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COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 13. 1902.
WHOLE NUMBER 1.S83.
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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 '
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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.
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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-
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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
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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-
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