DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD.
VOLUME XV
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, FElUtUAltY 8, 1007.
NUMBER 24.
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SUMMARY OP THE NEWS OF
THE WHOLE WORLD.
GIVES 32 MILLIONS
llOCKKFKIXF.lt DONATKN A VAST
M'M FOK I-:ilCATION.
iKtnation Is Largest Kvfr Given by
Single Individual to Philanthropy
Brings His Total to General Kducn
Hon Vp to $13,000,(100.
Thirty-two million of dollar' worth
nf Income bearing securities was the
gift which John D. Rockefeller,
through his son John D. Rockefeller.
Jr., announced to the general educa
tion board when It assembled for a
(pedal meeting at New York Thurs
day. The donation, which Is the largest
tingle prize ever handed out for such
a purpose, will be used for general ed
ucational purposes throughout the
country.
Mr. Rockefeller previously had giv
en the board $11,000,000 for the name
work, his contributions now amount
ing to $43,000,000. The general edu
cation board apparently was not pre
pared for this gift, which was an
nounced simply in a letter from John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., to the board, in
which he said:
"My father authorizes me to ruy
that on or before April 1, 1907. he will
give to the general board income bear
ing securities, the present value of
which ia about $32,000,000. one-third
to be added to the permanent endow
ment of the board, two-thirds to 1"
applied to such specific objects within
the corporate purposes of the board as
either he or 1 may from time to time
direct, any remainder not so designat
ed at the death of the survivor to be
Added also to the permanent endow
ment of the board."
Members of the board were amazed,
saying they did not know of the do
nation until the letlur was read.
again pkoddixg m ltax.
I'nited States Pressing for Settlement
of School Ismic.
Wearied with the delays so charac
teristic of Turkish officialdom, th-
- American, ambassador- ruised , UiV
prominence the question of recognition
of American schools, urging the neces
sity of prompt settlement of the ques
tion. The ministers thus Ignored have
been stirred Into unwonted activity
and the departments concerned, act
ing, It Is understood, from orders of
the sultan, have entered into negotia
tions with the embassy. The embassy
is pressing matters hard with the hope
of a final adjustment, arid the frequent
exchange of written communication
as well as visits between officials of the
porte and the embassy are expected
soon to lead to satisfactory resuiU:.
' The question was settled in principle
nearly three years ago, but the ob
structiveness and dilatoriness both at
the palace and on the part of the porte
delayed the official ratification of tlw
agreement arrived at.
BKLL HKLl) FOR Ml HHF.lt.
Street Car Conductor Accused of Kill
ing lr. Townsend.
The inquest into the death of Dr.
Charles W. Townsend, who was shot
while in bed at his home in New
Brighton, Staten Island, early on the
morning of Jan. 27, and' later died
from his wounds, resulted Wednesday
in John Hell, a street car conductor of
Brooklyn, being formally declared the
man who fired the shot. Hell took the
verdict calmly.
The main testimony before the cor
oner waa that given by Hell's brother
Howard and his brother-in-law, Wm.
C'oar. To both of them, the witnesses
testified, Bell said he had killed Dr.
Townsend.
Howard Bell said his brother told
him lie walled an hour In the Town
Bend home deliberating whether or no'
to kill.
To Form Hank In .Manila.
Secretary Tuft has been maklnr
rtrong efforts to secure the approval of
congress of the plan which he lm
formulated for the creation of an agri
cultural bank in the Philippines. H
has been assured by leading Philippine
Interest, that such a measure would hi
popular in the islands.
IKnible Price Puld for Oil.
The Standard Oil buyers of crude oil
Jiave doubled the price paid to the
wells In the district around Terre
Haute, Ind. It is presumed this is a
move, to forestall a bill for a law to
the same effect which Senator Curvin
of Terre Haute, has announced ho
would Introduce In the legislature.
Sioux t'ity Live Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Slou
City live stock market follow: Beevc
$5.50 0 6.00. Top hogs, $6.85.
Cleveland to Speak in Chicago.
Ex-President Orover Cleveland ha
Accepted the invitation of the Union
Leagua club, of Chicago, to deliver
Ithe oration at the annual celebration
pt Washington's birthday conducted
tinder the auspices of the club.
I'uther of Twelve Killed by Train.
L. W. Coin, a prominent citizen ct
jWlnamac, Ind., the father of twelve
children, waa killed by a fast Chlcagj
Bnajl train Wejjneyday.
SLAIN ON KV!I OF WF.bMNG.
Miss Bessie Newton, tf Ponca, Neb., Is
Victim.
Alone In her home at Ponca, Neb.,
busying herself with preparations fir
her wedding which was to have taken
place the next evening. Miss Bessie
Newton answered a rap at the door
Tuesday afternoon to And herself con
fronted by Frank Frlnk, a rejected
suitor, who, a few moments later, shot
and almost Instantly killed the de
fenseless girl.
Frlnk, who Is r well to do farmer,
aged 30, living a mile southeast of
her home, then turned the gun on
himself, Inflicting serious wounds In
the head and breast. He is still alive,
although' he has not regained con
sciousness since the shooting.
Miss Newton was 26 years old and
lived with her aged father. As Indi
cated above the tragedy was the result
of an unhappy love affair.
The -crime was committed aj 3:31
o'clock p. m. Frlnk had driven In from
his farm early In the afternoon and
was loafing In the cigar store of Will
iam Groth. Just before the shooting
Mr. Newton, the girl's father, cam.)
Into the store and Frlnk was seen to
leave the place Immediately. A few
moments later the Newton neighbors
were startled by the report of a le
volver, and were horror stricken to
see Miss Bessie reel from the hou-
and fall upon the ground In the yard
The neighbors rushed to the girl's
assistance and carried her Into th
houses, but life was already extinct.
ATTACKS IIONU ISSVK.
Creditor of the Wabash Declares Re
cent Issue Illegal.
Suit has been begun In the Unite.l
States circuit court by James Pollltz,
of New York, a bondholder of the V.
bash Railroad company, seeking to at
tack the recent issue of $200,000,000
of 4 per cent bonds and $1S,500,000 of
preferred and $16,500,000 of the com
mon stock of that corporation. The
ground alleged is that the issuance of
such securities was illegal and in con
vention of the road's by-laws.
The issue complained of was made,
it is alleged, to retire two series of de
bentures of the Wabash Issued in 18KH
and due In 1939, amounitng to $30.
000,000, becauses the terms of the
bonds prevented the road's official-
from using the earnings of the com
pany for betterments or Improvement
until after the Interest on the bonds
had been paid.
Pollitz asks the courts to enjoin the
Wabash from paying either the inter
est on the new bonds or dividends on
the new stock and that the roads' di
rectors be- compelled tp. account to the
bondholders and stockholders for the
new stocks and bonds so Issued. H"
also seeks to have further transfer of
such stocks and bonds stopped.
MAV F.XD TRACTION FIGHT.
Chicago Council to Submit proposition
to the Voters of the City.
The city council of Chicago Tuesday
adopted an ordlance, which, If ap
proved by the voters in April, will set
tle Chicago's traction question.
The nulla nee provides the city shuM
Issue a twenty-year franchise to th.-i
Chicago City railway and Union Trac
tion companies, with the understand
ing that on six months' notice the city
may purchase the railways for $50,000,
plus the cost of rehabilitation.
Policeman Kills Superior.
Policeman Isaac Lewis walked into
the office of Police Captain Kolzapfel
at Jackson, Mich., Tuesday and with
out warning, or any cause as far ai
can be ascertained, shpt him through
the heart, killing his superior almost
Instantly. He then fired a shot nt
Chief Boyle, but missed him. Lewis
Is thought to be Insane.
To Start Venezuelan Revolution.
Oen. Jose Manuel Hernandez,
known In Venezuela as "El Mocho,"
left the isthmus Wednesday for Now
York. It Is reported that he goe-i
north in connection with the revolu
tionary party in Venezuela and that he
has received eficouraglng letters frori
his friends in that country.
t.aus and Icuis to Fight.
Joe Clans, of Baltimore, and Harry
Lewis, of Philadelphia, met at Phila
delphia Tuesday and signed articles of
agreement for a Mulsh fight for tli-
lightweight championship of the
world. The men will fight for $5,000 a
wide, and the biggest purse offered.
PiM' Receives Americans,
Col. Harvey W. Scott, editor of the
Portland Oregonlan; Mrs. Scott an 1
Miss Scott were received In private au
dience by the pope at Rome Tuesday..
The pontiff showed great Interest J.i
'louditlons on the Pacific coast,.
Do Not Want Fn Seed.
Defeat of the free seed bill by the
I'nited States senate Is called for by
C. B Barrett, president of the National
Farmers' union.
Itlg Karthquake Shock.
A dispatch from Belar, seismologist
at Lalbach, reports an earlhquako
lasting ninety minutes, occurred Sun
lay about 4.600 miles from Lalbach.
Snow Man Causes Fatal Runaway.
A snow man in front of a school
house at Kankakee, III., caused a
runaway accident, frim the effects of
which Mrs. Joseph Bourrell died. Shi
was thrown head first against a tele
graph pole and never regained con
sciousness. Appeal for Chinese Sufferers.
Gov. Johnson, of Minnesota, has i
jued an appeal asking Minnesota peo
ple to assist the famine stricken Chi.
riese.
BLAME OX CITIZENS.
NegToe Sergeant Say They "Shot Up"
ItrovvnsvlLe.
Jacob D. Frailer, former first aer
leant of Company D, Twenty-fifth In
fantry, testified Wednesday before tin
enate committee hearing the Browns
ville affair. He said he believed none
of the members of his company wcrj
mixed up in the shooting affair.
He stated It was his belief citizens
of Brownsville "shot up" the town to
drive the soldiers away.
"They wanted us away," he snld.
"because colored men would spend
very little meny In saloons on account
of their treatment, and citizens of
Brownsville wanted white soldiers.
Who would spend their money."
Frazer was of the opinion that the
Inspection was made about 7:10
o'clock a. m., whereas Harris placed
the time at 6:15 o'clock.
Senator Overman questioned th
witness regarding the whereabouts of
men not at roll call and unaccounted
for, but Frazer could give no direct
testimony on that point. He stated
his teal In trying to find out 'secretly''
who did the shooting was due to his
desire to protect his own army rec
ord. Charles Dade, former cook of Com
pany D, testified that the McKeever
belts and boxes were carried by tho
men at the inspection on the morn
ing after the shooting. Frazer had
previously stated that these boxoj
were not worn at that Inspection.
Jerry E. Reeves, former sergeant oi
Company D, said that on the night ol
the trouble he was awakened by Bhot
which appeared, to be in the direction
of the quarters of Companies B and
C. He was positive that hl-j company
wore web belts at the Inspection and
that the McKeever boxes were In quar
ters. Shortly after Inspection witness
stated that the guns were taken away
from the men, but he believed th-it
the ammunition was still left In their
care. He knew nothing of uny con
spiracy of silence.
Senator Overman asked: "Could
the citizens of Brownsville get uny
Springfield cartridges?" and ltcey
replied:
"No."
The witness when asked about tin)
gun Inspection stated that the cook's
gun was the only one that was not
thoroughly cleun, but that cobwebi;
were found cn it.
NOT TO OPPOSE DIVORCEE.
Mrs. Beckwith Will Not Resist Action
of litis lull id.
Robert T. Lincoln, son of the mar
tyred president and father of Mrs.
Jessie Lincoln Beckwith, who, with
Mrs. Beckwith, is staying at Augusta,
Ga., stated that the divorce proceed
ings that had Just been filed by Warren
Beckwith against his daughter, based
on desertion, caused no surprise to his
family, as the couple had been living
apart Several years. Mr. Lincoln also
said It was a plain case of "quits," and
the affair has not the least touch 'of
scandal.
Mr. Lincoln said that no opposition
whatever would be made in the case
by his daughter. As the couple had
been living in Iowa previous to the
eparatlon, and the law in that state
required only two years of separation
In order to secure a divorce on the
desertion charge, the divorce will bo
secured with ease by Beckwith.
FLOOD FEARED IN OREGON'.
Water High In the Tributaries of the
Willamette.
A rise of several degrees In temper
ature following an average snowfall of
two or three inches In the Willamette
valley n Oregon and perhaps as many
feet in the foothills, has caused flood
conditions in all streams on the Willa
mette watershed. A continuation of
the present warm rains for another
twenty-four hours, it is feared, wiM
cause a "February flood" similar to
that of 1890. when the water entered
the streets of Portland. The Oregon
Railway and Navigation company's
line has been blocked since Saturday
by snowslldes. Railroad officials pro
nounce the conditions the worst In
twenty years.
Boy's Snowltu'.l tutu Kaiser.
Emperor William was accidentally
hit in the face by a snowball while
driving through Berlin on Sunduy. It
was aimed at a passing autoinoblllst.
The emperor shook his finger at a
group of boys from which the snow
ball came, who thereupon scumpered
away.
Imagine Thief; Wild Leap.
An Italian passenger on the Wabash
train, crazed lest someone rob h?m of
13,600 which he carried In a belt
around his waist. Jumped from tho
train while it was running at full
speed an hour after leaving Chicago.
The train was stopped and tho Italian
found beside the truck badly bruised.
Fortress of NcbogatolT.
The czar of Russia has confirmed
the sentences passed by the coui tmur
tlal on Vice Admirul Nebogatoff and
the other naval officers tried. Nebo
gatoff will be Interned in a fortress for
ten years and the others for various
periods.
Four Victim of Premature Blast.
While blasting stumps along the new
Monon right of way In the vicinity of
Midland, Ind., a heavy charge of dy
namite prematurely exploded, fatally
Injuring Stephen Marlco and seriously
tajurlng three helpers.
Hotel on Fire: Owner Dies.
Heart failure, due to the shock of
an alarm of fire In the Hotel Alexander
at Pittsburg, Pa., caused the death of
th proprietor, Thomas Clark, aged 76,
The fire loss was $2,500.
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN CON
DENSE!) FORM.
Frlnk Is Now I'nilcr dose Guard
Slayer of Girl nt Ponca Likely to
Recover 4'oroner's .lury Begin In
iiest Make New Discovery.
A coroner's jury has began nn In
quest Into the murder of Miss Bessie
Newton at Ponca by her sweetheart.
Frank Frlnk, but did not reach a ver
dict. The Jurors are Pearl Barker, l'.ll
Heldy, Charles Eyhler. Frank Munson,
Patrick McCabe and W. N. White.
Previous to the opening of the In
quest the coroner. Dr. J. O. Jolley, of
Dixon, assisted by Dr. O'Connell. of
Ponca, conducted an examination
which brought out some Interesting
circumstances In regard to the shoot
ing. The young woman was lying on
a couch when Frlnk began firing. The
first bullet missed her prostrate form
and lodged In the couch. The second
hit her in the shoulder. It Is presum
ed that she then jumped up from the
lounge. . The third bullet pierced her
heart. Sho staggered through tho
room out of the front door and fell
lifeless In the front yard.
Edward O'Donnell, of Humboldt.
Ta., who was to huve married Miss
Newton, arrived at Ponca Wednesday
and Is completely prostrated over the
tragic end of his fiancee. His first
knowledge of the murder was gained
from a newspaper while on his way.
Frlnk has recovered consciousness,
and the attending physician states that
he will likely recover unless unlooked
for complications develop. Frlnk. who
Is being closely guarded" by the sher
iff. Is still very weak from loss of
blond, and has made no statement re
garding his terrible crime. Frlnk fired
three bullets In his deseparte attempt'
to end his own life. One bullet struck
a pocketbook which he curried In a
pocket over his heart, and was de
flected, causing n slight fish wound.
Another ball entered his breast and
caused a serious wound, and the third
entered his head near his ear. followed
fhe cheek bono and came out In his
nose. The breast wound Is the most
dangerous, and the bullet has not.et
been located.
CALLAWAY HAS A HAD FIRE.
Row of Business Structures Is Burned,
but Their Contents Saved.
Once more Calloway has been called
tipon to feed a block of its business
Houses to the hungry flumes. At about
6 o'clock in the evening fire started in
the restaurant of McDermot & Piercn
by a coffe urn exploding. Before help
arrived the blaze hud spread all over
the bulldlnjr." turning two pool tables
and the restaurant fixtures. From this
building the flames leaped to the rack
et store of Isaac Bryner and his build
ing with most of the stock was con
sumed. The fire continued south, lick
ing up the O. A. Griffith real estate
building office and the dental parlor
of Dr. Hoskin, the restaurant building
occupied by James Oliver, the Courier
fTrlbune office and the local telephone
exchange. There being but little wind,
the buildings burned slowly and out
side of the Bryner store most of the
fixtures, etc., were wived by being cur
ried to the street.
STOCKMEN LOSE HEAVILY.
Havoc Wroaght In Western Nebraska
by Recent Severe Weather.
Cattlemen In the sand hill country
of northwestern Nebraska, where live
stock Is the chief Industry, say that
heavy losses have been suffered be
cause of the long continued severe
weather. Beginning as early as Octo
ber It was necessary to feed hay, the
ranges being covered. A little later a
heavy sleet storm covered the range
grass, and with the snow that followed
all kinds of stock have suff ered severe
ly from cold and hunger. Reports
from the Billings country In Montana,
one of the centers of the sheep indus
try, are to the effect that some sheep
men have lost 80 per cent of their
flocks. In a number of cases this
means ruin for several of the flock
masters.
HAMLIN PLEADS GI'ILTY.
Siujcr of 1.-Year-old Nebraska Girt
Makes Confession.
John Hamlin, slayer of Rachel En
gle at Grand Island, the 15-year-old
daughter of his landlady, pleudt-d
guilty to the charge of murder in the
first degree. Judge Hanna an
nounced thut owing to tlie seriousness
of the. charge and the fact that the
plea had been unlocked for he would
take the matter under advisement un
til the next term of court. Hamlin Is
supposed to have committed the crime
as a result of jealousy. Tho shooting
occurred Aug. 3. 18llti, but the girl did
not die until two weeks ago. Hamlin
was arrested August 4 and bus been
in Jail since that time.
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lloldii'Ue Against County Option.
The city council of Holdrege, it i.
regular meeting has passed a resolu
tion by unanimous vote ugaliiht th.
proposed county option ,.
Knw Cut Proves Fatal.
Rlnold Hon! died recently at Millard
fritn blood poisoning caused by a cut
on hU arm from a circular saw, re
ceived while he was sawing wood Jan.
29. He leaves a wife, mother, two
brothers, ... v f;
Teacher Ends 111m Life.
After setting fire to his father's burn
John Hammcl, a school teacher, 34
years old, of Syracuse, climbed Into
the haymow and cut his throat. His
body was almost entirely consumed.
The barn and contents were destroyed.
iIVMBOt.!vr FARMERS' INSTITUTE
Two Addresses, by IVrnicr Governor
Pointer and Oiiu by Prof. Smith.
The two days' session of the farm
ers' Institute cloned recent y at Hum
boldt one of the licit meetings of the
kind ever held. The opening session
was In charge of the women, who nf
ter a most Interesting program and an
address by Mrs. F. O. Edgecombe, of
Geneva, organized a woman's auxil
iary to the Institute. In the afternoon
a large crowd filled the opera house
to listen to nn address from cx-tlov.
Piynter on "The Kind of Dairy Cow
fyr the Farmer." The principal ad
dress at the evening session was by
Prof. 11. R. Smith, of Lincoln, on "The
Development of Our Domestic Ani
mals." and the audience was large and
attentive. Mr. Pointer also followed
with a second address on "Some Es
sentials of Successful Farming." On
the closing day. In addition to the local
speakers handling the subject of
"Good Roads," all listened to a talf
from D. P. Ashburn, of Gibbon, on
"Seed Corn Selesction." All of the
program was interspeisod with talk
by local workers and both vocal and
Instrumental music. Officer's were
chosen for the coming year as followi.:
President. O. E. Zook; vice president,
J. O. Shroyer; secretary, Don Grldley;
treasurer, Frank Rlst.
HANK Si ES FORMER OFFICER.
Humboldt Institution Kecks to Recov
er for .lodgment Paid.
The First National bank of Hum
boldt has filed suit against F. W. Sam.
uelson, as principal, and Sarah Steele,
Margaret Steele and J. C. Steele, as his
sureties, on his bond as president of
the bank.
During his presidency Sumuelson
had several business transactions with
patrons of the bank In which he con
vinced the customers they were leav
ing their money with the bank and at
the same time Issued personal paper
to them and retained the money for
his own private use. The first case
filed against Sumuelson and his bonds
men grew out of the Ida Helm case
against the bank, in which Mrs. Helm
recovered $1,652 from the bank. Since
then Patterson and Boop have each
secured judgments aggregating near
ly $6,000. Several similar cases are
pending, Involving $12,000, and if all
the plulnlifTx can secure Judgments the
bank will suo Snmuelson und his
bondsmen for nearly $20,000.
WATER Bl'H Y SWEPT I1Y FIRE.
Nebraska Town Suffers Loss Estimated
at $15,000.
Awakened at '2:30 a. m. by roar
ing flames which had spread to
the rof of the two-story frami
hotel at Waterbury from the printing
office next door, nine people. Including
the guests and the futility of M. Tahey,
proprietor, escaped from the Mer
chants hotel, scantily clad In whatever
they could throw about them, five
minutes before the burning roof gave
way and crashed through the second
floor.
The fire started In a manner un
known in the one-story frame building
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Waterbury Criterion and tho barber
shop of Frank Malm, located on tho
east side of Logan street. Just north
of tho Merchunts hotel, which standi
on the corner. Driven by a howling
northwest wind, the flames engulfe.I
the wooden hotel building In a twlnk'
ling.
PRISONER STARTS FIRE IN JAIL.
Burns Puiiers and Chair and Ijiier
Sets .Match to Own Clothing.
Pat Cuseycaused much excitement at
the county Jail at Falls City recently.
Having been placed In a cell he pro
ceeded to warm things up by starting
a fire. Newspapers, bed clothing and
chairs were plied up and Ignited.
When the fire was discovered by out
siders, the jail was filled with smok.i
to tho point of suffocation. The pris
oners were all taken out safely. Pat
was removed to a cell in the court
house. Having hidden matched In his
hair, he then set fire to his own cloth
ing In that building. He was somewhat
burned before tho flames could be ex
tinguished. He finally quieted down
and was given ninety days' sentence.
Other charges ore pending against
him.
IlLOODHorND CASE RECALLED.
.Man Confesses Crime for Which An
other Was Convicted.
Word comes thut "Reddy" Williams,
a former well known churacter of Au
burn, has Just been sentenced to
twenty yeurs In the Idaho penitentiary.
It is said t he charge was forgery, and
another story Is to the effect that Will
lams attempted to wreck a train In
tho northwest. If is also said that
Williams, since receiving his sentence,
has confessed to being the guilty party
in the somewhut famous "blood
hound" burglary case of Auburn.
Eleven Hoi-cm Burn In Hum.
A bai n on the farm of Charles Sase
near Fremont, burned Sunday night
with its entire contents, including elev.
en head of work horses. It was dis
covered by a neighbor some distance
away, who called up Mr. Sasse over
the telephone and told him his barn
was burning. His loss is $3.tidO, with
$1,700 Insurance. The origin of the
fire Is unknown.
Alnsvvorih Wunls Alcohol I'nclori.
The Brown county farmers' Institute
convened recently at Alnswortli In thii
court house, which was well filled to
hear Dr. Alway, chemist ut the ex
periment station ut the stutv unlversl
ty. Lincoln, on denatured alcohol. Tho
prospect Is that the farmers there will
in the neur future build u fuctory to
make denatured alcohol from corn
and potatoes.
IrfToy Buriiew is Hurled.
Irf-roy W, I 'a rues, who was fatally
snot by Roy Muynurd at Alliance re
cently, was burled at Wllber Tuesday in
surn.yslrte cemetery, of which his pa
rents were among the original inoor
porators, after short servleea at the
Lutheran church. Roy Barnes was th
first child born in Wllber.
More IfomeMcaU Iand.
Quite a large tract of land along
the North Platte river, in the west
ern part of IJncoln and In Keith,
Deuel and Cheyenne countlea,
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The board of public lands and
buildings and Supreme Clerk II. C.
Lindsay are preparing to go before
the appropriations committee of the
house ami ask fur sufficient money to
build nn annex to the state capltol
for ft library building. It Is planned
to have the annex Join the building
at tho present library: have It con
structed of fireproof material and suf
ficiently large for the books and rec
ords of the library. Mnny of the
members have visited the present li
brary, and those who have cxpresson
themselves are in favor of something
being done whereby the valuable li
brary can be protected from fire and
at the some time given spaof sufficient
ly large to contain the books. It Is
thought It will require about $230,000
for the construction of the annex.
The North-Western railroad hade Ita
annual report to the state auditor In
compliance with the statute. Th
gruss earnings of the road In Nebraskn
during the last year were $6,527,480.-
75, while Its net earnings in the state
amounted to $2,362,727.23. The pas
senger earnings In the state amounted
to $1,286,301.63. the freight earning
$4,921,80 03 and from other sources
the receipts were $319,377.07. The op
erating expenses and taxes In Nebras
ka amounted to $4,164,763.52. Th4
gross earnings per mile amounted to
$5,927.28, while the net earning
amounted to $2,145.48. The dividends
for the entire road amounted to $6.
483,068. while the Interest on debt
amounted to $7.36,927.72. This roa
owns and operutes 1.101.26 miles In
Nebraska.
The Nebraska Telephone company
and the Independent Telephone com
panies crawled Into tho same bed
Wednesday night and" hid behind the
same cover In a discussion of the Ep
person bill, which requires all tele
phone companies to make physical
connections of their property. Frank
Woods, the representative of the In
dependent companies, had to back wa
ter to a painful degree to get in the
same position with his rival, while At
torney Morsman, of tho Nebraska
company, stood tint ai.l said, "I tol.1
you so." Woods Is fighting against th
same principle for which .ho contend
ed two years ago. At that time, how
ever, the Independents were trying tc
get Into Omaha, while now these cor
porations think '-" '- able to stand
lone. .
A bill aimed at the Hastings asylum
for the Incurable insnnu vvns Introduc
ed in the senate by Burns, of Lnnca
ter. It is short and to all outside ap
pearances an innocent measure, but
It will mean a great deal to the Hast
ings Institution. The bill merely
strikes from 'the name -of the Institu
tion the word "Incurable," This wouii
place It on the same hauls as tho Lin
ciln asylum and would result In the
getting patients from Its district only
At present it receives all insane pa
tients who are declurod Incurable. Th
institution Is growing rapidly and the
present bill is said to be aimed at stop
ping that growth in favor of the Lin
eoln institution.
Employes of the logtalature became
hilariously happy when they received
their pay for the arduous duties per
formed for the benefit of the state
From the Janitor of theOxlO commit
tee room to the watchman who nightly
sleeps or sits beside the doors to th
senate chamber and Vhe house, each
received his stipend out of the stato's
big money box. and each subscribed
to on oath that ho had earned the
money, eve" cent of Jt. The mem
bers of the legislature will do the same
thing about next Thursday and each
will receive $100 to do with what he
pleases so long as he conforms to the
law In getting rid of It.
The fact that sessions of the board of
regents are held behind closed doors
and that no vouchers for university
expenditures, amounting to almost
half a million a year, are offered for
Inspection, approval or rejection by
the state auditor Is becoming galling
to some members of the legislature
who have tho best Interests of the u Di
versity at heart. As there Is a grow
ing sentiment that this legislature It.
out for the square deal Uie university
may bo placed on a business basin, over
the protest of the board of regents.
I. N. Wllcoxen, representing the
Alaaka-Yukon-Paclflc exposition, to be
held at Seattle In 1909, Is In Lincoln
In the Interests of the exposition and
will ask tho legislature to appropriate1
$50,000 for a Nebraskf building. In
case it Is decided not to build a build
ing a smaller appropriation for an ex
hibit will be asked for, not less than
$25,000. He will have Introduced In a
few days a Joint resolution asking con
gress to take part by appropriating
$750,000 for a government und $500,
000 for an Alaska exhibit.
Tho committee appointed to draft
a primary election bill Is hard at work
and has under consideration argu
ments from leading members of th
various political parties of the atate.
The members refuse to make undu
haste In this Important matter, as the)
wish to frame a law which wlil stand
the teat of the courts.
A decision has been made by the
subcommittee on the 2-cent passen
ger fare bill to amend the present laws
by substituting the words "two cents'
for "three cents." Tho maximum
age of those entitled to half fare will
probably be chunged from 10 to 11
years.
The state fair board Is behind th
bill Introduced by Wainh, of Douglaa
county, to appropriate $76,000 for the
erection of a machinery building on
the state full' grounds. It is the de
aire of the board to construct a c
inent building with sufficient floor
apace to take care of the machinery
exhibits for yuars tu come. It ta esti
mated the rentals fr.om this building
will amount to $0,8 a year and may
be more. A gallery will be constructed
In the building and thl gullery will b
.used for (educational and other exhlba
WORK or
CONGRESS
Senator Ilayner's address on ihp ex
pansion of executive prerogatives, Sena
tor Lodge's brief reply and an extended
discussion of the administration of the
public land laws by Senator" Ileyburn
constituted the proceedings in the Sennt
Thursday. The river nnd harbor appro
priation bill occupied practically all the
time of Wio House. The debate was open
ed by Mr. r.urton of Ohio, chairman of
the rivers and harbors committee. Other
speeches were made by Messrs. Hart boldt
of Missouri, Ilnnsdell ot Louisiana.
Snnpp of Illinois, Lnwrence of Massa-
rhusetts, Cnuilrey of Missouri, Morrell
and Moore of Pennsylvania. Bantion of
Ohio, Rhodes of Missouri and Juloi Tnr
rinsga nf Porto Rico.
The Senate suspended business at 2:30
o'clock Friday, according to a special or
der, for euloKies for Senator Gorman of
Maryland. Previous to this order many
bills of minor importance were passed.
Including one increasing the salaries of
city mail carriers, making the first year'a
salary $100, with an anuual Increase of
$100 until a maximum of $1,200 ha
been readied. Other bills passed increase
the pension of all Indian war survivor
from $8 to $10 per month and grant the
city of St. Louis an extension of time for
one year to construct a brides across th
Mississippi. The rivers and harbors bill
continued to occupy tho attention of th
I louse. In the main the speeches dealt
with the proposed canal from Chicago ta
St. Louis and the deepening of the Missis
sippi river from St. Louis to the gulf to
fourteetl feet, the speakers including
Messrs. Clnrk of Missouri, Rodenhurg of
Illinois, Jtainey of Illinois, Crumpncker
ot Indiana, Mndden of Illinois, Groff of
Illinois, Shackelford of Missouri, Chand
ler of Mississippi, Mahon of Pennsylva
nia and Garret of Tennessee. Rills were
passed fixing the boundaries of lands ad
joining the Coeur d'Alenc Indian reserva
tion In Idaho, permitting persons owning
lands in the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache Indian reservations in Oklahoma
to commute them for townslte purposes,
and creating two additional bind district
In Alaska, located at Nome nnd Fair
banks. The Senate devoted most of Saturday
to the rending of the Indian appropria
tion bill for the adoption of committer
amendments. The Senate adjourned at
8:30 o'clock out of respect to the mem
ory of the lute Representative William IL
Flack of New York. Two hours wer
spent by the House in further considera
tion of the river and harbor appropriation
bill, after which eulogies were delivered
en tha Hfo of tho late- Senator Gorman of
M:n .viand. Out of respect to the mem-;"'
ory of the Into Representative William
II. Flack of New York, whose death was
announced, the House at 4 :03 adjourned
until Monday. . .
The Senate occupied the first two hour
Monday In perfecting the House bill per
mitting the government to take an ap
peal on points of law in criminal cases
similar to that against the meat packers.
Senators Ileyburn and Newiands spoke on
the Carter resolution aimed at the recent
order of the Secretary of tho Interlof
preventing the Issuance of land patent
until after an examination on the ground
by a special agent, and Senator Bacoa
made a trief stutement intended to show
that Senator Iteveridge had been in error
regai ding the operation of the child labor
law in Georgia. The House passed tis
McCumber service pension bill, the om
nibus lighthouse bill and the omnibu
revenue cutter bill. By a vote of 110 t
85 the Sennte amendments to the urgent
deficiency bill, loaning the Jamestown ex
position $1,000,000, were concurred in
Resolutions were passed calling for an in
vestigation by tho Secretary of Commerce
ami Labor of rottou exchanges and fluctu- .
ations in cotton prices, giving a privileged
status to the bill codifying nnd consoli
dating the patent and copyright laws, and
directing a report by tho Secretary of thv
Interior of the number of existing patents
granted to officers and employes of the
L'ui.ed States. Bills providing for the
protection of xnme in Alaska and author-
ijitng refund of certain taxes collected
under the war revenue act of ISilS" wersv
aUo passed.
The Senate speut the entire day Tues
day considering the Indian appropriation
bill. The army appropriation bill, carry
ing $81,500,000, an increase of $9,000,- .
000 over the amount voted by the House,
was reported and will be taken up a
soon as the Indian bill is disposed of. Th
Senate committee auieudmenls includ
$1,372,227 for barracks nnd qunrters,
$0,221,100 for promoting and extending
the efficiency of the artillery corps, and a
provision to exempt officers and men and
their families from tho provisions, of th
rat bill and allowing them to accept free
or reduced rates of transportation. Sena
tor Ileyburn introduced a resolution in
structing the Secretary of the Interior to
Isme patents on nil lands and mining ap
plications where the law is complied witU
and no protest is filed. Senator Kit
tredge reported the copyright 4jill and Sen
ator Smoot gave notice of a minority re
p( i t favoring the House provision giving
nii.nufaeturers the right to adapt musical
com osit ions to automatic musical instru
ments. General debate on the rivers and
harbors appropriation bill was terminated
in the House at 3 o'clock, when the read
ing of the hill was beguu under the Qve
ininute rule. The readiug of twenty page
of the bill was completed before adjourn
ment. Natloaal Capital Notes.
Two appropriatlous of $10,000 each ar
asked by the Postmaster Geueral for tem
porary quarters for the postoffic at Pe
oria, 111., and South Rend, Ind., during
th construction of new public bulldiur
there.
Th Senate passed a joint 'resolution
rrautimr an extension of time until M.
15 to certain homestead eutryuieitta ia
the Northwestern States in which to es
tablish their legal residence. Action was
taken because of shortage at fuel la tb.4)
section affected.
