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Washington..
The hottRo passed tho pofltofilco ap
proprlatlon bill, .carrying about $257,'
000,000, with so negative votes,
Charlton It. Bottlo, United States
attorney at Now Orleans, has re
fused to nccode to Attorney General
Wlckorshnm's request that ho resign,
and hag ho notified tho department
of JiiBtlco.
The legislative, Judicial and ex
ecutive appropriation bill was report
ed to tho sonnto Tuosdny. . It carries
936,309,700, m Increase of $110,240,.
over tho amount of tho bill ns It was
passed by tho house. .
A caucus of tho republicans of tho
houso to determine what notion to
tako on tho proposod legislation for
a congressional reapportionment In
tho light of the now consus statistics
wnH called for Fobrunry 2.
The department of Justlco lot It bo
known that District Attorney Beat
tlo's resignation had been requested
becnuso of friction, wbch has,-arisen:
over tho' Now Orleans clearing houso
cases. Attorney General Wlckorsham
denied hlmflolt to intorvlowors on tho
subject, 'but It wns unld officially that
euch a controversy caused tho rup
ture Attornoy General Wlckorsham will
soon dccldo If an antl'truBt action
ahull bd brought ngnlnst tho Amor
lenn pulp and papor association, pop
ularly called tho "paper trust" Spe
cial agents of tho department are fin
ishing an investigation Into tho al
leged price-fixing agreements of tho
bows print paper mills which com
prise tho association.
A knotty point of American bank
ruptcy law was settled when tho fed
esral supremo court held that a se
cured creditor la not entitled, to ap
ply the proceedB from tho sale of his
security first to Intorest on his prin
cipal accrued slnco' the filing of the
petition in bankruptcy and then to
the principal and to prove a claim In
ft bankruptcy for tho balance of tho
principal.
' General.
Jewels worth $35,000 - was Btolon
from the Pittsburg homo of William
Thaw, Jr.
In a apoech before tho TSxna legts
latufo Senator Culbortson scores tho
sew nationalism. .
Thero will bo two eclipses of tho
sun this year, nolthor bolng vlslblo in
tho United States.
Tho h$uso will have an opportunity
at an early date to vote on tho tariff
board bljl, which .been ngrced on
by tho wnya arid means committee.
Montana's voto was cast, in favor
ef tho Incomo tax amondmont to the
constitution of tho United Statos.
Tho scnato concurred In a houso ro
solution ratifying tho nmondradnt.
For the first timo in tho history or
aviation an earoplnno roso from tho
surfaco of tho water at San Diego,
Balled about and returned to tho start
ing point, whore It landed on tho wa
ter as easily as n gull.
A draconlan censorship Is being Im
posed at Odessa with regard to nowo
of demonstrations by studonts, The
only Information about shooting hav
Ing occurred at tho unlvoralty has
come through official sources. Ono
student has died,
Theodoro HoohovoU's noxt tour
will begin in. Now York March 8. and
t will awoop around tho boundarlos of
tho country, through, tho south At
lantic and gulf states, the southwnnt.
up to Ui6' Pacific coast to Idaho and
Montana and thonco direct homo.
Tho Indiana Itopubllcan Editorial
association, which, at its convention
a year ago, refused to endorse tho
Taft administration, faced about and
adopted resolutions endorsing, un.ro
servcdly, President Taft pledging
nlm tho . support of' tho ropublldah
prcsft of tho stato and appealing to
the voters to roily to him.
Claiming -ho .had' been comrolttcod
to tho Burleson county farm without
cliancq to pay n cash fine for a nils
demeanor, and that ho hnd boon
flogged whllo a,! .-prisoner,' Lucius
Crono, a negro, uppearcd as a stato
witness .agalnfct throo whltojnon no
mined of poonngo at Austin, Texas,
Tho accused' mon aro W. 8. Houston
J. M. "Woods and R. S. Nowboh. Thoy
lay thoy "wero Jndlctod aa tho result
ef 'Conspiracy.
Thq contost botw.oon Shn Francisco
and now unoans ovor exposition lo
cation la stirring up milto a row.
Ecuador has declined to send tho
dlsputo over- tho Pom-Ecuador boun
dary to Tho Haguo court for arbltra
tlon.
Tho Spanish cabinet has doclded
to present parliament a bill rogulat
Ing tho religious and other nssocln
tlons.
Tho Panama national assembly
called In extraordinary, session to
deal with tho financial situation
voted ?100,000 In gold In aid of tho
projected Panama world's fair In 1915,
Tho president sont a special mes
sago to congress bearing on recipro
city with Canada.
Tho postorric'o .appropriation- bill
wits passed after tfTo department Jms
received p. round Bearing in tho
houso.
Lawyers haVo pronounced tho will
of .Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy to bo void.
Virginia wants tho Bupromo court
to shift part of hor staggering stato
debt on West Virginia.
Tho houso defeated tho proposal
to increaso salaries of circuit Judges
from $7,000 to $10,000 a year.
Emll Munstorborg, a brother of
ProfosBor Hugo Munstcrborg of Har
vard university, died at Berlin.
President Taft is concornod ovor
tho formation of tho republican pro
grosslvo league at Washington.'
Ship subsidy promoters aro repre
sented as. having sought to buy tho
support of a Now York now8fapor.
At tho second trial pf men accused
of taking part In tho BorltU Btrlko
riots fifteen of tho dofendnnto wero
found guilty.
At Abordccn, 8. D.f tho division
headquarters, local frolght housos
and pnssengor station of tho" Milwau
kee railroad, were burriod.' Tho loss
is estimated nt $100,000.'
At .Lob Angclos, Howard Wilcox,
driving a Nntlonal, broko tho Amerl
can (lvo-mlle competition speedway
record at tho motordomo. His tlmo
was 3 minutes 21 seconds.
With a greater numbof of delogatos
In attendance than ovor" bofbro, tho
United StatOB Civil SorvIcO Retire
ment association convened In Wash
ington In annual convention.
Prosldont Taft, who was Invited to
attend tho Kansas stnto fair to bo
hold at Hutchinson noxt fall, has de
cided to accopt tho invitation. Tho
prosldtint will bo thero Scpletnbor 25
or 2C.
Theodore Economu and Gcorgo P.
Calogcra, Now York Greek Importers,
wero sentenced to four months' im
prisonment for ibelng pnrtlcs to a
conspiracy to dofraud tho govern
ment out of duties.
In four testa before physicians at
Ilono, Old., Frnnk rkebnuor showed
that ho has 454 cubic inches lung ca
pacity, which breaks tho 43G cubic
Inch world's rocord of Paul Van
Brocckrnan of Now York. ,
Tho i Peruvian insurgonts havo oc
cupied, tho heights of Tnyabamba,
200 miles north of tho capital and
aro awaiting an altaok by tho gov
ernment troops which havo been
sent to dislodgo them.
Chancellor Allison decided at Nash
ville, Tenn., against tho negro
Knights of Pythias,, holding that they
havo no right to tho namo, regalia,
badges; otc. This caso will bo ap
pealed to tho supremo court.
The (petition for a rehearing of tho
udgmorit and order sentencing Abra
ham Ruef'to San Qucntiii for fourteen
cars on n charge of bribery of tho
Rucf-Schmldt board of supervisors
was granted by the California su
premo court.
Caution In tho extension of fodoral
control over tho Issuance of securi
ties by railroads was urged by Mar-
In Hughltt, chairman of tho board
of directors of tho Chicago & North
western railroad In tho hearing of tho
Bocurltles commission.
Nearly half tho members of tho son-
ato Judiciary commltteo aro Bald to
hnvo taken positions against tho con
firmation of Judge William H. Hunt,
now serving as a member of tho court
of customB appeals, infl promoted to
a circuit Judgeship.
Tho Japanese Who assaulted United
Statos Consul Williamson nt Dalny,
Inst mpnthi wero convicted and given
light (Ino, according to news
brought to Victoria, D. C.'by the
stoamshlp Oanfn, from Yokphoma
Tho ,'iuon wore reprimanded .and aa
soBsed a fino of $2.50 onch.
Jamoa J. Gallagher, who shot Mayoi
Gaynor' and Stroot Commissioner Ed
wards on a steamship In dock; at Ho
bokon last August, was taken lo tho
Now Jersey Btnto prison to servo
twelve years at hard labor. Tho son
tonce, Including a fino of $1,000, It
for his attack on Edwards.
Tho imrposd of the' Georgo Wash
lngton Memorial association wob ad
vanced when $100,000 was donated by
a Now YorH financier, TIjIh gift prac
tically ninkos puro tho , collection pi
$500,000, which tho association has
not Itself to got boforo a slto Is do
elded upon. '
Sheriff It. E. Martin of Hnhaford
county, Texas, was shot and killed by
n man namod Fifor-. Sheriff Mnrtlr,
and a United States marshal wont to
arrest Flfor for unlawfully holding
stato land twenty mllos northwost, oi
horo. Tho men entered Flfor's ban
and struck a match. FJfer fired and
escape!?. , , .:
Personal.
' Tho Missouri .jcglBlnturo hna
Smiths and only ono Brown.,.
no
Sonator Hoyburn of ldnh6, opposes
popular election for senators! ,
The now republican govornor ot
TonnoBseo was Inaugurated Janv25th.
, Tho Jury In tho Mrs. Schonlftfmur
dor trial' dmacroau aud wero. dls
charged.
Congressman Noma opposes, any
raise In the shlarlos ot United States
circuit Judges', '
Tammany Is Bald to tin pasting
about for u 'now- man for' senator.
James F. Martina has won out for
aonator In Now Jorady,
Dr. Dopow-la opposed 'tbtho.idlroct
.election, "of United States, souatora;
The? ' senatorial.- don,dlqqk ln,.,Iown
continues with no practical change.
Membora ot tho Nebraska legislat
ure woro gnosis of Omaha for a day,
Sonntor Cummins marked tho line
of division ot tho republican party on
tho tariff question.
Paul Morton's remains will evontu
ally bo brpught tp Nebraska for bur
ial.
CHANGE OF GAP1TAL
BILL FOR REMOVAL OF LEGI8LA-
TIVE SEAT. " ' . (
.,.
FIRST STEP IN THE CAMPAIGN
Revision of Road Laws of Nebraska.
Other Matters In the House and
Senate.
Tho first step toward tho cam
paign Tor tho removal of tho state
capital from Lincoln wore taken in
tho1 houso by tho (Introduction of , a. bill
Blgned by twenty-seven membora of
houso.
'ijbo moasuro provides that at the,
next general election a voto ehall bo
taken for or ngalrist' tho ' removal v of
tho capital, tho persons voting for re
moval to bo allowed to express thelr
proference for a certain city, but any
city voted for must bo located west
of tho nlnoty-Bovonth morldttn, which
runs through Wayno Jn tho north and
Just cast of David, City and, Schuyler,
nnd Just west of Wllber in tho south.
If a majority bo In favor of capital
removal tho capital shall bo declared
romoved. If any city receives a ma
jority of votos cast for tho romoval,
bald city shall bo declared tho now
capital of tho stato. If no city re
ceives a majority, tho two hfehost
cities shall bo voted on at a special
election. ,
As drawn It provides for tho sub
mission ut tho fall election In 1911,
nil cities who dcslro to do so being
eligible to competo in tho contest for
tho prlzo, providing always that thoy
aro weBt of tho wcBt lino of Lancaster
county. If a majority of all votes nro
cast In favor of all tho competing
towns, tho capital shall bo romoved,
If nond of tho candidates for tho capi
tal rccolvo a majority of all votos cast
In favor pf capital romoval, then in
that event a socond election muBt de
cide botween tho two high candidates.
Good Roads Bill.
Compioto rovlslon of tho road laws
of tho stato and tho drafting of an
entirely now and up-to-dato measure
will bo effected by tho present legisla
ture unless tho plans of tho "good
roads" advocatos go astray.
Roprosentatlvo W. A. Prlnco of
Grand Island opposed tho passago of
bills amending tho present road laws
at this tlmo on account of tho pro
posal to havo Introduced a modern
road law In tho session that will cm
body all tho best suggestions mado
by tho .legislators of Nebraska.
Many bills nro now boforo both
houses for consideration and both
tlmo nnd money will bo saved by in
structing and drawing up of ono gen
eral measure, according to Prlnco and
other men deoply interested In secur
ing, better highways.
To Investigate Governor's Charges.
A commltteo of five will bo appoint
ed by tho spoakor of the houso to
mnko nn investigation of tho charges
of election frauds in Omaha mado by
Govornor Aldrlch in his mesBngo. A
resolution was introduced by Morlar
ty of Douglas with n strongly con
demnatory preamble Tho resolution
was ndopted unanimously authorizing
tho commltteo and tho Investigation
after tho prcamblo had boon struck
out on n motion by Prlnco of Hall.
Income Tax.
Apparently thoro Is not a dissent
ing voto against tho Income tax In tho
legislature. Tho sentimont favoring
It In tho stato Is apparently bo over
whelming thut not a legislator, oven
if ho has tho personal do3lre, will risk
going on record against It. Not a sin
glo momber In either houso, so far as
Is known, 1b against It
Can Ride to Polls.
Tho sonnto rocommonded for pas
sage Sonator Lcq'b bill prohibiting
tho use ot conveyances for Inking
voters to or from tho polls nt primary
and goneral elections. Tho roport of
tho commltteo of tho wholo followed
n discussion of tho posslblo offocts of
such a bill. Tho most drastic provi
sion of tho bill, which would have
prohibited tho uso ot conveyances by
political comnitttocH, was cut out bo
foro tho moasuro reached tho Moor.
Ab tho bill now stands, It only pro
hibits candidates from using convey
ances. .The Capita) Removal Bill.
Tho capital romoval bill In full com
prlsoB twelve soctlons nnd Is nulto
lengthy. Tho last clauso reads, that
"upon ascertaining thnt tho assent of
a majority of tho olectors of tho state
has been given thereto, sections 2 and
13 of an uct to provldo for tho loca
tion ot tho seat ot government of tho
etnto ot Nebraska, approved Juno 14,
18G7, shall bo and becomo thereby rq
poaleu." Omaha Registration Frauds.
Tho governor's mossago on registra
tion frauds in Omaha waa taken up In
tho aonato and rofcrrod to tho com
mltteo on prlvtlogoa and elections.
Regulating Corporations.
Sonator Albert Introduced In tho
senate a bill doslguod to place nil cor
porations undor tho control of tho
statu railway commission and con
taining a provision regarding fran
chises which is now Jn effect In Wis
consln undor tho namo of, tho "lude
terminate permit."
SENDS IN MESSAGE.
Governor Charges Registration Frauds
In Omaha.
Tho messago from tho govornor de
claring tho present registration laws
obsolcto and asking tho loglslaturo to
glvo tho power ofappolntlng boards
of registration into tho hands of chief
oxocutiVo was presented to tho houso
nnd senate on Wednesday. Tho movo
ennio with an arraignment ot alleged
conditions of fraud In which th6' gov
ernor Implicates Mayor Dahltnan,
nnd City Clerk Butler, ot Omaha, In
fraud and fraudulent manipulation of
registration.) , ,
Governor Aldrlch asscts that hand
fuls of registration certificates' "'"Voro'
issued at tho city clerk's office at the
tlmd of election testified to by profes
sional freeholders nnd sent out "nnd
in this way ns many fraudulent votes
wore cast as" woro desired by tho gang
in control and many thousands wero
bo enst." He declares that It Is a mat
ter of record that nearly threo times
as many votes were cast in tho Third
ward as tho census shows thero woro
malo Inhabitants in tho ward and that
men who had registered and failed
to voto had their voto cast for them
anyway.
Tho governor declares that tho laws
as thoy stand pro outgrown and Bays
that "innumerable frauds" wero com
mitted In Omaha undor cover of tho
obsolcto law.
As a remedy ho suggests that the,,
governor bo given' the' powor to ap
point all registration boards on a 10
por cent petition and that this privil
ege bo extended so thnt ho can ap
point men from any ward to sorvo in
nny other ward., Ho wants also tho
powor to appoint a pollco force suf
ficient for protection at tho polling,
places. "In thin way," says tho gov-j
ornor, "tho incentivo and motlvo to
present fraudulent registration cortl-,
flcntos would bo destroyed and men of;
tho highest charactor nnd lntelllgencoi
would becomo Judges and clerks of,
election."
Concluding, tho govornor says: "l
urgo upon you tho Immediate consid
eration of this mattor to tho end that
somo plan may bo devised so that
what has taken place in tho past may;
not happen again undor tho snmo or.
similar circumstances, au it surely
will, with tho laws In their present
form."
A Back Number. ,
It is not uncommon for bills to bo
introduced in tho legislature provid
ing amendments to the session laws
of tho provlous session. Theso bills,
aro always amonded In commttteo to
rend amendments to tho statutes last(
compiled. It remained for Lawronco)
of Dodgo to Introduce a bill that
breaks the rocord for being antediluv
ian in form. It calls for an amend
ment to tho session laws of 1881. It
bo happens thnt this law his slnco
been amended In 1885 aud in 1891,
but tho particular sections aimed at
woro originally passed fn 18fil. '
No Salary Raise.
Efforts to rnlBO tho salaries ot
houso employes woro without avail.
Propositions woro submitted to allow
proofreaders and tho chief bill clork
$4 a day without overtime. Boforo
thero was opportunity to debato tho
proposed ralBos at all motions woro
mndo arid carried to lay them oh the
.iolo.
Stirring Up the Doctors.
Gandy's bill to allow all people prac
ticing healing arts of any kind or
character, Chrlotlnn Scientists, fnlth
healers, etc., to bo considered aa prac-.
ticing pnysicinns, is creating somo
stir among tho doctora and a promi
nent Omaha Surgeon was' in tho houso
to discuss it with tho author.
Increased Pay for Jurors.
To ralao tho pny of grand and petit
Jurors from $2 to $3 a day Is tho pur
port of ono bill passed by tho house.
Evory mombor voted for It.
Cobbey's Statutes.
. Tho squabble ovor tho number ot
Cobboy'B Btatutes to bo purchased
for the uso of tho stato, and tho prlco
to bo paid for them, led to something
pretty closely resembling personali
ties In tho liouso. Tho bill as amend
ed nnd recommended by tho commlt
teo on llnanco, ways nnd means car
ries nn appropriation of $3,C0O for tho
purchaso of 400 copies to bo bound In
buckram.
Nebraskas' First Homestead.
Jansen of Gage, chairman of a spe
cial committee to prepare a memorial
asking congress to buy tho first home
stead takon under tho nntlonal home
stead law, tho Daniel Freeman farm
In Gago county, to bo used for a na
tional park, presented a roport which
was adopted. . (
South Omaha Charter.
Tho South Omaha charter bill was
Introduced In both houso and sonnto
by Representative Bulla and Sonntor
Tunnor. Tho bill nuthorlJos an In
crease of $25,500 in tho levy nnd pro-
vldoa for an additional assistant 'city
attornoy.
Game Law Changes.
Dnn Gellus, stnto game warden un
dor the administration of Govornor
Shallonberger, has secured tho Intro
duction ot bills embodying tho rccom
mondatlon mado In his biennial re.
port. Most ot theno changes In tho
gamo laws which havo already re
eolved Indorsement from tho sporting
fraternity. Ono provision Is for n uni
vorsnl sportsman's license of $1.10,
tho 10 cents to bo retained by county
clerks. The proposod law provides
that all persons muBt have such a 11
coneo to hunt anywhoro In tho state
SIGN
OF
ASK PROTECTION OF EMBtiEM
FROM ADVERTISERS."
USE IS PUNISHABLE BY TINE
Many Who Violate tho Law In This
Respect Are Not Aware of Pen
,, alty Therefor.
Washington. Tho American Red
Cross has asked tho, solicitor genorn)
of the .United States to advise it as to
tho nroner sten's for' the enforcement
ofi that portion of Its fodoral charter
relating to tho use ot Us emblem and
namo for advertising, by private firms
and manufacturers. -
Such uso of tho Red Cross Is pun-
Isbnblo by a penalty up to $500 or a
year's imprisonment It Is believed
many persons who ' use tho ombloin
and namo for advertising ' purposes
are not nwaro that such is forbidden
nnd that heavy ponalties may bo en
forced against them.
Tho United States has ontcred Into
a treaty with all the civilized govern
ments of tho world to proven! tho
mlsuso ot tho Rod Cross emblem or
tltlo. Tho law specifically prohibits
the uso of a "Greek red cross on a
white ground, or nny srgn or Insignia
mado, or colored imitation thereof,
or of tho words "Itcd Cross" or "Go-
nova Cross" or any combination of
these words." Tho use Is forblddon
evon for charitable purposes, except
by tho Amorlcan Red Cross, lta em
ployes and agents, and tho army and
navy sanitary and hospital authori
ties.
Tho uso of the 'red ctosb on tho
Now York ambulances has been aban
doned, and medical and other associa
tions havo pledged themselves t.o sup
press Its uso for any advertising (pur
poses. Tho officers iof the national or
ganization request of. 'the solicitor
general an opinion as to tho best
method for proceeding against those
who continue to uso the emblem or
name.
Reciprocity With Canada.
To carry into effect tho torms of
the reciprocity ngreoment, concluded
by representatives of Canada and
tho United States last Thursday and
Which was placed boforo congress
that day by Presldont Taft with a
special mossago urging legislation,
tho first movo was mado Saturday
when Roprosentatlvo McCall of Mas
sachusetts, a member of tho ways
and means commltteo of tho houso,
presented the administration' bill on
tho Bubjoct Tho bill was referred
to the commlttoe on ways and means
which will tako' it up this week,
President Taft Indicated today that
ho was not worrying aboutrtho fate
of tho agreement.
SPECIAL SE88ION OF HOUSE.
Services In Honor, of Late Represen
tative Gllmoro of Louisiana.
Washlngton.--Trlbutcs to tho life,
character and public services ot the
lato Roprosentatlvo Samuel L. Gll
moro of Louisiana woro paid In tho
houso of representatives Sunday at a
special session presided over by Rep
resentative BrouBsard of Louisiana as
spoakor protem. The speakers In ad
dition to Mr. Broussard wero: Repre
sentatives Knlin of California and
Borland of Missouri.
Beverldge Favors Treaty.
Washington. Senator Bevorldgo of
Indiana, In a statement Sunday night,
commended tho reciprocity agreement
with Canada submitted to congress
by tho presldont, nnd praised Presi
dent Taft's messago Urging Its ratifi
cation. "Every believer In Canadian
reciprocity," said Sonator Bovorldge,
"must npplaud tho thoroughly admir
able messago of tho president to con
gress transmitting tho proposed
agreomont. That messago is power
ful and unanswerable from my point
ot view.
J. Whltaker Passes Away.
Kansas City, Mo. Joseph Whlt
aker, 84 ycnra.old, a retired capitalist,
died at his homo In Kansas City, Ks
Sunday. Ho was among thoso who
startod the first packing plants In
Cincinnati aud at tho. closo of the
war, In 18C3, ho established the first
meatpacking plant In this section.
Miss Mary Desha is Dead.
Washington. Miss Mary Dosha, 05
years old, ono of tho threo founders
of tho Daughters of tho Amorlcan
Revolution, died suddenly of apo
plexy whllo walking near her homo
horo Sunday.
King Manuel Granted Pension.
London. Tho DInro do Notlclna
announcos that tho Portuugoso gov
ernment has decided to pay a month
ly ponslon of $3,300 to tho deposed
King' Mnnuol.
Terrific Volcano Eruption.
Manila, P. I. Observors Bent out by
tho Bureau of Sclonco to Investigate
tho oruptlonB of tho volcano, Taal,
havo telegraphed a report that a tor-
rlfio eruption occurred at 2 o'clock In
tho morning simultaneously with two
prolonged earthquakes. Tho Island
on which tho volcano is located sank
Hvo foot A heavy mud shower fell
and thon for halt an hour hot nshes.
Tho obsorvntor at Manila corroborates
tho report and adds that a remark
ablo electrical storm continued for
hours,
RED
CROSS
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
News Notes of Interest from Varloui
Sections.
. Tecumsoh, business men, nt an en
thusiastic meeting, organized ,a com
mercial club.
Governor Aldrlch issued a commis
sion to Henry Hownrd of Elk Creek
to bo commandant of tho soldiers'
home at Mllford. Tho commission Is
to tako effect February 1.
At tfio" regular meeting of tho city
council of Bentrlco It was decided to
BUbmlt tho question of "wet" or "dry"
at tho coming spring municipal elec
tion to tho voto of tho people.'
Lincoln attorneys Interested in tho
supreme court decision upholding tho
constitutionality of ' tho Nebraska
bank gunranty act have heard nothing
of any attempt for a rehearing of tho
case.
Owing to tho crowded condition ot
tho Sargent public schools reorganiza
tion wns necessary, Mlss. Inez Brown
added to tho corps of tcachoro and
tho second semester begins with nat
tering prospects.
Tho body of tho lato Panics G. Tay
lor of ,Now York, who died In that
city, arrived In Seward. Funeral
services wero conducted nt tho
Methodist Episcopal church on Sun
day, January 29,
Frank Smith, engineer of tho Union
Pacific, running tho Oregon express,
was severely Injured whllo taking his
train through Merrick county. Momen
tarily glancing backward, with his
head slightly out of tho cab window,
ho was Btruck upon turning to faco
forward by n mail crane and the left
eye was badly Injured. Tho accident
happened in the ynrds at Clarks.
George Wcllman, a farmer living
oevdn miles south of Waco, commit
ted suicide by cutting nn artery In
his wrist and bleeding to death. , Mr.
Welman was olghty-slx years of ago
and had:bcen suffering for somo time
with an attack of grip. During 'tho
past few days he becamo despondont,
snylng that ho knew he wou.ld .not got
well and It Is believed that this was
tho cause of his suicide. ,
Nebraska horticulturists, meeting
nt the Llndell In Lincoln, drew up
tho preliminary version of a bill to
provldo, for Inspection of fruit coming
Into the stato and fruit being export
ed. A temporary organization to bo
known ns the Nebraska Nurseryraon's
association, was formed. Peter Youn
gcrs of Geneva Is temporary chair
man and Clyde Barnard of Table
Rock temporary secrotary.
Governor Aldrlch has "mado his ap
pointments under the now bank laws
and they .will go Into effect as soon
as tho mandate Is received from the
Bupromo court announcing tho fact
that tho bank guaranty law is upheld.
Those who are to bo reappointed are:
Secretary, Ed. Royso; clork, N. P.
Porslnger; assistant, Mnudo Hogo;
examiners, Clnrenco W. Erwln. F. M.
Stnpleton, Edward Emmett and E. H.
Mullo.wnoy.
Tho first atd capo of the American
Rod Cross society, which was sta
tioned at Falrbury for several days,
was moved to Goodland, Kan. Dr. M.
W. Glasgow, who was In charge of the1
car, delivered threo lectures to Rock
Island omployes at Falrbury. Quito
a large number of employes listened
to tho talks and a great Interest was
being displayed among tho employes.
A first aid corps was organized In
Falrbury and tho work will bo carlod
on by Dr. G. L. Prltchett of that city.
Willis Bales and his wife, pioneer
settlers near Superior, wore shot and
killed at their homo by Harvey Wad
lolgh, a farmer who had been their
friend for thirty years. It Is believed
that Wadlolgh becamo Insano sud
denly. Wndlelgh, who 1b a wealthy
young fanner living about nine miles
southwest of Superior, In tho Roau
bons neighborhood In Jewell county,
Kansns, walked over to tho home of
William Bales and as he camo to tho
door was shot by Wudlolgh, a man
who had acted "queer" for some tlmo
past.
Tho funeral of the Rev. J. Charles,
who died In Arlington after an illness
following a second attack of apoplexy,
was held Thursday, all places of busi
ness being closed. Rev. J. Charles
waa born In Red Lake, county of Gnl
lup, England, September C, 1836, be
lng In his 75th year at tho time of his
death. When a lad of 15 years of ago
ho was converted to the Christian
faith, to which ho steadfastly and
consistently ndhered.
Los Angeles (Cal.) dispatch; In tho
Chamber of Commerco exhibition hall
tho Nebraska State society of Los
Angeles recently lpld a largo and en
thusiastic meeting. About 1,000 for
mor residents of the Prairie state
wero present and the early part ot
the evening wns devoted to "social
conversation and greeting old friends
and new, All Ncbraskans who aro
touring tho Pacific states were Invit
ed and many took this opportunity of
meeting tholr old friends of former
days. Tho Nebraska State society
was organized In 1891 and now has on
Its membership rolls moro than 3,000
former residents of Nebraska who
aro at present residing In Los Angeles
or vicinity.
At a meeting of tho members and
bfilcera of the Hall county vSunday
school ossocintlon the first stepB were
taken for tho entertainment of tho
etnto association's convention noxt
Juno. Heads of committees on enter
talnmont wero chosen to co-operate
with tho Commercial club.
In n memorandum opinion filed In
tho federal district court Judge Mun
gor authorized tho Issuanco of a writ
of mandamus to compel tho city of
Omaha to levy a tax of $225,134.30 for
the purpose of paying tho Judgments
which the Omaha water company se
cured against tho city last May.
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