THE INDIAN LANDS'
Report on Indian Territory Land'
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Shows Deplorable Condition
AGENT TOLD HALF TRUTH
Allotment at f.and la India Territory
ii HHirui nt fanI (rlr liU-
uatrd In It '(xil t to CofigreM
'Hie report of Cbarto Bonaparte and
''Kutort Jl Woodruff, on their lnr.tl
Kxliun of th alU'd abai-yas tad Ir
irifijlafftto In the public mtI ot
Utf Indian U-rrltory under th control
of tbe InJ'-rlor department bait ln
Mtbtnlit"! to cougrt-jr by tbe pr-Kl-i:ut
'I be report that the -yetem
lpt-d by the tomraluskin r the
aHotwnl of laud. Ic faulty t : tbat
altotiocata should haw- been t. . le on
Uie KtfMwl It rays that ur trim
'orupanles operating In the t itory
ar- "little rnore tban a.vto.l&ti t of
Icdltltioal Ktnil-n whose questionable
operations are the more objettlortabl
titu,: they d user Hit tbe reputable
oiiratlwuv "
8paklog nt Hi- prMTit situation In
tbe territory, the report sayH tbat the
real Iridlar.. who have remained In
dian, instituting starkly one-twcri-MHh
of lb'; whole number of the In
Inbllauu, arc rapidly decreasing In
number, not dying from ilfecaet or
fu but Imaum; the future holds out
nn proitpct for them. The report
iiut'-H tin.' profound dlmontent exIctlriK
among tin v. hit imputation of the ter
ritory find tins wry general want of
i onllrlciK In pnhlh ofllrlalf, and gost
on at length to enumerate vailnun ic
fornis which should lie Inaugurated as
Ollly HX pOHnlbll',
Tlic report reviews the report of H.
M. ItmvliiH. ti)eiii of dm liidlau iIkIiIk
iiNXoilntlori, on cotidlt oiik In I ho terrl
tory (iriil Hiiya thnl while tin: MroHlitH
leport. (otitnltiK it nuttilier of Ititlniu
llotiH (mil Kui;i('Htlotm not JiiKtllleil by
tint fiirln, It uiiilemtuleii t lift olijettlou
nlilc feutliuw of the udniltilHtrullou of
pllbllr (llfltlrK 1 1 1 1 ' I ' lillll 1 1 If Mpedflf al-
leiptlliiim reHpeetltiK federal oIIUIuIk uro
HiiliHliiiillally true.
MORE MTECHNICALITIES"
Tim t'lirthii' tlid I'n.l.iflli w Si'iimlnl li
I'nilit'il I tin Ituttriifr II 4lt
AniillKir chttpter In iho pimtollhn in
vent leal loti wtiH teveiibil when t.'hiilr
lliutl Ovet'Htleel ol Hie li(iii,e ((illlllllt
tce mi poHtnlllceH and iokl toadH laid
liefote tint ItotiHt of repreheutallM'ri
ti elotely (irlitled ilncmiifiil of IMS jijiki-h
lecoitiitltii; the Im.tuiiMii on llln In tin1
poHtollIro depart iiietii In whldi uieiii
Inith of Iho Minute and liniiHe of rciic
iiciiliitlven Iiiimi nurd their Intluiiin)
v.llli Him (pIIIcIiiIh of tlio poKtolllie de
pitilinetit, with tiiiite or Ichh .ik 1 can. to
Hi-cure Ini'ieiiheii In tmlurleti of ptmliiiax
leni, itilillllniml deth hire, mill lulvmi
taceou.i IciiK'ii of liitlhlluipi for pontor
Jk'o piirpo!ie.
'I'lio rupnrL In Hindi by the iiiiiiiiluiinm
vote of the membera of Mr Over
Hlroet'H I'liiiitnlltce, In ri-Hpoin-i to a
lOKolutlon ettllitiK for the Infoi million
Intni'lured by Iteiireiicntatlvi) May of
Vlri'.lunu. Au the Information nnoni
imnleii I he report, the coiiiiulttt'u
rtxoinoutlK that the iiHoliitlnu lie tut
tliti table.
Sonif of the traiiMulloiiH lnvut Iiir
nirinliera of eoiiKii'Mt rteordeil In tho
leport. are wild to be leihnlwit vlolu
lloim of the KtatutiK, olheiH ;m pro
ittiiiiired by meinbira who hae lead the
report tta clearly letiHtirable, while In
lltn itiiijorlty of laneH It hi held th.H
inembern In iiiiiIiIiik I belt rn omuii'iiilu
tlotiH to tho iliipartnient expected nnlli
lni; noL In Itanium) with the iiiIch and
lM'.ictlccit of tlio depaitiueut.
NlKKn (Iimeli lliilhi fur I'nlr
Ail old "Concord" hIiiko, 1 out It, built
nt (loncoid, Now llauipHliltc, In I HDD
anil iihciI on the oerlauil mall inutuH
In wPHlnrn Iowa for mnny ycniK nftor
tlio i'Ioho of the civil war. ban bocn
Hdltl by (Iran ICiihIkii Hon of Lincoln,
to tho Ht. IamiIh Car conipati) The
coach will bo placed on exhibition sit
tho Ht. UiiiIh fair ttot Hutuiuer.
Tho vnltlclo Ik truly an old. timer,
HtMl'IKMiftPHHOH milcll lf IlltlMCht to tllllbll
of tint ytuiiiKcr Koneratlons.
Whon now Iho coaih hold for ?l,00l).
i'Voni four to alx hoifes were com.
iiionly lined to tlruc tho touch acroa
th count r, nnil crowiln of trout tnn
to llftccn poraotiM could be accommo
dated 011 the IiihIiIc and outhldo of tho
ittrntiRo IiiiiIiIiik, cuinbcrKome vehlclo.
Ntni'llni; i:iil.v Iii Siiuii
All Kriuk'K or hiikiii- hao tiilMinced 5
'oiiIh 11 hundred poiiuilh in Now V111K.
lllKliri-Clvlllultuii In Ohio
lllchnnl DInot, 11 ner.ro denpiirailo,
who, abot and ratally vmiiiuiIciI Vol lee
miiii ClmrluH CoIIIh, tif HprltiKlleld, ().,
paid an nwf.il po;talty roc bin crime.
A mob but tin cd In tho doors or the
Jtill, tlniKipid llif nei;ro to the .van!,
whore ho wiih idiot to death, thou nu
lled Iho body to 0110 of the principal
HtrootH of tho city, IioIhiviI It to tho
croHK-artn of u telegraph tiolo nnil for
half au hour II ml tooli)r bulleta In
o It.
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HOME INSURANCEBUSINESS
Stirtixliig olum of ltoinn
r
htotk Coinpanlri
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Deputy J otto I I'iTr too tbat fir?
stock oiDianlfss did a ood builti In
!Kebr&t):a I art jei;- He 1 now work-
lfir nn til nMf T-fMWlff lt h.!ie fflfn-
pitted only that ;art relating to stock
fire latoTame ton panto. The import
It for xht yf-ar inillng D;rnb-r 31.
1V01. It fcbowii an orta?f ol nearly
tlT.OVJ in tin amount of ttV.K written
and an Incr" of $175,000 in pre
mium ri-cMu'd Th lowte paid also
ibow in Jarreav of n'ar.'y IS00.004.
Tim premium- teciwl "zc;ed tins
Iokmts paid by V'X It lit twually
Mlrjjatfd tbat the 'oct of neciirint;
new buiilnw Ik 3 1-S pr cnt. Kjtrio
lotsh-a Incurred have not bf,en paliJ 1.0
mat tb" profits v.HI be reduced kllKhtly
by this Item Hornn of thi companies
bate bad vnw lows slrnc th; first of
tbc ear. but thene do not show in th"
refwrt of laM y-ar' buslricM.
The folloKlni; totals for the pait
year Include the IjiikIiikh of four Ne
braiska stock Louipaul's:
J'jW 1003
Hlsks written .JIM.ISI.H!) J170.rj7.ncs
I'rernluniH r"-
reived ... lJDrj.OH 2,178.83'.!
ltrn-h paid ... 72!).I0J 1,01I..'CJ
IR(-e Inctiridl r.'AAW 1,213,751
FARMERS ARE AROUSED
(JolliC lulu tln l.rnlu Mliliilntr Itmlnrti
mi Own .tfiotint ,
Klfty-fiv fartnera of the country wir
roundlriK Davy have banded loKetlier
to Inonmie tlodr returns front i;raln.
An ebtvator la to be built there as hoott
as the money In ready -a brain It of the
Kurmorn' fo-uperntlvo Hhlpplni? iissa
clatlon. (' Vlnient, of the line of eo
valorH already belni; tun by the aas.o
tatloti. has aunoiiuied that he has
rornpletul an organization at I).iey.
with a HithMiTlptlon of l,7f) on the
capital or 10,000 with wltd h the bratn It
will be xtartcd. Ho litis a tcport from
Illadeu that stthHerlittloni enough hmo
been Hlitneil there to start another ele
vator. At I'rnlrle Home arrangements
are IioIhk inade for n branch. Most or
the smHorlatlon'B elcMttora are In Kan
tian. There, after eight montha and the
bitllilliit; of foity-two elevators, 'J mil
lion butihehi of grain have beu sbliped.
While the farmers have been curb lied
by the Having of 3 1-1! cents per bushel
for all grain handled, the a-iu'iutlon
Incited $211,000 In prnlitH Into the tteai
ury for future use.
N. N. II.'' tt'llllilirnrncMil
Adjiilatit (Jeiieral Culver bellcvea
there Ih a chain e for Nehmaka to be
lelmbursed lor eiiiipmetit and Hiippllci
due Hie tiatlotial guard A bill Ikib
paiiseil the fcuate extending the time
In which Ktalia can ptenenl rlaium of a
leitnlii Mud. (Jeneral Culver lielieva
llieie Ih a large sum due Nchrarla. II"
estimate!! the amoutil at 10,000. and
Home of thlh is for the p;iy of olllceni
and men The Nebraska loiigressunMi
are to lie asKcd to tmpport Hie bill
pending lu coiigriMH. Some uinletnl
that It is to rolmhurxp stales for ex
pemicH incurioil in molilll.lng troop h
during the Kpaulsh-Auietbaii war, and
that 11 tiermilH thoiie nlat"s which did
not llln claims or this hind to llle them.
During (lovernor I'oynter'a tuiin of
otllce and while (Jeneral Harry was ad
jutant general Congressman Stark tie
( ured till that was thought at that time
to bo duo the state and the troops. If
any huiiih are still due the guatd it
will bo nioie than welcome as It wll
1 omo nn a surprise
A.lclllloiiiil I'ulonita I'livllltle
Ketialor Dietrich has been notllled by
tho postolllio deiiartmeiit that an ad
ditional crow will ho ptovided on tho
Lincoln and Kaunas City tail way posl
olllce train Jusl as soon as the appoint
ment of tho ciew can be conveniently
made. A number of years ago the
western terminus of the mall run was
changed from Oxford to Lincoln and
tho number of mall crews was reduced
front four to three for several years.
Kfforts have been made to obtain an
additional ciew to handle the malls be
tween Lincoln and Kansas City, but
without success. Lincoln Ih the Steven
tienth city in the country lu tlio
amount of mull matter distributed from
that point and the necessity of a larg
er force has been recognl.ed for some
time. Iteceutl) Senator Dietrich bus
made 11 strong effott to obtain the al
lowance and another crow, with tho
gratifying result previously staled.
Ilitrlliijimke tit l.liiiii, I'nru
It is estimated Hint the damagti
canned by the earthnuaUe will amount
to r(l0,000 In Lima, IVru. hays a New
York Herald dispatch. Uepotts front
oilier cities have not noon rocelu'd
(Itmtrtnm'lit H'uiiU Tt'iwlirr
Tho United St a tot. 1 tvll service com.
mlBalou has announced an oMiuiiuatiou
to bo held at Lincoln. Omaha and
(I rand Island, April 10 and 20. for the
purpose of sectutug elli?lhli's to till wi
canclcs lu the position of 111a11u.il
training (outlier lu lite Indian son he
iib they limy omir I'orsons wishing tu
compote should write to tho Uvil set
vice ciinimlsHion til Washington, I). C,
or to the hocnitary of lite local Im.uil
of examiners at the plmoa inert Uuud.
NEBRASKA WON IT!,:
Aftor Years of Hard Work Gets!
Warehou30 Appropriation
DEFEAT NEW YORK SCHEME
Eaiteru Vflioleml Drntcrt nnd tfobberi
llk Opjiotrd Oinalis ttarrlioua
liecaaio It ltiifltt.l Hi We.t
K'.ery wbolcsnl merchant and Job
ber in N'braska anil western Iowa is
vitally int enroled In the proposition to
maintain an Indian supply warehouse
at Omaha 'I he boitxe committee on
Indian attaint In recent years has
habitually omitted from the Indian
appropriation bill an 'em carrying an
pproprlatlon for the Omaha supply
wartboime. i:cry year, therefore
members of the Nebraska delegation
lu the l.ouye nnd inmate are required
Vi make a light for the retention of
(he warehouse.
'IVs year th light was won through
tho efforts of Congressmen IIInHhav.
ant'. (Ilteheock. they bavin;; induced
the committee to Insert the appropria
tion Item The bill ha.t passed the
bouse after a spirited contest.
There Is no particular objection to
having a supply depot In Nebraska,
but the Jobbers of New York, St. Louis
and Chicago have cometantly made pro
tests to the cougr',H8men from those
cities against maintaining a warehouse
in tho west. Naturally they seek to
sell their merchandise to tho Indians
Irrespective of Nebraska merchants
and JobbetK, and regardless of the fact
that contract goods delivered to the
government at Omaha lelieve Uncle
Sam from tho long haul freight charges
upon goods delivered to liiru at New
York or Chicago.
Congressman H trishaw, who In a
member of tlio house lommltteo on
Indian affairs, and Congressman Hitch
cock of the Omaha dlRtrict induced that
commiltte to hear their arguments in
favor of tho Nebraska warehouse. Uoth
went into tho merits of the case- at
length. They cited the favorable- rec
ommendation of the Indian olllcc,
which was based upon an Increased
tonnage of merchandise handled in the
year 1003, which was J, 118,1500 pounds,
wheteas the St. Ixiuis warchotiBo han
dled Ioxb than fiOO.OOO pounds. The
tonnago at the New York warehouse
being but a Utile lu excess of one
million pounds. lit 1002 the shipments
at the Omaha warehouse amounted to
181,531 pounds. The enormous Increase
lu the tonnage of tho Nebraska ware
house was due to the unusual activity
of wholesale men limits In that state
the laft j car in filing their bids on
proposals lor contracts, and their ton
scriiicut suicctis In getting the cou
liacts. BLAMES RICH MERCHANTS
Mr. .'Mary Hnikliia (,'lnnv Arritltut '1 linn
for Hfl DnlKiimtt
"I would like to tell some of tho
millionaire i.torolfoepcis of Chicago
that they tiro driving many young men
and women Into crime by their starva
tion wago system. Some of the big
rfopartment stores In, tho large cities
might he considered a curse to the
young uian who Is forced to seek em
ployment " Such was tho statement
of Mrs. Mary Chew Hopkins at a meet
ing of the Chicago Political Equality
Uagtte at the Woman's club rooms.
The speaker declared she had Investl
pated conditions aud had found
astoundlug thitiKH.
"Many young men and women who
start In tho omploy of Chicago's big
department stores for a salary that
can scarcely support them loao ambi
tion after they have- worked for years.
Thoy losn tho honest, energetic prin
ciples und tiro actually driven Into
crime. I would like to toll come ot
Chlcago'B millionaire storekeepers
what 1 think of them aud would do it
If given the chunco. With tholr blood
money Hystems they nro making au aw
ul Inroad on tho marols of humanity."
Itonnlitiil I.aml Mint tin Sold
Representative James Sherman ot
New York, chairman of the Indian af
fairs committee of tho houso of repre
sentatives, had u conference with the
president regarding the bill providing
for tho opening to settlement of 416,
000 ncres of land In tho Hosebud reser
vation, in Gregory county, South Da
kota. Iiy tho terms of tho measure
tbe land may bo sold to settlers for not
less than $3 nu acre, the amount ot tbe
purchase price to be paid lu flvo an
nual installments, tho land not sold
under the llrst offer to be allotted at ?4
an at ro.
Marilrd Korly-Heen Tlmr
When .lames II. Whipple, aged thirty-two,
a street car conductor of Fllzu
both, N. .1., wits arraigned in court on
a charge of bigamy ho astonished tho
Judge by admitting that ho had mar
ried many times, "about forty-seven
times," ho thought. Two of his wives
wore tu court nnd It was stated that
ho had married at lcnsl four others,
one living lu S.ut Francisco und tho
otners lit Now Jersey. He was hold
for the action of tho grand Jury.
NEBRASKA PEACH CROP. '
IcatlarMt Men Hay Iti'llcalloiii
flticgeft a Halt Crop
There will be a half n pearh crop In
eastern Nebraska and a full crop In the
rest of the state. C. F Stevens, tbe
horticulturist, dlK-um'z conditions as
follows:
"We are receiving numerous In
quiries regarding the proBpcct for a
peach crop., Kastern Nebraska bad
more tban a normal amount of rain
fall laHt season, and where peach
trees were well cultivated the wood
growth was larger and continued later
than usual. Under such conditions
the fruit buds were not as perfectly
matured as they should have been to
withstand tbc winter This gave rise
to a peculiar anomaly. The careless
orchardist who allowed weeds to grow
among his trees fared better than tbe
man who gavo clean, careful cultiva
tion. Weeds and cover crop3 grown
among trees lead to the evaporation of
sit nil us moisture. This hastens the
ripening of both wood and fruit buds
In the autumn.
"The eastern half of Nebraska will
have perhaps a half crop of standard
budded varieties. There has been a
considerable Ioks of fruit buds among
tho less hardy klndB. The Wright
peach, however, has done well, and
seedlings promise a full crop.
"In central aud western Nebraska,
careful examination shows fruit bud:
of twenty-five leading varieties of
peaches to be in perfect condition.
From Kenesaw, 1C5 miles west of
Omaha, to Julesbttrg, Colo., 210 miles
further west, wo find peach buds per
fectly sound and promising a full
crop."
NEBRASKA FIRES OF A DAY
I'roporty I.ou Mltf at Orel, O'Neill, I.oup
City and I.jihIi
KeportB were brought to Ord ot
three prairie fires that did much dam
age. Definite information from Mlra
Valley was tbat a fire started from
some old straw stacks that had been
burned some days. Blown by a ter
rific, wind, there was no way to check
It after It reached tho prairie grass,
and It had the whole neighborhood In
consternation. O. M. Petty lost 500
bushels of corn, his granary, hog hotlso
and a few hogs. Tho losses in the
other cases were the burning of hay
stacks that were not properly protect
ed by fire guards.
Flro destroyed the principal portion
of the business part of Musott City,
Neb. Tho entire town barely escaped
destruction. Loss, $7.,0Q9. Well in
sured. Fire at O'Neill, Neb , destroyed tho
meat market belonging to Fran!:
Ilrltell and threatened the entire busi
ness block of the city. One of the
volunteer firemen was qulto badly but
not at till dangerously burned in tho
wotk or fighting the tlamcs. The los3
Is not heavy. It was Insured for 5230,
Drltell will resume business.
Lynch, Neb., had a $30,000 fire. Tho
S. W. JJghtncr lumber yard and tho
Caldwell livery barn were totally de
stroyed. Twenty head of horses were
burned.
A flro started about eight miles south
ot Ixtup City, Neb., and Cho heavy wind
carried it down the valloy with Irre
sistible force, destroying everything In
Its track. A houso on the Frnzlor Sny
der farm was burned. This house was
unoccupied, tho renter havlnu just
moved out and another was going to
move In. A house and barn belonging
to Coney Iook was burned to tho
ground. The family Just escaped with
what clothes they wore. A house and
barn on the Johu Johansen furm was
nlso burned. 9. C. Fletcher lost six
bend of cattle, so badly burucd that
they had to ho killed, about 100 tons
of hay and cousldcruble maohluery.
FINDS DEATH ON ISLAND
I.coinird llotiorli of Amo, Sell., Ulne from
ICxpotur
Attempting to effect his escape from
isolation on a sandbar In tho Platte
river west of Ames, Neb., caused by
tho breaking up ot the ico In the north
channel while ho was on a hunting
trip, Leonard Roberts, a farm hand,
perished from tho cold. Ills body wa
observed from the Bhoro and was re
covered from the shoal on which it
was found lying. .
Tho flndlnK of Roberts' coat and.
boots beside his body Indicates that
he had taken them off and endeavored
to swim tho river to tho north bank.
That effort must nearly have cost his
llfo by drowning and on hla returning
to the Band bank ho must have bean
so exhausted and thoroughly chlllod
that tho pitiless winter elements found
him nn easy prey. In death ho had
clasped tho gun which had given him
so many hours of pleasure, and It was
found lyltiB partially across his body.
To Hhlp l'uhllo Cliarne Hack
Aliens who becomo publlu churges
through causes originating ptlor to
their arrival lu tho United States may
bo returned to their own country any
time within two years after their ar
rival, immigrant Inspector C. Par
bury ot Washington. D. C. was In
Lincoln and conferred with Secretary
Davis of tho Btato board of charities
and corrections lu regard to tho en
forcement of tho law.
& Oil DICKERS
r
j Lease Wells in Kansas forTeach
i ors and Mir i iters' Salaries.
I CEMETERY SOCIETY IN DEAL
I fJiaJ 1nf to Oil Cuniimnlr on School,
I Church u.l Cemetery I'roprrty, the
I 1'rocrrriS ol Which Will VT the
Tmclier and MlnUtrri
!
1 A new way of paving the Fchool
I teacher has been discovered In Chau
tauqua county. Kant-as. Down at Peru,
where every lot almost has an oil well
or two on It. the speculators have In
duced the school board to Ica?e them
the back end of the school house play
Ground and an oil well is to be put
down upon It. The "duster" or dry
hole Is unknown In the tity limits of
Peru, where there arc now over 140
producing oil wells. The school board
figured that they could eventually
cease to levy taxes for 3c!tool purposes
because the oil well will bring in
enough to pay all the expenses of the
school. Almost any of the Peru wells
bring In from $30 to $"." n day and
tho land or lot owner getB about one
eighth or one-sixth of thin.
Hradly had the I'mii school board
leafed Its lot until the Methodists of
Peru say a chance to pay Hie preachor
In the came way. They have leased
their lots to a lompany that will put
down a well within twenty-five feet
of the church. They have been unable
heretofore to have a resident minister,
but contented themselves with a cir
cuit rider. They now believe they can
pay one of the highest prUed minis
ters tho bishop can send.
Hut there are oMnr things that will
bo leased. Four miles cast of Peru
there Is a small cemetery within 100
feet of one of the biggest gushers In
tho Held. The trustees of this ceme
tery have petitioned to be allowed an
ucie or the cemetery so It can be leased
for drilling purposes. The commis
sioners probably will grant the re
quest. The cemetery owners llsuru
that they ran get an oil well on part
of tho pronerty a::d then Improve the
balance of the cemetery until It is one
of the finest In the state.
A MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
Meetlnc llnld In l.nnrrnrn fr IMirpnae
r rumpli-tlng Orcutiliitlou.
A meeting of Interest to Kansas ed
ucational cirtles was In Id in Law
rence, when a lommittee of prominent
mathematicians of the state met for
tho purpose of forming plaits for the
organization of the Kansas .Mathemat
ical societj. The movement began at
tho last meeting of tho Kansas State
Teachers' iixsoclutlon In Topekn, when
a tommlttro of five was nppolHtcd to
arrange the preliminary organization.
This commltteo Includes 11. 11. New
son, of the chair of mathematics of tlio
University or KanLas, chairman; C. D.
Mcrwin, principal of Central school,
IiwrertLe, secretary and treasurer; H.
F. Knight, superintendent of the
Wichita schools; W. H. Carrett. of
linker university. Ualdwln. and Miss
Efllo tlraham, of the Topeka high
school. These, with the exception of
Mr. Knight, met with Ptotessor New
sou in Lawrence and took the first
steps toward tho organization of the
society. The objects of the society aro
the Improvement ot mathematical
teaching in tho public schools of Kan
sas and adoption of uniform entrance
requirements In mathematics by Kan
sas colleges to confotm with tho te
qulicmcnts tecently proposed by tho
American Mathematical society. Teach
ers of mathematics In all tho colleges
and high schools, city and county su
perintendents, high school nnd gram
mar school principals and common
school tenchers are eligible lo member
ship and will be urged to Join tho so
ciety. OrUlUT Axioi'liiltnii nl Muiiliuttiiii,
A driving association will be organ
ized by the horsemen of Manhattan.
Kan., lor the purpose of Improving nnd
training trolling and pacing horses.
The race-track at the city pari: will be
U3ed for mntlnpc driving. W. B. Mc
Cormlck, owner of Ited Hlrd. and sev
eral other fast hotbes, Is the Instigator
of the move.
,Ihi doing Home In rich!.
.lapanche patriotism Is developing
trouble for the Northern Pacific, tho
Croat Northern and tho Canadian Pa
cllie lines. Hundreds of Japanese la
boters employed on track work tiro
hurrying home to light tho Hussions,
onifcis of the road are eager to know
how Hie Japanese can be replated.
i:iop ami Cut Trli-phona. IVirri,
A. L. (iiaw, or Windsor, Mo and
Miss Kthel F. Hewlett, formerly of
fllon Hose. Tex., but recently living
with an aunt near Windsor, went to
Wichita, Knit., and wote innrrled. The
bride hud lef tho homo of her aunt,
who objected to tho marriage, wear
ing n calico dress. On the way to
Wichita tho young man purchoncd a
tiottsseau for his intended, llcforo
leaving Windsor they cut thu telephone
who nt tho country house which the
btldo loft.
PLATTE RIVERON BOOM
No I)jwnac t" llrlilce l.BOOBheep Are
Drowned,
The Ilurllnston reports Indicate no
damage to brldgeB. Tho water In tln
Platto river is high, but no damage
has been done to tho structures by ice
The absence of snow on tho grounl
and the freshets from the smaller
streams due to melting snow, has had
much to do with the Ice going out with
out causing great trouble Superin
tendent Ulgnell says he looks for nu
trouble. As yet tho Loup river has
caused little or no damage to the rail
roads. Hock Island reports indicated high
water at the South Uond bridge over
the Platte. The bridge had not been
damaged by tho ice and no serious
trouble was looked for.
The most serious property loss re
sulting from tho overflow of tho Platte
river was the drowning of 1.C0O sheep
belonging to N. H. Schrelncr. Mr
Schrelner has been pasturing nearly
0,000 sheep on his farm nt Fremont,
and succeeded In getlng 4,000 ot them
Int j the pens, but tbc others perished
in tho stalk fields, where they had ben
turned out to graze. The value of tlu
sheep was something like $3,000.
LATE WAR SUMMARY.
Japan I.undliigr Mir Army In Northern
Korea.
One hundred thousand Japanese
troops havo been landed in northern
Korea.
Blockade runners have successfully
entered Vladivostok, with supplies ot
coal and provisions. Japan's acquic3
fences gives rise to the belief that that
country Intends soon to besiege the
city.
Action by the Washington cabinet
leads to tho Inference tbat no other na
tion than the United States will be al
lowed to lay o. cable from Japan to
Guam.
St. Petersburg newspapers announce
and welcome the return of better feel
ing between Russia and the United
States.
Russia Is convinced tbat Great Brit
ain intends to remain honestly neutral.
American marines havo been sent to
guard mining property In Korea.
Coal Handler (let S7fiO.
Chntlcs Johnson, proprietor of an
Omaha coal yard, will bo required to
pay to John Heath $730 damages for
Injuries sustained by Heath in falling
off a plank while engaged in wheeling
coal for Johnson. In the Douglas
county court Mr. Heath was awarded
$1,500, but in the estimation ot tho
court this Is excessive nnd should bo
rcdined. Heath was engaged In wheel
ing coal, lu a wheel-bairow, from a
box car to a bin in Johnson's coal
yard. The transferring was done along
an elevated gangway consisting of a
plank placed on the top of several
stakes. On one trip the plank turned
and Heath was thrown to the ground,
the barrow of coal landing on top ot
him. fracturing his leg below the knee.
He brought suit alleging that tho fore
man of tho yard had removed ono of
tho stakes from the gangway, causing
the plank to sag and bringing about
the accident.
Halie Killed hy Kzplodlnc Celnlold.
The Infant son of Mr. nnd Mrs. W. N.
Votnw, of Arkansas City, Kan., died
in agony from burns received while
playing with a celluloid rattle box.
Tho baby was sitting on the floor near
a hot stove when the rattle box took
flro and exploded. The flames woro
blown Into his faco nnd set flro to tho
clothing, burning the flesh. Tho flesh
or tho hand In which tho toy "was held
wns blown away by tho explosion.
Thero was no one in tho room with
tho child except an older sister. Tho
baby was about four feet from the
stove when tho accident happened.
Myeterloui T.otlnjr or Kyeslclit.
Miss Hlnklcy, tho daughter ot Dr.
lllnkley. of Barnard, Kan., tho young
lady who lost her eyesight hi a mys
terious manner recently, is in Saiina
to bo lilted with a pair ot eye-glasses.
It will bo remembered thnt tho young
lady nwoko one morning to find her
eyesight gone, although sho had never
any previous trouble After several
days of blindness tho sight of one eye
was restored In as mysterious a man
ner as It was tnkon away, but the Bight
of tho other eye has never beon full"
restored and It is for this reason that
It becomes necessary for her to wear
glasses.
Whllo walking across tho Missouri
Pacific railroad bridge at Kansas City,
Kas Patrick Sheehan, a laborer, fell
into tho Kaw river and was drowned.
(tumbler Sued for 83,000.
Mrs. J. G. Welsh, of Wichita, Kan.,
has commenced suit in the district
court for $3,000, which buo alleges her
husband lost nt gambling. Sho avers
that tho money wns her3 In her own
right and that she had made her hus
band her ttgent with power to deposii
and invest tho fumta fm- i, .$
chnrges tho dofendantln tho suit wltfc
Having inituceu tier Husband to "be
como drugged and intoxicated," anil
then persuaded him to gamble at faro
until he lost all of the money. '
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