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V V X ME SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE IRA L. BARE, Publisher TERMS: $1.25 IN ADVANCE NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA A Roiling Down of the More Impor tant Events Here and There Foreign. A spoclul dispatch from Tohuran says Hint Mohammed All, tlio deposed shah of Porsla, will leave the country August 17, mid tlmt tho young Hhuli, who Ih hla fnvorlto son, Ib downcast ivt tho prospoct of a separation from IiIh parents, lie has no desire to bo a ruler. Madnmo 11. F. Gnyan, tho wife of tho Argentina coiihuI guncrnl at Duda pent, In a midden lit of mndness, drowned two of her children. In tho ea at Clrkvencn, Hungary, and wnK restrained with dllllculty from putting an end to tho life of her third child and herself. Tho Duke of tho Abruzzl hns ostnb llahod another record In mountain climbing. Ho ascended Mount God-wln-AuBton to a holght of 21.G00 feet. Perfect weathor was enjoyed during tho ascent. William Sterne, tho long distance swimmer of Manchester, attempted to Hwlm across tho English channel from South Foreland, England, to the French const, but wiib obliged to give up on nccount of seasickness, Mon tnguo Holbein will mako tho nttompt. A dispatch from Mollln, Morocco, says tho position of tho Spanish Is precarious. Every day tho Moors cut tho communication between Mollln and tho outposts, and since July 29 the Spnnlnrds havo lost fifty men kill ed and lfiO wounded In tho ro-cstnb-llshment of their means of commun ication, M. JuHflornnd, tho Fronch anibas sndor at Washington, has arrived In 1'nrlH from Now York. Before leaving Paris for his country sont In tho do partmont of tho Loire, whore ho will spend his vncatlon, no win comor with tho government on tho situation crented by tho passage of tho Ameri can tariff bill and tho forthcoming negotiations relating to tho maximum and minimum clnusos. General. At llrlsbln, Arizona, A. T. Hoy and William Dockholtz, linotype operators, ot tho Dally Review, woro murdered while nt work. Wllllnm Pfnncuck en tered tho olllco nnd, without a word, drew n revolver nnd opened lire. After killing tho two ho nlso llrcd at Mlgual Avarota, a printer: a boy helper and nt Jny Wllmonthe, n special ofllcer, wounding tho latter. Harry K. Thaw's latest attempt to gain his liberty mot with dofoat when Supremo Court Justtco Isaac N. Mills dismissed tho writ of hnboiiB corpus bill became effective, although oil un der that moasuro Ib ndmltted Into tho United States and tho Philippines freo of duty. Near beer was voted out of nearly halt the state of Georgia by tho legls laturo whon a few minutes boforo Joint adjournment tho senate high licoiiBo bill wns passed by tho houso 81 to 77. Almost tho entire town of Milton, Delaware, was destroyed by llro early oirFiiday. Nearly 100 houses, a lum ber yard nnd a bank building woro do Btroycd. Tho loan will exceed $100,- 000. Josoph Furay of Wnrsnw, Ind who drow No. 1 In tho Flathead land dlstrl butlon, Is npparontly not oxcltod ovor IiIb good fortuno, although ho has boon Informed that his allotment Is worth $50,000. Driving up to tho Vnlloy hank of Snnta Clnra. Cal., In n hired nutomo bllo, two youths covored Cashier Rlrgo and his assistants with shotguns nnd, nfter Bocurlng $7,000, lied In tho ma chine. Two mon wero killed nnd proporty to tho amount of $25,000 was dostroyed ln .nn explosion nt tho Aetna Powder mill nt Aotnn, 1ml. Tho comptroller of tho currency Ib compiling n list of national hanks with alllllatcd stnto InstltutloiiB. A numbor of Nobraskana nnd lownnB wero successful In tho land drawlngB nt Spokano. Socrotnry Ilnlllngor and Glfford Pin chot hold radically different opinions on tho question of connorvntlon. Goorge F. Collnn sees republican dlBUBtor In Job ot tariff tinkering nnd success for tho democrats If now load era aro obtained Tho National Assoclntlon of Stato und Mnplclpnl Holler Inspection Do nortmonts wiib organizeu ni uoiron. io promoto a uniform inspection of boil ere. , A, C. Van Sant, tho now national commander or tho G. A. R., haB brothor living in Omaha. Tho IntonBO hont kept many votor nns out of tho ranks In tho parade nt Salt Lako City. Tho last Bhadow of tho troublo bo- tween tho street railway companloB of Chicago nnd their employes, which throntoncd to land to n strike of groat proportions, passed away last week. nn.l ,lnr.1nrnl M,n( Mm n.lniiHi. of Mm ....... " "lu HUUuruillluuH ui tuiiviifi- a- M,n frnnlr fnr nlmiit iMrtv foot hnfnrrt " : .;.;:.; " "inao pu" c in .n ,ow "n8 .y 1,0 Blst any party, or any candidate in a " stoadors It was set riJ - president. Tbrougnout most or uio prlmary or Konorm cicctlon, or who ' . , Z " " era of the cattle : n ' Z ',,n, ,.... country more vyi.i o a supervisor tor takoa nny oUlcr than morely . to through emploj .J,' :r" ... ;.: 1" . : acu congroasionni district, out tn cnHllne ,., votc. politics, national. "": ,..... .... ,., had been made by liny ii uuy ui iiuuiii iu iur uviii, im inn,n I nu nnn Riinnrvlnnr will hn nn. I . . . . ... . J I un iii iimku, me lu-jfuai-uiu duu . . . ...L I. n i.. M., n,iif Inr C.1U0H on 8"norvS.or ui o np- tnt0 or loca, elthor by 80rvC0 ,)0n t,.0C , mi.i crops of the settlers UlMMVIll W, w . ..wi. .... ... a ,tn nlM fftlTfl1fl IftUU lT T II ll Tlllllllinr CT I .... ... . ... .1 Wk bl.U illlU UI'UIUJ ...u... w ..u.w . Silas A. Darton, stato auditor of Nobraaka, and J. M. (lllchlrst of Oma ha woro In Now York visiting tho various surety compnnloa with a view of securing Information as to tho de pository and fidelity bond experience of tho companies operating In Ne braska. Receipts ronched on Tuosdny from tho oporntlon of tho new tariff law nmountcd to $030,914 as against tho receipts under tho Dlnglcy law for tho saino day last year amounting to $070,578. Nebraska, Inst week, received Its largest feo, $70,000, for tho llllng of articles of Incorporation of tho con solidated Missouri Paclilc railway. Formor Governor Van Sant of Min nesota was elected commandor-ln-chief of tho Grand Army of tho Re public. Tho tlc-up of tho- buslnesB life of Sweden as tho result of the general strike Is so serious that King Otis tav has Intervened In an endeavor to secure- a compromise. Rules governing the Phlllpplno tariff act wore sent to customs of ficers. The trial of American missionaries In the Coiigo has again been post poned. Glfford Plnchot charged at the Irri gation congress that n water power trust was, being formed. The first day of tho forty-third na tional encampment of tho G. A. R. found 30,1)00 vote-runs nnd visitors quartered In Salt Lako City. Reports aro In circulation of seri ous agitation In Albania against the attempt of Greeco to annex Crete. Theodore Roosovolt, Jr., temporar ily abandoning tho carpet manufactur ing business In Connecticut, went to Now York to arrange for learning more about neronnutlcs Armour & Co., Swift & Co. nnd Mor ris & Co., the Chicago packors, aro named ns defendants in a complaint (lied under the provisions of tho Sher man nutl-trust net by the minority stockholders of tho Now York Butch- era' Dressed Meat company, who sook to recover $1,500,000 damnges. A Lincoln woman, Mrs. Anna D. Holmes, wns No. 93 in tho government laud lottery at Conor d'Alene, Idaho. Tho supply ot tho new Lincoln pen nies, bearing tho three Initials ot the designer, has been exhausted so far as distribution at tho treasury depart ment Is concerned. Japan does not expect nggresslvo opposition from China to her rail road building program. Tho Hag of Greeco has boon hauled down on tho Island of Crcto. Mrs. Heaslo Elliott, known nlso ns Ml.H jjosbIo Wntson nnd I3cbh Drown. who wnB shot and killed In Denver by T. J. Halstend lived in Sioux City for Kovornl years. Turkey has adopted an nggrossivo uttltudo toward Greeco in the contro versy over tho Island of Crete. Washington. Senntpr Gore in an nddresa on "Lo cal Duty" at a Chautauqua assembly hero highly eulogized Sonutor A. 13. Cummins, saying If the new tnrlff bill proves good It will elect Tnft again, but If not then It will elect n thorough ly progreBslvo republican such as Al bert I). Cummins of Iown. Tremendous cheers followed tho assertion that Cummins Ib the lnsurgont who In surges. Tho names of tho more than 300 su pervisors of tho thlrtoonth census to bo nppolntcd by Prcsldont Taft will pointed, rognrdless of the numbor of congressional districts. None of tho now Panama bonds au thorized by congrcsB at the session Just dosed will be Issued boforo con gress meets again and hns had an opportunity to chnngo tho existing circulation tax. Announcement to this effect was made in a stntoment Issued by Secretary of tho Treasury Mnc Veagh. Purchasers of Phlllpplno tobacco will horoaftor hnvo a government guarantee as to Its quality nnd clean liness as n result of nn arrangement made by tho bureau ot Insular afalrs with tho Phlllpplno government, de signed to Insure tho strict enforce ment of tho now tariff bill providing for tho ndmtsslon Into tho United States, froo of duty, of a limited quan tity ot cigars and tobacco produced In tho islands. Personal. In vlow of tho precarious health of King Moncllk, full powers of regency have been granted to Rns Tosamn, tho guardian of Prlnco LldJ Jenssu. the heir presumptive to tho Abysslan throuo. It Ib reported that tho young Shah of Persia attompted suicide. Rear admiral Judnh Thomson, U. S. N (rotldor), died at Provldonco hos- pltul tn Seattle Wash,, after a long Ill ness, aged G7 years. Tho roport sprend abroad that Count Zoppclln Is dead proves to bo unfouudod. Gov, Shnllonborgor of Nebraska, ac companied by his staff, has gono to tho Yukon exposition. Ambnsandar JuHsoruud nnyB a tariff war botweon tho United States and Franco would bo monstrous. Ouo hundred "uudeslrnblo' studonts havo been dropped from tho University nf ch cuko. Soventv-llvo urn frnHi,. - mon nmi tho remainder socond nnd tlilrd-yonr men. Kvolyn Thaw doclnros thoro Ib no a truth in the story tlint she will bring suit ngnlnst her husband for $500,000. - Doath followed tho release from prison of Samuel Francis Smith, son of tho author of "America." Tho stnto dopnrtmont nnnouncod tho appointment of Ozro C. Gould of Mlnncaotn, who hna boon a studont intorprctntor at Toklo, to bo vlco consul gonoral at Seoul, Korea. POLITICS LEFI 001 PRE3IDENT ISSUES ORDERS RE GARDING CENSUS. NOT BUILDING UP A MACHINE Violation of Order Will Subject Of fenders to Dismissal From Their Positions. Boverly, Mass. In a letter ad dressed to Sccrotary Nagel, of tho de partment of commcrco and labor, Prcsldont Tnft served notico that any man engaged In tho taking of the thirteenth census of tho United States who engages in politico In nny way will immediately be dismissed from tho service. Outside of casting their votbti tho president belleveo that cen sus supervisions and enumerators Bhould keep clear of anything that savors of politics, national, state or local. The president orders tho secretary of commerce and labor and tho direc tor of tho consuB to embody In the regulations governing tho taking of the census tho rulo so forcibly Intd down in Ills letter. Mr. Tnft snys that In appointing census supervisors It has been found necessary to select men recommend ed by sonators and congressmen In their districts. Ho snys ho realized that tills method of selection might pnally bo perverted to political pur 0BCB,lnd U ,s,to tllktll c,en86 of politics, so far ns tho actual work Is concerned, that ho hna explicitly expressed, his desires ns to tho regula tions. President's Letter. "Dovorly, MasB., Aug. 14, 1909. My Dear Mr. Secretary Tiro taking ot tho census involves tho appointment of somo 300 supervisors who, In turn, nre to appoint ninny times that mini bor of enumerators. Tho supervisors aro given complete discretion in tho selection of enumerators, respectively, to act undor them. The success of tho census will depond on tho efflcl oncy nnd strict nttontlon to duty of tho BupervlsorB and on tho intelligence of tho numerators nnd their faithful application to the business in hand. "Generally, thoro la a supervisor for each congressional district. It has been found to bo tho quickest nnd host means of selecting suitable super visors to consult tho congressmen and senators as to competent candi dates from their respective districts and states. "This system can cnslly bo pcrvort ed to political purposes If tho super visors aro not forbidden to use It ns an instrument for influencing local and general elections nnd primaries In tho interest of particular candi dates or parties. It Is not nn unrea sonable requirement tlint anyone who accepts nn appointment ns supervisor or ns enumerator shall, during the term of his employment and service, avoid an active purpoao in politics. "I therefore order that In tho pre paration of regulations for the taking of tho census, you nnd tho director of tho census embody thoreln pro vision that any supervisor or enum erator who uses his lnilucnco with IiIb subordinates or colleagues to as n political' committee by public ad dresses, by tho solicitation of voteB, or otherwise, shnll nt once bo dls mlBBed from tho service. "I wish to mnko thlB regulation ns broad as possible and wish It on forced without oxcoptlon. It Is of tho highest lmportnnco tlint tho census . , t i . should bo tnkon by mon hnvlng only tho nlnglo purpose of rcnchlng n Just nnd right result nnd that tho largo amount of monoy to bo oxponded In tho employment of bo vnst n mnchlno as tho census shnll not bo mndo to sorvo tho political purposes of any ono. Sincerely yours, "WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT." "Charles NokoI. Socrotnry of Com merce and Labor." Tho ft Rowing supervisors wero named for Nobrnska and Iown: Nobrnska FirBt district, Frank IS. Holvcy: second district, Chnrles L. Snundors; third district, Josoph Al bert Hays; fourth district, Philip F. RroBs, Iown First district. John W. Row- ley; Bocond district, Asa A. Hall; sov onth district, Cnmbrldgo Culbortson. HARRIMAN GOES TO PARIS. Before Leaving Munich Has Confer ence With Specialist. Munlsli. E. II. Hnrrlmnn loft horo for Pnrls. Although his various walk ing, motoi car nnd sightseeing excur sions during his stny hero gavo tho Impression that his health was good, Mr. Hnrrlinnn whllo In Munlsh had longthy consultations with Prof. Gus- tav Hoosslln, n well known specialist on diseases ot tho stomach. Ice Fields Hinder Peary. St. Johns, N. F. Tho continued prosonco of Icoborgs und Hoes nlong tho northern soctlon or tno Laurnuor coast, as reported hero by vossols arriving from Labrador, may sorlously hamper the Peary rellof ship Jeanle. Thoro nro no fears for Its safoty, but It is bolloved that tho Jennie will bo considerably delayed In Ita arrival nt i Etnh, Greonland, tho Peary bnso. Tho Jeanlo la a Btnunch craft, well fitted i to wlthstnnd tho press of tho lco. It has as yet boon but twolvo days on tho i voyage. NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES. Items of Interest Taken From Her and There Over the State. Oliver Nelson of Dodgo county wag perhaps fatally Injured by being .thrown from a load of hny. Fire at Grand Island prnctlcnlly do- stroyed all of tho stock of Kelso & Wnttcrs, milliners, nnd of Mr. Sonln, ladles' tailor. . Deputy Gnmo Warden Gellua re three more Friend Bportsmcn of il legal solning, Chnrlca Ladmnnn nnd his brother and Georgo Endlcott. Thoy were fined $15 each. Tho stato railway commission au thorized tho Crab Orchard Tolephono company to Issue $20,000 in stock on tho Crab Orchard oxchango, which It purchased for $19,500. Gothenburg will have a Berles of revival meetings, boglnnlng Septem ber 1. They nro to bo led by Rev. French Oliver and will probably con tlnuo about a month. Bloodhounds worn called to nld In tho capture of three men, who mado u bold attempt to rob Pete Hammond, a farmer living llvo miles west of Cozad. Tho men wore traced to Goth- cnburg, but wore not apprehended. Tho Munroo flfo and drum corpa ot Hastings, composed of thrco veteran muslclnna, lead the Nebraska delcga tlon In tho G. A. It. pnrado during tho national encampment In Salt 1-ake City. Tho Cambrldgo chnutauqua closed Its third nnnual session Inst week, Chancellor William Joseph Davidson ot tho Nebraska Wesleyan university delivering tho closing nddresa. It waa tho greatest Chautauqua over hold In that part of Nebraska. A delegation of Omaha business men nnd Douglas county officials wnltcd upon the stnto board of equal Izatlon with a vlow to convincing tho board that tho merchandise assess ment of Omaha merchants should not bo Increased. News haB reached Fremont of tho mnrrlago of Mrs. Grnco Shurman of Fremont and Ed. A. Pegeau at Don- ver. Mrs. Shurman for a number of years was n teacher In tho Fremont schools and was prominent socially In that city. Fay Woodford, n brakoman em ployo on tho Burlington between Sioux City and Ashlnnd, wns brought to Beatrice m on a wnrrnnt sworn out SnsCtir "b lS" SoS charging him with basterdy. Wood! . i . iii i. i j ford hnd hla nrollmlnarv hnnrlnir and wan bound over to thn district court, T I.Vnnlr Tnnno Mm nntml m.flnw nnd horseman of Missouri, lint now w A v JyJf v ft ft v aaw.wu w v v ft residing in Oklahoma, has been on- rnPn,l l,v thn Rnnml nsannlnMnn ns gnged by tho Speed association as starter for their races to bo held In Nebraska City August 31 to Septem ber 2. IIo is ono of tho best known starters ot race horses In tho coun try, Tho Box nutto County Fair asso ciation was fully nnd formally launch ed at Alllanco last weok, with a paid up capital of $10,000 nnd all sub scribed for. John O'Keofo was elected president nnd Earl Mnlloy, sccrotary. Forty acres of laud has boon pur chased enst of tho city upon which pormancnt buildings will bo erected nnd a race course made, As Mr. nnd Mrs. Hans Jorgcnson nnd llvo children were crossing tho railroad tracks In an automobile in Blair thoy wore struck by a freight train that was switching near tho Acme mill. They were pushed along Rock, mot with an accident which re suited In his death. IIo had been ns Blstlng In threshing and started for homo on horsobnek, riding In cousin orablo hasto to got up his cows bo foro dark. Ills horso stepped Into a gopher hole, stumbled nnd foil, pro on Mm boy who wns not nblo I suiuaoio on uiu uoy, who yb nut uuio to explain tho circumstances. That tho right-of-way of tho Union Pacific Railroad company embraces an nrcn of 400 feet in width, or 200 foot from tho inlddlo of tho tracks on each sldo is established by n decree Just handed down by Judgo W. II. Mungor in tho United States circuit court In tho caao of tho Union Pnclflc Rnllrond company ngnlnst Cecilia Knrges, Martin Knrgos, Kclm Gonder nnd others. Chris lpson, tho pioneer druggist of Grand Islnnd pnsscd nway nt tho St. Francis hospltnl In tlint city nftor an oporatlon for tho removal of gall stoneB. Mr. Ipson hnd boon a resi dent of Grand Islnnd for over forty years. Ho emigrated to this country from Donmnrk when a youth. His father wns at that time spiritual ad visor to tho royal family nnd Mr. Ipson ns n boy often played with the present king of Donmnrk. II. P. Runlon of Iienkolman, who owns n prolltublo prlvato fish hatch ery, arrived In Lincoln from a visit to tho atnto and government hatch- orloB in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio nnd Illinois. IIo also attended tho national mooting of stato nnd gov ernmont llshculturlats. Tho hntch- orlea In Michigan nnd Wlaconaln nro tho best In tho country, but Mr. Run- Ion, after visiting them snld ho had seen no bettor thnn tho Nobrnska stnto hatchory near South Bond. Tho proposed class rato hearing be fore tho railway commission, assigned to bogm August 24, will ho postponed until Docombor 1, providing tho rail roads will allow tho testimony Intro duced during tho trlnl of tho 2-cent nnd Aldrlch bills to bo Introduced In duplicate- In tho class rnto hearings. Secretary Wllllnm Ernst of the Johnson County Agricultural and Me- chnnlccJ association announces that tho' nnnuni county fair will bo held In Johnson county. Tho commltteo so liciting n gunrantco fund to carry on tho fair roportB that tho required amount hna been raised, THE NEW BANK LAW. Attorney for the State Files His Brief. Judge I. L. Albert, attorney for tho stato In tho defenso of tho banking law enacted by tho late legislature, has nied In tho federal court hla brief in reply to the brief of John L. Web- Bter und William V. Allen. It Ih bo lleved an enrly decision will be handed down. In discussing tho right of tho Btnto to limit the banking business to in corporations nnd the right to Issue notes for circulation, Judge Albert Bald: "Counsel concedes that tho right to to Issue such paper Is no longer a common law right, to bo exorcised at tho pleasure of tho citizen, but orio that rests on a grant from tho Btate. Now we havo already shown that it la ono of tho Incidental rights which accompanies tho right to engage In banking generally: that it is so es- sentlnlly a part of banking tlmt an Institution without the power to lssuo 8UcI- paper la not a bank. The court tnko Judicial notice of the fact tlint tll(-'rc is nothing In tho federal constitution which prohibits tlio iseu- northwest. Auditor Darton has re nnco of such paper nnd that It la pro- turned from tho oast, hut na Landj hlbltcd by no act of congresa. If It la Commissioner Cowlea nnd tho secre-j true, then, ns counsel concede, that tary 0 Btato do not ngreo iibout Oma the right to issue such paper must jm merchandise or bnnks tho auditor's rest on a grant from tlio state, nnu, that the right to engago In banking Generally carries with It tho right to -ss" BUC Paper, docs it not roiiow tnt -lm right to engage In banking Generally Ib no longer a common law r's"1- bnt ono lawfully exorcisnblo oniy uniier a irancniso irom uio Buuef Doca It not bIbo follow that tho legla- latlvo act under consideration, which deals with banking generally, is to bo regarded ns ono designed, not to rogu- InAn ilm iwnHiliin rT n nntiltiintl In t Into tho exorcise of a common law right, but to fix tho terms nnd condl tlons upon which n frnnchlso may bo obtained nnd enjoyed. "Wo' conic now to tho guaranty fen turc ot the law. Counsel call atten tion to the brevity of our nrgument on this brunch of the case. Speaking ,"i.u""Vuu: "u "7 iUl Jlilimuu, uiu nuuiu mij w..-. ono of his oxcuses Is that his argu ment was prepared exclusively for this court and not for distribution among laymen. For that reason he nssumed that elementary principles, '"atters of history asd ot common knowtalgo would be noticed without olnborato nrgument or citation of author Mgr. For llko reason ho re- nuiuoriues. ror imo reusuu nu fralned from any attempt to answer tllO arguments UaSCU On 1116 U.iri- - momn college case, nover uuuui.i.b that the .court would take Judicial notlCO Of Olir Constitutional prOVlsIonB which render them wholly Inapplic able. Another nnd stronger reason Influenced him in this respect, and that is, that when he felt that ho had shown that thorlght to do a general banking business Is no longer a com mon right, but a right dependant on La grnnt from tho state, the validity of the guaranty feature would follow as a logical conclusion. IIo Is of tho opinion that ho has established that proposition. The validity of his con clusion cnu bo tested by any standard history of banking." Cattle Destroying Crops. Hooker county homesteaders have petitioned Gov. Shallonborger to come to their assistance and save their crops from cnttlo, which are being crazed without being herded. In n letter signed by twenty-four home- out that tho own. hal been appealed ,-es, but no effort them to save the Some tlge ago another complnlnt was received by tho governor, who turned the com plaint ovor to Deputy United States Attorney Lane. Brewer Complains of Rates. Tho Hastings Hrewing company has complnlned to tho railway commlaslon .. . .. rnl1rnn,1q t,nv ,, hnri. tlint the rnllroada havo been charg ing It n rato of 40 cents whon the Omaha rate Is 30 and as a result it Is losing moat of Its business in tho towns near HastingB. Tho rates on Ulo with the commission do not show a 40-cent rato for Hastings nnd if tho browing compnny produces bills of lad ing showing that prlco was charged, the commission will Institute proceed ings ngnlnst tho railroad companies. To Make Fish Secure. Heavy, half-Inch glass Is to bo placed In tho cattish tanks In tho llsherles building nt tho stnto fair grounds. This will bo dono on tho rocommondatlon of Superintendent O'lirlon, of tho stnto hatcheries. Ho says tlint a fairly bulky catfish, given n swimming Btnrt of eight feet, can splinter nn Inch pine board. This Is tho reason tlint thin glass will not do for fish tanks. Reward for Phillips. Governor Shnllonbergor hns offered a roward of $200 for tho apprehension ot JnnicB Phillips, who Is chnrged with having murdered Marsh Hamilton In Omnha. Asked to Make River Trip. Governor Shnllonbergor has rocolved nn Invitation to accompany Prcsldont Tnft nnd tho party of governors down tho Mississippi river from St. Louis to Now Orlenns October 25 to 30. Missouri Pacific Pays Up. Secretary of Stnto Junkin received n check for $70,000 from A. J. Shores, attorney for tho Missouri Pnclflc rail road, tho feo charged by tho stato for filing tho nmended nr.Mcles of Incor poration of tho consolidated company, $31,000 of the amount was paid under protest. Tho capital Btock of tho con solidated company is $240,000,000. Tho nttomoy for tho company In sisted that ho should bo given credit for tho foe paid on the capital stock of $100,000,000 and ho mado n prof for of $30,000. This wns refusod. STATE ASSESSMENT EVERYTHING ARRANGED EXCEPT IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. THERE A DEADLOCK APPEARS Without Douglas County the Total Val uatlon of the State h Given , as $363,230,080. Tho determination of Secretary ot Stato Junkln to forco an lncreaso In tho valuation of tho morchatidlso oC Douglas county or Bccuro a reconsld. oration of tho nctlon of tho stato board of equalization In increasing tho vnluo 0f bank stock, has delayed action on Douglas county's nsseasmcnt, until i th0 return of Stato Treasurer urinn. nven thou It Is possible no agreement cnn bo reached nnd that it will bo necessary for tho board to dofer action ,mtn the governor gets back from tho vntn wnuUl not settlo tho nuestlon. ' Ro secretary Henry Soymour wns In- atnicted to proceed to certify out tho! vaiuatIon 0f all the other counties, to- ;eti,or wiUl u statement showing tho nmount ot monoy each county la ex-' tcd to pay , taX0B I without Hondas county tho totnli ,., nf ,. lfl s!tfi:t.2.in.nsn.! Th(j , of 4 muis for tho general , fuml w,u raIa(J ?iiC34(53r,. til0 unlvor-i n , wm rat80 $303,230,' .... making a total of $1,997,705, tho total Btato and school tax to bo paid by all tho counties except Douglas. Tho total appropriations to bo paid out of tho general fund nmount to $3,970,909. It Ib estimated that of this sum $000,000 will ho realized by foes Paid to tho state and monoy received wn,. muhd rvuia will 11 UIU iiiiai;i;iiuut:ui.ia nuutvo n lenvo a total of $3,370,909 to be raised by levy. One-hnlf of thlB to bo raised the first yenr will bo $1,C8S,-1S4. The totnl assessed value of tho stato npproxumue.y ovy for ho gene rn 1; 'B004It8l8cstSc "uu- 11 18 CBumnicu Is approximately $399,000,000. Tho fund on this sum 111 reallzo $1,795,- thnt 95 per cent of this will bo collected, or $1,705,725. Herefordo at the State Fair. An exhibitor of Hereford cnttlo liv ing In nnothcr state has written Sec retary W. R. Mellor that ho has not shown In Nebraska for several years and does not like tho premium Hat which provides that If thoro Is no com petition only one-half of the premium shall bo paid, but ho thinks ho will oomo with his Herefords. Secretary Mellor has written him that ho is likely to find n little competition In hla lino nnd he promises to mako it In teresting for him. Tho reluctant ox hlbltor will find when ho arrives at the state fair that ho will have to com peto with Hereford herds entered by seven different exhibitors nlono will hnvo herds aggregating more than 149 antinnls, which was tho total number of animals in this class exhibited last year nt tho Nebraska state fair. . Cash Prizes for Hustlers. The Union Pacific has hit upon tho novel scheme of giving cash prizes to its station ngents for expediting thu shipment of grain. Tills is ouo of tho methods adopted In the effort to hnndlo tho enormous grain crop. All rall- rads nro confronted by tho task and are preparing In various ways to moot it. For some months they havo been hustling cars needing repair to tho shops so they might he fendy for tho rush whon It came. Tho now system :s on0 0f merit for agents during tho . . r....!-..,! , months of August, September nnd Oc tober. Emergency Rate on Machinery. Tho Burlington railroad has secured permission from the railway commis sion to put In an omergency rato o 25 cents per 100 pounds for hauling Vho mnchlnery nnd building material of tho Amos sugar factory In Scotts Bluff county, tho rato to bo effective tintll February 2S. The rnllrond said this rato Is not n compensatory rato. but in order to help out n Nobrasku, '.ndustry It is willing to put In the low rnte. Pullman Rates Reduced. Tho Stato Railway commission Is sued an order reducing Pullman rates In Nebraska. Tho minimum of $11 wns cut to $1.50 and tho mnxlmuiu from $3.50 to $2.50. Instead of BeatB being 25 conts, 50 centB and on up at n Jump of 25 cents, 5 cents was tho unit. Many Fine Stock Entries. Tlio flno stock entries for tho stato fair aro coming In faster than In nny previous yenr, thoro bolng 210 cntrlea to dnto with prospects for at least 030 before tho fair opens. This number will Just fill tho now llvo stock barn. Entries mado before August 15 will bo listed In tho olllclal catalog ot tho fair. Tangle Over Normal School. A delegation called nt the state houso from Dawes county to get Infor mation regarding tho proper steps to tnko to got a state normal school lo cated at Crawford. As there nre two boards, eacli of which claims to bo tho real hoard with power to net in tho matter of tho soloctlon of n situ for the new normal school, towna In tho west end of tho stnto that aro anxious for tho school nro nt n loan lust how to proceed. Tho delegation, headed by Q. F. Coffey, paid Ita re spects to the governor.