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AMERICAN VISITOR GUEST AT RD
CEPTION IN SHANGHAI.
PUNCH BOWL FOR SECRETARY
Renews Assurances that United States
Has no Intention of Selling Philip
plnec Marked Change in Sentiment
Toward Americano.
Shanghai, Oct. 9. Secretary of War
WiUmni II. Tun, ami the members of
IiIh paity, arrived here on the steamer
aiitiiie?otn which is conveying him
Irom Jnp-ui to Manila. The Chinese
drill r Ik lorelgn residents of Shang
hai iMiiicil in giving the dlstlnguiuhod
vlHitor the heartiest welcome that
ever hiiH been extended to a foreign
Mtalcdinitu.
M Talt dedicated tlie building of
the Young Men's Christian associa
tion. He mnde a brief address In
which lie said that the work of the
association among the Chinese was a
lireat step In the Interest of clvlllzn
linn, and he wjik followed by several
Chinese officials who spoke in ap
proval of the undertaking.
Welcomed by Chinese.
' The secretary was given ant elab
orate reception ly the Chinese resi
dents. Tills function was out of doors
in a native garden. The decorations
were most picturesque, embroidered
banners and a multitude of Chinese
kintorns making (lie garden look like
a Talry land. The promoters of the
leceptlon were prominent Chinese
merchants representing forty-five of
the guild formerly In the boycott
inovnients against American innim
inotiirers. The change of sentiment
xvas marked.
Speeches of welcome were made in
English by local Chinese business
men, officials, and . the representa
tive's f the viceroys. The Chinamen
umphnplzed the cordhil relations exist
ing between China nnd (he United
States, saying the friendship of Amer
ica had been evidenced by sending
relief to the famine sufferers, the sup
lort of schools and hospitals and the
waiving by the United States of her
jtart of the boxer Indemnity.
Gratified at Hit Welcome.
In reply, Secretary Taft thanked
the Chinese for their reception, which
he said gratified him as an evidence
or their friendship toward the Ameri
can people and government. At the
conchiHlon of his address, the secre
tary was piesented with a handsome
silvt-i punch bowl.
This reception marlced an epoch In
the matttr of the statiiH or women in
China, for Chinese women of aristo
cratic familiea were present at the re
eopt on and even presided at tho
tables where refreshments were
Mirvui. This Is the fliHt time such a
thing lias happened' In Chrna. This
Chinese welcome to the American vis
itor was most significant and the mer
chants anil high officials present con
tiast'Mi It with Mr. Tatt's former visit
to Shanghai and tho days of the Amer
ican boycott.
Will Not Sell the Philippines.
Mt. a t . .
i ue American residents gave a
banquet In the secretary's honor. Ati
Ills enfcrtalnnient the foreign con-'
nils and a number of prominent for-!
cign business men were present. It'
was in every respwet the largest and '
most reprvsentatlvu baniuut ever'
given In Shanghai. In reply to an'
arid less cit welcome Secretary Talt
made a .speech which was listened to
with deep interest. Ho prefaced his
loimwks by saying that lie spoke as
an American citizen, not as a re pre
fccnt.uhe of the government. He re
iiewd the usMirnnees that the United
Slates had no intention of selling
the I hillj.pines, saying that the coun
try was in honor bound to retain them
rr give the Filipinos their Independ
ence. He praised the islands and their in
habitants, and then turned his atten
tion to tho open door in China. He de
clared that America's trade was suf
ficiently Important to make it Incum
bent upon the American government
to listen to the protest of every legiti
mate business man against diminution
In or Injury to this business, or polit
ical prefeimeut for any competitor.
MEAT PACKERS ELECT OFFICERS
Adopt Resolutions Demanding That
Congress Pass Reciprocity Law.
Chicago, (Jet. II. The second annual
invention of the American Meat
Packers' association was brought to a
Ui .with il'e adoptjon of a resolu
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tion demanding that the next congress
of the United States adopt a reciproc
ity law that would" afford American
shippers a market In every point of
the world and provide an outlet for
surplus products.
After selecting Chicago for the
convention In 1908, the delegates
elected the following officers: Presi
dent, J. S. Agnr, Chicago; vice presi
dent, H. V. Corkrnn, Haltimorc; see
letaiy, G. L. McCarthy, New York;
treasurer, J. I Koth, Cincinnati.
Cuba Faces General Strike.
Hnvana, Cuba, Oct. 9. The Cuban
laboi organizations voted to order u
general strike of nil unions In the Is
lands If tho railways employ the
strike-breakers who landed hero from
New York.
Cholera Spreading in Toklo.
Toklo, Oct. ). The cholera out
break Is growing to alarming propor
tions In Toklo, nineteen new cubes
having been reported recently.
SHUMWAY ENTERS HIS PLEA.
Denies He Is Guilty of Murder of Mrs.
Sarah Martin at Adams.
Heat rice, Neb., Oct. 1. Meade
Shumway, accused of the murder ol
Mrs Sarah Martin, was brought here
Irom the state penitentiary and given
a secret hearing before the count
Judge. Ho was formally nrraignett
pleaded not guilty and was bound over
to the district court without ball
Sheriff Trttde kept Shumway in hid
In U until the train for Lincoln, when
ho was taken back to tho peniten
tiary. The feeling against Shumway
Is so bitter that the sherlh feared an
attempt to harm him had It been
known that he was in town.
HILL ROAD GETS CAUGHT
Burlington Fined for Violating Safety
Appliance Law.
Omaha, Oct. 7. The trial of the
safety appliance cases Instituted by
the United States against the various
railway companies at Omaha for vio
lation of the Mi'rty appliance act was
concluded beloie Judge T. C. Munger
in the United States district court.
The last case tried was against the
Chicago, Hurllngton and Qulney rail
way, two suits being joined, compris
ing four c omits.. Judge Munger In
structed i he Jury to return a verdict
for the government on the four counts.
In Ills decision Judge Munger said:
"The court finds that knowledge ot
the existence of the defective appli
ance is not an element of defense,
nor can It so be recognized."
The penalty for each offense Is $100
rnd under the Judgment the Burling
ton will have to pay a bulk fine ol
$400.
FERGUSON FILES DAMAGE SUIT.
Husband of Mrs. Cross Files Criminal
Charges Against Minister.
Lincoln, Oct. 4. Rev. Wllbert 1
Ferguson was arrested on a charge
sworn out by Arthur E. Cross ot Uni
versify Place, alleging criminal rela
tlons between Mr. Ferguson and thr
wire of Mr. Cross.
The accused voluntarily accepted
service and through his attorneys
asked immediate trial in justice court
County Attorney Tyrell said he was
not ready to begin the case, hut prom
Ised an early hearing. Mr. Ferguson
was released on bonds furnished l
his attorneys. The complaint follows
closely the church trial or Rev. Mr
Ferguson at the recent Methodist
Episcopal conference, which brought
about the withdrawal from the mini?
tiy of Mr. Ferguson and bis damage
.suit against a number of ministers,
of the chinch.
CANT PROHIBIT CARD PLAYING
Supreme Court-Holds City Ordinance
Forbidding It is Not Good.
Lincoln, Oct. ."). lu an opinion the
b.ipreme court lays down the dottrluu
that a city of the second class cannot
by oidlnaute prohibit Innocent cam
playing in a place of business The
power to enact and enfon e such un
ordinance must be .-pi citknliy ion
I erred in the charter of a municipal
Ity and theie Is no such power ton
t erred in the cliurter& of cities, ot
the second class.
The case In which this opinion wa
Tendered was an application lor a
writ of habeas corpus, tho applicant
being Martin L. Snpp ot Vinoie. Hi
was convicted of keeping a card tabic
in hi? place of bustnes and allowing
card games to be played, whlc h was in
violation of a city ordinance. He ap
plieu for a writ, which the court
grants, holding that there Is no stat
uie prohibiting tho tallies and inno
cent games and that the city cannot In
the absence of specific authority pass:
and enforce an ordinance bitch as that
at Wymoro.
Prosecution of Packing Firms.
Lincoln, Oct. 7. Food Commission
er Johnson has written a letter to the
county attorney of Douglas county
ordering him to begin prosecullng'thu
packing houses. The prosecution will
be based on a failure on the part of
the managers of these corporations
to mark the correct weight ou packages.
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TWELVE STRENUOU8 INNINCO
RESULT IN EVEN 8CORE OF 3.
DARKNESS ENDS GREAT CONTES1
Crowd of 24,377 Fills West Side Park
at Chicago to See Opening Dash
for World's Championship Between
Leaders of Two Leagues.
Chicago, Oct. 9. Detroit and Chi
cago, lenders of the American and X:i
Loni'.l league, respectively. plaei
twelve strenuous Innings to a tie aeu
lu the first game of the series foi
the base ball championship of the
worlJ. The contest wns replete with
sensatlonnl situations and when Urn
plre O'Hay of the National league
called the play off on account ol
darkness most of the 2-1,377 spectator.
sighed with relief and went 'ionic
well satisfied with the outcome.
Overall and Uonovan were the op
posing pitchers, but tho former was
taken out when Chicago had tied the
score In the ninth Inning and had men
on bases waiting to score the winning
tuns Mornn was sent In to bat lor
him, hut before the hitter had time
mass
"WAHOO SAM ' CRAWFORD,
to deliver the needed hit Evert
tried to steal home and was out b
a narrow margin, retiring the side.
Reiilbach finished the game and foi
three Innings retired Dettolt's heavj
hitters without the semblance of n
hit. Tho work of all the plteheis was
first class, but Donovan had a shade
on his rhnls in that he struck out
twelve of the opposing batsmen. IIU
second base on balls was costly, but
with good support he would have won
his anie Crawford and Jones of De
troit carried off the batting honod
with three hits each.
The contest was watched by an Im
mense crowd, the enlarged stands be
tng packed to capacity, while a thin
fringe of enthusiasts occupied stand
ing room In deep center Held
Whatever ground rules may have
been formulated were not In evidence,
as none of the nineteen hits went
outside the playing space.
The game Itself wns evenly con
tested. Both teams broke tinder fire.
Chicago mixing two ot its errors
with two hits in the eighth inning
when Detroit scored all three of Its
runs, while the visitors returned the
compliment in the next Inning, allow
ing Chicago to tie the score. Captain
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Cough tin, en or came in this loundj
and was costly. With runners on lit -t
nnd second he let mi easy grounder '
from Fveis' bat get away from him I
liillng the liases. After that two runs!
cain-i across, one on a passed ball, I
Schmidt' failing to hold Howard's'
third strike
Willie this was going on Overall re
tired from the game and when thf
visiters went to bat in the extra In
nings they had to face Renlbaeh's
speeciy delivery In tho growing dark
ness. The tall pitcher was In rare
lorni, having good control and against
his curves and shoots such batsmen
as Sehaefer, Crawiord and Cobb worn
helpless.
LANDLADIESFORMa" UNION
West Springfield Mistresses of Board
ing Houses Join to Raise Price.
West Springfield, Mass., Oct. U.
Twenty West Springfield bourdlng,
bouse mistresses met here and voted
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VJQyflBwyt lt!Uy wKi'.vSKF
U a ill fjBf iffy M
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to form a bearding noudo union. Other
boarding mlstresset, who were unahlo
lo attend, sent wc rd that they would
btand by nny notion taken. The union
t.v.1.., 11.11 IUIOU lliu JJlItt,- Ul UUIUU
from $l to $C a week nnd to put tho,
new into Into effect at once. The rlsot
In the price of food is given ns tho
cause for tho raise In the hoarding
rates. ,
Battleship Kentucky Again Afloat.
Norfolk. Vn., Oct. ft. The battleship
Mucky was llonted last night
NEWS OE NEBRASKA.
Bryan Starts on Speaking Tour. I
Lincoln, Oct. 7. William J. Rryaul
left for a speaking tour or tho south
and east whit.h will occupy most ol
the month. ,
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Game Bird Fund.
Lincoln, Oct. 4. Game Warden Car
ter now hns $4H3."0 in public sub
scriptlons for the purchase of Hun
garlr.u partridges for propagation In
Nebraska. Citizens of Long Pine. Cor
don, Merriman, Mllford. Friend. Ma
foii City and West Point have sub
scribed. The birds will cost $J.",0 n
pair In Now York city, or about .?j a
pair, not counting the cost of expreaj
charges from Lincoln to theii dr-sti
nation. An order for $300 worth htu
been placed by Mr. Carter.
CATHOLICS LAY CORNERSTONE.,
High Church Dignitaries from Alii
Over Northwest in Omaha.
Omaha, Oct. 7. Laying of the cor
nerstone of the new St. Cecelia's ca
theural in tins city drew archbish ,
ops, bishops and other high dlgni-
tarles of the Catholic church irom all t
over the northwest to Omaha. The '
procession was one of the largest re
ligious demonstrations ever witnessed
In Omahn. Fully 5,000 persons were
In line.
CATTLE BELLOW OVER BABY.
Deserted Child Being Devoured by
Crows When Found.
Crofton, Neb., Oct. 7. Crolton citi
zens are worked up over the finding
ot a baby about a day old in a pas
ture near town. The bellowing ol
some cattle drew people to the spot.
A Hock of crows rose as the place
was approached and the badly mu
tilated body wns then discovered. In
vestigation hns so far tailed to bring
to light any explanation of the affair
HALF OXFORD BLOCK BURNS
Loss by Fire in West Nebraska City
Will Aggregate Hundred Thousand.
Oxford, Neb., Oct. 8. A half block
in the central part of Oxford burned
lesultlfig In a loss of $100,000, in pait
covered by insurance.
The fire started In the office or Dr.
Cone over the drug store or lance
Hooper. It spread with rapidity, hav
ing a good headway berore being dis
covered. Aid was asked of the Hie
departments nt McCook and Holdrege.
but the fire was under control here
before the firemen at either place
were ready for the trip.
The burned area includes the stores
of Lance Hooper, drugs; P. H. Dm
ion company, general merchandise;
K. C. Reldiard, general merchandise:
George Martin, meat market; F. A.
Rnwley. barber shop; S. K. Leonard,
locksmith, and the Oxford Lumber
company,
NEBRASKA CORN TO BE THERE
Boys Are Taking a Lively Interest In
Great Show at Chicago.
Lincoln. Oct. o. Nebraska school
boys will have their corn on exhi
bition at the national corn contest
which Is to begin in Chicago next
week.
County superintendents luuve in
formed Deputy State Superintendent
Hishop that their boysj will be there
with tho goods.
Nebraska will have, three classes to
winch Nebniskans alone are eligible
ns competitors. Prizes are otfeied
for the best ton ears of corn In these
three classes that will bring some
good exhibits, it is thought Special
classes have been ptnvlded for Iowa
South Dakota. Oklahoma, Texas. Mis
souri and Kentucky
Among other features Is to be a
model corn kitchen, in which all kinds
of corn edibles will be served up to
the hungry .sightseer.
ROADS ASK FOR INJUNCTION
Want Restraining Order Pending
Appeal of Nebraska Case,
("Inii, lu, Uni V! l?!illl-ii!il ill Vn
braska have made another attempt I
w prevent the enforcement ol tluvj
freight rate laws enacted by the last '
legislature.
Acting for the allied roads, Judge
W. D. Mcllugh applied to Judge T. C
Munger of tho United States circuit,
court for uu order to restore tho
original injunction to the enforcement
ot these laws. This injunction had
been dlssohed by Judges W. H. and
T. C. Munger, which left tho stato
commission tree to enforce the laws.
The case is now cm Its way to the cir
cuit court of appeals and the railroads
want the original restraining order
made effective until the hlghvr court
Kemps Balsam
Will slop any cough that
can be stopped by nny
medicine and cure coughs
that cannot be cured by any
other medicine.
It Is always the best
cough cure. You cannot
afford to take chances -on
any other kind.
KEMP'S BALSAM cures
coughs, colds, bronchitis,
grip, asthma and consump
tion in first stages.
It docs not contain alco
hol, opium, morphine, or
any other narcotic, poison
ous or harmful drug.
New and Liberal Homestead Regulations fa
WESTERN CANADA
New Districts Now Opened
for Settlement
Bomo cf tlio chok-rat Inml In tlio urnitvurrmlnij
Mln of Sanknlrliennii nml Alhcrtii Imti- ri-n ntly Iximi
oi'iu'l for KUtlmiient under tlio Kmlwri HntrnMrmt
lEi'imlntlon, of Cnnmlii. IliouFnncU of lloincMrmln n(
10) ncrtd 'iicli nru now iinlli,l,lc. Ilio new lUuulu
tliuiN imiko It iclbl for cntn to l mmlo liy fmij
tli(io,ortiiiilty that nuinjr In tl,o Uulti-d Htt- hiu,
ln-n wnltliiR for. Any nu-nilii-r of u funtlly nut
mnko -ntr for nny other iiitinhor of tho fimilly. wlici
nmylifciitltlt-iltoiniiko entry for hlmn-lf orhcrwlf
Ilntry mnv now l,o tnndo I,cfore tho Awnl or Snli
erntofthuDIiitrlct hy j.roxy (onertnln-onlltlmiH,
by the fnlhi r. mother. Hon. ilniiKhtcr, brother or
Inter of nn InU-mlltiK homestrniler.
..' n. n-numbered clton ol Dominion Land In
Minllsba or Iho Nortnwost Provlnco, aicopllng 8 oml
ZO, nol roiorvod, may ba homatuadad by any paraon
tna aola haad ol a family, or mala ovar 18 yaart if
aga, to lha oilenl ot ona-quarlar aoctlon. of 180 aeraa.
mora or laaa."
The fe;i In enrh rnje will lw 110. Churched. whonl
and mnrkftH eompnlont. Iti-nlthy cllmato. ileiidlt
Sff'T!. ."?''i ;ooa1 '" . Ornln.rowlnB nnd tattl..
rnlilnu prlnclfnl Indnitrleo.
or further purtlciilant im to IIMm. Eoutea. Ilev
Time to do and hero to Locate, npply to
W. V. HKNNKTT
HJ1 New York Lif lllil Omaha. Neb.
C'ntiHilInn tlovernuient Annit
IM INSURANCE
against Fire. Lijihtniiii,', Cy
clones mid Windstorms, see
JNO. B, STAMSER
nieut for tho Kiiruiors Uuion Insui
kuco Co., Lincoln. Neb., tho best in
surance company inthe s-ito.
passes on the cape. .Mulj-'o Munger d
ferrt'il acuoii until he could conf-sr
with his i-nlleflKiie. It was uKrcctl
by nil the- cttomeys reiireseutliit; tl:i
various io-.ids that the entry of tho
court should apply to all cases.
THAYER MONUMENT ACCEPTED.
Unveiling Will Take Place Oct. :t
In Wyuka Cemetery.
Lincoln, Oct. a TAie monument r J
General John M. Thayer, ex-yovunu.r
and civil war commander, erected by
the people ol the state in Wyuka cem
etery, Lincoln, was accepted by tha
state's legislative committee. The
unveiling will take place Oct. 21. it
which time General John C. Cowln
Omaha will make the unveiling a 1
ilress. REPORTS ON. STATE LANDS
Almost Two Million Acres, All cf
Which Is Under Lease.
Lincoln, Oct. 7. Land Commission
er Eaton lias compiled a report ia
the educational lands of the .state
On I'o.ik;!!.'.).") acres apprised f.:
county appraisers placed u vuluathii
of $UuroSti.ii'J. This was Increas "tl
by the state board to $-tlii,.-S4.li,J, an
increase of $8),flJ8.10. On Dec. 1,
llMM!, the state had on hand 1,8-1 J -10U
acres, or which all hut elKhte-n
acres was under lease. Dec. 1, li)i..,
there was due the state on sale con
tracts $'J:iS.742.17. After Jan. 1, Ulu.
the principal on contracts will draw
o per cent Inttrest Instead of (J p,r
cent.
ROADS GO TO HIGHEST COURT.
State Notified of Determination to
Take Grain Case Up.
Lincoln, Oct. 3. Judj-e . rj. y, .
Uimh notified Attorney (Jeneial
Thompson that the railroads would
plenum a moiion lu the fcdeial couit
.Monday next asking lor a modification
o the or.ler prohlbltlns the roads fr-.- i
enjolnliiK the pioinulKation of f?t.i n
late.-,. The purpose ot the modifl a
Hon is to penult an appeal to t.n
Tnlted Slates supreme court. T.i s
will take the Nebraska railroad com
mission's rights Into the highest court,
it the permission is granted. Jimo
Mel Itigh represeniB the RurlliiRton,
and at the hearliiK was spokesman fur
nil the rail mads.
San Francisco, Oct. ii.The Uiiitd
States Kimboat Vorktown, which was
dispatched six months ayo to Central
American waters, arrived here. Sho
brought no news of trouble between
the republics.
Recalver for Fowler Glove Company.
Indianapolis, Oct. 9. Edmund Hall
was appointed receiver for the Few
ler Glove and .Mitten company of
Fow.er. Tho factory employs icveral
hundred people.
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