Till ) XOHKOIA NYHI.IvI/V M\V.S-JoriNTAL ; { , KH1DAY , Jl'LY 21 , 15)11. )
SATURDAY 8IFTINGS.
Mix. John Phlnnoy nnd her son Lawton -
ton Phlnnuy hnvo lutiiinud from n
month's visit with friends In the Black
lllllH country.
(1. 1) ) . Buttoi field Is-In Chicago trans
acting bllHllHWH.
Mrs. G. D. Bloy has gone to Omaha
for n vlult with ftlondu.
Judge C. P. Klsoloy returned from
the Pierce 0. A. II. reunion.
J. S. Butterllold la hero from the
Bultcrllold ranch atVausn. .
MIH. H. C. Mntrnu and Mrs. O. 11.
Eller and her son Henry of Lincoln
Imvo gone to Shnwnoo , Colo. , to spend
a few weeks visiting with friends.
Misses Marguerite Klontz , Marg.i-
rcllm Iloeck and Hosolla Klcntz will
leave Sunday for a few weeks' visit
In Denver and other Colorado cities.
Miss Agnes Mntrnu , Miss Lydla
Brueggomnn and Miss Hmnin Mclcher
lenvo Sunday for Denver. While In
Colorado , they will visit with their
relatives nt Slmwneo.
Born , to Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Hoy.
nolds , n daughter.
A fair crowd of dancers enjoyed the
dancing at the Country club house
Pilday evening.
The firemen and tailors nre schetl
ulisil to play n ball game on the driv
IIIR park diamond Sunday morning.
Chief of Police Mnrqunrdt was called
od to Park avenue Prlday afternoon
to act as the dove of peace In n family
quarrel.
The Nebraska Telephone compnnj
la commencing to lay the newly ar
rived cable in the recently constructed
od undorgiound conduits.
The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs
Wostorvolt Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 :
A full attendance Is dcHlrod to complete
pleto arrangements for the chautau
qua.
qua.C. . K. Burnhnm. president of the Nor
folk National bank , announces thai
the Mast block Is no more. "Fron
now on , this building shall ho knowi
as the Norfolk National bank build
ing , " ho says.
Norton Howe returned from a week's
visit with relatives at Mnrengo , la
The crops In that vicinity look vcrj
bad , says Mr. Howe. The pastures al
along the Hock Island road in lowc
nro burned up , ho says.
H. S. Lackey reports the sale of the
two S. W. Garvln lots on Nebraski
avenue , between Twelfth and Thir
teenth streets , to Mrs. Mary Beckon
hauor. The lots were purchased fo :
the purpose of building a residence 01
them soon.
In Edgowator , some of the resident !
Imvo registered a kick because a citizen
izon has plowed up about a block o
the public sheet. Should it rain thl
street will bo a long stretch of mm
and if it continues dry there will bi
dust , they say.
A. II. Vlele goes to Lincoln Moti
day to attend n meeting of the stat
normal board of which he Is a mem
her. The board will meet early Tucs
day morning and it is expected tlier
will bo much woik for them. Th
matter of the Wayne , Chadron an
Kearney buildings will come up a
thlH meeting.
The Norfolk firemen's running tear
cominittcco has received an invltntlo
from the Humphrey lire dopartmen
Inviting the Norfolk lire fighters t
participate In the Humphrey firemen' '
tournament oh July 20 and 27. Chaii
man McCunc of the running tear
committee believes his men will ) ;
ready to go. They aie in good cond
tlon , he says , nnd will have a goo
chance to win some of the price
which Humphrey h.as icady. A sp <
cinl meeting may be held soon for thl
purpose.
At n special meeting of the boar
of education , the purchasing comml
tee was authorized to buy seats , blac
boards and slates next Monday , who
the committee meets to look over bid
which will be submitted to them b
two or three supply firms. A nolle
was iccelved from Miss Glberson c
Weeping Water that she has bee
elected to teach at Beatrice. Her re :
ignation was accepted and Miss Clar
Whitney of Wayne was elected In he
place. The feature of the meetin
was the completing of history for th
sale of the school bonds.
Fire Driver Trulock held a confc
once with n number of firemen nnd
telephone man Friday on the subjee
of more modern fire alarm signal
The gong service at the fire station ,
was declared , was not efllcient and
more modern signal should be instal
ed. It was declared that a "stl
alarm" would be Just the tiling fc
night service. Signals should be ii
stalled In the homes of several of tli
111 omen and both telephone comp
nics. When the alarm of lire Is souni
cd the gongs in each station ai
sounded at the same time. The quo
tlon Is to bo taken up nt the next d
partmcnt meeting.
Winner Has Commercial Club.
Winner. S. D. , July 15. Special I
The News : Fifty business men mi
in this city last Wednesday evenin
nnd organized n commercial club I
look after their mutual interest
Many enthusiastic speeches wei
mndo and Windsor Doherty was elec
ed temporary chairman , with Georf
P. Knres temporary secretary. Reg
lar meetings will bo held.
Old Soldiers Break Camp.
Pierce , Neb. , July 13. Special 1
The News : Camp Abraham Lincol
was abandoned last night. Nearly or
hundred old soldiers of north N
braskn attended the reunion whie
goes to Randolph next year. Pornn
Gov. Shallenberger the speak <
yesterday afternoon nnd Judge A. .
Welch delivered an interesting a
dress to the veterans at their can
lire last night. In the ball game 0
inojul beat Pierce , 2 to 1. Batterlei
Pierce , Mausko nnd Tift ; Osmon
Dunaway nnd Thcisen. Osmond
Holding wns a feature.
Strikes Out Nineteen Batters. '
Stnnton , Nob. , July 15. Special
The News : The Stnnton club hns i
last found Itself and has struck 1
gait. In a game hero with Norfo
'ont'n colts redeemed themselves by
hutting out thulr opponents nnd run-
ilng tip n Juicy score of ten. Schnltz ,
'on't recent find , struck out eighteen
f Norfolk's hard hitters nnd allowed
hem but one safe hit. The feature
) f the game was Soldels' home run.
Tlio buttery for Stanton was Schultz
ind Hopper ; Norfolk , Hoffman nnd
'Ightwoll.
Schulz , who is only 19 yenrs of age ,
struck out nineteen Norfolk batters.
GEORGE W. KELLOGG DEAD.
Well Known Sioux City Attorney Ex
pires From Pneumonia.
Sioux City , In. , July 15. George W.
vollogg , n well known Sioux City at
torney , died hero last night of pneu
monia. Ho had been In failing health
'or some time. Ho was born on n
'arm ' In Ohio , Juno G , 1835 , removing
o Dakota In 1SC3.
" "
"WTrficf n resident there ho wns
elected to the territorial house and
senate ns n democrat and was elected
territorial auditor In 1870.
Returned to Parliament.
London , July 15. By agreement of
.ho parties , Timothy Hcaloy , Indepen
dent nationalist , nnd John Muldoon ,
nationalist , were today returned to
parliament unopposed for the north
east nnd east division of Cork county
respectively.
NELIGH COMMERCIAL CLUB.
New Officers Elected Plans for De
pot arc Discussed.
Ncllgh , Neb. , July 15. Special to
The News : The members of the No-
llgh Commercial club met in the court
room last night with J. P. Boyd In
the chair. It was n unanimous vote
that thn Nellgh concert band bo paid
n sum determined by its members foi
their services during the booster trip ,
Like sentiment was also expressed tc
compensate their leader , Professor
Compton.
The annual election of officers re-
suited in the following members being
elected for the cnsuiiiK' year : Presl
dent , P. M. Iloush ; first vlco president ,
M. O. Dnxon ; second vlco president
Rev. S. A. Bench ; secretary , C. L
Wattles ; treasurer , S. D. Thornton
Jr. It took flvo ballots to determine
on secretary. Those who were deslr
ous of the honor were S. D. Thorn
ton , Jr. , John McAllister and C. L
Wattles.
C. II. Kelsey , O. A. Williams ant
W. L. McAllister were appointed bj
the president to reproduce in writing
the motion as given at the meeting
to S. M. Braden , general superinten
dent of the Northwestern railway ol
this division , in regard to the amend
ed proposition of the new depot foi
this city.
Mr. Braden was here yesterday af
ternoon and met with the businesf
men for the express purpose of com
Ing to a final conclusion on the depo
proposition The old plans were talk
ed of and were rejected. Mr. Bradei
stated that the officials" were nov
ready to build what they deem suffi
clent at this time.
The meeting last night was harmon
ions and the proposition ns amendei
varies considerable from the origlna
plans but will meet with the approva
of the people of this city , If the sami
are accepted by the Northwester :
company. The plan is to move tin
old structure west of the present slti
and use the same for freight nnd ex
press. The new addition to ho on tin
east end , with all the latest improve
ments , including furnace heat , electri <
lights , ladies' and gents' waltlni
rooms , and ample ticket window spaci
with a seating capacity for abou
sixty people. The plan as amendei
will have in appearance nnd faclll
ties those now enjoyed at West Polnl
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B. B. KNOWLAN SUICIDES.
Grand Island Traveling Salesmai
Ends Lifo in DCS Molnes.
Davenport , la. , July 15. B. B. Kno\\
Ian , n traveling salesman of Gram
Island , Neb. , committed suicldo her
yesterday.
No Pension Legislation.
Washington , July 15. There will b
no consideration of pension legislatlo :
at this session of congress This nc
tico wns served on the house today b
Democratic Lender Underwood.
To Extend Oil Road.
r
County Commissioners Burr Taf
and Henry Sunderman returned froi
0
Madison yesterday afternoon , who
the county board made the necessar
arrangements to oil four more mile
of the road between this city an
Madison. Bids will be advertised fo
Saturday , say the commissioners.
"Wo have decided that it is necei
sary to begin work on oiling the roa
for about four miles more , " they sale
"Tho oiling will commence where w
have left off on South Thirteen !
street , and extend toward Mndison fc
four miles. This will make n porim
nent oil road hnlf way between No :
folk and Madison. "
Chairman W. A. Witzlgman of tli
oil roads committee of the Comme
clal club declares that the Norfolk o
gnnlzatlon will bo in the race with
bid filed by them for a contract to o
the four miles of road , nsked for b
the county commissioners. It Is in
derstood thnt If the farmers are renll
Interested In better rends nnd wi
give the Commorclnl club their co-o ]
erntlon , the club will got behind th
oil road proposition nnd push
through to the farmers' ndvnntngo.
Aked Never Said It.
New York , July 17. The Rev. D
Chnrlcs F. Aked hns sent to the Assi
elated Press the following telegrai
dated Snn Francisco , July 17 : "Th
stalement In today's papers , said t
bo telegraphed from New York , a
trlbuting to mo offensive observation
of New York peoplo-ls sheer invoi
tlon and I am under such lifelong ol
ligntion of gralltudo to Now York tlu
I deplore this paragraph , "
Photo by American Press Association.
Miller , Boston's Star Outfielder
Guardian of Right Field For Fred Tenny's Team Is
One of the Finds of the Year
"
r Photo by American Press Association.
PLANS FOR BIG BOAT RACE.
English Clubs Expect to Capture In-
tprnational Motorboat Series.
Commodore n. U. Melville of the
Motorboat Club of America is now in
London conferring \vlth the English
yachtsmen over the final arrangements
for the forthcoming races for the BritIsh -
Ish international trophy.
England will bo represented by a
"
team of three boats to race a trio from
The Duke of Westminster will send
: _ over one of the challengers , but the
name of his boat has not been revealed.
.J The duke's challenger probably will
bo a hydroplane of the multiple step
type , n shade under the forty feet in
over all length. Another British craft
It
will bo the Mnplo Leaf II , , owned by
E. Mackay LMgnrin , which estnbllshed
a world's record with the phenomenal
speed of fifty-seven miles an hour dur
ing a trinl run on the Solent several
weeks ngo.
The third British chnlleiiRer may
come through the British Motor club
and will also bo a hydroplane.
The preliminary trials start on Aug.
17.
it Big Changes In Tigers and Athletics.
It la a peculiar coincidence that the
Athletics and Tigers , who nro bat
tling for tlu > pennant this year , ns they
have lu most of the campaigns during
the * past few yenrs , have , with one ex
ception , entirely now faces on their in-
llelds. Harry Davis is the only man
still playing who wns on the team five
years ago. Collins , Barry , Mclnnes
and Baker are now hands , as are Mori-
arty , Bush nnd Delnhanty. Jennings'
Infield has undergone many changes
since ho won his first pennant for De
troit In 1007. O'Lenry Is the only one of
the infielders who has been with the
team since then , and ho is no longer
used ns a regular.
Fortune Spent For Ball Players.
Nearly § 200.000 wns spent last fall
and up to the present time in material
to build up i lie sixteen teams of the
big leagues For this entire sum it is
doubtful If a team of seven regulars ,
three catchers and four pitchers the
makings of n big league club could be
picked from the men it bought , such
as could mala1 a lir.it division nine In
either liMguo.
Tigers Use Few Pitchers.
Detroit changes pitchers fewer times
than any major league club , yet the
Tigers nre putting up n crent furht
Grasshoppers Clipping Oats.
Chnrlcs Lederor , sr. , n 1'lorco coun
ty fnrmor , sends The News n snmplo
of oats taken from his field showing
the rnvngos of grasshoppers. Mr. Led-
orer snys the grasshoppers nro clipping -
ping the oats very fast nnd thnt nt the
present rnto there will bo very little ,
If nny , oats worth harvesting In the
course of a week.
The Pacific Gets Annex.
An nnnex to the Pacific hotel was
decided upon yestcrdriy by Landlord
W. A. Klngsloy of the hotel nnd A.
Koycn , who Is building a new gnr-
ngo on the corner of Fifth street nnd
Madison avenue. The upper floor of
the new building was to have become
a hall , but yesterday It was decided
that the upper floor would bo convert
ed into n. hotel annex for the Paclllc.
The nnncx will contain eighteen
modern sleeping rooms , wide halls ,
modern baths , electric lights , steam
heat and nil modern conveniences.
Tills is the building which wns to have
boon turned Into a largo sleeping
apartment for the homestead rush.
Primary Election Notice.
Sheriff C. S. Smith of Mndison wns
In the city lacking up notices In the
different wards giving notice of the
primary election which will bo hold
on Tuesday , August 15 , for the pur
pose of each party placing in nomina
tion candidates for olllce. The polls
will open nt noon nnd close nt 9 p. in.
Following nro the ofllces for which
cnndidates will bo nominated :
Judge supreme couit ; two regents
state university ; state railway com
missioner ; Judge in Ninth judicial dis
trict ; county treasurer ; county clerk ;
register of deeds , to 1111 vacancy ; bher-
iff ; county judge ; clerk district court ;
coroner ; surveyor ; county commis
sioner First district.
Norfolk Garden Spot.
"Norfolk nnd its surrounding coun
try is the garden spot of Nebraska. "
This is a statement made by Albert
Klnney , who has just returned from n
business trip to Omnha and other Ne
braska cities. "I could draw a ring
around Norfolk and its surroundings
and have the greenest nnd best coun
try for crop conditions In the stnte.
After lenving Omnhn passengers entrains
trains remark at the great change for
the better , in the outlook of the coun
try when the train draws nearer to
Norfolk , " says Mr. Kinnoy.
Lessons in Selling Goods.
Teaching business men how to sell
their goods , is n now method Intro
duced by an eastern firm , whoso out
put of goods nro sold in Norfolk nnd
other cities. The new method was in
troduced in Norfolk Thursday when a
"factory man" introduced himself nt n
local business house nnd explnlned to
the Feller of his factory's material ,
that he wes here to "show him how to
sell to customers. " The "factory man"
lost no time In giving the Norfolk man
his first lessons and requesting him to
don ills hat nnd walk Into the street ,
nnd put himself In a customer's place ,
he rolled up his shiit sleeves and soon
greeted the owner of the store with a
smile nnd explained to him the qual
ity of a certain stock In the store. lie
not only told the "customer" where It
was made , but how , by whom , when ,
and all about it. The lesson required
about an hour's time , but the owner
of the fatoro declared thnt ho wns al
most tempted to buy his own goods.
BALL PLAYER IN COURT.
Pleads for More Time Attacked the
Sporting Editor of Newspaper.
Knnsns City , July 15. When the
case of John Love , left fielder for the
Kansas City Americnn Association
baseball tcnm , who nttncked Edward
W. Cochrnne , sporting editor of the
Knnsns City Journal , at the ball park
hero yesterday , was called in the
south side municipal court today , a
continuance until July 18 was granted
on Love's plea for more time in which
to engage an attorney. A statement
concerning n piny made by Love ,
printed in the Journal several weeks
ago , is snld to have led to the nttnck.
PINCHOT MAY BE CALLED.
He Says Map of Railroad Was Made
On Fictitious Data.
Wnshington , July 13. Chairman
Graham , of the house committee on
expenditures in the interior depart
ment , today announced that the com
mittee would continue to hear testi
mony on general conditions in Alaska
before going into the claims of Rich
ard S. Ryan , said to represent the
Guggenheim syndicate in the Control
ler Bay affair.
Gifford Pinchot , lormer chief for
ester , addressed the committee today
regarding the Controller Bay map ,
showing Ryan's claims and the pro
posed railroad which Is said to be
missing from the war department
files , was there fifteen yenrs after the
president's order restoring the land
to the entry. Mr. Pinchot wrote thnt
the attention of the war department
'had been called to the fact thnt It
would Imvo been impossible to have
brought the map from Alaska within
that time. This , it is claimed , Indi
cates the missing map was made upon
advance Information regarding the or
der and upon fictitious surveys.
Botli Mr. Pinchot and Secretary
Stimson may bo summoned before
the committee.
WICKERSHAM ANSWERS HIM.
Attorney General Says He Is Still
Probing Alaskan Crimes.
Washington , July 13. Attorney
General Wlckershnm todny mndo an
Informal reply to the charge of Chief
Delegate Wiclcersham that ho had al
lowed the statute of limitation to .ex
pire in certain Alaska criminal cases
without taking action.
"I have not given a definite opinion
that the statute of limitation has ox
plrcd in all of these cases. It is not
improbable that criminal action maybe
bo taken. The matter Is still under
investigation Insofar as It relates to
the alleged crime of bidders I if the
coal proposition. The Ilazoy case ,
however , la barred by the statute. 1
will continue my Inventlgntlon of the
others. It hns been under wny for
some time nnd hns never been discon
tinued. "
"I have evidence , " declared Dele
gate Wlckorshnm , "that $ ! 1,000 was
used to bribe n deputy district attor
ney. Thnt Is the kind of matter 1
have been vainly trying to got this
government to Investigate and prose
cute. "
Canadian Town In Danger.
Toronto , Out. , July 1C. The town
of Mathcson , Out. , one of the chief
centers of supply for the llreswopt
mining regions , Is In imminent dan
ger , according to n message received
early today by T. W. Gibson , deputy
commissioner of mines. Fires wore
said to bo Hearing the town rapidly.
Practically all of the 300 Inhabitants
were using every menus to avoid a
disaster.
AFRAID OF SUGAR TRUST.
Louisiana Cane Grower Says Sugar
Company Controls Them.
Washington , July 15. John Dy-
mend , n cane planter of New Orleans ,
todny told the house sugar Investigat
ing committee that the cano growers
of Louisiana woio absolutely at the
mercy of the American Sugar Refining
company which bought raw sugar nr-
bltrnilly and paid its own prices.
Mr. Dymond said there was now no
competitive buying in Now Yoik. The
"trust , " lie snld , maintained an "armed
truce. "
Rcpiosontntlvo Jncoway said it hud
been suggested that the Louisiana
Cnne Growers nssoclntlon wns closely
nssoclnted with the Americnn Sugar
Rollning company ; that the growers
were in combination to sell only to
the "trust. " He said , however , that
the growers could not affoid to an
tagonize the "trust. "
"Why ? " asked Mr. Jncown/ .
"You linve heard of the Bucks Steve
case ? "
"Yes. "
"Then we are afraid we might ho
boycotted. "
Mr. Dymond recited one case in
which ho said the "trust" had discip
lined a larger grower by refusing to
buy his product. He said there wore
now only two refining companies in
Louisiana nnd that it had been a mat
ter of curiosity why the "trust" had
allowed an independent plant to con
tinue in operation.
Good Rain at Boncstccl.
Bonesteel , S. D. , July 15. Special
to The News : The hour and a half
rain that came down yesterday after
noon has gieatly relieved the dry con
dition of the soil , and it seems to
have sent the corn growing afresh.
The grass looks green nnd this com
munity looks ns though it will be
blessed with a fnir average crop.
Corn is better than ever before at this
time of the year about Bonesteel.
Lightning struck one of Kdwnrd
Flegarty's white mules , killing it in
stantly. Loss about $175. The mule
wns in a pasture about a half mile
west of Bonesteel.
Ben T. White Dtoi in Omaha.
Benjamin T. While , aged 50 years ,
formerly of Norfolk and of late years
general nttoincy for the Northwestern
Railway company west of the Mis
souri river , was stricken with neural
gia of the heart Immediately following
nn afternoon of golf at the Omaha
Country club Saturday nnd died nt his
home at 8:45 : o'clock that night.
Mr. White left his office at the
Northwestern headquarters nt 1 o'clock
nnd went to the Country club , where
he nte a light lunch nnd after a short
rest went out on the golf links , ac
companied by N. II. Loomis , W. P.
Gurley nnd Prank Brogan , and en
gaged in a nine-hole match , ns imd
been nrrnnged earlier in the week.
At no time did the men exert them
selves , having two hours and a half to
complete the game. The men parted
nnd Mr. White went home in nn auto
mobile , reaching there at about 6:15 :
o'clock. He was met at the door and
reminded of an engagement ho had
for the evening. He , however , was
suddenly seized with n pain in his
heart. He went to his room at once.
His condition wns such that Dr. J. S.
Alexander was nt once cnlled by Mrs.
White. The physician stayed with Mr.
White until the ond. Mr. White be
came unconscious about twenty min-
'lies before death.
Apparently In Good Health.
For the last few weeks Mr. White
had been in the host of health and had
icmarked about It several times. He
had been troubled with his heart since
February , 1910 , but of Into had not ex
perienced any bad feeling. In Octo
ber , 1910 , his health necessitated a
trip south. He remained there until
December 23 , when ho returned home
for the holidays and went back south
until March 25.
Mr. White wns burn in Wisconsin on
February 2 , 1801. When but a small
child lie was taken to the Pacific
coast by his parents in n covered wa
gon. Ho remained in the west for a
few years and went to New York. He
received his early education in the
common schools In Blnghamton and
Elmira , N. Y. Later when the west
began to grow ho followed the tour
ists and homoscekers nnd landed in
Iowa. Ho remained in Iowa for a few
years and came to Nebrnskn. Walk
ing dnys to enrn a livelihood , Mr.
White managed to get Into law offices
during his spnio time and thus early
picked up a knowledge of law. His
night btudying was not In vain , for in
October , 1881 , ho was admitted to the
Nebraska bar. Immediately after be
ing admitted Mr. White went to Nor
folk , Neb.here ho entered Into part
nership with II. C. Brome of Omaha.
Ho remained in Norfolk four years.
January 1 , 1888 , ho was married to
Alice A. Sclavonic of Norfolk. In No
vember of the same year ho went to
Omaha and wns appointed assistant to
General Attorney John Hnwloy. On
the donth of Mr. llnwloy , William B.
Sterling wns mndo general attorney
nnd Mr. White wns mndo first assist
ant.
Becomes General Attorney ,
In the fall of 1897 Mr. Whitesue -
cecded Mr. Sterling tm general attor
ney for the Northwestern lluon west of
the Missouri. Ho hnd held thnt olllco
over since. At the tlmo Mr. Whlto
went Into the employ of the railroad
company It was then the Fremont ,
lOllchorn & Missouri Valley Railway
company , but under the supervision of
Mr. White the Northwestern Railway
company secured the lines. At thu
time of his death Mr. Whlto had ns
his nsslstnnts B. II. Dunhnm nnd Her-
mnn Aye.
Mr. Whlto wns probably one of the
best known mon In Omnhn. Ho wns a
member of the Country club , the Field
club , Omnha club nnd the Commercial
club , lie was not n member of any
fraternity. Ho was not nn ontliURlnst
over golf , but played the game for the
exercise ho derived from It . It wns
his custom to go out to the Country
club every Saturday afternoon with
the three men who played with him
last Saturday and play n nine-hole
game.
Kliko , the oldest son , at the tlmo of
his father's death was In Douglas.
Wyo. , spending his vacation. Ho was
wired nt once nnd loft for homo. Mr.
Whlto Is survived by his widow , three
daughters , Gwendolyn , Jean and Ruth ,
and two sons , Kliko and Ilorton.
The funeral will bo hold nt 1:30 :
o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the
family residence in Omaha , nnd burial
\\111 bo In Prospect Hill cemetery , of
that city.
Among those who will attend irom
Norfolk nro Gen. Supt. S. M. Brndon
of the Northwestern , Hurt Mapos , Mr.
White's former law partner here , and
C. E. Burnhnm , piesldent of the Nor
folk National bank , who for years lias
been an intimate friend of Mr. While.
Mr. Braden and other Norfolk of
ficials of the Northwestern were grent-
ly distressed upon hearing Iho news
of Mr. While's death. Hurt Mnpes
counted Iho latter ns one of his best
friends. Mr. and Mrs. White and Mr.
and Mrs. Mnpcs frequently visited
bnclc nnd forth.
Dickinson Can't Recall It.
Seattle , July 17. Jacob M. Dickin
son , former secretary of war , remem
bers nothing about information concerning -
corning alleged irregularities in Alas
ka coal contracts , which Alaskan Del
egate James Wiclcersham last Friday
told the houses committee on Judiciary
was furnished simultaneously to the
war dcpaitmont and to the department
of justice. Mr. Dickinson arrived here
last night from Nashville , Tenn. , to
visit his son Harry.
DROUTH CAUSES SUICIDE.
Dry Condition of Iowa Reason for
Omaha Traveling Man's Deed.
Contervllle , la. , July 17. Becoming
discouraged and sick because of
drouth and slack business , Hobort Pul
ler , a traveling man for an Omaha
ladies' outfitting concern , ended his
life at the homo of his parents at
Unionville by drinking carbolic acid.
READY FOR WAR GAME.
Conditions Closely Resembling Real
War , Will Be Carried Out.
New York , July 17. With the cm-
barkation of practically 30,000 lands
men tars comprising the naval mi
litia of nine states and the District of
Columbia and the departure of a fleet
of fifteen battleships and auxiliaries
to a point 200 miles off Sandy Hook ,
preparations for the great naval at
tack on New York by way of Long
Island Sound , Now York's "backdoor , "
were completed today. The defending
force , consisting of n flotilla of the
navy's fleet and the torpedo boats and
most modern submarines , is in readi
ness to repulse the invaders. The bat
tle will be fought near Gardners Day ,
at the eastern extremity of Long
Island , some time between midnight
July 18 and midnight July 20.
It has been the contention of many
naval experts that it is impossible for
an invading fleet to reach New York
by way of the eastern end of the Long
Island , and the "battle of Gardners
Bay" will be watched with great in
terest. Conditions of actual naval war
fare will bo closely simulated.
The enemy , ofllclally designated as
the "blue licet , " is in command of
Rear Admiral Osterhouse , the new
commander-ln-chlef of the Atlantic
fleet. Defending the city will be the
"led fleet , " under command of Com
mander E. Eberle.
The land defenses will not paiticl-
pate. The war game will last two
days and two night.
Diaz to Switzerland.
Baden Auhelm , Germany , July 17.
General Porllrio Dinthe former
president of Mexico , is preparing to
leave for Paris , being advised by a
consulting physician here not to take
waters on account of his age. Ills
health , however , appears excellent.
Prom Paris Diaz will go to Switzer
land where he will remain throughout
the summer.
Cities Get Postal Banks.
Washington , July 17. Postmaster
General Hitchcock designed the main
postofllces in Now York , Chicago , Bos
ton and St. Louis as postal savings
depositories. They will begin to re-
ctlvo deposits August 1. Having In
stalled successfully more than n thou
sand postal savings banks in second
class postofllces , Mr. Hitchcock decid
ed to extend it to some of the first
class offices.
Engine Turns Over on Side.
Sturgis , S. D. , July 17. A Chicago
and Northwestern passenger train run
ning between Hot Springs and Deadwood -
wood was derailed last night about
three miles north of Tllford by strik
ing against a bunch of cattle. The
engine turned over and fell on Its side
down nn embankment. The engineer
and fireman remained in the cab nnd
escaped Injury. About thirty passen
gers were on the train but none was
hurt. \