CUSTR [ COUNTY RPUBLlCAn [
By D. M. AMBBERRY.
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DROKEN DOW. . . NEBRASKA
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\ Brief Telegrams
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Germnn press resents the cnptur" ,
of the G1)rlllnn steamer SCRndl ! ! by the
Husslnns.
Reported thnt Russians ha\'o been
surrounded with much Joss at 'fa
Tcho mno.
Nearl ) ' ono million Irnmlgrnnts hove
been registered at Wnshlngton ns COlli'
Jng this : rear.
Prices of meat will go out oC sight
as a result of the continued strllw In
the pacldng hQuses.
Isnnc Horel , who Is wanted In Seattle -
attle , Wash. , for the nllegod shooting
oC his wife , was arrested at Clevelullll ,
Ohio.
The annual cntch oC fish In Amerl.
can waters Is 1G9GOOO,000 pounds ,
which repre ents n mone ) ' mlue oC
$47,180,000.
Sir 8hontung Llnng Cheng , Chinese
.mlnlster to the United States , Is also
accredtlell to Mexico , and ho Is now
In the City of Mexico to establish the
Chlneso Jegatlon.
Rear Almlral II. G. Tn'lor oC the
United States nav ) ' , who commnnded
1110 Indiana nt the hattle of Santlngo ,
died at Copeprcllff , Ont. , general hos-
pital.
Senntor Del10w Is credited with the
statement that 'a mnn who hns acquired -
quired his business qualifications In
a railroad omco will maltO a success
au'whero. "
Herr Kubellk , the Dohemlnn violin.
1st , who Jately received word thnt ho
. . . .as the proud father of twins , Is salll
to have mnde uver $ IJOOOO In the iast
. three ) 'ears.
Governor PeabodY of Colorado Is-
ued n proclnmntlon calling ort mill.
tary rule In Teller comity and plnclng
the Crlpplo Creele district. In charge
of the civil althorlties. )
At a meeting of the propaganda It
was decided to submit for the approval -
proval of the pope the appointment. of
the ReC. . Van do Ven of Dnton
Rouge , Ln. , as bishop of Natchltoches ,
La.
The prompt response to a prlvnto
fire alarm by the workmen at. the
Fore Rive ship yards In Quincy , 1\Inss. ,
saved the battleship New Jersey , now
under construction , from dam ago by
fire ,
Senator Falrbanles , cn11l1111nte Cor
vIce president on the republican tlcl-
et , has no moro devoted admlror than
Mrs. Dorothy Cole , his mother-In.law.
She Is now ! j4 years old and n resident -
dent of 1\Iar'svll\e \ , O.
The Japanese have posted In Seoul
nn announcement that the Japnnese
will exercise pollco power In all matters -
ters afCecting Japanese Interests. No
nntlJapanese meetings will be allow-
ed.
The heavy expendlt ro at the beginning -
ginning of the fiscal rear resulted In
n denclt this month oC $19,000,000 , and
In reducing the treasur ' worldng bal , i .
ance from $50,000,000 , the normal fig , I.
ure , to $34,000,000.
It Is annouuced that passenger traC.
fice over the UnlonSouthern Pacific's
, out-oCf across Great Salt laleo will be ,
gin on August. 15. Sluco the completion -
tion of this costly worlt several
months ago Isomo freight trains have
been run over It , but It was decided
not to run passenger trains until the
settling had ceased.
Ensign LulO E. Wright. Jr" who I
bas recently completely his cruise on '
the Dehrolt and also the olght ) 'eal's'
servIce required of omcera In the
navy , has tendered his reslguatlon to
the secretary of the navy , anll It pro-
ably wUl be accellted , Ho Is a son
of General Lulco E. Wright , civil governor -
ernor oC the Phlllpl1lnes.
On American railroads annually
I G75OOOOOO passengers are cnrrled 21-
500,000,000 miles ,
j Mtcr Indicting twentfour boole-
makers the grand jur ) ' at Chicago ordered -
dered Sheriff Darrett to taleo hnmedl-
. ate steps to stop all gambling at the
J race tracls In Coolt county.
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H August 13 will be "Manila cIa ) ' " at
the World's Call' In St. Louis , that
" date being the anniversary of the
capture of Manila by American troops.
j" Secretary of War Taft and Colonol'
Edwards , chleC of the lusural bureau ,
wUl be l > resent , and Invitations have
W been extended to Admiral Dewe ) ' and
l to aU the Cormor governors of the
Ii archipelago.
1 toJ. . Hampton Moore of Phllndelphla ,
president of the National Rel1\lbllcan
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league , has Issued a call to all republIcan -
. lIcan state and territorial leagues , delegates -
" egates and alternates and members of
republican clubs throughout the Unl.
ted States , to assemble In regu'lar bl ,
ennlal convention at Indianapolis ,
Ind. , October Ii and G , 1904 , Secretar ) '
Leslie 1\1. Shaw wUl bo among the
spcaleers ,
Jules Verne says the great bulle of
his work hl a been done by writing
for three hours before nreakfast.
Lieutenant . E , Safford , recentI ) .
.of the navy , but now of the dOl1art-
ment of agriculture , has about 200
, books Cram the library of the late Robert -
ert Louis Stevenson.
. Ely EVeare , formerly president
'of the North American Tl'nnSllorta-
tlon and Trading cdmpany and connected -
nected with varIou8 grain and ether
. .
Interests , died Frida ) ' at his homo In
Iorton Park , Chicago , aftcr an III.
ness of six months from cancer.
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KillED BY A BOMB
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RUSSIAN MINISTER OF THE IN.
TERIOR IS ASSASSINATED.
WAS OH HIS WAY TO SEE CZAR
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AssasGln MakcG Attack Upon Officer
on Busy Thorouohfare of Clty-
Coachman Also 1 < ! llcd and the
Horses Fatally Wounded.
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S'I' . PE'rEItSUURG.-1\Unlster of
the Interior von I'lehvo was nssassln-
aled whllo driving to the Wnrsaw station -
tion to visit the I'eterhof.
A homh 'i'as thrown under the mln-
Istor's carrlaHo , completely Rh tterlng
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It. M. yon Pleh\'e wns torrlbly man-
glee , ' 1'ho crlmo was commlt.ted at. 10
o'cloclc ,
The coachmnn wnR Idlled , and the
wounded nnlt maddcJlled horses dashed
wildly nway with the front wheels of
the carrlnge. the only portion of the
vehlclo rmnnlnlng Intact. Immediate-
I ) ' there ensued a scene of the wildest.
confusion. PoJlco nnd gendnrmes ' : " ; 'r-
rled up from over ) ' direction and vnst.
crowds gathered about. the spot where
the lI1anglell hol1 of the minister IllY
weltterlng In his hlood.
'rhe Assoclate1 ! Press correspondent
wns nt the scene of the trngedy within
five minutes after It occurred. 1\1. von
Plehvo's shocldngly mangled hody was
1)'lng In the milldlo of the foall. It had
l1con pnrtlnlly covered with n poJlco
omcer's overcoat , \rlth the left arm ,
the bone of which wns brolon off ,
projecting , A policeman como up nnd
rnlsed the overcoat. In order to rearrange -
range It. , revealing for nn Instant the
strong features oC t dead minister ,
whoso head was hattered almost bo-
) ' 01111 recognition.
' 1'he roadway wns : ; trewn for 100
ynrds with the wreclmgo oC the car-
rlago , and pieces of the red lining of
the minister's omclal ovorcont. A fmv
) 'ards from 1\1 , von Plohvo's hody la ) '
0. shapeless heal1 of the coachman's remains -
mains ,
l\ [ . von Plehve was said to be on his
\Va ) ' to "Islt. th < J emperor , The tragedy -
edy occurred on the 7.nlnJwnsld pr09-
pect , 0. broad thoroughfare lending up
to the Warsaw depot , where the rend
turns IJharpl ) ' to the left. towarll the
Baltic rnllroad station , The exact
spot at which the outrngo occurred Is
just hefore the brhlgo spanning the
circular cannl , on the other sldo of
which both stations are sltuateI ,
'rho homb thrower must have lcnown
perfectly well that Minister von
Plehvo would Ijass the spot , for the
minister mnl\Cs his rellort. to the e111-
peror every Thursda ' ,
The Infernal machlnc was thrown.
with deadl ) ' accuracy , and the assaSln
was favored br the fact thnt the tramc
hero is nlwa's of the heaviest , owing
to t he crossing of JInes of surface cars
and the continuous stream of hoav ) '
trucls. 1\1. von 1)lehve was always
nl111rehenslvo of attempts upon his
I1f6 , a 1111 uset1 to drlvo as rapl 11r a
posslblo. The coachman. however ,
wns comelled to go slow nt. this
point.
The assassin , In In'lng 11Is I11nns ,
evidently Coresa. " , this circumstance ,
nnd while the minister's coachmnn
slowed 9own , threw the bomb. The
OXllloslon wnR terrlnc. and practically .
annlhllatod the wool1worle of the carriage - .
riage , 'fho horses toro err , dragging
the axle and the front wheels. The
nnlmals , though Infuriated by the
wounds the ) ' had sustalnod , hnd not
gntloped fnr before they fell , with
pools of blood under them ,
It Is reported that six men are Implication -
plication nml that five of them fied
Into a lIttle hotel adjoining the scene
of the aRsasslnatlon , and only ono ,
who wns wounded , having heen captured -
tured , The hotel was surrounded by
the 110llco mHl all Its Inmates were ,
nrrested ,
' 1'he wounded mnn , who Is said to
bo a Jew , was talcn to the Alexan ,
der hospital , so dnzed as to ho unnhle
to speal\ . His condition was accounted -
ed for h ) ' the fact that ho toole polson
Immedlatel ) ' lifter throwing the bomb ,
Found the Town Afire.
TOKIO-The Russians I1ba11l10nOl1
Tn Tcho Klao at noon on Monlla ) ' ,
Julr 2 , retiring before the advnnclng
arm ' \mller General Olm. TIII'Y np-
1111ed the torch to TI1'cho Klao and
the surrounding towns ! lnd when the
Jnpaneso arrived they fonnd the
flames stIlI raging. The Japanese
pursuit extended be 'ol1l1 Ta Tche
Klao and the JalJOnese loft wing occn ,
pled Yln Kow , The positions held br
the Russians Sunday night south of
Tn Tcho Klao conslstell of nine miles
of trenches and rortlficnUons.
Unhappy San Domingo Sees Peace.
SAN .JUAN , P. H.-Rear Admiral
IIlgsbee's squndron , the l1agshlp New ,
arl" and the gunboats Topea ) and
Scorpion , arrived Monday from San
Domingo , where the ' had el1Corted
'Bnlster Dnwson after n tonr of the
principal coallt cities of the r pUblic.
Admiral Slgsbee sa's the rO\-atution
In San Domln o hns heon sUPl1resfied
n11l1 that an oxtenlled Ileriod of 11eaco
Is 1I1\Oly. ,
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American Among the Injured.
SAN SEDASTIAN , Spnln-Fonrteen
persons were Injured here on Sundar
In the llanlc at the flpht : betwecn n
tiger and a 111I11 , IncllHlIng Countess
POdrns J.lzn RIhi r ) ' , lJol1l\ty Uruqul ,
jo , the Mnrquls PILlal. vI co prosldent
of the senate and fClI'll1or Spanrsh am ,
basstulor at the Vlltlcan , and an
American whose nnme Is given as
Llverstono of Now Yorlt. It Is said
that. the AmOl'Icnn will 11I\t In a claim
tor dnmnscs. The mnn:1 : ors oC the
1Ight are severolr blamed for whut
occurred.
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WINNERG ON THE ROSEBUD.
Namco of thc Irst Twcnty-flve That
Arc& Wlnncrs.
CHAtBEHI AIN , S. D-Tho eagor-
Iy. awaited drawing ( lay In the dltrl-
bullon of lands In the Hosebud reserVation -
Vation opened brlghl and sultry.
Shortl ) ' hcforo the event the stand
was comfortably fillell with the om-
clals connected with the drawing. En.
velopcs containing the names of registered -
tered nSJllrants were placed 'n the
wheel f.om which the numbers were
to ho drawn , and ever'thlng was III
readiness.
William 1\lcCormaclc , Lancaster
count ) ' , Nobrnslm , was the first
name drawn.
No , 2-1'alns Rugge , Ten , S. D.
No. ; 'I-H. Wesley Drown , Dalwtn.
Cll ) ' , Neb. .
No. 4lIlton Dotson , . SlIrague ,
Neb ,
NoC1mrles J. McCormlclc , Forest -
est , III , .
No , G-ThomR.s Parldnoon , Knoxville -
ville , la ,
No , 7-Leo Brewer , Grafton , Neb ,
No. 8-Franle .T. Beebe , Plattte , S. D.
No , 9-Henry J. Rlclccrt , 'rurner' '
count ) ' , S. D.
No , to-Georgo E , FlItcher , St.
Louis , 1\10.
No. ll-Edwnrd J. WaIlwr , Willow
Lulw , S. D.
No. 12-Jesso C. Morgan , Grnvlty ,
Ia.
No , 13-Luclus C. Noulces , Lalto
Clt ) ' , Ia.
No , H-I1uher D. Smith , Omaha ,
Neh ,
No. 16-Gnll1t Hlcle ! ! " Sioux Falls ,
S. D.
No , 1G-Georgo W. Dye , \lacedonla ,
In. Y
No , 17-Androw J. I1oltberger ,
Rocltford , Ill ,
No , 18lartin C , Lemenson , Valey !
Springs , S. D ,
No. 19-.Tosoph T , Whlttman , Council -
cil muffs , la , .
No. 20-Georgo W. Wainwright.
Lawton , 011 ; , a ,
No. 21-August. monlee , Britton ,
S. D ,
No. 22-Alcxnnder Chapman , Harri-
lion county , Iowa.
No. 23-DI''a11 A. Kidder , Lynn ,
1\Ilnn.
No , 24-Anna 1\1. Adden , Denton-
vlllo , KaB ,
No , 25-Cllnton R , Nash , Slout CIt ) ' ,
In.
NOTIFIED OF HIS NOMINATION.
Natlcl1i1l Committee Calls Upon the
Republican Nomln e ,
OYSTER DAY , N , Y-Prcsldent
'Roose\ was notified formally on
Wellnesdu ) ' of his nomination for the
presidency br the national republican
convention , The ceremon ) ' took place
at his country home at Sagamore Hill ,
three mnes from this village , In ac.
cor ance with the Ilresident.'s wlsli ,
the ceremony was malle as simple as
p08slble , , . .
The formnl notification oC the action
of the convention was made on behnlf
of n eommltteo rel1resentlng every
state nnd teTl'ltory In the United
Stntes b ) ' .Tosoph G. Cannon , sl1eaker
oC the house of rel1resentatives ,
The day 011ened with Ideal weather
and arrang ments for the ceremony
wore completed early. The wide v"r-I
auda of the house'.at Sagnmore Hili ,
extending almo t entirely around the
hO\se. was decorated with Amerlcnn
fiags hung from pillar to 'pllIar ' ,
In addition , many houses In the
neighborhood of the Roosevelt home
and In O 'ster Bay were draped with
the national colors. . Across the
main street of tlte village there hung
n largo R09SQvolt and Falrbanles ban-
ner. Only three of the members of
the commltteo were absent. Included
among the Invited uests were ll1en
prominent In all walks of life. Those
present numbered about 125 ,
Spealccr Cannon delivered the
speech of notification , to which the
presldont. resl10nded at conslderablo
length.
At. the conclusion of the address
President. Roosevelt held an Informal i
recolltlon and rocelved' the congratu.
lations of the commltte\men on his
speech ,
Kruger's Dody Enroute.
CLAHENS , Switzerland-The remains -
mains of l\Ir. Krue ! : " late president of
the Trnnsvaal , who died here Jul ) ' 14 ,
were plnced on board a train 1\1 on ,
duy , bound for The Hague , The fu ,
noral car was decorated with fiags
and fiowers and the comn was covered -
ered with the fial ? of the late Trans ,
vaal republic.
New Cruisers for RuslJla.
LONDON.-A dispatch to Reuter's
Telegram comlmnr from S1. Peters ,
burg SU'S it Is rellorted there thal
cruisers salll to have been bought by
R'Issla In Gormnny have joined the
Vladh'ostock squadron , which went. to
sea especial ) ) ' to meet thorn.
Japs Enter New Chwang.
TIEN TSIN-Llord's ngent at New
Chwang wires that fifty Japanese
cavnlr'men have entered Now
Chwang. ' 1'ho French fiag Is fi'lng
from nil the Russian bull\1lngs. The
town Is uulet.
Prize Money to 8e Paid.
WASlIING'1'ON-Aftar a legal bnt.
tlo of several weel.s , Admlrnl Dewey
and his men who fOllght the battle of
l\1anlll1 nI'e to I'ecelvo theh' prlzo lOon.
P ) ' on account of the capture of the
Don Juan ( to AustrIa and other Span.
Ish 11roI1C1't ) ' . Justlco Goulll slgnell
an orllor confirmlnl ; the 1'01101'1 of the
auditor In the case. 'rho amount of
the property cnl1tlll'etl finnlly was fi\ : ,
I od at $1G57J : 5 , a SU\ll consldorab ) ) '
In excess of what the go\'ernment
elalmell to bo duo. OnehaIr of the
u1I10un t 'wlll be . Ilalll - to - the cl\11tors.
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SUNK BYTORPEOO ,
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RUSSIAN DOATS AT PORT R.
THUR SENT TO BOTTOM.
A DARING ATTACK AT HIGHT
Ru&slans Drive Japmese : : from Their
Line of Defenoc-In a Later Fight ,
However , They Lose All . that Had .
Becn Gained.
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CHEE 100-8 ; p. m.-Russlan reCu-
gees who have arrived here report
tllnt the Lleutonant DurkuQff anl1
two ether Husslnl1 torpedo bent destroyers -
stroyers wore torpedoed und totally
destroyell hy the .Tapaneso on thQ
night of July 25.
TOKlO-In a daring night nttack
against a Husslan force cstlmated at
five divisions , with 100 guns , General
Olm succeeded In driving the cnemy
from tholr strong lIne ot defense
south of Tn Tche Klao ,
Advancing on Sundar , General Olm
found a superior force conCronting
him aUll that n heavy artillery fire
from the enemy \vas checldng his
men. Ho thereupon decided to hold
the positions he then held and to at-
tOlllpt a night surprise , This was BUC-
oossful , the Japanese troops hustling
the Russians Into retreat to Tn Hche
Klao , The Japanese bad only 800 caa ,
ualtles. No estimates of the Russian
loss os nre given.
The Talcushan army did not partlc-
Ipato In the fight , It being located to
the east of Ta 'l'che Klao , Moving
to the northwest , this Talmshan force
fOllght nnd won a eparate action on
Frida ) ' , July 22 , at Panllng , IQslng
thlrty.one men.
On Sunday morning at 9 o'c1 1c the
' .Tapanese right had reachell a blurt a
IIttlo less tll n two miles from Tnl.
) lIng mountain , At 5 o'clock 111 the
afternoon the Russian bntterle posted -
ed In various positions on the high
! ; rOlmd opened with vigor , shelling
the advancing Japanese line. The
strength of the Russlnn gradually developed -
veloped ( ] urlng the day. The ! tusslan
fire prevented a general advan o and
determined General Olm to decrdo to
adwalt the avent of Ilarlmess to deliver -
liver a night assault ,
Suddenly , at 10 o'clock Sundn ) '
night , the entire Japanese rlg'it was
nurled against. the first RussZan po'
sltlon east. and west of Talplng moun ,
taln and easll ) ' eal1tured it , At- mill ,
night the second position was at ,
tacled and b ) ' dawn the Japanese oc-
cllpled the emlneluJe to the east of
Shanchlatun. The Russians were n
retreat toward Ta Tche Klao , At 7
o'clocleIondar morning the Japanese
seized Chen 'shlsl,1an without resist-
'rmco : and pursued the Russian forcd
townrd Tn Tche Klao ,
S'I' , PETERSBURG-A toegram
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from Genera ] Kuropatlcln was recelv-
\VedncBday confirming the occupation -
tion of Ta Tche Klao by the Japanese
, Tuly' 25 and adding that a Japanese
division had moved on Hal Cheng ,
NEWS OF THE ASSASSINATION.
Doca Not Cause Much Surprlce In
Washington Circles. .
W ASHlNG'fON-Thc. fi-st omclal
Information received here of the. tragedy -
edy at St. Petersburg came In a short
cablegrdm to the state department
from Spencer Edd ) ' , the charge
d'affnlres of the American mbassy
In the allsence from that capital of
Ambassador l\IcCormlcle , 'rhe message -
ago read :
"Secretary of Interior Plehvc and
several others lilIIed and some
wounded hy explosion of a bomb , "
The cablegram was promptly forwarded -
warded by Acting Secretary Adoo to
Secretary Hay at Newbury , N. H. , a11l\ \
a proper expression of condolence will
be dlrectel thruugh 1\Ir. Eddr.
Although the assnsslnatlon Is deep-
) ) , deplored here , It cannot be : mld
that It has caused much surprlso In
the clrclcs here best. Informed as to
the conllitions In St. Petersburg , 1\1 ,
Plehvo was regarded as a reaction 1st
and was partlcularlr severe In his
treatment of the radical clement In
Russian politics , lIe was able to en.
force his policies through his absoluta
control of the secret service and po'
IIco ,
Dcmands Will 8e Moderate.
WASHINGTON-Tho stnte department - -
ment has adllressell Itself to the Rus.
sian government through SI10ncer
Eddr , the American charge at Et. Pe ,
tersburg. on the charge of the seizure
of the cargo of the A abla hy UIO
Vlndlvostolt squadron. The Hamburg-
American company undoubtedly will
appeal to the German government to
secllro the release of Its ship and com-
pensntlon fur the delay In her cruise
and other Items of loss. It Is deemed
highly desirable to talee conservative
action and avoid Irritation ,
Fleet Orf Yokohama.
TOKIO-It Is bolleved thnt the
Vladlvostolt squadron Is oft Yokohama -
hama , The steamer Korea , which has
saCe ) ) ' arrlvell at Yolwhama , evldentlr
IJassed close to the Russian vessels.
Colonel Anthony Is Dlyng.
KANrl.\.S CITY , 1\1o-A special to
the Star from Lenvenworth , Ias"
says : Col. D. R. Anthony , the noted
Kansns ellitor a11l1 a brother of Miss
Sus:1n D. Anthon ) ' , the woman suf ,
fraglst , Is d'lng at hl homo here.
Colonel Anthonr , who hus been In bad
health for some time , became suddenly -
ly worse , and his famllr were : sm-
I mono ) ' to his hedshlo. The 11h ) ' lclau
In atte11llnnco stated thl\t the 11ntlent
could 11\0 no longer'than a day or two
at the mlst. Colonel Anthony Is 80
nld.
years
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II NEBRAS ( A STATE NEWS ' .
MEASURING NEBRASKA TREES.
Governmcnt Men from Wauhlngton at
Work In the State.
NEURASKA CITY-I ; ' . G. tlI1er , In
charge of aparty of govort ment men
from the deI1ll1'tment. oC forcstry at
Washington , D. C. , has been hero Cor
the past four or five days Inspecting
and measuring the timber hero.
I\bouts. The part ) . Is composed oC F.
Q. 1\UIIer , L , N. Godding , L , L. White ,
W. 1. Hutchinson , , T. D , Warner and G.
" , V. Peavy. All are graduiltes oC forestry -
estry In the universities of the coun-
tr ) ' and are consl lered eXl10rts In that
line , The part ) ' secured consldernblo
data from trees In Arbor Lodge , :
whore trees from nearly ever. ) ' portion -
tion of the United Stntes are growIng -
Ing nnd have been fm' 'ears. The
company separated anll took various
routes from here and will drive to tht >
Knnsns state line , when the ) ' will
travel north again to Lincoln and from
there go Into the northern part of the
atnte , The ) ' eXl1ect to be at " " 'orle In
hl state for the next two months.
They were joined while here by
Cooper Dunn of the Nebraslm state
university.
ARGO PLANT CLOSES.
Wnce Scale Said to Be Too 1-lIgh In
Nebraska.
NEDRASKA CI'rY-Superlntendent
G. C. Powers of the Argo starch plant
has been transferred to Pelln , m. .
where ho will have charge of the
lnrgo sugar plant at. that place , The
Argo plant is to be closed down as
soon as the starch on hand can be
shipped out and It Is not Imown when
It wlIl open. The plant Is In charge
of ono of the other managers until It
closes down , The omclall of the
trust sny that the cause for the clos.
Ing of this plant Is that the unions
demand too high wages and that the
cost of milking starch Is too hlg ? be.
cnuse of the wage scale , as com _ .red
to tholr other plants. It Is thought
that the plnnt will be opened th a
fnIl , If the wage scale can bo adjusted -
ed to their lilting ,
LEGt LATURE'S BAD GUESS.
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Acscssable Property Will Not Total
More Than $289,000,000.
LINCOLN-When the final compu ,
tationS' have been made the state
honrd of equalization will find that the
total \'aluatlon of the property in Ne-
braslm will umount to about $289-
000,000.
The last loglslature based the appropriations -
propriations on the assessment of
$500,000,000. The allowances have
been made and In most. cases the
money has been spent , so the lev '
must cover the defect. or the state
must go Into debt.
\Vlth the counties of Nance , Holt ,
Cherry anll Cedar missing the assessment -
ment of state proport ) ' amounts to
$27J.84G,4G2 ! , The assessable property
last ) 'ear amounted to $180,290CG .
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Will TeGt Inheritance Law.
PLATTSl\IOUTH-Ip the allmlnls.
tratlon of the estate of Darton W ,
Harmer , now pendlpg In the county
court. an Interesting point has been
brought out by J , E , Douglas , attorney -
ney for the heirs , Involving le constitutionality -
stitutionality of the Inheritance tax
law of Nebraslm , The heirs , In Slip'
port of their application to have the
tax against the .estate set asldO , .allege
that the Inheritance tax law , which
was passed In 1001 , was repealed lIy
the leglslaturo of 1003 , when a new
revenue law was enucteJ which purported -
ported to cover the entlro system of
revenue for this stute , but. did not mention -
tion the Inherltanco tax.
Pay of Assessors.
FALLS ClTY-Undsr the old re\'e-
nue law assessors for the different pro-
clncts were pnlll $ : : 0. da ) ' for the
time nocessarlly spent , and last ) 'ear
the cost of malting the assessments
was $2,143,30 for the entire county ,
Under the new Illw the deputy as-
Bessors got a per diem or $3 for not.
more than sixty da's , The Mils flied'
for maldng the assessment. this ) 'ear
under the now law amount to $2,382 ,
being nearly $150 moro than under the I
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old law. And when to that Is added :
the salar ) ' of the county nssessor ,
whlch'ls $ GOO per year , It makes the i
new law coot. the count ) ' about $7 O
more a year than the old one did.
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Killing Prairie Chickens.
LINCOLN-According to advlces.re-
celved Crom the western section of
the stnte pot hunters are remorse-
lessl ) ' slaughtering prnlrlo chlcl\Cns ,
The birds are too ) 'oung to be ex-
coptlonallY wnrr. The hunters are
IdlUng them to supply the eastern
marl\Cts. Game Warden Carter will
Investlgato the complnlnts.
Mistook Jlmson for Coffee. .
NELSON-J , 1\1. Hiatt. and wife had
a narrow escnpo from death from the
elTocts of poisoning. In getting break
flilltIrs. . Hlntt mlstoole jlmson weed
B"ed for ground cofCeo and both drank
of It , and on I ) ' prompt Ul ! oC the
'IOtomach pump and hard wtlffc 0 : : the
part of two doctors were were there
all dn ) ' ! lnved the lIves of both , They
Inro an elderl ) ' couple who live alone ,
'In the snmo ) 'nrd , however , with tholr
daughter and sonln.lawIr. \ . and rrs ,
Dnn Erwin , who dlscovored ther ! slcl. ,
ness efore It hal gene too fnr.
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NEBRASI < A IN BRIEF.
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A big crop of hay Is being secured
In Lincoln county.
'rho street fnlr put on at West
Point proved to he a grent success.
RLchnrd Dobson , of' CIa ) ' count ) ' , (
who served three terms In the Ne- -
braslm legislature , Illed lo.st weelt.
The Lincoln labor unions are male-
Ing elaborate plans for the celebration .
of Labor dll ) ' In September. They ex. '
pect. at attendance of about. 4,000 ,
The ochool census o [ Otoo county I.
which has just been completed shows .
that there are 3,578 boys and 3GO ! ) , ,
girls of school age between the nges I
o ( 5 and 21.
At the special election for the purpose -
pose of voting bonds for $1 , OOO for
a Eewcrago system for the city 'of
Wnhoo the proposition carrIed by n
vote of 253 for and 104 ngalnst.
According to the completed returns
of the assessor the nvcrago value of
farm lands In Otoe county Is $59,94 ,
and the total value of both personal
and real of the county Is $35,003,927. :
E1.Jert Laughlin , a section hnnd Cm-
ployed at Paxton , whlIo returning
from OgalaIla , whore he had been assisting -
sisting In clearing some wrecked cars
from the line , was Injured b ) ' falling
from n moving train. Ho will. re- I
cover.
Hans Peter'3 , aged G5 , a member of
a pnrty of ten people from Gretna.
1I0und home from Bonesteel , died 111 .
Norfolk from Injuries received at the
junction Northwestern depot In Norfolk -
folk when the special pulled In from
Bonstee ! .
Elghtr-five dollars per acre was the
prlco paid last woelt 'for IGO acres of
fine fnrm land In Grand Prairie township -
ship , Platte county , The land Is six :
miles from Columbus and two years
ago It sold for $ G5 per acre and eight
years ago for $35 ,
Dr. E , C. 1\lunk' Newman Grove
ancI Dr. .1. G. Walker of Lindsay ,
charged with alleged' statutory assault
on the person of Nellie Thompson of
Newman Grove , were dismissed by
Justice Rlcnardson after the ( "ami-
nation of numerous witnesses.
Harry Kimmel of malr , 0. guest at
the National hotel In Nehraska elt ) ' . ,
lost a $2 O diamond ring In the wash
room of the hotel. 1\1r. Kimmel removed -
moved the ring while washing his
hands and left. the room \Tlthout taking -
ing the diamond. A few minutes
later ho discovered his loss.
A tramp was bro.lght. ! Into Wahoo
from Touhy on the Union Pacific ,
where he had his right arm crushed
under the train , He was tal < en to the
county jail , where County Physician
Smith , nsslsted by Drs , Dush and
Tornholm , mputated the man's arm
just above the wrist.
John Hoyt. of Sarpy county. while
on his way to'Bonesteel , met with a
painful accident , He was eating this
lunch , when a small chlclccn 1I0ne
lollged In his throat. He immedlutelY
returned to Pallllllon , but the doctor I
was unable to remove the bone. The
sufferer then wGnt. to Omaha to get
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reHef , , . ,
The scl1001 cenSUii of Otoe county
just completed shows there are 7,209
children of school age In Otoo county.
This Includes nIl the children between
the ages of 5 and 21 years old , There
are 3,578 boys and 3G31 girls. The
census Indicates there are twenty-one
more chllrren this year of school ago ,
than there were last. year.
Great Interest Is alrend ' manifest-
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cd In the Nebraska state fair. The
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mosl spectacular featul'O of the fall'
w11l be the appearance of Dan Patch ,
'who , on August 30 , w11l pace one mile
against time , The manngement of.
the fair will have to pa ) ' $1.500 for . " t
this privilege , nnd , In addition , 20
cents from every tlcl < et sold above
the number when Cres-ceus appeared
last year ; admission goes to 11.V. .
Savage , the owner of Dan Pntch ,
Mrs. Rollert. Heclcnthorn. an 0111
resident of Gage county , has been
pronounced Insane and ordered to the
nsylum ,
Robert. Colson , a ) 'O\l11g man Hvlng-
11 few miles southwest. of 1\Iumbolllt ,
came In to receive medical atentlon
made necessary b ) ' an oxploslon of
some lJOwder , 11 quantity of which the
young mnn ran across while burning .
up some hens' nests. The box had
been used about. the house and It Is
supposed the powder was stowed
awa ) : In it and forgotten.
A voucher for $2,37 bacle l1ay due.
from the Civil war was received by
Adjutant General. Culver Crom the
war department. The money , which
had never been solicited , was accompanied -
panied b ) ' a statement to the effect
that. Bettlement was mode to enable- f
the government. to close up Its ac.
counts ( fllh the soldiers of the Civil
war and to correct clerical crrors ,
made by the paymasters when the
soldiers were mustm'ed out. of service.
'fhe voucher was for $1,72 duo Mr _
Culver for pay as n private from September -
tember 21 to 24 Inclusive. 18G1 , ant !
for 53 cents duo for servlco on October -
tober 14 , 18H ( ; also 12 cents for clothIng -
Ing nllowance for the Barno date.
Fnrmers of Sarpy county are complaining -
plaining of rust. In the wheat.
Thlrtrseven yenrs a o on the 19th
of Jul ' 1..lncoln
) was selected ns the-
call1tnl city of Nebrasltll. David Bilbo {
ler was at. that time go\"o-nor of Ne-
blaska T. P. Kennrrd
, was secl'etnr-
of state , and John Glllespio wns state-
tlullitor. These three formed R. Ilros.
p < ! ctlng part ) ' empowered to f tI1on \
n. definIte slto for the Call1tal Clty _
D ) ' a vote oC two to one , 1\11' . GelJille ! : ! ,
voting In favor of Ashland , th6 I1laco
where Lincoln now Is , was chosen tor
the location of the capital.
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