Nebraska Newspapers

    A HARD PROBLEM
. .
SOUTH AFRICAN RIDDLE DIFFI'
CULT TO SOLVE.
Con nl Stoirp at London Itdlnvcv tlie
Iimtlnril to Drag Along Cmui.
try a Oolil MiniWlirn I'cnoo In He-
tnrixl A llrltloli Ki-ycrip ,
LONDON' , Aug. 27. James G. Stowc ,
United States consul general at Cane-
town , has arrived here from South
Africa. Mr. Si-owe said to a repre-
tentative of the Associated press :
M llnd myself marooned In London.
Apparently every berth on steamers
lor America is taken till the end of
September and I am anxious to get
borne , where I can do away with olll-
elal cares and la'k ' as a private clti-
sen. You know more In London about
the military conditions of South At-
Jlca than It is p'ssible for any ono to
know at Capetown.
"While I have resigned from tne
Consular service , my resign tlon does i
not take effect till I reach Washington -
ton , hence it is impossible for me to |
nay anything. You can learn much
more from returning olllc s than It is -
possible to learn from anyone else
coming from t'je ' cape.
"The South African problem Is un
doubtedly difficult and complicated.
The topography of the country and 1
the mobility of the Boers , whom the |
English Columns are unable to pursue
Individually , render operations most
dillleult. The British are feeding
many prisoners and providing for
thousands of Boer families , all of
which is very nice on the part of Enirt
land. But , iu the aieanwnlle. the
war clraxs on. There is a irreat future
$ V for South Africa when peace is se-
cured. The surface of her mineral
wealth is scarc'My scratched Unci
( Joiibtedly England is prepared to
solve the problem of reunification ,
but when that will occur certainly
no person at the cape U able to say"
BOKKS CAITUKK IWITISH COl.UM.V
LONDON , Aug 20 A dispatch from
Lord Kitchner , dated from Pretoria
yesterday savs :
"Three olllcers and sixty-live men ,
who were s ° ut noii/h to Ladybrantl
( Orange river colony ) on the river of
Elliottsoolums , were surrounded on
unfavorable grounds and captured by
a superior force August 22. Quo man
was killed and four were wounded.
Thr prisoners were released. Am holding -
ing an inquiry Have received a long
letter from Steyn , containing an argu-
mentatlve stalement of the Boer case ,
und saying he will continue to fight ;
also a short letter from Dewet to the
name effect. Botha writes acknowledg-
Jng the receipt of my proclamation
and protesting against it , and stating
, that the Boers intended to go on light-
Ing. On the other haivl the surrend-
era lately have Increased consider
ably. "
Another dispatch from Lord Kitch-
r.ner says : .
" "Since August 10 fchirty-two Boers' '
have been killed. 139 have been made
prisoners , and 185 have surrendered ,
including ICruger , a nephew of the ex-
president. The columns are meeting
with no appreciable opposition in Gipe
Colony , rue rebels and armed bauds
are hiding and avoiding our columns
wittrsoine success , General Beatsori
alone having been in contact with Hio
command of Scliehen whom he is dnvs
Jng north. " .
Mormoni 3i It Ntv I'lvlil.
TACOMA , Wash , Aug. 27. The
edict , has gnne fort.u from the Mormon
church that Apostle Heber J. Grant ' ,
and three elders of the faith shall go
to Japan and spend three years In sowIng -
Ing the seed of Mormonisrn in the fori i
Hie soil of oriental humanity. They ,
have been "set apart , " consecrated as
It were , to carry out a mission.
Thus it is that today Heber J. Grant- ,
ono of the wealthiest residents of Salt
Lake City , an apostle in the faith , the
man who stands tirst In line of succes
sion to the presidency of the church ,
triads tlie deck of a steamer on the
bj-om of the broad Pact tic , and with
him are three of his fellows bound fur
the .sunrise land in obedience to the
same Imperative mandate.
Apostle Grant is a director in the
" 7 O. M I. , " the Eton's co-operuMve
mercantile inslitiite , operates what , Is
known as Grant's Transfer company ,
is the lieiul of the Home Fire Insur
ance company , Is an olllclal in the co
operative wagon Institute , and owns
*
r1 and conducts the Salt Lake theatre.
Ilia possess ions in the aggregate will
approxima to a quarter of a million
dollars in value.
Horace S. Ensign , another of the
party , is one of the noted slnircrs in
the choir of 2" > 0 persons which fur
nishes music at the Mormon taberna
cle , and 1ms titqueiitly sung therein
a quartet , lie is said to possess a rich
tenor voice , combining rare sweetness
with strength and volume.
The other two church elders in the
party are a son of J. C. Taylor , one of
the pioneers of Utah , -md a well known
business man of Salt 1/vke < ity named 1
Kirchnur. The party left Tacmna
tills week for Vancouver and have
Ince sailed for Yokohama
Cuba An Iron Inipnrlor.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 27. A compara
tive statement showing the l in ports of
iron and sel and their manufactures
Into Cuba iias been prepared in the
division of insular affaiisof the war
department. The statement shows
that during the calendar year 1900 the
aggregate value of iron , steel and their
manufactures from all countries was
i $4.7f'l'j.r : ) > , as against $2,9.10,845 during
the calendar year 1899 , an increase of
$1,820,550 , or 02 per cent. ,
T
KNIGHTS ON PARADE.
Trinplnr Conolnvi * Open * With Thousand *
In Line.
t'HMBVIM.R , KV. , Aug. 28. It IS
estimated that 300,000 people today
witnessed the paiade ol Knlphts Tem
plar. Thirty thousand sir 'knights In
full uniform were In line , forming an
Imposing spectacle with which to be
gin Uio twenty-eighth triennial con-
cl.ive.
The innrch started at 0:40 : a. m. , and
waf. . finished at 1:30 : p. m. , after coverIl
Ing a distance of four miles. The
course was protected by wires strung
a.ong the sidewalks to keep spectators
In check. This innovation In handpi
l . < ntf holiday crowds was considered
h ulily siu-cessful , although a few adui
\vnturous spirits dodged under the
wire at various point's along the route
when the police were not watching ,
The weather early was clear and cool ,
but by noon the heat became somewhat -
what oppressive and there were eleven
C'sesof ' prohtralkm due lo heat and
exhaustion. Mr Knight Jrwln Bat-
n , r I of Greenville , lud. , was overcome
while matching. His condition lon -
n tfht , was reported serious. A portion
,
ol ibe Y , M. C. A. icviewlng stand at
. .
J-'iiurt h st rcet and Broud way collapsed.
IliUfadd/-n people sustained bruises
and M rs. James Carnahan of Washlng-
_ tun , hUlTeted a broken ankle.
CIIKBUS FOHAIISKNT AI IIItAt , .
i The crack commanderles from Chl-
cigo , Plttsburgand San Vranclsco , at
tracted special attention by their
n aiMiluVcnti appearance. Columbia
C'imuiaiidery NI > . 2 , of Washington , D.
< . ' . , came In lor wild applause all along
t t e unite , as Sir Knight Kcar Admiral
Schli-y Is a member of it and has been
expected to match with his comrades.
Althoimh he was absent , at every point
along ' the line the crowd lookup the
crv , "Suhley , Schley , hurrah for
$
Later , when the formal welcome to
the ' kniuhis was ex-tunded by Judge
Barker , of Louisville , acting for Gov
ernor Beckham , and ex-Uongressman
W. , C. I' . Bircklnridiie , the mention of
his name elicited appl-mse s > o enthusi
ast , ic that both speakers were com
pelled to stop several minutes.
Colonel Biccklnridgc delivered the
oluuf addre.ss of tills function. Grand
Master Llovd responded brlelly. Tlie
key } to Mio city w.-ts presented to him
by Mayor Weaver. It was so late when
the ; program was completed that
there was little time for the actual
business of the grand encampment. | 1
Giand llecorder Mayo discovered that '
there was no quorum present , spread
the fact on the recoid.
l''ireworks , excursions on the river !
and other diversions occupied the vis
itors last night. Several commander *
ies j ( held receptions. A large audience | ,
was entertained at Iho horse show
building , a program designed to show
ho.v j the southern darkuy enjoys him-
self. There was a campmeeting spec-a (
!
taele , a Cakewalk and old-time melodies -
dies by a chorus of : ! 00 colored people..s
SUND MKS5AOI ! Or" KKOUIST. j ! i
The day dawned bright and clear
and the sir knights were early astir.
The weather was , In fact , a fulfilment
of the wish expressed in a message of
re ret from Hear Admiral Schloy , who
is i a Knight Templar , as follows :
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Au > : . 20. John
II. Loathers , grand marshal ! , Louisa
vlllc : May fair weather and bright
skies favor the grand ceremonies ibis
week. My disappointment no words i
can describe but my heart is with you. ,
W. S. Sen LEV. ' '
The parade started at Seventh and
May streets and moved up May to
Brook street , where oflicers of the ,
prand encampment in carriages joined :
| the marchers. Then' the paradcrs
moved ' up Market street , Sixth , . .IctFerj
son , Fourth , passing the Court of Hon
or , Chestnut street , Floyd , Broadway ,
Fourth , passing under the grand arch ,
K ntucky street , Third , Hill , Fifth , , ,
St. .lames Court and to the Central 1
park , where the parade disbanded. ) I
The sidewalks were a solid mass of
spectators while every window along
tlie course and every other vantage
pulnt was occupied to the limit.
The parade wa-s a magnificent spec1 :
taele of Hie and color. Mlle after
mile of to-ising plumes and
fluttering pennons and band after' . I
band discoursing stirrinu marches |
held the crowd of spectators Jammed
auainst the wires till the last knight
left the ranks.
A detachment ) of mounted police lei j
the march , Grand Marshal J. If.
Loathers and his aides following immediately il' '
mediately behind Then came the | i
grand coiumaudery of Kentucky , act
ing as a special es 'ort to the olllccra
of the grand encampment , who rode '
in carnages. When the grand master !
Ilculien II. Lloyd of California , stepped
into his carriage , every kniglt brought
his sword to "salute. "
Toll Unilcr III" Wlinnlv
OMAHA , Aug. 28. News of thedcath
of rftuwart Gwynne , formerly of Oma
ha as received today While trying
to board a tram atVestliold , la. i
near Sioux City , he fell under the
n heels.
Secured < ; < iun ul.
WASHINGTON , Auir. 23. It is un
derstood tnat Admiral Simpson is to
be represented before the Suhley court
of Inquiry by W. II. Stay ton of the
law firm of Stay ton .Si Chambers ol
New York , Mr. Stavtou is a graduate
of the naval academy , who , though
coming out at the head of his class ,
elected to join the marine corps. He
was detailed to duty jn the ofllcc of
the Judgu advocate general , and luior
resigned to practice ,
REVOKES PAROLE
GOVERNOR SAVAGE COMPLIES
WITH CONVENTION'S REQUEST-
llnrtly IMnerd In I'rlmm-S. II. 8 1
trick for .ImlKO-II. I. , ( liiulil mill C. 11.
1C runt lor K < > Ki'nt * f the Stulo tJiil-
vornlly.
T1IK ItCKBT.
Judjoof ; the Supreme Court ,
9. H. BBWIWICC
Itogonti of the Bialo Uulvoriilty ,
CUnt/J. Knxirr.
H. L. OOOM .
As a result , of the demand by the re-
puMlcan slate convention for the recall -
call : of the parole of ex-State Treasj
uierJ. S Bartloy was arrested and
returned to Ihe prison.Sheriff Hranson
oxecuU'd the order last evening withIn -
In an hour or two after the conven-
tlon adjourned.
I I I When the convention llnlshed Its deliberations -
liberations at 7 o'clock , Governor Sav-
u.'O ' who took the resolutions on the
] i Bartloy matter vury much to heart ,
1 proceeded to the nearest telephone
and Issued an order to Sheriff Branson
as the most available olllcer , to conduct -
JJ'
duct Mr. Bartleyto the penitentiary
to remain there for the remainder of
the time for which he is sentenced.
This order was given at about ?
o'clock.
At 7:10 p. m. , SherilT Branson armed
with the proper authority , from Gov
ernor Savage , appeared at Mr. Hart
ley's residence , at 1(54 ( " C street , and
notified him that the limit of bis pa
role had been reached. Mr. Bartley
was very much surprised at , receiving
the notice , but he was able to restrain
bis feelings until he met his family.
Mrs. Bartley bad stepped out of the
bouse for a moment and after a very
allect Ing parting from his daughter ,
ho went , back into the house to see his i
wife. Then the sheriff took him lo
the ponilenllary.
STIIUGGU5 KOll riSAOB.
The contest for the jiulgeshlp was
very interesting. At the outset on
the first ballot , the vote stood. Sedg-
wi : k 200 l-2 , Davidson 3fr2 , Kcy.sor 301
1-2 , Calkins .71 , Barnes 243. After ono
more ballot had been taken , Judge
Barnes withdrew in favor of Judge
S.-dgwIck informally by merely direct
ing bis men. This augmented the
strength of Julgo Scdjjwlck. Other
candidates prollted slightly aiso Judge
Calkins soon saw that , he would play
a losing g.vmo by keeping Iu t ie raoa ,
and the greater part of his strength . j .
went to Sedgwick. On tlie fifth ballot
at the conclusion of the roll call , the
three leaders were alone In the raw.
Tun vote before the rush to Se Igwlck
rJn
at the close ol the fifth ballot was
Sedgwick 542 , Davidson 305 , Keysor
3H. This result was not announced 1
1v
and no person in the convention knew
just ) what the figures were , being
aware only in a general way , that
Judge Sedgwick was leading. Repre
sentative 0. M. Brown of Furnas
county mounted a rear scat In the an-
dltorium and Informed t ho chair that
Furnas county desire-1 to change its
vote which was for I ) ividsbn and Key
s-ir to Judge Sedgwick. Thou pandc-
monium broke loose and county after
county chanu'C'l. Iju las county represented , -
resented i > yJohn C. Wharton secured
the car of Judge Norval , bo presided i 1 -
and moved a unanimous vote which
wiusacompllshod amid cheers of tin-
usual proportions. j
JiidoS < Jd'wlo' < was introduced by j
theolnlr. Ho said lie hoped the voters - |
ers ; would ratify the action of the coni
vention , and if they did tie would do. >
what he could to meet tlie cxpecta-
itlons of those who ha-J called him to
serve Ihe people. He thanked the
convention for the nomination. Calls f ; j j
for j Keyson were not answered. '
I'nvoi-H Njri ! lliiilcratlon. |
ATLANTA , Ga. , Aug. 2 < j.-Blshop
Turmr of the African Mctln'-list
cliurch said In an interview yesleiday ! t <
with regard lo the best manner of pre- !
venting < the crime of assaulting among
'
negroes :
"lamas much convinced as ever
that 1 , African emigration would be best
for 1 the negro and best for tlie white
man. i There Is an Irresistible coniltet :
between ' whites and blacks and noth 1 I
Ing ' but separation can reconcile and (
put ] an end to it.
"Our children are galhered and ma-
lured under a malignant and misan
thropic excitement that will wreck
this oMintry and make onrclvillxatlon ;
a < ins , and a by-word. Audit' it Is a I
fact ; that tlie negro will not let white
women alone , then white men owe. It
to their manhood and hone-ay to get
rid of him , and if they-will open up a i
highway to Africa millions of the ) j
black race will go. llatlier then shed i
so much bloorl , and possibly some Innocent ' ' - '
nocent blood , vou had bett-r enact
laws to brand these fouls -and scound [ j.
rels , and crop their ears , and banish
them to Africa , if the country will '
turn over all these criminals tint they
are burning , hanging and MliooHng , to ,
me , and brand their cheeks and carry | i
them to Africa 1 will give the world J
another Rome , or establish a country' '
like Australia , which was founded and
built by English cut-throats and penal , i
convicts. "
Cnrr1 ! * " " Arin to ltt < l uln.
NKW Voik , Aug29 Tim Panama
Steamship company's steamer Orizaba
sailed yestcuiuy f-r r < > tou tii'ix ? -
large number of bu e p if I : ing cases
which thoMJ who are well informed
say contain munltiuns of war for Iho
rebels In the department of Caucn < u >
the Pacific coast of Colombia. On'.JiO
arrival of lh arms at Colon , it Is said ,
they will be transhipped' by railroad
I. . Panama and sent thence by an Eng-
llsh steamer lo Buena Ventura ,
THE UNION IGNORED-
f * l MntmtfrH lllrlnc MMI n Imtlvni-
n
Prrrsmmo , Pa. , Aug. 30. Ofllolals
of the mills of the United States Steel
corporation , which are closed by the
strike | of the amalgamated association ,
stated yesterday that they are receiv
ing | , many applications from former
I
employes for work. The announce-
1 ment that the company would start
their mills non-union haw , the ofllclals
believe , caused a weakening In the
ranks of the strikers and many are
seel.Ing < cover. The amalgamaled of
ficials j | , however , e.Ialm their ranks are
unbroken , and strong as ever. One of
the stce.1 olllclals said there was a gen
eral - mistake regarding the time It
would take to train inexperienced men
j mid make them capable of operating
mill machines. This has been believed
to be. the ease so long that a few have
taken t bo trouble lo prove It other
wise. It Is now determined , ho said ,
to ( have now men placed In positions
that will give them a chance to learn
. the skilled work , and many of the
I I men who held menial positions In the
union mills are lo bo taught skilled
work , with which they are In a meas
ure familiar through long assoclastoiij
with the workings of the mills. It Is
conlldently asserted that before many
mouths pass , It will be possible to pro
duce many new men and plenty to
man all the plants that are now Idle
and which union men have refused lo
take hold of. The strikers say it will
lake years to accomplish this.
GAINS IN NON-UNION ilKX.
Reports from all the mills of the
corporation show steady gains in the
fence of non-union men. The strikers
claim to have Induced six non-union
, men to desert the Star mills today
l and to have shipped them back * to
Chicago , whence they came.
On Ihe other I and Superintendent
IMpcrof the Star plant , announced
that he was nearly ready to start up
the other mills In the plant and the
men are now walling for Ihe Improve
. ments to be completed In the mill. In1
the Painter mills the work Is progressfl
Ing smoothly and no desertions arc
reported. New men are being secured
though the company olllclals say that
on Sundays the strikers make an tic-
j live canvas of the homes of Ihe men
at work and. seek to Induce them to
I
[ remain away from the plant. The
last two mills in the Painter plant
, were to have , been started today , but
It was found impossible to have them
ready , and the starting was postponed
a few days. Pickets about the
Lindsay-McCutchcon plant , In Alleg
| heny , claimed to have turned back a
, new man today who was bound for the
mills. ' Other than this there was no
change In the Allegheny plant.
Hollers M'cr.t l > rj- .
PlIILADKU'HIA , Atlg. M. It , (1C-
rclopcd today that the result of the
explosion of the boiler on the steamer
City ( of Trenton , while on her way up
the ( Dclew-aro river from this city to
.
Trenlon , N. J. , yesterday afternoon ,
was , more appaullng than svas Hist
supposed. Nine persons were known
positively ' to be dead , at least nineteen
are missing , most of whom are believed
j to have been on tlie steamer , and two
of the injured In the hospital will
iprobably die.
JlOUi : VICTIMS IN TUB ItlVKIt.
That there are m-ire victims In the
river i Is the linn belief of the author- !
ties' I , and the failure to Hud additional
dead is supposed to be due to the
strong current in the river where the
explosion occurred.
The exact cause of the explosion Is
not yet km wn , but a rigid Investlga-
tlon Is to bo conducted at once. Many
ot the passengers who escaped injur )
maintain that the City of Trenton
which was late when she left her
wharf in this city , was racing at her
topmost speed , and that is if Ibis bar
not been the. case the accident would
not , have happened. This is partly
borne out by a statement said to have
been made by Assistant Engineer
, ] im | D. Chow Chew told his wife
that he expected lo be killed by un ex
plosion on Ihe steamer , as the com
puny made the engineers keep up toe
high u prcsureof steam.
According lo Ihe statement of til
iwidow of the dead assistant engineer
John P. Chew , the man bad a present-
iment of death. Mrs. Chew says that
before leaving home for work on Tuts-
day night her husband said :
"Ll/.xie , 1 may never see you again ,
i have a presentiment that there will
be an explosion on the boat. If there
Is there will be no escape for rue. They
aie running at too high a steam pres-
lire and If an accident should occur 1
and many others will be killed. "
CAI'SICn I1Y CAHKI.KSiNKSS
Augustus Rclnhardt , an expert ma-
cblnlst employed by the Ncalie & Levy
Shipbuilding company , builder of the
city of Trenton , recently overhauled
the boat's boilers. lie said tbattbete
is no doubt In his mind ( hat the ex
plosion was due to the exhaustion of )
the water iu the boilers.
North I'nle ix : | - < lliiii
, Norway , Aug. : ! 0.-
The steamer Fritbjuf arrived at Ham
nierstad today and reports that she-
successfully iai.lul the Baldwln-Xelg-
lor. arctic expedition at Camp X.olgler
. flfl 21 north and
cast. A I ue. r inland. All the members
of the expedition 'voi'- t1 good health ,
and the dug * and inmiut , were In excel
lent condition after their months voy
age. The Frillijol left- Camp Xeigler
AUK.2J
FAVOltS HOWISON
ADMIRALTO BE RETAINED ON THE
SCHLEY COURT.
Ornlon Tlint Itn IK UlnM-tl Mnkr * n I'lilillo
DUitvunnl or ny I'rrjuillno AMtr < - < l
Tim I IIP Will not t > n l ) | iilnri > < l Ailuilr-
nl Hohltiy anil GouitM'l |
WAPHIAOTON , D. C. , Aug 31. ActIng /
Ing Secretary of the Navy HaoUctt
yesterday made puollo personal cor-
respondcnco between Hear Admlr.il
Howlsou and IlimsoK In rolntlon to
the fitness of the admiral to serve up
on the court of Inquiry , Admiral How-
> on having consented that his per-
onal letter should bo given the pub
ic.
ic.A
A copy of Rear Admiral Howlson's
otter has been sent to Hear Admiral
Schley.
Hear Admiral Ilowlson's letter clos-
s j'.s follows :
"i'lie duties of the members of
joiirts-mvrtlal ; and courts of Inquiry
m > not solicitor deM rod by olllcers.
While I fool hlifhly honored by thode-
) arLnuiit's ! selection of myself for this
Inly , Ills anything but a pleasant
ask to sit In judgment on brother of-
lours. However , the honor of the so-
uctlon nor the unpleasantness of court
lutles do not enter Into the reasons
'or my now writing to you , personally ,
Jiree things , v ! ? : ,
' First To reassure you that I am
lot responsible for and did not give
ititsuoh an hrervlew as Is alleged In
the dispatches from Boston and as
taled In the newspapers to have been
mentioned by Admiral Sohley In a re
cent letter to the department.
"SecondIf , however , the depart-
'eels that the cause of the navy and of
list Ice will be butter served by rehi
luvlngmofromdutyonthoeourt , lam
entirely ready to withdraw volliutarlj j
y , or to have the department relieve
no upon itu own Initiative.
Third If , on the other hand , tho'yi '
Icpartmcnt knowing all the clrcum-l |
{ lances , desires that 1 should perform
the duty , 1 am entirely ready to purK
form It , and can , upon my conscience
mil oath do my duty as a member of
11tl
the court'without pirtlllty * as the
law requires. Yours Klnoorolv and re-
ipeutfully , II. L. HOWIHON ,
"Rear Admiral , U.S. N.
"Hon. Frank W. Hackett , Washington -
ton , D. C. "
WirlI.VOT ( ) IlKTAIN HIM.
Mr. ITaukett replied as follows :
"WASili.vaTON , D t ) . , Avg. 20 , 1001.
-Hoar Admiral : Your personal let
ter of 24th deserves an Immediate re
ply.
"Yousay , substantially , that there't
Is no foundation for the statements
attributed to you as having been sety
forth In an Interview In the Boston
Record , , and lately made the subject
of a communlcallon from RearAdmlr-
al Schloy to the department. You cvl-
dcntly have read the correspondence
belwo"n the a.imlral . and the depart-jv
ment as published last week in the
newspapers i ; , I
"The department , let me assure you , '
has no purpose of relieving you of tint :
duty. It has implicit conlilonco In
your sense of Justice and fair-minded-
ness.
"Should the counsel lor Rear Ad
miral Sob ley proceed to offer lo the
court objection to you , It will be for
the court Itself to decide the question
of your competency to sit as a moui-
her.
"Were your letter qtllclal , Instead ol
being merely personal , I should refer
It to the Judge advocate of the court ,
to bo laid before the court. I would
like to know If you have any objection
to my giving to the public your frank j
and manly letter , In the event that II
shall be desirable to do so.
"What you have said only co1 firm !
me In my belief that the department
bus been fortunate in self.'Ctlng' as
the. third member of the court.
"Kindly accpt the assurance of mj
personal esteem and believe me , yours
truly , PKAHIC W. HACKKTT , I
"Heal Admiral II. L. llowlson ,
Yonkers , N. Y. "
BCM.KY IS DlSSATISKIKl )
The correspondence was sent to Ad
miral St'hlcy , who discussed It will
his counsel Later in the day the fol
lowing announcement was made : I I
"Admln.1 Scbley's counsel is entlrelj
dissatlsllcd with the post lion of Ad
miral llowlson as disclosed inhis let
ter to Acting & srotory Haokett , made
public today'j j
Th .Money Tn r I Ov r. j ! '
OMAHA , Nob. , Aug 31 Chief of Po
lice Donahue yesterday morning turn
ed over to tlie Paolllc Express company
nil the money found at the Leolumboi
* .ir'I Wednesday morning that has
come Into ills possession. It amounts
In between 31,000 and $1,700. For this
he iias been given a b md by the com
pany Indemnifying him against other
claimants. \
. ' There cannot be tlie least question
though , "said the chief , "hut thatilu ;
money belongs to the express com.
pany. The identification Is complete. "
ItonivHt at Sirln-lli'll. |
SPK1N ( KBM * , 111. , Allg. 31. Vice
President Roosevelt yesterday paid his
second visit to Springfield , the first
having been last fall vl'ile ho Mas
campaigning. The city was decorated
witn national colors and the vloo president
'Sl
ident wa > . given a very cordial wel l-
ltc
come. The object of the visit was tc
attend the state encampment of the
lier
Illinois national guards , the First car-
alary , engineers and artillery being ir
nnd this belticr the last , dav. i
NKHUASKA NOTK5
A nnw threc-storv brick hotel , cosW
ng l $18,000 , will bo built ut Auburn. [
There remain 10,000,000 acres of pubJ
lo lauds In Nebraska subject toouirjM
The find of t o petrified roiinln1 * of
Ux horses under the bed of a stream *
ocar Harrison In reported.
The janitor of tin- Nebraska Oltr
post olllce hasn't been off duty a ( Jay *
In his twelve years of service.
The Union IMolllc railroad recently
jnld a tract of 60 000 noros of grazing
, laud In Dawson and Lincoln counties.
Hastings people are much Interested
In the experiments now being mad *
with gold boarlnt'sanil In that vicin
ity.
ity.Bort
Bert Funko and Miss Florence May
Ulohards , a young couple from Ash-
and were married at 1'lattsmouth ,
today.
G. A Loveland , of Lincoln read a
P'iperon . Meteorology In Colleges al
the weather bureau convention ak
Nllwaukee.
Morris Turner , of Geneva , a young
man of much natural ability and of
whom many good things have been
hoped , died at his home , one mlln
west of town , of quick consumption.
A. 0. Ilorrlot , an old soldier , drov
& team belonging to 10. A. BidlomaV
tolj'alrmont , last Friday night with
two travelling men and put the team
up and from that place no trace of him
: an bo found.
While trying to start a gasoline en *
? lno In an elevator at Elk Creek ye
ierday afternoon , W , D Jones got on i
Df his feet In the machinery and su9
lalncd a severe cut Just back of tbi
toes that required six stitches to closi
up the gap.
Walter Rvum , a Missouri 1'aclflfi
brakeman whoso homo Is at. Auburi
while switching In the yards here- had
his right leg crushed by being eaughl
In a do nbo.id yesterday morning. Ho
was tiktm to his homo at Auburn
yesterday afternoon.
MlssCclla Burgct , former prlnclpaV
Oj primary worVIn the Beatrlci
'Kchools , has accepted the position ol
principal of t ho primary department
of ! the Wisconsin state normal school ,
located ] at , Stevens' I'olnt , Wis , ahd
will soon go there to take clmrje 01
the work.
The board of education , at a mcotr
Ing held last night , accepted the ro
Blgnatlon of Miss Susie Fields of Lift
coin as teacher In the science depart *
ment. Miss Stella Hartzell , .also ol
Lincoln was selected to fill the vacaiuy.
The Plattsmouth schools will open pn
Monday , September l ) .
Chancellor Huntlngton says thai
the greatest problem out at the Ne
braska Wesle.yan university Is to pro
vide for tno rush of students coming
in I this fall. All signs point to i
largo ] Increase In the attendance. Tin
housing l of all these young people prop
erly Is a considerable ta k , and yel
there Is no doubt that all of them
will be well cared for. The retirement
of tlie debt- , which Is now ; under way ,
is \ < expected to give the Wesleyan tin
greatest era of prosperity In its his
tory.
The annual harvest. boin > plcnll
will 1)0 hold at Trenton September SJJ
and 22. A good program consisting ol
races , ball mines and speaking , has
,
boon j arranged. The Mod ecu Wood
men lodge has completed arrange
ments for a Woodman log-rolling at
the same time. Tills will bo consid
ered quite a treat for this county , as
there has never been a log-rolling In
the , county. Nothing will bo spared
to make this the best fair ever held.
A largo crpwd Is expected from aU
over the county.
A decision or importance lo tin
school teachers of Nebraska was tixlaj
handed down by District , Judge West-
over who'donled the petition of L'rof.
j ;
fleorge W. Meyers fora mandamus tc
compel County Superintendent | lurk
of Sioux ( Mtv to Issue him a certill-
cate. Supcrlnt 'ndent Burke did not
deny that Myers had not complied
with all statutory requirements 01
wasnotqualllled In every wav , bul
the force of the decision is that the
superintendent uses his discretion In
granting certificates an ; ! that the
court has no jurisdiction under the
petition.
Corn In the locality of Callaway U
away above the average over I he state ,
and a great deal hotter than was anticipate
cipate/ few weeks ago One farmer ,
who , a short time ago , gave up his
corn crop , Informed The Journal correspondent -
respondent that the same Held will ,
since > the late rains , yield from ten to .
twenty-live bushels to the acre. Sim
ilar reports come In dally , and this
quarter ' of Cusier county will raise
enough to at least feed the stock for
another year. Hay and all kinds of
rouu'h feed is plentiful. Taking it all
In all , the people here , have a great
Jeal to 1)e ) thankful for. The fourth
srop of alfalfa Is now ready for cutting
tnmoiind wild fruit Is plentiful , and
although the wheat crop was almost a
total failure , people , as a rule have
cnouifh to feed them , and will winter
In good shape.
Mrs. C Burkhard of Omaha has re
ceived word of the death of her son ,
John A. Burkhard , trooo A , Fourth
cavalry , in the Philippines , wnlcb
occurred Julv t'i Mr. Burkhard en
listed three vears ago and his lerm ol
SLP Ice expired on July lf , Just four
davs tmfore his dea"i Ho wa > iX > n-
lined in thu hospital three months
preceding his death. He Intended to
start for home on July 15 , bu * was tea
weak to undertake the trip His re-
mains \vlll be brought hero for burial ,