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DAKOTA ' COUNTY- HERALD.
VOLUME XVI
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1908.
NUMBER 21
CURRENT HAPPENINGS
FAITHFUL CHRONICLE OP ALL
IMPORTANT ITEMS.
1FINISH A HOT ONE
'NAVIGATION CONGHKSS WAS NOT
AJLL HARMONY.
Call la Mads Seoretary Booll Hart
Had Ills Bye on the Same Office
Yankton Gets tlie Next Convention,
Which Meets in 1009.
Mid at scenes of confusion, precipi
tated by a spectacular contest for the
presidency, and livened by a discred
itable performance on the part of one
of the "distinguished guests," the Mis
ourt River Navigation congress ended
its first annual convention at Sioux
City, la., at C o'clock Thursday even
ling. N
! The fight for office was between
Congressman Edj-ir C. Ellis, of Kan
,sas City, and - Geo. C. Call of Sioux
City. The "notable" who misbehaved
was Mayor James Dahlman, of Oma
ha, who was escorted from the con
,vention by Sheriff Dllley upon the in
sistent demand of the delegates.
, Unable to decide on a feasible way
, to proceed to a direct vote, on the
presidency in the convention, a com
mi t tee composed of a special repre
sentative from each state was select
ed, and It decided on the big Mis
sourlan, and Its choice later was rati
fled by the delegates.
The selection of -the .Kansas City
congressman was made only after
strenuous session, and with the com
promise understanding that Mr. Call
should be strongly recommended to
the executive council for secretary
treasurer. The executive council, com
posed of the president and the vice
presidents from the seven states, at a
meeting later in tho evening at the
Hotel West formally gave the Sioux
City man the place..
Tankton, S. D., captured the 1909
convention after tho cleverest kind of
a campaign. Iiecau.se of its deals with
other delegations on matters pertain
ing to the organization of the new
body It was practically without oppo
uitlon. .
POUCH HEADY FOR TROIBLI-:.
Chicago Chic Masses Hit Men Down
" Town.
Wednesday7 afternoon a fight occur
red between the police and a column
ofs"uncmployd" at State and Madi.soi
streets, Chicago, In which several men
were beaten.
A portion of the crowd formed an
other column at Clark street and Jack
son boulevard, and again were charged
by the police. Several men were club
bed and the crowd scattered. Dr.
Keitman, who led the second detach
ment, was placed under arrest after
being " somewhat5 roughly handled.
When the crowds were scattered at
many points people who were ignorant
of the real cause of the disturbance
were hustled about and some of them
were trampled upon.
Immediately following the brushes
with the crowd the chief of police call
ed the reserves from nearby stations
down into the business section, but the
trouble was over before they arrived.
WHIPPED ir VWHITECAI'S.
Alleged Wlfeboator Ordered to Lrttve
the Country.
Information received at Brooktleld,
Mo., Is that Dr. W. E. Carter, a veter
inary surgeon of Meadvllle, was way
laid by whitecaps, strung up by the
thumbs and thrashed on the bare
back until he was exhausted in an ef
fort to wring from him a confession
to the charges of wlfebeatlng and petty
theft
He was called eleven miles into the
country, ostensibly to treat a sick ani.
mal, and was waylaid on the trip. Af
ter punishment the masked assailant
commanded him to leave the country
within thirty days. Carter Is confined
to his bed because of his injuries. He
denies the charges emphatically and
expresses a determination not to leave.
Died Phoning Undertaker.
Joseph Blatchford, of Salem, Mass.,
a veteran of the civil t war, dropped
dead while making arrangements for
the funeral of his wife, who had died
only a few minutes before. While tel
ephoning to an undertaker he stagger
ed and gasped for breath, then sudden
ly fell to the floor unconscious, and
died In a few minutes.
Illinois! Veterinary Men Meet.
The Illinois Veterinarian Medical
and Surgical association held its an
nual session at Decatur, 111., recently
with fifty members present. It was
shown by tho reports that there Is lit
tle contagious diseases among live
H ick at this time.
Indictment for Physician.
The grand Jury of Fulton county,
I11., has Indicted two men charged
with a criminal assault on Mary Hew
itt, a 14-year-old Inmate of the poor
farm, and Dr. J. A. Logan, of Canton,
111., with performing a criminal oper
ation on the girl.
Sioux City Live SUx-k Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow) Top
(beeves, 14.85; top hogs, 4.20.
RIVKR CONGRESS OX.
Opened at Sioux City, la., Wednesday
Afternoon.
With delegates In attendance from
even states. Including governor, con
gressmen, mayors ana otner prvmneni
men from the principal cities or the
Missouri valley, the first annual con
vention of the Missouri Ulver Navlga
tlon congress was opened Wednesday
afternoon at the New Grand theater
at Sioux City. Ia.
The Interior of the playhouse was
tastily decorated for the occasion with
a profusion of bunting and flags. The
plrit of the "booster" was In the air.
For a half hour before the opening
of the exercises u steady stream of
delegates and those Interested In tho
movement for improved waterways
had entered the building and nearly
every seat was occupied.
Mr. Call, as chairman of the ex
ecutive committee, called the meet-
ng to order and spoke a few words of
welcome to the delegates, who occu
pied the entire first floor of the theater.
He said that the vital question was a
broad one and that It meant more to
the whole country than to any one seo
tlon. Ho reviewed the history of the
waterways Improvement movement.
telling of the meetings held at Wash
Ington to induce congress to make an
appropratlon. He urged that all the
delegates work together on a broad
basis and in a -broad spirit for the
good of the whole association.
"Sioux City welcomes you." he said
"and has nothing more to ask than
that you get together and work."
IJOHY Wll'XI) IN LAKE.
Murder of Unknown Woman Mystifies
Police of Chicago.
Floating in the lake at the foot of
Sixtieth street, Chicago, the body of
a woman was found. The body was
almost headless, and there was no
clothing. The lack of clothing Is be
lieved to indicate murder.
Two clean cuts were found directly
under the heart, and there was a gash
nine inches long across the abdomen.
A few wisps of blonde hair were
found on the back of the neck, which
may aid In identification.
The body, which was that of a worn
an weighing about 135 pounds, had
probably been In the water two
months. She was about 5 feet 4 in
ches in height and between 25 and 35
years old.
The police are Investigating the dis
appearance of Mrs. Mary Mushlna
who has been missing for several days,
Mrs. Mushina and the woman whoso
body was found in the lake have
blonde Complexions and the descrlp"
tlons In some other respects agree.
The body is so badly mutilated that
identification may be Impossible. All
of the facial features are gone, with
the exception of the lower jaw.
TRAMPLES ON THE FLAG.
A Young Englishman Insults the Stars
and Strliies.
The story that a young Englishman
who is employed by one of the large
life Insurance companies in New York,
trampled on an American nag in the
company's offices, has aroused the Ire
of the members of the Star Spangled
Banner association, which has formal
ly demanded of the company that the
man be discharged. It In said that
following the incident of the insult
to the flag two Amariean clerks in
the office gave the Englishman a
thrashing. The association, which has
for las object the punishment of in
sults to the flag, hus elected the two
Americans to honorary membership.
DEATH RIDES ON RAILS.
Casualty Flgurea Show an Alurnihig
Increase.
Startling figures appear in the ac
cident bulletin Just issued by the
interstate commerce commission . at
Washington, covering the months of
July, August and September, 1907.
The report shows that the number of
casualties on railroads during that
quarterly period were 23,003, Includ
ing 1,339 killed und 21.724 injured.
This Is an increase of 157 in the num
ber killed and 3,066 in the number
Injured as compared with the corre
sponding period of 1906.
WANT SALOON CONTROL.
"Dry" Wave No Sign People Are for
Temeran
The first speaker of Wednesday's
session of he Model License League
convention ut Louisville, Ky., was T.
Quinn Tully, secrelaryf the Law En.
forcement Society of New York city.
The passing of local option In Ken
tucky and the going dry of numerous
states moans nothing. It Is by no
melius nn lndlcutlon that the people
of the country wniit h-mperanee, but
Hint they want the cntrol und the
iianner of running saloons changed."
Collide in l,-ns- I'ok.
The steamer Amsterdam, belonging
to the Great Eastern Railway com
pany, and tho British steamer Ax
minsti'i', from New York on Dec. 30,
collided Tuesday nixht near Nieuwe
Water weg. Ruth vessels were badly
larnagi&d.
Chicago tnk l alln.
Th. private bunk of A. C. Tlsdule,
of Chicago, suspended payment to de
positors Wednesday. A call was sent
to police heaoquurters for officers to
quMl a disturbance around the office,
lut there was no trouble of any kind.
Proud fit Is Nuim-d.
The president Wednesday sent to
.he senate the name of Samuel V.
IViudlit, of Iowa, to be assistant
.ummh'slni.er general of the low
WANT "MODKiV RAI-OON.
l4tior Dealers nnd Ite formers Confer
at lioulsville.
The Model Llcenr.c lencue opened it
first autuiol so.'f kn at Louisville, Ky.,
Tuesday wit:i dclcrvitos present from
tlon of a Honor Hti-nre law and tho In
many pnrt of the l.'nited Kinte. The
object f the cm. in'.lon Is the adop
tion of a liquor Itcepi-e low and tho In.
augurntlnn of a cnnijir.lr.n for its en
actment by variv.!: lc;rNlntlvp nnd city
governments. The law will have for
its purpose the elimination of lo
saloons, rormnal of the ralnnn front
politics by placing the proi rletors out
of the leach of "bows," and the re
Ftrictlun cf the number of saloons to
confirm to u CDrt:i!:i ptirirtiird of popu
lation. The dflejalvs T!jrf5Jo legisla
tor?, biowt i-j, t!i.-'tillers, city and state
oIHccn und pul'lli !s!s.
At the afternoon :ei;slon Rev. J. M.
Wun-on, i.f Uiverh (id. U I., wan in
troduced by rroiU" ! t lililr.iore. Uev.
Mr. Wnsmn becasi by soylrg that it Is
hih time fur the church people who
are ln:t extiemlft t taVe n hand and
settle the liquor question on a na
tional basis.
"Pious church people have ostra
cised the saloonkeeper, laid ull stns at
his door nnd huve warned people
uwny fronThlm an ftom the mouth of
hell." said Hew Mr. Wussori. "In the
face of all Mils thi y come along with
the hypocritical cant that the atmos
phere of the kuIooii Ih bad. What, I
ask you, have the church people done
to better the condition of the saloon?
"The real question before the Amer
lean people today is, What kind of
saloons shall we have fliall we have
open, legitimate fhIooum. or under
ground dlres and dens?
I believe that tho church and the
liquor trade should Ftand shoulder to
shoulder in this grtat fight. We
need each other. There must be co
operation without Interference with
the liberties nnd rights of American
citizens." , .
Frank H. Farrlw, a state senator
from Missouri, spoke after the Uev
Mr. Wasson. He said that he is not
a manufacturer or a dealer, and there
fore should properly come In the cat
egory as "a consumer." He said that
he was opposed constitutionally to pro
hlbitlon, because it is a deprivation of
rights.
THICK ED BY RAILROADS.
Ijcnder of Stockmen Claims
They
Broke Fuitli.
President McKenzie's annual ad
dress before a meeting of stockmen at
Denver was devoted largely to u criti
cism of the treatment of stockmen by
the 'railroads. lie' charged the rail
roads had broken faith with shippers
of ltve stock by taking selfish advan
tage of the change in the hours of tho
transit "law," which, through the ef
forts of tho American Live Stock as
sociation, were increased from twenty
eight to thirty-six the maximum time
during which live stock could be kept
In a car without being unloaded for
feed, water and rest, lie said the
railroads, instead of increasing their
speed, as promised, consumed thirty
six hours in running between feeding
stations, which delayed the arrival of
shipments nt points' of consignment,'
with consequent great loss to the ship
per. He favorea the passage of u
law by which the railroads could bo
punished for falling to give reasonable
speed to live stock in transit and sug
gested that the Interstate comnurce
commission should be given power to
enforce such a law.
JAPAN NOT TO ItliAMK.
British Columbia Riots Due to Acts of
Canadians.
The report of W. L. Mackenzie King,.
tho royal commissioner appointed to
Inquire into the influx of oriental labor
Into Canada, has been presented to
parliament. After r searching Inquiry
Into
tho vexed problems of Japanese
Immigration the commissioner throws
a new light on the responsibility for
the sudden Increase of Japanese lanj-
Ing In British Columbia during the lryt
summer.
The report of Mr. King establishes
that the Japanese government had
been observing the agreement to re
strict immigration und that the de
parture of the Japanese foreign office
In April last from the regulations
hitherto In force was made only at the
Instance of the Canadian-Nippon Sully
company, backed by the Candlan Pa
cific railway and other Influential Can
adian Interests, which represented at
Toklo that Japanese labor was needed
nd desired In this country.
Modifies Hiding Test.
Secretary of War Taft announced at
Washington Tuesday night that the
president had decided to modify the
riding test regulations by providing
that all permanent' staff officers en
gaged In purely civil duties who are,
on account of iiku, not likely to bo
called upon for field operations may,
at their oAvn request, be excused from
he tost.
lap "Spies" Arrested.
Two Japanese found loitering in the
west buttery of Fort Stevens, Ore.,
were arrested Tuesday. This place is
rarely visited except by special per
mission from the department.
Fined $1,000 Ilai h.
At Kansas City, Mo., David II. Kres.
ky and William A. McOowan, vfja
pleaded guilty to obtaining rebates in
violating the state law last December
were fined $1,000 each Tuesday by
Judge Smith Mcpherson In the federal
court.
A Paris dispatch says that a peti
tion In favor of female suffrage suf
frage. In France has been signed by
50,000 French women.
j Nebraska j!
i State News
ALLEGED CLKW TO OLSON GIRL.
Story that Miming Child Is lu Gypsy
CB;ip at Angus.
A special from Angus, Nob., says
that LUlle Olson, who disappeared
from her home at Rosalie, a month
ago, was found with a gypsy band at
that place.
Sheriff Jones, of Nelson, who visited
the gypsy camp at Angus, said he was
not sure the child is LUlle Olson, but
believe It Is possible. The gypsies of
fered no objection when he had the
little girl's picture taken. While none
of tho .band was arrested, tho sheriff
will see that they are not allowed to
leave the county until the girl's Identi
ty is definitely known.
Llllle Olson disappeared from her
home near Rosalie, In the northern
part of the state, more than a month
ago. A careful search of the whole
country was made by posses, under
the direction of law officers, but with
out success and the conclusion was
reached that the girl died of exposure,
or had been murdered and the body
hidden.
DEMOCR-TS IiOSE CASIO.
'No Grounds for Context for County
AsM'KHorship nt Pierce.
After many delays and postpone
ments the contest over the ofTlcn of
county assessor wont to trial before
County Judge Kelley at Pierce. The
attorneys for the Democratic con-,
testant spent the whole day running
around trying to find evidence to sup
port his claim of fraud. He obtained
the consent of the county Judge to
adjourn court until In the evening so
he could go to.Plalnview to hunt up
evidence. He came back in the even
ing 'without any. When the contest
ants had rested their esse, W. W.
'Qulvey, attorney for E. D. Pulslfer,
the Republican nominee who was
elected on the face of the returns,
moved that the case be dismissed for
want Of evidence on the part of the
contestants. Judge Kelley ruled in his
favor and dismissed the case.
PURSVE GIRL'S ASSAILANT.
iCull for Bloodlioumta (o Aid Poser
Near Lincoln.
I Lincoln police Monday night receiv
ed a request from the town of Wel
, fleet for the Lincoln bloodhounds to
jbelp run down a man who Monday af
ternoon murderously assaulted a
young girl and left her for dead. Lat
er advices from theSccna ire to-, the
effect that a 15-year-old daughter of
.George Schickley, a farmer six miles
from JWelfleet, while alone in the
home was visited by an unknown man.
who criminally assaulted her and then
,beat her over the head with a beer
bottle. She regained consciousness
and was able to give a description of
the man.
HALL WAS t'NGRATEIX'L.
Curses the Man Who Saved
Hid
Life.
Hans Hall was found lying asleep
on the Union Pacific railroad tracks
at Omaha Saturday morning by Spe
cial Watchman TIghe, who awoke him
only a short time before the passing
of a train and sent for the patrol wag
on. Hall was not especially thankful
to the man who probably saved his
life, as he stood and cursed him until
the patrol wagon arrived.
Hall was In police station some time
ago on the charge of being drunk and
received a thirty days' sentence
RESTRAINS THE A. O. V. .
Temporary ' Injunction is Granted at
Lincoln.
Asserting that a technical misap
propriation of funds had taken place,
William Gray and other secured a
temporary injunction against the
Brand Inrie nf the A. O. IT. W.
Gray asserts that the Texas grand
lodge nas assumed superiority wnnoui
Incorporating and all payments to the
alleged supreme body are Illegal. Tho
case will be argued Jan. 27.
Voting Farmer Commits Suicide.
Cleve Cope, a young farmer living
two miles north of Humboldt, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself In
the side very near the heart. Death
resulted nearly four hours later. The
act is supposed to be the result of
temporary Insanity, superinduced by
1)1 health.
Feed High and Scarce.
The open winter has been very fa
vorable for farmers and stock feeders
on account of feed of ull kinds being
high and scarce. Alfalfa is worth $10
per ton In stack. Corn Is now selling
for 60 cents per bushel; hogs. $3.90
per hundred.
Gets In Gunie Early.
J. W. Baker, of Decatur, has writ
ten Oov. Sheldon applying for the
position of pilot on the Missouri river.
He asterts that the navigation con
gress will soon met and he wishes the
lob of piloting the Missouri river fleet
Successful Wolf Hunt.
There are still some wolves In the
section of the country tributary to
Republican City, and of lute there
have been three well organized and
successful hunts. l ne results were
thirteen wolves and 200 rabbits, besides-
much smaller game.
Ninety pays for Murderous Awoult.
Henry Buford, colored, of Omaha,
charged with making a murderous as
sault on Emma Terrlll last November,
changed his plea In the district court
from not guilty to guilty Monday
morning and was sentenced to ninety
lays In Jail.
Boarding Home for Rad Roys.
A boarding house for boys who
can't get along In the homes of their
parents Is to be started In Omaha. It
Is one of the avenues along which the
Juvenile workers are walking.
FRANK BARKER 'S ILINGED.
Webster County Double Murderer For
feits Llfo on Gnllow.
Frank Barker, the Webster count.
double murderer, was hanged in th
state penitentiary at Lincoln Frldaj
nfternoon. Tho trap was sprung all
2:87 o'clock, nnd nine minutes latorl
ho was dead. His execution occurred
Just three minutes before tho time ex
pired In which he could legally be I
hanged, the mandate of the court hav-I
Ing ordered the warden to execute the I
man between the hours or n o ciock i
and 3 o'clock. The execution was de-l
Inyed until the last minutes that Har-
w,.r' iinrnnvi vnn i lmve everv od- I
portunlty to secure a stay of execu
tion, either from the governor or from
the courts.
Barker met death without a tremor;
he walked from the hospital between
two guards, 100 feet across the yard.
through Jhe warehouse to the steps of
the gallows, up the steps, apparently
without fear.
Frank Barker was convicted of the
murder of his brother, Daniel Barker.
nnd his slster-ln-law, Mrs. Daniel Bar
ker. on the night of Feb. 1. 1804. The
Barkers lived on a farnl a few miles
from Inavale In Webster county. Upon
reaching home Frank Barker shot his
brother who opened the door for him
and then went to the room where Mrs.
Parker slept and shot her. Ho then
carried the bodies to a cow shed on
the premises and burled them In a
shallow grave in this shed.
RETRENCHMENT AT WEST POINT
Cuming Comity Ofllcors
Adopt New
Policy.
The policy of the new republican 1
board of supervisors of Cuming county
has beon announced as one of re
trenchment nd reform. While ne
charge of extravagance can or has
been mnde, against the outgoing board,
Is is rcnllxed that the cost of
running the county has materially In.
creased In recent years. The first
step taken In this direction was In
cutting down the amounts allowed to
county ofllcers for clerical help. The
treasurer's application for a clerk at
$C(I0 per annum was rejected, and
$200 allowed for clerk hire. The dep.
uty treasurer will receive $700. In
the county cleik's office a deputy at
$700 has been allowed, but instead of
a recorder at $600, clerk hire to the
amount of $250 was deemed sufficient.
Sheriff arM superintendent's salaries
were fixed at $1,200.
DETECTIVE ON TRAIL.
Working nt Pern on Trail of Forgoo
letters.
A government detective has been
In Tern Investigate the alleged
forged letters which were earlier filed
against tho postmistress charging In.
efficiency. Inspector Orogan, of Kan.
sas City, found no cause for the com
plaints which- had been men, dui evi
dently the authorities ."were not satis
fied to let the matter rest without
ferreting out the parties who had used
tho names of outside parties in order
to trump up a case against tho pytt
mistress. No word hus as yet been
heard here from Congressman Pollard,
but it Is believed he Is acting In con
junction with the federal postofllce au
thorltles to punish tho wrongdoers.
When pressed confidently the detective
was unwilling to talk at all for publi
cation.
GYPSY STABBED IN FIGHT.
Accuses Assailant of Kidnaping Hit
Two Daughters.
John Mitchell, lender, or king of a
band of 400 Gypsies that has been
encamped in me river uuuumi m,,
iti r.,.tn h at Omaha.
for two weeks, was arrested Sunda
night on the charge of assaulting Ne
Inn Yuann. a Gypsy who arrived Sun
day from St. Louis. Yuana told the
online that Mitchell had stolen nis
two daughters, Miranda and Matilda
and $600 while the band was In St.
Louis, and when he arrived at Omaha
and demanded the girls and. the money
a fight followed and he was stabbed m
the arm. His wound, which Is not se
rious, was dressed by the police sur
geon and ho was allowed to go.
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Geo. W. Robertson Thrown from Au
tomobile Near Fulls City.
Geo. W. Robertson, a traveling man
from Council Bluffs, was thrown from
an automobile between Falls City and
Itulo Friday afternoon and Instantly
killed. . Ho was being driven from Itu
lo to Falls City by E. Blakney. At a
high rate of speed the machine round
ed a sharp corner nnd Mr. Robertson
was thrown out, struck on his head
and death was almost instantaneous.
He was traveling for the Westlnghouse
Electric company and was making
this part of his territory in an automo.
bile. Blakney was not Injured.
The county coroner has gone to
Uulo to Investigate the accident.
Corn Huskcr a Success.
The corn harvester and husker pat
ented by F. W. Wellensick, of Beatrice
and built by the Beatrice Iron works,
was given a tryout recently In the field
o' Charles Green, south of the city,
and proved satisfactory. Tho machine
H built strong, yet light enough In
v.-elKht so that two horses can pull It
with ease, it can gather from eight to
ten ucres of corn u day.
Ilnrn-t Bests War Kuglc.
"Farmer" Burns won the wrestling
match from War Eagle, the Blackfoot
athlete, taking the last two falls. War
Eagle won tho first fall in 17 minutes.
Hurnn took the second in 8 nnd the
third In 5 minutes. Burns weighed
170 pounds, while the Indian was
eighty pounds heavier. The attendance
aus the largest ever seen at a similar
entertainment In Omaha.
Flro at NehniKka City.
At Nebraska City fire destroyed the
roof of the home of Miss Jennings
Thursday. It was only by hard work
the firemen succeeded In saving the
two-story building. Loss $300, with
considerable d .mage done by water.
The loss wus covered by insurance.
Prominent Politician Expires.
Isaac N. Hasciill, one time acting
governor of Nebraska, and for many
years one of the most prominent re
publican polltlclHiis in the ttute, died
ut Omaha Sut'Jrdi-y.
One of the mot Interesting meet'
Ings of the entire week nt Lincoln was
tnllt pf the dairymen's asslclatlon. In
ni, renort Secretary Bassctt reviewed I
tne aalry industry of the state id I
lubmttted statistics showing ,h I
Browth of the, business for a number
. i. ..,1.1 i. I
cally Impossible to gather reliable sta
tistics of the amount of butter sold
and the number of milk cows, because I
milk cows are kept on all of the 121,-1
100 farms In the state, to say nothing I
of the amount of butter manufactured I
by the various cream wles The most I
reliable statistics, he said, are those
gathered by the government on this
number of milk cows for a period of
years beginning with 1880, when there
were 161.187; 1890 there were 6"5.-1
945; In 1900 there were 512.544; In
1105 there were 669,334, and In 1907
the estimated number Is 870,135. The
amount of creamery butter manufac
tured during the same years was 5,-
772 pounds, 6,876,735 pounds, 11,726,-
190 pounds, 21.646.270 pounds, and In I
1907, 30,000,000 uonds.
Auditor Searle's bonding companj
was the subject of an all morning dis
cussion of the board which passes on
the bonds given by state depositorle
Monday. This board Is composed ol
the governor, treasurer and secretary
of state. This company has a paia
calt'ai of B0,000 and the board le
considering whether it is a snre prop-i
osltlon for the state to permit a cam
oany with such a small paid up capital
beina- security for very many deposit
tortes. Another question was wheth
er It Is legal to make a contract with
a company inwnicn a siaie ouicer r
one bf the principal stockholders. The
constitution prohibits a state officer
from having any Interest In any con
tract In which the state is a party,
and It is a Question with the deposl
tory board whether It has any legal
right to accept bonds issued ny mu
comoanv. no rar. no oecisiou ui
been reached In tho matter.
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When the boats start up and down
the Missouri there will be plenty oi
nllots to steer them f ro of - snags.
Governor Sheldon has already receiv
ed one application for a Job. Th
letter reads as follows "Decatur,
Hurt eountv. Mr. Gov. 8heldon: Ai
I am told you have mndo several ap
polntments on tho Missouri river, u
there Is a chance for me, pleaso give
me a chance. I am acquainted with
the river pretty well." I have a gov
ernment license as pilot ana engin
eer's license. You can get reference
at Decature of Mr. Ld. Reck ano
Charley "Rarlo'w. - Joe--iGtewpod.
write at Decatur farm to I", w. uaaer.
On behalf of the secretary of state,!
Attorney General Thompson has filed
his answer in tho supreme court to
t niA hv I V? rnhhkV to I
compel the secretary to bt.y $3,600
worth of the Cobbey statutes. The
answer sets out that the secretary of
state must buy "annotated" statutes,
and there is an annotated statue be-
sfdes the Cobbey statutes, and these
can be bought for $2.50 each, while
the Cobbey statutes coiit $9.
J. II. Butler, of tho Adams express.
rnma riown from Omaha Tuesday to
exnlaln to the state railway comuils-
I on why tne recent tariff sheets sent
ou bJr tne express compuny pruviucu
I . ..i,.h iw. hnn.
oin rie ii -
ered chicken coops, when heretofore
the coops were returned for nothing.
Mr. Butler explained this was a mis
take and he would at once notify hi
agents that the rate does not apply In
Nebraska.
The state railway commission Tues-
day. by a vote of two to one, refused
to order a reduction in express rates
of 25 per cent of what Is classified
as "general specials." Commissioner
Williams made the motion to order
the reduction, and justified his action
by saying the list of articles comprls-
d In "areneral specials" Is 60 per cent
the total business done by the com
lies, and is not Included In the re
duction covered by ihe Sibley law of
25 per cent.
An order was Issued by the supreme
court Tuesday afternoon directing L.
C. Burr to appear before the court
February 3 and show cause why his
brief, filed In the case or Lucy a.
Colby against Mary J. Foxworthy,
should not be stricken from the files
for the "contemptuous, Insolent and
scurrilous language contained there
in."
A. C. Leflang, of Lexington, has re-
Dorted to the Nebraska railway coin
mission that the Nebratma -reiepnone
Co. charged $1.25 to talk with Omaha,
while the sum of the two locals for
the same distance Is only $1.15. He
wanted the commission to compel the
telephone company to uso the pruning
knife. The commission will tiHK-- it
over with the telephone company.
The state railway commission has
prepared a complulnt to file with the
Interstate commerce commission
against tho Missouri Pacific rullroad
to itompcl that line to reduce It grain
rates from interior points In Nebras
ka to St. Loals, The reduction asked
Is about 2 cents per hundred
The board of educational lunds und
. nds on Tuesday bought bonds with
the narmanent school fund to the
amount of $218,900.
Secretary of State Junkln is anxious
for the next legislature to pass a bill
requiring corporations other than
banks and Insurance companies, or
ganized under the laws of the state,
to pay an annual license fee to the
state. California nas suon a law, wr
'Junkln said, and the revenue derived
from its operations last year amounted
to more than $900,000. The way tho
records are now It is impossible to tell
whether a corporation hus gone out
of business or whether it still does
business, iiiUBinuch uj nothing Is filed
iexcrpt the articles of liu-urporullon
BANKER WALSH GUILTY.
Former Financial and Political Chief
in Chicago Ia Convicted.
The Jury In the case of John H.
Walsh, the Chicago banker and politi
cian, found the defendant guilty. lbs.
trial was one of the most bitterly con
tested legal struggles known Id the bia
tory of the Chicago federal courts.
Walsh was a unique figure in tb
history of Chicago. Ills growth baft?
been practically coincident with tbs)
growth of the city As a boy he cam
. , f' fl ft a,R , fln
mere wnen me my wiu a 'lu"1'
grown to as great proporiiuus us mui-
self. Irish emigrant, newsboy, nm&U
merchant, politician, banker, railroad
president, and newspaper publish
k th rnnnfpP- in ihe iif of j0h
,,, ,n the ret
. ,cntk
trial recently closed. It was In 1800
that he mode his first great stride to-
ward, his millions. The war coming,
and Wnlsh was the first man in tho
west to see the great possibilities of
general circulation of tie newspaper.
In partnership with McNally be found
ed the. Western News Company.- ,
Dec. 18, 1005, it was announced that
Walsh's banking Institutions bad beea
declared Insolvent by the authorities.
With this announcement came the as
surance that the banks of the city ha
rallied to the assistance of the deposit-
JOHN B. WAL8FJ.
ailcago Tost.
I ors nnd would Day all imlebtedm
iTPHtli?ntlnn of th failure continued
MnU earIy ,u 190(, when mtMen
came serious for Walsh, and he
arrested on complaint of the distrl
I attorney. The main chaise on whlel
Walsh was placed .on trial is in effedl
I thnt i10 on NoT jg( JOOO, lu Bworn rs
port to the comptroller, nnderstatat
the amount of the bunk's loans to W
officers and directors by nearly $3,000,
000, and overstated other loans to a
generally similar amount. The resutC
was to hide the fact of $3,000,000
by Walsh to himself. Tragedy
mKtaal cntered the case for the fir
i ,, tt.iii a
time when Attorney IlamlH was mad
i ..... . . ., .
I Beatrice Metcalfe, who followed tt
I lawyer out of the courtroom ana nra
at him In on effort to kill him. '
John R. Walsh's conviction of felaag
in the seventy-first year - of his
camo as a shock to the community
where he has lived and prospered foe
I so long. Until a little over two year
I ng0 nig position in Chicago was,
I for many yenrB na(j one of foa.
. r,,H,)(Wtfti.mtv. ne was stm-
I"1 t0 D f ver rlcn ninn- "?T
taken a part In every great enterprts
for the building up of the City. Bit
Judgment was respected, his integrity
unquestioned. And now, in his on
age, twelve of his fellow citizens, after
probing into his life, declare him
guilty of a serious crime, punishment
of which Is imprisonment. '
10,000,000 la Baefa.ctloa.
According to- statistics collected by the
Chicago Tribune, the sum of $148,902,139
was given away for the good of mankind
during the year 1007. Of this amowst
educational institutions received . $70,-
015,542; religious iustltutions, $9,343,-
802; museums, art galleries and public
Improvements, f 17,24T,4)0, and libraries,
$2,943,000. Tim heaviest donors wers
John I). Rockefeller, Mrs. Russell Bag
and Andrew Carnegie, in the order nam
ed, although there ' were more than Si
dozen others who gave amounts above
$1,000,000 each, aud it is noted that
over $:j0,000,0tx of the total sum was
contributed by wouieu.
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Philadelphia Traction ConcessloBS.
President I'arsoDS of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company in a letter trans
mitted to Mayor Ueyburn offers a plasj
of harmonizing tho differences between the
company und the employes who recently
voted to strike. Mr. Parsons says he will
set apart one day each month to confer
with the committees of the men irrespec
tive of unfou alliliutions. He is also
willing to reinstate forty-seven of the six
ty men recently dismissed for associat
ing with the union. . '
v SHORT NEWS NOTES.
The .United States dredje boat Henry
Flndd, worth $l"3i00, was burned t
the water's edge at her moorings in Mem
phis. v
Fire in a New York factory build-.ug
ycupled by the Grossman Shoe Company
nd the llapie vou foundry caused a
obs of f.X),UO0.
The four trust companies of St. Louis
announced that they mould pay 3Vi Pr
ceut on savings deiosits and 4 per ctot
on certificates of deposit.
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