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Arrangements to Notify Judge
Parker of Nomination.
SIMPLICITY OF CEREMONY
Deraorratlo kotulnee Will Not Talk nt
Length, but Aoreptnnre Letter
to Contain HI Vlanti. '
Judge Parker has fixed August 10 as
the date for the ccrctnoncs at Rose
bount, N. Y., notifying him of his
nomination by the democratic na
tional ronvcntlon as candidate for tuo
presidency.
Judge Parlicr reached his decision
concerning tho dato In a long consulta
tion with William F. Shcchan, and a
telegram wan at onco sent Champ
Clark of Missouri, chairman of tho
committee named by the democratic
convention to notify tho nomlncu for
prcsldont.
Representative Clark Is oxpected to
rull a meeting of his committee, prob
ably to be held In Now York, and he
may also go to Itosebount to talk over
the arrangements with Judgo Parker,
although no plan for such a conference
has yet been made.
Tho program for tho ceremonies at
rtoiomount on August 10 will follow
precedents laid down for similar
avonts. It Is known that Judge Parker
U particularly Impressed with the sim
plicity of the ceremonies which took
place on the occasion of President
Lincoln's second nomination for vice
president. The spoeches both times
wore marked because of their brevity.
When President Cleveland was noti
fied In 188S ho made a long speech, and
tho ceremonies wero far moro formal
than any othor which have been
brought to tho attontlou of thoso who
are arranging details of the Itose
bount ceremonies. It Is tho plan nt
Itosebount to have tho notification fol
low closely tho form of tho earlier
ceremonies. It Is not expected that
Judge Parker will talk at longth, nor
that he will discuss Intimately any of
tho campaign Issues, but will leave
this to the letter of acceptance which
will bo Issued later.
Senator Davis lias nt last made a
decision in regard to his notification.
It will be hold nt Whlto Sulphur
Springs, Greenbrier county, West Vir
ginia, either the first or second week
of August. One or Senator Davis'
close friends says (hat tho senntor will
ntump his nntlvo state during tho cam
palgn with other spenkors of national
prominence.
THE HIBERNIANS ADJOURN
Kleet Officer (or a Year I.adlr Auxil
iary (.'hoiKiti Officer.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
concluded n llvo days' convention In
St. Louis, after electing olllcers and
selecting Saratoga Springs, N. Y as
the place In which to hold the next
biennial convention on the third
Thursday in July, 1900.
The following ofllcors wore elected:
President, James 13. Dolan, Syra
cuse, N. Y re-elected.
Vice president. James O'SullIvan
Philadelphia.
Secretary, James T. Carroll Colum-
BUB, J.
Treasurer. M. J. OTlrlen. Itlchmond,
Ind., ro-electeu.
Directors: ..ohn T. Keating of Chi
cago. D. J. HonnnsRoy or Butte. Mont..
Oeorge T. Butler of Louisville. Ky
and P. D. Farrell or annul Hnplds.
Mich.
With tho exception or a short time
spent In the consideration r R0.no
minor changes In the constitution of
the order, none of which was adopted
the time was ocmiphe i tho election
of ofllcors. Tho headquarters or the
order will continue at Saratoga
Springs, the homo of the president
The ladles' auxiliary or the order
elected the fallowing national officers
President, Mrs. May Qun. .Toilet. Ill
vice president. Miss Katherlno Shoii
dan. Massachusetts; secretary. Miss
Anna Malln, Pennsylvania. The auxil
iary will also meet at Saratoga
Springs.
Po tinner U Called Down.
Secretary Haywood or tho western
federation or miners. Denver, forward,
od a telegram to President Roosevelt
stating that Postmaster P. M. Reardon
of Victor. Colo., is one of tho membors
of tho commltteo which ho says Is re
Bnonslblo for deporting minors from
the Crlpplo Creek district nnd asking
that stops be taken to prevent federnl
officeholders from taking part In such
demonstrations.
Half Mile Itecord llroken.
In an official speed tr'al at Denvor,
Jim Ferry, a Denver horso, broke the
world's trotting record for a hnlf mile
to road wagon over a hair mile track,
making tho distance in l;02-i. Ho
was driven by J. a. Burnott, presi
dent or tho Gontloinnn'8 Driving club
$ or that city. No apparatus, buck as
wind shiolds, was used. Tho previous
record or 1:03 was hold by Crescous.
Until Crescous mado lils" record, Jim
Ferry held tho record at 1:00.
THE AMERICANS WIN
Vnlo anil Harvard Tnka International
flame In England.
Yale and Harvard were tho victor
In the International games held at the
Queen's club, Went Kensington, Eng
land. They dofcated Oxrord nnd Cara
brldgo in six out of ntno events be
fore nn immenso crowd, which novor
lost Interest, cvon In such tedious con
tests as hammer throwing. A mast
was placed on one side of the field,
from which flow American and British
flags an tho victory went from ono aldo
to tho other. It finally floated tho
ntars and stripes as on official notifica
tion of the success of the bluo and
crimson.
Tho weather suited tho Americans
splendidly, being lntonsoly warm and
the cloudB covering tho heavens occa
sionally letting fall a light sprlnklo of
rain.
W. A. Shlck of Harvard won the
100-yard dash In 9 4-5; Barclay of
Cambridge second.
H. W. Grogson of Cambrluge won
tho one-mllo dash In 4 minutes, 2 1-5
seconds; C. C. Hamilton of Oxford
second.
O. T. Victor of Ynlo won tho high
Jump, 0 fcot 1 Inch; 13. E. Leader of
Catnbrldgo second.
Holding or Oxrord -won tho half-mile
dash in 1 minute 5G 1-5 soconds; Young
of Harvard second.
Shevlln of Ynlo won tho hammer
throw, 150 feet 11 Inches, with Qlass
of Yulo second.
GREAT EPWORTH MEETING
Cannot tin Drowned Ont this Tear
ntreet Made ami Walk Laid,
Preparations for tho Epworth as
sembly at Lincoln aro going merrily
on. Tho assembly will begin August 3
and will last nlno days. Special caro
Is being taken In forming tho camp
this year that tho visiting Epworth
leaguers may not bo drowned out by
tho rains, unless the weather is un
usual In Its soverlty.
Fivo aud ten-foot walks nre being
placed around the sides of tho big au
ditorium at Epworth Lnko park, and
numerous cinder walks in nil other
parts of tho city of tents aro bolng
made. Tho streets aro being graded
and guttered that tho -water may bo
convoyed off as rapidly as it falls.
Doctors, lawyers, mlnlstors, bank
ers, merchants and farmers and per
sons from almost every trade or pro
fession of life have enrolled ror tho
outing and ror the excellont program
or cnteitalnnients to bo given.
THE BASE BALL GAME
ltcault of Pennant llattle for Week Kn
Inr July U.I.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
New York 81 57 24 .704
Chicago 7!) 49 30 .020
Clnclnnntl 82 49 33 .593
Pittsburg 70 43 33 .5C0
St. Louis 83 47 3G .500
Brooklyn 84 31 53 .3G9
Boston 81 30 54 .357
Philadelphia 78 21 57 .2G9
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Played. Won. Lost.
Pet.
.G33
C02
.590
.5G0
.532
.453
.403
.197
Boston 79
Chicago 83
50
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33
32
33
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41
40
Gl
no
40
43
41
34
31
15
New ork " 78
Cleveland 70
Philadelphia ....77
St. Louis 75
Detroit 77
Washington 70
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Played. Won. Lost.
Pet.
.030
.020
.500
.487
.452
.324
Colorado Spr'gs..73 40
Donver 79 49
Des Moines 83 42
Omnha 78 38
St. Joseph 73 33
Sioux City 74 21
30
41
40
40
50
STATE INHERITANCE LAW
rialtiiiioiiili .JihIko llerlnre th Sum
CiiiiKtltnllonnl,
In the administration or tho Barton
W. Hnrmer estate, ponding In probate
court nt Plattsmouth. Nob., an inter
esting question has been brought up
by tho attorney for tho heirs, Involv
ing tho constitutionality of tho Ne
braska lnherltnnco tnx law. Harmor's
estato Is valued nt $105,000. The holrs,
In support or their application to have
tho tux against the estate set aside,
bring up tho contention that the in
heritance tax law passed in 1901 was
repealed by tho legislature of 1903,
when the now rovonuo law was enact
ed, which purported to cover the en-
ui u system or revenue for tho state,
but did not mention the Inheritance
tax. Judgo Travis, nrter hearing tho
arguments, held thnt the law was con
stitutional and that tho state of Ne
braska should recolvo Its just propor
tion or tho Harmor estate. Tho In-
PrnnUCV?x '" lh,a cnso uoimts to
$1,008. n Is probable that an appeal
to tho supremo court will bo taken.
A special to tho St. Paul Dispatch
from Helena. Mont., says:
Tho Flathead forest reservation is
tho scone of a llorco forest flro, sup
posed to havo started from sparks
from a locomotive. Railroad em
ployes nnd forest rangers in largo
numbors are endeavoring to chock Its
progresss. A largo aiea has been
burned over. Threo othor fires are re
ported raging In tho vicinity of Kail
spel on state and railroad lands. Many
hundreds of acrea havo been burned
ovur.
CONTEST FOR LAND
State of Kansas Lays Claim to
Large Island.
IT IS CLOSE TO KANSAS CITY
Everyone Connected Willi T.and In Any
Way Made Plaintiff or De
fendant Xotci. i
Resultant to nn order Issued by
United States Judgo Hook nt Leaven
worth, tho stnto or Kansas will have
an opportunity to show what claim It
has to the proceeds of the sale of tho
island in the river at Kansas City to
which Judgo Pollock recently gavo G.
II. Mcrlwother complcto claim. This
is in tho famous "land accretion" caso
which has disturbed legal circles' con
siderably of late. A resume of Its his
tory will clear the way to understand
ing Judgo Hook's ruling.
Back In tho seventies a small island
in tho Missouri river nt Kansns City,
entirely cut off from tho shore, was
taken possession of by a family ramed
Meriwether. letter on another family
named Howe also homesteaded on the
plnce. In the years following the Kan
sas and Missouri rivers, for the island
lies at their junction, washed a great
deal of soli against the banks and tho
accretion became so great that finally
tho island connected with t-c shore.
A year ago tho Chicago & North
western railroad had tho Island con
demned for right of way purposes and
n salo was ordered. The proceeds net
ted $22,000. The railway paid this sum
to E. C. Cnskoy, treasurer of Wyan
dotte county. Meriwether at onco laid
claim to tho money nnd Instituted
proceedings. Tho Howes applied for a
relief bill, virtually mnklng themselves
plaintiffs against Meriwether.
Sovcrnl weeks ago ex-Chief Justice
Doster retruncd a special report on tho
matter to Judge Pollock of the federal
court In Topcka, before whom tho caso
was brought. With Doster's state
ment nnd further arguments by some
of tho best attorneys in Missouri and
Kansas, Judgo Pollock decldrul tho
cnBO in Meriwether's favor nnd ordered
Wynndotto county to pay him $22,000.
Just before the decision the state of
Kansas through Attorney General
Coleman filed a claim bill demanding
a shnre of tho proceeds, because tho
Island lny practically In this state. At
tho trlnl Mr. Colemon was not present
and his complete hand was not shown.
Now tho Chicago & Great Western
railroad takes up the cudgel. It ap
plied to Judge Hook for a restraining
order to prevent the payment of tho
money to Meriwether's he! re by Wyan
dotte county until tho state of Kansas
mado Its views in the mntter clear
and showed fully all Its reasons for
claiming. Judge Hook granted the re
quest nnd tho $22,000 lies safely en
sconced In the government depository
at Leavenworth awaiting further trial
of tho case, in which this state will
play a principal part.
The re,ason why tho Chicago & Great
Western got Into the game was to
havo its tltio to the land clear. It
paid the money to Wyandotto county
and is now in possession of the land,
but naturally it would like to have
tho status of the whole matter mado
plain for tho benoflt of its present
ownership.
The chango In tho boundary lines
of Kansas and Missouri makes tho
real Issuo In tho claims of the state
of Kansas, as Indicated by the brief
written claim filed by tho attorney
general's office before Judge Pollock
whon tho caso was tried recently and
Meriwether given the decision. Judgo
Pollock denied the rights of the state
In the matter, but said llttlo In regard
to tho matter when handed down tho
opinion on tho wholo subject. In tho
attorapt to dissolve this Injunction, to
which tho case will now naturally veer
around, the stnto's claims will bo fully
aired and decided upon. Tho case will
probably bo tried at tho October term
of court.
A peculiar and yet necessary thing
about tho caso Is that overyono who
ha ever been In any way connected
with It, Is mndo n plaintiff or defend
ant In Its present status.
CAUGHT ON BARBED WIRE
flow an AtrhMon Man Landed Two Illff
Catflih.
Charley Marlatt, a farmer near tho
old poor farm nt Atchison, Kan.,
went fishing In Walnut creek. Whllo
L he was pulling out sun perch ho hoard
a groat splashing a hundred yards
above where a barbed wire fenco
crosses tho creek. Thinking some ono
wns drowning, he rushed to the spot
and saw two big catfish struggling In
tho colls of barbed wire. Tho high
wator had broken the strands of wire
and tho loose wires were holding tho
fish as firmly as it they were hooked,
Marlatt waded In nnd captured the
fish, and as he walked home with his
heavy load ho created a sensation.
Ono of tho fish weighed 19 pounds aud
tho other weighed 18 pounds.
Hunting Alfalfa Field.
Farmors In tho north part of Phil
lips county, Kansas, have adopted a
new method of clearing their alfalfa
fields of trash. Much of tho first cut
ting of alfaKa could not be removed
from tho fields on account of the rains
nnd was left in windrows and bunches
through which tho plant grew very
quickly, tying tho old firmly to tho
ground. This is removed by burning
which tho farmers state docs little in
jury to the growing plant.
NEARLY $100,000 TURNED IN
I.arsp Amount Reallicd from Bale of
Kama School Land.
Within tho last six weeks thore has
been turned Into the Kansas state
treasury nearly $100,000 In principal
and Interest from the sale of school
lands. The exact amount Is $98,997.C4,
as reported by Captain Gibson, who
has chargo of tho school land records
in tho auditor's offlce. Something over
half of this amount Is In payments on
principal nnd the balanco is lntorest.
Tho principal goe3 directly Into tho
permanent school fund, nnd tho con
stitution provides that that fund shall
nover bo diminished, so that what
once goes Into It can nover be taken
out. Tho Interest goes Into tho an
nual school fund, and la disbursed to
tho various counties of the stato along
with the rest of the annual fund.
Tho pcrmnnont school fund now
amounts to nearly $7,600,000, which is
kept invested as nearly as posslblo In
Kansas bonds.
TO REPORT PASSES
Tezae Road Will Hare te Comply With
lterent Order.
Tho Texas railroad commission hna
Issued an order, effective at once, re
quiring each railroad company in
Texas to keep a complete record or tho
number and on what account of all
annual, time and printed passes ls-
Gucd for each month. The classifica
tion of theso passes will bo made to
show those Issued in exchange to oHl
clals and employes of other roads, to
employes and their families, to public
employes, clerks, etc., of tho United
States, state, county nnd municipal
governments, on account of newspa
pers, advertising and to other persons.
Each road shall keep a record of tho
number of miles traveled on each pass
each month, and an abstract of theso.
records shall bo furnished to the rail
road commission each mouth.
BIG LOSS TO RAILROADS
Campanlee near Heavy l.o u Account
of Strike.
Traffic officials of railroads both
cast and west of Chicago complain
that tho strike of tho packing house
employes cost them hundreds of thou
sands of dollars in earnings every day.
Western roads aro tho heavier suffer
ers because they havo the longer haul
of tho llvo stock traffic. The aggregate
loss lsestimatcd at $500,000 a day.
Reports received by traffic officials
of tho western and southwestern roads
tends to show that the original state
ments regarding tho extent of crop
damages by tho excessive rains and
floods were exaggerated. The losses
It is now stntod, will bo nominal In
comparison with those originally
mado. Should good weather continue
from now on splendid crops will bo
reaped. In expectations of greatly In
creased traffic tho roads aro boglnulng
to place largo orders for additional
equipment.
NEW SALARY SCHEDULE
Better ray For Rural Mali Curriers la
Now In lifTect.
The new salary schedule for rural
mall carriers has boon completed. The
now schedulo applies Srora July 1. The
lost congress raised tho maximum sal
ary from $G0O to $720 a year. It was
found that the maximum route was 21
miles long, aud to cnrrlers en routes
of this longth, numbering ubout 12.000,
tho maximum salary will be paid. hTo
salaries of carriers on routes shortor
than tho maximum was fixed by de
ducting $18 for each rollo less than 21.
Tho net result has boen that slightly
over two-thirds of tho whole force of
21,500 rural carriers havo received an
Increase of $100 a year In their sal
aries. Tho remaining carriers havo
received increases of less than that
amount.
Klnkald mil Not Satisfactory
In an Intcrvlow in regard to tho tak
ing up of Nebraska land under tho
Klnkald net, Senator Dietrich ex
pressed himself as follows: "I am
satisfied from Information I havo re
ceived from a great many sources that
tho Klnkald bill, increasing the home
stead right In the western part of this
state to 640 acres, is not a satisfactory
solution of tho problem, for the reason
that th size of the homostcad pro
vided for is not sufficiently large to
justify settlers in entering upon tho
land, except In a vory few places.
Whlla the bill will bo of some bonefit
I confidently bollovo that something
moro must be done."
Burton's Cat In Supreme Court
Justice Brewer of the United States
supreme court has granted a writ of
error to the United States district
court for the eastern district of Mis
souri In tho caso of the Senator Joseph
R. Burton, convicted in St. J-uols of
accepting a fco for services before tho
postofflco department whllo a mombor
of tho United Stntcs senate. Tho casu
will be rovlowed by tho United States
supremo court probably lu tho fall.
MARCH ON MUKDEN
Japanese Have Broken Through
Russian Left Flank.
HEAVY LOSS ON BOTH SIDES
another Unucceafnl Attack on Tort
Arthur Unexplortod Torpedoei
Found In llurhor.
According to a special dispatch from
Moscow, tho Russky Lostok of that
city confirms tho Associated press re
port from Llao Yang that tho Japan
ese havo broken through tho Russian
left finnk and aro marching on Muk
den. A Russian correspondent of tho Lon
don Daily Telegraph at Mukden says:
"A flerco fight has been raging dur
ing tho past two days.
"Tho Japanese, in superior strength,
attacked with great daring and cool
ness. TIip Russians are contesting the
ground splendidly.
"The Japanese flanking movement to
tho east was the real cause of our re
tirement. "Heavy losses have been sustained.
"The Japanese artillery has again
shown Its superiority."
During the night sixteen Japanese
torpedo boats formed for nn. attack on
Port Arthur. They wore, however, dis
covered by tho searchlights and retired
under a heavy fire from tho forts. At
a later hour tho same night a single
torpedo boat mado for the entrance
of the harbor nt full speed, but also
retired under lire. Two Whitehead
torpedoes, which Jiad failed to reach
the cruisers at which they had been
discharged by tho Japanese, were found
the next day at the entrance of tho
harbor.
BUY SOME MORE BONDS
Stato Ronrrt Corrntl 875.000 of Mniia
chusetta l'roduct.
The state board of educational lands
and funds has purchased an additional
75,000 of Massachusetts state bonds
as an Investment for tho permanent
school funds. The purchase was made
at an adjourned session of the board
and wa3 to replace $74,000 of Wash
ington county rerunding bonds pur
chased at tho Inst session, but which
tho broker wns unublo to deliver. As
the $10,000 certified check guarantee
ing delivery had not been deposited by
tho brokers who sold the Washington
county bonds, there was no way for
tho board to Insist on their delivery
successfully.
The members, however, aro not
grieving, as the Massachusetts bonds,
which wero purchased to draw the
state 3& per cent, nro considered a
much better Investment by Unanclers.
Tho other securities purchased by tho
board at tho former meeting will bo
delivered and this will relievo tho cash
funds of the permanent funds suffi
ciently to do away with tho noccsslty
of any more purchases during the
summer, as there aro enough state
warrants In sight to keep tho funds
well invested until the fall collections
begin to como in.
A WONDERFUL INVENTION
An Indlniin Wnmnn Invent TIome-Miik-Ing
(in Machine.
Carl A. Fisch, a young man of South
Bend, Ind., is in possession of nn in
vention which will revolutionize tho
making or gas. Tho Invention, which
Is rrom tho brain or a young woman,
will bo manufactured by an Indepen
dent gas company which has been
rormed, with n capital ot $20,000.
Tho machlno manufactures pure
odorless gas, equally good for light
ing, cooking and heating purposes, at
a cost of less than 21 cents n thousand.
Each houso, flat or a number of houses
may havo an Independent gas plant.
With this system farmers can light
and heat their houses and also light
their residences Just as well as tholr
city brethren. Tho machines aro be
ing manufactured and tested and if
ovory feature promised is realized, for
which tho Indications aro most favor
able, tho schemo will bo a success and
tho machines will be sold moro rapidly
than thoy can bo manufactured.
Fremont to Hiive Chautauqua.
Fremont will have a Chautauqua as
sembly this year. Tho date has been
fixed from Monday, August 1, to Wed
nesday, August 10. It will bo held In
Irving park, where a largo tent will bo
put up for tho program.
Knd of Home Torn Out.
The residence of Martin Holnson,
nine miles northwest or North Bond,
Nob., was struck by lightning. Tho
wholo west end of tho houso was torn
out, but fortunatoly nono of tho mom
)iors or tho family wore sorlously In
jured. Millnrd Sldors nnd Hayes Hav
crfleld, two North Bond decorators,
who havo been staying with tho Hcln
son family, wero covered with d'obrls,
but wero unhurt except a slight burn
on tho check of one of them.
MORE MILITARY DESPOTISM
Portland Miner Matt duln "Cltlteny
Alllnnco" Onion or Unit.
Tho Portland mine at Victor, Colo.,
is closed again in consequence of the
action of tho military authorities. The
mlno was glvhig employment to about
500 men. Squads of soldiers arrested
forty of these, Including the entire
mechanical force at tho threo working
shafts.
This comprised engineers, firemen,
master mechanics and skilled men In
other departments. Tho men thus
summarily removed from their labors
aro accused of no crime, tho only ac
cusation being that they refused to sac
rifice their membership In tho western
federation of miners nnd take out mln
owners' association working cards. Six
of the forty men nrrested were declared
to bo "all right" by the military board
and wero released. Twelve others wero
released on their own recognlzanco.
Each of tho remaining twonty-two,
when questioned, admitted that ho had
Intended to quit work on tho Portland,
but denied knowledge of the others'
plans. It Is alleged that tho union men
working In tho mcchanlcnl department
were to walk out in a body. There aro
said to have been about ono hundred
union miners still nt work in the Port
land who have not taken out mlno
owners' association cards nnd they will
bo required to secure such cards or
leave tho district.
FOLK IS NOMINATED
MIonrl Democrat Nominate Hoodie
Couvtcter for (Jovernor.
After an all night session, the demo
cratic stato convention of Missouri
unanimously nominated Joseph W.
Folk, district attorney for St. Louis,
for governor and adopted a platform
which promises a vigorous, unrelent
ing crusade against corruption and
boodle in Missouri In tho event of
democratic supremacy at tho polls.
Just as the day was breaking the con
vention adjourned. There was no
doubt about tho nomination from the
beginning of tho first session of th
convention.
Tho report of tho commltteo on reso
lutions, after affirming and ratifying
tho platform adopted by tho demo
cratic national convention at St
Louis, July 8, 1901, declares In favor
of tho inltlatlvo and referendum, tho
stato primary, protection allko of capi
tal and labor, sanctity of tho ballot,
good roads, home rule of police, and
urged tho strict enforcement of tha
constitutional provision and statutory
enactment prohibiting the acceptance
by public officials of free railroad
transportation. United States Senator
Francis M. Cockrcll was heartily en
dorsed for re-election. '
GET TRAMP HIGHWAYMEN
They Heat and Rob a Country Hoy at
llroken How,
Alexander Schultz, a German boy
aged 19 years, was beaten and robbed
of $G7 by two hoboes while sleeping in
n box car near tho rBoken Bow depot.
Schultz went to town from Meyer's
ranch, where ho had worked, Intending
to tako a train for South Dakota. He
missed the train and whllo waiting
mndo tho acquaintance of two hoboes
calling themselves "Choyenne Charlie"
nnd "Minnesota Kid." They said they
would go west with him on a later
train. Tho men loafed about town all
day. Near evening Schultz climbed in
to a car to sleep. Ho was awukoned
by tho toughs trying to beat him in
nnce, but they threatened to shoot,
which kept him quiet. Tho footpads
sensible. Ho attompted to call osslst
took everything except an old watch
and then started west along tho track.
They wero arrested at Merna.
Importing Nnbra!ca-nrown Tree,
A party of gentlemen representing
tho United States bureau of forestry
havo been In Nebraska City the re
cently inspecting and measuring tho
growth of tho natural nnd planted
trmbcr in that vicinity. Tho party
consists of Messrs. Porey, Godding.
Warner and White of Washington, D.
C, and Is under direction ot Professor
Miller of tho Nebraska state univer
sity. Tho gentlemen secured much in
teresting data from Arbor Lodge,
where trees from different parts of tho
United States nro growing. Tho party
left rdr Auburn, driving tho entire dis
tance and inspecting tho groves of
treea en route.
Ex-Senator Vest Is in a serious con
dition at his homo at Sweet Springs,
Mo. Ho appears to bo growing weakor
each day, and his vitality is vory low.
flnmnel (lumpen Make Statement.
President Sarauol Gonipers of the
American Federation of Labor mako9
this statement: "Tho packers." ho said.
"reduced wages of tho common labor-
uio irum aj to is cents last yoar, to
which tho men consented. The men a
havo realized that there has been noX
Tall In tho nrlco Of lienf n tlm rmnll
or that reduction, but, on tho contrary,
there has been an Increaso In tho gon
oral cost or living. Tho men aro only
wiling a restoration or their wages.
That Is tho Whole sum nml HiitiatnVinn
of tho strike."
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