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Death in storm
DISASTROUS TORNADO VISITS
BURWELL, NEBRASKA.
AN AGED WOMAN IS KILLED
Barns and Outhouses Picked Up and
Scattered Over Surrounding Terri
tory Damage to Property in Town
and Country.
BURWELL, Neb. A tornado struck
this part of Garfield county Friday
evening, killing, Mrs. E. B. McKin
ney, aged 00 years, and injuring many
others, though not seriously. Fifteen
residences and five business houses
were destroyed by the wind and barns
and outhouses were scattered ov.er
the prairie:
The dead: Mrs. E. B. McKinney.
Seriously injured: Frank Hornick,
Mrs. Leeper, Mrs. Dinnell.
It had rained the greater part of
the day. About 4 o'clock it cleared
off and the sun shone brightly for a
couple of hours. The heat was in
tense and the atmosphere loaded with
humidity.
Shortly before 5 o'clock a bank of
clouds rolled up in the southwest and
moved along rapidly. As they neared
town they seemed to take on a green
ish hue, rolling and tumbling like
the waves of the sea. As the storm
neared town it assumed a whirling
motion and darkness seemed to come
on in almost an instant, broken only
by the forked flashes of lightning
that appeared to come from every di
rection. The rain fell in torrents and
the wind blew with such velocity
that it seemed as if every house in
the town would be swept from its
foundation. This continued for per
haps ten minutes, after which the
storm departed as suddenly as it
came, sweeping to the northeast.
People of the town Lurried out to
ascertain the damage done. They
found that the home of E. B. McKin
ney had been wrecked and Mrs. Mc
Kinney killed by being crushed by
the timbers of the building.
Several houses in town are leveled
to the ground and reports from the
country indicate that the damage has
been heavy.
Friday night it was impossible to
secure details, though it is known
that the damage in Burwell will be
at least $50,000. and as much more in
the country nearby.
FINANCES OF PORTO RICO
CIVEN TO THE PUBLIC
WASHINGTON William F. Will
soughby. treasurer of Porto Rico, in
a bulletin made public bj the census
bureau, discusses the insular and mu
nicipal finances of the island for the
year 1902-3. The reiort constitutes a
lortion of the general inquiry into
the wealth, debt and taxation now be
ing conducted by the census bureau
It shows that at the beginning of that
fiscal year the insular treasury was
charged with $1,157,569. Of- this
amount $1,084,448 stood to the credit
of various trust funds, leaving a bal
ance of $314,600 constituting the real
balance of the insular treasury avail
able for the purpose of meeting ordi
nary current expenses.
A METHODIST PREACHER
WHO HATES THE NEGRO
OSCEOLA. la. Dr. J W. Lee of St
Louis, speaking before the Methodist
church conference, took up the negro
question and declared that in their
forty years of freedom the black race
had fallen below the station where
240 years of slavery had placed it.
Dr. Lee asserted that the negro is
4.000 years behind the white man in
civilization. Caste, spirit and race
prejudice, he said, are right because
God has planted them in men's hearts.
The opinion was expressed by Dr. Lee
that the negro should rejoice at thu
mere privilege of living and breathing
in this country.
FIGHTING IN BAKU DISTRICTS.
Many Skirmishes Result in Consider
able Loss of Life.
ST. PETERSBURG A private dis
patch from Tiflis says that there was
firing Friday night at various points
in the Baku districts and there were
many skirmishes, resulting in consid
erable loss of life. The situation, the
dispatch says, is alarming and there
is " great uneasiness among the Tar
tars. Five battalions of infantry, a bat
tery of artillery and a body of Cos
sacks have been sent to Kutais. Cos
sacks have also been sent to Shula
very. where encounters between the
Tartars and Armnians are feared.
A prominent journalist of Baku has
been killed by Tartars, who are con
ducting a crusade against newspaper
men.
The oil men have received informa
tion that the insurgents threaten to
kill the operatives when they resume
work and to burn the works now in
course of reconstruction.
Both Sides Willing to Yield.
LONDON The correspondent of
the Times at Karstad says he believes
there is a disposition on both sides to
yield on the question of the demoli
tion of the fortifications and an arbi
tration treaty. Sweden, he says, does
not want the historical fortresses de
molished, and that if Norwaj is will
ing to uemolish the modern forts
Sweden will be ready to conclude an
arbitration treaty for the settlement
of all future differences, but not those
affecting the questions now under dis
cussion.
Norwegian Vice Consul a Victim.
PENSACOLA, Fla. Nine new cases
and one death is the yellow fever rec
ord for Pensacola Monday, conclud
ing at 6 p. m. Suspicious or doubt
ful cases number about twelve. The
death was that of A. Wolfburg, vice
consul of Norway, who died today
after a brief illness. He was taken ill
five days since and did not call a phy
sician, the case being located by in
spectors. A post mortem examination
revealed that he had died of yellow
fever of the most malignant type.
SUSTAINS TREATY.
Cabinet Ministers Advised to Remain
at Their Posts.
TOKIO In accordance with estab
lished usage, the cabinet ministers
have presented an official statement to
the Mikado explaining the necessity
of instituting martial law at the cap
ital and at the same time asking the
imperial judgment as to whether they
should remain in office or retire. The
emperor's reply, which was made to
day, advises them to retain their re
spective posts.
The special session of the privy
council Monday lasted for four hours.
No bill was presented, only a report
from the cabinet ministers. Premier
Katsura making an extended state
ment of the peace negotiations.
According to the constitution a
treaty with other powers must be sub
mitted to the council before ratifica
tion. It is unusual to hold a special
sitting for simply making a report on
diplomatic affairs before a treaty as
sumes a form ready for ratification,
and the sitting today without a spec
ial bill was rather unexpected.
Opposition political parties have ap
pointed an extensive committee to
fully report on sufferings alleged to
have been caused by the police during
the recent rioting. The progressives
and their local branches continue to
press resolutions against the govern
ment. The Shibs branch condemns
the government's assumption of the
power to suspend newspapers, declar
ing it to be wholly unconstitutional.
Quiet, however, prevails in Tokio.
UNCLE SAM CETTINC
HEAVY POSTAL RECEIPTS
WASHINGTON Postal receipts
for the fiftj- largest cities in the
United States, compiled by the third
assistant posmaster general, aggregat
ed for the month of August $5,819,-
151, against $5,334,917 for the corre
sponding month in 1904, or an in
crease of 9.07 per cent. The highest
percentage of increase shown by any
city was at Portland. Ore., where the
Lewis and Clark exposition raised the
receipts to $44,965, an increase of
54.05 per cent over the receipts for
August, 1904.
PRESIDENT URGES SPEED.
Requests Consulting Engineers of Ca
nal to Hurry Their Work.
WASHINGTON Upon the occasion
of the recent visit of the members of
the board of consulting engineers of
the isthmian canal at Oyster Bay the
president addressed to them a few re
marks which will be printed shortly
and presented to the different mem
bers. After bidding them welcome he
urged them to use all the speed they
could safely make in coming to a
conclusion as to the best plan for
digging the canal so that he might
have ample time for studying the re
port before sending it to congress.
He did not express himself in favor
of either a lock canal or a sea-level
canal and refrained from any techni
cal observations, but urged the mem
bers to state their opinion without the
slightest hesitation and to send him
reports, not as he should like to get
them, but as he ought to get them.
The members of the board have near
ly all returned to Washington, but it
had not yet been decided when the
next meeting will be held. They will
for some days occupy themselves
studying the different plans and data
with which they have been provided.
LOW RAILROAD RATES.
Colonization in the Southwest to Be
Encouraged.
CHICAGO Colonization of lands in
the southwest is to receive from the
railroads reaching that section the
greatest attention ever accorded the
subject. The executive committee of
the Western Passenger association
Friday arranged to run cheap home
seekers excursions in October. No
vember and December, and to follow
these with cheap colonists' rates in
January and February, to accommo
date .nose who desire to go to re
main. The minimum selling rate from Chi
cago will be $16.50 for the round trip,
and the low rates will be in effect to
all points in Texas. New Mexico, Ari
zona. Oklahoma. Indian Territory, Ar
kansas and to portions of Kansas and
Nebraska.
GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI
AT THE EXPOSITION
PORTLAND. ' Ore. Thohusands of
persons assembled in the auditorium
of the Lewis and Clark exposition to
do honor to Missouri and Governor
Folk. When Governor Folk, accom
panied by Governor George E. Cham
berlain of Oregon and by municipal
and exposition officials, appeared on
the speaker's stand he was received
with round upon round of applause.
Welcoming speeches were made by
Governor Chamberlain, Mayor Mane of
Portland and President Goode of the
exposition.
Ministerialists Secure Majority.
MADRID Full results of the elec
tions show that the ministerialists
have obtained 240 seats and the op
position 167. Serious disorders are re
ported from Ferrol, while a number of
persons were injured.
Launches Boom for Folk.
PORTLAND, Ore. Governor Cham
berlain, during the Missouri day ex
ercises at the Lewis and Clark fair,
launched the boom for Governor Folk
'as the next presidential candidate on
tne democratic ticket.
Seize Cargo of Seal Skins.
VICTORIA, B. C The sealing
schooner Carmencita. now called the
Acapulco, arrived flying the Mexican
flag. It came from Clayoquot because
of orders from the Victoria customs
officials, her catch of 373 seal skins ia
Bering sea being under seizure here.
Ambassador Meyer Leaves Berlin.
BERLIN Mr. Meyer, the' American
ambassador at St. Petersburg, left
Berlin Friday night for Hamburg,
where it is presumed be will see Em
peror William.
THE WHITE FLACS
they denote a cessation of
hostilities:
TROOPS LEAVE NEUTRAL ZONE
Putting Into Effect Stipulations of the
Armistice Outposts of. Both Sides
Move Back Two-Thirds of a
Mile.
GODZIYADINI. Manchuria An or
der by General Linevitch putting into
effect the stipulations of the armistice
arranged by Generals Ovanovskl and
Fukushima has been prepared and
distributed to the army. The order
directs the immediate 'cessation of
hostilities; the retirement of pickets
from the neutral zone and the estab
lishment of a post of communication.
It forbids all other communication be
tween the" armiees.
GUNSHU PASS As a result of the
armistice, which was effective Sun
day, the outposts of the main posi
tions on both sides will move back
about two-thirds of a mile and here
after will display white flags.
There is now one fast train daily
on the railway. There has been a
considerable advance in the value of
both native and Russian money. The
natives welcome peace and hope the
Peking government will send a strong
man. like Yuan Shai Kai, Jo Manchu
ria to re-establish native control and
to prevent anarchy during the evacu
ation of the Russian and Japanese
armies. The people fear the outlaws,
who, in large numbers, are armed
with Russian and Japanese rifles.
A report of the Red Cross admin
istration shows that altogether 30.000
beds and twenty trains were supplied
and $11,000,000 were expended during
the war. Minor Red Cross organiza
tions are already leaving for home,
and with the consummation of peace
the entire society will be relieved,
the empress hospitals leaving last.
ST. PETERSBURG The American
embassy has received from the Japa
nese legation in Berlin $20,000 to be
devoted ,to the relief of 1.716 Japanese
prisoners now at Medvid, province of
Novgorod. Charge d 'Affaires Eddy
will go to Medvid next week to make
arrrangements for the distribution of
the money. The prisoners will be re
leased as soon as the signed peace
treaties are executed. With the Jap
anese are several Americans and Eng
lishmen found on board captured Jap
anese transports. These foreigners
will probably be released before the
Japanese.
Will Sail for Home.
WASHINGTON The Japanese min
ister. M. Takahira. expects to 'sail for
his home in Japan in a few weeks to
join Mme. Takahira. who has been
over there for nearly two years.
Mrs. Neil Burgess Dead.
NEW YORK Mrs. Neil Burgess,
wife of the actor and niece of J. H.
Stoddard, died Sunday at her home in
Highlands, N. J.
THE ANTI-PASS LAW
IS TO BE TESTED
PLAINFIELD, Wis Charged with
using his railroad pass in violation of
the law. W. B. Angelo, an attorney for
the Wisconsin Central, Railway com
pany, and holding a position as a no
tary public, was formally placed un
der arrest on complaint of W. H. Ber
ry, editor of a newspaper at Wau
shara. Wi The action is for the pur
pose of testing the anti-pass law pass
ed by the last legislature.
ON RIGHT SIDE OF LEDGER.
Santo Domingo Begins to See Light
Ahead Financially.
WASHINGTON The war depart
ment made public the first complete
report of Colonel Colton, the "control
ler and general receiver of the cus
toms service of Santo Domingo"
showing the customs receipts and
other fiscal data since April last, the
first period of administration of the
island revenues by the Americans.
Colonel Colton takes up the treas
ury figures showing how the finances
of the island and business are improv
ing, and he says "the most striking
feature of the showing for the month
was the handsome balance of trade in
favor of the republic, amounting to
$473,224."
Naval Payments Embezzled.
TOKIO The information has been
made public that three naval pay
masters have emeb'ezzled $165,000 of
government funds. The announce
ment has been calmly received by the
public, but the knowledge that the
commission of the crime extended
over the period of a year without dis
covery may. it is said, cause a feeling
of distrust and uneasiness toward the
naval administration and furnish a
weapon to the political parties that
are strongly opposing the govern
ment. Quieter Feeling Prevails.
CHRISTIANIA Peace between
Sweden and Norway being assured, a
quieter feeling prevails here. News
from Karlstad however, is still await
ed with the keenest interest, and
there is anxiety to learn the details
of the compromise. The press is
unanimous in hoping for a speedy set
tlement of the questions. There are
some misgivings entertained that
peace has been secured, but all the
newspapers express relief that peace
has been secured provided it is on an
enduring basis.
Emperor and Empreso on Trip.
ST. PETERSBURG Emperor Nich
olas, with the empress and their chil
dren and Grand Duke Alexis, started
Sunday on a cruise in Finnish waters.
They are expected to return toward
the end of the weeek. Included In the
emperor's suite are General Baron
Fredericks, aide-de-camp to his ma
jesty, and Admiral Birileff, minister
of marine. The cruise is to be simply
a pleasure trip. Count Lamsdorff, the
foreign minister, also accompanied
the emperor. The first place to call
will be Trungsund.
FOR THE SUPREME BENCH.
Chas.
B. Letton of Jefferson County
Heads the Ticket.
LINCOLN In the republican state
convention here Thursday the follow
ing nominations were made:
For Justice of the Supreme Court
Charles B. Letton of Jefferson county.
For Regents of the State Univers
ity V. G. Lyford of Richardson
county and Fred H. Abbott of Platte
county.
The platform indorses the Roose
velt administration; declares for "ade
quate and effective control" of inter
state commerce against rebates and
freight discriminations and favor con
ferring upon some branch of the exe
cutive government the power of ef
fective action: demands that Ne
braska congressmen co-operate with
the president along these lines; de
clares in favor of the direct primary
law; commends the present state ad
ministration as economical and business-like.
Anti-pass plank: "We be
lieve that the giving of free transpor
tation upon railways is detrimental to
the interests of the people and recom
mend that a law be enacted by the
legislature of this state to prohibit
it."
Judge C. B. Letton of Fairbury. the
republican candidate for supreme
judge, is an old resident of Nebraska,
having lived in Jefferson county since
1869, where his father took a home
stead near Fairbury. He worked on
the farm, taught school and earned
the money to educate himself, and af
ter graduation studied law and was
admitted to the bar. In 1SS6 he was
elected the first county attorney of
Jefferson county, serving four years.
He was elected judge of the First ju
dicial district in 1895, and was re
elected in 1899, serving until Novem
ber, 1903. when he resigned to accept
a position on the supreme court com
mission, which he still holds as presid
ing judge of department No. 1. In
1904 Judge Letton served as president
of the state bar association. He is a
clear and forcible writer, has always
been a close student of legal and con
stitutional history and has taken an
interest in all public questions.
FROM LIFE TO ETERNITY
ON THE DOUBLE-QUICK
A'JBUF.N, N. Y. Record-breaking
celerity was the unusual feature in
the electrocution of Henry Manzer in
the death chamber at Auburn prison.
The witnesses entered the room at
6:05 o'clock. Manzer was escorted
to the chair one minute later. In an
other minute he had been pinioned in
the chair and the mask had been
urawn over his face. State Execut
tioner Davis immediately made con
nections with the fatal lever, and 1,780
volts coursed through the victim for
thirty seconds.
FAVOR SEA LEVEL CANAL.
Majority of Board of Consulting En
gineers of This Opinion.
WASHINGTON A majority of the
foreign members of the consulting
board of engineers of the Isthmian
canal appear to favor a sea-level ca
nal. This fact may become of the
greatest importance if their votes
shall become necessary to decide that,
which is the principal question re
quiring ratification at the hands of
this board. No attempt has been
made to pass on the question at any
of the board meetings, but the fact
is that the majority of the foreign
delegates, who have been closely
studying the vast amount of data col
lected and laid before the board by
the canal commission, are at present
of the opinion that a sea-level canal
would be better than a lock canal.
The board met for the first time in
a week in Washington and talked
about dams. Engineer Stearnes, a
member of the board, explained at
great length the details of construc
tion of the dam erected for the en
largement of the water supply of Bos
ton, a structure which was regarded
as in many ways meeting the condi
tions which obtain on the Isthmus. A
decision on this question of dams was.
however, postponed until the board
had visited the Isthmus. The mem
bers expect to sail from New York
with the canal commission September
26 or 27. Next Wednesday Mr. Bu-nau-Varilla
and Linden W. Bates will
explain to the board their respective
plans of canal construction.
JAP FLAGSHIP SINKS.
Vessel Which Led Fleet Into Action in
Sea of Japan Partnally Destroyed.
TOKIO The Navy department an
nounces that the battleship Mikasa
has been destroyed by fire and the
explosion of its magazine causing the
loss of 599 lives, including men of
other ships, who went to the rescue.
The fire started from an unknown
cause at midnight on Sunday. Before
the officers could be rescued the fire
reached the aft magazine, which ex
ploded, blowing a hole in the port side,
of the vessel below the water line and
caused the ship to sink.
Manchurian Ports Opened.
LONDON The Shanghai corre
spondent of the Morning Post says
that an imperial decree Has been is
sued ordering many of the ports in
Manchuria to be opened equally to all
treaty powers.
Cholera Cases in Prussia.
BERLIN An official bulletin issued
Monday says sixteen cholera cases and
six deaths were reported from noon
September 9 to noon September 10,
and fifteen cases and six deaths from
noon September 10 to noon today.
Cholera Reaches Poland.
LOMZA, Russian Poland It has
now been established that a fatal case
of cholera occurred among the rafts
men from Bielostok, on the Narov
river. All the members of the crew
have been isolated and other precau
tionary measures have been taken.
Loss in Ships is $113,000,000.
ST. PETERSBUR The Russian
losses in ships at Port Arthur, Vladi
vostok and the Sea of Japan, accord
ing to official statistics, published Sun
day morning, amount to $ 113,000,000.
PLAN ARMISTICE
ARRANGE MUTUAL ZONE.IN MAN
CHURIA AND COREA.
CAPTIVES ARE NOT SUSPENDED
New Reinforcements Not To Be Dis
patched to the Theater of War-
Where the Officers Wiil Meet to Ar
range Details.
LONDON The Japanese legation
gave out the text of the Russo-Japanese
amistice protocol as follows:
1. A certain distance as a zone of de
marcation shall be fixed between the
fronts of the armies of the two pow
ers in Manchuria as well as in the
region of the Tumen river. Corea.
2. The naval force of one of the bel
ligerents shall not bombard territory
belonging to or occupied by the other.
3. Maritime captures will not be
suspended by the a rmistice.
4. During the term of the armistice
new reinforcements shall not be dis
patched to the theater of war. Those
which are already on their way there
shall not be dispatched north of Muk
den on the part of the Japanese or
south of Harbin on the part of Russia.
5. The commanders of the armies
and the fleets of the two powers shall
determine in common accord the con
ditions of the armistice in conformity
with the provisions above enumerated.
6. The two governments shall order
their commanders immediately after
the signature of the treaty of peace to
put the protocol into execution.
The protocol was signed by M.
Witte. Baron Rosen, Baron Komura
and M. Takahira.
MUKDEN General Fukushima, rep
resenting Field Marshal Oyama. and
the Russian commissioners met at
Shaboth, a station north of Chantung.
at 10 o'clock this morning. It prob
ably will take several days to arrange
the details of the armistice which they
are to prepare.
NOT A CANDIDATE.
Mr. Bryan Not Now Posing for the
Presidency.
CHICAGO "I want to make my
position perfectly clear. I want to
say to you that not only am I not an
nouncing a candidacy, but I am not
permitting announcement of a candi
dacy by any one else for me."
In these words William Jennings
Bryan administered a check to the
enthusiasm which at the Jefferson
club banquet given tonight in Mr.
Bryan's honor greeted the speeches ad
vocating his nomination for the third
time for president.
There had been warm words of
praise for Mr. Bryan, particularly
from former Congressman OHie M.
James of Kentucky and Judge James
B. Tarvin of Covington, Ky.. who had
declared unqualifiedly for Mr. Bryan
as the democratic nominee for presi
dent in 1908, and from Mr. Alexander
Troup of New Haven, Conn., who de
clared that Bryan was the natural and
legitimate leader of the democratic
party in the coming campaign. When
Mr. Bryan, who came last on the pro
gram rose to respond to the toast.
"Democracy versus Centralization."
he deferred for a few moments en
tering upon his formal address until
he had returned thanks for the words
of praise showered upon him by the
speakers who preceded him and until
he had set himself right on the ques
tion of possible candidacy for the
presidency. Mr. Bryan said:
"I am not now a candidate for any
office. I have never said that I would
never again be a candidate for office,
but I want to say now that talk of
candidacy for office does not affect me
as it once did. I believe that my place
in history will be determined not by
what the people are able to do for me
but what I am able to do for the peo
ple. (Applause and cheers.) I think
it is now too soon to choose a candi
date for president to make the race
three years from now; it is too early
to pledge ourselves to any one man. I
trust that before the time comes to
name a man for the next presidential
race light may be thrown upon our
party's pathway, and that a man may
be chosen who will be best able to do
for the party more than I have yet
been able to do.
William Jennings Bryan, soon to
leave for a tour of the world, received
a notable testimonial of esteem at a
banquet given in his honor by the
Jefferson club at their rooms. Ran
dolph and Clark streets. Covers were
laid for 300 guests and among them
were many prominent people.
SCHEME ON HAND
FOR DISCHARGING MAYORS
HAVANA General Freye Andrade.
secretary of the interior, says he has
discovered ar plot of the liberal party
oj which the liebral governors of the
provinces o Santa Clara. Camaguay
and Pinar Del Rio proposed to dis
charge all the mayors and other lead
ing municipal officials who were parti
sans of President Palma. The plan
was discovered after the mayor and
lieutenant mayor of Glanapay and the
mayor and treasurer of Cabanas in Pi
nar Del Rio were discharged.
Poor Pay Causes Desertion.
WASHINGTON General Funston.
commanding the department of Cali
fornia, quotes from the report of his
judge advocate concerning desertions.
The latter attributes the desertions to
the poor pay received by enlisted
men compared to what men receive
in civil occupations. General Funston
says the buildings at Presidio, San
Francisco, are not a credit to the
United States and should be replaced.
There is no further reason for main
taining the post at Fort McDowell. It
should be abandoned.
Royal Family Goes to Darmstad.
ST. PETERSBURG With refer
ence to the reports that Emperor
Nicholas was about to make a sea
trip, it has been understood in court
circles for some time that the em
peror, the empress and several mem-
lif-c nf ttio lmnorinl fatniltr wrkiit1 cm
to Darmstad this fall so as to enahlp !
the empress to visit her old home,
which she has not seen for several
years. There is no certainty as to
whether the imperial party will be
gin Friday, as has been reported sev
eral days hence.
QUARANTINE BOUNDARIES.
Department of Agriculture Gives No
tice of a Change.
WASHINGTON It having been de
termined by the department of agri
culture that the contagious and com
municable disease known as scabies
exists to a slight extent only, if at all.
practically all of the cattle country,
Secretary Wilson gave notice that the
quarantine established in the follow
ing area will be removed September
15:
The states of Washington and Ore
gon: all that part of Kansas lying east
of the western boundary lines of the
counties of Smith. Osborn. Russell.
Barton, Stafford. Pratt and Barber; all
that part of the state of Colorado ly
ing west of the summit of the Medi
cine Bow range of mountains in Lari
mer county, the western line of Boul
der. Gilpin. Jefferson, Teller. Custer.
Hueriano and Las Animas counties,
and also that part of Colorado lying
west of the ninth guide meridian west
in Fremont county; the counties of Big
Horn, Fremont. Sweetwater and Uinta,
in the state of Wyoming; all that part
of the state of Texas lying east of the
100th meridian of longitude west of
Greenwich and north of the twenty
ninth parallel of north latitude.
CHARGES OF MAE WOOD
ARE "SILLY FABRICATIONS"
WASHINGTON The state depart
ment is now investigating charges
made by Mae Wood of Omaha, against
Robert J. Wynne, consul general at
London, and J. Martin Miller, recent
ly appointed consul at Aix-la-Chapelle.
Germany. The papers have been in
the han'ds of the state department for
several weeks. The exact character
of the charges is not known. The
fact that Mae Wood had made direct
charges against Mr. Wynne was not
generally known. Consul Miller de
nounces Mae Woods' charges as "silly
fabrications."
CONFIDENCE REMAINS STRONG.
Bounteous Crops in All Sections Help
Trading.
NEW YORK R. G. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of Trade says:
Industrial, commercial and agricul
tural progress continue satisfactory.
Nothing has occurred to weaken con
fidence, the disposition being to ex
tend plans further into the future,
and many plants have their facilities
engaged well into the next year. As
demand broadens there is a natural
tendency to enlarge capacity, which
adds to the already exceptional struc
tural activity. Jobbers have secured
much more forward business than at
this date last year, especially in dry
goods lines, and the frequent remin
ders of autumn temperature stimu
late retail distribution of wearing ap
parel. Thus far the weather has not
been cold enough to harm the crops
that remain to be harvested, and an
other week of favorable conditions
should assure an unprecedented yield
of corn. Several settlements main
tain labor dispuates at the minimum.
and mercantile collections continue
prompt.
KILL PROMINENT JOURNALIST.
Tartars Conduct Crusade Against
Newspaper Men.
ST. PETERSBURG A private dis
patch from Tiflis says that there was
firing Friday night at various points
in the Baku districts, and there were
many skirmishes resulting in consid
erable loss of life. The situation, the
dispatch says, is alarming and there
is great uneasiness among the Tar
tars. Five battalions of infantry, a bat
tery of artillery and a body of Cos
sacks have been spent to Kutais.
Cossacks have also been sent to Shu
lavery. where encounters between the
Tartars and Armenians are feared.
A prominent journalist of Baku has
been killed by Tartars, who are con
.lucting a crusade against newspaper
men.
The oil men have received informa
tion that the insurgents threaten to
kill the operatives when they resume
work and to burn the works now in
course of construction.
WILSON TALKS TO FARMERS.
Secretary of Agriculture .at South
Dakota Fair.
HURON. S. D. The state fair
grounds were dedicated today in the
presence of an immense crowd, ad
Jresses being made by Governor Elrod
3nd James W. Wilson, secretary of
asricnlture. Secretary Wilson spoke
lirectly to the farmers, complimenting
them upon the wonderful progress
made in the development of the agri
cultural resources of the new do
main and expressed surprise to see
the marvelous agricultural products,
stock and other exhibits, declaring
they surpassed many seen at similar
exhibitions in older states. He was
frequently interrupted by applause and
at the close of his address three
rousing cheers were given for the
best secretary of agriculture this gov
ernment has ever had.
Promoter Killed By Wife.
BUTTE. Mont. William Frost, a
mining promoter from Battle Creek,
Neb., was killed by his wife after he
nad tried to cut her throat with a
'ozor. The woman blew his head from
nis shoulders with two charges from a
shotgun.
Loubet Will Visit Portugal.
PARIS President Loubet. has ac
cepted the invitation of King Charles
to visit Portugal after his sojourn at
Madrid.
Want No National Legislation.
PORTLAND. Ore. At the session
of the convention of the American As
sociation of Traveling Passenger
Agents a resolution was adopted op
posing any national legislation extend
ing the power of the interstate com
merce commission over transportation
rates.
Money to Move Crops.
NEW YORK The sub-treasury
transferred 1500,000 to San Francisco
for local banks, presumably for crop
moving purposes.
PRETTY FLOWER CLOCK.
Timepiece 7 in the Garden That
Teaches Lessons in Nature.
The children's grandfather made
them a wonderful clock. It was out in
the garden, and by it every one could
tell the time of day. Of what do you
suppose he made it? Flowers, and
this is the way he did it.
First, says the Washington Star, he
made a great flower bed and divided
it into twelve Darts. The divisions
were, marked out by rows of box
plants, and in the center was a post
three feet high. This post had two
hands on it, but, of course, these were
only for show. A sua dial on the post
told the time truly in case' any ol
the little flowers got out of order.
As some plants open only at night
the twelve divisions of the clock were
divided into parts. On one side were
night, on the other day bloomers.
At 4 in the morning goatsbeard and
blue chickory opened. The petals of
the chicory were a bright blue. They
grew lighter in color until they were
nearly white. The children called the
flowers "Miss-go-to-bed-at-noon," as 12
o'clock found all their petals closed
At 5 o'clock the morning glory and
poppy opened their eyes.
At 6 the yellow hark-weed and dan
delions. At 7 o'clock the water lilies were
in all their glory and if the day was
fine S o'clock found the pimpernel
with ife roil ovpc u'iiln nmn At ?
marigold ami tulips spread out. At
10 Stars of Bethlehem were at theit
best, for at 11 they were found al'
shut up. At 12 o'clock the lazy pas
sion flowers awoke and sweet peaa
then triumphantly unfurled theit
many-colored banners. At 2 daisies
were the brightest and at 4 o'clocl
in the afternoon the flower appropri
ately named four-o'clock was ready tc
show itself.
At 5 o'clock the "beauty of the
night" awakes and at 6 the evening
primrose was blooming its loveliest
At 7 the white lychnis (only a night
bloomer) opened and later still the
night primroses put out their white
bloom.
At 2 o'clock in the morning the pur
ple convolvulus awoke and wondered
if the sun had forgotten to get up.
WOULDN'T TEND THE DOORS.
Railroad Was Run Through Barn, but
There the Line Was Drawn.
Last spring while the survey for the
Northern Seaport railroad from La
Grange. Me., to Searsport. Me., was
being made some of the youths in
Stockton Springs, a small town in
Waldo county, thought they would
jolly some of the farmers. They
equipped themselves with a camera
tripod and an old telescope and start
ed out.
They reached Prospect and hunted
up a good old man and inquired if
they could survey his ground. He
was excited at once, and asked num
berless questions and wanted them to
tell him "for sure" if the road would
go over his land.
The mock surveyors assured him
they could tell him with certainty,
after a few moments' work, and then
they erected the tripod and apparent
ly became absorbed in work of mark
ing off a line of stakes, the farmer
watching them with interest. n a
short time they pretended to discov
er that the road would go right
through the barn, so the old man was
told. He considered a moment and
then said slowly:
"But there's only one door in It."
"Well." they replied, "couldn't you
knock off the planking on the other
side and put in another door?"
The man brightened up at once, and
replied: "Yes. I suppose I could, but
I'll tell you right now you'll have to
keep a man to shut them doors after
the trains, for I can't be bothered all
the time with them."
Sheriff Holt's Afterthought.
The late Ralph T. Holt of Keene,
N. H.. who served many terms as sher
iff of the county, had a habit of using
the words "By the way" before ad
dressing a person or commencing a
conversation.
One morning in the sixties, in open
ing a session of the court, the sheriff
arose from his seat and in his usual
dignified manner proceeded according
to the custom by repeating the follow
ing. "Hear, ye. Hear, ye. All ye
who have anything to do with the
court of common pleas, come forward
and you shall be heard according to
law."
At this point he sat down and re
mained seated for nearly a minute,
then suddenly springing to his feet
and looking fixedly at the judge, he
exclaimed: "By the way, God save
the state."
Miss Morgan a Type.
Miss Anna Morgan, daughter of J.
Pierpont Morgan, is a healthy, happy
and hearty young American woman,
devoted to outdoor sports, especially
riding, driving, golf and tennis. Her
greatest chum is Miss Florence Rhett,
to whom her father pays a handsome
salary for looking after his charita
ble interests. Miss Rhett also looks .
after a good deal of the practical
housekeeping for Mrs. Morgan.
He Did Not Speak.
Gabrielle D'Annunzio is not approv
ed by the church, for when it was an
nounced that he, as the literary light
of the Abruzzi regions, would make
the address at the opening of the ex
hibition of art at Chieti the archbish
op informed the managers that in
that case all the interesting objects
gathered from the churches in hia
province would be withdrawn. As this
would have left comparatively little
of the show, D'Annunzio didn't speak.
Her Farewell Ball.
Lord and Lady Curzon are arrang
ing to give a farewell ball next Oc
tober in Simla just previous to their
departure from India. Fancy and
historic costumes are to be worn and
it is expected that a number of Kin
ling's characters will be represented
of course including Mulvaney, Orthe
ris and Learoyd.
An Occupation Gone.
If people spoke the simple truth
In language just and wie
The gossips all would die, in sooth,
tor want of exercise.
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