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    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , AUGUST 25 , 1911.
Only Ono Permitted to Re Taking Sailors' Bones From
main Inoognito by In Mud Incased Wreck
quiry Board. Goes On.
cnch now ton of mud
WITH from tlio mystery
laden wreck of tlio United
B t a t o a battlcHlilp Maine ,
down in the harbor of Havana , mem
ories of the historic disaster arc re
vived memories of strange happenings
that preceded and followed the explo
sion which precipitated the war with
Spain in 1808. The public has never
lost Interest In this greatest puzzle of
the half century. If General William
13. Blxby , chief of engineers , is correct
In his recent guess that tlio solution of
the cauHO never would bo forthcoming ,
It is oafo to say that Uio unsatisfied
curiosity of the generation will bo re
flected lu scores of additional historic
dissertations , more or less accurate ,
upon the dual explosion that sank the
. warship. General Blxby , by the way ,
has not said whether his opinion Is
changed because of moro recent indi
cations that a part of the Maine's keel
was blown upward by nn exterior ex
plosion.
Among tlio queerest echoes from the
naval board Inquiry held on n lighthouse -
house tender just after the disaster ,
iiono presents n better field for tlio In
quisitive than the story of the name
less witness.
Every other person who testified at
that Investigation was required to glvo
his name and station and answer de
tailed questions as to his capability.
The nameless witness , who appeared
at the fifth day's session on Feb. 25 ,
was permitted by consent of the Judges
to remain incognito. This entry appears
In the minutes of the proceedings :
"A witness then appeared before the
court , whoso name and address arc
Bupprdssed by agreement with the wit
ness that his Identity should not bo
revealed , and was sworn by the presi
dent , through the interpreter. "
The Stranger Interrogated.
Questioning this witness , who appar
ently was n foreigner , presumably a
Spaniard or Cuban , the judge advo
cate sold :
"I have heard that on Tuesday morn
ing you overheard a certain conversa
tion on n ferryboat which referred to
the possible sinking of the Maine. "
Through the Interpreter the witness
said that on tlio morning of the 15th ,
or about fourteen hours before the ex
plosion , ho had been crossing from
Havana to Reglas. Ho noticed a
group of Spanish officers two army
men , ono of the navy talking to a
stout civilian. Ono officer said , "That
Is nearly arranged. " The citizen
asked , "Will not making explosions in
the bay run great risk to the city of
Havana ? " The ofilccr replied in the
negative , adding that the vessel "will
sink Immediately. " Thereupon the
citizen seemed overjoyed. "I will take
plenty of beer on that occasion , " said
ho.
ho.Tho
The witness insisted upon the ac
curacy of his story , but did not know
the names of the officers. One seemed
to bo a lieutenant ; another was of rank
at least as high as major and wore a
belt Indicating that he was on n gen
eral's staff. The citizen wore n big
diamond ring. Portlonb of t' steno
graphic minutes are as follows :
"What object did you have in In
forming the consul general of this
conversation ? "
How He Happened to Tell.
"He was talking with n friend In
the Cafe St Nicholas after this occur
rence , " replied the Interpreter , sum
marizing the witness' answer , "and he
told him all the conversation ho had
heard. The friend told him , 'Why
don't you go and say something about
this to the consulate'He / said he
was afraid to say anything about It ;
that he would get himself Into trouble.
The friend said , 'I will go and Inquire
from some of these newspapers and
see If there Is any danger In it' The
friend went and Inquired and said
there would bo no danger whatever ,
and ho then determined to tell the
consul. "
"Did you go to the consul nt all ? "
"No , sir. "
"Wlmt was the name of the friend
yon spoke to ? "
"He says ho will flnd out the name ;
that he Is ono of these friends whom
you know without knowing who they
are , " replied the Interpreter. "Ho will
flnd out the name. Ho sees him every
day. "
"Is ho n Spaniard ? "
"Ho Is a Cuban. "
"Tho witness then withdrew , " ac
cording to the record , "after being
cautioned by the president , through the
Interpreter , not to converse about mat
ters pertaining to the Inquiry and
after saying that it was not to his
Interest to converse with anybody
about it"
Many False Trails.
The testimony of the nameless wit
ness was but ono of many pointers to
ward the trails that yielded nothlnf
definite. That the naval court decldec
the explosion to bavo been caused b ;
a submarine mlno was due to the tea
timony of exports regarding the ves
Mi's condition prior to the blast , th <
excellent discipline on board , the care
fW inspection of the magazines anc
the safeguards against an Internal ex
yiusion in eitnor magazines or coo
bankers.
It la generally believed that the out
eldo explosion , if there was one , cause *
a magazine to burst inside , but pre
jailing opinion In thH country ha
Dccn consistently in favor of the out-
sldo mlno theory , though it is admitted
that such n mlno might bavo been laid
by Cubans as likely as by Spaniards.
Perhaps , however , General Blxby Is
correct in prophesying that "tho pri
mary cause will never bo learned. "
Ho has repeated his belief several
times after noting the tangled state of
the wreckage as it was gradually ex
posed insldo the cllptlcal bowl of steel
pilings. Yet even tlio general is nol
yet In a position to speak finally. The
pumping is still Incomplete , and the
secret may bo bared when moro of ( lie
harbor mud is lifted away from the
shattered hulk.
As the chief basis for the cxtcrloi
mlno theory is the opinion of officers
who were attached to the Maine , thcii
stories of conditions aboard arc being
recalled by old navy men , most ol
whom have read the testimony and re
read It many times.
Captain Slgsbco testified that ho hai
never permitted any loose powder t <
bo kept in the magazines and that 1
was all Btowcd , so far as ho knew , it
the usual air tight and water tight cyl
iiidcra , each containing ono charge. II <
asserted , too , that the coal bunkers ad
joining the magazines were well vcn
tllutod , had been examined regularlj
and were connected electrically to tin
annunciator near his cabin door. Ill :
confidence In the safe conditions of tin
vessel was rcllcctcd by the other offi
cers.
Present State of the Wreck.
The latest dispatches from the seem
of the wreck seemed to uphold tin
original belief. In the mass of twlstct
metal was found recently n curvet
piece of steel. Engineers say It 1
probably a portion of the flat keel o
the Maine , and Ferguson , the nave
constructor lu charge of the cxnmlna
tlon , says that adjacent plates am
beams are undoubtedly from the vlcln
Ity of the keel.
Practically nil the water has beci
pumped out of the cofferdam , so tha
the wreck incased only in mud
with dots of remaining water hero am
there. The bow structure Is mostl ;
exposed. Examination of the uncover
ed plates , beams and ribs has indl
cated that they belonged to the struc
ture of the double bottom , which 1
elevated to a height of forty feet nbov
the normal position , apparently nddin ;
confirmation to the theory of a tre
mentions exterior explosion. But General
oral Blxby may yet be right In hi
foroc-ii'st. So confused Is the wreckap
that the Indications ol a Spanish o
Cuban crime- are not to be accepted li
haste.
The Search For Bodies.
Besides having the object of solving
the puzzle of the explosion , the gov
eminent Is raisin ? the Maine In th
hope of recovering bodies of sailor
who went down with the ship. A tc\
skeletons and loose bones bavo bee :
found thus far.
Prior to July 20 It was figured tha
the bones picked out of the wreckag
represented four or more bodies. 0
that day moro bones , nil flre scorchei
were found near the overturned con
nlng tower. The men who died In tha
vicinity probably were sleeping nt th
time of the explosion in hammock
suspended from the ceiling of the foi
ward berth deck. This deck was fold
ed back by the blast until Its ruin
lay over the central superstructure
fifty feet aft of Its original position.
On .luly 22 the bones of six or sevei
additional bodies were found beneatl
tin- wreckage on the central supei
structure. They were heaped togethei
and not ono was intact There , toe
are probably the remains of sailor
who slept on deck that hot night Th
forward part of the ship was heavci
up and fell upon them ns they lay
Later , when the searchers reach th
deeper sections of the vessel , whol
skeletons may bo found and posslbl ;
clothing or trinkets which may glv
clews to names. Four skeletons wer
token on July 21 and another on Jul ;
27 from the berth deck. On Aup
1 were found the bones of Asslstan
Engineer Merrltt , and they were identl
( led by a portion of nn officer's cai
and uniform and n fountain pen. Th
other sets of bones were found at th
same time. The total finds thus fa
have been sixteen. About fifty-five boil
les are yet to be traced.
The raising has proceeded far enouRi
to show that the Maine's after bulk
head Is practically uninjured. Th
question of building n bulkhead am
floating out the stern section is stll
under discussion , but the engineer
hesitate on account of the corrode- -
condition of the deck beams and othc
structural members not protected b ;
overlying mud. There Is no doulj
that the removal of the other portion
of the ship is only possible by dls
section. To finish the work congres
will bo naked soon to npproprlat
another $250.000 , making the tota
$000.000. The task will not be con
pleted for months , certainly not befor
late fall , possibly not until next sprint
20 PASSENGERS SHAKEN UP.
Milwaukee Train Hits Switch Englr
In Chicago Yards.
Chicago , Aug. 21. Twenty of tl
passengers of the Chicago , Milwaukc
& St Paul passenger train , which
known as the Uncle Sam special , wei
shaken up today when the train n
Into a switch engine in the local yard
The train , which left Minneapolis i
p. in. yesterday , was late and the
witch engine was on the main track
y mistake. The special wna running
t reduced speed.
Cumlng County Soaked.
West Point , Neb. , Aug. 21. This
ectlon was visited again with a twc-
nch rain on Friday and n considerable
rcclpltntlon on Saturday. All fears
f Injury to crops nro now allayed ,
nto plantings thriving well. Corn
. 111 average forty bushels throughout
ho county and potatoes will show a
air yield , whllo hay will bo plenty on
ho second cutting ,
WANTS THAT PANIC PROBED.
enator Owens Intimates Somebody
Got Rich Out of the Deal.
Washington , Aug. 21. An Investlga-
Ion into causes leading up to the pan-
c of 1907 and the benefits secured
rom it by any persons or corpora-
ions , was asked In the senate resolu-
Ion offered today by Senator Owens
jf Oklahoma. Immediate consldcra-
Ion was not asked. The resolution
mined ns nn Investigation committee
Senators Kern of Indiana ; Works of
allfornln ; Heed , Missouri ; Page , Ver-
nont , and Clark , Wyoming.
A DIVE PROVES FATAL.
Omaha Man who Broke Neck In Shal
low Water , Expires.
Omaha , Aug. 21. Harry B. Hun-
Icker , the real estate man who had
ils neck broken on July 12 when ho
love into shallow water at Courtland
beach , died at 9:15 : o'clock at C lark-
on hospital. Ilia mother , Mrs. Maria
lunslcker , and brother Clark Hun-
sicker , both of Circlovlllo , O. , were at
ils bedside when ho died , having ar
rived here two days after the accident.
The body will bo taken to Circlovlllo
or burial.
Mr. Ilunslcker was 43 years old ,
single and had been n , resident of Om-
Urn for the last twelve years. IIo was
ormerly employed by the Union Pa-
illc as n land appraiser.
btago Scenery.
Walter Prichard Eaton , the dramatic
critic , believ.es modern dramas are too
elaborately staged. In "The Question
of Scenery" in the American Maga
zine ho says :
"After all. It was not the Elizabeth
ans' who were stupid because they
could enjoy the drama on a bare stage.
It is we who are stupid because wo
cannot enjoy the drama unless the
stage is Uttered with 'realistic' scen
ery. Wo have no faith in our own Im
aginative powers. It would be a good
thing for the drama If all scenery
were abolished for the next ten years.
Having learned to get along without
It , we would perhaps keep it In Its
proper place for awhile after it re
turned. Its proper place is as a pic
torial uud suggestive background to
the actors and the play and nothing
but a background. "
Ruined by Jesting.
The Antlochencs themselves brought
about the ruin of the beautiful city of
Antloch , the ancient capital of the
Greek kings of Syria. These people
were famous for their biting and scur
rilous wit as well as their ingenuity
In devising nicknames. When the Per
sians under Chosrocs Invaded Syria in
53S the Antiochcncs could not refrain
from Jesting nt them. Ample revenge
for this was taken by the Persians ,
who totally destroyed the city.
Would Do His Own Biting.
The British gentleman new to our
shores stepped up to the cigar counter
and requested of the "dark" a cigar.
"What will you have , a bit cigar ? "
asked the "clark. "
"No ; I'd rawthcr blto it myself , " re
plied the Briton. San Francisco
Chronicle.
Men Are Beacon * .
Every man Is the center of perpetual
radiation like a luminous body. He is.
us it were , n beacon which entices n
Bhlp upon the rocks if it docs not guide
It Into port AmloL
Cumlng County Nominations.
West Point , Neb. , Aug. 21. Special
to The News : The successful candi
dates for county office as shown by
the primary returns from Cumlng
county are : Sheriff , republican , Milt
Knight ; democrat , D. G. Herrmann.
County clerk , democrat , W. H. Har-
stick ; republican , C. C. Malchow.
Clerk of the district court , democrat ,
Otto H. Zacek ; republican , Carl K.
Kramer. County judge , Louis Dewald ,
democrat. Superintendent , Miss Em
ma R. Miller. Treasurer , republican ,
Herman Zepin ; democrat , John J.en-
sen. Coroner , Dr. Riley , republican ,
[ lemocrat. Surveyor , republican , G. A.
McClintlo ; democrat , G. A. Meller.
About one-third of the voters of the
county attended the primaries.
HESSE SEEN ON A TRAIN.
Authorities Believe Man Wanted for
Tecumseh Crlmo Going East.
Ogden , Utah , Aug. 21. E , E. Hesse ,
wanted at Tecumseh , Neb. , for the
murder of his wife and stepdaughter ,
is thought to bo going east. It was
learned that a conductor on a passen
ger train leaving Salt Lake City last
Wednesday afternoon saw and recog
nized Hesse. It IB believed ho Is head
ed for Chicago.
A description of the man has been
telegraphed to points In the east
TWO BROTHERS CREMATED.
Anthony and Edwin Braun Burn to
Death In St. Louis.
St. Louis , Aug. 21. Two brothers ,
Anthony and Edwin Braun , were burn
ed to death last night In a flro which
destroyed the home of the former. The
police and firemen were able to save
the wife and four children of Anthonj
Braun.
When the firemen arrived the build
ing was a mass of flames and It wat
with difficulty they were able to save
the woman and her children. It wat
believed the two brothers had sue
ccedcd In escaping but later the police
found their bodies In the ruins.
Two women and a boy were taken
from the house next door which also
was destroyed.
Lassoed by Indian , Then Shot at.
Valentine , Neb. , Aug. 21. Special to
The News : A traveling salesman , sell
ing enlarged pictures around hero for
the last week or two , had quite an ex
perience as well as a narrow escape
from getting shot by a drunken Indian
by the name of Pcto Nelssc , As ho
was coming out of a livery barn hero
In the city the Indian threw a rope
and lassoed him around the neck. He
managed to get the rope off his neck
and picked up n rock and started to
chase Mr. Indian when the Indian pull
ed a gun and fired at him. Ho made
Ills get-away without getting hit al
though the Indian fired several times.
IIo owes his escape to the fact that
Mr. Indian was carrying too big a
load of flro water to shoot very
straight.
Democrats Vote In Republican Primary
Bassett , Neb. , Aug. 21. Special to
The News : The following county of
ficials were nominated : Republican
County clerk and clerk of the district
court , M. Spain ; county judge , E. A.
Thomas ; sheriff , J. S. Kelly ; treas
urer , C. M. Anderson ; superintendent
of schools , Charles Ammon ; coroner ,
Dr. E. M. Farquhar ; surveyor , J. J.
Carlln.
Democrat County clerk and cle.k
of the district court , Oscar Alderman ,
8 ; county judge , L. A. Rice , 47 ; sher
iff , C. A. Davlson ; treasurer , J. Alter ,
50 ; superintendent , A. N. Dagger , 44 :
surveyor , J. J. Cnrlln ; coroner Er.
Clint Dodd.
The number of votes that each can
didate received shows how the demo
crats went to the poles and voted the
republican ticket. There are about
350 democratic votes In this county
and only fifty of thorn voted their
ticket. Because the republicans have
a majority In the county the demo
crats seem to think it right to help
them nominate , and it is said that
some of the republican politicians so
licited their support.
In Bassett precinct alone about fifty
well known democrats asked and re
ceived n republican ballot. A few
were challenged , but bravely took the
required oath. On every hand here
may bo heard a disapproval of the pri
mary system , as an expensive farce.
A Youth of 20 Blows Off Head.
Valentine , Neb. , Aug. 21. Special to
The News : Word just reached here
that a young man by the name ol
John Belsky who has been working on
his brother's ranch south of Wood
Lake , Neb. , committed suicide Thurs
day by shooting his head off with a
shotgun.
It seems that he tried to shoot him
self Tuesday with a revolver but
some of the hoys grabbed him and he
just grazed the side of his head. They
then got him cooled down and thought
he was all right , but Thursday when
ho was left alone for a little while he
succeeded in ending his life. He left
an Incoherent letter of some sort that
went to prove that he must have been
out of his head or crazy. He was only
20 years of age.
Madison County Campaign Costs.
Madison , Neb. , Aug. 21. Special to
The News : The following persons
have filed their expense statements
with the county clerk for the recent
primary election :
M. S. McDuffee , judge on democratic
ticket , $6 ; W. H. Field , clerk of dis
trict court , republican , $25 ; S. R. Me-
Farland , county clerk , republican ,
$52.50 ; N. A. Housel superintendent ,
democrat , $28.50 ; William M. Darling
ton , treasurer , republican , $51.18 ; S. C.
Blackman , register of deeds , republi
can , $27.50 ; H. C. Matrau , county
clerk , democrat , $6.
Nebraskans In California.
Long Beach , Cal. , Aug. 19. Several
thousand Nebraskans , former Nebras
kans and friends of both made a day
of It in * he big auditorium on the long
pier hero today. The occasion was
the annual picnic of the Nebraska
State Society of Southern California ,
and Nebraskans from all over their
own state , but now living In the scat
tered cities of this section of the Golden
den Gate state , got together once more
with their old friends and neighbors ,
The usual plan of having booths in
which Nebraskans can register has
been superseded by the more original
"county signs" idea. Huge cards , bearIng -
Ing the names of the various counties
of the state , have been placed In geographical
graphical order about the grounds , and
there Is a big "college corner" where
the alumni of Nebraska university and
other institutions of the old home
state are foregathering and renewing
old acquaintances. This is decidedly
the feature of the occasion.
The day is cloudless , and the brighl
sunshine is tinging the faces of those
who have been tempted into the sen
As early as 8 o'clock this morning the
devotees of Nebraska began to gathei
at the station , and It Is estimated thai
of the 4,000 members the associatior
boasts at least 3,000 are in attendance
today.
The speaking began nt 10:30 : o'clock
with an address of welcome by the
mayor of Long Beach , who is also mas
ter of ceremonies. After his klndlj
words to the assembled throng , tin
Hon. H. E. Newbranch , edltor-ln-chle :
of the World-Herald of Omaha , wa !
Introduced and talked of the gren
progress Nebraska is making , and ad
monished the crowd to be ever loyal t (
their old home.
At the close of this part of the pro
gram , every ono repaired to as com
fortable berths aa they could flnd tt
partake of the many good viands tha
the grownups have been guarding si
carefully from the chlldrens1 prylm
fingers. At the conclusion of this , t
many the most Interesting proceedlni
of the day. the afternoon was glvei
up to general sports , visiting and dam
ing. The alumni of the state Unlvei
sity of Nebraska made arrangement
or n special reception In the audito
rium , nt which there will bo oxtempo-
a neons speeches nud dancing. From
ho way the crowd Is entering Into
everything that Is proposed , they will
10 a tired but happy throng when it
becomes tlmo for the homcgolng ,
Everyone has been doing their level
best to make the picnic a miccoss , but
hlef among the workers have been :
John J. Akin and D. L. Allen , Oma
ia ; Mrs. J. T. Allen , Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Mien , L. F. Andrews , York ; Mr. and
Mrs. E. S. Allen , Utica ; W. H. Ammon ,
Mrs. A. Anderson , Emma Anderson ,
\ . W. Anderson , Lincoln ; David An-
Icrson , South Omaha ; F. M. Anderson ,
T. P. Austin , Nebraska City ; Bessie
Arnold , Falls City ; J. A. Artrup , J. H.
Ashby , Lexington ; H. C. Atwood , Mrs.
21lza B. Atwood , Charles E. Atwood ,
ill of Mllford ; W. R. Bacon , Omaha ;
. C. Badgley , Lincoln ; Mrs. R. E. Ual-
ard , Mrs. A. W. Ballard , D. and C. C.
Jarrett , Dr. J. M. Breckcnrldge , C. L.
Breckenrldge , Omaha ; Mr. and Mrs.
\ndrew N. Bank , West Point ; Rev. C.
S. Billings , Mrs. A. Blngham , Mrs. A.
i. Boynton , H. O. Boyd , Mrs. T. B.
Jrown , Lincoln ; Mrs. A. Blngham ,
Mrs. A. L. Boynton , H. O. Boyd , Mrs.
T. B. Brown , Lincoln ; Mrs. C. V. Blew-
ett , Mr. and Mrs. II. Blumenthal , Pre-
nont ; A. F. Bowen , N. G. Bowen , No-
iraska City ; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boy-
cr , Harold Brakeman , Mr. and Mrs.
H. Brakeman , York ; J. S. Bradley ,
Mrs. J. G. Brown , Lincoln ; W. L. and
tilth Brayton , Cedar Rapids ; John H.
Jrown , Brock ; George , Hilda and Eva
Bulach , Cedar Rapids ; Mrs. L. A. Car-
rlker , Harvard ; F. B. Cannon and E.
0. Cannon , Beatrice ; James II. Caldwell -
well , Fremont ; J. P. Chase , J. W. dial-
ners , Omaha ; Edgar Clayton , Mrs.
Sara E. Clayton , Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
olllns , Nebraska City ; Klllard Coop
er , H. W. Crovllng , Lincoln ; Samuel
Crouch , St. Edward ; Mrs. A. E. Crlss-
nan , Mary R. Crissmnn , Hastings ; L.
? . Crandnll , Fremont ; Mr. and Mrs.
N. M. Davlson , L. E. Davlson , Crete ;
John Deru , Emma II. Dlers , Mrs. Chas ,
Dlers , M. Dlers , Fremont ; Mrs. Win ,
Dorranco and Gcrtrudo Dorrance , Paw
nee ; Miss Etherllna Faiishor , Lincoln ;
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fairbanks , Omaha ;
Mrs. Charles W. Fox , York ; Mr. and
Mrs. M. B. Foote , Hastings ; Mrs. S. F ,
3rcgg , Jessie Gregg , Nebraska City ;
Mrs. J. II. Hay , Ilulda Hennn , Nor
folk ; Mrs. D. A. Ilallowell , York ; Mr
and Mrs. W. E. Hill , Mrs. Sadie C. IIol
lenbeck , J. A. Howard , Nebraska City ;
Otis Hymer , University Place ; C. W
Hyatt , Fremont ; Mr. and Mrs. H. Jett
University Place ; C. W. Jones , Joseph
ine Koehne , Fremont ; Mary B. John
son , Mrs. Lucy E. Johnson , Lincoln ;
E. B. Kenyon , Norfolk ; M. A. Lnthrop
K. L. and Jeannette Lewis , Omaha ; L
, Larson , Mrs. L. P. Larson , Harry
Lewis , Mrs. M. Lynch , Fremont ; T. S
Lamborn , Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lafles
Arthur A. Lane , Lincoln ; Mr. and Mrs
W. C. Lehane , Beatrice ; N. S. Long
Fairbury ; Wm. B. Long , York ; A. E
McCartney , Nebraska City ; Minnie J
McClary , J. G. McFadden , Lincoln ;
Mrs. C. C. McNlsh , Fremont ; Cyrus
Macy , C. M. Munson , Lincoln ; M. E
and Alma Macy , University Place ; E
C. Miller , Norfolk ; E. D. Morrison
Gordon ; Wm. H. Morris , Omaha ; Rob
ert Moris , Nebraska City ; Mrs. W. W ,
and Alice Obrlst , Omaha ; Mrs. F. J
O'Donnell , Lincoln ; F. C. Oesterling
Norfolk ; W. M. Ostendorf , Beatrice ;
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Overton , Nebras
ka City ; James Faley , Nebraska City ;
Mrs. H. C. Platt , Lincoln ; J. N. Plum
mer , Beatrice ; Mrs. M. H. Prichard
Omaha ; Margaret Pobany , Lincoln ;
Mrs. Otto Pohl , Fremont ; F. C. Put
nam , Aurora ; H. E. Reynolds , R. J ,
Reynolds , R. W. Richardson , Omaha ;
ertle B. Reifsmider , Lincoln ; Mrs. W
D. Ruggles , Fremont ; M. Sanders
Omaha ; B. F. Schamp , Mr. and Mrs ,
H. F. Smith. Mrs. Nate Smith , Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Southwlck , Thos. J. Spen
cer , Lincoln ; Mrs. John Scott , jr. , Mrs
J. C. Stem , Fremont ; J. H. Sealer and
family , Hastings ; Mrs. Mabel Burgess
Shipley , ohn Shapland , Ira R. Sim
mons , York ; Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Shu-
man , Aurora ; Mrs. D. C. Smith , Kim
tiall ; S. A. , Jessie , Ethel C. and Gler
E. Stone , Newcastle ; Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur J. Swift , Junlata ; Mrs. F. L. Tin
klebaugh , Filley ; Mr. and Mrs. W. W
Urey and daughter , Pawnee City ; Ella
Howard Way , Nebraska City ; A. H ,
Waitt , Lincoln ; G. W. Walters , Oma
ha ; G. L. Whitham , Norfolk ; C. P. and
Mary Webster , Hastings ; the Misses
Witman , Omaha ; M. E. Wllklns , York ;
W. A. Woodson , Harry Yantz , Lin
coin.
WOMAN CAUSE OF TRAGEDY.
Fred Mathelssen , Business Man , Shooti
and Wounds U. P. Railway Man.
Fremont , Neb. , Aug. 21. Fred Ma
thelssen , a well known business man
shot Herman Wasmer , assistant su
pervlsor of signals for the Union Pa
clflc , in an altercation In the former1 !
store. The quarrel grew out of Math
elssen's relations with Wasmer's wife
Mrs. Wasmer was present when th <
Incident occurred. Mrs. Wasmer h
Mathelssen's "affinity , " they havlnj
been keeping company moro than i
year.
year.Wasmer
Wasmer entered Mathelssen's stor <
when Mrs. Wasmer was there. Ho ant
Mathelssen quarrel In the office. Was
mer knocked him down. Mathelssei
took an automatic revolver from i
drawer and shot The bullet penetrated
trated the side below the heart. Thi
wound Is not fatal.
Mathelssen Is alleged to have salt
to a witness : "I hit him ; I wish I' <
killed him. " Wasmer bared his breas
as Mathelssen pulled the trigger am
said : "Here's my heart ; shoot if yoi
dare. "
Mathelssen and Mrs. Wasmer an
held at the county jail. A charge o
shooting with Intent to kill will b
filed against Mathelssen.
Not Mrs. Dunham's Son.
New York , Aug. 21. Mrs. Edltl
Dunham , formerly of Sioux City. la
was disappointed last night \\hcu sh
found that George Allen , a boy wh
was committed to the care of th
"children's society , " recently , nfte
telling a story of being shanghaied o
Porto Rlcan steamer , was not her
ulsslng son. Mrs. Dunham , when nho
aw Allen's picture and heard that
10 said Sioux City was his home , wna
onvlnced that he was her son , who
llsappcared eight weeks ago in this
Ity. Mrs. Dunham saw the hey and
omul that ho was not her son , nl-
hough she declared that the resoinb-
unco was striking.
Norfolk Drops Fast Contest.
Battle Creek 4 ; Norfolk 1.
The whirlwind pitching for Fox for
Jattlo Creek won for that aggregation
ho game from Norfolk Sunday after-
loon by a score of 4 to 1. Fox through
out the game showed that ho could
'come back" and although Norfolk's
records show that the locals had
mocked him out of the box In ono
game with Madison , with whom ho
ilnycil , ho struck out twelve men ,
vlth Boveo closely behind him with
eleven on his belt. The all-around
laying of the Battle Creek team won
hem the game and they did not fall
o tnko advantage of errors when
.hese presented themselves.
Norfolk's playing was good , but the
record of eleven straight games could
not last and the locals reluctantly
; ave up in the last Inning.
Battle Creek AD. R. II. PO. A. E.
loffman , ss
G. Doerlng , 2b 4 0 1 2 2 1
Tlft , c 3 0 1 12 0 0
Gllssman , Ib 3 2 0 13 0 0
Sydell , cf 3 1 0 0 0 0
! . DoerlnK , 3b
Fox , p 3 0 0 0 18 0
ifoester , rf
Hans , If 3 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 3 27 24 2
Norfolk AB. R. H. PO. A. E ,
Wagner , If
Hoffman , c 4 0 0 12 1 1
Crahn , ss
Palmqulst , 3b 4 0 1 1 1 1
Dudgeon , 2b 4 0 0 3 1 1
Wntsou , rf 3 0 0 1 0 C
Wynkoop , cf 3 0 0 0 0 C
Bqvco , p : : 0 1 1 12 1
Denton , 1b 3 0 0 8 0 C
Totals 31 1 3 27 19 E
Score by innings :
Battle Creek 0 0001021 0 I
Norfolk 000000001 1
Summary Two-base hits : Palm
qulst , Hoffman. Sacrifice lilts : Krahn
Gllssman , Koester. Bases on balls :
Off Bovee , 2. Struck out : By Bovce
11 ; by Fox , 12. Hit by pitcher : Tlft
Double plays : Fly to Krnhn to Dud
geon. Stolen bases : Wagner , Krahn
Gllssman. Left on bases : Norfolk
4 ; Battle Creek , 4. Umpire : Whit
ney. Time : 1:40 : : Attendance , 400
Valentine Beats Crookston.
Valentine , Neb. , Aug. 21. Special tc
The News : Valentine crossed bate
with Crookston hero at the baseball
park and it proved to be a good game
ending in a victory for Valentine , score
being 8 to 9 :
Valentine 10002310 2 f
Crookston 00110310 2 {
Batteries : Valentine , Provost and
Wilson ; Crookston , Vertlel and Es
telle. Umpire , Walter Jackson. Time
of game 2:00. :
Winside Beats Allen.
Wlnside , Neb. , Aug. 21. Special tc
The News : Wlnside defeated Allen
liere yesterday In a good game of ball
The game stood 2 to 0 In the nintli
inning und Winside had twenty-one
men out when they made three runs
saving the game.
Batteries : Allen , Bates and Truhe ;
Winside , Siraan and Pomeroy. Win-
side had no errors and Allen had 3
Slman struck out 10 and Bates 7. Win
side got 7 his and Allen 8.
Stuart Team Wins.
Stuart , Neb. , Aug. 21. With the
score of 6 to 4 and two men out In the
ninth inning , Stuart won from Emmet
with three clean hits. This makes
three games Stuart won last week
haying won two from Bassett on Wed
nesday , score 3 to 2 both games.
Rain In Missouri.
St. Joseph , Mo. , Aug. 21. Copious
rains throughout northwest Missouri
last night and today have vastly ben
eflted the corn crop and pastures
Farmers say the corn crop is now as
sured.
Antelope County Primary Results.
Neligh , Neb. , Aug. 21. Special tc
The News : The official canvas of the
vote of Antelope county was complet
ed Saturday afternoon. There were
783 republican votes cast in the countj
ind 288 democrats and 88 peoples
ndependent.
The vote on the republican ticket it
ns follows : Judge of the ninth judl
cial district , Anson A. Welch , 704 ;
county clerk , John Lamson 319 , G. B
Hunter 234 , Perry II. Peterson 254 ;
clerk of the district court , O. S. Hau
ser C90 ; county treasurer , A. E. Mai
zacher 731 ; county judge , Robert W1I
Bon 534 , J. B. Smith 258 ; sheriff , Mel
vln Getchell 199 , William Stanago 238
Wellington McConnell 346 ; coroner
Dr. W. F. Conwell 2G1 , Dr. L. L. Nel
son 340 , Dr. D. W. Beattle 205 ; super
intendent of public instruction , Mist
Wllla Melvin 201 , O. B. Miller 187
Daniel M. Murphy 428 ; county survey
or , W. L. Staple 747.
The vote on the democratic ticket ii
ns follows : Judge of the ninth judl
cial district , William V. Allen 325
county clerk , E. S. Scofield 321 ; clerl
of the district court , Robert H. Rlc <
327 ; county treasurer , William Reef <
32C ; county judge , J. Q. Ingram 325
sheriff , L. Bennett 330 ; Bupcrintenden
of public Instruction , Gertrude E. Al
ton 156 , Ernest C. Nyrop 180 ; coroner
Dr. R. W. Chamberlln 307.
WILSON ENDORSED.
Members of Nebraska Jacksontan Clu
Urge Bryan to Support Him.
Omaha , Aug. 21. The Jncksonla
club of Nebraska passed resolution
endorsing Hon. Woodrow Wilson , go\
ernor of New Jersey , for the pres
dency of the United States and mad
public a communication from the clu
o William J. Bryan , In which the lat
er Is asked to lend his assistance ( o
ho popular movement for Woodrow
Vllson.
UNION PACIFIC LET8 OUT MEN.
Omaha , Aug. lit. When 2.500 of the
'uloii Pneltlo employes reported for
uty this morning they found nntlccn
waiting them that their serviced willet
ot bo needed. In other wordu , the
'nlon Pacific Railroad com puny will
his week lay off 2,500 people now In
ts employ ,
The action of the Union Paclllo Rail-
oad company in said to bo duo to the
act that alnco October business luut
con steadily falling oft and that each
ucccodlng month the earnings have
ocn growing less.
Nellqh Sees Not a Flight.
Nollgh , Nob. , Aug. 21. Special to
ho NOWH : On lUTount of the heavy
nln Saturday morning that continued
rom 2 until after 4 o'clock , President
' . L. Wattles , Secretary W. W. Cole
ml Treasurer J. W. Splrk , officers of
ho Ncllgli racing association , called
) ff the entire program that was post-
oned from Friday.
These men acted In conjunction
vlth the business men who were on
ho guarantee , and it is sufficient to
tate that their action was wisely
akcii. Although they have been crltl-
Ised beyond measure In not pulling
iff the events Saturday afternoon. Not
only did the extra rain of Saturday
nornlng prevent the management
ram completing the race program , but
301HO of the horsemen enmo In for n
ittlo notoriety and protested Park
A'ood , the horse entered by Mrs. Mary
3. Klmball of Chief River Falls , Minn. ,
n the 2:13 : pace , that In tholr outturn-
Ion was absolutely certain of first
nonoy , and this they did not approve
of. With this horse out of the race ,
ho money would bo an easy matter
'or those Interested. The manage-
nent were complimented In their nc-
lon by calling the races off , from this
source alone.
And for tlio second and good rea
son , the much talked of biplnno that
'ailed to fly , came to pieces In sec
tions where it was fastened together
with glue on account of the moisture
Friday afternoon , Friday night and
early Saturday morning. As was stat
ed by ono of the assistants that the
woodwork connections of the machine
actually seemed to melt before their
eyes. It was n disheartened bunch In
hat tent Saturday morning , and upon
receiving word from Mr. Wattles that
the program was called off , immediate
( reparations were made In packing
.he biplane for shipment. They left
Saturday night for Alma , this otate ,
where flights arc to bo made this
week.
A game of baseball between Or
chard and Elgin was played at River
side park in the nfternon that drew a
good crowd. The purse was for $75 ,
and after the third inning there was
: io question but that Elgin would eas
ily be the winner. The only score Or
chard managed to get was given them
by Umpire Fred Forsberg. HA claim-
ng that Elgin's pitcher made a balk ,
and as a player was on third with two
out , advanced the runner home. Fol-
owlng is the score by Innings :
Orchard 00000001 0 1
Elgin 00021500 x 8
Summary Batteries : Orchard , Bill
ings and Carl Forsberg ; Elgin , Hoff
man , Fox and Stewart. Struck out by
Billings 5 , Hoffman 4 , Fox 9. Hits , Or
chard 2 , Elgin 4. Umpires , Hoffman
of Norfolk and Fred Forsberg'
Royal.
MOVE CHURCH TO BURKE.
Old Landmark on Rosebud Reserva
tion is Moved to Town.
Burke , S. D. , Aug. 21. Special to
The News : This week the work of
noving tlio Sacred Heart church to
Burke has begun , and it is expected
that within a few days the edifice will
occupy the fine block set aside for that
purpose In this city.
The Sacred Heart church Is an old
andmark In this country and the old
timers are strongly attached to it as
their spiritual haven in the years
when this , which is now a gar
den spot of the Rosebud country , was
nn Indian reservation and many miles
from a white habitation. For these
sentimental reasons a few of the old
timers even made some objection
when the project of moving the church
was first broached , but these objec
tions have given way to the argu
ments of material welfare , and the
congregation is now working unitedly
to get the building to town as soon as
possible.
The church was erected In 1901 by
the Jesuit Missionary society on eighty
acres of land given to them by the gov
ernment for that purpose. The fear
of losing this land if the church was
moved has delayed the project some
what , as eighty acres of fine Rosebud
and is no small financial figure , and it
is hoped that in the future the land
may bo disposed of and the proceeds
used for the erection of a school near
the church in Burke.
The church was built in a beautiful
valley two miles south of the present
location of Burke , and many of the
first homesteaders in 1904 were as
tonished when they mounted the di
vide to see a largo church edifice in
the valley so far from any other signs
of civilization. Much of the material
for Its erection was hauled by wagon
from Armour , which was then the
nearest railroad point , and men came
for many miles to do their share in
helping to erect their house of wor
ship.
ship.When
When the young and energetic Fath
er Fitzgerald was this year assigned
to the charge of the Burke congrega
tion , ho Immediately noted the handi
cap under which the church was labor
ing by being located out In the coun
try , and immediately began an agita
tion for Its removal to Burke , with the
results above mentioned. Money has
also been raised for the erection of a
$2,500 parsonage near the church ,
work on which will bo started at once.