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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1907)
tvl 1 ? i 1 w - p,. CAPfTALCiTY CHAT THE RAILWAY COMMISSION HAS ' AMPLE POWER. CAN RAISE OR LOWER RATES Aattorney General Thompson, In Re sponse to Request Therefor, Gives Opinion In Regard to Rates. Up to Railway Commission. Under the decision or Attorney Gen erul W. T. Thompson the Nebraska rallwuy commission has power cither to raise or lower the commodity maxi mum rate hill or the rates llxod for express companies without waiting for cither hill to ga into effect. A dozen or moro railroad Traffic men appeared hoforo the board and-Informally pro tested that the commodity rate hill would do the roads an Injustice, and It la up to the commission to say whether or not the commodity maxi mum freight rates determined by the legislature and the charges of oxpress companion are to he changed and sat aside after official hcnrlngs. The com mission may, after a hoarlng, either raise or lower the rates fixed in these two bills, according to the attorney general, but no action Is expected for some time. The commodity rate applies to charges on live stock, potatoes, grain, and grain products, fruit, coal, lumber, F. W. BROWN. Re-olected as democratic mayor in Lincoln, overcoming largo republican majority. t and building material, and not more -than eighty-live, por cent of tho rates charged on January 1 may bo collectod This DlH'hns no emergency clause and will not go Into effect until July 8. The bill rotating to oxpress charges han an'omergency clause, but aB It is not In accordance with tho customary form Home little doubt, has been cast 'on ItB'efflcaoy." This bill provides that ,,not more than 7o per cent of the ratos . charged January 1 shall' be collected. The traffic mon before tho board np- poarod to be playing a diplomatic game, MeBlrlng to ascertain what tho commission Intended -todonnd the members ot the commission wero sue oessful In lielng Just us non-committal and apparently at sea an wore the traf tic, men. . Oneof thp railroad tmen desired to divide the Btate Into three sections, east and west, and to enforce a rcduc tlon of 15 per cent on commodity rates In the eastern division, 12 por cont in the central division and 10 per cent in" the western division. As tho maxl mum, rate bill provides for a level reduction, ,for nil parts of tho state of 15 per cent It Is not knowirwhethur or not the plan proposed ny tho rail road men is legal. Allen Succeeds Church. Ed. A. Church, oil Inspector, has given way to A. B. Allen, until ro cently private secretary to Govornor Sheldon. It Is understood that D. V Hoyt of York and H. J, Hull of Kear ney, deputies for the Fourth and Sixth districts, respectively, win not no sup nlanted at this time. Tho situation In the Second district, with sovorn candidates In the Held, Is such that the present deputy, W. O. Thompson will probably Jibld hjs job until tho republican leaders roach nn agreement on whom they want as his successor. Appointments have been made for tho Third and Fifth districts. Served Without lond. The discovery has been made that -Chlof Oil Inspector Church and a num ber of other appointive officials who held over from tho Mickey adminls tratlon have served since May 1 with out 'any bonds to cover their acts. Mr, Church gave bond for $20,000 on May v 1. 1905. for the period ot two years o that the surety obligation coasod to be binding on the first day of this month. PPf; t'm- m Ask for Information. A request for data to bo used In combating the adoption of the pro posed constitution In Oklahoma pre liminary to its admission as a state has been received by Secretary of State Ocorgo C. Junkln. The infor mation wanted Is n synopsis of the constitutional amendments submitted lo popular vote In Nebraska from time to time, the number adopted and the number rejected, L. S. Wilson of Pawnee, Okla., a former law student at tho University of Nebraska, who has made his home in tho new com monwealth and is taking part in its politics, is the wrltor of the lotter. Ho says that the republican stnto cen tral committee of Oklahoma wishes to gathor facts for presentation to tho voters which will dlscourago the move ment to ratify tho constitution In Its present form, as prepared by the lato constitutional convention, In which tho democrats had a large majority. Sheldon Asks Question. "How many children of your own have vou?" Is a question that Gov ernor Sheldon hns put to several wo men who nre applicants for member ship on tho new state board which will have in charge the Inspection of con ditions under the child labor law. Mrs. H. P. Rose of Lincoln, .Mrs. Spragun of Syracuse and one or two other women have been Interrogated by tho governor ns to the size of their re spective flocks. It should not bo taken for granted, however, tint the exec utive will confine his appointments to women with large families, as he has ot Intimated any such Intention. He merely wants to inform himself on tho qualifications of candidates. May Not Be Able to Buy. Omission of an emergency clause on the bill appropriating $2,800 for purchase of additional ground at the state home for friendless may cause tho state to lose Its options on the property It had Intended to buy. Tho Iscovery that tho money will not be come available until July 1 was made by the board of public properties this forenoon. Tho board was all ready to execute warrants, to John Burke for $1,000 and to Mrs. Emma Hough for $800, and to tnko their deeds for thw property when It became aware of the fact that the emergency clause s not in the act and the money is, therefore, not available at present. Receives Last. Dividend. Treasurer Brian has received tho ast dlvjtfeifd due the state from tho dofunct First National bank of Or- eans, $2,000 In amount. A former dividend of $2,000 was recently paid, making $1,000 In nil. The state bad $20,000 on deposit when the bank failed In May, 1897, so that It gots 20 per cent ot its loss, counting no inter- .esl. The money was sent by J. W. Mc Donald of Lincoln, who has been nct- ng as receiver. It was not real zed from assets, . of which the bank had none, but came through an assessment on some of the "larger stockholders. - ' ' The Retort Courteous. An Indiana admirer who walked up town on Mondny to pay' his respects o Mr. Bryan asked a pointed ques tion aB to whother- ho was to be nom- tinted for the presidency next year. Mr. Bryan good naturedly said that the question reminded him . of tho darkey who report to his master In dos tall about feeding the horses nnd tho cows with hay, and that they had eaten It. 'Did you feed the ducks and geese?" tho mastor continued. "Yaas, marstor." "What did you food them?" "I fed em "hay." "Did they eat it?" "Nnw, sir, I wouldn't ozackly say they et It, but they was talkln about It when I lof." Anent Murders. The latost murder in Nebraska ro minds a newspaper telegraph editor thut ho is callod upon to hnndl five or six similar items a year from Nobraska alono, am that In a largo porcontage of the cases tho Incentive to murder is robbery. It has como to such a pass that a man who keops a sum of money around his house Is In viting tho attack of somo murderous thug. When he has a stranger as a hired man on tho place it is particu larly dangerous to keep money, for its presonco Is generally known and is bound to bo a temptation. The sug gestion is made that well-to-do far mors ought to opon bank "accounts In tho nearest town antt have It known that they keep all their money there, ns a discouragement to this sort o! enterprise, Despain to Quit. Don C. Dospaln, appointed two weekB ago by Governor Sheldon as deputy labor commissioner, hns tend ored his resignation, effective June 1 in order to nccopt a position ns trav ollng agent for a window shade con cern having offices . In Lincoln and n factory at Chicago. Ho will have tho development of tho compnny's bus! nesa In charge throughout an area of twenty-four states. Lincoln wll bo his headquarters. I SHOT BY HER PARAMOUR Clifford Holman, Opera House Janitor, Instantly Kills Sadie lowlan, After Which He Gives v Himself Up. Clifford Holman, a colorod Janitor at tho Phoian opera house, Alliance, shot nnd killed Sadie Howlan, with whom ho had been living as his wife, at their home. Thore seems to be some mystery connected with the affair, as It is dif ficult to learn the facts, but it is sup posed thnt they had been drinking und a quarrel ensued. Holman delivered himself up to tho authorities immediately after tho shooting nnd made a statement that he had killed the worn?., m self-de-fenBo, us she,, wus after him with a razor, and as further evldonce to this fact, ho stuted that she had the razor in her death grasp. An Investigation by the police did not substantiate this, but when three colored men, who wero on tho death scene without much de lay, were called and questioned they soon produced the razor, which was found under the bed and there. Is no doubt It was. placed there by them. It is said the woman had an un savory record- and. about a year ago was implicated in the shooting of the city marshal at Crawford. TO REDUCE ITS CAPITAL. Valparaiso Bank Cuts From $25,000 to $15,000 for Reasons. On a request from the Valparaiso stnto bank for permission to reduce Its capital stock from $25,000 to $15,000, the Btate banking board took affirma tive action after hearing from Exam iner E. S. Mickey, who was sent to make an inquiry into the affairs of the Institution. It was learned that two of tho five stockholders In the bank are Intending to withdraw, and the other three did not wish to carry the entire amount of capital heretofore is sued. Tho banking board consented to have the stock of the two seceding members called in and cancelled, they to receive a cash return for, their re spective Interests. The reasons for their withdrawal were not stated. bssssssssss hrdlu sssssshrdluhrdluP One feature of Examiner Mickey's report was that tho bank has hitherto placed a higher valuation than is deemed conservative on its building property In Its statement of asset. The permit to lower the amount of capital stock was made on the understanding that several hundred dollars be lopped off from' that valuation. Howover, the bank has ample surplus to make good this small depletion without impair ment of the assets. A member of tho at ate board stated that the Interests of the depositors are not in any way affected by the change. ' Plantenberg Adjudged Insane. Fred Plantenberg, the keeper of the village store at Aloys, In Cuming county, has been ngaln adjudged In sane and taken to the Norfolk hos pital. This Is the second time that Plantenberg has been committed for Insanity. About -two years ago he was attacked, but after a few months treatment he apparently recovered, but has had a relapse. Inordinate drinking is supposed to be the chief cause of tho trouble. Sedgewlck Get at Cane. The postoffico clerkB, city and . rural route Carriers presented ex-Postmaster T. E. Sedgwick of York with a fine gold headed cane and Mitt Dot Sedg wick, ex-deputy postmistress, with a beautiful gold bracelet. Both gifts wore appropriately engraved. Mr. Sedgwick served in tho capacity of postmaster from May 1, 1898 until April 1, 1907. Twelve Sections Withdrawn. An Alliance dispatch says: Twelve sections of land In townships 32 and 23, in range 45, have been withdrawn from lands to bo hoinosronded, pond lug the resurvey now being conducted by Messrs. Swltzer and Harvey, rep resenting tho government nnd the stale ot iN'enraska. rneso lands are all in the district containing the dis puted section lines. Fire Does Damage. Flro dnmagod the Hour and feed stock of V. Smith, Beatrice, to the oxtent of about $1,000, and tho build Ing which was situated east of the Beatrice hotel, lo the oxtent of about SJjOQ. Tho stock was covered by $800 Insurance, whllo some Insurance was on tho building. Tho llro caught In a stable In the rear of tho building Cause or it is unknown. N EBRASKA NEWS COLORED WOMAN IS KILLED AT ALLIANCE. D. E. THOMP80N WINS. Opinion Rendered Growing Out of Capjtal National Failure. The supreme court of the United States reversed tho decision of tho supreme court of Nebraska In the case of Charles E. Yates and others versus the Jones National bank of Seward, Neb., and others. The case grew out of the failure in 1893 or the Capital National bank of Lincoln, Neb., and waB an effort to hold the officers and directors liable for losses sustained by depositors. The state courts awarded damages iu all cases substantially as prayed for. - Under the decision of the state courts of Nebraska the directors of the Capital National bank were held for a Judgment amounting to about $35,000, the Jones Nationals bank and other banks alleging that they hold preferred claims upon the assets of the defunct Capital National bank. It was charged by tho creditors of the failed bank that the directors were liable for the claims by reason of al loged knowledge of false statements of the condition of the bank said to have been published under the sig natures of Cashier Charles W. Mo sher and the president of the institu tion. D. E. Thompson, now minister to Mexico, was one of the principal directors and stockholders and ho was Instrumental .in appealing the case to the United States courts. INCENDIARY FIRE AT FILLEY. City Block Burned, But Loss Will Amount to Only $4,000. Fire, which is supposed ' to have been of incendiary origin, recently de stroyed the greater portion of the business section of Filley, Gage county. The fire was discovered about 4 o'clock in the drug store of Wabler, Butterfleld, which was completely de stroyed. The offices of Dr. C. S. Boggs and Dr. Thornton, the barber shop of E'mer Groves nnd the harness store of C. H. Kenwood were also consumed by the flames. Soma of the stock in the latter building was saved. Hard work on tho part of a bucket brigade saved the telephone exchange, in which was also located tho post office. The loss will aggregate $4,000, partly cohered by Insurance. Green Bugs in Gage County The green bug has made its appear ance In Gage county, and Its ravages have already begun to have a dlsas trous effect not only on wheat but on oat crops. An examination of a largo number of fields through tho country, disclosed the present of the pests In every field. Considerable apprehen sion is folt among the farmers of tho county as to how serious the effects of the ravages of- the bugs will be. New Hospital for Hastings. The announcement has been made by officers of the Nebraska confer ence association at College View that the purchase of property has been made In Hastings, preparatory for 'the the establishment of a branch of the Lincoln sanitarium and probably the transfer of the state headquarters to that city within a few months. The total cost of the venture will be in the neighborhood of $10,01)0. Ashland Using Kerosene. Tho Ashland Electric Light com pany, whose plant burned last week ins announced that lighting service cannot tm guaranteed under a month. Meanwhile coal oil lamps have been much In demand. Owing to the ab senco of lights', the churches or the city have decided to hold union serv- C03 for the time being Woman Was Run Down. Mrs. W. j. Hanna of Twontjfourth and Y streets, Lincoln, wns run down by a woman driving a spirited horse near Seventeenth and O streets. Sho .was taken to her homo by the woman who was driving the rig whose name Is uncertain because she gave several names to different parties. The horso was unruly. Want a Sewer System. The question or a municipal sewer system Is agitating tho citizens of Ashland. Sevoral private sewer sys tems of considerable prlvnte sower systems of considerable extent aro In operntlon, and It Is proposed that the city take these ovor and make them tho basis for a system serving tho ontlre corporation. Fire at Albion. Flro destroyed tho Beckman rostau rant and Perks' bakery at Albion. The building and stocks aro a total loss. A heavy wind was blowing and the fire company extinguished tho flro noly by the hardest kind of work, insur ance Is small. Tho origin of the flro Is unknown. Actor Struck by Lightning. Airs. Koith, the member of the Franklyn Comedy company, a show troupo which has been playing nl Crofton, Cedar county, was instantly klllod by being struck by lightning during a severe electrical storm. Other occupants of tho house were slightly stunned but not seriously hurt. WREATH ON TOMB OF GRANT. A Soldier of Japan Pays Homage at Riverside. When, twenty-eight years ago, Gen. U. S. Grant, In his tour ot the world, was the guest of the emperor of Japan, ono of the officers assigned to attend him was a young colonel, who on Mny 19, as General Kurokl of world renown, visited Riverside drive and there with Impressive oriental ceremony placed a laurel wreath upon thp American tomb. r To General Kurokl .the pilgrimage to Grunt's tomb was the chief event of hta stay In New York and part of his program which he had repeatedly said must bo carried out no niattor what feature was sacrificed. Accompanied by General and Mrs. F. D. Grant, U. S. A., Genoral Kurokt's party proceeded In automobiles to the tomb Sunday evening. Reaching the vicinity General Kurokl was tho first to alight. In his hand he carried the wreath. As the party entered the tomb all removed their hats and General Ku rokl advanced towards th'o sarcopha gus. When about flfteon feet away he liowed and then us he proceeded step by step he continued to bow low. When he reached the bier he stopped and an aide ascending the several stepB placed the wreath In position. For several minutes the party stood in silence nnd then, retracing their steps, entered the automobiles and were driven back to the Hotel Astor. ' INDICTMENTS IN HIGH .PLACES. Prominent Law Firm and Clerk of the i Court Called to the Bar, t Indictments were returned In Lin coln, Neb., by the grand Jury against L. W. Billlngsley nnd R. W. Greene, lawyers, and their client, Ida Younger, charging blackmail, and against W. C. Phillips, district court clerk, charging embezzlement. Phillips Is alleged to have retained for his own use $1,300 collected as fees, in excess of his sal ary. Billlngsley und-Greonc compose an old, established firm, and it is charged that on May 14, 1907, acting for their client, Ida Youugor,. ,they collected $100 from Brodorson & Frohm, saloon keepers, whose applica tion for a license they protested. In consideration of the money the law firm dropped the prdtest proceedings, so the indictment alleges. All of the parties were arrested and Billlngsley & Greene were released on $500 bond each, signed by J. D. Parker, saloon keeper, and Phillips was released undor $1,500 bond. Phillips asserts that tho first term ho held office the fees were not suf ficient to pay his salary, but that the next term the fees were in excess of his salary, and ho therefore took to himself enough to make good what ho failed to get during the first term. SPENDING MILLIONS HERE. Japan 'is Buying Steel in America for New Railroad. ;. America's Industrial invasion of the far east Is now In full swing, and Japan is pouring a golden stream' Into the United States for steel rails, cars and locomotives. Twelve million dol lars already have been expended In this country for railroad supplies to be used in the construction of the South Manchuria railroad, and "it Is now learned that contracts involving millions of dollars are pending. De liveries of rails aro being made, and before the next six montliB steam ships chartered by Japan will ply acrosB the Pacific bearing valuable car goes of steel and iron. Thousands of dollars have been spent in premiums to our manu facturers for quick deliveries, for the Japanese insist that this railroad must bo built and in full operation within two years. May Order a Two-Cent Rate. It Is possible that before many weeks the traveling public in Kansas may be enjoying the pleasures or a real 2-cont rare law ono that will en title every passenger to a rato of two cents a mile. The probabilities tre that within a short time S. S. Ash baugb, attorney for the -state board of railroad commissioners, will appear before the board and ask thorn to make an order establishing bucIi a rate. If ho does this It will bo because of developments In Nebraska. Nebras ka passed a 2-cent faro law last winter. Tho railroads threatened to fight it but did not. They have been testing It and tho roport hns reached Topeka that they have found it remunerative. Under a law passed by tho last leg islature tho board has authority to make an order upon proceedings brought by tho attorney of the board, Saved Mrs. Dowie's Life. Mrs. John Alexander Dowlo, driving in front of an oxpress train of the Northwestern railroad at Zion City, Was Saved from rlnnUi nn.ln. i ' I i.wuui iuu wheels by John Salberg, the crossing wuiuuman, 7, 1