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Bad Blaze Guts Town Twenty
Miles North of Niobrara.
FOUR BUSINESS HOUSES BURN
Flames Were First Noticed In Photo
graph Gallery of Bellow & Wllcox
at 4 O'clock In the Morning $7,200
Insurance Thriving Town.
Niobrara , Neb. , Jan. 28. Special to
Tlio News : Word has just been re
ceived hero of a lire which took place
nt Tyndall , a thriving little town
twenty miles north of Niobrara , in
South Dakota , In which the photo
graph gallery of Hollow & Wllcox ;
the general meichnndiso store of Mr.
Sclmrtzman ; a tailor shop and a sa
loon were destroyed.
The loss Is estimated nt $25,000.
Insurance $7,200.
The fire Is thought to have started
in the photograph gallery and was
llrst noticed at 1 o'clock In the morn
ing.
New Armory at Menomlnee.
Mcnomlneo , Mich. , .Ian. 28. Rlab-
orate arrangements have been com
pleted for tonight's grand ball which
Is to mark the dedication of the new
armory of company L. , Third regi
ment , M. N. G. Prominent military
men and other guests will be present
from many parts of the state.
WOULD BE BLESSING.
Electric Llno'd JSrt'it of the Niobrara
Would Selp Country. 4
Long Pine , Neb. , .Tun. 28.-4'rni 1al
to The News : Rumors are around for
an electric railway from Long Pine to
.Springview by way of Winfleld and
Cuba postofllco. Such an entorpribo
would bo a blessing to the pepplo liv
ing north.of the Niobrara.
Ifls Safe.
Long Pine , Neb. , Jan. 28. Special
to The News : F , B. Mygatt , ono of
Long Pine's leading merchants , has
installed a good sized safe , made by
the Gary safe company.
taercury downward toward the bulb.
The cold still hangs on this morning
with no immediate prospect of mod-
erntlngt
Other Temperatures.
The wires bring in reports of con
tinued cold throughout the northwest ,
the following being some of the tem
peratures :
Winnipeg Clear , strong southwest
wind , 2t below.
Crookston Clear , light southeast
wind , 28 below.
St. Thomas Clear , calm , 20 below.
Grand Forks Clear , light south
west wind , 25 below.
Mayville Clear , calm , 18 below.
Wahpeton Clear , calm , 23 below.
Jamestown Clear , calm , 20 below.
Forgo Clear , calm , foggy , 23 be
low.
Willmar Foggy , calm , 20 below.
Aberdeen Part cloudy , light north
west wind , 23 below.
Duluth Clear , calm , 14 below.
Eau Claire Cloudy , calm , 15 below.
Austin Part cloudy , calm , 20 be
low.
Mankato Part cloudy , calm , 20 be
low.
Fairmont Clear , light northwest
wind , 15 below.
Wlnona Clear , calm , 1 below.
Sioux Falls Clear , ci > lm , 20 below-
Forest City Clear , calm , 10 below
Sioux City Clear , northwest wind
10 below.
Des Molnos , Cloudy , northwest wind
7 below.
Omaha Strong northwest wind , 13
below.
St. Paul Clear , light northwest
wind , 14 below.
SIXTY MOURS IN BIG DRIFT.
Ciew Forced to Use Snow to Keep up
the Steam.
Crookston , Minn..1 Jan. 28. Floy <
Groonough , of this city , seems right
in line for exciting adventure. The
echo oi bis daring dash across the
Mint bridge to save the fast trail
has hardly died down when bo ia
made the principal actor of a snow
storm ad venture. Greenough , who
runs on the Hannah line of the Groa
Ncnuiein , In Dakota-went out on bis
run Thursday of last week , and became -
came .stalled in 0110 of the monster
suow drifts which at present practic
ally ccvor the Great Northern roadbed
throughout the stato. With his on-
glno nt a btpndstill in the fifteen-foot
drift Mr. Greonongh bore the confine
ment patiently until the water In the
tank started to run low , and then a
skirmish with shovels had to bo kept
up In the snow banks and the hot
water injector turned into tlio water
tank to melt the chunks of snow. For
neatly sixty hours the engine was
kept alive by the melted snow , and
neither Greonough nor bis flromnn
noved from the spot In which they
vere llrot stalled by the mighty drill
if snow. The arrival of a rotary snow
low and largo crow of men got the
mprlsonod crew out safely , but the
xperlenre will long bo remembeied
ly those who spent the sixty hours In
ho drift.
Kansas Y. M. C. A.
Newton , Kas. , Jan. 28. A spirit of
nthuslasm ciniracterl7.es the annual
state convention of the Young Men's
'lirlstlan association , which formally
tpened a throe days' session In Nevv-
on today. 13very local branch of the
issoclatlon throughout Kansas Is on-
Itlod to from two to a do/on dele
gates and all are fully represented ,
tesldes discussing plans for the fu-
uro of the association and reviewing
he work of the past the convention
vlll listen to papers and addresses
prominent Christian workers of
several states. Splendid entertain-
nent has been provided for the vlsl-
ors by the local Y. M. C. A. and the
arlons church organizations.
Stlft and Trimble to Meet.
Kau Claire , WIs. , Jan. 28. A ilftcen
omul bout between Ben Trimble and
ill ! Stift is scheduled for decision bore
onight. Trimble bus established n
oputntion as a hard hitter and Is e\-
> ectod to give the Chicago fighter an
nteresting argument.
MISER MURDEREDJN HIS HOVEL
n an Environment of Squalor and
Every Sign of Poverty , Ortmnn
is Discovered.
Chicago , .Ian. 28. Murdered in his
mvel , environed by squalor and every
sign of poverty , a miser by the nanio
> f Ortmnn was found dead In Chicago
his morning with $1,000 sowed up in
ils clothing. There are no clews as
o the murderer. .
ACCUSED OF KILLING CHILD.
ndian Woman From Pine Ridge Under -
, der Arrest.
Deadwood , S. D. , Jan. 2S. Mrs. Anile -
ilo Running Bear , a .fiill blooded In
dian woman from Pine Ridge agqncy ,
ins been sent ( p UIQ Deadwood Jail
without bail charged wjth the "murder
of hdr infant.qhild. The principal wit
ness against _ < ligr was , , Dn < James R.
Walker , ! agejicy , * physician ' at , $ lno
nidge , .jvhrfJjtojfttfteiT that fyi child.
iad been bbcri alive , anu" Jiad '
aftjec.b.irth. Rs'bouV jvas
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one hundred * Jfbminent optlcihns'i
filled the assembly room of the St.
Charles hotel today at the semi-annual
meeting of the Wisconsin State Opti
cal society. Papers and discussions
of little public interest but of great
importance to the profession occupied
the meeting.
TWO KILLED IN MINE EXPLOSION
Fatrl Accident in a Mine at Foster ,
California Seven Workmen Se
riously Injured.
Foster , Gal. , Jan. 28. In a mine
explosion near hero this morning two
men were killed outright and seven
others were seriously injured.
WINNING CORN GROWERS.
Awards Made In Recent Corn Judging
Contest at Lincoln.
Lincoln , Jan. 28. The judges of the
corn show hold at the state farm last
VVCCK , nave completed their work , and
Prof. T. L. Lyon of the farm has pre
pared a list of the exhibitors , together
with the score of the grain placed on
exhibition by each. The flvo scoring
highest are as follows :
n. Hogue , Crete , Saline , Hague's
Yellow Dent , 89.75.
F. B. Liphardt , Graf , Johnson , Mam
moth Golden Yellow , S9.25.
.T. M. AVild , Do Soto , Washington ,
Mammoth White Pearl , 88.25.
SITUATION MUCH MORE SERIOUS
Reported on Chicago Board of Trade
that Russia and Japan are More
Belligerent Than Before.
Chicago , Jan.28. Bartlett , Krazor
& Co. , of the Chicago board ot trade ,
have Just received a direct cable from
London saying that the situation in
the Far I3ast between Russia and Ja
pan looks more serious tonight than
ever before since the beginning of
the trouble Uetvveon the two countries.
Illinois Historical Society.
Bloomlngton , 111. , Jan. 28. A pro
gram of more than ordinary Interest
wus carried out at today's session of
the fli'tb annual meeting of the 111- !
n < Is State Historical society. Mrs.
John A. Logan of Washington , D. C. ,
presented a paper on "Illinois In the
Councils of the Nation. " Otbor pa
pers \vero as follows : "Illinois In the
War of 1812-11 , " Frank 13 Slovens ,
Chicago ; "Newspapers and Newspa
per Men of Illinois , " B. A. Snlvoly ,
Sprlnsfiold ; "The Part of Illinolsans
in the Nptiorul Educational Move
ment" I * t'i Selby , A. M. , Chicago ;
"The Sr'nness of Southern Illinois , "
Prof. Goo. W. Smith , Carbondale ;
"Tho Gauntly Lawyer , " James A.
Connolly , Sp
Two Killed and Two Fatally In
jured at Broken Bow , Neb.
SLIPPERY RAILS THE CAUSE
Two Burlington Freight Tralna Came
Together in the Switching * Yards.
Engineer Kelly Burled Under Loco
motive Fireman Eaton Killed.
Broken Bow , Neb , Jan. 28. Special
to The News : Two Hurllngtoif freight
trains collided In the switching yards
hero this morning , killing two men
and fatally injuring two others :
The dead are :
Fireman I3aton.
Head bnikenmn.
The fatally Injured nro :
13ilglneer Kelly. *
Passenger who was rlding'In lho ca
boose , m ;
ICiiglnoor Kelly was buried beneath
his locomotive In the smnsliiup. Slip
pery rails which preventcd8toppng ? !
are given as the cause of tlw wreck.
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Flynn vs. Walsh at Pueblo.
Pueblo. Colo. , Jan 28. FJgh't folttw-
ers of Pueblo and vicinity'tiro on edge
in anticipation of the llgtit ( to bo
pulled oil' at the Hover Atljiotic club
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tonight between Jim Flynn "and Andy
Walsh , the Brooklyn welterweight' .
Flynn Is a local piodnct niuljn gVcat
favorite. Ho has made ntr-excellent
showing in his recent lights and will
look alter bigger gnmo if lib.beats
Walsh.
Southern Education Discussed
Washington , Jan 28.A. . ' spVclal
meeting of the trustccF o the "pea-
body Education fund wan begun nt the
Arlington hotel this aftorntJon. Tlio
principal business of the fuio'ctlng Is
to elect a general agent toylll the va
cancy caused by the death .of . tr.tJ. L.
M. Curry. The question 'of wllpllior
tlio Income , estimated htjj2,000,000 ,
shall 'bo devoted to the establishment
of n great , educational institution or to
assisting country schoolsflhroughqnt
the south also will corn'o'in 'for con-
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slderation.
OernopratsFel
' Their Pland
William Jennings Ui-yin's "rule or
ruin" pronounciamento has stirred
democratic senators and representa
tives almost to a fury of indignation.
Their public comments on Col. Bry
an's declaration that thn Kansas City
platform must bo reaffirmed arc caus
tic enough , but their private remarks
are absolutely unprintable. Leading
democrats sny they cannot understand
Urynn'a game. Some think ho is de
termined to wreck the party In order
to show that no democrat can succeed
in winning the presidency whcro ho
failed twice.
Others believe he is consumed by
vanity and a desire to advertise him
self , and that ho is suffering under
the oting of a snub for that Is what
It was administered by the demo
cratic national committee at its meet
ing here a few weeks ago. At any
rate , nine democrats out of ton in
Washington are thoroughly disgusted
with his course. They say just as the
party was trying to get itself in sliapo
to put up a stiff fight for the presiden
cy this year Mr. Uryan comes along
and kicks a rumpus , which can done
no one on earth the slightest good and
which may do a world of harm.
Ono democratic senator brings for
ward a novel theory to explain Bry
an's actions. He said ho believed Mr.
Bryan had no idea the Kansas City
platform could bo reaffirmed at St.
Louis , and that In the end it would bo
found Bryan was carefully working a
bluff to strengthen his * x > sltion and
give him capital to trade on.
"I have not the slightest doubt Bry
an Is working for Hearst , " said this
senator , "and that this Is a part of a
deep game. First , Bryan frightens
the party nearly out of its wits by
threatening to marshal his torcos for
the Kansas City platform. Ho suc
ceeds in raising the practical question ,
How is Bryan to bo disposed of ?
How is lie to bo replaced ? ' mid when
the pi open time comes it will probably
be found there Is Just ono w.iy to pla
cate the man from Nebraska and that
is by giving the nomination to the
man who Is so loyal to the d < mocratlc
tickets and platforms of 189i > and 1900
IN8ULTER OF WOMEN.
Roughly Handled by Crowd and Is
Heavily Fined.
Luverno , Minn. , Jan. 28. Justice N.
II. Reynolds imposed n fine of $100
on John Banlck for insulting a young
girl \\'i'le ' ' at a dance on Thursday
night. Diirlm ; a qundrlllo at the dance
given by the Herman Social club , Ban-
ick woo was intoxicated , insisted on
swinging the ladles in the FOt very
roughly. Ono of the ladies , a 10-year-
old daughter of ono of the highly-re
spected families of this city , objected
to big actions and refused to dance
when the purl brought Miiulck IIH her
uirlner. llanlcK became \eiy unrr\
it her for reluslng to dunce and gniHH
y Insulted the girl , calling her ( he
\llesl names possible to apply In a
woman. The young girl's father , \\lio
was present , attempted to resent the
nsult by thriiMhlng his daughter's as-
salhinl , but \\an ejected from Hie hull
ly llnuleh'H friends. The father Ihon
found an olllcer and had Hanlck nr-
rested. While the father WIIH hunt-
ng for the olllcer the management of
the dance ejected ItunleU , also , when
lie was attacked by mime of the girl's
friends and badly beaten before the
Hirer arrived.
When ararlgned In Justice court ,
Instlce Heynolds gave Hanlck Hie
Heaviest line possible , and. In default
) f the line , a sentence of nlnely days
.11 jail. The Hue , however , was paid
y llaulck's relatives and Ilio piisoner
was released.
Makes Carnation State Flower.
Columbus. O. . .Ian. 28. "The Slate
lower , " the scarlet carnation , In lion-
ir ol President McKlnloy , ulll be Hie
esuli of the resolution olfered In the
muse.
The resolution recites the noble ser
vice of McKlnloy to the slnlc and mi
ion. ami dechircs that as a mark of
o\e and level-once the state adopt
lie scarlet ru ; Million , his lavorlto , us
lie " .Slate llovvei"uf Ohio.
BROKEN NECK FINALLY KILLS
Johnnie Fisher Succumbs as Result of
Accident In St. Paul Last
Summer.
Sioux City , In. , .Ian 18. ! .lohn Fish
er , aged Ifi jearH , m > n of Mrs. 13.
Fisher died Irom a biokeu nock ,
which accident befell him on Ilia Slh
of last .Inly as he dove at the public *
liatliK at St. Paul ami struck on the
cement bottom. Ills tenacity upon
life was most remarkable and it was
considered miraculous that bis lll'o
was spared as long as It was. The fu
nornl will be held at the Kplphaiiy
cathedral tomorrow nt ! ) : : in a. m. ,
Rev. .1. U Klrby olllclnting.
Ho was the son of the Into John T.
Fisher , a well known driver of fast
horses. Lust .Inly be went to SI
Paul to spend the Fourth with his
sister. On .Inly S ho went to ono of
the public baths and went In bathing.
Tha water was higher than usual and
a portion of' the cement pier leading
out to tlio river was covered. MountIng -
Ing n post , young Fisher dove boldly
out , but * Instead of lighting In deep
fyat r ho fejl Jialf bent over on the
como'ht walk , breaking hio neck. IIo
wad carried to a hosplinl tj-orp and
ft < unvrf& '
n H &
his homo in this city , whcro beseemed
seemed to rally. The past few days
he has grown worse and his death oc
curred at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon.
A damage suit for $20.000 Is pendIng -
Ing against the city of St. Paul grow
ing out of tb's ' accident.
WILL CIRCLE THE GLOBE IN AUTO
E. E. Smathers Left New York Today
for a Tour of Europe in an Auto
mobile To Cross America.
Now York , Jan. 28. The departure
of 13. 13. Smathers , the well Known
racing man , for Europe today marks
the beginning of what probably will
bo the most extensive automobile tour
vet undertaken. Arriving at Cher-
L , ' -'rg , Mr. Smathors will begin an
into ! our that will Include the greater
part oi TJuropo. Later ho will tour
lapan , and it Is probable that a trip
across America from San Francisco
to this city will complete a circuit of
the globe.
On the Fight Calendar.
St. Joseph , Mich. , Jan. 28. Plans
have been completed for pulling off
a fight bore tonight under the au
spices of a local athletic organization.
Tommy Smith and Mickey HIley of
Mi'wnukeo ' are slated to furnish the
star event.
BOTH WERE KILLED BY HORSES
One Funeral for Two Young Men ,
Cousins , Who Met Death In Acci
dents Almost Alike.
Lawrence , Net ) , .Jan. 2S. Tlio nm-
erals of Thomas Howard and Hert
Henderson , cousins , were hold Tues
day at Kckloy church In Webster
county. Both died Friday evening
from nearly the same cause. On Tues
day Howard was kicked in the stomach
ach by a horse. On Thursday Hender
son was thrown from n broncho and
was found unconscious by the road
side , receiving injuries about his head
which canned his death. The deceased
cousins were about 23 years of age
and were born In Webster county ,
there being but seven months differ
ence in their ages.
Lincoln Wants Park.
Lincoln , Jan. 28. An ordinance has
been introduced into the city council
by Councilman Pentzor providing for
the Ishiic of bonds to the amount of
$30,000 for the purchase of lots 31
and 32 , section 30 , town 10 , range 7 ,
and the Improvement of this land for
park purposes. Tlio tract known as
the Borrott property and lying bo-
twccn Twenty-Bovonth and Thirtieth
street , contains about thirty acres ,
Foreigners Object to the Quality
of the Raw Material.
LANCASHIRE TRADE DEPRESSED
Opur.itlvca Have It Clinrued up to the
Favoritism Shown Home Manufnc-
tu re IT by the Plantcro and Dcalero
Worst Since Civil War.
London , Jan. 2S. A purl from Ilio
continued exceptional dearncsH of co -
con , \\lilch Is playing havoc with I .an
cushlrc'ti ulaplo Indutdry , thorn are
ilher disturbing InllucnccH In many
il Ilio cotton spinning and manufac
turing towns of ( he county.
Serious and griming coinplnlnlii
ue being made by thousands of opor-
dives concerning Ilio Inferior and
coarse quality of the maleilal ( hey
iiivo ( o work II In hinted In HOIIKI
luarlcrs I hat the IICHI I'nilln of the
niton plantations are kept In the
United Slnlen for con mnpllon by
the spllldle and liinm ovviieni Ihoi'c
ulilrh seriously mllilatoH against ( he
.ancaidilre operative > earning 'iatls-
lacloiy wages.
When the ciillou In ennrm ) and p < nu
ll IH much more dilllciilt In work , iiixl
Hie production IH , In i miHeipience ,
curtailed. The weavers' unions have
been endeavoring to oblnln conces-
idons horn Hie employers for the
IOSHOH sustained by the workpeople ,
but without much success. In most
ciiHe-t the employer have rel'imed
point blank to make any allowances ,
pointing out that they are handicap
ped IIH well us their work people by
the Indifferent col Ion supplied them
from the United Stulon.
Never since the col ton famliio dur
ing Hie American civil war has the
Lancashire col Ion trade been In so
depressed a condition IIH nl Ilio pres
ent time The dopreslon , which Is
iillrlbutod entirely lo the tactics ol
American speculators , has given a de
cided impetus to the tlmo-hon. > ro <
Mrltlsh ( 'niton Grown project , but
whether nny material results wll
como from the scheme Ih a matter ol
donbl.
HATTIE PILCHER BEING TRIED
Many Witnesses in the Peculiar Case
at Miller , S. D. , in Which Scljpol
Teacher Is Accused of Robbery.
Miller , S. D. , Jan. 28. Before ti
crowd that completely filled the Hand
jjpmiit'conJ. . rp m Jl'o. preliminary
hearing of'Hattlo Pllclior , 'acuused of
administering other1 to jWllber Quirk ,
with intent to rob , began nt 11 a. m.
toilav , Justice B. 'II. Douglass , to
whom a change ol vonno was taken
from 13. .1. Miller , presiding.
The evidence of Quirk , who re
lated the details of the holdup In tin
Collins drug store the night of .lanii
nry 12 , In no manner connected , Hit
defendant with the crime , but the
state's attorney , ,1. H. Cole , told the
court that testimony was at hand to
establish that fact.
Miss Pllchor appeared In charge o
Sheriff Abbott's wife. She was heav
lly veiled and at no time during th
morning session did she permit
glance at her features. She sat quiet
ly behind her attorney , Judge Pnsoj
with whom she occasional } ' consultei
Her lover , Dick Itomlg. sat nearth
jury box with Wllbor Quirk , the prli
c'ipnl witness for the state. Thoyoun
men came to court together. The de
fendant's former friends , who wer
among the most prominent pcoplo o
Miller , declined to speak to her. Sh
was later taken back to the Jail. Th
only person acknowledging her bow
was Quirk.
Miss Pilcber Laughed.
During the time Quirk was tellin
his story Miss Pllcher laughed , and a
adjournment turned to her attorney
"I wish you would put mo on th
stand right away , " she said. "I've go
something to say that will clear u
this moss. "
Judge Pusoy declares his client ha
not told him what connection , if nnj
she has with the case. She still ac
counts for the bullet wound in ho
shoulder by saying she tried to kil
herself.
Quirk's story in brief was that two
men , n tall and a short one , the latte
holding n gun In the loft hand the
defendant Is left handed got Into
the drug store the night of January
12 , and after forcing him nt the point
of the pistol to open the safe , they
compelled him to fill a bottle of ether ,
drink some laudanum and then bound
and gagged him and then adminis
tered the etbor. The small man stood
by and only spoke once.
Many Witnesses Called.
No money was taken , Quirk hav
ing risen at the llrst demand for ad
mittance and concealed it.
Ho thought the short man was
about the size and build of Miss Pll-
chor. Thirty witnesses linvo been
called. Amc-ng those for the state
are Postmaster and Mrs. Hushfleld ,
formei'y riptesentntlve , and Mrs.
Robert Sedan1 , Dr. S. . H. Wallace ,
Hick Homlg , the defendant's lover ,
Frank Weber , manager for Kirk &
Hoi thin Lumber company , The de
fendant's witnesses Include Ilov. V.
G. Lacey , pastor of the Presbyterian
THE CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-Four Hours
Ending nt H o'clock thlo Mornlno.
Forecast for Nebraska.
Conditions of tlio wfiillior an r -
onlnil for the ll ! Imimi oiullni ; at 9
in. today.
liixlinuni 151
Iliiliinitn ] ( >
\Veni I'e 3
Himwlall i.oo
'nlnl HiiiivMnll for nintith 7.8B
'rnr-lpltalliin 08
'dtiil precipitation for month. . . .no
larniiicloi' . ' 10.28
Chicago , -In" , "s 'I'ini bulletin lu
nod by tlio Chicago alntloii of the
Inltod Slatoii woatbnr bureau thli
inriiliii ; , glvnn tlio forecast for No-
rnfika UH follow1 * :
( ienorally fair lonlghl ami Friday.
Vimnor Friday ami west purl Ion to-
Ight. .
liurcli , ami lilii wife , Htiilo Honalor
ml , Mi-H. ! ' . H Sallinun , Justice Mil.
IT. Anna IIiiHlillelil , daughter of I'oiit-
niHlor lliiHhllold , MI-H Alary llealy ,
ll'o of Ilio. editor ol HIP Miller ( Ju-
clto , Jtidgo I'lisoy , Hi'1 defendant'ii
Mornoy. oxpocls illHinlHHal of tlio
MHO lie miyn l > o can establish an al *
I'i II' ' pminlsoH I lie defendant will
I ' 1 a Htlll.V Involving HIIIIHI Of HlO
lulc'H wlliiPMHPs lii a MMiHiillonal mail
er
I
TO SETTLE MIMERSMWAGE SCALE
Conference Between Opcrntoro and
Unltod Mine Workers Begun To
day In Imllanapollo.
ImllnmtpollH , Iml , .Inn ; > 8 - Opinion
H nl vnr'nm'o IIH l < > the probnblo out-
oino of lh ( > annual wage ncalo confer *
tire begun luiro today by roprcsonta-
IVOH of HIP coal inlnn operators and
the United Minn Workers. Iml ) L in
generally conceded llmt thn confer
ence IH ono of tlio imiHl important of
tlu ! hind ypt lii'ld , not PVPH excepting
Hint which preceded the great anthra-
clto coal strike.
When HIP minors left Indlat-ipnllR
IIIHL year , they did so with a ] 1 " /is per
cent increase In .
wages. Record-break
ing ImliiHliial conditions mating un-
precodcnleil demand lor coal the
shortage of coal lor all klmht of con-
Hiimpllon , duo to the strike In the an-
Hiracllp region , the wrath ol the nub
ile n ( the operators caiiHOd by the cell
combliioH , and the fact that the min
ing Industry WIIH about the only ono
that had tint Hhared In advanced
wages , ull cbntilbulod to the success-
fill doiiiamlH of the minors for sub
stantial Increase in wagon.
This year tlio conditions nro mater ?
opnrators have como to the presentr&
conference prepared to make Uonmniid
for a decrease In wages , and probably ,
as a bluff , at first demanding a 15 or ,
20 per cent reduction As a counter
move the inlnerH1 .scale committee will
make a demand lor an in < reaso ,
amonntliiK to about 10 per cent Not
withstanding HIUHO conflicting de
mands It IH bolleved that neither .sldo
expects to accomplish Its announced
purpo.se , but that both will bo satisfied ,
on the other hand , to allow wages to
stand pretty much as they are at the
present time.
Old Soldier Wanders.
Honedlct , Neb. , .Ian. 28 Two or
throe months IIKO . ) . \V. Kingston , an
old soldier and an old settler of Ar-
borvillo , left his home and the last
seen or heard of him he was at Cen
tral City. In last Friday's News was
a dispatch from Kmporla , Kansas , stat
ing that an old soldier who could not
give his name or any account of him
self had been found by the police.
The Kingston family were notified
and they at once sent a telegram to
Kmporia to hold the man and they for
warded a picture and description of
Mr. Kingston by mall. The family are
now awaiting developments.
GREAT WESTERN CUT AGAIN
Issues New Tariff on Grain Calculated
to Help the Omaha Grain Market ,
Which Stickney Urged.
Omaha , Jan. 28 The Great West
ern will , on January ; ! 0 , put In effect
a now grain rate which is intended to
nontra'izo ' the recent rate of the
Noithwostern , which threatened to
kill Omaha's proposed grain market.
Originally the Great Western low
ered the proportional between Omaha
and Chicago to 14 cents on wheat and < 1
12 cents on corn. Other roads fol
lowed suit , so that shippers could stop
grain here for giading purposes at
little more expense than if they
shipped directly to Chlc'ago.
The Northwestern apparently killed
this benefit by reducing the through
rate 2 cents per bushel from points in
the state.
The Great Western now announces
a reduction in the Omaha-Chicago pro
portional from 11 to 12 cents on wheat
and fiom 13 to 11 cents on corn. This
rate is to bo in effect as well from
Kansas City and SL Joseph.
The Great Western also announces
the i eduction on rates from Omnha ,
Kansas City and St. Joseph to Minne
apolis to 9 cents on wheat and 8 conta
on corn.
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