Nebraska Newspapers

    DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD.
VOLUME XVI
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, JUNE 19. 1908.
NUMBER 42
IATST BY TELEGRAPH
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TUB WMOU3 WORLD.
TAFT JbOK TKESlDExNT
OCT OF A TOTAL VOTE OF , 080
OIHOAX HAS 702.
With Storm Raging All About Thorn
Delegate Kit Calmly In Their maces
and Vote for Taft Mighty Demon
stration Follows Nomination.
For president of the United States,
William H. Taft, of Ohio.
Taft on the first ballot: Taft by 702
votes; Taft by the unanimous choice of
the convention.
Such Is the result of the culminating
day of the republican national con
vention of 1908 effected amid scenes
of tumultuous enthusiasm, and after
a nerve racking continuous session
lasting nearly eight hours.
Thursday night the whole city of
Chicago was given' over to wild exul
tation In honor of the new candidate,
whose names goes echoing through the
country.
The picture within the walls of the
amphitheater as the presidential can
didate was named Thursday was truly
grandoise In its magnitude. In front,
to the right and left, below and above,
the billowing sea of humanity, rest
less after hours of waiting, and stirred
from one emotion to another, was in a
fever of expectancy for the culmina
ting vote.
The favorite sons of other states
i had been named except Knox and La
Toilette, and now on the roll call came
Ohio. As the Buckeye state was
reached the tall, gaunt form of Theo
dore E. Burton advanced to the plat
form to nominate Ohio's candidate.
He spoke fervently with the singing
voice of an evangelist, which went
ringing through the great building.
The close of his speech of nomina
tion was the signal for loosing the long
pent up feeling of - the Taft legions.
Onstantly the Ohio delegates were on
their feet, other Taft delegates follow
ing, while he convention hosts In gal
lery and on the floor broke Into mad
demonstration. ''
ASSAILS SHEATH GOWNS.
Divine Says Way Women are Dres
sing Themselves is Immodest.
The Rev. (5. M. Dickinson, pastor
of the Second Baptist church of Ho
boken, N. J., in a leter to the newspap
ers of Hudson county relatives to wom
an's dress, says:
"A few years ago It was the low neck;
more recently It has been the peeka
boo waists. Fashion this year has
shortened their dresses at the other
end until they are making themselves
the objects of Fide glances and un
clean talk on the part of low 'minded
men everywhere, especially on a win
dy day.
"And now to cap the climax fashion
has decreed the sheath gown, a dress
making so Immodest an exposure of
fie wearer's form that any self re
specting woman ought to be most
heartily ashamed to be seen in it. In
the name of God yes. In the name of
purity In the name of morality, what
are our women coming to? I believe
the way our women are dressing them
selves today is Immodest and Immora
In its tendency.
BLACK HAND IX MEXICO.
Prominent Men in Republic Recclso
Litters Demanding Money.
According to advices wheh have
reached the city of Mexico, black mail
ers, operating on a scale similar to the
black hand societies of the United
States, have made their appearance
In the city of Chihuahua. Threaten
ing letters have been sent to Gen
Creel, president of Lanco De Mlnero,
a brother of Enrique Creel, governor
of the state of Chihuahua and Moxl
can ambassador to the United States.
The mother of Gov. Creel and Luis
Terasls, his father-in-law and one of
the richest men in the republic, have
also received similar letters.
All of the communications demand
that money be left at certain designat
ed spots or the lives of the recipients
of the letters will be forfeited.
Croont In Qiiuraiulne.
Because the groom, Capt. Henry
Dlekmann, son of former Mayor Dick-
mann, of Chicago, is held In quaran
tine at Astoria, Ore., on account of
smallpox on board a ship on which he
came from the Phillipplnes on his way
to San Antonio, Tex., where he is to
to be married, his wedding has been
postponed.
Sioux rily Live Stock Market.
Thursday's iiuotatinos on the Slou:
"ity live stock market follow: Toj
beeves. $7.50. Top hogs, $5.60.
Left Ills Heart I'lH-uvere!.
To relieve Klmer Well, of Pottsvill
le,
I'a., of heart troubl
Pottaville hospital sawed out thre
i f his ribs which had been pressini
on the organ, exposing to view In ful
epilation Its pulsations.
Kills Children unil HciM-lf.
According to lnfoimatlon rectlv
ed
rorn Sandy Creek, Jackson county,
a., Mrs. A. L. .Stairs, white, temuora
illy insane, cut the throats of her two
children and then killed he is If
. TTIAPS BLACK 1LVXD GANG.
lUch Italian Kill Three and Wounds
Another.
Following a series of crimes attrib
uted to so-called "black hand" socie
ties In the Italian quarter of New Or
leans, one of the woVst tragedies yet
connected with that section took place
early Wednesday when three Italians
were shot to death.
According to the police these men
were killed as a result of an attempt
to extort money from Fietro Qlacona,
a wealthy Italian wine merchant Gia-
cona and his son told the police that,
these men had frequently bought wine
from them by the barrel and had In
variably refused to pay for It. Ac
cording to their story, the three forced
them to ship a barrel of wine to a
point in the state Tuesday and re
turned early Wednesday and ordered
them to prepare a meal.
The elder Glacona suspected that
trouble would ensue, and hid his re
peating rifle near the table. When
one of the visiting Italians drew a re
volver and ordered them to produce
money and valuables, the elder Gla
cona answered with a shot from the
rifle. The man he fired at fell dead
and the other two attempted to es
cape. One was killed before he had
gotten ten feet from the table. The
other reached a staircase, only to re
ceive a bullet in his brain as he started
down the steps, his body falling Into
the court yard below.
One of the Italians who was killed
has been identified as a man named
Baracca, known to the police.
Wednesday another Italian, badly
wounded, was found In a shed near the
Glacona home. He was identified as
one of those who hod attended Gla
cona's feast, the only one who escaped
with his life. His wound is danger
ous. The police asked Glacona If, in des
peration after numerous "black hand"
methods had been practiced on him,
he had not Invited the Italians to his
home for the purpose of squaring ac
counts. This Glacona stoutly denied,
saying he had no Intention of firing on
his guests until it became necessary
for him to protect his home. ,
Glacona is regarded as one of the
wealthiest Italians in the south. His
home where the shooting occurred
was occupied by Gen. Beauregard
when that section was the most fash
ionable of the old French quarter.
MEDALS FOR HEROES.
They Will bo Awarded By Accident
Insurance Companies.
For the first time . In history heroes
Mil be recognized and rewarded by
accldentlnsurancecompanies when the
International Association of Accident
Underwriters meets In convention In
Atlantic City, July 7, 8 and 9 next.
Last year the association decided to
award annually three gold medals,
called the George B. McNeil medal,
in honor of the memory of one of the
founders of the association, to the
three persons in the United States and
Canada who performed during the year
deeds of heroism which resulted in the
saving of human life. The medal Is
about two Inches In diameter, suspend
ed from a bar and bearing on one side
a portrait of the. late George B. McNeil;
the reverse side and the bar will be
suitably inscribed with name of the
one to whom it was awarded and the
occasion of the meritorious deed. The
committee in charge has a number of
names before them for consideration.
The winners will be Invited to the con
vention and the presentations will be
made by some prominent local or
state official.
BIG XEAV YORK DEAL.
Seven Million Dollar Site Purchased
for Retail Store.
By a series of transactions extended
ever several months and conducted
with the upmost secrecy, a group of
conspicuous real estate holders in the
new uptown shopping district, of New
York, have been gathered together
under a single ownership, with a view
to being used as the Bite for a largt
retail store.
The site comprises nineteen lots, In
cluding' the whole of the block front
ing on the east side of Fifth avenue,
between Thirty-seventh and Thirty
eight streets. The valuation put on
it is about $7,000,000. The location on
' the crest of Murry hill is one-of the
choicest in the avenue. The site is
mostly occupied by old private houses
all of them vacant, with the exception
of two on Fifth avenue, in use as
stores. The migration of high class
retail stores from Broadway and Sixth
avenue has followed as an .Incident of
the eastward movement of the fash
ionable residence population. In 1902
for the. first time the center of the
fashlonnble residence district wasshlft
ed to the east of Fifth avenue.
Dividends aro Paused.
The directors of the Lake Erie and
Western railroad Wednesday omitted
the semi-annual dividend on the com
pany's preferred stocks.
Heavy Lohm by Fire.
The entire lumber plant of the
Cane Lumber company at Holllns,
Ja., was destroyed by fire. The loss
Is estimated at half a million dollars.
Loan for Swedish Government.
The prowpectus of the Swedish gov
ernment loan of 113,000.000 was Is
sued In London Wednesday. Interest
Is at 4 per cent until 1918 and after
that SV4 per cent. The Issue price is
98.
Six Hundred Get Diplomas.
More than 600 men and women re
ceived diplomas at the 152d annual
commencement of the University of
Pennsylvania.
IX MIGHTY VKSLMRLY.
Vast Multitude See Gathering of
G. O. P.
Amid scenes of Mlrrlng enthusiasm
the republican national convention of
1908 began Its deliberations at noon
Tuesday In the presence cf an assem
blage estimated at upwards of 14,Gn0
people, with the sounds of patriotic
airs alternating with the frenzied
shouts for Roosevelt, Taft and the!
other popular heroes, the first tocsin
of the coming struggle from the grace
ful orator of Michigan, Senator Julius
Caesar Burrows, and the initial for
malities which started this moment
ous gathering Into motion.
The opening session lasted less than
two hours and was less notable for
the business accomplished than for the
opportunity It afforded of seeing again
this Btlrring- picture of the people as
sembled from every corner of the
country to select a candidate for pres
ident of the United States. The actual
work of the day was quickly accom
plished and Tuesday night the various
Important committees on credentials,
platform, organization, etc. were pre
paring for the more Important busi
ness to come.
The scene when the vast assemblage
was called to order was one of Impres
sive dignity, of animation and of color.
In the central arena sat the dele
gates, almost 1,000 Btrong, and back
of them their alternates, another
thousand In numbor, with the stand
ards of the plates rising here and
there above the turbulent sea of heads.
The seats of vantage immediately
in front were held by Ohio, New York,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, each
having a candidate; while further
back, rank after rank, were ranged
the states and territories, Hawaii, Por
to Rico, the Philippines and Alaska
appropriately forming the outlying
fringe of the official delegation.
AX OTHER HOTEL TO GO.
Xcw York Hostelry Succumbs to the
March of Trade.
The third of New York's old hotels
to capitulate within two months to the
northward march of the army of trade
the Everett house, at Fourth and Sev
enteenth streets, has closed Its doors.
As soon as the furniture can be re
moved the building will be razed and
give place to a twenty-story office
building. The closing came suddenly
as a result of a determination on the
part of the owner of the property to
begin the erection of the office build
ing at once.
The Everett house was built and
first occupied as a hotel In 1853. It
was ..named after Edward . Everett,
then at the height of his fame. At the
opening there was a reception attend
ed by many society folks, and a por
trait of Everett was presented by him
self, was unveiled in the lobby, where
It was the night the curtain foil on
the old hotel's tragedy. The most
notable person ever entertained In the
hotel was King Edward VII., then
prince of Wales, and his quarters on
the third floor -a. suite of five rooms
has ever since been known as th(
"prince's suite."
AUTO PLUNGES INTO RIVER.
Four Persons are Drowned in New
York City.
Four persons were drowned Monday
night when an automobile carrying a
pleasure party of six became unman
ageable, shot at wild speed down West
Fifty-sixth street and bounded from
an open pier Into the North river. The
machine turned over in Its plunge
from the pier, holding the four vic
tims fast In the sents. The dead are:
Adeline Berdon, aged 19, Mrs. Rose
Coleman, aged 23; John Coleman,
aged 8, and Virginia Knight, aged
John Bauer, the Chauffeur, was par
ried Into the river with the machine,
but managed to free himself and swltn
to safety.
John Nolen, one of the party.
Jumped from the runaway machine ns
It neared the end of the dock. Bauer
was taken Into custody by the pollen.
After taking his employer homo
Bauer Invited his friends for a pleas
ure ride.
Millions are Tied Up.
With the closing of the federal
courts, at New York, for the summer,
so far as the tariff legislation Is con
cerned, nearly 4 5,000 appeals by Im
porters are left pending on the sus
pended files of the board of United
States general appraisers. No more
customs cases will be heard by the
court until October.
Raid on Gamblers.
Three thousand persons gathered
along West Thirty-third street near
Broadway, in New York, nnd watched
the police make a spectacular raid on
a gambling house, said to be patron
ized by guests of several uptown ho
tels.
School Honor for Helen Taft.
Secretary Taft received Information
that his young daughter, Helen Heron
Taft, who graduated early in June
from the Baldwin school at Bryn
Mawr, has a Pennsylvania scholarship
for the best entrance examination to
I'.ryn Mawr.
Hundreds of I'I-Iii i nu n Drown.
Fifty Japanese fishing boats' have
been wrecked olf the coast of Kagosh
Ima and 350 of the crew have been
drowned. The governor of the prov
ince has requested assistance from
the government navy yard at Sa.ichc
ImjK-ilal Household Cut Out.
A dispatch received from Seoul, Ja
pan, says that, under o new arrange
ment ull the property hitherto con-
j iroiit-ii i i iv uni'i'i i;u nousenoiil 1:
4 now tit nsfened to the stnle.
I NEBRASKA
From Day to Day Condensed
I STATE NEWS ! m m tr mmt
IIXDS MANY LAW VIOLATIONS.
Nebraska Mutual Has Odd MctliodH,
Says Receiver Wakeley.
In a detailed report filed In district
court Monday afternoon Arthur
Wakeley, receiver of the Nebraska
Mutual Fire Insurance company,
which failed lo6t fall, declares the re
port cf the company made at that time
Is Incorrect; that large amounts of
listed asset are worthless or of doubt
ful value; that some of the acts of thi
officers were In direct violation of law
and that State Auditor Searle should
have begun Insolvency proceeding
against the company In June. 190".
Mr. Wnkely says the report of Exam
iner Wiggins, filed with the auditor
June 24, 1907, showed the company to
be Insolvent, and that Its liabilities ex
ceeded Its assets at that time by $16,
032.49. The receiver soys It Is to be regret
ted the state auditor did not apply for
a receiver then, as it would have re
lieved the company of fire losses
amounting to 869,000. The report
criticises thfc conduct of the company
and the condition of its records In cer
tain Instances.
The report also rays ex-Oov. Silas
A. Holcomb, formerly general agent of
the company for Washington and Ida
ho. Is In debt to the company to the
amount of over 810.000.
WOOL GRADING PLANT.
Adjunct to Storage Warehouse Will TJi
' Established lit Onuiliu.
J. Bauer, of Shoshonl, Wyo., will
open a wool grading plant in Omaha
July 1 In connection with the ware
house of the Omaha Wool and Storage
company.
Mr. Bauer Is now In Wyoming to se
cure wool, which the extern manu
facturers want, and when this wool
arrives In Omaha he will grade It for
the eastern manufacturers and grow
ers.
The decUlon to open the grading
! plant in Omaha was reached by Mr
Bauer and his associates after making
an extended trip In the east and Inter
viewing personally the manufacturers
Mr. Bauer learned what grades of
wool were wanted and assured the
eastern manufacturers that In the fu
ture they could buy their wool on the
Omaha market Instead of going to the
western ranges to buy It when It is
clipped.
Solicitors for the Omaha Wool and
Storage company wired advices Mon
day morning that 1,000.000 pounds
would be shipped from the Northwest
ern line points within the n,ext . ten
days, while a detailed statement of
Fhlpments aggregating 300,000 pounds
was forwarded Saturday.
SESSION OF WESLEY AN COUNCIL.
Held at University"" Place InterestliiK
RejHirtsi.
The educational council of Nebraska
Wosleyan university has Just closed Its
twelfth annual session at University"
Place. Reports of the year's work as
given by the state officers and presi
dents of local councils showed a sub
stantial growth and Interest. Due to
the fact that the memorial building
has been completed, some appropria
tions during the year were made for
the furnishings of the headquarters of
the woman's Wesleyan educational
council room. The literary department
of the organization Is growing. The
study of bible history has been taken
up by some of the local councils. Soon
the organization will perfect plans
whereby there will be placed a finan
cial agent and organizer In the Held
whose duty It will be to solicit sub
scriptions nnd donations for Nebraska
Wesleyan university and organize n
local council In every Methodist
church In the state. One of the great
est alms of the organization has been
embodied in their battle crj, "A mem
bership of 10,000 women who will
contribute annually 2 cents a week."
DEATH PREFERRED TO ARREST.
Indian Kills, Himself Rather Than G
to Prison.
A Sioux Indian named Thompson
shot and killed himself on the Rose
bud reservation late Saturday after
noon. Tho redmanhad been accused
of horse stealing and an Indian po
liceman was after him with a warrnnt
for his arrest. When the two came to
gether an exchange of shots followed
and the fugitive's horse was slm
down by the policeman. Seeing that
his capture was certain, the Indlar
put the revolver In his mouth and
blew out his brains. The fellow haT
served a term In the penitentiary for
borne stealing.
Federal Prlwoners to It. Ijcavemvirth
- Instructions have been receive."
from the deivnrtment of Justice by Dis
trict Attorney Goss. of Omaha, th:r
all parties convicted of penitentiary
offenses by the federal courts In th
"Nebraska federal district will hereaf
ter be sent to the United States ml'i
tary prison at Fort Leavenworth.
Unfits G. Rnlney Icml.
Rufus G. Rnlney. one of the old.
residents of Nemaha county, died r
his home In Rrowiivl'lc Mr. llal'-e-was
about 78 years of ege. He came
to I'rownvllle In an early day am! l:n
lived there ever since.
I.ai'gc Attendance at Norninl.
The Alliance state Junior nc-rr-d !ie
an attendance of over 2 iu. This !i .
surprising number nn! Is principal:;
due to the activities of Its priiiclp:' :
D. W. Hayes.
I aces at MeCooU.
The McCook Driving Park associa
tion has about completed Its plans f
the races July 3 and 4. Already tu n
ft;ie horses are stabled at the t
liberal purses have been hvnpr up a:
!t Is expected to mek-' t!i!s eve-it n '
i'ble one in the hlstoiv of the assoc.
Hon. Gasoline Evpli s!en.
A gasoline explosion ci iried '.'
hous of Bert Welch, if Albion, re, '
Ing In the serious burning i f .1:
Welch und her t-mall thil l
t
INTERESTS HAPPENIN6S
TWENTY CENTS FOR WOOL. -
i
No Less Than That Will He Aerepted,
So Say Wyoming lroduocr.
"Hold all our wool for 20 vents pet
pound, as we would not erimider an of
fer for anything less. It brought 22 H
cents on track at Medicine, Bow,
Wy i., last year."
This was tho Instruction sent to the
Omaha Wool and Storage company
Saturday by the Ware Land snd Live
Ptock company, which has forwarded
a large amount of wool to Omaha and
Indicates what other wool growers In
tend to nrk for their clip.
Secretary Theodore Becker, of the
Wool and Storage company arrived In
Omaha Saturday from Germany,
where he has been spending several
nonths. ' He will spend several days
in Omaha before going to snoanoni
nnd beginning bts work.
Diseasing the proposition of Bt.
Pnul business men to organize a wool
market at St. Paul. Charles H. King,
president of the Omaha Wool and Stor.
age company, sold:
"I am glad the St. Paul people reoog.
nlze this opportunity. I hope they
suoceed In establishing such a mar
ket, as we want to keep this wool In
the west and there is enough to fill the
warehouses of Omaha and St. Paul
and enough room for all the factories
which we will bo able to get out here."
WEST POINT MAN FLEECED.
:
Young Man Tx ses Inheritance In Oma
ha anil Two Arrests Follow.
H. D. Monroe, of Bloomfleld, and
W. O. Rouglers, Jr., of Emerson, are
under arrest In connection with the
alleged fleecing of Clarence C. Louden,
of West Point, out of a large sum of
money. The woman In the case, Lulu
Mitchell. Is also under arrest. Lou
den's brother, U. H. Louden, cams to
Omaha Sunday In his brother's behalf.
He says Clarence Louden inherited
$16,000 from a sister who died in New
York a few months ago. The young
man bought a fit on Seventeenth street
and furnished It up in style, taking the
Mitchell woman to the house. Accord
ing to the victim's story he gave the
woman considerable money at times
and kept her In style. He declares she
spent much of tho money on Monroe
ond Rougles. He says he recently
gave her a $500 piano. The polios art
making a thorough Investigation. Thi
woman denies the entire story.
STOCK GROWERS ADJOURN.
Officers Are Elected for the Ensuing
Year.
Tho Nebraska's Stock Growers' as
sociation convention at Alliance came
to a close after a busy day Friday, In
which not only a business session of
keen Interest was held, but some able
addresses made by men versed in what
Is best for the stock Interests. These
Included Dr. A. T. Peters of Lincoln,
K. E. Buckingham of South Omaha,
Dr. C. A. McKltn of Lincoln, and Gov.
Sheldon, who spoke upon "Further
Needed Sanitary Regulations for Stock
In This State."
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: R. M. Hampton,
Alliance, president; E. M. Searle, Jr.,
Llnroln, secretary and treasurer; E. P,(
M yers, Hyannis, vice president. ,
TOI'S OMAHA MARKET.
Thirty-Six Head of Cuttle Brought
$7.00 on South Omaha Market.
E. T. Graham, of Creston, one of
the heaviest cattle feeders Ih the Btate,
has the distinction of selling the high
est priced fat cattle during the last six
years on the Omaha market. In 1902
two cars of cattle brought $8.15. Mr.
Graham had 38 head on the South
Omaha market Thursday that brought
J7.90 per 100 pounds, the cattle aver
aging 1.62A pounds. These steers were
Wyoming raised cattle, bought In
South Omaha shortly before the first
-if the year. They were mostly Short
horns. Wool Is Arriving.
Just ns the Omaha Wool and Stor
nge company completed Its sidetracks
t the big warehouse Friday morning,
four carloads of wool arrived from tho
Ware Land and Live Stock company,
shipped from Medicine Bow, Wyo. The
weight of this wool Is 27,459, 22,127,
53.344 and 23,470 pounds. Two other
:niloo:7s were received from Wyoming
ihlppcrp, which made the day's re
ceipts over 126,000 pounds.
BrlilecH Puinngcd by Flood.
Reports from the vicinity of Odell
tste that nearly nil the bridges In that
ec tli n of the county have been badly
ainanej or washed away by the
loods.
New Me?lio:l.-t Hospital.
The r-e.v NVonskn Methodist hospl
.:! and 1 'i -acnes home at Omaha
, rvi f -'n.al'y dedb r.tod Friday after
oon, the fervlees beginning at 8
Y!ocU. . -
I. ivefu M.Mi Severely Burned,
lie. y i;i;ivj. of Lincoln, and Wlll
i ii y "s, of lleatriei, were severely
r'c. I in a nn -..dine, explosion at the
b !c r w.'r -h-'j.
Tri (l)ri..- Mure Suld.
'. ; i !:, i trotliio; mare of the
,t i: ..!: ., 1 .-trice, with a
. ;.! of s -m to Mr. Har-
't.-n, of ( . ( (regard.
,'". ' '! in. i:i lit Unveiled.
cc '.( ' ; ..! ..! in i i he ceremonies
' :-: '.-.( l-ii . f the soldiers'.
..-ii... e:,t ; t i J rut m.i ;d Sunday. Do
: l'''-! .!! r. cut '.ca'Mcr and the
-,'f 'i ' . .. i .,i ,f ;!i. roads, a large
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. "" v n !,;,!. i f 'i liiaska City,
. ! ''in ". ' m u e r. voi and severely
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LINCOLN
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The recnt letter of two farm hands
written to Governor Sheldon asking
Mm to compel the passage of a lar
to force farmers to use machinery up
on which (arm bands could ride while
cultivating crops and thus do away
with the health destroying walking
plows and cultivators, has caused some
uneasiness to a few farmers st lssist.
One farmer, writing to the governor,
has a word to say about farm hands
In general and which tends to show
that even the prosperous Nebraska
swner of a section has his troubles
lth the labor question. This farmer
writes that he uses riding Implements,
but even he has on hand some walking
plows which he cannot afford to throw
way and consequently In some In
utances theso are used. However, he
said his own boys used these plows
Just as much as did his hired hands
and his own beys were not Injured by
their use. He said also that very few
farm hands knew how to um riding
plows and cultivators, and It was the
exceptloa when a farm hand Is found
who can dlrve Intelligently more than
two or three horses at one time. Most
farm hands, he said, would in a very
short time destroy improved or riding
machinery, and for that reason many
farmers who would like to use Im
proved machinery could not afford to
with the present crop of farm hands.
As the governor still follows a plow
himself once in a while it is not likely
he will advocate the passage of a bill
to do away with , the old machinery,
even though his sympathies go out
to the farm hands.
The state railway commission has re
ceived a. letter from a woman In Co
calling upon the commission to
compel the Burlington railroad to
make good on Its promises to give
transportation to widows and orphans
of employes killed In the servlcW The
writ cites two specific cases, she says,
here promises were made to give
widows and children of deceased em
ployes transportation and in both
coses failed to keep the promise. One
widow, she wrote, received a letter
from General .Manager Holdrege, of
the Burlington, saying, "We are not
giving passes to any except bona fide
employes and their families since the
2-cent fare has gone Into effect" One
Instance the writer cited Was to the
effect that Harry Warden, of Wymore,
an engineer, was killed In his efforts
to save a train from going Into a' ditch.
She said the claim agent of the road
settled the claim against the road by
jiving the widow $1,600 and promising
her transportation. The latter prom
ise has not been kept, the writer said,
and the widow accepted tho $1,600
retirement solely because the claim
agent told her that If tl terms were
not accepted she would have to bring
suit and probably would lose her In
surance In the Burlington relief de
partment. While tho law gives the
railroads authority to give transporta
tion to families of employes killed In
service, the commission doubts its au
thority to compel the railroads to give
the transportation.
'
The Interest bearing debt, oomprls
Ing outstanding warrants agntnnt the
general fund and temporary university
fund, amounted to $949,093.29 June 1,
according to the semi-annual report
of State Auditor Searle. This Is a de
crease of $275,068.88 since June 1,
1907. During the year the outstanding
general fund warrants decreased from
$1,183,544.82 to $849,693.44. Out
standing warrants drawn on the tem
porary university fund Increased from
$40,617.35 to $99,399.85. Stnte funds
Invested have Increased $576,620.15.
The Lincoln hotel Is liable to be
without a bar If the decision by Judge
Frost stands In the supreme court.
The excise board granted a license to
an employe of the hotel company and
to this Judge England remonstrated,
giving alsf other reasons for his ob
jections. The district court upheld tho
remonstrance and revoked tho license.
The excise board will take tho matter
to the supreme court.
The people of Odessa, who have
been olamorlng for a depot agent for
some time and who nppnUed to tho
state railway commission to help
them, have settled for the present
their differences with tho Union Pa
clflc. The road agreed .to employ a
man at Odessa, who would devote a
portion of his time to billing and re
ceiving freight and to selling tickets.
It has been reported In Lincoln that
petitions aro being circulated in Platte
county for Fred Abbott of Aurora to
get his name placed on the primary
hallot as a candidate for railway com
mlssloner to compete with Judge Wll
tlams for tho republican nomination.
Josjph J. Langer of Wilbur, Saline
eoun'y, has filed his name with the
secretary of state as a candidate for
presidential elxctor on the republican
tlckit. Mr. Langer was elected to this
sam i Job In 1900.
The costs In the suit of the state
against the Nebraska Retail Lumber
Dealer's association have been figured
by the clerk of the supreme court to
be $3,15409, and they aro taxed to
tho association.
Tho state railway commission has
adopted an order prohibiting, after
Auvrust 1. telephone companies from
making a ten-cent messenger charge
t where no messenger was used.
Returns from county assessors are
being received by Iabor Commissioner
Ryder, which, when compiled, will
show what there really Is In Nebraska,
The schedules sent out by the labor
department Included space for ths
number of acres of farms, number of
acres under cultivation, owner, ten
ant. number of nillch eowi number of
"hlekens and other fowl., and other
' Information not reported to the state
board, but essential In getting out
nt ! tics relating to the wealth of the
isj
state. k
CHICAGO.
Next to- tbc immrdiste stimulant Iron
the lower costs established for various
steel makes, tho most important favorable
development was the government forecast
of the early crops nnd its magnificent
promise under normal conditions of ag
ricultural enrichment. Business gener
ally reflects a strengthened tone and the
outlook has a brighter aspect, sit hough;
the volume of new demnnds,in manufac
turing branches does not yet show the ex
pansion expected. Where heavy commit
ments are involved definite action Is with
held until after the deliberations of the
Republican convention next week. En
couragement is depended upon from that
source in aiding recovery from trade de
pression. It is desirable that indorsement
should be placed upon the effort to secure
more adequate waterways snd ' minimum
freight cost for the promotion of this
city's commerce.
Seasonable weather greatly aided the
activity in retail dealings, and the demand
for men and women's apparel, housewares
and vacation goods made a gratifying ad
vance. Merchandise stocks have under
gone sharp reduction, and this has caused
frequent replenishments for both local and
country needs.
'Mercantile collections throughout the
Interior occasion little trouble, and the
record of defaults maintains the recently
noted betterment.
Failures reported In the Chicago dis-
f i i r, ; . oo I . 1.
and 14 a year ago. Those with liabilities
over $3,000 numbered 8, against 5 last
week and 3 In 100". Dun's Review of
Trade.
NEW YORK.
Weather, crop and trade reports dis--ploy
irregularity. It has been too wet
and cool in the Southwest and Northwest
for best retail trade and crop develop
ments, but east of the Mississippi river
conditions have been better and more
favorable reports come from the latter
sections. In wholesale lines evidences ot
Improvement in fait bnying are seen, bufc
purchasers are generally cautious, while
sales for immediate shipment are con6nedV
to strictly Glllng-in requirements. Polit
ical and crop uncertainties ieem likely to
influence distant purchases for some time
to come, and trade is hardly better than
quiet to fair the country over.
Business failures in the United State
for the week ending June 11 number 253,
which compares with 223 last week, lot
in the like week of 11)07, 170 in 190(L
175 in 1903 and 181 in l'.KVt. In Canada
there were 30 business failures, as against
32 Inst week and 22 in the same week -
of 1007 -Bradstreet's Commercial Report-
Chicago Cattle, common to prime
fl.(K) to $8.40; hogs, prime heavy, 4.0t
to K.Y7S! sheen fnlr tn elui ee. S3.0(
to $3.23; wheat, No. 2, 02c to 03c ;
corn, No. 2, CtSc to 07c; oats, standard,.
40c to 50c; rye. No. 2, 78c to 70c; hay,
timothy, $8.00 to $12.50; prairie, $S.O
to $11.50; butter, choice creamery, 20a
to 2;Jc; eggs, fresh, 12c to 10c; potatoes,
new, per bushel, $1.18 to $1.23.
Indinnaitolis Cattle, shipping, $3.0O
to $7.23 ; hogs, good to choice heavy,.
$3.50 to $5.70; sheep, common to prime,.
$3.00 to $1.23; wheat, No. 2. 00c to.
01c; com, No. 2 white, 08c to 00c; oats
No. 2 white, 51c to 53c.
St. Louis Cattle, $4.50 to $7.00; hogs,.
$4.00 to $3.05; Bheep, $3.00 to $4.00;;
wheat, No. 2, 03c to IHlc; corn, No. 2.
70c to 71c; oats, No. 2, 51c to 52c; rye,.
No. 2, 70c to 80c.
Cincinnati Cattle, $1.00 to $(1.73;
hogs, $4.00 to $5.03; sheep, $3.00 to
$4.35; wheat. No. 2, 01c to 02c; corn,.
No. 2 mixed, 72c to i3c; oats, No. 1
mixed, 5.'lc to 34c ; rye No. 2, 84c to Stic..
Detroit Cattle, $4.00 to $0.00; hogs
$4.00 to $3.00; sheep, $2.50 to $4.50;
wheat, No. 2, (2e to 03c; corn. No. 3
yellow, 75c to 70c; oats. No. 3 wliite
5-le to 55c; rye, Xo. 2, to 84c.
Milwaukee Wheat, No. 2 northern.
$1.07 to $1.10; corn, No. 3, 70c to 71c;
onts, standard, 51c to 52c; rye, Xo. 1.
77c to 70c; barley, No. 2, 50c to 0 )c;
jiork, mess, $13.72.
Rnffnlo Cattle, choice s'lljiping steers,
$4.iO to $7.73; hogs, fair to choice, $l.o:
to $5.00; sheep, common to good ini';e:l,
$t.i)0 to $5.30; lambs, fuir to choice,
$5.00 to $it.(!0.
Xcw York Cattle, $4.00 to $7.73;
ho-s, $3.50 to $'1.10; sheen. $3.00 to
$5.(K; wheat, Xo. 2 red, 07c to OSe;
corn, Xo. 2, 7dc to 77c; onts, natural
white, 5Se to OOc; butter, creamery, 21c
to 21c; egjrs. western, 13c to 10c,
Toledo Wheat, Xo. 2 mixed, 0Oe to
01c; corn, Xo. 2 mixed. 71c to 72e ;
oats, Xo. 2 mixed, 52e to 53c; rye. Xo.
2, Me to ".'!; clover seed, Oc.ober, $7.37.
FACTS FOR FAHMEr.S.
From Mi'inesuta, the Dakota and "s
Mj.istn ero; te;oits are nil favorable,
iuv.a ix men are com,;la!ui:ig of too iiuk-Ii
r.th:.
Near .Mum, Wis., Jo!m (iriiueu of Clear
Lai;e ii:id i. V. Krs -liirn, with n pack
of wi;if hou'n's, !.;ld 41 woiven iu llire
vpcks.
The sr.ul'.n:.' I laud tax bill which by
ex.-v.'.ve t :i ta! ioti s .!: to prevent the
uwr.inv of i.e.!-' liuti U.U a-t s of hn.l by
one (..; ).i :h i t.ii.ilioaia, w as rinaily
piKst (1 by ill - L.isiarm-e and scut to the
tiovt :-no. 'i'...' i'!i o-ue Lit Ivl' a. id the
iu!ier:.n:i.v i i ; hiil ar in the i ; u-ern.v.-'s
hands i-.lso.
T!:.' !i :al v.i.i nt e'i 'ul finn t!:c rr.it
rj Slavs i::fl n'ii.rn:"d to .!..';".-
30! Lu-li 'J y.'.i'.rU l'otii:o:l u-jti-ib-uli-d
1.1(.314 basii-l ; Xev,- York H 17
711 1 .;!!.( i-i : !he co'iibinid pot of I'u.'et
sound, ti" I.Si.l bushels aud Pi.il'idi'li,hia
3i'.0,0"i3 lt.' it'..