THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL
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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
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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 ,
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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 !
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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.
