THE VALENTINE DEBUCRAT
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ATHLETES GETBEADY
jVEAKLV 2.000 FOR OLYMPIC
GAMES IX LOXDOX.
Though Twenty-Four Countries Arc
J represented , Experts Arc Picking
United States Teams for First Place
in Many of the Events.
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Athletes from twenty-four countries
.have been gathering in and near Lon
don for the Olympic games which
opened Monday , and it is believed will
prove the greatest games of modern
times. The competitors from the
four corners of the globe constitute a
small army in themselves , almost ev
ery country following the example of
America and Great Britain , having en
tered in the various events the full
quota of men allowed by the rules ,
in most cases around a dozen. As
there are twenty-five events on the
program the number of athletes tak
ing part will total nearly 2,000 , many
of the men. of course , representing
their respective countries in more
than one event.
The original idea was to devote the
opening day entirely to the formal
ceremony , including a parade of the
athletes before the king , but the com
mittee in charge of the games event
ually decided to run off some of the
preliminaries , and the first heat of the
1,500-meter race was started as soon
as possible after formalities were
ended.
The parade , which was the largest
of its kind ever held , was the feature
of the ceremonies. The representatives
of the various countries formed into
groups , divided according to the
sports in which they are competing ,
and carried their national colors.
The stadium will seat CS.OOO spec
tators , and there is room for 23,000
more , but no seats. By making use of
a strip surrounding the stadium stand
ing room also can be found for 50,000
additional , but this probably will not
be necessary. The grounds within the
stadium proper provide three athletic
tracks , a swimming bath and dressing
rooms for 2,000 competitors.
ALLEGES LTUEIi.
Mayor of Philadelphia Ilo in s Action
AuuiiiPt X e\v.-paper ZVIcn.
llayor John E. Reyburn. of Phila
delphia , has instituted proceedings
.against E. A. Van Valkenburg. editor
and president of the North American ,
and six members of the staff of the
newspaper , charging them with crim
inal libel. The charges ae based on
articles and cartoons appearing in the
newspaper during the last two years.
The warrant was obtained upon an
affidavit charging false and malicious
publication in the North American of
certain articles and cartoons "contain
ing and intending to injure , oppress ,
defame and vilify the good name ,
fame , credit and reputation of a. good
mayor , " and "to bring him into public
infamy , contempt and disgrace. "
TO SAVE LIVES OF BABIES.
Chicago City Council Appropriates
$10.000 to Pay Physicians.
To save babies' lives the city council
of Chicago has made a special appro
priation of $10,000.
Intestinal diseases among infants ,
caused chielly by the hot weather ,
Iiave been of such frequent occurence
in Chicago that , according to relative
figures , the total deaths of babies due
to these complaints this year will
reach the startling total of 3,414.
Alarmed at the prospect of this
wholesale slaughter of the innocents
the council authorized the transfer of
§ 10,000 to pay 100 physicians who will
be employed by the city to disseminate
information concerning the causes and
prevention of summer sicknesses
among babies.
Ilurtje Kicks on Bills.
Augustus Ilartje , the millionaire
paper manufacturer , whose sensation
al divorce ' litigation has attracted
wide attention , has taken an appeal to
the supreme court of Pennsylvania
from a decision of Judge Frazer , who
ordered him to pay his wife ? 2C,750
'expenses ' and $7,000 counsel fees.
Hunting Cold in Congo.
Letters received in Brussels from
R. Dorsey Mohun , the explorer and
leader of the American expedition in
the Congo , report that the party has
reached its destination , some distance
from Luebo , and has began opera"
tions.
Sioux City Live Stock Market ,
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
-City live stock market follow : Beeves ,
$7.50 @ 8.00. Top hogs , $6.50.
Death of Insurgents. .
A code message which escaped the
jVIexican censor , says 20 revolution
ists who had been condemned to die
were removed from Casa Grandes to
Chihuahua , where they will be execut
ed in the state prison later.
Troops After Xavajo Indians.
Five more troops of the Fifth
.United States cavalry have been or
dered to the Xavajo Indian reserva
tion In Arizona under Col. Huner.
KEKX UP WITH IJRYAX.
Hoosier Given Second Place on Xc-
bra.skan's Ticket.
The democratic national convention
concluded its labor late Friday after
noon by the nomination of John
Worth Kern , of Indiana , for vice pres
ident , completing the ticket on which
\V. J. Bryan v/na ma 7u the ncminea
for president curing tne eariy iioum
of this morning.
The nomination of Kern was made
by acclamation amid the resounding
cheers of delegates and spectators. Xo
ballot was necessary , as the tide of
sentiment had set irresistibly toward
the Indiana candidate , state after
state registering their delegations in
his favor and all other candidates
withdrawing before the universal de
mand for his nomination.
The convention after adjourning at
daylight with the nomination of Mr.
Bryan resumed its session at 1 o'clock
p. m. with a powerful undercurrent
already in motion toward the nomina
tion of ; Kern for second place. On the
call of statee Indiana presented the
name of Kern ; Colorado , through for
mer Gov. Thomas , placed in nomina
tion Charles A. Towne , of New York ;
Connecticut presented Archibald Mc-
Xeil , and Georgia , Clark Howoll.
The names of Judge George Gray ,
of Delaware , and John Mitchell , of
Illinois , were not presented , owing to
the positive requests of these gentle
men not to have their names go be
fore the convention.
For a time it looked as though a
ballot would 'be required , but the
steady line of states joining in Kern's
nomination soon made it apparent that
the chances of all others had been ex
tinguished.
Mr. Towne was the first candidate
to recognize the decisive character of
the Kern movement , and in a ringing
speech withdrew his name from con
sideration and pledged his support to
.the ticket of Bryan aid Kern.
" \Yithdrawals quickly followed from
the supporters of ITowcll , of Georgia ,
and McXeill , of Connecticut , leaving
the Indiana candidate alone in the
field.
ANARCHY OX RUSSIAX BORDER.
Formidable Force Ready to Bombard
Town of Tabriz.
A special correspondent of the Xo-
voe Vremy'a , who has just arrived at
Tabriz , Thursday reports that the sit
uation there has reached a state of
extreme anarchy and that the bom-
bardardment of the town is a question
of a short time.
According to the dispatch sent by
Xovos Vremya's correspondent Rachin
Khan , who is in command of a large
force , entered the city at the head of
several batteries of quickflrers r.nd pre
sented orders purporting to come form
the shah that Russian subjects evac
uate the Kiahvania quarter where the
revolutionists arc massed and have
been holding uninterrupted meetings
in the mosques.
After Rachin Khan's arrival the
Russian council , M. Pohltonoff. who
has played a leading part has fled to
his country villa , a few miles from St.
Petersburg , taking along with him as
an escort a majority of the available
Cossacks. lie left a mere handful of
Cossacks in Tabriz to protect the lives
and property of the Europeans and
consular officials.
SIIEL1KJX READY FOR TASK.
Sees Xo Difficulty in Raising Cam
paign Funds.
William H. Taft has decided to de
vote next to week to writing his speech
of acceptance of the republican nom
ination for the presidency. During that
time he will not invite anyone to Hot
Springs , Va. Up to the present he
has not written a word of his speech
to be delivered In Cincinnati on July
28. Not until it is completed does he
desire to discuss the document with his
friends. Before it is made public , how
ever , he will submit it to a number of
the leaders of the party hi order to get
their views upon it.
Chairman Frank II. Hitchcock , of
the republican national committee , ar
rived Thursday , and after a short in
terview with Mr. Taft stated that he
would not be ready to an
nounce the membership of the
executive committee , or to make
any statement regarding his
organization for the committee before
a week from Friday. The selections
of these places , he said , was a matter
of importance requiring careful con
sideration , and up to Friday he had
given it no attention.
Roy Murder Case.
Glacla Galla , the American wife of
Paul Roy , has refused to come to
France , and as a result the magistrate
who has been conducting the Roy Case
announced that steps would be taken
to have her thoroughly examined in
an American court on all the points
made by her husband in his declara
tions taken in Paris.
Two Killed In Wreck.
A St. Louis and San Francisco
freight train went into a ditch two
miles east of Rlehland , Mo. S. A.
Mundhausen , brakeman , was crushed
to death and Charles J. Warren , fire
man , was so badly scalded that he died
after being removed to a hospital.
Unidentified Man is Drowned.
An unidentified man about 30
years old , poorly dressed , drowned in
the Chicago river near Rush street.
Employes of the Kirk soap works saw
the man fall , but were unsuccessful in
their efforts to recover the body.
Ttaco 'ttvick Gamblers Indicted.
Twenty-two indictments were returned - i
turned by the grand jury at Brooklyn I .
Friday against persons charged with '
betting at race tracks. _ ,
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IT IS KKYAX.
Nominated for President on Fir- :
Ballot.
At midnight Thursday , after the
democratic national convention h-iu
struggled through a prolonged Dryai.
demonstration , more terrifying eve , ,
than the one of Wednesday , and a srt
oi popgun effort in hrUaU of - v
Gov. Johnson , Gov. Kaskeli , of Okla
homa , was introduced and beg'-11
reading the report of the committee
on resolutions.
Early in the evening it was an
nounced that the committee on reso
lutions would not be ready to report
for some time , and on motion of Con
gressman James , of Kentucky , thv
rules were suspended and the roll
called for the nomination of candi
dates for president was begun , it being
understood that a vote should not be
taken until after the adoption of the
report of the platform committee.
Alabama , the first state on the roll
call , yielded to Nebraska , and I. J.
Dunn , of Omaha , spoke in behalf of
Bryan.
His address was liberally sprinkled
with applause , but the fiieworks did
not begin in earnest until in conclud
ing he uttered the name of Biya.ii
with great dramatic effect.
Then the doingof Wednesday were
repeated , the storm raging for an heur
with even greater intensity , new appli
ances being brought to render the
performance more theatrical.
One unusual feature was thr releas
ing of a ( lock of white dove ? , which
fluttered about the raging multitude
in wild terror.
A shorter and less powerful demon
stration followed the nomination of
Gov. Johnson , of Minnesota.
Judge Gray , of Delaware , followed
in the also ran class.
Then the convention settled down
to await the report of the committee
on platform , the reading of which
was not begun until midnight.
The platform was adopted by unan
imous vote and fit 1 o'clock the nomi
nating orators were again turned
loose.
After numerous seconding speeches
a ballot was ordered. At the conclu
sion of the ballot Bryan's nomination
was made unanimous.
NEW BRIDGE FALLS.
Lives of Many Workmen Lost in Dis
aster at Cologne.
The new bridge under ionstruction
over the Rhine at Cologne foil in
Thursday , anl many of the workmen
engaged on the structure lost their
lives. . Up to noon fourteen bodies
had been reeoveied. and nine men
had been taken from the water seri
ously injured.
The scaffolding supporting the pow
erful crane used in the erection of the
central span of the bridge collapsed ,
and the crashing down of this section
carried with it several other spans.
Several workmen wore thrown into
the river. Some of them are still un
derneath the scaffolding , an'd there is
no hope whatever for their lives. Im
mediately after the accident boat ?
put out for the scene and began the
work of rescue. About a score of
struggling men were quickly picked
up.
The police and fire brigades of Co
logne were notified and hurried to the
river to assist in the work of salvage
and rescue. They secured more boats
- 1 several workmen
and suc-eede in saving
men who wore laboriously swimming
in the strong current fully clothed , to
ward the shore. It is impossible to
tell at the present time the exact num
ber of \ iotims.
GRAIN COMPANY IS HIT.
Union Pacific Mu < t Xot Pay an Al
lowance to Pejivey & Co.
On the ground that the allowance
is unlawful ( ho interstate commerce
commission ordered the Union Pacific
railroad company to desist for two
years from paying any allowance to
Peavy & Co. , on their own grain , re
ceived into any of their elevators at
Kansas City or Council Bluffs , or engrain
grain thus received in which they be
lieve they have any direct or indirect
ownership or interest that is not reshipped -
shipped out of the elevator within ter
days of its receipt.
Declines flic Nomination.
Convict Preston , who is in the state
prison at Carson , Nev. , for murder ,
and who was nominated for the presi
dency by the socialist labor party , has
declined the nominal-on. It is thought
he acted on the advice of his attorney ,
as he was willing to be a candidate.
To Enlarge Manitoba Province.
The announcement came from Ot
tawa that the boundaries of Manitoba
are to be enlarged by being extended
to Hudson bay. The province will
have 400 miles of coast line , including
the ports of Churchill and York Flay.
Will Meet Gans Again.
"Battling" Nelson and Joe Gans
have signed articles for a finish fight
to take place at Ely , Nev. , on .Septem
ber 7 , weight 1.13 pounds at ringside.
Fric at Coney Island.
A fire which caused a loss of $250.-
000 at Coney Island early Thursday
destroyed two large hotels , Pabst's
and the Vandervier.
Ten Workmen Killed.
The roof of a house being construct
ed near the duma buildings in St. Pe
tersburg , collapsed and crashed down
through the partly finished floors. Ten
workmen were killed outright and
forty others were injured.
Militia Called Out.
Acting Governor Bellamey of Okla
homa , has ordered the national guard
'at Chandler to the scene of the Indian
trouble. Other companies are armed.
XAIJISCW KSl.U'fi FROM PEN.
Man Who Cannot Speak EniUibh Has
Very Close Call.
After about as narrow an escape
from the penitentiary as a man could
have without actually going there ,
Peter Wlodarski. a Pole , of Omaha ,
was sentenced to thirty days in the
county jail by Judge Sears. Wlodar
ski was convicted by a jury in crimi
nal court of cutting William Oliver ,
an employe at the Smelter works with
intent to wound and was about to be
sentenced to the penitentiary when
his attorney. T. A. Hollister , found
some new evidence , that of the ninht
watchman , which seemed to indicate
Wlodarski had a good defense. As
he could not speak English he was
handicapped when in court. Judge
Sears finally granted him a new trial
and after hearing the new evidence
allowed him to plead guilty and take
a thirty-day sentence. Judge Sears
directed he should not be required to
pay the costs.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN.
Spikes Pulled and Ties Piled on the
Burlington Track.
Eastbound Burlington train No. 42
had a narrow escape from a serious
accident at Rirdsell. that was only
avoided by the engineer beincr able to
clearly see same ties and other ob
struction that had been placed on the
track. The train was stopped and an
investigation made , showingUhat
a number of spikes had been pulled
along one rail and a number of t
and pinch bars piled on the track with
the evident intention of ditching the
train.
The exact motive for the crime h
not known , but was probably Avith
the intention of wrecking the train
and robbery , or else for revenge.
There seems to have been no clue
the perpetrators of the deed and no
one was seen near the place.
MANY LAND MEN DISCHARGED.
Rangers Aii7iin t Whom Undo Sam
Brought Action Dismissed.
The case of the United Stater
against H. B. Reed. Charles Teeter.
Edward Teeter. Fred Stucky , S. S.
Sears. James Wright. EJmer E. Lowe.
Harry Haythorne , David Holloway. F.
G. Hoxie , E. M. Searles. Adam Miller.
Clarence M. Miller. Charles Miller.
William O. Miller. Charles F. Xovin .
Walter E. Coates and C. F. Kelley
charged with fencing public lands
near North Platte , Neb. , was dismiss
ed in the United States circuit court
Wednesday by Judge T. C' . Munger.
upon motion of United States Attorney
Charles A. Goss. the case was institut
ed in 1905. Later the land involved
was made a national forest reserve
and the defendants have rented it
from the government.
HOT FIGHT OVER SALOONS.
Liquor War at Herman Still Waging
and Growing Hotter.
The saloon fight at Herman is still
on. with the drys having a slight ad
vantage on account of the saloon men
men being unable to secure the thirty
legal freeholders to their petition. The
Anti-Saloon league and the Women's
Christian Temperance union are
working hard to get some of the free
holders that have already signed to
take their names off , and it is under
stood that several of them have agreed
to do so. The Women's Christian Tem
perance women have arranged for
Mrs. Carrie Nation to come here and
speak in the Methodist church Fri
day night. The Anti-Saloon league
has hired Thomas Darnell , of Lincoln ,
to look after their interests.
SALOONIST IS ARRESTED.
Had Ben Running ; Saloon on a Gov
ernment License.
Sam Barrett , who has been operat
ing a saloon under a government li
cense on "No Man's Land , " near the
river east of Tekamah , was arrested by
Sheriff Rock , of Logan. la , , and take-
to Logan on the evening train. Bai-
rett has only been running since the
middle of May and was about to close
up for lack of business , as it was al
most impossible to get to his place on
account of the roads. As the people
living on this strip of land do not pay
any taxes , either in Iowa or Xebras-
ka. it is generally considered that S
neither state has jurisdiction over it.
3lore Bodies Are Found.
Two more bodies of flood victims
were found Thursday and the search
is still being prosecuted. The bodies
are those of George Dan , IS years of
age. and Maggie Amen. 12 years of
acre , one of the missing children of the
Amen family.
First Xew Wheat of Season.
The first new wheat of the season
was marketed at Beatrice Wednesday
by Frank Thorn burg , living two miles
east of the city. The grain is of ex
cellent quality and tested a trifle over
GO pounds to the bushel. It was sold
for SO cents a bushel.
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Insulted Xegro Woman. a
George Calhoun drew a fine of $50
and costs in police court in Fremont
for insulting a young colored woman
at the Union depot. He had been
drinking and his language was of the
worst kind. $
Poultry Men Elect Officers.
The Dodge County Poultry associa
tion held its annual meeting at Fre P
mont. E. S. Mitterling was chosen S (
president ; John O'Connor , vice presi X
dent , and C. W. Mulloy. secretary. It Xo
was decided to hold the annual show o
Dec. 14-10.
Fined ' for Hoot legging.
In the 'district court at Beatrice J. w
B. Dorfman. charged with bootlegging , tl
wns given a fine of SI00 and sentenced tlni
lo thirty days in jail. ni
DIK IN Xii5R\Sv\ !
At Lc--t Ten PIIMUJPrMi in Suo'.I-
cii .strr.ini1- .
Monday Lincoln -xpi i ii-n ed what
was probably the worst tl o.l iit Its
history , causing-the knovvi 1 -i of , ive
lives and possibly two other- ! , minor
injuries to several , a properly loss
which cannot yet be even appnl -
vT-tely c tjirit' tl. an ilmrrL trttl : J J-
perision or railroad traniu to : ; nu rro n
the city and misery to hundredof
families who have been driven from
their homes and are sheltered in pub-
lie buildings and private residences
The known dead are :
John Felson. drown while trying to
rescue stock ; three children of Henry
Amend , a boy aged 0. a girl iged 13
and a girl aged 11. They fell from a
boat after being rescued from their
flooded home. Mrs. Schucster , who
died from fright and exposure after
being taken from her flooded borne.
A baby in the same boat also fell
into the water , but was rescued by a
man in another boat.
A young man named Gillard Xich-
los was caught in the flood while ic
turninor home from town about S
o'clocF In the morning. He climbed
a telephone pole , and persons ray thy
saw him , after clinging for hours , fall
into the water. No tractof him h ; > s
since been secured. A child of a Rus
sian family , name unknown , was re
ported drowned , but the report has
not been verified.
The drownings occurred in the
morning between ( > and ! ) o'clock ,
when the flood was at its height. b it
the identity of the victims could not
be learned before Monday evening.
The flood followed the greatest ilmvn-
pour of rain known here for mm y
years a fraction over five inches be
tween 9 o'clock Sunday night ar.-l 4
o'clock Monday morning. The low
lands in the western extremity of the
city occupied by the Burlington. Un
ion Pacific. Northwestern and Missouri
Pacific roads , and where the Itu sioi
colony lives , was a vast shet of wa
ter varying in depth from three to fif
teen feet. Rescue work by the police
men , firemen and citizen volunteers
was prompt , else there would have
been a much larger death li t.
Of the forty mail trains nhieh daily
enter Lincoln , only one , the Mivsoiiri
Pacific , which was able to utilize its
suburban depot at Peck's Grove , jrot
within thf city limits. The Lincoln
gas and electric licrht plant was flood
ed , and householders who depend on
gas for fuel and light were obliged to
return to primitive methods.
Acting Mayor Marshall has issued
an appeal for aid in behalf of those
whose houses are flooded and house
hold effects ruined.
Father. Mot if and Three Children
Perish In Raging Torrent.
Five persons , all members of ono
family , were drowned1 in the Xemaha
river near Unadilla. Monday. The dead
are John Doyle. Mrs. John Doyle , their
three children.
The Doyles lived on the Xemaha
bottoms. A flood of water following
a cloudburst Monday morning lifted
their house from its foundation and
carried it to the swollen river. Doyle
got out of the house and started for
help , but fell from a bridge into the
torrent.
SIXTY HEAD OF CATTLE STOLEN.
Beatrice Feeder Victim of Raid by
Thieves.
W. IT. Bowman , proprietor of the
Madding ranch , five miles northwest of
Beatrice. Monday discovered that C5
head of yearling cattle had been stolen
from his herd of ! 00 , which he has-
been feeding the last few months
They were valued at $3,000. Officer *
and bloodhounds have gone to the
ranch with a view of running dowr
the thieves. The robbery is supposec
to have been committed since last Sat
urday.
NEEDED RAIX AT CULBERTSOX
Moisture Accompanied hy Wind.
Which Did Much Damage.
The first rain storm since June 1C
struck Culbertson Monday. Two inch
es of water fell. The rain was ac-
companied by a heavy west wind and
some hail , doing considerable damage
to windmills and outbuildings. The
front of Hill Farenbruch's hardware
store was blown in. There is damage
to roofs , several buildings being un
roofed. Xo one was injured. The rain
was general and badly needed.
Change Xame of Town.
Residents of the village of Smart-
ville in Johnson county came into
court with a petition and prayed t'nat
the name of the place be changed to
St. Mary. The request was granted
and the postofiice department acknow-
ledeged the new name. However , the
Burlington railroad company objected
and still call the village Smartville.
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Murder Suspect Caught.
Jovan Rotlich , who is accused of
having killed a fellow laborer named
Deodie while working on the Lane cut
off , near Omaha. last March , has b en
caught in Gary , Ind.
Fined for Operating Racing Book. cl
County Attorney J. C. Moore has , ,
caused the arrest of Fred Beep , of
Lima , O. . on the charge of bookmaking -
ing at the Tecumseh races last week. V
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Fire in Print Shop. fc
Cat tern * P print shop at Fremont was
badly damaged by lire last Saturday
night. The damage \\fls about § 600 [
cind the loss on the building § 100. b (
reki
EJcvator at ki
The W. B. Weekes grain elevator at tl
Scotia was struck by lightning Sun-
day night. Loss , $15,000 ; insurance ,
$5,000.
Murder Near Rushvillc.
Emile Sandose. a farmer living on in
Pine creek , about seventeen miles inC
south of Rushville. was shot by Ralph
Neuman. Xeuman came from Kansas.
The murder was the result of trouble
over a claim.
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Jail Delivery at Alliance. irt
Through the assistance of friends , it
who iianded them a crowbar through T.
the window , six persons escaped from /
the county jail at Alliance Friday JC
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THE CHICAGO BALLOON KACS-
Great Crowd Sees Nine Airships Sail
Off Into Space.
Nine balloons sailed away with sev
enteen men and one boy from thtf
{ jrouiids of the Aeronuutifjuc Club of
'JWcag Saturday lw the second raca
for MJ : killwu cJiumiJionshiy v th *
\vorul. Dispatches siiu lucre were
heavy winds and much thunder and
li ntuinj , ' along the route in which the-
balloons were traveling and anxiety
was expressed at the Acronautlque Club-
. Lightning is , ,
over the storm reports.
of course , the chief dread of the aero
naut. To him it is what rocks and reef *
are to the mariner.
The start from the club's groumto afc
Sixty-seventh street and South Park
avenue was witnessed by 100,000 per
sons. In point of spectators and the-
nmnber : : nd diameter of entries it was-
the greatest aeronautic event that ever
IULS taken place in America , and places-
Chicago on a par with Paris as u cen
ter for aerial sport.
The accounts of the "race" seem to
show that luck was the must Iinjwrtant
factor in determining place. The bal
loons went in the direction of the wind.
They sailed high or low , not as their
occupants desired , but as the air cur
rents carried them. Those that were-
favored by luck reached the ground
with no accidents to their occupants.
Those that were unlucky hit the sur
face of the lake or landed their passen
gers in dangerous places. In all ac
counts of the contest the element of
control is conspicuously absent.
The balloon race made a good show-
It afforded a topic of interest to many
thousand people who watched the start
from Chicago. It is a matter of satis
faction that none of the contestants lost
his life , despite the exciting experiences
through which some o" tliem passed.
It inquires a stretching of the wortl
"race" to describe a haphazard air jour
ney in which one balloon managed tr >
get < ; . " miles , another less than 300 , and
tlie winner " . 0 miles farther than tha
nearest competitor.
TEACEEES TO GO TO UZMVEIT ,
I ation l Gathering "Will Be *
in llic Colorado Capital.
The annual convention of the Xa-
tionnl Educational Association at Cleve
land was attended by thousands or
touchers from air
parts of the coim-
rry. A popular fea-
t'ire of the first day
\vas the spelling :
match , i n w h i c li
t e a m s of pupils.
Ironi different cities
contested , with a
list of oOO selected ,
words. The Cleve
land team won , and.
a 14-year-old colored
girl was the ehara-
; . . v. K A i\LY. pion , with a perfect
score. Her name IB-
Marie Bolden. Another girl , Mae Thurs-
by. of the Pittsburg team , also had a ,
perfuct score , but her team ranked second
end in the contest. Xew Orleans was-
third and Erie fourth. The Cleve
land schools had challenged the schools ;
of the country. A movement was sf.Trt
ed among the teachers to have the Fed
eral government take a larger part in *
the educational affairs of the nation.
Lorenzo Dow Harvey was electee.
president of the association. He has-
been superintendent of the Menomonie-
( Wis. ) school system and Stout trainIng -
Ing schools since ISO.'J. He has been
n teacher or sui > erintendent of schools--
since 1S7.5. the \ear fc lowinc his grad
uation from Milton College , his worte
having IKHMI at Sheboyiran. Oshkosh ,
Milwaukee and Menomonie. Mr. Har
vey was born in Xew Hampshire in.
1S4S. Ho succeeds Edwin G. Cooley , .
of Chicago , as president of the associa
tion.
Denver was selected by the board of
directors of the Xationa ! Educational
Association as the place for the next an
nual convention of the - Den
ver won out over Atlantic City , Chicago ,
and Seattle.
DISASTROUS NEBRASKA FLOOR.
Seven Drov/ned and 3,000
Homeless in Lincoln.
Seven persons are known to
drowned , there is a property loss of
$500,000 and 3.000 persons were rnado
homeless in Lincoln , Xeb. , the home of
William J. Bryan , as a result of a flood
caused by a cloudburst at midnight
Sunday night. Fairview , Mr. Bryan's ,
residence , was cut off by the water , and.
Monday he saw none of the many State-
delegations that called to visit him on.
their way to Denver.
The greatest loss occurred in the-
valley ! of Salt Creek , which the cloud
burst transformed from a twenty-five-
foot stream into a torrent three miles-
wide. In the valley there were 'J.COO-
InPsInns.m.inyof whom were rescued ia
boats after the water had reached the-
roofs of their houses. While seven
are-
inown to have drowned , it is believed
that : bodies of several women and chil-
ilren will be found when the water re
cedes.
SPARKS FBOM THE WIRES.
The geological survey reports the find-
? of valuable coal bds in the region of
Controller bay. Alaska.
The plant of the Tamaqna Manufactur
ing Company at Tamaqua. Pa. , was de
stroyed by fire : loss $1200,000.
Jul.'s Lofebvro. the artist , is anxious
that the prize he has offered to American
student * , consisting of a year's tuition
the Julian academy under himself and
Robert Fleurri. and a silver medal , shall
more Amorally competed for by art :
students in America.