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ROKEN DOW. . . NEunASKA
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Admiral } { nmlmum will now find It
posslblo to go hOl11o wllhout bollll :
clubb cd.
Sir Thomns LllJton contlnucs to
have faith In good losing ns a bnshlc'Is
proposition.
An nctress sued for dlvorco says
she hnll forgottcn her mnrrlnge. Now ,
that's renl nctlng.
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General 1\Ia nnd Admiral Sah ns yet
hnve shown 110 sign oC serious In.
compatablllty ot temporament.
Gracious , wl1nt a glorious thing It
would llava lIeen for the R\lRslnns \ It
the , czar's boy had boon twins.
Nnturally the projcct to maIm pap 1
money "velvoty" lias railed , and Wf
' 1hal1 go on working har for It as ot
old.
Sher10ck Helm s Is necded to -
plain the true Inwardness ot tl10 ex-I
pf the missing jowela down In New-
vort.
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Cot Younghusbnnd , owing to his In-
disposition-to move-mny bo com.
l1e1led to go Into winter quarters In
Tlbot.
Obolonslcy , the new Jovernor of Finland -
land , probably Is carrying all the In.
surance the companIes care to write
Cor him.
A Chlcngo journalist Is In jnll. Those
WashIngton people " , ho want to have
an Injunotlon sened on ; . planlsl
should cheer up.
It an Injunction " ,111 , not stop a mnn
from drumming the scales on n piano
tor fifteen hours at n stretch , there
nre other wenpons.
Jobn Durrougl1s may think tl1nt all
the cats ought to bo killed , becnuse
they hunt for birds , but dOC ! I1't ho
love the 11tUe Idttens ?
Thomns Dnlley Aldrich hns written
" piny In verse , and It Is to bo put
on the stnge. } Jut this Is not brnvery
It Is mere reckless daring.
A Delaware woman Is reported tc
have succeeded In feeding fnmBy 01
> 'lve 1Ieoplo on 27 couts IL day. bIust
bavc been very oheap people.
This announcement that stogies mD )
be made of sugar.beet leaves clearE
up n mntter that had long been 101
mystery to persons who have smoltO
lhem.
One 100tba11 victim has already beeD
listed. Must the gridiron tragedIes b.
Ildded so early to the raBroad an
Jlteamboat and other Idnds of acel
: dents ?
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The Grand Duke Doris has been re
ca11ed to St. Petersburg In disgrace
Kuropatkln found It too much to con
tend with the Japs and with the grani
duke , too.
In spltlil of Mrs. Goelet's socia ;
" 'Iromlnence her example of forgetUnn
11. tin cup fu11 of diamonds on thf
Idtchen table Is not l1kely to 6 conH
fashlonablo.
In New Jersey the mosquitoes lirC
t so fierce t\1at people are laid up In the
hospitals trom tholr attaclts , thus add ,
ing a new luster to the accident In.
suranco proposition.
Natura11y the czar doesn't mean tc
reform a11 the evils that exist In UU ! !
sin right away. He wnnts , of courS
to nave f omethlng to bo done \Thon
I the royal baby eets 1tooth. .
In West Virginia an eccentric cler.
g-yman Is to stnnd on n mountnln top
! , and preach Uuough a megapl1or.e. lIe
would do better to stand on his dl ( ; .
olty and sit down on his foghorn.
Prlncoton Jlrofessors are about to
malte A. trip to Egypt for the purpose
: If studying the tJyramlds. Prmmma.
bly they are familiar with the history
: If tbe notable sphinxes of this coun-
try.
A New Yorle banker recently got' '
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! lIne years and ! : Ix months In the p n.
9tranJe that men wl11 persist In tnlt.
Ing chances Instead of taldng enough
to ' " , In the reputation of being great
nnnnciets.
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The worst case of "marble heart"
on record Is supplied by the story of
a Chicago man , " , bo recently "orrled
tilL' undertakers by l1Ylng sixteen
hours with II. bu11et In that dopartmlnt !
of his Interlvr.
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A not d ornltholorlst says the sot -
t called English eparrow Is 'Trongly
named , and thnt It should bo called
tbo Russlnn sparrow. But this lookll
like trying to pile more trouble on
nn already amlcted country.
The Delaware womnn , vho Is bor.st-
Ing tha.t she has fed tamlly of five
oc 27 cents a day doesn't say so , but
It may bo t1ll1t she substituted saw
dust tor the customnry breakfast fool !
and they didn't lenow the dlfteronce.
The editor of the London , almes hn
( lecllned II. peerage becAUse ho want ,
to be free from obl1saUons to the gov
ernment aud the crown. A good ren
Bon. He might have added , however
that ho declined also because ho
dliin't need an American heiress In hh
business.
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THE STRIKE OVER
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BUTCHERS' CONTEST AGAINST
PACKERS AT AN END.
MR. DONNELLY SO DECLARES
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Old EmployeR to De Taken Dack liS
Nccded-Lol l of Wages During tha
ProlonJec ( ! 6truggla Five Million
DollarD.
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CIIICAGO-'l'ho strllto ot the
butcher workmen which Ims demor-
all1.cd the mea.t paeltlng Industry
throughout the countr ) ' for the last
two JnonthB was officln1ly declnrelt err
Thuradlty night by President Michael
.J. Donnolly of the Amalgnmnted Men.l
Cutters nnd Butcher Worlonen of
Amcrlca. 'fhls mOI'nlug Mr. Donne1\y \
telegraphed the members of the national -
tional executlvo commltteo usltlns
their conscnt to the announccment of
the end of the strlko , and tonlJht ,
having received favorable o.nswern
from all , ho dcchll'ed thnt the ! ! trllee
of the members of his orgnnlzatlon
'Would end at midnight.
The strllto or the members of the
anllinted unions nt the Btock yardll. .
who quit work In sympathy with the i
butehOl'1I : will officlnlly bo cn1\ed \ oft
Friday morning at a meeting of the
conterence bonr(1 ( of the a11led trades.
'fhls was lleclded upon at fmeet -
Inr ; of the central bo y of the tL11I d
trades , hoht Thursdn.y night. The
contml body wnn at first In favor of
continuing the strllw , but Mr. Don-
no1\y \ , who waa IlreDen t , nnnouncolt
thnt the men were dereated and thnt
In ord01' to nn.ve his union from being
entlr,1ly disrupted ho would ordol' hili
me' to return to worle , no matter what
course mIght bo taken b ) ' other un.
Ions.
Ions.Whon
When the pnckers were notified
that It had been decided to end the
slrlke they announced that they
'Tould rlvc plnces a3 fn.r aa I10sslblo
to the skl110d men , but It wns stated
at the SlU110 tlmo that man ) ' of those
would bo unl1ble to secure their old
place8. nil In man ) ' cases the worle
wns being performed In II. sntlsfactory
manner by men who hlld been secured
slnco the commencement of the
ntrllte. It Is cXllcclOll that the mil'
jorlt ) ' of unskilled men will be unable -
able to secnro their old vlacos again.
During the Btrllw approximately
63,000 persons bave been Inyolved In
the struggle , wblch Is estimated to
hn.vo cost the JUen about $5,000,000 In
wagee , o.s against an estimated loss
of $7,500,000 to the pnckers In loss of
business nnd In Increneed exvenses.
The greatesl number of men Idle In
Chlcngoo during the strike wns 26,600
and the totAl In the countr ) ' , outside
oC this city , Ii ! e tlmated to be about
the sn.me.
The orlglnnl cause of the strlko
wai n. demand by the butchers' union
Umt the pnclwra pny to the unskilled
workmen 18 cents an hour The
nckers refuGed to sign nn agreement -
ment , but otto ! ell to arbitrate the
Question. Thl , vas accepted , the
strlkors agreeing to return to work
pondlng the decIsion of the nrbltrn.
tOri. TI10 men , however , were dls.
sallst\e(1 ( with the manner In which
they were being I111t to worle 1ut dc-
claret ! that the ) ' , . . .ould not return un-
IC'3s nil of the men were given their
old plnces In one dn."s time. The
paclwr9 decln.rod thnt this was ph'sl-
cally Impoaalb1e , nnd the men weut
on strll < o for the second time.
The men nO'T return to work under
the condltlo liJ that oxlsled before the
strlko.
TWO ARMIE ARt ! AFTE' ' " HIM.
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Kurokl and Oku Are In Pursuit of
Kurtlpatkln.
ST. PETERSDURG-A dlopatch
from General KuroPRtltln , timed 6:30 :
o'clocle " 'edn08dR ) ' evening , was received -
ceived Inter In the dny.
He relorted that Genernl Kurold's
7\rnlY was 7\hout twcnt--soven miles
caRlwRrd of the rnllroall nnd that Gen.
oral Oku's al'm ' was twent ) ' mlles ' .
'West of the rnllrond. 'I
The eneral starr oqlCcls : thnt It big
battle will be tought.
At 6 : 28 1' . m. Genernl Kuropatldn
reported thnt 110 dill not lese a gun
during the rutreat.
The bet IntormnLlon of the wnr ot-
fico Indlcl\teti that G neral Kuropntltln
lost about 17OiUlcn \ ) during the ten
&Jnys' battle at 1..111.0 Yang.
New Dele\flt. \ nnll Aeslstant.
ROMB-It df''tlo\1 \ d Tlmr\d7\- : that
Father Ambos ( ' A hl : ! , the new ltele-
t\te to the l'hl1lpplne ISlrll1ds , will not
bo t\ccolnpl\l1led to the Philippines by
Dr. Lope ! ! , ' " ISpanlr.h Ben dlctlne , but
by un HallnJIIfIcnlnr priest , who hns
not ) 'et beflu r.hoJen.
Uka that Iverybody Likes.
ST. PETEnSBUnG-'rhe Imperln. '
ultl\s. ettenllln the rlghtll of residence -
dence ani ! to . .nrnge ; In commercial' '
industrial rnmmlh to the hlEher clnss
of educated JlWII meet , , -Ith fnTor
both In the vro.Jowlsh and antl-Jow' :
Ish pross.
Baltic Drlngs Two Thousand.
NEW YORK'-1I t Is snld to bo
tIlO largcst .lUmber of steorngo vas-
s ngers e\'cr hl'ollghl from Greal Drlt-
alnIn a lilrglc'ossel ! nrrl\'ed Thurs.
dny on the titeamshlp Baltic , which
brought 2,000 IIUEFiC"1lgers In the steer-
IIge , In PHhlltlon to G71 In the cnhlns ,
making a totnl of : ! ,1t : ! IJersons on
bonrd , Includln ! ; the cI'ew. Among the
IIteernse ! lnSRlnncr were n number of
roturnln" Anwricallll.
William nile ) ' ,
a well I\I1O\\'n cn.tt 10' nn , Was In th
steerage , II/win , : ; l'ompllt tt hll 20th
rottnd tMD acros3 tAlIanUc. ! .
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GREAT BATTLE IS EXPECTED.
Kuropatkln MOlY Fight at Mukdon erGo
Go on North.
ST. PETEltSnURG-Genornl Juro-
putkln'/I omcln. ! revert , Rent from fult-
den Wcdncsd Y evanlng , nnnouncing
that the whole ot his army hud arrlvelt
at Multdon nnd . . .IlR talelng up poRI.
tlons around the city and addln that
the army had not 10llt a gun during
the retreat , r lleyell the pUbl1 < : an1 : '
lety am ! put au c-.md . to the maay
alarming r portll whlcb had been current -
rent here.
From the genernl' rOIlort It seema
ovldent thl\t Kuropatkln Is tentntlvely
proparll1A' to meet the JaJ:1I1eso agn.1n
IIhouilt l < leld MarahaJ OYlllun continue
to vresw northward.
NothlnA' more ImlJortant thnn rear
Iluard action ; martell } the march to
Mukden , The region south of that
city 1:1 : now clear of Rusalans.
It lIS evident that Kllropntkln Is takIng -
Ing pracautlons to III'event the Japl\n-
ese from oreoplnK around his tlankl' ' ! ,
as he reortll thnt the Japnncso cavalry -
alry Is actlY Ir : wcoutlng wldo on hla I
lIaulea. The JalmneHe are reported to
be moyln/t / UII : l.bout thirty mllow on
either shto of the railroad with the
TIOof 9urroundlnMukden / , but
whether Kurolmtkln , vll1 accept an
engnlement or continuo northward
'W1I1 vrobnhly depend at the docl lve
moment Ullon the temIJer I\nd condition -
tion of Ilia troov , wbo , doubtless ,
haTe been much shaken by the Ions
fiRht and hardshlV8 attendant upon
the rotreat.
NEW LINE TO PACIFIC COAST.
Rumor that Rockcfellctr Intctrcsta Will
Condruot Another Railroad.
ST. P A Ur. . . , l\tJnn.-Tho Dl3pl\tch on
' 1'hursllay snM : "ReIlorts recelvod In
St. Paul , coming from a thoroughl '
roll able source , state thZl.t L. n.tnn. .
nlng of Tacomu. hus Informed rnlhyar
omclnls at that 1Iolnt that he Is the
11Ouonal reJll'03cntatiTc of John T.
\Voodward , pI'1\8111ent of the Hanover
Natlonnl bl\nl. or Ne\T York , II. Hoclte-
foHer Institution , nnd that deeds to
a11 the Seuttlo nud Tacoma. property
which he hns acquired urlng the past
six months nre In Proshhmt Wood.
ward's hand9.
"PresidentVoodwarlt , l\Ir. Manning-
now st/\tes. / 16 nctlnr ; for a new trans-
contlnentnl route , to ho pushed
through to the Pacific coast , ylthln a
short time.
"Mr. Manning refuses to name the
rallwav , but Intlmntcs thnt the reports
that the r cent beayy purchnses of
terminals were In the Interest of the
Harrlmnn comLlno were far from the
truth. "
JAPANESE INSPECT THE NOVIK
Find Russian Vescl Sunk Within
Six Hundred Y 1rds of the Shore.
TOKIO-The officers commanding
th Jnpnnese expedition sent In to examine -
amine the wreck of the Russian
cruiser Novllt report that It In boach-
cd 900 yards southwst of Korsakovsl <
lIShthouse. It hils a 30.degreo list to
starbonrd , nnd with the exception of
a smn.11 portion or Its bow It Is en.
tlroly submergcd. Even on Its upper
deck the \Tntc ! ' Is Imee deep in the
most shn110w plllces. Its conning
to\yer n.nll upper works ' ' 'ere hc.\.yllr
damnged br the Jnpanese she11 firo.
It Is Im.PORslblo to as rtlln definitely
the extent of the damogo unller the
water , but eyldently It Is con sidor-
able.
Russian land forcell fired on the
, Japanese expedition while the ox-
nmlnation wnll being made , but the
eXlledllion retlrec.1 without sustalnlnl ;
au ' casualties.
IN SPITE OF THE FLAMES.
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Jap9 Get V.st Stores and Ammunition
at Llao Yang.
TOKIO-'fhe Jenornl stnfT 11:1 : ! ' ! not
yet mnlle public the details of the
battle of Llno Yang- . The peol1le are
still c lebl'atlnl > the YlctOl'y , hut there
considerable speculation over the
omclnl sl1enco rCl\pectlnJ ; General Ku-
raltl's movements since Sunday.
It Is rel10rtOl ! that the Japnnese ,
notwlthstanltlng the'raTl \ e3 of fire ,
captured yast accuml atlons of nllu-
sian stores and ammunition at Llao
Yan ! : .
The report that Lleutennnt Tara.
ollchl , son of Lleut nant General Ter-
nOllcl1l. minister of war , ' \UI'I ItlJled In
the Urrhtlu [ : before Lloo Yang I do-
uled.
Had Remllrknble Career.
ST. PAUL , l\lInn.-Mr . : ! ! nrnh Ste-
yen : ! , II. member of the "WI\Y Down
I nst" compsny , plllylnrt at a locnl theater -
ater here , dle < t R'lltdenly 7\t the City
hospital 'rnurnt'lr.y of uraemia. Mrs ,
Stcycnl' ' ! WM about 70 yel\rll old , nnd
her I /\e / [ ! Cl\r er , which was n notnblg
one , datelt from October ! 7 , 1356. 8ho
'VIIS member of the LaurlKecne
comlHiny thtnt presented "Our American -
can CouDln , " the comelty Lincoln was
wltneRHlnlt , , , hen assatJslnlltclt at Ford's
theater In WMhlngton , D. C.
Vermont III "epubllcnn.
WmTE RIVEn. S'I'ATION , Vt.-
ermont elected n governor nnl\ other
tate ollleers t''l"O members of
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gress , thirty state senntors nnd ono
represontntl\'e trom ench city and
town. 'I'ho repuhllcans wcre generally
vlctorlou ! ! . eloctint ! their entire tlc1tot
nllli 11111lutnlnln ! ; control of the leglo ,
laturo by the usual large majority ,
'rho cnmlJ\lgn : WI\8 hard taught by
both Ilnrllc3 , the lomocr\lJ ! ! benl1lng I
th"lr el1'orln to 1\ rel1l1cllon" the re. i
puhllcnn majority of 31,000 rivon to ;
\\'ll11am W. Stlcltnel fctr IQTOr1\Or. I
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ARMY AT MUKDEN
DANGEn MENACING KOUROPAT.
KIN HAS PASSED.
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GETS BEYOND JAPAUESE TRUOPS
The Whole Russian Army Near Muk.
den , or at LC1st ; Will So n Arrive
Thore-Kouropntkln's Plana for the
Future Kept a Secret.
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ST. PETERSDUUG-Gcnoral Kou-
ropakln hM arrived nt Mukden. From
the latest advlces recelTed by the War
olnco the nuthorltle8 now bellovo that
the danger of Field Marshal Omo.ylJ. .
cutting oft General Kourollatkla 11M
practically pR/lsed. Accordln to their
calculatlone the whole Uusslnn nrmy
shoull ! reach Muleden tomorrow night.
Gcneralrs Kurokl and Kouropal1t1n
haye been marching northward along
lJnN lel lInee , both I\rmles being creat.
IT hampered by heavy roade , the
Japnneso In a. rough region and the
Russians along Itlat countr ) ' , but embarrassed -
barrassed by the high Chinese corn ,
wh h pI'eyented marching on the side
of the ml\In roads. No llltliculty Is
bolng experienced at at Hlln river , a
few ml1es south of Mukden , where
brldgell hl\t been provltled for cross.
Inr ; : the 8trelLm. There has been con-
8tant tlrln "t the Russian rear and
along the western " " 'Ing , but so far
as known by the War office nothing of
Im'portl\nce lULs occurred since the roe
troot began.
The general starr natura11y I ! ! retl-
ccnt auout houropntkln's plans , esplt.
cla11y whether ho Intend to stop at
Mukden. His decision probably wll1
dopel1d on the Intentions of the Japan- .
ose. Contingent preparations will.
probably bl ! made to evacuate Mul , .
lien and thera 18 considerable evl- I
donce that Kouropntkln , It coml1c1led ;
to go north , will mnke 11 stand I\t Tiel. I
Ing. whera the RusBlans wintered last
year. , Tl llng Is tort . miles north of
Mulellen. At this point there Is 11. nar. .
rO'T defile , with the LIao rlyer on one
Ride and the mountains running al.
most doyn to the railroad on the
other. Steps nre being tnken to guard
against a 110\slblo attempt to cut the
line ther .
The report that the sailing of the
Bnltlc slJul\dron had been postponed
until November Is omcla11y denied , as
nlso Is the report that several of the
ships composing It deyeloped defects.
The squndron will taU ! or Llbo.u Sun-
da ) ' . Exactly when It 1'/111 ' all thence
Is not Imown.
Although the report that Rellr Ad.
mlral Ouktomslty , In command at the
Russian fleet at Port Arthur , Is to be
court martlaled Is untme , the admiralty -
alty hns doclded to recall him , proba"
bly plnclng Captain Vlren of the ar.
mored cruiser Dayan In command.
Th bu11e of the Russian 1\1anchu-
rlnn army Is nenr Mukden , where It
now appears General KouropatJdn has
been slnca Mondny. His troops , It Is
understood , are not entering the clly ,
but are taldng up pl'eparod posltlon3
around l\Iuleden. While there Is no
specific Intormatlon on this point , the
general staff believes that only a
small rear gunrd Is In the neighbor.
hood of Yontnl. No turther fighting
of ImportnnC Is expected oouth of
Mukden. The crltlcnl slnge Is regarded -
ed as having pnssed. and the announcement -
nouncement was made thllt the \Var
office will not longer give out bu11o-
lIns each day.
Mosquitoes Appear In Swarms.
SAN ANTONIO , Tex.-A special
from l\I1\7.\tlnn , Moxlco , says : A plngue
of mO'lqulto ! B Is reportell from the
town of Eldorndo , this state. The Insect -
sect ! ! are s\ld : to bo of extrnordlnllry
size and appear In eWPorms at n ht.
Ono woman , Il 19 reported , hns been
drl\"en Insane by the nHacke of mos-
qultoos and two Infanta have died
trom tal' ! polRonlng errectR of their
blte8. TIle Deople of the to'l'm have
appenled to the : \t'lte : authorltlee tor
aId , and the authorities hnTc allkcd
Cor eXIJorts from the City of l\Iedco.
The plague 3eem3 to he cont'lncd ' to
the town and vlclnlt - , the Ins cts orIginating -
Iginating In noar' , ) ' swamps.
aues Secretary of War.
W ASHINGTON-Mnjor Peter n.
E n , Rurgoon In the United states
I\rmy , brourhl flUlt n alnstV. . H.
TaCt , Iecretl.ry ! of war , to com Del him
to remOTe trom the recorlt of court-
martinI proceedings , ndjudglnr : him
( Major Enn ! ) not guilty on chnrges
of ne leet of duty , the Indorsement on
the court' ! ttndln of Colonel Sanna ,
the rorlewlng omcer , then command.
Inr ; the dep7\rtment of Colorado , which
Indorflement the coml1l/\ln/\nt / snrs In
In errect punishment tor n11e ed of-
fenel : of which ho was found not
rul1ty st Fort Douglas , Utah , In Dc-
cember , 1901.
! ! ury Japanese Dead.
CIIE FOO-Advlces from Port Arthur -
thur s/\y / that fo11owln , ; the terrlttc
bombardment of the tortress for the
fiTo d/\ye / ending September 1 , heaps
of Jl\pan se bodies were removed by
the Chln'se under orders glvon by the
Port Arthur n.uthorltles.
United Sbtes Makes Protest.
ST. Pb"1'ERSnURG - The United
States hils IJrotested to UusBIn. against
the seizure of the cargo of the British
stenmer Cnlchas , which was captured
whllo bounel trom Puret Sound to
Japan br the Vladh'ostok NIuudron.
' 1'ho ! Jrotost ro1l01l'n the lines of the
case of the Portlnnd and AsIatic liner
Arabia , 1190el1.Cll : 11) ' the Vlfullvostok
pqu1\dron , 111 dccllnlnc ; to rC'Cob't11ztJ as
of cOIlI1'abZl.nd character ( ; 00 < < 15 and
foodstutTt ! In the ordinary course ( If
trade 111lnot ielOlpd ! tor the \1st ! ot
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[ I S _ IN NEB KA
THE STATE AT LARGE.
The rnces at W'moro wl11 be held
September 21. 22 nnd 23.
Some caBes of scnrlet fever hnve o.p"
peared In Columbun and rQ being
quarantined.
Lincoln nutomob11lsts nre ta11dng of
n. big rnco meet to bo held at the fnJr
grounds cQrly In October.
Omaha gets the meeting of the
Statl ! Tj3ltchcrs' association next JIL.1-
nary , and Lincoln retains the poultry
IIho\v.
RUdolph i3chnelder , aged 5 yenre ,
died at Lincoln presumably from the :
etrects or some polson talten with sui- I
cldal Intent.
At a. special e1ectlon In Osceoln. , the
bonding of the town tor n. system of
water worke to cost $2 , OOO , wns voted
upon. The r sult . . . . . .n.s a mn.forlt-
favor 'Of the bonds of over four to one.
L. W. Garounto of Lincoln has been
appointed to a 'position on the stn.rr
of Governor Mickey. Mr. Go.rouutc Is
II. traveling man , and f ls polntment
IA expected to smooth out the Ha-os
Incident. .
A boy Cn1plored : In the drug stor9 of
\Vnlter Dros. , Deatrlce , hnd his Ilrm
badly bnrned hy suI ph uric acid , the
nccldont being co.usod by the bursting .
of a largo jug of the lIquld , 'Which
e WIl8 handling In the ce11ar.
Word hnR been received In West
Point of the deltth , In Eric , Pa. , of
Robert Po11ock , tormerlr cashier of
the First Natlonll.l banle of this place.
The renmlns will be Interred In Erie ,
the tormer home of the deceased. He
'WI00 years of age.
IncorporatlonR II.t the oocreto.t'J" of
state's office recentlr were the Farm.
ers' Elevator comllnnof ' \\'lIber , a
co-operatlvo concern , with a cn.pltn.l
doek ot U5OOO , 7\nd the Elsomore
Place company of Denson , Donglas
connty , Iren.l estate firm , with II. capital -
ital of ; 15,000.
Fo11owlng Is the mortgage report
for Gage countr for the month of
Angust : Number of farm mortgages
flied , ! 5 ; amount , $34H1 ; number of
tnrm mortgages released , 19 ; nmount
$27,710. : Number of clt - mortgnges
flied , 24 ; amount , $13,384 ; number of
farm mortgages released , 17 , amount
$8,223.
The Otoo Preserving company has
been running twentr hours II. day tor
the PMt ten days cnnnlnA' eweet corn
and tomatoes. The pacl < has \'el'aged
90,000 ca.1es a dalnce the plllnt began -
gan operlltlons. The 8.eet corn crop
Is unl1sua11r larre and of tine ql1l lt-
this yoar. Prominent farmers 8a - the
crop Is the best they have ever ralecd
In thl ! ! IItate.
n. R. K'll , as II. taxpayer of Gage
count ) ' , filed an Injl1l1ctlon suit In the
district court nnd secured II. tempi > 'r-
! \ry restraining order trom Judge Dab.
cock enjoining County Ch rJc Plasters
and his deputy , G. E. Emery , from extending -
tending the 5 per cent Increase In val-
lIlUon on hath real and personal property -
erty In the count- which WI1.S ordered
) ' the state bOlird.
D. E. Fields , the nursery man.
has Ibl field of cabbage east of Fremont -
mont which are attracting considerable -
able atentlon. The ! ; round " , "Us vlanted
to smltrees ] ] last IIprlng , but they
were drowned out hy heavy rains. It
was then plo.ntolt to cabbages. The
yield hn..q been good and thert" are
! ! nough cabbl\ges on the tract to loan
! l.n nverago freight train of fortcars. .
The peach crop about Humholdt 19
'elnll ; harvested and ItS } ) relIcted enrly
In the Benson the yield Is as tine as
t.nr reported hr the oldest Inhnblt-
I.I1t , while the quaHty of the home
trown : article Is much superior to thn.t
: If any shipped In so far this season.
l4'arm.ers arc sutferlnrhowever. . from
1. lack of marlwt , there being no bu . -
! r present. and thus far 11.11 efforts of
ho local Commercial club to Interest
! ome buyer hnve proven unavailing.
Clark O'Hanlon , democratic nom.
\nee \ for count - attorney of Washing-
on counthns sent his decllnatlon to
Chnlrman Faber of the county central
committee , and " , ' 111 not malto the race
for that office his fa11.
Mrs. Dady of Grand Island aUl'mpt-
d sulcldo by taking su1pl111te of cop.
Ier. A physlcln.n wo.s ca1led and llY' the
ndmlnlstrntlon of a prompt antidote
soon hnd the woman out or all danger.
Mr. Dl\dy and , , 'Ifo recently cnme hero
from Knns/\s / , " , hero he had been. em.
ployod In II. canning fnct.or - .
ActinA' under the advice of the state
department of public Instruction , the
various county sUllCrlntendonts arc
sending out letters of Instruction to
rural school bonrdll contalnln suggestions -
gestions for tlie beginning of the fall
terms of school. The boards are n.sl < ed
to Iccop the IIchool ynrds mowed , to
renovate bulhtlngs nnd furniture nnd
to tl\ko proper IInnitary mensures to
prevent contamination of the water
supphfnd the posslblo outbroale of
dlseaso. The directors also are warned
aalnst patronizing representatives of
book concerns not recognized ns stand.
arlt by the department of pUbll'c In-
struction.
Farmers about Ord ngrco thnt corn
Is practlca11y out of the Wo. ) ' of frost
and are now /\I1lng / ! ! for rn.ln to put the
soil Into condition for fall plowing.
Richard Saml1son , JIving one.hnlC
mila northwest of Sownrd , was awa1t.
oned by sounds outsillo his house. On
opnlng the front door. he found II.
three months old bahy Wra\lleli \ In a
shl\.wl , 1)'ln on the doorstep. with a
slip of IJ1\per fnst01Il'tl to the shawl ,
fitatlnli ; the birth of the baby. Mr.
Snmpson has been unnblo to nscertL1n
who are th" pa.rents . of the child or
who loft It on Ius doorst p.
RESOURCES OF NEBRASKA.
It Is Shown In a Dulletln that Is
Being Distributed.
The State Lnbor bureau has had
pUblished a bu1l0tln sJiowlng the resource -
source ! ! of Nebrnslm nnd other Items
of Intcrest In the state , for dlslrlbu.
tlon at the state fnlr. : 1very yenr some
Jlteraturo at this lelnd hns been In demand -
mand , but heretoCore hns not been
supplied. The hulletln Is a portion or
"
the matter which w1l1 be pUbllshod ( '
In the blennlnl report. It contn.1ns
tables showing crops anti vnhlo by
counties , Jlvo stocle by counties , and
other matter. As nn Introduction to
the tables the bulletin sn.'s :
Nebraska has the largest crenmery
In the world.
Nebrnslea has the largest broom fac.
tory In the world.
Nebraslca hns the largest Individual
cattle feeding station In the world.
Nebrnska. hns the Inrgest nnd only
beet sugnr s'rup and refining pllU1t In
the world.
Nebraska has the second largest
smelting \Vorles In the world.
Nebraslm has tile third Inrgest meat'
paclelng Industry In the world.
Nebrnska. Is the third state In the
production of corn.
Nebro.sleo. Is the tourth state In the
production of wheat. ,
Nebraska Is the fourth state In the
production of oats. '
Nebraska Is the fifth state 1n the .
l1rolluctlon of beet sugnr.
Nebrnslea Is the first atn.to In the
production of rye.
N bl'aska Is the fourth state In the
production of cnttle.
Nebraslea Is the fourth state 1n the
production of hogs.
Nebraska. III the seventh state In
the prol1uctlon ( lC horses.
Nebrnslta Is the tenth StlltO in the
IJroductlon of ml1ch cows.
Nebraska ie the first .state In the
production of "Ine seeds and sligar
corn for aced purposes and produces
more than a1l of the balmco of the
United States combined.
Nobrll8lo. has the greatest number
of distinct "a.rlctles of natlvo pasture
and bay rro.sses ; of any atate In the
union.
Nebrnslm hn ! ! , In the cast halt of
the stnte , land of higher agricultural
value and producing more products
than any equal area In the United
States.
Irrigation Agent Moves.
J. C. Stevens , formerl ) ' of the state
bonrd ot Irrlgntlon , but now connected
with the government sun'e ) ' , wll1
leave Lincoln the first of the month
for Denver , where his hendquarters
. . .1\1 \ be In the future. : Mr. Stevms has
just completed taldng measurements
along the NIobrara for II. distance of
scvcral hundrad mUes , and Incident-
all ) ' looking out for Irrlso.ble lands.
He found little of the land that was
fit for Irrlgntlon , however. The river
"uns through a ean.on and for JB ny
.
f.-
miles Is three or four hundred foot .
deep.
Prout Gets Notice.
LINCOLN-Attorney , General Prout
has been advised of the decision of
JUdge Ke1llgnr In the Nemaho. tax
litigation. Judge Ke1llgar overruled
the motion to dissolve the Injunction
restrnlnlng the county clerk from
npportlonlng the IncrealJe In taxation
mnde b ; } ' , the state board. The case
wll1 nO\v bo nrgued. Strong feeling
has been manifested against the revenue -
onue law In thn.t section of the state ,
nnd the suit wll1 bo bitterly contested.
Photographer Takes Polson.
FULLEUTON-Lee Richards , photographer -
tographer of this cll ) ' , toole a do so 'of
str'chnlno with sulclda : Intent and Is
not expected to JIve. The I1h'slclan8
say he Is Insane.
Jubilee Week at Holdree. [ )
IIOLDREGPreparatlons nre now
cmnpletc for the jubilee and agrIcultural -
tural exhibit to be held In this city
September 5 to 10. The various townships -
ships In the count- ; have organized to
exhibit th resources of each ! ! Iectlon
of the count ' . There wl11 be II. special -
cial for each da ) ' ; among tbem a fiow-
er parade , Thursdar ; the mocry mal-
era Friday. The last daSo.turlln ) - .
wl11 bo rlven up to the travellng men
of Southwestern Nebraslm _
Gigantic Family Monument.
DEA'1'UICE-A record fnmlly monument -
ment , which will contoln GOOO pounls !
of granite , Is to be erected br KII-
vatrlck Dros. In the Kilpatrick burlnl
grounde west at this cltThe Inscriptions -
scriptions thereon wl11 consist of GOO
letters nnd wl11 cover three senera-
tlons of the Kilpatrick famll ) ' .
Adams Elevator Burns.
DF.JATnICE-The Samuel Q. Adame
elevatol' at Odell was tota11y destroyed -
ed br fire , ental1lng II. loss of about
$3,500.
Wanted In Minnesota.
YORK-Tho " 1Icgel ! Corger wbo hns
severnl names Is now In the county
jl\lI. Sheriff Drott received II. mesBag - {
from Albert I..en , Minn. , ER'lng It 110
was not prosecute ! ! hell ! him \lntll the
nuthorltles nrrh'ed. The coml1lalnt
hns been tIled end he will bo prooo-
euted to the full extent of the law.
The man IJnssed n chlXk : here \lMer
the name of E. II. Seaman. The check
wnf' on a bunk In Da\'C1nllol't , In. , nnd
wllt.n It 'as lJrosantad IH\Y ment . . . .Il
refused.
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