Nebraska Newspapers

    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."
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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.