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VOLUME XXX.-NUMBER 17.
COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 2, 1899.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,525.
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LAW AND OH REIGNS
Cleveland ii Araia Assuming Its 014,
Appearance
CARS A6AIN Will l-ATRONIZEI.
layor Says He Pnytiei to See
that
Flans are Net Interfere With City
Execatlre aeit Adjutant General of
the State Involved la a Coatroeersa
Over JmetloB of the Troop.
CLEVELAND, a, July 29. Law and
under are triumphing and the city is
beglnnlaf to resume its old time ap
pearance. Yesterday the street cars
were well patronised, especially dur
ing the busy hours' of the morning and
evening.
Major Farley is well pleased With
the situation, but' he has not relaxed
bis vigilance and. will not until the
last vestige of dlsoredr is wiped away.
The mayor and Adjutant General Ax
llne are at present Involved in a con
troversy over what the troots shall
do and what they shall not do The
adjutant general is of the opinion that
the duty of the National Guard is
merely to put down rioting and not
to do police dHty. Whatever the duty
of the National Guard may be Mayor
Farley holds that the troops are nere
under his authority, and they will re
main here until he-feels that they can
be dispensed with.
As the responsibility of preserving
lorder in the city rests on the shoulders
of the mayor he says he proposed to
see that his plans are not interfered
with. He declares he is to be the
Judge as to whether troops are not
wanted. There have been several out
breaks between Mayor Farley and Ad
jutant General Axline within the last
few days over this question. Today
the mayor refused to discuss the dif
ficulty, saying that it was not a time
to stir up any discord.
"I will merely reiterate my state
ment of last night," said the mayor.
" i"hls Is a time for every man to mind
his own business."
Rumors to the effect that the city
council will endeavor to reconsider
the resolution of Thursday night are
prevalent The mayor feels that he
has the situation well under hand and
he fears any action of the council will
cause agitation which will simply pro
long the trouble. After the breaches
have been healed and quiet has been
absolutely restored the mayor would
not object to any kind of an investi
gation by the council, but he declares
the members are treading on danger
ous ground, when they undertake to
reopen the discussion.
The mayor takes but little Interest
In the talk of boycotting the mer
chants. He believes that just as soon
us quiet Is restored and the fever is
gone all such talk will cease. A boy
cott, he feels. Is against natural laws,
that a man will not pay 6 cents for
an article that can be purchased for
H, and a man will not walk a mile
to make a purchase when he can get
what ho wants at a quarter of a mile.
It is said at the city hall that there
are quite a number of the recent street
car employes who would go back to
work If permitted, but they are pre
vented by threats from some of the
more radical strikers.
The.DIg Consolidated officials stated
that cars were being operated on every
line in the system of fourteen in all.
Even on the Union street line, which
runs through a district thickly popu
lated with iron workers and where it
has generally believed trouble would
Inevitably come when an attempt was
made by the company to resume oper
ation, cars were running on schedule
time this morning without any trou
ble. It is stated that the detective who
have been hunting for the miscreants
who placed nltro-glycerine on the
tracks and blew up a Euclid avenue
car last Sunday night, have flnallly
secured some strong evidence bearing
on the case and will make at least
two arrests. A reward of $2,000 will
be paid by the Big Consolidated on
the arrest and conviction of the guilty
parties.
All WANT TO IE ERIEND1Y.
All Nations Eager to Be at Peace With
tTacle Sam.
NEW YORK. July 29. Archbishop
Irelnnd talked to reporters last night
at the Fifth Avenue hotel. He spoke
of his sojourn abroad and of the con
dition of affairs as he found them, but
declined to make any expression of his
opinion on either religious or political
matters. He spent three month-; in
Rome and three months In France,
Belgium. England and Ireland.
"In all the countries I visited."
Archbishop Ireland said, "I found a
strong desire for friendly relations
with the United States. France is
vieing with England in trying to cul
tivate our friendship. The United
States is admittedly the favorite na
tion in the matter of the forthcoming
exposition. We have been allotted
much mere space than we were en
titled to. While I was In Paris the
question of the reciprocity treaty was
discussed. All France was Intensely
interested and hoped favorable terms
for both would be arrived at. not from
selfish motives entirely, but because
they wanted to he able to accept a
policy agreeable to the United States.
"In England there is no idea of an
absolute direct political alliance -with
this country. They want friendship
and cannot get too much of It."
Mississippi River Coasaslssloa.
WASHINGTON. July 29. The an
nual report of the Mississippi river
commission has been received lfy Gen
eral Wilson, chief of engineers. It
says that there has been expended on
the river for the year ending June 30,
1S99. $1,075,000 and allotments for 1899
amounting to $1,250,000 have been
made. During the year the United
States has built ?,86,758 cubic yards
of levees, and state and local authori
ties 3,136,541 yards.' It is not expected
that the work of state and local au
thorities will be continued to any great
extent hereafter.
More Marleee for XaaKa.
WASHINGTON, July 29. The navy
department has ordered a battalion of
marines. 358 in all,- to proceed to Ma
nila and take station at the Cavlte
navy yard to reinforce the small con
tingent now there. The War depart
ment will furnish transportation for
the marines, carrying them on steam
ers leaving San Francisco on August
8 and 15.
An able man shows his spirit by
gentle words and resolute actions.
He is neither hot nor timid. Chester-feld.
MMT AIOUT, FACE.
Former Preach Preailer Changes Freat
ea the Treaty.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 29. The
eml-oflctal statement in Parts that
America leather does not get the
minimum rate under the new recipro
city treaty, although M. Mellne'a cab
inet offered this rate to American
li-ther, caused considerable comment
in official circles here. It is one of the
'recorded facts of the recent negotia
tions that M. Meline, who la now at
tacking the new treaty bffered far
greater concessions on American goods
than the present ministry permitted to
be inserted in the treaty as finally
formed M. Meline was at the head
of the ministry during the early stages
of the reciprocity negotiations and. at
that time Premier Kasson received .a
proposition from the French authori
ties that the minimum tariff would
be granted on the entire list of Amer
ican goods sent to France. This prop
osition of the Meline cabinet stood
until two weeks ago,, although. a new
ministry had come into power.
. The present ministry decided, how
ever, that the original offer of the
Meline cabinet had gone too far ai i
as a result a new proposition was
advanced two weeks ago to omit from
the minimum list a large number of
agricultural products, such as leather,
horses, cattle, butter, produced largely
in France. In the final draft twenty
four of these exceptions are made,
largely in the Interest of French agri
cultural products, so that the instru
ment is much more considerate of
French interests than it would have
been had it been framed under the
original proposition of M. Meline, who
Is now at the head of the opposition
to the treaty.
THE PRESIDENT ENJOYING REST.
Oat Krly for a Stroll Mm. MeKlaley
ftmwlnr. Ilett- r.
PLATTSBURGH. N. Y.. July 29.
The president was out for a stroll early
yesterday, accompanied by his niece,
Miss Duncan, and Private Secretary
Cortelyou. Mrs. McKihley rested well
during the night .and yesterday felt
better than she has for several days.
The president has been invited to try
his hand at golf and he may go down
to the golf links and try the game.
Yesterday the president received the
following dispatch in reply to his mes
sage of condolence sent the day pre
vious: "SAN DOMINGO, via Hayti, July 27.
1899. To His Excellency, the Presi
dent of the United States, William Mc
Kinley, Hotel Champlaln. N. Y.: In
the name of the Dominican republic
and in my own, I hurry to present to
your excellency the testimony of our
most fervent gratitude for your con
dolences on account of the death of
President Heureaux.
"W. FIGUERO."
MAY IE A GENERAL WALKOUT.
Organised Labor Act Ire aad Employers
Indifferent.
CHICAGO. July 29. Officials of or
ganized labor In this city state that
the brickmakers' strike is likely to
precipitate a general walkout In the
city. Committees from the Brick
maaers alliance invaded buildings in
various stages of construction and
where non-union brick were being
used ordered the union men to cease
work. The brickmakers demand not
only an Increase in wages, but the rec
ognition of the Brickmakers' union.
The employers against whom the
movement is directed preserve a stol
Id front of indifference. What suc
cess the strikers will have in their
efforts to call out other branches of
the building trades will not be de
termined until the various unions have
held meetings to consider the matter.
THEY MUST VACCINATE.
English Coart Mandamus Gnardlaas Op
posed to the Method.
LONDON. July 29. An Interesting
case, the outcome of the anti-vaccination
crusade, was opened In the
court of the Queen's Bench today,
when the Leicester guardians, con
sisting of thirty-five gentlemen and
five ladies, appeared to show cause
why a mandamus should not be issued
to compel the appointment of a vac
cination officer. The guardians were
elected under a pledge to resist com
pulsory vaccination. During the jour
ney of the guardians to London crowds
of sympathizers met them at various
stages and loudly cheered them. Upon
their arrival at London they were met
by huge crowds, who cheered the
"Leicester martyrs." and accompan
ied them in procession. The cour'
mandamused the guardians.
THE rOOR ARE EVERYWHERE.
la America They Are Happier and Bet
ter Off Than Abroad.
NEW YORK. July 29. Among the
passengers who arrived yesterday per
steamer Brlttanlc from Liverpool and
Queenstown was Archbishop Ireland.
The archbishop, who is greatly Inter
ested In labor matters, said:
"The contest between the masses in
this country and the masses in the old
world in and out of the church is
more remarkable now than ever. 1
think. The American poor are hap
pier and 100 per cent more intelligent.
Their surroundings are better, their
chances are better. Where there is
one case of misery there are hun
dreds abroad, and by abroad I mean
England as well as the continent."
TOO MANY WANT COMMISSIONS.
That
Appears to Be the Troable of
Raising Troops la Caba.
NEW YORK. July 29. A special to
the Times from Washington ssys:
The suggestion heard at the war de
partment that It would be a wise thing
to raise some troops in Cuba to relieve
the American troops now on duty there
and to provide them with American
officers in part does not meet with
the most cordial support from men
who are acquainted with the conditions
that would have to be met. Later, It
is admlttea, when fewer of the Cubans
aspire to at once be colonels, such a
program may be advisable.
Rigid Health Kales la Ferre.
FRANKFORT. Ky., July 29. The
council held a special session today,
and upon recommendation of. the
health board again issued orders clos
ing all churches and prohibiting pub
lic gatherings indefinitely. A former
proclamation of this kind was re
scinded last week previous to the pop
ulist state convention. It is now re
instated ea account of the appearance
of many new com of smallpox.
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Transport Hancock, With Nebraska's
Pint, Anxiously Looked For.
WH1 ntOBABLY ARRIVE SUNDAY
Fay Car May Be Attached to the Tralfc
that firings the Regiment llome
M aster bat May Be In ban Francisco
foals for the Soldiers.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29. Yester
day was spent by the anxious people
of the Nebraska contingent here in
awaiting the signal that the Hancock
was entering the harbor, but up to 6
o'clock, which is 8 in Nebraska, no
news had been heard snd It was cer
tain that should the ship come in after
that time of day no one would be al
lowed to board it until morning, as the
quarantine and custom house officers
would not perform their duties until
after sunrise tomorrow.
There is, however, good reason for
thinking that the ship will not be
sighted before Sunday afternoon or
Monday, but these calculations are
based on the supposition that the Han
cock will not attempt to make its cus
tomary speed or cannot do so on ac
count of the fonlness of its bottom.
The Hancock left Japan for this city
on July 14. It was to come direct. Six
teen days would be the average time
for a vessel like the Hancock, which
would make It due here on Sunday.
Loss of speed would bring the trip up
to about Monday.
Judge Ryan, Mr. Whedon and the
Bee correspondent made a visit to
General Shafter and received some in-
rormatlon regarding the matter of
paying off the troops. General Shaf
ter said there would be about $133 due
each one of the enlisted men here In
case they held to the resolve to be
mustered cut here instead of at home.
He said they would be given the
chance to vote again on the matter.
The question of the place of muster
out of the volunteers was one which
was causing the government much
embarrassment, the states all being
anxious to have the men mustered out
at home and the Oregon people having
asked that their troops be allowed to
retain their arms until they reached
home, even though mustered out here.
The idea was to have them go home
with their guns, take part in tho home
demonstration and then turn in the
property. General Shatter had just re
ceived today a letter from the war de
partment showing the impossibility of
granting the request of the Oregon
people, but the troops of that state arc
to take another vote on the question
of location for muster-out.
General Shafter said he had re
ceeived authority to attach a pay car
on the train that would take the Ne
braska boys home, so that they might
be paid off after they left this city.
The amount they received would be
the same as if they had received it
here. None of the men could be com
pelled to follow this course, however,
and the idea could not be adopted un
less all or a large majority of the men
agreed to It. In any event the men
would each be paid $133 on their ar
rival in port here.
There is much interest in the ques
tion here and the sentiment among the
large business men, city officials and
the best people generally is that the
volunteers ought not to be mustered
out here. Their reason for this is that
if the men are paid off here a large
part of the money will be spent in a
dissolute way, without helping legiti
mate business, and a large number of
the men, after getting rid of their
money, will remain here on the coast
and by increasing the number of lab
orers here cause a reduction in wages
that Is not desirable. The leaders of
the labor organizations also take this
view of the case and would like to see
the men go to their own states to be
mustered out.
General Shafter bestowed much
praise on the' Nebraska troops and said
it was a pity that a regiment with
such a glorious record could not go
home intact, but he had no idea that
the men would vote to be mustered out
In Nebraska, on account of the differ
ence in the amount of pay each would
receive.
THE FIGHT AT CALAMB1
lhe First Official Report Recchrid rrom
Gen. O is
WASHINGTON, July 29. The war
iepartment received its firri official re
port of the capture of Ca'ambia in the
following cablegram frcm General
Otis:
Hall, with 1,000 men. captured Ca
lambia. an important strategic posi
tion on Laguna de Bay. yesterday,
driving out 300 insurgents. Command
composed of portions of Fourth cav
alry. Twenty-first infantry. Washing
ton volunteers, transported in launches
and cascoes, gunboats accompanying.
Casualties:
Private Charles Gleesupp, Fourth,
and Private McDuffy, Company H,
Twenty-first, killed; Corporal Thomas
Totten, Company G. Fourth, mortally
wounded; Privates Michael Sheridan.
Herbert Tracy. Napoleon White. Com
pany K, Tweaty-flrst, serious1.: wound
ed; Privates Hinds and Plummer,
Company G. and Sanson, Company C,
Fourth: Phillips, Company H; Christie
and Hollister, Company D. and Ash
land, Company I, Twenty-first, slight
ly wounded.
Insurgent casualties unknown. Forty
Spanish prisoners released. Spanish
gunboat in good condition, long sought
for in bay, captured. This town was
the direct objective of Lawton when
he captured Santa Cruz and launches
in April, but unable to reach the town
by boats on account of shoal water.
Anthracite Coal Adtrancrs.
NEW YORK, July 29. The antra
cite companies announce that all or
ders for coal at prices prior to July 1
not filled on July 31 will be cancelled
and the advance of 25 cents per ton
will then go into general effect.
Dra'h on the Gallow.
ST. LOUIS, July 29. A dispatch
from Fort Worth, Tex., to the Post
Dispatch says: James M. Gariington,
alias Darlington, was hanged there at
1:40 p. m. Gariington was the leader
of the band who on the night of July
21, 18S8, robbed a Santa Fe railroad
train near Saginaw and killed Fire
man Whittaker and Engineer Wil
liams. General Shafter, acting on the ad
vice of General Otis, has decided that
no more women and children shall be
allowed to go to Manila.
WATCBINGANDWArnNG
TIE NEWS I0I1EI D0WI1
A Variety ef Items CoTerlns; m
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Area of Ceaatry.
Hon. W. J. Bryan bad three meet
ings at Greenfield, Ind., on the 28th.
Rural free delivery service will be
established at Labell, Mo., on Aug. 1.
American commissioners to tha Sa
moa conference sailed for the United
States July 16.
The Petit Journal says that Captairt
Dreyfus is ill with fever, and that his
condition is serious.
Senator J. B. Forakers mother died
on the 28th at Hlllsboro, O.. after an
Illness of three months.
The Interior department has decided
upon October 15 next as the date of
sale of the lauds In the north half of
section 15 in the Cass Lake reserve.
Thomas J. Fitzmorris of Omaha was
elected president of the Society of
Building and Loan Associations at
their meeting at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
The quartermaster at Chickamauga
park started a shipment of 482 horses..
and mules for the army in the Philip
pines, via San Francisco, in compliance
with an order from the war depart
ment. Mrs. Emeline M. Ludington of Chi
cago, wife of ex-Governor Harrison
Ludington of Wisconsin, has brought
suit in the United States court against
James E. Patton of Milwaukee for
1200.000.
Ten men were badly injured and a
large number of others wero bruised
and cut in a collision between a work
train on the Cleveland & Pittsburg
railroad and a shifting engine near
Mingo Junction.
A. Fihley, third officer of the steam
ship Garronne, now being fitted up for
a transport, has received word from
England that through the death of his
father he Is heir to an estate amount
ing to nearly $4,000,000.
Tourists discovered Mme. Morel and
her daughter at the bottom of a ravine
near Sermatt, Switzerland. Evidently
they bad rolled a distance of 1,200 feet.
Mme. Morel was dead, her skull hav
ing been fractured. Her daughter was
badly Injured and delirious.
Four negroes, Cornelius Gardner,
John Myers, Charles James and Joseph
Bryan, were hanged in the jail yard
at Baltimore, the first three named for
assaulting little Annie Bailey, and
Bryan for the murder of Mary Pack, a
woman with whom he bad lived.
Ex-Congressman W. F. Piper is lying
dangerously HI at the Palace hotel in
San Francisco of a complication of
diseases and his recovery is not ex
pected. He is about G5 years old and
Is reputed to be worth $3,000,000. His
only relatives are nephews and nieces,
living in eastern states.
All the convalescent volunteers at
the general military hospital in San
Francisco will be held there until the
regiments are mustered out. It is
stated that among 760 patients at the
Presidio there are only three c.ses of
typhoid fever and that tluVe is little
danger of Its becoming epidemic.
The London morning Post's Paris
correspondent says: "It is stated from
Rennes that Major Carriere has com
pleted his Indictment, which formally
concludes that Dreyfus is guilty. Ma
jor Carriere, who is the government
commissary in the court-martial, will
demand the confirmation of the first
judgment."
The surveyors of customs at San
Francisco and Omaha have been noti
fied that an order has been Issued by
the treasury department directing the
immediate transportation of the Fili
pino exhibit from San Francisco to
Omaha, in bond, and upon their arrival
in Omaha they will be Inspected by
the customs officials.
The final session of the convention
of the Southern Industrial league was
held at Atlanta on the 27th. By reso
lution the convention pledged Itself to
secure state and municipal legislation
looking toward the exemption from
taxation for a limited time all manu
facturing enterprises to be located
within the states represented in the
league.
The schooner Maid of Orleans has
arrived at San Francisco, sixteen days
from Nyak bay, Alaska, with 8,000
cases of salmon, the first of the sea
son's catch. On July 4, while at Ko
diak, it saw the steamer George Elder,
with the Herrlman expedition, com
posed mostly of eastern scientists, on
board. All of the party were well. The
Elder was just about to start for a
cruise in Bering sea.
A Belleville, HI., dispatch says: The
Right Rev. John J. Janssen of this
place, bishop of the Belleville diocese,
is about to excommunicate all the
members of St. Patrick's parish in
East St. Louis. It is expected that next
Sunday notice of such action will be
promulgated. It will be the first in
stance in the history of the Roman
Catholic church in this country of the
excommunication of an entire parish.
The party of scientists who went to
Alaska a month ago as guests of E. H.
Harriman of New York are meeting
with unqualified success. They made
several important discoveries. Among
these is an immense hay extending in
land over twenty miles. At the upper
end of the bay they have discovered
a great glacier, inferior only to Muir
glacier in size. This bay was named
Unknown bay. Four other new glaciers
which have never before been seen by
white men were found at the head of
Disenchantment bay.
The grand jury at Fort Smith, Ark.,
has returned fourteen Indictments
against both the Western Coal & Min
ing company and the Central Coal &
Coke company for violation of the
screen law, passed by the last legisla
ture. James JefTries, the pugilist, sailed
for Southampton on the Fuerst Bis
marck. He was accompanied by his
brother John and Ross O'Neil.
Governor Wolcott has nominated
Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes to suc
ceed the late Walbridge A. Field as
chief Justice of the supreme court of
Massachusetts.
A Havana dispatch says that Chief
of Police Gallo of Guannjay has cap
tured Enrique Rivlcrs, the ringleader
of the banditti engaged in the recent
safe robbery at Marie!. Riviera was
taken in a ruined building near Guana
jay. A complication of strike and race
troubles is threatening between native
and Indian coolie laborers In Jamaica.
At a meeting of the sharehoMers of
the Southern Pacific company there
was an affirmative vote upon the
preposition to increase the company's
capital stock from $150,C0C.J0O to $200
000.000. '
The Wilder monument in Chicka
mauga park has been completed, and
the Wilder Brigade association, com
posed of old federal soldiers in Indi
ana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee,
Will riprfirntO tho monnman o.
tember 20.
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Father of the Assassin of Heureaux Put
to Death in 1884.
"RESIDENT KILLED FOR THIS ACT
Men Wh Commit the Crime Make Their
Escape Gen. Gomes a Candidate for
the Presidency President MeKlnley
Wires Condolences to the Acting Chief
fcxeeatUe.
CAPE HAYTIEN, July 28 Details
of the murder of President Heureaux
of San Domingo received here are to
the effect that he was assassinated as
he was about to leave on horseback
for Santiago de las CabalIero3. The
assassin, Ramon Caceros, surrounded
by several accomplices, approached
the president ashe was talking with
some friends and fired twice with a
revolver. The first bullet struck the
president in the left side and pDnetrat
ed the heart, causing instant death.
The second bullet killed an old man
who was standing near the president.
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then fled to avoid the shots fired at
them by the president's friends. It is
not known whether any of them were
wounded.
The body of the president was taken
to the palace of the governor of Moca.
President Heureaux's death has
caused a panic. It is said that one
Juan Isidoro Jimines, who took part in
the attempted insurrection of June,
1898, is a candidate for the presidency.
It is reported that General Maximo
Gomez, formerly president of the Cu
ban insurrectionists, who is a native
of San Domingo, also aspires to the
presidency.
The father of Caccrcs, the assassin,
was put to death by order of President
Heureaux in 1884.
Official confirmation of President
Heureaux's death was communicated
to the president at Lake Champlaln by
the state department and the following
message was sent by his direction:
LAKE CHAMPLAIN, (via Washing
ton), July 27. His excellency Wenas
lao de Figuero, President of the Do
minion Republic, Santo Domingo: In
the name of the American people and
In my own I offer to your excellency
and the Dominion nation most sincere
condolence by reason of the death of
President Heureaux.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Wenaslao is the officer next in line
to President Heureaux and succeeds to
the ohice of president.
FORT DE FRANCE, July 28. A
financial crisis having arisen in San
Domingo and an insurrection being
feared owing to the number of mal
contents. President Heureaux went to
the north and west of the island to
prepare for all eventualities. He was
about to leave Moca for Santiago de
das Cabcrallas when he was killed.
Booted and spurred, ready to mount
his horse, he sat under the gallery of
of a house in the Rue Colon talking
with two friends at 4:30 in tha after
noon, when an old man approached
to ask fdr alms. Just as the president
gave the old man some money, Cace
ros, the assassin, rushed forward
quickly and fired twice from his re
volver. One bullet struck the heart of
the president, killing him instantly,
and the other killed the old man by
his side.
The crime was committed so rapidly
that the friends of the president were
not able to interfere in time to urevent
It, but they fired a number of fhots at
Caceros, who ran away, accompanied
by several persons. The assassin's
party returned the fire of the presi
dent's friends and Caceros escpped.
It is not known whether he was
wounded or not. The authorities im
mediately sent troops to pursue him.
The body of President Heureanx was
taken to the house of the governor of
Moca. The news of the president's
death spread rapidly and caused much
emotion among the inhabitants of the
islands. It is believed by many that
the murder was the result of a political
conspiracy.
THE ANTI-TRUST LAW.
the State of Minnesota May Undertake
to Enforce It.
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 23. The
state of Minnesota may undertake to
enforce the anti-trust law that recent
ly went into effect. A conference with
that end in view was held in Attorney
General Douglass office late this aft
ernoon. There were present Congress
man Towney, who drew up the origi
nal bill. Representative Dwinncll. who
worked for the passage of the measure
in the house and is interested in the
case as an attorney; W. S. EJgar of
the Northwestern Miller, who has the
information regarding the organization
of the milling trust in Minneapolis,
and Attorney General Douglas, upon
whom will devolve the duty of begin
ning the prosecution. The object of
the conference was to prepare the way
for bringing the action against the
milling trust, and it is expected that
this will be done within a few dr.ya No
final decision was reached today, much
time being given to the consideration
of the anti-trust law, the previsions
of which, according to some or those
present, had no bearing on the case
under consideration.
Aerontnt Descends Into Lake.
HILLSDALE, Mich., July 28. Bert
Kimball, an aeronaut of North Adams,
Mich., was drovned yesterday r.t Baw
bee's park. His parachute dropped in
the middle of Bawbee's lake.
A Blsr Mortgage Filed.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 28. A
first mortgage given by the American
Writing Paper company to the Old
Colony Trust company as trustee for
the bondholders, was filed in the reg
istry of deeds office in this city yes
terday, together with the warranty
deeds of the real estate of the differ
ent mills in the country transferred to
the American Writing Paper com
pany. The mortgage is for 517,000.000
and internal revenue stamps to the
amount of $8,500 have been placed up
on it and cancelled.
New Quarters for Officers.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., July 28. Work
was commenced at Fort Russell yes
terday on the construction of new
quarters for officers. The quarters
will be built of brick and stone and
will contain all the conveniences of
modern houses. The wooden buildings
replaced by the new quarters will be
sold at auction tomorrow.
A private telegram from Victoria
ys: Hon. Joseph Martin, attorney
general, has resigned both his office
and seat in parliament, as a result of
a government caucus.
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THE ALASKA I0UNDARY MSNiTE.
Preaslef Laarler Iatfrrlewea itegaf Mmg
the Sllaatloa.
NEW YORK, July 28. A special to
the Herald from Ottawa says: Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian premier,
stated to the Herald in explanation of
the contention of Canada in the
Alaskan boundary question!
"As a member of the commission
and participant in the negotiations,"
he said, "I am not at liberty to give
td the public any more than I have
done" Slready on information bearing
on the difference between ufl aid the
United States. I think I caa say this
much in explanation, however Frac-
tically the whole dispute now is eir
cumscrlbable to the establishment of
the boundary line in the region of
Lynn canal. The public is aware that
the Canadian contention is that the
line crosses the Lynn canal near its
entrance, whereas the American con
tention is that the line goes around
the Lynn canal, leaving the entire
canal in American territory. - .
"If the contention were reduced to
the exact location of the line, I think
the solution might prove to be of com
parative ease. But the Americans have
establishments at Skagway and Taiya
In our view, the Americans at that
point are on British territory, but we
! have to recognize the fact that they
are there all the same.
"At one time we thought we could
have made the compromise and ar
ranged that boundary by conventional
agreement and mutual concessions. I
am betraying no secret when I say
that the commission could not agree
on such a compromise. Therefore, as
we cannot agree among ourselves, we
must ask the assistance of friendly
arbitrators. The points to be sub
mitted to the arbitrators might be the
following:
"1. Which is the right interpretation
of the treaty in regard to the location
of the boundary line on the Lynn
canal? Is it the Canadian or the Amer
ican contention?
"2. In the event of arbitrators de
claring that the Canadian contention
is the right one, then the subsidiary
consideration would have to be decided,
what disposition shall be made of
Taiya and Skagway, which are Amer
ican setttlements?"
rRErARE E0R DEWEY'S coming.
A Grand Display of Fireworks la Greater
New Tork.
NEW YORK, July 28. The commit
tee on plan and scope of the Dewey re
ception committee held a meeting yes
terday. It was decided to have a dis
play of fireworks in all of the five bor
oughs at points to be designated, with
an electrical display for three nights
at the New York and Brooklyn city
halls.
A report having gone out that news
paper men from ether cities would be
treated as guests of the city, the com
mittee made a report to the effect that
while newspaper men would be treat
ed with every courtesy, that would not
mean that the city would assume their
hotel bills or other personal expenses.
Replies from fourteen governors ac
cepting the invitaticn to take part in
the parade were received.
THE RAIii 0Uif GENERAL
All the Cereals Hald to De In Kzcelleat
Condition.
LINCOLN, July 28. From reports
received at the Nebiaska weather sta
tion It appears that the rain yesterday
was quite general all over Nebraska.
The rainfall was greater around
Broken Bow than In the eastern por
tion of the state.
As the reports received today include
only the rainfall up to 7 a. m., it is
quite probable that It was much heav
ier than reported in many instances.
In the eastern portion the heaviest rain
fell after 7 o'clock.
Section Director Loveland reports
the rainfall for the season slightly be
low normal, but the crops all over
the state are in an excellent condition
and so far as known no damage has
resulted from lack of rain.
SAUSAGEMAKER LUETGERT DEAD.
Feand la Ills Cell la the Prison Where
lie Was CoDflned.
JOLIET, 111., July 28. Adolph L.
Luetgert, the wealthy Chicago sausage
maker who was serving a life sentence
in the penitentiary lre for the mur
der of his wife, was found dead in his
cell yesterday. The authorities were
unable to ascertain the cause of bis
death and an inquest will be held tc
determine whether he killed himself
or died of heart disease.
The trial of Luetgert in Chicago at
tracted wide attention and was one of
the most sensational in the history of
the state. Luetgert was charged with
having murdered his wife in the base
ment of his factory and cooking the
body in a vat. The prosecution had
but a few small bones and two rings
as evidence that its theory was cor
rect, but secured conviction and a life
sentence.
The One of the Hikers
BARBOURSVILLE, Ky., July ?8.
The cases of the Bakers were called
and many witnesses were present. The
attorneys for the defense reported
Baker sick and unable to be present.
The court then postponed the case
and witnesses were discharged. Baker
will have to be rearrested and the wit
nesses resummoned before the case
can be tried. The case in which James
and Wiley Baker are charged with the
the murder of Birch Storr was called.
Story OStcl-tlly Denied.
FRANKFORi. Ky., July 28. The
story that Governor Bradley promised
a representative of Attorney General
Taylor, republican candidate for gov
ernor, to call an extra session of the
legislature to repeal the Goebel elec
tion law is officially denied.
Census ol Porto Rico.
WASHINGTON, July 28. It Is ex
pected that a census of Porto Rico will
be taken about the same time a census
of Cuba is made. The basis may be a
very complete census taken by the
Spanish government about a year be
fore the war, which the United States
authorities have found very reliable.
President of Mexico Coming.
PHILADELPHIA, July 28. Mayor
Ashbrigg sent a formal Invitation to
General Porfirio Diaz, president of the
republic of Mexico, to pay a visit to
Philadelphia, in accordance with the
invitation received several days ago
from the citizens' committee of Chi
cago. President Diaz is expected to
participate in the ceremonies of Chi
caeo day in that city on October 9.
Much of the happiness of home cen
ters in the refrigerator these days.
ALL OVER THE STATE
Boaaty for Wild Animals.
LINCOLN. July 29 The total
amount of claims filed against the ap
propriation for bounty for wild ani
mals Is now $35,308. The appropria
tion is 145,000. The total amount of
claims filed against the $12,000 appro
priation is 112,802.
Paster Traders Resignation.
RISING CITY, Neb.. July 29. Rev.
J. Nelson, who has been pastor of the
Evangelical Lutheran church of this
place for the past year, will terminate
his pastorship on the 30th inst. and
remove to Atchison, Kas., to become
financial secretary of Maitland college
of that place.
Protests Against Creamery.
TABLE ROCK. Neb.. Juiy 29. W. B.
Pierce, representing the State Life In
surance company of Indianapolis, was
in town, but wrote no policies here.
He wrote two at Pawnee City, one at
DuBoIs, but when he was informed of
the protests filed at Lincoln against
his company he left at once, driving to
Humboldt, where, it is said, he also
wrote a policy.
Farmer Iloys Throw Stones.
FORT DODGE. July 29. Detective
Welch of the Illinois Central has suc
ceeded in finding out the identity of
the men who threw the stones at the
gravel train at Pomeroy, one of which
hit Conductor Stack and will cause the
loss of his eye. The men were far
mer boys who had been attending a
neighboring dance and who threw at
the train without any intention of hit
ting anyone. They were arrested and
dismissed.
Roberts IlrM for Trial.
ALBION. Neb.. July 29. The exam
ination of Julius Roberts, charged
with criminal assault on Nancy John
son, a girl 15 years of age. was had
before the county judge today. Rob
erts was bound over to the distiict
court under a $1,500 bond.
At Petersburg. July 25. Will'am
Jones struck Charles Conroy with a
knife. Jones then inflicted a serious
wound in Conroy's abdomen, also us
ing a knife. Jones is in jail and Con
roy lies at the point of death. Bott
aro peddlers.
Fall Copper Metallic Clrenlt.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., July 29.
Papers were filed here incorporating
a new company to be known as the
Western Independent Long Distance
Telephone company. Its capital stock
of $100,000 Is divided into $100 shares
and the indebtedness of this company
is not to exceed $20,000. The incorpo
rators are Charles C. Parmelee. Tom
E. Parmelee, T. H. Pollock and T. H.
Ewing. The principal business of the
company will be to construct and ope
rate a full copper metallic circuit to
all of the larger towns in the state.
Corn Will lie Short.
NORTH LOUP, Neb., July 29. Ceu
tral Nebraska is again called on to
stand the loss of at least half the nor
mal crop of corn through dry weather.
Rain came recently, but too late to
save the full crop, many fields having
already been burned up. Nearly the
whole of Valley county and part of
Custer are reported as being the wcrse
for want of rain. The wheat harvest
is well under way and, although this
crop is somewhat shortened from -.nek
of rain, there will be an immense
amount of wheat for shipping and the
quantity promises to be above the
average.
Germaa Farmer Kills Hints If.
FREDERIKA. July 29. John Krusc.
a German farmer living two and three
fourths miles east of Frederika, com
mitted suicide. No reason has been
given as the cause for the act, as he
was always considered of sound mind,
and without family relations that
would in any way seem to cause des
pondency. He arose as usual that
morning. After doing the chores. h
returned to the house and washed
himself. Without saying anything 1 e
immediately went back to the barn,
sat down in one corner and with a double-barreled
shotgun blew off the top
of his head.
Inspect the Slate Farm.
CRETE. Neb.. July 29. The agri
cultural farm section of the State Uni
versity arranged for a special railroad
rate of one fnre for the round trip to
enable farmers of the stte to call on
them, that they might see what was
being made of the public moneys.
Quite a large number of farmers and
farmers wives availed themselves of
the opportunity and were shown over
the farm. The agricultural depart
ment was of special interest, giving a
view of the different lines of experi
ments conducted and their success or
failure, and some idea of the lesson
drawn from them.
Charged With Katc-mttlntr.
SIOUX CITY, July 2D. A storm
cloud has appeared in the local pas
senger sky which has attracted the at
tention of th-s Western Passenger as
sociation. J. A. Shcpard. secretary of
the association, is here and a special
secret meeting of the agents here was
held. While the meeting was secret
it is understood to nave been very In
teresting. It Is said the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul company preferred
a charge of rate cutting against the
Northwestern, alleging that H. C.
Cheney, general agent, ha3 permitted
the sale of Chicago tickets at less
than the authorized rate.
HenTjr Yield of Cereals.
CREIGHTON, Neb., July 29. The
farmers are now beginning to cut their
wheat and oats and If the present dry.
hot weather continues these crops
will all have to be cut with a few days.
Rye and barley are cut and much is
in the stack. The farmers report a
good prospect for a heavy yield in all
kinds of small grain and also that the
quality will be of the very best. Corn
still looks well, but is needing rain
badly, and a few dry, hot winds, such
as we had yesterday, will very ma
terially lessen the yield of corn in this
section.
West Point Jot t Inn.
WEST POINT, Neb.. July 23 Rev.
A. B. Leitzell of Murfricsboro, 111.,
who had been called to the pastorate
of the Grace Lutheran church of this
city, has declined the call.
The wheat harvest is rapidly being
accomplished. The yield is above the
average. Some oats have been cut,
which average well. Ten days will see
all the small grain in the countv in
shock.
Rev. F. W. Leavitt of this county
was ordained as a minister of the
gospel in the Congregational church.
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