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( USTR ( COUNTY RPU ( UCAn
By D. M. AMSDERRY.
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DROKEN DOW. . . NEBHABKA
L N ws in Brief I
WllIlam 1\IcA..ey , an ohl.tlme aclor ,
dlod at bin homo In Roxbury , 1\Iass. , at.
the ego ot 67 yonrs.
In tnc hurrlcnno that Rtrucle lIon.
durllEJ , many IntereBt : Jffore1 great.
1y , UlO\tsands of valued logs being
washed out to sen.
The OO:1rd : of tru tees unanimously
elected Herbert L. Stetson , now presl.
dent. of Kalamazoo college , Ialnma. .
zoo , 11lcb. , 118 president. of Dos Molnos
, college.
, While a fire was blnzlng In the bnBo-
, "ont of the Sisters of Mercy convont. .
In Chicago , moro than 200 girls march.
cd out In good order nnd there were
no fatalltlos.
Governor DaUey hns received 1lot. .
ler Crom Prof. W. C. WUcox , of Iowa ,
staUng l11 t ho didn't say the people
of western Kansas were Illl crazy part.
of the tlmo.
At IlnwJlns , Wyoming , the coloro&
woman who nave her husband a severe
beaUn , ; , using II. rlflo with which sh"
fractured bls sltUll , pleaded guilty and
paid bet' fine.
Louis Harmon , ono of the trio of
obbers who murdered George Goyer ,
a farmel' , near Alton , 0" more thnn a
year o , wns electrocuted In the an.
nox at the Ohio penltentlnry.
Tommy Ryan , middleweight. ch3m.
pion of the world , knoclted out Tommy
Watlnoo of PhUadelphln In the ! tb
, round of a bout. schodllle1 to go ten
fOunds , nt Denton Harbor , 1\Ilch.
A large number of JapaneBo army
reserve men residing In 1I0noluiu hnve
, received nollficatlon by cable from
the military authorities In Japan call.
Ing them homo for army servlco.
The state of Nevadn filed II. claim
ngnlnst the United States In the
United States court. . of claims for
$470,474 ndvancQ(1 ( In nld ot the fed.
ernl goyc.rnment. during the civil war.
Whllo resisting an attempt. to rob
him as ho sat. In hlB place of busl.
l1ess , W11llnm H. Knelerlng , II. Baloon.
leoe11or , at 3300 Princeton avenue , Chi.
cage , 'Was shot and died In a { ow
minutes.
Jose Mnrlnda , Porto Rlcnn , who
was tnken to Honolulu as a plnntn.-
tlon laborer , was hanged there { or
the murder on tbo night. of Septem.
ber 2G of the well known banleer , S.
E. Damon.
The Fore RIver Ship Dulhllng com.
pany announced that the United States
battleship New Jersey , under con.
structlon at. the ompany's yards at
Quincy , MMs. , w11l be launched Nov.
ember 10.
Paul Godard , n French expert. In
precious stones , jumped from one of
the approaches of the new Wl11lnms.
burg ( N. y , > , brldgo and wns dashed
to death on the slono pavement , 126
feot. below.
Captnln J. G. Mohlor , a pioneer of
Kansas and prominent attorney , Is
dead at Ballna , lan. Captain Mohler
was the attorney for the CllOyenno .n'
dllms who were trle < l tor murder and
acquitted In 1874.
A new RUBsian loan of $270,000,000 ,
o.ccordlng to the Drussols correspond.
ent of the Standard , hl18 virtually been
conclndetl. The first portion of this
loon , $70,000,000 , It. . Is eX11ectcd , wUl
be Issued In Jnnuary.
The 11Itnois Central railway sent to
the chief or police of St. Louis a check
tor $760 to defray' the funeral ex.
pensos of Detectives Shea , Dwyer and
McClusky , who were kUled In 0. battle
wllh nJlegod trnln robbers.
The pence treaty between Chile and
Dollvla , which has just been signed ,
\Vial bo uubmlttod to congress durinG
the present session. Ono of the prln.
clpal eln1OOB declareB that Dollvlo. renounces <
nounces n port on the Pacific.
DnrgJaro entered tIlO home of Court
Scond. I\t ArkansnB City , KnnBas , an
robbo It of UlOO ! worth of jewelr
and 1tvcrware. Secord Is 0. Snnta F (
engineer and wns out. on the rondo
Prosldent Loubet gave a dinner Ir
honor ot King George of Grecco , wh (
is now visiting Paris. The preBldenl
had on his right Lady Monson , wlfo 0 :
the Drltlsh nmbassador , and on hll
1eft Mme. Nelldott , wlfo of the RUB
tllan amb .8sador ,
President Roosevelt has dlrectel
the appointment of Mrs. James Long
street. . to bo postmaster at GalneBvUlc
Oa. , to succeed Colonel Henry P. DIU
row , removed , on the r0110rt of an Inspector
specter that Colonel Darrow I not I
resident of the community In whlcl
the postoffico Is situated. Mrs. Long
street Is the widow of General Jame
LongstrC t , of the Confederate arm )
.
Cot. Anthony , the Kansas 1110neo
editor , Is so seriously 111 that. bo I
bardly . cxpocte < l to survlvo.
DIBpatches received In London fror
various points rO)10rt ) a rather Bever
, arthqualtO amI much damage to pro )
crty tbrougbout Scandinavia nnd Del
mark.
Murat Halstead , the veteran JOIll
p l.Ust of Cincinnati , has been electe
Qresldent of the American NewsboYI
; ompany , which was organized to Iml
IIsh the American Newsb07s' Magi
II clno. IIo also hns booB hosen cdlle
t the magazine.
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CITY WI LL FAlll
JAPANESE HAVE PORT ARTHUR .
AT THEIR MERCV.
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POSITiOnS COMMAND TOWN
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Mikado's Men Can Drive Russians
from Main Forts at TheIr Pleasure
-Japanese Losces In Last Asoault
on Port Arthur. ,
C'IJI FOO-Port Arthur Is doomed.
The correspondent of the AlJsoclated
Press hero hM received Information ,
the rellnhillty of which Is heyond
Iluotlon ! ' ! , thnt the JU)1Iltleso now oc.
cUPY ) lOsltions which place the cast
sldo of the town nt. . their mercy ,
The Inst assault has gnlned for
thcJI1 110sltlons which Insure their
nhlllty to cnl1ture the main cast Corts
wlwnovcr they are rendy. It Is cnl.
culnted by the , Tnlll1nese that I ! the
Husslnns do not Iurrender : the former
will bo call11ble of )1rolonglng ) their
flnnl stand at Llaotl mountain on the
' 1'lger's 'rail for IL much longer time ,
with the lIIero hope o { prolonging the
strule ! , Long before the fJeC01HI Pa.
cllic squadron arrives the .Tapaneso
fla , ; will wllve over the wrecltell elta'
del. 'I'hls will end Viceroy AlexleIT's
.
dream of an unconquernble clt .
'I'ho .TamneBO ) have not occllplell the
main Corts and highest 110lnts oC the
hills , but they occupy In overwhelm.
Ing numbers Ilosltlons which will en.
able them to drlvo the H\\Ilnns ! : baclt
whenever they deBh'c.
When the , TU111ltleSe occupy the enst
fort rldgo they will cOlllpletely doml.
nnto the other nusslan forts with
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their nrtlllery.
LONDON-'rhe DnllY Telegraph's
Che Fee corres)10ndent ) , telegrnphlng
'I'hursdn ) ' . says that the JapaneBe
losses dllrlng the laBt. . I1ssnult on Port
Arthur were henvler than on any of
the prevlolls atlnclu ; . 'rho bombardment -
ment , he says. wns flO fierce thnt. the
streets of Dalny were said to trem.
ble , as though fl'Om an earthqllaltc.
The salllo paper'8 corrClpondent !
with Gencrnl Oku , under dnto of No-
vemhel' 2 , says that the In lcatlons
are thnt a terrific engagement Is
ahout to commence.
ClIg FOO-Tho .Tupanese are nmv
In a position to commence the beginning -
ning of the OIHI of the operations to
capture the eastern fortified ridges ,
Their fllee I1I1rle has been completed
by the 111aclng of 11.lnch howitzers.
During the nIght of October 29 all
the reBerves advanced through n net.
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work of trenches In fl'Ont of the enst-
ern Cortlfied rldgeB from Bouth of
leekwan to west of Keoltwan amI to
the west of Rlhhmg mount.aln , called
br the JavaneBo Shochosan.
The bombardment llOgan at rlawn
October 30 , and Infantry attacltB were
planned to go against JUhlung moun.
taln. nn untrenched hill between the
const of Danjusan and the cast. . of
leel\van and on three Keeltwan forts.
SLOWLY GETTING TOGETHER.
Russia Agrees to Part of Terms on
North Sea Court.
ST. PETERS DUnG-Negotiations
regarding the North sen. court of In.
qulry have not ret been concluded.
The Assoclatel { Press Is Informed
t.ho present position Is as follows :
The terms of the draft. . of the treaty
of the leglBlation of the court are
under conshloratlon by the emQrOl' ,
who may deslro some modifications ,
but these , If any , are not. . expected to
bo of In1.1Ortanco. Ono of the 111ana
alread ' agreed on Is that. Grent Britain -
ain and RusBla will jointly propose
that France an1 the United States
appoint. . a high naval officer ns II. member -
ber of the COllrt , which 11robabh' wl1\ \
sit. In Paris.
The four officers of the Russian Dal.
tic squadron , who , It was orlglnallr
llrranged , were to remnln In Paris
until the arrlvnl of Admiral I\aznalmlT : ,
,
are coming on to St. Petersburg to
present the report. of Vlco Admiral
Rojestvenslt } ' to the eml1eror.
Massacres Whole Crew.
LONDON-Accorllng ( to , Informa.
. tlon C'om , the IGland of Perlm , nt the
entrance to the Hell sea , an In vestl a.
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tmn of Masslrn Isln.1\Il made br th"
ntitan of 1\Iu : , ; :1t shows that the Ciq , .
tuin and a tWllt" crew of two'lono
tTlE'n , which I\fl : IO Drltlsh staamer
TImon Innorl l\l'l , which rnn asher , ) nt
the Kurla Mlsil ! slnnds. werf' mnssn.
cred hy the natives there , Nine of
, the murderers have he ( > n arrested. In.
formation wal : that the heat had cal1'
sized and all oC the occu1111nts dl'Own.
cd except. ono hey
Another Rhodes Scholarship ,
LlNCOJ.N , Noh.-Next. 'enr No.
braslm will zet ar.other Hholles schol.
arBhlt1 aI1polnl1:1nL A notice of this
was Bent. to Chancellor Andrews b ) '
s George R. Porllln of London , secretary -
tary of Vie scholarships.
No Spirit for GAyety.
ST. PE'rERSmmG-Thero wes little
tlo attem)1t ) Thlll'sdn ' to celehratn. except
cept In a perCllllctory way. the t ( > nt1
annlvonmry of th ! ' ncrcflslon of Em
peror Nicholas. The Im erlal fnmll )
attOlHled a To Deum at the I\azar
cathedral and there were tlel'vlccs It
all the church ( os. Later the troOl ) !
were paraded , the thoatl'rs gave fre {
exhibitions to the school children , ntH
there WM music nnd holiday dIBpla ' 1
In the pnrlts , but on account of th {
nnxlot ) . regarding Port. Arthur o\'ory
thing wus on a smnll scale.
DEGIN TTACK ,
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Furious Assault on Port Arthur Outer
Defenccs.
CIIE FOO-'ho general assault
upon Port Arthur , which began In II.
Ilrelltulnnry way October 24 , develop.
ell Into n fiercely rnglng battle Mon-
Iluy , when , according to a hitherto In. :
fnlllbio l1uthorlty , the Jnpuneso tlung
IlOavy Corces anlnst. ! . the fortresl : ! In II
tholr third attemlt ) to secure a com.
mandlng pOBltlon ,
'rho JUlIIneso ) hnvo been prepnrlng
for this aSBult for II. month. It Is belIeved -
lIoved that the .1npaneso did not ex.
pect to caIlturo the town on this occa. '
slon , but to nccompllsh another 1m- '
) lortant Corward step , This plan was
udol1ted Collowlng the fIrst. Msault ,
when thouBalHls of lives were sacrl.
ficed In nn nttempt to swarm over
th fortlficutlons by a mere Corco of
IIlIInber , regardlels of 10RS.
This asslmltlitO \ the previous one.
wns n climatic Incident. . of weary
weolts of trench dl glng , gun mountIng -
Ing anll smull en a ements. In the
opinion of < 1xICrtn ) the assault. . wl\1 \
cellse when the Japanese hllvo se-
cllred slIch position as will enablo' '
them to Cree)1 ) steadily closer under
the noses of the Hussilln gllns. It Is
belloved that two more general ns.
saults will be nccessary before the
dlBtance between the bolllgerent lines
Is sUfllclently shOl'tened to make an
att mpt to enter the main Corts nn
malto the end of the siege 11ractlcable.
A steamer which has just arrived
here from New Chwang reports hav.
Ing hearll heavr firing at Port. Arthur
"londay night and 'I'uesda ' unW It
wns out of earshot , Indicating a continuance -
tinuance of the battle which began
October 24 In 11 preliminary manner
and developed Monday Into the third
attempt of the Japanese to secure a
cOllltnandlng pOlltlon. : !
' 1'he JapaneBe opencd fil'o with their
artillery along the whole line , Incl.
Ilentallr continuing their dally prac-
tlco of dl'Opllng ) shollB Into the har-
bor. The Husslans replied. the
sounds , as of distant thl\1Hler , telling
the Inhnbltnnts of Porl Dalny thnt
the long eXI1Cctml I1BSault on the COI , .
tress was Imminent. 'rho bombardment -
ment continued fllrlollsly until lh(1
afternoon of Octohel' 2i ( , when the
nusslnn guns on the gtso mountain ,
Antso mOllntllln und Rlhlung mountain -
tain became brlell ' silent.
COMPILATION OF INDIAN LAWS.
Two Volumes of 1,200 Pages Each
Fu IIy Indexed.
WASHINGTON-A revised e ltlon
of the compilation of the ] aws nnd
treaties relating to In lan affairs ,
compllell and mlllell under direction
of congress hr Charles J. Kappler ,
chief clCl'k of the United States sen.
ate committee on Indlnn attalrs. has
been Issued b ' the
) government prIntIng -
Ing office. 'rhls compilation Is embraced -
braced In two quarto volul11es o { 1,200
pages each. and contains all treaties
ever made with the Indian tribes 'nnd
all laws relating to the various In.
dlans enacted by congresB up to the
present time , together with executive
orders creating resen'atlons , procl- }
matlons , statistics , trust Cundfl. etco
'rho rovlsed edition Includes the slg-
rlntures to the treaties , many treaties
that. were heretofore unohtalnable
and othm' useful Information. Each
volume Is fully Indexed , making 1'0-
search eas ) ' . The statutes at. large
IB Collowed In Its malwup. 'rhe compilation -
pilation of the Indian treaties 1ul
] aws has heen recommended Cor man } '
-ears br the seCl'etar ' of the Interior ,
commissioner of Indian affairs an
both Indian commlsBlons of congress.
ANNIVERSARY OF PANAMA.
Reception In tl1e Afternoon Followed
by a B311 at Night.
COLON-Thursday's celebration of
the first annlversan- Independence
was an orderl } ' one. IIlgh maBS was
helll In the morning , anll In the afternoon -
noon there was n meeting at which
munlcllml officers delivered orations.
ThlB was followed by a reception ten.
dered by the governor. Porfiro Melen-
dez ; the civil nnd mllltnry gm'ernor
of Colon , CommandCl' Merriam of the
American cruiser Dixie , the conflular
officers and many other persons at.
tending. The DIxie fired II. salute of
t.wenty.ono guns , At night there
was II. IIlsplay of flreworls ; : und a pub.
IIc ball. 'I'he town was decorated In
red , whlto amI blue , and pictures of
President Hoosevelt , President. Amn.
dor ami Governor 1\lolendez were
Ilrominentl ) ' dlsl1layed.
Booth-Tucker In London.
NEW YO UK-It was announced
that Commander l < rederlck Booth.
'l'ucltor , who for eight and a hall
) 'ears haB commnnded the Salvation
Army Corces In the United States , Is
al1polnted to the International headquarters -
quarters In London , and will act ns
secretary alHI re11resent all countrlee
olltslde of Great Britain. ThlB will
malto It net'eflsar ) ' for the comman el
I to travel In all 1arts of the world
Commanllor Booth-'l'ucltcr's farewel
meeting In Now Yorle City will b (
held on Novcmber Hi ,
Study the Country.
. ST. PAUl.lInnl'assengcr : nm' '
. Immigration rOl1reSlmtatives : of th {
I NOI'thern l'acll\l' \ stntloned In the 1m
. ) lOrtant centers from : 'Ilnlne to Call
fornla , will gathel' In St. I'lIhl th ! !
weelt anll will l(1a\'o Thllrsday morn
ing In ) Irl"nto cnrs ntll1chClI 10 till
rogutu' ! weRthounll throllgh train 01
a comprehensl\'o tour of the torrlton
ISNOve1 b ) ' the Northern Pacific. 'fill
J trip Is to be made for the purpose 0
slvlng the ropresentativeB of the S'B
. tom I1Crsonal Imowledgo of the west
Its cities al'd growth.
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I GLOOM IN RUSSIA
FEAR nXPRESSED FOR THE
SAFETY OF PORT ARTHUR.
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OESPERSIOH IN THE WAR OFFICE
General Nogu Makino a Supreme Ef.
fort to Capture the Fortreos-Feels
Confident That Success Will Soon
Attend H Is Efforts.
ST. PETEnSDUno-Thero Is con.
Blderablo anxiety here over the mill.
tary situation. No late news haa heen
received { rom 1\1ul < den , General Salt.
haroff's report of November 1 merely
Indicating that mattora were Ilt. 11
deadlocle aro\llul Shal < he. The Jap.
aneBO have made some tentative
moves on both fianlts , which were
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checked , but there are no signs yet
of general advance by their anny. I
Foreign reports Cram Port. Arthur I
nro decidedly gloom ' , whllo the au. I
thorltlos continuo to profess confid. I
ence In General StoesBel's ability te.
hold out , the popular { eellng Is that
the heroic garriBon , which ull'eady
has made a historic defense , must
now bo near the limit ot human en.
durance.
The officlnl reports from Toklo de-
scrlbln ! ; the desperate assnults on
Port Arthur , beginning October 2G ,
have creatQ(1 ( vlslblo depression at the
war office , The sustained character of
the bombardment. with siege gunB and
the breaching of the walls by underground -
ground mines , but. above al1 the Caet
that the Japanese government after
weeles ot sllenco regarding the operations -
ations or the besiegers hl1vo given out
these reports before actual succeSB
has crowned their efforts. convinces
the mlJltar } ' authorities that. nfter
long preparations Genernl Nogi Is not
only making a supreme effort to ( 'any
the fortress , but feels so confident of
success that the result of the prelimInary -
Inary operntlonB has becn made Jlub-
IIc. They helleve the assault wns
timed COI' the announcement oC the
fall of the fortress to be ma o UlOn
the hlrthday of the mllmtlo tomorrow ,
which , } } y a strange eoincltlenco , Is the
tenlh annlvCl'sary of the accession of
Emperor Nlrholas anll a great Russian -
sian holiday. 'l'omorrow , therefor ( ' , Is
expecte to be marltcd by fate for a
Ilay of Immense rejoicing either for
, Tapan or Russia , accOl'dlng as the
present assault succee s or falls. The
wal' ofllco Is tr 'lng to } } uoy U ) > the
nusslan hopes with references to the
long and successful defense Lleuten.
ant. . General Stoessel has thus far conducted -
ducted , but things have now reached
such a pass with the garrison anll the
character of the present nttempt upon
the fortress IB evidently so determined
thnt tbe authorities frnnltly admit. .
the } ' would not. . be surprised If the cnd
was nt hand. In the face of the gloomy
reports direct from Toltlo the Invalid
nuss , the army organ , torlay nn-
nounces that the storming operations
ende with a repulse of the JapaneBe
on Monday , but the paper falls to glvo
Its authorltr for this Important. state.
ment. No official report warranting It
has been recolved br the war of1lce.
BATTLE MAY BE DEFERRED.
There May Be No More Fighting This
Year.
s'r. PETERSDUnG-The expectation -
tion of serious developmentB at the
theater of war has again failed of
reallzaUon. 'I'oday's official dlBpatches
record nothing more serious than the
u8unl sltll'mlsheB. The strategists Ilt
the war office are genernllr Inclined to
bellevo that. the eXlectcd ) great. battle
may be deferred and llOsslbly may not
occur this 'oar , thoulh the Japanese
mil ) ' malte n desernto ) attempt to
fiank Genernl Kuropatkln and compel
him to surrender 1\1ukden. If Gener.
al Kuropatkln'ls convinced that the
Japanese are now numerically superIor -
Ior , he may decide to drnw oCf , as It
would obviously bo unprofitable to
rlBk II. general engagement. until the
. . . .ast armies to be placed under his
command can reach Manchuria. What.
, ever happens It Is not lIleely thllt the
Japanese can talto KuropatJdn un.
awares. Repeated reconnolssances beyond -
yond the Jnpaneso lines betrn ' the
strength anl purpOBes of Flold Marshal -
shal Oyama's movements. If the .Tap-
anese really Intend to advnnce It Is
111\01) ' they will do so Immedlatelr ,
and not Ilwalt the arrival o { the eight. .
Russian corps the first Installment of
which Is already at Mukden.
Hequlem Mas3 for Alexander III.
ST. PETERSDUnG-Tho emperor
, and empress and the ImHJrlal ) family
attended a solemn requiem mnss at
i the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
I In memory of Alexander Ill , who died
ten 'ears ago 'Vednesday. The em.
peror will In a few days bid farewell
to the Fourth army COrI1S , which will
bo Included In General Grlppenberg's
arm ) ' . It Is now understood that Gen.
eral Llnevltch's nrm ) ' will bo deBlg.
nated the first nnd General Kaulbar's
the third. the compoBlsting standing
as oX111alne In former dispatches.
Trouble In Centr America.
MAZATI.AN , "Iexlco-Now reaches
) Ioxlcan west coast 110rts from visit.
ors from Guatemala thut the IIttlo re-
- Il1\hlle Is on the verge of nnother revo-
! ) utlon. which IB said to be the result
of an act of war on the part of the
HOl1\lhllc of Salvador. General Salva.
dor ' 1'oledo Is now proparlng to In.
\'ado Guatcmah\ the hend of Corces
furnished by the Sah'alorean { repnb.
IIc , and It is feared the trouble Is
lIltel ' to Invoh'o nIl Central America ,
, President Cabrera of Guatemaln has
turned aialnst. Toledo.
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L N WS - IN NEBRASKA I
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$27,500 FOR A LOST LEG.
This Is the Amount Recovered by John
Connelly.
01\IAIIA-John Connelly , a Wyom.
Ing stocl < man , recovered a verdict
against the Union Pnclfic road for
$27,600.
This was for loss of both I s which
were cut 01T by a trnln at. the foot of
N streQt , South Omaha , some years
ago.
Connelly hall sued Cor $50,000 , and
this was the Courth trial of the suit.
Theverdlct. Is the largest thnt has
over been recovered hero In n persou'
al Injury damage case against a cor.
poratlon. T. J. Mahoney and J. A. C.
Kennedy appeared Cor the plaintiff.
and A. 'V , Jofferls was assoclate with
the Union Pacific law 'orB Cor the de.
fenso. The defense waived Its argu'
ment. In order to cut off 1\rahoney's
closing argument for the plaintiff. The
only nrgument. made was by Mr. Kennedy -
nedy , who opened Cor the plaintiff
AGED FARMER IS FOUND DEAD
Wife Who Makes Discovery Ha9 Dlf.
flculty In Sending for Help.
L XINGTON-Chrlstlan Olson a
prominent citizen of Dawson county ,
was found eall b ' his wlfo at the west
encl of his farm , about. . ono mlle Crom
the house , where ho had gene In the
afternoon on horseback to fix II. fence.
Not. returning , his wife went In search
of him , finding his corpse near the
fence. She went In quest of help , got
lost In the cornflold , but later got to
n nelghhor's house , finding no me at
home. She final ! } ' got to II. telephone ,
but It. was 11 o'clocle before aid reach-
r1l ! her. 1\1r. Olson , , 'ns &bout 80 years
of ago and sllhjert to Ilttacl < a of as.
thma. MI' . and : 'Ilrs. Olson lived Illone
on a farm two miles south of this
city.
MURDERER GETS SIX YEARS ,
Sentence of Tim Carr for the Killing
of Charles Best.
PAPILLION-Tlm Carr , who was
found gllllt ) , of mansla\l ( hter after
trial for the murd'r of Charles Best
at Sal'I1 ' l\lllls park on the evening of
, Tilly 4 , was sentencell hy .Tudgo Slit-
ton to six years at hard labor In the
) Ienltenthll' ) ' . Carr's aged mother , hlB
sisters and othcr relatives were present -
ent when the sentence was pronounced
und were gerntly affected , but Carr
I seemed In good spirits beclluse the
sentence was no heavier.
When Can' was led bacle to jail
weeping among the women was general -
eral , and mingled with this was a
I'rarer by lrs. Carr for the protection
of her son.
Children Are Taught to Beg
FnIJMONT-Tho ! police pllt. . a stop
to a bogging Rcheme which had been
worlwd successfully by means of
Rome children In the r\sldence portion -
tion at the city. 'fhe youngsters car.
rled papers showing that they were
living In a wagon In the southeastern
JJart of town , that their father was
Hick 11.1111 the - were absolutely desti.
tute and there were nine children In
tilt ) family. Last. weele they worked
the same part. . of town successfully ,
and when the mllttor was Investigated
no such people coul be found.
Fires Two Shots at Operator.
DmA'fnlCE-What seems to have
been 0. bold nttel11pt at. robber . was
mndo at 2 o'clock In the mornln by
an unl entlfied IDan who fired two
shots through the window of the Dul'-
IIngton stntlon at. Dewitt , at Night
Oporatol' Darnes , one of which toole
eITect , wounding him slightly In the
arm.
Jlldge Parker has expressed high
apreclatlon of the part William J.
Bryan has talten In the present. cnID'
lIalgn.
Shooting at Valentine.
VALENTINE-Four persons were
shot , two perhal1s fatally at a dnnce
hall near Fort. . Niobrara. naymond .T.
D. Smith , a qllarterblood Indian and
14\1111 Johnson each recelve bullets
through the body Crom the effects of
which they will probably die. Arthur
'rrumbull , n l\'ery ! drh'er , and John
Stratton were strlouslr wounded. The
Injurell personB were preparing to
leave In a wagon when fired upon
from ambush. 'I'ho two horses were
Itlllod.
Potatoes Yield Dig Returns.
YORK-William Paden , n farmer
living weBt of Yorle , planted thlrt } '
ncres of potatoes and cared Cor them ,
1\:1d this fall sold the potatoes In the
ground for $50 per acre. The purchaser -
chaser Is to dig and gather and mar.
Itet them without. . expense to Mr.
Paden ,
The 8-year-old dnughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Martin OSBowoltl of Gage coun.
ty was shot In the right. arm b ' the
accidental dlBchargo of a 22-callbro
rlflo In the hands of her brother , wno
was pln 'lng with the weapon.
Large Sale of Sheep.
FnE\1ONT-Detween : 40,000 and
fiOOOO sheep will bo fed In the vlclnltr
of this < 'Ity this winter. The numher
Is smaller than usual , but Is large
considering the scarcity of feellers
and the high prices preml1lng. The
largest sale made at the Fremont Rtoel ; :
yards so Car this season was made b ) "
E. Parno , a sheep man from Bolso ,
Ida. , to II. E. Janes , St. Paul , : MInn. ,
when they will he shipped for feed.
In pllrposes. The allle ronslsted of
GOOO he:1I1 of f 2.I1ollnrl lambs and 80-
pound wel1HuA
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THE STATE AT LARGE.
The parishioners of neve Smith at
Drmlshaw surprised that gentleman by
calling on him In good ! ) ' nllmber8 ,
each one bringing some article suit ,
able for t.ho Ilreacher's larder.
D. J. Klmmerly waB badly Injured 10
a runaway accident In Deatrlce by beIng -
Ing thrown from his wagon on to th ! )
pnvement. He Is 70 years of ago aUlI
will be confined to his homo for some
tllho because of his Injuries.
Orvlllo Dateman , 12'enr-ohl son ot ? , . . .
.T. n. Bateman , of Stella , accillenlnlly -
dlBcharged a shotgun , blowing his on.
tire let ( hnnd off and Bhatterlng the
bones so that It was necessary to am-
) l\\tate the arm a call pie of Inches be.
low the elbow. The accillent occurred.
whllo the young man was out hunt.-
Ing.
Will Moore and Jnmes Daggett , whl )
Hve Courteen miles southwest of Clear.
water , were ollt hunting and the team !
which they were drl..lng jumlled JUBt.
as Daggett was getting Into the
wagon , causing him to drop his gun.
Doth barrels were discharged Into the
right leg , just above the anltle. Tbe log
will be saved. i
The ceremony of la'lng the cornerstone - ;
stone of the Indies hall of the Grand
. IBland college was observed by thO' '
I faculty , students an friends of that ,
! Institution , the contents of the corner-
I stone being Issues of the college papel" '
contilnlng a history of the Institution ,
articles of Incorporation of the college -
lego , etc. The hall w111 cost $20,000.
Charles WellB , II. farmer Hvlng t.hree
miles from Falrbury , committed sui-
cl e. He left the house during 11le
night an not being able to find him
In the morning his wlCe called In th@
neighbors at daybreak and they found
him hanging In the harn loft. He wa&
In good financial circumstances and
his domestic relations were harmon- t
Iou ! ! , so no reason Is Imown for his
act.
Copies of the new manual and the
regulations provided Cor the new magazine -
azine rlne ha\'o just been recelve < l
Crom the war department by the ad- I
jutant. general , and the Nebraslcn na-
tlonlll guard w1l1 hereafter he rilled !
.
under the new rules , 'I'he regimental
and battalion movements are much
slmpllfied an the new regulations are
much more condensed thun the old
ones.
Detective Malone of the DurllngtoI"l' '
has returned trom Colorado , where hB'
succeeded in causing the arrest or
three persons , 'who gave their nnmes'
a.s J. M. Harris. an ex-convict ; Chnrles
Mock , also an ex"convlct , and Earl
Dush , 16 years old. They hnve aU
been bound over to the dlBtrlct 'court
In Akron , Colo. Dush made a. confos-
sian , naming the towns where theY'
had stolen merchandise from the cars.
Brakemnn I. . . W. Hansen of Emer' "
son owes his life to luck. Beneath1
the wheels of his freight train on' .
the Omaha road he was nenrly j
ground to death In the switching yardS' .
at Norfolk. Tossed headlong from thO !
top of a moving car by the sudden setting -
ting of the air , his body lit. beneath
the trucks and was churned tor some
distance , being shoved along by the
guards nnd kept by thom trom the I
wheels. Ills Injuries are serious but. . r
he wl1 recover. I
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A committee of dentlBts representIng
Ing various dental organizations over
the state met In Lincoln and formu.
lated II. bill which , If It pa8ses an examination -
amination b ' competent. lawyers , w111
be presented to the next legislature
for passage. The bill Is based on the ,
-law now In force In California and
one ot the purposes of It Is to raise tho-
standnrd of the profession 1n the-
stllte. The provisions of the California.
law are said to he the strictest. ot nnY'
state In the union.
Albert. . AbrahamBon , a bachelor far. .
mer 50 'OIlrs of age , living twelve- i
miles northwest of Shelton , was rob. . I
bed of money and securities to the ,
amount of $1,260. A trunl ; : In which ho- .
kopt. the valuables had been talten I
from the houBe , carried to 0. corn field
and broken open. I
At a meeting held In Shelton which
was attended by representatives or
the Independent. telephone companies -j
of that. pnrt of the state the Cenral 1
Nebras1ta Toll assoclntlon was organ. :
Ized. The object of the organization
Is to arrange for toll rlltes over the I
various Independent lines.
Willie , the 14-rear-old son of D. C. I
Fender , section foreman of the North-
western railway at DaUlo Creek wns I
'
the victim of a shooting acclden't. Ho
had been out hunting nnd when cross. 1
Ing the rallr011d brldgo west of town /
his gun , which he was carr 'lng In the-
left hand , barrel up , slipped between
the ties of the bridge , the hammeI'
striking a tie and discharging the
gun , the full charge tnltlng effect In
the left hand nnd the left sldo of the.
chest and head. Ho Is badly Injured ,
but may recover.
The Ashland Light , Mill & Power.
company has been Incorporated , with
a capital stock of $16,000. The Incor.
porators are C. II. Brown , R. K. J
,
Brown , J , C. nalsbocle and F , E. I
White. .
The farm home of George IInlmaB ,
located five miles northwest of PlnttB'
mouth , was burne1 { to the ground. The
fire originated In ono of the upper
roomB of the hulldlng , nnd IB supposell
to have started from a defective l1ue.
Fred Grlgsley of
Seward county WM
Reverelr Injured by being thrown trom ' .
a load at bay.
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