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THIS IN NEBRASKA EVENTS OF INTEREST OF MORE OR LESS IMPORTANCE. Persons Filing Upon Government Land Must Carry Out Conditions Laid Down by Uncle Sam. Must Comply With Laws. OMAHA — That the government means what it says when it declares that persons filing upon land must carry out the conditions of the home stead law and not sell their relinquish ment or otherwise dispose of the land for speculative purposes is brought to light in several suits Just instituted. United States District Attorney Goss has brought suit in the United States district court in behalf of the United States, against certain parties in Cherry county for the cancellation of their patents to government lands. There are five of the suits. The petition in each case states that the first named parties in the suits did not file upon the lands for home stead, cultivation and settlement, that their respective affidavits on final proof were false, that the lands were taken up for speculative purposes and were immediately transferred to the second named parties in the cases as soon as final proof was made, pursuant to a previous arrangement made at the time of entering the lands. The ] etition also asks that the lands in question may he restored to the pub lic domain for actual settlement. These suits are but the beginning of a number of like suits that will be hi ought for the cancellation,of patents in the cattle country. ' * . R. F. Gillespie, one of the parties named in two of the suits, is now under indictment by the federal grand jury for conspiracy and alleged sub ornation of perjury in seeking to de fraud the government of title to cer tain public land. All of the lands in q-sestion in these suits are located in Cherry county. Fort Niobrara Not Abandoned. O'NEILL—The report has become current and has been assiduously cir culated i hat Fort Nioibrar was to be abandoned as a military post. Con gressman Kinkaid has iust received the following from the secretary of war, which clearly proves the report to be erroneous: “WASHINGTON, July 15.—My Dear Judge Kinkaid: There is no truth in the statement that Fort Nio brara is to be abandoned as a military reservation. On the contrary it will be retained for military purines, es pecially that of encampment. I have just directed the allotment of about $300,000 for an addition to Fort Rob inson. Very sincerely yours, “WILLIAM H. TAFT." • ___ Notable Family Reunion. GORDON — The home-coming of Fiank S. Parker from his sunny home it Tennessee to enjoy a brief vaca tion beneath the paternal roof of I tide Josh Parker of this place was the signal for a home-gathering, let ters were sent to absent ones, far and near, bidding them hasten to the sheltering fold of the old home, to join in the festivities and feast on the fatted calf. The home circle was complete and nine stalwart sons and daughters answered to the family roll call. This is the first, reunion of the family held in thirty years. Nathan Blakely Dead. BEATRICE — Nathan Blakely, a prominent resident of Gage county and Beatrice for many years, died at hiF home iu Beatrice of acute gas tritis. He was elected to the terri torial legislature in 18G1. 18KH and 1st>8. lu 18tif> he was appointed re ceiver of the government land office and served in this capacity until 1875. He also served two one-year terms as county clerk in territorial days. He \.as 82 years old. Boy’s Body Found. Surrounded by a flock of buzzards, fighting and tearing at his naked flesh, the body of little Eddie Goodro. the 11-year-old son of Silas Goodro. South Omaha, was discovered on a seed bar of the Missour river west of Partlett, la. The boy was drowned July 12 while bathing in the river. Machinist Killed by Cars. NORTH PLATTE—Dick Scully, a machinist at the Union Pacific shops, was struck bv a switch engine while crossing the track opposite the depot in this city. His left leg was cut off and his head injured. He died two hours later. Peaches to Give Away. » RULO—Peaches are ripening rap idly. The markets are overstocked and many orchards contain wasting peaches that cannot be sold or given away. M. C. Brinegar has at least 1, Wii baskets of them wasting, as he could find no place to sell or consign them in Kansas City. St. Joseph, Lin coln. Omaha or Denver Woman Accidentally Hangs Herself. FREMONT—Mrs. Laura Foy was found hanging by her dress to some nails in the rafters of her barn, about eight miles east of town. It was at first thought she had committed sui cide. but later information indicated that it. wa.s accidental. The boards of the floor were broken and immediately below on the mow floor were a num ber of broken eggs. It is supposed that she had gone to the barn after eggs, that the board broke, letting her through, and her dress caught, leav ing her suspended head downwards. Banquet to Church Howe. Friends of Major Church Howe, for mer consul general at Antwerp, and now promoted to a similar position at Montreal, have received papers telling of a splendid farewell banquet which was tendered him by the Anglo-Amer ican Dramatic association of Antwerp upon the occasion of his departure from the metropolis of Brussels. The dinner was given in the banqueting salon of the Paon Royal restaurant and was attended by all the consular corps of the city. Major Howe has made many warm friends abroad. NEBRASKA BRIEFS. Ten cars of hogs were shipped from Superior iu one week. The republicans of Cheyenne county have instructed for Senator Millard. The fine new Methodist church at J0cCook Junction has been dedicated. Thos. M. Ryan, for several years a resident of Platte county, died last week in California. David Hume, who for many years j resided near Harvard, this state, died : recently in Oklahoma. County fair will be held at Tecum i seh September IS to 21. A flower par ! ade will be a feature. I During a game of ball Tony Duling was struck by a batted ball at Hunt ington and his knee can was split in two. Peter A. Davidson, a Union Pacific switchman, was killed by the cars at ; Omaha while in the performance of J liis duty. .lie town lot sale at the new town of Keystone, in the North Platte valley, all the lots were sold in less than one hour. The management of the York Chau tauqua have now everything ready for the assembly meeting which will be gin August 10 and end August 19. At Beemer the 13-months-old'child ; of E. H. Ixjnev, was seriously scalded with boiling water. The little fellow : pulled the stopper from the washing machine. W. B. Ellis, alias W. B. Wilson, alias W. B. Elbert, a noted forger from Coffeyville, Kan., who was arrested in ! Beatrice some time ago. was sentenc ed to two years in the penitentiary, j Since June 1 sixty-one persons have i been granted final papers in the dis trict court of Dodge county, which is j three times as many as are usually granted final papers in a year. insurance companies doing business ! in Nebraska which were organized in Missouri will not be permitted in the i future to write special contracts. This I was decided by Insurance Deputy | Pierce. Maupiu & Son, who came to Beat ; rice recently to prospect for oil and ] gas, have sent for their machinery ! and have ordered S2.500 worth of tub 1 ing with a view to beginning opera ! tions at once. Charles Williams, who was sentenc ed to the penitentiary for twelve years about ten years ago. and who escaped last February, is in jail at Chicago and will be brought back to Lincoln to fin ish his little eontract with the state. Secretary J. B. Douglas has sub mitted the annual report of the Te cumseh Building and Loan association and the society is found to be in a healthy condition. The earnings of the investments is nearly 11 per cent. A telegram was received at Beat rice front St. Louis stating that Mrs. Leonard Davis, a former resident of Beatrice, had brought suit for divorce against her husband.. She names two married women, sisters, as supplant ing her. , i f. John P. Young, a pioneer and promi nent farmer and stock breeder, was severely injured at his farm, live miles J east of Oakland. While stacking hay a hay stacker fell on him in spch a manner as to break one of his legs in three places. The military hoard has finally se lected a spot two miles southwest of ■ Columbus for the rifle range of the National guard. The river will stop the bullets and parties afraid of spent halls would do well not to fish around (hat particular sitot. Chris Kosbau, who has been work ing on Pat Gorey's farm, near North Bend this season, accumulated a bis I jag Tuesday and disappeared with his employer's horse and buggy. The rig was found in the possession of a horse trader near Schuyler. Miss Florence Hawkins, a young col ored woman who graduated several years ago from the Humboldt high school, has been employed as a mem i her of the faculty at Booker Washing ; ton's university at Tuskogee, which j work she will take up at once. Announcement is made that Prof. T. ; L. Lvon, professor of agriculture In the University of Nebraska and asso ciate director of the Nebraska experi | inent station, lias- resigned that posi tion to accept (he professorship of as tronomy In Cornell university of which he i« a graduate. John Schiigty. one of the industrious Russians of Superior, saved money for some time to send to Russia to pay the transportation expenses of his wife's mother, brothers and sisters and their families to America, and this spring his wish was realized by sending about ?700 to them. They ar rived in Suyeriqr July 17. The party consists of fourteen persons. Mrs. Colonel W. F. Cody of North Platte gave one of the leading social events of the season, being a reception in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Clar ence Armstrong Stott whose husband is a lieutenant in the TTnited States army, and Miss Stott, sister of Lieu tenant Stott. ( The reception was held at the elegant home of Mrs. Codv in tlie city, and a large number of guests were in attendance. Mrs. Anna Pollock of Fremont, the woman who attempted to commit sui cide by cutting her throat, is pro nounced by the physicians as insane and will be taken to an asylum for treatment as soon as her condition will permit. Word has been received from the Kansas City parties that the packing house company organization at Beat rice will soon'be completed and ready for business. As soon as the organi zation of the company is effected the work will he commenced upon the plant. The Johnson County Home Tele phone company, the new independent corporation with headquarters in Te cumseh. has bought, the coal exchange and rural lines of the Adams Tele phone company, giving a combination service wdth the town of Adams. The Southeast Nebraska Fruit Grow ers’ association met at Auburn. All members report a big apple crop. The crop in Nemaha county was variously estimated from 500 to 1,000 car loads. Apple buyers were present, wanting a total of 400 carloads. Ptospects ars for a good price for the apples. RUNNING WILD I COURT APPOINTS RECEIVER FOR ZION CITY PROPERTY JUDGE LANDIS HOLDS TRANSFER OF ESTATE TO VOLIVA IS VOID AND ORDERS ELEC TION FOR GENERAL OVERSEER. Chicago.—John Alexander Dowie, months ago repudiated by his fol lowers as their spiritual leader. Fri day was declared legally to have no persosal or private claim to the vast Zion estate. Wilbur Glen Voliva, pres ent overseer and leader of the revolt against Dowie, was held also to have no legal hold on the property. Judge K. M. Landis of the United States dis trict court, deciding the famous controversy, placed the whole proper ty in the hands of John C. Hately as receiver pending entry of a final de cree and designation of a permanent trustee. He ordered also an election by the people of Zion the third Tues day of September as to who shall rule them spiritually. Long before the hour set for the announcement of the court's ruling Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva and all the leaders who assisted in the over throw of Dowie and many of his fol lowers were in court, as were also the loyal supporters of Dowie. Broken in health and spirit, the hoary-headed founder of Zion was too weak to leave Shiloh House at Zion City, and re ceived the first news of his defeat by telephone. The Ruling in Brief. Following are the important points in Judge Landis' decision: Lands, industries and all property in Zion held to constitute a trust estate I in which John Alexander Dowie can claim no individual proprietorship. The conveyance by Voliva under power of attorney from Dowie of the Zion property to Granger declared to be "mere waste paper.” ' An election ordered for the third Tuesday in September, at which all j members of the church living in Zion City since January, 1905, may vote for ecclesiastical leader of the church. If there be more than one candidate the tabernacle to be used alternately for : campaign purposes. Publication of Leaves of Healing to be suspended until after the election except for one issue, which is to con 1 tain the full decision of Judge Landis. In due course the conrt is to make provision for Dowie because of his services in organizing and developing : the estate. Disposes of Bankruptcy Case. Judge Laudis began the delivery of 1 his decision at 11:15 a. m., and the reading required almost an hour. The case decided was the one in which Wil ! liam B. Holmes, a resident of Ken tucky. and a stockholder in Zion in : dustries, petitioned for a receiver. The decision, however, covers all the ques ; tions involved and at the same time disposes of the bankruptcy cases : against Dowie as, under the ruling, Dowie's debts are the debts of the j trust,estate. Judge Landis’ sweeping decision j sets at rest the controversy growung out of the action of Overseer Voliva ' in transferring the properties of Zion . from John Alexander Dowie to Gran i ger. Millions are involved, and all Zion, throughout the world, has i anxiously awaited the decision. PEACE CONFERENCE ENDED. Text of Resolutions Adopted by Dele gates at London. London.—The conference of the interparliamentary union, after a prolonged debate Wednesday, adopted the following resolution: "The interparliamentary union, now assembled in Loudon, expresses the view that the second Hague confer ence should: “1. By treaty define contraband of war as being restricted to arms, mu nitions of war and explosives. “2. Reassert and confirm the prin ciple that neither a ship carrying con traband of war nor other goods aboard such ship not being contra band of war may be destroyed. "3. Affirm that even between bellig erents private property should be as immune at sea as it is on land." The conference also adopted a res olution in favor of the discussion by The Hague conference of means to cut down the "intolerable expenditure on armaments.” Another resolution provides that such national group shall apply to Its own government to grant funds to aid future conferences of the Interparliamentary union. The dt?cision as to the time and place of the next conference was left in the hands of the international coun cil. It is expected that it will be held in Berlin in 1908. The confer ence then concluded its sessions. The delegates were entertained at lunchon at the house of lords. A dep utation of the visitors will be re ceived by King Kdward at Bucking ham palace Thursday. Former Monk is Dead. Marsliadjtown, la.—Eugene Kraft, who was’^pjund dead in Chicago, worked lie re as a printer. It was stated that he had high family con nections in Europe. He spent two years as a monk in a monastery in Belgium. Visible Cotton Supply. New Orleans.—Secretary Hester's statement of the world’s visible sup ply of cotton show’s a total of 2,394, 955, against 2,565,379 last week. Of this the total of American cotton is 1,287,955, against 3,399,379 last week. Death of Iowa Editor. Clinton, Mo.—Chas. H. Whitaker, Sr., editor of the Clinton Democrat, for 50 years a newspaper man in Mis souri and Illinois, died Thursday aged 70 years. He was a member of the Il linois state legislature in 1877. Held on Murder Charge. Kansas City, Mo.—Albert M. Crone, charged with a murderous assault on Bertha Bowlin' nd her escort, Frank Kern, on the Kersey Coates drive, re sulting in the girl’s death, was held for murder In the first degree. BATTLE WITH PULAJANES. Constabulary Routs Enemy in Clash on Island of Leyte. Washington.—The following ac count of the fatal collision between the Philippine constabulary and the Pulajanes in Leyte was received at the war department from Gen. Wood at Manila, dated Wednesday: “Sudden outbreak of Pulajanes oc | curred island of Leyte. Two con ; stabulary detachments defeated; loss j 12 in one case. 15 other, with arms. ; One constabulary lieutenant killed, j On application governor general for | use troops, under president's order, July 3, have directed Brig. Gen. Jesse M. Lee, commanding department of the Visayas, rush enough troops to j sc<‘n® of trouble to smother outbreak promptly. “Telegram from department of the i Visayas this morning reports en gagement between a detachment of the Twenty-fourth regiment. United States infantry, and 360 Pulajanes. Enemy’s loss, 150; our loss, one con stabulary sergeant wounded. No oc casion for anxiety.” Forest Fires in Michigan. Marquette, Mich.—Serious forest fires are raging northwest of here. The town of Birch, 15 miles dis tant, the scene of the extensive operations of the Northern Lumber company is in grave danger, and Mayor Culver, of Marquette, general manager of the company, who is at the scene has telephoned for help. With the sawmill plant and lumber and timber, half a million dollars worth of property is in jeopardy at Birch. Rob Jewelry Store. Moscow. Ten armed men entered a jewelry store in Tverskoe street, one of the principal business streets of this city, seized several thousand dollars’ worth of gems and escaped. There have been no arrests. Supreme Court Justice Resigns. Salt Lake, Utah.—Geo. W. Bartch, chief justice of the supreme court of Utah, Wednesday tendered his resig nation to Gov. Cutler, to take effect October 1. Justice Bartch desires to resume the practice of law. Deserts Wagon and $200,000. Pittsburg, Pa.—An express com pany put up a long hunt for a wagon containing $200,000 in cash, which was deserted at night by its driver, who mistook a policeman for a hold up man. It was found in the street Land Sinks Into Lake. Sheboygan. Wis.—Thirty-seven aci«s of cultivated land on the border of Long lake in Fond du Lac county sunk suddenly and is covered with deep wa ter. The sinkage is supposed to be due to a slight earthquake shock. DAM CAUSES BATTLE JOHN DIETZ DEFIES SHERIFF AND GUARDSMEN. MANY SHOTS ARE FIRED | Son of Notorious Wisconsin Man and One of Soldiers Wounded— Women Aid in Fight—More Trouble Expected. Milwaukee.—John Dietz, the home steader who has held the Cameron dam on Thornapple river in Saw yer county against the comtined power of the Mississippi Logging com pany and the state and federal gov ernment for the last two years, has been victor in another pitched battle. The stories are conflicting, but all agree that a sharp fight took place Thursday at the Dietz home between 1 Dietz and his family on the one side and Sheriff Gylland and a posse of half a dozen militiamen, sent by the government from Milwaukee, on the other. One of the sheriff’s men was shot three times and seriously though not fatally wounded, and Clarence Dietz, a son of the doughty homesteader, was shot through the head. Another battle is expected. Battle Lasts Over Hour. One account of the battle is that as soon as the sheriff and posse came in sight of the Dietz cabin Dietz, his wife, two sons and one daughter came out armed with rifles. After the first volley from the Dietz side one of the militiamen fell wounded, bullets hav- i ing struck him in the ankle, hip and neck. The fusillade was returned by the militiamen, and when the smoke had cleared away it was seen that Clarence Dietz had fallen. Then the posse retired behind stumps and trees, I and for over an hour the battle lasted. Fully 150 shots were fired. Dietz's son was dragged into the house under fire and the place baricaded. Official Withdraws Men. V\ hen it was seen that Dietz was determined not to give up. Sheriff Gylland and his posse retired to the Mississippi Logging company's camp at Cameron Dam. half a mile from Dietz's cabin. Doctors have been sent from Ladysmith to care for the wounded. Dietz has stopped all lumbering on the Thornapple river for the last two years. He held that the logging com pany had no right to run logs through his farm unless they paid for the privilege. He demanded $10,000 and the company laughed at him. It pro ceeded with the usual drive and brought down 20,000,000 feet of logs to Cameron Dam. There the men found Dietz fortified. He notified the foreman that if an attempt was made i to open the sluice ways and run the [ logs he would oi>en fire. As he is a dead shot with a rifle, no one was in clined to the job. Warned by Neighbors. Arguments, threats and coaxing all | fell on deaf ears. Sheriffs have tried to get him. United States marshals have tried to serve papers on him, all sorts of devices have been tried, but no service has been made nor has he been taken. Part of his strength comes from the friendship of his neighbors for miles in every direction, who warn him of approaching enemies. Dietz has said that he expects to die on his farm with an empty gun in his hands. Militia’s Hands Off Dietz. Madison. Wis.—Gov. Davidson Fri day said no request had been made for militia to capture John Dietz, who colds the dam at Cameron against the Mississippi Log and Boom company. The governor added that if the militia assisted in the attempt they did so without authority. The governor will take no action until the sheriff's posse have been exhausted. DREYFUS INCIDENT IS DENIED Alleged Assault on Major at Military Club Did Not Occur. Paris.—An official denial was is sued Thursday regarding the rumor that Maj. Dreyfus had been assaulted Wednesday by a brother officer at the military club. The official statement says "According to custom the officers of the First Cavalry^flivision gave a din ned to two newly appointed lieuten ants, and the minister of war author ized the officers, upon their unani mous request, to invite Maj. Dreyfus. The dinner occurred and was marked throughout by animated sentiments of the most perfect good fellowship. The officers separated towards 9:30 p. m. without the occurrence of any thing which could give rise to the ru mor put in circulation.” Not Mrs. Gentry’s Slayer. Poughkeepsie.—Fritz Consantino, the man alleged to have murdered Mrs. Arthur W. Gentry, of Chicago, January 6. last, is not the man wanted by the Chicago police. Entire Crew Drowned. La Rochelle, France.—The Danish freight 3teamer Nikobar, which ar rived Friday, ran down and sunk a sailing vessel, name unknown, 15 miles off shore. All the crew of the sunken ship went down with her. Lightning Destroys Courthouse. Maryville, Tenn.—Fire destroyed the county courthouse, Harper’s de partment store and warehouse, and several other buildings. Loss $125,000. The fire started In Harper’s store, which was struck by lightning. Eight Hour Law Opinion. Washington.—Informally the navy department has been advised that the opinion of the department of justice is to the effect that a battleship under construction is not a public work un der the eight-hour labor law. Candidate for Congress. Madison, Wis.—M. S. Dudgeon, an attorney of Madison, who was former ly a member of the Assembly, has an nounced his ctndidacy for congress on the Republican ticket, to succeed the late H. C. 'Adams.' POSTPONE CALL FOR STRIKE REVOLUTIONISTS DECIDE TIME NOT YET RIPE. Sevei al Manifestos Issued to People —To Proclaim Russian Republic. St. Petersburg.—At the end of a long series of conferences be tween the representatives of the cen tral committees of the social demo crats, social revolutionists, peasants’ league, workmen’s councils of Mos cow and St. Petersburg, the Group of Toil, members of the outlawed par liament and professional leagues it was decided not to attempt immedi ately to summon the people to de clare a general strike or armed upris ing. The determining factor in the decision Was the advice of the revo lutionary military committee which reported that the time was not quite ripe. It was decided, however, to en ergetically push preparations and to address manifestos to the army and navy, peasants, workmen and the peo ple generally. The manifesto to the jieasants In substance declares that the govern ment, having denied land freedom, had dissolved parliament, in which the peasants' hopes were centered, and they now had no reason to wait any longer. The manifesto to the sol diers and sailors tells them that they are brothers of the masses who are fighting for liberty and took an oath not only to defend the emperor but the country and that it is their duty now to side with the people. A gen eral manifesto to the nation says the moment has arrived when the people must take liberty into their own hands. A separate address was is sued to the Cossacks. Kharkov.—The revolutionists are actively preparing for an armed uprising and a reproclamation of the republic of Kharkov in the autumn. It was determined in the meantime 10 avoid conflicts with the authorities. The revolutionists have the sympathies of a large proportion of the population. The French vice consul here has received very disquieting news from French industrial establishments at Yuzovka, the principal smelting cen ter in the south of Russia, where 40. 000 workmen have armed themselves and have organized a disciplined rifle legion of 1,000 members under former army officers. The Russian troops are useless in the emergency, having fra ternized with the strikers almost con tinuously. The workmen's demands amount practically to confiscation of the plants. PREPARING TO PUBLISH RATES Interstate Board Offers to Cooperate With Railroads. Washington.—Chairman Martin A. Knapp, -of the interstate commerce commission, on behalf of the commis sion, has directed a letter to all rail road companies and corporations of the United States calling their spe cial attention to section six of the re cently enacted railroad freight rate law. The section provides that every common carrier. subject to the pro visions of the act, shall file with the commission and keep open to the public for inspection. schedules “showing all the rates, fares and charges for transportation between different points on its own route and between points on its own route and points on the route of any other car rier by railroad, pipe line, or by watei when a through route and joint rate have been established.” The commission will cordially co operate with representatives of the carriers, and will freely discuss with them all pertinent questions. Meth ods proposed by carriers should ent brace those designed to effectuate im mediate substantial compliance with the amended law as well as those in tended to be permanently applicable ESTATE IS LEFT TO MRS. SAGE Outside of Bequests to Immediate Rel atives Widow Gets All. New York.—The will of Russell Sage, which was filed for probate Fri day, bequeaths all of his estate to his widow, Margaret Oliva Sage, after the payment of $25,000 to each of Mr. Sage's nephews and nieces and $10, 000 to his sister, Mrs. Fanny Chapin, of Oneida, X. Y. Mrs. Chapin died since the wili was made. The will also provides that in case any of its beneficiaries contested the probate of it they shall be cut. off front any share in the estate. There was nothing in the will to show the value of Mr. Sage's estate. Six Mer. Hurt by Thrown Bomb. New York.—Six men were injured Friday night by the explosion at Six teenth street and Third avenue of a bomb believed to have been thrown from an elevated railroad train. The explosion took place in a group of about a hundred plumbers who were standing in front of Teutonia hall waiting for a meeting to begin. Indicted for Sugar Rebates. New York.—The federal grand jury Friday returned to the United States three indictments found as the re sult of an investigation of alleged re bating on sugar from the American Sugar Refining company. Big Lease at Frisco. San Francisco.—The old site of the St. Ignatius" church and college, com prising an entire block, was leased to Wanamaker & Brown, of Philadel phia. The transaction is one of the largest since the Are. Named for Missouri Bench. Jefferson City, Mo.—John Kennish, assistant attorney general, was nomi nated for long term and Judge James T. Neville, of Springfield, for short term, on first ballot at the Republican state judicial convention. Pirates Attack Spanish Vessel. Madrid.—Dispatches from Mellila, Morocco, say that the Spanish bark Mannela has been attacked by pirates iff the Riff coast. It is expected that Spanish warships will lie sent to de mand redress. TROOPSREVOLT ONE BATTALION ATTACKS THE ARTILLERY BARRACKS. MACHINE CUNSJUBDUE THEM New* of (he Outbreak Kept From the People of St. Petersburg — Situa tion at Shusha and Other Place* Decidedly Serious. POLTAVA, Russia.—A grave out break eocurred Sunday in the Sevski regiment, following the arrest of a private of the First battalion who was discovered! with some other soldiers in a shed where the revolutionists are in the habit of holding meetings. After the arrest the entire battalion, accom panied by a large crowd paraded the streets in defiance of the military au thorities. The soldiers proceeded to the artillery barracks, w'here they seized several guns and marched with them to ttie prison where the political prisoners are confined. At this stage ail the remainder of the Poltava gar rison wa3 called out. The loyal ti oops fired on the mutineers with ma chine guns as they were engaged in freaking down the gate to the prison. Several men were killed or wounded. The outbreak was not suppressed until 2 o’clock in the morning. ST. PETERSBURG—No news of the formidable revolt at Poltava, which was first predicted in revolu tionary manifestos in southern Russia, will reach the Russitftt public through the press Monday. Dispatches of the occurrence' have been suppressed here, and only scanty details are obtainable by the foreign press correspondents through the regular telegraphic chan nels. The revolutionists here, how ever, who are almost as promptly and fully informed as the government, de clare the trouble to be far from over. An official dispatch gives credit to the statement that machine gun detach Eients and Cossacks are being used to suppress the mutinous battalion. There is the same paucity of details regarding the outbreak at Shusha. in the Caucasus. This outbreak, how ever, is not due to revolutionary causes, but the immemorial hatred that exists between Armenians and Tartars. The situation at Shusha had be come so tense that the governor di vided the quarters inhabited by the two races by a “dead line” which neither faction was permitted to cross. The Tartars violated the order not to cross and commenced a battle. The garrison interfered when the combat became general and bombarded with out partiality both camps with twenty one guns. The town is said to have been to a large extent destroyed. The “lasting peace” which the two races are said to be drawing up, if judged by past similar agreements, will be only a hollow truce which neither race has any intention of observing. ENGNE IN THE RIVER. Facific Express on New York Central Runs Into a Landslide. FISHKILL LANDING. N. Y. — Pa cific Express train No 37 of the New York Central & Hudson River rail road. which left Grand Central sta tion in New York at 9:32 Sunday, was wrecked shortly before midnight a short distance above Chelsea, and eleven miles below Poughkeejsie, by running down into a landslide which ltad swept down from a high em bankment by a terrific rainstorm in the afternoon. The engine of the flyer was thrown from the rails and plunged into the river. Fireman Mills vas killed outright and Engineer Ed ward Wells was so badly injured that he will die. Fifteen passengers were seriously injured and a score of others received minor hurts. Big Plans for Irrigation. SHOSHONI, Wyo.—After making ten trips across the reservation, C. E. Freeman, the expert representing Ar nold & Co. of Chicago, is prepared to recommend to his company that they expend in the neighborhood of $25,000, 000 in the building of irrigation works, power plans, mills, etc., for the devel opment of the country now contained in the big Shoshone reservation. Mr. Freeman has made an unusually close inspection of the land and is very en thusiastic over the possibilities of the country. HI* company will make bids on the construction of thee canals, one of which will be seventy miles long and will irrigate in the neighborhood of 250,000 acres of land. Iowa Aeronaut Injured. SALT LAKE CITY—Joseph McMan na. an aeronaut from a small town near Des Moines, la., will probably die as the result of a fall at the Salt pal ace Sunday. He ascended in a cannon attached to a balloon. When the can non, sustained by a parachute, was cut loose from the balloon Mc-Manna undertook to drop from the mizzle of the cannon with a second parachute. The apparatus did not work properly and the aeronaut dropped 150 feet. Many Mutineers Sentenced. SEBASTOPOL—A naval court mar tial passed sentences upon the sea men who were arrested for complicity in the mutiny of the Black sea fleet of November, 1905. Four men were condemned to death, one to life servi tude, thirty-two to varying terms of penal servitude, and fifty to imprison ment. Six were acquitted. A man named Samenkoff, who was charged with complicity in the attempt with a bomb upon the life of General Neptu eff at Sebastopol May 27, escaped from Jail on Sunday. Robber* Make a Rich Haul. WARSAW—The postal car robbed on the Warsaw-Vienna railroad near this city Saturday night contained a package of 960,000 In cash from abroad and at least 950,000 additional funds. The actual amount taken by the rob bers cannot as yet be stated, as the documents attached to the money par cels are missing. The officers and the entire crew of the Volga steamer Kur Jer have been arrested for placing the steamer at; the disposal of the robbers who held up a train on the Volga rail way last week.