A JAPANcSE WAK bONG.
tDescribeB _ Prowess of the Japanese
DnrlnjT War with China.
When Japan sent a parly of naval
juicers and sailors to this country to
uke charge of the cruiser Kasagi ,
milt by the Cramps , they taught one
tf the Japanese war songs to their
Imerican acquaintances. Ilere is how-
he Japanese version ran in part :
Tcushin joyaku hakai hashi
Toyo heiwa no giwo shirauu ,
Motnai ganko 110 chan-chan ga ,
Burei kiwamaru furumaiwa ,
Setshi yakuwnn kogai hifun ,
Nippon danshino udemaide ,
Yaban no gume .a yaburanto.
Translated the song is as follows :
"The Tientsin treaty has been
Jroken. The extremely discourteoui
.onduct of the barbarous and stubborn
Chinese , failing to recognize the value
if peace in the cast , causes teeth to be
let and arms folded , while public sen-
fiment is sorrowful and angry.
"To break this dream of barbarism
ly the power of the Japanese soldiery ,
ur re-enforcements are continually ad-
ranciug , with flags floating bravely.
' "Both In the desperate battle of the
Bulf of Pechili and in an attack on the
province of Seikio , we displayed the
iational prowess by slaughtering the
Chinese lighting against our country.
"We are marching through a coun-
Jry in which the scorching heat blis-
lers the flesh. We are passing through
fire and water , but we do not care.
The enemy's projectiles come like hail ,
the corpses were piled mountain high
It Heijo. Blood discolors the waters
> f Wei-hai-wei , but our soldiers , never
Jetreating an inch , easily capture the
Chinese fort
"Grasping 400 provinces with one
iand and planting the flag of the RisIng -
Ing Sun on the castle of Pekin , let us
return in triumph. For you are to be
In example of the military clan. In-
ireasing the fame of the nation.
"Human life Is only fifty years. If
lee are reluctant to lose it , we become
lisloyal to the emperor for genera
tions.
"Two ways He open before us ; the
loyal way is to die. Let our motto bate
to continue fighting until we fall ex
hausted.
"This Is the most satisfactory solu
tion. How desirous. How joyful. " -
New York Sun.
DIKE BUILT AGES SINCE.
Remains of nn Earthwork Evidently
Coiistrnctecl in Prehistoric Times.
The Western States and Territories
contain many evidences that this con
tinent was once peopled by a race
well advanced in the arts of civiliza
tion. A wonder of apparently pre
historic origin has been discovered re
cently by a surveyor in Northern Ida
ho. It is the well-preserved remains
of a dike , and lies along the east side
of a swamp known as Hoodoo Lake ,
Kootenai County , in a country thickly
covered with timber and underbrush.
The dike is 0,000 feet in length , is
built carefully of rock and covered
with earth. In dimensions it is four
feet in height and three feet wide on
top. The dike is broken in two 01
three places for a rod or two , and at
one point apparently it has been cut in
recent years. There are also evidences
that parts of the dike have been bro
ken and swept away by floods in times
long past Trees over 100 years old
growing on the crest of the dike also
attest in some degree to its antiquity.
The surveyor , William Ashley , was
at first inclined to the belief that it
was an old morain of the glacial pe
riod , such as arc frequently encoun
tered in the Northwest. Upon close in-
restigatiou , however , he was convinced
that it was the work of man owing
to the singular regularity of its form
and the materials which compose it
The earth's surface must have under
gone some great changes since th
construction of this dike , for the pres
ent geological formation of the locality
renders it useless either for reclama
tion purposes or to keep back the wa
ter. It could not have been the worh
of Indians. Its origin is suggestive ol
vast expanses of time and recalls thj
work of the ancient mound builders.
The Skating Stroke.
How long should the stroke be in
< kating ? Old-timers those who
learned to skate forty or fifty years
ago will say that the stroke -which
they used was much longer than that
which is common to-day , and that thej
nsed to travel faster. The first part
of the statement is true , but the second
end is not. The explanation is inter
esting.
On the old rocker skates the skatei
made a long curve , beginning on tbe
outer edge , gradually turning and fin
ishing on the inner edge of the blade.
" " Smith the famous
"Turkey" , English
champion of old days , covered twelve
to eighteen yards at a stroke in thai
style.
The thin , keen , flat club type ol
skates changed all that All the stroke
In racing is now on the inner edge. J.
F. Donoghue , one of the greatest ol
all skaters , used only a six-yard stride
In the championship races of 1891 , and
Mr. Eden , who won at St Petersburg
in 1896 , went nut seven and a ball
.yards at a stride.
Mr. Donoghue , whose short , quick
strokes were wonderful to watch , stilj
holds the record for the fastest mile
and the fastest half mile ever skated.
In 1867 , at Newburgh , on the Hudson ,
he skated a mile before the wind In
two minutes , twelve and six-tenth a
seconds. Six years later he traveled
a hundred miles near Stamford , Conn. ,
In seven hours , eleven minutes , thirty-
eight and one-fifth seconds. None ol
tlie old-time , long-stroke skaters eve ;
made such speed as that
Acting Is supposed to be a profes
Bfon , but sometimes it is merely avali
In Ufa.
UEEKVa 1 EAUS
ITe ( five weeks after rnarrhge )
"I have brought you a birthday pre-
3 > nt , my anue' ' a diamond necklace
which , however , will pale before the
Orichtuess of your eyes. "
He ( five years after marriage ) "I
eave brought you a birthday present
an ash-receiver. "
She "But , my dear , I do not
smoke clears. "
He "N-o , but If you have an
isb-receiver for me to pot my cigar
ashes ID , it will save you the trouble
of sweeping them up , you know. "
That Ada Tremble.
Colusa , Gal. , April 18. Much has
Deen said and written recently about
Uric Add in the system ; what causes
It and how to get rid of it. It Is known
to be the first cause of Rheumatism
and many other diseases , and has
therefore received a great deal of at
tention from medical men.
Mr. L. P. Moulton of this place
claims that Jie has solved the problem
of how to get this acid out of the sys
tem. He says :
"I had tliis acid troable myself for
fears. At time * tl.e Kidney secretions
would be very profuse and at other
times scant , but Mie acid was always
my greatest trouble. Medicine failed
to cure me till at last I heard of a
remedy called Dodd's Kidney Pills ,
und after taking a box I seemed to be
entirely cured. However , It came bacli
on me and this time I took severa
boxes with the result that I was com
pletely and permanently cured. Thi !
was three years ago , and I have not
had a single symptom of the acid trou
ble since. I am 75 years of age , and )
am well as ever I was. "
Free to Twenty-Five Ladies.
Ine Defiance Starch Co. will give
25 ladies a round trip ticket to tbe
Sc. Louis Exposition , to .five ladi - sin
in each of the following states :
Illlnius , Iowa , Nebraska , Kansas and
Aliss"url who will send iu the largest
number of trade maiks cut from
a ten cent , 16 ounce package Df De-
Uaoce cold water laundry starch.
This means from your own home ,
anywhere in the above namtd states.
These trade marks must be mailed
to and received by the Defiance
Starch Co. , Omaha , Nehr. , before
'
September 1st , 1904. October aud
November will be the best months
to visit the Exposition. Remembei
that Defiance is the only starch put
up 16 oz. ( a lull pound ) to the pack
age. You yet one-third rnoie starch
lor the same money than of any
other kind , and Defiance never sticks
to tbe iron. The tickets to the
Exposition will he sent by registered
mail September 5th. Starch for sale
by all dealers.
Ceylon sends many fascinating
articles to the world's fair for
woman's adornment. There are
splendid pigeonMlood rubies , opa's ' ,
mo mstones and cabochoo emeralds
embedded in barbric settings of red
and yellow gold. There is much
curious work in ivory , fans and
small pieces of bric-a-bnc executed
with quaintnes ? of design for which
oriental artisans .ire renowned.
There are queer Sinhalese coins cun
ning work in silver , sculptured
pillars and brass inlay. Lace and
aromanic oils are also displayed.
A number of great family reunions
will he features of the world's fair.
There will be a gathering of the
Tjlers , the Ramseys , Estills , the
Rsibbuns and others , many of whom
have never met before. The Smiths
tre lacking. If the management
with wise forethought had signified
that it would be well for the Smiths
to assemble together it would have
resn a n-a-ter stroke and no doubt
the admissions would have been in.
creased many fold.
CAME FROM COFFEE.
A Case Where the Taking of BIorphin
Jiejjan with ColFec.
"For 15 years. " says a young Ohio
woman , "I was a great sufferer from
Btornach , heart and liver trouble. For
the last 10 years the suffering waa
terrible ; it would be impossible to de
scribe it During the last three years
I had convulsions , from which the ouly
relief was the use of morphine.
"I had several physicians , nearly all
'of whom advised me to stop drinking
tea and coffee , but as I could take onlj
liquid foods I felt I could not live without
t
out coffee. I continued clrinki. g it uutl
I became almost insane , my mind waa
effected , while my whole nervous sys
teia was a complete wreck. I suffered
day and night from thirst , and a
water would only make me sick I k pi
on trying different drinks until a friend
asked me to try Postura Food Coffee.
"I did so , but it was some time be
fore I was benefited by the change
my system was so filled with coffee
poison. It was not long , however , be
fore I could eat all kinds of foods ana
firink all the cold water I wanled and
which my system demands. It is now
eight years I have drank nothing but
Postum for breakfast , and the result . .
lias been that in j hit e of b ing an in
valid with my mind affec'ed I am now
Btrong , sturdy , happy and healthy.
"I have a ve y delicate danghtei
who has been greatly benefited bj
drinking Postum , also a strong boj
who would rather go without food foi
his breakfast than his Postum. St
much depends on the proper cooking
of Postum , for unless it is boiled tin
proper length of time people will bt
disappointed in it Tbrse In the habi'
of drinking strong coffee shruld maki
the Postum very strong at first in or
der to get a strong coffee taste. " Namt
given by Postum Co. , Battle Creek
Mich.
*
Look in each pkg. for the famouj
littlebook. "The Bead to Wellvilla. "
THEY CLAIM A KiLUWi
RUSSIAN VICTORY BULLETINED
AT ST. PETERSBURG.
Reports of Frequent Small Battles in
Rorpa Received at Toklo
General Movement About
Beady to Begin.
ST. PETERSBURG. General Kur-
jpatkin , in a dispatch to tbe em *
peror , bearing today's date says thai
General Krasnalinski , in the nijjbl
of April 8 , ordered a detachment ol
sharpshooters to cross to the lefl
b-tnk of the Yalu , opposite Wijui
The sharpshooters landed on tht
Island of Samalind and surprised t
patrol of tifty Japanese scouts just a $
the latter were approaching the east
; ide of the island in tdeir boats.
The Russians allowed tbe Japanese
to land and then tired on them.
Nearly all the Japanese were shot ,
bayonetted or drowned and their
ooats sunk. The Russians sustained
DO losses.
TOK1O. 'It is believed here that
lighting has commenced on the Yalu
river. It is known that tbe Russians
occupy the right bank of the Yalu
tiver in force.
No direct information from the
Valu district has been received here ,
but the position of the Russians is
known , and while it is doubted that
bhey will be able to prevent tha
Japanese from crossing the river ,
that they will offer some opposition
Is regarded as certain. It is not be
lieved , however , that there will
lie any serious engagement duiing
the Japanese operations to cross the
Yalu.
G eat Force Mobilizing.
PARIS. The Echo de Paris tbk
morning publishes the following dis
patch from its St. Petersourg corre
spondent :
"The First , Second , Third and
Fourth army corps have taken up
positions in Manchuria and tha Fifth
srray corps is in western Siberia ,
advancing toward desiiinated posi
tions. These , with tbe Tenth and
Feventeenth army corps , the Cos-
jacks actually in the far east and the
Caucasian cavalry now being mohl-
U/ed will bring the total number ol
men in the army at the seat of wai
up to 460.000 men by the end of May.
"General Kuropatkln Intends td
hnve the Cauosian mountaineers
operate In Korea which they will
enter when it is considered t t
the decisive moment has arrived to
drive out the Japanese which will
net be before August.
"I learn that fifteen batteries of
sight guns each are now between
tiao Yang and Harbin. The en
gineers are doubling the line be
tween Kultuk anciDuho.
"A large order for mountain cat
teries has been given to Russian
Brms.
"The French ambassador ( M.
Bombard ) who is now in Paris on
the pretext of spending the Easter
holidays with his son , has really
i nne to consult M. Dclcnsse con
cerning the significance of the Brit
ish entente with reference to a Rus-
Man alliance.
Asks For Bryan's Removal.
NEW HAVEN , Conn. , Counsel
for Mrs Grace Imngene Bennett ap
peared before Probate Judge Cleave-
land today with a petition that
William Jennings Bryan be removed
as the executor of the esfc-ite of the
late Philo S. Bennett , tbe chief al
legation being that be is dissipating
the funds of the estate in his legal
actions in attempting to secure the
.jrobating of the "sealed
letter" , as a part of the will. Th ?
"sealed letter" gives Mr. Bryan
350,000. The court will set a date
or a hearing.
Red River on a Rampage.
ST. PAUL. A sppcial to the
Pioneer-Press from Winnepeg savs :
At midnight flood water from the
Red river is flowing down Main
street and the barn of the Winnipeg
Electric Railway company it is
feared , will be swept awav. The
water Is rising rapidly and is end -
d ingering the bridges. Since yester
day the Red rivet has risen nineteen
feet and people along its banks are
fleeing to places of safety.
The Assinibione river is also rising
rapidly and from all parts of the
prjvince come reports of thrilling
escapes. At Oxbow 180 feet ef the
Canadian Pacicfl's masshe s'eel
.bridge has been washed awav , effec-
tuaMy stopping trans-continent-.il
tratU" , which will not be resumed
fcr several days.
Negro Kills a. School Boy.
KANSAS CITY. Roy Martin agea
seventeen years , a high schojl boy
of Kansas City , Kan. , was shot and
kil'ed ' tonight by a negro boy nam d
Gregory. Martin with his school
mates was playing ball , when Greg
ory and other nergo beys madu in- '
suiting remarks to the white boys. I
The white boys resented this and
Gregory drew a revolver and fired .
int" the crowd of white b' ys hndii.-g
a bulllet through Martin's heart.
bHOCKTO RUSSIANS
CONSTERNATION AT ST. PETERSBURG -
* BURG OVER DISASTER.
FATE IS AGAINST THEAl
LOSS OF GREAT BATTLE SHIP
THE CROWNING HORROR
Follows Series of Lesser Tragedies to
Port Arthur Fleet Maknroft
a Leading' Favorite of
tha Czar ,
ST. PETERSBURG. The Petro-
pavlosk disaster has created profound
impression in official , naval and
military circles , where the feeling is
one of consternation. Officers speak
of the catastrophe with deepest
emotion. The imperial family and
court were also deeply moved The
news has been circulated ouly among
tbe high and middle classes and as
yeb has not reached the populace.
Consequently there were no scenes i n
the streets this evening and no spec
ial editions of newspapers were
issued.
The sinking of the battleship
Petropavlosvk at Port Arthur ana
the loss of almost her entire crew
of more than 600 man and the death
of Vice Admiral MakarotT has beea
a terrific blow. It would have fallen
less heavily if the ship and the com-
roander-in-cbief of tbe fleet had been
in battle , but to be the result of
another accident following upon tbe
heels of a succession tragedies , of
jWbicb the Port Arthur fleet has
Deen the victim , has created some
thing like consternation ,
i Besides it has just become known
that a hole was rammed intu the
battleship Sevastopol while maneu
vering in Port Arthur harbor.
1
While nobles , set going by private
dispatch , s , drove wildly through St.
Petersburg to learn news of thq
disaster , the city was filled with
the wildest rumors but official dis
patches were so meager and private
dispatcbes were so conflicting re
garding what had occurred that the
public was kept in suspense for sij ;
hours. Then , although tbe report
was incomplete , dispatches were
posted on tbe Nevsky Prospect and
other war bulletin boards.
Bar Negroes from Srhool
KANSAS CITY Tbe murder ot
Roy Martin , a freshman in the Kan-
'sas ' City , Kas. , high school , by L"Uis
Gregory , a negro , caused a demon
stration by tbe white pupils at the
school building today. When tbe
eighty negro pupils went to school
today they were prevented from en-
Bering the building by the 700 white
children , boys and girls , who blocked
the doorways.
! "No negro pupils can enter this
'is ' building at least until Roy Martin
buried. " declared a leader among
the white boys. This sentiment was
echoed by tbe other white pupils
and the negroes , after a brief parley ,
left the scene. The teachers urged
the pupils not to go too far , but
made no attempt to change their
purpnse.
Gregorj is in jail. No further
trouble is expected.
Smoot Writes to Smith
WASHINGTON. Senator Bur
rows has notified Senator Smoot that
five witnesses subpoenaed in the
pending Smoot investigation have
not been found. They are JonnV. \ .
Taylor , J. M. Tanner , Heber J.
Grant , Mathias F. Cowley and Lil
lian llamlin Cannon. Senator Bur
rows suggested to Senator Smoot
that in view of the statement of
Piesident Joseph F. Smith that he
would endeavor to have all wit
nesses summoned or wanted , to ap
pear that it would be well to inform
Mr. Smith that the witnesses named
ere wanted. Senator Smout wrote
President Smith to this effect.
Death Sentence Confirmed
MANILA. The sentence of death
passed upon Faustino Guillermo one
of tbe most notorious bandits in the
island , who was captured by the
coustability in Rizal province last
June , has been confirmed by the su
preme court. Tnousauds tf men
employed in cigar factories and in
brewing establishments united in a
demonstration today a ainsC the pro
posed measures to secure internal
revenue. Governor Wiighfc was
present and a protest against the
proposed system of taxation was
banded to him.
Assault Made On Editor.
ST. LOU IS.-John A. Sheridan ,
a former member of the house of
deleeates , wbose appeal from the
verdict in a lower court convicting
him in connection with the boodle
cases , is now before the supreme
court , and Thomas E. Kinney , a
well known local character , were ar-
.rasted late tonight and are held in
connection with a serious assultupoo
Charles O'Brien , editor and publisher
of the American Celtic.
bifcEI AGAIN HARD HIT
RUSSIA SUFFERING UNDER ANOTHER - !
OTHER CRUSHING BLOW-
Forty-five Officers anil Men Perf li on
Destroyed Venae ! Day of Mourn
ing for Uusslans at St.
Petersburg.
ST.PETERSHDRG. It was offic
ially announced 'today that tbe tor
pedo destroyer Bezstrasbai was cut
otf from the rest of the Russian fleet
at Port Arthur and sunk by the
Japanese , and that her crew was
lost ; that tbe battleship Pobieda
accidentally struck a mine while
maneuvering , but was able to return
to the harbor without loss of life.
Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky
wires from Port Arthur today that
the Bezstrashni , one of tbe Russian
torpedo boats sent out during the
night to reconnoiter , became separ
ated from the rest of the fleet owing
to tbe bad weather prevailing , was
surrounded by Japanese torpedo boat
destroyers and was sunk In the tight.
Five men were saved.
Admiral'Ouktomsky adds :
"I have taken command provision
ally of the fleet since the disaster to
the Petsopavlovsk.
"During some maneuvering or tne
battleship squadron the Pobieda
struck against a mine amidships on
the starboard side. She was able to
regain port by herself. No one on
board of her was killed or wounded. "
The Pobeida is a battleship ol
32,674 tons displacement arid oi
1.400 horse power. She is 401 feet
long , has 71 feet beam and drawg
26 feet of water and is heavily ar
mored with steel. She was complete
in 1901 , has complement of 732 men
and estimated speed is 13 knots.
The steel armor jf tbe battleship
varies in thickness from 4 tc 9J
inches along her belt. The arma
ment of tbe Pobieda consists of foul
10-inch euns , eleven 6-ioch guns and
sixteen 14-inch guns. She has siy
torpedo tubes.
ST. PETERSBURG.-Forty-five offh
cers and men perished on bo-ird ship
whose destruction was announceq
today.
The official bulletin this afternoon
conveying the intelligence of the
less of another torpedo br > at destroyer
and the accidental crippling of an
other battleship wa almost as severe
a blow as the loss of tbe Petropvlovsk
yesterday and plunged the wholt
town anew into grief.
The Russian word in the text ol
the official dispatch describing thi
accident to the Pobieda means either
"mine" or "torpedo" but the quaii-
fyng verb indicates something mov
ing towards the ship. This dispatch
Siuts an enrl to tbe idea prevailing
here that tbore had bean an engage
ment following the disaster to tbe
Petorpavlovsk'
It Is considered remarkable hen
thab tbe Japanese did net tnke ad
vantage of these terrible accidents U
attack Port Arthur.
The Novoe Treyma today repro
duced a lecture delivered by Admiral
Makarof ! in 1894 on tbe subject o !
the Victoria and Cainperdown catas
trophe , in which he pointed out
tbe inherent weakness of battleshiis
and their liability to turn turth
even wnen their water tight com
partments are closed , because theii
qrmor guns make th ° , m top heavy
Senator Detrick Exhonorated.
WASHINGTON.-A report has
been made by the Dietrich investiua
tion committee of the senate wbicr.
completely exonerates tbe senatot ,
who is declared to be not guilty ol
any violation of tbe statutes of the
Uni'ed States or of any corrupt 01
unworthy conduct relating eith \
to tbe appointment of Jacob Fishej
as postmaster at Hastings , Nebr. , o.
the leasing of the nuildinir in thai
city to the United States for a po-Jt
'office. ' The committee which in
[ vestigated the charges against Sena
tor Dietrich was composed of Sena
tors Hoar , Platt of Connecticut
Spooner , Cockrel and P .fctus. Three
plumbers of the committee are re
publicans and two democrats. Tbo
report is unamimous.
Goes After the Adjutant.
OUBA.Y , Col Sherit ! Corbett left
for Telluride , presumably to serve
writs of attachments upjn Adjutant
General Sherman Bell and Captain
Bulkley Wells , whom Judge Stevens
recently declared to be in coatem pj
.of court
Dr. Ames Again Arrested.
MINNEAPOLIS. Albert A Ames ,
former mayor of Minneapolis , waa
arrested this afternoon on an indict
ment charging him with accepting a
bribe December 15 , 1901 , from Bessie
Lee.
Lee.Tbe
Tbe indictmnet is like the othera
iupon which it was first arrainiretl
but the featu e of ibis on > is th 5
the same witnesses aie not defennej
upon. Dr. Ames pleaded not g ally ,
and bis case svas set for trial May 2.
NEBRASKA NOTES
W. H. Gardner of Auburn , Neb.v
has been chosen to succeed J. L
Laird as superintendent of schools
at Fremont.
A team and buggy belonging to a
Beatrice farmer , were stolen in front )
of tbe Catholic church. Bloodhounds
are on the trail of tbe thieves.
Fred Rottman and Miss Anna
Petring were married at the home
of the bilde's parents at Nebraska
City. They will reside at Nebraska
City.
The state 'board of irrigation wil\
hold its annul meeting to pass upon
claims and tbe decisions made by
Secretary Dobson during the last six
months.
Mrs. Daniel B. Ray of Tecumseh
died at the home uf her sister , Mrs.
Catherine Marrs , at Wolbnch. She
had been sick for a month wltb
kidney trouble.
Kathleen Carey and Herbert Chap
man were united in marriage at
Nebraska City. They will live at
St. Joseph , Mo. , where the groom
is connected with the Kansas City
railway.
At Plattsmouth Lewis D. Tolle ol
Kansas City and Miss Rose E. Win-
tersteen were joined in matrimony
at the home of the parents of tba
hride. They will live in Kansal
City.
City.A
A company to promote manufactur
ing enterprises has been organized
at Beatrice with tne following'
officers : J. H. Alden , president ; 0.
A. Habie , vice president ; E. M.
Cirrutbers , secretary.
Ptrkins cnunty farmers have been
experimenting with telephones and
have found that common barbed
wire can be used very nicely. Mosi
of the 'phones are made possible bj
ihe use of the barbed wire.
1
John Teeters an old soldier living
in Lincoln was injured in a run
aA-ay. lie was thrown from bis
buggy and his collar bone brokeq
and several bruises inflicted upon
i. is face and body.
All tbe schools of Omaha wer
closed und memorial services werq
held at Hinscom Park Methodist
church for Miss Lillian Littlefleld ,
late principal of Park school , who
died last week In Colorado , Several
prominent peisons , representing
.societies of which Miss LiDtletield
was a member participated In tht
memorial services. Miss Littlefield
has been connected with the Grnans
schools for nearly twenty years.
Martha Brown , aged 78 years , is 4
lodger in the city jail at Lincoln.
She walked to Lincoln form Omaha
and it is her object to secure suffi
cient money by begging to build 3
home in Omaha to replace the one
which was destroyed by tire a yeai
ago.
The farmers of Sarpy county bav <
recently organized whac is known
as the Mutual Telephone company ,
and have begun stringing wires anq
putting in phores. They have about
n'fty phones contracted for at the
present time , and have secured a
franchise to enter this city , by connecting -
necting on the Plattsmouth Tele
phone company's wires at Meadow.
The Plattsraouth Telephone com
pany are making extensive repain
if this city and are also building
farmer lines out in the country and
in a short time fully fifty farmeri
will have phones.
Louis Mrunske formerly a clerk IE
the Townsend Gun company and
Dunning Hardware company's storej
is in tbe toils of the polire. and witfc
him they gathered up 8300 worth ol
choice cutlery , revolvers and othei
articles. This stock Brunske is al-
Jiged to have pilfered while emloyec
a ? the stores named. Several revolvers
vers were missing and the detective !
were asked to locate the st"l n pro-
perty. They learned that Brunskt
had a key to the store and called 05
him. They found in bis rooms ?
g eat amount of plunder , which hi
confessed to having taken piece
meal while working for the firms ti
whom it belonged.
At tbe regular meeting of tbt
Harvard school board a partial corpj
of teachers were re-elected for th (
coming year s follows : D. D. Miles ,
superintendent ; Miss Lathrop and
Miss Brown , principal and assistant
principal of the high school ; Mra
L. M. Wilcox , teacher of the fifth
and sixth grades. Owing to ttu
lateness of the hour further consideration -
ation of teachers was pos'ponec '
until the May meeting. Harvard
school ? are in peed condition anj
the work of the teachers the pasl
year has been generally satisfactory.
Funeral services were held at TabU
Rock over the remains < f Mrs. J. A ,
Covault , who died Friday from a
stroke of paralysis which sne suffered
six weeks ago. The deceased wai
76 years old.
The annual election of the Farmers
and Merchants' Telephone companj
was held at Alma. R. L. Keestej
was chosen president and genera1
manager. The gross earnings foi
the year were 2,100 and there ail
250 telephones in operations.