THE O fAlIA DAITjY BJSEt MONDAY. APRLL 20. 1S05.
REALMS OF THE JIAIIATJIAS
BhaJow Pictures of tha Mjaterious Foun
tains of Thcosophy ,
A ROW IN THE AMERICAN SECT ON
III * Origin , I'rjre4 unil rrelcn lon of
the DUclplcR of Knot , Morya A Co-
Mlrnclm ntitl .MrMnitu from
the Uencrt of ( ) ol > l.
The annual convention of the American
Jectlon of tlie TheoJophlcal society Is In session
In Boston thU week. One of the prlnclpal.lt
not tt.o chief , questions for consideration
Is whether William Q. Judge Is a genuine or
t bogus Interpreter of mahatma messages.
Since the passing of Mme. Blavatsky Mr.
Judge has assumed the role of chief receiver
of divine communications and asterts that
none nro genuine unless barlns li ! trade
mark. Some doubting members refuse to
believe that Judge has attained that lofty
perfectibility which 11 Is Raid Is absolutely
essential to Intercommunion with the Ma
hatma , the Illutlve musters discovered by
W Blavatsky In the remote regions of India.
Thcso theosophlcal Thomases Insinuate that
Judge Is a pretender whose claims will not
bear scrutiny. Representative members of
the American branch In New York and
Brooklyn will have nothing moro to do with
Judge , and If the charges made against him
In London last year arc- not sustained , they
threaten to secede from the European and
Asiatic division' , and work out their salva
tion on the American plan. On the other
hand , Mr. Judge asscrtH ho will cut loose
from the doubter * unless the charges arc ? dis
missed. Thfc deliberations of the meeting
will therefore be of vital Interest to theoplm
In general , and the public at large will watch
with painful eagerness the development of
discord In the r.inks of the godly.
Last November the Westminster Gazette
of London published a tcrlcs of articles con
cerning the Inner workings of the Theosopbl-
cal society , Its origin , practices and preten
sions. These articles wcru written by n
pcreori familiar with the subject treated ,
were copied extensively , and have not been
substantially denied by the parties concerned'
or by revelation from n mahatma. A fcum-
mary of the facts adduced is Interesting In
connection with the promised secession In
Boston.
WHEREABOUTS OF THE MAHATMAS.
The creed professed by Thcosophlsts Is of
little Interest to the general reader. The
credit of modernizing It belongs to Mme.
Blavatsky. She claimed to have Imbibed
occult science as a disciple of one of the prin
cipal mahatmas. There- are two mahatmas
known to theosophy Mahatma Morya and
Mnhalma Koot Hoomi Lai Sing. They lived
during Blavatsky In the recesses of the Him
alayas , but later on , as explorers penetrated
that region , the mahatmas lied before the
blight of approaching civilization , and at last
accounts were snugly domiciled In a mys
terious oasis of the Desert of Gobi. Here
they are supposed to be free to pursue their
meditations , perform miracles , and transmit
revelations to tte Initiated.
Mme. Blavatsky was a pupil of Koot ,
but since her death Moryn seems to have
taken the lead. Koot Inspired the formation
of the New York branch , with Mine. Bla
vatsky , Colonel Olcott and Mr. Judge as a
trinity or shining lights. Through the
medium ot ( he madame a few miracles of
astral transportation were effected , but the
distance to bs traversed seemed to diminish
their force. Accordingly In 1S7S the head
quarters were removed to India so as to be
within reach ot the fountains of Inspiration.
As might l > e supposed the madame performed
wonders while within the holy circle of Koot.
Friends , disciples and laymen thronged her
headquarters and witnessed astonishing
freaks. Epistles were numerous , showers
of roses fell from the celling. Invisible bells
chimed , and other tricks were played which
confirmed the neophltes and converted the
doubters.
In 1SS4 the madame appeared In London ac
companied by a Brahmin named Mohlnl J.
Chatterjl , a youth with a fascinating smile
and a dislike for handshaking. The pair
astonished London and made converts rapidly.
One of these , a Mr. Hodgson , became so en
thusiastic thai ho hurried off to India to
embrace Kcot and all his belongings ,
A REVELATION.
Just at this critical period a quarrel arose
between Mine. Blavatsky and Mme. Coulomb ,
manager of the Adyar branch. So when
Hodgson arrived at the borders of the
Desert cf Gobi Mme. Coulomb put him
through a course of sprouts. She chaperoned
htm through the headquarters , where suet
wonders were performed by Blavatsky. He
was shown thu mechanism by which roses
fell from the celling , how astral bodies were
R. precipitated , the trick panels In the wall In
fact all cf the paraphernalia of a first-class
Indian juggler.
The publication of Hcdgson's exposure
caused the madame to travel for her health. .
Chatterjl returned home with his sacred
hands. Olcott and Judge remained faithful
Frcm that time on until the death of Mine ,
Blavatsky In 1S91 the Mahatmas remained
In seclusion and the oasis In the Desert of Gob
became as silent as a graveyard. Mean
while Mrs. Annie Besant became a promlnen
theosophlst and was looked upon as the right
ful successor of the departed madame. She
looked after the London end , Mr. Judge
managed the New York branch , while Colone
Olcott clung to India.
THE MYSTIC SEAL.
Ere the mourning period had passed Mrs
Besant startled the occult world by announc
Ing In a speech , In London , August 30 , 1891.
that she had received a message from the
Mahatmas In the same handwriting as those
received by Mme. Blavatsky. Then arose
the question. If the , madame wrote the
messages precipitated "through her , who wrote
the pres3nt messages ? The Westminster
Gazette asserts that William Judge was the
Jlm-the-Penman of the awakened mahatmas
Prior to Mrs. Besant's announcement Mr
Judge was In London and communed with
Mrs. Besant with a view to restoring com
munlcatlon with the mahatmas. To accom
pllsh this Judge proposed to Kirs , Besant to
write a question on paper , enclose It In an
envelope and place It In a cabinet In the
apartments occupied by Mme. Blavatsky In
London. This was done. Judge wrote the
question , closed the envelope and placed It In
the cabinet. He remained In the room. Mrs
Bccant did not. After a proper Interval IK
opened the envelope and soon was able to ex
hlblt to his delighted colleagues the words
"Yes , and hcpe. " distinctly written lit rec
chalk at the foot of the question. This
message bore a peculiar seal , a cryptograpl
M , which was regarded as the mystic sea
ot Mahatma Morya. This and other mes
snges wcro exhibited to the inner circles o
the society , with the result of concentrating
power In the hands of Judge and Mrs. Besant
The mystic seal added great Importance
lo the messages "precipitated" through Judgi
m It apparently established his position a
the medium through whom the voices of th.
oasis In the Desert of Gobi were flashed upon
a waiting world. But thereby hangs a tale
Colonel Olcott , who lingered In India , heard
ot the divine revelations and hurried tt
London , hoping to get In on the groum
floor. Ho saw the cryptograph seal am
uttered a few low expletives. He recognlze <
It , not as the mystic seal of the Mahatm.i
Morya , but the seal of a ring he had en
graved In Madras and presented to Mine
Blavatsky. It was among the madame'
Jewels and mysteriously disappeared short ) :
after her death. Olcott reminded Judge o"
v the missing seal and Inquired If he knew It
whereabouts. Judge answered In the negu
tlve.
PRECIPITATING MESSAGES.
Mr. Judge- worked the seal racket wit
great energy and dashed off Mahatma mes
Rages with neatness and dispatch. Severa
doubters received revelations Informing them
that "Judge leads right. Follow him an
stick. " Meanwhile Colonel Olcott was no
Idle. He did not take to Judge's pretension
as a preclpltator of Mahatma messages. I
will be recalled that Mr. Judge tarried Ii
Omaha on a Sunday two years ago. Hewa
on his way to California. From that poln
Colonel Olcott received what purported to b
Mahatma message Informing him that Judg-
was not a forger and that the genuine sea
wa * safe. The colonel soon learned tha
Judge was In California at the time th
message was written.
The controversy between Colonel Olcott an
YI President Judge grew flagrant , and sue
ark Insinuations of hocus-pocus were flung
bout within the society that a formal Inquiry
tcmed Inevitable. In December , 1893 , Mrs.
Besant went to India. There nho seems to
ave changed her mind about the value of
he new evidence , through Judge , ot Mabatma
< or > a's actual exjstence. She even c mo to
lellvo that HIP alleged messages had been
vrltten by Mr , Judge's own hand. A split bo-
ween the Oriental and Occidental sections of
tic tccltty was Imminent , She offered to turn
irosccutor herself , and thereupon all the
ocumcntt In the case were put Into her hindi
or tha purpose ot drawing up her charges
gainst Judge. In February , 1S94 , Colonel
llcott wrote from Agra to Mr. Judge as fol-
OWSi i
TRIAL OF TUB CHARGES.
"I place before you tlie following options :
" 1. To retire from all offices held by you
n the Theosophlcal society , and leave mete
nakc a merely general public explanation ; or ,
" 2. To have a judlcal committee convened
nd make public the whole ol the proceedings
n detail ,
"In either alternative , you will observe , a
mbllc explanation Is found necessary ; In the
me case general , In tlip other to be full and
ioverlng oil the details. "
While the Inquiry waa In progress , In ac
cordance with the second condition , Mrs.
U-sant retracted what she said In her speech
n 18il ! and made this explanation :
"I do nat charge , and have not charged ,
ilr. Judge with forging In the ordinary sense
f the term , but with giving misleading form
o messages received psychically from the
daster In various ways. Personally 1 hold
hat this method Is Illegitimate. I believe
.hat Mr. Judge wrote with his own hand ,
consciously or automatically I do not know ,
n the script adopted as that ot the Mister ,
messages which he received from the Master ,
or from cliclas ; and I know that In my own
case I believed that the messages he gave
me In the well known script were messages
llrectly precipitated or directly written by
he Master. When I publicly said that I had
received , after H. P. Blavatsky's death , let-
ers In the writing that H. P. Blavatsky had
be.-n accused of forging , I referred to letters
given me by Mr. Judge , and Is they were In
ho well known script I never dreamt of
challenging their source. I know now that
hey were not written or precipitated by the
Master , and that they were done by Mr.
Judge ; but I also believe that the gist of
hese messages was psychically received , and
hat Mr. Judge's error lay In giving them to
nc in a script written by himself and not
saying so. Having been myeclf mistaken I
n turn misled the public. "
JUDGE EXPLAINS.
Mr. Judge appeared before his accusers in
lie role of Injured Innocence and explained
ilmself as follows :
"I repeat my denial of the said rumored
charges of forging the said names and hand-
vrltlngs of the Mahatmas , or of misusing
he same. * I admit that I have re
ceived and delivered messages from the Ma-
latmas. * They were obtained through
ne , but as to how they were obtained or
iroduced , I cannot state. * My own
nethods may disagree from the views of
others. * I willingly say that which
' never denied , that I am a human being ,
nil of error , liable to mistake , not Intalllble ,
nit just the same as any other human being
l..e to myself , or ot the class of human beings
o which I belong. And I freely , fully , and
sincerely forgive any one who may bo thought
to have Injured or tried to Injure me. "
The lofty forgiving spirit displayed by Mr.
Judge convinced the Investigators , as is shown
this verdict :
"That this meeting accepts with pleasure
he final adjustment arrived at by Annie
iesant and William Q. Judge as a final st-
Icnicnt of matters pending hitherto between
horn as prosecutor and defendant , with a
liope that It may be thus buried and for
gotten ; and ,
"Resolved , That we will Join hands with
them to further the cause of genuine brother-
lood. In which we all believe. "
But while the adjustment satisfied the
nner few , ths outer multitude continued In
a state of obnoxious rebellion , and the brcath-
ngs of discord which threaten to assume the
proportions of a row In Boston will not be
stilled unless Koot or Morya emerge from the
Desert ot Gobi and precipitate a genuine
message of peace and good will.
Mr. Judge replied to the accusations of the
3azette , here outlined , through the New
York Sun. It Is an explanation and denial
In part , and a defense of his claim ns the
medium chosen by the Mahatmas to com
municate with the worth. This Is reaffirmed
In The Path , edited by Judge , wherein he
asserts his right to Interpret all messages
precipitated from the mysterious lamasery
ot India.
SPLIT AMONG Til 12 TIIUOSOIMIISTS
American Section Declare * 1U Independence
nnd Klecta .fudge I'tvaldcnt ,
BOSTON , ATprll 128. The convention o
the American section of the Theosophlcal
society , In session today , declared In favor
of the complete autonomy of the section In
this country and Canada and hereafter al
branches of the society In America will be
under one governing body. William Q
Judge of New York was elected president for
life , he being the oldest living member.
Dr. I ) . J. Buck of Cincinnati presided ,
After reports of the president and secretary
had been read and other routine business
cleared up , the convention discussed the
strained relations of the thcosophlsts In
Europe , Asia and America. The Judge-
Besant episode , which was started In Lon
don In 1891 by remarks of Mrs. Besant , was
Incidentally touched. The charges agalnsl
the judge were not sustained.
The convention agreed to declare Itself a
separate body. The convention will con
tinue , when a new constitution will joe
adopted.
At a meeting tonight Mr , Buck presided
and delivered an address on "The Mind as the
Theater of Human Evolution. " Other speak
ers were Dr. Archibald Kelghtlln , London
Dr. Allen Griffiths , San Francisco ; President
elect Judge ; Mrs. A. G. Cleather , London
and Claude F. Wright , New York.
Schuyler Itrevlllm.
SCHUYLER. Neb. , April 28. ( Special. )
Dan J. Burke , In the service of the B. & M. ,
Is In the city.
W. N. Combs Is now driving a fine Norman
draft horse recently brought from Omana.
A. Pont , editor of the Howells Journal , and
James Pallk of Howells are In the city.
Dr. Stanlslav Moloch and wife of Prague ,
Neb. , are visiting Mrs. Moloch's parents , M ,
F. Bednar and wife.
The managers of the young men's meeting }
that have been held of late upon Sunday
afternoons have arranged with a number o
parties for addresses to lw made In future
meetings. Each address will be groundec
upon thoughts In line with the avocation ol
the speaker and comprehend the relation
of Christianity to his business. C. A. Morlan
delivered the first of these addresses Sunday
afternoon at Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows' hall. Ills subject was : "The Relatlot
of Christianity to the Man In Business. "
Tccniim'h Women I'.ntrrtulo ,
TECUMSEH , Neb. , April 28. ( Special. )
A newly organized Woman's club , "Friends
In Council , " entertained Its friends right roy
ally at the home ot Mrs. J. L. Chamberlain
Wednesday evening. The aim and object o
the club Is stated to be the conduct of llfi
In all Us relations to woman. The entertain
mcnt of the evening was music , speaking am
refreshments. The event was a very en
Joyable one.
Rev. T. D. Davis will preach tomorrow
morning at tha Baptist cliurc'.i to the mem
bers ot the Independent Order of OJd Fellows
and Daughters of Rcbekah.
A fishing party. Including Clmles Campbell
George Scott , Bert Seaver and Sam Thurbei
has gone over to Langdon , Mo. , In search o
recreation ,
Or < J l'ori onil : Mention.
ORD , Neb. , April 28. ( Special. ) Mrs
Percy Mount his returned from a severa
months' visit to her old IIO.T.C In Illinois.
The Christian church people expect a pas
tor for their church soon , to remain through
the summer.
Miss Musa Perry , after a week's visit with
her parents , returned to Omaha , where she
Is attending school at Brownell Hall.
William McMullen , who has been spending
the winter with friends In the east , has re
turned to Ord. He expects to farm thli
summer.
MUs Theobald Is here on a visit with hei
sister , Mrs. J , W. Perry.
Rev. C. II. Malmsn expects to be here
soon to take up his work as pastor ot th
Episcopal church.
MONOP'S ' MIGHTY SQUEEZE
Standard Company Dividing the Oil Market
with tie Russian Barons.
SECRET OF THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVANCE
Taking Ailrnntngo of the Scarcity to Stamp
Oat Competition Details ot the
Trim Connplrncy to Snntnp
the New IMpo Lines ,
Back of the unprecedented rise In oil prices
luring the past week there have been mighty
orces at work , the significance of which has
leen very adroitly concealed , says the New'
York Herald.
Chief of these Is the completion of the deal
* tween the Standard Oil company and the
lusslan companies for the division of the
vorld's territory , which recently went Into
ffect. Negotiations were begun a year ago ,
ao related In the Herald , but the Standard
could not carry out Its part of the contract ,
which called for the annihilation ot all com
peting Interests which would be liable to
irovo n disturbing factor In Russia's chosen
talf of the world.
The Standard squandered millions of money
n order to bring about the desired result.
t put oil on the European market for less
ban the cost of production , but the "Imle-
icndents" didn't give In. They formed a sat-
sfactory alliance with German refiners , and
iave been able to hold their own ever t'lnce ,
although many predict that the Standard's
atest coup will sooner or later wipe them out
of existence.
The Russians were angry , or affected to
> e , at the Standard's Inability to crush com-
letltors In this country , and the war of
irlces between the two great powers was re-
ipencd. The Russians undertook to furnish
he markets of Great Britain and the western
countries of Europe , which the Standard re
garded as Its own chosen field , nnd In order
o do this the Russians had to buy the better
grades of oil from the Standard's competl-
ors In America. The Standard , on the other
land , put millions of cases Into the far east
and found no difficulty In disposing of all It
could ship , since It furnished a superior
grade of oil.
STANDARD AT WORK IN EARNEST.
But negotiations were finally renewed and
: he world was finally divided on the old
basis , Russia waiving the demand that com
petitors In America should bo disposed of.
The Standard , however , Is understood to
tiave given assurance that there would not
long bo any trouble on that score , for the
developments of the past week show that It
will leave no stone unturned which will give
It the absolute supremacy of this part of the
world.
A lot of Independent Pennsylvania Inter
ests , headed by Senator Lewis Emory , ere
banded together Into what Is known as the
Producers' Oil company , limited , to fight the
Standard. They formed a league with cer
tain Independent refiners of OH City and
Tltusvlllo , whereby they agree to remain In
dependent of the Standard , regardless of any
pressure that might be brought to bear.
In connection with certain New York men
who had formed the Columbia Oil company ,
an exporting concern , they organized the
United States Pipe Line company In order
to build to tidewater and place themselves
on a par with the Standard so far as pro
duction and transportation were concerned.
The Herald has already related the tribu
lations of Senator Emory and his associates
In getting their line through as far as Wtl-
kesbarre , and how they were turned away
by all the railroad companies except the
New York Central. They made a fifty-year
contract with that company to ship their oil
In tank cars to Constable Hook , and they
also obtained the right to run a pipe line
along the Central railroad from Wllkesbarro
to Jersey City.
For a long time the Independent- companies
had all they could do to hold their own
against the Standard without trying to raise
capital to complete the pipe llns to Constable
Hook. It required a great deal of missionary
work with the German refiners before a
satisfactory contract could be made with
them which. 'Would give the Independent
American oil men a steady market whlcl
the Standard could not Interfere with.
At length , a few months ago , they thought
that they had such a deal , but It Is now a
question whether they haven't clipped their
heads Into a noose. It Is reported In oil cir
cles that the Columbia Oil company con-
tiacted to furnish several of the German re
finers with a stipulated amount of crude oil
per month not to exceed a certain price.
When this contract was mode the price ol
crude oil was. ' under $1 per barrel.
But suppose the price of oil should go ur
100 per cent , would the Columbia Oil company
be able to carry out Us agreement , assuming
for a moment that It agreed to deliver at a
rate not much above last year's price ?
CONTRACTS FOR FUTURE DELIVERY.
It Is a common thing In the oil trade to
make contracts for the delivery of a specifier
amount for several months ahead. The
Standard does this , and It 1-J supposed thai
the Columbia Oil company does. Now , on
April 1 the visible supply of petroleum In
Pennsylvania was the smallest for many
years , there being less than 5,000,000 barrels
The Standard had been selling both crude
and refined oil for a year past at ruinous
prices , and as this led to Its use for many
miscellaneous purposes , the big stock thai
had formerly been carried was nearly ex
hausted.
In view of recent events It would seem
that the Standard let this occur with a wcl
defined purpose. Be that as It may , It has
quietly picked up considerable stock of the
United States Pipe Line , and It Is presumably
In close touch with the company's buslnet'3
although It has failed thus far to obtain i
controlling Interest.
About the time that the Independent com
panics made arrangements with the German
refiners the Standard began naming the" mar
ket price which It would pay for crude oil a
the wells. The first several advances were
met with loud complaints from the refiner !
for the price of refined oil was kept down
abroad , and It was the foreign markets tha
the Independent refiners chiefly depended on
If the price of crude advanced much more
and rellned oil was held down , something
would have to break. When things got to a
point where the refiners could not afford ti
pay for the crude product the producer :
would presumably have to turn their outpu
over to the Standard or shut down. Tin
latter , of course , disavowed any Intention o
Injuring its weaker neighbors , but the result
speak for themselves.
At length an understanding was reachec
with the Russian companies whereby th
latter were to withdraw from western Eu
rope and leave the Standard to put up price
to any flguro that It saw fit , and make up
for all the losses which It sustained durlni
the recent war of prices between the tw
great powers. This settlement found a scarify
of oil on the other sldo as well as In thl
country. Nearly all the oil on hand was In
the tanks of the Standard's agents.
As the Independent dealers looked orouni
and saw the price leap upward they fount
no one to turn to except the Standard's
agents , for the Russians had quietly with
drawn. During the past week they cablet
to the Independent shipping firms on this
side and the latter applied u > Iho Standard
They kept raising their bids , but the Stand
ard would evade them by Informing them
that just at present they have all they cat
do to supply their regular trade. From
this these foreign shlppera concluded tha
the Standard , for some reason best known
to Itself , was desirous of keeping contra
of every berrelful that It could lay Its
hards on.
WHAT CAUSED THE BULGE.
The Standard Is reported to have con
trccts of Its own to fill two months to come
and because of the scarcity It Is prylni
double the price for some of It. This I :
believed by muny to account for the re
marknblc rlso in Pipe Line certificates , and
the advance of posteS market prices up
ward.
But Isn't It quite possible that the trus
officials thought ! the United States Plp <
Line Interests have contracted to dellvei
1,000,000 barrels somewhere around $1 a
barrel , and In order to carry out their
contract they must have It , whatever the
price ? In otter words , that the Indo ,
when they were ready , at reasonable prices
To have to pay $1 a barrel more for 300,000
or 400,000 barrels would not be a drop In
the bucket for the Standard , but for a
pendent refiners had sold what they dldn'
have , counting upon tbelr ability to get I
company that 1ms existed by nsscismonts
nstcnd of dividends It might prove a
erloua blow. lu
That the Standard de Jre tthe : United States
Ine to fall Into come such trap as this
ecms likely , for the latter Is understood
d have finally obtained the necessary cap-
tal to complete Its pipe line to the sea-
loard , and the work i } well under way be-
ween Wllkesbarro and Easton. Many of
ho pipes are on the ground and they are
limply waiting for the frost to disappear.
The chance of pushing the new line
hrough to tidewater are very favorable , and
all that Is to bo feared Is complication at
some railroad crossing- other. Oil can bo
ilpcd for 6 cents a barrel , , whereas it costs
> otwoen10 and BO cents for.transportatlon by
all. It Is manifestly tnr-fho Standard's In-
crest that the new plpyitno should not be
completed or that something should happen
'hat would cripple the miller concern.
The Standard has bcenl able to Influence
every other railroad that 'the ' United States
pipe line has approached previous to the New
Fcrscy Central. There Is come talk among
oil men that this company may In some
Mysterious way render It Impossible for the
now pipe line to reach tidewater , notwith
standing the Ironclad contract which gives
ho pipe line the right of way along Its.
roadbed.
It Is believed that the next Interesting
lovclopment , so far as the Independent oil
companies are concerned , will be In connec
tion with the New Jersey Central. No doubt
strong Influence will bo brought to bear to
get around the contract by some technicality
and It would be unusual If the existing har-
nony In the board remains uninterrupted.
NEGOTIATED IN PARIS.
The great deal between the Standard and
the Russian companies for dividing the ter-
rltoy of the entire world was begun last
April In Paris under the auspices of the
Russian ministry of France. The Standard
-.ad originally confined Itself mostly to wes-
.crn Europe , but finally It began to encroach
upon Asia nnd other far eastern countries
which the Russians hod formerly enjoyed the
exclusive control of.
The latter retaliated by crossing over Into
England and threatened to flood the United
States with the products of Its "gushers. "
'ts oil , to be sure , was Inferior to that of
Pennsylvania , but still It could be used for
nany purposes , and poor people would readily
take It If they could get It much cheaper.
A fierce conflict was carried on for some
nonths , until finally It occurred to both of
.hem at once that they had had enough of
t , nnd negotiations were opened for a di
vision of territory. The Standard was to
lave the exclusive trade of Great Britain ,
Prance , Spain and Portugal and most of
Italy and Germany , together with other
Mediterranean countries , but It was to with
draw entirely from Asia and other eastern
countries.
The Standard , of course , was to be unmo
lested In the United States. But , as above
mentioned , the Russians Insisted upon the In-
lependent Interest In the United States being
crushed , so that they could not Interfere with
Russian territory , and the agreement was
hold In abeyance for sixty days for this pur
pose.
pose.Tho
The Standard tried to buy up the Columbia
and United States companies by offering high
prices to stockholders , but It obtained less
than a majority , and the other stockholders
put their stock In trust and Issued certificates
against It , so that It was Impossible for an
outsider to acquire control. Then the Stand
ard resorted to ruinous prices abroad , which
seemed to produce no better results. Hence ,
after long waiting , the American and Russian
oil kings decided to form the alliance , and
leave to the future the crushing out of opposi
tion.
tion.Tho
The alliance , of course , will mean a vast
Increase in the revenue of both Interests
through the advance lit. prices. The records
of the custom house show that the Standard
exports more pctrolcum-anmially than Is con
sumed at home. _ , t ,
KEltlCAitK.l H IX CJLlFUltXJA.
LOS ANGELES , Ca ) . , 'April 23. ( Special
Correspondence. ) A 12-year-old tramp boy
giving his nime as Pearl Foote and his
homo as Superior , Nob. , the county seat of
Nuckolls county , arrived In San Bernardino
a few days ago , riding from Nebraska In
box cars and on brake bcdms. He said he
was searching for his. auut , Mrs. I. C. E.
Cable of Nebraska , who he Bays he thinks
came to that place about n month ago , as
she sent that addressee , hls homo folks. He
said ho had been twenty- days on the trip ,
und during that time ho had but one -meal a
day and had only been asleep once during
the trip. The boy waa a bright eyed lad , but
MB appearance suggested that his state
ment about his hardships might bo true.
R. J. Stewart of Bratton , Neb. , who was
a recent visitor to Chlno , the beet sugar
town of the Oxnard Bros. , writes that he
expects to bring a carload of Nebraska people
ple to that place by fall.
John I. Roddick of Omaha has sold 351
acres of land In the northern portion of
Orange county to the Nebraska and Califor
nia Heal Estate company for $5,000.
Dr. Johnson , late superintendent ot the
asylum at Hastings , Neb. , has been stopping
for a sojourn In Pasadena. He states that
he Is thinking seriously of locating in that
place.
J. B. Gray of Superior has been visiting
relatives In Ontario.
W. C. Huett , manager of the Merchants
hotel of Omaha , has been visiting Pasadena
and IB now quartered on Catalina Island.
James M. Patterson and his daughter ,
Mrs. T. H. Pollock , of Plattsmouth , Neb. ,
are visiting James Patterson , Jr. , son ot Mr.
Patterson , at Perrls.
Judge H. J. Davis of Omaha Is visiting
Santa Barbara.
Contributions and subscriptions are still
being raised for the Nebraska sufferers. Last
week the Ancient Order of United Workmen
ledge of Pasadena transmitted $20 to that
state for the benefit of the people In the
western part. A purse of Jl , made up In
the office of the Times of Vlsalla , was sent
to F. W. Conly. editor of the Callaway
Tribune. The Fresno district of the Ep-
worth league of the Methodist Episcopal
church are now raising subscriptions to the
same end.
tn HHTO n I'lonlc Park.
ASHLAND , Neb. , April 28. ( Special. ) In
stead of building1 a dam to flood 500 acres
for an artificial lake in connection with a
pleasant picnic grounds , the promoters will
utilize the slack water In Salt creek above
the dam already existing. Local capital has
been enlisted In the move , which contem
plates the construction of picnic grounds at
Jaspcrson's grove , six miles from town , with
a fifty-foot boat to ply between the grove
and the town. This boat will be here by
Decoration day. A band Is being organized
to furnish music for the park. Much local
Interest Is taken In ths matter.
A serious accident happened to W. E. Lud-
wlg , a wheel man , wnen about one mile west
of this city , coming from Lincoln today , he ,
In coasting down a steep hill , struck a bridge
throwing him over the railing to the ground
below with such violence as to dislocate his
right shoulder and sprain his wrist , besides
breaking his left thumb. The wheel was a
complete wreck.
Messrs. Arthur Pancostt , Harry Shedd ,
Martin Miller , Earnsst Wlggcnhorn , Berl
Merredeth and Misses Veda Wilson , Ada
Du Boise , Joe , Duty and Bells Mansfelde and
Nellie Dean , returned- ; their studies al
the State unlvrsltyjlnhi afternoon , after
spending S'inday at homo ) with friends ant
relatives. i
Hitchcock County lioti a Hnln.
TRENTON , Neb. , April 28. ( Special. )
Yesterday afternoon the iijost refreshing rain
since last July gladder/pd / .tills section of the
country. To small grain ot all kinds this
comes as a priceless boon. At the present
writing the prospects for Jmoro rain are ex
cellent.
One of the first acts of our now village
board was to Issue a cal | for a citizens' mect-
luu to discuss the ordinance relating to the
occupation tax , which-has-caused the village
BO much trouble. The general opinion was
that the only beneficial results thus far at
tained have been the .furnishing of several
attorneys with fat fees In the effort to en
force It. A largo majority voted for the
repeal of the ordinance.
District court convenes here May 13.
Equity cases only will be heard.
llnptlz.-ct \VnierIoo. .
WATERLOO , Neb. , April 28. ( Special. )
The Holy Baptists have been holding revival
cervices here for the past month , with
marked success , The following were baptised
today and taken Into the church : Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Carpenter , Mr. nnd Mrs. D.
Chase , and Howard Skinner.
Died from Apnp ezy.
CLAY CENTER , Neb. . April 28. ( Special
Telegram. ) Hon. M. S. Price , ono cf Clay
county's oldest and most prominent citizens ,
died at his home last night from apoplexy.
Jl'MURRlN'S ' ' HURT NOT FATAL
FATALii
Badly Wounded by Skow's Shot bat Has a
Ohanco to Recover.
IE ADMITI3 HE WENT TO STEAL FEED
Wife niul Family Destitute mill the Utfa
nil Kpllcptlo Sml Cane ol Ilcitltutton
Uncovered by tlie AITnlr
bkunr Ulvci UnlL
BEATRICE , April 23. ( Special Telegram. )
William McMurrln , who was s'.iot last nlqht
t > y J. J. Skew wlillo attempting to steal feed
from the latler's fceil lots , rested pretty well
today , and It Is thought this evening that he
will recover If properly cared for. The doctors -
tors took a largo number of shot out of his
side this forenoon , but did not attempt to re
move nny from his hand , and'It Ii believed
that ho will have but little It any use of the
liand.
In a talk today with the chief of police
the Injured man virtually admitted that the
object of his visit to the yards was to pro
cure feed for his tc.iui. ( to further states
that ns ho climbed over the foncc Skew
stuck the muzzle of the gun In Ms face and
said : "Throw up your liands you . "
Fearing the gun would be discharged , Mc
Murrln grabbed the end of It and pushed It
downward , and received the lead of No. 6
shot In his liands and body , one of the wads
lodging In his navel and the other just below
the point of the breast bone.
On visiting the Injured man's home the
officers found a most pitiful eight. The
family comprises a wife and three children ,
the former being aliiost an Imbecile and sub
ject to frequent epileptic fits , having no less
than five during the night after hearing of
the shooting. All that bad been supplied for
the morning meal was a little tea , n loaf
of bread and some "greens" the woman had
picked from the commons the night before.
Skew was taken from jail this forenoon and
arraigned before Esqu're Enlow , who placed
him under bonds of $ SOO to appear next Fri
day for preliminary hearing on a charge of
assault with Intent to Inflict great bodily
Injury.
1KUH1ATION IN IIOYU COUNTY
Will am Krnrvllle lint Miicnlllcent Plant
Itrndy for Operation.
DUTTE , Neb. , April 28. ( Special. ) Wil
liam Kcarvlllc now has his Irrigation plant
In operation on the I'onca , four miles north
of town , and will raise a crop this year
whether It rains or not. The central relief
committee has about closed up Its business
In this county.
On the whole noyd county has fared ex
ceedingly well the past winter , and out
farmer expressed the thoughts of several
when he stated recently that a failure of
crops was better for him than two years of
good crops. A careful estimate of the value
In money of goods , grain and cash con
tributed by the state and private parties to
people of this county will show that not less
than $00,000 would cover It.
A number of Stuart and Atkinson members
of the Masonic fraternity enjoyed the hos
pitality of the Dutto lodge Saturday last.
The gun club had a "shoot" Sunday , but
failed to make a score worthy of notice.
Hutte has some crack shots , when they are
In trim.
Charles Adams , a boy living near Baker ,
this county , and under arrest for sneak
thieving , was committed to the reform
school at Kearney Saturday.
District court does not convene here until
June 3 , Judge Klnkald having reversed him
self several times In a vain endeavor to set
the date to suit all parties. There seems
to be Just asmuch dissatisfaction over the
latest change as thera was at llrst.
A number of Woodmen visited Spencer
Thursday and helped Initiate tome of Spen
cer's citizens Into the mysteries of the order.
York Ve torn in l.ntertuln.
YORK. Neb. , April 28. ( Special. ) An
open meeting of the Grand Army of the Re
public camp and the Woman's Relief corps
was held In this city Friday evening , In the
Anc'ent ' Order of United Workmen hall , the
hall being packed. The delightful program
which had been prepared was carried out.
The Pembleton Drum corps opened the even-
Ing's program , and their selection was very
good. Following this was a song by three
veterans , Messrs. Wlrt , Burton and Pemble
ton , which was exceptionally fine and re
ceived a hearty encore. The recitation by
"Miss Bertha Shlpman , taps by Mark Pemblc-
ton and another song by the veteran trio
were very fine J. W. Pope then entertained
those present with an address on his ex
perience In West Virginia during the war.
Mr. Pope made a good talk and during his
Interesting narrative had tlip attention of
those present. After this Rev. J. W. Stew
art made a short talk , and N. M. Myrlck
read a poem. The rest of the evening was
pleasantly spent.
About 2 p. m. yesterday afternoon II. Dar
win Mcllrath and wife , who are making the
trip around the world , arrived in this city
and spent a ccuple of hours In resting up.
At 4 p. in. they left for Grand Island. They
were accompanied by Thomas Potter of
Omaha and Mr. Warren of Lincoln. About
ten of the boys of this place accompanied
them as far as Aurora.
Rov. Mr. Lofgrcn of Lincoln preached at
this place today to a Swedish audience , his
address being In that language. A good
turnout was present.
County Judge A. C. Montgomery was
elected by the Grand Army of the Republic
ledge of this place to deliver the memorial
address at Gresham on May 3fr.
Messrs. Klroy Davis and Frank Drake ,
two young men of this place , left yesterday
for Burlington , la. , to attend the business
college In that city.
J. II. Bullock and family arrived from
Polk county today , where they have been at
tending the funeral of Horace Putman , who
died of blood poisoning.
Miss Mamie Gardner of Arkansas City ,
Kan. , who has for come time past been the
gurst of Miss Cora Conaway , returned to her
home yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Smith , who have been
visiting In York for some time , returned to
their home In St. Joseph.
The premium list of the twenty-third an
nual fair of this county Is out. The dates
set for the same are September 10 to 13 , In
clusive.
An Interesting suit has been pending In
the justice court of J. W. Purinton for the
past few days. Both of the contestants are
of Bradshaw. Stubbs & Co. of that city mo
suing E. W. Morrison on a promissory note
which Morrison sold to them against an
other party. In delivering the same to them
Morrison wrote "with recourse" on the back
of the note ; therefore the plaintiff makes
him one of the defendants. Morrison claims
that It was an error In his writing "with
recourse , " na It was his Intention to write
"without recourse. " He also alleges that
Stubbs & Co. have never filed articles of
partnership In this county , and that they
are subject to the fine provided In such cases.
Judge Purinton has taken the same under
advisement.
jllnrrled lit G'rplghton
CREIOHTON , Neb. , April 28. ( Special. )
Oliver Jacobs and Miss Annie JIajek , both
of this place , were married at Brunswick last
Sunday.
The Melklejohn quartet , which has gained
considerable notoriety during and since the
last campaign Is preparing a high class
concert to be given here next week.
The Women's Relief corps gave a calico
party Monday evening at the Grand Army of
the Republic hall. Dancing was the feature.
A female quartet was organized from the
best talent In the city Wednesday and chrls
tened the "Trllbys. "
W. II. Irwin post No. 70 , Grand Army of
the Republic , attended the Baptist church thlj
morning In a body. The pastor , Rev. S. I ) .
Badger , preached on General Grant.
Rev. R. J. Mlllard delivered his favorite
lecture on the "Antiquity of Man" to an ap
preciative audience Wednesday evening at
Nlobrara.
The new law governing county division ,
making a majority vote sufficient to divide
a county , Is causing considerable stir In Knox.
Rloomfield and the eastern part of the county
are making a strong fight for division , while
Nlobrara , the present county seat , la trying
to block the game by a county scat relocation
scheme.
At a meeting of the trustees and other
members of the Congregational church last
Thursday night It was shown that the c'mrch
had raised over Jl.SOO for various purposes
during the year , ending April 15. There are
five other churches In the city.
MAllIi VIGOROUS W.Ul ON UOPIIKltS
llnlTnln County floj-i Kill tlm rritlferons
Itodriit * Ity Hie Tlidtmnniln.
KEARNICY , Neb. , April 28. ( Special. ) A
year ago Iho board of county supervisors
offered n bounty of 3 cents a head on gophers
and set aside a fund for that purpose , The
county clerk has now given notice that no
more scalps will bo received , as the fund la
entirely exhausted. For the first three
weeks In this month there wura 3,300 scalps
turned In , or nearly twice as many as last
year , and qulto a number of men as well as
buys have made quite a little money by
catching the little pests. It Is quite likely
that ( the board , when It moots In June , will
make , ; another levy for that purpose.
Buffalo county's apportionment of the
state relict fund was JG.700 , and It lias now
all been distributed. From present Indica
tions thcro wilt be no need of relief from
outsUe sources for Buffalo county this year.
Gust Leo of Swcctwater was recently nd-
judged Insane and taken to the asylum at
Norfolk. The MUPO of his Insanity Is as
cribed to the hard times ho has been ex
periencing nnd the fear that he was not
going to get a crop this year.
AITalr * of Ilia XVci-lt ill I'xdrr.
EXETER , Neb. , April 28. ( Special. ) Miss
Morna Davis of Stanbcrry , Mo. , who has been
visiting with her sister , Miss Mcrtle Davis of
this place , left Friday for Stromsburj ; .
William Summers and wife were the guests
of John McLcese and family last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Dlmlck , Miss Llr.zle
McNalr , Miss Berkley , Charles Reid and
Palmer Rice went to Chester Friday.
Rev. William Whltakor of Emerold , Neb. ,
was a guest of Rev. Nell Overman last week.
Father Simeon was a passenger to Heart-
well Tuesday , returning Thursday.
Miss Pearl Rosoncrans Is visiting with .Mr ? .
Jo Prcdmores and other friends at this place.
Dr. D. G. Ramsdell and W. C. Wullbrandt
were Lincoln visitors last wesk.
Miss Stevenson , a returned missionary , will
speak In the Methodist Episcopal church
Monday evening.
Mrs. W. Woodard left Friday for Boston
Corners , N. Y. , to attend the settlement of
the tstate of her parents , who died recently.
The lecture by Rev. Charles McCurdy of
Bethany nt the Christian church last week
on "Domesticity , or Some Phunny Things , "
was very good and was listened to by a
fair sized audience.
The Baptist Young People's union of this
place will present the drama. "Our Folks , "
at the opera house Tuesday evening , May 7.
Prof. Simpson Ely of Falrfleld college will
give the third lecture of the Christian En
deavor course at the Chrustlan church Mon
day evening , May C. Subject : "Fools and
Foolery. "
I > lilit Kuln lit AV.ilrrlnn.
WATERLOO , Neb. , April 2S. ( Special. )
A light rain fell this morning , followed by a
warm southeast wind.
The company formed at Valley for the
purpose of raising sugar beets are , hard nt
work putting the soil In shape for seeding.
There were eighteen teams employed In this
work Saturday. They are plowing tlie soil
very deep , using three-horse plows for this
purpose , and started In paying $1.25 per
acre , but finding It difficult to secure the
necessary teams at this price , raised It to
$1.GO. The company has becured A. P. Alk-
land's 160-acrc farm northeast of Valley for
this year , and If found to be a paying Invest
ment will go Into It more extensively an
other year. M. W. G. Whltmore Is ono of
the leading spirits In this enterprise.
E. S. Flor has decided to build a brick
store on his lot south of the bank at Valley.
John Hlvely has purchased a power pump
and 100 feel of hose and intends Irrigating
his ten-acre patch of onion sets.
J. R. Watts has put out half an acre of
berry bushes.
Prospects for the coming season still re
main bright , all small grain being up and
showing a strong stand. Corn planted two
weeks ago Is up _ and will be ready for cultl-
vating In another week. This will give the
farmers a good start of the weeds.
The North Bend Bicycle club , en route
for Omaha , passed through here at noon
today.
1'lrrco I'liracrnphf.
PIERCE , Neb. , April 28. ( Special. ) J. B.
McDonald , Henry Mohr and Misses Grace
Lee and Cornelia Enderly attended a ball
for the " 400" at Norfolk Friday night.
The marriage of Miss Nellie Oilman and
Mark L. Bass took place at the Congrega
tional church this evening.
The reception and ball given by Mr. and
Mrs , D. L. Upton Wednesday evening was one
of the swellest social affairs of the season.
About sixty Invited guests had a most en
joyable time.
Mrs. L. M. Jewett returned to her home
In Wheaton , III. , Friday after a brief visit
with friends and relatives In this city.
The pupils of the public schools here will
give nn entertainment on Monday evening ,
the proceeds to be used In purchasing an
organ.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Morrison of Norfolk
are visiting their son , J. P. Morrison.
Miss Hattle Lewis of Lincoln arrived
Wednesday evening and Is stopping at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Powers.
The village board met Thursday night and
appointed G. W. Goff marshal and W. E.
Llttell night watch.
Venus Huebner returned from Hador on
Monday and resumed his duties as clerk In
Mohrman's store.
Mrs. W. A. Spencer returned from Omaha
Wednesday. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Aurora NunN'oto. .
AURORA , April 28. ( Special. ) An Insur
ance company was formed In Aurora last
week , to be known as the Guaranty Fund
Life association. It Is on the plan of the
Bankers' Life of Des Molnes. The officers
elected were : President , W. I. Farley : vice
president , E. E. Mlghtll ; secretary , W. I' .
Hclllngs ; treasurer , P. M. Green ; medical
director. Dr. Brlckcr ; Judicial director , How
ard M. Kellogg.
A. G. Peterson , who , with his family , has
been traveling nearly a year In the old coun
try , arrived home last week.
Thomas Todd of Elgin , 111. , Is here visit
ing his daughter , Mrs. J , D. Ferguson , Jr.
Tllden Strlckler of Lexington , Ky. , Is vis
iting G. W. Curry , the recent owner of On
line.
J. II. Conlee. father of Mrs. E. W. Hurl-
but , has gone to Beatrice tn visit a few
weeks.
Miss Addle Hlte of Shennndoah , la. , Is vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wilson.
Mrs. General Bates , president of the board
cf the Soldiers' home , presided at a meeting
of the board In Grand Island Thursday.
Herman Kirk , the evangelist from Fair
mont , has been holding a week's revival at
the Christian church.
Wnflrtl from \Vllbor.
WILBER. Neb. , April 28. ( Special. ) Mr.
Herman Beal cf South Omaha and Miss
Anna Vorsaka of Tobias were married here
by County Judge Hendee.
The system of water works put In at n
coat of $17.000 Is Just completed. The par
tial test already made was highly satisfac
tory. The water supply Is Inexhaustible and
of the purest quality.
Good progress Is being made on the new-
brick hotel being built by a stock company.
It will have all modern Improvements and
will be a fine chance for a good hotel man.
as It will be practically the only hotel In
the city.
Frank Zlska , a prominent citizen of Crete ,
has been adjudged Insane , his trouble being
haliicinations on the subject of Christian
science.
Two tennis courts are In full play every
evening , and tome of the players are becom
ing experts.
Hon. Tcblas Castor has planted over COO
fruit and forest trees on his residence
grounds and firm this season. He will prob
ably move back here In the fall ,
( rep < In Good Cniiilltlnu.
NEWCASTLE , Neb. , April 28. ( Special. )
Crops In this section of the country arc In
splendid condition , wheat measuring eight
Inches high.
T. J. Ryan , three miles north of town , Is
putting In seventy-five acrefc of sorghum cane.
Mr. Ryan has a cane mill that will turn out
500 gallons of ( orghum per day.
Thrown from \Vneou nnd Killed.
ELM CREEK. Neb. . April 28. ( Special
Telegram. ) George Weaver , a young man
about 21 years of age , while returning from
church today was Instantly killed by being
thrown trom a wagon. , . - . , , . , , _ . . .
NEBRASKA'S ' NEW RAILROAD
Engineering Corps of the Iowa , Lak ?
Superior & Gulf in the Field ,
P CULIAR FEATURES OF THE COMPANY
TrniiipurUitlou Ccrtlllrittes Will Uo ImuoJ
In Order to Sccuro Tort of the
to l.oititruct the
T.lnc.
FREMONT , April 28. ( Special Telegram. )
The board of directors of the Iowa , Lake
Superior & Gulf Railroad company held a
met ting hero Friday niul Saturday. They ,
adopted tulcs and by-laws and elected J. H.
IMmlston of Columbus csslilcr. Jt AUS de
cided to commence work on the turvoy Mon
day. A coips of eight men haa been tin-
ployed with Instructions to inn the llnei for
this proposed road from a p.lr.t cm Iho south
ern boundary of the- stale where the survey
of the Gulf & Interstate road terminates ,
near Summerlleld , Kan. , north inrju li Vr- !
glnl.1 , the eastern part ot Gage , Lancaster and
Saunders counties , to the Pintle river. It has
not yet been decided where the propjsed line
will cross Iho PUUe.
Tim board reconsidered Us decision maklpR
Yiinkton the northern terminus , and will
decide later whether It will end there or at
Sioux City. The board Intends to make some
negotiations for securing the control ol the
unfinished grade of the Norfolk & Yankton.
If they cannot get possession of this on sat
isfactory terms they will probably go to
Sioux City.
As teen as the survey across the state la
completed plats showing the proposed line of
road will be filed and propositions for the .
donations of bonds submitted to the different
towns and precincts through which the line
passes.
The constitution and by-laws of the com
pany provide that for all bonds donated the
company by any municipality , the munici
pality shall receive an equal amount of the
first mortgage bonds of the company. The
amount of euch bonds Is limited to $10,000 pir
mile of road.
Among the by-laws adopted Is one provld- .
Ing for the Issue of transportation certifi
cates , the proceeds of the sale of which are
to bo used in the construction of the road ,
and when the road Is constructed will be re
ceived for one-half of the fares , freight bills
or other charges duo the company from the
holders.
The by-laws also provide for the Issue of
Income construction bonds not exceeding In
amount $3,000 per mile of road , payable at any ,
time after five years , and due In twenty ,
years , with Interest at the rate of C per cent
per annum , payable annually out of the In-
conic ' of the company and receivable In pay
ment for tickets , freight and other charges.
The directors express themselves as being
confident that work will be commenced on the
road this year and that the many peculiar
features of the company will make It a suc
cess.
MASS OF CONt'MCTlNO TKbTIUDNx
AlIlilatltH Cnlnro Filed In \Vlcincliijo
IniliHii CHHCP lit Lincoln.
LINCOLN. April 28. ( Special. ) The vast
bulk of allldavlts on file In the federal court
reveal i two diametrically opposite stories con
cerning , the trouble on the Wlnneb.igo Indian
reservation. ' It Is expected that the decision ,
of < the court not to Interfere In the Im
broglio agitating the people up In Tlmrston
county may lead to further Interesting de
velopments , nnd , possibly , worse. At the
time of Judge Dundy'a decision It was an
nounced around the court room that Agent
W. II. Beck would continue evictions under ,
instruction from the department at Wash
ington. Tenants who hold through leases ot
the Flournov Live Stock and Real Estate
company and others nro still expressing con-
slderablo alarm.
Leases to these Indian lands one of tho'
federal courts seems to have held Invalid
unless they have the consent and approval ot
the ngcnt. On this pclnt Agent Hoclt is bas
ing his present evictions. On the land are
233 tenants holding under the Klournoy ,
company. From papers filed in the case It
appears that their leases Involve 53,000 acres
of lands of the Wlnnctngos. Of this 37,000
acres are held by the Flournoy company nndl
Its tcrants. Of the lultor nn.cum 10.00 ( '
acres ore fenced. The company cli ms that
25,000 . acres are In a high state i.f cultiva
tion , provided with farm houses and clhcr
buildings by the company at it oost it $ SO-
000. The company claims there 'jro less
than 200 acres under cultivation whin it
commenced business.
Ornflnn ( Inn * I p.
. GRAFTON , Neb. , April 28. ( Special. ) Dr.
D. ' B. Perry , president of Doano college ,
Crete , held communion services this morning
In the Congregational church.
Miss McNIchoU , n former resident of this
place. Is spending the month with Mlts Maude
Combs.
Since getting their appointment as state )
band to the Grand Army of the Republic , the
Grafton band boys have gone zealously to
work and will do the position credit. Dand/r
master Camp ot Geneva will act as leaderj
and Clinton Shlckley as drum major.
About a dozen Genevans , headed by Dr.
Cogswell , visited hero last night , nnd In
company with an equal number from this
place have gone on to a picnic on the Blue
a tow miles north ,
Crop prospects are good. Winter wheat la
a failure , but oats and grass are very for
ward. Potatoes and gardens ore doing nicely ,
Tramp Killed lit < .rnod Islimd.
GRAND ISLAND , April 28. ( Special.- ) ,
Two tramps were run down last night by )
switch engine No , 1,100. August Mundt , ono
of them , had both legs cut off and died at G
o'clock this morning , nnd Frank Godfrey , the
other , lies at the Grand Island hotel con
siderably bruised , but not fatally Injured , nnj
no fears are entertained by ths surgeon that
he will not recover. Both men wcro at
tempting , to board the fast mall for Denver ,
to work In the potato fields sixty miles west
of , that city. The switch engine was back
ing a few box cars down the yard when It
struck the men. Bath men came from
Appleion , Wls. Mundt was 22 years- old
today. Godfrey claims Mundt's mother la
worth $45,000 or $50,000. Slio has been In
formed by wire of the accident. No Inquest
has yet been held. /
ComTny nnd ihu uiiHi
YORK , Neb. , April 28. ( Special. ) During
the last session of the legislature ot the
state of Nebraska Conaway , who represented
this county , caused a great deal of favorable
comment In this county by his action upon
the oleomargarine bill. The Cudahy Manu
facturing company has forwarded to Dn
Conaway a bucket of oleo as a simple ot
the way It Is being made at the present
time. After a thorough examination of the
same the doctor expressed himself that
It was far supcr.or to that which waa
formerly sent out , and seemed pleased to
learn that In the future this grade ot oleo
would be sold.
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