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I TIIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 3, 1904. TFLEPHONS C . "Ha who knows no Jis w to. confer A favor lor one." 1 Hubdry Bath Towels, They are made of fine Egyptian cotton, therefore far more absorbent than any other, , , I They are mads of fine Egyptian Cotton, therefore are more absorhent than any OlhT. They are made of a nub ynrn so woven as to give all the exhlleratlon of the best and mom expensive of friction, towels. ... . . Ttwra, l.i never any. lint from the EuMrr, nor ! there any pulling out of the thread 'In fnct the will outwear the ordlnury bath towel. The towel ate .woven In clean, sunll: weave-shed, and are taken fresh from the bleacfilng and finishing, amid healthful surroundings, and each cno'.osed In an at tractive package, where it remains until opened In yonr own hous. ir'-l. en of Hubdry Itn.th Towrle, 25c, J5o, SOo, 75o and $1.00 each. Iiuhdry Vash Clothe. 6c ench. During July and August we close Saturdays at I O'clock. THIHIPll3.1iEI!J)EKI , r -..-'- , . A ; ,it C A. Building. Corner. Sixteenth and Dougtes St ' ?er, which a -1v.uk e of the enemy will pu!h homo and whether It is Kurokl s ln timloit lr tu tl'irtk Kouroputkln north or auth if Uifbi ynj. The Rvtss siij's: Tin derisive mcment has arrived, but, Judgine: from tl.i intent renens, the Rus sians have retained their positions And this tlmo i: will n)t be on orde r to retreat. Keeling at the War ofllce here wan dis tinctly gloomy thij niurnlng. No official telegram hiid beer, received by the genrr.il staff from General Kouroputkln, who win communicating direct with the emperor, hut from private sources at the front It already was apparent that SI Mou Cheng, fifteen miles south-southeast of Hal Cheng, at '.he juncture of the Feng Wang Cheng SIu Yen roads, bad been lost, General S'Bckelberg's outpost Jiavlng fallen back to Hh! Cheng. No word was received en abling the stuT to K:.er confirm or deny the repo.-:cd Cn...:i:. of '.he hue Gn"ral Count J.ll?rs iicnltlo.) rt Jkr.ivuen, caat of Llao Vang, and Venx Te pu, thirty lulled cust'of 11.10 Ann. li'Jl heavy fighting ontln-io on hoth xhn northern und east rrn frills, he object of the Jupaneso In tlio Cssi'. b"lng to flunk dcneral Keller's carps front the. south and north,, which Is easily paib;e. r' u i'1;- , . Keller' Fore May Be Surrounded. The progress of the enveloping movemc may huve forced t;.e corps to rctiie on Llandlansiun. which Is the n t posi tion In the direotton of Llao Yang. Offloliil dlspatchet detulllng the engagement are hnrdly expertf d 'until the eVenlng. The failure of the. garrison of SI Mou Cheng tc retreat along the northern road probubi ne due. to the presence of the Japan.! coiu-nn flanking the late General Keller's orp- from- the south. In view of the Inability of. the', Runslani to hold 81 Mou Chenjc jt Is considered unlikely that Oci.eraH Zarouba. ) 3f unl Stackilb.prg will attempt tu offer stubborn resistance at Hal , Chen,;. It Is posiibl.) thn. the are alroady retiring on- Ansranshnii (alsj written AnscliH!-.; .1 a. lial way between Hal Cheng, .and U J. Yong), a. Indicate! In thexe dlscatc-hoi lat nigh..- '-There is rea son to boU'.i that tv of General OkU's Clvl'lo.ii an admnclrg ticr.i New Chwang on Hal CjHk with II. Mew of flanking and cutting ' off General Ctackelberg's re. trout, but this movement i-V-not likely to Tm nv9y o(, Ellckajticrg's ability t . ict.re-'northward on AnshH.nshan. A i iiu-.vllng.,ita(il, esiioing the fierce rct or.Jhe' artillery di-.el oith of Hat ! TV J -Ay' ti, U 'the fact that the Kus la . bftf.t :! on the "left-Hank fired 4,843 au v four (tours. C: " t, n- XI offleUUy announced that t".'.j .'iii'lu's i.sv fal'er. back from Tangce va:i V ki holding their positions on ihe Sm;hCjI' rod AGENT CREATES EXCITEMENT (Continued from Flrei Page) ' ' .' . , e davit does not say "how much the affiant knows from his personal knowledge and ' how r. ;.. of hli Information la derived froio ' statement of others. M-. i "th said: - 1 "An "rtsvlt '.t a constructive contempt ci.o ir.uit st'ilo the facts clearly and dis tinctly and must be made by one who knows the facts. Neither does the affidavit state specifically who the offenders are, but merely states that 170, less than 200, of the strikers have violated the Injunot on. The injunction of. July 20 specines aonie 2.000 strikers by name, wherein the .affi davit t. show, cause merely indicates that a bundiot some 170 strikers committed the ofTeiisii complained (f on July 25, In break ing into aboK ear and taking therefrom thirty-one employes of the packing com panies, threatened, assaulted and called tbm nameA, Tb .affidavit does not set oil;,. Inl drtaU , 'sufficient to constitute caup v' action." Mr. Smyth said It was a criminal and not a civil case.! '. General Cowln said: ",Ve deny that this Is a criminal pro redui .or' that fhui action should proceed linden the crimfhal luw. ( There Is no gen eral Kile which applies .to the proceedings forvconttnipt Itt the federal courts. This Is a petition' and not a complaint. The affldavr. Is an amendnient to the petition, to which we attach a copy of the Injunction, This affidavit Is made as usual In equity courts. We, simply raise an Issue and file u petition. This is wholly a civil pro cedure. We are simply asking a ruling to show cause why" the defendants should not be committed for contempt. A petltlen Is subject to an amendment, which may be made at any time'. It Is the ofticers of the strike organisations we ere after." Mr. Mahoney foe the packers stated: lloat Prostration - Heart Failure Selifiiin, If ever, occur where the system la kept heniy.y and vigorous py tasng 'Ojdri Pure Malt Whiskey ; ll tetmhiW's the stomsrh and bowels, re in. n. ruillug aiioiiKih. atiinul.iU'S the ' h.cul'g sctliiii. iiilleta Ilie iiiTvcs an't keeps in.- Uuly c..l anl rumrortatila. "bully'" lrii:n n furt-l oil and l the only kM. hnviv uii nwHili.al whltkcy. 1'rrscnbeJ i,v iit.i-t.ni Tor era. . t u un.tuie aud grocers, er dlrct, II a ml U.ull ri-ve. Lu0y illt l,iky , JU.cliei.ier, H. T. , a - Be, August, I, 199. Towels To fully appreciate and get the full benefit of their in tended, use. vou should .use "We hold that the petition Is sufficiently specific. We have cited Stephen Vail and others Of the strikers, officers and agents of the strikers, to answer to this action and all are named In This bill of com plaint. In this proceeding wa are willing, for the sake of argument, to call It a pro ceeding under the criminal law." Mr. Gaines said: "The various unions, their officers and followers, are specified In the complaint and the acts complained of were done under and by direction of their officers. Proceedings In contempt must be had by virtue of, an affidavit. -Thore la no differ ence between an affidavit for . contempt complained of therein thun any other affi davit." The "court here Interposed the statement thRt "the procedure must determine whether the action Is civil or orlmlnal." Mr. Gaines continuing, said; "Wo appeal to the procedure of a privute tight, and not to 'punish. We want to show by this cause why these men should not show cause why they should not be proceeded against for contempt. Wtknow these facta by rumor. Proof may under the law bo by millions, lyit citation may be by the allegation of a single foot. This petition 1b simply an nctldn In equity." Mr. Smyth maintained that the citation In this cause was that of a criminal char acter and that no state or federal court applicable In criminal cases were applicable In his case. "The bill of complaint was a blanket net," he continued, "to put these met on the f ind and find out what they have been doing down there. The affidavit in this case was not sworn to, and could not stand from that cause." General Cowln on behalf of the packers said: "This bill Is a verification of the petition for citation. The men r who witnessed the transaction complained of are afraid to make a specific- affidavit for fear of bodily harm. If you require us to make a verification of cause the Injunction la useless." Mr. Fleharty emphatically denied that thero was any condition of Intimidation at South Omaha. He wanted to know "Who are in court in this cause? Is it the 170 specifically comftlalned of, or the 2,000 or more strikers? We want to know this. In order that we may have some basis for our defense." After some further discussion on tech nical points, the court took the matter under advisement and will dispose of the motion Thursday morning. BOTH DENY BOOSTIXOyniE PRICES Packers and Batchers on Cost of Meat Intereatlnar Little Incident. "Bo much has been said about the ex orbitant prices of meat as sold from the packers to the retail butchers that I should like Jut to give you our list of figures and let yn tee for yourself what they are." soii F. J. Beaton.' local manager for Ar mour n :o, to a reporter of The Bee. Alt. neo.ton then turned ovr th nrinti llat of the prices which he dclared governed saies in luoa, 180S 'and 1!X4. From these lists these figures were copied: iov 1903. 1904. 8 1111V 8 V4 ll!fl4 Beef, best top corn-fed ' Jfl Mutton 914 8 10 11 8Vi j 31Z Pork loins 12"A Pork stunlrfl . taZ Smoked hams. 24Viff16 llnnAn l.l.S'.i.lw Iard llVffl2 Dry salt meat 11U "Prices of meat are not hiirh whan ntvt pared to those of the last tWO VMM." added Mr. Beaton. "At least If they are. If the consumer Is paying extortionate prices for Hhe meat he eats It Is not the fault of the packer, as you can see from the printed lists I have shown you." The retail meat seller Is equally as quick and emphatic In disclaiming responsibility for the enormous Increase In the price of all kinds of meats, yet efforts were made In vain to get definite and concise state ments as to their rutins- nrir rin. butcher submitted a list of the prices on the same schedule given by Mr, Beaton, and as a matter of fact his flirurea showed tha consumer Is paying very little more and in many cases not as much for his meat today as h did two years ago. An Interesting colloquy transpired In a butcher shop where the proprietor was be ing Interviewed on the prices of meat. The proprietor, for Instance, had put down the ruling price of bacon at 15 cents a pound. One of his customers chanced to be taking a little more interest In the rnnvrriailnn than the proprietor had counted on, "What's that, bacon at 16 cents a pound? Well. here. ' if that' so. I hen w hni. thla you sold me for 18 cents," exclaimed me customer, manifestly much worked up. "Are. you short-chanalna me or arffth. special prtcea tor- special goods you are quoungT" he added. Tha butcher then admitted some of his bacon sold for as high as 20 cents a pound. "Yes," InUrposed the customer, l and dur ing the last two years I have paid you aa high as 22 cents." THIKTY XKW SPECIAL, DEPUTIES Sheriff Increases Force and Raises Pay Fifty xCnts a Day. Thirty more special deputies were woa In yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Cun ningham and sent to Join th forces at South Omaha. Up to data 210 ;nen have been sworn In, but only 170 are on duty, aa the sheriff has discharged forty of them for various- reasons. Sheriff Power has guaranteed the sperUl deputies I1S0 per day, although the Board of County Commissioners has fixed their compensation at $1 per day.. The sheriff says the men should not be aoked to "rl.ik their lives" for less lliart 2.6i) a day, and for that reason he has told thera be will see to it that they get that sum. Hlcrcle Grand Circuit at St. I.onle. BT. I.OIUS. Aug. I The first time lu more t):an six years St. I.oule has been I11-t-liiilt'd la the ai and circuit which decides the national Lii-'(-lrs v!iuinjlo!i0hlp und tt day the crack sprinters of tin country met in competition lit-ftT one of the largest cioKda Hint has yet guiheied at the Sia dlum to wltnrss an in Me event. While the result of tlMk linn will not dadde I tie national cliampl'inHhtps, the points won tiul'ly- bring nd2rt late tha ret alar circuit luuu. atlll U lnnrrs of tiio B'adluio rac-a will be a vi.l. J the tills of "uluiple champtuu" la the ssvural ents. , RUSSIA A LAW UNTO ITSELF aenanafthBaaan . Bases Eight to Seixe British Vessels on Regulations Issued bj Czar. RELEASE DOES NOT ABOLISH THE RIGHT Ufflclally Statcd at St. Petcrsbarg; that Commissions Issued to'Volan tcrav Fleet Boats Have . w Expired. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 2.-The text of tha government's statement of the seixuro of the British steamer Malacca, seised in the Red sea by the Russian volunteer fleet steamer St. Petersburg, is as follows: Prom the beginning of the Rusao-Jap-anese war the imperial government took measures to prevent the transport of con traband of war to Japan by vessels of neutral countries. In Hie legulallons sanc tioned by the emperor February 14, Uo4, which Russia proposed to follow during the wax, a list was given of articles re garded by us as contraband. It was also declared that the military and maritime authorities would reserve to themselvne the right of rigidly executing the decisions contained in the regulations for naval priies, sanctioned by the, omperor- March K7, and in the instructions confirmed by, tlie council pf the -admiralty I'eptember i!0, 19i-0. regarding the procedure for stop ping, vlKiting and seixmg as well as lor the carrying off und delivering over vessels, and outgoes seized. The volunteer fleet vessel m. I'eter.iliurg ynd Sinolennk hav ing received a special commission, the term of whleh has now expired, In proceeding to their destinations, acted in aocordance with the above decisions, and while panning through the Red tiea stopped and visited all suapec-ted vessels encountered In those waters. It was under these conditions that the commander of the St. Petersburg stopped, among others, the British steamer Malacca, the captain of which refused to show his ship's papers relating to the cargo, a refusal which led to the seizure of the vessel and the decision to send It to I.lbnu with the view to throwing light on the matter. Nevertheless, In view of the official state ment of the British government that the Malacca was carrying British state cargo, the Imperial government, acting In agree ment with the British government, decided that a fresh visit should b paid to the seized vessel at the nearest port on lis route in the presence of the British consul. This visit occurred ut Algiers. The British consul general officially certified that the military stores on Doaru continued 10 00 the property of the British government snd that the rest of Its curgo was not contraband of war. Taking this attesta tion Into consideration, the Imperial gov ernment decided to liberate the cargo and vessel. This decision mutt not. however, be Interpreted as a renunciation by the Imperial government of Its Intention to dlspnttfh cruisers and warships In general to prevent the.carrylng of contraband for our enemy. RISIAN9 THOROIKHI.Y WHIPPED Battle at Mao Yanar a JP Victory Won by Hard Flahtlnor. TOKIO. Aug. 2. (Noon.) General Kurokl has administered a severe defeat to the Russian forces which defended the Rus sian east flank of Llao Yang, winning separate actions at Yushullkzu and Yangse pass. These two places are twenty-six miles apart, but the two actions were fought at the same time. The Russians held strong positions. The thermometer reglsteted over 100 degrees Fahrenheit and the soldiers suffered cruelly front "heat ex haustion. ' At Yushulikiu the Russians had two di visions of Infantry and some artillery, and they Teslsted the Japanese assaults vigor ously. Both attacks were begun at dawn on Sunday, . July SI. At Tushulrkzu the Japanese carried the Russian Jeft ; wings, but on account of the strength of the Rus sian position they were unable then to press the attack. " The two armies rested Sunday night, facing each other. At dawn on Monday the Japanese re sumed the attack, and by noon they had dlslodged"the -enemy 'a.hdtfrlven'tirm four miles to Lao Holing. At Yangse paas also the Japanese we re successful. , fTlielr ar tillery opened on the enetriy. 'and the Jn fantry moved forward from Makumeza, The attack on this place was made at 1 o'clock on Sunday and by nightfall the Japanese were In possession of a majority of the Russian' positions, although the enemy had resisted with determination. .. The Japanese forces passed the night In battlo formation and another assault was made on Monday at dawn. By 8 o'clock Monday morning Yangse pass and the sur rounding heights had been captured. Gen erl Kurokl explains the slowness of these actions by saying that, the -difficult topogra phy of the battlefields made It impossible to secure good artillery positions, and that the great heat fatigued his troops. The Russians' force at Yangse pass was estimated at two and a half divisions and four batteries of artillery. The enemy re treated toward Tanghoyen. Genoral Kurokl reports the capture of some field guns, but the numbe Is not given. The Japanese casualties ire being Investigated. JAPANESE FIKE OX StPPLY t TRAIN Car la Wrecked, bot No One Killed In Fight. Br. PETERSBURG, Aug . 2. All , the newspapers were late in publication this morning, the editions evidently having been held bnck in hope of the receipt of later advices from the front. The only special dispatch publlshedwas one appearing In the Official Messenger under date of Hal Cheng, August 1, referring to events of the previous duy. According to this djs pctch assaulta were made upon the posi tions of Lieutenant General Count Keller and Lieutenant General Zaaaalitch, all of which were repulsed. The Japanese on July 29, the dispatch ays, fired upon a supplyatraln running south of Hai Cheng and a car was wrecked, but no one was killed. The Official Messenger publishes the notices of the 1 release of the steamer Ma lacca, which waa 'seized In the Red sea by the Russian volunteer fleet steamer Bt. Petersburg, and reviews the case. . The article conclude thus: , , Tha arrangements for Its Inspection and release now Is taken In abrogation of Rus sia's right, which it still maintains, and its cruisers and warships will stop vesscla and rearch them for contraband destined for the enemy. . AMBASSADOR AqAM AT HIS POST Minister MoCnrmlck Returns to St. Petersburg;. BT. PETERSBURG. Aug. 2.-4:26 p. m. Mr. McCormick, the American ambassador, arrived here today from Carlsbad, His health Is much Improved- In view of the questions arising In connection with the topping of contraband of war Mr. McCor- Pale. Thin Pale cheeks, white lips, and languid step tell the story of thin blood, Impure blood. Doctors call it "anemia." They recommend Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Ask, them and they will tell you just why it makes the blood so rich and red. ah Vhi'm. Anemic people are almost always constipated. .Their liver Is . sluggish. They have frequent attacks of aick headache, nausea, biliousness. Just one of Ayr's Hills each night will cor rect these troub;c3 tiiuau.. J. t. Attn mlck deemed It wise totufshort his vaca tion and return to his pot. The ambassa dor was not Instructed by the State depart ment to return. . ' The State department baa been Informed that no decision as to the release of the Portland A Atlantic line steamer Arabia can be rendered until lifter Its trial before the prize court, as previously stated In these dispatches. The Admiralty has not yet received offi cial confirmation of the Htnklng of a r mun stoHmer by theVladlvostck squadron and Its namo hss not been, revealed. PACKERS SEE THE END (Continued from First Page.) Workmen of North America the live stock handlers' unlnn hns adopted the following: Resolved. That the Live Stock Handlers' union No. 1M take this opportunity to sd vlse the public that our return to work was due to explicit- Instruction from President Donnelly and his associates, and further, - Resolved, That should the officers of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butrher Workmen of North America deem it wise to again order us to participate , In the strike we hold ourselves In readiness to respond to the (all. The allied trade announced this after noon that mandamus proceedings will be instituted against City Building Commis sioner Williams to TOmpel him to take ac tion against the packers for alleged viola tion of the clty-ordlnncea In houstngKrlke breakers In the stock- yards. 1 GOV ERNMENT - .AGENT IS BI SY Man Who Got Evidence Against rck rn Return, to Chicago. CHICAGO, Aug. 2. Inspector Carroll, tba special representative of- Uie United Btates Department of Commerce and Labor, who obtained the evidence for the government on which, an injunction waa Issue.d about two years ago by Judge Peter 8. Grosscup of the federal district eourt enjoining the larger packing companies from combining In making the prices either as buyers of live stock or sellers ,of meat, was in the stock yards here this afternoon Investi gating conditions... The Inspector's pres ence Is by direction of the Department of Commerce and Labor, actuated. It is stated, by direct orders from President Roosevelt, who is anxious to obtain exact information. - - DrlTcrs Cult Work. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2. Members of the Meat Drivers' union of East St. Louis stopped tck today in sympathy with the butchers and meat cuttersj , who struok some time ago. Managers of the packing houses say that the strike of Jthe- teamsters will in convenience them, but not affect the Out come of the strike They say that the butchers of East- St. Louis' have consented to go to the packing houses for their sup plies of meat. Patrick Mornn, business agent of the Packing Trades' council, said today that there would be an appeal from the decision of Judge Holder of Belleville, 111., denying the application for- dissolution of the in junction against' the strikers. May Call Oot Omaha Men. CINCINNATI. Aatg j:.2. The convention of the National Brotheshood of Teamsters has endorsed the eetloa of President Shea and the exeoutive board In calling out on a sympathetic strlkfl -the St. Louis packing, house teamsters, rn support of the striking butcher workmen. ''Many delegates ex press the eplnlor.'rthat unless the team sters come to the rescue the strike of the butcher workmen may be lost and think the teamster should -support them to the last ditch. So strong, to tha feeling that It Is expedted that-the urder will be extended to- -Bther-oitles ;heladlng Kansas 1 CK', Omaha, New y6rk and Philadelphia, the last 1 two cities bfnfe 'na.nled ' on aecount. of the large amount' of the output pf the packing houses which: is handled there. Donnelly ait' St. Joseph. ST. JOSEPH.' Mo.!, AUg. 1 Michael Don nelly, president of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America, addressed the striking packing house em ployes in South , St. ' Joseph today. Don nelly said the striker's would win In the battle with the packers find that they are becoming stronger all the time. In obe dience to an order of the federal court the strikers have withdrawn all pickets and nonunion workmen.' enter, the plants here at will. Donnelly will go to Kansas City tonight. ,., r Stockmen Take I'p Strike. DENVER, Aug. 2. The News today says' that a movement to intervene rn the great packers' strike In the east will result from a meeting of live stock men from all parts of the west which begins here - tomorrow. Stockgrowers from practically every state west of. the Missouri river will be In Den ver, and, because of a lack of demand for their cattle, they will start a campaign as the Independent .party, to secure an immediate settlement of the strike. The stock men have beeh called to meet federal officials and to discuss grazing. Cudahy Wants Injunction. SIOUX CITY, la., Aug. 2. The Cudahy Packing company has applied for an in junction .In the federal court to restrain each Individual striker pf Sioux City from Interfering with the work of the company and from threatening employes. One thou sand strikers are made defendants. (The company charges the strikers with resett ing to coercion and .violence. CORTELYOU SELECTS HIS MEN (Continued from Tlrst Page. nesday and . Thursday of this , week and the western members at Lincoln, Neb., August 10. Thomas E. Watson will speak at the Nebraska and. Mississippi conven tions. KANSAS POPt LISTS FAVOR FVSIOJl State Convention Meets Today and m Fight la Imminent. . TOPEKA. Has., Aug1. 1.-WH4 Will prob ably be tije largest democratic stats con vention ever held In Kansas will convene in this city tomorrow. ,Over 700 delegates are here, and ivora will come tonight. The populist state convention will meet tomor row and an effort will be made to nomi nate a fusion ticket. , In case fusion can be effected, Judge David M. Dale of Wichita, will be nominat ed for governor. Judge Dale Is A demo crat. The other state officers will be given to the populists.. Judge Dule says he will accept the nomination only on condition that a fusion deal with, the populists can be1 made. Domlnlck Murphy at Washington. WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-Among the callers on the president today was Dom lnlck Murphy, secretary of the Panama canal commission. The president desired to oonfer with him regarding Isthmian canal matters. Some Information which the president will Incorporate In his letter of acceptance will be supplied by the offi cials of the cunal commission. New York Democrats Confer. NEW YORK, Aug. t-Davld H. Hill and William F. Bheehan made a trip downtown today to confer with a number of prom inent democrats In the business district. It seems to have been definitely settled that Mr. Shehun Is to be chairman of the executive Committee ' and that he will have charge of the caiiipalgu In the east- NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS Past Week Excellent for Hsylng and Ear Testing Orop of Small Grain, YIELD OF WHEAT DECIDEDLY UNEVEN Corn Is Progressing; Well and Prom lacs a Blsr Crop Bars Now Form ing; and Plant in Vlgorens Condition. Weekly bulletin of the Nebraska section of the climate and crop service of the Weather bureau for the week ending Au gust 1, 1904: The last week has been cool, with an ex cess of sunshine. The daily mean tempera ture averaged i degrees below normal In the eastern counties and about normal in the western. Light showers have occurred In nearly all parts of the state, but the rainfall has gen erally been baa than one-quarter ot an Inch, except in a few central counties, where it ranged from a half to slightly more than Nu Inch. The last week has been an excellent one for haying and securing the crop of small grain. The harvest of oats and spring wheat has progressed nicely in northern counties. Sprfng wheat has been considera bly damaged b' rust and blight and the n I'll win ii-bb limn rAjiri iru or-miv iiitr harvest begun. Threshing has progressed well, tne yield ot wheat is very uneven, but generally it Is only lleht to fair, with occasional good fields. The quality Is also mostly below average. Oats are a rather better cron. but In manv instances are lieht weight. Rye and barley are generally good crops. Corn has grown rapidly. It is now tasselea out tuny ana ears are lorming. The cron continues In promising condition although some damage has resulted from iacK or moisture in souinwpsivrii niumii-i, and generally In southern counties rnln would be beneficial. Report by counties: Southeastern Section Butler Good week for stacking and threshing; somo lute oata yet to cut; corn growing nneiy. I i u hlm. lh...kli. . T - ..I ..I t .mnll - v. 1 1 . ,111 niiuig uuur, J . - I niiicmii, most all of poor grade; corn doing well but weedy and late corn needs rain. Clay Rye tine crop; wheat and oats fair to good; corn doing well and promises run average crop; potatoes fine; fruit abun- aaru. Gage Wheat light crop of poor nuallty oats fair to good of good quality; corn growing well; protatoes good. Hamilton Considerable damage by hail near Marquette; wheat yield fair to good; some plowing done. Jefferson Oats and barley yielding well. but wheat poor; corn doing well, but lato corn neeos rain. Line-aster Oats fair to good; consider able . stacking done and some threshing; corn growing well; fruit abundant; hay and alfalfa fine crop. Nemaha Wheat light yield and poor quality; potatoes and hay tine; corn in silk and tassel, late corn needs rain. Nuckolls Corn growing rapidly; potatoes roiling some; iruit plenty; wneat ar.a oats fair crop. Otoe Vhent and oata light, both as to yield and quality; apples fair to good; corn growing well. Pawnee Wheat and oats poor to fair crop; fine week for corn. Polk--Whcat threshing begun ;- fair to frood yield of fair quality; heavy crop of lay being secured; potatoes good crop. Rlohardaon Corn growing splendidly; fine week for haying and threshing; pastures fine; second crop of alfalfa being cut. Saline Wheat fair crop; corn doing Well; oats rather light crop; alfalfa being cut second time. Saunders Good week for threshing and stacking; upland oats good quality, low land litht weight; corn growing exceed ingly well.' ' Seward Wheat and oats light to fair yield, of rather light wolght; apples fair to good; corn making rank growth. Thayer Wheal and oats mostly fair to good crop; corn growing well, but needs rain; second crop alfalfa secured in good condition. York Wheat variable, but generally yielding well: corn good oolor and growing well, but still late. Northeastern Section. Burt Harvest In progress; spring wheat not very. good; oats fair: hay crop good; corn not Improving very fast. Cedar Harvesting progressing well; corn growing ninely,' taaseled and ears forming. Colfax Threshing and stacking In prog ress; haying begun; eorn doing well. Cumlna Early oa.ts cut. aood- cron: wheat spotted, some good and some poor; corn iuBeiiiiK auu iuuai vtuy promiBiiig ; potatooes fine crop. Dakota Harvesting In progress; corn do ing finely. Dixon Oats excellent; wheat damaged considerably by blight; corn tassellng, ten days law; haying and harvesting pro gressing well. Dodg& Spring wheat poor crop; harvest ing about finished; early corn looks fine, late corn very weedy, corn In silk. Douglas Harvest almost completed; oats fair csop; spring wheat poor; potatoes good; corn doing well. Holt Spring wheat being cut; 'corn tas selllng and growing well; potatoes good; haying begun. Knox Harvesting well advanced; oats good; wheat fair: hay big crop;; corn ex cellent, growing finely, early planted eared and ailked. Madison Spring wheat badly rusted and yield will be light; oats good and many fields yet to cut; corn doing well. Platte Sprfng wheat very poor; oats be ing cut, crop generally good; corn doing well; very good crop of alfalfa being se cured. ... Sarpy Oats quite good; fair crop of timothy, nearly all cut; blackberries heavy yield; alfalfa growing .fast. Thurston Spring wheat being cut, dam aged aome by rust, blight and scab; oats, good crop; hay, big crop; corn tassellng and growing finely. ... Wayne Spring wheat and oats being cut; wheat damaged by rust; barley good crop; corn growing very fast. Central Section. Boone Wheat not as good as expected; some oats cut; onts and barley good; corn silking and looks well; alfalfa splendid crop. Buffalo Rye, oats and barly good; wheat light crop; harvesting about completed; potatoes very fine crop; corn growing very fast. . . Cuater Winter wheat, oats and rye good and about harvested; spring wheat dam aged some by rusli corn growing fast; grass good. Dawson Corn earing well and In fine condition; harvest about over; potatoes and beets rood; alfalfa and hay crop good. Greeley llarvest about finished; wheat not as well tilled as expected; corn doing well Hall Wheat and oats yielding well; some plowing done; curn showing effect of dry weather. Howard Corn growing rapidly; email grain mostly cut and stacking progreaslng rapidly; potatoes fine crop; fruit fulr crop. Loup-Small grain being cut, yield will be good; oats rusted some. - Merrick Oats being harvested; wheat fair crop; corn aoing wen. Nance Corn growing rapidly; threshing progressing nneiy, yieia rainer uiBuppuiui- ihifiin-nii snod: winter grain yield ing less than expected; spring wheat poor; corn weedy but growing nicely. Valley Wheat and oats about an aver age crop; corn good and growing fast, early planted tasaeling. Western muA Northwestern Sections. Banner Pastures and small grain need rain; potatoes fine. ..... . Box Butte Potatoes and millet damaged by drouth; haying begun. Brown Rye cut: wheat and oats being cut. good crops: hay and potatoes good; corn growing well. , , Cherry Good haying weather; cattle look fine; curr tassellng. Dawes No rain; grass curing; crop poor. Deuel Big crop of hay going Into stack In fine condition. Keith Haying progressing nicely under favorable weather conditions; oata being cut. Logan Corn growing nicely, but needs rain: small grain mostly In Black. Keya Paha Wheat mostly cut. but light prop onj account of rust; corn growing finely. Rock Good haying snd harvesting weather; corn tafsellng and In god condi tion; pastures getting dry; potatoes good cr p. Bcotfs Bluff-Wheat and oats ripening: potatoes good; corn silking. Sioux Small grain belna cut, crop dam aged by drouth: rain n ded. O. A. LOVELAND. Bection Director, Lincoln, Neb. Southwestern Section. Adams Wheat being threshed. Vlth rather light yield; eorn looking One; oats good quality; potatoes large crop. Chase tV heat and oats about cut; haying bcjtiiii; corn doing nicely. Dundy tirain not yielding as well as ex pected; corn, cane and grass growing well. Franklin As threshing progresses the fact that lnt bus ben overestimated becomes apparent; corn doing well, but nerde more lain. Frontier Wheat light crop; dry and hot; grass and rmps need rulr. Furnas Wheat and oats being threshed; poor vrops; re better; barley fair; coin J growing finely; second crop alfslfa har vested, good Gosper Corn In good condition snd grow ing well. Mflrr.-in-ThrewMrig progressing rapidly: corn looks well, but needs rain; second cmp of alfalfa cut. . Hayes Harvest about completed; corn advancing fast: potatoes fair. Hitchcock Hot ami dry; corn damaged considerably ; pastures' and beets need rain; wheat llaht crop, of por quality. Kearney Wheat, oats snd rye being threshed, results Inferior to promise; ccrn growing rapidly, with large prospect; hay crop large. Lincoln Harvest nearly finished; wheat badly damaged; corn looks well, tassellng and silking; potatoes fine crop. Perkins Hot nnd dry; corn growing fast and promise well. holps Wheat poor In yield snd quality; onts good crop; prairie hoy large crop and bring stacked. Hed ' Willow Wheat yield light, of In ferior quality: corn needs rain in most of county; beets good. Webster Wheat varies greatly, but gen erally light crop; oats fair; corn growing well; potatoes fine crop; pastures good. COLE THE CRACK PISTOL SHOT Sergeant MeNalr Only One Plnt Behind 11 1 m, Roth Receiving Gold Medals. FORT RILEY, Kan., Aug. 2-(Speclnl Telegram.) Captain James A. Cole, Sixth United Btates cavnlry, won first place- and n gold medal in the division Blstol competi tion, which closed today, with a score of 276 out of a polole 2O0, here today. Ser geant McNnlr of Troup O, Fourth cavnlrv stationed at Fort I-nvenworth, was sec ond. being only one point behind Captain Cole. Sergeant McNalr was second in the competition here Inst year.. The first two men on the team receive gold medals, the next four silver and the remainder of the team bronse. The entire team will shoot In the army pistol competition here, which takes place in about two weeks. Totnls given are out of a possible SOO points, equally divided between slow fire at fifty and seventy-flvo ynrds, timed fire at twenty-five and fifty yards nnd rapid fire at fifteen, and twenty-five ynrds. Cap tain Cole made a perfect score of 100 In rapid fire. The team is as follows: Captain A. Cole, 6th cavalry tTfl Sergeant McNalr, Troop G, 4th cnvnlry.275 Private Lvons, Troop K. tth cavalry. ...574 Contain Benson, 4th cavalry T72 Cuntaln llenkvne. Knsincer corDS Sergeant Zurtlng. Troon I, 8th cavalry.. 270 Private Marsh. Troop H, 6th ca valry . . .t9 Sergeant Barker. Troop D, Sd cavalry.. 2W Private Myers, 6th buttery, field artillery. 217 Sergt .Hamilton. Troop r, loth cavalry. .27 Cook Flovd. Troop K, 10th cavalry -no Private Hester, Troop E. Sth cn valry.. W5 Sergt. Woodward. Troop C, 10th cavalry. M4 Sergt. Bevmnur, Troop K. Rth cavalry. ..?4 Ixns Curleton, Artillery corps private Blgelow, 18th bat., field nrtlllery.MS Corporal Coleman, 10th bat., field artll..28 Corporal Burgess, ism out., neiu arm. Captain John Heard, Third cavnlry, ni ready having won three pistol medals and therefore a distinguished pistol shot, made 265 and won the Mght to shoot In the army competition, but does not count as one of the division team. Tha army eavalry com petitions begin here August 11. YOUNG ROOSEVELT HAS A JOB Theodore, Jr., Is Made Manager of ' Hotel-for Twenty-Four ' Hours. ST. LOt'lS, Aug. 2. The first official act of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., manager pro tern of the Insldo Inn, was to discharge his ' secretary, Alexander Russell, for re fusing to obey orders. With much ceremony and before the de partment heads of the hotel the eldest son of president Roosevelt today accepted the position of manager of the Inside Inn, Con ferred" upon him by Mr. Watcham. Young Roosevelt will hold thla position for twenty- four hours. - When Mr Watcham said that he must maka good." the newly . made manage? laughed and' sdld he wouia try. After looking over the mall Roosevelt went out for an inspection of the grounds. The employ e.i of the hotel are much pleased with their new manager. Kermlt was made assistant manager and the ' two cousins were appointed . secretaries. Their main duty, it develops, was to guard their su perlor. In reply to Mr. Watcham, who presented him with the key to the manager's desk, young Roosevelt said: "I thank you for this honor, but I fear that I cannot do ns well as you. How you keep this large hotel so clean an Don't Eat Drugs Better T&ko the Ftiod Cure. 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Under Its Influence hope and ambition revive, courage comes, energy and strength develop. Price B0 cents. Book free. old and amaranteed by Myers-Dll. Ion Drug Co- Oniahn. Neb. scm Ki (ll)' iijjfhKMi'H ST, LOUIS ftf.D RETUItn EVERY TUESDAY AHD THURSDAY in AU2UST A!ID SEPTEUCER. The Burlington's St Louis Flyer carriea the hand somest of chair cars (seats free); It is the only train from Omaha stopping at Washington avenue, the hotel and business district of St Louis, in addition to the Union station; on the return thiu train learea St. Louis at the desirable hour of 9:00 p. m. 1 Call on 'tne for special World's Fair folders, for berths, tickets and for any Information or assistance in connection with your trip, ' , ' . J. U REYNOLDS, City Ps. Ag-t., 1502 Farnam St., Omaha. neat is beyond me." Then, with a grace ful bow, the manager retired to his ofTl'j with his assistants. DEATH RECORD. Mrs. Kelson A. Miles. WEST POINT,, N. Y., Aug. 2.-Mrs. Nel son A. Miles died here last night of heart disease. She and General Miles, had been visiting their son Sherwinn. who Is n stu dent at the military aCa.lemy. General Miles was not rrs-nt at taV time of his wife's de.ith, he having gone out of town yesterday. He returned today. Mrs. Miles was C2 e!rs, old Slie made a number of calls' yesterday and apparently was In her usual health. Mrs. Mile was the daughter of Judge Charles Sherman nnd a niece of the lnte Senator John Sherman if Ohio and General William T. Shirman. Isaac Trarer. CENTRAL C.1TV. Neb.. Aug. 2 Isaac Traver, one of the pioneer settlers of this county, died tals morning. Mr. Traver came from Olean, N. Y.( In 189 and set tled In this city, where he engaged In the hardware business, from which he retired three or four years ogo, Fred Mnchnw. HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 2. Sperlal Tele gram.) Fred. Muchow died at. Snbetha. Kan., last night, where he went Inst week to recuperate from a lingering Illness. 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WORLD'S FAIR DURING AUGUST SPLENDID HOT I L ROOMS $I.OO PER DAY HoU1 NapoUon Bonaprt. two blorki north Mai Emrauco ot Q rounds. Is the acs. nuwlrdg-.fi best plsvo to rtop. Cool rooms, iollfnt rlcs; slsrtrlo tight 6; splndld Ublo. From Union Station Uk thruugJi Ollv Bt, Mrs or Simula trains. Accommodations t,0rO fuvsts. Hotel Uuaiftuttsd ort clau an 4 tb( roughly satisfactory. Napoloi Buuapirti Hotel, fit. LonU. fsVSiMl. obAcn EKGURSIOHS. Fare well Week