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More than 300 telegrams were re ceived by Mayor Schmltz aad the membcra of the hoard urging them to stead firm for the exclusion of the Japanese coolies from the United States. A ' telegram received by Mayor Schmits from the president of the California Exclaaion league, in part, reads: "Morning papers anouace in big head-lines that "Schmizt Deserts La bor for Japanese. Mayor and School Board Make Complete Surrender.' Ye cannot and will not believe it. Ex clusion league demands exclusion by act of congress; treaty will not ex clude. Sovereign rights mast not be bartered away by promises and should not be basis for compromise. We will not yield one iota of our rights as a sovereign people regard less of cost or consequences. Mayor Schauta's reply in part fol lows: "Telegram received. Aunounce ment of morning papers absolutely false. Have'made no arrangement up to date of any kind. Story false like all other statements made about me. Have refused to give any statement to reporters. President has refused also until conference is completed and is showing friendly spirit I am a Californian trying to do my duty to my state. Caaaot succeed if ham pered by hostile press of'San Fran cisco." At Monday's conference the Califor aians will present their views to Pres ideal Rooseveft in writing and a final aad definite agreemeat will not be reached until Tuesday. No Improvemanf in Famine. Washington The state department received the following dispatch from Consul General Bodgera at Shanghia: "According to instructions am draw lag $25,000. Relief committee desire me to offer hearty thanks. No im provement in famine conditions." SCALP FOR EMPEROR WILLIAM. Fehmi Pasha to Be Banished at De mand of the Embassy. Constantinople The special com mission oflnquiry ordered by the sul tan to examine into the charges against Fehmi Pasha, chief of the se creat police of the palace, who. it was alleged by the German embassy re cently, caused the seisure of n ship's cargo destined for Hamburg, has con claded4ts work. The German embassy, at the sultan's request, waived a pub lic trial, but insisted that Fehmi Pasha be banished, which, it-is understood, will be done, aa the SHltan is con vinced that Emperor William is strong ly backing up the German embassy's demand for the punishment of the offi cial. SUNDAY SESSION OF HOUSE. Oay Ocoapled in Delivery of Eulegiea te Deceased Members. Washington The house Sunday lis tened to eulogies on. the Hfe aad char acter aad public service of the late -Rapreseatative Rockwbod Hoar of Massachusetts aad Bufas B. Lester of Georgia, both of whom died during the last summer. Mr. Loverlag of Massachusetts pre sided during the eulogies on Mr. Hoar. The following delivered ad dresses: Messrs. Washburn, Greene, McCall. NcNary. Lawrence, Weeks. Tlrrell. Loveriag aad Gllette of Massa chusetts; BouteH. Hiiaois; Sherley, Keatucky: Houston and Butler. Ten nessee; Oicott. .Parsons and Bennett, -New York; -Murairy.' -"Missouri; Cha ncer, -ladiaaa. Stockmen Ask a Transfer. Washington Alfred B. Dericuies of Denver, Colo., chairman of the grazing committee of the Natieaal Live Stock association, is ia Washington at the head of a delegation of western stock raisers which is to prepare before the agricultural commltee of the house and senate to urge the enactment of legis lation to provide the transfer of such public lands aa are suitable for grax lag from the control of the interior de partment to the control of the agricul tural department School .Quessien in Tekio. Tokio The, JljJ.ia a leading edit orial, aaeat the Baa Francisco laci deat expresses disbelief ia the possi bility of the adoption of a aew treaty mutually restricting labor immigra tion as a solution of the public school controversy. - The. Jiji declares that it la aware that a large number of Jap- are going to Saa Francisco Hawaii aad that this immigration la causing Jealousy on the part ot the white labor, but it contends that this to due to the imaarfect: prerisiou ot the esbttiag iaVi -4. 4Tam pau-aammma Bmaamlaag? Bit BBBpajmaj BYVRpMB St Petersburg Aa Imperial decree. Saturday, preiidta fsr the is of tatrtMve mUMen dollars la 4 per. coat state rentes to aMot the famine relief Hart Leasee China. -It is announced that Sir Bobert Hart, director ajaaoral of Chl- , will leava Chi- 1 at the and ot February aa a' to years' leave at abseace aad Chat hi Is not likely ever to retura. .Jrfcm?? -jc1 ' ..j DIES BY HfKRNAL MACHINE. A Jaotfeeef Pateraoe. N. J. Justice of the Peace Robert Cortese waa fatally Injured hi his office last night by- the explosion of an laf eraal machiae aaat him by express. The omce was wrecked aad the detonation enuM he heard for blocks. The judge has actively aided the police ia the capture of Itallaa law breakers recently. Justice Cortes died at midnight from his iajeriea. Ho had heai to supper this eveaiag. leaviag ale Robert In charge of the office, ft the younger awn who received the la feraal machiae. which. came from Ne wark aad waa delivered by aa A marl can express wagon. It had beea pro paid aad the boy accepted it Whea Jadge Cortose reacaed the of Ice. Robert haaded the package to aim. The outaide -wrapper waa of pa per, tied with strong twine. Jadge Cbrtese removed this paper Inside waa another wrapping made fast with a strap, such aa boys ase to pat aroaad school hooka. Robert saya he watched curiously to see what the .little box coatalaed. His father rested the package on, the desk and pulled the end of the strap toward him no aa to loosen the tongue of the hackle. The moment he did so there was an exploaion. A hole six feet square was torn in the fioor and the desk was driven down into the cellar and torn to pieces. The boy was hurled Into a cornerand se riously bruised and burned. Judge Cortese was found lying be tween the doorway and the hole in the flooring. Both legs and both arms were broken, his face ssa oody were torn and lacerated and his back appar ently broken. Some of the flesh was torn from the bones. He was re moved to St Joseph's hospital, where" his ante-mortem statement was se cured. Judge Cortese had been a justico for twelve years He was shortly to be specially appointed a sergeant of de tectives in recognition 'of his active work as a detective ia aiding the po lice in runaiag Italians and other criminals down. John A. Crsiflhton. Omaha's Late Capitalist aad Philan thropist WANAMAKER HOME BURNS. Residence in Philadelphia Containing Art Treasures Destroyed. Philadelphia The country home ot John Waaamaker at Cheltea Hills was destroyed by fire tonight Thd loss is estimated at $1,500,000. Mr. Waaamakera home was consld ered one of the most artistic and val uable of Pniladelphia aubarbaa prop erties. The estate consists of thirty acres of ground, and the house waa ia the mala of Baglisa style of ar chitecture and stood oa a hill about 350 yards back from the famous Old York road. The Waaamaker art gal lery contained some ot the rarest prints aad most valuable palatiags ia existence. Wilkesbarre. Pa. Seven miners are entombed In No. 9 colliery of the Lehigh Wilkesbarre Coal compaay at Wanamie and the miners ac quainted with the workiaga of the col. lery say there is little hope of reach lag aay of them. Fire- broke out oa the fourth lift of the shaft aad the en tombed men who were caught In the lower lifts caaaot be reached uatil the flames are extiaguished. aad it may require many hoars flghtiag before the flamea are subdued. Egan to South America. Kansas City John M. Egan. who has resigned the presidency of the Kansas City Terminal Railway com paay. will become vice presideat aad general manager ot a Braxilian rail, way system of which Sir William C. Van Horae Is president aad which has been consolidated with a number of small lines aad will build others. Egan and Van Home have beea asso ciated in railroad work the large? part of the last thirty-one years. Kirkman Demands Rei Topeka. Kas. Attorneys for Cap tola Kirkman. a military prisoaer at Fort Letfreawcrth, have filed habeas corpus proceedlaga la the TJaited States district court asking .that he be given his freedom, aa his time of service bad expired. Aa aa oalcer at Fort Niobrara. Neb-, Cantata Kirkmaa waa twice court martislcd. oa charges ot conduct unbecomlag aa osacer aad a geatlemaa. fouad gutky aad aoa teacei to two years hard labor la the military Bill Guthrie. OkkwA bfll introduced la congress by Repreaeatatlis Murphy of Missouri repeallac the oaabHag act tan to the Pierre, 8. Dv The the bOl passed by the llahiag a 2-eeat la. the matter far the BBBBBBBBBBK!Mrj?3SBBBBBBBBl maaaaaaaaaaviHKF'i'aaaaaaaaaaj BmmBwjjfemmmmmmJ gmasBsPlPBXBsBBBBBsBBH naanRtjraBKnBBBBBnnnBBBBBBBBwj BBBBBK9SSSBKTBSBBVBSBBBBBBBBBBr bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbM MgL ggBBsBBBBBBBn passenger rate. Thai ir1 ,';?'' '.'Q-g. fa jg 'i iT JMsnaasnanBca w '- m. I(l . "i- ?ei ANOTHER THAW CASE! v ; 1 SESSSFmm 'BBBaBa5muBanmuBBBBsMl ii&ggSawv 'S9aSs3mv g-yfsSa aKgmsCiBBB&mwBBBBBBBnCBrahw.' mSOuBSDfoKB. Bm!KtKUBrJKf0m ZmSH9HBS0SWk-. 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It was the same stry she told Harry waa the same story she told Harry asked her to become his wife the confession of one who felt there was an insurmountable barrier to her ever becoming the bride of the man she loved. In the big witness chair she ap peared but a slip of a girl and she told the pitiful story of her eventful young life In a frank, girlish way. When tears came unbidden to her big, brown eyes and slowly trickled their way down scarlet cheeks, she strove in vain to keep them back. She forced the words from trembling lips and by n marvelous display of courage, which took her willingly to her stag gering ordeal, she shook off a depres sion which once threatened to become an absolute collapse. As the young wife unfolded the narrative of her girlhood and told the earlv strtrale of herself and her mother to keep body and soul to gether; of how gaunt poverty stood over the door, and how she finally waa able to earn a livelihood by pos ing for photographers and artists, she won the murmured sympathy of the throng which filled every available space In the court room. Then came the relation of the wreck of that girlhood at 16 years of sge. It was the story of her meeting with Stanford White, the story of the sump tuous studio appointment- whoso dingy exterior gave no hint ot the luxurious furnishings within; of a velvet-covered swing in which one could swing until slippered toes crraahed through the paper of a Japanese par asol swung from the ceiling; the story of a glass of champagne; of black, whirling seasationa and ot mirrored bedroom walls. In short, she' told all the atory. . v "Dont scream so. It is all over. It is all right" "And this was Stanford White?" The question came from Delphln M. Delmaa, now conducting the defense. "Yes, sir." x The stillness of the great crowd was its own tribute to the effect of the girl's story. Into the narrative she in jected many little; touches ot a young girl's hopes and disappointments. EDWARD ROSEWATER ESTATE. Appraisement Filed in the County Court by Attorney Wharton. Omaha The appraisement of the estate of Edward Rosewater has been filed in the county court by John C.J Wharton, who waa appointed to make the valuation by County Judge Leslie. The gross amount of the property scheduled in the inventory figures up 9486,504.06. The principal part of this consists of stock in the Bee Publish ing compaay. valued at par, and In the Bee Building company, valued at 50. and the proceeds of life lasurance amounting to $151,609.66. The Brownsville Affair. Washington Five witnesses were examined Thursday In the Browns ville inquiry before the senate o mlttee on military affairs. All were of the discharged battalion of negro soldiers except former Sergeant Luther T. Thornton of Compaay B. He testified that when aroused by the firiag oa the night of August IS he waa under the impression that the barracks were beiag fired upon by the people of the town. Be told of the can to arms, the inspection aad other The R WaahlatUm Repreafatatlve Burke ot South Dakota had a heartag before the committee oa ladfaa affairs oa his bin openlag the to white settlement He ttofl to the committee the aableet of onamg the to white settlement with particular laferoace to the Rosebud leeotiaUoa. It waa leaned that Major McLaugh lin la en route to Washington, aad Is expected to bring with him the treaty with the Sioux of Tripp county which win be satisfactory to an concoraed. 'if,j---Sj: " " s IP I -!! Itmll Bal "JaBaBaBaBBai ANXIOUS TOJRY AIRSHIPS GETTING READY TO EXPERIMENT WITH BALLOONS. General Allen Hopes to Have the Best Corps on Earth and Will Operate Just Outside of Omaha. Washington Quitely. but with a determination to thoroughly satisfy himself on the subject, General Allen, chief signal officer of the army, has been making preparations for most ex tensive experiments with balloons, air-, ships and earoplanes. wtih the view of settling upon some system of aerial navigation for use in operations- of the army, either in times of peace or war. Recently there arrived in this coun try from France a type of balloon used by the French army which was purchased by the signal corps in or der that its merits might be tested In competition with balloons of Ameri can make, while in New York there is being constructed an immense bal loon in which It is proposed that the men of corps shall make their trial ascents. It ia the intention to coaduct the experiments at Fort Omaha, Just out side of Omaha, Neb., and for this pur pose $50,000 of money 'already ap propriated has been allotted for fit ting up the fort with all the neces sary appliances, including gas tanks, repair shops, etc. General Allen said that he will be prepared to conduct experiments with every conceivable kind of machine of fered and all will be given a trial be fore a board of officers, but the -de partment under no circumstances will purchase plans of balloons or ma chines not already put to practical tests. General Alien said that he believed this country-was far ahead of any other in the matter of flying machines. COUNT CRE1GHTON IS DEAD. The Great Philanthropist Pi Away at His Omaha Home. Omaha Count Creighton is dead. The final summons came to the ven erable Omaha philanthropist at 1:27 o'clock Thursday morning, aa he lay In a. peaceful unconsciousness that had lasted for nearly twenty-four hours. There was no struggle, no re sistance. His great life passed away in a breath, and the loving friends and relatives who bad watched at his couch, hoping against hope that he would be spared for a few day3 more, were scarcely aware that the end had come. At his bedside were Sisters Johan na. Clotilda' and Idelhert from St Joseph's hospital; Miss Cotter, the count's housekeeper for fifteen years past who had been with him alm03t constantly since his illness began, and who bad bestowed the utmost care and attention upon him; Mr. John A. Schenck, the count's brother-in-law; the Rev. Father Bronsgest the Rev. Father O'Conner, vice presi dent of Creighton university, and the immediate members of the count's family. A New Record Made. Washington A new high record in the way of passage of private pension bills was made by the house Friday, when 725 bills were passed in an hour and a half. Woman Suffraiieta Busy. . Lincoln, Neb. Woman suffrage or ganizations of the state are anxious for the legislature to go on record aa favoring woman suffrage. Resolu tions and petitions were read In the senate Wednesday from the Ruahville fsuffrage association and the Broken Bow Suffrage association, praying that the Joint' memorial to congress to submit an equal suffrage amend ment he passed. The Ord Women's club submitted a' resolution and peti tion praying for the enactment of proper pure food legislation. No Mileage for Advertising, Pierre. 8. D. The conference com mittee on the aati-paas bill, by a vote of 4 to 3. decided to report la favor of atrftdag out the house amendment aHewtag aewspapera to contract with railroads for advertieiag payable la mileage hooks. jmtge Boyd Quite Hie, Uncom Judge Boyd, who was elected to congress from the Third district last fall, filed. his resignation aa" district 'Judge with Goveraor Sheldon Wednesday afternoon. ffr-sfrg&V- ,,8; v COMMISSION BiU IS.RCABY WIN Bo liHfliMUS WffftM 1 Neat Few Bay. MIT ha tao.atat; ooeied wW be introduced in the The committee adopted the mlttee hOL making only soi changes, aamely chaagiag the salary ot the secretary from feStt and two clerks at SLzta each to a sum' of K,0f. to be apportioned by the commission. The bill as practic ally agreed to Is almost Identical with the federal anti-pass law. It is as fol lows: Section 1. No railroad corporatioa owalag or operatiag aay liae or Maes of railroad ia the state of Nebraska shan issue or give any free ticket, tree anas, or free transportation for psaeen ger except to its boaa fide employes aad their families. Its oaVers. sar geoas who are aaaaaUy employed, at toraeys who are actually employed aad, recelvlag a salary of not less than five hundred (9600) dollars per year, aab' ten ot religion, tnveling secretaries of Young Men's Christian aaoociatioa. la mates of hospitals and charitable and eleemosynary institutloaa aad' persona exclusively eagaged la charitable ami eleemosynary work; to indigent desti tute aad homeless persona aad to such persons when transported by charit able societies- or hospitals aad the necessary agents employed ia suck transportation; to inmates ot the na tlonalthomes or state homes for dis abled soldien and of soldiers' aad. sailon' homes, including those ahout: to enter and those returning home from such institutions; to necessary; care taken of Uve stock, poultry and! fruit; to employes on sleeping can,; express and baggage can; aad to line- men of telegraph and telephone com-, panlea; to ran way maU service em ployes; to newsboys on tralas. bag gage agents, persons injured in wrecka and physicians and nurses atteadtag such persons. Provided, further. That the provi sions of this set shaU not be construed to prohibit the interchange of passes for the officera and bona fide employes of other railroad companies and their families; nor to prohibit any railroad corporation from carrying passengen free with the object of providing relief in cases of general epidemic, pesti lence or calamitlous visitation; aay railroad corporation violating any ot the provisions of this act shall be guilty of n misdemeanor and for each offense on conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not less than one hundred ($100) dollars and nof more than one thousand ($1,000) dollars. "SKIP" DUNDY IS DEAD. vt Former Omaha Man and Amusement Promoter Passes Away. New York Elmer S. Dundy, famil iarly known as "Skip" Dundy, a mem ber of the theatrical firm of Thomp son St Dundy, late managers of the Hippodrome and of Luna park. Coney Island, died Tuesday afternoon. He caught cold a week ago last Sunday, while coming from Luna park with his mother in an automobile. Omaha Mr. Dundy was a native ot Oniaha, having been born here in 1862. His father, the late Judge El mer S. Dundy, was the first United States 'Judge appointed for Nebraska. "Skip" grew up in Omaha aad made his home here until a few years ago. Miss Mary F. Anthony. Rochester. N. Y. Mary F. Anthony, sister of and lifelong co-worker with Susan B. Anthony, died at her home in this city. Miss Anthony would have been 80 years old In April. DRASTIC RAILROAD BILLS. One Would Prevent Watering of Stock of Any lews Corporation. Des Molaes Two drastic railroad measures were offered ia the house. Oae by Hume of Mitchell preventn stock watering by railroads and com pels them to get the consent ot the railroad commission before they are allowed to lacrease their capital stock, and the other by Stewart makes a hor izontal reduction in the freight rates on live stock. LIVE STOCK CHARGES UNFAIR. Kan Committee Makes Peculiar Report en Conditions. Topeka, Kan'. The committee from the Kansas legislature, which, acting Jointly with a. committee from the Missouri legislature, receatly made aa investigation of the Kaasaa City Stock Yards company, submitted Its report to the legislature Tuesday. The report is peculiar in that while it states that the charges on certain classes of live stock are unfair and exorbitant. It recommends .that such charges be maintained and legalized. Seattleites Made Happy. Washington The senate committee on industrial expositions authorized a favorable report oa Seaator Ankeay's bill appropriating $700,000 for the Alaska-Yukon-Paclflc exposition, to be held at Seattle in 1909. Washington The president has signed the general service pension bill recently passed by congress. Bryan Talks to Lsfisiaters. Cheyenne. Wyo. By invitation of the legislature William J. Bryan made an address in the hail of the house on Tuesday. The floor and galleries were crowded. Mr, Bryan talked for an hoar. priacipaUy of represeatatlve goverameat iacluding the iaitlative aad referendum, election of United States seaaton by the people, re atralat aad control of corporatloas aad ownership of public utilities. He waa given n dinner by leghnatora aad promiaeat citizens Tuesday eight aad left for the east Wednesday. FAMILY FROZEN TO DEATH. Mither aad Five Children Perish from the Cold. Tliomsrrk N. D. A tetephoae re port from Goodrich, a towa oa the CarriagtoB branch of the Northern Pa- cttc la to the effect that aa wesnaa aad five children were to- death there Monday night .Cheyenae. Wyo. A snow slide at Kirwla; a mining camp north ot Lan der Wyaw burled Charles Raaaell aad wife aad Joha Reynolds. fc - The rafleoad eeaa SBsBBnBB) amBfBBmmaBasBnVB aBMVaMsBmBnttassmaBl BBmasB Bl TIE S9VIK flllwll W. JB PASSES BY LOWER HOUSC. dudlag the MeCumber efcmbtH. the nmnrtM llgsraiun ha and the omnibus rauaaeo cotter. hOL The service aeasmm hUl arovMea that-veterans havlag reached the. age of 62 shell receive SIS per moath; 70 $16 aad 76 yean. $20. The oaaaibua lighthouse carries a saroariatloa of SlJtSJt for the lighthouse estaaUobaaaat additional sum of $196,000 al light keepers. The house by a vote of 111 to SS concurred fa tag! ! amsadmsats te the urgent deaMoncy bUL Inaamg the Jamestown exposition $l,00t.000 aad safeguardaag the loan by a lien oa the gross receipts. ' The house passed a. resolution can- lag upoa tee. secretary ot uommsree mad labor uiough the bureau of cor porations to iavoeUgate the causes of the fluctuations la the price ot cotton and the difference in the market price fit the various class of cottoa. The iavestigatloa la to he cei investigation with the particular object to. whether the flactatloaa la resulted in whole or ia part from the character of contracts and deUveries dealing futures, or is the result ot aay combiaatioa or conspiracy which inter feres with or hinders commerce. Mr. Burleson ot Texas, in exptaiaing the resolution, said It was proposed to ascertain wnether tho contracts sold oa the New York and New Orleans cot ton exchanges brings about a vioieat fluctuation in the price of cotton aad whether the contract sold enables the memben of the exchanges, by combia atioa among themselves, to bring about a depression by reason ot tho tact that under the terms of the con tract they would be authorised to do Uver aay one of thirty grades of cot ton. It Is claimed that the difference between the present price of spots and futures at New Yorq Is more thaa $7.50 per bale, aad that this difference ex erts aa injurious influence price paid for cottoa. THE BIG SALARY MELON. Nebraska Down for About $175,000 ia the Slice. Washington Nebraska is down for about a $175,000 slice of the big salary melon the house postal com mittee is preparing to cut for tho postal employes of the country. To begin with there are about 200 clerks In first and second class postomces ia the state who will get a raise averaging about $100, each. The total of this wU be $25,000. Then there are some 200 letter carriera who will re ceive a similar increase, the total of which increase wiU be approximately $20,000. Then there are some 209 rail way postal clerks who have a raise of $100 each coming to them, which wiU amount to $20,000 more. Last, but not least comes the 925 rural free deUvery cierka who are going to get aa lacrease of $120 a year each, aad this wUl total $110,000 a year. INSANITY PLEA FOR THAW. Attorney Saya He Was Directed by Providence te Kill White. New York The state laid ita case against Harry K. Thaw a plain, un emotional atory of the shooting on the Madison Square garden roof. The defense replied with' a plea of heredi tary insaaity. It waa asserted that Thaw ia slaying Stanford White be lieved he was actiag as an ageat of Provldeace, that real or fancied wrongs committed against him by tho architect and former friend ot his wife had caused the impulse to U1L Whea the deed was doae. Thaw made no move to escape ita consequences, hut holding the fatal revolver aloft he stood aa If mutely proclaiming to the world, "The deed Is done. It was right it waa aot wrong." Thus Thaw's counsel outlined the case to the Jury after the prosecution had oc cupied less thaa two bean of the morning sitting of the court ia relat ing through eye-witaesses the narra tive ot the tragedy. A TWOCENT FARE BILL, .It la to Be Introduced in the Legisla ture. Lincoln. Neb. The Joint railroad committee announced that it wUl in troduce n 2-ceat fare bin In the legis lature. The bin as drawn by the sub committee of four was submitted to the entire Joint committee aad recti fied by that body which fiaaUy de cided to Introduce the measure. Big Fin Lights Up Lendee. London Fire broke out in a block of buUdiags near Cheapside and with 4a a short distaace of the geaeral post office. The whole city is lit up by tho glare of the flames. Stockmen Called to Meet 'DenverThe committee on public lands and forest rgeserves, appointed at the recent annual convention of tho American National Live Stock asso ciation, has beea called to meet at the Wttlard hotel, Washington. Feb ruary 14. This meeting la of great importance to stockmen throughout the west The use of public made for grazing wUl be fully considered aad the best method of wntrolang those mads ia the laterest of all coaceraed win be tekea over with the federal authorities at Washiagtoa. Fare Bill Jefferson City. Mo. The a vote of 92 to 1 passed the bfll tear aaaseager rates to 2 coats w all mala Unea railroads In aad 2 cento n mile on Uaea leas thaa forty mUea In Knocks Barry Oat, Hot Springs, Ark. Tommy Ryan hawked oat. Dave Barry ia the fifth rawed of a scheduled twoaty-reaad fight before the Whittlagtea Athletic dab. Barry was outclassed at aU WwtwwBlwwBs9w Veterane Aged fit WW Resolve Sit, IS Years SIS ami IS Yean . nan aa ataaah. ;- nuw rw mmmm ,- Wshtegtoa The beuoe.paoaad S eVBBJwBjBjBJ MttSUamsttstlff lea Upoa Many fiawJhasi of -" ABof the feB, an taean ofBaUeri held to the district with aseauK Styke. Three brothers Uviag at with petty All win the district eeart David Gieahrecat a the Dempster factory ia Beatrice. by the heat and gas ia tho . Ia taWas; ho tajarod has alp. 8. X Hardin held a aahHc sale on hla farm east ot Beatrice. Oae team of horses sold as alga aa $140. aad mttch cows averaged from $ to $46. Salt for $6,000 damages has boom filed against the sakwa firm of CoordC VNlekwi of Hastings ay Mrs. Alberto M. Stromer for herself aad her child. Battle L Stromer. Wane wsshiar a colt's eye Btodgett livta aevea miles east of. Beatrice, was struck by the aalmal aad snstelael two ugly gashes la the smco aad severe bruises oa the head. School patron of Eaetla at a mans. morti-ir have aaaalawaaly decided to erect a aew building. The -school board will be petitioned to caU a special meeting to vote 10.09t boade. C. B. Perry, son of Presideat D. B. Perry of Donee college, Crete, ban beea appelated secretary to the Uaito States consul at TreMsoad. Turkey? aad leaves Ia a few days for thai place. Myron D. Karr of Columbus. Henry Ragatz aad Thomas Braaalgaa weab to Omaha to call upoa PnoiHat Mean Jer aad see what could he doae la the matter of a aew paaseagor depot far Columbus. Telephone service baa urated oa Uaioa Padfle 8. runaiag between Beatrice aad 'coin, aad passengen can 'phoao .aay statioa at aay poiat along tho 'route without leaviag' the car. " The Board of Couaty Commissioners; of Cass' couaty has awarded the con tract for burying the paaper dead to L. R. Upton of Union. He doesn't look .for a lucntive business hi a county wherein there to so much prosperity. Mrs. M. D. Carson of Nebraska CKy (has Just celebrated her 83d birthday. The Coralaad hotel at Lexington wfll, be opened, after haviac beea closes for several yean. Mr. B. M. Scott of Scott of Chicago has leased It for aa fndefiaite time. The hardware merchants of Nebraa ka elected officen for the enenlac year as follows: Presideat, Frank Hacker of Friend; flnt vice president. Alex F. Meyer, of Hastings; second vice president WUl Wwda of Lexiagtoa: third vice-presideBt Fred Kateger of Plainview. The Colfax couaty commissioners have asked for a John meeting with Bet ter couaty commissIoBen to make ar raagemeate to care for the material which waa left of the Platte river wagon bridge between Butler aad Col fax counties whea. it weat oat two yean ago. "Dad" Mason, residing south of, Hecla, captured another golden eagle the flnt ot last week, ha all abUity the mate to tho a by him met wlater. which ed aad presented to the Fraternal Or der of Ragles at Alliance by tho late Walter WBde. Quite a large tract ot lead along? tho North Platte river, la the wasten part of Ltecela. aad la Keith, Deuel ana Cheyeaao counties, which had fls; forty beea withdrawn from entry, waa recealy leotorod to and caa he entered by settlers oa aad after May 1. next Messrs. Steele aad Vrasier. TJaited States postomee Inspectors were fa Cambridge last week. While Inspect ing the office there a coaple ei the citlzeaa of the towa were detected ia violating the postal lawn, by writiag ia packages of and printed matter. The largest crowd of Woodmen of the World ever gathered together ha northen Nebraska assembled la Nor folk for the taltlatloa of a class ot 500 candidates. The avowed aateatlea of the promoten was to surpass the rec ord laltlatioa held oae time la Omaha. at which over 500 were tekea ia. Hog cholera la appoarias; at various places teroughoat this section, saya a Ralo dispatch. Peter Neidechea ot Wlanebago valley is reported to be losiag some; James Mooaey. Jr.. has lost sixty head, and Joha A. Ban. dolph of Minnehaha has valley dragged odfaa maay aa thirty-five head ia oae day from Its ravages. D. C. Melatyre waa ran over by 4 switch engine at Alliance. Hla leg so badly crushed that It to amputate It above the knee. He, also suffered Injuries to the skuU. J. W. Burke reports a peculiar oo eurreace at hie farm rice. He 'allowed his eas to feed upoa from Beatrice place, and the twelve geeet dead, nwidently the put oat for rata j tlau-w Line Coffmaa, Nearaaka CKy. flsB from bridge, gotag down thirty feet. svVswf BJSJBiljBManj mw apauuuunnj naasuunsmsw Itr covKyp - rRaiC"r J wbbtbi wattM BsswmVattBvf fast BBsBBTflBBasBrdslanwa aortaoaatof Beat- geese and chick' some manure hauled other mernJac he found aad two iasea chickens ffiJ LsarwatmB) muadK eawmtasdhsaml aamSA la district eeart aanJaat the Uaioa Stock Tarda compaay of Omaha fat damages received while cewpamg eat hi the yards- He thmha aaeat Sf.ttf wfll repair aU deaaage. The couaty remmlesleam of Otoe couaty at their muHag recently found their levy far the aaat year ex haasied aad they refused to aaww aay more came agateet the eoaaty until the new levy la available an August Thai la the flnt than hi yearn ghat tho levy has beea evbauoted aa seen In the year.
