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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1913)
mrmmrmmm THE SEMEEKLY TRIBUNE IRA L. HARE, Publisher. TERMS 11.00 IN ADVANCE NORTH PLATTE, - NEBRASKA FOR THE BUS! HI MEWS EPITOME THAT CAN SOON DE COMPASSED. MANY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED Home and Foreign Intelligence Con densed Into Two and Four Lino Paragraph!, CONQRE88. Tho ecnato passed tho bill author izing payment of $71,000 to American Injured by Urine on tho Mexican bor der. The houso refuaed by a vote of 213 to 114, to pbrb tho Dillingham. Bur nett Immigration bill over tho presi dent's veto. Tho house money trust Investigat ing committee has bogun considera tion of tho financial regulation legis lation which will bo recommended In Its report. Secrotary MaoVoagh submitted to President Taft IiIb plan for tho reor ganization of tho customs service in accordanco with the authority grant ed by congress. Senator Drown Introduced amend "hents to tho public building bill pro. tiding for the following public build ings: Alliance, $125,000; Wahoo, $100,000; Auburn, $G8,000. A bill to reduco tho number of of flcorB for each roglmont of Infantry, envalryand field nrtlllory was Intro duced In tho Houso by Chairman Hay of tho house military affairs commit tee. Secretary MncVoagh told tho houso commltteo on Treasury dopartmeht r-xpcndlturcs that $35,000,000 in tho Vreasury abovo current liabilities was practicable working balanco and thnt in emergencies it could bo run below thnt amount. Representative Webb of North Car olina has Introduced a resolution Re questing tho attorney general to fur nish tho public wltli information as to why tho criminal prosecution of im porters of china from Limoges, France, had been discontinued. Tho largest pension bill over re ported to congress, carrying appro priations aggregating $180,300,000, was posBcd by tho houso by a voto of 210 to 40, with an amendment which will mako necessary an additional ap proprlation of moro than $1,000,000. Resolutions commending tho efforts of Secrotary of Stato Knox as chair man of tho governing board of tho Pan-Amorican union for tho last four years to further amity and frlondBhlp between tho United States and Latin America wero ndopted unanimously at u mooting of tho govornlng board of ' Pan-Amorican union. A coat of white paint nppllod to tho niuiro reading dusk from which Woodrow Wilson will dollvor his in augural address March 4 conBtltutod cno of tho real "finishing touches" to tho great temporary structuro that ban gono up on tho cast front of tho oapltol In preparation for inaugura tion, Plain lauding of food packages with thcrnot weight and contents beforo thfcjf aro sold to tho public is required bv a bill passed by tho Benato, which already had passed In tho houso. Slight changes mado by tho aonato will roquire a conference commlttoo of tho two houses beforo tho moaBuro is sont to tho proBldent for signature. Tho propoaod $100,000,000 Rocke feller foundation for benovolont pur. poses constitutes tho safest disposi tion that can bo mado of that portion of John D. Rockefeller's Immense for tune, lfl tho conclusion oxpressed in a majority report from tho aonato Judic iary commltteo to tho sonato rocom mending tho paBsago of tho Rocke feller foundation bill. Intervention of tho United States government to secure Justlco, or at leaBt a fair trial for fallon Prcsldont Madoro of Moxico, ub announcod by Secrotary Knox at tho cabinet meet ing was an unexpected development of tho State department policy in re gard to that republic. Rocontly it was nnnounccd that there was no intontlon to d opart from tho policy of nonin tervention in tho Moxlcan troubles. Extravagance in tho present sys tem of improving waterways and tho need of closer co-operation botwoon tho states and tho fedorul govornmont woro omphaBlzed in the scnato in a fight over- certain provisions of tho unuual rlvor and harbor approprla tlon bill. Sonator Nolson, chairman of tho senate commltteo, said hotter remiltH could bo Bccured In waterway Improvement If congress would appro priate a. lump sum and loavo tho de tails of river Improvement to a com mission of army engineers. GENERAL. Postmaster General Hitchcock's an nual report tentatively suggests reduc tion of soruo parcels post rates und increasing the limit of weight beyond eleven pounds. , Ye Ho Na La, empress dowager of China, is dead. Sho was the widow of Emporor Kwangsu, who died No verabor 13, 1908. Hurrlod preparations are bolng mado in Moxico City for the flight of American womon and children from tho strlckon olty to safety within th? borders of tho United Stutes. Over $0,000,000,000 is invested in tho electrical business In tho U. S. The Showmen's League of America, an organization composed of owners of various kinds of tent shows and outdoor attractions, hs been formed In Chicago, Don Arturo Dandlnl, one of the last members of a distinguished Spanish family, which traced Its history back to Castllllan days in Mexico, died Id San Francisco. Scarcely a district of tho capital of Mexico has oacaped Injury. Almost overywhero shells have torn thclt way through buildings. Hundreds o buildings attest this. Threatened litigation over tho $10, 000,000 t'Btato of tho lato Richard T. Crane, of Chicago has been ayertcd, according to a statement by Richard Crane, Jr. Tho "telephono tniBt" Bltuatlon on the Pacific coaBt ift being Investigated by the federal government to deter mine wether tho Sherman law Is be ing violated. Denver, Colo., according to statis tics, uses moro light In proportion to lis population than any other city In tho country; threo candle-power per head. Boston comes next. A bill making it a misdemeanor, punishable by a lino of from $10 to $25 for any person to give, solicit or rccolvo indirectly a tip, has been in troduced In the Pennsylvania legis lature. Tho national chamber of commerce adopted a resolution calling upon tho president and senate of tho United States to renow the arbitration treaty mado botweon this country and Great Britain In 1008. Three, bandits who hold up a saloon at Eagle, Colo., and secured $2,500 aro still at largo. Shorlft Schrader of Lake county 1;ub a force of deputies searching the mountains. i Tho lower Ijoubo of tho Michigan i legislature passed tho Glassner eugen ics bill, which provides that every person seeking, to marry must submit to physical examination. Denial was mado by D. L. Bush, general managor of tho Mllwaukco railway, that a domand had boen mado on ofllclnlB of the. rond for a raise of 5 cents per hour in tho wages of the boiler makers. A resolution was adopted at tho an nual convention of tho Illinois division of tho United Mliio Workera of Amer ica, providing for arranging a wago scalo one your beforo tho expiration of tho proBont ono with tho operators. UlBhop John Joseph 11 or an of tho Roman Catholic dlocoso of Kansas City, tho oldest Catholic prelate both in years and point of sorvlco In this country, Is critically 111 at tho ecclesi astical residence hero of pneumonia. A great llro which occurred In tho center of Toklo, destroyed 1,000 build ings. ThcBo Included several churches, tho Baptist tabernacle, tho Salvation hall, tho school of foreign languages and several other schools. Ono hundred Christians havo boen massacred by Turkish troops In tho village of Konamlnlo, Bulgaria. After Bhootlng his wlfo dead, Henry Goldberg, a painter, was shot and killed by his 21-year-old son, Edward, at Oakland, Calif. Nathan B. Goff, Judgo of tho United Stato circuit court of appeals, a re publican, was elected United Stutes aonator by a Joint session of tho West Virginia legislature, to succeed Clar onco W. Watson, democratic Incum. bont. According to Information recolved at tho suffrage headquarters neither President Taft or President-elect Wll son will bo prosent on March 3 to rc vlow tho suffrage parado that will march down Pennsylvania avenue from Capitol hill in Washington. Insurgont Modern Woodmen of America from tho Second congression al district and momborB of tho organ ization's oxocutlvo commlttoo at a ban quet in Omaha decided by resolution to renow thqlr efforts to havo the leg islature enact what 1b known as tho referendum rate bill, Threo of tho nBsaBslns of tho late president of tho republic of Salvador, Dr, Manuel E. Arnujo, have boen tfhot by platoons of soldlorB. Tho shooting took place on tho Camp Do Marto race courso In tho presonco of a largo con courso of people. At tho cioBlng session of the conven tion of tho Laymon's Missionary move ment of tho Southern Presbyterian church, the proposod world's tour of missionaries under direction of tho In-tor-donominatlonal laymen's mission, ary movement was approved. Francisco I. Madero, nrrcBted In tho national palaco In Moxico City, by Qonoral Blanquot, ono of his own com manders, was forced to sign his res ignation from tho presidency. Goncrnl Vlctorlnno Huortn, who has boen fighting Diaz, haB boon proclaimed provisional governor. Gustuy Madero and all tho cabinet ministers, with tho exception of ErneBto Madero, aro under arrest. Tho vice president of the republic, .Tobo Pino Sunrcz, still Is at llborty, but in hiding. Tho Amorlcan ambassador and tho other foreign dlplomatB hold a conference at tho Amorlcan embassy to discuss tho re-eatabllshment ot order and tho further protection ot foreign rosldonts. Francisco I. Madoro, deposed from tho presidency of Mexico, will bo ex iled. Preparations for tho transpor tation of tho deposed president and Vlco President Suaroz and their fam llles to Vera Cruz to catch a stoamor for Europe havo boon completed. That Francisco Madero will got out of Mexico without having to faco of ftclal Investigations of one chargo or anothor now appears Improbable Ho already has been charged with re sponsibility for tho death of Colonel Rlvoroll, whom ho is alleged to havo shot at the tlmo of his arrest in the palace. HBO 5H0I OWN PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT KILLED ON WAY TO PRISON. MYSTERY SURROUNDS TRAGEDY It la. Claimed That the Prisoners Attempted to Escape In vestigation Ordered. Washington, D. C. Ambassador Honry Lano Wilson telegraphed to tho stato department that Francisco do la Barra, minister for foreign af fairs, had Invited all forolgn diplo mats In Moxico City to tako luncheon with him. Tho ambasador stated that nono of tho diplomats would at tend tho luncheon unless tho tragic death of former ProBldent Madero and former Vlco President Suaroz Is cleared of mystery. Mexico City. Francisco I. Madero ind Joso Pino Suarez aro dead. In u midnight rldo under guard from tho National palaco to tho peni tentiary they woro killed. Tho circumstances surrounding the J oath of tho deposed president and vlco president of tho republic aro un known, except us given In official ac counts, which do not conform in all cases. Tho only wltnessoa wero thoao actually concerned In tho killing. Tho provisional president, General Vlctoriano Huerta, says tho killing of tho two mon was Incidental to a fight botweon tholr guard and a party at tempting to liberate thorn. Tho minis tor of foreign relations, Francisco do la Barra, adds that the prisoners at tempted to escape. Nolther makes a doflnlto statement ub to which Bldo fired tho fatal Bhots. It Is not lmpos Blblo that nolther knows. An official Investigation has been ordered to dotermlno tho responsibili ty, nnd solemn promises havo been made that tho guilty will bo punished. Not unnaturally a great portion of tho public regards tho official ver sions with doubt, having in mind,tho aso for conturles of tho notorious "ley fuga," tho unwritten law which Is invoked when tho death of a prison or Is desired. After its application thoro is wrltton on the records, "Prisoner shot trying to oscapo." Sonora Madero, widow of tho ox presldent, received tho first dellnlto Information of his death from tho Spanish minister, Senor Cologan y Cologan. Sho already had heard re ports that something -unusual and ser ious had happened, but friends had endeavored up to that tlmo to pre vent her from learning tho wholo truth. Soon afterward, accompanied by his brother, Joso Perez, and Mercedes Madoro, a Bister of Francisco, Sonora Madero drove to tho penitentiary, but was refusod permission to seo tho body of her husband. Tho tragedy occurred shortly after midnight. Madoro and Suarez, who had been prisoners in tho national palaco slnco tholr urrest on Tuesday last, woro accompanied by another car und escorted by 100 ruralos, undor tho ordors of Commandant Francisco Cardenas and Colonel Rafael Pim- iento. Veteran Printer Passes Away. Omaha. Calvin D. Schulz who died Saturday night at tho ago of 72 had been a printer bIucq ho bejan on tho Rockford, III., Republican lu 1856 at tho age of 1G. In 18GC ho camo to Council Bluffs, working on tho Bugle. Two yeara later ho camo to Omaha, working on tho Republican and tho Herald and was forman of tho Herald whon, with other union printers, ho wont out on a strlko from all threo dallies. Ho was hold In high regard by tho prlntors and the Omaha Typo graphical union will send flowers to his funeral and two mombors for pall bearers. Ho was comrado in Grand Post, Grand Army of tho Republic, and was an officer of St. Mark's Luthoran church. Million Dollar Fire In Columbus. Columbus, Ga. Approximately $1,000,000 Iobbob uro charged against tho flro which destroyed tho plant of tho Atlanta Compress company, tho factory of tho Columbus Barrel com pany und other property of lesBer val uo. About 11,000 bnlos ot cotton wero burned. Little Graft In Washington. Washington. Thero Is Iobs graft, there is less scandal, police protection 1b hotter und nature appears moro beautiful in Washington than in any city In this country, President Tuft deolured In a farewell speech tho other day, Plot to Break Out of Pen. Carson City. Tho arrest of an ex convict has led to tho discovery of an organized plot for an outbreak at thu penitentiary. Tho former convict told tho story when arrcBtod. Would "Nationalize" University. Now York. In an effort to "nation allzo" tho UnlvorBlty of Pennsylvania, dologatoB represontlug 10,000 alumni all over tho world met lu thlB city rocontly. India, Chlnu and Brazil woro among thu countries represented at this gathorlng. Sngar Co's Demurrer Sustained. Now York. Federal Judge Coxe sustained the demurrer of Iho Federal Sugar Refining Co. in tho suit to re cover ro. liquidated duties on imported sugar aggregating $119,080. BASEBALL AND UNIVERSITY. Two Interesting Bills Coming Before Legislature. Two measures in which tho state at largo is very much interested in will come up In the house this week. Tho first Is tho Sunday baseball bill, which has been recommended for passage. This bill is now tho second on gen eral flic. When It Is brought before tho commltteo of. tho whole, McKls sick will ask that it be indefinitely postponed and thero be substituted for it, tho senate bill, which received tho approval of the uppor body. Thero is llttlo doubt but tho bill will pass tho houso and It Is said to bo certain that Governor Morehend will sign 1L University Removal on Deck. Tho question of university removal will be taken up by tho houso later und there promises to bo somo fight on this, providing tho hduse members recognize the bills when they aro read and they havo tho energy to wake up and get busy. Corbin at that tlmo will bring up his resolution asking for the appointment of a committee to confer with the legal department of tho state and prepare a contract to bind tho city of Lincoln to put up the money Its council has promised to buy land for the downtown campus. This ac tion of the council has cut both ways. Eye on Main Chance. It has shown to those members whoso eyes are open that Lincoln cares nothing for the university, ex- ) cept as a business nsset for tho town. These- business men aro afraid If it is consolidated with tho stato farm another llttlo business town will start up at tho farm and they will be un able to get tho trade of all tho stu dents. For that reason tho city coun cil, acting under tho lash of tho big business Interests, Is willing to tax tho homo owner und tho day laborer to tho amount of several hundred thousand dollars in order to make bus iness for tho big business intorestB. Plan to Make Park. In tho meantime, It is being hnnded out to those In Lincoln who might be opposed to this tax in the Interest of tho big stores that Lincoln will uso tho campus for a public park. In other words, Lincoln Is to get a public park at the expense ot tho Btate. That is, tho Btate is to pay only $200,000 for this Lincoln park. One Lincoln paper camo out with a Btory tho other afternoon that four members of the Board of Regents had decided to favor the downtown site for tho school, when as a matter of fact tho regents took no action on the proposition mado by tho city council Bills Passed by the House. H. R. 83 By Anderson of Kearney: Makes stato treasurer that stato fiscal agent, and provides that all bonds of political subdivisions shall be payablo at his ofTlce. Passed 78 to 1. H. R. 76 By Anderson of Kearney: Prohibits marriage of whites to Chln cbo or Japanese. Passed 85 to 0. H. R. 19 By Busch: Makes It a felony to destroy property valued at over $35 and leaves it to djacretion of Judge whether Jail sentence or fine Ib imposed. Passed 89 to 0. H. R. 127 By Druesdow: In re plevin suits If sheriff cannot find property, allows subpoena on defend ant to appear before court to tell whore property Is. Lost for lack of constitutional majority voto being 47 to 38. H. R. 20 By Richardson: Allows railroads to transport property nnd household goods of their employes or express employes free of charge. Passed 78 to 7. H. R. 128 By Druesdow: If any person hides property which has been convoyod to another by mortgage, he Is deemed guilty of a felony Defeated, 18 to 68. H. R. 108 By Bollen: Proposed constitutional amendment for publica tion of constitutional amendments, submitted to the people in pamphlet form. Defeated: 52 ayes, 38 nays, 10 absent. Bill Passed Lowering Wire Rates. The bill reducing telegraph rates between any two points In stato to 25 cents for ten words was unani mously passed by tho house. Tho houso also .passed tho Palmer bill providing that no fraternal rates bo changed until approved by a refer endum voto of the members. Tho senato passed the bill provid ing that tho people of Omaha may voto bonds to buy tho Auditorium and orect a work-hoiiBe. A similar bill passed tho house. Campus Bill Turned Down. The senate, by a voto ,of 9 to 21, turned down tho house and tossed ovor tho transom the offer of tho city of Lincoln to give $200,000 for tho pur. pose of extending the city campus of tho stuto unlvorBlty By some the city offer was declared to bo a brlbo and by somo of the same persons it was branded as no offer at all. To Repeal Antl-Clgarette Law. Tho houso bill to repeal the present nntl-clgurotto law and to mako It a misdemeanor to soil cigarettes to porsons under 21 years of ago was sent to the general fllo by tho retail and commorce committee. Manufacturera Boost Bill. Sovcral hundred business men, manufacturers nnd commission men from Omaha, South Omaha, Lincoln and other portions of the state Invad ed tho 8tato capltol to bo present whon tho senato Judicial commltlo considered Busheo's bill providing for tho garnishment of 25 per cent of the. wages ot tho heads of families. Tho visitors wanted tho amount open to garnishment raised to 30 to 35 per cent. The committee heard their reas ons nnd a sharp tilt was engaged in between McFarland and Grossman. PRISON LABOR BILL SENATE APPROVES MEASURE IN TRODUCED BY DODGED TO BENEFIT STATE Dill Proposes That State Employ Prisoners to Make Furniture, Shoes, Etc. The Dodgo bill to provide that In mates of the Btnto prison nnd propos ed stato reformatory be employed to mako furniture, clothing, shoes, etc., for state Institutions, bo worked on country roads, and that part of tholr wages bo paid their dependant fami lies, haB been approved by the senato. Tho employment of tho men wob left to tho now board of control, who will havo full direction of tho work. Tho object of the bill Ib- to abolish tho present system of prison contract labor and substitute- a method by which the stato will receive direct benefit from the men's work and the men themselves will bo benefited. At present men are hired by tho prison contractors for 55 cents per day per man, less than it costs the stato to keep them. In consequence priBon made goods can bo sold for less than those made in free estab lishments. Bills Passed by the Senate. On third reading the senate passed tho following bills: Sonato File No. 51, by Saunders of Douglas Provides that property left with Jewelers for repair or alteration may be levied upon as a Hen. Senato Fllo No. 109, by Hoagland of Lincoln Provides that water appro priations and point of dlverbions of Humes and ditches may be changed upon authorization of Btate Irriga tion board. Senato Fllo No. 118, by Splrk of Saline Makes it unlawful for hard ware dealers to sell, give or lend fire arms to persons under ago of 18 years. Senate Fllo No. 127, by Hoagland of Lincoln Amends civil code and authorizes the assignment of cases in action for the purpose of the assignee maintaining suit thereon. Senato File No. 132, by Heasty of Jefferson Provides for sterilization of habitual criminals. Senato File No. 154 by Grossmatfn of Douglas Makes it unlawful for person to havo fraudulently Issued re ceipt for fraternal dues In his posses sion. Senato File No. 159, byTalcott ot Knox Provides for sanitation and upkeep of workshops, factories and mills of tho state. Senate File No. 175, by Haarmann of Douglas Cuts of birth and death reporting fees of Omaha registrars. Senate File No. 191, by Dodge of Douglas Physician member of Board of Pardons to bo member of peniten tiary medical board. Senato Fllo No. 200, by Haarmann of Douglas Pure Unseen oil bill. Senate- File No. 204, by Talcott of Knox Revokes cream testers' licens es in case of law violation. Senato Fllo No. 282, by Hoagland of Lancaster Prohibits use of strych nine or arsenic In embalming fluid. Fourth Story for State House. State Land Comlssioner Fred Beckman Is investigating the cost of adding another story to tho larger portion of tho state house. The sen ato recently asked for an ostlmuto of the cost of fitting up tho basement as for office rooms and received the an swer from Bird Mlllor, superintendent of construction of state buildings, say ing it would cost $60,000 to do this nnd fit up n few rooms near tho lowor portion of tho dome and to put in a passenger elevator. Makes Governor's Term Fcur Years. Tho houso has completed its part of the task of Increasing 'the salary of tho governor and extending Lis term to, four years. Palmer's resolution to submit a constitutional amendment covering tho subject passed on third reading, 80 to 12. Tho proposed amendment makes tho governor In ellblo to re-election nfter u four-year term nnd raises Ills -his salary from $2,500 to $5,000 n year. Neswpaper Advertising. A bill by Dodge of Douglas, which provides that politicians running for ofllco shall not bo compelled to pay any more for advertising than the reg ular display rates charged tho com mon people, was passed by a vote of 19 to 10. Mallery's Bill Passes Houscv By a voto of only 55 to 33, tho houso commltteo of the wholo approved Mallery's bill for u constitutional con vention to revise tho organic law of tho state. ' Governor Imports Superintendent. Governor Morehead Justifies his action in going outside of the state for a superintendent of the Institute for feeble-minded youth at Beatrice by saying that Dr. W. S. Fast of St. Joseph, Mo., 1b really a Nobraskn prodect. House Passes Lee Bill. Tho houso has passed tho Leo bill permitting tho city council of Omaha to voto $50,000 for park Improvements and to construct a work houso. Nt.SRASKA IN BRIEF. Coming Events In Nebraska. Feb. 24 to March 1. Omaha Auto, mobllo Show, Omaha. V March 5 to 15 "Mado-in-Nebraska" Show, Omaha. Marcli 11 to 14 Convention Feder ation Nebraska Retailers, Omaha, The Y. M. C A. will erect . new building at Hu clock. Merrick county's new court houso Is nearlng completion, Henrtwcll recently had a destruct ive fire. Tho farmers of Thayer havo organ ized a Farmers' Institute. Tho Loyal Order of Mooso held Its. annual fair In Omaha recently. Georgo Allen, a prominent and widely known stock raiser of Lexing ton, is dead. Tho contract for tho construction of tho new court house at Greeley has been awarded. Work on the route of tho Fremont power canal will bo begun at an early date. Wm. M. Jones, who died decently at Rulo, was the oldest man In that ' :ounty. Several small bridges on tho Platte river near Fremont havo been wash ed away. Sugar beet growers In the Scotts oluff country aro making contracts tor the 1913 crdps. MIfh Ethel McCabo, who was hurt in an automobile wreck, at Tekamah. recently, died as n result. W.;D. Guttcry of Pilger has been, appointed first assistant superintend Bht at the Norfolk Insane asylum. A few women of Beatrice met and organized the Beatrice auxiliary to the Nebraska State Suffrage association. -Tho Platte river at North Bend is oank full and running over the Ice md through well worn channols. At Kearney an election has been ordered to issuo $40,000 in bondB for tho improvement of city parks. Tho Broken Bow High school basket oall team was defeated at Aurora by tho city Y. M. C. A. team by a score of 25 to 20. John Harper, while chopping dow:it & large oak tree southeast of Arling ton, found a cannonball weighing aearly six pounds. The use of liquor by Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Car company employes is absolutely forbidden in in order recently posted. Food Commissioner Harman 1b ar ranging plans to have a pure food nnd pure seed special tour tho state of Nebraska In a few weeks. A suffragist club was recently or- , ganlzed at Nehawka, with a rostor of sixty-three, and the pledges of some Sfteen or twenty more. Dr. W. S. Fast of St. Joseph has oeen appointed superintendent of tho Feeble-Minded Institute; at Beatrice-. oy Governor Morehead. No trace of Charles Frost, tho boy who disappeared from Seward, aftor believing that ho had fatally injured! i fellow student, has been found. Fivo solid tralnB more than 209 cars all loaded with dressed meats from the South Omaha packing houses, went east out of Omaha re cently. Fire that had Us origin In a de fective lighting plant gutted tho gen eral store of D. W. Butler at Hemlng ford. Water and smoke makes loss on stock almost complete. Frederick Small, a' 9.year-old sort of H. A. Small, of Kearney, was badly hurt when he fell from a flro escapo while going through tho fire drill ex ercises at the school house. Albert Martin was brought to trial and found guilty of tho forging of sev eral checks in Kearney some tlmo ago, nt tho sitting of tho district court in thnt city. Ten mall cars, all constructed from -he newest specifications furnished by tho United States railway mall depart ment, have been received In Omaha by tho Union Pacific. Congressman-elect Silas R. Barton, 3f tho Fifth Nebraska district and Miss Ellon T. Metcalfe wero married at the home of the parents of the bride near Lincoln recently. An amendment to the Federal pub lic building bill to sot asldo $2,000 for seeding, sodding and the construction of walks around tho Beatrlco post office has been offered by Senator Brown. Topeka and St. Joseph figured In a deal whereby St. Joseph acquires Pitcher McGrath by purchase. Mc last year. Tho Denver-St. Joseph deal, Involving Playors Lindsay and Rellly, was all but declared off. Sioux City 1b after First Baseman Lindsay and may acquire him by purchase from Denver. Little 10-year-old George Moles 1b lying In a precarious condition at tho homo of his parents, six miles north east of Fnlrbury, with a bullet lodged In his left breast. In company with IiIb brother. Wllllard, und several other companions, they wero playing In tho yard with a twenty-two callbtlr rifle nnd in some manner the weapon was accidentally discharged. Mrs. Mapglo Davis, who killed Ira Churchill near Coleridge, on Novem ber 2, 1910, was discharged by District Judge Welch from tho Norfolk Insane hospital nfter an Insanity commission named by the court had reaffirmed Its former decision thnt Mrs. Davis la sane. Governor Morehead has announced tho following appointments E. Bur gess, farmer, Grand Island Soldiers' homo William SanduBky, Pleasant dale, physician at Mllford Industrial horn. Dr. Deogrey, physician, Mil. ford Soldiers' home. Anna Wheolan York, secretary to game warden. ' m i. .'.adMtifc "
