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THE SEMI WET KlY TRIBUNE IRA L. DAMS, Publisher. TEIUIS, IMS IN ADVANCE! NORTH PLATTE NEDRASKA A Boiling Down of (lie More Im portant Events Here and There Foreign. Juan Vlconto Gomez was elected constitutional president of Venczuola for a term of four years by congross. All political prlsonors havo boon ro leascd in honor of tho ovont , - Tho body of DJornstJerno Djornson, .tho Norwegian writer, was placed aboard a spcclnl car at Paris for transportation to Copenhagen. Prior to tho doparture of tho train tho Scandinavian colony passed In front of tho coffin and tho Norwegian rain istcr delivered an oration. Tho Naples pdllce learned that ITstallo Hold, tho American girl who was murdered and hor body thrown Into tho bay of Naples, had uncles living noar Lbs Angeles and Snn Francisco. Thoso uncles, tho pollco say, managed hor financial affairs and allowed hor $800 a month, The Italian embassy nt Washington has ben requested to forward to tho local authorities all tho Information pos ulblo rcngrdlng tho girl. Miss Rold was studying sculpturo under Profes sor Lettlerl, who saw hor tho day beforo hor disappearance 8ho was then Intending to go to Paris. Tho murder Is as much a mystery as when tho body was found. Graham Whlto, tho English aviator who started on a blplano flight from Wormwood Scrubs, London, for Man chester, In an attempt to win tho prize of $50,000 offered by a London morn ing newspapor, had accomplished more than half of tho Jo.urney whon .compolled to descend' on account of tho Intense cold. Madam Totrnzzlnl has been at tacked with sudden illness and she was ablo to appear, as blllod In "La Travlata," at tho opening of tho opora season at tho Covont Garden thcator in London. ' General. Tho national party prohibition con vention rany bo held In Des Moines in 1912. ' Gov. Hughes of Now York has boon tendered and accepted appointment as uu associate justlco of tho supromo court of tho United States, Former Judgo S, F. J3nlliot, for twen ty yoars a roaldent of Des Moines, died in Tonapah, Nqv., at tho qgo of 73 years. Senator Bovorldgo of Indiana is re ceiving congratulations upon tho ar rival of an infant daughter at his homo in Washington. Much of tho $100,000 left by tho lato Thomas F. Walsh to bo distributed by his wife will go to tho rolatlvos and old-time frlonds In Colorado: John W Kern Wati endorsed for tho eenato by tho Indiana state demo cratic .convention. Tho supremo court of 'Missouri de nied a motion for a rohenrlng of R. J. Houso of tho Kansas City Doard of Trndo, who was arrostcd on a charge of violating tho law requiring grain to bo sold by actual weight. Tbo Kansas applo crop has boon greatly damaged by cold woathor. No ainondniontfl of any chnractor . "wore placed on tho postofflco appro priation bill by tho sonato commlttco (Which ordorcd tho bills reported, Thomas Bnlloy, said by tho pollco to bo ono of tho throo safe blowers who robbed tho National Bank of Chatworth, 111., of $9,000 on February 15, was arrostod in Chlaago, Harry K. Thaw, who killed Stan ford White, must romaln In tho Mat toawan Insane asylum. Tho appcllato division of tho supremo court in Brooklyn handed down a decision to tho effect that Mattoawan is tho proper placo for Thaw. Within three hours nftor tho sub scription books had been oponcd in Ban Francisco nt tho local stock ex change $4,080,000 of the. stock of tho Panama-Pacific International exposi tion to bo held In San Francisco In 1915 wnB subscribed. Congress will adjourn boforo tho mlddlo of Juno and possibly by Juno 1, It is believed by Presldont Taft and the administration leadors. And bo foro that tlmo It Is expected most of tho so-called administration moasures now beforo congress will hnvo been passed, or, If not, thoy would bo in such shape that they can bo enacted Into law soon attor congress meets in December. " A largo Increaso In tho number of casualties on American railroads Is Ihown by tho Interstate commerce commission report Unqualified endorsement was ac corded the Taft administration by tho republican state central committee of Maryland. Mr. Byran, It is stated, will help in the Missouri prohibition campaign when it is fully on. San Antonio secret Borvlco agents have In their possession a numbor of counterfeit United States $5 gold pieces believed to havo boon made In Mexico. Dr. Ellhu B. ThomaH, 83 years old father of Augustus Thomas, the play : , Wright, died at bis homo at St Louis, NEWSNOTES GONDEMSED Commander Robert B. Peary sailed from New York for a lecturo tour of England and tho continent. Ho is accompanied by Mrs. Peary and their two chlldron and by Captain Robert A. Bartlett. In tho death of BJornstJerno BJorn- son Norway has lost her greatest distinctive Norwegian writer. Mr. Roosevelt was praised in tho superlatlvo by heads of tho munici pality of Paris. In tho next general election Ne braska will voto upon an amendment to tho present voting laws. Senntor Halo denied that fear of defeat prompted his announcement of coming retirement from tho senate. Moro than 6,000 tnen who rccolve pensions for service during tho civil war llvn outside of tho United States. A question beforo tho Nobrnskn supremo court Is, has a city or town tho right to hay cut by a citizen from Its streets. Indiana democrats, In stnto conven tion, endorsed John W. Kern for United States senator. Tho prohibition county convention In Nashville endorsed William J. Rryan of Nebraska for president, dosplto tho. fact that somo of tho dele gate's wero skeptical as to whether ho would consent to run under their banner. Tho stockholders of tho Chcsapeako & Ohio, In a special session nt Rich mond, Va authorized an Increaso of capital stock to $100,000,000. Rev. Henry II. Jcssup, a widely known missionary and author, died at Del rut, Syria. Three moro bodies woro taken from tho mines at Mulga, Alabama, mak ing a total of tblrty-nlno recovered. It is now believed by tho Inspectors that thero aro no moro bodies In tho mlno. Tho Burlington sustained a ' loss estimated at $100,000 in a flro In tho Lincoln yards at Lincoln, Nebr. Official announcement was made at Baltimore of tho authorization of a mortgage on tho Baltlmoro & Ohio Chicago terminal property to secure an issuo of $50,000,000 of 60-ycar 4V6 per cent bonds. Thero was general expression of regrot all over tho country over tho doath of Mark Twain. Senator McCumber of North Da kota, though still very 111, will, it is said recover. Tho rovonuo cutter, Tahoma sailed from Soattlo for Alaska carrying tho Portland Mnznma oxpedttion of four men who will attempt tho ascent of Mount McKinley from tho seaward side. Henry Wlllington Smith, mllllonatro paper manufacturer of Loo, Mass., was crushed to death In a folding bed. Tho Erlo railway wago difficulties with Its firemen has been adjusted. Tho men got an advanco of 8 per cent. Tho president will namo a Now York man for tho supromo bench to succeed Julius Brewer. Congressman Pollard of Nebraska sayB ho will not bo a candidate for re daction. Washington. A rtnilclitnr wnn linrn tn Rnnntnr and Mrs. Bovorldgo. This 1b tho sec ond birth In tho senator's family since his second mnrrlago. Tho first child Is n son, 20 months old. President Taft sont to tho sonato tho nomination of Carl Rasch of Mon tana to bo United States district judge in that Btato. Mr. RnBcli has been acting as assistant counsol for Secre tary of tho Interior Bnlllnger boforo tho Balllngor-Plnchot investigation commlttco. Throq young Wost Point cadets will havo n fair chanco to break Pe destrian Weston's record, as tho pon- nlty for hazing fourth-class men, un der tho terms of nn order Issued by tho superintendent of tho military academy. Had It not been for tho special act of congress, authorizing tho secretary of war to dlsposo of their cases in accordance with tho now regulations, thoy would havo beon oxpollcd from tho academy. Why pork chops and pork roasts cost moro now than two, thrco and four years ago was tho subject of ex pert testimony glvon in tho sonato food probo by Peter W. Petorson of Cflny county, South Dakota. Mr. Potor- Bon said ho sold hogs nt prices rang ing from $4.50 a hundred pounds in 1900 to $0.53 in 1909. Tho prlco then jumped to $9.30 as tho avorago from January 1 to this week. Presldont Tnft Informed Senators Brown and Burkett that, ho would havo to dofor his decision about ac cepting their Invitation to visit tho Commercial, club at Lincoln some tlmo between October fi and 11. Personal. A French aviator gave an exhibi tion in a gnlo to plcaso Mr. Rooso- volt- i . ,i An oxpert from Washington Is to demonstrate n supposed hog cholera cure In Nobrnskn. Tbo Bryan boom Is creating consid erable worry among other members of tho domocrntlo party. Sonator Burkett celebrated Arbor day In tho United States senato by introducing a bill providing for tho establishment at Nebraska City of a national school of forestry. W. J. Bryan criticised tho appoint mont of Governor HugheB, In a speech nt St. Louis Vice Pros! dent Sherman defended tho tariff law. A resolution favoring tho election of United States senators by popu lar voto was passod by the houso of representatives of Massachusetts by a voto of 109 to 98. Senator Burkett Introduced a bill to establish a school of forestry at Nebraska City. Tom Tnggart claims converts to his opposition to a convention noral 01 55 m ADMINISTRATION MEASURES MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS. TO LEAVE Apprehension of Congress Quitting Without Passing Measures De sired by President. Washington. Administration lead ers In congross aro beginning to feel a good deal of concern over tho chnncos of putting through tho sev eral measures on which President Tnft has set his heart Hot weather already has sottlcd down upon tho city and stifling days in tho exccutlvo halls aro' sure to croato goncral do sire among mombcrs of congress to get away. Many -who havo hard political bat tles in prospect evon now aro mak ing thoir plans to go to their states or districts. Nearly nil of tho Taft bills nro suspended by moro or less uncortaln threads. Tho railroad bill, which Is pending in both branches, Is not out of dnngor. Tho bills woro adopted in tho senato and houso and a numbor of bills which aro almost certain to bo ndoptcd in ono branch or nnothor, will produce measures so widely different that harmony In con ference threatens to bo utterly out of tho question. Tho houso has adopted an amend ment making provision for ascertain ing tho physical valuation of rail roads, and this Is auro to moot with dotormlned opposition In tho Benato. It Is said also that on tho final voto tho houso Is likely to Btrlko out the provision for tho creation of a com merce court, which feature Is certain to bo retained by tho senato. By tho tlmo tho bill reaches confer ence President Tnft will havo re turned to Washington and it Is hoped ho may bring tho conforenco togeth er by commanding oach sldo to grant concessions. Nothing but tho most determined prcssuro from tho Whlto houso, it is admitted, could accom plish a result Chairman Mann of tho houso com mlttco and Chairman Elklna of tho senato commlttco both hopo to bring tho bills to thoir final vote this week. Thero is but ltttlo doubt tbnt Mr. Mann will stand, but In tho senate thero Ib no wny In which debato can bo shut oft, and it would not bo Bur prising if tho bill took ton daya or more in this body. That tho administration senators will put tho bill through in about tho same form in which it now appears on tho calendar Is indicated by tho voto last week on tho Cummins amondmont relating to traffic agree- montB. Supporters of tho long and short haul amondmont, which was intro duced by-sSonntor Dixon, claim they havo votes onough to incorporate It Ija tho bill. Party lines will bo brok en In this amendment, In nil proba bility, and tho outcomo generally Is thought to bo uncertain. MRS. LEAVITT'S WEDDING. Guests Will Be Limited to Family and a Dozon Intimate Friends. Lincoln. Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt reached Lincoln Sunday after an ab sence of several months spent in Germany. Sho was preceded by Lieu tenant Roglnald Althnm Owen, to whom sho will bo marrlod Tuesday at tho homo of hor parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bryan. All the.momobra of tho Bryan family aro now at Falrvlew except William J. Bryan, Jr., who was unablo to loavo his homo at Tucson, Ariz. Tno wedding will bo n very quiet affair, with guests Umltod to tho family and less than a dozen In tlmnto frlonds. A MAY DAY 8TRIKE. Missouri Pacific Workmen Likely to Go Out. Scdalla, Mo. All tho machinist In tho omploy of tho Mlssourl-Paciflo railroad will go on strike Monday morning nt 10 o'clock on an Issuo in volving a wago Increaso of 1 cont an hour, unless thero is nn unexpected turn in tho situation. This la the information rocolvcd at tho shops hero, the largest on tho Missouri Pa cific system. Tho men demand 40 cents nn hour, an Increase of 4 cents In tho presont Bcnlo. To Buy Twain Home. Now York. Sentiment among the rich mon in the cast who wero friends of tho lato Samuel L Clemens, to fur nish tho bulk of tho funds necessary to purchase the humorist's old home in Missouri, rehabilitating it Into a museum, will soon tako tangible form. Want Mr. Bryan's Holp. Indianapolis. Chairman Jackson of the domocratlo state central com mlttco will wrlto to William Jonnlngs Bryan, asking him what tlmo ho can dovoto to tho Indiana campaign and if it. will bo possible for htm to stay In tho state ono month. Famous 8culptor Dear. Now York. John Qulncy Adnms Ward, ono of America's greatest sculptors, died Sunday at his home hero in his eightieth yoar. He bad ben ill for three months. NEBRASKA IN BRIEF. News Notes of Interest From Vari ous Parts of State. A freight train, No. 29, from Platto- moutli to Lincoln, ran over and killed tho 10-ycnr-old Bon of O. E. Schurmnn, tho foreman of tho extra brldgo gang at Cednr creek. At a special election held In Co lumbus city and township to ' voto bonds to build a now steel brldgo across tho Plntto, the provision was carried almost Unanimously. Lcmnn Woddlo, who lives threo miles west of Stella, has a pig 3 weeks old that has five well dovclopcd cars. Two of tho extra carB aro growing from tbo regular cars, and tho other ono Is near ono of tho others. Tho pig is In a healthy condition. John Just, and C. P. Johnson, of Bnttlo Creek were beforo tho Com mission on Dipsomania and woro ad judged fit subjects for detontlon t.nd treatmont, and wero taken to Lin coln. Rov. Lou Wallaco Cade has accept ed a call to the pastorato of tho First Presbytortan church in Plnttsmouth to fill tho vncancy caused by tho res ignation of Rov. J. II. Salsbury, now of Auburn. The body of Mrs. t. C. Wallaco, who died Ih Los Angeles, arrived in Tokamah for interment in Toknmah comotery. Mrs. Wallaco was for many years a rosldcnt of Tokamah and re mover to California, but two yenra ago. A Washington dispatch says: Sec retary Wilson today detailed an ox- pert from tho department of agricul ture to make experiments in Nobraska with a viow to preventing and curing hog cholera. Tho bureau of animal Industry has beon working for nearly ten years In an effort to discover a serum which would check tho spread of this disease, and it is now bcllovod that they havo boon successful, and Secretary Wilson has oxprcsed his willingness to send a voterlnary sur geon to Nebraska. As n result of the voto of tho citi zens of Falrbury in a special election that city will construct a wator works system and also erect an electric light plant, both of' which will bo municipal ly owned. Tho printed plans and specifica tions of tho now Odd Follows' homo for which contract has been let nro on exhibition In York. It promises to bo ono of tho lnrgest, best built, most commodious and sanitary flro- proof buildings of Its kind in tho west Tho Odd Follows vlll expend tho coming year nearly $90,000 In Im provements. Mrs. A. Marquardt, a widow living nbout flvo and a half miles southwest of PUgor, committed suicide by hang ing in a small grovo near hor houso. Sho had been ill for soino yoars and It is supposed that tomporary aberra tion was caused by bor continued ill ness.. Anna Zook, a German woman whoso homo is In tho south part of York county, filed complaint against Josoph Weiss for attempt to kill. Last summer Woiss wont to Germany nnd Induced Anna Zook to come to America with him under promlso of marriage, but has refused to carry out tho marriage ceromony. Tho Burlington has beon grantod authority to put into effect a rulo against receiving sheep for shipment until twonty-four hours after thoy havo been dipped, Dipping socms to weaken tho sheep and rendor thorn moro liable to Injury when shipped. Tho rulo la adopted, It Is said, for the mutual protection of tho shipper nnd tho railroad. Alex Lyon, a real estate dealor, of Central City, was killed when his nuto skidded over an embankment about soven miles cast of town in Hamilton county and turnod over in a ditch. Thero was about a foot and a half of water and soft mud in tho ditch and Lyon wna pinned down by tho steering wheel and death result ed apparently from drowning. Tho dead man was a prominent farmer. A hen belonging to Mrs. H. T. Wil son, who lives four miles north of town, laid an egg weighing four ouncoB. Tho egg was eight Inches in clrcumferenco and Inside tho shell of tho largo egg was another ogg perfect in ovcry way. Tho body of Portor Bldwell, a man 72 years old, who has lived alono In a cottngo near Watson's ranch for Bovoral yoars, was found in a path nenr tho cottago whero it is evident that ho fell nnd died nlono. HIb daugh ter, Mrs, N. B. Hlslet, is a resident of Kearnoy. Tllton Wobbor of Randolph, who had been at Osmond on business, on roturning homo, lost control of his automobile and pnld tho penalty with IiIb life. The automobllo is a com plete wreck. Tho grand lodge of Eagles aro making elaborato preparations for tho next grand lodge session at Chad' ron. Tho State Railway commission tolo graphed bdth President Tuft nnd Gov ernor Hughos its congratulations over tho appointment of Govornor Hughos to tho supromo bench of tho United States. Engineer McLaughlin hns arrived in Superior from Kansas City to work, on tho $1,000,000 cement plant, claimed to bo the largbst single industry of the state outsldo of Omaha. Victor L. Fried, county treasurer of Burt county, died at his homo in Oakland after an Illness of two weoks of muscular paralysis at tbo ago of 46 years. A disastrous pasturage fire oc curred at tho old Buckoyo ranch and somo adjoining farms about twolvo miles southeast of Broken Bow. About 3,000 acres of fine pasturo land nnd many fenco posts wore doBtrojtd. , I SPECIAL SESSION MR. BRYAN 8EE3 WORK FOR NE BRASKA LEGISLATORS. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM Letter to Democratic Members Ask ing Their Views In Reference, to tho Proposed Extra Session. Hon. W. J. Bryan has mailed a Jot ter to all democratic mombcrs of tho last legislature asking them If they will support an initihtlvo and refer endum resolution for tho submission of n constitutional amendment to that effect at tho general election this fall. Ho has also asked J, II. Mockott, Jr., president of tho Nobraska Direct Legislation lenguo to get a poll of tho republican members. Tho lottor foV most part follows: My Dear Sir: Tho failuro of tho legislature to submit tho Inlttatlvo and rofcrondum nt Its regular session has brought county option which Is direct legislation Into tho "present campaign, and this question Is draw ing attention- from national issues. It Is unfortunate that this should bo tho case at this tlmo when six congress men nre to bo clectod, and when n senntor Is to be chosen by tbo next legislature. Unless tho mistake mado by tho legislature can bo remedied, our par ty" will bo confronted by a very seri ous situation. It might promlso In Its platform to submit tho inlttatlvo and referendum nt tho next session, but It could hnrdly expect to bo trusted to submit the mcasuro next Imo if with a democratic governor, sonato and houso it in unable to do so now, un less It declares its independence of special intcrosts. In my opinion tho best way to meet tho situation is by tho submission of tho initiative and referendum by a called session of tho legislature and I have no doubt that Governor Shal- lenberger will call such a special ses sion if assured that a majority of both houses will support tho Initia tive and referendum ., resolution, which will givo to tho pooplo tho togtslatlvo machinery through which thoy could legislate upon any ques tion In which they nro Interested. A called session would nlso doubtless ratify tho incomo tnx amendment If it is not posslblo to submit tho Inltlntlvo and poferendum for ratifica tion ns a constitutional amondment at tho election this fall, nothing is left for our party to do but to de clare for tho initiative nnd referen dum and county option In its state platform this suminor. In order to ascertain whother an Initiative and referendum resolution would pnss in caao of n special session being called, I tako tho liberty of submitting the question to you and to tho other dem ocratic members of tho senato and houso. PleaBo wlro mo ut once, at my expense, whother you would bo willing to support such a resolution at a spoclnl session. In a writton statement regarding his letter to democratic members, Mr. Bryan says: "I hopo that tho dem ocratic and republican papers that fa vor tho Inltlntlvo and rofefendura will take tho matter up and urge tho passago of tho Inlttatlvo and referen dum resolution. It might bo well for tho committeemen nnd all others, both democrats and ropublicans, who nro intorestcd In the present cam paign, to see these senators and mem bers who didn't Bupport tho meas ure at tho last sosslon and point out to them the importance of the special ! sosslon. o Hughes Is Appreciative. In roply to Its telegram of congrat ulations over his appointment aa a member of tho United States su promo court, tho State Railway com mission has received tho following messngo from Governor Hughes: Albany, N. Y., April 27. Nobraska State Railway Commission, Lincoln, Neb.: "I cordially appreciate your telegram. "CHARLES E. HUGHES." Ruling on Bleached Flour. State Food Commissioner S. L. Mnlns hna returned front Portland, Oro., and Boise City, Idaho. At tho latter plnco western food commission ers mot and nsked for a speedy hear ing of tho suits in federal court to tost tho ruling of tho national food department against bleached flour. Must Quit Business. Clubs that do business merely to servo drinks to mombcrs wero warned that they rauBt quit business in Lincoln. Tho Phoenix club and tho Eagles wero raided, a few arrests made and tho boozo found on tho promises was hauled to tho station. Can Increase Stock. Tho railway commission gave per mission to tho Grand Island Tele phono company to increase Its capital tock from $75,000 to $100,000. Tho proceeds from tho sale of tho stock will bo used for improvements nnd extensions, Lincoln, Neb. Ernost M. Pollard of Nehawka will not bo n candldato for congress In tho First district Ho will Issue a statement to this effect and will thank his friends for tho fa yore shown him in tho past. STATE FIRE WARDEN In the Ar warden, 3upcrln 1 Seeks to Have Instruction Schools. A. V. Johnson, stnto flro warden has written a lottcr to Stnto Suporin tendent Bishop suggesting that a day or on hour of somo day each month bo, set nsldo foi tho teachers to Instruct their pupils nbout how to provent Urea and what to do In somo emergencies, it 1b Mr. Johnson's Idea that If tho children are taught tho .dangerous uso of gasoline nnd kerosene and what to do In case of explosion, ns well as how to provent fires by keeping rofuso burned and tho danger of permitting old papers to bo stacked In nn attlu or closet that the lossnns now lonrned will remain with thorn always, Mr. Johnson gnvo out tho following, statement: The Nobraska Flro commission, whoso' business it is to do everything posslblo for tho provcntlon of flro wnsto dostrcs to direct public atten tion to tho necessity of a general cleanup during tho spring time. Do brls that has accumulated during tho winter months should bo thoroughly cleared away. Tho reasons for this aro obvious, ono which might bo men tioned Is that this debris Is often re sponsible for spontaneous combustion, which, moro prevalent during tho hot summer months than during tho cold or period, 1b generally rognrded by ox pcrlenced flro fighters as ono of tho chief causes of what uro called "un known Arcs." Too ofton houses nro built without giving proper consideration to attic vontllatlon; tho hot summer sun bents on the roof, tho heat In tho attic bo comes Intonso and with the attic filled with rubbish, dust, oily rags, highly varnished picccz of furniture or other accumulations opontnnoous combus tion Is a nntural result Closetn aro often used for storing nway greasy overalls, old clothes and oily rags, such cloaota should bo thor oughly clcanod nnd this is particularly tmo of tho closet under tho stairway, which is too often permitted to bo como a flro trap immediately under tho only wny of cscapo from tho uppor stories of tho building. Thla is tho season for varnishing nnd painting, henco old rags used for wiping greasy wood and vnrnlshod sur faces should bo burned; If thoy must bo saved for future uso they should bo kept In an Iron receptacle substan tially coverod nnd sot away from tho wood buildings. Paint nnd oily rags, varnish and waste, used to wlpo machinery aro particularly liable to spontaneous com bustion. Wo desiro to BUggest that whon peo plo are removing thoir Btoves for tho summer months, if thoy would bo care ful to see that tho holo In tho chim ney was stopped with a metal thlmblo nnd not with paper or rags it would provent a great many fires. New Fraternal Organization. Tbo Clansmen of- America, of Omaha, a now fraternal organization, has beon licensed to do business in this stato. Tho rates of tho now com pany aro not up to tho fraternal con gress standard and consequently did not meet with tho approval of tho au 'dltor. Nevertheless, under tho insur ance law n license must be Issued when 250 applications havo been signed, no matter what tho rates may bo. Money for 8oldlers' Homes. Governor Shallenberger received from tho government warrants for $9, 175 for tho uso of tho two soldlors homes. Tho money is apportioned ut tho rate of $100 for each member of tho homo. At Grand Island there am 255 members and nt Milford 112. Missouri Pacific Loces. Maggie Wollcnburg, who won a damago suit against tho Missouri Pa clflc in tho district court of Douglas county, after having been tossed soma slxty-flve feet by nn engine, won out also In the supremo court Cost of Life Insurance. Figured on tho basis of tho voto cast in 1908, every man in Nobraska who has attained his majority spent $13.70 for life insurance) last year. This rep resents nn increaso ovor tho preceding year. New Lieutenant. The adjutant gcnornl's office has au thorized tho election of a second lieu tenant in tho Gntling gun section nt Boatrlce, that section having rocently Increased lta strength to thirty men. Go to Fort Riley. There will bo no stato camp for tho Nebraska national guard this year, ex cepting the rifle teams. All tho rest of tho guard will be taken to Fort Rley. Adjutant General Hnrtlgun ban roflgured tho expense of taking the guard, amounting In all to about 1,100 men, and believes that he can send all of 'the boys to Fort Riley on tho $30, 000 that Ib nvatlabld for tho purpose. Somo of tho companies may, however, bo left behind unless they nro ablo to show a strength of at least forty threo men. Not Like Sample. Superintendent Porclval of tho Nor folk asylum has notified tho stato board of public lands and buildings that the coffee delivered to hlu Instltu tlon by tho H. P. Lau company does not conform to the samplo which was submitted to tho board when tho con tract was let Dr, Porclval sont a samplo of the coffee to tho board and according to Secretary of Stato Junkln it is not like the coffee that was bought. The superintendent will bo notified to reject the shipment as soon as tho board can got together. 1