NEBRASKA NEWS
LANCASTER COUNTY FARM HAND
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
STRUCK DURING A STORM
Death Was Instantaneous Boy of
Man, Standing Near, Knocked
Down, But Not Seriously
Hurt Other News.
A heavy storm, accompanied by
rainfall amounting almost to A cloud
burst, occurred about nlno miles due
north of Lincoln Friday. Charles
Schlitsncr, a farm hand, was struck
ty lightning and killed Instantly, and
his seven-year-old son was badly
burned. The flood swept the Little
Bait, changing It Into u river and carry
ing away the Davey brldgo, a steel
structure which has never before been
moved by a flood, A great deal of the
com and othor crops aro reported to
havo been washed out of the ground.
The storm is renorted to have boon
bad all over tho north end of the
county, but heaviest about three miles
south of Davoy, Tho electrical storm
preceded the downpour.
Schlitzner, the man who was
killed, Is a stranger in that part of
the county, and nothing is known is
known about his home or relatives.
He was working for James Clark, who
engaged him in Lincoln a week ago.
He and his little son were standing
ear tho barn when the storm came
6a. The father wub instanbhly killed
.by tho bolt which struck him, and the
little boy was knocked down and rend
ered unconscious. Both of his logs
and his body were burned and he was
badly hurt.
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Sues City for Damages.
Mijli Coffmon, a laborer residing
la the southern part of Nobraska City.
has filed a claim against the city for
95,000 for Injuries received by reason
of falling from a bridge while going
borne, one night last winter. The ciaim
has been referred to the city attorney
who will make his report at the next
meeting of the council. It was on'
February 2 that Mr. Coffman was go-
lag home. He claims that the bridge
waa covered with Ice and the railing
lower than. It should be, and when he
lid along one of the planks he
plunged over the railing to the bed
of tho creek some thirty feet below,
alighting on the Ice, and receiving In
juries, which have not healed, rondor
lng him. unable to work. This claim
Id filed to comply with the law and it
the city fathers do not act within
thirty days suits will bo brought in
tho district courts
Boys Confess to Theft.
A, complaint was .filed In police court
at Fremont by Chief of Pollco Peter
son against Henry Kavich and Mrs.
,'Henry Kavich on tho charge of re
oeWlng brass fittings of tho value of
930, which had been stolon from the
Fremont bottling works, knowing them
r to have been stolen. Mrs. Kavich was
arrested, but her husband was out of
the city and will be arrested on his
return. Tho offlcors arrested two boys,
;jMMIe. Hansen, aged 15, and LowIb A)
lea, aged 14, on the charge of stealing
some brass from the bottling works
The boys confessed to taking the prop
ertjr and said they disposed of it to
Kavioh.
'Phone Patrons Kick.
The Fremont patrons of the Bell
Telephone company aro protesting
against a raise of rates of $1 por
.month charged those who have 'phones
tioth at their residences and places of
business. The company made this In
crease on tho ground that the business
rate, whero tho party also had a
'phone at his house, was a dlBcrlm
ination and contrary to law. A peti
tion remonstfatlngngalnst It is being
quite generally signed by the parties
Interested.
Looks Into Loaded Revolver,
At Grand Island Elisha Mitchell,
aged fifty-three, accidentally shot him
self fatally while shooting at rabbits
with a revolver. The man and his
wife 'were stopping with friends.
Mitchell had bought a revolver of a
second hand man a weapon which
Had never worked smoothly. The accl
dent occurred at noon and only a few
feet from where tho others In tho
house were sitting and chatting.
Child Run Over.
Bessie Karth, the elevon-yoar-old
daughter of Malvln Karth, was run
over by a spirited team of horses
driven by Nina Tate at the corner of
Sixth and Main streets, Beatrice,
There were a number of teams pass
ing' the corner at the time, and in
avoiding one the little girl got in
tho way of the othor.
MISTAKES FRIEND FOR A TRAMP.
George Frlezen Shoots H. M. Misner
of Henderson In the Leg.
George Frlezen, cashier of tho bank
at Henderson, and several business
men, having been notified that suspic
ious looking -tramps wore boating their
way on tho train toward Henderson,
organized a posse to find the tramps
and drive them out of town. It was
roported that the' tramps acted like
bank robbers and were supposed to
carry with thorn nitroglycerine, fuses,
etc., and that their intention was to
rob one of the banks at Henderson.
Tho business men went to the stock
yards adjoining the railroad track, and
in looking for tho tramps became sep
arated, and as one part of the crowd
came around a crib the other part
were coming around in tho opposite
direction and Mr. Frlezen called upon
them to ) alt, thinking that these were
the tramp?, immediately fired at them
with a 32-callbre revolver. H. M.
Misner, was hit and immediately
made known who he was. The
bullet entered the fleshy part
of his leg, and while it appeared at
tho time quite serious It is now be
lieved that he will only bo confined
to his bed -for two or three weeks. No
trace of the tramps was found; tbJey
had disappeared. ,
War on Omaha Automobiles.
Autouiobllo owners and chauffours
from Omaha and other places who
have habitualy violated about all the
provisions of the laws regulating
"chug wagons" will be brought to time
hereafter if the Fremont Automobile
club can do it. At a recent meeting
it was voted that the members of the
club use their efforts to see that the
speeding laws and other like provis
ions be enforced. There have been a
great many complaints caused by utter
disregard of speed regulations and
frightening teams reported. One man
in particular has caused trouble and
people in that part of the county are
very bitter against him.
New Depot for Fremont.
Work has been commenced in Fre
mont clearing the ground for the new
freight depot, the ground for which
was condemned last fall. The build
ing will be northwest of the present
structure, containing ample room for'
the transfer and storage of freight
and office rooms. It's cost will be $26,-
000. The old Tumor home, which is
to be torn down to make room for it,
was at one time the most pretentious
residence in the city, but the railroad
has been gradually "building tracks
nearer to it until last fall the property
was condemned for depot purposes.
Made Successful Attempt.
William M. Brown, for twenty-Beven
years a resident of Republic county,
Kansas, a mile and a half south of
Hardy, Nob., committed suicide by
putting a .bullet from a revolver
through his head, dying Immediately.
Ho was a man of about fifty-five years,
and had a wifo and quite a family of
chlldron, mostly grown. He had at
tempted to take his life once before,
some years ago. Tho motive is not
known, although it Is supposed his
domestic and money matters might
have been the cause.
Found Dead In Bed.
Dr. G. W. Bohner, the proprietor of
a small patent medicine and drug store
at Bradshaw, who Uvod alone in a
room lo the rear of his store, was
found dead in bod. People desiring to
enter the store were unable to awaken
him and finally an entrance was effect
ed by prying open a window In the
rear. He was lying acrosB the bod
dressed. Ho had beon complaining
for several days but no one thought
ho was seriously ill, as he was able to
be about his business.
Reducing State Debt.
State Troasurer Brian wiped out
$154,000 of the warrant indebtedness
of the state last week, which will leave
tho outstanding warrants drawing In
torost to the amount of $1,030,604.84,
or about $600,000 loss than was out
standing January 4, when ho went into
office. At that tune the outstanding
warrant indebtedness amounted to $!,
600,000, but of this all was owned by
tho permanent school fund except
about 5 nor cent, which In hnlri hv
private lnaivmuaiB.
Going Back to Sweden.
A party of well-to-do and Influen
tial Swedish citizens of near Stroma-
burg, have left for Sweden to Bpend
the summer among tho scenes of early
childhood. Tho party consisted of Mr.
and Mrs. John Colson, A. O. Colson,
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Anderson and
Lewis Nordgren.
Unveiling Occure June 9th.
Final arrangements havo been mado
for tho unveiling of tho firemen's
monument In Evergreen cemetery at
Beatrice, Juno 9th. J. C. Clolond of
Fremont father of the Btate associa
tion; J. C. Elliott and J. V. Heyer of
York and Rev. G. W. Crofts of West
Point Neb. will assist in the cere-
monlos.
CAPITALCITYCHAT
UNIVERSITY WINS MANDAMUS
CASE IN SUPREME COURT.
RULES A6AINST THE AUDITOR
Official Refuses to Issue Warrants Be
cause ef No Funde In the Treat
ury, But Court Holds He
Must Do So.
The supreme court has ordered a
writ of mandamus to require State
Auditor Searle to issue warrants on
tho state treasury on the funds de
rived from tho one-mill tax levy for
the benefit of the state university. Tho
auditor refused to issue the warrants
alleging 'that the appropriation bill ap
propriates proceeds derived from the
levy and -that there were no funds on
hand in the .treasury as a result of
collections, for this fund. The court
says that when the auditor of public
accounts has audited and allowed a
claim payable out of the one mill levy
fund, and there is an unexpected bal
ance therein of a sufficient amount it
is his duty to draw warrants therefor
In favor of tho claimant although there
may be no money actually in the treas
ury belonging to such fund.
Saloon License Cancelled.
The state supreme court has re
versed the cubo of Grant Dye against
Wesley Raser, appealed from Merrick
county, and has ordered cancelled the
saloon license issued to Mr. Dye, for
the reason that the evidence shows
that some of the petitioners for the
license were "made to order." Twelvo
of the petitioners claim to be free
holders by reason of each owning
a certain lot, or a part of a lot, In
McCormlck's -addition to the village
of Chapman. In May, 1906, upon the
petition of thirty-three citizens, the
trustees of the village issued a license
to Dye. The court holds that under
the liquor laws a petition for a license
must be signed by bona fide freehold
ers, and that one who is made a free
holder for the sole purpose of qualify'
Ing as a petitioner for a liquor license
is not a bona fide freeholder, and the
'lapse of time alone will not qualify
a bad faith freeholder to Blgn a pe
tition for a liquor license.
Will Secure Equipment.
Though fighting shy of deficiencies,
in the main, It is not likely that the.
state board of public properties will
Insist on the crippling of the food com
missioner's office by strict adherence
to the rule which forbids expenditures
in excess of an appropriation. The
board Friday last tenatlvely authori
zed Food Commissioner Redfern to
buy fixtures costing $215, and a ma
jority of the members took the view
that if the department needs appar
atus and supplies for carrying on its
work they may be purchased on
order of the governor, subject only
to the approval of the auditor's office
in case the total outlay overruns the
allowance. Some decided differencees
of opinion developed over the matter.
Secretary Junkln declared he would
sanction a deficiency rather than see
the new pure food law become a dead
letter at the start because of insuf
ficient facilities for making tests.
Treasurer Brian and Land Commis
sioner Eaton, on the other hand, were
" dead sot' against incurring a deficit.
The latter finally said that ho would
be willing to vote for tho fixtures
wanted, while Treasurer Brian stood
pat in his declination to approve any
expenditure exceeding the appropria
tlon.
The meeting concluded without any
formal action being 'taken. It was
pointed out that the purchase of the
desired material wlll not result in a
deficiency at this time but will merely
mako one certain before the end of the
blonnlum. That being the case, itls
probable that no objection will be in
torposed to the purchase of the equip
mont and supplies wanted.
Roads Keeping Still.
The failure of the railroad men in
Nebraska to put up a large roar over
loss of revenue due to the two cent
faro law is now counted the most Hie
nuicant feature of the situation In
this part of the west. It is true that
under now conditions of eastern nwn
ership and management the men who
run tho roads in this state are now
afraid to talk out loud on anv sun
Ject, but if the roads were losing
money by the new deal they could t
it bo known without giving offense to
the Chicago and New York manaire
ment. Their failure to say anvthlne
about It is generally held to mean
that two cents and no passes are about
as favorable to the treasury as threo
cents and a car load of dead heads
on every train.
Cemmlsslen te Inspect Reade.
The State Railway Commission has
been called upon to look into tho phys
ical condition of a line of tho Burling
ton running from Holdrege to Chey
enne, known as the Highline, on which
a wreck occurred recently, caused It Is
thought, by spreading rails or broken
rails. The' Holdrege council of tho
United Commercial Travelers held a
meeting the other day and passed a
resolution calling upon the State Rail
way commission to Investigate the con
dition of this road and to compel the
railroad company to make it safe for
travel. A letter was received from an
attorney representing the United Com
mercial Travelers last week call
ing attention to thte wreck and saying
he and others were .ready to furnish
evidence to show the road waa not
safe, but was dangerous. The conrniIs
sion will make an investigation as
requested.
Cattle Must Have Certificates.
Govornor Sheldon has received the
following letter relating to the Im
portation into Montana of range cattle
from western states, effective May 16:
"All strictly range cattle coming from
the following named states: North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wy
oming, Idaho, Washington, Oregon,
Utah, Nevada, California, Now Mex
ico, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, In
dian Territory, Kansas and Colorado,
will be permitted to enter this state
when accompanied by a federal health
certificate, and under no circum
stances shall cattle be shipped .or
driven into this state except so ac
companied, and on arrival of all range
cattle at point of destination in this
state such federal health certificate
must be immediately mailed to the
state surgeon at Helena by the owner,
agent or person in charge of such
range cattle."
Nebraska Will Be There.
The state of Nebraska will in all
probability take a prominent part- in
shaping proposed national legislation
for the control and disposition of pub
lic lands. Governor Sheldon has ap
pointed the following delegates to at
tend the public lands convention to
be held at Denver, June 18 to 20: E.
J. Burkett, Lincoln; Norris Brown,
Kearney; O. W. Norris, McCook; H.
M. Eaton, Lincoln; Jos. Burns, Lin
cola; M. P. Kinkaid, O'Neill; John W.
Bender, Humphrey; C. H. Cornell, Val
entine; Harvey J. Ellis, Alliance; J.
E. Evans, North Platte; C. A: Ran
dall, Newman Orove; F. A. Marsh,
Seward; R. E. Evans, Dakota City.
Looking Into Coal Mines
The State Railway Commission is
looking into the figures presentJed by
Senator Sibley relating to the coal
rates from Rock Springs, Wyo., to .
braska points, and the result may be
a new rate. According to the figures
compiled by the commission there is a
flat rato of $4.50 from the Nebraska
Ino clear across the state regardless
of distance, a distance of 800 miles,
while from Rock Springs to Chyenne
the rate is $2.30 for a distance of 293
miles; to Denver, a distance of 400
miles, tho rate is $2.30; while to Ar
cher, a distance of 308 miles, the rate
s $3.75, and to Pine Bluffs, 328 miles,
the rate la $3.75; to Smead, a distance
of 344 1-2 miles, the rate is $4.50, and
to Omaha, 809 miles, the rate is $4.50.
Senator Silbey objects seriously to the
rate in his county and it is possible a
hearing may be given to discuss the
matter.
For Monthly Reports.
Orders No. 3 and No. 4 by the state
railway commission will soon be is
sued, the former calling for monthly
Teports from railroad station agents
on the freight tonnage handled and
passenger ticket sales at each town
in Nebraska, the latter for information
as to the cars on each railroad division
for a twenty-four hour period every
week. The first car reports are to be
required for June 5 and the first sta
tion reports for tho month of June.
The commission will authorize the
railroads themselves to collect tho re
turns under these two orders, but in
the case of the data from station it
is provided that the roads shall file the
reports as originally made and signed
by tne agents. Company material ship
ped over the llnee is not to be included.
The reports must be on file by the 10th
of each month.
Telegraph Rates.
The Western Union Telegraph com
pany has offered to file a sched
ule of their rates with the state rail
way. commission, but the form in
which the schedule was offered was
not as clear as the railway commis
sion desired and It is understood tho
company will arrange a different form
for filing.
Will Comply With Order.
Tho railway, commission has re
ceived word from Attorney Ben White
that the Northwestern railroad will
comply with the request of the com
mission and file a report showing the
names of all persons who have re
ceived transportation free from that
company and also a list of attorneys
and physicians who have received
trausporttion in return for services.
HER LI FEAT AN END
DEATH AT CANTON HOME OF
MRS. WILLIAM McKINLEV.
SHE WAS L0N6 A SUFFERER
Relief Comes' to Widow ef Martyr
President Once Longed for Sum
mons Prayed for End After
Assassination of Husband.
A Canton, O., May 26 dispatch says:
Mrs. William McKinley, widow of the
late president, died at her home here
at 1:06 o'clock this afternoon.
For many years Mrs. McKinley has
been an invalid. She rallied from
the shock of her husband's tragic
death, but it left Its mark, and when
it was kaown that she had suffered a
stroke of paralysis little hope was felt
that she could survive. The end came
peacefully almost Imperceptibly. Mrs.
McKinley never knew of the efforts
made for days to prolong her life, nor
of the solicitatlous hope of her sister
and other relatives and friends for her
recovery. At the McKinley home when
death came were present Secretary
Cortelyou, Mr. and Mrs. M. C.Bar
ber, Mrs. Sarah Duncan, Mrs. Luther
Day, Justice and Mrs. William R Day,
Doctors Portman and Rlxey and the
nurses.
The funeral arrangements so far as
made are that Dr. Buxton, or the First
Methodist Episcopal church, will have
charge of the services, which are to
be simple. They will be held at the
McKinley home at 2 o'clock Wednes
day afternoon. Secretary Cortelyou
1b directing the arrangements, and will
remain here until after the funeral.
Dr. Rlxey left here at 5133 this even
ing for Washington. He will Join
President Roosevelt and go with him
on his trip to Indianapolis and Lansing
this week. It was announced tonight
that President Roosevelt and Secre
tary Loeb will arrive in Canton Wed
nesday morning to attend the funeral
services.
Mrs. McKinley's life of almost sixty
years has been made familiar to the
nation by the fact that more than half
of It was a period of invalidism.
Through all this, however, she showed
a firm and unwavering belief in the
career of her husband. and by her
cheering words, in spite of personal
afflictions, encouraged him when there
was darkness at hand. She believed
that his star of destiny would never
set until he had become president of
this land, and for more than a quar
ter of a century cherished that belief
until her hopes were realized.
Ida Saxton McKinley was born in
Canton, June 8, 1847. James A. Sax
ton, her father, was an intellectual
and progressive business man and
banker, his wife a woman of extra
ordinary culture and refinement. Ida
Saxton was reared in a home of com
fort and ease. After attending Canton
schools she was a nunil at a nrlvate
school at Delhi, N. Y. Later she went
to a Cleveland academy and finished
her education at Brookhall seminary,
Media, Pa., where she spent three
years.
While she taught Sunday school in
the Presbyterian, church the voune
lawyer, William McKinley, was super
intendent of the First Methodist Epis
copal Sunday school. Among many
admirers and suitors tho handsome
young soldier, who had been with
Grant and Sheridan and won distinc
tion in the Shenandoah vniw waa
the favored one.
On January 25, 1871, William Mc
Kinley and Ida Saxton wnm uniori
- Mitt
In marriage. The wedding was the first
ijunurmea in me then new Presbyter
ian church, Rev. Dr. Buckingham of
that congregation and Rev. Dr. Endl
sey of the First Mnthndlnf nt.
- v u . u I. . Vj.I Ul-
nclnting. After an eastern trlp. includ-
iub waaiungion and a short time of
boarding, the McKinleys purchased
the home on North Market street
which In later years became famous
as the McKinley cottage.
Tear Down American Flag.
An unhappy incident marred tho Vic
toria holiday in Winnlpog, Manitoba,
Friday. For the first time In many
years the union Jack floated at the
American consulate, Dr. Jones, the re
cently appointed vice counsel, paying
this compliment to the Canadian peo
ple. Seeing the British flag flying be
neath the stars and stripes, two men
said to be recent arrivals from Eng
land, tore down "old glory." The in
cident has created much indignation
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Visitors to Naval 8chool.
The personnel of the board of visit
ors to the United States naval acad
emy at Annapolis for the year 1907 has
been announced by Secretary Met
calf. It Includes F. W. Kenshaw, San.
Francisco; William Owen Jones, Lin
coln, Neb., and Representatives Hin
shaw of Nobraska and Dawson of Iowa