Nebraska Newspapers

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LOW* CITY, . . NEBRASKA
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MAS E*«TOMC THAT CAN SOON
SC COMPASSED.
MUNI EVENTS ABE MENTIONED
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g>"lia l*t» T IN lH Fsif
LlM Firtgrjpri
P».it1c«l Kites.
Pr-s cmat Taft predicts victory for
repot-mac pony seat aoaih
nuppovtcra of Pr»*.a~u'. Taf”. is Ca
■Wanna are ptau-iy c.efranrhised
Co* trunk. It is said, atli make
•* come *peer-bea during tbe tain
at- used Governor
on tbe uwt queo
Smt alter tbe eject**. President
Taf' i* -oa'-mpia'iat a tnp to tbe
Fnaama canal
Sett in behalf of < ot«rl Roosevelt
bee neat. star**d *ga.a#t. a Mich.gas
oditot for *-.r*ed libel
Governor Marshall t-Plet Gover
nor .lebavi ■ oa ba> mg sock a bad
»e•■-»! iaa ib California
Cugeae V lobs eueialio! candidal s
Jbr pr*e.Oec is oa a speech making
Imr it riniftnuir (be country
la a letter to Jobs Wan am*her.
* re*ideat Taft argued again*: a
'nt* • tn admin-avrauve policies
In it» opinion of ikatior ( nmnai
tbe i-tairivdu party praacip*e» are
tocrei, advanced republican idea*.
Mepubucaa* filed an injunction
max tbe secretaiv of stale of
la>f-..»taba to prevent him placing pro
rr-M.i- eiertora <« lie official hal
lo* for tbe V«»vember dectioa.
Kepre*ertntive Henry of Texas me
Murrf 'Sal ta hu> informal elate
nrat of campaign expense* cent to
Wav- tar so be bad certified be did
nan ip*ud a cent either in the pn
mart or general elertioo
Gaoemor hilt* mad bis advocates
bate t.an pet seated the attitude of
tbe ; 'arreo.se party toward tbe
*ru» • aa* charged by Governor John
nan of California in a ip» »ch in tbe
ana-tor am at Harrisburg. Pa
fi* retail Hester it a statement of
tbe worlds visible >apply of cotton
shorn* an increase tor the week just
dosed of 39PJ1T bab* against as in
rr*w*e of :j.M« bales last year and
an increase of fiT.fl* hales year be
fore ir *f
t i*rVv Vage- secretary of ton
ne - and labor, m aa address at
raates Ohm defended President
Taft s policies during bis administra
tes orb a recounting of various prtv
grestate isms urbirfi mere secured
through bis activity
t'hi'ed States Senator La Pallette.
fa a sgeee-fe at La * rosse. Wis... de
dared that be wowld veto for ne ther
sdt. Taft nor Wilson He com
tbe suppression of competition
I ' tbe trusts, to a huge cancer,
•bo removal of which requires great
skill
Making bis las* address in Mew Jer
f be present campaign. Gov
sharply rrttkMid Got
for hia failure fo do a
Li tie trust bouse dealing by drtitmg
•be standard Oi Tohneeo company
and thirty or fairy other treats, of
which Mew Jersey is the mother, out
* ontrtbutionr to the president ta!
cams* im fund of the oe*worratir par
ty ibis yoor totalled KUJH. accord
in« to the swora statement of Treas
uter kolia C »r> of fit Lous, tiled
with the chief decs 9t tbe house of
fs-preaetttstivws KapewdiiUfM ag
■mstaioi LG ili rt. including f 12*.
ono sen* to bswdquarters ar S*v
York, and there are outstanding obli
gmiocs of •*&.!«*
(milil
IkMi irvsUr is !e*nd to t uba
to uaMCMi with I to Cuban dec
turn
The tailed Mate* will adhere to
lia policy of nun nirrtention in
■use *ay# Uooaeveit
Mb enemies by ytod
at tb# dawatrcddiu
_i who tried to rna a tea
..i dollar cotton corner hate a
i-Oarine to escape government pro**
The London Tim** understands that
both majority aad minority reports of
the divorce raaaaskxi srili recom
mend that the sexes b* equal before
the to* to the matter of divorce
TW general election to Norway is
■mag strongly against the government
<W of t22 seats the returns for ninety
»«* are complete la the case of forty
seven of these the results are indect
as«» requiring another election.
The steamship Asiatic Prince which
tnn *c at New Tors Friday from
Mneua ports. reported the rescue of
thirteen men from the b-jrntng steam
whip Fag u,tides Vaxella. off ibe ^ru.
lias coast October 7 The ship caught
it* 'ns cheautais to Ms hold
Enough letters will be oa hand to
/or* tW jttry to the ‘dynamite con
sgfraiy trial to keen vlt nesses
busy for a week identifying them
Tae Kunmet dolman* again was
auastiag when the salt to rscoter from
aa insurance company of New York
fee.*** aa the life of George A. Kim
ad was called U a lit loots court.
fornm listener Urn nett, of the gen
eral toad ufhee. ordered that ll.Mf
acres af unappropriated land, eg
rlsf-“ from the Humboldt national
feres' .a Nevada last June, be sub
Jan to homestead settlement oa De
Ve its shir is aatteipated on election
day. November 3. to Nicaragua, accord
tv to a rahlr from Rear Admiral
A i nmnrakly has been established
ever the royal library at Buckingham
palace Tba queen caught Princess
Mary reading one of tbs lata Ktog
Edwards hooka
Australian promoters of pugilism
will Lave nothing to do with Jack
Job neon.
The conviction of Charles Becker
for murder in the first degree is a
startling event in American criminal
hietorv.
T»'i military oflfifhcers. followers of
Diaz in Meaico. were shot by court
martial order.
The first great battle, in the Bal
kan state* is expected to be fought at
Adrianrple.
Kfforts to evangelize the Moham
u»-dan Inhabitants of Mindiuas are
said to be a failure.
Yeggemea hie* open the safe in
the tlrurap grocery store in Kicblaud,
Iowa, securing $175.
Bulgur ans captured the important
Turkcity of Ktrk Killesseh after a
three days' battle.
The I'nited States has placed an
order for navy shells abroad at a
considerable saving.
Bolict- Lieutenant Charles Becker
was found guilty of murder in the
first degree at New York.
Fsre which swept a portion of the
business district of Hanley, Sask.,
caused a loss of $100,060.
Itebels at Wra t'ruz. Mexico, were
l*>d !•» be! eve the federal forces in
terded to join their standard.
Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson declared the tariff was the
only -sue in the present campaign.
George W Perkins, as a witness
before "he senate committee, became
vepeir.. ct in bis denial of charges.
Important witnesses wanted in the
pros si-..’ ion of the Jack Johnson-Lu
etic Cameron affair have disappeared.
Firths thousand dollars in pay
cne- k* were stolen from a messenger
t*i . and partly cashed at Minneapolis.
\ national marketing association
for 'anuers was advocated by B. F.
Yoakum at liallas. Texas, in an ad
die-* t*. fore the convention of South
si eatern growers.
Mi** Mildred Kelly, a young white
woman was shot in New York and
probably fatally wound* J by Charles
E Lee. a negro, u bo w as formerly
her chauffeur L«*e then killed him
self.
Woir.'n o' republican headquarters
in New York are exhibiting the pro
*er*ne tariff doll, ia lace and finery,
to - low that the average woman can
.-»ve -uch an outfit Id spite of tariffs,
for
Jack Johnson. puzJP*t. will not be
a owed to appear on any vaudeville
stage ;n Kansas City, if Mayor Jost
ran $<revet?i it. because of his part in
ti e a. • ged abduction o' i.uclle Camer
on
Attorney Genera! Wickersbam has
asked 'he supreme court to decide
winch branch of ib«t letted States
courts shall enforce the recent decree
in favor of the government in the St.
Louis terminal case.
On* million tickets printed in prep
aration for a proposed "progressive
tag day" in New Y'ork City, probably
wiil be wasted because the authori
tie- ruled that tagging is technically
begging on the streets
Joseph Watson Ingalls, boatswain
of the liner Sonoma, en route to
Auftra i. was washed overboard and
drowned when a huge sea broke over
the skips bow in a gale met by the
»*--- *,.>' tulles out from Sail Fran
Haro.
A police woman's conference open
ed :* sessions in Portland. Ore.,
w -It i< presents!ives of Washington,
Oregon and California cities in attend
ance. The delegates to the confer
ence are women actually in police
sotfc.
J. C M*-rreraus. president of the
Her r*u Bridge and Construction
company. and George West, a civil en
g*us«*r. were killed when a motor car
in wh.ch they were riding dropped
l',H fee- off s declivity in the Malibu
a.out. a.ns .-*ven n.lies from I’alaba
sas. CaL
Findings of the genera! court mar
tial acquitting Captains Jewitt and
Henderson and five enlisted men of
the t-tate National Guard of charges
growing out of the killing of three
citizens during the Augusta street
rar strike were approved by Gover
nor Brown of Georgia.
Hear Admiral Southerland has re
ported to the Navy department
•hat the mounted American marines
and tilue-Ja* kets making excursions
through the sections of Nicaragua re
cently torn by the revolutionists,
found that good order prevails as the
date lor the election, November 3.
approaches.
There may be some reasons for
anonymous authorship in special
cases, but there seems to be no good
reason for anonymous manufacturing,
yet. notwithstanding, it appears to be
practised a great deal, so much so
that a bill was introduced in the last
congress which provides that every
article placed upon the market for
interstate or foreign commercec shall
bear the name and address of the
manufacturer under a penalty of a
fin*- not exceeding Sl.OOO.MO, or six
months' imprisonment, or lioth. Why
should not that also be a wholesome
provision for domestic commerce to
prot<-ct our own people, as so many
articles are now being offered under
private brand* without the maker’s
name, and therefore cannot be deter
m.ued to what class they belong?
Infantile paralysis has appeared
among the Eskimos of Alaska for the
urst time of which there is known
record
Personal.
N ice President Sherman made a
contribution to the campaign.
Attorney General NViettersbam open
ed fcis lour days' speaking tour of
Ohio.
Pr«wdent Taft and family- have re
turned to Washington.
Woodrow Wilson expects to make
a few mor<* campaign speeches.
Secretary Nagel contends the third
party cuta no figure.
Attorney General Wickersham com
mended President Taft for his vetoes.
NVitnesees in the Salem, Mass., riot
trials put all blame on the strike
leaders.
Senator LaKollette announced he
would not rote for any presidential
candidate.
Senator O'Gorman said that after
all the tariff was the chief issue of the
campaign
Robert Bushnell Hart says the po
litical convention Is doomed to die a
natural death in a few years.
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$TATE SUPREME COURT HAN06
DOWN TWO DECISIONS.
RIGHTS OF VARIOUS PARTIES
Taft Men Placed as Republican! and
Roosevelt Admirers Will Be on tha
Ticket as Progressives.
The state supreme court handed
down a unanimous decision holding
that the six Taft electors chosen by
the republican state committee, to
gether with the two republican elec
tors chosen at the spring primaries
who remained loyal to Taft are en
titled to the designation “republican”
on the ballot in the general election
and to a place at the top of the bal
lot. The decision of the district
court in a case brought by the Taft
men seeking to deny the Roosevelt
men the uses of the name “repubit
can” was upheld by the supreme
court. Secretary of State Wait order
ed the county clerks of the various
counties to proceed with the printing
of the ballots for the general election
and place the names of the Taft
electors at the head of the list with
the designation, "republican.” The
Roosevelt electors chosen in the state
primaries go at the bottom and are
labeled “progressive."
The Morrisey Case.
The rourt also handed down a de
cision ir the Morrisey case. The low
er court is upheld and the right given
to the third party for a place on the
November ballot. Thus all parties will
now bp given opportunity to vote for
those who will represent their wishes
in regard to the presidency of the na
tion.
Signers of Statement No. 1
Of .he candidates of the two big
parties for the legislature, 253 have
signed statement No. 1. agreeing to
vote for the popular choice for
i'nitd States senator. Where the
other thirty stand is not known, ac
cording to information from The of
fice o’ secretary of state, state legisla
tive inference bureau and headquar
ters of the two political parties.
Of >he thirty thus denoted only two
members are in the list of candidates
for the state senate, T. T. Linkhart of
Uoler.dge and Peter Jansen of Beat
rice. The latter was in the last ses
sion <f the sta’e legislature and went
through his campaign without signing
this s.ateir.cn.. When Senator Hitch
cock was formally elected he voted
for o.*e of his fellow townsmen for
the place. R.th of the senatorial
candidates who have not signed, are
republicans.
In the list of candidates for the
house there are sixteen republicans
who lave fai ed to notify any of the
local sources of their actiou upon the
staten ent. Pleven democrats are in a
similar posit'on. Of Uie total of thir
ty who have not yet sent in their de
cisions. these are twenty-four seats
represented, or nine districts where
both c.uididi tes have failed to give
widespread expression to their views
of ihe senatorial statement.
Union Pacific’s Report.
The annual report of the Union Pa
cific railroad for the fiscal year end
ing June 30. 1912. just filed with the
state railway commission, shows tiiat
Nebraska b tsiness of this road fell
off considerably over the fiscal^year
of 1911. Total passenger earnings
for the year reached the sum of
$5,188,157, as compared to $5,261,881
for the previous year. Freight earn
ings on state business fell off from
$15,511,035 H- $12,098,367. Total oper
ating revenue was reduced front
$19,059,477 to $17,554,540.
Shubert Wants New Station.
The people of Shubert have peti
tioned the rail cay commission for bet
ter station facilities at that town,
which is situired on the Burlington
railway. They also want two passen
ger trains each way. They complain
that there is no agent on duty when
freight trains arrive in the night.
Memorial Services.
Memorial services were held in the
supreme court in memory of E.
Calkins, a former supreme court com
missioner, who died recently at his
home in Kearney. Judge Calkins was
appointed supreme court commis
I sioner April 16, 1907, and served in
! that capacity about two years.
Upholds Thrasher Case.
The supreme court handed down an
opinion in the case of Thrasher
j against State, the case having been
j appealed from the district court of
' Scott's Bluff county, where Thrasher
' had been couvicted for the murder of
i a 17-year-old girl who had died from
. the effects of a criminal operation,
i The case was affirmed.
Adjusting Telephone Rates.
The readjustment of telephone
\ rates, following the elimination of
i competition in this state has set the
: railway commissioners to the partic
■ ltlarly arduous task of finding a basis
upon which they may determine the
i investment returns to be allowed com
: panics. The companies assert that
! they have been pared to a point where
| the returns were too meager—while
: the citizens of many of the communi
ties believe they have been suffic
! iently recompensed for what they
' have provided.
On the Black List.
Word Svas received by the state
board of health that Creighton med
ical college of Omaha had been put
on the black list of New York 1 and
hereafter all graduates of the Ne
braska institution would have to un
dergo examinations if they practiced
in that state. The report created a
sensation in Lincoln, as the board of
secretaries of the state hoard of
health asserted in & report Bled sev
eral months ago that the school was
in excellent shape and complied with
the general standard.
NEBRASKA A LEADER
j What Secretary Meilor Says of the
Commonwealth.
' W. R. Meilor. secretary of toe N’t
I braska State Board of Agriculture,
has the following to say of Nebraska:
The census figures reveal some
striking facts about agricultural pro
I gress in Nebraska. During the last
i decade Nebraska has leaped to fourth
1 in rank in the total amount of farm
j property, uow being exceeded only by
| Illinois, Iowa and Texas. In its per
; capita wealth for the people resident
| on the farms Nebraska is now second
j in rank, being led only by Iowa,
which has $2,425 per capita, while
| Nebraska has $2,360. When compared
with other states. Nebraska's farm
\ wealth assumes astounding propor
I tions.,
The per capita wealth of the people
on the farm in the I'nited States as a
; whole is $830: for the great geo
| graphical sub-divisions of the country
; it is as follows: New England. $790;
middle Atlantic. $529; east north een
; tral, $1,172; west north central.
$1,743; South Atlantic, $324; east
south central. $562; mountain states.
$1,042; Pacific states. $1,536; Nebras
ka. $2,360.
As compared with the corn-belt
states Nebraska farmers have $i.455
more per capita than those of Ohio.
$554 more than Illinois. $1,198 more
thanthan Indiana. $1,083 more than
Missouri, and more than twice as
much as the farmers of Kansas, who
can count but $1,775 per capita, ac
cording to the 1910 census.
Nebraska farmers now have more
1 property than those of all New Eng
land with the addition of New Jer
sey. Maryland and Virginia; during
the last ten years Nebraska farmers
have increased their wealth 119 pet
cent more than those of Ohio, 93 per
cent more than those of Indiana. S3
per cent more than Illinois. 121 pet
cent more than Michigan. 104 per
i cent more than Wisconsin, 90 per
cent more than Minnesota. 76 pet
cent more than Iowa. 80 per cent
more than Missouri and 42 per cent
more than Kansas.
The census bureau figures the pop
ulation of all towns under 2.300 as
■'rural population:" excluding the pop
ulation of tile small towns, Nebraska
had 628.408 people on its farms in
1910; the percapita wealth of these
people actually on the farms of Ne
braska is $3,600. or $18.0tK) per fam
ily of five persons. This is $11,410
per family more than the average
wealth of the I'nited States.
The accomplishment of this stu
pendous result by a little over
300,000 people on the farms of Ne
braska is a veritable marvel. The
soil of Nebraska is a great reservoir
of fertility; the average valuation of
farm land is less than $30 per acre;
why should farmers leave Nebraska
for Canada, the northwest or south
west in search of opportunity?
Lower Court Upheld.
Arthur M. Nixon, who was con
victed in Richardson county of sell
ing liquor without a license, was de
‘ - ■ • • - “ is to secure a re
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That tribunal upheld the action of
the lower court setting out that if
•he liquor "looked like whisky and
tasted like whisky" it was sufficient
to sustain a conviction despite the
fact that witnesses swore that it had
caused no intoxication
Stallion Registration Board.
The first annual report of the Ne
braska stallion registration board has
been issued. Cnder the new law this
board inspects animals used for
breeding purposes and certifies as to
their pedigree and soundness. Dr.
Hostrom, state veterinarian, is presi
dent; \Y. R. Mellor. secretary of the
state board of agriculture, is secre
tary, and A. K. Nelson is assistant
secretary. The report contains illu
strations showing many common
blemishes in bones and feet of stal
lions that are transmissible to off
spring and a discussion of the various
diseases of animals, etc.
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Application has been filed with the
State Ranking Board for the incorpo
ration of a new bank to be called the
State Bank of Omaha, located at
Omaha.
Hog Disease Follows Horse Malady.
Fanners in many sections of the
state have lost hogs from the epide
mic of cholera which is now raging
following an outbreak which dates
back to the middle of August. Profes
sor Gains of the department of patho
logy of the state agricultural experi
ment station has many calls for hog
cholera serum and assistants are kept
busy sending it to localities where the
disease is found. The serum is de
clared to have proven effective as a
preventive. Professor Sturdevant. as
sistant to Professor Gains, stated that
the epidemic is worse this year than
for fifteen years. Calls for serum
have come from David City, Thomp
son, Stromsburg. Ord. Dodge, York,
Beatrice, Corland. I.eigh, Valparaiso,
Adams. Seward. Ong, Wisner, Am
herst. Fairfield. Eagle. Norfolk, Me
Cool, M'peping Water and many other
places.
Fighting Telephone Rates.
Five citizens of York county who
are making preparations to fight the
raise of telephone rates there called
upon the state railway commissioners
in an effort to obtain information
which will help them in the action.
Those who called were C. F. Gilbert,
John Doran, A. S. Myers, T. H. Clif
ford and Charles Myers. They de
clared that the present rates earn a
reasonable return for the owners of
the telephone company and that the
return will be even better when the
proposed consolidation takes effect.
Bureau Crof Reports.
Secretary Mellor corrects the state
ment that several newspapers hare:
declined to publish any of his press
bureau reports of crop statistics and
other advertisements for the state.
He says only one editor, out of 250
who have answered, declined, and he'
believes that one misunderstood the
offer of the state board. Mr. Mellor
has written him further explanations.
He simply asks newspapers to use as
much of his press bureau reports as
they find suitable for their col
umns.
SENTENCE OF DEATH
DIAZ. LEADER OF REVOLUTION,
MAY BE EXECUTED.
PENALTY AS YET UNCERTAIN
Madera Opposed to Clemency, Saying
that Mercy Would Be Regarded
as Sign of Weakness.
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Vera Oruz.—General Felix Diaz,
leader of the recent revolt here, and
Major Zerate, Oolonel Antonio Migon
and Lieutenant Lima, officers under
Diaz in his attempt to overthrow the
government, were condemned to death
by court-martial. Lieutenant Cama
cho, Captain Mayen of the rural guard,
and Captain Heruitlio Martinez were
sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment
and Gabriel Ramos, customs collector,
and Hetnan Arostegul, censor of tele
gram-;. were sentenced to one year's
' imprisonment. Nine other officers
; and civilians were allowed to go free.
The court martial, which was pre
sided over, by General Davila, sat in
! secret session from 2 o’clock Saturday
morning until 3:15 o clock Sunday
morning. The sentence's caused a
sensation. A great crowd, including
relatives and many friends of the ac
cused tncu. gathered outside the build
ing. where the court sat. and waited
; for nours for the findings, notwith
! standing a heavy rainstorm.
General Davila refused to ac’unowl
; edge the orders of the district judge
‘ to suspend the proceedings in the
' case of General Diaz and Major Ze
1 rate. General Delfran, military com
mander of the zone, however, aceept
I ea a writ of habeas corpus and
• suspended the executions, leaving the
• prisoners temporarily at the disposi
| tion of the district court.
ii is tnoug:it pro Da Die inar voionei
! Migoni and Lieutenant Lima will be
! shot without much more ado. The
' proceedings of the military court have
! been criticised generally as being
i very deficient. Public opinion has
been strongly against a military trial
, for General Diaz. It is openly as
l serted that the prisoners had an in
adequate defense, and no investiga
tions have been made so far as to why
the federal troops entered the city
with white flags flying and the greet
! ing. "Long live Diaz."
Mexico City.—General Felix Diaz,
leader of the revolution recently in
augurated in Vera Cruz, and three of
his confederates have b« ?n sentenced
to death by the court-martial before
whicn they were tried in that city.
At the same time word of the ver
dict against Diaz was received, came a
report that the military court had de
cided to recognize the order of
suspension of sentence tipon the revo
lutionary leader, granted by the dis
trict court pending investigation as
to whether the trial Hiaz should be
by military or civil court.
Nineteen Persons Struck Blind
Anderson, lnd.—Nineteen persons
are reported to have been struck
blind as a result of gazing at a light
caused by workmen welding electrical
appliances on trolley wires, according
to local physicians who were cajled
out of bed to treat the cases. Sev
eral who saw the light were not
stricken until a few hours later.
350 Democratic Speakers.
New York.—The democratic na
tional committee announced that 350
speakers would be put on the stump
in New York state this week, for the
conclusion cf the presidential fight.
Each of the three leading parties are
to have a demonstration in Madison
Square Garden during the week.
President Back at Capital.
Washington.—President Taft got
back to Washington after an ab
sence of nearly two months. With
j the exception of engagements in New
York and Newark, and one in Cincin
nati, the president has nothing in
prospect to take him away from the
capital. It is probable he will spend
much time here after election in writ
ing his annual message.
General Morris Dead.
Portland. Me.—Brigadier General
i Charles Morris, U. S. A., retired, died
at his home here aged 69 years. He
was in command of the Presidio at
San Francisco at the time of the earth
quake in 1906.
Decision in Merger Case.
Washington.—Decisions in either
i the t'nion Pacific merger, hard coal
1 trust or state rate cases are expected
! soon in the suprome court.
Lipton May Not Challenge.
Chicago.—Sir Thomas Lipton who
arived in Chicago for a short visit
among lake yachtmen. said he would
not challenge again for the American
cup unless the rule is changed.
Sought to Wreck a Train.
Tulsa. Okl.—An attempt to derail
and. it is believed, to rob a north
i bound Midland Valley passenger
! train, failed, when the train was
I brought to a stop within a few feet
of an obstruction of railroad ties piled
on the track.
Strikers Renew Struggle
Bingham. Utah.—Sheriff Sharp and
his posse of 200 deputies returned to
Bingham after a fruitles search for
the gang of thirty strikers who tired
on a deputy sheriff.
Serious Trouble in Crete.
London.—Reports are current hero
of serious trouble in Crete. The
Greek government has announced the
appointment of Former Premier Ste
phen Dragoumis as governor general
which is in defiance of the arrange
ment of the European powers.
Chase of a Filibuster.
Mobile. Ala.—The revenue cutteT
Winona is streaming in pursuit of the
suspected filibuster schooner U M.
Dantxelr. which quietly slipped her
moorings and departed.
REMAINS LAND OF ROMANCE
Bokhara's Attractions Many, but Make
Little Appeal to the Traveler
From the West.
London. Kngland.—Would you go on
ths magic carpet to the land of the
Arabian Nights? It still exists. It
may be found in Bokhara, that cres
cent-shaped land whose horns enfold
the east and Its mystery, and whose
convexity points towards Mecca, the
sacred city But the only magic car
pet to take the traveler there is the
comfortable one that lies before the
study fire. when, with a volume in his
hand, like that of the learned traveler.
Prof. O. Olufsen. he may make use of
the professor s account of Bokhara to
whip up the steed of his own imagina
tion. Otherw ise he will find a journey
through Bokhara chequered with as
many perils and hardships as befell
Immortal Sinbad. On the highlands of
Bokhara which affront the Pamirs, the
wind pierces the bones, the frosts
crack the skin that the sun has
scorched, the breath of the traveler
comes in gasps as his lungs pant in
:he thin air; on glaciers his feet strive
to maintain a foothold; and as he
Old Bokhara Fort.
climbs the passes the a\a!an<hes
thunder by. Truly, you would say. a
m&n who has endured these things
should come within sight of an earthly
Paradise as his reward.
It is not quite that. So much Pro
fessor Olufseii makes clear in the ac
count of "The Emir of Hoknara and
His Country." for though the Danish
explorer was welcomed by the Emir
! tnd by many Kegs who helped him on
his way. he does not conceal from us
'.he under side cf the romance of Bok
hara. Yet one would like to preserve
* little longer one of the few spots
where the old order has yielded no
dace to new. "The Emir of Bokhara
still lives behind his high crenellated
wall* and the subject kings, the Begs,
still keep up their old-fashioned court
n the romantic, dismal castles. The
meandering streets, with the fiat
-oofed mud houses, the mosques and
medresses are not yet disturbed by
houses built in the European style:
Mullahs. Dervishes. Calenders and
Devannahs still crowd in the sacred
spots as they did centuries ago.
Slowly and sedately the caravan of
'amels crosses the wide deserts and
steppes . . . the mysticism of in
'losure prevails everywhere: the
gates of the towns are shut up at
night, the house gates are barred
igainst intruders; and the aversion
igainst Christian dogs is the same as
n the middle ages."
But one would not like to live in
Bokhara, even if Aladdin and Badroul
oadour and the one-eyed Calender
were our companions. For. sad to say.
these peerless creatures must have
lived in an atmosphere which is sat
urated with the stinging dust of the
plains of Rokhara; they must have
irunk water that is excessively likely
to provoke fever and the even more
pernicious affliction of the nishta.
which tradition says afflicted Job. It
is a small point perhaps, but sanita
tion in Bokhara is not known: and
!hough beauty is common in Bokhara.
Is it not nearly' so common as the
ugliness of disease.
ELECTRIFIES U. S. GARDEN
scientists Will Raise Vegetables by
Means of Fluid in Government
Garden Along Potomac.
Washington.—Dr. Lyan J. Briggs,
lead of the experiment section of the
nireau of plant industry, is stringing
‘lectric wires over a government gar
len on the Potomac river for the pur
>ose of raising plants by the aid of
dectricity. He will electrify onions
md snapbeans, potatoes and hops,
r'or more time Dr. Briggs has been
xperimenting with electricity in the
•ultivation of plants. Dr. Briggs will
lot tell just how he is going to apply
dectricity to the onion and to the
lean, but he thinks that be will pro
luct better vegetables at a lower cost.
JUMPS FAR FROM POLICE
Man Accused of Attacking Woman
Leaps From Second Story to
Escape Arrest.
Philadelphia.—With a revolver in
each hand, bareheaded ar.d barefooted.
Enoch Oossen. thirty-five years old.
leaped from the second-story window
of his home, at Ann and Chatham
streets, and escaped, just as the police
entered the front door to arrest him
for an alleged attack upon a woman.
He exchanged shots with the poliee,
who pursued him, and managed to es
cape.
Cossen was charged with entering
the store of Mrs G. Glowatt. 2363 Ann
street, and beating the woman over
the head with a chisel.
To War on Oysters.
New York—A campaign to insure
pure oysters has been started here.
Unless halders of oyster-selling li
censes can show that their product is
raised in a healthy locality the licenses
are to be revoked.
A Good Business Scheme.
"What are you figuring there?” In
quired the friend.
"This matinee idol gets $200 a week
I'm told,” answered the druggist
“What of ltr
“I was just wondering if I conic
afford to hire him to draw soda foi
me.”
For Every Baking
CALUMET
BAKING POWDER
Best—because it’s the
purest. Best—because
it never fails. Best—
because it makes every
bakinglight, fluffy and
evenly raised. Best
—because it is moder
ate in cost—highest in l
quality.
At your grocers.
Vou Jon'i save money when you bay
cheep cr big-can baking powder. Don’t
be misled. Buy Calumet. lt‘s more
economical—more wholesome—gioes
best results. Calumet is fas superior to *
soar milk and soda.
Surprise for Mother.
A certain mother, given to mysti
cism and impressive theories regard
! ug her highly natural children, one
j evening was entertaining visitors,
j Suddenly came the sound of little feet
pattering to the head of the stairs.
The mother raised her hand in solemn
1 warning.
i "Listen," she said, softly. “The cbil
Iren are going to deliver their good
| night message. It always gives me a
feeling of reverence to hear them—
hey are so much nearer the Creator
han we are. and they speak so won
ierfjtlly, sometimes. Hush! One of
them is speaking now."
Then, breaking through the tense si
'ence. came a shrill whisper:
"Mamma! Willy’s found a bug in
dis bed.”
i_
Diffident Youth.
“Good morning. Mrs. Ales," said a
grocery boy awaiting an order from a
lady in a suburban town.
"Please call me Allees," answered
the lady. "That's my name.”
i "But I don't know you well enough
; to call you Alice." rejoined the youth,
.-onfusedly.
Couldn't Use 3reen Snow.
"Why are you writing your play on
| green paper?"
"I hear managers tear up a good
I many plays for stage snowstorms
; I'll fool 'em that far. anyhow.”
His Job.
"What is Jaggs doing now?"
j "Everybody he can."
A woman's second thoughts ar»
I 'tearlv alwavs the most unsatisfactory.
ALBERTA
THE PRICE OF
BEEF
IS HIGH AND 80
IS THE FK1CE OF
CATTLE.
' For yean? the Province
of Allied a (Wegtern
Canada) was the Big
Ranchingt'ountry.Many
of ibt»*e ranches today
am uuuien&c grain fields
and the cattle have
given place to the cultivation of
wheat.oats, barley and flax; the
change has made manv thousands
of American*. settled on these
* \ plains, wealthy, bet it has iu
cren sed t he pricy of live stoct.
There is s.lendid opportunity
Dow to get a
Free Homestead
of 160 arms (and another as a pre
emption' in the newer districts
and produce either caitleor gram. ■
The crops are always good, the
climute is excellent, schools and 1
churches are convenient, markets
splendid, in either Manitoba, tius
hatche wan or Alberta.
Send to the nearest Canadian
Government Agent for literature,
the latest information, railway
nates, or write: Superintendent
of Immigration, Oiu.t, Cutda.
W. V. BENNETT,
Bee Cuil^ins. Omaha, Neb.
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