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DSDTA COUNTY
CURRENT HAPPENINGS
FAITHFUL CHRONICLE OF
ALL IMPORTANT ITEMS.
LAMPHEKK IS GUILTY
JIROHS KKTl'HX A VKRH'T
CHARGING ARSON.
Judges Rlchter linos ITimmrr $3.0i
ami Disfranchises llhn for I'hc
Vonrs Defense Will File n .Motlou
for an Appeal.
Ray Lmphere, churged with the
murder of Mrs. Belle Gunness and lior
three children by Retting fire to the
Gunness house at Laporte, Ind., April
28, was Thursday evening found
guilty of arson by the Jury, which had
the case since 6:30 o'clock Wednes
day evening. Within five minutes af
ter the verdict was reported Judge
Rlchter had sentenced the defendant
to the state penitentiary at Michigan
City for an Indeterminate term of
from two to twenty-one yenrs.
The verdict was reached within half
an hour after the Jurors had returned
from supper. Word was conveyed to
Bailiff Metz, who at once telephoned
Judge Rlchter and the attorneys In the
case. The lights in the big court
room were turned on, and within fif
teen minutes the court was filled.
Lamphere was brought over from the
Jail, and at 7:20 o'clock the jury filed
Into the court room and took Its plate.
Poreman Henry Mills announced that
the Jury had agreed, and with that
he passed the white piece of paper to
Judge Richter. who, after making the
entry on his docket, read the verdict:
"We, the jury, find the defendant
guilty of arson, and that he Is 88
years old."
Previous to the handing of the ver
dict to Judge Rlchter Foreman Mills
said that he wished to make a state
ment to the court, but Judge Rlchter
informed him that he could not hear
any statement until after the verdict
had been received and read. After It
had been road Judge Rlchter asked
him if he cared to make the state
ment, but he said that It would do no
good now. Judge Rlchter ..expressed
'his thanks to the Jury for Its careful
and conscientious consideration of the
case. Prosecutor Smith also thanked
the Jury. Following the withdrawal
of the jurors Judge Rlchter instructed
Lamphere to stand up. The prisoner's
face still looked haggard and his eyes
were downcast. He held his hands
before him, and then Just as the
church bells In the city were ringing
out. Judge Richter asked him if he
had any reasons to give why sentense
should not be pronounced. He replied
slowly, but distinctly: "I have none."
With that, Judge Rlchter sentenced
him to the state prison in Michigan
City for an indeterminate term of
from two to twenty-one years, fined
him 15.000 and disfranchised him for
five years. The court then Instructed
the sheriff to return him to his cell.
Gillicrt Show King Dead.
Gilbert Snow King, a prominent
glass manuafteurer of Brooklyn, X. Y..
died at his temporary home In Los An
geles of la grippe and complications.
King engaged in the manufacture of
glass with the late Theodore Roosevelt,
father of the president, at one time,
and later was head of the Mississippi
Glass company, with nine factories in
the United States.
Turkey Will ct Ills Sum.
Official advices received at Paris in
dicate that Bulgaria and Turkey liav
practically some to terms in the mat
ter of Bulgaria's declaration of Inde
pendence on the following basis: Bul
garia Is to pay Turkey from $12,000,
000 to $14,000,000 on account of Ru
mella, and $10,000,000 on account of
the railroad.
Thanksgiving Pardon by J loch.
Gov. E. W. Hoch, of Kansas, Thurs
day pardoned from the state peniten
tlary David E. Davis, of Leavenworth
county, sentenced to hang In 1890 for
the murder of his wife, and Thomas
Marbut, of Cherokee county, sentenced
to serve ten years In 1906 for murder
'n the second degree.
Football Pluyer Injured.
During a football game at Attica,
Jnd., between teams representing that
city and Tipton, Eurl Thomas, Attica's
star half back, was budly injured
Near the end of the game he was tack
led and thrown, and later carried from
the field unconscious. Grave fears an
entertained for his recovery.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Wednesday's quotations on the
Sioux City live stock market follow;
Top beeves, $4.45. Top hogs, $5.75.
Cattle DIscumc Spriuds.
Government experts went Tuesday
to a farm In Llvonlo township, near
Detroit, Mich., and pronounced the
disease from which cattle were suffer
ing to be unmistakably hoof and
mouth disease.
Meteor Fall in Oklahoma.
A meteorite reported to have fallen
even miles south of Muskogee, Okla.,
striking the barn of Frank Smith, kill
Ing two horses and burying Itself deep
in tho ground.
MANY K1LLKD IX TORNADOES.
Two Sweep Over Arkansas with Ap
palling Iain.
Two tornadoes, one north and the
other southbound, swept over west Ar
kansas Mondsy afternoon, destroying
many lives and much property. All
means of communication was destroy
ed and only Indefinite reports have
been reeelvwd. From reports re
ceived at loftst thirty lives were lost.
The property loss will reach hundred
of thousands of dollars.
One tornado' started In the extremo
southwestern part of the state and
went north, following the second tier
of counties from the western boundary
line. The other started In the north
western corner of the state and went
south, to all Indications following the
second and third tier of counties.
, The counties through which the
tornado passed were Lnfayette, Co
lumbia, Miller, Pike, Howard, Hem
stead, Yell, Pope, Johnson, Franklin
and Carroll.
According to advices received the
storm was at Its height when It swept
through Plney. a Herman settlement
on the Iron Mountain railroad be
tween Knoxvlile and London. Late
reports from Russcllvillc, the nearest
town with which communication can
be had, are that between twelve and
twenty persons were killed and about
thirty Injured at that place.
Five lives are reported to have been
lost ten miles from Mulberry. The
storms also visited Ozark, from
whence nothing has been heard as
yet: Lodl, near Texarkana, where
three buildings were destroyed and a
woman Injured; Lewlsvllle, In Lafay
ette county, where great damage was
done; Berryvllle, where eight people
were Injured; Palmos, where great
damage Is reported, and Jethro ond
Wallersvllle, which are reported to
have been wrecked.
No advices have been received from
Jethro, Wallersvllle and Palmos as to
the loss of life and damage.
Telephone and telegraph communi
cations are prostrated.
KXPOSK I13LY LAND l'll.M'I).
Many Charitable Persons in Middle
West Victims.
A fraud order has been issued by
he postofflce department against a
band of Syrians In Jerusalem who are
said to have been imposing on charita
ble persons throughout the United
States, especially in the middle west,
for the sale of alleged souvenirs of the
Holy Land. The extensive and prof
itable operations of this band were ex
posed by Consul Thomas R. Wallace,
of Jerusalem, a former Iowan, and on
his recommendation letters to the pro
ducers of "sacred souvenirs" have
been Oarred from the moils and post
masters forbidden to sell money or
ders In their favor.
The Jerusalem band operated under
any of the following names: H. Lln
enberg, M. Purmutter, Jochus Zeflin
gold, S. Plntrer and Mrs. H. Lorber
bauh. Their favorite scheme is to
send to Americans a cheaply made al
bum, which Is said to contain flowers
and olive wood from the Holy moun
tains at Jerusalem, accompanied by
a letter.
BIG SUM SPKXT TO KLKCT TAFT
Republicans Vsed Over u Million and
a Hair.
George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the
republican national committee, Mon
day filed a list of contributions for
the recent national campaign. It
shows 12,330 contributors, many of
them covering a number of lesser con
tributions. The total amount con
tributed was $1,655,518.27.
The net amount received and dis
bursed at the Xew York and Chicago
headquarters was $1,025,388.27. In
nddltlon to the foregoing there was
collected by the national committee
finance committees In several states
and turned over to the republican
state committees for use In their own
states $620,150.
C. P. Taft heads the list with $110.
000. Andrew Carnegie and J. P. Mor
gan each contributed $20,000. There
were but sixteen Individual contribu
tions of $10,000 or more.
Plot to Tunnel Prison.
Officials of the state penitentiary at
Jefferson City, Mo., Sunday discovered
that a tunnel connecting the prison
with the street had been begun and
almost completed for effecting a
wholesale delivery of convicts. The
tunnel led from one of the sentinel
towers and lacked but a foot of be
ing finished. The plan, It is under
stood, was for the prisoners, while In
the dining room, to make o dash for
the dining room, to make a dash for
possibly have escaped.
President Will Speak In London.
President Roosevelt has accepted
the Invitation of the president of the
Royal Geographical society to deliver
an address before that body on his
visit to London about April, 1909. The
subject of the address has not been
decided upon, but will probably deal
with his impression of his African
tours.
Negro Lynched at Charleston.
Jim Gllmore, a negro, was taken
from the guard house In Luray, a
small town in Hammond county, (, C,
Monday and lynched. Gllmore had
attempted to assault one of the daugh
ters of his employer, A. C. Fitts.
Three More Counties Dry.
Jefferson, Sandusky and Clermont
counties In Ohio, Monday voted dry,
knocking out 210 saloons, Huron
county voted wet by 16.
SWIIT WORK ok ion.
Three Negroes Pny Death Penalty in
Quick Time,
The little town of Tlptonvllle, Tcnn..
bordering on Reelfoot lake, which has
been the scene of many stirring inci
dents the past month, witnessed tho
lynching late Tuesday afternoon of
three negroes who were arrested Tues
day morning for murdering Deputy
Sheriff Richard Burress and fatally
wounding John Hall, a deputy sheriff.
The negr6es' names are: Marshall
Stlneback, Edward Stlncback and Jim
Stlneback.
These brothers created a disturb
ance at a religious meeting near Tlp
tonvllle Saturday night, and when the
officers attempted to arrest them a
fight ensued In which the negroes shot
the officers and made their escape.
It was barely daylight Sunday morn
ing before a posre of citizens from
Tlptonvllle and surrounding country
were In pursuit of the negroes, but
they successfully escaped the white
men until 8 o'clock Tuesday morning,
when they were surrounded and cap
tured In a swamp near the village of
Ridgely. The vicinity Is known as the
"old river bed caniiirake," and It Is
.difficult to trace man or beast through
its tangles. Once captured, however,
the negroes, covered by 100 guns, were
quickly landed In jail at Tlptonvllle.
The negroes when arrested had two
guns In their possession, but had run
out of ammunition.
The news of the capture spread rap
idly to the Furrounding territory, and
.In addition to the several hundred
members of the posse men began ar
riving by every read, and soon the
Jail was surrounded by a mob which
had no hesitancy in threatening a
lynching quickly and surely.
At the trial all of the evidence of
those who had seen the killing was
heard, and In an Incredibly short time
the case was given to the jury, who
In a few minutes returned a verdict of
guilty, fixing the sentence at death.
The sentence had hardly been pass
ed on the three negroes when the mob
with a whoop and a yell entered the
court room, and seizing the prisoners,
rushed them to a large tree near
them, firing volley after volley Into tho
air as the bodies were drawn up from
the earth.
MAD PATH Kit SHOOTS TWO.
Slays Daughter; Probably Fatally
Wounds Son.
Returning to his home Tuesday af
ter an all night absence Carl Loose,
of Now York, a baker, aged 57, open
ed fire with n. revolver upon the mem
bers of his family, who were nt break
fust, and instantly killed his daugh
ter Meta, aged 17, and probably fatal
ly wounded his son Frederick, a Luth
eran minister. Loose was arrested.
charged with murder.
Frederick Loose recently had re
ceived a call from a church at Yale
S. D. He had recently come to New
York with his young wife, having been
urged by his mother to aid her in re
claiming his father, who, she wrote.
had been drinking heavily and neg
lecting her. The efforts of the son
were unavailing and when Loose flatly
declined to contribute anything toward
the support of his wife and daughter
the permanent breaking up of the
family was decided upon.
Loose remained away from home
all night, returning home while the
family was at breakfast. Without a
word as he entered the door the elder
Loose pulled a revolver from his over
coat and began shooting. Meta fell at
the first shot with a bullet through her
breast. She died instantly. The sec
ond shot struck Frederick In the nb
clomen as he was springing at his
father, and he fell unconscious. Be
fore another shot could be fired John
Loose, aged 18, sprang upon the mail
father and wrenched the weapon from
him and held him until the police
came.
PFGILIST MAY 1)1 K.
Boston Tighter Seriously Hurt In u
Rout In Philadelphia.
Fred Bradley, a heavyweight pugil
ist, who was seriously Injured In a
savage bout In the West End Athletic
club at Philadelphia Monday night
with Al Kubiak, is still In a critical
condition, suffering from concussion
of the brain and possible fracture of
the skull. The physicians are doubt
ful whether he will recover. All the
principals In the affair were arraigned
before a magistrate Tuesday. Kubiak
was committed to prison without ball
to await the outcome of Bradley's In
juries and the others were released on
$800 bond each.
Kentucky to Visit Tripoli.
A visit to Tripoli will be made by
the battleship Kentucky, of the At
lantic battleship fleet, on Its way
through the Mediterranean sea. The
object Is to show the American flag
In that portion of the world. Th
visit will occur on Jan. 13 and 14.
Totul Vote in Indiana.
'The popular vote for president In
Indiana was: Taft, 349.993; Bryan,
338,262; Chafln, 18,045; Watson,
1,384; Debs, 13,476; Preston, C43; His.
gen, 614.
C'hargetl with Husband's Murder.
Mrs. Georgiana Sampson, of Palmy
ra, N. Y., widow of Harry Sampson, a
nephew of the late Admiral Sampson,
,was arrested, charged with the murder
of her husband, whose death was at
first said to be a suicide.
Will Arbitrate Dispute.
An agreement to arbitrate the Cas
ablanca incident between France and
Germany was signed at Berlin Tuesday
NEBRASKA
STATE NEWS
SLKl'MAX HAD SXVCJ AMOINT.
Ills Rotate Was Worth Ono Hundred
Thousand Dollars,
Powell F. P. Sleuman was worth
$115,284.61 when he committed sui
cide some weeks ago after killing Eva
Hart. The condition of his property
Interests Is disclosed by an Inventory
filed In county court Monday nfternot-n
by George H. Sleuman, his brother
and executor of his will.
The report shows when he died he
had about $10,000 on deposit In banks
In Omaha, Hastings, Seward and oth
er places where he transacted business.
The total amount of cash, office furni
ture and other property of a minor na
ture is listed at $14,633.61. This in
cludes his automobile, which Is ap
praised at $2,000.
The bulk of the estate Is In real es
tate mortgages and real estate. Of the
mortgages there are $53,651 worth,
according to the Inventory. His real
estate consists of one lot in Omaha,
a farm In Adams county, three In
Hamilton county and one In South
Dakota. They are estimated to be
worth $47,000.
County Judge Leslie has admitted
his will to probate and appointed Geo.
H. Sleuman executor. In the will he
places the bulk of his property In a
trust fund to be used for the benefit
of his wife and to be divided amon?!
his children after his death. Geo. H.
Sleuman Is also given a good share
of It
MURDER XKAIJ GOTHKNHl'IMi.
Ilody of .laiviiiese Laborer Pound In
Thicket Along Platte River.
Sunday a man was found dead In
the undergrowth along the north
channel of the Platte river about a
quarter of a mile northeast of where
the main bridge crosses the main liver
at Gothenburg. The coroner was
summoned from Lexington und with
Dr. Birkofcr and Constable Swanson
and others proceeded to where the
man was found.
The body was found to be that of a
Japanese laborer, who must have been
murdered and hauled to the spot and
thrown Into the undergrowth whercv
few people ever no unless for wild
grapes or plums. The murder evident
ly was not committed for money, ail
In one pocketbook there was $10 and
In another $20 and other bills partial
ly rotted and third ' pocketbook con
taining silver. It was the opinion of
the medical experts that the body had
been lying where It was found for
eighteen or twenty-four months. The
remains were put In a sack and
brought to Gothenburg and will prob
ably be burled by the county.
MIXDEX MAX DIES OX A TRAIX.
Returning from Trip In Apparently
Good Hetilth.
As the Hihllne train pulled Into Hol-
drege Monday night a man named
Sam Dunmlre, of Mlnden, expired he
fore he could leave the train. He had
been up into the western part of the
state showing land he had for sale and
was returning home, accompanied by
the parties with whom he had made
a deal. When he dropped dead he
was leaving the car to make thi
change for Mlnden.
He was a well to do farmer of Kear
ney county and his sudden death came
as a complete surprise not only to his
friends but to his family.
GRAIN FOR CORN SHOW.
Exhibits from Shows nt Nearby Towns
Will Do Sent.
Grain shows were held at Paplillon,
Springfield and Gretna Friday and
Saturday, under the auspices of the
Sarphy County Farmers' Institute.
The grain was Judged by Mr. Kissel
Imugh, of the State Agricultural col
lege, who gave interesting talks on the
selection of grains at each show. About
100 entries of the best of these ce
reals will be brought to Omaha and
entered at the National Com exposi
tion as a county exhibit.
Fanner Killed by Hull.
Charles Grote. a well known farmer
living twelve miles northeast of Hunt
ley, was killed by a vicious bull on
Friday of Inst week. He leaves a
wife and nine children.
Talmndge Gets Promotion.
L. M. Talmadge, assistant coshier
of the United States National bank of
Omaha, has been elected cashier and
manager of the First Xutional bank of
Gran 4 Island.
To Pay Indians Friday.
One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars Is to be paid the Rosebud Indians
this week and they begin paying them
Friday. Each Indian receives $29.70
this trip.
Coin Show nt West Point.
The date of the forthcoming county
corn show at West Point has been def
initely fixed for Nov. 30. Hay Moore,
of Lincoln, will be present to puss up
on the merits of the corn shown.
Ilody of Ct. Crawford Disinterred.
The body of the lute Capt. Emmett
Crawford was tuken up at Kearney
under direction of Lieut. Field, of
Omaha, and the metallic case was
fourd to b in excellent condition.
Stolen Goods Identified.
B. A. Gratjan and George Flffln,
two merchants of Cortland, were In
Beatrice Monday and identified some
goods stolen from their stores Satur
day by Patrick Murphy and James
King.
Twenty -Pour Horse Burn.
Fire destroyed the barn of the Mute
industrial school at Kearney and the
loss Is estimated at $7,000. Twenty-
four homes were burned, along with
a supply of feed and the farm imple
ments.
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INTERESTS HAPPENINGS
From Day lo Da? Condesni
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WATCH STILL I IDl'.NTII'IKl).
Some of Jewelry Found Near Weeing,
Water Not Yet Claimed.
Ex-Senator S. I Thomas, of Platts
mouth took Sheriff C. D. Qulnten. A.
W. Atwood and Dr. E. D. Cummins to
Weeping Water In his automobile Fri
day afternoon In one hour and twenty
five minuter, the distance being twenty-four
miles. They met C. C. Phillips,
Maltland, Mo., who was recently rob
bed of about $800 worth of Jewelry,
but the gold watches and other Jewel
ry which were recently found near
Weeping Water did not belong to him.
The sheriff brought It home with him
and plueed It with the other Bold
watches, filled cases, etc., which were
not Identified by the Jeweler In Stella,
Xeb., or by any other person. On the
return trip a stop was made at Mur
ray, where It was learned that two
ttrwngers. one aged about 25 years
and one about 22 years, had been fre
quently seen by persons residing
southeast of that town, and the Im
pression seemed to prevail that they
were the persons who did the killing
of Chief of Police O. A. Ralston in
Weeping Water, and beside the rob
bery In Stella olso robbed the post
offlce In Strausville, Xeb. Both men
are carrying Colt automatic revolvers.
The sheriff made another trip Into
that vicinity Saturday to further In
vestigate. A reward of $1,150 Is offer
ed for the arrest of the two men.
MATTHEWS HELD I'OII MCRDICn.
Preliminary llmirlii;; at IjexlngUm
Lusts Two Days.
The preliminary ' examination of
Emery Matthews for the killing of Da
vid Fisher on the night of Nov. 7 took
place at Lexington before County
Judge Turton. The original complaint
charged manslaughter, but was later
amended to murder In the first degree.
The court house wns crowded to its
capacity. Twelve witnesses testified
for the state and their testimony was
very strong against tho defendant.
Matthews has a wife and four small
children. Fisher was a single man, 22
years of age. Fisher was killed by two
blown from Matthews' fist, the second
being dealt on a run. Matthews' fam
ily Is In destitute circumstances.
Judge Turton bound Matthews over
to the district court, fixing his ball at
$2,500, which so far he has been un
able to secure. Matthews Is defend
ed, by Attorneys Guinea UlUin, and D.
H. Moulds. The prosecution Is con
ducted by County Attorney E. A. Cook.
BOLD ROBI1KIIY AT MILFOHD.
Station Kntered and Eighty Dollar
Tuken from Cash Drawer.
While the Burlington train was
standing at the station of Milford and
while the station agent was on the
depot platform, someone broke In the
door to the station office and took $80
In money. After the train had gone
the loss was discovered and the train
was met at Seward by the sheriff, who
searched the passengers, but none wai
found with the money in his posses
sion. About a month ago the station at
Seward was robbed In the same man
ner, making the third robbery of a
similar nature this fall. The railroad
has but one employe ut these stations
In the daytime and the robberies have
all been similar, the robber breaking
In the office door while the agent I
on the platform looking after the
train.
FINE AX1) JAIL FOH KDMISTICN.
Former Populist Chairman Sentenced
by Judge M linger.
Judge Munger In the L'nlted States
court Saturday afternoon sentenced
J. H. Edmlsten, former state oil In
spector und cha'.rmun of the populist
state committee, to pay a fine of $1,
000 and serve four months In Jail for
Illegal fencing of government lands.
Edmlsten pleaded guilty and his attor
neys made a plea for leniency. The
case was called lust February and
Edmbiten did not appear. Ills bond
was forfeited, but on his later ap
pearance the case wus reopened and
the above sentence followed. Edmls
ten hus been prominent In Nebraska
politics for many years.
Missouri Man Seeks Properly.
O. C. Phillips, of Maltland, Mo., It
In Pluttsmouth to learn If any of the
Jewelry recently found near Weeping
Water belonged to him. Burglars
entered his Jewelry store through the
transom over the door and stole about
$800 worth of gold wutches, bracelets
und other Jewelry.
Engine Starts Itluie.
Tho fire dumuge done by a blaze
supposed to have been caught from a
pausing locomotive to the Rogers
Lumber company ut MeCool Junction
will umount to over $1,600.
Schuyler Girl Burned.
While burning rubbish In her yard,
Miss Sophie Muelich, a well known
young woman of Schuyler, hud her
dress catch fire. Sho wus badly burn
ed on her arms and body.
Boy Shoots Ills Sister.
fmonm nievrns, ine li-year-olil
daughter f It. Stevens, of Bcutrlcc,
received a wound In the foot by the
accidental discharge of a 22-callbur
rlfl, lo ttiu huiwlu ttt Vl.tt k.I.I kn.
Barn destroyed by lire.
A large barn owned by Frank Still-
man, near McCook, was destroyed by
fire, entailing a loss of $1,500, on
which there Is insurance to the
amount of $650. The fire is claimed to
have been caused by a passing freight
engine.
Death by Full from Horw,
William JohriBon was riding u wild
horse near Cushlng, which was sud
denly scared, throwing Mr. Johnson,
who In falling fractured his skull Id
such a manner that he died.
LINCOLN
7jrfrT7T7Tl
Labor Commissioner Ryder ha
made public a tabulation of Nebraska
crops for 1(08, which Indicates that
this year's corn crop Is worth, at 60
cents a bushel, $89,299,878.
"This is an Increase over the value
of record breaking crop of 1905, which
was 243. 713. 244 bushels; and It Is only
$12,000 less than tho value of the next
largest crop, that of 1906, which to
taled 241,383.637 bushels.
"We are most agreeably surprised
by the final outcome of the reports
this year. With a reported acreage
247,826 less than In 1907, the total
production Is 9,000,000 bushels more,
or 178,699,789, as against 169,732.886
last year.
"There Is a decided change as to the
leadln- corn counties this year. Be
cause of floods,, principally, former
leaders fell off; hot winds and drouth
at tho wrong time reduced the produc
tion of other ordinarily heavy produc
ers. To offset these losses, remark
ably good results are shown by coun
ties not heretofore regarded as big
corn producers. Lancaster reported
the largest acreage, but Custer leads
In total production, with 8,141,327
bushels, against 2.655,471 bushels for
Lancaster. Counties reporting 2.000,
000 bushels or better stand In this or
der, after two named: Saunders, Ce
dar, Nuckolls, Buffalo, Boone, Knox
and Platte. The average per acre for
the state this year Is 28.17 bushels,
while last year the average per
acre was 25.76 bushels.
"Winter wheat acreage reported this
year exceeded that of 1907 by 68,741
acres, but the total production Is less,
being 41,001.938 bushels, es against
42,993,004 for 1907. Last year the
average production per acre of this
crop was JR. 85, this year It Is 16.98,
but the vr.lue Is greater by over $2,
600,000. The 1908 winter wheat crop
Is worth to he farmers $34,851,610,
as compared with $32,244,753 last
year. Clay county leads In production,
with a ihade under 2,000,000 bushels;
Adams Is cluse up and Hamilton a
strong third. Then come Gage, York,
Fillmore, Seward, Butler, Saline.
"Spring wheat acreage shows a de
cline every year of late, but the ave
rage per acre this year Is 18.98 against
12.98 in 1907, with a total of 2,840,284,
as compared with 3,214 264 last year.
Tho present crop tops the last one In
value, $2,414,322 against $2,410,990.
We thus have at total for wheat this
year of $37,396,832. The counties
saining spring" - fwheat - In largest
amounts are Sheridan, Lincoln, Dako
ta, Cheyenne, Burt, Dawes, Box Butte,
Cuming. Washington, Cass.
"In oats we have an Increased total
production on a reduced acreage, the
average per acre going 23.86 as against
21.49 In 1907. The total reaches 66.
163,628 bushels, compared to 63,622,
262,, and the value Is $22,465,396; last
year it was $20,376,460. Platte coun
ty leads in the oats production, with
2,379,730, followed closely by Cedar
with 2.094.103; then como Custer,
Knox, Madison, Pierce, Cuming, Gage,
Saunders, Buffalo, all running rtong
over 1,000,000 bushels.
"In Barley production we fall off,
from 2. 846,166 bushels last year to 2.
131,793 this year. The average per
acre also shows a slight reduction. The
value of this crop to Nebraska Is $959.
289. Tho counties producing the most
barley are Thurston. Dundy, Hitch
cock, Custer, Red Willow, Burt, Lin
coln, Cedar. Ixigan. Hayes. Ryle, like
wise, Hiiows a decrense all around.
Total production. 1908, 1.266,448
bushels; 1907:. 1.407.699 bushels. Val
ue this year, $759,859. Western coun
ties lead In rye production.
"The total value of these five crops
to the farmers of tho state foots up
$150,760,251. ns against $129,985,045
for the same crops In 1907, an Increase
of $20,765,209."
"Alfalfa and hay will welh up
strong this yenr In boosting our grand
total, and potatoes will represent more
wealth than the Alaska mines produce
In a year. Then don't forget that eggs
are now 3 cents npl"ce or three dozen
for $1. And r.o have celery, turkeys,
pumpkins, a; pics, frog legs, sweet po
tatoes, etc. So no one need worry
about tho N'ii--nvl;n farmer either as
to Thankghir.(T or Christmas, or the
college education fer the children, to
say nothlnr r.f n-it'mobl!es riding in
the most deMirhtful, 'nanny atmosphere
ly.lng utdoors."
The case nrnlnst C. S. Depans, as
Insurance og nt arrested at Beatrice
Oct. 20 on the charge of writing a
policy of $2.oen for John uih
out first obtaining a certificate, was
called In county court Wednesday and
dismissed, ns It was shown that the al
leged offense was committed In Lan
caster county. State Auditor Searle,
Deputy Insurance Auditor Pierce and
Judge Holme ef Lincoln, had been
called as wltreos In the case.
Gov.-elect ShnMenberger was In Lin
coln Wednesday night riding the Shri
ner goat. He said he wos too busy
with that occupation to think about
appolntements.
A message has been received in Lin
coln announcing that A. Galusha, for
mer secretary of stat, had been In
jured at Guide Roc - by a fall caused
by a runaway.
W. J. Taylor, representative-elect
In Custer county. Is being urged by
i lends to enter the race for speaker
of the next house of representatives.
By falling to sell their bonds to thi
state the officials of Kimball county
have lost the taxpayers some $371.
The bonds amounted to $5,000, run
for five years and drew 6 per cent ln
terest. The records show the bond!
were sold for a premium of only $1.
Nebraska and Iowa are anxious to
bring closer to this part of the countrr
a meeting of the Short-horn Breeders
association and for that reason are
securing proxies of members of as
sociation to be used at the meeting t
1EBATX KILLS OIL EI7ALS.
Rockefeller Cheerfully Telia How
Competitors Were Driven Oat.
John D. Rockefeller's own story
bis fortunes and the history of tho
birth of the front Standard OH Com
pany, was listened
to with breathless
Interest by a largo
crowd that Jammed
the courtroom at
the hearing before
Referee Franklin
Ferris In New
York Thursday.
With seeming enn
dor he told how
and why the combi
nation wos created,
and cheerfully ad
mitted that it se
cured rebates from
the rollronds which
enabled It to drive
competitors out of
business.
It was the final re
ply of the oil com- D' ""
pnny to the attacks that have beea
made for years, the revelations of Miss
Ida Tarbell, tbe fulmlnatlons of cam
paign orators, the charges In newspa
pers, and the remarkable letters of
John D. Archbold that Injured Senator
Forakev and smirched half a dozen
statesmen.
In answer to questions by John G
Mllburn, his counsel, Mr. Rockefeller
told how his combination reached ont
its tentacles for more ond more re
fineries of rivals, and fattened on them
for ten years or more, till It became
strong enough to change Into what be
came the Standard Oil Company of
Ohio. Between 1872 and 1882 the
Rockefeller combine bought and
bought rivals. When It was strong
enough It organized them all Into one
concern. The oil king said that the
company wns constantly reaching out
for more refineries and more markets.
It bought refineries to get them out
of competition and to get their busi
ness. That is tbe way H. H. Rogers
aid John D. Archbold went Into the
company. They were bought up. Both
were strong, brilliant and bold. The
Rockefeller combine had to get them
out of the way; It absorbed their rival
coucerns and them at the same time.
Mr. Rockefeller snapped up the Ameri
can Lubricating Company, and once In
that field he looked around for more
lubricating companies. Before his ri
vals appreciated what had been done,
his combine' controlled most of these
concerns that had done business be
tween 1870 and 1880.
When the Pennsylvania railroad
through Its Empire Pipe Line, began
gathering oil and shipping it to the
seaboard at reduced rates, the Stand
ard stepped in.- A bitter war followed,
the end of which came only when the
Empire concern was turned over to
Rockefeller and the dangerous compe
tition wiped out. The railroad for Its
surrender was permitted to form a car
combination, the certificates of which
were bought by Rockefeller and his as
sociates. "Whatever they had w
took," Mr. Rockefeller ' said, In ex
plaining the absorption of the Empire
concern.
The most conservative reports from
Great Britain tell of an unprecedented
condition of unemployment in that coun
try, a situation so desperate that the
government can no longer ignore it. Al
ready great numbers of the idle work
men have shown signs of extreme dis
content. Some groups were reported to
be on the march toward Loudon and at
Glasgow bloodshed was prevented only
by tbe prompt action of the city authori
ties In appropriating $500,000 for public
works, to give relief. Dublin also is
spending $50,000 for the relief of ber
poor. Liverpool, Sheffield, Birmingham
and other industrial centers ar likewise
confronted with an acute situation. In
the face of these facts Premier Aaqaith
has announced bis intention of formulat
ing a general plan for giving relief.
The highest court of Australia has ren
dered a decision invalidating one of the
important laws passed in the interest of
organized labor, the party which holds tbe
balance of power in that country. Tbe
unions bad forced the passage of a law
Imposing an internal tax upon the output
of the manufacturers of agricultural in
struments. This was designed to about
counterbalance the effect of the protec
tive tariff, but gave to all concerns which
paid the union scale of wages an entire
remission of the tax. As tbe labor un
ions controlled the Parliament, they could
remit or impose the tax upon whatever
business they saw fit, so that no business
which suits the unions could be put out
of the running. The court decided, by
a vote of 3 to 2, that the new law was
unconstitutional on the theory that the
purpose of the luw Is to regulate wages
instead of to levy a tax or to raise reve
nue. By a vote of 4.T8 to 47. the French
Chamber of Deputies has condemned the
campaign which tho anti-Dreyfusards are
conducting against the decision in the
case of Major Dreyfus, handed down by
the court of cassation in 1000.
The venerable Russian patriot and rev
olutionist, Nicholas Tsohnikovsky. who
fans been in prUon nt Ft. Petersburg for
many months, and who hsi niany friends
iu Kugland und -a-hcu, was reloased the
other day on $25,000 cash bail demanded
by the Russian government, the money
being contributed by wealthy friends b
this eouatry and la England.
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