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. DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD.
NUMBER 12.
VOLUME XVIII
DAKOTA CITY, NEB.. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1(5, 1000.
CURRENT IIAPPEMKQS
faithr.il chronicle of all
important items.
AFTER FRISCO MAYOJJ
GUAM) JlltY ACTVKKS CHIKF KX.
KCimVK OK KXTOHTION.
Warrant for Ills Arrest Will lie llcudy
to Servo Vpon His Arrival In New
York Immoral Itcsortw I'll ill I .urge
Sum for Official Protection.
The grand jury brought five Indict
ments' against Mayor Eugene Sehmlt
and Abram Ruef, of San Francisco,
n the charge of extortion. On each
charge the bail was fixed at $10,000
and the bond at $5,000.
The first alleged crime was In con
nection with the poodle dog restau
rant and the Indictment cites that
Rcuf and Schmltz demanded money
from the proprietor, Tony Banco. A .
this demand wan made, it Is said, on
two occasions two Indictments were
returned. Extortion believed to have
been practiced upon Ed Marchand,
proprietor of Marchand's restaurant,
Jw the basis of two more Indictments.
A demand made upon Joe Malfunti,
another retnsurant man. is the al
leged offense1 on which the fifth and
last Indictment was found.
According to the indictments Reul
nd Schmltz on the 15th of January.
1904, extorted J 1,170 from Tony Blan
co, of the "Poodle Dog," and on Feb.
of the same year they forced him
to give up $1,000 more. The third In
dlctment is based on the extortion ol
11,175 from the proprietors of Mar
chand's restaurant. They are charged
with demanding and receiving on th I
same day $1,175 from the proprietors
f Delmonlco's restaurant. It la charg
ed on the 6th of February they forceO
these men to yield $1,000 by threat
ening to take awny their liquor it
censes.
Sheriff O'Nell Buys the he Is still un
decided whether he will arrest
Schmltx when he lands In New York
r wait until he comes to C&llfornla.
The Indictments were returned fot
the firand Jury by Foreman B. P. Oli
ver, who presented the documents tc
" Judge Muraskey. who read them and
placed them on file. He then proceed-'
ed to fix the ball for each charge.
MORE SHIPS; MOHR Gt'XS.
l:ans Grows Kmplintic Over Pressluj
Needs of Navy.
The United States needs more war
chips, more guns and more naval of
fleers and needs them badly, accord
Ing to Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans
who was the guest of honor at th
fourth annual dinner of the alumn
association of the United States nnva
academy in the Auditorium in Chlca
go Wednesday night.
In responding to the toast, "Tin
New Navy," Admiral Evans said: "A1
the present time we have nothlnj
more than a respectable nucleus for
navy adequately to represent thi
United States. It Is not my buslnesi
to criticise congress, but It sometime)
puzzles us of the navy to know wha
congress Is driving at. Frankly, wi
have not ships enough, we have no
guns enough; In fact, we have not t
spare gun to put on one of the shtp:
tomorrow In case one of the guns nov
In use should become disabled. In ad
dltlon to all this, we have not officen
enough, and there are not half enougl
officers on any of te ships.. We havi
not men enough, but what we havt
are the best In the world. It Is thi
hope of all those connected with thi
navy that the next congress will d
something to better the naval serv
Ice."
Appeal to Roosevelt.
By an unanimous vote the New Yorl
Republican central committee at iti
regular monthly meeting held Thurs
day night resolved to ask Presides
Roosevelt to rescind his order dis
charging dishonorably a battalion oi
the Twenty-fifth regiment, Unito
States infantry.
Bomb Thrower to He Hanged.
The man who on Nov. 12 threw t
tiomb at ,Oen. Hheinbot, the Moscow
prefect of police, and was in turn shot
but not killed, by the general, wat
tried by courtmartlai Wednesday and
sentenced tn death by hanging.
To Observe Cien. Lee Centennial.
An order fixing Jan. 19, 1907, foi
observance of the 100th annlversarj
f the birth of Robert E. Lee was an
Hounced at New Orleans Thursday bj
AdJt. Gen. and Chief of Staff Will K.
Mlckel, United Confederate Veteran
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Sioux
Pity live stock market follow: Butcher
teers, $5,00. Top hogs, $6.05.
Mr. diaries A. Strong Dead.
Mrs. Charles A. Strong, daughter
John D. Rockefeller, died Thursday
morning in the Hotel du Purls. Mrs.
Btrong had been 111 for some time and
offered a paralytic stroke on Nev. 12,
after which she sank slowly until the
end.
Fatal Holler Fixplottion.
Four men were killed and a score
injured, several fatally, by the explo
sion of a boiler of a cotton gin at
aulksvllls, Ark, Thjjrsdjiy.
mKSBYTKIUANH MF.KT.
fcJiler W. J. Bryan, of Lim-olii, Neb.,
Speaks.
William Jennings Bryan, an elder
In the Presbyterian church at Lincoln,
Neb., addressed the delegates and vis
iters nt Indianapolis, Ind., Wednes.
day night attending the convention of
new church work to be called the
Presbyterian brotherhood.
When Mr. Bryan stepped to the
platform he was accorded a most en
thusiastic welcome, practically every
one In the hall rising to their feet,
waving handkerchlifs and hats. Tin.
demonstration lasted several min
utes. Mr. Bryan In opening his address
said he was glad to be a delegate to
the first Presbyterian brotherhood
convention and he rejoiced especially
that there was no contesting delegates.
He said it had always been so in tht
past.
The speaker said he began church
life as a member of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church when he was 14
years of age. Continuing, Mr. Bryan
spoke In reference to the benefits to
be derived from the organization to be
perfected nt the present gathering ol
Christian workers. He declared that
the name chosen, "brotherhood,"
could not have been better selected.
He said it was a part of a "world-wide
movement, a moral .awakening."
The speaker declared there, could
be no morality without religion as thi.
foundation of morality.
"Tolstoi defined religion," said Mr.
Bryan, "as the relation between man
and his Ood ojul this is one of the best
definitions I have beast able to find.
Tolstoi says morality Is the ,outward
sign of this sentiment. In (all my
travels In many lands I found the na
tives practiced some kind of religion.
Mr. Bryan spoke of the customs In
some Asiatic lands wkere the women
were compelled to worship behind a
screen. He said It was different here.
The women were foremost In this
country and it was the men who gen
erally kept in the background,
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WHICRK is THK $i,om.oio?
jargc Sums Never lttfu-lietl l-'rlsei.
Committee.
A new investigation is progressing
In the course of developments in the
San Francisco graft scandal. It ap
pears that many sums of money, large
and small, amounting to $1,000,000,
sent from different states to San Fran.
cIsco for the relief of the earthquake
sufferers, never reached the relief com
mittee. Some of these amounts were
mailed in care of Mayor Schmltz. F. J.
Honey and Detective William Burns.
-About 100 government agents havt
been making investigations. Presi
dent Roosevelt is the moving spirit
behind the Inquiry. He declares no
man guilty of diverting relief funds
shall escape Justice.
, Castro May Be Dead.
The Dutch cruiser Kortenner, which
has arrived at Fort de France from
Willemstad, reported Wednesday that
at the time of her departure from Cu
racoa It was reported there persistent
ly and was generally believed, thut
President Castro was dead, but that
his death was being conceuled by the
Venezuelan government In order tu
maintain itself In power.
Ten Years for "Salting" .Mine.
William Whalen, an aged mining
prospector of Nevada, who was arrest
ed at Sacramento, Cai., for swindling
a number of citizens out of several
thousand dollars by false representa
tions, was sentenced Tuesday to ten
years' Imprisonment at San Quentln.
An Investigation of the Whalen mines
showed that the ore was "salted."
, New Standard Oil Move. v
Three pipe line concerns, the Cres
cent, the Northern and the Southern,
fontrolled by the Standard Oil com
any, filed notices in the state depart
ment of Pennsylvania, Wednesduy of
increase In their capital stock of from'
$7,000,000 In the aggregate to $16,
000,000. Drunks Burred from Trains.
Attaches of the Pennsylvania rail
road at New Brunswick, N. J., have
received orders from headquarters
that hereafter no tickets must be sold
drunken persons and that intoxicated
persons must not be permitted on the
trains. It Is understood the order has
gone all along the line.
Kxit Mrs. Jane Dowlc.
Federal Judge Land is, of Chicago,
Wednesday directed the entry of an
order, by virtue of which Mrs. Jam.
Dowle Is grunted the MacDhui prop
erty at White Lake, Mich. In return
she relinquishes ull claims to stocks
ind property in 55lon City.
Aint-rii'un Hiiinune Society .Mo ts.
The annual convention of the Amer
ican Humane society opened In Chi
cago Wednesday. Addresses were
made by E. W. Newhull, of San Frun
csp, utid others.
Bomb in u Rome Cal'e.
A bomb was exploded in the Cafe
Aragnn. in the center of the city of
Rome, Wednesday. Two persons wert
slightly Injured.
New Counterfeit .Vole.
The CnlUd Statu secret service an
nounces the discovery of a new coun
terfeit $10 buffalo United States note.
The counterfeit nppurenlly is print 'id
on two pieces of paper with silk fiber
distributed between them.
Cull for Hunk Stautiicnl.
The comptroller of the currency
Wednesday Issued a cull for a state
ment t the condition of national
bank at the close of business on Moo.
day, Nov. 12.
POUCK.MF.N SLAIN I;V NRGII.O.
Fierce Battle at AsJievlllo wHV.
pcrodo.
Fighting bravely In defense "f tjelt
police cuptuln Patrolmen Cht!es
fliackstock and William Bailey, of
Ashevllle, N. C. were shot to death on
South Main street ut '11:30 o'clock
Tuesduy- night by u negro, who also
killed one negro a:nl filially wounded
another.
The murderer gave his name as Will
Harris, of Chnrlotte, N. C, a despera
do for whom n large reward has been
standing for some time.
Prior to the death of the otllcers .i
colored restaurant keeper named Hen
Allison was shot and killed -by Harris
without provocation. Another negro
named Tom Nell lies mortally wound
ed, he, too, being shut before the offi
cers took a hand In the melee.
Harris started on his tour from a
negro house on Valley street. Ho
fired Into two houses us he made his
way to South Main street. At Kugl
street he tired at and wounded Allison.
On South Main street the desperado
encountered Tom Nell ond fired nt
him. Police Captain Pugo and Officers
Bailey and Dluckstnck rushed from
police headquarters in pursuit.
Capt. Puge, who met the negro In
the center of Main street, received n
bullet in the aim from the negro's ri
fle. Page called upon Blackstock to
fire, but before that officer could do
so Bluckstuck fell dead with a bullet
In the chest. Bailey fired twice with
out hitting and the negro then shut
and killed Bailey. Tin? negro escaped
A general ularm was turned in by
the chief of police to call out the mili
tia companies and several armed
posses quickly formed tn pursue tho
murderer.
At 'J: 30 o'clock a. m. the Southern
railway dispatched a special train t
Tryon. forty miles away, to secure
bloodhounds to aid in. running down
the negro, who at last reports h.id
taken refuge In the Blltmore estate.
A I'M FORM DIVORCK LAW.
National Congress 1'. rails a Proponed
Measure.
The national congress on uniform
divorce laws held its second meeting
In Philadelphia Tuesday. The first
meeting was held in Washington nine
months ago, at which time adjourn
ment was taken to permit a committee
to draft u bill on uniform divorce laws
to be presented to legislatures of all
the states.
The bill drawn by the committee
names InHdelity, felony, bigamy, de
sertion, habitual drunkenness and In
tolerable cruolty as causes for which
divorce can be granted. . It recom
mends that various state legislatures
be asked to agree on a period of resi
dence before application may be made
for divorce.
It is expected that the recommenda
tion, if adopted by all the states, will
decreuse the number of migratory di
vorces. 1110 MAI) K Itl SII foi: GOLD.
The Oldest Active .Miner or Colorado
Is Dead nt Dcavcr.
Michael Storms, a pioneer mining
man of Colorado, California, Iduho
and Montana, died of general dcbillty
at St. Luke's hospital In Denver. He
was 83 years old and hud been one ol
the most familiar figures In Denver for
forty-seven years. He was secretary
of the Colorado Pioneers' association
and had the distinction of being the
oldest active member ETAOIN UNN
oldest active miner In that state, a
well as founder and recorder of Colo
rado's first gold camp, now Central
City. Ho wan born in Ohio and Join
ed in the rush of '4 to California,
coming from that state to Colorado in
1853.
ASSASSINS AT WKDDING.
Groom Shot to Deatli While Celebrat
ing Ills Marriage.
Fifteen minutes after he married
Maria Einstein in Brooklyn, Augustus
Sllvestro, of New York, 20 years old,
was fatally shot In his home where he
wus celebrating his wedding. He died
at midnight Sunday night In the Se
ney ho.spltal vtth his bride at his bod
Bide. The shooting was done by six un
known Italians, who entered the room
and started a row. It Is suspected that
a rival instigated the murder and tho
police are looking for this man, who
is known.
Pedro Depalino, a wedding guest,
was seriously wounded during the me
lee. Two Burn to Death.
Vincent Moore, aged 55 years, and
Kujmonil Moore, ugod 11 years, were
burned to death in their home five
miles out in the country from Paoji,
Ind., Monday night. Three other
members of the family escaped by
jumping from a second story w.idow.
All were lnjurei.
Cobbers IssM Sufe,
Three robbers In Wulker, Mo., eurl
Tuesday e-seuped with the contents of
tin- safe of the Bank of Walker. Tho
amount secured Is not known.
Negri Slate Fair Often.
The first colored state fulr In the
history of tin? race opened in Macon,
(la. Monday, with u lurge attendance
Funeral Train Wrecked.
A funeral train filled with women
and children dashed into an open
switch on which were three cars at
Mucks. Oil, Tuesday. Many passen
gers were injured by the Knock, being
thrown from their seats.
Posse Ktvks Negro.
Mrs. J. N.'Camp, a farmer's wife,
living near Atlanta, Ut., was bound
with a leather Btrap and assaulted by
a negro at her horn Tuesday. Aa
armed party is seeking the negro.
STATE OF NEBRASKA
SEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON".
DEXSED FORM.
Shooting HriiiRs the Mil Ifciwti Mid
night Closing Order Follow Fatal
tight Over Cnrd J. r'. Wallage
Kills V. W. Illill Grain! Island.
William V. HIUIs was shot and kill
ed bv J. F. Wullage, a liveryman. In
the basement of Bock s billiard hall at
Grand Island. The shooting occurred
at midnight Saturday. Wullage Im
mediately telephoned to Sheriff Dun
ket and the latter took htm Into cus
tody. Harold Nyboe and G. S. Krout
are detained as witnesses, a third wit
ness, named Ie. having fled the city.
Witness Krout slates thut Wullage
and Hlllis were In a game of cards and
that suddenly HIUIs attacked Wallage
with a beer bottle. No dttnculty hud
arisen over the cards and no words
had been passed. HIUIs made a sud
den uttack. Wulluge secured his gun
and tired. The first shot went wild.
Another story has it thut HIUIs got
Wallage down and was on top of him
on the floor when Wullage managed to
get the revolver out of his pocket, to
get his arm free nnd get It mound th.
man on top of him. The bullet wus
fired Into the body In the back und
evidently penetrated the heart. Death
was Instantaneous.
Asked whether he would not make
a statement Walluge declined, prefer
ring not to say anything. 1
Mrs. Hlllis ut the last term of dis
trict court secured a divorce from
Hlllis on the grounds of cruelty, unn
It Is stated that Hlllis always believed
Wallage hud more or less to do with
the case. Mrs. ligils lives there and
declares that HIUIs has been a gambler
ever since they were married, having
never followed an occupation.
The coroner's Jury returned a ver
dict finding that he death of Hlllis re
sulted from a gunshot wound from a
revolver dischaiged by Walluge. and
the Jury believed from the evidence
before It that Wallage acted in self
defense. The affulr has cuused considerable
of a Mir In the community. There have
been frequent rulds of places at which
gambling was suspected and arresta
of persons with varying success. James
Bock gave testimony at the inquest
which led to a complaint against him
and he whs arrested and fined $25 and
costs. Mayor Schuff has given orders
that every saloon must close at 12
o'clock und remain closed until 5 In
the morning.
POSTMASTER ETTER DEAD.
Oflleer and Pioneer of Sotttli Oninlui
Expires from Violent Attack.
F. J. Etter, veteran postmaster, sol
dier and pioneer of South Omaha, died
at his home at 5:30 a. m. Tuesday. Ho
has long been subject to- violent at
tacks of illness due to a complication
of troubles, Bright and heart disease,
and spasmodic asthma being chief. It
was the onslaught of such an attack
which began only un hour before his
death which thut proved fatal. He re
sisted death to-the lust with the cour
age of a long and energetic life. Death
appcured to have' no teat for him;
he had long boon resigned i4id had
expected to puss uway in the manner
in which he did.
Four Horses Stolen.
Four horses were stolen from tht
stable of John Dorsey Tuesday night
near Crelghton. There is no trace of
the robbers. A reward of $100 has
been offered. Farmers all over north
ern Nebraska are organizing Into
the North Nebraska I.lvo Stock Own
ers' Protective association, wnich is
formed for the purpose of tracing
horse thieves and bringing them to
punishment.
Young Hwlley to Prison.
In the district court at . Tekaniuh
Tuesday Jesse Hadley pleaded guilty
to murder In the second degree and
Judge Kennedy sentenced him to
twenty-three years In the penitentiary.
Young Hadley, who lived on a farm
between Oakland and Craig, wus
charged with killing his father. Jacob
Hadley, lust MHy and putting the body
In a creek, whore it was found three
weeks later.
Brandon Will Is Held Valid.
The hearing of the contest of the
will of the late Mrs. H. W. Brandon,
of Tecumseh, was completed In the
ieounty court and Judge James Living,
ston sustained the will. Elmer C. Bliss
,and his half sister objected to the Tin
ley Rescue home of Omaha sharing in
their sinter's stute to the extent of
$20,tT00, as wus willed by Mrs. Bran
don. New Enterprise.
Considerable Interest was manifest
by the business men and a number of
members of the York Commercial
club In the new manufacturing enter
prise about to be located in York foi
the purpose of manufacturing spring
automobile wheels thut will lake the
place of the pneumatic rubbcr-tlred
wheels now used on automobiles.
Teacher to Mi-i-l at NoiTolk.
The North Nebraska Teachers' asso
ciation will hold Its next annuul meet
ing in Norfolk April 3, 4 and 5. This
was decided Tuesday at n meeting of
the executive committee, held In Nor
folk. Sleet Storm In Nebru-kn.
Northern Nebraska bus sulTcred
retet storm which hail started ut al-
nritlne Monday. The corn fields are
tiverrd with a coating of ice.
lire ut Pe ider.
Fire broke out In Rudolf Suhr's bill
iard hall ut Pender and was not extiu
Iguluhed until the tables und fixtures
, were badly dumuged. The total loss
to fixtures and building Is about $1,
600: Insurance on tables and fixture.',
$400; Insurance on building. $b00.
Injured In Threshing Machine.
John Slivers, a well known farmer
living between Tamoar and Staple
hurst, was caught In a threshing ma
chine and hud one arm brfikn In two
place and duilocutvd.
OT,D SOI.PII'R FOUND DEA1.
Veteran Who Uwxl u Hermit's Uf
Die In His Slmi-k.
David Eperle. nn old man, wai
found dead in a shnely on a smalt
Island soiithwrM of Fremont. whcr,
he had lived alone for six years, allow.
Ing no one to enter his shuck or even
remain on the Island if he could pre
vent It.
He served during the wnr In a Penn
sylvania regiment nnd had received
special mention In orders for gallant
conduct. Twice every three months
he came to Fremont to execute his
pension voucher nnd draw his check.
He would then buy n few suppllea and
a generous nivount of whisky and re
turn to his shnnty. He Is thought to
have relatives living in Pittsburg. Ta.
His body was found by Carl Volstad.
who lives on Hawthorne Island, and
Is about tln only mnn to whom Eperle
was disposed to be friendly.
IDM.AIID REFUNDS SALARY.
Nebraska Conitrcssniiin Sends I'nrl
Snni SI.Htll.M.
Congressman Ernest M. Pollard, of
the First Nebraska district, Thursday
night sent a drnrt for $1,8(51.114 to Ser
geant ut Arms Cason, of the national
house of representatives.
The sum represents salury paid Mr.
Pollard as a congressman from March
4 to January Is. IM05. As he was first
elected on the latter date at a special
election to till tr unexpired term of
Elmer J. Burketl his tight to the sal
ary for the period when lie was tech
nically not a member wut questioned
and was made nn Issue In the cam
paign Just close 1. Mr. I'ollnrd ws
re-elected.
BRIDGE CONTRACTOR 1IF.IJ.
Will Have His Preliminary Etamtnu-
Hon nt Beatrice
John Sparks, the btidge contractor
from St. Joseph, charged with Issuing
false bills with intent to defraud Gage
county, arrived In Beatrice Wednes
day and voluntarily uppeared at the
sheriff's - office, where he was placed
under arrest. He was arraigned In
the county court and pleaded not
guilty.
His preliminary hearing wus set for
November 10 and he gave bond In the
sum of $4,000 for his appearance at
that time. The alleged false claims
amount to about $1,000,
Hull County .Memorial Park.
At the recent election a proposition
was put to the voters of Grand Island
to secure their wish In the matter
whether or not to dedicate the old
court house square, originally donated
to the people of the county by the
Union Pacific, for memorial purposes,
and 400 more voted for It than against
it. The plan Is, ut the semi-centennial
celebration next July, to dedicate It,
together with a monument, to the old
settlers of the county, and later to
erect thereon a monument to the old
soldiers. ' - - - - '. .
Prairie Chickens Seized,
The deputy game warden at Omahi
has Informed Chief Game Warden
Carter of the seizure of 142 pralrlit
chickens ut a cold storage house in
Omaha. The birds were being held
for sale to the hotel and restaurant
keepers of tho river city contrary to
law. The shipment of the birds wat
made to Omaha on election' day, when
it was supposed the authorities would
not be watching. No arrests have
been made In comction with tl
seizure of tho game, but they will ak
pluce soon, it Is said.
Train Men Exonerated.
The Northwestern trainmen whose
engine killed August Haase were ex
onerated by the coroner's Jury at Nor
folk. The engineer testified that ha
saw an object lying on the track, but
thought It a pumpkin until within a
few feet of the man, whose head lay
on the track and feet under a cattlt
guard on the right-of-way. It was tof
lute then to stop the train.
Gage County Wins.
After a trial lusting throe days la
the district court at Beatrice 'the casa
of Harry Vertrees against Gage coun
ty, a suit for $6,000 damages because
of Injuries received by falling through
a bridge with a threshing outfit tn
1903, was decided In favor of the
county.
Woman Wants Duiimkcm.
Miss Margaret Reuland has brought
suit In the district court at Piatt
mouth iigulnst Chief of Police Joe
Fltzgeruld and Frank Fitzgerald for
$5,000 duhuges. In the petition she
alleges the officers used vile and ob
scene language und forcefully arrested
her without warrant.
Lighting Plant ClirUleucd.
Mayor Schuff und Councllmen nt
tin- and Buehhelt of Grand Island
mounted the big brick smokestack of
the city's new municipal lighting plant
and properly christened it by breaking
a bottle of wine over Uio crest of the
big chimney, the top of which Is 132
feet ubove the level of the earth.
Boyd's Majority Is 200.
Complete ollicinl returns from every
county In the Third Nebraska district
give Judge Hoyd a majority of 296.
County Attorney Indorsed.
Cass county guve County Altornoy
Hawls, who put slot machines out of
business und cuused salom, keepers to
i comply with the provisions of the Slo
cumb luw by removing the screens
from their windows and keeping the
Ruinous closed on Sunduyx, a re-elec
tion by u majority of 4)4 votes.
Newsimper Suspends.
1 l,u MllfdMI II!, 1- .. UU
i started about u ye.ur ago, announced
1 thut It will suspend publication after
j this eek.
I 'nek Truin for Cuba.
Orders have been received nt t
heudquui ters of the department of t
Atissourl, in Omaha, to dispatch a
puck train of ubout fifty animals from
Fort Hlley to Cubu vlu Newport News
at once. Efforts ure being made to
secure u Hpcilul train.
11 rst Snow at I.) ons.
The first snow storm of the si-Tson
ut Lyons cuine Tuesduy noon, suveral
Inches of snow falling. It caught the
farmers with thousands of bushels vf
4iu n lu thv flvldn.
life1
Gov. Mickey has Issued the follow
Ing Thanksgiving proclamation:
"Nebraska has never experienced
a more prosperous season than that
which Is Just drawing to a close. The
fields have produced In abundance, the
orchards have excelled all previous
records and every material Interest
lias prospered. There Is no portion of
the state but that has richly partici
pated In tho benefits which tho year
has brought to us. The products of
the summer's toll are now being gar
nered Into cellar, storehouse and gran
ary, while the song of 'Harvest Homo'
resounds from valley nnd hilltop and
cheers the heart of a huppy, prosper
ous and contented people. For the
blessings vouchsafed to us by the Giv
er of All Good we are devoutly thank
ful. Each day should be a day of
thanksgiving. It Is the custom, how.
ever, to especially Bet upurt one day
for the general expression of praise
nnd gratitude and In harmony with
the action already taken by the presi
dent of the United States, I, John II.
Mickey, governor of the stute of Ne
braska, do hereby proclaim Thursday,
Nov. 29. 1906, as a duy of thunksglv
lug. and request that It be observed
in the spirit of meditation and prayer.
On thut dny let oil the people assent
bio In their usual places of worship
and let them do reverence to the only
true and living God, from whom all
blessings flow. Let our public and pri
vate devotions testify that we are
earnestly mindful of the mercies oi
the ptst and Ut u beseech the
Father of All Mercies for their enntln
uance In the future."
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At a revival meeting being conduct
ed at an Adventlst church in Lincoln
"strange tongues" have developed and
all Lincoln Is wondering about it. Re
cently one of the faithful attendant
began to talk u mysterious language
and on the following night two othei
of the faithful ones began to talk the
same language with variations. Tho
three affected ones and the minister In
charge have decided this la the fulfill
ment of the prophecy of the Lord and
that shortly there will come One who
run interpret the strange tongues and
ull will be well for those now afflicted.
A university professor diagnosed the
case with a lot of science, but this ha
had no effect on the enthusiasm of the
meeting, and neither has It satisfied
those who hove heard the strange
tongues waggle. A Chinese waa called
In to see if he could understand the
new language, but he could not. Those
who have reoolved the blessing are
supremely happy und other are striv
ing for It. Those who speak tho
strange language do not care, for they
are certain it wilt all come out in
the wash. In the meantime prayers
are ascending nightly for the comlnf
of the Interpreter.
The decision of the district court ol
Lancaster county has been reversed In
the case of Philander G. Loso against
Lancaster county' and It has been re
manded for a new trial. Loso was In
jured In an accident, on a county
bridge near Agnew and brought an ac
tion for damages. The supremo court
suys one who is Injured by reason of
a defective bridge while riding lu a
private vehicle muy recover from the
county, otherwise liable, not withstand
lug the negligence of the driver, which
muy have contributed to produce the
Injury, the Injured party, being free
from negligence and having no au
thority or control of the driver. An In
struction of the lower court stating
that negligence wit Imputed to all
people in the vehicle Is declared er
roneous. The court says that as a
general rule there can be no such
thing as Imputed negligence except
where the privity which exists In law
between master and servant and prln
clpul und agent Is found.
h'aseball fans In IJncoln ure flgur
lug on Sunday baseball there next
year. It Is not probable that un at
tempt will be made to pull off the
games Inside the city limits. It In
planned now to have the games played
either ut Capital beach or some oth
er convenient place, und the week-dav
games ut the usual grounds. Ducky
Holmes got good support lust year und
he does not Intend to do anything
which would put baseball In bud odor,
but us numerous fans who every Sun
duy wend their way to Omaha, or tn
somentherseaport town where the blue
laws are not lu effect, want Sunday
games, they muy force Holmes to
start something. Inasmuch an nearly
2,000 peoplo usuully went from there
last summer on Sundays to see the
Omaha-Lincoln games. It Is believed
by those that Sunday bull would l)j
popular In Lincoln.
Some boys, supposed to be pupils ol
the Lincoln high school, entertained
themselves the other night by balanc
ing a few eggs on tho person of Prlncl
pul Sunders of the high school and In
daubing hliu with the hen fruit they
managed to smear some of It over
guests who were being entertained at
a party at the principal's homo.
bunch of the buys, wearing white
robes, solemnly inarched up to the
Sunders home und were seen by tho
principal. 'I he latter, with more nervt
than Judgment, rushed to his door and
threw It open with the Intention ot
awing the crowd with his present
He was greeted with a cheer, in which
were mingled numerous etgs. It is
ssld the high school boys have ordain
ed that Principal Sunders must go bo
causu of Ids stand against football
The luking of testimony lu tli cuse
against the ulleged lumber trust hus
been discontinued until Nov. 20. The
time Intervening will be taken up by
the stato In looking up wltnesuus and
evldeneo to sustain the charge which
has been made ugulnut the dealers. So
far lu the letters produced by Seore
tary Ciitchneld nothing has been ec
atbllshed to show the Ukuoclatlou con
trolled prices on lumber In Nebraska.
but the state Is said to huve consider
able other evidence along this Un
which will be produced at the proper
time.
I Sunday School f
X i.KsoN foii MtvrMnt'.n S3. I
The World's Temperance. Suuday.
salnh 11
Goldeu Text. I kep under my body,
nd bring it iuto subject inn. l.Cor.t
Man was created a living soul a spir
itual being inhabiting an auiinal body.
Why should not the soul huve been creat-
d un independent thinifV Why sliould it
be placed in a material body? Why should
it Ixt so hampered?
Of course it Is little we can know ol
God'a reasous for His acts, hut II hns
given us some glimpsi's of Ills roan.
In ha shown us, for instance, that it
was Hi set purpose that man should bet
made suhject to Temptations through hi
body. For that reason tho tree of th
nowlcdirr of good ond evil iru planted
n E.len. For-that reason, timong others.
grape juice nnd other juice were made
liable to fcrim'iitwion n-suUing in tint
rmlttctioi) of nhsihol. '
We can make this out ejearl enough
lint just as we develop our physical man
hood by exercising our mudes and by
tvercomiiiK obstacles, so our spiritmtl
manhood must be developed by conflict
with temptation and by forcing ourcelve
to choose and do that which is right.
llow far, how very far, restraint of
he body should ifo, is told us by Christ.
lie says thut it we are tempted to evil by
hand, or foot, or eye, it Is better that w
hould cut off the hand or foot, and pluck
out the eye than that wo should allow
ourselves to be enslaved by temptation.
It i a question of tho toul'a life or
lentli this fight with the body for con-.
rol. Ant it I fur better t. win eteml
life with a maimed body than that the
nobler nature ahould din out of the maul
Sometimes there la a fictitious over
coming. A man for poor, or Ignoble
reasons will pull bluxself together nnd
refuse to give way to temptations to
which he has formerly yielded. The prize
tighter is bent on winning In his next
fight. He has great incentive to wlu, for
here is much money and much glory for
he winner. So he give up Intoxicants.
and amokea very little ; be keeps' hi body
under control, and generally behaves him
self ; all in order that he may conquer
his antagonist.
That is an extreme case. But you can .
easily Imagine many others in which men
for atlfUh purpose control their desires.
The wish to be well thought of and be
an honored member Of society will help
many to I've rightly. That la a good mo-
ive In it way, but not the best, and it
will only affect a man's conduct,, not his
haructer.
Overcoming for mean or telQuh reason
la an overcoming that gives an appear
ance of atrength, but there- hi no true
elf-conquest in: it; thero U no enlarge
ment and enrijhment of the man's spirit
ual nature..-'-When tha prise flghtef i
done with his fight, be loses the incentive
to sobriety and goes back to bis cups;
Likewise with the man - who is sober
ud self-controlled for the sake of . bis
business, or because be Vislies the good
pinion ot others; ttare is no real good-
ueau In such self-control. The time may
ome when that object will seem to him
InnuIUclotit, nnd he wilt in one way or
(mother show that he Is not actuated by
noble Impulses. Ho may hsro formed
habits, of sobriety and have no temptation
to become drunken. But, nevertheless, the
wenkneaa of the force impelling him to
righteousnosH remuimt, and at beat he
will only be apparently good because of
lack of temptation.
There Is but one real overcoming. There
is but one sure way to overcome our de
sire so thoroughly that wn shall never
be in danger of falling. We must over
come "through Christ which strengthen
eth." We must strive for hoUueau; noth
ing less. We must bavn it as our su
preme desire to please God.
It surely must be evident that any de
sire, less than the", greatest must show its
weakness in time, and thai when it does
the self-control founded upon it will be
swept away. Let us then desire to be ,
holy as God is holy, and place no reli
ance upon goodne or temperance that
are fouuded upon worldlines.
f Notes. '
Wilful Sinning. What wit idolatr,
and mixing with heathen nations, God's
people had gone very far astray indeed.
It was no longer ueccsaary that they
sliould be tempted to do evil. They
ought out evil, aud did it with avidity.
A National Curse. Here was a whole
nation so given over to druukennes that
f om being a strong nation it had become
the prey ot the heathen nations about it.
Iudeed its downfall and poverty were
from within rathnr than from without.
A Nation Puuished. Of course the
whole nation had to suffer for the sins of
so many of the Individuals ot which it
was coniisiAcd. Ifcuihtlcs there were uof
a few who had renin im-d honorable; and
sober. But these also may have beeu at
fault. They had not protested loudly
enough, perhaps, against tha national
curse. They had attended to "their, own
business," it may 1st, us if it was not the'
business of every mini to pray and work,
for tb i salvation of his nation.
Wrong Hi'udediies. It Is wonderful
what strango ideas men, can bring them
selves to believe. But if voil would see
the lull extent of such perversity yoit
must listen to a man trying to justify
himself for his wrong doing. Then lie
will call the plainet evil, .rood; will put
(lurk ins for liidit aud bitter for sweet,
lie. will represent the saloon as a neces
sary institution uml claim that much
good i to be KAincd hy the drinkiug of
intoxicants. I In will ho proud of his
ability to drink iuloxican's iu quanti
ties wilhout showing druiikiHiiiesa. Truly
it is u very evil world, a world very fur
removed from lixuleousncsai that the foi
lower after strong drink lives iu.
The HorarabovlaK 1'raal.
The United Horseshoeing Company has
beeu inisirporuhsi at Trentoti, N. Jn with
a capital stock of fJ.iMt.OOdj. Tha com
pany will operate a cliaiu of shops anj
ileal in tools pertaiuiug to the trade.
Autos IMtlu'l Kill tb Moat.
A stutemeut sliowhig lb number of
accidents caused by vehicle in London,
streets in one mouth, in wtiich personal
injury resulted, credft 2V out of IMS",
to automobiles and motor vehicles, while
out ot thirty-eight fatalities, motor ts
hkies were responsible for oulf foor.