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Cento, .eat fiw. t. any addrem HENRY OASS. : sat t Mttsllls : Cum I UUMiV UfkM Goiumhos Journal PRINTING OFFICE. COUNTRY- UNDERTAKER ! IT GOES FAR AND NEAR Learning Takes Ho Hote of the Boundary Lines of Nations. CAMION Ef ORE HARVARD ALUMNI Degree Conferred Upon Hlni Takes a. Token or Good Will for Ills Country--Recalls Similar Incident Orcr a Cen tury Ago An Interesting and Edify lac Occasion. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. June 30. The crowning event of Harvard's com mencement was the alumni dinner -which took place in Memorial hall aft er the graduation exercises yesterday. The guests included President Eliot, Ambassador Jules Cambon, Alexander Agassis,' General Leonard Wood, Gov ernor Roger Wolcott and Admiral Sampson. President Eliot opened the speechmaking by reporting gifts of $1,250,000 to the college during the year. Governor Wolcott followed in a brief address and Ambassador Cam bon wah introduced. The French ambassador, M. Cambon, spoke in French and took occasion to refer to the part he had taken in re storing peace betwpen the United States and Spain and to thank Har vard for conferring on nim the degree of LL. D. He said: I feel unable to express to you how deeply I appreciate the honor Harvard university has done me by conferring upon me the dignity of doctor of laws. I am proud to belong hereafter to your university, the oldest in America, and I am touched when I realize that the thought which prompted the be atowal of this honor upon me possibly had in view a higher aim than any per sonal to me. I cannot forget that a very long time ago one el my prede cessors, the Marquis de la Luzerne .vho in 1781 represented in this country Kins; Louis XVI., was also made by Harvard an honorary doctor of laws. At that time the United States had hardly emerged from the heroic strug gle which insured her independence. France had thou lent you her assist ance, and your university inscribed the name of her representative among those of your honored ones. That was over a century ago. Last year Providence designated France to take the hand of your ad versary of yesterday, to place It into yours and to clasp both iu her own. I was the chosen instrument of the humanitarian idea which inspired this act By these feelings rlonc was I guided. Allow me to thank you for ta personal honor vou have shown ne, as you did in cany days to the Marquis de la Lusterae, because ycu hereby testify oliCG more to the tradi tional friendship of our .two nations. As for myself, whose profession brings me in daily contact with the realities of public life, it is a-rare good fortune to find myself in this atn.os- pnere oi learning and culture. I am a son of the University of Paris, a son of that glorious seat of learning, the Sarbonne. There it was that Dante, in the middle ages, leaving Florence, came to pursue his studies. In those days no frontiers circumscribed the domain of art and science. Any may we not hope that my presence at this distinguished gathering suggests that there continues to exist the same un trammeled spirit which makes the world of art and letters something more than the heritage of any one country. Admiral Sampson and General Wood, who talked on war topics in formally, alBo spoke. GERM DISEASE TREATMENT. Dr. Oscar Loew Thinks He Has Discover ed a New Principle. WASHINGTON, June 30 Dr. Lowe, ona of the expert vegetable patholog ists of the agricultural department, has developed what he believes is a point of practical use, a new treat ment for germ diseases, which prom ises to supersede the serum treatment now in use In diphtheria, fevers and many other diseases. The treatment is similar in some respects to the se rum, but depends on a different prin ciple, the basis idea being the presence of a class of ferments known as enzy mes, which are produced by the same bacteria that produce the disease. Dr. Lowe and his colleague. Dr. Emmerich, have studied and cultivat ed the enzymes of various diseases, and it is claimed that the enzymes of certain bacteria will kill not "only their parent germs, but also the germs of cholera, typhoid fever, anthraz, diphtheria, black plague, staphloccoc cl and probably monoccocci. An enzy mes that will be fatal to tuberculosis is being sought, though the bacillus of tuberculosis seems to be incapable of producing an enzymes that is fatal to itself. This is also true of the black plague. The enzymes are very unstable prod ucts and for this reason quickly de teriorate, but Dr. Lowe believes he has found a method of preserving them in shape for use. Mast Answer Many Charged. WASHINGTON, June 30. The secre tary of state has issued a warrant for the surrender to the authorities of Manitoba of Joseph A. Richardson, under arrest at St. Paul, Minn., to answer a charge of embezzlement, forgery and the utterance of forged paper in Manitoba. Battle With Highbinders. SAN JOSE, Cal., June 30. In a bat tle with highbinders in Chinatown at midnight Deputy Sheriff V. L. Bache was shot in the side and badly wound ed. A bullet entered his right side and passed out at the back but did not penetrate the abdominal cavity. Sher iff Langford received word that six highbinders were coming from San Francisco to kill Lee On Poon, presi dent of the Hip Sing Tong, and with several deputies was on the watch, when a gang of Chinese appeared and opened lire, which was returned by the officers. Deputy Bache was hit at the first volley, and it is thought that one of the Chinese was killed, but his body has not been found. Four of the high binders were arrested. French Fishing- Vessel Seised. ST. JOHNS, N. F June 30. The French fishing vessel Nouville Eccsse from the grand banks, arrived at Cape Broyl on the southern coast of New Foundland yesterday in quest of her ring bait She was seized by the cus toms officers for a violation of the fish ery laws. Serious complications are expected to result from this affair. The French admiral is coming here to undertake an investigation. COLE GIVES HIS TESTIMONY. Yoang- Man pa Trial tot tils Ufa Take. Witness Stood. BLOOMINGTON, Neb., June 30. W. S. Cole took the stand yesterda? on his own behalf, saving that on the morning of December 2 he wenl to see George Gessford. who. lives eight miles northeast of here, to rent a farm from him and. came back about noon passing by J. M. Barber's house, talk ing to Barber a few minutes. Gess ford and Barber testified, corroborat ing Cole's testimony. Cole then said he came on to Bloomlngton, passing in front of Waldcr'S HVerv bafn and was seen by & Carlisle. He reached Toohiah's house at 3 o'clock. Carlisle also corroborated this. Cole then said he chopped some wood until about 4 o'clock, when he went to a neighbor's by the name tof Taylor, half a mile west, tb see a man by the name of Stratton, whom wanted to get to husk his corn near the Kreichbaum place. He talked with Taylor and Stratton for a few minutes and then went back, to Tooman's nouse. About 5 o'clock while doing his chores Elmer McNeis came by, who was on the road to church, to see Tooman and he talked to McNeis a short tlhie. McNeis then joined his Wife a short distance away and they went on to church. Taylor, Stratton and Mr. and Mrs. McNeif corroborated this testimony. During the night Tooman's baby took sick and Mrs. Tooman and daughter Grace brought it down stairs, where Cole and Tooman's son Roy were sleeping. Mrs. Tooman woke Roy up and sent him for medicine. She was doctoring the baby for three hours, but Cole said he did not get up or say a word to anybody. The prose cuting attorney got him very badly tangled up on this during cross-examination. Cole said when ooman came home from Kroichbautn'i Saturday morning, December 3, he told him that Kreichbaum had left anil walked lb Rivertfch-. Monday, December 5, while Tooman was eating breakfast, he re marked that if he was going to make a bargain with Kreichbaum he must go and see him that day. While Cole was giving his direct testimony he sa.d that when J. G. Smith, ex-sheriff of this county, came up to see what he knew about Kreich baum being missing, he told every thing he knew. When Attorney Adams commenced shooting the cross-examination at Cole, he could not say "why he did not tell him what Tooman had told him about Kreichbaum going to Riverton, so they could trace him. He also said Tooman told him he had bought forty hogs. Cole sold and help ed haul ninety, but did not think it was necessary to tell Smith this. Cole was asked if he did not think it look ed strange for Tooman to buy all of this stuff while he admitted that Too man was in debt to him and many others, but his answer was he did not know. This was the answer to many of the questions on the cress-examination. DREYf US IS REPORTED DEA0. Sensational Stories Given Circulation by the Pari. Newspapers PARIS, June 30. (NeW York Wdrid.; Cablegram.) The evening newspapers: caused some excitement in the streets' by printing extras giving currency to a report that Dreyfus died at sea on; the way from Devil's island to France. TheSoir says this grave news leaked out through a high official who con-, fided to a friend that the government received three days ago a dispatch announcing that Dreyfus had died on. board the Sfax and that immediately1 the cruiser was ordered to keep away for five days in order to give the gov ernment time to take precautionary measures to cope with the demonstra-t tion likely to be made when the reporti became public. The report found credence because; Dreyfus was said to be very ill when! he embarked at Devil's island and also" because the story would explain the! otherwise unaccountable delay of the Sfax. It was pointed out, too, as con firmation of the rumor, that M. Viguie, chief of public safety, had been recalled from Brest hastily. I promptly sought out Premier Wal-deck-Rousscau in order to learn the truth. The premier profrsscd utter ignorance of any such scrsntional dis patch as it is said the government re ceived, adding that if Dreyfii3 is dead he (the premier) doesn't know it. He says, however, that he cannot explain the delay of the Sfax and he declines to tell whether M. Viguie has been recalled from Brest PARIS, June 30. As an example of the Dreyfus rumors current, the Soire this evening declared that a high police official speaking to an intimate friend said the French government received information forty hours ago that Dreyfus committed suicide on board the cruiser Sfax. on which he left Devil's island for France. Mr. Itrjran at ciiiis t"nl'. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June 30. W. J. Bryan reached the city this atter noon and shortly after 3 o'clock com menced an address especially directed to farmers, showing that it is to their interest to have a democratic policy prevail in national affairs. He com pared the courage of Funsion in ford ing a river in the Philippines in the face of the enemy's bullets with the courage displayed by the average cit izen who walks up to the tax counter and pays taxes, the latter in Mr. Bry an's opinion, being the more cour ageous man of the two. Kis speech htis evening was addressed especially to dwellers in cities and consisted of arguments in favor of the policy which was represented by the democracy of today. Harvard Wins All the Races. NEW LONDON, Conn., June 30. Harvard won all of the boat races to day three victories over Yale in three hours and the western sky glowed crimson this evenins when the Harvard 'varsity crew pulled over the finish line six and a half lengths ahead of Yale. After eight years of defeat, the students of Cambridge are tast ing the sweets of success. Harvard's, university eight wen from Yale over a four-mile courss by six and a half lengths in 20 minutes, 52 seconds. Harvard's freshmen eight won from Yale over a two-mile course by two and a half lengths in 9 minutes, 33 seconds. Harvard's substitute four won from Yale over a two-mile course by six lengths in ten minutes, 51 seconds. Wife Murder. ST. LOUIS, June 30. Frank B. Cal laway, who has been on trial for mur der here for -several weeks, was. found guilty in the first degree by the jury. Callaway shot his wife on An:il 10 last in a large department store, Trhere she was employed. The judge will pass sentence on him this week. BECKER MAY FREE raalt Indictment in the Case of the Accused Sausage Maker. COMPELLED TO NOLLE tNE CASE Error Wa. la the Name of the Party Al leged to Han Been Mnrdered Accased Sef rested and Held for Trial Defense Claims Cdsmlsnlon of a Second Error CHICAGO, .tube 30. The trial, of Ahgust Becker, the South Side butcher, charged with having murdered and then dismembered and boiled the re--mains of his wife, in order to leave him ffee to marry Ida Sutterlin. a 17-year old girl with whom he had become in fatuated, came to a sudden end today, when it was found that the indictment named Mrs. Becker as Elizabeth, when it should have been Therese. The court at once nolle pressed the indictment: The jury had been sworn in and the defense asked for a discharge of the prisoner on the ground that Becker had been placed in Jeopardy and there fore could not be tried again: The court denied the request, however, and a bench warrant was issued and Becker rearrested. A new indictment will be drawn up. The discovery that the in dictment was faulty created somewhat of a sensation in the court room. The result may be, however, that Becker will escape punishment, as the case 1b now in such shape that the prisoner's counsel are confident of a reversal by the supreme court of a verdict of guilty if returned. The jury had been sworh Ih and part of the evidence of the first witness heard When the attorneys for the defense moved that the defendant be dis charged and the jury instructed td re turn a verdict of hot guilty,. as the evidence produced related tb the kill ing of one Therese Becker, while the indictment alleged that the defendant had murdered Elizabeth Becker. After a moment's excited conference between the prosecuting, attorneys, the state moved that, a nolle prosequi he entered and the defendant be held on a bench warrant The defense made the point that if the state entered a nolle prosequi the court must enter a verdict of not quilty. The state main tained that Becker had not been in jeopardy for the murder of Therese Becker. Judge Stein then entered a nolle prosequi and a bench warrant was issued for Becker, Judge Stein sitting as a committing magistrate and hearing evidence relating to the case. In this proceeding the defense claims another error was committed. The witnesses were sworn by the clerk of the criminal court It was held by the defense that Judge Stein, Bitting as a magistrate, should have sworn the witnesses himself. ACCUSE POLICE Of ROBBERY. Captured llartdlt Implicates Chief of Rural tiuarri. HAVANA, June 30. Advices re ceived here from Guanajay today say Major Jose Acosta of the Cuban army, accused oi complicity in the recent safe robbery at Mariel, at first suc ceeding In escaping the rural police, but was pursued to a small country house, which he reached after dark, bn the approach of the guards Acosta. who was at a well drinking, attempted to reach his horse, but the guards fired and Acosta dropped on his knees and begged them to spare his life. He was taken to Guanajay jail and was afraid the guards would kill him on the way there. On the promise of his life being spared, he said his party numbered twenty-nine, among whom, he claimed, was Colonel Carlllo Dolz, who was appointed last week chief of the Guanajay rural police. Acosta re ceived $300 as his share of the Mariel robbery. Major Butnes and the head man of the San Francisco plantation attack have both disappeared and there are rumors that they have organized a party near Cayajabos. ' At Puerto Padre four boats return ing from fishing were halted by armed negroes in five boats one mile from the shore and were compelled to surrender their fish and everything of value on board. The Tenis Retuals and a detachment of American cavalry are scouring the hills in search of forty outlaws who have been raiding that district recently. The hand is well mounted and has suc cessfully evaded its pursuers so far. At Cienfuegos fifty-nine Cuban sol diers have been paid. Young Filipino. Warlike. VICTORIA, B. C, June SO. Advices from Hakodate state that Captain Sa kichi of the steamer Hokoku Mam, Just returned from the Philippines, re ports that in the northern islands the young Filipinos are constructing forti fications against emergencies. Every port is garrisoned by 1,000 or so vol unteers, whose weapon, however, are very crude, only about 20 per cen!. be ing armed with rifles. They are, how ever, full of patriotism and state they wlll not yield to the Americans though the whole of the islands are destroyed. The Hokou Maru was warmly wel comed by the Filipinos, who consider the Japanese to be a kindred race and hoped for assistance from them. The Filipinos were prerared to pay for arms and ammunition and said the Japanese vessels visiting the is lands could take return cargoes of hemp. Captain Sakichi said he only sold the insurgents two revolvers and the cook's knives. Notable Araay Weddlnir. SYRACUSE, N. Y., June 30. Lieut Col. M. P. Maus of Major General Miles' staff and Miss Lindsay Poor were married today in St James' church, Skaneateles. Among the guests was General Miles, whose daughter was one of the bridesmiids. Another bridesmaid was Miss Mary Sheridan. Col. Francis MIchler was best man and the ushers Included Col. James Allen, MaJ. John J. Presling and Maj. I. H. Strothers. Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Maus left for San Francisco, where he is ordered on duty. The Yeaenela Commission. PARIS, June 30. The Venezuela arbitration commission resumed its sessions today and Sir Richard Web ster, the British attorney general, con tinued his presentation of the case of Great Britain. At the conclusion of Sir Richard Webster's speech the Brit ish representatives held a short meet ing. All parties agree that he is mak ing a strong case for Great Britain. Of two evils, it is sometimes well to choose both; bad luck forsakes a man who acts as if he liked It - - - - - t". CARPENTERS CAUSE DELAY. Ballet that liall Will Urn Heady tot the (rest Chores by Evening CINCINNATI, June 30. The post ponement of the opening of the golden jubilee saengerfest of the North Amer ican Saehgerbund from last night until tonight caused much disappointment but it has ii6t detracted from the in terest in the great musical event. Al though there are still some skeptics, yet there is no longer any reasonable doubt about the great hall being ready for tonight and for the great concerts on Friday and Saturday afternoons and evenings. The mbving Gt the pro grams along, each twenty-four hours later than originally announced, will cause the great Volksfest at the Zoo logical Gardens to be held on Sunday Instead tit BatUrdajr. The local committee did hot begirt to construct the big hall till all the money was secured, and afterward it Lwas compeUd to make sucn changes as 'to have it cost over $70,000 instead of $40,000, as estimated. There was also a strike of the carpenters; But the local committee depended oh tha' architect and contractor keeping their promises. The supervising architect was prostrated in his efforts and the contractor had had his troubles, but the chorus of hammers will now give way to that of an orchestra of 130 pieces, with a mass chorus of 4,000; and the noted soloists. There were additional arrivals this morning, with usual ceremonies, the same as yester day. The usual rehearsals continue through the remaining days so that the singers are kept quite busy from morning till night, and there is very much in the line of jubilee while the crowds are waiting on the carpenters. While the visitors did the marching yesterday they were the spectators today for a novel street parade gotten up by the p'ress committee; assisted by citizens: This parade was a burlesqdf on street pageants and was enjoyed more than any other demonstration of the week: The police and fire de partments assisted in the burlesque of the usual parts they take in such demonstrations. Joseph A. Miller, publisher of the Ohio Record, the' organ of the Ohio brewers, and chair1 man of the press committee on enter tainment, was grand marshal!, with a large staff in caricature, representing leading citizens, includnig the gov ernor, mayor, senators, presidents of railroads, banks and others. Follow ing the burlesque parade there were various joint meetings of musical so cieties. Much interest centers in the election of officers tomorrow. There is a very lively contest between Buffalo, Chi cago, St. Louis, Milwaukee and other cities for the meeting of the North American Saengerbund three years hence, with Buffalo so far as favorite. NO CHEERS E0R DEWEY'S NAME. Dr. Thomas Takes Derided Grounds AsMinst Expansion. BUFFALO, June 30. The national social and political conference resumed its session today to discuss non-partisan efforts in political reform. The subject is divided into eight sub divisions "Expansion and Militar ism," "Permanent Internal Tribunal," "Proportional Representation," "Re call or Imperative Mandate," "Single Tax," "Non-partisan Temperance," and "Organized Labor." Each speaker was limited to ten minutes, with twenty minutes for discussion under the three minute rule. Rev. H. W. Thomas of Chicago presided and discussed "Ex pansion and Militarism." Mr. Thomas was one of the first to espouse the cause of the Cubans. In speaking of the war in the Philippines, lie declared it the saddest thing in the history of the United States. As militarism tends to despotism, he opposed it, believing that industrialism means democracy and the preservation of the liberties of the people. During Dr. Thomas' remarks not a syllable of applause greeted Admiral Dewey's name. Wil liam J. Ghent of New York took the opposite side of the question and de clared that popular sympathy was with the government. Rain Hinders Harvest. ABILENE, Kan., June 30. Heavy rains have prevented harvesting this week and many fields partly cut are standing untouched awaiting dry weather. A soaking rain came last night and it will be several days be fore work can go on in the bottom land fields. The growth of the weeds is causing much uneasiness. Weeds are above the wheat in many fields and arc growing so fast that it is diffi cult for the binders to operate. The wheat is becoming very ripe and chinchbugs are doing damage that makes it advisable to get to work at once. Oats and corn are also getting weedy, but the latter is growing very fast and farmers look for a flue crop. Hack From IHncHcM. NEW YORK, June 30. The United States cruiser Detroit, Commander Dayton, arrived during the nignt jnd anchored off Tompkinsville. The De troit was at Bluefields taking care of the American merchants there w.iose lives and property were endangered by the unsettled state of Nicaragua's politics. The Detroit brought from Bluefields the body of General Daniel McAuley of Indiana, who died at Man agua, Nicaragua, several years ago. Commander Dayton is to go on waiting orders, being replaced by Commander J. N. Hemphill, now in command of the Buffalo. The transfer is to be made on August 1. World's Fair Fond. ST. LOUIS. June 30. The world's fair committee of 200 held a meeting at the Mercantile Club tonight when the mayor made an address on the im portance of the work. Substantial progress was reported in the raising of $5,000,000 for the stock of the com pany, and the figures of William H. Thompson, chairman of the finance committee, indicated that it was with in $600,000 of the total. A subscrip tion of at least this amount is expect ed from the steam railroad interests and good progress was reported in thin detail. Much enthusiasm was mani fested, and the meeting was very sue cessful. Faces Supposed Death Calmly. VIENNA, June 30. Signor Mareghi, an Italian aearonaut, ascended today at Graz, Styria, to a height of 10.000 feet when his balloon burst and he fell. When about forty feet from the ground the aeronaut leaped from the car and was picked up unconscious with a broken leg. In the car was found the paper containing the. words, "I am dying contentedly, having reached my term." He says he -wrote the sentence while the balloon was falling. NEBRASKA NEWS. The Gouley creamery is making from 400 to 600 pounds of cheese per day. The Beaver City creamery handled 5,142 pounds of milk one day last week. The Presbyterians of Stockham are building a church, which it is expected Will be completed In July. Farmers of York county were the guests recently of the Piano Manufac turing company through their local agents. Entertainment was provided and a dinner served. The Geneva ladies' band furnished the music, to the de light of all. Many farmers enjoyed the hospitality. Three Immense Ice houses owned by the Burlington railroad at McCook were destroyed by fire, entailing a los3 Od buildings of about $1,000. Chadrbn district camp meeting will be held Oti the camp grounds at Craw ford July 13 ia 24 inclusive. The dis trict Etfworth league July 12 and 13. While attending some cattle a few days agd. Frank LeBar, a prominent citizen of Wilcox, was attacked by a vicious cow and considerably injured, but not seriously. The animal knocked him down and rolled him about in a lively manner, but could inflict no se rious injury on account of having no horns. Governor Poynter, Mrs. Poyntcr and Mrs. Fred Jewell left for a visit in Illi nois. The places, that will be visited are Eureka, the did home town of Gov ernor Poyntcr, and one" or two other towns. The governor will he absent about a week or ten days, and the rest of the party will stay about three weeks. Lieutenant Governor Gilbert will look after executive business dur ing his absence. 8. E. Starctt of the secretary of state's office, to whom has been as signed the duty of looking after the execution of the new law relating to marks and brands of live stock, has prepared the form for tho application for registration and will have blanks ready for distribution in a few days. Stockmen catt get these blanks by writing to the secretary of state. A largely attended mass meeting of Cbadron citizens, presided over by Mayor E. D. Satterlce as chairman, and E. W. Julian as secretary, was held and arrangements were completed for a celebration of the Fourth of July in that city. None of the surrounding towns will have any exercises and will come in a body to Chadroh, where they will be entertained with music, ora tory, athletic sports, shooting tourna ment and baseball. The preliminary hearing of Otto Drews of Wood River, who is charged With shooting Miss Gertie Hanson of the same place on the night of Decem ber 31. 1897. while out with a serenad ing party, took place in Grand Island. The defendant was bound over to the district court in the sum of $1.F00. his father giving the necessary bond. The weapon used was a shotgun, and the young lady's face was badly disfigured and the sight of one eye destroyed. The Sarpy County Agricultural so ciety has held its annual fair at Papil lion for fifteen years, never missing a year until 1898. when it spent its effort in a fruit exhibit in the Horticultural building at the Trans-Mississippi ex position, on which it received a silver medal. After a year's rest the society has relocated the place of holding its fairs to Springfipld, where the fair will be held this fall for the first time. This will he on new grounds and with new buildings, complete. Walsenburg (Colo.) dispatch: Davis S. Carraway, a young assayer and chemist from Omaha, was arrested here Saturday afternoon for drawing checks on the Walsen bank in the payment of debts when he h?d nd funds in the bank to meet the checks. Six separate orders have been turned into the district attorney's office so far, aggregating $68. Mr. Carraway has spent some time in the Sierra Blanra district ena rlso at the tin mines in the Greenhorn. The committee to whom was re ferred the charges in the disbarment proceedings against Attorney John C. Watson of Nebraska City, composed of Attorneys D. T. Hayden. chairman; Paul Jessen and S. J. Stevenson of Otoe county, E. and D. O. Dwyer and A. L. Root of Cass county, met in ad journed session a few days npo, and after considering the specifications in the charges separately and at length, gave as their decision that the evi dence was not sufficient to sustain the charges. J. L. Roy of Auburn received a tele gram that his son, who is in Mexico, had committed suicide. This is the Roy who so mysteriously dropped off the face of the earth while he was station agent at Ithaca about a year ago, and afterwards being returned as a soldier from Cuba. After visiting at Audubon with his parents and Fisters for a few weeks last fall, he accepted a position as telegraph operator. The cause of the suicide is supnnsed to be the outcome of family troubles, which was the alleged cause of his leading Ithaca so suddenly. Under a complaint filed in the county court at Bassett, which charges the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors, a raid was made on the rooms of the Basset Social club and George Dwinnell. steward, was arrested and about 100 gallons of Honors were seized. The club was organized about June 1, as the result of Dwinnc-H's fail ure to get a liquor license, and it has for its incorporators, among others, some of the leading business men of the town. A vigorous effort will be made to stop the dispensing of liquors by the club and the club w511 as vig orously contend for the privilege, and considerable litigation will probably result from the controversy. The Coffin fishing party from Ord are the champion bass fishers. They caught a bass which lacked but two ounces of weighing seven pounds. This is probably the largest one ever caught in Nebraska, though in Michigan and Wisconsin as large ones are quite often caught As train No. 5 on the Burlington ft Missouri railroad was pulling into Crete it struck the horse and buggy of a Bohemian farmer named Stchlick, on the crossing, who, for some reason, failed to get out of the way. The horse was killed and the vehicle some what damaged, but the a an was not injured. Prof. J. A. Snider resigned bis posi tion as principal of the Beemer public schools to accept a position in the Plankisgton, S. D., reform school. The board filled the vacancy by electing Prof. T. J. Stoetzel, formerly county superintendent of Greeley county. The little party of one dozen active turners who journeyed to St Joseph from Fremont to participate in the Missouri Valley district Turners' field day exercises, gave a very good ac count of themselves, winning two first and two second prizes. When they re turned home they were met by the members of the Fremont Turnverejn and given a warm welcome. I GREATER rami u Almost World-Wide in Scope and Magni ficent in Its Displs-v. GREAT AND POPULAR ENTERPRISE Bringing Together a Comprehensive Ex hibit of Our National Resource. Indus tries, Slanufwcturcs and l'rodict-Four Month, of Sight-Seeing, Commencing July 1, 1800. Perhaps there arc comparatively few people who appreciate the vast scope of the First Greater America Colonial Exposition which opens its gates at Omaha on July 1st. The United States has become, within the past year, a mighty empire whose possessions lie on either side of the globe, and it Is a stupendous undertaking to bring to gether in one grand comprehensive exhibit the national resources, indus tries, manufacturco and products, not only of the North American continent, but cf several of the principal islands of the seas. The peoples of, these far away sea-girt lands are of different AUDIT races; their manners and customs, their language, dress and modes of life differ widely from those to which we arc most accustomed, and both time and capital are required to secure all the things necessary to make up an exposition which will do them jus tice. That this feat has been accom plished is due not only to the push and energy of the Exposition manage ment, but also to the material and wmm FRATERNAL timely aid extended by the government and its representatives in the various islands. A grand opportunity is of fered to the American people to be come better informed as to the real character, resources, and possibilities of the islands of the Philippines. Ha waii, Cuba and Porto Rico and the people who inhabit them. The village life of the natives will be faithfully portrayed, their indus- FINE ARTS tries thoroughly exploited, even their dally occupations accurately repro duced. In the Coloni:l Exhibits and other buildings will be found comprehensive collections which will indicate the re sources of the different islands and give an opportunity to judge of the riches and possibilities of our new possessions. .?. 3T. f3X':75i tsr- ; T PUBLIC The illumination of the coming Ex position will far surpass anything of the kind ever before attempted. The Omaha city lighting plant will furnish the current for the arc lights on the grounds and for the commercial light ing of the Midway, and this gives Superintendent Rustin thousands of additional lights for the illumination of the Court of Honor and Bluff Tract. The dark places of last year's Exposi tion have been touched with a wiz ard's wand of light and the effect will be a fairy scene, far surpassing in beauty the splendid display of last year. LAGOON, WITH FINE ARTS IN DISTANCE. N. B. Smith of Boulder, Cola., will make a display cf several carloads ot the products of Boulder county I i Wni Wi1 'nil tk t I JMlllMllillii pptrr i i.iyHnc'HS. i! ivb :sisiid:: jKsi.iPMU.rai! -- iBJUmiraiBii&wuras J. Mi f tlllSPSli. "SSSjfnWfW iWn aTlmS -A - $&"'z ,?- rf fV?MW 'rannnHnnHHnHnaBmanSKEMrz'''" The government exhibit will surpass that of last year. The Llbby Prison War Museum, an Immense collection of historical relics, will be augument rl hv troubles from the war in the I Ph.iippir.ci3 and the campaigns In Cuba r.nd Porto Rico. The various otner exhibits in Agriculture. Mining, Elec tricity. Machinery, Manufactures and Art are superior to tho:-.o of last year and In almost every department will be new and interesting features. The r.rcunds and buildings have 1 lmi r.-iMW Sntnrnvoi? thnusnnilR nf I trees, plants, shrubs and flowers from tropic and sub-tropic lands being used in the decorations. In the Horticul ture exhibit are palms, orange trees and scores of trees and plants from our island possessions, many of which are new to the people of the United States. The Electrical illumination will far surpass anything of the kind here tofore attempted and all that is new est and most novel in electric effects will be shown. The Grand Court will he a fairy city when the thousands of llshts are displayed and many of tho effects are startling In their novelty and wlcrd beauty. Several features of the coming Ex position have received more than us ual attention and among these might be mentioned the Fine Art collection which will be the grandest exhibit in this line since the World's Fair: tho Indian Congrcs:;. in which the leading chiefs and warriors of the many tribe? ORIUM. will participate; tho Pain Fire Works company, which employs over threa hundred' people in its realistic repro ductions of Dewey's famous victory at Manila, the Destruction of Cervera's Squadron at Santiago, the Sinking of the Mcrrimae ami the Storming of San Juan Hill. The famous British Gren adier Band, with Dan Godfrey as lead er, will fill a five uccks engagement beginning on July 1st. and as this is BUILDING. one or the finest mimical organizations, in the world, its concerts will be a rare treat for those who attend. There will be a number of special days, notably the opening day July 1st and Schley day July 3rd. The glorious Fourth will be celebrated in a lilting manner and on these days many noted naval and militnrv men will partici pate in the exercises. The amusement section of the Ex- BUILDING. position is on a much more elaborate scale than that last year and tha Greater Midway will be all and more than the name implies. The sinking of the Mcrrimae' by Hobuon and his gallant crew will be reproduced on the Greater Amsriea Exposition M" way at Omaha this summer, with icalistic effects and ac curacy cf detail. 2fa&33l J4S. -3&-F--k 2 v --W -Sww. COMFORT. Those who are interested in ethnol ogy studies will not fail to visit the Indian congress. It is not probable that such an opportunity to study tlm pcr-uliaritics of the North American Indian will ever again be afforded. The tribes are scattered far and wide and many of them will soon be extinct. Fan- jus chiefs and warriors are pass ing away and those ancient customs and observances which have made the Indian character so picturesque are fast becoming obsolete. The white man's civilization is fatal to the In dian in many ways and once mighty tr.oes are succumbing to its influence. The Cubans, chiefly insurgents, who will inhabit the Cuban village at tho Greater America Exposition, will ar rive in Omaha about June l, which will leave them a month in which to estab lish the village and arrange the exhibit t from Cuba Libre. The Daughters of the American Revolution are to have a special day at the Greater America Exposition at Omaha. Th; invitation was extended the society at its annval meeting in Washington last February, and was. unanimously accepted. The Omahn chaper has charge of arrangements. The date will be announced in a'fevy days, - " - arfjBBf'nJPlB' vSBB&Jg QSm"m ' iB I UK fKi svt'I rTnT7i :l I fci WL B 13 i " . i t x
