THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
IRA L. BARE, Publisher
TERMS $1.25 IN ADVANCE
NORTH PLATTE,
NEBRASKA
NEWS NOTES
ENSED
i A Boiling Down of the More Impor
tant Events Here and There
Congress.
Tho salary or tho president of the
1 nited States haB boon dollnltoly
ilxcd nl v7C.00t) or nunum, without
Kny additional ullowaiico for trnvol
Ins expenses.
A complete agreement wan reached
by tho conforoos of the gonoral defi
ciency bill. Tho amendments limit
ing an appropriation of $500,000 to
pay tho 11ml two Installment to Co
lombia under the provision of the
treaty recently ratified and appropri
ation of $20,000 to pay the oxponfio
of u conunlHHlon to Investigate tho
interests of tho United StateH In Li
beria wero adopted.
Senator Burkett'H bill to nmetid tho
federal court law govornlng tho Ne
braska district passed with some
amendments In the tfenato and was
sent tit once to tho bouse.
A bill was prpaentcd In the house
by Representative IJIrd S. McGnlro
of Oklahoma to confer upon the
court of claims Jurisdiction to hear
and determine claims of tho Pnwnoo
trlbo of Indians In Oklahoma against
tho TJultod States government.
SeUator-olect Joseph L. BrlBtow of
Kansas has reached Washington, and
waii a visitor nt tho capltol, where ho
was introduced In tho senate side by
Senator Curtis.
Now that bllllon-dollar hobbIoiib of
congress aro tho rule, little other
than appropriation legislation can bo
enacted during tho short, session. Tho
appropriations for tho session prob
ably will bo tho largest on record
oven oxccodlng tho $1,008,000 pro
vided for nt tho first session)
RopreBontntlvo Hlnshaw Introduced
n bill appropriating $2D,000 to pur
chase a quarter section of land near
Hontrlco, Nob., for tho purposo of a
public park,
Tho Immigration commission, com
posed mainly of members of tho sen
ato and of tho house of representa
tives, was sharply crltlclsod In
tho Bcnnto by Senator Gary of South
Carolina.
Tho uonnlo ship subsidy bill wub
lost In tho lower house.
Congress worked, nonrly all night
on tho 3d to llnluh up business.
Tho president sent to tho senate
tho following nominations: To bo
consul nt Bomn, Congo Free Stato,
William W. Uandley of Now York.
To bo nssoclato Justice of tho su
premo court of New Moxlco, Edward
A. Mann and Ira A. Abbott.
Senator Burkott of Nebraska Intro
duced a bill providing for an Inspec
tion of locomottvo boilers similar to
that now required In tho case of
steamboat boilers.
General.
President Taft had n floqd of call
era on tho first day of his adminis
tration. Tho now tarllT has been tentatively
complctod by tho republican moinbors
of tho house ways and means commit
too and tho tariff framors aro now do
voting tholr attention principally to
discussing tho proposed provisions
or additional means for- securing
revenue.
Permanont headquarters for tho
National League of Republican clubs,
nt which John Hays Hammond is
president, will bo established in
Washington In tho near future In
order to keop tho .1,800 clubs ami
1,200,000 moinbers actlvo throughout'
tho yonr.
Tho Inaugural address of President
Taft published in Tokto evoked up
proclativo comments' for the Btntes
manllko views embodied In It.
Tho ceremony of Inauguration of
Taft and Shermnu took place tho
usual way and nt tho usual tlmo, ex
copt that exercises wero hold la tho
eounto chambor on account of sovoro
Btorms. Immediately nftor Taft had
taken tho oath of oillco Roosovolt loft
for Oyster Ray. Tho stroot parade
and grand ball In the evening wore
features of tho Inauguration.
I'rosiuoiu Tint win convono con
gross In extra session March 15th.
Socrotary Wright approved tho And
lugs of tho retiring board In tho caso
of Colonel William F. Tuckor of tho
pay department of tho army, and son
in-luw of Mrs. John A. Logan. This
places Colonel Tucker on tho retired
.1st for life on three-quarters pay.
It Is rumored tout Harrlmun has
made a deal for an entrance to Seattle
ovor St. Paul tracks.
State Sonntor Sklunor charges that
tho saloon element la spending large
sums of money In Influencing logis
latlou in Colorado.
Tho lowor house of the Arkansas
legislature has passed a stute-wldo
prohibition bill.
Deadlocks In Illinois and Wisconsin
may causa two senate vacancies In
tho noxt congreos.
Tho pope of Rome is indisposed
from n sovoro cold. ,
riio ninth attempt Of MI-b. Eliza
beth Lowcry of St; Louis to end her
life was successful. Shu drank car
bolic acid becuuso of despondency.
The price of May whoat mirpno'l
all records of recent jears on the
New York produce exchange, when
it advanced 2 cent a bushel to
$1.22. The Html price was $1.224,
a net advance for tho day of lc.
Tho negro who killed the young
woman at Ottumwa, la., has been r
restod and mtido full confession.
Tho house, by a majority of four,
ndopted ii rule reported by the com
mit teo on rules creating what Is to
bo known as "Calondnr Wednes
day." Tho Kansas liouso and sennto votod
to concur In tho second conferonco
report on the bank gusranteo law and
tho bill will hocomo n Irrw an soon om
it Is signed by the governor nnd pub
lished. Ono hundred thousand strangers
wern In Washington to witness tho
Inauguration.
Mobilization of tropps by tho Bor-
Vlau govornment contlnuoH.
Venezuela Is not regarded a snfo
place for ox-Prosldont Castro.
Prominent cigarette dealers
throughout the country have decided
to abolish cut prlcos on standard
rands of cigarettes.
Tho Columbus Memorial commis
sion has 'awarded the contract for
making a statue of Columbus, to be
erected In the plaza of tho union sta
tion in Washington, to Iorado Taft,
of Chicago, u relative of tho president-elect.
Tho Inquiry Into tho hoof trust may
result In landing big gnmo.
The purclmso of upwards of $21,-
000,000 of general development
bonds of tho Southorn Hallway com
pany by J. P. Morgan & Co, waB an
nounced. Tho prico was stated to bo
about 70. '
Bishop Richard Scannel of Omaha
was a passenger on tno steamer
Adriatic which arrived in Now York
from Southampton.
.ludgo Taft says ho has boon mis
quoted on hltf tariff vlows,
The Kansas Bonnto passed tho bill
already passed by tho house prohib
iting buckot shops In Kansas. Not
only tho establishments aro Illegal
but telegraph operators taking quota
tions for such purposes aro subjoct
to heavy penalties.
Die International Harvester com
pany paid to It. L. Thomas, clerk of
tho Shnwneo county district court
$13,702, tho flno and costs assessed
against the company by Judgo A. W.
mna ror violating tno Kansas anti
trust laws.
Kentucky's governor has pardoned
an editor who has boon found guilty
of telling tho truth about certain
ovIldoorB.
Washington.
Final preparation!! nro aro now be
ing inado at tho Smithsonian institu
tion for tho sclontlllc expedition to
Africa to ho headed by Thcodoro
Roosovolt. Tho work of preparing
nnd packing the collecting apparatus
is now well advanced.
Secrctnry of Agriculture Wilson
hns decided to establish at tho Uni
versity of Wisconsin a laboratory
plant for tho testing of various kinds
of woods in tho eastern part of tho
United States.
TIiIb 1b Presldont Tnft'B cablnot:
Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania,
Becrotary of state. Franklin Mc
Voagh of Illinois, Bocrotnry of tho
treasury. Jacob M., Dickinson of
ToniosHoo, to bo Kocfrotnry of war.
Ocorgo W. Wlckorsham of New York
uttornoy general. Frank II. Hitch
cock of Massachusetts to bo postmas
ter general. Goorgo V. L. M.oyer of
.Massachusetts socrotary of navy.
Richard A. Unlllngor of Washington
Becrotary of tho Intorlor. .Tamos Wll
Hon of Iowa to bo tfocrotnry of agri
culture. Charles Nugul of Missouri,
Becrotary of conunorco nnd labor.
Thos. E. Stone, now chief usher
at tho Whtto Hoiibo, succeeds Mnjor
Charles 1). A. ljofller as doorkeepor
to the president.
An lmmonso big stick, handsomoly
carved and beautifully colored, was
clenrod through tho customs houso
hero. Tho stick is a gift o Presi
dent Roosovolt from tho American
colony at Chihuahua, Moxlco, and
carries with it tholr wish that Presi
dent Roosovolt mny bo recalled to of
illec, so that ho may uso It.
Nebraska millers, nnd there are
noarly 3G0 of thorn, according to re-
cont statlBtloa, aro faco to faco with
a situation that spoils reduced prices
for tholr Hour uiiIobs Secretary Wil
son modllles hlB recent order com
pelling Nebraska miliars to mark
tholr packages of Hour "artificially
bleached."
Representative Pollard has boon
getttug many lettors about the recent
decision of tho agricultural depart
ment in tho blouchod flour cases. Ho
called on Socrotary Wilson nnd raised
with him tho question of whothur tho
tnnttor might bo reoponod. Mr. Wil
son said ho had hold hearings for
live days on the subject nnd was
tmtlaflod the decision was right.
Roth tho president nnd tho prosl-dont-eloct
and tholr wives occupied
tho White Houso tho night before In
auguration.
Tho Senato committee on Judiciary
voted to report u disagreement on
tho resolution providing for an Invos
tlgntlon of tho absorption of tho
Teunosseo Coal St Iron company by
tho United Status Stool Corporation.
Personal.
A commlttoe to wait upon Mayor
Busso of Chicago and nsk for work
was appointed at a mooting of !100 un
umployod nt Hull houso.
Dr, Wm. D. Crum has resigned as
collector of customs nt Charleston,
S. C.
The Honolulu legislature glvos
premium to big families.
NobmsVu legislators
through with tholr woli
bills .will bo Introduced.
nro
No
halt
mgro
HE EXTRA SESSION
UNDER THE CALL IT CAN DO ANY
BUSINESS IT DESIRES.
PRDBALY PASS CENSUS BILL
This Matter, the Statehood Bill and
Other Measures Are Likely to
Be Considered.
Washington, D. C When congress
moots on tho 18th Inst., upon tho call
of tho presldont to coiiBldor u revi
sion of tho tariff, there will bo no
constitutional restrictions upon the
naturo of tho business that may bo
transacted. It Is generally conceded
that nt least two months will bo re
qulrod for tho representatives to
conclude consideration of nil the
sohoduios involvod In this legislation,
Tho house Itself will not rccclvo the
bill for somo weeks, as tho commit
tee on way ond means will requlro
considerable tlmo to roport the meas
ure. During this long period the
sennto will have nothing to do In
respoct to tho tariff, and ovon nftor
the bill loaves the houso It will bo
In tho hands of tho committee on
finance ifor somo tlmo boforo the
senate nctually gets possession of It,
nnd tho debate begins. Then will be
gin a long wait by tho Iioubo of rop
rosonlntlvcs until tho stato nmend
monts can bo known nnd confcrooB
nppolntod to bring nbout nn agree
ment upon thorn.
This procodure will result in each
houso having to romaln In session
with nothing to do In rotation to tho
tariff covering a porlod of a couple
of months. Threo days 1b tho extent
of n rocoss that may bo taken by
either body.
In view of tho extended period of
inactivity that would faco each houso
should nothing bo considered except
tho tariff, many aenntors nro consid
ering tho advisability of ontorlng up
on other legislation which thoy bo-
llovo ought to bo passed In tlmo to
sond It ovor to tho houso when that
body has dlspnsod of its bill and will
only havo to wait for sonnto action on
tho tariff. Tho ndvocatos of postal
savings banks havo talked of tho pos
nihility of such a policy being ndopted
ovor Binco moy uocnm nwnro oi
tholr inability to scctiro lo3lslatlon In
the last session of congress.
I'horo nro many earnest advocates
of a cliango of date in tho innugura
Hon from March 1 until n Inter day,
when fnvorablo weather Is likely to
provall. Senator Dopew took tho
flrBt legislative stop In favor of bucIi
a chnngo whon ho Introduced a reso
lution proposing nn amendment to
tho constitution to chnngo tho dnto
of tho Inauguration from March -1 to
tho last Wednesday In April.
Advocntes of statohooa for Now
Moxlco and Arizona wero greatly dls
appointed that no progress could bo
mado toward tho enactment of nn
onabllng act during tho last session
and they nro rostloss ovor any propo
sition to dolay action until tho regit
lar session of congress becauso thoy
fear that tho mass of legislation that
will then como up, will crowd their
claims to tho bacKgrc-und.
Tho president's veto. of tho census
bill mako mandatory somo action to
provldo for tho onumoratlon of tho
thirteenth conaus, and while loglslu
tlon might bo dolnyod until early
noxt wlntor, nome of thoso who nro
Intorostod In tho pnBBago bollovo that
tho oxtra sosslon would glvo nn ad-
mlrnblo opportunity to dlsposo of It.
HARRIMAN AND GOULD DEAL
Union Pacific and Wabash Will Ex
change Business a Kansas City.
Chicago Tho Record-Herald says:
Negotiations aro in progross which
will ovontually land for Edward H.
Harrlman's Union Pncltlc line west of
Kansas City tho greatost tralllc coup
In its history. It Is understood that
boglnnlng early In May thoro will bo
an Interchange tralllc agreement be
tween tho Wabash and tho Union
Parllle at Kansas City which will bo
of immun8u value to each system.
Wireless for Storm Use.
Phllndolphln, Pa. Ono result of
wlro prostration duo to tho blizzard
will be tho ostnbllshmont by tho city
of ti wlroless plant on top of tho city
hall towor.
Loeb Goes to Gotham.
Washington Wllllnni Loeb. Jr.,
who was named by Prosldent Taft as
collector of the port of Now York,
will take charge of tho Now York
pustoms house Tuosdny morning.
No War In Sight.
Now Orleans, La, Prosldent Zo
lnya of Nicaragua, In n cablo to Con
sul Gonornl Altscbul horo, denies pos
itively that proprratlons nro bolng
made In IiIb country for a war with
either CoBla Rica or Salvador.
Simplicity of President Taft.
Washington, D. O. Domestic sim
plicity ehnrnctorlwd tho first Sunday
in the White House of tho Taft fam
ily. President Taft, accompanied by
his brothor, Chnrlos P. Taft, walked
to tho Unitarian church for morning
servicos. Tho capacity of the church
was taxed to Its utmost with wor
shipers and strnn'jers whose curiosity
Impelled their prosoncol It was ox
rwcted that tho prosldent "would ar
rive in his automobllo, nnd his np
ponrnnoo among tho qrgwd of several
hundred. ; '
TIE GUARANTY BILL
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE
BY HOUSE COMMITTEE.
FEATURES OF THE MEASURE
Railroad Legislation to Be Given Con
sideration, Now that the Banking
Bill Is Out of the Way.
Knbstnlitlully as It came from tho
standing committee, the banking bill,
providing for a deposltorB' guaranty,
was recommended for passage by tho
house committee of tho whole. An
effort wilt bo mado to got It on-
grossed nt tho earliest posslblo date
and sent to the senate.
Tim first test vote which has been
secured on tho proposition was taken
on tho committee roport. Tho demo
cratic majority lined up for tho bill,
while the republican minority, wltl
tho exception of Thlesson or .lorrer-
son, wenti on record ns opposed to
tho bill. McColl of Gage voted agumst
his republican brethren, when tho
teat vote was taken, but ho did so
with tho explanation that "1 am op
posed to this bill and opposed to any
kind of guaranty bill. Thereforo I
voto 'no' now nnd shnll vote 'no'
ngnln when the bill comes up for
passage."
Some of the essential features, as
the bill now stands, nro:
Tho business of banking and the
toriiiB relating to It are defined nnd
the business of banking Is prohibited
except by means of a corporation or
ganized under tho lnws of tho state,
natlonnl banks which orgnnlzo under
tho fodoral laws being oxcoptod.
Tho bnnklng board Is organized
with the governor, nudltor nnd attor
noy general as members, tho gover
nor being mado chairman.
The board In given the power of
gcnornl supervision ovor the banks
of the Btnte.
Tho governor Ib given nuthorlty to
appoint n secretary of tho board at a
salary of $3,000, n clerk at $1,500 and
n suinclont number of bank examin
ers nt $1,800 a year.
Tho socrotary and examiners must
havo had .at least threo years' prac
tical oxperlenco In banking.
Tho bank examiners may not exam
ine tho nffnlrs of any bank In which
thoy havo a personal Interest or with
which thoy havo had any connection
for n year, previous.
Tho secretary and exnmlners must
put up a $2fi,000 bond each.
In making examinations, examiners
nro nuthorlzed to ndmlnlster oaths
and enforce tho attendanco of wit
nesses. Bxnmlnatlpns must bo mndo in tho
prcsonco of two directors.
At least onco n year examination
from sources outside tho banks must
ho mnde of 10 per cent or deposits
and lonns.
Now for Railroad Bills..
With the guaranty banking bill and
tho bill restoring tho right of direct
election of precinct assessors prac
tically nut of tho way in tho houso
that body Is preparing to tackle right
away some of tho weighty rnuroau
Mils.
Three of tho moat Importnnt, tho
nhvHlcnl valuation bill, the reciprocal
,ifmm-rni!( bill and tho oil rato bill,
wero ordered advanced to the head
of tho general lllo when thoy woro
roported out of the railroad commit
tee.
Tim nhvHlcal valuation nnd demur
rngo bills havo already passed the
..nk.. ft n n awl ft nt tlinrnfnrtl III II full'
nuimiu iiiiw
way of becoming laws with tho next
week or two. Tho oil rato tun is n
iinnan lilll. but waB Introduced lato
This latter bill applies principally to
crude oil to bo used for ruoi pur
nnRttu. it IS declared that It will let
the Kansas operators Into Nebraska
with their product and that tho ro
sult will bo a cheapening of power
through tho substitution of oil ror
conl In a good mnny enterprises.
Thn hill nrovldes a sot of distance
tariffs on ,crudo oil which nro a con-
ul.lornliln cut frOlll the IirOBOIlt ItttOB
The rntoB aro said to be similar to
those in effect in Kansas.
Against Constitutional Convention.
a considerable sentiment hna do
volopotl In the houso against the pro
posed bill for n constitutional con
vnntlou. Since tho unexpected pas
sago or tho bill by tho senate tho
question has recelvod consldornblo at
tention In the houso and senttmont
n-rnttiat it lms crown mntorlnlly since
It has como to bo regarded as a
tniiMni- wll lob may nosslbly have to
be dealt with. Tho senate bill has
not reached tho gonornl nio or mo
houso, nnd a bill Introduced In tho
houso by Raines Is far down tho file.
nnnn PI. -Ill NdW 3 LaW.
Gov. Shallenborge'r has signed H.
11 i liv ilnmnbrev of Lancaster, on-
noting Into law tho Orogon plan for
tho solcctlon or unueu aunoH umi-
tors.
An reft Uoon $20,000.
At last tho state of Nobraska Is
r-nlnir tn nrt'Pt u Btatuo In memory of
Abraham Lincoln, and tho city of
Lincoln may tnko Its visitors to tno
Htato houso grounds and show what
i,,iu hnmi ilono for the martyred pros-
Idont. Tho conforonco committeo of
the houso nnd sonnto reported uncic
that thoy had agreed upon an appro
rin!nn of $20,000. and the report
was adopted in both nousos, Tho
bill passed tho houso carrying an np.
proprlatlon of $15,000, but It was not
sustained uy mo upper ijrunuu.
NOW FOR BUSINESS.
First Half of Legislative Session Is
Completed.
With the close of the week ending
March 2 tho first half of Uio legis
lative session has been comploted,
From now on until adjournment tho
legislature will be occuplod with
completing what hns been begun.
Hather more than half of tho time or
tho session has been paesotl, but it
has been passed In getting started on
tholr wny toward final fulflllmont the
measures which are to mark tho work
of tho legislature.
Uut few bills have yet reached tho
govornor, although tho house and
sonnto acting separately have al
ready disposed of much loglslatlon.
Tho hohso has passed and sent to
tho sennto soventy-two of Its own
bills and has passed four senate bills.
Tho sennto has passed and sent to
tho houso sovonty-olght bills nnd has
passed sixteen houso bills. A total,
therefore, of twenty bills has already
boon passod, cloven of which havo
reached tho governor and received his
signature.
Flvo houso bills have failed of
passing nftor reachlug a third read
ing, and .threo sonnto bills have met
defeat In tho samo manner. Through
tho routo of lndoflnlto postponement
tho senato has disposed of seventy
two of Us own bills" and four liouso
bills. Tho house has Indefinitely
postponed ninety-four of Its own
bills.
Of tho bills which havo been passed
most Important Is undoubtedly that
providing for the election of United
States senators by direct voto of tho
peoplo through tho medium of tho
Oregon primary plan, which permltB
candidates for the legislature to def
initely pledge themselves to voto for
thnt candldnto for United States sen
ator who has redolvcd tho greatost
number of popular votes. It hn?
been passed by both housps, but has
not yet reached tho govornor. .
Senate Passes Primary Law.
Tho bill of Senator Ollis nnd Sena
tor Kotchum, amending tho direct pri
mary law passed by tho last legisla
ture, was passed by tho senate.
Tho bill changes tho dato of tho
primary election from the first Tues
day In September to tho second Tuos
dny In August, largely on account of
so many farmers being in attendance
at tho stnto fair on tho other dato.
It provides that tho precinct com
mitteemen shall bo eloctcd at tho pri
mary, that thoy shall meet nt tho
county soat on the second Saturday
following, organize and elect dele
gates to tho stato convention, which
shall consist of threo delegates from
Douglas county, two from Lancaster
and ono from overy other county.
Tho stnto convention will meet nt
Lincoln on tho first Tuesday in Sep
tember, formulato n platform and
elect a stnto contral committeo of ono
member from each senatorial district.
It provides for a rotary secret bal
lot, although tho man is compelled
to voto only for his own party candl
dnto, or at least voto for candidates'
of ono pnrty only. Any votor may
write In tho namo of any candidate
for whom ho wishes to voto if tho
namo is not on tho ticket, and should
such person receive a ninjority of the
votes ho shall bo considered tho can
didate, provided ho files acceptance
of nomination within ton dnys.
Nlnety-NIne-lnoh Bed Sheets.
Representative Sink's bed-shoot bill
lias neon recommonded for passago
in the senate, and thoro is no lndica
lion of any further fight on tho mcas
ure. It was brought up In committeo
of tho wholo and disposed of without
great difficulty. Senator Raymond of
Scott s Bluff proposed an amendment,
suggested by tho hotel men of Lin
coin and Omaha, that individual tow
els bo supplied to guests only on re
quest, but tho sonnto, after listening
to Senators Tlbbets and Randall,
voted this down, ns thoy did other
amendments.
Security for Public Funds.
Randall of Madison obtained tho
approval of tho committeo of tho
whole for S. F. No. 122 and S. F. No.
117, (ho first rolaMng to security to
bo given by banks for county funds
on doposlt, and tho second to stato
funds lu depository banl-i. Tho bill
permits unnics tnnt are county or
stnto depositories to give a guaranty
bond ns security or to deposit with
tho stnto auditor first mortgages on
real estate, United Stntcs bonds
bonds of this or other states, county
municipal or school district bonds
Woman Suffrage.
The houso passed Jerry Howard's
bill submitting nn nmendment provld
lug for woman suffrage, tho voto
standing 62 to 34. This was two
moro than onough to carry tho propo
Bltlon, a threo-flftliB majority being
necessary.
Assessment of Real Estate,
Aftor a period of disagreement
lasting soveral weeks, tho sonnto roc
ominondod for passage n bill by Ful
lor of Soward county provldlug for
tho assossmont of real ostato overy
two years Instead of each four years.
Demurrage Law,
A bill that Iuib passod the senate
Is a roform mensuro which has boon
sought for many yonrs by the ship
plug public. This is,u reciprocal do
murrngo law. Two years ago such
law was introduced nnd backed by a
democratic minority, but failed to bo
uncovorad, whon n sifting committee
was appointed. E. I). Qunckonbush of
Noinaha was author of tho bill, and
was allied homo by lll.ess; in his
family Just at the tlmo whon his per
sonal effort was noodiid. to push tho
bill along.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Polit
ical and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.
The members of tho Methodist
church of Soward are raising funds to
build a pnrsonage credltablo to their
splendid church building.
Tho peoplo of tho First Gorman
Congregational church of Hastings
expect to begin the erection of their
new church about May 1.
Tho Baldwin Manufacturing com
pany of Cincinnati has filed its art!-
clos of Incorporation with the secre
tary of stato and will open hoadquar
tors at Omaha. The capital stock of
tho company Is $1,800,000, and tho
company pnld tho secretary of stato
a feo of $902 for filing tho nrtlcles.
Tho shipment of hogs to Pacific
coast points from tho vicinity of
Kcornoy Is ngaln undor way, and
many carloads of Buffalo county pork
ers aro In this way sent to tho far
east. During tho Bitmmer and fall
season as high as a tratnlonri a week
is no uncommon Bhipmont from that
point.
Thcodoro Leserve, who was found
unconscious In tho yards at Alliance,
a son of W. A. Loscrve, a well-
known Grand Army man of Broken
Bow. Young Lesorvo left there Sun
day night, carrying on his person, so
his father states, $1,600. Ho was ac
companied by two companions, Roy
Gnlllngton and Frank Davis. When
found, It Is said, Lesorvo had only
$600 on him.
Mrs. Mary Hanks, a former resident
of Beatrice, and wife of Paul Hanks,
was killed In a railway accident at
Fort Worth, Tex. MrB. Hanks, in
company with her llttlo son, was driv
ing over a crossing In tho outskirts
of Fort Worth, when tho buggy was
struck by a passenger train. Tho ve
hicle was cut In two nnd Mrs. Hnnks
received Injuries from which sho died
a few hours later. The boy was not
hurt.
Two of tho loading churches of
Hastings, tho First Methodist and
First Presbyterian, have Installed tho
telephone method of giving Indis
posed members an opportunity to
hear tho sermon. Tho apparatus con
sists of a largo transmitter placed
upon tho pulpit, Into which tho pastor
talks as ho delivers his sermon. Thoso
who aro 111 notify tho pastor and ho
connects tholr lino with tho, transmit
ter. Mrs. Jennie Grogor, tho woman who
murdered Volloy Mann, pleaded guilty
to murder in tho second degree at
Ogallala, and Judgo Grimes scntonccd
her to thirty-nine years' in the peni
tentiary at hard labor. Ho directed
that each anniversary of tho crime,
Oct. 8, shall bo spent In solitary con
finement. Dales, hor accomplice, was
given a llfo sentence at hard labor In
the penitentiary, with solitary con
finement upon each and every anni
versary of tho crime.
Lawrenco Dally, toller in the Bank
of Commerce at Hnstlngs, is suffering
from blood poisoning, supposed to
havo beon contracted In tho hnndllng
of Infected money. For a tlmo It was
feared that amputation would bo nec
essary, but that danger Is now passed.
The proposition for tho Issue of
bonds for tho proposed new high
school building In Hastings, to cost
upward of $100,000, will probably bo
submitted at n special election follow
ing tho regular municipal election In
April.
Sylvester Cozad was accidentally
shot and killed nt a ball gamo about
a nillo north of Freedom In Frontier
county. As young Cozad was making
a run during tho gamo a rovolvor fell
from his pocket, which was imme
diately picked up by a younger boy
named Bonnr, a son of Georgo N. Bo
nar. He called out to young Cozad,
"Stop or I will shoot you," apparently
In fun, and then fired tho revolver.
Cozad turned at tho call and was shot
through the left breast, and died al
most Instantly.
All offorts to savo the llfo of It:
Mend Shumway, the murderer of Mrs.
Sarah Martin of Adams, failed, and ho
was hanged In tho ponltentlary. Six
stays of execution bad beon granted
during the progress of tho caso. Shum
way walked to tho scaffold supported
by two assistants, but ascended tho
stnlra unaided. "You aro hanging an
Innocent man," ho said, when asked
to mako a flnnl Btntemont. Then ho
nddod: "May God forglvo all or you
who havo had anything to do to me."
Death did not como as swiftly as In
the three executions hold boforo at
the ponltentlary, for tho ropo was not
placed tightly enough nbout his neck,
and It was twenty-one minutes bofore
tho heart, ceased beating nnd twenty
seven nnd a half minutes beforo tho
physicians pronounced Shumway
dead.
Tho high wator of tho Elkhorn and
Ico caused sixty feet of tho bridgo
south of Stanton to wash away. Big
chunks of Ice, somo of which wero
forty feet squnro, caused the trouble.
Shorlff Rossetor arrived In Valen
tino from LoGrando, Ore., where he
went ho went to bring back Sam
Storey, tho mnn who left Douglas,
Wyo., with Frod Smith tho man who
wns found In tho river nt Valentino
last Octobor, It Is known that Story
was lu the city about that time, and
his preliminary' will be bald soon to
find out Just what he knows about the
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