TI1E OMAITA DAILY HEE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 1(T, 1004. MANUA ADMITS SOVEREIGNTY 1 manded t Vtlude the V the same i LINCOLN PROTESTS OS RATE Increase on Coal Also Hit the. Capital Citj Hard. STATE TO FIGHT NEMAHA COUNTY CASE Right of State Board to Raise Assess meat t Amy Canaty lavoWe In the Injaartloa Pro-eeedlags, (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Auc. lS.-(Fpoclal.)-A strong protest -Bill be filed tomorrow with Traffic Manager Miller of the Burlington, asking that the 20 per cent Increase in coal rates recently put in effect be revoked and that the old rate prior to August 1 be restored. It la Insisted that thla Increase in rates puts an additional burden of 1100.000 a year upon the manufacturers and other coal consumers of the city and will mean -the crippling of a number of Industries. Most of the blame for the increase is put tipon the new coal ' commissioner, Mr. Crane, and failing to Ret any relief from Mm it has been determined to appeal to higher officers. State Will Defend, Attorney General Prout was in consulta tion with the members of the State Board jof Equalization today for the purpose of determining upon a course of action In the suit brought by Nemaha county citizens for the purpose of avoiding the 5 per cent Increase ordered by the Mate board, and a decision was reached to file in the Nemaha counly district court a motion to dissolve the temporary Injunction granted to Church Howe, who la appearing for the remaining taxpayers of taat county. The suit will be made a test case for the purpose of de termining all the questions connected with equalisation In the counties, and the at torney general will use every possible ef fort to bring the case to a speedy decision 1ft the supreme court. The suit will oblige the board to disclose In the courts the reason for the Increase, whether it was due to the low valuation of land alone or to other factors. It Is prob able taat they count on this feature of the suit in Nemaha county to secure evidence as to a disproportionate assessment of dif ferent classes of property. Amplifier Kqnalisntloa Mlaates, This afternoon the State Board of Equa lization met for the purpose of approving of the minutes of that body sitting for the purpose of equalizing between the counties of the state. The minutes, which were en tered up at the time ot the close of the session, July 30, recording the Increases, were approved by the governor as chair man of the board, and the minutes further amnllfled at the suggestion of Mr. Morten sen. The latter official was the mover of the original minutes, but today he de manded that they be amplified so aa to In purpose of equalization, and at the same time refer mors definitely to the application of the Increases. Today his resolution waa changed as follows: Moved and seconded that for the purpose of equalization the assessed valuation of property as returned by the county asses snrs in the following counties be and the same la hereby increased as follows. Have Narrow Escape. Three young men. living on the Abbott farm southwest of the city, had a close call from death yesterday. They were Ed ward. John and William Boyd. BIme time during the morning William undertook the job ot cleaning out a sixteen-foot well on the premise. He emptied It of water and slid down tho pipe to rid the well of debris. A moment later his wife heard hlra cry for help ajtd looking over saw him lying prone In the mud, . She called to his two brothers, who were walking over to the placebo visit Boyd. Ed clambered down with a rope. He tied thla around William's body, but before he could give the signal to pull up he fell over. John plunged down after, both of them and fell unconscious also. Two neigh bors happened along Just then and they drew up William's body. Then they took a piece of plank, arranged a noose In the rope and" pushed It over -the heads of the two Insensible men remaining in the well, drawing thorn up by the necks. William regained consciousness ten or fifteen min utes later and John came around soon afterward.. Ed, whose neck was severely cut by thy rope, Is still a sick man. Arrange All Differences. An order posted this morning In the office of the street railway company Indi cates that all strife between management and men Is ended. The men get the things they demanded, among them being two ad ditional conductors In order that changing from car to car in transit shall end. Under the readjustment the company provides a competent Inspector to see that all equip ment leaves the barn in good order and a voluntary increase in pay will come shortly. No Mldrbad Ticket In Kansas. There won't be any further attempts on the part of the dissentient mid-road pop ulists to place a ticket in the field In Kan sns. Word has been received by Secretary PcFrance of the natlonul populist commit tee thai tho fusion populists have certified tho electoral ticket nominated to the Kan- sua secretary of state. The talk of putting HOW TO FIND" OCT Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let It stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or settling Indicates an un healthy condition of the kidneys; If It stains the linen It Is evidence of kidney trouble; too frequent desire to pass It, or pain in the back Is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. What to Do. There Is comfort In the knowledge so often expressed that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Boot, the great kidney remedy, fulfills every wlRh In curing rheumatism, pain In the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the , urinary passage. It correrts Inability to hold water. and scalding pain In passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp Root Is soon realized. It stands the high est for Its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by drug gists In fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes. Tou may have a sample bottle of Swamp- Root, the great kidney remedy, and a book that tells all about it, both sent absolutely free by mail. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., BInghamton. N. T. When writing be sure to mention that you read this generous offer in The Omaha Dally Bee. Don't make any mistake, but remembor the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, BInghamton, N. Y.f oa every bottle. York this morning to be In readiness for the notification ceremonies which take place August 18 at Cooper Union. UIDESTIFIED BODY IS BCRIED Swimmer, a Victim of the Mlssoorl, Find Rest la Potter's Field. DAKOTA CITY, Neb.. Aug. 15.-(Speciil.) An unidentified body was 'burled In the potter's field In this place at midnight Inst Saturday. Two young lads of this place, Arle Hager and Charley Fueston, were out graplng about a mile south of this plnee Saturday afternoon and went to the Mis souri river closeby for a drink. When coming to the bank of the stream, which l about ten feet high, they looked down Into the water and there beheld the body of a man lying face down, his feet nearly reaching tho edge of the water. His entire length protruded out of tne water and his body was devoid of clothing. The two lads at once came to town arid! spread the news and a number of our citizens at once went to the scene. The body waa taken out of the water. The body waa In a bad atate of decom position and had evidently - been in the water a week or ten daya. The victim of the Old Muddy was evidently In swimming when he met his death, having no clothing on. He was a man about 6 feet tall, weight about 180 pounds, about 36 years old, coarse black hair, cut rather short behind, black medium long moustache, about a week's growth of beard on his face, with his chin whiskers some longer than the balance. Coroner Sawyers took charge of the body and held It until 11 o'clock Saturday night, awaiting the arrival of parties from Poncn, Neb., to view It to ascertain If possible if It waa the body of James Anderson, a farmer who resided near Ponca and was drowned while In swimming on the 7th Inst, Charles Anderson, a brother of the man drowned .at Ponca, after viewing the body here, stated that It was not his brother, while two- other parties with him who knew the man drowned thought there waa -quite a resemblance. The-description ot the floater and the man drowned at Ponca tallied In nearly every particular. GUARDSMEN CAMP AT DAVID CITY Foeur Companies of Refrnlags Join State Troops. DAVID CITY, Neb.," Aug. 15. (Special.) David City la putting on lta gala attire and preparing to give a royal welcome to the Nebraska National Guard, which will go into camp here tomorrow to remain eight days. Yesterday Company K of Columbus marched overland and went Into camp about 7 o'clock last night. General Cul ver has been In the city about one week making the preliminary arrangements for the encampment. For the first time In the history of the state every company of tha Nebraska National Guard will be In camp. In addition to the two, regiments of the National Guard, consisting of twenty-four companies, which Includes one troop of cavalry, one battery of artillery, one hos pital corps and two bands, there will be four companies of regulars and one regi mental band from Fort Crook. In all there will be 1,600 soldiers In camp besides the officers. Brigadier General A. Jt. Daggart of the regular army will be la command. The camp Is located Just -south of the city limits and will occupy nearly It) acres of land. Besides this one-half section haa been secured for drilling purposes, ahara battles, etc. Thousands of people are expected to vIbII David City this week. In addition to the a new ticket in the field was due to the i encampment of the National Guard the fact that the national populist leaders were fearful that the fusion populists would fall to put the electoral ticket In the field. Candidal T. 11. Tibbies left for New r k a i - r. All 1 T M fit ft ef d-Sl TEATJUL C3 CCZKrUl? Whether a woman is tearful or cheerful depends not oa what ahe haa suatenaUy, but what sua is physically. .many an in- V- ' utiigent nus- . cc v r , . tuost to de spair by the ,, tearful out- Y' burst of a wife k. lias every, thing she wants." H wants to know what's the matter. But the wil cau't tell. She only knows that she is de- . creased and despondent iiuch condition la usually related to some form of womanly disease. 500SSK r.r;j caxzqt tse cunctx. Backed op by over a third of a century of remarkable and uniform cures, a record such as no other reuirdy for the diseases and weaknesses peculiar to women ever attained, the proprietors of Dr. Pierce's ruvonte fresenpuon now feel fully war ranted iu ottering to pay $soo in legal money of the Tutted fct.ics, for any ease of Lcucorrhea, rmale Weakness, Prolap sus, or falling of Womb which they cm -mt cure. All they ail n a UAs and leaser, able trial of their means of cure. sirs Alio Adama of Laonratory, Wahinrtoa Co., r-a., 'Willi many thauk. I nt M Irt you uo how I ana. 1 cau aar hy Ocxi kelp and your hrlp J am wrll. I l.kra ala t. tlir.nf Hi. ri-rvc a ravx u rreo.il;. u,, and l"1 o( llS 'lio.dta 1- W,I L.cijry:' uj I I. il do ait ror u.k. I tan I n,m jur lur.'i iiuc Uo htvhiy. I will rrwfu,Mj yaiif ,: cn.ra aa lung aa 1 t.vt. li uut a,it-c IIhii uy au Iicaa m Kt - t!e bowels heallhf hf fue tiurn'y V.-t wi L i. I illU 1 1 wl Uk, World's Fal Midway, and Carnival com. Pny w 111 give a street fals-thls week, com mencing tomorrow. rtiautanqna at Lexlaarton. LEXINGTON. Neb- Aug. 15.-(Speclnl.)-The prediction that Sunday would be the "great day" of the Lexington Chautauqua was fulfilled to the letter. The surrounding towns all sent delegations, and every seat in tne vast pavilion was filled and .many otners under the shade of the surrounding trees. The sermon by Rev. Frank G. Tyr rell of Kansas was from the text in Isaiah "The morning cometh." an3 his application inereor to present conditions was apt in every respect He hit many of the social rw.s or me times, particularly that of American heiresses marrying foreign titles; touched upon the labor troubles and made a grand apostrophe to the American flag. In the afternoon Senator DolIIver made an- address on "Tho Churoh of Our Fathers." In which he also touched the so cial evils .of our land In a manner that struck conviction to all his hearers. He paid tribute to Old Glory and predicted the great future of our people, provided wo steered clear of the pitfalls of infidelity and carry God and Christ with us Into our political life and not leave the great moral questions merely for Subbath reflection. In the evening Frank Robertson delijered his illustrated lecture on tha dNaster of Mount Pelee. The Giant Jubilee Singers and Prof. Garretson aided In the entertain ment with musical selections. Ash Davis gave a cartoon exhibition of the "Roy and the Cigarette," Illustrating every 'stage of the boy s life until the final finish. Chiefs Giro Evidence of Allegiance to tha American Hag. ISLAND IN PACIFIC UNDER OLD GLORY Commander Taderwood Makes Report to Itavy Department ot the Formal iabmiaalon ot More Satires of ,amoa. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. A mail report received at the Navy department today from Commander Underwood, the Ameri can naval governor at Tutulla, announces that the native chiefs of the Islnnd of Manua have acknowledged the sovereignty of the United States over that Island. This they did In the form of a deed, which Is enclosed with Commander Underwood's report The action Is Is not regarded byvfflclals here as a cession of a governmental char acter, as the United States already owned the Island of Manua, having come into possession of It under the agreement en tered Into between the United States, Great Uritaln and Germany at tho time of the division of the Samoan group and had established sovereignty over Manua with the rest of tho territory falling to the United. States. Commander Underwood recommends that the territory owned by this government be called American Samoa. Ho also rec ommends that the chiefs of Manua be pre sented with medals or watches, as were the Tutullan chiefs when they acknowl edge the sovereignty of this government In Samoa. JEWGLIi SAILS FllOJI SMYRNA Cablea TtaTf Department ot Depar ture for Gibraltar. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. Rear Admiral Jewell, commanding the American Euro pean squadron, today cabled to the Navy department announcing tha departure of his command, comprising the Olympla, Bal timore and Cleveland, from Smyrna for Gibraltar. This action Is taken on the instruction from Minister Leishman at Constantinople that the squadron's pres ence is no longer necessary at Smyrna. RAINFALL IS A BECORDBREAKER Over Two laches at Graad Island la ' Less Than Hoar. GRAD ISLAND, Neb.. Aug. 15. (Spe cial Telegram.) The heaviest rain ever re corded In thls city fell in fifty minutes, between 6 and o'clock this evening. The weather, observer found his two-inch gov ernment gauge running over when he first measured It, and later a little more rain fell. Water waa rushing over the sidewalks In the heart of the city, the sewer capacity being Inadequate, and it began to back up Into the basements. A hailstorm of long duration accompanied the rain, but the largest of the stones were only the size of a moth ball and the Icy ahower waa un accompanied by wind. Reports from the northern section of the county cannot be procured, owing to inter ruption of the telephone service. At the nine bridges south and slightly east, at Wood river and Cameron and Cairo, not a drop of rain fell. Brewster & Williams E. Corbin and Elsworth Bros., florists, all suffered losses, tha first named to the ex tent ot 00O. ' i , Bla Price for Land. HUMBOLDT, Neb., Aug. 15. (Special.) The sale of A twenty-acre tract adjoining the city limits a few daya since from Christ Beutler to Walter Hayes at a rate of 170 per acre indicates that Richardson county soil la still in demand even If the rate ot assessment is pronounced too high. The same piece waa sold a couple of years ago at $100 and later at $160 per acre to the party who now transfers it Nebraska Corn Oat ot Dinger, LINCOLN, Aug. 15. Heavy showers In southwestern Nebraska this afternoon and tonight, following the three hottest days of the summer, have dispelled fears of damage to the corn crop, which was need ing moisture. Early corn, it is asserted, is now beyond danger of drouth and the late planted is greatly benefited by the down pour. Heat Causes Death. v BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 15. (Special Tel egram.) John J. Shandoll, for the last six years a resident of Beatrice, dropped dc-ad today at hla home from heat prostration and heart failure. He served in the Fourth Wisconsin cavalry during the rebellion, and located In Jefferson county thirty-five yeara ago. He was 74 years of age. Rain Helps the Corn. BEATRICE, Neb.. Aug. ,3. (Special Tel egram.) The dry spell here waa broken this evening by a timely rain, which will be of great benefit to corn and crops of all kinds. Yark t'oaaty Protests. YORK, Neb., Aug. 15.-8eelal ) Farm ers and property owners In York county are very much tnccnwd over the order of the State Ltiuallxatlon board that all prop erty shall be raised I per cent in York county, and accompanying the order was the statement , saying that this did not apply to the railroad valuation in York county. C. C. IloaUw. county clerk, who rvcelved the order, lniiiie dlnuly wrote the board that If the I per tent raise was made on all property In York county tl.lt same raise applied to the railroad prop erty owned in thla county. The County li ut of CoiiiniibMioners has b( n ronslii vrtog loL'itiig the valuation la Yolk vu liuty. Xews of Nebraska. SUTTON, Aug. 15. The thermometer has ranged up to loO decrees in the shade for Beveral nays past. Corn has fertilized, but Is standing still waiting for a much needed rain. FHEMONT, Aug. 15 Martin Schleicher's DiacKsmitn shop caught fire about a o clock this afternoon and was badly damaged. Schleicher b loss Is about llau. The build ing was owned by Mrs. John Dodge; Ions about I2U0. Neither party carried any in surance. . NKBRASKA CITY. Aug. lo.-Burglara ransacked the home of Mrs. J. W. R.-iber last Saturday night whilu the members of the family were absent. Nothing of value waa secured. The robbers made an effort to break into the home of L. V. UUerbuck. but were lightened away before uvcu ring any tiling. Kntrance was gained to botn houttes by cutting out the back-door screens. NEBRASKA CITY, Aug. 15. Saturday afternoon fire destroyed the burn on the farm of Mrs. George Andrews, two miles north of Syracuse, causing a loxs of more than IliO. with no insurance. Three head of -.or!S, a number of vehicles and a quantity tt grain and hay was destroyed. The fire Is supposed to have originated in the loft, caused by spontaneous combustion Of damp hay. LEIGH, Aug. 15 A digressing accident occurred to the 5-year-old son of Henry Llttlemau, a farmer living a f w miles southwest of town, fiiiturday. The child whs 1-hukiii in ine lumuung snare or a corn sheUer and before help could reach It the machine had drawn the child In and minie an ugly wound on the right thlh. A mo ment lonr and help would have be-.n usi-lea. The child will recover. BATTLE CREEK. Aug. 5.-What might have been a serious catastrophe occurred at the Gorman Lutheran church here dur ing evening services Sunday. Some of the pioes carrying gasoline for tho lighting of tiie church begin to leak -and finally be. came ignited. The onriK:'eirii tlon. number. in over 200. rushed from the l.uU.II,, i huste, but were a ion recalled by the as surance that rill danger was passed. Thxt no one was hurt is accounted for by the fact that the building la very lurxe and waa not entirely filled. VL' III III II I i I ii JPjiJjilii! J W)r W t M -aa. . a- yij xxs k f3 "Land o'Cakes" Is a name frequently given to Scotland, where, meal cakes form an important article of diet. The phrase was made famous by Robert Burns in J 789, in his poem On Captain Grose's Feregrinations through Scotland, which commences with the following lines : '"Hear, Land-o'-Cakes an brither Scots, Frae ivlaidenkirk to Johnny Groats." . It may well be that some later poet will sing of America as the Land of Biscuit, for in the past five years the American people have consumed over three hundred million packages of , FvTS O ' On 3 NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY . . ... j 1 Me w 51 9 99 3M In the September Metropolitan 16 PAGES IN FULL COLOR ' ' S -v "V . "A 35-cent Magazine for conts" For Sale by your Newsdealer v IHJTi',, R. II. RUSSELL. PUBLISHER ; ICZT YORK Asloasobllc Tos VlKIinn. 8. D.. Aug. 15.-(Speclul.)- Charles,!. Kennedy and wife. Ueorz w Roskle and Frank Palmer, all of Madi son, aere In this city vesterdav on ... automobile tour of the central part of the state. They crossed the river at Clumir. lain, and went west as far as Westover. and from there to this city by the Way of Moure, and went from here to Gettys burg. They report crop coudltlons a l tlurni the Hue through Lyman and tSt.uilt-y coun ties to be fine, and Mr. Kennedy, who was a ploiitvr ol Um bl.jux, valley. Suva La can see no reason why that section when given a few years to "develop should not be Just as good a section of the state as the eastern curt. MAIL POUCH FINALLY FOUND Sack that Was Lost lu May Recovered (rem the Waters la Anorasf. PlRRItE. V D., Aug. 15. (Steele!.) Last spring the driver of the mall betwen dro and Tophar attempted to itoik west fork of litg Plum creek, between tho two places, following a heavy rain. 11 waa a Swede, not accustomtd to tha streams on the rang.!, and before he knew whut was coming his outfit waa being swept down the stream, which was at flood stage. The driver managed to get out him self, but his team and the mall pouch was lost. This was on the thirty-first d.iy of May. The pouch a as said tj have con tained severul hundred dollars, but what ever effort which was made to find lt( brought no results. A few days ago Poatal Inspector Frank Plaiii-rt of bioux Falls came to tUs city, SiiJ in cunifuny with PoslmaaUT Lrwell went out to attempt to locate Die missing pouch. They Blurted at tim r m J. and one went down either bank of the : treuui, i,nd had gone but a short distance when I'ost mustcr Dew el discovered tho pouch under the bank ou the tM'j whi li v.aa being searched by tho tnxpector, only a email part of it being vialble above tlio wuter. The inspector started down the hu.ik and by hanging onto buhes und vine which lined tho stream managed to reach the pouch, when it was found thut the reason the pouch had not been found sooner was that the present was the llrst time since It was lost that t'e water wua low enough in the stream to allow it to become vlisllilu, as one end was fast in the mud, holding it down. The bag was brought to this city and thj contents spread out to dry, and the In spector Is guing over It to attempt to find here the letteis belong and forward them to their distillations. There were a num ber of rrgUteicU packages containing cash and paper to the amouiu of about U.luO, but payment bad been stopped on the checks and drufln, tut s.veial puikaKeij contained money. 1 ho inxpector dtcliicd that with the water at tha stage which It bus been all summer lu tiiai cieck th.it the barren wksto Idea chouid have to changed at least a Utile bit. by limine Cattle Shlpmcn'n. PIERRK, S. D., Aug. 15. (Sperlal.)-Th3 first shipment of range cattle to the mar ket from this city this year was made Fri day when u tralnload waa started to tho Chicago market. Another trainloail left for Bloux City Sunday. SCOTS' DAY ATWCRLD'S FAIR I'Uld Klll, MuaYplpes and Hobby Ilarus Cottage Arc 1 eatarrs at tCapoaitioa tit). 8T. LOL'18. Aug. 16. With all ceremony and pomp occasioned by plaid kilts, bag pipes and Highland accoutrements, the B.ot held forth at the exposition today, thla being designated as "Hcut day." The replica of Hums' cottage was the central point of interest aa the BcuttUh parade ai-sernliled on ths Ksplanade loifore it. Major W. A. K. Btuart. lute Third King's Own Hussars, commanded the parade. Bta.K'aid beat e, a tlaullug iiritlbh, Ameri can and Bcottlsh flags led a bund uf pipers, wlwie slirlll notes attracted consider ilj attention. Thru followed a lci.g Hue cf lancers and members of all lla?ed BcotcU Boculle:-, clad In uniforms of 'he varied hOUbCS. At the conclusion of the parage o Bcotch fluff was unfurled at tne Burn cottage, being presented to the exposition t Col onel Watson, Prltlsh conimlHHloncr. The flag was BUluted by the Highland Infar'iy. President Frandx made an addrers of -!-come and J. W. Ilck, president of t:.o Duina Cottage association, repoiiied. After the.-li ceremonies Beol .Iny t.-as fit tingly celebrated at Festival In. II byXmuila and addresses. At night a reception will bo held at the Missouri state building. One of the features of tills week is tha program of athletic xports at the Btadlur--, participated In by SSU Young Men's Chris tian association athletic organizations from all over the country. These events will be neld rtc'ly throughout the week. cc3Tt:::;a cvt.:? nun ! f. i lum Knit, n. tn - f t '1 tl arc!, i - m I j i ii friTl A. liOTTIR. i