DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD.
MOTTO-AU The Hes Wisai tt U Hew.
VOL. 20.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1912.
NO. 2&.
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COAL SHE MS
.LABOR TROUBLE MAY BECOME
WORLD WIDE ENGLAND,
FRANCE, GERMANY HIT.
WAR APPEARING IN AMERICA
Sailing of Vessels Canceled General
Walkout Would Make Navies of
Countries Named Practically Use
lessMiners of Belgium Involved.
London. That the world Is facing
tin most gigantic labor upheaval of
ihls ory Is shown by tho 1,000,000 coal
imluors on strike In England; a sim
ilar number of Englishmen out of
em' loyment becauso of lack of fuel;
."n&.OOO miners wnlklns out of tho
'German mines, to bo followed In all
iprobablllty by a similar number be
fore the end of the week; all Fxenqh
minors out for one day as a warning
itQ both government and peoplo that
'they KM dissatisfied with conditions,
and a striko Impending In both an
thracite and bituminous mines In tho
United States.
k There Is Increased uneasInC-dS Iri
yidon over tho tlo-up of the coal sup
ply hf hpth Great Britain and Ger
many, but a ray of hope- of a settle
ment, at least so far as England In
concerned, broke tho gloom when the
miners ngreed to accept tho govern
ment's proposal for a joint conference,
stipulating that tho principle of a mini
mum wage bo excluded.
Meanwhile the completel paralysis
of many branches or Industry contin
ues, whllo vory few trades have es
caped being hampered In their opera
tion. The prlco of coal Is soaring In
"both England and Germany and prices
of foodstuffs are rising rapidly. Riot
ing and looting are holding sway In
both countries, with unappensed hun
ger running amuck.
The trouble already has resulted In
a disarrangement of the sailing sched
ules of many Atlantic liners. Tho sail
ings of the steamers St. Paul and
Oceanic, set for March 23 and 27 re
spectively, were canceled because of
tho Inability to get coal. Several sail
ings to Baltimore were canceled. The
giant Olympic, which was already
coaled, will sail as scheduled March
14. The American llnors Philadelphia
and Now York, which sail from New
York on March 13 and 20 respectively,
will not sail from Southampton as
scheduled unless there Is n quicker
-adjustment of tho mine troubles than
the steamship officials expect.
In Franco the French minors had
their 24-hour striko as an object les
son. Tho lenders of the organization
of miners wished to demonstrate to
tho public, to their employers and to
tho government that tho demands
wero just and that they were ready to
enforce them by a strike If nocessary.
They particularly object to tho old
age system of pensions. The demands
Include an eight-hour work day, a pen
sion of two francs a day for all work
ers over fifty years old, and a mlnl--mum
wago scale similar to that de
manded by tho British miners. Tho
demonstration was mado becauso it
'was folt that It would bo more effect
ive with tho English and German
strikes In progress. If the employers
do not grant tho demands a general
striko of all French miners Is probable
within ten days or two weeks.
I In Germany, wfth the strike only in
nCgCTGtod, the price of coal advanced
-materially". The striko leaders Bay
that they will lie able to tlo up tho
German Industries as effectually as
the British miners' hnvo dono.
A general strike In Jhe three coun
tries would have nn appalling effect
on Europe, although It Is imped that
conditions In England will show a boU
torment Inside of a week as a result
of the turn of affairs Should the gen
eral strike occur, the navies of the
three great powuis would bo rendered
prar-ticnllv useless and millions' of
workers. In addition to tho strikers,
would bo thrown out of employment.
, It Is believed hero that tho minors
of Belgium will refuso to work If a
general striko Is declared In Franco.
There also 1b some disaffection among
tho workers In southern Europe, nnd
jno labor war may spread thoro, tho
leaders say. In fact tho ramifications
of the trouble seem without end,
should the movement bo given full
sway In tho four great countries
Great Britain, Germany. Franco and
tho United States.
SOCIETY WOMAN IS ARRESTED
Mrs. Harley C. Gage Is Charged With
Threatening to Kill Prominent
Washington Man.
Washington. Charged with
ng to kill Charles J.
threat
Boll, Socur-
ident of tho American
pre ft
1caku. ,der Granaln RoI, 'nvontor of
tho" oV ePnon- Mra Uarley Calvin
,r-n ... 'O owns a iiHiiuBuiiin rcsieienco
Gage. l . . , , . .
nable IJupont Clrclp, whero
In fatfBlnr.
sho eiiwru lned IttvlBhly. was arrested
nnd wirtiou. n h.?af!"B ,,urr e(1 t0 St-
'ospltal for tho Insano.
'Elizabeth's R
Ship sm ks, 3:1 R"cucd'
ChlcHgo.-Canv '"l. '" .lne '.c? ""
two miles out in inoJ ..W' , t,h,0,r
stonmor, tho Flora
badly and sinking
.ii. inn, matting
rapidly, tho 33
members of ttoo ere
i Including Mrs.
Mary Sandlllo, the cc wio a per
Rous trip across the Ice t0 tno Carter
11 Harrison erlb
Doctor Dle3 for Sciet. "
Svr icu e N Dr AHA " Ros0'
27 vrar r.'d vsa" nrpldoT'! "Y ns
ph'.'cli'ed In pxperlTKnMrs: 'tn n
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MINORITY OF HOUSE COMMITTEE
WILL FILE DISSENTING REPORT.
Measure Gives President Power to
Fix Tolls on Canal and NanO
Zone Officials.
Wnahlngtoti.-he bill for the gov
ernment of tho Panama Cannl zone
and tho operation of the canal was
agreed to by the house commltteo on
lnterstato commerce.
There will bo a minority report on
the bill. Representatives Knowland,
California; Broussard, Louisiana; Cnl
dor, Now York, nnd DoreniUB, Michi
gan, dlssont from tho toll charges.
As adopted, tho bill gives tho presi
dent nuthorlty to fix tolls within cer
tain limitations, a maximum of $1.25
a ton being prescribed, with a mini
mum not below an amount sufllclcnt
to maintain and operate tho canal.
No preference Is given to American
ships.
Ships gwned or controlled by rail'
road's and operated with the Intent to
restrain trade, or ships engaged In
any agrooment or "Bhlp ring" or com
bine, under tho terms of tho bill, aro
prohibited from passing through the
canal.
The bill ratifies and legalizes all j
4ho work dono on the Isthmus of Pnn
nnW by executive authority slnco the
taking" over of tho cannl zone, and de
fines and legalizes tho courts there
until chnngod by subsequent legisla
tion. It provides tho government pro
cure tltlo to lands not yet acquired.
Dismissal of the Panama commis
sion when tho canal approaches com
pletion Is sanctioned. The president
Is authorized to appoint a governor of
tho Fannmn canal nnd cannl zone at
$10,000 a year to serve a term of four
years.
Authority Is given the president to
name nil other persons necessary to
tho maintenance nnd operation of the
canal, and to provide for Its sanita
tion. WILL TRY DARROW MAY 14
His Attorneys Accept Transcript of
Franklin's Testimony as Supple
mented by Informal Notes.
Los Angeles, Cal. Clarence S. Dar
row, former chief counsel for tho Me
Namara brothers, will bo placed on
trial May 14 on the charge of having
bribed jurors in tho case of the con
fessed dynamiter, James B. McNa
mara, now serving a life term In Sail
Quontln,prl3on.
Nullifying two previous rulings
which conflicted, the judge hold Hint
with the! addition of Informal notes
of tho testimony of Detective Bert
Franklin before the grand jury, tho
transcript was sufficient. Franklin
confessed having offered a bribe to a
McNamara juror. Dnrrow's nttorneys
said they would accept tho transcript
which previously hnd been refused
SENATOR GUILTY OF BOODUNG
Two-Thirds Vote, Necessary to Expel
Accused New Jersey Solon,
Lacking.
Trenton, N. J. Tho vote on the
question of tho Innocence of guilt of
Senator Richard Fltzherbert on
charges of conduct Inconsistent with
tho duties of a stato senator resulted
In a verdict of guilty by a strict party
vote In the senate. The eleven Repub
lican senators voted guilty, and the
nine Democrats voted not guilty.
This means thnt Fltzherbert will
not bo expelled, as his expulsion
would require a two-thirds vote
Fltzherbert wns charged with at
tempting to extort $3,000 from a gas
company ns the price of the with
drawal of bills.
OHIO TO GIVE WOMEN VOTE
State Convention Adopts Proposal to
Amend the Constitution lo Legal
ize Equal Suffrage.
Columbus, O. Tho fourth constitu
tional convention of Ohio, In session
here, adopted a proposal to amend tho
stato constitution so as to permit
women to participate In nil electlonn.
The action by tho delegates will bo
submitted to tho man voters, with
other proposed amendments. Of the
100 delegates voting, 7C cast ballots
for tho equal suffrage amendment.
Thoro aro 119 delegates In tho con
vention. FIGHTS WOLVES WITH KNIFE
Man Beats Off Pack, But Gets Bitten
and Is In Serious Con
dition. Chippewa Falls, Wis Jnchory
Thoma lies In a local hospital In a
serious condition ns a result of lmttlo
with a pack of hungry wolves In tho
northern portion or tho stato. Ills only
weapon was a jackknlle, and ho fought
for several hours until tho hensts
finally left him. Ho wns exhausted by
his struggle, and besides suffering
'rom tho cold ho had been sovorely
i Ittt-.i by tho wolves.
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Workers Oppose the Grand Trunk.
Boston. A unnnlmous voto to op
pose "by every honorable means" tho
efforts of tho Grand Trunk railway
to secure an entranco Into Boston has
beon nnnouncod hero by tho local divi
sion of tho Brotherhood of Locomotlvo
Engineers.
Fire Destroys Kansas Theater.
Dod" City, Kan.- FIro destroyed
the npora house and other buildings
i tirri- nn nf;nlos of $ip0 0Qn It In
j L l.rv 1 rn ptarttd on the s-po after
j a t' atrkil rompany 1 id left
ANOTHER HAT IN THE RING
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MARCH
CAPITAL
REBEL ARMY, THREE THOUSAND
STRONG, MENACE THE CITY
OF MEXICO.
REVOLUTION'S CRUCIAL TEST
American Ambassador Wilson Appeals
to Washington for Marines Two
Thousand Loyal Troops to Opposa
Orozco's Advance.
Washington. According to udvlccs
to the state department four rebel di
visions, cautiously advancing for tho
crucial test of strength with the Ma
dero forces, are closing In on the City
of Mexico.
Fcnr that the outcome may prove
disastrous to Americans In the capital
city hiH qulned th HinbtifHHdnr lo
send an urgent appeal to Washington
for nyirlnjs to protect tho legation,
and similar action, upon tho advlco
of Ambassador Wilson, has been taken
by the representatives of other for
eign countries.
The latest estimate (if tho number
of rebels on tho march, however, as
reported to Washington, Is 3,000
troops. The most fonnldablo rebel di
vision Is that under the command of
Mlrandl, which was organized In tho
stato of Mexlcco Itself. At present tho
army Is almost under the very eaves
of tho capital city,
Morchlng from tho south Is another
detnehement of 300 rebels under tho
command of Zapata.
General Salazar hurriedly left Jua
rez to take command of tho southern
division. Ho and his command camped
at La Dcllclas, which Is about half
way between Chihuahua and Santa
Rosalia.
Salgado, with 200 rebels, is In the
meantime advancing against Mexico
City from Guerrero.
Tho vanguard of Orozco's army,
which left two days ago for Mexico
City by way of Jlmlnez, Is within
n few miles of that town.
The federals, meanwhile, to tho num
ber of 2,000, havo been rushed to Tor
reon, which Is to tho south of Chihua
hua, and from which town the govern
ment troops will advance against
Orozco's troops In an effort to stay
the advance upon tho capital.
NINE KILLED IN WRECKS.
Five Die In Canadian Crash Four at
Georgia, Two in
Indiana.
Ottawa, Ont. Flvo wero killed
and several Injured In n wreck on
tho Candlnn Paclllc railroad, Pon
tine lino west of Hull, Quebec.
Social Clrclo, Oa. Four per
sons wero killed and nine Injured,
six of thorn seriously when passcngor
train No. 4 of tho Georgia railroad,
which loft Atlanta nt midnight, col
lldod head-on with a freight trnln
three miles from hero.
Danville, 111. With tho excep
tion of a negro conk, unidentified,
tho scoro of persons Injured In tho
wreck of a pnsseiiKor train on the
Wabash railroad near West Lobanon,
Ind , will recover. It was said at tho
hospital In which they aro being cared
for.
Tho bodies of Mrs I). B Good of St.
Louis and Mrs. Frod Grant of Adrian,
Mich., crushed to death when the Mat
j coach of tho train rolled down n 30-
foot embankment, aro at West Leba
non. Tho report that two unldontlflod
men wero dend In tho wreckage
nroM"l unfounded.
Six Fishing Boats, 19 Men Missing.
San Diego, Cal. Six vessels of Snn
Diego's fishing fleet, with tholr crows,
numbering 19 men, nro mlflslng. No
word has been rocehed from them
since they put to sea early Saturday
morning. A 40-mllo an hour gale,
which swept tho coast, Is bolleved to
havo tcattored tho fleet.
Dances Eight Hours, Though 69.
Valley City. N D. Dancing for al
most lrht consecutive hour nt a
l ry in honor of his clxty ninth birth
1 1 i t i r'ordofH. A Tooley here
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V
UAN TAKES OFFICE
IS SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT OF
CHINESE REPUBLIC.
Promises to Obey Constitution and Re
tire When National Assembly Ap
points Permanent Executive.
Peking. In the presence of hun
dreds of delegatos, provincial envoys,
military and naval officials nnd other
prominent personages, Yuan Shi Knl
took tho oath or ofllco and wns formal
ly Inaugurated president of the Chi
nese republic.
Many foreigners nttondod tho cero
mony, but the legations were not rep
resented. Yuan Shi Kal, who wns In military
uniform, rend a declaration promising
faithfully to develop tho republic, ob
serve the constitutional laws, and re
tire when tho national assembly ap
pointed n permanent presldenL
A lepurl bus reach wi Peking that
Tung Kwnn, the famous pass on tho
borders of ShensI and Honan prov
inces, has been enptm-ed by Gen.
Sheng Yun, governor of the province
Of Shcnsl, beforo whom, If the report
Is correct, tho provinces of flonnn and
Chill are now open country.
Tho report says also 1,000 republi
can cavalry and infantry have desert
ed to the Imperials under Sheng Yun
and that a largo part of the republican
army In the north Is showing strong
symptoms of reaction and may bo seri
ously affected.
RATIFIES ARBITRATION PLAN
Senate Passes Treaty Measure After
Making Many Changes In Its
Original Form.
Washington. -After making changes
in President Taft's arbitration treaties
with England nnd France, the sonato
ratified them by a vote of 7G to 3,
The trenties as they have been left
by tho senate exempt questions sub
ject to arbitration, all disputes ovor
tho application of tho Monroe doctrine,
nil differences ns to tho admission of
aliens to the United States or to tho
public Bchools, nnd all mnttors relat
ing to the territorial Integrity of tho
several states of tho United Stntes.
So riddled nro tho treaties that It Is
not believed that tho piusldunt will
press their acceptance upon the gov
ernments with which they wero to bo
condndi'fl
Hi had been erected that the
treaties would bo ratified as thoy
stood by a close voto. Such an ns
sault on them as was made by the
combined forces of the Democrats and
tho Progressives proved such a sur
prise that tho friends of the adminis
tration were powerless to meet It.
PERCY DEFIES LEGISLATURE
Reply of Statesman Rings With Ac
cusations of Cowardice and False
hood Cites Factional Hate.
Washington. Senator Ixroy Percy
has replied to the Mississippi legisla
ture's demand that he resign by flatly
declining to do bo Ho has sent his
answor In a letter which rings with
nccusatlons of cowardice, fnlBohood
and factional hatred.
Senator Percy replies that whon,
Just after his election, ho offered to
resign his unexpired term If a prlmnry
wero held In 19in to namo his succes
sor, he limited his iirnnosltlon tn Hint
I your and not 1911, tho year In which
a primary tiniuiy was noiu.
Tho primary he proposed In 1910
never was held, Senator Porcy says.
He dr dares he never did say ho would
resits i if not elected In tho 1911 pil
maij Boiler Blows Out; One Dead.
Washington. Tho blowing out of a
boiler aboard tho torpedo boat de
stroyer Paul Jones nt San Diego, Cal.,
caused tho eleath of Albert Gran, a
flroman, and serious Injury to Peter
Wlora, flroman, and John J. Hborlln,
coal passer.
Dies While Boarding Steamer.
New York Ji!m Werner of Ash
bud, O fell deal "f he irt dNeiso
l.rr on 'If pair 1'inli of tho liner
0 n'' x f w n Inu'es before tho
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ACT GOES SMOOTHLY
SECRETARY ROYSE G.IVE6 VIEWS
OF NEW CANK LAW.
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MOVES ALONG IN GOOD WAV
Some Sections of the Enactment, He
Believes, Should Be Mad Less
J Conflicting.
Secretary Royso of tho s.alo bank
ing board made hla annual report to
tho governor, outlining tho present
status of tho banks of the state and
making comment and suggestions
Upon tho prosent conduct of these In
stitutions. Ho ndmitH thnt the new
bank guaranty deposits law has been
put Into offect with much less friction
tian was. Jlrst thought, wjnjjbj, be tho
caso by Bo'mo of tho members of tho
Htato administration. Secretary Royso
poIutH out n number of things of con
siderable Importntfce, somo of which
ho gives, as his personal opinion,
could bo somowhat Improved upon.
lie says In part In Ills report:
Tho period covered by this report
Is marked by n very satisfactory con
dition of tlto banks under supervision;
no failures to bo reported, In fact Ne
braska has not hnd a hank failure in
five years, has not only one In eight
J'ears. An Increase in deposits ovor the
preceding year 1b shown, while thoro
has been a general Blowing down of
business tho stability of the banks
baa remained unimpaired.
Since this department has had the
pleasuro of addressing you tho now
banking net has been put in force,
and I am pleased to stn.te with less
disturbance than wns ' anticipated.
Somo friction has arlson between tho
bnukn and department In tho enforce
ment and Interpretation of some of
the provisions of tho lnw not clearly
defining cither the duties of tho de
partment or tho rights of tho banks,
resulting In th neeoRMlty of arbitrary
Interpretations on tho part of tho
board, and in somo Instances a resort
to tho courts to determine tho rights
of tho banks nnd tho Intent of tho
law. It Ih hoped these defects may bo
romedlod by the next legislative body
bo that tho law may lie ontorced with
less confusion.
A basis for levying assessments for
tho guaranty fund, Blfetlrfn ID of tho
banking act, provides) that banks
shall, on tho first day of June, 1011,
and each six months thereafter, make
nnd file with tho stato banking board
a statement showing tholr avorago
dally deposits for tho preceding six
months excluslvo of public monoy
otherwiso secured, whllo section 40
provides that no bajik, which Una com
piled In full with ull tho'pVovlsfons of
this act shall be required to give fur
ther security or bond for tho purpose
of becoming a depository for any pub
lic funds, but depository funds shall
bo secured In tho samo manner that
privato funds are secured. These two
bectlons of tho law being In direct
conflict with each other, should bo
amended so as to dolino more clearly
tho banks' rights and requirements In
protecting depositors of public funds.
In this connection tho department has
acted upon tho advlco and opinion of
tho legal department of tho stnto and
lias required banks to Include) nil pub
lic as well ns privato funds In their
statements of nverngo deposits.
To remedy what I consider a sur
lous dofect, as instanced in a caso
whero a bank voluntarily liquidates,
clearly deslgntalng what shnll bo
dono with tho guaranty fund accumu
lated In that bank. If It Is Intended
that tho fund ns a wholo. onco ac
cumulated, shnll remain intact and
Inviolable, except to pay loss to de
positor" of ftiib-d ImiikH, Ih" lnw
nhould so atnto explicitly.
No Arrangements Yet Made.
Tho board of regents of tho Btnto
university has mado no definite ar
rangements for providing faun ex
perts to tako chargo of demonstration
farma which may bo established In
various sections of tho Htato aa a re
Htilt or recunt agitation by members
of tho country llfo commission. Tho
matter is to bo called to tho attontlon
of the board at Its meeting April 0,
and It is expected that aomo declara
tion of policy will bo mado at that
time.
Filings Close March 19.
"Whethor all nominations aro In or
not, I dcclaro tho nominations for tho
Htato-wldo primaries cloHod," will bo
tho atntemont of Secretary of Stnto
Wait nt (i p. m. Tuesday, March 19.
Tho ltiw provides that nominations
shnll bo filed thirty days prior to tho
primary election, which Is to bo held
April 19. Mr. Walt hollevea ho could
rule that nono should ho received
after Match lb, but ho will give one
day of gruco ho that nomination pa
pers BPiit by mall may reach him.
Nominations after tho 19th will not
bo roc 'ived
Reffe Succeeds Hocffer.
Tho govornor Issued a commission
to .1. H. Reffo of Hnstluga uu n mem
ber of tho 'Optometry board to aue
coed F. Hoof for of Aurora. Tho ap
pointment la made by tho governor
on tho recommendation of tho stnto
optometry wicloty. The commission to
draft an employers' liability bill has
been in session for two days and has
been mating good progress on the
moptmii. It will n quire at least one
more m-flDB "' complete the bill and
po- iM more, as thrro jet remains
a er vl pi i.tH to aettlc
TESTING SEED CORN.
Good Looking Ears Are Sometimes
Defective.
At one plane visited by tho seed
trnln speclnl a dealer in grain took
pointed exceptions to the advlco given
farnicrs lo gel thflr seed rroni tho
small ears of their own crop, which
matured early and got out of the way
of the freeze, Instead of sending awny
for seed. The rejj.gvn gjvju waj thn
seed rnlse-d elsewhere, oven If it ger
minated, would rceiulre several years
lj become acclimated and produco
gooil crops. The dealer enme Into tho
ear nnd" exhibited nn ear of corn,
which certainly looked tine, nnd
wanted to know of tho lecturers If
they pretended to any that wna not
good seed. He wns Informed that only
n test would definitely elomonBlrnto
this, though they admitted it looked
good. They took the Hnmplc ear and
placed eighteen grains from It in a
germlnator, with a result that not a
single kernel sprouted.
Chemist Redfern, who has been
testing considerable seed corn brought
to him,, hnjj one plntLtir yhich is up
far enough to Go iladly In need of
cultivating. This Was placed In tho
aand bed tester. Two samples of old
corn show good germinating powors,
ono S7 per cent and some of 1910
seed which ahowf nbovo 70 per cent.
The S7 per cent Beed, the hlgheat yet
tested by him, Is of tho 1909 crop.
Plow Grasshoppers Under.
Prof. Swenk, nssoclutod atnto entei
mologlst, la out in n wnrnlng to Ne
braska farmers to look out for Enisa
hoppcra this year. Ho says tho dam
ago done by grasshoppers has been
steadily Increasing for Bovoral years
and that the dry season of 1911 Is es
pecially fnvorablo for them. Ho rec
ommeudB early nnd eleop plowing ns
a means of extermination. Tho egga
arc laid in poda near the aurfaco and
hu aiiya If the ground Is plowed deeply
beforo tho Insects hatch tho eggs will
bo burled so deeply tho young grass
hoppers cannot make their wny to tho
Burfuoe. He particularly wnrna farm
ers against permitting land to go with
out plowing at all, as under such con
ditions a big crop of grasshoppers la
almost certain.
No Candidate From Lincoln.
There will bo no Lincoln cundidute
for tho position of department com
mander of tho Nebraaka G. A. It. tblB
year. There aro now two candidates
In tho field, Judge M. V. King of Ge
neva, and John A. Dempster vt
Omahu, and there Is aomo talk In fa
vor of Judge J. S. Honghuid of North
IMntte.
Declared Not Guilty.
Tho Jury In tho caao of tho stato
against John Harris, tho Omaha team
ster, who was charged with killing
John McFry, a local Iceiunn in Lin
coln last July, and who mado tho plea
ef self-defense', tre'eil tho defendant
of the charge', "bringing in a verdict of
"not guilty."
For Nebraska Newspaper Men.
Dr. P. D. Hall, Nebraska member of
tho democratic nntleinnl committee',
has received word from Josophua Dun
iels of Raleigh, N. C, that arrange
ments for newspaper men, who aro
to attend tho Ilaltlmoro convention,
aro being undertnkon by a commltteo
Bolected for that purpose.
New Plan for Convicts.
In connection with tho Idea of sep
arating the stale's convicts and co
tnbllshing a reformatory for tho leBB
criminal cIhhb and tho youngor of
fendeia a suggestion has been offered
tho governor that tho reformatory bo
oalubllalied aomewhoro In tho soml
arid section and that tho prisoners bo
established on n largo farm, which
could bo used for experimental pur-
nine, the work to bo dono by tho
prlsonera.
Will File a Report.
Tho Holbrook Telephone company,
which at flrat contended thnt It wna
not inquired under tho law to Hiibmlt
to a physical valuation, has written
Judge IJ. F. Good, attorney fer tho
Btato railway commlaslon, that it will
comply with tho rcepiest of tho com
mission and will lllo u report.
Temperature for February.
Tho mean temperature) of the month
of February was l!.ri degrees, against
an average eif 21.9 degrees. Tho te
tal precipitation wna l.ill Inches. This
means 1 1.:! Inches of snow. Tho nor
mal precipitation for tho month la .71
inchea, hence tho excess is a little
more than half nn Inch.
Application Granted.
Tho railway commission haa grant
ed tho application of the Nebraaka
City tins company to Issue $:)0,0UO In
bonds In addition to Its capital stock
of $15,000. Tho application waa filed
by Piesldont Frank It. Gruver. who
previously had proposed to Issue ad
ditional capital stock and bonds to
tho extent of $120,OUO.
Murphy Has Tuberculosis.
Konnth Murphy, ono of tho four
Cherry county joung men who wero
sentenced to tho penitentiary for llfo
for tho murder of Charles Sellers, IE
said to bo suffering from tuberculosis.
At preaent tho ellbcaao is only In tho
Incipient atnge. but presents somo ng
gravateel symptoms. Murphy haa al
ways l'd an aetle outdoor life, being
u cowboy i,nd confinement in tho
prison has told licuUly on him
Should hla r ndltlon become much
worHo a i ie for u pardon or parotc
Is antic. 11. i'U
CALIHANLOSTn
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OH BRID
After Paying for the Trousseau
and a Divorce the Western
Man Was Jilted.
CALLED HIM A "JAY"
rarmer Even Was Willing to Tk (
Mother-ln-Law Along, but Kan
sas Woman Changed Her
Mind at the Lait
Moment.
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ColnmbtiP, Knn. After ho hsd pMfi ,
nil tho cxponses ot her divorce front
her first husband, purchased tlclteU
for her and her mother to Holtvllle,
Cal., whoro they woro to bo mnrriad,
and agreed to allow her mother to llv
with them, Mrs. Mlnnlo Mny DeWlU
quarreled with 4. A. Ray and refuse
to marry him.
Instead, Mrs. DoWltt Is said to b
preparing now to marry a young mas
whom sho met beforo sho began a cor
respondence with Ray, whoso acquaint
nnco sho had mado through a matri
monial paper. Ray has returned to his
California home. He said ho had no
feeling against Mrs. DoWltt, even it
sho had changed her mind .and called
lilra a "Jay."
Mrs. DoWltt io a pretty llttlo wom
an eighteen years old. Sho was mar
ried thrco years ago, and about two
years ngo, after tho birth of a daugh
ter, nho brought suit for divorce. Not
having tho monoy to pay tho court
costs, sho allowed tho caso to rest on
the docket. Meantime she had become
acquainted, It is Bald, -with a young
man hero, nnd thoy desired to marry,
but neither had tho money to pay the
costs of divorce. Ono day Mrs. Do
Witt saw Ray's namo in a matrimonial
paper: Sho began a correspondence
with him and lenrned that ho was for-ty-thrco
years old and tho owner of &
flno irrigated farm near El Sentro. He
wrote interesting letters and so did
she. Photographs wero exchanged and
finally they arranged to marry, nay
sent a generous check to Mrs. DoWltt
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They Quarreled.
toward tho expense ot hor wedding
outfit and a fow dayB later arrived to
claim hla bride.
Thoro wna still tho dlvorco to be ob
tained, however. Ray paid all tho ex
penses of Mrs. DeWltt'a side of tho
case and sat In court during tho hear
ing. It had been planned to havo tho
wedding here, but when Judge Bapp
prohibited Mrs. DoWltt from marry
ing ugalu for six months thuL cuuaoil u
change in tho plans.
A rccoptlon was given instead ol
tho wedding, bo tho guests wero not
entirely disappointed. Preparations
wero mado at onco to start to Califor
nia whoro tho ceremony would bo per
formed. "Hut I couldn't think of goinc way
out thero and leaving mother at homo
alone," said Mra. DoWltt. "Well take
mother right along with us," replied
Mr. Ray.
A number of friends gathered at the
houso to wish tho party a pleasant
Journol. And then Mrs. DoWltt and
Ray qunrreled.
Mrs. DoWltt said Mr. Ray was a
"Jay," that sho would not walk down
street with him, let alono bo married
to him. Mr. Ray took tho first train
for California after having turned in
tho two tickets to Holtvlllo which he
had purchased for his prospectlv
wlfo nnd mothor-ln-law.
Will Use Fortune for Roads.
Wilmington, Dol. Gonoral T. Colo
man du Pont, president of tho du Pont
Powder company and said to possess
a fortuno of $12,000,000 announces to
day thnt ho will glvo away all tho Bur
plus of hla vast fortuno (n building
good roads. Delawnro and adjoining
states will bo tho beneficiaries. "Ono
million dollars will koop a family
well," ho declared. "By nn expendi
ture of tho balanco of my possessions
I can do n great good."
Doesn't Want Pension.
Philadelphia. "Divlno right" George
P. llaor, president of tho Philadelphia
nnd Rending, will bo seventy in Sep
tember, but refuses to nccopt a pen
r'on and retire, although forcing his
,;cd employes to do bo.
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