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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1908)
NEBRASKA NEWS SUPPLIES FURNISHED QUARTER LY TO OVER 4,000 PEOPLE. STATE IS A GOOD PROVIDER Heads cf Institutions Ask for 123,405 Pounds of Meat and 261,300 Pounds of Flour for the Quarter. Tfow much food does Hits state of Nebraska buy every throe moiithH for the olllcerH, em ploy e :i ntl . Intnatos In Khito institutions? This Interesting question has been Investigated by Mate Accountant Fa I til eld probably for the first time in the nlstory of the itlate. Ah an assistant of the board of purchase and HtiplieK, he has compiled (lie estimates of the amount of provisions and other articles which the heudH of IiiHtlt tit Ions request Hie board to buy. The board will meet this week to make contracts for the coming quarter. Tlie population or the thirteen state Institutions wliero wards of the stale are main tained was 4,331 last fall, enough to make a good sized town. At Ihu Hastings Hospital for the ItiHaue thei'O are usually 1,100 or 1,200 em ployes and inmates, which is more than many towns can boust. of. Tlie estimated of heads of institu tions call for u total of 123,405 pounds of meat and meat products to tide them over a period of three months; 261,300 pounds of Hour and meal, 1 1!, ;:i! pounds of sugar, and 22,125 pounds of beans. The men to are divided ns follows: 87,210 pounds or beef; 0,750 pounds or pork, not including 22,395 pounds of pork products and smoked meats. A total or 8,850 pounds or bacon Is asked for. It will require 1,048 pounds of 'baking powder to make the dough rise In the proper nmnnor and 14,000 pounds or tea and 2,280 pounds of coffee to stimulate the em ployes nnd Inmates to do their dally tasks. "Passing the salt," a remark heard ut the table, will result In tho consumption of 5,820 pounds of table wait. This does not. Include 75 bar rels of common salt for the superru tondent's horses and for use in the ki tch CUB. That fullnesB after eating will be accelerated by the use of 7,700 pounds of dried apples and apricots listed In the requisitions. This does not Include dried berries and other evaporated fruit. YearH ago a storm was rnlsed because It was reported that the Populist administration was buying plug tobacco for tho Homo for tlie Friendless. Later this was denied, .but tho estimates now on lib? show that, the Institutions supported by the Htato demand :i,018 pounds of chewing tobaoco and 935 pounds of smoking tobacco. There Is a domund for 1,- 050 gallons of coal oil and 1,075 gal lons of gasoline, and 7,345 tons of coal. Lust fall tlie board bought coal for a period of six months for several Institutions and many of them have fuel on hand at this time. All these figures aro for a period of throe months. Corn Exhibitions. Eleven utatoB have joined In the scheme to promote tho National Corn exposition which will be held In Omaha next December, and officers of the exposition association have tho assurance from the agricultural de partmonts of that many states that thoy will send exhibits. A feature of the Nebraska exhibit will bo corn grown by children of the state who compete annually for a prize offero by the state unlvorsity. Notice has beon received from Minneapolis that the exposition Is to havo the active Bupport of the millers of that city and tho Kansas state board of agrl culture has given assurance of un uc tivo participation in the exhibition. Grain is one of the great products of Nebraska. Tho demand and nvor ago price Increusos every year. Dur lng the paBt year the brewers and dls tillers of the United Stutes used over $27,000,000 worth or corn, besides over $66,000,000 of barloy and rye Tho principal grain crop in California la barloy. For some reason barley is not grown to any large extent In Nebraska. Alfalfa does well hero many farmers cutting ns high as four crops each year. Golden Wedding Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. John Beormnker, old residents of Wahoo, celebrated their goldon wedding anniversary. Mr. II GIlkoBon, nfter all had been seated a un elaborate dinner, made a nice llttl talk presenting tho old couple sev eral very nice and valuable presents from their frlondB In Wahoo and ubrond. The ngo of Mr. lieermaker Is 78, and that of Mrs. Beormnker, 71. UTTER DISREGARD OF LAW. Attorney General's Opinion of Ex prccs Companies, Believing that, express companies have shown no disposition to obey tho law but on the contrary have mani fested a reckless d I. slogan! for the law and have dolled It in nearly every In stance, Attorney (leneral Thompson has refused to consent to the dismissal of the criminal suit, or the state In the Lancaster county court to compel the companies to pay lines for failure to Die reports with tin? State Railway commission us required by law. Thin statement was made by the nttorney general In reply to a request from Attorney It. V. Hreckenrldge or Oma ha to have the case dropped and de vole time to other litigation which he says Involves more Important litiga tion. In his letter Mr. Hreckenrldge nays (lie information In regard to salaries of olllcors of express com panies was not furnished in the form desired by the railway commission, but that the rarts were placed berore the commission and he promises to place It In proper form. The attorney general's letter Is as follows: "I havo your letter of March 18. relative to the criminal suits instituted in this county against tho express companies. You suggest that, these suits should be withdrawn for the rea son the companies subsequent to the bringing of these actions tiled the in formation with the State Hallway com mission which It was required to file and which It was In default of fur nishing at the time the suits were In stituted. "I know of no conduct on the part of these express companies that merits tin clemency you suggest. They have shown little or no disposition to obey the law. On the contrary, they have tanirested a reckless , disregard ror the law and have dotted It In nearly very Instance. Their attltudo has boon both exasperating and ropre- enslble. I know or no reason why ex press companies, conducting mem selves In this way and manner, should be treated differently than an lndl- Idual who has been charged with a lolation of a penal law and who is Jio eved to be guilty. So fur as this department, is con cerned It will not consent to the dis missal or these criminal cases against the express companies, but will do whatever it is able to show that they rr guilty as charged and to compel them to pay tho due penalty ror their tra nsgiesslons." CRUSHED UNDER A TRAIN. Mother Caused Death of Her Son and Herself. Mrs. Matilda Nelson of Holdrege and her little nine-year-old boy were un over and instantly killed by tt. & M. train No. 12, about four miles west of town. This is believed to inve beon a case of murder and sui- dde. They were walking along the track and the engineer blew his whistle as the train came up to them. The mother canght her little son in her arms and deliberately forced him onto the track In front of the engine, despite his struggles to get away. Then she throw herself under tho wheels. The back of tho boy's head was crushed in and his forehead bruised, while the mother was so thoroughly ground up as to be un recognizable. Tar paint is one of the best dls iufectauts for chicken houses, etc., there is made, it is used for barns, sheds, roofs, old farm wagons, and In most any case as a preservative to wood. LILLIE FOUND GUILTY. Jury Finds Verdict Against Defendant in Assault Case. At Beatrice, the Jury in the case of .lames Llllie, who Is charged with assaulting and robbing Thomas Mar tin, returned a verdict of guilty as charged In the first count. The crime was committed by Llllie on October 11, 1906, when Martin was robbed of $70. In unother column will be found a list of Lincoln advertisers. When you write or call on them please men tion this paper. Appeals Anti-Pass Suit. The state has appealed the anti-pass suit In which It was worsted In the district court of Platte county bo fore Judge Thomas. Tho suit was to accept a pass on account of his serv Ices as surgeon for the Union Pacific road. The case was tried on stlpu luted facts and the Judge directed the jury to return a verdict for the do fondant. Dennis Dowd Killed by Train. Dennis Dowd, an old resident of Greenwood, was killed by Burlington train No. 11 ;i half tulle east of town Dowd was lying on tho track in an Intoxicated condition when the train came along and struck him, killing him Instantly, lie was about 70 years or age and Is survived by a widow and three sons. He lived on a large rami and was wealthy. NEWS OF THE WEEK Most Important Happenings c ib.2 Past Seven Days. fntoresting Items Gathered From n33 Parts of tho Work! Condensed Into Small Spaco for the Ben efit of Our Reador3. Congressional. Tho special committee appointed to Investigate charges against Judge L. It. Wlllley, of the United States court for China, of misconduct In office, has reported, severely censuring Judge Wlllley for harshness on the bench and ignorance of the law. The president hits sent a special message to congress urging action at tho present session on Important meas ures. Tho message declares that tlie time has come to prepare for a revi sion of the tariff, but declares that wood pulp and paper made from the same should be put upon the free list nt once. The house committee on public lands lias reported favorably on the resolu tion Instructing the attorney genoral to Institute proceedings against the Harrlman railroad system to forrelt Its charter ror disposing of land grants contrary to the provisions laid down by congress. The bill to organize a corps of trained women nurses for the navy has been favorably reported to the house. A congressional currency commis sion Is to be appointed to secure in formation regarding the needs or the country for use at the next session. Senator Toller has Introduced a bill allowing railroads to issue passes to veterans of the Civil and Spanish American wars. Senator La Follette concluded his speech In the senate on tho Aldrich bill with a strong appeal to the pro gressive senators to defeat the meas ure. Tho house committee on public lands hns made a favorable report on the senate resolution1 authorizing tho attorney general to bring suit to recover 2,000,000 acres of land granted to the California and Oregon Rail road company on condition that It be sold to settlers at $2.50 per acre, a condition with which the road refuses to comply. Miscellaneous. The supreme court or tho United States has declared the Minnesota law regulating both freight, and pas senger rates unconstitutional because of the enormous penalties imposed for disobedience to it. In commenting upon the recent rate decision of the federal supreme court, Attorney General Hadloy of Missouri declared the ruling practically repealed the Eleventh amendment to the consti tution. Omaha Is to hold a national corn ex position next October. J. O. Stewart, a justice of the peace of Jasper county. Mo., has been ar rested on a charge of embezzlement. H. C. Home, formerly editor of the Kansas City Post, charged with Idli ng an employe of that paper has boon acquitted on the grounds of In sanity, lie is to be taken to an asy lum. Japan has asked China to take such stop as may be necessary to prevent a boycott on Japanese goods in China and put an end to the antl-.Tapaneso agltatlou growing out of the Tatsu Maru Incident Tho new Pennsylvania railroad hrldge over the Itarltau river at Perth Amboy, N. J was dynamited recent ly. The damage amounted to $2,000. Tho worst prairie flro in years swept through tho country about Kimball, S. D., recently laying waste thousands of acres of laud and burning houses and barns. A national bank has been organized In Englowood, Kan., with a capital stock of $25,000. A campaign has been started at New Orleans to abolish horse racing In Louisiana. The president has Issued an order prohibiting scorching by automohllists In the canal zone. The state primary election laws of Louisiana have been declared unconstl tutional in the stnte courts. Threo hundred and fifty lives were lost In wrecks off the New England const during the past winter. Hecause the fifth of May will be elec tlon day In San Francisco, the battle ship tleet will delay Its arrival there until the sixth. On account of disquieting reports from Haiti two additional war ves sels have beon sent to Port An Prince by the navy department. Two severe earthquake schocks were felt In Mexico City recently. No lives wero lost nut the innuimants were seriously alarmed. James Clark, who killed Sheriff Mc Cracken of Barber county, Kansas, re cently, died in the Jail at Wellington from wounds received in the fight. Four persons were killed and severa Injured in a wreck on the Queen & Crescent railroad near Lexington, Ky. rocently. Tho Illinois Republican state convene Hon was solid for Speaker Cannon for president. Senators Cullom and Hop kins, Gov. Deneen and Postmaster1 Httsse of Chicago wore named ns dele-; gates at large to the national con vention. The Leland hotel at Springfield, III., one of the best known hotels In the country, was practically destroyed by lire recently. There wns no loss of lire, but most of tho delegates to tho state Republican convention lost all their baggage. Tlie Cenrmati government has de clined to receive Dr. David Jayne Hill as American ambassador to succeed Charlemagne Tower, resigned. The objection to Dr. Hill Is one purely personal to Emperor William. Dr. Hill Is at present American minister to The Hague. Tennessee Republicans in state con vention tit Nashville engaged In a rough and tumble fight, two factions attempting to organize the convention. Two conventions were finally held, both electing delegates at large to tho national convention. The American car in tho New York to Paris automobile race has reached San Francisco far ahead or any of Us competitors. Alter a thorough over hauling, it will be shipped by steamer to Vnldez where the Journey across Alaska will begin. The government has accepted tho invitation or China to have the battle ship fleet visit, a Chinese port on Its voyage back to the Atlantic. No fur ther Invitations will be accepted. The suit wherein the government at tached $400,000 worth of property of Oborlin M. Carter on the ground that it was a part of the Green and Gaynor funds obtained by fraudulent con tracts In Savannah harbor Improve ments has been decided against the government. .Mr. Coudroy of Missouri has Intro duced a bill providing that all ex-presi-denLs of tho United States shall be come honorary members of the United States senate for life and as such shall receive a conipensatlonof $25,000 a year. Following nearly one year of litiga tion the interstate commerce commis sion has rendered a decision holding that It has no jurisdiction or control over through-rrelght rates rrom inland points direct to foreign ports. Rev. F. A. Miller an evangelist is accused of criticising the doings of a ladles' club at Utica, Neb., was assault ed while on his way to the depot and serlouly Injured. The plant of the Rock Island, 111., Dally News, which has been giving at tention to saloons and gambling in that city was practically wrecked by an explosion of dynamite. ' A statement compiled from govern ment reports show the value of farm products In 17 states west of the Mis sissippi in 1907 to have been $1,091,- 000,000. The North Dakota Democratic state convention adopted resolutions Indors ing William J. Bryan and instructing their delegates to the national conven tion to vote for his nomination. A tornado that swept through East Feliciana parish, La., killed one man it Norwood and injured numerous per sons. A large amount of property was destroyed. A lire at Wichita, Kan., recently caused a loss of $100,000. The entire wholesale district of the city was threatened for a time. The sick rate on the canal zone for February was only 17.86 per thousand. This is the most favorable report yet Issued by Col. Gorgas, the chief sanl tary officer of the commission. Personal. Editor A. H. Sniff charged with the murder of M. E. Rrundridge at Logan, Iowa, has been acquitted. David Starr Jordan, president of the Stanford university, was taken violent ly ill on a train In California. Symp toms of appendicitis were developed. Durham White Stevens, the diplomat who was shot down by Koreans In San Francisco, Is dead from the effects of tho wounds received. Rev. Dr. Charles Cuthbert Hall, pres ident of tho Union Theological semin ary of New York Is dead. I. F. Guiwlts, for many years man ager of the A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Company at Kansas City, died recent ly In California. He was 70 years of age. Meyer R. Ulmberg, widely known as "Blm, the Mutton Man," was found dead In bed at his home in New York rocently. Tho Duke of Devonshire, prominent In English politics, died recently In Cannes. E. R. Nichols, president of the Kan sas State Agricultural college at Man hattan, has announced his resignation Col. Henry Wntteroou, oditor of the Louisville Courier-Journal Is In Ha vana. Congressman Charles E. Llttlefield has resigned as representative from tho second district of Maine. Victor N. Motcalf, son of tho sec retary of the navy, was operated on at San Francisco rocently for nppen dlcltla. Rev. J. O'B. Lowry, for 20 years pastor of the Calvary Baptist church at Kansas City is dead at Atlantic City, N. J BOMB UNDER BED ATTEMPT NEAR TELLURIDE TO KILL BULKLEY WELLS. LANT DYNAMITE IN HOUSE Enemy Gains Access While the Gen eral Sleeps Escapes With Shak ing up Blown Out of Building But Not Badly Injured. A Tellurlde (Colo.1 dlsnatch savs: iiludlnu the night miard stationed at the Smuggler Union mine at Pandora, two miles south of here, and with tho searchlight thrown about the prem ies during the night from the high tower of the mill as n precautionary measure, an unknown person gained access to the residence or Gen. Bulk- ey Wells, general manager of the Smutmler Union Mlnlnir Coninany and planted dynamite under his bed. Ihe dynamite was exploded by ignit- ng a fuse on the outside of the bulbi ng when the intended victim was asleep. He was hurled against tho celling and lighted under a mass of debris, but escaped with some scratches and bruises and Impaired liearlng. Gen. Wells was sleeping, as wa4 his habit, on an outer porch of the muse, and he was hurled with tho debris many feet, from the wrecked house. The side of the house was torn completely out, hardly a stick of the bed remained and fragments of wool were scattered over the neighborhood Although badly shaken up and bruised to some extent, Gen. Wells s said to have escaped without seri ous Injury. Gen. Wells took a lending part In the suppression of labor troubles In this state In 1904 and 1905. Ho had been active also in securing th? extradition from Idaho of Steve Adams, to be tried at Tellurlde on the charge of murder in connection with the miners' strike in 1904. Steve Adams. Harry Orchard's alleged accomplice In the murder of ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg of Idaho, now in jail In Tellurlde. will soon be placed on trial on the charge of murdering Arthur L. Collins. WeKJ Is chiefly responsible for Adams be- ng brought back to Colorado on thin churge. RESCUERS WERE LOST. Second Explosion at Hanna is By Far the Worst. The mining camp at Han.ua, Wyo., was visiting by a big mine disaster and the liven of 20 men were snuffod out. by an explosion of gas in mine No. 13 of the Union Pacific Coal Com pony. The known dead are: ALEXANDER BRIGGS, superintend- ent. JOSEPH BUDLONG. forman's as sistant. JAMES KNOX, foreman's assistant, ALF. DODDS, foreman's assistant. GUS RANEY, ( colored).' P. A. BOYD, (colored). JOHN EVANS. ROBERT E. H HURON. HARRY LINS. JOHN SIMMER. WILLIAM PASCO. ROBERT WARBURTON. BENJAMIN PERRY. THOMAS F. LINT. CAPPA LAHTL EMIL SOLFIST. JOHN YAKMEN. Tlie last threo are Finlanders. THREE UNKNOWN MEN. All the victims were married and leave families. A Cheyeuno (Wyo.) March 29 dis patch says. Between 55 and 70 mon lost their lives in two explosions In coal mine No. 1, owned by the Union Pacific Conl Company, at Hanna yesterday afternoon. The explosions were caused by gases and coal dust and each wns followed by flro. Tho first occurred at three o'clock, when 1$ mine workers, including a super intendent and threo bosses- were killed. The second explosion occurred at 10:30 o'clock lust night, snuffing out the lives of from 40 to 50 members or a rescue party, including State Mine Inspector D. M. Elie. The names of the men killed In the first explosion were ascertained from the company's books, but those of the rescue parly were not known ns no record was kept of those who volunteered for this dangorous work. Naptha Schooner Blown Up. The bark Inglewood, rocently from New York for Stockholm and arriving nt Mandal, Norway, on the 20th. caught fire. She was loaded w It'll naptha and subsequently blew up, sinking In forty feet of water. Thir teen of the crew were drowned.