THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. . . . . , NORFOLK. NEBHASlCA. FlUDAY. JUNE 4. I'JOO MAJOR KELLEY RESIGNS JOB AGENT AT R08EDUD AGENCY HAS LEFT SERVICE. AGENT ELLIS 18 NOW IN CHARGE A Dispatch from Washington Says It Is Understood There That Kelley Was Suspended on Charges and That Special Agent Is In Charge. Rosebud Indian Agency , 8. D. , Juno 3. Special to The News : Major Kelley > ley , superintendent of the Rosjj.'nl In- dlan agency , has resigned hi' ty 'on. Mr. Ellis , a young man , lb < S > * charge of the office. < o Major IColloy said ho cxpcctcu leave for Stoux City. Ho said ho a. not know what ho would do for the present. Mr. Ellis was In charge of Monday's land sale. Omaha , Juno 3. A Washington dis patch to tlio Omaha Doe says : "Washington , Juno 3. It Is under stood hero that Major Kelley , super intendent of tlio Rosebud Indian agency - cy , has boon suspended on charges and that a special agent of the Interior de partment has been put In charge of the agency. " - RAILWAY IMS 60 UP An Increase of Two Million Dollars In Nebraska. Lincoln , June 3. Tno Nebraska board of equalization Increased rail way valuations on the Union Pacific , the Northwestern and the Burlington. The assessment was lowered on the Missouri Pacific. The valuation of the Burlington was Jncroased from $11(5,170,870 ( to $119- 290,500. On this Land Commissioner Cowles voted no. The valuation of the Northwestern was fixed at $35,000 a mile , Instead of $33,500. State Treasurer Brian voted no. Shallonbergor's motion to In crease the assessment $4,000 a mile was voted down. The valuation of the Union Pacific -was fixed at $75,757,325 , Instead of $73,933,400. The Missouri Pacific was granted a decrease of $2,000 a mile , the vahuv tlon this year being fixed at $35,200. All other valuation's are "the same as last year. The grand total will bo Increased more than $2,000,000. PHONE SWEARING $100 PER Omaha's New Ordinance Against "Hello" Profanity. Omaha , June 3. Swearing Into the mouthpiece of a telephone Is to bo made so expensive that it will become unpopular. An ordinance has been passed by . the city council and awaits the signa ture of Mayor Dahlman forbidding swearing into a telephone and impos ing n fine of $100 ns the maximum pen alty. Telephone operators who hear pro- Janlty may give evidence , and their testimony shall bo prlma facie proof of violations. The passage of the or dinance was Instigated by the telephone - phone companies. fl DRANK POISOHY MISTAKE Nellgh Man Took Tincture of Iodine for a Remedy. Nellgh , Nob. , Juno 3. Special to The News : The prompt action of Dr. Beattlo yesterday mprnlng probably saved the life of Charles Lubon , who Is employed by T. M. Patrick , of the Riverside park stables. Mr. Luben accidentally took a dose of tincture of Iodine , thinking it a remedy. Upon the discovery ho was hurried to the Beattlo hospital , where ho was pumped ' out. No after effects arc anticipated , and the patient is getting along nicely. Omitted Word "Hats. " Lincoln , June 3. Just because a careless operator omitted one word from a telegram that Dave Nofsky sent to his son , Samuel , then in New York , buying goods for a new store they proposed opening , the Postal Telegraph company Ms asked to come Into court with $4.000 for the Nofskys. Samuel was busy rounding up the marts of commerce In the metropolis when this telegram was handed him : "Don't buy any ; bought a full line on good proposition. " Samuel Immedi ately cancelled all of his orders and came back home. Father wanted to know where all the goods wore. Sam uel said ho didn't buy any after he got that telegram. Then It was dis covered that the telegraph company had omitted the word "hats" after "don't buy any , " and so samuel had to' hike back to New York again. There ho found that prices had risen , that he had to expend $2,500 more for the same stock of goods , and this ho Includes In his claim for damages. The remainder of the claim Is made up of $1,000 for the profit ho lost and $500 for the mental anguish and. cost of the trip to New York again. Memorial Day at Spencer. Spencer , Neb. , June 3. Special to The Hews i Memorial day was recog nized here in an appropriate manner , the business houses closing from 1 to 4 p. in. In order to attend the ex orcises , which wore given at the op era house and participated In by the Odd Follows ledge , the Z. C. B. J. ledge and citizens In general. The Bohemian band furnished music In the street and also at the opera house. The address was given by Mr. Coombs. At the conclusion of the exorcises and the address the lodges and citizens went to'tho various , cem eteries and decorated the graves of the dead veterans , as well as the graves of members of the various or ders. Flowers were abundant and the floral offerings were qulto largo and very pretty. Memorial Day at Butte , Butte , Nob. , Juno 3. Special to The News : Decoration day 'was very appropriately observed in Butto. The procession formed at the G. A. R. hall , headed by the Butte band , then the old soldiers and W. R. C. , followed v citizens In carriages , the proces- \ reaching for over half a mile , o/P to the cemetery whore the k , f > fV f the soldiers and other loved on Of. j strewn with flowers. An olog > . dinner was served at the 0. A. R. hall for the post and their fam ilies. In the afternoon nn Interesting program was listened to by a largo crowd , thoxzflfl vbgkq cmfwyp vbgk crowd. The exorcises wore held In the court house hall. Attorney W. A. Goblo and Attorney A. H. Tlnglo were the speakers of the day. Death of W. H. Todd. Nollgh , Neb. , Juno 3. Special to The News : William H. Todd died at the homo of his parents in this city yesterday afternoon at 0:30 : o'clock. Mr. Todd had been In the state of Texas during the past winter and spring and contracted malaria. Ho cnmo homo about a month ago and , apparently , was regaining his health , but a sudden change took place with in the past two weeks , and gradually ho became worse , and died of typhoid malaria. He was the only son" and child of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Todd , who have been residents of Nellgh for a number of years. Funeral services have been arranged for Friday. Luth-Kramer. Butte , Neb. , Juno 3. Special to The News : A very elaborate Juno wed ding took place In Butte at the Gor man Lutheran church. August Luth was united In marriage to Pauline Kramer. Over 200 Invitations were out. Two long fables were set the length of the big hall , whore a wed ding supper was served , covers being laid for 160 people. The Butte band furnished music for' the occasion and. the event ended by a big dance with plenty of refreshments. They will Immediately go to housekeeping In a cottage previously prepared by the groom. McDougal-Burlew. .Nollgh , Neb. , June 3. Special \o The News : Marriage announcements hnvo been received In this city from Omaha that Gay N. McDougal and Mlsa Ethel M. Burlew were married In that city on Tuesday morning of this week. The young couple are highly esteemed at this place. Mr. McDougal Is head tinner in the hard ware store of B. J. Wright , where he has boon employed for n number of years. Miss Burlew has been ono of the efficient teachers In the city schools. The newly wedded will be "at homo" in Nellgh after July 1. O'Neill Beats Page. Page , Neb. , Juno 3. Special to The News : O'Neill defeated Page yester day , 12 to 10. Features of the game were the fielding of Hopkins , the pitchIng - Ing of Coyne and batting of "Ducky" McNIchols. Batteries : Page , Dunay and MacCluro ; O'Neill , Coyne'and Mac- Nichols. Struck out by Coyno 14 , by Dunay 8. Hits off Coyne 7 , off Dunay 11. Homo run , MncNlqhols. Umpire , Bob Gallagher. Attendance , 250. Creek Rats Organize. Royal , Neb. , Juno 3. Special to The News : The Creek Rats have orga nized for baseball. They beat Osmond 3 to 2 , with Fosberg brothers as bat tery. They have a swift aggregation. CROP OUTLOOK BRIGHT. ' William C. Brown Returns to New York After Inspection Tour. New York , Juno .3. William C. Brown , president of the Now York Central railroad , who Is also a prac tical farmer , has returned from a western tour In which ho made spe cial observation of crop conditions. "Never has Juno 1' seen a better outlook for fine crops than It does to day , " ho said. "Farming conditions are hotter than business conditions for the reason that business is every where held back by the delay In passIng - Ing the tariff bill. The tariff does not affect the crops. " MILLS ON SHORT TIME. Lack of Wheat May Force Some Es tablishments to Close. Boone , Neb. , Juno 3. On account of wheat sh'ortage the flour mills at St. Edward , Albion and Genoa are run ning only a part of the time. The own ers are afraid It will become neces sary to close down entirely before an other crop Is harvested. Many farmers who plowed up their oats previous to the rains are now sorry for it , because fields that were apparently destroyed by the dry weath er are now flourishing. GIRL'S ' CLOTHES ON RIVER BANK MYSTERIOUS WARDROBE FOUND NEAR RIVER AT COLUMBUS. GIRL APPARENTLY 15 YEARS OLD People at Columbus are Mystified Over the Discovery , of Clothing of a Young Girl on Shore of River Near Town No Further Clew. Columbus , Neb. , Juno 3. Special to7 The Nowa : The clothing of a girl , probably 15 years old , was found on the bank of the river near hero today. With the clothing was the girl's jew elry. There Is no further clew In the. mystery. " TO CUT WOOD- PULP DUTY Senator Aldrlch , However , Says There Is Nothing Definite. Washington , Juno 3. In response tea a question by Mr. Brown of Nebraska , Senator Aldrlch today said In the sen ate that the committee on finance had not arrived at any definite conclusion In reference to the rate of duty the committee would recommend on wood pulp and prlut paper. "My Impression Is , " snld Mr. Aid- rich , that the rate the committee will recommend will bo about the house rate and below the existing schedule. " IDENTIFIES TRAIN ROBBERS Detective from Spokane Knows Omaha Men Under Arrest. Omaha , Juno 3. Detective McDon ald of Spokane today identified Wood and Gordon , under'arrest charged with the Union Pacific holdup , as Dan Downer and Gordon M. Goldon. For- gcnsen , he says , is going under his right name. Burglar charges are made against Downer and Fergensen. Mc Donald says ho has known of no pre vious charges against Golden. Efforts are being made to connect the men with the Northern Pacific train rob bery near Spoakne. Train Robbers Bound Over. Omaha , June 3. D. W. Woods , Fred Torgensen and James Gordon were bound over to the next grand Jury and held under $25,000 bond each to an swer to the charge of holding up and robbing the Overland Limited mail car on'the Union Pacific railroad on the night of May 22 by Judge W. H. Mun- ger In the United States district court. KANSAS GITYAN EROS LIFE John W. Speas , Prominent Business Man and Club Man. Kansas City , Mo. , June 3. John W. Speas , a prominent business and club man , committed suicide at his home hero this morning by shooting. He had been In ill health and was de spondent. MEANEST DAKOTA MAN Farmer Threatens Suit for Oats Blown Into Barley Field. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Juno 3. Special to The News : The editor of the Egan Express believes he has discovered the meanest man in South Dakota , in the person of a farmer residing near Egan. During one of the recent windy days. a quantity of oats was blown from n neighbor's field to a field of barley belonging to the farmer In question. The farmer now threatens to Institute n damage suit against his neighbor , on the ground that the blow ing of the oats to his barley field will cause Injury to his crop of barley. KAUFMANN CASE. . _ . Defense Claims Woman Cannot be Again Tried on Murder Charge. Flandreau , S. D. , Juno 3. In , the Kaufmann murder case the regular , and special venires wore polled and , the work of securing a jury was at once begun. Before the beginning of. the examination of jurors-Judge Alk- ens for the defense gave notice that nt the proper time he would move toj have the defendant discharged on the ground that the supreme court's re- \orsal of the first finding of the lower court was nn acquittal of murder and that as a consequence the defendant could not bo tried again on the charge of murder. If the court sustains the motion the state will bo compelled to commence over again nt the next term of court with a charge of manslaugh ter in the first degree , which was the finding of the jury two years ago. The above motion will probably be made ns soon as the jury has been secured. During the afternoon thirty-five Jur ors were examined and were disquali fied from ono cause or another. The proceedings were without event save In the answers of the Jurors , who all Indicated that the belief In the de fendant's guilt Is as strong as over here. here.A A number of the witnesses for the prosecution arrived today , Including Peter Erlckson , former hired man of the Kaufmanns and star witness for the state. Mrs. Kaufmann appears well forti fied with , courage and closely scans the faces of the jurymen as they are examined. .WANTS . RECEIVER APPOINTED Stockholder In United States Express Company Asks Action , Now York , JUno 3. Supreme Jus tice Guy today hoard arguments and reserved decision on the application of John L. Dudley , a stockholder in the United States Express company for the appointment of a temporary receiver for that corporation. Coun sel for Dudley told the court the trou ble was that thd shareholders had no \olco In the management. TWO EMPERORS TO MEET Emperor William and Czar Nicholas Arrange for Conference. St. Petersburg , Juno 3. A meeting between Emperor William and Em peror Nicholas has been arranged , and will take place In the waters of the Finnish gulf. The exact date of the meeting will bo tteclded upon later but it probably will bo Juno 17. The Ger man emperor will arrive on the Im perial yacht Hohenzollern , while Em peror Nicholas will bo aboard the Steandart , accompanied by M. Iswolskl , the foreign ministers , and Admiral Noovodsky , the minister of marine. LIGHTNING FIRES BLAST. Quarry Superintendent Is Ten Feet Away When Shot Explodes. Fond du Lac , WIs. , Juno 3. Half an aero of solid stone , twenty-two feet in thickness , lifted by a single blast , and that blast 11 red by n bolt of lightning , Is a record breaking phenomenon re ; ported today from" Knowles , Dodge county , where the Standard Lime and Stone company of this city has quar ries. * Supt. H. J. Murphy , who was com pleting plans for the shot when the storm came up , took the precaution to run down the lead wires to avoid any chance of short circuits. Running ono wire through either hand , ho started for the ledge where the charge was placed and when within ten feet of It there came a blinding flash , followed by a terrific explosion , in which eigh teen charges were fired. 4 Mr. Murphy's hands were severely burned by contact with the wires , but neither ho nor his assistants were In jured by the falling stone. Jacobs Trial Is On at Sturgls. Sturgls , S. D. , June 3. The trial of Oscar Jacobs , charged with killing Ella Roberts , has begun. AINSWORTH LIGHT * COMPANY. $60,000 Capital "Stock of New Corpora tion In. That City. , _ Alnsworth , Neb. , June 3. The Ains- worth Electric Light and Power com pany was organized and Incorporated hero. The capital stock Is $ CO,000. The corporators are R. S. Rising , president of the National Bank of Ainsworth ; J. B. Finney , president of the Excelsior Mill and Lumber com pany ; W. H. Williams , secretary of the Excelsior Mill and Lumber com pany ; Frank Sellers , ranchman ; Char- leV Howe , manager of the Munson- Howe Mercantile company ; R. F. Os- born , president of the Ainsworth Land company. The officers elected are : Frank Sellers - lors , president and general manager ; R. F. Osboril , vice president ; W. II. Williams , secretary ; R , F , Rising , treasurer. ' The company proposes to dam Plunl creek at a point about fourteen miles northwest of Ainsworth and bring the power in on cables. Thn trrnnnil lina linpn looked over by export engineers and It Is estimated that a 400 horse power can bo secured by the erection of.-a thirty-foot dam. Engineers are now on the ground making plans for such a dam. As soon as these plans have boon completed they will advertise for bids for the construction of the dam. It Is hoped to have the work done In time to give Ainsworth electric lights the coming winter. The excelsior mills and elevators will use the power in their business. The streets will bo lighted and light will bo furnished to private parties. | The building of the dam will mnko a lake of over fifty acres. This will be stocked with fish bass and cray- 'py ; boats will bo provided and a bath-1 | ing beech established. The power plant Is located in ono of the most ro mantic spots In north Nebraska , and the place will bo popular as a resort when Its beauties and virtues become known. I Eventually an electric llnp will be ' built from Ainsworth to the place , and perhaps from there on to Meadvlllo , j Sprlngvlew , Burton and Gregory. That part , however , Is In the future the ( | electric light aiid power part of the , deal Is now assured. The Troubles of a French Academician The candidate , once fleeted , Is bound to pronounce n hnrungue before ho ta allowed to take part In the work of the noble bud.v. The director who hap pens to be In olllco answers him. ' This oration IB Invariably , or at least should be , composed first of tlmnUs. more or less bumble , for the great honor con ferred. then of a panegyric of the ( nip py one's predecessor. And. oh. how difficult that Hoinetlmes must lie ! More than one htm rushed to the enc dla , ( hen to the libraries , so an to some clear notion of the Illumrlourt ox- Immortal ! Then fate Is ofteu ( rorijral. A hlHiorliiu mny have to i-clelipito the talent of n writer of Unlit comedies , a loRltlinlxt mny have to pnilne n Social 1st > r elttf thp newly elected member may have to xiculc | of his moat Inti mate enemy.-Jeanne Mulrtit la At lantic NIGHT OF RIOT. > N QUAKER CITY 100 INJURED IN HOSPITALS , FOLLOWING - LOWING DISTURBANCE. 400 EXTRA POLICE SWORN IN Although Conditions In Philadelphia Were Quieter Thursday Morning , Following Street Car Strike Out break , Small Troubles Continued. Philadelphia , Juno 3. Mayor Roy- burn said this afternoon that develop ments were expected that might end the strike at any moment. It is bo- llovcd arbitration Is In sight as Sen ator McNichol , the republican loader of this city , has taken an actlvo part In the consultatlons todny between city officials and representatives of the transit companyt and It Is believed the .political heads are fearful tholr cause may bo Injured by a prolonga tion of the strike. All saloons In the city have been ordered closed at 6 o'clock tonight. Philadelphia , Juno 3. Conditions were quieter this morning In Phila delphia , following last night's riotous outbreak In certain sections , when the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company put into effect Its order for running cars after nightfall , a thing that has not been attempted since the strike of Its motormen and conductors began last Sunday. There was a sensation this morning when the news spread that the subway and elevated system had been tied up by a strike. This , however , was due to an accident having put the system out of business temporarily. 100 In Hospitals. All of those Injured In last night's riots will recover. About 1QO are un der treatment in hospitals. The sta tion houses were filled to overflowing with prisoners arrested for rioting. As Illustrating the ugly feeling en gendered by last night's rioting , there were more minor disturbances this morning , probably , than at any time since the strike began. The strike sympathizers devoted their energies to the harrassment ot the strike breakers and others who are running the comparatively few cars that'are moving on the streets. Police On Each Car. Each car carries one or more police men , ' but few passengers , the public j evlde'ntly being afraid to ride. Thousands walked from choice , how ever , as a n eoJis of getting even with the transit company for its recent In crease in the rnto of fare. 400 Extra Police. Four hundred additional policemen' wore sworn In this morning. Timothy * O'Leary , assistant superintendent of police , who has been in active charge 1 of the police of the city since the , strike began , said today that if nec I essary to preserve prdor , 10,000 extra men would be enrolled for police 'duty. Strike on Elevated and Subway. At 10 ip'clock this 'morning the ele vated and subway system of the Philadelphia Ranld Transit cnmnnnv. which had been a bulwark of strength j for the company since the strike be- J gan , became tied up by a partial btrike of its employes. The trouble j started when a westbound train reach-j ed the Forty-sixth street station. Hero the crew deserted nnd the train was run to the Sixty-ninth street terminal by men sent out from that point. Sub sequently other crows deserted their trains at the Sixty-ninth street termi nal. The company's officials would not discuss the situation , but the ticket windows were closed and the crowds on the platforms took to the stieets. The company gave out n statement that at 8 a. in. today it was opeiatlng G98 cars and at 9 a. in. 71G , 200 more than at the same time yesterday. ' Ono policeman shot nnd probably fatally injured , neatly 100 persons bruised and battered either by policemen - men or strike sympathizer n d five cars wrecked and then -burned , is a lesult of an attempt oif the part of the Philadelphia Rapid Trau&il company to 'operate their caia last night by Im- potted strike bieakera. I The point at which the most sgvlous ilotlng occuucd Is known us th(4 ( Ken- slngton mill district. In" this section. of the city there was every kno\\n na- ! tlonnllty. The foreign element i > rc > dominating. When the company announced r that' the cars would bo running nt night nearly all storekeepers In the Kensington - sington dlstt let , knowing the temper of the residents there , closed the stores promptly at 6 o'clock. As one ear , after another left the car bnrn ciowds | stood on the street corners In sullen silence. A boy cried "seal ) " nnd lin- ' mediately ho was pursued by a policeman - ' man who was riding on a enr. As the officer started for the youth the crowd closed upon htm and so quickly was this done that he was unable to draw his revolver. The , weapon was' ' taken from him and Is believed to have been the same revolver with which Patrolman Levy was shot a few minutes later. ' The flro which had been smoulder- Ing now burst Into a flame of fury. In less than half an hour seven cars were wrecked five being completely CONDITION OFJHE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hour * Forecast for Ntbraika Condition of the woathei 'as record nd for the twonty-four houri ending at R n m today Maximum 73 Minimum 00 Average , . . Gl Barometer 29.7G Chicago , Juno 3. Tlio bulletin is sued by the Chicago station of the United States weather bureau gives the forecast for Nebraska as follows : Fair tonight and Friday , except threatening southeast portion tonight. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Sun seta 7:22. : rises 4:20 : ; moon rises 7:10 : p in. ; Hld : p m. , full moon in constellation Scorpio ; total eclipse of the moon , visible to South America and Africa and In part of North Amer ica , Europe and Anla ; In New York moon rises eclipsed ; totality begins 7:58 : p. m. and ends 8:50 : p. m. ; moon leaves penumbra 11:21 : p. tu. ; Chicago , 1 hour earlier ; Denver , 2 hours ; San Francisco , 8 hours ; 0:30 : p. m. , Jupiter's outer satellite No. 2 close on planet's west ; the rest near on east ; 11:00 : n. m. , tnoon nt greatest llbrntlon east ; sun's declination 22 degrees 17V& minutes. demolished and burned. The police finally restored ordor. TROOPS GALLED DDT California Strikers Seize Light Sta tion Town In Danger. Sacramento , Calif. , Juno 3. In re sponse to a telegram from IcCloud , announcing that the COO lumber work men on strike there had broken into the light and power plant and forced 1 the firemen and engineers to quit work , ] Governor Glllott ordered four compan ies of the state militia to protect the scene at once. They left Sacramento by special train at 0:30 : o'clock last night to make the 350 miles' journey to the heart of the lumber region. Col. H. I. Sey mour of the Second infantry is in command. Col. Bradbury's telegram said the town was without light or fire protec tion and that property worth two mil lion dollars , the citizens and their homes were at the mercy of the strik ers who were apparently beyond con trol of their leaders. Ho asked that five companies of mllltla bo rushed to the scene. Slshon , Calif. , Juno 3. The power house and lighting plant at McCloud were captured by the striking shingle mill employes and the town was In darkness last night. Between 300 and 400 nrmcd- strikers marched on the plant , drove off the twenty-five deputy sheriffs on guard and took possession , compelling the men at work to quit. The strikers were stllljn possession of a ton of dynamite stored at the power house of the McCloud River Lumber company , which was captured two nights ago but no attempt has been made to use it. Sheriff Howard admitted that ho nettled 'help to handle the situation. In reply to the sharp criticism of Governor Gillctt who declared the ring leaders should have been arrested , the sheriff said to have done so would have precipitated a riot that must have resulted In the loss of human life. THIS CAR mm ENDS Plttsfield , Mass. , Carmen and Company Get Together. Plttsfield , Mass. , June 3. The Pitts- field Street Railway company and striking carmen came to nn agree ment early today after nn all night conference and the men went back to work at 5 a. m. The company agreed to the two principal demands of the strikers : the 1 cent per hour wage In crease and a straight 10-hour day while the strikers withdrew the three miner demands. The strike was In augurated yesterday. RAILROAD MECHANICS STRIKE Baltimore & Ohio Employes Ordered Out at 2 p.m. Baltimore , Juno 3 , A general strike of i mechanics In the shops of the Bal timore : and Ohio railroad has been or dered i , to take effect at 2p. m. today. Pittsburg , Juue 3. At 2:15 : this af ternoon i the machinists at the Glen- wood shops of the Baltlmoio and Ohio ittilroad ; gave notice that they Intended - ed , to obey the strike ordor. They wore immediately given ( ho minutes to i clear out. Of 1.15 llltsn employed , ninety ] struck , PQ3T9FFICE. AT ROSELAND , Gall M. Hamlll Given Position of Nasby. Washington , Juuo 3. A new post- office i has been established nt Rose- land 1 , Trlpp county , South Dakota , with Onll i M. Hamlll as Its first postmaster. Roseland will receive special mail ser vice from Dallas , thltty miles south east. < Knew Whnt He Wanted. "flmnio ! n dime's wuth of dried beef nn' sum crnckerH , " wild Uncle Josh to | he you UK lnd.x hi rlmrfje of the ribbon cmmter In n downtown store. "You have evidently nuule a mistake In the piflcp. " she mulling ! } ' replied. "Thin Is a dry goods Htore. " "Waal , now. I reckon I know'd that , b'posh. " wild the old man , "an * ef dried beef an' crackers hain't dry uoodij. then I'd like to know what In tarnation you'd call 'em ? " Chicago News NEBRASKA WAR ON INSECTS HEALTH OFFICERS OF STATE TO MEET NEXT WEEK. AXES OUT FOR FLIES AND THINGS It , IB Expected That 250 to 300 Health Officers of Nebraska Will Meet lit Omaha Monday and. Tuesday to Dla > cuss Ways and Means. Omaha , Juno 3. Public health offi cials of Nebraska will meet In Omaha next Monday nnd Tuesday at the Homo hotel to form a state organization. The call for the meeting has been Issued by D. L. Qulgloy , city physician of North Platte , and it is expected that about 250 health officials will attend the meeting. A vigorous campaign against files and other microbe-bearing insects is the subject to bo discussed. DRY WAVE WILL RECEDE. Brewers Claim the Reaction Has Al ready Set In. Atlantic City , N. J. , Juno 3. Declar ing that "tho professional advocates oC the anti-saloon league have overshot the mark , and that tholr statements nro grossly exaggerated , where they do not purposely mislead , " the board of trustees of the United States Brew ers association , which opened its for ty-ninth annual convention hero , wont on record with the additional declara tion that the so called "prohibition wave" had reached Its height and that "reaction Is already beginning to sot in. " Bonesteel Mayoralty Contest. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Juno 3. Upon two little ballots depends the contest Involving the office of mayor of Bono- stool , which may result In the oust ing of the present incumbent. Judge Trlpp , of the slate circuit court , before whom the contest was Instituted , has taken under advise ment these determining factors in the contest. His decision is eagerly await ed by the two opposing political fac tions at Bonesteel , which at the muni cipal election battled vigorously for supremacy and now have carried the contest into the courts. YESTERDAY'S ' BASEDALL SCORE National League. At PHtsburg R. H. E. Pittsburg 2 S 1 Boston 0 4 1 Brooklyn- New York ; rain. Cincinnati-Chicago ; rain. American League. At Boston R. H. E. Boston G S 3 Detroit G 11 3 At , Philadelphia- R. II. E. Philadelphia 592 Chicago 482 At New York- R , H. E. New York 380 St. Louis 163 At Washington R. H. E. Washington 4 XO I Cleveland 0 G 3 - i v i TT- Amerlcan Association. Columbus-St. Paul ; rain. At Indianapolis R. H. E. Indianapolis > .3 8 3 Kansas City 2 9 1 At Toledo R. II. E. Toledo 5 G I Milwaukee * G 1 5 At Louisville R. II. E. Louisville 0 G I Minneapolis 2 G 3 At Sioux City R. H. E. Sioux City 7 10 1 Lincoln 8 13 0 At Denver R. II. E. Denver 8 13 0 Topeka 2 7 1 At Pueblo , R.H.E. Pueblo 5 14 3 Wichita , 13 17 2 DCS Molnos 1 7 3 At DCS Molne.s R. H. E. Omaha G 7 1 Standings of the Leagues. Western League Omaha 594 ; . Wich ita G81 ; Des Moines 574 ; Sioux City 552 ; Topeka GOO ; Denver 4G7 ; Pueblo 375 ; Lincoln 315 , National League Pittsburg G92 ; Chicago G10 ; New Yoik 514 ; Philadel phia 500 ; Cincinnati 403 ; Brooklyn 457 ; St. Louis 423 ; Boston 324. American Association Milwaukee G44 ; Louisville 513 ; Minneapolis 512 ; Indianapolis 511 ; Columbus 478 ; To ledo 444 ; Kansas City 429 ; St. 1'aul 42S , M ' "T American League Detroit C58 ; Phil adelphia G03 ; Now York 571 ; Boston 553 ; St. Louis 459 ; Cleveland 421 ; Chi- cngo 405 ; Washington 324. ti Stanton Beats Pllger. Pllger , Nob. , Juno 3. Special to The News : Stnnton defeated Pilgor in a hotly contested game on the I'll- gor grounds. Pllger bunched their hltB and should have won live game but gave It away on bad errors. SI Hartman , the Stanton wonder who tried out with Denver this spring , was pitching for Stanton. Ho al lowed 5 hits and struck out 11 men , while Cooper , the Pilgor "kid" , gave them 7 hits and struck out 13 men. Stanton * . .0 2 0 0 0 I 1 0 0 4 Pllgor 00110000 1 3 Batteries : Stanton , Hartman and Hopper ; Pllger , Cooper and Pryor , Umpire , Rolnold. Time , 1:25. : At tendance , 300 ,