THE SEMI-WEEKLY TB1IUSE
IRA L. DARE, Publlshor.
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DAY'S EVENTS BOILED DOWN
Personal, Political, Foreign and Other
Intelligence Interesting to the
General Reader.
Washlnpnn.
Government finances for this month
will not conipnro fnvorably with Aug.
1010. A deficit of $22,000,000 on or
dinary accounts already is shown in,
comparison with n deficit of $14,000,
000 last year. Customs receipts show
a decrease of $4,000,000 ns compared
with a year ago. Tho government's
total expenditures for tho same period
are mom than 12,000,000 greater.
Undaunted by unfavorable atmo
spheric conditions, Representative
Den. Johnson of Kentucky mado his
first flight In nn aeroplane and gained
the distinction of bolng tho first per
son outside of army circles to bo tak
en up ns u passenger In any of tho ma
chines flown at tho array aviation
school at College Park, Md. Tho Ken
tucky Htatosman mado tho trip with
Lieut, Hnrry II. Arnold, and romalned
In tho air twenty minutes and attained
n height of COO feet.
Speaking In bohnir ,ot tho negro in
dustrial school at Hampton, Vn of
which ho Is trustee, President Taft
voiced his Indignation nt tho necessity
(hat such useful institutions must beg
lor mbney and at tho falluro of the nn
lion's many millionaires to comO to
Iholr rescue with contributions, In
the graduation of Hooker Washington,
the president Hnld, Hampton has dono
enough to ontltle It to tho gratltudo or
tho country.
An outline of tho program of legis
lation for tho postal service whlcn
Postmaster General Hltohcock will
ask congress to follow during tho
regular sosslon to begin In Docomocr,
has been Indicated by Mr. Hitchcock.
Among other things he will recom
mend the establishment of a parcels
post service on rural mall routes and
the crystallisation Into law of pro
posed Increases In second class mall
rate.
General.
Reciprocity campaign In Canada Is
ndw In full swing.
A severe storm In the south Atlan
tic coast caused some loss of life and
heavy financial loss,
Frances Madoro was nominated by
the progressive party In Mexico ns its
candidate for the presidency.
Tho work of cleaning up tho debris
caused by tho recent hurrlcnno In
tho south Is occupying tho attention
of many southern cities.
From prcsont Indications' tho total
shipments of cattlo from Bollo
Fourche, S. D., this year wll) bo larg
er than In 1010.
Tho body found In tho Missouri riv
er north of Omaha Is bollovcd to bo
that of Charlos Parslow, wnntod for
murder at Missouri Valley.
During the vUtt of John Jacob As
lor and his flnncco, Miss Madollne
Force, to Newport, It became known
today they signed the marriage agree
ment which Colonel Aator Is to maKo
upon his bride.
The body of a man believed to be
Charles Parslow, the second of the
alleged murders of Marshal Butcher
of Missouri Valley, la., was found In,
the Missouri river a mile from tho
scene of the murder,
The government's recent decision
to Impose the regulation duty of $4
h ton on refined sulphur from the
Pacakade volcano In Japan, has re
suited lit the resumption of business
by a sulphur refinery In Nevada
which has been closed.
Professor S, L. Curtis, Instructor In
Greek at Yale divinity school and un
til recently acting dean of tho school,
died oh the Boston boat on the way to
Rockland, Maine, from Castlno. Death
wm due to an acute attack of heart
disease.
The two battleships authorized 'by
the last naval act probably will bo of
28,500 tons displacement, or the blg
rest vessels In tho world. Tho larg
est ships so far designed, of tho
American navy are tat New York
and Texas with, a" displacement, of
27.000 tons: oh.-
The nwifltal'i- dltHcnltles of. Upton
Ilnclalr, th - Utopian, colonist ana
socialist author, aNdMota Fuller Sin
clalr, wk-H.'have b warrled eleven
years, r wetted a cIImcx when the
author brought suit for- absolute at
vorce, naming Harry Kmp, the poet.
as co-respondent.
The government will throw open
90,000 acres of land to settlement In
nnrikern Minnesota, 82,000 at Caw
Lai and 8.000 at Fond du Las, Au
tut St It will cost M.25 an acre t
any American citizen not owning
more than 1W acres,
Contracts for the construction or
eight torpedo boat destroyers were
awarded by Acting Secretary of tho
Navy wlnthrap.
Hearing h?r husband muwbto in
hi sleep that he had obtained a dl
voretpMrs. Michael Bowen of Wash
ington, D. C, 'Investigated and ;ha
the divorce declared Void,
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Twenty wcro killed nnd twenty-six
seriously Injured at the thoator panic
at Canonsburg, Pa.
Charged with Impersonating a fed
eral marshnl, Davo Colomc and
Heine Hansen havo been arrested at
Winner, 8. D.
Alabama republicans havo endorsed
tho administration of President TafL
At this writing Congressman Latta
Is satisfactorily Improving from his
operation.
Tho total of tho death list of tho
wreck near Manchester, N. Y now
reaches twenty-olght.
Robert Chastecn, city marshal of
Ullln, 111., was Bhot and killed by un
identified persons.
Every demand, of tho American as
sociation, wna rejected by tho na
tional baseball commission.
A campaign which has for Its pur-
poso a reduction of tho high prices
of food has startod In Paris.
It Is reported that tho government
Is about to take action against tho
steel trust, the biggest trado com
bination In tho United States.
Monument makorn all over tho
country aro in Cincinnati for tho
sixth annual convention of tho Na
tional Retail Monument Dealers.
Sixty persons wcro Injured, olghl of
them seriously, when nn express train
o"n tho valley division of tho Now
York, New Haven nnd Hartford rail
road was wrecked by tho spreading of
rolls,
Augustus W. Wclssmann, superin
tendent qf tho Hahncman hospital, Is
n most pollto man, and this brought
tho hospital an unexpected legacy of
11,140,820. v
Postmaster Gonoral Hitchcock des
ignated Washington as n. postal sav
ings bank, An effort will be mado to
lmvo tho bank at the capital regardod
ns it model for others,
Mclvln Manlman's baloon, with
which he nnd five others will attempt
to fly across tho Atlantic ocean Octo
ber 28, has been shipped from Akron,
Ohio, to Atlantic City.
A Chicago strcot car conductor
took nn 1853 half-dollar as fare, nnd
turned It In at the barn. Tho cash lor
replaced It wltli nnothor, sold It for
$G00, and Its prcsont owner values it
at $15,000.
Tho emperor of Japan presented H.
W. Denlson, tho Amcrlcnn advisor to
the Japancso foreign office, with n
silver bowl as an expression of gratl
tudo for Mr. Denlson's servlco in con
nection with tho troaty rovlslon.
Lady Cook, formerly Miss Tonnos-
seo Claflln, famous Anglo-Amorlcnn
sifffrnglst, has decided to abandon
her campaign for "votes for women,"
nnd begin a crusado for uplift of
young men and women of Chicago.
In denouncing at tho sosajon of tho
national Independent political league,
tho lynching of negroes, Bishop Alex
ander Walters declared that President
Taft was "one ot the weakest presi
dents the country had over had, In
view of tho fact that he had remained
silent in the face of ninny lynchinga
about tho country."
Having a distinct recollection of ev
ery president In the United States ex
cept tho first five, and remembering
when tho first railway train was run
In tho United Stutos, Alvln Austin, of
Chicago, registered for a homo In tho
Fart Borthold Indian reservation at
tho nge of ninety-four yenrs. Mr. Aus
tin whq was born nt Stcrlln, Conn.,
In 1817, Is as spry as a man forty
years younger.
. Eugono Lnblno, a Marshal county
(Minn.) farmer, Is harvesting 600
ncros of wheat with ono machine,
working day and night, Tho blndor Is
run with eight horses, four to a shift,
nnd n headlight Is used at night Tho
night shift of horses stand tho work
better than those used In tho heat of
tho day, and Lnblno predicts night
binding will become the roguo In the
north wcBt.
At 'Kansas City, John Perron, twen
ty-seven years old, a railroad clerk,
shot nnd killed Mrs. Margaret Gqs
sard, aged twenty-fvo, wife of a rail
road cqnductor, nnd then Inflicted
probably fatal wounds to hlmsolf. Ho.
recently left a noto saying ho and
Mrs. Gossard alone know tho cause
for tho tragedy.
Internal rovonuo Inspectors In
search of Illicit distillers havo dis
covered that a man trap Is being used
to discourage tholr Investigations.
Two rovonuo officers said they Just
missed stepping Into a largo steel
trap, presumably set for thom by
"moohshlnors" In Iredell county, Tho
Qttlcors had destroyed an Illicit still
William Loeb, Jr., collector or tho
port of Now York 'announced that an
American art conrtolsour now In Eur
ope Is under surveillance by tho for
eign agents ot the United StatcB gov
ernment cooperating' with tho French
government In tho search for tho pic
ture "Mona Lisa." Leonardo Do
Wind's masterpiece, which disappear
ed from too Louvero somo tlnio ago,
TWo New Jersey communities. In
special elections rejected tho commis
sion form of municipal government.
Tho city of Patterson cast 4,017 votes
In favor ot tho proposed law and 7,084
against,
Personal.
Opeakor. Clark will reply to Prest
dent Tafft'a tariff speech,
The Scrlvnn Prlnco will Boon wed
Princess Constanlnvltch.
A son ot Sonator Lodge of, Mascot
chusetU married his nurse.
President Taft, during his Jaunt
will spend ono Sunday In Omaha.
President Taft. mado nn address bo
fore tho American bar association.
John A. Dlx Is favorably men
tloned us a presidential possibility.
Champ Clark replica to tho recent
speech of President Taft'a os the
tariff legislation,
Kruttschnltt says it will mean
ckaof to grant the demands of the
union Ivder,
THE SURETY BONDS
ATTORNEY GENERAL DECIDER
THEY CAN QTAMb
PHASES OF GUARANTEE LAW
Until Assessments are Made Covering
State Funds on Deposit In State
Banks Old Surety Remains.
In n lengthy letter giving his opin
ion on dlfferont phnsos of tho now
bank guaranty deposit law, Attorney
General Grant Martin has asserted
that as far as bnnks not under that
law arc concerned tho old depository
law Is in full forco and effect nnd
that for funds deposited with national
banks In this state tha state treasurer
can require security In tho shapo of
bonds and that he can dopoalt in no
bank moro than 30 per cent of tho
amount of tuo capital stock of that
bank.
Futher, Attorney General Martin
rays that bonds given for tho securi
ty of public funds cannot bo rclcasod
by uny public official, therefore var
ious stato banks which gavo such
bonds for tho security of stato funds
In their possession prior to tho going
into effect of tho bank guaranty Set
must contlnuo to keep such bonds
allvo until tholr legal termination at
least.
hi this connection Attorney Genoral
Mnrtlu fays:
"Surety bonds and other classes of
securities wero taken by tho state for
tho deposit of its funds prior to tho
pdsgago of tho prcsont law, which
provides that no additional securities
shall bo required, but tha bank guar
anty fund shall bo dcomcd sufficient
security for both public and prlvnto
funds. Under other provisions of the
bank guaranty act tho deposit of pub
lic funds bo occtirod wero exprossly
exempted from assessments for tho
guaranty fund. It follows that the
banlis which havo on deposit funds,
and havo given surety bonds therefor
havo not, up to this tlmo been com
piled to pay any iullcssments on the
amount of stato deposits. Consequent
ly thoy hnvo not suffered by reason
of having paid tho premiums on sure
ty bonds. Until such tlmo as an as
sessment has been made which cov
ers tho amount of thesb stato de
posits thoy would havo no cause for
complaint and could not expect to be
reimbursed for any part of promlums
paid.
"It Is possible that the courts might
hold that these surety bonds aro re
leased by operation of law, but tho
bonds thomselves could not bo sur
rendered, but must remain on file
with tho propor stato officer. A
Bhortngo or defalcation might havo
taken placo between tho ttmo when
tho bonds' were given und tho prcsnt
tlmo and tho bond is intended to cov
er such loss, If any, for such period ot
time.
"I know of no way by which tho
bonds could bo released by consent
of tho parties. Tho banks, tho suroty
companies, tho stato and thoso inter
ested In tho guaranty fund, whore no
assessment hnu boon collected on ac
count of other security, would all
havo rights In law and equity, grow
ing out of tho bond contract. It Is
doubtful whether any agent of the
stnlo would havo a lawful right to
consent to a rolcnso of tho bond nnd
oven though he did so consent to
cancel tho bond and surrender it, It
Is alBo questionable whether said
net would bo binding upon tho state
und thoso interested In tho guaranty
fund.
"Au I view tho law, you now have
tho tight to deposit stato funds In
any bank which has compiled with
the bank guaranty law, to tho extent
of not exceeding 30 per cent ot Its
capital stock, nnd In so doing you aro
not required to dornand from any
such bank nny furthor securities In
tho way of surety bonds or real ostnto
mortgages, etc., ns provided by tho
depository law. Of course, tho de
pository law is still In full force, and
effect so tar ns banks not under tho
gunranty nco nro concerned,' 1
Governor Going Away.
Governor Aldrlch' will lonvo Sep
tember 0 for Spring Iiho, N. J., to at
tend tho annual conforenco ot gov
ernors. Ho will deliver nn address on
Intcrferonco of tho national govern
ment with state control of railroad
rates.
School Children In Lancaster.
Reports Issued by Superintendent
Gardner of this county show that
thcro nro 19.G45 children of school
ago In tho county at tho present time.
Thero Is to bo employed In the schools
ot tho county during tho coming year
397 fomale teachers and thlrty-alght
mnlo teachers,
Suit Against State Auditor.
Samuel J. Stewart of Adams coun
ty, by his attorneys, filed In tho dis
trict court emit to prevent Stato Audi
tor Barton from paying any funds for
tho erection of a labrntory building In
Omaha for tho university medical
school.
Appointment by Governer.
Governor Aldrlch appointed Dr.
William It. Schearer of Omaha, to
succeed to the placo of Dr. H. C.
Brock ot North Platte on the Stato
Dental board.
LABOR'3 FEDERATION.
Fourth Annual Convention Soon to
Bo Held.
Tho fourth annual convention ot
tho Nebraska Stato Federation of
Labor will meet at Omaha on Sep
tember 12.
Secretary Chriaman reports that he
has assurances of a larger attendance
than ever before in tho history ot the
organization, thero having boon a de
cided Increase nfllllatlons nnd moro
affiliated organizations requesting
reservations for delegates.
Tho federation will doubtless np
point a committee to assist In tho in
vestigation of workmen's compensa
tion soon to bo undertaken by a com
mission appointed by the governor
and provided for by tho last legisla
ture. Its officials havo already col
lected a mass of statistical Informa
tion regarding nccldents and the
working of compensation acts In
Great Britain, Germany nnd Canada.
"A -great many people havo a
wrong idea of tho purposes of tho
state federation," said Presldont Will
MaupJn. "It is not an organization
whoso solo purposo Is to shorten
hours and Increase wages. Indeed,
tho organization cannot do anything
along those lines, nor would It con
sldor such ns being tho chief duties
even if it were possible to accom
plish them,
The federation's chief purpose is to
sccuro beneficial legislation looking
to tho better protection of life and
limb, to secure bettor working con
ditions to Indlcato its momhorshlp
along social, political and economic
linos, nndMo do all It can to oradlcato
Injustice It has no fight to mako
against organized capital save as it is
necessnry to prevent Injustice. Dur
ing tho last session ot tho legislature
the federation, by organized action,
succeeded In securing several bene
ficial laws, notably tho factory in-Bpectl-n
nnd building laws. It will
endeavor to securo n workable com
pensation lnw and to strengthen the.
female and child labor laws. Wo be
lieve that our organization should
havo tho cooperation of all citizens
who nro seeking tho best for tho gon
ernl public. Wo may not ngreo, but
wo may at least meet In friendly
spirit now and then nnd discuss tho
mnbter."
The Nebraska Stato Federation ot
Labor was organized at Lincoln on
Juno 25, 1909. Upwards of ono hun
dred trades and labon, organizations
nro now affiliated, with a total mem
bership of about 11,000. Tho- duos
aro levied on a basis of membership
and nro merely nominal, tho organiza
tion seeking only sufficient revenue
to pay incidental expenses.; There
aro no salaried officers save tho secretary-treasurer,
who receives the
munificent wUgo of eight dollars a
month.
Primary Vote for Judges. . ;
Rotums from nil of tho counties ot
tho Btato save Douglas nro now In the
hands of Secretary of Stato Walt.
For judge ot the supremo court on
tho republican ticket. Rose, with 23,
470, L'otton, with 23,303 nnd Hnmer
with 21,375 votes aro the thrco high
men. Tho late Judge Root stands
fifth with 18,897 votes. Davidson,
Epperson and MacFarland nro bunch
ed with a few moro than 13,000 votes
to each of their credits. On tho dem
ocratic side Dean leads with 19,394
votes; Oldham Is second with 18,400
Totes nnd Judge Stark of Aurora is
third, man with 18,101 votes. ' Albert
1b fourth with 17,138. West and
Evorson occupy tho bottom of the list
with a few more than 12,000 votes
each.
Senate Journal Slow.
W. H. Smith, secretary of tho last
senate, says that work on tho sonato
Journal of 1911 Is progressing very
slowly, nnd that ho has been com
pelled to wjport to mombers of tho
stato senate who havo Inquired for
copies that ho cannot tell when they
will bo rendy.
Ordered to Fo Crook.
""Major Penn, U. S. A.7who la"actlng
ns military instructor for the national
guard in this state, will be ordered to
Fort Crook within a short tlmo to
make the annual service trip inaugur
ated by Roosovett when president.
Tho test Is to rldo 90 miles In tho
saddle in three days.
Dr. Thomas' Pay Goes On.
Tho board ot public lands and
buildings has adopted rules in regard
to salaries nt tho Institute for'Fceblo
Minded nt Beatrice. Superintendent
Thomas ot that Institution Ib vory low
from typhoid fever. Dr. C. W. Waldon,
who 1b temporarily In chargo ot tho
Institution, Is to bo allowed $300 a
month for his services, Tho rogular
salary of tho superintendent is $208 n
month. Dr. Thomas will rccolvo pay
during tuo period of his illness. Tho
board decided to pay all attendants
wh6 arc 111 of typhoid fever ob long
as (hey aro In a hospital,
An Opinion Forthcoming.
It In cxpootod that Attornoy Gener
al Martin will shortly write an opin
ion la roply to questions from Stato
Treasurer George, holding that al
though stato banks aro not required
to furnTsh depository bonds for tho
security of public "funds that thero
seems to bo no way provided for
thom taking down tho bonds already
deposited with the stato treasurer
and that these surety bonds will
therefore continue In force until expiration.
DEMANDS OF LftBQ
AFTER CONFERENCE THEY ARE
ABSOLUTELY REJECTED.
ANSWER SHORT AND POSITIVE
Julius KrutUchnltt Refuses Request!
of Federation of Shop Em
ployes After Three Hours'
Consideration.
San Francisco. Lato Friday night
President Kline of tho Blacksmiths
union mado tho following announce
nient:
"Owing to tho deadlock between the
committee and Mr. Kruttschnltt It Is
practicnllyf certain that tho gcnornl
committee of tho unions involved will
bo called to San Francisco Imme
diately for consultation. Tho Interna
tional officials hero havo not receded
from their demand that tho feder
ation bo recognized.
"Tho railroads recognize and deal
with collective transportation organi
sations; thoy should receive tho shop
trades on tho same basis.
"Joint action Is recognized on
fourteen railroad systems with entire
success, nnd tho Harrlman lines will
havo to como to it."
Mombers of the general conventions,
Mr. Kline said, wduld como from
Houston, San Antonio and El Paso,
Tex.; Tucson, Ariz.; Algiers, La.; Og
den, Choyenne; Denver, Sacramento.
Los Angeles, Sparks, Nov.; Omaha,
North Platto, Neb.; Pocatollo, Ida.,
and Kansas City nnd Portland, Ore.
Tho Southern Pacific Railroad com
pany, through Julius Kruttschnltt,
vlco presldont nnd director of .main
tenance and operation of tho Harrl
man linos, absolutely rejected a do
rnand for recognition of tho Feder
ation of Shop, Employes, comprising
flvo shop craft unions and 25,000
men. 1
That such recognition, with its Im
plications, would hamper tho coni-
pany in performing Its duty to the
public was the position taken by Its
officials. Union lendors asked for it
on grounds of economy and expedi
tion, nnd admittedly becauso of a
feeling that greater centralization of
capital and power made corresponding
centralization among various unions
desirable. Tho unions Involved had
asked their general officers for per
mission to strike in tho event of tho
refusal to grant recognition of the
federation.
A conforenco lasting threo hours
md twenty mlnutos was terminated
by Mr. Kruttschnltt'B final answer and
following it, tho union representa
tives, nobor-faced, wont Into session
by thomsolvcs, to consider tho strike
vote, which thoy may accept as bind
ing or may roject, refusing to sanc
tion n strike
ROB OREGON EXPRESS.
Negro and Whlto Companions Blow
Safe and Escape.
Redding, Cal. Thrco robbers, ono a
negro, held up tho southbound Ore
gon Express ort the Southorn Pacific
rallonrd a mile and one-half north of
Lnmome, forty miles north of Red
ding at 9 o'clock tonight. They blow
both safes In tho express car, rifled
them and escaped.
In their escape tho three men were
Accompanied by two other robbers,
who lnd been riding on tho roof or
tho car. No ono was hurt. Tho value
Df tho booty has not been learned.
THE COTTON AGREEMENT.
New Central Bureau Will Begin Its
Activities.
New York. Tho now agreement In
tended to safeguard cotton shipping
documents will go Into effect Friday
and the central bureau provided for In
that agreement will begin its activities
with tho backing of all tho cotton-carrying
railroads, It was announced to
day by tho Liverpool cotton bills of
lading conference commlttoo In a
statement which cxpllaned In detail
tho plan adopted and nnswored vari
ous criticisms.
Iowa Stato Fair Closes.
Dos Moines, la. Tho great Iowa
state fair camo to a close Friday with
tho 11,000,000 stock parade. Flfteon
thousand people nttended tho fair on
the closing day. Races between aero
planes and automobiles featured the
closing program. Tho stato agricul
tural board will make about $50,000
above expenses.
Button Workers In Riots.
Muscatlno, la. Two men wore In
jured, many windows In tho McKco
and Bllven button plant wore broken,
nnd James McKeo nnd W. I. Bllven,
tho ownera, wero forced to oscapo-ln
an automobllo from a mob In tho first
serious rioting In MuscatlueS's Becond
button workers' strike.
Foreclosure Against iTewls.
St. Louis. Foreclosure suits wore
filed In tho United States circuit
court on Frldny by non-residents
asking that threo ploccs of real es
tate owned by E. G. Lowla compa.
nlea bo sold to satisfy mortgages. The
proporty .consists of ono tract ol
Blxty-clght acres of Improved proporty
In University City, tho Woman's Mag
azino building and tho real ostato It
occupies nnd tho Woman's National
Dally and Its real estate Tho mort
gagos covered by suits now 3tnrted
kggregato $836,250,
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
News Notas of Interest from Various
Sections.
Andrew Howard, a plonoer el
Dodge coilnty, died last week.
Aurora is making preparations for
a lot of street paving soon to begin.
Tho Polk county Teachers Insti
tute had an an nttendanco of about
125,
Beatrlco repaying has been blocked
by a number of property owner3 who
refuso to sign petitions.
Tho fifth nnnual ilcnlc of -tho Old
Bottlers of Eoono county woa a great
success.
Robert G. DouglaD has been elected
enptain of company H, First regiment,
Nebraska national gilard of Osceola.
School bonds of tho city of Kear
ney to tho amount of $40,000 havo
been bought and delivered to tho stato,
treanury. Tho bonds run twenty
years and draw C per cent interest.
Dr. J. L. Plerco of Lincoln has been
appointed to a place oh tho examining
board of tho state dental board in
place of Dr. C. F. Ladd of Lincoln, re
signed. Fremont festival, from September
25 to 30, promises a big tlme.Four
bands havo been engaged and pre
parations for c great event nro going
forward.
Danna D. Littlo, Jr., a young raan
21 years of nge, wns killed by falling
Into n gasollno onglno at tho homo of
his parents, ten miles nothwest of
Osceola. Death ensued a few hours
after tho accldont.
Through efforts of ReY. E. D.
Eubank, of Broken Bow, a Christian
church has been organized at Co
burg, Custer county, nnd a house of
worship built. The church will scat
250 people and will bo dedicated with
in a few weeks.
Aviator Dickson of tho Curtlss Avi
ation company mado a pretty flight
at Grand Island, though he was not
completely familiar with tho machine
nnd did not allow for sufficient space
to stop It after alighting and dashed
into a barrel of gasoline and a grand
stand post, qulto badly damaging the
machine. Tho avltor escaped injury.
Charles J. GWcnp, a prominent at
tornoy of "Omaha died In New York
soon after arrival from Europe, where
he had gono in search ot health. For
many years ho was attorney for tho
Burlington railroad, and a man who
took much part in political matters
in tfie Interest ot the republican
party.
G. W, Comstock nnd Bartlett Rich
ards, two of tho quartet of cattlo
barons who have been serving sen
tences In tho Adams county Jail un
der Indictment from tho federal gov
ernment, will be roleased from cus
tody September 29. Tho other two
men havo been at liberty for some'
time, having each drawn, lighter sen
tences. Tho two young sons of P. L. Sine,
traveling salesman for the Carpenter
Papaer company of Omnha, drove
their father's large touring car from
Lincoln to Hastings to meet their
father. Tho-boys aro but 10 and 14
years of age and came all the way
unaccompanied. This Is probably tho
first tlmo that boys so young have
made this 100-mlIo drive In an auto
mobile alone.
A. E, Sheldon, who has been Inves
tigating the history ot agriculture In
Nebraska, has found a new recora
showing that winter wheat was sown
In 18G1 on tho Ponca Indian reserva
tion and a good crop was harvested
In 18G2. Tho wheat was planted by
Indians under the direction of a far
mer employed by the government.
Tho crop wn3 sown on the reservation
near Niobrara.
Swan Poison, a well known citizen
of Swedish nationality living east of
West Point was adjudged insane by
the commissioners on tho complaint
of J. W. Rich, United States , mall car
rier, whom ho threatened to shoot by
reason of n fancied grlovanco In tho
alleged abstraction by some one of a
valuable book from his mail box some
years ngo. He brooded over this im
aginary grievance until his mind has
glvon away.
Miss Eunice Murphy arrived in
Valentino from Independence, 'Mo.,
accompanied by her attorney, MrT
Kelly, nnd was Immediately arrested
by Sheriff Rosseter on the chargo ot
Inciting tho four men now In Jail to
murder Charles Sellars. Tho exact
date of her 'preliminary .trial has not
been set, but it is thought It will bo
soon. She Is going to stand trial nnd
tho enso will be hotly contested on
both sides.
Tho Llon Bonding & Suroty com
pany of Omaha has brought suit in
district court of Lancaster county
ngainst Georgo W. Losoy, tho Fnrm
era & Morchants bank and tho Capi
tal Flro Insurance company, asking
Judgment against Losey and tho bank
for $2,000 and that plaintiff bo subro
gated to all of the rights of the in
eurnnco company as against tho oth
er two defendants, who aro chnrged
with wrongfully converting to their
own use $3,000 belonging to tho In
Burance company.
At a special meeting of the city
council of Beatrice' tho recommenda
tion or tho water committee that a
reservoir bo constructed of concrete
near tho now city wells, to hold 1.Q00,
000 gallons, was1 Adopted nnd bids will
bo advertised for for Its construction.
October 18 13 tho day sot for tho
dedication of vthe $100,000 Odd Fel
lows' homo In York. Tho grand lodgo
meets In Lincoln on October 17 and
will adjourn on that date until Octoh
cr 19 for tho purpose ot taking part
In tho dedicatory sorvlcos. Special
trnlnB will carry the members of tho
grand lodgo to and from York.