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T 1 DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD. VOLUME XVIII DAKOTA CITY, NftR, FRIDAY, DECEMWvli; 7, 190G. NUMBER 15. i I ) ) CURRENT HAPPENINGS FAITHFUL CHRONICLE OF ALL IMPORTANT ITEMS. RUEF DEFIES COURT "BOSS" IIEFVSEH TO IUSU FOIt - AURAIUNMEXT. Mayor or Sun Francisco Rlw for Hooding of Indictments ' Without Ik-ing Urged Botli Given I'ntH Monday to Enter Pleas. On five charges of extortion found against each of them by the Brand jury Mayor tugena Schmitx and Abra ham Reuf, of San Francisco, were Thursday arraigned In Superior Judge Dunne's court. At the urgent request of counsel for the defense the case was continued until next Monday .for the purpose of giving the accused lfurther time in which to plead. J A dramatic scene was presented In the court room as Mayor Schmitx and Mr. Ruef appeared before the bar. "Number 303. Eugene E. Schmltz and Abraham Ruef for arraignment," Judge Dunne announced as he took his seat on the bench. Breathless silence fell on the audi ence as the mayor arose and faced the clerk. lie listened attentively as the formal Indictment was read In monot onous monotones. Ruef declined to rise until the third Indictment was , read and then only after he had been commanded to do so by the Judge Mayor Schmits arose promptly when the reading of the first Indict ment began. Francis J. Heney, tht i assistant district attorney, called the attention of the" court to the fact that . only one of the defendants was stand lug, but Attorney Henry Ach, appear ing for Reuf. and Attorney John Bar ret, appearing for Schmltz, protested that It was not necessary for the de fSidant to stand. Ruef made no at tempt to rise and Judge Dunne did not compel him to leave his chair. When the formality of reading the first Indictment was over the mayoi sat down and one of his attorneys, Frank Drew, asked for a continuance until Monday. Judge Dunne stated that it had been the understanding at the last calling of the case that the defendants ,. would , make J answer Thursday. The motion for a contin uance was denied and Judge Dunne directed that arraignment under the other Indictments should proceed. HAS GILLETTE CONFESSED? Atumor tiiat Ifo Was Overheard to Ad mit His Guilt. A dispatch from Herkimer, N. T., says: Chester E. Gillette was not sen tenced Thursday. At the appointed hour he was taken into court, but hi? counsel had been unable to prepare 'In the brief time at their disposal for a motion for a new trial, which they desire te enter before sentence it passed. . Tfae court on this showing post poned proceedings until next Monday. ) iMsrnct Attorney wara made "no objection. "But I want it understood." he added, "there will be another post ponement." There are and have been for some time, all kinds of rumors that Gillette hat been overheard to make some Ajud of a confession that he killed uYace Brown.. Some of these stories are that jail officials heard him con fees te his lawyers; others that he toid a visitor who called on him that he bad struck the girl and that the visiter told the district attorney. No-bods- connected with the cose in any manner will confirm any of these stories. BiBtrlct Attorney Ward Thursday refused to confirm or deny the repo that Gillette was overheard to make a cenfesston to his attorney that he struck Grace Brown at Big Moose lake. Third to Go to Prison. Hagbart Gregerson, formerly an ex change teller of the Milwaukee Avenue State "bank, of Chicago, Thursday pleaded guilty to embezzlement of the bank's funds and was given an inde terminate sentence in the penitentiary. Gregerson is the third official of the bank to be sent to prison. Stoned to Dcatii as Witch. A letter received at Phoenix, Arls., Thursday reports the stoning to death of aa Apache squaw by the tribesmen one mile from Fort Apache on Nov. 28. The natives charged her with be ing a witch. To 8uveed Silencer. W. W. Flnlcy, of New York was Wednesday elected president of the Southern Railway company, succeed ing the late Samuel Spencer. Mr. Fin has been seatind vice president ef the wsatuc, Sioux dty Live Stock Market. Hkersday's quotations on the Sioux City Mve stock market follow: Butch- steers, fS.lt. Top hog. $.2g. Vom liahber Company Formed. 13M Intercontinental Rubber oom aor was Incorporated at Trenten, N. Thursday with a capital of f 40.. 0MO. ef which $10.000,0w U pre ferred stock with 7 per cent cumula. live dividends. FjH-apea In Barrel of Sauerkraut. George Oerchunl, a Russian politi cal prisoner of Siberia, arrived In San Francisco on the China Tuesday. He escaped from Akatny prison in Siberia, concealed In a barrel pf sauerkraut. 8AM FltAXCTOCO COOLS. No Threat by President of Armed Attack. The California delegation In con grew has received what they consider a satisfactory assurance that the pres ident did not desire to be understood as saying In the Japanese section of his message that he would use the military forces of the United States In forcing Japanese Into the California schools la which the white children are taught. It Is said to have been his purpose to convey the Idea that he would use the'mtlitla to protect Japan ese against mob violence. Callfor nlana take no offense at this Inter pretation of the measure and agree that the chief executive should do ev erything In his power to protect Jap anese as well as other . foreigners against violence. "This whole San Francvisco affair Is proving to be a tempeBt In a tea pot," Julius Kahn said Wednesday. ''It will die out rapidly as soon as there Is general understanding of why California takes the position It does. The courts must settle all the legal questions involved In the San Francis co school situation. We are glad to know that the administration Is tak ing steps to institute action which will give the courts a chance to pass on the validity of the San Francisco board's action." Inquiry Wednesday disclosed the fact that the legal proceedings to be taken in San Fanclsco by the United States district attorney In the matter of the admission of Japanese to the public schools of that city without dls- , crimination were inspired by Secre tary Root, who expressed the opinion that It would be one way of effectually disposing of the controversy. That the president's views on the aubject met with the hearty approval of the Japanese government was made evident Wednesday when Viscount Aokl, the Japanese ambassador, said that he had personally thanked the president for what he had said. CLAIMS HE IS NOT INSANE. Mystery Surrounds Man Who Seeks Release from New York Hospital. A prisoner in the state hospital for the Insane at Matteawon, N. T., who is now trying to obtain freedom on the ground that he la no longer Insane. Is aaid to have been identified by bank officers of Kansas City as a man who la said to have defaulted and dis appeared seven years ago under the name of Andrew J. White. He was convicted of larceny In CattaraguB oounty, N. T.. and was sent to the asy lum as maahe.He is said now to have admitted his name Is Klmmel, and ha beas corpus proceedings have been be gun on his behalf to secure his re lease. Klmmel '8 identity was discovered as the result of a contest made by the New York Life insurance company, which - refused to pay Insurance of $25,000 on his life, which was claimed by Mrs. Edna K. Bonslett, of Chicago, Kimmel's sister. Mrs. Eonslett's claim was based on the allegation that a man missing for seven years was le gally dead. Kimmel's relatives de clare the man now in the Insane asy lum Is not George T. Klmmel. MANY PERISH IN THE FLOOD. Several Score of Lives Are Lost in Arizona. Private railroad dispatches received at Phoenix, Ariz., say sixty lives were lost at Clifton Tuesday in the great flood that swept the camp, destroying many business buildings, wrecking the smelting plant of the Arizona Copper company and tearing out miles of track of the Arizona and Mexico rail road. Clifton has about t.GOO Inhabitants and Ilea In a narrow valley near the eastern line of Arizona. The Detroit concentration dam broke, sending a wall of water down Chase creek. DUAL HANGING IN GEORGIA. two Blen Executed for a Brutal Murder. J. G. Rawlings and Alf Moore (a ne- rro) were hanged at Valdosta, Ga Tuesday for the murder of Willie and Carrie Carter, In July, 1905. Both stepped upon the scaffold with out a tremer. Rawlings In his last statement declared he had told the truth that his sons had no connection with the crime. Moore also declared he had told the truth, again Insisting Milton Rawlings had fired the fatal hots. Prof. Osborn is Elected. Prof. Henry Fairfield Osborn, of Mew York City, was Tuesday elected secretary of the Smithsonian Institu tion to succeed the late Prof. Samue' T. Langloy. Osborn Is one of the fore most scientists and educators In the country- Are Cleared of Grafting. The Jury In the oase of ex-City De tective Bentley and ex-Chlef Rout thaii, of Linooln. Neb.. Wednesday re turned a verdict of not guilty. The men were charged with "grafting" from the women of the bottoms. Killed lu Duel wluh Negro. . J. F. Culpepper, of Pine Bluff, Ark., was shot la a pistol duel Wednesday with a nagre named Brock. After re solving mortal wounds Culpepper fired it the negre, sending a bullet through his heart. Michigan Central IncreatM-s WagtM. It was announced Wednesday that everal thousand employee of the Michigan Central railroad have been granted an increase In wages ranging from 1 cent to 4 cents an hour. LLETTE IS GUILTY. Murder la First Degree J Jury's Verdict. The Jury at Herkimer. N. Y.. In the trial of Chester E. GUlutte for the murder of his sweetheart. Gtace Brown, at Big Moose lake on July 11 last, Tuesday returned a verdict ot guilty In the first degree. Sentence will be ' pronounced on Thursday morning, to which time court adjourn ed after the Jury had reported. Former Senator Mills, Gillette's counsel, before adjournment announc ed when court convened Thursday that he would move to have the ver dict set aside. The Jury, which had deliberated for five hours, sent word at 11 o'clock that a verdict had been reached. A moment later the Jurors filed Into the court room and at 11:15 o'clock an officer who had been sent for Gillette returned with the prisoner. Pale and a trifle nervous, Gillette faced the Jury and when Marshnl Hatch, the foreman, declared that verdict of guilty in the first degre had been found the youthful prisoner gave no sign of emotion. Gillette bent over a nearby tabic, cVrew toward him a bit of white paper and, taking a pencil from his pocket, wrots this message: "Father: I ant convicted. Chester." This was one of Ihe earliest dis patches carrying the news of Gillette's doom beyond the walls of the court house. It went to his father in Den ver. The under sheriff took Gillette back to Jail, and as soon as he entered his cell he prepared for bed. "The reporters want to see me," he said to Sheriff Richards, "tell them I have nothing to say. only I did not wrote this message: It was learned that the Jury had some difficulty in reaching an agree ment, that alx ballots were taken be fore the twelve men agreed. Up to that time the Jury had stood eleven for conviction and one for acquittal. The case was given to the jury at 5:50 o'clock after Judge Devendorf had occupied an hour and fifteen min utes In his tharg. DOUKHOBERS WOULD RETURN "John tlie Baptist" Assured Russia Will Not Molest Them. Peter Verlgln, the head of the Douk hober community In Canada, who was known as "John the Baptist," has ar rived In St. Petersburg charged with the double mission of ascertaining the attitude of the Russian government on the question of the repatriation ot the Doukhobers and recruiting a force of 10,000 Russian peasants, wanted on two-year contracts to work on the construction of new railroads in the Canadian northwest. The answer of the government to those two questions was given by Premier Stolypln In the course of 'an audience. The premier said the government would be glad to welcome the Doukhobers back when ever they were ready to come. They are considered, he said, as pilgrims who left the country during a time of religious Intolerance. Assuring him that he would not be hampered by the government, the premier advised Verl gln to secure his contract laborers In the famine stricken provinces. AVENGES HUSBAND'S DEATH. Woman Kills IBs Slayer and Is Herself Shot to Death. Two men and a woman were killed on the road between Escondldo and San Luis Deydam. Cal.. as the result of a fight between Howard Gore and Edward Brady, ranchers, who have been at enmity for some time over n claim which Gore Is alleged to have Jumped. The two men met In what is known as Hell's Hole canon, along the line of the Escondldo Irrigation ditch. The dispute was renewed and Gore shot Brady, killing him. Mrs. Brady, who was present, secured a gun and shot Gore, who then succeeded In kill ing Mrs. Brady before he died. Dunne Will Try Again. John P. Tansey, chairman of the Democratic central committee of Chi cago, Tuesday announced that Mayor Dunne Is a candidate for the Demo cratic nomination for mayor1 and that ex-Mayor Carter H. Harrison will ac cept the nomination if it is offered to htm In April. Capital Stock Increased. The American Woolen company, of Trenton. N. J., Tuesday filed papers with the secretary of state Increasing Its capital stock from 65,000,000 to $75,000,000, by adding $10,000,000 to its present lisue of $26,000,000 pre ferred stock. Teller and Money Gone. Wm. C. Anderson, collection taller of the First National bank of Kansas City, Mo., Ir missing. President Swlt- ney admitted Wednesday that Ander. son was short $9,000 in his accounts. Kills Wife and Self; Cut Throat Edward Johnson shot his wife to death at Gilchrist, 111., Tuesday morn ing and committed suicide by cutting his throat from ear to ear. Family trouble was the cause. Loophole for Gamblers. The supremeoourt of Missouri Tues day decided the Missouri antl-Dool selling law does not prohibit persons i rum cuing- pooia on races io be run in the state when the bets are recia. tered by telephone In another state. ' Craiisoy Formally Deposed. Bishop Walker, of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of western New York, Tuesday formally deposed the Rev. Algernon S. Crapsey from the ministry of the Episcopal church. GI STATE OF NEBRASKA NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON DENSED FORM. Samo Suit to Dodge Tax Union Pa cific Begins Annual Injunction Pro ceedings to Block Process of Law Other State News. The Union Pacific Railroad com pany began Its annual Injunction pro ceedings in the United States circuit court at Omaha Saturday morning to restrain the collection of taxes for the year 1906, levied against the prop erty of the state through which the I road runs. County Treasurer R. O. ' Fink, of Douglas county, and all the county treasurers of the state In which the Union Pacific has property are made defendants. The petition alleges that the levy of taxes as made by the slate board of equalization for the year 1906, and which became delinquent Dec. 1, 1906. are illegal, excessive and were made under the stress of public clamor and other outside Influences and should not be collected. The petition , further asks that the defendants be rewtratn ed from enforcing the collection of these taxes by distress warrant ot execution, as is provldod "by the pres ent revenue law of the state."- The hearing on the Injunction is set for Dec. 20. 1906. The suit Is Identical with these filed for the same purpose on Dec. 1, 1904, and Dec. 1, 1905, and which are now pending In the United State supreme court, awaiting a full bench, on appeal from the lower court, wherein a deci sion was given for the state. The amount of tax assessed in 1903 was $6,323,332; in 1904. $10,575,616; In 1905. 11.639,355. and in 1900, $11. 631182.48, which Is alleged to be an increase of $5,309,850.48 over the levy of 1903. and Is held to be unjust, un fair and disproportionate with other taxable property In the state. The amount of the assessment with in the limits of the city of Omaha in 1906 is $86,580, and Treasurer Fink Is asked to be restrained from levying tax on any valuation exceeding $12, 000 per mile within the limits of the city of Omaha. C. J. Greene Intimated the Burling ton would file a similar suit as noon as its attorneys got around to It. LOSES LEG IN HEMP MILL. Elmer Schuler, of naveloek, Meets with Painful Accident. Elmer Schuler, a prominent busi ness man of Havelock, had the mis fortune of losing his left leg Tuesday. Mr. Schuler, who Is also manager of the hemp mill, went down to see how they were getting along, and ax. they are very busy and help scarce, he got up on the platform where they push the hemp Into the grinders to assist. While working he slipped and his left foot was caught in the grinders and before they could get the mill shut off had ground his leg to above the knee Into shreds. It was fully ten minutes before they could get him loose. He was conscious all the time and direct ed the men what to do. They bound his leg with hemp and took him to the hospital at University Place, where Dr. McKlnnon, of Lincoln, as sisted by Drs. Ballard and Williams, of Havelock, amputated his leg nine Inches from the hip socket. It is fear ed that the great loss of blood and the shock may prove fatal. GRAIN BROKER HELD FOR TRIAL Falls to SaU.sfact4.Ti I y Account to Cus tomers. J. W. Culver, who was recently ar rested, charged with larceny as bailee, having Interested a number of our cit izens in his grain speculations, was given a hearing Tuesday before Coun ty Judge Spafford. Falling to be able to show what had become of consider able sums of money placed in his hands for the purpose of Investing In options on grain, he was bound over to the district court in the sum of $600. For want of ball he was re manded to the county Jail. This being the first case of this character under taken In this county. It will be watch ed with great Interest. Fire at Arcadia. The Hotel Robinson was totally de stroyed by fire at Arcadia. How the fire started la unknown. The build ing was well in flames before the alarm was given and chance to save it was so meager that no attempt was made to get out some of the furniture and but a small part of that was sav ed. All the guests were safely out of the bul'dlng, although some of them lost their clothing. The Insurance Is $4,000 find the loss about $5,000. Escaped Prisoner Recaptured. George Hill, the man who, at Fre mont, made a sensational escape from the sheriff Friday noon and who was arrested In Council Bluffs Tuesday, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to the charge of assault and battery on John Flater and drew a fine of $24 apd costs, amounting in all to $49. Boy Accidentally Shot. About 11 o'clock Tuesday morning Mike Chloekoun, of Loup City, a Pol ish boy about 17 years old, who Is em ployed In the butcher shop of 8. F. Reynolds, was accidentally shot while putting a loaded gun Into a wagon. Beeincr Man Hangs IllniHcir. William Crosse, of Beemer, aged 85 years, father of Frank and Emll Orosse, prominent Implement dealers of the town, committed suicide Turs 1ay forenoon about 10: $0 o'clock. Geese Plentiful, but Wild. Farmers report a very large num ber of wild geese around Herman. They see them in the bottoms most any time of the day. but they are so wild that few of them are being kill ed. Ducks are quite plentiful also and several hunters have bagged a goodly number of them. Bloodhounds for Slkcrlff. Oeneva has pur hased three train rd bloodhounds, which will be in the care of Sheriff Page and City Marshal Owens. COAL TRUST HEARING BEGINS. Sharp Tentest Over Introduction ot Evidence at Omaha. Wednesday's hearing of the coal trust case In the district court at Oma ha, in which S. n. Howell, president of the Omaha Coal exchange. Is the defendant, was principally devoted to wordy clashes between the opposing attorneys In which Judge Sutton fre quently had to Interfere. District At torney SlabAugh has charge of the prosecution and W. J. Connell is the attorney for the defense. The only witness heard at the day sessions was "Walter Wills, secretary of the ex change from October, 1902, to Septem ber, 190G. Aside from the minutes of the meeting to show the organisation of the exchange Judge Sutton would not admit evidence to overt acts com mitted prior to the time tho Junkln anti-trust law went Into effect eighteen months ago. Mr. Willis told of the methods used In the establishment of prices for coal. Each member, he said, would submit a card bearing the firm's name, the name of the coal and the price It was proposed to charge. He made up and sent out printed lists to the members. He could not re member whether or not such lists had been Issued within eighteen months WOMAN KILLED NEAR BLAIR. Mrs. Catlirrhu:- Hendricks Thrown from Bueiry and Dies. Mrs. Catherine Hendricks, a widow, aged 79. was killed and Mrs. Kate Hendricks, widow of her deceased son, severely Injured In an accident on a road four miles northeast of Blair Thursday morning. j They were driving to town, when their horse became frightened at an automobile driven by C. A. Hoff, of Blair. The animal turned sharply, throwing the woman from the burgy. and then stood still. Mr. Hoff lifted the women Into the automobile aad took them to the home of Hans An derson, with whom they resided. The elder Mrs. Hendricks died a few minutes- after reaching home, her bask having been broken. The collar bone of the younger woman was broken and she was severely bruised. No blame Is attached to the auto mobillst, who stopped his machine as soon as he saw the horse was fright ened. FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR BLAIR. Pile- Driver Goes Into River, Taking Crew with It. The large pilo driver being used in constructing a dike for protecting the bank of the river three miles north of the Blair river bridge, on the Iowa side, went Into the river In tweaty feet of water Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock and Is a total wreck. Eight men were working on the drlvor when It went nnd Reno Morrison, known there as Reno Keppte, was drowned and the body is supposed to be under the wreck. .He was 19 years of age and lived with his mother in Blair. The engineer, Osceola Merica, went down in his engine, but succeeded In getting loose and came up with his head just above the water and was pulled out by his comrades. ALLEGED UNLAWFUL A BREST. Railroad Foreman Sue Went Point for llamasen. Joseph R. Bredln, a construction foreman of the Northwestern railway, who has been in West Point for some time pant superintending the Installa tion of tho new railway water works plant, hus commenced action In the district court of Cuming county against the city of West Point and Harvey Miller, night watchman, for damages for unlawful arrest and false imprisonment. The damages are laid at $5,000, the allegations of the peti tion bring that tho plaintiff, Bredln, was unlawfully deprived of his liberty by tho night watchman, Incarcerated In Jail, afterwards being releasee without trial. Stray Shot Injures Workman. Through some person's carelessnest In handling a shotgun Fred Smallay, of Eustls, was shot but not fatally hurt, recently. Smalley, who is a car penter, was working Inside a building when the shots were fired. He paid no attention to them, however, think ing that some boys were shooting at pigeons. Tho shot struck him about the head and face and narrowly mini, ed his left eye. Ex-Scnator Glffert HI. Former Senator D. C. Glffert, ' ot West Point, Is lying at his home dan gerously 111 from a severe attack of pleurisy. While the symptoms of his malady are decidedly unfavorable, yet some hope Is held out by his medical attendants that he will recover. The most alarming feature of his Illness Is the frequently recurring hemor rhages of the lungs from which he suffers. Shot Ills Heel Off. Jim Stanley, of Auburn, while out hunting met with a serious accident recently. While carrying his shotgun It In some way was accidentally ii. charged and the full load of shot on. tered his heel, thus necessitating the omrutatlon of the entire back part of the foot. It Is hoped the balance o the foot will be saved. Cattle Are Dying. A Laurel special says: H. B. Zook't cattle have been dying and the state veterinary reports it to b unm.ihiKi like diphtheria. This is the first time in this part part of the country that diphtheria has loft human belnm foi animals. Diphtheria at I.ukIWoii. There la an epidemic of dlnhtharin around Lushton. Carl Marquardt ha lost one child and another is sick. Dcuth of Kdward Moore. Edward Moore, rhilrman ,i . ' - - v. t ii board of county commissioners ol -rown county, died at his home near Johnstown at 6 o'clock Sunday morn Ina after an illness ot tin u..v. stomach trouble. . Mr. Moore was an old settler In tho we.Htnrn nnrt . t.i. county, having lived there since 1IBI. John J. Tromptii Dead. John J. Trompen, a pioneer resident of Lancaster county ond ex sheriff and ex-state senator, dlei Wednesdav night at Colorado Springs, Colo. The need of more room for the use, of the state library has resulted In the! proposal of many schemes, the latest! of which Is for the state to buy the' corner lot at Fourteenth and J streets' or the lot at Sixteenth and H streets. I Those who are back of this deal wanti magnificent libraiy nnd legal build ing put on one of these corners and have It used for the library, the su-j preme court and legal department of state. While there Is no doubt the li brary has outgrown Its quarters and1 the quarters never were fit for the( housing of valuable books, until a new, state house Is built. It has been sug gested the dome of the capltol could be utilized with some fixing up. As now arranged the bailiff to the su preme court has to chase from the second floor to tho basement after roo ords and books and the trip to the dome Is not any farther. In the dome, there are sovernl thousand feot of space not used except by thoso who climb up to look' over the Htate and by; the bats and ' rats" and such things. And, Incidentally, it Is Just an sane to put the books there as to keep them where they are. The biennial report of State Auditor Hearle will show that the various state departments collected in fees $285,-' 148.89 during the past two years. At least that la the amount turned Into the state treasury from Dec. 1, 1904,' to Nov. SO, 1906. During the preced ing blennlum the collection turned In to the state treasury was in the fees collected by the Insurance department under control of the state auditor. In, the banking department fees for the' blennlum Just closed Is an Item of $2,350 for charter fees, charged under. a law enacted two vears aaro. Game and fish licenses paid Into the state comprehension ; crop, are atram- treasury are not carried aa fees. Dur- ; , ', Vk w Ing the blennlum Just closed the II- lnf th frelgt crr7to ability Of the censes aggregated $11. 604. For the ' ""road- O ramalna by Car Use- preceding blennlum these fees amounted to $8,945. The Increase In the fees in the Insurance department was largely because of the enforce ment of the reciprocal tax law, which had not been enforced pending a deci sion ot the supreme court, during the previous blennlum. Frank W. Coleman, bailiff to the supreme court, has completed the sta tistical part of the biennial report of this department. Mr. Coleman has Inaugurated a new system of keeping tne records or the Nebraska reports handled by the department, and his report shows in detail the number of books of each volume on hand, sold, damaged, given away and the price re ceived for them. On this date two years ago the clerk had on hand IT, 582 volumes. During the two years he has reoelved 7,500 reports, distrib uted free to other states and libraries 1.239 volumes and sold 4,485 volumes. He has on hand damaged by water leaking through tho roof, 364 volumes and 19,044 volumes In good condition. This department has on hand out of its maintenance appropriation of $3, GOO a balance of $944.84. The state library spent for new books during the two years $8,202.53 and has on hand $869.68. Qov. Mickey's executive order di recting the rulease of William Cam pion, a young man hold In the Seward county Jail on a paternity charge, has been Bet asldo by Judge Good of the district court there with a ruling that the governor hud no authority to Issue a pardon In Campion's case. The lat ter has been tried a second time on a : charge of child desertion and a Jury found him guilty. He Is accordingly held In custody. The second charge Is supposed to be a means of keeping Campion in Jail despite Gov. Mickey's action. see Hon. Joseph R. Webster and Dr. Leonore Perky were married in Lin coln a few days ago. Mr. Webster was at one time attorney general of Nebraska. At the present time he Is engaged as an attorney in a depart-' ment of the national government at Washington. Dr. Leonoro Perky is one of Lincoln's best known physicians and became prominent during the last year by her connection with the committee which Investigated Tabl taha home. Gov. Mickey Is the second Nebras ka governor who ever had the distinc tion of Issuing a proclamation declar ing a constitutional amendment car ried and a purt of the state constitu tion. In 1887 Gov. John M. TlXiyer Issued a proclamation that amend ment to lengthen the terms of legisla tors and to Increase the pay was a part of the constitution, John Lyons him been appointed ahlef clerk In the office of Land Com missioner Eaton to succed Frank Fitle, Mr. Croft having declined the place. The place made vacant by the promotion of Mr. Lyons has been fill ed, but until Mr. Eaton receives a favoruble reply from the man to wnom ne orreren it he will not an nounce the appointment. Owing to the quality of coal used ay the gas company, the people of Lincoln are breathing sulphur, and considerable uneasiness is felt all over town. Where gas Is used to any ex tent the sulphur is so prominent that It Is almost Impossible to breathe In the house. People are living with their windows open. The temporary school fund to be ap portioned to the various counties of the state at tho next semi-annual dis tribution will amount to $251,806.54. Ktate Treasurer Mortensen has certi fied to State Kuperlntendunt McBrlen that this amount waa on hand at the close of business Dec. 3. Advance sheets of the biennial re port of the stato auditor show there Is atlll left of the appropriations for maintenance of the various state Insti tutions and departments unexpended tt total of $616,695.83 BICHES FOR FAKHER. YEAR JUST CLOSING SHOW M GAIN OVER 190. Atftiealtaral Predeets ef Ike Oeoave try Valaed at aa,T04,00vOOO- Neaurlr Rvery Farmer la tS M1A die West Neve a Baak Pea lt ProatM It reached out with a boun teous h&ud Into the agricultural re gions of the country during the last year and made 1900, from the stand point of the value of farm products, a record br'euker In the annals of the oa tlon's wealth-producing achievements. This announcement Is made In the an nual report of Secretary Wilson. Na ture gave la such a lavish manner that 1006, the country's banner year la the march of prosperity, 1 left la the rear and 1900 Is given the place of honor with an estimated margin ot $485,000, 000 over the value of farm products produced a year ago. "Taken at that point In production,"' says Secretary Wilson, "at which thejr acquire commercial value, tho farua products of the year, esttmatod f jr ev ery detail presented by the ceosoa, have a farm value or IQJM.OOO.OOO. This k I-t,SC,000,000 above the value of 1906 ((m.000,000 above 1904. $877,000,000' atwe 1903 and 12,077,000,000 abort) th cetittus for 1890. The valaa of farm products of 1900 waa 8 per cent greater than that of 1900, 10 per over 1904, 18 per cent over 1903 aad 44 per cost ever 1899." Tale Crepa Rash . The economic revolution I the art and science of agriculture oanUnu4' during 1008, with tremendous reaulta en the national prosperity. The value I mmtinnna n m.h fawmi h. , Bwet valuable crop, estimated at $ww,- 000,000. Next comes the oottoat crop,, which. Including the seed, should, bo worth to the growers nearly $340,000, 000. The value of hay. which Is third la order, approaches $000.000,000.. Wheat, the fourth crop, may be worts $460JOOO,000; oats, $300,000j000 ; pota toes, $150,000,000. Barley, with a valoo of $00,000,000, shows a gala of 21 par cent In production In ths last seven, years. The tobacco crop will be wortk about $56,000,000. A remarkable devel opment Is that of the sugar beet, now the ninth crop In value. Tho produc tion In 1900 Is placed at MR.000 lone tons, ; rained at $34,000,000. Seven years agdVfe value at thiol crop was $7,000,000. The value of all kinds of sugar, sirup, and molasses aggregates , 176,000,000. Farm Exports Br to Biwtli. The farmttll overshadows the mlH. the factory, and the workshop la pro viding exports, and with his surplus beyond the nation's need the farmer has loaded the fleets of oceans. Fo the fiscal year ended June 30, 1906, thlav surplus has boen exported to the valuo of $970,000,000, the largest amount ever reached by agricultural exports for this or any other country and exceeding tho export value of 1901, previously tho record year. Among chief exports cos ton maintains a long lead, with a value of $400,000,000. The packing house produces exported amounted to a vmrus of $207,000,000. If real estate, domestic animals, otis er live stock, Implements, and machin ery are Included, the fanner's capital has Increased since the census valua tion by probably $8,000,000,000, the pres ent valuation being probably $28,000,- 000,000. The report contains some utoresUng figures on meat production, the result of a recent large and searching investi gation by the department la tho test census year, 1900, 93,502,000 nteat ani mals were slaughtered and exported. Meat contributes one-third or more of . the total assimilated nutrients of tho national dietary, and at average ex- ceeded $2,000,000,000. The laws made by Congretsi at Its) last session to be executed by the de partment, Secretary Wilson says, have required and received special attention. The meat law Is being enforced, anal Inspection Is now made In over 1,000 houses. Not less than 1,300 experts have been added to the tnnpection force. Itules have been prepared for the exe cution of the pure food iuw. A begin ning has been made in the method of determining the grading of grain, and the law providing for the humane treatment of live stock In transit Is re ceiving careful attention. A Vaudeville Chare OVeriasT. Rev. Frank Good child of the Central: Baptist ehurch of New York has intro duced a limited vaudeville performance as an attraction for his Sunday evening service. The performance included "the largest and ffitst complete set of musical glusses ever placed before the public,'' according to the announcement of the church bulletin. The pastor says be does not propose to let the Sunday night shows In the theaters take his congregation sway from him without nuking a fight, lie says that anything that win attract a crewd without marring the sarredness of worship is permissible and Justifiable. He will have no performers whe are not Christians and Ood-fearing worshipers. That is where he will draw the line. The Jewish Howe CaUar. A movement has just taken shape among some intellectual Hubrews ef Haw Xork City to create a colony of Inexpen sive homes on Long Island for 1.1M5 families. A. large tract of land kas been laid out as a uiodol suburban tillage, with spaos for a market place, city kail and temple of worship. Advertise la this paper. n