DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD,
VOLUME XV
DAKOTA CITY, NRR, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1907.
NUMBER 32.
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COEOT HAPPENINGS
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IMPORTANT ITEMS.
STONES LABOR TRAIN
VOMKN LEAR FIKRCE ATTACK
OX NON-UNION MEX.
Urlke Breaker Mee In Panle After
Sudden Midnight Attack at Lorainc,
O. Nearly Every Man ltciunlnliii(
uu Hoard Train 1m Injured.
A special train of an engine and one
coach which hail been engaged to car
ry forty non-union men going from
Lima, O., to Loralne, O., where the
yards of the American Shipbuilding
company are tied up by the shipbuild
ers' strike, reached Cleveland hits
Wednesday night on the Nickel Plate
road.
Kvery window In the car had been
broken and Its sides wore splintered
and battered. Of the forty men who
were aboard when it left Lima only
fifteen were left. H.trdly one was not
bruised and bleeding. Oneman was
so badly hurt that he had to be sent
to a hospital.
The car was stoned by a mob just
as It was pulling Into the company's
yards at Loraine Wednesday night.
From behind fences and freight cars
men poured out and bombarded the
car. Before the engineer could open
the throttle and steam out of range
half the men in the car had been
struck. All nn board were ' panic
stricken and twenty-five men Jumped
from the train and fled.
Ii Alt It! MAN TO DKOP IT.
Railroad King Not to Continue Contro
versy with Roosevelt.
E. H. Harrlman Thursday made the
following statement relative to the re
cent exchange of correspondence be
tween himself and President Roose
velt: '
"I do not intend to continue this
controversy. You gentlemen (mean
ing the reporters) must try to help me
and not ask me to answer questions
the answers to which are self-evident.
"Everybody knows the contest for
the senatorship in 1904 was between
Black and Depew aiid there could not
possibly have been any other candi
date. There was no bargain whereby
money was to be raised In considera
tion of having IX-pew appointed as
-ambassador to Prance or made sena
tor, and my letter to Webster does not
so state. That part of the agreement
was for the purpose of harmonizing
the Black-Depew forces if It became
necessary."
SUICIDE ON BUSY STREET.
Young Kansas City Man Shoots Him
self in Sight of Hundred.
Myer Wilson, of Kansas City, Mo.,
aged 23 years, son of II. I. Wilson, a
prominent business man, shot himself
in the head as he stood on the corner
of Eleventh and Walnut streets. In the
business center of the city, Thursday
morning, while a half dozen spectators
looked on unable to Interfere. When
they reached the scene a moment later
Wilson was dead.
Wilson left a card reading: "I've
lived long enough." His parents said
he was despondent owing to ill health.
Young Wilson spent a year at YHle.
The family lived at Louisville, Ky., be.
fore coming to Kansas City.
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Attacks Government Witnesses.
The opening statements of attorneys
for the defense were made Thursday
the trial at Chicago of the Standard
Oil company, of Indiana. Attorney
Rosenthal declared the defense will
be able to show that not only the wit
ne.sses for the government misinter
preted the rate sheets of the Alton
road, but that they did so wilfully.
Wreck on the "Katy."
A southbound Missouri, Kansas and
Texas passenger train ran Into an open
switch at Bartlesville, I. T., Thursday
and crashed into a string of freight
cars. Several persons were badly
shaken up, but none was seriously
hurt. The accident Is believed to have
been caused by train wreckers.
Tax Collector Short.
As a result of the examination of
the accounts of F. 11. Dudenhelfer.
state tax collector of Louisiana, it wart
announced Wednesday that there was
a shortage of over 340,000. , Duden
helfer was ordered suspended and the
matter was referred to the district at
torney. Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Butch
er steers, $5.00. Top hogs, $6.52 H.
Many Firemen Are Hurt.
Thirty firemen, among them Chief
Croker and Deputy Chief Guerln, were
Injured by falling debris, and a dam
age of $50,000 waa caused by Are In a
five-story building at 158 Maiden Lane,
In New York Thursday.
Burglars Wreck Bank Hare
Robbers partially wrecked the safe
of the Redfleld State bunk at Redfleld,
Kan.,' early Wednesday, but only se
cured a little change. They were un
able to get Into the Inner vault
nOIJ)S SOLDIERS GUILTLESS.
MaJ. Penrose Heard In the Drowns
vtlle Inquiry.
Testimony of unusual Interest was
given Wednesday in the Brownsville
Investigation before the senate oom
mlttee on mllltaiy affairs, the chief
wltneses being MaJ. Charles W. Pen
rose, who commanded the former sol
diers who are charged with having
"shot up" the Texas city, and Lieut.
H. O. Leckie, who was sent to
Brownsville by Gen. McCaekey, com
mander of the department of Texas,
to Investigate facts connected with
the shooting.
Lieut Leckie traced the course tak
en by bullets that penetrated houses
In Brownsville and came to the con
clusion that the bullets could not have
been fired by soldiers In the barracks.
MaJ. Penrose has been acquitted by
courtmartlal on charges of neglect of
duty, while the same courtmartlal
found that the men of the Twenty
fifth Infantry were guilty. Notwith
standing this, MaJ. Penrose usserted
his confidence now in the Innocence of
the men, although at first he thought
them guilty.
MaJ. Penrose said he was awake
when the firing began on the night of
Aug. 13. He heard two pistol shots
from the road, he thought In the vi
cinity of the guard house, lie testified
to sending Capt. Lyon with Company
D to patrol the town; of his return,
accompanied by Mayor Combe and
his brother. Joe Combe, and of their
statement that soldiers had done the
shooting. The witness said that May
or Combe told him that none of the
men of the Twenty-fifth should be
permitted to' enter the town, as he
could not be responsible for the ac
tions of the citizens toward them.
This applied to officers as well as en
listed men, as Mayor Combe said that
the sight of a uniform might Inflame
the people. Maj. Penrose said he re
plied that he would allow none of his
men to enter the town, and neither
would he allow a cltlxen to enter the
garrison.
Poison squad" again.
A Test to Be Made of Saltpetre's
Kffetrts.
"It Is the plan of the commission to
make the most elaborate tests ever
made In the country to determine the
effects of the saltpetre contents of
cured meat upon . the health," said
President James, of the university of
Illinois In discussing the work of the
national food commission.
"The work," he added, "is under
taken at the solicitation of the packers
themselves, who have long wanted to
know whether or not saltpetre,' when
consumed In small quantities, is Injur
ious. The Investigation will be car
ried on at the university of Illinois un
der the direct supervision of Prof.
Grindley, of the university. A squad
of twenty, men will be housed at a
club room, under the most favorable
conditions possible. Half of the men
will be fed nar-ats cured In the ordi
nary way and the others on exactly
the same diet, except that the meats
will not contain saltpetre. A doctor
will examine the men daily, and their
weight and physical condition will be
carefully noted. The Investigations
will extend through six months, and
the results will be accurate In every
particular.
MRS. BRADLEY'S DEFENSE.
Mental IrrcswnsllIIIty is to Be Her
Plea.
Annie M. Bradley, who shot to death
former United States Senator' Arthur
Brown, of Utah, December last. In
Washington, will plead mental lrre
sponslbillty as her defense to the In
dictment for murder.
This fact came out when the coun
sel asked the supreme court of the!
District of Columbia for an order au
thorising the summoning of thirteen
witnesses from the west to be brought
here at government expense to testify
In her behalf. Mrs. Bradley says she
Is unable to puy the expenses of the
witnesses.
Banker Wulsli Arraigned.
John R. Walsh, former president of
the Chicago National bank, now under
Indictment on charges of misapplica
tion of the funds of the bank, was
arraigned Tuesday in the federal
court. He entered a plea of not guilty,
nd his trlu) was set for Oct. 15.
Fire Delays Tunnel Work.
Fire caused by a spark from a boiler
room in the exravutlon for the Mc
Adoo tunnel terminal at Dey, Fulton
and Church streets, New York, early
Wednesday, did damage estimated at
(50,000. A delay of thirty days in the
inmpletlon of the work will result.
Penry Polar Excdliloii.
Commander Robert E. Peary, It Is
stated, now hus the $200,000 neces
sary fur his coming expedition to the
far north, and expects to vet out about
he last of June.
In Kansas City. Kan.
Olllclal returns yhow the election of
Cornell, Republican, as mayor of Kan
sas City, Kan., by a plurality of 1,218
iver Rose Democrat.
Attempts to Wreck Train.
An attempt was made Wednesday
to wreck a Pennsylvania express train
near Tacony, a suburb of Philadel
phia. A track walker discovered a
break where a foot of rail had been
unwed out.
Church Tower Fulls; C.-iisc Punic.
The Moor of the Macedonia church
at Spartanburg, S. C, fell with a crash
""uesday during the funeral srrvicoj
ot the Rev. J. M. Broun, former pus
tor of the church.
B1788H TO BE MAYOR.
Bents Daruie In Chicago by Plsswlttt
of 11,111.
Chicago's postmaster, Frederick A.
Busse, the Republican candidate, waa
elected mayor of the city Tuesday,,
having a plurality of IS, 111 votes over
Mayor Edward F. Dunne. The total
number of votes cast for Mr. Busse
waa 164.839, and for Mr. Dunn 151,
71 S. The prohibition candidate polled
5.875 votes nd the socialists 13.451.
Two years ago when Mayor Dunne
was elected to office he polled MS, 103
votes, and John M. Harlan, the Re
publican candidate, 188,671. The so
cialist vote the same year was over
40,000, and today's vote was a great
disappointment to the leaders of that
party.
The new mayor will have the city
eouncll with him, but It Is very close,
as the makeup of this body shows SS
Republicans. 34 Democrats and 1 In
dependent Democrat.
The ordinances settling the street
car question are carried by a good ma
jority. The total vote on this ques
tion was 165,846 for and 132,720
against.
According to the latest returns at
midnight the only Democrat outside of
ldermen elected was John E. Trager,
Democratic candidate for city treas
urer. JOKE MAY COST BOY'S UFH
Chicago tads Set Fire to ft Youth's
Clothing Willie He Is Asleep.
Three boys, Lester Hall, Walter Lo-
fard and James White, whose ages
range from 12 to 14. were arrested In
Chicago Tuesday charged with setting
fire to the clothing of Michael La
coco, aged 17, while the . latter was
asleep In a hallway. According to the
story of one boy, they wanted to see
some fun. They first attempted to
light Lacoco's clothing with a match.
but were unsuccessful. They then went
to a drug store and secured a bottle of
alcohol, the contents of which they
pured over the sleeper's clothing. As
the flames enveloped his body Lacoco
was awakened, and after a futile at
tempt to extinguish the flam he rush
ed Into the street, where he fell un-
sctous. His condition is serious.
riHRTY MILLION SUIT.
American Sugar Refining: Coniaiiy
Flles Its Answer.
The answer of the American Sugar
Refining company and Henry O.
Havemeyer and John E. Parsons to
the suit brought against them In New
York by George H. Eearle, as receiv
er for the Pennsylvania Sugar Refin
ing company to recover $80,000,000
for conspiracy under the anti-trust
law, has been filed in the United States
circuit court. The answer is a general
denial to each and every charge made
by the Pennsylvania company. After
making a general denial the defend
ants allege none of the acts mentioned
In the complaints come under the anti-trust
law, and even If tl.is is true
they are now barred by the statute of
limitations.
HAXKKIt SALMON GUILTY.
Found He Took Deposits When He
Knew Bank Was Insolvent.
MaJ. Harvey W. Salmon, one of the
owners of the Salmon & Salmon bank,
which failed at Clinton, Mo., on June
21, 1905, with liabilities of $1,000,000.
was found guilty by a Jury Tuesday on
the charge of grand larceny based up
on the allegation that he received de
posits when he knew his bank to be
In a failing condition. His punishment
was fixed at three years In the peniten
tiary. '
MaJ. Salmon was formerly promt.
netit In the politics of the state.
Functions Delayed by Stork.
The condition of Queen Victoria, of
Spain, who Is expecting confinement,
precluding her participation In public
functions. It is announced that the
visit to Madrid of King Edward and
Queen Alexandra will be postponed
until the autumn.
Held (in Lottery Charges.
John M. Demurest, of New York,
was arraigned In New Orleans, La.,
Tuesday on the charge of being a par
ty to the transmission of lottery mat
ter through the mails from Mobile,
Ala., and gave bond for his appear
ance. Montana Will Be Good.
The Griffin antl-gumbllng law
which prohibits ull games of chance In
Monatna, has gone into effect, and for
the first time since the discovery of
gold In 1863 faro, roulette, poker, dice,
card games of all kinds and even slot
machines are tabooed in Montana.
Straits Still Full of Ice.
The straits of Maclnac, Mich., are
full of heavy Ice, moving with each
change of wind, but the wind does not
blow long enough from one direction
to drive It out of the straits. The
weather continues cold.
Fruit Crop Ruined.
It was 4 degrees below freezing,
with an extra heuvy frost at Wowea
quu, HI., Sunday night. The small
fruits, with peaches and plums, all are
killed and many gurdens are ruined.
Two-Cent Fare In Ml.mcsota,
Both houses of the Minnesota legis
lature Tuesday adopted the 2-cent
passenger fare bill formulated by the
Joint committee which has been ap
pointed to receive the compromise pro
posed on behalf of the lallroads.
KIIIck for (iilm Army.
A Shanghai dispatch says the Chi
nese government has ordered through
a German firm 2,000,000 rifles for the
uniform equipment of the Chinese
army.
Nebraska jj
State News ;i
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OMAHA .MAN TAKKS HIS LIFE.
A. 11. Jaqulth. Well Known Grain
Dealer, a Sulfide.
Arthur B. Jaqulth, president of tho
Exchange Grain company, vice presi
dent of the Nebraska Underwriters
Insurance company and one of th
best known grain men of the west,
committed suicide Tuesday morning
at 4 o'clock by shooting himself In
Kountse park, three blocks from his
home In Omaha.
Jaquith'a motive for taking his life
probably was the result of 111 health
caused by a combination of circum
stances. Two years ago he tried to
run a corner In May corn, which all
but broke up his mind. Never after
that was he able to give undivided at
tentlln to business, and George S.
Barnes, his partner, hud transacted
the greater part of the work for the
past two years. Many of his friends
believe his mind was badly affected
by the deal In May corn, and thut h
never has been the name since.
Jaqulth for twenty years represent
ed the Peavey Elevator company of
Minneapolis, during which time he di
vided his residence between Minneap
olis, Sioux City and Omaha. After
the formation of the Omaha grain ex
change, Jaqulth became one of the
largest local dealers.
Jaqulth's sister, Mrs. George Lowe,
and her husband arrived Monday
from Cedar. Rapids for a visit. Tho
entire family, except Jaqulth retired at
10 o'clock. Two hours later he was
heard to leave the house and was not
again seen unt'l his dead body was
found In the park. Jaqulth left two
notes on. a table addressed to Lowe.
One requested him to remain at home
until the writer returned. The other
read:
"Dear George: Owing to ill health
I cannot bear to remain longer. Take
care of my wife and children."
Jaqulth had a beautiful home and
was attached to his family, which
consisted of a wife, two girls and n
boy. He left life Insurance aggregat
ing 360.000.
RAILWAY BILL IS DEFEATED.
McKesson Bill Causes a Little Panic
In the House.
Panic stricken, and fearing that
they were voting cash Into the coffers
of the railroads, members of the house
defeated the McKesson bill to provide
railway fare funds. The framer out
lined a bill to pay mileage by means
of coupons. Twenty-one members
changed from yea to nay,'
The house killed Sachet's bill to
make Insurance notes non-negotiable.
A bill to put brewers and their agents
out of the retail liquor business has
been recommended for passage In tho
house.
A bill has passed both houses for
bidding saloons within three miles of
military posts and Indian reserva
tions. MAY HAVE BF.F.X MURDERED.
Keven-Yenr-OUl Companion of Older
Boys Found Head.
Little Clarence Roth, aged 7. went
swimming with threo companions
named Oorle, KattlebHugh, and Tamb
near Clearwater Tuesday afternoon
from Norfolk. The trio returned at
night without young Roth. Pressed
for explanation the Gorle lad late at
night led searchers to the water's edge
to a point where the body at midnight
was found in very shallow water. A
bruise on the lad's lip may tell a story.
"I didn't do It." exclaimed both Rat
tlebaugh and Umb, A coroner's In
quest has not been held. No u Tresis
were made. Roth's father Is a saloon
keeper. Young Gorlo, aged 12, Is a
widow's son.
New Store at Randolph.
Randolph Is to have a new general
store, to be located In the rooms for
merly occupied by Henry Lodge as i
saloon. John Gllmun and George
Warner will be the proprietors, both
of them having been clerks In Phil
Pill's store. This will give Randolph
five large general or department
stores.
Dose of Belladonna by Mistake.
M,lss Sarah Rlechers, of Humboldt
had a narrow escape from death by
poisoning while sewing at the home of
Mrs. J. E. Buell. In mistake for a
medicine which idle was tuklng she
got hold of a bottle containing tincture
of belladr nna, und swallowed a spoon
ful of the mixture.
Fire at Tekanuili.
A fire in the Splelinuu home at Te
kamah did considerable damage to
the building. Although a terrific wind
storm was In progress the fire compu
nles soon had the fire under their con
trol.
Business at BcaUice.
The directors of the Beatrice Com
merclal club held their regular
monthly meeting lust evening, and up
on recommendution of II. J. Dobbs ur
ranged to have the roads Improved
outside the corporate limits of the
city.
Flection at Randolph.
Results In Randolph's city election
determined thut the town will be
"dry." A mayor and one councilman
favoring license were elected, but
two "dry" councllmen held over and
ne was elected.
I 'lug Returns to Gretna.
Louis Flgg and family, who have
been living on an Island between
Plattsmouth and Omaha for a number
of years, have returned to their old
home near Gretna, where he gained
considerable notoriety by cluing nff
that ho had received a call from the
Lord to preueh tho gospel.
Flection at Lyons.
The citizens' purty won in Lyons,
electing F. liper and A. J. White us
trustees. The citizens' ticket was
supposed to be anti-saloon.
DRINK WILL GO TO ASTLCM.
Pone Young Man to lie Patient m
Norfolk.
Frank Brink, of Ponca. will leavt
soon for Norfolk, where he will bt
placed In the state Insane hospital.
On Information filed by Oliver New
ton. brother of the late Miss Besslt
Newton, whom, Brink Is aocused of
having killed In .a fit of Insane Jeal
ousy, Brink, who last week waa acquit
ted In court of the charge of murder,
was arraigned before the Insanity
commissioners. No resistance was of
fered by relatives of Brink, and upon
the trial testimony of the experts from
Sioux City, to the effect that Brink
beyond a doubt Is Insane, the young
man was committed to the hospital.
Tho commission Is composed of Dr. J.
M. O'Connell. C. A. Kingsbury, former
county attorney, and County Clerk
Hurley.
Brink Is still at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Brink,
who reside half a mile outside of Pon
ca. He hns teemed brighter and more
active since the trial, and relative
profess to believe that he soon will re
cover his mental balance.
F.CIIO OF BIG THIRD CAMPAIGN.
Sliclblcy Pound Guilty of Clrculatliu
FnJse Statement.
In the district court of Dixon coun
ty, held at Ponca. the Second trial it
J. Sheibley vs. F, D. Fales resulted
n a verdict for the defendant. This
case grew out of the congressional
campaign In the Third Nebraska dis
trict, In vhlch T. J. Sheibley was ac
cused by Mr. Fales. chairman of tha
Republican campaign committee, of
circulating false affidavits reflecting on
the cheracter of Hon. J. J. McCarthy,
the Republican candidate. Under the
Instructions of the court the defendant
had to prove the falsity of the state
ments circulated by Sheibley, and this
was done by a large number of wit
nesses. The result of this trial completely
vindicated the character of exCon
gressman McCarthy and waa received
with every evidence of popular ap
proval. Ex-United States Senator Allen, of
Nebraska, appeared us one of the at
torneys for the plaintiff.
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FIGHTING BOND BILL.
Railroad Measure Is Advanced In Ne
braska Senate.
In the senate Monday morning the
house bill to allow bonds to be voted
for railroads was advanced to the
sifting Ml-. the opponents of the meas
ure making a bitter fight The Norfolk
Commercial club and hundreds of pe
titioners from northern Nebraska were
cited as favoring the bill. The pres
ent legislature repealed the bond vot
ing statute, and the present bill Is to
restore It. Enough votes were record
ed In favor of the measure, Insuring Its
passage.
The senate passed 'Ihe house bill to
compel the railroads to sell 1,000-mile
mileage books for $20, good for any
number of persons or In tho hands of
the bearer.
HYPNOTIST STRIKFS CLERK.
Show Miiiuiiccr Arrested for Asftauli
and Kiicn.scd on Ball.
A compuny which has been putting
on a hypnotic show at the opera house
at Fremont had some trouble at the
Eno hotel office late Thursday night.
Clerk Kuehl called down one of the
troups who was pretty noisy and the
manager, one Griffith, retaliated ' by
striking him over the head with a
cane, making a severe scalp wound
which bled profusely. The landlord
turned the outfit nut of his establish
ment and swore out a warrant for the
arrest of Griffith. His trial was set
and he was released on ball. It Is be
lleved he was drunk at the time. Kuehl
Is a quiet, gentlemanly man and says
the assault was unprovoked.
Cnshier Crandell Still Missing.
W. J. Crandall, cashier of the Firth
hank, has not yet been apprehended.
It Is now known that for some time
before he left he was a persistent bor
rower of money from his friends, se
curing not less than $15,000, giving
his personal notes. In these transac
tions he did not Involve the bank?,
which probably Is In better condltlor
than at first supposed to ba
Killed In Lime Kiln.
E. H. Vanbom, of North Loup, was
Instantly killed by the caving In of a
lime kiln In which he was working,
Ho was repairing the grates in the
kiln when It collnpsed, burying him
under about fifteen feet of stone. His
neck was broken by a large stone
which struck him on the back of the
head. A rescuing purty was mor
than two hours In getting the body.
Tekniiiali Goen "Dry."
Tekamuh went "dry" at the election
Tuesduy, the no license ticket carry
Ing by a majority of 30. The following
officers were elected: J. A. Slnghaus
mayor; M. S. McGrew, clerk; C. M
Greenleaf, treasurer; W. G. Pratt, en
glneer; W. R. Ileum, councilman, First
ward; A. L. Lltel, councilman, Second
ward.
Norfolk Is Democratic!.
The Democrats swept everything In
Norfolk, from Mayor C. B. Durland
down. School bonds for a new high
school, amounting to $24,000, carried
Cupt, Wehh Resigns.
Copt. Webb, a secret service agent
In western Iowa and Nebraska, has re
signed after twenty years' service.
Ilerg Mayor of Pierce.
Sum II. Berg, a non-partisan cnndl
date for mayor, was elected at Pierce
The citizens' ticket carried.
Child Accidentally Killed.
While WllHum Rowland was clean
Ing his rifle In his home in Platts
mouth his only child, a son of 4 years.
came to the door, when the gun was
accidentally discharged and the con
tents entered tho child's stomach,
which caused Its deuth.
Flection Formalities Waived.
The election muddle thut promised
all kinds of trouble f r Nebraska City,
has been udjusted and If no outsider
stick-! his .".'iKcr Intu the plo there will
bo nothing icmv heard of it.
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Saeuuors Not Ready to Adjourn.
Tha senate by two votes Wednesday
morning refused to comply with the
request ef the house mad a day or
two ago for a conference committer
to fix a day for final adjournment. It
also voted down a motion to Indefinite
ly postpone all senate flies now on
general file. Senators who opposed
these motions declared the house to
up to tricks Intended to kill soma Im
portant senate bills now In Its pos
session. For several day the house,
it Is clamed, has been passing by sen
ate bills and acting only on house
measures. Soma of tha senators have
given It out that they wiU stay In Lin
coln all summer If necessary In order
to force the house t aot on some of
tha senate bills. To appoint a eo re
mittee on adjournment, they say,
would be voting away an advantage
tha leant new holds. Th senate la
two days behind th housa In th
number of days It baa bean In session
and will draw pay that much longer.
For this reason th senator ar not
a anxious to gt away a th nous
member ar.
Routine Proceedings of House.
Th following bill wer passed la
th nous Wednesday:
By Rapr ef Pawn Appropriat
ing $1,110 for a monument to Gen.
John M. Thayer In Llnaoln.
By Raper Providing that notartaa
publt shall kp a record ot thlr of
ficial acta.
By Con of Saundr Amendment
to th Hlrach law providing that rail
road must furnish sidetracks to le
gator owner ef a minimum capacity
r 10,00 bushel and providing for
lagal action te compel this.
By Springer of Scott's Bluff Pro
riding that county superintendent in
ountlea of 1,100 or laa shall be paid
a a per diem basis.
By Carltn of Rock Providing that
tn contests for legislative seat only
th suocessful party shall b reimburs
ed for hi expna.
By Thlaaaen of Jefferson Requiring
railroad to furnish scales and weigh
shipments in carload lot at division
point and providing for a state wlgh
master.
By Soudder and Whit of Hall Ap
propriating $1,500 for an addition to
th hospital at th Soldier' hot at
Grand Island.
By Redmond of Nemaha Appro
priating $10,000 to anoourag the de
velopment of coal mining In th state.
By Blyston of Lancaster Appro-
prnatlng $10,000 for a statue ot Abra
ham Lincoln on the capltol ground
at Lincoln.
By B. P. Brown of Lancaster Ap
propriating $1,200 to furnish suitable
fire protection for the capltol build
ing. "'
By Jentson of Clay Applicant for
notary public commission must ba
examined by district Judge.
Van Houson of Colfax moved to
postpone all house bill In the hands
of committees. Motion prevailed.
Routine Proceeding of Senate. -The
senate Wednesday passed the
following bills:
By W, E. Brown Allowing mutual
Insurance companies to do business
outside the state by depositing with
the auditor a guaranty fund of $100,-
000.
By GUem Requiring abstracter to
give a surety bond of $10,000.
By Lee Requiring th county
comptroller's approval of all claims
against th county before payment.
By Graff Giving county board th
power of eminent domain to protect
county roads and bridges.
By Clarke Authorizing Justices of
the peace to enter Judgment against
the plaintiff In case suit I dismissed.
By Graff Providing for a munici
pal highway fund.
By Joint committee Providing for
the registration of voters on primary
day.
By E. W. Brown Providing for
quieting title to property when lien
lapses.
By B. W. Crown Making it a fel
ony to have possession or custody of
burglar's tools.
By Walsh Making the stealing of
more than $5. worth of poultry a fel
ony. By Cone Memorializing congress
to pass the national grain Inspection
bill.
Pledge Are Kept.
Save one, every pledge In the Re
publican state platform has been kpt
by the Republican legislature. That
one I the pure food bill, which has
been recommended for passage In the
house as amended by tha committee
of the whole, and it has already pass
ed the senate. It la likely a big fight
will come when the bill get back to
the senate, for tho senators ar op
posed to th amendments tacked on
by the house. Unless the house r
cedes tho senate may kill the bill. The
governor got the primary election bill
Saturday evening. He had already
signed the anti-pass bill and the house
has concurred in the senate amend
ments to the anti-lobby bill. In face,
Saturday evening when the legislature
adjourned It had everything well In
hand, and were It not for the appro
prlatlon bills which the senate Is now
working on there would be little to do
of stat Interest, though measures of
local Importance to many communities
ar still pending.
Interurban Bill Cause Debate.
Th real fight Saturday in the housa
came over the bill by Thomas, a.
25, providing th-t street railway com
panlsa may own stock In Interurban
companies and that the latter may
ownthe stock of street railway com
panies. While a majority of the Douif.
la and Lancaster delegations were for
the bill, the members from out In the
state were decidedly opposed to It be
cause they argued It would give to the
Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Rail
way company a monoply on the Inter
urban business, and further, It did not
require physical connection between
competing lines which may want to
get into the same town or city. A
result no action was taken on tho
measure, but when it again come up
In the committee of the whole, amend
ments covering these point and r
oulrisj? the comply to tt tbUlon
of t4) stale railway commlselea to Set
sue bond will be offered by Oeae ei
Saundsrs.
e
An w-Lobby Bill Pase Senate.
Th eenat substitute for the Jent
on anti-lobby bill was passed by tti
aenat aftar th emergency clause hai
bean stricken out. Th bill rquirt
all paid lobbyists to register with tat
secretary of state and place rathat
stringent restriction on th methet
by which they may work. The bill
H. R. 18, was recalled by the senate
at the request of Gov. Sheldon after fl
had been Indefinitely postponed, anf
waa amended by th Judiciary eommlt
toe by the substitution of practically i
new bill. When the first vote waa tat
n on th measure there Waa a marked
absence of senators from their seaea
They war brought In under a call ej
th house, th aenat waiting several
minutes for th sergeant at arm U
find Senator Thomaa, who was the leaf
on to ahow up.
see
Cutting Away Approprlatloaa.
The nat committee on finance,
way and means In report to th sen.
ate Saturday slashed house approprf
atlona amounting to $110,000.
Veto for One Omaha Bill.
Gov. Sheldon vetoed H. R. T, bv
Clarke of Douglas, because he be.
Ileve It will validate act of the Oroaf'
ha Uty council giving away parts 1
street In Omaha to railroad. Tha
bill 1 ostensibly to permit th narrowi
lag of streets and allay, but It Aim
validate action of the city council
taken heretofore without authority oj
law, It to claimed, by which It vacate
publt highway. At present any per
on could have the Illegal acta of tht
council t aside and tha vacate
street converted again to public us.'
The Clark child labor bill and L'
Omaha-South Omaha eonaalJdattof
bill war In a grist of twelv measure)
that war signed by th governor Satf
urday af tsrnoon.
Routine Proceeding of Pesiate.
The aete passed the followtne.
bills Monday:
By Knowle Requiring railroad to
lasu 1,000-mile mlleao books for $14,
th book to b transferable.
By Whitney Appropriating- $3,04
for building and repairs at th Soutl
Bend fish hatcharle.
By Green Appropriating $7,000 ft
th Investigation of animal dtoea, ' '
By Alderson Appropriating a
000 for building at th Norfolk tiU
an hospital.
By Hatner Appropriating $15,0$
for a building at the Kearney Indus
1 trial aehool for boy.
In eom-dttee of the whole the sent
ate Monday considered the following
bill:
By Jenlson Appropriating $600ft
for th purpose of providing for aoff
mal training In high schools naviK
four-year courses to pass.
By Kelfer Appropriating; $27, 0M
for running expenses of the OrthoU
pad to hospital. ' To pas. " ' " "
By Doran, Henry, Hill, MeUger ans;
Wilson To provide funds for carrying
th seven months' school In all couni
ties of the state. Amount approprtajL
ed reduced from $50,000 to $26,000. fl
pass.
By Armstrong Appropriating $li,f
000 for a heating plant at the Per
normal school. To pass.
By Brown Appropriating $2,(64
for an addition to th home for thl
friendless building. To pass.
By Walsh Appropriating $20,004)
for a cattle barn on the state fall
grounds. Indefinitely postponed.
Majors May Sue tho State.
Redmond of Nemaha got through t
resolution Monday morning In th
house to clear the title to eight acr
of land belonging to T. J. Majors,
allowing the colonel to sue th stas
Whn th stat bought sixty acres
land for the state normal schol at Ft
ru It was In two tracts. By a mlstakf
the eight-acre tract was not properl
ly described and Instead of gettlni
what the stat bought th deed read!
eight acre belonging to Col. Majors
However, the state has been usln
what it bought for forty years and the
resolution is only for the purpose of
allowing Col. Majors to gat his UU
cleared up.
LeadlBK tp to It.
"Bet' pardon, air," said the man tn th
suit of faded i'Ark, "but sre you carrying
all the life insurance you wantr
"Yes, sir," answered the roan at tha
desk. "I am."
"Could I Interest you In a morocetf
bound edition of the works ot William
Makepeace Thackeray Y'
"You could not"
"Don't you need a germ proof filter at
your house?"
"I do not."
"Would you invest la a good second-
band typewriter If you could get ' it
cheap?"
"I hav no use for a typewriter.
"Just so. Would an offer to supply
you with first class Imported Havana ci
gars at $10 a hundred appeal to your
"Not a cent's worth."
"How wouH a proportion to sell you
a Century dictionary, slightly shelf worn,
for only $40, strike you?"
"It wouldn't couie within forty miles
f hitting me."
"That being the case," said th caller,
"would you be willing to buy a 10-cent
box of shoe polish. Just to get rid of me!"
"Great Scott, ye!
"Thanks. Good day." Chicago Trib-
UD.
An Architectural Eruption..
A worthy but rut her illiterate idhl
who had come suddenly Into the pos
session of a large fortune was consult
ing with bis architect relative to the
building of a costly mansion. The gen
eral plan had been decided upon, but
certain detulls bad not been consid
ered. "You will want a portico, of course,"
aid the architect.
"Oh, yes."
"Any particular design?"
"Well, something Orlentn!."
"That would te a good place for you
to have caryntlilH."
"Why," suld tho other, somewhat pus
sled, "1 r had tu:it when I was a
boy. It broke out nil over me, bat I
got well of it What hus that got to do
with at portico?"
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