Dakota County herald. (Dakota City, Neb.) 1891-1965, September 07, 1906, Image 1
. J DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD. VOLUME XVUI DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1906. NU3IKER 2 LATEST iJY TELEGRAPH SUMMARY OP THE NEWS OP THE WHOLE WORLD. TALE TO IRRIGATORS 'HUNDRED MILLION" DEMAND IS VOTED DOWN. Cannon Declared When Last Dill Was Passed It Wm tlie Biggest and Slickest Steal He Had Ever Seen In Congress. The Fourteenth National Irrigation congress, held at Boise, Idaho, closed its sessions after voting to hold Us next congress at Sacramento, Cal., and electing as president of the fifteenth congress Gov. George E. Chamberlain, of Oregon. The attractions of the Jamestown exposition had been cleverly present ed, and on the first ballot for the con vention city Jamestown was In the lead. Sacramento, Cal., won, on the second ballot. There was some evidence Of discord In connection with the election of sec retary. D. II. Anderson, a Chicago publisher, was the choice of the nom inating committee. Ills published Utterances in criticism of the federal reclamation service were urged against him, but the convention In dorsed the nomination. The shouters for ,-a hundred mill ion more for Irrigation" came before the congress with a minority report from the committee on resolutions de manding that the national congress Authorize a bond Issue to raise a fund. After a spirited debate the minority report was voted down. The commif.ee on permanent or ganization announced the following of ficers to d. -ect the affairs of the fif teenth annual congress: President, Gov. Shamberlaln, of Or egon; first vice president, John Henry Smith, Salt Lake City; second vice president, B. II. Maxson, Reno, Nev.; third vice president, George W. Bar stow, Texas; secretary, D. H. Ander son, Chicago. WILL DIE ON Git AVE. Italian Lover to Keep Pact with Sweetheart. A dramatic scene occurred on tho French line pier In New York, Just be fore the steamer La Province left for Havre. Among the passengers was Luigi Contranrinl, 34 years of age, who is bound for his old home In Loc co, province of Lombardl, Italy, t keep a suicide pact to die on his sweet heart's grave. Antonio Contanrinl, a brother of the passenger, created a scene and afterwards told his brother's story- He said Luigi became betrothed to Jose phine Bullliinl, a girl in his native town. Her parents opposed the match, preferring a wealthier suitor, and Luigi, with his sweetheart's prom ise to keep her faith, came to this country to seek a fortune. He estab lished himself in Beaver Okla., where he secured a farm. Then he wrote for Joseuphlne to come, but she replied she could not; that her parents for bade; that she intended to commit suicide, and that she expected Luigi to Join her In death. The news that the girl had carried out her purpose fol lowed, and Luigi sold his property at Beaver and started for Italy to kill himself on the girl's grave. Luigi sailed on the LaProvlnce. UNFAIR RATES ALLEGED. Wichita Coniutny Asks Commerce Commission for Relief. Three petitions were filed with the Interstate commerce commission at .Washington Thursday by the John-eton-Larimer Dry Goods company,- t "Wichita, Kan., against the Mallory line steamers sailing out of New York, 'Atchison, Topelta and Santa Fe rail way, Wabash and about flrty other lines, alleging unjust and unreason able discriminatory rates on cotton fabrics and knit got.ds shipped to .Wichita as against rates accorded va rious shipping centers in the west. They asked the commission to make a ruling compelling the defendants ,to desist from the alleged unlawful practices and to accord such further relief to which they may be entitled. Aeronaut Fulls 125 Feet. Carl Smith, of Brooklyn, Mass., a jprofesslonal aeronaut, fell a distance of 125 feet from a balloon at the Maine state fair grounds at Lewlston, Me., and received Injuries which will probably result In his death. Two Negroes Hungcd. Corneulius Coombs and John Will Jams, negroes, were hanged at Pitts burg Thursday for murders of a most atrocious character. The victims wer women of their own race. Sioux City Live Stock Market. Thursday's quotations on the Sioux City live stock market follow: Butch er steers, $3.75 4.35. Top hogs, $5.85. Eight Jloonwlilners Plead Guilty. Eight Wilkes county, N. C, moun taineers indicted for Illicit distilling pleaded guilty In the United States district court Wednesday. The court will announce the sentence later in the term. War on Cat lie lick. The work of exterminating the cat-' tie tick In the southern and some of the western states la progressing satis factorily, according to a statement by Secretary Wilson, LA FOM.KTTE MAN LOSES. Senator's ProU-gc Defeated for Gubrr natorial Nomination. Indications are that Gov. Davidson rarrled the state of Wisconsin In the primary election Tuesday by about 2 to I over Speaker I. L. Lenroot, of Superior, who was backed by Senator La Follette. Although fair weather prevailed throughout the state, it Is estimated that only 60 or 70 per cent of the total vote was out. The greater part of the voting strength was out fn the cities, but the country vote was light, owing to farmers being busy and many not understanding or caring about the r.ew primary election law, which was given Its first test. One of the surprises of the election was the strength of W. G. Connor, of Marshfield, for lieutenant governor. He ran on the Davidson ticket, and from returns leads Davidson. Connor Is a millionaire lumberman, who two years ago was chairman of the Repub lican slate central committee. He was opposed by John Strange, of Neenah, a wealthy paper manufacturer. Davidson is serving out the unex pired third teim of Gov. La Follette, who resigned to become United States senator. La Follette espoused the cause of Speaker Lenroot on the grounds that Lenroot was an able and a stronger man than Davidson, and would conserve and advance the re form legislation of recent sessions bet ter. La Follette made a strong cam paign for Lenroot, making many speeches a day. Both Davidson and Lenroot have been ardent La Follette ..ien In the paBt. Practically the only issue In the campaign was the personalities of the rival candidates, though the Len root supporters advocated much pro posed new legislation, such as regu lation of public service corporation and Improved primary election and railroad laws. Davidson apparently split even on the half-breed vote and In addition re ceived practically all of the stalwart vote. The stalwart press was practi cally a unit for him. Working In Davidson's favor was the prestige of holding office and asking Indorsement. The nationality question was also Important as Davidson Is a Norwegian and, Lenroot a Swede. The Norwe gian vote of the state Is heavy, but there Is only a handful of Swedish votes. STENSLAND TO BE EXTKADITKD. Morocco Will Not Object to Banker's Removal. The Moorish authorities will inter- pose no 'objection to tho removal to '. America of President Stensland, of the Milwaukee Avenue bank, of Chicago, according to a Washington dispatch. A dispatch to this effect was receiv ed at the state department Wednesday from Minister Grummere, at Tangier. The state's attorney in Chicago Wednesday received a message from l Assistant Olson at Tangier, asking that i he and James Keely, manager editor of the Chicago Tribune, who made the arrest of Banker Stensland, be ap pointed to bring the fugitive back. Gov. Deneen has made a written re- J quest of President Roosevelt that Ol son and Kelly be delegated to bring .Stensland back. According to the as j alstant attorney no warship will pass I Morocco for fifty days, and if Olson I and Kelly are delegated by tho presi ' dent they will place Stensland on a j vessel coming to the United States. TEN MILLION DOLLARS GONE. Philadelphia I 'allure Grows Worse Kadi Day. Charged with having defrauded the depositors of the Real Estate Trust company, of Philadelphia, out of .many millions of dollars, Adolph Segal, la promoter of many enterprises; Wlll lam F. North, treasurer of the trust .company, and Marshall 8. Colllng wood, assistant treasurer, were arrest ed Wednesday. I Segal was held In $25,000 ball and the others In $10,000. They gave bond. ! The failure, it la estimated, will ex 'ceed $10,000,000 before the receiver finishes his Investigation. Twenty Inning; No Runs. The Joplln and Webb City teams of the Western association at Joplln, Mo., Wednesday, played a twenty-Inning no-run game. Darkness stopped further play. Tho pitchers were Blaine Durbln, recently purchased from Joplln by the Chicago National league club, and Elmer Meredith, who j was a member of the Kansas City team wnen it won mo pennant several years ago. Dispute End In Murder. As the result of a quarrel in Lock port, N. J., Wednesiluy caused by a (dispute over tho Gans-Nclson fU:ht. (Joseph Lynch, 28 years old, was kick ed on the head and killed. It is alleged, (by a companion with whom he had been drinking. John Condery. 41 years old, is under arrest, charged with the murder. Old Newspaper I Sold. The Plalndealer-Ilerald, of Charles 4on, III., the oldest established newspa per in Coles county, bin been sold to B. B. Coke, of .Mattooii, ami W. 1". 'Andrews, of Charleston. Lieut. Col. I'ettU Deud. Lieut. Coi. James S. Pettlt, Klghth Infantry, died at Ills resilience in i Washington, D. C. He had been in III health for a number of years. He v.as appointed a cadet at West Point from Ohio in 1874. British Hatllmliip I-amidicd. The British battleship LorJ Nelson, sister ship of the Agamemnon, and second in slse and armament to the Dreadnaught, was successfully launch ed at Jarrow-on-Tyne Wednesday. CIIIANH AFTEH PEACE. Strong Effat to Stop War of Fac tions. As days end weeks pass with no ap preciable diminution of the revolution In Cuba apprehension Increases. The most conservative testimony from the country districts of the provinces of Plnar del Rio, Havana and Santa Clara Is to the effect that two-thirds of the people in the country and small towns of these three provinces are In surgents In sentiment. If not In fact. It Is generally believed that the iyv ernment ultimately will subdue tho Insurrection, but In the meanwhile the crops cannot be developed, and it I a grave question whether the rebell ious spirit even then can be actually quelled to the extent of restoring the country to a normal self-governing status. A realization of this Is ths cause of the rcnewi.l of efforts, for the restora tion of peace. Gen. Mario Menocal, whom the people trust as one being capable of bringing tho warring fac tions together If such a thing Is possi ble, came to Havana Tuesday and held two conferences with President Pal ma. Gen. Menocal, ufter the confer ence, absolutely refused to make any statement. Gen. Menocal, Gen. Ce breco, who has been prominent In re cent efforts to Institute negotiations with the insurgent lenders, and a few merchants and planters held a confer ence Tuesday night to discuss tho pro posal to make an attempt to open ne gotiations with the Insurgents, and the two gentlemen named Intend to call upon the leaders of the liberal and moderate parties Individually and see what It Is possible to do. President Pal ma has no objection to these ef forts, but makes no promises or sug gestions on behalf of the government. FIGHTING IN WARSAW. Soldiers Kill Four Citizens and Make Many Arrests. Soldiers Monday night killed four citizens and made wholesale arrests In Warsaw. The situation at Shusha, Jevenshlr and other districts in the southeastern Caucasus, where the Tartar-Armenian hostilities are In full sway, has grown so serious that the viceroy has super seded Gen. Goloehtakpoff, governor general of Ellzabethpol province, by Gen. Bauer, whose name was coupled with that of Gen. Alfkhanoff in con nection with tho strong methods by which order was restored in the Cau casus after the revolt last winter. AFTER HARVESTER COMPANY. Kansas Attorney General to Make In- quiry. Investigations of the International Harvester company have been Institut ed by C. C. Coleman, attorney general of Kansas, to determine whether the concern Is operating in violation of the state anti-trust laws. The attorney general stated Tues day that in spite of the district courts of Reno and Shawnee counties Tues day all the Implement dealers of To peka and Hutchinson would be sub poenaed to appear before the district Judges and tell what they know about the operations of the company. Washerwoman Heiress Dying. In her modest six-room cottage at McKeesport, Pa., Mrs. Jane Austin, the "washerwoman heiress," Is dying from blood poisoning. Her Illness is the result of stepping on a thorn, which penetrated her foot and broke off. Although worth $500,000 since the death of her father, several years ago, Mrs. Austin still clung to the simple life and lived In her small cot tage. A Standard Oil Case. The hearing on the motion to quash the Information against John D. Rockefeller as the responsible head of the Standard Oil company was heard In Flndley, O., Tuesday. Judge Banker reserved his decision. The trial will follow should the court sus tain the Information. Cruiser Boston In Port. According to a telegram to the navy department from Commander Coff man, of the cruiser Boston, which was reported on the rocks oft Peabody In lands, Straits of Roasarlo, the cruiser Is now In the port of Belllngham, Wash. It Is believed she Is not badly injured. Wreck on Hock Island. Four coaches of an eastbound Rock Island passenger train were derailed Tuesday morning by a defective switch at Iowa City, la. No one was hurt. The train was delayed many hours. Gov. Folk on Sick List. Since his return to Jefferson City, 'Mo., from the Bryan reception in New York, Gov. Folk has been con fined to his bed with fever. Western INifrue Ball at Sioux City, lu. Following Is a schedule of Western Leugue games to be played at Sioux City during the Interstate fulr: Sioux City vs. Des Moines, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Sept. 11, 12, 13. Games will bo called at 10 o'clock each day at Mlzzou park so as to give visitors a chance to ee the games ano to uttend the fulr in the ufternoun. Great floods In India. A Lahore, India, dispatch says: Floods devastated a large section of the Hehsr dls'rlct. Whole villages were obliterated and great areas of crops destroyed. The Indigo crop Is ruined. Roosevelt's Return to Capital. President Roosevelt will leave Kagsmore Hill for Washington Oct. 1. Three days later he will make a flying trip to Harrlsburg and York, Pa., and deliver soseches. STATE OF NEBRASKA NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON. DEKSED FORM. Fourder and Editor of the Omaha lice Falls Asleep and Does Not Wake Strenuous Life Is Calmly Closed Shock to Entire Community Edward Rosewater, founder and editor of the Omaha Bee, died all alone, and suddenly, from heart fail ure early Thursday evening, Aug. 30, in tho district court room on the third floor of the Bee building. Judge Troup discovered the body on entering his court room shortly before 9 o'clock Friday morning and at once gave the alarm. Mr. Rosewater was found sitting In an easy posture at the end of one of the spectators' benches, near a win dow. He was apparently asleep, and so natural was his appearance that Judge Troup sought to awaken him at first. He had evidently sat down, overcome by exhaustion and died shortly after sitting down, for there was not the slightest evidence of pain or struggle, or even a movement of the body to Indicate that he had even an Instant's suffering. The funeral occurred Sunday after noon with Masonic rites from the 'ro tunda of the Bee building. The body was exposed to public view between the hours of 12 and 3 o'clock during which time many thousands of persons of all classes filed past the casket. Edward Rosewater's will will be filed In a few days. It Includes two be quests of a public nature. To the Wise Memorial hospital. In which he was much concerned, he gives a sum to be held In trust which is to bo used In providing for the care and treat ment of indigent persons, regardless of nationality, creed, color or sex. An other bequest Is to the Omaha board of education, to be used In providing for the expenses of a course In a tech nological school of the son of an Oma ha mechanic who has completed the course of the Omaha high school. In cluding manual training. NO ESCAPE FROM TAXES. Taxpayer Pursued to Manila by Doug las County's Assessor. A tribute to the persistency of As- jessor H. D. Reed, of Omaha, Is con talned In a letter received by Mr. Reed from Wilbur Mayes, formerly of the adjutant general's ofllce, but now of Manila. Last June the assessor sent letters to oil persons In whose names mortgages were listed and one of these was Mr. Mayes. His answer Is as fol lows: "Dear Sir: Your letter of June 29, 1906, relating t tax on. mortgages Is received. I beg to Inform you that I sold my home In Omaha and came to Manila, with my family. In May, 1905, forfeiting my residence In Doug las county and have no intention of returning. It's a strenuous 'system of taxation you have that follows one to this hot country and I'd like to know if I may hope to escape It when I pass to the next; if not there is not much use In going. I have nothing of value In Omnha except a host of friends; tax them. Very truly yours Wilbur Mayes." PEARSON HELD FOR MURDER. Shot McCulla While Latter Was in Compsny of Mrs. Pearson. Bonde Pearson, of Hastings, was Tuesdny bound over to the district court for trial on the charge of mur dering Walter McCulla on July 29. McCulla was shot while In the com pany of Mrs. Pearson In the latter's home, and at a time when Mr. Pearson was supposed to be on a trip to Wyo ming. The accused was found in a hay loft on his father's premises about seven hours after" the shooting. Pear son was released on u bond of $10,000. Among the sureties are George T. Brown, vice president o the First Na tional bank, and Wllllnm M. Lowman, resident of the Bank of Commerce, Mashed a Mn slier. Mrs. Waller, of Fremont, gave a masher a blow one evening recently which he will remember for some time. She was walking on Kust Ninth street, when she found herself follow ed by a stranger, who overtook her and made an Insulting remark. The woman picked up a bottle which lay near the walk and smashed It over his head. She was not further molested. Democratic Nominee Declines. Thomas Carroll has declined the Democratic nomination for member of the legislature from Dodge county. Thursday Hied his declination with the county clerk. He states that he will be unable to make the campaign and to attend the sessions of the legislature should he be elected, on account of his business. Would Stop Sunday Shooting. An organlr.tlon is being perfected in Center township, near Grand Island, an exclusively country precinct, to stop all shooting on the Sabbath, Many of tho people of the township refuse to Join In the effort, however; because they want to do a little hunt ing themselves, occasionally, on Hun lay. Hunter Shot In ICg. Henry H. Ijim'-eit, ,y Kearney, was accidentally shot and sIlKlitly wound ed Sunday evening in the llrst acci dent which bus been reported this hunting season. He was only forty yards away from the gun at the time and the charge struck his leg lie" his feet. It Is expected that he w.. m all right in a few dnys. New Catholic Church. The contract for the building of the Catholic cliurch In Albion has been warded to Roberts & Parker, local contractors. The contract price Is about $34,000. and the church will be one of the finest In that part of the (tate. , Mail Carrier Commits Suicide. HUuiley Morrow, of Geneva, com gtftud suicide just before noon Mhsrsday by taking carbolic acid. The wody was found in a corn patch a few rods from his home about 1 o'clock. NEBRASKA?? WAS EASY MARK. Gora to New York to Make a Oreea Goods Purchase. The green goods fake still continues to be a fruitful source of revenue to the projectors of the scheme and ft Randolph man Is the latest victim. He lost $500. Christian Luberger is his name, and he Is a shoemaker. Some one had sent him a bunch of the al luring circulars, showing him how he could obtain several thousand dol lars of good stuff by Investing tlOO of cold cash. Through some means the easlern green goods men had secured Lunec- ger's address from a hotel register, where he had been visiting In the east, and sent him a bunch of the circulars with the usual admonitions ancl In structions relative to telegraphing. Luberger was susceptible and bit. So he gathered $500 of his hard earn ed savings and went to New York to close the deal. He returned minus the cash, but with some experience. REUNION DRAWS CROWD. Addresses by E. Rowvvater, Jurigt E tone nnl t ongressmnn Kennedy. ThA tdortlon tf nt1nfrn et (hn Ilnllff las. County Veterans' association at Waterloo Thursday resulted as follows- S V. Wilder nr.iulil.mt' Tl M Haverley, secretary; Chris R tiger, treasurer, n. Rosewater spoke at x p. m. to a targe pa tin ring and pleased the npntilp hv n ntrnliir nreHenttion of features of the war of the rebellion and the contrast with present day con ditions, reference helng made to the Insidious work of corporations and cornorate nower to enslave the neODle. as were the negroes of former days. juiign uoruon mane a rew remarks, and singing filled In the program. Congressman Kennedy and Judge F.stelle both spoke to a large audienco at the pavilion In the evening. - TOO SLOW FOR "SCOTT Y." Miner Tries to Hire a 8eelal Train av Grand Inland. The Union Pacific railroad officials at Grand Island refused to furnish a special to Walter Scott, or "Scotty" of Death Valley, who made a record breaking run across the continent. "Scotty" claims It Is spite work on the part of K. H. Harrlman, who tried but failed to beat the record of the miner. When he arrived at Grand Island Thursday Seotty declared thai the Ix Angeles limited was too slow and ho refused to continue with It, demand ing a special. He wanted to start thir ty minutes behind the limited nnd hoped to pass it at North Platte, 187 miles away. While In Grand Island he gave away considerable money. Ho Is on his way to Death Valley. MOTOR CAR EXPLODES. One Man Killed and One Fatally In. Jurcd In Nebraska. A new motor car word burner that has been put Into service by jfhe Union Pacific road blew up Monday evening near the town of Klbn. Thomas Johnson, Kvnnston, Wyo., was Instantly killed and George Upde graff. Grand Island, Neb., fatally hurt. Conductor L. A. Westover. of Grand Island, was blown fifty feet In the air nnd Injured, but will recover. The motor car Is n contrivance for burning weeds alonn the liuht of wny. The car carried a tank containing 650 gal lons of gasoline, which exploded In some manner unknown. The body of Johnson was completely incinerated. Gas Near T U.miuli. While drilling for n well on the Pe ter Cameron estate farm, about three miles south of Tekamah, n heuvi vein of gas was found at a depth of 65 feet. The pipe was plugged and a small vent made and Ignited which burned continuously, making a blaze about two feet high. Mr. Cameron will make a thorough Investigation und endeavor to use tho gns in his home for heating nnd lighting purposes. Train In Derailed. Train No. 32 on the Omaha railroad on Its way from Newcastle to Sioux City, Wednesday afternoon had a mis hap at Coburn, resulting from a de fective switch. One coach and two cars of merchandise were derailed. One freight car was turned completely over. The passengers received a good shaking up, but none was seriously hurt. W. It. Jlogan Dead. W. B. Hogiin, known all over Ne braska and the adjoining states as a traveling shoe salesman for the last twenty years, died at his old home at Darlington, Wis., where he has spent the last yetir In impaired health. Mr. Hogan made his headquarters at Oma ha the greater part of his business life. Omaha Ice Men Are Fined. The Omaha Ice, Coal and Storage company and John Doe, its president, were lined In police court by Justice Cockrell on two counts each on the charge of selling Ice under weight. The fine amounted to $26 on each of the two counts. The complaints were made by W. Reusom and Mrs. C. W. Ackerman, patrons of the company. Must Face the Music. C. H. Walker, who is charged with securing money for stock In his fake umbrella factory lit Omaha, transfer ring It to his wife In Sioux City and then when the Investor demanded the return of his money, turning him off with a personal note which is not worth the paper It Is written on, must stand trial In the Oniahu courts. Boy Fulls In Creek mid Drowns. Wlllluni llimcy. a boy 18 years of age and an Inmate oi' the Institution for the feeble minded youth, was downed in Bear creek while fishing in ar the Institute. Alls-Ms Dies of III Injuries. Henry Alberts, the aged German re tired farmer, of Humboldt, who suf fered severe Injuries from being I rum pled upon by his driving hor a week ago, died as the result of septic poisoning which developed as the re sult of the accident. Rural Carriers Select Grand Island. The state association of the rural mail carriers, which closed Its annual convention at Hastings Monday night, voted to hold the next annual meetlnr In Qrand Island. The board of councillor of the rt. braska State Medical association held a special meeting at the office of th secretary, Dr. A. D. Wilkinson. Tha principal business for which tha meet-, ing was called was that of determine Ing upon a successor to President Dr.) J. L. Greene, who recently removed' from the state. Dr. F. A. Long, of Madison, was selected by the board. The board also recommended unani mously that during the absence of Dr. Wilkinson from the state this winter the incoming president sheuld appoint Dr. H. Wlnnett Orr to be- acting sec retary. Those present at the meeting" were: Dr. Wilkinson of Ulncoln, Dr. J. P. Lord of Omaha, Dr. A. B. An derson of Pawnee, Dr. I W. Shaw f Osceola, and Dr. W. R. Young of Ans- iy. e Chairman W. E. Andrews and Sec. retary George E. Tobey certified to Secretary of State Galusha the names of the candidates nominated by tha Republican state convention. The doc ument contains the resolution approv ing the proposed constitutional amend ment creating a state railway commis sion. Under the ballot law this ac tion of the convention authorlzos the election of officers to count all straight Republican votes for the amendment regardless of whether or not the voter make a separate mark Indicating his desire to vote for the amendment. The legality of this portion of the bal lot law has never been tested In the courts and legal complications may arise if the proposed amendment la carried by straight party vote thui counted for the preposition. The Republican state committee, appointed the following officers: Chairman, W. D. Rose, of Lincoln, present deputy attorney general un der Norrls Brown; vice chairman, William Hayward, of Nebraska City; secretary, Clark Perkins, editor of the St. Paul Republican; treasurer, Chas. E. Morgan, of Omaha, The committee voted to continue the headquarters at Omahit and authorized the chairman to namo an executive committee con sisting of one member from each con gressional district. Retiring Chair man Warner. In response to a resolu tion of thanks to outgoing officers, showed that the old committee had paid off an Inherited debt of nearly $3,000 and had $1,500 on hand to start the new campaign. . Hundreds of members of the labor unions and auxiliaries of Lincoln and Havelock and representatives of the different workmen's organizations of Beatrice and other cities of Nebraska congregated on South ' Eleventh street early Monday, where they form ed In line to take part In the annual Labor day parade, which started on its march from Eleventh and K streets through the business and a few resl- ! dence streets of the city. The parade. ; was a grana success atra one or me best gtven In the city in recent years. The committee on arrangements la bored for several days planning for ! the affair, but tho absence of repre sentation of several of the different unions necessitated slight changes In the original program. George L. Sheldon's statement of ante-campaign expenses shows that a contest for the gubernatorial nomina tion costs something in Nebraska. He spent $565.98 prior to the convention. It he contributes $500 to the cam paign fund as Gov. Mickey did last year, his expenses will exceed $1,000. Mr. Sheldon, like Gov. Mickey, is a well to do man. The statement filed with tha secretary of state by Mrs. Sheldon is as follows: Fall road fare, $85.58; hotel bills, $97.10; livery team, $2.75: telephone fare, $12.80; station ery, $27.10; rent typewriter, 110; sal j ary stenographer, $161.25; printing, I $27.75; hiU rent, Germanla hall, Blair, $12; postage, $11$. 95; badges, $10; total, $55.98. e e Candidates before conventions have filed expense accounts as follows with the secretary of state: C. F. Steele, $93.28; J. F. Boyd. $95; Carl P. Coucher, Democratic nominee for sec retary of state $16.70. J. J. Thomas, of the Fourth congressional district. A, P. Fltzslmmons. of Johnson county, and Georgo Horst, avert that they expundod nothing In their efforts to secure nominations. Word was received to the effect that the cars for the new electric line from Lincoln to Capitol Beach will reach Lincoln soon, and that the line will be put Into operation Immediately. This Is a new line, running from Ninth and O streets across the viaduct and two rallea west, to Capitol Beach, a sum mer park. The state board of equalisation and assessment held Its last meeting for the year 1906 in the otllce of Gov, Mickey Aug. 28. ' All members were present except Treasurer Mortensen The only business transacted was to approve the minutes of the lust meet Ing arid the record In general for the current year, e Tho Lincoln Commercial club Is op erating a bureau for the rooming of visitors during tho fulr and on Bryan day. The offer of rooms with a price of $2.50 lodging was turned down by the bureau and his rooms were not listed. One dollar Is the maximum charge and 50 cents the average per Vrson. e e Norrls Brown has filed a statement of $388.84 expenses Incurred In his pursuit of thenomlnatlon for the Unit ed Stales senate. Of that amount 1161.24 was for railroad fare and 117 for hotel bills. The balance was for livery hire, stationery and postage. Secretary of State Galusha soent $34.80 for headquarters rooms and postage and then missed the nomina tion. J. A. Williams, Republican candidate for railroad commissioner. ays ba spent nothing. UM ytsVwrwJA 130.1 Sir William Wallace executed at Soiithueld. , 1485 -Richard III. killed on Bonworto field. ' 1572 St. Bartholomew's Massacre. 1C30 Court of Assistant first held at Cbarlestown, Mass. 1777 Amerlcsn raid from New Jersey, into States Island. , 17S0 Liberty of the French prss de creed. .. .Mary Washington, mother of George Washington, died. 1814 City of Washington burned by tha British. 1828 Dr. Frani Joseph Gill, founder of phrenology, died. 1830 Insurrection of Belgians com menced at Brussels. 1818 American ship Ocean Monarch burned in Irish Channel; 170 lives lost. 1S40 Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot, . escaped from Austria. 1831 4Jroat riot in New Orleans, grow Ing out ot the Cuban expedition. 1854 Japanese announced new policy of commercial intercourse.... City of Milwaukee almost destroyed by fire. 1850 The historic Charter Oak, Hart ford, Conn., fell during a storm. 1803 Gen. Rosecrans arrived In front of Chattanooga, Team 1804 Fort Morgan, Mobile . Bay, sur rendered to Farragut. . 1870 Proclamation by the President of neutrality in the Franco-Prussian war. 1877 Canal around the Des Moines rapids on Mississippi river opened. 1882 British occupied fort Said and closed Sues canal. 1883 Completion of the Northern Pa cific railroad to the Pacific coast. 1884 Fooehow, China, bombarded by the French. 18M8 Storm and flood created great dam are In West Virginia. 18S!) Mra. MaybricV's sentence com muted to penal servitude for life. 1800 Interest on money in New York ran up to 12 per cent a month. 1S03 Attempt to assassinate President Crespo of Venezuela. 1894 Japanese minister to Korea assas sinated. 1805 Attack made on American mission school at Fooehow, Cliitm. 1807 President Borda of Uruguay as sassinated. 1903 Lord Salisbury, prime minister of. England, died. I 1904 Mrs. Maybrfrk, after release from! English prison, arrived in United States. ,. .Great battle of Liaoyangv 1 between Russians and Japanese. . 1 The Illble la Foreign Lands, The British and Foreign Bible Society now distributes the Scriptures in no few er than 400 languages. j Tbis is one of the many Interesting facts presented recently at the society's meeting in London. j Copies of the Bible are purchased, fraa: the British and Foreign Bible Society for cheese, eggs, arrowroot and many other commodities. In the New Hebrides na-j Uvea pay for the Bible in arrowroot. In one of the New Hebrides Aneityum 4 so generous have the native Christians become that during the last eleven years they have grown and given arrowroot tcj the value of $3,000 for the good ul tM ChrUtlan cause and for starting otherj churches. Nothing else Is used in these islands for the purchase of the Scriptures) but arrowroot, 15 pounds of which will buy a Bible. . 1 In Saa, one of the British Solomon Islands, Bibles are bought with dead docs teeth. Other things used to purchase Hl bles in different parts of the world art Sarlsy, egg, pigs, goats, fowl and beads! More Striet Snnday Uwi, The laws recently enacted in Fran and Canada aim at a more general recog nitlon of Sunday, at least as a day o rest. In France it is made a rule for al commercial aud industrial establishment! to close for this weekly day of rest, am when in any case such closing would fx prejudicial to the Interests of fhe publii the law requires that an equal amount o rest be accorded to all workers on somi other day, or by shifts in rotation. Can sda new Sunday law is far more drastiij All tradiug or remunerative service i( forbidden, except in works of actual n cessity or mercy. Railrouds may not ru excursions or handle any traffic which ca be attended to on any other day. Itui most remarkable of all, there are to be u Sunday newspapers either published a' home or intoned from abroad. All pu llo amusements are banished. Heavy peri allies for violations are to be imposed o employers or corporations as well as o employes. Alcohol Itevoliattoa KsaKaercted. The report of Internal Revenue Con iiiissloner Ycrkes, who was ont to Ki rope to Investigate the UM.'ot denature alcohol, indicates that the promise of a Industrial revolution throi gh the plurli of this article ou the An-ericaa free 11 is worthless. He says the fact is tk slcohol has not yet been harnesed for iectlve and economical use In the lud tries. Nowhere in Europe do they pre; autos with alcohol or use it for light c beat. Tb picture of the tanner distil" alcohol with whi-h to operate !j farm Implements I mere Action. r