DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD.
VOLUME XV
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, 3IAKCH 8, 1907.
NUMBER 28.
CURttENl" HAPPENING
FAITHFUL CHRONICLE OF ALL
IMPORTANT ITEMS.
HOISTS WHITE FLAC
9 MUUM.W SKKKS PKAC'K Tl'.RMtf
Toil RAILROADS.
riiignutc Willing to Devote IIIiiim ll to
Cultivating Rotter Relations nml
Impresses Confidence Hint Proidont
Wltl He Iess l:allt'ul Horonftor.
"I am ready to make the advance
ment of a scheme of co-operation be
tween the government and the rail
rays my chief Interest," said E. H.
jjarrlman. president of the Union Fn
llflc railroad, on returning to New
fork Thursday from Washington.
Mr. Harriman declined to talk about
Sio report that ho had obtained con
trol of the Reading railroad.
Speaking of the agitation against
torporate wealth, he said:
"They we, nil of us should have
lonsidered the possible effects of this
igltatlon before It was begun or be
fore conditions that made its growth
osslble were allowed to continue. If
e had all met on common ground
tnd co-operated for our mutual benefit
lobody would be worrying over the
Utuatlon as It Is today.
"We all made a mistake in this. I
realize the misty It e and I believe th-3
Idministration at Washington Is be
finning to realize that it has been a
lttle too radical in Its attitude toward
lie railroads. Henceforth I look to
tee its opposition take on more of the
iplrit of co-operation. I believe tli-T
allways can expect to receive mure
ven-handed justice.
"We men at the head of the groat
lorporatlons on our part are coming
o a better understanding of what the
tovernment expects of us. We are
Planning to get the point of view of
;he administration. We feel that wo
ire now, all of us the public, the
overnment and the railways on n
tommon ground where we can deal
vith each other in the right spirit."
NOT GVILTY OF MIRDER.
Urother Brothers Quickly Cleared by
Jury.
The Strother brothers' case was giv
in to the jury at Culpepper, Va.,
Thursday, and the jury quickly re
sumed a verdict of not guilty.
The "higher luw" was the principal
ilea of the defense, although emo
tional lnsa'iity also entered into the
lefense.
The jury was out but one hour. The
tnnouncement of the verdict was a
ilgnal for an outbreak of approval.
Judge Harrison, in dismissing the
ury, said: "Gentlemen, I thank you
lor the verdict, which I think will bo
tpproved by the public. It has es
tablished a precedent in the state of
Virginia that no man tried for defend
ng the sanctity of his home should
e found guilty."
James and Philip Strother were
sharged with the murder of Wm. F.
3ywaters, their brother-in-law, at th!
Strother home, near Culpepper. They
ihot Eywater In defense of the honor
if their sister, the young bride of an
lour, as he was seeking to escape
!rora the house after the marriage cer.
imony had been performed.
The most sensational testimony pro.
luced was that of Mrs. Ry waters, who
old of her betrayal by Hy waters tin
ier promise of marriage; that she
ilcaded with Rywaters to make hon
irable reparation, and of their trips to
Washington for the criminal opera
Ion which she dreaded; his lndiffer
int treatment of her, the forced mar
Mage, his attenvtcd night, anil the
'.looting follow -d.
All the par'.es Involved In the case
ire prnrnt-w,it. Junies Strother Is n
nember of the Virginia legislature.
kxplrts auk kxpkxsivk.
Jerome Asks for an Appropriation
of $13,000.
District Attorney Jerome sent a re
quest to Comptroller Metz for un
tmergency appropriation of $15,000 in
ipeclal revenue bonds to pay the ox
tense of experts engaged by the state
if New York to testify as to the sani-
y of Harry Thaw on the night he shot
Stanford White.
In the trial of Albert T. Patrick for
he murder of William R. Rice the
listrlct attorney obtained more than
150,000 to pay the expense of experts
imployed by the state.
Passes 2-Ccnt l'nro Hill.
The 2-cent maximum fare bill pasR
id the Illinois house Thursday by
ractlcally a unanimous vote. A few
vho oppos&d the bill refused to vote.
Slous City Live Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Sioux
?lty live stock market follow: Short
ed steers, J4.90W5.40. Top hogs,
18.80.
Ktcamcp Crushed by Ice Floes.
The seal fishing steamer Leopold
ras crushed In the Ice floes off Cape
Race, N. P., during a terrific gale at
nldnlghl Wednesday and totally
recked. The crew of 103 men reach
id land safely.
I 'our Greeks Killed by Train.
Four Greeks employed on tidewater
tall road construction work at Roan
ke, Va., were struck by a Norfolk and
Western freight train Thursday neur
Roanoke and killed.
nAItUIM.W IT AGAIN.
Sensational Raying of Heading Attrib
uted to Hint.
Sensational buying of the shares of
the Reading company Wednesday gave
Wall street Its most exciting experience
since the Northern Pacific contest of
six years ago. Reading had been
strong in the face of a generally weak
market all through the morning ses
sion of the stock exchange wh.-n,
shortly nfter 1 o'clock, there develop
ed an enormous buying movement in
the shares, which carried the price up
more than eight points In half an hour.
Up to the close of the market there
was nothing official to show the source
of the purchasing orders, but a per
sistent rumor was In circulation that
E. H. HarriniHii was buying the stock
with the object of acquiring control of
the property and thut Mr. Harriman
was taking all that was offered in the
open market in addition to the hold
ings of H. C Frlck, which he was
said to have purchased privately.
It was said also that the Roudin.'T
stock held by the Iike Shore had
been turned over to Mr. Harriman, so
that he would have absolute contorl.
it was pointed out that Mr. Frick,
having become a director of the Penn
sylvania Railroad company, would
desire to dispose of his Reading stock,
and that as lie Is friendly with the
Harriman Interests he would be likely
to sell to them if they cared to buy.
I'Olt POSTAL RK.FOHM.
President Roosevelt Confers with tlie
Committee of Congress.
President Roosevelt Tuesday had a
conference with Postmaster General
Meyer and members of the postal com
mission, including Senators Penrose
and Carter and Representatives Over
street and Gardiner, of New York. The
commission is to make a thorough In
vestigation of the methods of admin
istration employed In the postal serv
ice, with the view to suggesting re
forms and Improvements that may be
for the betterment of the service.
There was a general exchange of Ideas
na between the president and his call
ers regarding the work.
Postmaster General Meyer believes
that the most improved btlslness
methods should be adopted in nil
branches of the postal service, with
the view of It becoming entirely self-
supporting, and reforms should be
put Into service where there is any
want of a system or laxity of meth
ods.
HI JM'OX XKAK I.1HKRTY.
Former Kansas Senator to lie Re
leased from .laii March 22.
Former Senator Joseph It. IHirton,
of Kaunas, will be released on March
22 from the Ironton, Mo., jail, where
he Is serving a six months' sentence
for practicing before the postoflice de
partment as attorney for the alleged
get rich quick company of St. Louis,
according to a letter received here
Tuesday from the ex-sentaor. His six
months' term Is shortened thirty days
for good behavior. Burton says he
and his wife, who has been living in
Ironton since last fell, will return di
rectly to their home at Abilene.
to sipplaxt xi:groi:s.
Louisiana May lniMrt White Immi
grants.
A plan which contemplates sup
planting the negro plantation laborers
in Louisiana with state Imported white
Immigrants from Europe, was an
nounced Wednesday by the state com
missioner of Immigration and agricul
ture, Mr. Schuler. The plan Is the out
growth both of the immigration sta
tion authorized for New Orleans by
congress this week, and of the fart
that labor Is scarce.
I,o.seH iVct; Is Own Surgeon.
Section men on the Clover Leuf rail
road found Joseph Hooper, aged 31,
of Akron, O., sitting beside the tracks
near Granite City. Mo., trying to band
age up the stumps of both feet. lie
had been riding the bumpers of a
freight train, he stated, and had fall
en beanth the wheels, both feet having
been severed.
Crew Fight Fire at S-a.
Damage from fire at sea amounting
lo fully JSTiO.OOO was reported by tin
German steamer Vandalia, which ar
rived at New York Wednesday from
China. The lire started In the hold
Feb. 25 anil was subdued only after
the hold was completely flooded with
water.
Kills His Wife and Friend.
Mrs. Fred Schwomeyer and William
Gill died Wednesday from bullet
wounds inflicted by the woman's hus
band, who returned home unexpected
ly at Hen Davis, Ind., Tuesday and
found the two together. The men were
close friends for years.
Party Line I'lione-CaiiHes Shooting.
William E. Doyle, a Democratic pol
itician of Colorado Springs, Colo., was
hot, but not fatally Injured, by Rich
ard Irwin, a mining man, as the result
of a quarrel in which Doyle and Mrs.
Irwin enguged over a party line tele
phone. Tex os Hits Theatrical Trust.
Gov. Campbell, of Texas, has signed
the anti-theatrical trust law bull. This
law is effective Immediately, and re
lieves Texas theatrical managers from
luppression by the so-called "theatri
cal trust."
fclonii on the. Milton Sea.
Another storm has broken over the
Salton sea. The Southern Pacific
tracks are reported under water, and
the waves are washing against passing
trains.
NO CIJ-AV I-X.Hl MAR IV.
Prattles Search for lost Ruby In
Delaware.
After a search of more than thirty,
sir hours, day and night, by 100 oi
more farmers and the stat-; officers ol
Delaware all eforts to locats Horunce,
the 3-year-old oi of Dr. If. N. Mar
vin, who recently in.i.ed to Dover
from Sioux City, In., have failed, and
the hcu:".-brol;cn father can believe
nothing else than that his son has
been kidnaped. Ry whom and for
what cause he is at a loss to under,
slund, us he has no known enemy in
the world. Dr. Marvin moved here
only on Saturday last.
The sudden disappearance of tho
boy has baffled the Mate detectives, as
well as 100 or more men who have
been searching the woods, ditches end
along the bay shore, as well as the
hay stacks, where the boy was last
seen shortly after 10 o'clock Monday
morning.
That the boy must have been kid
naped Is evidenced by a clew discover
ed late Tuesda.T evening by one of the
searching party when they found
across a ditch not over 100 yards from
the hou.se several cedar branche
broken from a tree near by and spread
across the ditch which leads through
a woods and thence to the bay shoio.
The supposition Is that the captors
hustled the child over this ditch and
into a boat and rowed out Into tho
bay and made their escape.
The appearance of two well dressed
men on the Marvin farm on Friday
last. Inquiring as to the recent pur
chaser, has given rise to the supposi
tion that the boy was kidnaped by
those men and that they lurke'
around the farm until opportunity was
afforded for the successful capture of
the child.
IIFLI) FOR MAIL ltOllllFHY.
Two Men Are Placed Under Arrest in
Chicago.
J. Smith, n. T. Fitzgerald and Eu
gene Sullivan have been arrested on a
charge of robbing a United States mail
wagon which was standing in front of
the Stock Exchange building in Chi
cago Saturday night. The men were
arrested in a room which they rented
Saturday night. Sunday they were In
the room all day opening tho mall,
presumably secured from the wagon.
When un evelope was opened and n
money found In It It was thrown Into
the stove.
Mrs. Mary Koons, keeper of the
boarding house, noticed the odor of
burning paper and investigated. She
caught the meif destroying the letters
and they told her if she informed the
police they would kill her. She
made a confident of a woman compan
ion, who informed the detective de
partment of the mntter and the arres:
of the men followed after a hard fight.
COLI.FGK MAX A Rl'HGLAH.
A Student ut l.ake Forest School Un
dor Arrest.
Richard O. Hopps, aged 20. a stu
dent at Lake Forest university, Chica
go, a son of Ira C. Hopps, a lawyer of
Kokoino, Ind., is under arrest charged
with robbing the residence of Hobart
Chntfleld Taylor three weeks ago cf
property valued at $5,000.
Following his arrest the detectives
searched the room of Hopps at the
university, and found a trunk filled
with property said to have been tak
en from the Taylor residence.
Hopps confessed to the police he
had robbed another residence. Hopps
declared he was not able to say why
he hail robbed the residences, as he
had everything he needed.
TIIK MILITIA TO JACKSON'.
Soldiers to He on Duty During Ilargls'
Trial.
Folly men of the Second Kentucky
Infantry under command of Adjt. Gen.
Henry Ijiwrence arrived In Lexington,
Ky., on a special train Tuesday, and
went to Jackson, Itrealliitt county, to
remain there during the triul of Judge
James Hargis on the charge of the
assassination of Dr. H. D. Cox. Tho
trouble between the rival factions In
Jackson county is exceedingly bitter,
and the militiamen were sent to tho
scene in the hope of preventing tho
threatened clash.
SI i a nue Finality Among Hints.
Coal miners found DOO dead birds
on less than half un ucre of ground
In the forest neur Jasonville, Ind., with
no marks showing the cause of death.
Trees surrounding the spot were filled
with chattering birds.
X'cw -Maximum Rate I -aw.
The Missouri houm, Tuesday
passed the senate maximum freight
rate bill indorsed by Gov. Folk and
Attorney General Hadley. The bill Is
intended to remedy defects in the luw
enacted two years ago.
Likely Victims or Robbers.
Mrs. Minnie Sherman, a wealthy
widow residing In tho exclusive vil
lage of Euclid, )., was found dead in
her home Tuesday night under cir
cumstances pointing to murder.
fluid "Kllnd Tiger."
Two policemen. Including the city
chief, were killed, and another officer
dangerously wounded in a raid upon
a "blind tiger" at Fayettevllle, N. O.
A Protest from Ihuii.
The Nichl Nlchl, of Toklo, in a lead
er, protests against the "persistent
determination of the people of Call
fornla to prosecute and exclude tho
Japanese" from that state. In the
proposed law limiting aliens to a five
years' ownership of land.
Col. If. J. Lluilsuy Pusm-s Away.
Col. Homer J. Lindsay, of Pitts
burg, Pu., usslHtant to the president of
the Carnegie Steel company, died
Tuesduv of Rrlght's disease.
i Nebraska I
f Stiito News !
RAILROADS MILL FIGHT TAX FS.
Sock Signatures In ("larks Against
Terminal Taxation Hill.
A petition emanating from railroad
circles Is being passed around In
Clnrks, requesting Merrick county's
representative In the legislature to op
pose the terminal taxation bill. Tho
petition reaiN:
"The undersigned voters and tax
payers of Merrick county, believing
that the bill now pending In the legis
lature to change the present method
of assessing railroad property a:id giv
ing authority to local assessors to as
sess, said bill beliig known os the ter
minal taxation bill, would lessen the
amount of taxes to be paid this coun
ty by the railroad companies; would
respectfully request you to te
against such measure."
The circulators of the petition ad
vance the argument that the law will
operate to the detriment of the local
school fund. Many are signing the
paper In Imaginary defense of the
schools, who doubtless are In favor of
collecting a Just tax from railroad
depot and terminal properties hereto
fore escaping taxation. To offset the
effect of this petition. It Is known that
letters are being addressed to Merrick
county representatives In the house
and senate at Lincoln urging them ;o
stand by their pledge and support the
bill.
MOTllF.lt SAVES HARK FROM FIRE
Homo Hurns In Xlglit. but Entire
Family Ksi-iics with Lives.
The family of Mr. George Palmer,
agent for the North western railroad
at Henderson, had a heavy loss and
Mrs. rainier suffered severe injuries
from a lire in tho depot building.
Agent Palmer was In Omaha on busi
ness and in the night Mrs. Palmer
awakened and went to the kitchen.
When she opened the dour she was
confronted with a sheet of flames. Her
mother was with her and they soon
roused the children. One by one they
were taken from the building. The
baby being left until tho last. Mrs.
Palmer rushed through the burning
building und rescued the baby and
was frightfully burned about the face
and arms. The lire department saved
part of the depot, but Mr. Palmer lost
nearly all of his household goods and
personal belongings.
S1IF.LDOX FINALLY YIELDS.
Signs 2-C-r.t Fare Hill at the Iiust
Minute,
The 2-cont fare bill Is now a law.
Shortly before 12 o'clock Wednesday
Gov. Geo. L. Sheldon signed the bill
and it became operative at once. Fear
ing that the railroads would tight the
bill Gov. Sheldon signed it in order lo
render the emergency clause safe
from technical assault. He announced
that he did not consider the 2-cent
fure an estopel from the enactment
of equitable freight rates. He will
Insist on a reduction of the present
rate on a fair basis under the jurlsdlc.
tlon of the railway commission. Tin
Hurllngton began selling 2-cent fare
tickets at midnight. Other roads are
expected to follow suit.
Will Kettle Uimiii Claims.
The Stewart brothers, of Allen, have
left for Gunnison and southern Idaho
with a view to getting claims und-jr
the irrigation act. They were accom
panied by the family of Albert Forney.
Several families have left Allen at
the same time for Cherry county.
Neb., where they have purchased
cheap land for cattle ranching. Some
thing like twenty claims In Kit Carson
county, Colo., will be settled In the
next few weeks by parties from Allen
and vicinity.
Hiirglurs ut alley.
For the fourth time since Moiis
Johnson has been postmaster an at
tempt was made to rob the Valley
postoiTlce. The burglars effected an
entrance through a door In the reur
of tho building. The safe was dam
aged, but the men were evidently
frightened away, leaving their tools,
without securing anything. An at
tempt Is being mude to get blood
hounds. York Itclii-H on Road's Promise.
Since the passage of the 2-cent bill,
reports are circulating that the Hur
llngton will not build a new depot In
York. The Commercial club has thi
promise of the llurlingt.jn officials
that York will have a new depot und
thut the depot will be in keeping with
the other public buildings, und ade
quate for the business done ut that
point.
Horse Market Is Strong.
There seems to be a strong horse
market all over the country at this
time. J. K. Miller, a horse buyer who
visited Auburn Wednesday and Thurs
day, bou;ht and shipped two carluuds
of fine horses. This is a common oc
currence, us the buyers have been
thick all winter and have all made
good buys.
Ti-ciimsch to Have Light Plant.
Tecumseh will have a new electric
lighting plant. At the special election
recenty 20-year bonds in the sum of
f 12,750 were carried, the sume to bear
Interest ut the rate of 4 per cent.
The city has some money It can use
In the construction of the plant, and
the Improvements will not cost less
than $15,000.
RrlnU Has the Ixx-kjuw.
Frank Hiink, tho slayer of Miss
Resale Newton, of Poncu, Is suffering
from lockpaw, as the result of the bul
let wound in his head caused by his at
tempt to kill himself. For several
days he has had convulsions, and his
condition is considered critical.
Pioneer Passes Away,
Mrs. Mury Cole, aged 74 years, an
old resident of Randolph, Is dead at
the home of her son, C. M. Cole. For
a number of yeurs she has been In fee
ble health und was blind.
NF.HHASKAXS MOV P. WFSTWARP.
tSovcrnl Xnncp nml Vnllcy Count)
Famine Go to Const to Lie.
Dr; E. E. Copplo and family h.v
disposed of their lovely home In Fill
lerton and will leave for Seattle,
Wash., where they will spend the
summer. The doctor may discontinue
the practice of his profession because
of poor health and engage In farming
and stock raising. Hi- be accom
panied west by his brother Charles
and family, of Valley county.
David Keller, Jr., who has been a
prosperous young farmer of that
county for many years, will with his
family leave the tlrs.t of next week for
Washington, where they Intend mak
ing their future home.
Harvey Rnldrldge, wife and daugh
ter Ethel, will take the train soon for
a six months' touring trip through Col
orado. Utah, Idaho, Washington and
California. Mr. Paldrldge says he
may conclude to make his future
home somewhere on the Purine coast.
EXT Fit PLKAS OF GUILTY.
Two Army Ofllccrs at Omaha Adml,
Charge of Drunkenness.
Pleas of guilty by both men brought
the courtinartlal trials of Capt. Ralph
R. Stoggsrull and Second Lieut. A. I
Clurk, of the Thirtieth Infantry, to an
abrupt termination at Fort Crook
Monday. The charges were Insoblety
on Feb. 7 und 13 respectively. Pursu
ant to custom the result will be report
ed to the judge advocate of the army
at Washington, who will take action.
Pending his decision the men are
In custody at Fort Crook.
The case attracted attention because
of the prominence of Stoggsdall, who
for several years has been command
ant of the Omaha high school cadets
and conspicuously In society. He and
his fellow ofllcer and regiment were to
leave for the Philippines in the sum
mcr.
CAUGHT IN REVOLVING SHAFT.
Workiunn at Mllford Has Narrow I'.s
cajie for His Life.
Fred Neff. employed at the elevator
of F. S. Johnson Co.'a mill at Mll
ford, narrowly escaped death In an ac
cident recently. He was up In tha
driveway oiling some pulleys about
twelve feet above the dump. The ms
chlnery was running and his clothes
becme wound Into It, throwing him
Into the air. His foot caught In a V
formed by two timbers and he lay
with his back ucross the revolving
shaft. His cries uttracted the atten
tlon of some Hurllngton surveyors,
who live across from the mill, and
they found him In an unconscious con
dition. Ho was badly bruised, but v.ni
lucky to escape with his life.
OMAHA CARMEN TO STRIKE.
Company Turns Down Their Demand
for "Closed Shop."
Tho Omaha and council Hluffs
Street railway Monday gave Its ultl
matu. i to the union men on Its lines
demanding a written contract to em
ploy only union men. The ultimatum
is a decisive refusal, based on the
ground that the company for thirty
years has had harmonious relations
with Its men, employing union and
non-union men alike. Of the 600 or
more carmen the union claims 90 per
cent, while the company claims only
175 are union men. The union proba
bly will decide at a meeting Thursday
to strike. The company says If It
wins the strike It will hereafter em
ploy only non-union men. ,
IIAXDOLPII GIRL WANTS TO DIE
Makes Attempt to End Her Life Iiy
Drinking Lye.
Miss Hettle Bayslnger, of Randolph,
aged 18 years, made an unsuccesful
attempt to commit suicide by drinking
lye. She hud succeeded in drinking
part of the contents of the solution
she had prepared when she was dis
covered by her sister, Mrs. Leffer, with
whom she made her home. Mrs. Lef
fer knocked the glass from the girl's
lips, but too late to prevent her drink
lug enough of lis contents to make
her very ill.
Sues Hurlliigttiii for $1.1. 000.
Fred E. Kroehler, formerly a resi
dent of Plattsmouth, has brought suit
against the Hurllngton to try and
collect the sum of $15,000 damages
for Injuries received while In the em
ploy or me company wnue working a
hydraulic machine, which was out of
repair.
Hlg Prices for Durocs.
At E. F. La Hue's registered Duroc-
Jersey sow sale at the public sale
barns In Lyons, 38 sows were sold at
an average of $10. The highest priced
sow was sold to George Uosklrk, of
Wisner, for $200. ColonelB J. J. Luth
er and E. P. Thompson conducted the
sale and a large crowd attended.
Death of Mrs, Dantcl Mason.
Mrs. Daniel Mason, wife of a promt
nent farmer whoso place, Joins the
town of laurel, died at an early hour
Monday. Mrs. Mason suffered an at.
tack of the grip before Christmas and
heart troublo developed, causing her
death very suddenly. She leaves her
husband and five young boys.
Hurns Wins Mutch with Purr.
"Farmer" Hurns won his v. restllng
match with Jumes Parr, champion of
England, at the Auditorium In Omaha.
Parr took the first bout In 21 minutes
and Hurns the second and third In
13 and 24 minutes respectively. The
wrestling was catch-as-cctch-can.
Defaulting Judge Convicted.
A Jury In the district court at Wll
ber found former County Judge Hos
mer 11. Heudee guilty of the embezzle
ment of 13,3KB of county funds. Sen
tence was deferred.
Llquoi' Cumcm lo He Tried,
The Murch term of district court at
York will begin Monduy with Judge
Arthur J. Evans presiding, E. J.
Urown, reporter; J. A. Haker, clerk of
the court, and E. O. Sandull, newly
Installed county attorney of York
county.
Duroc-.lcrM-js Sell Well.
At W. J. Stone's registered Duroo
Jersey sow tale, held about three and
ine-half miles uortheust of Lyons, 31
sows went sold at an average price of
$69.
A well defined rumor Is In circula
tion that Governor George L. Sheldon
Is responsible for the action of tha
railroads in accepting the 2-cent fare
law without appeal to the courts, it
being taken for granted all of tha
roads will follow the example set by
the Puiilnglon. It Is told on reliable
authority that Gov. Sheldon,- who dur
ing the session bus had little to say,
but who has been sawing some wood,
wielded the big stick on the giant cor
porations and forced them to come
to time, and thus saved the state the
expense and annoyance of going
through the courts the tlrst thing with
the two-cent bill. Tho big railroad
officials appeared before the governor
and asked for a hearing on the ques
tion. It In told on good authority
that the executive was perfectly will
ing to allow the roads to make any
showing they might desire but it Is
also said he told them their showing
would do no good, ns he himself had
studied the matter pretty thoroughly.
The officials wanted the governor to
veto the bill, and he emphutleally re
fused to grant 'this request. Then, It
is said, and there Is every reason to
believe the story Is true, the railroad
men offered to pin In a 2'-cent rata
If the governor would refuse to sign
tho measure but would veto It. Again
the executive showed his backbone
and refused, and then he began to do
the talking. He demanded that tha
railroads accept the 2-cent rate with
out a contest. It Is the general Im
pression that by giving tho railroad
men five days In which to prepare for
tho change Governor Sheldon forced
them to consent to take the 2-cent
rate without a court trial. Whether
It is his due or not. Governor Sheldon
Is being congratulated upon the out.
Minn of the light.
The following letter endorsing Sen
ator McKeeson's bill to require ele
vator companies to report their prices
dally to the labor commissioner has
been received by him:
'St. Paul. Minn., March 2. 1907
Dear Senator McKesson: The en
closed clipping from the Minneapolis
Journal attracted my attention as It
deals with a subject that I know is of
the geatest Importance to the grain
producers of the country. Here In
Minnesota we have the matter of
grading well regulated, but In the
matter of prices things are not what
they ought to be. Wherever the lln
companies prevail there lias been a
tendencey to underpay, and . I hava
thought of Just such a law as you
propose. Publicity will do more to
check the evil than anything else. Hf
I am not asking too much kindly fav
or me with a copy of' your bill; our
legislature Is now In session and they
may take up the matter. I observe
that you will require reports to the la
bor commissioner. Here In Minnesota
we would have these reports sent to
the Railroad and Warehouse com
mission who are tho supervisors of
the grain Interests of the state. Wd
have here a country elevator depart
ment of which I have had charge for
five years and my opportunities for
noticing local price manipulations
have been abundant.
Thanking you In advance for any
avors shown, I am, yours truly,
Harry Felg, Supervising Inspector.
The State Hoard of Public Lands
and Buildings has been organized
with Governor Sheldon chairman and
Land Commissioner Euton secretary
and the manner of doing business has
been completely revolutionized. Here
tofore It haa been customary for a
state superintendent neeedlng supplies
to buy the same and later get a per
mit from some member of the board.
The heads of these Institutions have
been Informed that hereafter they
will get the permits first and tho per
mits will be issued only by the board
and not by a particular member, ns
has been In practice for so long.
Heretofore it hus been the custom for
the land commission, as secretary of
the board, to open all bids and tabu
late them prior to the quarterly buy
ing. This has been changed and the
bids will be opened In the presence of
the board. The secretary of tho
bonrd holds his position by the gracA
of the members and not by statute
or constitution and therefore he Is
subject to the orders of the board.
Armstrong of Nemaha county be
lieves there ere too many Inquests be
ing held and If the number could be
decreased, the taxpayers in the varl
ous counties would have their burdens
Just that much lessened. To remedy
what he considers this evil, Mr. Arm
strong has introduced a bill providing
a fee of $5, to be paid the coroner
for viewing the body of a person,
whether he holds an Inquest or not.
ami the same fee now provided for
In case the Inquest Is necessary. Mr.
Armstrong says Inusmuch as a tuiu-
ner receives no fee unless he holds an
Inquest, Inquests are held on the very
slightest provocation. At every In
quest the jury has to be paid, and tha
coroner haa to be paid, wherefore If
the coroner receives a fee for viewing
the body. In many cases he would hold
uo Inquest.
United Stutes Senator Norrls Hrown
und Mrs. Hrown are In Kearney mak
ing arrangements to move back to
that place at once. Miss June Hrown,
who will be graduated from the high
school this spring, will remain In Liu.
coin until school la out.
e
T. C. Munger left for Washington
recently upon receipt of information
that he hud been endorsed fir the po
altlon of federal Judge orea'.ed by the
Norrls Judicial bill. Judie Munger
expect to return aa aoon as ha ha
aaiisnea nimsen mat tne president
and senate are satisfied with him.
Mrs. McMahn has been reappointed
superintendent of the Geneva Indus
triul school for girls by Governor
Sheldon. Mrs. McMahn served In
this capacity during Governor Mick
ey a administration.
WORK OF CONGRESS,
TWO BILLION MARK ALMOST
REACHED BY 59TH BODY.
More Moner Appropriated than at
Aajr Previous Srailonn Important
Work Accomplished Inrlades Mark
that la of In'rreat.
U'flsulngtoo correspondence:
With a record of gigantic undertak
ings to lis credit, congress has closed
the work of the session, which ended
formally at noon on March 4. llera
are some of the mile ixsts of this, the
short sevilou of the Fifty-ninth Coi
gress :
Convened Dec. .1. .
Nine million word.s uttered on floor,
embalmed in 5,000 parfes of Congressional
Keeord.
. Million dollars appropriated for the
coming fisc al year.
Two big battleships autlioriiod.
Campaign contributions from corpora
tions prohibited.
Exclusion of Japanese coolies provided
for.
Governinptit giveu right of appeal la
crfcniuul rases.
Investigation ot child and woman la
bor ordeieu.
Salaries ot cabinet members, Vice Pres
liifut, Speaker, Senators and Representa
tives raised. '
Million dollars louned to Jamestown
exposition.
Appropriation made for Alaska-Yukon
exposition.
Hirer and harbor bill, carrying fS3,
000,000, passed.
General service pensions provided for.
Hours ot labor bill for railroad em
ployes lixed.
Reorganization of artillery corps or
rnnged. Salaries of postoflice clerks and carrier
increased.
Puy to railroads for carrying mail re
duced by $1,000,000.
Free seed distribution continued.
Ambassadors, ministers' and consuls''
salaries increased.
General immigration restricted.
Senator Smoot allowed to retain hit
seat. Santo Domingo treaty ratified.
Algeciras treaty rtititied.
Ship tubsidy bill pussed by the House,,
after being shorn of all its most impor
tant features. The House refused to sub
sidize steamer lines from the Pacific coast
to the Orient and from the gulf ports t
the isthmus of Pnuuaia.
Some of the President's recommenda.
lions that were pigeonhole!! follow :
Auti-injunctiou bill.
Incorporation publicity.
Additional liability for employers.
Inheritance and income tax.
Conservation of coal and oil lands .
Philippine tariff reduction.
Naturalization ot Japanese.
Citixeuship for Porto Ricans.
Reorganization of governmental sys
tem in Alaska.
Statute to enforce treaty rights.
Revision of laws for protection of seals.
Reform spelling, also advocated by the
I'resideut, was knocked out.
The session of Congress closed has
been oue of the most Important In the
history of the govurnuieut lu the
amount of business handled In the
three months that the national Legis
lature has been at work. Crowded
Into this short space of time has been
the tremendous task of framing the
great supply hills of the government
and tho other acts carrying expendi
tures aggregating about $1,000,000,000,
the lurgest amount ever appropriated
by any session of Congress la the his
tory of tho government. But la addi
tion to this work of caring for the
budgets of the various departments)
much fur reaching legislation hus been
enacted that will be of vast Import
ance to the business Interests of the
country.
How Moury Was Distributed.
The appropriations umde at the ses
sion Just closed are as follows:
Agriculture $ 8,302,000
Army 78,5a.".000
Diplomatic and consular. , . 3,0K.,lltM
District of Columbia 10,72."),O(M-
Fortifications 7,S51.Tm"m-
Indian 14,35-i,tHi
Legislative, exectUivo and
Judicial 32,000,000
Military academy 1,047,000
Navy Di),Xi,OiH
Pension 14t),000,l)iM
Postoflice
210.00(.OtK
Rivers und harbors.
S7,0l:l,0iK
11 2,001 MX
1 1,000,01 x
2,050,1 KK
rj,ooo,ox
111,OW,00
Sundry civil ,
1 Micicncics . .
Lighthouse . .
Miscellaneous
I'ermnneut appropriations.
Total $ 009,383,000
Appropriations made at
tirst session 880,000,000
Total for Congress. . .$1,810,000,000
From a siMx-tiieular standpoint the
mvestigatlon in the Iirowuslvlie affair
has attructed the most attention, In
volving us it has the race question.
The wur scure over tho action of Shi
Francisco in burring Japanese pupils
from tho white schools of the city also
caused a lively flurry ou Capitol hill
Its final solution by aa amendment to
tho Immigration bill excluding Japa
nese coolies gave the Pacific coast folk,
something they have wanted far uiore
thau tho exclusion of Japanese school
children and they conceded that point.
The passage of the ltnmlgraUou bill'
will have a lusting effect ou the social,
and economic conditions of the country.
Iu the class of general legislation
likewise was the adoption of the act
giving the government the right of ap
peal la criminal cases.
Directly affecting the business Inter
ests of the country perhaps the most
unHrtaut measure passed at thla ses
sion Is tho currency bill, which will in.
a greater measure prevent the conges
tloa of mouey In the vaults ot the fed
eral goveruuii-Bt.