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■What is the "Drago doctrine,” which
fs to be excluded from the deliberations
of The Hague conference? It has noth
ing to do with the late Queen Drag*
of Servla. but derives It name from
Dr. Drago, Foreign Minister of the Ar
gentine Republic, who, Imitating th«
example of President Monroe, enunci
ated the convenient theory that dehtj
owned to the citizens of one govern
ment by those of another may not he
■'collected'' by force. This was wher.
xhe combined fleets of England, tier
many and Italy in 1902 appeared of!
Venezuela and caused Mr. Kipling to
write his ‘‘Rowers.” This “Drago" doc
trine was naturally hailed with enthu
siasm by all the money-borrowing re
publics of South America; but they
were told from Washington that It
could not be regarded as a subclause
of the Monroe doctrine.
The longest distance the human voice
has been transmitted Is believed to be
from Montreal to Winnipeg, 1,430 miles,
over the special copper wire along the
line of the Canadian Pacific railroad.
This wire, which has Intermediate con
nections only at North Bay and Fort
William, was Installed by the railroad
company for Its telegraphone system,
iby means of. which two messages, one
t>y telephone and the other by tele
graph, can bo transmitted simultane
ously over the wire. A number of tests
have been made of the new outfit, It
being found quite easy to converse from
end to end of the line, while at the
enrao moment, operators at an Interme
diate station (Fort William) were send
ing a telegraphic message to Montreal.
Miss Katherine Elkins, daughter of
the West Virginia senator and heiress
to a goodly fortune, Is one of the few
athletic girls who refuse to acknowl
edge the passing of their type. Few
persons outside her family circle have
seen Miss Elkins when she was not
astride a horse and clad in the most
masculine-looking garments. She in
variably wears a derby hat, a stiff linen
collar, a small black tie and cutaway
coat. She has magnificent black hair,
but she conceals It under her hat and,
Jt Is said, In mischief, Miss Elkins takes
a positive delight In being mistaken for
her brother.
In Brussels lives a lawyer who re
cently made good use of a phonograph
In a lawsuit. He had been continually
annoyed by the noises of a hammering
at an Iron foundry In his near neigh
bor. .ood. Finding that complaints were
unavailing, he brought the matter Into
court. But before doing so he placed
a phonograph In his library for one
whole day. When the case came before
the court he produced the phonograph
and set going the specially prepared
cylinder. An uproar and din as from
the forge of Vulcan was the result, and
the Ingenious lawyer won his case.
Italy has produced a new cereal for
bread making purposes that Is attract
ing a good deal of popular attention.
A public test was mado tho other day
at Mesbrlno of baking bread from
flour of the new grain, which Is named
Olco Cafro, and has been developed
by a priest of the name of Candeo.
The bread was pronounced to be pala
table, light and, mixed with one-third
of wheaten flour Is declared to make
a sustaining food at very low price.
Besides this, tho "Inventor" suys that
Its general use would do away with
tho pellagra In Italy.
American and English women mar
ried to great Roman nobles have done
much toward refining life In the Eter
nal city. They discouraged the rough
horseplay and the practical joking, so
common under the old regime even in
the best houses. They have introduced
such amenities of life as open fire
places. bathrooms and improved sani
tation. and. In short, they exercised the
same softening and humanizing effect
upon tlu> Roman nobility of the last
half of the nineteenth century that the
Greeks had upon the ancient Roman
patricians.
Well Into the nineteenth century the
sale of a place in tho house of com
mons was considered to be as honora
ble a transaction as the purchase of a
commission in the army. "1 have seen
an advertisement," wrote Professor
Pryme, "before Orampound was dis
franchised. offering a borough for sale,
as not only to he sold but sold by order
of the court of chancery. A short time
before the reform bill Lord Monson
paid £100,000 for Gallon, which con
tained about twenty-five houses and
rather more than 100 inhabitants.”
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estlng engineering undertakings In
course of construction at the present
time Is the building on a public street
Hn Paris of two underground depots
and a considerable length of connecting
funnel, which, when completed, will he
sunk into position. These are for the
use of the Metropolitan subway, the
main line of which railway crosses the
Seine. The sections which are to cross
the river have been built on land and
floated to location, where they are sunk
to the river bottom.
"Tramway," a very useful word uni
versally employed In Great Britain hut
hardly ever heard here, is said to have
been derived from "Outrum’s ways,”
©trtram being the first man to lay Iron
plates on wooden stringers'. "Tram" Is
an old word, meaning, at various times,
a sled, a car. The word "tram" was
used long before Outram's time for
designating a plank road or even a
highway. Tt seems more likely that it
was in this way “tram” is probably a
coincident.
The Jananese spaniel, or sleeve-dog of
'Japan. Is one of the long-coated varie
ties which is much admired. They have
been hard to acclimatise,and many dis
couragements have been met with in
their introduction. They have large
heads, with big dark eyea set wide
apart and very full. Their little tails
curl up over their backs like feather
flusters. One pound Is the true sleeve
dog welEht.
Dorothy Lady Stanley, the widow of
the famous African explorer, was mar
rled a few days ago to Henry Curtis
of whom the world knows little save
that he is a fellow of the Ttoyal college
of surgeons. Since Sir Henry M. Stan
ley’s death, three years ago, she has
lived the life of a reehise at Furze Hill
the country place In Surrey that Stan
ley bought, and where he Is hurled.
The Lewis and Clark exposition
brought 120,000 persons from east of the
Rocky mountains to the coast in 1905
, With the foundation In exploitation laid
by Portland for Seattle to build upon
says a writer in the Pacific Monthly!
the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition
will bring at least 2sn,(ie0 In 1909.
The most didloult part of the coal
dust problem is to discover what ele
ments must necessarily be present in
a coal to lwnVe C-r 1 dnnrernus
Some expe*-' fa • .rrir-d
on with thi- » ' if r P rc- 1
suits obtain • *| Y;eo- 1
Ins- I
Take charge of
CHILDREN AND
ESTATE OF VICTIMS
Brothers of Murdered W. H
Copple Find $15,000 Pro
perty to Administer.
Peruler, Neb.. May 22.—I-ast Saturday
i. O. Copple, W. H. Copple, Klmer K.
Copple and VV. W. Keed, the three
former brothers of the late Walter
Copple, who was murdered lust week,
and the latter a brother-in-law. came
to Pender and made application for
letters of administration for their
brother's estate and guardianship pa
pers for the children.
J. O. Copple, formerly a county com
missioner of this county, will he ap
pointed to both positions. The estimated
value of the estate Is S10.000, with
tF,,000 life Insurance In favor of the
murdered wife and four older children.
During their stay In Pender the
brothers stated to a number of parties
that they were opposed to lynch law
and wanted Burke, alias Higgins, to bo
tried and receive his just deserts in tho
regular way. There Is little or no ex
citement here now, and It is hardly
probable that any effort will be made
to lynch the murderer when he Is
brought to Pender for a hearing. No
complaint has as yet been tiled here,
and it Is possible that nothing will be
done for several days yet.
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ROY MAYNARD IS
GUILTY; LIFE IN PRISON
Alliance, Neb., May 22.—The Jury In
the case of Hoy Maynard, the Denver
hoy who shot and killed Hoy Barnes
proprietor of the Burlington eating
house here, lute last winter, returned
a verdict of murder In the first degree
nni-1 fii/winiimimlml llfu finru'lthiniitfint
BUNDY IS FOUND
GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER
Tehamak, Nc-b., May 22.—The Bundy
Jury returned at 4 a. m. Sunday with
a verdict of “guilty of manslaughter
with recommendation to the court for
mercy.” The prisoner, Bruce Bundyy
received the verdict with no signs of
emotion. Ex-Senator William Miller
of Oakland, was foreman of the jury
Sentence will be Imposed when Judg6
Hedlck returns from Omaha.
Herbert E. Austin and Bruce Bundy
were both prosperous farmers, residing
about eight miles northeast of Teka
mah. The farms Joined and the houses
were not 200 yards apart. Austin had
a wife and little daughter 7 years old.
Bundy was a single man and kept
“bachelor's hall.” Austin and Bundy
were boys together, raised In the same
neighborhood and were companions un
til about one year ago, when Austin
became suspicious that Bundy was get
ting too Intimate with Mrs. Austin. A
quarrel ensued, in which Austin for
bade Bundy over coming on the place
again. As time went on the bitterness
r>f feeling increased because Mrs. Aus
tin refused to cut out her friendship for
Bundy. About the first of this year
Austin and his wife separated on thlA
account, but her parents succeeded it;
patching the matter up by her agree
ing to have nothing more to do with
Bundy, but It Is alleged the faith was
not kept. Bundy forbade Austin tc
come on his premises and when lie did
the fatal quarrel ensued.
GOVERNOR SHELDON WILL
TALK TO OAKLAND GRADS ,
Oakland. May 22.—The commence- 1
ment exercises of the Oakland high 1
school will be held at the Lutheran :
church Saturday evening, June 1. Gov
ernor Sheldon will deliver the address
to the class. The school board has I
elected Miss Pearl Harris, of Fullerton ■
Neb., as assistant principal of the Oak
(and high school for the coming year. i
GETS CUSTODY OF CHILD
AND $3,300 ALIMONV '
Pender. Neb., May 22.—Saturday
Judge Graves granted a divorce tc ,
Mary Warrington from W. B. War
rington, giving the custody of the only
minor child, Geneva, to the plaintiff,
and $3,300 alimony. Warrington is
landlord of the Llndle hotel. The ac
tion was brought on the grounds o’
cruelty.
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ARE STILL FIGHTING FOR
OFFICE OF COUNTY ATTORNEY I
Pender, Neb., May 22.—The Whit i
romb-Chase contest for the office oi
county attorney will probably be heart
again by Judge Sutton of the Omaha
bench next Friday. Chase defaulted I
when the ease was 141 before. Ini' 1
owing to circumstances, gets a ne\i i
hearing. !
YEGGIY3EN CRACK A
NEBRASKA BANS* '
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Winnebago City, Neb., May 22.—At
2:30 o’clock Tuesday morning robbers ;
blow open the safe of the local ban! j
and escaped with funds estimated a
between $1,000 .riel $1,200.
The explosion aroused the entiri
town, and oils' citizen got out In tinn \
to catch a rather unwelcome glimpst ‘
of the robbers, four in number, win ,
tied with n team and buggy, headins .
as the citizens believe, toward Slou:
City. 5
The citizens approached just as tli '
robbers were making off - and tin;
threw a gun on him, keeping him a
a distance.
Cashier F. M. Thompson wn,
aroused, .and after vainly nttemptins '
to call up the Sioux City police, i 1
was discovered tlint tile wires hat 1
been cut to prevent communicatici
by that means. I
Cashier Thompson then aroused th- 1
Great Northern telegraph operatot '
and word w.as sent to the Sioux Cit
police through the dispatch r’a office
Tae cl lz: 11 who came' in unconi 1
fortabij contact with the robbers wa:
able to give a fairly good dfsc riptlot
> f the nii n, which has been furnisn 1
to the police.
It is believed that the bank carrier
a larg- mount of government funds 1
Winnebago In Ing lot ated 1 n tile In ,
dl.in r servation. It u about thirtj 1
miles from Sioux City. ,
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IVANIJFACTURERG TO I
GO CN RECORD ON TARIFF
New York, May 22.—Whether the;
tvor a re vim 111 of tile .tariff and. if no
iu wv.at extent and i.i what manner
i.; expected to be announced by th« j
mil Association of Manufacturers |
which cantoned here ij 0
The tj ion will com up in the m^I
rt of the ta itni ee. which ; j
1 h P :! Ptl n mibet The J
tY A. . k t.\ '
TAKEN FOR MURDERER
PEDDLER SHOT IN LEGS
Wayne, Neb., .Vlay 21. -A. C. Statler,
an itinerant peddler, and a cripple due
to paralysis of Ills left arm, Is hobbling
about the court house with a bunch of
bird shot in his left leg, the result of
going up against Marshal Dan Maher’s
shotgun at Carroll. Tuesday morning
Mrs. Steve Jonas saw a tramp and his
pack leave their barn and hike down
the alley. A few minutes later fire
broke out In the building and burned
It down. It was then suspected th(
fellow might be ISurke, the bad mar
who killed the Copples, and a hurried
search revealed that he had taken the
train to Carroll. Marshall Maher wat
called up and lay In wait for the villalr.
at the elevator.
Statler’s story Is that It was snowing
and blowing as he passed the elevator,
that somebody said hello to him and
he looked up and returned the saluta
tion; that after walking a short dis.
tance he heard somebody shouting bu'
paid no attention: then he was shol
in the leg, and when he turned Mahe:
came towards him, gun In hand. Thai
he asked, "What did you want to shoo',
me for?” and that Dan replied by call,
ing him a vile name and threatened
him with more violence if he didn’t d<
as he was told.
Statler was then brought, to Waynt
and turned over to Sheriff Mears, ah
though It was known at Carroll, when
a doctor picked some of the shot oul
of his leg, that he came a long way*
from answering the description 01
Burke. He is a harmless looking un
fortunate, neither dangerous or vicious
and was very bitter In his denunciatior
of Maher, whom he talked of suing foi
damages. Marshal Maher feels bad
about the unfortunate affair. Then hit
version of the affair differs materially
from Statlcr's in that when he told the
fellow he wanted him Statler suggested
that the marshal should go where they
don’t travel by rail. Dan also says he
shot to scare the man and didn't an
ticipate the birdshot would puncture
him at the distance.
Marshal Maher and his victim have
patched up their differences so there's
nothing more to it but—two sore legs.
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INDIANS PLAY JOKE ON
WHITES, FEED 'EM DOG
Naper, Neb., May 21.—Four Naper
sports went out to the Indian dance
joined in the festivities. They were
armed for the occasion with a numbei
of bottles of liquor, and in the course
of the evening supplied several of the
Indians with liberal drinks, as a result
of which tiie interpreter at the day
school lost his job. But the joke was
not altogether with the white men.
The Indian is a solemn individual, but
you have several guesses coming if you
think he does not enjoy a practical
joke. The festivities Included a dog
feast, something enjoyed occasionally
by the older Indians. The dusky old
jokers, not to be out done by the men
with the firewater, told them they had
i nice veal stew, and the four whites
tilled up on the “delicacy” and even
wanted to know how the Indians
earned to prepare the meat so it
Lasted so nice. And the solemn jokers
lever told the visitors what they had
?aten and they did not know until next
lext day. Now they bark every time
.hey see veal stew on the bill of fare.
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SOME MYSTERY IN
MURDER OF A NEGRESS
Alliance, Neb., May 21.—Clifford Hol
nan, a colored janitor at the Phelan
'pera house here, shot and killed Sadie
3owlan, with whom he had been living
is his wife.
There seems to be some mystery con
leeted with the affair, as it is difficult
o learn the facts, but it is supposed
hat they had been drinking and a
luarrel ensued.
Holman delivered himself up to the
luthoritles immediately after the shoot
ng ryid made a statement that he had
tilled the woman In self defense, as
ihe was after him with a razor, and as
ui ther evidence to this fact, he stated
hat she had the razor in her death
•rasp. An investigation by the police
lid not substantiate this, but when
hree colored men, who were on the
leath scene without much delay, were
•ailed and questioned they soon pro
luced the razor, which was found un
lor tlie bed and there is no doubt it
vas placed there by them.
it is said the woman had an unsav
>ry record and about a year ago wai
mplicated in the shooting of the city
marshal at Crawford.
NEBRASKA IS IN GOOD
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Lincoln. Neb., May 21.—Nebraska'!
looting debt is now at the lowest figure
t has reached for many years, and
i new call for general fund warrants
ibout to be issued will reduce the out
handing amount of indebtedness to ap
truximutely $1,200,000.
On the date of the last call, Maj
3, the unpaid warrants aggregated $1,
77,000, and at the end of April, 1906
he floating debt stood at $2,091,000
ind at the end of May it was $1,960,
i00. These figures show that the stati
ms gained nearly $700,000 on its deb'
n less than a year, and at the sami
ate the whole debt will be wiped ou'
tefore the expiration of this biennium
tprll 1, 1909.
Treasurer Brian has received the las'
lividend due the state from the de
unct First National bank of Orleans
2,000 in amount. A former dividend oi
2,000 was recently paid, making $1,001
n all. The state had $2,000 on deposit
vhen the bank failed in May, 1897, s<
hat it gets 20 per cent, of its loss
-ounting no interest. The money wai
ent by J. W. McDonald, of Lincoln
cho has been acting as receiver. It
rns not realised from assets, of whirl
he bank had none, but came througl
in assessment on some of the large,
tockholders.
!AME BACK TO OLD
HOME TOWN; KILLS SELF
Norfolk, Neb., May 21.—W. IV. Rob
its, for years a prominent insuranct
nan here, and lately of Oklahoma, who
lad returned to make this city bis
ieme, committed suicide at a rooming
muse, with carbolic acid. Domestic
lifficultles caused the act. The lifeles:
lody lay for several hours before ii
vas discovered in bed. '
.00T P0ST0FFECE
AND GET $13,000
Pasadena. Cal., May 21.—The safe in
he Pasadena postofllce was blown open
■arly today by robbers and $13,600 iri
inbroken packages of stamps was
tolen.
3’BRO TO BE NEXT
MINISTER TO JAPAN
Washington, May 21.- It is an
lounccd at the state department todaj
hat Thomas J. O’Brien, of Grand Rap- i
ds, Mich., minister to Copenhagen, wil. !
locome ambassador to Japan in Sep- f
ember on the retirement of Luke L f
Vrtght, of Tennessee, who lias given J
lotko that ho wishes to leave tht f
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I PRINCIPALS IN BRUTAL
NEBRASKA TRAGEDY
L. R. HIGGINS, ALIAS FRED BURKE
The Murderer.
VALTER F. COPPLE,
Who Was Slaih.
MRS. WALTER . . COPPLE,
Who Was Slain.
Omaha, Neb., May 20.—Louis R.
Higgins, alias Fred Burke, who on last
Monday morning murdered Mr. and
Mrs. Walter F. Copple near Rosalie,'
Neb., for whom he worked, is anxiously
awaiting the coming of his mother from
Denver. He says all he wants now is
to see his mother and then he doesn't
care what becomes of him. He still
maintains the crime was committed
while he was drunk and that he had
stolen no money.
The funeral of the murdered pair,
Mr. and Mrs. Copple, took place Thurs
day afternoon at Bancroft, Neb., the'
home of W. H. Copple, brother of the
dead man and was very largely at
tended.
BISHOP TO TURN
BACK SALARY MNEY
Omaha, Neb., May 20.—Rev. John Al
bert Williams, assistant secretary of
the Protestant Episcopal church of the
diocese of Nebraska, sprung a genuine
surprise on the delegates, clerical and
lay, Thursday afternoon, somewhat late
in the session, when he read a letter
from Bishop Worthington, in which,'
from June 1 next, the head of the
diocese of Nebraska resigns all claim to
salary as bishop, the stipend of $600 a
year heretofore being paid him being
added to the salary of Bishop Coadjutor'
Williams. The bishop also informed
the council that on or before his death
all money received by him from the
diocese since the appointment of the
coadjutor would be returned to the
Episcopal endowment fund.
The announcement took the bishop
coadjutor completely by surprise and
after he had succeeded In controlling his
emotions he announced that he would
endeavor to make some provision
whereby the money should result in
financial benefit to the diocese.
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4 J FOR A G COST A 4
4 COLLEGE MAN A JOB. 4
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4 Lincoln, Neb., May 20.—A student 4
4 at the state university, who has 4
4 taken two years in the engineering 4
4 department wrote Chief Engineer 4
4 Berry of the Rock Island for a posi- 4
4 tion. In his communication he said 4
4 that he had been studying "civil 4
4 enjlneering" and wanted practical *■
4 work. 4
4 A letter from Mr.Berry says: "We 4
4 cannot give a place to a man who 4
4 can't even spell correctly the name 4
4 of the business he is studying. A 4
4 little practical work on the spelling 4
4 book would be more advantageous 4
4 to him than a summer outing with 4
4 any of our surveying parties." 4
ACTRESS REFUSES TO
WED ON THE STAGE
Albion, Neb., May 20.—Carrie Edna, 1
Graham and William Walter Russel,
of Chicago, leading singers in the opera
company presenting "The Wizard of
Wall Street,” were married here while
the show company was passing
through. They had planned that the
ceremony should bo performed during
the performance, but the bride got
stage fright and the ceremony wag
performed by the county judge. Tito
yousiX couple had been traveling tii.
gether for some time in this company,
and their acquaintance grew into *
Jctc match,
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HOG HAS RABIES AND
TURNS ON PURSUERS
Grand Island, Neb., May 18.—A hog,
escaping from the men who were load
ing a' shipment of the animals at tho
Burlington stock yards, was chased for
some distance by a number of boys\
and incidentally beaten with sticks and
stones..
Finally it turned upon its pursuers,
who quickly beat a retreat, but it con
tinued chasing every human that came
within its vision, and after giving sev
eral ladles and children a close call the
maddened animal went into the barn
of Gus Neumnn.
In trying to chase the animal from
this property Mrs. Neumann was about
to be attacked, but the animal was
stopped in time by a wire fence in
rlosure. It was permitted to stay in
the barn for the night, and in the
morning it was dead. A veterinarian
pronounced the death as resulting from
rabies and declared that a bite would
have been infinitely "worse than a mad
do" bite.
MUST KEENN THE
PORE SUNLIGHT WHEN
TELLING FUNNY TALES
Idncoln, Neb., May 16.—A fiat has
/rone forth from the universary authori
ties that shady stories, no matter how
witty, must be omitted at all fratern
ity banquets hereafter, or there will
bo no fraternity banquets.
This is the season of the year, just
previous to the end of schools, that the
banquet habit that breaks out among
the students and the diet is given out
now so that nothing but witty stories
with off color details will hereafter be
permissible.
One of the instructors, who is quits
an orator, Is said to be one of the
worst offenders in this respect, and the
Y. M. C. A. element was responsible
for the protest that fired the faculty
to action. The"" insist that anybody
who can’t enjoy a joke unless it is
vulgar in some respect does not belong
to the better class of self-respecting
students.
BUNDY TRIAL SLOW
GETTING UNDER WA\
Teknmah, Neb., May 18.—A seconci
special venire of twenty nas been sum-i
moned after the first call of fifty extra
jurymen was exhausted, and still the
panel is not complete for the trial of
Bruce Bundy for murdering his neigh
bor, H. E. Austin, April 4, last. This
is the third day of the examination
of jurors, those called mostly professing
to have fixed opinions regarding the
case.
F. S. Howell, of Omaha, is assisting
H. Wade Gillis, for the defense, and
Ed. Smith, of Omaha, is with County
Attorney Singhaus in the prosecution,
Bruce Bundy, a single man, and H.
E. Austin, who had a wife and daugh
ter, lived in North Arizona for a num
ber of years. Their houses were about
200 yards apart and Austin and Bundy
were boon companions up until about
a year ago when Austin accuss^d Bundy
of being too intimate with his wife.
Relations were strained, and each
warned the other to keep off his prem
ises.
On the morning of April 4. Bundy
was seen at Austin’s by Austin, who
was wocking in the field close to the
house. Austin immediately came to
the house, put his team in the barn,
and went over to see Bundy. Austin’s
hired man, Tom Gregg, and Frank
Darling, who were at Austin’s at the
time, followed him over and were the
only eye witnesses.
When they got there Austin had
Bundy down and was pounding him.
Bundy told them if they did not take
him off he would hurt him. They pro
ceeded to raise Austin up and as they
did so Bundy shot him twice, both
shots entering Austin’s intestines.
He was taken home, walking pari
of the way, and medical aid was sum
moned. He died April 9.
LONG DELAYED PLUSES
FALL IN NEBRASKA
Lincoln, Neb., May 18.—Martin Dim
fry, of Seward, former senator, was
given (lie appointment of private sec
retary to Governor Sheldon yesterday;
A. B. Allen, private secretary, was ap
pointed state oil inspector; Otto Zoulow,
of Sohuyier, was appointed deputy oil
inspector for the third district to suc
ceed K. C. Burns, and William H.
Wheeler, of Fairfield, deputy for the
Fifth district to succeed Deputy John
son, of Minden. Mr. Allen succeeds
Edward A. Church, who has held the
position for four years. The new oil
Inspector was for four years private
secretary to Governor Mickey and has
been serving in the same capacity to
Governor Sheldon since his election. I
Mr. Diinery served in the senate with i
Governor Sheldon in 1303, representing
Seward and Butler counties. Otto
Zuelow served in the house from Col
secretary of the senate In 1905.
NEBRASKA G. A. R. AND
W. R. C. ARE AT FREMONT
Fremont, Neb., May IS.—The thirty
first annual encampment of the Ne
braska Grand Army of the Republic
m l the Woi - n’s Relief Corps was
opened with a . ,ng and unusually inter
esting program at the First Congrega
tional church in this city last evening.
Over 700 veterans and their wives and
friends are guests of the local orders
and not less than 2,000 are expected
here by tonight.
Mayor Wolz delivered the address of
welcome and speeches were made by
Department Commander Maxon, of
Minden, and others prominently iden
tified with the work of both orders.
Musical numbers by local talent were
pleasing features and the meeting was
characterised by a spirit of congeniality
and good fellowship.
Thomas A. Creighton, of Omaha, and
Ell A. Barnes, of Grand Island, are re
garded at this time as the most likely
candidates for the office of department
commander of the Grand Army of the
Republic and It is considered that Mrs.
L. D. Stllson, of York, is leading among
»he aspirants to the office of depart
ment commander of the Women’s Relief
Corps.
The business sessions will be held to
lay at the opera house and the pro- ’
gram as arranged will conclude on
Friday. ^ 3
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
ELECT STATE OFFICERS I
Omaha, Neb., May 18.—State officers
r>f the Nebraska order of tfhe Knights
"•f Columbus were elected here as fol
lows:
C. J. Smyth, of Omaha, state deputy;
J. F. O’Donnel, of O’Neill, secretary;
1. IT. Schmidt, of Omaha, treasurer;
'i. E. Reardon, of Alliance, warden; f
J. Whalen, of Lincoln, advocate, and <
'rihur J. Mullen as alternate to T. J. j
Mo honey, delegate ns past state dep- ,
hy to Mh? national convention.
The reports of State Deputy Smyth ! £
■r:d of t o division deputies showed the j J
; .:er in o. most presp* rous condition* ! t
THOMPSON SAVES
$80,000 BY HIGH
COURT DECISION
Directors of Banks to Be Liable,
to Depositors Must Have
Guilty Knowledge.
Lincoln, Neb., May 17.—D. E. Thomp-,
Bon, United States minister to Mexico.j
Is $80,000 to the good by reason of
federal supreme court decision yester
day which held him not liable to de-j
positors In the defunct Capital Nation
al bank. Thompson was one of the
three directors who signed printer
statements that the bank was in a cer
tain excellent condition when the facts
were that it was then really bankrupt.
The evidence was that Thompson
and h:ls fellow directors knew nothing
Df the truth or accuracy of the state
ments and simply took the word of thaj
president and cashier, the former serv
ing a term later for looting the bank.
The federal court decision is that to
hold a director liable for damages to
depositors caused by their reliance
upon the printed statements it must bo
Bhown that he had guilty and W’ilful
participation in tho promulgation ofi
tne false statement.
BURGESS FOR FEDERAL
BUILDING CUSTODIAN
Lincoln, Neb., May 17.—H. C. M.
Burgess, former chairman of the re
publican state committee, is to be the
successor of Bud Lindsey as custodian
of the federal building and collector ofi
the port unlessc something unforseen
happens. It is understood Senator Bur
kett offered the job to Burgess several
days ago, and the latter is going to
take it. The official announcement
will probably be made soon. Numerous
persons have been suggested for the
place and it had been offered to one,
and, possibly, two men, who would not
accept It. Burgess was chairman of the
committee when Governor Mickey
made bis second run for governor. ‘
CHARGED THAT^GOVERNOR
WAS “IN” WITH RAILROADS
Lincoln, Neb., May 17.—The curious
claim was put forward at yesterday's
conference of the railroad officials with
the state board of commissioners that
the present grain rates reflect an un
derstanding entered Into by the rail
roads and the then governor of Ne
braska, John M. Thayer, back in 1889.
The claim was made by Traffic Mana
ger Munroe of the Union Pacific, who
says that in those days corn was worth,'
but 10 cents on local markets, andl
tariffs were cut so that farmers might'
get enough out of their crops to live on.
The railroads are much disturbed:
over the fact that the Aldrich maxi
mum rate law, reducing all present tar
iffs on grain and grain products, live
stock, coal, lumber and building ma
terial, potatoes and fruit, 15 per cent,
will go into effect in July. Some fifteen
attorneys and traffic men have been
lere for two days trying to get the
commission to make some order ueiore
the new law Is effective. They are
pleading to be allowed to work out the
problems among themselves, insisting
that to reduce rates would not only
cripple revenues, but disturb interstate
-ates and lead to trouble in other
states. They insist that rates are now
as low as they should be.
BURKE WANTS ONLY
TO SEE HIS MOTHER,
THEN GO TO GALLOWS ^
Omaha, Neb., May 17.—Murderer
J'red Burke, who killed Farmer W. F.
Jopple and wife near Rosalie. Neb.,
md who was brought here last night
’or safe keeping, said today he would
dead guilty when the time came.
Burke w*as brought here by Sheriff
Bauman of Dodge county and Sheriff
Young of Thurston county. He was in
rons. On tne way to Omaha he freely
confessed his crime to the officers, but
,vould give no reason for committing
he atrocities. He said:
“I fully realize the enormity of what;
[ have done, and I know I ought to be
lurned at the stake, and that’s proba
uly what I would get if I should be
aken back to Pender. The only re
quest I nave to make is to be allowed
o live long enough to see my poor
nother, who resides in Denver. Then X
im willing to take my medicine.”
Mi BRIDE OF OLD
MILLIONAIRE MUSI
NOT GO ON STAGE
Eccentric Groom of 60 Searches
for State That Has Marriage
Laws to Suit.
__ SC
Columbus, May 17.—John Bryan, a
;ecentric 60-year old millionaire farms
sr, author, and manufacturer, of Yel
owsprings, near Xeonia, is here today
examining books in the state law 11
Drary for a marriage law in some state
.hat suits him. When he finds it ha
lays he will journey to that state and'
ved pretty Miss Fredericka Murphy,
i Cincinnati girl of 20, whom he edu
lated.
"It is the state that has the best
itatutes on this subject,” he said, "that
vill get us. I assure you that it will
>e neither Kentucky, Ohio or South
Dakota.
“The marriage contract provides
hat my wife shall not go on the
itage nor write novels until after
wenty years of married life. We only
vant $1,000,000 and will give away the
■emainder of my estate of $3,000,000."
WINE FIRE BORNS
FOR TWENTY YEARS
Columbus. May 17.—State Mine Inspector
ieorge Harrison has asked the attorney
tenoral’s office what, if any, aid the state
ould give in putting out a mine fire tha^
las been burning in Perry county for overi
wenty years. {
The tire originated during the miners'1
trike of 1 W>. At the outcropping of thel
•eiii the ....r.;es nun liirht up tile sky atj
tilth t.