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Tilt SEMI-WEEKLY lRIBlMt RA L. BARE, Publisher TERMS: $1.25 IN ADVANCE NORTH PLATTK, NEBRASKA MUCH IN SMALL SPACE FOR THE HURRYING READER. EVENTS COVERING WIDE FIELD Bomethtng of Congress, Political Gos sip Here and There, and News and Notes of General Character. Congress. JucIro Norrls, unlike tlio rest of his colleagues of tlio house iJeTegntlon, will lcnvo for homo Immediately after the adjournment of congress for tlio lqiiEon thnt one of his daughters is 111 with mumps, and It Is oxpectod Ills' othor daughters will hu aflllctcd in tho same wny. It Is thought Judge NorrlH will Icavo for homo nbotit July 1. Tho conforenco reports on tho sun dry civil nnd tho pension npproprla tlon hills wcro agreed to, thus sond Ing those mensurcs to tho prosldont for a signature, and leaving only tho general deficiency nnd military acad emy appropriation bills 16 bo consid ered la order to coniploto tho disposi tion of tho fourteen supply monsuros of tho government. Judgo Norrls of the Fifth Nebraska district, and Ernest M. l'ollard of tho First, havo labored early nid Into, not only for currency legislation, but for a publicity bill nnd for mitl-lnjunctlon lcglBlntlon. From tho bogliinlng of tho session Judgo Norrls lu particular has worked for Uiobo measures. ' At tho present session tho United States sonnto has plnced Us npprovnl upon thlrty-sovcn treaties. No action looking torwnrd tho ex pulsion of Rqprosciitatlvo Georgo Lil ley of Connecticut from tlio houso Is contemplated. Iowa members of tho houso who wore present generally voted against approving tho conforenco report on tho poatofllco appropriation bill. This report was In favor of tho ship sub sidy amendment to tho measure In question. Sonator Dolllvcr lias left Washing ton for Iowa for tho purposo of taking part In tho campaign, Tho eastern manufacturers of news print paper huvo concluded tho pre sentation of tholr sldo beforo tho spec ial houso commlttco Investigating tho wood pulp nnd print paper question. Political. Tho democrats of Now Hampshire mot In 6tnto convention, adopted n platform of party principles and elect ed four dclogntos-at-lnrgo to tho demo cratic national convention. Tho del-ogatcs-at-Iargo wore authorized to name tholr own alternates. Tho plat form calls for an !m mod Into revision of tho tariff nnd domnnds thnt tho cur rency laws "bo so amondod that there shall at. all tlmos bo enough money of undoubted socurlty In circulation to meet all lcgltlmnto domnnds at reason ablo rates." ' Undo .Too Cannon proposes to put In Bovoral days after congress adjourns mnklng tho trip homo in an automo bile. Ho figures thnt It will take a wook from Washington to Danville, nnd that weok will bo a vory important ono In tho matter of making n prosl dont, something ho Is reputed to ho deeply Interested In. ""Both Secretary Taft and Mr.' Ilrynn favor a bill requiring publicity in campaigns contributions. Wnltor Wollmnn says' tho Republi can dlscontont with tho work of tho jiroBont session of congress mnkcB majority loaders fear Drynn can win, Sonator nurkott of Nobrnska will second tho nomination of Secretary Taft in the national convention, Gov. Cummins nddrosaod a largo nitdtehco In Council muffs, going after his opponents in strong language. Ab soon us congress adjourns ninny members will hurry homo to look af ter tholr political fences. A Washington correspondent says that not In mauy years luivo ropub llcnns finished n session of congress upon tlio ovo of tho nntlonnl conven tions and tho presidential campaign in ns had humor as they nro at this mo ment. No ono appears to ho content. Campaign agnlimt "twisting" In tho Ilfc-lnsurnnco business Is given nld by tho action of Oovomor IIusIiob of tho New ork underwriters'. General. Much wool Is being rtiBhed townrd tho Omnhn storing house 'Ono Wyom Ing shlppor offers fi.000.000 nniindu. Fresh milk will ho sent to Panama for tho uso of tho government em ployes thoro. W, 8. Stono, of Clcvolnnd,, was re elected grand chlof. Ono man was killed and twonty-two persons Injured by a storm which Ewopt over Jewell county. Kansas. Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota will bo roprosontod nmong tho grndii' atos of Georgo Washington university at Its commencement. Tho "Pntton crowd," In Chicago nro said to havo cleaned up $2,000,000 In corn and wlioat speculation. Tho Omaha tradq excursionists wore Blvon enthusiastic Wolcomo K Colo indo towns. ' Boston has channed ltn nttnmln In ward tho Omaha wool market and Is sow seeking a shnro Jn ho 1ubjios3. ONLY BRIEF MENTION Returns of tho election in North Carolina on slnto prohibition, received at tho state prohibition headquarters Indlcato that tho "dry" majority In tho Btnlo will execod 40,000. Tho Methodist conforenco at Kansas City elected eight bishops. Judgo Alton II. Parker, former chief Justice of the stato of Now York nnd tho presidential candldato of tho dem ocratic party In 1904, has been admit ted to prnctlce beforo tho supromo court of tho United States. Tho,. actual counting of the ballots' cast for W. R. Hearst and George I). McCIollnn for mayor In the Inst elec tion for thnt oflleo In November, 1005, was begun aftr n delay of more than two yonrs. An order was put Into effect by tho Santa Fe suspending work of all hut apprentices In sovornl depnrtmcuta of tho locnl shops. About 1,000 men are said to ho thrown out of employment. A David City, Neb., girl was lured to n Chicago resort and kept prlnouor for a wook. Thousands of ncroa of growing crops In Oklahoma hnvo boon ruined by floods. Judgo Munger of Nebraska baa over ruled tho demurrer in tho Union Pa cific olovatlon enso. Ho says It Is an Interstate commerce ense. Thlrtyflvo thousand conl minors of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ar kansas, members of tlio United Mlno Workers of America, who hnvo been on strike since Mnrch 1 hist, havo re turned lo work. N Seventy millions of people In n year now erosg tho great Hrooklyn bridge. The court llnds that Harry Thaw Ih Insatio and' must therefore remnln In the mad house. . Engineer Flnloy of Wymoro, died from InJurloH received In a collision of two Ilurllngton trains nt Reynolds, Nob. Dan O'Donnoll, anothor engi neer, was probably fatally scalded. Governor Hughes of Now York signed tho bill mnklng it a felony to opornto n bucketshop In that state. Evolyn Nesblt Thaw, through her counsel withdrew suit which sho In stituted sonio (lino ago for tho'nnnul ment of her mnrrlago to Harry K. Thaw. Landlords and tenants in Ireland nro both displeased with tho opera tions of tho land ncL Tho farmors of Nobrnska toll tlio Stato Hallway commission rntcs charged by tho roads tiro out of pro portion to tho earnings of tho common people. The Mnrk Hanna stututo wns un veiled nt Clcvolnnd, with distinguished men as spcakors. An importnnt amendment has been agreed upon by tho senate and houso which will inntorlnlly affect homestead settlement In tho west. Father Lubeloy, n Catholic priest of Salisbury, Mo., was fatally stabbed by n demonted member of his congrega tion. Tho houso passed Roproscntntlvo Dawson's resolution providing for printing 50,000 copies of tho proceed ings nt tho recent conforenco of gov ernors. Washington. With tho rctlroment of Socrclnry Taft from the wnr oflleo nltogcthor llkoly to tako placo within a month or more, tho cablnotmnkcrs arc busy fill ing his place. There wns rumor about tho capltol last wook that Magoon of Nebraskn, governor of Cuba, would recolvo tho . appolntmont. Another story sprung was that Secretary Loob may bo given tho reward of long serv ice. Sonator Durkott Introduced n bill directing tno secretary of "tho treas ury to refund to Stcphon J. Weeks, former register of tho O'Neill lnnd oirico, tho foes earned by him for Is suing notices of cancellation of en tries, and required by tho secretary of Intorlor to bo covered Into tho trcau ury, contrary to tho net of 1892. Congressman Klnknld has mndo ar rangements with the department of agriculture to send an expert Into tho Sixth district to Instruct farmors in tho growing of grassos and legumes with a view to promoting humus soil and sod on sandy localities. Senator Ilurkott and William M, GcddoB of Grand Islnnd, who Is en dorsed by tho Nebraska delegation for nppolntment as ono of thro ecommls slonors to'tho Toklo oxposltlon, calico on President Roosovolt. Mr. Geddes was also presented to Socrotnry Root of tho state department and acting Secretary of War Oliver. Tho Nebras ka!! will not, In all probability receive tho appointment as commissioner since tho president, It is said, hns practically decided on throo men for theso Jojis. Howover, Mr. Geddos may land tho secretaryship of tho commission, which pays a salnry of 56,000 a year and trav eling oxpoiiBos. Thoro Is talk thnt Socrctary Tnft will quit tlio. cabinet July 1st. Personal. Roprosontntlvo Uurton of Ohio will nomlnnto Socrotnry Taft nt Chicago. Prosldont Roouovolt denies that any friction oxlsts botwuou liliusalf and tho nttoruoy gcnoral over tho suit against tho Now Haven rond. Tho president signed tho bill provid ing for tho reorganization of tho militia. Secretary Taft was at Grant's tomb on Momorlnl day. Soventy-olght contosts . hnvo boon filed with Chairman Now oi tho repub lican national committee Charles H. Holmes, n wealthy lentb. or man of Boston, Is dead. Dr Lntidrlth In a stirring spooch to tho Presbyterian IJrothorhood said that Christianity 1b essentially mas cullno and thnt tho mon of tho church must wnki up nnd do tho work God tntonds thm to do. CONGRESS IS DONE DOTH HOUSES FINALLY GET THROUGH WITH WORK. CURRENCY DILL IS PASSED Long Filibuster by Foraker and Others Unsuccessful In Defeat of the Measure. Washington. Just ten minutes, of ficially, before tho hands of tho big round clockn In tho chnmbors of tho two houses of congress pointed to the hour of midnight Saturday, tho first session of tho Sixtieth congress camo to a close. In the house tho closing hours were characterized by singing of songs by republicans In honor of Spoakor Cannon and by domocrats In the Interest of William J. Uryan. Tho oxcltoment, which wns great at times, finally subsided and the session closed with good fellowship among tho mom hers. As soon as It was announced in the houso thnt tho senate hnd pnsscd tho currency bill tho conforenco report on the omnibus building bill wns present ed by Mr. Hartholdt and It was nt onco adopted. Tho sonalo was oxtremely quiet dur ing tho closing hours, held together only by tho necessity of remaining In soeslon for tho ongro3slng and signing of bills. The Inst days of tho senate will be momornblo on account of tho filibuster of Mossrs. La Follctto, Stone and Gore against tho emcrgoncy currency bill, tho romnrltnblo Interpretations of the rules which go far to establish dottiro In a body noteworthy for tho freedom of dobate and by tho final pnssago of tlu? currency bill. Prosldont Roosovclt nnd several of his cabinet wore at tho capltol during tho evening. Tho pnssngoof tho government em ployes' liability bill and tho ndoptlon of the conference reports on tho pub lic buildings and tho deficiency ap propriation bills Immcdlntety following flnnl nqtlon on tho Aldrlch-Vroolnnd compromlso on tho currency measure In tho senate disposed of most of tho remaining Important legislation boforo that body. President Roosovolt arrived at tho capltol at 0 o'clock. Ho went immedi ately to the president's room on tho sonnto side, whore ho remained In readiness to sign the bills us passed. Shortly boforo 10 o'clock ho signed tho compromlso currency bill and present ed tho pen ho used in affixing his dgnuturc to Represcntntlvo Wilson of Chicago. Previous to Ills signature of tho cur rency bill tho president had handed It to Secretary Coltolyou, who carefully road its provisions. Two othor mem bers of tho cabinet were present Secretaries Root nnd Garfield. Tho president In conversing with several mombors told them that ho was vory well satisfied with, tho accomplish monts of tho congressional session. An hour after bis arrival at tho capltol tho president had signed all tho hills placed before him, Including tho public building, tho general deficiency and tho government employes' liability bill. CURRENCY COMMISSION BUSY. Holds Meeting for Organization and Roughly Outlining Its Work. Washington The currency commis sion njipolnted by Vice President Fair banks and Speaker Cannon under tho terms of tho Aldrlch-Vroolnnd bill, held ltnrst meeting Sunday, and whllo tho mooting wiib only for tho purposo of organization, thoro wns a general dis cussion of plans, and It enn bo stnted that If tho outline submitted by Sen ator Aldrlch in perfected by the work of tho commission tho country' will bo given tho bonofit of such a thorough Investigation nnd comploto nn exposi tion of currency nnd bnnklng ns It has novor boforo recolvcd. Senator Brown Votes No. Washington Senator Brown of Ne braska votod against tho conference report on tho currency bill, which wns adopted by 45 to 21, tho republicans voting ngaliiHt It bolng Drown of Ne braska, IJourno of Oregon, Borah and Hoybtirn of Idaho and La Follctto of Wisconsin. In his voto against tho conference) report Senntor Brown sought to express no sentiment exespt his own In opposition to tho monsuro, Ho doos net hellovo legislation was necessary In tho first placo, and hoc ondly ho did not like certain provl slops of tho measure, Tariff Suro to Be Revised. Chicago Sonator William B, AM Mm, who piiBBod through Chicago eii' routo to Dubuque, la., said In an Inter view that thoro was no question about tariff revision nnd the question of whoihqr republicans or democrats would do tho revising would llkoly bo tho Issue of tho coming prosldentlnl campnlgn. Mr. Allison doclnrod tho now currency bill a good monsuro. PRESIDENT OBSERVES THE DAY. Government Departments Close Out of Respect for Dead. Washington Prosldont Roosovolt and thousands of Waslilngtonlnns on Saturday participated In tho ohserv nnco of Momorlnl day. All governniont dopnrtnionta and tho principal busl nosn houses were closed nnd appro priate sorvfcoB wore hold lu the ceme teries, ProHldont Roosovolt drovo to Arlington lu nn open surrey, taking with him a numbor ot Horn! wronths, THE STATE CAPITAL MATTERS OF INTEREST TO ALL CITIZENS. DRAIN RATE REARING ENDS Forty Days for Complainant to File Drlefa and Defendant Thirty Days In Which to Mako Answer. Grain Rate Hearing Rests. The grain rnto hearing before tho Stnto Railway commission on com plaint of Senntor C. A. Slbloy against tho Ilurllngton road has closed. Tho commission allowed J. G. Bcolor, at torney for the complainant, forty days In which to fllo briefs, the defendant to havo thirty days to answer and tho complainant fifteen days uddltlonnl for filing reply briefs. Tho nllegntlon of (the complnlnant thnt grain rntes In Nobraska are higher than rates In olhcr states nnd a 15 per cent reduction would not bring them below many special rntes, voluntarily enforced by the railroads, wns mndo by Iho nurllngton with n showing thnt the density of tonnngo la greater In Iowa and Missouri than In Nebraska and that somo of tho low rates In this stnto are feeders' Talon which should not ho taken as compen satory. The comparison of grain rntes from Nebraska stations to Omaha and Kan sas City was met by the road with a showing that grain rates to Knnsns City are forced by rates of compet ing roads and In order to grain men on tho lines of tho Burlington that rond Is forced to meet competition. DEBT PAYING POLITICIANS. Veterans of the Grand Army Aroused by Their Action. At tho recent nnnual encampment of tho Grand Army tho following resolu tion, preceded by a long preamble, was adopted: 'Bo It Resolved by tho Grand Army of tho Republic In Encumpmcnt as sembled, That our right and wishes havo been Ignored; thnt tho princi ples so loynlly adhered to by tho pres ident of tho United -States nnd tho several stato governments of this un ion nnd guaranteed by tho statutes of tho United Stntcs. Sec. 1754. Persons honorably discharged frrm tho mili tary or naval service by reason of dis ability resulting from wounds or sick ness incurred In tho lino of duty shall ho profcrreil for appointments to civil offices, provided they are found to possess tho business capacity neces sary for tho proper dlsclmrgo cf such ofilccs. - Sec. 17G5 In grntoful recognition of tho services, sacrifices nnd sufferings of persons honorably discharged from the military and naval services of tho country by reason of wounds, dlsonso or expiration of terms of enlistment, It Is respectfully recommended to bnukers, nierchnnts. mnnufneturars, mechanics, farmors nnd persons en- gngod In Industrial pursuits to glvo thorn tho proferenco for appointments to remunerative situations and em ployments. Aftorwnrds confirmed by the follow ing: "But nothing herein contained phall bo construed to tako frcm those honorably discharged irom tho mili tary or naval scrvlco nuy preference conferred by tho 1751 section of tho Revised Stntutcs, nor to tnkc from tho president any authority not inconsis tent with this act conferred by tho 1753 section of snld statutes." In carrying out tho wishes and re specting tho rlghtB of tho Grnny Army they havo been totally disregarded by tho present statu authorities. And pf. right wo demand that tho patriotic and humnnlc policies which havo been pursued by nil former administrations of this stnto toward tho Grand Army bo recognized. And that any furthor encroachments upon these sacicd rights by tho' debt-paying politicians shnll cease. And thnt wo hereby plodgo oursolves to pursuo theso de mands until tho last vestige of the dobt-paylng politician shall bo wiped out, bo ho senator, congressman or governor. Selecting Debating Team. Tho University of Nolraska Debat ing Board selected twelve mombers of tho university debating Fqund for 1908-9, from which (he university's two debate teams will bo seloctcd next fnll for tho contosts on Dccmbor 11, In tho Contrnl Dobnto leagno with tho University of Illinois nt Lincoln and tho University of Wisconsin at M.-.dl-sou. Tho rest of tho twenty mem bers of tho squad will bo soloctod at a second preliminary, to bo held soon nftcr tho university opens In Doptem her. Tho competition for member ship on tho squad Is this yuar the hoavlost In tho history of the Inst:- tutlon. Forty-threo candidates uro after tho seats of hour at tho squad round-table, Harvest Field Workers. Labor Commissioner Ryder hns re ceived notlco from a man living In Georgia that ho will como to Nobrns ka this summer to work In tho harvest flold. During tho past fow years tho labor bureaus In Kninms, Nebraska and the states north of Nebraska have ondoavorod to maintain free employ ment bureaus ror tlio purposo or aid ing farmors who doslro harvest hunde. Thoro nro no stato funds nvr.llnblo for such work In Nebraska .and tho host tho labor bureau has boon ablo to do is to net ns n bureau of information, FREIGHT RATES TOO HIGH. Allen Gcrrard Files Resolution With Commissioners. Allen Gerrard, piohlblttonlat nnd publicist, believes that freight rntes are too high. Ho has filled the follow ing resolutions, with tho stnto railway commlsBlon signed by ntimoroun Men- roo citizens: "Whereas, Many of tho undorn'gned 'mvo been solicited to sign a request to your honornblo body not to reduce rnllroad freight rates, nnd "Whorcns, Rntes havo boon and nro out of all proportions to tho earnings of those engnged In other pursuits, es pecially on fuol, farm products und other necessaries, amounting lu ninny cases lo practical confiscation of u groat part of our hard-earned products, and "Whorens, Tho rales chargod In No brnska amount to nearly tho same for 100 miles nB for 500 oust of the Mis souri, while tho union of Interest of the railroads with thoso ongnged in hnndllng our productions amounts Ir. results lo n conspiracy to defraud, nnd "Whereas, Tho securing of signa tures to tho abovo mentioned request appears on Its fnco like no attempt to secure nnmcs by unfair nnd corrupt means for tho purposo of deceiving you as to conditions, now, therefore. "Your petitioners respectfully ro- quost thnt your honorable bedy reduce railroad freight rates to a level where tho roads will receive a Just return for the labor performed nnd for tho actual capital invested after eliminat ing nil tho fictitious vnluo In bonds and stocks." Historical Society Building. The $25,000 appropriation made by tho last legislature for n basement story of a fire proof billldlng for tho Nebraska Historical society In Lincoln Is now available, tho conditions of tho appropriation bill having been com plied with. As a result of this tho city of Lincoln becomes tho undis puted possessor of tho city hall block known as haymnrkct square, of which It has had possession for twenty-llvo years or more, nnd In return tho city gives to tho historical society a build ing site of equal value. Governor Sheldon has Issued a proclamation ap proving tho now slto donated by the city at tho corner of Sixteenth and H streets, ""across the street from tho southeast corner of tho stato house grounds. Hnymarkct square, 'which tho ,clty retains, was formerly tho property of tho historical society, but was transferred many years ago by act of the legislature to tho city of Lin coln. Tho six lots given by the city to tho historical society havo been npproved by tho society nnd tho gov ernor, ns required by tho appropria tion bill. Thoy wcro purchased by contributions of citizens amounting to 527,000 and the contributors will bo reimbursed by future tnx lovlcs to be mndo on city property. Reads' Employes Protest. Members of tho Nebraska State Railway Employes Protective associ ation to tho number of sovonty-fivo ap peared beforo tho Stato Railway com mission to protest against any ma terial reduction In freight rates. As expressed by tho numerous speakers, representing every branch of railroad work, tho Idea of the workmen Is that If freight rates are reduced, wages of employes of railroads will also bo re duced In proportion; that oven If freight rates arc reduced, tho great majority of tho peoplo will not bo ben efitted, but the profit thus mndo will go to tho middleman; that the small dealers' are not nsklng for tho reduc tion, but the reduction Is asked, for by the, largo shippers, who hnvo in tho past enjoyed tho benefits of liberal re bates, which are now denied them by law. Farmers Come Back Again. Tho petitions ot railway employes to tho State Railway commission not to reduco freight rates has met with ai counter movement. Fifty, petitioners living -nt Monroe, hnlf of whom are farmers, havo filed a petition with tho commission nsklng for a reduction on tho ground that charges nro now out of proportion to tho earnings of per sons engaged In other pursuits,. espec ially on fuel", farm products and other nocoEBarlos, amountlrtg In many cases to practical confiscation of a great part of hard carnod products. .Order In Lumber Case. Tho supremo court has mndo Its ordor lu the case brought b ytho stnto against tho Nebraska Lumber Dealers' nssoclatlon, following tho decision hauded down somo weeks ago. Tho order taxes tho cost, which has not been figured, but which will nmount to about 52,500, to tho dofendnntB en joined. Will Get an Agent. Henry T. Clurko of the state rail way commission, who recently Inves tigated the complnlnt of tho eltlzons of Crookston, reports thnt Gonoral Mnnagor Walters of tho Northwest urn has Informod him that ho has de cided to have an agent stationed at Crookston hcrcaftor. Values on Two Roads Go Up. Tho Stnto Board of Assessment, which concluded its deliberations, rarllor than oxpocted, loft nil railroad valuations tho snmo as In 1007 ex copt those of tho Union Pacific nnd Uurllngton. Tho Union Pacific was in creased by $583,000 and tho Burling ton $720,370. Tho total valuation for all rnllrcnds was fixed at $206,814,799. Govornor Sholdon aim Secretary of Stato Junkln favored greater Increases In both roads thap wcro made, but tho othor throo mombors of tho board over-rodo ibis motion. NEBRASKA POINTERS STATE NEW8 AND NOTE3 IN CON DENSED FORM. THE PRESS. PBLPIT AND PUBLIC What Is Going on Here and Thoro That Is of Interest to tho Read ers Throughout Nebraska. Considerable damngo was done nt Prague by high wind. Tflroo pioneers of Snundors county parsed away lu tho snmo wook. Cuming county hns a corn growers' iBsoelntlon with about ono hundred mombers. , Ditch dlggors nt Beaver City Btruclc for Incrensod wagos, Tho demand wns not granted. Lincoln county thus far Mils year liasjmd BUItlclont rain nnd tho crop outlook Is good. In Saunders county boiuo farmers aro replanting corn Holds, owing - to dnmago by cut worms. In tho district court of York county Robert Beckford of Waco was fined 5400 for selling liquor, Nebraska City authorities aro going to clean tho city of nil peoplo without vlslblo means of support. Tho Riverside ranch, three miles from Ashland, changed hands for a consideration of $150,000. McCook will do much building thin year. Chlof In tho construction will bo n 540,000 Masonic tcmplo. Graduation exercises of tho York high school will bo held this week. There will bo a class of thlrty-ono. Tho Insano asylum 1b bo crowded that henceforth for tho present dlso nuinlnc ciscb will not bo rccclvod. Valentino recently had what 1b known ns "hog day," when 53,000 worth of porkers wero purchased hy local buyers. Tho Woman's club of Ashland has become Interested in clcnnlng up that city and proposes to sco thnt tho work Is thoroughly done. Trainmaster John Lopln of tho Northwestern rond has been promoted to assistant superintendent of tho Black Hills division, with headquarters at Chadron. A republican banquet and ratifica tion meeting will bo hold in Beatrice on tho night of Juno 26. It Is planned to mako this tho opening of tho cam paign of southeastern Nebraska. No foreigners In Nebraska nro to bo deported. S. A. Eppler, federal Immi gration agent, has mndo a tour of all tho public Institutions and has found no foreigner subject to the deportation law. Of tho 1,853 Insane persons In tho state 712 aro foreign born. Of tho latter number 436 havo not been nat uralized. Gustavo Suvcrkruffe, a farmer liv ing southwest of Fort .Calhoun, with his brother, hired man and a neigh bor, excavated and Indian grave.whlch was j located In a cornfield near his houso that has been under cultivation for many yenrs. in Iho gravo was found tho skeleton, complete, except the fingers nnd toes. It was In sitting posture. Tho Beatrice pollco officials Inves tigated tho arrival of n consignment of twenty barrels of beer which was received by tho Burlington. Tho in vestigation was made upon Informa tion given by tlio civic league Tho barrels wore found to contain hop nlo beer containing 1.88 per cent alcohol, and wero ordered by tho proprietor of a locnl soft drink parlor. Tho beer will not bo nllowed to bo sold in Beatrice. A Washington dispatch says that Sonator Burkott and Congressman Boyd havo secured n rc-examlnntlon for Robort E. B. Rico of Central City as a naval cadot. Mr. Rico had pass ed a splendid mental examination, but failed on a dofect In his eyes, and asked that ho bo allowed a re-oxaml-nation. Congressman Boyd and Senn tor Burkott took the matter up per sonally with tho secretary of tho navy and secured a re-oxamlnntion. Word ljns been received nt Wayno that a tornado struck the farm of Tal loy Hall, about ton miles north, cnus ing conslderablo damage. Tho largo barn and cnttlo shed, 80x100 foot, was entirely demolished nnd cnrrled away In section of about fifty feet square to a distance of about four rods and there reduced to splinters. Part of tho roof of tho lnrgo farm houso was torn off and carried to tho northwest gablo of tho building, whoro it crushed thnt part of tho house. Ono of tho worst hall storms scon near Bnncroft in recent yenrs visited that section last weok, continuing more than half an hour. Tho strinos woro as lnrgo as gooso eggs. Hun dreds of windows wore broken, dam ago was dono to roofs and tolophono wires are down In nil directions, cut ting off communication with the sur rounding country. Tho roof of D. T. Tclch's hardware store was broken In nnd tho rain which nccompanlcd tho hull did considerable damage to tho stock. John Moror, ol Ashland, put out of saloon business by recent voto of tho peoplo who declared for n "dry" town, hns received word of an oil strlko on his farm In Ohio. Ho will go henco to look after his lubricating and illum inating Interests. The school of education of Nebras ka Wesleyan university will grant over 100 dlplomn and teachors certificates at tho commoncomont oxerclsos this year. Or this largo Hat twonty will bo university certificates, twonty.fivo advanced normal diplomas, twenty-four first grndo and forty second grado certificates