Nebraska Newspapers

    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD.
NUMBER 43.
DAKOTA CITY, -NEB., FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1907.
VOLUME
XV
WORLD'S DAILY NEWS
CAREFULLY COLLECTED AND
CONCISELY STATED,
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VEXEHAllLK JIHIST COSHKMS
OHCHAltD'S STOHY.
Dcntli Trap nt Ills Gate Justice God
dard on tlie Witness Stand Identifies
I'lcccs, One by One, as They.
Handed to Win.
ro i
The state Wednesday mode dramat
1c production and proof of the Qod
dard bomb, and besides offering fur
ther contributions to the testimony of
Harry Orchard against William D.
Haywood, secured a ruling under
which a number of the denunciatory
articles published In the Miners' Mag
azine, official organ of the Western
Federation of Miners, will be admit
ted In evidence. '
To Justice Luther M. Ooddard him
self fell the task of telling the story
of the finding and preservation for use
ns evidence of the bomb with which
Orchard tiled to kill him. His appear
ance on the stand added another to
the many dramatic scenes and situa-
tlons that have characterized the trial,
and his testimony was clear and mln
utelv circumstantial.
The veteran Colorado Jurist testified
that the first Information that he re
ceived about the bomb came to him
from Orchard's confession, which was
shown to him at Denver on Feb. 13,
1906, by Detective McParland. He at
once returned to his home and In his
gate discovered the screw-eyes which
nrrhftrd said he olaced there. It was
rusted and corroded by ten months'
exposure.
LOVERS DIE TOGETHER.
Note Found iy Bodies Indicates Sul
cldc Agreement
Lying clasped in death's embrace
on the Bhore of Triangle lak, lieiie
ville. 111., the bodies of James Bullock
and Miss Cora Miller were found late I
Wednesday afternoon. In the fore- I
head of each was a bullet hole and the
position of a revolver between the
bodies Indicated that Bullock had
killed the young woma"n and then
himself. A note signed by both brief
ly stated that they loved each other.
but finding their love was hopeless
had decided to die together.
Near bv lay a razor stained with
blood. The only wounds on the bod
ies were the bullet holes In the fore
heads and the police are unable to ac
count for the presence and bloody
condition of the razor.
Bullock was 24 years old and Mi-
Miller was 22.
ONLY MAKES TAFT LAUGH.
Will Not Discus Report that He May
Retire.
When Secretary Taft arrived Wed
nesday morning in Leavenworth, Kan.,
his attention was called by the Asso
ciated Press to a story printed In Kan
sas City papers quoting the Washing
ton Times to the effect that the secre
tary may retire from the presidential
race. It being Intimated that he is not
physically equipped for the long
presidential campaign, and citing the
Illness at St. Paul as giving color to
the rumor. The story bore the cap
tion:
"Taft Not to Run."
Taft declined to discuss the matter
and dismissed it by saying laughingly:
"You Just leave that qestlon
mark." '
The secretary looked to be in per
let health.
No Blame for Disaster.
Admiral Emory, ranking officer of
the ships in Hampton Roads, arrived
In Washington Wednesday with the
report of the naval board of Investi
gation looking into the circumstances-'
surrounding tbe loss of the launch
from the battleship Minnesota. No
.criminality was attached to the offi
cers of the Crlsfield. who wore in ig
norance of the disaster.
Charge Is Sensational,
Ira B. Smith, a member of the
wholesale grocery firm at Smith,
Thorndike & Brown, which recently
went into Involuntary bankruptcy lr.
Milwaukee, was arrested, charged
with obtaining 'mAnejr under false rep
resentation of the firm's finances.
Bclimltz Full or right.
Mayor Schmitz has applied to the
state court of appeals for release on
ball. The application, It is understood,
contained several sensational state
ments. Slous City Live Stock Market.
Wednesday's quotations on tha
Sioux City live stock market follow
Top beeves, 38.35. Top hogs, 35.99.
Aks Secretary to Ileklgn.
Gov. Stokes, of New Jersey, Wed
nesday Bent a formal letter to Secre
tary of State Dickinson requesting him
to resign his office. The contents of
the letter were not disclosed.
Three Trainmen Killed.
The boiler of a Rio Grande locomo
tive blew up one mile east of Flor
ence, Com., Wednesday, killing Engi
neer Thomas Ewing, Fireman O'Brien
and Brakeman Gooch, all of Pueblo.
ttXt II Y MTHERSON.
Imm Jarkrt Secure Test for 2-Ocnt
Faro Law.
The Missouri 2-cent passenger fare
act went Into effect nt 6 o'o(oclc a. m.
on Wednesday and will be given a
three moaths' trial. If at the end of
that tln4 it Is found to be unremuner-
tlve lss enforcement can then be
fought In the courts by the railroads.
The state officials are temporarily
enjoined from enforcing the maximum
freight rate law, and this case will be
argued later In the federal court.
Judge Smith McPherson, of Red
Oak, la., In the United States district
court at Kansas City, Mo., after hand
ing down an opinion maintaining the
court's Jurisdiction In the premises, or-
dered the promulgation of the above
stated racis, wnicn naa Deen agreeu iu
by the attorneys for the state and the
eighteen Missouri railroads Involved.
The court In its decision had suggested
that the 2-cent fare should be first
given a practical trial before Injunc
tion proceedings preventing Its en
forcement be considered.
IMMIGRANTS NEGLECTED.
Senator Lodge Says Station at Phila
delphia Is a Disgrace.
United States Senator Henry C-bot-
Lodge, of Massachusetts, chairman of
the subcommittee of the commission
of immigration appointed by the last
congress, has been Investigating con
ditions at the immigration station on
Ellis Island.
Senator Lodge said Monday night
that the work of the commission
would probably not be completed for
two years, but that a partial report
might be made to congress next fall.
He added:
"Six of the nine commissioners are
now In Europe looking over the Im
migration situation abroad. The Im
migration station at r-nuatieipnia is a
disgrace, and Philadelphia should
have a new building. More doctors
nhould be provided at all the stations.
I discovered that a single doctor had
to examine more than 1.000 Immi
grants in one day at Baltimore."
"THE BATH" IS REJECTED.
Httsburir Draws the Line o
rrlzo
Winning Picture.
Pittsburg has drawn the line at
The Bath." Gaston La Touche's first
prize winner in the Carnegie art com
petition. This is the first time In the
history of the Carnegie Institute that
the first prize winner has not been
added to the permanent collection.
The painting portrays a woman ready
to plunge into a pool of water.
The painting evoked a storm of crit
icism as soon as it was put on public
view. Hundreds of letters were wrlt-
ten to the local newspapers, protesting
against it being placed In the galleries.
The pulpit alBo denounced It. Public
opinion has won, the fine arts commit
tee has bowed to the storm and tho
Jury of awards receives a rebuke.
ORCHARD'S TRIAL ADJOURNED.
Not to He Set Until Boise Cases Are
llsHscd Of.
Harry Orchard, confessed murderer
of former Gov. Steunenberg and eigh
teen other men, was taken to Cald
well, Idaho, Monday and taken before
Judge Wood at the court house. The
Haywood case at Boise adjourned over
Monday to enable Wood to come to
Caldwell and enter an order formally
adjourning Orchard's trial for the
present term of court. The date of
Orchard's jtrlal will not be set until the
cases against Haywood, Moyer and
Pettibone at Boise are disposed of.
Big Catholic Meeting.
Anthony Mateo, national secretary
Of the American Federation of Catho
lic societies, announced Monday that
the program for tho sixth national
convention of the American Federa
tion of Catholic societies, to be held In
Indianapolis July 14-17, has been
completed.
Cabinet Nearly Falls.
The French government was defeat
ed In the chamber of deputies on tlio
sugar clause, which bill is designed
to prevent fraud. The session was sus
pended. Later the government decid
ed to accept a reduction In the supple,
mentary tax on wines.
Railroad Raises Waxes.
Following a conference of employes
and officials of the Delaware and Hud.
son Railroad company at Binghamton,
N. Y., the announcement was made
that, taking effect at once, the wages
of all conductors, baggagemen and
trainmen wf! be Increased 10 per cent.
Franco Will I'rosi-cute.
The French government has decld
ed to arrest and prosecute all leaders
of the wine growers' revolt.
WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL.
Schedule of Gaiuen to Be Played at
Sioux City la.
Followtur Is a schedule of the West
ern League games to be playvd at
Bioux City In the Immediate future
Omaha July 6, 7, 8
Denver July 9, 10, 11
Pueblo July 12, 13, 14
Dual Detroit Tragedy.
William Roulo, of Detroit, Mich., a
carpenter, aged 36, cut his wife's
throat Sunday night and then slashed
his own with the same razor. Both
died where they fell. Tho .couple had
quarreled bitterly. Mrs. Roulo had
applied for a divorce.
Austrian PniiluiM-ut Opens.
The first Austrian parliament, elect
ed on the bails of equal universal suf
frage, opened Monday.
HEAR GARFIELD TUEA..
Plainsmen Urged to Consider tam)
National Aswet.
The public lands convention which
met Tuesday at Denver, Colo., for a
three days' session got down to busi
ness Tuesday afternoon, llstenlug to
addresses by James U. Garfield, secre
tary of the Interior; Richard A. Bal
llnger, commissioner of the general
land office, and Henry M. Teller,
United States senator from Colorado.
Permanent organisation was effected
by the seclectlon of Dr. J. M. Wilson,
of Wyoming, as chairman, and Fred
P. Johnson, of Colorado, as secretary.
The first speaker of the afternoon
was Secretary Garfield. He urged the
convention In Its discussion of the
present land laws, at criticism of which
he said had been the cause of calling
together the convention, to confine Its
discussion to the effect of these laws
on the entire country and not on any
particular section of the country. The
public lands, he said, were not an as
set of any locality. They belong to
the people of the entire ration. Ke
said he wanted to get the point of
view of the people of the west and iie
wanted them to get his point of view.
He welcomed criticism which was
constructive, but he thought that crit
icism which was merely an attack
without a suggestion for Improvement
was worthless.
MASONIC CASE DECIDED.
Ohio Courts Rule Against the Claude,
tine Masons.
The Ohio supreme court affirmed
Tuesday the Judgment of the circuit
court in the case of the New York
lodge of Masons vs. Rufus N. Weaver,
trustee. This Judgment means that bo
far as the courts of Ohio are con
cerned clendestlne, or Cernnau Ma
sons, will not be recognized. The New
England lodge, of Worthington, em
braced clendestinism about fifteen
years ago. That branch of Masons
sing under the yban of the grand
dge of the state, a number of mem-
ucrs seceded and formed a new lodge.
This suit grew out of the controversy
as to the ownership of the property
belonging to the old lodgo.
FAMILY SUICIDE PACT.
Husband Shot WUe, Not Knowing Sho
Had Died of Gas. Fumes.
James Warde41, of New York, Tues
day confessed to Coroner Acrltelll and
Assistant Distjict Attorney Manly that
In furtherance of a suicide pact he
shot his wife at her flat in West Twenty-fifth
street. Wardell did not know
that an autopsy has disclosed that his
wife was dead when he fired the bul
let Into her brain. Inhaling Uluminat-
ng gas had caused her death. His
admission has added something un
usual If not unprecedented to the an
nals of crime Jn this city. Just what
charge will be based upon his ac
knowledgment of an Intent to kill the
coroner has not made knows.
WRECK ON THE BIG FOUR.
Fast Train- Goes Through nn
Open
Switch at Columbus.
Big Four passenger train No. 19,
one of the fastest trains on the New
York Central lines, went through an
open switch In the northern part of
the city of Columbus, O., Tuesday. The
seriously Injured: Mrs. Elizabeth
Lowry, Cleveland; J. 3. Creegsn,
Cleveland; H. T. Reed, Mansfield;
Mrs. Dr. Hyndman, New York; Joo
Mahaffey, fireman, fatally.
Many passengers In the sleepers
were only scratched or slightly
bruised.
The track followed by the wrecked
flyer was a spur leading to one of the
factories In Columbus.
Urge Japs to -Be Calm.
Leading members of the constitu
tional party at a meeting Monday af
ternoon at Tokio passed a resolution
on the American question recommend
ing, In view of Its Importance, calm-
. .'ss and prudence, and also the advis
ability of trusting to both govern
ments for a satisfactory solution.
French Government Wins.
The action of the French govern
ment In determining to prosecute the
agitators In the south of France led to
a lively debate Monday, but after a
tumultuous session the cabinet se
cured an Indirect vote of confidence
by tha large majority of 254.
Not to Wed Mrs. Palmer.
The earl of Munster, of London,
when questioned regarding the report
that he Is engaged to Mrs. Potter
Palmer replied: "The report Is abso
lutely untrue."
Dies of Sunstroke.
Lieut. Stewart, of the . Eleventh
Pennsylvania Infantry In the civil war,
was killed by sanstroke at the sol
diers' home at Leavenworth, Kan.,
Monday.
Pltubiirg Water Impure.
Typhoid fever Is again epidemic In
Pittsburg, Pa. Since June 1 there
have been 22 8 cases. The Impure wa
tor supply is said to be the cause for
tha present outbreak.
Youngest Murderer.
Th youngest murderer in the his
tury of the criminal courts of Baltl
more, Md., was Tuesday convicted of
manslaughter. He Is Sidney Hollls, a
negro, aged 9 years.
C. M. Schwab's Brother Weds.
Tha wedding ef Miss Edith McUor-
ray, of Cleveland, O., to Prof. Edward
H. Schwab, of Notre Dame university
a brother of Charles M. Schwab, took
place Tuesday at St. John's cathedral.
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Nebraska
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MOTHER SLAIN 11Y SON.
Boy Murder Her Nec-misc She llnd
Punished Him.
The supposed accidental shooting
of Mrs. Thomas McCoy. In the north
west, tfart of Rock eounty, by her lf-year-old
son, proved to have been n
case of deliberate murder, the boy
having confessed to County Attorney
Douglas and later to several other
persons .that he shot his mother be
cause she had punished him severely.
The shooting occurred Friday. Sat
urday the officers went out to hold the
Inquest, at which It was developed that
the shooting was Intentional and the
coroner's Jury returned a verdict hc
cordlngly. The boy .had claimed that h -mot
his mother accidentally while shooting
at a meadow lark, but he confessed to
the county attorney, and later to sev
eral persons, that he shot her Inten
tionally, and gave as a reason the fact
that she had been In the habit of pun
ishing him severely. In his confession
he stated that he got the gun In the
house while his mothers back was
turned, placed loaded shells in three
empty chambers, put the weapon In
his pocket, followed close behind her
to the field where she was going to
plant some, beans, and while she was
getting the seed ready for planting he,
at the distance of about ten feet, drew
the gun, and, deliberately aiming It
at the back of her head, fired and
killed her Instantly. After she fell
he shot her again In the side and then
dropped the gun and ran to where a
couple of his brothers were working
in the same flfeld.
The weapon used was a five-shot
double action 3S-caliber revolver.
Mrs. McCoy was a widow and wns
living on a Klnkald homestead. She
leaves five young children. The boy
Is under arrest.
SEARCHES FOR MOTHER.
Woman, Adopted W hen IJnliy, Trios to
1 liul Parents.
In the fall of 1875 when the grass
hoppers had eaten everything green in
and around Nebraska City a young
couple who had been living on a
homestead in Johnson county arrived
at Dakota City with their 15-months-
old daughter. They had no money and
were cared for by the Home for the
Friendless society. The child was giv
en clothes, put with a family to bourd.
and the parents returned to their
home. It was the agreement with tho
mother that the child should remutn
here until she returned. Mrs. A. V.
Carr became Infatuated with the child
and made application that she be
granted papers of Ddcptlon which was
done, and Jan. 22, 1S75, the child was
turned over to her. She in turn gave
It to another, but to whom was never
made known. Mrs. Carr went to Cali
fornia, where she died several years
ago. Now comes Mrs. John C. HolT,
of Minneapolis, Minn., and states that
she is Iva, daughter of Mr. John H,
and Hannah Thompson, and is very
anxious to find her mother, or receive
news as to her whereabouts. Mrs. Hoff
states that she Is married. Is In good
financial circumstances, so her search
for her mother Is not from any pe
cuniary view. Mrs. Thompson twice
visited this city since she lost her child
but only remained a short time.
WILL OF GEO. W. LININGER.
Document Signed on Death
Bod
Is
Filed for Probate.
The will of the late George W. Lin
lnger, of Omaha, signed on his death
bed, was filed for probate in county
court Tuesday afternoon.
The will bequeaths to Jacob B. Lin
lnger. brother, the sum of 350 a
month during his life.
The only other specific bequest is
35,000 to the Nebraska Masonic home
at Plattsmouth for a memorial chapel
to be known as the Llnlnger Memorial
chapel. The remainder of the estate
Is left to the widow und daughter In
shares as provided by law,
The signature to the will Is so dim
as to be almost Illegible. ' A petition
has been filed by Mrs. Llnlnger for
the appointment of Marlon P. Devalon
as executor.
The real estate is estimated to be
worth 312.500 and the personal prop
erty 3195,000. The hearing of the ap
polntment of executor will be had
Tune 28.
Crofton to Celebrate.
Last fall, when the railroad wns
finished to Crofton, It was the Inten
tion to give u grand celebration, but It
was postponed on account of the
weather. At a mass meeting held
there recently it was decided to hold
the celebration on the Fourth of July,
and all urrungementa are being made
to that end.
(i. A. R. 'Reunion.
All committees have been appointed
for the G. A. It. reunion to be held at
Cambridge from Aug. 19 to 24. The
park Is In good condition and speakers
of note are being engaged for the oc
casion. Arrangements are also being
made for a baseball tournumcnt to be
held In conjunction with tho reunion.
Some Costly Violations.
There have been some costly viola
tions of the Internal revenue law In
the vicinity of Nebraska City. One
clgarmaker neglected to put the "cau
tion" sign on six boxes of clgurs and
he was fined $300. Another tnun mix
ed a little oleo with his butter and It
tost him $200.
Cuming County Sunday Schools.
The Cuming county dixtrlct Sunday
school convention met In West Point
on Sunday with a large attendHnce.
The meeting v. us under the direction
of Attorney O. C Anderson, president
of the Sunday School association of
Cuming county.
Captured Doer-tor.
The sheriff and city chief of police
of Chadron captured two deserter
from Fort Mead, for each of which
t they will receive $100. The sheriff
tit with the men to Fort Robinson.
PER CAPITA COST IS STEADY.
Hcimxir from State Institutions About
the Same 11 1 I.hmi Yinr.
The cost of maintaining state instl.
tnt'.ons for the fix months ending May
81 wan about th.. same as fni the some
period last year, some Institutions
spending more and ;mo less. The
school for the blind, with an average
number of KG members, olllcers and
teachers, still leads the list with a
cost of $187.35 per capita. Next
comes the new hospital for the Insane
at Norfolk, with an average number
of 292 persons and a cost of $139.86
per capita. Some of the Institutions
report a large Amount of farm pro
duce consumed and cash -expenod, the
Lincoln hospital for the Insane re
ported 318.693. and the Hastings asy
lum 112. 087. 90. The boys' Industrial
school at Kearney and the soldier and
sailors' home at Grand Island each
report under this head over 37,000,
and the penitentiary over 38.000.
The hospital for the Insane at Hast
Ings spent 320,844 for Improvements
and extraordinary expenses during the
six months, but the expenditures for
the same purpose at no other institu
tion reached 32,000.
Secretary of State Junkln, Land
Commissioner Eaton and Treasurer
Brian have Just roturned from an ln
spectlon of the Institutions at Gene
va, Hasting!) and Beatrice, and they
report them all In good condition.
TAFT JOLLIES NE11RASKAN8.
Pretty Women of Norfolk tict Com
pllment from the Secretary.
Secretary Taft paid a pretty compll
ment to the handsome faces of Norfolk
women Tuesday afternoon, declaring
that their bpauty attested the pros
perity of the region. He said In his
brief speech, listened to by a good
crowd, that he never had seen a pret
tier country than northern Nebraska
anywhere. The secretary spoke with
optimism regarding the quickening of
public conscience and morals. , He
said all the failures of a lifetime could
not mean failure for a man with char
acter, while all the world's business
successes spelled failure when the
man had not character.
Because of delays north of Chadron,
the result of heavy rains. Secretary of
War William H. Tuft and party did
not reach Omaha until 7 o'clock Tues
day, three hours behind the scheduled
time. At 8 o'clock the secretary was
the guest of Victor Rosewater at a
dinner at the Omaha club. The secre
tary was then escorted to the new Y.
M. C. A. building,, where a public
reception was held and where he
made a brief address. Gov. Sheldon
was among those who greeted him.
Staff officers of the department of
the Missouri. Including Gen. E. S.
Godfrey, assisted In the reception.
FIGURES ON ASSESSMENT.
Total for State Expected to Reach
832.1.000,000.
While only a few of tho county as
sessors have made their returns to the
state board of equalization, the Indi
cations are the grand assessment roll
will reach In the neighborhood of
3325, 000.000, which Is one-fifth of the
actual value of the slate This Is
based on the 31,000,000 Increase each
In Douglas and Lancaster counties,
and a big Increase In Dodge county.
It Is estimated twenty counties will
show an Increase of 3100,000: twenty
counties an Increase of 850,000; ten
counties an Increase of 3-0,000, and
thirty-eight counties an Increase of
310.000. The railroads have been In
creased about $5,000,000. This will
make the Increase on other prperty
about 37.000, ooo The grand assess
ment now is 33t3.0O0.O00. which, with
the estimated Increase of 312,000,000
will bring tho grand assessment up to
about $325,000,000.
NEBRASKANS IN RUNAWAY.
Five Persons from Franklin Injured In
Upset in Colorado.
Six persons were Injured, three of
them seriously, while on a sightseeing
trip In Royal Gorge park, near Canon
City, Colo., being thrown from a vehi
cle after tho driver had lost control of
the team.
Seriously hurt: J. B. Morgan,
Franklin, Neb.; right thigh broken;
badly bruised; may not recover. Mrs.
J. B. Morgan, two ribs broken; severe
bruises; possibly internal Injuries. Miss
Emma Smith, right ankle bruised and
shoulder dislocated. The others In
jured are J. W. Morgan, son of J. B.
Morgan, and his wife and baby.
Tampered with Records.
Attorney W. R. Butler, of O'Neill,
was Tuesday adjudged guilty of con
tempt In the supreme court. His suit
the case or Kockwell vs. Fry, was
stricken from the court records and
he was ordered to pay the costs. But
ler, it Is charged, Interlined the rec
ords.
City Hrfundin? Its Debt.
The city council of Hen trice has ar
ranged to purchase some of an old
Issue of city bonds at 93 and they will
be refunded. The present purchase
amounts to $6,000.
Ncbrusknn ut Yale.
Among the students who will re
celve the doctor of medlclno degree
from Yule medical school, June 23
Is
Clyde Augustus Boeder, of Grand Isl
and. He Is one of two western stu
dents graduating this year.
1 discs iiuih'oud Assessment.
The state bourd of equalization has
raised the railroad assessment In Web
ster county from $594,765 to $612,976
an increase of $13,221.
Boy Drowned In Mill Pond.
At about 3 o'clock Sunday after
noon Clyde Black, an 18-year-old boy,
was drowned In the mill pond south of
Valentine.
Accident TuUes Second Eye.
An accident with molten metal at
the Dempster factory at Buarloe cost
M. F. Muiwald the loss of an eye. Mr.
Malwuld recently lost the sight of the
other eye and this accident leave
him totally blind. He has a wife and
five children.
Damage Suit Settled.
The dumugtt suit of Hal E. Markle,
of Beatrice, against the city of Lin
coin for $10,000 for injuries received
by fulling through a manhole has keen
settled out of court
There are 2..00.000 skilled laborers In
Germany earning between 4"J ccuts and 73
cents day.
A recent ruling makes Fargo (N. D.)
unions eligible to membership In the Min
nesota State Federation.
Ia Ilarrisburg. .111., there are eight
mills using the union label of the Flour
and Cereal Mill Workers' Union.
All the road roller engineers are now
In the hoisting aud portable engineers'
uuion by an international decision.
Union men at Toronto, Canada, assert
that plumbers are being brought from
England to take the places of th strik
ers. Horseshorrs employed by the city ol
Boston have been granted the HK)7 wage
scale of Boston Journeymen Horseshoers'
Union.
A labor and capital love feast to take
place on July 4 is- being arranged by a
number of labor leaders and business men
of Chicago. . '
Fight hundred union barbers In Chi
cago have been granted a new schedule of
wages and working conditions by their
employers.
The Provision Trades' Council of Chi
cago and vicinity represents more than
l.".(MX individuals employed producing
or handling provisions.
A new organization of vehicle painter
hah been organised at Chicago, It is
known as the Chicago Carriage, Wagon
and Auto Painters' I'nlon,
On and after Oct. 1 the members of
the Operative Plasterers' Union of Bos
ton, Mass., will receive 10 per cent in-
ease, which will make their wages $4.80
day. y
Local union, No. 21, of the Garment
Workers, made up of women working at
the truJe In Pittsburg, Pa., has started
n agitation for the Garment Workers
union label.
United Hatters' International Union
has established an International death
benefit system and also extended Its Juris
diction so as to include the men who
make men's straw hats. ft
The labor unions of Minneapolis,
Miuu., are to conduct a crusade against
II concerns which do a Sunday business
In that city. This la against all con
cerns where labor is employed seven
days In the week.
Musicians' local, No. 0, which has In
its Jurisdiction San Francisco, Cal. ; Oak
laud, Alameda, Berkeley and Point Rich
mond, now has about 1,000 names on Hi
niei&uarship roll, which V includes al!
classes of musicians.
The Machinists' Union of Pittsburg
i., hi ddvoting some time to the better
ment of conditions in the eity. Recent)
it appointed a committee to see that
better car service was'' established. ,11
proposes to Interest nil other labor or
ganizations in the mnttor.
Iu the Chicago Federation of Labor
there are 440 local unions which, in addi-
ion to the leading industries, has unions
of chandelier makers, coffee roasters, egg
nNpectors, feather duster makers, gold
Is-iiters, hair spinners, passementerie mak
ers, tuck pointers, front cleaners, ward-
obe tenders and well drillers.
Plumbers of Omnha, Neb., have return
ed to work in the closed shop and at ac
licrease of ftO cents a day in wages. Tin
plumbers won by the undivided supiiorl
organized labor. There was no arbi
tration agreement to the settlement, the
master plumbers agreeing to the demands
of the union, and the victory was a com
plete one.
During the last year great strides have
been made in organizing the building
trade mechanics of the Southern States,
In cities aud towns where last year there
were no organizations at all there are
now lively local unions of different crafts,
while in localities where a year ago unions
barely existed they are now in a healthy
condition and thriving.
Among the larger labor unions in Ger
many are tue clothing industry, wlto
24U.OOO workers, receiving HO cents a
day ; the Saxon textile industry with
223.000 workers, averaging 75 cents:
North German Textile Union, with 124,-
(MX) workers, wages 03 cents ; South Ger
innn textile union, with 124,1X10 workers,
wages 33 rents, nnd the tobacco indus
try, with 133.0IX). wages 40 ceuts. The
lowest rate of all is paid to th textilt
union of Silesia, 42 cents.
Canals of Mars Illusory,
Prof. E. A. Douglass of the University
of Arizona, in an article for the Popu
lar Science Monthly, advances the the
ory that some of the so-called canals ou
the surface of the planet Mars have no
real existence, but are due to an optical
illusion. lie does not question the reality
of the larger markings of cauals, but
doubts the existence of the network of
the smaller waterways. Prof. Douglass'
theory starts with the observation of the
halo that may be seen around a small
black spot when regarded from the dis
tance of six to eight feet, and which also
is often noticed arousd motes Boating in
the lieid of vision. He finds that the
cause lies In the obscure reactions that
change light waves into nervo Impulses,
lie also calls attention to the rays that
may he seen about a black spot on a light
ground similar to those about a bright
spot, such as a star, on a dark ground.
These are attributable to irregular re
fraction in the eye, and account In his
opinion, for many faint canals radiating
from the spots ou Mars called lakes or
oases.
91,000,000 for Moayttal.
Henry C. Phipps, the Pittsburg Iron
aiun, whose wealth made possible the
(rent institution for the study of tubercu
losis at Philadelphia, has given $1,000,
.HMJ more for the purchase of a block of
land near Seruth and Lombard, in the
tieart of the crowded section, where tha
consumption is the highest, on which to
irect the hospital bunding. More mill
ions are to follow this in carrying the
war against the white plagua. Dr. Law
rence Flick will have charge of the hoe-flul.
Gr. A. It. IN DUBUQUE.
EXCELLENT SHOWING MADE BY'
PATRIOTIC ORDER.
Colonel David J. Palmer f Was
tost 1 New
rw Department CoaBaaaaaM
Anneal Address Ceamff
p Clark'i
RapMa Oct Nest EncmssBaseat.
tflibuque correspondence I
Cedar Rapids has been chosen as fhe
next place of meeting by the Iowa depart-
ent of the Grand Army of th Repub
lic and Woman's Relief Corps, held In
Dubuque. The invitation extended by
that city was warmly supported by oth
cities said when the vote was taken
the question carried with a whoop.
Col. David J. Palmer of Washington-
vaa elected department commander to-
ucceed Col. Clark of Cedar Rapids. Capt-
L. M. Langstaff of Dubuque ia the new
lc commander. The full list ot officers
la aa follows:
Department Commander Colonel Darkt.
Palmar of Washington.
Vice Commander Captain L, K. La me
lt IT of Dubuque.
Junior Vice Commander II. A. XMer. Ma
son city.
Chaplain Dr. A. L Friable, Dm Moines
Medical Director H. H. Clark, McGregor..
National Dalegate-at-lJirge Oea. Oreo--
vUle M. Dodge, Council Bluffs.
Col. Clark's Aaaaal AMnu,
At one of the sessions Department
Commander Clark delivered his annual-
address, saying In part :
"To the officers and members of the-
thlrty-third annual encampment, depart
ment of Iowa, Grand Army of the Repuu--lie
Comrades:
"Since the first annual encampment of
as the world goes baa elapsed. We re-
sviuuiv uuua uiva k a a ,v. uut. uu
isfactory auspices. Death has laid ist
band lightly upon our membership dur- -log
the last completed year. Out of a -membership
of 11,412 In good standing :
on the Slst of December, 1005, there was .
a loss by death for the year ending Dec.
81, 1906, of 33S, or but a trifle more than -
S per cent of our membership. In view
of the age and Increasing infirmities of
our comrades the band of affliction baa -beta
laid lightly upon us, for which we
may be very thankful.
"During the same period - there was
A tatnl InM In tntMnhnmtitn nt OfYT with a
a gain of 726, leaving a net loss of only
181 during the year. . It is profoundly
to be regretted that this not loss ban '
resulted from 423 suspension for non
payment of dues. But for these suspen
sions there would have been a gain of 244
In our membership. There was a gain
by muster-in during the year of 297, and
by reinstatements ot 240 ; total 637. And -
the gain by transfer somewhat more thanr.
offset the loss due to that item. -
"It will be seen at a glance that the-
Ia sv tii-mk-Mititn Ka, mi.mmIam 1 m
sixty-seven greater than that caused by
death. There ought to be no suspensions -for
non-payment of dues in our order.
The comrades who are able to pay their"
dues should not forfeit their membership--
and sever the associations and ties vhlcb .
bind us together for a hardly apprecia
ble annual amount. Those comrades who
are not able to pay by reason of age,.'
Infirmity or misfortune will hare their
dues promptly and cheerfully remitted by
their respective posts, and I suggest thai
during the coming year and for th future.
the utmost efforts of the officers of all
posts in this department be directed to
the prevention of loss of membership from
this source where the losses excised those -by
death.
Effort to Reernlt Ranka.
"During the past year special efforts
have been made to recruit our ranks. The
gain from June 80 to Dec 31. 1006, was
120 by muster-In, and 130 by reinstate
ment; a total of 202 from this source
during that half year. These efforts have--.
been continued during the remaining sis ;
months for which I have had the honor
to act as your commander, and I hope
that a satisfactory showing will be made
for that period also when its returns are-'
compiled. Like efforts will, I am sure,
continue in the future so long as there
remain In this department worthy com
rades wuo are not entitled to wear me
bronze button.
"If suspensions can be arrested we may '
still look forward to several years during
wbich our membership will remain with
out any serious diminution. May com
rades as well as oUicera work together
for this common purpose which is dear-
to the hearts of all.
"During the year I have had the very
great pleasure of participating In a con
siderable number of reunions, and in vis
iting some of the posts. I have found
harmony and enthusiasm ' prevailing in
our ranks. In ouly a single instance baa-
there been called to my attention any
misunderstanding, or controversy, and
that arose from what I am convinced was
an unintentional deviation from the es
tablished regulations of our order. A
post with a large membership attempted
at a special meeting to appropriate aud
dispose of about $500 of its funds.
"As It is very clear under the regu
lations of the order that the funds or
the post can only be thus appropriated at
a regular meeting, upon having my at
tention called to the matter by com
rades and officer of the post, I prompt
ly annulled this action, as authorised by
our regulations and decisions (see Blue
Book, 11104, page 43), and referred the-'
matter back to the post for its action by
a majority vote at a regular meeting.
"The attention of this encampment hv
respectfully directed to the matter to tbe
end that our wholesome regulations re
quiring such appropriations at regular
or stated post meeting may be carefully
observed."
The report of George C Newman, as
sistant adjutant general, was presented,
showing the gains and loss In member
hip In the State. The report shows that
there were 11,412 members of the Iowa
department the first of 11)06, and at th
close of the year 11.231, a net loss of 181
in membership. The net loss In th pre
vious year was 316. The total number of
death during 1006 was 338, 33 less than
in the previous year. Aboot 800 new
member were taken in th last fear. Tfcer
number of posts Veraaln abwost statist-Mr.