Nebraska Newspapers

    Persons, Places
and Things
SIGNS USED ON RAILROADS.
Their Signals are Understood Every
where on the Continent.
It Is not deaf mutes alone who em
ploy the sign language. Railroaders
have a tongue of this sort that, since
railroading began, has been growing
until now anything that needs co be
raid in it can be expressed as perfect
ly as in words, says the Philadelphia
Record. The signals of railroaders
are made with the hands ar.d arms in
the daytime, and with a lnntern in the
dark, the lantern signals, by the way,
being comprehensible at a far greater
distance than the daytime one*. The
latter are made with one arm or with
both, at the brakeman’s option. To
go ahead, to stop and to hack arc the
leading ones. The arms moved hori
zontally and vertically make the two
first signals; the hack turned and the
arms pushed out makes the last one.
The main lantern signals are an up
and-down, a crosswise and a circular
movement. There are, of course, a
hundred other minor signals, and
these vary slightly in different parts
of the country. Blit the main ones
are as common and as intelligible
everywhere among American rail
roaders as the English language it
self.
MAKES GIFT TO UNIVERSITY.
John Dwight Donates $60,000 to
Mount Holyoke College.
June 18 was a most notable day in
the history cf Mount Holyoke Col
lege. The day was celebrated by the
dedication of the new Dwight Memo
rial Art building and the presentation
by Miss Helen Miller Gould of $40,000
to endow a chair in Biblical litera
ture. At commencement, 1900, the
announcement was made that John
Dwight of New York had given $00,
000 for the purpose of erecting an art
building as a memorial to Mrs. Nancy
S. Dwight, his mother, and Mrs. Clara
Leigh Dwight, his wife.
The Manufacture of Ice.
Thirty years ago the census found
only four plants in the whole country
for the manufacture of ice and they
were all located in the southern
states. In 1900 the number had in
creased to 737 (not counting concerns
which manufacture ice for their own
use exclusively, and only about one
half of them are located in the south.
Since 1890 the amount of capital in
vested in this industry has increased
from $9,840,408 to $38,204,054, or by
288 per cent, while the value of the
product has increased from $4,900,983
to ?lo,874,513, or by 183 per cent.
FAVORITE OF THE KING.
Gen. Sir Dighton Probyn Carries His
Majesty’s Pocketbook.
Gen. Sir Dighton Probyn’s title is
“Keeper of the Privy Purse”—a title
that can be tak<m pretty literally,
for he really does carry King Ed
ward's pocketbook and acts as his
personal business manager. Sir
Dighton will be 70 in another year,
and has been a member of the King's
household ever since his majesty
took a liking to this veteran of the
Indian Mutiny, some twenty-five years
igo. At present Sir DighUm come:?
tearer to being assistant king than
Ihe prince of Wales.
Too Much Even for Him.
Senator Daniel of Virginia tells of
i man down in his state who never
?ould be Induced to acknowledge that
my brand of whisky was bad, though
he was willing to admit the truth of
ihe ancient saying that some makes
were better than others. Some jok
irs induced him to try some of a
most villainous compound which they
lad labeled as a popular brand. The
man took a generous drink, made a
wry face and said: “Well, all whisky
s good, but that's a little the poorest
good whisky I ever tasted.”
"peopled
EVENTS
WIFE OF ADMIRAL SCHLEY.
As Miss Anna R. Franklin, She Was
One of Maryland's Belles.
It is now nearly forty years since
Miss Anna R. Franklin stood at the
altar with Winfield Scott Schley and
pronounced after the minister the
words which united her to the man
beside her till death should uart. She
was one of the fairest of Maryland
beauties then.
To the woman whose husband is in
business, and leaves every morning
and returns every night regularly,
year in and year out, a business trip
of a week seems unbearable. But
think of this woman who. a whole
year at a time, would not see her hus
band. For many a cruise of a year or
longer did Admiral Schley take.
For some years nor little boy part
ly consoled her, but he grew up and
would be a soldier. He failed to get
the appointment to West Point, and
his mother hoped that he would give
up his ambition. But the boy came
of fighting stock, and failing a com
mission, enlisted and rose from the
ranks to a captaincy.
Life of a Baseball.
"Five balls,” said t :e baseball fan,
“will usually last out a professional
game. They will never he used after
ward except to practice with. The
record for the number of balls requir
ed for one game is held in Detroit,
where a certain match required four
teen to see it through. A $1.50 ball,
if its cover rips or if it loses its
shape, will be taken back and a new
one will be given in exchange for it.
The average sphere lasts through one
game and two or three days of hard
practice. Then it is pretty well used
up. and the small boy takes posses
sion of it.—Philadelphia Record.
CENSURED BY HIS SUPERIOR.
Capt. Dayton, Who Was Rebuked by
Admiral Crowninshiela.
In reviewing the findings of the
court of inquiry on the cruiser Chi
cago, which investigated the case of
Lieut. Wynne and other naval officers
who were convicted by an Italian
court at Venice of disturbing the
peace, Admiral Crowninshield partly
blames the disgrace of the officers on
Capf. Dayton because he did not per
sonally look af'er their defense, ac
cording to custom and quashes the
recommendations for court martials.
From a “Hack” to a Coupe.
In the early days of his journalistic
career the late Frank R. Stockton
was standing with a group of news
paper men, listening to tlie eloquence
of one of their number, who, on the
strength of some small authority, was
giving his views on ‘‘higher journal
ism” in a pompous and bombastic
manner.
At the close of a sonorous period
ho paused for breath, when Stockton,
speaking for the first time, ventured
mildly to disagree with the opinion
expressed.
“Who are you to dispute me?”
blazed the great man. “Why you are
only a literary hack!”
“Not even that,” responded Stock
ton meekly, “I'm only a coupe."
Career of Cel. Lynch.
Col. Arthur Lynch, who is fighting
in the London courts for his seat in
parliament as member from Galway,
is a native of Smythesdale, one of
the numerous smaller gold fields in
the vicinity of the famous Rallarat.
J1 is lather held for many jears the
post of registrar at Smythesdale
under the mining department of Vic
toria. At the University of Mel
bourne ho took the degree of M. A.
and C. E. He practiced in Australia
as an engineer for some time and
then transferred himself to London,
where he became an author and jour
nalist.
Current News
and Views
NEW BANK FOR EGYPT.
Institution Intended to Aid the Pov
erty-Stricken Fellaheen.
Mail advices from Cairo are to the
effect that the negotiations between
the Egyptian government, Sir Ernest
Cassel, and the National Bank of
Egypt for the establishment of an
Agricultural bank have been practi
cally concluded.
The new institution lias a capital of
over $12,600,000, which will he used
for making advances to the fellaheen
on easy terms. The government guar
antees the repayment of the advances
and 3 per cent interest on the capital.
The object of this scheme is to help
the fellaheen to get out of the hands
of the village usurers, who charge
from 40 to 100 per cent on their loans.
Experiments have already been
concluded on a small scale, and have
proved successful. An extension i
ihe plan is demanded by the people,
and tho new bank, it is believed, will
be an immense boon to the agricul
tural population.
NAVAL HERO TO HAVE SHIP.
Commodore Wainwright Has Been
Promised Desirable Command.
Commander Richard Wainwright,
superintendent of the naval academy
and captain of the Gloucester at San
tiago, does not desire to serve his
full term of four years at Annapolis,
and is to be given a fine sea com
mand. He may be relieved before the
autumn course begins, Oct. 1, and
then ordered to sea. President Roose
velt desires that he be given the larg
est ship his rank entities him to, and
if practicable he may be assigned to
a battleship.
Capt. Wainwright was detailed
superintendent at Annapolis March
15, 1900.
Silver at £290 Per Oounce.
In the DunnHardr.er sale at Chris
tie's in London, English and French
dealers vied with each other in mak
ing astounding bids, and a silver-gilt
Tudor cup was sold at the huge price
of £4,100. A3 the weight of silver
involved is only 14 ounces 3 penny
weight, the rate works out at about
£290 per ounce. The cup is only 4Va
inches high and 4% inches In diame
ter. It is of the London hallmark,
1521—a Lom bardic I), the leopard's
head crowned—but the name of the
maker cannot he deciphered. There
are seventeen decorated bossettes ou
the bowl.
DENVER GIRL 13 HONORED.
Daughter of Mayor of Western City
Christens the Denver.
In the presence of a distinguished
company of naval officers, many lead
ing citizens from Colorado and a
large number of persons from New
York and other nearby cities, the un
armored cruiser Denver was success
fully launched at the N’eafle & Levy
shipyards, Philadelphia. Miss Rob
erta M. Wright, daughter of Mayor
Wright of Denver, christened the
vessel.
Evidence of Great Wealth.
“Did you hear what young Mr.
Softleigh gave his fiancee a- an en
gagement ring? It was simply royal!"
“No; what is it?” “Well, you see lii3
father is a big stockholder in both
the beef and the coal trust, or he
never could have done it; luit he gave
her a ring cut from a soup bone, set
with a big chunk of coal.”—Baltimore
American.
The Penalty of War.
Gen. Delarey is one of the Boer
leaders for whom every qne has felt
a touch of sympathy, for like Lord
Roberts, he has lost a son in the war
—a bright youth only 15 years of age,
who was laid low i-y a bullet that
struck him while he was standing by
his father’s side at Modder river.
FARMERS UP AGAINST TRUST.
Confronted by Threshers Combine »rr
Dodge County.
FREMONT, Neh., June 30.—When
the farmers of this vicinity began to
make contracts for threshing their
grain recently they were much sur
prised to lind an advance of about 20
per cent in the charges made by
threshers, and it now appears that
there is a threshing combine or truat
in this vicinity which is likely to make
the fanner pay more than usual to get
his grain ready for the market.
In April last a meeting was held
here which was attended by the prin
cipal owners of threshing machines in
this and adjoining counties, at which
it was decided that on account of the
general advance in the price of ma
chines, repairs, coal and other things
they decided to advance the price.
Committees were appointed and an or
ganization perfected, which is likely
to be a success. Last week another
meeting was held at Hooper, which
was quite well att uided.
Farmers aie satisfied that a com
bine exists, including practically all
the machine owners in this vicinity
and extending throughout this entire
portion of the state, and are contriv
ing some means to get their grain
ready for market at the usual prices.
Some say they will buy machines of
their own before they will pay the
prices charged.
NEBRASKA MAN IS MURDERED.
Body With That of Companion Found
cn Indira Reservation.
WOOD RIVER, Neb.. June 30.—
John Donaldson, living two miles east
of this city, but who has been in
Idaho for the last two months look
ing after after some mining interests,
was found murdered on the newly
opened reservation near Fort Hall,
Idaho. Charles Fritz of Pocatello,
Idaho, was found with him, he also
having nut death by the assassin's
bullet. Mr. Donaldson had been shot
twice. No motive is known for the
commission of the crime, but it is sup
posed it was either for robbery or iu
a dispute over a mining claim.
Mr. Donaldson came to Wood River
in 1866 and has made this his home
ever since. He left here May 7 and
expected to return in the middle of
July. He leaves a wife and four chil
dren. He was 64 years old and a
member of the Modem Woodmen of
America lodge of this city, in which
order he carried $2,000 insurance.
School Warrants Worked Off.
NORFOLK, Neb., June 30.—A
stranger giving the name of L. L.
Winn was arrested here charged with
issuing forged school warrants to the
amount of about $300. He claims to
be selling supplies and exhibited a let
ter of recommendation from the coun
ty superintendent which has also been
pronounced a forgery. The warrants
were sold to the Norfolk National
bank and their true nature was dis
covered soon after the transaction.
Child Accidentally Shot.
THEDFORD, Neb., June 3".—An ac
cidental shooting took place at Brown
lee, twenty-five miles north of here,
Sunday evening, which may cause the
death of Goldie, the five-year-old
daughter of David Steadman, a mer
chant of that place. A gun was being
loaded to shoot a cat, when it pre
maturely exploded, some of th<- shot
entering the stomach of the child.
Insure Men Hanqs Himself.
OGALALLA. Neb., June 30.—August
Tuilberg of Edgar, Wis., a passenger
on a Union Pacific westbond .train, on
route to Payette. Idaho, was found
here in a demented condition. He
was locked up in jail for safe keeping
and was found hanging to the ceiling
of the jail an hour afterward. He
had hanged himself with his necktie.
Hot After George Gould.
DAVID CITY, Neb., June 30.—
George Gould has been arrested for
the third time, charged with aiding
and abetting Amos H. Gould in forg
ing notes and mortgages which re
sulted in wrecking the Platte Valley
State bank.
Found Dead in Water Tank.
TRENTON, Neb. , June 30.—The
funeral of L. D. Jones, a well known
farmer living south of Trenton, wa3
held at his home. Jones was found
dead in a water tank.
International Money Orders.
OAKLAND, Neb., June 30.—The
postoffiee here has been designated as
an international money order office, to
take effect July 1.
Bring Back the Remains.
PLATTS MOUTH, Neb., June 30.—
The remains of ISli Bussler, whose
death occurred at Shoshone, Idaho,
arrived in this city for burial.
Discovers Old Indian Village.
FORT CALHOUN, Neb., June 30.—
Mr. Blackman, the state geologist, is
here searching for old relies of the old
Fort Calhoun camping grounds. He
discovered remains of a deserted In
dian village a few mile3 south of here.
j*t was buried under several feet of
hilt. He also found some curious bits
V pottery and instruments. The
tamping grounds of Lewis and Clark
Were definitely settled. They are near
the old fort
A TRAGEDY AT SEWARD.
One Man Dead and Another Not Ex
pected to Live.
SEWARD, Neb, June 28.—'Tills
place is all worked up over a sensa
tional shooting which occurred in the
street here, resulting in the instant
death of one man, prominent, in busi
ness circles, and the probable death
of another, who is also holding a
respected position. The dead: John
Hand, aged about 45. The fatally
injured: Alex Lange, aged about 40.
For some time past stories have
been floating around connecting the
name of Hand and Mrs. Lange in an
unfavorable manner. Lange frequent
ly heard of those tales but apparently
paid no attention to them until a few
days ago, when he began brooding
over his family troubles.
Late in the afternoon ho met Hand
cn the street and the two became in
volved in an altercation about the re
lations between Hand and Mrs.
Lange. The meeting was a stormy
one, but to the onlookers did not
seem to portend anything more than
a wordy battle. However, in a flight
of anger Lange drew his revolver.
Hand saw’ the motion ana turned
away. At that instant Lange fired.
The bullet entered Hand’s head, just
behind the right ear, and he fell to
the ground. Death wras instantaneous.
Examination showed that the bullet
had crashed through his head, the ball
coming out through the forehead.
* Lange walked hurriedly away and
disappeared in his barn. There he
placed his revolver to his head and
fired twice, the first bullet having
done him but little damage. He was
later found on the barn floor by a
searching party. The physicians say
there exists little chance for his re
covery’. He became unconscious soon
after he was found and has not
spoken of the affair since it occurred.
SAVAGE TO SEE KEEL LAID.
Decides That Circumstances Do Not
Warrant Heeding Protests of Labor
LINCOLN, Neb, June 28.—Governor
Savage and his military staff will at
tend the laying of the keel of the bat
tleship Nebraska at Seattle, in spite
of the protests of labor organizations
of that city, Omaha and other places.
The party will leave either Lincoln or
Omaha on the night of June 3fb
The gove:nor at first was Inclined
to take sides with the union men, but
after Investigating the trouble con
cluded that the fact that non-union
men were employed in the construc
tion of the battleship was no reason
why he should join the boycott.
The governor will be accompanied
by nearly all members of his military
staff, as follows: Colonel George E.
Jenkins, quartermaster and commis
cary general, and wife; Colonel
Charles J. Bills, inspector general,
wife and daughter; Colonel Carroll D.
Evans, surgeon general, and wife;
Colonel John H. Brown, judge advo
cate general; General Leonard W.
Colbv, adjutant general Nebraska Na
tional guard; Colonel H. P. Sutton
and wife, Colonel C. F. Scharmann,
Colonel J. B. Watkins and wife, Colo
nel James G. Martin and wife, Cap
tain George Lyons, Colonel S. M. Mr
lick, wife and son. Colonel J. W.
Thomas, wife and daughter, Colonel
E. C. Bryson and wife, Colonel Frank
E. Moores, F. M. Bublee, aide at
tached to military staff.
Kick of Horse Proves Fatal.
EAGLE, Neb., June 28.—A fatal ac
cident happened to Charles Rudolph.
While he was doing his chores one
of the horses kicked him in the abdo
men. Medical aid was at once sum
moned and all that could be done was
done, but of no avail. He died soon
after. He was an old and highly re
spected German farmer and in good
circumstauces.
Board Accepts Library Plans.
CEDAR FALLS, la., June 28.—The
library committee has adopted the
plans for the Carnegie library which
were submitted by Architest W. A.
Robinson of this city. Work will be
begun as soon as the necessary pre
liminaries can be disposed of.
Snam Battle on York's Program.
YORK, Neb., June 28.—The guards
of Aurora will fight a sham battle
with the company of this place as
part of the Fourth of July celebration
program to ire held here.
Harvesting Begins in Gage.
BEATRICE, Neb., June 28.—Farm
ers have begun harvesting their crop
of wheat, which promises to be the
largest raised in this section for many
years.
Gage County Wells Dry Up.
WYMORE, Neb., June 28.—Notwith
standing the recent heavy rains, a
number of wells in this county are go
ing dry. In Midland township a well
on the Sallenbargor farm and another
on the Ramsey place have dried up
completely. Both wells were deep
ones and had furnished an abundant
supply of water for years. There Is
much speculation as to the cause of
this phenomenon, but no satisfactory
'.olutlon has yet been offered.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Latest Quotations from South Om^ia
and Kansas City.
CATTLtt—The market was In mi»'h tho
•a. me condition It has been the «utin>
w*-'k. that In. suppHas were moderate and
prices strong on go«d stuff and weak on
grass cattle. The supply of beef was lim
ited und did not include anything very
choice in the day of dsy lot cattle. Sotat*
very fair I-Neves sold up to $7.85, a good
strong price, and OtheV decent fed cattle
were quotabf.T strong. Short fed cattbr
sold at practically ste-idy prices, the
small number here selling early in tho
day. The market for c.sws and heifers
ruled steady to strong where Ute quality
was anywhere satisfactory. tfriees on
grassy stock showed very little change,
but if anything, were weaker. Lulls,
stags and veals, if fleshy, sold fully
steady, but If thin were mora or has of
a drag oil the market. Trade In Stockers
and feeders vv re dm led of snap, with
only ti moderate number on- sale and
the demand equally limited. Good heavy
feeders are In fair request, h ut light
cattle are slow sillers at recent quota
tions.
HOGS—The market opened slow, a good
ulekLl lower, but dosed active, and tirni.
The weak close Wednesday was tot lowed
bv a. slow lower opening and as bearish
n ports from t'hlcago followed later on.
the market lure weakened and closing
tig urea were 110c lower on fair to good
hogs. Common packers tstnl light stuff,
uni,as even and smooth, got the brunt
of the decline, and much of the common
stuff shows around a dime lower than
yesterday morning. Tops show lile off
from yesterday, while the built aver
ages .Vo 10c lower.
S11KEX’—Quotations for clipped stock;
Good to choice wet here, $4.35'b 4.70; fair
to good, $4.2**84.50: good to choice owes,
$4.00®4.35; fair to good, I3.60ft4.15; good to
I hoic-e lambs, $4.75',i5.5o; fair lo goo.l. ** -V —
'o4.60t Wooled stock sells about Zifijo-JCT
above clipped slock.
KANSAS CITY.
CATTLE—Native steers, slow, steady
to 10c lower: otht r cattle a shade higher;
choice export and dressed beef steers,
$7.:'.v„s.25; fall' to good. J5.0iOi7.30; Stock
ers and feeders, J2.70fi5.50; western fed
steers. J.'.OCff'i .30; Texas and Indian
steers, J2..«i'<i5.i'0; Texas cows, $2.25''!3.00;
native cows, $2.00®5.I5; native heifers,
J3.PMi5.75; fanners, t1.5iMi3.G9; bulls, $2.W>
f/3.75; calves, J3.25f(3.25.
HOGS—Market 5c lower, pigs, 5ifi10e
lower; top. $7.85; hulk of rales, J7.60'ti7.7,<;
heavy. J7.G507.S5; mixed packers JT.G'Mi)
7.65; light. $7.25fl7.67Vi; pigs, J l 755(7.25.
SHEEP AND LA M BS—Sheep 15f)2Do
lower, lambs 2.V03.V- lower; native lambs,
M..V '<(6.30; western lambs, J4.5tMf5.70; nat
ive wethers. S4.73fit.90; western wethers.
S3.60*94.70; fed ewes, J4.20fi4.60; Texas
clipped yearlings, Jl.30fi4.SW; Texas clipped
■ hei-p, J3.lwfi4.19; stoekers and feeders,
li.W'iS.OO.
Begirt to Tire of Siberia.
ST. PETERSBFRG, June IS.—Offi
cial figures showing the emigration to
Siberia and the return of former im
migrants to European Russia for the
year 1901 are published.
The total movement to Siberia is
given roundly as 128,700, comprising
J4.700 emigrants, 25,000 pioneers or in
tending emigrants and 9,000 peasants
seeking work. There returned 55,000
persons, including 31,000 emigrants,
18,000 pioneers and 6,000 working men.
The return movement is stronger
than it was in 1900. The greatest emi
gration was from Poltava and other
: hiekly populated central provinces,
where the land allotments made aftejv
the emancipation were most uufavora^
bie to the peasants.
Soldiers in Good Health.
WASHINGTON, June 28.—Surgeon
General Forwood has received a re
port from Lieut. Col. C. L. Heizmann,
hief surgeon, division of the Philip
pines, in regard , to the health of the
troops in the archipelago for the
month ended May 15 last.
According to it the percentage of
irk is at the lowest figure yet reached
in the division, 6.01 per cent, as com
pared with 6.24 per cent the previous
month. A large increase is reported
in the number of deaths, both from
injuries and from diseases. The in
crease in the former class was duo
largely to the battle of Bayan, Min
danao, and in the latter class the chol
era.
No Trouble in Santiago.
SANTIAGO, June 28.—The reports
circulated in the United States by a
news agency of great agitati^- here
among the negro element, who were
said to be demanding that the revolu
tionary army be paid and approving
of General Bandera's plan of taking to
the woods are incorrect. The city and ,
the province of Santiago are quiet f'
The press of both parties advocates
paying the soldiers, but there is little
discussion of the matter.
Undesirable People Coming.
NEW YORK, June 28.—There has
been quite an increase in the numbet
of undesirable emigrants coming to
this country within the last two
months. In consequence the numbei
of deportations by the bureau of im
migration at this port has greatly fn
'creased. Last year 1,101 were de
ported In May and June. Since May
1, this year, the number of deporta
tions lias bteen 1,742.
Linden Tree P/lay Die.
BEATRICE. Neb., June 28.—Gen.
oral L. W. Colby’s famous Arabian
stallion, Linden Tree, is sick uud will
probably die. The animal is 23 years
old and was presented to General Col
by by General Grant.
Prince of Wales Receives.
LONDON, June 28.—The prince of
Wales Is holding a reception of the
colonial premiers at St. James palace
in behalf of the king this afternoos*