Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1912)
tt 1 'I W ! i i THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE IRA. L. DARE, Publlahor. TERMS, $1.25 IN ADVANCE. WORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA EPITOME OF EVENTS PARAQRAPH8 THAT PERTAIN TO MANY 8UBJECT8. ARE SHORT BUT INTERESTING Brief Mention of What Is Transpiring In Various Sections of Our Own and Foreign Countries. General. Solicitor General Lchmann has ten dered his resignation. Colonel Roosevelt announced he lintl quit tho republican party. The democratic natlonul convention yoted to abrogato tho unit rulo, Tho president sent a message to congress urgl..j an emergency appro priation. The outbreak of the bubonic plague in Porto Rico Is having a Berlous effect, particularly In San Juan. , Bryan was dofoated In hla light on Alton B. Parker for tho temporary democratic chairmanship. Great public Interest has been dis played In tho recent republican con vention by tho Japanese, both Presi dent Tuft and ox-Presldcnt Roosevelt having many adherents In Toklo. At 8t. Joseph, Mo., J. II. Plorce, who got 20 contB with which 'o buy breakfast on a forged check, was found guilty and given a flv-yenr sen fence. Former United StateB Senator An thony Hlgglns, a prominent lawyer of Ullmlngton, Del., died at tho homo of tils brother, Thomas Hlgglns, In New Vork, wherd ho waB visiting. Four persons wore drowned In tho bhlo river at tho foot of Ludlow etroot, Cincinnati, whin u boat with a party of flvo was upset by tho ''rollers" from a rlvor steamboat. Tho Interstate Commorco commis sion announced that It had tentatively approved tho revised national car do murrngo rules, recently adopted by tho American Railway association. An unconfirmed report waa heard Jn McjK) City to tho effect that Orozcc rebel leader, had communi cated io President Madoro his wil lingness to surrender and asking for t)tnB for himself and men. David "V. Bartlett, who was as elstnnt editor of tho New Era when that magazino published at Washing ton tho first Installments of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," died at his homo in iWest Haven, Conn., aged 84 years. General Evarlnto Estonoz, tho robol leader and 100 insurgents wero killod in a battle nt Vora Bollaco, six miles from Mlcra, In tho vicinity of Songo, by government troops in command of Lieutenant do la Torro, Tho long strlko of the waiters and hotel employees of Now York has boon declared off and the men havo stated their Intentions of returning to work. A commlttoo reported to a moetlng that conditions woro favor ablo for tho men returning. Sir Laurenca Alma-Tadoma, tho famous English palntor, died nt WIb bndon, Gormany, nt the ago of 77, after a long HlncsB from ulcoratlon of tho stomach. Ho was born at Dronyp In Netherlands, In 183G, Betweon fifteen and twenty porsonB were drowned nnd a number injured at Buffalo when a fifty-foot dock at Eaglo park, Grand Island, Niagara river, collapsed under tho weight of 250 porsons, precipitating thorn Into twelve foot of water. Tho Bupromo court of the District of Columbia hold that a retailor may eolj a aafoty razor at any prlco ho chooses, notwitetandlng any stipula tion to tho contrary by tho manu facturer. Tho caso probably will go to the Bupromo court of tho United BtatcB. WeBtern and Bouthwostorn railways wore ordored by tho Interstate Com merce commission to reduco, by Au gust ID, their transportation rates on cement from 17 to 16 conta n hun dred poundB from Ada, Oklahoma, to Bhreveport, La., tho existing rate hay ing boon found unreasonable. Goncral Entcnoz, tho leador of tho Insurrection In Mexico, la reported of ficially to havo boon killed. Prosldont Gomez received n dispatch from Gen eral Monteaguedo, tho commander-in-chief In Orlonto, advising that Colo nel Coneuegra haB roported tho robol lender dead and hla body at Songa. Paul Hamilton, a'n instructor at tho United Stntea army aviation school, College Park, Md waB perhaps fa tally injured at Washington in an noroplano accident. Hamilton was fly ing alono in a biplane and waB nt a height of 100 feet when tho machlno suddenly fell to tho ground nnd waa smashed to pieces. Tho aviator waB pinned beneath the wreckage, but was quickly extricated, Mrs. Sophio Tucker, 36, a widow of Camden, N. J., was arrested charged nltlx h'oraowhlpplng Honry Armstrong in front of tho Llborty street forry iouBe, New York. Sho waB flnod $10, which sho paid from a hugo roll of bills. She dcolared she was satisfied. The pope has decided to build a sew pulaco to house the cardluuls when they are called on to elect his successor Evelyn Ncsblt Thaw angrily re fuged to testify regarding her rela tions with Stanford White, in the hearing on the effort to release hr kufband tr0! Mattewa,n. Danlol W. Mlchaud of Houston, Tex., waB elected president of tho na tional convention of T. P. A. At Winnipeg, Man., In full vlow of a scoro of pedestrians on tho street nt High Rlvor, Callsto Bertrand shot and killed his wife. Ho was arrested. President Taft has learned that the nomination nt Chicago at ono Urns was almost lost to him. The total number of vlctlma of the Eaglo park, Buffalo, N. Y., disaster, Ib placed at thirty-nine. Twenty-two bodies havo been recovered. Mr. Roosevolt told his supporters he would mnko tho raco regardless of tho action at Baltimore. Ono man wbb fatally shot nnd sev eral Injured In a clash with Btrlkera at HastlngB-on-the Hudson. "There will bo no third party In Kansas," was tho statement by Gov ernor W. It, StubbH, shortly after ho reached homo from Chicago. Tho strictest precautions havo been taken at St. Thomas, D. W. J. against tho introduction of bubonic plague from Porto Rico. Rockefellow has cut down tho num ber of his nutomobles since tho gov ernment ordered the dissolution of tho Standard Oil company. Word was received In Pekln that conditions have again become so acute at Cho Foo that tho American consul thero has sent out an urgent appeal for assistance Tho Liverpool cotton oxchango will remain l,n session until 6 p. m. on July 3 to recolvo tho United States govern ment report on tho American cotton crop. Rov. Levi Snell of Cambridge, Neb., dropped dead In Ills pulpit while preaching at Roberts school 'houeo northenst of Arapahoo. Ho expired whllo uttering nn incomplete sen tenco. Popo Plus has, for tho first time In his life, ooen a moving plcturo show. Tho apparatus was set up In tho vat lean with hla permission and a film showing tho Campanile of Venlco was shown. At Philadelphia a coroner's Jury composed entirely of clergymen ren dered a verdict of gross negllgenco against tho driver of an automobllo which had run down and killed a woman. At Concord, N. II., tho supremo court denied a rehearing in tho caso Involving tho legality of tho residuary bequest of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy to tho FlrBt Church of Christ, Scien tist, of Boston. "Nebraska's winter wneat crop thlB year will exceed last year by mil lions of bushels In aplte of tho 'burnt up' reports," declnred C. G. Critten den, well-known Lincoln and Omaha grain man. At Doebertz, Germany, another ar my aviator was killed. Lieutenant Von Fnlkonhayn of tho German army, after making a flight on tho military aerodrome, attempted to laud, but mado a falae movement with ono of tho lovers, which caused tho machlno to fall. David Eccles, tho Utah sugar mag nate, intostifylng for tho government in tho sugar Inquiry, told how, In 1902, ho had brought tho lato H. O. Havomoyor around to hla own price in tho purchaso of a halt interest In the Amalgamated Sugar company of Utah. Samuol GomperB and Frank Morri son, of tho American Federation of Labor, recently sontonccd to ono year and nlno monthB In Jail, respectively, for contompt of court, filed an appeal today from JubMco Wright's decision and gnvo ball. Execution of their Bentoncos waB staid. Tho outbreak of bubonic plnguo in Porto Rico la having a serloua effect, particularly in Snn Juan. Tho circu lation of exaggerated stories is caus ing unnecessary alarm, with tho re Bultant deterrent effect on business. It is estimated that 6,000 persons have left San Juan for tho interior nnd the United States. Tho militant tactics of tho Buffra gottcB has nsflumed a now form. On tho arrival of a train from Tunbrldgo WollB, at Victoria station In London, It waa discovered that many wlndowB had been smashed, cushions cut nnd destroyed and tho walls plastered with written demands for votes for 'women. Announcement Is made of tho en gagement of Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartor Is, only daughter of formor Prosldont UlyflsoB S. Grant, nnd Frank H. Jones, who waa assistant postmaster general In President Cleveland's administra tion and now Is secretary of a Chi cago bank. Tho wedding will tako placo July 4. Tho saccharin rulings of tho pure food board wore modified to permit tho uso of saccharin In medicinal foods, whon its prosenco is statod on the label. Thov order contains a spe cific provision against tho interpreta tion of tho modification to permit ubo of Ba'ccharlno In foodB not Btrlctly medicinal. Personal. A million dollar suit against ChnrleB W. Morao waB begun in New York by tho New York AssotB (Reali zation company, which allogea that Morao Ib a dobtor to that amount. Congressman Georgo W. Norrls calls tho nomination of Taft a bald theft A hotel thiol at Baltimore Btrnndcd Senator and Mrs. Thomas P. Goro of Oklahoma. They lost $126. In life speech aB permanent chair man of tho democratic convention, OUlo JnmeB Bcorod Taft and Roobo velt. Tho threatened tie-up of the goy ornment departments on July l be cause of tho fatluro of congress to pasB the big appropriation bills Ib not llkoly.to occur, according to high officials and members of the cabinet. LAND VALUES GO OP THE COUNTY OF HARLAN ALONE SHOWS A DECREASE. WILL HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY Thirteen Counties Report Total In crease of Nearly $10,000,000 In Assessed Valuation, Thirteen counties havo reported to tho Btate board of assessment and the total Increase In assessed valuation Is about $10,000,000, and It Is believed that a total Increase of $35,000,000 will be Bhown by nil counties, thus Increasing the total assessed valua tion of all property of the Btate to $450,000,000. This Is only one-fifth of the renl value of the property report ed, as the law provides that property shall be listed at its full value, but assessed at one-fifth value. Notwith standing tho big Increase It Ib not likely that tho state levy of C 1-5 mills will be reduced this year. The Btate board will meet In July to determine the levy. Real estate is valued for assess ment In Nebraska only every four years and this Ib the yeur when a re valuation la required. It la admitted that land In nearly every portion of the state has Increased in value with in four years and most of tho in crease In taxable property this year Is caused by an Increase In the listed value of lands. Personal property In most counties shows a slight de crease. Thus far the county pf Harlan has reported a decrease. That coun ty will bo obliged to explain to the state board of assessment and equal ization why lta total assessed or one fifth valuation decreased $642,090, or more than $3,000,000 In full value, when other counties show a big In crease. Some attribute the decrease In Harlan to the fact that under the Mardln bill the county abolished the ofllco of county assessor Others say It Is hecauso of crop failures during the past few years. Under that law elective precinct assessors, as In other counties list tho proporty, and the work of tho cpunty asaessor is performed by the county clerk and the aasessment as in other counties Is equalized by tho county board. The decrease in Harlan county haB caused tho county considerable unpleasant advertising. Webster county, near by, snows an Increase. Tho four counties that reported to tho state board last week show a to tal lucreaso of $1,02G,1G5 in tho as sessed or one-fifth value of property. Kearney county shows a total In crease of $134,957, Sarpy $375,878, Dixon $533,423 and Plntte $881,907. Tho report of Platte county was brought to the Btate houso by County Assessor Shell Clark. Ho said he believed ho had mado a fair valuation of property, but ho said he could not Bay whether railroad property Is as sessed as high as othor property be cause tho state board alone values railroad property. Ho Bald It was not difficult to -arrive at tho valuo of farm lands, but it waB a hard problom to valuo railroad right of way, rolling stock and railroad fran chises and ho was glad he was not re quired to do HO. The report of county assessors shows that tho average actual, full valuo of lands in Platte county has Increased from $53.75 an acre to $64.24; In Dixon county from $40 to $50.79; In Sarpy from $64.70 to $79.27. Tho following nre the assessed values of different classes of proper ty reported by tho counties that filed statements: Kearney 1911 1912 Personal $1,425,439 $1,327,123 Lands 2,460,742 2,096,291 Lota 253,482 257,206 $4,145,603 $4,280,620 Sarpy Personal $l,6f)7,674 $l,6fil,240 Lands 1,867,512 2,244.530 Lots 263,679 268,967 $3,788,865 $4,161,743 Dixon Personal $1,365,069 $1,373,689 Lands 2,438,992 2,953,004 LotH 273,359 284,160 $4,077,420 $4,610,843 Plntto Personiil LandB . , LotB .$2,167,38G . 4,558,535 ,' . 728.G20 $2,425,629 5.449,095 701,724 $7,754,541 $8,636,448 New Machinery Hall, About two-thirds of tho steel work on the new machlnory hall at tho Btnto fair grounds is In place and work Ib being pushed rapidly bo that tho big building will be completed In plenty of time for the fall meeting. Tho building will bo 122x430 Coming Meet of Sheriffs. SherlfT Hyera and former Shorlff Hoaglaud nre making extonslyo pre paration for tho entertainment of tho sheriffs of the Btate who are to meet in Boml-nnnual convention In Lincoln on July 9. Thoy have reason to be lieve that of tho ninety Bherlffs of the state, sovonty-tlvo will attend tho Lin coln mooting. Tho closing feature o the session will be a banquot, which it Ib expected will bo ono of tho best of Its class over given In the etate. FARMING LAND LEFT. Labor Commissioner Tells How tc Secure It. Labor Commissioner Guyo has pro pared a set of letterB which ho Ib send Ing out to those who are making In. quirlea regarding tho land opened to homestead entry which was made pub lic some time ago. Since tho publica tion of the artlclo a largo nuuiber of people have written tho commissioner usklng for Information how to proceed In order to secure any of tho land and tho following Iettors of Information are given for their benelt: There aro at present, 1,192,624 acres of vacant government land In the ten northwestern counties In Nebraska, which are as follows: Cherry, 525,429; Garden, 151,728; Hooker, 76,960; Sher idan, 76,800; Thomas, 76,800; Mc Pherson, 68,402; Morrill, 59,265; Scott'B Bluff, 65,220; Sioux, 57,180; Grant, 44,930; thus giving us 1,192,624 ncreB In one district. This vacant land Is scattered all over these tracts In tracts which embrace Beveral ad Joining sectlonB down to Isolated for ties. It ahould be remembered that fair land near a town, a railroad, a river or a lake Is generally riled upon before some of the better land at a distance from these points Is taken. Therefore Intending settlera will un derstand that tho greater part of the government land near the towns and along tho streams and by tho lakes of these counties haa already been filed upon. This does not mean that all of the best land in such counties has been taken, by any means, for new set- tlors always hesitate to go any further away from the towns than Ib neces sary and therefore aro often content to tako land near a town which Is not as good as some of that further out. The land now open to entry under tho Klnkald act Is not farming land as the term is generally used. If It were It could not be homesteaded In section tracts. It la largely sandy grazing land, interspersed In many cases with small "dry valleys." The dry valleys are suitable for cultivation In most seasons or may be used to produoo hay. Tho intending settler ahould not expect to make a living for himself by farming a section homestead. Ho Bhould have some capital to start with, say from $500 to $1,000, with which to erect a house nnd buy a few head of cattle, and he should expect to make his living by cattle raising. Who May Take Homesteads. Any head of a family or person whu has arrived at the age of' 21 years and io a citizen of the United States or haB filed his declaration of Intention to be come such is entitled to enter a home stead. Persons who have relinquished or lost a homestead without receiving a consideration or whose former entry was not canceled for fraud. A deserted wife may also take a homestead. Persona who committed a home stead entry before June 5, 1900. Any unmarried woman 21 years of ago may enjoy tho benefits of tho homestend law. Term of service (not to exceed four years) in tho army or navy of tho United States during the civil or Spanish-American wars, or during tho Philippine insurrection, may be de ducted from tho flvo years' rosldence required on a homestead. Settlers have six months from date of filing to establish residence. The five years' residence required June Weather. The HrBt twenty-five days of Juno this year were the cooleBt for this time of year over known In Llcoln. Beginning Tuesday tho thermometer began to rise, reaching a maximum of 96 degrees nt 8 p. m. Wednesday. Thursday was the hottest so far re corded this year. LaBt year the high est temperature, 110 degrees, came on July 5 Tho thermometer had been steadily rising from 101 degrees the first of tho month, and those six days wero the hottest of the season. The highest point previously reached had been 103 degrees on June 25 and 29. Farmers and the State Fair. Secretary W. R. Mollor of tho state fair board has appealed to the farmers of Nebraska in this way: "Mr. Far mer, ono of your great problems may be to enthiiBd your boy or girl to glvo honest, earnest assistance In farm work during tho summer months. Why not hold out as an inducement a trip to tho state fair at Lincoln, Septem ber 2-6, where tho best exhibits and greatest attractions are gathered to gether? Just think, in addition to the best horse races, will be Been noroplano flights, the entire Cheyenne frontier days show, Llberatl's great band and grand opera concert company, night attractions, fireworks, and a number of othor ovents In addition to the very best exhibits of stock, products of the soil, improved machinery, etc. Ib it not worth trying?" Water for Prison. Water haB been struck at tho peni tentiary now woll at a depth of thirty two feet. About six feet of water la now In tho well, which haB been sunk about six feet below where tho flow began. Civil Service Examinations. Tho United States civil service commission announces tho following examinations to bo hold at Lincoln Grand Island, North Platte, Alliance Norfolk, Nebraska City and Omaha: July 24, Junior chomUt (male), do partmont of tho interior July 24, ento mological assistant (male), depart ment of agriculture; July 21, Instruct or In machlno ' shop, foundry, etc (male, Indian service; August 28, 29 assistant (male); teacher (male and female), Industrial teacher (mole) Philippine service. A DEADLOCK IS ON BALLOTING IN DEMOCRATIC CON VENTION GOES TO MONDAY. (MP CLARK LOSES GROUND Wilson's Total Is Raised to Four Hundred and Seven, but the Out- come la Yet Speculative. Baltimore. With Governor Wood row Wilson gaining on ' each ballot nnd Speaker Clark losing votes for the presidential nomination, the dem ocratic national convention nt 11:05 o'clock Saturday adjourned until Mon day morning at 11 o'clo'ck. Twenty-six ballots had been taken Blnco the first call of the BtateB and there was no hope of a nomination at present. It Is against all political precedent for a national convention to alt on Sunday, but it wna a day of Important conferences among the party leadera and a day of hard work for the campaign managers. When tho convention adjourned Speaker Clark was hurrying to Balti more from Washington In responso to an urgent call from IiIb campaign director. William JennlnKB Brvan at tho afternoon session had nttacked Clark and had said he would vote for no man willing to accept nomination .at tho hands of "Murphy of Tammany hall." It was the plan of Mr. Clark to pp pear before tho convention and mako answer. In this way his managers hoped to bolster tho falling vote. Tho ballota Saturday ran from tho thirteenth to the twenty-sixth. Wil son began at 356 and ended at 407, a net gain during tho day of flfty-ono votes. Speaker Clark began at 554 and fell to 4G3Hs a loss of ninety-one votes. The anti-Clark leaders In the con vention called attention to tho fact that this almost exactly offset the ninety votes given Clark by tho New York delegation. Breaks to Governor Wilson woro coming from many dif ferent delegations as the balloting closed. His managers believed that onco he had overtaken Speaker Clark tho Bwitchlng would become general. The Clark forces plan to make a desperate effort to win back some of tho delegates lost and In this work they probably will havo tho personal direction of the speaker himself. The Wilson forces meantimo expect to fight, not only to hold their gains of Saturday, but to Induce more to de sert tho other candidates. Senator Stono of Missouri made a motion to eliminate the candidate re ceiving the lowest number of votes on each succeeding ballot after tho twenty-Boventh until one tho win ner was left In the raco. There was a storm of objection and the subject was pressed no further. Latest From the Battle. Baltimore. Tho situation Sunday night seems to be .about as follows: Clark, having failed of nomination, for seventeen ballota after receiving a majority vote haa probably reached I tho crest of his strength. Wilson, al though climbing Bteadlly, apparently, la bitterly opposed by delegates who resent the general Impression that Colonel Bryan had tho vote power, al though ho lacked the votea necessary 1 to control tho nomination. Tho out- come Ib yet quite uncertain up to tho preson time. No Successful Ballot Monday. Baltimore. Hope of nomination on tho twenty-soventh ballot for presi dent, waa practically abandoned by de mocratic leaders. Sunday night. When tho national convention adjourned for Sunday It waB bolloved that some so- lutlon of the long deadlock would re- Bult from conferences between tho champlouB of tho three leading can didates, but It developed that tho tlmo had not arrived for tho with drawal of either Speaker Clark, Gov ernor Wilson or Representative Un derwood. Tornado Kills Fifty. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Following a day of thunderstorms and high winds, a tornado struck Reglna, Saskatche wan, nt 6 o'clock Sunday night, leav ing death nnd destruction In Its track. It is estimated that from fifty to 100 porsonB were killed. Tho magnitude of tho calamity, while growing In realization as tho rescue work pro ceeded, could not bo fully estimated at a lato hour. It seemed certain, howover, that tho number of killed and Injured would bo four or fivo hundred. Army Transport In Ice. Washington. Tho army transport, Sheridan, which haB been drifting, caught in the Ice otf Alaska in tho Pacific ocean, has finally arrived safely at Nome. Connaught Asked to Visit. Chicago. The, duke of Connaught, governor general of Canadn and undo of King Georgo, Is to bo invited by a delegation of the Chicago association of commerce to visit Chicago this Bummer to investigate tho business methods of tho city. On Record for Income Tax. Baton Rouge, La. The state of Louisiana, through action of the leg islature, went on record approving tho Income tax amendment to the constitution of the United States. NEBRASKA IN BRIEF. News Notes of Interest from Various Sections. At thQ annual Dlller school mooting" $C,500 was appropriated to meet tho oxponses for the next year. J Tho city of West Point will vote on a bond proposition having for Its ob ject the issuance of $15,000 bonds to complete tho presont sower system of the city. Smith & Burr of Burwoll havo mado arrangements to tnko charge of tho Brown flouring mill at Scottabluff, and will glvo It a thorough overhaul ing. Crop conditions In tho North Platto valley wus never better. Between fif teen and seventeen thousand acres this year haa been put Into alfalfa. Ground Is in excellent condition, and all cropa looking fine. Application haa been made to tho state bonrd of pardons by John K. Thomas, sentenced from Douglas county for a life term for murdor in tho second degree, to havo his time commuted to ten yearn. Word from tho Omaha people who filled on claims in the recent govern ment opening of a section of tile Rose bud reservation is to the effect that tho crop outlook there is better than it has been foe years. Tho report of tho Fremont board of public works for tho last year Just filed with tho city clerks shows that tho city's light and water plant Ib a good Investment. Tho net profit for the year was $22,313.37. Owing to the great interest which has been awnkened on account of the publlcatlon of an artlclo regarding tho largo acreage of land subject to home stead entry, Labor Commissioner Guye has decided to vfslt, these lands personally. Uttering a shriek aB ho fell from a third floor window of tho Aetna hotel, Omaha, C. B. Crane, yard foreman for the Independent Lumber company, narrowly missed passing pedestrians when ho fell on the cement sidewalk on Dodge street. He died soon afier. Omaha bollevos that gas ought to bo furnished for $1.00 per thousand and will make an effort for tho same. Plans arc now completed by tho management of tho David City Chau tauqua for the 1912 session, which will begin August the 3rd and close. August the 10th. According to tho annual report of the state railway commission, Just is sued, the nine railroads of the stato paid In excess of $165,000 more taxes in, 1911 than the .previous year. The increase was general for all of the roads varying from an $84,833 boost for the Union Pacific to a $1,551 in crease for the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha road. State Oil Inspector William Husen etter has ordered the Independent Co operative Oil company of Sioux City not to use any of the stencils of tho Nebraska oil department. Ho had provided the company with stencils so that It could mark barrels of oil sent Into Nebraska for sale. Tho stencil shows that the oil offered for sale has ibeen inspected by the Nebraska oil inspector and comes up to tho stand ard required by tho Nebraska law. Figures compiled by accountants of tho state railway commission and submitted in tho report of that .body show that for the year 1911 thero wore 2,022 more carloads of lumber Bhipped between points In this stato than in 1910. During the same time thero were nineteen less carloads of lime and cement shipped as Intrastate freight. In coal there waB a gain for last year of 946 carloads, and In live stock a gain of nearly 9,000 carloads. Tho Shelton -National bank has ueen bought and reorganized and commenced business under n new management. h. c. Hanson was elected president and H. H. Stedman and L. C. Batterson, vice presidents. V. L. Johnson of the Heartwell Stato bank will bo cashlor. The stock will all be owned by Shelton citizens. Tho forgeries of tho former cashier, E. H. Spyor, will bo about $30,000, and all haa been mado good by his fathor. Yowry and Moody, evangelists, com menced a series of meetings at Scotta bluff. Union services are held In an Improvised tabernacle. Can a banking corporation having authority to loan money on real estate entirely escape taxation upon its capi tal Btock? This is a question which has been answered in the negative by the Lancaster county board of equali zation, and which tho district court will at once be asked to pass upon. Judge Frost, attorney for the First Trust company and tho First Savings bank, appeared before tho board of equalization to argue in favor of tho contention of his clients. Auditor Barton has received a lotter from the Insurance commissioner of Iowa regarding an agreement between tho Wostern Union, au insurance or ganization, and tho Western Insurauco bureau, another organization of tho same kind, relative to doing business In this Btate. Mr. Bnrton is of tho opinion that tho point in question would bo an infraction of tho Junkin law of tho state and will tako no ac tion In tho matter until ho haa looked up tho law thoroughly. Whllo attempting to repair a revol ver which had exploded In IiIb hands only a few momomtB before, Harry Holford, aged 25, of Omaha, was shot and instantly killed when another Bhell exploded, tho bullet striking him fairly In tho center of tho forohoad. Stato Chemist Redfern of tho food commissioner's office haB received many complaints in regard to con densed milk. Soveral samples havo been sont to him by persons who be lieved tho granulations in the bottom of the vessel constitute an adultera tion. Mr. Redfern Bays the hard par tides aro phosphates of lime. ..-TWtfv.jias- j !Afc i Tit.. f juMffifgfjUBufr.si y