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People can not be mane to believe
what can not be denied. The measure
less experience of China certainly
proves that the vast majority of dis
eases Is preventable by temperate liv
ing. Acute disease of the various big
organs of the body, such as the heart,
lungs, liver, kidneys, brain, spinal cord
are altogether unknown In China. In
China their are no food Inspectors. The
yellow people are shrewd and watchful
and will not buy what Is bad.
J. Warren Folsom of Lowell, Me., last
spring moved from Lis mother's home
to a home of his own, a distance of
five miles. The family cat was taken
In a box In the evening from his mo
ther’s home to his. The eat has de
veloped the habit of going back to Its
former home and staying a day or two
and then returning to the new home
nnd staying two or more days, and
ngaln going back with great regular
ity ___
The only Roman Catholic priest, who
ever was In congress was Father
Gabriel Richard, who sat from a Michi
gan district and who Impressed Ills col
leagues with his character and ability.
He has been recalled recently by the
centenary of the setting up of the first
printing press In the Middle West. Fa
ther Richard Issued, in 1809, from a
press set up In Detroit, the Essal du
Michigan.
Coming over on an ocean liner an
old lady complained to the captain that
■he had seen a rat in her stateroom.
"Keep it there, madam," said the cap
tain, ''Why, do you ilke rats?” asked
the old lady. "Well, madam, I've got
a tout in my cabin,” was the answer,
"and, though I’m not superstinous,
when the rats leave the ship I do.”
"His sorrowing wife,” wrote the re
porter unthinkingly, and the city edi
tor glared as he changed it to "his
Borrowing widow." "Her sorrowing
widower,'' was the way the reporter
phrased his next obituary notice, and
the city editor said things beneath his
breath as he made It read, "her sorrow
ing husband." The English language
Is one of the mysteries of civiliza
tion.
An Austrian naturalist, Dr. Rechln
ser, attempted, some time ago, to make
a collection of Samoan fishes. He
found it almost lsposslble fo persuade
the natives, who are so lazy that they
seldom go fishing, to sell him any. An
offer of gold tempted them no more
than silver; they had caught their fish
to eat them, and eat them they did.
fine or the biggest official flag fac
tories In the world Is In the Brooklyn
navy yard. Between eighty and one
hundred women work there all the year
round making flags for the use of
Uncle Sam’s fighting ships. They use
up 120,000 yards of bunting a year and
fashion 418 different kinds of official
Hags. The Rugs cost $90,000 a year.
There Is a large, demand in Germany
for American apples, and it can be in
creased by Intelligent effort on the part
of American puckers and shippers.
There Is also a considerable demand
In Denmark, Norway and Sweden, now
satisfied by the wholesale Importers at
Hamburg, where practically the whole
of the business Is centered.
Mayor Arthur, of McKeesport, Pa.,
has decided that men convicted of in
toxication must sign a paper permit
ting their wives to draw their wages for
at least one year. In the case of an un
married man hts next of kin, man or
woman, is to draw his wages. Tho al
ternative Is a term of six months In
the workhouse.
An expert In mechanics who comes In
frequent contact with Inventors says
that there are not fewer than 400 men
In New York experimenting with flying
machines, and that while most of them
are working on Impossible projects,
Borne of them are likely to develop val
uable ideas.
Mrs. H. C. Schneider Is to walk from
Rt. Louis to Boston, a distance of about
1,600 miles, for the sake of proving
that American women excel ns walk
ers. She Is to be accompanied by her
husband and they expect to cover 60
miles a day.
Olive trees live 4,000 years. Some
trees on Mount Olivet are 3,000 years
old. The largest olive ranch In the
world Is In Los Angeles, Cal.; 10 times
bigger than any In Spain. Olive groves
In California were planted by Spanish
fathers several hundred years ago.
Whalebone cost only 35 cents «
pound half a century ago. Today It
costs about $5 a pound. The total pro
duct landed from the American fish
eries during the nineteenth century ex
ceeded 90,000.000 pounds. A single
whale may yield up to 3,000 pounds.
me possiDinty or a planet outside of i
the orbit of Neptune, since Its discov
ery In 1847 considered the outermost of
the solar system, is Indicated by cal- i
culatlons at Harvard observatory of
certain Irregularities in Neptune's or
bit.
Post houses on Homan roads were '
erected every five or six miles. Each
of them was constantly provided with
40 horses and 100 miles a day was an
easy journey. Any one using these
posts must show a mandate from the
emperor.
The advance In stumpage dues on
lumber cut on crown lands in Quebec
province, Canada, for export is expect
ed to occur In September, 1910 and will
says our consul at Sherbrook practi
cally prohibit the shipping of pnip wood
to the United States.
Experiments and investigations made
both in Europe and in America indi
cate that fully one-half of the deaths
from consumption occur among poonle
•who are compelled to breathe dust 'In
Its various forms.
In the seven years 1901 to 1908 China's
postal service expanded remarkably.
The postal routes now cover 88.000 miles
and the postofliees number 3,493 as
against 176 In 1901. an increase of 3 317
In the seven years.
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The longest telephone span in the
world crosses Lake Wailenstadt In
Switzerland, the steel towers support
-ing the wire being nearly 8,000 feet
apart.
We have learned how to tel. "---,,},
without wires and fly without gas bags
but the antidote for a common ordi
nary cold Still mocks the foiled search
ings of the human race.
According to official figures the num
ber of merchant marine steamers of
Javan at the end of last year was
1.01S. Of the" . ’01 were steamers of
more than 3,000 tons.
Pv the will of Mrs. Mary F Jrnos
of Knoxville, Til, *230.000 has he n
left to lhat Ci’v for ihe ere-tlon and
maintenance of a heme for aged
women b
TEACHERS MUST
DO MORE WORK
FOR CERTIFICATES
College Representatives Raise
the Standard—Year in Nor
mal or College.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 14.—Represent*
tfves of colleges having the authority;
to issue teachers’ certificates met in)
the office of the state superintendent j
yesterday afternoon and decided to in
crease the requirement for an element
ary certificate to three years in thej
high school or its equivalent and one
year in the normal school or college,;
or two years In each. This Is putting
one more year on the requirements.
The conference also decided to in
crease the minimum course for pro-(
fessional certificates. Under the law
the requirements may be changed be
cause the schools having authority to,
Issue certificates must qualify students
according to the dictates of the normal
schools.
Two Innovations.
The report has reached Lincoln that
N. C. Abbott, superintendent of the
Institute for the Blind, had placed Mrs.
Abbott in a salaried office In the in
stitution. The information is inter
esting from the fact that Mr. Abbott
announced in black letters when he:
took his position there would be no
relatives employed by him. Mr. Ab
bott has also bought some $200 worth
of rubber matting so the blind stud
ents wil! not make so much noise when
they walk. Other superintendents did1
not use matting because by the noise
they made in walking the afflicted
Students were enabled to pass each
other without a collision. Mr. Abbott
got his Idea, it is said, from the fact
that at the Deaf institute in Omaha
the students walk on rubber matting.
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SAFE IS ROBBED
IN WYMORE STORE
Wymore, Neb., Sept. 14.—The store
of the Wymore Drug company was
entered yesterday morning and $60
was taken from the safe and cash reg
ister. Entrance was gained through
a screen door by cutting the screen
and raising the hook and taking a
pane of glass from the other door and
turning the key, which had been left
In the lock. The combination of the
safe was manipulated and the safe
opened that way. The Inner cash draw'
er, which Is a combination lock affair,
had been left open. The work is sup
posed to have been done by profes
sionals at the business or by some one
familiar with the store and the com
bination to the safe. No clue has been
obtained.
MAN WANTED MARKS
OF GREAT FIGHTER
Hadar, Neb., Sept. 14.—When a phy
sician called upon Ed Morris, of this
place, to sew up his numerous wounds
received In a tight with an adversary
who used a piece of Iron as a weapon,
Morris at first refused to allow the
doctor to touch him. He declared that
he wanted the wounds left alone so
they would leave big scars on his face
and body to show all the world that
he was a "great fighter.”
DEATH SENTENCE
FOR GREEK MURDERER
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 14.—Judge Sut
ton today sentenced John Masourides,
the Greek who killed Officer Lowry,
thus starting the South Omaha riots,
to be hanged January 10, 1910.
MONTANA MAN WITH
TWO WIVES ON HANDS
Lewiston, Mont., Sept. 14.—C. E.
Gander, of Straw, this county, finds
himself with two wives, both of whom
he legally married. Three years ago
he was married at Greenfield, Iowa,
and brought his bride to Montana.
Shortly afterwards she went home for
a visit and failed to return.
Gander sued for divorce on the
ground of destrtion. alleging that he
did not know the whereabouts of his
wife. He obtained a decree and slior
ly afterwards was married again.
A short time ago Mrs. Gander No.
1 returned and moved to have the
divorce decree set aside on the ground
of fraud, alleging that her husband
knew where she was all the time. Yes
terday Judge Cheadle vacated the for
mer divorce decree.
TWO MEN SCALDED
ON A BATTLESHIP
Honolulu, Sept. 14.—The Pacific fleet,
comprising eight of the fust cruisers In
the American navy, which left San
Francisco last Sunday afternoon under
Hear Admiral Sebree for a live months’
cruise In oriental waters, arrived here
yesterday, with the exception of the
Colorado and West Virginia, which
were delayed by accidents to their ma
chinery.
It was In an effort to establish the
shortest time In which the fleet could
cross tlie Pacific and test the speed and
Steaming capacity of the cruisers that
the Tennessee, Admiral Sebree's flag
ship. broke all records.
On Wednesday a steam pipe burst
aboard the Colorado, scalding to death
two men In the coal bunkers. The dead:
L. M. LEPETSKY, an ordinary sea
man.
C. p. M’liEKMdTT. a coal passer.
The Colorado and the West Virginia
could not keep up with the lS-knot pace
set by the flagship soon after passing
through the Golden gate.
FAIRBANKS OFF FOR MANILA.
Shanghai. Sept. 14.—Farmer Vice
President Charles W. Fairbanks ac
companied by Mrs. Fairbanks, arrived
here foui days ago from the north and
le.t today for Manila by way of Nu
tar.aki. The Shanghai Times refers
editorially to Mr. Fairbanks’ visit to
I china at the present time as espeeially
helpful to the American Interests.
HYMN WRITER DEAD.
Flint. Mkli., Sept. 14—Major William
Ste\enBon, author ami hymn write
died at his home here today, aco;1 /!>
, years.
VALUE OF COMMA
UNDERSTOOD IN
LAW DOCTORING
Its Omission Bars People From
Nominating United States
Senator at Primaries.
I Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 13.—Senator Nor
Jris Brown lias precipitated a rush of
'lawyers to the lawbooks. Mr. Brown,
in an Interview at Omaha, says that
f the Nebraska primary laws are ex
amined it will be found that there is
no provision therein for the nomination
by the voters of a candidate for United
'States senator. If this be true, then it
means that the nomination will have to
be made by a convention—and a con
vention would give the men who xvant
a cliance to whack Burkett and take
away his toga the opportunity of their
lives.
The ommlssion of a comma from the
recently printed statutes, which are
presumed to follow the old law, is what
is causing all the trouble. The old law
read: “There shall be a primary elec
tion * * • on tlie first Tuesday of
September for the nomination of all
candidates except those exempted from
the provisions of tills act, to be voted
for at the November election, and for
United States senator.” Plainly that
means that the United States senator
is included in the list of primary nomi
nations.
The new law is identical, except that
it contains no comma after the word
“candidates” and none after "election,”
making it read as the purpose of the
primary that it be held for the nomi
nation of all candidates except those
exempted from the provlsons of this
act and United States senator, placing
this In the list of exceptions.
Whether this was done designedly is
a njatter that nobody can tell, but it
looks as though some chap with a high
appreciation of the uses of punctuation
did the revising of the law. Fortunate
ly, however, this provision is a part of
the nonpartisan Judiciary law, which
lias been declared to be invalid in all
particulars, and, therefore, the old law
governs. An effort Is being made to
have the court hold a workable portion
of the act valid, on a motion for re
hearing.
SUSPECTED MURDERER
WILL BE RELEASED
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 13.—The Omaha
police express themselves as satisfied
that John Dorsey, the show employe
arrested on suspicion of knowing some
thing of the murder of litie Othello
Katllff, the 11-year-old colored boy, on
Monday inght last, is innocent and it
is said Deputy County Attorney Ellick
has decided to release him. He was
arrested at Shenadoah, la., and came
to Omaha without requisition.
The police have no further clews
likely to lead to the solution of the
mystery of the boy's murder.
TEMPERANCE WORKERS
MEET AT BROOKINGS
Brookings, S. D., Sept. 13.—The 21st
annual convention of the South Dakota
Woman's Christian Temperance union
opened yesterday at the Presbyterian
church and will continue until Sunday
night. Among the officers present are
Mrs. Luella Ramsey, of Woonsocket,
president; Mrs. Floy Cochrane, vice
president; Mrs. Ruby J. Smart, corre
sponding secretary; Mrs. Martha E.
SafTord, treasurer; nlso the secretary of
the young woman’s branch, Miss Mabel
Stuart, and the secretary of the Loyal
Temperance legion. Mrs. Cora Aldrich.
The executive committee and the board
of district superintendents met yester
day to attend to routine matters and to
conclude details of the convention pro
gram. Among those who will be pres
ent and address the gathering are Mrs.
Frances Beauchamp, national speaker
and president of the Kentucky state
union, who will deliver the annual ser
mon Sunday morning; and Miss Mar
garet Wintringer, national secretary of
the Loyal Temperance union.
HOBO CHICKEN'
RIDES BUMPERS
Hot Springs, S. D., Sept. 13.—This is
the story of a young hobo chicken
which made quite a record as a long
distance traveler. The chicken evi
dently had taken possession of the
bumpers of the last truck on the
Northwestern passenger train operat
ing between Deadwood and Hot
Springs while the train remained on
the tracks overnight In the Deadwood
yards. The chicken was not discov
ered until the train reached Rapid
City.
When the train came to a standstill
at that place the chicken got up.
walked up and down the limited space
provided by the bumpers, preened itself
a little, and. after taking a look at
things around, decided that it would not
abandon its place on the bumpers until
it reached what it believed was a more
attractive spot. As the train pulled
out the chicken settled itself on its
perch and arranged itself for the Jour
ney to Hot Springs.
Upon the. arrival of the train here
the runaway chicken flew from its
perch and sought a temporary ubiding
place with the aristocratic chickens of
Hot Springs.
MACHINERY OF FLEET
IN GOOD CONDITION
Washington, Sept. 13.—The ma
chinery of the Atlantic batleshtp fleet
is in good condition, according to a re
port made by Commander Ernest L.
Bennett, the fleet engineer. Such re
pairs as are necessary will be made
when the ships go to tlie various navy
yards following their participation in
tlie Hudson-Fulton celebration. The
showing made is very satisfactory to
the navy department.
Plans for the winter cruise and
maneuvers of the Atlantic fleet are
being considered at the navy depart
ment One feature will be a rendezvous
i for target practice and maneuvers at
] Guantanamo, with tlie engineering coni
! petitive tests some time during the
] winter. It is said at tlie department
| to be improbable that any portion of
I tli- fleet will make a cruise during the
winter to the Mediterranean.
TO REORGANIZE AIR LINE.
New York, Sept. 13.—The plan for the
reorganization of the Seaboard Air Line
Hallway company, which was made
public some time ago, was declared op
erative today at a meeting of tlie re
organization committee in this elty.
The time for tlie deposit bonds of tlie
company under the plan was extended
from September 4 to October 1, next.
MRS. J. A. MURPHY DIES.
Ft. Thomas, Kv., Sept. 13.—Mrs. John
A. Murphy, of Cincinnati, former vice
president of the national society of the
Daughters of tlie American Revolution,
is dead here.
NEGRO ARRESTED
FOR ROTS MURDER
Member of Traveling Show
Charged With Killing Col
ored Lad in Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 11.—John Dorsey,
colored, employed with a traveling
show which exhibited here last Mon
day, was landed In jail here early to
day. He was arrested yesterday at
Shenandoah, la., on suspicion of know
ing something of the murder of Othello
.Ratliff, the 11-year-old colored boy,
whose mutilated body was found under
the porch of the Kellom public school,
near the show grounds Tuesday the
day following the exhibition of' the
show here. His arrest was recommend
ed by the coroner’s Jury.
Dorsey admits having had a conver
sation with Zerma Ratliff, the boy’s
16-year-old sister on the show grounds,
but denies any knowledge of the mur
der. He came to Omaha without
requisition.
Dorsey is said to be a trusted employe
of the show, acting as guard at the
ticket wagon.
SPEAKER OF HOUSE
TAKES A PARTNER
Tecumseh, Neb., Sep. 11.—C. W. Pool,
speaker of the house of the last Ne
braska legislature, has sold a one-half
Interest in his weekly paper here, the
Tecumseh Tribune, to Mr. Howard, of
Iowa. It is said that Mr. Pool will not
devote his W'hole time to the paper in
the future.
READY TO RECEIVE
ORDER OF EAGLES.
Omaha, Neb., Sep. 11.—Arrangements
are practically completed for the big
Eagles' national convention, which is
to be held here next week. Nearly all
the national officials are here and the
committees on finance, Judiciary, press,
credentials and appeals held meetings
today. President Bernard J. Monag
han, of Philadelphia, has been detained •
at home by the illness of his wife, but i
will be here tomorrow.
ROYALTY OUT TO SEE
ORVILLE WRIGHT FLY
Berlin, Sept, 11.—Crown Prince Frederick '
and the crown princess visited the Tem- I
pelhof parade grounds early todav to see:
Orville Wright fly. Hart O. Berg, the'1
European business manager of the Wright. !
brothers, explained the workings of the '
machine to the royal visitors, after which
the crown prince and the princess talked
with Mr. Wright and his sister, Katherine,
asking many questions.
Mr. Wright then made a flight of 23 min
utes' duration in a strong wind. When he
descended the crown prince and princess
applauded and congratulated him. Mr
Wright then went up again with a passen
ger, Captain Englehardt, his German pu
pil, and remained In the air for 15 minutes.
Mr. Wright continued his public flights
this afternoon.
CHINA IS CUSTOMER
OF UNITED STATES
Washington, Sept. 11.—There was a
material increase in the importation
of American goods into China during
1908 and a decrease for the same year t
of over 82,000,000 in the exports from
China to the United States.
The department of labor and com
merce has copy of the official report
on the foreign trade of China for 1908.
and this shotvs that the United States
and Japan are the only large commer
cial nations which show a falling off
in the use of Chinese goods, while Rus
sia is the only other of the large na
tions which shows an increase in im
portations from China.
Gray cotton shirtings and kerosene
oil are the two principal items which
show a marked improvement in the
quantity imported from the United |
States. The improving condition of j
the export trade of the United States
with China in cotton goods is
also illustrated by figures of the month
ly summary of commerce and finance
for June, 1909, which shows that during
June of this year exports of cotton
cloths from the United States to China
amounted to 25,500,000 yards, against
8,500,00 yards during June, 1908.
AERONAUTS FLYING UNDER j
ITALIAN SKIES !
Brescia, Italy, Sept. 11.—There was j
further aeroplane flying at Brescia to- j
day In the varied tests arranged by the !
committee, including the grand prix,
the 60 kilometre (31.05 miles) race and
the "quick starting” race. Glenn H.
Curtiss, American, crossed the line for
the grand prix to avoid penalization.
He also took part in the “quick start
ing” event and succeeded in leaving the
ground 90 yards from his starting point ;
and covering the distance in the pre- j
scribed time. This prize was to be |
given to the aviator starting within 60
yards, but if no contestant fulfills the :
condition the distance will be extended :
100 yards. In this event the prize prob
ably will go to Curtiss.
Cortlandt P. Bishop, president of the .
American Aero club, asked M. Bleriot
today to go to America. Bleriot re- {
plied that he regretted that he could
not accept the Invitation, as he had
engagements up to the lust of Decem
ber.
Mr. Curtiss has accepted an offer
from Chicago to fly in that city, if a
sufficiently large field for the maneu
vering of his aeroplane can he secured.
The offer comes from a Mr. Riley.
ROBBERS DRUG VICTIM.
Long Branch, N. J., Sept. 11.—Am
brose Emmons, ticket agent of the El
beron station of the Central Railroad of j
New Jersey, was chloroformed by bur- |
glars and robbed of *150. His wife was
also drugged.
RAILROAD MAN PROMOTED.
Kansas City. Sept. 11.—Emmet A.
Gould, since 1903 general superintendent
of the northern district of the Missouri
Pacific, with headquarters in Kansas
City, has resigned to become general
superintendent of the Cincinnati. Ham
ilton & Dayton at Cincinnati, effective
September 15. His resignation was
confirmed here last night.
ROBBERS MURDER VICTIM.
Chicago. Sept. 11.—Thieves are be
lieved to have been the murderers of
an undentified man, whose body was
recovered from the river here today.
Two deep gashes in the victim’s throat
showed the manner of his death.
FRONTIER DISPUTE ENDED.
Rio Janeiro, Sept. 11.—A treaty con
cluded yesterday by Baron Rio Branco,
Brazilian minister of foreign affairs,
and Hernan Veldarde. the Peruvian
minister, has put an end to the frontier
dispute between Brazil and Peru in the
Amazon. Each country retains its act
ual possessions on the Amazon.
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STATE TREASURER
OPPOSED TO MORE
BANK DEPOSITARIES
includes That Institutions
Now Designated Sufficient
for Purpose.
T.iriooln, Neb., Sept. 10—Notwithstand
ing the large amount of money on hand
the first of the month. State Treasure!
^irian does not desire any more state
depositaries and yesterCi**' turned down
the application of one bank that had
written to the governor regarding the
matter.
Mr. Brian said it is unusual for him
to have so much money at one time,
due in the last instance to the fact that
the secretary of state collected an un
precedented amount of fees and that
with in a short time depositaries will
be reduced below the amount they are
entitled to carry. Should he have any
more depositaries he said may be
able to permit the money to Remain in
the bank only for a short time, not
long enough in fact to enable the
bankers to make enough profits to pay
for their bond.. Though the bankers
accept state money knowing that it is
liable to be withdrawn any time, said
the treasurer, when a call Is made for
it. there is in cases a loss to the banker
and consequently an idea on his part
that he has been done. So rather than
create any more depositaries the state
treasurer concluded to run the risk of
having a large amount of money on
hand.
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RETIRES UNDER FIRE
OF CUPS AND SAUCERS
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 10.—J. D. Hamil
ton, until recently cook at the Soldiers’
home at Milford, has been retired by
order of Commandant Rowden and Mr.
Hamilton certainly retired under fire.
The fire consisted of three saucers and
two bowls hurled with telling effect
and wonderful accuracy by Mrs. C. C.
Miles, matron of the home. So accu
rate was her throwing that when Ham
ilton called at the office of the gov
ernor he wore conspicuously one black
eye, a little swollen, a cut beneath that
optic and a cut over the bridge of his
nose. The injuries Mr. Hamilton ex
hibited himself at the state house while
the first part of the story was brought
to the state house by a member of the
home.
Mrs. Miles took Hamilton to task for
failing to get Colonel Rowden’s dinner
ready when she thought it should be
served. She expressed herself so forcib
ly that finally her temper rose to such
heights that she let fly with the table
ware enumerated above and Hamilton
retired very much vanquished.
NEBRASKA FLOUrIs
SEIZED IN WISCONSIN
LaCrosse, Wis., Sept. 10.—Federal offi
cers today seized a carload of flour at
Mazomanie, Wis., and another at Mad
ison, Wis. Instructions have been is
sued by the federal district attorney to
make other seizures through the west
ern district of Wisconsin.
All of the flour to be taken is the out
put of the Columbus Roller mills, of
Columbus, Neb., and is alleged to have
been bleached with nitrogen-peroxide
in violation of the pure food laws. The
company will fight the proceedings and
make a test case of the seizure.
KIDNAPING TRIAL
STARTS IN TOPEKA
Topeka, Kan., Sept. 10—Mrs. James C.
Barclay, Frank H. Tillotsno, J. N.
Gentry and David Gregg were arraigned
in the city court today charged with
kidnaping Marian Bleakley, the incu
bator baby.
The owner and drivers of the auto
mobile in which the child was carried
identified Mrs. Barclay and Gentry. The
case Is being bitterly contested. The
taking of evidence will probably cot be
completed today.
COUNTERFEITER GOES
BACK TO HIS PRISON
Topeka, Kan., Sept. 10.—Franklin D.
Agner, the United States prisoner from
Oklahoma, charged with counterfeiting,
who escaped from the county Jail on
September 1, voluntarily surrendered
today.
Agner said he was not guilty, and
that he went home to arrange for a
lawyer and provide for his family, as
his wife was ill.
CAR PLANT GIVES IN
TO STEEL STRIKERS
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 10.—Peace and
guiet will again reign in McKees
Rocks. The costly strike which has
peen in progress 53 days at the Pressed
Steel Car works is over. The work
men, numbering over 5,000, have won
a complete victory. Beginning Thurs
day morning they will return to work
a thousand a day. While formal ac
tion declaring' the trouble at an end
will not be taken until a vote Is east
by the men some time today, C. A.
Wise, chairman of the strikers’ ex
ecutive committee, stated last night
that the employes of the big plant w'ill
unanimously decide to return to work
Thursday. Practically all the demands
made by the men. he said, have been
granted by the company. The satis
faction of the men over the final out
come of their contention is general.
Among the changes agreed to by the
company are the following:
No Sunday work hereafter; half holi
day on Saturdays; the promise of an
increase in wages; the indefinite sus
pension of T. A. Farrell, chief of the
company police; a printed list of prices
to he patd will be exhibited in all de
partments so the men will know’ ex
actly what they are to receive for piece
work, and a guarantee that better con
ditions are to prevail throughout the
big mill.
St. Joseph, Mo.. Sept. 10.—Three un
known tramps who were riding in a
box car were killed last night when a
Chicago-Great Western freight train
was derailed near Maloy, la.
RUSSIAN RoiBERY ON
THE AMERICAN PLAN
Samar, Russia, Sept. 10.—A band of
robbers, masked, and armed with
bombs and revolvers, attacked the post
office at a nearby town last night and
after killing the night watchman and
three policemen, looted the office and
made their escape with $40,000. Ten
•nen were more or less seriously wound
ed in the fighting.
The robbers cut the telegraph wires
and fled up the track on a locomotive
which they later ahsnrtoned.
MURDERED NEGRO
BOY 1$ HIDDEN
Mutilated Body Is Found by
Janitor Under Steps of
School House.
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 9.—The body of
an unidentified colored boy about IS
years of age was found under the steps
of the Kellom public school at Twenty
second and Nicholas streets this morn
ing. The discovery was made by the
Janitor before the time for opening
school, which began the fall term to
day. The Condition of the body indi
cates that the boy was killed by be
ing beaten on the head with bricks.
BURKETT HEARD
DR. COOK SPEAK
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 9.—On one oc
casion Senator Burkett mot Dr. Fred
erick Cook at a banquet In Waohington
and the senator felt very much relieved
•when the news was received that the
explorer had discovered the north pole,
for when Senator Burkett left Dr. Cook,
;the doctor was In a very bad way.
‘‘Dr. Cook was one of the speakers at
a banquet given by the Geographical
society in Washington," said Senator
Burkett. “He had started in on his
talk, telling of the perils of one of his
trips In search of the pole. The speaker
said;
“ ‘We climbed the mountain of snow
and then we cut out of the Ice a space
sufficiently large to pitch a tent. With
the Ice for a door we crawled Into the
tent to spend the night.’
“At this juncture,” said the senator,
“the president entered the banquet hall,
the audience rose and began to cheer
and Dr. Cook never finished that
speech. So far as I knew' he was still
In that tent on the mountain of ice
until the news was received that he
had reached the pole. It Is very evi
dent he got out of the tent some way,
but he didn’t that night.”
NAMES DRY DELEGATES.
Norfolk, Neb., Sept. 9.—Governor
Shallenberger has appointed the fol
lowing delegates to the dry farming
congress, which will be held at Raleigh,
N. C., November 4; W. S. Maek, Allen;
S. A. Young, Creighton; George I. Mil
ler. Dakota City; J. J. Schultze, Elgin;
George W. Little, Lyons; J. C. Quinn,
Laurel; O. S. Christian, Madison; J.
M. Mansfield. Wisner; J. M.. Moore,
Orchard: Hans Dalsten, Newman
Grove; P. J. Cannon, Osmond; R. J.
Miller, Plainview.
KANSAS EDITOR IS
EGGED BY POPULACE
Garden City, Kan., Sept. 9.—C. R.
Oakford, e. -tor of a socialist paper at
Deerfield, near here, who was hanged
in effigy on the streets of that town
three weeks ago for attacking Presi
dent Taft in his paper, was egged off
the streets of Dakin, Keaney county,
last night.
He was delivering a street speech and
citizens took offense at his remarks.
EMPEROR NICHOLAS ON
JOURNEY TO THE CRIMEA
St. Petersburg. Sept. 9— Emperor
Nicholas and the members of the im
perial family will leave St. Petersburg
tonight for the Crimea. The celebra
tion at Moscow and other cities on the
way have been abandoned on account
of the empress' weakness and nervous
ness. The only important halt before
reaching Sevastopol will be at Borki,
in southern Russia, where Hmperor
Nicholas, his father and other members
of the imperial family narrowly escaped
death In a railroad accident in 1888.
NEW PRESIDENT
FOR COE COLLEGE „
Cedar Rapids, la.. Sept. 9.—Rev. Dr.
J. A. Marquis, of Beaver, Pa., was to
day elected president of Coe college.
WASHINGTON—Four torpedo boats
comprising the second division of the
Atlantic torpedo flotilla, have left
Hampton Roads under orders from the
navy department to proceed to St.
Louis and escort President Taft down
the Mississippi river to New Orleans
as a feature of his coming transconti
nental tour. They are scheduled to
arrive at St. Louis on October 3.
RAT CLUB FAD NOW
URGED BY UNCLE SAM
Washington, Sept. 9.—Rat clubs and
other societies for systematic warfare
on destructive rodents, may leap Into
popular favor among housekeepers, now
that the government has officially sanc
tioned tills method of extermination of
the worst mammal pest in the United
States.
The rat has Deen recognized bv the
government as a problem. Its activity
in disseminating infectious diseases has
long been a danger signal to the health
authorities and losses from its depre
dations run into many million dollars
a year, according to an official state
ment just issued by the department of •>
agriculture.
The department emphasizes the im
portance of rat clubs, and suggests that
organized rat hunts may be stimulated
by off .'ring prizes or reward in com
munities for the greatest number of
dead rats.
EL ROGH1 IS ILL NOW.
Tangier. Morocco, Sept. 9.—El Roghi
the rebellious subject of the sultan of
Morocco, who was recently carried Into
Fez a prisoner in an iron cage, is ill
and the sultan has given orders that
lte be no longer exposed to the public
gaze.
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FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ.—After being
lost in the Ice caves at Lake Mary. 10
miles below here, for nearly 24 hours
John Mohlenhaup. of Newark. Ohio’
and J. S. Price, a recent arrival here’
were rescued late, yesterday by one of
the numerous searching parties which
had been in the iave all night and
day.
NOTED TENOR MARRIES.
New York. Sept. 9 —Announcements
of the marriage of Edward Johnson
the well known American tenor to Miss
Beatrice d’Aneira, daughter ’ of the
VIcomtess d'Au< ira, have just been re
ceived from Lisbon, w here the wedding
took place on August 2.
CURTISS IN ITALY.
Brescia, Italy, Sept. 9.-—George H
Curtiss, the American aviator, who re
cently won the international cup at
Khelms, arrived here today from Paris
to take part in the forthcoming aero
«Jit?*?.'■ H‘; expects to make a
ttJbt night this afternoon.