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The riaeat and Cn, Owned, Edited And Published by DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, Continuation of the Homer llcrald.; NEATLY AND PROMPT DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. DAKOTA CITY. NEK.. SATU1U)AY, ' APRIL 9, 1004. NUMBER 32) VOLUME XV V v' Job Pricing JohnT. Spencer Q H? 1 "V LATEST BY TELEGRAPH SUMMARY OP THB NEWS, OP THE WHOLE WORLD. BOYS ACT AS BANDITS HOLD UP A COUNCIL BLUFFS SALOON MAN IN DAYLIGHT. One Taken Dead; the Other Ali ' Alter Dcing Surrounded by Crowd r Hallway Switchmen Ihe Bobber Xurna Gun on Himself. A Council Bluffs. Ia.. special says: Two young fellows, apparently IS to 110 years old, entered the saloon of Olsen iV Mortensen about U o'clock 'i.nrsduy morning nnd held up the saloouist, who wnti alone. One luil presented a pistol, while the other rohbed the saloon inau And pit uway with $10.00. Both ran, pursued ly Mortensiii, wlio overtook and caught the lad who wan unarmed and held him for the police. Itai!vay switchmen chased the young holdup, who was armed, into the Koek . lslund yards, where he took ufugc ainoiiK a lot of thrashing machines.4 Sur rounding him, the switchmen were wait ing for his arrest, when a shot wttsfirctl in the midst of the machine. When the police came Officer Plainer v discovered a man with n revolver in his hand in one of the machines. He called to him to come out. No answer was ro ot his foot and pulled him out, When he found the man was dead. He had sui cided. As had been suspected, the youthful bandits were brothers. The elder, who - killed himself, was Martin Lowing, IS years of ago, and the other John Lowing. aged 10 years. They nre Ihe sons of An ton Lowing, a machinist in the employ of the Western Elect ricnl Company'! living lit 048 North lloyne Avenue, Chicago, The father has been notified by the' au thorities of the arrest of his younger sou and of the tragic death of the elder. Young Lowing, who broke down com pletely when told of his brother's suicide related between sgbs the sty of how he and his brother came to essay the roles of bandits. They had become des nernte through hunger, having had noth ing to eat since Tuesday noon. Ihey left home four weeks ago because they could -not get along with their step mother', he said, and bad been in Omaha and South Omnha working at odd jobs For three nights they hail slept in barns. Hoth boys presented a half starved np- pea ranee. BRAVES IN WRECK. Three Indians Are Hilled and Score More Injured. Sixty-three Indians in a special car en route to Washington to see President Roosevelt, were smashed into by a Chi cago and Northwestern mail train near Maywood, 111., Thursday during n dense fog. Three Indians were instantly killed and three fatally injured. Twenty others were more or less seriously hurt. The Indians who were not pinned in the wreck fled in a panic across the prairie Physicians were promptly hurried to the scene. The injured were taken to Maywood and Chicago. The conch containing the Indians was completely wrecked. After the collision the passengers in the other coaches of tlie two trains hurried to the rescue, and after a hard struggle pulled the inipris oned red men from beneath the wreck age. . TRIED TO KILL KING. Attempt Made on the Life of Ihe Manured of Spain. ,An official telegram from Barcelona, Spain, states that as King Alfonso was leaving the exhibition a "petard" was exploded, injuring two peasants. One arrest has been made. King Alfonso arrived nt Barcelona Wednesday for a fortnight's visit to Cat alonia. He was uccompnnied by Premier Maura and War Minister Lipiues and it numerous suite. y. Julius G. Lny, United States consul generul at Barcelona, telegraphs as fol lows to the Associated Press: "An explosion of gas occurred here Wednesday ni;;ht, giving rise to n report that a petard was exploded as King Al fonso was leaving the exhibition. Tin explosion, however, took place n n from where the king was." Fatal Collision in Tunnel. Conductor 1 nomas Ford was killed, Engineer Thomas Pennington fatally in jured, and Engineer Shaffer ami Fire men Beane and Tuorudnl-. seriously in jured in a collision between freight ami passenger trains in a tunnel near West Union, W. Vu on the Baltimore and Ohio. The passengers escaped with slight injuries. Snow In sifth Dakota. A Grand Forks, X. I)., dispatch says: Eight inches of wet snow has fallen sim midnight, and at noon Thursday it was still snowing heavily. The storm is gen eral throughout the northern part of the slate. Eighty-Million Population. The census bureau at Washington is sued a bulletin which gives the estimated population of the United States for 1!M):i, exclusive of Alaska and our insular pos sessions, at 7ti,!lO,3.S!, an increase of 3.005,81-1 since the census of l!lOO. Fatal Wind Storm. A tornado struck to the south of Mexia, Tex., Thursday, doing iur.:-h dam age to the country property At Mills a -house was blown to pieces and a uegro i woman r-riously hurt and a child killed.' AFWUU BAHBARITIES. llevoltlny Crime Practiced on tho Congo Xittiv Dr. W. M. Morrison, u Southern Pies hyterian minister to the Congo Free State, in speaking to the Presbyterian Min'stein' Association nt Louisville. Ky., gave an impressive recital of alleged bur purities practiced upon the natives of the Congo Free States by those holding pow er. "I lived with these people seven years," said Dr. Morrison. "Leopold has there a native cannibal army o 20,000 men, officered by white Belgians, armed with repeating rifles. There men, repre senting the worst and most savage type of natives, were first caught, then carried far away from their homes, and forced Into the military service. The soldiery ia used to compel the natives to bring In enormous tributes of ivory nnd rnbber. It is worth noting that the king of Bel gium is today reputed to be the largest dealer in ivory and rubber in the world. As the result of this forced labor and. military service, great and unspeakable cruelties nre practiced on Ihe native peo ple. I have seen 50,000 tit ping into the forests to escape from the cnnnibal sol diers. I have seen these soldiers scour ing through the forests, and, after catch lug a number of men whom tliP govern ment wanted as laborers, going away with the captives tied together by ropes around their necks. Raids upon the vil lages are being constantly made. Some people nre killed and eaten nnd others carried away into captivity and sold. 1 can buy all the slaves you, want at Lnebo at from $10 to $l.i each. Innocent women and children are killed or cnptim-d. Hands are cut off to be taken back to the white Belgian officers to show the work, has been well done. Great sections artj being depopn luted. After one of these raids one of our missionaries counted eighty-one hands cut olT, drying over a fire, to be taken back to the Belgian officers. Forty- five dead bodies were counted lying near by." BIG OKLAHOMA BANK FAILS. Capital National, of Guthrie, in the Hands of the Comptroller. The Capital National Bank of Guthrie Okln., 'one of the oldos-,. banking inslitu tions in Oklahoma and a territorial and L'uited States depository, has closed its doors. It is in the hands of the coiup troller of thecurroney. C. E, Billingsley, president of the sus pointed bank, which was the largest ;u Oklahoma, snys that the depositors will be paid in full. When the bank closed its doors there were in asset a $1,235,000, with which to pay $l,0;55OOO in deposits. The failure was caused by a heavy drain during the last month and an unexpected run just before the bunk closed its doors. The run, it is thought, was caused di rectly by the filing of a suit about three weeks ago against the Hohlenville Na tional Bunk, of which Mr. Billingsley is president, and its failure lest week. TWO SHOT IN CHICAGO RIOT Canmakcrs Attack Ftrlke Breakers While Under Police Escort. In a riot at the plant cf the Diessel branch of the American Can Company at Chicago Tuesday, growing out of the effort to reopen the factory and retain thirty Greek "strike breakers," two men were shot, but neither one' was seriously wounded. The uniou ciimnnkcrs, who demanded the discharge of the Greeks, gathere-f about the factory and when the non-un ion men, under police escort, approached, bricks began flying and several shots were fired. In the attacking party were a' number of girls. sThe strikers were dispersed by the police. VICTIMS Of COAL STRIKE. Five Hundred Iowa Railroad Men Have Hecn Laid Off. A Des Moines, la., special says: On account of the coal strike the railways announced Tuesday that at least 500 men would be laid off at once. Seventeen switching crews nnd niactccu full train crews running out of Des Moines and Valley Junction quit work Tuesday. Similar action by the railways center ing at Boone, Belle Plaino, Osknloosa. Ottuniwu und Albia will mcuu a loss of work to about 1,(K)0 men. The churches at Des Moines have been closed on account of the strike and only one school in the city is open. Ban on Dog Meat. After investigation and holding a meet ing at St. Louis to discuss the intentions expressed by those having in charge the Igorrote savages, from the Philippine islands, to furnish the snages with dogs for food during the world's fair, tlie Hu mane Society of St. Louis has formally given notification that prosecution would follow if they attempted to furnish dogs as food. Ohio Bank Close Doors. The doors of the Akron (O.) Savings Bank were closed .Tuesday und reccivcix were appointed. The action wus precip itated us the result of the Akron clearing house association compelling the bunk tu make all Its clearings in cash. Boy Confesses to Murder. Joe Lewis, aged 17, and Alexiiudei Stewart, aged 15, under urrest at North field, Minn., have confessed to the mur der of an unknown man in a box cur on the Itock Island road iu Owatouna Convicts Keek Liberty. Four convict at tho penitentiary at Jefferson City, Mo., attempted to escape by holding up the guard with revolvers. They were forced to surrender, and when searched several sticks of dynamite wero found iu their possession. Good Hal n in Oklahoma. A general rain fell over tho larger pur tlon of Oklahoma Tuesday night, tb most beneficitl and extensive since last October. ' Its effect on wheat and sprinj crops will be beyond estiua BOAT CAPSIZES IN GALE. Florida Pleasure Part) 'a Outing Knds In Tragedy. V Tampa, Fin., special says: A story of terrible suffering lasting twenty houri is told President Walker and Miss New ton, an ait teacher, survivors of the sailing party of seven persons from th Florida Methodist College nt Sutherland,, which capsized while on the way back to port utter a day's outing on the gulf. It a cntboat they left Sutherland Mon day morning, sailing to Anclote light house, fifteen miles distant. They spent two hours there and then et sail for home. In tlm meantime n Rtrong gale had arisen. BourlninL a student, who was acting i.s skipper, lost control, nnd a sudden gust of wind overturned the frail craft, spilling the occupant into the water. Except Mrs. O'Counor, the oldest mem ber of the party, all managed to entch hold of the overturned boat. Mrs. O'Con ner was not seen again until her body was found. All through the afternoon and Into the night the chilled men and women held io the bottom of the boat. Mrs. Walker, wife of the president, was the first to sueenmb, nnd the others wore too weak to save her. After two hours more young Bourland, who had lost con sciousness, also sunk. President Walker exerted his little remaining strength to save the others, but ju.t nt daybreak Miss McCrnry, who had been praying for several hours, released her hold and sank.N From then until Tuesday noon Presi dent Walker Hiid Miss Newton held Miss Slaughter, who had lapsed into nneon sciousness, above the water. Miss Slaugh ter uied nt II o clock, and when one hour later one of the searching parties in n nifphthn launch dit'overed the wreek they found the president and Miss Newton exerting their remaining strength to keep the body of their last companion from being lost. The dead are: Mrs. Walker, wife of the president of the college; Miss O'Con ner, of Atlanta: Mr. Bourland, of Suth erland; Miss McCrnry, of Sutherland, and Miss Slaughter, of Sutherland. The bodies of Mrs. Walker and Miss O'Conner have not yet been recovered. The bodies of the other three who lost their lives were washed nhoro and re covered. Tlie Florida Methodist College is lo- eo ted nt Sutehrland, on the west coast of the gulf, about thirty miles from Tampa. JAIL FOR BURTON. Kansas Senator Receives Six Months' Sentence. United States Senator Burton of Kan sns was Wednesday sentenced nt St. Louis to six months' imprisonment in the Iron County jail and fined $2,500, ho having been convicted or using his influ ence before the postolllce department in behalf of the Uialto Gruin Company and having received payment from the coin puny for his services. . ' When Judge Ailuins asked Senator Burton, "Have you anything to sayias to why sentence, should not be passed tipr.n you?" the senator stood trembling nn4 evidently suppressing his emotions, then with n strong effort he said: "Your hon or will please allow me to respectfully decline to say anything." MEMPHIS FIRMFAILS. It Liabilities Aggregate- $325,000 with Assets of $57,0 IO. Hosmer J. Bairett and T. Frost Bar rett, sons of the late Thomas Barrett, a widely known finniicinr nnd former busi ness mnn of Memphis, Tenu., have filed individual voluntary petitions iu bank ruptcy iu the United States district court of Memphis. The combined liabilities of tlie Barrett brothers aggregate $.'125,000, and combined assets of $57,000 ' are shown. The creditors of both petitioners are chiefly Memphis individuals and firms, and the total indebtedness of each is largely divided into amounts of $5,000 an d less... No cause is assigned for the fa!,, ires. PRAISZS THE ENGLISH. Letter of a. Herero Employed in British Africa. According to n Berlin dispatch, a Her ero, writing to relatives in German southwestern Africa from Banksdrift, near Kimberly, last New Year's day, said: "The hind of the English is a good country. There are no mistreatments here, and the whites and tlie blacks stnnf on the same footing. If u whito man beats you or otherwise breaks the law he is punished. There is much work and money." The missionary who translated the let ter ventured the opinion that any one of the 7Hi Hereros employed in British Af rica could make the same contrast. Valuable Parcel (ione. At Danville, 111., detectives lire invest! gating the disappearance of an express package containing $1,000. The parcel was in n desk of the transfer ngent of the Big Four Itailrond nt tlie junction. He hud occasion to leave the office for a few minutes, and when ho returned the money was gone. Haifa Million Dollar Gift. John D. Itockefi Her has given to the Johns Hopkins hospital ut Bultiuiore, Md., $500,000. The amount lias been ac cepted by the board of trustees of that institution. To Htop Propagation of Polygamy The fifty-first general conference of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Suints began at Klrtlnnd, O., Wednesduy with ueurly 000 delegates in attendance. There is a strong sentiment umong the delegates iu favor of stopping the propagation of polygamy. Old Mississippi Pilot Dead. Capt. Beedle, aged 78 years, one of the oldest pilots on the Mississippi Itiver, Is dead ut Bellevue, III. He hud been uu the river thirty-eight yiurs. STATE OF NEBRASKA NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON. DENSED FORM. Offer Reward for Murderers-My- tery Still Surrounds Death of Man Near Humphrey Body Was Found by Boys In Abandoned House. A Columbus speciul snys that the coun ty supervisors have offered a reward of $400 for any information that will lead to the apprehension and eonvicMou of those who had a hand In the murder in Humphrey Township Tuesday morning, Ine whole affair is shrouded 'In much mystery, and the officers are entirely nt ea. It Is pretty well settled that the murdered man's name was William Bry an. He was about 28 years old and well dressed. The remains are still beihr; held by the coroner, nnd George T. Bryan of Min neapolis thinks it is his brother. When the body was found, death could not have occurred but a short time pre vious, because rigor mortis had not yet taken place. He was found by a couple of boys, who were hunting, as they pass ed an old abandoned house lu the farm of Ed Graham, about half a mile from any residence. No strangers had been seep about the place, but a robbery had oc curred ut Creston, only n few miles uway, und it is conjectured that Brynn was probably a pal of the robbers and that either an accident huppeiied, or n quarrel over the spoils resulted lu murder. It is thought that the body was brought to the house just after the shooting. Two suspicious characters who were seen in Humphrey the day of the shoot ing have disappeared and It Is found that one of them purchased a ticket over the Elkhoru for Boise, Idaho. If the ren muins prove to be Bryan It is believed that his brother can assist the officers. GETS SEVENTEEN YEARS. Nebraska Farmer Will Appeal Co so Wherein He Was Convicted. The argument on the motion for a re hearing iu the ease of the State against William T. Turley, who was convicted by a district court jury ut Grand Island of murder in the second degree, Nonnun T. Bliss being the victim nnd the crime occurring on Bliss' farur March 22, IDIKl, was taken tip and occupied all day. It was concluded nt u late hour and the court overruled the motion and at once sentenced luiicy to seventeen years in the penitentiary at hard labor. When Judge Paul hud overruled the motion but few people were in the court room. Tlie convicted murderer w-ns ask ed to stand up. He hud nothing to suy. He wns the some silent, stoical "Til Turley that he has, been throughout the two trials. When sentence had In en Imposed he seemed least n fleeted of all in the room. SEEKS SAFETY IN PRISON. Paroled Conviet Gives Himself Up to the Warden Voluntarily. Peter Carroll, sentenced to the Lincoln penitentiary from Douglas County for three years for burglary, who waspn- rolcd to ST M. Melick some time ago, has been returned to tho penitential y. Carroll went back voluntarily, so the re port of Warden Beemer says, and Ihe reason is that he could not resist the temptation to get on the outside of strong drink. A number of the couviots paroled iu Lincoln have recently been giving the Lincoln police considerable trouble, and as a result Gov. Mickey is conducting an investigation. While a majority of tiio paroled ones have caused no trouble. Gov. Mickey is seriously considering the advisability of granting the parole only to those prisoners who have families that are dependent upon them. Iowa Man Attempts Suicide. Henry Kepliurt of Burtlett, la., while worrying over family troubles, took n dose of strychnine nt Plattsmoiitli, which came near ending his life. He has n wife and three children in Plattsmoiitli. He was addicted to the use of strong drink, und while under its influence one day pounded his wife up in n horrible man ner. She caused his arrest and he was ''oiitincd iu jail. Prairie Fire Loss Heavy. Detailed reports from the prairie (ire districts In Holt. Wheeler und Bod; Counties show that over 50) square miles of prairie were burned, twenty ranchmen lost their buildings and slock, entailing u loss of $100,000. The Chicago und Northwestern Kailroad also wus u heavy loser. A dozen residences were among Gie burned buildings. Team and Iiuggy Stolen. A team and buggy belonging to It. A. .Minimis, a farmer living four miles northwest of Beatrice, wive stolen from in front of the Catholic church. The out fit is valued ut $250. I'.liMxIlioiinils were used and followed the trail of the thieves Home distance east of town. There is no clue. Telephone Company Prosperous The stockholders of the Farmers' and Merchants' Telephone Company held their annual election at Alma. It. I.. Keester was elected president ami gen eral manager. The company now bus 250 'phones iu operation iu Harlan Conn, ty. Tlie report of the general manager shows a gross earning of $2,100 last year. Residence Burned. Fire entirely destroyed Ihe Van Wyck residence, six miles northwest of Ne braska City. The tenants of the place were uway at the time und us a conse quence the entire house and contents were destroyed. The loss to the Van r yck estate will bo about .fti.OtlO und tin tenant's loss will be from $500 to $1,ih,. Pralrio Fire. A prairie lire broke out Sunday near Bassett ktii lion und burned a strip of prairie from the railroad north to the Niobrara Liver averaging four miles iu width. Thousauds of dollars of loss was caused by the fire, it burning numerous buildings. The lirt is now under control. Famous Bloodhound Dies. "Doctor Fred," the famous English bloodhound owned by J. L. Winehell of Fairhaveu, Conn., died ut Dr. Fulton's keuuels at Beatrice. The uiiimul wa-i highly bred und was value at V"U. TO FIND CAUSE OF HIS DEATH Supreme Court Must Solve Kiddle of Defaulting Cashier r Overton. The supreme court of Nebraska must render n decision concerning the euuse of tlie death of George S. ll.irdiligcr. He was the defaulting cashier of the Bank of Owi'lon nnd two years ago was found de;'"l In a Chicago park. Mrs. Ilimliugcr attempted to collect n policy iu the Modern Brotherhood of America and has appealed to the supreme court. Several cause have been advanced to explain Hnrdinger's death. He might have killed himself. Some angry stock holder or depositor might have sought vengeance. It might have been an acci dent, or perhaps an attempted robbety. After the defiilcntiou he went to En glcwootl. III. Iu the latter part or June, l'.MII, while his wife was absent, he was found unconscious from the effects of j:ns. When he recovered consciousness lie merely "grinned" ami failed to volun teer any explanation. He recovered, but afterwards Imag ined someone was trying to kidnap him. Insomnia also troubled him. Iu Ills eyes came the look of the hunted and he found no rest night onlay. On the evening of April .. V.MI2. he was found in n seeludei. spot on Wooded Island, in Jackson Park, a bullet in his head and n revolver grasped in his right hand. Two policemen heard the shot but could o.Tef no explanation of Ihe death other than suicide. The company resisted payment, alleg ing suicide, and won u verdict in Ihe dis trict court. CUTTING DOWN THilR TREE Dakota County Farmers Converting; Trees Into Lumber nnd Firewood. A Dakota City special says: Quite it number of farmers In this locality ure cutting down the groves which for many years have adorned their premises ami converting tho trees into lumber and wood. Three sawmills are now iu opera tion in close proximity to this place, and the fourth one is expected to start up this week. Most of these groves were planted in the early days of the county's settlement ns a protection ngtiinst severe winter storms. No farm home was com plete without a grove to the northwest of the house to block the snow and tin raging winds which for days would make outside living almost an impossibility, and they also afforded protection fcrt" stock against the wintry blasts. As the country settled up the old time blizzards disappeared and up to date buildings were provided for families and beasts. The owners of these lands now see io practical use for these groves, and ns the land in Dakota County is now too high prleetl to stand wooded the trees are be ing cleared at a good long profit to tho owners. CONFESSED TO MURDER. James Lotibins, Negro, Will be Taken limn lor Trial. A Lincoln dispatch says: Jamen Loli liins. alius James Smith, colored, tin' confessed murderer of William Henry White, a while man, at Osjjaloosa, la., last September, was taken back to 'Iowa for trial. An olllrer from Oskaloosa was In charge of the prisoner. I.obbins struck White with a Jieavy sending during a quarrel and then fliil, without: knowing the consequences of his act. He tied to Des Moines, la., where he was ap prised by acquaintances that White had died ten days after the us.' iiult. Ilo came to Lincoln shortly . afterward. I.obbins confessed his crime wheij con fronted by the Iowa officer, ami says hn will plead guilty in court. WOMAN BURNED. Mrs. -Mend Narrowly l'Ni?pes Being, Burned to Death In Her Bed. Mrs. I''. Mead, a Lincoln dressmaker, had a narrow escape from death at mid night iu ii lire which originated hi her apartments. 'I lie flames had enveloped the room and were burning her lied clothes when sli.e awakened. She rushed through the linmes down the stairs, into the street, ami was badly burueil ahoiit the face, liar.ils nnd body. Thi' lire charred the wails of her two rooms und destroyed considerable ih-ess goods she hud iu stock. Assailant of Girl Convicted. John Chirk, the man who was recently arrested at Norfolk upon a statutory charge for assaulting Flossie Itichardson, a 1. '-year-old girl, will go tu. the peniten tiary, lie was found guilty in the dis trict court of Madison. Frank Tanner a youth from South Norfolk, will also wear a striped suit, having been arrest ed upon ii put emit y charge at tlie com plaint of Delia Clark. Telephones on Barbed Wlro. A Grunt special says: Perkins County Is now able to talk with all towns within forty miles by menus of the telephone, Tiie county is nearly supplied with plumes, ind fully two-thirds of them run on ordinary barb wire fences. It was at first thought to he impracticable. but has proven successful in every in stance. Nebraska Crop Bulletin, A Lincoln special speaks this way of crop prospects: Dry, wludv month; win ter heat . starting anil is iu good couili lion, cM-ept in cvtreme western portion of wheat bell, where it has been dam aged soinew hat by dry weather; prepara lion of ground lor seeding begun amf some oats and spring whci.t sown. Arrested a Horse Thiof. Sheriff Can-is has returned to Coluni bus, bringing with him Ciil Smith, who wns arrested at Exeter, mid who is charged with stealing the ttaui and bug gy, Nome three weeks ago, belonging to F. .1. Seinis, a farmer living iu Grand Prairie Township, Smith refuses to say anything, but lie is identified as the maa who was seen with the rig. Propose to Build an Eiovator. Farmers u in I business men at McCool .1 unction have Mil. scribed $1,500 to build an elevator ut McCool. At u meeting to be held next week it is believed enough additional stock Mill be subscribed to build und operute uu elevator. Dies from Effect of Poison. M. Miller, manager of the Nva- J. Schucidcr-Fowlcr Lumber Company at Hastings, who took six grains of mor phine on the night of March 2U with sui cidal intent, succumbed to the effect of the i.'i-ug Wt'dai i d.iy morning NEBRASKA GOES WET EIGHTY PER CENT OF TOWNS ARE FOR LICENSE. .J CHIEF ISSUE IN THE ELECTIONS In a Few Places Were Party Linea Strictly Drawn, and In Many the Vote Was Very Light Itesults In Detail in Northwestern Section. Omaha: Returns from Nebraska mu nicipal elections nre coming In slowly. The contests in most Instances turned oil tho license question. Where party poli tics entered into the cose Republicans hnve been almost uniformly successful so far ns known. Dollar gas has won-a signal victory In Lincoln, where every one of the seven counciluien elected is pledged to It. Editor Williams of the Pilot was elect ed mayor of Blair. Omaha; Municipal elections were held in Nebraska Tuesday except in Omaha. The issues were generally license or no license, although parly lines were drawn in some places, ami the result la expell ed to forecast In some degree what may be expected nt the full elections. The campaign in South Omaha hns' been hot ly coiested on party lines. Returns re ceived to 10 o'clock p. in. indicate that the Democrats have elected 'lliomns Hoc tor mayor, with the remainder of the tick et Republicans. A majority of tlie out side towns reported thus far have voted for high license. Eighty per cent of the towns heard from report the election of high license tickets. Duv'.d City was an exception. Fremont elected the entire Republican ticket. Grand Island voted tu favor of high license, and Norfolk, Ash land, West Point, Holdrege niu all tho towns in Clay County elected "wet" tick ,ts. , Wayne: As there was but one ticket, the citizens', the election here passed off very quietly Tnesdny except iu the Sec ond Ward, where the citizens' nonfineo for councilman, J. C, Homer, was defeat ed by Prof. F. M. Gregg, whose name was written on the bullot by voters dis satisfied with the citizens' choice. James Brltton wus elected mayor; II. S. Ring land treasurer, A. T. Witter clerk, and B. F. Tether, police judge. Judge H. E. Ilinter and S. R. Thenhold wero elected members of the school board; W. S. Gol- tdie councilman In the First Ward, and Dr. J.'' J. Williams councilman In the Third Ward. Norfolk; M. O. Ilaxen, Republican, was re-elected mayor Tuesday over 11. W. Winter, Democrat, by about 100 ma jority. The following Republicans were re-elected by smaller majorities: S. R. McFarhind, clerk; Robert. Utter, treas urer; S. W, Hayes, police judge.-' The Democrats elected one councilman, J. G. Schellmnn, nnd the Republicans three, C. P. Parish, Gay Halverstein and C. C. Gow. Emerson: ' The village election here passed off quietly, there being only one regular ticket iu the field. W. G. Merten, John Schwartz and Webb Kellogg, pres ent members of the board of village trustees, were re-elected, tho sentiment being in favor of allowing the old board to complete the system of water works und maintain high license of saloons. Tekamah: The city election passed off quietly. The light was on wet or dry, or for or against saloon license. Art An derson, candidate for mayor on the citi zens' ticket, was elected by 108 majority over J. It. Fowi, the law and order candi date, l lie entire citizens ticket was elected by large majorities. Randolph: Tuesday occurred the first election under the new law making Ran dolph n city of the third class, and it was the hottest scrap lu her history. Tho town wns searched nil about for votes nnd the friends of the candidates wero very active. F. W. Muslim- won out fot mayor against D. E. Townseud by .'15 votes. Ponder: The village election passed off quietly here TuPwIuy. H. G. lloyne, James Maloney and Thomas Maybcrry were elected trustees for two years. Two of them are Democrats and one a Re publican. Little interest had been tuken liefore the election, all six candidates in the field having been brought out by pe tition. O'Neill: The city election passed off very quietly here, only a very light vole being polled. Mayor Il.uringion and Clerk Campbell being elected without op position. Ira Liiplliim defeated Police Judge Davidson by about -10 votes. Me Grccvey was re-elected treasurer with out opposition. The olu aldermen were re-elected without contests, except in tho First Ward. Lincoln: With chenper gas as an issue three Democrats were elected to the city council out of seven. Robert Malone, Michael Bauer and II. F. Bishop were the fortunate ones, and majorities varied between 50 and 100. The rest of the Re publican city ticket was elected by an overwhelming majority. Dakota City: The closing of the saloon was the only outward Indication that an election was iu progress in this place Tuesday. The ticket contained but two nanus, that of Henry nnd William Lulirs. both of whom ut present are mem bers of the village board. Less than fifty votes were cast. South Sioux City: R. A. Talbot and W. A. Morgan were elected villagu trustees of South Sioux City Tuesday. There were live candidates, M1d the vote wns ss follows- R. A. Talbot, 120; W. A. Morgan, 1 111; E. A. Selby, 20; J. Kloster, 40; L. Hooker, .'15. The total vote wus 170. Ainsworth: A heavy vote was polled here Tuesday and resulted in tlie election of a license ticket by it majority of five votes. Tins means safiHins for another yeur. Lyons: High license was ihe Issue at Lyons, the people's, or Democratic tick et, winning with the election of K. Mae niormules and Lee Parker for village trustees, while iu the citizens', or Repub lican ticket, San Shuw wus elected. Th totnl vote was 187. West Point: The election passed oft very nuirtly. A large vote was polled. The eutlre citizens' ticket, headed by Muyor Soimenschein, was ilected by ma jorities ranging from 3 to .10. The result is an Indorsement of the wide open poli cy, and tho victory Is now being celebrated. life1 Bids for building the nevr sidewalks and steps and for enlarging And straight ening the divewnys at the state cnpitol grounds will soon be opened. Many con tractors have examined tho plan for the work and it is believed that several bids will be filed. The walks will be straight ened to such an extent that they will come square with the walks on the streets, to the end that the temptation to cut across from the street walks to Ihe cnpitol ground walks, und thus get nu the grass will be done away with. The driveways will be enlarged and conse quently made more beautiful. The walks -will be of cement and along each will be - drain that will do away with the pres ent canal system now in vogue. The step at the four corners of the grounds will be in the shape of a hnlf circle and will be of cement. At present these steps are wood. Deputy Food Commissioner Thomp son has ordered returned to the wholesale merchants sixty-five barrels of vinegar that analysis proved to be adulterated. The vinegar was discovered in stores ia these towns: Columbus, Madison, Nor folk, Wayne, Emerson, Pender, Bancroft, Lyons, Oakland and Tekamah. The analysis made by State Chemist Walker showed that none of the vinegar wns the pure cider article nml that all of It hud been artificially colored, and was graiu vinegar. Mr. Thompson ordered the re tail merchants to return the vinegar to the wholesale incrchnnts, but be has not yet decided whether to prosecute the merchants for violating the pnre food laws. , Attorney General Prout has decided that securities of fraternal and mutual insurance cohipnnios deposited with the state auditor'nre taxable property. Ovel $500,000 of such securities are- in the . possession of the auditor nnd heretofore have never been taxed. 'Fraternal com panies are not compelled to place securi ties in the hands of the auditor but may do so, voluutarily. One fraternal com pany hns deposited $350,000, mostly ia first mortgages on real estate; two mu tual benefit companies, one at Omaha and one at Lincoln, also have made de posits. The effort to drive the Royal Arca num, a fraternal Insurance order, from Nebraska has failed. It was made by the representative of n home insurance,-, order on the ground that none of the Massachusetts fraternal companies com plied with the Massachusetts insurance laws. 1L alleged that their rates were lower thati those fixed by the fraternal congress and therefore a violation of the ' reciprocal laws. The Nebraska Insur ance auditor decides that the fraternal sections are exempt from the reciprocal features, Former Chief Justice .T. J. Sullivan, '. referee, has reported to the supreme ' court of Nebraska that the Montana Mining, Loan and investment Company is conducting a lottery; that its business is condemned by public policy and for bidden by positive hiw, and that the Pa cific Express Company in refusing to transmit packages for it was entirely jus tifiable. Ho recommends thnt the writ of mandamus asked for by the Montana company be denied. i" Martha J. Green, whose mail reaches, her at "Read,' Boyd County, courvry road," has filed an application with Sec retary Dobsoil, of tho stute board of irri gation., for permission to take from Kib by Creek water of sufficient quantity to irrigate one-eighth of an acre of ground. 'Slmuld the application be allowed, and it -doubtless will be, Mrs. Greeu will have the distinction of receiving the smallest appropriation of water ever made by thS state board of irrigation. Gov. Mickey has Issued proclumutiou rescinding his former set of rules for the dipping of stock to prevent and to cure the itch and mange nnd issued another modifying the first. Tho one Just Issued "; specified thnt nil stock dipped under the direction of the state veterinarian or his deputies should be dipped In a lime and sulphur dip, but that persons doing their own dipping would be allowed to use any it the standard dips. 1 People la Nebraska nnd outside or Ne braska will iu a short time be able to secure nil the information they desire re garding the valuation of land out In the state. For the benefit of the state board of equalization Land Commissioner Full mer is making a compilation of land sales; the auditor usually does, the same thing, and now Labor Commissioner Busli is sending out schedules for lund values. The report of Treasurer Mortensen, filed with the auditor, shows that lu tha permanent school fund there is $80, 170.21. The total of nil the funds amounts to $434,.rtil,0:t. There has been paid out of the treasury during the past month $.'150,127.45. The receipts amounted to $410,450.30., At the begin uing of tho mouth there was a balance iu ill tlie funds of $:!80,2.'U.18. A. E. Bi-ighnm. a wealthy merchant of Oconte, Custer County, has been arrest ed by Deputy Game Wardeu Carter, charged with whipping to Chicago during the dose season 8O0 pruirie chickens, contrary to luw. They were secreted iu u loud of billed liny. Should a conviction follow on each count the fine will amount to $4,000, or $5 for each bird. Brigham tuts been released under bonds. , Gov. Mickey has issued a proclamation netting aside Friday, April 22, as Arbut duy. Adjt. Gen. Culver is taking steps Jur now to find out how many men there airs lu Nebraska who are eligible to serve ir the militia should it be necessary to ral'. them out. On the statutes there ! a lav requiring the assessors to find out au! report to the county clerks the names o persons except from military service an. the names of all men who are not ex euipt. This section of tho statute ha never been enforced and only a few eoun-l tie bave ever made the mum. Tbir year, however,- Geu. Culver expect see that it I enforced and be will sen out blank to tbt assessor
