Nebraska Newspapers

    WAR MANY YEARS
THIS IS WHAT COUNT OKUMA
SAYS IN AN ADDRESS.
WARNS THE PEOPLE TO PREPARE
Tells the Japanese that They Must
Sacrifice Many Things to Attain Suc
cess—Charges Corruption in Mili
tary and Other Departments.
TOKIO—In addressing the members
of the united clearing houses of To
kio Thursday Count Okuma, the lead
er of the progressive party, warned
the people to prepare for a long war,
the date of the determination of
which it was now impossible to fore
tell. He predicted that the cost to
Japan for a two years’ war, including
the loans which had already been
placed and the expenses consequent
upon the war at its termination.
HEALTH OF ARMY IMPROVING.
Gratifying Report Made by Surgeon
General O’Reilly.
WASHINGTON—In his annual re
port Surgeon General O’Reilly shows
that the general health of the army
has improved during the past year.
The admission rate per thousand has
been 1,451.13, against 1.716.51 in the
preceding year. This marks a grad
ual improvement in the condition of
the troops which has been noted since
sanitary conditions have been given
increased attention, notwithstanding
a large proportion of the troops have
been in war service in the Philippines
since 1898. From an average strength
of 19.029 American troops in the Phil
ippines, 1,074 were invalided home, a
rate of 56.44 per thousand. There
were 271 deaths among the troops in
the Philippines, so that the losses by
death and invaliding amounted to
70.67 per thousand.
The Filipino soldiers were singular
ly fortunate in the matter of injuries,
RING OF IRON AROUND PORT ARTHUR.
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The location of hills above Port Arthur—Rihlungshan and Kikwanshan
—upon which the Japanese are said to have constructed new siege works,
are shown in the map. Points from which a recent bombardment of the
town was carried out also are indicated. These are Shushiyan and Pali*
chwang.
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"would total $1,000,000,000, which
would make the per capita share
amount to $20. Count Okuma said
that corruption appeared to pervade
the military, political and financial de
partments of the Russian government
and that this corruption had also
Teacbed a climax which threatened a
revolution. It was even reported that
Lieutenant General Stoessel. now de
fending Port Arthur and upon whose
shoulders rested the responsibility for
the loss of a large share of Russian
prestige in East Asia, was guilty of
dissipation during the siege.
The speaker declared that the
weakness of the Russians gave the
Japanese many victories. He pointed
•ut that despite her defeats Russia
continued to hold the prominent and
commanding position in Europe and
said that even Emperor William was
“courting the favor of the Russian au
tocrat.”
Despite her weakness Count Okuma
paid Russia possessed immense re
sources and had tremendous advan
tages in the size of her population
and the greatness of her wealth, and
It would be necessary for the Japan
ese to make heavy sacrifices in order
to attain success. He predicted that
the war would cost Russia from $1,
500,000,000 to $2,-000,000,000 and said
it would be impossible to raise loans
or to increase the taxes in Russia be
cause the limit had been reached.
The count predicted that it would
be necessary for the Japanese gov
ernment to borrow $250,000,000 next
year, and added that if $750,00,000
were secured abroad the country must
face a depreciation in the value of its
securities.
Count Okuma urged the nation to
carefully husband its strength and re
source* and expressed the fullest con
fidence in the ultimate victory of Jap
anese arms.
State Election in Georgia.
ATLANTA, Ga.—Elections of state
and county officers, member* of the
legislature. Judge* and solicitors,
ware held in every county in Georgia
Wednesday. There was practically
no opposition to the democratic can
didates for state offices nor for coun
ty judges or attorneys. The state
ticket was headed by Governor Joseph
M. Terrll.
Dos Moines May Hsld Ahline.
CINCINNATI, O—The National
Baseball commission today decided
that the sale of Player Ahline by the
Keokuk, la., club to the Des Moines
club was legal. The Cleveland Ameri
cas league dub drafted the player
Cross Keokuk, although belonging at
that time to Dee Moines. The commla
held that the Cleveland dub can
ly secure him by draft from Dei
instead of Keokuk, conditioned
that the. draft price be aa specified
for the daes of which the Des Moines
plub Is a member.
British Steamer Stopped.
CHEB POO—The British steamer
Chenan, traveling from Taku to Che
Woo. not healing the usual blank
shots, was hove to by a Japanese
cruiser, which fired two shots across
tts bow last night. After the steam
er's cargo was examined it was al
lowed to proceed. European and Chl
offlclals deny the reported arrest
a Chinese, suspected of having
knowledge concerning the disappear
ance of Lieutenant de Guvervllle and
{Captain Von Qilgenheim, French and
British naval attaches.
having a rate of only 87.29 per thou
sand but their mortality rate of 3.34
is almost as large as the combined
death rates of whites and colored
troops for external injuries. The
Philippines showed the highest rate
of admission for disease and they also
led the disease death rate with 18.17
per thonsand, compared with 6 per
thousand for white and 9.42 for col
ored. There were 150 cases of Asiatic
cholera, with 68 deaths, among the
white troop3, and 44 cases and 28
deaths among the Filipinos. Ber
iberi was confined almost entirely to
Philippine soldiers. These soldiers
again demonstrated their freedom
from drunkenness, as only three hos
pital cases from that cause were re
corded.
The surgeon general believes that
it is possible to cure leprosy. At
any rate decidedly favorable results
have followed the treatment of the
leper soldier now held in isolation at
one of the southern army posts.
TO PROTECT OLD SOLDIERS.
Can’t Get Patent to Land Without
Residing Upon It.
WASHINGTON—The commissioner
of the general land office has issued
the following statement intended for
the protection of old soldiers contem
plating settling on public lands:
“Information has been received at
the general land office that designing
persons are circulating reports
through Indiana and elsewhere to the
effect that old soldiers are entitled to
enter public lands, particularly in
Western Nebraska, and receive pat
ent therefor without residing upon or
cultivating the lands, as other per
sons are required to do. This report
is false.
“The only favor given to old soldiers
by the homestead laws which is not
granted to other persons is that of
being permitted to make his first fil
ing through an agent and to have the
time of his service deducted from the
five years which homestead entrymen
are required to reside upon the land.1*
Railway Accident in Wales.
LONDON—Four persons were killed
and it is estimated that about fifty
were injured, some of them fatally, in
a railway accident near Llanelly, 15
miles southeast of Carmathen, Wales.
Reward for Two Heroes.
WASHINGTON—A general order is
In preparation at the navy depart
ment awarding to Louis Hailing and
Alexander Peters, boatswain’s mates
of the first class, each a gold medal
and a gratuity of 1100 for their con
duct in jumping overboard from the
Missouri, Sept. 15. of Martha’s Vine
yard, in what, because of the prevail
ing high seas, proved an unsuccessful
effort to rescue Ordinary Seaman Ce
cil Clay Young, who was washed from
the forecastle while getting up the
anchor chain, and drowned.
Peter Sells, Showman, Dead.
COLUMBUS, O.—Peter Sells, the
well known showman, died at his
home in this eity of apoplexy, aged
55 years. He was stricken six weeks
ago. He with his brothers Ephraim,
Allen and Lewis established the Sells
Bros, shows in 1872. the aggregation
traveling in wagons. He had been in
the show business continuouslv since
up to the time of his death, he re
taining his interest when the Sells
Bros, show was concentrated with the
Forepaugh shows in 1885. Only one
of the four brothers survives.
DRIVE BACK JAPS
RUSSIANS TAKE OFFENSIVE AND
BREAK OYAMO’S LINE.
KUROKI MAKES FATAL MISTAKE
Russians Seize a Hill He Failed to
Occupy and Fortify It—Japanese
Right Also Turned and They Are
Forced to Abandon Position.
ST. PETERSBURG—General Kuro
patkin’s order o! the day announcing
his determination to take the offensive
is supplemented tonight by the news
that an offensive movement has al
ready begun and that the Japanese
lines have been broken at Bentsia.
putze. The Japanese occupied a front
of about fifty-two miles, stretching
from Benttsiaputze on the east
through Yentai and across the railway
to the banks of t*he Hun river on the
west. The Russian force has been
moving south in close touch with the
Japanese advance since October 4.
The Japanese outposts were driven
back in a series of skirmishes, and on
October 6 the Russians reoccupied the
station of Shakhe, fifteen miles south
of Mukren, the railway battalion re
storing the bridge across the Shakhe
river the next day in order to facili
ate the advance. Now General Mit
chenko’s Cossacks pushed southward
as far as the Yentai mines, defeating
the Japanese in a series of warm
skirmishes. The most important ac
tion, however, occurred at the Japa
nese right at Bensiaputze. Here the
Japanese held a strong and important
position, but it seem3 they made the
inexplicable omission to fortify a com
mandng hiil which was the key to
the whole situation. A portion of
General Kouropatkin’s force made a
strong attack on Bentsiaputze, and
taking a leaf from the Japanese book,
occupied the hill from the east and
flanked the Japanese out of the town,
causing a serious loss in a rear guard
fight. The Russian casualties have
been inconsiderable.
While these operations are progres
Ing south of Mukden, it is reported
that two Japanese divisions, under
Genera! Fushima, are marching west
up the Liao river and are now twenty
two miles south of Sinmintiin. Gen
eral Kuroki is expected to make a
similar movement eastward. This
statement, if accurate, leaves the two
armies in the anomalous position of
threatening each other’s lines of com
munication, the Japanese by a wide
turning movement, while the Rus
sians, pushing southward!, have al
ready inflicted a blow on the Japa
nese right and are crowding back their
center along the railway.
While it is understood that Mukden
is not heavily fortified, General Kuro
patkin has a powerful force behind
him strongly posted at Tie Pass, and
he asserts the Russians are now
powerful enough to assume the offen
sive. It is possible his aggressive
movement will force the Japanese
flanking column to withdraw in order
to protect its own base.
COMMITTED TO THE GRAVE.
Last Services Over Body of George
F. Hoar Held.
CONCORD, Mass.—The last ser
vices over the body of United States
Senator George Frisbie Hoar were
held Tuesday in this town, the place
of his birth, and several hundred of
the senator’s former townsmen fol
lowed the body to the place of its
burial in Sleepy Hollow cemetery. In
the First Parish church service was
conducted by the pastor. Rev. Loren
B. McDonald. The pastor spoke no
words of eulogy, reading instead
James Russell Lowell’s poem on Chan
ning. At the grave brief services of
burial were held and the body was
committed to the grave.
Put On An Open Shop Basis.
CHICAGO—The Pullman company
resumed work in its manufacturing
department, putting on a small force
of men. Three hundred workers were
given employment in the mill and
lumber vards and the number is to be
increased as the work is developed,
according to Vice President Wickes,
until 1,500 or 2,000 men are again on
the payroll. Those employed were
required to sign an application prom
ising to obey the rules of the com
pany. “Signing of the application,"
said Vice President Wickes, “meant
that resumption would be on the ‘open
shop’ basis and that no union agree
ment would be signed.”
Labor Federation Complains.
WASHINGTON—Frank Morrison,
general secretary of the American
Federation of Labor, has filed with the
Interstate commerce commission a
complaint alleging discrimination on
the part of the transcontinental pas
senger association against the federa
tion of labor in the matter of reduced
rates for delegatee to the national
meeting of that organization in San
Francisco, beginning November 14.
Many Skirmishes Occur*.
Field Headquarters of the Second
Japanese Army, Noon, via Fusan, Oct.
—Daily skirmishing Is occurring along
the Japanese advance line. On Friday
Japanese calvary attacked two com
panies of Russian infantry and fWo
regiments of calvary with machine
guns on the right flank of the River
Run, southwest at Choran. The Rus
sians were driven bade to the north
west. The Russian casualties were
fifteen. The Japanese sustained no
loss. On Saturday the Japanese ad
vance drove back the Russians.
American Acquitted In Mexico.
Mexico City-—J. O. Rice, who was
manager of the defunct International
Bank and Trust Company of America,
has been acquitted of the charge made
against him in connection with the i
failure of the bank, his bond of $200,-,
000 being returned to him.
Activity on Railroad.
Chelllablusk, Russia—There is the
greatest activtlty on the railroad. Men.
munitions and artillery are passing
through bound eastward.
GUARDING THE BATTLESHIP
Extra Precautions Taken In Eshalf of
Connecticut.
WASHINGTON—*After delaying for
some time in the hope that by work
ing secret detectives might be able to
discover the persons who have been
making various attempts to damage
the battleship Connecticut in the New
York navy yard, the navy department
concluded to publish the latest report
in the case from William J. Baxter,
the constructor in charge at New
York, feeling that publicity now will
make toward the protection of the ves
sel in the future from a repetition of
such attempts. The report shows in
detail how holes were skilfully drilled
near the battleship's keel and how a
ball had been placed as an obstruction
to the launching.
Acting Secretary Darling endorsed
the report as follows:
“The precautions taken by the com
mandant and naval constructor are
approved.
“The official report also shows that
the efforts to ruin the battleship were
persistent; that the attempts began
six months ago, and that they con
tinued since that time, notwithstand
ing the close watch kept on the ves
sel day and night.”
“The recommendation of the bureau
that special legislation be enacted
which will provide adequate punish
ment for any person who may damage
or attempt to damage maliciously,
public property, either completed or
in course of preparation, is approved
and the subject will be handled
through the usual channel.”
DECLINES TO VISIT OHIO.
Bryan Writes a Letter to the State
Chairman.
COLUMBUS. O.—William J. Bryan,
in a letter to Chairman Harvey C.
Garber of the democratic state com
mittee. declining to visit Ohio during
the present campaign, says:
“While Judge Parker announces
himself as unqualifiedly in favor of
the grid standard, he is no more ob
jectionable upon this question than
President Roosevelt and he does not
stand for many things in which the
silver de mocrats are interested.
“The election of Parker and Davis
would remove from the arena of poli
tes the questions which stand in the
way of the consideration of economic
questions, and for this reason I be
lieve that every democrat who sup
ported the ticket in 1896 and 1900
should interest himself in the suc
cess of the ticket this year.
“When the election is over I want
to renew the fight for economic re
form and I believe that we will be in
better position to do this with Judge
Parker elected than with Roosevelt at
the head of the nation. It is also im
portant to secure congress, for with
out the house of representatives the
president could not carry out his poli
cies.”
PORTER EXPRESSES SORROW.
Ambassador of United States Writes
Letter of Condolence.
PARIS—Acting on instructions
from Washington Ambassador Porter
sent Mme. Bartholdi the following let
ter:
Madame: The death of the eminent
sculptor who bad always aimed at giv
ing to his works the expression of
some great idea or noble aspiration
has profoundly moved the American
nation, which has received from him
lasting proof of hi3 sincere admira
tion. As the interpreter of these senti
ments the government of the United
States has bidden me to say to you
that the statue of liberty enlighten
ing the world has rendered the name
of Bartholdi dear to all my country
men, who join in your grief and that
of the artistic world. In acquitting
myself this duty allows me to express
my personal sympathies and those of
all the members of the embassy who,
like myself, had with Bartholdi friend
ly relations during the last twenty
years which have left in our hearts
sovereigns we never shall forget. I
have the honor to be. your respectful
servant, HORACE PORTER.
FUNERAL OF DEAD STATESMAN
Simple, Private Service Over Sir Wil
liam Vernon-Harcourt.
LONDON—The remains of Sir Wil
liam Vernon-Harcourt, -who died on
Saturday, were buried in the family
vault at Nuncham, Oxford, with the
utmost simplicity and privacy. Only
the family and tenantry were present
Simultaneously a memorial service
was held at St. Margaret’s church,
Westminister, where representatives
of King Edward and the prince of
Wales were among the Immense con
gregation, which included Ambassador
Choate, Mrs. Choate, John R. Carter,
second secretary of the American em
bassy, and the other ambassadors and
ministers, cabinet ministers and per
sonal and political colleagues of the
deceased statesman.
Election- of Harry Marks.
LONDON—Editorial articles in the
morning newspapers chorus express
ions ranging from regret to indigna
tion at the election of Harry Marks
to pnrttament in the Thanet district.
The conservative Standard says: “In
the interests of purity of public life
we hope before Marks is allowed to
take any active part in parliament
work he will be afforded an oppor
tunity by the house of oommoos to
clear hia character of the grave as
perations cast upon it by a judge of
the supremo court.”
Regular Crew Tries Cruiser.
WASHINGTON—Contrary to the
usual practice the protected cruiser
Chattanooga, soon to be tried off New
York harbor, will be commissioned be
fore its trial trip. This is in order that
the government may man it with a
regular navy crew. The Chattanooga
was contracted for and partially built
at Elizabeth port, N. J., but was taken
over by the government and com
pleted at a navy yard at New York.
The trial of the Colorado haa been
set for Oct. 26 and the board will
convene at ^oston Oct. 24.
INTO DEEP WATER!
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THE NEBRASKA LAUNCHED WITH,
SHOUTS AND BOOMS.
CHRISTENEO BY MISS MICKEY
Daughter of Nebraska’s Chief Execu
tive Stands Sponsor for the Vessel.
Ship Supports Weakened Too
QuickFy and Boat Takes the Water.
SEATTLE—Special to the Omaha
Bee: Impatient of restraint and eager
to rush into the arms of Old Ocean,
the Nebraska broke through the stays
that held it and at 2:02 p. m., amid
the shouts of 50,000 people, the boom
ing of great guns of the monitor
Wyoming, the blare of bands and the
hoarse shrieks of all the whistles of
all the ships in the harbor, the great
hull glided down the ways and into
its natural element.
Miss Mickey was not unaware, and
as the first tremor of the starting ship
was noted, she broke the brightly
decked bottle of champagne across
the massive steel nose of the vessel,
a new ship was born and christened.
The day was dark and foggy, but
the citizens made a holiday of it. All
banks and other business houses were
closed from noon until 3:30 p. m.,
that everybody might have an oppor
tunity to attend what is here looked
on as one of the most important
events in the history of the city. At
the shipyards every inch of room was
occupied and on the adjoining wharves
the people swarmed to the danger
point. Sound steamers and tugs were
fitted up as floating grandstands and
many thousands were thus given a
chance to see the new* warship take
its dip into the water.
un me launcning stana nad as
sembled the officers or the states of
Washington and Nebraska and rep
resentatives of the army and navy of
the United States, together with
many distinguished citizens who were
invited by the Moran Bros, company
to grace the occasion with their pres
ence. Bands from the navy yard,
from Fort Lawton and from Van
couver barracks furnished the music,
among the pieces being a spirited
march dedicated to Nebraska by a
local composer, and played publicly
for the first time today.
The only hitch in the program for
the launching was that caused by the
impetuosity of the ship itself. Appar
ently imbued with the spirit of the oc
casion and eager to show that it could
keep up with the pace set by the
great state for which it is named, the
Nebraska started eleven minutes be
fore the time set.
The tide was still rising, hut the
water was sufficiently high to avoid
danger of an accident. Congressman
Humphrey of Washington had just be
gun his speech, which was to have
been followed by an invocation by
Rev. Dr. Matthews of Seattle, when
a crash was heard as of breaking
| planks, and the great bulk trembled
| for an instant. All eyes seemed to
have centered on the ship rather than
on the speaker, for a whisper, “She’s
moving.“ turned instantly Into a tu
multuous cheer, and the Nebraska
was on its way to the water.
Miss Mary Nain Mickey stood
ready, a charming sponsor for a mag
nificent cralt, coolly awaiting the
word. As she saw the vessel starting
she quickly grasped tse bottle by the
neck and broke ft over the stem of
the vessel, pronouncing the conven
tional formula as she did so. Her
words were never heard, even by her
self, for the signal service had been
so accurate and the lookout so keen
that the vessel had not moved a foot
along the ways till the great guns of
the Wyoming began to thunder a
greeting to the newest sister of the
navy and aTT the joyous pandemonium
of the affair broke loose.
Mayor Balling of Seattle made the
opening address, telling of the import
ance of the occasion to Seattle as well
as to Nebraska and the nation. He
was followed by Secretary of State
Sam H. Nichols, acting governor of
Washington, who welcomed Governor
Mickey and the Nebraska visitors.
Governor Mickey then spoke, and
was frequently interrupted by ap
plause.
The Ship Nebraska.
SEATTLE, Wash.—The battleship
Nebraska, which was launched here
on Friday, has a displacement of 15,
000 tons. Its contract price Is 33,733,
600; length, 441 feet 3 inches; beam,
76 feet 2*4 inches; draft, 23 feet 9
inches; displacement.. 15,000 tons;
weight at launching, 14.500,000
pounds; bpeed, 19 knots; indicated
horse power, 19,000; engines, two four
cylinder triple expansion; boilers,
twelve water tnbular. Its main bat
tery consits of four 12-inch guns, eight
8-inch and twelve 6-inch guns.
David Auld Drops Dead.
ATCHISON, Ktn.—David Auld,
president of the First National bank,
and a pioneer Kansan, dropped dead
here Friday, aged 80 years. Mr. Auld
built the Hannibal road into Atchison.
Uprising in China la.Feared.
SHANGHAI—Numerous reports re
ceived from the interior telling of the
activity of secret societies at points
widely apart are causing serious un
easiness. It in known that the officials
everywhere are displaying great anx
iety and are procuring the moat mod
ern arms and munitions of war for
the purpose of equipping the soldiery.
There. Is no certainty as to whether
the anxiety of the officials in directed
against anticipated risings or ms to
whether it ,is a precautionary move
ment against possible danger.
Bartholdi it Laid to Rest.
PARIS—The funeral of Bartheldi
took place Friday and was a most im
posing ceremony. It was attended by
hundreds of mourners, including pub
lic officials, students and models. The
American embassy was represented.
The hearse was covered with wreaths
and flowers. Ambassador Porter’s of
fering was a large wreath. Conspicu
ous in the throngs were numerous
gatherings of working people. Bbldiers
were drawn up at the Bl^tnofdi resi
dence and the body was received with
military honor*
NEWS IN NEBRASKA
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REVENUE LAV/ IS SUSTAINED.
Supreme Court Reverses Lower Tri
bunal in Nemaha County.
LINCOLN—The revenue law enact
ed by the last legislature has again
run the supreme court gauntlet anu
come out unscathed.
The court, in deciding the Nemaha
county tax case, *held that the section
attacked was constitutional and re
versed the decision of the lower court
and dismissed the case.
Church Howe and others secured
an injunction in the Nemaha district
court to prevent the county clerk
from adding 5 per cent to the valua
tion of the county property as or
dered by the state board of equal
ization. In bringing the suit the con
stitutionality of the section which
provided that the state board must
equalize between the counties by
adding or deducting a percentum of
the valuation was attacked. The
opinion has not yet been written,
though the decision was the unani
mou svertlict of the court.
In the case of Pine against Pine
the decision of the lower court was
reversed. This was the case wherein
the husband, though proving the in
fidelity of his wife, was refused a di
vorce because he was a non-resident.
The wife fiied the first suit for di
vorce and this was refused here by
the lower court.
REPORT OF WARDEN BEtiflER.
Tells What is Being Done at the Pen
itentiary.
LINCOLN—Warden Beemer has fil
ed his monthly report with the state
board of public lands and buildings
concerning the administration of the
penitentiary for the moDth of Septem
ber. Sixteen persons wore received
at the penitentiary in September, fif
teen were discharged, two commuted,
one escaped, two were transferred to
the asylum, and one was paroled, re
ducing the number of men on hand
September CO from 320. the number
on hand August 31, to 315. Of these
1G5 were employed on full task by
the Lee Broom and Duster company,
nine on three-quarters task and twen
ty-one on half task.
Orpheum Vaudeville Bill.
OMAHA. Neb.—For the week com
mencing Sunday, October 16th, the
vaudeville bill at the Orpheum will be
varied and includes both New' York
and European favorites. The headline
feature will be Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Drew. They will present a new come
diette. Fay and Clark will aiso have a
new success in the sketch line. The
Three Ramoniers are a recent Import
ation from Europe of the Orpheum
Circuit company. Paul Barnes will
have an assortment of funny stories.
Klein and Clifton are a pair of lively
daneers and sweet singers.
Build Big Elevator.
BEATRICE—At a meeting of the
Farmers’ Elevator company of Blue
Springs t was deeded to build a new
20.000-bushel capacity elevator. The
building will be erected on the east
side of the river from Blue Springs
and will be operated by gasoline
power.
Will Argue Boyd Case.
LINCOLN—The Boyd county land
case will be argued in the supreme
court October 18. The attorney gen
eral is seeking to oust settlers from
lands in Boyd county, supposed to be
long to the school funds.
Farmer Killed by the Cars.
TILDEN—Mr. Hawkins died here
from injuries received two hours be
fore. when a wagon loaded with oats
which he was driving was struck by
a special train at the depot crossing.
Lieutenant Kavanagh Returns.
TECUMSEH—Mr. and Mrs. John
Kavanagh of this city have received
word that their son, Lieutenant Ar
thur Kavanagh of the Uniited States
navy, has reached San Francisco on
a return trip from China and within a
week or ten days will return to his
old home town for a visit. Lieutenant
Kavanagh, who is a graduate of Ann
apolis, has a brilliant service record.
He stood on the bridge of the Olympia
with Dewey during the entire maneu
vering of the Manila bay engagement
and was, in fact, second in command.
Com Looks Fins.
LINCOLN—O. E. Mickey came
down from Osceola to call on his
father, the governor. He brought
with him a gripful of ears of com
picked at random on one of the gov
ernor’s farms. The executive coun
tenance assumed the semblance of a
smile as the com was laid out in or
derly array on his desk. “We have
lots of corn like that in Polk county,”
said the governor.
Great Com and Cabbage.
NEBRASKA CITY—W. R. Cothern
exhibited two cabbages, one weighing
twenty-three and three-fourths and
the other twenty and one-half pounds,
each grown near this city. William
Matthews exhibited six ears of corn
that measure eighteen and twenty
row* around and eighteen inches in
length. Ho picked the ears from a
ninety-acre field of corn promiscu
ously, where he says that he has
plenty of ears to match them. His
corn is out of danger from frost, as is
all of the corn south of the city.
Regents Prepare Budget
LINCOLN—Regents of the state
university In session here have been
discussing the subject of biennial ap
propriations. A budget Is being pre
pared to be announced in the near fu
ture, tabulating the requests to be
presented to the legislature.
Alleged Forger Captured.
LINCOLN—Frank Brown, accused
of passing forged checks on Lincoln
merchants, has been captured by the
St Joseph police. Detective Bentley
will brine bim to Lincoln.
THE STATE AT LARGE,
Two grain elevators are to be erect
ed in Papillion.
In a runaway accident at Beatrice
Mrs. John Ossowski was seriously if
not fatally injured.
The fruit yield is something enor
mous in Seward county this year.
Peaches are especially plentiful.
More peaches were grown in Cass
county this year than for twenty years
past. They are of superior quality and
flavor and are selling on the streets
of Plattsmouth for 40 cents per bushel.
Timothy L. Smith of Lawrence,
Kan., a large property owner of Gage
county, finished shelling corn on hL
farm three miles southeast of Elli:
last week, from which he received
8,000 bushels.
A. J. Moore of Villisca, la., has ar
rived in Omaha and taken his place
as successor of Albert O. Swift, post
office inspector, who was transferred
to the Chicago division last week,
after many years of service in Ne
braska.
A. Jess of South Omaha was a>
rested at Chadron for selling liquor
to the Indians. At first he attempted
to resist arrest, but finding officers not
to be fooled with, he went to Jail and
is now there, not being able to give a
bond for $300, for which amount he
is bound over.
At Grand Island F. Z. Brandt, Joe
Birdsong, and Joseph Bailey were
sentenced to one year in the peni
tentiary, having plead guilty in the
district court of burglary and L. Mc
Cormick to one year for forgery. All
were caught in the several acts and
no trial resulted.
Upon the complaint of Fred Mc
Ilnay, a farmer living a few miles west
of Crete, Joseph Kulhanek, a neigh
bor of Mcllnay's, was arrested charged
with selling liquor on Sunday. He was
brought before Justice Fay, where he
unexpectedly pleaded guilty and was
fined $100 and costs, amounting to
$3.75.
Theodore Brush of Cass county, has
petitioned the district court for a de
cree annulling his marriage to Mrs.
Edna Brush. The couple were mar
ried at Lincoln, November 5, 1900. He
alleges that at the time of the mar
riage he was only 17 years of age and
incapable of contracting a valid mar
riage with the defendant.
A criminal assault was made by a
youth named Walter Kingle, aged 15,
upon a woman of 55, named Mrs.
Dana, near Crawford. The woman
teaches school near Crow Butte, and
the boy had been carrying mail and
doing chores for her for some months.
He tied her to the floor and assaulted
her. He is being hunted for.
The Burlington shops at Havelock
will be enlarged In the spring and the
present force wil be increased by the
addition of 150 men. The machine
and boiler shops will be enlarged. At
the present time the are overcrowded.
At this time 500 men are employed.
The proposed increase in the working
force will bring several hundred people
to town.
News of the death of Hon. C. H.
Gere of the State Journal was re
ceived in Pawnee county with pro
found sorrow. Mr. Gere was a resi
dent of that county and a state repre
sentative back in the sixties. His
father and mother, H. N. Gere and
wife, and his brother, J. N. Gere, who
was kiled by the Indians In 1870, all
are buried in Table Rock cemetery.
The infantry drill regulations adopt
ed hy the United States army and
which went into effect September 10
in the regular army, will be adopted
by Commandant Chase at the Univer
sity of Nebraska, and the style of drill
of the nniversity battalion will under
go an almost complete change. Drill
at the university has been delayed a
considerable time, awaiting the arri
val of the new regulations.
nic uwt uarvvsi is on in me vicm
ity of Sutherland. As yet it is diffi
cult to determine what the average
yield per acre will be, but the Indi
cations are that it will be between
eight and ten tons. The beets are of
good quality and there are few small
ones.
John Sheehy, aged 40 years, a la
borer, was found dead in a box car
at the Burlington depot at Greenwood.
Sheehy, with several companions, had
consumed a keg of beer during the
night. There is a story of a fall from
the car door, but no external injuries
can be discovered.
Near Verdigre, Knox county, while
Lydia, Myrtle and Louie Groeling were
going to a dance, their team became
unmanageable and ran away, demol
ishing the carriage, cutting and bruis
ing the young people in a horrible
manner. Louie was thrown over a
barbed wire fence and his throat, legs,
stomach and arms were badly lacer
ated. Lydia was thrown against a
post or tree and it is thought she suf
fered a slight fracture of the skull
Myrtle was badly bruised, but was the
least injured of the three.
The finest crop of pears In Sarpy
county are those raised by Adolph
Peterson of Portal. The trees are
weighted down with well developed
and ripened fruit.
Benjamin Poteet of Falls City some
time ago brought sutt against the Bur
liagton Railroad company for ft .999
damages for backing np water on hie
land by the grade. The company haa
settled out of court by paying Mr.
Poteet $1,400. Another similar case
is now pending in the district court
against the Burlington, brought by
Charles Pribbeno.
Rain quenched a prairie fire which
was sweeping Rosebud reservation,
destroying hay and fall paature In
Tripp and Gregory counties. The fire
had raged several days and covered
many miles.
The lsying of the cornerstone of
the new government building at Hast
ings has been postponed until October
14, when a fitting ceremony will be
carried through by the Masons, who
will be In charge. W. E. Andrews of
Washington has been conferred with
and will be present to deliver the ad
dress.