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■ "The bath of the be-xt century." says
T. Uaron Russell tn his book, "A Hun
dred Years Hence,” “will lave the body i
Wpeeuily with oxygenated water deliv
ered with a force that will render rub
bing unecessary, and beside It will
Stand the drying cupboard, lined with
Borne quickly moving arrangement of
■oft brushes, and fed with a highly
fleslecated air, from which almost In a
moment the bather will emerge, dried,
pnd with a skin gently stimulated, and
perhaps electrified, to clothe himself
quickly and pass down the lift to hla
breakfast, which he will eat to the ac
companiment of a summary of the
morning's news read out for the bene
fit of the family, or whispered Into bis
pars by a talking machine.”
Roumania Is Inhabited by a bewil
Rerlng variety of races, but whether of
Greek. Slav or Teutonic lineage, the
modern Roumanian makes It a point of
bonor to claim descent from the coh/n
|ats whom Trajan planted In the con
quered province of Dacia, A. D. 107.
Calling themselves Romunt and their
language Romunle, the proud citizens
ieldom draw out a legal tjocumcnt
Without some allusion to their founder,
whom they style "the divine Trajan."
The Roumanian language reflects the
tomposltlon of the race, and now only
faintly suggests the language which
Trajan spoke.
A writer describes a plague of rab
*>lts in Australia: "A farmer barri
cades himself In with miles upon miles
of wire fencing solely to keep out the
rabbits. They eat their way up to the
barriers and In the fight for the green
land within the wire they die in
myriads. All round the inclosed land
*hey lie In heaps of incredible size.
Swarm after swarm follows on, and
at last the heaps of dead are so high
that the late comers make their way
pver the fence and the farm is ruined."
In a recent article in a German paper,
Herr Paul Speier shows that the spon
taneous ignition of zinc dust is out of
the question when the material is prop
erly packed. Wetting of the material
Is also without danger. Ignition and
explosion can only occur In the pres
tnce of air. The matter Is of some im
portance, inasmuch as steamship own
ers sometimes refuse to transport this
material, and fire underwriters Have
stringent regulations with respect to It.
At a recent meeting of the London
Practitioners' society. Dr. Robert Abbe
'showed, in order to illustrate the pene
trative power of radium a photographic
plate upon which a revolver had been
photographed by a single grain of rad
ium. The cartridge with which the re
volver was loaded and the internal
pieehanlsm of the revolver were clearly
seen Jn the photograph, demonstrating
that, the rays had penetrated the
Steel.
Insignificant enough in the enormous
property loss at San Francisco was
the destruction of the instruments of
the Metropolitan opera house orchestra,
yet musicians know what the loss of a
favorite Instrument means. Moreover,
many of the violins were old and Im
possible to replace. There were lost
fourteen violips, five violas, three ’cellos
end four basses, representing with the
boWB a value of about $11,000.
Bflde cake Is a relic of the Roman
eonfarreates, a mode of marriage prac
ticed by the highest class In Rome. In
ronfarreatlon the bride wns led to the
altar by bachelors, but conducted home
\y married men, and the ceremony took
place In the presence of ten witnesses
fcy the Pontifex Maximus, whereupon
the contracting parties mutually par
. look of a cake made of salt, water and
Sour.
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An Old Kansas citizen, who had been
Jienpecked all his life, was about to
file. His folfe felt It her duty to offer
film such consolation as she might, and
said: "John, you are about to go, but
I will follow you." “I suppose so, Man
ia," said the old man weakly, “but so
fur as I am concerned you don’t need
to be ill any blamed hurry about It!"
To Professor Charles Frederick Hol
der, sportsman, rtaturallst, angler and
author, is due the credit for th* a»
gnntxation of the famous Tuna club
of Sftjita Catalina, whose influence has
been such that nowhere in thfc world
does a higher standard of sport pre
vail ttfan an the fishing grounds of
southern California,
According to the American manufao
lurer the coal deposits of North Ameri
ca are estimated to contain nearly ns
much as those of Europe, or 681.000,000,
000 tons, but even this gigantic figure
Is completely dwarfed by Asia's wealth
pf coal as to which it is at present im
possible to make even approximate es
timate.
Lord Avebury, otherwise Sir John
Lubbock, was the first person in Eng
land to have his photograph taken. M.
Daguerre, the inventor of the art,
came to London to patent his discov
ery, and paid an early visit to Lord
Avebury’s father. The son was play
ing in the garden, and web successfully
photographed.
The British consul general at Lour
enco MarqueB, in a report to the Brit
ish foreign office on the value of the
Kaffir trade, mentions that the Kaffirs
of that colony employed in the Trans
vaal spend of the wages they bring
back with them every year $2,500,000
In drink, and there are only about 50,
000 of therm_ _
A debt collecting agency which is run
as a part of the regular public postal
system is the newest "improvement”
of the postoffice of Austria. Despite the
povelty of the enterprise, the plan has
worked admirably, so that many thou
sands are collected annually by the
postmen throughout the Austrian em
pire.
The Wochcinjer railway, from Ars
tlng to Trieste, which was opened by
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Aus
tria. July 19, passes through a portion
of the Alps and has forty-seven tun
nels and 728 bridges. One of the bridges
' has the largest stone arch in ‘.ho world.
. Its span Is over 270 feet.
' Peoria, 111.,’ claims the most remark -
' able bicyclist in the world, considering
J his advanced age. This man, Thomas
W. Davis, is now in his 77th year and
s has ridden over 100,000. He received
from the Century Club of America the
* first prize for the 1902 mileage record.
The giving out of church notices lias
often proved a pitfall for the unwary.
“During Lent," snld n rector lately,
' "several preachers will preach on Wed
nesday evenings, but I need not give
their names, as they will be all found
hanging up In the porch."
The Rev. Thomas Spurgeon rtCim*-,,
the same attitude toward r-'ti'-h
Baptist union as his father. He 'r rn* ••
.' member of It and has recent'-' ’ c-’’—• ’
his purpose to remain ni’s-l o' *
long as the present state ot V.
continues.
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
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San Francisco—Fourteen years ago
a British syndicate bought up, at an
expense or $10,000,000, seven breweries
In San Francisco. In the late fire the
syndicate lost all of Its plants. The
Istndon representatives of the syndi
cate have wired their local agents that,
after a car. ful resume of the San
Francisco situation, they had decided
to spend $2,000,000 in erecting a mod
ern, eight-story building on Second
street, near Howard.
Chicago—Exports of canned meats In
July showed the effects of the packing
house investigation. They were only
1.039,852 pounds, compared with 5,232,
797 pounds in July, 1905. The loss in
value was $438,000. In the seven
months of 1906 exports were 28,788,778
pounds, a loss of almost 15,000,000
pounds, or $1,422,000 over the corre
sponding period of last year.
Butte, Mont.—The board of equali
sation assessed Senator W. A. Clark
for $1,000,000 on his stock in the San
Pedro railroad, $2,440,000 on his United
Verde mine and raised his bank as
sessment $649,000, making an increase
of more than $4,000,000. The senator
had been summoned to appear before
the board, but did not respond by agent
or otherwise.
Denver—Subpoenaes were issued for
Henry Brady and James Williams, two
of the Denver Tramway company's
messengers, who are said to have dis
bursed funds for the corporations dur
ing the recent franchise campaign. It
Is understood the men have left town.
Judge Idndsey continued his investiga
tion of the ballot boxes.
London—The government has de
cided to seek for the extradition of Wil
liam Cann, treasurer of the Benevo
lent Society of Postal Employes, who
recently absconded to the United
States, leaving a shortage of *145,000.
Cann fled to Texas, where he was lo
cated In April, but his present where
abouts are unknown.
Shelburne, N. S.—Hon. W. S. Field
ing, minister of finance in the Cana
dian government, was unseated as a
member of parliament, charged by the
conservative party thut his political
workers In the last general election
had been guilty of corrupt practices.
Fielding Is the right hand man of Sir
Wilfred Laurler, the Canadian premier.
Dublin—John Dillon, member of par
liament, addressing a nationalist meet
ing at Ballaghameehan, claimed fot
Ireland a measure of home rule on the
lines adopted for the Transvaal. He
said that In that case Irishmen would
be found practical, reasonable and will
ing to give concessions where they are
necessary.
Washington, D. C.—Acting Attorney
General Charles H. Robb rendered an
opinion to the effect that Mexican lab
orers could rjot be Imported Into Texas
under contract for work on railroads
In that state and other public construc
tion work, and that the men heretofore
so admitted must be returned to Mex
ico.
Trsnton, N. J.—Professor William A
Cawley, principal of the Morrlsvtlle
(Pa.) high school, whose resignation
has been requested by the school board
because he hugged and kissed his big
girl pupils after school hours, says he
will go to court and demand vindica
tion. He refuses to resign under pres
sure.
London—A dispatch from Christiana
to the Dally Mail says that private let
ters received here from Spltzbergen
states that owing to the lateness of the
Season Walter Wellman, the corre
spondent of the Chicago Record-Her
ald. has abandoned the project of
ballooning to the north pole this year.
1 Boston—Resolutions accepting Wil
liam Jennings Bryan as the national
leader of the democratic party and os.
Its candidate for the presidency In
1908 were unanimously adopted at a
meeting of the state committee to
make arrangements for the annual
Btate convention, October 4, In Boston.
Boston—The New York, New Haven
(knd Hartford Railroad company, has
disposed of aH Its trolley companies In
Massachusetts, RJyjde Island and Coqr
nectVut to several individuals, who
nave formed an association which is to
be known ns the England Se
tmrfty and Investment company.
8*. Paul, M A-si»clal to the Pio
neer Press from Rice Lake, Wls., says:
There la no truth fn the report that
John Diet*, the defender of Cameron
dam, has been shot In a battle with
deputy sheriffs. No conflict has taken
place since that In which Dietz's sons,
Clarence and Roglch, were hurt.
Washington, D. C.—Mrs. Ida May
Morse, a St. Louis actress who came
here for the alleged purpose of getting
President Roosevelt to surrender to her
the $25,000 voted to him by congress
.for traveling purposes, was given Into
the custody of relatives who promised
ito care for her In St. Louis.
Little Rock, Ark.—A posse of officers
left Little Rock for some town In the
Interior of the state, the name of which
(was kept secret. One of the officers
■said that the posse was going after
'.Paul O. Stenslund, the fugitive Chi
cago banker, whose hiding place was
said to be known.
Washington, D. C.—Secretary Taft
has decided that enlisted men shall
have the first chance at the forty-eight
vacancies In the grade of second lieu
tenant In the army. An order was Is
sued some time ago granting only a
small proportion of the vucuneles tc
enlisted men.
Colorado Springs, Colo.—Hot Springs,
Ark., gets the next convention of the
International Typographical union. The
proposition to Increase the salary of
the president and tne secretary-treas
urer of the organization from $l,St)0 to
$2,400 per year was adopted.
Rio do Janerio—After four weeks of
entertainment for the delegates to the
Pan-American conference, the city’s
stock of champaign Is exhausted with
the exception of a small supply of the
sweet variety. As a result the price of
| that wine has increased.
| ' New York—That the Consollda'ed
Gas company must supply Its-consum
j ers with gas at 80 cents a thousand
i feet, as provided in the law passed by
the state legislature at Its last session,
was decided by Justice Giegrleh In the
supreme court.
I Buenor Ayres—An earthquake shock
was felt in the pro vine" of J.Iendoza.
Telegraphic communication with Chili
has been interrupted as a result. While
•It Is believed that no serious datuag
i was done, a panic prevails among the
, population.
Los Angeles, Cal.—Edward H. San
i derson, secretary of the California
! Truck company and a wealthy man.
1 Killed his w^fe and committed suicide
^ In their home in West Lak ■ avenue.
| The double crime was committed with
a razor.
MID-WEST TENNIS.
Sixty-Four Players in the Tournament
at Omaha, Including Cele
brated Rackets.
Omaha. Aug 22.—The annual middle
west tennis tournament started this
morning on the courts of the Omaha
Field club. Sixty-four players, a num
ber of whom are of national reputation
are entered, and play is expected tc'
continue throughout the week. Weath
er conditions are promising.
Sanderson, of Galesburg, and Kreigh
and Collins, of Chicago, won their
matches this morning in easy style.
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OLD SETTLERS’ PICNIC.
Twenty-Fifth Reunion of Dakota Coun
ty Pioneers on August 30.
Dakota City, Neb., Aug. 22.—The
forthcoming twenty-fifth annual re
union and picnic of the Pioneers' and
Old Settlers’ association of Dakota
county, to be held at Clinton park, ad
lolning Dakota City, on Thursday, Au
gust 30, promises to be one of the most
successful reunions ever held.
Already a large number of former
residents of the county have arrived to
ittend the meeting among the number
aeing Asa Rathbun and daughter, Miss
Mary, now residents of LaCrosse,
Wash.; George C. Bllle, of Palo Alto,
Cal., ex-county clerk of this county)
and Wm. Holtzslnger, of Chappel, Neb
The officers of the association this year
are: A. T. Haase, president; S. P.
Mikesell, of Ponca, Neb., vice presi
dent; John H. Ream, secretary; George
Wilkins, assistant secretary; A. H
Baker, financial secretary; George T
Woods, treasurer; M. M. Warner, of
Lyons, Neb., historian; H. C. Hansen,
chief marshal; Wm. Luther, J. M
Brannan, S. A. Brown, Jos. Leedom, A
Ir*. Davis, Wm. Biederrnann, Johr.
Kramper, George E. Barnes, asslstanl
marshals.
Music ror the day and at the dance
at night will be furnished by Reed’s
Fourth regiment band and orchestra, o'
Sioux City. The chaplain of the daj
will be Rev. George Bray, of Ponca,
Neb., and the annual address will be
delivered by Rev. Dr. F. M. Sisson, D
D.. of South Omaha, a former Meth
odist Episcopal presiding elder of this
district. The afternoon will be devoteel
to short adresses by pioneers and old
settlers, business meeting and election
of officers, horse racing, ball games and
general sociability. Meals will be served
on the grounds. The Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha railway has
given rates of one fare from all points
on its line north of Calhoun.
FIGHT ON TEACHERS’ LAW.
Democrats May Inaugurate Opposition
to New Certification Plan.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 22.—There is some
likelihood that an attack upon the new
teachers’ certification law of Nebraska
may be made a part of the democratic
state campaign this year. The first
opposition so far manifested to it has
been made apparent in Richardson
county, where the superintendent of
schools, T. J. Oliver, claims the law
has cut down the number of qualified
teachers, due to the increased severity
of the tests. It is said to be the inten
tion of the democratic leaders to advo
cate the repeal of the statute In the
hope that teachers who object to diffi
cult examinations will rally to their
support on the slate and legislative
condidates.
State Superintendent J. L. McBrien,
who, with many other educators, cham
pioned the measures, does not think
that it should be repealed. He denies
that teachers generally are dissatisfied
with it or that they have been crowded
out of the profession under its oper
ation. Mr. McBrien believes the new
law has been a help to all progressive
teachers. While some have failed tc
pass the examinations in all subjects,
they are at liberty to be examined
again on such branches as they have
failed in, and any applicant for a cer
tificate who possesses the required
qualifications, Mr. McBrien thinks, will
be able to get one.
DISOBEDIENCE CAUSES DEATH.
Lad Goes in Bathing, Contrary to
Father’s Injunction, and Drowns.
Pierce, Neb., Aug. 22.—The funeral of
Samuel Manske, the second son of Mr
and Mrs. William Manske, living north
east of town, was held yesterday after
noon at the Congregational church. The
boy with his older brother had been
In bathing last Friday afternoon, aftei
which they went to the field where theii
father was working. As they were go
ing home their father told them not ts
go in bathing again. Thev disobeyed
his Instructions and went in. The
younger boy went in where it was toe
deep and drowned before the oldei
Brother could summon help.
NEGRO TROOPS HATED.
Their Recent Rioting Provokes De
mind for Removal.
Dallas, Tex., Aug. 22.—Fdllowlng a
further appeal from the officials and
citizens of Brownsville, United States
Senator Culberson has again appealed
to the war department for prompt In
vestigation and Immediate action In
the situation In the southwest Texas
city. He sent a telegram today to Gen
eral Ainsw'orth, of the war department,
urging telegraphic communication with
the commanding officers at the post
and a removal of the troops from Fort
Brown, deeming this the only means
to bring peace.
Brownsville, Tex., Aug. 20.—Major A.
P. Blockson, United States army In
spector general of the southwestern ln
vlslon, arrived here today to Investi
gate the recent outrage committed by
federal negroes of the Twenty-fifth in
fantry stationed at Fort Brown.
While It Is believed that no further
trouble is likely for the present at
least, the citizens of Brownsville are
its determined as ever that the negroes
shall not remain at this station, and
they propose to continue to bring pres
sure upon the federal government to
remove them to some other fort.
HAS FIGHT AT HOME.
Govornor Hoch's Neighbors Not En
thusiastic for Him.
Marion, Kan., Aug. 22.—No part of
I Kansas presents a more interesting po
litical situation than the Fourth con
gressional district. It is Governor
Hoch’s home and his old neighbors are
making things as interesting tor him as
they can. The -prediction that he won’t
carry Marion, his home county, stems
to be based on facts.
I Marion county has been Governor
Hoch's home during most of his active
life. They knew him here as he is
j known nowhere else and yet it seems
I they did not know him. He had talked
I prohibition of the liquor traffic so long
and much that they believed he
meant it. When he became governor
and did nothing they might have be
lieved that he could not if Governor
Folk of Missouri hadn’t been doing
things.
TRUST IS FLUSH.
Cleveland, O., Aug. 2.—Refined oil
again declined Vi cent per gallon to
day.
Iboyd nominated to
SUCCEED M'CARTHY
Third Nebraska District Repub*
Means Choose the NeMgh
M an for Congress.
NAMED ON FIRST BALLOT
Boyd Lacked One-Half Vote to Norni*
nate at First, but Change of One
Vote Caused Stampede to
Neligh Man.
Fremont, Neb., Aug. 20.—Judge J. F.
Boyd, of Neligh, was nominated for
congress on the first ballot by the
Third district republicans in convention
yesterday. The vote taken gave Boyd
129 yt, McCarthy 95 15-100, Young
34 35-100. This left Boyd Just half a
vote short of nomination, but before
the result of the ballot was announced,
Stochweli, of Nance, changed his vote
to Boyd, giving him a half more than
the required number. When It was
seen that Boyd was nominated, county
after county changed its vote, and the
wuuesL excitement lonowta until an
had got in the band wagon, and the
nomination was mane unanimous.
The convention of the Third congres
sional district was rather slow in get
ting together and it was some time
after the hour named when Chairman
Fales sounded the gavel which called
the delegations to order. Jack Koenig
stein, secretary of the state central
committee, read the call, and then the
chairman introduced Ross Hammond
as temporary chairman.
When Mr. Hammond assumed the
chair he made a speech in which he
sounded the keynote of the campaign,
dwelling with earnestness upon the
fact that the republicans stand today
for the people as against the corpora
tions. indorsing the railway commis
sion amendment and declaring for the
anti-pass platforms that have been
adopted by nearly every republican
county convention In Nebraska.
After Mr. Hammond's address, there
appearing to be no contesting delega
tions, the credentials in the hands ot
the secretary were accepted and the
delegates allowed seats in the coven
tion.
Burt county moved that E. E. Tay
lor, of Tekamah, be made permanent
chairman and he was elected without
opposition. Jack Koenigstein, of Nor
folk. was made permanent secretary.
Miller, of Madison, moved that a
committee of seven be appointed on
resolutions. The motion carrying, the
chair appointed the following named on
the committee: Miller, of Madison;
Lister, of Cedar; Ashley, of Burt;
Stockwell, of Nance; Gurney, of Dodge;
Elliott, of Cuming; Mote, of Merrick.
After the permanent organization
was perfected, the convention took a
recess until 1 o'clock. Promptly at that
hour the convention reassembled and
immediately got down to business.
Ballot was ordered on candidate for
congressman, and on the roll call the
several counties voted as follows:
For Boyd.
Antelope . 17
Boone . „ 5
Cedar . 8.50
Colfax . J
Dakota . 5
Dodge . 11.50
Knox . 19
Madison . 21
Merrick . 9
Nahce . 2.50
Pierce . H
Platte . 5
Wayne . 13
Total .129-50
For McCarthy.
Boone. 5
Burt . 20
Cedar . 3.40
Colfax . 5
Cuming . S (
Dajcota . j
Dixon .-. 15
DOdge .' 6.25
Merrick . 3
Nance . 7.5C
Platte . 1C
Thurston ..».— 8
Total . 96.15
For Young.
Boone . 5
Cedar . 5.1
Colfax . e
Cuming . 5
Dodge . 5.2J
Nance . 1
Stanton . S
Total . 34.36
NEBRASKA SOCIALIST TICKET.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 20.—The social
ists of the starte nominated the follow
ing ticket:
United States senator—J. B. Roe, ol
Omaha.
Governor—E. T. Taylor, Broken Bow.
Lieutenant governor—C. F. Michael
son, Omaha.
Railway commissioners—A. L. A.
Schemeyer, Lincoln; John Somass
Douglas, Otoe county; J. D. Ream,
Broken Bow.
Secretary of state—J. H. Knowles,
Well Fleet.
State treasurer—Dr. R. A. Howlhora,
Maywood.
State superintendent—Mrs. Ada K.
Schell, Ponca.
Attorney general—G. C. Porter, Oma
ha.
Commissioner of public lands and
buildings—T. P. Lippincott, Blair.
Congressman First district—E. I
Root, Lincoln.
Nearly every county in the state was
represented and several as delegates.
Temporary organization was effected
by the election of T. L. Phillips, ol
South Omaha, as secretary. Commit
tees were elected as follows:
Resolutions—Porter. Lackey, Carter
Credentials—Roe, Michaelson, Sterns
Rules—Vail, Alexander. Stebbins.
After the temporary organization a
recess was taken.
The state committeemen of the so
cialists, with C. M. Sterns, of Hum
boldt. as chairman, and Dr. DeVore, ol
Laurel, as secretary, held a meeting a<
which the plan of the committee was
discussed for placing a permanent or
I ganizer In Ihe field. The prospects are
bright for raising a fund of $600 a yeai
to be devoted to this purpose.
BRAKEMAN LOSES LIFE.
Jack Ledgerwood Falls Under Train at
Fremont.
Fremont, Neb., Aug. 20.—Falling un
der a train opposite the freight depot
| yesterday afternoon, Jack Ledgerwood
I r Union Pacific brakeman, who lives
! in Omaha, had his left leg severed
} above the knee. The limb was ampu
. lated later at the hospital and Ledger
wood died from the shock. Ledgerwood
was a brakeman on No. 5S, and the
train was switching. He attempted to
cut the air when he fell. His wife,
iwho is vistttnv in «♦ D-u], is coming.
I 250,000 CARS OF CORN
That's the Estimate of the 1903 Yield
in Nebraska.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 21.—Nebraska s
crop promises to be big enough, if it
were all shipped, to fill a train of 250,
000 cars.
The Union Pacific’s crop estimate for
1906 is aDout completed, and will be
ready to give to the public in a few
days. The figures have been obtained
by experts who have Deen through the
grain-producing counties of the state,
visiting farmers and by conferring with
the elevator men and others along the
lines of road.
In acreage they got these figures:
Winter wheat has an increased acre
age of 110,229 acres over last year;
spring wheat, 56,031 acres decrease,
corn, 368,419 acres increase, and oats
22,144 acres increase.
Winter wheat is estimated at from
18 to 30 bushels per acre; spring w’heat
14 to 20, and corn 20 to 50.
The corn crop of the present year
most of which is considered safe unless
there should be an early killing frost
is estimated at 250,000,000 bushels.
Few people understand or compre
hend what a crop of 250,000,000 bushels
means. The average freight car holds
1.000 bushels of grain, and, with draw
bars and bumpers, is thirty-five feet in
length. Supposing it were possible^ to
move the Nebraska corn crop of 250,
000,000 bushels at one time, it would
require a train of 250,000 cars. This
train would be 1,681 miles long, with
enough cars besides to make up several
ordinary trains.
OVERALLS GOOD ASBROADCLOTH
Governor Mickey Proclaims Dignity of
Honest Toil.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 21.—By procla
mation issued yesterday Governor J.
H. Mickey sets aside Monday, Septem
ber 3, as Labor day, and in his proc
lamation he pays tribute to the labor
ing man in the following language:
"We are all laborers in the world's
vineyard, and our success or failure is
determined by the manner in which
we perform our daily tasks. We can
not tell by the clothes that a man
wears what kind of a citizen he is; the
homespun and the overall takes rank
with the finest of broadcloth when
measured by the true test of citizen
ship.
"Labor is ennobling, it is dignified,
and the debt this country owes to la
bor can never be estimated. The ex
cellence of our nation and of our owr
commonwealth is due to labor, backed
by brains and capital, and guided by
the hand of Providence.
“Labor and capital must of neces
sity dwell together.
“Both are needed by each other;
neither ‘is good or fair alone.’ Ther
may they go hand In hand and peac
ably, for the future development of oui
great nation depends largely upon tht
attitude these two great factors hold
toward each other.”
HE MANUFACTURED BOOZE.
Charles Johnson Bound Over to thi
Grand Jury at Tekamah.
Tekamah, Neb., Aug. 21.—Charles
Johnson was brought before United
States Commissioner Singhaus charged
with selling liquor in Tekamah with
out a license. Johnson was arrested by
the city authorities about a month age
and prosecuted under the city ordi
nance, being sentenced to thirty days
In Jail; his time was out Tuesday and
when Sheriff Phipps released hire
United States Deputy Marshal Sides
was "Johnny on the spot” and took
him before Singhaus, who bound hitjr
over to appear- before the federal grand
Jury.
Johnson was in the Douglas county
Jail all last winter, but made his es
cape about thirty days before his time
was out, while he was mowing the
lawn. Nothing was heard of him until
a month ago w'-hen he was caught not
only selling but manufacturing “booze”
within the corporate limits of this
place, the factory being in a small
grove one block west of Main street
When arrested he had four one-gallon
jugs of the "dope” made and ready for
pale.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 21.—State Super
intendent McBrien has made an inter
estbig compilation of the school sta
tistics for the year 1905. He finds the
total expenditures for schools during j
that >rear were $5,543,550.11, divided as
follows:
Paid to male teachers.$ 575,821.0s
Paid to female teachers . 2,690,015.32
For buildings and sites. 529,074.0(
Repairs . 239.417.41
Fuel . 265,076.2*
Reference books, maps, charts .. 916,026.52
Text books and supplies. 205,888.3*
All other purposes . 916,026.52
The receipts from all sources were
$6,620,419.13.
The number of men teachers in the i
state was 1,310, and of women teachers ,
8,370, making a total of 9,680. The , |
monthly salary of the men wus 58.85 |
and of the women $41.81.
School houses numbered 6,796, divided
as follows in material of construe- |
tion: '
Frame .6,10S
Brick . 349
Stone . 32 ,
Log . 84 i
Soil . 22C |
KILLED BY TRAIN.
Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 21.—Night Guard
John McCoy of the state penitentiary
was killed in the Burlington yards. He ,
was going to the Missouri Pacific depot
and Intended to visit his brother at
Nehawka. He was struck by a box
car. He could not be Identified last
night, but today Warden Beemer iden
tified the body. McCoy was 27 years
of age.
IT’S A GREAT CHAUTAUQUA. !
York, Neb., Aug. 21.—The York chau- i
tauqua has been thus far an unquali
fied success. Programs have been so <
uniformly good that interest has not 1
flagged, the attendance ranging from i
1,non in day time sessions to 2,000 to <
2,500 evenings. i
CLOSE DOORS FOR SETTLEMENT ]
Telcimah, Neb., Aug. 21.—Jeep Bros
successors to Smith Bros., general mer- i
chants in this city, closed their door«
to business yesterday, pending a settle'- i
ment with the former owners, who hold i
a mortagage against their stock.
f;re loss of $300,000 I
Five Hundred Men Thrown Out of Em ! ■
ployment by Burning if Hat 1
Factory.
Orange. N. J.. Aug. 2(i.-Fire which fo’- ]
lowed a violent explosion todav destroyed 1
the hat factory of Frederick Cummins 1 '
Sons & Co., causing a loss of $300,000 and i
throwing 500 persons out cf employment. I 1
NEW YORkVxCHANGE \ !
Chicago, Aug. IS.—New York exchange I I
15 per cent, discount. 1 1
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ERYAN'S HOMECOMING.
His Fellow Townsmen Will Pay Him
Homage.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 18.—The home
coming reception to William J. Bryan
will be pi tabled over by Mayor Brown,
who will call the meeting to order.
Prayer will be offered uy Rev. Martin,
pastor of the church at Normal, which
is attended by Mr. Bryan and famny.
The welcoming address will be deliv
ered by Governor Mickey and respond
ed to by Mr. Bryan, after which will
occur the reception in the lower cor
ridor of the capitol. The exercises will
conclude with a brilliant display of fire
works/
The above program was agreed upon
at a meeting of the reception commit
tee held at the Commercial club yes
terday. It has been ascertained that
Mr. Bryan cannot reach here until late
in the afternoon of September 5. He
will be in Chicago the evening before
and the trains by which he can reach
Lincoln are due here at 4:35 and 5:25
in the afternoon and of course are
liable to be late. Under the circum
stances it was deemed impracticable to
have a parade, but a large mounted
escort will accompany the party to the
state house.
_A_
SOLDIERS UNDER KINKAID LAW.
Veterans Will Receive Credit for Ser
vice in Army and Navy.
O’Neiil, Neb., Aug. lit.—Congressman
Kinkaid has received a letter written
by Acting Commissioner Pollock of the
general land office at Washington, to
the effect that the soldiers of the civil
war, entrymen under the one section
Nebraska homestead act, known as the
Kinkaid act, when making their proofs
will be credited for the time of their
army service not exceeding four years’
time.
Some doubt had arisen as to whether
credit would be given, and Congress
man Kinkaid wrote the commossioner
for an official assurance, receiving a
favorable reply, which is as follows:
Sir: I have the honor to acknowl
edge the receipt of your letter of July
28. 1906, and in reply thereto have to
advise you that it is held by this of
fice that there is nothing in the act of
April 28, 1904, (33 Stat. 547) nor in the
regulations thereunder, which would
prevent the deduction of the time re
quired to perfect title as provided in
section 23, 5 R. S., in entries under sec
tions 1 or 3 of said act, and such de
duction will be made therein as in ordi
nary homestead entries. Very respect
fully, G. F. Pollock,
Acting Commissioner.
By another letter of the acting com
missioner's in reply to a letter written
by Congressman Kinkaid at the re
quest of a number of homesteaders, the
latter is informed that entrymen under
the same act, in making compliance
with the improvement clause thereof,
which requires that improvements
equal to $1.25 per acre be made, will be
allowed for sod houses, the planting
and cultivation of forest trees, the cul
tivation of tame grasses and for wire
fences and other fences as permanent
improvements.
ASK FOR GRAND JURY.
County Commissioners Want Norfolk
Asylum Scandal Probed.
Norfolk. Neb., Aug. 18.—County At
iorney Jack Koenigstein last night
wrote to District Judge Boyd request
ing the latter to summon a grand Jury
n Madison county for the purpose of
nvestigating four Norfolk insane hos
pital attendants charged with man
slaughter and cruelty. The request was
made on a written order from the Mad
ison county commissioners, who acted
ihrough a demand of Gov. Mickey that
:he investigation be held. Judge Boyd
is not in Neltgh now, but will undoubt
edly soon set the date for the grand
jury. The county commissioners gave
.heir written order for the request at
heir meeting in Madison yesterday.
Attendants involved are Forest Ellis,
departed: Joe Wiles, now in Maine;
“Vttendant Byerly, Blair Goff, of Os
nond.
, CRUSHED WHITE HE SLEPT.
rado, Killed Near Hastings.
Consumptive Beating His Way to Colo
Hastings, Neb., Aug. 18.—Clarence
iV. Griffith, aged 29 years, was fatally
njured in the B. & M. yards at this
dace this morning. He was beating
tis WaV from Chicago to Denver and
vas asleep on the truck. His wife ac
:othpanied the box car. The accident
lappened while the trafn Vas being
switched at this place. One foot was
>adly mangled and Griffith died shortly
ifter from the effects of the shock.
3oth the man and his wife were con
sumptives and were trying to get to
Colorado in hopes the atmosphere there
vould improve their health.
DEAD MAN NOT IDENTIFIED.
Bloomfield. Neb., Aug. 18.—The dead
nan found here Sunday was not Wal
er Todd. An inquest was held this
ifternoon by J. L. Burns, sheriff. Death
ront conditions caused by gross neg
igence of his own was the verdict. The
nan told parties that his name was
Vesley Blackburn and his home was at
ittsburg. Pa. He came from Omaha
sere. He had been dead for ten days
-nd was seen lying in the road, Thurs
lay, Friday and Saturday. If no trace
an be found of friends or relatives
le will be buried here at county ex
lense.
HAVE VIOLATED LAW.
Railroads Make Discovery and Hasten
to Call in the
Passes.
C hicago, Aug. 18.—Confirmation of
he report prevalent in Chicago rail
oad circles that practically all annual
>asses issued'by western railroads will
>ecome void after August 28 was se
ured in the offices of the various rail
oads here.
The action is the result of a confer
ence held a week ago bv a committee
>f executive officers of the western
oads with the Interstate Commerce
commission, on the requirehients of the
tew Hepburn rate law. The issuance
>f the important edict has followed al
nost immediately. The only exceptions
o the new rule are those specifically
tated as coming within the provisions
•f the act.
The general supposition has been
hat the transportation clause of the
tew law did not go into effect until
anuary, but the ground now taken is
hat the old interstate commerce act
irohibited the issuance of free trans
>ortatlon, and therefore the outstand
ing passes are illegal anyway. To get
within the law as speedily as possible
n agreement was reached that all il
egal outstanding transportation should
>e cancelled August 28.
The section of the old law which the
awyers say prohibits the issuing of
ree transportation is one that reads:
Nor shall any carrier charg • or d« -
nand or collect or receive a greater or
ess or different compensation for such
ransportation of passengers or prop
rty, or for any service in connection
herewith, than the amount specified!
a fhe published tariff*”
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