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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , , , , NEBRASKA FRIDAY JUIA' 5 11)07 ) ONE MAN DEAD , ONE DYING , NINE WOUNDED. RIGHT OF WAY IS AT STAKE The First Conflict Between Guggen heim and Bruner Forces at Kalalla , Alaska , Has Resulted In the Flow of Much Blood. Vnldcz , Alaska , July 5. One man Is dead , another Is so seriously Injured that he can not live and nine are more or less seriously wounded as n result of the flrat conlllct between the Gug genheim and Bruncr railway Interests at Kalalla. The fight Is over the right of way , which the forces are protecting. AUBURN GIRL FATALLY BURNED _ Falling Ember Sets Fire to Clothing While Wctchlng Fire. Auburn , Neb. July G. The real- donee of 13. Mellolt , with ull Its con tents , was destroyed by IIro ut noon and Miss Kern Adams , the eighteen- year-old daughter of A. J Adams , wno was Hitting In a buggy a block away , watching the fire , was probably total ly burnnd by a fulling ombur , which set tire to her lingerie waist. Most of her clothing was tiurned from hot body , and before ihe fire was extin guished sbe wus frightfully burned on her breast , shoulders , face and arms. : r 'ERNEST FRANK ARRESTED 'Charged With the Murder of Hla Young Wife Last April. Pawnee City. Neb. July 5. On an indictment certlflf-d by the Pawnee county grand Jury. Ernc.st Frank , son of well-to-do pioneer resldento ; was arrested And placed In jail , charged with the murder of his young wife The alleged crime was committed last April , inn body of the young woman being found In her bom ? with a rlfU .bullet through the h ad. It was said At the time she committed suicide. " * " Celebration at Alnsworth. ATnsworth , July G. Special to The News : It was hot hero the Fourth , 100 In the shade , but there was a good breeze nnd the people did not suffer BO much. There was a good attend ance at the qelebratlon. The oration was by Prof. John M. Grayblel , prin cipal of our schools and the declara tion of Independence was read by Arthur Slsson. Theio were many games for the en tertainment of the public. The Alnsworth high school team played the Long Pine high school team. The score was 27 to 8 In favoi of Alnsworth. The big afternoon game was between Alnsworth and Gordon , Ainsworth winning by a score of to 3. 3.The The Alnsworth ladles' basket ball team played the Long Pine ball team , the score resulting In 13 to 8. It was a very successful celebration of the natlon'o birthday. i BIG FLEET IfUHE PACIFIC . Secretary Metcalf Says Twenty Battle ships Will Be Sent. Oakland , Cal. , July 5. Secretary of the Navy Victor II. Metcalf , in an in terview , confirmed the report that a large part of the American navy will be seen In Pacific waters next winter. Eighteen or twenty of the largest bat tleships will come around Cape Horn en a practice cruise and will be seen in San Francisco harbor. "Many talse Impressions have joined circulation about the proposed movement of this part of the United States navy , " said Secretary Metcalf "I have held all tlong that there was practically no significance- this movement from a military standpoint , It Is the policy of the navy department At the present time to keep the fleet in American waters as much as possl < ble. It is also our policy , as has been stated , to keep as large a number ol battleships together as possible. We might as well spend the money that is devoted to our navy In American ports as abroad. In the past wethave sent squadrons to various European na tlons with less advantage than by keeping them home. "I have planned this cruise around Cape Horn for the practice of the equadron. How long they will spend in these waters I cannot say at pres ? nt. I can promise the people ot Oak land and San Francisco that they wll ice one of the finest naval spectacle : vor witnessed in Pacific waters. "I hopp that the talk of Japanese troubles and of International differ ences may bo dropped by all newspa pers of the country. There is nothing to produce any feeling except this i talk of the newspapers. It Is without foundation. The story that Ambassa dor Aokl Is in disfavor with his own A government I believe purely an invon tion. I know of no reason at the pros , * ent tlmo why Japan nnd the United \ States should not bo on tbo friendliest of terms. " Boy Fractures Skull. Iowa C'ty ' , July 5. Roy Dealls , nge ( elght fell from a Rock Island locomo Uvb'hero while plajlng near his fath d > v ttralnman , and fractured uii J. ivlle muy uot recover. "DARE" COSTS DOY HIS LIHti Climbs Electric Light Tower and Is Killed by Live Wire. Wlnonn , Minn. , July 5. A Fourth of July "stunt" caused the ilnntli of Roy Van Sl'klon , ngod Aoventcon years , at a plcnlo park near hero The park lr lll'imlnaiiv ) hy an electric light townr leO lint high and Van SIcMi'ti following a 'ilnru1 from companions i-limbud lo ( In ) lop of Hi" Mini turn Ho 'nine In coniftrt with a llvo wlrn uiid hlH coip1 was hurl"d to lint giound htillilng on rocks , which mu Hinted 1 < badly. The accident wan wilnesbed by : ! UO persons Export Duty on Bananas. Snn IOSM , C'j ta Rica , July 5. Con- gmss passed ihe law imposing an ux port duty on bananas at the rate ol Hi routs , local currency , per bunrl. when produced by the exporter ami U cents per bunch when purchased The proceeds of these duties will bo ap plied exclusively to the foreign debt ot Costa Rica , and consequently the measure Is popular with the people , but it has been opposed by the banana grower ? . MADISON COUNTY TOWN GETS REUNION IN 1908. NELIGH CELEBRATED FOURTH The / / ) 'Ik Brownies Went Down to Do 0 < 5 * re the Nellgh Ball Team , Progu f't0 "losing. Day of the G , A. R. Rev \f Nellgh , Neb. , /r Special to The News : WCv ° c/ / the second day of the NortheK % Nebraska dis trlct G. A. R. reunion i.eld In this cltj was greeted by nn unusually large crowd. The entire program was car rled out to a letter. The principal attraction for the af ternoon was the bft.U gan e betweor the Brunswick tpuru a.nd the Oakdalt regulars , H wns. unntpre8tng | ! from start to finish , ami Brunswick Scored a shutout by 1C to 0. Following is the score by Innings : Brunswick 32104042 0 1C Oakdalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C Batteries : Brunswick , Crlnklaw and Forsberg ; Oakdale , Ray and String fellow. Hits , Brunswick 19 ; Oakdale 5. Struck out by Crlnklaw 3 ; Ray 8 Umpire , Owen Housh. At the business meeting in the nf ternoon It was voted to hold the re union next'year nt Tlldcn. There wa' but one other contestant , Nlobrara and the sentiment was strongly In fa vor of the former point. The morning of the Fourth dawnei bright and clear , bringing largo crowds on all Incoming trains. The progran during the forenoon was of an Inter estlng nature and the tent nt the grounds was crowded to Us fullest ca paclty. The ball game In the afternoon be twcen the Norfolk-Brownies nnd Ne llgh was witnessed by one of the larg est crowds that had been In attendance anco at Riverside park this season. Following Is the score by Innings : Norfolk 03000100 0 ! Nellgh 20100020 x E Batteries : Norfolk , Allstot and Fan cet ; Nellgh , Forsland nnd Mellck Hits : Norfolk 8 , Nellgh 5 ; struck oul by Allstot 4 , Forsland 8. Earned runs Nellgh 3 ; Norfolk 1. The following Is the program foi Friday , July 6 : 9:00 : a. m. Band concert. Invocation. Music Men's quartet. 10:30 Addresses by Congressmar J. F. Boyd and J. B. Smith of Nellgh Music by the band at the grant stand. 1:00 : Speed trial by trotters froir John S. Kay's stable , to start at 1:30 : 1:50 and 2:10 : o'clock. Ball game to bo played by cham plonshlp teams Nellgh vs. Bruns wick. Campflre , conducted by Comrade Smith of Plalnvlow , several speaker ! to bo arranged for by the chairman Comrade Smith closing the camp am saying good by. Nellgh to Hold Carnival. Nellgh , Neb. , July 5. Special t ( The News : It certainly shows deter mlnntlon and enterprise , with nn abun dance of stlck-to-It-lveness by the Ne llgh business men's association. The past two years during the race meet nnd carnival the weather has been unfavorable in each instance but still the management had a sur plus to turn over to the park commls sloners after nil expenses were paid It was a question in the minds o the association whether to attempt te hold a carnival this year in conjunc tlon with the race meet , which li scheduled for August 21 , 22 and 23. / hurried meeting was called foi Wednesday evening at 9 o'clock , t ( which a fair representation of th ( business men attended. After view Ing all sides of the proposition it wai finally voted to hold the sixth annua carnival nnd street fair In conjunctloi with the race meet on the above dates. The officers elected were : M B. Huffman , president ; W. W. Cole secretary ; C. L. Wattles , treasurer. It was the sentiment of these present ent that the sixth annual carnival n Nellgh this ypar will ecllpso all former mor attempts In the way of frco nt tractions , prizes nnd base ball games FOUR POPULAR YOUNG PEOPLE CELEBRATE FOURTH. WITH TRIP TO HYMEN'S ALTAR Roy Mutton and Miss Ivy Cross Are Married , Surprising Their Friends. Earl Dalns and Cella Cross May Wed In Sioux Cliy. "Pierce , Nob. , July G. Special to The News : These that remained nt rorno the Fourth had plenty to keep their tongues going for as n genuine Hiirprlso there was n semi-romantic wedding In which the principals wore Mr. Roy Hutton , the popular young lewolor of this place nnd a son of C. 10. Hutton , manager of thu Plerco mill , nnd Miss Ivy Cross , the second daugh ter of Anton Cross. The wedding was a surprise to the families of the con tracting parties. Rumor has It that the newly mar ried couple left for Sioux City accom panied by Earl Dalns , BOH of the local Congregational minister , and Miss Cclla Cross , a sister of the bride , who will bo married In Sioux City today If all ministers and magistrates arc not celebrating , All four young people nro from the best Pierce families and are popular , ARTHUR LEEDOM IN TROUBLE. Serious Charge Is Made Against Hlrr In Albion Court. Albion , Neb. , July G. Special to The News : A sensational trial was heh In the county court hero Wednesday Arthur R. Lccdom of this city had his preliminary hearing on a charge o : statutory rape. This action was brought by Miss Edoth Mathews , for merly of this city. Mr , Lecdom la one of the Argm Printing company , a leading newspa per firm in this vicinity and hag beei very active in ulislnosfl , "Ollticnl atlt social affairs of the community am the people were shocked by the chargi ( against him , The cohfplalr.lng wltiiCRH formorlj worked In the printing oillco and 1 was .while there that she charges tin deed was accomplished. The defen dant was bound over to the dlstrlc court In the sum of $2,000 ball , whlcl he furnished. Attorney John C. Wharton of Omnlu was here In behalf of the prosecutlor and assisted the county attorney. Mrs. Maude Jackson. Crcighton , Neb. , July 6. Special t < The News : Mrs. Maude Jackson dice here last night after n lingering lllnesi from consumption. She leaves t < mourn her death , besides her husband one son , mother , sister , four brothers or sister and father died within tin year of the same disease. Mr. Jack son Is associated with the Crolghtoi Liberal and was formerly connectei with the Crelghlon News. Quiet Day at Pierce. Pierce , Neb. , July G. Special to Thi News : Pierce people can look inti the mirror this morning and see al their bodily appendages intact ns thh place did not celebrate but spent i noiseless Fourth. Most citizens won to Osmond to help tantalize the grea Amerlcal eagle just to hear It screan but the older and more sedate peopli lounged around lazily at homo am endeavored to keep cool as there wai a hot dry wind blowing all day. BAN ON KISSING GAMES Philadelphia Youngsters Must N < Longer "Drop the Handkerchief. " Philadelphia , July 5. All hisslnj games have been tabooed in the sum mer playgrounds conducted under thi auspices of the board of education. Superintendent Martin G. Brum Imugh said that orders to prohlbl these games have been Issued as i sanitary and hygienic precaution. Un dcr no conditions will the school cbll aren bo permitted to play "spin th < plate , " "drop the handkerchief , " "post ofllce , " or any similar games , am any boy caught stealing a kiss fron a girl on the sly will be ejected fron the playgrounds for the rest ot thi season CHICAGO KEYJEN'SEE PEACE Western Union Renews Promise to Ar bitrate Disputes With Operatoro. Chicago , July 5. Apprehension of i strike of the telegraph operators wa relieved by the declaration of Pros ! dent Clowry that the Western Unloi was still willing to arbitrate all dU putca with its employes. Plans fo the strike meeting in Chicago nex Sunday , however , have not been abac doncd. News also cnmo that Charles F Nelll , United States commissioner o labor , had started for Chicago to at slst In averting a strike. Mr. Nell will , it Is understood , proceed to Sai Francisco. Garibaldi Pantheon Dedicated. Now York , July 5. The 100th nnnl verscxy of the birth of the Italian ns tional leader , GarlbaluM , wan observe in New York by a parade and dedlcc tlon of the Garibaldi pantheon a Clifton , S. I. , whore tha Italian liber ator lived from 1850 to 1854 , Delcgs tlons from all over the country tool part. VACCINATIONJOE OF RACE ? Maryland Man Says Practice Causes Increase In Tuberculosis , llaltlmoro , July C. "Vaccination la primarily rc.spout.lhlu for thc > aliumlng increasf In tlu > numlii'i of UIMUB of lubumiloMH , " win UK Mali mi'iil rrwlo hj JamiB It Hic-wcr , socioliny of the Ftnto hoaid of chanties , who KIIVH ho ius IK un making a p > > i.soiial lnvimtlna- tlon Into the HUbJ < ; ct. Mr. Hiower c'llains tuberculosis Is convoyed into the human system hy inrniiH of vno- clno vlriiH taken from cattle , lie Eivya hn expects to are thu time when In stead of Imposing a punalty upon people ple refusing to submit to vaccination there will lo n law prohibiting the practice of vaccination. Three Children Are Kidnaped , EvaiiHvllle , Ind. , July B Three small chlldtcn of Samuel Kaplan , a second hand dealer , were Uldnnpcil from theli yard hy a strange woman , who dro\e on" with them In a buggy. Police have been unable to nnd the women ami children. TWO MASKED BURGLARS HOLD UP CHICAGO CASHIER. SECURED $450 AND ESCAPED Two Masked Robbers Entered the Re celvcr's Office at the Darns of Uu Chicago General Railway Qprnpan. > and Looted the Till , H Chicago , July B. Two masked rob bora entered the receiver's oJllco a' ' the barns of the Chicago General Hall wny company early today nud offectci a bold burglary. The masked lilghwnymen compollci the cashier to llPhl up his Imnd ! against the wall whllo they rifled Un desk of $150 and ft quantity of stree' ' car tickets. The men then escaped. CARNAGE IN NEW YORK CITY Seven Dead , Six Dying and Fifty Oth era Injured on Fourth. New York , July 5. Independent day went out last night In a blaze o pyrotechnics , the most imposing tha New Yorkers have over witnessed. / deaitming roai , maintained ttiroughou the day by tuc ournlng ot millions o dollars' worth of powder , gave waj otter nightfall to the exhibitions o fireworks experts , who lighted th < skies with effects of unsurpasslnj beauty. Viewed from its brighter side the holiday was truly glorious. I : ihe background the police and hos pltal surgeons went gnmly about thel work of removing the dead and mln Isterlng to the wounded. Today thi police are reckoning the cost In cas ualtle's of the celebiation. The list i ! " not complete , but is known lha this Fourths celebiation had cos seven lives , that half a dozen person : are dying and half a hundred other are being treated at hospitals for In juries , ranging from slight burns , wltl the possibility of tetanus develop rnents , to bullet wounds and ! os limbs Of the dead three died In premature mature celebrations. The others wen Killed during the day. In an ecstac ; of patriotism Arthur Carraro rapldlj discharged a revolver In his bacl yard One o { the- bullets entered tin head of Us aunt , Mrs Alfonso Fucar Ino. nnd she leil dead. The next bul let killed the celtbrator. Another per son celebrating , sent a bullet ihrougl the brain of eighteen-year-old Nlmpi Grizzontl as she stood near the opei window of her room. Henry Engle hnrdt was killed by a bullet whllo look Ing out of the window of his home Jesse Gusevlter Is dying from nnothe stray bullet wound. John Grahan was mortally wounded by a chargi from a toy cannon. James Beneso wa all but burned alive when a fire cracker Ignited hU clothing Arthu Carfoot Is one of a dozen whosi hands were blown off. Lost eyes am finger ; nnd scar-leaving wounds addei to the total of emergency coses. Fatal Collision of Street Cars. Providence , R. I. , July G. Paul Muti roe , a motormnn , Is dead and Ale : Janelle , . also a motormnn , Is dylm and nearly a score of other person were severely Injured In a colllsloi of street cars at East Providence Twi of the cars were badly smashed Th' ' accident Is said to have been due t < the failure of the brake to work 01 tnc rear car. BASEBALLRESULTS American League Cleveland , JM Chicago , 3-7. Boston , $ -7 ; Washint. ton , 1-0. Detroit , 7 ; St. Louis , 0. Ne\ York , 1-7 ; Philadelphia. 3-3. National League Chicago. 5-2 ; Clt clnnatl. 1-0. Philadelphia , 6-2 ; Doi ton , 10- Brooklyn , 1-3 ; New York , 0- ! Plttsburg. 4-9 ; St. Louis , 0-5. American Association Mllwauke * 27 ; Kansas City , 3-3 Minneapolis S-8 ; St Paul , 2-3. Indianapolis , 0-3 Toledo , 1-7. Louisville , 7-8 ; Colutnbui 13. Western League Denver , C-19 ; P\ eblo , 6-G Omaha , 6-6 ; DCS Molnc 2-12. Sioux City , 6-0 ; Lincoln , 9-12. SEVERE STORMS SWEEP OVER WESTERN WISCONSIN. ONE TOWN ENTIRELY WIPED OUT Every House nt Oakdalo Demolished and Four Persons Killed Five Dead nt Qrand Rapids Many Persons Se riously Injured Wires Arc Down. St. Paul , July G. It Is now believed that at leant Htte'on lives weiu lost In the BOVOIO Htorms winch swept over a puitlon of wetilutn Wldconam Nu- muious other pcrbona were injured and mucb damage to hum ptopcity and to dwelling houucri la rupuitud According to tepurlu received heio thu little town of OaUdale , on the Milwau kee ioad , ni'tir Camp Uougliu , was entirely wiped out. Four pcmuna are reported to havu been killed there. At Grand Uapldd , Win. , theie aiu Maid to bo llvo dead as a result of thu fatorm , but communication bus not been lO-ostnhllHhod with this place nnd the extent of the calamity cannot ho ascertained. Dead At Onkdnlo : Mr. and Mrs , John Dunn' ; t\\o others whoso namea have not been lent no 1. At MIllHton : Mrs. Jasper 1'oft and infant. AtVyo - vlllo : Andiew Ilauiuel. Near \Vur .lens ; Two children of Joseph UucU' ner. At Nelllbvllle : Lymuu A Charles. At Grand Uupldu : Five per I cons , names not lepmtod. Near Gills JYillo ; Mia. Aurjubl Ueyers , eon ol August Ue > era , The Injured : Two children of Jos I per Pen ; Mi. and Mrs. John Ilucknur ; | William Hutterlleld , Oakdalo. fatally ; : Miss P. M. Laibon of Greenwood , WIs. I probably fatally ; Ulslo Wensel , musli i teacher , Nulllsvlllo loudly jiurt , , tyrs I Ann M\iPtuy , Oiiuuulu ; Mis' , ifarrj I Wiirren Oakdalo , both serious ; Mr , and Mrs. Prentlss. near Toman , uerl ousjy ; John Hill , funnhnnd. ( Miss Wentel was driving a liorai and buggy along the road when tin eto'rm filruelc Ii5r. The vehicle ntu horse were blown awftV and hu\ftj ill ) been ( ound. Miss Wensel was blowt into the ( op of a tree , from whlcl she was rescued lu on unconscloui tondltfon. .7. . " . Many farm houses and olitlihlldlngi in the neighborhood of NolllflVllli were destroyed and much stock win killed. The Poff district school , nen Warrens , was blown away and a sum mer resort near Toman suffered mucl damage , Most of those killed or Injured wen caught In the ruins of their falllni houses and crushed bj the heavy tim bers. bers.At At the home of Lyman Charles , ncn : Nelllsvllle , a social gatlmrlng was ! : progress when the storm struck tin house. The host was caught bcneatl the ruins of his house and fatally In jurcd , dying while being taken to i hospital. One of his guests also wni probably fatally Injund , while severa were severely hurt. The telegraph companies have boor working hard to icstore communlca tlon with the atoini stricken dlstilct but have only partially succeeded. Ni communication has been cbtablishei with Grand Itnplds , where the atom victims are said to be numerous Oakdale , which Is reported entirel ; demolished , was a town of probubl ; 200 Inhabitants. It Is said that tin eely structure lelt standing Is tin railroad station , In which the towns people have taken refuge. At Black River Falls the tornadi struck the house of Joseph Buckne with just enough warning to give th' ' family time to get down Into the eel lar. One boy , however , was carrlci away and landed In a field , badl ; bruised. The house totally dlsaj pcated. BucKncr and his wife wer badly Injured , three children hurt arn two ol the children killed The pall of the tornado at Buckner's was enl : from two to six rods wide. At Waupuca a barn on the farm o Ike Toirlll was blown to pieces an James Stunwant. who had taken rei ugc from the storm , had nn arm brol fn by a falling timber NEW KENACETO NATION _ Epidemic of "Unwritten Law" Arouse Profeisor Stetson. Cblcago , July 5. Anarchy through out the country shortly Is to follo\ In the wake of the present cpidemi In pleading the unwritten law ; tin destruction of tbo judicial system 1 ; at hand ; justice Is being smiled at nnd the country's foundation pillar ; arc In danger of collapse , accordini to Professor Herbert Leo Stetson , fo many years a prominent divine am now a member of the faculty of Kale ma zoo college. Professor Stetson , who spoke hi views on tbo evils resulting from th 60 called "higher law" to students c the University of Chicago , has grea fears for the preservation of the rt public. Ho pointed out the evlla re nulling from the,1 Thaw trial and th more recent trial of Judge Loving I Virginia. "Tho evils of the unwritten law ar extremely serious , " ho said. "Tho ut written law means the destruction o the judicial system If juries sworn t apply the written law disregard th Instructions of the court In one clas of cases , if It Is possible in thes cases , why Is It not In others ? " Hit CONDITIONJF THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hours , Foreonot for Nebraska. ConillttoiiH of llm wontlior nn record- nil for the twenty-four liotirii ending tt H a. in. today : Maximum JOO Minimum 05 oniKii 81 ! llnromolor 20.77 C'hlcago , July fi. 'I'lio liiillollti IB- cil | iy the Chicago Htntlon of the llnlteul Htnton weather bureau given I ho forecast for NobiaHhn an follows : Fair tonight ami Saturday. Cooler tonight. Jnpo tvncio Immigration Law , Mnxlto City. July 6. Japanese nro ( locking to the Iioidcr In great mini- liora nnd buying tickets fium Juarez UuoiiKli to Cnt.iuln , In order to enter thu United status In violation of the recent provision ot the Immigration department , which cloned thu doora to thUHU emlgrantfl. Instead of going to Cnmi'lii , It Is said , Hint many stop off at eonvonlt'iit polntu In thu Grilled Status EXPRESS COMPANIES DECLINE TO REDUCE RATES. THE LAW IS EFFECTIVE TODAY The Express Companies Doing Dual- ness In Nebraska Have Declined to Reduce Their Rates Twcnty-flvo Percent Because of Slbley Act , Lincoln , Noli. , July fi. Special to The NUWH : HvprcHs companies doing hiiHlni'HH In Nebraska toihiy Ignored the Slbloy act , passed by the last log- luluturo nnd effective today , reducing express ratcH twenty-live percent. WHEAT OPENS AGAIN AT $1 , . . " " I Price on September Grain HP ? My Raised , JI Chicago , July R. September wheat opened strong again today , being quot ed early In the board of trade at nn oven dollar , This commodity closed Wednesday at 99'Xto 09 % . The opening nt $1 to day was only nn Incident In the up ward tendency that has been noted for n ttifrnber of days. FOUR IPSANNUALDEATHHARVEST List in Entire Country Is 30 Persons Killed and 1,147 Injured. Chicago , July 5. Thirty-six persona were killed and 1,147 injured whllo celebrating Independence day , accord ing to the Record-Herald , which mada a canvass of the accidents In the en tire United States. In Chicago elx persons were killed hy revolvers which weic suppobcd to be unloaded nnd with the deadly giant crackers. In the list of the Injured many were ECiloiihly hurt and n number will un- doubte-uly die of their Injuries. The greater number of Injuries were caused by the cannon fire ctacker and this list Is made up in a gieat part ot children who did not understand how to handlethem. . TESTIMONYinZRAL TRIAL Evidence Shows No Arsenic Was Used in Preparing Bodies for Burial. Chicago , July 5. Foundation stonoa of the wholesale murder charges which the Mate has placed against lleunaii Blllik , the h > pnotlst , were laid In Judge llurnca' court with elab orate care. Assistant State's Attorney Pophnm drew Horn a dozen witnesses the lacth ol the deaths of the six mem- Lorn of the Vzral family Hllllk Is ac cused of poisoning , proved that there wa > no ursenic In thu embalming fluid usid on any of the bodies , and bufian Hie story of the finding of ar senic la each of the six bodies after they worn txhuiu''ij by tbo coroner's ordur. RAPID CITY REJOICING , Dream of Thirty Years Coming True With Two Roads Entering City. Rapid City , S. D. , July 5.Ono of the greatest railroad building races In the history of the west Is rapidly drawIng - Ing to a finish. The question Is asked here which road , the Milwaukee or the Northwestern , will reach Rapid City first The Milwaukee company has finished nearly ull of Its track-laying , the nrnouncemcnt being made that ns soc i as the Cheyenne bridge is compleU'J a train could be brought clear th. ugh. That will bo some time the .otur part of this week. The North wcsvc.n company has been In the lead fc. iomo tlmo past , for the reason thai work was carried on nt both ends of the road. The recent very heavy HojJ washed out portions of the track on this side of the Chey enne river. The local officials of the company now assert that the track will all be laid from one end of the track to the other by the middle of July , and It Is possible that t > e Hrst trains will enter the city on thu same day. This dream of road-liullding connecting the eastern and the western portions of the state has been the great hope of Rapid City people for 'the past thirty years. The business men nro planning R granh reception for the day that the roads rhlng thu tlrst train In.