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JAPS WINMTTLE RUSSIAN HOPE OF RELIEVING PORT ARTHUR VANISHES. CZARS FORCES ARE DEFEATED Japanese Capture Prisoners and Take Fourteen Guns—Russians Charged with Having Displayed Japanese Flag to Deceive Their Adversaries. TOKIO—The Russian hope of re lieving the pressure on Port Arthur by threatening the rear of General Oku, the commander of the Japanese forces investing the Russian strong hold. came to an end at Telissu, a point on the railroad fifty miles north of Kin Chou and • twenty-five miles north of Vafangow, when the Rus sians were outmaneuvered, enveloped and sweepingly defeated. They left over 100 dead on the field and the Jap anese captured 300 prisoners and fourteen quick-firing field guns. The Russians retreated hastily to the northward. The Japanese charge that the Rus sians violated the Japanese flag. Cer tain officers aver that during the fighting a body of Russian soldiers appeared carrying a Japanese flag and that the Japanese artillery, de ceived by this flag, ceased firing upon that particular body of Russians. Offi cial dispatches from the Japanese commanders made specific charges of this flag violation. Ea-Iy estimates of the Japanese loss say that 500 men were kiiled or wounded. The Japanese attacking force was divided into right and left 8HJPS ARE ACTIVE. ^ The Vladivostok Squadron is Busily Engaged. TOKIO—The Vladivostok sqadron is reported in the Corean straits. Firing has been hoard on Esuno Shima. a small island lying off the southwest of Honshiu islard. It is possible that an engagement is pro gressing. LONDON—The Central News has received a dispatch irom its Liao Yang correspondent under Tuesday's date saying tha* heavy firing be tween the Russian and Japanese van guards commenced at 1:40 o’clock in the afternoon. The fighting extended along the entire front assuming the dimensions of a general engagement. The correspondent says that no de tails are available. ST. PETERSBURG—The Nevoe Vremya’s military expert authorita tively denies the report that General Stakelberg is on the march south. He declares that the only Russian forces on the Liao Tung peninsula above Port Arthur consist of cavalry and railroad guards, aDd add3 that it is scarcely possible to interfere with the siege operaticn6 bc^e Port Arthur. The chief mission ot the Russian cav alry detachments, he says is to ham per the movements of the Japanese columns from the south to the north. The Novoe Vremya devotes -. long editorial to arguing that wireless com munication with neutral territory does not constitute a breach of neutrality, the enemy having practically the same remedy, as in the case of cable communication, namely as previously cabled in one case of cutting the ca ble, and in the other of stationing a vessel rigged with wireless apparatus “HUMPH! NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT THIS/’ —Chicago Inter Ocean. s columns and began the advance on Tuesday along both sides of the rail road. They encountered the Rus sians east of Vafandien and drove them back. At a late hour in the af ternoon the Russians held a line be tween Lung Wang Tiso and Tafang Shen. The Japanese artillery opened on this line and the Russians respond ed. The shelling continued for two hours and it was followed by the ad vance of the Japanese line to a posi tion extending from Lung Chia Tung to Yuhotun. Darkness put an end to the fighting. The Japanese dispatch ed a column to the westward toward Fuchau for the purpose of covering the Russian right wing and to protect their left and rear. During the night it became appar ent that the Russians were being re inforced and it was decided to make a general attack in the morning and force the Russians into a defile back of Telissu. When morning came it was discovered that the Russians held a line extending from Ta Fang Shen to Cheng Tsu Shan with a force esti mated at over two divisions. The Japanese commander makes no estimate of the Russian losses, but says they probably were great. Among the Russians captured by the Japanese is the colonel of the Fourth regiment rifles. ( The Japanese planned to envelop the Russians near Telissu and they succeeded admirably. "While the main Japanese force was moving north along the railroad columns were swung to the left and to the right and finally converged at noon on the main Russian position. The Russians in this position were at a disadvan tage, but they held it with determina tion until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. At this hour they were routed. The Japanese cavalry continued to pursue the enemy and probably inflicted con siderable punishment. Senator Quay’s Last Will. BEAVER, Pa.—The will of Senator Quay was probated on Friday. Not only does it disclose the amount of the estate, but provides that the exec utors shall not file an accounting. The will says Mrs. Quay is provided for. Matthew Stanley Quay, the sen ator’s grandson, is given a farm in Chester, Pa. The remainder of the estate is to be sold and divided into five equal parts. Four of these go to his children. Miss Susan, Miss Cora and R~ R. Quay and Mrs. Mary Dav idson. Pay of Officers cn the ustnmus. WASHING TON—Secretary Taft on Monday decided that army officers serving on the Isthmus of Panama in the construction work of the canal shall receive 50 per cent additional from the canal commission over the pay they are entitled to under the law. In many cases this is not satis factory to the officers, and it has been suggested that men serving in inde pendent position, should receive such compensation as would be paid civil ians doing the same character of work. between the sending and receiving stations, thus interfering with com munication. The calling out of the army reserves in the Kazan. Kief and Moscow mili tary districts was announced Tues day. This step is for the purpose of filling up the skeleton reserve corps and to replace the regular troops al ready gone or going to the front. It also foreshadows the dispatch of four Volga corps, which was predicted in these dispatches a month ago. The latter would give General r.ouropatkin 200,000 more men. Emperor Nicholas has received the following telegram from Lieutenant General Barcn Stale el berg: “A battle began at noop around the Russian position, four and cne-half miles south of the station of Watan hoon, the enemy making repeated at tempts to dislodge our left flank. The attack was repe’ied and we retained our position "The first regiment occupying the left Hack of our position sustained severe losses. Its commander. Colo nel Khavastounoff, and Adjutant Sub Lieutenant Dragostaff Nodochinsky were killed. General Gerngross was wounded, a shrapnel bullet shattering the right side of his loker jaw, but he remained cn the field.” Bids on Bonds. LINCOLN. Neb.—The state board of educational lands aud funds will ad vertise for $100,000 of state bonds to be purchased for the investment of the permanent school funds. Reserves Are Called Out ST. PETERSBURG—The calling out of the reserves in several districts was announced today. It foreshad ows the dispatch of four Volga corps, which was predicted in these dis patches a month ago. The latter would give General Kuropatkin 200, 000 more men. Japanese Sink More Mines. LONDON—A dispatch to the Cen tral News from Tokio says that while flotillas of torpedo boat destroyers and torpedo boats were supporting the military bombardment of the forts at Siaoping Tao (on the Kwan Tung pen insula, between Port Arthur and Port Dalny), Tuesday morning, the Rus sian protected cruiser Norik and ten torpedo boat destroyers made a sortie from Port Arthur. The Japanese warships retired, unsuccessfully en deavoring to lure the Russian? into the open sea. Getting Ready at St Louis. ST. LOUIS, Mo.—D. J. Campan, Michigan; J. G. Johnson, Kansas; Norman E. Mack, New York, and C. A. Walsh Iowa, members of the sub committee on convention arrange ments, will arrive Wednesday and they will probably be joined by the other members on the following day, when the formal transfer of the Coli seum by the Business Men’s league to the national committee will be made. A force of carpenters and elec tricians is at work on the interior of the big building. DEAD LIST GROWS AS NOW COUNTED 624 LOST THEIR LIVES. SEARCHERS RENE_ THEIR WORK Larger Portion of the Bodies Recov ered Are Identified—Funerals of Nearly One Hundred Victims Held on Sunday. NEW YORK—Sunday’s harvest of dead from the Slocum numbered for ty-one, bringing the total number of bodies so far recovered up to 624. Of these 559 have been identified, while thirty-one of the victims now lying at the morgue have not been claimed by friend or relative. While the list of missing has been cut down some what by the identifications made to day eleven new names we*e added to | that roll, thus leaving the total of missing almost as it was on Saturday, | something more than 300. Early Sunday morning the searches began anew the work of locating the Slocum’s dead. Within an hour they | had recovered thirteen bodies off the j short of North Brother island. Three of the bodies were floating and it is the general opinion that many more will come to the surface during the week. At sundown, when work practically ' ceased for the day, thirty-six bodies had been added to the long list of I dead that have been taken from the wrecked steamer and the water in its immediate vicinity. Most of these bodies were taken to the morgue and | a majority of them were identified to night. Of the bodies recovered during the first hour one was of a man, six of women, two of boys, four of girls and one was of an infant. A life saver, grappling from a raft, brought up a woman of 30 and a girl of 11 years locked in each other’s arms. A few minute later he brought the bodies of a boy 9 years old and a girl of 6, apparently brother and sis ter. clinging to each other. Divers who went to the wreck j found the bodies of a woman, a girl [ and a boy and brought them to the | surface. They were beyond recogni tion. The divers said tnere are more | bodies in the wreck, thus bearing out the statement made a day or two ago after it was thought the wreck had been cleared, that many bodies re mained under the entanglement of timber and machinery. One body was found floating in the river near Riker’s island by the crew of a four-oared barge of the Metro ! politan Rowing club, while nineteen were brought up from the bottom j along the beach running from the is land down to the channel in the river. Three men working with an inrpro ! vised grapple, consisting of a block of wood to which many blue fish I hooks were attached, drew up a sec j tion of the rail of the upper deck of j the Slocum about thirty feet long. The bodies of four women were clinging to the rail, their fingers grip ping the interlaced wire roping. This is part of the rail which gave way just before the steamer was beached, precipitating 100 persons into the water. While the rail was being brought ashore two of the bodies kroke away from it. but were secured j immediately; the other two were still clinging to the rail when landed. The funerals of nearly 100 victims of the disaster were held Sunday. In many instances two caskets were car- 1 ried in the same hearse and in some I cases two dead and even three 1 hearses bore away the dead of a sin gle family. Of the bodies recovered during the; day there were two women whose I arms were locked around a life ring. [ | These rings are made of canvas, filled with cork and are supposed to float four persons. The ring was not cut open tonight, so that it not known with what it is filled, but when it was thrown on the water it sank immediaiily. The ring was recovered by the police and will be turned over the coroner. THE ANTI-PARKER MEN. Mr. Bryan Says They Will Control at St. Louis. NEW YORfcL—William J. Bryan ar rived in this city Saturday night. He said he did not expect t see Charles F. Murphy or any leader of the anti Parker movement while in the city. Questioned as to the general situa tion. he said: "The men who are opposed to^Judge Parker s nomination will be in control in St. Louis. They will nominate the candidates and prepare the platform, and it will not be the New York plat form or the New York candidate.” He added that he did not care to go into details in discussion of candi dates or the contents of the plat form. “I have already laid down for con sideration fundamental principles as to the reasons for not nominating some of the men most prominently mentioned for the place in the east,” he added. “Olney, Cleveland and Par ker all come within this class.” PEABODY SAYS WAR IS OVER. Denies the Statement Issued by the Miners’ Federation. DENVER. Colo.—“I think the war is nearly over,” said Governor Peabody j Monday. "I have news from General 1 Bell that the Cripple Creek mines are j open and running today and there is comparatively little disaffection among the men. There is no news of further trouble or any likelihood of of any. don’t know how many more men ! will be deported or whether any will ' be. I have beard nothing on this point. ‘‘I learn from Captain Buikeley Wells of Telluride that the union men there concede that their cause is lost i and those of them who are acceptable j to the mine owners are at work again. \ One hundred and fifty capable men, whether union or non-union, have been i invited to go to work and the invita- | tion will be speedily accepted. “In Silverton and Ouray peace reigns. The troops have all been or dered from Las Anttnas county and only Major Hill remains to look efter j the tfosing up of the details c? the campaign.” » DESPERADO KLLS SHERIFF. Shoots As He Is Abuot to Handcuff Hir>. ST. PAUL., Minn.—Sheriff G. D. Harris of St. Croix county, Wisconsin, was shot and killed while attempting to make an arrest on an Omaha tFain near Fall Creek, Wis. The man who did the shooting, and whose name is unknown, jumped from tne moving train and escaped. Sheriff Harris had gone to Eau Claire on businesss, and when about to board the train for Hudson was informed that a man suspected of bur | glary was aboard the train. Thee sher iff searched the train and finally lo cated his man in the smoking car. He placed him under arrest and was about to handcuff him, when the des perado drew a revolver and fired three times, shooting the sherifT through the head and killing him instantly. In the excitement which followed the shooting the murderer ran the entire length of the train, jumping from the rear coach while the train was going at a high rate of speed. He then stole a horse and buggy and made his way to Augusta, where the animal was found, but all further clew fo the fu gitive's whereabouts apparently is lost. UNCLE JOE RTPEATS IT. He Would Not Accept Presidential Ncminr.tion. CHICAGO, III.—In view f a threat ened revival of the movement to nominate Speaker Cannon for the vice presidency, charged this time to the New York delegation. Mr. Cannon au thorized the Associated Press to quote him as follows: “After mature consideration, having in view' the great compliment that the vice presidential nomination would be to any citizen, yet I am speaker of the house of representatives and have been a member of that body for nearly thirty years. I feel that my sphere of usefulness, if I have any. is in connec tion with the house. About a week after the close of the late session of congress, at the request of friend* and perhaps others, I gave out an Interview on this subject. This was done after full consideration, and I stand by the interview, which stated in substance that I considered the speakersnip the second highest office under the government, and if the next house was republican I hoped to •succeed myself, and i not to cheerfully do duty on the minority." CONDEMNS GOV. PEABODY. Minnesota Federation of Labor Passes Resolutions. NEW ULM, Minn.—The State Fed eration of Labor, in session here to day, adopted a sweeping resolution of condemnation of the action of Gover nor Peabody of Colorado in the Crip ple Creek mining strike and appeal ing to the president of the United States as commander-in-chief of the military forces to compel an investi gation of General Bell and of Gover nor Peabody. The resolution recites that right and justice is denied to American citi zens. whereas foreign citizens work ing in this country are granted pro tection under an appeal to the repre sentatives of their nation. The State Federation of Labor also adopted a proposition to form a fund corporation for the purpose of aiding strikers who wish to start business in opposition to their former employers. The plan as outlined trails for a capi talization of $200,000 in $3 shares, which are to be sold in limited quan tities to members of affiliated unions, and w'hich will not be transferrable. KNOX MAY QUIT THE CABINET. Stated at Washington that He Will Be Succeeded by Secretary Moody. WASHINGTON—Although the at torney general refuses either to deny or to affirm the statement it is learn ed from a high source that it is his in tention to retire from the cabinet within the next few days, or as soon as his appointment as United States senator from the state of Pennsylva nia shall be received from Governor Pennypacker. He will be succeeded by Mr. Moody, the present secretary of the navy. It is said that after a conference with the president Attor ney General Knox concluded that his action in retiring at once from the Department of Justice would be in ac cordance with the spirit of the consti tution. which provides that each state shall have two senators and empowers the governor to appoint in case of va cancy. WILL FERRET OUT CRIME. Teller County Sets Aside Fund for In vestigation. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo.—Deter mined to bring to justice, if possible, every person implicated in the Inde pendence dynamite explosion, the county commissioners have appropri ated $10,000 for the services of a spe cial prosecutor and to furnish other assistance necessary. Samuel D. Crump, attorney for the Mine Own ers’ association, has been engaged as special prosecutor. The situation in the district is quiet. Deportations are now being made on the regular trains, and of these per sons it is required only to get out of Te.ler county. ST. LOUIS BONUS IS PUT UP. Meeting of Sub-Committee of Demo cratic National Committee. ST. LOUIS, Mo.—What in all prob ability will be the last meeting of the sub-committee on arrangements of the national convention previous to the national convention convened at the Jefferson hotel Wednesday. The members of the committee ex pressed satisfaction regarding the ar rangements for the convention to be held July 6. The $40,000 offered as a bonus when St. Louis was desig nated the convention city has been collected and is now in the hands of the national committee. The man who calls his girl adorable laughs at another fellow who does the same thing. When a woman attempts to get off a conundrum she forgets cither the question or the answer. SIX HUNDRED DIE CHICAGO HORROR RIVALED BY BURNING OF A BOAT. EXCURSION STEAMER IN FLAMES Loaded with Women and Children on a Sunday School Dating—Disaster Occurs on the East River at New York City. NEW YORK—One of the most ap palling disasters in the history of New York tragic in its intensity, dra matic in its episodes, and deeply pa thetic in the tender age of ^nost of its victims, took place today in the East river, within a short distance of the New York shore and within s'ight of thousands of persons, the majority of whom were powerless to minimize the extent of the catastrophe. By the burning to the water’s edge of the General Slocum, a three-decked excursion steamer, the largest in these waters, more than 600 persons, the majority of whom were women and children, were burned to death or drowned by jumping overboard or by being thrown into the whirlpools by the lurching of the vessel and the frantic rush of the panic-stricken passengers. Approximately 483 bodies have been recovered and are now being tagged at the morgues of Bellevue hospital and Harlem. Divers were still busy at a late hour taking bodies from the hold of the vessel, which they say is choked with the remains of human beings, while the bodies of scores who leaped or were thrown into the river had been recovered. It is the season of Sunday school excursions in New York bay and the Long Island sound, the latter one of the most picturesque bodies of water in the country. Great preparations had been made for the seventeenth annual Sunday school excursion of St. Mark’s Ger man Lutheran church, the congrega tion of which is drawn from the dense population of the lower East and West Side, and the General Slocum had been chartered to carry the ex cursionists to Locust Grove, one of the many resorts on Long Island sound. It is variously estimated that there were between 1,500 and 2,000 persons on the General Slocum when it left the pier at Third street, East river, though the Knickerbocker Steamship company, which owns the Slocum, of ficially states that the number of passengers was 873, that being only one-third of the vessel’s capacity. It is thought, however, that there were several hundred children in arms, for whom fares are not usually charged on these trips. On board the decks of the steamer as it passed up East river the scene was one of merry-making. A mass of flags fluttered in the June breezes, the bands were playing and the chil-' aren were singing, dancing and wav- i ing handkerchiefs and flags in an- I j swer to the salutations of those on shore or from passing steamers. At the extreme eastern end of Ran dall s island, off One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street, there is a stretch of water known as the Sunken Mead ows. At this point, just as the crowds were watching the gaily decorated steamer from the shore, the General Slocum took fire, and as the age of the vessel (it was built in 1891) had resulted in the well seasoning of the wood, with which it was almost en tirely built, it was soon a mass of flame. The fire is said to have brok en out in a lunchroom on the forward deck through the overturning of a pot of grease. The wind was high and all efforts to subdue the fire were were futile. The Death List Grows. NEW YORK—Wltn unceasing ef fort search is going on for the bodies of . those who perished on the Gen eral Slocum. What the list of vic tims will total scarce any one dare venture a guess, but whatever the number may be there is hardly a par allel in the history of disasters where death came to so many in so brief a period of time. Police and health department offi cials have placed the number at a figure as high as 1.000 and more, but it would seem that the maximum fa tality will not largely exceed 700. All day long, from sunrise until darkness, shut off even the melan choly satisfaction of watching for the dead, anxious searchers kept up their vigilance and at dusk there had been recovered 536 bodies, for the greater part women and children. Operating Towards Port Arthur. LONDON—A correspondent of the Daily Chronicle at Yinkow, in a dis patch dated June 17, says that General Kuropatkin left Liao Yang on Wed nesday to assume command of the army operating toward Port Arthur. Attendance at World's Fair. ST. LOUIS.—World’s Fair Grounds. —The following are official figures of attendance at the Louisiana Pur chase exposition for the week ending June 18: Monday, 66,143; Tuesday. 75,143; Wednesday, 74,188; Thursday, 83,346; Friday, 87,994; Saturday, "87,024; to tals, 475,187. The attendance during the week, while not quite equaling the total of preceding week, shows a substantial gain over each day save Wednesday. That was Liberty bell day, when school children attended. Enlarging Fort Niobrara. WASHINGTON — Congressman P. Kinkaid of the Sixth Nebraska dis- j trict is in Washington. His visit here ; is in relation to increasing the area j of Fort Niobrara. He says that if I the fort is to be enlarged in area It i must be done at once, as the adjacent j lands cannot withdraw from set- { tlement after June 28, at which time | the Kinkaid homestead bill affecting this land will become a law. It is proposed to withdraw about 5,600 acres of land to enlarge the fort This land is located in Cherry county | NEBRASKA^ ASSESSMENT OF RAILROADS. Board Increases Total Value 70 Per Cent. The Nebraska state board of assess ment announced officially an increase of 70 per cent in the assessed valua tion of railroad property. Operating under the new revenue law the board increased the assessed valuation from $27,077,353 to $46,018,635. The manner of arriving at the fran chise values of the roads will not be made public by the state board of equalization. The total assessed valuations were reached on a modification of the stock and bond theory and then the aver j age per mile was obtained by dividing the total by the mileage. When the final figures are made known they will lump the tangible and intangible j values, so that no one will be able ;o say just what the franchises were assessed at. Auditor Weston and Secretary of State Marsh have favored the valua tion of franchises separately, but Governor Mickey, Treasurer Morten sen and Commissioner Follmer. who compose the majority, did not think it a good plan. Now that the grand total assessed valuation of railroad property in Ne braska has been finally decided upon by the state board of equalization, the members of the board are trying to adjust the average values per mile of the several systems. The entire session on Wednesday was given up to the consideration of Union Pacific property. It was de cided to assess the Kearney & Black Hills branch at $5,900 per mile and the Omaha & Republican Valley branch at $6,700 per mile. This, with the $16,000 per mile for the main line, will give the average valuation of $11, 000 per mile agreed upon. After disposing of the Union Pacific the Burlington was taken up. There are sixteen subordinate lines in the Burlington system and the members of the board disagree as to the mile age valuations to be placed on each of the branches. The assessed valu ation of the Burlington main line will be $17,000 per mile for a portion and the average on the entire system will 3tand at $7,700. The average valua tion of the Chicago & Northwestern will be $6,500 instead of $7,500, as agreed upon previously. Tax Commissioner Woodward of the Great Western interviewed the members cf the board. For some rea son the figures on the Great Western property in Douglas county had not entered into the previous calculations. Mr. Woodward stated that the prop erty of his road in Nebraska had cost the company just $140,000 and that it consisted principally of real estate, lots. etc. He thought that its assess ed valuation should be $28,000. Smallpox at Soldiers' Home. GRAND ISLAND—Three cases of smallpox have developed in one of the hospitals at the soldiers' home. Those afflicted are George Warrens, Harry Burchard. the hospital steward, and Mr. Lindley. A temporary building was at once erected on the prairie, a safe distance from all other build ings, and the sick, ail of whose cases are very light, are there being cared for. Splendid Crop Prospect. WOOD RIVER—The prospects for all kinds of grain has never been bet ter than it is this year in this vicinity. Small grain is looking fine and corn has made a remarkable growth in the past two weeks. The outlook for fruit of all kinds is very promising, and in dications are that an extraordinary large yield is in store. Potatoes will be very plentiful and of good quality. Assessment in Dakota County. DAKOTA CITY—The precinct as sessors of Dakota county have com pleted their work and turned their books over to County Assessor Dorn. The total valuation of real and per sonal property of the county is $1, 595,419.72, an increase over last year of nearly $149,000. Will Meet at Franklin. FRANKLIN—The members of the G. A. R. of this county held a conven tion at this place for the purpose of deciding where a county reunion will be held this year. Franklin secured the prize and the date of the reunion will be August 22 to 25 inclusive. Women Want Land. NORFOLK—Of the 400 inquiries be ing daily received at railroad offices with regard to the opening of the Rosebud lands, over 40 per cent of them are from women. Teachers, stenographers and business women who have heard of the success of a number of their sex in the Oklahoma rush, indicate a desire to register for the drawings at Bonesteel and Fair fax. Arrest of Robbers. SEWARD — Marshal Berry and Night Watchman Lawsha on Wednes day arrested three men who were wanted by the sheriff of Fillmore county for robbery. The men robbed a car at Exeter, Neb., occupied by section men. They then hustled on to a freight train and while the train was at Seward the officers here ar rested them. The robbery occurred on Wednesday afternoon and on Thursday the sheriff and marshal of Fillmore county took them to Geneva, where they will be tried. Omaha Bankers Sell Bonds. LINCOLN—The state board of edu cational lands and funds has decided to make additional investments of the permanent school funds as soon as the state warrants, now held by the funds, are matured. Collections are slow with county treasurers at pres ent, but are expected to increase with in tbe next six weeks sufficient to jus tify additional investments of the funds aside from the blocks of state warrants soon to be Issued in pay ment for state improvement.?. The warrants agregate $400,000. ' TATE NEWS * THE STATE AT LARGE, r The postmaster at Lincoln will be i allowed three additional letter car* , riers on September L I * Farnam is to hare another bank, ! The corporation is organized and the j charter applied for. The cash capital will be $5,000. !*• Wilbur of Beatrice sustained sever© injuries by falling down aa areaway at the rear of his meat mar* j ket on North Fifth street. , From 250 to 300 Indians of the Sioux tribe are camped on the hill j of Chadron. Their kind Uncle j Sam has just sent them $5 per head. A company has been formed la Cambridge for the manufacture of hy» dranlic stoae. Rankin Bros., local , grain merchants, have purchased th© county right. The receipts of the postoffice at Omaha for the month of Way were $42,090, against 3S.122 for the same month last year, an Increase of $2,908. The receipts of the Des Moines office were $35,523, against $33,313, an in crease of $2,210. Ernest Shurtleff. a young man living near Humboldt, was kicked in the face by a horse. One foot of the ani mal struck him squarely in the face, smashing the nose and reducing the flesh to a pulp, the other hoof strik ing a glancing blow on the chin and doing little damage. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Folden. old resi dents of Beatrice, celebrated their fif tieth wedding anniversary in the pres ence of about fifty relatives and friends at their home in West Beat rice, quite a number being present from different parts of the state to assist in celebrating the memorable event. The Adams Lumber company of Be atrice has filed articles of incorpora tion with the county clerk. The capi tal stock of the company is placed at $8,000 and the principal place of doing business is at Adams, Gage county. The incorporators are Bird Critch field, G. W. Pickering, H. A. Reese of Lincoln and Walter Garrison of Adams. A levy of 19 mills was made for city taxes at the council meeting tn Sew ard. The assessed valuation this pear on city property, both real and per sonal, is $365,251. Last year a 30 mlii levy was made on an assessed valuation of $214,425. On a 19-mill levy this year $300 more will be raised than was raised on the 20-mill levy last year. The annual picnic of Sarpy Coun ty Old Settlers' association will be held at Bellevue, July 4. On that date there will be a celebration at Bellevue of the fiftieth anniversary of the first Fourth of July celebration ever held in Nebraska, which occurred at Bellevue, and the Old Settlers’ as sociation will merge their celebration with this. While in the act of turning on the battery to the cigar lighter at his bil liard room, Edward Hamblin of Beat rice happened to strike his arm against a large needle which pene trated hia right wrist to the bone, breaking the needle in two. In order io remove the piece, which was bur ied in the flesh, it was found neces sary to use an X-ray machine. The assessment of York county for the year of 1904. which has just been completed by the assessor, is a large per cent more than the returns of one year ago. The valuation of York county is $22,012.<570, which is nearly $7,000,000 more than what France re ceived for its entire territory lying west of the Mississippi river. The value of real estate for the city of York, town and county is $10,891,720, and the assessor found $5,116,175 of personal property. According to the statement of Game Warden Carter, the pike is a naughty fish. The streams of Nebraska have been liberally stocked with pike and the fish have been devouring the small trout. On complaint of Libni Garriss, John , Brtllhart, a farmer and fruit grower who lives east of Tecumseh, has been brought Into the county court on the charge of illegally selling vinous liquors. The complainant avers that his 17-year-okl son, Willis Garriss, and two companions went out to the Brill hart farm last Sunday and bought two quarts of wine of Mr. Brill hart, and they proceeded to get intoxicated on the same. F. W. Samuelson, for many yeara we known to commercial circles of southeastern Nebraska and who was up to about year ago president of the First National hank in Humboldt, has filed a petition of voluntary bankrupt cy with the referee. James W. Baton »f Nebraska City and fixes his liabili ties at over $70,000, with assets of tbout $50,000. The hearing of credi tors has been set tpr June 21 at Fails 7ity where Mr. Samuelson has been making his headquarters since his re tirement from the bank here. The preliminary trial of E. C. Lewis, charged with shooting Ed Sharp with intent to kill, was held in Harrisburg before County Judge Hoke. Lewis was bound over to the district court and not being able to furnish the $3, XX) bond he was remanded to jaiL Everett Long of Bellevue, upon the complaint of Miss Lucretia Gow of die same place, charging him with statutory assault, has been arrected. long was arrested by the South Oma aa officers and brought to PapiUIon, where he was released under $700 bonds. Work on the new state hospital for the insane at Norfolk is progressing very rapidly just now, and there is every indication that the four build ings which make up the new institu tion will be completed within three xnontis. A mulatto named Walker was brought by some fanners from near Bee to Sevrard. They stated the man had attempted suicide by drowning. At a meeting of the Insanity board on Saturday he was adjudged insane and ordered to be taken by Sheriff Smiley to the insane asyinm at Lineoia.
