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jv, -:-. v::' &txW$- Sm2&S: -i S&i tste-jr -.: 5s ' .'fi. 3 -8 . I- R4- - J ' WALKNOifflSE japanese vhatrep,is deepest ? - in Vancouver. tK f BHSTISirSHBJEGTS A Conflict ht Which the United States ; Might Shim Under Certain - condition, j New York Abbe Flei Kline, one of the prominent members 'of the- cler ical element n Frcnce, who is making aatmfy ofAmerican soda! economic conditions, has returned from an ex-. . tensive tour'of the west. .Speaking of his ebservatlons, Abe Rune said: "I was much impressed while, on " the Pacific coast with 'the' anti-Japanese, feeling existing at Vancouver anntnroHgnout uniisn- uammoia, which is far more intense than the feeling, on the American ride of the border. At San Francisco the anti Japanese element' is comparatively small, and one hears little of active agitation against the Japanese. On the mother hand. I visited Vancouver shortly titer the anti-Japanese rlois. meeting the Japanese consul and r ing through the Japanese quarters. Everywhere there was evidence of intense hostility. It was not a ques--tioa of labor, bat of .race. The peo ple' have taken up the shibboleth of 'Canada 'for the Canadians,' and' they feel that the exclusion of the yellow race is essential for their safe pres ervation. They are very determined in this feeling and are pressing their reviews forcibly on the authorities at Ottawa f.ml London. "Before coining to America I shared tin- view of a considerable element in" France and throughout Europe ihat the Japanese question might lead the United States into war. Iiut personal observation ' throughout, the mid (II a west and the far west has completely changed ray views. The people of the west are not thinking of such a thing, and scout the very idea ot war. EvW'in'-San Francisco' which is sup posed in Europe to be the center of anti-Japanese hostility, there was much less feeiiris than I found to ex ist in " t!ie British colonies ' to the norlb. It is quite evident, also, that in witnessing the splendid develop-' meat of .the Pacific coast, that a war would be little short' Of criminal, alike disastrous to Japan- and the United States, neither ot whom have anything to gain by such a recourse of bar barism. "This Canadian branch of the Japa nese question is really of such im portance to the United States, as Japan -can hardly expect more from the United- States than it exacts,, of Can ido, where the opposition to the Jaj anese is far more acute." S;?eak:ug of the pcoole of the west. Abe Klise says that he was struck by the fact- that tfcey look upon the east os a sort cf foreign country, much as the people of the Atlantic states look upon Europe, They are making great strides forward particularly in the re gion about 'uget sound, which, in the judgment of this foreign observer, is to be a field of America's greatest de velopments - --.- r- PRESIDENT SPENDS QUIET DAY. Everything in, Rerdiness .for the Hunt, fpr Bear. Stamboul. La. The president spent Puct'av -"Wlv in. his camp on Tensas bayou with the intention of beginning early Monday. This report is not of ficial, but comes through detectives who are keeping close an eye upon the movements of the chief executive as courtesy wL. permit At 5 o'clock As sistant Secretary Latta, who. is lo cated about tea miles from the camp, reported to the pres srepresentatives here that he has not received a word from his chief since he landed in camp. , Build New Cutter. London Sir Thomas Upton has de cvdied to. build a now rife,, designed cutter to compete in the British re gattas in 1998. It is Intended that the cutter shall eclipse he White Heather II. the preasent champion of the Brit ish yachts. -Jap Weds Milwaukee Girl. Milwaukee, Wis. Kamatero Sasze moto. a Japanese proprietor of a store in Chicago, came here some months ago. opened a Japanese aooth at an amusement resort and became ac quainted with Sadie J. Lynch, em ployed there is as cashier. Announce-. "rnt is now made that, they will be married October 25. He, on coming to America, attended college at Oak land. CaL. intending to return to Japan and teach school, but he drifted eastward "instead, and is now residing in Ois city. Plucky South Dakota Woman. Sioux Falls. S. D. To capture! single-handed a huge and' lively taran tula is the feat wTich has made a young woman residing, at Hazel, the heroine of that place. While' in the store of. A. H. Stormo she suddenly' came vpon' th- tarantula. Instead of jumping upon a counter and scream ing, as most young woman wonld have. done. Miss Stormo. with rare pluck. started in pursuit of' the poisonous in 'sect, which she succeeded in capturing after a lively chase with no serious results. .Charged With Murder. Lincoln John Spent, an Italian from Lincoln,- CaL, was arrested by Lincoln police .charged IfJth, the murder, ot Thomas fcastorukos, a vonng- Greek. He broke away from the policeman who captured hsnw bnVwas retaken. radmtted kJHiag the Greek be ne' the latter rained his daughter. own Kills t'limself. Tork. i Marcus Desh. on of York's. M restieats, ceemmitted seicide by aosthag himself through the heart BRIER a.rurale(. ' .1 .A. - "" - ' JP tW GATES iTHROWNtoPENi' President tSs&lEninusiastic Welcome at-Meinphi..,. r , iMomphis.'TenaPJriit$ands play ing, children "singing anqenthuslastic men shouting thckigan.of deep water ways, Memphis. -threw -wide- Its gates Friday afternoon to jPresIdent Roose velt a 3sore of- sovCTnors and many otLcr dl&ticguisfccd -men of the Mis sissippi valley. Thex president arrived ou he steamer Mississippi shortly after 1 o'clock.' The bltf overlook ing the river were pnck'ei'with people who gave the chief executive jt warn welcome. As the steams?-landed Ike whistles of all craft hi the harbor were sounded. Immediately following the steamer Mini lppl was the steamer Alton, carrying visiting: gov ernors and other notables. When all had -landed, the president waa con ducted to a carriage ly Coventor Pat terson of Tennessee and Mayor Ma lone of Memphis and the most, impos ing parade ever given here was-begun. The president wasy continuously cheered tnioughout the march. TndJ city was a waving mass of color, not only aloug the line of parade but .on many other streets ae we'll. When the president's carriage ' turned into Main street he .was saluted by.a' regi ment of confederate veterans, who from that point acte.i, as a bod v guard. The president' arose nd ''Warmly greeted "Ihe grizzleil warriors of aValf century ago. ' , Despite a lively downpour of rain, which lasted until noon, the streets were jammed with people. Passing north on Second" street, 200 school children were seated on a decoiated arch and saug patriotic airs as ""the president passed. The president arose in his carriage and bowed" repeatedly to the little, ones, f- ' '-' Arriving tit the Auditorium rink, where 'the deep waterways, convention is being held. President Roosevelt aHglitcd and. alte'fchatting jpith sev eral friends, ascended the platform. The hus Structure filled up rapidly and wheaGoyernor Malcom Patterson aro'se to present the president an im- mense assemblage greeted him. President Roosevelt departed, from his'printcd speech in several instances. Speaking of the confederate guard f honor, he said it was a toucbjn'g.'.sight to see these old confederate'soldiers carrying the flag of this greajunipn.. If any one wanted to know1 how they woulj fight for that fiag let him -ask the. boys in blue how .they, fought aga i& Hetwh,cmpbasM that he was as muctr'ttie .president ofVthe south as .of jthe north End' was'" devoted to its interests. He said he was half a I southerner and when he. told of two or three of his uncles having worn the gray he was tremendously ap plauded. .The Plague at Oran. Paris Official dispatches received here from Oran, Algeria, announce, that two fresh cases of the plague have developed there and that tho precautions to prevent its spread have been redoubled. Second Footbrll Vrctirn. . Portage, Pa.-Thomas Bertram,! 24' years old, of AJtoona, Pa., suffered in juries duringtraootball game'Sunday that caused" Ills death at night. He was kicked in the ead during a scrimmage. iTe " PRICEOF SALTJADVANCES. Between Trust and Indepeno'ente Ex penses Are to Be Cut. Xew York A tacit understanding has been reached , between the inter national Salt Company; known as the salt trust, and certain independent manufacturers in regard to regulating the future course, of the maket for evaporated salt, accoding to state ments made in well informed circles, says the Journal, of Commerce today. This action was taken,nit is. said, in consequence, of the higher cost of la bor and supplies, as well as because of the overproduction of salt. Plrtt Makes a Statement. New York United States Senator 'Piatt made formal denial on Friday that he ever married Mae" C. Wood, who is suing him for divorce., alleging that she was married to -the senator November 9. 1906. The denial was made in an application in court today by his attorneys asking authority to examine 'certain papers in the. case. The senator, in his petition, asserted that she has never made a claim to him of such a marriage until Decem ber 24, 1906, but had tried to exiort 'money from him. Cotton Handlers Strike. Xew Orleans The immense cotton shipping business of this port was tied up Friday night by the strike of 8.000 members of the Dock and Cotton Han dlers' union. The cotton handlers have arrayed against them all the business exchanges of New'Orleans. which have declared that the commercial life of the pert depends upon the outcome ;of the strike. From 10,000 to 12,000 men probably will be involved, because the railroad freight handlers wih not work with non-union jnen. ( "Cabinet Members Speak. 'Washington The second and clusing day's session'of the national conven tion of, cotton , manufacturers .was marked, by theafldresses by .two mem bers of President Roosevelt's "catinet. Secretary Stras.and Poestmaster General Meyer. Renewed- Riots at Calcutta. .Calcutiar-TJie, rioting here, caused by" seditions agitation, during which about forty policemen were - wounded Thursday night, was renewed Friday in the streets of "Northern Calcutta. r- ' ' i - White Slave Trade to End. Washington Secretary Straus of the department of commerce and labor and Frank P. Sargent, commissioner oft immigrationhave determined to eliminate, the "white slave? traffic from the United. States if. possible. Mother of the Mikado Dead. Tokio It was reported that the real mother of the emperor i of Japan, named Nakayama, who has held the .highest rank' it the' Imperial court, was se- 'rloosly., ill. , It u believed, however, that ih Aim b fa W i. - ' 5W , -- V. OTU.J W J. 'In '"' ..- 'v;: v::' -v "-. t smoFisumw M'KINLEY MONUMENT AT: CAN TON, 0 DEDICATED. Alt ADDRESS BTTHEPfiEStDEin Distinguished Men from All Parts, of the Country Make the Pilgrim- , ' ' age te- Canton. Canton. O. The nation paid bom ege Monday to tho memory of Wit lUm McKinley when the splendid monument which marks his last rest ing place was unveilel in the pres ence of 'an assembled" throng, such as Canton never saw before and with the president of the United States as the principal speaker. It was. the tribute of a grateful nation both in word and In deed to "a good citizen, a brave soldier, a wi6e executive? and more than 50,000 people repre senting all walks ef life and every part of the country participated in the ceremonies dedicating the monu ment, the loving gift of a million Americans whose contributions aggre gating 'SCOO.OOO provided the splendid tomb in which rest the bodies of the third of the martyred presidents; his wife and their two children. Distinguished men from all parts of the country and many representa tives of foreign countries made the pilgrimage hereto participate in the dedication of the mausoleum and made the event a notable one. The moument is a magnificent structure, simple but imposing, in sarcophagi are the bronze caskets containing the bodies of both Presi dent McKinley and his wife. In niches iii the wall of the tomb are two .little caskets containing the ashes of their only children, Ida and Mary, both of whom died in infancy. Addresses were, delivered, by Pres ident Roosevelt, Justice William R. Day, McKinley's secretary of state, and Governor Harris of Ohio, who acted as president "of the day. The program ended by the singing of "America" and benediction by Bishop Horstmann of Cleveland, t President Roosevelt and party then visited the interior of the tomb. The invited guests and then ihe general public did likewise. Thousands passed through the tomb. ' ; The tomb, 'built at a cost of over $600,000. is the' donation of over 1.000, 000 Americans to this memorial to William McKinley. The land lies a short distance south east of. this city, beginning within a half dozen miles of here and extending southward about twenty miles. It is a rolling prairie, cut tiirough the cen ter by Cedar Creek, wit hits scattar ing growth of timber along the valley, aond is touched by branches of Medi cine creek on the southern end., The character of the land is the same as the rest of Lyman county, which has secured a reputation as a crop country within the last three years. MANY INQUIRIES FOR LAND. Drawings for Claims Attracts Wide spread attention. Pierre, S. D. As ne . time, ap proaches for the opening of the Lower Brule reservation .in Stanley and Ly man counties, the demand on the Io cal land office for information con cerning the tract and conditions of opening is rapidly increasing.' Draw ings will begin here October" 7 and continue until October 12. Off for the Philippines. Leavenworth, Kas. The Eighteenth 'United States infantry started on Sun 'day -afternoon for the. Philippines, where -it .iwill; be stationed three years. rThe regiment is commanded by Colonel ifcttFl Davis,. General Hall having been made commandant, of the schools at Fort Leavenworth. The present .trip of the regiment to. the Philippines is; the third in nine years to the islands, and the Thirteenth in fantry will arrive from the Philippines shortly' to:take- the place of the Eighteenth-at-Fort Leavenworth. Japs Raid Alaskan 'Village. ' Seattle, Wash. A report 'was1 made to United States 'Consul "Sniitfrb'f Vari couver by Captain Muro'of -:the Schooner Casec of the pirating of the Alaskan Tillage of Lltak Bay,'- on Southwest Kodiak island, fby the crew of a Japanese sealing schooner. '' TEST OF PURE FOOD LAW. Firm at Raymond is Charged with Selling Without Weight Marked. Lincoln State Food Commissioner Johnson, through the county attorney at Lincoln, began a test of the pure food law of Nebraska. Complaint was filed against a flim.at the town of Richmond charging, the merchants with selling packages of butter with out putting the 'specific weight on the package. Burkett at the Capital. ' Washington Senator Burkett ar rived here from' Lincoln, joining his family, who have been "here a week. The' senator will be here a few days ';- . ' . . . ,..,. .A. .- to see nis iamiiy laiuy reiura ana attend. to important .depertmenjal .mat ters requiring his attention. Bringing Sheep from Montana; Garretson. S. D- J. r?M. Baker and George Ti iliard, two stock breeders" of this -vicinity, have just brought 9,000 head of sheep ,from Montana, where they -went to purchase the animals. , FIND PLAGUE AT MARSEILLES. Vessel in .Quarantine , at -French Port -with , Nine Cases of Disease. Paris According to government .advices - the' flrtt case of "bubonic alagae discovered at'Qran,' Algeria, was brought to that port by a ship arriving from India. ' Special dis natches from Marseilles nays that the ftallim In Ante aftaor,fhaa' arrived at;hfar- rth ;JLi 'nfue'ensea kr - " 1 , ' CREAKING' smtn HONOR FOR SECRETARY ROOT LEGISLATORS MEET AND SHOW THEIR ESTEEM. Speech of Wecome by Senor Callero, and what Mr. Rcot Said in Reply Thereto. Mexico City Secretary of State Elihu Root was ou Thursday the re cipient of, the highest honors, which can be granted to a foreign visitor at the City of Mexico. He was invited to he present at a "special meeting of the chamber of deputies, convened especially to show the appreciation of the law-makers oMhis republic for the distinguished guest of the nation, and in the evening a ball was given at the , Jockey club. Mr. Root visited the chamber of dep uties, the legislative body which cor responds to the United States house of representatives. The entire membership of the house was present and the enthusiasm which greeted the speech of Secretary Root was boundless. After routine busi ness was transacted, the president of the council. Senor Callero. delivered a "speech, welcoming Mr. Root, in the name of the legislature of Mexico. Mr. Root, in reply, said in part: Mr. President and Members cf the Chamber of Deputies of the United States of Mexico: I am doubly sensible of the high honor which you have con ferred upon me by this audience to day. I am sensible also of the mark of friendship to my country" involved in this reception of one of her officers in this distinguished manner by the popular law-making body of this great republic. I sincerely hope not merely that I personally may never do uuht to show myself to have been unworthy of your consideration, but that my country may forever, in the attitude and conduct toward Mexico, justify your kindness. You will have gathered from my. words which your president has been good enough to quote in t:o admirable and grateful address which he has just made, that 1 am one of those who believe that the old days when nations sought to enrich them selves by taking away the wealth of others by force, ought to pass and are' passing. Fish Gets the Proxies. Hartford. Conn. At the meeting of the local stockholders of the Illinois Central railroad held here, it was un animously voted to have all of the jroxles of the stockholders present 'turned over to Charles M. Beach, a supporter of Fish. Preparing for Registration. Pierre. S. D. Judge J. Witten. the representative of the Interior depart ment in the coming registration and drawing for Lower Brule lands, ar rived here, and is getting a force of clerks together for the won to begin next Monday. FIFTY-ONE CASES OF PLAGUE. Thirty Deaths." Have Resulted from ' Disease in Hospital. San Frarfcisco Fifty-one verified cases of bubonic plague have develop ed in San Francisco to date, according to the records being kept in the office of Dr. Runert Blue of the marine hos pital, in charge of the work .of eradi cation. There have been thirty deaths. About thirty suspects are under obser vation. ' No Immunity Promised Him. Milwaukee James M. Fox, vice president of the Federal Coal and Iron company, testified here Thursday In the examination incident to the so called Colorado land fraud cases, that he had never been promised immunity by Special Agent Linen, or any other federal official because of the test! BHmy given by him before the grand jury' at " Denver.. He declared that Mrs. Fox' withdrew her filing on coal hinds last May, because he wanted her to quite when he .learned that trouble was brewing. . ,t ti; . v ( Omaha Soldier Kills His Wife. It New York Rather than enuure separation from his wife which might have followed his transfer to -another post, it fs believed that Claude H. Perry, a soldier of the coast artillery who enlisted in Omaha, shot and killed his wife;-Elizabeth, and then 'commit ted suicide. - Their bodies were found today in Jtheir apartments in Brook ryn. 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' - W- IMPROVEMENT OF OUR FORTS SENATOR BURKETT URGES AP PROPRIATION. Gen. Aleshire, Chief Quartermaster, Realizes that Money Should Be Spent in This Direction. Washington Senator Burkett. be fore coming to Washington, took two days for a personal examination of Forts Crook and Omaha, realizing that now Mr. Millard is not in the senate much of the work of army matters .would 'devolve upon either himself or the junior senator, Mr. Brown. Having had more or less experience in securing appropriations for Ft. Crook while he was -in, the house. Senator Burkett took occasion to make a per sonal inspection of the two posts near Omaha, with the. result that an entire day was taken up in the War depart ment with General Aleshire. chief quartermaster: General Bell, chief of staff; -Assistant Secretary Oliver and General Allen, chief of the signal ser vice, making recommendations as to the needs of these two posts. The senior senator from Nebraska found 'that what was most needed at Fort Crook was a reservoir, and he made a very strong recommendation that such a retainer of water be built. The well at Fort Crook furnishes enough water in twenty-four hours for the needs of the post, but there is no way of conserving the water as a re sult of night pumping, and as a conse quence the water which, is pumped at night is wasted. It was obvious to the senator much of the 'wastage, could ae held by a reservoir and fire service -e greatly augmented thereby, and he recommended that a reservoir be built. General Aleshire, chief quarter master, who has such matters in charge, realized the necessity at once ot such protection, and immediately ordered plans to be drawn for a res ervoir to cost, in the neighborhood of SS.000. Under the law any amount up to $20,000 can be taken out of the gen eral fund without a specific appropria tion, and as this reservoir will not cost more than SlO.flOO, Senator Burkett stated he hoped that a plan would be prepared at once for bids looking to its erection at F.ort Crook. HARRIMAN GOES OF BOARD. Condition of Alton Reed Good, -as Showns by Reports. Chicago Trie annua? meeting or the Chicago t Alton Railroad company was held at its general offices in this city Tuesday. President S. M. Felton presided and 340,313 shares were voted for directors. Robert Mather was elected to succeed himself, B. A. Jackson and Edwin Hawley were chosen to suceed E. H. Harriman and James Stillman of New York. The financial statement of the Chicago & Alton for the year ended June 30 shows the gross receipts were $12. 809.426. an increase of $1,223,332 as compared with the previous year. No Contract for Guns. Berlin A member of the board of managers of the Krnpp works, in an interview, denied the current report that the Japanese government bad or dered about thirty naval 12-inch guns of the Krupp works. Japan, he said had been negotiating for months on the subject of these guns, but no con tract bad yet been signed. CAPITOL GRAFT INDICTMENTS. Te nef Fourteen Men Involved-Have Been Ordered Held. Harrisburg Tea of the fourt'een men involved in the capitol prosecu tions have beea indicted Ij ihe Dau phin county grand jury on charges of conspiracy. These men are-mentioned in six true bills found out of the thirty two cases laid before the grand jury. Tuesday. Three of these indictments were returned Monday evening and three more Tuesday. Foreign Postal Rates. Washington The new foreign pos tal rate, adopted at the last universal convention in Rome, became effective Tuesday. Foreign postage is now 5 cents for the first ounce and' 3 cents for each additional ounce. Many Are Killed or Injured. Seoul, Corea Forty-two persons, iueludlnc thirty Japanese, soldiers. were killed or injured by tbe.derail- jnent of a south bound train, from this wreck has not been fixed. -.. ,tt ,-jc ; .-fri.ri - va ji TAFT CLEARS THE Secretary Makes a Notable Speech 4n Tokk. - Tokio ' Secretary of War Taft aroused the wildest enthuahwnv and loud cheers when in the course of his speech nt the banquet gfwenv in- his honor by the mnaidpallty of Tokio and- chamber 'of coauaerce, he' de clared that war between the United 8tates and Japan "would ho a eriase against modem dvliixaUon and as wicked as it would he iaae," adding that neither people desired it and that both goverantentsshonld de their ut most to guard against such an awful catastrophe. The secretary spate with intense earnestness, after careful de liberation and preparation. , Tho banquet took puce in the as sembly room of the Imperial hotel. Viscount Chibusawa presiding, and was attended by prominent officials- and many of the leading' business smen of Tokio. Mr. Taft sat on the right of Viscount Snibnsawa and Mr. 0Briea, the new American ambassador to Japan, was seated on his left. The decorations of the hall were magnifi cent and a good band furnished the music. Among those present were many women, lacludiag Americans. Viscount Shibusawa, in welcoming Mr. Taft, paid a glowing tribute to the greatness of the nation which the sec retary represented, the friendliness which the United States had always displayed for Japan acd the influence which America exerted throughout the world. In replying Mr. Taft spoke with deep feeling and positiveness. He asserted that the talk of unfriend liness between the United States and Japan was "due entirely to the com mercialism of the newspapers in America." The secretary declined to discuss the immigration question, say ing that he would not trespass upon the field of the State department. Mr. O'Brien wouldd say that the entire matter was "easy of sensible arrange ment between sensible men." Secretary -Taft spoke of Japan's great' progress the share America has bad in aiding it, and said Americans were proud of Japan, which always has had the cordial sympathy of the United States. This brought the sec retary down to the recent reports of friction and he said: "Now for .the moment there is only :. little cloud over our friendship of fifty years, but the greatest earthquake of 'the cen tury could not shake our amity. I do not intend to consider details. I can hot trespass upon the jurisdiction of the Department of State and discuss the events in San Francisco, but I can say tbat there is nothing in them that is incapable of honorable and full adjustment by ordinary diplomacy." Secretary Taft began by giving thanks for his welcome and the evi dence of gold will shown. He then referred to Japan's recent war and said the Americans were proud that Mr. Roosevelt, with the prstige of the American presidency, hastened a peace that was honorable to both Japan and Russia. Mae Wood Sues for Divorce. Mae Catherine Wood, the former government clerk who has been suing United States Senator Thomas C Piatt for several years, on Monday brought action in the supreme court for absolute divorce from the senator, alleging that she had been married to him in the Filth Avenue hotel, New York, in 1901. J. D. Lee. representing the plaintiff, announced the action as "Piatt against Piatt." and he said the motion was for the purpose of framing an issue. Falls Heir to Fortune. Beatrice. Neb. Capt. W H. Ashby of this city has gone to Albany, Mo., to help settle up an estate of two uncles, who died recently. As ihe uncles left quite a fortune. Mr. Ashby will come in for quite a nice slice of the etate. Cholera Along the Volga. St. Petersburg The epidemic of cholera, which broke out early in August, is spreading rapidly, and al ready twelve provinces are affected. The disease is reported mostly along the Volga. The deaths already reach into the thousands, and it has been found impossible to check the scourge. Every da- it is appearing in new prov inces. . Travelers Revel in Green. New York Green i hats, such as King Edward wore during his visit to the continent recently, are now in vogue with certain returning Ameri can tourists. Several voyagers on re cently arrived steamers rejoicing in them and some completed the color scheme by wearing ties and scarfs of the same shade. Total Reward for Assassin $11,000. Baker City. Ore. A message was received from Governor George E. Chamberlain that offered in behalf of the state of Oregon $2,000 reward for the apprehension and conviction of the murderers of Sheriff Brown. The entire reward is riow $11,000. 'Longshoremen on Strike. New Orleans About 500 longshore men and teamsters ureni on a strike here on the river front when the crews of the Leyland and Anstro American line steamers started stow fne cotton in vessels. The strike was expected, the steamship agents having failed to make an agreement with the cotton screw men. Other union laborers beside the screw men, long shoremen and teamsters are inter ested and it is probable that 8,000 men. will become involved in the struggle. Former Sheriff Assassinated. Baker City, Ore. Harvev K. Brown, former sheriff of Baker county, died at the hospital at 3:10 o'clock as the result of the horrible wounds he re ceived from the explosion of a bomb at his front gate as he entered , his home at 10:45 o'clock Monday night One of his legs was blown off aad one of is arms mutilated, besides Inter nal injuries. The - perpetrators left no trace of their deed except a wire along tho fence aad to tho middle of tho road. ATMCMMtMCHC. SfRfPAeB'dWLf B''fidnAapgnn- '- - ' snTnsUUnlWslBt1UlnlnWsBW , THBHal sfsnunnnnnnl ssnl . . ssT snUsnsTsW Umnl. -. nTrsnVsTL'z I mm BnnTsnmMMsnnTinl ' H I snnTfnnaTI I ssL stsnSjnv, V .3 STATE NEWS AND NOTES IN COM ', DCNSED FORM.' ' TKf1ESS,r1imBlrXi; What is SkdemeMi Here la of ef the report that at tee re- it finbr the rcceipsa were la ae,Bsn. county now boasts ef ; national bank, the First National of Baaeroft having costmenced business with a capital of 9M,fiv. J. B. Smith, proprietor of tho Jersey dairy at Beatrice secured fkst. two second, three third and four oham pienship prizes en hie herd of Jersey cattle at Kanses City. The report of the county recorder of Otoe county for September snows there were five mortgages to the value of $14,500 filed and thirteen re leased to the value of $24,203.95. The Burlington railroad is planning to straighten, hs main track through the city og Tecumseh. At the presCax. time it farms a letter S within the corporate limits, coming into the sta tion on a bend, both from the north and south. The second day of the Greeley coun ty fair was a success, 3,500 peopie passing through the gates. The weather was fine and the pogram for the day was carried out in full. While no record-breaking time was made, the races were interesting from start to finish. The Central City bottling works is the name of a new business institu tion which will shortly commence ope- rations and manufacture pop. root beer, ginger ale aad other soft' drinks. Eliza Ury and Jacob Fuehrer are the promoters of the project and expect to put in a $3.0e plant. . The Plattsmouth Telephone com- pany has called a meeting of the stockholdes of the company for the' purpose cf increasing the capital stock and bonds from $150,000 to $500,000 for the purpose of greatly enlarging its toll lines and to make further im provements to the entire system. A bill for $1,257. for 20,000 maps of Nebraska ordered by the railway com-, mission has been presented te Clerk' Frazier' of the state printing board. The bill is accoding to contract and will be approved. The maps are in nine colors and the cost of prepar ing the copy or drawing is Included. Mrs. Levi Davis a well known pio neer lady, residing north of Hum boldt, was found uj' her husband upon his return from towu. lying in an un conscious stupor in the barnyard, where she had gone to assist in work about the varus. She was removed at once to the house but death occtirre before the arrival of a physician. This part of the state, says an Al bion dispatch, was never mere thor oughly saturated with moisture than at this time. A heavy rain fell the laetter part of last week, and Tuesday there was s. continuous downpour from early in the morning until after dark. What Chat was sown before the rain is in splendid condition, and fa.jaers will now finish sowing.' Dr. Kern, snerintendent of the asy lum at Hastings, repor:ec to the state officers that his cutter for ensilage broke all to pieces and he bought an other for $250 without asking for a requisition. He does not know what broke the cutter and he reports that it was not only broken In oae place but was broken all over. Ke thinks an ear ef corn got crosswise and takes no stock ia the suggestion tkat some one might have run a few crow bars through It. Early ia the season F. A. Reynolds, Jr.. of Washington county, decided that he would try and raise tobacco. Fifty plants were started and 'given but the ordinary care aside from the cleaning they received to kiil ohT the tobacco worms, with which they were at times infested. Mr. Reynolds har vested the crop the other day and-had the leaves examined by an expert, who pronounced them of a good qual ity and fit for a good trade. Some-of the leaves grew to an immense size and all were of a very high quality. Ole Anderson, who resided five mites? northwest of Greeley, was adjudged insane and taken to the aylum at Hast ings. In November. 188C. this man killed his wife in Brown county. Neb., by striking her over the head with a water pail, throwing the body into tho well and filling the well with snow. He was convicted of murder in .the first degree and sentenced to be huag. He appealed to the supreme court, and the evidence failing to show malice and premeditation upon a petition ask big that the sentenece be modified. th? court sentenced aim to imprisonment for life. Fifteen chicken pickers employed at the plant of the Beatrice Poultry aad Cold Storage company walked out. Mr. Fishbach. president of the com pany, says the trouble was not caused by a disagreement ever wanes,, bat because the awn refused te do the . work as he wanted It- done. The latest census of the peaKeatiary . shows that the average popelatie was 364. which was the number of unfor tunates on hand October 1. This is an increase of three for the month. Eleven were received, but eight were discharged, commuted or paroled. Conductor G. C. Miller of the Wnion Pacific, arrested charged with pillag ing frieght. cars on his train, between Omaha and Grand Island, was taken to Central City "where a complaint has been filed. Nebraska City Is now feeling Its first- elects of the sew pure food MIL. as County Attorney IJvinantoa filed- Informauon against the Bartilag Brothers. Jehi and Fields A lessee grocers of the eRy, with selling cream no it ef buster mt In i, , Mass tho re- 7 21 , ' v; " M WJi I 5 K t ri i!-". 4 r' I've. i 2$. se- A -:&Sm mJdmriiMmmtiiMMMM ssef ffctj: r.i'J!!&iX sgg-&3ar .".a k'. -4& ivU -. .. He