Nebraska Newspapers

    NEBRASKA NOTES
miscellaneous matters in
the commonwealth.
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ASSESSMENT OF 80 COUNTIES
So Far An Increase of $7,120,475.98 is
Reported—Counties Yet Out Are
Franklin, Gage. Kimball and Lan
caster.
LINCOLN—Abstracts of assessment
from eighty counties now on file with
the secretary of the State Board of
Equalization show a total increase over
the returns made by the same coun
ties last year of $7,120,475.98. Six
counties reporting show a total de
crease over their assessment of last
year of $382,124.50. leaving a net in
crease in the eighty-six counties re
porting of $0,738,351.42. The coun
ties showing a decrease are Blaine.
Hooker, McPherson, Merrick. Thomas
and'York. York couhty's decrease is
$324,9750, but it. is explained by the
fact that in last, year's returns the as
sessor made a duplication of $500,000
\ with of property, which, when sub
tracted. makes York county’s assess
ment more than it was last year. Four
counties are still out. They are Frank
lin. Gage, Kimball and Lancaster,
i-ast year these counties returned a to
tal assessment of $28,057,047.
Based on the counties reporting, the
increase iter county over last year is
about $78,352. but this average will be
materially increased by the addition
of Gage and Lancaster counties, even
though Franklin and Kimball are re
turned practically the same as last
year, as I_ancaster will return an ex
cess of more than $1,000,000 ovee last
year. The total assessment of all
property last year was $304,470,961.85.
This year the assessment bids fair to
be over $312,000,000.
The State Board of Examination will
meet to equalize the assessments be
tween the various counlies. So far
only a few- of the counties have ex
pressed a desire to appear before the
hoard to protest over the assessment
of some other county, but it is pre
sumed. before the ljoard concludes its
iabor. a large number of them will ap
pear. The increase noted is an in
crease over the figures made by the
state board last year.
Faily Reunion.
GORDON — The homecoming of
Frank S. Parker from his sunny home
in Tennessee, to enjoy a brief vaca
tion beneath the paternal roof of
Unde "Josh" Parker of this place,
was the signal for a home-gathering
this week that was of more than local
pride and interest. letters were sent
to absent ones far anti near, bidding
them hasten to the sheltering fold
of Jhe old home, to join in the festiv
ities and feast on thp ratted calf. To
day the home circle was complete and
nine stalwart sons and daughters an
swered to the family roll call. This
is the first reunion of the family held
in thirty years What is remarkable
is the fact that in this large family
of nine children, all grown to adult
manhood and womanhood, there has
never been a vacant chair and among
more than thirty grandchildren and
great-grandchildren there lias been but
one death.
Invitation to the Governor.
TECUMSEH—A buckskin invitation
from the Royal Highlanders of Tecurn
seh was sent to Governor Mickey in
viting him to be present at the rendi
tion of the play of the White Buffalo
that will he put on by the Highland
ers at Tecumseh on August 3 and 4.
The skin has been painted in imita
tion of the genuine Indian spea!,-leaf.
Translated, the invitation reads. "With
the coming of the new moon. Tecka
weeka or Kill-a-Bear-With-a-Stone in
vites Governor Mickey the great white
chief of the reservation of Nebraska
to witness Teckaweeka take the test
of a Sioux warrior. The door of the
counci! chamber is always open to the
great white chief.”
Strawberry on Raspberry Cane.
YORK—Several York county horti
culturists are exiierimenting in better
ing quality and size of various fruits
and flowers. Father Harrison, the vet
eran nurseryman, known as the Bur
hank of Nebraska, has crossed and
produced peonies that are marvels of
beauty.
Mr. N. Kennedy lias been experi
menting and has produced a berry that
he has named strawberry-raspberry
because both in shape and it grows on
a hush resembling a respberry cane.
These plants commence to bear early
and continue to bear for three months.
They require little care.
Bones of Man on River Bank.
FALLS CITY—The skeleton and
some water-soaked clothing, with a lit
tle money and a watch in the pockets,
were all that was left of a laboring
man who apparently was drowned
last winter, when the remains were
found lodged in the willows on the
bank of the river.
Price to Have a Hearing.
LINCOLN — Insurance Deputy
Pierce lias reconsidered his-.decision
jiot to allow a hearing as to the right
of lhe Columbia Accident Insurance
compan.' to do business in Nebraska.
A date to- the hearing will be set
shortly. A protest was filed against
the company by M. P. Price, but upon
rhe advice of the attorney general Mr.
Pierce denied Price a hearing. When
Price called Pierce's attention to the
law. however, the law changed ills
mincL
Silver Creek and Clark's Institute.
SILVER CREEK—The farmers' in
stitutes of Silver Creek and Clark will
together hold an institute in the grove
of H. C. Enockrige at Havens, a T*. P.
side track midway between the two
places on Tuesday and Wednesday.
August 28 and 29. Profesor E. A.
Burnett superintendent of farmers’
institutes. Dr. A. T. Peters and Pro
fessor A. E. Davison, all of the l m
▼ersitv of Nebraska, and A. C. Staal
lenberger. of Alma. Neb., will deliver
addresses during the two days.
OVER THE STATE.
Tlie Fairbury Chatauqua will com
mence August IS ami last ten days.
Methodists of Superior will expend
about $t!0o in repairing their eh urea.
Hail in the vicinity of Cambridge
done a good deal of damage to crops.
The eighth annual assembly of the
Auburn Chatauqua will open August
11.
So far as threshing has progressed
| in 1 ork county the yield is beyond an
! ticipations.
Swedish Lutherans at Greeley have
commenced the erection of a fine two
| story parsonage.
Odd Fellows of North Platte are
now advertising for bids lor construc
: tion of their new building.
Tlie new farmers' elevator just com
pleted at Wilsonville. opened its doors
and was receiving grain last weeit.
The Reversed Four Cattle company
of Lincoln has filed articles of incor
poration with the secretary of stale.
The capital stock amounts to $100,- ]
bOO.
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Lee Huff, manager of the Nebraska
Telephone company in Grand Island
i and district, has been promoted to
the position of manager of the Lincoln
office.
Elroy Webster, a prominent farmer
two miles north of Beatrice, received
a sun stroke while in the hay field.
He l'eil from the machine he was rid
ing and the team ran away.
Bonds of Harrison, in Sioux county,
amounting to $:l,r>00. have been receiv
ed for registration by Bond Clerk C.
E. Lawrence. They run twenty years
: and hear 6 per cent interest.
1 Two barns belonging to H. F. Krulle
1 of Elm Creek were totally destroyed
by lire. The buildings were situated
, on the outskirts and it was impossible
| to reach them with city water.
Believing that there might be rowdy
; ism during the carnival. Mayor Sov
i ereigti of York has issued a notice that
he will arrest the first person throw
, ing confetti or casting rubber halls or
: acting rowdy.
fc.. nai nour. ot u eepmg water was
j reappointed by the state Itourd of
' health as a member of the state board
of embaimers The State Funeral Di
I rectors' association recommended Mr.
Rat nour for this post.
While moving a steam thresuer to
another locality, the machine which
belongs to Richard Hawley of Lafay
ette precinct, Nemaha county, broke
through a bridge and was badly
wrecked, but no one seriously hurt.
The hotly of N. S. Ayres, i he young
man who committed suicide at Albion,
was taken to Shenandoah. la., ror
burial. Coroner Smith, after investi
gating the matter, concluded an ;n
qitest was unnecessary, as there was
no question but Ayres came to h;s
death by his own band.
Slate Superintendent McBrien has
ruled that County Superintendent Yo
der of Douglas county must stand his
chances at the polls this fall Mr.
Yoder was appointed county superin
tendent for an unexpired term or one
month. December. 1905. and was re
appoiuted for a full term the following
January.
The little daughter of Peter Mooney
who lives near Bnrchard. unknowingly
violated the postal laws by sending a
written communication through the
niaii enclosed with fourth-class mat
ter. The packages fell into the hands
of Inspector St. Clair and he called
upon Mr. Mooney for the fine of $10,
which was paid promptly.
The Nebraska National Guard will
have the services of Captain Workizer
of the regular army during the army
maneuvers at Fort Riley. At the re
quest of General Culver he_ has been
assigned to duty with the guard. Cap
tain Workizer is commandant of uni
versity cadets, but is at leisure during
the summer season. He had a great
i deal of active service in the Philip
I pities.
George H. Woods, a farmer living
one mile south of Weeping Water, tiad
I his right leg broken in two places. He
ami one of the boys were currying the
horses in the stable, when the horse
which the boy was currying nipped at
the other and it kicked at it. striking
Mr. Woods with both feet, breafving
the right leg in two places, bet ween
the knee and ankle, anil brusing tile
left leg badly.
An unusual incident at Humboldt
was the swearing in of R. E. Watzke.
as mayor of Humboldt, over three
months after he was elected to the
position. The mayor-elect was called
by the wholesale house he represents
to go up into Montana and other
northwestern states just after elec
tion and before the time came for the
new couneilmen to take taeir places.
Hence the delay of his induction into
1 office.
Secretary of State Ga.usha received
a Ikix full of diplomas and medals
awarded on agricultural and dairy pro
ducts from Nebraska. Some of the
awards were on state exhibits, and
some were for individual exhibits, hut
as no names accompanied the con
signment the secretary of state turned
thim over to Secretary W. R. Mellor
of the State Board of Agriculture to
await further information. The awards
i were made at the St. Louis World's
j fair.
Adolph Hartwig in driving across
! the Burlington track southeast of Sew
ard was struck by a train. Both
; horses were killed and Mr. Hartwig
*as seriously though not fatally in
1 j ured.
County Attorney Rawls filed a com
plaint charging Adolph Geise and P
F. Goos. two PlatLsmouth saloonkeep
: i rs. with having violated the Slocmuti
; law by selling liquor on Sunday. The
defendants pleaded guilty to two
counts and each was fined the sum ol
i s’nti and costs, as the law provides a
i penalty of JlOb on each count.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Fremont Commercial club corre
spondence was read from twelve fac»
lories that are seeking locations. The
club is negotiating with the concern.*
with the object of offering them good
inducements to locate in Fremont.
Another elevator will soon be erect
ed in Superior, making four in all. Mr.
George Cocular. who has elevators at
Webber and Lovewell. South Superior,
with headquarters in Superior, is
erecting a modern elevator on the
Santa Fe tracks, to have a capacity of
25,000 bushels.
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR STANDARD OIL.
iWH.EE SMVS pbwme
CEMETEKY
'WkL.vti
TUe Old Gun Shoots Straight—Sometimes.
OHIO OIL INQUIRY ENDS;
COURTS WITHOUT POWER
PROSECUTION OF STANDARD
COMPANY AT CLEVELAND
DROPPED—TO BE CONTIN
UED AT CHICAGO.
Cleveland, C).—The federal grand
jury, which has been in session
here investigating alleged violations
of the interstate commerce laws
and anti-railroad rebate laws, ad
journed Tuesday afternoon without
bringing any indictments. The in
vestigation was directed particularly
concerning the Standard Oil company
and the Lake Shore Railroad com
pany. and was the result of testimony
of witnesses before the interstate l
commerce commission here recently
in which evidence of alleged rebating
by the Lake Shore in favor of the
Standard Oil company had been
given. The failure to return indict
ments, it is officially stated, was due
to the fact that the investigation de
veloped the fact that the court here
was without jurisdiction of the al
leged offenses upon which testimony
was given and that all of the evi
dence secured here is to be trans
ferred to the federal officials at Chi
cago, wnere the cases are to be pros
ecuted. Following the discharge of
the grand jury, which made no re
port, District Attorney Sullivan gave
out the following statement:
Mr. Sullivan's Statement.
"On Monday Attorney General
Moody and myself met in the United
States attorney's office in New York
city and reviewed the evidence
brought before the present grand
Jury relative to alleged violations of
the federal law by the Standard Oil
company, in connection with the
transportation and storage of its
products by the Lake Shore & Mich
igan Southern Railway company. We
came to the conclusion that the afore
said testimony fixed the legal juris
diction for indictment and prosecu-1
tion elsewhere than in the jurisdic
tion of the northern district of Ohio,
and Special Counsel Oliver E. Pagin
confirms our joint opinion in this re
spect. This confined the inquiry be
fore the present grand jury to an in
vestigation of all alleged violations
of law, as they might be the subject
of prosecution in other jurisdictions.
"Evidence valuable to the govern
ment in any prosecution which may
be commenced elsewhere has been
adduced before the grand jury, and
will probably at once be put into
force and effect in the proper juris
diction, probably Chicago, by the at
torney general.
Court Lacks Jurisdiction.
‘“It appearing under this statement
that, under the facts as they now
appear, there is no lawful jurisdic
tion in this particular judicial dis
trict, the grand jury did not vote up
on the question of indictments at all.
but the sitting of that body at the
present time was very important in
not only developing where the prose
cution of the alleged offenses should ;
be had,, but also brought out impor- |
tant testimony that can be effectively ,
used all along the line, according to
the programme adopted by the attor
ney general in his earnest and vigor
ous campaign against corporate and
individual violators of the ‘Elkins
law ‘and ‘the act to regulate com
merce among the states.' ’’
Chicago Gets Cases.
Chicago. — District Attorney Mor
rison has received a transcript of
the evidence taken before the Cleve- -
land grand jury in the Standard Oil
inquiry and he is going over it with
Oliver E. Pagin. special attorney del
egated by Attorney General Moody to
have supervision of the prosecution of
the Standard Oil company. Messrs.
Morrison and Pagin returned from
Cleveland Wednesday. A special
grand jury will be called to hear the
oil trust cases in ten days.
The prosecution will be directed
against the Standard Oil company
only, and not against the l^ke Shore
road, as in Cleveland, at ■ the begin
ning of the session there. Should the
railroad company be indicted the offi
cials are safe, owing to the immunity
baths they have received.
The grand jury must consider the
rebates paid the Standard Oil com
pany by the Alton road on business
between Whiting, Ind., and East St.
Lous. These rebates were uncovered
by the Garfield report.
ARKANSAS IS AFTER TRUSTS
Attorney General Sues Cotton Seed Oil
Mill for Alleged Violation of
the Anti-Trust Laws.
Little Rock, Ark.—Suit was entered
Wednesday against the five cotton
seed mills of this city by Attorney
General Rogers and Prosecuting Attor
ney Hohoton, charging them with be
ing members of a combine in violation
of the anti-trust law and alleging re
straint of trade. The suits ask judg
ment in the sum of $5,000 per day, ag
gregating $130,000 against each com
pany and asking also the revocation
of their charters in this state.
It is the understanding in court cir
cles here that suits are to be entered
against the remaining 34 mills as soon
as the papers can be filed.
Boy Bandits Sentenced.
Madison, Wis.—Walter O'Bryan
and Charles Allinger, the Chicago
boy-bandits who held up and shot
George Howard, of Blue River, Wis.,
were Friday sentenced to six years
each in the state reformatory.
Uprising Is Threatened.
El Paso. Tex.—Rafael Ysabel. gov
ernor of Sonora, Mexico, visited El
Paso Friday en route to Mexico City,
to consult with President Diaz and
prepare for the threatened uprising
in that country September 19.
Brazil Welcomes Secretary Root.
Washington.—Official dispatches re
ceived by the charge of the Brazilian
embassy state that Secretary of State
Root was enthusiastically received at
Para. Brazil, by the authorities and by
the people.
Pastor Killed in Accident.
Beloit, Wis.—Rev. B. Royal Cheney,
pastor of the Second Congregational
church at Beloit, was killed in an ele
vator accident at Florence, Italy.
Rev. Cheney war aoending the summer
in Europe.
RUSSIAN REDS BURN TOWN j
Revolutionists Said to Have Started i
Fire in Which Hundreds of Per
sons Were Destroyed.
Samara, Russia.—The latest news
; from Syzran is that the city is a heap
of ruins. Hundreds of persons lost
their lives in the flames. Several
men suspected of incendiarism were
lynched. Food for the starving in
habitants of Syzran is being sent from
here and from Saratoff.
No doubt is entertained the burning
of Syzran was a revolutionary dem- i
onstration. The government build
ings and treasury were destroyed, i
Syzran was an important rammer- !
rial and industrial town 70 miles i
south of Simbirsk, on the Syzran i
r iver, near its confluence with the :
Volga. By the census of 1897 it had
a population of over 32,000.
Rockefeller on Way to Gotham.
Paris.—John D. Rockefeller sailed
for Xew York Friday evening. .Mr.
Rockefeller declined to discuss the
announcements of legal proceedings
against him which are awaiting his
arrival in the United States.
Engineer Killed in Wreck.
Columbus, Neb.—In a freight wreck
on the main line of the Union Pacific j
near this place Engineer Fred Rich- !
ards. of North Platte. Neb., was killed.
Several cars were derailed and traffic j
stopped for a time.
Secretary Hay’s Widow Improves.
Newbury, N. H.—Mrs. John Hay,
widow of the late secretary of state,
who has been ill at her summer home
i on the shores of Lake Sunapee. is re
gaining her health. Her illness was j
not so serious as at first supposed.
Value of Clay Product.
Washington.—According to a state
ment issued by the United States geo
logical survey, the value of the prod
ucts of clay in the United States in
1905 was $149,697,188. as against an
output of $131,023,248 in 1904.
LADY CURZON IS DEAD
WAS WIFE OF FORMER VICEROY
OF INDIA.
DAUGHTER OF LEVI LEITER
Offspring of Chicago Dry Goods Mer
chant, She Married British Under
Secretary. Who Rose to
High Position.
London.—Lady Curzon, of Kedles
ton. wife of the former viceroy of
India, who has been ill for some days,
died at 5:40 o'clock Wednesday even
ing. She never quite recovered from
her serious illness at Walmer castle,
Kent, in 1904, and the recent hot
weather brought on a pronounced at
tack of general debility.
It was announced at the Curzon
residence that the final cause of Lady
Curzon's death was heart failure, but
LADY CL'RZON.
she had been suffering from complica
tions which were the sequel of her ter
rible illness of two years ago. The
funeral will take place at Kedlestor.
Lady Curzon, of Kedleston, was
Mary Leiter, daughter of the late
Levi Z. Leiter. of Chicago, and was
in her own right the possessor of
$3,000,000. From Chicago the family
moved to Washington, and later trav
eled extensively and entertained lav
ishly. During a stay in England Miss
Leiter met George N. Curzon, eldest
son of Rev. Alfred Nathaniel Holden
Curzon. fourth baron Scarsdale. They
were married in 1895, after Curzon
had held the offices of assistant pri
vate secretary to the marquis of Salis
bury, under secretary of state for
India, and under secretary of state for
foreign afTairs. In 1898 Curzon was
created First Baron Curzon of Kedles
lon, and in 1899 was appointed viceroy
and governor general of India, which
post he resigned in August, 1905, and
was succeeded by the earl of Minto.
Daisy Leiter, one of the sisters of
Lady Curzon. was married to the Earl
of Suffolk and Berkshire, in Wash
ington, December 26. 1901.
Nancy Leiter. another sister of
Lady Curzon. was married in Wash
ington. November 20, 1904. to Maj.
C. P. Campbell, of the British army.
Lady Curzon leaves two daughters.
LA FOLLETTE ON RATE BILL
Wisconsin Senator Says Heasure
Passed by Congress Will Have to
Be Strengthened.
Milwaukee.—“I do not understand
the meaning of treason to party and
people if it means working for the
good of the people.” said Senator l^a
Follette when shown the interview of
Senator Heminway, of Indiana, in
which La Follette is branded as party
traitor and enemy of the rate bill
passed by congress in that be worked
with the Democrats to load the bill
with amendments which would im
peril its constitutionality.
"The rate bill is good so far as it
goes." said Mr. La Follette. "but it
needs strengthening. I am going
back to Washington next fall to fight
for these amendments, and unless
some of these changes are made the
railroad question will be the great
Issue of the next presidential cam
paign. I had a talk with the presi
dent before I left Washington, and
he told me the bill needed strength
ening. He thought some of my
amendments were good, and said he
would study them this summer. He
congratulated me upon the work I
have done in Washington.
Death of D amond King.
London.—Allred Beit, the well
known South African financier, died
Monday. He had been in bad health
for some time. Mr. Beit was born in
1853 in Hamburg. Mr. Beit, who is said
'o have been the richest man in Lon
lon, and who controlled the output of
gold in South Africa, was at one time
tlleged to be forming a "gold trust.” in
which the names of prominent Ameri
can financiers were mentioned. He
gave large sums of money to the Red
"ross and other institutions, and re
cently gave $500,000 to found a uni
versity at Hamburg.
Work for Ohio Miners.
Canton, O.—Three thousand coal
miners in the Fifth Ohio district will
•eturn to work at once as a result of
he settlement reached here by the
jperators and miners’ delegates. The
Jcale of 1903 was adopted.
Demonstration at Zola's Tomb.
Paris.—There was a demonstration
rhursday at the tomb of Emile Zola,
commemorative of the acquittal of
Dreyfus. The latter sent a wreath of
■oses and orchids. Dreyfus was greet-1
‘d with a perfect ovation.
Stabs Father During Quarrel.
New York—During a quarrel be
ween Conrad Schirmer and his 19 \
rear-old son at the home of the son’s ;
sweetheart, the youth stabbed his fa
:her with a piece of broken glass, in
licting probably a mortal wound.
Suicide of Iowa Banker.
Des Moines, la.—Martin Flynn,
jresident of the People’s Savings
>ank. of this eity. shot himseir in the
irain at a down-town drug store Wed
lesday. dying almost instantly. Ill
tealth is the supposed cause.
TO ENFORCE MR DAY
FEDERAL CONTRACTORS MUST
OBSERVE LAW.
Radical Step Planned by President it
Favor of Labor—Prosecution
for Violators.
Washington.—Action of the great
est importance in labor circles Is con
templated in a direction given by the
president to officers in charge of pub
lic works at the instance of Secretary
Taft. This is to employ the govern
ment's own officers to direct and pun
ish violations of the law of 1902. pro
viding except that in case of emer
gency, work upon government build
ings, ships and other properties shall
he limited to eight hours each day for
each workman.
An effort was made by the forces
of organized labor during the last
session of congress to secure legis
lation to this end, but so effective
was the opposition of the great con
tracting firms that adjournment was
[ had without any action ui*on the
pending bill, though the house com
mittee on labor consumed many hours
in listening to powerful arguments on
either side of the question.
Heretofore it has been the practice
of executive officers, when complaint
was made by labor unions that the
eight-hour law was being violated by
contractors building ships, construct
ing public buildings, engaged in river
and harbor works and other public
enterprises, to reply that it was not
their business; that the law was bind
ing upon the contractors and that if
the labor unions felt aggrieved and
knew of violations of the law they
should proceed themselves legally
against the offenders.
GEN. STOESSEL TO BE SHOT
Russian Commission Recommends
Death Penalty for Officer Who
Defended Port Arthur.
—
St. Petersburg.—The commission
! appointed to investigate the surren
; der of Port Arthur has finished its
: labors and recommends that Lieut.
I Gen. Stoessel. the former commander
| of the Russian forces at Port Arthur,
l»e dismissed from the army and shot,
LIEUT. GEX. STOESSEL
that Lieut. Gen. Fock, who command
ed the Fourth East Siberian divisioi
at Port Arthur, be dismissed from
the army and undergo a year's hard
labor; that Gen. Reiss, chief of staff
of Gen. Stoessel, be dismissed and
banished, and that Admiral AlexiefT
former viceroy in the far east, Lieut.
Gen. Smirnoff, commander of the
Port Arthur fortress, and Gen. Ver
nander be reprimanded. The formal
trial of these officers will take place
shortly.
AGREE ON PEACE COMPACT
Representatives of Central American
Republics Sign Treaty on Board
United States Warship.
San Jose, Guatemala.—A treaty of
peace between Guatemala, Salvador
and Honduras was signed Friday on
board the United States cruiser Mar
blehead. on the high seas off the Guat
emalan coast.
There was a strenuous discussion
and some difficulty in reaching mu
tally acceptable conditions.
The Mexican minister, Senor Gam
boa. was active in assisting in bring
ing about an agreement.
Judge Hargis Freed.
Beaityville, Ky.—The jury in the
Hargis-Callahan trial returned a ver
dict of not guilty Tuesday, after be
ing out 22 minutes. The men were
charged with the murder of J. B
Marcum. The verdict is the culmina
tion of a long and bitter tight in the
courts to convict James Hargis and
Ed Callahan as chief conspirators in
one of the darkest crimes in Ken
tucky history.
H. H. Rogers Loses Suit.
Boston.—A decision favorable to the
plaintiff was banded down Wednesday
in the United States circuit court in
the case of George W. Pepper, re
ceiver of the Bay State Gas company,
of Decatur, against Henry H. Rogers,
of New York, in the suit to recover
$3,000,000 alleged to be due the gas
company in connection with the sale
of the Boston companies.
Eight Charged with Arson.
Marquette. Mich.—A sensation was
sprung in Luce county when eight
residents of McMillan were arrested
on a charge of arson. The arrests are
the culmination of a series of alleged
incendiary fires. „
Ambassador Sails for Home.
Paris.—Ambassador McCormick and
Mrs. McCormick will sail for New
York Friday from Cherbourg on the
Hamburg-American line steamer
Amerika. for a short vacation in the
United States.
Death of Gen. Gw;jrn.
Philadelphia.—Word was received in
this city Wednesday of the death in
Yonkers. N. Y., of Brevet Maj. Gen.
James Gwyn. He was 78 years of age.
Gen. Gwyn served with distinction in
the war of the rebellion.
Former Railroad President Dead.
Cedar Rapids. Ia.—C. J. Ives, who
wa* president of the Burlington. Cedar
Rapids & Northern railroad before iti
absorption by the Rock Island, died
Wednesday at Woodstock. Vt. He was
75 years old.
^FINANCIER DEAD
RUSSELL SAGE PASSES AWAY AT
HIS COUNTRY HOME.
IN WALL STREET_ FIFTY YEARS
Would Have Celebrated hi* Ninetieth
Birthday August A—Funeral on Wed
nesday From His Home in New
York City.
NEW YORK—Russell Sage died
suddenly Sunday at his country home,
“Cedaroroft," at Lawrence, L. I. The
immediate cause of death was heart
failure, resulting from a complicatin
of diseases incident to old age. The
veteran financier would have celebrat
ed his ninetieth birthday anniversary
on August 4
Mr. Sage had been in exceptionally
good health since his arrival at his
summer home about six months ago.
At noon Sunday he was seized with a
sinking spell and collapsed, falling into
unconsciousness about two hours be
fore his death, which occurred at 4:30
o'clock. There were present at tha
end Mrs Sage, her brother, Colonel
J. .T. Slocum; the Rev. Robert I-eetch.
Dr. Theodore S. Janewav of New York,
Dr. J. Carl Schmuck. a local physi
cian. and Dr. John P. Mnnn, for many
years Mr. Sage’s family physician,
who was summoned from New York
when the first alarming symptoms
were manifest.
The funeral services will he held on
Wednesday at the West Presbyterian
church on West Forty-second street,
of which Mr. Sage had been a member
for many years. The interment will
take place in Troy on Thursday.
Mrs. Sage and her brother. Colonel
Slocum, are named as the executors of
Mr. Sage’s will.
It is generally believed that Mr.
Sage’s vast interests will not be se
riously affected by his death. Several
times within the last few years ru
mors have been set afloat of Mr.
Sage's death. On one such occasion,
in June, 1899, Mr. Sage said:
“I suppose somebody wanted to
make a little money by affecting slock
values, and they hit on this old trick."
Asked if stocks had been much af
fected, he answered:
"I understand not. The properties
in which I am interested cannot be
seriously affected by my death.”
REIGN OF LAW AT SHOSHONI.
Action by Officials and Citizens Drives
Crooks Away.
SHOSHONI, Wyo.—Prompt action
by the authorities with the loyal a*
sistance of the citizens generally has
put an end to the reign of lawlessness
which reached its climax with th«
murder of Warren Moody, town's at
torney, and of crank Anderson, a
homeseeker. Peremptory orders wen
issued that every crook should leave
the town within twenty-four hours
and most of them have accepted the
situation. A large number left on Sat
urday night's train and another con
tingent followed in the morning. Th«
jail is crowded to its capacity, but the
town is secured.
On Saturday night there were two
more holdups, but both men were
promptly arrested. With the aid of at
outside confederate one of them
caped, but the escaped prisoner and
the confederate were rearrested in a
hop joint run hv Ah Wing, who cant*
here from Omaha.
Dowle Speaks in Tabernacle.
CHICAGO--John Alexander Dowle
held his first meeting in the taber
nacle at Zion City. Sunday since the
meeting which broke up in a riot sis
weeks ago. Dowie's physical condi
tion was such that he had to be lifted
upon the platform by his two negre
servants. He spoke less than ten min
utes and apparently was under the
greatest physical strain, being unable
to rise from his chair without help.
In concluding his brief address
Dowie said: "I expect to take full
charge of Zion City next Wednesday
night."
To Its Resting Place.
LONDON—The body of I,ady Cur
son was removed Sunday to Kedleaton
for burial with the simplicity which
her relatives desire to mark the obse
quies. When the coffin was born from
Carlton House Terrace and placed in
the hearse the blinds in the neighbor
boring residences were drawn and
spectators uncovered.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan in Dublin.
DUBLIN—Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bryan
have arrived here. They spent Friday
with Richard Croker at Mr. Croker’s
farm near Dublin. Mr. Croker had in
vited a number of his American and
other friends to meet Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan.
Idaho Town Lot Sale.
WASHINGTON—The acting com
missioner of the general land office an
nounced that there would be a sale
of the town lots in the government
town sites of Heyburn and Rupert, in
the Minidaka irrigation project. Idaho,
beginning at Heyburn on August 20
and at Rupert on August 27.
Outline the Position.
ST. LOUIS—The Central Trades
and Labor union, at a meeetlng Sun
day, outlined the position it has taken
in refusing to seat the delegates rep
resenting the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of this city, as
directed in the recent communication
of President Samuel Gompers, citing
the constitution of the American Fed
eration of Labor. It is expected that
Gompers will make a ruling as to<£
whether the objections of the central :
body to the admission of the carpefjjcg
ters are to be sustained. A,^ 1
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Delegates on the Way. % ^ V
SAN SALVADOR—The Sahrit
delegates to the conference,
ranged the treaty of pea^ '
Salvador. Honduras and (i*a?gn»?a ifr-Q
rived here Sundav. ,' «
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DRESDEN—Offioj^j isSltfstffcs 4 %&
the flrat three months <*oK tAjfe Sjear--'
show that 2.151
>fficial examinationr^^/^r^ail sltaih^.
ter houses, as agifo&§idVl^6 i%Sa^
lame perio^ ^ % -
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