THE O’NEILL FRONTIEI D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. yNEILL, NEBR/VSKf tT' ■' 1 — This Is a time <\f high prices In Ja pan. The cost of everything has ad vanced enormously. The rates of live or ten years ago are recalled with re gret. Rents and wages have advanced proportionately. Dwelling houses that could bo obtained for 45 or CO yen ($22.CO or $25) a few years ago now cost 90 or 100 yen, and the wages of domestic servants are approximately double what they formerly were. Taxes have been enormously Increased—the Income tax Is 2C0 per cent, higher now than It was before tho Russo-Jajuneso war—and the tobacco monopoly bus exactly doubled the cost of even tho most ordinary clgaret. « » » Johnny Mine, a Klckapoo linguist and a philosopher, thinks tho white man's wife Is a person entirely above criticism. “Not much difference be tween the white squaw and the red man,'* explained Johnny. "They both point, white squaw with white paint and red brave with red paint. They both have to wear feathers when they're dressed up; Indian, lie wears eagle feathers, white squaw wears any kind of feathers she can get. White squaws not much different from the Indian.” M. J»an do Florldec, a planter at j Martinique, disappeared at tho time of the eruption of Mont Peleo, and hla relatives In France, believing that ho was dead, divided his fortune among I them. He has now returned, healthy and wealthy. Ho says that after tha disaster ho went to Australia, and thence to Japan, and that during tho | War he managed to "run” arms and j provisions Into Port Arthur, for which ! services ho was liberally rewarded by ^ the Russian government. when Princess Beatrice of England was 8 years old nlie made soino cukes ’ and offered them to Lady Ely and others of tho court at Windsor. They j refused. "Very well,” she said, much annoyed at their refusal, "as Dr. Stan | ley Is not here, I shall give them to the donkey.” Dr. .Stanley, to whom | this doubtful compliment was paid, i was, of course, the celebrated Dean Btiuiley, who was a great friend and | favorite of the young princess. A single maple tree on the left bank j of the Oder, In Germany, Is at least a century old, and has been twisted and cut Into a kind of circular house of i, two stories. A firm, leafy floor has been formed by causing the branches to become gradually woven together. Above this is a smaller second door, similarly formed, and the ends of the branches have been woven Into solid Walls, in which eight windows on each story have been cut. Politically, Brazil Is divided Into twenty-one states (Including tho fed eral district), but so unequal Is tho di vision that three of thoso embrace prac tically her entire lowlands, as well as b portion of the western uplands, and exceed In area the remaining eighteen which lie within the highland region except for their narrow margins upon the coast. These latter, however, coii , tain more than 98 per cent, of the pop ulation. I A Philadelphia minister told thlt I story of tho conversion to a religious 1 life of a worldly woman; “I URed to t be,” she said, "foolish and vain. World jj ly pleasures and fashions were my only , thoughts. I was desperately fond ol lj) eilks, Jewelry, ribbons, laces, automo d billng, etc. But, my friends, t soon 1 found that these worldly things wer« J dragging me down to perdition. So 1 gave them nil to my dear mother-fn ;-* law.” i At Osaka. In Japan, a library was || opened In February, 1904. In March ol 4 the present year It had 40,388 volumes, of which 9,000 were added In the last year. The circulation during this year Was 342,188. Of this literature and philology made up 23 per cent.; medi cine and science, 18; arts. 19; nature I I 12. Tho number of visitors to the \ library during the year was 88,400, and | of these over 3,000 were women. • Two Chinese fought a duel In Bnnkok ' recently with their lingers. One was ; killed. They fought with the foreflng I ers of each hand, stubbing each other i with these In the region of the spleen 5 and nt the same level on the other *lde of the body. The men who go In for this kind of contest practice every I morning, stabbing bags of rice or 4 paddy with these lingers till they can Use them like a piece of Iron. The shell and hollers of the new Cu narder being built at Wallsend, Eng | land, aro said by Consul Metcalf to be I constructed of the largest steel plates In tho world. They are silicon steel, weighing ten tons each. Tho boilers 5 alone will weigh over 1,000 tons. Mas | elve ingots and slabs weighing twelve * and fourteen tons, are continually pass | Ing through the rolling mills there for this work. I Lord Kelvin paid a visit to the Brlt , Ish school ship tor navigating officers at 1 Portsmouth, on which are several me : chunlcal contrivances and appliances j of his own invention. The practical 1 working of these had to be demon strated and explained to him. Lord Kelvin understood the theoretical prlfi t clples of the mechanism, but had nev i er seen ‘>*e>n applied and at work be ’ torC - People who are received by the pope f must appear In full evening dress, al 1 though the hour Is usually at 11 o'clock L In tho morning. Tho outer office looks like that of a good New York lawyer. 1 A pleasant young secretary in secular c garb meets the visitors. All Is very I simple, not In the least awe-inspiring, r Visitors must kuoel and kiss tho pope’s |< hand. I The largest and costliest building thus I far undertaken In New York, the city I of Immense structures, Is the mngnlll I cent $10,(00,000 Episcopal cathedral of I 8t. John the Divine, now being erected I on Mornlngslde Heights. This will be I the greatest sacred edifice in America, I and the fourth In Importance in the I world. I The production of gold in the mines I of South Africa for the month of June I was the greatest ever recorded, in the I first six months of the current year the I production was nearly $6,000,000 greater I than In the corespondlng time last year. I The Paris Jehu, not noted for the R mercy he shows his horse, is of the R opinion thut the sunbonnet is too hot R for the beast. Therefore, some of the R drivers have provided their animals R with parasols, strapped to their heads. B A circular Issued hy the Church MIs H plenary society begins: "The hospitals Rare now, thanks to God's blessing on I our work, so crowded as to be very in Heanltary. and the Women's Hospital is ■ totally unsuitable for its purpose." ■ Leprosy In Norway has been strictly ■ limited In prevalence to the laboring ■ part of the community—to tho fishtr ■ men, the boatmen and peasants who ■ lead extremely hard lives. [ TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS A ■ ■ - ---- - ■ ~ • ~ * * --« New York—Miss Margaret Living ston Chanler, an Astor heiress and sister or John Armstrong Chanler, '_,e\vls Stuyvesant Chanler and William \stor Chanler, Is following the lead of several other young women of fortune i md social position In promising her I land In marriage to a man of no means, but possessed of brains. The Announcement is made that Miss Chan cer 1h engaged to marry Richard Ald rleh, of tine editorial staff of the New York Times. San Juan, Porto Rico -In the United mates district court the demurrer of die l'orto Itico Steamship company to :he complaint of the Peek Steamship company, claiming $100,000 damages tor alleged violation of the Sherman intl-trust law, was overruled. Judge ftodey holding that Porto Rico Is ter ritory of the United States, and that ;ho Sherman anti-trust law therefore Is applicable. Portland, Me.—Speaker Joseph G. Hannon addressed a largely attended republican rally here. Mr. Cannon said that so long as he was speaker he would prevent the passage of the meas ure advocated by Samuel Gompers. He Also alluded to the return of W. .1 Bryan to thlH country, and said that svll results would attend his nomi nation and election to the presidency. San Francisco, Cal,—The hank clear ings of San Francisco registered a gain ,'or the week ending at noon Thursday t>ver the corresponding week of last year of $9,341,211, or 25.3 per cent. The California promotion committee, which has secured the data, reports the fig ures for the week as $46,005,049, against {36,663,837 for the same week last year. Akron, O.—Senator Charles Dick has Senled Congressman Burton's charge lhat ho (Dick) represents a system of spoils and is endeavoring to use the lame to build up a state machine. Sen ator Dick Insists he has made no un usual number of requests upon the ad ministration of Governor Harris or of administrations Immediately preceding. Denver, Colo.—Theodore Roosevelt, (r., son of the president, passed through Denver en route east from a hunting |rlp In western Colorado. One of his hands wus banuaged and he said an ulceration, resulting from an Injury, tvas causing him to return homo earlier than ho had Intended. He killed three deor, but no beur on tho trip. Now Orleans, La.—Assistant Surgeon Walter Robertson, of the United States marine hospital service, was for more than a week practically a prisoner at tho American consulate In Celba, Hon duras, guardod by fifty armed Amed rans and threatened by natives with death because he had reported yellow fever In Celba. Savannah, Ga.—The seventh annual convention of the United National As sociation of Postoffiee Clerks adjourned !o meet next year in Peoria, 111. Frank T. Rogers, of Chicago, was elected president. It was announced that tho association will not affiliate with the American Federation of Labor. Washington, D. C.—The state de partment has received a dispatch from American Minister Hicks at Chile urg ing tho people of the United States to lend a helping hand «for tho relief of the distress caused by the recent earth quake In Chile. Tho suffering is very great, says the minister. Paris—The discovery of a wooden box, with a protruding fuse, in the garden of Grand Duke Paul Alexan derovich, In St. Cloud, created a sensa tion. An Investigation showed that the box was lllled with sand. The po lice are searching for the practical Jokers. Now York—Judge Newburgor has appointed Michael J. Kelly receiver for Charles A. Brown, contractor, on the application of the Colonial National bunk, of Cleveland, O.. which obtained a Judgment against Mr. Brown on March 27, 1805, for $28,250 on a note. Washington, D. C.—Tho navy de partment will shortly open bids for the construction of several "detention” buildings at the naval training station at Newport. Rv I„ the sum of $84,321 having been appropriated by congress ut Its last session for this work. Oyster Bay—Representative and Mrs. Longworth left Sagamore HIU for Cin cinnati. Speaking of the political sit uation In Ohio, Mr. Longworth said ho expected no opposition In being renominated for congress and no diffi culty In being re-electod. New York—Former friends of Her man Oelrlchs say that his entire es tate, amounting to more than $2,000,000, would revert to his 15-year-old son, Herman. The son will come Into full possession of the property upon at taining his majority. Milwaukee, Wis.—Frank Thompson, aged 28 years, a metal worker, was shot and killed by John Pollock in the latter's room. Pollock, who Is cor roborated by Mrs. Bert Kreugere, his landlady, asserted tho shooting was done In self defense. Liverpool—Without any discussion the trades union congress unanimous ly instructed the labor members of parliament to Introduce a bill provid ing for the nationalizing of all railways, canals and mines in the United King dom. Kansas City, Mo.—Mayor William R. Rose, of Kansas City, Kan., has re signed Ills office and Joseph C. Laugh lln, president of the city council, will act as mayor until a special election is held to elect u successor to Rose. Calumet, Mich.—William Marks, aged BO, an artist for Leslie’s Weekly, for many years, and one time a fellow worker of Thomas Nast, the'cartoonist, was found dead In bed in hit; room. He evidently died of heart failure. New York—Mrs. Emma E. Schwab, wife of Charles M. Schwab, it was learned, is seriously ill at her home on .Riverside drive. "Mrs. Schwab is se riously. even dangerously ill." said Mr. Schwab. London—Captain John Low. who served on board the confederate cruiser Alabama during the time that vessel j was preying on the commerce of the i United States during the civil war, is •lead. I - Washington, D. C.—Secretary Shaw bus left for a campaign of Virginia, North Carolina. Tennessee. Missouri and other states, lie probably .11 ,, t return to Washington before election. Greenwood, Wis.—Albert Stabnaw and His 2-year-old daughter were in stantly killed by being run over by tl, > cars on the I-’. & N. 1C. railrea 1, wtiile driving across the track. St. Joseph, Mo.—Fire damaged X .id & Co.'s glue factory to the ox. SJO.bOO. WILL THROW DRIVERS IN JAIL; ICE IN GUTTER Mayor Dahlman Warns Omaha Ico Trust That Consumers Will Be Protected. Omaha, Neb., Sept. 11.—Mayor Dhl hr.ui today Issued a proclamation say ing he will com pel the ice trust to give full weight and compel the octopus to discontinue discrimination against con sumers who prosecuted John Doe, thi head of the ice trust for short weights. The mayor says he will carry out. his order by sending out an army of pol.c*o men to “throw the drivers in jail, dump the ice In the gutters and smash the I Ice wagons.” KILLED BY A TRAIN. Railroad Man From Blair Meats In stant Death. Norfolk, Neb., Sept. 11—Fred Gut shull. of Blair, a fenceman of the M. & O. road, was killed near here when a hand car struck by a train from Sioux <'ity, was hurled through the air and struck him. Death was Instantane ous. The body was badly mangled. Fellow workmen called to him to run, but he was trying to lift the car from the track. —♦— CLEARED OF SERIOUS CHARGE. Evidence Insufficient to Hold Boy for Train Wrecking. Broken Bow, Neb., Sept. 11.—Towner Walker, the 17-year-old boy of Oconto, charged with trying to wreck a train on the Union Pacific road near Lomax by placing a tie on the track, had his preliminary hearing before Judge Humphrey yesterday. Atorney Dean for the defense proved to the court's satisfaction that there was not enough evidence to convict the boy and he was accordingly discharged. —♦— BERGE WILL CAMPAIGN. Defeated Candidate Will Speak for Shallenberger. Lincoln, Nob., Sept. 11.—George W. Berge will open the democratic cam paign in Plutte county In a speech for Shallenberger. Stories of dissatisfac tion among the populists are laughed at by both democrats and populists of Lincoln. The fact that Berge is out for a cam paign of the state in the interest of Shallenberger is taken as evidence of the falsity of such reports. Details of the democratic campaign have been left with the executive com mittee of the state central committee, consisting of T S. Allen, chairman; W. D. Wheeler, of Plattsmouth; George Ro gers, of Omaha; Dan V. Stephens, of Fremont; R. B. Wahlquist, of Has tings; George Dobson, of i'lysses, and J. D. Scott, of RuShville. Judge W. L. Stark, of Aurora, Is made chairman of the congressional committee and Dr. H. B. Cummins will be the secretary. FOOTBALL CASUALTIES BEGIN. A Nebraska Boy's Leg Broken in Prac tice Under the Reformed Rules. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 11.—The first football victim of the season in Ne braska is at Nelign, where Georgo Harrlman, a high school student, sus tained a broken leg while practicing. The practice was under the new rules j -<► MINISTERIAL CHANGES. Grand Island, Neb., Sept. 11.—Rev. Charles Dains, who arrived here from Denver last winter, has tendered his resignation to the Congregational Church of this city, to take effect Octo ber 1 or not later than November 1, giving as Ills reasons that he was not fitted for the work here. ' Rev. Mr. Graham has been called to ihe pastorate of the First Presbyterian bhurch of this city and a reception was tendered to him by the members of his congregation. —4— VETERAN OF TWO WARS DIES. Norfolk, Neb., Sept. 11.—Grandpa Ded erman, a German pioneer, who is one of the oldest settlers In this vicinity, died yesterday at the age of S3. He was a veteran of the Frar.co-Prus sian war and the war of the rebellion, serving In the latter until the close of hostilities. He was the father of fifteen children and leaves 103 offspring. CiNCH OF THE STE1L TRUST AGAM SHOWN Only Bidder for Contract to Supply Steel Rails to Panama. Washington, D. C., Sept. 11.—Guaran teed against competition of foreign bid ders, and safely in control of the mar ket in this country, the steel trust showed its power by frankly submit ting the only bid made for the canal commission’s contract for 5,000 tons of steel rails for use in the isthmus. At the late session of congress a res olution was forced through, directing that all supplies for the zone be bought In this country unless extortion be at tempted. This is regarded as tanta mount to assurance that nothing will be bought abroad. Bids were opt ned for forty mogul en gines and 5,000 tons of steel runs Tho Baldwin Locomotive works, of Phila delphia, was the lowest bidder on the engines, offering to deliver them at Colon for $458,‘»00. The bid of the Lima Locomotive Machine company, Lima, was $475,200, and that of the Ainer *can Locomotive company, of New York, $526,000. There was only one bidder offering to supply the stool rails. That v.as the United States Stc» 1 Products Ex port company, of New Yo.k, a subsid iary of the steal trust. its bid was $147,250, which is at the rate ot $2cL43 per ton delivered f. o. b. tars at Bal timore. An alternate bid for delivery at Uolon mis. s lho price by $16,250. This bid is consisted t\u\m ly high, but being the only on* submiti-d ay be accepted. It was thought that i : i . hit make a low price on ; is it. : .. of the criticis m that ha- > u lulg a. but its officers t< k u w ih.a tilt y .'OaLl not afford m r pi u e at Panama th.an k t ■ , • ■ \ fin y art * hargln; a bo i e ih > rate at which they !c ' r» ■ I rails in London, accor in? . . i cial reports. EASY Thiae Rcvcluu.i. • I diers Dra\ Vladivostok. : . flee a party « t taiued i oss . at hero i ■ Three n a P »»t . tk i cntu\ . i / “ I NEBRASKA PIONEERS MEET AT THE FAIR Lincoln the Scone of Interesting Gath ering of Old Settlers—Thomas Wolf, cf David City, President. Lincoln, Neb.. Sept. 10—Olio of the most Interesting meeting of the state fair took place yesterday afternoon when the territorial pioneers met in the live stock pavilion and talked over the stirring days of the pioneer west. More than fifty of the men and women who were settled in Nebraska before it be came a state were at the meeting. Thomas Wolfe, of David City, Is pres ident of the association and J. Amos Barrett, librarian and curator of the •tate historical library, is secretary. Among the interesting members was Daniel Freeman, the first homesteader in the United States. He located four miles west of the present site of Fair bury on January 1, 1863, and he still makes the same quarter section his hdme. Mr. Freeman attained national fame several years ago by securing a decree of the supreme court prohibiting the use of the bible In the public schools. He is a populist and glories in the name. At the first state convention of his party he wore one of the anti quated stovepipe Bryan and Sewall hats. Joseph Bagley now living at Spring field, is probably the earliest of the pio neers to set foot within Nebraska terri tory. He settled near the present site of Springfield in 1S54. L. W. Cox, of Falrbury, was the sec ond man to be married within the pres ent boundaries of Saline county. M. J. Combs is the son of one of the founders of the city of Peru. His father migrated from Peru, 111., and suggested that name for the new town in the new territory. BOY BANDIT COMES TO GRIEF. It Was a Case of Too Much of Yellow Backed Novels. Omaha. Neb., Sept. 10.—Paul Sharp, the boy bandit, was sent to the Kear ney industrial school. It was a case of too much novel reading, so it appeared at the juvenile court. F. M. Sharp, the father, tried to save the lad from the school but admitted he did not know what to do with him. The boy, who Is 14, left his home near Dunning, with a horse and saddle belonging to his father. At Milburn he robbed a storekeeper of $5 and fled to Broken Bow, where he was captured, but released. He came to Lincoln to ride at the fair races, but conceived the idea of forming a body of boy brigands. Sev eral robberies were traced to him be fore he was arrested. BRYAN ENJOYS DAY OF REST. Appreciates Quiet of Country Home After Strenuous Week. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 10.—After the strenuous week since their arrival at New York, Mr. and Mrs. William J. llryan yesterday enjoyed the quiet of their Fairview home. Mr. Bryan said that for himself and Mrs. Bryan he wanted to thank the people of the country, and especially of his home state and city, for the whole-hearted and kindly way in which ho had been leceived. The reception at Lincoln, he said, was a revelation that touched his heart. The crowd, ha believed, was the largest he ever ad dressed. Mr. Bryan will today make a short additss at the state fail grounds, and in the evening will talk to his neighbois at Fairview. September 10 Mr. Bryan leaves for a tour of nearly twenty days in the south central and southeastern states, lie will be home about the 1st of Oc tober. CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETS. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 10.—A meeting of the democratic and nopulist state cen tral committees and fusion candidates for state oihees was held in Lincoln. Chairman T. H. Allen presiding. Twen ty-eight democratic and twelve popul ist committeemen were in attendance, while all of the candidates were pres ent. The meeting was called for the pur pose of Informally discussing the plan of campaign and addresses were made by A. C. Shallenberger and W. H. Thompson. No definite arrangements were made, the management of the campaign being left in the hands of the executive conuniltee, which was ap pointed by Chairman Allen and is as follows, T. S. Allen. Lincoln, chair man; W. D. Wheeler, Plattsmouth. George Rogers, Omaha; Dan V'. Ste phens, Fremont; R. It. Wahlquist, Hastings; George Dobson, Ulysses; J. D. Scott, Rushville. the state, and a rally of considerable n/.e is looked for. Both men will fill | a number of subsequent dates during Ithe month, but these are yet to he ar il' aged. Lincoln and Nebraska Tender Old Fashioned Welcome j to Renowned Son. GLAD TO BE BACK HOME It Is Doubtful If Lincoln Ever Held a Larger Crowd Than That Which Greeted Him When He Stepped from Train. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 7.—W. J. Bryan returned last Wednesday to his Lincoln home, and the "home folks" welcomed him with every evidence of approval | and satisfaction. It was a neighborly j welcome, planned as such and carried out in its entirety with that under standing. Lincoln has more republi j cans than democrats, and Mr. Bryan has in the past good humoredly ex pressed the. belief that it would be a task to reform the city politically, but there was no line of partisan division, and the welcome extended to both Mr. and Mrs. Bryan was sincere and open handed. Everybody showed good na ture, nobody wanted to quarrel about politics, and nearly the whole popula tion showed that it was genuinely glad that so well known a man as Mr. Bryan lives here. It is doubtful if Lincoln ever held a larger crowd than that which came to the city to greet him. The weather, barring the heat, was as nearly perfect as it could be; it was a half holiday in the city, and every train from over the state arrived loaded down, bringing not i only Nebraska people, but many from I nearby states. The city was handsome ly decorated for the homecoming, the fronts of business houses being a mass of flags and bunting, while in the res idence districts lithographs of Mr. Bryan in the windows, together with the national colors, were everywhere seen. The nonpartisan nature of the I reception was emphasized in every way possible. The Bryan train arrived at the Bur ington depot shortly after 5 o’clock. Two hours before that the crowd be gan assembling, and was packed around the depot, on the platforms of ’freight and express buildings and on tnc sidewalks and in the street for nearly a half block away. There was a roar of welcome as the train rolled in and Mr. Bryan appeared on the j platform. In the party, aside from [ Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and their daugh- j ter, Grace, was the Lincoln delegation which left here ten days ago to meet j him at New York, and which Mr. Bry- | an accompanied on its homeward trip, together with a few of the Nebraska democratic mayors, who also went to New York. Great Scott! What a Crowd! Mr. Bryan’s only expression, as he j looked down on the multitude of faces, j was: ’’Great Scott! What a Crowd!" It was impossible to thin out the crowd, which massed itself on the de- ] pot platform, but it gave way good- i naturedly for the police force, headed by Chief Cooper, to form an alley from the train to the carriages in waiting, j Showing no signs of fatigue, but j bowing right and left, and smiling happily, with an occasional word to an j old acquaintance, Mr. Bryan made his | way to the carriage. Seated with him in the trip uptown were Governor ! Mickey, Mayor Brown and John E. | Miller, president of the Lincoln Com mercial club. A second carriage had Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. M. I). Welch, Mrs. J. E. Miller and Mayor Dahlman, of Omaha. Then in turn followed carriages 1 containing members of the reception committee and newspaper men who accompanied Mr. Bryan from the east. No attempt was made at a parade, although there was a pretentious mounted escort, headed by Capt. James , Cosgrave, policemen on horseback, j fraternal organizations and individual I marchers, the whole preceded by six bands, comprising 132 musicians. Along the route Mr. Bryan was received with every evidence of cordiality and en- I thusiasm. Araon" those present were a number of officers and men who were members of his regiment in the Spanish-American war, and they : cheered their colonel heartily. Driven Arounci the City. The party traversed three of the business streets, lined with cheering crowds, and then moved to the home of Charles W. Bryan, where Mr. Bryan had inner and rested for a time i prior to going to the stale capitol grounds for the speaking exercises and reception proper. Two hours before the time of the exercises at the capitol grounds a crowd estimated all the way from 50,000 to 60,000 struggled for points of vantage around the speaker's stand. Mr. Bryan was escorted to the stand by Governor Mickey from his private office in the state house. A prayer by Rev. George \V. Mar tin, pastor of the Methodist church at ! Normal, Mr. Bryan's suburban home, was followed by a brief speech of wel come by Mayor Brown, who spoke in part as follows: "Twelve days ago I left Lincoln with a party of good Nebraskans to meet at New York, on his return after a year’s absence, our most distinguished citizen and his family, and it affords me the greatest pleasure, as the executive of ficer of our beautiful city, that I am able this evening to welcome him home. "Before introducing Governor Mickey, who will extend the greetings of the state, Mr. Bryan, I, as mayor, welcome you home, not as a states man, not as a democrat, but as dear est to us all, our beloved neighbor.” Governor Is Misunderstood. The crowd showed some impatience i as the governor proceeded with his ] speech, but he asked it to bear with • him a few moments. The cries for j Bryan increased and when the gov I ernof in one passage referred to “bogus reformers,” the crowd, seemingly mis interpreting his thought, indulged in | some hissing. Governor Mickey said in part: "Mr. Chairman, Mr. Bryan, Ladies ' and Gentlemen: The poet and the mu sician have immortalized in both verso and song that noble sentiment so dear to every heart, ’There is no place like home,’ and so in welcoming back to his own city the distinguished neigh bor who has long been separated from , us we feel that ■ dded pathos i to our greeting on this occasion be cause here Is the family roof tree, here are the triumphs of energy and effort, here are the close associations of for mer years, here is home. "We are glad, Mr. Bryan, that you have a home in our midst. We are glad that you are an illustrious ex ample of what the head of an Ameri can home should be. We are glad that providence has spared the life and health of yourself and family in your arduous travels, and that we can once more look into your face and listen to the greetings of your kindly voice. Not only the city of Lincoln, but the entire commonwealth shares in the felicity of this occasion and extends to you a cordial and sincere welcome back to your own. You have brought unstinted honor to us. You have given fame to your city and state in distant lands, and everywhere have sustained the ex alted character of an American citi zen in a manner that has touched our hearts and challenged our admiration. No effort that we can make at this time can add to your honors. We sim ply wish to testify our appreciation of your character and attainments and let you know that your homecoming is a matter in which we are all inter ested.” Governor Mickey referred to national changes since Mr. Bryan’s departure a year ago—to what he declared was the wonderful awakening of the public conscience on questions affecting civil righteousness. He then especially con gratulated Mr. Bryan on his message of peace and utterance in advocacy of international arbitration. Concluding Governor Mickey said in a humorous strain that, speaking from a standpoint of a republican party man, Mr. Bryan had caused him a good deal of uneasiness in the past and had strong symptoms of continuing to do so in the future, but whatever he ad vocated the governor was satisfied Mr. Bryan intended for the right. Happiest Part of Long Journey. As Governor Mickey concluded and Mr. Bryan arose there was renewed cheering and handclapping. Bryan be gan by saying that in his travels he had learned the Arabic language con tained 600 words meaning camel, and that since returning to the United States he had wished that the Amer ican language contained as many words meaning “thank you.” He declared that the happiest part of the long jour ney was the homecoming, and then wSnt into a general description of his travels. Mr. Bryan said in part: “To come to those among whom we live and find this kindly feeling touches our hearts; to find those who differ from us in political opinion vying with those who agree with us to make our reception delightful more than pays us for anything that we have been able to do.” Mr. Bryan then in turn thanked the Rev. Mr. Martin, Mayor Brown and Governor Mickey for their kindly ex pressions, continuing: “I am glad to be here with you and I speak for my wife and children as well as for myself when I thank you a thousand, thousand times. I don't know how I can repay you for the joy you have given us, unless you will per mit me as occasion offers to bring such lessons as I am able to bring from what we have observed in other lands. When we conceived this trip around the earth it v as with the belief that there would be education in it. We thought so highly of it that we were willing to take the children out of school for a year, and I believe it was worth more than a year's education. “I have for years- appreciated the honor and the responsibility of Amer ican citizenship. Twenty-two years ago when I returned to my college to re ceive the master’s degree I took as the subject of my address “American Citi zenship,” and as I recall the language I then used I am sure that even then I understood somewhat of the import ance of our nation among the nations of the earth. During the nearly a quar ter of a century that has elapsed my appreciation of my nation's greatness has int reased, but never so much as in the last twelvemonth have I grown in the pride that I have in my nation.” Mr. Bryan then described his jour ney in some details, closing with a glowing tribute to his home and his country. Following Mr. Bryan's speech the formal reception took place in the cor ridors of the capitol, where Mr. Bryan shook hands with the thousands who passed before him. There was a brilliant display of fire works for an hour on the state house grounds. 275,000 000 BU. OF CORN Immense Crop Expected in Nebraska, Acreage Being Greatest. Omaha, Neb., Sept. 7.—According to fig ures issued by the Union Pacific Railroad company in its crop bulletin covering the last half of August, Nebraska this year will have the largest crop of corn ever raised in the state. Reports from GOO correspondents in vari ous parts of the state estimate a yield of between 42 and 45 bushels to each acre and the total crop is expected to reach 275,000, 000 bushels, against slightly over 200,000,000 bushels last year. The increase in acreage of wheat, corn and oats over that of last year is 500,792 acres, of which 368,419 acres are'in corn. —♦— CROPS IN NEBRASKA. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 7.—The government weather and crop bulletin for the past week says: The past week was mostly warm and clear, with light winds and light local showers the last part of the week. The daily mean temperature averaged about 3 degrees above the normal. Tues day was the warmest day, with maximum temperatures quite generally slightly above 90 degrees. The minimum temper atures were about normal. The rainfall was below the normal In the greater part of the state. The amount was less than a quarter of an inch in tho western part of the state. Local showers occurred in the eastern counties Friday, Saturday, anu Sunday, with a total rain fall ranging from one-half to slightly more than one inch. The total rainfall from April 1 to date is below normal in most of the eastern part of the state, and above the normal in the western part. WANTS SEIZURE FACTS State Department Asks Concerning Capture of Fishing Boat by Mexicans. Washington, D. C., Sept. 7.—The state department today cabled Ambassador Thompson at the City ol' Mexico to look into the facts connected with the recent seizure by the Mexican gunboat Pro gresso, of an American fishing smack, the Aloah, near the const of Yucatan. KILLED IN TRAIN CRASH. Two Tramps Meet Death in Collision on Pere Marquette. Traverse City. Mich,, Sept. 7.—The Pere Marquette flyer struck passenger train No. 10 at Wallin lust night. Two. tramps, unknown, will die, and Con 1 ductor Wilson suffered a broken leg. and arm. Pour women were more or less seriously injured.