THK OMAHA DAILY BP:E:
MONDAY, AUGUST 14,
1P03.
Cesslnl for not desiring to have the con
ference held In Washington- wss that the
public sentiment of America was hostile
to the Russians and that the proceedings
could not be kept put of the press. There,
fore he Insisted that If the conference '
to be held In the Cnlted States It was es
sential that the moat rigid secrecy be ob
served. The matter wa the subject of an
exchsrge of view between Count Calnl
and Minuter Takahlra. conducted through
a medium which la not disclosed. In which
secrecy was agteed upon aa a condition
precedent to the conference.
"Moreover," said thla Japanese authority,
"all International precedent and usage
favored the rule of aecrecy. It would be
manifestly Improper for a great Interna
tional issue to be tried In the newspaoers
day by day and hour by hour. Pub
licity would necessarily hamper and haras
the negotiation. In the peace conference
at Paris following your Spanish-American
war that rule obtained and It was not
until aome time after the conference ad
journed that the proceedings became pub
lic." But In view of the world wide Interest
In the negotiations and In trie known "en
terprise" of American Journalism, Count
Caaslnl and Mr. Takahlra decided that It
would be proper to make to the press at
etch times as were deemed advisable brief
formal statementa agreed to by both aides.
All other statementa published were to
be considered unauthentlcated. It was to
secure the possibility of secrecy that the
Vnlted State placed at 'the dlspoeil of
the plenipotentiaries the building upon a
government reservation where the public
entrance could be closed.
Rnaalaa Capital In Hark.
8T. PETRKSBfRO, Aug. lS.-Tl-.e Rus
sian capital Is In the dark regarding the
meaning of the prolonged conference at
Portsmouth on Saturday. The purport of
M. Witte's message received here has been
Imparted only to a few officials. Neverthe
less In high quarters today there Is a
certain feeling of hopefulness noticeable
which Is not altogether accounted for on
the ground that thus far there1 has been
no rupture and that the terms are still
under discussion with a chance of an
understanding being reached. The only
comment vouchsafed officially was that M.
Witte's answer seemed not altogether un
acceptable to the Japanese, else the con
ference would have ended then and there.
Count Lamsdorft. who Is keeping In close
touch with the emperor, went again to
Peterhof today, bearing the latest mes
sages, but apparently there were no Im
portant developments here affecting the ne
gotiations. The emperor has seen the
other ministers also during the last two
days, but has found no occasion to sum
mtn a council of ministers, and M. Witte's
course seems to be meeting with his full
approval.
All official dispatches received from
Portsmouth, after being deciphered, are
forwarded to the emperor, whose comment
and suggestions theron are aomctlmes ex
pressed In marginal annotations. There Is
reason to believe that no manifesto on the
subject of a national assembly will be
Issued until definite news Is received from
Portsmouth so that If peace negotiations
fall the promise of an assembly and the
publication Vf the rejected Japanese terms,
made simultaneously, will combine to stir
up the patriotism of the country.
Opinion In .Japan.
TOKIO, Aug. 13. The 'Nippon this morn
ing lr reference to the peace negotiations
prints the following: ,
Reports from abroad purporting to come
from Russian authority to the efTect that
Russia has Instructed M. Wltte to refuse
the cession of territory and the payment
of Indemnity are nothing but mere bluff.
Russian diplomacy has shown Itself to be
full of blufllng and Intimidation, particu
larly so during the period preceding thu
present hostilities.
Whatever meusures Russia takes, the
fact stands out clear as daylight that
Sakhalin Is under occupation and the fate
of Kamchatka la within easy command
of Japan. Other portions of Russia's
maritime possessions are within easy acceas
of Japanese assailants.
A Bhr-wd diplomat and statesman Ilka
M. Witts cannot be blind to the facts.
A man of hi finunclal experience ought to
be alive to the fact mat the expenditures
required for the continuation of hostilities
ought to be utilized In a channel productive
of a greater benefit to Russia.
However blind Russian statesmen may
be It Is ImiKissible to believe that they
fall to appreclnte the logic of events.
Whatever differences may exist between
the plenipotentiaries they can only be In
the point and degree of cession and Indem
nity, not lu the principle of cession and
indemnity.
The Hocla takes a pessimistic view of the
negotiations In view of the reported re
fusal of Russia to cede territory. It de
clares that Japan ought to pay more at
tention to Manchuria than to Portsmouth.
The Japanese newspapers continue to
take a pessimistic view of the results of
the conference at Portsmouth. The J1J1
says: . ...
It is not possible to place much hope in
the outcome of. the negotiations. It la
patent to everybody that the best course
open to Russia Is the conclusion of peace,
as It Is now impossible for It to recover its
lost prestige. Should M. Wltte conclude
a peace which means the acceptance of
Japan terms, he will find himself con
fronted by a strong opposition which will
coat him the confidence of the emperor and
of the Russian government. If M. Wltte Is
brave enough to subordinate personal Inter
est completely to the good of his country he
Is In an unique position to render a merito
rious service to Russia. But it is too much
to expect such a sentiment In any Russian
statesman under the present form of gov
ernment. ,
There Is every indication that the Rus
sian delegates will decline to accept
Japan's terms and that a rupture will
occur. Should a rupture occur the degree
of Japan's tonus will nut be responsible for
the break:
The Ashal says:
We are inclined to pessimism because
Russia Is allowing itself to be Influenced
by a misunderstanding In regard to Japan's
actual condition and strength. Russia
thinks that Japan Is solicitous for peace,
thinking that peace alone can save Japan
from a collapse in the near future. Rus
sia still thinks it can exhaust Japan.
A long as the Russian delegates allow
themselves to be misguided thev will not
accept Japan's terms. The Russian terms
will not satisfy Japan, hence there Is little
hope that peace will result from the con
ference. Retreating; In Corea.
It Is reported that the Russians are re
tiring across the Tumen river and that
they will avoid a battle in northern Corea,
Confirmation of the rumor la not obtain
able, Llaevlteh Wants Reinforcements.
LONDON. Aug. 14 The Ually Tele
graph's Japanese correspondent at Moji,
Japan, cablet that General Llnevltch Is
constantly changing his dispositions la or
der to deceive Kleld Marshal Oyama.
"Prisoners say," the correspondent adds,
"that General Llnevltch Is constantly tele
graphing for additional troops, aa he Is
unable without reinforcements to hold the
line to Vladivostok. Considerable forces
have been withdrawn from his right and
sent to hie left wing.
"New arrivals are disinclined to fight and
say they wilt surrender at the first oppor
tunity.
"The Japanese who recently occupied
Yu c.n get v '
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to a(tvnd Hot Wetvther
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Trial la proof.
Kamchatka are now constantly patrolling
that coast and the sea of Oskhotsk.
"It Is believed at Toklo that as soon as
the Japanese flag la seen flying at any
corner of Htlerla, It will affect M. Witte's
attitude at the peace conference."
The morning newspapers carry lengthy
dispatches today, covering In more than one
Instance over two columns, from Ports
mouth. The tone of these dispatches In
general Is pessimistic, although It Is ad
mitted that the mere fact that the pleni
potentiaries are continuing to talk Is In
dicative of the possibility -that some ar
rangement finally will be reached whereby
the continuance of the war may be avoided.
The Times this morning Is particularly
hopeless In Its expressions regarding the
conference, and almost goes as far as t"
any that a peaceful outcome Is Impossible.
MOItfJAN RRADY TO FIV4SCE PK ACE
Financiers Join to Aid Itnsnla If
.eeessnry,
NEW YORK. Aug. 13 J. P. Morgan Is
ready to finance peace. He has Informed
President Roosevelt that he will guarantee
to sell In America from IJno.Ono.OnO to IJA,
m,non of Russian bonds provided ' pence
comes quickly. Joined with Mr. Morgan
In this great move to end the war are said
to be the Rothschilds, the banking kings
of Europe.
The plan of the financiers la to make it
easy for Russia to declare peace, but to
render it Impossible to continue the war.
MAN WHO WAITS FOR SHOW
He Sits on the (orb and Shells Pea
nuts While the Calliope
Approaches.
Ever since the days when Mother Eve
atended sewing societies and pink teas In
the Garden of Eden it has been the custom
for women and children to monopolize the
curbing on circus days. Even In the days
when King Solomon reigned In his glad
garments no one ever saw a man sitting
on the curbing waiting for R circus parade
to come along. Not that men do not enjoy
parades, but it is because they are en
grossed with the business cares of the
world and cannot afford two or three hours
to hold down some vantage point from
which to view the pageant. And. again, It
has not been man's nature to sit around
two or three hours on the curbing waiting
for a parade. He will occupy himself right
up to the minute of the parade and then
see "the mighty caravan of animals from
forest, plain and Jungle" as best he can.
That's man!
Hut in these great Ak-Bar-Bcn days
strange and curious things come to paxn.
One day never knows what the next will
bring forth. Thursday morning brought
forth a new creature In a busy world of
circus parades and trading stamps. This
new creature Is "The man who sits on the
curbing and waits for the parade." He
took his station at the southeast corner
of Fourteenth and Farnam streets at ex
actly 7 o'clock In the morning and, with a
large umbrella in one hand and a package
of lunch tightly clasped In his other bunch
of digits, he waited like a modern Job
for the coming of the parade of the
"Circus Beautiful." He was the cynosure
for many eyes and the constant object of
many comments. Like a world conqueror,
fearfully and wonderfully made, be sat
there and gated Into the distant firmament.
At 10 o'clock he ceased gazing and filled
his corncob pipe. At U o'clock he untied
his lunch and ate a raw tomato and a
hard-boiled egg. Little children clinging
tightly to their mothers' hands, looked
sideways at him as they passed. In hushed
tones the mothers told their children he
was the man who sits on the curbing and
waits for the parade, the only one In cap
tivity. Then the little folks would look
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. heir mothers' aprons. Some of the mothers
wore aprons. The children contemplated
this man as they would some Imaginary
character of fairy book stories.
At 11:15 the man bought a toy balloon
and at 11:30 the Floto parade moved over
the streets before a large multitude of
women, children and the man who sits
on the curbing and waits for the parade.
That the man who sits on the curbing
and waits for the parade has come to stay
Is a matter for the years to decide. He la
here and made his debut In Omaha Thurs
day morning.. He Is a thing of flesh and
blood, a stern reality and something de
serving of serious consideration. When
last seen he had finished his lunch and was
making his way to the show grounds at
Twentieth and Paul streets, where the
Floto shows were giving performances.
Timely Rain at Bancroft.
BANCROFT, Aug. IS. (Special.) One
of the best and most timely rains of he
season fell here last evening, beginning
with a sprinkle at 8 o'clock and contin
uing until anout it), wnen it became a
down-pour lasting most of the night, thor
oughly soaking the ground which had bs
ccme very hot and dry on account of the
excessive hot weather with no rain. Har
vesting Is all done and considerable shock
threshing enough to form a basis for a
statement that the small grain of all kinds
It the best in recent years. Corn has
been making a rapid growth, but was be
ginning to show the effects of dry weather,
but last night's rain assures a better than
average crop. .
FORECAST OF THE' WEATHER
Fair Monday and Taeadar la
the
Promise for Nebraska and
Kansas.
WASHINGTON. Aug. lS.-The forecast:
For Nebraska and Kansas Fair Monday
and Tuesday.
For Illinois Thundershowers Monday.
Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer; light
to fresh winds, becoming variable.
For South Dakota Partly cloudy Monday
and Tuesday.
For Missouri Showers Monday. Tuesday
fair and warmer in east and aouth portions.
For Iowa Showers Monday, except partly
cloudy In extreme northwest portion. Tues
day partly cloudy and warmer.
For Wyoming-Fair Monday, except
showers and warmer in northwest portion.
Tuesday fair.
For Colorado Generally fair Monday and
Tuesday.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, Aug. 13. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
far,: 16. 194. 1808. li
Maximum temperature .. 3 m so t6
Minimum tempt tature ... VI 74 62 70
Mean temperature It 82 71 75
1 recipiiauon T .UO .00 ,U0
temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March L
and comparison with the last two years-
iirmai temperature
Excess for the day
Total excess since March 1 ..
Normal precipitation ,
pertclency for the day ;',
Precipitation since March 1....
lerteier cy since March 1
Deficiency for cor. period. 1)4.
Deficiency for cor. period, 1SW3.
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12 72 Inches
I.M Inches
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Station and State
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of S earner.
Bismarck, cloudy
Cheenne, clear
Chlcao, cloudy ,
Davenport, raining ...
Ienver, part cloudy ..
Havre, cloudy
Helena, cloudy
Huron, cloudy
Kiiiwi City, clear ....
North Platte, clear ....
Omaha, cloudy
Rapid City, part cloudy
tit. Louis, cloudy
8t. Paul, cloudy
Salt Lake Oiy, clear
Vslentiite, clear
Wililston, clear
p.m. xem
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L. A- a-USU. Lwiai ui ecasue
OFFICIALS ON A VACATION
Attornej General and State Superintendent
Only Ones Now in Lincoln.
GOVERNOR IS COMING B.CK TUESDAY
Lancaster Politician Preparing to
Test the Conitul loner BUI -
Passed by the Last
Lcalalatare.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 13. (Special. V
With the exceptions- of Norrls Brown, the
attorney general, . and . J. I McHrleh. the
state superintendent, .the transaction of
weighty state business hns been shelved
for-the time being by slate officials. -Far
a week. Auditor Sarle has been on his
ranch In Keith county, making hay while
the sun shines. Laud Commissioner Enton
and Secretary of- Srnre Ualusha have de
parted for the Pacllic coast for "trips last
ing three or four week's, and State Treas
urer Mortensen Is' spending a vacation at
Ord. looking after his farming and bank
ing Interests. Governor Mickey 'has been
out of the city for seveml days attending
district reunions and settling squabbles be
tween officials who could not agree as to the
distribution of the elegantly furnished
quarters at the Norfolk asylum. Tuesday
he will flit back to the stateiiouse to at
tend to some urgent state business, such
as signing vouchers and notarial commis
sions, and will then, on the following Tues
day, start for Portland to take part In
the Nebraska day festivities, August il.
He will be gone for an indefinite period,
extending over at least two weeks.
Brown hns had no vacation because of
the heavy rush of business, Including the
big railway tax cases, the State Board
of Equalization, the Grain trust case, which
has occupied his thoughts for a month,
and, finally, a hundred and one questions
from various departments of state and
from county officials. Never before In
recent history has the state legal Wpart
ment been so busy. McBrlen spent a brief
vacation at Asbury Purk, N. J., at the
National Teachers' association, and now
he is hurrying from one end of the Btate
to another trying to k'-cp up with his
teachers' Institute engagements.
To Test Commissioner Bill.
A prominent Lancaster county politician
Is authority for the statement that a test
suit will be filed In a few days to de
termine the constitutionality of the com
missioner bill which passed the legisla
ture as a supplement to the biennial elec
tion law, recently held invalid by the su
preme court. It 1h stated that the suit
will be brought by the friends of the
nominee of the recent republican county
convention, who are convinced that the
new statute 1b defective in several re
spects. It in stated that the decision In
the proposed suit will affect Douglas
county also. The weakness which the bill
Is alleged to have Is the lack of any pro
vision requiring the election of the com
missioners, or providing for a three-year
term, although It was the evident pur
pose of the framers to Incorporate such
a provision. The omission Is accounted
for by the fact that the omnibus biennial
election law made provisions for the de
tails of the election. The politicians who
will bring the suit say that the backers
of the bill blundered.
Representative Warner, one of the au
thors of the biennial bills, has stated re
cently his belief that the commissioner
bill was fatally defective because of its
ambiguity aa to the date of election and
the length of the terms. The other
measures relative to the county super
Visors, county assessors and registers of
deeds are said to be valid.
Trying to Locate Insurance Men.
County Assesor Miller will have a meet
ing with the agents of Nebraska stock
insurance companies Monday afternoon
witn a view to the discovery of the own
ers of the stock which has not been' listed
for taxation. Recently he held a confer
ence with the deputy attorney general and
went away with the advice that he could
Institute perjury prosecutions against the
men who failed to list their stock. Now
he is at loss for seme means which will
enable him to determine the names of the
owners. He has addressed letters to the
representatives of the companies in which
the desired Intoimatlon is sought, but has
been unable to secure any satisfactory
Information. I
There Is a disposition evident to forego
any complaint which might be made on
the ground of perjury If the holders of the
stock will list it for taxation this year.
It Is pointed out that the county assessor
Is pructically helpless unless the owners
come forward, unite he can force the pro
duction of the books, and so far no sug
gestion of that character has been heard.
It is known I hat a prosecution for per
jury would force some of the most promi
nent men In the city to appear in the
criminal courts.
There Is a tendency to claim at the pres
ent time that the imposition of the tax
on gross premiums under the provisions
of section 61 of the revenue law was really
intended to lake the place of all other forms
of taxation on the property of Insurance
companies, and for that reason It la urged
that the stock ought to be exempt from
taxation, nut on the other hand it la ar
gued that the suprem courts of this and
other states have held that a special method
of taxation might be applied to property
in any one general class, such as insur
ance companies. The general- sectluns of
the statute also provides that each per
son shall list all stock in corporation
in which he is Interested. Under this
clause of section 28, It Is claimed by the
deputy attorney general, every share of
insurance stock should have been listed,
whereas none of it was in either Lancas
ter or Douglas counties. The Item Is
found in the personal property schedules
prepared by the secretary of the state
board.
The investigation of this matter In Lan
caster county has brought to light the
fact that many persons who have failed
to list all of their personal property would
be exempt from punishment for perjury
because they neglected to make the sworn
statements before the deputy assessors,
having forwarded their schedules by mall.
It developed that the acceptance of such
schedules from some of the men supposed
to own insurance stock will be Immune
from any possible prosecution for perjury
because of that omission. The development
Is viewed with Interest because of the fact
that County Assessor Reed was subjected
to considerable criticism when he appeared
before the board because he had permitted
the filing of statements which had not been
-Little Chance for Free Homes.
NORFOLK. Neb.. -Aug. 13. -(Special.)
Congressman Durke of South Dakota, one
of the champions of the Rosebud bill. In a
speech to the settlers at Herrlck, said that
he has never yet expressed views as pub
lished against the free home measure.
"But I do believe the bill would be de
feated in the lower house," he continued,
"and I would advise every settler to pre
pare to live up to the requirements of the
original law to the letter."
Carnlvnl Week at brand Island.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Aug. lS.-8pe-cial.)
The Grand Island harvest carnival
will open up tomorrow and continue dur
ing the entire week. Excursion trains have
been arranged for every day, and large
crowds of visitors are expected to attend.
Special days have been set aside foi" the
various sections of this part of the state
and one day has tweu a-'rauged for Ak-
Par-Ben day. when a delegation from
Omaha and Intervening points will attend.
The Parker Amusement company will b
In the city the entire week, and some 'good
ball games have been scheduled, a game
to be played every day. Among the veil
ing teams will be Greeley. Colo.; Kearney,
Hastings, and FremoM.
OLD KOI.PIF.HS MKUT AT
Large .Member Attend and Enjoy a
Pleasant Time.
AINSWORTH. Neb.. Aug. lJ.-(Speclal.)
The northwest reunion of the old
soldiers, consisting of. the counties of
Rock. Brown, Cherry and Keya Paha, was
held this year at Notden, commencing on
the 9th and ending bn the 11th Inst. A
grander time has never been the pleasure
of the old soldiers' ,tni eujoy, and therefore
they wish to extend their, most sincere
thanks for the hospitality and kind treat
ment received from the cltltens of Norden
and vicinity. They had a fine program
each day, which twas carried out to the
letter. The address of welcome on the S-th
was delivered by Rev. E. Bassett, an old
soldier. An address by john Scheie, county
superintendent of- Keya Paha county, WR"
aleo delivered on the 9th.
On the loth was' a fine address by. Judge
T. M. Walcott of Valentine; and on the
11th, an address by Governor Mickey, in
which he took the Opportunity to deliver
one cf his best speeches to Vh old soldiers,
an he was one of them.
Every day there were all kinds of sports,
such as horse raws, ball games, foot races,
and a platform dance In which it would
do anyone good to see the old vets trip
the light fantastic once more. The music
was furnished by the Norden brass band,
and a drum corps Coinpoaed of such old
vets as Robert Martin, Alnsworth, fifer;
T. V. Smith, Sprlngrlver, drummer, and
M. I. Mead of Niobrara river, as bass
drummer, which position they held In the
army.
Sfni of Nebraska.
CHADRON Reuben Buchanan and Olive
Bedell Broderlck were married by Judge
C. Dan Payers.
CHADRON The Chadron' aerte of Eagles
has chartered a car to take Its members
to the meeting place at Denver. They
go over the B. & M. from Crawford.
CHADRON The republican county cen
tral committee of Dawes county Is called
to meet In the court house the 15th to desig
nate pl'""e and time of holding the county
convention.
WKST POINT The republican county
central committee is called to meet Mon
day afternoon, August 14. At this meet
ing the date for the county convention
will be fixed.
1 KCl'MSEH A county convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union will
be held In Terumseh Tuesday and Wednes
day, August 'ii and 23. The state president
has agreed to be present and deliver an
address.
1 jit I MSEH-The Johnson county Board
of Commissioners, sitting as a Board of
Kqualixation, has made the county levy
for the coming year as follows: For gen
eral fund, 1 mills; for bi'jdKe fund, 3 mills;
for road fund, 3 mills; total,' 13 mills.
WLHT POINT Late Friday night or
early Saturday morning the clothing stoie
of Sclimltt Bios, was broken Into and a
quantity of clothing was stolen. Four
men. strangers, ure under arrest for the
ctime and will be given a preliminary
trial before tlio county Judge 011 Monday.
TKCl'MSKH A meeting of citizens will
lng. at which time it' ii expected to com- '
pkte the organization of the Tecumseh
Commercial club. Shares are being sold
111 tin each, wun yeany dues of 16. Some
sixty business . men have already taken
Block.
'1 KCl'MSKH Hon. S. P. Davldsoh of this
city will be one of the orators at the German-American
picnic in Auburn Tuesday,
and the Tecumseli orchestra will assist
with the music. The Tecumseh military
band and the Tecumseh orchestra will fur
nish the music fur the Woodmen's picnic
in Cook Thursday.
M'COOK The Standard Bridge company
of Omaha commenced work on the new
bridge over the Republican river at Perry,
this county, a few miles wet of McCooK.
Tne brklge will be 4J feet In length. A
large force of men. were put at work this
morning and the structure will be rushed
to completion at the earliest possible date.
YORK In the death of Mr. F. Baldwin,
whose funeral services occurred yesterday,
York loses a highly respected and one
of Its wealthiest citizens. Mr. Baldwin
suffered a stroke of paralysis, winch was
the cause of his death. He was 82 years
of age, and leaves a wife and three
children, two of whom are living in this
county.
FALLS CITY Following is Richardson
county's mortgage record for July: Faun
mortgages filed, 16; amount, (33,7U.M.
Farm mortgages released, 9; amount, lli,-
4.S3. City and town mortgages Bled, ;
amount, 13,243. City and town mortgages
leieased, ; amount. o.. i;nauei mort
gages tiled, 4ti; amount, $i0,5Si!.u4. Chanel
mortgages released, .'3; amount, $12, i20.S5.
GRAND ISLAND The marriage of Miss
Kflle Van Camp, diiughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B. B. Van Camp, to Mr. William
Baxter Wyatt of London, Ontario, took
place last Thursday. The bride has been
a school teacher lu this city for the past
eight years and the groom Is a professor
at London, Ontario, Canuda, where they
will make their home after a week's honey
moon trip to Denver.
GRAND ISLAND The death of Walter
C. King, one of the early residents of this
city, occurred Thursday night at his home
on Kttst Fifth street after a month's sick
ness of paralysis. For the past twelve
years he has been mining in Arkansas
where he was taken sick and brought to
this city. The deceased came to this city
In 1K71. He leaves besides his wife three
grown sons and a daughter.
FALLS CITY-Mlsa Ruth Alkln. who re
sides south of Salem In school district No.
48, had a display of native Richardson
county grasses at the Institute held here
lust week which was the most complete
ever shown in the state. Miss Alkln was
awarded first premium at the state fair
Inst fall on native grass display. The dis
play last week was far belter than the
one at the lair, there being lllty-seven va
rieties. TECUMSEH M. D. Murphy, who lives
five miles east of Tecumseh on the Brown
ville road, had one Held of wheat of thirty
acres winch made 1,1'lu busnels, or an aver
age of S8-5 bushels 10 the acre. Another
In Id of sixty acres made 2,000 bushels, or
3it buViliels to the acre. Both tested
64 pounds and Mr. Murphy sold It under
contract for 77 cents per bushel. He had
twenty acres of oats which made 33 bush
els to the acre of good grain.
Y'ORK The several committees are mak
ing great preparations for the old settlers'
and fraternal picnic which will be held
at York In the York park on August 24.
The program committee announces It has
secured lion. E. J. Burkeit to address the
meeting and in addition there will be sev
eral other prominent speakers from all
over the state. Several bands will be in
attendance and there will be games of
ball between Uresham and Lushtun teams.
FREMONT A fine shower of rain fell
here last evening, the total precipitation
being 1.10 inches. About 2,c0 people were
at the carnival grounds when It began to
pour down without much warning, and for
a time, owing to the strong wind which
stirring things up a little around the tents,
It was pretty lively. The ruin will help
out the corn crop, which was beginning
to show the effects of the dry weather.
Pastures were also dry and the leaves were
beginning to fall from many trees.
OSCEOLA While Attorney General Nor
rls Brown is monkeylr.g around with the
Grain trust, the Lumber and Coal trust and
others, how many other kinds of trusts In
Nebraska, not excepting the fraternal In
surance companies, would it not be a good
rilan to look after the common people a
illle. Polk county has Just formed a
trust; there are ten of the doctors that
are In It, three from Shelby, three from
Stromsburg and four in Osceola. They
have adopted a big fee bill. Very few of
the fee bills In Osceola but that re nearly
double what they have been formerly.
GRAND ISLAND A case of forgery was
discovered at the Grand Island Banking
company, in which cash to the amount of
$42 was given for a bogus check. The
forger apiieared at the bank and on not
being known was sent out to get some
identification. He soon returned with the
indorsement of C. N. Wanton, a car
checker in the Union Pacific yards, and
the check was cashed. Later It developed
that the fellow , had signed' Watsons
name himself, as'he knew nothing of it
when accosted. No trace of the fellow has
been found and the bank is out the $42.
NORFOLK With the remains of his
wife and baby in the baggage car ahead.
A. Thorensen, a Rosebud homesteader ho
went to the reservation when the country
was opened a year ago. and whose home
Is near Burke, 8. D., passed through Nor
folk this morning enroute to Vermilion,
8. P., where the dual funeral of his family
will be held. Measles was responsible for
the death of the child, the mother suc
cumbing to a broken heart and exhaust! n
due to measles, herself. Thorensen was
accompanied by his brother, Rotrt, who
said that he feared for the mentul struln
uixjd the sorrowing husband aud father.
BUSHEL OF SEED FOR TEST
Eentionl Stofj Regarding High Point
Dairy farm it Exploded,
PLACE IS NOT OWNED BY HULL
Million Dollar Property Is Outcome
of Idea Pnt Forth by James D. Yeo
man and Is a Remarkable
Saeeesa.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13-(SpeclaI.)-A
short time ago a sensational article nfi
peared In a Washington newspaper In
which the writer attempted to show that
the Department of Agriculture had un
fairly consigned a vast quantity of vnlun
ble seeds to a farm In Virginia In which
Congressmen Wadsworth and Hull are
Interested. It was asserted that farmers
of the nelghborh.no are "very curious
about consignments of grass seed and
shrubbery to the High Point Daisy farm,
a short distance from Qunston. Vs..
Apparently this curiosity was accentuated
because the farm "Is owned by Represen
tatives J. A. T. Hull of Iowa, and James
W. Wadsworth of New York." It was
further declared that "the department hns
sent about $!Vin worth of grass red" there.
The writer hns taken pains to ascertain
how much truth there was in the story
and has found that It Is a case of three
blnck crows repeated. In the first place
the High rolnt dairy farm' Is not owned
by Representatives Hull and Wadsworth,
although these gentlemen hof e an Inter
est In the , place. Borne five or six years
ago James D. Yeomnna of Iowa, then a
member f the Interstate c-ommerce Com
mission, became Impressed with the oppor
tunities afforded for scientific dairy farm
ing upon one of the partially abandoned
estates on the Potomac below Mount
Vernon. He Interested Congressman Hull
In the Idea and also convinced a wealthy
friend in Chicago to Join the venture. A
tract of about 6.O00 acres of practically
exhausted land was purchased, several
hundred head of dairy cows. Jerseys,
Guernseys, Hnlstelns and grades were
brought east from Iowa and modern dairy i
lAiildings were erected. Besides a steamer !
was purchased for the purpose of bringing
the milk and cream to Washington, and
for the past three years the product of this
dairy has been loyked upon as among the
best which comes to the national capital.
From the outset the entire herd of milch
cows has been kept out of the pastures. I
They are fed by the process known as
spuing; green crops being cut and fed
to the stock in the stables. Green wheat,
rye, corn, clover and alfalfa are among
the forage' crops produced and fed out.
Troth Abont Story.
Naturally an enterprise of this character
attracted the attention of the Department
of Agriculture and Chief Galloway decided
to ask the manager of the place to test
a few varieties of alfalfa seed, which had
been procured for Just such purposes. In
all something less than a bushel was sent
to High Point. The highest price of alfalfa
seed quoted in recent years is $12 a bushel,
or 20 cents a pound, and that le as near
as the $300 story comes to the truth.
Mr. Wadsworth' connection with the
place, by the way. Is insignificant. Mr.
Wadsworth Is a farrfter and a stockman.
He and Mr. Hull are warm personal friends.
Mr. Hull desired Wadsworth to become
Interested in the enterprise and he Induced
his fiiend to buy ten shares of stock at
$100 a share, a total of $1,000. As the total
value of High Point farm, together with
buildings, machinery and stock, Is In the
'neighborhood of $1,000,000, it will be seen
that Mr. Wadsworth's Interest Is not ex
tensive, and even If the Department of
Agriculture had sent $.) worth of seeds
to the place the congressman's interest In
that consignment would have amounted to
less than $2.
As to the shipment of shrubbery, that Is
easy. Under an act of congress each mem
ber of the house and senate Is entitled to
some fifty trees or shrubs every year.
These trees are prepared for shipment
early in the Spring. A great many con
gressmen never claim their quota and
these, being useless to the department, are
frequently sent to the dump and burned
up. To prevent their destruction this year
a few score were sent to High Point farm
and because two members of congress are
stockholders In this farm and because the
Department of Agriculture Is in the throes
of half a dozen investigations a space
writer in Virginia has built up a sensa
tion. The value of the seed and shrubs
sent to High Point about equals the price
paid for a column of "space" in the news
paper in which the story first appeared.
It has since been reproduced in nearly
every city In the country.
' Chances to fave a Million.
It Is announced that the so-called Keep
commission will completely overhaul the
affairs of the government printing office
before congress reconvenes. The annual
expenses of this great print shop Is In the
neighborhood of $7,000,000. It is hinted that
at least $1,000,000 of this vast sum might
be cut off without' the slightest damage
to the service. But the economy, if it
comes, will not be through the commission
over which Assistant Secretary Keep pre
sides, but through the work of the house
committee on printing of which Repre
sentative Perkins of New York Is a mem
ber. Mr. Perkins had tfot served on the
committee thirty days when he reached
the conclusion that of the annual expendi
tures for printing a considerable propor
tion Is virtually thrown away. Hundreds
of thousands of pages of manuscript are
put Into type each year which are never
seen by a reader after they leave the
presses. Documents are duplicated and
triplicated and in each Instance the type
Is reset. The annual output or volumes
which no one reads is gigantic In propor
tions. Mr. Perkins called attention of
congress and the country to this waste of
public money In a speech on an appropri
ation bill two years ago. But his remarks
were unheeded. But the row created
through the wholesale purchase of printing
machines has at last directed public at
tention to the necessity for a revision
of the printing affairs, and a congressional
committee will take hold of the subject.
It is not likely that anything like a mone
tary scandal will be developed, but con
gress can easily save $1.0o0,0u0 a year In
this one office without the slightest detri
ment to anyone and with no scaikdal
whatever.
Friend of Helpless Women,
The name of Mrs. Charlotte Smith has
again appeared in the public prints because
of her appeal to John D. Rockefeller for
aid for the Woman's Rescue league. Mrs.
Smith is better known In Washington than
anywhere else in the country. For nearly
a quarter of a century she has been pointed
out as a mild crank, whose fad is the up
lifting of these of her own sex who need a
helping hand. Few of tfcose who see Mrs.
Smith dally have the slightest idea that
ths woman at whom so much fun has been
poked has devoted an income as large aa a
congressman's salary to aiding the unfor
tunate who need aid. Yet that is Just ex
actly what Mrs. Smith has been doing for
more then twenty years. Her somewhat
rusty costume is recognised a block away
and many people have supposed that her
absolute carelessness In the mstter of
dress wss due to lack of funds to buy
better. Yet Chsrlotte Smith, 'the crank."
the womsn who can never talk of the dis
tress of others without tears, roulu today
live It absolute luxury. If she would
abandon her efforts In behalf of her less
fortunate sisters. But she refuses these
offers and Instead continues to draw her
Income of $S.ono per mimim, nearly every
dollar of which Is devoted to the cause she
has made her life work.
Three ew Treaties eedeil.
Nearly a score or more 1. ss moribund
reciprocity treaties are filed awav In the
archives of the senate. They used to b
called dusty archives, but the dust Is kei t
out since Hon Charles O. Bennett became
secretary. These treaties probably will
never be ratified. But three new ones at
least are likely to Tm sent to the senate for
Consideration soon after that body reas
sembles In November. The most Important
diplomatic duty which Mr. Root Inherited
front Mr. Hay Is the preparation and nego
tiation of n new convention with China
affecting the Immigration of the citizens
of one country to the other. The hewl
for total exclusion of the Chinese Is not
as loud today as It was when Dennis
Kearney spouted from the sund locks of
Sun Francisco twenty years uro. Then. too.
China has In Wu Ting Fang n statesman
who .knows something of diplomacy It Is
safe to assume that the new treaty will
not "be entirely one-sided, but Mr. Root
has a delicate Job to determine Just how
far he can go toward conceding Chinese
demands.
Next to the Chinese negotiations those
with Onrmany, looking to a new commercial
treaty, are the most important. It Is
learned that negotiations now pending In
Berlin are proceeding to the entire satis
faction of the president, but detutlls of the
progress made are not oblatnnble as yet.
Mr. Root, during his visit to Labrador, Is
looking Into the question relating to the
rights of American and Canadian fisher
men off the- Newfoundland const. The
New Englanders want free bait from the
Canadians, but they don't want the
."Canucks'' to enjoy a free market for their
catch.
MURPHY SAID TO BE A THIEF
Police Alleae Mas I nder Arrest Steals
Tools of Ilrleklnyers nnd
Cnrpenters.
The police say they have at least a dozen
cases of petit larceny against Mike Mur
phy, who was arrested by Detectives Mitch
ell, Davis anil Dunn. Murphy's weakness
Is said to have been the theft of bricklay
ers' and carpenters' tools, many of which
have been reported to the police the last
few weeks as stolen. The man Is said to
sneak around buildings where bricklayers
and carpenters are engaged and wait for
an opportune time.
Six weeks ago Murphy was arrested in
Omaha while he was having a glorious
time on $J5 suld to have been lost by his
employer, a contractor on the Illinois Cen
tral near Council Bluffs. At that time
the matter was straightened out without
prosecution.
FAY ADMITS HEJS REYNOLDS
Warden McCIanarhrey of Leavenworth
Sends OHIrers to Omaha for
Prisoner.
Chief of Police Donahue received a tele
gram yesterday from Warden McClaughrey
of the Fort Leavenworth penitentiary, slat
ing that an officer had been sent to Omaha
for James Fay, alias Reynolds, wanted on
a charge of escaping from Jail. Fay was
arrested last week on a charge of being
drunk and while he was being returned
to his cell from police court Captain Mos
tyn noticed the resemblance the man bore
to a photograph on file In the station rec
ords. Fay Immediately acknowledged he Is
the man wanted. He Is suld to have been
convicted for breaking nnd entering a box
car and then tiroke Ms parole." "
nOY'8 BODY KOIXD IM
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Inaj identification.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb. Aug. 13.-(Spe-clal
Telegram.) Yesterday afternoon the
body of a white boy about 15 or 16 years of
age was fcund lodged against a sandbar
in the Missouri river about six miles south
of this city. The body was found by a
party of men who were searching for the
remains of Frank Young, the 10-year-old
boy who was drowned In the river at
this place last Friday. Coroner Karstens
brought the remains to this city and placed
them in the morgue where they will be
kept a short time to await Identification.
The body is badly decomposed and the
features are not recognizable. -
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The Bee: HoH county Is boning to the front
In fine shape.. Our f.irm'ts have raised
bumtwr crops for several year back and
generally speaking the people re getting
along well. The grain and 'hay crop Is
all that could be wished for.' It has rained
this rummer " i vi ry time It'.. was reeded.
Alf-ilfa? Yesswe'nrf r-i!!ng lots of al
falfa now. In fact all of the tame grosses
do well In our locality and there Is no
place that tliey can raise more onts than
In Holt county.
The cream business has developed Into
surprising proportions with us. I was
talking with Mr. Henry Zimmerman, ore
of our six cream buvers at O'Neill, yes
terday and hn told me he bud paid out
fl.7' for crciim during the month of
July. It Is snfo to sav Ihnt the six cream
I'inlei-s at O'Neill pi Id out more than
$7.'il to our farmers during the Inst month,
nnd besides O'Neill there Is Atkinson.
Stuart. Ewlng. Chambers, Inmnn, Staf
ford ami Aurelln where are 1 -tested from
two to four pet'ns who make n business
of buying cream. I think It Is n sufe
estimate to say that the farmers of our
county will recclyw" an overage of $;'.". ixk)
a month for creiyi tide season.
Nearly nil of our farmers have hand
si piuators now. The. cream Is separated
from the milk and the mMk fed to the
calves while It Is yet warm. S
The beneficial results of so much mony
comliu: Into the county are easily Imigim-d
nnd Is reflected in the general prosperity
apparent among our people. Our bunks
hold more than Jrtio.O'O in deposits and
pructically fH pei cent, of It belongs to
the farmers. Tie county lias more thin
$sri,(Mi cash on hand, our merchants are
having splendid trade and very little
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blue grass last spring and you never saw
anything looking better than his grass
land. Wo have thousands of acren of m
fine blue grass as you ever saw. We
have also Introduced brome grass and it
does fine on our poorest lands. C.
I.nndnehr Picnic nt Bemiinrtfon.
BENNINGTON, Neb.. Aug. l.-( Special.)
The Lnndwchr Vereln held Its annilil
picnic here todny. In addition to a larse
crowd from Bennington and the surround
lng country there was present large dele
gations from Omaha, South Omaha and
other towns in this section. The people
who attended had a most enjoyable time
and the picnic was voted one of the most
successful ever held by the association.
Two ball games were played, Bennington
defeating irvlngton 4 to 2 und Benson 10
to 9.
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