Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1904)
I t : . i? Kf II ' n-m . 1 SsK' 5?.P Kit"- T. rl-i r Si lJ-- a .? r "rf y JW- tSS ' w.v 62X t.-- .TSS5?'A' iS3nClBni - li- , iz.ir. .si' ' 'i . . . &f OOUTMBUto. - has mighty Uttto Aa eastern miUkmalre ha the domestic situation by ate cook. Look Mt for the "Yoa know I yoa hear, etc, etc it be trae that Ma to with Mr. Toahana, chief of the Chi- i? Well tell Fa. a bub stops the public hi the face he seed aot expect It to drop oavtts knees aad Idai ale Alfred Austin aew pabltohes aa ode entitled , "Forgiveness." Bat. if Mr. Asotin is really pealteat let hilt keep quiet. Aa automobile has caasei a St Loals Biaa aad bis -wife to go iato tbe divorce court. It has bow doae its worst. - The ase of "mustard browa" socks in the'United States army will prob ably result in placing; every soldier ia the smart set. At Irst it is bard to Ind a same for tbe baby, but when tbe poor old mac gets to walking the ioor at Bight with it names come easy. The widow who has scattered the ashes of her husband on two conti nents may be trying to make extra work for the last day. A Boston paper says of "dear, de lightful Joe Jefferson" that "eternal sunshine radiates from his brow." To all of which Rip will probably say. "O, fudge!" If yon find, in looking through year pile of $100 bills, one with a poorly executed portrait of Thomas H. lea ton upon It. yon may kaow it to a counterfeit. In the absence of explicit dlreetloaa in the cook books for eating crow it is recommended that the bird be well cooked, lightly seasoned, aad swal lowed hastily. Of course the university of New York, which is going to confer the de gree of master of letters oa Mrs. Rus sell Sage at the commencement exer cises, isn't bidding. A certain railroad is tryiag to de termine the value of some 8kmx In dians injured in a wreck; bat who would not rather be "Comes Last" than "Kills Ahead?" Joseph Chamberlain foretells a time when "America will have to Im Itort its foodstuffs." Evidently Mr. Chamberlain doesn't take aay stock in the race suicide bogy. A French scientist says aatomobtl ing cures consumption. He may aot be altogether right, but It can be said that few automobile enthusiasts are likely to die of consumption. A Wabasha. Minn, paper states that a young woman of that towa "is sick of being threatened with appendici tis." And if they don't quit threaten ing her with it there will be trouble. A Pittsburg maa went home the other Bight aad shot himself because supper wasnt ready. Being afraid of the cook he probably thought that was the only way to get evea with her. If the clergymea of the varioas de nominations keep oa agreeing aot to marry divorced persons, the Justices of the peace will all be buying auto mobiles aad living ia browaatoae fronts. A Fawtucket (R. I.) lad hatted a ball in such a way that it teased la the powerhouse of a cotton mill near the grounds and stopped the plaat for the rest of the day. The boy made a run for home. - The latest educational authority ad rises parents to "kneel dowa aad pray" before walloping their children. Down this way they gcaeraBy reach up for a fresh hold oa the sahject under dtocBSSiea. The goverameat of Queeaslaad has offered a prise of $25,09 for a sare method of exterminating the opeatto, a species of .cactus. That's easy. Fall every optunla ap by the roots. We claim the Ants that are fierce eaemles of the boll weevil are being brought to this country from South America. Ia a few years there will he wild appeals for somebody to discover how we may get rid of the Bate. A woman who claims to he the daughter of Cecil Rhodes has discovered la South Carolina, wonder of it is that widows The daughters of Cecil haveat beea bob bing ap la an parts of the civilised world. Members of the association have made the discovery that the young men of this country are working themselves to death. This is oae of the results of trying to run automobiles that every three miles. A Pennsylvania psaltiy food to his horse by aad ht a day or two the oat ia the yard tryiag to scratch plainly wanted to sit There to ao aae to took over the other manual i tots received this contributor takes the emjkt to have kept the aaa aftsaa'tf ther wanted .to ha ,The llsctmnm that swallows four door humbs aader the toaataaatoa that they are eggs has opened the snake i still that lags the limited imIm ni'stM It treat dtoastar cnaap ma mmm. t The afeeteh aad Tsglish are them arres reepoaaiWe far the loss of the LilT i-i i" r to aa American. leto afihtB 4 . i . oarnet-of the most mHII sal type - j ? ' -- ,, Mimimi " - JfTmlBsmiRlR ant Wl amftt A -..- .. v y"yT. - . jf2' - . : - jr" '- P- .' ', -'V,asaBnBBiea vmmkjamm ' t - -"fiimm-.mmm' .,.r--1 - :- -J-a- -j--- ---- --.. . . m mamft i aVNRB. coavevlBv MiBBBBBaBaB;CJBBmBBBBBSBBBaB .mmm -p w tv- m -ua BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBVattJB . .&rL .-A.Ar:iSsiaaSSSSSL ,,, -V HOPE OF RELIEVING PORT ARTHUR VANMHEt. CUB FMCES ME KFEATEO ana Take Having Displayed Flag ft Their Adversaries. TOKIO The Rassiaa hope of re lieving the pressure oa Port Arthur hy threatening the rear of General Oka. the eaauaaader of the Japanese forces investing the Rassiaa strong hold, came to aa ead at Telissn, a point oa the railroad fifty miles north of Kia Choa aad twenty-five miles aorth of Vsfaagow, when the Rus staBS were oatmaneuvered, enveloped aad sweeptagly defeated. They left over 1M dead on the field aad the Jap anese captured 300 prisoners and foarteea quick-firing field guns. The Russians retreated hastily to the Borthward. The Japanese charge that the Rus sians violated the Japanese flag. Cer tain officers aver that during the 'fighting a body of Russian soldiers appeared carrying a Japanese flag aad that the Japanese artillery, de ceived by this flag, ceased firing upon that particular body of Russians. Offi cial dispatches from the Japanese commanders made specific charges of this flag violation. arty estimates of the Japanese loss say that 600 men were killed or wounded. The Japanese attacking force was divided Into right and left "HUMPH1 NOBODY Chicago Inter Ocean. columns and began the advance on Tuesday along both aides of the rail road. They encountered the Rus sians east of Vafandien and drove them back. At a tote hour In the af ternoon the Russians held a line be tween Lung Wang Tiso and Tafang Sheu. The Japanese artillery opened oa this llae sad the Russians respond ed. The shelling continued for two hours aad it was followed by the ad vance of the Japanese line to a posi tion extending from Lung Chla Tung to Yuhotun. Darkness put an end to the fighting. The Japanese dispatch ed jt column to the westward toward Fachaa for the purpose of covering the Rassiaa right wing and to protect their left and rear. Daring the night it became appar eat that the Russians were being re inforced and it was decided to make a general attack in the morning and force the Russians lato a defile back of TeUssn. When morning came It was discovered that the Russians held a llae extending from Ta Fang Shen to Cheng Tsu Shan with a force esti mated at over two divisions. The Japanese commander makes ao estimate of the Russian losses, but says they probably were great. Among the Russians captured by the Japanese to the colonel of the Fourth regiment of rifles. The Japanese planned to envelop the Russians neajv Telissu and they" succeeded admirably. While the main Japaaese force was moving north along the ' railroad columns were swung to the left and to the right aad finally converged at noon on the main Rassiaa position. The Russians la this position were at a disadvan tage, bat they held it with determina tion until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. At this hour they were routed. The Japanese cavalry continued to pursue the enemy aad probably inflicted con siderable punishment. Senator Quay's Last Will. BEAVER. Pa. The will of Senator Quay was probated oa Friday. Not only does it disclose the amount of the estate, bat provides that the exec utors" shall not file an accounting. The will says Mrs, Quay to provided for. Matthew Stanley Quay, the sen ator's grandson, is given n farm In Chester, Pa. The remainder of the 9state Is to be sold and divided Into five equal parts. Four of these go to ate chlldrea. Miss Susan. Miss Cora sad R R. Quay and Mrs. Mary Dav Ray of Officers on the Tstnmua. WASHINGTON Secretory Taft oa Moaday decided that army officers serving on the Isthmus of Panama la the constractioa work of the canal shall receive 50 per cent additional from the canal cemmissioa over the way they are entitled to under the law. Ia nraay cases this to aot satis factory to the officers, ead It has beea suggested that mea serving fat iade aeadeat position, should, receive such compeasatioa as would .he paid civil- doing the same character of work. Held Ua. buttk. Moat The North Coast Limited, the finest train oa the Northera Pacific, was hem ap oae Be east of Bear Mouth, the scene of years bombb of the same trata. O'Neill was killed of dynamite oa the completely demoUahad or as far as reports are obtaia ahfe. The engineer was killed la the fight with the robber. The mr was seat, bee to word of the holdaaJ A .vmn m. a aavrraaF sa7'fBBaVvanR-mT K "1 LjpW' atosay fe-VS TOKIO The to resorted ia H Firing has. bean fhmgm fjatama. a small tomaa ryrna southwest of Hoaahia toter ;R Js PffttlMe that aa aagagameat1 to pro- rriMMlnr v ' -o LONDON The Ceatral News received a dispatch irom its Tsag correspondent under Tuesday's date saying tha heavy firing be tweea the Rnsstoa aad Japanese van guards commenced at 1:40 o'clock la the afternoon. The fighting exteaded along the entire front assuming the dimensions of a general engagement. The correspondent says that ao de tails are available. ST. PETERSBURG The Novoe Vremya's military expert authorita tively denies the report that General 8takdberg is on the much south. He declares that the only Russian forces on the Liao Tung peninsula above Port Arthur consist of cavalry aad railroad guards, and adds that it is scarcely possible to interfere with the siege operations before Port Arthur. The chief, mission of the Russian cav alry detachments, he says ii to ham per the movements of the Japaaese columns from the south to the aorth. - The Novoe Vremya devotes -. long editorial to arguing that wireless com munication with neutral territory does not constitute a breach of neutrality, the enemy having practically ""the same remedy, as In the case of cable communication, namely as previously cabled ia one case of cutting the ca ble, and in the other of stationing a vessel rigged with wireless apparatus : r SEEMS TO WANT THIS." between the sending and receiving stations, thus interfering with com munication. ' V. The calling oa: of the army reserves in the Kazan. Kief and Moscow mili tary districts was announced Tues day. This step is for the purpose of filling up the skeleton reserve corps and to replace the regular troops al ready gone or going to the froat It also foreshadows the dispatch of four Volga corps, which was predicted ia these dispatches a montL ago. The latter would give General Kouropatkin 200,000 more men. Emperor Nicholas has received the following telegram from Lieutenant General Baron Stakelberc: "A battle began at nooa around the Russian' position, four and cae-half miles south of the station of Watan hoon, tho enemy making repeated at tempts to dislodge oar left flank. The attack was repe'led and we retained our position "The first regiment occupying the left flank of our position sustained severe losses. Its commander, Colo nel Khavastounoff. and Adjutant Sub Lientenant Dragostaft Nodochlnsky were killed. General Gerngross was wounded, a shrapnel bullet shattering the right side of his loker Jaw, but he remained en tho field." Rids an Sonde. LINCOLN, Neb. The stote board of educational lands and funds will ad vertise for $100,000 of state bonds to be purchased for the investment of the permanent school funds; Reserves Are Called Out. ST. PETERSBURG-rThe, calling out of the reserves in several districts was announced today. It foreshad ows the dispatch of four Volga corps. which was predicted in these dis patches a month ago. The totter would give General Knropatkln 200, 000 more men. Japanese Sink More Mines. LONDON A dispatch to the Cen tral News from Tokio says that while flotillas of torpedo boat destroyers and torpedo boats were supporting the military bombardment of the forts. at Siaopiag Tao (on the Kwaa Tung pen insula, between Port, Arthur and Port Dalay). Tuesday morning, the Rus sian protected cruiser' Novik and ten torpedo boat destroyers made a sortie from Port Arthur. The Japanese warships retired, unsuccessfully en deavoring to lure the Rnsstoas into the open Getting Ready at St Levis, ST. LOUIS. Mo. D. J. Campaa, Michigan; J: G. Johnson. 'Kaasas; Norman E. Mack, New York, aad C A. Walsh Iowa, members of the sab committee oa conventioa arrange ments, will arrive Wednesday aad they will probably be joined hy tha other members on tne following day, when the formal transfer of the Coli seum by the Business Men's' league to the national committee, will be made. A force of carpenters and elec tricians to at work on the laterior of the big building. NEW YORK It to defiatosjy stated here that Japaa wil he the ultimate desttaattoa of asahmsrlas host, which ta Bow hefag carried across tha At lantic oa the deck of the Nwweglaa mystery, has. seeadartog the past baOt hyaa firm. R to aaid .to a private firm la er jwBl. tt to, aa-, boat over to the af tho oB-tie week. -Tha boat was Americaa beea soM LObYT main uvava. i ' ,fk Nearly One Hundred Vietima Hahf NEW YORK Sandals harvest of dead from the Slbcam numbered lor-ty-oae, bringing .the total aamhsr of bodies so far recovered ap to 24. Of. these 559 have beea Identified, while thirty-one1 of the victims bow lytag at the Bioigue have aot beea cteimsd by friend or relative. Walla the list of misslag has beea cat dowa some what by the Identifications made to day eleven new names were added to that roll, thus leaving the total of missing almost as. It was oa Satarday, something more thaa 300. Early Sunday morning the searches began anew the work of locating the Slocum's dead.. Within aa hoar they had. recovered thirteen bodies off the short of North Brother Island. Three of the bodies were floating sad It to the general opinion that many more will come to the surface daring the week. At sundown, when work practically ceased for the day, thirty-six bodies had been added to the long ltot of dead that have been takea from the wrecked steamer aad the water in its Immediate vicinity. Most of these bodies were taken to the morgue aad a majority of them were identified to night Of the bodies recovered daring the first hour one was of a man, six of women, two of boys, four of girls aad one was of an Infant A life saver, grappling from a raft, brought ap a womaa of 30 aad a girl of 11 years locked in each other's arms. . A few minute later he brought the bodies of a boy 9 years old and a girl of 6, apparently brother and sis ter, clinging to each other. Divers who went to' the wreck found the bodies of a womaa. a girl and! a boy and brought, them to the surface. They were beyond recogni tion. The divers said taere are mora bodies in the wreck, thus bearing opt the statement made a day or two ago after It was thought the wreck had been cleared, that many bodies re mained under the entaaglemeat of timber and machinery. One body was found fioatiag ia the river near Riser's island by the crew of a four-oared barge of the Metro politan Rowing club, while aiaeteen were brought op from the. bottom along the beach running from the Is land down to the channel In the river. Three men working with an, Impro vised grapple, constotug of a block of wood to which many blue fish hooks were attached, drew up a sec tion of the rail of the upper deck of the Slocum about thirty feet loag. The bodies of four womea were clinging to the rail, their fingers grip ping the interlaced wire roping. This is part of the rail which gave way just before the steamer was beached, precipitating 100 persons Into the water. While the rail was being brought ashore two of the bodies broke away from, it but were secured immediately; the other two were still clinging to tbe rail-whea landed. The funerals of nearly 100 victims of the disaster were held Sunday. In many instances two caskets were car ried in the same hearse and in some cases two dead and even three hearses bore away the dead of a sin gle family. Of the bodies recovered during the day there were two women whose arms were locked around a life ring. These rings are made of canvas, filled with cork and are supposed to float four persons. The ring was aot cut open tonight so that it to not known with what It to filled, but when it was thrown on the water It sank immediately. The ring was recovered by the police and will be turned over the coroner. THE ANTI-PARKER MEN. Mr. Bryan Says They Will Control at St touts. NEW YORK. William J. Bryan ar rived in this city Saturday Bight He said he did not 'expect t see Charles F. Murphy or any leader of the anti Parker movement while in the city. Questioned as to the general situa tion, ho said: "The men who are opposed to Judge Parker's nomination will be la control in St Louis. They will nominate the candidates and prepare the platform, and it will not be the' New York plat form or the New York candidate.'' He added that he did not care to go into details In discussion of candi dates or the contents of the plat form. "I have already laid down for con sideration fundamental principles as to the reasons for not nominating seme of the men most prominently mentioned for the place hi the east" he added. "Olney, Cleveland and Par ker all come within this class." . PEABODY SAYS WAR IS. OVER. Denies tha Statement Issued hy Miners' Federation. DENVER, Cbk. MI think. the war to nearly oveV," said Governor Peabody Monday." "I have news from General BeH that the Cripple 'Creek mines are open and running today aad there to comparatively little disaffection among the men. . There to no news of further trouble or say likelihood of of any. x "1 don't know how many mora map will be deported or whether say will be. I have heard aotalag oa this point "I learn from Captain Balketoy Wells of Telluride that the uaJoa maa there concede that their cause to; toot aad those of them who are. acceptable to the miae owaers are at work again. One haadred aad fifty capable whether aaloa or aoa-aaiOB, have Invited to go to work aad tha Invita tion will be speedily accepted. "Ia Silverton and Ouray reigns. Tha troops have all dcred from Las Aatmas county aaly Major Hill remains to look after tha clostag ap af tha details of tha. V, 1 v 4i. NOW COUNTSO Iff . LjKm... ?-V, :ii- SEAKKB KM TKHWIM Larasr Partian of tho-RodiM Rim red Are IdanUffaf' fuasials at a aaaa an a arBaavasa aajaap bbbj campaign."- GovernorPphniy seat tha follow tag lafdyBtoavjaanaaaw ha rscatvad froat the iasaatsjsl coaaefl of Kaasas City. rmiU'miliihto acttoa: ' The fact' that your coaaefl la dorses the nsaaaama. train wreckteg and aynhsaRteg by the lawless ele ment ta. tha Cripple Creek dtotrlct bat proves the' ancasslty for my preseat acttoa ta sappresstag sfl'saehfreai the sea of Colorado. -.. Become wise, ho toreyou attempt to teach." - fv 4 t '.--'. ,- ; ' A maa's wife believes every, ward ft says whea h talks in his steep. i rOaffiaiRAOO KIXS tatt ROT. dMaa)aTMupV 4 uaV 3tG(ntfj9Rttt$fm wlsMnsffiSaPBBnV toBmsaa'i treat aaarFaUCraaKWls. The maa who affiBBaaafiffiT RffimWafsaT bbbbbw. -1 bbVbbbbb) aaa bbbbbbI Claire oa aim, ami whoa aheat board the tram. taat'.a.'maa, aaspactedof har- Story afoard the tram. Thee ahetv the traiaaad fiBeHy lo cated his maa la. the Ha placed aim aade to haailruff htm, -whoa- the dee- drew a. revolver aad fired three times, shooting the sheriff through tha' head aad ktUag htm iastantly. Ia tha excitement which followed the shooting the murderer raa the eatire Jength erthe traia. Jemping from tha rear coach while the crate was aping at a high rate of speed. He thea stole a horse and baggy, and made his way to Augusta, where, the aaimal was foaaa. bat an farther clew to the fu gitive's whereabouts apparaatly to lost UNCLE JOERTPEATS IT. Ha WsuM Not Aeosat "residential MaaaaaJ Baaaaaaaai CHICAGO, m. In view f a threat eaed revival of the movement to Bomiaate Speaker Caanoa for the vice presidency, charged this' time to the New York delegation. Mr. Cannon au thorised the Aseodeed Press to quote him as follows: "After mature coaslderatioa, havlag la view, the grant compliment that the vice presidential aomlnartoa would be to; any dttoaa, yet I am' speaker of tha hoase of rearesaatatlves and. have beea a member of that body for nearly thirty years, I feel that my sphere of osefalaeas. If I have aay. to la connec tion wtth the hoase. About a week after the close of tha late session of, coagreas, at the request of friends aad perhaps others, I gave oat aa Interview oa this subject This was dona after fall consideration, aad I stand by the latervtew, which stated la substance that I considered the speakership the secoad highest office under the tovernmeat aad if the aext hoase was raaahlicaa I hoped to .succeed myself, and 1 aot to cheerfully do duty oa the minority." - CONDEMNS GOV. PEARODY. Minnesota Federation af Labor NEW ULM, Main. The State Fed eration of Labor, in sessloa here to day, adopted a sweeping resolution of coBdemaatioa of tha action of Gover nor Peabody of Colorado la the Crip ple Creek mining, strike aad appeal las; to tha president of the United States as coaunasfler-ln-chlef of tha military forces to compel aa Invest! gattoa of General Bell and of Gover nor Peabody: - The resolutloa recites that right and justice is denied to American citt- sens, whereas forelga dttoeas work- tog la this coaatry are graated pro tectloa under aa appeal to the repre sentatives of their aatloa. The 8tate Federatkm of Labor also adopted a proposltloa to form a fond corporation for tho purpose of siding strikers who wish to start busiaess ia opposltkm to their former employers. The plan as outlined calls for a cap! taltoattoa of 200;OW ia $5 shares, which are to be sold la limited quan tities to members of affiliated unions, and which will not be tranaferrable. KNOX ' MAY QUIT THE CABINET. Stated at Washington that He Will Re Succeeded by Secretary Moody. WASHINGTON Although the at torney general refuses either to deny or to affirm the statement It to learn ed from a high soarce that it to his in tention to retire from the cabinet within. the next few days, or as soon as bis appointment as United States senator from the state of Pennsylva nia 8halL.be received from Governor Pennypacker. He will be succeeded by Mr.' Moody, the preseat secretary of the aavy. It is said that after a conference with the president Attor ney General Knox concluded that his actloa In retiring at once .from the Departmeat of Justice would be la ao cordaace with the spirit of the consti tution, which provides that each state shall have two senators and empowers the governor to appoint In case of va cancy. WILL FERRET OUT CRIME. Teller County Sate Aside Fund far vastiaatlen. CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo. Deter mined to bring to justice. If possible, every person Implicated la the Inde pendence dynamite explosion, tha county commissloaers have appropri ated $10,000 for tho services of a spe cial prosecutor sad. to furnish other assistance necessary. Samuel D. Crump, attorney lor the Mine Own ers' association, has beea engaged as special prosecutor. The aitnatlon la the district to quiet Deportations are now being made oa the regular-trains; and of these per soas it to required only to get oat of TeJer couaty. V ST. LOUIS BONUS It PUT UP. Meetlna of Sab Committee of orotic National Committee. ST. LOUIS, Ma What la all prob ability will be the last meeting-of the sub-committee oa arrangements of the nftVftw1 eonyeatloa' previous to tha national coaveatloa coaveaed at the Jefferson hotel Wednesday. Tha members of tho committee ex pressed ssttofactipB regardiag tha ar-v raagemeats for tee coaveatioa to be hold July C The $40,fM offered as a beans whoa St Louis was desig nated tha t coaveatioa city has beea collected aad to now ta the hands of the aatfcmsl rommUtee. The ho calls his girl adorable laughs at aaothsr fellow who does the attempts to get off forgets etther tha Wan Rote aaaa ami Gray. Nat loag ago ai la 1 tha lobby of a New York hotel. wRh yoa, -i tha the waathereaty. '-I dor tha stats aad bars to the' anal: my twey.i the for rHadsoa' was' r freed fan "Both," say taught with Tho maa who to timid as a hare V . eraey. "" . ., -aaaaaaaaa TT-.T -. T . "".. k -r?- iT - -1 w . r " JT , - i. ak -iff V 5i?-ftS, W jfc, 1 . r :.S.. ..J- ... - rt.--. ..J,.. w. .-... -.-..-:-- . . ' ,,. '. A .- .r4U.! '. 1 CHtCAOO HORROR RIVALED X 0 ? SHJRNINR OF A BOAT. i i r EXCWSMSTEABtl II FUMES wYlftta wwajRfffwJBTj aatvffil vRUanawl afl iy tahesl an the East River at York CRy. JHEW YORK Oae of the most ap palling disasters ia the history' of New York tragic la its intensity, dra antic laf Its episodes, and deeply pa thetic hi the tender age of most of fits victims, took place today br the East river, withia a short distaace of tha New York shore aad withia sight of thousands of persons, the majority of whom were powerless to minimise tha extent of the catastrophe. By Jha baralag to the water's edga of the General Slocum, a three-decked axcarskm steamer, the largest In these waters, more 'thaa 600 persoas, the majority of whom were women and children, were burned to death or drowaed by jumping overboard or by being thrown Into the whirlpools by tha torching of' the vessel and the frantic rash of the panic-stricken Approximately 483 bodies have been recovered and are now being tagged at the morgues of Bellevue hospital and Harlem. Divers were still busy at a tote hoar taking bodies from the hold of the vessel, which they say to choked with the remains of human beings, while the bodies of scores who leaped or were thrown into the river had been recovered. It Is the season of Sunday school excarsleaa la New York bay aad tha Lobs Island sound, the latter one of tha most picturesaae bodies of water in the coaatry! Great preparations had beea made for the seventeenth annual Sunday school excursion of St Mark's Ger maa Lutheran church, the congrega tion of which to drawn from the dense popatotioa of the lower East and Wast Side, and the General Slocum had beea chartered to carry the ex cursionists to Locust Grove, one of the many resorts on Long Island sound. It to variously estimated that there were betweea 1,500 aad 2,000 persoas oa the General Slocum when it left tha pier at Third street East river, though the Knickerbocker Steamship company, which owns the Slocum, of ficially states that the number of passengers was 873, that being only one-third of the vessel's capacity. It to thought however, that there were several hundred children In arms, for whom fares are aot usually charged oa these trips. Oa board the decks of the steamer as it passed ap East river the scene -was one of merry-making. A mass of tags f ottered In the June breezes. the beads were playing and the chil dren were singing, dancing and wav ing handkerchiefs and flags In an swer u me salutations or those on shore or from passing steamers. At the extreme eastern end of Ran dall's Island, off One Hundred, and Thirty-fifth street, there is n stretch of water known as the Sunken Mead ows. At this point just as the crowds were watching the gaily decorated steamer from the shore, the General Slocum took fire, and as the age of the vessel (It was built In 1891) had resulted In the well seasoning of the wood, with which it wav almost en tirely built, it was soon n mass of flame. The fire to said to have brok en oat in a lunchroom on the forward deck through the overturning of a pot of grease. The wind was high and all efforts to subdue the fire were were futile. y The Death Ltot Grows, NEW YORK Wltn unceasing ef fort search to going on for the bodies of those who perished on the Gen eral Slocum. What the list of vic tims will total3 scarce any one dare, venture a guess, but whatever the number may be there Is hardly a par allel in the history of disasters where death came to so many in so brief a period of time. Police aad health department offi cials have placed the number at a figure as high as 1,000 and more, but it would seem that the maximum fa tality will not largely exceed 700. AH day kmg, from sunrise until dnrknean. shut' off even the melAn- ljcholy satisfaction of watching for the oeau, anxious aearcners Kepi up ineir vigilance and at dusk there had been recovered 536 bodies, for the greater part women and children. - Operating Towards Port Arthur. LONDON A correspondent of the Dally Chronicle at Yinkow, in a dis patch dated June 17, says that General Kuropatkin left Ltao Yang on 'Wed nesday to assume command of the army operating toward Port Arthur. Attendance at World's Fair. ST. LOUIS. World's Fair Grounds. The following are official figures of attendance at the Louisiana Pur chase exposition for the week ending Jane IS: Monday. 66,143; Tuesday. 75.143; Wedaesday, 74.188; Thursday, 83,346; Friday. 87.994; Saturday. 87,024; to tals, 475,187. The attendance during the week, while not quite equaling the total of preceding week, shows a BBhstanttol gain over each day .save Wednesday. That was Liberty bell day, whea school children attended. Entarnlna Fort Niobrara. WASHINGTON Congressman P. KlakaM of the Sixth Nebraska dis trict to ta Washington. His visit here Is ta retotioa to increasing the area of Fort Niobrara. He says that If the fort to to be enlarged In area It mast be doae at once, as the adjacent toads cannot be withdraw from set tlemeat after June 28, at which time the Ktakald homestead bill 'affecting this land will become a law. It to proposed to withdraw about 5,900 acres of toad to enlarge the fort This toad to located ia Cherry county. ' Bridae Arbitrary m CHICAGO Merchants from Omaha at Council Bluffs conferred ta Chi- with executive officers of the Chicago Connr 11 Bluffs roads concern ing freight rates from those points to places ta Iowa. The sueetloa at is sue Is the bridge arbitrary, which tha Braffs saaa insist shall ho enforced to Iowa points. The ofitetoh toM them to ale 'written statements withia tea m . w . . i . cnmfmM' OByS. - SBBCB E ASSESSMENT OP RAILROADS. Total Value 7S Cent. The Nebraska state hoard of officially ai of 70 per coat to the assessed valua tion of railroad property. Operating the new revenae law the hoard the assessed valuation from S27,t77,353 to 84C018,35. Tha maaaer of arriving at the fran chise values of the roads witt not be public by the state board of Tho total assessed valuations were reached pa a modification of the stock aad boad theory aad then tho aver age per mile was obtained by dividing the total by the mileage. Whea the fiaal figures are ('made kcwa they wfil lamp the tangible, and intangible values, so that no oae will be able to say just what the franchises were assessed at Auditor Weston aad Secretary of State Marsh have, favored the valua ttoa of franchises separately, but Governor Mickey. Treasurer Morten sea sad Commissioner (Fbllmer, who compose he majority, did not think it a good. plan. Now that the grand total assessed valuation of railroad property In Ne braska has been finally decided upoa hy the state board of equalization, tho members of the board are trying to adjust the average values per mile of the several systems. Tho entire session on Wednesday was glvea up to the consideration of Union Pacific property. It wan de cided to assess the Kearney A Black Hills branch at $5,000 per mile and the Omaha A Republicaa Valley branch at $8,700 per mile. This, with the $18,000 per mile for the main line, win give the average" valuation of $11, 880 per mile agreed upon. 'After disposing of the Union Pacific tho Burlington was taken up. There are sixteen subordinate lines in the Burlington system and the members of the board disagree as to the mile age valuations to be placed oa each of the branches. The assessed valu ation of the Burlington main line will be $17,000 per mile for a portion and the average oa the entire system will stand at $7,7001 The average valua tion of the Chicago A Northwestern will -be $6,500 instead of $7,5Q0, as agreed upon previously. Tax Commissioner Woodward of the Great- Western Interviewed the members of the board. For some rea son the figures on .the Great Western property In Douglas county had not entered into the previous calculations. Mr. Woodward stated that the prop arty of his road in Nebraska had cost the company just $140,000 and that it consisted principally of real estate, lots, etc He thought that its assess ed valuation should be $28,000. Smallpox at Soldiers' Heme. GRAND ISLAND Three cases of smallpox have developed In one of the hospitals at the soldiers' home. Those afflicted are George Warrens, Harry Burchard. the hospital steward, and Mr. Lindley. A temporary building was at once erected on the prairie, a safe distance (from all other build ings, and the sick, all of whose cases are very light, are there being cared for. Splendid Crop Prospect WOOD RIVER The prospects for all kinds of grain has never-been bet ter than it is this year in this vicinity. Small grain is looking fine and corn has made a remarkable growth in the past two weeks. The outlook for fruit of all kinds is very promising, and in dications are that an extraordinary large yield is in store. Potatoes will bo very plentiful and of good quality. Assessment in Dakota County. -DAKOTA CITY The precinct as sessors of Dakota county have com pleted their work and turned their books over to County Assessor Dora. The total valuation of real and per sonal property of the county is $1, 595,419.72, an increase over last year of nearly $149,000. Will Meet at Franklin. FRANKLIN The members of the G. A. R. of this county held a conven tion at this place for the purpose of deciding where a county reunion will be held this year. Franklin secured the prize and the date of the reunion will be August 22 to 25 inclusive. Women Want Land. NORFOLK Of the 400 Inquiries be ing daily received at railroad offices with regard to tbe opening of the Rosebud lands, over 40 per cent of them are from women. Teachers, stenographers and business women who have heard of the success of a number of their sex in the Oklahoma .rush, indicate a desire to register for the drawings at Bonesteel and Fair fax. Arrest of Robbers. - SEWARD Marsha Berry and Night Watchman Lawsha on Wednes day arrested three men who were wanted by the sheriff of Fillmore county for robbery. Tbe men robbed a car at Exeter,. Neb., occupied by section men. They then hustled on to a freight train and while the train was at Seward the officers here ar rested them. Tbe robberyoccurred on Wednesday afternoon and on Thursday the sheriff and marshal of Fillmore county took them to Geneva, where they will be tried-. Omaha Bankers Sell Bonds, LINCOLN The state board of edu cational lands and funds bas decided to make additional investments of the permanent school funds as soon as the state warrants, now held by the funds, are matured. Collections are slow with county treasurers at pres ent but are expected to Increase with ia the aext six weeks suflcient to jus tify additional investments of the funds aside from the blocks of state warrants soon to be Issued ta pay meat for state Improvements. The warrants agregate $400,000. IwOfivR) apva 9Kaawsat aNHNCafa LINCOLN The report of the secre tary of tha state banking board oa the condition of state beaks at the close of hastaess oa May 14, shows that deposits have decreased siace tho re port of March 17, $952,55.22, aad that tha number of depositors has Increas ed ta the same period 2,561, a total af 12XSH depositors being have decreased $1,S3,C7C59 March aad the reserve haste- from 321-3 per coat to 341-C l The amaher of me and to now 5T. EWS THE STATE AT LARSC Ltecem win ha allowed three saaltteaal letter iters oa September L Farnnm Is to have another Tho corporation to organised and tha charter applied for. The cash capital wiU he $.. C. F. Wilbur of Beatrice sustained severe Injuries by falling areaway at the rear-of his ket oa North Fifth street From 250 to 300 Indians of aha Sioux tribe are camped oa the'hlR cast of Chadroo. Their hind Uncle Sam has just seat them 15 per head." A company has beea formed " ta' Cambridge for the manufacture af hy draulic atone.. Raahta Bros., leeal grata nierchaats. have purchased tha couaty right . The receipts of the pootoak Omaha for the month of May $42,090, against 28.122 for tho month last year, aa Increase of $3,tt. too receipts of the Des Moines ottos were $35,523. against $33,313, aa In crease of $2,210. Ernest Shurtleff, n young maa living near Humboldt was kicked ta tho face by a horse. One foot of the ani mal struck him squarely hi the face, smashing the nose and reducing the flesh to n pulp, the other hoof strik ing n glancing blow oa tho ahta and doing little damage. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Folden, old resi dents of Beatrice, celebrated their fif tieth wedding anniversary In tho pres ence of about fifty relatives and friends at their home in West Beat rice, quite a aumber being- present from different parte of the state to assist ia celebrating the memorable event The Adams Lumber company of Be atrice has filed articles of incorpora tion with tbe county clerk. Tho capi tal stock of tho company to placed at $8,000 aad the principal place of doing business Is at Adams. Gage couaty. The incorporators are hard Critch flekl. G. W. Pickering, H. A. Reese of Lincoln and Walter Garrison of Adams. A levy of 19 mills was made for city taxes at the council meeting in Sew ard. The assessed valuation this year on city property, both real and per sonal, is $365,251. Last year a 30 mili levy was made on aa assessed" valuation of $214,425. On n 19-mlll levy this year $300 more will be raised thaa was raised on the 30-mIll levy last year. The annual ptealc of Sarpy Coun ty Old' Settlers' association will be held at Bellevue, 'July 4. Oa that date there will be a celebration at Bellevue of the fiftieth anniversary of the first Fourth of July celebratioa ever held in Nebraska, which occurred at Bellevue, and the Old Settlers' as sociation will merge their celebration with this. While in the act of turning oa the battery to the cigar lighter at his bil liard room, Edward Hamblia of Beat rice happened to strike his ana against a large needle which pene trated his right wrist to the bone, breaking the needle in two. In order to remove the piece, which was bur ted in the flesh, it was found neces sary to use an X-ray machine. The assessment of York county for the year of 1904, which has just been completed by the assessor, is a large per cent more than the returns of one year ago. The valuation of York county is $22,012,670, which is nearly S7.000.000 more than what France re ceived for its entire territory lying west of the Mississippi river. The value of real estate for the city of York, town and county is $16,891,720. and the assessor found $5416,175 of personal property. According to the statement of Game Warden Carter, tbe pike is a naughty fish. The streams of Nebraska have been liberally stocked with pike and tho fish have been devouring tho small trout On complaint of Libni Garriss, John Brillhart, a farmer and fruit grower who lives east of Tecumseb, bas been brought .into the county court on the charge of illegally selling vinous liquors. The complainant avers that his 17-year-old son, Willis Garriss, and two companions went out to the Brill hart farm last Sunday and bought two quarts of wine of Mr. Brillhart aad they proceeded to get intoxicated on the same. F. W. SamuelsoB, for many years we known ia commercial circles of southeastern Nebraska and who was up to about year ago president of the First National bank ta Humboldt has filed a petition of voluntary cy with the referee, James if Nebraska City and fixes hto ItoMli 'Jes at over $70,000, with assets of tbout $50,000. The heartog of crest tors has beea set for Juae 21 at Falls Dity where Mr. Samuelsoa has beea -naking his headquarters since hla ro tlremeat from, the bank hero. The preliminary trial of E. C Lewis, charged with shooting Ed Sharp with tntent to kill, was held la Harrisharg before Couaty Judge Hoke. Lewis was bound over to the district court and aot being able to furnish tho $3, 300 boad he was remanded to JeJL Everett Long of Bellevue, upon tho mplalat of Miss Lucretia Gow of e same place, charging him with statutory assault has beea Long was arrested by the South aa officers and brought to PapUlioa, where he was. released under $700 bonds. Work on tho now state the insane at Norfolk Is very rapidly just now, and there ta every tadicatloa that the four build ings which make ap the aew institu tion will ho completed within throe months. A mulatto named Walker brought by some farmers from Bee to Seward. They stated tho had attempted suicide hy drowning. At a meeting of the Insanity hoard oat Saturday he was adjadged ordered to ho takea by Sheriff to tho mesne asylum at Scarlet fever has agate ta PaaiUton. A young and Mrs. O. T. CrKchaeM to tha At the of health Gov appointed Dr. Seioa R. Towao af health of t at of tha state . MmgPAmmmmm aaasasaasasaffiffiffiSaBM