t w 5' & ft IE'- !.. .' a w. r I in ST The Chief C. B. HAliK, I'ul)ll3licr RED CLOUD NEBRASKA COAL SHE BEGUN EXPECTED WALKOUT OF MINERS NOW A FACT. 3HI0 TO HOLD TWO CONVENTIONS Ohio Republicans Will Hold Two State Conventions Miners Take a Vacation Narrow Escape for Senator Gore. ImlluiiupollH, Iml. N'o anthracite or Mtimiinoim coal will lm taken from !ho tnlncH for Home time ly union ailnerH iim the rrwult of the HiiHpciiHloti which went Into effect at inlilnlKlit Biintlny. duo to wnt," troiilili'H. Moro than 400,000 rnlnerH, about I no.Ono In tlio nnthraclto field and W.OOO In tho hltumlnoiiH, will tal a vacation, ivhlch probably will latit only a few tveekn. Different from n Ktrlke, tho ailncrfl will leave pumpmen and oth ers at work to protect tho trillion from flooding or other trouble- due to I shut down of the plants. Tho bltumlnotiH minors will bo out nly long enough for the wage agree ment, reached In Cleveland, to be rati fied by tho minors) by a referendum vote, nH It la believer tho agreement will be fianctlonod by large majority it the men. The tunqionHlon In tho inthraclto milieu will be of longer Juration, as no ngrecnuyit han yet been reached between the miners and ipcratorH. Ohio Endorses Taft, ColumbuH, O. Hy n vote of 15 to 6, !he republican Htato commltteo has tndorHed President Taft for renoinlna tlon and decided to hold two Htato eon rnntlons, one In Columbus, June .1 and I, to Hcloet six delcgates-at-largo to the republican national convention, ind another tutor to name a statu ticket. Tho holding of the two con I'cntlous is a concession to tho Itoosc felt forces. jTho Rejection of a candidate for governor will depend very largely on who Is nominated for president. Pri maries will bo held in each of the twenty-olio districts of the state un der tho Ilrouson law for the purpose of selecting district delegates to the Chicago convention. Blind Senator Assaulted. Waukesha, Wis, Senator Corn ol Oklahoma narrowly escaped death Saturday afternoon when n era.oil Polo, Charles Kchomulla, attacked him with u club while tho senator was speaking. The Polo was sitting near the stage, and In tho midst of the sen ntor's speech suddenly leaped to the platform, drawing a club from under his overcoat as ho Jumped and swung Instantly at tho senator's head. One of tho men on the stage, .Itidgc P. C. llnrmln, was quicker than tho maniac, however, nnd knocked Selio mulla off tho stage beforo tils blow landed. The Hcnator, who could not boo his danger, was unaware of the trouble until tho man was being over powered by tho audience. New Rifle Shot Record. Denver, Colo. A. G. Ilitterly, the Denver marksman, hung up n world's record, when with a. 32-callliro rifle, he scored 2.487 points out of a possible 8,500. Tho former world's record mark was 2.4SI, made n year ago by Arthur Hubvlek nt Ilrooklyn. Hltterly hot at twenty-live yards at a regulai tlerman rink target. Want to Colonize In Nebraska. Lincoln Two thousand Russian rol onlsts. who aro expecting to make Undo Sam's territory their abiding place within the next few weeks, want to purchaso .10,000 acres or raw land' In this state, according to Information received hero by W. 11. Mellor. secro tnry of tho stat,e board of agriculture. Senator Taylor Succumbs. Washington. H L Taylor, senior United Statcn senator from Tonnes see, "Fiddling Hob" to nil tho south, died here Sunday, unabio to withstand the shock of an operation for gal' Btones, performed Thursday. Western Girl Makes a Hit. Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Pay M. Hartley of Lincoln, delegate of tho Ne braska farmers' association to the con vention of tho American academy of political and social science, electrified that gathering Saturday by 'demanding that tho agricultural Interests of the country, which had boon overlooked in tho progrnm, bo given a hearing. Granted tho lloor for flvo minutes, she won cheers from tho delegates by an eloquent Bpecch. LaFollette Starts State Campaign. Plattsmouth, Neb. I'nited States Senator Robert M l-nl-'olletto will campaign In this state next week, ar riving Friday. He will start tho day with an early speech at Plattsmouth and will niako twenty-four addresses that day. Most of the talks will onl bo fifteen mlnuto affairs. Tho progres sive candidate will leave Chicago Thursday evening. Ho will como til roct to Plattsmouth, whore lie will bo met by soveral of his Nebraska state workers. They will accompany him pn tho trip d,'irlng tho day, ira c CORONER'S JURY AT SPRING. FIELD MAKES A REPORT. CONVICT KILLS MATE AT TABLE Chief of Police Origan Held Respon sible for Death of Blunt Tragedy at Breakfast Table at the Penitentiary. Lincoln John Strong, n negro con vict at tho Htato penitentiary, Is dead r.nd Convict Tom DaMs is in solitary confinement follow lug a murderous at tack at the pi Iron at U'lKi Friday morning. The murder was committed in the dining hall Just after tho meii had finished broakfastfl As tho men wore leaving their chairs following tho sounding of the gong Davis Jumped to tho side of Strong, who was still seated, and plunged a home-made knife into his throat, cutting It from tho side to the right oar. The wound ed man lived fifteen minutes, ami walked to the coll bouse befotc ho staggered and almost fell. Davis sur rendered, handing his knife to the guard and going quietly to tho soli tary cell bouse, where ho Is now con fined. Compulsory Education for Alaska. Washington. Senator Noirls Drown has repotted from the committee on territories a bill providing for tho compulsory education of tho children of Alaska. The bill has tho support of tho national commission on educa tion. Senator Drown takes the posi tion that since the government pro villus schools for tho children of that territory the parents and guardians should be compelled to send tho chil dren to school. This Is especially do sirablc in tho case of tho native chil dreii. whoso parents do not seem to fully appreciate school provlIegeB. Coroner's Verdict in Blunt Case. Springfield. Nob. Tho coroner's Jury In tho Inquest over tho body of Hoy lllunt returned a verdict recom mending that Chief of Police Hrlggs of South Omaha, his special deputy. John C Trouton. and Sheriff Ilyers of Lincoln he held to the district court for tho killing of Hoy Dlunt, and that Sheriff (irant Chase of Sarpy county ho censured for not picvenilnv; the shooting which resulted In Dlunt'8 death. High Water In Nebraska. Fremont. lc Is mo lug In Nebras ka rivers, causing floods to overflow lowlands, damaging farm propel ty and river crossings. Damage Is teport ed from along tho Union Pacific l ail road, whore the water had spread out over the bottoms and inundated low lying portions of the towns Transpor tation schedules were knocked out of time and railroad managers woie put to their wits ends to keep even main lines in service. Worst In Thirty-five Years. Norfolk. This place Is experiencing the worst flood In thirty-five years, duo to the sudden rise of tho Norfolk river People have been driven from their homes In the eastern part of the town and aro wandering about the streets. The flood Is gradually en croaching on tho business district, the water pouring over tho Omaha road's tracks. Reject Dollar a Day Pension Bill. Washington. Tho senate, by a vote of M to 10, rejected the Sher wood pension bill, which hnd passed tho hoiiBe, and enacted tho Smoot gen oral ago and service pension bill, vhlch, it Is estimated, will Increnso tho pension roll by $20,000,000 annual ly during the next flvo years. Lincoln. Tho killing of Strong Is the fifth murder at tho penitentiary since the recent disturbance there, which began with tho murder of Dep uty Warden Davis on February 11 1!U2. and his is the eighth death re sulting from trouble at tho prison within (hat period. Washington.- Poutmattor Ceneral Hitchcock lias extended tho postil smings bank claim hy designating l.Oi'O fourth class postofllccs to open uivlngs bank branches on May 1. About S.tiuO poBtotllecs now aro tak ing postal saMngs. All arc prosldon tlal offices. Taking Precautionary Measures. Mexico City, Mox. Leaders among tho American, (lerman, French nr.d Kngllsh eiti.eiiB In Mexico City havo distributed a codo or signals among tho foreigners to bo followed In case of danger In tho now Impending crisis of Mexican affairs. Tho combined army of tho foioignors number about 1.SU0 men. They li;ivo been drilling nightly and It is believed will be pro pared to protect themselves In case of an attack on tho capital. Washington. ISceauso of tho poor corn crop last year, the bureau of plant Industry, department of agricul ture, has tested samples from all over tho count i y and found a very low average germination. Dr. n. T. Cal loway, chief of the bureau, advised tho fanners of tho country to bo par ticularly careful about their plantiug this spring Nearly 2,000 samples wore tested and tho average germination was found to bo only 81 per cent, whorcas it should have been HO; ami tho averago germination was tho low est In tho lurco corn entwine Rtntns. "THE OLD 1 Y " - (Copyright.) ROOSEVELT IS HIMSELF AGAIN NORRIS PROPOSES A CREDIT COM MISSION. Hits at Speculator and Middleman The Colonel Talks to Missouriant English Coal Situation Improving. Washington. Congiessmaii Norrls hits introduced a bill to provide for the establishment of what Is termed tho "farmers' national cooperative credit commission" of live members, to be appointed by the president, with the advice and consent of the somite, for the purpose of investigating and reporting to congress on or before February I. I iM.".. on the feasibility of organizing a cooperative agricultural credit and banking association, such as is now in operation in Kuropeau countries. The commission Is charged with the duty of Investigating tho sys tem in Kurope, particularly In Ger many, where they have what Is known as tho Halffelaen system of rural co operative credit. Appointments to membership on the commission nre to bo made without regard to political adulations of men of recoguixed stand ing, ability and experience In agricul ture. Roosevelt States His Cans. St Louis. Colonel Roosevelt has stated his case to the people of Mis souri. He made five speeches in this city nnil another in Hast St. Units Thursday in which he explained his political doctrines. The streets wore drenched with a downpour of rain, but Colonel Roosevelt found a erowd awaiting him nt the station when ho arrived ami large audiences which ap plauded him wherever he spoke. Coal Situation Improves. Ixindon. The coal situation shows a decided Improvement Tho minimum wage bill has piused all stages in both houses and only awaits the royal as sent. Acting on the advice of Lord Lansdowno to "accept the situation, painful and humiliating though it is," all opposition amendments were either negatived or withdrawn and the houso of lords passed the third reading of tho bill without division Although re sumptions of work were less numer ous than expected, the miners decided to wait for tho result of the ballot be fore returning to tho collieries. "A Pronounced Reactionary." Columbus, O. The Ohio democrntjc progressive league in a meeting here voted to support Governor Wilson of' New Jersey for the presidential nom ination at tho primaries March ill. The longuo maintained its previous policy of mentioning no other candidate by nume, referred to "the only candidate for the presidential nomination from Ohio," aa a pronounced reactionary, "who refused to vote the democratic ticket in lSOO." Lowell. Mass. More than 1.000 tex tile operatives in this city havo Joined the i links of tho 2,000 strikers who aro demanding a greater wage in crease than that granted by tho manu facturers. An early morning parade was held by tho strikers In tho busi ness ai.d mill districts, Ic No "New Woman." Chicago. Rov. Father T. T. Kelloy of Lincoln, Neb., who camo here to lecture beforo the Catholic Woman's club on "Modern Woman," declared that there Is no such person, notwith standing suffragist conventions, hob bio gowns and advanced philosophy. He contended that the real woman of today differed from tho real woman of Kdeii only in tho things with which she sought to hide her body and her heart. Not In Power of Governor. Albany, N. Y. Governor Dl has no power to order another primary elec tion in New York. Tho question is one with which tho legislature and tho cuutts must deal. This is the sub stance) of nn opinion given to (lover nor Dlx by Attorney General Carmody. Des Moines, la. Tho Modern Wood men light, so far as Iowa Is concerned, will como to u climax April 10, when tho "Insurgents" opposing tho rates adopted In Chicago last January meet horo in stato convention. FLIRT" ATTEMPT MAYOR SHRIVER'S LIFE MANAGER3 CLAIM 83 CUT OF 90 DELEGATES. Rlfie Bullet Goes Through Window in Mayor's Office Taft Managers Claim New York Delegation "Bob" Taylor Dying. New York. Delegates to the repub lican national convention favoring tho nomination of Theodore Roosevelt were defeated at the New York state primaries in every district whore they opposed candidates designated by the regular republican organization and claimed by the followers of President Taft. The Taft campnlgn managers de clare at least eighty-three of New York's ninety delegates would go to Chicago favoring the president's re nomination. This estimate included the four delogatesat-largo to bo chosen at the stato convention on April 0. Tho remaining seven dele gates were designated by the regular district organization, but conceded to Colonel Roosevelt. Charles H. Duell, chairman of the Roosevelt committee of the city of New York, after a con fofronoo with Roosevelt leaders, has appealed to Governor Dlx to declare the piimnry Invalid and to provide for a second primary. Attempt Life of Mayor Shriver. Hock Island. 111. An unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Mayor Shriver at the city hall was made by an un identified poison, who fired a rille but let through the mayor's office window from the top of a building several squares distant. The bullet missed Mayor Shriver. who was standing in front of the window and hurled Itself In the wall of the oflice. Senator Taylor Critically III. Washington. Senator Robert L. Taylor of Tennessee "Fiddling Hob" is near death at bis homo in tills city. His colleagues learned that af ter beginning favorably, a period of convulsions, following an operation for gull stones, the Tennesseean suddenly suffered a relapse. His condition Is critical. He 1b unconscious. Chinese President Prostrated. Peking. President Yuan Shi Kul Is seriously 111 in the palace. Doctors diagnose his malady as nervous pios tratlon brought on by over-indulgence In drugs. Thero are many wild ru moro, however, including a circum stantial report that an attempt was made to poison him in connection with the plot to replace the child emperor on the throne. Women Save the Town. St. .Tosoph, Mo. Credit for Raving Hopkins, Mo., from probablo total de struction Is given to the women of that place. When a blaze that con sumed several stores broke out they went to the assistance of the male in habitants and formed a bucket bri gade, which continued In action until tho tire was under control. Santa Fe. On tho eighth ballot foi United States senators Wednesday tho deadlock was broken and A. II, Fall and T. II. Cntron wore elected. Declares for Bryan. Charlton, la. Declaring that it was nryaulsm alono which has made the people of America think, "which has convortcd LaPollettes Into democrats, Roosevclts into chameleons, and forcod tho Tafts Into open opposition to majoilty rule In this laud of the free," Frank Q. Stewnrt. one of tho most prominent democratic leaders of Iowa, announced his candidacy for dclegnteat-largc to the Raltimore con vention. Will Be Some Dry Towns. Lincoln. Several of the present wet towiiB of the state aro to be dry for a. portion of next month, duo to the fact that a law enacted during the last ses slon of tho stnto legislature makes no provision for tho operation of saloonsi between tho times of expiration of llconscs under tho old law and tho re newals under tho now law. Tho on actincnt Just put upon tho statute booka sets out that tho municipal license year in all cities outslda of Omaha shall extend from May 1 of, ono year to May 1 of tho next year. BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA Thero aro said to be over 130.00 Catholics In the territory of Nebraska. Mrs. Catherine Nellgh, tho first white woman to settle In Cuming county, Is dead. A temperance ticket will opposo tho citizens ticket at the spring elec tion nt Callaway. A Wesleyan endowment banquet vvnB held at Arlington, Tuesday night, with an attendance of fifty men. A new public drinking fountain foi the accommodation of both man and beast is to bo installed at Callaway. One hundred and forty-seven hunt ers In York county havo taken out licenses for 1012 since Uic ilrst ol January, While working with u stubborn gasoline engine at Wlnslde, llenrj Walcker had the bones of his right hand broken. Alliance Niks will have a fair, April 1." to 20, proceeds to be applied to the building fund for tho contemplated hall In that place. Nearly a hundred ministers and delegates were present at the Nebras ka oonferenco of tho Swed'sh Luth eran church at Axtcll, Just closed. Plans for carrying out mere good roadB work In tho county during the summer will bo made by members of tho Dodgo County Automobile asso ciation. Tho board of directors of the Stan ton County Agricultural society has fixed tho dates for the holding of the Stanton county fair this year as Au gust 27 to :to. The weather observer at Wahoo reports that six feet of snow has fallen at that place since October 1, 1011. This is equivalent to nine Inches of water. Martha, the two and one-half year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sherman, residing near Cortland, was severely scalded about the arms by falling into u boiler of hot water. GUS HYERS Sheriff of Lancaster County Who took an active part In tho run aing down of the escaped convicts ind who assumed charge, immediately after tho mutiny, of the prisoners at tho penitentiary. With no now cases of cerebro spinal meningitis reported In Nebras ka for three weeks, physicians of the stato have now no fear that tho dis oaso might secuie a foothold lu tho state. Renkclman Is falling in line for tho f.'OO.OOO endowment for Wesleyan uni versity. Owing to tho continued bad weather and bad roads the banquet was postponed until the second week in April. As a result of a chicken incubator exploding in the houso of William II. Hare, near Falrbury, a disastrous fire was barely averted. Mrs. Hare was awakened by the smell of blazing pine and on Investigation found a sheet of flamo rolling up tho walls of tho kitchen near the Incubator. The little stove hud exploded and the building was on lire. Uy hard work the blazo was extinguished. E. II. Purcell of Broken Row has kept a flock of 110 pullets over win ter. They were healthy young hens of a superior breed and had Just ar rived at the laying stage. On opening the poultry houso door ono rooming, Mr. Purcell was amazed to lind his flock piled up over tho floor, the greater part of them dead mid others in a dying condition. It is believed they wero poisoned. Mrs. Simon Spry, who shot horsolf lu an attempt to commit sulcido, died Monday at Alliance without having re gained consciousness and tho reason for her act, beyond a note left by her exonerating her husband from blame, 1b a mystery. Melting snow caused tho Nemaha river and creeks of the county to leavo their banks in tho neighborhood of Tecumseh and flood the bottom lands. Rut llttlo damage is done, as It Is too early to catch a crop. Thero was some damago to bridges, however. Frederick Sudman, ono of the pionoers of wostern Nebraska, died at his homo at Chappcll after nn ill ness of ono week. A mass of feathered finery that adorned tho head of Mrs. Uhlor of Hooper went up In smoko at Union station In Fromont when sparks from a switch englno descended in a ahowei upon It. Mombers of the Dodgo county board of supervisors have unanimously adopted tho recommendation for tho Installation of tho Dortillon systom of measuring criminals and appropriated 9200 toward Installing It. NERVOUS DESPONDENT WOMEN Find Relief in Lydia E. Pink. ham's Vegetable Compound Their Own Statements So Testify. Plntoa, Pa. " When I wroto to yon first I was troubled with female weak ness and backache, and was so nervous that I would cry at the least noise, it would startle me so. I began to tako Ly dia E. Pir&ham's remedies, and I don't have any moro cry ing spells. I 6lcep sound and my ner vousness is better. I will recommend pour medicines to all suffering women." -Mrs. Mary Halstead, Platca, Pa, Box 98. Here is the report of another genuine case, which still further shows that Ly dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound may be relied upon. Walcott, N. Dakota.-" I had inflam mation which caused pain in my side, and my back ached all the time. I was so blue that I felt like crying if any ono even spoke to me. I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and I began to gain right away. I continued its use and now I am a well woman." Mrs. Amelia Dahl, Walcott, N. Dakota. If yon want special advice write to Lydia 1-2. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi dential) Lynn, Mass. Tour letter Vf 111 be opened, read and answered by a woman and held In strict confidence. The Farmer's Son's Great Opportunity nnynainor mo oia irtn to Deromn jouriniieriiunrur uminnow i prrpuro ior your rniuru SruFipenirBim inac('n. cm o. A great uppur tunllr nw.ills you in Manltobtt.biui kttclirann or Alberta, lnr yuu ran nvru rp n Krn-I loniio strati nr buy I and a trea sonable prlcis. Now'stheTime not & Vt-arfnun nor. wlicnlamt nlllbx high er. Thn nriiMfji .nrnrod tho lllltlllfllllit ertiiia nf heat, O.ttn ami llurli'V, writ 03 cattlo nistntt. urn mtislnjr a Mi.nty nrtvamo In prlco. (ioTi-mnipni rrturni (.how that thn iiiiuiIht in wcltlcM In WtiMorn CuiukIii from tlio 11. 8. una (lo inr ci-nt liircrrr In IWIO tlum tlio pro Ions rar. .Alunyfurini.ru Imvo palil for tlulr liiml out of llio liriM'Kvditnf oiioriiiu. r're llomi'Nt.Miil of 100 nT' iimi ir--'iimtli,in ,r I llo oi;rc lit m:i.O0 mi arrr. J Inn t'liiuutis kimhI hi'IiimiIk, i-it'i-lli-nt rullMuy fat illtlr, I iim- f r lull t rutm; uihiiI, wii-ti-r nnil luui'jur uutllr ob-tulni-il. For pit rapht "ljtt IWt Woit." ninlrulirnnii tuaulUlilo location drill low M'ttll'r' rut,,, ntinlv in .xup't of Immigration, utt.iwa, I Can., or to Canadian (lOT't.lKaiiul W V. DENNETT Roc.il 4 B(i Bid;:- Omaha, Nib. l'lrato wrlto to tlieattf nt nenriMt you PILES CURED AT HOME NO KNIFE OR PAIN FREE TRIAL PROVES-Instant rcllof. If yon liai piles write mu anil I'll provu that you can bo piin-il wnil no money ilon't ilelay If j oil nnt Free Trial Treatment. AiUlrobB Dr. H. i. Whllllcr. 220 E. 1 1 In SI, Kansas Cily, Mo. .THOMPSON'S i'.oT,,I'M EYE W1TFR "f .'lu,t- KU" r .W n ."Ind. Iliwklft fru IOUN L. 1 IIOMPMJN hO.NS 4 CO i Troy, .N. Y DEFIANCE STMCH-!8Ti D,Ki,..r.T 'ijiasBsrwKrifs! Nebraska Directory fc, WESLEYAN HOSPITAL situated In tieitutlfiil ,rmldenritihiirb of Lincoln. lemlnnce. Kor full Information, fnniiir,. 11 11 i .Jr. r.Tui, 1,, V""uio"i"ion, iniii r it. II, Haw f of, M. U, 1'ujHcUn in cuargo, Unculu, NctmuikL THEPAXTON HOTEL Omaha. Nebraska Rimum from Sl.00 up Mngle. 7. cents up ilouWc. CAFE PRICKS REASONABLE AUCTIONEER Auctioneers lire nut nil niikii. Soino nro nuu'li bet ter than others, 'iho better thn aiii-tlniteer tho l.iruer joiircb, ck. 'Ihnhesltellini: fcervlii) costs you m mora than the poorest. Tla-roM I'1'1 MfiirltyuniUatlsl.ie. lion lu ilolim buslnesN nltb .. S. Illt. 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