Nebraska Newspapers

    THIS IN NEBRASKA
EVENT8 OF INTEREST OF MORE
OF. LESS IMPORTANCE.
Grain Receipts at Omaha Greatly In
creased—Irrigation Matters to
I Come Before Legislature.
Wheat Comes Over Double.
Omaha received last mouth two and
one-half times as much wheat as for
the,same month last year, and more
than three times as much oats, so that
in spite of the iight movement of corn,
total receipts for the month were 1,
617,600 bushels larger than last year.
Receipts of corn for August were
1,844.700 bushels, as cothoared with 2,
201,000 bushels a year ago, the de
crease being due to the fact that the
farmers this season have been both
too busy to haul corn and have been
holding for higher prices. They havie
taken considerable wheat to market,
as they have threshed, in .preference
to storing it. Corn is beginning to
move more freely and liberal receipts
are expected this month, tverybody
now feeling reasonably sure of a,large
crop.
The August movement, both in and
out, was an increase over July. Re
ceipts for July were 2,577,000 bushels
and shipments 1,895,500 bushels, while,
receipts for August were 4,974,000
bushels and shipments 3,985,000 bush
els. All grains, except rye and barley,
showed an enormous increase, over
last year for the eight months ending
August 21. and the total increase to
that date was 7,903,600 bushels, while
the increase in shipments, for the same
period was 5,320,500 bushels.
- S .
J. L. KENNEDY,
Republican Nominee for Congress from
the Second District.
Irrigation an Issue.
Ex-Senator H. G. Stewart, who rep
resented Dawes county In the state
3enate in 1895, a populist at that time,
was in Lincoln last week. He now
lives in Scott's Bluff county, where
he has an irrigated farm and is en
gaged in farming and live stock rais
ing He says the proposed amendment
to the state law which Sam Cox of
.Scott’s Bluff endeavored to have pass
ed will come up before the next legis
lature in some form. “The present
law permits of the worst form of land
lordism,” he said. “The state assumes
control oyer the water in streams, but
assumes no control over it after it is
taken by appropriators. We must
either do like Colorado, pass a law
giving the county commissioners the
right to determine the prices to be
charged by private corporations for
wrater, or change the law so as to per
mit the people to organize districts.
As it is the private ditches may charge
what they please and our land is held
by them as security for payment. That
is the worst form of landlordism.
The change may he slow in coming,
owing to lack of interest on the part
of legislators from the eastern part of
the state and the small irrigable sec
tion of the state, but it is sure to
come.”
Nebraska Centenarian Dies.
DANNEBROG — Andrew' Gillespie,
who recently died at his home twelve
miles north of here, was one of the
most remarkable men of Nebraska.
Although well past the centry mark
in age, he retained great vitality, and
up to within a few' months of his death
was as active as many men thirty
years younger. He was born in War
ren county, Kentucky, June 4, 1805,
being one of ten children, nine of
whom lived to ripe old ages. He has
always been a frontiersman.
In Search of Nebraska Oil.
NEBRASKA CITY—J. N. Maupin
of the Beatrice Oil and Gas company
has filed with the register of deeds a
nnmher of leases on property adjoin
ing the city,,where prospecting for oil
or gas will be commenced in a few
days.
Tried to Burn Church.
KEARNEY—An unsuccessful at
tempt to set fire to the Roman Catho
lic church was made here. Lavern
Merriman, painter, accused of com
mitting the deed., was arrested a few
minutes later.
Promotion for Nebraskan.
WEST POINT—Jerome Longer, a
native son of West Point, who has
filled the position of chief inspector of
the electrical department of the United
States navy yard at Brooklyn, N. Y„
has been promoted to the superintend
ency of the test room of the navy
yards at Newark, Brooklyn and Phila
delphia.
Killed by Wagon.
NORFOLK—George Donsey, a 4
year-old boy, was run over by a mail
wagon and died three hours later.
Falls on Tines of Fork.
ALBION—James Gance, a farmer
living a few miles in the country, fell
from a stack of hay, striking on the
tines of a pitchfork. He was brought
to town for medical attention and, al
though weak from loss of blood, is
not regarded in a critical condition.
HASTINGS—The Episcopal convo
cation has voted unanimously to meet
next year in Kearney, where the con
vocation will be entertained at the, new
$50,000 military academy building, to
be completed by that time.
NEBRASKA BRIEFS.
The Bloomfield band boys are equip
ned with new uniforms and are step
ping higher than usual these days.
Miss Lulu McConuaha gave up a lu
; crative position as teacher In the Blair
schools to possess herself of a home
stead in Sheridan county.
The Grand Island Canning company
is having a busy season in the can
ning of sweet corn, the crop being
excellent. Three hundred hands are
employed.
Ita Moore, an old settler residing
southwest of Bassett, was'killed while
making ha.v. Mr. Moore was running
a stacker and walking close behind
the horses.
Thomas Carrol has declined the
democratic nomination for member of
the legislature from Dodge county, and
I last week filed his declination with the
con ntv clerk.
The jail at Springview sprung a
leak the other night and gave Sam
Foster his liberty. The sheriff over
took him at Newport and he is again
under lock and key.
Carrie Nation passed through Falls
City last week on her way east. She
stepped off the train long enough to
swing her hatchet at a bunch of loaf
ers who were smoking.
J. J. Markey of South Omaha, in
order to save-walking a block, jumped
from a street car when it was running
at full speed. His face looks as if
he had been in a prize fight.
A fire at Milford, Seward county,
burned four buildings. Smeasy s liv
ery barn, a very large structure, a
millinery store and a blacksmith shop
were among the buildings burned.
Colonel W. H. Grassmeyer of Buf
falo county has 250 head of cattle and
as many hogs for winter feeding. He
estimates his corn crop for this year
at 18,000 bushels. Stand up for Ne
braska.
Jacob Rhuter, ntar Juniata, is the
only man in Adams county who does
his plowing by steam power. The
plow used by Mr. Ithuter has twenty
two shovels and turns over forty
acres a dsfy.
Farmers are taking great pains to
preserve their oats and wheat straw
this year. As soon as threshing is
over the straw stacks are scratched
and all the loose straw is hauled to
the barn for safe keeping.
Stanley Morrow of Geneva commit
ted suicide by taking carbolic acid.
The body was found in a corn patch a
few- rods from his home about 1
o’clock . Morrow was about 38 years
of age and has been a rural mail car
rier.
On October 11 and 12 the Otoe
Stock Breeders' association will hold
a live stock show in Nebraska City.
The first date will be show day and
the second will he sale day. Premi
ums aggregating $1,000 have been as
signed to the different classes of live
stock.
Charles Helmann, a prominent con
tractor and builder of Arapahoe, while
superintending the building of a resi
dence for A. Nieman, fell from a scaf
fold to tile ground, a distance of
twelve feet, and sustained a severe
fracture of his right leg just above
the ankle.
Suit has been commenced in the dis
trict court of Sarpy county by the ad
ministration of Mary L. West, who
was killed at Mauawa July 4, against
the amusement company, the Omaha
and Council Bluffs Street Railway
company and the Omaha and Council
Bluffs Bridge company, for $5,000.
Emiel Kubr, a farmer living north
of West Point, has a fifty-acre field of
corn that is a prize winner. There is
a perfect stand of corn in the entire
field with no stalk less than ten feet
in height. Every stalk has from
three to five ears of corn upon it, each
ear being from ten to twelve inches i
in length.
S. M. Shaffer, a farmer living six
miles south of Norfolk, was burned
to death from the explosion of a burn
ing can of coal oil. He was pouring
oil from a can into the kitchen stove
for the purpose of starting a fire.
The oil caught from live coals from
a previous fire and the can exploded,
throwing the burning oil about, set
ting fire to the house and Mr. Shaff
er’s clothes.
While drilling for a well on the Pe
ter Cameron estate farm, about three
miles south of Tekamah, a heavy vein
of gas was found at a depth of sixty
five feet. The pipe was plugged and
a small vent made and ignited, which
burned continuously making a blaze
about two feet high. Mr. Cameron
will make a thorough investigation
and endeavor to use the gas in his
home for heating and lighting pur
poses.
Ezra Meeker, thy Pacific coast pio
neer, who is going back over the old
overland trail, arrived in Fremont
with his team of an ox and a cow.
and camped for a day or two. He
started from Washington with a yoke
of oxen in January last. At a camp
near Brady Island one of the oxen
died. “He was all right at night,” said
Mr. Meeker, “hut the next morning
he was dead. I couldn’t get another
ox and bought that big cow to take
his place, hut she can’t fill it.”
Deputy Sheriff Laehnit of Platte
county went up tc- Spaulding and ar
rested Barney Bodwig, who had been
caught by the Greeley county sheriff.
The man was charged with commit
ting an assault upon Miss Winnie
Ziegler.
A new Methodist church was dedi
cated at Shelton Sunday with impres
sive ceremonies. The new structure
has been erected at a cost of between
$8,000 and $9,000 and of this amount
over $5,500 was raised the day of the
dedication. Governor J. H. Mickey
spoke at the dedication.
The government’s biograph pictures
of the American navy will be exhibit
ed in Hastings soon after the middle
of September. They will be shown
there before being taken to Omaha for
exhibition during Ak-Sar-Ben week.
Governor Mickey commuted the
four years' sentence of Louis Wood
ruff of York county, who was convict
ed of an offense against Miss Mabel
Kerwood. Woodruff’s father lives at
Kearney. The young man was accus
ed by the young, girl, but later Is said
to have signed a statement that an
other man was the guilty party.
FIRST AID TO THE SUFFERING.
MINE LEASES ARE UPHELD
DECISION OF LOWER COURT CON
FIRMED IN MINNESOTA.
Chief Justice Start Says Statute Does
Not Authorize Sale of School or
Swamp Lands of State.
St. Paul. Minn.—The state supreme
court Friday handed down a decision
in the ease of the state of Minnesota
versus Mabel C. Evans, upholding the
decision of the St. Louis county court
at Duluth, which held that the state
law governing mineral leases is con
stitutional. This case involves the
title to the famous Virginia Silver
mine, located on the Minnesota range
and which is said to be worth several
million dollars. The action was
brought by the state against Mabel
Evans, the holder of the lease on the
ground that mineral leases are invalid
because school and swamp lands can
only be sold at public auction. In
this case the lease was taken out pri
vately, there being but one party to
make a bid on the lease.
The court, in its decision by Chief
Justice Start, held that “on a full con
sideration of the question it is the
openion of the court that this mineral
lease statute does not authorize a sale
of any of he school or swamp lands
of the state within the meaning of the
constitutional prohibition; that it is
constitutional and the leases are
valid.”
The court held that a lease to the
mineral rights did not carry with it
the title to the land, which was still
vested in the state. Judge Start ex
plained that while this view was rath
er far fetched, the court decided the
question in this manner in order that
the extensive business interests, in
volving an immense investment of
capital, might not be seriously dis
turbed.
The decision affects all the mineral
holdings of the Fnited States Steel
corporation, J. J. Hill's iron ore inter
ests and many other small holdings.
GIRL’S HAIR CAUGHT IN BELT
Young Woman’s Scalp Dragged From
Head by Shafting.
Minneapolis, Minn.—As a result of
her hair being caught in the shafting
of one of the sewing machines at the
Bemis Bag company's factory, Annie
Shema, 22 years old. is now at the city
hospital with her left ear and the en
tire scalp torn.
Little is known of the accident,
further than that the girl was taken
sick and 'ay down on a bench with her
head within a few inches of the shaft
ing.
In some way her hair became en
tangled in the machinery and the girl
was dragged from her place on the
bench.
She was literally scalped alive in
the. presence of scores of the other
employes of the place.
After consultation at the hospital,,
it was decided to make ‘the attempt
to graft the scalp back on her head,
and the necessary operation was per
formed.
Sullivan Flays Bryan.
New York.—Roger C. Sullivan,
Democratic national committeeman
from Illinois, issued a scathing
reply Friday night in reply to the at
tack made upon him by William Jen
nings Bryan in his recent speech at
Chicago.
The party leader is denounced for
attempting to defeat Illinois congres
sional candidates in close districts
and both his honesty and sincerity
are called into question.
Allege He Aided Law-Breaker.
Memphis, Tenn.—Police Commis
sioner Bruce was indicted on the
charge of permitting his stables to be !
used as a passageway to a saloon,
whose proprietor had been indicted for
keeping open Sunday.
To Improve Railroad Shops.
Milwuakee.—Second Vice President
H. VV. Kennedy, of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul road, announced
that the company would spend $300,
000 on an addition to the west Mil
waukee shops.
Salvage Work on Manchuria.
Honolulu.—Capt. Metcalf, who Is
supervising the salvage work on the
steamer Manchuria, expects to be
ready on September 10 for an attempt
to pull the vessel from the reef at
Rabbit island.
Fatal Affray in Tennessee.
Albany, Ky.—One dead, another fa
tally wounded and two seriously in
jured is the result of a shooting affray
In Pickett county, Tennessee. The
shooting, it is said, was the result of
a mistake.
PRESIDENT REVIEWS SHIPS.
Great Assemblage of American War
Vessels at Oyster Bay.
Oyster Bay, N. Y.—On the waters
of Long Island sound, within view of
Sagamore Hill, the president of the
United States reviewed Monday the
greatest fleet of American warships
ever assembled.
There was a ship of war for every
state., 45 in all, ranging in size from
the magnificent 16,000-ton Louisiana,
just completed, to the fleet little tor
pedo boat and the submarines and in
cluding one troop ship and colliers.
As the Mayflower dropped her an
chor at the head of the fleet on the
completion of the review the presi
dent descended from the bridge, his
face wreathed in smiles, and enthpsi
astically throwing his arms around
the shoulders of a group of senators
and representatives exclaimed:
“Any man wbo fails to be patriotic
ally inspired by such a sight as this is
a mighty poor American, and every
American who has seen it ought to
be a better American for it.”
“And you, gentlemen,” he said, ad
dressing the naval committee, “are
responsible for it. It is your handi
work and it has all been done within
the past ten years. Every one of these
ships is a fighter and ready to go into
action at a moment’s notice. Again
you have shown your wisdom in the
appropriations for the target practice,
for there is where the American navy
excels. Our men can shoot and shoot
straight, and therein lies our naval
strength and our superiority.”
WILL PRCBE HARVESTER TRUST
Kansas Attorney Genera! to Determine
if State Laws Are Violated.
Topeka, Kan.—Investigations of the
International Harvester company
have been instituted by C. C. Coleman,
attorney general of Kansas, to deter
mine whether the concern Is operating
in violation of the state anti-trust
laws. Attorney General Coleman stat
ed that in the district courts of Reno
and Shawnee counties all of the im
plement dealers in Topeka and Hutch
inson would be subpoenaed to appear
before District Judges Dana and
Galle and tell what they knew about
the operations of the company. The
company has storage houses for its
implements at Topeka, Hutchinson,
Wichita and Salina, and it was decided
to begin with the investigation at two
of these points. The examinations
are to be in secret. Applications fer
subpoenas prepared by the attorney
general allege that “secret arrange
ments and agreements exist between
dealers in various lines.” The appli
cation specifies that all contracts en- |
tered into between any of the dealers
and the International Harvester com
pany for the years 1904, 1905 and 1906
be brought into court.
Students Surrender.
St. Petersburg.—At a meeting of
social democratic and social revolu
tionist university students it was de
cided not to oppose the reopening of
the universities, which is scheduled
for October 14, thereby furnishing a
strong possibility that the paralysis of
the educational life of the country
which has lasted for two school years
may soon be ended.
Johnson for Running Mate.
Minneapolis, Minn.—Not only was
Gcv. John A. Johnson renominated
for the office which he is now holding
on the Democratic ticket at the state
Democratic convention held in this
city Tuesday, but ho was also spoken
of as the logical running mate for
William Jennings Bryan on the nation
al ticket in 1908.
Indiana Has Earth Shock.
Princeton, Ind.—A distinct earth
quake shock was felt here at 10:33
o'clock Friday morning. Houses rock
ed and dishes rattled on their shelves.
The shock was felt In towns and cities
within 50 miles of Princeton.
Shaw to Campaign in South.
Washington. — Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw left Friday night for a
campaign tour of Virginia, North Car
olina, Tennessee, ' Missouri and other
states. He probably will not return to
Washington before election.
Gant to Go on Stage.
San Francisco.—Mr. and Mrs. Gans
and his brother-in-law, Bob Turner,
arrived here Thursday. It Is the pres
ent intention of Gans to rest a week
before leaving for the east, where he
will play ten weeks at ?1,000 a week.
Gov. Pardee Defeated.
Santa Cruz, Cal.—Congressman
James N. Gillett, ot Eureka, was nom
inated for governor Thursday by the
Republican convention on the first
ballot, receiving 591% votes to 233%
votes for Gov. George C. Pardee.
PEACE COMES SLOWLY
CUBAN REBEL8 MAKE ONEROUS
DEMANDS ON PALMA.
WANT CAPOTE FOR CHIEF
Insist That Vice President Shall Suc
ceed to Executive Office and Re
store Insurgents to Positions in
the Government Service.
Havana.—While peace projects have
caused a general suspension of revolu
tionary operations, no appreciable
progress towards anything like a sat
isfactory understanding has been
made. The liberal leaders insist that
it is unjust to regard them as insur
gents, and assent that they are mere
ly seeking for peace, at the same
time declaring that not only must the
terms of peace be better than hereto
fore talked of, but that there must be
some unquestionable guaranty that
the conditions will be carried out to
the letter. The moderates meanwhile
continue in a waiting attitude.
The demands which come from the
insurgents themselves as the price of
a cessation of rebellion are regarded
in the capital for the most part not to
be considered. These demands include
the restoration of deserters from the
rural guards to their former positions,
the reinstatement of liberals who last
year were deposed from municipal of
fices, the retention of their arms by
the insurgents, and other equally rad
ical propositions.
The liberals have not yet relin
quished the hope that they may be
able to force the resignation of Presi
dent Palma and all the high govern
ment officials. The succession of
Vice President Mendez Capote to the
presidency is also discussed, liberals
seeming to think they could reach an
understanding with him that would be
satisfactory to all.
Many business men of Havana ridi
cule the whole effort for what they
call a patched-up peace, which they
allege can be no more than tempor
ary, and some go so far as to assert
that the country never can be gov
erned rightly or investments be abso- '
lutely safeguarded unless the United
States intervene. This is frankly
stated in some cases, also by high
government officials, and brings the
I retort that those who make such state
| ments are not good Cubans.
Despite all drawbacks, however, the
fact that peace proposals are pending
and that hostilities have been sus
pended has brought more or less hope
fulness to the people of Havana.
WORK OF NATIONAL HATCHERY
—
Nearly Two Billion Fry Propagated |
During the Past Year.
Washington.—A preliminary state
ment made by George H. Bowers,
United States commissioner of fisher
ies, to the secretary of the depart
ment of commerce and labor of the
operations of his bureau for the past
fiscal year, says that the aggregate
output of fry from the commission's
hatcheries during the year was only
a trifle less than 2,000,000,000. The
actual figures were 1.9:51,854,609, an
increase of nearly 200,000,000 over the
output of 1905.
“The fish cultural operations of the
government," the statement points
out, "appeal to the tastes and satisfy
the needs of all sorts and conditions
of men. For the people of the New
England coast, where from the earliest
colonial days the rich harvests of the
sea have been gathered by hardy fish
ermen, cod, flounders and lobsters
have been produced in immense num
bers, and nowadays when one of
these is caught it is very likely to bear
Uncle Sam's hall mark if a person
only knows where to look for it. The
very successful operations of the new
marine hatchery in Maine will do
much to keep up the abundance of
fish in these waters.”
To Enforce Pure Food Law.
Washington.—As the result of the
new pure food la which goes into
effect January 1 nest, the department
of agriculture is making preparations
for the increased tabor and equipment
involved in its enforcement. The
working forces and the appliances of
the laboratories at Philadelphia. Chi
cago, Baltimore and New Orleans will
be largely increased, while at the ports
of New York and Boston there will he
erected new laboratories in which to
conduct the necessary examinations
of all food products coming into this
country.
Mother Decapitates Babes.
Columbus Grove, O.—Mrs. Henry !
Knippen, wife of a farmer living near i
Cloverdale, Putnam county, decapitat
ed her two children, a boy aged three
and a girl aged one and one-half years,
and then went to the home of a neigh
bor and told what she had done and
asked them to go to the children. The
boy’s head was nearly cut off. while I
the girl’s head was found near the |
body. A carving knife was used. The j
woman was discharged recently from
the Toledo state hospital for insane.
Concern to Reorganize.
Kankakee, 111.—The David Bradley
Manufacturing company, of this city,
Friday went into voluntary liquida
tion. Assets are $1,962,883, and lia
bilities $790,331. The object of the
liquidation is to reorganize business.
County Attorney Indicted.
Hopkinsville. Ky.—The grand jury
has indicted County Attorney John W. !
Kelly, charging him with misappropri- I
ating $4,700 trust funds placed in his
hands as master commissioner prior to
resigning office January 1, 190G.
Confederate Veteran Dead.
London.—Capt. John Lowe, who j
served on board the confederate
cruiser Alabama during the time that
vessel was preying on the commerce
of the United States during t;he war
of secession, died in Liverpool.
Charge Murder to Land Dealer.
Ardmore, I. T.—Federal officials 1
lodged John Brown, a land dealer, in
the federal jail, charged with murder
ing M. Swancy, a prominent farmer at
Loves Valley. Brown alleges that he
shot Swancy in self defense.
BANKER IN OLSON’S CHARGE
STENSLAND TURNED OVER TO
CHICAGO STATE’S ATTORNEY.
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President Takes Hand in Bringing Fu
gitive to Justice—May Return
on Refrigerating Ship.
Chicago.—Paul O. Stensland is
absolutely in the custody of Assist
ant State’s Attorney Harry Olson at
Tangier, Morocco. This information
was obtained in a cablegram from Mr.
Olson, received Friday by Acting
State's Attorney Barbour, as fol
lows:
“Stensland turned over to me.”
The brevity of the dispatch leaves
much to conjecture, but Mr. Barbour
believes that Mr. Olson has brushed
aside all difficulties and is in a posi
tion to start for home with his prison
er as soon as a ship is available.
The action of the United States
representatives at Tangier in turning
Stensland over to Mr. Olson is be
lieved to be due to the cablegram sent
from the state department at Wash
ington, in accordance with the in
structions of President Roosevelt.
The president wired from Oyster
Bay that he desired the department
of state to go to any necessary ex
tent in the effort to bring Stensland to
justice, adding:
He is one or the most obnoxious
types of criminals. He robbed hun
dreds of very poor people, and is
said to have caused several sui
cides."
The present indications are that
Stensland will return to America on
the United States refrigerating ship
Glacier, unless some better method of
transportation is found by Mr. Ol
son.
It is undesirable to take the pris
oner through any foreign country, for
fear of possible extradition entangle
ments. The ship Glacier, if it is avail
able, will solve the problem, for this
vessel is expected to sail direct for
the United States without stopping on
the way. $
SENATOR DEPEW NEARLY WELL
Will Return to His Seat in Congress
Early in December.
New York, Sept. S.—When congress
meets at the beginning of next Decem
ber Senator Chauncey M. Depew will
be found in his seat. This assurance
was made by a member of his fam
ily.
"Senator Depew's recovery has been
slow, but the gains he has made have
been held," he said. “At no time with
in the last year has he been in such
good health and spirits, and the doc
tors assert that if the improvement
continues he will be equal to the
strain of another session of con
gress.”
For several months Senator Depew
has been in retirement at his homo
in Dubbs Ferry. The nature of his
malady has never been made known,
but was generally understood to have
been in the nature of a nervous break
down.
ALLEGES CARRIERS ARE UNFAIR
Wichita (Kan.) Company Appeals to
Interstate Commission.
Washington.—Three petitions were
filed Thursday with the interstate
commerce commission by the John
sou-Laritaer Dry Goods company, of
Wichita, Kan., against the Mallory
hne of steamers sailing out of New
York, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railway, the Wabash, and about 40
other lines, alleging unjust, unreason
able and discriminatory rates on cot
ton fabrics and knit goods shipped to
Wichita, as against the rates accorded
various shipping centers in the west.
The interstate commerce commis
sion made public an order calling
upon the railroads of the country for
information in regard to block signal
ing practice and electric signaling ap
pliances. The information is asked
in order that the commission may
comply with a joint resolution passed
at the last session of congress. •
Death in Vat of Hot Water.
Detroit, Mich.—John Mielke. laborer
at the plant of the Railway Steel com
pany, is dead after having been par
boiled in a pit of hot water. Mielke’s
shoes had become greasy from walk
ing about the engine room and as he
was passing the pit, which received
the boiling water from the cylinders
of the engine, he slipped and fell
headlong into the scalding liquid.
He was entirely immersed, being
practically parboiled from head to
foot and for five hours suffered most
intense agony until death brought re
lief.
Building Falls; Two Killed.
Elyria, O. — Two men were
’dlled, two tatally injured, five serious
ly injured and several others slightly
hurt by the falling of the second floor
of the new factory building of the
Garford company, under construction
here. Thursday. Sixteen workmen on
the first floor of the building were
caught beneath the fall of heavy tile,
brick and steel beams of the wrecked
floor.
Twelve Sojdiers Drowned.
Bucharest—During the combined
land and sea maneuvers at Constanza
Thursday a boat load of chasseurs
was capsized while being towed by a
torpedo boat. Eleven privates and
one officer were drowned.
Boat Sunk in Collision.
Detroit, Mich.—The steamer Mil
waukee, of the Western line, collided
with the steamer Nelson Mills in St.
Clair river near St. Clair Thursday.
The Mills sank and three of her crew
drowned.
Earthquake in Hawaii.
Honolulu.—Two earthquake shocks
are reported from Hilo, the island of
Hawaii. After one of the shocks hun
dreds of dead fish were thrown upon
the beaches. Apparently they had
been scalded to death.
Prominent Jeweler Dead.
Minneapolis. Minn.—George G. Gage,
one of the most prominent jewelers
and watch-makers of the city Is dead.
He was a bachelor, and the only known
relative is his sister, Mrs. C. S. Rob
erts, of Dover, N. H.
CHURCH HIT HARD
PRESBYTERIANS LO£E $160,000 IN
THE BANK WRECK.
RECEIVER EARL HAS NEW PLAN
Director* of Broken Real Estate
Trust Company to Pay in $3,000,
000 for Reorganization—A Suspic
ious Note Comes to Light.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—All the di
rectors of the wrecked Real Estate
Trust company have agreed to Re
ceiver Earle’s plan for organizing the
company. Mr. Earle received a tele
gram from Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, the
only member of the board of direc
tors, who is away from the city,
agreeing to the proposition that the
directors contribute the amount
deemed necessary by the receiver.
Mr. Mitchell expressed his willingness
to bear his portion of the burden. The
other directors had previously assent
ed to the plan.
Receiver Earle spent Sunday at
his home in Bryn Mawr working on
the details of his proposition, which
he hopes to be able to present to the
directors Monday. He also expects
to call a general meeting of stock
holders and depositors in order to
thoroughly acquaint him with his pur
pose.
The loans made by Segal by Pres
ident Hippie aggregate more than $D,
000,000, and his securities are believ
ed to be worth about |2,000,000. Con
sequently the directors will subscribe
something more than $3,000,000.
A statement issued by Rev. Dr. Rob
erts, stated clerk of the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church, an
nounces that in addition to the $30,000
of the trust funds of the trustees of
the church which were lost in the
collapse, deposits amounting to about
$120,000 are also involved. These
deposits were the current funds of the
board of ministerial relief, the trus
tees of the board of publication and
Sabbath school work, the trustees of
the general assembly, the stated clerk
of the general assembly and the Wo
mens Foreign Missionary society.
A note which is regarded with sus
picion by District Attorney Hell and
Receiver Earle has been found among
the papers of the wrecked Real Es
tate Trust company. It is for $77,000
and bears the signature of Joseph A.
Baker, who had been dead for years.
The loan is secured by $120,000 in first
preferred bonds of the Champion Iron
and Separator company, one of Adolf
Segal’s enterprises.
Baker, whose named is signed to
the note was in the real estate busi
ness at the time that Segal was con
ducting a brokerage business. The
two were friends. Members of Baker’s
family said they were unaware that
he had ever given resident Hippie a
note for anything. In fact they did
not believe Baker was acquainted with
Hippie. In view of the fact that sim
ilar notes for large amounts secured
by worthless collateral and signed ap
parently by fictitious persons, Mr.
Bell and Receiver Earle express the
fear that this note may be another
evidence of Hippie's wildcat finan
ciering.
BOXER TROUBLES IN CHINA.
German Officer Appears Opportunely
and Rallies the Soldiers.
SHANGHAI—A missionary, writing
under date of August 18 from Sohping,
in the province of Shansi, states tha
a large party of Boxers entered Tsoy
unshien. The missionaries and native
Christians fled to the yaman for shelt
er, and the Boxers following, overawed
the officials and got control of the ctty
A German lieutenant who was tra-c
ing in the country arrived opportunely
and rallied the small force of Chinese
soldiers, who killed the Boxer leader
and eleven others and made prisoners
of forty-two, while the remainder w re
dispersed.
DEFEAT FOR SENATOR DICK.
Republican Convention of His Own
County Refuses to Endorse.
AKRON, O.—Refusing to be endors
ed unless Senator Foraker was also in
eluded in the resolution, United States
Senator Charles rf)ick was defeated in
the republican convention of his home
county (Siummit). Resolutions which
were adopted in opposition to Senator
Dick do not contain the names of eith
er of the Ohio senators and conclude
with advocating an amendment to the
federal constitution providing for the
election of senators by direct vote.
Bank Scandal Causes Death.
ST. PAUL—A. special to the Pioneer
Press from Butte, Mont., says: Leav
ing a letter in which he stated that he
could no longer bear the shame and
ignominy brought upon him by the al
leged defalcation of his son, J. S. Wis
ner of Anaconda, public administrator
of Deer Lodge county, committed sui
cide in a Butte lodging house by swal
lowing strychnine. This is the first
death growing out of the scandal in
connection with the defunct Real Es
tate and Insurance bank of Anaconda.
Fishermen Ask Protection.
WASHINGTON—The state depart
ment has received a dispatch from the
manager of the Gulf Fisheries company
requesting that action be taken for the
protection of American vessels fishing
in the Gulf of Mexico. This request
was made in consequence of the Hat
teras incident. The Hatteras is a fish
ing smack, belonging to the Gulf Fish
eries company, and upon its arrival at
Galveston Saturday from Mexican wat
ers its commander stated that he was
held up by a Mexican gunboat, August
25.
Bryan to Mississippi.
JACKSON, Miss.—Governor Varda
nian received a dispatch from W. j.
Bryan accepting an invitation to visit
this city and fixing September 22 as
the date.
Taft Speaks at Sedalia.
SEDALIA, Mo.—Secretary of War
Taft will be assigned to speak in S“
dalia some time in October next at a
date to be fixed later, according to as
surances received here from the repub.
lican state committee.