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(fNEUl, NEBRASKA
Japan, which has Just suffered a
flood by which 30,000 houses In Tokyo
alone have been submerged, Is pe
culiarly the victim of elemental force*.
The country contains 51 active vol
canoes and has an average of ubout
600 earthquake shocks yearly. As for
fires. It used to be estimated that a
city like Osaka was rebuilt once In 10
years owing to this cause alone. It li
ho uncommon thing for three or four
acres of the lath and pluster houses
to be wiped out In an hour or two
pfter the overturning of a kerosene
(amp. A sturdier style of building und
h more efficient lire brigade has made
Insurance In Japan possible, but floods
Bind earthquakes still take a heavy toll
bf life and property.
James Doughty, England’s oldest
clown, still before the public, cele
Brates his ninety-second birthday to
jay by a benefit performance with his
clever troupe of trained dogs on West
Pier, Brighton. He made hlB first ap
pearance as a clown at Davenport
theater In 1835 and performed at Drury
pane for the first timo In 18-19, in the
pantomime "Queen Bess." It Is 35
^ears ago since he started giving his
intertalnments with his dogs at Brigh
ton and he has many times appeared
Before royalty. Last month Mr.
Doughty was the recipient of a dona
tion of £3 from tho king, to whom he
cad written mentioning his great age.
Mrs. Arnold Lawson, daughterinlaw
Bf Thomas Lawson, financier, has be
pome a confirmed dog fancier. She has
taken to the animals and has bought
peveral fancy priced dogs with which
phe means to make a try for prizes In
the Boston dog show this winter. Mrs.
Lawson has been Interested In dogs,
put not until this year has she been
Bo interested that she was ready to
Bpend thousands of dollars to gratify
per Interest. She Is devoting her In
Merest chiefly to French bulldogs, and
Bhe thinks that she may even take
tnore blue ribbons this winter than her
iathertnlaw.
A magnificent new soil food for vine*
has been discovered In tho waste ma
terial which Is thrown out by the Iron
Works In the Midlands and Wales.
This Is tho basic sing, huge mounds of
which surround most Iron works and
which has hitherto been regarded nH
waste. Largo cargoes of the basic slag,
for which good prices are obtained, are
being shipped to the south of France,
Italy, Spain and other vine growing
countries, and an Important Industry
Is said to bo rapidly developing at
Ellesmere port In Cheshire.
According to the Vienna Neue Presse,
General Colmar von der Goltz Is about
to retire from the Gorman army on full
pension, which means with the empe
ror’s approbation, In order to enter defi
nitely the Turkish military service,
which he reorganized In the years 1883
J896 for Abdul Hamid II., who recog
nized his efficient work, seen in tho
brief Graeco-Turkish war. by making
him a marshal of tho Ottoman army.
This news Item Is of importance as
throwing light on the state of Euro
pean policies In the near east.
Old time Inhabitants of England had
■t decidedly sweeter tooth than most
knoderns have. In Tudor days It was
the general practice to pour honey over
the meat and honey or sugar was used
In so many dishes (to say nothing of
being mingled with the wine) that It Is
on record that the teeth of most people
wero black In consequence. Most of
the old dishes would be too rich to
day. for oysters were stewed In wine,
pigeons stuffed with gooseberries,
grapes boiled In butter and mutton
was stuffed with oysters.
The ordeal by battle Introduced Into
England by William the Conqueror died
out of usage In Elizabeth's time. But It
{till remained the law of the land until
818, when It got repealed after being
resorted to by one Thornton. He had
deceived and murdered a beautiful girl
named Ashford, and, claiming his right
to wager of battle, tho court of queen’s
bench was obliged to allow It. The
girl’s brother, when he was challenged,
refused to fight. The murderer was
forthwith discharged.
There are 85 cotton mills in Greece,
•quipped with 99,800 spindles nnd 1,211
looms, and representing a capital of
13,800,000. Employment Is given to
about 5,000 hands. The total annual
product Is valued nt 82,088,000. Cotton
Is imported Into Greece annually to tho
amount of 8,000 to 10,000 bales, ns fol
lows: American of good middling
runllty, 2,500 bales; Turkish, 6,000 to
,000; Egyptian, 500 bales.
There are seven London companies
furnishing gas, nnd the charges vary
from 49 cents a thousand cubic feet lo
89 cents, the Illuminating eandlepower
being from 14.8600 to 16.9200. There Is
a discount allowed by most of the com
panies from 2H to 5 per cent to large
consumers. 10 to 20 per cent for power
and 10 to 25 per cent for gas engines.
The sardine Industry gives employ -
mont In the Spanish port of Vigo, to
23,000 people, of whom S.000 are wo
men. The wages of the men range from
80 cents to 81 a day, and of the women
from 25 to 35 cents. The value of pre
served sardines exported last year was
82,203,500.
Speaking of the announcement by
scientists that people may become en
ergetic by eating raisins, the Chicago
Record-Herald pats in the comment
that the trouble Is .that most of the
energy produced by eating raisins has
to be expended in removing the seeds.
Duralumin, a new patented alloy of
aluminum, discovered by Mr. Weeks,
chemist at Maxim's works. Is said to
be as strong ns steel and almost as
light as aluminum. New works at
Birmingham will manufacture It
Duralumin may be a help in aviation!
An Interesting and apparently suc
cessful experiment has been made in
Thessaly In the cultivation of Egyptian
cotton, with modern machinery and
under the direction of an expert from
Egypt.
Between Hungary and the United
States a parcels post convention went
Into effect July 1. 1910. Parcels up to
11 pounds In weight may be sent.
A New York man was sentenced to
four years in the penitentiary the eth
er day for stealing a 5-eent hand
mirror.
Philadelphia has the largest percent
age of improved streets of any of the
largest six cities In the United States.
Manchester has just received a cargo
Df-thick liquid sugar from Cuba. The
shipment was conveyed In a tank ship.
The Syrian mission press at Beirut
prints the blblp In Arabic for W.000,000
of people who speak that tongue.
Seven companies supply London with
gas and the prices vary from 49 to 69
(Cents for 1,000 feet.
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NEBRASKA GUARDS
ARE COURTMARTIALED
Forty Members Are Charged
With Unauthorized Absence
and Disobedience.
Lincoln, Neb., Oet. 17. John C. Hart
Igan, adjutant general, has prepared
charges against more than two score
’members of the Nebraska National
guard to bo preferred at a general
•court martial in Lincoln. November 15.
’This will be the first general court mar
tial ever held in this state for the trial
"of Nebraska National guardsmen and
tho event is looked forward to with
great interest bv members of the or
ga nlzation.
The majority of the accused are
charged with absence without leave and
with disobedience of orders. Thus far
only two are charged with desertion,
one of these also being charged with
the unlawful taking of government
property.
Most of the offenses alleged to have
been committed against the military'
code of the state are said to have been
committed at Fort Riley, Kan., or just
prior to the departure of the guard to
that place several weeks ago. Tho
guard went to Fort Riley to participate
In military maneuvers in which'both
regular soldiers and guardsmen from
western states took part.
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GIRL DRINKS ACID
WITH SUICIDAL INTENT
< -roighton. Neb., Oct. 17. — Edna
•Smith, aged 16 years, daughter of Hen
|ry Smith, living five miles southwest
of here, drank carbolic acid this morn
ing with suicidal Intent. The cause of
the act Is unknown. Prompt medical
aid saved her life.
SMOKE FROM*CAI\IADA
PENETRATES NEBRASKA
Norfolk, Neb., Oct. 17.—Forest fire
smoke from the Canadian and Minne
sota fires hangs over northern Ne
braska and southern South Dakota to
day, There is a strong odor to the
■moke, which Is a thick haze.
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BOOSTERS AT CREIGHTON.
Creighton, Neb., Oet. 17.—The boos
ters of the Lincoln Commercial club
arrived here lust evening at 7:45 and
spent the night In the city. They were
(guests of honor at a grand ball given
at the Oreen theater.
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CREIGHTON LOSES CITIZEN.
Creighton, Neb.. Oet. 17.—Mrs. Ed
Ilreece, one of Creighton's early set
tlers, died at her home In this city yes
terday after a lingering illness.
RAILROAD EMPLOYES IN
FIGHT AGAINST RATE CUT
Springfield, Mo.. Oct. 17.—When the
state railroad and warehouse commis
sioners meet at Jefferson City next
Tuesday to consider the reduction of
railroad freight rates In Missouri the
railroads will present n petition signed
hy GG.OOO persons protesting against tho
proposed action.
Tt Is said a majority of the employes
of all the railroads operating In the
state signed the petition. The petition
states that a reduction of rates will
cause the railroads to adopt a policy of
retrenchment that will deprive many
shopmen and trainmen of employment.
The petition was signed by 11,000 busi
ness men In the various cities of the
state.
LIGHTNING FLASH IS
NOT GOOD TESTIMONY
It Revealed a Wife Spooning
With Another Man, but Court
Disregards It.
St. IvOuls, Oct. 17. — After hearing
testimony that a love seene revealed
by flashes of lightning formed the
basis of Henry M. Kahn's suit for di
vorce against Hattls Kahn. Judge
Withrow refused to grant a decree and
ordered that the ease be dismissed.
Mrs. Kahn indlgnnntly denied that It
was she who was revealed by the light
ning flash and ns emphatically declared
that she never called her husband a
"rum-dum."
“X don't know what the word means
and I can't even find It In the diction
ary," she said. Neighbors testified to
Mrs. Kahn's good character.
Kahn alleged that his wife associated
with other men and received flowers
from persons unknown to him. Two
witnesses told of seeing spooning on
the back porch of the Kahn home, then
at 4419 Furlln ave.
David Williams, of 4427 Kossuth ave.,
who said he could see what occurred
at the Kahn home from his porch, tes
tified that one night, by lightning flash
es, he saw a couple on the Kahn back
porch kissing and caressing. He was
asked If the woman was Mrs. Kahn
and said he could not tell.
UUA5I Uh tIMuLAIMU IS
STREWN WITH WRECKAGE
London, Oct. 17.—The English coast
is strewn with wreckage as a result oi
a storm that has continued for two
days. Tho casualty list as already re
ported Is a long one. This morning the
bodies of five seamen from the coast
ing steamer Cranford were picked up
oft Hartlepool. It Is believed the ves
sel which carried a crew of 20. foun
dered and the men were attempting to
reach shore in a small boat when they
were lost.
Some of tho wreckage coming ashore
indicates that a sailing ship met a like
fate. Life boats from many points
were out all last night and in some in
stances effected rescues. In other
eases they were unable to reach dis
tressed crafts.
MEETING IS ENDED.
Boston. Oct. 17. — The Centennial
celebration of the founding of tha
American board of commissioners for
foreign missions ended today, when a
dozen or more missionaries detailed the
board's achievements in foreign tlelds.
GRAHAME WHITE FLIES
AT NATIONAL CAPITAL
Washington, Oct. .17. — Claude Gra
hame-White, the English aviator, to-*
day flew from Bennings race track, a
distance of over three miles, and made
a successful landing in Executive ave
nue, between the White House and thd
state, war and navy building.
Tlie flight was made for the pur
pose of paying respects to General Al
pen, c hief signal officer *of the navy.
OMAHA CHIEF MUST
DEFEND HIS ACTS
forced to Tell Court Why He
Failed to Enforce the Day
light Closing Law.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 11.—John J. Don
ihue, chief of the Omaha police, must
stand trial on the charge of dereliction
of duty. The supreme court has over
ruled the motion to quash the Infor
mation Hied against him by Attorney
General Thompson at the direction of
Governor Shallenberger.
In the complaint It Is charged that
the Omaha official has wilfully failed
to enforce the laws which It Is his
July to enforce. It is alleged that the
;hlcf of polloe has not made It a part
>f his duty to see to the enforcement
)f the daylight saloon law and the ar
linance against disorderly houses.
It Is probable that a referee will ha
ippointed to take testimony In tha
sase and report the facts to the su
preme court.
TAYLOR WILL HANG FOR
KILLING PEARL TAYLOR
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 11.—The supreme
sourt last evening overruled tha
ippeal of Bert M. Taylor, convicted of
nurder, and sentenced him to be
langed in the state penitentiary Oeto
jer 28, three weeks from today. Near
(he town of Mlnden, In 1908, Taylor
issaulted his sistcrinlaw, Pearl Taylor,
ind abused her younger sister. He
ihen set fire to the house and lied.
Pearl Taylor died as a result of the as
lault some days later. Taylor escaped,
[o California and was captured there
leveral months after the commission
Df the crime. He was convicted In the!
Slstrlct court of Kearney county.
SIOUX FALLS GROCER
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 11.—Warren
B, Howe, aged 45 years, died last eve
ning at his home In this city of pneu-l
monla. Ho leaves a wife and child, a
brother, M. B. Howe, of Lake City'
la., and Mrs. A. C. Smith and Mrs.
D. J. Howe, of Cherokee, la., are sis
ters. He had been In the grocery busi
ness hare 21 years.
LEMARS BOY DIES OF
PARALYSIS AT MITCHELL
Mitchell, S. D., Oct. 11.—The first case
it death resulting from Infantile pa
ralysis occurred at Kimball, when the
Ittle son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kee
tan, of LeMars, la., passed away. Be
sause of the prevalence of the disease
in and around LeMars the parents sent
ihelr little boy to his grandmother. The
>arents started from LeMars to see
their boy, and not knowing of his bo
•lous condition, and when they reached
Kimball found him dead.
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I BUTCHERS ARE PROSECUTED
FOR ADULTERATING SAUSAGE
Vermillion, S. D., Oct. 11.—Fure Food
Commissioner Cook has just taken the
initial steps towards the prosecution of
three butchers In different parts of
the state for selling adulterated saus
age. Buck Brothers, a wholesale pro
duce firm, of Huron, S. D., have been
recommended for prosecution for sell
ing rotten eggs. The case has been
set for Wednesday. October 12, and
will be contested. Word has Just been
received that on complaint of S. J.
Beddow, of Armour, 8. D., a farmer
was fined $10 and costs for sell
ing rotten eggs. The case was
prosecuted by Honorable Robert D.
was prosecuted by Honorable Robert
Walker, state’s attorney of Douglas
county. The small error In the pure
food law In which the little word "no”
was substituted for "any” is not af
fecting the enforcement of the law
with regard to the sale of adulterated
food.
WENTWORTH MAN RECEIVES
EIGHT YEARS FOR MURDER
Wentworth, 8. D., Oct. 11.—Clell
Hawkins, of this place, entered a plea
of guilty In court at Madison for the
killing of Wm. Cook In a saloon fight
here, the crime occurring June IS,
1910. He was given a sentence of
eight years In the penitentiary. The
two men had been drinking together
and the killing was the result of a
drunken quarrel.
BAPTISTS TO HOLD MEETING.
Huron, S. D., Oct. 11.—The Baptists
of South Dakota will meet in Huron
next week, for their annual state con
vention, which will be in session from
Qetober 12 to 16. Many prominent
speakers from out of the state are to
appear on the program, among them
being T. Y. Mullins, of Louisville, Ky.,
president of the Southern Theological
seminary.
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ABERDEEN-PIERRE GRADE NOT
TO BE IRONED THIS YEAR
Aberdeen. S. D„ Oct. 11.—Sdwln R.
Hawley, chairman of the board of
directors of the M. & S. L. road, here
yesterday with Theodore P. Shouts,
W. G. Beard and other officers of the
I pystem, made the statement that his
j company will not start this fall to Iron'
the old Aberdeen-Pierre grade, but
may begin active work In the spring.
WALTERS IS TREASURER
OF GREGORY COUNTY
Fairfax, S. D., Oct. 11.—The board of
Gregory county commissioners, by a
unanimous vote, appointed W. M. Wal
ters county treasurer to All the va
cancy caused by the death of former
! Treasurer Charles J. Brown,
i Walters was deputy In the office up
I to June 1, and Is well qualified for the
| place. He will file his bond and quali
fy today or Monday.
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SIXTEEN HUNDRED MEN
WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS
| Aberdeen, S. D. Oct. 11—According to
, the announcement made at the division
| headquarters, construction work on the
j Hastings & Dakota division of the Mil
waukee railroad Is practically at an end
! until next spring, and within the next
i two weeks the bulk of the men engaged
! In this work will be laid off. This
; means that about 1.600 men who have
j hud steady work since early spring will
I have to hunt other Jobs.
BOY CRUSHED TO DEATH
UNDER LOADED WAGON
Madison, S. D. Oct. 11—The 9-year
; pld son of Chris Berge, living near
j Rutland, this county, fell from a load
' of grain and was run over by tho
) wagon, the wheel passing over his
i stomach. He died three hours later
from internal hemorrhage.
PRISON CONGRESS.
Washington. Oct. 11. — Sir Evelyn
Haggles Bryce, K. C. B., of London,
was elected today as president of the
nfi rnational Prison congress, and
I London was chosen as the place of
j u.eting In 191S
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FORMER NEBRASKAN
IN CRIPPEN TRIAL
William G. McBride Took Pho
tographs of Remains of
Woman Found in Cellar.
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Stella, Neb., Oct. 10.—William Mc
Bride, a former Stella boy. whose
whereabout has for many years been
unknown to his relatives here, has
turned up as the man who took the
official photographs of the remains of
Belie Elmore for the Scotland Yard
detectives in London.
Mr. McBride has written a letter to
his uncle, J. G. McBride, of this town,
in connection witli the settlement of
the Gregg estate here, in which he says
he desJres very much to visit Nebraska
again.
McBride's connection with the notor
ious Crippen case was a very important
one. The photographs which he took
of the remains of the dentist’s mur
dered wife form one of the most val
uable links In the chain of evidence
built up by Scotland Yard. The pic
tures were taken Immediately after
the discovery In the cellar of the
Crippen home In London.
LINCOLN ACCEPTS REPORT
ON CENSUS AS TRUE
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 10.—Lincoln citi
zens are disappointed in the census re
turns, which give the capital city of
Nebraska onily 43,973. Many had ex
pected that the figures would show Lln
coln's population at least 50.000. Some
placed the enumeration as high as 60,
000. It is generally conceded that for
mer enumerations were greatly padded.
Twenty years ago Lincoln’s count was
given as 65,159, and 10 years ago as 40,
169. The Irregularity of the above fig
ures has given rise to much surmise.
The 1910 census Is accepted by resi
dents of this city as being approxi
mately correct.
GAS PRODUCING SHALE
FOUND NEAR FAIRBURY
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 10.—Pending the
conclusion of elaborate tests now being
made at the University of Nebraska,
the professors making the investigation
refuse to comment on the claims of cit
izens of Pairbury, Neb., regarding the
discovery of a gas producing shale six
miles northwest of that city. Some of
the tests have been highly satisfactory,
while those on other specimens have
brought down the average results. The
tests are being made with a great deal
of care.
Some of the specimens which have
been examined show the presence of
gas in large quantities. Some ran as
high as 10,500 cubic feet of gas to the
ton of shale. Analysis of other speci
meis, however, are far below this figure.
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News Briefs of
the Northwest
.
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Des Moines, la.—Homer Fuller, aged
22, killed himself by swallowing car
bolic acid, because of domestic troubles.
Boone, la.—Ed Coleman, a North
western switchman, was crushed be
tween two cars here and his recovery
is doubtful.
Brookings, S. D —Professor C. Willis
has resigned his position with the state
agricultural college to take a position
with ttie Orange Judd Farmer.
Huron. S. D.—Richard D. Smith and
Frank Miner lost their lives near
Hitchcock by typhoid fever contracted
by drinking water from a tank.
Hartley, la.—The business men of
this place have organized a commer
cial club with about 75 members.
George Coleman is president and
Eugene Peck, secretary.
I NORTHYi/EST WEDDINGS j
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Rock Rapids, la.. Oct. 7.—Miss Addle
Penman was married here to W. A.
Lockwood, of Adams, Neb., Rev. J. J.
Bushnell performing the ceremony.
Estherville, la., Oct. 7.—Clem N.
Peterson, of this city, and Mabel *Thor
sen, of Armstrong, la., were married at
Albert Rea, Minn. They will make
Estherville their home.
Ida Grove, la., Oct. 7.—At the court
house Judge Church united In mar
riage Miss Rena Ehrlck and J. W.
Henry, both of Mapleton.
N0RTHWEST POSTMASTERS
Washington, Oct. 10.—Changes In
fourth class postmasters. Iowa, Farra
gut. Fremont county, Susan R. Roberts,
vice A. J. Vaughan, resigned; Repub
lic, Chickasaw county, Wm. E. Tucker,
vice J. W. Price, resigned; Nebraska,
Britt. Cherry county. J. U. Ryschon,
vice J. H. Searly, removed. The First
National bank of Sioux City has made
application to the postmaster .general
that that bank be made a depository
for postal saving funds.
TICKET AGENT IS GIVEN
TITLE TO $50,000 ESTATE
Oskaloosa, la., Oct. 10.—Frank Tout,
day ticket agent at the Iowa Central
local passenger station, will receive the
proceeds of an estate valued at $50,
.100, according to a decree handed down
by Judge W. G. Clements. The case
is Tout vs. Mary Woodin, and lias been
continued in the courts for many years.
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4 MURDERER DECIDES 4
4 TO PLEAD GUILTY 4
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4 Clinton. Ia.. Oct. 10.—Elmer 4
4 T.iston. indicted for murder In 4
4 (lie llrst degree for the sensa- 4
4 tional killing of Miss Mae Ring- 4
4 son. has decided to plead guilty 4
4 and such plea will be entered on 4
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MERCHANT POISONED.
Solomon. Kan.. Oct. 10.—H. Han
non. a merchant § re, died at his home
last night soon after he had taken a
drink of whisky for stomach trouble.
4 LA FOLLETTE SEEMC ON 4
4 THE ROAD TO RECOVERY 4
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4 Rochester, Minn., Oct. 10.— 4
4 Senator La Follette had another 4
1 4 good night and this morning 4
4 was in excellent spirits. He 4
4 has shown continued improve- 4
4 ment since the operation for 4
4 gall stones, and his ultimate re- 4
4 covery is practically assured, 4
4 according to the attending phy- 4
4 sicians. 4
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NEBRASKA FARMER
HANGS TO WINDMILL
Despondent Over Finances Al
though Wealthy With Money
in the Bank.
Creighton, Neb.. Oct. 12.—Jacob
Reiners, aged G4, living 10 miles south
>st of this place, was found at 8 o’clock
Saturday evening hanging by the neck
:o a windmill. He had been dead some
i me. It is thought that he commlt
| I tire act while despondent over some
trivial financial matters. He was well
!<> do, having 160 acres of land, W'ell
itocked, money in the bank and good
improvements on his farm.
Reiners was a bachelor and so far
is known has no relatives In this!
tountry, but has two brothers and one
lister in the old country. He has lived
n America 11 years and was In good
eput" In the community, but was ol
{■■tiring and quiet disposition and
tabits.
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PAKOTA THIEVES MUST
LEAVE NEBRASKA
Lie oln, Neb., Oct. 12.—Governor
I'halienberger has honored a requisi
te’1* from South Dakota for the return
D Louis Nortsworthy and Howard P.
williams from Fremont to I,ead, S. D.,
|u answer to the charge of grand lar
telly. The men are accused of taking
t00 cigars, silver- knives and forks,
{catches, champagne, whisky and other
-lquors, belonging to Nick Puplch, ol
Read.
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SUSPECTED ROBBERS
RESORT TO BATTLE
One Is Captured and a Second
Wounded in Fight With Of
ficers of the Law.
Norfolk, Neb.. Oct. 12.—After a bat
tle in which several shots were ex
changed at close range, one bank rob
ber suspect was landed In Jail and an
other badly wounded here, late last
night. The wounded man, however, es
caped into a corn field and has not
been captured.
The two are believed to have been
members of the gang of five who early
Sunday morning dynamited the vault
of the State bank at Meadow Grove,
a village 20 miles west of Norfolk. The
robbers got no money, being fright
ened away by the town people. They
held up a livery barn boy and stole
a team of horses, escaping In a single
buggy.
BOYS BURIED ALIVE
WHILE DIGGING CAVE
Arapahoe, Neb., Oct. 12.—While dig
ging a cave near here late Saturday
afternoon, two boys, Walter Meyer and
Harold Den, were burled alive when
the banks caved in. A third boy was
caught by the falling dirt, but was
rescued by a companion. Young Meyer
and Den remained buried for 45 min
utes. Life was extinct when their1
bodies were rescued.
BRYAN SPEAKS BEFORE
THE FARMERS’ CONGRESS
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 12.—W. J. Bryan
was the principal speaker before the
Farmers’ National congress Sunday
evening. His well known lecture, “The
Prince of Peace,’’ was heard by a large
audience in the city auditorium.
ASSAILANT OF SCHIFF
IS LANDEDJN PRISON
Her Sanity Will Be Tested by
Physicians, Owing to Attack
on Banker.
New York. Oct. 12.—Anna Vollnsky,
formerly solicitor and collector of sub
criptions for the Montefiore home, who
has been threatening the life of Jacob
H. Schiff, president of the board of
directors of the homo, was committed
by Magistrate Appelton in the Tombs
yesterday to Bellevue hospital for five
days to determine her mental condition.
She was arrested by Detectives Fitz
simmons and Leigh in the office of her
lawyer, Bernard H. Sandler, 257 Broad
way, and was charged with insanity
upon affidavits made by Dr. Siegfried
Wachsmann, chief of staff of the Mon
tefiore home, and Lawyer Abraham
Levy, wiio lind been importuned by the
woman to bring a suit against Mr.
Schiff for alleged defamation of char
acter.
WIFE’S COLD FEET
CAUSE OF DIVORCE
Husband Who Refused to Have
Them on His Back, Is Cruel,
Court Decides.
Logansport, Ind., Oct. 12.—Because
her husband would not let her put hei
cold feet In the middle of Ills back tc
enabel her to get to sleep, the courts
have granted a divorce to Mrs.Margarel
Owens from Robert Owens.
Mrs. Owens said her husband hat!
become so touchy he would almost
crawl out of bed every time she
touched him with her feet and he hat!
not kissed her In three years. Judgt
Lacey held that this was cruelty.
Owens put up the defense that three
years ago after a quarrel, his wife in
formed him that thereafter they woulc
live together only as hired girl and
boarder. Being a married man, he said
he had had scruples about kissing the
hired girl.
OCTOBER C0RN RE PORT
MADE PUBLIC TODAY
Washington, Oct. 12. -The corn crop
was 30.3 per cent of a normal on Oc
tober 1, or at time of harvest, com
pared with 73.8 a year ago and 78.-!
the 10-year average, according to the
crop reporting board of the department
of agriculture, whose October crop re
port was issued at 2:30 o’clock this
afternoon.
In Buenos Ayres eggs cost 5 cents
apiece.
NORFOLK CAPTIVE y
CONFESSES ROBBERY
Is One of Gang Which Tried to
Rifle Bank at Meadow
Grove.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14. — Detective*
Malone has received word that Thomas'
Slaven, one of the suspected bank rob
bers captured in a running fight with
officers at Norfolk, has confessed.
Slaven admitted, according to the in
formation to Malone, that he hud as
sisted in the attempted robbery at
Meadow Grove and of the robbery of a
bank at Oakdale, where a diamond
ring and a revolver were stolen.
Slaven also told who his companions
were at the time the safes of those
banks were cracked. At Meadow1
Grove nothing of value was found by
the cracksmen.
Chief Maione thinks that the arrest
of Slaven and Riley will result in the
capture of robbers who have been
cracking bank safes over the state for
some weeks and have in most eases
obtained rich hauls. Thomas Riley,
wrho was arrested at Seward, Sunday
land who is now in the city Jail, is sus
pected of knowing something about the
robbing of the bunks at Lorton in
Otoe county and Nora in Nuckolls
county. Riley will be taken to Nora
this afternoon to see if any of the citi
zens who had a street battle with the
cracksmen, are able to recognize him.
At Nora and Lorton over $5,000 in
cash was taken.
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BRYAN WITHOUT DATES
IN HIS HOME STAT£
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14.—W. J. Bryan
left yesterday for a speaking tour
through Iowa and Indiana, which will
occupy all his time until October 23.
At that time he will return to N••braska
prepared to take part in the congres
sional and state fight in this state.
He has no speaking dates fixed as yet
and refused to sav what his program .
is. Mr. Bryan said that the most he
could announce was that he expected
to make some speeches. He indicated
quite forcefully that he did not care
to discuss his probable connection,
witli the democratic state committee
during the portion of the campaign lie
will be in the state.
Three weeks ago Mr. Bryan wrote
to the democratic committee that he
would be glad to offer his services to
his party in the state, but that ho
would find it impossible to say any
thing in behalf of Mr. Dahlman. That1
committee is in the hands of Dahl
man boosters, following the defeat of.
Governor Shallenberger at the pri
maries. It has made no move to se-'
lect dates for Mr. Bryan.
FARMERS APPLAUD BRYAN’S
COUNTY OPTION SCHEME
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14.—If prolonged
applause may be regarded as an index,
delegates of the Farmers’ National con
gress, which closed its annual session
here last night, approve of the stand
taken on the liquor question by W. J.
Bryan. When Mr. Bryan gave his
views in an address before that body
an county option he was greeted with
loud cheers.
L. C. Lawson, of Clarke, Neb., was
Elected as a member of the executive
committee.
The next meeting place will not be
determined until the executive fora
jnittee meets next month,
RECORD PRICE PAID FOR
PIERCE COUNTY LAND
Osmond, Nob., Oct. 14.—The highest
twice for land ever paid in this vicin-'1
Ity was yesterday when the land firm1
of Turner & Peterson sold the Fred:
Schwartz farm adjoining Osmond for!
$ 140 per acre.
A. J. Hoehne, of this place, has sold
tis big implement business to John
Aaberg. of Page, Neb., at a considera
tion of $7,500.
CREIGHTON HAS LIGHT AGAIN.
Creighton, Neb., Oct. 14.—After three
weeks of darkness, caused from a
Burned out dynamo, the Creighton
j'llectric Light company has its plant
n running order. A new dynamo of
nuch stronger capacity than the one
formerly used has been installed and
ihe service is better than ever before.
COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY.
Creighton, Neb., Oct. 14.—Judge A.
A. Welch will convene district court
for Knox county at Center tomorrow.
Several important cases will likely
pome up for hearing.
STEVENS SELLS ALLEN NEWS.
Allen, Neb., Oct. 14.—Editor Q. H.
{Stevens has sold the Allen News to
Henry L. Balser who is now in posses
sion.
OTHER VICTIMS ARE
FOUND IN FIRE ZONE
/Minneapolis and St. Paul Men
Will Urge Relief Fund of
$100,000 for Sufferers.
Rainy River, Colo., Oct. 14.—The
elder Simmonds, who was brought into
JBaudette with his two sons, terribly
burned, died in Virginia, Minn., last
night. The body of Paul Morclt, the
violinist, was found, but no trace of
the four prospectors who went with
him.
St. Paul. Minn., Oct. 14.—Minneapolis
.and St. Paul business men have de
Icided to ask Governor Eberhardt to- .
(appeal for a $100,000 relief fund. The
[cars containing clothing, tents and
other necessaries from Winnipeg w^ere
(distributed last night.
Doctors and nurses from Winnipeg
will return home today, their services,
hot being required.
■ Search party No. 1 has returned:
(from Rapid River, Minn., with 17
settlers in pitiable condition, but all
able to walk. Search party No. 2. is
north of Red Lake, where several fam
ilies are said to be lost. Search party
No. 3 is along Rainy river and in the
Silver creek district. No report has
been received from the two latter
parties.
KING AND HIS MOTHER
TO VISIT IN ENGLAND
Evensham, England, Oct. 14.—King
Manuel of Portugal and Queen Mother
Amelia have accepted the invitation of
the Duke of Orleans to become his
.guests at Woodnorton. Today the duke
; received a cablegram from the queen)
(mother saying that King Manuel and
she would embark on the Victoria and;
Albert as soon as the imperial yacht
reached Gibraltar and proceed at one#
to England.
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