Nebraska Newspapers

    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD.
VOLUME XV
DAKOTA CITY, NEW., FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1907,
"NUMBER 22.
WORLD'S DAILY NEWS
CAREFULLY COLLECTED AND
CONCISELY STATED.
THREE MORE JURORS
vij ikx now aicfptf.o for
Till: THAW TRIAL.
Court Orders Jurors Vtidcr Strict
Guard of Bailiff Talesmen Sudden
ly Scorn IUaictuiit to Serve Many
I'xcuses.
Three more jurors to try Harry K.
Thaw Thursday. This was attained
during: the closing; hour of an extreme
ly tedious (tension. When court Ad
journed for the day, five Jurors, In
cluding the two chosen Wednesday,
had been uceepted and sworn In. Thirty-one
talesmen In all were examined.
The three Jurors chosen Thursday are:
Henry C. Harney, a piano dealer;
George PfafT, dealer in mechanics'
supplies, and Arthur S. Campbell, su
perintendent of telegraph and tele
phone construction.
The two chosen Wednesday were
Doming B. Smith, a retired manufac
turer, who will serve as the foreman,
and Charles II. Fecke, a shipping
agent.
The tedious manner in which the se
lection of Jurors proceeded Thursday
makes It difficult to predict just when
the trial panel af twelve will finally
be filled. The court's order that the
Jury must be kept together under tin
care of bailiffs had the apparent ef
fect of making many of the talesmen
reluctant to serve. Various excuses
were offered, one man declaring Ilia!
to be locked up for two months would
fo wreck his nerves as to make :
calm consideration of the cae an im
possibility. He was excused.
Of the thirty peremtory challenges
allowed the prosecution and the de
fense, the former has used ellit ain't
the latter six.
The defense Thuisday seemed will
ing to accept any talesmen who made
reasonable answers to the district at
torney's questions. The fact that
Thaw's attorneys asked several of the
talesmen If they had any prejudice
against any particular defense wai
taken to mean that the defense might
bo the so-called "unwritten law," or
insanity, or a combination of both.
LONDON CHIMK IS MYSTF.RY.
lropriolor of His Department Store
Slain.
Wnr. Whitely, of London, Eng.,
founder of the flist big department
store In London, was shot and klllni
Thursday afternoon by a young man
who afterwards attempted suicide.
Whitely was upon the point of leav
ing the store when his assailant rush
ed up, with a revolver In hand, ami
fired several shoi. The merchant fi!i
dead.
The assassin then emptied the re
volver into hU own body, inflicting
what are believed to be mortal
wounds.
The store was crowded with shop
pers at the time and a semi-panic fal
lowed the tragedy.
At the hospital the murderer gave
the name of Cecil Whitely, and said he,
was a son of the murdered man. Rela
tives of Whitely say they do not ree
ognlzo the assassin.
The cause for the murder is a mys
tery. FLKKIXG FROM CHICAGO.
T'evcr Kpldcmic Srnilx Hundreds to
the South.
Hundreds of women and children
are fleeing from Chicago because tho
epidemic of scarlet fever and diphthe
ria has burst forth with added fury..
The first health department tabula
tion showing the scourge In Chicago
and suburbs was responsible In a large
part for the hasty departure of many
of the more timorous women. This
tabulation showed a total of 8.5C9
scarlet fever cases and 2,201 diphthe
ria cases. But these figures do not
(anywhere near tell the story.
Following the severe reprimand glv
n Health Commissioner Whalen by
the city council Monday for not pla
carding homes the police started on n
roupup and from the returns it Is con
servatively estimated there are at least
10,000 contagious cases In Chicago.
Connecticut Not Injured.
The navy department was advised
Friday that the battleship Connecticut,
iwhlch struck bottom while entering
Culebra Island, suffered only Inconse
quential damage.
BlacUslmtli Heir to $100.0(10,
J. W. Benedict, of Mayfield, Ky., a
poor blacksmith, has fallen heir to
$400,000 by the death of a relative at
Union City, Tenn.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Beevr
15.5006.50. Top hogs, $6.50.
Worries Over Inheritance; Insane.
Worry over a $8,000 Inheritance,
which dwindled to $00, is responsible
tor the Insanity of Betsy Piatt, of Lo
Kansport, Ind. She thought relatives
were trying to get her share and stood
cuard over her home with a gun.
Big Fire In Russian City.
The central part of the city of Po
lotsk, province of Vltensk, Russia, one
of the moat ancient cUles of the em
pire, haa been destroyed by fire. The
slamage Is very heavy ,
DRAWING THAW JCR.
Two Talesmen Aecepttnl at Fir
ScSHloll.
The long awaited trial of Harry
Kendall Thaw for the murder of Stan
ford White began in New York Wed
nesday before JMstlco Fitzgerald.
Two jurors were secured as a re
sult of the day's work. Out of tho
200 talesmen, nlnteen were examined.
Three successfully passed the rapid
Are of questions, but one was after
wards excused by the court after mak
ing some private representations con
cerning his business.
At 10:30 o'clock Thursday the court
resumed the work of choosing a Jury
which shall pass on the justice of
Thaw's claim that he had a right to
shoot the man who had "ruined hU
wife."
Nearly r11 the talesmen examined
seemed anxious to serve and the chal
lenges were nearly In every Instance of
a peremptory character, nearly evenly
divided between the prosecution and
the defense.
The examination of the talesmen
was followed with the keenest Interest,
and It was thought the line of ques
tioning by the attorneys for Thaw
would develop the character of the de
fense they are to set up. There was
disappointment In this respect. The
defendant's counsel seemed willing to
accept any proposed juror who satis
factorily answered the questions put
by District Attorney Jerome, who per
sonally conducted tho examinations.
The defense peremptorily chal
lenged two talesmen, however, who
gave their business as architects.
Mr. Jerome asked each talesman li
turn If he would be Influenced by
the so-called higher or unwritten law
to the exclusion of the actual laws
of the state as they would be laid
down by Justice Fitzgerald. There
was none, to say he would not accept
the court's ruling on all questions of
the law.
FEWER JAPS TO P1IIUPP1XF.S.
Falling Off in Immigration During tli.'
Fiscal Year.
That the tendency of Japanese emi
gration Is not toward the Philippines
is shown by statistics sent to Philip
pine Commission by V. Morgan
Schuster, insular collector of customs,
and collected In a report mnde public
at the Insular bureau. The report is
for the fiscal year ended June 30 last,
and shows that only 277 Japenese
went to the islands In 1906, against
1,235 for the preceding year, 2,741 in
1904 and 1,072 In 1905. In 1906 377
Japanese left the islands. The total
customs' collected for the fiscal year
covered by the report aggregated $7,
553,090 gold, a decrease of $710,353
over the preceding year.
In explaining the falling off of im
ports of flour from the United States,
Mr. Shuster says the decrease can be
attributed mainly to the prevalence
of the boycott against American goods
and manufactures by the Chinese, who
are the principal retailers In flour In
the Philippines. Likewise, he says, they
are direct importers of this commodit
ty to a certain extent. Of the total
value of Imports for the fiscal year
1906, $4,333,020 came from the United
States, as a gainst $5,839,612 for the
corresponding period preceding, or n
decrease of $1,566,492.
GOV. WIXTHHOP IX WRECK.
Chief Executive of Porto Kieo Has a
Narrow Escape.
A special train conveying Gov. Wln
throp and a number of officials and
citizens of San Juan to attend the
American Railway company's celebra
tion of the completion of the railroad
connecting San Juan and Ponce, P. R.,
was derailed Tuesday near Quebra
dllas because of a defective truck. The
coach containing the governor's party
stopped within six inches of a preci
pice 1,400 feet high. The governor
Jumped from tho coach and was not
hurt. The other members of the party
were shaken up, but no one was In
jured. is from swettemiam.
John Bull 1 coolves Explanation from
Governor.
The London government has heard
from Gov. Swettenham, of Jamaica,
concerning the incident Involving tho
withdrawal of the American warships
from Kingston.
Absolute secrecy Is maintained at
the colonial office, but the fact was
elicited that during the night a good
many telegrams were received from
Swettenham, some of which deal with
the incident. These, It lu understood,
confirm the main features of the affair
Us already known.
Must Pay Their Faro.
The interstate commerce commis
sion at Washington, In an opinion by
Commissioner Harlan, holds that men
employed by newspapers to assort
newspapers on special trains may not
.lawfully be granted transportation.
So Relief for North Dakota.
The North Dakota fuel shortage
again is becoming serious, according
to reports. Inability of the railroads
to keep freight trains moving Is re
sponsible in a large degree for this
condition.
MlsHtsHippi Negro Lynched.
Henry Ball, a negro, waa lynched at
Greenwood, Miss., Tuesday night. He
had attacked Mrs. Graves, of that
place. The coroner's Jury decided the'
nerro had met his death at the hands
of unknown parties.
Battleship Damaged.
It Is reported thut the battleship
Connecticut ran on a reef while enter
ing the harbor at Culebra island, P.
R., on Jan. II, and that sh sustained
serious damage at a result,
BRIBES TO THAI X MEM.
tmnibornicn Tell of Paying for Freight
Cars.
Evidence Indicating that lumbermen
have been paying money to railroad
employes to have cars "spotted" on
their tracks was Introduced before In
terstate Commerce Commissioner
Franklin K. Lane nt the hearing In
Seattle Tuesday afternoon In the car
shortage question.
Charles K. Patton. of Seattle, presi
dent of the Reliance Lumber com
pany, and vice president and secre
tary of the Atlas Lumber and Shingle
company, made the statement during
the course of his examination. Mr.
Patton had been giving some facts and
figures showing thut there was an np
parent discrimination In the distribu
tion of cars at Tacoma among the
mills.
"How do you account for this dis
crimination?" asked Commissioner
Lone.
"Only that somebody was buying
cars," replied the witness.
"What Is a common ealutatlori
among lumber men concerning this
purchasing of cars?" asked Austin E.
Griffith, who was conducting the ex
amination for the lumbermen.
"Well, a very common salutation
among lumber men is 'What Is tho
price today?" " said Mr. Patton.
"The price of cars runs from $1 to
$5 a car. Some weeks ago the superin
tendent of our mill at Tacoma saw a
very large car being switched around.
He asked the conductor if we were
going to get the car. The conductor
asked him how much it was worth to
him. Tho superintendent said that
while we wanted the car pretty badly,
we were not going to pay for It. The
conductor sold that It was worth $10 to
him, and we did not get the car."
PUT OX PAH WITH RCSSIA.
United States Has Failed to Legislate
for lrolcctlon of Women.
The United States government was
declared on a par with the Russian
government in failing to legislate for
the protection of women and child
wage earners at a mass meeting held
in the Carnegie lyceum, tn New York,
under the auspices of various charita
ble, labor and sociological bodies.
One of the speakers said that in
comparison with Great Britain tho
United States now stands In the devel
opment of Its child labor laws where
Great, Briton stood in 1844. Another
charge was that Instead of advancing
in bucIi legislation the country has
steadily retrogqrading for the past
eleven years.
A resolution -was adopted by tho
meeting calling upon congress to de
fray the expense of a. thorough Inves
tigation of all women and child labor
In the United States.
INDIAN GIRLS DEBAUCHED.
Former Indian Commissioner Makes
Sensational Charges.
Ex-Gov. McConnell, of Salt Lake,
Utah, former Indian commissioner. In
an interview charges gross mismanage
ment of the Indian schools and ar
raigns the system by which young In
dian girls are taken away from their
parents and sent to Indian schools. He
alleges teachers in the schools prac
tice great cruelty upon their charges
and that girl pupils are allowed to be
debauched. The blame for these con
ditions he places upon Secretary
Hitchcock, whom, he says, ru
he acquainted with conditions during
acquainted with conditions during
eonholed his report. He further says
tha ofliclals of the Interior department
conceal the true state of affairs from
the president.
NORTH DAKOTA APPEALS.
Senator Ilansbrougli Confers with the
President on Fuel Situation.
The coal famine situation In North
Dakota has become so serious that
Senator Hansbrough conferred with
President Roosevelt Tuesday to see If
federal means cannot be found to re
lieve the situation.
Telegrams appealing for relief were
laid before the Interstate commerce
commission by Senator Hansbrough.
The commissioners have called atten
tion of the railroads interested to the
renewed complaints.
Senator Hansbrough's conference
with the president was brief and no
conclusions were announced at tho
White House.
"Retl Sunday" Anniversary.
Tuesday waa the anniversary of
nis tenure of office, but who plg
"Rtd Sunday'Mn St. Petersburg;, when
Father Gapon led a demonstration be
fore the finter palace and many were
killed by the troops.
Toklo Government Building Bums.
The main buildings of the depart
ment of communications were burned
down Tuesday morning, Involving a
loss estimated at $500,000. Most of tho
documents were destroyed. The Are
Is attributed to an overheated stove.
Sutton Defends Title.
George Sutton, of Chicago, success
fully defended his title as champion
of the 18-2 balk line billiard game
Tuesday. The challenger waa Ora
Mornlngstar, of Indiana, who waa de
feated, 500 to 472.
Senator Nelson Ite-Elected.
Knute Nelson was named by both
houses of the Minnesota legislature to
succeed himself aa United States sena
tor. Four Democratic senators voted
for Nelson, saying their districts were
overwhelmingly for him.
Alabama Senators Re-Elected.
The Alabama legislature In Joint
feaslon Tuesday re-elected Senators
John T. Morgan and Edmund W. Pet
tus for another term. Both received s
unanimous vote.
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEF.K IX A con
densed FORM
Norfolk Axyttim Needs Nebraska In
stitution I lnicetetl by n Legisla
tive Committer Asylum U Now
Crowded to Cvci llow'.ii';.
Over a dozen state legislators of Ne
braska visited the Norfolk Insane hos
pital Monday for the purpese of rec
ommending an appropriation with an
understanding of the Institution's
needs. Dr. (1. A. Tfcimg. the new su
perintendent, gave to each of tho vis
itors a typewritten Matement of what
he considered needed by the Instlta
tlon. It calls for an epproptiatic.n of
$87,500 for ney buildings.
Dr. Young state that a new hospi
tal for the acute female cases Is need
ed. This. It Is estimated, would cost
$60,000. It would be unlike either the
cottages or the new reconstructed
west wing, but would resemble t hi
wing. A new cottage for the malo
chronic cases Is needed, which would
cost $20,000. A new Ftahle capablo
of caring for thoroughbred stock. In
order that a large quantity and good
quality of milk may he had, Is needed.
This would cost $7,500.
The Institution Is now so crowded
that dormitories for the female pa
tients are being fitted up In the nttles
of cottages and there in the garrets
these unfortunates sleep, because the
state has not provided more room.
Dining rooms In the cottages are beln;.
sent to tho basements and the heating
plants which were In the cellars arc
being concentrated into one main
heating plant.
, There are at present forty patients
from northern Nebraska In the Lin
coln hospital, who ought to be In Nor
folk because they came originally from
this hospital and were transferred to
Lincoln at the time of the lire. Thero
never has been enough room there for
the return of those forty patients to
their own hosuiUd. Their families want
them there, that they may visit them
nore easily.
FIREMEN ROB POOR WOMAN.
Take Articles from Basket. Pay Well
in Cash and Tell Her It Was Joke.
An Interesting story has become
current of one of the pranks played
by the firemen while In Grand Island
last week. On the last day of the con
vention, business having all been
closed up, and the visitors having sev
eral hours to Idle away befoi the
banquet, a number of tho lads got out
on the streets to -njrrj ' themselvevin
their own way. Among other incidents
they held up a laundry woman. Sur
rounding her, they took first one arti
cle and then another from her bas
ket, meeting her protests by a liberal
payment for the same. One would
take a towel, the other a child's nan
kin, the third an undergarment, the
fourth a night robe or a sheet, until
the basket was empty. But the small
change kept going into the basket In
stead, and when the boys were all
through they returned tho laundry
and invited the discomfited laundry
woman to keep the change. It Is said
me was about $27 ahead of the game.
SCRIRXER PEOPLE MISSING.
School Teacher Has Not B-en Heard
of SliK-e Nov. 29.
Miss Frazier, aged 19, whose home
Is at Missouri Valley, la., but who
has been teaching near Scrlbner, is
missing, n Nov. 29 she was missed.
No one knew where she had gone and
her place as teacher was left vacant.
It was at first thought she might have
returned to Missouri Valley, but In
quiry there disclosed that she had not
and that her parents were as much In
the dark as anyone. Since that time
a fruitless search has been kept up In
an effort to get trace of the young
woman. A son of Mr. Wlttman is al
so missing. He left home several day-,
after Miss Frazler disappeared and bus
not been found.
HON W. M. ROBERTSON' DEAD.
Prominent Citizen of Xorfolk and Pol
itician I'asses Away,
William M. Robertson, aged 57,
died at his home In Norfolk recently.
Previous to his fatal Illness ho was a
candidate for appointment as district
Judge to succeed Judge Boyd, who
will resign to enter congress. He was
twice a prominent candidate for tho
Republican gubernatorial nomination
and was Republican national commit
teeman for Nebraska In 1886.
BIiMinilngton Votes Watrr Bonds.
Bloomlngton Is on record for pro
gress and enterprise by carrying tho
water bonds proposition by a vote of
94 to 35. The citizens are enthusias
tic over the success of the bonds In
the face of the opposition from a few
unexpected sources, and the work of
putting In the plant will be hurried
to a conclusion this spring and sum
mer. Brownsville Soldiers In .Tail.
Two of the discharged colored sol
diers from Brownsvlll Tex., have
been arrested at Rosebud. Neb.,
charged with Introducing liquor on the
ttosebud Indian reservation. They
lve the names of Long and Williams.
Simple Spelling at Pern.
The commercial department stenog
raphers of the state no: mul at Peru
will use the slmpled spelling until fur
ther notice from the head of the de
partment. Two Boys Ixst.
Roscoe Wortman and Frank Dewey,
,of Portsmouth, both aged 13 years!
ileft the Wortman home Dec. 28 with
their skates, bound for Pawnee creek.
Since that time nothing haa beon
heard from them, and a reward Is now
offered for any Information leading to
Vielr whereabouts.
Norfolk to Retain Court.
Telegrams from Washington gtvo
assurance that Norfolk will be Includ
ed In tha list of cities designated as
(federal court points.
EFFORT TO M'l. i !.: r.CAD.
School District Desires to UlllUo Trail
to Reach S lu.oi Uouj.
At a term of court held at Eurweu
hut week by H m. .1. N. Paul, of St
raul, there was trie! u caao which
grows out of tho o.d townsite of Wil
low Springs, in the car'y days, wus
the county seat of Gat He'd county,
ntid was utandoned when the coumy
seat win move) to 1 unveil. A few
y -ins aiTo prnc-cVhirs were had to a
cute the ol I townsite, and this wa
d ne. leaving the school house In Di-
trlct 12, the old Willow Springs sehoo
house, with' ut a road, 'ih.-n the ilh
t:lct btvurtht proceeding Li have t'.:
old trull that had passr-1 tho schou.
hena In the early . day declared c
road by travel ami usiig. This, et
course, was f, u '.it by tho property
oivmi adjacent to the tnvnslte, as il
cut a number f f..rms in two. In tin
evidence much ear y hl-tory w.i
brrv.7ht out and tr.itiy old-time event
recs lied.
The evidence dlschiyed thut the road
hal been traveled 1 - lift enough, but
not that the ofliclals had ever claimed
It wai a road and tued It as each.
ri:.vn:icK rridlk camo ends.
3. 11. S;:nrls AcqwitteJ ,t Charge of
Attempted I-rlrul.
The celebrated crse of the stale
against J. II. Sparks, of St. Joseph,
charged with attempting to defraud
Gage county by Issuing a claim
amounting to $539.04 for a bridge In
Island Grove township, which Is al
leged never to have been built, has
been brought to a close In the district
court. After the Jury hud been out
twelve hours It returned a verdict of
acqulttHl. The contention of the de
fense wa that Sparks and his clerk
had erred In filing the second bill with
the county board, while the prosecu
tion contended that It was done know
ingly and with Intent to defraud tho
county. The case haa attracted un
usual interest In (lego county bocausf,
of the reported bridge graft during the.
last few years. Now that Sparks has
been given a clean bill the public In
general appears to bo well satisfied
with the verdict.
WORD OF TWO RUNAWAYS.
Ashland Boys Miiwiiifr for - a Monti
Are Seen In Kansas City.
Roscoe Wortmun and Frank Dewey,
sons of two prominent farmers living
southeast of Ashland, who ran awby
from home shortly before Christmas,
have been heard of In Kansas City. T.
W. Mowrey, of that city, has written
to the father of Roscoe Wormian, Mr.
Otha Wormian, stating positively that
he saw the two boys at the Majestla
theater on New Year's night. He say?
the boys he saw answer tho descrip
tions that have been sent broadcast
by the parents of the boys. He does
not know wher- .t;;y r,.re now'jut it is
a great relief for 'the parents of the
missing boys to have a hope that they
are alive. The Wortman boy has
made several attempts to run away
from home before his last successful
getaway.
EVIDENCE THERE, HUT NO LAW,
York Man Shown to Havo Given
Whisky to .Minor is Discharged.
T'ecause no law could bo found
making It even a misdemeanor to give
whisky to a minor, Louis Kasdorf, of
York, who was arretted on a charge
of disposing of liquor, was discharged
in county court recently. Kasdorf, a
barn employe, it was shown by the ev
idence, had given whisky to minors,
but as he Is not a licensed whisky sell
er It was found the law does not fit
his case. The apparent anomaly was
developed during the hearing of the
case that while the Nebraska statutes
forbid the giving of tobacco to a mi
nor, there Is no provision against the
giving of whisky to a minor except
by a licensed dealer.
COUPLE DIE IN ROOM.
Double Tragedy Occurs In the Noliras
kn Cnplln! City.
With a disconnected gas pipe filling
tho room with poisonous fumes, Cha-i.
Meyers und Mrs. Carpenter were
found dead In a bed In tho Ijimaster
block in Lincoln Monday. Both came
from Kearney last fall and had been
living as brother and sister.
Lcters found In the room failed to
explain the tragedy, but indicated
recklessness in morals, and that the
guilty lovers committed sulcido rath
er thun face detection.
Train leaves Truck.
A broken rail caused a Missouri Pa
cific passenger train to leave the track
In the yards at Nebraska City Sunday
morning. The Lincoln passenrer was
tuklng a siding to allow the south
bound train to pass when the accident
occurred, causing the engine, tender
and baggage car to leave the rails. No
one was Injured and, aside from the
delaying of both trains, no damage
was done.
nig Ditch Being Opened.
Rutledge & Loach, of Herman, have
a gang of men opening this county's
big ditch Into the Missouri river. The
men have to be In the water most of
the time and they have found It very
hard to secure men to do the work.
Their gang all struck Saturday night
for 25 cents per hour and they let
them all go, and brought another gang
up from Omaha Sunday.
Revival at Clay Center.
Interest continues to increase In the
revival meetings now on ut the Meth
odist church in Clay Center. AllVough
the weather has been most Inclement
and the past week sidewalks and roads
almost Impassable, the building has
been filled every night nad Sunday
people were turned awuy for luck of
standing room.
Merchants Set Convention.
At a meeting of the executive board
In Omaha the annual convention of
the Nebraska State Retail Mer
chants' association was set for March
and 7. The place will be In Lincoln
In order that committees may wait up.
on members of the legislature during
the session of the convention.
$200 for Ijand Near Tckamah.
Ernest Henry, of Tekamah, who
lives Just outside the north city limit,
has Just sold his farm to Mr. Talbot
who paid $200 per acre for the land.
if pr
Members of the commission to look
ifter a Nebraska exhibit at tho James
town exposition, appointed by Gov.
Mickey, will not be disturbed by Gov.
Sheldsn, who Informed them that he
Would not constdor their resignations,
but would Insist on them doing the
things which they were appointed to
do. With the exception of Rome Mill
er all the members called on the gov
ernor and laid their resignations be
fore him. It was a new sensation for
Nebraska's new governor. He prompt
ly commanded the men to table their
resignations and suggest what they In
tended to do about getting an appro
priation to pay for the exhibit. It waa
decided that the legislature would be
asked for $10,000 or $12,000 for the
purpose of putting on a show likn the
exhibit at Portland. A bill will be
drawn and Introduced and It will have
the backing of the commission as well
as the Indorsement of the governor.
The commission organized some time
ago by the election of C. E. Durrjiarn,
of Norfolk, president; C, II. Rudge, of
Lincoln, treasurer, and S. C. Bassett,
of Gibson, secretary.
The state board of agriculture at a
meeting held In Lincoln elected the
following ofilcors: Peter Youngers, of
Geneva, president; C. H. Rudge, of
Lincoln, first vice president; P. Ar
nold, of Verdon, second vice president;
E. Z. Russell, of Blair, treasurer, and
W. R. Mellor, of Loup City, secretary.
Messrs, Youngers, Russell and Mel
lor were re-elected. Board of Man
agers C. II. Rudge, Lincoln; C. H.
Cook. St. Paul; G. W. Hervey, Oma
ha; K, Filley, Reynolds; O. C. Hendnr-
shot, Hebron. Directors C. II., Webb,
Lancaster county; William Janies, Sa
line: O. E. Hendershot, Thayer; O. E.
Mickey, Polk; John McArdlo, Doug
las; I vy. Leonard, Pawnee; II. L.
Cook, Howard; R. W. Haw ken, Kear
ney; W. C. Caley. Knox; E. FlUey, Jef
ferson; C. M. Lewelllng, Furnas; J. A.
OUIs, Jr., Valley; 13. M. Searle, Keith:
Charles Beoey, Webster; Dr. Prltch
ard, Cuming. They are elected for
two years.
Hon. John P. Irish has selected a
subject mast timely and appropriate
,Xor his address before the university
graduates at their midwinter com
mencement "Is Government a Fall-
jnre?" Is the formal title, under which
Mr. Irish will discuss government
ownership of production and distribu
tion. A prominent political figure, a
veteran newspaper man. for the last
'thirteen years naval officer of customs
at tha wort of San Franclnco, Mr. Irish
Is qualified to spetik with authority on
tha subject he has chosen. The lec
ture will be given at 8 o'clock on Fri
day evening, Feb. 15, at the Lincoln
auditorium.
Tho express companies, for charg
ing alleged extortionate rates, came In
for a scoring by John BlaJn, president
of the Swine Breeders' association, In
his address Wednesday. He com
plained particularly of the rates on
blooded hogs. Tho association was
welcomed by Chancellor Andrews and
E. Pi Brown responded. O. W. Berry,
of Kansas City spoke on "The Modern
Type of the Black Hog;" J. M. Hitter-
ton, of Cairo, discussed "Some Things
That Are Necessary for the Best Re
sults In Swlne Breeding."
Lincoln high school won the debate
from Beatrice high school. The ques
tion for debate was "Woman Suf
frage," Lincoln having the affirmative.
Lincoln was represented by Miss Alice
Mookott, Martin Levy and Clarence
Clark. Beatrice representatives wera
Ernest Hahn, Henry Brandt and Clif
ford Phillips. The debate was at
tttided by a large crowd, which taxed
the capacity of the church building In
which It was held.
The board ef managers of the state
fair recommends that a levy be made
of H of a mill for tho maintenance of
the fair. The following Improve
ments, Mr. Mellor said, aro needed on
the fair grounds: More public oomfort
buildings with sanitary sewerage, ma
chinery hall, new fish building, steel
amphitheater, new agricultural hall,
additional cattle and swlne barns,
swlne Judging pavilion and more per
manent sidewalks.
M. M. Johnson, the Incubator man
of Clay Center, in appreciation of the
business which the poultry fanciers
and poultry raisers of the state have
given him In the past, rented the Aud
itorium at Lincoln for tho weeks of
Jan. 4 to It and donated Us use to the
Nebraska Poultry association for the
association's annual show.
fit.t. T T it ti.. i i .
WlMO riaio jiviiwuiiurHi auuiciy
ednesday elected the following offi
cers: Harry Harrison, of York, presi
dent; Charles L. Saunders, Omaha,
first vice president; C. II. Green, of
Fremont second vice president; Peter
Youngers, of Geneva, treasurer, and J.
A. Yeager, of Fremont, a director for
a term of throe years.
Two hundred opticians were In at
tendance at the annual meeting of the
Nebraska Optical society In session at
Walsh hall, Lincoln, on Wednesday.
The day was spent discussing subjects
of Interest to members of the trade
and In hearing reports of ufilcers.
The state printing board re-elected
Lew W. Frazler secretary of the
board. Mr. Frazler haa held the posi
tion for the last four years. He resides
at Fairmont, where he edits the
Chronicle.
Gov. Sheldon named th.e following
delegates to the Trans-Mlssourl Dry
Farming congress to be held In Den
ver, olo., Jan. $4 and 25: Prof. H. A.
Burnett, Lincoln; E. O. Montgomery,
Linooln; W. T. Snyder, North Platte;
J. W. Pnisbury. DeWltt; A. S. Camp
bell, Imperial; Page T. Francis, Craw
ford; Robert Walsh, Morrill; Judge
Harlburt Qerlng; John Powers, Mltcti.
tU; VT. J. Harris. Oga fella; H. U
Oould, Ogalalla; John E. Meyers, Bro
ken Bow; J. T. Ream, Brsksrt Bow;
Debson, Lincoln,
TILLMAN IN A flRADE.
note of t lnnii, f'ol!rd bj
Ttit tif "FnrliNw."
Senator Tillman Mondaj made one o
his characteristic attach on almost every
body In tli" United State Senate. In
""..'i'lJIVJTS "nctth blistering will
up to arag ridiculi
a!mot a score of bit
colleagues, the Soul!
Carol ins a In wlim
V ,,,iri,orte
te-1rssi&fl, VR?er on tli
rted to be a re
Senator Spoon-
iltjer on the Hrownsvilli
' f nt'cstiou becanii so of
feiisive that tue Sen
me litter sat in eiecu
session and tx-
used some of hit
1 .J!V"l vujt.iiuiuiuie TV
u : : 1. 1 ..
HfcZyfSiNkiJ oid r being Veuead
the dignity of t tie
Senate.
b. a. tillman. At the very begin
ning of his address Senator Tillman
launching into pcr-tonalitics, drew a satir
ical picture of the Senate aa a minstrel
show. In the character of Pitchfork Itel
he characterized himself as one of th
end men in the show, while opposite hiui
at the other cud, was pVaying Senatoi
Spoouer, a Jugxler of international repu
tation," wi.o also sang "bass, alto, so
prano or tenor and was superb in anj
role." The minstrel circle between h
peopled with other Seuators who havi
si okon on the negro affair.
After completing this picture the Sen
ator suddenly became ucrious and with
freiifcied and fervid oratory repeated re
marks he had previously made on the sub
ject of lynching Dejrroes.
lie prefaced his defense of lynching
with this declaration: "It is but my na
ture to be blunt and outspoken and I
have never taught my tongue the art ol
double dealing, auU if there is an vice io
ninn I abhor more than any other it it
hypocrisy."
Mr. Spooner followed aud denied that
he held malice toward Mr. Tillman and
thought his colleague would regret hi
words when he saw them in print.
Senator Carmack of Tennessee said
that in all of his experience in the Senate
ho had never heard a speech so studiously
offensive as that of Mr. Tillman. Ho re
ferred to the fact that he had been In
cluded in the South Carolina Senator'
criticism, sayinjr that Mr. Tillman's
strictures on him had beeu without prov
ocation. "It is with no feeling of resentment I
say with respect to some men that it i
their misfortune rattier than their fuult
that tbey do not kuow how to speak titer
Inugimitc of courtesy and good breeding,
he said.
United States Senator Tillman said at
Birmingham, Ala., that President Roose
velt had no business discharging the negro
troops at Brownsville, as he doubted very
much if the President was vested with
authority to take thut action.
Postmaster General Cortelyou has an
nounced definitely his decision to resign
as chairman of the Republican national
committee March 4, when he expects to
take tho treasury portfolio. It is un
derstood that he will be succeeded by
Harry New of Indianupolis.
The Nebraska government ownership
league was organised at Omaha, with the
intention of extending lu operations
over the entire country for the purpose
of advocating the acquisition of all rail
roads by the United States government.
A Populist leader, M. P. Harrington, was
mndo president.
The frauk admission made by Secre
tary of War Taft thut, though he was
rot seeking the presidential nomination,
he should not decline the opportunity to
run for that great olDce, has precipitated
tho long-expected fight to a finish be
tween the administration and Foraker
factions In the Republican party In Ohio.
Notwithstanding that the New York
Democratic Attorney General, Jackson,
through a court order, had obtained pos
session of the boxes containing the bal
lots cast in the mayoralty election of
1005, Mayor McCIcllun of New York
again obstructed action by securing a stay
of action from another judge. At the
same time a bill providing for a recount
of the votes was introduced in the Legis
lature. A majority of the State committee of
the New York Independence League has
deposed Max Ibmseu, the Hearst repre
sentative, as chairman and has declared
for autonomy and against control by in
corporators. The movement was headed
by Timothy F. Driscoll, who said the
purpose was to run the league aa a regu
lar political party. The executive com
mittee, however, would not recognize the
authority of tho UriscoU acta.
Twenty-eight meiuhers of the Texas
House of Representatives have joined in
introducing a resolution calling for a
rigid investigation of the conduct of Unit
ed States Senator Iiuiley. charging that
be hnd accepted money and favors from
an olliclal of the oil trust in considera
tion for his political und official influ
f nee in securing the rtuduiuuiion of the
Waters-Pierce Oil Coiupuany to do busi
ness in Texas, after the forfeiture of its
charter bad been approved by the Su
preme Court of the United States.
The widely published statement that
W. J. Bryan had said to a reporter that
the presidential nouiiuutioa was some
thing that no American citlsen should de
cline, is declared to be fuhte by Mr. Bry
an In his paper, the Commoner. lie says
that be never made the remark credited
to him, and all that be did say was that
be was not ready to make an announce
ment on the nomination, whether a noml
catlon should be declined eg accepted
would depend on the conditions, the plat
form, etc. He thinks that the platform
ought to nt the Issues, and that tae
didate ought te fit the platform,