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..y- .--,,.. -- ,-. "Fi S . - "fc ' - "f p. fc V- c- J J. ?&- 4-.i Niiv4HBrfaiK"5swg& C . ?jr4ltoi5i- -mv SSk iwafc3 Jfi1 5 rWTJP-mir ,w "it.'- "; J. . N VOLUME XXXm.NUMBER 19. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 13. 1902. WHOLE NUMBER 1.S83. j. s- ; ' ?jjr-s& i&skp - j --Pf ' I- A j. r BIG WHEAT FARM SYNDICATE. LEO BY NEBRASKA!, WILL ESTABLISH IT. BUY FORTY THIUSAID AMES The Syndicate Will Introduce Steam Plows and Other Modem Machinery, as Well as Own Its Own Elevators, to Do the Work. ST. PAUL, Aug. 3. A syndicate of Americana, led by T. B. Hoard of Ne braska, a wealthv cattleman, "will es tablish the first bonanza wheat farm in Canada berxeen Craik and David son, on the Prince Albert branch of the Canadian Pacinc. Forty thousand acres of land have been purchased at an outlay of 520O.0G0 and another S100, 000 ha been set aside by the syndi cate for improvements. None of the methods which made the great wheat farms of North Dakota famous have yet been applied in Canada and wheat raising has been confined entirely to small areas and to the work of small farmers. The syndicate includes F. J. Waddell of Aurora. Neb., another wealthy cat tleman, and capitalists from Iowa and Illinois. One whole township is to be converted Into a monster wheat field and the zreater pomes of the town ship adjoining is to become a portion of the syndicate's interests. Mr. Hoard and his associates will introduce steamplows and other mod ern farm machinery The syndicate will own its own ele rators, two of which are to be built this fail at Garvin, in the center of the new farm. It will also operate nine elevators at adjacent points. NEELY WANTS THE MONEY. Asks that Currency Found in His Pos session Be Returned. WASHINGTON. Ang. 3. C. W. Neely, who was convicted of Cuban postal frauds and afterwards granted amnesty by the Cuban legislature, has applied to the attorney general to be reimbursed for the money found in his possession at the time of his arrest, amounting to Jtf.234. This money was sent to Cuba as an exhibit at the trial of Neely. and was returned by the military government to the War department. Secretary Root wrote a letter to the postmaster general informing him that the money -- aad been returned-and- waa-aeldV.ta be. ' disposed of at the Iattersvdirectiaix- ' The, postmaster general has not ac- eepted the money and it still remains m tne possession or secretary ttoot. The "War department is hoiding it un- til an adjustment is made and a bal-1 ance struck between the Cuban gov-1 eminent and the late military govern-) ment regarding financial affairs. The officials have not yet determined what action they will take after this balance is struck. HELPING NEEDY FILIPINOS. Poverty Stricken. Hundreds of Thou sands Are Being Fed. WASHINGTON. D. C. Aug. 9. Major B. K. West, of the commissary department, writing frcm Manila to General Weston, chief commissary, has the fcllcwipg to say concerning the feeding cf natives in th Philippines "I was in hopes that the closing up of the campaign in Batangas and La guna would en-J the feeding of the na tives, but such is not the case, al though the camps have been broken up. The natives were left in a desti tute condition, had been unable to plant new crops, all the old crops had been destroyed in the military opera tions and so the work has to go on. "General Bell was in the city and I asked him about the number cf na-1 tives he was feeding. He told me that ' it, !,--, h Ta faP,Hn- nnnmxi. ' mately 250.000 people. In Laguna he could not give the exact number, but I judge from the quantity that we sup ply that there must be about half as many." Jcc's Bey Gets a Job. LONDON. Aug. 2. Official an-' nouncement was made today that Aus ten Chamberlain, sen cf the colonial secretary, has been appointed post master general, vice the Marquis of Londonderry, resigned. Twenty Miles by Auto. WORCESTER. JIass.. Aug. 9. The twenty-mile motor paced race at the Coliseum, between Elkes and Freeman resulted in a victory for the former. who covered the distance in 31.27 3-5.- Funster) Confined to Room. DENVER. Ang. D. Brigadier Gen eral Frederick Funston. commander of the Department cf the Colorado, is confined to his heme by illness, hav ing undergone an operalon for fistula. His condition is not at all alarming and his friends expect he will recover quickly. The general's illness does not result from the artack of appendi cius, for which an operation was suc cessfully performed at Kansas City before he came to Colorado. Santa Fe Strike Continues. TOPEKA. Kan., Aug 9. George B Eenderson. superintendent of motive power of the Santa Fe, says the strike an the Gulf lines of the road will prob--ably not be settled for a week or more. Mr Henderson, returned from a con ference held in Chicago between the officials of the road and a committee of. the strikers- He says that wnrhrng was accomplished, as the strikers did 1 sot wis, to accept terms offered by tiki read. SET ASIDE SALE OF LANDS. 2oilusien Reported Amsng for Omaha Indian Realty WASHINGTON, Ang. XL S. G. S-uby, an inpector of the Department f the Interior; who was sent to D'Neill, Neb., for the purpose of in vestigating charges made in relation 'jo the sale of certain isolated tracts yt land in the Omaha Indian reserva tion that were sold at the O'Neill land jfflce on May 4 has submitted his re port to the secretary of the interior. Mr. Ruby finds that a combination was formed between prospective bid ders and that a fund was raised to pay certain other prospective bidders to refrain from bidding upon the lands. Mr. Ruby endorses the recommenda tion of the register and receiver of the O'Neill land office that the sale be sec aside; in view of the coUusioov which on the face of the returns is apparent. Acting Secretary Ryan of the interior department, after a re view of the inspector's report, imme diately ordered thar a public hearing be granted those persons who were unable to bid at the sale and directed that the register and receiver should hold an open court for the purpose of inquiring into the matter and that said register and receiver should be empowered to set a time and place for such public hearting and that persons interested in the sale should have the right to be represented by attorney. REQUISITION NOT HONORED. Men Who Violated State Game Law Cannot Be Brought Back. LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 11. Chief Game Warden Simpkins returned from Jefferson City. Mo., minus the two Kansas City men who were wanted at Red Cloud for hunting in Nebraska without a license. Governor Dockery refused to honor a requisition, saying that the offense was merely a misde meanor and he did not want to have his men hauled about over the country for such a crime. C. T. Hazleton and R. W. Stoner ire the men wanted. Their three logs and ammunition were confiscated it Red Cloud and sold. The fine for a non-resident hunting in Nebraska is 5100 or sixty days in jail. The men had killed over sixty prairie chickens out of season and it is believed a total of $500 could have been piled up against them. Another effort will be made to bring them back. Mr. Simpkins offers a reward of $50 to any one who will arrest the two men on Nebraska territory. ?- r - ; ; ; - Nrtrasha Prshtfcitlsniats Nominate. LINCOLN, Aug. 11. The prohibit tjonists of Nebraska have placed in nomination the following ticket: For governor, S. T. Davies, Otoe county; ijeUtenant governor, Isaiah Lightner. piatre county; secretary of state. D. D. Norton. Adams county; treasurer, W. H. Maddock. Richardson county; auditor, John Dale, Douglas county; attorney general. W. Bert Clarks. Saunders county; land commissioner. J. M. Dilworth. Johnson county; su perintendent of public instruction. A. EL Howard. University Place. Old Folks' Romance. HUMBOLDT. Neb.. Aug. 11. Mrs. Mary G. Ferguson of this city, aged 70. was married to Lyman Whitcomb of Iowa, aged 72. A touch of romance is lent to the marriage by the report that it was brought about by corre spondence through a matrimonial agency. The present is the bride's third matrimonial venture- The new ly married pair will make their home in this city. New Factory for Kearney. KEARNEY. Neb.. Aug. 1L It is proposed to turn the old cotton mill ' here into a strawboard factory. E. j B. Shaw of Richmond, X nas broach- Dlaa to several of Kearney's business men and they are in favor of the idea. Over S150.000 would be in volved in the deal and a number of men would be employed the year round. Burned to Death. BROKEN BOW, Neb- Aug. 1L Nine hours after he was injured John Schroder, a laundry proprietor, died from terrible burns on the face, head and body. Shroder exploded a gaso line tank while pumping air into it. . Judge Ely is Dead. FREMONT. Neb- Aug. 1L Judge W. H. Ely, aged SL and for forty-five years a resident of Nebraska, is dead. The deceased had been in good health unul the death of his wife a year ago. Since then he had failed rapidly. Will Rebuild Elevator. BLOOMFTELD. Neb.. Aug. 1L The farmers have decided to rebuild their elevator, which was recently burned here, and for that purpose have raised over $2,000. The insurance was $3, 500. A reward of 51.000 has been of fered for the apprehension of the par ty starting the fire, and diligent in vestigation, will be made. A number of hogs were stolen from the stock yards of the farmers' association the night before the Are. Its Caudal Appendage. BEATRICE. Neb.. Aug. 11 A pe culiar accident happened on the farm of J B Graham, near Holmesville. A team of horses were standing near a threshing machine, when one of the animals switched its tail in such a manner as to have it caught in the belting of the rapidly revolving cyl inder aad the- tail was torn, out by the roots. The horse was not injured otherwise. THE KING THANKS ISSUES ADDRESS TO PEOPLE ON EVE OF CORONATION. OUTiTUflE FOR HIS RECOVERY He Believes that Prayers to Divine Providence Hsve Been Answered Proclamation Conceived and Writ ten By the King Himself. LONDON, Aug. 8. The following message from King Edward to his people was made public last night: To My People: On the eve of cor onation, an event which I look: upon as one of the most solemn and impor tant of my life, I am. anxious to -express to my. peqjjle at home and in the colonies and in India my heart felt appreciation of the deep sympa thy they have manifested toward me during a time in my life of such im minent danger. The postponement of the coronation ceremony, owing to my illness, has caused, I fear, much inconvenience and trouble to all who intended to celebrate it. But their disappointment has been borne by them with admirable patience and temper. "The prayers of my people for my recovery were heard, and I now offer up my deepest gratitude to divine Providence for having preserved my life and given me strength to fulfill the important duties which devolve upon me as sovereign of this great em pire. (Signed) "EDWARD R. and L "Buckingham Palace. Aug. 8, 1902." King Edward's proclamation is a personal aad spontaneous expression of his majesty's feelings. It was con ceived and written by himself in an autograph letter to the home secre tary, C. T. Ritchie. In addressing this communication to the home secretary, the king is following the traditions ob served by the late Queen Victoria when she addressed personal messages to the nation. King Edward did not drive out yes terday. A large crowd had gathered outside Buckingham palace in expecta tion of their majesties taking a drive, and the king, who was lunching in one of the front rooms of the build ing, came to the window in full view of the people, who cheered him en thusiastically. The King bowed his acknowledgements. It had been expected that his majes ty would visit Westminster abbey yes terday but he did not do so- He was busily engaged with bis secretary, Lord Knollys. Some regalia for the coronation was removed from Buckingham palace ana at St. James palaces to Westminster abbey, where minor rehearsals of the coronation ceremony was held. The prince of Wales and the duke of Connaught paid visits of inspection to the abbey. An official bulletin issued says: "King Edward bore the journey to London yesterday without tue least fatigue. His majesty had a good night and is in excellent health. The wound is practically healed." A bulletin will be issued on Sunday next. Sunday'? bulletin will be the last, and it will be issued only with the ob ject of placing on record how the king bore the coronation ceremonies. FLOWER'S AT KRUGER'S FEET. Pathetic Incident Occurs at Pro-Boer Exhibition at The Hague. THE HAGUE. Aug. 8. Former President Kruger of the Transvaal Re public, accompanied by a number of Boer leaders, visited the pro-Eoer ex hibition this morning. He seated him self opposite the portraits of the Dutch and French combatants who fell during the war and as he sat there young girls strewed flowers at his feet. Replying to a speech made by the president of the exhibition. Mr. Kru ger paid a tribute to the "Drave men who sacrificed their lives in a disin terested struggle for justice." He thanked artists of all nations for their unselfish aid in contributing to the exhibition. Soo Road Reaches Bismarck. BISMARCK. N. D., Aug. 8. The Soo railroad crossed tfie Northern Pacific tracks southeast of this city last night aad reached Bismarck to night. Dawning Goes it Alone. SAN FRANCISCO, CaL. Aug. 8. Robert Downing, the actor, today ob tained a divorce from his wife, who is known on the stage as Eugenie Blair. Ask Roosevelt to Pardon. WDLKESBARRE. Pa., Aug. S. Pres ident Mitchell of the United Mine Workers, in an interview with a rep resentative of the Associated Press to day, said with reference to the deci sion of Judge Goft in the habeas cor pus proceedings against the miners in West Virginia: "The only thing to do now is to make an appeal to President Roose velt fcr the pardon of the men in jail, and this will probably be done at once." Hunting for Buried Treasure. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Ang. 8. The brigantine Lakeland, Captain Fred Blakeley,. which left Astoria Jan nary 6 last on a hunting expedition to Cocos island, is is. the straits bound in behind a tug. The expedi tion has the financial backing of a popular subscription corporation the people subscribing generously to the plan with, the prospect of securing the $30,000,000 of Peruvian treasure baried there tt years- ago. CUBA TO INCREASE DUTIES. Senate Orders Extr-Jtive ta Raise fas port Revenue. WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. The state department is advised by Minister Squiers that the Cuban senate has au thorized the executive to increase im ports duties to the following- maxi mums: Shoes and boots, from 10 to 1? per cent; coal. 25 cents per thousand ki los; pine lumber, 40 per centr stear ine beef in cans, fresh beef, fresh mutton, salt beef, jerked beet- hams, herring, coffee, cider, beer, 50 per' cent; hats; 60 per cent; butter, liq uors, wine, 79 per cent; poultry, fresh pork, salt pork bacon. lard, cheese, condensed milk, wheat floor, codfish. rice, alimentary preserves. beans and peas, onions. olive oil, 100 per centr comma 150 per cent; corn, 333 per cent- SOUP IS THEIR ONLY FOOD. Condition of the Peasant Inhabitants of Eastern Galicia. VD2NNA, Aug. 8. After a special investigation of the labcr trouble in eastern Galica. the Neue Freie Presse draws a gloomy picture of the miser able conditions which led to the ex isting strike. The average mortality- from famine for several years past, according to the Neue Freie Presse, aggregated 50,000. Laborers' wages range from 8 to 16 cents a day and women earn from 4 to 3 cents a day. The peasants rarely taste bread and exist chiefly en a soup, the principal ingredients of which are water and herbs. MET DEATH IN A CYCLONE. Sixteen Men Know to Have Been KillcJ by Gas Explosion. TRINDDAD, Colo., Aug. 8. Sixteen men are known to be dead and some ethers are reported missing as the re sult of an explosion of gas in one of the mines of the Union Coal St Coke company at Bowen. six miles from Trinidad, at 7 o'clock tonight. The work of rescuing the bodies was begun at once, and four had been taken out at 10 o'clock. No names are obtain able at this times. The mine employs about sixty men. They are all Americans and Irish. Most of the dead are said to be mar ried. Only meager details have been received here. Union Pacific Buys Abroad. NEW YORK, Aug. 8. It is learned from reliable sources today that the Union Pacific has placed a big order for steel rails with a firm in Germany. Part of this order is for the Southern Pacific, though delivery is to be made to the Union Pacific at Omaha and such other points westward as it may later instruct. The order is for 1.000 tons. Premiums for early delivery were quoted ranging from to 1 per cent. A prominent man connected with the steel industry said: "It is not surprising to hear of the Union Pacific's order. Domestic mills can not deliver before the third quarter next year. They are stacked up with orders tor millions of dollars in steel. Iron orders will have to go abroad before long." Groesbeek Makes Reply. WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 3.-KToI-onel Groesbeek of the judge advocate general's department has written to the adjutant general a reply to the re quest for an explanation of an inter view published on his arrival at San Francisco in which he commented on court-martials in the Philippines. Ad jutant General Corbin, to whom the reply was addressed, will return to Washington in a few days. He Won Women's Hearts. SIOUX CITY. Aug. 8. E. S. Porter, an alleged real estate man from Des Mcines. with many aliasas, who is un der arrest here as a fugitive from South Dakota, where he is said to have swindled numerous women in the sale of patterns, seems to be a winner of the heara of women as welL His grip contains letters of a very loving nature from women in Omaha, Ha warden. Denison. Brainard, Minn., and other places. Today Mrs. Sarah Carr of York, Neb., arrived to meet Porter and upon learning of his arrest, confronted him at the solice station and severely re proached him between sobs. Becomes a Chicago Lawyer. CHICAGO, DL. Aug. S. President Roosevelt will receive the honorary degree of LL. D. from the University of Chicago during his visit to Chicago. Oyster Men in a Combine. MOBILE. Ala Aug. 8. The vari ous oyster canning and packing com panies in Mississippi. Louisiana, and Alabama will combine under one head with a capital of $2,000,000. The movement has been on foot three years and is now practically assured, it will control all the business of the three states along the fish, and j canning lines. Headquarters proba- blr will be in New Orleans. Ten com oanies are in the combine. Election in Tennessee. NASHVTLLE. Tpnn, Augv 8. An election was held in Tennessee to se lect five judges of the supreme court and three judges of the court at appeals- In addition judges were se lected in every chancery- and judicial district in the state, together with, state's attorneys for various circuits At the same rime democratic candi dates for congress were noaianted by primaries held in the Fourth, Sixth. Seventh, ESgntfr, and Ninth ttrffts Hold up a train ASKED MEN ROB BURLINGTON EXPRESS AT MARCUS, ILL. M IF THE lUMKI IS KILLED The Other Five Easily Escape After Rifling the Contents of the Express Car and Obtaining a Considerable of Money. MOUNT CARROLL, EL, Aug. 7. A daring and successful train robbery oc carred at Marcus, on the Chicago, Bur Usgtott ft Qsincy railway; five miles savta, of Savannah, about midnight. I The fine vestibaled passenger train eC eleven coaches, Conductor Emerson Bftshargi. was lagged at the Iittlejrta tlon.aad six masked men boarded the engine. The engineer and fireman obeyed the imperative orders of the robbers and at once uncoupled the en gine anl express car from the train and ran them a quarter of a mile up the track. They then blew up the express car with dynamite, ran the engine north a distance of a mile from Hanover and. the locomotive becoming dead, the rob bers abandoned it and escaped. One of the highwaymen was killed, being 3hot above the eye and also in the leg. He met instant death while on the engine aad his body was dumped to the ground by his companions as they sped away. Express Messenger Byl claims to have done the shooting. The deed was done quickly, the trainmen and passengers making no defense. Six sacks of money were se cured, but the amount is not known. The passengers were not molested. There was no way of telegraphing news of the holdup, and a flagman walked back and gave the alarm. A special train of citizens and several policemen at once proceeded to the scene, but, as the track runs along the Mississippi and the country is well adapted to a successful flight, the robbers easily escaped. The work was evidently that of experts, as they went at it coollx and methodically. The train attacked is one of the fin est in the world and usually carries considerable money, which must have been known bv the robbers. The dead highwayman was a stranger in this vicinity. He was a middle-aged man and well dressed. In his pocket was found an Iowa Central mileage credential from Grin nel to Giiman, la., issued in the name of A. L. Jacobs. Four explosions were required to complete the destruction of the safe and the car was badly wrecked. The robbere were six in number, ail mask ed. They evidently were railroad men. one being a good engineer. Messenger William Byl fired five shots at the rob bers, but without avail, and an attempt was made to blow him up in his car. The bandits had arranged to ditch the entire train had not the signal to stop been heeded. Several passengers in the buffet car, including the porter, were held prisoners during the strug gle to crack the safe. It is thought the dead robber was killed by a comrade by mistake. The body was put on the tender and run by the others a short distance and then thrown into the weeds. Official announcement was made by the officials of both the Burlington read anl the Adams Express company that a purse of $1,000 would be made up by the two companies and given to' Express Messenger Byl for his bravery' Daring Climber is Killed. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 7. Daniel Barry, a daring climber known as "Steeple Jack," fell ninety-eight feet while working in the city hall tower, painting inside of the dome, and was instantly killed. Barry placed the electric lights around the brim of the statue of William Penn. which caps the city hall tower, 540 feet above the pavement, and occasionally would low er himself over the edge and hang in midair by his hands. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. Today's statement of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $130,000,000 gold reserve in the divi sion of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, $203,479,337; gold, $101, 317,11L Stock Yards Stock at Boston. BOSTON. Mass., Aug. 7. Today's regular semi-weekly auction sale of securities brought out -fifty shares of Union Stock Yards, Omaha, which went at 10L This wa3 one of the fea tures of the day'3 sales. Dies While the Band Plays. ST- JOSEPH, Mo.. Aug. 7. Ssmuel Pryor, noted bandmaster and father of Arthur Pryor, the celebrted trom bonist, who while touring with Sousa was personally- complimented- by Kitfg Edward, is dying at his home in this city- Yesterday when it became evi dent, that death was near Prof- Pryor summoned his band and ordered the leader to conduct a concert of lively airs. The band plays beneath the sick man's window- Quiet at Shenandoah. SHENANDOAH Pa Aug. 7. The sentries an duty around camp, and the soldiers stationed at different parts of the town on provost guard duty reported everything quiet dur ing the night. Will Be Earl ef Dudley LONDON. Aug. 7. It is considered probable that the Earl of Dudley will succeed Earl Cadogan as. lord lieuten ant of Ireland. THE SOUTH OMAHA MARKET. First Seven Menths ef the Year Shews) a Stsady Growth. OMAHA. Neb., Ang. 9. As a cattle sad bos; market, the last report of receipts at South. Omaha shows that it has gone upward for the first sevsa months of 1902; while as a sheep, and horse and mule market, it has reced ed. As a strange contrast, for the month of July, there was but a slight increase in cattle, and a decrease in hogs as compared with Joly a year agoi while good increases were shown in the receipts of sheep, and horses and mules. Receipts of July, 1902, against July, 1901, werer 2,182 cars, containing 55, 525 cattle, against 2J.S1 cars, contain ing 53,502 cattle; 2,488 cars, contain ing 173,214 hogs, against 3.292 cars, containing 235,081 hogs; 459 cars, con taining-115.550. sheep,- against 3M.J cars, containing 92,365 sheep r 268 cars, containing 7,895 harses and mules, against 247 cars, containing 7,232 horses and mules. The total receipts by cars were 5,397, against 6,081 a decrease of 684 cars. Receipts for the seven months end ing July 31, against the correspond ing ven months of 1901 were: 16,916 cars, containing 420.318 cattle, against 16,265 cars, containing 395,135 cattle, an increase of 660 cars and 25.183 cattle; 20,430 cars, containing 1,504.637 hogs, against 20.460 cars, containing 1.454.680 hogs, a decrease of 30 cars, but an increase of 49,957 hogs; 2,305 cars, containing 535,412 sheep, against 2,564 cars, containing 603,510 sheep, a decrease of 259 cars and 68,098 sheep; 869 cars, contain ing 20,829 horses and mules, against 1,000 cars, containing 26,047 horses and mules, a decrease of 131 cars and 5,218 horses and mules. The total re ceipts by cars were 40,520; against 40,280, an increase of 240 cars. PLANNING FOR IRRIGATION. Guernsey May Be Sarting Point of Nebraska Canal. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 9. Elwood Mead, expert Irrigationist and chief in vestigator for the department of agri culture, spent a day in Lincoln with State Engineer Adna Dobson and mem bers of the state board of irrigation. Senator Dietrich arrived to confer with Mr. Mead. It is now believed that the governor will accept the rec ommendation of those who recommend the construction of a reservoir on the state line in Speek Hill canyon and a canal running from Guernsey, Wyct, to a point near North Platte. As contemplated, the canal will prob ably be extended to North Platte, but the intention now is to build the canal only from Guernsey to the Nebraska state line at a point on the Platte. As projected the canal will furnish an abundant water supply for the whole of Scott3 Bluff county and the greater portion of Cheyenne county. Two res ervoirs will be constructed near the state line if the project goes through. This portion of the canal will be about firry miles in length. Arrested on Eve of Wedding Day. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Aug. 9. John and Nicholas Adams of Dawson county were arraigned before United States Commissioner Bode an the charge of selling beer in violation of the United States revenue laws. Nich olas was released, but John was bound over to the United States district court at Omaha and the bond fixed at $500, which the defendant was fortu nately able to furnish the more for tunately for the reason that it was the eve of his wedding day and he had to hurry back to Dawson county in order not to postpone the nuptial event. After Illegal Hunters. RED CLOUD, Neb., Aug. 9. Three thoroughbred bird dogs and a quantity of shotgun shells were sold here by Sheriff MeArthur. it being property abandoned by C. T. Hazleton and R. W. Stoner of Kansas City and cap tured by Game Warden W. A- Scott. Warrants were issued for the owners of the property, but they made their escape. Polk County Fair. OSCEOLA. Neb., Aug. 9. C. D. Stoner, secretary of the Poik County Agricultural society, with his carps of assistants, is busy in an effort to make the coming fair the best that the coun ty has ever had. Seriously Injured by a Fall. SYRACUSE. Neb.. Ang. 9. H. Peck, the contractor on George E. Brown'3 new brick building, fell from a scaf folding a distance of about eight feet, alighting on his head and shoulders. His injuries will likely prove fataL Oregonian Robbed in Depot: GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Aug. 9. J. A. Morton, a stockman of Ontario. Ore., was robbed in this city while about to transact some business at the depot. He stepped from the train and when in the crowd felt a hand on his trousers pocket. He grabbed the hand and tried to hold the man but the stranger got away in the dense ly packed throng. Morton's loss in $L200 in paper and checks and $115 in currency. Custer Farmer Suicides. MASON CITY, Neb.. Aug. 9. Jo seph Jelinek. a prominent farmer here, committee suicide a few days ago by shotting himself, family trouble be ing the cause. Yield of Small Grain CALLAWAY. Neb., Aug- 9. The threshing of wheat and rye has com menccd in this locality and the aver age is much better than was anticipated- miimumuiiiiiiini! Mtf IHKMMS. iHiimiiiiniiiiimin President Roosevelt will be la Omaha on the evening of Sept nib n Disastrous forest ires have prevailing in some portions of Cok rado. The street car strike at. Huntington, W. Va is all over, differences saving been satisfactorily adjusted. Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beres ford. M. P.. will visit the United States the coating autumn to study the Amer ican navy and to inquire into the working of the Morgan shippinc cosa bine. The TOO or 800 employes of the Cleveland City Railway company- of which Senator M- A- Hasan la rdent" dHSTaTa" seated Senator Hanna with a valuable cane. The largest cattle receipts of the year were recorded at the South Om aha stock yards on the 5th. There were 250 cars, making 6,000 cattle. Aside from this 4,000 sheep were re ceived. Isaac Minor, the Humboldt county California, redwood king, announces the sale of 25,000 acres of timber land in Del Norte county to a syndicate of Wisconsin capitalists headed by N. C. Foster. Commissioner of Pensions Ware said that legislation enacted by the last session of congress will result In at least 10..000 new pensioners. The number of pensioners on. July 1 of this year was 999,446. As a result of a late alleged com bination between the limekilns of the south it is said all the smaller corpo rations have been absorbed and the price of lime has been advanced from 16 to 22 cents per bushel. Through the generosity of A. Abra ham of Brooklyn. Cornell university has been enabled to purchase the Egyptological and Aasyriologicai li brary of the late Prof. August Elsen- Iohr of Heidelberg university. Henry Rechtin. late disbursing offi cer of the department of justice, de posited with the United States treas urer a certified check for $7,604.52, the amount cf the shortage in his accounts recently discovered. J. W. Perry, known throughout the eastern Montana range as "Black Perry," a notorious cattle rustler, was shot and killed by James Haynie. fare man of the Hysham Cattle company, at Sanders' Station, Montana. If present plans are carried out there will be no interchange of passes among western roads during 1913. The meeting of the pass committee representing all western lines has been set for early in October. At Santiago de Cuba there was a great celebration by the Spanish col ony on the occasion of the opening of the Centra Beneflcio hospital in the building formerly used as head quarters by the American officers. Mrs. Margaret Uzzell, mother of "Parson' T. A. Uzzell. is dead at the age of 75 years. She was born in Kentucky and came to Colorado in 1377. "Mather" Uzzell, as she was called, had been a widow since 1856. The correspondent of the Loudon Daily Mail at The Hague says in a dispatch that it is becoming increas ingly difficult to combat the generally accepted Dutch theory that the Boer leaders here are campaigning toward the ultimate subversion cf British rule in South Africa. A Manila dispatch says the United States transport Genalava will leave that place far Singapore, Straits Set tlement, to meet Governor Taft. who is returning from Rome, and bnng him to Manila. The chamber of com merce and the federal party are now arranging to give banquets in Gov ernor Taft's honor on his arrivaL The state department has received the fallowing cablegram from Minister Squires, dated Havana, August 4: "The house has passed the bill au thorizing loan $35,000,000; maximum interest 5 per cent, redeemable in for ty years.' Secretary Furnas of the Nebraska state fair says that in so far as en tries of exhibits are concerned, they were never so crowded and overflow ing. The demands for space are equally great and promise more than to keep up with, the entries. Grave diggers at Concordia ceme tery are an a strike. William H- Wright, better known a3 "Uncle Billy" Wright, 72 years of age. and one of the oldest and best known commercial travelers of the country, died at Centralis, III. Elihu Root. United States secretary of war, arrived at Carlsbad. Austria. on the 5th. The average condition of cotton, as shown by the monthly, cotton report is sued by the agricultural department, is 81.9. Henri Willem Mesdag, the painter of sea scenes, is dead at Amsterdaat- The historical building in Frankfort in which old German emperors were crowned is beginning to crumble. The authorities have ordered taat braces be placed immediately, to save It. Luther C. Riley of Russell, has been admitted to practice before the interior departmenr. J- H. McMabon, the originator of the Independent telephone jyntesa in ,. . .. . , i bausas, aiea at Aima ot creeping par alysis. He was 42 years old. A dispatch from Canton, China, says that renewed disorders have occurred in Sze-Chuen province, with daily en gagements between the government troops aad rebels- Massacres of na tive Christians are reported is the province- JowHHJwB-BTriH BIS IK 1 li i ii i ' TT I 1L..I1...1I1.; I s Ms wssj Kenssne State JBtt. ! O a Columbus JournaJ, A Wattr ReobUea Ncffinpcr Demoted to the of X X ' Columbus, THE County Platte, -Nebraska- THE United States, ReSt iTrfilM law Unit of Measure with Us. $1.50 Year, if Paid in Airancc. u. Is net Sample Copies Sent Free to any Address. HENRY GASS. UNDERTAKE.. od Metallic (sTelsMesaf Ui A llWeee- Columbus Journal. 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