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DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, BUY 20, 1011.
NO.' 38.
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DILLINGHAM INTRODUCES RESO
LUTION FOR FULL INQUIRY
INTO BRIBERY CHARGE.
BASED ON ILLINOIS REQUEST
La Follette In Address Reviews Case,
Declares Dejay of Accused Col
league In Defending Himself
Brought Opprobrium on Senate.
Washington. A resolution calling
or a prompt Inquiry Into the charges
against Senator Lorlmor of Illinois,
was Introduced In the senate by Sen
ator Dillingham, chairman of the
committee on privileges and elcc-
tlons. The Democratic senators will
support tho resolution.
The resolution was offered by Mr.
Dillingham In recognition of tho res
olution adopted by the state senate of
Illinois calling upon the federal sen
ato to tnko action. After quoting the
request of tho Illinois upper houso In
full tho Dillingham resolution pro
vides for a full investigation by tho
committee on privileges and elec
tions or a subcommittee, with spe
cial Instructions to ascertain whether
corrupt practices or methods were
adopted by any person, firm or cor
poration with reference to the elec
tion. Senator Dillingham announced that
he .proposed to press his resolution as
a substitute. Senator La Folletto
... ... . .
j -earn ne wouiu oner amenumoum w
W his own resolution. Ho then under-
-took a brief review of the Lorimer
M case which, he said, disclosed the fol-
1 lowing undisputed facts:
rThat Charles A. White confessed ho
was bribed to vote for Lorimer, re
ceiving $1,900 therefor.
That grand Juries investigated tho
confession and that during their work
two other members of tho legislature
confessed receiving "Lorlmor money,"
leaving no auum jib m mcn
guilt.
That another member, since de
ceased, was proved presont at distri
butions of "Lorimer money."
Senntor La Folletto first discussed
'' rnnrpspntntlvn ttTvernmnnt. He Said
the government was representative as
long as senators obeyed the popular
will and were elected without tho in
terposition of any outside power. Ho
asked senators to conceive a man
liolding rucIi a trust sitting silently, by
with his title tainted. Ho said the de
lay by Senator Lorimer had brought
.great opprobrium on tho senate itself.
Senator La Follette attacked the sen
ate system of courtesyas "helping to'
Tell and undermine representative
government. Ho said the system ex
cused and palliated violations of tho
nigh principles which senators
"brought from homo. Ho said there
was some purp'oso behind it, and that,
moreover, ho could not understand
how Senator Lorimer could rest under
tho charges against him.
TAFT ASSAILED BY NELSON
Minnesota Senator Declares Presidrn'
Is Evading the Constitution and
Trifling With Senate.
Washington. Senator Nelson of
Minnesota attacked President Taft
before tho senate flnnnco coraraitteo
for seeking to prevent the sonata from
amending tho Canadian reciprocity
nlll. He declared that .tho constitu
tion made the senate part of tho
treat- making power of the country
and offered several amendments to
tho measure. Senator Nelson's amend-
mnnfa wnnlfl rpdiipo nhnnf nnn.linlf
l tho existing tariff rntes on mo3t farm
products. To put farm products on
the free list, ho declared, was
legislating directly against tho
fnfrmer.
"President Taft is evading tho Con
stitution of tho United States," lie
asserted, "when he tries to force the
-senato to accept this agreement as It
was presented. He In trifling with
tho senate of the United States."
FIFTY POSTAL BANKS NAMED
Postmaster General Hitchcock to Deo
Ignate 100 Each Week Here
after. Washington. Postmaster General
Hitchcock, Impressed by the re
ports of the successful operation of
the postal savings system, has decid
ed to designate hereafter, for a con
siderable time, 100 additional postal
depositories each week, instead of
CO, as announced a month ngo.
Announcement was made of tho
iviiesignatlon of 50 additional deposi
tories, 23 of them to bo located west
of tho Mississippi, whero the heaviest
deposits heretofore hnvo been made
and where tho department feels bank
ing fncilltles aro comparatively lim
ited. Among those designated, which
will opon for postnl savings business
Juno 19, are: Do Kalb, 111.; Michigan
City, Ind.; Colfax, la.; Calumet.
Mich.; Cudahy. Wis.; Chippewa Falls.
Murray Refuses Bank Post.
Washington. Comptroller of thp
Currency Lawrence O. Murray de
clined tho presidency of tho First Na
tional bank of Pittsburg. He an
nounced that ho would servo out his
term as comptroller, expiring 11)13.
Indian Goes to Crowning.
Ottawa, Ont. Chief Wedlldaheld ot
Kitselns tribe, Is in Ottawa on his
way to tho coronation, carrying pres
ents carefully packed In elaborate
Indian fashion for "tho great whlto
father," King George.
A BD SEASON
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society:
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PEACE PACT SIGNED
REBELS AND MEXICAN GOVERN
MENT AGREE ON DOCUMENT
TO END CONFLICT.
DIAZ IS PLEDGED TO RESIGN
Final Agreement Reached at Juarez,
But Full Concessions Obtained by
Insurrectos Are Not Shown In Doc
ument 200 Die In Battle.
Juarez, Mex. Officially designated
representatives of tho Mexican gov
ernment and the revolutionists signed
a peace agreement at tho customs
houso hero Intended to end tho hostili
ties that have been waged in Mexico
for tho last six months.
Constitutional restrictions prevent
ed the inclusion in the agreement of
tho fact that tho rebels will bo per
mitted to suggest to various stato leg
islatures tho names of provisional gov
ernors, and likewise the fact that six
of tho eight tmw, cabinet members
have bcon chosen by the revolution
ists, but tho agreement records that
President Diaz and Vice-President
Corral will resign before the end of
tho present month and that hostilities
shall cease at once.
Laredo, Tex. News of a terrific
baUIe at Torrenn, in which tho rebels
were victorious and captured tho
town and that at least 200 federal sol
diers were killed, have reached here.
Tho news was brought hero by two
American railroad men, but thoy did
not attempt to estimate tho rebel
losses.
Eagle Pass, Tox. In a dosporato
fight between Mexican insurrectos
and Chinamen at Torreon 225 Chinese
were killed. This Information was
recolved here by Sam Wnh, owner of
a hotel at Ciudad Porllrlo Diaz, across
tho river from here. Details of Un
reported slaughter have not reached
here except that of the number of
Chinamen killed wero fifty of Wall's
ranchmen. Wall has telegraphed tho
Chinese minister at Washington, ask
ing for protection.
TWO HELD FOR BOMB PLOT
B. H. Connors and James Hendricks
Are Arrested at Los Angeles
Charged With Conspiracy.
Los Angoles, Cal. Two men are
prisoners In the private chambers
of District Attorney John D, Fred
ericks hero and both of them aro
being accused of entering Into a con
spiracy to dynamite tho million-dollar
Hall of Records building hero on tho
8th of last September.
One of them is 11. H. Connors, a for
mer structural iron worker of this
city, and tho other Is James Hon
drlcks, who has been prominently
identified with the local strike situa
tion here.
After tho two men had been close
ly questioned by Detectlvo nrowno, It
wns nnnounced by District Attorney
Fredericks that additional arrests
would follow. It Is understood that
seven men have been Implicated in
tho alleged plot to dynamite tho
building, and it Is charged that a wom
an will also bo taken into custody.
Dlx Orders Bank Probe.
Albany, N. Y. A sweeping Investi
gation of tho stnto banking depart
ment has been ordered by Governor
Dlx. Tho Investigation will bo In
charge ot George C. Van Tiryl, newly
appointed superintendent of banks.
Allow G. A. R. to Use Passes.
Washington. A resolution amend
ing the Interstate commerce law to
permit tho granting of passes to mom
hers of tho G. A. U. whon attondlng
encampments of tho ordor wns ndopt
ed by tho sonata.
Scarlet Fever at Wellesley.
Boston. Wollosloy collego has an
epidemic of scnrlet fever. Flvo mem
bers of the freshman class aro hold In
quarantine, and It Is said that If nny
moro cases develop tho collego will
be closed
IN PROSPECT
WAR MINISTER DEAD
MAURICE BERTEAUX,
FRENCH CABINET, 13
MEMBER
KILLED.
Premier and Son Injured Several
Others Are Hurt When Aviator
Loses Control of Airship.
Paris. Henri Maurlco Bcrtoaux..
minister ot war, was killed, Antolno
E. Monls, premier of Franco and min
ister of the interior, nnd his son, An
tolno, Jr., wero severely Injured, and
Henri do la Mourthe, an nged aeronau
tic expert, and several others painfully
hurl' when a monoplane, driven by
Aviator Train, became unmanageable
and plunged Into a crowd of specta
tors at iBsy Les Mollncaux.
Tho nccldent occurred at tho start
of what may still bo tho most ambi
tious aviation event Europo has over
known a raco from Paris to Madrid.
Tho dlstaco is 900 mlle3, divided
Into three stages, each aeroplane to
carry a driver and ono passenger.
So great was tho Interest In this
event thnt tho premier, tho members
ot his cabinet and 150,000 spectators
wero gathered at Issy, which field
bears tho sanio relation to Tarls that
Belmont park bears to Now York.
To provent tho spectators from
crowding around tho hangars and
upon tho starting green, troops of
cavalry wero stationed In tho field.
Train had mado one circle and, al
though still quite closo to tho ground,
appeared to bo in complete control.
As ho swung around tho second time,
a troop of cavalry moving across tho
field appeared directly In his path.
Train moved his planes dosperntely,
hoping In the strong winds to rise
sufficiently to sail over tho soldiers and
their mounts. He succeeded In rising,
but lost control of his machine, which
swung in tho direction of u group con
taining the most distinguished specta
tors on tho field, and then crashed
heavily upon them.
Premier Monls, his son Antolno, Jr.,
Minister Bertcaux. Henri do la
Mourtho, the latter famous throughout
Franco ns an expert on neronautics,
wero scattered right and left ns
though thoy wero ten-pins struck by a
ball. Bertcaux, struck by tho whirl
ing propeller, was "dead when taken
from tho ground. The injuries to
Monis wero nt first believed to bo fa
tal, but tho doctors stato that ho will
probably survive
Strange as it may appear, Train and
ills passenger escaped practically un
hurt, nlthough their machine was
smashed to splinters.
. Maurlco Berteaux, tho dead minis
tor of war, wns ono of tho most bril
liant men In France.
ALASKA CLAIMS ARE VOID
Hundreds Rejected by Government
Land Office 400 Yet to Be
Passed Upon.
Senttlo, Wash. Final report has
been made by tho field division
of the general land office on
TOO of the 1,100 Alaska coal claims
and notice of tho findings will be sent
to tho claimants In duo courso.
Tho contents of tho report has not
been mado public but so far as known,
none of tho claims In tho various
Alnsknn coal fields has beon found
valid In tho Tannnla field, all the
locations hnvo been canceled becauso
no application for pntont was made.
In the Capo Llsburuo field, where n
bluff of coal overhangs tho shore of
tho Arctic ocean, all but two of the
locations havo beon canceled. Tho
remaining 400 entries nro now under
Investigation, which is progressing as
rapidly ns circumstances will permit.
Hatpin Stab Is Serious.
Lima, O. Prof. John L. Cotncr of
the local high school faculty Is con
fined to his homo threatened with
lockjaw, ns tho result of nn accidental
stab In ills left tomple, mado by n hat
pin in tho hands of a choir girl nt
Graco church.
Fall to Disbar Attorney General.
Plerro, S. D. Tho supremo court
dismissed tho disbarment proceedings
against Attorney General JohnBon on
tho ground thnt the testimony did
not sustain tho cbarces.
SUES LUMBER ; FIRMS
WICKERSHAM BEGINS! ACTION
UNDER ANTI-TRUSTt LAW.
Government Starts Sutt to End Truss
Alleged to Hold Buyers at Its
Mercy All Over Country.
New York. Sweeping and sonsa
tlonal charges of a gigantic conspiracy'
to maintain high prices, to blacklist
concerns not regarded a9 "propor"
trade, and to violato goncrnlly tho
Sherman anti-trust law are made In a
government suit filed by Attorney
General Wickershara In the United
States circuit court here against the
lumbor trust.
This Is tho government's first anti
trust suit conforming to tho Supremo
court's doclslon in the case ot tho
Standard Oil company. It was declarod
by government officials that this Is
merely a precursor of a sUrcosslon of
similar suits to be brought ngnlnst
tho giant monopolies ot the country
which hnvo been responsible for the
Increased cost of living.
Ten trada organizations and moro
than 150 Individuals aro named ne do
fendantB. Thoy nro nllcged to hnvo
conspired among themselves and with
tho nsslstanco of tho National Whole
sale Lumber Dealers' association to
prevent wholesalers from selling di
rectly or Indirectly to consumors.
The defendant corporations are:
Tho Enstorn States Retail Lumbor
Dealers' association ot Now York,
with offlcos at 18 Broadway.
Tho New York Lumbor Trado asso
ciation of this city.
Tho Building Material ilen's asso
ciation of Westchester county, N. Y.
Tho Lumbor Dealers association of
Connecticut
Tho Lumbor Denlers' association of
Rhode Island. '
Tho Retail Lumbermen's association
of Baltimore '
The officers and dlrccto-s, trustees
and members of the foil wlng nro
nr.mcd ns Individual defe idants, ns
well bb tho officers and directors and
members of the followini voluntary
organizations: Tho New Jersey Lum
bermen's Protective association of
Philadelphia and tho Lijmbur Ex
chango of tho District of Columbia.
HONOR PAID TO L'ENFANT
Memorial to French Engineer Who
Laid Out Washington Is Unveiled,
President Making an Address.
Washington. hnprcsslvo ceremo
nies marked the unveiling of the me
morial ot Major L'Enfant, tho French
engineer who laid out tj-nlann for
the city of Washington, at Arlington.
President Taft, Senator Itoot and tho
French ambassador, M. Jussorand, de
livered brief addresses, and tho occa
sion was given a degreo of military
pomp by the presence of a consider
able number of tho troops stationed
In Washington and Fort Myer.
For many yenrs tho body of Major
L'Enfant lay in n modest gravo on
tho old Ulggea farm, in Princb Georges
county, Md. H. B. F. MacFarland, at
thft tlmo president of tho hoard of
district commissioners, took a lively
Intel est In tho project to remove Ma
jor L'Enfant's remains to Arlington,
and rongress finally authorized tho
commissioners to expend 31,000 in
transferrins; tho remains. Tho body
was rolnterred at Arlington on tho
afternoon of April 28, 190D, after In
teresting services at tho capltol.
QUASH INDICTMENT OF COX
Judge Dickson Dismisses Bill Charg.
Ing Former Cincinnati Boss
With Perjury.
Cincinnati. Tho li.dictments chars
Ing Gcorgo B. Cox with perjury In III
testimony reeardlng tho payment of
county treasury "gratuities wore
nuashod beforo Judgo Dickson. Tho
county prosecutor at once moved to
take tho case to tho higher courts on
tho allegation of error in tho find
ing of Judge Dickson. If the upper
courts find that thero was no error
then Cox stands froo for all time on
tho charge.
MAKES RUSH TRIP TO ROME
Los Angeles Physician, Using Schedule
Vehicles, Expects Ic Atrhe There
In D1 Days.
Chicago Dr. J J. CbonM of
Los Angeles, Cal., passed through
Chicago en route to Rome, Italy, called
thero by tho Illness of Mrs. A. S.
Browning of Los Angeles, who !
touring tho continent with her daugh
ter. Doctor Choato expects to mnko
tho entire trip in 15 days. Ho Micclvcd
the call by cable nt ono o'clock on
Wednosdny and left I.u AiignlM at
in. 30 the next morning on tho Union
Pacific and NorthwcHtcrn and will sail
from New York on tho Maurot.itila ot
ten a. m. May 24. due m Fishguard la
tho morning five days latf-r, and will
leavo Immediately for London. A-Imueo
he will cro'is tho channel and ratch
tho expresfc via Paris to Roino.
Revive Old River Traffic.
Now Orlenns. Carrying several ear
loads of freight to merchants, thn
steamer Chester loft for Kansas City.
It is intondod to revive rlvor traffic
between New Orleans nni tho Mis
souri point. Tho trado was sban
doned 20 years ago.
H. L. Stlmson Is Sworn Irv.
Washington. Henry L Htimann ot
Now York was sworn In nr. tenrcary
of war, succeeding Jacob M. Dickin
son. Tho ceremony took plsco Jj the
office of the secretary,
ROOSTING
N VALUES
ACTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN
IN VILLAGES AND TOWNS.
AS TO THE TERMINAL TAX LAW
Object of Railroad In Putting Up
Values. Other Matters at the
State Capital.
In its report to tho Stato Board of
Assessment tho Northwcstorn rail
road has boosted its values of prop
erty situated In cities, villages and
towns. Tho reports filed by tho hoard
deal with property to bo assessed un
der tho terminal or local tax laV, all
ot which Is subject to valuation for
tho purposos of local taxation. Tho
local boards valuo tho proforty for
purposes ot local taxation, Avhllo the
stato board values it for purposes of
stato taxation.
Tho terminal or local railroad tax
law wan originated In Ni.-HnmVa by H,
T. CInrko, Jr., who Is now a member
ot tho state railway commission.
Whon he Introduced a bill for tho lo
cal taxation ot railroad property ho
was a member of the houso of repre
sentatives and lived In Omaha. Tho
pcoplo of Omaha wero vory desirous
of such a law because in Omnha thero
Is situated largo and vnlunblo termi
nals which had thoretoforo escaped
local taxation becauso thoy wero
taxed for stato purposos.
Soon nftor tho tormlnal tax law
went into effect tho Northwcstorn
Railroad company began to report tho
valuo of its property far boyond tho
values placed upon It by assessors.
Now another Jump Is made by tho re
ports of tljo company, iu many cases
tho incrcaBO holng from ono-thlrd to
one-halt tho fomor value. Whon this
Incrcaso was first commenced by tho
railroad company it attracted a groat
deal of attontlon nnd wns combnttcd
by othor railroad companies In nn In
direct way. Now that somo of tho
company's property Is r;ortcd to tho
state board at doublo tho former
value, the suspicion Is aroused that
tho company had moro Kureslght than
other rnlload companies In proparlng
for the tlmo when the state railway
commission will placo a valuo on all
of the physical properly of railroad
companies In this state.
Tho state, board of nssesBment did
little or nothing whon tho Northwest
ern road first began ,4ft. report in
creased values for the" purpoSesbf lo
cal nssessmont, hut now thnt railroad
rates may bo based on physical valu
ation tho board may tales, notice. It is
generally understood that any railroad
company Is willing to pay increased
taxes if It can gain the privilogo of
charging rates In accordnnco with
property values.
Verdict Cut Down.
A verdict for $25,000 for the loss
nf n llfo in a railroad accldont, lias
boon cut to $15,000 by Judge Frost ot
the district court. Tho Judgment was
In favor of Llzzlo L. Wright, admin
istratrix of tho cstato of Otto Wright,
tho latter having been nn engineer In
tho omployo of tho Rock Island road.
Ho was killed in a wrock and tho
widow brought suit for $25,000. Sho
was given a vordlct for the full
amount and tho company filed a mo
tion for a new trial. Judgo Frost
ruled that If a remittitur for $10,000
should ho filed, within ton days, tho
motion would bo ovorrulrd; otherwise
It would bo sustained.
Charged With Tak'ng Fish.
Chief Gamo Warden Miller has or
dered tho nrrost of Ilormnn Lonso
of Norfolk for stealing Il3h, Thovrcal
chnrgo Is taking fish unlawfully from
public waters.
Two Officers Go b Texas.
Lloutonnnt Colonel W. Edmund
Baohr of tho First rogimont, Nobraska
National Guard, of Omahn, and Cap
tain Roy E. Olmstead, commander of
Company A, First rcglmont, of York,
havo been assigned by Adjutant Gon
enil Phelps to attend tho nrmy ma
neuvers at San Antonio, Tox., for two
weeks. Tho two ollicflrs aro to re
port for duty at San Antonio on
May 27.
State Pays for I'-irmlt.
Tho stato of Nobraska refused to
pay for a building permit or to tako
ono out in Omaha a year ago whon
the now building at tho tichool for tho
deaf was built. Tho engineering de
partment of Omaha raised consider
able of a rumpus about tho matter but
tho stato stood pat ntid refused to
tnko out a permit. LaH week, how
over, a permit was tnliou out In tho
city of Lincoln for a content garagu
to ho constructed on tho grounds of
of tho executive munslon to houso
tho governor's now automobile, nnd
tho state paid CO contn fee for this
permit.
Senior "Sneak Uay."
The scnlot class of tho state unl
vorslty celebrated tho annual sonlor
"Snenk Day" and journoyed to Mil
ford, tho usual place for holding tho
colobrntlon. Only tho chancellor nnd
members ot tho faculty wore advised
as to tho day sot opart, excopt tho se
niors themselves. Various forms ot
outdoor entortalnment had boon
planned by tho committee in chnrgo,
ouch ns baseball, races and other
ovenlit. Bosldos tho sports, tho se
niors visited tho Old t'loldlors Homo
it Mllford.
FOR STATE BANKERS.
B6ard Prepares to Enforce Guaranty
Law.
Socrotnry K. Royso, of tUv stulo
hanking boniil has sent out blanks
asking state bnnks to report to him
the nveriigo amount ot dally deposits
for six months ending Mny 31, ex
clusive of public moneys, so thnt ho
may compute the umount of tho an
sosBtnent to bo levlod against each
bank for tho depositors' guaranty
fund. This Is to remain in tho banks
but Is subject to payment on demand
of tho banking board. Here Ib the
lettor:
Lincoln. Nob., Mny 1C, 1911. To
tho Cashlor: I oncloso herewith two
blank forms upon which to mnkn a
statement of the nvorago dally do
posits of your bank for the six
months ending May 31, 1911, exclusive
of public monoy otherwise secured.
Sco section 45 of tho banking net.
Theso statements must bo signed and
sworn to by tho president, vice presi
dent or cashlor, and both forwarded
to this office not later than Juno 2,
1911, ono of which will be returned
showing tho amount of tho assessment
lovled ngalnst your hanp which
amount shall be sot apart, kopt and
maintained In the bank to tho credit
of a fund or account designated as
a "Doposltors Guaranty Fund," pay
ablo to the stnto bunking board on
demand. See section 46 ot tho bank
ing act.
Whero n bank doos not hnvo a suffi
cient umount ot net earnings to meet
its assessment tho Bharoholdors must
bo assessed In proportion to their
stock holdings, ns tho capital or stir,
plus should not bo reduced for that
purpose.
With notices to tho banks of tho
amount of this assessment will bo
sent blanks upon which to make a
roport of their condition, as required
by section 15 ot tho banking net.
Upon receipt nnd examination thero
of by tho stnto banking board, certi
ficates provided for In Bald section
will bo Issued to such bnnks as tho
board is satisfied meot the roqulro-
ments of tho depositors guaranty law.
Certificates will be withheld in all
enses where the condition of the bank
Is such tiB to Imperil tho integrity of
tiio guaranty fund. Bunks must bu
solvent boyond question beforo given
a certificate. Very respectfully,
E. ROYSE,
Secretary State Banking Board
Rock Island Engineers Appear.
Chief Englnoer J. B. Berry, of tho
Rock Island railroad, accompanied by
Assistant C. Sattloy, appeared before
tho Btato railway commission a few
days ago to try to lnduco tho commis
sion' (o JicreaBG the vqjuntlon of tho
physical property" of tho Hock Island
In Nebraska from $10,723,372 to $13,
131,180, tho latter being tho vuluatlon
as found by tho company and tho
former holng tho valuation ns deter
mined by tho physical valuation de
partment of tho railway commission.
Lincoln Traction Company.
Tho nssessmont schedulo ot tho Lin
coln Traction company litis been filed
in tho offiro of County Assessor Mil
ler and is tho first roturn from any of
tho big corporations. Thu company
places a total valuation on Its proper
ty ot $1,455,207.52, which Is $589,352.48
less thnn thnt fixed, by tho hoard of
equalization last year. Tho total for
1910 wiu3 $2,014,050.
Grants Application.
Tho stato railway commission has
granted tho application of tho Chicago
& Northwestern rnllroad to withdraw
its rulo under which tho road absorbs
switching chnrges on non-compotltlvo
business.
First In the Race.
Judge Francis Hnmor, of Konrnoy,
is the first formnl entry in the judicial
handicap to ho determined by party
In tho August primary ballot as a can
didate for judgo of the supremo court
on tho republican ttckot.
Death of Judge Pond.
Judgo S. P. Pound, u Nebraska pio
neor nnd a loading mombor of tho No
braska bar, diod at his homo hero. Ha
was 78 yenrs old.
Charges Embezzlement.
Fred A. Corbln, postmaster at Rey
nolds, apponrod before United States
Commissioner Marjay to nnswer to n
chnrgo of embezzling money orders
amounting to $2,66i. He gave bond
for $2,500 and was hound over to the
federal grand jury.
Requisition by the Governor.
Govornor Aldrich hns Issued a ro
qulsltlon for tho return of George
Wnllaco to Holt county on tho chnrgo
of obtaining $100 on a forged check.
Wnllnco Is reported to bo In Denver.
W. A. Slzer on Board.
W. A, Slzer, son of PoBtmastor Ed
wurd Slzer, of this city, and for many
years a resident of Lincoln iins been
appointed a member of tho Wyoming
stnto hoard of Immigration by Gov
ernor Carey of that stato.
Bookkeeper Consults Governor.
T. E. Stowart, who was bookkeeper
of tho stato school for tho feeble
minded youth nt Beatrice under tho
Roo administration and who Is al-
loged to havo been responsible for tho
shortngo of $1,300 which occurred
thero, visited Governor Aldrich. After
a consultation It was announced thnt
tho bookkeeper would pay tho short
age in full ub indicated by tho roport
of tho stnto accountant on tho books
of that Institution. Stewart says ho
does not know how tho shortage on
j his books occurred.
SHERLOCK HOLMES
HAS A REAL RIVAL
DETECTIVE WILLIAM J. BURNS 1ft)
WIDELY KNOWN A8 THE
"NEVER FAIL."
FAMOUS SECRET SERVICE MAN
Gained Much Fame Whtn Ha
Down Elusive Counterfeiters
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Uncle 8am For 25 Years Ha Hmj
Successfully Tracked Criminals. ,
Los Angelos, Cal. William J. Burnt
better known as "Billy" Burns to bcn
cret service operators and detective
ail evor tho country, and whoso, most!
occnt claim to fame was thft arrest of.
tho McNamara brothers and' Ortle Mc-f
Manlgnl for tho long series of dyna-j
mlto crimes throughout tho country,!
Is an Ohio product. Ho was formerly!
cuttor In a tailor shop at Columbuflj
Something over SO years ago Bursa
earned a modest stipend as a cuttor In.
a tailor shop at Columbus, whero tho
uniforms for tho pollco of that city,
wero mado. John E. Murphy was chief
of police. Ho and Burns becamo great'
friends. Otton whon Murphy had a
bnrd cubo ho would talk It over with
Burns. After tho police had workod a.
week on a murder case Burns criti
cised the methods employed. He told
Murphy tho mon worked on bad Unci.
Murphy suggested Burns try his hand;
and tho suggestion was promptly ac
cepted. Ono week later Burns landed
tho man and sdeured a confession.
Ho wns tnkon from tho cutter's bench
and mado a detective, and while ha
was there mado his name a terror to
criminals. Aftor a short experience
he wont with an agoncy at St. Louis.
loiter no became connected with tho
United States secret service and han
dled with marked results a great mass;
of Important work. William P. Haion
was chlof of that branch of the treas
ury when Burns was called Into tho of-
flee during tho '90s and shown an alJ
moBt perfect $100 Monroo head silver,
William J. Burns,
certificate that had boon caught at)
tho suh-troasury at Philadelphia. A
fow days later John E. Wilkio wasi
mado chief of tho secret Borvico andi
ho gave Burns the work and told him
to uso his own mothods. It required
sixteen months' work, at tho end ot;
thnt porlod Burns Itad tho two engrav-'
ers, tho men who clrculatedvtho bills,
tho plates, and over a million of tho
bogus notes. Ho had also discovered
that a counterfolt equally good was al
most ready to bo passed.
Soon after this a counterfeit sllveri
certificate $10 bill bearing tho bead)
ot Hancock nppenred at Atlanta, Ga.,
whero the cotton exposition was undon
way and many wero put in circulation.
Burns was put on that A lino ho
picked up led to KanBas City nnd In
volved a prominent man at tho liye
slock exchange Tho man was wealthy
nnd had boon In business, known and
respected for 20 years. Four wooks
Burns trailed that man and, finally
made tho arrest, found Incriminating
documonts In his pockets and caught
$20,000 of tho counterfeit bills ad
dressed to the man at tho express
office.
Ho cleaned up tho Gen. Do Mora
nud Captain Requcsans gang that op
orated In Now York and manufao
turod bogus bills for circulation In tho
contral American states. He also
cleaned up tho Brockway, Ulrlch and
Bradford crowd of counterfeiters and
captured all tho platoa thoy used In
tho manufacture of $20 sllvor certifi
cates. When Snn Francisco citizens decid
ed on an Investigation of graft condi
tions in thnt city they went to Wash
ington to got ndvlco about the firm
of dotectlves to mako tho investiga
tion. Chlof Wllklo wus asked about
It and ho said Burns could and would
clean It up if thoy omployed him and
lot him alono. Ho was lonned by tho
treasury department at tho personal
request of President Roosovelt, and
it Is recent history how ho riddled tho
gang that had been plundering that
city, secured confosslons, sent a num
bor to tho penitentiary and upset tho
graft conditions.
In 30 years of detectlvo work Burns
holds tho envlablo record of never
having lost a big caso, nover having
shot a man in making any of th
scores ot Important urrests he has.
mado. No man has ever shot htm.
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