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BOX BUTTE HOSPITAL
A Word From the Promoters of the
Institution.
Realizing llic need of n hospital in
this community wo have decided on
the first of April, "1008, to open the Box
Butte Hospital in Alliance, Ncbr,, to
bo nmintnincd until the Sisters have
their building and equipment. There
will be in attendance two physicians
nnd surgeons, Drs. Churchill nud
Thornton who are prepared to do, be
sides general practice, all kinds of sur
gery Dr. Churchill being a specialist
in surgery, gynecology and obstetrics.
Dr, Thornton in the diseases of child,
rcn and nose and throat. Wo will bo
prepared to give our patients every
comfort possible and the best of nursing.
There will be a maternity ward and ex
pectant mothers desiring to como in
before date of confinement will be given
n special rate until such date after
which they will pay the regular fee.
For all patients maintained by lodges
or other benevolent societies, special
rates will bo given.
Our aim is (b give the patients the
best medical and surgical treatment,
kind care and scientific nursing. Rates
15 and 25 dollars per week.
Box Butte Hospital,
Gertrudo E. Churchill, Supt.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO
SISTERS' ACADEMY
Weekly Report of Payments Toward
the Erection of the School Building.
Following is the amount of money
received for the Sisters' Academy and
by whom paid, -Much of this is only
part payment of subscriptions. The
committee is now'out collecting and the
amount received will be published
weekly, -
Previously, acknowledged $5,600.00
Thomas Regan 50.00
Pat Nolan., .' 50.oo
John Doran 25.00
Ed Morris 25.00
Anna Welch 25.00
H. T. Carey , 25.00
W. L. McNamara. '. 25,00
F. McCoy ; 7o,0o
E. Reardon Sr 75.00
T. Richstein. ., 5o!oo
John Itrennan v-.. ,..,...., 200.00
John Rifey '......' 20.00
Total 1 .$6,240.00
Special Notice.
Don't forget the temperance meet
ings at the opera house, commencing
next Suuday eveping, March 29th.
Good music will be furnished at all
these meetings. Following is the pro
gram for next Sunday evening:
Meeting will open with a song serv
ice, led by a chorus ot fifty voices,
Prof. H. H. Reimund, director.
Vocal solo, "O Love Divine," L. C.
Hazelton.
Selection, "Throw Out the Life
Line," by a ladies' double quartette.
Closing chorus.
Stream Horse Sale
Was Well Attended.
The sale of registered stallions by
Frank L. Stream qi Crcston, Iowa,
took place at the Sury barns in this
city last Saturday- afternoon and was
well attended. Owing to the fact that
Mr. Stream was unable to be present,
his brother and BanksWilson conducted
the sale and R. M. Hampton act
ed as clerk. There yas a good demand
for horse flesh of this kind aud most of
the animals were sold. Below we give
a list of the sales and nrices rocnivpri
for each animal:
Slx-jear-old registered buy Shlro to It. L.
Phettlerof Canton, ?100.
Three-year-old roan, home-bred, French
Draft Norman, wuluhlnir. 1000 pounds, to 0. T.
Smith, Gruyon, Ncbr., $ 125.
Fmr-year-old brown, Krado, to Mr. Squires
of Oleman, f i.W.
Muck live-year-old registered Shire, to It.
11. Watklns, Alliance, $22j.
Hay three-year-old reBlstcred Shlro. to
Arthur llaumtfardner, Alllauee, $422.50.
Three-year-old black registered Perchcron
to I. .1. Sturgeon, Alliance, J380.
Fivo-jear-old Imported black Shlro, to
Arthur Hubbell, Mlnatare, $400.
Throc-year-old dark bay shlro horso to Joo
Manlon, Marplo, $'.'10.
Two-oar-old In May, bay shire colt, to C.
Solleiiberger, Alliance, 3185,
Hliiro colt to Howard lleek of Lakeside, It's.
Colt to Geo. MeFall, Antloch, tlii.
We are pleased to state that at this
writing Mrs. Rem Hand Jr., is much
improved, so much so that the trained
nurse returned to Chadron and Dr.
Geo. Hand to Alliance. The pneu
monia dealt severely with Myrtle, but
with tender care and the best of medi
cal aid she bravely fought for life.
Hay Spriugs Enterprise.
Social Doings.
Tho Fortnightly Study club met
with Miss Maudio Spacht on Saturday
afternoon. Tho timo was delightfully
spent by those present, and while, of
course, tho name is suggestive of tho
nature of the manner in which tho time
was spent the guests were treated to
delicacies of many kinds. Those as
sembled departed with many kind words
for the entertaining powers of Miss
Spacht.
Responding to her kind invitation a
number of ladies met at the residence
of Mrs. J. A. Hunter on Saturday after
noon where the time was very pleasant
ly spent in doing fancy work, and listen
ing to musical renditions, both vocal
and instrumental, by different members
of tho party. A delicious four-course
luncheon was served by the hostess
after which the guests departed for
their respective homes, but not without
many warm expressions of their appre
ciation of the entertaining capabilities
of their hostess.
One of the most enjoyable events of
tho season was at the home of Mr. aud
Mrs. C. B. Hancock Thursday evening,
when thirty of their friends took pos
session of the house. Mrs. Hancock
was entertained at the residence of
Mrs. D. Laudrigan whilo the people
gathered, and at nine o'clock the un
suspecting lady was suddenly culled
homo and was completely surprised,
Cards, dancing, music, singing and
joking was indulged during the evening.
Prizes were given to the best card-players,
Mrs. D. Landrigan winning first
honors, a beautiful hand-painted olive
dish. J. Burns won gentleman's prize,
a beautiful smoker's set, whilo Mrs.
Frocshla was consoled with a toy coffee
grinder, and Mr. Hancock was given a
package of marbles. As a token of
friendship, Mrs. Hancock was presented
with three pieces of silverware consist
iug of a cream ladle, sugar spoon and
butter knife. At twelve o'clock the
guests departed wishing Mr. and Mrs.
Hancock happiness and success in their
future home at Speapfish, S. D.
Uncle Zcke Mabiu was a passenger
through Alliance Monday night, bound
for Omaha, where ho will secure an
artificial limb in the place of the natural
one recently amputated on account of
blood poison. Mr. Mabin certainly has
au indomitable tenacity that ,is ,tb be
admired. He lost both arm' 'and; leg,'
met with an accident years ago when
lie was crushed almost to death in a
coal mine, aud closes his eventual life
by braving the privations of pioneer
life, yet today he is a man of robust
nature and takes a philosophical view
of conditions that line his path through
lifo with flowers. Edward Mabiu ac
companied his father to this city.
Easter Millmei
Uncle Zed Goodwin came from Alii-
ance Tuesday for a short visit with his
son. Mitchell Index.
Roy Cleavenger was down from Alli
ance to spend Sunday with his father
and mother. Mullen Tribune.
Noah Shawver and family were over
from Alliance for a few days visiting.
Noah returned Tuesday. Mitchell
Index.
Harve Goodenough, now conducting
a billiard hall at St. Paul, Nebraska,
paid a visit to his brother George east
ot town, Sunday. He left Monday for
Grand Island, where he will install an
other swell Lilljard parlor as soon as
the building is completed. Mullen
Tribuue.
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X REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
T HEt'ouTKii nv
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AA.F DALDHinaE, Bonded Abstracter
V l--5--XK-v-i-W--H--;M"X-
Nettlo Wicks to Leroy W. Whipple, lot 12,
blk 3, Wyo, mid to Alliance, $23.
Lincoln Land Co. to James Dobry, lots 3 and
4, and n ot lot 5, blk Y, Sheridan add to Al
lianco, ti'JO.
Forest Lumber Oo. to F. E. Heddlsh, lot 10,
blk 3, Forest nub-add to Duncan's north side
ot resident lots, $325.
Joshua Wasco to W. W. Norton, sw H of 21-21-4S
$1000.00.
Hurry H. IMcrco to Hamilton Hull, sw H ot
22-2S-W.S1 and exchange of property.
Hamilton Hall to Harry II. Fierce, no ( of
33-28-50. il und exchange of lands.
F. M. Knight to Wllford lteed.u tract of land
In lot 5, blk 11. Nebraska add to Alliance, $100.
James I. Deull to Lena McLaughlin, lots 11),
20, 21 aud 22, blk 3, Wyoming Avo add to Al
liance, J200.
Itlchard 11. Wutklns to George Klauipc, sw
H of 23-20-19, $2000.00.
NOTICi: OF KI.IXTIOX.
Notice Is hereby given, that on Tuesday,
the 7t)i day of April. I WW, ue.xt, at tho ftvd
tore of Jerry llowtin in the First Ward and
at the I'lty Hull in the Second Ward, in the
city ot Alliance, In II ox liutto county and
stuteof Nebraska, au election will bo hold
for mayor, treasurer, clerk und engineer for
ald city aud 0110 councilman for said First
Ward aud one councilman for said Second
Ward, which election will be open at nine
o'clock in tho morning, aud will continue
open until seven o'clock In the afternoon of
the same day.
Dated March 12th. A. 1). l'JOS.
V. O. llAtiNES, Cltjr Clerk.
Me
TUFT'S CAMPAIGN
Money Used Lavishly to Force
His Nomination.
PUBLIC DUTIES NEGLECTED.
Secretary of War Spend Most of His
Time Traveling Over the Country In
the Interests of His Candidacy.
Print Paper Users Will Got No Ro
ller From Congress 'Concerning
Yachts, Public and Private Coot of
Our Naval Establishment Plans ot
the Stand Patters.
Dy WILLIS J. ADDOT.
One of the curious features of news
gathering In Washington Is the rapid
ity with which n story, ut first merely
hinted nt, pusses quickly from the
realm of rumor to the point of publi
cation. A few days ago It was ru
mored that the facls concerning the
enormous expenditures of money being
made to secure the nomination for the
presidency of Secretary Tuft were like
ly to bo made the subject of Investiga
tion by it widely circulated weekly pa
per. Within forty-eight hours the story
of the Taft money campaign was told
In full In a New York newspaper.
Secretary Tuft Is fortunate In having
n brother who is enormously rich, who
attained his fortune partly through
murrlagc and partly because of a
shrewd combination of politics and
business and the successful manipula
tion of public service franchises In Cin
cinnati. Two weeks ago people In
Washington who professed to know
told mo that the Taft campaign for the
nomination was costing In the neigh
borhood of $S00,000. The Investigators
for the New York paper, proceeding
along, us 1 have reason to know, entire
ly distinct lines, fix it nt $750,000. This,
be It known, Is tho expenditure' up to
date, yet the real work of controlling
a convention has only just begun.
While there have been men traveling
all over the United States In the in
terest of Taft, while ho hns had head
quarters In Washington nnd In Colum
bus, yet what hits been done up to the
present time does not represent half
tho expenditure that will necessarily
have to be made If his brother is to
buy the nomination for him. The con
vention Is nearly three months oft, nnd
these three months will be the time
that, If It docs not try men's souls, will
try their pocketbooks.
Many people on the Republican side
of the house nnd senate think tlint Se."
retnry Tuft would have done better
to have mnde his campaign without
this lavish expenditure of money. Ai
Kentucky congressman living ulmoat
directly across the river from him said,
to me today Unit two of the Issuoft
likely to be raised against Taft are his
apparent ii"pinCt of the duties of l$
otllce while '.. allng nil over the Unit
ed Stntcs In the 'Merests of his can
didacy und the lavish use of money to
force his nomination upon an unwill
ing party. At present Secretary Tntt
says nothing lu answer to any criti
cism, but If ho shall be nominated he
will have to explain whence came the
money that paid for his extravagant
campaign and how he was able to se
cure from a civil service reform presi
dent the leisure to go to all parts of
tho world for self ndvertlsoment nnd
political purposes.
Dodging Freo Paper.
The newspnper publishers nnd owu
ers of the United States who hnve been
pleading with this congress for roller
ngalnst the extortions of the paper
trust will no doubt shout with joy
when they learn that the Republican
majority has agreed to put nn Item In
the agricultural appropriation bill for
their bcnellt. The huge sum of .$10,000
Is to be asked for the Investigation of
now substances from which paper may
he made.
I happen to know the proprietors of
three or four different newspapers of
circulations ranging from 15,000 to 25,
000 dally who say that the recent In
crease in the price of paper has cut
down their not earnings from $15,000
to $20,000 annually. You can Imagine
what It must have meant to papers
like the Chicago Tribune, the New
York World and the Philadelphia North
American, with fivo times that circula
tion. The Newspaper Publishers' associa
tion asked that print paper and the
raw materials necessary for the manu
facture of print paper should be ad
mitted to this country free of duty.
They sent a committee to Interview
President Roosevelt on tho subject,
and ho tossed them a wilted bouquet
by snylng In his next message that
this should be done in order to protect
our forests. The Republican congress,
or, rather, the five men who run It, de
cided, however, that to touch the tariff
on paper or on wood pulp would be to
opcu the tariff question. Therefore
nothing Is to be done on the subject
except the appropriation of $10,000 to
secure Information which will be quite
as valuabln to the paper trust us It
will be to the newspapers now ground
under the heavy heel of that trust.
What are the Republican papers re
sponsible for the president who be
trayed them nnd for the congress
which Ignored them going to do about
It?
Yachts, Private and Public.
A New York newspaper the other
day printed half a page of pictures of
steam yachts owned by millionaires of
that "city that wore offered for sale
because of the llnnnclal stringency now
existing. They are lxmutlful big shlpl,
two or three of them requiring
crows of from thlrty-olght to fifty men,
exclusive of officers, nnd nil employed
for the comfort and luxury of one man
end his guests. They are bigger than
the caravels with which Columbus dis
covered America or tho tbip with
which Commodore Perry opened Japan
to western civilization, but they are
nothing more- than floating plensuro
houses.
If President Roosevelt had done noth
ing worse than to cause n panic which
compelled the millionaire owners of
steam yachts to throw them on the
market nothing could be said ngalnst
his policies. The trouble is that the
same policy adopted by the Republican
party which Impels Mr. Vnnderhilt to
sell his yncht cuts Tom and Jim and
Jerry out of Jobs. Meanwhile tho
president suffers not lu the slightest
degree. Ills salary nnd allowances,
which in all exceed $300,000 a year,
continue without reduction. And one
of his two yachts, the Mayflower, Is
even now on a voyage from Hampton
Roads to Vlckshurg, Miss., nearly 2,000
miles, for the purpose of taking Mrs.
Roosevelt nnd a few friends to New
Orleans, n distance of barely 200 miles.
Time was when a president of the
United States who used navy vessels
oven for his own cnrrlnge up nnd down
the Totomac was not merely ridiculed,
but denounced. Today when the presi
dent himself goes nothing smaller than
n battleship with two cruisers In nt
tendnnce will serve him. Tho presiden
tial yachts nre ordinarily useful only
for the women and children of the
Roosevelt family.
Expenses of War and of Peace.
Naval circles In Washington are In
terested in tho reports that como here
concerning what seems to be an effort
of Emperor William to check the rival
ry of nations In naval expenditures.
Of course every one remembers that
the first news of Emperor William's
entrance upon this cause came when n
lc .' from him to Lord Twcedmouth
was given u limited publicity lu Eng
land. More recently it was gossip
about the Army and Navy club here
nud the various legations that a like
letter had been sent by the kaiser to
a distinguished Italian statesman.
Gossip has it that other letters of the
same Bort nre out.
Of course the professional navy man
Insists that the reason for the em
peror's interest In limiting sea arma
ment Is due to tho fact that Germany
Is not well fltted to become a naval
power. Her harbors are few, her peo
ple not maritime. But all the same
her nnvy Is either the second or the
third In the world. Her merchant
marine Is easily second, and in one line
of ships, the Hamburg-American, she
has tho greatest fleet of merchant ves
sels afloat. If Emperor William Is
diplomatically trying to reduce ex
penditures for war vessels, ho cannot
be charged with doing it through fear
or for personal reasons only.
Few people understand how grent
are tho expenditures made by congress
either In payment for past wars or In
preparation for future nnd possibly
Imaginary wars. Today out of the rev
enues of the nation more than Go per
cent goes to pensions, to the nrmy and
the navy und for new navnl construc
tion. Mr. Roosevrlt has asked for four
battleships this year. Ills request Is
not going to le ncceded to, but If It
were It would mean nn appropriation
of easily $50,000,000. Understand that
this Is merely for new construction
for battleships only, eliminating cruis
ers, torpedo boats nnd the submarines
which are Just at present the sourct
of much scandal In congress. If one
tenth of the money spent in paying the
cost ot past wars nnd In preparing for
others, which all hope will never bo
declared, could be used In developing
our waterways, In digging canals, In
preserving forests and mineral lands,
the country nnd Its people would be so
prosperous that If n foreign danger
should threaten It It would be better
able to meet the emergency.
The least estimate of the appropria
tions of this session of congress Is
$000,000,000. That Is the money which
will he appropriated In n six months
session just before a presidential elec
tion, a time when the politicians of the
majority party are trying very hard to
be economical. That means, roughly
speaking, $12 for every man, woman
and child hi the United States. Chil
dren don't pay taxes. Their parents
must pay them for them, for of course
this money must in some way be
found. Statisticians estimate the aver
age family as being made up of five
people. That means that this six
months' congress will cost the average
man $00. Is there not reason why he
should Interest himself lu securing a
congress which will reduce taxatlou,
even If it reduces tho spectacular fea
tures of the nrmy and navy In so do
ing? Tariff Reform In the House.
Now, this Is the cheerful agreement
by which the Republicans of the house
hopo to humbug the tariff rcf owners of
the nation. Moreover, it Is the shrewd
plan by which the stand patters In the
same party are going to try to keep
their tariff revision brethren In line.
The plan is to authorize the commit
tee on ways and means, which is of
course the committee lu charge of tar
iff schedules, to sit during the coming
summer, taking testimony nnd gather
Ing data with a view to tariff revision
after the next Inauguration. The chair
man of that committee Is Sercno Payne
of New York. Its most powerful mem
ber Is Dalzell of Penusylvnula, high
priest of protection. All the other Re
publican members down to Nick Long
worth of Ohio arc avowed high tariff
men and stand patters. The seven
Democrats, headed by Champ Clark,
conlddo nothing to hoeuro even fair
hearings. Of course the scheme is sim
ply to offer nn excuse for putting off
any tariff legislation until after elec
tion. That H)stpoiieinont will be made
with or without any excuse. Rut If
this plan shall be adopted 110 citizen of
the United States who Is restive under
tariff taxation need look upon It as
othor than a cheap subterfuge.
Washington, D. C.
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
FUND FOR LINCOLN STATUE
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars to Be
Raised In Nebraska.
Omaha, March 23. Twenty-flve
thousand dollars for an Abraham Lin
coln statue In the stato capital of Ne
braska, raised by contributions from
every Nebraskan, young and old, is
tho goal set by the Abraham Lincoln
Centennial Memorial association of
Nebraska.
The association believes that every
person In this state, whose center of
government bears the name of the
great man who did so much toward
the permanent welfare of Its future
during the dark days of 'Gl-'Go, can
manifest a distinguished patriotism by
putting In his and her mite for this
purpose, and that by this concerted
action $25,000 can be raised before
the effort is realized.
In sending out the prospectus of the
plans for raising a fund of $25,000 for
the erection of a statue, officers of the
association say that patriots will be
needed In every community to canvass
for funds and ask especially for help
from the veterans of tho civil war,
comrades of the war president, in the
raising of the money needed for tho
completion of tho memorial.
EVANGELIST IS BADLY BEATEN
Rev. F. A. Miller of Lincoln Seriously
Hurt for Criticising Kensington.
Utica, Neb., March 24. Rev. F. A.
Miller, a well known evangelist living
at Lincoln, was assaulted whilo on his
way to tho depot. In a sermon the
minister is accused of criticising the
doings of a women's kenslngtou. of this
place. About twenty took part in the
assault. He was seriously Injured.
"I will remain In this town and
prac.i, ('.blared Miller. "I did not
say tho members of tho kenslngtou
were not decent."
The minister explained that ho con
demned card playing and such prac
tices at kensingtons. If the people
nt Utica did not play cards at kensing
tons, he said, there was no cause for
anger.
The men in the mob believed that
Miller declared the women of the
town Indecent.
NORTH PLATTE'S MAYOR HELD
Anti-Saloon League Finds Whisky in
His Drug Store and Will Prosecute.
North Platte, Neb., March 24. The
Anti-Saloon league caused arrests to
be made of Dr. Nicholas McCabe,
mayor of this city, and Josephine
Owens, proprietor of a resort. Com
plaint was also filed against Lizzie
Gaunt for running u house of this
character. Premises of tho three
places were searched and consider
able liquor was taken from tho may
or's drug store. A case of beer was
also secured at tho place of Lizzie
Gaunt, but she herself had flown. The
largest amount was secured at Mayor
McCabo's drug store, where a barrel,
several kegs, Jugs and bottles more
or less filled with liquor of different
kinds, were secured. Mayor McCabo
Is charged on eight counts with sell
ing liquor without a license.
PRAIRIE FIRE IN SAND HILLS
Depot at Halsey Is Missed by Fifty
Feet and Dunning In Danger.
Hnlsey, Neb., March 23. For a short
time this town was in danger of being
wiped out by a fierce prairie fire that
devastated the country northeast and
which was forced forward by a high
wind. By quick work on the part ot
the citizens in plowing fire guards and
a slight change in the direction of
tho wind, the day was saved, but not
until the flames had como within fifty
feet of the depot buildings, going on
east, where it Is still burning badly
and no doubt will reach Dunning If
tho wind does not subside.
Complain of Oil Rate.
Lincoln, March 23. Representative
of the Kansas Co-Operative Oil Refin
ing company of Chanute called on tho
Nebraska railroad commission und
filed a complaint claiming excessive
freight rates on oil shipments from
Kansas points to Superior, Neb., which
Is the Nebraska distributing point
The complaint Is against the Santa
Fe and it Is alleged that for a nine
mile haul from Weber, Kan., to Su
perior, Neb., $22 a car is charged,
while from Chanute to Weber, 236
miles, but $21 is the charge.
Trlckett Opens Prohibition Campaign,
Lincoln, Mnrch 24 C. W. Trickett
of Kansas City, Kan., assistant attor
ney general of that state, opened the
Prohibition campaign in Lincoln last
night with an extended aUdress. His
talk was an exposition of the methods
employed at Kansas City to close the
saloons, and Included a report from
the mercantile association of that
place showing the effect of no saloons.
Mr. Trickett will go from Lincoln to
Illinois, where prohibition campaigns
are going on in a number of towns
Two Babies Burned In Barn.
Geneva, Neb., March 23. Two chil
dren of John Hoff, a boy and a girl,
aged four years and six years, respect
ively, were burned to death In a barn.
It is supposed they were playing with
matches. Their mother, hearing their
cries, ran out and found the barn in a
blaze. She was too lato to save them.
Mr. Horn Died From Natural Caus53
Lincoln, March 23. Mrs. Helen
Horn, who left a large estate to Mrs.
Shevaller, came to her death from
natural causes. Chemists in Chicago,
after an exhaustive post mortem ex
amination, have found no trace of poi
son. Mrs. Horn died last September.
Her sisters contested the will.
AID TO HOMESTEADER
Congressman Klnkald Working for
Amendments to Full Section Bill.
Washington, March 23. Congress
man Klnknld secured a favorable re
port from tho committee on public
lands on two sections of his bill to
amend the Nebraska one-section home
stead act, known as tho-'Kinkaid law.'"
The effect of one section of the bill is
to entitle entrymen to credit for Im
provements upon the old homestead
yet owned and occupied, mado subse
quent to tho date of new entry, as
compliance with the Improvement re
quirements of tho new entry. Until
a year or two ago the department had
held as this amendment expressly
provides, but by a later ruling credits
for such improvements have been dis
allowed, yet under the old ruling hun
dreds of entrymen, in accordance
therewith, made their improvements
on their old entry, hence tho equity
of tho amendment, which will afford
relief to many entrymen.
The other section exempts from pay
ment of their appraised value lands
of the old Fort Sheridan military res
ervation, located In Sheridan county,
and' tho old Fort McPherson reserva
tion, situated In Lincoln county. Both
of theso sections apply to existing un
perfected a3 well as to new entries.
Senator Burkett has taken up with
tho war department tho proposition of
establishing a United States reserva
tion with a view" of permanently pre
serving and commemorating old Fort
Kearney, Neb. The Historical associa
tion of Nebraska has become interest
ed In tho matter and has corresponded
with the senator in reference to it.
He has taken the questions involved
up personally with tho war depart
ment and expects to lntrodtico a reso
lution in' the senate upon the subject.
EMPLOYES WANT TO PROTEST
Railroad Workers Demand Hearing
Before Commission on Rate Problem.
Lincoln, March 24. The proposal
of tho railway commission to hold a
hearing today op freight rates has
stirred up the employes ,of railroads
in Nebraska' and .a protest was re
ceived by the commission from b M.
Ryan, a Burlington engineer of Lin
coln, who represents a joint commit
tee appointed by railroad employes.
Mr. Ryan was accompanied on his
mission by F. H. Cro3by, a Burlington
conductor. They ask that a hearing
be hold at which railway employes
shall bo given an opportunity to pro
test against reduction of rates. It is
their intention to notify all railway
employes in tho state to be present.
The commission set no date, but an
nounced that a hearing would be
granted before final action is taken on
rates.
Tho state railway commission is
sued' an order to railroad and ex
press companies to give bills of lad"
ing on demand for all shipments.
HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATHS
Supreme Court Hands Down Two
Opinions Against Saloon Keepers.
Lincoln, March 21. The supremo
court handed down two opinions in
which liquor dealers are held respon
sible indirectly for deaths, and" de
claring that damages can be collect
ed. In one the widow of a man who
died as tho result of a debauch at
David City was empowered to collect
n reasonable sum for support from the
saloon keeper who sold her husband
liquor. In the other, the Willow
Springs Brewery company of Omaha
is declared liable for the death of a
boy who is alleged to have became
Intoxicated at the brewery, wandered
onto tho railroad' track and was run
over by an engine and killed.
Ryder Inspecting Public Buildings.
Lincoln, March 23. Colonel John
J. Ryder, deputy labor commissioner,
went to Fairmont to Inspect the school
building there and to consult with
the members of the school board. Mr.
Ryder returned from a trip to St. Paull
and Aurora. At the latter place ho
found an opera house with dressing
rooms beneath the stage, partly filled
with lumber and rubbish. Show people
used lamps to light the dressing
rooms. The opera house has only one
exit. Ho ordered a fire escape and
an opening made In the rear of tho
house. At a hotel there he found' one
fire escape which opened onto a wood
en platform. In the rooms on the
third floor, however, ho found ropes
by which the guests could escape in
case or fire. At St Paul he found
the heating plant of the school in a
very bad shape. He ordered the plant
moved, or proper escapes or exits
made.
Fire Breaks Out in Omaha Theater.
Omaha, March 23. Fire in the Jew
el theater sent an audience of 200 per
sons scurrying for safety. The flre
broke out during a performance and
scared spectators rushed for both front
and rear exits. For a moment it
seemed as if there would be a panic,
but employes kept their heads and by
thier coolness succeeded In calming the
frightened people. Several thousand
dollars' worth of films were buned
and nearby stores damaged.
McDonald Succeeds Scudder.
Lincoln, March 21. Telegrams
from New York city stated that J. W.
McDonald of Lincoln has been elected
president of tho Lincoln Traction com
pany. Ho succeeds M. L. Scudder of
New York. The headquarters of tho
company will be moved to Lincoln.
Lincoln Signs Pitcher Bonno.
Lincoln, March 21. Guy W. Green,
owner of the Lincoln baseball club!
secures the services of Pitcher Gus
Bonno. Ho was acquired by purchase
from tho Washington American league
team.
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