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REPORT ON INSULAR AFFAIRS.
Dill to Amend Philippine Tariff Acl
Is Indorsed.
Tho Philippine scoutB are commond
cd, 1 1)0 bill to amend the Philippine
tariff act now pending In the senate li
Indorsed, encouraging progress In the
Philippines and the malntennnco ol
peace and order In Cuba throughout
the j ear are announced In the annual
report of Brigadier General Clarence
R Edward?, chief of the bureau ol
Insular affairs. General Edwards
sajs the Philippine scouts aro an Im
portant factor In the education of the
Filipino people and In the creation ol
a higher standard of living In the
Islands as well as In the extension ol
American Influence. The report re
counts the settlement of the Catholic
church claims, and refers to the bill
which passed the house at the last ses
sion, but was still pending In the senate
before conunltttee when congress ad
journed, to provide free entry Into the
United States of Philippine products,
with certain exceptions, and free entry
of United States products Into the
Philippine Islands and free trade be
tween the United States and the Phil
ippines without exceptions after April
11, 1909. The report says the friends
of the measure are entirely agreeable
to the Inclusion of a clause limiting
Philippine sugar to 400,000 tons an
nually. This the sugar people admit
would be sufficient to restore some ol
the former prosperity to the sugar In
terests In the Islands.
SIMON TAKES OATH OF OFFICE.
New President of Haiti Sworn In at
Port au Prince.
General Antoue Simon, the now pres
ident of Haiti, took the oath of otllce
at the palace In the presence of for.
elgn diplomats, the officers of the
American and Italian warships and
the Haitian officials of state. Senator
Paulin, who presided at the session
of congress which elected General
Simon ' officiated and demanded
that the president respect the laws
of the republic.
General Hyppolyte, minister of the
interior, who responded in bebalf of
General Simon, promised every effort
should be made to forward the agricul
tural and commercial Interests of Haiti.
Preident Simon then attended a ser
vice at the cathedral, afterward going
on horseback, followed by a brilliant
escort, through tho principal streets
of Port Au Prince, where he was ac
claimed by all.
STEAMER HAS ROUGH VOYAGE.
Laurentlan Arrives in Boston After a
Tempestuous Trip.
The steamer Laurentlan, arrived In
Boston four days overdue after a
tempestuous passage. In which the
vessel was forced to heave to eleven
times, once running 100 miles back
over her course before the gale. The
steamer had twenty second cabin and
seventy steerage passengers On the
night of Dec. ft a hurricane struck the
steamer and the passengers became
terror stricken. The -weather grew
worse and It became necessary to turn
the ship about and run before the gale.
Lclter and Wife Fight Mine Fire.
Zeigler, 111., Dec 52. With a stub
born lire slowly fighting back hun
dreds of men who have ben cease
lessly at work for das seeking to save
the coal supply of the great Zeigler
mine, Joe Inciter, Chicago millionaire,
and Oils beautiful young wife have
joined forces with the workmen and
a:e personally combating the flumes.
Crushed to Death by Shoppers.
Chicago, De;C 22. Pushed by crowds
of Christmas shoppers, Elmer Birds
eve, the seven-year-old son of George
Blrdseye, a wholesale grocer of Sat
tip, was oruhhed to death In an ele
vator of the Boston store here. The
boy was being taken by his grand
mother to seo the toys. The elevator
operator was arrested.
Langford Wins In First Round,
San Francisco, Dec. 22. Sam Lang
foid. the colored middleweight, mak
ing his first appearance in a local ring,
made good with a vengeance and incl
equally made short work of Jim
Fly nn of Pueblo. Colo Langford
Knocked out his man in the firat round
alter two minute of fighting
American Fleet Sails for Suez.
Rear Admiral Sperry of the Ameri
can battleship fleet has cabled the navy
department that the fleet made its de
parture from Colombo for Suez The
fleet has begun the longest single leg
of its world's cmlse through the' In
dian ocean, the Arabian and Red seas
Double Suicide at St. Louis.
St. Louis, Dec. 22 Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Albere were found dead from
gas asphyxiation at their borne, at
143S Chambers jitrael. Apparently
they had committed suicide The
cause Is not known.
Suydam Dead of Vound.
New York, Deo 2.-Harry B. Suy- j
dam, the curb broker who was shot In
his, Broad slret office, by John C.
Lumsden, an Inventor, died jn the
Hudson street hospital Lumsden is
under arrest (
Rlttenhouse Succeeds Langham.
New York. Dec. S2 K. 18 ntttan
houi Insurance commissioner of Col-'
or ado, was elected prwldant of the
Provident Savings Life Assurance w
cift of New York, si-rnding Aithur
O l.angham of Ixxiiaville, Ky.
President Felton to Resign
Mexico Citv )f 22 Sainu-1 M.
Felton will i tir iiom '! pMJ-nry
or tbe Mexican Cfeiitral iil.u(l within
thp next fortnight, according to au
autbmitative report.
OF
Stoecker and Henry in Race
for Speaker of House,
Bryan May Be Asked to Express c
Preference Friends of County Op
tion Will Take a Hand "In Work ol
the Legislature.
Lincoln, Dec. 21. As the opening ol
tho legislative sossion draws nearoi
the competition for the position ol
speaker gradually become? stronger,
and now it is possible thai William J
Bryan will be asked to take a hand la
it, although he has alt along decline
to express n preference. Friends ol
Representative Henry of Holt county
claim he has tho Inside track, but
Stoecker of Douglas Is still making an
active canvass for the place.
There Is now little doubt that the
friends of county option will take a
strong hand In the work of tho legis
lature, nnd it is nut at all improbable
that they will receive some assistance
from the Republicans, Ono thing Is
sure, that if Governor Elect Shallen
berger has any preference In tho or
ganizing of the legislative body ho haa
not thus far shown It. Mnny Interests
are already Interested in the curb
stone lobby, nnd their representatives
are taking n hand in tho embryo work
of organizing tho houso and senate.
If n bank deposit guaranty law has
been framed no person has thus far
conn forth to father It. lu fact, it Ij
stated by many who are familiar with
affairs legislative that the detail has
not been worked out.
EAR TORN FROM HEAD.
Attorney Gutterson Badly Hurt In Au
tomobile Accident at Broken Bow.
Broken Bow, Neb., Dec. 22. Judge
C. L. Gutterson, prosecuting attorney
for Custer county, was badly Injured
by being caught between two automo
biles while, driving in a buggy with
his wife.
He was taking the middle of the
road when the two machines, driven
respectively by Messrs. Willing and
Johnson, attempted to pass On either
Bide. Tho horse took fright nnd made
a quick turn and upset the buggy,
throwing the occupants violently out
In the raixup tho judge's head was
badly crushed. One ear was torn from
the head The injuries aro sorlouB,
but not necessarily fatal. Mrs. Gut
lerson ms slightly injured In the side.
Family of Seven Have Close Call.
Tocumseh, Neb., Dec 22 J. W,
Morris, living on a farm near here,
and his family of six had a narrow es
cape from being burned to death in a
fire which destroyed their home. The
flames were In every room when tbe
fathei woke up. He grabbed tho live
children in a half suffocated condl
tlon and threw them out of a window
and then removed his wife, who had
lost consciousness. He took them all
to the barn, where he kept them warn
until nelghbois arrived and helped
care lor them. The home and its ev
tiro contents were df-stioyed
Accused of Fur Robberies.
Lincoln. Dec. 22. Details of a re
cent heavy robbery ot furs r-ame to
light when Acting Governor HopeweM
issued a requisition on the governor
of Iowa for the return to Lincoln of
two men giving -the names of O. W.
Silvers and Philip Mauve, undor dr
iest at Sioux City A detective frotn
here went to Des Moines, where the
requisition was honored, and he re
ported from Sioux City that he had
the men In custody and would return
with them today. The men are charged
with similar robbetles at Omaha.
William R. Kelley Kills Hlmseif.
Omaha. Dec. 21. William It. Kelley,
cashier of the Union Pacific railroad
at South Omaha, committed suicide
by firing a bullet through his brain.
The bod) was not discovered until
after midnight, when J, S Westover,
a elose friend of Kelley, went to the
letter's home, at 142S North Twenty,
third street, In South Omaha, to pres
ent him with an Elks' pin, the dead
man having recently joined that order.
Weetover found KoHey's body lying
across the bed. with a bullet In his
brain.
Samuel Wymore Is Dead.
Wymore. Neb., Dec. $&. Samnsl
Wymore, after whom thle place was
named, and who owned all the land on
which Wymore and Blue Springs ven
built, Is dead1 of apoplexy, aged seven
ty.three year. Wymore. although h)
could neither read nor write, was on
of the wealthiest men in southeast
Nebraska He came here forty-thre
years ago and settled on the home
stead on which he died
Havelock Mob Tears Up Tracks.
Lincoln, Dec. 22. A telephouo mes
sage from the Burlington railroad
shop town of Havelock, six miles from
Lincoln, this morning said a mob of
ISO men was tearing up the tracks ot
tbe Lincoln Traction company and au
attempt made to burn the barn The
actiuu ot Havelock people 1 due to
resentment agalnat the street car com
pany over car fares.
Tuberculosis in a Dlry Herd.
Aubm n N'eb , Dee. 22. For tnni
time the proprietor of the Spring LalM
dairy had noticed something wroiiir
with the dairy rows and he sent "for
the state ins. pert or, who lntppeted the
enure herd He found twenty-two
cows that were infected wtth tuber
culosis and-they wete shipped to Ome
ha to be killed.
NEWS
NEBRASKA
ROQBER9 LOOT TWO BANKS.
Safes Blown aW Keene and Gibbon.
Neb., Netting 15,600.
Omahn, Doc. 19.The Commercial
bank ot Gibbon nlul the Farmers and
Merchants tmnk of Keune Were robbed,
the thieves In each enso making tholr
escape. The towns are thirty miles
apart and it Is possible men, who were
seen In an automobile at Gibbon, may
havo douo the two jobs, as the explo
sion at Keene did not disturb any por
son In tho vicinity, and the exact time
la not known. The bank at Gibbon
sustained a loss of $2,500, and the
bank at Keene $3,000. The sheriffs ot
all central Nebraska counties are
busily engaged In a search for tho
men. Both banks are members of the
Nobraska Bankers' association. Sec
retary W. B. Hughes has offered a re
ward of ?600 for the capture of tho
lobbers In ench caso. Both carried
burglar Insurance.
NEBRASKA MILLERS UP IN ARMS.
Will Oppose Bleached Flour Order of
Secretary Wilson.
Lincoln, Dec. 19. The entire milling
Industry of Nebraska will oppose the
recent order of Secretary of Agricul
ture Wilson prohibiting the transport
ing nnd Bale of bleached flour In Inter
state commerce. A meeting will be
held In Lincoln In January to oppose
this order, which Is thought to bo n
death blow to millers In tho state. Ne
braska ifelllers aro forced to grind
winter wheat. Only by blenching can
they produce a white flour that ranks
well In the market. Bleachors aro
used in practically all of the 92 mills
In the stale. It is probable that the
millers will be bncked In their protest
by Nebrnska railroads.
DELAY FOR R. MEADE SHUMWAY,
Supreme Court Grants Stay of Execu
tion to Slayer of Mrs, Martin.
Lincoln, Dec. 18. H. Monde Shunv
way, sentenced to be hanged Jnn. 8
for the murder of Mrs. Martin, secured
n delay, the supremo court fixing Jnn.
29 as the date for tho execution of the
sentence. Tho court requires fuither
time for examination of the transcript,
because of tho reorganization und the
Inability of the new Judges to do the
work In the time at first fixed.
WILLEY NOT GUILTY.
Jury at Lincoln Returns Verdict for
Defendant In Murder Case.
Lincoln, Dec. 18. A Jury In the dis
trict, court returned n verdict of not
guilty In the case of W. A. Wllley, ac
cused of murdering Joseph Watklns
loBt September. Self defense was
"WJlley'a plea. He asserted that Wat
klns attempted to eject hm from a
hack.
Poultry and Pet Stock Show.
Omaha, Dee. 18. Tho annual poul
try show of the Transmississlppl
Poultry and Pet Stock association
will begin a week's show at tho Audi
torium December, 28. The premiums
this year will exceed $10,000, by far
the largest sum ever offered for such
an event. A feature of the show will
he the large display of fancy dogs, and
ninny society people of Oninlia.aml ad
joining cUIps will have their family
pels at the show.
Robbers Make Good Their Escape.
Wnhoo, NpIj.. Dec. 21. The robbers
who made Hip big haul at the O'eresco
hank Inst week have ovldontly made
good their escape. Sheriff Dailey thinks
they reached Omaha before the rob
bery was discovered. Jainos Boyle,
the young clerk who was bound and
gagged, was asked to identify seven
suspicious characters nfter he recov
ered his senses, but was unable to con
npcl any of them with the robbery.
Wild Animal Kills' Stock.
Callaway, Neb.. Dec. 21. Tho wild
nulinal which has been killing Mock
nnd Intimidating the people iouth of
this city Is still at large nnd con
tinues its depredations among Hip :nt
tlc, horsps and hugs A huntlui; party
is being organized in Lhe locality, nnd
tomorrow n grand roundup will lake
pluco, at which time men with dugs
nd shotguns hope to capture the an
imal Deadlock on Football Captain.
Llneolu Dec 19, No captain for
tbe. 1909 football eleven has been
chosen yet. At tho ounuul election
bW In the TJnlvernlty armory before
rtiH h thiol lc board the fourteen letter
men of last season's team tied thejr
votes for Collins and Kriim, the two
levBng candidates Six ballots were
cMst and nn each of these seveu vot"R
unt for each of tho two candidates.
Skalla Retains Office.
McCook. Nob . Deo. 19 Tho contest
case of W M. Hitlers (Dem ) of this
olty against Charles Skalla iltop.),
county clerk, fur the county clerkship
of this county, came up In lhe dietrict
court and was dismissed on motion of
the complainant, Mr. Hitlers. This
leaes Mr. Skalla In possession of the
ofllLe.
Black Diphtheria Near DMIer.
Beatrice. Neb.. Dec. 18. Black
diphtheria has broken out near Dft
lev, and to said to be epidemic One
child. In the Adam family, ie dead
and two more are eertouely ill, wJU
tbe (Hfte. Tbe (kdooIs of Dlller
have been cloc-d and Quarantine baa
btn provided agiut the infected
quartets
Brakcman Crushed Under Wheels.
Sut'on Neb, IK- 21 - Uninjett Pen
dergrat, a biakeman on the Kansas
City and Omaha road, while trying to
make a coupling fell beneath a, mov
ing triin and was so bad!) crushed
that he died within a short time.
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EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted.
DR. G. W. MITCHELL,
I'hyalclnn nno Snrgcon I)y nnd nlRhtcrlls
Office over HoguoHtoro. Phono ISO,
H. A. COPSEY, M. D.
Physician nnd Surgeon
Phono 300
Calls Miswcrcil promptly day anil night from
oil) I co. Olllce.st Alliance National Hunk
Building over tho PostOlllcc.
DR. CHAS. E. SLAGLE
with
DR. BELLWOOD
Special Attention
Paid to Eye Work
GEO. J. HAND,
iio.mi:uiatiiic
physician and surgeon
Formerly Interne Homeopathic Hos
pital University ot Jowa.
Phone 251. Ofllce over Alliance Shoo Store
Ili-Mldeiice I'tiono 2t.
DR. C. H. CHURCHILL
PHYSICIAN AND JsL'RQKON
(Successor to Dr. J. B. Mooro)
OFFICE IN FLETCHER BLOCK
Onico hours 11-12 a.m., 2-4 p.m. 7180-0 p.m.
Office Phono 62
Res. Phone, 85
Drs. Bowman & Weber
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
First National Bank Bldg. Roouib 4-5-6
Ofllce hours, to to iz a. m.,
1:30 to 4, 7 to 8 p. in,
Office Phone 65 Res. Phone 16 & 184
T, J. THRELKELD,
Undertaker and Embalmer
OFFICE l'HONE 207
RES. 1MIONE 498
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A. II. THORNTON,
Physician and Surgeon
Office Phone, No. 4
Res. Phone, No. 1S7.
OFFICE IN NORTON BLOCK
Drs.CoppernoII & Petersen
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
tSuivi'usors to Dri I-ify .V Unlfo)
17 and iS Rumer Block
OfRce JMione 43. Residence 20
AUG. F. HORNBURG
Private Nurse
Phone 493
WILLIAM MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY
AT HW,
ALLIANCE,
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EUGENO BURTON
Attorney at I aw
Ofiit rjjj) . lonnorlt 1
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H. M. BULLOCK.
Attorney at Law,
AJL,T..I.AIVC:iC, NIOI3.
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TUTTLE & TASH,
ATTORNEYS
AT LAW.
REAL ESTATE.
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Long experience in stale and federal
courts and as Register and Receiver U. S.
Land Olhee is a guarantee for nromnt and
efficient service.
Orfico In l.uuj Office lluilding.
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