$30,000,000 LOSS Estimate of Damage Throughout Central West. FRUIT BELT IS DEVASTATED. Published Kvery Thursday by The HiraM PuMisMflf Csmpany. F, A. I'lKiiMN. I'r'n. l.T.oro ('. Tiiomah. Sec. JOn.v VT. Thomas. Mur JOHN W. THOMAS Editor J. B. KNlEST Associate Editor Entered at the postofiice at Alliance, Nebraska, for transmission through the mails, as second-class matter. BI'JsflMk 1W rvJrlBBKaBHBHPJtfBBBBBak HhX BBHBv. j :!& . V ijti? ' 3 ' ifikr 1 i rflBUBBBBMHBlBBBWiT f BBBB '$ tS 4e) ti- . iBa JjS aH ' VHL' BBBSE!? JOf u ff mwtKfc$zffi? m BBBBBBBBBlBr TrfBi lWi "1J BBM ' ' BBBBH PkVBflflHa"fStjBV 'lY-g fj twt5ZKHBR&E& ''''"' ' ' 'mmbiBbwbbbVI bbv 7 kkEkwiSMHk aA -' vkL aBBBBBBaBPraflBBBsVflraKminBBBBBBM iBBBBBK"iBBHBBBBBBBW 'w jr g " I? X -is w& JbvbbbibIbYe i Ttik'K 5& BPHP'fr' TBt Js-'r Orchard Crops In Many States ShrlviJ In the Bud Most Disastrous Period of Weather Experienced In a Gener ation C03t of Living to Soar Be cause of Coming Shortage. i. Probable Storm Loss. 1 Iowa $10,0"00,000 f Illinois 6,000,000 Subscription, $1.50 per year in advance. THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1910. Speaking of the Influence Lin coln, as a dry" city will have on the rest of the state, the Crete Democrat remarks: "If it doesn't turn Crete dry in a year. we will miss our guess. Editor A. B. Wood of the Ger ing Courier favors county option, but thinks state option would be better. He thinks if a part of the counties in Nebraska are voted dry, they should all be dry. But we wish to remind Bro. Wood, as well as others, that "circumstances sometimes alter cases." Speaking of insurgents, it is proper to remark that there are insurgents from principle, whose principles are the samo every where, and tlie same after elec tion that they were before; there are others who play Insurgent before election, at home, to se cure votes, but at Washington, D. C, after election, they are standpat. As the Hastings Re publican says: "The world right now Is greatly in need of real insurgents of the La Fol lette type." If it is really desired to re move the Nebraska capital to a location near the center of the state, why all this talk about Hastings, Kearney, Grand Is land and Columbus? Broken Bow Is the only town mentioned in this connection that is near the geographical center. If the capital is to bo removed to a central point, Broken Bow is the place for it: but then, Broken Bow is not a boozeorium, hence is not being en'dfcrsed by the prime movers of the capital re moval agitation. What fools a rank partisan spirit makes of otherwise sensi ble people; and what foolish things it leads them to say. We have had occasion to commend the editor of the Hemingford Journal for some of the good things he has published, but In a recent issue he made use of the following statement which we can excuse only on the ground of partisan blindness: "A loyal democrat would vote for the devil if he was on his ticket." Such statements are no disgrace to the persons about whom made, but in our opinion they are a serious feilection on the intel ligence of the person using them. Persons who are expecting the Nebraska state democratic convention to' be split over the question of county option may have another guess yet. Judge Edgar Howard of the Columbus Telegram probably has the sit uation as nearly sized up ns may be done in advance. In an edi torial in the issue of April 22, he says: "The democratic state convention will not declare for county option, neither will it proclaim against county option. The present liquor laws, includ ing the new daylight saloon law, will be endorsed, und every democrat will be left free to fight for or against county op tion in choosing men to fill the legislative positions." A recent issue of the Wymore Wymorean contained mn its ed itorial page a half-dozen good town-boosting and business boosting paragraphs. This is the kind of stuff merchants need, though they often seem singulur ly unapprechtlve of the efforts put forth in their behalf. Any good newspaper of the Wyinore an's class, and carrying no more home advertising than it does, could make a barrel of money by throwing down tho bars to cat. houses and other such foreign advertisers. This is a fact that many merchants do not seem to understand fully, says the Omaha Trade Exhibit; and its remarks tit more towns than one in this great state of Nebraska. We are not advised whether the editor of the Scottsblnff Republican holds an appointive federal office, or is merely a candidate for one. Evidently it News Snapshots Of the Week In private car to demonstrate to farmers best way to breed cattle. Miss Marjorle Gould, eldest daughter of Mr. and unu ui a.. l, uiuiiu, 41. is one of the two. In his last' week's issue he quotes approv ingly Attorney General Wicker sham's onslaught which he made in his speech at Chicago; says that "they will have to quit 'flirting' with the democrats or join them soul and body;" calls them "bushwhackers;" and says that unless thev endorse the ad ministration, tariff bill and all, without further delay, they will be kicked out of the party, but adds: "This may mean that a number of pops who have been sailing under the false colors of republicanism in Nebraska may join the democrats, but from the vote cast for Bryan two years ago It looks as though they voted that way anyway, so the republican party is not losing anything." Officers of standpat Republicans re semble mail order houses these days. To head off impending defeat, the standpatters are burdening the mails with millions of packages of garden seeds, farmers' bulletins, maps, speeches and horse doctor books. Not a few of the regulars are uneasy as a result of the recent election in the Thirty-secoud New York district, in which Havens, the Democratic candi date, changed the 1908 Republican plurality of 10,167 'nto a Democratic plurality of 5,831. OBJECTS TO AMENDMENT Stat Railway Board Sends Letter to Nebraska Delegation in Congress. Lincoln, April 26. The state railway commission has Hent a letter' to the two senatois and the members of tho Nebraska house delegation making suggestions regnrd.'ug the railroad bill now pending In congress. The letter sets out that the executive commttteu of the National Association of Railway Commissioners objects to tho repeal of that provision of the la rending as follows: "Provided, however, that the pro visions of this act shall not apply to tho transportation of passengers or property or to the receiving, deliver ing, storage or handling of property wholly within the state and not shipped lo or from a foreign country, or from or to any state or territory as aforesaid." The Nebraska commission Indorses this position and urges the Nebraska delegation to see to It that the pro vision Js not stricken out. TAKES POISON BY MISTAKE James Chorm of Falrbury Swallows Carbolic Acid, Immediately Expiring. Falrbury, Neb., Apr.ll 26. Jaruei Chorm, a wealthy retired farmer resid ing. In Falrbury, died t Immediately after swallowing u small quantity of carbolic acid. Mr, Chorm had been (11 several weeks. He moved to Fair- bury from Daykln and he was rated aaj very wealthy, owning several flna' farms In this county. An Inquest .Into the cause of his d- mlse resulted In a verdict .by a coro- l . V. ,e" . V0 . ,e" ' - inc,n ner's jury that death was due to Mr,'ad ""velock Sunday morning. She Chorm taking the wrong medicine. I Wl ' ,,e "? oft,,e l)rld1e,8.ma,Js ,n he Mr. Chorm leaves a wife and twoUohnson'Kauffman wedd,nK- daughters, one of whom is In the high school here. BOYS SET FIRE TO SCHOOL Janitor Discovers Flames In Time tc Put Them Out. Norfolk, Neb., April 26.Untdentl fled boys set the Grant school on flr and a serious catastrophe was narrow ly averted. They saturated the steps in the basement of the bujldlng and applied a match. The janitor discov ered the fire and put It out. Ther hfive been fifteen fires in the last font weeks and it Is believed that many ol them have been set by the same boys The Are was set at 1:15, Just before school was called. The same building, one of the largest schools In the city, was bet on fire a year ago. Big Blaze' at Overton. Overton. Neb., April 25. Fire start ed In P. IT. nilerna' lumlinr nnrf kah) sheds and in less thnn twn hnnra thn'mpderti whole Jumber yard was In ruins, also,house a"d ard nnd expects to furnish a house belonging to Mrs. Rucker and ! Pltr.v (pr the rapidly growing patron-; se-eral barns and outbuildings mak- aBe of t,ie Ho,el Burlington. Ing a total loss of about $25.0:0. Miss Agnes De Boer has beeu very Tbo dcutb of Mark Twain at his homo, Redding, Conn., caused deep sorrow throughout tho entire country. President FnlllereJ of France greeted Hoosevelt In Purls. Mnry D. Spiers resigned for some mysterious reason ns private secretary to Mra Taft. James S. Havens, Democrat, elected congressman from Rochester, N. Y. Senators Aldrlch and Hale announced that they would retire from senate next spring. Six college professors from Cornell are making tour of country with a cow . , . , , , 1 , E J LOCAL PARAGRAPHS Geo. D. Darting was called to ingford Monday. All store fixtures Herri for sale. Regan's. H. E. Grings does public steno graphy. At the Alliance Hotel. I. S. Glidden has returned home spending a couple of weeks in Wyoming. Mr. . C. McClure who has been quite sick was able to be on the street Monday. Mrs, Ben Fernald, who has been ill for some time, is reported no better at this writing. S. V. Holt recently made a business trip to Bridgeport and from there up the Guernsey line. All store fixtures for sale. Regan's. Attorney C C. Barker is one of those who have been bit hardest the past week by that enemy knowii as la grippe. W. A. Springer went to Ft. Morgan Monday to inspect the property for which he traded his grocery store, re turning Tuesday. J. A. Robertson of Sioux county has filed as candidate for the democratic nomination for state representative from the- 53rd district. Miss Gladys Boon returned last Sat urday from a trip to the North Platte valley, bringing a bunch of new sub scriptions to The Herald. K. E. Wood drove his auto down from Hemingford Tuesday, bringing with him Henry Love I and and Rev. and Mrs. R. D. Waterman'. Mrs. Cowan of Minatare spent a few hours in Alliance Satin day. She is on her way home from a visit to Lincoln and other Nebraska points. D. Kauffmnn, one of the popular salesmen in the Famous, left for Have lock Sunday morning. Farther details of his trip will be given later. The payment of its indebtedness gives to the Alliance Methodist church parsonage property to the value of $10,000.00 free from incumbrance. Dineen, Rubendall & Young, of Alliance, have purchased the Opera House meat market and took immedi ate possession. Grand Island Free Press. Mrs. E B. Burris, Miss LeonaWait, Mrs. lerrv Rowau, Mr. Jack Miller and Mr. Harry Troup were among those who went to Hemingford to help with Queen Esther. After an absence of several days Mr. R. E. Murray is again on duty in W. O. Barnes' jewelry department. Mr. Murry has been visiting a brother in Denver. G. F. Johnson notifies us to change his address from Edgemont to Mars- land as he has been assigned to the "helper" service with headquarters at the last named place. Miss Bertha Anderson of the New. Rev. A. L Godfrey left Monday for Pool and Majors, Nebr., where be bad appointments for week-night preaching. He will go to Tnrrifigtori, Wyo., to morrow or Satt..Uy, remaining over Sunday and prmHiing for Dr. McNary. H. C. Avevba tf-ivned bis position at the rouudhom-f und is advertising his house and thrte !" for sale with a view to returning to astern Nebraska. He wishes to keep posted ou Alliance doings, hence subscribes for The Her ald this week. Frank Bloom of the firm of Bloom & Son. marble dealers. Omaha, is in this part of the state taking orders to be rilled a mouth later. He came down from Crawford the fore part of the week and spent a couple of days in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Lock wood moved to their new home on Toluca Ave. Monday. The house is new and Guv has built a tine chicken , , . .., ..,. ammnVmaunviBttmumtmmmi,mi,mHR ill the past week with appendicitis at the home home of her sister, Mrs. E. F- Gleason. Her condition is some what improved. Her mother, Mrs. Wm. De Boer, has arrived from York, Nebr., to be with her daughter. Ed Gregg, who is associated with his son Charles in the mercantile business at Marsland. was in the city Monday. If honesty counts for anything Gregg & Son will be kept busy selling goods. Crawford Tribune Walter Buchenstein a prominent mer chant of Alliance, and John Adams of the Alliance Herald force, spent several hours with friends in this city between trains Monday, being on their return from a visit to Chadron. Crawford Tribune. ' Mr. and Mrs. W. 'N. Wilkinson of Long Lake, and daughters, Miss Vic toria and Airs. Clifford, were Alliance visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Wilkinson called at The Herald office long enough to cast 150 votes for one of the candi dates in the great voting contest. The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. Church met last Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. A. T. Lunn. An unusually large crowd was present. The dainty lunch was a pleasant feature of the afternoon. Mrs. Lunn's ability as a hostes3 is too well known to need any words of praise. Word received from W. W. Norton brings the good news that Ward is get ting along nicely, and is well on the road to complete recovery. Mr Nor ton is expected hoipe the first of next week, but , Mrs. Norton will probably remain in L03 Angeles a week or two longer. Wolf Freimuth was in town yester day and called at The Herald office to pay on subscription for himself and Jos- Freimuth ct Carroll, Iowa. He informs us that spring work is progres sing nicelv in his neighborhood and that he expects to begin planting pota toes next week. Miss Lettie Carev, who came from the east several weeks ago for the pur pose of recuperating her health, was re moved from the home of her sister. Mrs. F. J. Brennan, on Tuesday, to the Alliance hospital, her physician thinking the rest and quiet she would have there would hasten her recovery. L, M. Kennedy, who is a brother-in- law of D. M. Gorman, the Fremont nursery man, received a shipment yes terday of five young elm trees for the court house grounds. Mr. Kennedy informs us that he will receive another shipment from the Fremont nursery of one hundred trees, eighty elms and twenty box elders, part of which he will have for sale. .Jim Feagins returned Tuesday from his trip west, having been gone from Alliance since February 19th. He spent a good part of the time while away in Idaho and Salt Lake City, and returns looking hale and hearty except that he is still troubled with the cutaneous trouble on his lip mentioned in The Herald before his departure to the west. Members of the Alliance Baptist church will send their pastor, Rev. J. M. Huston, to Chicago next week to attend the national convention of the Laymen's Missionary movement and the Northern Baptist convention. After attending these two conventions, Mr. Huston will visit several, days at -the Moody Bible institute, returning to Al liance iu about two weeks from the time of his departure. ' " Mrs. Harriet C. Vance, who is gen eral secretary of the L. T. L. branch of the Nebraska W- C. T.U., left Wed nesday morning to attend the spring meeting oi the state executive pom. mittee of the W, C. T. U. From Fre. mout she will go to North Piatte to at tend the state declamatory contest Fri dav night, and from there return home with her daughter, Miss Lura, who is one of the contestants. Supt. W. R. Pate ot Sidney has been elected superintendent of the Alliance schools, and State Superin tendent Bishop now appoints him principal of the junior normal at Alliance. Mr. Pate is one of the fore most educators of western Nebraska, and his Bridgeport friends rejoice at the recognition of his ability. Bridge port News-Blade. The case of the United States against Elmer Bowman, which was heard before Clerk of the District Court C D- Casper last fall, iu uhicli Mrs. tieorge J. Gould, became tb the government charged Mr. Bowman with having failed to comply with the provisions of the homestead laws, has been decided by the land office in favor of Mr. Bowman. A special attorney was sent here to prosecute the case, while Mr. Bowman was represented by Wilcox & Broome, the well known firm of land attorneys at Alliance- Bridge port News-Blade. The home of Mrs. A. T. Lunn pre sented a very busy scene from 5 until 8 p. m. last Friday. The Ladies' Mis sionary Tea was the reason. A very bountiful and wholesome supper was served for 15 cents. About seventy people were fed. On the supper the ladies cleared $9.00. The homemade candies donated by Mrs. Plank and Mrs. Dr. Campbell are worthy of mention. These suppers should be well patronized as they certainly give you your money's worth. C. J. Wildy of Hemingford was in Alliance Tuesday and called at The Herald office to leave some money on subscription. He informs us that he and Mrs. Wildy will start June 1st for Canada where they will spend the summer visiting friends and enjoying a well arranged rest at the summer resorts of the north land. Mr. Wildy has been in business in Hemingford twenty three years when he recently sold out to Rockey & Son, and this will be the first extended vacation that he has taken for many years. Readers of The Herald will not fail .to observe the half page ad of Gray & Guthrie, representing The Farmers & Merchants Insurance Co. of Lincoln. There are a few points of special in terest in this advertisement that in terested parties will not fail to observe; one of these is the writing of farm policies by the ageuts, Gray & Guthrie, without referring the application to the Company, something that is probably not done bv any other farm insurance agents in the state outside of Omaha and Lincoln. Another point of great interest is that losses are adjusted by Gray & Guthrie, general as well as local agents, instead of referiug claims to a stranger for adjustment. State Hospltnl for Consumptives. Lincoln, April 2G. Now that Lincoln has officially disbanded Its sanltar camp for the treatment of persons af Hlcted with consumption, talk has beer started for a state hospital for the treatment of these unfortunates whu are unable to pay their own expenses Joel Piper, secretary to the state board of charities and correction, advocated the structlon of a hosnjtal for con sumptlves In some city of the state and he will go recommend to the gov ernor. Bryan Will latue a Statement Soon Lincoln, April 25. W. J. Bryan will Issue a statement within a few dayi Indicating exactly what he intends tc do In Nebraska regarding county op tion. Mr. Bryan said that he had not prepared to make any speeches, when he was asked If he would make conn ty option speeches In Nebraska during the next three weeks, and then stated that he would Issue a statement cov erlng the point within a short time. Crop Damage U Still Uncertain. . Omaha, April 26. According to the repot ts of the various railroads tho re rent cold spell was not hb severe as It seemed and no material damage tc cropa has been received. The formal cold snap had the ev.il effect upou practically all vegetation, but the ex act amount of damage cannot be told until another warm period visits the state. Bridge Over Platte River Burned. Grand Island, Neb., April 23. The Burlington bridge over the Platte riv er between this city and Omaha was destroyed by fire. The Are, It 3 be lieved, originating from sparks from a passing engine dropping out of the fire box. Traffic will be detoured from Aurora to Central City hence via Union Pacjfic to Grand Island until a new bridge can be built. Methpdlst Conference Jt Brownvllle. Stella, Neb., April 20 The sixth session of the Nebraska City district conference of the Methodist church will lip held at Brownville, April 26 2S. mong the prominent speakers on tho program are JI. S. Paulson of tie AnV'Sr.loon league. Bishop John L. Nuelsen and Chancellor W. J. Da' vldson. Indiana 2,000,000 T Michigan 4,000,000 Wisconsin 2 000,000 5 Kansas 1,000,000 Kentucky 1,500,000? Missouri 2,000.000 Ohio 5,000,000 Nebraska 1,500,000 T Chicago, April 25. Property losj amounting to $30,000,000, peril to many lives on land and sea, Interrup tion to traffic, a damper on general business and widespread troubles of one sort or another, followed In the wake of the blizzard which swept over the northwest. The fruit belts of northern Indiana, western Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Mis souri, Minnesota and Wisconsin have been devastated by the eastward-moving storm and fears are expressed that peaches, grapes and' other lux uries ordinarily plentiful and com paratively cheap In warm weather will suffer big boosts In price and be be yond the reach of the poor. The Michigan fruit belt, the back bone of the fruit district. Is described as almost wholly wiped out for the season. Freezing temperature In Illi nois and Iowa not only killed buds, flowers and fruits, but threatens to ruin oats. Blizzard In the South. Atlanta, April 2G. For the first time in the history of Atlanta there was an April snow, which lasted for three hours. The fall wns as heavy as any of the last winter. With snowstorms of blizzard proportions raging through out eastern Tennessee, northern and central Alabama and the greater part of Georgia, this section faced a great loss in early cotton, fruits and vege tables. PATTEN DENIES A SQUEEZE Not in Cotton Corner, but Looks for Higher Prices on Wheat. Chicago, April 25.r-James A. Pat ten, credited all over the country with having cornered the cotton mar ket and created a panic among shorts In that commodity, resulting indirectly In the Investigation begun by Attorney General Wlckersham, returned to Chi cago after a brief visit in New York and laughed in the face of the cotton corner, saying: "The story will not hold water, no matter how hard they try to make It look like truth. There Is no cotton corner at this time, and has beeu none so far as I am concerned. What Is true Is that conditions warrant a be lief In much higher cotton than now rules, nnd so I am buying cotton. So are a good many other men who be lieve ns I do." Mr. Patten, laughing at the rumora of a big game involving himself and J. Ogden Armour, said: 'It is per fectly obvious that with the winter wheat losses In Kansas and Nebraska wheat will have to go higher." STATE'S RIGHTS CAUSES ROW Daughters of Revolution Adjourn After Animated Discussion. Washington. April 25. With an ani mated discussion of "states' rlghv" as its final effort, the nineteenth con tinental congress of the National So ciety or the Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution ended. As the certalu was rung down on the closing session the delegates refused, as they did at various preceding conventions. t amend their constitution so a3 to au thorize elections of state regents and state vice regents to be held In their respective states or territories. Roosevelt Guest of Paris. Paris, April 25. Colonel Roosevelt Is the guest of the municipality of Paris today. The city fathers In sol emn session received him at the Hotel de VHle, where luncheon was served In his honor, after which he Blgnert his name in the "LIvre rt'Or," which contains the signatures or all the mon archs and noted persons who havo been the guests of the city. The papers are filled with Rooas velt; his name is practically upon everybody's lips. The government will try to stop race suicide becausa he recommended such a course iu hla speech. He will be asked formally and Informally to help the French pro serve their natural resources. First Prize Fight Ticket for Roosevelt. Denver, April 26, The first ticket for the fight between Jim Jeffries and Jack Johnson at San Francisco on July 4 will be presented to Theodore Roosevelt on his arrival In New York. This statement was made by Jack Gleason while Jn Denver on his war to "the coast. The ticket will be mado of solid gold and appropriately en graved. i y. v