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I?" tes&& , wrfJk IS 1 l: Til QJ r. it ft M w n i BLOW TO ANARCHY United States No Placo for Sueh Prosolyting. SUPREME COURT SO RULES Tnrner, the IOirIIsIi AnnrrliM, Must He Pent llnrlc to Hntiaml Under the Court' tMln decision. In nn opinion by Chief Justice Kullor, the United Htntcs Huprcmo court sustained the action of the Im migration authorities at the port of Now York In ordering tho deportation of tho Englishman Turner, nlleged to lio nn anarchist. Tho rhlef Jiiallco Bald In hla opinion that Turner did not tiltnsir deny that ho Is nn nnarchlHt. Tho opinion uphold the law for tho exclusion of anarchists, and affirmed tho derision of tho rotirt for the south ern district, of Now Yoik which re fused n writ of habcas-corpim to Tur ner. Chief JiiHtlro Fuller In his opinion first reviewed the facts In the case, In cluding the claim of Turner that ho Is a lecturer on sociological questions, and that his counflcl contended that he wnn an anarchist In theory merely. Ho then referred to the fact that Turner'n counsel attacked the Immi gration law as unconstitutional on the ground that It Is In contravention of tho first, fifth and sixth amendments nnd also of section one of the consti tution nnd hecausa no power is del egated by tho constitution to tho gen eral government over alien friends with reference to their admhalon Into tho United States or otherwise, or over tho hcllcfs of citizens, denizens, so journers or aliens or over the freedom of speech or of tho press. BARKER TO BE HANGED CtrMnl Hip Crlnin of Killing III llrotlior nml Hltr. Frank Darker, the helf-ronfeshcd ! murderer of his brother nnd slster-ln-law hns been brought to Lincoln. He wns In ehargo of Sheriff McArthur, who wcorled him to tho doors of the No liraska penitentiary. I'lirly In tho morning of February 1, Frank Marker left Ills father's house near Inavale, and went to tho home of his brother, Dan Darker, at tho door of which he knocked. As th-i brother opened, Frank tired a shot Into his faro and thrust tho door wide. Turn ing, Dnn ran into the bedroom, where ho was pursued and shot agnln. Mrs. Darker sprang from the bed, throwing n coverlet ovor her head to shut out tho sight, but was herself shot. Doth tho man nnd the woman died within a few minutes. Judge Adams sentenced htm to be hanged on September 2. nnd Inter In tho day, Darker's remorse became so keen that ho nuiilo n full confession to tho sheriff, In the presence of the lourt reporter. Tho ease Is one that Is more than usually repulsive. Docause he wanted to marry a certain woman who refused Mm because tin hud no property, lie resorted to the deed to get possession of the resources of his brother. There was talk of lynching at the time of the mm dor. (loTornor Wilt Not Mnktt llnnmiMl. Acting on the advice of the attorney general, Governor Mickey will noi make requisition on the governor of Iowa for tho return In NebrnsUt of Jacob S. Danker and H. I., Durr, Jr. The men nro wanted for uttering a forged deed In Keya Paha county and aro known to bo in Iowa. A requ'sl tlon was Issued for them In February and was refused by the governor of Iowa, who gavo as his reason thu ho was convinced that the men lial not been lit Koyn Paha county nt the tlmo the alleged crime was committed and consequently wero not fugitives fro v. justice. Decently the Keya Paha au thorities decided to app.y th Fnoml time for a requisition, but it will not be honored, on thn grounds that tho position of tho Iowa otllcinln that Hit men arc not fugitives from justice makes the offenso a uon-evtradltnlle one. 04,000 lMront Krug I'ark. FIro In tho pavilion at Krug park, Omnha, destroyed that structure, the fitable, a large bowling alley and a number of concession buildings, caus ing ft loss estimated at $70,000, with In Biirauco at $2T,000. The lire Is bel'eved to have been caused by defectlvo wir ing. f.lncolu Out In the Colli. II. WlggeiijoBt, at the I.oa Angeles convention of the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Engineers, has written that the chanced of Lincoln to get tho next meeting aro about as remote an tho middle of Siberia, Compe'.ltlon Is strong among tho big cities of the east, Buffalo, N. V having offered a bonus or $10,000, Thousands of delegates nnd frlonda of the brotherhood are at tending tho meetings, frays Mr. Wlg-gcnJoBt, A NERVY GOVERNOR Declares tin will Tut Htnp to Negro Hanging In Louisiana. In tho presence of a multitude of I-oulslanans gathered In the grounds of tho stato capltol at llaton Rouge, Newton C Illanchnrd was. inaugurated as governor and .tared Y. Sanders na lieutenant governor. In his Innugural address Governor Dlanchard said: "Moli law In contravention and do flanco of law wlM not lie tolerated. Lyuchlngs will not lie permitted under nny circumstances. Sheriffs will ho held to tho strictest accountability un der tho law for the safety from mob vlolcneo of persons In their custody." On the negro question ho said: "The negro Is here. Ho la a man and a citizen. Ho is useful and valu able In his sphere. Within that sphorc he must ho guaranteed tho equal pro tection of tho law and his education along proper lines mainly agricultural and Industrial Is at onee a duty and a necessity. Ho must he protected In his right to live peaceably nnd quietly In hlH right to labor and enjoy the fruits of his labor. He must bo en couraged to Industry and taught of Its thrlU. "No approach townrd social equality or social recognition will over be tol erated in Loulslann. Separate schools, separate churches, separnto ears, sep arate places of entertainment will bo enforced." GAMBLERS AT BONESTEEL Alromlr rumlfir Thrrn Hundred and Store Coming. Ono prominent business man of Nor folk doesn't Intend to take any land out on the Rosebud reservation. He was up at Doncstcel nnd was touched for $89 of hard earned cash by a lit tle bunch of grafters. Ho was dealt a hand at pitch, thought he could beat on it In poker and wrote a, check for $fT on tho Htrength of "three kings." Tho stranger In the saloon had "threo necB." Payment on tho check wan stopped at tho Norfolk bank, but tho gamhlera Imvo taken the matter Into court and threaten to prosecute as tho law In South Dakota makes the writ ing of a check proof enough to convict a man of gambling. Thero aro now over 300 of tho smoothest gamblers of the world gath ered at Douesteel for the opening. They have congregated from Coney Island, Chicago, Memphis, New Orleans and Austin, Tex. They are putting up mam moth tents upon the land around Done steel and everybody Is getting ready to reap tho harvest. The gamblers aro paying over $200 a day into the town treasury for tholr privileges. LINCOLN MAN KILLED Accident nt OrrupnlW Cuubcii Trunk At lon'i Death. An open switch at Oreapolls, Neb., was icr.ponslblo for n wreck on the Durllngtou that caused tho death of Fireman FrniiK Allen, who resides In Lincoln, nt 428 South Tenth street. Tho train, a west bound freight, was pass lug tho Mlssouil Paclflc crossing at Or eapolls when the engine, tender and five cars ran into the switch. As they turned over a mass of coul from the tender caught Allen before ho had an opportunity to escape and crushed him beneath Its weight, 'i no engineer, (Jeorgo Hungnte. was nlso caught by thu coal, but manager to free himself villi no he: Ions injury. Tho switch was of tho derailing type, nnd was open. Tho crossing is further protected by a semaphore. In tho ion fusion of the uu'Idcnt, it could not bo learned whether the slgnuls were set properly nnd the blamo for the wreck has not yet been placed for that rea son. Allen m a married man, but was wodded scnrcoly three months ago. H ungate- lives In Omnha. King IMward Hand Condolence King Fdwurd in nn nutograph letter to Lady Stanley says: "I had tho great advantage of knowing your dis tinguished husband personally and of ten heard from his own lips most in teresting accounts of his grand travels and explorations and tho groat services he rendered for tho elvlllze.l world. The great name be won will over livo alter him." Tin- (lot it Ootid Footing. The glee club of tho University of Nebiaskn has Just completed dates In northern Nebraska and returned to Lincoln. They sang at Norfolk to a woll filled house and later at Wlsner, whero thoy make a hit. They made a reputation. Nntorlou Jnrk Hcilly Killed. A special to the St. Paul Ploneer Presa from Chamberlain, S. D says: "Tho notorious desperado Jack Sul ly, who for many years haa been tho terror of tho Rosebud country, was UllloU lu a running fight with officers on tho Rosebud reservation. Many bullets found lodgement in Sully's body, whllo tho horse on which ho was attempting to escnpn also was killed. About a week ago Sully ran off a hunch of nearly 200 cattle, dispos ing of a portion of them In Nebraska. The balance of the cattle were recovered." : i 2 knok ; iJi. HOLT A i s v ! ! ! iv if l ! fl i el IV t a sV T5undy .HITCH- "RCD TKiW J J DUN Y i cock villoj ruRW-; j ; West of the Heavy Line in Nebraska The Klnkald land bill In aa follow: Da It enacted by the sennto and house of rtprpainutlvcs of the United State of America, In congrens assembled, that from mid after sixty days nfter the approval of this act entries made under the homestead laws In the stato of Nebraska west and north of the following line, to-wlt: UogltintnR nt n point of thn boundary lino between the states of South Dakota and Nebraska where tho Drat guide meridian west of thn sixth principal meridian strikes aid bounrary; thence running south along said guide meridian to Its Inter section with tho fourth standard par allel north of the base line between the states of Nebrnrka nnd Kansas; thenco west along said fourth stand ard parallel to Iti Intersection with the second guide meridian went of the sixth principal meridian; thence south nlong aald second guldo meridian to Its In tersection with tho third standard par allel north of the said base line; thence west along said third ttandurd parallel RUSSIAN CUNNING Young Officer Torpedos Big Japanese Cruiser. BOLD, DARING ACHIEVEMENT HUter Hlilp of .Inpauenn (,'ruMer Take Damaged Veaiel In Tow and Dliapprara Note. Tho Russlun fleet scored its first dis tinct naval success of the war by the torpedoing nnd crippling, though not sinking, of an armored curiser lu Tal lenwan bay. Tho Russian attack wu3 carefully planned while the Japanese squadron was concentrated outside Dalney. de voting its whole nttentlon to Talian wau bay, and was carried out the sutnu night. Tho attacking force was not a reg ular torpedo boat, but was only a small launch lu commnnd of a young naval officer, who hud with him three Jackles. The launch mounted a small mnchinc gun und carried threo torpedoes. When darkness fell the launch crept out of Port Arthur, hugging the shore with no light aboard nnd no glow from tho engines to betray her presence. It was late when she gained the outer lino of thu Japanese squadron. Slip ping through tho torpedo boat pickets, nnd selecting tho nearest wnishlp, a big armored cruiser, sho Blolo toward her and sticcec4rMl In exploding against her side a single torpedo. A deafening roar followed the explosion, which echoed far ashore. Immediately Hame3 enveloped tho cruiser, which evidently was badly crippled. The crew of the cruiser was seen to be lighting the flie, which they at last succeeded in extinguishing, A sis ter ship tool: the damnged vessel in tow and disappeared to the southeast. Tho launch escaped tho hot llro di rected against her by tho Japanese ships, but bring unnble to return to Port Arthur or to get Into Dalny, sho was beached not far from Dalny. Only a fow of tho higher ofllcers wers aware of thn plan, the success of which depended upon secrecy. Tho achieve ment raided the spirits of the Russians afloat and ashore, nnd the young naval officer who wns the hero of tho exploit was foted and recommended for the cross of St. (leorge. An Iniineiite T.oren Uncord. Tho grand total of loans ns shown in this weeks New York bank state ment $1.078,928,000 Is In excess of all previous records. The cash loss of 110, 421,300 Is duo primarily to the wrsk'a heavy gold exports. (iolrt Uolnjr to France. An engagement of 12,500,000 gold at tho Now York assay office for ship ment to Paris has beon announced, but tho name of tho shipper has been withheld. This tilings' the total thus far announced for ono day on which It Is to be shipped up to 110.000,000, of which $3,o00.000 Is by shippers whoso names are refused. Including this total of $10,(300 for export the amount of gold shipped to Kuropo from New York since April 7 is in excess of $30,000,000. LAND OF TH LARGE HOMESTEADS to Its Intersection with the ran go line between ranges 25 and 2ft west of thn sixth principal meridian; thenco south along 8" Id line to Its Intersection witn the second standard parallel north of tho said bas line; thenco wast nn said standard purallel to Its Intersection with the range linn between ranges 30 and 31 west; thence south along said linn to Its Intersection with the bound ary line between the states of Nebras ka and Kansas, shall not exceed In nrea 840 acres, nnd shall be aa nearly com pact In form as possible and In no event over two miles In extreme length; Provided, that there ahull be excluded from the provlatonn of this act such lands within tho territory herein de scribed as. In the opinion of the sec retary of the Interior, It may be rea sonably practicable to Irrigate under the national Irrigation law, or by pri vate enterprise; and that said secre tary shall, prior to the date above mentioned, designate and exclude from entry under this act the lands, partlc- HEARST WILL NOT "BOLT" He I.nuglia nt tlio Cnunrd I'm Alluat lir Opposition Democrats. William Randolph Hcurst will sup port the nominee of tho St. Louis dem ocratic convention, whoever ho may be. Ho authorised tho Washington Post to make thfa statement irrevoca bly. He ridiculed the story sent from Albany that ho and Mr. Bryan, Arthur Brisbane, Weaver of Iowa and other? wero planning a huge bolt nnd the for mation of a new party. He said he had been making his fight for the nomina tion in the name of progressive democ racy, but his fight had been within party lines and would continue to be so. Whatever the result ho intended personally and through hla newspapers to support tho regular ticket. "I am for the St. Louis nominee, said Mr. Hearst to tho Post. Having uttered that plain spoken sentence, ho added with a smile: "I should, of course, like any other man, be honored and gratified should the democrats see tit to nominate me. But I do not havo to bo bribed by of fice to be a democrat. I have supported the democratic ticket in the last five campaigns. I supported Cleveland three times and Bryan twice. I Intend to support the nominee of the paity at St. Loul3, whoever ho may be." Tho Interview was piompted by the Albany dispatch which said that Mr. Hearst, Mr. Arthur Brisbane. Mr. Bryan and a few others were prepar ing to bolt. "I havo not been able," he said, "lo deny all the foolish things that have been said about me. But of all the fool things that Is 'fooler' than tho rest." and Mr. Hearst indulged In a hearty laugh at tho new adjective he had coined. BASE BALL STANDINGS Itccord of the Three I.ragura for tlin Weak finding May 1 1. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Played. Won. Lost. Pet. New York 21 10 5 .72 Cincinnati 2i 17 9 .051 Chicago 21 12 9 .571 Brooklyn 22 12 10 .515 S. Louis 22 11 11 .500 Pittsburg 22 8 II .304 Boston 23 8 15 .348 Philadelphia ....21 5 10 .250 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Played. Won. Lost. Pet. Boston 23 18 B .783 Philadelphia ....21 13 8 .010 New York 21 13 8 .019 Chicago 25 13 12 .520 Cleveland 21 10 11 .470 St. Louis 23 9 11 .450 Detroit 23 8 15 .348 Washington 20 3 17 .150 WESTERN LEAGUE. Played. Won. Lost. Pet. Denver IS 14 1 .778 Colorado Sp'gs ..15 10 5 .fiS7 St. Joseph 17 9 8 .529 Des Moines 18 7 11 .389 Omaha 18 7 11 .389 Sioux City IS C 13 .278 Hoy, dun and Death. Victor Swanson, a boy of sixteen and residing nt Benson, Neb,, was accident ally shot and killed by his brother Con rad Swanson, at tholr home. Conrad Is twenty years old, and was playing with his brother and In a spirit of playfulness pointed a 38-callbre revolv er at him, not knowing the gun wan loaded, Ho laughingly pulled the trig ger and shot Victor through the heart killing him almost Instantly. Entries of 640 Acres May be Made ularly alcng the North Platte river, which In his opinion It may be possible to Itrlgate as aforesaid; and shall thereafter, from time to time, open to entry under this net any of the lands so excluded, which, upon further In vestigation, he may concludo can not be prnctlcully Irrigated In tho manner aforesaid. Sec. 2. That entrymen under the hnmn8tcad laws of tho United Htatcs within the territory above described who own and occupy the lands hereto fore entered by them may, under thn provisions of this net and subject to Its conditions, enter other lands con tiguous to their mild homestead entry, which ahull not, wllh the laud so al ready entered, owned and occupied, ex ceed In the aggregate 610 acres, and residence upon the original homestead shall bo accepted ns equivalent to res idence upon the additional land so en tered, but final entry shall not be al lowed of such additional land until five years after first entering the same. NEBRASKA WINS DEBATE Defeat Waahlnrtnn, Mo.. UnlreMlty In Annual Oratorical Contest. Tho Nebraska stnto university de bating team defeated the star oratorical trio of Washington university at St. Louis before a large crowd in tho Me morial hall of that institution. The verdict of the judges was unanimous and was returned after only two min utes' consideration, showing that there had been no question in their minds as to tho best argument. Tho question was the Monroe doctrine and the same with which Nebraska won from Kan sas university several weeks ago. The Nebraska debaters at St. Louis were: Georgo A. Lee. law, of Humboldt, Neb,; Burdette G. Lewis, '04, of Omaha, and John C. McReynolds. law, '04. of Lin coln. The Washington tenm was com posed of F. J. Aunstrong, law, '05; Llewellyn Sale, nudluil, '07, and Homer Davenport, law, 'ii.'i. BAPTISTS AND THE NEGRO .Southern lliiptlut Clinrcli Disposes of the Memorial Itciolutlon. The forty-ninth annual convention of tho Southern Baptist church In ses sion nt Nahhvllle, Tenn., quietly dis posed of tho Virginia memorial on tha negro question. This memorial asked for tho appointment of a commission to study In all its phases the problem of uplifting the negro. It wrus present ed at the opening session and prompt! inferred to a tommlttee. There was sorno anticipation of a ripple when the lepoit should return, but the commit tee arrived at an agreement which pro vides for the appointment of a repre sentative from each state to confer with tho home mission board with regard to plans for carrying on tho work among negroes. Tho board has here tofore directed this work nnd Its pol- iey will piobably not be interferred with now. Ilnve Already Spent S.10,000. In an Interview at Omaha E. C. Hurd of the Omaha, Lincoln & Bea trice, is given as authority for the statement thnt the intcrurban road has expended $300,000 In buying right of wny and terminal properly. The World-Heiald bays: "Tho first section of the road to be built will run from l.lncol nto Bethany, where Cottier uni versity Is located. The next section will run from Omaha to Pnpllllon, touching tho Dr. Georgo L. Miller es state. It Is likely that work on tho sec ond section will be deferred until next spring. During the summer of 1905 line between Omaha and Lincoln Is to be completed. It is stated thnt by ar rangements with the Omnha Street Railway company tho line of Robinson Bros., will enter the heart of tha city. It will cross the city limits at a. point in the southwestern part of the city." Captain W. C. Henry Dead. The clerk of the district court, Capt. W. C. Henry, died nt the Geneva sani tarium of Brlght's disease. He was rnptaln In tho First New York heavy artillery. Ho has been a prominent momber of the G. A. R. nnd a noted speaker, and was at ono time deputy commander. Ho was sixty-two years of age. Shutting the eves to the danger slg ual 'doea not licnr the track. Sec. 3. That the fees and commis sions on nil entries under this act sh.ill be uniformly the same aa those charged under the present law for a maximum entry at the minimum pi Ice; that tha commutation provisions of the home stead law shall not apply to entries under this act. and ut the time of making- final proof the entrymaii must prove urllrmatlvely thnt he hna placed upon tho lands entered permanent Im provements of the value of not leas than $1.25 per acre for each aero In eluded In his entry: Provided, that a former homestead entry shall not ba a bar to the entry under the provisions of this act of a trnct which, together with the former entry, shall not exceed 610 ncies: Provided, thut any formor homestead entryman who shall be en titled to an additional entry under sec tion 2 of this act shall have for ninety days after the passage of this act the preferential right to make additional entry as provided In said section. Approved April 28, 1901. BANK ROBBERS CONVICTED Cray. Ilallls nnd Keeler I'ounil (Inlltjr of Lyons Hank Robbery. Tho roquest for a new trial In ca.se of tho stato against Gray, Btillis and Keeler, tho three men found guilty of the robbery of the Fhst National bank at Lyons, November 17, 1903, was re fused by Judge Troup at Tekamah. af ter prolonged argument by tho attor neys for tho defense. Gray and Bullis wero then sentenced to ten years each In the penitentiary and Keeler to seven. Tho Judge In sentencing Keeler said that he believed him to bo only a tool in the hands of the others. In giving the others the limit of tho law tho judge said he only wished he could give them longer sentences, as he believed the crime of which they were found guilty was worse than murder as in perpetrating such a crime they would not If It became necessary to murder hesitate to do It. NEBRASKA LOST THE GAME lonn Proves Fur first In the Dotililiw nnd Hurely Wins. Every event In the dual tennis tour nament between Iowa and Nebraska was won by Iowa. Tho feature of tho play was the match in doubles. The Nebraska men fought subbornly in this and seemed to have a good chance to win. Scrlbner of Nebraska played ex cellent tennis against Monnett of Iowa and was several times within a point or two of the match, but superior stead iness told and Nebraska lost by a nar row margin. The score: Bailey, Iowa, beat Cassady. Nebras ka 03-, (5-1. Monnett. Iowa, beat Scrlbner, Ne braska. 0-2, 5-7. 7-5. Bailey, Iowa, beat Scrlbner, Nebras ka. 0-1, 6-1. Monnett. Iowa, beat Casaady, Ne braska C-2, 0-1. iMoiiiiett and Bailey, Iowa, beat Scrlbner and Casaady. Nebraska. 7-2, 0-2, 10-8. OMAHA WANTS TEACHERS North of the l'lutte Tcncher llustllni: for Animal Meeting at Onmlia. Omaha Is to bo given a chance to bid for tho state teachers' association. At a meeting of the executive committee of the asBoemtlon the question of loca tion was discussed fully and a commit tee consisting of I). C. O'Connor, of Norfolk, and W. H. Gardner or Auburn was appointed to interview the busi ness men's organisations of both Lin coln and Omaha with a view of ascer taining whnt Inducements will bo of fered for the location or the conven tion. Tho executive committee has the power to locate the association and this year North Platto men are In con trol. Lincoln hns been the meeting placo because of Its central location, hut tho North Platto teachers and es pecially some from northeastern Ne braska, havo destrod the Hosslonn held lu Omnha. Htnte llnylii(c UondS. The state board of educational lands nnd funds will purchase $15,000 of Nance county bridging bonds which havo been offered to tho permanent school fund by the county authorities. Tho bonds are part of the $75,000 N suo made last year for bridging pur-, poses. Of this amount $30,000 was used for bridging at Genoa. $30,000 nt Ftillerton and the $15,000 will ho used In the construction of a county lino bridge across the Loup river at Pal mer, between Munick and Nanco counties. i -jyj