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Waihlnpterf
Tho president's messago to con
gress will bo only about 0,000 words.
Special messages will go In from
time to time ah work proceeds.
New folds for tho transportation of
United States malls ..rom Atlantic to
Pacific ports via tho Panama cnnal
will bo asked for by tho postofllco de
partment. At a flvo hour session of tho cabinet
President Taft arid Ills official advis
ors perfected a second one-topic mos
Bfl&o that will bo sent lo congress bo
foro tho Christinas adjournment.
"This session of congress largely
will bo Klvon over to tariff bills," said
Ileprosontativo Oscar Underwood,
chairman of tho ways and means com
mittee, and majority leader of the
house, "if wo can contlnuo ns wo be
gan last session I think thcro will be
no doubt ns to tho verdict of tho peo
ple nt tho polls."
Explaining It has long boon recB
nlzcd ns a crying lnjustlco to hlgnor
ranking navel offlcors that they are
compelled to spend a pnrt of their
pay for entertainment having no
other purpose than to uphold the
government's dignity, Secretary, of
Navy recommends that each Commander-in-chief
and officer acting
ilngly should bavo , a fixed sum to
draw on for official entertainments.
Tho annual report of Itoyal 13. Ca
bell, commissioner of Internal roy
enuo, makes theso declarations: All
xccordH wcro broken In tbo last tlscai
year in tho production of alcoholic
liquors. The smoking of opium Is a
wldesperad vice In this country ana
opium "Joints" esjst In every city or
considerable s-lze. The double syBtem
of taxing oleomargarine Is corrupting
grocers, and gross frauds are being
perpetuated on the butter buying
public.
General.
gecretary Meyer urge the need of
building new battleships.
Japan, In sending troops to China,
(s purely within her treaty rights.
The production of alcoholic liquors
Is found to be on the Increase in the
United States.
A Denver Jury acquitted Gertrude
Gibson Patterson of the murder of
her husband. ,
Pleas of guilty were entered by tho
McNatnara brothers, and the long
Los Angeles trial Is over. The con
fession caused a great sensation.
Mrs, Elizabeth Gray, aged 87,
widow o! John Gray, a pioneer oi
Iowa and for many years a prominent
miller of that state, Is doad at the
home of her son In Minneapolis.
After serving the government con
tinuously for slxty-tnree years Thomas
Harrises, cl0"k Rt tn navftl ol)
servatory, will be demoted at hla own
request.
Guests at a hotel 1ft Albert Lea,
Minn., had a narrow escape from
death when the house was destroyed
by Are. One-man was resported miss
ing, but no body has been found in
the debris.
"If the republican, party nominates
genator LaFollette and the democrats
"Woodrow Wilson I shall go to fight
ing with Johm D. Itockorfeller on elec
tion day" said Senator Thomas P.
Gore or Okkbonm In SL Paul.
in New York, York, Alice Tristram,
68 years old, said to be' the daughter
of a prominent clergyman In Dublin,
Ireland, commltteed sulcldo In the
Golf club house at Van Corlaudt park
by drinking poison while sitting alone
at a table.
In Lo Angeles, with arms akUnbo
and face thrust up to the bench, Mrs,
Anna F. Holman. said to bo a Bister
of Oliver Hlrschberg, a Pittsburgh
inlllloalro, shouted at Judge Monroe
of the suprelor court: "You're unfit to
be a Judge. Did you hear that?"
Then screaming and scratching sho
was led away.
with lha declaration that no In
stances of vote buying were discover
ed but with words of censure for the
vso of large sums of money in his
iatupalgn tho senate committee which
Investigated tho election of Uultod
States Senator,, Isaac Stephenson, 1b
expected to report shortly after the
epenlng of congress.
Government customs officials arc
planning a vigorous campaign against
alleged Illegal opium traffice between
the United States and Cauada, as a
result of the trial recently of Sara
Winnlgrass and lien Goldsmith, on
charges of smuggling.
The F. II. Peavey company of Mia
aefcpolls has discharged all of Its
2,0M,0W Indebtedness by means of
eollateral trust notes.
James Whltcowb Riley said he had
mitten his last poem. The paralytic
stroke which haB crept up on his arm
has made H inpoeetble for hln to
direct a pen.
Bankers nt New Orleans gave ap
proval of tho Aldrlch currency plan.
Tho prosecution will be held to nar
rower limits In tho second Hydo trial.
Wu Ting Fang has warned foreign
ers that tho bombardment of Nanking
may begin very shortly.
Tho United Stales is ready to far
nlsh troops to kcop communication
opon in China.
Itnllans claim to havo killed over
five thousand Turks in the oasis bat
tle of Hennl.
Ad Wolgaat was stricken with ap
pendicitis on the eve of his flight with
Welsh at Los Angeles.
Chomp Clark replied to Bryan by
declaring harmony to be the chler
present aim of democracy.
Tho forthcoming message of tho
president will deal almost entirely
with the question of trusts.
Senator Miles Polndcxter, of Wash
ington will open tho LaFollotto cam
paign in North Dakota,
Tho supreme court of Missouri sus
tained' tho constitutionality of tno
Kansas City billboard ordlnnnce.
Russia will demand tho dismissal of
Bhuslor, tho American financial aa
visor In tho employ of Persia.
"Lord" Georgo Sanger, tho circus
showman, was murdeded by an ohi
ployo on his farm at Flnchley, Lon
don. At Prince Rupert, D. C. tho govern
ment buildings woro completely de
stroyed by flro. All pnpera wero ao
stroyed. A man with dynnmlto and tho
making of an lnfornal machine was
killed by fatllns from a train near
Gary, Ind.
A plea for the tree uso by nil na
tionu of tho completed! Panama canal
is inado by John Barrett, director gen
eral of tho Pan-Aanerlcan union, In a
statement to be published.
Tho armored cruiser Colorado of
tho PaclHo fleet has carried off tho
honors among American bnttloshlpa
ntid armored cruisers for tho various
forms of target practlco In the autumn
of 1911.
Mrs. Prollope II. Heatherlngton,
ngod ninety-three, who was a maid In
watting to Queen Victoria and served
at tho qilcon'B coronation dinner, la
doad at Amy, Mich. ,
Tho "triiBt busting" crusado of tho
federal government haB demonstrated,
In tho Judgmont of Attorney Generat
Wlckershnm, that tho powers of tho
bureau of corporations shquld bo en
larged. A flual decree of dlvorco was grant
mi tn Cnntntn Peter C. Ilalns, tho
slacr of William 13. Anhls. Captain
Ilalns brought action soverrj months
ago, In which Annla wns named as
co-respondent.
Richard Barry, tho writer, won his
light against the Players' club whon
the appellato division of a New York
cpurt granted him a peremptory writ
of mandamus demanding the club to
restore him to membership.
Robbers got about 11,375 from the
State barik at Moade, Okla. Three
explosions Were necessary to opou
tho safe. The same bank was robbed
February 24 last and 1,277 secured.
The robbers escaped each time,
Tho Llgget & Myors Tobacco com
pany of Now Jersey was llconscd to
do business in Missouri, with officen
In St. Louis. Tho company's total
capitalization Is $30,880,200 of whloh
S20,iD8,717 is invested in this stato
Mombors of (bo American colony
In Mexico City' to tho number of W0
gavo a banquet to President Madoro
at the American club In colobrntlon
of his election and Inauguration. Am
bassador Wilson modo a brief Hpoecn
which was responded to by tho presi
dent. Opposition to a national parcels
post on tho ground that it will drlvo
out the small retailors and establish
the grip of tho mall order houses In
small communities was voiced by
John A. Green of Cleveland, secretary
of the national association of retail
grocers.
FlVe hundred persons sat down at
the "Develop Alaska" dinner of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce the
purpose of the gathering, being to
further the movement to obtalu leg
islation from congress for tho opon
Ing of Alaska to settlement and of
Us resources to development.
Carl C. Chambers of Speermoro,
Okln., drove to Arnett, Okla., with
Miss Clara Androws of Spcormore
Sunday night and tho pair woro mar
rlod. Mince plo was a feature of their
wedding supper. While returning
homo to surprise their friends, the
groom became 111 of potmalno poison
ing and died next day,
Personal.
Presldont Taft will wrlto a separato
messago on foreign relations.
Secretary Moycr has croatod tho of
flco of director of navy yards.
Androw Carncglo and John D,
Roekcfollor had their personal taxes
boosted.
Samuol Gompors confessed ho was
astounded at tho confession of tho
MoNamara brothers.
Tho "Infernal machlno" sent to tho
govornor of Pennsylvania was only a
harmless device.
Republican House Leader Mann
says tho coming congress will bo a
do-nothing session.
Judge Gary voluntarily testified bo
fore the house cummlttco Investigat
ing tho steel corporation.
Congressman Underwood says the
tariff is to have right of way at tho
coming session of congress.
Russia has demanded of Persia the
immediate dismissal of Morgan Shus-
ter, American 8nanclal manager.
Mrs, Charles W. Morse, wife of the
New York financier, arrived at At
lanta and Immediately went to her
hJuband's bedside.
SURETY FROM TRUST'
NEBRASKA BONDING COMPANIES
TO BE PROSECUTED.
ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL!
Allegation that Saloon Keepers' Bonds
Are Divided Up and that There
Are Favored Ones. .
Seven surety bond companies doing
business in this stato are to be prose
cuted for violations of tho Junkin anti-trust
law as a result of the laying
of certain ovldenco before Attorney
General Martin. Tud. matter was
brought to the stato official's atten
tion by Judge D. M. Vlnsonhaler of
Omaha, who presented documents for
the prosecution of the litigation,
Thero documents aro alleged to show
that in March, 1011, tho American
Surety company of New York, the
Bankers Surety company of New
York, tho Bankers Surety company, of
Detroit, the Illinois Surety company
of Chicago, tho National Surety com
pany of Now York, tho Massachu
setts Bonding and Insuranco company
of Boston, tho Tltlo Guaranty and
Surety compnny o Pennsylvania and
tho Lion Bonding company of Omaha,
havo ontorod Into an ngrcomont with
rcspoct to oxUe bonds.
Tho proamblo of tho agreement
startn out with tho declaration that
tho things to bo accompllBhed by the
combine, "would bo advantageous to
tho public and to tho stato as woll ns
to tho companies."
A division of business in tho stato
aa regards saloonkoopors bonds is
provided for in tho copy of tho agree
ment laid beforo Auditor Barton, each
company to nave i pur
tno aggrogato business.
a irnnrHt committee which has
power to nppolnt an oxocutlvo com
mlttoe Is appointed from among tho
members, whllo all premiums go Into
a fund utilized for tho purposes men
tioned attor a por cent. haB been dc
ducted for agents' expenses.
All applications for membership. In
tho association protection list go
through a coramltfoo's handB, nnd
must be O. K.'d by ono representa
tive from each company, Every sa
loonkeepor who applies for a bond
must show possession of $3,500 worth
of property or be-able to put a cleari
cut $15,000 bond.
If an nppllcant 1b a member of tho
Nebraska Retail Liquor Dealorsr asso
ciation tho bond costs but $100; other
saloon keepers have to pay twice that
much, and tho list of tho chosen ones
is limited to 100 in Douglas county,
whoro there are a total of 320 saloon
keopcrs. Tho men without the circle
havo to pay $100 moro for like priv
ileges enjoyed by other saloonkoopors.
Tho complaint with all tho ovldenco
was fllcd with Auditor Barton nt tho
suggestion of Attorney Gonoral Mar
tin. Immcdlato notion has been
promised by tho department.
Will Get New Trial.
Because tho Jury woe glvon mis
rending instructions by tho Judge,
Mrs. Magglo Davis, who was convict
In Cedar county and who
waB sentenced to. life Imprisonment
In tho stato penitentiary, was granted
a now trial by the stato supromo
court. A Costly Antelope.
It cost Ivon Brlttell of Kimball $180
to kill an antelope In Kimball county.
Chief Gamo Warden Minor has been
working on tho enso for ono month.
Tho antelope Is alleged to have boon
killed threo months ago. Brlttell loft
Kimball and was recently found at
Nollgh. Ho plead guilty.
Declines to Register Lincoln Bonds.
Stato Auditor Barton, acting on tho
advice of tho attornoy gonoral, has
reused to register $350,000 of high
school bonds voted by tho school dis
trict of tho city of Lincoln. Validity
of the bonds will bo dotormlnod In
court.
Deposit of State Funds.
Secretary Royso of tho stato bank
ing board haB sont. a letter to stato
banko which Is intended to make
clear to such banks how thoy may bo
released from bonds for tho Bafokeep
lng of public funds. Tho guaranty
law provides that banks operating un
der that law need not glvo security
for public funds.
Wonian Gets the Position.
MIsb May Wlltatnuth hus been ap
pointed by the railway commission
stenographer and clerk for Chief En
gineer Hurd of tho physical valuation
department at a salary of $70 a
month and tho appolntmout has been
approvod by Governor Aldrlch.
What the Society Finds.
Tho Society for tho Friendless finds
many friends of humanity wherover
its representative goes. Tho Society
for tho Frloudlesa lluda an Ignoranco
of local conditions that makes appar
ent a dangerous apathy. Tho Society
for the Friendless finds many youth
ful offenders. Young violators of law
aro to be found even In all the small
places. Their youthfulness And their
number Is a surprise. It doos not
take one corrupt boy or girl long to
corrupt a number of other and to
lead them in wrong paths.
AS TO STATE FUNDS.
8tate Banks Are Released From Giv
ing Bonds.
Stale Treasurer Walter A. George
has decided, to release state banks
from bonds given lo socuro stato
funds which they hnv on deposit.
This decision Is based on tho amend
ed guaranty act as changed by tho
last legislature and on an opinion of
Attorney General Grant G. Martin.
. Tho guaranty law, as amonded by
the McGrow act passed by tho last
legislature, provides that no bank
which has complied with tho provi
sions of the guaranty net shall bo re
quired fc to give further security or
bond for the purpose of becoming a
depository for any public funds, but
depository funds shall bo secured in
the Same manner that private funds
nro secured, namely, by tho terms of
tho guaranty act, which requires
banks to set asldo one-fourth of ono
per cent, of tlielr deposits for tho pro
tection of depositors.
Under Mr. George's decision stato
banks onlr will be released from bond
for stato funds on deposit. National
banks that have state funds, being
unnblo to comply with tho stato bank
ing act, must continue to give bond
for stnto funds.
The attornoy general holds that tho
guaranty act docs not change tho old
law regulating tho manner in which
nubile funds shall bo deposited in
banks except where tho later act con
flicts with tho old law. Therefore tho
stato treasurer is still prohibited from
depositing with nny one bank an
amount exceeding 30 per cerit. of such
bank's capital stock.
Tho guaranty act raised a fund of
$165,000 ns a result of tho first assess
ment on banks and this is the guaran
ty fund that is socurity for $75,000,-
000 of deposits' in stato banks not
counting public funds on deposit. No
accurate estimate has been made of
tho funds of stato, county, city and
school district that aro In banks. By
tho tormB of the guaranty law the de
positors' fuud can never exceed $900,
000. -
It is believed that state banks which
aro state depositories will bo ablo to
got a rebato from bonding companies
which thoy 7iave patronlzod. For this
reason tho state treasurer's action is
oxpoctcd to mcot with much opposi
tion from bonding compnnlcs and
from state national banks which can
not bo released on their bonds for
stato deposits.
Somo bcllevo tho Individual deposi
tor wilf not feel much elated because
hercaftor ho will have to sharo pro
rata with public funds tn the ovent of
tho failure of a stato bank that has
public funds on deposit.
Don't Read the Papers.
A man who has paid little attention
to tho eventB of tho past few weeks
In tho nowspapors, wroto a lettor to
Governor Aldrlch in which ho assert
ed that it would be a good thing for
the stato if that official would think
more of his duties and lesB of pleas
ures, and would got out a Thanksglv
lng proclamation Instead of going to
football games. Tho governor's
Thanksgiving proclamation of-consld
ornblo length, was made public No
vombcr Gth and widely published In
tho weekly press.
State Vote Canvassed.
V The state canvassing board met aa
provided by law, and went through
the orinallty of canvassing tho re
turns of tho recent gonoral, election.
Tho returns as tabulated by T. W.
Smith from duplicate sheets sent in
by county clerks, was found to bo
correct. Tho original abstract of tho
voto of Nemaha county gave Herman
1,000 votos, while tho dupllcuto ab
stract gavo him 1,090. The board
telephoned to the county clerk and
was informed that the duplicate was
correct, so no change was made.
Aiken Given Chance.
"If tho accused will pay what he
can for tho support of fits threo chil
dren I will take tho enso under advise
ment for tho next ten years" said Gov
ernor Aldrlch in tho case of Robort E
Aiken, whoso extradition to Kansas
was asked for on tho charga that ho
had boon guilty of child abandonment.
I Aiken, who Is an Omaha traveling
salesman, through his attornoy de
clared that he would mako an effort
to comply with tho order of tho gov
ernor.
Deaths on State's Roads.
A summary of porsons injured ana
killed by railroads In this stato haB
Just been completed by tho Stato Rail
way commission. Tho record Includes
all injured and killed up to Juno 30,
1911. Tho totals include thirty-threo
railway employes, five passengers, one
postal clerk and forty-two others, a
grand total of eighty-one. The injurod
number 720 employes, 129 passengers,
thirty-ono postal clorks and other em
ployes, and 146 othor persons, Tho to
tal was 1,024 persons.
Seventh Day Adventlsts.
A Joint meeting of tho delegates
from tho central nnd northern unions
of tho Soventh Day Adventlsts' denom
ination .will be held in Collogo Vlow,
January 18. Threo hundrod or more
delegates will be present from Ne
braska, Wyoming, South and North
Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Mis
souri and Nebraska. During the ses
sion of tho educational congress which
will last for three weoks, offlcors for
all of the Adventlst colleges In these
states will be appointed and the of
ficers of tho conferences elected.
II W CONSPIRACY
GOVERNMENT AID IN PUNISHING
DYNAMITE PLOTTERS.
WHAT DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS
A Conspiracy Prevailing Over the
Country that Demands Vigorous
Investigation.
Los Angeles, Cal. "The United
States government nnd tho California
authorities aro cooperating to uncover
ono of tho most gigantic conspiracies
over conceived In tho history of thlo
country,"
This was tho declaration of As
sistant District Attorney W. Joseph
Ford, second iu command to District
Attornoy John B. Fredericks, and tho
man who was- arrested in Indianapolis
for alleged illegal extradition of John
J. McNamara.
"It is only a question now of
-whether tho. federal government or
tho state authorities can roach certain
persons better and bring them la
Justlco moro effectively," continued
Mr. Ford.
Tho latter has been In charge of tho
gathering of cvldcnco for the prose
cution nnd whllo his chief, District At
tornoy Fredericks, was resting on a
ranch near Sunday, Ford occupied
himself with the details of the Mc
Namara case. Ho admitted that tho
prosecuted had under surveillance In
other parts of the country eomo prom
Inent labor lenders alleged to havo
been involved In tho Times explosion,
but eald that arrests might first bo
mado by the federal government In
connection with Its investigation.
"Tho federal government has shown
over' disposition to assist U3 and wo
aro helping them as much as pos
elble," ho said.
Tho vigor with which the federal
government is pressing Its investiga'
tlon Into tho conspiracy which is al
leged to extend over tho entire coun
try, has been Increased within tho
lost fortnight, according to well In
formed persons hero, nnd In proof of
this. It Is observed, that United
States District Attornoy A. 1. Mc
Cormick now is in Washington- and
United States District Attorney Mil
ler of Indianapolis and District At
tornoy Fredericks are In close com
munlcatlon.
Evidence desired by the federal
government In Indianapolis from this
place will go forward as quickly- as
it Is" asked for, Ford sold. This
question has been raised ropcatedly.
and local authorities havo not 6tat
ed their position until lately.
Tho ramlflcatlbns of tho matter aro
sold to bo so extcnslvo that It would
causo no surpriso hero if tho sub
Ject hnd been -brought to tho ntton
tlon of Prcsldont Taft and Attorney
General Wlckershnm.
Another Aviator Killed.
San Juan, Porto Rico. Tod Schrlv-
r, an American aviator, was Kiueu
Saturday evening In an exhibition
flight which ho was making at Ponce
'Schrlvcr fell from a height of 200 feet
Into a cano Held and died within half
an hour on tho way to, the hospital
Thousands of spectators witnessed
tho accident.
Persians Appeal to America.
Teheran. Ten thousand persons
carrying banners with the inscription
"death or Independence," marched to
the American legation Sunday and
appealed to tho minister to urge tho
government to support the American
prlnclplo of fair play and lovo of
Justice.
Rear Admiral Wilde Dead.
North Easton, Mass. Death camo
Budduuly at his homo here Sunday to
Rear Admiral Georgo Francis Faxon
Wilde, United States navy, retired.
Ho suffered from heart disease. Rear
Admiral Wilde was C7 years old.
Pleads for National Conscience
Washington. President Taft, In an
address boforo tho Junior Order or
American Mechanics, pleaded for tho
evelonment of a national consclenco
as senBltlvo as tbo conscience of the
Individual members of tho community.
Germany to Increase Navy.
Berlin, A nowB agency which Is
sometimes well Informed etatcs that
an IncreaBo in tho German navy has
boon docidod upon. It says that the
government Is determined to spend
$90,000,000 in the augmentation of its
flcoL
To Pen for Stealing Chickens.
Laporto, Ind. Charles J, Rambo,
who for months was regarded as
Boau Brummell by Laporte's best so-
cloty, was taken to tho state's prison
tor chicken stealing.
The Deficiency Grows.
Washington. Tho deficiency of tho
federal government continues to grow,
Up to dato disbursements of tho cur
ront flBcal year havo oxceoded the ro
colpta by $20,C41,000. A month, ago
tho deficit was $20,181,000. Novembor
collections wero $5C,G80,000.
Fire in Nebraska Town.
Sioux City, la. A Are at Decatur,
Nob., forty miles south of hero, wiped
out tno business portion oi mo iown
causing a lose of $75,000. Only two
uuelness houses escaped destruction.
BRIEF.
News NoUc of interest from Various
Section.
Tho Fremont's postoftlce building,
overhauled and enlarged at a cost of
$E0,000 is now occupied.
Mrs. Eliza Swain and Mrs. Jane
ri . 1 . . ikT I... hIi. nnwn
Otoo county, died Inst week. ,
Work on tho Y. M. C. A. building at
David City, is about completed and
the building will bo dedicated some
Umo in January.
Congressman Stephens, recently
elected from tho Third Nebraska dis
trict, has gono to Washington to take
his scat in the lower house.
A farmer named Wagner, living
near Arlington, Washington county.
by mistake, took the wrong medicine, ,
and was In great danger of losing bis
llfo Until a physician could arrive.
Whllo hunting crows in a field noar
his homo, Harvey Erlckson, 20 years
old, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Erickson, living near Wavcrly, acci
dentally killed 'himself. In some man
ner tho shotgun ho was carrying Was
discharged.
At Ainsworth, Irs. Angela Roach
Day and Wulff, Long Pino saloon
keepers. She sued mem for $25,000,
as bolng instrumental In bringing
about the death of (her husband, John
F. Roach, who was run over by a
Northwestern train last July.
As tho result of a number of com
plaints which have boen received in
the office of United Stales Attornoy
Howell from young women in Omaha
and vicinity who havo boon receiving
oft-color post cards from unknown
persons, federal authorities are pro
paring to wngo a bitter fight against
both the senders nud tho persona or
llrms manuacturlng tho postals.
Farmers in tho vicinity of Chndron
and Fnrnnm will do well to look care
fully to the condition of their seed
corn, according to announcements of
the state school of agriculture. Germ
inating tests of corn at Chadron
ehowod a percentage result of 40 to
CO, while -similar tests at Farnam re
sulted In germination in only 10 to 20
per cent, of tho kernels. Only fifty
cars wero tested in tho latter exam
ination.
Secretary Royso of the stato bank
ing board returned from a meeting of
tho national association of supervisors
of etato banks. Tho gathering was
hold at New Orleans and thirty states '
wero represented nt tho affair, accord
ing to tho Nebraska secretary. Mr.
Royes read a papor on bank examin
ers' reports and how they should bo
followed by letters from the supervis
or or commissioner to banks involved
n tho various states.
Friends of Bellevuo college aro re
joicing over a recont addition of $10,
'QOO'to'tho ondowment fund. Tho do
ner Is a prominent Nebraskan, who
promises it on condition that the pro
posed J300.000 runa bo completed. A
fow days ago the sum of $2,000 was
added by local donors to the current
funds. Recently tho pastor of one of
tho Nebraska churches notified tho
college that ho would be rosponslblo
for $1,000 to bo used in nny way the
trustees might order.
Ju'dgo Kennedy of Omaha, speaking
of tho work o tho Friendless Society,
says: "I believe in tho wwork under
taken by tho Society for tho Friend
less, bocauso It is patriotic, humani
tarian and Christian, It. is a recogni
tion of tho principle that the strong,
ought to help tho weak, and that such
help should bo extended in a spirit of
personal friendliness. I applies tbo
prlnclplo also Hint prevention is moro
important and more effective and
more sano than cure, and than an ac
curate Investigation and careful Btudy
of existing conditions and their causes
la essential to nny Intelligent offort
in devising preventive measures. And
becauso I bellovo theso things I am
glad to do what I may to further this
sooioty,
Nina Hardy, a negrose, pleaded
guilty In district court at Fremont to
the chargo of stealing from a young
farmer during a carnival at North
Bend, "and oho wraa sentenced by
Judge Thomas to from ono to seven
years In the penitentiary.
O. G. Stonlslcs of 414 Slxty-socond
street, Brooklyn, N. Y., sent a messago
to Deputy County Attorney Hngor In
which ho says ho Ib a brothor of the
lato Theodore Stanlsics. Ho asked If
tho report that Stanlsics had commit
ted sulctdo in tho Lincoln city Jail
was correct. Tho doputy county attor
ney answered that tho report was true
nnd asked for directions as to tho dis
position of tho body,
Mrs. Louisa Hqsso of Ogden, Utah,
has begun proceedings in tho Johnson
county district court to havo tho title
of tho Hesso lot In Teoumseh upon
which stood tho forraor homo of E. E.
Hesso nnd family mado in her narao.
Hesse 1b charged with murdering his
wife nnd stopdnugbter, Lavcrn Mc
Mastor, and burying their bodies in an
old well. Ho went to Ogden, whero he
was married to a Miss Harrington,.
Harry Earl, tho young negro who
shot Charles Viall, proprietor of the
Midland hotel In Fremont, was found
guilty of murder in tho first degree.
Ho was seutenced to tho penitentiary
for life.
Attorneys Martin & Bockes of Cen
tral City received word that the su
premo court had sustained -their ap
peal In tho Silver Creek saloon cases,
and overruled tho notion of tho lower
court in eustnlnlng tho granting of sa
loon licenses to Nicholas A, Shuo, Ed
ward Shank and Charles M. Sokol,
This leaves -Merrick county entirely
dry.