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ATTORNEY GENERAL. AT LOS AN.-
GELES OUTLINES CA8E AGAINST
CLARENCE DARROW.
ALTERNATE JUROR IS CHOSEN
Completion of Jury Brings Out State
ment by Prosecutor of Conspiracy
to Corrupt McNamara Witnesses
as Well as Talesmen.
Los Angeles, Cnl., May 2C Follow
!ng the selection on Friday of A. M.
Blake3ley, a hotel keeper, as the thir
teenth or alternate Juror to try Clnr
enco Darrow on the charge of bribing
a jnryman In the McNamara case, John
D. Fredericks, the district attorney,
outlined the charges that the prosecu
tion would attempt to prove.
He declared the state expected to
prove that among tho detectives om
ployed by Darrow, who waB chief coun
sel for the McNamaras, were Bert
Franklin, Bert Hammerstrom and John
11. Harrington; that tho defense knew
of Lockwood's name being in tho jury
box; that Franklin went to Lockwood,
whom ho know, and offered him a cer
tain sum of money if, when ho was
called as a Juror and succeeded In
passing the examination, be would
vote not guilty.
''We will show that this was done
at the lnstanco and request and under
directions of this defendant, Clarence
Darrow," said tho district attorney.
Continuing, Mr. Fredericks detailed
how Lockwood had reported Frank
jlln's proposition to his office and wao
told to wait until ho was summoned,
and see if anything developed Lock
wood's nnme, In due course of time,
was drawn from tho Jury box.
"Bert Franklin again appeared nt bl3
house," said Fredericks, "and renowed
his offer of a bribe of $500 down, if
he would accept it and endeavor to
get on the jury, and promising him
$3,500 more after ho had voted not
guilty on tho jury."
He told how Xiockwcod partlPd with
Franklin, made another appointment
with him; how Franklin went to Lock
wood's ranch, and tho district attor
ney's officers secreted about tho houso
overheard Franklin's promise to meet
Lockwood at Third and Los Angeles
streets tho next morning; that a third
party by the name of C. E. White was
to bo there and act as stakeholder.
'This, transaction, exactly as ar-
rangea ueiween me two, came ou anu
was observed, and they were arrested.
"The monoy was found on Franklin
and White. It was taken off, nnd wo
will produce it here in court, and that
money, we will show you, was tho
money of Clarence Darrow; that Clar
ence Darrow gavo It to Franklin that
.morning. Wo will chow you that that
money was a part of tho money sent
to Clarence Darrow by the agents who
were employing Mr. Darrow in this
case, in the east, and collected for the.
purpose of defending the McNamaras.
"W will trace that money from that
'fund Into Mr. Darrow'B hands, and
show that Darrow went Franklin's
'ball and got him out of Jail tempo
rarily. "Wo will next show that this act on
the part of Clarenco Darrow was one
of a series of efforts to pervert Justice
In that case."
RENEW RIOTS AT BUDAPEST
Situation Is Still Critical Three
More Dead Added to Thurs
day's Six Victims.
v Budapest, May 25. The situation Is
. still most critical. Tho police have
ordered all houso doors closed at
night, holding householders responsi
ble for all young persons.
To Thursday's six victims, three
moro dead have been added.
The prlnelpnl uhg of tho riots wns
-that employers, especially those in
the Iron trade, locked out Thursday's
strikers.
Attempts were made everywhere to
set workshops afire. In many parts
of tho city gas streaming from broken
lamps burned fiercely, also barrels of
tar wore ablazo.
The general impression Is that the
leaders of the Socialist party have lost
control over the masses.
SAY TELEGRAMS ARE MAILED
Witnesses Tell Congress Telegraph
Companies Turn Thousands of
Messages to Uncle Sam.
Washington, May 25. Members of
the committee on interstate and for
eign commerce wero told by National
President S. J. Konenkamp of the
Commercial Telegraphers' union nnd
(Representative Carey of Wisconsin
that thousands of telegrams are ac
cepted by tho telegraph companies'
for transmission iy wire nnd then
raailod to their destination.
Representative Carey appeared be
fore the committee in defense of his
bill requiring tho filing time to be
written on all telegrams.
Presbyterian Assembly Ends.
Louisville, K, May 27. Tho onol
hundred and twenty-fourth general ns-
sombly of tho Presbyterian church lnj
tho United Statos of America, which!
began at Warren Memorls! church
Thursday, May 1G, ended Friday.
Hens of Country Prolific.
Washington. May 27. Two hundred
nnd seven eg3 for every person in
the United States wero produced last
year by bens of tho country, according
to a statistical statement prepared by
'ho ilcccrtmcnt of acrlculturo.
G1AN
TO CND CUBAN WAR
750 MARINES AND GUNBOAT SENT
' TO ISLAND REPUUDLIC.
Self-Governmcnt will Ue Terminated
Washington Ocllcvcs, and Soldiers
Will Bo Kept There Indefinitely.
A'ashlngton, May 25, Tho gunboat
Nishvlllo received orders Thursday
to hurry from Sauto Domingo to
Guantanamo, whero she will reinforce
the Pnducah and the Eagle, now at
tha point
Seven hundred and fifty marines
wero hurriedly embarked aboard tho
transport Prnlrlo at the Philadelphia
navy yard and aro now on tho Cuban
coast. t
An array of 5,000 men thoroughly
equipped for an arduous campaign In
the tropics 1b boing made ready to
embark aboard five transports it
Newport News.
In a statement issued hero Thurn
day tho stato department expresses
tho belief that tho negro Insurrection
wns organized for tho expross purpose
of provoking. Intervention by tho
United States' It states further that
tho Cuban military authorities admit
that tho situation is serious.
Convinced that tho American gov
ernment will bo forced to lntervcno
tho army war college and tho general
staff Is now hard at work upon a plan
of campaign that embraces the en
tire eastern end of Cuba,
Tho plan bolng drawn by tho war
college contemplates lauding 2,000
troops of tho first expedition at Ha
vana and 3,000 at Santiago.
It is statod in Washington that if
United States troops go into Cuba
they will remain there Indefinitely
and perhaps for all time.
Havana, May 25. A report has
reashed hero that Gen. Evarlsto Es
teuoz and General Ivonet, leaders of
tho insurgent negroes, have sent emis
saries to tho camp of tho commander
of tho government troops near Guan
tanamo for terms of peace.
Tho Cuban government Is deter
mined not to accept anything less
than an immediate and unconditional
surrender. Throughout Orlento a con
dition or panic pievulls. The white
planters and storckepers and their
families are taking refuge In the
cities.
ELECT THREE MORE BISHOPS
Dr. Neely Creates Profound 8ensatlon
at Conference by Protesting His
, .Removal From Bishopric.
Minneapolis, Minn., May 27. Three
more bishops were elocted by the gen
eral conference hero Friday, thus com
pletlng the eight required.
Dr. Frederick Deland Loetc, pastor
of tho Central Methodist church of De
troit, Mich.; Rev. Dr. Joseph Cooko of
Philadelphia, Pa., and Dr. W. P. Thlrk
leld of Washington were the- addition
al bishops elected.
Bishop Thomas D. Neely of New Or
leans, who was retired by tho confer
ence in an earlier session, created a
profound sensation in tho conference.
In a speech which has no parallel in
the history of Methodism ho reviewed
the history of tho action leading up to
his retirement, and entered a strong
protest against it He declared that
the action of the committee on Eplsco'
pacy and tho voto of tho conference
was "irregular, illegal and Inequitable."
Ho spoke with intense feeling and at
times was loudly applauded. When
he concluded thoro was sllcnco, but no
attempt to act fin the bishop's plea.
SENATOR CRANE TO RETIRE
Declares He Will Give Up Public
Life at End of Present
Term.
Washington, May 23. Senator Win
throp Murray Crane of Massachusetts,
ono of tho throe acknowledged leaders
of tho senate, tho richest member of
that 'body, and tho ono living senator
who never made a speech in his life,
announced that at tho end of his pres
ent term ho will rotiro from public
llfo for all time.
HOUSE PASSES PANAMA BILL
Doremus Amendment, Providing for
Free Toll of American Coastwise
Vessels, Is Adopted,.
Washington, May 25. After adopt
ing tho Doremus amendment provid
ing that American owned vessels en
gaged In the coastwise trade shall not
be required to pay tollB for tho use
of tho Panama canal, the bouse
passed by a vlvn voce voto tho Pana
ma canal bill.
Coal to Cost More.
New York, May 25. It was an
nounced hero that tho prlco of
anthracite coal would bo advanced
25 cents a ton on June-1 and for the
first time in many years. The ad
vanco will cost tho public approxi
mately $18,000,000. Tho operators give
as tholr reason for tho advance the
increased expenso of mining coal,
coupled with tho recent Incroase Id
wages granted tho miners.
U. 8. Marksmen Champions.
Buenos Ayres, May 27. Tho United
Btatcs marksmen have won tho Inter
national shooting competition In this
city, earning the tltlo of champions.
Tho scoro was 4,729 points to 4,508
for tho Argentlno team.
Priest Accidentally Shoots Self.
Rockford, 111., May 27. Rov. Jo
soph Parker, tho priest In charge of
tho Catholic church at Leo, 111., is In
a critical condition as a result of a
gunshot wound accidentally Inflicted
last Friday.
SAID
TO HAVE SET THE ARCHBALD TRAP
HERE aro portraits of tho Uoland brothers of Scrnnton Pa., who are
said to have set tho trap tor Judge Archbald because R case In which
they wero Interested wns lost In Mb court At tho left Is E. T. Uoland
and at the right ,W P. Boland.
REBELS LOSE FIGHT
GENERAL OROZCO IS BEATEN BY
THE FEDERALS AND RE
TREATS. v -J
BOTH SIDES LOSE HEAVILY
Insurrectos Driven From Forts Near
Rellano After Fierce Battle Last
ing 24 Hours Flee Before Cav
alry May Crush Rebellion.
El Paso, Tox., May 25. Believed to
mark the turning point In tho Mexican
revolution a great and decisive bat
tle on Thursday brought victory to
Iho federal forces after 24 hours of
constant battlo In and around tho vil
lage of Rollano, Mexico.
The losses have been heavy on both
ildcs.
Tho government had 4,000 men In
the-' engagement, under' General- Huer-
ta, but they were outnumbered by tho
rebel army under Gonoral Orozco, who
kept 5,000 men i nactlon. Botlr-generals
directed tho opposing forces in
person and Orozco was frequently
under fire from tho long range artil
lery of 'tho federal forcoB. His lieu
tenants pleaded with him timo and
ignin to retire to safer ground.
Thursday night the federal cavalry
pursued tho fleeing rebels north of
Rellano. Tho rebels made a stand at
Coralltos, 14 mlleB away, but a
Bank movement executed by tho
federals caused them to rotiro a few
miles.
Severely handlcappod by a lack of
irtlllery, tho robels wero keut retreat
ing. They made a few spiritod stands
In the trenches under fearful artillery
Ore until tho federal Infantry camo
within rifle range, but wero forced to
leave their redoubts under tho galling
:rossflre.
The rebels have been forced' back
114 miles from Torreon, tho great
railway gateway to northern Mexico,
which was made tho objective point
f their campaign against the govern
ment. During tho battlo on Thursday Gen.
I. J. Campo turned tho federal column
to tho left Ho roportcd tho capture
jf two cannon and ono .macblno gun.
fhls news was cheered by tho rebels
In the trenches, but they wero in sore
seed of big guns. This advantage,
rained during tho morning, was lost
Deforo nightfall, however.
Tho rebels will give no figures on
the Iobbos sustained, but claim that at
least 150 federal cavalrymen wero
ilaln.
BODY OF RICHES0N BURIED
Former Boston Minister Lies Beside
Remains of Paternal Grand Par
ents In Amherst, Va.
Amhefst, Va., May 24. Tho body
jf Clarenco V. T. Richoson, who paid
tho penalty In Boston for tho murder
jf Avis LInnell, was burled at tho
ld Rlcheson home at tho foot of tho
Blue Ridge mountains, flvo miles' dis
tant from tho grave of his mother,
rho body was .placed alongside the
aodloB of his paternal grand parents
In a little burial plot. Only tho lm
oedtato family witnessed tho burial.
Darrow Trial 8tarts.
Los Angoles, Cnl., May 27. With 13
urors selected to sit in Judgment on
him, the trial of Clarenco Darrow for
bribery of McNamara Juror Lockwood
was begun in earnest hero Frldny.
Prosecutor Fredericks open case.
Hawaii Shaken by Quake.
Honolulu, May 27. Tho island of
Hawaii was shaken Friday by tho
tpost sovero earthquake experienced
Irt years. Wireless advices report
Maunt Loa smoking. Seismologist
Perrpt predicted an oruptlon for June.
Mexican Revolt Crushed.
Mexico City. May 27. General Huer
ta, commander of tho federal foi.'en
In tho north, reported officially to
President Madero that tho Orozco re
volt had been dealt a death blow by
tho government victory at Rellnno.
ARGHBALD
FREDERICK IS BURIED
REMAINS OF DENMARK'S LATE
RULER PLACED IN VAULT.
Ceremony Held In the Roskllde Ca.
thedral Royalty jWell Repre
sentedSisters It Funeral.
Copenhagen, May '20. For tho first
tlmo In ten eenturloaftho three Scan
dinavian kings of ponmark, Norway
and Sweden met at the same timo Fri
day upon friendly te'rms, tho occasion
being tho burial of the late King Fred
erick VIII. of Donmark, who died sud
denly in tho streets of Hamburg, Ger
many. After tho funeral ceremonies
Kljig Christian, tho now Danish mon
arch; King Haakon ?f Norway and
King Gustav of Sweden dined togeth
er, i
About 2,000 notables twero present at
tho obsequies which' wore held In tho
Rosklldo Cathedral. Many royal and
noblo houses of EuroVo wero repre
noblo houses of Europe wero repre
sented. ,,j,Af,ter the qromonIes .tho
casket was interred In the, royal tomb
of Rosklldo Cathedral, where tho for
mer kings of Denmark rest In final
repose.
Simplicity marked tho ceremonies in
accordanco with tho known wish of
tho dead king. Special choral services
by the royal opera singers and by tho
studonts of tho choral union wero giv
en. Tho interior of the ancient cathe
dral was draped In black and white.
Among tho attendants were Dow
agor Queon Alexandra of England nnd
Dowager Empress Mario of Russia, sla
ters of tho dead monarch.
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IMPORTANT NEWS
ITEMS
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Washington, May 25. Thousands of
applications for pension increases un
der tho recently enacted Sherwood
"dollar a day" law ore pouring Into
tho pension office.
Boston, May 25. By the favorablo
action of the senate on Wednesday,
Massachusetts la placed in linn as tho
first state in tho Union to ratify the
amendment to tho fodoral Constitu
tion for tho direct election of United
States senators.
Philadelphia, May 25. It was an
nounced on Tuesday by Ban Johnson
that all those of tho Detroit playors
who signed the dispatch to Johnson,
notifying him that thoy would strllto
if ho did not reinstate Cobb, woro fined
$100 each.
HarrlBburg, Pa , May 24. Warron S.
Stone of Cleveland, O , grnnd chief of
the Brotherhood of I-ocomotlvo En
gineers, was re-olocted Tuesday for a
term of six years.
London, May 25. Alfred Vandorbllt
has btarUid his London to Brighton
coaching season. Tho coach wns sent
off to the cheers of a crowd.
BILL WILL OUST GEN. WOOD
Measure Agreed To in Conference
Makes Only Ten-Year Men Elig
ible for Chief of Staff,
Washington, May 25. A bill which
legislates Gen. Leonard Wood out. of
the high ofilco of chlof of staff nnd
the virtual control of tho army of tho
United States, was agreed upon by
tho senato and houso conferees. Into
this bill was written a provision that
no officer shall hold tho ofilco of chlof
of staff unless ho has served not less
than ten yoars with troops prior to
his appointment as brigadier goneral.
General Wood will bo shorn of his
presont power on tho 4th of March
when tho bill goes Into effect.
Operate on General Dooth,
London, Mny 25. Gen. William
Booth, vcmerablo lcador of tho Salva
tion Army, underwent a sorlous opera
tion for tho removal of a caturact In
his left oyo hero Thursday. Tha op
eration was satisfactory,
Soap Man Leaves $2,150,GOO.
Now York, May 25 Tho ostato of
Alexander E. Klrkmnn, sonp manufac
turer, who died on February 14,
amounts to $2,150,000, according to tho
official apprulsnl. All goes to hlo
widow and children.
SOURCES
OF DANGER
A99ENQERS OBJECT TO CROSS
ING OF TWO TRACKS.
PACIFIC IS OFFENDER
Railroad Company Alleges Only Safo
Method Ic Used. Other Capital
Matters.
Tho rule of tho Union Pacific Rail
road company compelling tfasscngcra
In Nebraska to got on and oft of trains
on tho fnrOwt track from stations
will soon como beforo tho state -railway
commission for adjudication. Tho
rulo with exceptions at four or five.
different stations," Is enforced and tho
compnny allcgee that It Is tho only
safe way to oporato a doublo track
railroad company. Complaints In Uio
cato nllego that it la tlit most danger
ous of methods and has resulted in
tenths. Passengers at stations are
required to cross a doublo track In
front of an approaching train and- get
on the train from tho side of Uie car
farthest from tho station. No shelter
Unprovided for passengers who await
tho approach of a train.
It Is admitted by tho company that
tho system of announcing InilUd lfl
weak, but with this corrected thero
will bo nothing moro desirable.
A hearing 1ms been held by tho rail
way commission, written argument
ha3 been filed by tho complalnnnta and
by tho railroad company, nnd an oral
argument will bo heard nt an early
date.
Tho complainants nro Edward Ewell
nnd otherR and William A. Stewart,
the latter living at Lexington. Other
stations aro Interested but nil com
plaints Involve the same principle.
Tho complainants allege that the
Union Pacific Railroad company com
pels passengers, desiring to board
trpln3 on tracks farthest from tho sta
tion In various towns along its double
trnck icad, to cross both tracks to
sldo farthest from depot beforo Its
train reaches the station; that no
shelter is provided on Uie far side of
tho tracks opposite tho station to af
ford protection to prospective passen
gers while awaiting tho train they de
sire -to take; thnt thro 'are no lights
along tho tracks farthest from tho
station along tho line,
The complainants ask that the rail
road company bo compelled to so op
erate its trains that passengers may
board trains or alight therefrom on
the sldo nearest tho station, or Mr
nlsh elieHer, with heat and light, on
tho far side of tho doublo tracks op
posite the main station or dopot.
E. A. Cook for W A. Stewart enys
in his brief: "If this work Is not to bo
enforced at Kearney, Columbus and
Fremont, towns of no more import
ance from a business standpoint than
Lexington, then tho rulo should not
be enforced at Lexington.
"Sooner or lator railroads will
learn to operate their roads In tho In
terests of tho people without having
to be first driven to do It, a sort of
fatality Feema to attend tho manage
ment. They get Into ruts nnd can
never bo gotten out until thoy are
dihe- out by somo power having
anther ty to do thai thing, or by gen
eral "tlon of tho .people expressed
thro 'i legislation or tho ballot."
SmugplltiB Dope In Pen,
x Pearl Mullen of Omahn, wifo
tt a convict now serving an Inde
terminate sentence in tho state pcnl
'.entlary, was caught attempting to
smuggle morphine into the cell occu
pied by her relative. Officials of tho
prison had been awaiting the woman's
Hpimaranco for somo time following
letters which they had Intercepted.
Convicts Give Testimony.
Nino convicts from the state peni
tentiary testified In the murder trial
ot Thoma3 Davis, who lato In Morch
killed a fellow convict, John Strong.
All of tho convicts assorted on tho
stand that Strong was a "bnd" man
and had frequently made thrvnts to
kill other convicts who had had slight
disputes with him.
Albert Prince Sentenced,
. Albert Prince, convicted of tho
murder of Deputy Warden Davis of
tho stato penitentiary, was sentenced
by Judge Albert J. Cornish of tho
district court to bo hanged at tho
Pfnltontlary on August 30.
Dounjas Man Discharged.
Oeorgo Miller, sent up from Douglas
county on a chargo of robbery, was
discharged from tho penitentiary, re
ceiving tho maximum of good limo,
serving altogether seven nnd a half
years, lie had the distinction of not
having a reprimand or a slnglo nota
tion for infraction of tho ru'e msrUcd
against him.
Wilson Makes Inspection,
Dr Wilson, Inspector of the 'Stnto
Board of Health, nt tho request of the
Board of Public Lands and Buildings,
visited tho Boys' Industrial school nt
Kearney, Ho found tho plumbing In
two of ho buildings In had shape und
eanltary conditions unsatisfactory for
that reason. Ho fours that unless
fcometuliig Is done to remedy matters
thero may bo an outbreak of typhoid.
Tho board haa material to put In now
plumbing, lut is short of tho ucces
w.ry fundo ty do U o work.
THE BONDING RATES.
State Doard Said to Have Been
Reinstated.
Attornoys aro now of tho opinion
that tho decision of the supreme court
modifying Its opinion in tho suit of
tho state against the American Surety
company has In effect revived tho
stato board created with power to
make maximum rates for bonding
companies.
in tho American Surety company
enso tho court modified its opinion so
ns to hold that insuninco is "trade"
or "commerce" within tho meaning
of tho Juukln and Goudrlng anti-trust
nets. An nttorny for a bonding com
pany Is quoted as saying ho believed
this modified opinion reinstates tha
law creating a board of three slalo
ofilcors and authorizing tho board to
fix maximum rates for bonding com
panies. Rates have been raised slnco
tho board wont out of business.
"I have- received Information," said
Stato Auditor Barton, "that the old
board mny now hno powor to net and
I shall call Uio board together to
consldor tho matter of taking action.
Tho board comprises tho governor,
attomoy general and stnto auditor,
the latter being at tho head of tho
stato Insurance department. Tho law
requires bonding cuiuptUitttd to filo
with tho state Insurance department a
schedulo of rates charged by them so
thnt tho board can see what Is being
done. ,
"Tho bonding companies ovldently
think tho old Nebraska law regulating
ratoa amounts to something," said
Auditor Barton, "for member of tho
board havo rccolvod an Invitation to
attend a mooting of bonding company
agents at Chicago, nt tho expenso of
Uio companies. I havo answered by
saying I would attend If I could bo
shown that thoro was any reoQpn for
such a meeting, or that uny good
would como of It."
The Vote Canvassed.
Stato Treasurer George, Attomoy
General Martin and Secretary of Stato
Walt met as a stato canvassing boaid
nnd certified to Uio world Unit they
had boon legally nominated by ropub
lican vot for reelection to the of
fices they now hold. State Auditor
Barton, another member of tho board,
was proscnt and Joined In certifying
to tho list of nominations made by nil
political parties nt tho primary elec
tion. The returns had boon tabulated
and tho canvassing uccopted It as cor
rcct. v i
Stallion Registration Law.
The uttornoy general's ofilco lmd
expected to. try tho cuso Involving tho
constitutionality of tho etalllan regis
tration law. Judge Paul ndvlsed tho
office ho could be nt St, Paul to hear
it, but John L. Webster, attorney for
Mr. lams, was busy In federal court
nnd could not bo present. It 13 now
thought tho enso probably will not bo
heard until tho regular term of court
of Howard county, which moots tho
first week In Juno.
University Buildings.
Tho stnto university now has three
buildings in tho courso of construc
tion. Ono of theso Is located In Oma
ha where tho flrtt work toward tho
erection ot the now medical building
Is being dono. The other two new
bulldlnge aro located in Lincoln, ono
nt Uio stato fann and tho other on th?
city campus.
Fund Apportioned.
Stato Superintendent Dolzell has
apportioned a fund of $3,193.31 to
countl&a in Nobrasica 'within whose
borders government foro3t reserves
nro situated. Thoro aro 589,002.9
ucrs In forest reserves In Blaine,
Cherry, drnnt, McPhcrson and Thomas'
counties. Tho amount of monoy each
county will rc-colvo Is as follows
Blaine, JSU.'JO; Cherry, $CG0,3C; Grant,
?K0R.r.R; McPhorson, $1,258.21; Tliom
as, $11C.2G.
School Money Divided.
Stato Superintendent Delzell has
made tho apportionment of tho tem
porary school fund to tho various
counties of tho plate. Tho total dis
tributed Is $342,015.50 and amounts to
90,8 cent per tcholar, tho tchool con
wim showing 3u,CG7 of fcchoo! ago in
tho state.
Shippers Seek Evasions,
Oil Iuspeotor Hufeencttcr reports
that nomo shippers of oil In barrels
nro seeking to ovnde tho Inspection
law by unlondlng oil and turning It
over to customers beforo tho Inspec
tors get a chnnco to see It, tho deal
ers taking out samples and holding
thorn for Uio Inspectors.
Sale of Automobiles.
Fifty thousand dollars a day Is the
cstlmatod amount Nebraska peoplo
aro paying for automobiles. Tho tec
rotary of stato Is registering fifty or
moro new machines each day and It Is
estimated that $1,000 is a low averngo
for tho cost of each. New registra
tions and re-roglstratlons combined
have a.v.iiaed from 75 to SO each day
since ApTll 15.
Delegates Get Certificates.
Tho secretary of etato has boon
bndlng out to dclogatos elocted to tho
respectlvo national conventions tho
certificates of tholr election, und' ulso
tho certificates of tho national com.
mtttceman.
Want to Practlco Medicine.
Fifty-six young men and women, In
cluding two negroos, took an exami
nation beforo the secretaries nf tho
state board of health. All aro appli
cants for licenses giving them author
ity to practice jnodlcluo In this stato.
816 BEARS MIR
QFFNEWFOUNDUND,
8ne
of Them Recently Ki
Near the Center of City
of St. John's,
SWIM IN FROM FLOES
s
Fishermen Have Many Encounter
With Ponderous Animals The
Sport Is Very Dangerous
One Their Presence
Thero Unusual.
St. Johns, N. F. In remoto towns
In Canada it is not uncommon fori
door occasionally to run nt large. Ik
Newfoundland, howover. was cniored
tho unlquo experience of having nolar
bears doing this, nnd quite recently!
ono was shot within two miles of the!
center of St. John's, after being- a!
disturbing eloment for several -week,
ns ho prowled nbout In tho back cam-
try. Somo days ago a second wb
klllod in a vlllago 40 miles from the
city; very frequently still others are
como upon In various parts of tins
country and suffer tho same fate,
though not until thoy have prove"
themselves a terror to many Uinerou
persons.
Theso occurrences do not mean that
Newfoundland is in the arcUo regions
or that It Is easy for polar bears to
mako tholr. way from thoso areas. to
this Island. They drift down the arc
tic ico floes and cither land on the
eastern shoro of Newfoundand or float
out Into mldocenn, whoro thoy porisli
miserable of starvation orjrelnH
by tho melting of tho ico masses oh
which they stand.
Owlns to tho exceptional rigors ef
tho 1'nnt winter along Bafflnlond asl
Labrador, the polar bears have had
to wandor oft anions: tho ice floca la
greater numbers than usual In qscst
of tho seals upon which thoy chiefly
feed, and tho crows of tho Newfound
land scaling fleet, now returning from
their nnnual hunt, tell ninny stories ot
encounters with these monsters.
When, lie is wclL fed. the polar bear
Is. easily worsted, ,kbut if hungry fee
.fights jjwlth 'fury. "Henco, encounter -
Found He Had Hit a Poplar Bear.
with bears aro not sought, unless rifle
men aro Included In tho parly; but
comoUmos thero is no altcrsstire.
This season, on one occasion, uev
men armed only with seal clubs bad
to fight an old malo bear.
Ono mnn thought, ho saw a ecal be
hind n hummock and started oft after
It, a second following him. Just as
the first topped the hummock be
raised his club and struck, when '
his hqrror ho foitnd he had hit a polar
bear over tho Bnaut. The boar tnrncfl
on him with an ugry growl and -would
havo dismembered him with a single
stroke had not tha cocond man got la
and hit him on tho snout also. This
blow half stunned htm, and he fell1
backward Into a small water hole.
Still, though dazed, he struggled!
ito get out, and so thero was nothing
for It but to fight him, and this thel
Jmen did successfully, tho whole scvea'
Joining In tho struggle. Yet ho broke,
ono man's anklo, lacerated another's;
Hklgh and splintered tho arm of &:
.third boforo ho gave in. Ills skin and1
'fat weighed 400 pounds, and his car-)
c.i3s probably as much more, so that1
ho was as bulky as a small-horse.
Teamstsr'a Big Roll.
Chicago. Whllo Investigating the,
death of George Johnston, a teamster,!
supposed to bo Indigent, coroner's of-t
fleers found a bankbook In his effects
containing deposits of $75,000.
City Hall Attached.
Portsmouth, N, H. The city govern
ment is practlcaly at a sUadstUL
Mrs. Ellen Qulnn trying to collect a,
$100 claim attached tho city hall an
all tho elty'a movable property.
Required Two Graves.
Now York. It look two graves to
hold tho body of Frank Lanioa. He
weighed 405 pounds when he died at
fatty degeneration ot the heart TWe
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