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DAKOTA COUNTY 'HERALD.
VOLUME XVI
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FKIDAY, MARCH 27, 1908.
NUMBER 30
CURRENT HAPPENINGS
FAITHFUL CHRONICLE OP ALL
IMPORTANT ITEMS.
JEROME FACES TRIAL
BRIBE TAKKH FIRST WITNESS
AGAINST PROSECUTOR.
District Attorney Accused of Having
Ignored Case, Refusing to Push
Prosecution of Man Who Appeared
In Court as Professional Juror.
Wllllnm H. Tilllnghast, of New
York, thff self-confessed bribe-taking
Juror In the Interests of the Metropoli
tan Street Hallway company, waa the
chief witness at the hearing which
was begun Thursday In New York on
the charges preferred with the gov
ernor against District Attorney Je
rome. The charges of neglect of duty
were made by a committee of stock
holders of the Metropolitan Street
Hallway hcuded by William F. King.
The proceedings were before former
Chief Justice Andrews, of the court of
appeals, who was appointed by Gov.
Hughes to take evidence against the
accused official.
Franklin Fierce appeared as coun
sel for the complaining committee and
Mr. Jerome conducted his own de
fense. The first of the twenty-odd allega
tions taken up was that accusing Mr.
Jerome of neglect in the prosecution
of the Tilllnghast and other cases of
nlleged bribery " by the Metropolitan
Street Hallway company in 1900-1902,
in personal Injury cases in the city
courts and other cases in the supreme
court.
"Mr. Jerome has misapprehended
the charges which we make," said Mr.
Pierce in his opening address, "be
cause ho has set up the answer that
he could not have been convicted be
cause the evidence waa insufficient.
The charge Is that he procured evi
dence which at one time could have
secured conviction; that this evidence
was put to one side; that when Til
linghast went to Justice Seabury he
was at once arrested and sent to th
Island.
"BUTTON MAN" IS DEAD.
Meyer Blinders, of New York, Dies
Very Suddenly.
Meyer R. Bimberg, of New York,
known widely as "Dim, the button
man,-' was found dead In bed Wednes
day night. A week ago Mr. Bimberg
contracted a cold, which developed
Into tonsilitis. A physician looked af
ter him and the patient was believed
to be rapidly recovering. An hour or
two before he was found dead he had
sprayed his throat and settled himself
In bed for a nap. He was born In
New York 4 6 years ago. and Is sur
vived by a widow and daughter of 14
years. In recent years Mr. Bimberg
built six theaters and for three years
managed the Yorkvllle theater, but It
was as the manufacturer of campaign
buttons that he was known outside of
New York.
CHINESE CAT1IOMG PIUEST.
father Chung, Who Wears a Queue,
Arrives in New York.
The Rev. Peter Chang, said to be
ihe first Chinese Catholic priest to vis
It this country, has arrived in New
York. He was accompanied by Bish
op August Hennlnghus, of the diocese
of South Shantung, China. The bishop
went to China ns a missionary twenty
one years ago. In a short time he had
a congregation of 125 converts, but he
says that there are now more than 80,
00 converts In his diocese.
Father Chang is 27 years old. He
wears a queue. Ho speaks German
ffuently, but does not know a word of
English. Next Sunday morning he will
celebrate mass In the church of Our
Lady of Grace in Hoboken.
$100,000 riro at Wichita,
Fire originating In the Miltner Ele
vator company's building threatened
the entire wholesale district north of
Douglas avenue at Wichita, Kan.,
Thursday. The flames spread to the ad
joining lumber yard of the' Western
planing mill and consumed half the
contents. The east side of one block
was devastated.
Brewery Workers Still Ont.
Because the brewery owners of St.
IouIs remain firm In their decision to
retain the men employed by them to
operate their plants after the walk
out of 3,500 union men two weeks ago,
all negotiations between the owners
and the strikers have been declarer'
off.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Top
beeves, $.90. Top hogs, $5.15.
Southern Pacific CIohoh Shop.
The Southern Pacific and Texas
Central shops at Houston, Tex., shut
down Wednesday afternoon. Over 2,
4)00 men were thrown out of work.
ToIwj-co Warehouse Burn.
The leaf tobacco warehouse of Ham.
Ilton & Co., of Covington, Ky., was de
stroyed by lire early Thursday, en
tailing a loss of 1150,000.
TliOT ACJAINST BANK.
"Black Hand" Forcer Suspension of
Gotham Concern.
A malevolent plot relentlessly worked
out by members of the "Black Hand,"
declare the police. In defiance of the
authorities pressing hard on their
track, ended dramatically Tuesday In
a run of depositors and the suspension
of the bank of Pasquale Patl, an Ital
ian banker, In Elisabeth street. New
York, and his flight from the city In
fear of death, threatened by the
"Black Hand" because he recently
shot and killed Francesco Pelletro,
one of their alleged members, who
had demanded money under the pain
of killing the banker and his family.
Three thousand depositors clamored
loudly at the Patl bank Tuesday for
their savings, and In the excitement a
run was started on the bank of F.
Acrltelll & Son, across the street from
the suspended Institution, and caused
it to shut Its doors.
The two banks were small private
Institutions. The run on the Pati bank,
the police charge, was engineered by
the "Black Hand" as a revenge on
Patl, who was recently acquitted by
the coroner of having killed Pelletro.
When the run was at its height police
reserves were rushed to the district to
quell the fast rising disorder.
WILL END NIGHT HIDING.
Tobacco Trust Reaches Agreement
with Kentucky Society of Equity.
An end to night riding In Kentucky
has been brought about through a for
mal agreement reached between the
American Tobacco company and the
executive committee of the Society of
Equity In conference at Winchester,
Ky., accord'iig to statements made
Friday by members of the Society ot
Equity.
Nearly $14,000,000 and the purchase
of the entire crops of 1906 and 190"
on one side, and no planting of crop
for 1908 on the other are the points'
in the agreement.
Word Is said to have been received
by the executive committee of the So
ciety of Equity on Monday afternoon
from the headquarters of the Ameri
can Tobacco company, In New York,
that the company would buy the 1900
and 1907 crops at 16 and 18 cents per
pound respectively.
The committee was sworn to secrecy
and the report has been officially de
nied, but is nevertheless declared to be
authentic. The two-year crop aggre
gates about 80,000,000 pounds of leaf
now in store In various warehouses
and private barns throughout the
White Burley district.
XO MEUCY FOB GILLETTE.
Gov. Hughes Not to Interfere with Ills
Execution.
There is no foundation for the per
sistent report that Gov. Hughes, of
New York, has decided to grant a re
prieve for Chester Gillette, for his
mother's sake, or for any other rea
son. This statement was made Tuesday
on the best possible authority. The
governor himself would not be quoted
on the subject. The general belief
la that the governor will not interfere
with the execution of the young man
who is under sentence to die at Auburn
prison nexj week for the murder of
Grace Brown at Big Moose lake, two
years ago.
CIGAKETTES HURT ARMY.
Health of British Soldiers Being Seri
ously IniMilrcd by Same.
The growth of cigarette smoking In
the British army Is beginning to dis
quiet the higher officers, whose reports
Indicate the health of enlisted men Is
being seriously impaired by Indulgence
in this practice. ,
Lieut. Gen. Grenfell, commander In
chief of the forces In Ireland, Is the
first to take action. He has Just issued
an order to the troops of his command
calling attention to the evils which
must inevitably follow such excess and
appealing for earnest and early action
to combat what Is generally but great
ly affecting the efficiency of the men.
Fleet Will Go to China.
It was decided at the cabinet meet
ing Tuesday to accept the invitation
of China to have the battleship fleet
visit a port of that country on Its re
turn voyage from the Pacific. It was
also decided no further invitations for
the fleet will be accepted.
New Vermont Senator.
Jonn W. Stewart, of Mlddlebury,
former governor of Vermont, was ap
pointed to the United States senate by
Gov. Fletcher D. Proctor Tuesday to
fill the vacancy caused by the recent
death of Senator Uedfleld Proctor. Mr
Stewart has accepted.
Schools Cloned by SniullMx.
Smallpox is prevalent throughout
central Illinois after being kept under
control for the last year. At San Jose
there are numerous cases and all
churches, schools, and other public
meetings have been suspended. At
Cureka similar action has been taken.
Jury Upholds Khlppy.
A coroner's Jury Tuesday night de
clared Chief of Police Shlppy, of Chi
cago, and J. F. Foley, his driver, to
have been Justified in killing Aver
buch, the young Russian Jew, who a
tacked the chief in his home recently.
Shops to He Shut Down.
A notice was posted at the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas railway shops in So
dalla announcing the shops which em
ploy (00 men, will be shut down April
1. No explanation was given.
1XM5E8 $3,000 TO ROBBERS.
Paymaster Held Up In Street at Lin.
coin, III.
Frank Proerer, president of the Lln-j
toln, 111., bank, and owner of the Lln
roln Mining company, was held up
y highwaymen Wednesday afternoon '
it S o'clock and robbed of $3,000, the
monthly pay roll of the company.
fhree men did the work and two of
Ihem were caught, but the third es
;aped with the money after a running
Ight with the police and deputy sher
iffs. The robbery occurred within two
blocks of the public square. Froerer
was on the way to the mine In a light
wagon carrying the satchels contaln
'ng the money In small amounts al
ready counted out for the miner. Ha
was approached in the street by three
men In a buggy. Two of these got
out of the buggy, and, jumping Into
Froerer's rig, quickly bore him to the
rround and seized the satchels, threw
them Into the buggy. Jumped In and
tarted out of the city at a fast clip.
Froerer, who was not seriously .In
jured, returned to the office and noti
fied the officials. The sheriff and night
captain of police started at once and
pursued the robbers for two miles,
when to men left the buggy and took
to the corn fields. After a short time
they were discovered and a fight be
gan. Five shots were fired before the
two surrendered, but neither was In
jured. The men refuse to give theli
names, and so far have not been Iden
tified. The third man, who escaped,
was dark complexloned, about 5' feet
10 Inches tall, and wore brown clothe
CAR CRASHES INTO STORE,
Twenty People Injured In a Pecullui
Wreck at Detroit.
Over a score of people were Injured
In Detroit, Mich., Wednesday after
noon when an lnterurban car on the
Ann Arbor branch of the Detroit Hall
way bound Into the city from Jack
son, Mich., was derailed by defective
rails near Thirty-first street and plow,
ed , across the brick pavement Into a
store building. The car was wrecked
and the front of the two-story building
was demolished. Twenty people were
taken to the hospitals for treatment
and nearly another score received mi
nor Injuries which were dressed at the
scene of the accident. Two of the In
jured are reported to be In a serious
condition.
The car left Jackson at 11:45
o'clock for Detroit and there were 4 8
people aboard when it entered the city.
It waa running at about twenty to
twenty-five miles an hour down Mich
igan avenue when it struck the defec
tive rail near Thirty-first street. As
the car struck this spot it strated at an
angle toward the curbstone. The 44
foot car crashed through a telegraph
pole and ran Into the two-story brick
dry goods store of A. Sllberstein.
RIOT JN CONVENTION.
Trouble Starts Early In the Tennessee
Gathering.
No sooner had the Tennessee Re
publican state convention been called
to order at Nashville, Tenn., Wednes
day, than pandemonium broke loose,
resulting In a dozen fist fights between
the members of the Evans and Brown
low factions. Order was restored by
the police. A negro and a white man
were arrested.
When order was restored the
Brownlow-Oliver wing held a conven
tion at the appointed place at the
state capltol, selected delegates to tho
national convention, commended Taft,
Hughes, Fairbanks, Cannon and For
aker, but made no specific Indorsement
for president.
The Evans faction met in the same
hall later and appointed a creden
tials committee and adjourned until
Thursday.
Bodies Bridge a Cliusni.
Five members of Jacob Shalkow
sky's family were rescued In a sensa
tional manner from the roof of their
burning home at No. 135 Bowery, New
York, early Wednesday. The rescue
was made by two policemen who
bridged a six-foot chasm between two
building with their bodies and swung
the Chalkowskys across from the roof
of the burning building to a place of
safety.
J. P. Morgan Visits Rome.
J. P. Morgan was entertained at
dinner Wednesday night by Lloyd K,
C. Grlscom, the American ambassador
at Rome. Mr. Morgan will be re
ceived In audience by King Victor
Emmanuel upon his aiajesty's return
from Venice.
Estate Hangs on Tombstone.
If Martha Longacre, of South Bend,
Ind., will erect a tombstone over the
grave of her sister, Elizabeth Long
acre, Martha, according to Elizabeth's
will, Is to Inherit several thousand
dollars. Otherwise the executor will
make distribution of the money.
Rawhide lluiidit Story a Fake.
The sensational story from Raw
hide; Nev., that bandits were working
in that vicinity and had secured large
booty prove to be unfounded.
Lamp Uwet, Child and Home Burned
Lenore Smith, 2 years old, while
playing In her home at Lima, O.,
overturned a lighted lamp. The babe
was burned to death and the house
destroyed.
Burned by Night Riders.
Early Wednesday night llders set
Are to three large tobacco warehouse
at Owenton, .Ky., causing a loss of
$30,000 and destroying 150,000 pounds
tt tobacco.
I Nebraska I
1 State News i
WARNS YOUNG LOVERS.
County Judge Will Prosecute TIioho
Misstating Their Ages.
Grooms with the first fuza of man
heod on their lips and brides that look
as though they should be wearing
shoetop skirts will have t,i produce
positive evidence of their age before
they can wed In Omaha, under a regu
lation Just promulgated by County
Judge Leslie. The affidavit of the
young man will no longer go with the
license department, where there Is any
reason to doubt the couple ore under
age.
The reason for the rule was the
marriage Tuesday afternoon by Judge
Leslie of John K. Mershoti, a barber
at the Merchants hotel shop, and Gol
dle Houck. Mershon made an affidavit
he was 21 years old, but Wednesday
morning his mother, Mrs. Oliver Mer
shon, called Judge Lewis up by tele
phone and told him the bey would bo
18 Thursday. Thi Nebraska law posi
tively forbids the marriage of a boy
under 18, consequently, if the moth
cr's statement is true the marriage Is
invalid. Vhllo the brides motherland
relatives were present at the ceremony.
the groom's relatives knew nothing ot
It until after It had taken place. Be
fore he tied the knot Judge Leslie
asked the young groom his age and he
answered very positively he was 21.
COMMERCIAL CLUB CONVENTION.
Good Attendance at Annual Meeting
at Grand Island.
The fourth annual convention of the
Nebraska Association of Commercial
Clubs was called to order at Grand
Island Thursday evening by President
H. M. Bushnell, of Lincoln, a good
attendance being present for the open
lng session. .Bridgeport, Albion,
Franklin, Fremont, Wahoo, IJncoln,
Seward, Cairo; Grand Island, Fuller-
lon, iNonn fiane ana jenirai ny oe
Jig represented.
Mayor Schuff, of Grand Island, de
llvered the welcoming address on be
half of thfe city and C. G. Ryan on be
half of the Grand Island Commercial
club.' Response was made by O. H
Gray, president of the . Central City
Commercial club.
The question of "sewerage problems
In smaller cities" was then taken up.
The session continued morning and af
ternoon Friday and the convention
closed with a dinner given by the local
club Friday evening.
MO. PACIFIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Will Prolwbly Build New DeMt at
Auburn.
The superintendent of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad company, Mr. DeBer
nardl, and General Manager E. A.
Gould were In Auburn recently filling
an' appointment thay had made with
the Commercial club of that city In
order to talk over the much needed Im
provements on their line at that point.
The matter of the building of a new
freight or passenger depot came up
and waa discussed by the two otllcluls
and the club. They assured the club
that Improvements would commence
In the near future In the shape of a
depot, but it Is thougr, t, however, that
a freight depot will be built and the
present passenger depot remodeled and
painted. The officials assured the Com
mercial club that the Improvements
would be commenced soon and com
pleted within the next two or three
months at the most.
ROBBER LEAVES COAT.
Took Off Overcoat to Do Work and
Forgot It.
Emll Geissler, a furmer living north
of Beatrice, was arretted Thursday on
the charge of stealing grain and gaso
line from the farm of W. H. Bowman.
Geissler, In making his escape from
the Bowman farm with the stolen
property, left his overcoat hanging to
a post not far from the barn. Letters
written to Geissler were found in the
garment, which led to his arrest. Sev
eral shots were flier at Geissler when
( he drove away, but went wide of the
( mark. He was arralngned in Judge
waiuen s court at Beatrice on the
charge of burglary, pleaded not guilty,
and waived preliminary examination.
In default of $500 bond he was re
manded to jail, Geissler has a wife
and six children.
WOMAN AND CHILD DESTITUTE
Seeking to Make Her Way to Oregon,
Where Her Father RchWIch.
s In a destitute condition and accom
panied by her 12-year-old son, Mrs.
R. H. Hickman of Hannibal, Mo., ap
plied at the police station In Omaha
Wednesday night for shelter and was
taken in charge by the matron for the
night. Officer Davis was sent out and
secured some food fur the mother and
son. Mrs. Hickmun Is en route to
North Powder, Ore., where her father
resides. The authorities of Hannibal
shipped her to St. Joseph, where
enough funds were given her to reach
Omaha.
To Iltcno the (allows.
The supreme court Thursday after
noon commuted the sentence of John
C. Hamblln to life Imprisonment. He
was sentenced to death for the murder
of Rachael Eru;!e, at Grand Island,
Aug. 8, 1906. The court finds no re
versible error in the trial proceedings,
but declares that Hamblln shows
traces of mental weakness.
For Cattle Quarantine.
Gov. Sheldon will go to Washington
to endeavor to obtain federul aid In
quarantining counties of Nebruska
against cattle diseases. Instead of sub
jecting the entire state to government
quarantine. The governor deMiex to
carry out his recent quarantine proc
lamation, which recognizes clean anil
unclean counties, but the government
regulations are in opposition to it. The
state also lucks funds to enforce i;uur.
antlne.
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
In a Runaway Woman's Carriage Ooi
lapse on Railroad Track.
While driving to town from tba
home of her parents. Mr. and Hit
Peter Ipsen. who reside southeast ot
Beatrice, Mrs. H . I. Silver had a
thrilling experience with a runaway
team. One of the horses got Its foot
over the buggy tongue, and In trying
to release It. the team broke away
from her and dashed up the road at
a lively pace. Upon reaching a Rock
Island railroad crossing one of the
horses stumbled and fell. Arriving
a few minutes later, Mrs. Silver found
the horse entangled In the harness to
such an extent that she could not ex
tricate It. The buggy stood In the
middle of the track, and not far dis
tant a freight train waa approaching.
The only way out of the predicament
lay In an attempt to flag the train.
Using her gloves for this purpose.
the train was brought to a standstill
a few yards from where she stood.
The trainmen came forward and re
leased the horse from It a position.
Mrs. Silver led the team back to her
father's home, where It was found
that the animal was Injured about the
legs, while the buggy was almost com.
pletely smashed.
BURGLARS CAUGHT.
Men Who Robbed I.umlx-r Yards ai
Valcnt!i! Apprehended.
Two burglaries occurred at Valen
tine Thursday and Saturday nights,
the first one being at the Ledwtg lum
ber yards, which was visited Thurs
day night by two men. Marks and
S tend man, who Hole a quantity of
lumber and cement. The man Marks
was caught and jailed Saturday, but
Steadntan has disappeared. The stol
en stuff was found hidden in different
plares about town.
The second robbery was committed
Saturday night, when Pettycrews gen
eral store was broken Into by a 20-year-old
colored boy, named Solomon
with a supply of flour, bacon, tobacco
and many other articles when discov
ered by two citizens, who notified thtt
night murshall and he promptly ar
rested the boy and put him In Jail.
BOTTLERS FORM NEW BODY.
To bo Known as Nebraska State As
sociation. '
In order to become associated with
the national organization the North
west Bottlers' association In third an
nual session at Sioux City, la., Tues
day voted to abandon the present or
ganization and formed a new organi
zation known as the Nebraska State
Bottlers' association.
F. J. Sedlacek of Spencer, was made
president; II. M. Gouldlng of Omaha,
secretary and treasurer; C. J. Marr of
Fremont, and C. B. Chesterman of
Sioux City, trustees. A. L. Dose of
Kansas City was president of the old
Northwest association and J. C. Hart
secretary.
The Nebraska association will have
about eighty members. It will hold
Its first meeting at Fremont about
May 1.
ROCHE TO PRISON.
(Jets Ten Years for Murder of Frank
Jurmer, of Norfolk.
Herman Boche has been sentenced
to ten years In the penitentiary t
hard labor for killing Frank Jnrrrier
a year ago. Manslaughter was the
verdict of the Jury at Norfolk and the
sentence Imposed by Judge Welch la
the maximum limit.
Judge Welch denied a new trial.
Sentence has been suspended ten days
until Roche's attorneys can file a pe
tition with the supreme court for an
appeal.
Officer Walts for Baker.
Application has been made to Gov
Sheldon to honor a requisition to the
return to Kansas of George Baker,
who ' was released from the peniten
tiary Monday. He was sentenced to
the Nebraska prison for three years
October 17, 1905. He is wanted In
Kansas on the charge of stealing a
wagon and team.
Assess Insurance Stockholders.
Judge Stewart of the district court
at Lincoln Tuesday signed an ordet
levying un assessment amounting to
$27,000 against the stockholders of
the Mutual Mercantile, Insurance
company, which recently went Into
the hands of a receiver. The assess
ment ranges from $1 to $175 against
the policy holders.
Boy Killed at Trenton.
Walter Hertz, son of J. W. Hertz,
was run over by Burlington passenger
train at Trenton Saturday night and
instantly killed. It was not known un
til about five minutes after it happened,
but the gentrul opinion Is that It waa
accidental, while playing with some
other boys when the train was pulling
out.
Norfolk Couplo Elope.
Dr. J. H. McKay, formerly superin
tendent of the insane hospital at Nor
folk surprised his friends by suddenly
marrying Miss Alice Mullen of Nor
folk. The bride's parents did not
know of the marriage until after it
was over.
Lorton Flics Complaint.
A petition has been filed with th
Mate railway commission by a number
of citizens of Lorton protesting against
the closing of the telegraph office at
that place, resulting In considerable
trouble for shippers.
Woman Hung Herself.
A middle aged woman, giving the
name of Elvira Wells, supposed to be
from either Concordia or Belleville,
Kan., killed herself at Falrbury TueS'
day by hanging. Her actions while
alive were peculiar.
Jury Gives Verdict for Girl.
It took a Jury In the district court
it Fremont MUunluy afternoon only a
few i!-.lnutes to decide that John Heln
drlckson owed his daughter, Anna
llelndrlckson, $400, money which he
had received from the man who had
ruined her.
Freight Service Hectored.
Numerous letters are being recelv
ed by the railway commission to the
effect that the Union Pacific la put
ting bark H freight trains on the
branch lines.
ti T "
LINCOLN
The state board of Jubllc lands and
buildings will shortly advertise for
blda for labor at the state penitentiary
and It Is a safe guess to make that thw
Lee Broom & Duster company will
not be able to close another contract
with the state for convicts at 60 cents
per day each. Already several let
ters have been received from Interest
ed parties for Information regarding
the contract now In force and the
board expects to receive several bids.
In addition to getting convicts at 60
cents a day to make brooms, the Lee
company Is also furnished power and
heat and considerable machinery has
been bought by the state In order to
furnish this, power and heat which
otherwise would not have been neces
sary. The state does not compel the
company to stamp Its products "peni
tentiary made goods," consequently
It can compete with any other concern
which Is not favored by cheap labor.
Nebraska manufacturers have writ
ten the board that they pay from $3
to $3 a day for broom makers and
they are compelled to furnish their
own heat and power, which makes it
almost Impossible to compete with the
Arm having the contract with the
state.
'
The supreme court has denied the
application of the Union Pacific rail
road for a writ of mandamus to com
pel the state board of assessment to
reconvene and make a record of ob
jections and a finding of fact. The
court held that mandamus would not
lie to compel the board to make a re
cord or a finding of fact not required
by law.
The opinion holds that the state
board of assessment In valuing prop-'
erty for taxation - in a quasi-Judicial
capacity and its action is not subject
to collateral attack, except on grounds
of fraud or other wrongful conduct
equivalent thereto or for the exercise
of power not conferred by law. The
Union Pacific filed a petition for man
damus to compel the board to make
a record showing just how it reached
the value of its property.
The state railway commission has
granted permission for a telephone
company at Battle Creek, to make a
rate of $13 per year to farmers and
business men in place of the $18 rate.
If the usera will pay in advance $6.60
twice a year. If the users pay by the
month they can get telephones for l4
a year. The commission figures it Is
not violating the principle It laid down
when It refused to allow telephone
companies to sell $120 coupon books
for $100. When this question came
up the commission held this waa dis
crimination because not many people
could afford to buy the coupon booka
The commission figures most anyone
can pay the $6.50 In advance.
Tho Humbolt Telephone company
haB asked permission of the railroad
commission to increase Its rates to
farmers who built their own metallic
Mnes from 76c to $1.25 per month.
This Is the price paid by others who
use the wires put up by the company.
The commission concluded to allow
the company to make the Increase
providing the users did not come In
by April 1 and show good cause why
the order should not be Issued.
To the complaint against a Burling,
ton stock yards at Kenesawn, the Bur
lington has filed answer with the state
railway commission. General Solicit
or Kelby In his answer said the matter
did not come within the Jurisdiction
of the commission, but the proper
procedure would be for the petitioner
to appeal to the local authorities, and
If the stock yards Is a nuisance the lo
cal authorities have Jurisdiction to
remedy the evil.
The railway commission, after con
sidering a complaint of creamery com
panies has decided to Issue an order
requiring all transportation companies
to give bills of lading or receipts for
all goods offered for hlpment, the re
ceipts to be given on demand of the
Ipper. The order, when Issued, will
apply to "empties" as well as other
consignments,
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Tho Judgment of the district court
of Richardson county, compelling the
Missouri Pacific company to build a
transfer switch to the property of the
Farmers Elevator company, at Straus-
villa. Is affrmed by a decision written
by Commissioner Duffle.
,.
John G. Hamblln of Grand Island,
sentenced to be hanged for the murder
of Rachel Engle, will not be executed.
Tho supreme court has commuted the
sentence to life imprisonment at hard
labor and. recommended that he be
not released from confinement.
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A number of citizens of Crete have
petitioned the state railway commis
sion to compel the Burlington railroad
to put back the operator in the depot
there. The telegraph office at Crete
was Just recntly closed.
Christiana Henry of South Omaha,
wins her case against the Omaha
Packing company for damages for In
juries, the supreme court having af
firmed the decision of the lower court.
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The state railway commission has
ordered the LLnwood telephone com
pany to charge the owners of the
property the same price for telephones
as the general public pays.
Marlon Morris of Omaha has been
Instructed by Insurance Deputy Pierce
to stop soliciting business for the
Rldgely Protective association of Wor
cester, Mass., because the company
has no license to do business In this
state,
The supreme court has quieted title
to the Joseph S. Bartley homeateud in
Holt county in Hugh A. Allen. In
the same decision it holds that the sale
of a homestead under an ordinary ex
ecution during the temporary absence
of the ow ner Is void.
i WORK OF ?
I CONGRESS I j
ws
After a ten-minute session the Senate
Wednesday morning adjourned out of re-
fpect to the memory of the late Senator
Whyte of Maryland. General debate on
the iiension appropriation bill continued
for over four hours in the House. The
objects discussed took a' wide rnnjje,
politics, finance, the trusts and the Presi
dent's last special message nil receiving
attention, Air. Mouser of Ohio predict
ed the election of Secretary Taft for
President, while Mr. Hull of Tennessee
In an arraignment of the TtepuMican par
ty appeared equally confident that Will
iam J. Bryan would be the sui.ressfur
candidate. At 4:24 p. m. the Rouse ad
journed out of resjeet to the memory of
the late Senator Whyte.
Continuing his speech begun in the
Senate- last Tuesday, Senator IaPnllette
of Wisconsin Thursday devoted consider
able time to discussing a proposition for
the physical valuation of railroads.' The j
Senate devoted part of the day to the
consideration of the omnibus claims bill,
end then referred It back to committee
for further consideration. After several
hours of spirited discission over the
proposition to abolish seventeen ot the
eighteen United States pension agencies,
and consolidate pension disbursement in
Washington, the House passed the pen- .
slon appropriation bill,' carrying $150,
S(ti),000, the largest sum ever authorized
by that measure. In the course of the
debate Mr. Fitfgerald of New York ac
cused the President of using federal -n.it-
ronnge to further the candidacy of Sec--
retary Tnft. Messrs. Harrison of New
York and Williams of Mississippi criti
cised the President for having, ns they
dated, exceeded his constitutional author
ity in making laws for the I'anuma eaual.
tone by executive order.
Nearly the entire session of the Scnatr
'riday wns consumed by the consideration
and final vote on the ship subsidy bill,
which was passed without a division b"iu
called for. A bill was also passed in
creasing the salaries of men employed in
the life saving service. President Ronse-
velt was roundly denounced In tho House
by Mr. Hardwick of Georgia for failing to
send to Congress all Information regard
ing corporations which had come into his -
possession. Mr. Mann of Illinois nsscrtfHl
that the President bad acted with the
utmost good faith in sending to Congress
nil Information that had come to him.
The discussion arosa over a resolution by
.or. iinriiwiiK iu rrquuv iue iciiiuuk
to supply the House with all data so far
obtained by the bureau of corporations.
It was tabled, 14S to 115. The fortifica
tions bill was taken up, but sidetracked
for general debate.
Almost the entire session of the Senate
Saturday was consumed with the con-.
sideration of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation hill, which
was passed, carrying an -appropriation ol
$:,2,rM.'i,l5.'n. the amount added to the
Mouse bill by the Senate being $42.T18.
Without being materinlly amended the
fortification appropriation bill was passed
by the House. During the closing debate '
the War Department was criticised bj
several menmerB regaruini; me money
spent on fortifications at Subig Bay. The
Democrats procured the adoption of aa
amendment permitting the Secretary of
War to purchase abroad "any" war ma
terial, but the Republican leaders soon
rallied their members and reversed that
action, leaving in the bill a restriction to-
limited quantities. ;
: !
The announcement of the death of Sen-
ator William James Bryan of Florida
was made in the Senate immediately after
the prayer by the chaplain Monday, ,
whereupon, in respect to his memory, the'
Seuate adjourned. In the House Mr..
Mann of Illinois charged that Mr. Sulsei-
jf New York had put in the Congressional"
Record what purported to lie a s'Mjeeu de
livered by him last Saturday, but which ;
Mr. Mann charged was not the one deliv
ered. A resolution offered by Mr. Mann -
to expunge the printed speech from tbt
record was adopted by a Btrict party vote,,
but not until after the House had been
treated to a bitter denunciation of Mr.
Mann by Mr. Sulzer and several lively
tilts between the latter and the Sneaker,
The currency bill was practically give
n exclusive rlirht of way ill the Senate
Tuesday antll finally disposed of by an
mnouocement from Senator Aiancn iuaf
ie would move Wednesday to give It that -
status. Senator La Follette concluded
th third Installment of his speech on the
bill. A question broufiht out a statement
by Mr. Aid rich that he hoped to see the
creation of a joint commission of the
Senate and House authorized to considet
permanent currency reform before Con
gress adjourned. Determination to eon
duct a filibuster on all occasions where
opHrtunity presented itself, in order to
force the Republicans to action on a a
employers' liability bill and other meas
ures deemed necessary of enactment was
announced by Mr. WilMams of Mississippi
iu the House, General debate on the ag
ricultural appropriation bill continued,
throughout the duy, except for a brief
time, when Mr. Sulxer ot New York, by
way of retaliation for the action of the
House Monday in eliminating from the
record his speech of Saturday last, sought
to have expunged some remarks of Mr.
Dalzell of Pennsylvania regarding the
rules. In that, however, be was uusua
cessful.
NATIONAL CAPITOL NOTES.
President Roosevelt declined an invita
tion to speak at Galesburg, III., Oct 7,
when the fiftieth anulversary of the Lin-rolu-Douglns
debate will be celebrated.
The President lins decided to make no
speeches next fall.
A special committee to consider bill
for the establishment of a postal savings
bank system t appointed by tbe com
mittee on postotbcea aud post roada in the
Senate. The committee is composed ot
Senators Carter, Proctor, Burrows, Clay
and lUnkhead