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VOL.20.
DAKOTA OITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1012.
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JAPAN'S RULER DEAD
MUTSUHITO PA88E8 AWAY FROM
ILLNESS, WHICH HAS BEEN
ACUTE 8EVERAL DAY8.
FAMILY ARE AT BEDSIDE
Emperor' Death It Sadly Mourned by
His Subjects Country Ha Pros
pered Under HI Reign Crown
Prince Yoshlhlto Aacends Throne.
Tokyo, Japan, July 31. Tuesday at
12:43 a. in. Mutsuhlto, omporor of
Japan, died. Acute nephrltiB was
given as tho cause of death. The
crown prince, Yoshlhito, has succeed
ed to the throno. The crowds outsldo
the palace continued to increase all
through the night and numbered at
least 10,000 persons at the hour of the
mikado's death.
The emperor had been unconscious
since dawn Monday morning. From
that hour his respiration had become
continually more feeble. He passed
away In tho presence of the members
of the Imperial family and the minis
tors of state.
The crown prlnco was overcome.
He remained at the palace In consulta
tion with the ministers of state, ar
ranging for the Imperial funeral and
for the conduct of state affairs. The
edict announcing Yoshlhlto's succes
sion to the throne will bo published as
soon as possible.
All the imperial princes, who had
been within the vicinity of the emper
or's palace since the beginning of the
serious period of his illness July 19,
were summoned to the sick chamber
.Monday evening and remained there
until death came.
Mutsuhlto, emperor of Japan, pos
sessed a personality of which llttlo ,is
generally known. Of a quiet, unas
miming nature, yet possessed of a
will of Iron, he accomplished great re
forms. As a statesman he command
ed the respect of the nations of tho
world. As a leader of his people In
peace and war he was both loved and
feared. To his virtues thoy attributed
tho victories over their enemies by
land and sea. To his wisdom they
credited the advance of ancient Japan
to a place in the front rank of na
tions. His reign began In 1867 and
outlasted that of all except two or
three living monarchs.
Washington, July 31. The president
sent the following felegrani to the
new Japanese emperor: ,
"On the sad occasion of the death
of his majesty, the Emperor Mutsu
hlto, your illustrious father, I offer
to your majesty my most profound
sympathy and that of the government
and people of the United States.
"Accept my good wishes for a long
and prosperous reign and the continu
ance of the welfare of the Japanese
empire. WILLIAM H. TAPT."
DARR0W TAKES THE STAND
Tells Court He Gave Bert Franklin
$1,000 On October 6 for Legiti
mate Business.
Los Angeles, Cal., July 31. Clar
ence S. Darrow, who Is on trial for the
alleged bribery of jurors in the McNa
mara trial, went on the witness stand
late Monday.
Just before adjournment Darrow
testified emphatically that he gave no
$1,000 check to Bert Franklin on Octo
ber 6. Ho stated that he did give him
a check, "Just as I gave him checks
before and after that dato In the regu
lar course of business, for legitimate
purposes."
Juror L. A. Leavitt was Anally dis
charged and the thirteenth Juror, A.
M. Blakeslcy, took his place aa a regu
lar Juror. This is the first time in any
trial in this country in which a thir
teenth juror has filled a vacancy In
tho jury caused by death or illness.
REFUSES TO LIBERATE THAW
Justice Rules That Slayer of White
Is Still Dangerous to Public
Peace and Safety.
White Plains, N. Y., July 29. The
decision of Justice Kcogh, glvon on
Friday, denying liberty to Thaw In his
third effort to escape from Mattea
wun asylum Was brief. It huld that
the applicant had not proved his sani
ty and ordered his return to the Mat
teawan asylum for tho lnsano, from
which he was taken when the writ
of habeas corpus was sworn out
Justice Keogh said:
"My whole duty is fully performed
when I decide the single question pre
sented for decision, merely, is Harry
K. Thaw at presout sano or lnsano
and would his release be dangerous
to the public peace and safety?
Collector Defies MacVeagh.
Washington, July 27. Secretary
MacVeagh has rocetved the formal
refusal of Josoph O. Thompson fo
resign as collector of Internal rev
enue for Alabama and Mississippi.
He was asked to resign by Mr. Mac
Veagh. Beverldge to Be Chairman.
Chicago, July 27. Albert J. Bever
ldge, former senator from Indiana,
has left? the Republican party and will
'be temporary chairman of the na
tional Progressive party convention
In Chicago.
Claude Allen Convicted.
Wythevllle, Vn., July 30. Claude
Allen, one of the IHllsvllle outlaws,
was convicted here Saturday of mur
der tn tho first degroe for the killing
of Commonwealth Attorney William
M. Foster.
ACCUSED RUN AGAIN
DETROIT ALDERMEN, UNDER
BOND, 8EEK 8EATS ANEW.
M of Council Committee Clerk Ed
ward Schrelter I Forced and
Papers Taken Out.
Detroit, Mich., July 30. All of the
aldermen under arrest on tho charge
of accepting money for their votes In
a street closing case will be before
their constituents for re-election ac
cording to the list of primary candi
dates when time had expired here for
filing of petitions.
By direction of Assistant Prosecut
ing Attorney Jasnowskl the safe In the
office of Council Committee Clerk Ed
ward Schrelter, Jr., wbb forced open
by a lock expert. When tho authori
ties left the office thoy carried a
bundle of papers taken out of the
safe with them.
Alderman Patrick O'Drlent was re
leased from custody and the charge
agalnBt him withdrawn.
The following nldermen appeared In
the police court and wore romnnded
for arraignment tomorrow, each giv
ing ball in tho sum of $5,000:
Louis Tossy, Louis Brozo, Andrew
Wnlsh, David Rosenthal, Martin I. Os
trowski, Alois Delmol, Joseph Tholsen
and Frank J. Mason.
Thomas Gilnnon, president of the
council, and B. R. Schrelter, Ja., secre
tary of the council committee, were
also hold for nrralgnment Tuesday,
nnd each furnished $5,000 bonds. Mr.
Schrolter was refused ball.
FLASHES
OFF THE WIRE
Pittsburg, Pa., July 27. The county
of Fayette, sixty miles south of here,
that was swept by a series of cloud
bursts, began to count its Iosb Thurs
day. At least nineteen lives were lost,
14 In the Polecat inlno near Evans
Station, throe drownod at Lemont No.
2 mine when the creek broke through
tho roof and flooded the workings. A
boy fell Into the flooded street at Dun
bar and was drowned.
Philadelphia, July 29. President
Taft entered his prize cow, Pauline
Wayne, In the annual show of the
Pennsylvania Cattlo Show association,
to bo opened at Devon September 19.
He Is honorary head of the associa
tion. RECALL INDORSED IN IOWA
Initiative and Referendum Also Fa
vored In Platform of
Democrats.
Codar Rapids, la., July 27. Iowa
Democrats put the principles of the
Initiative and referendum Into practice
when, on Thursday night, Just before
adjournment of the stato convention,
It was decided unanimously to submit
the platform na it was adopted to
the referendum vote of the rank and
file of tho party.
In addition to tho platform, tho con
vention utilized its final Besslon in
nominating two candidates for the su
premo couit, Maurlco O'Connor of
Fort Dodge, nnd John E. Craig of Lee
county. O'Connor waa named on the
second and Crelg on tho third ballot
from a field of ten aspirants.
Tho platform favors the Initiative
and referendum, direct, nomination of
all officers through primary elections;
the presidential nrlmarv nlnn: iln.
mands the election of national nnd
stato committeemen by direct vote '
and that such committeemen assume i
authority upon receipt of certificate
of election; favors government owner
ship of telegraph and telephone com
pantes, physical valuation of lall
ioads, employers' liability act and
woman suffrage.
0. K. THE TAFT NOMINATION
Reply to Charges That President
"Stele the Nomination at Chica
go" la Made Public
Washington, July 30. The long ex
pected and carefully prepared anawor
of the Taft faction to the reiterated
charges that tho president "stole tho
nomination at Chicago" was Issued
from the White House Sunday. It is
tho longest and probably the most
complete political statement ever put
out from tho executive mansion.
"An examination of the facta" con
cludes the statement, "shows that tho
tribunals were right In every Instance.
There Is not the slightest evidence
that they were moved by other than
a more desire to reach n right conclu
sion. On tho other hnnd, tho action
of the Roosevelt men In bringing 100
contests that they promptly aban
doned strongly tended to show tho
lack of good faith In the prosocutlon
of nil of them. Those who support
Presldont Taft can wall afford to
stand on the record In these casus."
Balloon Uncle 8am Wine Race.
Kansas City, July 31. The balloon
Uncle Bam, Cant. H E Honeywell.
pilot, nnd R. F. Donaldson, aid, ropro-'
sontlng tho Kansas City Aero club,
won on Monday the national elimina
tion race starting from Kansas City.
Standard Oil Worth Billion.
New York. July 3). The old BlocK
of the Standard Oil mi ipauy of New
Jersey, whlth Includes all the tib
sidlnrlci, hold on the ci'rh Monday for
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PASS SUGAR BILL
8ENATE ADOPTS MEASURE THAT
WILL REDUCE TARIFF DUTY
ON COMMODITY. '
SAVE CONSUMERS $20,000,000
Would Cut Revenue $5,600,000 As
Adopted Is a Compromise Between
the Lodge Plan and That Advo
cated by Senator Brlstow,
Washington, July 30. The flist
purely Republican revision measure of
the present congress, a Republican
sugar tariff bill, was passed in the
senate Saturday night.
The sugar bill was a compromise
between the Lodge plan, Indorsed by
the regular Republicans, and the Brls
tow bill, behind which tho progres
sives lined up. It would cut tho pres
ent sugar duty of $1.90 to $1.00; would
abolish tho Dutch standard, under
which practically no refined sugar can
be imported, and would abolish the
7 cent "refiners' differential," an ad
ditional duty on refined sugar, which,
it 1b claimed, has accrued directly to
tho profit of the sugar reflnors.
It is estimated that tho sugar tariff
reduction, if It becomes effective, will
reduce government customs receipts
about $5,500,000, while its saving in
tho retail sugar bill of tho nation is
estimated at $20,000,000.
The Democratic freo sugar bill
passed by tho house did not como to
vote In the senate. The Brletow-I-odge
amendment waa flrat adopted In tho
committee of the whole by n voto of
87 to 25. Senators Thornton and Foh
ter of Louisiana, Domocrats, voting
with the Republicans.
Washington, July 29. By a vote of
87 to 25, the senate in its considera
tion of the excise bill repealed the
reciprocity law In its entirety and
levied a duty of two dollars a ton on
print paper here Friday night.
INDICT BECKER FOR MURDER
Police Officer Arrested and 8ent to
Tombs Charged With Planning
Rosenthal Assassination.
New York, July 31. Police Llouten
ant Charles A. Becker was indicted by
tho grand Jury, arrested, arraigned,
and sent to the Tombs Monday ulght
on the charge of having ordered nnd
planned tho assassination of Gambler
Herman Rosenthal, who wm shot
down by assassins In front of the Now
Metropolo hotel 14 days ngo.
The Indictment charges murder In
tho first degree and comos as a icsul
of confessions made by Jnck" Uoso,
"Brldgy" Webhor nnd Harry Vallon.
To Investigate Hard Coal Prlnes.
Washington, July 31. Tho house
adopted a resolution Monday calling
upon the secretory of commerce and
labor to Inquire litt; tho different ele
ments of cost and profit Included In
tho present high price of anthracite.
pni- Drowned In Kankakee River.
Kanknkeo, 111., July 30. Four young
lcoplo wero drowned In tho Kankakee
iher f.bout four utiles below thU city,
Sundn Two bodies liavo been recov
cud arJ tho rlvor Is being dragged
for th remaining two bodies.
OF JAPAN
BEEF PLAN IS 0. K'D
VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION
TRUST 18 ACCEPTED.
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U. S. Decides to CAncel Threatened
Civil Suit, but Insists That Ac
tive Competition Be Revived.
Washington, July 29. Tho beef
trust, which the government has
fought for ten years, Is no longer in
existence in tho opinion of tho de
partment of justice.
Attorney General Wlckersham on
Friday accepted the plan proposed by
tho packers for tho voluntary dissolu
tion of the National Packlnc oomnanv.
a holding concern owned by the Mor-
na, awui ana Armour packing com
panies. Tho attorney general decided also
that the department of justice will not
institute tho civil dissolution Bult
which It had threatened to file.
Hero aro tho other things he did:
Accopted the assurances of tho
packers that active competition will
bo revived.
Insured them that as soon nB It
develops competition Is being re
strained furthor prosecution will be
started.
Called their attention to an Injunc
tion order nfllrmod by tho Supromo
court of the United States In 1900
prohibiting the Morris, Swift and Ar
mour paoklng companies from com
bining to restrain trade.
These things were done at a pon.
feronce hold by Attorney General
Wlckersham, United States District
Attornoy James Wilkorson of Chicago
and Attorney Ralnh Crows, counsel
for the packers.
MINORtTY MAKES ITS REPORT
Conclusion of Republican Members of
Stanley 8teel Committee Is Given
OutOpinions Differ.
Washington, July 80. Tho federal
incorporation of I1 concerns engaged
In Interstate commerce whoso capital
ization of valuo exceeds $60,000,000,
la tho keynoto rccommondatlon of tho
minority membors of the Stanley steel
Investigation committee. The report
of the Republican members of the
investigating commltteo was made
public Sunday.
The full report Is signed only by
Representatives Gardner and Dan
forth. The remaining Republican
members, Representatives Sterling and
Young of Michigan file individual dis
sents on the exact character of rem
edial legislation needed.
Messrs. Sterling and Young agree
with their Republican colleagues that
federal Incorporation Is a remedy for
present Industrial ovlla, but they de
cline to go so far as to recommend
HUe fedoral regulation of prices, which
Gardner and Danforth advocate, In tho
event the situation cannot otherwise
be mot. "
Fines Defaulting Treasurer $79,000.
Danville, III., July 31. Hardy H.
Whltlock, ox-treasurer of Vermilion
county, entered a plea of guilty Mon
day on charge of diverting public!
funds to hjs prlrato ubo, and was
fined $75,000 by Judge Klmbrough.
Fined $10 for 8wearlng,
Milwaukee, Wis., JiHy 81. Richard
Alward of Chicago experienced ntaste
of Mllwaiikoo Justice Monday when
he was lined $10 and costs for swear
Ins on a street car. Complaint was
made by wbinen on tho car
VALUES ARE HIGHER!
ALL BUT TWO COUNTIES SEND
REPORTS TO BOARD.
THE LEVY RAISES MUCH GUSH
6hould Reduction Be Made By Half
Mill, Returns Would Equal
Previous Year.
AH but two counties have now re
ported to tho secretary of tho stnto
board of assessment. Thooo two
counties aro Dox Dutte and CuBter.
Dodge county roportod last wook,
showing an increase of over $1,000,
000, tho assossed valuation this year
bolng $9,538,824 as against $8,491,441
last year, making an increaso of $1,
047,383. With tho two countlos to hear from
this makos tho aBsossed valuation of
tho Btato $450,437,517. Counting tho
two counties yet to hear from Bamo
as last year tho assossed valuation of
tho stato thla year vlll bo $450,703.
405. A 5- 1-2 mills levy, oamo us last
year, would raise a rovenuo of $2,887,
3C1 against $2,577,154 last year.
Tho Increased valuation of tho Btate
may result In a lower levy and tho
board may cut off tho ono-flfth per
cent. Should It deolde to go ovon
farther than that and make tho levy
one-half cent, lower tho Btato would
Btill liavo a largor lnconio than was
rocoivod last yoar.
Later. CuBter county has now re
ported to the board of asBOBBmont,
leaving but one county now to com
plete the state. Custer sIiowb a fall
ing off from last yoar of $17,705, tho
ussrusmenl for -this year being $7,
295,484 against $.7,313,210 last year.
Pardon Is Denied.
Clarence- Gathrlght, Borvlng a sent
onoo of twenty yonrB for complicity
in tho murder of Joe Flury, an Oma
ha Btreet car conductor, has been
turned down by the Btato board of
pardons. Ho aBkod for a pardon, but
tho board submitted a report to Gov
ernor Aldrich recommending that no
clemency be shown Oathrlght.
Clark, a negro who waa a alleged
to be tho prime movor in tho murdor,
waB hanged. Governor Sheldon rofuo
lng. to 'opmmuto hla sentence to Ufo
imprisonment. Wain, the third' man
convicted of tho samo erlmo, Is sorv
ing a Ufo sentence. Gathrlght accord
ing to a letter of tho prosecuting at
tornoy, testified in regard to tho kill
ing of the conductor and on nccount
of his testimony tho stato was ablo to
convict.
Pardon for Whitney.
CharleB Allen Whitney, Bunt to the
penitentiary on a chargo of bigamy
oommltted In Plattsinouth and other
places, and who had his trial boforo
Judge TrnviB, haa been grantod a
pardon by Governor Aldrich on re
commendation of tho judgo who flont
onced him. Whitney deserted hla
wife and two chlldron nnd wont to
Nebraska City, whore lio married n
Mrs. BackuB.
Rate on Canned Goods.
Tho Btato railway commission has
authorized a rate of 11 cents on
canned goods from Kearnoy to Lin
coln and Omaha, minimum weight .10,
000 pounds. Tho rato is established
for the benefit of n new canning fac
tory Boon to'bogln buBlnoss.
Seeking Information.
Four hundred and tlfty municipali
ties of tho state havo received letters
Bent by Director Sheldon of tho legis
lative reference bureau and aBklng
for dotalled information with regard
to local projjlomn and the solution of
difficulties presented to officials,
Toll Rates at Grand Island.
Tho railway commission has Issuod
an order authorizing tho Nebraska
Telephone company to reduco its toll
rates betwoon Orand Island and Chap
man from 15 cents to 10 conts and to
establish a flat rato of 25 cents a
month to nil HubsorlberB of either the
Grand frland or Chapman exchango
for toll Bervice.
Would Leave Dlpso Ward.
Albert PaulBon of Pierce, and W. A.
Simmons of Cass county, were boforo
tho county judge of Lancaster county
Thursday on an application to bo ro-
, leased from tho asylum. Both men
aro sorvlng short terms In tho dlpso
' ward and claim that they have been
obliged to occupy tho samo ward with
Ini'uue patlonts.
Hansen Gets Busy.
Food Commissioner Hansen will bo
gin procoodlngB on somo of tho food
I powder companies which have not
I paid their annual llcenso foe for two
I years, Theso delinquent companies
have been waiting to hear from tho
courts us to the constitutionality of
tho law.
Highlanders Appeal.
The Rayal Highlanders havo ap
pealed to the supremo court against
a decision ot tho district court of
Webster county which gavo Judgment
against tho order In favor of fiarah A.
Bmlrti, wlfo ot.Rufus 10. Smith, who
held a policy In that organization it ml
ntterwnrd died The judgmont was
for $1,500, hut tho organization
claims that Smith cominltted sulcldo
atfd theroforo the poUcy was void.
'Iho Jury decided that thero was uo
evldonco that Smith suicided aud ren
dero its verdict accordingly.
IS TO LAND VALUES,
RaTTroada Havo Somo Complaints to
Make.
The hearing held recently, Bays tho
Lincoln Journal, by the alate board ot
BBCBimtnt was Intended to bo for
rallread tax commissioners who do
sjred to protest against increases In
tke valuation of railroad property In
clhes and villages, listed for local
taxation under tho terminal taxation
law, but the railroad men took occa
sion to protest against tho under
valuation of farm lands listed under
the general taxaMon law. Tho rail
road men thus killed two birds with
one stone. A long Hat of counties
was thus added to tho list complain-
od of by County Assessor Blessing of .
Nemaha, county and County Assessor
Borneoker of Soward county who had
'complained that twenty-five or moro
counties had under varacd lands for .
assessment and who asked tho stato
board to Increase values In tho
countleB complained of or reduco tax
able values in Soward and Nemaha.
fl.. r nm. hllnn Mn nnmnlnltlflfl tT ....
assessors and railroad tax commls-1
slonern on account of low land
values, nro AdamB, York, Fillmore, !
Polk, Otoo, Jofforson, Pawnee, Sarpy,
Nuckols, Wayno, Cuming, Colfax,
Butler, Sallno, Lancaster, Hnmllton,
Cann, Thayer, ,Johnson, Rlchnrdeon,
Clay, Dixon, Dakota, Platto, Boone,
Knox, Pierce, Keith, Lincoln, Douol,
Choyenno and Box Butto.
This will not end the list because,
tho Btato board will go over the en
tiro list of nlnoty-two counties and
select others which may bo deemed
to havo under assossed lands or o)h..'
proporty and tho assessor or county
boards of each county in tho list will
bo oltcd to appo.tr before tho Btato
board and explain why their asseBBed
valuos should not bo Increased.
An Increaso of assessed valuation
imposed upon a county does not noo
ossarily moan that peoplo In tho coun
ty will pay moro taxes than last year.
It aBBesBod values are increased, tlie
county levies may be roduocd so that
taxpayers may possibly not pay moro
taxos than thoy did last year. If the
Increnao reported by county assosslng
ofllcora is sufficient to Justify tho
Btate board in reducing the state levy
It will do bo and cut down the levy of
G 1-5 mills of last year for state pur
poses. Tho Btato board desires to havo
proporty assessed as near the full
value us posBlbly. Then levies can
be made accordingly.
File Incorporation Articles.
Tho Coleman Aviation. nfBoolnllon
of Omaha has filed articles 'of in
corporation with tho secretary of
state. The association is Incorporat
ed by Ruport F. Coleman nnd Peter
Lock nnd has a paid up capital Btock
of $5,000. Tho object of tho associa
tion Is to buy flying crafta and to
glvo exhibitions.
Second Regiment Encampment.
Adjutant Genoral Phelps returned
from Grand Island after holding a
conference with tho Grand Island peo
plo regarding tho location of tho an
nual encampment ot tho Second regi
ment of tho Nebraska guard this year.
Ho was met ut Grand Island by Colo
nel Paul of the Socond nnd ho Inspect
ed tho grounds which the people
there aro offering froo of charge. Tho
grounds He two miles northwest of
tho city on a horse ranch which con
tains nn auto speed track, and Is on
the Platto valloy bottom. Plenty of
good water can bo eecurcd and n good
field for the maneuvers. Tho encamp
ment will bo hold August 23 and Iho
hospital corpB of Lincoln will parti
cipate in tho encampment.
Dull Court Season.
Tho summer la a docldedly dull
time of year In Unltod States district
court. With all Judgos of Lincoln
district on their vacations and a large
nmnlior of lawyers also out of tho
City, there Is only an occasional filing
In the clerk's ofllce. Court will not
convene until about tho first ot Octo
ber. New 8tatlon Ordered.
The railway commission has order
ed tho Burlington road to enlarge Its
station at Crawford and rearranged
lis station ground and tracks in ouch
a manner as to provido suto and con
venient approaches to Its station for
the traveling public. Tho decision of
tho commission was propared by Com
missioner H. J. Winnett. Tho rail
road company is required to file plans
for a new enlarged station and re
quired to complote tho improvements
by Juno 1, 1913.
New Rail Company Formed.
Artlolos of incorporation of a new
railroad to be known aa tho Hastings
& Northwostern Railway company
wero filed In the office of tho secre
tary of stato. The road will run from
Hastings to Gibbon, about thirty,
mllos, and will connoct with tho
Union Pacillo at tho latter place. Tho
Union Pacific Is supposed to bo back
ot the move.
Tho Cudahy Packing company will
put up a $350,000 meat house In
South Omaha.
Hansen Back on Job.
Food Commissioner Hansen and
Chemist Redfern, returned from their
trip to Seattle Saturday, where they
attended the meeting of tho food In
spectors of tho country. Mr. Hansen
reports nn especially interesting ses
sion and expects a much better sys
tem of laws throughout tho country
as a result of the meeting Ho was
especially pleased with a well propar
ed paper read by Mr Wnllls of Idaho,
a newspaper man, ou tho ' Press," and
says that It will be published later.
THE NEBRASKA
CONVENTIONS
TAFT FORCES LOSE CONTESTS
ROOSEVELT MEN PROCEED
WITH ORGANIZATION.
ALDRICH PLACED IN CHAIR
Break Follows When Governor Rules
Out of Order a Motion to Indorse
National Administration The Presi
dent's Followers to Number of 150
Bolt Amid Turbulent Scenes.
Lincoln. Nob., July 30. Republi
cans of Nebraska parted company to
day, holding two distinct district con.
vcntloiiB, ndopting opposlto declara
tions ot principles, selecting two state
contrnl committees and paved the way
for two stnto tlckots to bo voted for
In November.
Tho break camo following tho seat
ing by the executive committee of the
old stato central commttco of n major
ity of tho progressive delegates whose
scats had boon contested by tho fol
lowers ot President Taft. This action
gave tho Roosevelt progressive fac
tion control of tho convention. Tho
I'rogresfilves thereupon selected Gov,
Aldrich chnlrmnn, and one ot his first
rullngB wns to declaro out of order n
resolution declaring the tst of rpub
llcnnlsm to bo fealty to the national
ticket. This ruling caused an uproar
nnd protests, and when Chairman Aid
rich insisted on adhering to it the
Taft delegates to the number of some
thing over 160, more than halt their
total strength in tho convention, it
wsh claimed, left the hall to tho ac
companiment ot jeers and cheering
by tho progressives. As they marched
out tho contesting progressive dele
gates who had been unseated by the
report ot the committee marched in
and took their places.
BRYAN FACTION TRIUMPHS.
Winner In Nebraska Democratic Con
vention. Grand Island, Nob., July 30. Tho W.
J. Bryan faction triumphed tn the
Democratic state convention to the ox
tent that W. II. Thompson, a Bryan
man, was elected chairman of tho stato
central commltteo over tho present
chairman, Jolm C. Byrons, who was a
candidate for ro-eloctlon, Tho voto was
close, Thompson receiving 478 votes
and Byrne, 428. Changes following
roll call Increasod tho majority ot
Thompson slightly. Tho anti-Bryan
men accopted defeat grecefully and
leclnred their loyalty to the ticket.
Nebraska Populists.
Aurora, Neb., July 30, Inrodsing ths
Democratic national ticket and por
tions ot tho Btato Democratic ticket
and passing a resolution commending
tho action of W, J. Bryan at the Balti
more convention, the populist stato
convention adjourned hero this after
noon after being In session a little
over two hours. Tho state central
commltteo was reorganized with fif
teen mombors, two from each congres
sional districts and three at large, and
a series of resoulttons recommending
reforms passed. Among tho new
moasurcs indorsed by the resolutions
wero tho direct election of president
and an amendment to iho constitution
providing for the abolition of tho elec
toral college.
Drys In Convention.
Lincoln, Nob,. July 30. Nebraska
Prohibitionists to the number of fifty
held their state convention here to
day, selected a stnto committee, made
provisions for representation on tho
ballot in the November election and
adopted a platform In harmony with
tho declarations of tho national con
vention. Tho night session wns given
over to speech making, Aaron Wat
kins, candidate for vico prosldent, be
ing the principal speaker.
Of Interest to Parents.
A beauty expert says slapping the
face Is good for tho complexion.
Household economy dictates a radical
change In tho method of spanking girl
babies so that they may grow up with
no need of the costly ministrations
of tho beauty doctor. Louisville Courier-Journal.
When Canary Came Into Europe.
The canary was introduced Into
Buropo as a cage bird in the latter
part of tho fifteenth or early part of
the sixteenth century, nnd has now
spread all over tho civilized world.
Neverl No, Never!
A woman never puts off till tomor
row what she can say today. Life.
Wonderful Metropolis.
There are In London more Scots
men than in Aberdeen, more Irish
thau in Dublin, more Jews than in
Palestine, and more Roman Catholics
than In Rome.
Dirt Eaters Everywhere.
Th.e practice ot eating dirt has bees
traced by a scientific authority ta peo
nies In every part ot the world. That
hunger which leads a man to want tho
earth U characteristic ot no one nation.
