f HE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUHE
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NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
INTELLIGENCE HERE GATHERED
COVERS WIDE AREA.
GREATER OR LESSER IMPORT
Include What li Going On at Wash
Ington and In Other Sections of
the Country.
Conarost.
t Tho senate voted In favor of Sena
tor Stophcnfion retaining Ills scat.
Rules committee decided not to re
port resolutions calling for Lawrence
etrlke investigation.
Tho Iioubo passed tho bill reducing
residence required on homestead
lands from Ave to three yenrs.
Tho Uouso Ways and Means com
mute will tnko no lmmedlato action
on cotton tariff schedulo revision.
President Taft, submitting tho tariff
board's report on cotton, recommend
ed revision of tariff and reductions in
Duty.
Tho interior department expendi
tures committee decided to investigate
tho Indian bureau, hearings to begin
next week.
Tho shipping trust investigating
committee is gathorlng ovldonco from
nil government departments and hear
ings will not begin for a month.
nopresentntlvo FoBter of Illinois in
troduced n bill calling for a mining
Industry commission to mako an ex
haustive inquiry Into mining condi
tions. Tho Gronna Joint resolution creat
ing a commission to Investigate for
eign rural credit unions was favor
ably roported by tho senate finance
committee.
Tho Senate Flnnnco committee de
eded to report favorably tho McCum
ber bill to ropeal tho Canadian recip
rocity ngrcomont, except tho wood
pulp and print paper section.
Reprcsentativo Jackson urged bo
foro tho Interstate Commcrco com
xnltteo his resolution for investigation
of all flro insuranco companies, de
claring they had tho country "by tho
throat"
Tho Lorimer committee, by a vote
of 5 to 3, decided the sonato's vote
sustaining Mr. Lorlmor in tho last
congress, on substantially tho same
charges, barred any further proceed
ings against him.
Representative Lobock, criticising
tho Department of Justice, introduced
a resolution calling on tho attorney
general for all correspondence and
information In tho Investigation of
"Uio International Harvester company.
Tho sonato Judiciary committee or
dered favornbly roportod Senator
Cummin's bill to mako possible tho
serving o'. a summons upon corpora
tions which violated tho law in doing
business in a state whoro thoy wore
without authorized agents.
Goneral.
Tho homo rulo bill is not to bo in
troduced into tho liouao of commons
- boforo Easter.
The republican territorial conven
tion endorsed President Tuft for an
other term.
Stock of tho Standard Oil company
of Kentucky sold at 900 a share, a
rlso of 4 GO points.
Four hundred union carpenters of
Dee Mblnoa wont on a strlko for 65
cents an hour.
Gov. R. S. Voasoy selected tho slto
for South Dakota's building for tho
Panama-Pacific exposition.
Tho aenato rejected tho dollar a
4&y pension bill and substituted the
measure of Senator Smoot.
Words of bitter invoctlvo wcro used
by nttornoys In summing up their
case in tho sugar trial.
Tho money trust investigating com
mittee announced tho employmont of
an accountant to begin n compilation
of "Interlocking directorates."
Mlllora from Nebraska, Oklahoma,
Kansas and Missouri, comprising tho
eouthwestern millers' league, began
tholr annual meeting at Kansas City.
Dologate WJckorshnm of Alaska, be
foro Uie house territories committee,
charged that Governor Clark has "do
llberatoly misstated facts" in report
ing conditions in Alaska.
House Loader Underwood an
nounced that cotton tariff rovislon
would bo taken up If tho sonato acted
on tariff measures already passed by
tho houso and tho wool bill after It
passes.
Tho coroner'B Jury nt Springfield,
Nob., hold Chief of Police John Briggs
of South Omaha responsible for firing
tho shot that killed young Farmer
lllunt. Hyora and Trout were held to
bo accessories.
An Iowa candidate for delcgato to
tho Baltimore convention says Bryau
must bo tho candidate.
William Ludwoll Shepnrd, confeder
ate veteran and widely known as nn
Illustrator and designer of sculpture,
is dead nt Richmond, Va.
Tho United States was nakod to
contrlbuto $200,000 toward tho nation
al conservation exposition to bo bold
Jn Knoxvlllo, Tonn.
Physical valuation of tho railroads
of the United States Is authorized In
a bill reported unanimously to the
bouse by tho intcrstato and foreign
commerce committee.
Tho democratic tariff wool bill
passed the house Monday.
Tho Colorado republican state con
vention instructed delegates for Taft.
Another murder occurred nt tho
Nebraska penitentiary, Convict Tom
Davis killing Convict James Strong.
A slrlko broko out among tho em
ployes of tho Northern railroad of
Spain.
A compromise on a n per cent In
creaso to minors has been suggested
at Cleveland.
Major II. Glacke, United Statco In
ternal revenuo collector, died at his
homo nt Cheycnno.
By a vote of 222 to 208 tho housq
of commons rejected tho conciliation
bill on Its second reading.
In an address at St. Paul, Minn.,
Colonel Roosevelt discussed conserva
tion and tho lack of It.
A. B. Pall and T. B. Catron, repub
licans, were elected United States
senators In New Mexico.
Colorado has Joined with Nebraska
in protesting tho Union Pnclflc four
hundred feet of right-of-way.
Congress needB no coaching from
tho tariff board according to Demo
cratic Houso Leader Underwood.
A pllo of coal and a wharf compos
lng the naval station at Sitka, Alaska,
was ordered abandoned by tho navy.
President Taft sent to the Benato
the nomination of Georgo L. Town
send to be United States marshal for
Delaware.
Tho house committee on expendi
tures in tho Interior department de
cided to conduct a full Investigation
into the Indian bureau.
An unidentified Italian was burned
to death and a property loss of $100,
000 was Incurred in a fire In tho busi
ness district of Blalrmont, Ala.
Resort to tho courta will probnblj
bo made at once for n roviow of tho
decision of tho interstate commerce
commission announced in tho Louis
iana rato caso.
Tho house elections committee vot
ed to recommend unseating of Repre
sentative C. C. Bowman, Eleventh
Ponnsylvnnla district, on charges ot
election frauds.
Tho Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railway haB placed orders for 20,550
tons of rails. Tho order was distribut
ed between ono western and two
eastern companies.
Tho lntorstnto commerce committee
unanimously voted to report favora
bly a bill providing for physical valu
ation of all railroads of tho United
States.
It Is planned to mako Pittsburg
smokeless by using electrical power
dovcloped from tho nearby rivers and
streams. Over 100,000 horsepower
can bo obtained In this way.
Legislation for tho suppression ol
vlco and tho "white slave" traffic Is
to bo discussed nt tho stato antl-vlco
convention to bo hold In Bloomlngton,
111., April 15 and 1C.
Representative Mann of Illinois In
troduced a bill to require all railroads,
steamship linos or other common car
riers to provldo food and wnter f6r
poultry in transit.
At Waukesha, Wis., Senator Goro
of Oklahoma narrowly escaped death,
when a crazed Polo, CharlcB Schomul
In, attacked him with a club whllo tho
senator was speaking.
Boatrlco Anna Baldwin Turnbull,
alleged daughter of Ellas L. (Lucky)
Baldwin, has lost her long fight In tho
courts to got n sharo of tho $30,000,-
000 estato loft by tho famous turfman.
Tho Arlsrona legislature, by an over
whelming majority resolutions object
ing to tho appointment of Former Ter
ritorial Governor Richard Sloan, to bo
United States Judgo for tho district of
Arizona.
This la what Madero of Mexico
says: "Whatover happens I shall bo
found at my post, I shall not resign.
Roportfl thnt have been published that
1 Intend to leavo tho presidency aro
untrue."
Tho Blue Grass Baseball lcaguo
directors mot at Lexington, Ky and
deaided to hold an "umplro day" this
year, on which players and specta
tors aro to treat tho umplro with tho
utmost consideration.
As a result of Uio allogcd Insubor
dination of Privates Frank Carroll and
Frank Cunningham, Sergeant Clarence
Britten, who Is in chnrgo of tho Yel
lowstone National Park, asserts ho
was compelled to shoot both men.
In tho arrest of E. F. Jordan, said to
bo an oscaped convict, with numerous
aliases, the police of Chicago bcllcvo
thoy havo captured tho ringleader of
a band of snfoblowcre who have
baffled tho officers there during tho
lost six months. Moro than thirty rob
beries havo been commlttod during
that period.
Legislation for the protection of
Nlagnra FallB probably will go over
until tho noxt session of congress.
As between tho ultra radical and
tho reactionary, Colonel Roosovolt
pronounced himself tho happy me
dium. Personal.
Governor Hunt of Arizona volun
tarily Bpent a night in tho state prison
cull.
Tho official haB been found who
suppressed tho report in tho ever
glades caso.
General Leonidas Plaza has been
elected president of Eduador.
Last words from Oapt. Scott put him
150 miles from tho south polo.
Webster Snyder, ono of tho builders
of tho Union Paclllc, died at Dallas,
Texas. (
Tho daughter of Senator La Folletto
1b making eomo addresses in No
braska. United States Senator Taylor ol
Tonuossco died in Washington Sun
day. Nathnn Alexander, Goodlnnd, Kan.,
cI&lmB to bo tho father of twenty
flovon sons.
THE BLUNT TRAGEDY
RELATIVE8 OF YOUNG FARMER
CALL ON GOVERNOR.
ALSO VISIT CONVICT MORLEY
Object of Call to Get the Governor
Interested In Inquest Concerning
Mr. Blunt's Death.
Relatives of Roy Blunt, tho inno
cent victim of the pursuit of tho con
victs, Gray, Do.vd and Morley, wore
at tho capltol to see Governor Aldrlch.
In tho party wero Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Anderson, father and mother of Mrs.
Roy Blunt; a sister, Miss Anderson,
tho father of Roy Blunt and tho
brother, Lloyd, who was at tho house
when tho convicts callod there, and In
addition the widow of the unfortunate
young man.
While all tho other members of tho
party appeared to bo moved (by a
strong Impulso to see that tho wrong
righted which they undoubtedly firmly
bellevo has been perpetrated, the
young widow sat quietly in the gover
nor's waiting room, her face convey
ing no other impression than one
borno down and her mind solely oc
cupied with n great sorrow.
After the conference with the gov
ernor tho members of tho party wore
decidedly reticent nnd refused to
talk. Tho governor was no less in
cllned to secrecy, but when asked
whether he as governor lntendod to
take a hand In tho Inquest he replied:
"You may quote mo as saying that I
am not a court or an examining mag
istrate and can take no part In the
inquest. I am willing, however, to do
anything within my power to help
these people ascertain tho facts con
corning tho killing or Roy Blunt."
It was ovldont from the little
dropped by the members of the party
that they bellevo tho fatal shot was
fired by Chief John Briggs of South
Omaha and that an effort will bo
made to havo a grand Jury in Sarpy
county indict net only Briggs, but also
tho other two men who were in tho
rig with him, John C. Trouton of So.
Omaha and Sheriff Chase of Sarpy
county. Sheriff Chase, while In the
city, expressed tho opinion that such
was tho fact. It also appears from
what was dropped that if any of tho
posse claim tho reward offered by the
state they7 will at once become tho
target for action, as thero is no doubt
that not only these relatives but tho
friends and neighbors of young Blunt
aro thoroughly in earnest.
After tho visit to tho governor the
entire party went to tho penitentiary
whoro they had an Interview with
Morloy, tho solo survivor of tho party
in tho wagon when the shooting oc
curred. Morley told them ho did not
know who tho man was who fired tho
shot, which killed Blunt, but it was
tho man who sat on the, front seat
with tho driver of tho front rig of pur
suers. Water Power Rights.
Tho preliminary skirmish In tho
Ross-Cozad hearing, Involving water
power rights on the Elkhorn and
Platto rivers, came to a conclusion be
fore tho state Irrigation board. Tho
board ordered tho attorneys for both
sides to prepare briefs for Immediate
submission and set April 12 na tho
dato for tho oral argument of tho case.
Chadron Cases Decided.
Judgo T. C. Munger, has decided two
land cases from the Chadron district
In favor of tho homesteaders, tho gov
ernment seeking to cancel tho entry
on the ground of fraud. Tho cases are
thoso of Sadie Greary, formerly Sadie
Ellwnngcr, and Nicholas G. Lehman,
present owner of tho land.
Help for State Fairs.
Congressman Mhgulro has written
Secretary Mollor of tho stato board of
agriculture that the bill to appropri
ate $100,000 for each stato fair for a
government building, tho Btructuro to
bo used mostly for stato fair pur
poses, will bo taken up In committee
April 24.
Plalnvlew Wants Union Depot
Fred II. Free, of Plalnvlow, In a
complaint filed with tho railway com
mission, scoroB tho station facilities
of tho Northwestern and Burlington
roads at that town and asks tho com
mission to compel tho two roads to
build a union station at tho point
whero tho railroad tracks cross.
Attacked by a Vicious Sow.
Whllo playing out in tho yard tho
littlo 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Adams, living out in tho coun
try north of Bradshaw, wandorod out
to tho hog yard, whoro tho little fel
low was attacked by a vicious sow
and would havo lost his life but for
tho arrival of his father.
ft OUI1VUDQ WUIIIGO -til IIIIW.
b . A da a . a. A M .. T" 1 .V. A
n rcsponso to inquiries oi county
dorks and aftor consulting with tho
attorney general, Secretary Walt has
written ofllcials thnt the returns of
tho primary olcctlon can bo can
Tossed at any tirao aftor thoy aro all
la tho hands of tho clorks. Tho old
-law provided tho canvass should bo
hold tho Friday following tho election.
Tho now primary law makes no such
provision and as the primary is hold
on Friday, If tho old law was followed
it would bo a week aftor election be
fore tho canvass.
CHECK8 CAR WEIGHT.
Expert Powell Finds Marks on Sides
Aro Wrong.
Railroads may havo their buslnessl
down to an exact sclenco as is oftenj
asserted, but figures compiled by U..
G. Powell, expert rate man for the'
Nobraska railway commission, would1
not indicate it. He has been digging'
up some facts concerning weights toi
present to the interstate Commerce,
commission at Chicago.
Tho custom of the roads la to mark
on cars tho weight of tho cars, which;
marks are permanent. When a loaded
car Is weighed this amount la taken
from tho total to got at the contents.
Out of 1,100 cars wolghed by tho
commission on tested scales 402
showed a variation from correct
weight of 400 to 7,300 pounds, the
others vnrylng in lesser amounts. Tho
ono which was off 7,300 was n North
western car and tho stenciled weight
was that much less than its reali
weight, the company thereby cheating'
itself out of that much on each car-!
load if it weighed up to the maximum.
In others tho stenciled weights,
were too great, tho whole showing!
thero was design in tho incorrect
weights.
In rcwelghlng 500 cars of coal four,
different scales were used and differ
ences in scales amounting to as high
as 13,000 pounds were discovered in
ono instance.
Cambridge Files Complaint.
Tho city of Cambridge has filed a
complaint against tho Burlington road
in tho which tho allegation Is made
that tho road discriminates against
tho town and gives smaller and less
Important places better train service
and better accommodations for pass
engers. The Commercial club which flies
complaint, wants tho board to order
all trains stopped at Cambridge and.
a now and adequate depot provided.,
Tho complaint Trill be referred to tho
company and time granted to file an
answer, after which a dato will be
set for a hearing in case the company (
and tho residents of Cambridge can--not
get together on a solution of the
trouble.
Investigating Penitentiary Affairs.
A. W. Rlcker, a staff correspondent'
of tho socialist paper, Appeal to Rea-
son, was in Lincoln making an inves
tigation of affairs at the Nebraska,
stato penitentiary. This paper is the'
same ono which, about a year ago, in-,
vestigated tho federal prison at Leav-j
enworth and in return therefor had
threo of Its men indicted for sending)
obscene matter through the malls.
Mrs. Blunt May Sue.
Word has been received In Lincoln,;
that Mrs. Roy Blunt, widow of the)
farmer killed in tho convict hunt may;
suo for damages. Legal talent has;
been consulted in the matter.
'Increase, of Cold Storage Cars.
Stato Food Commissioner Hansen,,
after a conference with freight man
agers of railroad companies, an
nounces that tho railroad companies',
havo promised to willingly increase
their cold storage car servipe in Ne
braska. Sheriff's Recommendations.
Sheriff Hyers of Lincoln believes a
law should be passed that would makes
It necessary for every man who pur
chases a gun or revolver to havo a,
permit from somo competent authori
ty. Further, a record should be kept
of every gun sold and of the pur
chaev. Stubbs Orders Name Off.
Governor Stubbs of Kansas wired to
Secretary of State Walt asking that
his name be taken off tho primary bal
lot as a republican candidate for vice
president. Tho governor says he Is,
not a candidate for that office. Tho
request will be compiled with.
Law Being Complied With.
Labor Commissioner Guye has com
pleted tho inspection of forty-four
stores, Bhops nnd factories in Lincoln,
Omaha and Plattsmouth. Ho roports
that tho new law rolatlng to tho pro-;
tectlon of machinery so as to prevent
Injury of employes and facilities for
tho comfort of working men and wo
men is being compiled with willingly
by property owners and employers.
Walt Changes Ruling.
Secrotary of Stato Walt Is sending
out n supplemental certificate of nomi
nation to county clerks throughout the
state. Tho original list provided for
tho selection In the prlmnry of the
district electors by a vote of tho en
tiro state. Tho attorney general, af
ter carefully looking Into tho law
lias informed tho secretary that whllo
the electors aro voted for at large lri
tho general eloctlon in November,
thoy aro nominated by districts In
the prlmarj', wltli tho exception of tho
two electors at large. That matters!
may bo set right thl3 Information Is
sent out to the county clorks.
Protection for Fruit.
Nobraska fruit Is to bo especially
protected by Uio United States weath
er bureau, according to an announce
nncnt by Observer G. A. Lovoland of
tho Lincoln office. Jack Frost Is to bo
w'atched carefully by tho government',
bureau and Is to bo given no oppor-,
tunlty to catch tho fruit grower un
aware. Whonovor a cold wavo seems;
Imminent tho weather bureau will'
Isstio on emergency warning to allj
fruit growers, especially to thoso who!
aro equipped with heaters for protect
ing their orchards.
WOOL TARIFF VOTED
MEASURE PASSES LOWER HOUSE
OF CONGRESS.
M EFFORT TO RAISE RATES
Twenty Progressive Republicans Help
Their Democratic Brethren In
Passing the BUI.
Washlnton. The democratic wool
,blll on Monday passed tho house 189
to 92 with twenty progressive repub
licans voting for it. Representative
Rucker of Colorado, who opposed It In
debato and answered "present" on
tho roll call and Representative Fran
cis of Ohio, who voted against It,
were tho only democrats Who did not
lino up with tho majority.
Representative Payne moved to
recommit tho bill with instructions
to tho committee to report tho repub
lican substitute, but was lost, 1C9 to
108.
The twenty republicans who voted
for tho bill were: Anderson, Lind
berg, Miller, NelBon, Nye, Steener
son, Stevens, VolBted, Haugen, Hub
bard, Akin, Jackson, Murdock, Young,
La Follette, Warburton, Lafferty,
Hanna, Kent, Norrls.
Supporters of tho bill declared It
would not cut tho government's rev
enue, but would save moro than $50,
000,000 a year to consumers because
of their adjustment of rates.
All the attemptB of the republicans
to amend tho bill to increaso the
rates were lost.
. The tariff board came In for criti
cism in tho speechmaking.
Representative Kltchln considered
that Senators Smoot and Warren had
deliberately imposed on tho tariff
board to maintain the high duty on
wool.
"How is it," he cried, "that sheep
growers in Washington aro able to
raise wool at one-twentieth of a cent
a pound and In Wyoming, according
to tho board's report, a pound costs
thirteen cents?"
Representative Mondell replied that
wool costs 15 cents to produce in
Wyoming.
"And yet," returned Mr. Kitchin,
"this infallible board shaded that
cost price JuBt 2 cents. The gentle
man's estimate discloses the beauty
of tho system."
Robert Taylor, Senator from Tennes
see, who died Sunday.
Compulsory Education for Alaska.
Washington. Senator Norris Brown
has reported from ftio committee on
territories a bill providing for tho
compulsory education of tho children
of Alaska. The bill has tho support
of the national commission on educa
tion. Senator Brown takes tho posi
tion that since tho government pro
vides schools for the children of that
territory tho parents and guardians
should be compelled to send tho chil
dren to school. This Is especially de
sirable In the caso of the native chil
dren, whose parents do not seem to
fully appreciate school privileges.
Trust Law Held Valid.
Washington. Tho anti-trust iawa
of Missouri wero upheld by tho su
preme court of tho United States.
Tho court approved of tho state's ac
tion In ousting the Standard Oil com
pany of Indiana and tho Republic Oil
company of New York from tho stato
and fining each $50,000 'under theso
laws.
Carpenters Strike for Raise.
Chicago. Building operations aggre
gating expenditures estimated at from
$30,000,000 to f50.000.000, wore ex
pected to bo affectod in Cook county
by a strike of 14,000 carpenters that
btarted on Monday.
Adopt Convention Method.
Dallas, Tex. Tho state democratic
executive committee, by n vote of 27
to 1, decided on tho convention method
of solectlng delegates to the Baltlmote
convention.
Found In Illinois River.
Indianapolis, Ind. Tho body or
Chaplain John E. Dallam of tho
Twonty-thlrd Infantry, stationed at
Fort Benjamin Harrison, who has
been missing from tho iost tor two
weeks, has been found In tho Illinois
rlvor near Meredosla, 111.
Deneen Signs Primary Bill.
Springfield, 111. Illinois has a presi
dential preference primary law in ef
fect. Governor Deneen, on a bed of
sickness in the executive mansion, at
tached his approval to tho measure.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
News Notas of Interest from Various
Sections.
It 1b announced that Secrotary of
tho Interior W. L. Fisher will speak
In Omaha April 8 and in Lincoln ou
tho 9th.
Fred Ralney, fireman on train No.
14, wrecked near Bosiwick, who re
ceived serious Injuries and was
brought to Wymoro whero ho died.
Prof. W. C. Nol, principal of tho
Fairmont high school, has resigned his
position to accept the position of prin
cipal In tho McCool public schools.
W. J. Bryan has- been, secured to de
liver tho commencement address at
Peru on tho 24 th of May. His subject
will be "Signs of tho Times."
Miss Fola La Follette, daughter ot
Senator La Follette, gavo a reading
in tho high school auditorium at
Genova, under the auspices of the
High School Dramatic club.
John Franok, president of tho
South Omaha city council, has been
indicted by the Douglas county grand
Jury on a chargo of selling liquor on
election day.
Tho Meridian road, extending from
Winnipeg, Canada, to the gulf, passes
through Stromsburg, and at a meet
ing of the Commercial club a commit
tee was appointed to put in place
road marks made for this purpose by
tho Meridian road association.
Tho Missouri Pacific Railroad com
pany, which recently obtained permis
sion of the Nebraska railway commis
sion to issue bonds, has reported that
tho fc&uo cannot be sold. The com
pany needs $5,000,000 to pay for
equipment already bought.
Tho third traiuload of sheop, con
sisting of twenty-two cars, started to
market from Morrill, making to dato
102 cars shipped out during March.
Theso wero all double-decekd cars,
containing about 230 sheep each, or a
total of about 25,000 head.
Albion is confronted with the neces
slty of more tchool house room.
Somo favor building second or third
ward schools, while others prefer a
fine $30,000 or more house. Something
will have to be done to properly care
for tho children.
Leonard Taylor, a fourteen-year-old
boy residing in Broken Bow, has been
notified that he has captured one of
fho big prizes given out by a well
known eastern publication. The prlzo
consists of a pony, harness apd cart
and was given to Uio ono who sold
the greatest number of magazines
during the month of December.
Sioux Falls (S. D.) dispatch: C. V.
Pratt, a fugitive from Nebraska, want
ed in Dawson county, that state, on
the chargo of wife desertion, vho rec
ently was captured In South Dakota,
has been taken back to Noeraska by
Sheriff Fred C. Benton of Lexington.
Pratt was traced to and arrested at
tho homo of his parents on a farm
in Brookings county.
Clerk J. A. Piper of tho stato board
of charities and correction, also clerk
of tho prison board, has written to all
of tho principal northern penitentiar
ies for tho bill of faro used in such
Institutions. Tho object is to ascer
tain whether or not Nebraska can Im
prove Its prison fare without the ex
penditure of more money. The state
Is now paying as much for provisions
as is paid by the stato of Illinois for
food at Jollet.
Tho annual convention of the Far
mers' Elevator State association was
held in Beatrice, and representatives
wero present from Aurora, Lincoln,
Cortland, Beatrice and Kansas City.
The purpose of this organization Ib to
band together the farmers' elevator
companies of tho state. J. W. Short
hill of Aurora, Neb., secretary of tho
association, spoke on tho subject of
"Insurance," and hlB talk contalnod
many suggestions of great value to
thoso in the grain business. Tho
question of "ScaleB" and "Shrinkage"
were discussed by a number of tho
members present, Theso aro two of
probably tho greatest problems of the
grain men.
A requisition has been issued for
tho return to Nebraska of J. B. Gan
ges, a Mexican, who is now under ar
rest at Sioux City. Ho is accused, in
connection with several other Mexi
cans, with robbing tho store of Sam
Adler of Omnha.
Governor Aldrlch has advised Mayor
F. W. Harris of Alliance that he will
do" well to resign rather than face in
vestigation of his official record under
the Sackett law. Recently the city
mnrshall and a night watchman of tho
police force were indicted for accept
ing bribes from keepers of houses of
ill repute. Members of the grand Jury
which Indicted them signed a petition
requesting the governor to take ac
tion against tho mayor.
Joo Tehon, a farmer living seven
miles west of Anselnio, was shot and
Instantly klled by Frank Bayers, a
son of Mrs. Mary Bayers, a woman
who had been living with Tehon. Te
hon, who was about 40 years of age,
and of a quarrelsome natiiro, entered
the houso ocd started a fight with the
woman. The boy resented the attack
on his mothor and seizing a revolver
fired three shots Into Telion's body,
killing him Instantly.
Threo moro Jnmatos escaped from
the Kearney industrial school last
week. They are Elmer Allen, Nlel
Lindsay and Harry Shorrett.
B. F. Tiffnny, tho Denver attorney
who 1b under arrest on tho charge of
swindling Lady Tankervillo of Eng
land iti a maning stock deal, was for
merly a resident of Nebraska. While
living at Albion ho was appointed a
ludgo of the district court by Gover
nor Dawee and was subsequently
olectcd to that office. Uater ho was
engaged in the banking business at
Aalnswonh and practiced law in
Omaha.
The Elks club of Alliance is mak-
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