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    THE SEMIWfEKLY TR1B1E
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NEWS AND NOTES HERE $
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PERSONALANrFpOLITlCAL I
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Other Matters of Intereit Con 2
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Warning-ton.
Formal charges against Senator
"William Lorlmcr of Illinois wero laid
before tho scnato by hla colleague,
Senator Cullom. The chargo was on
tho presentation of a memorial by
Clifford W. Barnes of Chicago, presi
dent of tho Illinois loglsatlvo voters'
league, embodying tho charges of
bribery of members of tho Illinois leg
islature. Tho Stato department ban taken
cognlzanco of tho Associated Press
dispatches from San Juan Dot Sur,
that William Plttham, the American
captured by tho Madrl troops, would
bo tried by court-martial. A telegram
to tho Mndrlz government Is bolng
cent Btatlng In effect that this govern
ment expects fair and humano treat
ment for Plttham.
W. II. Hunter, Fred H. Hoyo and
VV. F.Vapplch, membors of the Flro
and pbllco commission of Omaha, to
gether with Charles A. Saltor, chief
of tho Omaha flro department, wero
In "Washington on a tour, of Inspec
tion of flro department houses. They
visited the capltol In chargo of Sen
ator Drown. From hero thoy go to
Now York, Boston and other cities to
dotormlno by personal Investigation
tho best and most ofllclent equipment
to purclmso for tho Omaha flro de
partment houses.
Treasury officials flguro that If all
the money In circulation In tho United
States wero divided ocmally, ovory
man, woman and child would hnvo
$34.69. ThlB Is 14 cents per capita
more than thoy should havo had by
tho samo process of reasoning a
month ago. Compared with a year
ago thoro was on Juno 1, $14,000,000
moro money in circulation, and yet
etrango as it may seem, tho per capi
ta was 42 cents less. This it is Bald,
Is due to tho increase in population
It bolng proportionately moro than
the growth of tho medium.
Genera).
Demands havo been mado on tho
Chinese throno to convoko a parlia
ment. A largo delegation from tho trade
organizations of tho Pacific coast will
Visit China this summer,
Col, RoobovcU will pay duty on his
baggago when he arrives, saying hu
will not havo It any other way.
Yellow fever has broken out In tho
Kcuadorean army, now being with
drawn from tho Peruvian frontier.
Tho president sent to tho sonata tho
nomination of William D. Crum of
Charleston, S. C, to bo minister to
Llborla.
Chinese warships with troops havo
boeu dispatched to Nanking la anti
cipation of a natlvo outbreak against
foreigners.
With 225 cases on Us dockot as a
otartor, the United States court of
customs appeals will begin business
Tuesday.
Official dispatches from Managua,
Nicaragua, state that tho war la fast
reducing western Nicaragua to a
otato of panic.
Japan is hurrying an expedition un
der Lieutenant Shlreas to lcavo this
month in tho hope of anticipating: tho
British expedition to tho south polo.
In acoqrdanco with tho wish of tho
late King Edward, tho duko of Con
naught will succeed Earl Qroy as tho
goovrnor-general of Canada, probubly
next spring.
Stephen Van Rensselaor Ford.
author, editor, composor and crltlo, a
member of ono of tho oldost famllios
In tho central part of Now York Btato,
aiea Bunuay.
Brigadier1 General William I. Mar
shall, chlof of engineers, U. S. A., has
finished his uctlvo eorvlco with tho
army. Ho was famous for his dis
covery of tho "Marshall Pass" across
tho Rocky Mountains.
Taxes to tho amount of $2,000,000,
wnicn tiio city or St. Louis Js trying
to collect on Block in forcing corpora
tions held by St. Loutsans, wero hold
to bo illegal by Circuit Judgo Wil
liams,
In compliance with tho wish of tho
prosldent tho senate accoptod an
amendment to tho sundry civil ap
proprlatlon bill appropriating $100
D00 to pormlt tho president to Invos
tlgate the methods of conducting tho
executive department with a vlow of
obtaining greater economy and offlc
lency.
The Navy department hna dtcldod
to gtvo another chance to tho olght
midshipman of tho class of 1908, who
wore found dollclont In tho recent ex
amlnatlons and recommonded to bo
dropped.
Tho appolntmont of Ilerr Von Lin
doqulst,- until now tho under secre
tary, to succeed Bornhard Dornbnrg
as Bocrotary of fltato for tho colonies
was gazetted at Berlin.
George Ft Baor, heod of tho Boadlng
railway nnu proBioont of tho board oi
trustees of Franklin and Marshall
college, jms given tho Institution
iCQ.OOU for Its endowment funds.
CONDENSATIONS
Tho Nebraska centenary celebra
tion will tako placo at Bellevuo Juno
22, 23 and 24.
Chairman Will Hayward has called
a meeting of tho Nebraska republican
stato central commlttco for Juno 10.
Glenn li. CurtlBa will attempt nn
ncroplano fight from Clovoland to
Put-In-Bay and Detroit somo tlmo
hoxt month.
In London, Juno 8, Miss
Mnrgareta A. Drexol, daughter of tho
Philadelphia banker, was married ' to
an Englishman.
Attorney General Stead and two of
his assistants havo been summoned as
witnesses beforo tho grand Jury In tho
fraternal insuranco Investigation at
Grand Island, 111.
Tho postoffico safo at Merrlam,
Wis., was blown by burglars and
monoy and stamps to tho valuo of
$10,000 were stolen.
Harry B. Kay, 34 years old, who un
til recently was cashier of a bank In
Pasadena, Cal committed sulcldo by
shooting at Pocatcllo, Idaho.
Charles Grldlcy, attorney of Vir
ginia, III., who represented tho fisher
In tho Springfield lobby, was glvon a
clean bill by Mr. Burko, after he had
testified.
Reports rocelvod nt Bristol, Tonn.,
arc to tho effect that two churches
and probably a dozen dwelling houses
wero blown down In a wind and hall
storm which, vlBllcd that section.
Ktnll Soldo, tho mayor of Milwau
kee In n speech declared tho mon
opolies wero labor-saving dovlccn nnd
nccossary. Mr. Soidel added that all
monopolies, however, should bo un
der tho strictest regulations.
A mass meeting of Pittsburg resi
dents of British birth or British de
scent decided to erect a research lab
oratory for tho TubcrculoslB sanitar
ium of Pittsburg as a local memorial
to tho Into King Edward VII.
In n despcrato encounter between
rovenuo officers nnd "moonshiners"
In Wilkes county, North Carolina,
moro than a hundred shots wero fired
and several of tho moonshiners woro
injured.
When Colonel Roosovclt comes sail
ing homo on Juno IS Collector of tho
Port Wllllnm Loob, Jr., and several,
hundred loyal friends will moot him
down tho bay In government vessols
and escort him up to Manhattan,
Attornoy Genoral Wlckorsham has
rendered a decision In which ho hold3
that Richard Parr Is entitled to ro-
covor from tho govornmont tho
amount of his claim for Information
given against tho so-called sugar
trust
Charles Stuart 'Rolls started In an
aeroplnne In an attempt to fly across
tho English channol from Dovor !
Calais. Ho hnd gono only a fow
yards, howovor, when the motor
broko down and ho was compolled Ioj
pdBtpono. thq flight ,
Treasury officials flguro that It nil
tho money In circulation In tho Unit
ed States woro divided equally, ovory
man, woman and child would have
$34.59. ThlB Is 14 cents per capita
moro than thoy would havo hud by
tho samo process of reasoning a
month ago.
Notwithstanding rocont threats
thnt a revolutionary' movement would
bo Inaugurated In China Sunday, tho
dato set for tho oponlng of tho Nan
king exposition, this coremony was
carried out without tho slightest dis
order. In a desporato encounter betwoon
rovenuo officers and "moonshiners"
In Wilkes county, North Carolina,
moro than a hundred shots woro fired
and several of tho moonshinors were
injured. Tho officers destroyed four
Illicit dlstlllorles and 4,000 gallons of
beor.
At tho Press Club's dinner In honor
of Glonn Curtl88, tho aviator, J. Ber
nard Walker of tho Scientific Amor
lean announced that Edwin Gould
offers $15,000 as a prlzo to tho man
who Bhall produco tho first aeroplane
successfully employing two motors
and two propollors.
Richard Parr, tho offlcor of tho Now
York custom houso who unearthed the
gigantic frauds committed, by tho
Amorlcan Sugar Refining Company,
will got his rownrd from tho govern
ment in a Bbort tlmo. Through Parr
tho government recovered almost $3,-
000,000. Hla roward is likoly to be
closo to $100,000.
Personal.
Many postmasters In Nebraska will
get salary Incroasos July 1st.
Formal charges aganat Lorlmor
woro presented in tho Honato.
Roosevelt will bo In Now York cn
Sunday, Juno 12th.
Jim Jeffries has a bad thumb and
refuses' to box until it Is. well.
Iowa republicans havo entered on
a now light for control of tho coming
otata convention.
Judgo Potor S. Grosscup discussed
lnollcctual honosty beforo tho stu
dents of Augustanu college.
Wisconsin republicans warmly en
dorsed the administration of Presi
dent Taft and tho now tariff Inw.
William T. Vernon, registrar of tho
United States treasury has resigned
tho presidency of tho Western Unlver
Blty and Industrial School.
Souator Nelson of Minnesota criti
cised tho conservation policy.
Expelling of Jows from Kilo is bo
lng fcnrrled out lu u moderate way.
Genoral Edward S. Bragg, the
famous commander of tho Iron brj
gado, Is Bald by his physicians to bo
dying.
Dr. Doxoy has employed an nttor
noy to Immediately suo Knto Er
dor for big damagon, expecting tho
suit to caiiso hor to drop tho bigamy
chnrgo against Mrs. Doxey,
Tho expected removal of Dlrectoi
Nowelt Is likely to start a now storn
in tho reclamation service.
TREATED AS FIRST
H OF Til
Theodore Roosevelt Most Highly
Honored in Europe.
EXCITING INCIDENT IN ROME
Former President Delivered Scholarly
Lectures In Parlt, Berlin and Ox
fordRepresented His Country
at King Edward's Funeral.
Scarcely less Interesting than his
hunting trip In Africa, and at times
almost as exciting, were the adven
tures of Col. Theodore Roosevolt in
Eiiropo. There he desired to be treat
ed as a man of letters and Bclcncc,
rather than as a sportsman, and his
doslro was gratified. But In addition,
Europo insisted on receiving him as
tho most distinguished Amorlcan of
the time, and everywhere ho went
honors wero showorcd on him. Em
porora, kings, princes und all manner
of royalties and nobility greeted him,
dined him and toasted him, nnd iho
pcoplo In nil the lands that ho visited
turned out In vast throngs to sco him
and cheer him.
In Paris, Cbrlstlanla, Berlin and Ox
ford Mr. Roosevelt delivered scholarly
public addresses and tho literary and
scientific circles opened to lot him in
and marveled at tho wido scope' of his
knowledge.
Tho event connected with Mr.
Roosovolt's European tour that
aroused tho most Interest and excitement-
occurred immediately after his
arrival in Italy early In April. Beforo
ho left Africa his doslro to pay his
respects to tho popo bad been con
veyed to tho Vatican und the holy
fathor had Intimated that ho would bo
glad to aoo tho distinguished Ameri
can. About tho samo time former
Vice-President Fairbanks wns in
Romo and had arranged for nn audi
ence at tho Vatican which was can
celled by tho pope bccauBO Mr. Fair
banks first addressed tho Methodist
mission In Rome. When Colonel
Roosevelt reached tho Eternal City ho
Tnm Urogmpb,eopjr!gM,t7 Underwood &'Undnrood.X. T.
COL ROOSEVELT IN VENICE
recolved, through tho Amorlcan minis
ter, a messngo from Cardinal Merry
del Val, papal secretary of state, to
the effect that tho popo would grant
nn nudlonco to Mr. Roosevelt if ho
did not. repeat the mistake made by
Mr. Fairbanks. Tho colonel promptly
called it all off, stating tbat as an In
dependent Amorlcan citizen he could
not submit to such restrictions. The
Leaving the Sorbonne, Paris,
head of tho Methodist mission tried to
mako religious capital out of this, and
Mr. Roosevolt thoreupou canceled tho
plans for a general recoptlon to which
tho Methodists hail boon Invited.
Thus, with hla usual luck and facility
for "coming out on top," ho hnd the
best of tho matter all around nnd hla
comlupt was generally commended nil
over the world.
Mr, nnd Mrs. Roosevolt and Kormlt
wero rocelved by the king and quoen
of Italy and Bpent some days In thnt
country, Tho colonel and his wlfo vis
ited Venice and travelod onco again
tho Rlvlora routo that they passed over
on their honeymoon, and next Mr.
Roosevelt visited Vienna and Buda-
pest, where ho was given a royal wel
come Paris was next on his Itinerary, nnd
there on April 23 ho lectured In tho
Sorbonno beforo a great audlenco of
Bavnnts and students. The municipal
ity and its officials, tho president of
Franco nnd various learned societies
vied with each othor In doing honor to
tho visitor, and for amusement he was
taken to tho field of aviation, where
ho saw some exciting aeroplano
flights.
Trnvellng northward somewhat leis
urely, by way of Brussels, Amsterdam
and Copenhagen, Mr. Roosevelt ar
rived at Christiana and delivered nn
address on International peaco boforo
tho Nobel prlzo commission, which had
awarded to him the Nobel peace prize
for his successful efforts to end the
Russian-Japanese war.
Emperor William had mado great
Taking the Air In Austria.
plans for the entertainment of tho ex
president in Berlin, but tho death of
King Edward caused tho curtailment
of ths program to a considerable ox
tent. Instead of being tho kalsor's
guest . In the palace, Mr. Roosevelt
stopped at tho American embassy,
and though William received him and
dlncd him and showed him tho Ger
man nrmy in maneuvers, tho moro
spectacular nnd public features were
omitted. On May 12 Mr. Roosevelt de
livered at the University of Berlin nn
address on modern civilization which
was highly praised for its scholarly
qualities.
Having been appointed special am
bassador of tho United States to at
tend tho funeral of King Edward, Col
onel Roosevelt next crossed tho chan
nol to England, nnd when tho body of
tho dead monarch was carried to the
tomb he was one of the remarkable
crowd of royal personages and distin
guished men that followed tho gun
carriage on which Edwnrd's coffin was
borne. After the funeral he was ro
celvod by King George and Queen
Mary and by tho widowed queen
mother, and In a quiet way mado nec
essary by tho mourning of tho nation
much attention was shown him. This
culminated, In London, by a reception
In the Guild Hall, at 'which tho free
dom of tho city In a gold casket was
presented to him.
Ho was tho guest, thereafter, of
sovcral prominent Englishmen, and
on Juno 7 ho delivered the Romanes
Tecturo at Oxford, which had been
postponed by the demise of tho ,king.
This was the most pretentious of all
his European addresses and tho bc3t
his subject was "Biological Analogies
in History."
Tho University of Cambrldgo hon
ored Mr, Roosovelt by conferring up
on him the degree of doctor of laws,
nnd tho occasion served to demon
rtrato his popularity with all classes.
As Mr. Roosevolt accepted his di
ploma from tho bands of Vlco-Chnn-
collor Mason, tho students who crowd
ed tho galleries shouted "Teddy!
Teddy!" nnd let down n largo Teddy
bear from the colling, Tho whole
audlonco cheered and tho colonel, as
he passed out, smilingly patted the
Teddy boar. Later that day Mr,
Roosovelt addressed 700 graduates, on
all kinds of topics,
On Juno 11 tho travelor, together
with Mrs. Roosovelt, Kermlt and Miss
Ethol, sailed on tho Kaleerln Auguste
Victoria on their way to Now York
and tho rousing welcomo ttmt ho knew
was awaiting him from his fellow
countrymen.
HENRY FOUDTCli.
E
RAILROAD MEASURE WILL BE
REPORTED BACK 800N.
THE LONG AND SHORT HAUL
Sentiment In the 8enate In Favor of
Houio Amendments to the Postal
Savings Bill.
Washington. Meetings of tho con
ference commlttco, which Is dealing
with tho railroad bill havo resulted,
according to rellablo Information, In
such rapid progress as to warrant tho
belief thnt a report on tho bill may
bo mado to both houses of congress
by tho middle of this week or a day
or two later. This will, It Is asserted,
give abundant tlmo for tho discussion
on tho report on the floor of both
chambers.
With an agreement on the railroad
bill In sight tho membors of congress
aro beginning to flguro on adjourn
ment. Fow members of cither branch
now expect tho session to Inst lougcr
than Thursday, Juno 30, not a few
havo put their guesses as early ns
Juno 25, which is Saturday.
Thero aro not many mattorB of
legislation remaining which aro ex
pected to consume much tlmo. A
canvass of tho senate Indicated a de
cided sentiment In favor of adopting
tho houso amendments to tho postal
savings bank bill. This courso would
avoid a conference, and might easily
savo two or threo days. Tho Buudry
civil bill probably will bo passed by
tho Eeuato early In tho week and tho
general deficiency bill never Is held
up long In the senate.
Tho bill to authorize tho president
to withdraw public lands for conser
vation purposes is the only ono of the
conservation measures slated to go
through this session. To that will be
added, It Is expected, tho bill which
has nlrcady passed tho senate to per
mit tho ls8uanco of certificates of In
debtedness to tho amount of $20,000,
000 to completo reclamation projects.
It ought not to require moro than a
week to completo this bill.
No decision has been reached as to
statehood legislation, but tho general
impression seems to bo thnt nothing
will bo done at the present session.
Rclinblo statements concerning tho
work dono in conference indicate that
much of tho chango to bo Introduced
into tho bill will bo seon at points,
where thero had been comparatively
llttlo controversy on the open floor.
Tho bill contains a number of Import
ant provisions that slipped by without
much debate, and which, tho conferees
feel thoy are safo In altering, parti
cularly as It would appear in certain
cases that those who urged theso pro
visions did not rccognlzo tho large
scopo they wero giving to tho
measuro.
Considorablo anxiety Is felt with
respect to tho long and short haul
clauso provisions, as that which was
passed by tho houso is considered un
constitutional and that of tho sonata
Is held to bo unworkable. An en
deavor Is being made to rowrlto the
long and short haul clauso In such
a way as to conciliate nil sections, The
capitalization sections will havo to go.
President Taft has been eager for
some mensuro of that sort, but there
is so strong a combination in the sen
nto against tho proposition thnt it can.
not bo enacted.
Thoro is a general agreement that
It will bo necessary to retain most or
the radical features of Uio measuro,
upon which thero has been direct and
heated controversy In cither houso of
congress, in order that tho conference
report may not be immediately re
jected. R008EVELT'S HOME COMING.
Great Preparations Making for His
Reception.
New York. Secrotory Cosby of the
Roosovelt reception commlttco esti
mates that between 15,000 and 20.000
persons will bo in lino along Fifth
avenuo Saturday afternoon nt tho
tlmo of tho parado, In honor of Theo
dore Roosevelt's return. R, A, Smith,
chairman of tho harbor display com
mlttco, places the cstlmato of boats
nt something over 100.
Many of tho organizations will bo In
uniform, or wear somo Insignia of
their order, and noarly all will havo
bands. To each organization compris
ing that 100 persons a block has been
assigned on Fifth nenuov. They will
not march, but will Btand in their
places as Colonel Roosevelt, the
roughrlders, nnd othor Spanish war
votorans go past,
Refuse to Enjoin Rate.
Chicago, 111 Judges Grosscup, Bak
er and Seaman, In tho .United States
circuit court here, refused to enjoin
tho Interstate commerce commission
from reducing sleeping car rates.
Sets Up New Republic.
New Orleans, La, After Issuing a
proclamation Betting up tUo de
pendence of nn cast coast republic In
Nicaragua, General Estrada, tho In
surgent leader, has definitely fixed
the boundaries of this division, ac
cording to the Inst edition of tho
Blueflelds Amerlcnn received here to
day. The American Is Estrada's of
ficial papor. The bounds of tho pro
claimed republic extond tho whole
length of Nlcnragua, north and south,
and from the Carlbboan sea to tho
eighty-fifth merhlan.
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NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
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News Notes of Interest From various
Sections.
A. E. Cady of St Paul Is urged to- t
mako tho raco for governor.
Tho new postmaster at Scotts Bluff
fans entered upon his duties.
Omnhans aro talking of a railroad
between that city and Yankton, S. D.
Tho farm homo of J. II. Leo of
Dodgo county was destroyed by flro.
Democrats of Central City aro plan
ning a big jollification for somo tlmo
In June.
Tho Nebraska Liquor Dcalora' asso
ciation hold their annual convention
in Omaha last week.
The dates for tho holding of the
Kcarnoy Chautauqua have been sot for
July 16 to 24, Inclusive.
Miss Jane Bunt teacher of mathe
matics in tho Fromont high school,
has resigned. Sho is going to wed,
G. H, Stanloy jumped from Burling
ton train No. 42 JUst beforo it reached
tho Seward yards and was badly hurt
Seventy-one graduates of rural
schools in Dodge county received di
plomas from tho county superin
tendent. John Johnson, aged about flfty-flvo,
was found dead In a back room of a
shoemaker's Bhop in Omaha. Death
was due to asphyxiation.
Ono hundred or tnoro teachers at
tended tho Franklin county Institute.
A monument marking tho old Ore
gon trail as unveiled In Kearney,
Hans Hanson, a pioneer rosldcnt of
Holbrook and vicinity, committed
sulcldo by shooting with a shotgun
whllo alone in his bedroom. Ha kept
a blacksmith Bhop thero for tho past
fifteen years, and had been a rosldcnt
of that section for tho past thirty
years.
Loot evening Curtis Thompson, a
well known character, about Nebraska
City, went to his room, which was In
tho basement of a houso in tho east
ern part of , tho city, nnd cut his
throat Ho bled to death before any
ono could reach him. Ho had been
drinking much of Iato.
State Superintendent Bishop filed a
rerport with Governor Shallenberger
showlns tho receipts and disburse
ments of tho office for tho six montha
beginning December 1, 1909. The re
ceipts from the registration of certi
ficates in the' last six months hnvo
been $3,170.82. Of the appropriations
under supervision of tho department
a balance of , ,,o37.33 Is shown in tho
junior normal fund, tho appropriation
for which for tho blonnum was
$20,000
Sheriff Beal of Koith county, landed
Thomas F. Shiroman In tho peniten
tiary to servo a term of throo years.
For bringing him back from Canada
to otand trial Mr. Beal has filed with
tho state auditor a bill for $507.72. Of
this amount $180 was paiu to an attor
ney ip Canada who assisted tho offlcor
when Shiroman fought extradition.
After being out less than ten hours
tho jury In the Hcddendorf case nt
Holdrego returned with a verdict in
which they found tho defendant not
guilty of tho chargo of murder on
which ho was held. The verdict was
quite in keeping with Judgo Dungan's
instructions, and was looked for by
those who had given tho caso tho
closest attention since its commence
ment Judge Travis has called a special
term of the district court of Otoo
county, at which tlmo Judgo Pomber
ton of Beatrice will bo present and
try the case of Houston vs. the mayor
pnd city council. It la a Buit pertain
ing to the granting of the water and
light franchise.
Tho farmers of thlo aoctlon, Baya a
Beaver City dispatch, aro shaking
hands with themselves over tho flno
prospect for crops of all kinds and es
pecially" tho small grain. Oats novor
promised a larger yield at this tlmo
of year. Whllo the government re
ports place tho wheat at CO per cent
that in Furnas county was llttlo In
jured by tho winter weather, and tho
drouth of the spring was brokon by
timely rains.
A touring car, being stored at a
local livery barn in Ragan, was re
moved at night and run about sixty
miles. It was returned before day
light with one tire punctured and two
tires gone. Tho Uvory mon wero com
pelled to pay tho damages, amounting
to $50.
Fred Beck of Nebraska City, who
wnB arrested on tho. chargo of at
tempting to assault the C-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bankaon,
had his hoarlng beforo tho county
judgo and waa bound over to the dis
trict court
Mrs. Anna - Shinoflow, who makes
her homo with her danghtor, Mrs. J.
W. Youngman of Humboldt, received
word of the death of her Bister, Mrs.
Martha Snyder of Salom, a fow miles
east of thoro, the death resulting from
a stroke of lightning.
At a special election hold In Kcar
noy tho citizens voted by a good ma
jority to buy tho city water plant at
tho figures offered by tho American
Water company, which Is $125,000.
Tho vote was heavy for a special elec
tion, although neither side did very
little work at the polls.
Misses OUlo aud Anna Stevenson
nnd Miss Harriet Hershey of Nebras
ka City, havo called for Kuropc. They
will bo gone all summer.
Tho centenary at Bellevuo will bo
hold on tho 23d of June.
Thoso having in charge the prepara
tions for tho holding of tho annual re
union of tho Platte Valley District Re
union association of the Grand Army
of tho Republc, nro commencing early
this year, and hnvo already almost
completed tho program for the thir
teenth annual encampment, tho date
of which has been fixed for August 8
to 12, 1910.