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SUMMARY
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WEEK'S EVENTS i
2 Latest News of Interest 2
I Boiled Down for the
Busy Man.
Foreign.
Tlio postofllco In VlPiinn wns robbed
of $25,000. While mi official was called
In thi telephone, probably as a ruse,
tho thieves reached across tho counter
and abstracted gold notes to that
amount.
The Cuban congress adjourned Fri
day evening.
Prince Chun, regent of China, re
ceived an extended visit to tho
I'nlted States. An imperial edict
was Issued making Tnng-Shao-Yl ex
pectant vice-president of one of tho
imperial boards. This Is interpreted
as meaning that his services arc not
to be recognized by the Chinese gov
ernment. The meetings of the international
banks, so far as London Is concerned,
have been concluded with arrange
ments for the participation of Amer
icans In the Hnnkow-Sze-Chuon rail
road loan of $27,500,000 being agreed
upon. The negotiations, however, are
still going on and further meetings
will be held In Paris and probably
Berlin. The meeting was adjourned to
penult of government consultations.
The ofllclal Journal published an
imperial degree appointing Dr. Alex
ander Wekerle premier of Hungary.
Tho other members of his cabinet
nre reappointed.
A bill levying nn export duty on
potai'h has been drawn up by Heir
Delbruk, minister of commerce and
Industry, who admitted during tho II
nance debate In the relchstag that the
government would bring tho measure
Torward In tho event of tho potash
syndicate's being broken up. He ar
gued that foreign countries least of all
the United States, could not regard
Mich an enactment as unfrlenly.
The French government has decided
that It la at present unable, on ac
count of the budget situation and other
conditions, to accept the American
proposal to enter upon negotiations
with the view of establishing a 2-cent
rate on letters between the two coun
tries. Incomplete reports from Palermo,
Sicily, say that violent rioting has
broken out In many parts of the city
following the imposition of a new
tax assessed for tho benefit of the
shipping Industry. The people were
bitterly opposed to the tax and fought
against It step by step. The au
thorities had their way, however, and
'.!nco the decision of the government
was announced there has been con
btant danger of nn outbreak.
nmperor William was entertained
at dinner by Allison V. Armour, of
New York, on board tho yacht
I'towann.
Domestic.
Ten persons were Injured, two
probably fatally, when a trolley car
on the Warren and Bristol line of tho
Khodo Island surburban railroad com
pany left tho rails at a curve at West
Harrington and crashed into a tree.
The fatally injured are Augusiln
Fletcher, motorman and George
Green, conductor.
.John I). Rockefeller has given an
other $10,000,000 to tho general edu
cation board.
The Lake Champlaln tercentenary
celebration came to a close Friday
evening.
The Nebraska liquor dealers liavo
decided to light tho early closing
law.
Omaha gets tho next meeting of
tho Missouri river navigation con
gress. Hundreds of, saloons now operating
In Iowa under a saving clause of the
new Moon law, limiting the number
of saloons to one for every 1,000 popu
lation in lowa. wero ordered closed
by Attorney General Bycrs. He do
'arcs that all saloons which opened
since April 15, after having secured
the consent of a majority of tho
voters, are operating In violation of
the law, and ho has Instructed prose
cutors In every city of the state to
Institute proceedings against the sa
loonlsts. A new west-bound record was estab
lished by tho Cunaril liner Mauretauln,
which nrrlved off Sandy Hook light
ship at 0:10 o'clock Thursday. The
boat cllppod seventeen minutes from
hor best performance heretofore, cov
ering tho long course In four days,
sixteen hours and thirty-six minutes.
Tho allied printing trades council
of Now York sent a letter of Governor
Haskell of Oklahoma, calling his at
tention to tho fact' that tho union label
1I003 not nppenr on tho books now be
lng manufactured for the state as
specified In the contrnct with a print
ing house.
Stove Vensey, a negro, wns hanged
at Senatobla, Miss., for tho murder
of A. T. Vcasey, n young whlto man.
Among those present nt tho execu
tion were the four Bisters or tho mur
dered mnn, ono of whom naked to bo
allowed to spring tho trap, Her re
quest was refused.
James Yadkin .loynor, of North
Carolina, was elected president of tho
National Education association.
Tho Alpha-Portland Cement com
pnny nnuounccd a ten per cent in
crease in tho wages of Its 1,000 labor
ing men. The company says the ad
ditional pay Is granted In considera
tion of the high cost of living.
Joseph II. Brown was Inaugurated
governor of Georgia at noon Saturday.
Tho Missouri and Kaw rivers are
very high and great damage is being
done in ninny parts of .Missouri and
Knnsns.
The United Society of Christian En
dcavorcrH is in session at St. Paul,
Minn.
Tho Missouri river congress con
vened in Yankton, S. D this week
with seven states represented. Oma
ha is bidding for the next congress.
Ulddled with bullets, the body of
Stephen Klsh, thirty years old, of West
Berwick, Pa., was found in a deserted
section of the town. Ho had been
(lend but a few hours. Thero Is no
clue to the identity of tho slnyer, nor
to the motive for the murder.
An ordinance was passed by the city
council and signed by the mayor, le
galizing the erection In KnnsnH City of
a new union railroad station. Tho
proposed Btatlon, It is said, will coat
$20,000,000.
Members of tho South Carolina
press association aro assembled for
their annual meeting.
Tho street railway strike at Pitts
burg, Pa., has been settled.
Former President Charles W. Eliot
of Harvard University, has been elect
ed president emeritus of tho Institu
tion. The .Nebraska Securities company
lias been organized for the purpose of
taking over and ilnanclng tho Omaha
Independent Telephone company.
Harry K Thaw httB been released
from the asylum and placed In the
custody of the sheriff pending tho
henrlng to determine his sanity.
Oscar Strauss, who was recently ap
pointed Atncrlcnn nmbnssador to Tur
key, sailed for his now post nt Con
stantinople. The twenty-llfth biennial convention
of the Kappa Alpha fraternity has at
tracted to Birmingham, Ala., several
hundred delegates representing many
of the prominent colleges nnd univer
sities of the country.
A court martial convened nt Denver
for tho trial of Lieut. Clarenco S. Net
tles, IT. S. A., retired, on charges of
llnanclal Irregularities preferred by
General Thomas, commanding tho de
partment of Colorado.
The last round of Bhots in tho Gun
nison Irrigation tunnel at Montrose.
Coo., was ilred at 5:110 Tuesday after
noon. A few minutes later, when tho
debris had been cleared nway, tho
workmen from tho two holdings shook
hands through the opening. The tun
nel Is six miles long, and has been Tour
and a half years under construction.
Allan Collins, Wallace Saner, and
a companion, members of prominont
Mississippi families, wore killed by
lightning during a severe storm which
did considerable damage, twelvo miles
north of Long Beach. Miss.
Washington.
First Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant,
third corps or engineers, United States
army, grandson of President Grant,
wns appointed superintendent of tho
state war and navy building In the
city or Washington.
President Taft will make an extend
ed tour or tho western nnd southern
states, starting on his birthday, Sep
tember 15.
The tariff bill passed tho senato
by a vote of -15 to Hi and Is now
ready for final action by tho house.
There are strong Indications- that
James T. McCleary of Minnesota, for
mer assistant postmaster general, will
bo appointed director of tho mint, to
succeed Frank Leach, resigned. Mc
Cleary Is known to bo tho choice of
Secretary McVeagh and his nomina
tion is expected before tho expiration
of the present session.
Investigation by government author
ities Into the cargo of tho British
steamer Ethelwood has convinced
them that the vessel cannot lawfully
be detained longer at tho port of New
York-.
Commander John Hood has been
designated n tho head of the board
appointed to make a second Inquiry
Into the cause of the death of Second
Lieut. James H. Sutton or tho marine
corps nt Annapolis in Octobor, 1007.
Sutton's mother declares that lie was
murdered Instead ot having commit
ted suicide as stated at tho time.
Bear Admiral William F. Potter,
who commanded the fourth division
of tho Atlantic ileet on Its voyage
around the world, became chief or the
bureau of navigation, relieving Hear
Admiral John E. Plllsbiiry. retired.
The Italian Bed Cross society has
presontod to tho American National
Red Cross society a beautiful gold
medal nnd handsome diploma as
tokens of appreciation of tho great
asslstaijco rendered by tho United
Statea after the earthquake In Sicily
and Calabria. Italy.
Engineers Hi chargo of tho construe
tlon of tho Pannma canal have decided
to use rails no longer lit for uso on
railroads for tho purposo of reinforc
ing tho coiicroto work on tho locks of
the canal. About 70,000 tons of this
kind of rails have already been collect
e.l on the Isthmus.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEW8 NOTE8 OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Polit
ical and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.
S. F. Clark, a pioneer of Polk coun
ly. hnnged himself Inst week.
Betty, the 11-ycar-old daughter of
F. M. Oeorgo of St. Paul, wna Bevorely
kicked by a vicious horse bIio was try
ing to lead. Her skull was fractured
and sho Is In a serious condition.
Fire Btnrtlng In Michacl'R restnurant
nt Sterling destroyed live business
buildings, causing a loss of about
$10,000. The llames were checked
Just In time to save a largo two-story
brick building on Main street.
At Fremont one Fletcher felled bin
wife with an alarm clock. Tho woman
grabbed a pistol and ho double
quicked from her presence. Now she
has left him, and gono back to her
rolks nt Ciilllnvllle, Wash.
A telegram was received In Ne
braska City telling or tho sudden
death or Charles M. Hlcklln nt Den
ver, Colo. The deceased was born
and reared In Nebrnska City nnd was
aged 13 yearn.
Orvlllo Sloggett, tho 12-ycnr-old boh
ot Airred Sloggett, 11 well-known
rarmer living live miles eant or Broken
Bow, Ib dead from the effects of In
juries received by a horse railing on
him.
Seven rnrmors In Rockford town
ship, Gage county, living along Mud
creek, lost over 100 acres or wheat
owing to the high water. Tho grnin
had been cut nnd wns In the shock
when tho high water cnrrled It away.
Sheriff Moncke of Blair went to
Herman, where ho searched the resi
dence of J. A. West Tor liquor nnd
found live large boxes, containing inn
pint bottles full of whisky, which wero
seized nnd stored to bo used as evi
dence. Reports from the southern part of
Gago county nro to the effect that
hundreds of acres of corn nnd wheat
aro Btnndlng In water nnd will be n
total loss. Thousands of bundles of
wheat have been seen Moating down
Htrcnm.
Stevenson (Wash.) dispatch: Pros
per Marlon, wanted nt Boiling Springs.
Neb., on a chargo of having killed
John Murphy In 1881, was arrested
here this afternoon, and Is being held
awaiting Instructions from officers in
Cherry county, Nebraska.
Peter Unruli, former postmaster at
Tyndall, S. I)., after languishing in
Jail at Madison, Neb., for over a year
awaiting trial at the fall term or the
district court, was released on $3,000
ball, and bo left ror his home nnd
ramlly nt Tyndall.
A young man by tho name or Mar
lon, or Long Pine, was run over by 11
train between Long Pino and Bassott
and was literally cut to pieces. It 1b
not known how the accident happened
but It Is supposed he was riding on
the rods under a car or the cast-bound
passenger train nnd fell off.
Due to tho negligence or the en
gineer or tlreman at the Hastings asy
lum, so Dr. Baxter, superintendent,
lias written to tho stnto board, the
boiler exploded there, and It will cost
$100 or $500 to mako repairs. Tho
letter said the water was permitted to
get too low In the boiler.
N. C. Abbott, superintendent or tho
Instltuto Tor tho blind at Nebraska
City, Is making n campaign ror moro
pupils for his school. Ho has written
letters to all tho junior normal schools
and to the ministers be knows and to
school teachers, asking them to send
him the name and address of any
blind child they may know.
Somo or the farmers In Gage county
have equipped their harvesters with a
smnll gasoline engine, which Is at
tnelied to tho gear or tho ninchlne,
Tor tho purposo or assisting them In
cutting their wheat In muddy weather.
Tho Idea Is to operate tho harvesting
niechnnlsin by power from the engine,
thus rollovlng the tenm of the extra
work of furnishing power for driving
the machinery.
Plana aro being formulnted to com
bine tho next boys' and girls' agricul
tural contest ror Adams county with
the projected county Instltuto and
have the two held In Hastings In Oc
tobor, in connection with a stock show
and exhibition or grains. Tho scheme
contemplates a county ralr on a some
what miniature though intensified
scale, with tho instltuto as tho chler
fenture.
Dr. J. G. Noff, a dentist of Sterling,
was brought Into tho county court at
Tecuniseh on a statutory charge, his
17-year-old daughter, Lorn Noff, sign
ing tho complaint. Tho case was
heard before Judgo James Livingston,
J. C. Moore appearing for tho state
and E. It.' Hitchcock for tho defend
ant. Dr. Neff refused to plead. Ho
waB placed under bond In tho sum or
$1,000 to nppenr ror trial at tho dis
trict court.
For years Mrs. Minnie Green has
been n trusted employe In the storo of
Miller & Paliio at Lincoln. Sho was
ambitious and thrifty and was allowed
to buy stock In tho ontcrprlso. Now
sho Is In Jail, and will hnvo to account
for about $2,500 worth of purloined
goods.
Mrs. J. E. Cnldwoll, formerly of
Lincoln, mnnnger of tho Reneau hotel,
In Broken Bow, nearly mndo a fatal
mistake when sho unconsciously sub
stituted a bottle or carbolic acid ror
ono containing medlclno. Doctors
worked long and vigorously before sho
was out of danger.
A TEST OF SAMPLES
INVESTIGATIONS DY THE NE
BRASKA SEED LABORATORY.
RESULTS THAT WERE SECURED
6tate Board of Assessment Completes
the Work of Valuation of
Railroads.
The experiment Btntion bulletin No.
110 presents in a popular form tho
most Important results secured by the
Nebrnskn Seed Laboratory rrom the
time or Its establishment to July 1,
1008, together with a statement allow
ing the various tests mndo up to May
1, 1000.
A grand total or -103 samples was
received and 030 different toHtn mmi,.
during tho first year and C17 samples
and 950 testB during tho second year
up to May 1, 1909. Over 50 per cent
or these sampleB were received from
the farmers ami seedsmen of Ne
brnska. Alfalfa. The 201 sumpies or uirnira
examined varied In purity from 50 per
cent to 99 per cent; in germination
from 50 per cent to 100 per cent and
contained from 0.1 per cent of inert
matter and from 0 per cent to 3(5- per
cent of foreign seed. Four species of
dodder wore found In vnrylng
amounts. One sample of alfalfa con
tained over 9 per cent of dodder and
If this seed had been sown nt the
rate nf 1C nminilu ti Itio ... .1. ......
would have been sown 10,305 dodder
Beeds to the square rod. Buckhorn,
wild carrot, wild chicory, lamb's
quarters nnd tho seeds of about 75
other weeds were found in the nlfnlfn
samples.
Red Clover Tho Gl snmnlen nf mil
clover examined varied in purity rrom
75 per cent to 99 per cent; In germina
tion from G7 per cent to 100 per cent
and contained from 0.3 per cent to 12
por cent inert mnttcr and from 0.1 per
cent to 22 per cent foreign seed.
Clover dodder seeds were found In
eight of these samples and a total of
over 70 other more or less noxious
weed seeds wero found In the various
clover samples. Buckhorn, Tor ox
ample, was present In nearly 50 per
cent or tho clover samples.
Drome Grass The 20 samples of
nwnless brotno grass examined varied
In purity from 31! per cent to 90 per
cent; In gormlnntlon from 0 per cent
to 8C per cent nnd contained from 2
por cent to 40 per cent Inert matter
and from 0.1 per cent to 5G per cent
foreign seed. Tho various species of
wheat grass are most frequently found
In awnlesB brome grass, though com
mon cheat and other sorts of brome
grass of little or no value are often
present.
Pure Seeds nnd Sure Seeds Farm
era Bhould not buy and plant weed
seeds. The Nebrnska Seed Labora
tory Is prepared to undertake, without
cost, the study or any samples or seed
Bent to It Tor the purpose or determin
ing tho following points:
1. Presence of adulterants or dod
der. 2. Mechnnlcnl purity.
3. Germination.
Tho bulletin mny bo obtained free
of cost by writing the Nebraska Ex
porlment Station, Lincoln. Neb., and
asking for Bulletin No. 110.
Franchises Are Assessed.
The stnto board of assessment met
and completed the work of placing n
valuation on tho franchise and rolling
stock or tho various railroads. This
valuation will be distributed to the
various towns or the stato under tho
terminal tax law according to mileage
or tho railroads.
Tho actual valuo per mile or the
rranchlse and 1 oiling stock or tho
Union Pacific and Its branches Is the
same as last year, while the North
western Is Increased from $10,000 n
mile to $11,500 a mile. The Missouri
Pacific is decreased on its ninln lino
from $18,000 n mile to $10,000. Both
of Its branches aro also decreased.
The following table Bhows tho valuo
or the franchiso aud rolling stock per
mile or the various railroads or Ne
braska fixed by the state board or
equalization:
1:10s.
L'nlnn P.u-luc $t!7.'00
Omulia it Hep. Valley Hr. . . 2f.,000
Keninoy branch IK. 000
Ccntrnl Cltv branch 10.000
North I'lutto branch '.'.ono
Chicago & NoithwestL'in.. . 10,000
P.. St. P.. M. & 0 18.000
C. St. P.. M. O. extension r.,000
Hock Islan.l 2(1,000
St. .Too lino 18,000
Nelson line 12,000
Missouri Pacific IS, 000
Missouri Pacific extension.. 13,000
Lincoln braiiih ISt.OOO
Crete brunch Ui.fiOO
mon.
$r.",r.oo
20,000
15,000
10.000
. 2,000
11,000
18.000
r.,000
25,000
is.ooo
12,000
10,000
17,000
17.000
13.&00
r.,000
xr.oo
11,000
Kiik. City ,V Northwestern
Puollle Hy. In Neliinsku.
St. Joseph & Hock Inland
s.000
5,000
10.000
Tho Burlington system was assessed
different this yenr from Inst. Last
year tho assessment ranged from
$3,000 to $55,000 n mllo nnd this yenr
tho assessment ranges from $50,000 to
$3,000.
Extra Session Probable.
"Should tho federal court make per
manont the temporary Injunction
against tho banking law going Into ef
fect, It is my Intention to call n spe
cial session of the legislature imme
diately aftor tho decision Is known."
Gov. Shnllenberger mndo this state
ment. "Tho decision will not out Just
what Is wrong with tho present law
nnd then It will be nn easy nintter to
prepare a(blll in uccordanco with tho
decision. I see no necessity for wait
ing until tho supremo court of tho
United States passes on tho question."
CH08ING OF JUDGES.
Secretary of 8tate Junkln Gives Some
Instructions,
County clerks have been Instructed
by Secretary of State Junkln to In
cludo state offlcers In getting out their
election notices. This moans that un
less tho supremo court overrules tho
decision of the Lancaster district court
In declaring unconstitutional tho non
partisan Judiciary act, candidates for
supremo Judge and regents of tho state
university will bo nominated at pri
mary elections.
Numerous county clerks hnve called
tho secretary over tho telephone nnd
have written him for Instructions and
one of them when Instructed to Includo
tho state ofllccrs repjlcd that the gov
ernor had not yet Issued a proclama
tion for n primary election. Tho secre
tary of state holds this makes no dlf-
lerence. rlhe secretary has been man
damused to place the namo of John M.
Regan on n primary ballot aB a repub
lican candidate for supreme Judgo nnd
ho will follow tho instructions of the
lower court unless this decision is set
aside by the supreme body.
To Study Fish Diseases.
Dr. H. B. Ward of Nebrnska univer
sity, accompanied by Georgo La Itue of
Spencer, In., a university student, and
Edward Davis of Lincoln, nlso a uni
versity student, hnvo started on n trip
to Alaska for the purpose of studying
the diseases of tho salmon. They ex
pect to be gone until Sentonibor 1 nnd
will travel over u great deal of Alaskan
llshlng territory.
Dr. Ward goes under the direction
of the government bureau of fisheries
and the expenses of himself and ono
of tho boyB Is borne by tho govern
ment. The University of Nebraska
bears the expense of tho other assist
ant. As a result the university will
receive a largo number or vnlunblo
specimens. The party will bo given
assistance not only by the government,
but by all the large salmon ennners,
who are Interested In the work. Fleets
or boats will bo at their command, as
well as the aid or a number or expert
fishermen.
The Hnlmon, according to Dr. Ward,
have been suffering from n large num
ber of diseases which are rapidly de
creasing the supply. It la to find some
means of checking and preventing tho
spread of these diseases that Dr. Ward
is being sent on this mission. He is a
well-known expert along this line, his
work In connection with the white fish
Industries on the great Inkes being
especially commended.
New Laws Ready.
The first copies of tho session laws
were received by the secretary of
state last week from Timothy Sedg
wick. The book Is smaller than that
of two years ago, cost less and 1b
printed on book paper nnd Is pro
nounced by the secretary or state to
be the best looking yet turned out In
that line.
Burlington Wants Rehearing.
Tho Burlington rond has asked tho
supreme court for a rehearing In tho
Wilber I. Cram case, wherein the court
upheld the constitutionality of the net
of 1907 which reuires live Btock trains
to move at the rate of eighteen miles
an hour on main lines nnd twelvo
miles an hour on branch roads. Judge
Barnes dissented from the opinion of
the corut.
Live Stock Pavilion.
The Stato Fair board will buy the
piles and drive them In order to have
a solid foundation for its now live
stock pavilion. The price nsked for
the piles by tho contractors was moro
than the board thought It could afford
to pay, so It secured them nt a cheaper
rate by doing Its own buying.
Good Wheat In Hitchcock County.
Tho lnbor bureau has received word
from Hitchcock county that L. B.Har
rison of near Trenton has 200 acres
of wh.ont which will average thirty
bushels to the acre. Mr. Harrison ex
pects to receive $1 a bushel for his
wheat, which tho labor commissioner
belloves, tnken altogether, makes nn
extremely good showing for Hitchcock
county.
Want to Raise Rates.
Lincoln. The application of tho rail
roads for permission to rnlso the rates
on milled feed to the same rato that
applies on raw feed rrom Humphrey,
Norfolk, Albion nnd Oakdalo to Omaha
was heard before tho railway commis
sion. With It was Incorporated tho pe
tition or tho roads to mako tho Mis
souri Pacific put Its flour rato on n par
with Its wheat rato rrom Crete to
Omaha.
Call for Health Records.
Gov. Shnllenberger and Attorney
General Thompson or the stnto board
or health passed a resolution calling
upon the board or secretaries or the
board to turn over the records to the
new board or secretaries appointed by
the governor under tho new law.
Motor Car Without Smoker.
Tho state railway commission gavo
permission to tho Northwestern to
run Its motor enr between Lincoln and
Fremont without a smoking compart
ment. Tho now lnw provides a Binok
lng coinpnrtment and toilet room on
all cars, but It specifies that tho stato
railway commission may sot asldo tho
law If tho railroad can show tho same
Is not necessary,
Says Assessment is Too Low.
Attached to tho history of a bond
Issue of tho villngo of Cambrldgo Is a
certified statement from tho villngo
clerk, W. J. Holloy, to tho effect that
for bond Issuo'purposes and for taxa
tion purposes tho proporty of tho vil
lage has a different valuation. Tho
part of the certified statement hearing
on that subject Is as follows: Tho as
sessed valuo of real estato and por
sonnl and other property, equalized In
190S, Is $109,125. Tho assessed valua
tion Is tho snmo as returned by tho
assessor for 1908.
ALLTRAMPEDED
KANSAS CITY ALMOST EXCLUDED
FROM TRAIN 8ERVICE.
CHICAGO TRAINS ARE DET0URED
General Rains In Kansas and Ml:
souri Continue and Situation
In Traffic World Consid
ered Serious.
Kansas City, Mo. With hundreds
of travelers detained in Kansas City
awaiting tho movement of their trains
which have been delayed because of
washouts due to tho heavy Hoods prev
alent In Missouri nnd Kansas, Sun
day, all trains west wero from ono to
ten hours late, while it was merely
conjecture as to the arrival time of
Chicago trains detoured by way of St
Louis.
Two railroads, tho Atchison, Topoka
and Santa Fe, and tho Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul, annulled their
regular Kansas Clty-Chlcugo trains on
Sunday night. Tho Milwaukee road,
however, sent a special out of her?
at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon for Ch'
cngo, detoured via St. Louis.
Practically all Chicago trains are be
ing detoured over tho Missouri Pnefic
route to St. Ixniis. To travelers leav
ing Kansas City, the railroad prom
ised they would bo landed safely li;
Chicago, but all figures as to prot
able time were abandoned.
Tho Chicago and Alton railway's f.
clock train for Chicago Ion here on
time, but its later Chicago trains
were annulled. This train was routed
via tho Missouri Pacific to Scdalla,
thence via tho Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway to Hlgbee, Mo., thoio
to continue on Its own track to Chi
cago. The Burlington's train to Chi
cago was detoured via Cameron Junc
tion, St. Joseph, Mo., and Pacific
Junction, 111., and from the latter point
on tho main lino to Chlcngo.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Paci
flv ran Its Chicago trains over Its own
track to St. Louis, via Eldon, Mo., and
the over tho Chicago and Western Il
linois road. Several other lines de
toured over the Rock Island route.
Tho Wabash trains wero running al
most on schedule.
The Missouri river continues to rise
slowly and the Kansas river was
slightly above Its Saturday night,
stage. RalnB were general In the
Kansas watershed Saturday night. To
poka reports a precipitation or 1.0
inches, nnd Manhattan 2 Inches. This
ralnfnll will have no noticeable effect
on tho river nt Kansas City for thirty,
six hours.
Propose Lands for Entry.
Washington A number or land res
torations were announced nt tho in
terior department, the acreage amount
ing to approximately 1S.250.000 acres.
In North Dakota 57,000 acrc3 are re
stored to the public domain or land
formerly withdrawn In connection with
the Buford-Tronton Irrigation project,
and 2,500 of that previously reserved
under the Nesson project, with 2,500
of that previously reserved under
tho Nesson project. In Washington
23,000 acres formerly withdrawn from
entry In connections with tho Ynklma
project were restored. All or the lands
ngain made a part of tho public do
mnin will be open to entry by Novem
ber 4.
Novel Idea In Service.
Cincinnati, Oo. Tho presence or
thirty-five canary birds as a part of
tho choir and participating in the
Sabbath morning musical program,
constituted a unlquo and novel Inno
vation In tho regular religious ser
vices at Lincoln Pnrk Baptist church
Sunday. Tho Idea of calling- tho birds
into commission as n part of tho choir
was original with tho pastor, tho Rev.
Dr. George It. Bobbins, and the effect
of tho ubo of tho canaries along with
the choir voices nnd the great church
organ was declared by Dr. Bobbins,
nnd tho members of tho congregation
added greatly to tho choir sorvlce.
Weston Four Days Late.
Sjeremento, Cnl. With 108 mlle3 or
tho 3,975-mllo walk rrom Now York
to San Francisco still before him, Ed
ward Pnyson Weston rested Sunday
at Rosevllle, eighteen miles north of
here. Ho will stnrt on his last lap
Monday morning nt 5 o'clock and now
expects to deliver tho letter rrom
Postmnster Morgan of Now York, to
Postmaster Arthur G. Fisk, San Fran
cisco, Wednesday morning, four dns
behind his schedule of 100 days. Wes
ton says ho Is feeling fine, but admit
ted when found lying In tho shndo of
n tree that he was "somewhat tuckered
out."
Mrs. Roosevelt In Genoa.
Genoa. After a stormy pnscngo 011
the stenmer Credlc. with Mrs. Theo
dore Roosevelt and hor threo children
aboard, arrived here at 10 o'clock on
Sundny evening from Naples. Tho
party remained on board tho steamer
Urge Tariff Commission.
Now York. Dplegntes of a nunibor
of New York business associations will
go to Washington enrly this week to
urge that a tariff commission bo in
corporated ns a part of the tariff bill
finally agreed upon by tho senate and
hoiiso conferences having that nieas
ure In chnlrge. Delegates from com
mercial bodies from other parts of
tho country will meet tho Now Yorlt
delegation at Washington, and tho
combined gntlioring will urge tho need
of a change in pro?o:it tariff making
methods,
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