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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1911)
the semi-Weekly tbibume IIU L. BARE, PubllBhor. ' TERMS, $1.25 IN ADVANCE). NORTH PLATTE, NEDRA8KA EVENTS OF THE DAY HELD TO A FEW LINES. DAY'S EVENTS BOILED DOWN Persona), Politic!, Forelon and Other Intelligence Interesting to the General Reader. Waahlnpon. President Ta(t, In a special mcs Bago to tho liouso of representatives votocd tho joint resolution providing for tlio admission of Now Mexico and Arizona to statehood. Representatives Norrls of Nebraska Introduced In tho houso a joint reso lution requesting tho president to In vito tho governor of tho Vnrlous states to send dciogntcR to a congress for tho purpouo of proposing to tho stato legislatures a uniform law upon tho subject of marriages and dlvorco, Tho house commltteo on territories appointed a sub-commlttco of llvo to confer with tho senate territories commltteo on tho New Mexico and Arizona statehood situation, with a view to writing n coinpromlso mens uso, which could bo adopted by both housos and signed by President Taft. Every bit of tho cfllcloncy of tho bureau of chemistry, which has tho right to determine the purity or Im purity of any food product, was do tryod, Us work nullified and tho pub lic's money squardored when tho food and drug Inspection board was creat ed. So said Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief chomlst of the department of agriculture, Admiral Count Togo, unfolgncdly amazed, stood nt tho muzzle of a now 14-inch gun nt tho 'Washington navy yard, tho first to bo completed of tho twenty-four most powerful rifles In tho world, with which tho giant Amer ican battleships Texas and New York aro to be equipped. The Japanese ad miral stuck his head Into the breech of tho gun and looked through n glistening barrel of fifty-two and one half feet, tho longest tho United States navy has yet attomptcd, General. Utah, is -planning for a big exhibit at Omaha Land show, . Senator La Folletto cannot come to Nebraska for the stato fair. Railroad tratflo In Great Britain Is greatly Impeded by a strike of oper atives. A typhoon and tidal wavo caused great loss of life and proporty in Jap an. The house adopted tho conforenco report of tho campnign publicity bill, 283 to 27. WMard Tnft Atwater, aged 52, a second cousin of President Tnft, died at Minneapolis, Germany may" join tho other foreign powers in an arbitration treaty vwlth tho United States. Bryan, at ColumbuB, 0., said ho would announce his cholco for tho presidency nt tho proper ttmo, ' Tho strlko nt Great Britain has reached a serious stago, and condi tions nro becoming critical. Major Levi Ferguson of tho Twenty second Indiana infantry during tho civil war, died nt Wichita. Postmaster Gonoral Hitchcock has submitted a plan by which to offoct a saving In carrying of mnlls. Myrtio Reed McCullough, a Chicago author, died from a drug bollovod to havo been taken with suicidnl intent. Senator Balloy of Texas resigned front tho national monotnry commis sion, and his resignation wnB accepted. Visiting members of the national humorists' association, nt Boston for their tenth annual convention, made a trip to historic Plymouth. The SpokaUfr ' council has Indorsed the movement looking to otwatlon by the government of tho Alaisfenn coal mines and tho selling of coal to con Eumertt at cost. Paris Midi Is authority for tlio sen sational report that nlxty soldlere at the Marseilles garrison liaVo been placed lu the hospital as Buspectod cholera patients. The session of tho fifty-ninth an nual convention of tho Amorlcnn pharmaceutical association at Boston was largely dovotod to sectional meetings with paners by detonates Mrs. Rncliaol. Blount, widow of William Blount, Id dead nt hor homo in Howell county. Sho wao 113 yoaro eld and Is bolloved to havo been tho oldest person In Missouri. Wbllo driving an automobile at twonty-flvo mlloa an hour Ponrll Owens Htruclt n cow near Rockwnll City, la., tho collision causing tho car to turn turtle with its flvo occupants. O. a. Morrison, aviator, was rescued from tlio English channel two miles But from Sandgato. His aeroplane plungod Into the sea whllo ha was at tenanting an air imssairo to Fmnrn. a boat reached him Just ns tho machine was sinking. Tho funoral of St. Croix Johnstou. Who. llko Wll lam R. Undent-, wnn killed by a fall from an acroplnno last xueeuay, was nea nt Chicago. Tho sale of the St. Paul & Dos Moines Railroad comnanv to thn r.M eago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad company two monthB ago was upprov wlat a meeting of the stockholders, FRQM MANY pons A serious riot occurred in Liverpool no a result of tho labor strike. A plodgo of peaco and neighborly good will was mado by Admiral Togo. Francisco . Medoro la to havo rivals' in the raco for tho presidency of Mex ico. Homo rulo for Ireland will Lo tho next bono of contention In tho British parliament Several persons were vklllcd and! many injured In a wreck near Forti Wnyno, Ind. General Diaz has received lcttcre from Mexico saying his return Is nec essary to restore order. Inquisitional methods are alleged to havo been practiced by chiefs in tho agricultural department. Harry N. Atwood mado the air flight from St. Louis to Chicago In 5 hours 43 minutes actual flying time. On account of tho Judiciary recall provision, President Taft vetoed tho Arlzonn-Now Mexico statohood reso lution Floods In tho province of Anhul, China, havo destroyed 325,000 acres of rice. Half a million pcrsonB nro homeless. It Cost tho Stnndnrd Oil company $42,395.69 in court fees nlono to re sist tho government's long fight to hnvo it dissolved. After morn than 200 years under, tho aldermnnlc form of city govern ment, Mobile, Ala., officially passed under tho commission form. President Tnft has been Invited to visit the convention of tho Internal tlonal Association of Stato Labor Of ficials nt Lincoln, Ncb on Septem ber 21. Tlio houso adopted tho conforenco report on tho farmers' freo list bill by 1C0 to 102, after eliminating tho house lomonp amendment and con currlng with all tho scnato amend ments Directors of tho Minneapolis X St. Louis Railroad company nnd tho Iowa Contrnl ltallro.nl company, so-called Hnwloy roads, in annual meeting elected Newman Erb president of both companies, Four men wore killed, four wore fntally injured, whllo ntno othors suf fered fractured armB nnd logs In nn explosion which wrcckd tho molding building of tho Illinois Steel com pany's plant at Jollct, 111. The Marquis of Queensbury, with n title fairly mothcatcn, has embarked for America nnd a Job. Tho marquis ib ia, anu no says mat so tar no nas mado a failure of It. Tho only chance to "come back" is in America, possib ly In tho west. Statohood for Now Moxico and Arizona on n basis nccoptablo ' to President Taft was approved by tho sonnto through tho pasBago of tlio Flood-Smith resolution presented by, Senator William Aldon Smith, chair man of tho commltteo on territories. A reward of $1 por head Is offered by the health authorities of Decatur j county, Indiana, for mosquitoos. They ' dBlre only tho malaria-carrying va riety, but In order to stimulate liuor cot, havo Issued n bulletin giving a full description of tho species thoy wish to oxtormlnato. Upwards of 225 delegates from many states attended tho (opening ses sion of tho twolfth annual assembly of tho KnlghtB of Equity at Boston. Tho government will throw open 90,000 ncrcB of land to settlement In northern Minnesota, 82,000 at Cass Lako and 8,000 nt Fond du Las, Aug-, ust 22, It will cost 1.25 au acre to any American citizen not owning more than 100 acres. Tho Alfaro government In Ecuador wob overthrown by a revolution or ganized by tho supporters of Presi dent-elect Estrada. Few casualties occurrod and a provisional govern ment headed by tho president of tho senate was formed. Postmaster deneral Hitchcock has recommended to tho Iiouho that rail roads bo paid only enough to give them a profit' of C per cent nbovo cost for carrying tho mnllB. Ho favors hav ing tho roadB themselves report an nually on the actual cost of tho service. John W. Denton, ono of the oldost employes at tho Springfield, Mo postofllco, waa urrostod by postofllco Inspectors chnrgod with detaining lottors that contained registered mat ter. Ho furnished $2,000 bnll, pending trial at tho Oetobor torra of the fed eral court. Martin W. Littleton, congroosmnn from Nnssau county, N. Y will bo chairman of tho proposed congres sional commlttcq which will bo au thorized to Investigate tho Industrial conditions of tho United Stntos. This commltteo will, it la reported, be the most Important ono appointed by con gress In rocout years. Moro than $3,000,000 worth of se curities wore found when tho safety deposit vault of John A. Humblrd, lumberman, mm opened at St Paul by his son, Thomas J. Humblrd of Spoknno. A representative of tho county treasurer's offlco was on hand to list tho property for tho Inherit ance tax. Personal. Premier Laurlor oponod his cam paign nt Slmcoo, Ontario. Dr. Wiley saya ho wob notoriously tho under dog In department rulings, Votooa of ProBldont Tnft of tho wool nnd freo list bills wero sus tained. Houso domocmu wore accused by republicans of dropping tho Controller bay Investlptton. President Taft, In an extended mcs sngo giving his fensons, vetoed tho coinpromlso wool hill. Lieutenant Lnlim, U. S. A noted noronnutlo export, is t) wed Miss Jen- nor of Mansfield,, O, A nntton-wlde campaign against tho whlto slave tratflo has been planned by women of the national socialist party, AS TO PRIMARY LAW INTEREST IN THE ENACTMENT 3HOW3 AN INCREASE. AVERAGE IS 41 PER CENT Gome Figures Covering Various. Years Since Measure Has Been Effective. SInco tho first primary law was passed In Nebraska lu 1007 tho vote cast at the primaries has averaged 41 pe? cent of tho Vote cast nt tho succeeding gcnoral election. Tho off year primary has attracted nn oven greater porcentngo of votera to tho prltnnry oloctlon than have tho years when governors and tho president vero elected. Tho totul number of votert cast at tho Novcmbor election In off years Is only 80 per cent of tho nverngo voto cast other years, how ever. In 1907, tho primary voto was 40 por cent of tho voto enst at tho fol lowing November election, In 1008, it was 30 per cent In 1909, It was 45 per cent and In 1910 It was 44 per cont. Tho Interest taken In primary elections has steadily Increased slnco tho Inw was passed. The prlnfary voto waa 80,002 in 1007, 98.318 In 1908, 93,394 In 1909 and 108,081 In 1910. In tho light of these figures It Is prob able that 90,000 votes will bo cast In the lata primary election. Tho average vote cust In Novcmbor elections during tho Inst four yonrs slnco the primary election has boon In vogue, stirring up personal Interest In politics from four to six months, In advance of the Novombor election, has been 231,697. Tho largest voto cast during tho qundrennlum was In 1908, when It roso to 271,491, and tho smallest In 1907, tho first year tho primary law was In effect, when tho Novombor election drew out only 203,934 votes Nominations which havo later re sulted in elections havo been mado with much less than a majority of the party voto at tho primaries. Shnllon- berger was nominated for governor In 1908 with 38 per cent of tho demo cratic voto cast. Aldrlch wua nomi nated in 1910 by slightly more than a majority of all tho votes cast by his party at tho primary. Numerous In stances of minority nominations may bo found among tho lessor state offi cials. No Passes for Legislators. Lincoln. Noll. Thnutrh Min rnnntn. tlon Introduced by Speaker Kuhl at tho last session of tho legislature, nro- vldlng for tho annual mooetlng of mmbors of tho lower houso at tho stnto fair grounds, was not reforred to Secretary Mollor of tho Board of Agriculture, It Is probablo that oach such mombor coming to tho gather ing will bo forcod to nay tho. usual admission feo of 50 centB ovory tlmo he enters tho grounds for any of tho sosslons. Demands Track 8cales. J B. Tomes, n banker and stock man of Touhy, has filed n complaint with tho railway commission asking that tho Union Pacific Railroad com pany bo required to maintain track scales at that .Btatlon. Tho complain- ant says owncre of live Block now drlvo or haul tholr stock to othor sta tions where track scales afford weigh ing facilities. Registralton Board1 to Meet. Tho stallion registration board, comprising Prof. II. R. Smith of tho Unlvorslty of Nobrnska, A. Boatrom nnd W. R. Mollor, has appointed In Bpoctors nnd tho work of luspoctton will bo commonced nftor tho atnto fair, which will bo hold In Lincoln, Boptomber 4 to 8. State Offers Reward. Governor Aldrlch wired the John son county officials that tho stato, under the provisions of tho criminal codo. would pay $400 for tho appre hension of E. E Hobbo, charged by tho Tocumseh coroner's Jury with having rdurdorod his wife and otup d&ugbtor thore, over a year ago. A $10 Claim Presented. A claim for $10 on tho 1100.000 no- proprlatlon for the medical college at Omaha has boon presented by Chan cellor Avery and othor officers of tho board of regents of the university. Tho claim Is for cutting weeds and grading on the proposed slto of tho modlcal college, State Tubercular Hospital. At a meeting of tho board of public lands nnd buildings tho board nr. ranged to pay tho balance of thoN purchaso price for tho Btato tubercu lnr hospital at Kearney when tho Btato takes possession October 1. Steps to Enforce Law. Tho railway commission has taken tho necessary stopa to enforco tho law passed by tho last legislature, which makes Irrigation companies common carriers and which placoB water rntea and eervlco under tho control of tho commission. Blanks have been sent to all Irrigation com panies on which the companies are to wrlto tholr water rates for filing with the commission. Tho commission states that rates In effect April 10, 1011, tuny net bo changed without the consent of tho board. FOLLOWS CRABTREE. Gov. Aldrlch Decides to Advance Delzell of Lexington. In announcing his determination to appoint J. E. Dolzell, formerly of Lex ington, to bo stato superintendent Crnbtreo resigns, Governor (Aldrlch mado tho following statement: "I have received notice that Prof Crabtreo Intends to resign as state superintendent on or about November 1 next. In case ho carries out his In tention my Intention Is to appoint James E. Delzell, present deputy Btato superintendent, to fill tho placo mado vacant by Prof. Crabtreo, nnd Mr. Delzell's place will bo taken by Rob ert I. Elliott, now of the Broken Bow schools. At least, tho position wlll.be offered hlro, so I urn Informed. "In case Prof. Crabtreo carries out his Intention to resign I hnvo doomed It wise to appoint Prof. Dolzell for tho reason that ho Is familiar with tho policies nnd methods nnd details of tho office of the preBont Btato super intendent and R would cause no rup ture or other dlsnppoolntment, I am sure, In carrying on tho affairs of our educational system as dovolves upon the stato superintendent "Prof. Delzell is a man of wldo ex perience In cducatlonnl affairs, hav Ing been identified with Nebraska schools for a quarter of a century, nnd Is thoroughly familiar with nil of tho various departments of our entire high school system. "Prof. Elliott, ono or the younger superintendents of high schools In this stato, Is a young man of much promise, thoroughly educated and In tho vigor of health nnd strength, and ho certainly will bo a valuable acqui sition In this ofllco In cdso Prof. Crab tree actually resigns on or about No vcmbor 1." Mr. Dolzell has climbed tho oduca tlonal ladder round by round, na n pupil in the rural nchools, as n teach er in tlioso schools, as principal of vlllago schools and as superintendent of city schools. Ho worked his way through the Btato normal school at Peru by serving ns janitor and doing other manual labor. Ho began as a farmer boy In Ante lopo county, wnB a student nt Peru, principal at Benkelmnn, superintend ent nt Lexington, Junior normal prin cipal at North Platto and deputy state superintendent for nearly a yoar. Mr. Dolzell has announced that he had already decided upon Superin tendent Robert I. Elliott of Broken Bow as his deputy. Mr. Elliott Is about 30 years of ago, n native of 11 HnolB and moved with his parents to Nebraska In his early childhood. Ho attended tho rural schools of Wayne county and began toachlng In tho ru ral schools In Stanton county. He Is a graduate of tho Nebraska Normal collego at Wayno nnd slnco his gradu ation from that Institution has at tended tho University of Nebraska for nearly three years. Adjudged Bankrupts. Richard L. and James R. Summer vlllo, two Cedar Bluffs, Neb., rcsl dontB who entered a voluntary peti tion In bankruptcy In federal court havo been adjudged bankrupt by Ref ereo Fred W. Vnughn of Fremont, not ing In tho absence of Judge Mungor. Better Rates for the Fair. Secretary W. It. Mollor of tho stato fair board went to Chicago, where ho will interview officials of tho Western Passongor association with refcrenco to reduced ratea to tho atufo fair. So fur nono of tho roads havo announced reduced rates. Lincoln Gets Bird Hatchery. The now Bato gamo bird hatchery, for which the last legislature appro priated $5,000, will bo located In Lin coln, according to an ordor mndo bv Gamo Warden Miller, with tho ap- proval of Governor Aldrlch. Tho hatchery will bo located In Antolopo park. Bonds Are Received. Tho stato treasury haa rccolvcd $10,000 of water bonds of tho village of Lodgo Polo and $2,500 of oloctrlo light bonds of tho same vlllago nnd $2,000 of the bonds of school district No, 21, Koyu Pahn county. Tho bonds havo been bought by tho stato. Grand Island Dedication. Secretary Mollor of tho Btato fair board has placed botoro tho Lincoln Commorclal club a plan for tho dedi cation of tho grand stand at tho fair, grounds and tho club has agreed to lend its aid. It will bo formally dedi cated Monday, Soptember 4. The services will be held in tho afternoon. Civil Service Examination. Tho United States civil service commission announces an examina tion to bo held at Lincoln, September 2, for tho position of messenger boy for tho weather bureau. This exam ination Is open to all citizens of tho United States who comply with tho requtremcntB. Suit by Normal Board. Tho stnto normal board has issued Instructions for a suit against the former city marshal of Chadron be cause tho marshal, It Is alleged, while fumigating the normal school, com pelled one of tho girls to strip oft her clothing. Must Face Murder Charge. Tho governor honored a requisition from, tho governor of ljllnols for tho return of Frederick Jones, colored, to Chicago, on the chnrgo of murder, Jones 1b accused of stabbing and- kill ing William Thayer, colored. THE EXTRA SES If HAS BEEN STRENUOUS ONE ALL THE WAY THROUGH. ADJOURNMENT IS AT HAND Memorable Struggle Over Issues of Which Reciprocity Was the Notable Result. Washington. Congress will ad journ before Tuesday night, possibly Monday, and the most strenuous ses sion of recent years will pnfis Into political history. Tho net results of tho extrn session, In comparison with tho nrabitlous program adopted nt tho outset were not lnrgo. Canadian reciprocity was brought ns near reality ob tho executive and logislatlvo departments could ad vance It; statehood was assured for Now Mexico and Arizona; campaign publicity legislation was enacted in a form satisfactory to its most earnest advocates; provision was made for nn enlarged house of representatives, based on tho latest census, and n few other measures, of minor Importance wero passed. A democratic house, the first slnco 1895, seized on this session as a ve hicle to convey to tho country the vIowb of democrats on tariff revision, but executive disapproval rendered futllo nil efforts to Impress those views on tho statute hooka. Two tariff bills, one materially re ducing the existing duties on wool nnd woolen goods of all classes and tho other placing on tho free list ar ticles of machinery and tools used by farmers and amended to Includo many other Items, were vetoed by President Taft. Ho based his disap proval on the grounds that the bills had not beon "scientifically" prepared and that tariff revision should wait until reports on tho different sche dules hrtd been mado by tho tariff board. A cotton revision bill nwaltB a similar fate. Tho houso, under tho leadership of Representative Underwood of Ala bama, chairman of the ways and means committee, nnd Speaker Clark, endeavored to pass tho woolen and ireo list mils over the voto, but the necessary two-thirds voto could not be mustered. Thcso failure's to over throw President Taft'B veto were a strong factor in determining leaders to close tho session, and It is not like ly thnt congress will bo in session to receive a, veto to tho cotton measure. Trust Investigations without num. ber were Instituted during tho ses sion, and some of them, notably those bearing on monopolies In steel and sugar, were prosecuted with vigor. Thoy stltl aro In progress. Constructive legislation to bear on federal regulation of corporations Is regarded aB certain to come from those Inquires. Plans already have been Instituted to revise the antl-. trust laws. General arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France were sent to tho sehate by President Taft, but thoy received a frigid welcome, be cause the upper houso contended that one provision of the treaties usurped the senate's constitutional prerogatives. FIRE IN SOUTH OMAHA. Flames Destroy Over $150,000 Worth of Property. Omaha. Flro originating in tho car building and repair shops of tho Cudahy Packing company Sunday caused a loss of $150,000 to tho Cud ahy propwty, and less than $5,000 to tho Union stock yards. The loss 1b fully covered by Insurance. In the Cudahy plant the departmontB de stroyed or damaged by tho flames embraced an area of 375x150 feet. Th car shop Is a total loss, as Is also tho lumber and supply yardB. Congressman Latta Leaves, Tekamah, Neb. Congressman J. P. Latta nnd his son, Ed, accompanied by his physician, Dr. Luken, leavo Monday for Rochester, where Mr. Lat ta will probably undergo tho planned operation. Southern Pacific Retrenching. San Francisco, Cnl. A considerable number of omployea of tho Southern Pacific Railway company will be dropped temporarily from tho com pany's payroll before September 1. This statement was made here by a high official of the company. Hesse Thought on Way East. Ogden, Utah. E. E. Hcsso, wanted at Tecumseh, Neb., for the murder of his wife and stepdaughter, is thought to he going east. It was loarned that a conductor on a passenger train leaving Salt Lako City last Wednes day afternoon saw and recognized Hesse. Terrific Storm In Northwest. , Minneapolis. A terrific windstorm along tho international boundary lino In North Dakota blew down houses on tho heads of their Inmntes nnd whip ped crops In places Into shreds. A number of persons are reported killed Concentration of Troops, Washington. Concentration of the army nt largo, stations, strategetlcally situated for military purposes, and the abandonment of tlio small posts is un der consideration by tho war department. NEBRASKA IN BRIEF News Notes of Interest from Varlou Sections. Mrs. Minnie Rober of Seward, was killed in a runaway. Henry Swnnson of Omaha was crushed to death under n barn ho was moving. Workmen of Lincoln will celebrate labor day with a picnic nt which Gov. Aldrlch will make and address, The crop of alfalfa In the vicinity of Gerlng is tho best la years. Sev eral farmers report two tona por aero. Tho library board of Geneva ls maturing plans with Architect Grant of Beatrice for a Carnegie library to cost $8,000. Perry Bryant, a man about 50 years of age, living on tho North tabid In Cherry county was hit on tho head with a rock while cleaning out an old well, hlB Injuries resulting fatally. John LInd was killed by tlio fnst westbound mall on tho Union Paclllo Tho accident occurred three miles ca3t of Lexington. Llnd was employ ed by the block signal department nnd was sitting on a llttlo velocipede when the train struck him. Superintendent R I. Elliott of tho Broken Bow schools states that ho will accept tho offor tendered him of deputy state Superintendent, 'but will open the Bchool year in September as tho head of tho Broken Bow schools. HIb friends hero nro much pleased that his ability has beon recognized. Miss Graco Contryman of Weeping Water, principal of tho Stanton High school of Stanton for tho last two years, has resigned her position on account of the death df a sister, which makes It impossible for her to continue her school work. Jacob Reed, 14 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reed of Wy more, was killed by being run over by cars. Young Reed, with two othor companions, was asleep In a boxcar on tho Bide track when a switch en gine struck It. Blair had a tag day at tho chautau-' qua grounds nnd on tho streets un der the auspices of tho ladlos' auxi liary of tho board of trustees of tho Blair Charity hospital. Twenty or more young women had charge of selling the tags and upwards of $300 was realized. A Missouri Pnclfic brakeman named H. L. Delaney of Union, whllo making a coupling at Nebraska City lost hla right hand. Ho stopped into a hole In the track, which was being ballasted and .this threw him down and In try ing to save himself, placed his hand on tho rail and two. wheels of a freight qar passed over It. In tho case of Frank Samuelson of Grand Island, who fell from a tele phono polo of the Independent Tele phone company whlje omployed by the said company, tho Jurors found "'that tho said Frank Snmuelson's death was caused by a fall and com ing In contact with the live oloctrlo light wires below." The electric wires were those of tho municipality. When an automobile In which ho waa riding from Snydor to Dodgo turned turtle. Dr. Georgo Byera of Fremont, was probably fatally injur ed. His skull was fractured and ho received several other serious in juries. He was rushed at once to Omaha; whero he could receive ex pert surgical attention. It Is feared by his friends -that his Injuries will prove fatal. Secretary Mellor of tho stato fair board has received an Inquiry re garding a resolution allegod to havo beon passed by tlio lower house of the last legislature making Wednesday of state fair week a day for a rounlon of members of the legislature. Tho resolution was never presented to tho secretary, but he will search for It. It la said that Speaker Kuhl favored tho reso- lutlon, thinking that tho reunion might be mado an annual affair, Sam Billings had. a narrow escape from death whllo sinking an old woll deeper on the farm of Grant Wetten camp near Mynard. He had removed tho old wall and curbod the well for safety, but the curbing did not provo strong enough and caved in burying Mr. Billings to his wnlst. Ho wbb drawn up through a small aperture In the curbing, only a few- moments be fore a second cavein occurred com pletely closing tho well. By quick work he was rescued. Lewis Schomel, a young man 19 years of age, recently from Jersey City, N. J., while bathing with a num ber of companions In tho Loup river at St. Paul, was Berlonsly Injured as tho result of a dive from one of tho piers of tho Burlington railroad bridge. Tho young man, said to be an expert swimmer, supposing the water to be of sufficient depth, dived from tho pier, striking his head on tho sand In a shallow, resulting In paralysis of tho body below tho head. Isaac Zolgler, a carpenter, 57 years of age, dropped dead on the street nt Lincoln. , It Is proposed to greatly enlarge the beet sugar factory at Grand Is land. A. D. Cllne of Fremont, while sharp ening a scytho on a gasoline engine driven emery wheel was caught by tho belt and thrown twenty feet with tho result that ho sustalnd painful in juries that may provo fatal. Mr. Cllne lay In an unconscious condition until nearly midnight before ho waa discovered.