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VOL. 23.
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1915.
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A PLOT 10 K1LL1DACIA 15 CAPTURED
GOTHAM POLICE UNCOVER AN-
ARCHIST CONSPIRACY AIMED
AT WEALTHY MEN.
NUMBER MARKED FOR DEATH
Man Placed In Custody When About to
Wreck St. Patrick's Cathedral with
Bombs Explosion Would Have Been
Signal for Reign of Terror to Follow.
Wmterii Vnupaivr ("nloii Scrtlw
Now York. Tho discovery of mi an
archistic plot, involving tho assassina
tion of Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius
Vnnderbilt, John D. Rockefeller and
his son and other wealthy men, and
V&e organization of a reign of terror
and looting in this city was announced
by the police Tuesday after they had
arrested under dramatic circumstances
n man who had just placed two bombs
in St. Patrick's cathedral, where sev
eral hundred persons were worship
ing. .The sensational development was
the climax of months of work by de
tectives in uncovering a conspiracy
which they declare projected tho open
ing of a campaign of violence and
bloodshed without precedent in Now
York.
So carefully had the police; worked
out their plans that the anarchist was
even allowed to light the fuse of one
of the bombs which ho carried into tho
, cathedral, despite the fact that the ex
plosives were powerful enough to have
damaged the edifice and possibly killed
many in It. Scarcely had tho bombs
carrier ignited tho fuse when one of a
half hundred disguised detectives, who
were stationed In and abo tho
church, crushed tho sputtering thread
under his heel. The plotter was taken
Into custody just as ho was about to
light the fuse of the other destructive
instrument.
Frank Abarno was the name given
by the man who placed the bombs In
the cathedral.
NAME BACK IN COMMITTEE.
Block Confirmation of Kerberg as
Postmaster at Sioux City.
Washington, D. C. As a result ol
the storm of portests brought on by
the announcement of tho nomination
of J. F. Kerberg, business partner of
V.t R. Wilson, for the postmastershlp
ol Sioux City, tho nomination has been
, thken back to the committee. The
storm awakened is so severe and tho
protests so vehement that It is unlike
ly the nomination will be confirmed in
the brief time remaining for the ses
sion. Senators Cummins and Kenyon say
they will not Interfere In the situation,
but Vice President Marshall and Sena
tor John W. Kern of Indiana, have In
terested themselves In the mattqr and
are responsible for the hitch In tho pro
ceedings. Tho ramifications of the appoint
ment and the method of Us making re
main a mk'stery.
When Judge Wnde and Congress
man Stoelo were hero n short time ago
it was supposed that the appointment
was as good as settled. Certain charges
of a political character wore made, in
no wiso reflecting upon Mr. Korby's In
tegrity. Mr. Wilson showed upon the
ground and commenced to busy him
self. Apparently ho saw it was im
possible for him to socure the appoint
ment, but engineered it for his busi
ness partner.
Postmaster General Durleson was a
visitor at the capital but did not dis
cuss the situation. It was understood
that ho had conferred with Senator
Kern, but the nature of tho conference?
was not discussed. Whatever may
hare happened, the name was brought
Vack to tho committee and no conllr
matlon was attempted. Tho Iowa sen
ators assume none will be attempted.
Another Great Reform.
New York. An officer of the em
peror's household, In a letter to a
friend in this city, writes that the bcc
ond wide sweeping reform to bo ef
fected in Russia will bo compulsory
education. Tho letter states that M.
Kapso, minister of Instruction and re
,, llglon, is formulating a decree to be
issued on the termination of the pres
ent hostilities and to be in full effect
throughout tho empire after a period
gf live years. Tho letter Is being dis
cussed by tho ministers of the cabinet.
It is generally believed that tho local
government bodies will welcome tho
new move In education and give It
financial support.
Wilson Meets Corn Growers.
Washington, D. C President Wil
son Tuesday shook hands with thirty
nin" boys and girls, champion corn
growers from Iowa, Minnesota, Illi
nois, Pennsylvania. New York and
Massachusetts. Earle Veller of" Coop
er, who raised 139 bushels on one acre,
was especially commended by tho
fires I dent.
No Special Sesaion to Be Held.
Washington, D. C President WU
on hns stuted definitely that he had
abandoned plans for an extra session
w of tho senate Immediately after March
i 4, and up to tho proscnt has not seri
ously considered thu suggestion of a
special session of congrosB In October
Director of the Mint.
Washington, D. (.'.Robert W. Wool
c of Fairfax, a now auditor for tho
interior department, was nominated
Tuesday liv President Wilson us dl
rrclor of the mint t" svecc-ed O
W RobTtF, re'
AMERICAN STEAMER, ARRESTED
BY FRENCH CRUISER, IS
TAKEN TO BREST.
NEW ISSUER ARE INVOLVED
Shifting of Responsibility by Britain
Adds to Complications Washing
ton Interested In Vessel Held by Al
lies Craft Owned by E. N. Breltung.
Paris, March 2. A French cruiser
has arrested the American steamer
Dacia in tho channel and taken her to
Brost. Tills announcement is official
ly made.
Washington, March 2. Officials hero
wore tremendously interested to learn
that tho American cotton steamer Da
cia, formerly of tho Hamburg-American
line, flying tho Gorman flag, had
been seized by a French cruiser and
taken to Brest. The capture of the
Dacia causes no surpriso In Washing
ton, and oven tho fact that a French
instead of an English warship would
take her into custody had been fore
noon. But this transfer of tho ques
tion of the ship's status combined with
the already Intricate 'points In tho Da
cia transfor from German to American
registry bids fair to make an Interna
tional case of unusual interest.
Edward, N. Breltung, an American,
bought tho Dacia from tho Hamburg
American company, secured American
registry, replaced tho Gorman crow
and undertook to lay down a cargo of
cotton In tho German port of Bremen.
The' German deslnatlon of tho Dacia
on her first voyago under American
registry aroused British fears lest
American leglstry bo used simply as a
shield to permit tho ship tcreach a
Gorman port, where sho would resume
her discarded nationality. To meet
this objection Mr. Breltung changed
his routing to tho Dutch port of Rot
terdam. GERMANS ADVANCE 4 MILES
Capture Position In Vosges and Near
Verdun Paris Claims 1,000
Surrendered.
Berlin wireless vlp. Sayvillc),
March 1. Tho following official report
was received from first headquarters
of tho army:
"In tho western theater tho enemy's
attacks in Champagne continued, but
all were repulsed. To the south of Ma
Hncourt and north of Verdun tho Ger
mans stormed several of tho enemy's
positions, driving him out. The Ger
mans made six officers and 250 men
prisoners.
"On the northern slopes of tho Vos
ges tho Germans, after considerable
violent fighting, succeeded in dislodg
ing tho French from their positions.
The Germans attacked the Intrenched
lino from Verdlnal to Bremeull, to the
east of Baronvlller, thus pushing tho
enemy back.
Paris, March 2. Tho afternoon
statement Issued on Saturday said:
"In , tho Champagne district Impor
tant progress was made. Wo carried
two German works, one north of
Perthes, tho other north of Beause
jour. We made 200 prisoners.
"Tho total number of German sol
diers who havo surrendered the last
ten days amounts to more than one
thousand."
TO CLOSE GERMAN PORTS
Austria and Turkey Also to Be Cut
Off, Says an Announcement From
London Life Will Be Guarded.
London. March 2. Great Britain
and Franco and their allies havo ad
vlBcd neutral countries that they hold
themselves at liberty to stop all ship
ping" to and from Gormany and tho
countries of tho letter's allies. Public
announcement of this action will be
made this week. Tho text of tho dec
imation will set forth that this do
clsiou is necessary because of Ger
man Bmarino attacks, but that Great
Britain and France will respect the
lives of crows and passengers In nny
steps thoy may tako.
REV. DARNELL IS INDICTED
Former Kenosha Pastor Held Under
Mann Act Action Based on Min
ister's Relations With Ruth Soper.
Chicago, March 2. Rev. James
Morrison Darnell, "marrying parson,"
charged with violating tho Mann act,
wab ludlcted In Milwaukee on Satur
day on a scries of eight counts. Tho
Indictment is for alleged transporta
tion of Ruth Soper from Owatonna,
Minn., to Kenosha, Wis., where Dar
nell introduced her as his wife. The
name of Doris Vnughn, whom tho
minister married In Chicago, was not
mentioned in the indictment,
Places Slain at 250,000.
Berlin, March 2. Tho Hamburger
NachrJchten has published what pur
ports tv bo an authentic list of French
losses ltt tho first six monthB of tho
war. It gives tho dead as 250,000 and
wounded as 700,000.
Another Vessel Torpedoed.
Dleppo, Franco, March 2. A British
merchant ship has been torpedoed In
tho English channel off Saint Valery-sur-Somme.
A French torpedo boat
destroyer has gone out to the assist
ance of tho ship,
280 LIVES ARE LOST
WRECKAGE OF BRITISH ARMED
MERCHANT VESSEL FOUND.
Boat Said to Have Been Wrecked Dur
ing Storm, but It May Have
Been Torpedoed.
London, Feb. 2C. Tho German bud
mnrlno blockndo about th British
isles has beon drawn closer. The gov
ernment Is preparing to tako tho
most drastic measures against tho
Teutons, and In furtherance of this
schemo Lord Clyirles Bcrostord will
propose to Premier Aaquith In par
liament that nil Germans caught sink
ing undefended vessels without an nt
tompt at rescuo bo publicly hanged as
pirates If thoy aro captured.
News comes from Amsterdam that
tho Dutch government has seised the
merchant ship Hanna following dl3
covory of 3,000 pounds of copper hid
den In her hold, which, it was charged,
was to bo smuggled into German.
Tho Dutch also aro considering calling
to arms tho men of tho 1915 class to
combat nny possible attempt to vio
late Holland's neutrality.
Several moro vessels havo fallen
victim to tho German raiders ono of
them an armed merchantman, tho
Clad MacNaughton, with which 230
men went down.
Tho British admiralty announced
on Wednesday that tho Clan Mac
Naughton, an armed cruiser, has been
missing sln'co February 3, and it Is
feared has'been lost. The vessel was
under tho comamnd of -Robert Jeffrys.
Tho Clan MacNaughton carried 20
officers and a crew of 201 men.
Wreckage believed to be part of the
missing vessel has been found.
Tho admiralty states that tho Clan
MacNaughton is believed to havo been
lost ns tho result of a storm that
raged on February 3, but it is possl
bio that sho was sunk by a German
submarine.
Tho steamship Rio Parana, laden
with coal, was sunk seven miles cast
of tho plor at Eastbourne, England.
Thero Is little doubt that the loss was
duo to a German submarine. Tho Rio
Parana's crew of 31 men wore rescued
by another steamer and taken Into
Now Haven.
Tho other vessels reported lost are
British transport No. 192, sunk In
English channel, according to official
announcement In Borlln.
British steamer Oakby, sunk by sub
marine In channel.
British collier Branksomo Chine, tor
pedoed In channel.
Swedish steamer Specla. sunk In
North sea.
Holland-American liner Noorderdyk,
ashoro near Poortorshaven, supposed
to havo struck mine.
FLASH
OFF THE WIRE
300000COOOCOOOOOO
Now York, March 1. Tho trial of
Hairy K. Thaw on conspiracy charges
growing out of his escape from Mat
teawan was postponed until March 8.
East St. Louis, 111., Feb. 26. John H.
Stutzman, a grocer, his two daughters
and a son were burnod to death when
their homo was destroyed by fire
on Wednesday. Another son, Dean,
seventeen years old, escaped by jump
ing from a second-story window.
New York, March 1. Supremo
Court Justlco Weeks on Friday denied
tho application for a now trial for
former Lieutenant of Pollco Charles
Becker, who Is under sentence of
death for tho murder of Herman Ros
enthal. Tho application was based on
nn alleged affidavit by James Mar
shall, a negro.
IDAHO TO BE 'DRY' NEXT YEAR
Bill for State-Wide Prohibition If
Passnri hy Senate Now Goes
to Governor.
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 27. Tho senate
of tho Idaho legislature on Thursday
passed tho state-wide prohibition bill,
which makes tho manufacture, sale
and transportation for salo of Intoxi
cating liquors unlawful after January
1, 191C. Tho vote In tho sonato waa
23 to 6, in favor of tho bill. The bill
now goes to the governor, who has an.
nounced that ho will Btgn It.
PLAN TO POSTPONE BIG FIGHT
Promoter Curley Decides to Delay
Heavyweight Bout at Juarez Two
Weeks Johnson Delayed.
El Pobo, Tex., Feb. 2C Official an
nouncement mado on Wednesday by
Promoter Jack Curley that tho fight
between Jack Johnson and Joss Wll
lard for tho world's heavywSlght
championship will not bo hold until
at loast two weeks later than March
C settles the quostlon that has been
the big topic of dlscuBsIon hero since
Johnson began to lag is his Jour
ney from Barbadoes to JunroA
700,000 Prisoners.
Borlln, March 1. Tho Gorman min
ister at Berno, Switzerland, declares
there are 58,027 German prisoners of
war Interned In France, Great Britain
and Russia. In Gormany thero aro
now about 700,000 prisoners of War
Wade Named for Judge.
Washington, Mnrcli 1. Martin J.
Wado, Democrntlc national committee
man from Iowa, was nominated by
President Wilson to bo United States
judge for the southern district of
"nwa. Wade lives In Iowa City,
LOREE GOT
nooo
EX-HEAD OF ROCK ISLAND AND
FRISCO COMMITTEES TELLS
OF DUAL PAY AND BONUS.
"FIRED" AND GIVEN CASH
Purchaser of Line Upholds "Million
Dollar" Salaries, But Wouldn't Own
Road Now Others Tell of Gifts
Less Legislation Needed.
Washington, March 1. An annual
salary of $37,500 us chairman of the
exocutlvo committee of tho Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railroad, tho
same amount for soiwllig simultane
ously as chairman of tho executive
commltteo of tho Frisco system and a
guarantee of $600,000 additional con
stituted tho compensation pledged to
L. F. Loreo when ho left tho presi
dency of tho Baltimore & Ohio road
to Join the Rock Island forces Ho
held tho now places ten months In
1904 and then was asked by Daniel G.
Hold to resign.
Complying, ho received in settle
ment of his agreement with Mr. Leeds
$150,000 In Rock Island railway bonds.
Mr. Loreo testified to this effect on
Friday at tho interstate commorco
commission's Investigation of the
Rock Island's financial affairs during
tho Reld-Lecds-Mooro control from
1901 to 1914.
Criticizing payment to C. H. Venner
of $250,000, J. W. Folk, coUiibcI for the
commission, brought out tho fact that
Rock Island peoplo did not Ilk this
transaction. R. A. Jacksot, then gon
eral counsel for tho Rock Island, sent
this telegram la Robert Mather, presi
dent: "United States circuit court at
Springfield, 111., has just committed
Venner to Jail for six months nnd fined
him $1,000."
Mr. Mather sent this answer to
Jackson: "Message received. Couldn't
w Interveno and ask tho Court to
send Jim Ham with him?"
James Hamilton Lewis, now United
States senator for Illinois, was counsel
for Vennor In his suit against the
Rock Island. "
Another witness was Mr. Reld him
self, who dofended tho "big salaries"
paid to Rock Island officials, declared
that ho woulJ not now scccpt ns a
gift tho control of any western or
southwestern railroad and that when
he and his associates took over the
Rock Island It had a "surplus" of
$8,000,000, "but no railroad," being
merely a "streak of rust." Ho said
also a man capablo of operating mi
8,000-mlIo railway was worth $1,000,
000 a year.
Tho commorco commission Itself
was held responsible for tho financial
troubles of tlio Rock Island railroad
by Mr. Rold, who contended tho trou
ble was not caused by tho taking over
of bad securities or by payment of
hoavy salaries and bills, but by tho
rulings of the commission, which pre
vented advances In rates to meet
higher wages and costs of Improve
ments. R. A. Jackson, general coursol for
the Rock Island from 1902 to 1910, alao
told tho commission ho had been asked
to resign by Mr. Reld and had no
knowledge of why. While ho had no
agreement, he had received $100,000.
C. H. Warren, assistant to President
Leeds In 1902-1, said ho had been In
duced to go to tho Rock Island under
nn ngrcement that ho recolvo stock
worth a minimum of $150,000 at tho
end of two years. When ho left tho
company "becauso the situation be
came unsatisfactory" ho was given
$50,000 cash and New Jersey holding
company stock having a face valuo of
$205,000.
Mr. Rold said what tho railroads
needed was "more rates, moro tariffs
and less legislation."
3 SLAYERS ARE EXECUTED
Murderers of Women Die In the Elec
tric Chair at Ossln
Ing, N. Y.
Osslnlng, N. Y March 1. In a trlplo
execution In Sing Sing prison throe
slayers of women were put to death
In tho electric chair on Frldny. Tho
throe men who pnld tho' penalty for
murder wore Robert Kano, Oscar
Vogt nnd VIncenza Campanelll. Only
25 mlnutos and 10 seconds were con
sumed in putting tho three men to
doath. All marched In to the doath
chamber with heads croct and with
out faltering.
SOUGHT LIFE OF DIPLOMAT
Man Who Attempted to Murder Turk
ish Minister of the Interior Is
Executed.
Constantinople, via Berlin and Am
sterdam, Mnrch 1. An unsuccessful at
tempt was mado to assassinate Talat
Boy, mlnlater of tho Interior, In Starr
boul. Three shots were fired by tln
assnBBln, without effect. Tho would-be
assassin was executed.
Von Pohl Will Lead Fleet.
Berlin, March 2. Admiral von Pohl,
chief of tho admiralty staff, has been
selected as tho successor to Admiral
von Ingonohl, whoso removal from
command of tho Gorman battlo fleet
was mado known last week
Opera Singer Drops Dead.
Now York, March 2. Rudolph Mer
ger, aged thirty-six, tho AuBtrlan
tenor who has been singing at tho
Metropolitan opera houso, died sud
denly on Baturdny from paralysis of
the heart at his apartments.
TURK FORTS RUINED
DARDANELLES FORTRESSES FALL
BEFORE HUGE GUN6.
Transports With a Large Army Sent
To Take Sultan's Capital From
the Land Side.
London, Feb. 27. Tho forts nt tho
entranco of tho Dardanelles havo been
reduced after nn nil-day bombardment
by tho Franco-British fleet, according
to nn announcement made on Thurs
day by tho admiralty.
The announcement states:
"Tho weather moderating, tho bom
bardment of tho outer forts of tho Dar
danelles was renowed on Thursday
morning. After n period of long rnngb
firing, closes range firing was adopted.
"All the forts at tho entranco to tho
straits wero successfully reduce)
. . . Tho operations aro continu
ing." Thin means that tho bombardment
and possible capture of Constantinople
by tho allied fleet, which has been
reported to lncludo 40 warships, Is
imminent, nnd that tho fleet Is ut pres
ent smashing Its way through tho
straits.
Tho Dardanelles forts, for years con
sidered among the strongest milltnry
barriers In tho world, havo been sub
jected to almost lncossnnt battering
by the shells of the battleships' gunB
since last Friday, when tho aupromo
effort to fwco tho straits was com
menced. Before that thero had been
several attacks on tho fortifications.
The bombardment was continued all
day Saturday and Sunday, and moro
than two thousand shells wero dropped
on tho forts In that tlmo. Bad weath
er for tho tlmo compolled tho cessation
of the efforts of tho fleet to reduco,
tho forts, but tho bombardment was
resumed Monday, afternoon, again to
bo ended by bad weather until Thurs
day. Constantinople reported that tho
bombardment had been almost without
effect, but tho official announcement
of tho British admiralty said that tho
forts wore unablo to reply because
tho ships wore out of runge, and that
fivo of them wero reduced by Saturday
night.
Tho attack on Constantinople will
bo simultaneous, It is believed here,
with nn effort on tho part of tho Rus
Bfan army to take tho Turkish cnpltal
from tho land sldo. It was announced
last week that Russian transports had
been sent with n largo army to the
Turkish port of Midi, CO miles noth
west of Constantinople, for an over
land march against the gates of the
capital.
15,000 RUSSIANS ARE TAKEN
Germans Capture Przasnysz and 10f
000 of the Czar's Troops Russ
Relnvade Bukowlna.
Berlin, Feb. 27. Tho capturo of 10,
000 Russians, twenty cannon, machlno
guns and a great quantity of war ma
terials at Przasnysz, as well as tho
city itsolf, was announced by tho Ger
man war office Thursday.
Tho capturo of 5,000 Russians in
battles north of tho Wolchsol (Vis
tula river) Is also reported.
London, England, Fob. 27. Russian
troops havo rolnvaded Bukowlna and
rooccuplod Sadagora, on tho railroad
four mlloa north of Czornowltz, ac
cording to a dispatch received on
Thursday by tho Evening News.
MANY PLUMBERS ARE GUILTY
Convicted ofr Trade Restraint by Jury
In Federal Court In Des Moines
Sentences Later.
Des Moines, la., Fob. 2C All 36
master plumbers who havo been on
trial hero since February 10 on charges
of violating the Sherman antitrust law,
wero convicted by a Jury In tho fed
oral district court on Wednoaday.
Judge John C. Pollock will pass son
tenco later.
Tho men are residents of Iowa, Ne
braska, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan,
Indiana, Wisconsin and MlnnosotaJ
They are members and officials of tho
National Association of Master Plum
bers and of the state organizations of
that body.
MAKES NEW TARIFF RATES
Important Rulings of the Interstate
Commerce Commission Are
Mado Public
Washington, March 1. The Intor
atate commerce commission suspend
ed from March 1 until Juno 29 now
tariffs of railroads caat of the Missis
sippi and north of tho Ohio and Po
tomac rivers, increasing rates on glu
cose and corn sirup In carloads from
Chicago and other points to tho east
ern seaboard and Interior eastern
points. Tho proposed increase amounts
to four cents per hundred pounds on
domestic traffic and one and ono-tenth
cents per hundred pounds on export
truffle. '
Liner Escapes From Foe.
Halifax, N. S., March 2. Tho Allan
liner Grampian was warnod of a
German Bubmarlno. Tho Grampian was
aont at top apoed on a zigzag course
until tho danger zono waa passed A
frolght Btoamor waa torpedoed
Famous Parlo Resort Burns.
Parla, March 2. Tho Moulin
Rouge, tho amous resort along tho
Paris night coast, burned. Tho entire
Are department was called out, but a
high wind fanned tho blnzo nud tho
building Is almost a total loaa.
Chiropractors Bill Gets Through.
Nobraska chiropractors am now
breathing more easily. Senator Bcal'f
bill authorizing nnd regulating thoir
profession having passed tho senate
on third reading by the comfortablo
voto of 19 to 11. Tho voto waB about
tho samo aa that received by the
bill In tho commltteo of the whole.
Dodgo of Douglns, voting agalirst tho
bill, offered tho explanation that tho
measure proposed to Hconso chiroprac
tors now practicing, some of whom
hnd hud but little training. Benl ex
plaining his voto for the bill, said that
It admitted only thoso of two years
standing. Moreover, that the educa
tional requirements had boon raised
so that thoy wero oqual to those re
quired of tho osteopaths.
Passes Sterilization Bill
Among the bills passed last we ok
was S. F. 9, by Shumway of Dixon,
for tho sterilization of a certain class
of ftjoblo minded and Insano in state
institutions. It had been previously
amended so as not to apply to crim
inals. Tho Intent of tho bill is to
parole from stato Institutions n cer
tain typo of inmates If thoy submit to
sterilization, or n simple surgical op
eration which it la said wll do them
no harm excopt'to rendor them Inca
pablo of bogettlng or bearing children.
A board of physicians Is to pass on
each case and nono are to submit to
tho operation unless they thomselvea
conRcnt, In so far ns they are capablo
of consenting, or tho husband, wlfo
or next of kin consonts.
Tho house passed the bill forbidding
tho playing of baseball on memorial
Sunday, but not until after Its author
had promised to hnve It amended In
tho senate to permit such baseball to
bo played after 3 o'clock on such Sun
day afternoon. This caused a re-align-ment
of the votes on tho question, a
number voting against tho bill nfteT
tho author had mado this statement
who would havo voted for It originally
ind who had bo recorded tholr Votes.
Tho voto wna 5G to 30, representing
most of tho members in tho stato houso
at tho time.
Tho senate rcconsidored tho voto
by which It killed S. F. 272, a monsuro
providing that no aliens shall hold
land 4n Nebraska, and referred the
measure back to tho Judiciary com
mltteo. Under now rules Juat adopted
It takes a two-thirds voto to recon
sider, am thlB waa given. Tho raeaa
ura changes ,tho present law only In
the ono respect that It cuts out tho
words non-resident ns applied to
aliens.
Tho houso commltteo of tho whole
recommended for passage H. R. 191
forbidding tho playing of baseball on
Memorial Sunday or tho Sunday pre
ceding Memorial day, after a bit of &
fight. An attempt was made to amend
tho old part of tho bill pr that part on
the present law book, to provide that
baseball could be played after 3 p. m.
on Memorial or Decoration day. Tho
amendment was killed.
The Splrk constitutional amendmont
bill, reducing tho number of house
members to fifty and tho senato mem
bers to oighfeon, nnd providing for
four-year terms and half of tho mem
bora to bo elected every two yeara,
waa dealt a death blow In tho uppor
houso. Tho required threc-flftliB was
not forthcoming nnd a call of tho
houso failed to win for the measure.
Tho llvo stock and grazing commit
tees decided to indefinitely postpone
II. R. 3G3, by Broome, providing for
tho compulsory dipping of llvo stock
Uffected with scab,' and II, R. 562,
regulating tho chargo for hay and
grain ut stock yards operating In tho
state.
By a vote of 42 to 24, tho houso in
commltteo of tho whole indefinitely
postponed tho Miner bill, H. R. 536,
requiring land owners to keep gates in
railroad fences closed for tho purpose
of preventing llvo stock from getting
on the tracks.
Any ruination milt against a saloon
keeper must in tho future be preceded
by a written notice to him warning
him not to sell liquor to tho aubjoct
of tho suit, If a bill with that object
In view goes through.
Extension of tho terms of all county
officials of tho stato to 1918 and doing
away with county official elections on
presidential years la provided In a bill
occupying tho attention of the nous
elections committee.
Senator Lahners of Thnyer moved a
rocesa Wcdneaday that he might pass
the cigars around, the aame being to
celebrate tho anniversary of his
twonty-flfth year In Nobraska. Called
upon for remarks, tho member from
Thayer told of tho manner of his com
ing; how his prospective father-in-law
objected greatly to his daughter
leaving for the wild west and how ho
dared not breathe "Nebraaka" until
after tho marriage. At the time he
enme, he remarked, little did he think
that he would finally find himself in
tho senate.
The bill providing for non-partisan
election of county auporintondonts
waa roported favorably by tho houso
commltteo on education. It has many
friends In both houses, and will likely
go through tho legislature. Anothor
bill pending provldea for soloctlon of
thoso same officials by county boardo
and wJth no requirement that tho su
perintendents elected shall bo resi
dents of tho counties which thoy aro
to servo. This la tho same prlnciplo
flppl'ed to tho selection of city superintendents.
BRIEF NEW8 OF NEBRASKA
Tho brnss band at Uaatluga Is being
reorganized.
Syracuao seriously contemplates
sewerage and electric lights.
North Platto will probably tako up
tho Kearney baseball club franchise.
Hastings cigar factories turn out
over 5,500,000 of that product per an
num. Martin Dunham, tho oldest member
of Cupital Masonic lodgo at Omaha is
doad.
Mrs. Elslo Youngborg', tho oldest
woman In Omaha, over 100 years, la
dond.
J. H. RIffo of Hastings Is tho now
president of tho stato Jewelers' asso
ciation. Edgar will hold a special election
March 9 to voto on bonds for lighting
tho city.
Business men of Hastings havo en
dorsed tho proposed municipal light
ing plnnt. f
Plana aro being madt for the erec
tion of a now $15,000 school building
nt Nlckerson.
Tho Southeastern Stnte Teachers'
association will meet at Lincoln,
Mnrch 24 to 26.
A man registering as C. W. Kirk,
York, was found dead In his room at a
Nebraska City hotel.
A cut of about fifteen per cent has
been made on the electric current by
the plant at Beatrice.
Tho Mlasourl Valley Medical asso
ciation will hold its Besions nt Omaha
tho last weak in March.
Mrs. Molllo Richards or Fremont,
60 years -f age, tripped and fell over
a rug breaking both arms.
Lincoln bakers who ndvanced prices
on bread n few weeks ago, have re
turned to tho old schedule.
Tho Falls City Boostors club gave a
banquet last week at which 250 mem
bers and guests were present.
Farmers In Adams county are plan
ning for a series of meetings to discuss
methods of Intensified farming,
Mr. nnd Mrs. EU Barnes, pioneer
rosidents cl Grand Island, celebrated
thoir golden wedding last week.
Rev. Jeromo Emanuel, for many
years pastor of tho First Christian
church at Fremont, has resigned.
Coy le, Dougherty of Hastings got hia
arm caught in a drilling machine and
Buffered a fracture of both bones.
Forty-five convorBlons resulted from
tho revival meetings at tho First Bap
tlat church at Fremont, just closed.
Shale beds at the Superior cement
factory wero dynamited, qnd dny lent
week and 20,000 tons of rock loosened
up.
Henry Roed, a survivor of the Mexi
can war in tho 40s, Is dead at Cozad
nt tho ago of 95. His wife survives
him.
AVardon Fonton has bought a new
"movie" machine for tho exclusive use
and' benefit of "his boys" at the peni
tentiary. Dr. Oharloa E. Bessoy, botanist,
dean of tho stato university, and
noted educator, la doad nt his homo
at Lincoln.
Tho Nebraska commission for BeU
glan relief has sent out over forty car
loads of supplies to'vlctlms of tho Eu
ropean war.
Grand Island has raised a fund of
over $1,000 for tho support of a base
ball club. This wll bo increased by
subscriptions.
Churchos of Falrbury have raised
$2,000 to orect a largo tabernacle In
which to hold a union ovangollstlc re
vival to commence March 25, and last
a month.
Social events for a woek have been
postponed by university societies on
account of tho doath of Dr. C. E.
Bessey. "
Mra. Margaret Cuming", widow of the
first governor of Nebraska, and who
died In Omaha recently, left $40,000
by her will to Crolghton university at
that place.
Gladys Sutter, 16 years old, of Hast
ings, will loao the sight of one eyd as
the reault of striking it with tho point,
of a pair of scissors while pulling bast
ing threads.
Tho biggest event of public Interest
pulled off at Unadllla In years was tho
dedication last weok of tho new
$12,000 high school building.
"Joseph Ray, a Union Pacific brake
man, was instantly killed when ho
was struck by tho Los Angeles Lim
ited, going at full speed, at Rogers, a
station noar Schuyler.
Weldon F. Croaaland, one of the
Rhodes scholara from Nebraska at
tending the Oxford univeralty in Eng
land, la ono of the many American
students who have spent their winter
vacatlona doing Y. M. C. A. work In
the military campa of England.
Fremont proposes to orect a statute
of John C. Fremont, from whom the
city gots it name.
John Callahan, 80 years old, former
ly known as "Omaha Jack," who for
years has been an Inmate nt tho Doug
lns county poor farm, la one of the
few aurvlvora of the James-Younger
gang.
Mies Laura MoKenzIo of Wllber,.
whose husband was killed in a.
drunken brawl a couplo of years ago,
has brought suit against fourteen sa-
loonmon of that placo, charging them
with being Indirectly responsible for
his doath.
Mibs Murgarot O'Brien, for twenty
eight years assistant librarian at
Omaha, died at Seattle recently, from
an operation for appendicitis.
Rev. G. W. Walter, for four years
superintendent of tho Lutheran or
phana home at Fremont, has been
called to the pastorate of that church,
at Arlington,
Any boy or girl in Nebraska be
tween tho nges of 10 and 18 may enter
the pig club conducted by tho agricul
tural school at Lincoln. Thoro Is no
ontry fee nor will there bo any- ex
ponao except that of raising und ex-
hibitlng a pig.
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