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"SW -- - ". i. Jt . VOLUME XXXIII. NUMBER 14. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. JULY 9. 1902. WHOLE NUMBER 1,678. (y f-l ?" oivcvKhm f : i k 9 . r I NEBRASKA'S KEEL IT IS LAID IN PRESENCE OF AN ENORMOUS CROWD. MVET IS DRIVEN BY SAVAGE Nebraska's Coventor Given an Ova tion When H? Took the Speaker's Stand Plenty of Music and a Grand Gala Scene. SEATTLE. Wash., July 5. The first keel of a battleship for the United States navy ever laid on July 4 wu that of the battleship Nebraska, laid in the ship yards of Moran Bros, yes terday morning. The first rivet In the big steel structure was driven by Governor Savage of Nebraska and Gov ernor McBrlde of Washington In the presence of 10,000 people. Despite the jsrarlng rain, .the big sheds of the ship yards were crowded with people, who remained for the last and most inter esting feature of the day the driving of the rivet by the governor. A de tail of marines from the navy yards at Bremerton was drawn up at "present arms" as Governors Savage and Mc Brlde, followed by their respective staffs, marched onto the big platform where the exercises were to take place. The marine band furnished the music for the occasion. A governor's salute of thirteen guns was fired from off the floating drydork when it became known the Nebraska party had enter ed the grounds. The ceremony was witnessed by many officers of the reg ular service in the United States army 4tnd navy, but the uniforms of the reg ular soldiers, as well as those of the staff of the Washington governor, paled beside that of the Nebraska mil ltarymen as, bespangled with gold braid and gold lace, they strode to. their places in the grand stand erect-, ed for them. The many women in the two parties made a bright picture' in the stands aa their costumes min gled with the brilliant uniforms of the officers. The entire plant was decorated for the occasion. The big traveling cranes, which pick up a piece of steel weighing 100 tons with the same ease that a child lifts a toy, had the word "Nebraska" running the full length across them, worked in incandescent globes, and every time the cranes were set in motion the word appear ed in letters of light The pennant;' of the governor of Nebraska was placed in the center of the reviewing stand and behind it stood Governors Savage and McBrlde, with their staffs' grouped behind them. Judge Burke, master of ceremonies, grew eloquent In his address upon the growth of the Pacific coast marine af fairs and drew a vivid picture of the part Seattle is to play as the metropo lis of the Pacific. The Nebraska dele gation vigorously applauded the senti ment that the "flag is in the Philip pines to stay," Governor Savage lead ing in the hand clapping. Governor McBride's address of wel come was brief and of the most friendly character. He referred to the fact that many of Nebraska's sons are now citizens of this state and said: "Nebraska's loss is Washington's gain" in this respect. Governor Savage was given an ova tion when he took the speaker's stand to reply and his remarks were fre quently interrupted by applause. The governor dwelt upon the necessity for a powerful navy to protect the ever increasing commerce of the United States and that this country must maintain a big navy in order to keep its place as one of the world's pow ers. He paid a high tribute to the patriotism of Nebraska's sons and their prompt respose to every call of duty. When Governors McBrlde and Sav age had finished riveting the bolt President Moran presented each of them with a pay check of the com pany, regularly made out. calling for 3 cents, that being the value of the time which they worked. Governor Savage promptly declared a strike for higher wages, warmly seconded by Washington's governor, and they put on their coats. Little Malcolm Moran, youngest son' of the president of the company which is to build the battleship, presented Governor Savage with a very pretty souvenir of the' occasion. It was the first piece of steel punched from the keel of the battleship. Woman Postmaster Reappointed. FORT DODGE, la., July 5. Word' has reached the city of the reappoint ment of Mrs. C. C. Carpenter to the position of postmistress of Fort Dodge. Banquet at Copenhagen. COPENHAGEN. July 5. The Amer ican colony here relebrated the Fourth of July with a banquet at the Hotel Phoenix tonight, at which L. S. Swen son. the United States minister, made an address. Morgan Lunches with Emperor. KIEL. Julv 5. Emperor William yesterday received J. Pierpont Mor gan and invited him to remain for lunch. Reception to Ambassador. PARIS. July 5. The Fourth of July was celebrated in this city by a re ception at the United States embas sy, held by Mrs. Horace Porter, wife of the United States 'ambassador, Gen eral Fortcr, who is now in the United States. It Tras well attended, practic ally the whole American colony being present. Count de Rochambeau and several members of the Rochambeau aaicsion. which recently visited the United States, also called. TO USB WIRELESS SYSTEM. Signal Corp is Expected to Conduct Interesting Experiments. WASHINGTON. July 5. It Is quite probable that the signal corps of the arfiy will use a system of wireless tel egraphy in the coming Joint army and aval maneuvers. General Greeley has designated a special board to consider what experi ments in communication will be at tempted at these maneuvers by the army, and the question as to whether the' forces will attempt to use a wire less system in their operations will be decided by 1L The navy department does not ex pect to use wireless telegraphy in the maneuvers this summer, as it has not yet decided upon a system. Lieuten ant Hudgins of the equipment bureau has been abroad for some time look lag Into the various wireless systems developing in Europe and is expected to arrive here very shortly, which should enable the department to make a selection of some system to experi ment with. Pacification is Complete. WASHINGTON, July 5. Secretary Root has received the following re ply from Acting Governor Wright of the Philippines to bis congratulatory cablegram sent yesterday: "Provincial government was inaug urated at Laguna on July 1. thus com pleting the establishment of civil gov ernment over all the civilized people of the archipelago. Acceptance of American authority and general paci fication complete. I beg to offer con gratulations to you and through you to the president on the success of the wise and humane policy inaugu rated by President McKinley and con tinued by President Roosevelt" Shis Youth by Express. KALAMAZOO. Mich., July 5. Just before the through American express train from New York to Chicago ar rived here last night an 18-year-old boy was found concealed in a dry goods box in the Boston express car. The box was tagged to Cheney, Wash ington. The box was put off here and the boy taken to jail. He gave his name as William Edmondson of Bos ton. He said that he had a friend ship him from Boston as express. For $60,000 Embezzlement. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 5 Alexander A. Robertson, paying tell er, and Harry T. Duke, assistant cashier, of the Wells-Fargo bank of this city, were placed under arrest today on a charge of embezzling $60, 000 from the funds of the bank. J. N. Thacker, chief detective of the Wells-Fargo company, swore to com plaints today charging both men with embezzlement. H. Hannis Taylor Selected. WASHINGTON, July 5. H. Hannis Taylor, author of notable works on constitutional and international law and formerly United States minister to Spain, has just been elected to the rhalr of English constitutional and common law and of international pri vate law in the school of comparative jurisprudence and diplomacy of the Columbian university. Bee-Keepers Organize. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., July 5. The bee-keepers of this city formed an association with Dr. O. C. Masters, president; J. W. Tice, vice president; A. L. Timblein, secretary and treas uerer, and George Kregel, inspector of foul broods. The purpose of the or ganization is to stamp out the foul broods that have gained a foothold in this section. Decrease in Children. FREMONT. Neb.. July 5. The Fre mont school census has Just been completed and shows a small decrease over last year. The total number of children of school age within the city is 2.488, and within the school dis trict 2.555. The totals last year were 2.532 and 2.597. The decrease is in the Second ward. Wyoming Democrats. CHEYENNE. Wyo., July 5. A call for a democratic state convention at Rawlins, on August C. has been issued by the state central committee. As yet there is very little talke of candi dates. Harrison Teachers Will Meet. MISSOURI VALLEY, la.JuIy 6. The Harrison county teachers' insti tue will convene at Logan on July 14 for a two weeks' session. Able talent has been secured. To Talk on Irrigation. CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo., July 5. Secretary Arthur P. Francis of the T'ransmississippi congress has issued a call for the next meeting of the congress. It announces the represen tation accorded to states, cities, coun ties and business organizations and makes a strong appeal for attendance. The congress will be called to order at St. Paul at 10 o'clock a. m. on Au gust 19. and continue at the will of the members present Nebraska Man is Advanced. WORCESTER, Mass.. July 5. R. C. Bentley. fellow in pedagogy at Clark university, has been elected dean of the new Clark college connected with Clark university. He will also hold the chair of Greek and Latin. He is an A. B. graduate of Nebraska State university in 94 and A. M. in '96. He was assistant in physiology at Neb braska university in 1893-7 and prin cipal of schools In Shelton, Neb., from 1S9C to 1897. A TRANSFER SOON PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT ACT TC BE PUT IN OPERATION. FORCE OF SOUHBS BEOUCEO When All This is Accomplished the Census Will Be Taken as Provided for in the Bill and Independence is to Follow. WASHINGTON. July 4. Chairman Cooper of the house committee on in ular affairs says steps will be taken at once to put the Philippine govern Bent act in operation. "The first step." said Mr. Cooper, "will be the complete transfer of au thority from the military to the civil officers, except, in the Mora country, where there is some lingering disor ders. The transfer will be accom plished by. a proclamation from the president, which it is understood will be issued July 4. Besides turning over the authority to the civil officials, the change will permit a considerable re duction of the military force in the islands, although orders already given complete a reduction down to 18,000 men. In 1900 we had 70.000 men in the Philippines, so that we soon will have reduced the force by 52.000 offi cers and men, and the transfer of authority and the act doubtless will lead to a further reduction before long. "The next step will be to take the census as provided in the act Gov ernor Taft told me this work would begin as soon as he reached Manila. His plan is to have the work done as far as possible by Filipinos, and the commission will get up its own census system instead of having it done by the census office at Wash ington, although they are empowered to get census experts from here by making application to the president The purpose, however, is to make the work thoroughly a local one, so that it will serve the Filipinos as an ob ject lesson. The census will take about a year. "As to the general effect of the act we have just enacted," added Mr. Cooper, "I share the view of Governor Taft, who said that if this bill became a law we would hear no more of the Philippines than we do of Porto Rico, and that the Philippine prob lem would gradually disappear." Mr. Cooper has received the follow ing telegram from President L. G. Schurman of Cornell, who was head of the Phiippine commission: "Cordial congratulations on your splendid victory in securing a legisla tive assembly for the Filipinos. Our commission recommended it Your bill shows constructive statesmanship of the highest order. Filipinos will bless you forever." Millions of Loss. ST. LOUIS, Mo.. July 4. There seems to be no let up to the rain that has been falling heavily at intervals ever since Saturday morning. Re ports of .damage to crops in Illinois and Missouri continue to be received. This, It is conservatively estimated, will amount to millions of dollars. Grain in shock that was not carried away by the floods is beginning to sprout In the uplands, corn and oats were benefited by the rain. To Amend Interstate Commerce Act WASHINGTON, July 4. Represent ative Hepburn of Iowa yesterday in troduced a bill amending the interstate commerce act so as to make all fer mented, distilled or other intoxicating liquors brought into a state subject to the state laws, the same as though the article was produced within the state, and giving no exemption be cause the liquors arc in original pack ages. Henderson to Campaign. WASHINGTON, July 4. Speaker Henderson left here today for New York, where he will meet his daugh ter on her arrival from Europe. Lat er he will go to his home in Iowa and take a rest preliminary to an extensive campaigning trip in vari ous parts of the country, his purpose being to visit as many doubtful con gressional districts as possible. Nebraska Professor Appointed. CHEYENNE, July 4. Prof. O. V. P. Stout formerly of the University of Nebraska, has been appointed agent and expert in the office of irri gation investigations here. He has been assigned to duty at Fresno, Cal.. where he will superintend a big drainage undertaking. States to Get Their Money. WASHINGTON. July 4. The treasury department yesterday issued warrants in favor of the states of Il linois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ver mont and Ohio, aggregating $5,218, 584. These warrants cover the claims of these elates Incident .to the raising and equipping of troops during the civil war, recently allowed by the comptroller of the treasury and for which congress made the necessary appropriation. Take Census of the Buffalo. WASHINGTON, July 4. The to tal number of buffalo, both full and mixed blood, in the United States is 1.143, according to a report submit ted to congress by the 'Interior de partment based on correspondence with various states. Of this number seventy-two are running wild, ol which fifty-two are in Colorado and the remainder in Yellowstone park. The number of buffalo or bison do mesticated or in captiviay is 1.07L GOOD SHOWING BY BANK. Condition the Best of Any Time in the History of the State. LINCOLN. Neb., July 5. A state ment given out by Secretary Royce of the State Banking board shows that the general condition of all state mad private banks in Nebraska at the close of business on June 3 was better than at any time in the history of the state. Compared with the state ment for March 15, an increase ol $927,812 In deposits is shown. A com parison with July 17 last year shows an Increase of $6,933,475. Loams aad discounts increased $690,000 since March 16 and $4,946,000 since July 17 last year. The banks on June 3 keld a reserve of 39 1-6 per cent The num ber of depositors was 98,666, and of banks 458. Following la a comparison of some of the Items: OFFICE WORK June March 3. 190S. .15..M8e. Loans and discounts $28,500,060 SZ7.9O0.O8d Overdrafts SJD.000 S40.OW Due from banks 11.300.000 10.800.600 Stock paid In 7.50O.O00 7.400.000 Surplus t... 1.300.000 1.300.000 Undivided profits .. 1.400.000 1.900.600 Deposits 35.069.528 34.141.719 Resources 45.4S4.228 44.292,790 No Sentence to Impose. SUTTON. Neb.. July 5. A special term of the district court was con vened in this city by Judge G. W. Stubbs for the purpose of passing sentence upon J. C. Merrill, who was convicted about a year ago for oper ating a creamery without a permit from the state board of health. It was a friendly action instituted for the purpose of -testing the constitu tionality of the law requiring a per mit. The action was appealed to the supreme court and it Is now discover ed that there was no sentence im posed from which an appeal could be taken. Mr. Merrill is mayor of 8ut- ton and is operating one of the largest creameries in the state. Ends Life at Wife's Grave. HASTINGS, Neb., July 6. News has just reached Hastings of the tragic and pathetic death of Captain A. D.' Yocum, who shot and killed himself last Thursday, while kneeling on his wife's grave at Pasadena, Cal. Cap tain Yocum was one of the early set tlers of Adams county and was li, very prominent man In Hastings for a number of years. He was mayor of. this city for several years and was quite active until he got into trouble with Myron Vanfleet, whom he shot and killed for slandering his adopted daughter. Miss Alice Yocum. The killing of Vanfleet occurred eleven years ago and Mr. Yocum was sentenc ed to one year in the state peniten tiary, but he was pardoned without leaving the city. Captain Yocum's record as a soldier was of a most brilliant character. He went into Che army from Bellmont county, Ohio, at the beginning of the civil war and won the rank of captain by meritori ous conduct Killed by Lightning. LEXINGTON, Neb., July 5. P. T. Sutphen, a farmer residing about six miles north of Lexington, was found dead a short distance north of Mer ritt's ranch. He had attended the an nual school meeting at Reed's school house the evening previous, and was struck by lightning while returning home. This is the second death from lightning which has occurred in this vicinity, William Staley,' a farmer liv ing five miles south, having been kill ed on June 14. Mr. Sutphen was in sured in the Ancient Order of United Workmen for $2,000. Callaway Woman Injured. CALLAWAY, Neb., July 5. Word has reached here that Mrs. B. Weste, a former resident of this place met with an accident in Denver, Colo., which, owing to her advanced age, may result in death. She was pass ing along one of the business streets when she was run against by a boy on a bicycle, knocking her down on the pavement breaking her hip and otherwise injuring her. Defeat the Proposition. FREMONT, Neb. July. 5. Returns from different school meetings held in Dodge county indicate that the ad junct school district proposition, which was submitted to the voters, has been badly defeated. A Great Crop. CALLAWAY. Neb.. July o. The harvesting of rye has commenced in earnest in this portion of the state. The acreage is very large and the yield will be immense. . Woman Taken to Asylum. FREMONT. Neb.. July 5. Mrs. Ma ria Jeppsen, wife of afarmer living near Nickerson, was taken to Lincoln for confinement at the hospital for insane. Elevator to Open Up. CALLAWAY, Neb., July 5. After a close-down of two years on account of lack of business the Alliance ele vator at this place will again open up for business. Question Legality of Bonds. YORK. Neb.. July 5. Now that the Kansas City & Omaha railroad, which runs through this county north and south, has been transferred to the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad company, it is a question whether the bonds voted to aid in its construction through the townships in which it runs are null and void. It was the understanding when the bonds were voted that it was to be and reaiain a competing road. EXPENSEjS LESS EXPENDITURES OF GOVERNMENT DURING THE LAST YEAR. KCEIPTS SLIGHTLY INCREASED Report Shows that Secretary of the Treasury Gage Made a Very Close Estimate on Receipts and Expendi tures for Entire Ysar. WASHINGTON, July .3. The com pmrative annual statement of the re ceipts and expenditures of the United States, Issued by the secretary of the treasury, shows that for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1902, the total receipts amounted to $563,405,187, as against $587,685,337 for the fiscal year ended June 30. 1901. The total ex penditures for the year just closed were $471,209,641, as against $509, 67,353 for the fiscal year ended June SO, 1901. The surplus for the year Just closed fs $92,196,000. On November 1. 1901, Secretary Gage estimated the expenditures for the year at $472,000,000, which was only $790,359 in excess of the actual figures. He also estimated the re ceipts at $572,00,000, which was $8, 694,813 below the estimate. This dif-J ference, however, was due to the losi of internal revenue receipts as the di rect result of the revenue act of April 12, 1902, which amounted to about $9, 000,000. This reduction could not' have been anticipated, as the act was passed after the estimates were sent to congress. But for this reduction) the surplus for the year just closed would have been almost exactly the! amount estimated eight months be fore. The accuracy of these esti mates is remarkable in the history of the treasury department The receipts from the several sources of revenue are given as fol lows: Customs, $254,456,927; increase as compared with the fiscal year ended' June 30, 1901. $15,861,000. Internal revenue, $272,503,214; de-' crease, $34,431. Miscellaneous, $36,445,046; decrease,' $4,474,000. The expenditures for the year are, given as follows: Civil and miscellaneous, $113,488, 202; decrease, $9,000,000. War, $112,216,683; decrease, $32 i 000,000. Navy, $67,858,500; increase, $7,000,-' 000. Indians, $10,049,525; decrease, $841, 000. Pensions, $138,488,559; decrease $950,000. The surplus for the month of June 1902, is shown to have been $15,839, 609. CHANCE FOR GOOD CATTLE. Opening in the Argentine Republic for Thoroughbreds. WASHINGTON, July 3. Frank W. rilcknell, special agent and agricul-1 tural explorer of the agricultural de-r partment writing from Buenos Ayres-' to the bureau of animal industry, says that if it is possible for some of the breeders of the United States to send some really first-class animals to that place now is a good time to do so, as British cattle have been barred owing to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in England. The cattle must arrive in Buenos Ayres not later than August 1, so as to have time to get in condition before the opening of the great animal show of the Rural society, which begins in Buenos Ayres September 14 and lasts five days. This show brings out the best animals in the country and is for pure-bred stock only. GOVERNMENT TO BUILD ONE. Secretary to Have a Battleship Con structed in Navy Yard. WASHINGTON, July 3. The con ferees of the two houses of congress on the naval appropriation bill reach ed an agreement on the one point left in dispute after former conferences. This point related to the contention between the two houses as to whether any of the proposed new war vessels should be built in government navy yards. The house bill originally provided that half of them should be built in government yards and the other half by contract The senate provided for the construction of all by contract The compromise agreement authorizes th construction of one battleship in a government yard and also others in case of emergency. Name the New Warships. WASHINGTON. July 3. At Secre tary Moody's-suggestion, the cabinet yesterday adopted names for the six new warships authorized by the naval appropriation bill. The four larger ships, two battleships and two armor ed cruisers, will be named Louisiana, Connecticut Tennessee and Washing ton, but it is not yet settled which states shall be chosen for the battle ships and vice versa. Two gunboats will also be built To Chincago 23 Cents. CHICAGO, 111., July 3. According to the promise of the railroads hand ling live stock and dressed meat prod ucts between Chicago and the Mis souri river, these two classes of freight were put on an equality, re moving the objection of the Chicago live stock exchange reports to the former discriminatory rates. The re adjusted rates make all classes of both live stock and narking house prod vets M cents. OFFENDERS IN HARD LUCK. According to Chief Wilkie Meet sf Them Are Brought to Justice. WASHINGTON, July 3. The an. nual report of Chief Wilkie of the secret service division, submitted to day to Secretary Shaw, shows that during the year there were arrested 573 persons charged with various of fenses against the federal statutes. New York leading with eighty-five prosecutions. Of the offenders 413 were of American birth, the next larg est number of offenders being Ital ians. Sixty-three per cent of those ar rested were convicted. The report records the fact that during the fiscal year but one dangerous spurious note was put in circulation, a $5 silver certificate, while there was only one other even passable counterfeit, a $1 silver certificate, whose makers, with their complete plant, were captured in Chicago the same day they attempted to put one of their notes into circula tion. The report refers to marked im provement in the New York district where the circulation of "all-silver" counterfeit coins has been reduced more than 80 per cent as compared with the previous year. Reference is made to the continued activity among criminals who make the "raising" of notes a specialty and it is pointed out that this crime might be prevented by the adoption of a distinctive size for the notes of smaller denominations the ones and twos to be, say an inch shorter and one-half inch narrower than those of $5 or over. CHINA ISSUES ULTIMATUM. Refuses to Pay July Installment at Present Rate of Exchange. PEKIN. July 4. The taotal of Shanghai has notified the bankers' commission that China refuses to pay the July Installment of the indemnity except at the rate of exchange pre vailing April 1, 1901. The foreign ministers consider that the taotai's declaration is the result of the announcement of the United States minister, Mr. Conger, to the Chinese viceroys, that the United States sustains China's contention and is willing to accept payment on the basis mentioned. But the minis ters are confident that China will ac cept the decision of the majority of the ministers when it is convinced that the United States is its only sun porter. Some of the ministers insist that the policy of the United States is un reasonable and in direct opposition to the terms of the protocol. They as sert that Prince Ching, head of the foreign office, and other Chinese offi cials, before learning that China had the support of the United States in the matter, admitted that their ar guments were rather a plea for mercy than a demand for justice. CANDIDATE FOR COMMANDER. John McElroy Urged by Friends for Head of the Grand Army. WASHINGTON, July 4. The De partment of the Potomac Grand Ar my of the Republic, has a candidate for commander-in-chief of the order. He is John McElroy, managing editor of the National Tribune of tnis city. His election is urged by the local vet terans in a circular letter just issued as a tribute to his military services and long participation in the affairs of the Grand Army. The advantage of locating head quarters at the national capital, in constant touch with congress, the president and other high officials of the government, also is pointed out Mr. McElroy has been a member of the organization for thirty-six years. His military record covered the pe riod from October, 1862, to the close of the war. He served in Company L, Sixteenth Illinois cavalry. He was a prisoner at Andereonvilte and oth er places. He has had editorial con trol of papers of national reputation for twenty-eight years. A Defaulter at Death. WASHINGTON, July 4. United States District Attorney Gould today announced in the probate court that William S. Yateman, formerly disburs ing clerk of the war department, was at the time of his death, April 20, 1901, a defaulter. So far as known, the al leged defalcation amounts to about $18,000. The government will take steps to recover the full amount The defalcation, Mr. Gould announced, was only recently discovered, and was done through the manipulation of vouchers. Caught on High Trestle. YOUNGSTOWN, O.. July 4. Three brothers, Mike, Simon and Luke Sha okvie, were caught on the trestle of the Mahoning Valley Electric line near Struthers, four miles east of here, and in an endeavor to escape injury lay down on the edge of the rails. Luke was struck by the car and died from a fractured skull. Mike had his left arm torn off, leg fractur ed and nose broken and is in a criti cal condition. Mysterious Woman Insane. EL PASO, Tex., July 4. County Judge Harper has ordered the sher iff to convey Miss Ada Barker to the state Insane asylum at Terrell, where she will be confined. Several weeks ago Miss Barker was found wander ing in the streets in a demented con dition and it is thought she arrived here on a westbound Southern Pa cific train. Where she came from or where she was going is a matter that has aot bees, ascertained. II tMllMIH 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 IMEf TtlfOiAMS. ii i ii turn tt ni mm ii ' Earthquakes have occurred simulta neously in twenty towns of Asia Mi nor and many houses have collapsed. Supervising Architect Taylor has called for bids for the interior finish .of the Denver mint, the bids to be opened August 12. 1 F. S. Powell, nominated by. the populists and democrats for state su perintendent of public instruction of Kansas, has withdrawn. John Barkley, who attempted to break into the house of J. Pierpont :Morgan, jr., in London, was sentenced ;to five years' imprisonment A surveying party has begun the work of laying' out the route of the .Denver, Northwestern & Pacific in the western range from Glenwood Springs, .Colo. Archie L. Williams, general attor ney of the Union Pacific system for Kansas and Missouri, resigned and twas succeeded by N. II. Loomis of iTopeka. A fractured skull caused the death of Max Heindl, a theater orchestra leader of Boston. He fell down stairs at the Casfle Garden theater after the prformance. The senate ratified the treaty with Great Britain permitting the governor of Zanzibar to collect a duty of 10 per cent ad valorem on articles im ported to the country. The street car company of Indian apolis has voluntarily increased the pay of motormen and conductors 1 cent an hour. This makes an Increase in the pay roll of the company of $25, 000 a year. Minister Conger cables that the dip1 lomatic corps at Pekin is considering the turning over of the city of Tien. Tsin to the Chinese government The terms are regarded as very exacting and onerous. William Henry Koons, the veteran newspaper correspondent, died at Trenton. N. J. Mr. Koons was the Trenton correspondent of the New York Herald, World, Times and New ark Sunday Call. The Twentieth Century express of the New York Central broke the rec ord on its trip from Albany to Syra cuse. It made the 148 miles in 145 minutes, including a stop at Utica and several slow-downs. The war department is advised of the sailing of the transport Sumner from Manila for San Francisco with 226 enlisted men. Twenty-fourth in fantry; 203 enlisted men, Seventeenth infantry, and 77 casuals. It is reported from Cos Samora, Mexico, that Henry Ward and his wife, who formerly lived near Brandon. Tex., has been murdered by two Mex ican employes who themselves were killed by pursuing officers. According to official reports, there have been in Manila up to date 1,740 cases of cholera and 1,385 deaths from the disease. The same reports for the provinces show 9,444 cases and 7,083 deaths. Advices received from Cabul say, that the Ameer of Afghanistan, Habib. Oullah Khan, early in June, married his daughters to six prominent chiefs including the commander-in-chief of the Afghan forces. i Major General R. B. Coleman of In-', dian Territory division United ConfedJ erate Veterans, has issued an official notice notifying camps in the territory that the annual reunion will be held in Ardmore July 22, 23 and 24. , Representative Hepburn introduced a bill amending the interstate com merce act so as to make all fermented; distilled or other intoxicating liquor brought into a state subject to the state laws and giving no exemption because the liquore are in original packages. A small table of white marble, bear ing in letters of gold a brief statement of the life and deeds of William Mc Kinley, the tribute of his friend, Judge Thomas H. Anderson, formerly of Ohio, but now a member of the die-' trict bench, was unveiled in the Met ropolitan M. E. church at Washington Magistrate John H. Hause, who foJ many years was one of the unique characters of southern Indiana, is dead. He was 65 years old, and dur ing the ten years in which he held the office of magistrate in Jefferson ville he is said to have married 6,000 couples, the majority of whom wero elopers. The Cleveland Plain Dealer says: One of the largest ship building deals ever made on the Lakes has been closed by the American Shipbuilding company, that company having book' ed orders for eleven freight steamers that will cost upwards or $2,000,000: A mission of the Russian govern ment is now in Paris studying postal contracts for the transportation ol? French mails to China and Japan by way of the Trans-Siberian railway, which will begin operation in January. 1903. Brigadier General George W. Davis in command of the American forces in Zambonaga, Mindanao, has been ordered to Manila to take command of the department of the north. Brig adier General Sapuel S. Sumnex will succeed General Davis at Zamboanga. Half of the immigrants now arriving in New York are said to be very illit erate. Mrs. Julia A. Simpson, great grand niece of Charles Carroll, one of the signers of the Declaration of Inde pendence, is dead aged 73. , The Audubon society of Iowa elect ed Jo honorary membership Rev. H. A. ,'Percival, Rev. R. Keane Ryan. Rev. M. E. Fawcett and Rev. F. C. Priest, all of Chicago, in recognition of their .pulpit attack oa the big Kansas City 'knn I shoot J f mouwa. Cotaabts State fimati a, NcwtM. SelkStesmsttpTIclKltj Sly Good Hot, SB. RCffS fei i o jtjijs o & o o o mrnm etnaon LI ia. nm. o o MAMWH. VICa-MM. I. MNMm. CASMtM. mmv i. nanny. UNTT MWIST 0$00gi 0Qj00 Coluinbus JournaJ, A eddy Repufclks ; rtcwipBpcf Devoted ts roe BCSt UMCfCfBI Ol ' 'Jt Jt Jt 1 Columbus, THE County Platte, The Stale of Nebraska.. THE United States, Rest UMM. tttjfji lot Unit of Measure with Us is $1.50 per Year, If Paid in Advance, as at at UsaN ff UsefwfcMM U st lay DsMara Sample Copies Sent free to ny Address. HENRY GASS. UNDERTAKEItU Coffin, aad Metallic eiaMMadssfUilHlsliry M ill? 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