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CHAPTER XIVAs lie Spoke the Arab gave a loud

shrill whistle at the same ttmo leap ¬

ing across the spring and striking theslave in the face But Shubal was notto be overcome so easily by one manThe whistle had alarmed him andwhen he saw the fellow leap he wasnot wholly unprepared The blow inthe face blinded him fcr a moment butas soon us his eyes served him hecaught his assailant by the throat andliurled him to the ground

What sort of a man are you theslave cried as he held the rascaldown

I am a juggler replied the Arabholding fast upon Shubals tunic

Let go my clothing or Til kill vqu

The slave might have carried outhis threat but before he could makeany decided movement to that end hefound himself surrounded by a body

of armed men Quick as thought heleaped to his feet leaving a piece of

his tunic behind him and made amovement toward his horse but hewas too late to reach the saddle Halfa dozen strong hands were laid upon

him while as many more were busy

with the horses of the females Theprincess cried aloud for help and

would have leaped from her saddle hadshe not been held back

Fair lady spoke a rough voice ina harsh strange dialect you mustkeep still and give us as little troubleas possible

But you will not harm me good

sirsYou have no occasion for fear

lady But tell me who ara youI am the daughter of Aboul Cassem

the prime minister of DamascusCould Albia have moved quickly

enough she would have prevented hermistress from answering this ques ¬

tion but the story had been toldUlin innocently thought that thename of her father would strike themarauders with awe and that theywouldfear to molest her further butin this she was somewhat mistakenas subsequent events proved

By my life comrades cried hewho seemed to be the leader of theparty we have found a rich prize

Hold still noble lady We will notharm you Let us look to this un ¬

ruly slave of yours and then you shallbe properly cared for You might have

fallen into worse hands than oursWhen Ulin had collected hersenses

so that she could observe and compre-

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things about her she looked to

see her real situation She countedeight of the Arabs and she had no

doubt that they were robbers Fourof them were securing the slave whilelie other four were watching the

horses Shubal was very soon pin- -

ioned and restored to his feet afterwhich she and Albia were lifted fromtheir saddles

Dont be alarmed said the leaderas the princess cried out for mercy

You shall be restored to your horsesvery soon We have horses clcse athand and when they are brought you

shall be on your way againYou will set Shubal freeHe shall be free soon enough Rest

easy a few moments lady One ofmy men has gone after our animalsWe left them upon the other side- - of

the wood4But why have you taken U3 from

our horses asked our heroineYou will see that anon fair lady

Ah here comes my man Now my

fair damsels you shall understand thewhole matter These horses of yours

are not such ones as I would have you

ride I haye some here much betterwhaf floes he mean asked Ulin

speaking in a low tone to her bond- -

maidenWalt replied Albia trying to con-

ceal

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her real suspicions They may in

form usBefore Ulin could ask another ques-

tion

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the Arab leader came forwardwitli two horses upon Tvhich he direct-

ed

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his companion to fix the ladies sad-

dles

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and when this had been done heturned to the princess and informedher that she might take her seat againShe would have opposed the move-

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but a strong hand was laid UP

her and almost before she knew itshe was once more upon her saddle

You will excuse me the fellowsaid but as this horse will not carryyou quite so easily as your own I willsecure you in your place

As he spoke he passed a strong cordabout Ulins body and fastened it tothe girth upon either side The samething was done for Albia and thenattention was directed to Shubal whowas seated upon another strangehorse and likewise bound in his place

What can they mean asked thepncess gaining another opportunityto speak to her attendant

I dare not guess said AlbiaDo not speak in that way urged

Ulin Tell me what you think 1

command 3rouMy dear mistress replied the

hondmaiden reluctantly their mean ¬

ing is evident enough These horseswill follow their masters

Ha and are we prisonersI fear so But let us hope for the

best We may not be harmedAt this juncture the Arabs had

mounted their horses three of themtaking the animals which belonged totheir prisoners and at a word from theleader they were on the move Ulininstinctively clung to the rein to hold

A Story ofthe East

BySYLVANUSCOBB JR

herself steady but her horse noticednot the guiding of her hand The lead¬

er of the party rode In advance thenfollowed two more of the gang thencame two females and behind themfollowed the others with the slavesunder charge Through the wood theyrode at an easy pace and when theyhad gained the open plain beyond theystruck into a swift gallop Ulin haddiscovered to her satisfaction that thestrange horse paid no attention to vtherein so she only sought to keep aneasy seat She was weak with fearand alarm and all sorts of dreadfulpictures arose to her imagination asshe sped on She could not speak withAlbia for the clattering of hoofsdrowned her voice What did itmean Where would it end

Or they sped straight over the plainon on on wjthout halting or turn-

ingon¬

through the darkness of thenight on league after league untilthe gray streaks of morning appearedIn the eastern horizon Another woodwas before them and when It wasreached the party stopped Not fardistant where a clump of noble palmsreared aloft their plaited foliage acrystal spring burst forth from thegreen earth and the Aabs held theirpanting horses back from the temptingbeverage

Now lady you may find reposesaid the leader as he came and liftedUlin from her seat We shall re-main

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here a few hours r will be withyou again presently

He turned and handed Albia to theground and then went to where hisfollowers were taking care of Shubal

Albia what will they do with uscried the princess clasping her handsin terror

But the hondmaiden could not an¬

swer If she held suspicions shedared not speak them

O I wish I had not taken this falsestep It is a punishment for my sin

Hush dear mistress It is our fateIt is no punishment Wait until weknow what this Arab means to dowith us

What can he mean It must besomething dreadful Why has hetaken us away so far O Albia r amfrightened

No no sweet lady Hava a hopeThey will not kill us

Ah murmured the princess withfolded hands there may be a fatefrom which death would be a happyescape

The hondmaiden shuddered andfrom her thoughts at that momentshe could frame no reply which shedared to speak aloud

CHAPTER XVThe Arabs Purpose

As Ulin sat upon the greenswardwith her back against a palm treeand one hand resting upon Albiasarm she could take a clear view of hercaptors The sun was just tinging thedistant mountain tops with its goldenlight and the last shadow of the nighthad gone The Arabs had watered thehorses and left them where they couldcrop the green grass and were nowgathered together listening to thewords of their chief

They were rough dark looking menthese Arabs Their clothing wassparse and poor and their skin swartand dirty but their weapons werebright and keen and their horses inmost perfect condition both as tohealth and cleanliness A little whilethey conversed together and then oneof them brought forth the bundlewhich had been taken from Shubal Itwas opened by the leader and the ar-ticles

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of clothing which it containedwere spread out upon the groundFolded up in a silken scarf was founda purse from which fell a score ormore of broad gold pieces whereuponthe marauders gave utterance to vari-ous

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exclamations of satisfactionThey are robbers said Ulin as

she sav them dividing the goldCertainly responded Albia I

have suspected that from the firstCan they belong to Julians bandWhy should you ask such a ques-

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my mistress You know thatJulian would never have such menabout him

As she spoke the Arab leader cametowards them and after gazing uponthem for a few moments he said ad-dressing

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the princessI hope you find yourself none the

worse for this little deviation fromyour original course for let me as-sure

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you the meeting has affordedme much pleasure Does the princessUlin know who is speaking to her

No sir replied UlinThen she shall know into whose

protecting hand she has had the for-tune

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of falling I am Al Abbas Doesthe name sound familiar

No sirIt is familiar enough to me said

AlbiaAh pretty one and what know

you of itI have heard the name sir when

speech has been made touching a cer-tain

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Arab robber whose deeds hadcause him to be feared by honesttravelers

The rascal seemed pleased with thisremark and smilingly returned

You have hit the truth my fairdamsel I am the robber Al Abbasand t am a terror to those who fearto lose their money But my dearlady he continued turning to theprincess you cannot have any such

fears We have found some littlemoney belonging to you and I takethe liberty of asking you If you haveany jewels about you

He approached nearer as he spokeand held out his hand Ulin knew nothow to refuse and she furthermoresaw that refusal would be useless soahe drew forth from her bosom a cas¬

ket of chamois skin bound with bandsof gold and handed it over The robber took it and opened It and as hiseyes rested upon the sparkling jewelspearl diamond emerald topaz andopal he gave utterance to an ex¬

clamation of delightBy ray life lady you came well

provided I will take care of thesegems for you2 They will be muchsafer in my custody

I understand you said the prin-cess

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as she saw the fellow close thecasket and place it In his own bosomYou mean to keep those jewels as

you do the gold which you havefound

You are shrewd at guessing ladyI think I have good grounds for my

opinion sir Take them if you wantthem and in return I only ask thatyou let us go free You are welcometo all that you have if you will giveus our liberty

You will rest before you gor do not wish to rest longNor would I have you But for the

present you had better lie down uponthis soft grass and find some slightrepose I will call you when wemove And as he thus spoke he turn-ed

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away and joined his companionsWill they let U3 go murmured

Ulin letting her head fall upon hercompanions shoulder

I hope so my mistress But comewe cannot learn their intent until

they please to tell us and in the mean-time

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you had better seek some restYou are tired and worn Lay yourhead upon my lap so And we willhope for the best

Albia drew the head of her mistressgently down and in a little while theweary princess was asleep And thehondmaiden did not long remain uponthe watch Her own lids were heavyand very soon her senses were lockedin slumber

Al Abbas moved noiselessly to thespot where the worn maidens sleptand presently others of his band join¬

ed himBy the blood of Cush muttered

the robber chief they are beautifulenough The lady Ulin is the fairestmaiden I ever saw

They are both of them far too beau-tiful

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to be roaming at large said an-

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of the gangThey are worth more than jewels

added a thirdYou are right responded the lead-

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This princess would sell for adiadem beyond the Syrian desertBut let them sleep and when they arerested we will call them If wewould turn the prize into gold wemust not suffer it to fade from neg-

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After this the robbers sat down totheir mornings meal and when theyhad done eating some of them went tosleep upon the grass

At the expiration of two hours Ulinawoke with a sharp cry and caughther companion convulsively by thearm and cried

O and it was only a dream Howfrightful it was

Only a dream dear mistress Weare safe and well

Thank heavenAl Abbas as soon as he saw that

the girls were awake gave a shrillwhistle such as he had sounded on aprevious occasion and in an instanthis men were upon their feet Thehorses also noticed the signal forthey lifted their heads and moved uptogether as though ready to servetheir masters

To be continued

The lgerla RegionNigeria is an important region in

Africa and comprises the whole of theBritish sphere with the exception ofthe colony and the Protectorate ofLagos within the lines of demarca-tion

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arranged by the Anglo Germanagreements of 1885 1886 and 1893 andthe Anglo French agreements of 18891890 and 1898 The region covers be-

tween¬

400000 and 500000 square milesand its population is variously esti-mated

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at from 25000000 to 40000000but in the absence of any census noreliance can be placed on such esti-mates

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It is certain however that agreat number of towns in Nigeria con-

tain¬

considerable population For ad-

ministrative¬

purposes Nigeria is tem-porarily

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divided into two governmentsNorthern Nigeria and Southern Ni-

geria¬

but in the absence of any datait is impossible to say which sectionhas the largest population BrigadierGeneral Sir F J D Lugard K C MG C B D S O is the high commis-sioner

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for Northern Nigeria MontrealHerald and Star

How Ituskin Learned ObedienceJohn Ruskin who wrote so many

famous books said the first lesson helearned was to be obedient Oneevening he says when I was yetin my nurses arms I wanted to touchthe tea urn which was boiling mer-rily

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It was an early taste for bronzesI suppose but I was resolute about itMy mother bade me keep my fingersback I insisted on putting them for ¬

ward My nurse would have takenme away from the urn but my mothersaid Let him touch it nurse So Itouched it and that was my first les-

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in the meaning of the word lib ¬

erty I got and the last that for sometime I asked

Truth not eloquence is to be soughtnA Kempis

APOLOGY NT ENOUGH

Kaisor Sends Word to Chinese Emperoithat More is Expected

fUTURE CONDUCT TO INFLUENCE

Ton Kettelers Murder to Be Expiated byGood Behavior Emperor William Impresses Chan With the Solemnity ofthe Occasion

BERLIN Sept 5 Emperor Will ¬

iams reception of the Chinese missionof expiation headed by Prince Chuanwhich took place today at Potsdamwas marked with all the severity con-

sistent¬

with an audience nominallyfriendly

The Chinese imperial envoy on en¬

tering the palace was not accorded asalute by the Garde du Corps Theemperor received him seated The but-

tons¬

and epaulettes of his majestyswhite uniform were enveloped in crape

Prince Chun bowed thrice on enteringand leaving Emperor William re ¬

mained seated during the reading ofthe Chinese address Afterward how ¬

ever he relaxed his stern demeanorand welcomed the envoy courteouslyand subsequently accompanied by hisadjutant he called upon Prince Chunat the Orangerie Later in the eveningthe emperor Prince Chun and a dozenmembers of the expiatory mission tooktea on an island in the Spree

The emperor had evidently arrangedthe entire ceremony with the view ofimpressing Prince Chun that the cere-

mony¬

meant expiation for a foul crimeand only through expiation had PrinceChun acquired the right to be treatedwith princely honors Not until afterthe ceremony did the atmospherechange Then the troops outside sa-

luted¬

the bands played and the Hus ¬

sars escorted Prince Chun back to theOrangerie

The imperial envoy seemed deeplyImpressed with the solemnity of theoccasion and when summoned to thethrone room he showed visible embar-rassment

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He bowed repeatedly whileapproaching the throne and his voicewas agitated while he was reading theImperial address

The entire manner of Emperor Will ¬

iam was calculated to impress PrinceChun with the solemnity of the cere-

monials¬

He spoke emphatically andseriously emphasizing particularly theword civilized

The ceremony lasted only ten min-

utes¬

In the meantime six Chinesedignitaries of the highest rank whowere halted in the anteroom remainedthere perfectly motionless and speech-less

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awaiting Prince Chuns returnwith evident anxiety Prince Chunretired backwards from the throneroom bowing profusely

According to the Lokal Anzeiger theChinese envoy will breakfast tomor-row

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with the emperor and empressThere was apparently but little pub ¬

lic interest in the mission among thepeople of Berlin A small but demon-strative

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crowd watched Prince Chundriving in the park

END Of STRIKE MAY BE NEAR

Conference of Labor Leaders and SteelOfficials In Session In Jfew York

NEW YORK Sept 5 A conferenceat which conditions of peace in thegreat steel strike are being discussedis in progress at the office of theUnited States Steel corporation Theparticipants in the discussion includeCharles M Schwab of the United StatesSteel corporation Sampel Gomperspresident of the American Federationof Labor John Mitchell president of

the United Mine Workers associationProf Jenks of the Industrial commis-sion

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Secretary R M Easley of theCivic Federation and Harry Whitesecretary of the Garment Workers as-

sociation¬

The conference was arrang-ed

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this morning and was asked forby Samuel Gompers and John Mitch-ell

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who are believed to be acting inbehalf of President Theodore J Shaf-

fer¬

and the Amalgamated associationThey reached here early this morningan were joined by Messrs JenksEasley and White The entire partycame down town at 12 oclock and at1215 oclock entered the office of theUnited States Steel corporation Theywere received by Mr Schwab andshown to the consulting room

Shortly after their arrival VerlyPreston and some of the officials ofthe subsidiary companies entered MrSchwabs office and joined the confer-ence

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None of the participants in theconference could be seen and the ba-

sis¬

of the discussion could not belearned

Clmn Cailsbn the EmperorPOTSDAM Sept 5 Prince Chun

visited the mausoleum at Friendenkirche today and placed wreaths onthe tomb of the Emperor and Em-

press¬

Frederick Emperor William re-

ceived

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Prince Chun at noon in thepresence of the royal princes BaronVon Richthofen the foreign secretarythe principal ministers and generalsand the court dignitaries The prince

read a letter written ia yellow inkto the emperor

START ON THE EXPOSITION

Elaborate Ceremonies Mark the DrlTlnsof the First Stake

ST LOUIS Sept 4 Just fourmonths from the date of the organi ¬

zation of the exposition com pjmy thefirst stake of the Worlds fair to boheld in this city in 1903 to celebratethe 100th anniversary of the Louis ¬

iana purchase was driven today onthe site at Forest park Officers anddirectors of the Louisiana PurcbasoExposition company municipal offi ¬

cers and others assembled this fore ¬

noon on the site near the structuralcenter of the grounds and there thestake was driven by William HThompson president of the Bank ofCommerce in his official capacity ofchairman of the committee on groundsand buildings

Fresident David R Franci3 of theLouisiana Purchase Exposition com¬

pany C W Walbridge representingtho committee on ceremonies andPresident Hiram Phillpps of the Boardof Public Improvements made address-es

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At the conclusion of the ceremo-nies

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the stake which had been spe ¬

cially prepared for the occasion waswithdrawn for preservation and astake ordinarily used by surveyorssubstituted for it

According to the plans adopted bythe commission of architects theprincipal buildings agriculturalmines and minerals fisheries trans-portation

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and fine arts will be builton foundation lines radiating fromthe point vhere the first stake wasdriven

COMES THE MASTERS WAY

Steel Strike Develops More Gains for theTrust Operator

PITTSBURG PA Sept 4 Develop ¬

ments today in the steel strike showdecided gains for the manufacturersThe accession of thirty two skilledmen to the Star plant the increasedproduction at the Painter and thLindsay McCutcheon mills the de¬

fection from the strikers ranks ofseventy five machinists and pipe cut-

ters¬

at the Continental Tube worksand fifty at the Pennsylvania Tubeworks the importation of twelve mento the Monessen Steel Hoop mill andthe installation of three mills on thenight turn at the Clark mill all pointto an early resumption all along theline as viewed by the steel officials

The Amalgamated officials howevermake the claim that everything isprogressing satisfactorily and saythat much of the supposed advantag3of the manufacturers is bluff and can ¬

not be made good As an instancethey cite the Lindsay McCutcheonplant where the company claims tohave as many men at work as theycan accommodate

fRANCE KEEPS A BOLD fR0NT

Refuses to Yield Its Demnnds Upon theSultan

CONSTANTINOPE Sept 4 MunirBey Turkish ambassodor to Francewired the porte on Saturday that hehad strong hopes that a settlementof the Franco Turkish difficulty wouldbe reached which would preserve thedignity of both governments

M Delcasse French minister of for-eign

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affairs on the contrary wiredM Bapst councillor of the French em ¬

bassy categorical instructions totake no steps to show that the re-

lations¬

getween the two countries weremodified

For Violation of Game IavrDES MOINES Sept 4 Judge N M

Hubbard of Cedar Rapids and JudgeH H Timble of Keokuk were arrest-ed

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at Ledyard Kossuth county byDeputy Game Warden Murphy charg ¬

ed with violating the game law Theywere tried before a justice of thepeace who reserved decision until hecould look up the law Judge Hub ¬

bard acted as counsel for himself andJudge Timble

FIrsc Stake on State Fair SiteST LOUIS Sept 4 Under the di-

rection¬

of Chief Architect Isaac S Tay-lor

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a party of surveyors whose dutyit will be to run the lines of thebuildings erected on the Worlds fairsite in Forest park will drive the firststake of the Louisiana Purchase Cen-

tennial¬

exposition today This surveyis necessary to determine accuratelythe space available for the structures

Whisky or the RevolverCEDAR FALLS la bept 4 J H

Hough was found dead near Parkersburg with a revolver in one hand anda bottle of whisky in the other Hewas 45 years old He was unmarriedThe body was buried in the pottersfield

Financing the Omaha LineCHICAGO Sept 4 It is reported

says the Tribune that PresidentStickney of the Great Western hassucceded in forming a syndicate tounderwrite an issue of 5000000 Chi-

cago¬

Great Western debenture bondsto provide for the building of theproposed extension to Omaha andSioux City Work on these extensionsis to be commenced next spring butsome preliminary grading may be donethis year

NEBRASKA GROWS CORN

Eon James Wilson Invited to Oomo andbe Convinced

THE f INEST EXHIBIT Of THE YEAR

This Vicoroae You as State a Very Im ¬

portant Part of tho Corn Belt Cocaine

Back to Gods Country Miscellan ¬

eous Nebraska Slattern

LINCOLN Sept 4 Tho followingmessage was sent by telegraph toJame3 E Wilson secretary of agri-

culture¬

at WashingtonThe Nebraska State Board of Agri-

culture

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sends greeting and cordiallyrequests your presence at the finestagricultural exhibits shown in theUnited States during the year 1901

E L VANCE PresidentIt has been demonstrated thut I4i

braska is a very important part of thocorn belt said a member of theboard referring to the message andwe want the man who said the statewas not in the corn belt to come hereand be convinced of his error If MrWilson comes to Lincoln he will seecorn that is not excelled In any statein the union and we will have no dif¬

ficulty In proving that both In acreageand yield Nebraska occupies a posi ¬

tion pretty near the top of the col¬

umnThe sending of the message was the

result of a conference of the board ofagriculture held soon after the statefair gates closed Monday It wasunanimously agreed that the agricul¬

tural and live stock exhibits at thefair surpass all previous efforts In thisstate Claims of this nature have beenmade during the last two or threedays but they were generally thoughtby the public to be exaggerated Nowthe board haB reaffirmed the claim andwent still further by sending the en ¬

thusiastic message to Secretary Wil-

son

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Haok to Gods CountryOMAHA Sept 4 The man who left

Nebraska twenty one years ago lock¬

ing for a better place to live has beenheard from and he wants to comoback His name is Charles F Adelmann of Socorro N M and he writesthe following plaintive note to JFrancis general passenger agent of thoBurlington

I have seen an ad In the Corn BeltWhere Shall I go in Nebraska andthis is just what a few friends of minsand I would like to know We havebeen here now over twenty one yearsand want to get back to Gods countryagain We used to live in OmahaColumbus and Madison from 1872 to1879 but there the land is high nowWill you please mail me a few of yournew books The Nebraska GrazingCountry

Mr Adelmanns request for informa ¬

tion about Gods country has beengranted and if nothing unforseen oc-

curs¬

it is probable that Nebraska willreceive a few more settlers despitethe drouth stories so freely bandiedabout by the yellow journals

Requisition for Owen E MasonLINCOLN Bept 4 A requisition

on the governor of Colorado for th jreturn of Owen E Mason who Is want¬

ed in Tecumseh to answer to thacharge of embezzlement was issued byGovernor Savage Mason is accusedof stealing G0 from the treasury ofthe Tecumseh lodge of the Knight3 ofMaccabees It is alleged that he tookthe money while it was in his posses ¬

sion as record keeper of the lodge

M S Pollard Is CommanderCAMBRIDGE Neb Sept 4 The

Southwest District Grand Army of theRepublic Reunion association electedthese officers Commander M S Pol ¬

lard vice commander A G Keyesjunior vice commander John Ganymill quartermaster W W Borlandchaplain Rev O R Beebe The elect ¬

ive officers constitute the administra ¬

tive council The reunion will be in

Illalr Refunds Its DebtBLAIR Neb Sept 4 At a special

meeting of the city council last night20000 of water refunding bonds and5000 of city court house bonds which

have been drawing 7 per cent for fif-

teen¬

years were sold to MatthieseuBros retired merchants of this cityon their own bid at 4 per cent par

Sowing Wheat at Beaver CrossingBEAVER CROSSING Neb Sept 4

The farmers are sowing fall wheatThe seed bed is in the finest conditionIt has been for many years and tbacreage will be large -

Third Trip to the PhilippineLINCOLN Sept 4 Lieut R B

McConnell formerly of the State uni¬

versity will sail for the Philippineson his third trip to the islands onSeptember 15 Lieutenant McConnellfirst went out with Company H Firstregiment He was first sergeantAfterwards he enlisted with the Thirty-n-

inth Infantry and after his com ¬

pany was mustered out returned toNebraska Two week3 ago he passedhis axamination

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