A NAVAL SUCCESS
THE FIRST DISTINCT ONE THAT
RUSSIA HAS SCORED.
| CRIPPLE A JAPANESE CRUISER
Russian Fleet Sends an Attacking
Force Under Cover of Night and Ex
plodes a Torpedo—Ship Towed
Away Amid Flames.
LIAO YANG—The Russian fleet
scored its first distinct naval success
of the war on May 10 by torpedoing
and crippling, though not the sinking,
of an armored Japanese cruiser in
Talienwan bav.
The Russian attack was carefully
planned on May 10 whiie the Japanese,
squadron was concentrated outside j
Dalny, devoting its attention to Ta- j
lienwan bay, and carried out the same
night.
The attacking force was not a reg
ular torpedo boat, but was only a
small naptha launch in command of
a young naval officer, who had with
him three jackies. The launch car
ried a small machine gun and three
torpedoes. When darkness fell the
launch crept out of Port Arthur, hug
ging the shore, with no lights aboard
and no glow from the engines to be
WHO IS TO BOSS?
Canal Commission Subject to War
Department.
WASHINGTON—President Roose
velt had a long conference with Sec
retaries Hav and Taft and Attorney
General Knox at which the regula
tions to govern the isthmian canal
company were determined on finally.
The regulations will be promulgated
formally later, but at the conclusion of
the conference Secretary Taft gave a
brief resume of their provisions.
While the creation and work of the
commission is committed by law to
the president, whise authority in
that regard is practically supreme,
the president by the regulations di
rects that the commission shall exer
cise .ts powers under the direction
and supervision of the secretary, of
war.
General George W. Davis, the army
menuer of the commission, is appoint
ed governor of the American zone on
the isthmus. Until the expiration of
the Fifty-eightfc congress the isthmian
commission will exercise legislative
authority over the American strip.
Governor Davis is given authority to
appoint one judge, who shall exercise
judicial authority.
Under the operation of what 13
known as ae Dockery law the audit
ing of the commission’s accounts will
fall to the duty of the auditors of the j
PORT DESTROYED
DOCKS AND PIERS BLOWN UP AT
DALNY.
WORK DONE BY THE RUSSIANS
In Anticipation of an Attempt of Jap
anese to Take Possession of the
Place—Best Equipped Port on the
Pacific Coast.
ST. PETERSBURG—Viceroy Alexieff
has telegraphed to the czar announc
ing that the Russians have blown up
the docks and piers at Port Dalny,
Liao Tung peninsula, presumably to
render more difficult a Japanese land
ing at that point.
Later telegrams received here indi
cate that the whole of Fort Dalny
has been destroyed by the Russians.
Port Dalny, on Taiien Wan bay on
the east coast of the Liao Tung
peninsula, was intended by Russia to
be the chief commercial emporium of
its eastern dominions. An edict pro
viding for its construction was issued
by the Russian emperor July 30, 1899,
and Port Dalny, fully equipped with
all modern improvements, docks,
TO RECLAIM LAND. x
Money That Is to Be Spent for the
Purpose.
WASHINGTON—Apropos of the
formal approval by the secretary of
the interior of new irrigation projects
under the reclamation law in Califor
nia, Oregon, North Dakota and
South Dakota, the interior depart
ment has issued a statement covering
the disposition of the reclamation
fund, which is in part as fellows:
“These approvals mark practically
the close of the preliminary or tenta
tive stage of reclamation work. The
projects in each state and territory
are now well outlined and provisions
made for all the available funds.
During the two years which have
nearly elapsed since the passage of
the reclamation laws efforts have
been concentrated on general exami
nations and examination of the mer
its of the various projects. These
now have been selected and approved
contingent oc securing the water
rights and lands at reasonable cost
and perfecting all details partly com
pleted. The situation in each state
and territory is as follows:
“Arizona—Salt river project under
consideration at estimated cost of
about $3,000,000.
“California—Yuma project, approv
LAND OF THE LARGE HOMESTEADS
West of the Heavy Line in Nebraska Entries of 640 Acres May be Made
ine Kinkaia land bill is as follows:
Be It enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America, in congress assembled,
that from and after sixty days after
the approval of this act entries made
under the homestead laws in the 6tate
of Nebraska west and north of the
following ltne, to-wit: Beginning at a
point of the boundary line between the
states of South Dakota and Nebraska
where the first guide meridian west of
the sixth principal meridian strike*
said bounrary; thence running south
along said guide meridian to its inter
section with the fourth standard par
allel north of the base line between
the states of Nebraska and Kansas;
thence west along Faid fourth stand
ard parallel to its intersection with the
second guide meridian west of the sixth
principal meridian; thence south along
said second guide meridian to its in
tersection with the third standard par
allel north of the said base line; thence
west along said third standard parallel
to Its intersection with the range line
between ranges 25 and 26 west of the
sixth principal meridian; thence south
along said line to its intersection with
the second standard parallel north of
I the said base line; thence wast on said
: standard parallel to its intersection
with the range line between ranges
30 and 31 west; thence south along said
line to Its intersection with the bound
ary line between the states of Nebras
ka and Kansas, shall not exceed in area
640 acres, and shall be as nearly com
pact in form a3 possible and in no
event over two miles in extreme length;
Provided, that there shall be excluded
from the provisions of this act such
lands within the territory herein de
scribed as. In the opinion of the sec
retary of the interior, it may be rea
sonably practicable to irrigate under
the national irrigati«n law, or by prl
j vate enterprise; and that said secre
• tary shall, prior to the date above
mentioned, designate and exclude from
i entry under this act the lands, partlc
' ularly along the North Platte river,
which in his opinion it may be possible
to irrigate as aforesaid; and shall
! thereafter, from time to time, open to
entry under this act any of the lands
so excluded, which, upon further in
vestigation, he may conclude can not
be practically irrigated in the manner
aforesaid.
Sec. 2. That entrymen under the
homestead laws of the United States
within the territory above described
j who own and occupy the lands hereto
; fore entered by them may, under the
' provisions of this act and subject to
its conditions, enter other lands con
; tiguous to their said homestead entry,
which shall not, with the land so al
i ready entered, owned and occupied, ex
! ceed in the aggregate 640 acres, and
residence upon the original homestead
shall be accepted as equivalent to res
idence upon the additional land so en
tered. but final entry shall not be al
lowed of such additional land until five
years after first entering the same.
Sec. 3. That the fees and commis
sions cn all entries under this act shall
i be uniformly the same as those charged
! under the present law for a maximum
entry at the minimum price; that the
I commutation provisions of the home
stead law shall not apply to entries
under this act, and at the time of mak
ing final proof the entryman must
prove affirmatively that he has placed
upon the land3 entered permanent Im
provements of the value of not less
than J1.25 per acre for each acre in
cluded In his entry: Provided, that a
former homestead entry shall not be
a bar to the entry under the provisions
of this act of a tract which, together
with the former entry, shall not exceed
G40 acres: Provided, that any former
homestead entryman who shall be en
titled to an additional entry under sec
tion 2 of this act shall have for ninety
days after the passage of this act the
preferential right to make additional
entry as provided In said section.
Approved April 28. 1904.
tray her presence. It was late when
she gained the outer line of the Jap
anese squadron. Slipping through
the torpedo boat pickets and select
ing the nearest warship, a big arm
ored cruiser, she stole toward her
and succeeded in exploding against
her side a single torpedo. A deafen
ing roar followed the explosion which
echoed far ashore. Immediately
flames enveloped the cruiser, which
evidently was badly crippled.
The crew of the cruiser was seen
to be fighting the fire, which they at
last succeeded in extinguishing. A
sister ship took the damaged vessel
in tow aand disappeared to the south
east. The launch escaped the hot
fire directed against her by the Japan
ese ships, but, being unable to return
to Port Arthur or to get into Dalny,
she was beached not far from Dalny.
Only a few of the higher officers
were aware of the plan, the success of
which depended on secrecy. The
achievement raided the spirits of the
Russians afloat and ashore, and the
young naval officer who was the hero
of the exploit was feted and recom
mended for the Cross of St. George.
Forty Buildings in Ashes.
STEELVILLE, Mo.—The entire bus
iness section and many dwellings were
destroyed by fire which was discov
ered Friday night in a large dry goods
store. Forty business buildings have
been burned to the ground. The loss
is estimated at >100,000, with about
>20,000 insurance.
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The happiest bride is not always
the one whose wedding bells ring the
loudest.
Mrs. Eddy Makes New Rule.
NEW YORK—Mary Baker Eddy,
head of the Church of Christ, Scien
tist, is reported to have promulgated
an amendment to the constitution of
the church against the segregation of
sexes in clubs. As most of the
church members are also members of
clubs and associations, founded on
principles that preclude the associa
tion of men and women, they are slid
to be greatly puzzled over the en
forcement cf the edict. Members of
the Masonic fraternity are understood
to be exempt from the ruling.
Get Ready for the Rush.
BONESTEEL.—The people of this
place are making strenous efforts to
be ready for the greater influx of pros
pective homesteaders July 1, when
the Indian Rosebud reservation land is
to be thrown open. They have what
the Germans would call “earth hun
ger.” Scoreo of people seeking claims
already have set their tents to be in
on the ground floor. It is apparent a
tremendous number will be here ready
to grab onto the 2,600 quarter sections
which this tract of excellent land con
tains. ^ N
state department, but beyond the mat
ter of auditing the state department
will not be charged with any control
over the commission. The commis
sion will report directely to the sec
retary of war as often as he may di
rect upon all phases of its operations.
It will be under the same sort of con
trol of the secretary of war as is the
Philippine commission. All direc
tions concerning the operations of the
commission are set out fully in the
regulations and a recitation is made
of all the operations leading irp to
the acquisition of the canal property j
and the appointment of the commis- j
sion.
Dividing Irrigation Fund.
Acting under the terms of the irri- j
gallon reclamation law. the secretary j
of the interior has set apart $8,100,000
of the reclamation fund in connection
with the following projects:
For the Yuma project on the Colo
rado river, covering about 85,000
acres in Arizona and California, $3,
000,000.
]
The Belle Fourche project in South
Dakota. 60,000 acres, $2,100,000.
The Malheur project in Oregon, 75,
000 acres, $2,000,000.
The Fort Buford project on the Yel
lowstone river in North Dakota, $1,
200,000.
The appropriation will leave only
about $6,000,000 of the reclamation
fund of $27,000,000 to be disposed of.
Russia Sends Siege Guns.
ST. PETERSBURG—A larm num
I
ber of siege guns was dispatched to
the far east from here Saturday.
Object to American Engineers.
OTTAWA, Ont.—During the discus
sion on the Grand Trunk Pacific bill
in the House of Commons Friday the
opposition made a vigorous protest
against the employment of American
engineers in the surveys of the pro
posed railway. Sir William Laurier,
in reply, said that C. M. Hays, mana
ger of the Grand Trunk, had written a
letter recently saying that there were
not more than 4 per cent of the per
sons employed on the surveys who
were not either Canadians or British
subjects.
Go to Survey the Boundary Line.
WINNIPEG—Prof. W. F. King,
chief astronomer of the Department
of the Iaterior, who is proceeding
westward in order to make arrange
ments for the survey of the Alaskan
boundary according to the award cf
the tribunal, left Winnipeg on Friday
for Vancouver, B. C. The survey is
a joint one and the Dominion and the
United States are each sending three
parties to do the work. Two of these
parties are to work on the Chilcat
river and the third will proceed up
the Stickeen river.
warehouses and railroad facilities,
was opened to commerce in December,
1901.
Talien Wan bay is one of the first
deep water harbors on the Pacific
coast. It is free from ice in winter
time and ships drawing thirty feet of
water can enter at low tide without
difficulty and without the aid of pilots
can sail or steam alongside the im
mense docks and piers, where their
cargoes can be loaded into railroad
cars and run direct for 4,000 miles into
the city of St. Petersburg.
Five large piers had been construct
ed, each supplied with numerous rail
road tracks and immense warehouses
and elevators, gas, electric lights and
water, and a large breakwater was be
ing constructed, so that ships could
lie at the piers and load and unload i
regardless of weather. Docks for for- i
eign vessels, steam and sail, extended
beyond the piers and along the shore j
for two miles. There were two first
class dry docks, one intended for or- i
dinary ocean steamers and the other
designed to accommodate the largest
vessels of war or commerce.
Six million had been expended on
the harbor system before the end of
1902, and it was estimated that the
cost of completing the works would be
nearly $20,000,000. but this does not
in any way represent the total cost of
the erection of this great commercial
port, which, with Port Arthur, distant
about twenty miles, was leased by the
Chinese government to Russia in 1898.
Nearly 20,000 men were employed
daily on the works. The total popula
tion has been estimated at about 60,
000, most Chinese, Japanese, Koreans
and Russians.
Royal Relics Bring High Prices.
LONDON—At an auction in Chris
tie’s room a Holbein miniature of
Frances Howard, duches of Norfolk,
realized the unprecedented sum o'
$13,750. At Otheby’s Lord Nelson’s
last complete letter to Lady Hamilton
realized $5,150. The letter is of four
pages.
Stanley Will Not Lie in Abbey.
LONDON—It has been definitely de
cided that Sir Henry M. Stanly, who
died May 10, will not be buried in
West minster Abbey.
American Buys Warships.
SANTIAGO DE CHILI.—The Chi
lean cruisers Esmeralda and Chaca
buco have teen definitely sold to
Charles R. Flint of New York.
Sends Money to Russian Red Cross.
ODESSA.—The Red Cross society
has received $500 from D. M. Osborne
& Co., of Auburn N. Y., accompanied
by a letter in which the contributors
say: “Wre shall never forget what
the Russians did for the United States
in 18fiS."
ed construction by secretary at cost
of about $3,000,000.
“Colorado—Uncompahgre project,
involving an expenditure of $2,500,000.
“Idaho—Minidoka project, for which
about $2,600,000 has been previously
allotted.
“Montana—Milk river project, gen
eral allotment of $2,500,000.
“Nebraska—Reclamation of land3
along North Platte river, for which
$100,000 has been set aside.
“Nevada—Truckee-Carson projcet
under construction at a cost of about
$3,000,000.
New Mexico—Hondo project, at a
cost of approximately $350,000.
North Dakota—Fort Buford pro
ject, taking water from Yellowstone
river in Montana, at a cc3t of about
$1,200,000.
“Oregon—Malheur projcet, costing
about $2,000,000.
South Dakota—Belle Fourche pro
ject. costing about $2,1000,000.
“Utah—Conservation of water in
Salt Lake river at a cost of about
$1,000,000.
“Washington—Reclamation of land
near Pasco at a cost of $1,500,000.
“Wyoming—The storage and diver
sion of Shoshone river near Cody, for
which $2,250,000 has been set aside.
“All the projects outlined will cost
$27,000,000 and will require for con
struction two or three years. They
will reclaim in round numbers 1.000,
000 acres of land, all of which will
be susceptible of intense cultivation
and should be capable of supporting
a population of 500,000 or more per
sons. The money expended in con
structing these works is derived from
the disposal of public lands.”
Captain Allen Ends Life.
ST. LOUIS.—Captain Walter Allen
of St. Louis, connected with the
World’s Fair Jefferson Guards, and a
brother of “Private” John HL Allen,
national World’s Fair commissioner
from Mississippi, committed suicide
late on Tuesday by shooting himself
through the heart in a room in the
dormitory of the Washington universi
ty, which is now being utilized by the
exposition. He left a note stating
that ill health had driven him to com
mit the act. His wife and two chil
dren survive him.
Santa Fe Gets Injunction.
KANSAS CITY.—The Santa Fe
Railway company xvas granted a tem
porary injunction against the striking
machinists of the Santa Fe shops in
Argentine, Kas., by Judge Holt of the
court of common pleas of Kansas City,
Kas. The order restrains the strikers
from interfering in any way with the
men who are now working in the
shops or from otherwise obstructing
the work of the Santa Fe shops. The
injunction is made returnable June
1, when the strikers will have to show
why it should not be made permanent
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS
BURGLARS VISIT CARROLL.
Determined Robbers Force Bank Vault
and Fight Citizens.
CARROLL—At 1 o‘eIoek in the ;
morning this town was thrown into ex
citement by an attempt to rob the !
First National bank. At that hour the
residents of the upper floor of the Mer
rill building, in which the bank is lo
cated, were awakened by a loud noise
and heard the sound of blows, which
caused the house to vibrate. These
sounds were followed by ap explosion ;
and this by fire from a revolver. By
the flash of the gun the people saw
men standing as guards for the rob
bers around the house.
There was one revolver in the
building and this was fired at one of !
the men until the shells were exhaust
ed, but apparently without effect, as
he returned the fire and continued to
shoot after the residents of the house
were without ammunition.
While this fusillade was in progress
the cashier of the bank was called up
by telephone and notified of the trou
ble. He responded bv bringing a num
ber of armed men, but by the time he
arrived the robbers had driven away
in a wagon which stood in the middle
of the street during the fight and in
which they are supposed to have come
to town.
BROSS ELECTED COMMANDER.
Grand Army Veterans at Grand Island
Next Year.
KEARNEY—At the Grand Army of
the Republic encampment here Har
mon Bross was elected department
commander. Other officers elected
were: Andrew Traynor, Omaha, senior
vice; Joseph Hoagland, North Platte,
Junior vice; Erastus Smith, Alma,
chaplain; Dr. J. B. Ralph, Omaha,
medical director.
The next encampment will be held
at Grand sland. The encampment de
cided to hold no more state reunions,
the resolution to that effect which
had been laid over from last year pro
voking a prolonged debate, but finally 1
passing. The offices of adjutant gen
eral and quartermaster were eonsli
dated.
The Womens Relief corps elected
Mrs. Mamie Cleaver of Neligh depart
ment president; Mrs. Diana Potter, j
Litchfield, senior vice; Mrs. Julia
Brown, Butte, junior vice.
BENTON EXPLAINS TAXATION.
!
Addresses State Board on Behalf of
the Pullman Company.
LINCOLN—On behalf of the Pull
man company T. H. Benton explained
his theories of taxation when the state
board convened at 2 o’clock. He was .
the only representative of the car con
cerns.
According to the report of Secre
tary Bennett 140 car companies and
private concerns are doing business
in the state. Reports have been sub
mitted. showing the property owned
by twenty-two of them.
The Pullman company’s report was
taken up. It shows that the company
has 178 sleepers and seventy-nine tour
ist cars running through the state,
sleepers valued at $11,802.31 and tour
ist cars at $6,983.62. The assessed
valuation of sleepers without mileage
made is $79,219.59, and of tourist cars
$15,491.78, or 5 per cent of the actual
market valuation. This is a decrease
of nearly $20,000 on last year’s valu
ation.
New National Bank.
DODGE—Dodge is going to have a
national bank. The stockholders of
the Dodge State bank have increased
the stock to $25,000 and are going to
reorganize and change the name to
first National bank.
Will Leave for Japan.
LINCOLN—“Bryan’s Jap,” Yamachi
ta Yaschichuro, who is now in St.
Louis, expects to start for Japan May
20. He will look after a newspaper
there for a few vaonths, and then in
August he plans to accompany Tezima.
of the Japanese commissary depart
ment. and Prince Arisgaw a back to the
LTnited States. The announcement of
his plans was made in a letter receiv
ed by a Lincoln friend of his, Kin
Akagi.
Calls State Warrants.
State Treasurer Mortensen has is
sued a call for May 14 for warrants to
the amount of $150,000, numbered
from 99,281 to 101,017. The call for
such an amount was made possible by
the county treasurers returning to the
state treasurer all the money they had
on hand that belonged to the perma
nent school fund. In the temporary !
school fund at this time there is $382,
000.
Burglars have of late been operat
ing quite freely in Lincoln.
Harlan County Protests.
LINCOLN—The board of supervis
ors of Harlan county expects Attor
ney General Prout to prevent a com
bination of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy and the Kansas City & Omaha
railroad in that section of the coun
try. It is claimed that the latter line
has been almost abandoned as far as
the train service is concerned. The
lines are almost parallel. Alma has a
poor train service as a result of the
assimilation and the supervisors ask
that a suit be started in the supreme
court to remedy matters.
Northwestern Makes Fast Time.
LINCOLN—A special train on the
Northwestern, carrying a party of Lin
coln business men on a tour of the
state, made a record run between Fre
mont and Norfolk Junction. The dis
tance is eighty-one miles and the ac
tual running time wras sixty minutes.
Increases Capital Stock.
LINCOLN — The Morton-Gregson
company of Chicago, owner of the Mor
ton Packing plant at Nebraska City,
has increased its capital stock from
♦250,to 1409.000.
THE STATE AT LARGE.
A ladies’ band is the newest feature
of Norfolk musical circles. It is just
organized and will begin business
at once.
Peter Dunbier, for years a resident
of Polk county, has returned to his
native land, Germany, where he will
reside in the future. \
After three unsuccessful attempts
to commit suicide, James E. Miller,
the young fellow arrested at Ravenna
charged with burglarizing a way car,
has at last decided to plead guilty to
the charge preferred against him and
begin his term in the penitentiary at
once.
At Fremont Ed Drannon, alias
Charles Wilcox, pleaded guilty in the
district court to the charge of steal
ing a horse from the Star barn and
was sentenced to eighteen months in
the penitentiary. He was arrested in
Omaha whiie in the act of attempting
to sell the horse.
The interstate debate between Kan
sas and Nebraska was held in the
Normal chapel at Peru, the question
being “Resolved, That the United
States should abandon the Monroe
doctrine.” Kansas had the negative
side of the question, but the decision
was given Nebraska by the judges
unanimously.
D. W. Cook last week shipped four
carloads of fat cattle to the Kansas
City market. The animals averaged
1,500 pounds each, and It is unques
tionably one of the finest bunches of
cattle shipped from Gage county in
some years. Isaac Palmer, a well
known stock raiser living near Odell,
also shipped 200 head to the market.
Bartenders and gamblers can no
longer join the Knights of Pythias.
At the meeting of the grand lodge it
was voted to adopt the ruling of
Grand Chancellor Phillips of Laurel
and keep them out. All members ad
mitted contrary to rules will be eject
ed. The grand lodge will meet in
Omaha next year on the first Tuesday
in May.
County Treasurer W. D. Wheeler
has collected more taxes in a little
more than four months than was ever
previously collected in one year i>
Cass county. He has collected be
tween 8,000 and $9,000 in back taxes,
some of which it was thought never
would be collected. One farmer paid
the sum of $600 which had been ac
cumulating on his property for many
years.
E. L. Dougherty of York, a young
man, attempted to commit suicide by
going into his bed room and saturat
ing a cloth with chloroform. Lying
down on the bed he put it over his
face. When discovered he wa3 al
most past having anything done for
him. Physicians after working with
him almost all night brought him ta
The cause for the rash act is said
to be some love affair.
A. E. Bovlan. a school teacher at I
Warwick, Kan., while returning to his
home from Hardy was stopped by two
masked mon and robbed of $180. The
robbers threw’ an old coat over Boy
lan’s head and ordered him to lie still
for twenty minutes. At the expira
tion of about five minutes Boyland
thought the robbers had left and
raised up. He was promptly shot In
the hip by one of the robbers. His
wound, while deep, is not fatal.
Guy Andrews, son of Chancellor
Andrews of the State university, wras
brought back to Lincoln from David
City by Sheriff Ress, and will be tried
before the insanity commission on a
charge of insanity. Andrews had
been in the law office of Judge Field,
is well educated and had made a suc
cess of the law’. For some time he
has been acting as though not in his
right mind, resulting in Chancellor
Andrews filing the insanity complaint
against him.
The mortgage record of Red Willow
county for the month of April make
a fine showing. The total filings ag
gregate $29,203.37; releases, $70,818.87
The special election held in West
Point to vote on the question of the
issuance of bonds of $8,000 for the
enlargemeni^*of the public school
building resulted in the bonds being
carried by a majority of 151.
Messrs. Johnson and Graham, the
present owners of the Ames townsite,
are having surveys made and the lots
in the new town will soon be on the
market. The business lots will be
southeast of the Union Pacific depot.
A report has reached Beatrice to
the effect that Ed Kelley formerly a
resident of Beatrice, was recently
killed in Texas. Relatives of Mr. Kel
ley have made inquiries to ascertain
the truth of the statement, which has
not been confirmed. In a letter to
Charles Avey of Beatrice from his
brother, William Avey, meager details
of the reported tragedy are given,
which indicate that Kelley came to
his death under rather peculiar cir
cumstances after the killing of an
other man at Kelley’s home. ^
The cadets of the State university
will hold their annual encampment in
York on May 24 to 28, in the beauti
ful York park. The cadets suggested
that a small purse be raised to de
fray their expenses, and through the
efforts of Mr. Mead, a university stu
dent who lives in York, the necessary
amount was in a very short time
raised.
The old cannon which will be in
stalled in the city park at Fremont
will be formerly dedicated in connec
tion with the exercises on decoration
day.
The board of directors of the Loup
Valley Agricultural society have de
cided upon September 20, 21, 22 and
23 as the dates for holding their an
nual meeting this year. The finances
of the association are in excellent
condition and live stock premiums will
be proportionately increased.
News has been received in Beatrice
of the death of “Grandpa” Noakes,
formerly at Beatrice, at Burlington
Junction, la. The deceased was a na
tive of England, was 80 years of age,
and had resided in Beatrice a great
many years.
OPENS IN AUGUST
PROCLAMATION REGARDING RES
ERVATION LAND SALES.
A CHANCE FORJDHEAP HOMES
Entries Can Be Made from August 8
to September 1, Registry After July
5 at Chamberlain, Yankton, Bone
steel and Fairfax, South Dakota.
WASHINGTON—President Roose
velt has signed the proclamation open
ng to settlement on August 8 the Rose
bud reservation lying in Gregory coun
ty, South Dakota. After deducting
lands withheld to state for school pur
poses the proclamation opens to settle
ment about 385.000 acres.
Under the provisions of the procla
maiicn registration will begin July 5
at 9 a. m., at Chamberlain, Yankton,
Bonesteel and Fairfax and continue
until 6 o’clock Saturday evening, July
23. As has been stated heretofore in
these dispatches, land will be disposed
of by drawing. The drawing will take
place at the Chamberlain land office
commencing at 9 a. m. Thursday, July
28, and continuing for such period
as may be necessary to draw from
the box all envelopes contained there
in. Three persons of highest integrity
and of spotless reputation will be se
lected by the commissioner of the
general land office, who will be pres
ent in person to supervise the draw
ing.
Entries will be made at Bonesteel,
beginning August 8 and continuing un
til September 10 inclusive. The land
office, for convenience of entrymen,
will be temporarily removed from
Chamberlain to Bonesteel in order to
facilitate the rush which is expected.
After September 10 subsequent entries
will be recorded at Chamberlain as
usual.
Those contemplating filing registra
tion must do so in person at one of
the four towns mentioned above, with
the exception of soldiers or sailors,
who may employ an agent.
No one person may register for
more than 160 acres. The actual
opening of this vast domain will oc
cur on the morning of August 8.
The price of land as provided by
law is as follows: Lands taken during
the first three months, $4 per acre;
within six months, $3; after six months.
12.50 per acre. All lands remaining
undisposed of after four years shall
be disposed of by the secretary of the
Interior under such rules and regula
tions as he may prescribe.
The proclamation, among other
things, says:
“Ail persons are especially admon
ished that under the said act of con
gress approved April 23. 1304, it is
provided that no person shall be per
mitted to settle upon, occupy or enter
any of said ceded lands except in the
manner prescribed in this proclama
tion until after the expiration of sixty
nays from the time when the same
are opened to settlement and entry.
“After the expiration of the said
period of sixty days, but not before,
and until the expiration of three
months after the same shall have
been opened for settlement and entry
as hereinbefore prescribed, any o{
said lands remaining undisposed of
may be settled upon, occupied and en
tered under the general provisions jit
the homestead and townsite laws of
the United States in like manner as
if the manner of effecting such settle
ment, occupancy and entry had not
been prescribed herein in obedience
to lawr, subject, however, to the pay
ment of $4 per acre for the land en
tered, in the manner and at the time
required by the said act of congress
above mentioned.
“After expiration of three months
and not before, and until the expira
tion of six months after the same shall
have been opened for settlement ’"I
entry as aforesaid, any of said lands
remaining undisposed of may also be
settled upon, occupied and entered un
der the general provisions of the same
laws and in the same manner, sub
ject, however, to the payment of $3
per acre for the land entered in the
manner and at the times required by
the same act of congress.”
PRESIDENT’S SUMMER PLANS.
Will Alternate Between Oyster Bay
and Washington.
WASHINGTON.—President Roose
velt’s plans for the summer were an
nounced by Secretary Loeb Wednes
day. They are tentative, but probably
will be carried out as follows:
The president will go to Oyster Bay
about July 1. remaining there until
after he receives the official notifica
tion of the choice of the republican
convention Then he expects to re
turn to Washington for a stay of two
or three weeks, returning then to
Oyster Bay and remaining there until
shortly after the middle of September.
It is announced that the president will
not receive any delegations at Oyster
Bay and that he will only receive
those visitors on political matters who
come through the national committee.
All other visitors to be received at
Oyster Bay will be limited to those
whose missions are on official busi
ness.
Prominent Persons Arrive.
NEW YORK—The steamer Phila
delphia, from Southampton, arrived
Sunday. Among passengers was Dr.
D. Mayer, United States consul at
Buenos Ayres; William Davis. Wil
liam Hill, Aaron Watson, Herbert
Baker and Paul Ocker, British jour
nalists, who are going to St. Louis to
attend the journalist convention, and
Peter Augustus Jay, secretary of the
United States legation at Constanti
nople. Mrs. Mayer, wife of Consul
Mayer, died during voyage from Bue
nos Ayres to England.
Greatest War in the World.
CHICAGO—All the states of the
middle west, especially Indiana, Mis
souri, Texas, Illinois, Kentucky and
Tennessee, were represented at the
opening session of the twenty-fifth
annual convention of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Woman’s Missinary soci
eties, which began here Sunday. The
annual sermon was delivered by the
Rev. W. R. Dalby of Kirksville, Mo.,
who spoke on the “Greatest War in
the World.” The speaker declared
that a victory for Japan would mean
much for Christianity.