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TIGHT ON CANNON
TUNING IMPETUS
Kicholas Longworth, at Eeverly
Issues Statement in Opposition
After Talk with Taft
McMurray on
Witness Stand
MOISSANT'S LUCK
CHANGESAT LAST
Teaching a Woman the Royal Game
NOCHANGESIIOWN
BY LATEBETURNS
If yoo insist ox playing
m -thc-Hat Why.....
Mow wasy times da
I to hit, at t 9
DoS it count ery
'"it 1 miss it'
Attorney for the Indian! , Says that
the Fees Are on a Busi
ness Basis.
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Latter Part of Trip So Successfully
Dahlman Holds Safe Lead Over Shall-
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SPEAKER IS ELECTION ISSUE
i Announcement of Candidacy Brings
! Him Before Public.
i CINCINNATI MAN AGAINST, HIM
'Convinced Republican Caucus Would
Turn Him Down.
THINKS RE-ELECTION IMPOSSIBLE
tanaon, on Heading Statement, Say
Republican Are Tree to Take
Whatever tonne Ocslre to
Gain Own ne-electlon.
BEVERLY, Mass., Aug. 18.-Ref lectins j
the vlsws of the administration, it is gen
erally believed. Representative Nicholas
Long worth of Ohio today gave out a state
ment in which he says he will never sup
port Speaker Cannon again and that he
does nut believe that Cannon ever can be
SULPHUR. Okl.. Aug. 18.-J. F. Mc
Murray, whose contracts with the Indians
allowing him 10 per cent attorney fees on
the sale of $:W,000,OCO worth of land, is the
subject of an Investigation by congress,
went on the stand before the special con
gressional committee today. Mr. McMurray
described his contracts as "a plain business
deal."
He said the relation of his law firm with
uuiiiTis ui'Kun in jnm wuen lie wu
Vd l.y the Chocktaws and Chickasaw
to appear before the Dawes com
Thls commission was empowered
' lne for the government who
toV
slioi? : Included In the Indian tribes.
There.; Tnany who claimed they were
i wrongly -ft off the enrollment of the
trine, nt wltji its claim on the
governmt . estimated to be worth
JS.OfO. y
Mr. McM as asked by Governor
Douglass Jo. -Cn of the Chiekasaws to
protect the interests of his tribe by keeping
as many claimants as possible off the rolls.
McMurray professes to have kept 3.100
claimants off the rolls. These claim
ants each would have reduced the tribal
property $6,000. It was held MucMurray's
firm got a $750,000 fee.
In prosecuting the citizenship cases, Mc
Murray said he frequently was In Wash
re-elected. This Is regarded as the actual J ,n(fton to confer wUh member8 of congress
beginning of the real fight on Mr. Cannon.
It has been regarded as significant that
Mr. Longworth has been called into all of
r' the recent conferences of a political char
tacter held by President Taft. He was
,ji present yesterday afternoon when the pres
ident and vice president talked together.
It was reported then that a statement ad
verse to Mr. Cannon was being prepared
In quarters close to the administration and
It was also intimated that Mr. Sherman
who, like Mr. Longworth, haa always been
a supporter of Mr. Cannon, had become
reconciled to the fact that Mr. Cannon
must go.
TherYnay be further significance In the
fact thai Representative Longworth Is go
J Ing to Oyster Bay Saturday to spend sev
f ' eral daya with his father-in-law, Colonel
f Roosevelt.
Mr. Long worth's Statement.
Mr. Longworth s statement in full Is as
follows:
"BEVERLY, Mass., Aug. 18, 1910. In view
of Mr. Cannon's unequivocal declaration
that he Intend to be a candidate for
speaker In the next house, I think It 1
incumbent on those of us who are candi
dates for membership In the next house.
' who have made up our mind on our course
"cf action and have positive views on the
subject, to state our position publicly.
. "Had Mr. Cannon not. mad this an
1 rouncement and had It remained doubtful
' whether he would be a candidate, it was
my Intention not to commit myself before
election a to whom I should or should
j rot support for speaker. But since Mr.
j Cannon ha, in hi speeches so far In the
. -1 campaign and' in . hi ''recent declaration
' . mad candidacy for the speakership on
Issue, I (or one do not propose to dodge
that Issue.
4i"l ahall oppose Mr. Cannon' election as
speaker and. ,1 Bhall do 10 In the manner
that I consider proper and effective In the
. settlement of controversies In my party,
, namely, In the republican caucus. I made
'$ MP, my mind befor the adjournment of the
.last session of congress that Mr. Cannon
itfuld not be re-elected speaker and my
opinion ha been strengthened since through
correspondence aj4-T?Uks with my col
league. '
Cannot Be Re-Elected.
"I am not referring to those who have
openly opposed him In the past, but to
those who like myself, have supported him.
"I am absolutely convinced if there is a,
full attendance at the republican caucus
, that Mr. Cannon cannot be again elected
speaker.
"I have a genuine affection for Mr. Can
V. lion as a man and the highest respect for
hi splendid fighting qualities. I have sup
ported him five time for the speakership,
having voted four time for his election
and once against his removal, but I cannot
dfiMo again.
' I repeat : that I shall oppose the re
election of Mr. Cannon to the speakership
,a and that I am firmly of the opinion that
his re-election is Impossible. I want It
especially understood that I say this solely
on my own responsibility and on the sug
gestion of no one else."
- The fact that the statement was given
put following the conference at the sum
mer Whit house yesterday afternoon re
garding plans for the coming congressional
campaign la taken here a Indicating that
'President Taft as well a Vice President
Sherman is behind the movement to
eliminate Mr. Cannon.
Vnele Joe Haa No Objection.
DANVILLE, 111., Aug. 18,-Speaker Can
non when shown the dispatch from Beverly
regarding the statement given out by Rep
resentative Nicholas Longworth, said:
"Mr. Cannon decline to answer any state
ment which Mr. Nicholas Longworth may
or may not have made until he sees It. I
do not answer any statement which 1 be
lieve to be fakes that mischievous parties
make.
"It la time enough for me to answer the
president of the United States If he hus
any statement to make touching on the re
I ublh'anlam of the speaker of the house of
repress ntutlves, when ho makes that state
ment over his own hand. I will not fight
windmills filled by breexes blown from
the lungs of political or personal enemies
or cowards.
"I have no uuariel with Longworth as
to who shall be spuaker of the next house
and there is no room for disagreement
touching on this matter between Repre-
sentutlve Ijongworth and myself," suld
Speaker Cannon today.
"Jf any republican candidate for congress
feels that his position us A camildute for
Congress on tho republican ticket would be
Strengthened by pledging that he will not
support mc in a republican caucus I have
no objection to lit m making the pledge.
and officer of the Interior department. At
last an appeal was taken from the Dawes
commission and a citizen court was created
whose Judgments relative to enrollment was
to be final. It ws in the actions of this
court that the 8,100 claimants were kept off
the rolls. The attorneys' fee In this case
was fixed so that McMurray' fee would
have been 0 per cent of the money "saved"
to the Indians.
He put In a cli.lm for almost $1,600,000,
but this fee was contested and finally fixed
at 8750,000. This was subsequently referred
to by Representative Jonn H. Stephens In
congress as a "scandal," Mr. Stephens de
claring McMurray should be made to pay
back the money.
Begun is Marked with Series
of Mishaps.
COMPELLED TO STOP TWICE
Breaks Propeller and Part of Frame
the Second Time.
MOTOR MAXES HIM TROUBLE
Initiative Bill
Basis Agreed Upon
Nineteen Democrats Get Together on
Terms of Act in Colorado Con
stitute Majority of Senate.
DENVER, Aug. 17. Nineteen democratic
senators, constituting a majority of the
senate, bound by a written pledge to vote
for measures determined upon by the ma
jority of the caucus, today agreed upon the
terms of the Initiative and referendum bill
to be placed before the senate.
.. The bill provides that legislation may be
legislation at issue.
initiated by the people upon a ' petition
signed by not less fian. it per cent, of .the
total 'vote cast for governor at the last
election. This 15 per cent must come from
at least two-thirds, of the counties of the
state, each county .being represented on
the petition by. nqt less than 15 per cent of
the total vote cast for governor by that
county. ' 1 1
The same percentage and the same re
strictions figure in the referendum. '
In both the initiative and referendum 15
per cent of. the vote cast for governor must
figure In the balloting and a majority of
the 51 per cent will carry or defeat the
JOHNSON NOMINATED
IN CALIFORNIA
Later Return Increase Plurality
Insurgent Candidate to Thirty
Thousand.
of
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' SAM FRANCISCO. Aug. IS. Returns that
drifted in slowly today from the primary
election of Tuesday did . not materially
affect the results previously indicated, save
to place several state officers In the doubt
ful column.
The plurality of Hiram W. Johnson, In
surgent candidate for the republican nomi
nation for governor, over Charle F. Curry,
rib nearest rival, is close to 80,000 and will
be slightly increased by the return from
precincts still missing. . ,
Congressional returns give the regulars
four and the Insurgent three nominations
a gain of two for the latter. The Eighth
district, represented by Sylvester C. Smith,
was again placed in the doubtful column
today, although Smith probably ha pulled
through by a narrow margin.
John D. Works, Insurgent, has a slight
lend over A. O. Spalding and K. A. Me-
serve, regulars, for the Indorsement for
United States senator. v
G. V. Keesllng, regular,' is only a few
votes behind A. J. Wallace, Insurgent, for
lieutenant governor.
Frank C. Kordan. lndepot dent republican;
Walter D. Wagner, regular, and E. J
O'Brien, Insurgent, are running "nose and
nose" for the nomination for secretary of
state.
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After Working Perfectly on Former
Day, Engine Found Defective.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM TREES
Young- Chlcaaro Man Compelled to
Await New Part from Paris
Saya He I a Trae
American. '
CHATHAM, England. Aug. 18. John B.
Molssant, the Chicago aviator, who Is at
tempting to fly from Pari to London, de
scended for the second time mar here to
day, breaking the propeller and part of tr.
frame of the machine In making the second
landing.
The broken parts must be replaced from
Parla and a resumption of the flight to
London before tomorrow Is improbable.
Neither Molssant nor his mechanician
was Injured in the accident.
The good fortune which accompanied
Molssant In the earlier stage of his flight
from Parts and In his record-breaking
Journey across ,the channel with a pas
senger seems to have deserted him with his
arrival on English shores.
Motor Defective.
Motor defects in the aeroplane, which
yesterday had worked without a slip,
forced him to make two successive land
ings when about half way on the course
between London and Tllmanstone, where
he ascended at 4:66 this morning.
His first descent, a mile from Sitting
bourne, about twenty-five miles from Lon
don, was due to the displacement of a
small pin In the mechanism, entailing an
Immediate descent. He narrowly escaped
disaster In the landing. Just missing the
mouth of a deep chalk pit. a fall Into
which would have meant death of th
aviator and his mechanician.. Repairs to
the machine detained him nearly three
hours.
He then made a second start, but had
scarcely covered ten miles toward his goal
when a second accident brought him down
at Ralnham, Kent. A rod connecting up
the driving gear of the aeroplane was
fractured, stopping the engine and forcing
the Chicagoan to plane down Immediately
to the 'ground. He landed In a field, but
only skillful ' handling of th ' aeroplane
prevented It plunglng'lnto a clump of trees,
'.'. Machine Llarhta IlpaTllr.'. . .'.
Molssant made an.abrunt turn to. escape I
these and, the machine came down heavily,
breaking the chassis and smashing a blade
of. the , propeller. Molssant and his
mechanician climbed out uninjured, but on
looking over the . damage were of the
opinion that the repairs could not be done
on the spot and they must wait for new
parts, for which they immediately tele
graphed to Paris.
The machine of Molssant at present lies
In a most awkward position, every foot of
the garden where the landing was made
presenting , such obstacles that Molssant
and the experts who had gathered to in
spect the monoplane can scarcely conceive
now he managed to descend without serious
Injury to himself and his mechanism.
He protests against the' report that he Is
of Spanish descent, and insisted proudly
today to the visitors, who conversed with
him: . .
"I am an American. My parents were
French. Canadian from America. There Is
no Spanish blood In meW
DESSAU, Germany, Aug. 18. Police, gen
darmes and foresters are today conducting
a search of the hills and forests In this
vicinity for the remain of a balloon, and
its probable passengers, which was last
night seen flaming In the sky.
Some, woodcutters who were returning
from their work near nightfall discovered
a burning balloon drifting over the wooded
hills at a considerable altitude, finally fall
ing rapidly. The woodcutters lost sight of
the balloon as It neared the earth, but Im
mediately notified the authorities la Dessau,
who sent out searching parties.
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Does tHat maKe i( er IV
stvoKleS?
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for yoo io -take
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strokes.
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From the Chicago Evening Post.
CAREY WILL BE A CANDIDATE
Firiurr I'nltrd Sinlfi Senator Will
Make Hace for Wyotuluat
(lovernorahlp.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Aus. lS.-Former
United States Senator Joseph M. Carey,
father of the Carey land act. last night
asMsrted with posttlvem-M that he Intended
10 be a candidate for governor of Wyoming
resarJlea of the action of the approaching
lepubllcnn state convention. He Is quoted
ai saying:
"Kttyai diets of anything I shall be a can
didate for governor up to aud. Including
auction day."
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MILWAUKEE AND DES MOINES
tCaca Shows a Gain of More Than
Thirty Per Cent In Popu
lation. WASHINGTON, Aug. IK The population
ot Milwaukee, Wis., Is S73,ffi7, an increase
of W.642, or SI per cent as compared with
2X5.315 l.i 1900.
The population of Dea Moines I ,8, an
Increase of or J3 per cent as com
pared with 62,139 In 1900.
T he population of Davenport, la,, la 43,
02S. an increase of 7.7T. or 22.1 per cent as
compared with 35,25 In 1900.
OIL FIRE IN OKLAHOMA
i . .
Four Largo Tanks at Tnlsa Destroyed
by Blase Started by Llht.
nlna-.
TULSA, Okl., Aug. IS. Approximately
1150,000 worth of oil and tanks In the Okla
noma fields were destroyed by fire during
a severe electrical storm late yesterday aft
ernoon, acocrdlng to advices received here
this morning. - A mil and a half northeast
of Keifer a 65.000-barrel steel tank of the
Kansas and Oklahoma company was struck
by lightning and burned. A short distance
to the north two IW.OOO-barrel tanks went
up In flames and still further north another
bo.ooo-narrel tank was lost. In the same
field three 1,600-barrel wooden tank were
consumed.
YETS HAVE i BIGGEST DAY
Election, Speeches, Songs and Dinner
on Program.
CHARLES ALLEN .IS PRESIDENT
Charles L. Thomas Become First Vice
President Mrs. Roeella B. Condon
and Mrs. Davis Deliver Im
presalve Speeches.
Thursday waa the big day, so far, at the
reunion of - Douglas county veterans at
Camp Tucker, Florence. The election of
officers, which occurred at the mornjng
business meeting, the dinner served at noon
by the women's auxiliary and the two
splendid speeches at the afternoon session,
both by; women, brought a large crowd to
the grounds.
Interest In the morning"taslnes8 session
centered In tho eleotj 'h of Otfloerj. ' .
President, Charle Allen.vOrna ha.
First vice Dresldent. Charles L. Thomas.
Omaha.
Second vice . president. "W. ' H." . Green.
Omaha.
Treasurer, Lafayette Shipley, Florence.
Secretary, M.. J. Feenan, Omaha.
Mustering officer, S. E. Crocker, Omaha
Mr. . Allen,, who was chosen to head' the
ssociatlon, haa presided during most of
this year's session. In the absence of Presi
dent Garllck, and ba been a popular pre
siding officer. Shipley and Feenan were
re-elected to their offices.
Two Hundred at Dinner.
About 200 of the veterans enjoyed the din
ner which was served In the city hall. An
excellent meal was enjoyed, and after It,
tales of army life and music warmed the
hearts of the old soldiers until the hour for
the exercises at the camp. "
Mrs. Rosella B. Condon of Pawnee City,
state organizer of the Women's auxiliary,
who spoke In the afternoon, made a tre
mendous Impression with the audience,
which more than filled the auditorium tent.
Her graphic descriptions, her oratory and
her great sincerity brought her auditors to
their feet again and again. She outlined
the history of the fight which America had
made for-free Institutions and called upon
the younger generation to keep up the
struggle In which the veterans before her
had played ao prominent a part. .
Mrs. Davis of Lincoln, state commander
of the auxiliary, also made a splendid talk,
holding closely the attention of those who
listened. The afternoon session was de
voted to the women's association and was
pretlded over by Mrs. Hough of Florence.
After the regular program had been com
pleted solos were rendered by Miss Reyn
olds and Colonel Eastman, while a quartet
of women won repeated enoores with a
batch of old-time songs.
The evening was given over to the camp
fire, which means mire possibly to the
veterans in attendance upon such reunions
than any other part of the program. Fri
day morning's program will include the In
stallation of the officers elected Friday
and In the afternoon Colonel Cole and
several of the veterans will talk. Saturday
is the day set for the old settlers' picnic
on the same grounds and for which most
of the soldiers will remain.
Officers Hold
Charles E. Booth
Former Cashier of Dow City Bank
Arrested on Return for Connection
with Institution Six Years Ago.
DENISON, la., Aug. 1?. (Special Tele
gram.) There Is much excitement at Dow
City, west of here, tonight over the arrest
of Charles E. Booth, cashier of the Dow
City bank, which failed some six years ago.
Sidney Green was president of this bank
and one at Duck Grove, not far away. Both
men left the country. The condition of
the banks' affairs showed such work that
both men were Indicted.
Green was traced to California tarid lo
cated, but escaped the officer. Booth has
been In Idaho. Today he was in Denlson
and Dow City. He went west on the after
noon train toward Council Bluffs. County
Attorney KUnker.had, the .Sharif f .talagrapk
to officers at Conncir 'BlUrrs to arrest Booth
and he was brought to Denlson this even
ing. His bond was placed at $2,009 and this
was signed fby Ned' Wilder and George
Frits of Dow City.. . . . .
The arrest brings all the facts again be
fore the people here and feeling is Intense.
Green has. through third parties, paid to
some of. the most, needy creditors part of
the money they lost. Court will meet the
second week in September.
RURAL CARRIERS CETPOWER
New Bill Authorizes Them to Execute
Pension Vouchers.
GRAF ASKS POSTAL SAVINGS
Earthwork on Blar Belle Fonrche
Da in Almost Complete and Farmers
Rejoice Over Great Benefit
of Irrigation Project.
REWARD FOR GIRL'S SLAYER
Mystery Surrounding; Murder
Bertha Benlgnus Still Far from
Solution.
of
ABILENE, Kan. Aug. 18. A reward of
(600 for the murder of Bertha Benlgnus,
found 'dead n her bed here Sunday, was
offered today by the commissioners of
Dickinson county. Applicaton was alsol
made to Governor Stubbs for a state re
ward, which probably will be $260. 'Au
gustus Benlgnus, brother of the dead glW
has offered a reward of $100, and It is
likely that the citizens of Abilene will
raise the total to .$1,000 . by subscription.
. After four days trying to solve the mys
tery of the murder of the girl on the eve
of her wedding, the 'officers still are at a
loss for evidence that points to any par
ticular person as the murderer. The cor
oner's Jury Impaneled Monday reconvened
at 10 o'clock today.- It is hoped that its
findings may prove a clue for officers to
work upon.
Kills Himself on Baby's Grave.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 18.-Wllliam F.
Crane, a collector. 29 year old, drank car
bolic acid and died on hi baby' grave In
St. Mary' cemetery here today. The sex
ton found his body st dawn. Since the
baby died at the age of months, a year
ago today, the father's grief had been in
tense. He is survived by a widow.
Grouchy Man is In Bad
With the Stenographers
There Is a man in Omaha, a stranger,
who haa such a mean disposition that ha
has to go to a new plac every time he
want to hire a publlo stenographer to
write a letter for him.
He came into th lobby of a Farnam
street hotel Wednesday and dictated some
letters to the typist. When they were fin
ished he looked them over and began to
upbraid the girl savagely for a small mis
take. Phe offered to copy them, and did
bo. but his wrath was mily Increased by
her fforts to please. Something was wrong
with every detail.
Wkeu everybody la th lobby had been
disturbed by the grouchy man's remarks
and the girl had been reduced to tears th
clerk Interfered and ordeied th man out
ot the hotel.
After be had gone one of the hotel at
tache volunteered the Information that
the man was a registered guest at another
hotel and that ho could not get any of
the typist there to do hi work berius
he was so peevish and since he ha been
1n town has had to get a new stenographer
for every letter.
The hotel clerk are hoping he will stay
in town long enough to corns some plac a
second tima. -
President Montt'a Funeral.
BREMEN, Germany, Aug. 18. The
funeral of President Pedro Montt of Chile,
who died August 16, while on his way to
Carlsbad for medical treatment, will be
held in Berlin. The date has not yet been
fixed. The body probably will tie sent to
Berlin tomorrow, accompanied by a guard
of honor. Madame Montt and her Bister
atarted for Berlin today.
A little money
fetches big results
In the classified columns ot The
Bee.
If you have something to sell, a
Bee want ad will do the work.
It will sell It well and quickly.
The coat la a trifle.
If you can't come to the office,
call Tyler 1000, tell the want ad
man what you have to soil u old
lawn mower, bed, cot, carriage, etc.
He will prepare the ad and place
It, and the Job is finished.
Tyler 1000.
Everybody KeacU
Bee Want Ads.
CLAIMANT TO SWOPE ESTATE
Adam J. Swope of Kowoka, Canada,
Think He 1 Nephew of Late
Millionaire.
KANSAS CITT, Aug. 18. Another claim
ant to the fortune left by Colonel Thomas
H. Swope, for whose murder Dr. B. Clark
Hyde was sentenced to life Imprisonment,,
has appeared In the shape of Adam X
Swope of Kowoka, Canada. Judge Ralph
Latshaw of the criminal court received a
letter' from Adam today. In which the
Canadian stated that he was a son of Levi
Swope of Pennsylvania and believed he
must be a nephew of Colonel Swope. Judge
Latshaw said he never heard of a Levi
Swope, although many Swopes have made
their existence evident since the death of
the colonel who left a fortune of several
million dollars to be divided.
(From a ' Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. (Special Tele
gram.) On the recommendation of Con
gressman Hull, Dr. A. S. Price has been
appointed pension examining surgeon at
Des Moines, la., vice Dr. L. D. Rodd, de
ceased. -
'The postmaster at Graf, Neb., today filed
a request with the postmaster general for
jthorlty to open a postal savings hank In
his office-. 11 ' ' '
Earthwork oh the big Belle Fourche dam
In South Dakota is practically complete.
This Is one -of th largest earth embank
ments In the world, having ' a length' of
C,200lfeet, ind a maximum height of 116
feet. It contains 45,200,000 cubic feet of
earth, and the Inside face, which has a
slope of seven to one is protected from wind
and wave action by two feet of screened
gravel, .on which are placed concrete
blocks, six by four feet and eight inches
thick' , This structure closes the outlet to
the natural basin and an Inlet canal six
and one-seventh .miles long and forty feet
wide orl the bottom carries the waters of
the Bell Fourche river Into the reservoir
thus formed. When the distribution sys
tem. Is all completed 800 miles of canals and
lateral will carry the waters over 100.000
acres of land. About 30,000 acres are al
ready receiving water.
.Farmer Rejoice Over Benefits.
Among farmers whose property was Irri
gated this year, there Is great rejoicing, for
their fine crops of oats are selling at 2
cents per pound. Alfalfa yielding six tons
per acre is now In demand at from $12 to
$15.' Few of the settlers are selling, how
ever, for prospects are good for $20 a ton.
Returns from more than one farm under
the Belle Fourche irrigation project this
year will more than clear off all water
right charges on land.
The experiment farm is doing Important
work in the way of securing, breeding and
selection of varieties of crops better suited
to lands under project. They are also
planting considerable acreage of forest
trees, small fruits, orchard and ornamental
trees. . '
- Hereafter all carriers In rural delivery
mall will be required to execute vouchers
for United States pensioners residing on
cr contiguous to routes served by them, for
which they are to receive for each coucher
executed a fee from pensioners of 25 cents.
To facilitate execution of pension vouchers
congress passed a law In 1894 empowering
fourth class postmasters of the United
States to administer any and' all oaths re
quired to be made by pensioners and their
witnesses In the execution of pension
vouchers.
Due to the establishment and extension of
the rural delivery 23.560 fourth class post
offices have been discontinued.
These discontinuances' have taken away
from pensioners convenient means of ex
ecuting ; their vouchers and In many in-
enberger in Two-Thirds of
Vote.
ALDRICH STILL AHEAD OF CAD?
Republican Candidates Getting Very
Close Together.
LESS THAN THOUSAND APART
Vote for Head of Ticket Will No
Show Spread.
SENATE RESULTS OUT OF D0UB1
Burkctt and Hitchcock Get Endorse,
mcnt nryond Any Dispute Slow
Returns on Conarrsslonal
Nominees.
Returns from 83,1 precincts, which Include
Douglas, Lancnster, Dodge, York, Madison,
and other populous counties complete, and
many Incomplete from other counties such
ns Hall, show the following vote on gover
nor as the result of Tuesday'a primary
election:
AMrlrh 12.V.J
Cndy .....I..,.,,......... 11..1S4
Dahlrmn i.... 20.i.3
Shalle-ihergcr .17, If
This showing Includes perhaps two-thirds
of the vote that was.cmt. If th Is tiue,
the nomination of Dahlman by the demo
crats la assured, for Shallenberger will hav
to have two to one In the remaining pre
cincts In order to win. and It la unlikely
that ho will run that strong. Between Aid
rich and Cady the race Is getting very
close. While the probabilities are in favor
of Aldrlch, It Is not. out of the range ot
possibility that Cady may overhaul him.
' A message to Tbe Bee from Its staff cor
respondent there says:
"Governor Shallenbarger believe he is
nominated, basing his belief on telegrams
and telephone messages he ha received
from friends out in the state. He haa In
formation on sixty-three counties, which he
saya give him a majority of 71.
"The governor has' . no Information
whether the counties aro reporting the
combined populist and democratic vote for
Shallenberger. If this is being done the
Shallenberger vot will be cut down th
extent of the populist vote which has been
counted for him. v ' , . . , .......
"While Secretary Furs, say the majori
ties which have been reported to the ex
ecutive office may be' slightly off, It Is bis
belief that they are correct.".
A comparison of the figures usd by Gov
ernor Shallenberger s a basis for his
claim with those reported to The Be show
several inaccuracies. For example, ' tha
governor claims Dakota county by fifty. ,
whereas the returns from thsro show that
Dahlman carried "the rjnjnti;-? seventy-..,,,
three.' This 'wipes ou "Snalfenberfep ' " '
claim of seventy-one alone.
Senator, and Congressmen.
Burkott is running far ahead of Whedon
a d the other for the endorsement for
United , States senator by the republicans
and Hitchcock has left Reed and Metcalfe
far In the rear In the race on the demo
cratic side for th same position.
In rthe First district, William Hayward
defeated Tobey for the nomination for con
gress, even carrying Tobey'a home county,
Lancaster. .Congressman J. A. Magulr
had no opposition for renominatlon on th
democratic ticket In the First. In the
Second the republicans nominate Judge A.
L. Sutton and the democrats nominate C. ,
O. Lobeck. In the Third the race between
J. F. Boyd and L. G. Brian for the repub
lican nomination has apparently been de
termined in favor ot Boyd. Congressman
James P. Latta was renominated' without
opposition. In the Fourth C. H. Sloan, re
publican, waa named without opposition,
while the democratic contest Is close be
tween Bailey and Good. On the demo
cratic side R. D. Sutherland has a lead
over H or man in the Fifth, where Congress
man Norrls was renominated without op
position, in the Sixth contest ar being
fought on both sides, and the returna from
there are very meager, but It Is indicated
that Congressman M. P. Klnkald will be
renominated by the republicans.
Governor Shallenberger ha the nomina
tion for governor on the populist ticket
without question.
Governor.
Dahl-Shallen-.
Aldrlch. cady. man. beiger.
(Continued on Second Page.)
Statue of Washington is
Unveilled at Versailles
VERSAILLES, France, Aug. 18. In the
Napoleon hall of the chateau of Versailles
In the presence of the French minister of
war. General Brunei; the French amba
r&dor to th United States, M. Jusserand,
and his wife, and the American embas
sador, Robert Bacon, and Mrs. Bacon, the
bronze replica ot Hudson's celebrated sta
tue of Washington In the state house st
Richmond, Va., presented by the state of
Virginia to the Fronch republic, was to
day dodlcated.
Among those present were the Marquis
De Lafayette, the members of the French
mission, which presented to America tho
statue of Rochsmbeau, now at Washington,
and former United States Senator Nathan
B. Scott of West Virginia.
General Brun, who presided, spoke of the
statue as the greatest work of the greatest
French sculptor of the eighteenth century,
Coliinul James . Mann, ' chairman of th
Virginia commission, delivered th speech
ot presentation.
State Senators Don P. Halsey and F. W.
King ot Virginia also made addresses on
behalf of ,th state ot Virginia.
Ambassador Jusserand, In the absence of
the French minister of foreign affairs, M.
Plchon, accepted the statue on behalf of
the French, government. He declared that
tha friendship of General Washington and
of the American people constituted one of
the glories. of France. It was, therefore,
singularly appropriate that this statue,
"the third rrted on French anil by our
ancient alUea, should be placed In the
palace conaeoratdd to all our glories."
He pointed out that here General Wash
ington would be surrounded by his French
companions In arms, the Marquis De La
fayette,. Count Rochsmbeau and Admirals
d'Eutalng, Do Grasne and Sufforn, in the
very building where tthe trtaly of peace
between Great Britain and th United
State was 1-Qd In I'M
Banner, complete.. 29
Uuone. 4 of 17 lot
Box Butte, coup., Vii
Boyd, 9 of 10 231
Brown, 3 of 10 ra
Buffalo, 26 ot 29... 37
Birt 234
Butler. IS of 20 .. 424
Cbks. i of 'lb
Cedar, complete... 102
Cheyenne t-i
Clay, d of 20 S3
Colfax, complete
Cuming 87
Custer, 12 of 28... 237
Dukota, complete 76
Dawson 218
Deuel, complete.... 73
Dixon, 4 ot 17 62
Dodh'e IK)
Douglas MkJ
Fillmore, 10 of 20.. Ml
Franklin, 12 of 17.. lift
Furnas. 17 of 20.... 201
Uage, 23 of 31 7:9
Gosper i'i
Grant, complete.. 27
Greeley, 2 of 16....
Hall, 12 of 21 142
Hamilton, 8 of k3
Harlan, 10 of 16.. 181
Hitchcock, 1 pel... il
Holt, 4 of 84 70
Honard, 9 of 10.. 25
Jefferson, 7 Ot l'J.. 4.1
Johnson iW4
Keya Paha, i of 10 10
Kimball. 1 of 4 17
Knox. 1 of 2 22
Lancaster, 46 of S3 3.015
Lincoln, 3 of 42.... '.2
Madison 217
Merrick 308
Mi.rrlll, 1 pet 13
Nemaha, 14 of U... 3it
Otoe 422
Perkins 75
Phelps. 2 of 17 71
Pierce, complete... 7
Platte 112
Polk 1711
Rock, 9 of 14 fil
Pallne. 19 of 22 478
Sarpy, of 11 64
8. Bluff, 8 of 14.... 16
Peward. 17 of 20
Sheridan, of 29 .... 24
Hioux, ( of 13 8X
Thayer 870
Thomas, S pets 17
Valley, complete... 102
Waith't'n, complete 23
Wayne, complete. Hi
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I'nltrd Ntates Senator.
REPUBLICAN.
Whedon. Burkett. Adam.
Banner 6 "2 '1
Box Butte 80 12
Cedar 62 1L4 20
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