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    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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 ,