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    THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
IRA L. DARE, Publisher
TERMS: $1.25 IN ADVANCE
NORTH PLATTE,
NEBRASKA
SUMMARY OF NEWS
CONDENSATION OF THE M08T
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS.
BOTH AT HOI AND ABROAD
General, Political, Religious, Sporting,
Forolgn and Other Events Re
corded Here and There.
Political.
H. E. Miller of Rnelne, Win., chair
man of tho committee of tho Nntlonnl
Manufacturers nssoclntlon, believes
tho work of chnnglng tho tariff must
bo dono by n hoard or committee.
Dr. Lyman Abbott road a letter
from President Roosevelt nt a meet
ing In Now York, In which tho prcsl
dent expresses himself as not In favor
of woman's suffrage now, but not op
posed to It If tho women want tho
right.
Governor George wirry of New
Mexico laid tho claim of that territory
for statehood before Presidentelect
Taft tho other day and rocolvcil tho
nssuranco that Mr. Taft Is heartily In
favor of tho proposition.
Representative Clayton of Alabama
Announced that tho democratic mem
bers of tho houso of representatives
would hold n caucus Saturday for tho
purpose of forming Its organization
for tho coming session of congress.
Tho president's messago was road
to congress on Tuesday.
It Is generally bollovcd that Con
gressman Hurton mny havo tho treas
ury portfolio under President Taft If
lie desires It.
Champ Clark of Missouri will prob
ably be the democratic houso loader.
Charles E, Magoon Is bollovcd to bo
booked eventually for n place on tho
Phlllppluees commission.
.ludgo Taft refuses to luko a baud
In tho Ohio senatorial fight.
Domoeats of Nebraska are prepar
ing n bank guaranty law which will be
limited and which will provide for
tho ultlmato payment only of the de
posits In failed banks.
General.
Tho Cudnhy company nsks the ways
and means commltluo to placa a
higher duty on pumlco stone, used ''i
tho manufacture of soap and scouring
compounds.
Samuel M. Ulddlson, a Now York
broker, wns nrrcsted on tho charge of
forging a signature to $000,000 worth
of bonds.
Utiles enforced by tho Immigration
department have provoutcd n rush of
men to Canadian territory during tho
last year.
Superintendent Scott, of tho Wost
Folnt academy, In his report spoko
highly of tho colored troops,
A mooting to pay tribute to the
Into Grover Clovoland was held In
Now York.
Mrs. Nicholas I.ongworth daughter
of President Roosevelt, has been pre
sented with n beautiful pair of Jeweled
bracelets, tho gift of the lute empress
dowager of China, to whom she paid
n visit some yoars ago.
It Is announced In Paris that Mulnl
Hnlld, tho new sultan of Morocco, has,
definitely necopted tho AlgeclruB net
nnd tho attendant conditions laid down
by tho powers for tho recognition of
Ills sultanate,
Tho jury In tho United States court
nt Salt Lake City finds tho Union Pa
cific Railroad company, tho Union Pa
clllc Coal company, tho Oregon Short
Line, Everett Hucklnghnm and .1, M.
Moore guilty of conspiracy In restraint
of trade.
United Btntes Treasurer Charles II.
Trent In his annual report says there
was t doflcloney Inst year of $58,070,
201. Ho attributes It not to the de
creased receipts, but to Increased ex
penditures. Sovcrnl Nehrnukuus have drawn
prlzcB for their stock on exhibition In
Chicago.
John D. Archbold denies that tho
Standard Oil company has sought to
limit tho production of crude oil by Its
system,
Tho NobntBku Railway commission
refuses to equalize tho Omaha and
Lincoln Inmbor rates on the ground
that an ontlro now classification Is In
contemplation.
Tho tariff hunrlugs will contlnuo for
two moro weokB.
Senntor Knuto Nelson favors tho re
nenl of tho tlmhor nnd stono act.
Judgo Sulllvnn, recently appointed
to tho supromo bench by Governor
Sheldon, resigned tho position after
being sworn in.
CrnckBinon looted n national hank
nt Pepporoll, MnsB., of $14,000 and
mndo their escapo In an automobile.
Tho infant omporor of China wob
enthroned nmld tho assembled no
Willy of tho colcstlnl umpire.
President Roosovolt read a lottur
of tho Into omporor of China In which
expressions of grntltudo are addrossed
to tho United States.
Presldont Alexis of llnytl Is do
posed by tho revolutionists and com
pelled to leuvo tho country undor tho
protection of forolgn soldiers,
A corner on butt or has caused tho
prosent extravagant prlcos of tho pro
duct In tho United States.
Diplomatic rolntlons botwoon Tur
key und Austria aro atrnlued over tho
Hnlkan sltuntlou.
Ilnce riots at Prague, Jlohomln, aro
becoming serious.
Port An Prince Is In a panic with
the approach of the rebel forces.
Annual report of the Isthmian Canal
commission shows groat rrosress Is
being made In tho work.
Omaha banks show nn Increase In
deposits anil In cash resources over a
year ngo.
Tho supreme court has postponed
n honrlng In tho Standard OH fine un
til after tho holidays.
Secretary Win. I lay ward of Nebras
ka was In Washington and talked
over the campaign with .Judgo Taft.
Nebraska won second In tho stock
Judlng contest nt Chicago.
Propnratlons aro going forward for
taking the next nntlonnl census.
An explosion In the Marian na coal
mlno In Pennsylvania killed every
man employed. At least 138 lives 1
wore lost. The men wero entombed
and suffocated, hut tli'ilr bodies were
not mutilated.
Three thousand people wero driven
from their homes nt Guthrie, Okl., by
the sudden rlso of the Cottonwood
river.
Notes exchanged between the
United States and Japau declaring
their policy In tho far east wore made
public at the state department.
Eastern town, southern Illinois and
southwestern Missouri wero vlsltod by
destructive storms.
South Dnktota producod $7,40,0,000
worth of gold during the last year,
breaking all records for the state.
European powers without exception
commont favorably on tho now agree
ment between tho United States nnd
Japan ns assuring peaco In tho far
cast.
A serious controversy Is now pond
ing betwen tho Hrothorhood of Loco
motive KnrlneeiH and tho Pennsyl
vania railroad and a strike vote Is ho
ng tnkeii.
Governor Cummins of Iowa was
elected United States senator by the
legislature, to succeed W. 11. Allison
for his unexpired term.
Washington.
Fourth Assistant Poslinnsler Gon-
ornl P. V. Do Graw recoiuniends In
creased usefulness of rural freo do
livery of packages not to exceed
eleven pounds between distributing
olllco nnd patrons.
Tho United States Htipremo court
has upheld an order of tho railway
commission of Virginia enforcing 2
cent railroad fares In that stnto.
Tludgo W. F. Norrls Is transferred
from the Phlllpptuo service to the
Dopnrtmont of Justice at Washington.
Tho ways and menus committee of
the house proposes to mnko the tariff
hearing through and will nsk con
gress for authority to supoenn wit
nesses.
Postmaster General Moyers report
shows a big postal deficit.
Tho forthcoming presidential nios-
sngo Is said to ho a very long docu
ment,
Congress will faco a deficit In (he
Immigration fund by reason of tho ex
trnordlnnry expenditures by tho Immi
gration commission.
President Roosevelt, it Is under
stood, soon may appoint a commission
to Investlgato tho entlro systom of
the nnvy dopartment, looking toward
a reorganization and tho establishment
of n general staff to net In an ad
visory capacity to a civilian socretnry.
Mail carrying railroads will here
after receive their pay monthly, In
stead of iiunrterly, as has been tho
custom.
Foreign.
A period of looting followed tho
change of government at Port nu
Prince, hut quiet wns restored, duo to
tho efforts of Genoral Poldovln.
The shah of Persia granted an audi
ence to the local representative of the
Associated Press and expressed u
keen desire to dissipate some of tho
false Impressions regarding his atti
tude on constitutionalism that have
reached the outside world.
At Manila the coastwise seamen'
union declared a strike as a result of
which six lnrge coasting steamers aro
tied up, Tho men demand a 100 per
cent Increase.
President Nord Alexis of llnytl was
deposed by his people, they rising nt
night and taking tho government at
Port An Prlnco by surprise
Japanese newspapers generally ap
plaud the olllelul text of the notes ox
changed between Japan nnd United
unites.
Haytl'H "papor" blockade of the port
of Aiiiln and Jeromle, which tho gov
eminent ndnilts Its Inability to make
effective by force of arms, will not bo
recognized by the stato department.
Tho relations of Austria and Turkey
nro becoming more strained.
A Japanese steniuer foundered off
Wel-Hel-Wel nnd tho crew and pas
sengers porlshed.
Two JapanoBo vobboIs collided near
dice Foo anil 700 persons drownod.
Pcroonal.
Daniel J. Keefer has been appointed
commissioner genoral of Immigration
to Biiccoed Frank P. Sargont.
The body of Captain Emmott Crnw
ford Is In Its final resting place In Av
llngton cemetery.
President-elect Tnft will deliver tho
oration at the university dny calohrn
Hon to be held In Philadelphia on
WuBhlngton'K birthday.
Four now supremo court Judges hnvo
boon nppoluted for Nebraska by Gov
urnor Georgo L. Sholdon, being Jacob
Fawcott of Oinnhn, V. 11. Rose 0
Lincoln, Jesse L. Root of Plnttsinouth
and J. J. Sulllvnn of Columbus.
L. H. Cloro, champion wlnnor of tho
corn show prlzos, arrived In Omaha
for tho National Corn show.
It Is now quite certain that at lonst
138 lives wero lost In tho Mnrlnnuu
(Pn.) coul mine explosion.
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SECOND SESSION OF SIXTIETH
BEGAN MONDAY.
LITTLE BUSINESS FIRST DAY
Message of Prosldent to be Read
Tuesday and Thereafter the Reg
ular Grind Will Begin.
Washington. Monday at 12 o'clock
liotht houses of congress will will con
vene for the beginning of the second
session of tho Sixtieth congress. Vice
President Fairbanks nnd Spanker Can
non will preside.
In (he semite ex-Governor Cummins
of Iowa will take tho onth of olllco as
the successor of Senator Allison of
that state, as will Carroll S. Page of
Vermont as (he successor of Senator
Stewart.
In the house the seven members
elected In November to 1111 vacancies
also will be sworn In. They are Henry
A. Bsinlisrt, democrat, who succeeds
the late Mr. Urlck, republican, Thir
teenth IndlHita district; Albert Usto
plnnl, democrat, who succeeds the ln(e
Mr. Meyer, First Louisiana district;
Otto G. Foolker, republican, successor
to Mr. Dunwoll, republican, Third New
York district; Frank F. Guernsey,
republican, successor lo Mr. Powers,
republican, Fourth Maine district;
Ehen M. Martin, republican, successor
to Mr. Parker, republican, South Da
kota, al-lnrge; O. C. Wiley, democrat,
Second Alabama district, and John P.
Swnsoy. republican, successor to Mr.
Uttleflold, Second Maine district.
The two honsos will appoint, com
mittees ench to notify the other Iioujo
nnd the president Dint congress is or
ganized for business. Tho sonata
will then adjourn for tho dny out of
respect to the memory pf the Inte S011-
nloi 'Jllnon. The house will nlso
termlnnte Its brief session with resolu
tions commemorative of the lives of
Messrs. Parker, South Dakota; Wiley,
Alabama; Dunwell, Now York, nnd
Powers, Maine.
Tuesdny will be given up to the
rending of the president's mossage. As
this is President Roosevelt's last, an
nual message, there Is unusual Inter
est In It. The general roport Is that
It will prove to be a consorvatlvo and
cnrefully prepared document and that
few recommendations for legislation
will he ventured upon.
The house likely will begin business
Wodnesday by considering tho bill
providing tho menus for the taking of
the thirteenth census. It l3 tho ex
pectrtlon of Mr. Tnwnoy, chairman of
the committee on appropriations, that
his emunlttoo will be prepared to
report the bill making appropriation
for tho legislative, executlvo and Judl-
clnl branches of the government be
fore the end of tho week, and Ls con
sideration will ho begun nt the ilrHt
practical moment.
The seuato has agreed to tako up the
bill for the establishment of postal
savings banks and Senator Fornker's
bill authorising the rounllstiiiont of
the negro soldiers who wero dis
charged on uccount of tho Urownsvllle
riot of 1U0G.
Party leaders expect that little legis
lation other than the appropriation
bill will be attempted. Theso aggre
gate $100,000,000.
Removed to Arlington.
Washington Having been hurled
for nearly a century In nn obscure
corner of Dlggo's farm In Mnrylaud.
nour here, tho body of Major L'Knfnnt,
an oiiglnoor olllcer of tho Colonial
army who assisted Goorge Washing
ton In laying out the national capital,
Ih to bo removed nt governiuont ex
pense, with military ceremonies, to
Arlington cemetery, In Virginia.
Mngoon Confers With Wright.
Washington -Governm Magoon of
Cuba arrived hero and mid 11 confer
ence with Secretary of War Wright
relative to tho methods to bo em
ployed in tho withdrawal of American
troops from Cuba and on other mat
tors relating to the government of tho
Island.
Findlay Cases All Nolled.
Flndlny, Ohio Standard Oil prose
cutions in this county came to a sud
den termination whan, nt the request
of Piosecutlnx Attorney David, all the
Indictments against the company were
uollo pressed.
CUBAN AFFAIRS DISCUSSED.
President, Secretary Wright nnd Gov
ernor Mngoon Hold Conference.
WashingtonGovernor Magoon of
Cuba nnd Secretary Wright held iv
conference with President Roosevelt
Sunday night. It Is understood that
Cuban affairs In general were ills
cussed nnd particularly the question
whether the United States ulu uld
withdraw nil of Its troops from Cuba
when this government relinquishes
control of the Island next February
Spokane Hn& nn Apple Shew.
Spoknne. Wash. Presldont Roogo
volt will press a button lit 1 0 : 1'.O Men
day morning, Pacllle time, which will
give tho signal for the formal open
lug of the National Apple show, to be
held tu Spokane from December 7 to
12. The exhibits, naming all tin
way from a single apple to a ourlond
aggregate twenty carloads. The exhibit
Is tho greatest and tlnest exhibition of
apples, apple products and Imple
meats and machinery associated with
tho cultivation of tho apple that hw
ovor been iiHomblud anywhere.
CURE
AT WOR
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.
Items of Greater or Lesser Impor-t-nce
Over ths State,.
A late venture launched In Sownril
la a roller skating rink.
'inc Rock Island road hos paid Its
taxes in Gage Countr, nmountlBg lo
i,so5.or..
Wolves are causing farmers nnd
sheep men a good dent of annoyunce
in the vicinity or Clnrkson.
The county clerk Issued flfty-nlno
hunting and fishing licenses In Cuming
county during the season.
The schools at Spencer wero closed
for two weeks on uccount of several
cases of Illness uinoiig tho pupils,
There are some ensos of diphtheria
In Schuyler and vigorous efforts nro
boing put forth to prevent Its spread
ing. The treasurer of Otoo county has
paid Into the stnto tho sum of $G,
i84. taxes from this year's November
lory.
Rev. William Axling and wife, who
have been sojourning In tho vicinity
of Gothenburg for a time, hnvo gono
to Jnpnn us missionaries.
The members of the United Evan
gellcal church at Illuo Springs havo
spent over $ 100 during tho year In Im
proving their church property.
1 ne Unhcroft Creamory company has
suspended business for tho winter for
the reason iiint Hiitllclent cream to run
the plant was not obtainable.
A grain of com In the windpipe of n
little son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Joo Conott
of Raker, Uoyd county, resulted In tho
lad's death after several days of In
tense suffering.
Will Gregory, while out hunting with
a party of men from Arcndln, accident
ally shot himself In the right nrm Just
nbovo tho elbow. Tho wound Is not
thought sorlous.
As recompense for tho crippled
hands sho will hnvo during tho rest
of her life, a Jury In district court
gave Martha M. Johnson of Omnhn a
vordlct for $2,750 against a laundry
company.
Fnrmors should all havo tolophones.
Write to us nnd loam how to got the
best service for tho least monoy. Nebraska-Telephone
Company, 18th and
Douglns streets, Omaha. "Uso tho
Roll."
Governor Sheldon has reappointed
Mrs. C. S. Cnrscadden of York nnd
Mrs. Dr. Towno of Omaha members
of the ndvlsory nnd visiting board of
the Nebraska Industrial homo nt Mil
ford. Tho tuberculosis exhibit under tho
national association for the study nnd
prevention of tuberculosis, which has
boon In Froinont for n week, will bo
.continued one moro nnd possibly two
iinoro weeks.
Several .ork and Fillmore county
farmers hnvo recently been sonked
nnd worked by two ngents who Inter
est furinorB by leaving goods with
them nnd getting them to sign a re
celpt which turns up ns a promis
sory note In tho hands of Innocent
purchasers.
Com on Dan V. Stophens' farm near
North Hond on land Ihat was re
cently tilled Is going from thlrty-tlvo to
sixty bushels to tho acre, tho best Pi
tho country. On this samo land tlu
cowb used to mlro down and wore
dragged out of the swamp at tho end
of a long rope.
E. D. Wood, who lives In Todd
Crook precinct, Johnson county, net a
number or phensant eggs under hens
Inst spring. I IIk success was not tho
best, but lie succeeded In raising throe
male birds. They aro very beauti
ful. Mr. Wood expects to Incrcasro his
Hock next spring by adding a number
of reniulo birds,
As nn evldenco that rami land In
Johnson county, already thought to
bo high In prlco, Is steadily going up,
tho sale of Paul Huston's farm Is giv
en. Mr. Huston's plnco Included
eighty acres nnd Is two miles west
of Tocumsoh. Tho Improvements nro
ordinary. Wallace Furls paid $4,500
for It, or $112.50 per acre.
Tho corner stono for tho $80,000
high school building at Heatrlco, was
lnlrt last week.
Somo of the youthful corn growers
of Dodgo county who won prlzos In
tho recent corn contest will havo a
chiinco to coinpoto for prizes In tho
National Corn Show, which Is to be
held in Omaha. December 0 to 19.
Tho Commercial club completed ar
rangements which insuro tho lm-
medlnto transfer to Fremont nnd Its
enlargement there or tho Hastings
Pressed Hrlck company, a branch en
terprise or the Western Drlck nnd Sup
ply company or Hastings.
The new .Methodist church nt Kenr
noy, costing $38,000, has been dedi
cated. Frederick J. Holzel or Gordon at,
tallied his 00th birthday Inst week
and tho event was oolebratod by a
family reunion and turkey dinner.
Grandpa Iletzel camo to America
from Rnden-Uudon. Gormany, and set
tled with his parents In Oneida coun
ty. New York, whon ho was 0 yonrs
old. He moved from New York to
Hamilton county, Iowa, whore ho re
mained until 1887. when ho moved
with his wife nnd family to Sheridan
county. Nebraska.
Secretary Royso of the stato bank
ing board has Issued n call for roporU
of the condition of the stato banks at
the close or buslnoss November 27.
Tho comptroller of tho currency 1ms
Issued n call fur national bank roports
011 tbr snino date. ..
1 iily-ono years ago, according to tho
old settlers of Fremont, turkey was
moro plentiful for -Thanksgiving than
this year. J. .1. llawthoino snys that
wild turkeys wore numerous on tho
islands In tho Platte and that on his
first Thuuksglvlng In Fremont ho had'
'wild turkey and vonlson for dluner.
THE STATE CAPITAL
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO ALL
CITIZENS.
REESE AS THE CHIEF JUSTICE
This Is the Title He Will Bear Until
a Successor Is Chosen In the
Ycr.r 1914.
The Chief Justiceship.
Judgo M. 11. Rcoso will boar the
title of chief Justlco of the supremo
court from now until a successor Is
choson, who will tnko his place In
1914. This was announced the past
wcok, aftor a mooting or the now nug
mented court. Judge Ramos hns held
the title na ranking member of tho
court.
Tho change was made In accordance
with tho Interpretation which the
Judges placed upon tho nmendment
providing Tor the enlarged court. This
provides ror tho election or three
Judges In 1909. They will nil tho
plnces mndo vacant by expiration of
tho' torms of Judges Darnes, Sulllvnin
and Fawcott. In 1911 thrco will bo
elected to fill tho places nt tho expira
tion of tho terms of Judgo Letton,
Root nnd Rose. In 1913 one Judgo Is
to' bo elected to fill tho plnco of Judgo
Reese. Tho constitution In providing
for tho elections makes tho Judgo to
be elected In 1913 and ench six yoars
thorenftor chlcr Justice. It also pro
vldos that tho Judgo whoso term ex
pires at that tlmo shall bo chlor
Justice until then.'
That tho Tour remaining members
or tho old commission will contlnuo
to servo the stato nnd draw salaries
ror n tlmo yet is Indicated from tho
ruct that at tho first sitting of tho
court seven cases wore nsslgned to
tho commission for nrgumont. The
court nsslgned thirteen cases ror ar
gument bororo Itself.
Judge Sullivan wns not present
when tho court mot nnd usslgnod
enses. Ho nrrlvcd Inter nnd qualified
Immediately, sitting with the court
later to hear nrgumont. Rose, Root
and Fawcott wore alroady In Lincoln.
Judgo Sulllvnn has slnco tendered his
resignation and the same has been ac
cepted. The commissioners whoso places
will coaso to exist somotlmo between
now nnd tho first of April nro E. R.
Dufllo, E. C. Calkins, A. C. Epperson
and E. E. Good. Tho commission will
probably bo continued until after tho
cases which are In the lunula or these
rour members hnvo been decided. It
Is not likely, howovor, thnt they will
benr nny further cases after tho
present nlttlng.
Sullivan's Withdrawal Regretted.
Genulno nnd goncrnl regret has
been expressed on all sides at tho de
termination of Judgo Sulllvnn to re
linquish tho plnco on tho supreme
bencirofferod him by Governor Shel
don. At the same tlmo It Is freoly ad
mitted, that Judge Sullivan could nut,
In justlco to hlmseir, hnvo dono other
than he did.
There seems la hnvo boon n pretty
general reeling, howovor, that Judge
Sullivan's re-election to the bench
next year, had ho cared to enter tho
race, would havo boon without ques
tion. A dozen prominent republicans,
Including sovernl stato ofilcors, have
said that t!'ey bollovcd no man In tho
stato better qualified for the placo
than Judgo Sulllvnn nnd thnt they
would bo glad of tho opportunity to
vote Tor him.
There Is some criticism or Gov.
Sheldon Tor not mnklng Judge Sulll
vnn 0110 of tho three-year appointees.
It Is possible that, had this been done,
tho resignation would not hnvo been
tendered.
More Room Needed.
Stnto land Commissioner H. M.
Eaton will recomniond In his annual
report that, owing to tho crowded con
dition of tho state capltol building,
the legislature must either abolish
somo of the now departments It hns
created or (It up tho bnsomont for
ofllco rooms, or 1110 vo the state library
nnd tho department or Justlco to the
proposed historical building ncross the
street from too capltol grounds. The
hitter enn bo dono If tho loglslntiiro
makos on uppronrlatlon ror a histori
cal building large enough to accommo
date both tho society and tho depart
ment which It Is proposed to houso
tu the building.
Insurance Company Withdraws.
The Mutual Surety company or New
York has notified Insurance Deputy
Plorco that It has withdrawn front
the state and has so Informed Its
ngents. Tho company was ndmlttod .0
do buslnoss In Nebraska In 1900 an 1
hns been doing buslnesB here since.
While no explanation of its withdraw
al was given. It Is supposod by tho
insurance department that Its Nobras
ka business did not Justify It taking
out a license for tho coming year.
Maupln to Changs Tactic3.
Will M. Maupln, who has been chos
en labor commissioner by Govoruor
Elect Shnllonhprgor. will ndopt a few
different Ideas about tho inauagcmont
of (no bureau. "Mr. Ryder has done
n great work In gathering agricultural
statistics and calling attention to tho
resources of tho stato," said Mr.
Maupln, "and I shall ondeavor to koop
up that record. However, while try
ing to keep that work up to Its pres
out standard. I shall devotn consider
able time to Industrial statistics and
enjiuuvor to get moro Information."
CRUSADE ON TUBERCULOSIS.
Dr. Sward Devotes Much Space to
Discission of the Same.
Tho report of Dr. J. E. Sward,
secretary of the Honrd of Sccretnrlcs
of tho Stnto Hoard of Health to tho
Uonrd of Health Is devoted almost en
tirely to a discussion of tuberculosis,
what has been done and what should
be done to prevent the spread of this
disease in Nebraska.
According to Dr. Swnrd this dlseaso
costs the stato In flnancos, loss of
time from work, ovor $5,000,000 every
year, besides over 000 lives. Dr.
Sward makes the following rccommen-'
datlons:
Each state should provldo snnntorla
for Its own tubercular Indigent.
Persons In tho advanced stages of
tho disease, If hopeless, should bo
kept within the confines of their own
state.
All consumptives entering n stato
should show that they aro capable of
self support, and will receive benefit
rrom tho Nebraska climate.
All cases or tuberculosis should bo
roglstored, In order that immigrating
cases, escaping observation nt the
state line, can be reported Inter, If
found Indigent.
Tho board of secretaries of tho
stato board or health should havo com
ploto control of theso mnttcrs and of
this consus.
Evory private, local or stato hospital
should bo Inspected under tho sur
vellanco of tho state board of health,
and members of tho board or secre
taries should receive compensation
and expenses whllo doing this work.
Tho board also ecommonds that all
schools should be Inspected.
Str.tc Institutions.
Seiiilnnnunl reports or tho various,
state Institutions nro being received!
by Governor Sheldon nnd will bo fol-i
lowed shortly by tho receipt of tho
seml-nnnunl reports, with rccommen-'
dntlons, from the superintendents.
The seml-nnnunl reports show n con
dition of tho Institutions lndlcntlvo of
good management. Or tho seven
which have reported, five show n great
reduction In the cost per capita based
on maintenance, officers' nnd employ
es' wages. Tho two which show nn
Increase In the cost per capita aro
tho Girls' Industrial school, which ror
tho same period In 0 wns main
tained nt a cost per capital of $93.81.
agulnst $113.37 for tho six months
ending November 30, 1908; nnd tho In
Btltuto for the Illind. The per capita
cost In this Institution Increased from
$li.9t to $111.23.
Will Officials Be Removed?
A number of persons nro wondering
ir Governor-elect Shnllenbcrger In
tends to oust bodily tho heads or stato
Institutions whoso torm3 do not expire
ror some rour years. Superintendent
Kern or tho asylum at Hastings was
appointed May 1, 1907, for a term of
six years and Dr. Hay, superintendent
of tho Lincoln nsylum and Dr. Young
of tho Norfolk asylum havo commis
sions bearing the samo dates. The
commission held by Commander Hoyt
or the Grand Island Soldiers' homo
expires September 9, 1909.
Charged With Murder.
A requisition rrom tho governor of
Illinois wns honored by Governor Shel
don for VIrglna Amos who ls charged,
with n murder committed In St. Clair
county. Illinois, April 2, 1904. Tho
woman was Indicted In Illinois, but
sho tied rrom Justice.
Appropriation Asked.
The legislature at Its coming session
will be nsked to npproprlate $9,000 to
pay n deficiency crented nt the Girls'
Industrial school at Geneva by a cy
clone which nlmost totally destroyed
the laundry and boiler room.
SULLIVAN QU"TSTHE BENCH. '
Newly Appointed Judge Resigns After
One Day's Service.
Judge Sullivan, nftor one dny's
sorvlco ns member of tho supremo
bench, tendered his resignation. Tho
resignation came ns n groat surprlso
not only to Governor Sheldon and
members of tho bench, but to others
as well. When Judgo Sullivnn's In
tontions wore ramln l nmvn in Mm
fudges they Insisted that he servo o;it
his term.
.Tiidge Sulllvnn decided upon his re
signation during tho night, but why
in 0110 lias yet offered a satisfactory
explanation. From friends conies
tills explanation : Judge Sullivan could
not afford to nccept, becauso ho would
have to movo to Lincoln, givo up his
Columbus home and his practice; then
would como primary election and tho
flection next rail at which It is by no
means certain ho would bo chosen.
After considering all theso disad
vantages Judge Sulllvnn concluded ho
hnd better resign.
Mrs. Sullivan was hero and sho nnd
tho Judgo looked for a house In Lin
coln. It can be stnted almost with
autho.ty that during this hunt Judge
.Sulllvnn dccldod to quit. Trying to
lent a house in Lincoln on $4,500 a
year and still pay grocery bills was
ton much for tho now Judge. In re
signing, Judge Sulllvnn nctod In no
cordonco with tho lnw which ho him
sclt laid down years ago that when
tho burdens or ofllco became too heavy
an officer had tho right to resign.
One Mill uevy for University.
It Is ovldont the Stnto untversltv Is
ngalu going to ask the legislature nt
its coming session for n 1-nilll lovy In.
stead or n direct npproprlntion or n
spec!llc ninount for its mnlntonanco
during tho coming blonnlnm. Two
years ago the Hoard or Regents n
ninklng Its ostlmnto or tho total vain
otlon of tho state upon which the 1
mill was to ho lovlod missed the cor
root figures by only $02,000,000, but
,thls has not dotorred (ho board from
filing with the stnto auditor on es
timate of expenses.