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REPORT OF HERBERT KNOX
Contains 2 Volume of Information Di
rectly Interesting to the" Amer
ican Concumer.
Washington The second part- of
the report of Herbert Knox Smith,
commissioner of corporations ot the
department of commerce and labor,
oa the ivtrolcum industry in the Uni
ted States, contains a volume of in
formation directly interesting to the
American consumer. Tho former por
tions of the report deal witi the mar
gin between t!ie price of crude oil
and the finished product, shewing the
effect of the Standard Oil company's
inoiioiul:.atlGn of the. rclineu and
pipe line facilities of the country. Tiie
report new issued dea!s directly with
the methods of the Standard Oil com
pany in fixing its prices to consum
er?, showing how prices have fluctu
ated in different cities and states ana
in different sections of the same
ttaU, iIe!y to irot local conditions,
vitl.ont reference to the original cost
of the oil. -f 1 eight rates of other con-
derations except the wishes of the j
monopoly The report also contaius
striking data showing how the Amer
icas consumers. have been compelled
to pay a higher price for oil than r.j j
charge! ly the Standard for the
same product delivered to its patrons
in Franco. Germany, England and oth
er foreign countries. Another section
of the report reveals the discrimina
tion practiced by the Standard against
certain r-iilroads in the sal3 of lubri
cates. In the business of selling petroleum
products m foreign countries the price
policy of the Standard Oil company
lias apparently been to sacrifice the
interests of the American consumer
for the purpose of securing the Stan
dard's foreign business, which is a
very important one. In 1904 over 55
pec cent of the illuminating oil pro
duced in this country was exported, of
which the Standard exported about 37 j
per cent
OMAHA TELEGRAPHERS OUT.
Many Operators at Western. Union
and Postal Quit.
Omaha With Omaha the last con
necting link between New York and
the Pacific coast. Western Union and
Postal telegraph operators walked
cut at 7 p. m. Saturday. Practically
the whole night force at both offices
and in Council Bluffs struck in sym
pathy with the other unions all over
the country The trouble, which has
Veen brewing for several days, was
lirought to a head when two men at
the Western Union office who were op
crating the wire with Chicago refused
to work on a line with an "unfair"
office and asked to be transferred.
FIERCE FIGHTING IN MOROCCO
Tribesmen Undismayed by Havoc
Wrought by French Fire.
Paris The official news received
from Tangier showed a serious condi
tion -of affairs there. The region
around (Casablanca is swarming with
thousands of fanatical tribesmen who.
mounted n superb horses, are swoop
ing down incessantly upon the French
forces, but are never able to drive
honu5v their attacks against the with
ering fire of rifles and guns of tho
troops. The reckless courage of the
tribesmen is attested by the manner
in which they return to the onslaught.
SIX HUNDRED ARE HOMELESS.
One Hundred Twenty Natives Houses
Destroyed by Fire.
Manila Fire in Manila destroyed
129 native houses and made 600 peo
ple homeless. The damage is esti
mated at G8.000 pesons. The fire or
iginated from ao electric wire and
swept over a space of 100 yards
square. A heavy rain prevented the
flames from spreading. No one was
injured. ,--
Revolt off Blacks in Congo.
Antwerp A widespread revolt of
-blacks in the Congo Independent state.
which, it ,is claimed, was carefully
planned as a blow to King Leopold's
authority, is reported by passengers
on the British packet Albertville.
vfttch arrived here from the Congo.
Northwestern Names Attorney.
Rapid -City. S. D. Announcement
-was made of the appointment of A. K.
Gardner of Rapid City as general at
torney in South Dakota for the
'Northwestern Railroad company. He
succeeds Colonel Stewart Nnra. re
signed. YELLOW FEVER AMONG TROOPS.
Eight Additional Cases in ths Garri
son at Cienfusgos.
Havana The outbreak of yellow
lever in the American garrison at
Cienfuegos proves to be much sravsr
than was at first supposed. Eri-ht ad
ditional cases were reported Sunday,
making a total of ten cases tl us far.
A rigid inspection of the quarters
of the men has been made by the hos
pital corjis. and steps taken to p-vvent
spread of the plague. -
FIGHT RAISE IN LUMBER RATES
Shlngie. Manufacturers Raise Fund tc
Help Out Other Lumbermen.
! Seattle, Wash. At a mass xrcetlng
St -which 200 shingle manufacturers
."were present a fund of $ni.000 Was
pledged to co-operate with the Pacific
Coast Lnmber Manufacturers' associa
tion and other lumber associations in
HyfiHng tho "proposed 10 per cent ad--vaace
in freight rates to the east to
he made by the transcontinental lines
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A STRIKE THAT IS SPREADING.!
Telegraph Opsratrce in a Number cf
Cities Quit Work.
Chicago Following the lead of the
telegraph operators employed by tho
Western Union Telegraph company in
Chicago who went on strike because
they were asked to work with non
union men in Los Angeles, the teleg
raphers in nine other cities through
out the United States quit" work. Tha
500 men employed by the Postal Cable
cjmpsay in Chicago, who belong to
tlie same local of the Commercial un
ion as the Western Union men, xaA
who declare that their working condi
tions with the company are -unsatisfactory,
took advantage of the situa
tion and quit work in a body Friday
night at 6 o'clock. With the walkout
cf the Postal employes Chicago is left
with about thirty-five telegraphers en
deavoring to transmit the business
of both telegraph companies, where
under normal conditions fully 1,500
men are necessary to do the work.
The other Western Union" offiet-s
which became involved in the trouble
togth?r with the number of men who
;'it work, are:
Salt Lake City, 3G; Helena, 40;
Kansas City, 330; Dallas, 105; Fort
Worth. Tex., 40; Colorado Springs, 10;
Denver. 83.
In Xevr Orleins the men employed
by the Postal Telegraph company to
night left their keys to enforce .de
mands on the company several weeks
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Late Friday night the general sit
uation had cleared somewhat, and.
where earlier in the day it appeared
as if the strike of the commercial
men would be universal throughout
the United States, the indications now
are that no further strikes will occur
for the present at least. Under orders
f.-om National President Small, of the
telegraphers' organization. National
Secretary Russell telegraphed the
secretaries af the various locals
thr country to keep their men at work
until they received further orders.
Mr. Russell when asked for an ex
planation of this action, said:
"We don't want to use up all our
ammunition in one charge."
"The understanding now is that the
broker operators will be allowed to re
main at work as long as the commis
sion houses handle only their regular
business over their leased wires. The
broker men belonging to the union
have been notified that they are to j
rciuse to handle outside ousmess ami
if they are discharged upon refusing
to touch such busniess if ordered, they
will be upheld by the union."
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Union Men Refuse to Work With the
Chicago Office. .
Helena. Mont. The entire force of
the Western Union office went on
strike Friday with the exception of the
chief operator and his assistant. The
r.t! ike was due to marking off an ope
rator who declined to man the Chica
go wire. Electrician McKissick of
the Chicago office called a receiver
and one of the regular men was di
rected to the wire, which position he
it-.iSP'J to accept on the ground that
Chi' ago was a non-union office. Be
fore ths chief operator could request
any one else to man it, the entire
force, numbering about forty men,
joined the discharged operator as he
kft the room and all wires were soon
idle. 1
HAS CHARTERED COAL SHIPS.
Navy Department Has Arranged for
Supplying Big Squadron.
New York News which has reached
the Maritime Exchange and shipping
offices here is to the effect that the
navy department, through its agents in
Baltimore and Newpart News, has
chrtered a total of fourteen vessels to
caxry coal to the Pacific coast ports.
The coal is for the use of the great
battleship fleet which is about to be
.MMit to the Pacific in the fall. The
government's needs are now satisfied,
it was said. A majority of the vessels
engaged have sailed already, a total
of 76.000 of the 100,000 tons of coal
having been dispatched.
Canton's Opium Dens Shut.
Canton, China In accordance with
the imperial decree recently issue-1
all the opium dens in Canton were
closed without disturbances. The
new departure caused general rejoic
ing throughout the city.
Japanese Are Deported.
San Francisco One hundred and
six Japanese, the largest number ever
deported from this coast, will -leave on
the steamer Manchuria for the orient
Friday. The deportations consist of
Japanese caught stealing over the
Mexican border into the United
States.
Big Wool Shipments.
Casper. Wyo. More .than 500 car
loads of wool have been shipped from
Casper during the present season and
large shipments yet -remain to be
made. The shipments to date aggre
gate over 11,000.000 pounds, and have
put more than $2,000,000 into the pock
ets of sheepmen of Natrona county.
Drop in Standard Oil.
New York Several stocks quoted in
New York fell to new low record levels
Friday. Notable among them was
Standard OH company, which at one
time during the day reached, 466, the
lowest point touched in man years.
A little later the stock was offered at
475. with no bidders. c "
Next Meeting at St. Louis.
Norfolk. Va. The next convention
of the Knights of Columbus will be
held at St. Louis. The convention ad
journed sine die.
Shea Loses the Election.
Boston The contest for the presi
dency of 'the Team Drivers and Help
ers' International union was settled bj
the election of Daniel J. Tobin of Bos
ton. Cornelius P. Shea of' Chicago,
president for four years was defeated.
Elk .City Boy Killed on Warship.
Baltimore Lynn Turner, a fireman,
en the battleship Connecticut, was
killed during the trial trip of the ves
sel, a bucket of ashes falling upon him.
His father isW. JL Turner of Elk City,
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FIVE MYSTERIOUS ASSAULTS
CAUSE OF FOUR DEATHS.
ONE SUSPECT IS ARRESTED
Among Others a Policeman Shot and
Killed While Walking Near
His Home.
Chicago Five, mysterious assaults.
j in which four men were killed and
another fatally wounded, aroused the
entire police force to energetic ac
tion early Monday. The victims
were:
Fusario Rocco, 'found on the door
step of his 'home, 129 Austin avenue,
with two stiletto wounds in his body.
He had been instantly killed.
Edward Smi'h, a policeman, shot
and killed by an unknown man while
walking a short distance from his
heme.
John L. Barbour, found dead on
the Illinois Central tracks. The
head had been cut off by a train and
and found 100 feet down the track.
It is believed that Barbour committed
suicide, but there are circumstances
that make this doubtful.
John Noughton, died after being as
saulted by three strangers at Thirty
seven and Lowe avenue.
William Donovan, dying of a bullet
wound in the abdomen. He was found
in a basement at 448 Hermitage ave
nue and said he had been robbed by
three men, one of whom shot' him
when he attempted to resist.
On information given by Mrs. Mary
Dubois, the police arrested Joseph
Glazebrook in counectnlon with the,
murder of Police Officer Edward
Smith, who was shot and killed near
his "home early in the day.
Glazebrook is suspected of having
shot the officer in a quarrel over &
woman. No charge has been placed
against Glazebrook, but he will be
held to await the action of the cor
oner's jury.
PICTURES INFLAME NEGROES.
Mrs. Nannie Curtis Says They Arc
the Cause of Assaults.
Lincoln Suggestive pictures on the
walls ot southern saloons are the
main causes of the fearful assaults
made on southern women by negroes,
according to Mrs. Nannie Curtis of
Texas, who is attending the Epworth
assembly in Lincoln. Mrs. Curtis,
who Is national organizer of the Wo
men's Christian Temperance union,
says:
"The saloons have robbed us white
women of our loved ones, of our
homes and now they have robbed us
of our clothes and have hung us up
on tho walls of saloons to inflame
the passions of drunken black brutes."
KARAKOZOFF MEETS DEATH.
Former Governor General of Odessa
Killed by Assassin.
Piatigorsk, Caucasus General Kar
akozoff, ex-governor general of Odes
sa, was shot and killed in the center
of the town. Tho assassin escaped.
General Karakozoff was commander
of the Lubna dragoons when, July 3,
1905, he was appointed governor gen
eral of Odessa. Early in August of
the same year he banished M. Yaro
schano, mayor of Odessa, for having
represented Odessa at the Moscow
Zemstvo congress.
Arkansas Editor ShoL
Helena. Ark J. M Scott, city edit
or the Helena World, was found dead
on the sidewalk. Two bullets had en
tered his head. A month ago an at
tempt was made to kill Mr. Scott. Ho
was attracted to the rear of his office
by a noise and on approaching to as
certain the cause of the noise two shots
were fired at him. He began firing in
return and his assailants fled. It is
generally believed the killing was duo
to a personal quarrel.
Farmer Beaten to Death.
! Kearney. Neb. Between. noon and
6 o'clock Sunday afternoon Augustus
Rowe, a bachelor living alone on a
.farm that he used to own, four miles
; north of Buda, was killed with ham
mer blows in the back of the head.
'As far as known, there was on eye
.witness to the tragedy.
To Test 2-cent Fare Rata.
' Easton, Pa. The Central Railroad
company of New Jersey began action
in the Northampton county court to
test the validity of the 2-cent fare act.
The company contends that it will
lose $100,000 annually- if the law is
enforced.
The Cause of Raee Suicide.
Chautauqua. N. Y. John Graham
Brooks, author-socialist of. Boston, be
lieves the cost of living to be the chief
cause of race suicide, according to an
address he made at the Chautauqua
assembly.
HAYWOOD1 BACK AT HIS DESK.
Expects to Take Up His Work Whtro
' He , Left it' When Arrested.
Denver William ,p. Haywood, sec-rc-tary-treasurer
of the Western Fed
eration of Miners, was at his desk
in the headquarters qf the federation
Monday. The constant stream of vis
itors congratulated him on . his ac
quittal at Boise. Mr. Haywood ex
pressed his pleasure at' his reception
in .this city on his arrival at Colorado
Springs and other points along tho
read.
LAND CONSPIRATORS FINED.
Wyoming Men Refused New Trial
and Two of Them Fined.
Cheyenne, Wyo. In the federal
court Judge rJ. A. Riner overruled the
motion for a "new trial in the cases
of Ef M. Holbrook, E. E. Lonebaugh
and Robert McPhylamey, recently
convicted here of conspiracy to de
fraud the government In the acquisi
tion of coal lands at Monarch, Wyo.
The judge imposed a fine of $10,009
each on- Holbrook and Lonebaugh'and
a $2,000 fine on McPhylamey.
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AND PASSENGER LAW.
Arrangement Effective September 1st,
Pending a Decision by the
Supreme Court.
Montgomery, Ala. Governor Comer
and the officials of the Southern rail
way reached an agreement late Thurs
day afternoon 'and the license of the
railroad in Alabama will be rein
stated. Beginning September 1. 1907, the
railroad and its allied lines will put
into effect the 2-cent passenger fare
act and the measure of reducing the
freight rates on 110 commodities com
monly shipped in Alabama.
The agreement was not reached
without concessions being made by
both sides, but in the main it is a
victory for the state. The laws in
question will not be put into effect
permanently. The agreement spe
cifically declares that their operation,
beginning September 1, is only sub
ject to the final determination as to
their constitutionality and their rea
sonableness when a decision on these
questions is finally rendered by the
court of last resort. Meanwhile the
other laws enacted by the legislature
at its winter session affecting the rail
roads of the state will remain in
force. The railroad representatives
agreed that they would appear be
fore Judge Jones and ask him for an
order modifying the restraining or
ders issued by the United States
court two months ago, to permit of
the immediate operation subject to
the final decision of the courts of the
two acts in question.
In consideration of the agreement
of the railroads' representatives to
permit of the operation of these- two
laws the one affecting the passenger
traffic and the other the freight it
was agreed by Governor Comer that
the revocation of the license of the
Southern in Alabama should be can
celed and the company permitted to
do business without hindrance by the
state.
The compromise affects only the
one railroad system, the Southern.
The other railroads of the state were
not parties to the conference.
FAVORS LOCAL CREAMERIES.
Food Commissioner Wright of Iowa
Gives Testimony.
Lincoln. Neb. Food Commissioner
wright of Iowa was the chief witness
at, the creamery rate investigation be
fore the state railroad commission.
He opposed a cut in the long haul
rates, declaring that it would help the
centralized creameries, and was also
against a horizontal cut in express and
freight rates on cream for the same
reason. Mr. Wright declared that he
favored the establishing of the local
creameries rather than the centralized
plants. He was subjected to a severe
cnxu-exaaalBatton by Attorney Hainer.
Express and railway companies have
attempted to raise rates on cream and
the dairymen protested, a public hear
ing being granted.
U. P. DIVIDEND DECLARED.
Directors Decide on 'Regular Quarter.'
' Profit Apportionment.
New York The directors of the
TJatoa Pacific Railroad company de
clared a regular quarterly dividead of
Stt per cent on the common stock.
The- last dividend amounted to 2ft per
cent, but was not designated as regu
lar at that tune. The directors also
declared the regular semi-annual divi
dend of 2 per cent on the preferred
stock.
Bar Against Alger's Books.
Worcester, Mass. Tho works of Ho
ratio Alger, jr., 'the noted writer of
books for boys, has been barred from
the shelves of the Worcester public
library. Alger is now in the same
class as Mark Twain, Robert W. Cham
bers, Walt Whitman and other well
known producers of literature, some
of whose works have been barred from
free public libraries in Worcester
county towns and cities. At the library
the reason given for barring Alger's
books is that they were not truthful
and are too sensational.
Steamer Alliance Is Sunk.
Portland, .Ore. The Portland and
San Francisco liner City of -Panama
en route from Portland with. a full
list of passengers, collided with and
sank the steamer Alliance, from Coos
bay for Portland, with passengers and
freight . , .
Forty Persons Drowned.
Anglers, France Forty passengers
in a third class railroad car and the
engineer of the tram were drowned in
a railroad accident three miles south
east of this town.
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RMIRIMOSJIICT OBEY LAW
GOVERNOR SAYS ENACTMENT
WAS MADE FOR ALL ALIKE.
Certain That Members of the Legisla
ture Will Solidly Uphold State
Executive's Hands
Montgomery, Ala. Governor .Comer
has given out a statement in which
he says he is standing out for the 2ft
cent fare bill, saying, "Every time a
ticket is sold for more than 2ft cents
a mile .the roads violate the law, and
the person selling the ticket commits
a misdemeanor. It is the duty of
every court to so charge the jury,
and the duty of every solicitor to
make out a case. I have told Col
onel Russell, that with his 'reputation
for fairness I shall expect him to
realize and concede that the railroads
must obey the laws the same as any
other person."
With regard to the removal of the
case from the Talladega court to the
federal court, over which the license
of the Southern was revoked, and
which the railroad people admit was
hasty, and not intended, the go.ernor
says:
"The administration understands
that the offense was committed
against the state laws by the removal
of tho suit, regardless of the motive
prompting it. The laws are made
for all alike, and to he observed by
all and enforced by the administration
impartially."
It is given out by the members of
the legislature that in case an extra
session is called, the members will
stand solidly behind the aoveraor in
his fight. The evident intention of
the governor to hold that the pas
senger fare lav which has been en
joined by the United States court is
being violated, and to encourage ar
rests on it, is a showing of a possi
bility of conflict between the state
and federal courts, even to a greater
extent than was thought
Little Rock, Ark. Assistant .Secre
tary of State McHaney has not re
ceived notice of the issuance of an
injunction by Judge Vandeventer pre
venting the state from revoking the
charter of the Rock Island in Arkan
sas and says he cannot take action in
revoking a license now without being
in contempt of court, the same as
though he 'had received notice of an
injunction. Attorney Gneral Klrby
notified Mr. McHaney that he can re
voke the charter immediately without
being in contempt as the Rock Island
has operated the road since the passage
of the Wingo act without complying
with the law and failed to file its char
ter and pay the fees.
LARGEST ENGINE IN THE WORLD.
Hauls Train Mile and Half Long Te
Be Used by Erie Road.
New York The largest steam loco
motive in the world is about to be
turned out from the plant of the Ameri
can locomotive company at Schnectady
for the Erie railroad. It will haul on
grades a train oT loaded cars a mile
and a half long without the aid of
helpers. The engine is In reality two
engines under one boiler. It has four
cylinders.
Lets Stock Food Law Stand.
Kansas City. Mo. Judge Smith Mc
pherson in the United States district
court here has refused to grant a
temporary restraining order to prevent
the -enforcement of the Kansas stock
food inspection law. -The Injunction
was asked for by Marion W. Savage
of the International Stock Food com
pany of Minnesota.
PRINCE WILL ENTER CORNELL.
Son of Indian Ruler to Study Agricul
ture and Play Foot Ball.
Ithaca, N. Y. Prince Victor Mara
yah of India, whose father rules one
of 'the provinces of the Indian empire,
has announced his intention of enter
ing Cornell college of agriculture next
fall. His father was impressed by the
r.tories o Cornell, which other Indians '
here have spread about India, and .
thought a course here would do him
good.
CUTS GRAIN RATE TO COAST.
Interstate Commerce Commission Re
duces Charge From Nebraska.
Washington An order was made by
the Interstate Commerce commission
In a decision handed down by Com
missioner Harlan declaring that be
ginning on September 15 next the
through rate on wheat from points in
Nebraska -to Pacific coast terminals
should be not more than 65 cents per
100 pounds.
The rate now In force on the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quinuy railway Is
75 cents oer 100 pounds.
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FIRED UPON, BY A WARSHIP.
A French Cruiser
Tangier-rCasa. Blaaca, ea the Mo
roccan coast, has beaa bombarded by
French cruisers, the Moors are report
ed to have been shot down la large
numbers and the town," since Sunday
night, has been practically in the pos
session of landing parties from French
and Spanish cruisers. The first shots
were 'fired by th& Moore. The French
responded with a bayonet charge and
the bombardment .of the native
quarter with melinite shells. The
French had six men wounded, but no
one killed. No European residents
were Hurt.
. The occupation of Casa Blanca is a
uiicci uuimuiei ui iue native uprising 1
which resulted in- the killing last
week of eight Europeans at Casa
Bianca. Both France and Spain are
hurrying other warships with troops
and marines on board to various
points on the Moroccan coast for the
protection of foreigners. Under the
terms of the Algeciras convention
these two powers are charged with
the policing of the seaports of Mo
rocco, and their action at Casa Bianca
has - brought no protest from any
power. The states of Europe have ex
pressed their willingness that France
and Spain restore order in Morocco,
no other countries being involved.
News of the fighting at Casablanca
was brought here by the steamer Ana
tole. On Saturday night the French
naval officer in command informed
the Moorish authorities that he was
going to land a force for the protec
tion of the French consulate. Authori
zation to do so was given. The force
went ashore Sunday morning at day
break. The . Frenchmen were no
sooner on the beach than they were
fired on by Moorish soldiers and in
this first encounter th? French forces
sustained all its -casualties. The
Frenchmen fought their way to their
consulate and then signalled the
cruiser Galilee to bombard the native
quarter. The Galilee at once opened
upon the Moors. It was joined at 11
o'clock by the French cruiser Du
Chayla, and both vessels fired until
2.000 rounds of ammunition bad been
expended. This fire is said to have
been disastrous to the Arabs.
RAINFALL BELOW AVERAGE.
While in Eastern Sections it Exceeds
it General Figures Lower.
Lincoln Following is the weekly
weather bulletin for the week ending
August 5:
The week was cool with scattered
showed en excess of showers and light
wind. The daily mean temperature
averaged about 4 degrees below the
normal in the southern counties and
(I to 8 degrees below in the northern.
The weekly mean temperature was 72
degrees in the southern counties and
Go to C8 degrees in the northern.
Tuesday was the warmest "day of the
week. The maximum temperature at
a few places was 90 degrees or slight
ly above. Friday was the coolest dav.
with maximum temperatures generally
below SO degrees, and in the northern
! counties but lit.Ie :bove 70 degrees.
Scattered showers occurred Tues
day. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Sunday, in the greater part of
the state the showers were ligh tand
the rainfall for the week was below
normal, but heavy showers occurred
in some southwestern counties Tues
day and in the southeastern counties
Sunday, with rainfall exceeding an
inch.
UNIQUE REUNION OF VETERANS.
Survhors of General Palmer's
Regi-
ment to Be His Guests.
Colorado Springs From all parts of
the United States more than 300 vet
erans of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania
cavalry, General W. A. J. Palmer's
regiment in the civil war, will arrive
in Colorado Springs on the evening of
August 20 for the most unique reunion
ever held in the United States, as the
guests of General Palmer. A magnifi
cent special train of Pullman sleepers
and diners will bear the veterans to
Colorado Springs and from the time
each man leaves his own dor until he
returns to it his expenses will be
borne by General Palmer.
LOUISVILLE WANTS IT.
Opens Campaign to Secure Demo
cratic Convention.
Louisville, Ky. Louisville opened
a vigorous campaign to secure the
next democratic convention for Louis
ville. Grand Jury on Alton, Case.
Chicago Preparations for the in
vestigation by the federal grand jury
of the charges against the Chicago ft
Alton in connection with the granting
of rebates to the Standard Oil com
pany of Indiana were commenced
Monday. Subpoenas will be issued for
witnesses, the first of whom will tes
tify on August 14.
Negro Janitor Robs Bank.
Kansas City Charles Jones, negro
janitor of a bank at Sulphur, I. T.,
was arrested here on the charge of
stealing $6,000 from the bank. Jones
was arrested while spending money
freely among the negroes of the negro
quarter of the city.
Marine Strangely Missing.
New York Henry Francis Lynch, a
United States marine of the battle
ship Georgia, lying at anchor Tues
day in Hudson river, is strangely mis
sing from the ship. The ship's officers
say Lynch toppled over the side of the
ship while hanging a light on Satur
day night. Daniel Lynch, father of
th snilnr. believes his son. who was
to have been a witness in the invest!- I
gation of tae explosion in e cun tur-
ret oa the Georgia, has met. with foul
play and has asked the police to in
vestigate. King PrcdigaJ with Money.
Berlin Stories regarding the ex
travagance of the king of Siam, so
far as the purchase of jewelry is con
cerned, continue to crop out. Among
his recent purchases, it is said, is a
gold thimble, covered with diamonds
and othr gems, which is valued at
$75,000. In his palace at Bankok the
king has an enormous store of jewels.
The apartments of the first and
second queens are said to contain
large collections, while the wall3 of
his own apartments aro also covered
with gems of rare value.
NEBRASKA POURS
STATE NEWS AND NOTES IN CON
DENSED FORM.
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Threufhent Nebraska.
j A moving picture theater will he
; constructed at Kearney.
The First National bank of Curtis,
Neb., is being organized.
The Chautauqua at Albion was a
success beyond expectations.
J. L. Cahill has been elected super
intendent of the Oakdale schools.
Senator and Mrs. Tillman of South
Carolina spent a day and night in
Omaha.
Lincoln people propose investiga
tion to determine if there is a coal
trust in the capital cky.
A. D. White, chief of the Beatrice
fire department, will resign September
1 on account of business reasons.
W. A. Bradley, a member of the
Union Pacific bridge gang at North
Bend, died from the effects of tho
heat
Mrs. Mary Foster of Union is to bo
the democratic candidate for county
superintendent of schools in Cass
county.
James Robley, wanted for assaulting
a 12-year-old girl near Beemer, was
caught at Wayne. Sheriff Malchow
of Cuming county came after the ras
cal. The Plattsmouth, board of education
Is looking for two teachers .to fill the
vacancies caused by the resignation
,of Miss Verna Whistler and Miss Hat
tie Fight
Miss Hulda Kluck, aged 20, commit
ted suicide at the home of her mother,
fire miles southwest of Schuyler, Dy
taking strychnine. Lore troubles dis
turbed her equilibrium.
The Hord Grain a: Cattle company
bid in the West elevator of Tomora.
,M. E. Robertson resigned his position
'with the Nye-Schneider-Fowler com
pany and took charge of the West ele
vator. , While Charles Record was crossing
tho bridge over the South Platte river
at Paxton, with 150 head of cattle,
about 100 feet of the bridge gave way,
throwing about fifty of the cattle into
deep water. Several were lost
The yearly expenses of the Seward
municipal electric light plant for tho
last year were $8,017.41. The yearly
income was $11,213.37, and $5,632.3
was invested In a new boiler room
and the installation of a new boiler.
Sheriff Phipps was called to Craig,
where he made the arrest of three
boys, two aged 17 and the other 22,
who were charged with making a
'rough house of the town. They were
given a jail sentence of twenty days
each.
By unanimous vote of the executive
committee. Dean S. W. Stookey of Coo
college. Cedar Rapids, la., was elected
president of Hastings college. Dean
Stookey was in Hastings some time
ago and intimated that he would con
sider a call.
The tax levy for all purposes in Fre
mont this year will be 86 mills. 18
mills higher than last year. Levies
for county, state and school purposes
adopted by the county board are no
'higher than last year, hut the city
taxes will be about 18 or 20 per cent
more.
Former State Seaator Andrew R.
Oleson. who has filed for the nomina
tion for judge of the district court In
the West Point district has announced
that he has severed his official con
nection with the Northwestern ' rail
.way as local attorney for Cuming
county and has surrendered the pass
held by him.
Joseph V. Brant, who was for sev
eral years secretary and general book
keeper of the Mattes Brewing company
at Nebraska City, has broken into
court and proposes to know some
thing about the management of tho
concern. He filed a petition in the
district court asking that the Institu
tion be placed in the hands of a re
ceiver. A vein of coal, beside ladicatloas of
other valuable mineral deposits, has
been discovered three miles southwest
of Republican City. The discovery
was made by S. O. Baker oa Dr. 3. M.
Baker's farm, and an expert engineer
from Pittsburg. Pa., has leaked over
the property and pronounced the in
dications good, both oa the Baker and
McClellan farms, near Prairie Dog
creek.
Miss Carrie L. Shaw of Atlantic. N.
J., a niece of Mrs. A. Foristail of
Steele City, a former Steele City girl,
who some time ago won the first prize
in a beauty contest in the east aaa
recently been declared the "Sweetest
girl In America" by a committee ot
newspaper men who were conducting
a national beauty contest Miss Shaw
is said to be entirely worthy of the
high compliments paid her.
What is perhaps the tiniest baby
ever known in Omaha is the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Hea
gerty of 4222 Patrick avenue. She Is
three weeks old and weighed at birth
but one and a half pounds.
Shortly after noon Monday a man
by the name of Ridlon, aged 4, at
tempted to cross ove rthe tracks to
the Burlington depot in Kearney, but a
freight train was standing in the way.
He attempted to climb over the bump
ers, ana wane doing so the train
hacked up and sif ot was caught, be
ing badly injured.
The Old Settlers' association of Gage
county will hold its annual picnic 6n
tho Chautauqua grounds on Thursday,
August 29. There will be a basket
dinner, an old-fashioned reunion and
the annual election of officers.
The St. Paul concert band won the
honor of appointment as regimental
band of the Second regiment of tho
Nebraska national guard, after tho
committee representing tho military
authorities had throroughly tested the
several bands from different parts of
the state that were competing for the
appointment.
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