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DAKOTA COUNTY
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TOLUUE XTII
DAKOTA CITY, NER, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1D08.
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KEUELS HAVE IIAYTI
EN. M'.tJITIMK IS PItOCIiAIMKIl
tiik new mi-int.
Alexis Attacked by Populiuv und Driv
en front the Palace, llnrely KscapliiK
with Ills Life Simon und Insiii'itcnH
In Control.
President Nord Alexis, of Haytl. hit
been deposed and Is now safe on board
tlie French training uhlp u Guny
Trouln, and Tort au Prince Is In the
hands of the revolutionists.
Gen. Antolne Simon, the loader of
the Insurgents, Is marching up the pe
ninsula ith an army of 5,000, and a
now president, Gen. legitime, has been
proclaimed.
At th last moment, President Aiexia
yielded to tho urging of those about
him and took refuge aboard tlio
French warship.
At precisely G o'clock a salute of
twenty-one guns nnnouneed his de
parture from the palace. Thousands
had gathered there early In the day
and surged around the entrance",
threatening to tear down the walls to
drive out the president and his loyal
followers'.
An immense crowd of men and
women had assembled at the wharf,
and the arrival of the presidential car
riage, escorted by a battalion of In
fantry anil a squadron of cavalry un
der command of Gen. Hippolytc. was
the signal for tumult and riot.
All along the route the people who
lined the Erects shouted, Jeered at"'
cursed al the fallen president. bu
when the landing staRe was reached
the mob lost all restraint. The scene
was tragic and shameful. Infuriated
women broke through the cordon of
troopB and shrieked the coarsest In
sults In the very face of the president,
who strove bravely to appear undis
mayed. They tried to hurl themselves, upon
Alexis, and fought' with hand and feet
against the soldiers, who found diffi
culty in forcing them back. . In order
to disengage him the troops dis
charged their guns. ." ,.
During this rime a, space was clear
ed, and Nord Alexis, With the French
colors still draped about him, was
hurried aboard a skiff in tow of a
steam launch, his suite tumbling Into
the skiff after him. As the launch
drew away, three llaytlan gunboats
and the French and American war
ships in the harbor fired a salute t.i
the fallen president.
MAKTIAFi LAW DECEAHED.
Itace Kbits in City of Prague liecomc
Serious.
As the result of the race riots be
tween the Czechs and Germans mar
tial law was proclaimed In Prague.
Austria, Wednesday. The action on
the part of the government served to
greatly exasperate the Czech students
anw. they forthwith started rioting.
There were sanguinary conflicts be
tween them and the police and gen
darmes at Weinberg, a suburb, in
which many students were wounded.
The rioting was serious Tuesday and
dragoons were called out to clear the
streets. The Czechs offered a deter
mined resistance. They Vore up piw'
Ing blocks to use as missiles and wield
ed clubs and sticks with serious results
to the police and soldiers. The Brit
ish consul, Capt. A. W. W. Forbes,
was dragged from a tram car and bad.
ly mauled by the Czechs.
Convicted of Taking ft Bribe,
Fred Lied, former director, was con
fided by a Jury In the court of com
mon pleas of accepting a bribe of
$l,00ft' on January last, from Henry
C. lit n g, of Columbus, superintendent
of tne Cleveland Trinidad Paving com
pany, who last June was fined after
pleading guilty of bribing both Lied
and Fred Immel, colleagues of Lang
on the service board, and who Is now
serving a four-year sentence in the
penitentiary.
Flood in Not Checked.
The Arkansas river reached a stage
of 23 feet early Wednesday at Pine
Bluff, Ark., and Is rising rapidly. The
banks of the river In the rear of the
Jefferson' hotel and the county court
house began falling Into the river in
large sections. The court house an
nex has been vacated by the officials,
who consider tho building unsafe. 1
Can't Get Job; Hang Himself.
Despondent because refused a posi
tion, Ed Hoover, 60, of White Branch,
Ind., hanged himself.
Sioux City Uvc Block Market.
Wednesday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow; Top
beeves, I5.B0. Top hogs, $5.80.
Hank I Jobbers rue- Auto.
Burglars blew open the vaults of the
. First National bank at Pepperell,
I Mass., Wednesday, securing $14,000
I In cash. They escaped In an automo.
'A bile.
Hooslrr Tu-eu of Ufa.
Emmet Short, of Bedford. Ind., aged
II, single, committed sulelde with car
bolic acid. A letter left stated he had
lived thlty-one years and thought that
long enough.
appkai, to the phesident.
Pino Muff Citizens Want to Cluing
tilvcr's Cmiinc.
While appealing as 'a last recourse
to President Roosevelt that permis
sion be granted to cut through govern
ment levees and change the course of
the Arkansas river, leaving Pine Bluff,
Ark., "high and dry," but safe, every
available man In that city will be put
to work strengthening the already
crumbling banks until the crest of a
16-Toot rise passes that point. In an
effort to prevent nn overflow which
would mean the destruction of proper
ly valued at hundreds of thousands of
dollars nnd possibly loss ' of life.
Whether their efforts will be success
ful Is problematical.
The plan suggested was that a strip
of land several miles north of Pine
Uluff, where the river starts a 'horse
shoe bend," be cut through, but fed
eral permission through the Interior
department cannot be secured. A
message appealing to President Uoosey
vclt was sent, but even should the
necessary authority be granted the wa
ter Is rising too rapidly to permit the
successful, carrying out of the .plan.
It Is thought that the reliance to ward
outhe water Is being placed in "fas
cine" mats, built of small pine and
willow trees, reinforced by mud and
debris, which are being anchored In
the river at points along the banks
considered the weakest and where the
force of the water's pressure will bo
felt. Tuesday night the river had
passed the 1,-foot stage, and at its
crest a stage of 26 feet is anticipated.
1I l'l'XLOWH TO MEET.
Iiilri-stntc I tally to be Held at Sioux
City, la., lice 0.
A great interstate rally of Odd
Fellows and Kebekuhs will be held in
Sioux, City on the evening of Dec. nth
and a general coinniitttie from the
four Sioux City lodges is now actively
preparing for the event. All Odd Fel
lows and Kcbcknhs within a radius
f seventy five miles of the city have
lin Invited and a galaxy of men high
in the ranks of the order are expected
to be present.
The list of speakers includes deputy
Grand Sir Kukendall. the second high
est office of Odd Fellow In the world,
also Grand and Past Grand officers
from Iowa, So. Dakota and Minnesota.
The night before a similar meeting will
be held in Sioux Falls, S. 1. and the
meetings there and Sioux City aro ex
pected to awaken wide interest among
the members and friends of the order.
' On Tuesday evening Dec. 8 In West
ern Star Lodge. Ko. 282 the Unjfd De,
gree team will put on the new degree
und many members from nearby towns
will come In to see it, quite a number
of whom will probably remain to at
tend the big rally the next night.
EX-QUEEN lilfi IS "P.ISOKE.'
Mio Will Ask Congress to Allow Her
9200,000.
Quoen Lilioukalanl, who is back in
Washington again. Is broke. The for
mer ruler of the Hawaiian Islands at
74 Is still trying to get into the United
States, treasury to the extent of $200,-
000.
There Is little possibility that Liliou
kalanl will succeed In her mission, but
so firm Is her faith In her claim that
she has mortgaged her home in Hono
lulu to make the trip to Washington,
according to George B. 'McClelland
Hawaiian representative before con
gress. The queen is forced to exist on
a paltry $4,000 a year allowed her by
the territorial government. This Is
Insufficient to maintain her Honolnlu
household and she thinks the United
States should" reimburse her, for the
Crown lands she lost when her king
dom was overthrown in ISii'J.
Enters I 'lea of Guiity.
The Stearns Salt and Lumber com
pany, of Ludingtoii, Mieh., plended
guilty in the United States court Tues
day to six counts charging rebating in
. iinieclion with shipments made over
the I'ere Marquette railroad. The
company recently pleaded guilty to
twenty counts anil was lined $.'0,000.
Cattle llscno Checked.
Secretary Wilson . Tuesday declared
f lie foot nnil innutli disease among cat-
lc,' which has been privalent in Mich
an. New York. I-Viinsy Ivanla and
laivlainl. was "now under control.
:i iv animal which has been found by
.': !iivi rnmenl inspectors to be Infect-
; I v the disease has been killed. It
"Miniated I. mill aiiimab. have lieen
(I I. .Veil.
"
I : li t l p n -Orel Car.
t'eiir rli"-iei ailoes iirineil with revol
in'') in a clouded stieel ear III
! Third aeirie eailv Tuesday
. . YiiiI;. Hii'c'H'i il ami "i i lilwd tile
' - - -' - i-. ii rri'i f Ihe passengers
-.--:i'fil v'lit a eit,HUv collection
nml niaer (alcaldes. A large
e' iei n aeil weii.i-ii wiiu hall
i.. net. It'll; v, ere on I h. i-a r.
v Sncei eils Sargent,
i . 1 .1 Ivi e! et! lit nl I lie I n
. .' I. ei ';.-ii'ii eli'ien's uiiiim, if
. n ril;y wja appointed com-.-il
! ii I of Immigration tu
late Crunk I . Sargent.
'I I .n 1 in Strict.
.ii i k. a l.yM.iiiib r. was
i.' wounded .mil Andrew
: hot in tile arm in an ex
.. lit with George Midway
e I elU vue Stratford bo
. i, i' i:i;i Mei.il.-i'.
I a ! I :i ! Haul,.
i' ; n ' a auit nf the
' :i l'yi i. n. 11'., Tuesday
.ip.i! on a hnnd car
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PANIC AT AV FJ SINCE.
Residents Have Closed Stores and
Barred Doors.
Every hour brings the revolutionary
army nearer to Port au Prlnco, Haytl,
and a feeling of Impending disaster
has taken possession of the people.
The adVanco guard of Gen. Antolne
Simon's forces Is not wore than twen-
ty-five or thirty miles from tho city,
nnd up to the present the Insurgents
have swept all before them. , The gov
ernment losses at Anso AveaU on Fri
day and the rout of the loyal troops
have caused consternation among tho
officials of the government with pos
sibly the exception of Proldcnt Nord
Alexis. Eveiv effort to have lit ill take
himself out of the rountiy has proved
a failure, and the ag president, who
has faced revolution before, an
nounces his detei niina. Ion to light to
tin last.
It may be that President Alexis feels
the confidence, he expresses In his abil
ity to check the advancing army, but
the residents of Port avi Prince certain
ly ii r not o the same mind. Many"
of tln m niv panic stricken 'and tin-
great majority of the natives have
closed and shuttend their stores and
business houses and have put bars
ucross the doors Mid windows of their
residences. There is an uneasy feel
ing among tho foreigners, notwith
standing the presence in the harbor
of the warships of the United States
and France, from which forces un
questionably will be landed if the In
surgents succeed in passing the gate"
of the city or in the first sign of dis
order and plllave. Flags of different
nations are Hying from the homes of
many foreign I eMilei-lx, Ibe market -are
deserted nnd-the country people,
unon whom the citv detiends for Its
sustenance, have lied precipitately
refuse to return.
SATTEIII.EE TO GET PL CE.
New Yorker lo be AM-tant Secretary
of llic Nay.
Herbert L. Satteilee, of .New York.
It Is understood, has ln-en tendered the
position of assistant secretary of the
navy took the place of Truman II.
Newberry, who Tuesday became sec
retary of tljt navy.
Satterlee Is a republican and has
been identilled with naval matters for
some time. He is a lawyer and n mora
her of the bar association of New York.
His naval connections are us general
counsel of the Navy League of the
United States and president of tho
Na,val neserv association. During 'the
war with Sprliif Satterlee was-rtcuti-ant
and served as chief of staff to Capt.
John m Bartlett. Satterlee was born
It 1863 and is a brother-in-law of J.
Plerpont Morgan.
Bit Ii A K INTO .TAIL.
Two Counterfeiters Ask Ofliccrs to Ar.
rest Tliciii.
"We know it Is only a matter of time
when you will get us anyway, so wc
may as well submit gracefully."
This message oyer the telephone
Monday reached Peter Dratzburg, of
the Unted States secret service, of Chi
cago, from one of the twe men who
had Hooded Milwaukee avenue busi
ness houses with spuriou.) $5 bills tc
the aggregate of $3,000.
"Come on over and make a pinch,'
added the voice, which named a meet
ing place.
Shortly afterwards Dratzburg ap
peared at tho federal building with
his two prisoners. Gustav Payer and
Henry Michaels. They said they had
grown tired of Hying to elude the de.
tci lives.
Bunk Will Liquidate.
The Lafayette Trust company, a
reorgirniv.ation of the Jenkins Trust
company, of Brooklyn., which went
down in the financial panic a year ago
diil not open for business Monday.
Failure to obtain an increase of cap
ital, which the officers maintain waf
essential to the continuance of thf
bank, was assigned as tho reason for
the action. Tho officers of the bank
say depositors will receive 100 cents on
the dollar.
Body I 'on ml Under Bridge.
The body of John IS. Gedney, on
of the proprietors of tho Gedney Pickle
comf my, was found under a bridge
in Mimical oils with his skull frac
tured. It Is not liiuiwn whether he was
robbed ;uid thrown over the bridge
oy highwaymen or accidentally fel'
from the struct u re
Bank CIoxm'm Its Door.
The Equitable Hank and Loan com
pany, of Macon, tin., closed Itsi doors
Monday morning on a petition of di
rectors and was placed in the hands
of It. L. Andeison, receiver. The lia
bilities are about $110,000; assets from
$i;n.omi to $"5,ofio.
Two-Cent I'are Is Upheld.
The supremo court of the United
Slates Monday held the order of the
Virginia state railroad commission fix
ing a 2-cent passenger rate on state
business was coii-ititutional, reversing
tlie opinion of the court below.
Call lo National I tanks.
Tho nonipt roller of the currency'
Monday Issued a call on the natlonul
banks for a statement of their condi
tion at the close of business November
27. ! 2
I' in -Id Sam Not to Interfere.
The United States government has
no present intention of interfering in
in Haytlan affairs. This statement, la
made on the best authority. The sit
uation in the island is an internal on.
NEBRASKA
STATE NEWS
I 'ATI I UK AND CIIII.DitEN UNITED.
York County Man Goes Back to Eiitt
Itmd to IJ
Oliver Bagg one of tile oldest resi
dents of Yoik county. Is looking for
ward with a great deal of pleasure to
the meeting of his two dauMei-i for
the first time In' tlilvty-llve years. The
story of tiluci' U.;i;gs, cimr.'i-, .lnvcl'
from Englund to York county thliiy
flve yeu lit ago, ban ing two motherless
children with frlei.ds. hoping to make
enough to bring them over here, and
his settling on a farm near York,
where he worked' to accumulate and
helped to make the history of the great
and wonderfully prosperous growth of
York nnd York county, and when lie
was ready to send for them lie learned
that they had been adopted and left
for oilier prtt of England and lost
all trace of their w hen iibouts. Fur
the last two moilihs ,Tuil;rc post, of
York, has been mtiking Inquiries, writ
ing the rectors of churches or parish
es, telling of the two little girls, and
through this correspondence Oliver
Baggs received a letter stating that one
daughter was unmarried and that tho
other daughter ws married ami now
had a. family gWiwn. and we'nnied
Mr. Baggs to England, offering him a
comfortable Ivmie In his old age. Mr.
Baggs will sell off his real estate and
will leave next month for England and
his children, with the hot wishes of
his many friends and old acquaint
ances. JOHNSON COUNTY COKN SHOW.
Annual Inslltirto Xiv in Session lit
'lNyuniscli.
The annual Johnson county farmers'
Institute, corn show and Industrial
contest was held nl the court housivln
Tecumseh on Tuesday, AVednesday.
Thursday and Friday of this week. A
splendid program bud been arranged,
including some of the most entertain
ing speukera of the west, assisted by
iiome talent. Thursday afternoon nnd
evening was devoted to the ladles, and
Friday afternoon and evening wa;
given to the boys and girls. Then
was a corn co-.ijest for the - men and
another for 'the boys, und the girls
were engagod In an Industrial contest
where they showed " their handiwork
cooking, etc. From Its fund fhe-iusti-
tute purposes to send a number of
boys and girls to the national expnsi
tion at Omaha thajt, they may get the
benefit of Vt'.'iv lectures ami' exhibits.
The prize winning corn in nil classes
will be taken to Omaha nnd entered
for conttst there. On Wednesday nnd
Thursday tha officers of the Institute
served a free dinner. It was a splen
did meeting.
KEAUNEY CIIUHCH DEDICATED.
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Bishop Melutyre Preside Over Open
Ing New Methodist Edifice.
The new Methodist Episcopal church
of Kearney, which was completed last
week at a cost of $38,000, was dedi
cated Sunday with fitting ceremonies.
Three services . were held. At the
morning service Bishop Robert Mcln
tyro, of Minnesota, ' delivered a stir
ring address. In the afternoon citi
zens had charge. Mrs. Louise Collins
spoke on "The Old Church." N. P
McDonald on "The New Church" and
Senator Norrls Brown on "What (the
Church Stands For." At the evening
servlco Rev. Wllllnm D. Parr, of Ko-
komo, Ind., was tho principal speaker.
After his address the church was for
mally dedicated by plshop Mclntyre
The service was In charge of the pns
tor, Dr. Abbott. The church building
Is 120x70 feet.
CAVE-IN IH HIES TWO.
llcscuorn Uncover the Men nnd I'lnil
One, August Johnson, Dead.
The cave-In of a bnnk at the steam
shovel In the National Stone com
lany's quarry at Louisville hurled Au
gust Johnson and Leo Buck Tuesday
afternoon. Tho alarm was given nml
n a few minutes all the men in thi
luarry were working to rescue them
toon the lifeless body of Johnson was
'aken out, badly crushed. Buck, who
vas more fortunate, was lying under
he crane, which served as n partial
-.irotection, and was rescued alive. Al
'hough he was badly bruised and ha
me arm broken ho will probably re
?over. .
EOUK NEW SCPREME .H DGES.
iov. Sheldon Name Judge Jacob
Eawcctt. of OiiiiiIiii. us One.
John J. Sullivan of ColumUus, Jacol
""awcett of Omaha, W. B. Rose of Lln-
oln, and Jesse L. Hoot of Plattsmouth
iave been appointed supreme Judge:-
y Gov. Sheldon. The tippolntment-
vero made late Monday afternoon
hough all day It was generally sup-
osed around the state house thesi
,-ould be the men. The terms will In
s follows: One year, Sullivan, nm1
'aweett; three years, Rose and Root
'he salary Is $4,500 a year.
Good Price for Lund.
As an evidence that faim land nca
"ecumseh Is steadily going up, the sab
f Paul Huston's farm is given. Mi
Iuston's place Included ilmlnv acre:
nd' Ut two miles west of Teeueiseh
'he Improvements are nihility. Wnl
ace Farls paid $4,500 for It, or $1 1 a ..".('
,er acre.
Start Alfalfa Mini Plant.
A number of local capitalists havi
'ormed a Htock company and our
hased tho buildlngi of tin- sikni,
vorks and power1 housu-nt NVhrauku
'ity, and will start an alfalfa una
lant, with a capital stock of $.T.,ten
o $30,000.
Captures Escaped Convlii. M
Ed Klser, who ctcupcd from i
oenltentlary Oct. 11), wus located hy
3o. F. Pursall, sheriff of Brown
county, near Sullx, la., nnd returned to
Lincoln Nov. 25.
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INTERESTIKS HAPPEWIWSS
From Day to Day Condensed
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DAVIS Tit I. Mi IS ON'-
Young Man Cliarged with Murder of
Or. ItuMln.
The trial of Charles Ed Win d rtavla
for the murder of Dr. Frederick T.
Rusiiu ten weeks ago was called In
Judge Sutton's lira tun of tile criminal
court Monday morning. . The pmsecu-
loii u ':: tie In charge of Stale's Attor
ney English, assisted by A. G. Elllck.
For lnvls an array of prominent crim
inal attorneys will appear.
Mivi. Abhlo Rice will again be the
HateV star witiiiis, but her testimony
s expected to bring out some viglrotts
oliieetlon by counsel for the defense
on the ground that it is hearsay evl-
lenee. Mthough A. la admitted Davis
lias been thrice committed to minlta
riums for temporary insanity, his coun
sel has declared that no attempt will
be made lo take advantage of an In
timity plea when the case conies up. ,
The county attorney expect to pro-
iHice considerable new" testimony,
mostly of n corroborative character.
There ha:: recently been found In a
sewer catch hnin several blocks from
the former Ru-tiii homo a revolver,
with the eylindi. r and hammer remov
ed, which the Mate Is now trying to
connect '.villi tlie- death of Dr. Rustin.
.Mrs. Rice has been held In Jail sinco
the shooting, unable to give n bond Of
$l.O0iCv Davis, tho accused, has been
at liberty under $2."i,000 bonds fur
nish, d by bis brother, wlio is vice
president of the First Nutlonal bank.
He has been under guard, however.
of a personal companion furnished by
the Davis family. It Is believed that
two days will be required to secure a
jury.
MIMSTEIC DROPS S2.Y00O SUIT.
Wus I'niler Serious Accusation. But No
Longer Wautti Money.
Rev. Wilbeit v. Ferguson has fore
gone his final revenge upon Mrs. Ar
'.hur U. Cro.'s, her husbnnd. Chancellor
Huntington nnd several other Univer
sity Place ministers. His $25,000 dam
age stilt has been dismissed In district
court at bis own costs. The case has
been pending for some time on a mo
tion that Ferguson, who Is a non-resident,
be required to give security for
costs. WIkii the court ruled that he
Vhould do so, he dropped tho case.
Mr. V'i rguson Is, .The former pastor
of the First Methodist church of Uni
versity Place, who was accused by Mrs.
Cross, with whom he hoarded, of hav-liig-'lurcri
her tn sf-i. "He fared badly In
the church trials growing out of the
woman's confesf lon of her conduct to
her former pastor, but hen tho coun
ty attorney filed a statutory complaint,
he secured an acquittal.
Then ho sued the Crosses and the
ministers, claiming that they had en
tered Into a conspiracy to disgrace and
degrade him. One of the reasons ie
gave for thijr actloiis was that they
desired to defeat him In his aspirations
to become the head of Wesleyan uni
versity, tho big Methodist college at
University Place. He charged that Mrs.
Cross was In love with him, and that
It was only after she learned that he
was likely to marry a weulthy widow
that she made the charges.
TO RESTRICT 1OAN SHARKS.
.Measure Drawn by Yelser anil Thomas
for the IiCg-islntiirc.
A bill to curb the avarice of loan
sharks who prey on men of meager
f-alary and exact usurious Interest after
luring unfortunates Into their offices
by graphic advertisements nnd -cleverly
worded promises, will be Intro
duced at the next session nf the legis
lature by Walter P. Thomas, one of the
Douglas county delegation to the
house.
The exact details of tho bill have
not been worked out yet, but a meas
ure Is now being drawn by Mr. Thomas
and John O. Yi i: it, who has led tho
light in Omaha against Ihe body
snatcher, methods of the cattle money
Innnors. The bill will be directed
against the evils of the system which
low enable money loaners to violate
law and decency in the exaction of
from 50 to 100 tier cent Interest a year
from their victims.
COliN SHOW AT FREMONT.
More ill. hi l.'iii Entries at Annual
Event.
'lite thiiun! children's corn show and
-nuking exhibit held ot Fremont at
tracted a much larger attendance than
ast year. There were over 450 entries,
twice as many an lust year. A good
many of the specimens of the corn
raised by the beys with their own la-
ior with the i-e d furnished them
.'railed, high, 'ii'." girls had some
tempting exhibits of cakes and plain
noklng ami qualities of sewing, rang-
t.S f'om a cn'leo apron to elaborately
worked sofa pillows. All entries of
oiii will be scored according to the
sail Mati'la'iN and prizes awarded.
Ve'low bailors were given all contest-
mis y ml tin lr pan nts.
l'..'.ie!oft rill mi i y ClosMW,
'iio- iianerolt i "n uneiy company
'la.-; :'csjiioi,i , hutiuf '.ii for the winter
'or tie1 iea: ri;-. that sufficient cream to
nn plant wm not obtainable.
Si t ill Wieck ul Blair.
A In -. I. en Join nn! ir::nk on a pusscn-'
it tiv'n mi the 'i.'a.iliii rnad, delayed
.he la: if; a coup!. i. hours ut Blair.
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Jn. '.V. Mel'liel
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'. Nov. 1 i
VoiH t'i'.y at one
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I(: '. a i' j i Ii em!
nion ut,' li'S. i'tn! y,i
c.iut.l. al I'.iisr II.. .
work.
to South America.
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ifi.yi h, arrived from
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State Superintendent-elect E. C.
Bishop announced Monday afternoon
all the appointments for hla office
force for thensutng blennlum as fol
low: Deputy sperlntendent, F. 8.
Perdue, of Madison county; Mr. W.
D. Redmond, present assistant In the
office, la retained; Miss Jennie B. Ad
ams, who has served as secretary to
the state superintendent during the
administration, of Superintendents
Jackson, Fowler and McBrtde. la re
tained solely on her fitness for the .
position and as a reward for faithful
service.
Superintendent 12. B. Sherman, at
the present time superintendent of the
boys' Industrial school at Kearney,
has been tendered the position of nor
mal training tn high echeols.
- Prof. Joseph Sparks Is retained as
president of the slate board of examin
ers for county certificates.
Superintendent I. A. Downey, at
present Inspector of normal training tn
high schools, will become a member
of the state board of examiners for
county certificates, taking the place of
Prof. T. A. Butcher, whe resign on his
own motion to finish his post graduate
work In the University of Nebraska,
Mr. Bishop also announces a slight
change of policy as a matter of pub
Us economy In the organization of the
state board of examiners for life cer
tificates. The King law, passed by the
last legislature, making a more rigid
Inspection of the twelve private and
denominational schools authorised by
law to grant teachers' certificates, im
poses upon this board the responsi
bility of thorough Inspection as pro
vided by law. Superintendent E. J.
Bodwell, of Beatrice, will be retained
as president of this board. Superin
tendent E. B. Shermsn, the Inspector
of normal training in high schools, will
act as vice president; and Prof. Jo
seph Sparks, president of the state
board of examiners for county certifi
cates, will act as secretary. Miss Cora .
O'Connell, who has served on this
board for the last four years, has ten
dered her resignation, for the reason
that the additlonul work of inspection
of private and denominational schools
Interferes with -her work as principal
of the Ashland high school.
Dr. A. T. Peters, professor , of ani
mal pathology of the state university,
Is sending out the following circular
letter:
"Knowing that you are Interested
1n the tuberculosis j. ampalgn. we wish
to, state that wo ai"iriow in a position
to test herds of cattle free of charge.
We have been fortunate enough to se
cure some assistance from the govern
ment, the bureau of animal Industry
having stationed two veterinarians
with the department of animal pa
thology to co-operate with us In this
work. Therefore any dairyman or
farmor wishing to have his dairy or
breeding sjoek tested, should fend In
his name and address to the depart
ment of animal pathology, Nebraska
Agricultural Experiment station, Lin
coln, Neb., and state how many head ,
he wants tested." . ,
I
Insurance Deputy Price will recom
mend to the auditor for his approval,
that the Insurance department be sep
arated from that of the auditor, either
by being placed under an insurance
board composed of state" officers or by
a constitutional amendment which will
create a new office. Mr. Pierce has
discovered that It Is not a rood thing
for the Insurance department to be the
tag end of any office. The reason Is,
because the state officer Is liable to
overrule anything and everything the
Insurance deputy docs without having
the knowledge of the deputy. In the
case of - board of Insurance commis
sioners, Mr. Pierce believes, all the
board would do or have to do would be
to enodrse whatever the deputy does,
as Is the case of the state banking
aiklni
board.
The state railway commission after
granting the people of Havelock a fare
of 7 cerits straight or four tickets for
25 cents between Lincoln and Have
lock, gave permission to the people
complaining that they might come In
next July and have another hearing
If tho y wanted It. And .the name prlv- j
liege is given to the Traction com- I
pany. Some weeks or months ago the J
Havelock people asked for a rate of '
& cents between the two places and the'
hearing was hud. Juiige Williams
voted for the D-cent rate, and failing
to secure it he voted for the 7-cent
rate, explaining on the record that it
was a reduction, which was better
than nothing. He refused to vote,
however. In the matter of reopening
the case.
.
The Burllngtotn Railroad company
received more per ton per mile In Ne
braska, carried a greater number of
passengers per train-mile, and received
more por passenger, than on Its entire
system. Its operating expenses in
Nebraska for the year ending June 80,
. 190$, as shown by the annual report
filed with the railway commission,
' were SB. 42 per cent of the gross earn
ings from all sources In the state,
while the operating expenses of the en
tire system were about 71 per cent of
the gross earnings of the system. The
gross earnings of the company In Ne
braska were $20.54$, 785.74 and the
operating expenses amounted to $12,
004,798.(7. The company received pe
passenger per mile in Nebraska 18.9
mills and on the system 18.5 mills.
...
The Nebraska Bur uwociatlon, aftel
a lengthy debute on the mode of pro
cedure, recommended the following
attorneys to Uov. Sheldon as good tim-
ber for supremo Judges: E. It. Duf
fle, Omaha; Jucob Fawcett, Omaha;
C. H. Calkins, Kearney; B. I Good,
Wahoo; J. J. Sullivan. Columbus; E. C.
Epperson, Clay Center; S. II. Sedg
wick, York; Jewie U Root, Platts
i mouth; H. M. tJrlni.s, North PlaUe.
AMERICA'S BIG DIVORCE
Census Bureau Shows Nearly
Million in Twenty Tears.
Divorce and marriage stutlstles (f
twenty years, from JS87 to liWU lact&
slve, are embodied In a couijillaUoaV
rompieted by the United States cenaoft
bureau.
Tho total number of marriages re
corded during the twenty years froiat
18S7 to l!)fsi Inclusive was 12,8.J3,044.
The number nnuttnlly reported lucreaa
ed from 4C,t)6D In the year 1387 tt
853,21)0 in the ycur WOH. The uiarrlat
rate In the I nited states In tho yeatr
HK) w as 03 jier 10.KIO population. Tkf
lotnl number of divorces reported for
the t venty years, Iss" to 1IKX1, Inclus
ive, was m.1,02r.. Tor the earlier lu
refitlsatlou. covering the tweuty years,
18G7 to 18815, Inclusive, the number re
liorted wnr 328,71(1, or hardly more than
one-third of ;iie innnber recorded fa tn
second twenty years. At the tcglnnUis
of the forty-year period, covered by th4)
tw Invest Igatlons, divorces occurred at
the rate or lo.noo a year; at the end
of that period (he annual number wai
slwut 00,000. Tliis increase, howercfc
must lie considered in connection widk
increase In population.
An Increase of 30 per cent In popula
lion between the years 1870 to 1SS0 wm
iiocowpanied by an Increase of 73 pav
cent hi tho number of divorces granted.
In the next decade, 1880 to 1800, the
population Increased 25 per cent and
divorces 70 per cent, and la the follow
iuf decade, 1800 to 1000, an Increaao oC
21 per cent In population was accom
panied by an increase of 00 per ceot
in the number of divorces. In the six
years from 1000 to 1900, population, as
estimated. Increased 10.5 per cent at4
divorces 20.3 per cent , 1
It thus appears that at the end of dt
forty year period divorces were Increase
ing about three times as fast as pepo
lotion, while lu the first decade (17
to 1880) they Increased only about tw
nnd two-thirds as fast
The divorce rate per 100,000 poual-
tlou Increased from twenty-nine In 157;
to eighty-two in 1906. In the t&
joa r there was one divorce for e
8,441 persons nnd In the latter year
for every 1,218. Since it Is enly nagf
tied people who can become divocei, $
more significant divorce rate Is thai
which is based not upon total papulv
tion, but upon the total married popu
lation. The rate per 100,000 marrieS
population was eighty-one tn the year
1870 and 200 in the year 1900. Ttlf
comparison Indicates that divorce la at
present two and one-half times as coz&
mon, compared with married popala
tion, as It was forty years ago.
divorce rate of 200 per 100,000 married
population Is equivalent to two pat
1,000 married population, Assamlnf
that 1,000 married people represent 800
married couples, it follows that In each
year four married couples out efeverjl
1,000 secure a divorce.
This does not mean that only tout
marriages out of 1,000 are terminated
by divorce. The rate, It will be noted.
Is an annual rate, continuously opera
tlve, and comes far short of measurtBf
the probability of ultimate divorce. Tfca
available data Indicate, however, that
not less than one marriage tn twelve it
ultimately terminated by divorce.
Divorce rales appear to be Kauai)
higher In the United States than In any
ef the foreign countries for which stv
turtles relating to this subject have ten
obtained.
Twe thirds of the total number ot dt
vorces granted in the twenty-year p
rlod covered by this investigation trait
granted to the wife.
The rsuui-L .410 Societal
ef Carpenter' ami .luiurts shows a tehtj
membership of 06,310.
San Francisco Bakers and Oeafectles
era Uniea has an organiser at wsA
nalentsing the men working In a"r4eB
and I tall a bakeries.
Tba Mayer of Knoxville, Tenn recants
ly sppointed three representatives et as'
ganlxed labor to assist in drafting tins
sew city charter.
The moat recent acquiiitjoa ef me mesa
ship ot the A. V. of Ii. is from Jaasaitk
and the neighboring colonics of Trinidad
Barbadoe and Hriiisu Guiana.
In Austria sad France the prevlalea ei
rescue apparatus in mines is made oaefj
pulaery. In Germany it is optional, bo)
has been voluntarily adopted.
What is said to have been the first
t ttatj
la the history of lite Westmoreland
ceal region, religious services were
dnoted underground one day recently. TlA
. , , .. 1 . . . a,
users usienru rufrriy to lue prayesm
and many joined In the chorus of rertrsi
hysans.
State Labor Commissioner Hartal
Weinsteck of California is invesdgaidnf
leber conditions iu the principal cities '4
Europe and collecting ilatu, with a view
to beginning b.giilatiou ia Califersil
which shall do away with strikes and ls
ber disturbances generally.
In both England and Scotland severe!
rescue stations have been organised tt
connection with etperimental galleries da
vised fer the purpose ot training colUerj
In the methods of rffVctir reseae vera
lo the event of explosions, pit tree and
all other underground aecideats.
The acutisl 1 unforeti'- of the Miners'
Federation of tlr." T -'ruin reported thaj
tb number of inn uilivred ia the d!g '
Uicts veprci. mi !. t':i federatlem was
T6T300, and th iiuuibnr ot mea la
os Ira C&2.444. Tin wns aa increase I z
the camber ef employed compared w4
last year of lort.uiO.
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