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DAY'S EVENTS BOILED DOWN
Personal! Pol It lent, Foreign and Othtr
Intelligence Interesting te the
General Reader.
Washington.
Several tentative drafts of tho pro
posed arbitration treaty botween tho
United States and a roil t Britain woro
dtuotiHfeed botween Prenldouc Taft nnd
his cablncL
Representatlvo "Wnrburton of
Washington, newly elected republi
can member, In a speech In the houso
announced his Intention of support
ing tho democratic free list bill.
Whilo many reports from Mexico
nro far from encouraging, President
Toft and his cabinet nro hoping' for
Ieace, Tho cabinet discussed tbo
Mexican situation and It was deter
mined this government shall "stand
pat." '
Investigation of charges of graft
In ''connection with tho contracts for
shoen for tho army and navy Was be
gun1 by a sub-commlttoo of tho house.
Tho inquiry is to determine whether
bids nnd specifications nro published
eo arranged as to throw the contracts
Into, tho hands of one firm.
Representative Bartholdt of Mis
eourl has been selected by President
. Tftft to ropresont tho United Statos
fit the presentation to tho German em
pire of a replica In mlnlaturo of tho
etntuo of Baron von Steuben, recently
unveiled hero. Tho date lias not been
eeL
Representative Raker of California
and Chief Forester Graves submitted
to Prosldont Tatt a proposition to pre
serve the big trees In California. Mr.
Rakr will ask congress for an appro
priation to purchaso tho treos as a
forest reserve.
A three-cornered fight over tho elec
tion of n, president pro tomporo of tho
senate to succeed Senator Fryo Is in
prospect. Senator Galllngcr Is the
general choice of the regular republi
cans,, but Is unsatisfactory to many
progressives, who are considering one
of their own mon.
1
POINT
, General.
Jos H. Preston, democrat, was elect
ed mayor of Baltimore,
The senate will soon take up tho
Canadian reciprocity bill,
Lincoln went wet and entire repub
lican ticket was electod.
Rapid progress lu being made in
the digging of tho Panama canal.
Lieutenant Governor Hopewell of
Nobraska died at his home in Teka
xuah. A diplomatic broach may bo oc
casioned by operations of excavators
at Jerusalem.
The government suit against the
Anaconda Copper Mining company has
been compromised.
Robbers wrecked tho private bank
of Alexander Pate at Wellington, 111.,
and escaped with 14,300.
Ohio legislators caught In tho grand
Jury net are scrambling about in
search of immunity baths.
The steamer Clearraonto, which
went ashore in Wlllapa harbor,
'Washington, managed to free herself
without assistance,
Lieutenant Rosor, df the Gorman
army, who recently obtained nn avia
tion pilot's Hccnae, foil with his aero
piano from 4 holght of 150 feet and
was so seriously injured that thoro
la no hope of his recovory.
. Democrats of national, prominenco
-will bo In St. Loula Juno 1 when a
conference of loaders of tho party in
the northwest will bp hold thoro.
President Diaz has sent his com
missioner to El Pnoo to treat with
Madero foV peace.
The Missouri Pacific depot at Hia
watha, Zmx., was robbed of four,
pouches of mall, awaiting transfer.
' The ompty bags were found in a coal
bin.
At Portland, Oro., A. M. Cox, chiot
of pollco, was Indicted, charged with
neglect of duty In that ho had failed
to closo tho immoral resorts of tho
city.
Eight thousand persons have boon
Invited to tho dinner which tho board
of international hospitality of tho
Now York Peaco society expects to
Blvo May 17, to Baron D'Tatournolles
do Constant.
Comptroller of tho Treasury Mur
ray mado formal announcement that
his office would nover again lssuo a
' charter to a national bank whon
' thoro was ovldonco that bank promot
ers woro notlvo In tho project.
The Indianapolis & Southern rail
way waB sold at auction for $2,500,
000 to tho Illinois Central railroad.
Tho salo waa a, mortgOKo forcclosuro
proceeding brought by Ohnrles A.
reabody and Alex G. Hackstaff of
Now York.
Tho second highest .price for a
book In tho Hoo library salo was
reached, whon a book sold for $21.
000. Tho department of agrlculturo has
Isstiod a bullotln on tho alfalfa weevil.
This Insect, which Is causing great
Injury to tho alfulfa crops, in at pros
ent found only in Utah.
Tho flro-dovastated town of Bancor,
Mo., will rise from tho ruins.
Government finances for April mado
a better showing than expected.
Tho Mtiscntlno (Iowa) strike Is over
and button mnkors havo returned to
work. ,
Jim Joffrles was a passfangor from
Now York for Europe.
President Taft says wo havo all tho
territory wo need and will not scok
an extension of domain.
A houso coinmittoe has begun In
vestigation of charges of graft In
awarding 6f shoe contracts.
Early resignation of Diaz Is expect
ed to bo tho first rock on which tho
poaco parley In Moxlco will split
Plans wcro filed for tho construc
tion In Now York of tho highest
building In tho world, 750 foot.
Charles H. Hydo, city chamberlain
of Now York city, resigned following
his Indictment by tho grand Jury,
Moslems at Jerusalem havo boon
aroused to fury by tho violation of
sncred relics charged to Englishmen.
Stato Treasurer Gcorgo report
fl.095,000 in tho Nebraska treasury
and 421,000 of trust funds awaiting
Investment.
Sir Edwnrd Grey was furthor cate
chised in tho houso of commons re
garding American warships on tho
great lakes,
In tho futuro London policemen in
the outlying nnd suburban districts
of tho city fro to bo accompanied, by
dogs, if they so dcslro.
Tho steamer Delitschland, with tho
Gorman Antarctic expedition, sailed
for Buenos Ayres, whero complcto
supplies will be taken on.
Lloutenant Governor Hopewell of
Nobraskn died nt Tekamah, his homo,
after n wook'fl illness, at tho ago of
C5. Ho was sick but ono week.
John A. Htntioy, for many years
hoad of tho Milwaukee railway, died
In Los Angeles from injuries received
by being hit by a street car.
Recent law passed by Illinois legis
lature prohibits drinking of intoxi
cants on trains nnd Interurbnns, but
allows drinking on dining nnd buffet
cars,
Robert R. Moore, who ran for
comptroller on tho samo ticket with
Mayor Gaynor, was appointed city:
chamberlain to succeed Charlos H.
Hydo.
Bopresontatlvo Gilbert of Chicago
saw his Ufa's work thrown on tho
scrap .heap when tho Illinois houso
dofcatod his revision of tho court pro
cedure and practlco act.
Congressman Longworth says that
at birth a man has his cholco botvonn
a bald head and brains. His own
cholco, ho saysk la apparent.
uaptaln J. H. Shawhnn, formorly of
prominence In tho morcantllo buslnoss
of western Iowa and eastern Nebras
ka, was killed In a runaway In Idaho.
Members of tho Illinois logUlaturo
defeated tho Initiative nnd roforon-
dum amendment to tho state consti
tution, Tho vote stood 03 nycs and
10 nays.
Lloyd C. Grlscom, formerly ambas
sador to Italy and a closo frlond of
former President Roosevelt, has ro.
signed as president of tho Now York
county republican committee.
Tho draft of tho arbitration treaty
between Amorlca and Great Britain
has advanced so far toward comple
tion that It will be ready for submis
sion to tho British government with
in two weeks.
Governor Aldrlch, of Nobrnska, has
announced that ho will not commuto
tho death soutenco Imposed upon
Thomas Johnson, the Omaha negro
who murdored Farmer Frankland. Tho
order of tho court specifies tho execu
tion on May 10.
At Whlto Plains, N. Y., Sydney C.
Lovo, the millionaire banker of Chi
cago and Seattle, Wash., was nerved
with a summons and complaint by
publication In tho suit for absoluto
divorce which his wlfo, Mnrjorlo
Burns Love, of Now York city, has
brought against him.
In Now York only automobiles 12
limousine cars followed tho automo
bile hearso In whloh tho body of Mrs.
II. Carroll Brown, daughtor of tho Into
Marcus Daly, tho Montana coppor
king, was borno to tho grave.
Ohio loglslntorfl who hoped, by tes
tifying before the grand Jury, now In
vestigating bribery in tho assembly,
to osbnpo conviction by moans of nn
Immunity bnth, woro disappointed
whon Prosecuting Attornoy Turnor
and Attorney General llogan refused
to ncccpt their testimony. Other Im
munity ImtliB wore headed off next
day -a'hon an Investigation by n logls
lr.tlvo committee waB doforrcd until
after tho grand Jury finished Its work.
Personal,
Bangor, Mamo, had n alx million
dollar flro,
Senator Klttrodgo, of South Dakota,
died at Hot Springs, Ark.
llouoo democrats havo an ambitious
program of tariff revision.
ProBldout Taft pleaded tho cause of
Canadian reciprocity In an address at
a Now York dinner,
Republican houso omploycs nro
packing up to leave Washington.
Premier Laurlcr will abandon his
trip to London for tho coronntlon
rather than seo Canadlnn reciprocity
Mil.
Mexican insurrectos aro growing
moro lnslatout in their demands tho
longer poaco Is dolayed.
With thoabjoct of finding tho In
tropld Danfflt oxploror, Captain Elnnr
Mlkkolacn.' n rescue party has Just
loft Denmark for tho Arctic region's.
PreBldont Tnft will not nttoml tho
prison cougross to bo hold In Omaha
In Soptombr.
There was a disorderly May day
demonstration by worklngmon of
Paris.
Tho Bonato commtttoo on Judiciary
ordered a favorable report on direct
election of Bonators,
GHONIN BRIDGE BILL
THERE 8EEM8 TO BE DEFECT1 IN
THE MEASURE (
NO APPROPRIATION WHS MADE
The Attorney General Will Have to
Lwciae in negarti to Legality ef
Drawing Warrants.
In tho Cronln brldeo hill wMm. wn.
passed at tho recent session of tho
legislature and In which provision
was mado for assisting In tho building
and maintaining of bridges over
treaniB moro than 17G foet In length
i nns neon aiscovorcd that, although
thoro was a stato lew of on.nfth nf
a mill provided for, thero was no pro-
idioh an io tno appropriation from
tho sum accruing from tho lovy. This
it is said will prevent Boono, Boyd
and Holt counties, which havo applied
bill ,from obtnlnlng tho asslatanco
wuicu inoy nave been arter for sorao
time. -Attornoy
General Mnriin ima hnnn
asked for an onlnlon
nwt . I. . i. ' ......
"iiumur Auunor uarton draws
warants for aid to any of tho counties
depends ontlroly upon what thnt of
ficial decides.
Tho one-fifth mill low wnM ric
approximately $80,000 nnd bosldos Uie
uuunuea wnicn navo alrondy npplled
thero are sovernl nthnrn whixh nm
alrous of receiving holp. In tho con-
Diruuuun 01 moir long bridges; Ac
cording to tho nrovlsl nnn nf thn Villi
counties shall nav lm1f thn nnat nr
building tho structure and tho stato
uio remaining linir. Following tho
clauso rolntlnc to this tnnttor In thn
measure an amondmont wns inserted
wnicn read: "Provldod that tho stato
shall not be linblo tt)r nn V mnnnv (it
- "j j in
oxcess of this appropriation hereby
Hiaue.
But nowhoro In the bill rnn thorn hn
found tho annronrlntlon which in thnt
m w V
clauso Is designated aa "horoby
muuo. wor aro tho raonoys accruing
under tho lovy called for In thn hin
appropriated In oxpress terms, In the
latter part of tho bill It Is Btated that
tho proceeds of tho low Rhnll hn unm!
onlr for tho purposes sot out In tho
measure out neither In tho tltlo of
tho bill nor Its body is thero an ex
press appropriation made.
Stato Engineer Prlco haB rccolvod
applications for stato aid for threo
proposed brldgos, two to bo built In
Boono county, nnd ono across tho Nio
brara river botween Boyd and Holt
counties. Tho Boone countv rnmmU.
slonors' application was tho first ono
on nio In tho atato engineer's ; office.
It asks for brldccs over thn Hndnr
rlvor in Boonocounty, ono to bo built
where thero Is a bridge known as tho
Reld bridge, six miles northwest of
Codar Rapids, to bo 270 font lontr nnd
slxtoen feet wldo, threo spans, at an
estimated cost or $8,500; tho other to
be built north of Cedar Tlnnldu. 2sn
foet long, four spans, at a coBt of
Tho Charges Agalnat laxter.
Ghargoa filed boforo tho
Public Lands nnd Bulldlncrn hv n w.
Plnlrln et fttnnhn , v. ....
conduot of M. W. Baxter, head of
mat institution undor former Gover
nor Shallenbergor, havo boon turnod
ovor to tho county attornoy of Adams,
county,
Looking for School Site.
Tho stato board of nuhllo lnnds nnd
buildings has started out for tho pur
poso of flndlnir a slto for th n nrnnnnod
Btato achool of agrlculturo which tho
legislature annronrlntod sionnnn fnr
with the promise of moro for tho sup-
pori ana mnintonnnco of tho institu
tion during futuro years.
Destruction -by Canker Worm.
Reports from thn nfntn nf Ifntiono
tell of tho operation of tho cankor
worm in tho orchards
this year. HortlculturlBts of tlic agri
cultural school of tho University of
Nobraska say so far as they know
thoro aro no cankor.
In Nobraska this year.
Mexicans Too Slow.
Llfo With the Moxlnnn InRiiri-nntna
undor General Madoro wasn't lively
onough for Rox McDill, a student at
tho stato university Inst somoster ac
cording to lettors rocolved by hla
friends In Lincoln. McDill Joined tho
Madoro forcos Bovoral weoks nt?n hut
ho writes that ho has loft tlio band be-
causo or their Inactivity.
To Muster Out Company.
The first machln O Clin rnmnntiw' nf
lloatrico. which is a nart nf thn Na.
braska National guard, Is to bo mus
tered out of the sorvlce. This is duo
to tho fact that tho company la unnblo
to obtain tho modem eoultmiont nee
easnry to carry on Its drills.
Investigating tlio Law.
County Assessor Shrlvnr nf nnm..
las county called at tho capltol to In
quire Into tho Smith bill relating to
tho taxation of mortcaeos.
which was passed and approved dur
ing mo recent session of tho legisla
ture Mr. Shrlvor donlnrnil thnt n
wrong Improsslon hnd gono out in
wougias county m regard to tho bill
and bo doslred to havo nn onnnrhmltv
to oxrtmlno tho enrolled copy or tho
net. o louuti out tliat tho bill car
ried no omorgoncy clause and that it
will go Into effect on July 7
) x.
ROAD VALUES 8TAY.
No Higher Taxation by Raising
, Levy. '
At tho- meeting of tho Stato Board
or Assessment it waa decided to pui
tho samo Valuation nnnn thn rnllrnml.
of tho Btoto as last year, tho valuet
on the porsonal property having
shown lu tho estimation, no increase
since that timo. Whether or not the
lovy will bo raised on tho amount oi
this property, will not bo determined
until later, whon property values ol
tho ontlro stato aro submlttod am'
PlaCOCd In tho hands nf thn hnnrd.
The valuation placed on tho fout
leading- roads of tho Btato is as fnl
lows: Chicago. Burlington & Oulncv
on 2,842.21 uniles, $23,858,011; Union
i'acinc on 1,083.02 mllos, $15,153,405.
08; Chicago & Northwestern on LOCK..
37 miles, $7,457,590; and tho Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific on 245.58 mllos.
$2,089,186.
Tax commissioners from several of
tho roada wcro nresenL but on ac
count of no changes being mado In
tno valuation did not havo th onnnr
tunlty to uplift tholr voices in protest.
It Is understood thnt tho stato board
will increnso tho stato lovy. comnol-
llng tho railroads as well as cvorv
othor .taxpayer to pay greater taxes
even thouch in manv cases, ns with
tho railroads, tho assossed valuation
had not been raised. This, aa Btated
abovo, will not bo dono, howovorj un
til tho board has had a chanco to ro
vlow tho assessment figures of tho
ontlro state.
Last year tho total low for stato
purposos was five mills, but ono mill
of that amount was levied to tho usd
of tho Btato university. Tho four-mill
levy thus loft can be Increased under
tho present law to flvo mills, but not
moro than that amount. A bill Intro
duced nt tho laBt session of tho leg-
Islaturo to ralso tho maximum low of
tho Btato to seven mills was dofoated
In tho commlttco cf tho wholo.
Tho Instructions of tho board to the
Bocrotary, Henry Seymour, to make a
computation upon tho samo basis as
that of last year, of course, urovldes
further that any mllcago added during
the yonr by roaBon of now track shall
bo Included in tho 1911 valuation.
Tho total assessed valuation of tho
different railroads last year wcro as
follows:
nurllngton ,.. $23,890,123
Union Pncinu 15,385,284
TtnnU Tclnnd . . V noo 1DI!
Northwestern 7,457,690
Missouri I'aclOo 2,429,613
St. Joo 731,770
ChlcnBO, Great-Western 100,000
Hmnhn nrli1,.n nml Tnrmlnnl. lOnnnn
Oninlm, Lincoln & Beatrice... 18000
umiuia nnu ciouinorn inter 19,D00
Illinois Central 10,000
Wabash nallwny 10,000
ChlcnRO, Miwnnlee & St. Paul 20,000
Atchison, Tbpelui & Santa Fe.. 6,000
Total $64,814,350
Deputy Mickey Resigns.
.Deputy Stato Treasurer E. S.
MIokoy tondored hlu resignation to
tako effect as Boon as posslhlo. Ill
health is given as tho cause. Mr.
Mickey will return to Osceola, whero
ho will look after banking nnd farm
ing interests In Polk county.
Appeals to the Supreme Court,
"Wllhelm Flogo, convicted of murder
In tho second degree In Dixon county,
has appealed to tho supremo court
Flogo waB convlctod or killing his
sister, Loulso Flego, shooting her
twlco with a revolver.
Board Buys Bonds.
Stnto funds woro put Into $10,000
worth of bonds of Elmwood school dis
trict No. 98. Tho next purchase on tho
list was supposedly that of $30,000 of
Holdrogo bonds, Thoso securities
benr only 4 por cent interest, however,
and havo failed to tempt the board.
Lincoln Votes for License.
Reversing Its polloy of ono yenr
ngo, whon It wont dry by 935 major
ity, Lincoln ou Tuesday voted for a
wet policy, tho coming year, by a ma
jority ostlmated nt S20. A. H. Arm
strong, republican, defeated Robort
Malono, domocrnt, for mayor by tho
declslvo majority of 1,275 votos. Prac
tically all of tho othor republican can-
dldates went In with tho head of the
ticket and republicans will control tho
city council. Under tho prcsont law
tho now excise board may organlzo
immediately upon tho canvassing of
tho voto at tho noxt session of the
council nnd following tho insertion of
advertisements for a period of three
weeks tho, successful petitioners for
licenses may bo given a chnnco to
open saloons.
Ready for Final Proof.
Tho federal land office has received
word from several Klnkalders In west
ern Nebraska that they aro ready to
mako final proof on tholr homcstoad
entries.
The Agricultural School.
A delegation of half a dozen farm-
era, from the vlclnty of Mascot, called
on Secretary of Stato Valt. asking
that tholr town bo considered in fix
ing on a location for tho southwest
ern agricultural school. They mako
a liberal offor.
"Across the State" Road.
Comorclnl clubs of tho stato havo
boon invited to send delegates to a
convention to bo hold at Holdrogo.
May 10, for the purposo of dlscussjng
ways and menns for an "acrosa-the-Btato"
road. As at present planned
representatives of sovornl of tho coun
ties which havo already malnlfostod
an lntorcst In tho matter say tho road
will start from Nebraska City, run
west nnd north to this city, thence
to Exotur, HoHtlngs, Mlndon nnd HqUI
rogo and McCook. Survey of tho first
lao of tho road has been undertaken.
OF
A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS TO BE
TACKLED THIS WEEK.
INTEREST IN TARIFF RATTERS
After the Farmers Free List Bill If
Passed House Debaters Will
Take a Respite.
Washington. Congress will be busy
this week with many subjects. Tariff
tinkering will havo a chnngo of
scene, the senate committee on finance
taking up tho Canadian reciprocity
bill and hearings expected to continue
throughout tho week.
Aftor tho farmers free list bill is
pasBed Monday tariff debaters In tho
houso will rest from tho efforts while
members from tho wayB and moans
committee, behind closed doors, pro
paro for tho next aBsault on the Pnyne
Aldrlch bill.
Their center of attack is to be the
wool schedule.
Among tho important matters of the
sennte program are the election of n
president pro temporo to Buccecd Sen
ator Fryo who resigned, tho proposed-
investigation of Senator Lorl
mer'B right to retain his seat, and the
resolution providing for popular elec
tion of senators.
Some of tho progressive senators
at a caucus Monday aro expected to
protost against tho selection of Sena
tor Galllngcr of Now Hanipshlro ns
Mr. Fryo's successor. Senator Clark
of Minnesota Ib tho candidate of tho
progressives.
Tho, general program In tho house
contemplates consideration of Btate
hood for Arizona and New Moxlco;
pussogn of special resolutions provid
ing for various additional department
al Investigations nnd Investigations
Into tho United States Stool corpora,
tlon, sugar refineries and the Amerl
can woolen company.
Contrary to persistent reports, It 1b
known that no hill has been prepared
by tho ways and means committee
looking to a revision of the wool
schedule. At tho snmo time it Is lm
probable efforts to persuado the demo
cratic members of tho committee to
postpone tho woolen bill until next
WIntor will bo successful.
Representative Underwood, the
chairman, summed up the wool situ
atlon whon he said:
"After tho houso passes the free list
bill, the ways and means committee
will begin Immediately the consldcrn
tlon of tho wool schedule. It Is truo
that there aro differences In tho party
regarding wool, but I feel assured that
wo will bo able to draft a bill accept
able to the party as a wholo and that
It will be ready within a few weeks.'
Postal Savings Banks.
yashlngton. Postmaster General
Hitchcock has designated thirty-six
additional postoffices as postal sav
ings depositories, which including
thoso previously selected will make a
total or 129 established since Janu
ary 1.
DIAZ WILL RESIGN
But It Will Be When Peace Has
Been Restored.
Mexico City. General Porflrlo Diaz
Issued a manifesto to the peoplo of
Mexico declaring his Intention to re
sign the presidency as soon as peaco
Is restored, in this manner the presl-
lehi. lias virtually acceded to tho de
mands of Francisco I. Madero that
ho mako announcement of such inten
tion. As to when poaco Is actually
restored Gonoral Diaz reserves tho
right to be tho Judge. In tho words
of tho manifesto It will be "when, ac
cording to tho dictates of my con-
sclonco, I nm sure that my resigna
tion will not bo followed by an
archy."
BRING IN NEARLY MILLION.
Sale of First Collection of Rare Books
of Hoe Library.
Now York. The Hoo library salo,
at which ainglo treasures have sold
for a fortune, came to the end of Its
first Quarter with nearly a million dol
lars realized. Three thousand flvo
hundred books and manuscripts were
disposed of, and tho grand total for
the ten days reached $997,363.50. Tho
rocord-breaklng prlco of all bookdam
$50,000 was brought by tho Guten
berg Bible, sold to Henry E, Hunting
ton of Los Angeles, 1
Charges Filed.
Seattle Charges wero filed with
tho Seattlo Bar association against
Superior Judge Wilson R. Gay, ask
ing his disbarment on tho ground thnt
frequently he had been intoxicated
while on the bench. Tho complainant
was Hiram C. Gill, formor mayor of
Seattlo, who was recalled for miscon
duct Inst February.
Reciprocity In Canada.
Ottowa, Out Tho adjournment of
parllnment for two montliB whllo Sir
Wilfrid Laurlcr and the Canallan
parliamentary delegation aro in Eng
land attending tho coronation, will
mnrk tho beginning of an. oducatlonal
campaign for reciprocity throughout
Canada undor the direction of tho lib
eral mombors of tho house. Tlio op
ponents havo plannod a slmllnr cam
paign against ratification. Tho gov-
ornmont Is confident tho result will
bo tho creation of a strong demand
for ratification.
WOR
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
Newa Nota8 of Interest from yarlous
Sections.
Robbers blew the safe of tho bank
nt Roscmont in Webster county and
stole $1,000.
Dr. Neovo. Of MrOnnlr whn foil un
der tho car's whllo in motion, died
from Injuries received. ,
Whcaton (lit.) dispatch: Arthur
Allen, of Olenn, N. Y., and Miss Mil
drod Burdell, of Englo, Nob., elopod
and weri mnrrlnd horn
Rev. Esplln, of Arlington, wbb
stricken with paralysis, but it is not
thought a fata termination will re
sult. Word has Just reached Auburn ot
tho denth of Paul Maruot who died
at tho osteopthlc hospital at Dos
Moines, la., whore ho bad been tak
ing treatment.
At tho special election hold in
Arnpahoo tho $14,000 or municipal
bonds to tnko up tho outstanding city
Indebtedness was authorized by a
voto or 121 to 33.
Sheriff Bauman nnd Deputy Sheriff
Condltt, of Dodgo county, left foi
Lincoln with Charles Dwynoll. a
charge at tho county poor farm, who
was recently adjudged insane.
Tho Dodge county board of supor
visors may mako application to the
state for aid In building a bridge
across tho Platte near North Bend to
replace tho old wooden- structure.
Stato Flro Inspector Randall, ol
Lincoln, 'hns been sending condemna
tion notices to owners of buildings In
Fromont Which havo dopreclatcd two
thirds of tholr valuo and ordering
tholr romoval.
Mrs. Ora Van Winkle has disap
peared from her homo, llvo mllos west
of Brock. Sho left whllo the husband
was In tho field, and up to this time
no traco has been found of hor. She
left behind two smnll children,
Near Alda, ten miles wost of Grand
Island, Frank Goodman was seriously
cut and slashed by James Nichols, tho
result of Joalojisy, It Is supposed, over
a girl 13 yearB of age, and both want
ed a claim on tho damsel,
Johnson Bros., of Nobraska City,
grocers, who woro arrcstod Bomo timo
since on n chargo of falling to com
ply with the pure food law in tho
mnttor of selling milk nnd cream
which vrb not up to tho standard,
wero taken boforo Judge Wilson and
fined $10 and costs, making in all
$23.30. .
Zadock Goodwin, familiarly known
as"'Unclo Zed," died at his residence
In Alliance. Ho was . a pioneer' of
northwest Nebraska, having been on
gaged for many yenra in business as
a stock broker. Ho had a remarkable
constitution, having lived to tho ago
of 90 years and 7 months, and until
about threo years ago he waa active
ly engaged In business.
The matter of tho estate of Ellon
Wilson has been closed In tho John
son county probato court and tho
moneys and lands turned over to tho
beneficiary of tho will, John Wilson,
Jr., ot Houston, Tex. In addition to
tho valuable real estate thoro was
cash to tho amount of $7,000. John
son county camo In for nn Inheritance
tax amounting to $73.47.
Some time ngo nt a bpuquot given
by tho ustnDess Men's club of the
Y. M. C. A. of York, and aftor deliv
ering nn address, Rev. W. E. Schell
president of York college, waa asked
It there was anything tho club could
do to holp along tho college. Ho To
piled that he had long wished for a
gymnuslum, but had notyot boon ablo
to secure the funds to build. Tho
club took tho matter up and $5,000
was given toward tho project.
Tho First Machine Gun company of
Bentrlce, which Is a portion of tho
Nebraska national guard, Is to bo
mustered out of tho service Tho
company is unnblo to obtain modern
uiiuijjmuni nnu miner man wait an
other year for equipment, Its ofllcors
and mombors hnvo decided to leave
tho sorvlce. Tho company had hoped
to obtain up-to-date enulnmont nr tn
bo allowed to have chargo of a field
battery.
R. D. Sutherland, of Nelson, enllnd
at tho governor's offlco, stating that
lie was seoklnir a nardon for m
Nannlo Hutchinson and hor nnn.
Charles Hutchinson, both of whom
are in uie penitentiary ror tho murdor
of EH Fensal. Tho mothor nnd son
wero convicted In Nucltollq
nbout eight years ago. Tho mothor
was sentenced for ton veara nnd th
son for twelve. Allowing irood tim
doductlonB, Mrs. Hutchinson has
nbout one more yoar to servo and
tho son about two years more
County Assessor W. G. Shrlvnr nf
Douglas county called at thn ntnto
houso to get accurato lnrormatlon
about tho provisions or tho Smith law
for tho taxation of mortgages. Ho
said that many wrong Impressions
about this bill wero current In nmn.
ha. Mr. Shrlvor round that tho bill
does not carry tho emergency clause,
that It will go Into offect Julv 7 thnt
It applies only to mortgages filed af-
tor juiy 1, thlB year, and that It will,
therefore, havo llttlo effect nn thn
ninnner of assessment for 19li,
Jlolvln W. Coz or dlod nn n rnc.it
of poisoning from tho eating of a dish
of greens about threo WfinlfB nm nt '
hin home, four miles oast of Unlvon
Buy 1'inco, Lancaster county. Mrs
Cozlor dlod April 14 ns n vnsitlt nf ant.
Ing from tho' snmo dish.
Many Innulrios ns tn th
tho "gift onternrlso" hin nneami i,
tho rocont legislature aro bolng re
ceived nt tho offlco ot tho attornoy
general. No attompt to Invalidate
tho law has yot boon made, but as
soon ns tho measure becomes effect
ive, July 8, It Is expected a fight will
begin.
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