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D. H. CRONIN, Publisher.
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A Chinese marriage Is all ceremony
>—no talk, no levity, and much crying.
The solemnity of a funeral prevails.
After the exchange of presents the
bride Is dressed with much care. A
feast Is spread upon a table to » hlch
the blushing br*v'e Is led by five of her
best female friends. They are seated
Bt the table, but no one eats. The ut
most silence prevails, when finally the
tnother leads ofT In a cry, the maids
follow, and the bride echoes In the
Bhorus. Then all the bridesmaids leave
the table, and the disconsolate mother
takes a scat beside the chair of states
where the bride sits. The bridegroom
pow enters, with four of his best men.
The men pick up the throne on which
Uie bride sits and, preceded by the
bridegroom, form In procession and
(walk around the room or Into an ad
joining parlor, signifying that ho Is
carrying her away to his own home-.
The guests then throw rice at the
happy couple.
Minnesota employs Its convicts so
profitably at making twine that In that
state binder twine Is X cents cheaper
than outside, and the "trust" has given
up trying to meet the rate. The state
|nakes a profit of $189.69 on each man
Bmployed In the twine works, and with
the opening of a proposed farm Imple
ment plant the net profit to the Htate
Will run up to $300,000 a year. This is
W good showing, says the Survey, and
Sartlcularly gratifying to the thrifty
[lnnesota farmers, who devised a
Scheme which lowered their taxes, low
red the cost of the binding twine,
whloh they use In great quantities,
saved them from becoming victims of
U ftxed trust price, Introduced the hu
mane practice of giving employment to
prisoners and paid ft profit over the en
tire cost of their keep.
The queen mother, Alexandra, does
rot intend ever ngaln to wear colors
nd has given away many of the costly
Bnd elaborate garments In the royal
wardrobe which she will never use
•gain. She will wear the becoming
Small Mary Stuart bonnet with the
beak In front and hanging veil behind
for some time to come when out of
doors, but Indoors she usually wears
A white crepe headdress with a wlilti
crepe collar and broad cuffs of the
Aame material. Queen Alexandra has
only left the precincts of Buckingham
palace twice since her widowhood, but
pas taken a good deal of exercise In the
beautiful grounds of the palace.
From returns recently made to the
French ministry of public Instruct ion. II
Appears that there are over §.000 for
eign students enrolled In the albums of
the national universities. All told there
Are 41,044 students enrolled, bo of lao
Students 87 are French and IS foreign
ers. Of the foreigners, 1,797 are women
Arid 8,444 men. There are only 2,033
French women students; Russia sends
1,656 students; Bulgaria, 264; Rounm
Sla, 330; Turkey, 232; Germany, 314
gypt, 267; England, 177; Austria
Hungary, 132; United States, 232. Near
ly all the English contingent Is study
ang’ letters. Most of the foreign stu
dents go to Paris.
| The most flourishing treaty port In
Japan Is Yokohama, 18 miles by trol
ley from Toklo; population 220,000,
■ "with a foreign colony of 3,000. Only
16 years ago It was a miserable fishing
village. In 1864, 30 years after Ccim
modoro Perry and Ills seven vessels en
tered the port, the first newspaper in
Japan was Issued In Yokohama. Then
jeame the Toklo-Yokohama railway In
1872, and gas at the same time. In 1S69
(the telegraph system was Installed.
(Yokohama's progress In the last 50
Tears has been trulv phenomenal.
.mo juiminan non, me first ocean
going mosquito-proof steamer, has ar
rived In the Mersey from the Clyde
“where she was built to the order of
Mossrs John Holt & Co., of Liver
pool. She Is the first ship of special
design for the Liverpool west African
trade. Professor Major RonaUl Ross’s
recommendations have been carried out
by the owners for mosquito-proofing
all living quarters. Copper gauze fit
tings are provided for all doors, win
dows. side ports, skylights, ventilators
and passages, tc prevent the malaria
bearing mosquito entering.
A kindly old doctor In Geneva has
Invented a new method of reading
character, which he calls scrapology,
or "know a man by his shoes.” He
says that u pair of boots which have
been worn for two months will reveal
to him the age, social position, per
sonal habits and even the moral char
acter of the wearer. The economical
man, the vain woman, the slouchy per
son of either sex, the taker of consti
tutionals—all these are easy to recog
nize. •
A great many persons have learned
by experience that flannelette Is a high
ly Inflammable material. Yet It Is a
favorite fabrlo for children's night
dresses. The New York Medical Jour
nal thinks It Is time physicians should
call the attention of mothers to this
danger, and the Rrltish fire prevention
committee has already taf.en action in
the matter. The committee recom
mends In a recent report that the
words “burns rapidly” shall be worked
In the selvage of the material.
Queen Alexandra has received letters
of condolence from trained nurses nil
over the world. It Is said that from het
first arrival in England she has taken
an active interest in the work of the
nurses whom she recognized as hot
best coadjutors In the battle against
■lekness and poverty. She was tireless
In establishing the royal national pen
sion fund for nurses. For many years
an annual entertainment was given at
Marlborough house for nurses.
Families in Harlem have found a
new route open to them when they
move. Not long ago a family moved
•rora one end of a block in ’Amster
dam avenue to a house at the other
end. In each house their home was.
on the top floor and there was no ele
vator. When moving time came the
furniture, the bird cage, the lamp and
pieces of brtc-n-brae were carried civet
the roofs of the Intervening houses
from the old residence to the new.
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox hit off in
a neat epigram a notorious difference
In the world's treatment of the sexes
“To say,” she observes, “that every,
body Is talking about a young man
lo an eulogy; hut to say that every,
body Is talking about a young woniai
is an elegy.”
Ants will carry loads 40 or 50 times
as heavy as themselves. The beetle
can move a weight lit! times Ids own
weight. The house fly gives 600 strokes
of Its wings In one second, and this
enables It to go a distance of 35 feet.
A Marathon Julep, says the Birming
'.bam Age-Herald, Is one that is pulled
•whole through a straw without taking
ibreath.
Cadets at the United Service college
tat Windsor, England, are taugnt th>
^principles of aeronautics.
THE WRITER SEES NO CLOUD
Striking Article In North American
Review That Is Attracting Wide
Attention.
The attention of business and pro
fessional men in all portions of the
country has been attracted lo a strik
ingly strong article by Col. George
Harvey in the September Issue of the
North American Review in which the
writer takes a view of the greatest
hopefulness for the future of America
and Americans. The article is en
titled "A Plea for the Conservation of
Common Sense," and It Is meeting
with the cordial approval of business
men of all shades of political opinion
throughout the entire country. In
part, Colonel Harvey says:
“Unquestionably a spirit of unrest
dominates the land. But, if it be
true that fundamentally the condition
of the country is sound, must we
necessarily succumb to despondency,
abandon effort looking to retrieval
and cringe like cravens before clouds
that only threaten? Rather ought
we not to analyze conditions, search
for causes, find the root of the dis
tress, which even now exists only in
men's minds, and then, after the
American fashion, apply such rem
edies us seems most likely to produce
beneficent results?
Capital and Labor Not Antagonistic.
"The Link that connects labor with
capital is not broken but we may not
deny that It is less cohesive than it
Bliould be or than conditions war
rant. Financially, the country Is
stronger than ever before In Its his
tory. Recovery from a panic so
severe as that of three years ago was
never before so prompt and compara
tively complete. The masses are
practically free from debt. Money la
held by the banks In abundance and
rates are low.
rvuyt iiicii, UW3 capital pauac
upon the threshold of Investment?
The answer, we believe, to be plain.
It awaits adjustment of the relations
of government to business. * * * The
sole problem consists of determining
how government can maintain an
even balance between aggregations
of Interests, on the one hand, and the
whole people, on the other, protect
ing the latter aguinst extortion and
saving the former from mad assaults.
"The solution is not easy to find
for the simple reason that the situ
ation is without precedent. Hut Is
not progress being made along sane
and cautious lines? • * *
Conserve Common Sense.
"Is not the present, as we have
seen, exceptionally secure? What,
then, of preparations for the future?
Patriotism is the basis of our insti
tutions. And patriotism In the minds
of our youth is no longer linked solely
with fireworks and deeds of daring. It
is taught in our schools. A new
course has been added—-a course in
loyalty. Methodically, our children
learn how to vote, how to conduct
primaries, conventions and elections,
how to discriminate between qualifica
tions of candidates and, finally, how
to govern as well as serve. They are
taught to despise bribery and all
forms of corruption and fraud as
treason. Their creed, which they are
made to know by heart, Is not com
plex. It is simple, but comprehen
sive, no less beautiful In diction than
lofty In aspiration. These are the
pledges which are graven upon their
memories:
"As it Is cowardly for a soldier to
run away from battle, so it Is coward
ly for any citizen not to contribute
his share to the well-being of his
country. America is my own dear
land; she nourishes me, and I will
love her and do my duty to her,
whose child, servant and civil soldier
I am.
"As the health and happiness of
my body depend upon each ntusclo
and nerve and drop of blood doing
Its work in its place, so the health
and happiness of my country depend
upon each citizen doing his work in
his place.
"These young citizens are our
hostages to fortune. Can we not
safely assume that the principles ani
mating their lives augur well for the
permanency of the Republic? When
before have the foundation stones
of continuance been laid with such
care and promise of durability?
"The future, then, is bright. And
the present? Dut one thing is need
ful. No present movement is more
laudable than that which looks to
conservation of natural resources.
But let us never forget that the great
est Inherent resource of the Amer
ican people is Common Sense. Let '
that be conserved and applied with
out cessation, and soon it will be
found that all the ills of which we
complain but know not of are only
such as attend upon the growing
pains of a great and blessed country.
He Knows the Game.
According to the Metropolitan Meg
azine, Fire Chief John Conway of Jer
sey City, has solved the baseball ex
cuse question by the posting of the
following printed notice on his desk
at fire headquarters:
“All requests for leave of absence
owing to grandmothers’ funerals, lame
back, house cleaning, moving, sore
throat, headache, brainstorm, cousins'
wedding, general Indisposition, etc.,
must be handed to the chief not later
than t**n o’clock on the morning of the
game.’’
BIDS ARE RECEIVED
FOR INDIAN LANDS
Sale Includes 5,000 Acres of
Rich Leased Tracts in Thurs
ton County.
Winnebago, Neb., Sept. 20.—Many
bids on the Indian lands have already
reached Superintendent A. II. Kneale,
of the Omaha and Winnebago agen
cies and the prospects favor a sharp
er competition this year than ever be
fore. One element that murks this
sale of lands is the number of farm
ers who are bidding and are talking of
bidding on these lands, thus Insuring
the actual settlement of many of the
bidders who are successful. Superin
tendent Kneale cannot prevent specu
lators Irorn bidding or from getting tho
land if they bid the highest, but he
would much rather sell this land to
actual settlers who will make their
home permanently on the reservation.
The land sale will include about 6,000
acres of the choice lands of Thurs
ton county. Some of it is leased for
two yearn, but on most of it the leases
expire March 1, 1911. The bids will be
received at the Winnebago agency up
to noon on October 10, 1910.
Most of this land Is inherited land
and the Indian office has carefully de
termined the heirs to these lands and
the consent of every heir has been se
cured to the sale of the land. In the
near future It Is the plan of the In
dian office to sell or partition every
Piece of inherited land on the reserva
tion. Where it can be equally di
vided among the heirs, tilts will be
done; where equitable division cannot
be brought about, the land will be sold
and the proceeds divided among the
heirs.
Corn Crop a Bumper.
Thurston county shows the best crop
of corn In its history this year. In fact,
along with other counties of northeast
ern Nebraska, it shows the banner corn
crop of the state. Not for a single day
during the growing season did the corn
suffer from lack of moisture. When
southern and central Nebraska and
western Iowa were parching with the
heat and drought this part of Nebras
ka was blessed with frequent rains.
(The result la a bumper corn crop. Al
ready the corn is ripening. Thousands
of acres of corn in this county Is al
ready out of danger from frost, and a
few days more will make safe the re
mainder of the fields.
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4 BOY FALLS 85 FEET AND 4
4 NO BONES ARE BROKEN 4
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4 Spaulding, Neb., Sept. 20. 4
4 Don Cameron, a 16-year-old boy, 4
4 climbed to the spire of the 4
4 Methodist church with some 4
4 companions, missed his footing 4
4 at the very top and fell to the 4
4 basement, a distance of 86 feet, 4
4 without serious results. In his 4
4 descent he struck a 2x6 rafter, 4
4 breaking it square in two. Aft- 4
4 er his full, he arose and walked 4
4 out of the church, where he 4
4 fainted. Upon his revival in a 4
4 few moments, he walked to a 4
4 doctor’s office, where an exam- 4
4 ination showed that no bones 4
4 were broken. There was no evl- 4
4 dence of internal injuries, and 4
4 with the exception of a small 4
4 bruise on Ills forehead, he had 4
4 not suffered from the fall. 4
GOVERNOR RETIRES
TO FAVORDAHLMAN
Writes Letter Admitting Defeat
and Pledging Support to
Democratic Ticket.
I.incoln, Neb., Sept. 20.—Governor
Shallenberger has stepped aside in
favor of Mayor "Jim" Dahlman. He
has decided to proceed no further with
the recount of the votes cast at the
primary election, and is now ready to
aid the democratic party in this state
in whatever way he can. I.ast evening
ho wrote a letter to J. C. Byrnes,
chairman of the state central com
mittee, at Columbus. In part it says:
“Dear sir: Since the recount asked
by mo in certain counties has shown
that Mayor Dahlman has been chosen
as the nominee of the democratic party
in Nebraska tor governor, under the
primary law of the state, I write to
inform you that in conformity with
my statement made at the time the
recount was asked for. I shall proceed
no further in tire matter and am ready
to do all that I can for the success of
the democratic ticket and the good of
the party in the future.
“While a recount of the 40 counties
asked for by Mr. Dahlman might have
given me the nomination, the time is
too short and a longer delay can but
result in injury to our party and to
the benefit of our opponents.
"This is going to be a democratic
year, and I want to see Nebraska line
up with the national, and ! shall do
what I can for you and the organiza
tion which you command, to win a
sweeping victory."
BLINDNESS CAUSES SUICIDE.
I.incoln, Nob., Sept. 20.—Because he
had been blind for seven years, Edgar
A. Tullis ended his life by sending a
bullet into his heart at the home of
Ills parents, on North Twenty-eighth
street yesterday. He was 32 years old
and had been married. He had been
separated from his wife for several
months.
WOMEN WORK FOR BOOKS.
Winside, Nob.. Sept. 20.—The Win
side Woman's club will gather a cut
load of old paper, the proceeds of
which will be used to buy more books
for the public library.
STATUE OF GOETHE.
Berlin. Sept. 20.—The International
Jury chosen by the German societies
of Chicago to select a design for the
Goethe memorial to be erected in Lin
coln park in that city today, decided
on the design submitted by Professor
Hermann Hahn.
VETERAN OF MANILA BAY
IS SUMMONED BY DEATH
El Paso. Tex., Sept. 20.—Frank Ber
taln, who was voted a medal by con
gress for heroism at the buttle of Ma
nila bay. died here yesterday. He was
a member of the crew of Admiral
Dewey's flagship Olympia, and when
the Spanish flagship was sinking car
ried a line aboard her, saving neat ly
200 lives. Several European countries
awarded him medals for bravery.
OF WHAT CHURCH IS
W.J.BRYAN PASTOR
Iowa School Authorities Are
Anxious to Settle His Status
as Preacher.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 19.—Has Will
iam Jennings Bryan, In addition to
being the champion orator of tht
world, champion winner In presiden
|tlal races, farmer, lawyer and states
'rr.an, ever been a pastor of a church 1
This Is the question asked by J. B,
Dalby, of Lacona, la,. In a letter
written to Chief Malone, and received
today. Mr. Dalby is represented as
being Identified with the "Knights of
the Kingdom.”
"Will you kindly Inform me," writes
Mr. Dalby, "of the denomination to
^hlch Colonel William J. Bryan be
longs. and of what church he has been
the pastor?
"These questions have been requested
by the school authorities and I am un
able to learn this elsewhere. If you
will kindly Inform me of these Items
with enclosed stamp I will consider it
a courtesy.”
He will be referred to Falrvlew. This
Is an additional honor thrust upon Mr.
Bryan, the last previous one recorded
paving been the assurance that he be
gan his career on the stage as an actor
PRISON SENTENCE LOOSENS
TONGUE OF DEAF MUTE
Lincoln. Neb., Sept. 19.—J. M. Fry,
claiming Benkleman, Neb., as his home,
was arrested here while circulating a
paper which stated that he was deaf
and dumb, the result of a severe attack
pf typhoid fever. When lodged in Jail
he found his tongue, and berated Pa
trolman E. M. Dlllow for taking him In
charge. He was fined $25 and costs
upon a charge of disorderly conduct.
The subscription papers which he
carried showed that he had received
renerous treatment from many Nebras
ka people.
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FIANCEE OBJECTS TO 4
f NAME OF RUBBERNECK 4
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4 Omaha, Neb., Sept. 19.—Not 4
4 entirely satisfied with his name 4
4 and objecting to it principally 4
4 because the young woman to 4
4 whom he Is engaged has declared 4
4 that they can never wed unless 4
4 it Is changed John Rubberneck 4
4 has applied B the court to have 4
4 It decreed that henceforth he 4
4 shall be known as John R. Neck. 4
4 Rubberneck Is a prosperous 4
4 business man In the city, a part- 4
4 ner of a brother, Rufus, who 4
+ had his name changed from Rub- 4
4 bemeck to Runeck. 4
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DIXON COUNTY JUDGE RESIGNS
Ponca, Neb., Sept. 19.—County Judge
fred W. Brown resigned to re-enter the
,+ctlve practice of his profession. For
mer Judge F. D. Fales was appointed to
fill the vacancy by the board of super
visors.
' The county board of health was or
ganized with County Physician Dr. G.
A. Young, of Ponca, as chairman.
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DAHLMAN MAINTAINS
LEAD OVER GOVERNOR
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 19.—The recount
of the democratic vote for governor in
Douglas county at the recent primaries
was completed this afternoon, giving
Governor Shallenberger a net gain of
83, hut still leaving Mayor Dahlman
a majority of over 200. After the re
count was completed representatives
of Governor Shallenberger served a
formal demand on the canvassing
board that about 800 votes be thrown
out on account of alleged irregulari
ties.
It is not yet announced whether or
not Governor Shallenberger will appeal
to the courts in his efforts to prevent
Mayor Dahlman being declared the
nominee of the party.
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4 BRYAN QUITS WORRY 4
4 AND GOES HUNTING 4
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4 Lincoln, Neb., Sep. 19.—W. J. 4
4 Bryan is not worrying about the 4
4 political situation in Nebraska 4
4 these days. Last evening, ac- 4
4 eompanied by his brother, C. W. 4
4 Bryan, ho went to Shickley on a 4
4 hunting trip. The duck season 4
4 in this state opened yesterday. 4
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OMAHA STOCK YARDS
CAM RAISE RATES
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 19.—The Ne
braska state railway commission to
day entered an order permitting the
Union stock yards of South Omaha to
Increase rates 100 per cent. The rail
roads of the state are ordered to ab
sorb these additional charges or show
cause on or before October 24, why
they should not do so.
DIVINITY STUDENT IS
SIVEN UP TO POLICE
Karl M. Bickel, Accused of Mur
der, Surrendered to the
Authorities.
Kansas City, Sept. 19.—Karl M.
Bickel, the divinity student, for whom
a warrant was Issued recently by the
authorities of Johnson county, Kan
sas, in connection with the death of
Miss Francis Peters, of this city, was
arrested here today.
Bickel was surrendered to the po
lice by his attorney, who notified the
officials to come to his office and get
the young man. Bickel was imme
diately turned over to an officer from
Johnson county, Ivansas, who started
for Olathe with the prisoner. The
funeral of Miss Peters was held here
today.
WHOLE FAMILY VICTIMS
OF A BRUTAL ASSAUL'I
Newkirk, Okla., Sept. 19.—After leav
ing her father, Taylor Shephard, and
her uncle, J. W. Shephard, unconscious
in ahother room, an unidentified man
entered the Shepherd home here last
night, went to the bedroom of Taylor
Shephards' 13-year-old daughter and
attacked the girl. The assailant es
caped. A vigilance committee has
been organized to search the town. Trio
men are probably fatally injured. Tne
girl will recover.
BROTHER ACCUSED OF
MURDER BUYS SHAFT
FOR ALLEGED VICTIM
William Flege Says It May
Strike Terror to Conscience
of Guilty One.
Wayne, Neb., Sept. 16.—William
Flege, charged with the murder of his
sister, has ordered a costly monument
to be erected at her grave on which
will be engraved a likeness of the dead
girl. Flege says the real murderer ot
his sister may some time visit the cem
etery and there, seeing the image of
the girl he or she cruelly murdered,
may be so struck with terror or so
conscience stricken as to confess the
crime.
There are few developments in the
mysterious case of the murder of
Louise Flege, for which her brother
is held under heavy bonds pending
his trial, which is expected to be held
at Ponca In December. Evidently act
ing under Instructions from his at
torneys, William Flege Is saying noth
ing, but going about his accustomed
work on the farm where the tragedy
occurred, his only significant act be
ing the arrangement for the purchase
of the monument which is to be placed
above her untimely grave.
In the quiet and undemonstrative
German neighborhood where he lives
there is no change in the attitude of
friends toward him, except it be the
additional tone of sadness which finds
place In the greetings since the ex
citement over the discovery of the body
of Louise Flege In the yard on the eve
ning of June 30.
The case will be warmly contested
on both sides, the county attorney be
ing sure of his ground and Flege’s at
torneys also being prepared to put up
a strong case to free their client.
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TELEPHONE HEARING
GOES TO REFEREE
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 16.—After listen
ing to argument on a motion to mod
ify its recent temporary restraining or
der so as to permit the Bell or Ne
braska Telephone company to connect
with Nebraska City, Plattsmouth and
Paplllion Telephone companies, the su
preme court has withheld Its ruling
on the motion and announced that the
main case would be given to a refree
for the taking of testimony.
If the parties to the Injunction can
not agree on a referee within one
week the court Is to appoint one.
The suit was instituted by Attorney
General Thompson under the Junkin
act and anti-trust law of Nebraska,
It seeks to prevent the Bell company
from purchasing or connecting with in
dependent companies In Otoe, Sarpy
and Cass counties.
BANKER DRIVES SCHOONER
ACROSS THE CONTINENT
Omaha, Neb., SepL 16.—Albert W.
Harris, of Chicago, a wealthy banker,
passed through Omaha yesterday, driv
ing a prairie schooner on his way from
Los Angeles, Cal., to his home, where
he expects to arrive about October 1.
Mr. Harris started from Los Angeles
on May 16 and has driven his team
nearly 2,60# miles.
Years ago, while crossing the plains
in a Pullman car, Mr. Harris promised
himself that some day he would make
the trip In a wagon. The opportunity
arose this year, and on May 15 the
start was made.
An ordinary prairie schooner, drawn
by "cayuses" and followed by an ex
tra horse, composed the outfit. With
Mr. Harris on the start from Los An
geles were three companions, one of
whom was C. W. Bradley, of Rockford,
111., who deserted weeks ago, however’.
In crossing the deserts and moun
tains no road was followed, the party
striking boldly across the southern
Utah desert with a barrel of water
strapped to each side of the wagon,
Mr. Harris cooked all the meals.
LINCOLN DAILY STAR
IS SOLD BY THOMPSON
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 16.—Herbert E.
Gooch and L. B. Tobin, Lincoln busi
ness men, the former owner of a line
of grain brokerage offices in Nebraska,
have bought a controlling interest in
the Lincoln Evening Star from David
E Thompson, former ambassador to
Mexico and founder of the paper. The
new owners have been engaged in flour
milling in addition to an extensive
brokerage business. Mr. Tobin, who is
to succeed Colonel C. B. Edgar as edi
tor, has a knowledge of newspapei
work through his connection with tin
Associated Press for a number of years
Politically the paper will be indepen
dent. The change will take effect im
mediately.
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DEPENDENT OF COUNTY
TAKES TRIP ABROAD
Lyons, Neb., Sept. 16—Rev. Ludwig
Salfeldt leaves Lyons today for Pen
der, and thence to Germany, Ills na
tive place. He is an aged man with
an unusual command of language, be
ing able to read and talk in seven
different languages, it is said, includ
ing Japanese. Yet for 26 years past
he has been a more or less dependent
on the county funds of Cuming coun
ty, having first come to the poor house
whe.n Charles Froy, now of Pender, was
keeper of the poor farm 25 years ago.
For about seven years last past he
has made his home with John Froy, of
Lyons, until now in his old age he de
sires to return to his native place
where he has a brother and other rela
tives living. The Burt county poor
funds and a subscription among
friends in Cuming county furnished
the necessary means of gratifying his
desire.
NEBRASKA CORN WILL
YIELD 170,000,000 BUSHELS
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 16.—According
to Deputy Labor Commissioner Mau
pin, Nebraska will produco approxi
mately 170,000,000 bushels of corn this
year. This is 25,000,000 bushels less
than last year's crop. These figures
are based on advance reports he has
received from all sections of the state.
He says the best corn yield will be
In North Platte territory, and espec
ially In the northwestern part of the
state.
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PASTOR HOLDS PARSONAGE
UNTIL SALARY IS PAID
Ponca, Neb., Sept. 16.—Rev. A. W.
Ahrants. pastor of the Methodist
church here, has notified his congre
gation through the press that he will
not vacate the parsonage to his suc
cessor until his salary, part of which
he says is still due him, is paid in
fulL _
WATERWAY MEETING.
St. Louis, Sept. 16.—The next con
vention of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep
Waterways association will be held
here November 25 and 26, according
BACKER OF OR. COOK
IS HUNTING RECORDS
John R. Bradley, m the Frozen
North, on Mission of
Corroboration,
Copenhagen, Sept. ill.—The Danish
steamer Hans Egede arrived hero today
with the ne.ws that John R. Bradley,
the financial backer of Dr. Frederick
A. Cook's north polar expedition, was
on his way to Etah to secure the much
talked of records and Instruments
which Cook has said he left at that
Eskimo settlement northeast of Green
land. The captain of the steamer
thinks that Cook is with Bradley, but
gives no particular reason for this be
lief.
The Hans Egede, which is the vessel
on which *he explorer traveled to
civilization, fell in with a yacht at
Godhaven, a Danish settlement on the
south coast of Disco island, Greenland,
and in the course of exchanges between
the masters learned that Bradley was
aboard the other craft.
The polar hunt promoter admitted
his identity and explained that he was
bound for Etah to recover whatever
had been left there by Dr. Cook. Ha
refused, however, to either deny or con
firm the report that he was accom
panied by the explorer.
The government vessel also brings
the information that two missionaries
who are working among the Eskimos
who accompanied Cook on his expedi
tion say that these Eskimos insist that
the doctor reached the north pole, as
he claims, prior to its discovery by
Commander Peary
BRAVE SAILOR HAILED
AS A HERO IN NAVY
Gunner’s Mate on the Iowa Al
most Drowned Trying to
Save His Friend.
Washington, Sept. 19.—Cool :ourage
nnd strong nerves were exhibited by
Emil Falk, a gunner’s mate on the bat
tleship Iowa. September 1, when lie
blunged overboard between the siell
hull of the battleship and a lighter
alongside from which she was coaling
in the effort to save the life of a ship
mate, James E. Stanley
The Iowa was lying off Annapolis,
Md., at the time and Stanley, falling
from the forecastle of the ship, wat
stunned by striking the tighter and,
slipping between the two vessels, wag
frowned. Falk dived several times to
see if the body could have come up
under the lighter. This act, Acting
Becretary Nicholson declared, wag
fraught with the greatest danger, due
pot only to the probability of being
(■rushed between the hulls, but also td
the probability of drowning by being
caught underneath tho lighter.
In acknowledgement of his bravery,
the navk department has officially com
mended in the highest terms tho con
duct of Falk, who is a resident of Mill
town, N. J.
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
SPREADING WIDELY
Siberia Now Threatened With
the Plague Which Started in
European Russia.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 19.—The chol
era epidemic, which, originating in
southern Russia, lias claimed already
upwards of 100.000 victims, is stretch
ing its way across Asiatic Russia and
today was officially declared to threat
en the province of Amur , in south- ‘
eastern Siberia and separated by the
Amur river from Manchuria.
The reports now in possession of the
sanitary bureau show a total for the
season of 182,327 cases with 81,till
deaths. These include the early return!)
for the week ending September 1(1 and
tlie revised figures for the preceding
week. Complete reports for the week
of September 4-10. inclusive, are lack
ing, but the totals for seven days at
hand are 7,559 cases with 3,557 deaths.
Tlie totals for the preceding week ar»
13.330 cases with 6,187 deaths.
Yesterday there were 54 new cases
and 19 cases in the city of St. Peters
burg. This brings the total in the
capital up to 3,750 cases, with 1,318
deaths. The totals In the aggregate
show a falling off of cases and deaths.
STEVE ELKINS AFTER
TITLE OF A PRINCE
West Virginia Senator Wanted
Noble Rank Conferred Upon
Him by King of Italy.
London, Sept. 19. — The London ^
(Chronicle prints the following from
its Milan correspondent:
“King Victor Emanuel was willing t®*
bestow on Gatherine Elkina the rank
of royal princess, excluding a morgan*
atic character of marriage to the Duk*
of the Abruzzi as not worthy of his
cousin’s wife: but he could not giv®
princely privileges to Miss Elkins’s
parents, which had been demanded dJ
a condition by Senator Elkina before
he would consent to the marriage.
“Since agreement on this point could
not be reached, the negotiations were
dropped a second time.”
SAILOR LOSES LIFE.
Algiers,Sep. 19.—Second Officer Fin*
nell, of the steamer Swasi, was swept
overboard and lost during a fierce gal*
on September 4. The Swasi, in com
mand of Captain Abbey, sailed fro;r
New York on August 31 for Marseille**
and other ports.
TUBERCULOSIS MEETING
TO BE HELD IN ROME
Washington, Sept. 19.—Official an
nouncement that the seventh Interna
tional CongTess on Tuberculosis will bo
held In Rome. Italy, September 24 to
30, 1911, was made today from the
headquarters of the National Associa
tion for the Study and Prevention of
Tuberculosis. The congress, whldb
meets every three years, was held to
Washington In 1908.