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THE JVEW T"RESlWE,jyT
Theodora RooseVeIt Ir JVotes
the JVation'j- Chief
Magistrate.
By the death of William McKinley
t the hands of the assassin Czolgosz,
Theodore Roosevelt, the Vice-President,
becomes President of the United
States.
Theodore Roosevelt was born In
New York City October 27. 1838, of
Dutch and Scotch-Irish aucestry. By
all laws of heredity he is a natural
leader, as his ancestry on both his
father's and his mother's side, who
trace back beyond revolutionary days,
were, conspicuous by reason of their
quality. His father was Theodore
PRESIDENT
Roosevelt, after whom he was named,
and his mother, whose given name
was Martha, was the daughter of
James and Martha Bulloch of Georgia.
Educated mt Howe.
Young Roosevelt was primarily edu
cated at home under private teachers,
after which he entered Harvard, grad
uating in 1SS0. Those qualities of ag
gressiveness which have marked his
more recent years of public life were
present with him in college, and he
was a conspicuous figure among his
.fellows.
, It was an interesting period in the
history of the party and the nation,
and ycung Roosevelt entered u;on the
political field with eagerness and en
ergy. The purification of political and
oXcial life had been for some time an
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MRS. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
ideal with him. and with this came
the belief in the efficacy of the appli
cation of civil-service rules to execu
tive conduct. So 6trongly did. he im
press himself upon his political asso
ciates that in 18S2 he was nominated
for the state assembly and elected,
la the State Assembly.
He served for three years and soon
came to be recognized as an able and
fearless advocate of the people's rights
nd be succeeded In securing the pas
sage of several measure cf great ben
efit. The abolition of fees in the of
fice of the county clerk and the aboli
tion of the joint power of the board
of aldermen in the mayor's appoint
ments were among those of special
benefit to the city of New York.
Another important work done by him
ARMIES OF EUROPE.
Rassla Fosses the Largest Standing
Araj on Earth.
Russia possesses the largest standing
army ou earth, and each year it grows.
Every year some 280,000 conscripts
Join the Russian forces, which in time
of peace numbers 1,000,000 men. On
a war footing this rises to 2,500,000,
and calling out the reserve would In
crease It to 6X7.000 well-trafned sol
'dlers. Should necessity arise the militia
.would be called out, bringing the
Czar's force? up to 9,000,000 men.
France comes next, with a standing
uxmT of 589,000 men, rising to 2.500,
BtflT in time of war. while the calling
oat of the reserves would bring It to
krroOOO. Despite this, the regular
army Increasing yearly. The Gerr
man annv numbers 685.000 In times of
I-ate War would bring it to 2,230.
Soo and the reserves added make the
..her of men 4,300.000. The peace
-rmV of Austria-Hungary Is 365.000;
war It would be 2.500.000, and with
VV reerves 4.000,000. Forces are be
in reduced in Italy, because the peo
ple are too poor to pay the necessary
2 The standing army, therefore.
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was the investigatioa of the city gov
ernment, and particularly the police
department, in the winter of 1SS1. An
other Important service was securing
the passage of the civil service reform
law of 1884.
Ran for Major of New York.
In 1886 Mr. noosevelt was nominat
ed as an Independent candidate for
major of New York, but, although in
dorsed by the Republicans, was de
feated. In 1S84 he was chairman of the Nov.'
York delegation to the national Re-
ROOSEVELT.
publican convention. He had been
among those who did not regard Mr.
Blaine as the most available candi
date of the party, but after the latter's
nomination Mr. Roosevelt gave him
his hearty support, and in the face
of the remarkable defection In New
York at that time.
In the ":tloml Civil Service.
In May. 1S99. President Harrison ap
pointed him civil service commission
er, and he served as president of the
board until May. 1896. During his in
cumbency he was untiring In his ef
forts to apply the civil service prin
ciples of merit and capacity to all ex
ecutive departments. As a result of
this zeal the country was shown the
first practical application of the rule3
to civil government.
Civil Service Keformer.
He proved that unflinching civil
Eervice reform wa3 not only conslst
rnt with party loyalty, but in the
highest degree was necessary to party
service. None doubted the reformer's
Republicanism, but it wa3 not an easy
task. Judgment, tact, honesty, ener
gy, and a certain sturdy pugnacity
were necessary to the accomplishment
of his purpose. Every detail of the
system was opened to carping criti
cism and to hostile attack. The ad
ministration itself was only friendly
to the movement. Not only had poli
ticians to be kept out of places, but
competent servitors had to be pro
vided. In the Police Commission.
As president of the civil-service
commission Mr. Roosevelt resigned in
May, 1895, to become president of the
New York board of police commission
ers. Legislative investigation had
shown the corruption in that body,
and to this field he turned with a new
zest. An uncompromising enforce
ment of law was his policy. It brought
criticism and vituperation upon him,
but he persisted. Honest methods In
the police department were forced,
and civil-service principles were em
bodied into the system of appoint-t
ments and promotions. Sunday clos
ing of saloons became a fact, and a
seemly observance of the day was ia
sisted upon.
Navy'a Assistant Secretary.
In April. 1897. Mr. Roosevelt was
nominated by President McKinley to
be assistant secretary of the navy. He
pushed repairs on the ships and worked
with might and main, forseeing a con-
is but 174,000, war bringing it up to
1.473,000, the reserves making the
force 2,200,000. Great Britain has a
standing army of 220,000. but calling
out the reserve force puts 720.000 men
under command. Every ninth person
In France is a trained soldier; in Ger
many there is a soldier to every twelve
Persons and every six males. Russia
has such a population that In spite ot
her big army only one man out of the
fourteen is a fighter. Every five fam
ilies In France contribute three sol
diers. Every other Austrian household
has one member in the army, and the
same state exists in Germany. Every
third Italian family has some one in
the army.
Owl Million of Acre.
The dukes of Sutherland, Buccleuch
and Devonshire are joint lords of 2,
004,600 acres of land, an area repre
senting a slice of lend stretching from
the south of England to the extreme
north of Scotland, more than five miles'
wide. If this land, were all in Eng
land about an acre out of every six
teen would belong to one or other of
these dukes.
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flict with Spain. He left nothing un
done to secure the highest - efficiency
in the navy.
On May 6, 189S, Mr. Roosevelt re
signed this place to muster in a cav
alry regiment for the Spanish war.
Life in the west had made this a fit
ting ambition. As a hunter of big
game, used to the saddle and the camp
and an unerring shot with rifle and
revolver, the country recognized in
him the making of a dashing cavalry
leader. He bad experienced military
duty in the New York National Guard
in the '80s. Col. Wood was put in
command of the Rough Riders; Mr.
Roosevelt was lieutenant colonel. On
June 15 the regiment sailed to join
Gen. Shafter in Cuba. .
With the Kougli Riders.
From the time of landing until the
fall of Santiago the Rough Riders
were giant figures In the campaign.
Their work reached a climax on July
1, when Lieut.-Col. Roosevelt led the
regiment in the desperate charge up
San Juan hill, lie had shared all the
hardships of his men, and when he
broke the red tape of discipline to
complain of Gen. Shatter's camp and
its dangers from disease the army was
with him and the war department lis
tened to his judgment. On July 11 he
was commissioned a colonel of volun
teers. Elected Coventor or New York.
Scarcely two months later the new
military hero was nominated for gov
ernor of New York. In the conven
tion he received 753 votes, against the
218 cast for Gov. Frank S. Black.
Col. Roosevelt entered into the cam
paign with characteristic energy. Men
of all parties supported him and he
was elected by a plurality of more
than 18.000. His administration was
very satisfactory to his state.
As reformer, official, military leader
and state executive, he has carried his
earnest dashing personality into it alL
As a Writer.
As a writer of outing papers his
varied experiences on the trail have
served him well. In biography, his
life of Thomas H. Benton and of
Gouvernour Morris have been praised.
Essays and papers dealing with politi
cal life have added to this reputation.
Of his latest work. "The Rough Rid
ers" has been pointed to as '"one of
the most thrilling pieces of military
history produced in recent years."
When his name was first proposed
for the vice presidency, Mr. Roosevelt
declined the honor, preferring to re
main governor. He finally consented,
after much pressure.
Sir. Hooeevelt's Family.
Mr. Roosevelt has been married
twice. His first wife was Miss Alice
Lee of Boston; the second. Miss Edith
Carow of New York. He is the father
of six children, ranging from 16 to 3
years cf age.-
His domestic life Is ideal. Whether
ensconced In winter quarters at Al
bany or New York, or at the famous
RooseveU home at Oyster Bay on Long
Island, he is an indulgent father and
romps with his children with as much
zest as the youngest of them. The
youngsters are known as the Roose
velt half-dozen, and all reflect In some
manner the paternal characteristic.
All Ilrlght Children.
The oldest girl Is Alice, tall, dark
and serious looking. She rides her
father's Cuban campaign horse with
fearlessness and grace. The next olive
ALICE ROOSEVELT.
branch is Theodore, Jr.. or "young
Teddy," the idol of his father's heart
and a genuine chip of the old block.
Young "Teddy" owns a shot gun and
dreams of some day shooting bigger
game than his father ever did. He
also rides a pony of his own.
Alice, the eldest girl, is nearly 16.
She is the only child by the first Mrs.
Roosevelt. "Young Teddy," the pres
ent Mrs. Roosevelt's oldest child, is 13.
Then there are Kermit. 11; Ethel, 9;
Archibald, 6, and Quentin, 3.
A Paris periodical asserts that
France has more Catholic missionar
ies than all the other nations com
bined 4,500 out of a total of 6,106.
Professor Starr's Indian Name.
Professor Starr, the noted authority
on anthropology, went among the Iro
quois Indians a year ago for the pur
pose of studying the tribe. The red
men adopted him as one of themselves
and gave him the name of Hai-ye-sat-ha,
a free translation of which is "the
wisest speaker In the council." Pro
fessor Starr formed a strong attach
ment for the intelligent descendants of
a tribe famed for their strength, brav
ery and prowess.
A Visit to the Four Courts.
Justice Martin J. Keogh of the su
preme court of New York visited the
Four Courts, Dublin, recently and for
some time occupied a seat on the
bench in Nisi Prius court 1 with Jus
tice Barton.
Women In English I'ostofflres.
In 1870 women were for the first
tlmo Introduced in the postal service of
England. In 1871 there were 1.000 thus
employed, and today there are in the
British Isles about 35,000 postmis
tresses and clerks.
STATE IRRIGATION ACT
Motion for a Rehearing in the Czaa of
the Crawford Company.
4 CASE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
What the lirief In the Matter Sets Forth
An Early Settler of Nuckolls County
EkIi Life by Suicide Miscellaneous
Nebraska Blatters.
Involve Irritation Art.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. IS. Addi
tional briefs were filed in the supreme
court in support of the motion for a
rehearing or modification of the deci
sion in the case of the Crawford, com
pany against Hathaway and others.
This action involves the constitution
ality of the irrigation act of the state
and is said by attorneys to be one
cf the most important cases on the
supreme court docket. It was appeal
ed fromDawes county, where Ieroy
Hall, a mill owner, secured, secured an
injunction protecting his exclusive use
of the water in White river. Judge F.
G. Hamer of Kearney, who is fight
ing the injunction with much vigor,
contends that if Hall is entitled to the
order then every person who diverts
water from a stream above a mill
wheel is likely to be enjoined by the
mill owner and he insists further that
the effect of this injunction :is to
strangle and destroy irrigation in Ne
braska without proof of damage.
As to the congressional and legisla
tive irrigation aits it is said in the
brief:
"Ever sime 18C6. when the act of
congress was passed touching upon
the use of water out of streams run
ning on public lands, and also before
that time, the people of Nebraska
have been diverting water from the
running streams of the state for irri
gation '(and domestic use and they
have acquiesced in the idea that the
water in the streams might be taken
out and used for domestic purposes
or irrigation. When the legislature
passed the act of 1877 it did it upon
the theory that the water belonged
to the people and that it might right
fully be diverted by them, and that
the public of the state had all agreed
to this idea and that they had no ob
jection to the diversion of the water.
For more than thirty-four years the
people of Nebraska have proceeded on
this basis, ever since 1S77, twenty-four
years, they have voted bonds and sur
veyed canals and condemned right of
way and constructed ditches and ap
plied the water to irrigation and do
mestic use and all upon the theory
that what they did was not wrongfully
done, but rightfully done. They sim
ply took a practical business sense
view of the matter and it remained for
the judges to raise doubts and create
uncertainties."
Funtid Head With Weapon.
SUPERIOR. Neb., Sept. 18 C. L.
Patterson, an early settler in Superior,
committed suicide. He had been ill
for a great many years, and was just
able to be around again after a seri
ous attack. His nurse not being well
had left the room and on returning
said Mr. Patterson took a drugged
tablet and went back to lie on the
couch. The nurse stepped into an
other room and while he was gone Mr.
Patterson slipped out. The nurse re
turning and not finding him notified
his wife and each went in an opposite
direction to find him. Failing in this
they gave a general alarm. A small
boy said he saw him go Into the base
ment of the store over which they
lived. Keys were gotten and Mr. Pat
terson was found in the rear of the
basement with a bullet hole in his
forehed. He used a 38-caliber revol
ver. Hoy Rolis Farm Hoose.
LOUISVILLE, Neb.. Sept. 18.
While the family of C. G. Mayfield. a
prominent farmer living southeast of
town, were here.. Leo May, a boy 17
years old and a farm employe, went to
the house, secured the key and ran
sacked the entire house, taking every
thing he could carry away of any
value. He was arrested and jailed.
Cousin In Nebraska.
FREMONT. Neb.. Sept. 18. Mrs. Ce
lia Cadman of this city is a cousin of
the dead president, her mother being a
sister of President McKinley's mother.
The home was filled with grief un
speakable on the receipt of the news
of the death, and a large number of
friends and neighbors thronged the
home to express the deep sympathy
which they felt.
Arrested lv CSanie. Warden.
OGALLALA. Neb.. Sept. 18 Eight
Italians were lodged in jail here by
Deputy Game Warden G. I Carter, ar
rested by Sheriff Patrick for illegal
shooting of birds.
Two Declared Insane.
FREMONT, Neb., Sept. 18. John
Pascoe and Fred A. Rometch were ex
amined before the board of Insanity
on Friday and pronounced insane. Mr.
Ronetch was taken to Norfolk.
Farm Residence Burned.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. Sept. 18.
The splendid farm residence of J. B.
Keller, one and one-half miles north
of this place, caught fire and was
burned to the ground with all Its con
tents. The family barely escaped. The
fire started in a room in which oil was
kept and spread very rapidly. " The
hause was In good condition, having
been recently repainted and repaired,
and the loss falls heavily on Mr. Kel
ler at this time of year.
WAR ON OLEOMARGARINE.
Food Commissioner Bassett to Suppress
the Yellow Imitation.
LINCOLN, Sept. 16. State Food
Commissioner S. C. Bassett has com
menced the long expected crusade
against manufacturers and dealers in
oleomargarine who have for several
years openly Ignored the law of the
state which prohibits the sale of imi
tation butter colored yellow. Suit was
commenced in justice court against
Beha Bros., butchers of this city, and
the case will be tried October 1.
The complaint in the case was filed
by the county attorney. The penalty
under the If.w is a fine of $25. If the
suits ends in favor of the state simi
lar suits will be commenced in all parts
of the state. It is reported that the
manufacturers of oleomargarine will
pool their interests and resist the en
forcement of the law by carrying the
suit to the highest court in the state
and possibly to the United States
courts. The complaint was filed under
the original act in this state, which
makes it unlawful to sell oleomarga
line colored yellow. Its passage drove
the manufacturers out of South
Omaha, but the product has been
shipped into the state and sold every
where.
The defendants In the suit have com
plied with the United States law in
securing a government license and in
having the packages prorerly stamped
but have disregarded the state law
which prohibits the sale of the product
colored yellow.
DISEASE AMONG CATTLE.
Result of Investigation Made by State
Vetrrinnry Thomas.
LINCOLN, Sept. 16. State Veterin
arian W. A. Thomas has been called oa
frequently to investigate a diseas"
among cattle. He pronounces It epi
zootic fever and not the European foot
and mouth disease, which it somewhat
resembles. Few cattle die, but when
the animals are not cared for death is
likely to follow. Mr. Thomas said
that the diseased animals have a high
fever, sores appear in the mouth
drooping follows and sometimes a dis
charge from the nose, constipation,
soreness of the feet and stiffness o'
the limbs; on cows the udder becomes
ulcerated and the flow of milk almost
disappcai-3. One great difference be
tween this disease and the foot and
mouth disease is that the hoofs are not
so badly affected as in the European
foot and mouth disease. Mr. Thomas
says that if the sick animals are
nursed well the disease will run its
course with little loss. He deems it
contagious in one sense and that it is
useless to fence against the disease,
yet, on the other hand, many exposed
animals fail to take the disease. It
is impossible to tell where the disease
will make its appearance.
Survey of Fremont Canal.
FREMONT. Neb.. Sept. 16. The
party of five who are now engaged in
taking measurements of slopes along
the proposed route of the Fremont
power canal will probably finish their
field labors soon. They have been
working in the vicinity of Morse Bluff
every day that the weather would per
mit. It will take a few days to figure
up results after the field work is com
pleted. .
Cattle Die from Eating Cane.
HUMBOLDT. Neb., Sept. 16 John
Eis, a farmer south of town, has lost
seventeen head of cattle and a large
number more are sick. The cause of
their death is supposed to have been
from eating cane fodder, as the ani
mals died soon after being turned into
a cane field.
State Objects to Special Contract.
.LINCOLN. Sept. 16 Deputy Insur
ance Auditor Babcock has given notice
that the Old Waybe Mutual Life asso
ciation of Indiana has no right to
transact business in Nebraska. Tne
objection is that the company issues
a special contract for aged people at
reduced rates.
Cutting Corn for Fodder.
DEWITT, Neb., Sept. 16 Much corn
Is being cut hereabouts for fodder the
coming winter. Farmers are asking
$10 per ton for their hay. Reports
continue to come in concerning the loss
of cattle from being allowed to run on
green cane.
Rnn: itar Indian Hoys Caucht
COLUMBUS. Neb.. Sept. 16. Four
young Indians giving their names as
Joe White, Pat Cusarbo. John and Tom
Coon were arrested here on informa
tion from the authorities from the
Genoa school and were taken back.
Doin College lieclns.
CRETE. Neb., Sept. 16. The college
year at Doane has commenced. Presi
dent Perry made a short speech of
welcome to the students. W. G. Rey
nolds joins the staff of teachers this
year and will take charge of the mu
sic department. Mr. Reynolds is a
graduate in piano, harmony, theory of
teaching and history of music from
the musical department of the Penn
sylvania state normal school at Mans
field. Treasurer Seeks Bonds. ,
LINCOLN, Sept. 16. Treasurer
Stuefer, accompanied by his family,
left for a trip of three weeks through
the east. They will go first to Ann
Ann Arbor. Mich., and after a visit of
a few days with relatives In that place
will go to New Tork. Treasurer Stue
fer expects to complete negotiations
In the metropolis for the purchase of
a large"- block of bonds for the
investment of idle permanent school
flird&.
SOME NEBRASKA DATA
Facts Trcn the- State Historical Society
to Ee Eemcmbarcd.
PASTE THIS IN YOUR SCRAP BOOK
The First ludiaus, First White Men. first
Wlilte Child, First Army Post and First
Newspaper in Nebraska Miscellaneous
Matters
The State Ilsitorical society send3
out the following data concerning Ne
braska's infancy:
The first Nebraska Indians so far
as now ascertained were a branch
of the Pawnees, who inhabited this
country 500 or 1,000 years ago. They
lived in lodges made cf poles and sod,
built on the tops of rounded hills, gen
erally overlooking a valley. They
made pottery from clay mixture with
pulverized clam shells; they opened up
limestone quarries in order to get
flint from the limestone. The remains
of their homes and works are found
beneath three to ten feet cf soil in
Cass, Douglas, Lancaster, Otoe and(
ather eastern counties, scmet'mes
fith large oak trees above them. Fur
.her study of them now being made
jy the State Historical society is ex
pected to yield more information.
The first white men on Nebraska
soil who left a clear and undisputed
record of their visit were the Mallet
brothers. Frenchmen, who in 17o'J
.ame up the Missouri river, wintered
.vith the Pawnees on the Loup near
ZJenoa, and the next spring followed
'.he Platte to the forks, then up the
Kcrth Platte some distance, then
icross to the South Platte, and up that
itream in the vicinity cf Denver,
hence south to Santa Fe. The Coro
lado expedition in 1540 and other
Spanish expeditions from Santa Fe un
loubtedly came near Nebraska, pos
tibly came Into it the question is not
jertainly settled.
The first white settlement in Nebras
ka was Bellevue. named in 1805 by
Manuel Lisa, a Spanish trader.; estab
lished in 1810 by the American Fur
:ompany of St. Louis.
The first white child born l-.i Ne
braska, whose name and date of birth
ire definitely known, was Samuel
Pearse Merrill, son of Rev. and Mrs
Moses Merrill, Bapti&t missionaries to
the Otoes. He was born at Bellevue,
July 13 1835.
The first army post in Nebraska was
Fort Atkinson, established in 1819,
abandoned in 1S27. It was on the site
of what is now the village of Cal
houn, Washington county. There were
no doubt children born and marriages
made at Fort Atkinson, but the record
of them has not been preserved.
The first Nebraska newspaper was
the Palladium, set up and printed at
Bellevue, November 14, 1854, published
by Thomas Morton and D. E. Reed.
The first Nebraska court bouse was
erected in July, 185C, at Calhoun.
Washington county. .
The first steamboat to navigate Ne
braska waters was the "Western Engi
neer," in 1819. carrying Lieutenant
Iong's party of explorers to the mouth
of the Platte.
The first Nebraska school began No
vember 25. 1833. at Bellevue, taught
by Mrs. Moses Merrill. The school
schildren were mo.stly Otoe Indians
and half-breeds.
The first Nebraska railroad openec
'to the public was the Union Pacific
(Ground was broken at Council Bluffs
December 2, 1S63. The first regulai
train was run March 13, 1866, froir
Omaha to North Bend Eixty miles.
Will He I.arar t In the World.
WATERLOO. Ia.. Sept. 17. This
city is to have the largest canning
factory in the world. The Waterloo
Canning company has purchased ma
chinery sufficient to double the capac
Ity of their enormous plant. The ma
chinery for the new plant, added tc
'.the present excellent outfit, will make
the factory proficient to turn out 320
leans of corn a minute or in an ordi
'nary canning season 4.000,000 cans
Manager G. W. Drake says the factory
hs the only corn preserving plant in
the world run by a complete, continu
ous calcium system of cooking, rins
ing and cooling. There is one other
calcium factory in the states, and that
is at Mt. Morris, N. Y.
Woman Hadly Horned.
BUTTE, Neb., Sept. 17. Mrs. Hen
ry Brunnemeyer attempted to start a
fire with coal oif last evening. The
can exploded and the house caught
fire, but the neighbors saved it. Mrs
Brunnemeyer was badly burned and
her life is despaired of.
Arrest Klsht Game Law Violator.
OGALLALA, Neb., -Sept. 17. George
L. Carter, deputy game warden, arrest
ed eight Italians at Paxton for illegal
hunting. Sheriff Patrick put them in
jail and they will have a hearing be
fore Judge Mathews.
New FontofHce Completed.
YORK, Neb., Sept. 17. The new
postoffice building, which was built ac
cording to the plans and specifications
as required for additional facilities by
the government, is now completed.
Killed by the Cars.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 17. Edwin O.
Arnold, a car Inspector In the Bur
lington railroad yards in this city,
was crushed and mangled beneath a
moving switch engine. Arnold had
left the lower rooms In the yard of
fice to walk across the tracks when
the accident happened. He walked di
rectly in front of engine 218. which
was passing the office. The heavy
machine struck him, threw him to the
tracxa aad passed over him. -
NEBRASKA DIVORCE LAW.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Heeks Opla
lons of Prominent Persons.
LINCDlX Sept. 14. Deputy Labor
Commissioner Watson has addressed
inquiries to fifty prominent persons of
Nebraska asking them for their views
on the subject of divorce legislation.
I His letter containing the questions fol
lows:
"I would respectfully submit the fol
lowing questions for your careful con
sideration and ask that, if convenient,
you will kindly favor this bureau with
such answers as shall be of interest
and profit to the people of our state.
"Are you in favor of more stringent
divorce laws in Nebraska. If so, what
steps do you deem necessary to pro
cure a practical measure of reform?
"What is the effect of divorce on the
integrity of the family?
"Would a more prohibitory measure,
reducing the number of causes of di
vorce as defined in the existing stat
utes have a tendency to promote the
moral purity of society in thi3 state?
"While the subject of divorce Is
gradually assuming a position of
greater prominence before the coun
try from year, to year, yet its im
portance even when confined to state
limits, might well engag" l ie scholar
ship of a Newman .w t.Mdon and
awaken the enthusiasm . . :i Wilber
force or Sumner.'
Mr. Watson concludes by saying that
complete returns from all counties in
the state shows that there were 9,0G'0
marriages solemnized and 758 divorces
granted in 1900. In Lancaster county
seventy-one divorces were granted and
thirty-five cases were abandoned.
AS TO tfOAL DISSECTIONS.
Superintendent Fowler Ouotes the Law
In Regard to the Same.
LINCOLN, Sept. 14. State Superin
tendent Fowler has issued a circular
quoting the law stipulating th condi
tions under which dissections are
legal in Nebraska, with this preface:
"The following law is self-explanatory.
Every coroner, sheriff, jailer,
undertaker, superintendent or manag
ing ofilcr of any asylum, hospital,
poor house or penitentiary in this state
should make himself fully acquainted
with the requirements of this act.
This department will insist upon a
stric t observance uf every provision in
this law. Let all concerned take due
warning.
"The question has been raised re
garding the amount the medical col
leges are supposed to pay for such bod
ies as come under this law. I do not
understand that any undertaker, cor
oner, sheriff, jailer, superintendent of
asylum or hospital, warden of peni
tentiary, etc., will be entitled to charge
more than the actual expenses .. In
curred, making due allowance, of
course, for his services. Unreason
able charges will not be tolerated.".
Want Rev. F. I. Whaton to Stay.
LINCOLN. Sept. 14. At the. Ne
braska conference of the Methodist
church to be held in David City, Sep
tember 26, the bishops will be inform
ed that it is the unanimous desire of
the members of the quarterly confer
ence of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
church that Rev. F. L. Wharton re
main for another year. The congrega
tion has increased in membership and
the loss, caused by the destruction of
the church building has nearly been
made up.
Omaha Roy Drowned la Ses.
OMAHA, Sept. 14. Word has been
received of the death of Charles P.
Everts, who was drowned while in
bathing near his uncle's home at
Swampscott, Mass. Mr. Everts is the
son of Rev. W. W. everts, formerly
pastor of the Beth-Eden Baptist
church of Omaha, and was well known
in this city. The young man graduat
ed from the high chool several years
ago. ell was prominent in his class
and editor of the school paper.
Cane Kills Cattle.
HUMBOLDT. Neb., Sept. 14. John
Eis, a prominent farmer living five
miles south of the- city, lost seven
teen head of fat cattle. It is thought
that their death is directly attributed
to having eaten too much cane, as they
had broken through a fence where
they were found in the field. The loss
is about 500.
For Derendlns; Anarchy.
ARLINGTON. Neb., Sept. 14.
Arnold King was notified to leave here
by the citizens for preaching anarchy.
A crowd was ready to give him a coat
of tar and feathers if he was seen in
town after a certain time. He left
for Fremont.
Hnrlal of a Snlclde.
SHELBY, Neb., Sept. 14. The
United Brethren church was crowded
at the funeral of Ed Pettys. who
committed suicide in Cheyenne a few
days ago. He lived here before en
listing in Cuba. He has been a coach
man out west ever since then. He
shot himself near the heart and lived
about three hours. He would not tcl
his friends why. hi shot himself, but
asked them to finish him, as he
thought he had not done a good job.
ftaea "ettlers for Fees.
WYMORE, Neb.. Sept., 14. J. A.
Van Orsdel, attorney general of Wy
oming who secured a settlement with
the government Tor the settlers of the
Otoe and Missouri Indian reservation,
has sued to recover his fees, which
were secured by contract. Action has
been taken against, eight of the 1SS
land owners who have not paid. The
cases were called before J. W. Ger
man. A demand ?na,iury was grant
ed and the cases were continued.
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