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About The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1899)
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Sept. 3C No Roman conqueror returner! f rom his triumph of barbaric splendor, no victorious king coming home from a successful war i ever received such a magnificent ova-, tion as overwhelmed Admiral Dewe" yesterday as he stood or. the bridge ol the Olympia at the head of a mag nificent fleet cl thunderers of the deep, followed by i thousand essels of peace, each tiered and coated black of flags and rtreamers dancing in tho wind. The sky was blue, the water rippled under the fresh wind that held flags out straight and jaunty, anil th wharves and piers, and rocky height and grassy 1 noils were black with frantic, enthusiastic people wh strivod weakly to make their shout heard above ihe perfect bedlam of tool ing whistles hat accompanied the ad miral ashore and afloat. As the tomb of General Grant o:i Riverside drive was reached the ll-i paid its tribute to the memory of the great warrior with a national salute ot twenty-one rearing guns. The tleet then anchored and reviewed lac ai most endless procession of craft tha steamed past, all so uuroened with humanity that they looked as if they would turn over before they got back to their piers. Toward th" end. the parade became disorganized, and it took nours for the heterogeneous flotilla to get by. Darkness at last brought relief to the tired admiral, who had stood on the bridge for six hours bowing his ac knowledgments to the stentorian ex pressions of homage. New York has never witnessed be fore anything appi caching this won derful, remarkanle demonstration. The Columbian naval parade, the dedica tion of Grant's tomb and the recep tion of the North Atlantic squadron last fall all pale before this gigantic ovation to the sailor, who in a single morning destroyed an enemy's fleet without the loss of a man or a ship. It is not bcyono the mark to say that 3.000.000 people viewed the pageant from ashore and that 250.000 were afloat. When New York turned out to the celebration this morning a light haze hung over the harbor, but this wag soon burned tin by the bright sun which bathed sea and city in its bril liant radianco. The wind was strong and gusty and kept the 11a-,.-. snapping. The water rippled under the fresn breeze and the dancing little waves seemed to raise their crusty heads in anticipation of a sight of the con queror. People who went down the bay wer- lost in their admiration of the display of bunting along the water front. On the east river from the bridge to the Battery, when' the sailing craft lay in droves, the ships were covered with such a mass cf color that might be compared to a maple-grown hillside in drop autumn. Every craft in the har bor was decked out from stem to stern with all the grace and attractiveness known to shippers. But the display in the east river was not to be compared with that of the north river, up which the procession was to pass. From the peaks of every pier long ropes strung with flags of every hue were stretched to the snubbing post at the corner, the fronts were decor ated with the multitude of gay devices. There were flags on the staffs and lines of flags ibove the ropes. " CORNER STONE WILL BE LAID. (.iliur Dlfflcultle nt CMctjjo Sa'.tl to lie Settled. CHICAGO. 111., Sept. 30. At mid night the differences between organ ized labor and the festival and tederai committees were amicably adjusted and it was announced that the corner stone of the new postoffice would be laid on October 9. in accordance with the original program. The compro mise was reached after two days of conference between members of the organized labor. Under the tersis oi agreement the cornerstone will be cut by union men from a block of Illinois limestone. GOSSIP NAMES MEKLEJOaN. Hay lie Appointed Covernor of the Philippines. CHICAGO. Sept. 30. A dispatch io the Record from Washington says: The apparently reliable information that the president is about to appoint a civil governor for the Philippines is already causing gossip as to who the man may be. The name of George D. Meiklejohn, assistant secretary of war, is most frequently mentioned. He has the confidence of the president and has shown himself to possess administra tive abuity cf high order in his work in the War department Regulations During War. PRETORIA, Sept. 30. The govern ment has issued notices of the order to be maintained during war. 'ihe mines wil continue to work, reasona ble protection being afforded. The liquor trade is prouibitcd and special police will maintain order. The Rand gold produced during the war is to be deposited with the government, which will mint tnere. trorn sufficient to pay its working expenses. The rest will be returned after the wan. Strict pass port regulations have also been pro vided. Troop Sail for Manila. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 30. Three transports will sail today for Manila. uev are the Charles Nelson, Glenogle andrfheridan. The Sheridan will carry the Thirty-third regiment, three com panies of the Thirty-second and sev-seventy-five recruits. The Glenogle will carry seven companies of the Thirty-second and the .Nelson two companies of the same command. In all over 2,500 men will be on their way to Manila by tomorrow night. Maitre Labori is one o tne best all-around atheletee in Paris, uritll Tiantkln nil ciit-wl nvfl tli liricrliT I ....... ..-.-.uuu c.,v. .,... .,..... lander population. It is the revival waters of the upper bay and up the of a scheme of home rtHe for theJUnd. broad nathwaj of the sun-lit nver M d h chamberlain toKruger whose banks were gay with millions , !!f.p th ,', M ., , LOOXS VERY WARLIKE. Situation in tlie Transvaal Appear, to Be More Critical Than fcver. LONDON. Sept. 30. (New York World Cablegram.) I obtained last nighc from a high ministerial source the following authentic facts concern ing yesterday's fateful meeting of the British cabinet. When the ministers assembled they were already in pos session of a draft of Chamberlain's proposed ultimatum to the Boer repub lic The terms of tne settlement laid down were: 1. The substitution of the articles ot the Pretoria convention of 1881, for respecting the Boer republic's relations with foreign powers. This substitu tion means the abolition nf all riehts j on the part of the public to deal with foreign powers and would amply recall Dr. ueyds as Boer commissioner in Europe. '2. The abolition of all legislation re specting aliens adopted by the republic bince 1881. This would remove all dis abilities placed by successive Boer ordinances on the outlanders. 3. Toe granting of municipal auto nomy to the Rand. This would give control of all local affairs such as police, sanitation, and so forth, to the uistrict mainly inhabited by the out- contempt uously refused by Kruger. 4. ihe removal of all religious disa bilities. At present Catholics and Jews are disabled from holding many offices, even the most important kind. r. The disarmament of the two great forts which command Johannesburg. The report that Br..ain demands a population indemnity for military out lays already incurred is not accurate, thougn it is the intention of the gov ernment to raise that question in due course. Finally, I may add, the repub lic is called upon to denounce its treaty of 1872 with Portugal under which it is empowered to import arms and am munition from Delagoa bay through Portuguese territory. These may be accepted as entirely accurate, precise British proposals. They were adopted by the cabinet, but no dispatch was forwarded to Pretoria last night and a further cabinet meet ing has been calleu for Tuesday. The ministers were much surprised that Kruger had not sent any reply to their dispatch of last Friday, but he seems to have delayed it deliberately to em barrass his enemies, as it is expected today. OTIS REPORTS ON MOVEMENT. ReMiitM in C'tearlns the Country for Future Operations. WASHINGTON. Sept. 30. General Otis today cabled the following re port of the capture of Porac: "Lawton's troops at Calumpit and San Fernando, where concentration was taking place, ordered to cover the country near Mexico, Guaga, Bacoior and Santa Rita. macArthur ordered to take his troops and clear the coun try west and in the vicinity of Porac, which he did yesterday, advancing on Porac at an early hour with the Ninth infantry and Thirty-sixth volunteers, capturing rorac and driving the ene my north. Wheaton, at Angeles, kept back the enemy on his north and moved his force westward to intercept Poiac insurgents, but they retreated by the mountain roads. Results in clearing the country preparatory to future operation. Our casualties at Porac were live wounded. Wheaton does not report any casualties. Cap tured one officer and several enlisted men: some twenty of the enemy killed; number wounded unknown." INSURGENTS ARE MASSING. Kttr.iped fepauUh l'rlsoner Describes Mas card o- Ketreat from Porac. MANILA. Sept. 30. New York World Special An escaped Spanisn prisoner, who has entered the Ameri can lines, says that General Mascardo, with 800 insurgents, began to retreat out of Porac yesterday as soon as the place was attacked. He moved to a Calumpit mountain stronghold, to the westward, where 1,500 other insur gents were massed and where also the insurgents have powder works. Four prisoners from the captured American gunboat urdaneta were in Porac and were taken to Calumpit by the retreating enemy. Letters regard ing the return of the American prison ers now in the Philippine islands are passing both ways. A flag of truce will probably be sent In tomorrow. It is posible that Lieutenant Gilmore and his ooat's crew of the Yorktown will not be among those surrendered now. JOHN F. BAbS. Deaf Mute Asylum Horns. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 30. At 2 o'clock yesterday morning fire broke out in the Arkansas Deaf Mute institu tion, one miles west of the city limits and gained such headway that all the brick buildings comprising the insti tution will be destroyed. Twenty-five teachers and other employes sleeping in the main building were rescued. There were no pupils in the buildings, the annual vacation not having termi nated. Loss about $100,000 with nf insurance. Mat Yljit Nebraska. WASHINGTON. D. C. Sept 30. While the official itinerary of President McKinley is being made up with a view of visitation to several points in the northwest decided upon, he has not definitely stated that he would not visit Nebraska. There are several routes by which the president can still visit Nebraska and meet his other appointments. Cattle Raiders Held. CHEYENNE. Wryo.. Sept 30. Man ager Gleason of the Warren Live stock company received word today that the preliminary hearing of the persons arrested for raiding the company's sheep in Logan county, killing sixty of the animals, and beating the herd er, i.as resulted in the accused being bound over to the district court for trial. The men are Hunter Smith. William Regdan, Charles and Prentice McEndaffer. One of the men is the owner of a large herd of cattle, one is the foreman for a large cattle out fit and the other two are employes. Shatter Expects to Retire. CHARLOTTE. Mich., Sept 30. Je rome Chapin. a business man of this city, has received a letter from General Shatter, in which the latter says: "Expect to go on the retired list next month unless the president sees fit to retain me in the volunteer rank, of which I understand there has been talk. I have not asked it however, and I am not going to, but simply take it as it comes." The chainless wheel is a success, but what the aveaje cyjist wsnts is a tireless one. . .-.,. ... .u.....l IUIU CAltftt lUULdUUkw THE FIGHNT PARAC American Forces in Lnzsn Get the Setter of Insurgent Troops. THE ENEMY AGAIN PIT TO ROUTE Wheeler, Wheaton and 21cArtnar la Charge of the Troops EaR-iced Few Losses on tho Americtu Side Prepa ration for Other Forward Movement. MANILA, Sept 23. The movement gainst Porac, about eight miles front Bacoior, in Pampanga province, which began at daybreak this., morning, is conducted personally by General Mac Arthur. General Wheeler, with tho Ninth regiment and ft battery, was ad vancing by two roads, while General Wheaton, commanding the Twelfth and Seventeenth regiments, is moving to block the insurgents from retreat ing to the north. The ThlrtTrSlxth regiment accompanies' General Mac Arthur. Firing has begunnear Angeles'; 'y Two Filipino majors came "to "th-3 American lines last night with mes sages regarding the American prison ers, who were to arrivo this morning. They also requested permission for General Alejandrino, one colonel and two lieutenant colonels to visit Gen eral Otis. They were refused entrance to the American lines until noon Fri day on account of today's fight, and General Alejandrino alone will be al lowed to visit General Otis. The insurgents recently entrenched and garrisoned the town of Paeto. on Laguna de Bay, in the province of Laguna. Subsequently Captain Lar sen, commanding the gunboat Napi dan, landed for a conference with the citizens. As he was proceeding up ths main street of the town with a squad he was received witn a volley from a hidden trench. The party letreated to their boat under cover of the buildings and regained their vessel. The Napl dan then bombarded the trench for'an hour, completely destroying it General MacArthur entered Porac after an hour's fighting. The Ameri can loss was slight and the insurgent loss is not known. The enemy flel northward. When the Americans en tered the town they found it prac tically deserted. The attacking party moved on Porac in two columns. The Ninth infantry, with two guns from Santa Rita, was commanded by General Wheeler, and the Thirty-sixth infantry, under Colonel Bell, with one gun. accom panied General MacArthur from San Antonio. Both columns struck the town at 9 o'clock and opened a brisk fire, which was replied to by the enemy for half an hour. Then the in surgents fled and the Americans marched over their trenches and took possession of the place. Just before the fight Smith's command, at Angeles, made a demonstration by firing artil lery up the railroad track Llscum reported one casualty and Bell reported four of his commani wounded. The artillery did not have any men injured. Today's movement was a strategical success, and resulted in the possession of Porac and the clearing of several miles of country thereabout The columns, one from Santa Rita and the other from San Antonio, united before Porac. according to program, stretch ing around the place for some miles. The insurgents a:e estimated to have numbered 600 men. Ten dea-1 Filipinos were found, and the captain and commissary of the Mascarnos command were taken prisoners. Th? American loss is five killed, but there were many prostrations from the heat. The Englishmen from the insurgent lines report that the Filipinos at Bam ham have 7,000 new Japanese rifles. FORMAL WELCOMc TO DEWEY. The C.reut City nrllllanlly Decked In Ills Honor. NEW YORK. Sept. 29. New York was decked brilliantly in honor of the gallant sailor who Is waiting at her gate. Had an ocean of color swept through the city, its ebbing tide could not have stained the streets more brilliantly. Hundreds of miles of red, white and blue bunting covered the noble facades of Broadway and Fifth avenue, and a million -flass flutter over the town. Not even the churehes have escaped the universal decora tions. The doors and gothic windows of old Trinity on Lower Broadway are gracefullj draped with the na tional colors, and in Ancient Trinity graveyard the tomb of that gallant sailor, who. dying, issued the com mand. "Don't give up the ship." lies shrouded" in the silken folds of the flag for which he died. A million visitors are here to par ticipate in the glorious celebration. Every road is pouring in a steady stream until the streets are crowded morning and night the surface and elevated cars are fi!ld to overflowing, and the hotel corridors are jammed with visitors. The gaily apparelled soldiers of many states, who are to take part in the land parade on Saturday, began trooping in today, and there was no hour when uniformed men were not moving in some quarter cf the city to the sound of fife and drums and horns. Kill T!ioin-' PpotI. LONDON. Sect 29. The Echo today -says the Greak government was in formed yesterday that the severe shock of earthquake around Smyrna killed 1.000 persons, injured 800 and demolished 2,000 houses and two villages. To Succeed Tom Raed. PORTLAND, Me., Sept 29. Amos L. Allen, formerly private secretary to Thomas B. Reed, was nominated for congress by the republicans of tho First Maine district in convention here today. In his speech of acceptance he came out squarely in favor of sup porting the president In the prosecu tion of the war in the Phillopine. The democrats of the First Maine congressional district today nominated Luther F. McKinney of Bridgeton, for the seat amde vacant by the resigna tion of Thomas B. Reed. teasae of Oroand Sinking;. LIMA, Peru, via Galveston, Tex, Sept 29. The inhabitants of Cander ave and Poclata, about 150 miles south east of Arequipa, Peru, have been kept in almost constant alarm since Au gust 15 by seismic disturbances in that district In a territory about a league In circumference the crust of the eartn is sinking. At many points there are wide cracks, and it is feared that the hill, on the side of which Canarave is situated, will collapse. Along the path of pero?ter:e we pass to perfection. "WELCOME HOME" IN EIRE. FlNworks aad Illamlaatloas la New York Harbor a Great Featare. NEW YORK. Sept 29. The ap pearance of New York harbor last night could be compared to a circle of intense light with the war ships off Tompkinsvllle as the hub from which the brilliancy radiated. The bay has never before had as brilliant or picturesque a display of continu ous illumination as that seen last night, nor has the interest manifested by the shore dwellers been more manifest. Beginning at the Brooklyn bridge, with its string of white electric lights punctuated at intervals with red and green-colored arc signal lamps, the immensely brilliant motto, "Welcome Dewey," was suspended as it-were in midair. Looking from the ' bridge toward the Jersey coasUsimilar signs cold be distinctly read on the gate way of the' railroads that "are bringing thosands to swell the paen of wel come to the returning vdrrior. Further down the bay on the Brook lyn side was the same fiery "Wet come" and also on Staten island. At the portal to the city shone out In letters of the brightest light the same hearty greeting, "Welcome Home," flanked by immense illuminated American flags that could be seen for miles. The residents at Quarantine gave for the benefit of the sailors on the ships a display of fireworks, which was followed by other patriotic resi dents along the Brooklyn and New Jersey coasts. After these displays of fireworks the Olympia and New York gave an exhibition with their search lights, lighting up passing craft and picking out in brilliant relief many j 0f the pretty wooded spots on thi Staten island hills. DEWEY'S GOING TO MANILA. Senator Proctor Relates Incident, Which President Remembers. NEW YORK. Sept 29. Senator Procter of Vermont told today the story of his interest in having Admiral (then commodore) Dewey assigned to the Asiatic squadron. He said that when the question cf a commander for the Asiatic station was under dis cussion he went to the president to recommend Dewey for the post "I saw the president last Tuesday." said the senator, "in regard to this very matter. He remembered the con versation we -ad quite distinctly and, to my surplse. In detail. I had spok en cf the fighting qualities of Dewey and McKinley replied: "Yes, but all naval officers are fighters.' Then 1 said that was true, but that Dewey was level-headed and that he could take care of his country and his country's interest, no matter how far away he might be sent. Mr. McKinley remem bered all this perfectly. ..nis seemed to have some effect on the president, for he wrote onto a card these words: "Secretary Long Assign Commodore Dewey to Asiatic squaaron. "WM. M'KINLKY. "The president placed this note be hind his inkstand on his desk. Then he said to me: "Senator, that is fixed.' I told Dewey of this soon afterward and Dewey said: 'I will celebrate this, i tl give you a dinner.' I told Dewey that he did not owe me anything, but as he was an old friend cf mine 1 would eat his dinner and I did." CONQUER.NG BEAR IS DEAD. Urlnled Mioux Brave Step. From Motor Car to Happy II un tine Groands. OMAHA, Sept 29. Conquering Bear, the grizzled warrior of the Ogallala Sioux, is dead. The old brave fell a victim to the onward march of civiliza tion and lest his life because he was unaccustomed to the ways of the city. He was riding down town from the Exposition grouds in company with another member of his tribe about 3 o'clock. At Nineteenth and Cuming street the other indian alighted from the car without letting the old man know it As soon as Conquering Bear saw that his companion had left the car he stepped off and as the car was at full speed he was hurled in a heap on the stone pavement and never made a motion of life afterward. The ambulance was called from the exposition and the body removed. A physician did all in his power to re vive the Indian, but his efforts were in vln. There were no bad wounds on his person and no indication that his skull had bsen fractured. The doctor gave it as his opinion that he came to his death from a shock to his brain. His heart action was good, but be seemed unable to breathe. Fifteen minutes after he was brought to the hospital he was pronounced dead. HUNDREDS 0E LIVES LOST. Details of Flood Disasters la India Be- ginning to Come In. CALCUTTA. Sept. 29. Lieutenant Governor Sir John Woodburn an nounced to the council yesterday that 400 lives were lost through the floods at Darjeeling, capital of the district of that name, in addition to those drowned on the plains. Great havoc has been caused at Kurseong. The Margaretchope estate lost 100 acres and the Mealand factory was destroyed. Some coolies were burled in the ruins of the manager's house, which was partially destroyed. The Avongrove estate lost thirty aeres and 4,000 tea bushes. The coolie houses were cwept away and many persons were killed, but the exact number is not known. WOOD AND COMRADES DEAD. Report Reaches Manilla of Fate of Ca tared Ganbnat's Crew. MANILA, Sept 29. It is reported from a person just arrived from Tur dac that Naval Cadet Wood, who was in charge of the gunboat recently captured and destroyed by the insur gents in the Orani river, on the north west side of Manila bay, where she was patrolling, and five of the enlisted men composing the crew, were killed in the fight previous to the destruction of the vessel. The four other men and the captured cannon, a one pounder, a rapid-fire gun, a Colt ma chine gun, and a Nordenfeldt 25 millimeter gun, were conveyed to Kalac. Cemsnaaaer Shaw Warms Up. TOPEKA. Kas.. Sept 29. General Shaw, national commander-in-chief of the G. A. R., in prefacing his address to the veterans at the state reunion today, spoke of the now famous con troversy of .the O. A. R. with the Dewey parade managers. He charac terized those having the big parade in charge ' narrow minded blunderers. clothed with a little brief authority." ALL OVER THE STATE , The Bartley Read Case. LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 30,. The dis trict clerk, on application from Attor ney General Smyth, handed the sheriff n execution on the judgment in the Bartley bond case for him to serve upon the Lancaster county bondsmen. The amount of the execution is $646, 980. and this is to be served upon B. E. Brown. N. S. Harwood and John H. Ames. Mrs. Fitzgerald was released from liability in the trial court ani her name is not included. Similar executions are to be served in each county where the bondsmen live or where property of bondsmen Is situ ated. An execution is said to have been served in Douglas county some time ago. but no reports have been received to indicate that property has been actually levied upon. Attorne7 general Smyth recently said in an in terview that he favored a compromise between the legislature and the bonds men Irf case the judgment is sustained. This has given rise to the belief that no property of the bondsmen will be taken until the supreme court passes on the case filed yesterday by the bondsmen. Several of the bondsmen are reported to be execution proof. Governor on the Boers. LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 30. A New York newspaper telegraphed Governor Poynter that a public meeting would be held in New York city on or about October 9 to express sympathy of Americans with the Boer republic in its stand for independence. The gov ernor was asked if he would authorize the use of his name as honorary vice president and send a brief sentiment for publication. His answer was: "I am glad to allow my name used in the furtherance of such a laudable object. Every American citizen who loves our republican government and believes in our grand Declaration of Independence must sympathize with any people struggling for liberty." Reversal of Judgement. LINCOLN. Neb., Sept 30. The bondsmen of ex-State Treasurer Bart ley filed a petition in the supreme court asking for a reversal of the judg ment given recently in the district court of Douglas county. The judg ment was for $646,318.45 and costs, taxed at $963.56. The judgment was the result of a suit by the state against the official bondsmen of Mr. Bartley. The first trial in the district court resulted in a verdict for the defend ants. The supreme court reversed the judgment and remanded the case for a new trial, and on the second trial judgment for the amount named was given. The bondsmen did not attempt to give bond to supersede the judg ment, but now brings the case to the supreme court on error. Yoans Man Crashed to Death. FORT DODGE, la., Sept 30. A fatal accident occurred, on the Illinois Cen tral at Tara. Engineer Gray and Con ductor McKinsey were In chargo of n gravel train to bs used on the Fort Dodge & Omaha, when coupling pins broke in two places, allowing tho parts of the train to come together. There were several employes on the train, and most of these were thrown from the cars by the jar, but all escaped without serious injury, with the exception of Carl Hermingsen of Newell,, who fell under the wheels an.I had the life crushed out of him. Antl-Toxine Association. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., Sept. 30. The articles of incorporation of the anti-toxin association have been fieled with the secretary of state and countv clerk. The capital stock is placed at $25,000, and the incorporators are Dr. S. J. Champney, H. C. Freeman, James W. Eaton, John W. James, John W. Steinhart, Joseph Scroggs and W. A Hughey. The business of the associa tion is the manufacture and sale of anti-toxin serum and other chemica? products. Midway Cleaned Out. BURLINGTON, la., Sept. 30. Tho "midway" feature of the Burlington street fair is no more. It was situated on the Burlington route depot grounds by permission given with the under standing that no immoral exhibitions should be included. It was discovered that the shows were all vile and the authorities ordered the managers to suspend them. The order was ignored. The railroad officials then ordered As sistant McPartland to clear the grounds, which he did. ttlrl's Suicide Plans May Fair. FAIRFIELD, Neb., Sept. 30. Eliza beth Hawes, aged 14, a domestic in the Kyrd hotel, cttempted suicide by shooting herself with a 32-callber re volver. She had evidently laid delib erate plans to kill herself, as during the day she had asked the exact loca tion cf the heart and if a bullet through the heart would kill at once. The bullet passed through the left lung and lodged in the muscles of the back. She will likely recover. Edgar Livery Barn Burns. EDGAR. Neb., Sept 30. The livery barn on the corner of Fourth r.nd D streets was found to be on fire nnd when discovered about 2 a. m. the fire was under such headway that the building could not be saved. Two horses, some harness and one carriage, also a quantity of grain and hay wer? burned up with the building. The fire is supposed to be incendiary. There was $500 insurance on the barn, but none on the other property. Insurance Complaints. LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 30. George F. Staats and thirty-six other resi dents of Saunders county have peti tioned Insurance Commissioner Bryant to investigate the management of the Grain Growers' Mutual Hail associa tion of Omaha, a company that was licensed by Auditor Cornell. Frank C. May and twenty-five fanners living near Hickman and John Weis and three others of Cedar Rapids have peti tioned similar action. Mr. Bryant has advised the farmers to employ-counsel as he has no funds to prosecute an investigation. The Saunders county farmers com plain because they believe the com pany has asked them to pay assess ments on losses that occurred before they became members of the company. They also claim that they were induced to join the company through false representations in that it was repre sented that no risks would-be taken outside of the first tier of six counties west of the Missouri river, whereas they have learned that insurance has been written further wey-, where hai storms are more frequent Nine times out often ween a mai. asks your opinion he is only looking for an opportunity to express bis own. resect taiC Attack. Alfalfa. LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept 29. There has recently appeared in large numbers in Nebraska an Insect which, although known some time to exist in the state, has not until this year become alarm ingly numerous or destructive. Prof. W. D. Hunter, assistant entomologist at the state university, has Investi gated the damage done by the insect and so far he has been able to observe it prefers alfalfa as food to any of the crops which are commonly grown, not withstanding this plant has been wide ly recommended as one practically ex empt from injury from this class of pests. The insect has been known to go twenty rods around a wheat field to reach one of alfalfa, and it has al ready been named "the alfalfa worm" by those whose crops have suffered from it Specimens which render the Identi fication positive have been received at the experiment station ot the univer sity from Johnson. Uage. Nemaha, Sa line, Fillmore, Douglas, Wasaingtsn and JQodge !eeuatles.- Spoeisaens have also been found in Boyd county, in the northern part of the state, and In Daw son county. In the western portion, making its extent over the state quite wide. The greatest damage has re sulted in Johnson county, where many entire fields of alfalfa have suffered the loss of the third cutting. Many beet fields were attacked, as were also t&ose of corn, kafir corn, wheat, oats and cabbage, and pasture grass and blue grass lawns were in many places Injured or entirely destroyed. Toaas Wife Repeat, of Actloa. TEKAMAH, Neb.. Sept 29. Warnie Taylor, who ran away with and mar ried 13-year-old Emma Averlll, and who is now under bond to appear be fore the district court on the charge of rape, endeavored to secure possession of his wife by habeas corpus proceed ings. The case came before Judge Keysor, who, after hearing a number of witnesses, including the young wife, dismissed the case and returned the young lady to the custody of her par ents. Since coming under parental authority the young woman seems to have repented her escapade and tired of her Lochinvar lover. Fight on a Postmaster. WYMORE, Neb., Sept 29. The ap pointment of J. C. Burch as postmaster at this place was quite a surprise, few persons being aware he was a candi date for the place. Since his nomina tion has been made public some un friendly persons have been oust get ting signers to a protest, which will be forwarded to Washington to have the appointment annulled. The fight against Burch is being made on the ground that he was president of the Bank of Wymore at the time of its failure. Victim of Appendicitis. WAHOO. Neb., Sept. 29. The A. O. (J. W. of this city were called upon to lay one of' their respected members in his last resting place in Sunrise ceme tery, near this city. Chris Jenson died at bis home in this city of appendicitis after an illness of only two days. Surgeons were telegraphed to come from Lincoln. The offending organ was successfully removed, but the dis ease was of a peculiarly malignant form and developed so rapidly that his life could not be saved. Two Farm Houses Barn. AUBURN. Neb.. Sept 29. Dock Lawrence lost his dwelling house by fire. The property was worth about $700. with no insurance. The home of Tom Englcs was also burned. The fire Is supposed to have started from the kitchen stove. The barn, corn cribs and granary were all licked up by the flames. Mr. Engle's loss. In addition to the buildings, which were worth about $900, is 3,000 bushels of corn, 1,000 bushels of oats and 800 bushels of wheat with no insurance. Painfully Braised. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., Sept. 29. George Ganz, an old resident here, while coming to the city with a load of wood, received quite a number of bruises by' being thrown from the load. His team became frightened at a trac tion engine and started to run, when one of the front wheels of the wagon went into a gully, throwing Mr. Ganz from the wagon, and one of the wheels passed over bis left arm and he was otherwise bruised. Hoes Dylnr. Fillmore County Hogs Dying GENEVA, Neb., Sept. 29. Reports have been coming in of heavy losses of hogs from cholera. Joe McDonald of Chelsea township called on Dr. Wine brake and reported that he had lost a large number of hogB from what he called cholera. The doctor went out to the farm and made t. careful examina tion of several of the carcasses and found that death was the result of typhoid. Disastrous Lamp Explosion. FREMONT, Neb.. Sept. 29. The dwelling house of Edward Bokowski. on Jensen street, caught fire this morning from a lamp explosion in a bedroom. The family were In another part of the house and the entire build ing was afire before It was discovered and was completely gutted. The loss is about $800, with insurance on house .nd contents of $700. Fatal Acedent. LEXINGTON. Neb.. Sept 29. At thfc close of the one-mile bicycle race here Herman Kugler, who had won second money, continued at full speed until the rope stretched across the street at the boundary line caught him across the neck, throwing him to the ground. He was carried home and died soon 'after, his neck having been broken. Progressive Beemer. BEEMER, Neb., Sept 29. The es tablishment of a bank in this city is an indication of the town's progress. It is now doing business with G. Har den as president Felix Givens as vice president and W. A. Smith as cashier. Substantial Improvements are under way in all quarters of the town and Beemer is advancing at a rate that bodes much for the future. Its week ly paper, the Times, is stirring up the people to the good, work and is a pot ent influence in the progressive spirit that is abroad. Put down Beemer as one of the live towns of this live state Falclde by Stryehalae. SEWARD. Neb., Sept 29. During .he absence of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Neff, residing near UUca, Mrs. White, a sister of Mrs. Neff, aged 63 years, mak ing her home with the family, took a dose of strychnine and died before medical aid could be summoned. After taking the poison she told a son of Mr. Neff, who had remained at home, what she had done, and not to send for a doctor. Mrs. White had been an inmate of the insane hospital at Clar inda. la., at one time, and had since resided in her sister's family. J , THIS STATE IN BRIEF Terrltoalal Pleaeers te Meet. OMAHA. Neb.. Sept 28. Robert W. Furnas of Browaville, president of the Nebraska Territorial Pioneer associa tion, and Daniel H. Wheeler, acting secretary, Omaha, have issued a call for a reunion in tLe Auditorium at the exposition October 4 and 5. The call says: "This is a special meeting on a spe cial occasion and for special purpose, believing thereby a greater enlistment of interest can be secured for the or ganization. preparatory for the annual meeting to be held in Lincoln in Janu ary next. We ask and expect each member and his family will be present Any person who became a resident of Nebraska prior to Marcn l. 18C7. sad their children and grandchildren are entitled to become members, fee $1 no dues. Old settlers who have resided jn Nebraska fifteen yearsor more are also Invited to be preeeat Please notify all your friends and neighbors. Admission to Auditorium from Six teenth street entrance. AH who attend this meeting will be admitted to ex position grounds at reduced rates. Re duced rates on all railroads. No charge for admission to Auditorium. Write the secretary if you can be present "Talks will be made by Hon. J. Ster ling Morton. Dr. George L. Miller, Or lando Tcfft, J. E. North and others." Oae Hundred Tears Old. AUBURN, Neb.. Sept 28. It is not often that one can chronicle the cele bration of one's 100th birthday in company with the person whose birth day is celebrated. Nemaha county. Neb., however, had that distinction when, on September 9, at the home of Major William Daily, there gathered a little company of children to the third and fourth generation to unite with Mrs. Maria Culbertson in rejoicing, not merely that she has lived 100 years, but that she has retained her mental vigor and physical powers for so long a time. Mrs. Culbertson (Maria Logan) was born in Rockingham county, Va., only twenty-four years after the battle of Bunker Hill; only twenty-three years after the signing of the Declara tion of Independence; only sixteen years after the close of the revolution ary war which set the colonies free from the English yoke, and about three months before the death of George Washington. Retaras to the Sanitarium. HASTINGS, Neb., Sept. 28. The last scene in the Horlocker poisoning case to be played in Hastings until next De cember has been enacted. It had been given out that Miss Viola Horlocker would remain in Hastings at the home of her mother during this week, but for reasons known only to the attor neys and the family of the defendant, she was quietly escorted to the Bur lington depot, where she was kept in waiting for nearly an hour on account of the lateness of the train. Miss Viola was driven to the depot in a closed cab, together with her mother, sister Zora, and brother-in-law, George s. Hayes. While the sister and brother-in-law were arranging matters at the depot. Mrs. Horlocker and daughter, Viola, were holding a conversation in the cab. Miss Horlocker goes back to the sanitarium. Irrigation Bridges Repaired. LEXINGTON. Neb..Sept 28. A very important case to the people of Daw son county was the one recently decid ed by the supreme court in the case of the state ex rel. Dawson county vs. Farmers and Merchants' Irrigation company, carried up from this county. The opinion of the court was by Judge Sullivan, and is to the effect that bridges erected over Irrigation ditches by irrigation companies shall be re paired and maintained by the Irriga tion companies owning and operating the ditches over which such bridges are erected. This decision makes un constitutional that bection of the irri gation law of 1895 which provided that such bridges should be maintained by the county. Robbers Tap a FostoSlee. SIDNEY. Neb.. Sept. 28 The post office safe was blown open early in the, morning and about $200 was stolen. The sheriff is working on a clew to the perpetrators and has wired to make certain arrests. The United States In spector has also been wired to come at once. No one slept in the building. The burglars muffled the sound of ex plosion by covering the safe with an old mattress. No postage stamps were taken. There was $400 more in the safe, a fund belonging to the Building and Loan association, but this was either overlooked or the thieves were frightened away by passersby. Farmer Dies of Injuries. HOLDREGE, Neb., Sept 23. C. A. Saderland, a farmer living about four teen miles northwest of here, died about midnight from the effects of in juries received Saturday afternoon. He was thrown out of a wagon while re turning home from Elm Creek, injur ing his spinal cord. Deceased was nearly fifty years old and leaves a wife and two children. Dr. Dudley May Go te Chicago. BEATRICE. Neb.. Sept 28. It ! rumored here that the Rev. C. S. Dud ley of Centenary church has been called to the Oakland Methodist Epis copal church In Chicago. As the of ficial board of Centenary has asked for the appointment oi Rev. L. P. Guild of Grace cuurcu, Lincoln, it in presumed that he will be sent here. Strangled Herself ta Death. DORCHESTER. Neb., Sept. 28. Winding willow withes about her neck until she strangled herself. Mrs. H. Stelnheider ended her life at her home, two miles east of town. Ill health was the cause. Mr. Steinheider had come to town, and during his absence the woman went to a cluster of willow saplings which fringed a pond about 200 yards from the house, and wound the supple boughs around her neck. Throwing her weight backward, she leaned until she choked to death. A neighbor found her dead, with hands still clutching the ends of the bouths Toathfal Act rem lajared. SUTTON. Neb., Sept 28. Ollie. the 7-year-old daughter of W. D. Collins, was playing with other children in the Occidental hotel, and climbing up on the railing of the stairs in the second 3tory, slipped and fell to the floor be low, bruising her head severely and breaking both bones of the left fore arm near the wrist Mr. Collins is manager of a show company and their date at Clay Center was called off, owing to the child's Inability to per form her part. 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