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"3r- - Mitaak V n so pays ron THE J0U1INAL ONE YEAR THltEE CTS. A WEEK h LAKCiBJT PATER PUBLISHED IN rLATTE COUNTY 11 u ' VOLUME XXXVI. NUMBER 8. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY. MAY 24, 1905. WHOLE DUMBER 1, 753. (Ifluimlras Himrtrjr' i' -: S i -i v. 12 v f V ST ft 'ilnuWnuW r I . trr,tii FIVE DOLLAR BILL:: fire, more numerous than if up nnd tens moio I'lrntilal than twenties. Sim ilarlv small Lank acconnt? arc mor nurnercn than large one. The aggre gate nf -nmll deposits far exceeds that of the large c connts. Don't hesitate, therefore, to keep an account because of it. ?n"ial!ue. The FirG!, National Bank will ncc'ir ynnr depo.-irs antl give tin !"j v-- attention Yon ran com- ni"iii' ujtii a- little as one dollar Company K on Top. " 1": -irl..j - I);.lj . The tarprrt practice of Company K yostvrday afternoon in the presence of Colonel McLanchlin brought ont seven marksmen m our local company that are entitled to a place on the stnto team that next .Tnlv will content for national honor? The .'bowing was remarkable, .o ninch so indeed that Col McLanchlin freely prophes ied that Columbus would have the lentiius pl.i" in the tate if tnev were persistent in their practice Seldom more than two men from one company final i t'v for the state team bv getting niDre than 17 ont of a possible score of Z: Onr bovs made n record of which they have a xiuht to leel proud. T. . Following ;; the score of tbe top j seven . ' Sregt .McFnrl.iud, ... 22 '. Liea:. Hnsei , . 21 : Private Weaver ... . -'0 Sergt. Boono 111 - - Or.pt. Wagner . IT . Privte Herring " . :. 17 ? I'rivte Grififn 17 i ' Two Fires. Ihuriaj - ).iilj A littlt lire at the brewery last .night did no damage but tbe brewery people got buy in" haste and pat out tho b!aza lwjfore the lire could get tnto the reserve fund. Tbe tire com pany was not called ont. A lire alarm ;w turned in from the Teleeram oCtee t!;:s morning. A matili and some gasoline wa tbe cr.nse No damr.ee v.v done and tbo liruien did not have to turn ou tb" water. Tin- printer who starts the ' engine Sillf-d the gas tank too fnll and the fluid slopped down over the lead pipes. When ho touched a match to the. ignitrr the ua took fire ind leap ed into a blaze which resulted in more senro than damage. License Kelused. .Si.iurd.-nV Dnih ) At tbe council meeting last night a court of law wn held to determine tbo iueM.uu tf whether a saloon li rfiise should be granted to .T. K Luueluscheia who wanted to opc-n a ja!a in tbe stand formerly occupied by Frank Lawrence. After tbe evi dence va-all :n. the council lefnsed to grant The license. Mr. Lmielnschcn bad made regular application with bond as required, and the special committer found ifcat all requirements had been complied with and recommended that license be lued. .7. H Kerseubroek tiled a remouvtinnce. alleging that Lmje Inscben had violated the liquor law while the Lawrence saloon the past year has ivrmitted disrenatable women to freouept tbe place and should not be allowed to ojien another place. Mr. Lutjelnscben maintained that he bad no voice in the management of the Lawrence saloon: that be bad dis cussed with Lawrence tbe lormation cif a partnership but no t;rms bad been reached that lie bad finally arranged to buy out Lawrence and pending the transfer had worked as a harUnder for Lawrence for which he was paid wages Several witnesses were heard and finally, on motion ofGray seconJed by Zinnecker tbe report of the committee was not accepted and tbe license was 'denied. Tbe remainder of the session was devoted to routine matters. ITnion Camp No. 131 Sons of Veter ans will meet nr the K. P. Hall Sat miJav night- Mnv 7 at o'clock to cmixpV'p air :LJ.-cmf nt- for Memorial Sunday and Memorial day and to mus ter new recruits. A inl! attendance is desired. When fill Become Lost. When all the natural teeth become lost tbe deficiency should be supplied by artificial teeth. Nothing that is worn upon the person is of so ninch importance as the sei of artificial teeth. They require for successful results, artistic and mechanical skill, patient labor and experience. We guarintee you successful re sults. Nearly 14 years esperiencr in successful practice in Columbus. 13th Street. Phone 10. Dr. H- E. Nhmii. Mahaffey Damage Suit. - Thin-day Dm1j The well known damage case of Erra C. Mahaffey against Jon Wells was tried in district court this morn ing and sptrlcd by the attorneys out of court daring an intermission im mediately following the introduction of testimony by the plaintiff. Mr. Mahaffey was placed on the tand and tolrt a complete story of his meeting with Wells in tbe latter' bonce and of tbe two shots fired by Wells one of which took effect in his breast and the otber in his arm. The witness stripped to show the jurv the cars left by tbe wounds and ex plained the unprovoked character of the assanlr. After the examination of Mr. Ua- baffey bj- Attorndey Hoharr Judge Sullivan for tbe defendant asked for a recess and daring tbe intremission nrgeed upon a settlement with the plaintiff ami asked to have the costs taxed against the defendant. Mr. Mahaffey is still weak from hi.- wound and it is believed that he will never fully regain bis strength The amount of tbe settlement is said to lie ?2J0O. Thero still remains a criminal complaint against Wells embodying the same charges. From Albion. FrMny'e Daily! Albion, Nebr., Mav 17th 11K)5 (Special) The people of this city feel highiv honored by the election ofCapt. F .7 Mack of Company "M" of the Nebraska NationalGuards to the office of Major of the -ml Regiment. In an interview with the newly elected Major we find tbe following concern ing bis military career. In December lv.is while the mili tary spirit created bv tbe brilliant suc cess of the American arms in tne war with Spain was still holding the peo ple of onr country under the spell, Company "M" was organised at Al bion and all of the young men of the community of the best class took ac tive part in thu success of the com pany. At that time M. W. McGann was Captain. W. S. Jolly 1st Liea tenant and F.j. Mack 2nd Lieutenant. Mr. Jolly (tied and Mr. McGann re signed his office in the company and this made Mack Captain and for five years the company prospered under bis leadership. And today Company M" is In the first rank of the good companies of tbe state and it is through the direct efforts of Captain Mack that the same has nourished. On May l.lth r.ti. at Lincoln the Taptain received tbe election of Major of tbeKecimenrand it is claimed -br those high iu militia authority that' Major Mack is one of the most popu lar officers in the service !n Nebraska. The friends of the Major are jubilant over bis success and wbile he takes the honors in tbo democratic manner that be always does feels a great deal of satisfaction in knowing that his ellorts in behalf of the Militia have been appreciated. Mr. Mack is a young man and has lived in Albion for the last fifteen vears. He has had all the honors pos sible in this community heaped upon him and is now holding the Office of Clerk of tbe District Court of Boone county. He was electedMayor of this city by a good majority while at the same election the ticket he was runn ing on was defeated by several votes which goes to demonstrate that his personality counts. The result of this election is that tbe Officers of Company" M" will move" up and this will leave Mr. W. S. Price Assistaht Cashier of the Albion Na tional Rink Captain of the'Company, As be has been one of the Captain's best officers as 1st Lieutenant the fu ture of tbe company is still in good bauds. It is bis hope to be able to build a fine armory fur tbe guards at Aibion and he is putting forth an effort to secure the State Shoot on the range at this ioint as nature has pro vided a place one mile south of town where a pofect rifle range could be mad at but little expense. Lieutenant Colonel W. R. McLaugh lin will be in Albion on the 3th to cond uct a target practice and from the resulting score will choose a team from our coufpnny to compete in the State Shoot and from them a team will be selected to go to Seagrist N. .7. for tbe National Shoot. The boys here feel confident that some of this company will represent Nebraska at that tournament. Whistle Stuck. (Tue-dnjV Daily) Enciae No. ITOj, which is one of tne mogul type and accustomed to the hauling cf heavy freight trains be tween Omaha and Grand Island with Engineer Punja and FiremeanMurphy in the seats of responsibility came in from the west last night at the head of a train of about CO cars of live stock and frnit and most every one in in town knew it when the train arriv ed. The reason is that as the train whis tled out of Silver Creek, the whistle became, stuck open and continued to blew for at least two hours making tbe night hideous with the nnacens omed noise. On arriving in Columbus the en gine was put in the hands of a ma chineet and continual attempts were made to stop the noise, bnt the whis tle continued till it became necessary to change engines and No. lS'JLjtook the freight into Omaha, while No. 1703 was killed, her fires drawn and the whistle fixed. Z Vogel and Moscnearoa jast received a large consiznmeat of California wine for their local trade. This firm is taking ont a wholesaler' liqi license also." aori Ink BMk keeper Missing. (Thanday's Daily) Harry Bratt. bookkeeper in the First National Bask of Genoa disappeared last night at ten o'clock and on trace of hi can bo found. Bernard Gor man, cashier of the bank, told a Journal reporter over the phone this afternoon that the whole matter was a mystery, as everything was all straight at the bank and no suspicion of any kind bad ever rested on Mr. Bratt. He went hoaw at ten o'clock and went to his room as asuaL That was the last seen of hint. It was discov ered this morning that the bed had not been occupied and the bank keys and a few dollars of pocket'money were found in the room: Mr. Gorman says that young Bratt had appeared to be brooding over something for tbe but two months, but that nothing was thought of that as he was always a quiet yoang man. Bratt is about twenty-four years old and has always been very attentive to business. He owned stock In hiB father's bank at Bennet and had ex cellent prospects. His father, A. Eratt is one of the wealthiest men in Nance county and his family is one of the most highly respected in Genoa. Attempted Burglary. Wednesday evening, as Mark Rath burn was going home after the Hart party, when passing the home of his brother, W. W. Rathburn. he saw his brother's wife run out of the house. Mr. Rathbarn stopped to in vestigate and Mrs. Rathburn told him that a strange man had entered her house by the window and had pre sented a pistol at her. A friend. Mrs. Kelly, who was staying with her. ran out of the house, and Mrs. Rath barn engaged in a struggle with tbe supposed burglar, in which she was painfully braised about the head and neck. Neighbors saw the man leave the house, bat no clew to his identity is known. Bratt letunn. (Friday's Daily) Harry Bratt.the Geaoa bank cashier whoae disappearance night before last caused so much excitement and alarm, returned to his home inGenoa at 10 :30 last night. Mr. t Bratt said that the day had been a perfect blank to him until about five o'clock in the evening when he found himself on the river bank near tne Loap bridge about two miles from home. The but be remembered, he said, was going to his room the night before. He spent five hours after he came to himself in making his way over the two - miles to his home. Great relief is felt among his friends over Mr. Bratt's safe return. He is highly esteemed in his community and no breath of suspicion has ever been raised against him in his busi ness dealings. His books at the bank were found to be O. K. The only explanation is that he was suddenlv attacked by some form of temporary aberration and wandered to the river. Opening Game. (Monday's Daily) Before a crowd of over five hundred oase nan enthusiasts uoiumbns yes terday went down in defeat at the hands of nine husky players from Fremont. The day was an ideal one for the game and every man. woman and chila present got' more than the worth of their money even if the lo cals had to take the short end of tbe score. Manager Corbett and Captain Harry made everv provision possible to make tbe opening game a success and it was, though the score would have been more pleasing had the big number been placed to the credit of the home boys. As it was, it was a good game, the locals showing up well for tbe first game and against a team which has been playing the past two months and composed of sev eral salaried players. Young Will Dolan pitched the game for Colum bus and did a saperb job. His con trol, speed and delivery was far above his opponent, bnt miserable support by tbe home boys was the cause of his loaing his game. He struck out ten of the Fremont players, allowed them but seven hits and yet with all this good record had to meet defeat and he did it with a smile. Eaongh said, the localu did well, the Fre- monters did better. The score: Fremont 00120112 7 Colnmbns 16000100 02 Batteries: Fremont. Primleyand Shea Colnmbus. Dolan and Jones. Hits: Fre mont 7. Columbus (L Struck ont by I'rimley 1 1. Ddan 10. Errors : Fremont ", Colnmbus 10. Attendance 500. Aaather Wise Gay. Saturday afternoon the base ball boys went down to the grounds to practice np for the Fremont game. A traveling man had dealt himself a hand and appointed himself to ;a place on the team. When Jim Jones came on the field, the traveliag gentleman announced that he was from theSouth, he was, and he wouldn't play with a colored man. After caUiag Jimmy numerous insulting nanus, this brill iaat specimen of Southern manhood picked np a hat and started to drive a member of the Oolambas hall team off of the Oolumbas halL grounds. He evea struck Jimmy on the arm with tne hat. defend himself with, bat the trouble was stopped. To the great regret of the specta tors, the flower of Soathera chivalry was not knocked in the head, bat he was healed ap before Police Judge Cutis aad laed 11 aad eosto, amount ing to aboat 6. He refaaed to give .. The School Gymnasium. iTriilaj Daily At the meeting of tbe scbiol beard yesterday Superintendent Ktrn pre sented bis leport recommending the appropriation of suflicient money to build the high school gymnasium for which $700 has been subscribed by citizens of Columbus. The building contemplated will be a wing added to the hir.h school build ing on the berth. Besides gymnastic equipment it is proposed to have for ges for work in manual training. The estimated ccst is near 3,000. with $700 already raised by popular sub scription. The district has already sufficient surplus en hand to pay for build ing, even with a levy onlv hatf as large as tbe law permit". The board received the proposition as favorably as the general public had done before and the committee en buildings was instructed to prepare an estimate. The only member who opposed was. Mr. Leavy. He argued against the proposed improvement on the ground of economy- He also talked against it on the ground that the proposed building was cot elaborate enough. Tbe other members are strongly in favor of the gymnasium and it is practicallv a certainty that it will be built this summer. Snp't Eern also recommended that one additional teacher be emplovcd in the high school and one in the pri mary department ; and further that the Eighth grade be transfered from the Second ward building to the high school buiidins, putting the new pri mary department in the Second ward building. All these recommenda tions will probably be accented and carried out by tbe bonrd. r We are now serving delicious Ice Cream Sodas, Sundaes, Lemonades, Phosphates and all good Soda drinks. We make our own Ice Cream. We KNOW it is pure; Chas. H. Dack, Druggist. Program. Program of concert to be given by Prcf. A. E. Poolo, assisted by the city's best talent, in tbe Presbyter ian church, Mondav evening, May 29, 1905 : 1. "Smiles and Caresses' Eendix Juvenile String Orchestra '!. Violin duet Selected Howard Wbaley and Arthur Thorna. ". Violin solo a. Cavatina Raff b. Polish Dance Wieniawski Mande Galley. 4. Lad i os' quartette Selected Mesdames Garlow, W.H.Evan?, Heinz and Freydig. .". Double string trio Dancla Helen McAllister. Marion Keeder, Geneva Jones, Harlev McAllister, Llovd Cassin. Martin Steuger. . Violin solo II Trovatore Siugnlee Herman Zinnecker. 7. Selections Bohemian Girl L'alfe Juvenile String Orchestra. . Bass solo" When Richelieu tbe Red Robe Wore'" Murray Mr. Green 9. Violin trio March Henkel Gertrude Eiias. Adrea Lay. Paul Freydig. 10. Violin solo 7th Air Varie De Berior Hedwig Jaeggi. 11. Contralto solo "Bright Star oL Love" Robandi Miss Ethel Galley. 12. Violin duet Andante Otto Stencil and Emil Scbwarz 13 Violin solo Hungarian Rhapsody j Hauser Walter Boettcber. i-i. Piano solo "Tremolo" Gottscbalfc Prof. H. F. Funk. 15.. Violin solo Fantasie Caprice " Vienxtemps Prof. A. E. Poole. j 16. String quartette Sextette from S.J. Kennedy of St. Edward at Lucia I tended the Kramer reception in Co- Herfwig Jaeggi, Walter Bcettcher, j iambus last evening, returning home P. J, Barron, Prof. A. E. Poole. on ;i,e morning train. Gasoline 9 Absolutely Clean and CANNOT BE EXPLODED. The only Positively Safe Gasoline Stove on the Market. We make a specialty of Builders' Hardware. Cloos & Uehliiig Independent 'Phone No. 162. North Side 13th St. Columbus, Nebr. Extraordinary Special Sale! Ani and every piece of Ham! lainted China. R.icaiic Ware and Pottery now on display in my window will be for sale at regular retail prices until Friday. May IP. after that day a reduction of 10 per cenr every day will be made as follows: May 20th. ) per cent of retail price May 23J. SO per cent of retail price May 2nd. TO per cent of retail price May2tth. fft per cent of retail price May iSth. 30 ier cent of rdtail price May 20th. 40 percent of retoil price May 27th. SO per cent of retail price May 2ith. 20 percent of retail price May 30th. 10 percent f retail price May 31t. FREE First choice of any not sold on this date to the customer mak ing the largest purchase durinc this sale. Second choice to the next hishest and so on until e ery piece is Riven away. SALE FOP. CASH ONLY. All ro1s marked in plain fieurtt-. Ed J. Niewohner The Jeweler Boy Drowned. i Friday' Iaily) Last Sunday a son of Wm. Jnrecki, a Polander, living across the river, aged about T years, was sitting on the bank of the slongh that runs through bis father's held, when the bank caved off throwing him into the water. H is mother saw him and jumped in after him. but was nnable to get out. Some man happened to be near and helped the -woman out bnt the boy was carried on down the stream and out into the meadow. When picked np he was dead, T lie funeral was beldTuesday. Fullertcn News-Journal. An Elaborate Entertainment. , la the mo-it brilliant and largelv at tended social event of the season. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kramer and tbe Misses Kramer reoeivsti at Orpheus ball last evening. Tho event was in honor of tbe twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. ana Mrs. Kramer, and a fare well party to the friends of Miss Vera Kramer whoso weddfng with Mr. M. J. Kelly.of Cbicngo is announced. In tbe receivinc liua were Mr. nd Mrs. Kramer, Mioses Vera and Florence Kramer, and Mr, Kelly. Mesdames D. T Martyn. J. B. Gietren. P. J. Hart. F. H. Rusche and C C Gray assisted in entertain ing the guests, and twenty girlsnsKist ed in serving refreshments. The stage of the ball was decorated in green with the figures "1S&0-1905" done in silver foil on a background of green. Potted flowers were tastefully arrang ed about the front of the stage. Mus ic was furnished by Prof. Sike's or chestra, coucenled behind tbe screen of flowers. Nearly three hundred guests attend ed. Dancing began at ten o'clock and continued until one. Tbe entertain ment was informal and every cnest was cordially looked after by tbe en teitniners. Seldom has so numerous and happy a throng been seen at a social receptiou in Columbns. Tbe long residence of the Kramer family Papinijm Columbus has made almost every I man or woman in this commnnitv a pers!onal friend: and their unvarying good-fellowsbip and democratic ways ! trtTti fl..ASnrvl. ittncAf1 lust niirhr . 7 """"" "" ." "7- , J? nv ine coroiai warmin wuu wnicu iney were greeted by so friends of all ages. large a number of Stoves Judge Albert Hu Operatiea. (Tbo1aj-. Daily) An operation for appendicitis was performed yesterday on Judge I. L. Albert. The operation was entirely successful, and Mr. Albert's condition has been most favorable freaa the time the operation was completetd. At one o'clock today he was sleeping quietly and his condition was entirely satis factory. It was not generally known that Judge Albert was oontemnlating an operation or even suffering from the disease. He has been preparing for the one rat ion for the past week He was not confined to hit bed, but since the operation waa conidered necessary it waa thought best to get through with it before the disease bad progressed to a more acute stage aud tbe patient correspondingly weak ened and less able to withstand tho shock. High School Festivities.. (Monday's Dailj) The Freshmen of tbe high school went out to Mcpherson's lake Satur day for a picnic. "AH was merry aa a marriage bell until six sophomores, one junior and one senior appeared on the scene. At this point historians begin to differ. The sophs maintain that they got away with some of the provender of the picnickers, which the freshmen deny. Both sides agree that there waa a scrap that was worth any man's time, and that Prof Mc Coy, who had gone as chaperoa. did valiant service in defending the im pedimenta nf tbe camp. There seems to be agreement also on the point that one Freshie was heaved bodily into the lake. A rough report of the casualties has it that McAllister had a nice bump developed on his he id with a club in the bands of a voung lady, Dickinson got baptized, Betterton received a bloody note ana Prof. McCoy's shirt was badly scattered. Tolay everybody is goodnatured and harmony is in evidence. The Freshman party was composed of twelve boys and ten girls. Miss Seg elke and Prof. McCoy chaperoned the crowd. S. 0. P. H. (Monday's Daily) It has just reached the ears of a Journal reporter that seven sweet girls of our city are near the hair pulling point toward each otber. It happened like this: Tbe seven girls met a few months ago r.t the home of one of tbe members and after pulling tbe blinds '--' knowns that no one was near u 1 wHled to form a secret order of the. own. Why they picked on an unlucklv number no one knows bat the abrupt termination of the order proves still more the numbers seven-come-eleven or either thirteen seldom win. The organization was successfully formed and the punch bowl was brought in to properlv christen the new made order "S. O. P.H." which letters when properly interpreted means "still on papa's hands." The meeting closed with every secret firm ly locked in the heart of every mem ber and as time went on the new born order seemed to work much to the benefit of honored members. Lately there has been a coolness among the seven and the climax was reached just the other evening when one of our prominent bachelors bntted in with the proposition that he would marry any one of .the girls, which, orf a secret ballot, the club should elect to be bis wife. A special meeting was arranged and after considerable nerv ous agitation decided that the rules y of tbe order be amended so that tbe "old batch" might be admitted into the lodge as honorary member and set at the head of the table. When the time arrived for the bal lotting away of one cf the members, each girl took a slip of paper and en tered intoa corner and did her best to disguise her band writing. Each mem ber cast a vote and each girl received a vole. The bachelor is si ill a bachelor, the (dub is br ken up and the girls are mortal enemies. This whole story came from one of the members and on promise that no name be used tbe Journal is permitted to chronicle one of tbe latest and most unique organ izations yet planned by tne blushing fet. Schilz-Broek. Martin Sc'hilz and Miss Elizabeth Brock were married at St. Bonaven tura church last Wednesday morning at ten o'clock,. Rev. Father Theo bold officiating. Only tbe near rela tives of the young couple w tnewed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Jacob Brock and the groom i the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Win Scbiiz. Mr. and Mrs. Scbirz immediately went to house keeping in their new home east of St. Mary's hospital. Mr. Schilz is leader of the Colnmbus band aad oae of Co lumbus' most highly respected young business' men. If you want some fine graduating oreeents at reasonable prices, go to Braun's store, Eleventh street. tf B. L Simmons has opened ap a first class shootiag gallery in the old Snell Billiard hail on Twelfth Street Columbus marketsCora. 37 : wheat 84: rve, 55; oats. 25, barley, 25; hogs, 4. SO; batter, 15; eggs. 14: potatoes, 30. . A man by the a name of O'Brien was taken before Judge Cartis this mora tag and consigned to the county jail for twenty days for vagrancy. Mrs. Llovd Swaia Is giviag a small party this afternoon at which will be honced the engagement of her sis ter, Misa Hand Parker to Dr. Charles U. Platz. BAPTIST Sunday morning 'Serv ing my country, past and present." Mrs. O. C. Gray Itfr today for a two weeks visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Okey.in Mendota, 111. We are scon to be privileged to ob serve our most sacred National Anni versary, Memorial Day. All member of Union Camp No. 14 Sons of Vet erans and all are elicablo to join, will meet at the K. of P. hall at 10 o'clock awmorial on Sunday. Mav 28 to attend Memorial services at the Contrega- loaai church with Maker Post Xo. J, Q. A. R. Dropped Dead- lTn-Uys Daily) Miss Lottie Moell, danghte rof An ton Moell an old rettler who lives sev en miles south of Columbus and three miles west of Bellwod. dropped dead in the garden yesterday. The cansei of her death was apoplexy. She was in apparent good health and her death came without a moment's wnrning. MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA USES DRASTIC MEASURES. DISMISSES TWO FROM OFFICE Quaker City Executive Removes Un faithful Servants Outgrowth of the Fight Against Leasing City Gas Plant for Seventy-five Years. Philadelphia, May 24. In bis effort to defeat tbe consummation oi tho plan to lease the city gas works to the United Gas Improvement com pany for seventy-five years for ?2.". 000.000. Mayor Weaver dismissed from fflce David J. Smyth, the director or the department of public safety, and Peter E. Costello. the director of tbe department of public works. The mayor has announced that he is in tbe Ight to the bittes end. which means that A great political battle is now on and will be carried to the polls next November. In his fis;ht against the gas lease, and tbe Republican organi zation, the mayor has called in as counsel Elihu Root of New York. Each dismissed director rceied $1U.0 a year and together they bail control of 10,000 officeholders. It is not likely that the citv council wdl confirm the men appointed by tbe mayor, but they will hold the office ad interim. The two dismissed directors refused to use their influence to help the mayor in bis anti-gas lease fight and this led the mayor to ask the directors for their resignations. TOKIO HEARS OF VICTORIES Japs Said to Be Successful in Several Skirmishes in Manchuria. Tokio, May 24. Imperial headquar ters says: "The Russian cavalry which detoured toward Fakumen from the right bank of tho Liao river wa3 frequently defeated by cur rear guards. On May 2ft, after their fail ure in the vicinity of Tafangsht-n. they camped with the main strength at Siaotatzu, twenty-six miles from Faku men, and on May 21 they retreated to tho right bank of the Malien river. In tho meantime a few companies of tho enemy's force remaining on the left bank of the Malien river v. ere defeated and retreated northward in disorder. Otherwise tho situation is unchanged." Gunshu Pass. Manchuria, May 2;. A report is in circulation araons the Chinese that the Japanese fleet has sustained misfortune, the precise na ture of which is not stated. The re- port above referred to is probably that emanating from Paris and Ion don early tnis month, to the effect that the Japanese battleship Mikase has been lost in th1 straits of Korea. no confirmation of which has benri re ceived. Lunatic Sailors and Soldiery. Che Foo, May 24. Forty-four luna tic Russian sailors and soldiers from Port Arthur, including a violently in sane lieutenant, who was on the Se vastopol during the siege, arrived here and were Immediately trans ferred to the Russian hospital ship Wbampoa for transportation to Odes sa. The party Is accompanied by doc tors and attendants exceeding in num ber the patients. The condition of the insane men varies from a mild melancholy to violent stacep. The majority are suffering from hallucina tions, rendering th?m in a condition that demands an attendant for each one. The officers in charge state that many of these cases are tbe result o the long lncarccra'ion of sic-k men in hospitals during ihe terror of the siege. Some are the result of curvy and the condition of others is due to the terrific nervous strain of continued bombardments and lnc.ssant service. All are apparently physical wrecks. Rumor of Rojestvensky's Death. Paris, May 24 Nothing is known here of the report that Vice Admiral Rojestvensky is d-ad. except a brief extra cable from a Ixtndon paper, to which no importance is attached, ow ing to the complete ansenc- of knowl edge of tbe whereabouts of the Rus sian fleet. The oSic-ials of the Rus sian embassy herf- discredit the rumor as circulated in the interests of the Japanese. Vladivostok is Isolated. London, May 24. The Tokio corre spondent of th Daily Telegraph ca bles that tbe railway to Vladivostok has been setrd, as the result of which the fortress is isolated. The Shanghai correspondent cf the Morning Post says he learns from r. trustworthy source that Vice Admiral Togo's fleet is still off Masampho oa the southeastern coast of Korea. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore Dead. Melrose, Mass.. May 24. Mrs. Mary A Livermore, the well known writer and reformer, died at her home faere. 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Grand Army of the Repnblic, has issued tho follow ing order of exercises for the obser vance of Memorial Dav, Tuesday, May :50. J1W5: All comrades of the G. R.R. and all soldiers, sailors. Sons of Veterans. Spanish American war veterans, mem bers of Company K. Nebraska nation al gjiard, and Confederate soldiers aio invited to join the members of Baker Post at 1 ::U) sharp on Memorial Day. Tbe firemen and city band will form on Thirteenth street in front of Firemen's hall at 1:30 p. m. and march west on Thirteenth street to Nebraska avenne. thence south to Twelfth street, thence east to Olive, thence south to Eleventh street to G. A. R. hall, where nnder command of J. R. Meagher, marshal of the day, tbe line of march Will be taken up to North opera house by way of North nnd Thirteenth streets. Exercises will commence promptly at 2 p. m. PROGRAM Call of assembly to ore'er Commander W. F. DodJs. Music Columbns band. Salnte the dead Members of tbo G.A.R. Prayer Chaplain J.R.Brock. Reading of general orders- Adjutant E.'O. Rector . Remarks Commander W. F. Dodri.s Song. "The Flag" Grade Seven, Co- Jumbns schools. Recitation," Ode fur Decoration Day" Hazel Smith. Recitatiou. "The Unknown Rider" Marie Zinnecker. Song. Selected N. Ro-t U:ismnssen. Recitation. "Picket Guard" Violet Woosley. Address for the fire department. Music Colnmbus tand. At the closo of tbo program tho line of march will be taken up to the city cemetery where tho exercises will be completed according to tho Grand Army ritual, ending with salute to tho dead by the Evans Rifles. THE SOLDIER DEAD IN COLUM BUS CEMETERY. J B I'scbudy R B Mclutvre Wni. Mnloy J. W. Earlv J. N. Lawson Fred Mathews"" S. B. Hunt P. J. Lawrence Fred Scbutte George Drake S. Campbell S. Edwards Tbos. M. Wilson K. II. Henry O. H. Archer Ltwi White U. L. Adnmti John L. Sturgeon H. L. Small Henry C. Kline CATHOLIC E D. Sheehan Brvan Caffy E Arnold Henry Woods John Hammond Frank North I. T. Slattery A. J. 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