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A TERRIBLE BATTLE
Throe Thousand Five Hundred
Japaneso Slain.
ROUT RUSSIA COMPLETELY
Deed of .fapaneiie Daring Kqnal la flat
tie of Lookout Mountain In Many
Important llatalli.
Tlio .Tapancttn nwinult on Nan-Shan
hill was one of tho fiercest and blood
iest affairs In modorn warfare In the
nrly ImiirB of the engagement every
man participating: watt nhot down be
fore ho reached tho flint lino of Rus
elan trenches. It wan found nv ssary
o Htop theso Infantry charges d re
now the artillery flro from t i rear
before Uio final and successful r ault
on tho Russian position roirtd be -lade.
The supcoflB of this assault as br ght
by one detachment of Japanese troops,
more Intrepid than their comrados.who
urcoedod In piercing tho Russian lino.
A splendid stroke- of fortune, was tho
discovery and destruction by the Jap
tineas of tho electric wires leading to
th mines at tho eastern foot of Nan
Shan hill. This prevented tho Rus
ulan from exploding theso mines when
th Japanese Infantry crossed the
Crotincl where they bad been placed
It la possible that tho fortuno of tho
day hinged upon theso mines. If tho
RuMiann bad been able to explode
them at the right time the losses
among the Japanese troops would have
boon tremendous, and It Is possible
Iho that tho Russians would have been
ablo to hold tho hill.
Nan 8han was splendidly defended.
Nearly seventy guna of various bIzcs
woro mounted on tho various emplace
ments, and thore wero also two bat
tenon of quirk firing field pieces. The
artlllory waa sheltered behind loop
hole trenches on tho terraces of the
hill. The Infantry manning tho field
pieces ran with them around the hill,
thus using these guns for the protec
tion of tho most Important points.
Tho Japanese began tho fight by
bringing all their field guns Into ac
tion and concentrating their flro on
tb omplacemonta on tho hill, and In
throe, houm the principal Russian bat
teries were silenced. Tho two Russian
Held batteries then withdrew to Nan-Juan-Lins
hill, and from then con
tinued to fire on the Japanese.
After the RuBskin batteries had leen
tflenred the Japanese artillery opened
on tho cncmy'H trenches, the Japanese
Infantry advancing meanwhile to with
in rlllo range. Tho Japaneso gradually
worked from tbero to within 400 meters
of the Russian lines, where they en
countered wire and other ontangle
montH. They succeeded In discovering
an opening In theso obstacles and get
ting finally to within 200 meters of the
Russian trenches, they rushed for the
lino. Several successive charges were
made, but every oflleer and man In the
attacking parties waa down twenty or
thirty meters from the line. The
charges wero then stopped anil the
Japaneso artillery threw Its prepara
tory flro on tho enemy's position. A
detachment of Japanese carried a sec
tion of the Russian trenches, breaking
through tho enemy's lino. Hundreds
of tho comrades of these men, Inspired
by their success, sprang forward and
thon tho entire Japaneso line swept up
tho hill, driving the Russians ram
their positions. It was In the desper
ate iufantry charges that tho Japaneso
nustulned the bulk of their losses.
Tho Jnpaneso casualties at Nan Shan
aro estimated nt 3.500. Tho number or
Russian guns captured exceeds seven
ty. RiiBsln'8 loss Is estimated at 800.
A high Russian official or the general
Btaff declared to tho correspondent of
tho Associated press that the works
had been huatlly constructed and were
no criterion of the worlB at Port Ar
thurwhich could not bo Hank!
where tho forts were scientifically
erected and connected to support each
other.
"If thn Japaneso lost 3,000 men In
taking Kin Chon," the otllcer added,
"they will lose 30,000 men at least If
they try to take Port Arthur. Kvon
with such a sacrifice I consider the rap
tnro of the fortress to bo Impossible.
Port Arthur, In my opinion, is Im
pregnable so long as Its food and am
munition bold out."
The del'heratlon and precision of the
enemy has surprised Oeneral Kurop.it
liln, who at first believed the Japanese
campaign would be one of dashing
rocklessneaB, with more theatrical dis
play about thn maneuver than strat
egy. Tliomai l.lpton Glvea PrlcK,
The board of governors of the Brook
lyn yacht club announces that Sir Tho
mas Ltpton'u offer to place In tho cus
tody of tho club a cup for an ocean
ruoo from Gravesend bay to Marble
lioad, Mans.,, has been accepted, Sir
Thomas, who has been on an extended
yachting trip In tho Mediterranean, has
Informed the club that he would have
the cup made and forwurded upon his
roturn to Loudon. Arrangements for
tho race, which will bo hold July 2, uro
wnll under way, and many boats al
ready have entered for the contest.
HON. H. A. BABCOCK DIES
llnnisntrillf I'nnura Atrar Hlttlnc In a
Clinlr at noiiin,
Hemen A. Habcock, deputy Rtatn
treasurer, died suddenly at his home
In Lincoln, Neb., of heart failure, the
result, of an attack of grip, Mr Hab
cock had lieen ill for nbout a month
and though he wan able to be about
at lime, ho was very feeble He suf
fered from a chronic ailment contract
ed In thn nrmy, which of late years
has caused him much trouble. Tho at
tack of grip left him with oedema or
tho lungt, which ndded to his weak
newt, lie was sitting In a chair load
ing a newspaper shortly before noon
and had but a short tlmo before car
ried on a conversation with his son,
Kverett. Tho end came without any
notion to the family.
Ho camo to Nebraska In 1872, nnd
took a homestead with Peter Morten
sen, now state treasurer, In Valley
county. For eight years ho was county
clerk of Valley county, and then from
1885 to 1888 Inclusive, lie was Btato
auditor. Ho was Insurance deputy In
the samo olllco under Auditor T. II.
Ronton from 1892 to 18'J, and was
again appointed to this position by
Auditor Weston In 1001. When Mr
Mortensen was elected to tho treas
urerBhlp he appointed Mr. Habcock
becAiiRo of his thorough understanding
of state house affairs and his own per
sonal friendship and confidence In him,
Mr. Habcock enlisted ttH a private
In tho union army with company G of
the Thlrty-soventli Wisconsin volun
teer Infantry. Ho spent two yearn In
tho service, being mustored out as
sergeant major In 1805 In Washington.'
He saw active servlco, being with tho
army at Peteisburg
Ho was suicessful In business life.
His friends of every station will re
member him as a modest, but strong
man, always sympathy and never will
ing to gain a point for his own ad
vantage If It would Injuro a fellow.
A wife and two sons, Bverett C, of
Lincoln, ami Royal O. Habcock, of
Omaha, survive him.
SENATOR QUAY DEAD
Unx
of the .Shrewdet 1'nlltlrlani
of
America ri Atrujr.
Col. Matthew Stanley Quay, senior
senator from Pennsylvania, slept peace
fully Into death at his home in Heaver,
Pa., after an illness which had boon
more or less persistent tor the last two
yoars.
Senator Quay's Illness began nbout a
year ago. It was a recurrence of the
trouble that beset hi in during the lut
trouble that beM-t him during the lat
ter part of 11)00 and the early days of
January, ISM) I, when be was undergoing
Iho strain of a desperate tight for re
election to tho senate. For a tlmo ho
seemed Improved and gave much of his
tlmo to outdoor exercise. Never a
strong man physically. Senator Quay
prided himself on his enduiiince and
believed finally that outdoor life would
restore him to health and gle him
years longer leas-e of life.
It svas this thought that took him to
tho Maine woods for several suecea
hivn summers.
Colonel Quay, In health, was a great
enter and his troubles of later years
dated from overdraughts on his vital
system, due to heavy eating, smoking
und th great nervous strains which he
underwent.
HOW THE CLUBS STAND
Clilt'iico, llotton unit Denver In Lead for
Weuk ITinllrigr Mar ttH.
NATIONAL LRAGUK.
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St. Uuls 32
Pittsburg 33
Brooklyn Ill
Boston 32
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Boston 33 23 10
Cleveland 31 111 12
New York 32 18 It
Philadelphia .... 30 m n
Chicago 35 18 17
St. liOtilu 32 ir. 17
Detroit 32 12 20
Washington .... 30 0 24
WESTERN LRAOUK.
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Cohn ado Springs 21 15
St. Joseph 28 10
Omaha 2! 13
IVs Moines .... 32 13
Sioux City 27 8
B. P. Rohblns passed his ninetieth
birthday, and Is one of the most active
men In York. Mr Rohblns is a pioneer
settler of York, and every day does
some kind of manual labor, and rotates
all his mental faculties.
MuthnilUU for Taniparam'c
Tho Methodlat protestant conference
at Washington, D. C, concluded alt
biislnefaH beforo It and adjourned. The
day was devoted to the election of sev
eral boards and committees to carry
on the work of thn church and tho con
sideration of several minor matters of
legislation, A pnMtlvo stand was taken
lit favor of temperance and tho opium
habit was mentioned as oao of tho
porlla of tho ago.
THE KANSAS U.R.
Hold Twentieth Annual Encamp
ment at Emporia.
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR IS05
Taola Chntan ni I'l.ire for Nf tt Itrimloti
anil Htirainpniml to tin Held at
I'artoiM New Nutrs.
The twentieth annual encampment
of the Kansns O. A R. was held at
Bmporln, Kan. The officers elected
were Installed, us were tho officers of
tho Women's Relief Corps, the Sons
of Veterans, and tho Ladles' Aid. The
O. A. R. named the following delega
tion to represent Kunsas in the nation
al convention: First district, W. W.
Smith, Topeka, and Kdvvard Jones,
Holton: Third dlsttlct. K. 11. Park,
Chanute, and L. F. IJckmnn, Inde
pendence; Fourth district, J. W. Mal
loy, I'Jmporla, and C. L. Thomas,
Dwlght; Fifth district, F. M. Hlgga
son, Uellevllle, and James Smith,
Perry villa; Sixth district, O. 11. Botts
ford, Norton, and C. U. Wheeler,
Ionia; Seventh district, J. R. Halrd,
Bpcarvllle, and II. H. Carr. Wichita.
Delegates at largo: J. II. Harris, Ot
tawa; D. L. Sweeny, Dodge City; L.
A. Buck, Peabody, and F. H. Klckle,
Chanute. Tho delegation was not in
structed for national commander.
Invltationt) for tho next encamp
ment wero extended by Chanute, Clay
Center, Paola, Parsons and Topeka.
Pool a was chosen ns tho place for the
next reunion nnd Parsons for tho en
campment. Tho committee of ad
ministration Is as follows: J. A. Smith,
Glrard; John Davidson, Junction
City; John Downey, Hays City; D. W.
Thatcher, Great Bend, and G. W.
Reed, Topeua.
Tho Women's Relief Corps held Its
election. Also tho now officers were
elected. They aro: Department presi
dent, Mrs. Apple, Iola; senior vlco
president, Mrs. Marian G. Stratton,
Bmporla; Junior vlco president, Mrs.
Hawkins, Amerlcus; department treas
urer. Miss Dora Welrman, Wnmego;
department chaplain, Mrs. Hartzler,
Sallna; chairman executive board, Mrs.
Carson, Wellington. Tho corps gave a
Bilk flag to tho State Normal school,
which waa uccepted by Miss Cum
mlngs, a senior, who was dressed as
"Columbia." Representative W. A.
Calderhcad mado tho presentation
speech.
Tho Sons of Veterans elected the
follovvlug ofilcers: Department com
mander, I a, K. Fowler, Kmporin; se
nior vice commander, A. H. Sheror,
Topeka; Junior vlco commander, N. J.
Smith, Wlchltn; executive council, W.
A. Hall, McPhersou; Clarence Peck,
Bunkur Hill, and 10. C. Hlllla, Gypsum.
The delegates to tho national conven
tion are C. O. Clarke, E. I. Smith, To
peka. HILL'S STRAWBERRIES
Bantu Fa Muu Una a Netr Scheme fur
(iulf Lint),
Having fathered the Irish potato In
dustry to a successful jtago of devel
opment along tho line, of his road, In
dustrial Agent L. C. Hill of the Santa
Fo announces that ho has under con
templation tho matter of Introducing
strawberries Into the territory be
tworn Cameron and Brenhom, Texas,
and tho results of his efforts will like
ly bo the planting of perhaps 1,000
ucre9 of berries somewhere alous the
lino In the territory nnmed, either at
Cameron, CaWwell or Brenhnm, nt all
of which places tho truck growing In
dustry haa advanced to a stage where
tho farmerB are ready to adopt almoot
any new crop that gives promise of a
fair return for their labor and ex
pense. Plftettii Indian Flnil. '
Tho Kansas supremo court recently
held that Indians had no more special
privileges than white men and must
obey tho laws of the statu In which
thoy lived. This was what tho Indian
superintendent, O. E. Edwardfl, bad
boen waiting for and ho promptly sent
for Under Sheriff T. D. Smith, who ar
rested fifteen of tho most unruly In
diana on tho Klckapoo reservation nnd
took them to Hiawatha, whero they
were fined and sentenced to Jail for
Buch crimes as drunkenness, gambling,
disturbing tho peace, etc., etc.
Thoso aro brave girls at Great Bend.
They gave a leap year ball on Friday
night, tho 13th.
rrnpo to right lacktr.
Thero was a large meeting of stock
raisers and feeders In Concordia,
Kan., In the Interests of the proposed
Independent packing company, with
which It la Intended to fight tho puck
ers' trust. Tho meeting was addressed
by local farmers, Liberal subscrip
tions to tho stock were made and a
committee appointed to solicit further
subscriptions. After this meeting tho
Cloud County Uvo Stock association
was orgauized.
UNIQUE EXCURSION
t!nlrrllr f Nfdiranka Will Vllt f.rpo'
alllon anil N. I'.. A. at Ht. l.ouU.
Tho Nebraska state university has
chartered a special train with which
to carry Its faculty, students nnd visit
ing friends to St. IjuIs. It leaves via
the Buillugton route nt 7 o'clock a.
in. Juno 27, and arrives In St. louh
at 9 o'clock that evening. The return
Is over the Missouri Puelflc road July
2, arriving In Lincoln at 9 o'clock In
the evening. Tho train files the uni
versity colors and Is accompanied by
the university band and has special
coaches reserved for tho faculty and
tho University Consul vatory of Music.
It will be a delightful tilp through
northern and central Missouri, passing
St. Joseph, Hannibal, Jefferson City,
and Kansas City.
By means of a private track tho
party Is carried to the door of tho
Christian lOudearor hotel, In which
lodgings have been reserved This ho
tel has Its own private gate Into the
exposition less than one hundred feet
distance Inside the gato Is a station
of the Intramural railway, which en
circles the exposition grounds. Delays,
crowding and street car fare aro thus
wholly eliminated. The hotel Is new, l
modem In equlpemnt, clean nnd tho
favorite headquarters of teachers,
twenty-five hundred of whom are al
ready enrolled for this hotel on theso
dates.
The wonder: of tho exposition and
the Inspiring sessions of tho National
Educational association will crowd full
tho four days spent in tho city. Waste
of time and energy Is prevented by a
careful Itinerary of the most Instruc
tive exhibits, prepared by Prof. E. IL
Barbour, who has spent live weeks In
installing tho Nebraska exhibits. This
Itinerary will be printed and given
to the university party. Parties will
bo organized to study certain exhibits
under tho direction of faculty experts.
For railroad fare to and from St.
Louis and lodging for five nights the
total expense to members of tho fac
ulty and person registered In the sum
mer session Is $15.00. This Is nbout
one-half what It costs the outside pub
lic. Breakfast la 35 cents, dinner 40
cents, and lunch 25 cents; this noon
day lunch 13 put Into neat boxes tor
those proferrlng to carry It Into the
grounds. Since the admission fee is
50 cents the necessarv expense for this
week of pleasure and profit need not
exceed $21.00. Rooms may now be
reserved at tho university otllco on the
payment of $1.00, tho remaining $14.00
Is due nt time of registration.
Should there be room other friends
of Iho university will be granted these
privileges on payment of $18.00. Thewe
friend should notify the director at
their earliest convenience as they will
be allotted quarters in the order of
application. No objettlouuble parties
will bo admitted.
WHY SHE SOUGHT DIVORCE
A Homier Sjirlnc Woman Hurt lint Onn
lint InTwnlvo Venn.
The city treasurer's hooka of Bon
ner Springs, Kan., wero produced In
the district court thcro a a part of the
evidence In the divorce suit of Cilia
Perkins against George Perkin3. Mrs
Perkins asks divorce on tho grounds
of cruelty and neglect. She alleges
that Mr. Perkins, who Is city treasur
er of Bonner Springs, owns property
worth $13,000. She asks half of this
property. Too books of thn city wero
produced to show that part of the
money deposited by Mr. Perkins In
tho bank was not his own but belonged
to tho city.
Mrs. Perkins testified that In twelve
years of married life she had had but
one dress and during that tlmo had
worn tho same hat. The dress and
hat were produced In court as evi
dence. Moro than thirty witnesses
were examined, among them mnuy of
the business men of Bonner Springs.
Tho trial lasted all day and a part of
tho preceding day.
IOLA IS THIRD PLACE
Itlil nf Kuntat City aa a Krelglit l'olut
ou Mltfitiirl I'nolllr.
A dispatch from Iola, Kan., In a
Chicago paper Bays: On the recent
visit of Mr. Paul Morton of the Santa
Fo through that section he Btopped ut
Iola for somo time. Ho was shown
through tho factory district and
among other Interesting Information
learned that Iola, but a fow ears ago
a sleepy pralrlo village, now rivals
Kansas City for third position as a
freight point on the Missouri PaxUflc
system. St, loula and Omaha occupy
first and second place and Iola has held
third place more than any other town
for several years. From tho facts ho
learned It is now certain that the
Santa Fe will Improve lU failicltes
thero and' compete moro actively for
business.
Coal Katlng Human.
Fred Boswell, 31 years old, was ar
rested In Kansas City, Kan., by De
tective Walsh and Anderson and
locked up ou the charge of Vagrancy.
Boswell Is an old police character. Tha
police say ho has tho very peculiar
habit of eating coal and drinking coal
oil, soft coal being IiIb specialty, When
ho was searched several lumps of sott
coal wero found In his pockets and
when they wore taken away from him
ho begged most pitifully to h? al
lowed to tako them to tho coil witu
him.
IS PAVING THE WAY
King Edward's Russian Minister
Kindly Rocoived.
HE SENDS PERSONAL NOTE
Mnoti Denlred That Rngland anil Itmula
Uot'onio Morn Prlmiilly ami Set
tle l'at Ulnirntttei.
Tho beginning of a new and more
friendly era In Anglo-Russian rela
tions is bellovcd to have been Inaug
urated by tho cordial manner In which
tho emperor, nt the Tsarsko-Selo pal
ace, received Sir Charleu Hardlnge, the
new British ambassador to Russia. Sir
CharlcB presented his credentials In
prlvato audience, the empress sharing
with tho emperor tho cordial greetings
extended to tho new ambassador, who
handed a personal letter from King
Edward to his Imperial nephew, also
conveying tho British king's personal
good wishes and sincere desire that
tho relations between tho two coun
tries shall become more and more
friendly. While what passed naturally
Is a secret, Sir Charles afterwards ex
pressed tho greatest satisfaction nt the
spirit of his reception. Whtlo It is n
mistake to suppose that negotiations
looking to an understanding or an ad
justment of tho long-standtug differ
ences between Great Britain and Rus
sia htive begun or can begin while
Great Britain's only ally Is nt war
with Russia, It Is an open secret that
the real end and aim of Sir Charles'
mission Is to bo provo tho relations
between Great Britain and Russia dur
ing the war as to render possible at
its conclusion such an understanding
which Is known to bo close to tho
heart of King Elward.
It Is understood that one of the pos
slblo causes of misunderstanding be
tween tho two countries already haa
been removed by tho acceptance by
Itussla of Great Britain's assurances
regarding the purpoBo of tho British
mission In Thibet.
Amataara Prnved the Hut.
The. twonty-elghth annual tourna
ment of tho Nebraska Sportsmen's as
sociation camo to a close at Columbus
ufter three days of perfect sport. It
Is tho voice of all that the tournament
waa tho best by far the association has
ever held, and members of the Colum
bus club aro feeling very jubilant over
tho result.
Tho higher men who shot through
tho cutlro tournament were Slverson,
Blovins, John Sack, Campbell and
Solvers, nmateurs outclassing pro(cs
slotiald. Tho low average men were Thorp,
Terry berry.
In all there were ninety-one who
participated, and twenty-tlvo who shot
tho entire program.
Itrran Mn Win Kaay.
That faction of the democratic party
In Douglas county favoring tho Ideas
and platform of William J. Bryan, ns
Interpreted by the Kansas City con
vention four years ago, took almost
everything In Bight at the Douglas
county primaries. Tho democrats who
had entered tho contest under the ban
ner of the Domocratlc Success league,
and who wero opposed to a reaffirma
tion of tho Kansas City platform, failed
to carry even one ward In Omaha, al
though they wero successful In secur
ing tho delegation In threo South Oma
ha wards.
Want Half Hnllilnr.
Fremont haB received another dash
of metropolltanlsm. The L. P. Lar
aom company, wholesale dealers, decid
ed to adopt the plan of closing at 1
p. m. Saturdays, and announced that
no orders would bo accepted for Im
mediate delivery &fter the noon hour
on Saturdays of each week commenc
ing now Employes of other whole
sale houses are interested in the move
nnd will try to have every concern of
the kind In the city take It up. Ball
gmes aro frequently scheduled for
this day, as are other attractions, and
It Is believed that thero will bo gen
eral approval of the move.
Injured In a It una way.
Miss Maggie Eugberg, one of the
teachers In tho local schools of Table
Rock, and Mrs, Rcna Williams, a friend
of hers, were out riding when the horse
became unmanageable and ran away,
throwing them out and Injuring them
both quite seriously. Mrs. Williams
was unconscious for soma hours. Both
wero seriously bruised.
Nerretarr Taft U Uvtlnr.
Secretary Taft writes from his camp
in tho Adlrondacks that he Is getting
a good test and Is feeling must better
than when ho left Washington.
Omaha Man tint Contract.
J 11. Wise, of South Omaha, Neb.,
has been awarded tho contract for tho
construction of the new postofllccs
building ut Hastings, Neb. Tho con
tract price is $104,000, tho work to bo
completed October 1, 1903.
WOMEN SCORE MORMONISM
Keaoliitlou Aitontml at St. I.onW RhowV'
Tlinlr Hnntlmentt.
After adopting resolutions on various
subjects, including ono on the marrlago
question, cleitlng officers and transact
ing all unfinished business, tho seventh
biennial convention of tho general fed
eration of women's clubs which con
vened at St. Louis, adjourned. Tho
i evolution on marriage, which waa
unanimously adopted, follows:
"Whereas, Wo recognlzoln the per
manenco and Bacredness of tho mar
riage relation a prlndplo great In Ita
significance.
"Resolved. That each federation In
form Itself on Its Btato laws govern
ing marriage and that concerted and
systematic effort be made to securo
strict und uniform laws govornlng
theso Important subjects.
"Resolved, That wo extend our
thanks to tho United States senate for
the Investigation Into an organization
which controls its ndhcrents- morally,
politically and commercially.
"Resolved, That In vlow of tho sys
tematic effort of that body to under
mine tho Christian standards of mar
riage nnd to dominate Btato and Ra
tional legislation each federation urgn
upon Its senators to take such legisla
tive action aa will prevent tho recogni
tion of a power which undermines
moral standards and tho continuance of
tho principles of tho American people."
COTNER BOY WINS PRIZE
Ifnli I.oiiibk 1nt Hecund In Inter Col
lactate Content.
The oratorical contest of tho Inter
collegiate prohibition association for
the central district, comprising six
states, was held at the state arsenal,
Springfield, 111., and was won by Miss
Mario White of Wheaton college, Illi
nois, tho prize being $50 in gold and
the right to contest at tho national
contest to bo held in Indianapolis, June
2Sth.
Tho Becond prize, $25, was awarded
to Hugh Lomax of Cotner university,
Lincoln, Neb., and tho third prize,, $20,
to John II. Botho of Drake university.
Iowa.
Tho other contestants were O. E.
Winterbourne of the University of
Denver, Colorado; N. A. Thorsou. of
Gustavii3 Adulphus college, Minnesota;
Verne Dohson of Frankllu college, Mis
souri, and Q. O. Van Noy of Ottawa
university, Kansas.
PICKET WINS HANDICAP
IrUh l.art ami a Niimhpr nf flood llnrnee
lleaten ut Hrimkljrn.
Tho Picket won tho Brooklyn handi
cap; Irish 1id, second; Proper, third.
Tho betting ring presented Just be
fore the handicap one of the wildest
Bcenes in tho history of tho eastern
turf. Irish 1-id boro the great bulk
of the public's money and went to tho
post a favorite at 2V& to 1. Money
poured Into the ring by the thousands
and every horso had admirers fighting
for a chance to pluce their bets.
McChesney was not heavily played
and 10 to 1 could bo had against him.
The distanco for this famous raco la
ono railo nnd a quarter and Its valito
to this year's winner Is about $10,000.
A final roll call of the starters in tbti
handicap showed a total of sixteen,
one of tho largest in the history of tho
stake. , (
Nohraftka racking ltnua I'roilni'U,
Tho packing houses of Nebraska
Eold $73,453,012.74 of their products in
1903 and the entire amount wns manu
factured during tho same year, accord
ing to a report Just completed by tho
state bureau of labor ami- industrial
statistics of tho packing iudustry of
Nebraska. These goods were BOldAln
all parts of tho world, some of them
going to tho Philippines, some to
China, Japan, and Russia, others to
South Africa and some remaining at
home. Nearly 50 per cent have gono
to feed the armies ot the world,J20 per
cent tho navies and the remainder tho
civilian engaged in peaceful pursuilH.
The total value of tho packing Iioiisob
In the state, 90 per cent of which aro
located In South Omaha, Is $3,GGG,
115.51. Lincoln Dug Wln 111,800. y
George Dayton, of Lincoln, ban re
ceived word from San Francisco that
his greyhound Lucy, won tho 112 dog
stalto at Ingleslde, one of the principal
stakes on tho Pacific coast, tho prize
monoy of which ruiiB up to $1,800. Tho
dog won nt tho Sutton meet last year,
and has lust but ono out of sixteen
courses. Mr. Dayton Is deputy city
treasurer.
llranon Will ha Tried,
Judge Lacombe, in tho United States
court ot No'w York, dismissed tho writ
of habeas corpus secured by counsel for
John E. Benson, tho California real
estate denier, who wao Indicted
dicteiL for
ctlonllitli
bribery and fraud in connect
tho alleged land frauds. Benson wan
held by Commissioner Shields for ex
tradition to Washington and tho writ
wns secured to prevent his romoval to
tlint city for trial, Ho will now havo
to go.
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