Nebraska Newspapers

    BISHOP JOHN M. FARLEY TO BE
GIVEN SEE OF NEW YORK ,
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Bishop John M. Farley, who, it is
reported, has been recommended by
the propaganda for appointment to
the arch (episcopal see of New York,
has been the auxiliary bishop of that
diocese since 1895, in which year he
was consecrated bishop of Zeugma.
In 1884 Pope Leo had already given
Dr. Farley the title of monsiguore,
and in 1891 he was made vicar gen
oral of New York. The prospective
archbishop was born in Armagh, Ire
land, sixty years ago, and was edu
cated partly in his native land and
partly in St. John's college at New
York, in the American college at
Rome, and in St. Joseph’s Seminary
at Troy. He has been a priest for
thirty-two yearsfl The appointment
is popular In New York.
DREAD DISEASE OF SAMOA
Is Caused By a Worm-Like Animal
That Lives on Mosquitoes.
Dr. Verner Lyman Kellogg, head of
the department of Entomology of
Leland Stanford university, who ac
companied D. S. Jordan on his sum
mer trip to Samoa, has returned to
the university, bringing with him
many specimens of sea and island life
to be added to the National Museum
it Washington. His investigation of
the fallaria, a worm-like animal liv
ing on mosquitoes and producing in
human kind the dread skin disease
elephantiasis, was thoroughgoing.
Most half the native population of
Samoa is afflicted with this disease,
»nd at the suggestion of Capt. Sebree,
United States governor of the Ameri
can Islands, Dr. Kellogg has devised
» plan looking to the removal of the
scourge by preventing the use of in
fected water, etc., by the natives.
Out of the Ordinary.
A novel twentieth century memorial
has been erected at the head offices of
the Bridgewater trustees’ extensive
Lancashire collieries. The public
clock now strikes thirteen instead of
one in order to enable the workpeople
to resume oj>erationR promptly after
dinner. The device is the original idea
of the Duke of Bridgewater, who, in
die eighteenth century erected a simi
lar clock at Worsley to meet the work
people’s complaint that they some
times failed to hear the clock strike
one.
Popular Woman Lawyer.
Miss Sue M. Strauss of Montrose,
Pa., has Just been licensed to practice
law, and so popular is she among her
neighbors that on the day she "hung
out her shingle’’ she was retained in
no leas than seven different cases.
Immense Cotton Mill Projected.
What is to be the largest cotton
mill In the world is to be located
soon near Kansas City, Mo. The in
vestment will reach about 110,000,000.
HOW HE SAVED HIS LUNG.
Cured From Consumption on a Farm
in Wicklow County, Ireland.
A young Bostonian, reared In the
lap of luxury, had lost a lung and
physicians informed his father that if
he was not sent on an ocean cruise
or to the far west we would die of
consumption. Accordingly the father
put him aboard ship, with $1,400 in
cash, and started him off to Samaria,
being advised that the dry country be
tween the River Jordan and the
Mediterranean was good for consump
tives. When he reached Queenstown
the boy made the acquaintance of a
hard-headed, sensible chap, who told
him that Samaria was sure death;
that the only way to save his lungs
was to go to Wicklow county, near
Tlnahely, and set to work on a farm.
The advice was taken, and for nine
months the scion of Back Bay aris
tocracy did chores for a man who
owned a castle. At the end of that
period he was as lusty as a bull
moose, with a pair of lungs like a
blacksmith’s bellows. The former
gave him £20 and an honorable dis
charge. He returned to Boston with
his $1,400 and his health. He now
lives in New York, a modern Hercu
les.
American Wives of Diplomats.
In the diplomatic colony of Wash
ington the coming winter a more than
usually American atmosphere will
prevail, as in addition to the wife of
the new British ambassador, who was
Miss Wilson of New York, the an
nouncement has just been made that
the wife of M. Jusserand was also
born in America. She was formerly
Miss Richards and prior to her mar
riage to the French diplomat had lived
some years in Paris, where she re
ceived a brilliant education.
Joseph Smith’s House.
The house stands near Susquehan
na, Pa., in which Joseph Smith trans
lated the “Book of Mormon” from cop
per plates in 1827.
SWIMS THROUGH WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS
Carlisle D. Graham performed his
leventh sensational feat in the
waters of the Niagara river and gorge
last week. This was to swim from
the whirlpool through the rapids of
the lower section of the river to Lew
iston.
No other human being has swum
this section of the river and lived,
out Kendall, a Boston policeman, did
swim through the rapids above the
whirlpool and come out all right. His
feat was greater than Graham’s.
Graham made his start from the
New York shore of the pool, leaving
i ledge of rock and slipping into the
water a short distance above the out
let, so that he rounded the sharp
ingle and turn, dashing through the
mighty waves that roll there. The
trip was full of peril.
C C,iRunt y
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Graham kept well out in the water,
even to the Canadian channel. The
worst water with which he had to
deal was at the Devil's Hole. As he
met the great waves he disappeared
frequently.
He was supported by a cork vest
and a life ring. The course of the
swim was about four miles long. In
the quiet water near the suspension
bridge at Lew iston a boat took him in
tow. As he neared the dock he again
took to the water and swam ashore
while over 10,000 people cheered his
arrival.
SECRETARY WILSON IN STATE.
Unexpectedly Pays a Visit to the Ne
braska Fair.
LINCOLN. Neb., Sept 6.—The board
of agriculture bail as Its gueBt at the
fair for a few hours James Wilson,
secretary of the United States depart
ment of agriculture at Washington.
His coming was a surprise. He had
been invited several months ago, but
no definite answer having been r»
eeived, his apeparance was not ad
vertised. He was able to make Lin
coln, however, and on his arrival
here the announcement of his appear
ance greatly gratified the members
of the state board of managers. He
spoke at the race track before the am
phitheater. His general theme was on
the subject of agriculture. At the
outset he spo'to of the efforts of the
federal department of agriculture in
sending out after information relative
to agricultural products that will ben
efit the United States. He spoke in
a complimentary way of Ernst Bes
sey of Lincoln, who at present is in
Russia, where he is acting as one of
the army of men interested in the
acquisition of knowledge that will
benefit the farmer of America. The
government hopes to bring the peo
ple of this country information which
will permit them to grow here every
thing that they use.
To assist in this work Secretary
Wilson mentioned another series of
efforts now being undertaken. The
department hopes to teach new and
improved methods to the people ot
the new lands that have come under
the control of this government. The
islands are fertile and capable of
great productiveness if the soil is
properly tilled.
Turning to Nebraska, Mr. Wilson
paid her every compliment of which
he thought her worthy and they were
many. He made no reference to his
hurried visit to the state during the
heated term when everything was
drying out, but as if to show his ap
preciation of her efforts in an agri
cultural way, he said the state was
raising some of the best crops of any
state in the union. He had seen the
best hay crop in Nebraska that he ever
saw in his life. The corn crop was
immense and he thought the farm
ers would realize magnificently from
it because the drouth in the southern
states would create a big demand for
the products raised here.
INDIANS DOING NO DAMAGE.
Mayor of Naper, Neb., is Needlessly
Alarmed.
STUART, Neb., Sept. 6.—Some of
the Indians who created the excite
ment at Naper were in Stuart.
Several hundred Indians came over
from the reservation to participate in
the festivities of a three days’ carnival
and wild wpst show at. Naper. Fol
lowing the examples of their white
lu others several bucks loaded up with
fire water and made night hideous by
war whoops and the firing of revolv
ers. The mayor became excited and
requested rifles and side arms of the
,'governor. But when the effect of the
bad whisky had worn off peace reign
ed again in the wigwams of the
Sioux. Old-timers declare there was
never danger at any time except to
the nerves of the uninitiated tender
foot.
Two Weeks More for Corn.
WINSIDE, Neb., Sept. 6.—The
weather changed Sunday night and
prospects are now for clear and cool
days. Much wheat and oats are still
In shock and if this weather continues
Will be threshed within the next ten
Says. Dry weather would improve
rorn very much and even a slight
frost would not injure it, as it is
growing yet and Bhould be ripening.
Conservative farmers think that two
weeks more would put most of our corn
out of the way of frost.
Ate Green Cornstalks.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Sept. 6.—
William Gress, a farmer residing
north of the city, lost fourteen head
Of milch cows a few days since in a
very singular manner. He turned
them out into a field of corn where
all of the corn had been gathered
and sold to the canning factory, and
after they had been out there a day
they were brought in and began to
•sicken and die. All fourteen head
lieif despite the efforts made to save
them.
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Valuable Animal Killed.
HEBRON, Neb., Sept. 6.—During
the rain storm a valuable two-year
old Hereford bull on the farm of C.
Meyer, five miles west of here, was
•struck by lightning and Instantly
Killed.
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No Coal in Sight.
FREMONT, Neb., Sept. 6.—Fremont
jsers of anthracite coal are awaken
ng to the fact that the miners’ strike
n the east is going to have a serious
ffeet here as elsewhere. At the
•resent time not a ton of the coal
'an be bought here at any price, and
a fact no prices are being quoted.
MI that was in the hands of the local
lealers has been disposed of and most
it delivered.
FAIR A SUCCESS
OPENS UP UNDER VERY FAVOR
ABLE CIRCUMSTANCES.
SREATER AND BETTER EXHIBITS
Lancaster, Dundy, Kearney, Saline,
Franklin, York, Washington and
Other Counties Have Fine Exhibits
—Miscellaneous State Matters.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 3.—The Ne
braska state fair and exposition made
its thirty-fourth annual bow to the
people on the first and was cordially
received. Never in the history of the
board of agriculture was a state fair
opened under such auspicious circum
stances. The exhibits are greater in
number and better in quality and rep
resent a wider range of subjects. The
Interest manifest seems to be more
widespread and everything, in fact,
seems to indicate that the prediction
of Secretary Furnas that the fair will
pass Into history as the best evei
held will easily come true.
Of all the exhibits on the grounds
there are none more illustrative ol
the rich resources of the state than
those found in the agricultural build
ing. In (his department there are col
lective exhibits from sixteen counties
—Lancaster, Dundy, Kearney, Salina
Franklin, York, Washington, Nemaha,
Howard, Hayes, Antelope, Cuming.
Gage, Brown, Hitchcock and Thomas
Practically everything displayed by
these counties in the collective class
was grown without irrigation.
In the fisheries building there are
upward of 5,000 representatives of the
finny tribe on display, including some
rare varieties. In a large tank in the
center of the building is a channel
catfish which tips the scales at 12C
pounds. This mammoth fish has as his
companion in captivity a spoonbill
catfish, the first ever shown at tbs
fair. This latter fish resembles the
ordinary catfish with the exception
that it has a long spoon bill, measur
ing ten inches from the teeth.
Taken as a whole, the state never
made a better showing at its fair,
and that it will be alike successful
in attendance seems at this writing
to be a foregone conclusion.
Three Requisitions Issued.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 3—Three
requisitions ought to be enough tc
bring James S. Romine back to Ne
braska. He is now under arrest at
Worcester, Mass., and the governoi
signed papers to secure his return.
Some time ago he fled from Scottf
Bluff county in disguise and under an
assumed name. Left behind him were
numerous people stirred up over hit
doings. William P. Blackburn vows
that he secured from him $1,646.31
through false representations in a deai
over a stock of goods. Anothei
charge is that he reaped securitiet
worth $20,000 by false pretenses.
Still another charge is that he fraud
ulently transferred property. Sherifl
Rooney C. Campbell of bcotts Blufi
county is equipped with the requisi
tions and will spring them one aftei
another until Romine succumbs.
Overcome by Dancing.
EMERSON, Neb.. Sept. 3.—Mist
Marie Kerwin, daughter of John Ker
win, died after a very brief illness
of heart failure. She attended a
dance and participated in almost ev
ery number until midnight, when she
was taken with fainting spells, from
which she did not rally. She wa*
about 20 years old.
Arrested on Charge of Rape.
TABLE ROCK, Neb., Sept. 3 —
George Uw, who is the delivery man
at Wheeler’s meat market and whc
has resided here only a few weeks,
coming from Falls City, was arrested
> a warrrant sworn out before Jus
tice M. II. Barbie charging an assault
with intent to commit rape.
Former Grafton Resident Killed.
GRAFTON, Neb. Sept. 3.—A mes
sage received here announced that
George Brady of Peoria, 111., had been
killed. No particulars were given
He formerly lived here and later at
McCook, where he was employed in
the Burlington railroad shops.
Increases Hastings’ Population.
HASTINGS, Neb., Sept. 3.—The re
cent division changes and change in
running of trains on the Burlington
& Missouri means quite an addition
to the number of company employes
here. Twelve families will remove
from Lincoln here.
Tramp Falls Off the Train.
LEXINGTON, Neb., Sept. 3.—When
train No. 4 arrived here the other
morning, four hours late, two tramps
got ofT the tender and reported to
the night operator that a companion
had fallen off the train east of Cozad.
The section men were notified and
with a hand car went west on a
search. Two miles east of Cozad they
found a body, which they brought to
this city. Coroner Miller was notified
and an inquest held.
MADE A CLEAN SWEEP.
Cashier Chamberlain Took Everything
in Sight When He Fled.
TECUMSEH, Neb., Sept. 8.—Poor
■■judgment, recklessness in the invest
ment of funds, then dissipation and
finally embezzlement and disappear
ance, all on the part of the trusted
cashier and sole manager, Charles M.
Chamberlain, were the combined
causes of the financial wreck of the
Chamberlain banking house of this
city. A few days ago this was sup
posedly one of the strongest institu
tions in the community. The people
generally thought Chamberlain was
square and they gave him their confi
dence and their money, and both were
manipulated by the shrewd banker in
a manner which shows now that he
was a master in the art of deception.
It is impossible for those now in
charge of the bank to estimate safely
what percentage of the deposits will be
paid. From all that has been learned
thus far, however, it would be con
servative to say that the bank will
not pay over 50 per cent. The divi
dends may amount to a trifle more
than that, but will probably be much
less.
Today the Chamberlain banking
house stands about as does a building
which has bee* gutted by fire. The
walls remain and here and there a
pillar or some part of the structure
is found intact, but the greater part
of the interior is literally cleaned out
The value of the mass of notes left
in the bank, showing $80,000 on their
face, is problematical. In the pile are
securities that are long past due,
some that have been paid off and many
that are worthless.
Comparatively little is known by the
people of Teeumseh regarding the ac
tual condition of the bank. They
know that the institution is closed
and that Cashier Chamberlain has dis
appeared, but as to the state of the
funds, they are almost as far in the
dark as they were before the failure.
SAYS ROAD IS SURE TO BE BUILT.
Riley Talks of Electric Lines and
Platte Power Canal.
PLATTSMOUTH. Sept. 8—J. E.
Riley, the promoter of the Platte
river canal project, was in the city and
stated that “The hydraulic engineers
are expected in Omaha soon, and will
make a thorough investigation of the
project. In reference to the electric
railway, I can say that it will be
built, whether the power is canal or
not While the first survey is com
pleted to the city of Lincoln, another
is contemplated east of this place,
which has Nebraska City for its objec
tive southern terminal, instead of Lin
coln. The Mortons of Nebraska City
want to build and own the line from/
there to Weeping Water.
“The Plattsmouth branch will be
built, but the Plattsmouth people will
be expected to give the right of way
to our main line. We are receiving*
encouragement all along the line.”
Train Backs Into a Depot.
SUPERIOR, Neb., Sept. 8—A Santnf
Fe freight train made a pretty com
plete wreck of the Santa Fe-North
western freight house here. The
freight house, which Is a large frame
affair, stood upon a foundation of
piles. The engineer sent the train
down the freight track too hard and
It went ploughing through ten feet
of heavy platform and into the freight
house. The whole building was knoc k
ed oft the piles about four feet and
racked out of shape.
Abundant Crops in Brown County.
AINSWORTH, Neb., Sept. 8—A
careful investigation reveals the fact
that Brown county has the largest
crop of small grain ever grown here.
Thfe prospects for a large corn crop
were never better. In the canons of
the NIobrar river and Pine, Plum and
Bone creeks there are thousands of
bushels of wild plums and grapes. The
growth of all kinds of vegetables is
something wonderful.
Edgar Man Badly Scalded.
EDGAR, Neb., Sept. 6.—Oscar Byers,
one of the employes in the Edgar
canning factory, was very badly scald
ed. While carrying a pail of boiling
water he tripped and fell, and in fall
ing the boiling water was thrown
upon his right shoulder, the right side
of his head, neck and face and also
his right arm and hand. His right
leg is also scalded below the knee.
Refunding Bonds Defeated.
WYMORE, Neb., Sept. 8.—The re
funding bond proposition was sub
mltted to the voters of this city and
was defeated by nine votes.
Crushed in a Horse Power.
ULYSSES, Neb., Sept. 8—N. Ma
lone, a well known resident of this
place, 70 years old, while driving a
horse power had his foot caught in
the cogs and was crushed in a horri
ble manner.
Month’s Rainfall in Gage.
BEATRICE, Nob., Sept. 8.—The
rainfall for the month of August, 1902,
amounted to 4.07 Inches. In August,
1901, it was 3.06 inches.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. ^
Latest Quotations from South Omaha
and Kansas City.
SOt'TH OMAHA.
CATTLE—There was uot an excessive
run of cattle, und as the demand was
aotlve for both killers and feeders, the
market ruled active and stronger on all
desirable grades. Cornfed steers were In
good demand and the few cars that
were offered sold at fully steady prices.
The cow market was active and all good
stuff sold stronger. The proportion of
cows was not large, bo that buyers rode
fast and everything was disposed of In
good season. Bulls, veal calves and
stags were all In good demand where
the quality was at all satisfactory and
the prices paid were fully steady. Al
though the big bulk of the receipts con
sisted of feeders, the demand was fully
equal to the occasion and the market
ruled active and steady to strong an
anything at all desirable. There were
not so very many range steers on sale
that were good enough for packers and
besides thut feeder buyers were active
competitors on a good many of the more
desirable bunches, so that packers had
to pay steady to strong prices for what
they- got. The cow market was active
and strong to a dime higher on the bet
ter grades and other kinds were steady
to strong. Good stockers and feeders
met with ready sale at strong prices,
with the commoner grades about steady.
HOGS—The light receipts of hogs con
tinued at all points, but In spite of that
fact the tendency of prices was down
ward. Packers started In bidding weak
to 5c lower than yesterday s general
market, and that was about the way
the hogs sold. The bulk of the sales
went from *7.*> to *7.35 and as high as
*7.60 was paid for choice hogs. The
greatest decline was on the common
grades and especially on the coarse
heavy packers, while the choice butcher
weights sold to the best advantage.
SHEEP—Quotations for clipped stock:
Good to choice yearlings, *3.9064.15; fair
to good. *3.5003.90; good to choice weth
ers, f3.40®3.30; fair to good wethers, *3.2.*.
63.40: choice ewes, *3.0003.25; fair to good
ewes, *2.5061.90; good to choice lambs,
*5.0006.25; fair to good lambs, *4.506 4.90;
feeder wethers, *2.7563.40; feeder year
lings, *3.2563.60; feeder lambs, *3.7504.50;
cull lambs, *3.0063.50; feeder ewes. *1.25®
2.50.
KANSAS CITY.
CATTLE—Corn cattle, cows, quaran
tine, stockers anil feeders, steady; choice
export and dressed beef steers. $7,204/
8.0«; fair to good, $3,104/7.15; stockers and
feeders. I2.004H.73; western-fed steers.
tl.O04j6.lO; Texas ami Indian steers. $3.35
@4.15; Texas cows. $2,504/3.05; native
cows, $1,504x4.16; native heifers. $2,504/
4.75; canners, $1,004/2.15; bulls, $2,504/4.00;
calves $2,754x5.25.
HOGS—Slow, 10815c lower; top, $7.65:
bulk of sales, $7.4387.53; heavy. $7,454/
7.65; mixed packers. $7,404x7.56; light.
$7.20@7.55; yorkers, $7.5087.55: pigs, $6.60
87.30.
SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market stead'-;
native lambs, $3.254(5.GO; western lambs.
$3.0085.23; native wethers, $3,404/4.00;
western withers, $2.*‘83.*5; fed ewes.
$3.208 4.35; Texas clipped yearlings, tl.OO
83.85; Texas c-1 i sheep. $2*14(3.25;
stockers and feeders. $2.3081.00.
Will Stop En Route.
WASHINGTON. I). C., Sept. 6.—
Lieutenant General Miles intends to
make an inspection of the military de
fenses along the Pacific coast before
embarking for the Philippines. Gen
eral Miles will not be able to leave
Washington on next Wednesday, as1
was expected, but instead will time liis*
departure so as to sail on the trans-,j
port Crook, which is scheduled tof,
leave San Francisco for Manila Sep
tember 30.
The general has for some time cher
ished a wish to inspect the stations
along the Pacific, and if time will
permit he will make quite an extensive,
tour through Washington, Oregon
and California.
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Is Discussed in England.
LONDON, Sept. 5.—The escape of
President Roosevelt has universally
called out in the London dallies con
gratulatory and eulogistic editorials
and unanimous expressions of Eng
land’s thankfulness that he was spar
ed to his country. The Dally Tele
graph says: "President Roosevelt has
taken in his time many risks, but he
never cheated death by a narrower
margin. A singularly dramatic mo
ment, such as this occurrence will
confirm among the mass of the Amer
ican people the feeling that Roosevelt
is in the best sense of a once sus
pected word, ‘Their man of destiny.' ”
Prof. Wiley Seriously III.
MADISON, Ind., Sept. 6.—Relatives
here have received information that
Prof. Henry W. Wiley, chief chemist
of the United States Department of
Agriculture, is very ill of appendici
tis at Venice, Italy.
China and England Agree.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 6.—Sir James
Mackay, the British tariff commission
er, and the Chinese commissioners
■signed the treaty between China and
Great Britain.
Carpenters Get an Increase.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.—Eight thou
t-und carpenters of this city won their
Rtrike for an advance of 50 cents a
day when the Master Carpenters’ as
sociation late last night, after a con
ference of seven hours, granted the
demand. The strikers in addition
eeked the employers to agree not to
employ carpenters of any other union.
’his the employers positively refused ^
and the carpenters accepted the 60
cent advance.