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Dakota com TY 'T 1 " T "HT" If in)- MOTTO-All The Nowg When It Is Notts. VOLUME 19 DAKOTA CITY, NEIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1910. MUMBE2, lX! Oric:ofjheATell fHI tUORUDHERflliD. flSm$ ,xtfl bfont Ios. 9.Brtlyr; S -!' tateTreasurerJbeilnTYte.- r - , " " , ffieer,Slr: v iRef erring t 1ionTeMt9ftltri'rn"At'tMjr? jiirt'foH like to nsKe'cutntwjiottt sefoHsws:. (One due September li)''' One due October 1, . (One lue November lj ,One due riecemher 1. 'One due January 1, lSOo" 500 ... ..-- ( i jl n, The latter I night ask td'twa extended'ln'part. The ethara' ruld be paid at maturity wltfc Intarcat, Jill ofoooraa paythe lit - teres t on present note. fUl th4 e.-,beat H fcnorytl HITCHCOCK-BARTLEY. We reproduce above a copy of one of the letters between Congressman Hitchcock and Joseph Bartley, which hare caused such a big political sea ation. Edgar Howard, one of the moat prominent democrats in the state and editor of the Columbus Telegram, produced photographic copies of a number of letters which passed be tween Mr. Hitchcock and Mr. Bartley, while Bartley was still holding the of fice of state treasurer, and relating to money transactions. Bartley turned out a defaulter to the extent of over half a million dollars of etate funds, and served a term In state prison for the offense. It has always been a mystery where the money went It will be noticed that the letter is ad dressed to Bartley as treasurer and not as a banker or an individual, and la dated during the time that he was treasurer of the state. Other lettera and telegrams have been published, which paesed between Hitchcock and Bartley at this time. While Hitch cock claims that the money he bor rowed of Bartley was Bartley's private funds, most of the newspapers of the state have scoffed at this explanation. SENATOR BURKET ENDORSED BY INSURGENT SENATORS. The progressives among the repub lican senators are coming to the aid of Senator Burkett In his fight for re election. Certainly these senators are in a position to know of the work of our senior senator, and their judg ment ought to be accepted by the hon est inquirer. Senator Bristow. Last week Senator Bristow, the in urgent Senator from Kansas, said of Senator Burkett: "I should be very much pleased to render any assistance I could to Sen ator Burkett, but I have spent so much time outside of Kansas already that I cannot any longer neglect the Kansas campaign. "While upon a number of voteB Sen ator Burkett and I did not agree, yet he was of especial value to the pro gressive cause, not only in the tariff fight In behalf of a genuine revision, but also in the fight for effective and efficient legislation regulating the rail roads, he rendered fine service. "Wishing you success, I am "Very truly yours, "JOSEPH L. BRISTOW." Senator Bevsrldge. And now comes Senator Beveridge, the fighting insurgent senator from Indiana, who last week wrote to the chairman of the republican state com mittee aa follows: "I am very sure the people of Ne braska will return Senator Burkett to the senate. The great progressive movement that Is sweeping over this country needs every man of progres sive tendencies. Generally speaking, the politicians now in control of the Democratic party are not putting up uch men. The whole tendency of the cabal of dominant politicians now in control of that party Is reactionary. One has only to consider the domi nant Influences In that party from New York and Ohio to Texas and Georgia. "I am exceedingly sorry that the engagements already made will pre vent niy coming to Nebraska, for I Ex-President Roosevelt. In a speech at Omaha on September tnd, 1910, ex-President Roosevelt said: "Senator Burkett was one of the men on whom I especially relied when I was president, both while he was in the House and In the Senate. I was able to accomplish what I did in Washington only because of the way I was backed by men like Senator Burkett, and as we huve a guest from Iowa present, let me ay, llko Senator Pol liver." What right has one to criticize the results of an election if be doesn't - TaleLetters. 100 109 should like very much Indeed to be of any possible assistance that I could in the re-election of Senator Burkett. He should be returned; and I have no doubt he will be returned. "With kind regards, "Sincerely, -, . . "ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE." Senator LaFollette. Senator LaFolIette's Magazine, in an article reviewing Senator Burkett's work said: "To get the truth about Senator Burkett, you must get close. You must study his record. When you do this, you will see that he is a progressive progressing. Tou will find that dur ing the railroad legislation of 190S he took strong strides in the people's cause. You will' find him forging ahead with the merest handful of re publican senators in support of the amendment to provide for the physical ' valuation of railroad property aa a basia for the regulations of railroad rules, an' amendment that was anathe-! ma to the 'system' leaders of the Sen-1 ate. You will find him springing for- j ward to the support of an amendment to protect the railway employees and to fix a just liability upon the rail roads for their injuries incurred in this hazardous service. You will find him afterwards charging the ramparts of the 'system' in behalf of the rail road company employee's liability bill. You will find him again voting consis tently, roll-call after roll-call, while 'system' senators were 'ducking' into the cloak rooms to avoid the vote, to put to passage in the Senate the bill to promote the safety of the traveling public and the employees of railways by fixing a reasonable limitation on the hours of railroad employees en gaged In the operation of trains." Senator Cummins. In a speech at Lincoln on last Thurs day Senator Cummins of Iowa said: "I am here, however, as most of you know my chief purpose at least in visiting Lincoln at this time, is to contribute, if I can contribute with the little influence that my words may have, to the re-election of my as sociate in the Senate of the United States, and my friend, Elmer J. Bur kett. I have known him well; I have known him long. I say to his fellowmen, and fellow townsmen something that la altogeth er unnecessary, that I believe, as hav ing witnessed his work In two of the severest struggles that have ever been seen in the Senate of the United States, that Elmer Burkett does what he believes to be right and votes as hie conscience telle him he ought to vote and no more than that can be asked of any man. He has served you with not only great fidelity, but I think he has served you with eonspiououe ability, I and we who have ( I hope you will not think me egotistical when I say this) some definite idea of what should be done in the future, and intend to accomplish it la every way that we can, (honorably can) want Elmer Burkett in the Senate Instead of Oil bert Hitchcock in the Senate, for the reasons which I shall attempt In the plainest and simplest way to state." tienator Cummins in his speech at Chicago says nothing is to be gained by trusting either house of Congress to the democrats. He baa seen some of them at close range. When ou think how doll business was when, the democratic party wa last in power, isn't it a big risk tc try it again? Kx-rresident Roosevelt Is having great sport -chasing opponents out oi the Jungles in darkest New York. After next Tuesday the candidates troubles will be ovr, but will yocr; E STATE OF ILLINOIS IS -VICTOR OVER RAILROAD UNDER DECI SION BY HIGH COURT. OVERRULES LINE DEMURRER Case Goes to La Salle County Court to Be Heard on Merita Action Based en Findings of Accountants That Reports Had Been Changed. Springfield, 111. A decision of the supreme court of Illinois was handed down Friday In the tax case of the state against the Illinois Central Rail road company. The state won every important con tention with the exception that the opinion holds the accounts prior te 1905 have been accepted by the state and payment made therlon, and that therefore they are not subject to fur ther inquiry. But for the future settlements and for the settlement of all accounts since Governor Deneen came into of fice, the court lays down hard and fast rules for accounting by which the state will reap a reward of $2, 000,009 a year more in taxes than It has been receiving from the Illinois Central Railroad company. When the Illinois Central tendered its first payment under Governor De neen's administration he accepted the money with the understanding the ac counting upon which the money was tendered was subject to revision. Tbla act on the part of the governor, the court holds, makes all transactions with the road during his administra tion subject to further accounting. The court remands the case to the circuit court of La Salle county, with instructions to proceed In accordance with the views In Its opinion. Unless the railroad accepts the court's de cision aa final, the circuit court of La Salle county will no doubt appoint s, master to go into all the details of the accounting since 1905, and the case may be prolonged indefinitely. At present the railroad is paying ap proximately $1,000,000 to the state very year. The suit against the Illinois Central was filed early In December, 1907, by the attorney general, following a mes sage from Governor Deneen to the legislator, declaring that the road had been so manipulating its accounts as to credit millions of its earnings to the non-charter lines, iiot subject to theMax ctf 7 per cent. Later ac counting swelled "the amount which Governor Deneen declared the road owed to the state from $5,000,000 to $15,000,000. RIOTS IN DRIVERS' STRIKE Walkout of Express Employes Spreads to New York City Violence Fol lows Business at Standstill. New York. The strike of drivers and helpers employed by nil the lar ger express companies that for sev eral days has been In progress at the railroad terminals on the Jersey City side of the North river, spread to New York Friday, and as a result the entire business of receipt and deliv ery of all goods in transit was ma terially affected. The situation is in a veritable state of chaos with an outlook for even worse conditions unless the express matter piling up at the railroad de pots can be moved. The police seem powerless to render sufficient protec tion and the men ready to hire out as strike-breakers are very diffident about applying for the positions. Scenes of violence were enacted all over the city, wagons being stonei? and drivers beaten. In Jersey City and Hoboken, where the large stables are located, the strike has completely tied up the companies and perishable goods, as a conse quence, are accumulating In huge plies. The express companies have made tentative application to Governor Fort for the calling out of the militia to guard their wagons and buildings, but the Jersey City police authorities are confident that they can handle the situation. HAITIEN GUNBOAT BLOWN UP Seventy Die When the Libert Is Wrecked at Sea Twenty Per sons Are Saved. Port au Prince, Haiti. The Haltlen gunboat Llberte has been lost at sea off Port de Palx. following an explo sion on board, "t Is estimated 70 persons were killed or drowned. Twen ty others were rescued. News of the accident was received here Wednes day. The Llberte failed from this port last Monday, having on board 90 per sons. Among tho 70 who were lost were ten Haitten generals. Details are lacking, the only definite Information being as to the loss of life and the fa 't that an explosion oc. curred. Editor Held on Libel Charge. i'hiladelphia.On a charge of crimi nally libeling Congressman John K. Tener, the Republican candidate for governor, K. A. Van ';:lkenburg, edi tor and publisher of the North Ameri can of this city, was Friday beld In $5,000 ball for court. Boy Killed In Football. Enston, Md. Lee Simpson, aged eighteen years, of Tr mi", died Friday at bin home from the meets of an In Jury received while ;!:iyir.y football at Ifee Trappe hich school. .c. LOSES TAX HE BLEW vV .V y-V Ss&SSrA 'i C IT QUEBEC HAWLEY AND POST REACH CA NADIAN CITY IN FAIRLY GOOD SHAPE. BIG CROWD WELCOMES THEM lloonluti Tell of Hardships They En dured In Struggles Through Forests and Wilderness One Was Injured, Making Travel Slow. Quebec, Que. Looking somewhat fatigued from the several days' hard ship succeeding their sensational flight through space, which won for them the coveted trophy of the world's greatest conquerors of the air, Alan R. Hawley and Augustus Post disem barked from the '. fjuebeo & SL John train in the old historic city of Quebec Thursday night The United States consul was there to greet them, as well as a number of enthusiastic citizens who cheered them lustily. Their balloon, the America II, is still at Lake du Banc de Sable, the township In which they landed. It Is believed that Joseph Pednaud and Joseph Simard, two trappers who brought the balloonlsts in a bark canoe to St Ambrolse, will go back and see what can be done to get the big bag from its cache on the side of the mountain to the railroad here. Messrs. Hawley and Post landed about 46 hours after their departure from St. Louis. The balloon basket touched earth at 8:35 the afternoon of October 19. They probably flew about 1,600 miles, although the direct dis tance between the two points, on which the international race Is de cided, is only 1,355 miles. This would make their average rate of progress about 35 miles an hour. VICTORIArB. C. FIRE SWEPT Flames In Business District Destroy Many Fine Structures Loss $1,500,000 to $2,000,000. Victoria, B. C Fire, which started late Wednesday night and burned with unabated fury, swept through the heart of the city's business section, wiping out several of the finest buildings and causing a loss estimated at $1,600,000 to $2,000,000. Huge firebrands float ed on the high wind, which swept toward the water front, and It was with great difficulty that the firemen, aided by the mllltla and the garrison at Work Point barracks, kept the flames from sweeping a broad path to the edge of the water. Many blazing embers were carried out over the bay, endangering the shipping In the harbor. Among the buildings burned were the Victoria Times office and the Five Sisters building, a five-story offlce block. The five-story Pemberton build ing and the Drlard hotel were threat ened, both were saved. Fire Loss Was $15,000,000. Washington. Six billion board feet ef lumber, valued at about $15, 000,000, was destroyed In the re cent forest fires upon the national for ests In Montana and northern Idaho. The total area burned over In this one district was put at 1,250.000 acres. The first rough estimate of the fire loss In the great district was completed by officials of the government forest lervlce. Russia Drives Out 66 Jews. St. Petersburg Sixty-six Jewish irtlsans were expelled from St. Peters burg Friday on the grounds they were not following trades which would en title them to live outside tho restricted district set apart by law for their hab itation. South Dakota Divorces Invalid. Washington. Jit!cr Wendell Staf ford of tho equity court here I'Yiday decided that Soutl-. Dakota divorces were not valid in -Am District of Columbia. 7 n mrm v-:w TOO HARD jiSe SORRY ft - iTHT LITTLE AIM BOMB THREAT AT KAISER UNKNOWN WRITER BRINGS OUT TROOPS AT BRUSSELS. Extraordinary Measures Taken to Pro tect Emperor William as He Leaves Belgium Capital. Brussels. Extraordinary precau tions taken to protect Emperor Wil liam and Empress Auguste . Victoria when they left the city for v Berlin were explained Friday. . The police announced that a letter threatening the emperor had been received at the royal palace. The letter was signed by a militant Brussels anarchist and read: "Since no one has had the courage to blow up the German autocrat, I have decided to throw a bomb." Efforts to arrest the writer were fruitless and hence unusual steps were taken to safeguard the emperor on his way from the'palftCe' to the railway station. All windows ef houses overlooking streets through which the royal party passed to the) station were ordered closed and the station itself was packed with troops. The railway lino for a considerable distance out of the city also was guarded. Tho local Socialists on the day of the kaiser's arrival met and adopted resolutions of sympathy for their brethren In Germany. ETHEL CLARE LENEVE FREE Girl Companion of Dr. Crlppen, Sen tenced to Death, Acquitted of Charge as Accessory. London. Ethel Clare Leneve was acquitted Tuesday as an acoessory after the fact In the murder of Belle Elmore by Dr. Hawley H. Crlppen. It was for love of Miss Leneve that Dr. H. H. Crlppen, now under death sentence, murdered his wife. The crown counsel, Richard Mulr, failed to show that Miss Leneve had knowl edge of either the American's inten tion or of the crime Itself. No witnesses were called by the de fense. Immediately upon the conclu sion of the speech of Miss Leneve's attorney, F. E. Smith, Justice Atver stone delivered his charge to the Jury and they retired, returning In twenty two minutes with a verdict of ac quittal. FARM PRODUCTS CO. FAILS Concern Goes Into Receiver's Hands Schedules Show Liabilities of $1, 692,516; Assets, $427,346. Trenton, N. J. Schedules showing liabilities of $1,652,616 were filed in the United States district court setting forth the condition of the American Farm Products company, which is in the receivers' hands. The assets aggregate $427,346, stock in trade to the amount of $210,268 be ing the largest item. The receivers are Harman B. Baruch of New York and Frank P. McDermott of Elisabeth. Diets to Have His Liberty. Hayward, Wis. Judgo James Wlckham decided that John F. Diets, the famous defender of Cameron dam, was entitled to his liberty, pending his trial for the murder of Os car Harp, If he could secure bonds men that could qualify In the sum of $40,000. Efforts are being made to get the bonds. The ball of Letlla Deltz was fixed at $10,000. Aviator Is Killed In Fall. Rome, Italy. Lieutenant Sugllettl fell with a military biplane In which he was maneuvering ThurFday and was Instantly killed. The machine was wrecked. Boy Bites Cartridge; Dies. Nyack, N. Y. .Jncopli Do lionii, an eight-year-old schooll oy of JIaverstraw, Thursday put a cartridge In hid mouth and began biting n it. Tho cartridge exploded and the Imy Oil dead, the bullet having goie np.. rd through vraln. STU3BS FLAYS KISH RATES GOVERNOR 8TAR WITNES8 BE FORE COMMERCE COMMI88ION. Declares Railroads Falsify and Are Guilty of Stock and Profit Jug gling Proves a Tartar. Chicago. Oct. 29 Declaring that the western railroads were guilty ol stock aud profit Juggling W. R. Stubbs, governor of Knnsn:, held that the as sertion!) of the rouds that an Increase in freight rates was necessary were not Justified by facts. Governor Stuhbs was testifying be fore the Interstate commerce commis sion at its session here In the rate hearing. He made one of tho strongest wit nesses that the shippers had placed on the stand. He Insisted that the valuation tho roads had put on their property was altogether excessive and ho offered to reproduce -all the lfnee If-' V '",jf'.'-''V?. i.i T-TSJ Governor Stubbs. In Kansas for $25,000 a mile and to give a bond of $1,000,000 for perform ance. Such a figure, he said, would yield him 10 per cent profit at least. Much of the stocks of the railroads, according ' to Governor Stubbs' testl mony, consist of water and profits, and are Juggled through the placing In permanent improvements, of surpluses and then the capitalizing of the im provements. The governor proved a tartar for the railroad attorneys "when cross-examined, and his sallies kept the -officials and others at the hearing in gales of laughter. NATIVES KILL AN. AMERICAN Bands of Manobos Slay Planters MindanaoTroops Rushed to ths Scene. in Manila. Two bands of Manobos tribesmen are devastating ' the west coast of Davo, in "southeastern Min danao Island, and have killed sev eral planters, Including Earl Gerr, aa American. All available troops wero ordered to the scene today. Brigadier General Perching, com mandlng the department of Mindanao, has left his headquarters and Zambo anga to command the reinforcements which are being hurried to Davo. The Manobos dattos declare their purpose of expelling all foreigners and Filipinos from the district. WILSON MAKES MILK RULING Bars From Agricultural Department All Lactesl Fluid Not Subjected to Turberoulin Test. Washington. An order issued by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson bars from the department and all Its branches milk which has not been subjected to the tuberculin test. This is so important a ruling that all the departments are expecting to have similar orders Issued. This will be a severe blow to tho dealers in milk who are opposing pasteur and tuber culln tests and many of these dealers have undertaken to attack pasteuriza tion before the department of jus tice. LAWYER IN HOBBLE SKIRT Woman Attorney In New Style o Dress Causes Stir in U. S. Supreme Court. ; Washington. Miss Adellua 1L Burd, a lawyer of New York, threw consternation Into the attaches of ths Supreme court by appearing in a hob ble skirt At first there was an aft tempt to prevent Miss Burd from scab Ing herself at tho lawyers' table, bul she explained her employment In a Kentucky land case aud she was pen mitted to pass. To Carry Freight by Aeroplane. Dayton, O. The first contract evei made for the transportation of freight by aeroplane was signed here by Roy Knabenahue for the Wrights. A Co lumbus dry goods concern agreed to pay $5,000 to carry a consignment oi silk from Dayton to Columbus next 'Tuesday whun the original package will arrive in this city from abroad, Nebraska Slayer Hangs. Lincoln, Neb. Bert M. Taylor o MInden was hanged at the state peni tentiary Friday. He protested his In norenco to tlio hist. 11a v.aii convicted of klilln.': Pearl Ta!oi nineteen yeurti old, a sister of hl.i deceased wife. Wealthy Hunter Siain its Deer. Vancouver. I'- ' 1'. '.l'b:(ii, a hun ter f.'ini New Vo:l:. aiv.ire'it!." a r.ian of wealth, w;. a rl-o- v.' VX. Thurs day In th" v-'oo'i.i ! i : : ' 1 1 oi' V. i.ciuivor by C. Your.:;, v. In mi. V o l; in for a ' deer. -4 I L STATE GUARO GAMP MOVEMENT OH' FOOT FOR NEXT YEAR'S WORK. 0!U 6IMD TO ME PART Outlook Not Flattering for Special Railroad Rates In 1011 Other Matters at the Capital. , The movement to have tho TCaticnal Guard of Nebraska eiinip r.t Fort Omaha next fall during the Ak-Snr- Ben festivities la a trendy under way and an effort will In. hi-kIo also to' have a portion o' tin. Iowa guard take part In the military maneuvers at that time. Adjutant (loners! Har tlgan la working on the matter and even sheuld he not. h nt the ho.vl of the guard at that. I tint;, before he goes out of efflre hf exin-ctn to have tho arrangements so far uiado that tliero will be no doubt of tho scIickio be ing carried out. General Ilurtlgnn l.ulievca that tho expense to tho statif will he practical ly nothing, except possibly railroad fare from Ashland to Omaha. His plan Is to have the annual encamp ment held nt ARhlamt and move the troops from Ashland to Omaha for two-- days, nreaklnp and making camp, he nays, is work that the guard needs and the kind of work that brings good result?. Hi idea ie simply to have the troops break camp at Ashland, ko to Omaha, re main In catnp the.ro a couple of Jays or so and then go bach . to AshUnd. This can be done, hf Hays, at . , very little expense, if any expense at all to tho state. . , Attorney Wants Record. Clork of the District Court Baer has. received a letter from an attouje.y at Danvtllo,. 111., asking for a record of ihe Insanity proceedings and or der of commitment to the asylum of Drv James M.. Barrow, whom 'the at toraey had 'been led.. to hefceve w.-ts lent te the asylum from this county In 1891 r1892. "The lawyer stated that Dr. Barrow 4s' to Tv tried next week, on the charge of murder. The writer lias charge of the defenseo ind wants the record of the Insanity proceedings to use at the trial. The records of -the LancttHter county in anlty" cominfasloir-- contain: no' ao count of any such can:, but Superin tendent Woodard of tho asylum states that the records of that institution ihow that Dr. James M Hiirrow Was ent there from ScVvard county in 1888 and thnt he died at the hospital In 1892, lining burled in the Institu tion cemetery. The Duuville prison er cannot be the Dr Barrow who was formerly an Inmate ol tho Nebraska hospital, but he ppon.i. to be living under the same iiamc. . ' Pleads Guilty tc Arson. -Roy WIlHcam, awuiiinr. sentence fter having pleaded wilty tq the charge of arson in district -court, made a detailed coot. union of tho srlme to County Attorney . Tyrrell and implicated in Inn conl'esclgu ,a third pai ty. The namn of the .third party Is withheld by the county at torney. "Earlier in tht; lufdnry qf this case Wllscani ' iiiipllcnfeti 'Theodore Staniscls and Staniscin i"n nov await ing trial on the chaiK:. Th-latest confession does not relieve 'SfanilsCls, but County ' Attorney: 1 Tyrrell Bays makes the caw agaiovt falui stronger. Nebraska Bank Guaranty Law. The constitutionality of the. Ne braska bank guaranty, law, will be argued in the supreme, court of tho United States about l-ceinKer 12. 8ues for Wife t Affections. John W. BergerR, of Omaha, against Whom a Judgment ' for $10,OBO was rendered by the district court ot Douglas county, for the alienation of the affections of the wifo of F, N. Phelps, has appealed to the- supreme court. Tho Jury brought, in a verdict (or damages amounting to $16,GC6.Q7. but the district cogrt reduced the amount to $10,0(0 and Bergers nrw appeals to the supreme court. Phetyis slleged that Berg -rr separated from bis own wife and came to live near the Phelps home in Omlia and that Bergers alienated 1 lit affection of Mrs. Phelps. Seeks Judgmert tor f'j,CC3. The Nebraska Mutcnal ronipany was made defendant iu uu action in stituted in district -4iirl by George E. Jackson, who - kc judgment in the sum of $5,0(10. alleging that through the negllg.-inc t tlio defend ant he sustained pi-rum, ,il Injuries Which damaged luui i: tho aiaount sued for. BaKers in SuMtin. The second annual whkioj of the Nebraska Hakert" association was called to order ty l'rsid:nt Wola. Mayor Love wel.-oineil tho bakers on behalf of tho city tellinr- Ihem that It was theirs and i.c hoped that they, would take full t cvi.i tan- of the free dom extended. Tl mayor touched on the power f 1 1-: i.iation when It was formed !e; , c.i.iui ptiilMta. S. II. Burnliam otmiui the greet ings of the Con.;., j i r.i! club, Presl dent Wood j bra::; iii.mit to be pre