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Y'OLUME XVIII
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1907
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W0.WS DAILY HOYS
CAREFULLY COLLECTED AND
CONCISELY STATED.
RIOT IN A TC EATER
V.MIII'IuHOU'S MVX'K ON STAGE
ANoiriyr uonapahtists.
(Marquise flc Morny Held the Stago to
the End, Dettpjle Shower or All Sort
. of Missiles from Outraged Royal
istsActress Driven On I.
There a remarkable acene In
Pari Thursday night at the notorious
Moulin Rouge when the Marquise de
Morny and a niece of Napoleon III.,
made her deput in. an act called "A
Dream of Egypt." written by herself
In collaboration with Mint. Gauthler
Vlllers. the author of "Clnudlne" and
other novels.
The marquise, who Is the divorced
wife of the Marquis de Belbeuf. hus
already achieved a reputation. ,and
her heralded appearance on the stage
brought out a storm of criticism.
To this the marqluae replied in' a
letter published denying thnt her per
formance was intended to be suggest
ive and insisting that she meant to'
give an artistic reproduction of the
manners of ancient Egypt. In defend
ing her appearanee on the stage the
'marquise says: '
" This does not constitute a dis
grace to the French aristocracy. A
distinguished scion of this aristocracy,
the Prince de Brolgle, has been earn
ing hla living for some time past- by
conducting an orchestra In New
York."
In spite of this statement, a num
ber of clubmen and Bonapartlsts got
together and went to the Moulin
Rouge, where they conducted a dem
onstration the like of which seldom
hfia been witnessed In Paris. For ten
minutes the curtain could not be rais
ed on the new act, owing to the pan
demonium. When It finally went up. disclosing
the marquise working out a crypto
gram of the charm of life, after the
fashion of Galatea, and a beautiful
Egyptian mummy In the person of
Mme. Willy, the din was redoubled.
This was followed by a rain of mis
siles pf every description, the audi
ence even throwing - hassocks and
boxes at the women.
In spiUi of this the two . women
completed their act. which is as dis
gustingly indecent as anything ever
seen on the Parisian "stage.
BANKER IS MISSING.
Savings Depositors In Cincinnati Near
Point of Rotting.
The private bank of Coloman Denko
of Cleveland, O., was taken in charge
Thursday by constables, and the po
lice are making a search of the city
for Denko, who has not been seen
since Sunday. The bank was patron
ized by, Hungarians and otbr foreign
ers, Denko himself being a. Htxngar
lan. It 1st said the deposits represent
ed a -large amount of thel . savings.
A crowd of several hundred foreign
depositors In the institution collected
about the place, and the screams of
women and children, together with
the threats of rotting by the men,' re
sulted In an extra detail of police be
ing called out.
Ie Is understood the deposits of the
bank amount to 112,000. None of
Denko's acquaintances could give an
explanation of his absence from the
bank for the last few days.
NOT TO ARREST JAP EDITOR.
Washington Sees No Cause of Action
Against Frisco Man.
A request was received at Washiug
" ton Wednesday' from Immigration
Commissioner North, of SanFranclsco,
by the officials of the department of
commerce and labor for a warrant for
the arrest of T. Takeuchl, the publish
er of the paper known as the Revolu
tion, on the allegation that he la an
anarchist and a dangerous person.
The matter was considered by the
department officials In the light of the
evidence before the department, and
Commissioner North was notified by
telegraph that the case as It stands
before the ., department at present
would not warrant an arrest.
St, Joseph Bank Closed.
. The Bank of Commerce, capital
$10,000. located in South St Joseph.
Mo., has been taken charge of by the
state bank examiner. No statement of
its condition I. as boen made.
For a Wreck Inqury.
Representative Morrell, of Pennsyl
vania, introduced a resolution Thurs
day for an investigation by congress
of the recent railroad t wrecks.
Sioux City Live- Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Sioux
""lty live stock market follow: t
ix-eves, $5.00. Top hogs, 16.35, .
. Attorney McCammon Dead.
Joseph K. McCammon, formerly of
Philadelphia, once assistant attorney
general of the United States, United
States commissioner of railroads dur
ing President Hayes' administration,
died at his home In Washington Wed
nesday night of heart trouble.
Bell for Major General.
The president sent to the senate on
Thursday the nomination of Brig.
Oen. Franklin Boll to be major general.
teOY OPERATOR FATM.
Uadly Kjuomis Wreck Leld to Young
Operator.
Four white men, a negro train por
ter and about thirty Mexican laborers
lost their lives and fifty-five persons
were Injured when two passenger
trains on the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railroad collided heaM-on
four miles west of Volland, Kan., at
5:10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
The dead are Julius Burmelster, of
Davenport, la., aged 38: William T.
Miller, of Soldier City, Kan.; Albert
Link, 1019 Pine street. Topeka, oolored
porter; Frank Sayre, passenger. New
London, Mo.; Mexican laborers num
bering supposedly between twenty-five
and thirty persons; W. H. Osgood, of
Mltchelvllle, la.
The fatally Injured are Holy Alva
rlo, Mexican laborer, left leg broken,
left arm broken, Injured Internally and
badly brushed. Berlalla Barra. Mexi
can laborer, head crushed, left leg
fractured, right leg so badly crushed
that amputation was necessary.
The trains were Nos. 29 and SO, run
ning between Chicago and El Paso.
They met on a sharp curve with fear
ful Impact. Adding to the horror of
the collision, fire from the lamps In
the cars and locomotives was commu
nicated to the splintered wreckage and
spread rapidly, consuming five of the
forward cars of train No. 29, west
bound, and burning a number of pas
sengers. All but three of those who
perished are thought to have been
Mexican laborers who were on their
way from Columbus Junction, O.. fo
Mexico. t
The officials of the company place
the blame on John Lynes, the l-year-old
telegraph operator at Volland, who
failed to stop train No. 21 at hi sta
tion after receiving orders to hold It
until No. 80 had passed. Lyndes Is be
ing held by the authorities of Wabaun
see county at Alma for Investigation.
SHE FIRES ON A JUDGE,
St, Louis Woman Attempts to Murder
Jurist.
Just after Judge J. A. McDonald, of
the circuit court, convened court in St.
Louts Wednesday morning, Miss Rosa
Well, a litigant In a case concerning
a disputed Inheritance, suddenly arose
from among the spectators and fired a
revolver at the Judge. The bullet
missed him. She was disarmed and
arrested.
Rosa Weil, accompanied by her old
er sister, Clara, entered the court
room a few minutes before court con
vened and quietly took seats on the
spectators', bench, back of the ratling.
.Their appearance attracted no atten
tion, and they sat quietly watching the
proceedings. An attorney. had started
to address the court when Rosa, with
out warning, stood up with leveled re
volver and fired at Judge McDonald.
F. Tu Wetzel, a witness, seized her be
fore she could fire a second time, and
several other persons near by sprang
to the woman and wrenched the re
volver from her hand. She maintain
ed remarkable composure and said, tn
a calm tone: "I ought to have -him."
...McDonald did not arise from his
seat during the excitement. "Take
that woman out of the court room,
he said to a deputy, and when the
woman had been led from the room
and order restored, the Judge turned
to several attorneys who were waiting
to make motions, and said: "Proceed,
gentleman."
CHILDREN DIE IN FLAMES.
Three Burned to Death In Home at
Redding, Col.
Twin boys, aged 8 years, and their
1-year-old sister, the children of Mrs.
Stewart, a widow, living near Ander
son, Cal., were burned to death Tues
day afternoon, when their home was
destroyed by fire. The mother was
visiting at the house of a neighbor at
the time and attempted suicide when
she learned of the fate of her chil
dren. The three children, it is suppos-
-1 from the position of the charred
bodies, were asleep in one bed, where
gin of the fire Is a mystery.
FAMOUS CHURCH BURNS.
Despite Panic Congregation la Dis
missed In Safety.
The Church of the Assumption at
Detroit, Mich., widely known as the
,"Church of the Grotto." by reason of
pilgrimages made by Invalids to a
grotto back of the church, was de
stroyed by fire Tuesday night. Services
.were being conducted when the fire
was discovered, and a panic ensued.
but the congregation was calmed by
Father James Romalne, who was
preaching, and all escaped in safety.
It was said that miraculous cures had
been effected In the grotto by prayer.
Advance for Toledo Trolley Men.
One thousand men employed by the
Toledo Railway and Light company
and the Maumee Valley Railway and
Light company, of Toledo, O., re
ceived Tuesday a 10 per cent Increase
In wages.
Pumpkin Pie Causes Death.
W. A. Dennison. of Mt. Pleasant,
"., after eating heartily of pumpkin
jie, was seized with acute Indigestion
and died. He was (8 years old.
Loss of Office Fatal.
Depressed over his defeat for re
election as a register of deeds, an of
fice which he had filled for twenty-five
consecutive years, Thomas Temple, of
Boston, committed suicide Wednesday
by inhaling illuminating gas.
Tragedy at Wedding.
Frank M. Ridley, Jr., of La Grange,
Ga., was shot and dangerously wound
ed by Harvey Hill, of Atlanta, Wed
nesday, at the wedding of Miss Elite
jjUdleyV a cousin of the wounded man.
PERIL IN BIG FIRE,
Flames Sweep Crowded New York
Tenements.
Fire originating; In a business block
In West Fifty-third street in New
York early Wednesday destroyed that
building, and spreading to adjoining
tenement houses on both sides of the
street gave the fire department a hard
fight. .
Five alarms were sounded In quick
succession, summoning an Immense
amount of apparatus to the scene,
while hundreds of police reserves
were called to restore order among
the families who Red In panic from
the burning tenement.
The firemen were handicapped by
low water pressure and were repeated
ly driven back by the flames, which,
spreading In every direction, soon
threatened the whole thickly populat
ed tenement section. Tenements on
either side of the block were In flames
before the oocupants were out of their
homes. The wildest confusion ensued
among the hundreds of tenants, who
rushed to the streets scantily clad, and
the police had the greatest difficulty
In preventing a reckless sacrifice of
life among those who wished to return
to their homes for their belone-tjgs.
Added to the confusion thlrres be
gan looting the burning ti ements.
They were fired upon by f.. police,
but with what effect could not be
known.
Several persons are miBslng from
the families who occupied the tene
ments, but In the confusion It was im
possible to' determine whether loss of
life had occurred. One woman had
been taken to the hospital dangerous
ly burned.
At 8:20 o'clock the fire was under
control. The money loss will' be about
$260,000.
It Is believed that at least three peo
ple will die on account of Injuries. '
THEY BECAME LAWS TUESDAY.
Pure Food, Free Alcohol and Anti
Pass Measures Go Into Effect.
Tuesday marked the beginning of
the life of several Important legislative
acts of congress. These are the free
alcohol, pure food law, and the Inter
state commerce law, and the modifica
tion of the convention laws to simplify
endowments and licenses.
The pure 'food-, law contemplates
barring from Interstate commerce
foods that are Injurious to health,
and the free alcohol law Is Intended
to assist farmers and smaller users of
power to produce fuel that. In effi
ciency and cost shall be cheaper than
gasoline or kerosene. The antt-pass
provision forbids common carriers,
directly or Indirectly, giving Interstate
free tickets or passes for passengers,
except to their employes and families,
agents of carriers and their surgeons,
physicians and attorneys, to persons
engaged In religious and charitable
work, and to certain other specified
classes.
KILLED BY FIST BLOW.
Angry Husband Breaks Neck of an
AUeged "Masher."
With a single blow of his fist Chas.
Smith, of East 8t. Louis, III., Tuesday
night killed D. F. Myers In the street
near the viaduct, and then, realising
what he had done. Smith made his es
cape. Mrs. Smith told her husband
that Myers had attempted to flirt with
her in the street. This so angered
Smith that he accosted Myejr and
struck him a swinging blow oh the
Jaw. Myers dropped like a log and
never moved, his neck having been
broken. Smith Is 27 years old and
Myers was 40. The police are making
a general search for Smith.
MOVE AGAINST RAILROAD.
Shippers Petition President for Re
ceiver for Roek Island.
A large number of mill and grain
and cotton dealers In Oklahoma Tues
day sent to President Roosevelt a pe
tition asking that a receiver be ap
pointed for the Rock Island railroad,
alleging inability on thf part of the
corporation to properly handle the
freight and passenger business offered
to It for transportation.
The petition Is the direct outcome of
the car shortage, from which Interests
represented by the signers of the peti
tion are still suffering. The petition
says the Rock Island Is able to han
dle but a small part of the traffic.
Fire In Chicago.
A five-story building In Chicago oc
cupied by the Chicago Linoleum com
pany was destroyed by fire
Tuesday night. The loss Is estimated
at $75,000. Spontaneous combustion
Is believed to have been the origin of
the fire.
Death of Sir Pearce Rowland.
Sir Pearce Howland, of Toronto,
Ont., formerly postmaster general and
finance minister under the upper and
lower Canada union and later lieuten
ant governor of Ontario, died Tuesday,
aged 96 years.
A Victim of Celebration.
Miss Ida Duford, of Minneapolis,
Minn., aged 16, was accidentally shot
and killed by an unknown man at mid
night Monday. The bullet came from
a revolver fired by a man who '
celebrating the advent of New Tear.
Two Workmen Killed.
Two workmen were killed and two
others were fatally injured Tuesday by
the bursting of a steam pipe at the
Pressed Steel Car company's plant at
Schoenvllle, Pa. The pipe burst while
the men were making repairs.
Fatal Wreck on Oklahoma.
A westbound Rock Island passenger
train ran Into an open switch near
Kingfisher, Okla., about noon Tuesday.
One passenger was kHled and a num
ber seriously hurt.
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM.
Insane Over Unrequited Love Olias.
Martin, a Farm Ititnd. Near. Brad
nliaw. Create a Senna t Ion Finally
Landed In the Insane Asylum.
' Charlie Martin, who for some time
has been In the employ of M. E. Plank,
living near Bradshaw, and a young
man who Is well known tn that local
ity, became infatuated with Miss Nan
cy Plank, whom he wished to marry.
The young woman and the members of
the family would not consent to the
marriage, and Sunday Martin went to
the Plank residence, entered the house
without knocking and walked Into Miss
Plank's room, where he shut and lock
ed the door and climbed Into the bed
and pretended to go to sleep.
At the house there were no one but
rs. Plank and Miss Plank, who at
once called Mr. Plank and a brother-in-law
In and told them what Mr. Mar
tin had done. They tried to get In
the door, which was locked, and were
obliged to break the door In. They
found Martin In bed with the covers
pulled around his chin pretending to
be asleep, but with hla eyes wide open.
He was taken downstairs and enter
tained until Sheriff Afferbaugh came
and took him to York, where he was
placed In the county Jail, and In a
short time he tore the plumbing and
water pipes loose, causing water to
flood the Jail and nearly frightened C.
Dwlnger, an Inmate, to death. Sheriff
Afferbaugh and Jailer Elgtnrrlts, with
the assistance of William Afferbaugh,
hai considerable trouble tn tying Mar
tin down so that he could do no more
damage.
Monday morning Martin was taken
before the Insanity board and Sheriff
Afferbough took him to Llnooln,
where he was placed In the asylum. ,
INSANE MAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
Fact Kept from Other Patients Over
Christmas.
The suicide of Frank Swoboda, an
Inmate of the Norfolk hospital for the
insane, whose home Is In St. Paul, was
kept a secret from Christmas eve,
when the tragedy occurred, until the
day tkfter Christmas, In order not to
mar the Joyousness of the occasion
for the 220 other Inmates. Dr. Young,
the superintendent, withheld Informa
tion from all save the coroner until
after the Christmas festivities were
over, because he knew that an an
nouncement of the self-murder by one
of the patients would so unstring the
nerves of the other scores at the insti
tution that the merry day planned for
them would be turned into one of
hysteria. t4
Swoboda took unusual steps to get
at his own life. He picked the lock off
the door of the ward in which he was
kept 'While the attendant was busy
with another patient. Rushing out of
this he broke In the door of a clothes
closet, seized a razor from the shelf
and gashed his throat.
The patients enjoyed a dance that
evening, the first since the Institution
has been rebuilt, and each received a
package of sweets and nuts Christmas
nornlng.
Gas at Table Rock Lake.'
The lake two miles north of Table
Rock has been the center of attraction
for several days for skating parties,
who have been attracted there by the
mysteries about the lake. On the sur
face are hundreds of air holes, cover
ed by thin coatings of Ice, and on tak
ing a penknife and cutting through
these places and applying a lighted
match a Are Is started from the escap
ing gas, the flames leaping up some
times as high as a man's head.
Absconder Returns.
Albert Taylor, one of the young men
who, a few weeks ago, skipped out In
the night leaving the bus team stand
ing at the depot at Humboldt, .while
they took along some $26 or $80 be
longing to their employer, A. D. Snow,
of the livery stables, returned to that
city Wednesday evening and was Im
mediately arrested upon complaint of
Mr. Snow, who charged him with
theft. Taylor pleaded guilty and wan
Ined.
Utica Man Accidentally Hliot.
Charles Berenter, a blacksmith and
machinist In lUtlca, was accidentally
shot In thj right leg on the train while
on hlH way to Beatrice. He had been
asleep and when the train pulled into
Lincoln a man by the name of Watson,
whose home Is at Crawford, accident
ally let a revolver fall out of his over
coat pocket on the floor, discharging It
and the ball entering Mr. Berenter's
'.eg, making a severe flush wound.
Lazarus Fathers Buy Property.
One of the most Important events tn
the history of the Catholic church In
Nebraska Is the tranxfer of the church
property at Thirteenth and M utreeets
tn Lincoln to the Lazarus fathers. The
transfer Is to be made In consideration
of $14,000, which money will be used
In rebuilding the church property near
the capltol building, which was de
stroyed by Are.
Schuyler Student is Honored.
William Henry Xlemen, '08, of
Schuyler, received a Christmas pres
ent from the Harvard faculty in the
shape of a Harvard college scholar
ship. This Is one of the highest aca
demic honors awarded to students and
the second most Important scholarship
honor awarded outside of commence
ment. Banker Cut In a light.
F. L. Pothast, cannier of the Farm
ers State bank of Plckrell, was as
saulted at Pickrell by Elvln and Har
ry Snyder. In the fight Mr. Pathast
received a knife wound In the leg. El
vln Snyder was arrested at Beatrice,
but the officers have not yet succeeded
'n locating his brother.
ImM Ills Hay.
E. W. Maronde, of Gresham.
through Are caused by a locomotive i.f
the Northwestern railroad, lost twenty-five
tons of hay.
OPERATOR FIGHTS ROnnFRS.
Save the Majority of Company's Canh,
but Jose Ills Own,
Sunday evening about ll'.IO o'clock
Just after the helper left the Burling
ton depot at York, two men wearing
musks stepped Into the waiting room,
extinguished the lights and walked
Into the office of the depot through the
door left unlocked by the helper, and
before the night operator was avsre
that anyone else was In the room be
side himself he looked Into the barrels
of two guns pointed at htm.
The men made a demand for the
keys of the safe. The operator Inform
ed them that he did not have the keys,
as they were In the possesion of the
helper who had Just left. The smaller
of the two robbers, hearing a noise,
glanced around behind him, and the
operator, seeing that he had a good
opportunity to hit him, picked up a
heavy coal shovel and hit him on the
head, knocking htm down and out for
the time being. The other robber, the
taller of the two, Jumped on the oper
ator, attempting to secure from him
the shovel, and while holding him he
took from him what money he had
and a watch. The amount of money
secured from the'operator was $23.80,
and also he had previously secured' $8
from the cashier's drawer.
Owing to excitement the operator
could not give a very good description
of the burglars, who escaped In the
darkness. Judging from the hands of
one, he Is inclined to believe that one
of them Is a negro, or that both were
hard customers and had not washed
their hands for some time. One of the
men was about medium height and
weighed about 150 pounds, the other
was about six feet tall and weighed
about 1 8 5 poiituj. ' ,
STABBING AFFRAY.
Young Farmer Assaults Bartender at
Bnttlo Creek.
A stabbing affray took place In the
Kerbe saloon at Battle Creek Satur
day.. Christ Hundt, a young German
farmer, while drunk, stabbed Herman
Aueher. the bartender, twioe In the
face for refusing him more liquor. The
first blow struck the Jaw bone, break
ing the knife blade, part of which re
mained In the wound, which Is serious,
but not dangerous. The second blow
did not make a severe cut. Hundt was
arrested and fined for being drunk and
disorderly. Later he was rearrested
for stabbing, prosecuted by the county
attorney and bound over to the district
court and is now In Jail In default or
$500 bail.
VAUDEVILLE IN CHURCH.
Stunts Anger Members of Llnooln M
E. Congregation.
Leading members of St.. Paul's
Methodist Episcopal church of Lin
coln, angered at the .vaudeville fea
tures given by the state university glee
club, declare that henceforth the
church will not be given for the gen
eral session of the Nebraska State
Teachers' association. . "
At the session Wednesday night a
takeoff of a Methodist camp meeting
was glvn. The singers also did min
strel stunts. These numbers the visit
ing teachers applauded. The members
declared that the teachers will be de
nied admittance to the building next
year.
PaNwed IVwged CheckM.
Two bogus check artists at Nebraska
City succeeded In floating some forged
checks and got away with the money.
Two men, strangers, dressed as farm
hands, passed a bogus check for $12.10
on Buder Bros., one for $9.80' on
8chultzer Bros. Both purported to
bear- the signature of Martin Wlck
horst. At Art Kromer's place checks
for 19.75 and $16.60 were floated un
der Peter WIckhorst'a name. No ar
rests have been made.
Farmer ifllled In Runaway.
Jasper Kipling, a farmer residing
about nine miles southwest of Auburn,
met a tragic death on his way home
Saturday night. He fell from his wag
on, loaded with lumber, and the wag
on wheel passed across his neck and'
head, breaking the neck and killing
him almost instantly. Kipling had been
tn town all day and was badly under
the Influence of liquor when he left
town.
May Be a Suicide.
The body of J. W. Ashba, a tenant
on the farm of Richard Meredith, near
Nebraska City, was found reclining
against a hay stack on the premises.
No marks of violence was found on
the body and a coroner's. Jury return
ed a verdict of death from causes un
known. Neighbors freely express the
opinion that Ashba had taken some
drug with suicidal intent.
Gns War nt Lincoln.
Hallat-k F. Rose, attorney for the
Lincoln Gas and Electrlo company,
secured from the United States circuit
court an order temporarily restraining
the city of Lincoln from enforcing the
recently enacted ordinances reducing
the price of gas to $1 a thousand cubic
feet and placing a special tax on the
Income of the company.
Li'glMlator .May Decline Place.
Clarence Mackey, of Ansley, one of
the representatives of Custer county
elected by the Democratic porty and a
member of the house two years ago, is
seriously considering reHlgnlng his po
sition and not uctlng through this ses
sion. Fire at Elm Creek.
The engine room of the mill of Neff
Eros, company at Ekn Creek, was dis
covered on fire by a passerby. Prompt
action saved the mill and warehouse.
The engine house and contents were
lost.
Ixmt HIM Eye.
While husking corn at hla farm near
Harblne, a German farmer named
Krats In stooping struck his right eye
against a stalk, the end of . whir-h
pierced the eyeball. He will lose the
sicnt or tne eye.
Battle Creek Dam DumagtHl.
The dam at the Battle Creek roller
mills was badly damaged by a wash
out. It was unexpected, as It was a
solid frame dam and considered one
of the beet. The supposition Is that
muskruts Started the leak.
The beautiful Christmas In Lincoln
was marred by a fight between the sec
rotary of the City Charity association,
C. E. Prevey, and the captain of the
Salvation army, E. Klndler, and the
arrest of both men. It all came about
over Prevey accusing Klndler of say
ing Prevey said something. The two
mighty gladiators met In the office of
the Salvation army, where Prevey had
gone Wlth two witnesses to accuse
Klndler of circulating the report about
him. which was to the effect that Pre
vey had said the two children of some
woman had boasted that they would
spend their own money for Christmas
beer and get their dinner from the
Salvation army for nothing. Prevey
asked Klndler If he said Prevey said
It and Klndler replied that Prevey had
said It. "You're a liar." shouted the
secretary of the charity , association
and promptly he made a lunge at the
head of the Salvation army. Now
what happened at this Juncture the
men do not agree on, but it Is a fact
that Prevey came out of the fray with
two beautiful black eyes and a swollen
and disfigured faoe. Prevey says when
he told Klndler he was a liar the latter
struck him; one of the men who was
with hlrn left the room and the other
was too old and too weak to be of any
assistance. Klndler, he said, called
for help and Mrs. Klndler rushed Into
the room, waving a big knife. Prevey
said he managedz-WsTefawiy" and. call
the police. Readmitted:' however, he
lost his glasses VI urine the fracas and
couldn't see very well. Klndler said
when Prevey called him a liar he fol
lowed It up by striking him, while
Prevey'e two companions rushed htm,
threw htm down and beat htm good
after rolling his head up In some bed
clothing. Just at the critical moment
a stranger who had some In to get his
basket full of Christmas things, soused
Into Prevey, so Klndler said, and
knocked him down and sat on htm.
The two companions of Prevey, he
said, quit business then and he man
aged to get up. The stranger after
giving Prevey a beating left without
registering and Klndler doesn't know
htm, but as he didn't get his basket
filled tt Is presumed he was satisfied
with what he got." Both Prevey and
Klndler were arrested and later re
leased under bonds.' The report over
which the men fought reached the
ears of the mother of the boys and
when she heard It came from Prevey
she Jumped him and when he denied
saying It she told him to face Captain
Klndler with his denial. He did.
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The government Ownership Leagu
of Nebraska, embodying the principle
of government ownership of railroads
and Intended to bo the' nucleus of o
movement which shall spread over Ne
braska and In a. short time over the
entire United States, was organized in
Omaha last week. About eighty men
were there from several counties, men
of various political parties and of op
posite views on tariff and finance but
all together on the question of the
right and duty of the government to
own and operate the railroads. The
following officers were chosen:' Pres
ident, M. F. Harrington, O'Neill; vice
president, H. C. Brome, Omaha; secre
tary, Edgar Howard, Columbus; treas
urer, W. H. Green, Creighton. It Is
proposed to push the organisation ot
the league In every county In the state,
and It Is expected to have delegates
from every county when the first con
vention Is called, which will be In
about six months. After this conven
tion tt Is proposed to begin the spread
of the movement by helping to organ
Ize other states. '
After frenzied oratory Mid shrews
political maneuvering Daniel Nettle
ton, of Clay county was elected speak
er of the house at the cauous of the
Republican members Monday night on
the third ballot. The field combined
against McMullen, of Gage county, and
defeated him.
Senator Saunders, of Omaha, wa
chosen president pro tern, of the sen
ate. This combination was supported
by Norrla Brown, candidate for United
States senator.
Clyde Barnard was made chief clerk
of the house. Blessing, of Ord, was
made first assistant. B. H. Qouldlng
of Kearney, Was elected secretary of
the senate, and Reeder, of York, was
made first assistant.
Dr. O. W. Martin, of Lincoln, will
be chaplain of the senate, while Rev.
Mr. Croswaite, of University Place,
will be chaplain of the house.
The nominating committee of the
State Teachers' association selected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: A. H. Waterhouse, of Omaha,
president; E. E. Magee, of Ashland,
vice president; Katherine Woods, of
Peru, secretary; R. D. Overholt, of
Mlnden, treasurer; E. B. Sherman,
member of the executive committee to
take the place of W. H. Gardner,
whose term expires.
State Treasurer Mortensen hat
started a conscience fund and at thU
time it contains $25, received from a
man who once upon a time broke a
Nebraska law, since which time hit
conscience has never ceased to troul 1
him. With the $25 which was receiv
ed came the following letter dated at
La June, Colo. : "Nebraska State
Treasury Department: Having broken
the laws of the state of Nebraska I
will endeuvor to make It right by en
closing $25. which please accept as a
conscience fund." The letter was not
signed.
Attorney General Norrls Brown hat
gone to Kearney tu prepare to move
his family back to that place as soon
as his term of office expires. Mr.
Brown lived at Kearney before being
appointed deputy attorney general Mid
years ago,
Nicholas J. Gentleman, convicted ol
murder In the second degree and sen
tenced to nineteen years In the peni
tentiary, has received executive clem
ency. Gov. Mickey commuted his sen
tence to ten years.
IANCIAL
CHICAGO.
The aad of the year finds trade In
the Cfalcage district at the top notch,
coordlng to the weekly review pub
lished by R. Q. Dun ft Co. 'Producers
In man lines find themselves so far be
hind In orders tbet the usual midwin
ter shutting down of plants will be
unusually brief.
Outlook fer the tasking of new busi
ness Is goed, especially In the iron and
steel Industries, says the report. ,
Annus returns show substantial In
creases In stocks of Iron ore and lum
ber, and this, to some extent; assures
ample winter supplies (or operations at
furnaces and factories. RaJJrond man
gers are making unusual efforts to set
rolling stock ordered long ago to alle
viate the freight congestion and pro
gress In this direction can only be hin
dered by severe storms. (
Earnings of the Chicago roads make
an excellent exhibit for the calendaf
year, the gain being fully 10 ier cent
over those of 1005. Vessel tonnage en
tering this port Is seen to be greater
than a year ago.
Wholesale activity reflects the ttoltaay'
quiet, but the bookings for spring, mer-'
chandlse compare quite favorably with
this time last year In dry goods, cloth
ing, footwear, furniture, carpets and)
food products'. Advance buying of
hardware for the Interior Is of large
aggregate, and a steady demand ap
pears in merchant Iron, plumbing and
electric supplies. Moderate Improve
ment Is noted, tn bank deposits, but
notwithstanding the high cost of money
there Is promptness in collections and
few commercial failures.
The total movement of grain at this
port, .6,035,138 bushels, compares wltb
6,850,435 bushels last wek, and 6,420 -402
bushels a year tngo. Compared with
those of 1005, receipts Increased 1 per
cent and shipments decreased ltt.tt per
cent Receipts of live stock were 235.-
873 head, against 350,810 head last -week
and 150,300 head last year.
Lumber receipts aggregated 34,02,-
009 feet, against 48,009,000 feet last
week, and 20,000,000 feet a year ago..
Failures reported In the Chicago dis
trict numbered 17, against 28 last weel
and 19 a year ago.
- NEW YORK.
; With an unparalleled volume of busi
ness for 1906, Increased by a record
holiday trade and a heavy volnme of
future orders booked; the commercial
and Industrial Interests of the country
look forward with confidence to the de
velopments of 1907.
Wheat, Including flour, exports from'
the United States and Canada for the
week ending Dec. 27 aggregated 2,240,-
""2 bushels, against 3,802,304 last weel-.
3,448,248 the corresponding wees: last
year, 981,140 In 1904 and 4,291,543 In,
1901. For the past twenty-six week
of the fiscal year the exports are 93,
608,234 bushels, against 65,180.279 lav
1905, 84,763,327 In 1904 and 146,191,308:
in 1901.
Corn exports for the week are 1,66C,-
008 bushels, against 1,325,964 last week,
4,607,395 a year ago and 1,8S2,X42 ln v
1904. For the fiscal year to date the;
exports are 23,829,489 bushels, against
36,952,948 In 1905 and 13,500.334 Im
'004. Bradstreet's Commercial Report.
Chicago Cattle, common to prime-, ,
$4.00 to $0.90; hogs. Prime heavy, $4.00
$6.40; sheep, fair to choice, $3."0 -to
$5.73 ; wheat, No. 2, 73c to 74c ; corn.
No. 2, 41c to I1.; oats, standard, 32c to. 1
33c J rye. No. 2. 02c to 64c; hay, timo- ;
thy, $13.00 to $18.00; prairie, $9.00 to
$18.50; butter, choice creamery, 27c to
31c; eggs, fresh, 24c to 28c; potatoes,
32c to 42c,
Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $3.00
to $0.50; hogs, choice heavy, $4.00 to
$0.55 ; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to '
$1.50; wheat, No. 2, 73c to 75c; corn.
No. 2 white, 43c to 44c; oats, No. 2
white, 35c to 37c.
St. Louie Cattle, $4.50 to $0.73;
bogs, $4.00 to $0.40; sheep, $3.50 to
$5.50; wheat, No, 2, 75c to 70c; corn.
No. 2, 89c to 40c; oats, No. 2, 34c to
35c ; rye, No. 2, 01c to 63c.
Cincinnati Cattle, $4.00 to $5.50;
hogs, $4.00 to $0.00; sheep, $3.00 to
$4.75; wheat, No. 2, 75c to 70c; corn,
No. 2 mixed, 42c to 44c; oats, No. 2
mixed, 30c to 37c; rye, No. 2, 70c t
72c.
Detroit Cattle, $4.00 to $3.00; hogs.
$4.00 to $0.30; sheep, $2.50 to $5.00;
wheat, No. 2, 75c to 70c; corn. No. S
yellow, 45c to 4(tc; oats. No. 3 white,
35c to 37c ; rye, No. 2, 00c to 70c.
Milwaukee Wheat, No. 2 northern,
77c to 78c ; corn, No. 3, 38e to 39c ;
oats, standard, 34c to 35c; rye. No. 1,
05c to 00c ; barley, standard, 54c to 65c
,ork, mess, $16.12.
Buffalo Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$4.00 to $0.00; bogs, fair to choice, $4.00
to $0.65; st.eep, common to good mixed,
$4.00 to $5.50; lambs, fair to choice,
$5.00 to $9.00. - -
New forkCattle, $400 to $0.17;
bora, $4.00 to $0.90; sheep, 13.00 to
$5.00 wheat. No. 2 red, 78o to 80o;
corn. No. 2, Bio to 52c; oats, natural
waits, 40c to ale; butter, creamery, 80c
to 83c eggs, western, 27c to 30c
Toledo Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 74c to
TOc; com. No. 2 mixed, 42a to aSaj
eats, Na. 2 mixed, 34c to 38oi rye- Ma.
2, 66c to CSc; clover seed, prist, (183
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