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NEBRASKA
News in Brief
Secretary of War William H Taft
was the principal speaker at the final
f epubllcan rally In New Haven Conn
The London Standards Shanghai
correspondent says it is reported thai
the dalai lama of Thibet has arrived
at Pekin
Mischa Elman 12-year-old Russian
peasant boy is creating quite a furore
in Berlin musical circles by his vio
lin playing
A man who registered as C P
Bryan of Indianapolis committed sui
cide in a Terre Haute hotel by in
haling gas
Longworth Powers tho sculptor
son of the late Hiram Powers the fa
mous American sculptor has just died
in Florence Italy
Owing to ill health G- L Watson
has had to refuse Sir Thomas Liptons
request to design another yacht to
race for the Americas cup
In St Louis Maurice Sayres of Mil
waukee won the decision in a fifteen
round fight with Jack Lowry of New
York The contest was close
Michael Davitt arrived at New York
on the Cedric He said that he came
on private business and that he will
return to Ireland in December v
Melville W Fuller chief justice of
the supreme court of the United
States is said to plan his resignation
after the inauguration of the next
president
A cotton compress company in Ok
lahoma City has contracted to fur
nish 60000 worth of cotton to a firm
of Japanese for immediate shipment
to Nagasaki
William E Curtis writes of the re
ported loan of 270000000 to Russia
by a Jewish banker as indicating that
more liberal laws will be put in effect
by the czar
The Supreme Council of the Royal
Templars of Temperance went into
the hands of a receiver in Buffalo N
Y with liabilities of 5265000 and
assets of 52000
D K Pearsons of Chicago who
has given much money to various ed
ucational institutions has presented
25000 to Park college of Parkville
near Kansas City
Prof Oscar Lovell Triggs expects
some time early in the new year to
found a novel educational institution
on a farm somewhere along the banks
of the Illinois river
Michael Davitt arrived in New York
and in an interview defends the Rus
sian fleet for firing on the North sea
fishermen declaring that it was the
result of a misunderstanding
San Francisco shipments of mer
chandise and produce to the Orient
during October were valued at 3
837302 as compared with 1393395
In the same month last year
J Plerpont Morgan presented to the
Italian government the cope stolen
from the Cathedral of Ascoli which
he purchased and loaned to the South
Kensington museum in London
The general land office in Washing
ton during October issued 10000 land
patents the largest number ever is
sued in one month and an increase of
3341 over the previous month
- An army order issued in London
states that four officers not above the
rank of captain will annually be se
lected for a two years course of
study with residence in Japan
Postmaster General Wynne signed
a supplement treaty with the Hungar
ian government relating to money or
ders passing between the two coun
tries which will greatly lessen their
cost
Rev Albert W Knight dean of St
Philips Episcopal cathedral Atlanta
Ga has decided to accept the appoint
ment as bishop of Cuba to which he
was elected at the recent general con
ference of the church in Boston
Since old Geronimo the noted
Apache chieftain now 64 years of
age became an attraction in the In
dian building at the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition at St Louis he has
learned to spell and print his name
Three Officers of the Preferrd Mer
cantile company of BostGn the busi
ness of which was to issue contracts
for diamonds on periodical install
ments and mature them in numerical
order were Indicted by the federal
grand jury on the charge of depositing
in the mails letters concerning a lot
tery
More than 200 members of the asso
ciation of collegiate alumnae repre
senting colleges In every part of the
United States assembled at the
worlds fair for the twenty third an
nual convention Addresses of wel
come was extended by President
Francis and others Miss Florence M
Cushing of Boston first vice president
-of the association responded to the
greetings
Timothy I Lee the American loco
motive engineer who was held respon
sible for the railroad wreck on the
Mexican Central railroad about nine
inonths ago has been sentenced to
four years imprisonment at hard la
Tor In the salt mines in the state of
Coahuila
Congressman Cowherd says the
democrats will have a big majority in
the next house
J Wyman Jones the multi-millionaire
and art patron a brother-in-law
of the late Senator M A Hanna died
in New York
AM WILL RES
HOSTILITIES ARE
CEASE UNTIL
LIKELY
SPRING
TO
LIST OF THE NEWCOMNIAKDERS
Indications that Kouropatkin Will Not
Attempt Another Advance This Year
Only the Fall of Port Arthur May
Effect a Change
ST PETERSBURG The army or
gan publishes a long list of new com
manders in the far east including tho
appointments of Generals Linevitch
and Kaulbars to the First and Third
armies respectively
Generals Kutnevitch and Selivanoff
will command the Twenty second and
Thitry seventh divisions of the First
corps which chief General Meyen
dorff is resigning on account of ill
health General Slouchevsky com
mander of the Tenth corps has also
resigned and it is expected that he
will be succeeded by General Jzerpit
sky The sweeping character of these
changes may imply that there is no
intention on General Kouropatkins
part to assume the offensive during
the years campaign unless an exceed
ingly favorable opportunity offers In
deed it begins to look like a deadlock
between Mukden for the winter unless
Port Arthur falls or the Japanese
abandon the idea of renewing the as
soult upon the fortress there and set
tle down to a regular siege either of
which would release enough tnops to
give the preponderance necessary to
try to force the Russians out of Muk
den In fact the latest dispatches
from the front indicate that some
such move is preparing though the
best opinion at the war office holds
to the view that there is not likely
to be another big battle this year one
of the indications pointed out being
the departure of many military at
taches for the winter
General Orioff whom General Kour
opatkin blamed for the Russian re
verse at Liao Yang declares in the
course of an interview published in
the Novoe Vremya that he obeyed
General Stackelbergs orders in mak
ing the much criticised attack in
which his division was decimated and
he himself wounded General
apparently is convinced that
Orioff was not to blame and the order
detaching him has been revoked and
he has been appointed on General
Kouropatkins staff
MAY TRY TO TAKE MUKDEN
Japs Need the Town for Winter
Quarters
MUKDEN Quiet continues here
The Japanese are still working hard
intrenching their front which begins
to look like a continuous fort It is
believed they are preparing seriously
to advance making their front strong
possibly in order that it may be held
by a comparatively small force while
the heavier force engages in -flanking
movements The Japanese have learn
ed by bitter experience not to expect
much from a frontal attack They are
obliged however to maintain a strong
front to prevent General Kuropatkin
from breaking through their line and
carrying the war to their rear
There is considerable evidence to
indicate that the Japanese will make
every effort to force the Russians out
of Mukden not only for the moral
effect on Europe but upon the Chi
nese as well Mukden is extremely im
portant to them as winter quarters
The Japanese continue to receive
reinforcements and it is believed by
Russian military men that their ad
vancing depends only on accumulating
sufficient men
Practical Joker is Killed
SPRINGFIELD 111 James M
Maxwell president of local union No
63 United Mine Workers of Ameri
ca at Virden has been shot and kill
ed by Thomas Hall a bartender as
the result of a practical joke Hall
was returning home after closing the
saloon through North park when
Maxwell for a joke stepped from be
hind a tree and ordered Hall to throw
up his hands Hall who had been a
victim of holdups twice recently drew
a revolver and shot Maxwell in the
stomach Maxwell who lived for sev
eral hours afterward said he did not
blame Hall for shooting him
Race War in Colorado
COAL CREEK Colo The killing in
cold blood of Marshal Bates of Coal
Creek a coal mining town in Fremont
county by two negroes Grant and
Westley Thompson whom he was try
ing to arrest for disturbing the peace
has caused the white residents to issue
a warning to all negroes to leave the
camp Many negroes have already
left town If any insist on remaining
it Is feared bloodshed will result The
whites charge the negroes with nu
merous crimes committed since they
were imported into the camp
Member of the Commission
LONDON The Daily Telegraph
whicn is often Inspired by the govern
ment suggests that Admiral Sir John
lusher will represent Great Britain
on the International commission to
Inquire into the North sea affair A
telegram from Constantinople says M
Mandelstam dragoman of the Rus
sian embassy there and who is an ex
pert on International law had start
ed for St Petersburg and will repre
sent Russia before the North sea com
mission but In what capacity is not
stated
BANDITS SHOOT THE CASHIER
streets opened fire on the retreating
robbers The latter seemed to bear
charmed lives however for they were
unhurt and dashed out across the
prairie An officer quickly gathered a
large posse and started in pursuit but
up to a late hour the outlaws had not
been taken Big rewards have already
been offered for the capture of the
men dead or alive and their arrest
is almost certain
PROBLEMS OF IRRIGATION
Subjects to Be Discussed by the Na
tional Congress
EL PASO Tex The executive
committee of the twelfth national irri
gation congress program of the com
ing session of the congress to be held
in this city November 15 to 18 The
first and fourth days of the congress
will be devoted to general sessions
but on the second and third days the
work will be divided into five sec
tions namely Forestry engineering
and mechanics production by irriga
tion climatology and rural settle
ment each section meeting in a sep
arate hall This program includes ad
dresses and papers by eighty seven of
the most prominent experts in their
respective departments all of whom
have advised the committee of their
intention to be present
A large list of delegates is already
in the hands of the secretary Addi
tional lists are being received daily
from all parts of the country and a
heavy attendance including many
women is assured
REPORTS ARE CONFLICTING
Japs May Settle Down for a Winters
Siege
LONDON Conflicting reports
emanating from Cfiie Foo regarding
the result of the latest assault on
Port Arthur Bennett Burleigh of the
Daily Telegraph who passed the fort
in a steamer says that all was quiet
at 6 oclock Friday morning and that
there was no sign of firing or of any
movement His steamer was thrice
chased and boarded by Japanese
within a brief period the Japanese
forbidding any navigation within
twenty miles of Port Arthur
The Daily Telegraphs correspond
ent at Che Foo learns that the Jap
anese are seeking to compel the Rus
sian fleet to quit the harbor and that
Vice Admiral Togo is prepared for
this move If it is effected the corres
pondent adds the Japanese will settle
down to a winters siege
American Society May Work
CONSTANTINOPLE The porte has
not prohibited the American Bible so
ciety from carding on its work in
Turkey There has been a slight fric
tion in four towns in the provinces
where the local authorities forbade
street sales of the societys literature
arrested the vendors and seized their
books Upon representations made
by the American legation however
the porte promptly ordered the liber
ation of the persons arrested and the
surrender of the books taken from
them
Prince Fushima Sails
WASHINGTON The Japanese le
gation has received a cablegram from
Honolulu saying that Prince Fush
ima the mikados adopted brother
sailed from Honolulu Friday for San
Francisco where he is expected to ar
rive on the evening of November 9
or the morning of November 10
Another Rhodes Scholarship
LINCOLN Neb Next year Ne
braska will zet another Rhodes schol
arship appointment A notice of this
was sent to Chancellor Andrews by
George R Parkin of London secre
tary of the scholarships
National Treasury Balances
WASHINGTON Fridays statement
of the treasury balance in the general
fund exclusive of the 15000000 gold
reserve in the division of redemption
shows Available cash balance 147
324216 gold 83091381
No Spirit for Gayety
ST PETERSBURG There was lit
tle attempt Thursday to celebrate ex
cept in a perfunctory way the tenth
anniversary of the accession of Em
peror Nicholas The imperial family
attended a Te Deum at the Kazan
cathedral and there were services in
all the churches Later the troops
were paraded the theaters gave free
exhibitions to the school children and
there was music and holiday displays
in the parks but on account of the
anxiety regarding Port Artliur every
thing was on a small scale
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Two Men Attempt to Rob a Bank at
Cody Wyoming
CHEYENNE Wyo Cashier I O
Middaugh of the First National bank
of Cocly was instantly killed in a bat
tle with bank robbers between 3 and
4 oclock this afternoon The men
made their escape They secured no
money
Two men rode up to the bank on
horses left the animals at the curb
and entered the front door They
made no effort to disguise themsplves
and immediately ordered Cashier
Middaugh and his assistants to throw
up their hands The bank officials an
swered with a volley from their six
shooters and the robbers without at
tempting to gather in the cash that
lay in a tray on the counter backed
out of the building firing as they went
Middaugh followed the men to the
street and opened fire One of them
returned the shots and Middaugh fel
dead The robbers mounted their
horses and fled through the town
The people of the town were aroused
by the shots and flocking into the
LLOW BAND
AFTER THE MEN WHO KILLED
CASHIER MIDDAUGH
MURDERERS AfOOW AT BVY
Driven Into Hole-in-the-Wall Country
and Have Taken Refuge with
Sympathizers Posse After Them
Are Determined
DEER RANCH Wyo Sheriff
Stough of Fremont county and Sheriff
Fenton and posse of Big Horn county
arrived here shortly after sundown
Friday having found the trail of the
Cody bank robbers and followed it
into the very heart of the bad lands
They are now not more than ten
miles behind the outlaws Reliable
information has been received ljere
that the bandits have taken refuge
at the ranch house of a sympathizer
near the notorious
redezvous southwest of this place
and do not know that the officers have
followed this far
Sheriff Fenton who is directing the
movement against the desperadoes
has asked for reinforcements from
Casper Wyo 100 miles southeast of
here and a telephone iinessage was
received late Friday night stating
that Sheriff Webb and a large posse
had started for the scene Fenton
and his men will do a little scouting
quietly to see that the outlaws do not
leave their hiding place before Webb
and his party arrives Should the
outlaws become alarmed and attempt
to leave the country Sheriff Webb
will be advised at Wolton Lost Cabin
or one of the smaller stations on
the telephone line and an effort will
be made to intercept the bandits at
tne eastern exit of the
Should the robbers attempt to
double back on their trail and es
cape by the only other exit from the
Hole the route they followed in en
tering the rendezvous they will be
attacked by Fenton and his party
near this place
A bloody battle is certain to occur
during the next thirty six hours eith
er at the western or eastern exit of
the Hole or in the vicinity of the
recent hiding place of the outlaws
Should the bandits remain in ignor
ance of the plan to bottle them up
in the rendezvous then the fight will
occur at the ranch home of their
friend for two posses from the east
and west will combine forces as soon
as Webb arrives and close in on the
bandits at once
The officers here are completely
worn out but they are anxious for
the fight They will get almost twenty-four
hours rest however if present
plans carry and will be in prime con
dition for the battle when Webb ar
rives
RUSSIAS EXHIBITS CLOSE
Dispute With Fair About Percentage
of Sales
ST LOUIS Russias exhibits in
two of the exhibit palaces at the
Worlds Fair were closed Friday by
order of the exposition management
The cause of the closing was a re
opening of the dispute between the
fair management and foreign exhibit
ors relative to the payment of a per
centage on cash sales at their exhibit
booths President Francis said that
under the rules of the division of ex
hibits governing the sale of exhibits
at the fair if exhibitors wish to sell
from their spaces during the exposi
tion period arrangements to that ef
fect must first be made approved by
the chief of the department with the
director of exhibits and with the di
rector of concessions This arrange
ment consists of a fixed rate of per
centage to be paid by the exhibition
to the exposition on every cash sale
Conference at The Hague
WASHINGTON In a circular note
Secretary Hay has carried out the
presidents instructions relative to
proposing a second Hague conference
The note not only contemplates the
reassembling of The Hague confer
ence for the consideration of ques
tions specifically mentioned by the
original conference as demanding
further attention such as the rights
and duties of neutrals the inviol
ability of private property in naval
warfare and the bombardment of ports
by naval force but goes further by
practically indorsing the project of a
general system of arbitration treaties
and the establishment of an interna
tional congress to meet periodically in
the interests of peace The issue of
the call while the present war is in
progress is justified by the fact that
the first Hague conference was called
before our treaty of peace with Spain
was concluded
Price of Coal Advances
PITTSBURG Prices of all grades
of coal have been advanced 35 cents
a ton as tne result of the increased
demand for coal and the strike of en
gineers in Illinois
Booth Tucker in London
NEW YORK It was announced
that Commander Frederick Booth
Tucker who for eight and a half
years has commanded the Salvation
Army forces in the United States is
appointed to the International head
quarters in London and will act as
secretary and represent all countries
outside of Great Britain This will
naake it necessary for the commander
to travel In all parts of the world
Commander Booth Tuckers farewell
meeting in New York City will be
held on November 15
NEWS IN NEBRASKA
THE STATE AT LARGE
The bond proposition carried
Fairmont by a good majority
at
The high school building at Geneva
caught fire but the flame was extin
guished before much headway had
been gained
Seward women want the city coun
cil to pass an anti spitting ordinance
Corn husking is now in order all
along the line
Joe Olsen and Harry Wilson are
In jail at Hooper charged with theft
they having stolen a quantity of oats
from a farmer
The small boy was unusually active
on Halloween and many cases are
recorded where his antics were of a
serious character
Work upon the new Catholic school
at Humphrey has been commenced
The building will be a three story
structure costing 35000
Now is the time for the farmer to
look over his stock Mark the animal
that is not a money producer A long
cold winter will reduce its value if
it is not working for you
Lieutenant Arthur Kavanaugh who
was on the bridge with Admiral
Dewey at the battle of Manila was
the guest of J H Ager at Lincoln
last week going hence to Annapolis
where he has been ordered by the
government
The Omaha Lincoln Beatrice
company has thirty five car loads of
ties on the way to Lincoln and steel
will be there for the terminals In a
short time Adjustments relating to
the right-of-way into the city have
been settled
A barn belonging to C L Lewis
president of the Citizens bank of
Fairfield was burned as a result of
two little girls playing wJth matches
The barn was valued at about S200
and insured Two carriages and some
other property were saved
Farmers have no reason to com
plain about the prices that are being
offered for their new crop of corn
They are being offered at the various
stations in Otoe county about from
42 to 43 cents per bushel At this time
last year the price was 27 cents
All of the four packing houses in
South Omaha are running at nearly
their full capacity Packers are buy
ing all live stock that comes to that
market that is fit for immediate
slaughter The statement is made that
more cattle hogs and sheep could be
used if shipped in As it Is the killing
gangs are kept on the jump
A number of York business men
went to Ericson where an effort is
being made to establish a summer
resort Several purchased lots on the
shores of Lake Ericson Several thou
sand dollars has been expended in
improvements William Boyer and J
Asher Parks of York accompanied the
excursion and selected lots for them
selves and others
More litigation may ensue in re
gard to the revenue law The Nemaha
tax case was decided several weeks
ago and Chief Justice Holcomb was
delegated to write the opinion This
he has filed In it he declares that
there is no relief for over valuation
until the taxes legally assessed are
due In other words he declares an
injunction may lie at that time
A St Louis dispatch says As a re
sult of complaints by Anderson Bar
rett of Lushton Neb and William
Smith of Muskogee Captain Brolaski
of the excursion boat Spencer was ar
rested and locked up Barrett alleged
he ventured 51 at a spindle wheel
Then being told he would be paid his
winnings if he produced 50 he bor
rowed from a companion George
Schwartz 50 which was promptly
snatch et by the gamblers
At Firth while W O Clark son of
J T Clark was loading baled hay
the hay hook slipped in some manner
and flew up in his face cutting a
very painful hole in his cheek and
knocking a tooth loose
Miss Estelle Reel general
tendent of government Indian school
was in Omaha last week on her way
to the Indian school at Genoa to in
spect the school at that place Miss
Reel was the first woman superin
tendent of public instruction in the
United States having held that posi
tion in Wyoming several years ago
for one term For seven years she
has been superintendent of the Indian
schools of the United States
William A Luke filed on a home
stead near Valentine and the follow
ing night was found staggering
around by Night Marshal Simpson
supposed to be drunk It has now been
ascertained that his skull was frac
tured Robert McGreer found Luke
lying at the bottom of his cellar steps
Leaving behind him his own wife
and children Boyd Smith of Winne
ton has eloped with his sister-in-law
Mrs Klopfer and officers are search
ing for them with warrants for their
arrest
Water bonds of Broken Bow were
sold at a good price
At Osceola County Judge Bnll was
called upon to release from jail Lewis
Bayles who is in the last stage of
consumption His doctor says that he
surely connot live until the meeting
of the district court some time in
January 1905 The young man was
charged with his brother with high
way robery and at their preliminary
examination was bound over in the
sum of 300 of them were
abe to give the bona and were placed
in the charge of Sheriff Hartman
27500 FOR A LOST LEG
This Is the Amount Recovered by John
Connelly
Joseph Schmidt of Platte county OMAHA John Connelly a
14 years of age while out hunting mg stocKman recovereu -----lost
his eye by the expiosion of a against tho Union Pacific road tor
shell 527500
This was for loss of botn legs wuicu
were cut off by a train at the foot of
N street South Omaha some years
ago
- Connelly had sued for 50000 and
this was the fourth trial of the suit
Theverdict is the largest that ha3
ever been recovered here in a person
al injury damage case against a cor
poration T J Mahoney and J A CL
Kennedy appeared for the plaintiff
and A W Jefferis was associated with
the Union Pacific lawyers for the de
fense The defense waived its argu
ment in order to cut off Mahoneysr
closing argument for the plaintiff The
only argument made was by Mr Ken
nedy who opened for the plaintiff
AGED FARMER IS FOUND DEAD-
Wife Who Makes Discovery Ha Dif
ficulty in Sending for Help
LEXINGTON Christian Olson a
prominent citizen of Dawson county
was found dead by his wife at the west
end of his farm about one mile from
the house where he had gone in the
afternoon on horseback to fix a 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 cornfield but later got to
a neighbors house finding no one at
home She finally got to a telephone
but it was 11 oclock before aid reach
ed her Mr Olson was about SO years
of age and subject to attacks of as
thma Mr and Mrs Olson lived alone
on a farm two miles south of this
city
MURDERER GETS SIX YEARS
Sentence of Tim Carr for the Killing
of Charles Best
PAPILLION Tim Carr who was
found guilty of manslaughter after
trial for the murder of Charles Best
at Sarpy Mills park on the evening of
July 4 was sentenced by Judge Sut
ton to six years at hard labor in the
penitentiary Carrs aged mother his
sisters and other relatives were pres
ent when the sentence was pronounced
and were geratly affected but Carr
seemed in good spirits because the
sentence was no heavier
When Carr was led back to jail
weeping among the women was gen
eral and mingled with this was a
prayer by Mrs Carr for the protection
of her son
Children Are Taught to Beg
FREMONT The police put a stop
to a begging scheme which had been
worked successfully by means of
some children in the residence por
tion of the city The youngsters car
ried papers showing that they were
living in a wagon in the southeastern
part of town that their father was
sick and they were absolutely desti
tute and there were nine children in
the family Last week they worked
the same part of town successfully
and when the matter was investigated
no such people could be found
Fires Two Shots at Operator
BEATRICE What seems to have
been a bold attempt at robbery was
made at 2 oclock In the morning by
an unidentified man who fired two
shots through the window of the Bur
lington station at Dewitt at Night
Operator Barnes one of which took
effect wounding him slightly in the
arm
Judge Parker has expressed high
apreciation of the part William J
Bryan has taken in the present cam
paign
Shooting at Valentine
VALENTINE Four persons were
shot two perhaps fatally at a dance
hall near Fort Niobrara Raymond J
B Smith a quarterblood Indian and
Lulu Johnson each received bullets
through the body from the effects of
which they will probably die Arthur
Trumbull a livery driver and John
Stratton were striously wounded The
injured persons were preparing to
leave in a wagon when fired upon
from ambush The two horses were
killed
Potatoes Yield Big Returns
YORK William Paden a farmer
living west of York planted thirtv
acres of potatoes and cared for them
and this fall sold the potatoes in the
ground for 50 per acre The pur
chaser is to dig and gather and mar
ket them without expense to Mr
Paden
The 8-year-old daughter of Mr and
Mrs Martin Ossowoki
of Gage coun
ty was shot in the right arm by the
accidental discharge of a 22 calibre
rifle in the hands of her brother wno
was playing with the weapon
Large Sale of Sheep
FREMONT Between 40000 and
oOOOO sheep will be fed in the vicinity
of this city this winter The number
is smaller than usual but Is largo
considering the scarcity of feeders
and the high prices prevailing The
largest sale made at the Fremont stock
yards so far this season was made by
E Payne a sheep man from Boise
Ida to H E Janes St Paul Minn
when they will be shipped for feed
ing purposes The sale consisted of
G000 head of 62 pound lambs and SO
pound wethers
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