July 22 and 23 at Kan pass, north east of Ta pass, on the Feng Wan* i Cheng road. i CROOKS REAPED $75,000 HARVEST That Amount of Money Taken in Bonesteel Holdups and Confidence Games \N ULTIMATUM GIVEN Inspector McPhaul Tells Bonesteel People They Must Insure Order or Lose Office and They Act Quickly. Bonesteel, S. D., July 27.—After three weeks of lawlessness, during which crooks and criminals plied their trades s without restraint, Bonesteel has re- V turned to the ranks of well-governed '' American towns and perfect order pre vails. In fact, there is no one here to make a disturbance, for the entire bunch of grafters that lias infested the town left Saturday and yesterday. Though some of them carried bullets away with them, the 600 crooks were well paid for their three weeks' stay in Bonesteel. It is estimated that fully $75,000 was taken from visitors by hold ups, confidence games and sure-thing gambling devices. It is broadly asserted, not only by citizens, but by representatives of the government, that the explanation of the reign of terror is to be found in the fact that most of the town and county officials were in the pay of the grafters. Hung on to Their Pay. This is the reason no troops were sent for. The authorities were com pelled to keep up a show of law en forcement, but really did nothing that would Interfere with their receiving their pay checks. Later details of the battle between crooks and the more decent element Friday night and Saturday morning, do not detract from the story as first pub lished. Even now there is no definite idea of how many people were shot. Members of the decent element wounded were: Patsy Magner, Sioux City, shot through the foot; Sylvester Stanbro, Wichita, Kan., scalp wound; Eli Harrison, shot through the leg. Two grafters shot were F. L. Harper. Nashville, Tenn., bullet wound through the shoulder, and Frank Berriville. In addition, one grafter was shot through the stomach and another through the back. Where these men are, or how serious is their condition, cannot be learned. Fusillade of Shots. Besides these, there are numerous re ports of fleeing crooks who received bullet or shotgun wounds. For several hours during the early morning, a con stant fusillade was kept up through most all of the town. The wonder is that, with all this shooting, so few were wounded. So serious did John McPhaul in- i spector In charge of the registration, consider the situation at Bonesteel, that he delivered an ironclad ultimatum yes terday. A meeting was called, and it was at tended by the authorities of the town and leading citizens. Mr. McPhaul in formed them that unless they could give satisfactory assurance that order could be maintained, the tiling would be done under the auspices of the land department at another point. Protec tion to homesteaders is absolutely es sential, as there will be $300,000, or thereabouts, in the town every day dur ing the filing. Realizing that the time had come to act, the Bonesteel people then and there A drew up the following agreement,® signed by the mayor, prosecuting attor-^ ney, town trustees and fifteen citizens: Agreement by Citizens. We, the members of the city council of the incorporated town of Bonesteel, S. D., George M. Taylor, sheriff of Gregory county; W. B. Backus, prosecuting at torney in and for said city and -county, and the undersigned citizens of Bonesteel, S. D., do respectfully say to the inspector of the general land office at Washington. D. C.. that we will guarantee First, that order will prevail in the city of Bonesteel and that the laws of the state will be enforced: Second, that the sheriff of this county jwill be placed in full control of the police ■force of the city, with full power to act in the best of his judgment; Third, That all saloons in this city will be closed at 12 o’clock, midnight, of each day, and kept closed all day Sunday; I Fourth, That we will ask through the ,* sheriff of the county, that the governor of the state send a company of troops to aid In enforcing the law of the state dur ing the period of the filing; Fifth, That ail gambling concessions of whatever kind or nature, will not be al lowed in the streets of the city or in open places; Sixth, That all these things are guar anteed during the filing period, namely, from and including Aug. 8 to Sept. lo. YANKTON RESTING. City Has Once More Settled Down te. Its Normal Condition Yankton, July 27.—This city is set tling down to its normal conditions af ter the unprecedented rush of land seekers that have besieged the town during the past two weeks. A general exodus of the people, attracted by the Rosebud opening, has already taken place, and the “barkers'’ of the side shows and notaries are no more heard. The hundreds of banners of all descrip tions are coming down and Yankton lans are enjoying a well-earned repose. During the registration period this city was called upon to find accommo dations for 60,000 people and over, nearly all of which great number regis tered for Rosebud lands. All were ac commodated with rooms and meals very easily, but to do it the houses of Yankton people had to be thrown wide ipen as they never were before and probably never will be again. People of the best families had guests in every rvatlable room in the house. The par lor would have fifteen people and more n it. The family itself put up with temporary inconvenience for the time being that the great call for private louse accommodations might be met. Lodge halls were turned into sleeping •ooms of fifty or more cots; restaurants .vere everywhere. People that never tnew what a bank account was. sud denly found themselves going to bank egularly, while church organizations nade money running into sevejjiP* housand dollars, by serving cheap neals alone. The tvhole affair swept town on the citizens like a cyclone un expected. But the emergency was met md well met. Ample police protection was afforded he visitors, and while gambling for the lonce was countenanced It fed on no me but those who deliberately placed hemselves in its way. Not a single ■abroad accident occurred during the ■ntire registration period and the city •merges from its three weeks' siege vith colors flying and accumulated vealth that will mean substantial op tionee for a good many for some time o come, in which, no doubt, the whole ;ity will participate.
