DAKOTA COUNTY' HERALD.
VOLUME XVI
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 100
NUMBER 19
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WORLD'S DAILY NEWS
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DIXLI) IX TIIK SKXATK.
Senator Hale Intimates In KesMiiso
to Question that the Hrownson Mat
ter and Other Itecent XaVuI Contro
versies Will Ilo Consldorc!.
The introduction Thursday by Sena
tor Hale of the naval personnel bill
proved the occasion for a general dis
cussion of the navy and recent occur
rences In connection with that branch
of the public service.
The Maine senator entered upon a
full explanation of the provisions of
the bill.
Senator Tollman, a member of the
naval committee, Interrupted to ask
whether the consideration of the bill
would probably bring out the facts re
lating to the controversy in the navy
department. Senator Tillman added
that he had considered the advisa
bility of offering a resolution for such
an Investigation.
Senator Hale replied: "I have been
asked a great many times 'in view of
the recent transactions In the navy
department whether I did not propose
introducing u resolution of investiga
tion. The subject is doubtless worthy
of the consideration of congress, but
after looking the mutter over care
fully, as I have been able to do, I
have selected this method of action,
which Involves (ho consideration by
the senate, Instead of submitting the
department to an investigation."
Senator" Hale, proceeding, said tiio
first proposition of the bill was to see
that the business of the department
shall be conducted as it has been in
former times of great emergency and
great peril to hie country by the bu
reaus and officers of departments.
"Every accomplishment of tho
navy," he said, "has been by the Ac
tion of theso bureaus. It Is only In
late years that boards have been or
ganized. Many of thein are composed
rf officers whom we can respect, but
I have thought that these boards have
created dissention In the bureaus
where the real work is done.
"I have provided In tills bill that
unless boards are to" carry out spe
cific law they shall not be continued
or appointed In the future. That 1
believe Is a wise thing to do fn orcl"r
that Jealousies and at times unjust In
sinuations und aspersions of bureau
officers of the navy should at least
have no rallying point In the depart
ment Itself."
TRY TO ROB I'OLICEMAX.
St
Louis Roliliers' Error
Lends ti
Their Arrest.
Two masked and armed men who
answer the description of the highway
men who terrorized St. Louis county
Tuesday night, killing Gus Moss, a bar
tender, robbing two saloons, and hold.
Ing up a street car, attempted to hold
up Special Officers Arehy and Kennedy
In an alley nt St. Louis late Wednesday
night, but were overpowered and ar
rested. They admitted that they were
lying In wait and intended robbing the
flist person that passed the ulloy. The
prisoners gave their names as Harry
Land, aged 16, and Leo Cornell, aged
17, and admitted being out Tuesday
night in search of a suitable spot to
hold up passersby. but denied impli
cation In other holdups.
The officers were searching for a
negro wanted for stabbing when they
entered the alley In which the youth
ful footpads had stationed themselves,
and had the highway men coveted
and under arrest before they could us
their guns.
May Call Out Militia.
The Importation' of men to take the
places of the, striking employes of the
Standard silk mill at Phllllpsburg, N.
J., caused a lively disturbance Wed
nesday night, and if a similar out
break occurs the governor of New
Jersey will be asked for military pro
tection. JuniM from Hull Dome.
Urban Angeny, of Lawrence, Kan.,
aged 24. captain of last year's football
team of Kansas university, committed
suicide Thursday by Jumping from
the dome of Frazer hall at the univer
sity grounds. He Is believed to have
been despondent.
Historic Building It urns.
The historic building at Newborn,
N. C, which was part of Gov. Tyron's
palace before the revolutionary war,
was destroyed by fire Thursduy.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Hloux
City live stock market follow: Top
beeves, $4.95. Top hogs, $4.35.
Jewish Playwright Dend.
Abrahum P. Goldfaden, of New
York, aged 57, poet and playwright,
who was sometimes referred to as the
"Father of Jewish Drama," died
Thursday.
Aged Couple Humeri to Death.
Albert M. Moulton and his wife, of
Auburn N. H., each aged more than
7i years, were burned to death In a
fire that destroyed their home Thnrs-
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Strange Malady Se4zca People of Lan
nlng, Mich.
Whether from the flight of baclllt
over the city, from deleterious matter
In the city water or from some other
unknown cause, , Lansing, Mich., was
seized by a strange malady some time
during Tuesday night, thousands be
ing suddenly stricken with extreme
nausea, accompanied by acute Intes
tinal trouble.
From midnight until morning and
all during Wednesday forenoon calls
for physicians were Incessant. Many
dragged themselves to doctors' offices
for treatment. Whole families were
stricken.
Two boys were found lying In the
street too ill to make further prog
ress. Tho disease, which most physicians
attribute to atmospherical conditions,
yielded readily to treatment.
Fifteen city teachers and hundreds
of pupils were absent from school.
All stores were short of help.
Secretary Schumway, of the Btate
board of health, suspecting that some
thing was wrong with the water sup
ply, took steps to have an analysis
made, but it was not completed. It
was learned later that outside of the
water works zone the dlseTtse was
quite as prevalent, so the water sup
ply is not under suspicion.
Among several old and feeble or
very young persons serious conditions
have developed, but no fatallities have
so far resulted in consequence of the
strange epidemic.
ARE SCORES OF INJURED.
Many Victims of Georgia Wreck In
Atlanta Hotels.
The deaths resulting from the wreck
of the Colver special on the Southern
railroad Tuesday night when four
Pullmans fell through a trestle near
Atlanta, Oa., remain at three.
Most of the 200 passengers are scat
tered throughout Atlanta hotels, and
with the exception of Mrs. Emma Ho
ver, of Cleveland; Miss Florence A.
Sludabaker, of Cleveland, and R. W.
Grlswold, of Ashtabula, O., are being
treated for bruises and coi. fusions. A
number of them are sufficiently recov
ered to continue their Journey. The
three named are in a critical condition
and may die.
That there was not more fatalities
and severer injuries is perhaps due to
the heavy construction of the Pullman
cars.
FLAYS NIGHT RIDERS.
Governor of Kentucky Vigorously De
nounces Rioters.
The first message of Gov. A. E. Wil
on, of Kentucky, to tho general. as
sembly was read Wednesday In both
houses. In addition to recommenda
tions covering the reforms to which he
pledged himself during the campaign,
a large portion of the document is de
voted to a stirring recital of the law
lessness which has developed in the
tobacco war, accompanied by a vigor
ous denunciation of the malefactors,
and two specific recommendations hav
ing for their object the breaking up ot
the trouble.
The message recommends the pass
age of a uniform local option law, and
Important changes in the laws govern
ing registrations and elections.
FRISCO IN NEW HANDS.
All that Was Left of Sclimitz Adminis
tration Swept Out. . . . .
The biennial change in the adminis
tration of San Francisco took place
Wednesday and with it was swept out
of office what Is left of the union labor
administration which dominated the
politics of the city for three terms. At
noon the various officials elected last
November assumed their duties. Many
of the municipal officers will have an
entire new staff of clerks and ap
pointees. Of the old administration
District Attorney William H. Langdon
I County Clerk Harry L. Mulcrevy
I were the only municipal officers who
were re-elected.
Are Taken to Prison.
Benjamin Greene and John F. Gay
hor, of Macon, Ga., were taken to At
lanta Wednesday to be placed in the
j federal penitentiary to begin four
year sentences for embezzling govern
j ment funds in connection with the
; government work in Savannah har
bor.
Tom Johnson Must Pay.
Mayor Tom Johnson, of Cleveland,
O., must pay a $2,000 coal bill to the
Charles D. Norton company, coal deal
ers, of Philadelphia, according to a
decision by the United States circuit
court of appeals handed down Tues
day. ,
To Investigate Irish Mystery
The Irish government has appolnt
td a commission to sift the mystery of
the disappearance last July of a por
tion of the Btate regalia, valued at
$250,000, from Dublin castle.
Bradley for Senator.
The republican of the house and
senate held a joint caucus and nomi
nated William Bradley for United
States senator for Kentucky.
37.000 Hog Sold.
More than $300,000 was paid for
hogs that were marketed In Kansas
City Tuesday, and all previous records
In the number of hogs sold were brok.
en. The number sold was 37,000.
Broker End Ilfe.
Charles W. Whitney, a member of
the stock exchange firm of Arenot.
' whitnev & Sons, of New York cn
I mitted suicide Wednesday at his horn
' by shooting. The cause Is not
learned.
ENTIRE CITY StIIENLY ILL.
NAVIGATION CONGRESS.
Supporters of Navigation Plan to Meef
at Sioux City, In.
The following has been sent out
from Sioux City, In., by a committee
appointed for the purpose and Is meet
ing with hearty response from the
mayors of many cities In this territory:
Never before In the history of this
country has the Improvement of wa
ter ways assumed the Important po
sition It occupies today.
While strong and vigorous work has
been done to Improve waterways, har
bors, and navigation throughout the
United States, by organizations formed
In the different sections, for some un
accountable reason the people In the
wonderfully rich and prosperous Mis
souri valley have been Indifferent to
the tremendous possibilities that must
follow the work of opening for navi
gation the Missouri . river from its
source to the sea.
Experienced engineers advise that
this great natural highway can he
made permanently navigate Its entire
length at no greater cost than the
stlllog value per mile of a single track
railroad from the Missouri river to the
city of Chicago.
t That the movement looking to the
navigation of this river is now attract
ing widespread attention. Is prlmnrly
due to the concentrated effort of
those more directly Interested In the
lower Missouri riven territory. We be
lieve this to be the 'opportune time to
push to successful completion, the
navigation of the Missouri river its
entire length. If this Is to be accom
plished, it means organized effort.
Realizing that the people of your
section have an equally vital Interest
In this great subject, we appeal to you
to give us your valued assistance In
this work, and to that end we have ar
ranged to hold the first annual conven
tion of the Missouri River Navigation
Congress in Sioux City, la., on Jan.
22 and 23, 1908, und extend to you a
special invitation to honor us with
your presence, assuring you that every
courtesy and privilege will bo ex
tend ed,
It is the intention to organize a per
manent association embruclng the
states contiguous to the Missouri riv
er, each state to be represented by one
vice president and one director, the
directors to organize and elect Its of
ficers, such board to have authority to
call the association together at -such
time and place as they think will fur
ther th Interestes of the association.
HEINZ E IS INDICTED.
Arrest of Magnate Follows Crash In
CopiH-r.
Indicted by the federal grand Jury
for the overcertlflcatlon of fifteen
checks representing in the aggregate
over'$400,000, and drawn by the firm
of Otto Helnze & Co. on the Mercan
tile National bank, F. Augustus Helnzc,
the copper magnate and fornior presi
dent of the Mercantile National bank,
surrendered himself to United States
Commissioner Shtlds Tuesday and
later was released on $50,000 ball.
Edward Lauterbach, counsel for
Helnze, stated Tuesday night that his
ckent did not willfully overcertlfy the
checks, as he had drawn a check to
the credit of Otto Helnze & Co. to the
amount of $500,000, which the book
keeper of the bank possibly failed to
enter on the books until a day after
the certification of the checks In ques
tion. The indictment of Helnze by the
federal grand Jury which has been in
vestigating the Mercantile and other
banks Identified with the Helnze and
Charles W. Morse institutions Is tho
aftermath of the collapse of the
Helnze pool In United Copper and
which brought about the suspension of
Gross & Kleberg, stock brokers, and
subsequently resulted In the resig
nation of F. Augustus Helnzo from the
presidency and the retirement of tho
directors of the Mert-antlle National
bank after an examination Into the
Institution had been made by thn
clearing house committee.
MUST NOT CARRY LIOVOR.
Intoxicants to lie Hnrrcd from I'nitcO
States Mull Wukoiih.
Postmaster General Meyer has 1s
Bued an order which has a direct bear
ing upon the prohibition movement.
The order Is as follows:
"It is hereby ordered that It shall
be a condition of any contract hereaf
ter entered into for carrying the malls
upon star, screen wagon, messenger
or special service route that the con
tractor carrier shall not transport in
toxicating liquors from one point to
another upon such route while In the
performance of mall service.
DroM Dead In Restaurant.
3. F. Selby, muyor of Hillsboro, N.
D., dropped dead In the Midway cafo
at Moorhead Wednesday ufternoon.
Mr. Selby was a prominent attorney
and Mason and wus u member of the
constitutional convention.
Brain to Scientists.
Miss Louise Randolph, of New York,
a young woman who Is credited with
possessing an unusual memory, has
decided to will her brain to the an
thropometric society, that It muy bo
studied by scientists.
Kidnaps Children from School.
J. R. Smith, who had been separat
ed from his wife, kidnaped their two
children from thu Garfield school at
Topeka, Kan., Tuesday. " He boarded
a westbound passenger train.
May Air lirownsoii Case.
Representative GUI, of Maryland,
Tuesday offered a resolution designed
to open the way for a cunKres.iun.il
airing of the Admiral Brownson Incident.
Ito of Nebraska
UNIDENTIFIED MAX KILLED.
Skull Of Workman I Vacf.iretl by Fall
front La;!il',T.
While fitting some storm sash In thn
residence of Dr. C. W. Downs In Oma
ha, an unidentified man fell from tho
top of a fifteen-foot ladder to the
ground, alighting on his head and re
ceiving a fracture ft the -ku!l, front
th.04 effects of which he died at the
Omaha general hospital without re
glntng consciousness.
The man applied to the residence of
Dr. Downs about nocji Saturday, ask
ing for employment and was Immedi
ately set to work putting In the storm
sash. About G o'clock the residents
heard a crash outside the house, and
upon going outside found the i.ew
workman unconscious upon the
ground, having fallen from the top of
the ladder with one of the storm sash.
Dr. J. Alexander and Police Sur
geon Fltzcrlbbon were hastily sum
moned and the man wus hurried to tho
Omaha general hospital, where he
died a few hours tutor.
The only things f'.und upon his per
son or In his clothes were a few social
istic papers, find the Initials "D. II."
tattooed In red ink on his right fore
arm. A num'oer of prominent local
socialists vieved the body while at
the hospital, but could throw no light
upon his Identity. The dead man was
between 45 and 48 years ofBge, six
feet In height, avid about 170 pounds
In weight, light complexloned and had
a heavy light brown mustache, wore
overalis and a pepper and salt coat
and a dark cap.
Coroner Brailcy took charge of the
body and will hold an Inquest after
an effort Is made to locate relatives
or friends.
LID FIGHT AT HASTINGS.
two Saloonkeepers Arrested and
Stocks of Goods KelzixL
Acting on a warrant Issued at the
Instance of the Civic federation. Sher
iff McCleery, of Hastings, carted to the
court house all of the beer, whisky
and other bottled goods found In the
saloons of George Brandt and Frosch
euser & Much 3 w.
Not only were the stocks of the sa
loons seized, but the proprietors wen
taken Into custody on the charge of
selling liquor without a license. Pres
ident U. S. Ilohrmr, of the tftvlc fed
eration, declares that If the present
proceeding is hot successful In keeping
1 the two saloons closed, some other way
will be tried. It Is declared' also that
the present uprising mny lead to a
movement to make Hastings dry after
existing Houses expire,
i George Brandt and Froscheuser &
Muchow were operating their saloons
under the protection of an Injunction
Issued by Judge Adams, of the district
court, which restrained the city offi
cials from Interfering with the sale
of Intoxicants In their places. Their
licenses had been revoked by the
council because they hud been con
victed of selling liquor some minutes
ufter the legal closing time. For n
time the saloons, were closed, but un
der the protection of the court Injunc
tion they were opened Thursduy after
noon. INTEREST IX BURNS AFFAIR..
New Zeal Aroused by I-issay Prize Of
fered to Hlh School Pupils.
Interest In the forthcoming Burns
annlvesary celebration to be held Fri
day evening, Jan. 24, In tho Edward
Crelghton Institute at Omaha, Is being
greatly stimulated by the prize essay
contest confined to high school stu
dents. The Jury of award to which
the final determination of the prize
essay will be given has been appointed
by the committee of arrangements
and the program of the entire proceed
ings has been definitely fixed upon.
Miss Mae Weaver, Miss Martha Grym,
Mr. W. H. Wilber and Mr. D. F. Son.
lei are the singers, while Miss A. 1.
Hadley will recite the famous Scot
tish poem "Cuddle Doon." The pipers
and dancers will be on hand and the
biggest Burns celebration under tho
auspices of Clan Gordon Is promised.
TELEPHONES OX OMAHA ROAD.
ExiK-t-ted to Largely Take the Place of
Telegraph Operators.
It Is reported that the Omaha sys
tem is to install telephones In all Its
stations to partly take Che pluce of the
telegraph Instruments. This will help
! night trains to get In touch with the
dispatchers without calling an opera
tor and will also help the company on
the new nine-hour luw, effective
March 4. With a telephone a conduc
tor will be able to get his own train
orders without an operator.
Saloon Men Full.
The saloon of the Feehan Brothers
at West Point, hus made an assign
ment to the sheriff for the benefit of
Its creditors. The liabilities are sched
uled at $1,769, assets $1,300. They
have been In the saloon business since
May 1 and say they have been losing
money steadily since the beginning. A
meeting of creditors Is set for Jan. 1.
Fanners Buy Elevator.
The Torpln elevator at Lindsay has
been sold to the Farmers Elevator
company, a newly organized corpora
tion consisting of local business men
and farmers, for $7,750.
Farmers to Build Elevator.
A new elevator is to be erected In
Murray this spring by the Murray
Farmers' Elevator company, which"
will commence business with a capital
of $5,000. The company Is composed
of about 100 farmers residing in that
vicinity.
Cnithod to Death.
John Erbueh, u luborer at the Bur
lington freight Ixiude at Lincoln, was
i crushed to death by a freight car Tues
jday. Cqmrades made desperate ef
jfoiU to rescue him, but failed.
SIEAL A CORXERSTOXE
Cninluv A'andnls Remove Tons ot
l'jtitli to (Jet, It.
Removing eight or ten tons of dirt
and other debris, vandals have evident
ly succeeded in carrying away the
corner stone of the historic St. Phllo
ocn's ctthedral at Omaha, which has
.'usf t-een raed to make way for the
pros ess of modern construction. The
cnO-dral was located at Ninth and
Harney streets, which was the center
of uctivlty when the building was
reared. Recently the lot on which the
cathedral Stood was sold to a large
mercantile establishment, which at
once begun fta destruction In order to
make way for u large jobbing house.
Tho contractors were requested by tho
bishop to notify a priest when the cor
nerstone was reached. In order that
It might be removed to the bishop's
residence. Church records indicated
that beside a considerable sum vof
money.-thcre had been deposited In a
niche In the cornerstone documents
which would how be considered of
great value. .
Although the contractors knew an
effort had been made by thieves to
reach the precious stone, It was not
believed they had been successful un
til a point below tho water line was
reached In the demolition of th struc
ture. While tho entire foundation
has not been removed, It appears that
It has gone far enough to preclude
any hope of finding the historic Btone
which marked the beginning of con
struction on the building.
COMPTROLLER LAWS INVALID.
Decision of Jiule llecllck and Solomon
Will ApiM-nl Case.
Judge Redlck In tho district court In.
Omaha Saturday morning decided the
laws enacted by the last legislature
creating tho office of county comp
troller and providing for the merger
of the 'city and county comptroller
ships were Invalid, and he announced
ht would Issue an Injunction to pre
vent the county board from expending
any money to establish the new office
and from approving the bond of
Comptroller Solomon.
After the decision was announced
Mr. Solomon declnred he would appeal
to tho supreme court In the hope of
reversing the decision, ,but he could
not say what action he would take In
regard to resigning as county commis
sioner In order that he might make an
offer to qualify for tho comptroller
ship. Judg Redlck held with Mr. Solo
mon's attorneys on three of the four
questions raised In the case, but on the
fourth, which was pivotal, he held the
law bud. He hold the law providing
for the consolidation of the city comp
troller's olllcc with the county comp
troller was unconstitutional because It
nmejidftd certain sections of the city
charter s without specifically naming
them as' provided In the constitution.
He nlso held tho consolidation feature
was one of tho principal Inducements
to the passage of tho law creating the
office of county comptroller, and hence
that law should fall with the other.
NORTH PLATTE IMPROVEMENTS.
Year's , Rcx-ord Shows Much Accom
plished by Citizens.
From a summary Just made the
year 1907 proved to be the most pro
gressive In the history of North Platte,
The Improvements made during the
year cost $33 8,000. More than seventy
new residences were built, seven and
one-half miles of cement and stone
walks were laid and two miles of sew
er laterals were conutructed. The
Union Pacific has been a factor In
making extensive Improvements, both
within the city and at its outskirts.
The railroad expended $105,000 In ter
minal facilities. Included In this was
the construction of five miles of ne.w
yard tracks at the western limit of
the city, the erection of one of tho
most modern block yard systems In
the world, the construction of two new
lee houses and a largo Ice lake on tho
edge of the Platte river.
During the year three splendid busi
ness blocks were constructed; the
Masonic temple, the Odd Fellows' hall,
and, the third, tho Foley block. Be
sides these, quite a number of the bus
iness blocks of the city have made
Improvements by reconstruction and
remodeling. Including the putting In
of new fronts to a number of stores.
Italian Slain Near Omuha.
The dead body of an Italian, whose
name is believed to be Guiseppo Flor
enzo, was found Sunday in a field In
East Omaha. He had been killed by
a charge of shot, which struck him In
the face, apparently from a distance
of not mora than ten or fifteen feat. '
Missing Roy Is Found.
Elmer Nelson, 15-year-old son of
M. I. Nelson, of Valley, who ran away
from home Tuesday and hud not been
heard from since, was found at Elk
horn by Marshal Nell, of Waterloo,
and turned over to a brother, who
drove down after him.
Ever-Yleldlnjj Sweet Corn.
Albert P. Daniels Is the Burbank of
Clarks. Mr. Daniels has developed an
L-ver-bearlng sweet corn. The now va
riety Is the result of several years'
rlose attention, cross-breeding and se
ction. Matthew Is MIsMlng.
The sudden disappearance of Earl
Matthews, of Omaha, chief deputy
United States marshal, Friday evening.!
when he left ostensibly to visit rela-'
Uvea In Sioux City fur two davs. is
causing his family extreme anxiety.'
Not a word has been heard from hlrn
since he left Omaha,
On Same l"urni 23 Years.
After living on the same farm and
In the same house for 25 years, Mrs.
II. C. Hansen, with her ebjldren, ha
moved to Wlnsld to live.
The reprrt of the board of tecre
trtrles of th state l.nr.rd of health ha
filed with the rrovernor by Secretary
Sward. It shews the births and deaths,
by counties, for the year, the clHeasee
which caused deaths, a financial state,
merit and recommendations for a tu-bercul-.sl-i
In rp.tnl nnd a larger ap
propriation for uso In gathering vital
statistics and for a central disease
germ testing station. The net Income
of the board of secretaries for the
year amounted to $2,559.50, which was
divided among the members at th
rate of $039.87, each, except Dr. Bai
ley, who received $444.37, and Dr.
Ashby, who succeeded Dr. Bailey,
$195.50. The report on the examina
tion of applicants for u license to
practice rcsej'.tod ns follow: Total
examined, 84; ;ansed, 69; failed, 1C.
Following Is tho report of blrth;
Number of births reported for th
year, 19,770; number of males, 10,
S14; number of females, 9,456;
white. 19,712; colored, 58; white
males, 10,283; white females, 8,329;
colored males, 31; colored' females,
27; twin births (pair), 144; white
twin births, 143;" colored twins, lj
white males In twin births, 140; white
females, 146; colored males, 0; colored
females, 2; triplets (all white), 4;
males In triplet births, 6; females, I;
two sets of the triplets, male, 2; fe
male 1; two sets of the triplets, male,
1. females, 2. (Since October Secretary
Sward hai been keeping the birth rec
ord by counties as well as months and
his next report will show not only
the number and color, but also the na
tionality of the, parents. The death
record Is also being kept In the same
way and the report shows by coun
ties Just whnt diseases have caused
deaths. This part of the report ha
already boen made public. The office
jT tho secretary was formerly located
at Beatrice, but since the legislature
met It has boen moved to Lincoln.
The report Is the work of Dr. Brash,
former secretary, and Dr. Sward, the
re?ent secretary.
The report of Superintendent Thorn
f, of the Kearney normal school, for
tho six months ending Dec. 1, filed
with Gov. Sheldon, shows that though
one-third of the blennlum Is ended
tho school still has on hand more than
two-thirds of the appropriations mad
for ,the blennlum. For salaries and
wnfTos there wos appropriated $75,000,
of which $S8,0S2.t0 Is on hand; for
general repairs there was appropriated
$u,000, of which $3,437.49 Is unex
pended; for principal's traveling ex
penses $400 was appropriated and
$291.28 remains In the fund; for main,
tonance $19,300 was appropriated and
$18,445.88 Is unexpended. On June 1
there wusa bulnoe In the library fund
of $1,300.39. Received Into the fund
from matriculation $3,475.39; remain.
Ing unexpended In the fund $2,233.18.
In the cash fund there Is a balance
on hand of $405.18; dormitory fund,
$95.62; received from tho sale of cin
ders and alfalfa, $39.50.
Col. John J. Ryder, deputy labor
commissioner, Is preparing schedule
to bo sent out for the purpose of gath
ering statistics relating to the dairy
Industry of the state. Some years ago
the state farm got up a map showing
the number of milch cow In the state
and1 the number of hand separators In
use, but since that time no statistics
have been gnthered bjMhe state. The
heard of regents does not now permot
the heads of departments to gather
statistics, so Mr. Ryder will Include
such In his next report. It Is proba
ble he will make a visit to Kansas and
Investigate the department of that
stato before completing his schedule
In order to get some Ideas.
Under the provisions of the law the
various state Institutions and depart
ments have made their semi-annual
reports to the governor with the ex
ception of the following: John John
son, deputy food commissioner; board
rf horticulture, dairymen, and geologi
cal survey.
Thomas McOulgan, if Omaha, who
slabbed to death a railroad workman
and was sentenced-to the penitentiary
for ten years In April, 1903, Is anx
ious to be released. He has applied
to the governor for a pardon and the
hearing has been set for Jan. 80.
Gov. Sheldon has Issued a proclama
tion offering a reward of $200 for
the apprehension and conviction of
the murderer of Mrs, Luclnda Smith,
who was killed In her home near Mil-
ford recently. . ,
After all sorts of negotiations had
been made by the Nebraska Mercan
tile Mutual Fire Insurance company,
of Lincoln Auditor Sctarle filed a oetl-
'.lon In the district court asking for a
receiver. His petition alleges that
the company Is Insolvent.
The railway commission gave the
''urllngton road permission to put In
f rce emergency rates on corn In the
Republican valley for the benefit of
regions where the corn crop was al
most a failure. The reduction Is from
IE to 14 per cent.
A now depot at the town of Pool
has been completed and the citizen
ho asked tho rullway commission to
help them get this tieed'el facility
have written to thank the commis
sion.
The calendar of the supreme court
for the year 1908 has been received
from the printer and copies are being
mailed out to the various attorneys
o? the Btate. The calendar contain
the cases pending Dec. 18, 1907, a to
tal of B82. Of this number 107 have
ben submitted. I-ast year trie calen
dar contained 508 cases. The present
commissioner will serve until April
I, when the commissions will be re
arranged, should the judpos conclude'
to make any changes. The., recently
appointed commissioner ;'wer ap
pointed to serve on year onb
PAY ARMY MORE, SAYS
WAR SECRETARY TAFT
Rapid Decrease tn Regular Pore
in Recent Years Is Shown ,
by Report. J
COAST DEFENSE A SIG ITEM.
Xtecommnnds .'trection of Status t
Memory of Edwin X. Stanton
in City of Washington. j
Secretary Tnft Is a strong adrocntt)
of Increased pay for the army, as htfl,
annual report, sent to Congress, sliowsi'
The renort beirlns with s formidable)
presentment of figures showing the rap-
id decrease In the strength of the regd-
lar army in recent years (the loss lus
year being no fewer than 4,428 men)
And the pressing need for officers t
replace those now detailed pn recruit
lng duty or as military Instructors la
educational institutions- The Secretarj!
asserts that, while many reasons havi
fceen advanced to explain the difficulty.
a sufficient one is to be found in th
inadequacy of army pay.
"I think It quite probable," be say
"that an increase in the pay of the en
listed men, lucludlug considerable ad
ditional Inducement for nten to re- -
enlist and such reasonable increase in
the pay of non-comnuulBsloned officer
as would stimulate men to remain la
the service and to qualify themselves
for these higher posltloun, would lmTjt
markedly beneCrlal f.'cvt ivpou the)
recruitment of the army."
So the Secretary earnestly favors tb
adoption for the army of the naval
system, under which the President l
authorized to fix the rates of pay with
in defined limits. He also recommenCT
the creation of a general service corf i
to relieve the soldiers of the vac
amount of unmllltary work they aril
now called on to perform. '
The regular army last year lost 131
officers and 20,310 enlisted men, nnd.
although it was a year of peace, four
teen of the officers and 858 of tho men
were killed In action or died of wound
and disease.
The Secretary has decided to creat
one of the now regimental posts at ,
Bagulo, in the Philippines, and aska)
for an appropriation lor me purpose. ,
He also urges an enlargement of Fort
McKlnley reservation, near Manila, bj
6,000 acres, at a cost of $185,000, and
the construction of an electric rsllroaa
from Camp Overton, on the north shore
of Mindanao, to Camp Keltlitey, ofj
Lake Lniroo, In the center of (he Mor
country.
The Secretary urges the creation of
a sufficiently large body of competent
surgeons, 'with military knowledge and)
training, to care for the health and :
comfort of the volunteer forces In time
of war.
Among the estimates submitted is a
item of $0,488,000 for the construction) .
of batteries at Manila and Sublg bar.
This estimate appears in connection
With others for the insular possessions,
and the ouly comment made upon it la
ths report Is this :
"The places recommended for forth
cation hare all been visited by one of
more members of ,tha national coast do
fense board and the suitubUlty for for
tlflcatlon sites hug been careful!))
studied by the board, and expenditure
are being made accordingly." t
Accompanying the report are the e
timAtes for the suppart of the mil I tar
establishment during the next fiscal
ysar, which Is $11,5811,031 greater thorn
lust year's appropriations. By far th
greater part of the increase (more than
DO per cent) is for coast defenses- work)
of which about $21,730,000 Is required
for the United States and $14,800,000
for the Insular Dossesslous.
In concluding the report Secretary;
Taft recommends that Congress make
adequate provisions for the erection of
a statue to Secretary Edwin M. Stan,
ton In Washington.
PETTIB0NE NOT GUILTY. '
Western Federation Mine Official
Tried for Murder Is Acquitted.
George A. Pettlbone, an official of the.
Western Federation ot Miners, was a
Quitted at Boise, Idaho, of the murdet
of Governor Steuueuberg.
IVttlboue's acquittal follows that ot
Secretary Haywood, wno was tried oa
ths same charge. Pettlbone, as Hay
wood, was tried on confessions of Uar
ry Orchard and Steve Adams impllcat
lng them In numerous bloody plots 1
which scores of human beings were
killed.
Members of the Western Federation
all over the country have expressed
themselves pleased at tho verdict. Joha
Mitchell, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, stated that the
verdict was highly satisfactory to hlaj
Power Lifeboat i.ccMl,
after a careful test, has demonstrated the
efficiency of the power lifeboat la reeoeX
ing persona from wrecked ressel, sad baa
arranged for the addition of several ot
these boats to the equipment of the life
saving service aloug th New Eaglanit
eoaat.
Cvttoo MI1U Pr UtTtSeBda.
Ths cotton mills t New Bedforo
Mass, aav naia dlviduad amounting fee
13 ser oent, tho largest Is th city's a
Ury.