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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1907)
NEBRASKA NEWS OFFICIAL CANVAS MADE OF THE DIRECT PRIMARY RETURNS. ALBERT LOSES NOMINATION Error of 39C Votes in Returns From Lincoln County, If Made, Gives George L. Loomis the Nomination. 'Plus official canvna complete with 'the oxcupflon of signing llio record disclosed Mint George L. Loomis is nominated for supremo judge by holh tbo (lomocratlo ami ptiullHt parties, providing itn error of 390 votes in the report or Lincoln county 1h corrected by tho hoard. If this change Is made it will nave I. L. Albert of Columbus, Hio populist candidate the emburras miont of u withdrawal from (lit popu HhI. ticket lo give way for Mr. Loomis. I Jul It moii worn on both the democratic and populist lickots and tlie first re ports Indicated tlml ouch was nomi nated by lila respective parly. The Mtftlu canvassing hoard has no olllcial knowledge of tho error in the ah ulrael. from Lincoln county, and can not make the correction without Homo mi l.horll.y. On tho face of tho returns the mis (alio in Lincoln county was apparent. .It wan dlHcovored when the Htato board whs canvuHslng the vote behind closed doom. Tho olllcial count gives Loomis 15,188 nopullst voles and Albert 2,577 (opullHt voles. Thu abstract from Lincoln county gives Albert '100 popu votes and Loomis 10 populist votes. Although the number -100 for Albert was given in both words and "figures it. was apparent from tho total vote cast in the county and tho voto Hlvou other candidates that, an error iuul been made. County Clerk KlUot of North Platte was called up by phone und In reply suld he would examine Join office record or the county can vass. Ho found It. showed 4 populist, voles Instead or 400 Tor Albert In that, county. Deducting the difference, "DO from the total vote received by Al itor!, fn tho stale loaves him seven Hhort or 2,188 received by Loomis, thus making the latter the nominee of both the democratic and populist par ties. The Lincoln county abstract on file iu tho office of "Secretary of State Jun ciu shows that tho total vole cast, iu the county was 1.1 124, Albert, demo crat, received 35; Loomis, democrat, 37; Meier, 13; Albert, populist, 400; iLoomis, populist, 10; Meier, populist, 11; KeoHO, republican, 092; Sedgwick, republican, 300; Gravos, prohibition, 7; Slabbing, socialist, 23. This makes u total of 1,520, while tho official total voto roporlcd Is only 1,124, showing Hint Albert's populist, vote ought to have been 4 Instead of 400. The Official Count. No ohangc or any Importance wan mado by the ofllclal canvass In the case or any othor candidates, Clarke. Hill! loading Caldwell for railway com mlsslonor by 22S. Tho following are Iho totals that have boon vorllled by Sec.rol.ary of State .lunkln: Supreme Judge. M. B. Itocse (rop) fiamuol H. Sedgwick (rop.) 30, m 22,757 2,577 . 7.570 9,059 2,1 8S ns 'i. L. Albert (pop.) 1. L. Albert (d em.) , Ooorgo L. Loomis (dem.).... Goorgo I. Loomis (pop.).... Otlo William Melor(dom.) Otto William Meier (people's ind) Julian Craves (prohibition)... Luolon Slobblus (socialist).... Railway Commissioner. I. A. Culdwoll (rep.) Hotiry T. Clnrko, Jr. (top.).... B. M. Wallaco (rep.) Hainual Llchty (prohibition)... W. F. McCluro (socialist) Regents of University. Charles 11. Anderson (rop.) . . GoorgH Coupland (rop.) Dr. A. S. von Mansreldo (rop). It. .1. Millard (dem ) 811 023 305 18,857 19,085 12,459 OSS 300 37,190 20,527 17.40S 10,954 John L. Sundoan (dom.) in.r21 John Ij. Sundoan (people's Ind.) 4,845 John 11. von 'Steon (prohibi tion) J, N. Curler (socialist) Julius llollender (socialist)... Ixjo. I. Lambrlggor (socialist) O. C. Porter (socialist)...... J. M. Schulor (socialist) W. C. Rogers to fill vacancy, hoc.) 071 103 93 78 105 95 114 Falls From Top of Car. On a freight train pulling Into Falls lllty wan tho crow of Robort Malono, of Lincoln, a railroad contractor. Among them was John Summors, about 23 years of ago, who took cunnoce ot sleeping on tho running fjoard on top of a box oar. As tho train was coming to a stop It jerked onough to roll him off. His hoad struck tho cinders and ho was rondorod un ooobciouH. Ho died tho following rooming from his injuries. NEDRA3KAN TO CONGRESS. E. L. Fulton Elected to National Body From Oklahoma. Nebraska rurnlshed one of Okla homa's new congressmen, 13. L. Fulton wlio has Just been elected, was a stu dent lu the university of Nebraska about twenty years ago, hailing from Pawnee county. He loft his studies to go on the comic opera stage, ult! mutely landing In the Lilian Itussel company, whero he remained four years. Later ho returned to Pawnee and entered tho practlco of law, with music as his principal recreation. Ho conducted little operas In the southern part of the state and oven wrote an opera that received some praise. Three or four years ;igo he removed to Ok lahoma. Mr. Fulton became a silver republican In 181)0, and was at onu lime a candidate for lieutenant gov ernor. Like many of the silver repub licans he graduated into the democrat ic party and now goes to congress as a democrat. He is a brother of Sen ator Fulton of Oregon, who also came from this slate. Forest Reserve Appointment. State Superintendent McBrlen has just made his first apportionment un der tho rorest reserve fund. Tho apportionment is made on tho acreage In thu reserves, .001341 cents being accredited to each acre. The total acreage In the Nebraska reserves Is 5S9.002.93 acres and there was divided $700.37, and It was glvon to the coun ties as follows: Blulno, $8 52; Thom as, $103.39; McPherson, $1112.2!); Grant, $200.7:5, and Cherry, $105.44. One-fifth of tho money is divided equal ly between the school districts, one llflli to the public road fund ami three fifths Is divided according to the enu m'oratlon of school children. The for est reserves In Nebraska are divided as followr.: I.llsmnl River Preserve. Ulalnc county, 0,27:1.10 acres; Thomas county, 77,021.09 acres; total 8:5,294.25 acres. North Platte reserve, McPher son county, 2:52,802.7:1 acres; Grant county, 149,008.85 acres; total, 382, 411.58 acres. Niobrara reserve, Cher ry county, 123,297.10 acres. New Cream Rates. An order cffoctlvo arter November 1. changing the rales on cream and mill: has been issued by tho stato railway commission. Tho now rates are prac tically tho samo now charged by the Burlington road, but terminal rates for Omaha, Lincoln and central points arc abolished and distance rates es tablished. This Increases the rates to Lincoln and Omaha, but it is un derstood that tho Increase Is not suffi cient to prevent tho central creameries from continuing to ship from long dis tances. For tho short, haul a cheap or rate Is given and this may stimu late co-operative creameries to ship from points horetoforo not reached on account or high freight rates. Run Down By a Thresher. G. Y. Smith, ono of the prominent rarmers of Jefferson county, met a viol ent death In an accident. Mr. Smith and son Frank started to movo their threshing outfit from one job to an other. In going down a stoop hill the pin holding tho longuo collecting the separator to tho engine dropped out allowing tho separator to run up onto tho engino. Tho young man called to his father notifying him of tho danger and then jumped rrom the engine. The elder Smith, Instead or jumping also, tried to swerve the engine rrom tho front or the soparator and was caught between tho two hoavy machines when the crash camo . Judge Recce's Appointment. Judge Reese returned last week to Lincoln and learned or his appoint ment as a supremo court commission er to succeed N. D. Jackson, resigned. Ho has not yet filed his acceptance and In some quarters doubts wora ex pressed about his taking tho position. He said he had not considered tho Mat ter, that ho had a groat doal or pri vate business to look arter and was too busy to give It proper considera tion. It is said it will bo difficult Tor him to dispose or his business In Umo to lake up the work or a court commissioner by October 1, the dale tho resignation or Mr. Jackson is to tako effect. Inspection of Oil. Attornuy General Thompson has glvon Stato Oil Inspector A. B. Allen an opinion that ho must Inspect every particle of oil usod In tho state. A farmer, living near tho Kansas line, wrote to Mr. Allen asking If ho could use oil shipped to him from across thu border without Inspection. It was cheaper than Nebraska oil. Tho at torney general said that the Kansas product could not bo usod In Nebras ka without Inspection. Preparing for Terminal Assessment. Goorgo Bonnott, socrotary of tho stato board of assessment, Is working on tho forma to bo sent out to county assessors who aro to assess tho termi nal property of railroads In cltloa and viUagos. This form will bo tho first of tho kind over mado up in tho statu and as much depends upon tho form, Mr. Bonnott Is taking considerable pains with tho work. THE ABSORBING ISSUE! 'M-Tflr nHr J jSRsiv IT I r I r II im . p 1 1 - S W mi I 1 I 1 1 1 111 THE OKLAHOMA ELECTION The Constitution Was Adopted by a Large Majority. Democrats Claim Victory for Haskell by 35,000 Statewide Prohibition by Overwhelming Vote. Oklahoma City, Ok. liarly returns f-om Tuesday's election Indicate the ratification of the constitution by an overwhelming majority. C. N. Has kell, democrat, is leading for govern or.and tho state wide prohibition proposition is believed to have carried. Norman, Ok. Two precincts out of three hore give Haskell 150, Frnntz 04. Haskell and the entire democratic ticket will be elected by at least 30, 000 majority according to lato re ports from all over the state. The ma jority for prohibition Is steadily in creasing and will exceed -t,000. Muskogee, I. T. Thursday night there was no question but that Has kell's majority will bo 35,000 and possibly 40,0 when tho returns are in. Haskell is the maker and the ex ponent of thu lvost radical constitu tion from a democratic standpoint in the union. Tho democrats have also carried four of tho five congressmen. James S. Davenport In the third dis trict, C. O. Carter in tho fourth dis trict, R. H. Fulton in the socond dis trict and C. F. Ferris in tho fifth dis trict. Bird S. MeGulre. in the first district, will be the only republican congressman. Tho republicans have seemingly accepted the result in good faith r.nd tho leading republican papers have como out urging tho im mediate proclamation of statehood. Their Names Still Good on Bond. Chicago. Judge Grosscup in thu United States circuit court announced Friday that he would accept John D. and Win. Rockefeller, John I). Arch bold and Henry M. Flagler as sureties on tho two bonds on supersedeas to bo filed by tho Standard Oil company of Indiana boforo any proceeding in error can tie nan in tno company s effort to obtain a sotting aside ot thu fine imposed by Judge Landis in the district court. Tho bonds aro for $4,000,000 and $2,000,000, and two sureties are required on each. Beri-Beri In Nebraska. Lincoln, Neb. Dr. I. D. Jones of Murdock, Neb., Tuesday morning in formed the state boarn of health that 20 cases of berl-berl oxlsted among tho Japanese laborers at Alvo, Nob. Tho state board Immediately sont rep resentatives to Investigate. Dr. Jones declared that thu dlseasu resembled paralysis and seemed to bo contagious. Cage Full of Men Drops 700 Feet. Marquetto, Michigan, Four teen men were killed outright and throo were fatally injured Friday by tho falling of a cage in tho rolling mill mine at Nogauneo. Tno cago was full of men, and every ono In it was either killed or seriously injured. Tho steel cable broke and tho cago dropped 700 feet. Judge Reese Gets an Appointment. Lincoln, Neb. Supremo Court Com missioner N. D. Jackson of Nollgh Wodnesday evening tendered his resignation to tho threo judges of tho supremo court, who filled tho vacancy by the appointment Roeso of Lincoln. of Judge M. B. 1 Kg T. .fJ, ROCKEFELLER OWNS MOST. He Holds 247,642 Shares of Standard Oil Stock Has Depreciated In Value Nearly One' Half. New Vork. A record of the pres ent stockholders of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, part of which was placed In ovidenco Friday in the federal suit against the oil combine, disclosed that John D. Rockefeller owns 247,012 shares of stock, and that his holdings are almost flvo times larger than the shareholdings of any othor individual Interest. Tho record shows, though, that since the dissolu tion of the liquidating trust Mr. Rocke feller has disposed of nearly 10,000 shares of his holdings. Based on the present market value of $440 for Stan dard Oil stock. Mr. Rockefeller's in terest in the company is valued at about $109,000,000. The depreciation in the price of Standard Oil stock within the past ten years, about the time the agitation against the company began has been more than $100 a share. Since the legal proceedings against the Standard Oil company of New Jersey were in stituted the stock has steadily de clined until it Is now around $140. This represents a loss of over $100, 000,000 on thu holdings or John D. Roekereller. Thu shrinkage In tho market value or thu stock also affects tho University of Chicago to tho ex tent of about $2,000,000. Temperance Forces Appeal to President Oklahoma City, Ok. The Rev. M C. Dlnwlddie, national counsel for thu anti-saloon league, Friday night de clared that the influence of the tern peranco forces of the entire national would be brought, to bear upon Presi dent Roosevelt to secure his approval of tho constitution. "The liquor men who wore defeated in a fair fight at the polls are now planning an appeal to the president to reject the con stitution, and not to proclaim slate hood," said Dinwiddle. "In this struggle the good people ought to have, and iu my judgment will have, thu support of thu best people of all parties through the land." Mississippi Railroads Indicted. Jackson, Miss. Following up the indictments returned several days ago charging the Illinois Central and thu Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroads with issuing passes 1o persons not on titled to such undor thu low, the grand Jury of this count has reported truo bills against every railroad In tho state both intra and Interstate for their alleged failure to file statements showing tho number of passes issued and to whom, as the law directs. Warrants for Millionaires. Boise, Idaho. A warrant was Wednesday issued for the arrest of Summer G. Moon and James L. Bar ber, of F.au Claire, Wis., millionaires otllcors of tho Barber Lumber com pany and Horace S. Rand of Burling ton, Conn., indicted for conspiracy to defraud tho government. They were Indicted with Senator Borah and oth ors. They will bo brought to Bolso at once to answer the charges. All New Except Right of Way. Topoka, Kan. The stato board or railroad commissioners has Issued an ordor to A. W. Sullivan, general man ager of tho Missouri Pacific to make repairs on the main line from Kansas City to the Nebraska stato lino and on tho Central branch, now ties, bal lasting, raising track and better drainage wore found to be neodwl. Tho roud was glvri DO days to start work. THE PRESIDENT WILL GAMP For 17 Days He Will Be Lost in Canebrakes. Immediately Following His Missis sippi Trip He Proposes to Take a Real Vacation. Oyster Bay. Far from the scene of ofllclal routine President Roosevelt will enjoy L7 days In camp In Louisi ana. This Is to be the nearest ap proach to genuine vacation that the president has allowed himself. Though nominally on his vacation at Oyster Bay this summer, there have been but few hours in which ofllclal business has not intruded. President Roosevelt will pitch his camp iu the northeastern corner of Louisiana, on or about October 5. The exact spot Is yet to be determined. The plans provide for a "camping trip," but every one who knows Northeastern Louisiana knows that the cane brakes shelter game worthy of a huntsman of presidential calibre. While the de tails of the trip have not been thor oughly worked out, tho main features were announced by Secretary Loeb Thursday. The president will leave Oyster Bay for Washington next. Wednesday and on tho following Sun day will start on his western and southern speech-making tour. At Memphis, Tenn.. on October 4, thu speechmaking programme will bo in terrupted and tho president will start for the earn ping grounds, lie will break camp on October 21. going di rectly to Vicksburg, Miss., to make his promised speech there. The return to Washington will immediately after be begun, and tho White House will bo reached on the afternoon of Octo her 23. Standard Oil Profits. New York. Dolvlng In tho financial workln, or the Standard Oil com pany of New Jersey, the holding com pany of all the subsidiary organiza tions or tho so-called oil trust, Frank R. Kellogg, conducting the federal suit Tor the dissolution of the com pany, brought to public view Tuesday for the first time tho enormous profits made b tho company. In eight years from J 899 to 1900, Inclusive, the Stan dard Oil company by a statement spreud upon tho record Tuesday, was shown to have earned profits of $490, 815,934 or at. the rate of more than $01,000,000 a year. It distributed to its shareholders iu tho same period $30S.359.403. Guarded the Vatican. Rome. Armed men in the service of the Popu were on guard all day Fri day at. the entrances of thu apostolic palace and the Vatican has been un der the especial protection of a de tachment of Royal troops, but there has been no active outbreak of anti clerical sentiments, and September 20, the thirty-seventh anniversary of the occupation of Rome by Italian troops and the fall or the temporal power of thu papacj, has passed without thu fulfillment or any of the rears en tertained by thu Vatican, that thu Italian people would then deeds of violence their against the church. show by ill-feeling Five New Torpedo Boat Deotroyers. Washington. Secretary Metcalf Fri day awarded the contract for the con struction of five torpedo boat destroy ers, provision tor which was made by thu last congress and bids for Avhich were1 opei.ed at the navy department about, a month ago. Thu following wore the successful bidders: Wm. Cramp & Sons, two ships, at 9585,000 each; the I kith Iron Works, two ships, at $024,000 each. Tho New York Ship building company, ono ship, at $015. 000. Turbine ieachincs of thu Par sons type are lo be installed in all the ships. Ordered Rates Increased. La Crosse, Wis. By a decision handed down Friday by tho state rail way commission, tho electric lighting rates charged by tho La Crosse Gas and lilectrlc Company, aro declared to be too low, unremunerativo and the company is ordered to put a higher scalo into effect. This is thu first de cision of this kind over made lu the ! state. Under the new law, public ser vice corporations, as wull as custom ers may appeal to tho commlsslou Missouri's Navy Has Sailed. Washington. Tho navy department Thursday received a message from tho commandant of tho navy yard at Pensacola, stating that tho converted yacht Huntress, which is manned by a crow of Missouri naval militiamen sailed from the yard on thu 17th, but was obliged by bad weather to put about and only Thursday evening was able to get away again for Now Or leans. Russia Will Have a Big One. St. Petersburg. Tho Russian ad miralty has ordered a battleship of 22,300 tons from tho Baltic ship build ing works.