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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD.
VOLUJIE XVI
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1908.
NUMBER 37
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
SUMMARY OP THB . NEWS OP
TUB WHOLB WORLD.
PRISONERS ARE SLAIN
IMSASTKOVS ISIIKAK FOIt LIB.
KKTY IN 1US.SIAX TOWN.
Thirty Killed, Many Are Wounded,
Some of Them Fatally Inmates
Taking N'o I 'art In the IM(t Are Shot
Down with the Kest.
A dispatch from Yekaterlnoalav,
Itussla, says the attempt made Tues
day by prisoners to break out of th
government Jail there after making a
breach In the wall of the guard room
with a bomb, was a complete failure,
but It brought about a horrible scene
if slaughter In and around the jail
building. Twenty-eight of the prison
ers were shot to death by guards and
another of them has since died of his
wounds. Thirty others were wounded.
and It is expected that several of these
will succumb.
As soon as the bomb was thrown
one of the detachments of prisoners
charged . the guards In the court yard
and attempted to climb the well.
Twelve of these were killed Instantly,
while others were wounded.
At the same time a second body of
prisoners rushed to the kitchen, and
securing knives and other weapons at-
tt :upted to cut their way to liberty.
T-'. . .......
i .n-y were surrounaeu ana Killed to a
man by the soldiers, who had been
hastily summoned by the prison au
thorities.
J he explosion, threw the whole
prison into a state of panic. The In
mates who took no part in the plot
gathered in the windows overlooking
the cell yard. They were ordered to
draw back, but refused, "whereupon
the guards fired volleys Into the open
windows. Two prisoners were shot
down while attempting to escape over
the roof of the building. So far as is
known not one succeeded in getting
away. The chief warden of the prison
m among the wounded.
HAK ALL TI1K DHIXKKHS.
Jiadfcal Action Is liged by the Head
( of Locomotive Kiiginccrs.
About 400 delegates were present
when the convention of the Grand In
ternational Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers was called to order
Wednesday, at Cleveland.
The annual report of Grand Chief
Stone makes recommendations for
more drastic laws regarding temper
ance. The rules at present provide
that any member discharged from his
position for drinking shall also be ex
pelled from the order. It is recom
mended that this law be amended so
that any member who drinks, either
on or off duty, shall be liable to ex
pulsion. He also recommended that
the laws be changed so there shall be
no distinction between a saloon and a
barroom; for instance, a barroom at
tached to a hotel.
HAXCK WITH THK JACKIES!
fax-lety Women Kntcif uln Men from
the Fleets.
A real novelty Tuesday night mark-
!u me neet entertainment program
when the bluejackets and petty oifl-
i-ers were the qu- sts of honor at a re
ception and ball given at the Audi-
toilum under the auspices of the La
dies Exclusive California club. Women
high in ranks of the San Francisco so.
ciety danced with thte enlisted men
und In two divisions of the grand
inarch that marked the opening of
the ball there was a number of high
er omeers or the fleet In line with
the men. The function was marked
u muen or the decorative splendor
fiat characterized many of the recept
ions to the ollieers.
lighter Is Likely to Die. .
Jack .Morgan, of Indiana polls, knock
ed out the original "Kid" Farmer In
Ihetenth round of a fight at Peoria, 111.
lut-Hiiuy nigm. farmer was removed
t i a hospital, where he lies In a semi
conscious condition. An examination
:-.hoved he was suffering from concus
sion of the brain, with slight chancei
f r Ills recovery.
I'onikcr Will Try Again.
In the senate Wednesday Foraker
abandoned his effort to secure consid
eration ut this session of his bill re-
i-isi.uiuk trie iieio troops, who were
olachurged from service on account of
the Brownsville riot, and moved to
make the bill a special order for Dec,
1 next.
Hloux t li Live Stock .Market.
Wednesday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Beeves,
CJ.OOfii 6.90. Top hogs, $5.40.
Christian KiidcHYorertt Meet.
The fifteenth annual convention of
t to Methodist Protestant denominat
ional Christian Endeavor union for
mally convened at Pittsburg, Tuesday
About 3o delegates were In atendance
Whin Sixteen 'lliou-und.
The Metropolitan handleup at Bel
mont Park, worth 116,000, was won
by Jack Atkins; Restlgouche, second;
Don Creole, third. Time, 1:38 3-5
SHOCKS CINCINNATI SCHOOL.
landing Teacher In Vnlvendty Asked
to Itcslgn.
H. Heath Ilawden, professor of
philosophy at 'he 1'nlversity of Cin
cinnati, h-is been asked by President
C. W. Dabney to tender his resigna
tion because of his private views on
marriage and his public views on so
ciology, and the professor announced
Monduy that not only would he refuse
to resign, but that he would fight
against a forced retirement.
Prof. Kawden came from Vassar
college one year ago, where he hnd
been a member tt the faculty for six
years. Ha admits that his radical
views on marriage and his domestic
problems caused him to be dismissed
from Vussar. but he maintains that ho
has never taught any of his private
Ideas to his students and that ho has
maintained an impassable wall be
tween his own personality In that re
gard and the minds of . his classes.
Prof. Han-den says he believes In an
Ideal state In which there will exist
an association of the sexes, bosed on
comradeship, and Dr. Dabney thinks
this Is too revolutionary an idea for
an Instructor to hold.
Prof. Bawden has been married
twelve years, but he and hla wife are
declared to have lived apart for sev
eral years, even though residing In the
same buildings -
President Dabney had sought a per
sonal Interview With Trof. Bawden
after the letter's wife told of the pe
culiarities of their home life, and the
colloquy was reported as being very
heated.
TOXADons IX OKLAHOMA.
Twisters Do Considerable Damage
Over With) Area.
Several tornadoes swept over the
district lying twenty-five miles south
west, south and southeast of Wood
ward, Okla., Sunday. Several small
Isolated towns, all of the railroad an
and without telegraphic communica
Mon, are reported to be destroyed,
many persons Injured and several
killed.
The known casualties are: At Ar
nett, one man was killed and half a
dozen persons were injured, one fatal
ly. At Vlclpauser, a physician was
fatally Injured. At Mutual, Arthur Sl
bel and his wife and several others
were seriously injured.
Grand Center, the seat of Ellis
county, is said to have been wholly
wrecked. The towns of Estelle, Cooiey
and Richmond are reported to have
been devastated. All of these places
ate twenty-five miles from a railroad.
At Little Rob, fifty-five miles south
west of Woodward, Mrs. J. E. Halo
was killed.. The little town of Cestos,
Dewey county, is reported wiped off
the map. Xo details are obtainable.
The villages where damage is re
ported are small places. Grand is .the
largest, but has only a few hundred
Inhabitants. The scene of the torna
does is In the northwest corner of the
old border of Oklahoma, close to the
Texas and Kansas state lines. As far
as learned the twisters traversed four
counties, and covered a distance of
seventy-five miles In length.
PRKFFKS RUTH TO LEGACY.
Tci-ms of Will Required Minister to
Clmnge , Religion.
Rev. Henry S. Dawson, pastor of St.
Peter's Episcopal church of Canton,
111., will not be enriched as a legatee
of the estate of a relative. Miss Alice
T. Booth, of Xew York City, a settle
ment worker. To become a beneficiary
under the will the rector would be re
quired to become a Catholic, but the
minister has announced he will not
change his religion, and the legacy
goes to Miss Booth's aunt.
Rev Mr. Dawson in discussing the
matter said:
"To me religion is the most sacred
thing In the world. To comply with
the alleged conditions of this will I
should have to turn my back on my
bishop, my brethren In the Anglican
priesthood, and the sacraments bv
which I have been hitherto nourished.
Honest men have made this change,
though not many. No one desires
more earnestly than myself the reun
ion of Christendom, especially Catholic
Christendom; but it is to be brought
about in God's way, not man's wnv "
Rev. Mr. Dawson Is married and has
one child. He is an earnest nrenehnr
Indefatigable worker' and highly re-
rarded.
Convict Gets 8:10.0(10 and Pardon.
Because he has fallen heir to $3i',-
000, John Sow.y, tl years old, of Jer
sey Lily, will not have to serve the
remaining four days of his one-year
sentence in the work house at St.
Louis. Ijist May Sowey pleaded guilty
to passing a bogus check.
Crnssley Nomination favored.
The nomination of John J. Cross-
ley, of Wintotset, la., to be United
States attorney for the Third division
of Alsaka, was Monday reported fa
vorably by the senate committee 011
Judiciary.
Noted Cattio Hustler Killed.
"Kid" Brown, a nootoiious cat:i.
ruiitler, was shot and killed by Sheriff
Calderwood on a ranch In Valley
county, Mont., Saturday.
Hon on Truck Gambling.
The house Monday accepted the sen
ate amendments to the bill prohibit
ing race track (gambling In the Dis
trict of Columbia, and thus finally
passed it.
Crazed by Giiiiiicxm Ktorlc.
While temporarily deranged as a
result of ri ailing the aecoui.ts of the
Gunness murders Jacob Pouch, of
Warsaw, Ind., "0 years eld, committed
Bulclde Monday.
BANDITS IX KXIMtnsS CAR.
Loot Safe on Great Northern Train
Near Seattle.
E. J. Perrlne, Great Northern ex
prean messenger on the train which
left Seattle, Wash., at 8:10 o'clock
Tuesday morning for Vancouver, H. C,
was beaten over the head with hi
n sun and tied hand and foot by two
men who entered the train Just as It
was leaving Seattle and who, after
overpowering the express messenger,
looted the strong box of a turn o
money entimated at from $1,000 to
$10,000. The robbers escaped.
Just as the train was pulling mi
from the King street station In Seat
tie two men dressed In brakemen
uniforms entered the express car.
Perrlne paid little attention to them
uppOBlng they weretrain hands. A
he was stooping over his strong box,
which was unlocked, one of the men
snatched Perrlne's revolver from hi
pocket and struck him over the head
He did not lose consciousness, but he
was beaten until he was powerless,
although still able to know what was
going on. The highwaymen then tied
him hand and foot with heavy wrap
ping cord and proceeded to loot the
trong box.
Perrlne was not discovered until the
train was some two miles out of Bal
lard. Brakeman Latham entered the
car and found the messenger bound
with a towel wrapped around hi
head. He notified the conductor and
the train was backed to Ballard
where Assistant Division Superintend
ent N. C. Chapman was notified.
A brakeman's cap worn by one of
the robbers was found In the car. Tho
name Anderson was written In Ink In
the side. It is presumed that the rob
ber stole it. Both men were young.
JOHXSOX ARTEH LIGHT KATES,
Completing Power to Be Furnished by
j Taction 1 onipany.
After the municipal Traction com
pany is thoroughly established In the
street railway business at Cleveland,
It probably will enter the commercial
lighting field. At least the claim that
plans with this object In view are be
Ing made was announced from author
itative sources and it was added that
Mayor Johnson's plan for fighting the
Illuminating company Is chiefly
through the traction company.
Not only does Mayor Johnson pro
pose that the Municipal shall be In
control of all Cleveland's traction in
terests, but that it shall enter the 11
Jumnatlng field and that Its full legal
title later on shall ,be changed to the
Municipal Traction and Light com
pany.
SOLDIER CHEERED GOLDMAX.
1 -rival liuwalda CourtmartialeU for
Attending Anarchist Meeting.
With a penalty that may mean any
sentence short of death hanging over
him, Private William Buwalda, Com
pany A, First battalion of ehglneers,
U. S. A., Is to go before a courtmar-
tlal at San Francisco, charged with
Fmi.iv.iimi.iiiB mine in unuorm in a
meeting held in that city by the an
archlst leader, Emma Goldman, and
wun naving applauded tho attacks
directed by the woman against the
United States government, and partlc
ularly against the navy and army.
The court selected for the trial will
include a lieutenant colonel, three ma
jors and ten captains.
Thaw Triul to Be Short
Harry Kendall Thaw was visited In
Jail, at PoughkeepRle, JS Y., Tuesday
morning by Dr. John P. Wilson, med
ical examiner of this city. Dr. Wilson
was canea in Dy Thaw's council. If
his examination satisfies him the pris
oner Is sane, he will be one of the five
experts that the relator will put on the
stand when the habeas corpus pro
ceedings are begun Thursday. It Is
believed by district Attorney Mack
that the proceedings can be disposed
of in three days and the trial flnishej
by Saturday night.
Model Attacks Artist.
W, H. Leavltt, son-tn-law of Wm.
Jennings Bryan, had a dangerous en
counter at Paris, with an Italian
named Caha, who had been sitting for
Leavltt as a model In connection with
pictures which the American artist Is
painting for the city hall ut Denver,
Colo., The trouble arose over' the
question of extra compensation.
Twenty-live Hurt in Collision.
Twenty-persons were Injured In an
accident at New York, Tuesday morn
ing on the Third avenue road. A
southbound train was discharging pas
sengers at One Hundred and Forty
third street when another truin bound
In the same direction whirled around
a curve.
Prompt Pu.vnieiitN by Banks.
Repayments to the treasury by tho
national depository banks under the
call of April 2S, Tuesday amounted to
$20,003,500. This is upward of $3,
250,000 in excess of the amount re
quired to be paid by May 9.
Conference ltcil Adopted.
The conference report on the naval
appropriation bill was adopted by the
senate Monday without debate. As
finally agreed upon tho bill cariieu
$122,662,715.
Murdors His Wife.
E. C. Fletcher, a stone mason, of
Kansas City, M., while calling on his
wife, Emma, from whom he has been
separated, became Jealous of tho atten
tions another man was paying h-r.
Calling her to the porch, ho plunged
a pocket knife Into her heart.
Fire at Tonopah.
The Palace hotel block at Tonopah,
Nev., burned Monday night. The loss
is J 150 000; no Insurance.
NEBRASKA
STATE HEWS
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CHARLES M. KItOGH KILLS SELF.
Onuiha Architect at Beatrice Prays,
llien lake UN Ufe.
Charles M. Krogh. nn architect from
Omaha, directly In the employ of John
A. Lastenser, of that city, but who
went to Beatrice last Wednesday to
work on a contract for R. W, Grant,
stabbed himself to death at the room
Ing house of James Pethoud In Beat
rice with a small penknife. The body
was found lying across a trunk with
a knife wound over the heart.
Mr. Krogh and his wlfo arose short
ly before 6 o'clock, after Krogh has
spent a restless night. He requested
his wife to kneel with him In prayer
and after they had done so, ho grasp
ed the woman and attempted to mur
der her. She struggled away from
him, receiving a wound on the hand
and then ran down stairs and gave the
alarm. Krogh followed her part way
down stairs, exclaiming,, "We must
both die together."
Mrs. Krogh went to the home of
Chief of Police Moore, an dthe officer
In company of Mr Pethoud visited the
room, where they found Krogh lying
across a trunk with a knife wound
In his breast. It was shown at the
coroner's Inquest that Krogh hod been
under the care of a physician for the
last week, because of a nervous break
down. The verdict was In accord
ance with the above facts.
Krogh was 89 years of ago and
leaves no family except his wife. He
was a member of the Masonic order
and the Ancient Order of United
Workmen. He was an old resident of
Omaha to which place the body was
taken.
KENXLSOX MURDER CASE IS OX.
Grows Out of Killing of Sam I). Cox
of Minutarc.
Trial of Ernest S. Kenlaon for the
murder of Sam D. Cox at Mlnatare,
was called at Kimball Tuesday ajid
work of securing Jury began.
The history of tho case follows: Sam
Cox editor of the Mlnatare Sentinel,
was killed Dec. 29, 1906, by Ernest
Kenlson. The trouble between them
was of long standing. Cox was an
anti-saloon man while Kenlson was a
hard drinker. On the evening of the
date named they met near a drug
store and hot words followed, a fight
ensued In which Kenison was beaten.
Kenlson then opened fire and after two'
shots they clinched. Tho third shot
killed Cox. There was a bitter anti
saloon fight on in towa and the trou
ble grew out to tht. Kentwoir-'waB
tried In Scotts Bluff county and con
vlcted and sentenced to 1 twenty-four
years in the penitentiary. The su
preme court reversed the decision of
the lower court on tho grounds that
the Jury was erroneously instructed. A
change of venue was taken to this
county. Hanter and Hamer, of Kear
ney, are attorneys for the defense and
County Attorney Morrow, of Scotts
Bluff and Harrington, of O'Neill, for
the prosecution. Judge Grimes Is the
trial judge.
STORM AX ACCOMMODATING ONE,
Tornado Sweet Through Adams
County Without Striking House.
It was an unusually thoughtful and
painstaking tornado that swept along
for a distance of five miles Just south
of Hanson recently. Although Its ve
locity was so great Its roaring could be
heard In Hastings five miles south of
the nearest point of the disturbance
It picked Its way carefully among
farm buildings and subsided at the
edge of Hansen, without even so much
as loosening a shingle on any farm
building or causing anybody to lose
his equilibrium.
The storm started at the Koberstcln
farm, five miles northeast of Hastings.
It traveled in a sort of serpentine curve
to the north, passing within forty rods
of S. O. Cooper's and still nearer the
farm home of S. T. Owens, which is
just outside the Hansen village,
Farmers who I've near the path of
the storm say they could tell by the
speed with which papers and loose
boards were flying through the air
that the wind was traveling at a ve
locity fast enough to destroy almost
any farm building that might be in its
way. That It traveled five miles with
out colliding with some structure Is
considered quite remurkable.
Goea Back to Tcxuh.
Acting Gov. Saunders has honored
a requisition from tho governor of
Texas for the return of John Thomas
to that state. Hi. Is charged with as
saulting W. W. Dobba of Johnson
county, April 1, 1906, with Intent to
murder. Thomas Is under arrest in
Omaha.
Xew Church Deilleuted.
The new First Congregational
church of Cambridge was dedicated
Sunday. Threv sessions morning, af
ternoon and evening were held, the
dedicatory sermon belr.R delivered by
the Rev. T. A. ' zzell, of Denver, Colo.
Music was furnished by u choir of
beautifully train voices.
Clops Ijook Good.
Winter wheat around Gibbon look
better than It did at this time last year.
Oats Is coming on nicely.' Alfalfa was
lino until the freeze caught It ami
now it looks pretty brown on top. It
plays havoc with sheep and cattle eat
ing it as a grent many ore dying from.
bloating.
CrawfiH-d Woman ProtcMts. -Mrs.
Mary Dichl, a milliner of Craw
ford, won the case whereby she pro
tested against grunting a license to
JumcH Hughes to run a saloon adoln
Ing her place of business. This Is the
first case of reform carrltd through to
this extent in Crawford.
Interest in Corn Contest.
The York county corn contest i.rom-
Ists to be one of the greatest contests
In the state. Hundreds of York coun
ty boys from 13 to 18 years of age en
tered thi contest.
WAKE SAYS CROr ARE O. K.
Union Pacific Official Returns from In
spection with Glowing Report
"Nebraska soil Is In fine condition
for corn and the other crops are doing
well since tho recent snaking rains,"
said Charles Ware, superintendent of
the Nebraska division of the Union
Pacific on his return to Omaha from
a five days' trip covering the main line
of the Union Pacific and the branches,
making the trip more especially to
tudy crop conditions,
"Many of the
V.n..A tt.nl.
corn In the ground, although some
were held back by the recent rains.
Every part of the state has had a good 1
soaking and the abundant rainfall was ,
Just what was needed, a slow drench
ing rain, which the soil greedily ab- ;
sorbed.
"Farmers and merchants In all parts
of the state are in the pest of humor.
for they see the light ahead. With the
crops two weeks ahead of last year
and all In fine shape, they have a
right to feol confident. The mer
chants are showing this confidence by
putting In large orders for goods, ond
when this Is being done all over the
state, the volume is Immense and we
hope to soon feel the benefit. When
the financial flurry struck the country
the merchants naturally shut oft on
ordering In quantities and tried to cut
down their stocks by pushing off the
stock they had on hand. The tide
seems to now be turned for the old
stocks are fairly well sold out and
new ones are being ordered.
QUANTITY OF SHOES STOLE.
Burglar Milken Good Haul at Cairo-
No Clew.
A rather smooth piece of burglary
came to light at Cairo Saturday after
noon In the store of A. L. Barnebey.
A customer for shoes came In, and on
going to wait on him Mr. Barnebey
took an empty box from the shelf.
Further Investigation discovered thir
ty boxes empty. The store was In good
shape In the morning, the burglar ap
parently having a key that would un-
ock the building, and locking it after
his departure, thereby gaining a few
hours' start. The police in nelghbor-
ng towns have been asked to look out
for a suspicious looking stranger who
was In the store on the previous after
noon, and became so loud and obnox
ious in his talk that he was ordered
out by tho proprietor. It is thought
that he may be the thief, though there
s no clue connecting him with it. The
shoes were of the Ellct-Kendall brand.
and all but one pair of high grade.
NORFOLK DRY SPELL ENDS.
License Board and Temneranen Work-
ers Compromise Saloon Issue.
The Norfolk saloon fight, which
made Norfolk a dry town for three
day endiidU-lt a .compromise. As a
result of the compromise tne w. 1.
U. withdrew all but one of their
twelve remonstrances and agreed to
tViA nrMArl llnonnA fpA at 14Kfl for
this year. In return the city council
passed an ordinance limiting the num-
ber of saloons to seven after next May
and raising the license to $1,200 at
that time. The new administration
has pledged Itself to a strict enforce
ment of the Slocum law. Following
the withdrawal of tho remonstrance
the council granted eleven retail li
censes. TAYLOR VICTIM DIES.
Nebraska Girl Succumbs to InJtirtct
After Prolonged Struggle).
After almost two weeks of suffering
Pearl Tayfbr, 17 years of age died Frl- I
day morning at the home of her pa- j
rents near Mlnden. The Injuries in- that until the street car company in
flicted by her brother-in-law, Bert vests some more money, the commis
Taylor, who assaulted her, caused her j gon will not permit It to issue more
death. No trace has been found o
the fugitive.
Taylor has been charged with first
degree murder.
This Is the third death In the Taylor
family In the last fourteen months.
The eldest son died at Fremont; Mrs.
Taylor, wife of the alleged criminal,
died at Upland several months ago.
More Horses for the Army.
MaJ. D. E. McCarthy, chief quarter
master department of the Missouri,
has received Instructions from the
quartermaster general of the army at '
Washlngton to nijvertlse for tho pur-. don and Superintendent McBrlen re
chase of 450 cavalry and 100 horses ' moved from office along with the
for light artillery and horse batteries,
Tho horses aro to be delivered at Oma
ha. Runaway Couple Captured.
The case of the state against Grant
Shelby, of Nebraska City, who is
charged with deserting his wife and
running away with Mrs. E. D. Tlbblts,
has been on trial In the county court
for two days. The runaway couple
were captured at Roekfurd, III., und
returned by the sheriff und husband,
who went after them.
Federal Insx-ctloii of Cattle.
In order for the federal Inspector!
to classify cattle accurately, It is
necessary to procure records of those
dipped for scabies this spring. Dr.
O. W. Ni ys, a federal Inspector, has
been accordingly stationed at Valen
tino and will arrange fur federal su
pervision of ail dipping.
GrumlMnml Collapses.
At the beginning of tho first Inning
of the ( iiuaha-Tekamah ball game at
Tekamah Saturday, one-half of the
tsrandstaud collapsed, bringing many
women and children to th ground,
but fortuuutely no one was seriously
hurt and the game progressed with
tho crowd standing.
Drug Store RoblM'cl.
The drug and Jewelry store of N. N.
Barber, of Fallert.m, was entered re
cently, by way of the cellur, and $38
In cash, two gold watches and two sol
id gold brooches were stolen there-
from. No clue to the thief or thieves
has been found.
Child Diet of Snake Bite,
Mr. and Mrs. Ds'cur Keller, residing
some five or six miles east of Callaway, ,
were called upon to mourn the death
of their 4-year-old sou as a result of a
Claim agents at Washington who
have obtained an additional allowance
1 v i n vuo war uriiai UIIUIII lur mfl OI
--" m iiiu iniiu ncwiuAa regiment
have forwarded to Gov. Sheldon th
balance duo. together with a list of th
officers and the amount due each, and
I the amount to be retained by the claim
agents. The total amount allowed I
$6,24$. 04. The claim agents retain
for their services 2 per cent, of $1.
248.68, leaving a balance due the of
fleers of $4,994.86. The money is in
the hands of the governor and will be
disbursed as rapidly as possible. The
money Is for pay and allowances due
under the act of March S, 1899, during;
the period from the date the officers
roported for 3uty and who were en
rolled to the date they were mustered
Into the Unltod States service for the
war with Spain. Col. W. J. Bryan was
allowed $243.05, of which sum the
claim agent gets $48.61, leaving; a bal
ance of $194.44 due Col. Bryan. After
the deduction of claim agent's com
mission, $37, Gov. Sheldon will receive
$148, as captain of Company B,
Echoes of the old boom days of
1875 reverberated through the su
preme court this morning when a brief
was filed In the case of Buffalo county.
appellee, against Kearney county, ap
pollant. It probably tells of the last
lingering blight that still rests on the
land of the boom days. The suit Is
all about a bridge erected across the
Platte between Kearney and Buffalo
counties and which formed the en
trance In the good old days to the prln
clpal street of Kearney, through which
all Immigrants from the north and
south heading for the free lands west
ward had to pass. Now the bridge Is
no longer a feeder or a necessity to a
growing city and the question Is,
should Kearney county bo forced to
pay for half Its keep, when it was r
structed primarily for the benefit
Kearney city and Buffalo county. The
district court says Kearney county
must pay Its part.
Though It Is Impossible to toll until
after the state board of assessment
completes Its work of placing a value
on railroad property, the returns so
fa made by the assessors Indicate a
Vindication of the terminal tax law
and that the claims of Its opponents
that It would take from the valuation
of property In small cities and villages
.will not be borne out Only In the case
of the Union Pacific Is It possible to
make comparisons of the value of
property as fixed by the railroad and
fiy-the assessor, aa . this road Is the
only one that filed a duplicate of Its
returns to the assessor with tho state,
In some Instances the assessor has
raised this valuation, while in others
he railroad value has been taken as
l"e lru v'uo. lu uuumu uuuu.gr mem
has. been a material reduction by the
assessor. -
John Stewart, city attorney, who re
cently filed a complaint with the state
railway commission to prevent the
Citizens Street Railway company from
Issuing any more stock on its present
Investment, is liable to score at least
a partial victory In the case. The
commission has had the case under
advisement for several weeks- and at
last is about ready to hand down a
decision. While the commission wants
Its decision kept quiet unti It Is ready
to have It published, it is safe to guesa
stock.
The secretary of the local board of
health of Valley has filed a formal
complaint against Health Inspector
Wilson, In which there are two counts.
In one the health inspector Is charged
with having been to rigid in enforcing
a smallpox quarantine against a board
ing house and In another permitting
the release of a party having the
wn all pox, without proper disinfection.
As the board of health is responsible
for Dr. Wilson's action, the attorney
general may have to file quo warranto
proceedings to have himself, Gov. Shel-
health inspector.
Col. Bryan has been here for more
than a week looking after his farm.
He will attend the meeting at Wash
ington May 13, 14 and 15, called by
President Roosevelt for the discussion
of plans looking toward the preserva
tion of the country's natural resources.
Since reaching his home Mr. Bryan
has been taking a decided rest, spend
ing a great portion of his time out
pver the farm, looking after hla crops
and his fine cattle. Many visitors
have been to Falrvlew during the last
week, but no formal functions, have
been pulled off.
Lincoln's first annual pet stock show
has closed with everyone saying the
affair was a glorious success. Prof.
Taylor, of the University of Nebraska,
gave an exhibition with his trained
horses, which added to the pleasure
of those attending. The show was
given under the auspices of tho First
Congregational church and most ev
eryone In the city who had a favorite
dog had It on exhibition.
Acting Gov. Saunders honored the
the requisition of Gov. Hoch, of Kan
as, for the return to Smith county,
Kan., of Silas Wadley, accused of as
lault. Wadley is under arrest at Fair
bury, Neb.
The Missouri Paclflo has answered
the kick of the railway commission by
writing in for detailed complaints. The
commission recently wrote the Mls-
lourl Pac Ifio that complaints were be-
Ing received to the effect that the road
' was not tfalng kept up as It should be
'inil that repairs were not being made
as ordered by the commission. The
answer was received recently setting
out further Just what work had been
none and uring the commission to take
trip over the lines and Inspect ths
'"'
SAVE NATURE'S GIFTS
IS PLEA OF PRESIDEfrf
Roosevelt Addresses Concourse o
Governors, Officials and Prom J
Inent Men. j
NATITRAL RESOURCES THE TOPIC
'Reckless and Wasteful Use' of Tim
ber and Minerals Condemned,
by Nation's Executive.
Washington corrrspooaVtirp :
The White House wtu the Beene
Wednesday of the ns.scmhlnge of ninny
of the most notable figures In the k11N
leal and Industrial Hfo of the nation.
It wits perhaps one of the most repre
sentative gatherings tlint have ever
met to consider n great public question
In that historic mansion. Tho occa
slop was (lie conference by President
Roosevelt with tho Governors of prac
tically nil the Stntes nnd Territories to
consider the bronrj question of conser
vation of the country's natural re
sources. The men who know how the natural
resources of the country have heed
wasted captains of Industry who hnve
doult with these resources nnd xncrt
who hnve studied the conditions told
of the nation's prodigality in the ex
ploitation and consumption of tta nat
ural resources.
Representing the government were
the President of the United States, the
Vice President, the cnhlnet, Justices of
the Fnlted States Supreme Court and.
inenilicrB of both houses of Congress.
The Stntes were represented by their-
,,ltl.il 1 ai. I m
. ..... .m en inn 1 me conierees ap
pointed by them. The Industries were-
rcpresented by Andrew Cnrnegle, the-
l'oti master: Jnmes J. Hill, the irenlm
of railway expnnslon; John Mitchell
the labor lender; Prof. T, C. Chamber-
lln orthe University of Chicago, nnd
Ir, I. C. Wlte. State geologist or
West Virginia nnd perhaps the leading
expert on coal in the United States.
The specially invited guests Included.
three men mentioned as Domocratie-
presldentlnl candidates William Jen
nings Brynn, Judge George Grav or
Delnwnro and Gov. John A. Johnson of
Minnesota. The subjects considered in-
eluded the use nnd conservation of j
mineral resources, resources of the-
Innd nnd resources of the waters.
Tho conference was opened bv the-
President with an address on "Conser-
vntlon ns a Nntlonnl Duty." The nro-
grnm for the day Included addresses by
Andrew Carnegie on "Ores and belated
Minerals," nnd by Dr. I. C. White, pro
fessor of geology, University of West
Virginia, nnd Stnte geologist of that
State, on "Mineral Fuels." Former
President John Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers of America, led the gen
eral discussion on coal mining.
The President's speech Is not contro
versial. Nor Is It an alarm cry to the
people. It does not even voice a de
mand for remedial legislation. On th
contrary it is a simple plea couched in
tmsinesslike and stntesmnnlikit trmm fni
constructive action upon the weightiest
problem now before the nation. Upon
the practical, homely plea that a father
must provide for his sons Mr. Roosevelt:
rest his whole case. ITsin almost th.
name figure Mr. Gilford Pinohot has re
ecu I ly (said: "We have hitherto aa ft,
nation taken the same course as does
at first the young man who comes Into
possession of bis property. It la time for
change.
Our wonderfully rnuld dm-elonmpnt ha:
led us to destroy needlessly our forests,,
to waste our mineral wealth In careless.-
mining and still more careless use, to
pxhniist our soils and to ruthlessly neglect
our rivers for the sake of faster trans- '
nortation hv stenm. Vr ihitv tn th
next generation makes it imperative that
we should do better in all these respects.
How this new business system shall
lie instnlled or u-4mt form it- nhnll tnk '
the President does not attempt to dictate-
Having called together a national council '
lie nroncrlv lcnvpM the wars and menna
to the tlctcrminntloa of the councilors.
laying down only the policy of Washing
ton that water ways, forests, agricul
tural and mineral wealth should be treat
ed as one Indivisible subject In all plans
made for their proper use and conserva
tion. He clows by citing Important ju
dicial decisions indicating how far such)
plans in-i y to under the fundamental
law. -v
BRINGS NEWS OF 10,000 KILLED..
Steamer Titan Has Details of Tidal
Wave Engulfing- Chinese.
News: of one of the greatest disasters-
that China linn ever known, a sudden.
tidal bore In the Yiingtso-kinng, whirl
Involved the Ions of nearly 10,000 lives-
t Hankow, was brought to Seattle by
the steamer Titan. A bore twenty-sir
feet In height passed without warn-.
ng down the river, over which buna
thousands of Junks, sampans nnd small
limits, wrecking lurge river, ..steamers.
'oine H.lMHi Chinese were sleeping in
Hiiiupniis and Hiniill craft and mat sheds
ud huts by the river side: nt Ilunkow
and they were cnveloied by the great
wave, which swept away broken junks.
pllnfered siiuipni'.s nnd a heterogeneous)
niiiKH of iiehiis. with swarms of
rowned Chinese mixed with the wreclc-
e. The scenes for many days after
he disaster were horrible, the river
Ide being strewn with dead and de-
rls of wrecked craft for uianjp-.llea.
I snake bite.