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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1906)
t ; r , I NEBRASKA NOTES I - - - i MIBCELLANEOUG MATTERS IN : THE COMMONWEAl. TH. I _ I RESULTS OF THE STATE FAIR - Total Receipts Foot Up Over $60,000- Some COmplaint Regarding Speed Program -Other Matters Here and There. r _ tlllcoln-'l'ho total rccellltH of the IItuto fall' were $ G3,33J , 'rho atlllo fnlr munllgor8 heM a meetlllg Ilnd nil owed clnhllH ntHl ht-gun the worlt oC ndju8t- Jllg nccount8. It II ! lJellevp-d the hoard wUl clcul' from $2 , OOO to $30,000 on the fnlr , hut the cXllcl fIgul'cs cnnllot hQ Ilscertnlllod until nil clahna are llreRollted. TIVJ surllluH will ho ox. Ile/Illed In hnprovemonts on the IlOulIlIs. .Just whllL thlll wilt ho can. i 1I0t ho determlllOll ulltll later , 'fhero hi tall < oC II. n v fl8horle8 hulldillg , : whIch IH con rod 011 to he hrully needed , ' nddllolllll ! lI/J1phlliwatel' at the rlleo COIII'IIO : , IL UlCatol' hulldlng for enter' talnmento , IIllfl m08t or all toilet rooms ulllt addlllonul Bewerngo for the I' .qrollllllll. , ' ! 'rho only rJllplulnt ) heard Is the ' I mellgornesa of the speed program. , " \Vhllo thora In no complaInt ahout the fJlze of the racIng pur8es , whIch were , Jncrelllled laRt wInter hy action of the hCIIll'll , the race8 dId not fill and the r.l' oonteRlII worOs poor. It. wns slmlily n. , 10clt oC horses. It 18 believed to he t duo to R0ll10 lack of diligence on the I part oC the fnlr and the great comlle- tltlon of othol' : rnce meetings , Secre. , , ; tal' ) ' W , R , Me110r haR done much for the IIpeed dellartment anll the 1I < Iarl1 la8 Recondell hlB ortort8 , hut the Diorsell were not. here , Mr , MoIlor : myn the greate8t ohstacle Iff the Minnesota fnlr. which comes In competition with the Nchraskn fall' , In Minnesota $20 , . 000 Is ortercd In pUrAea In the apoed < < Icpnrtment. There are so many raclnr Hetlngs In the fa11 tllIlt the comllO' tltlon tor fasL horses mnlec11 It almost 1mpossl1l10 to get thum In Nobrllslcn. 'rho hope 18 oXIJI'eBflell that next 'ear n hotter how lug will ho mallo hy th ' I lleoll 1I0pllI'hnonL ' 1'hls 110pnrtment for the fIr8t tlmo In the hlstor ) ' of the foil' mndo n profIl. 'I'ho totnl receillts 'Wero ' $10,0'18 , anll the nmount pnlel out for races , Incltlllln ! ; $ ( Hi2 for hasobaIl , Wll.fI $8OIi8 , loavlng a halance or $1,9DO in the treallury or Iho sllOoll depart. ment' , Two Dead , Six' Injured. I..EWIS'I'ON-A tormlllo , leaving ! deuth In Its walee , Vl81toll Pnwnee colnty 1i'J'lflny nftcrnoon , 'rho lleal1 : OIWIlOE KOEIII H , school boy , HODINSON , 8chool boy , Th ! ) CunnelshalH1l cloull descended to the earth nt 140ne Tree school Jlouse. four mlles northeaat or hore. StIch WIlS the ! lOwer o ! the wind thllt 1t plcloil up tile roe ! ullci Cour walla of the hullcllng and duulllell them lute , n ravlno ltrty rolls away , leavln/ / ; the ; floor ntlll foullcllltlon atundillg. A 8n1a1l ho ) ' nnmed Koehler and another nU/ll' \ ell Hohl/moll wOl'e 1lIIeci. 'rho Koeh. leI' lal1 wns lelllocl oulrlght , whllo the ether dIed n few houl'll nHol'ward , \ ' ' lesH 801'1. SIx others' were moro 01' oualy Il1jurod , amOI1I ; whom WIUI the young womnn teucher , who wna ren. unconscious stl'l1cle h ' dored by ho1111 ; Rome of the H'lng tlmhol's , She came to the , school frum 141ncoln , Bush Wnnts Statistics. 1..1I1colnAnyIHI ! ) ' clln lIeo that thlH fIlLh01' burelL\I , " Halel 1.nhOl' COlllmlfl' alonol' Dush ns ho hlllusttiollal ) ' l1ul1el1 the gum'sldo oC envelopea ncrOSH 1\ wet Sllongo 1\1\11 8moto them with IL mighty blow of his I1l'st to Bcnl them. Ho lIat before It mountaIn of em'elolllJs , which 8011I0 hils ) ' 8tonogl'nllhera 111\11 ( \lIlII'oasoll , nnll It meltell slowly lIeforo hie Inllored nUacle , 'rho Illhol' bm'cnu wnnta Homo Batla , tics nbout the condition o [ the CI'Ol1S In NJltnslm at thlH Ilato 1111I1 will I\\b , Ush tlto I'esult of Its resolll'chos III bul , ] Ithl ! form nnOl' the 01'011 Is gllthored In Decelllber , Bush hus DOO corres , ! ] ) ollllents somewhol' In Nehl'l\slm , lIUI they nro uot nil reSIOnslvo to hlH nIl , j tlOnla fOl' guoasos OU the CI'OII , III . . . . < \vrolo ILhollt n month ngo fOl' oC41Umnto : : j II m , nit lit hal [ reSIIOl\llol1. 1I0 Is 110\\ : \ usldng 110 Inggal'ds to "get n mo\'O 011 1\ 1 \ t I elllHelves,1I hamberlaln Allko for Change. I J Toctllnsoh.-Dlsll'lcL court for .John ' ! I I 60n couuty wUl mco In ndjom'ned aell I tilOnlln , lhls city , At this tlmo till I \ lUU ll of 0I11\\'le1l M. ChamberlaIn r cashf 1 of the fnlled O'hnmhorlllil \ \ tJllultl li ; hOllso or thla ell ) ' . in whlcl 110 niil91 n chungo oJ'OUlO on 1 ho rc 2nnlnlng omhezzlement CIIlJeS , will COI11I UII for dlslJOHal , It Is 31\lel lhM Ir th , , clUnJos ! nro gl'llutoll the elllWH wUl II < tnltll1 to Nemnhn cOllnl ) " , Fall from Roof 10 Fntal , Frqlllont.-TosOIh Krul110nacher ( ] F&"ol11ont was Idlloll by fulling off n rOlJ nt ttio 'hnrtl of I10rtllllli 1.ang ! ' . , ahOlI fo\u' \ , mUos from ScrlbnOl' . 110 was IHI t dgIP IIghtllJlg ! rods when ho sllllllel tlJlllIng 110wn the roof , a11l1 fell to th gr uUll. 8trllllug heavlr OIl his hea nnU hollhlers , , Pudon Asked for Murderer , I TholCf1t , Qfrorh exert 011 fOl' n year e two 11118t (0' } ; ot El'lIest Dllsh' out ( the tnt 'p fntcntlnr ' hn0 ' } \0 lWO\'c\l 111 ! .walllng . .11Ia friends ha\'o not dl llUlr d. A delegntlon of thollt cl\lIe Ion G "eruor 1\lIcllo ) ' to llresa nnew tli j 1IPllcat1on ror clemeno } ' . In the Iltlrl , were L. C. 11urr ; , who mallo n'ultlCl , ntiOlJwt to 1111\0 Bush'8 lIfo sentell ( art l o by the 8Ulll'Omo C01ll't : lIlr , . ' { Qhn 'W18e.tlUu I1nd lIoyernl ollIeI' U , cqtn , 'Womon who , ha\'o tal\en "n I torlJlSt . . bl ' ' tbe 1lrloone1' " OVER THt ! STATE ! . [ tJI81fH IIIld 8urrollndlng country SE'nt 700 Ilt'ollle to the IItute tnlr , Platl"roouth Hchools ollened wIth nn Incrt' cd utlondance , Dr , Peuhody , ono of the IdeJIt Ilhysi. cluna or Omahll , Is dead. CUl1ter count " ! fnlr wl11lIt \ four da'I1 , SOII\/IllJer \ 26 to 28 , Inctllllvo. ! Yorle Is going to IHLvo un estahllsh- mont for the manufactllro of atrulfn meal. 1Ion , W. J. JJryan of Nohrualm , wl1\ \ nml < o several SICchoH ! In the Iowa campaIgn , I A solid traIn contaIning fiftyelght carn of California fruit passed through North Platle. 'rhe Hamilton county fall' at Aurora was moro lurgely uttended this year limn o\'or hoCore. . tons of clover hay. 110 the8hell the clover seed , which yielded sovonty. nine hushels to the acre. It cost two holsterous clmrn.ctera at JUverton twcntyfivo dollars for doing [ L rough house act ut the atreet fall' . A Junahot ; wOllnd In the foot , received - ceived five } 'cars ago , caused the d ath of William Crounse oC HOlluhllcan Clly , Ullon IL fifteon.acre tract of lund .r. J. SI < ow , a farIller U\'lng 1\ few miles south oC B1atrlce , rllised twentyfi\'o Alma's auperh haseha11 tenm Im , dla- handed , It made n great record In wInning gumes , hut wcnt lIehlnd finan. clally. Government range rJer ( ] , Neoley WhIte , reports 2 ,02' . head of cattle summorlng on the North Platte forest resorve. Farmorll of Pholp9 county nro preparing - paring to sow more whIter wheat than usual. ' 1'ho crOll hus proven very Ilrofl tuhle. 'rho hlrth rllLo Ilt Orand IRland for. the month of Augllst. WIlB nearly ono 1dllY , the SUIII tolal amounting to t wen ty.tou 1' , 'rho 8mlLII hey In Nollllmn county. doo" not need 10 Btelll paches ! ; ho Is Invited to get over the tonco nnd holll ' 1hnllelf , Chllrled with drivIng hili fnm I I ) ' nway from homo Ilfl l' threatening to' ItllI thom , John 11nrnhnrt , living near Hocleford , wan lodged In jull. S. .T. Ollverlll ! ! , who was the only B1Iccessf1l1 drawcr , of 11 HfIoll\u } clahn from Cumlng county , hils just sold hl8 flll'm for the SUIIt or $ .JI : O , Jrn Wooster of Bcavor CIty haH hoen ortorecl IL IlI'ofltablo position us rClll'Osentatl\'o of the International III rvelter comllUny In South Africa. LeHoy , the twent.yenrol11 und ) 'oungeat son oC .Jacoh Schlanleer. ro- Hiding four miles Houtheast of Elmwood - wood , was ] llcl < od In the ahdomen hy fI mul , rosultlng In hIs death. The clnte oC holding the live stocle ahoancl nalo or Nehrn81ca City IInB hene changed to October 17 Ilnll 18 , Over $1,000 In cafJh prlzea has heen offered hy 'the ' association and nu entry fee Is reCulrecl. ( Some time nett. : month the Woodmen - men of Orallll Ifllanll propoao to cele. hrnto the 19th IInnl\fImry of thD 01'- llInlmUon of Iho cllmp In that city , It will bo Il great occasIon with t\\'o hllnds and some 1Ireworlca at nIght. 1. . , P. Bogardus of the UnIted States I'ccrultlng IJtlltion at Bentrlce. who , cscaped fmm Mr8 , Bogllrdus . thlll morning hy jum\lln \ from a second BtOI' ) ' wIndow at the l\Ial'l < ol holel. lIe was Illter found wadln ! ; In the rlvol' , IlOulh of town , hy the omeors and lOdged 1\1 jail. lion. Fl'oll 1I0dde , who II ! heleved to ho the eldest , m' one of the o1ctcst. edl- tOI'S In the United stili os , celehrated hili olght.clghth hll'lIl1lll ) ' n\1nlVerRary ut Ol'ant ! IlIlnnl1. 110 was active 1\1 , Iho ) II'of'2R8101until ' 1Ivo yoara alO , Hol Is nIne ono of the eight slll'vlving pia. ; neOl'letllel'l ! of 1Iall count ) ' and manYI f1'1OI1I11I callolll1)Jon ) him to oxte\111 thclr h at wlHhea 11I111 congl'lltulatlons. 'rho now cottage at. the Nebraslm I state ImJllne aMylull1 at Norfolle hasl heen cOmllotcd anl ( accovtell h ) ' tho' ' , stata h0l1rl1 of IHlblic landa a\111 " hUllll"1 In s. ' 1'ho 1I10ll1hol's oC the hoard thel'e \\'el'o Lllnd Comll1lsslo\1el' 10alon , Sec. ; 1'01111' ) ' o [ State Olllushn and Statol ' 1'roll.Hl\t'ol' 1\IOI'lonscll , ' 1'hey ngl'ce ( ! that : the contrllctol'a , KllhlCl' & Worth ofl SCl'lh\101' , 1m ,10 fuHlIell the cO\1trtlCt' fallhful ) ' IInll uallHfaclol'lI ) ' , ! J\lox nrls\y , aged : m 'eaI'R , son f , .T1I1I10S ill'llth ) ' , n IIlhollCI' oC Omahll , was' I Ieilled h ) ' the It'nln In Slelln while at- ; temlltlng to board It , Drlsb ) ' 111\11' /IIlssed the III\SSOllgOI' trllln to Aubul'n. whol'o ho'an elll1g to ! : Ieo 1'o lllg woo man , 1\1111 attell1lltoll to cllmh on : t. through fr lrhl which I11ISho11 thl'ough' ) the clt ) ' at n hIgh rate or fllleed , Ho , , 1I\1s8 (1 ( hIs hold 11\111 fell acmss the : rnlls , foul' cars passing o\'el' him , " 'rho stnto rtlll'118 tht" hl'eutest wo , I' have 0\01' had , " rOI1tI\I'Icd 'V. n , 1\1el. ' lor. secl'ctal' ) ' oC the state fnlr bon rd. 'I'hlll'seln ) ' whllo In Omllha , "Wo hnd IL weelof III ell \\'ocr-titer 1 nnd the Inrgost cl'owdB wo have 0\01' hrlwero \ In at. t&llIlance. 'rho honl'd Is stm bus ) ' Ilaj'- IlIg art the IlI'ell1lull1s 11\111 until this Is If , togethOl' with ottlel' bills which If ha\"o to bo mot. It Is Inlosslblo ) to tell it. accul'atol ) ' Itowo al'o gohll ; to como t. out , I thought Illst wcel0 woulll 110 I , In the CIEI\I' abollt $30,000 , hut I am o or the ( ) lllnloll now there will ho at 11 least $38,000 left 0\01' at'r nIl ex , IJ.I'nses . : nro Ilalll. " Hormnll Poltzmolor , a wealth ) ' farm , el' of Lillcoln III'eclnct. wus lIrollghl to WeHt Point anll oxamhlell lIy the com , mlsslonorB of Insanlt ) ' . Ho was f01ll1l1 to ho mentnll ) ' 11erlmgell al1l1 was taleel1 to the a8)'lum , A bench show ma ) ' bo ono of tIH fl'uture8 of the stnto fait' ned ) 'oar 'fhl' lrOllosltton had boon made to till boaI'll altll is Inrormn11r milloI' conshl e\'l\tlon. Peter Youngors , presldel11 when the prollosal was made to him salll ho bello\'ol1 It would reoelvo dt\ ( n. conBhlorntioll , Ills ono ad\'onture nOI I ) 'ol tl'ied b ' tbo fall' munugers. , AN UN EXPECTED V'SIT. , " , ' / { . ' " ' " / : / , / , { , _ , _ ' " , ' . . .oJ , ' / " " . " " , . . ' / 'W . . . " ' ' ' ' ' " ' . . . . . . . . . . . ' . ' . " . . . . . . . . . ' ' " . . . - . . . " , , , - " , , - - LABOR A POLITICAL FACTOR FEDERATION 18 TO CONTINUE ITS ACTIVITY. - - Executive Council Announces No Money Contrlbutlono Were Accepted - ed from Any Candidate. WashIngton , - The executive council of the American Federation - tion of Lnbor 'fuesduy adopted the 1'0' port of the labor ropresentatlon com. mlttee regnrdlng its particIpation In the political campaign and In that connection. adopted the following res. olntlon : " 'l'he commltteo Is authorized and directed to continue the campaign to Its cOllcluslon for the attalnmont of the largest degree of 811CCOSS in the Intorest. fol' the protection nnd promotion - tion oC the rights nnd liberty oC workIng - Ing ) leOlllo and the people generally , And to the attainment of these laud , able ImI'lWSeS , the exocutlve council of the AmerIcan Federation oC Labor calls upon all reform forces al1l1 1mb. lIesplrlted cl tlzens , who sYll1pathlze with the ortort to reestablish justlco nnd rIght In the affaIrs of our country - try , to cooperate with our movement , 0111' cause and campaign. " The commltteo consists of Presl. dent GOIl1)ICrs. Vice President O'Con. nell and Secretary MorrIson of the fedoratlon , 'rho council announced that no moneys hnd been accepted by the felleratlon from any cllndhlate for ollleo on any tlcltet. and It was decld d to IIII\'SIIO this course In the future. The council directed Ir , Gomllers to appear before the hOllso commltteo on post omces when It meets next month to consldor chancJ : In the pos- tnl rates and to protest ngalnst any chllngo "which would affect the rIghts to which the trade union with other IlIIhllcatlons are now entllled. " PLANS FOR FEDERATION TOLD Seal of Amerlcnn Labor Body May Adorn Union Mnde Goodo. Wllshlngton-The I'egulal' quarterly meotlng of the executive council of the American J.'edorutlon of Labor he. ganIonda ! ) ' , Pl'eshlont Oompors reported 011 the quostlon of u unlvol'aal lahol for all of tbo Inlel'l\atlonnl organlzatlonll , or for the use ot .UIA tJeal of the Amorlcan Foderntlon of LabOl' nil n unlvor8al do. sIgn 111111 part of the various union lahola laaucd hy the ulllllated OI'gunlzn , lIona , A nUlllhor of organlzll.tlons were 1'0\lOl'Ied \ favornhly dlt11)Osed ) m\(1 ( n largo IIUmlOI' ) ulllJOSOllto the surrender of thoh' right lo losuo theIr own label without nny othodOIlIln , 'rho rOllort wl\1 \ bo 8ubmltted to the felloratlon conventloll at 1\1I1110a1HlllH ! In Novu" , ' her. Great Damaoe by Cloudburst. Jackson , : > : oh.-At 7.10 : : o'clocle Sun' ' da ) ' morning watm' frilm a eloulllJ1ll"at In the northweBtol'lIIIt or Dtlcol : count ) ' nl1ll the olllllel'lI1U't ! ' of Dlxor connt ) ' rU8hCll down the vallo ) ' o [ En , , creek , aweeillng awn ) ' huncll'eds 01 tcns of ha ) ' . drownIng hug8 caught II' pens , flooding collu'a : , wnshln awa ) I , rallrond tmclesIlIl doing other lIam ago , nll of whIch 18 comJol'\'atlvoly os Umntoll lit $100,000 , ' } 'ho \\\0 01' WII tel' In the creult when It ntl'lIcl. thh town wno sovell Ceet high , Odd Fellows mect Orrlcerc , 'I'oronto , Ont.-Tho : J'Iorol n bl'UH ledge or 01111 Follows ' 1'lIeslla ) ' electec the followhll ; omeol's : Grund 1311'0 , E S , Conwn ) " , Chlcngo : deput ) " grunt slro. John IJ , Nolan , Nashville , ' 1'01111 , srund Sl.ol'otnr ) ' , .Jolm B , G)011wh1 l1a1tllnoro , 1\Id , : grand troasurel' . : 'II H , 1\IlIclelo , Phllallollhln , Wrecked Crew 10 Lnnded , Chnrleston , S , C-Tho Clydo IIno Now YOI'k Monda ) ' ltl' ught Into par the I11Uto and three lIellmen of th Amorllmn bark n , D. lH\.Iber. \ wrecke , art the Jo"I''lng Pan IIl10al8 , The VO ! II Bol hll'nl turtle and went to plecel Allege Men Are Cdunterfelters. Petosltor , Mleh.-140e Crown. lIarI' Williams and Harold WlJIlams wer , arrested \ ) ' 1.ocrol servlco officer a a chnrgo of cO\lIttorfeltlng. The ) ' ar nUeged to lllwo made load nIckel with whleh to IIII\Y tlot mnchlnes. TRAIN HOLD.UP MEN ARE FOILED Resistance by Conductor Causes Ban. dlts to Abandon Their Plans. Peoria , III. - Foul' masked men attempted to hold up pnssenger train No. 311 on the Hock Island road one and onehaIr miles north of Pea. ria , Friday night at ten o'clock , and but tor the presence of mind of Can. ductal' Robert Murra ) ' , who disarmed one of the men after being struck on the hoad. the passengers woulel have been robbed. There were about 100 people on the train. which left ChIcago at six o'clock , Sh.erIrr Potter and a force of deputies - ties and Peoria policemen are search. Ing the woods near the scene oC the attempted hold.up. The wouldbo robber8 placed an ob , structlon of I'allroad tics on the trnck. which hrought the train to a stand. stilI. They then , at. the point of reo volvers , commanded the engineer and fireman to remain on the onglne , Running - ning back to the front. end of the moker they m unted the platform with drawn revolvers , Conductor Hobert Murray mot them at the door , One of the bandits pushed a gun In o his face , Ho slruck the weapon up and knocked It from the man's hand , lie was struck over ono wrist. and ever the hen.d with n clull. lIut the robbers lIecamo alarmed at his unexpected resistance and fied , The /lien are described as being ahout 21) ) or 30 years of age , all of alight build , All were masles , h tt evidently - dently were amateurs at the busIness , A posse of deput ) ' sherlrts and om- cers loft the city In nutomoblles to search the vicinity , of the attempted hold.up , but reported no captures , One traveling man , reprosentlng a Peorln brewer , had on his person $3 , . OO , the result of : t. day's collections. and sat near the front end of the smol < or , , SEPARATES WARRING INDIANS Hostile Members of Moqul Tribe Are to Live on by Themselves , Washington , - In accol'dance wIth a recommendation of Super. Intendent Lemmon , of the MOQul In. Iliun reservation , In ArIzona , the com. I11llislonor oC Indian affalra haa direct. cd , that the hOBtllo members ot the Omlbl vlJlago bo located n few miles dIstant from the vlJlago. where they will be out of the way of conlllot with the "frlendlle8. " 1\11' . 140mmon waH nlBo Instructed to wllrn the 1I11111\ns I'emlllning In the vlllago thnl the ) ' IIhouldtot molost. Iho othOl' fllctlon , and both parties are InfQl'l11ed thnt they must lecop the I peace unUJ nil 11IIIlcullies 111'0 IIdjust. cd , It III IInnollncod that the 8UlOl'ln ) , tondent hns IIn IIIlequllto Ilollco force for that 111\1'IIOSO , ' } 'lto Ol'\lbl school , which wns closed , as reHult of the I'ocont dlstul'banccs , Is lo he rl'OIJoncd al ! soon as Ilrllotl. cahlo , IInd the Indiana al'o to be roe IUlroll. lo 11 tt 01\11. , , ) , " . Seek ! ! to Acquire RaIlroad. " : 'Ilolco ( Clt-Jt Is genernlly 111I1\01" \ stood that 0110 ( ) r the Ilrlncllml ob , jects of Flnullce Minister Lhnuntour's tl'lt ) to Eurollo Is to brinG nbout the ncqulsltlon of the M\1xlcan Contml J railroad h ) ' the : \ [ xlcan government , 1\1\11 thIs SUlll1oaltion Is st\'engthmi ( l to n conslclcrnblo extent h ) ' the fnct that Vlco Pl'esltlellt IUcltnrds , of the : \lox'cIIU ' Coutral , hs 1\100 gene ! ; to Pnrls , r. ' } 'ho ncCulsllIon } of the rnlh'oal1 Is n thing which woull have Sl'eat :110' : lIt1eal ahnlflc\lIco , liS It Is bellovell that the enl ) ' way that the roads can bo regulated In order lo nvohi dlscrim. Inatlon In the matter of rates , "t. . . . . Will Pay Frisco Losses , Sun Pranclsco-Accordhlg to offi , cers of the 1II110rnia bnnk. the I.on , don and Lnnca8torsltlro Fire Insur. I1nco CO/l1ll1ln ) ' \\1\1 \ lltl ) ' policyholders who suttered losses In tlto San Fran. cisco Ilr 9 cents on tlto do1\nr \ , Aged Couple Killed. ' Goshon. Ind-Whllo crossing the o track of the Winona Interurban 1\ne \ , 15 miles south oC this ' ' n Illnco. } 'uesday , o Mr. nnd Mrs , Jason Janos , aged .8.1 s nud 85 ) "eurs respoctivel ) ' , were struck by Itli Inter rJun CRr aud Idllod , . > ! J CARS PLUNGE FROM BRIDGE - - - EIGHT PERSONS DROWN IN KLAHOMA TRAIN WRECK. - - High Wnter Weakens Structure Over Clmarron River-Several Res. cued from Stream. Guthrie , O1ela-glght persons were drowned find moro than 20 were Injured - jured when n. Hock Islal\ll paS8enger train plunged from the high bridge over the Chnarron I'lvel' , three miles from Dover , Ok la" at 8:30 : o'clock 'ruesday morning , It Is feared the list of dead will be Increased when complete report8 nro heard from the 8cono of the dlsa8ter , as 20 to 30 pas. aongers are reported mlsslnb' . 'l'he train was runnIng at high speed. The river was a ragIng torrent. duo to n henv ) ' rainstorm , nnd the driftwood which was homo down the strellm had weakencd the supports of the hrldge. 'I'ho englneOl' dl notnotlco the can. dltlon of the bridge until it was too late to stop the train , He set the all' hrakos and , shouting to hla fireman , jumped from the cab , escaping un. hurt. 'l'he fireman austalned severe Injurle8 , When the train struck the brldgo the structure collapsed , and the loco. motive , tendoI' , baggage and mall cars , the smoker and n day coach plunged Into the swllt current , The pal'lor cars attached to the train did not leave the track , The locomotlvo disappeared from 81ght immediately it. struck the river , and the day coach nnd smoking car were submerged a1\ \ but their very tops , The day coach was whtrled down stream by the current and struck against 1\ sand bnnk , The oc' cupants were I'escued through the windows in scenes of the wlldest con. tU810n , The smoking car was carried down mldstroam and struck a sandbar , Foul' men were seen to clamber through tlie windows and pull them. selves to the top of the cal' , where , the ) ' called tor help. These on shore were unable to assist them , A largo mass or driftwood swept down the stream at a terrific rate and carried them with It. The most. reliable accounts procur- alilo place the number of passengers In the smolccr at from 25 to 30. With only a few oxceptlons they are yet unaccounted for , lIut messages are dropping In from rural districts stating - ing that men were seen clinging to drlltwood miles down the river from the scene .of . the accident. When the hrldge went. down it carrIed - rIed with It. telegrallh and telephone wlre8 , which has made communication with the scene of the wreck dlmcu1t. NOTED BRITISH ADMIRAL DEAD Commnnder Who Stood by Dewey In Mnnlla Bay Passes Awny. Glbra1tar-Hellr AdmIral SIr Ed , ward Chichester , who commanded thf3 Drltlsh squadron at 1\Ianlla during the SpanIsh-American war , died hero : ! \Ion- day of pnoumonla , after an Illness of n. few days , Sit , Ed ward's wlfo has arrived - rived here from England , Hear Admiral Chichester was chlel of the sea transport 8ervlce during the South African war , Il wns Sir Edward Chichester who , ac ordlng to report , stood by the Amerlcaons in 1\lanlla bay at n. time when friction lIetween Admiral Dewey and the Oer1l1an naval comll1andor then seemed JI1 < ely to lead to serIous consequences. ' CONVICTED O LAND FRAUDS. Oregon Jury Returns Verdicts Against Three Prominent Men. Portland , 01'0. - State Sen. ator l < 'ranklln Pierce : ! \Inys , ox- Representative Willard L , Jones n.nd Oeorgo Sorcnson stand convicted In the Dlue mountain land fraud case , The sealed verdict. returned , by the jury at 1:45 : o'clock 'rhursday morn. Ing wns I'ead In the federal court when It opcnod , finding all three de. fondants gul1ty of conspiracy to do. C\'Uud the government In connection with the creation of the Dluo moun. tllin foreat reserve , Counsel for the defendants Imme. dlntely gave notlco to move tor n new trial , and were allowed tlmo to do so. Must Deport Coolies. Washlngton-Chlncse laborers tn. ken to Panama for work on the IsUI. mlnn canal will be relull'ed to 1.10 de , 1I00'ted at the conclusIon of their servIce - Ice , ' 1'0 Insure tholr doportatlon the Pauall1l\ government wilL I'equlro the contractol's who furnish the Chlneso laborel's to glvo n bond of $1i0.000 tor the I1rst 2. OO Chinamen and $20 each for laborel's In any number In excess of 2,1i00 , Alleged Briber Pnrdoned. l\lI1wnuleee-1\1Ichael Dunn , form. or bulletlng InSIector , private sec. retat'y to former Mayor Hose , who was convicted and sentenced to 18 1I10nths In the house of correction on the charge of receiving n. bribe from the Pnllst Drewlng compan ) ' , was par' doned b ) ' Oov. Dnvlltnon. , tiiCrf'f ' ' -r' l Noted Educator Dead. Raleigh , N , C-Presldent Charles N. McIver , of the North Carolina Normal - mal and Industrlnl college at Greens. boro. dropped do ad of ape lexy on the Dryan special just after the train loft Durham Monda ) ' . New Ocean Cable Opened. New York-Tho olwnlng of n new cable route to RIo Janolro , Montevideo and other South American ports was announced hy the Postal Telegrallh and Cable company Mon. da ) ' , , . ' . . . , ' , ' 0 . . , , . , m"f'I."ri' ! . ' 1'r1 fh' ' ' " " ' ' . , ' ' . , ' . , ! I' . ; 1 , J. : , , - THOUSANDS 'OEAD - AWFUL LOSS OF LIFE BY THE RE. CENT TYPHOON. - - LOSSES MOUNT INTO MILLIONS Twelve Ships Sunk , Twenty.Four Stranded nnd Seven Dnmaged-Over One Thousand Sampans and Junks MIssing from Hong Kong. - HONG KONG-It Is now. estlm3ted that .OOO Chlneso lost tholr lI\'es In the recent typhoon. l\IANILA-14atest aclvlces from Hong Kong stn.te that 1,000 Uve8 were lost durIng the 1)\lhoon \ and that the dam. age to propert ) ' , public anll pl'lvn.te , witt amount to millions of dollars , Twelve shlps were sunl < , twenty.four were stranded , 8e\'en were damagccl and one.haIr or the nuU\'o craft In port were sunle. 'l'he shipping trade hus he en pam- I'zell through lacle of IIghtel's , ' ' which HONG KONG-'I'he typhoon swept this port , dostro'lng n. great. number of vessels and causing much loss of life , was of a local nature. It . - came suddelll ) ' and without warning. , . . " The observator ) ' had lm , dlcled model" ' I nte wInds , Half an hour after the gun 81gnal had lIeen fired the litOI'm was at Its height. It. lasted two hours , Most of the dam.uge done was wrought on the Kowloon lwnlnsula , The losses are estimated at sovern.l . million dol. Jars. Over 1,000 SamllllS ! and junles are missing from Hong Kong n.lone. Whan'es were swept away and houses ' ' barracles are collnp8ed. 'l'he military in ruins , The steamel's 1\Ionteagle , FatBhan , Keungshan , Wing Chal , Hermanln. , Cas- tellano , Talc Hlng , Emma Luylten , San Rosario , Slava , Pakhong , Pe- tral'ch , Chum Lee , Sexta , Sunon , Chang Sha , Slgnn.l and Chlnlcni Maru are ashore , The AmerIcan ship S. P. Hltchcocle w s also driven ashol'e , as wore many of the launches that run about the harbor. The steamers Kwong Chow , San Shweng , Sorsogon and Kongmoon wer sunle , The steamers Apenrn.de and Johanne arc parll ) ' awash , The Drltlsh reserve sloop Phoenix and a cmall gunboat , the Don- gola , are ashore , ' 1'he DrlUsh torpedo boat destroyers Moorhen. Robin and Taku were damaged , The SII' WlIJlaril Jervols was sunl. , ' 1'he French torpe. do heat destro'er 1 ! rounde was wrecle , cd and the Franclsque Is nshore , 'l'he guns of the Frounde were saved , but . tinee petty officers and one seaman ' lost their lives , SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD , Clmarron River Refuses to Give Up BodleR of Wreck V.lctims , KINGFISHER , OIe\-The \ Clmarron riveI' has fallen eight feet from the stage at which It weal\Oned the Hocl. Island hrldge ' } 'uesda ) ' , whe:1 part of train No , 12 went Into the river , hut the smolclng car Is stfll six 01' seven feet under the surface and an attempt to oXlllore It will not lie madc untll 'I'hursday , It Is not Imown posItively how man ) ' ! Iorsons were In the smolccr whell It fell , Conductor Thomas sa's there were at least 11lne , anll he be- Heves thllt thl'ee escaped , D , P. Nlch. olson , who escaped from the slllul\Or , sn's there were at least ten pel'sons In the car and that. persons wIth whom he had taJ\ed ) al'e mIssing , . Grafting at Manila , MANILA-CaptaIn Ira L , Fredendnll of the quartermaster's llopartment. was charged In the COll1't of 1Irst InsL.\nce f In this city with misappropriation of ' public funds , The filing of these chn.l'ges Is the culmInation of exten. 'sh'o Investigations by the Insular au- thorilles Into an alleged series of frauds perpetrated hy memhers of the quartCl'master's department. In the Philippines , ' 1'he Inqulr ) ' resulted In the dlscovel' ) ' of l1added pay rolls In the 1\ltrtermastel"s shops and graftlns In the lease of lighters , , - - - Taft Hears F < : ctJons , HAVANA-The presidents of both the moderato and IIbm'al parties sub , mltted to Eecretal'Y of . 'Val' Taft nnd Asslstnnt Secretal' ) ' of Stat ilacon , rep' resenting President Hooso\'ell theil' \ , re- \ I'pectlve statements of the facts lead. ; Ing up to the re\'olutlon and tllO con , : duct of the belllgorents , Ench of the I presidents will present n wrItten statement - ment of the tCl'ms he Is wflling to agree to In the Interest of ! leace , Chief 1 < lely Is Dismissed. s'r , LOUIS , Mo-Matthew Klol ) ' . chief of llOJCC ) , who has lIeen on trial lIMol'o the police commissIoners on charges of neglEct of dut ) ' , was ( lis. missed from the depal'tment. b ) ' that bad ) ' , after a trial lasllng moro than n weelc , Following this nctlon , the commissioners appoInted as chief or } } oJce ) Cal aln Edmond P. Creec ) ' , Government Buys Sliver. WASHINGTON-The dlrectol' of the mint hl\.8 purchased 200,000 ounces of fine sl1\'er , one-half fOl' the Del1ver and I one.half Cor the Now Orleans mints , at 68,35 cents lIer O\lnc \ , t . , ( Bryan SpeakS ! In Columbia. . " I't I' ' COLUl\IDlA , S , C-Wllllam Jen. nlngs Dl'yan spolw Wednesda ) ' to 3,000 people on the camHlS of the S uth \ Carolina unlversltr , Mr , Br'nn XI I pressed gl'atlflcatlon that thIs meotlhg had been ollened with prayer mill h\ ? referred to the fact that the need ot tllO Orient was ChrIstian Idenls for clt Izenshlll , He declared he had no 01.1. joctlon to Presldont Hoosovelt usIng his p1l1tform , lIut he docs object to electing n ropuhllcan when a democrat \ coulll 1.10 chosen on tlte same platform 1 ' nnd be c l1slstent , \ . ; ( . , , ' . ' . 'I , , I ,