DftKDTA COUNTY HERALD.
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VOL. 19.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 2 ,1911.
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BARES STEEL MERGE
JOHN W. GATES TELLS OF FORMA.
TION OF UNITED STATES
CORPORATION.
CONGRESSMEN HEAR STORY
Gives Inside History of Trust Says
Carnegie Made $160,000,000 In Com
bine Admits It Was Organized to
Stop Competition.
Washington. John W. Gates ap
peared before the house comralttoo
that Is Investigating the United States
Steel corporation and gave some In
teresting testimony.
Present at the birth of the greatest
steel manufacturing concern In tho
world, ho described how It was tho
natural outcome of what he described
as tho refusal of Andrew Carnegie to
be bound by the "gontlenien'a agreee
mentis" that marked the early days of
open competition In the steel business.
Ho told also of millions lost and
created almost In a breath; how tho
Carnegie mills, appraised at $160,000,
000, were recognized as worth $320,
000,000 almost within the time re
quired to make the transfer to tho cor
poration; the grim clash In tho forma
tive days when John D. Rockefellor
was dissuaded from joining In the
formation of the corporation and the
manner In which others were pro
vented from engaging In tho steel
trade.
Relating how Carnegie had boon
forced to abandon plans for extending
his steel business, Mr. Gates frankly
admitted that the gigantic Industrial
combination was formed to throttlo
competition, and he surprised the com
mittee with tho further information
that when John D. Rockefeller had
sought to enter tho steel business a
deal had been put through by which
the Standard OH magnate wa3 forced
to sell out for 40 cents on the dollar.
Characterizing Mr. Carnegie as "a
bull In a china shop," Mr. Gates told,
of a midnight conference between
himself, Charles M. Schwab and J.
Pierpont Morgan, at which tho steel
corporation was conceived, and how
It resulted In Carneglo getting $320,
000,000 In tho corporation's securities
for his steel interests, which ho pre
viously had offered for $160,000,000 in
cash.
Mr. Gates also told tho committee
of tho taking over of the Tennessee
Coal and Iron company by the United
States Steel corporation during tho
panic of 1907, a deal in which he was
interested as a stockholder of the
Tennessee company. This, he de
clared, was a forced transaction car
ried out by Mr. Morgan and other
financial leaders to save from ruin tho
Trust Company of America, threatened
in the financial upheaval, because it
had loaned too much money on stock
of the Tennessee company.
Plans made by Mr. Carnegie In 1899
and 1900 to circle his steel Interests
with a railroad of his own and to com
pete with tho National Tube company
Just organized by Mr. Morgan by the
erection of tubo worki at Ashtabula.
0., were the factors that led td the
birch of the steel combine. Tho story
of the negotiations which led up to
tho combination was entertainingly
told by Mr. Gates.
Ho revealed how Mr. Morgan,
alarmed by Mr. Carnegie's plans, had
sought tho advice of himself and
James J. Hill; how Mr. Schwab, who
he said was the only man who had In
fluence with Mr. Carnegie, wai called
In to, suggest a way to "stop Carneglo"
and how tho latter was curbed in his
purpose, though greatly to his finan
cial gain.
He explained that the steel busi
ness was threatened with several
demoralizing forces when Carnegie's
plans became known nnd that Mr.
Morgan nnd others became alarmed,
fearing Carnegie would demoralize
both railroad lntorcsts and steel
prices
This was the situation as described
by Mr. Gates when Mr. Morgan sent
word to him through James J. Hill
seeking a conference to determine
what could bo done. Mr. Gates said
he told Morgan that Mr. Schwab was
tho one man who could Influence Mr.
Carnegie. Out of that came an all
night conference at Mr, Morgan's New
York homo, tho outcome of which was
tho United States Steel corporation.
John D. Rockefeller's name camo up
in tho hearing when Mr. Gates was
describing Mr. Carnegie's doeiro to
branch out after tho organization of
tho National Tubo company.
"John D. Rockefeller," he said,
"once started a steel mill and threat
ened to put us out of business. That
did not last long. A deal was mado
whereby Rockefeller's steel interests
were bought out at 40 cents on the
dollar."
Mr. Gates answered with candor
nearly every question put to him by
the members of tho committee, but
stirred thera somewhat when ho de
clined to stato what he thought was
the value of" tho common stock of tho
steel corporation.
Digs for the Gold of Captain Kldd.
Boston. Under the gray walls of
Fort Independent on Castle island,
now one of Boston's most popular
parks, a treasure hunting expedltlpn,
by permission of tho park commis
sioners, is seeking Captni i Kldd's gold
Big Meteor Rocks Larth.
Doyle, Cal. Tho full rf a giant
meteor .caused consternatio- through
out Lassen county. When tho mlssllo
struck Tulo mountain the shock was
jfelt for thirty miles, oauitng the
arth to tremblo as If from a quake.
AFTER THE WEATHER MAN
Tho house of representatives has appointed a committee of soven moi
bers from various states to investigate tho weather bureau of tho Dopat
mont of Agriculture. It is said that tho farmers are complalplng of the r
ports of tho Weather Man as "faulty, inaccurate and otherwise objection
able." They even intimate that "wot" predictions aro usually followed by
dry weather and vice versa, and that tho "fair" weather promised is apt to
turn out stormy. Washington News Item.
DIAZ FLEES MEXICO
FEEBLE FROM ILLNESS FORMER
RULER OF REPUBLIC BE-
COMES A FUGITIVE.
SPAIN IS TO BE HIS HAVEN
Accompanied by Few Friends Fallen
Chief Creeps Secretly from Palarce
and Starts for Vera Cruz Madero
Resigns Provisional Presidency.
Mexico City. Porflrlo Diaz, for
whom during thirty years all Mexico
has stood to ono side, hat in hand,
stole from the capital with the great
est of secrecy and, with n few do
voted friends whom ho dared trust,
started for Vera Cruz.
Tho blood poison and tho fever that
had kept Diaz a prisoner in tho na
tional palace are not abated. Dut
there Is torturo more pungent than
that of the body. Diaz, still president
and still hoping against hopo that
he would be able to resist tho demand
for his resignation, could not be con
quered by mere physical pain. But
Diaz desposed Is Diaz broken In spir
it, unablo to witness tho triumph of
his enemies.
So on tho day following his resigna
tion, with tho cheers for his succes
sors De la Barra and Madero, tho
former Just taking the oath as pro
visional president ringing through the
streets, ho crept like a badger evicted
from his hole, out into tho country,
slowly, sorrowfully away.
Only Sonora Diaz and a few of the
ultra-faithful accompany the former
president. As understood hero the
party will go to Vera Cruz and em
bark there as exiles for Spain.
Diaz had hoped, at least to end his
days In Mexico. Madero declared
with Diaz in tho country permanent
peace would not be possible. So lie
is gono from a wondering people
never to return.
In Mexico City the feollng Is one of
relief tinged with Just a bit of sorrow.
The country Is free free as It never
has been before in all Its history. But
with all his tyranuy, even tho mo3t
radical patriot Is compelled to admit,
now ho is gone, thnt Diaz accom
plished a great work In Mexico.
El Paso, Mex. Francisco I. Madero,
insurrecto president of Mexico, re
signed following the resignation of
Porflrlo Diaz as president of Mox
ico. Ho issued a manifesto renounc
ing the title of president of the pro
visional govenment and explaining
tho peace terms reached between
himself and the federals. Ho ex
presses the utmost confidence In
Francisco do la Barra whllo he holds
tho office of temporary president, and
says the insurrecto troops aro at the
disposal of Do la Barra In enforcing
peace.
Asked If he would announce his
candidacy for tho presidency of Mox
ico Madero said that he would not;
that such a thing was not considered
proper in his country, but his
friends would advance his namo at
the proper time.
The Inauguration of De la Barra as
provisional president was n brief af
fair, occupying only ten minutes.
Pope Names New Archbishop.
Rorao. Rt. Rev. ECmund Prender
gast, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia,
has been appointed archbishop of
Philadelphia In succession to tho late
Most Rev. Patrick Tohn Ryan, who
died February 11 last
Bank Robbed While Cashier Dines.
Rushvlllo, Mo. A robber entered
tho Farmers' State btnk hero whllo
the cashier was at lunch, took $2,000
In gold and silver from the vault,
which had been left unlocked, and
then escaped
WISCONSIN A MODEL
ROOSEVELT SAYS 8TATE IS OB
JECT LESSON FOR UNION.
Colonel Lauds Work Accomplished I.
Social Economics and Govern
mental Affairs.
Now York. "Wisconsin; An
Object Lesson for tho Rest of tho
Union," is tho caption of an article in
tho Outlook from tho pen of ex-PreBl-dent
Theodore Roosevelt. Among
other things, tho colon?! siys:
"I doubt whether American students
of social economics fully realize tho
extraordinary work accomplished dur
ing the last deendo, and now being ac
complished In tho stato of Wisconsin
under tho lead of Senator La Folletto
and the group of entirely practical
and at tho same tlmo zealously en
thusiastic workers who have come
into activo control of tho stato mainly
or largely because of the lead ho has
given them.
"We can now, at least in many
cases, look for leadership to Wiscon
sin when wo deslro to try to solve tho
great social and Industrial problems of
the present and tho future, Instead of
bolng forced always to look abroad.
It Is noteworthy that In Wisconsin
when one speaks of such leadership it
13 possible to lncludo therein tho stu
dent as well as the political leader.
In no other state In the Union has
any university done tho samo work for
the community that bns been dono In
Wisconsin by tho University of Wis
consin. "It Is only In Wisconsin, so far as I
know, that a really serious and thor
ough effort is making to find out how
to frame measures which shall give
the people effective control over the
big corporations without going Into
wild extravagances, and In this effort
politician and student hnvo Joined
hands. Again. I found tho legislators
grappling with tho question of work
Ingmen's compensation. . . . They
wero engaged In considering tho In
troduction Into tho state political sys
tem of tho initiative, referendum and
recall. . . .
"What they were considering In
each case wero the probablo practical
results of the measuro, fthat It would
do for good, what it would do for evil,
and how In actual practlco It should
bo guardud and bo applied as to mako
It llkoly that it would securo the maxi
mum of good at tho cost of the mini
mum of evil.
"After my visit I felt like congratu
lating Wisconsin upon what It had
done and was doing, and I folt much
moro llko congratulating tho country
as a wholo because It has in the state
of Wisconsin a pioneer blazing tho
way along which wo Americans must
make our civic and industrial advance
during the next fow decades."
Senate After Oil Heads.
Washington. Information as to
what steps had been taken for the
criminal prosecution of tho officers of
tho Standard Oil company under tho
rocent decision of tho Supreme court
was demanded of tho attornoy general
by the Bennto, which adopted without
debato a resolution of inquiry of
fered by Senator Pomerono.
Army to Use Woolen.
Washington To snvo $500,000 year
ly tho war department hns decided to
clothe the army In woolen Instead of
worsted uniform. Tho woolen manu
facturers havo been Invited to send
samples of olive drab cloths
Seventeen-Year Locusts Arriving,
Washington. Sovonteen-year lorusts
are said to bo duo to ravage vegota
tlon in the eastern states this sum
mer Tho vanguard of tho Invaders
Is reported to havo appeared in Alex
andria county, Virginia.
MODIFY JEW BARRIER
RUSSIA WILL ACCORD HEBREWS
BETTER TREATMENT.
Those In America Will Be Permitted
to Visit Czar's Domains on Le
gitimate Business.
Washington. Tho Russian govern
ment hns consented to pormtt
American Jows to ontor tho empire
for business purposes under certain
conditions which seem to bo those
applying to othor American citizens.
Official information has been re
ceived hero that Russia henceforth
will accord moro liberal treatmont to
tho Jows. This Is a concession to tho
continued protests of the United
States against tho discrimination by
Russia against Jews who nro Ameri
can citizens.
This govornmont contended that tho
barring of tho Jews constituted n vio
lation of tho commercial treaty of
1832 between the two countries, which
provided among other things for recip
rocal rights of travol.
Under tho proccduro which has pre
vailed up to this tlmo Jews wero ad
mitted to Russia only nfter they had
obtalnod passports which wero vised
by tho Russian embassy or by Russian
consular offices In this country.
This method of proceduro hns, how
ever, practically boon a dead letter, as
In nearly all casos tho Russian officor
declined to vlso tho passports.
It was only a fow months ngo that
a delegation of New York Jows, hood
ed by Jacob H. Schlff, called on Presi
dent Taft at the Whlto Houso and
urged him to abrogate tho treaty with
Russia becauso of tho discrimination
against Jews who woro naturalized
Americans and entitled to all tho
rights of tho convention.
Tho president declined to do this
becauso ho believed tho abrogation or
tho treaty would result in considerable
injury to Amorlcan interests and the
situation would not bo Improved ex
cept on sentimental grounds. But the
president has protested vigorously to
Russia against tho discrimination.
BERTEAUX IS LAID TO REST
Funeral of French War Minister Killed
at Aviation Field at Paris Is
Impressive.
ParlB, France. The funeral ot
Hnnri Maurice BerleuUX, thu French
minister of war, who lost his llfo In
tho aeroplane accident that marred
tho opening ot tho Parls-to-Madrld
aviation raco, was mado tho occasion
of mi impressive national demonstra
tion here.
All tho activo officials of tho coun
.try. Including both the civil nnd mili
tary branches of tho government, were
represented, ns woro all tho foreign
governments, who cither sent special
envoys or commissioned members of
tho diplomatic corps to act In that
capacity. The public schools wero
closed nnd nil Paris appeared to be
gathered along tho routo of the proces
sion, which moved between ranks of
tho military.
Gen. Francois Golran has accepted
tho portfolio of the ministry of war,
In succession to tho late M. Bertonux.
RYAN ILL; SECRET FOR TIME
Financier In Serious Condition After
an Operation Nature of Dis
ease Unknown.
Now York. Thomas Fortune Ryan,
tho traction magnate is seriously III
In his homo, 858 Fifth avonue
Ho underwent an operation and
while it was said that ho was "doing
nicely." It Is understood that his con
dition is grave. Plans havo boon
mndo for his lemoval to England.
Just what was tho nature of the dis
ease they could not tell, but it Is
believed it was somo form of kldnoy
trouble from which It was said Mr.
Ryan had been Buffering for years.
Tho operation, thoy added, was per
formed by Dr. Georgo Dnvld Stewart.
Doctor Stewart referred all Inquiries
to Mr. Ryan's prlvnto secretary, who
could not bn found.
LORIMER READY TO QUIT?
Rumored In Washington That Mil
nolsan May Resign Seat In
Senate.
Washington. In tho oloak-rooms
of tho senato thero was much
discussion of a persistent rumor that
Senator Lorlmor might resign before
tho new Inquiry Is actually authorized,
In order to protect his friondu from
tho attacks of tboso seeking to un
Beat him. Neithor his colloague,
Sonator Culloni, nor any of tho mem
bers of tho Illinois delegation in tho
houso would admit thoy had any
knowlodgo of such on Intention on tho
part of Mr. Lorlmor.
Grant Guilty of Heresy.
Atlantic City, N. J. Rov. Dr. Wil
liam D. Grant of Northumberland, Pa.,
has been found guilty of horesy y
the commission which heard the
charges mado against htm.
America Honors Tom Moore.
Washington. A bust ot Thomas
Mooro, tho great Irish poot, was un
veiled In tho Corcoran art gallery In
honor of tho ono hundred and thirty
second anniversary of his birth.
Champ Clark nnd Bourko Cockran de
llvered addresses.
Kills Wife Who Left Him.
Peoria, 111. Becauso his Wfo re
fused to llvo with him Goorgo Lash
wont to tho houso whero sho was re
siding and shot Mrs. Lash through tho
lwart kllllna- hor. Ho thon escaped
HE MUST 6EI BUSY
ATTORNEY OF DOUGLAS COUNTY
IS SHIRKING DUTY.
"EITHER MI' 'OB CET 001"
Must Get Busy or Be Replaced by a
Man Who Will Request to Don-
ahue Is But a Subterfuge.
Governor Aldrlch sent a stinging
lettor to County Attorney English of
Douglas county in which ho states
that that official's sldotrncklng of tho
recent communication bent out by him
in regard to the enforcement of tho
Alberts disorderly houso act does not
moot with tho oxocutlvo'a approval.
He furthor says untesorvedly that
unless proceedings aro Instituted at
once ho will tako stops to furnish
Douglas county with an attorney who
will not hesitate to conform with his
wIshoH In tho mnttor.
Tho Iottor goes to Attornoy Eng
lish in reply to ono received by Gov
ernor Aldrlch In whloh tho Omaha
man said ho had reforrod tho stato
executive's communication to Chlof
of Pollco Donahuo with a request for
information of tho existence of houses
of Ul-famo In tho stato's metropolis.
In his lettor Governor Aldrlch says:
"I observo that you say In your lot
tor that you havo transmitted to the
chlof of pollco of your city a copy
of your letter to mo and upon rocolnpt
ot Information you will tako such
stops' as tho ovldonco Justifies.
"Ponnlt mo to say, Mr. English,
that I am calling on you ns county
uttornoy in nnd for Douglas county to
onforco this ono of tho statutes of
tho stato. If It had boon tho duty of
tho chief of police I would havo call
ed upon him and not upon you."
"I do not bollovo In Fronch diplom
acy. If I did, I would bo tolorant'of
ovaslonB, subterfuges nnd equivoca
tions and In short, anything to ovndo
a plain performance of duty'. Chief
Donahuo is in no way under and by
virtue of provisions of this statuto
connoctod officially with your office.
Governor Aldrlch thon says that
tho statuto 1b not hard to onforco and
ho quotes from Its provisions to Ulus
trato to tho county official that his
duty In tho enso Is clear. y
"So when you refer this matter to
the Investigation of Chlof Donahuo I
must plainly say that you aro cer
tainly not acting In good faith, and
do not Intend to onforco tho law If
you possibly can ovado It. I havo
decided to sco to It that this law Is
enforcod nnd I shall uso all tho means
at my command to sco that it is dono.
If it is necessary for mo to got n
now county attorney in Douglas coun
ty to nnfnrrn this law, I shall tnko
tho necessary stops to do so and will
not hesitate to assume this responsi
bility. This measuro Is ono of tho
most Important to good govornmont
nnd to society that has ovor boon
placed upon tho statute books of thlB
ntntn, It Is indisputablo that tlieso
assignation houses nro tho hendqunr
tors of murdororn, criminals, thugs
and thlecs. Whon It Is necessary to
hold public meeting? to provido for
tho safety of llfo It seems to mo that
no official should for an Instant host
tato to lend his most enorgotlo aid
In thu perfonnanco of his duties.
"Murders nro too common nnd
holdups too frequent to conduct the
enforcement of thin statute nlong dip.
Iomatlo llnofl for tho purposo of ovad-c
lng a plain duty. You and you alono
aro called upon to do your duty In
enforcing tho provisions of tho stat
uto in question. I shall hold you and
you nlon responsible for its enforce
ment. Now it's up to you to say,
'Yea or 'No.' "
Omahan Is Elected.
Dana Van Dusen, of Omaha, wan
elected r'dltor-ln-chtof of tho Stato
Unlvorslty Coinhuskor for noxt yonr.
Van Duson's election was unanimous,
ho having for tho last yoar boon
managing editor.
The Stato Guard.
Adjutant General Pholps wont to
Osceola to muster in a new company
of tho stato guard. Tho company will
bo known as Company IT. It has
been recruited by R. O. Allon, former
ly of tho regular army. Tho com
pany will become a part of the first
regiment.
Y. M. C. A. Camp.
Plans have boon laid for tho annual
boys' camp of tho Y. M, C. A. at
King's lako, Valloy, Neb., commencing
Tuesday, June '13, nnd continuing for
a porlod of ten days. Tho camp has
boon named Camp Stephens In honor
of Superintendent W. L. Stophons,
who has boon on tho boys' work com
mittee for a longer porlod of continu
ous scrvlco than nny other man on
tho hoard of directors.
Sportsmen's Association.
Tho 3Gth annual moot ot tho No
braska Stato Sportsmen's association
camo to a closo aftor ono ot tho most
successful threo days' shoot ovor held
In tho history of tho organization.
Whedon Gets Judgment.
Tho district court Jury which tried
tho cuho of Charles O. Whedon against
tho Cltlons' Railway company and
tho Lincoln Traction company, re
turned a verdict In favor ot tho plain
ttrf and assessing tho amount of his
recovery nt $1,800.00.
SHORTEN LIFE TERMS.
8ome Interesting Figures on the Pen
Itentlary.
Tho last report of ponltontlary con
ditions show thnt there aro 42G pris
oners at thnt Institution, of which
number 20 aro under sentences vary
ing from 10 to 40 years, whllo tho
rnst nro Ront thoro for periods rang
ing from bIx months to ten yenrs.
Tho figures show that thero aro of
that number 321 whites, 9S negroes,
C Indians, nnd 1 Korean. Two white
nnd two negro women nro Included in
tho number. During tho last two
yenrs four wero rccolved at tho In
stitution undor the death penalty,
whllo six convicted of first degit-e
murder havo boon Bont up for llfo, ns
well ns threo who havo boon con
victed of second dogroo murdor. Dur
ing tho blonnlum, which closed undor
Wnrdcn Smith, thoro wero 31 prison
era rccolved, who had boon guilty of
murdor. Of this number 12 camo
from Douglas county. Thirty-six mon
woro also brought In to servo tlmo
for attempts to kill.
Whllo In charge of tho ponltontlary,
Warden Smith, after oxamfhlng tho
records, found n llfo santenco in tho
light of tho past haB mount only about
sovon or olght years, and thnt tho
longest term served by any mnn sen
tenced for tho romnlndor of his yearn
was only 15 yonrs. This, dosplto tho
fact that many havo boon sent to tho
Institution for llfo and many moro
for periods of from 20 to 3C years.
The ponltontlary la nlmost self
sustaining, as tho books show. Tho
innintenanco cost for tho last blon
nlum was $130,000, ot which $38,000
w.ib for salaries and wages, $65,000
for clothing, food and modlolno nnd
$27,000 for coal. Tho earnings nro
put down nt $137,000, the principal
items bolng: From contractors, $94,
000; farm products, $27,500; electric
current for othor stato buildings, $10,
000; gato receipts, $2,500.
Brokers Slow to Buy.
State TronBuror Goorgo has ex
pended nil of tho $GOO,000 received
for tho salo of bondtt uf other Etatos
with tho oxcoption of $133,000. Ho
paid out tho money for bonds Issued
by Nobraskn counties and cities. Ho
has Just comploted tho purchase ot
$14,000 of Arapahoe refunding bonds
and $8,000 of bonds Issued by tho
town of Franklin for electric light
Tho bond broker who bought tho Cal
ifornia stato bonds declined to accept
$25,000 of tho Issue becauso tho bonds
woro stamped not negotiable, bo that
the total salo of bondB of othor states
aggregates duly $000,000. Tho total
amount offored for Bnlo was $4,000,
000. NccotlntlofiH frnv Inn salo of tho
balance of that amount aro progress
Ing very slowly, brokers offering
forms which tho stato boartl of edu
cational lands and runds refuses to
accept.
Cups to Guard Officers.
Adjutant Gonoral Pholps haB re
colvcd and will proRont two bronzo
oups to officers of the NobrnBka na
tional guard for oxcollonco in marks
manship, Ono cup goes to Captain
Ivor S. Johnson, of Stanton, Company
B. First rogimont, nnd tho othor to
Captain ChrlB L. Andorson, of Nor-'
folk, Company D, First regiment
The State Fair.
Secretary Mellor, of tho stato board
of agriculture, Is of tho opinion that
If tho othor departments of tho stato
fair show up aB woll as tho spood
dopartmont, tho noxt fair will bo a
record-breaker. In tho early closing
racos 233 horsos havo boon nnmod,
whllo tho hlghost number ovor boforo
enteicd was 187.
Session Laws Early.
Secretary of Stato Walt saya that
tho session laws will bo printed nnd
ready for distribution by Juno 15. Tho
copy on tho laws was started to tho
printer as soon'as thoy wero deposit
ed in tho office of tho socrotnry of
stato.
Douglas County Appeals.
Tho county commissioners of Doug
las county havo appealed to tho at
tornoy gonoral from a ruling of Stato
Auditor Barton holding that tho State
Is not liable for tho board of prison
ers between tho tlmo of tho bringing
in of a verdict by a Jury and tho tlmo
of Bontonco by a district Judge.
Douglas county hns claims amounting
to $3,000 hinging on this. Attornoy
General Martin, following a doclBion
of Former Attornoy Gonornl Norrls
Brown, holds that the stato Is not
liable until prisoners aro sentonced.
To Close Houses of Lewdness.
Governor Aldrlch has on his own
lnltlatlvo started a movement to closo
all houses of lewdnoss and assigna
tion houses in Nobraska. Tho lost
legislature passed an act which Is
now in force nuthorizlng tho closing
of all such houses on rotation of a
county attornoy or any cltlzon. Tho
govornor has notllled tho county at
torneys of Douglas, Otoo, Platto, Hall
and Dodgo countloB to Institute pro
ccodlngB ngalnat such places. Ho
says It dovolvos upon tho county at
tornoy to onforco the law.
Guaranty Deposit Law.
Stato banks which nro Instructed
to roport tholr avorago doposlts for
a period of six months so that th9
amount of their assessment undor tho
guaranty of deposit law may bo mado
havo In many Instances npplled to
Secretary Royso for furthor Informa
tion, Mr. Royso has replied that
nothing muBt bo doduoted 'from tho
doposlts except doposlts otherwise so
cured and to Include In doposlts tho
amount duo from other banks, also
tlmo, and demand certificates of de
posit certified and cashier's chocks.
IS FOUND HANGING
BY FOOT IN A TREE
THREE BULLET HOLES IN HEAD
OF MYSTERIOU8LY MI8SING
OKLAHOMA HACKMAN.
LAST WITH A BUSINESS MAN
Had Driven Hunter to the Country
One Theory Is That Ho Wat Shot
by Mistake After Seeking Squlr
rels' Nest In the Tree.
Tulsa, Okla. Mystery was added
to tho unexplained absenco of Daniel
C. Bonner, a hackman ot this city,
when his body was found In a tree
susponded by ono foot and with three
bullet holes In his faco and head, The
foot was firmly wedged between
branches, whero they fork, and his
head was hanging downward.
Tho last seen of Bonner la Tulsa
was two months ago, when a man
who announced ho was a capitalist
from Missouri engaged him to drive
into tho country on a hunting trip.
Tho authorities havo this man's name
and aro making inquiries about him.
Bonner had no family and was of a
roving disposition, bo little attention
was paid to his absence. It attracted
only passing comment nnd had been
nearly forgotten when tho body was
found. From the condition of tho body
it had evidently been hanging; from
tho treo all this tlmo.
In the tree was the nest ot a squir
rel. It Is supposed Bonner climbed
Found Hanging
Tree.
tho treo to inspect tho nest and in
coining flown slipped and with on
foot caught In tho forks ot a limb,
hung head downward.
A careful investigation ot the vi
cinity shows that the hunter for whom
he was driving might have beon ap
proaching this treo from any one ot
Bovoral dlfforont directions where a
gllmpso through tho trees would
show him Bonner's head but not his
body. Men who went to tho scene cir
cled around tho treo and found sev
eral places whoro Buch a vlow might
be had.
At a dlstanco of 50 or 76 yards It
can be euBlly understood that a hunt
er seeing somo strango object hang
ing from a limb ot a tree would fire.
Even It he were thinking ot his com
panion ho would not expect to see
him hanging head downward from a
treo.
Bonnor had boen shot twice In the
head and once In the Jaw. Tho theory
of thoso who havo boen working on
tho caso Is that tho Missourlan when
ho found ho had shot his driver,
walked back to a railroad station and
loft the country. Tho man supposed
to havo done the shooting Is a busi
ness man ot considerable property,
who was heio looking after some in
vestments. Any robbery theory that might sug
gest ltsolf Is disposed ot by the rela
tive financial condition ot the two
men. The backman had nothing,
while the Mlssourian had plenty of
monoy.
Bonner's team was found In posses
sion of a farmer near by. Tho farmer
said two men camo to his place and"
loft tho team, saying they would be
back In a fow hours. Thoy never came,
nnd tho farmer has boon using the
team in putting in his crop.
The authorities havo not considered
arresting tho Missouri man, but h
will be asked to mako a statement ot
tho affair. On account of his stand
ing and tho absence of any ground
for suspecting tho shooting to be pre
meditated, tho coroner and sheriff
hnvo declined to give the namo of the
Missourlan. Thero was no acquaint
ance between the men prior to the
tlmo Bonner was hired to take th
hunter out Into tho country.
Rescues Women From Well.
Orlska, N, D. -To savo M'sa Mart
Smith from death H. R. Oloon
lowered head downward Into a well
22 feet deep and only 18 Inches la di
ameter and pulled up after he ha4
hold ot the woman. The strain km
so groat that blood burst through Ma
chest and left arm. Miss Smith fell
Into tho wall accidentally
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