IVIcCook Tribune
F M KIMMELL Publisher
MCOOK
NEBRASKA
Not all false attachment suits are
breach of promise cases
Truth is stranger than satire There
was a genuine Mark Twain duel In
Paris recently
One can always tell what time of
year it is by looking at the open
laced pumpkin pie
Says the Memphis Scimitar Hoo
ray hooray and likewise yip Yes
certainly Boy or girl
It is Cupids turn to laugh at Gen
Corbin Most of us indulged in that
diversion some time before
Mexico has a dynamite trust but
the courts down that way seem in
clined to let well enough alone
John L Sullivan is once more on
the water wagon Nothing like keep
ing in accord with the campaign
No one should jump at the conclu
sion that allowing the milk of human
kindness to sour is going to do any
good
Mrs Patrick Campbell says she ex
pects to come to America ever so
often Another farewell tour artist
apparently
A Chicago man who makes ghosts
to order doubts very much whether
spirits ever materialize but he knows
that dollars do
Undoubtedly the Lord hates a
liar says the Boston Herald Isnt
this open to argument He may hate
tne sin but love the sinner
One of the doctors has found a
serum for the prevention of hay fever
This being the case let the poets come
on with their golden rod poems
When a woman can get a divorce
in twenty minutes why should we
bother our heads with Mr Merediths
theories about a ten year marriage
It is Dr Gunsaulus who remarks
that the day of the boy orator has
gone But there is nothing in this
statement to arouse any deep regret
Philistines who have noted the ath
letic style of great pianists cannot be
persuaded that there are usually only
three or four movements to each
sonata
Jean De Reszke gets 30 an hour
for music lessons Perhaps if Patti
could do that she might forego the
sweet sorrow of saying good by to
American audiences
A Kansas judge holds that the
courts offer no recourse when a dog
bites a street corner spellbinder The
services of poor dumb beasts never
are properly appreciated
These are the instructions for fit
ting the latest style of corsets Stand
on the balls of your feet stiffen your
knees and wiggle your shoulders
Wouldnt thatgive you a fit
A Chicago judge has decided that
hat trimming is not art but skilled la
bor He probably arrived at this con
clusion because of his inability to un
derstand how art could come so high
The dressmakers edict that at least
thirty yards will have to go into a
dress hereafter convinces many hus
bands and fathers that their last years
suits will hold together one more win
ter
The Columbus man who accuses his
wife of throwing a big iron spoon at
him and hitting him will have some
difficulty in convincing twelve intelli
gent jurors or the truth of the latter
charge
Genius has yet before it the task of
producing a pre combustetl coal that
will produce neither ashes nor smoke
pad thus glad the heart of the
householder and eke his
neighbors
Dressmakers have decreed that the
v inter woman shall be broadshoul
dered Probably the better to enable
1 er to stand the quips of the funny
man who write jokelets about the cost
ot womens apparel
J Pierpont Morgan has within a
month been almost run down in his
launch almost run over in an auto
mobile and almost hurt in a railroad
collision No wonder he is beginning
to think of retiring
A New York poet publishes some
verces of which the repeated refrain
i Blow wind blow Those who
doubt the influence of modern poets
have only to watch and see how obed
iently the wind is doing it
J Pierpont Morgan Jr will take
his place at the head of his fathers
firm when Jupiter retires at the be
ginning of the coming year And yet
every little while you hear somebody
say that there is no chance sow tor
young men
We are quite willing to believe that
that telephone device invented by a
man at Portland Ore to enable a per
son speaking to see the face of the
person at the other end of the line al
ready works successfully as far as the
human eye can reach
DRIVE BACK JAPS
RUSSIANS TAKE OFFENSIVE AND
BREAK OYAMOS LINE
KUROKI MAKES FATAL MISTAKE
Russians Seize a Hill He Failed to
Occupy and Fortify It Japanese
Right Alco Turned and They Arc
Forced to Abandon Position
ST PETERSBURG General Kuro
patkins order of the day announcing
his determination to take fre offensive
is supplemented tonight by the news
that an offensive movement has al
ready begun and that the Japanese
lines have been broken at Bentsia
putze The Japanese occupied a front
of about fifty two miles stretching
from Ecnttsiaputze on the east
through Yentai and across the railway
to the banks of the Hun river on the
west The Russian force has been
moving south in close touch with the
Japanese advance since October 4
The Japanese outposts were driven
back in a series of skirmishes and on
October G the Russians reoccupied the
station of Shakhe fifteen miles south
of Mukren the railway battalion re
storing the bridge across the Shakhe
river the next day in order to facili
ate the advance Now General
chenkos Cossacks pushed southward
as far as the Yentai mines defeating
the Japanese in a series of warm
skirmishes The most important ac
tion however occurred at the Japa
nese right at Bensiaputze Here the
Japanese held a strong and important
position but it seems they made the
inexplicable omission to fortify a com
raandng hill which was the key to
the whole situation A portion of
General Kouropatkins force made a
strong attack on Bentsianutzo and
taking a leaf from the Japanese book
occupied the hill from the east and
flanked the Japanese out of the town
causing a serious loss in a rear guard
fight The Russian casualties have
been inconsiderable
While these operations are progres
ing south of Mukden it is reported
that two Japanese divisions under
General Fushima are marching west
up the Liao river and are now twenty
two miles south of Sinmintiin Gen
eral Kuroki is expected to make a
similar movement eastward This
statement if accurate leaves the two
armies in the anomalous position of
threatening each others lines of com
munication the Japanese by a wide
turning movement while the Rus
sians pushing southward have al
ready inflicted a blow on the Japa
nese right and are crowding back their
center along the railway
While it is understood that Mukden
is not heavily fortified General Kuro
patkin has a powerful force behind
him strongly posted at Tie Pass and
he asserts the Russians are now
powerful enough to assume the offen
sive It is possible his aggressive
movement Will force the Japanese
flanking column to withdraw in order
to protect its own base
COMMITTED TO THE GAVE
Last Services Over Body of George
F Hoar Held
CONCORD Mass The last ser
vices over the body of United States
Senator George Frisbie Hoar were
held Tuesday in this town the place
of his birth and several hundred of
the senators former townsmen fol
lowed the body to the place of its
burial in Sleepy Hollow cemetery In
the First Parish church service was
conducted by the pastor Rev Loren
B McDonald The pastor spoke no
words of eulogy reading instead
James Russell Lowells poem on Chan
ning At the grave brief services of
burial were held and the body was
committed to the grave
Put On An Open Shop Basis
CHICAGO The Pullman company
resumed work in its manufacturing
department putting on a small force
of men Three hundred workers were
given employment in the mill and
lumber Yards and the number is to be
increased as the work is developed
according to Vice President Wickes
until 1500 or 2000 men are again on
the payroll Those employed were
required to sign an application prom
ising to obey the rules of the com
pany Signing of the application
said Vice President Wickes meant
that resumption would be on the open
shop basis and that no union agree
ment would Le signed
Labor Federation Complains
WASHINGTON Frank Morrison
general secretary of the American
Federation of Labor has filed with the
interstate commerce commission a
complaint alleging di rImnation on
the part of the transcontinental pas
senger association against the federa
tion of labor in the matter of reduced
rates for delegates to the national
meeting of that organization in San
Francisco beginning November 14
Many Skirmishes Occurs
Field Headquarters of the Second
Japanese Army Noon via Fusan Oct
Daily skirmishing is occurring along
the Japanese advance line On Friday
Japanese calvary attacked two com
panies of Russian infantry and two
regiments of calvary with machine
guns on the right flank of the River
Run southwest of Choran The Rus
sians were driven back to the north
west The Russian casualties were
fifteen The Japanese sustained no
loss On Saturday the Japanese ad
vance drove back the Russians
CUArDJNG THE CATTLESHIP
Cvtra FrccautKna Taken in Cz zf cf
Connecticut
WASHINGTON After delaying for
some time in the hope that by work
ing secret detectives might be able to
discover the persons who have been
making various attempts to damage
the battleship Connecticut in the New
York navy yard the navy department
concluded to publish the latest report
in the cabe from William J Baxter
the constructor in charge at New
York feeling that publicity now will
make toward the protection of the ves
sel in the future from a repetition of
such attempts The report shows in
detail how holes were skilfully drilled
near the battleships keel and how a
ball had been placeJ as an obstruction
to the launching
Acting Secretary Darling endorsed
the report as follows
The precautions taken by the com
mandant and naval constructor are
approved
The official report also shows that
the efforts to ruin the battleship were
persistent that the attempts began
six months ago and that they con
tinued since that time notwithstand
ing the close watch kept on the ves
sel day and night
The recommendation of the bureau
that special legislation be enacted
which will provide adequate punish
ment for any person who may damage
or attempt to damage maliciously
public property either completed or
in course ot preparation is approved
and the subject will be handled
through the usual channel
DECLINES TO VISIT OHIO
Bryan Writes a Letter to the State
Chairman
COLUMBUS O William J Bryan
in a letter to Chairman Harvey C
Garber of the democratic state com
mittee declining to visit Ohio during
the present campaign says
While Judge Parker announces
himself as unqualifiedly in favor of
the gold standard he is no more ob
jectionable upon this question than
President Roosevelt and he does not
stand for many things in which the
silver democrats are interested
The election of Parker and Davis
would remove from the arena of poli
tcs the questions which stand in the
way of the consideration of economic
questions and for this reason I be
lieve that every democrat who sup
ported the ticket in 189G and 1900
should interest himself in the suc
cess of the ticket this year
When the election is over I want
to renew the fight for economic re
form and I believe that we will be in
better position to do this with Judge
Parker elected than with Roosevelt at
the head of the nation It is also im
portant to secure congress for with
out the house of representatives the
president could net carry out his poli
cies
PORTER EXPRESSES SORROW
Ambassador of United States Writes
Letter of Condolence
PARIS Acting on instructions
from Washington Ambassador Porter
sent Mme Bartholdi the following let
ter
Madame The death of the eminent
sculptor who had always aimed at giv
ing to his works the expression of
some great idea or noble aspiration
has profoundly moved the American
nation which has received from him
lasting proof of his sincere admira
tion As the interpreter of these senti
ments the government of the United
States has bidden me to say to you
that the statue of liberty enlighten
ing the world has rendered the name
of Bartholdi dear to all my country
men who join in your griet and that
of the artistic world In acquitting
myself this duty allows me to express
my personal sympathies and those of
all the members of the embassy who
like myself had with Bartholdi friend
ly relations during the last twenty
years which have left in our hearts
sovereigns we never shall ferret I
have the honor to be your respectful
servant HORACE PORTER
FUNERAL OF DEAD STATESMAN
Simple Private Service Over Sir Wil
liam Verncn Harcourt
LONDON The remains of Sir Wil
liam Vernon Harcourt who died on
Saturday were buried in the family
vault at Nuncham Oxford with the
utmost simplicity and privacy Only
the family and tenantry were present
Simultaneously a memorial service
was held at St Margarets church
Westminister whore representatives
of King Edward and the prince of
Wales were among the immense con
gregation which included Ambassador
Choate Mrs Choate John R Carter
second secretary of the American em
bassy and the other ambassadors and
ministers cabinet ministers and per
sonal and political colleagues of the
deceased statesman
Election of Harry Marks
LONDON Editorial articles in the
morning newspapers chorus express
ions ranging from regret to indigna
tion at the election of -Harry Marks
to parliament in the Thanet district
Tho conservative Standard says In
the interests of purity of public life
we hope before Marks is allowed to
take any active part in parliament
work he will be afforded an oppor
tunity by the house of commons to
clear his character of the grave as
perations cast upon it by a judge of
thp supreme court
NTO DEEP WATER
THE NEERASKA LAUNCHED WITH
SHOUTS AND BOOMS
CHRISTENED BYJISS MIGKEY
Daughter f Nebraskas Chief Execu
tive Stands Sponsor for the Vessel
Ship Supports Weakened Too
Quickly and Boat Take3 the Water
SEATTLE Special to the Omaha
Bee Impatient of restraint and eager
to rush into the arms of Old Ocean
the Nebraska broke through the stays
that held it and at 202 p m amid
the shouts of 50000 people the boom
ing of great guns of the monitor
Wyoming the blare of bands and the
hoarse shrieks of all the whistles of
all the ships In the harbor the great
hull glided down the ways and into
its natural element
Miss Mickey was not unaware and
as the first tremor of the starting ship
was noted she broke the brightly
decked bottle of champagne across
the massive steel nose of the vessel
a new ship was born and christened
The day was dark and foggy but
the citizens made a holiday of it All
banks and other business houses were
closed from noon until 330 p m
that everybody might have an oppor
tunity to attend what Is here looked
on as one of the most important
events in the history of the city At
the shipyards every inch of room was
occupied and on the adjoining wharves
the people swarmed to the danger
point Sound steamers and tugs were
fitted up as floating grandstands and
many thousands were thus given a
chance to see the new warship take
its dip into the water
On the launching stand had as
sembled the officers or the states of
Washington and Nebraska and rep
resentatives of the army and navy of
the United States together with
many distinguished citizens who were
invited by the Moran Bros company
to grace the occasion with their pres
ence Bands from the navy yard
from Fort Lawton and from Van
couver barracks furnished the music
among the pieces being a spirited
march dedicated to Nebraska by a
local composer and played publicly
for the first time today
The onlv hitch in the program for
the launching was that caused by the
impetuosity of the ship itself Appar
ently imbued with the spirit of the oc
casion and eager to show that it could
keep up with the pace set by the
great state for which it is named the
Nebraska started eleven minutes be
fore the time set
The tide was still rising but the
water was sufficiently high to avoid
danger of an accident Congressman
Humphrey of Washington had just be
gun his speech which was to have
been followed by an invocation by
Rev Dr Matthews of Seattle when
a crash was heard as of breaking
planks and the great bulk trembled
for an instant All eyes seemed to
have centered on the ship rather than
on the speaker for a whisper Shes
moving turned instantly into a tu
multuous cheer and the Nebraska
was on its way to the water
Miss Mary Nain Mickey stood
ready a charming sponsor for a mag
nificent cralc coolly awaiting the
word As she saw the vessel starting
she quickly grasped re bottle by the
neck and broke it over the stem of
the vessel pronouncing the conven
tional formula as she did so Her
words were never heard even by her
self for the signal service had been
so accurate and the lookout so keen
that the vessel had not moved a foot
along the ways till the great guns of
the Wyoming began to thunder a
greeting to the newest sister of the
navy and all the joyous pandemonium
of the affair broke loose
Mayor Balling of Seattle made the
opening address telling of the import
ance of the occasion to Seattle as well
as to Nebraska and the nation He
was followed by Secretary of State
Sam H Nichols acting governor of
Washington who welcomed Governor
Mickey and the Nebraska visitors
Governor Mickey then spoke and
was frequently interrupted by ap
plause
The Ship Nebraska
SEATTLE Wash The battleship
Nebraska which was launched here
on Friday has a displacement of 15
000 tons Its contract price is 3733
000 length 441 feet 3 inches beam
7G feet 2 inches draft 23 feet 9
inches displacement 15000 tons
weight at launching 14500000
pounds speed 19 knots indicated
horse power 19000 engines two four
cylinder triple expansion boilers
twelve water tubular Its main bat
tery consits of four 12 inch guns eight
S inch and twelve 0 inch guns
David Auld Drops Dead
ATCHISON Kan David Auld
picsident of the First National bank
and a pioneer Kansan dropped dead
here Friday aged SO years Mr Auld
built the Hannibal road into Atchison
Uprising in China is Feared
SHANGHAI Numerous reports re
ceived from the interior telling of the
activity of secret societies at points
widely apart are causing serious un
easiness It is known that the officials
everywhere are displaying great anx
iety and are procuring the most mod
ern arms and munitions of war for
the purpose of equipping the soldiery
There Is no certainty as to whether
the anxiety of the officials is directed
against anticipated risings or as to
whether it is a precautionary move
ment aeainst possible danger
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS
THE NEWS IN NEBRASKA
District court at West Point has
closed its fall term
Firo damaged the confectionery
store of L F Vaughn at Wayne
A load of wheat was stolen from
the farm of George M Schdster west
of Ashland
William Hawley an old resident of
Madison county was killed by the
cars at Norfolk while trying to cross
the Northwestern tracks
Members of the United Brethren
church in this state are makins ar
rangements to open hospital in Ne
braska City and have asked aid from
the Commercial club which will be
granted
Walter West a young man living
near Sprague was thrown from his
horse near Martell while riding at
full speed across the Rock Island
tracks His face was cut and bruised
He also suffered internal injuries
The biennial state council of the
Catholic Knights of America is called
to meet in delegate convention at Co
lumbus on October IS The order
has made rapid progress during the
last biennium especially in the Co
lumbus branch
Nearly every year more fruit is
raised in York county and this year
hundreds upon hundreds of bushels
of peaches have been marketed by
farmers and fruit raisers and now
they are shipping apples which are
also an abundant crop
Plenty of water awaits the use of
irrigators in western Nebraska ac
cording to the report of Secretary
Dodson of the state board of irriga
tion One violation of the law was
reported during the last year a west
ern farmer opening a headgate after
it had been closed by the under sec
retary
George Zuraski a farmer living six
miles east of Columbus met with a
peculiar and painful accident He
was starting for home and had just
climbed into his wagon when his
team started quickly he lost his bal
ance and fell out striking his head
heavily first on the hub of the wheel
and again on the jrround
Frank Brown arrested in St Jo
seph on a charge of passing forged
checks in Lincoln is now in the city
jail at Lincoln and will be given a
preliminary hearing Brown said he
expected his father to make good the
checks when they were presented at
the bank and said he did not knov
until recently that his father had re
fused to stand for them
Beets are turning into tiny white
particles of sweetness at the Norfolk
sugar factory nowadays The fall
campaign has begun and there is ev
ery prospect of a long one this sea
son Manager Bundick states that
the bulbs are unusually good this sea
son and the farmers are happy over
the outlook of getting several tons of
beets off each acre at about 5 per
ton
A stranerer srivinsr the name of Dr
F G Busch visited the home of
Wilke Jurgens a prominent German
farmer who resides in Hanover town
ship Gage county and succeeded in
fleecing him out of 50 cash Jurgens
has a crippled son and the stranger
offered to cure him for 150 He told
Jurgens that he must have 50 before
taking the case and the unsuspecting
farmer paid it
What might have resulted seriouslv
was a peculiar accident which took
place near Humboldt E C Cclhapp
a young business man of the city was
driving into the country in company
with his wife and a friend when a
tree which was being cut bv a lad
at the roadside fell across the spring
wagon in which they were riding dis
locating a shoulder and badly bruising
Mrs Colhapp and scratching the oth
ers bady
Word has been received in Fremont
that A J Ferris the man who so
nearly succeeded in swindling several
Fremont people by means cf fraudu
lent chattel mortgages a few months
ago had been convicted at Concordia
Kan of forgery At the time of his
arrest the Kansas authorities put in
a claim for him and as they were
very anxious to have him brought
back no complaint was filed against
tiim in Nebraska
John Miller who resides on a small
farm southeast of Plattsmouth reports
that while fishing below the Burling
ton bridge a few days ago he witness
ed a tornado The storm came from
the southwest and the clouds from
that direction appeared to strike a
current of air from the opposite di
rection forming a funnel shaped
cloud which dipped into the river at
i point near Beckers island Mr
Miller sa s the cloud moved slowly
jut its raDidly revolving movement
carried with it a vast quantity of
water and destroyed the entire corn
prop of a farmer whose Dremises ad
join the river on the east
The new United States postofiice
puilding is completed in Norfolk It
was built at a cost of 5100000 and
nas been in process of construction
since a year ago last May It is a
perfect copy of the building at An
napolis Md
Albert C Chase Co were the suc
cessful bidders for the 7000 improve
ment bonds which were sold at Oak
land The bonds draw 5 per cent and
niD for ten years with a privilege of
redeeming in five years The price
was par and accrued interest with a
premium of 178
CUDAHY MORTON NUPTIALS
Granddaughter of J Sterling Morton
Joined in Marriage to Joseph
Cudahy
NEBRASKA CITY Historic Arbor
Lodge the beautiful home of the late
Hon J Sterling Morton was tho
scene of a pretty wedding when Mr
Joseph Cudahy of Omaha and MIsb
Jean Morton of Chicago were united
in marriage by Bishop Spalding of
Peoria
At the hour set for the ceremony
oclock the bridal party descended tho
stairway to tho music of the Lohen
grin wedding march rendered by an
orchestra placed behind a screen of
palms and ferns From the stairway
an aisle marked by larger wicker
vases each cntaining 100 Brides
roses and connected by wide white
satin ribbon led the way to the liviug
room where a magnificent altar of
mahogany and white enamel had been
constructed
Before the ultar was a raised plat
form of mahogany and overhead a
natural arbor formed of vines and
ferns under which the bride and
groom stood while Bishpp Spalding
read the solemn marriage ceremony
of the Catholic church
Miss Morton presented an ideal pic
ture of beauteous young womanhood
gowned in pure white with a long
veil and carrying orchids and lilies
of the valley Her dress was of Im
ported lace over white silk
After the ceremony a huifet lunch
eon was served in the dining room
The decorations were very elabor
ate each room being a dream of
beauty and the sun room a bower of
tropical foliage In the living room
banks of ferns and palms weie ar
ranged among which nestled hundreds
of roses interspersed with tiny frost
ed eleotric globes which threw a sott
radiance from their leafy recesses
STORY OF NEBRASKA WEALTH
Surplus Farm Products Shipped Out
In the Last Seven Years
LIN CO LN Nebra skas ad vavn ce
ment and the increasing wealth of tho
state now being so much tallied about
can best be appreciated by a survey
of the surplus commodities and a
comparison thereof during the last ten
years The statistics of the State De
partment of Labor show that in 1890
the shipments of cattle amounted to
3S0i00 iead and in ly03 the ship
ments aggregated 552G3 The ship
ments of hogs in 1S90 totalled 1431
540 head as compared with 21 11511
in 19u3 The number of sheep shipped
in -90 was 195080 head and in 1903
08051 j940 horses and mules were
shipped in 190 and 54823 in 1903
Nebraskas advancement in the pro
duction of cereals had also been mark
ed in the last few years as will be
seen by the lollowmg figures
YIELD OF CORN
Bushels Bushels
1HK i744202 1902 17Gr37C 2
1SW 175SIfiC11 100 1COG032C
If M 141050 317 1S04 est 201350276
1001 72 1 43227
YIELD OF WHEAT
ISPS r4944S2 1900 3774S215
1S33 1S84S100 1005 4SC503I8
YIELD OF OATS
1SK 356W213 1901 2S2S7707
10 -1731132 1302 5242G7CH
IsOO 3J4SC27S 1003 GGG19505
In the production of rye Nebraska
has made a wonderful increase and
now first in the United States
in the production of that cereal In
io9S the states production of rye was
2091355 bushels while in 1903 thcro
was produced 10105701 bushels
Otto Hoffman a farmer living
about ten miles north of Beatrice
was arrested on complaint of George
Schonberg a neighbor who alleged
that he lived in constant fear of death
at the hands of the defendant
Nebraska Farmers Arrestee
DAKOTA CITY William Stanage
and Brd Petersen two farmers of
j Thurston county residing about ten
miles south of Homer were arrested
by Deputy Sheriff John Klo ter of
South Sicux City as being fugitives
from justice on complaint of C 7
OConnor banker of Homer When ar
rested Stanage and Peterson were in
tne act of driving thirty five head of
fat cattle onto the bridge into Sioux
City to place them on the market
They were taken to Emerson for trial
Pobbers Get Busy
BEATRICE The safe and cash
register of the grocery store of Emil
Lang were iobbed of about 275 in
cash When the clerks reported for
work in the morning they found a side
door open the cash register and safe
unlocked
Increase in Students
LINCOLN As compared with last
year there is an increase of ninety
students at the state university at
the cloe of the first week of registra
tion The total up this time is 1123
against 1033 in 1903
Hcrt in Calfs Throat
MEAD Henry Kuhr living east of
Mead has a curiosity in a calf a year
old The heart a perfectly formed or
gan is in the throat instead of in the
place where it belongs The beat of
the heart can be plainly seen and felt
Will Ocen a Bank at Ansley
ANSLEY George Richtinger asso
ciated with a New York part has
bought the Harvel building in which
they will open a state bank Rich
tinger is an old settler of Custer
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