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When Alfred Stevens designed rn«
notable monument to the duke of Wel
lington In SI. Paul's cathedral, Lon
don, he Intended that his work should
be drowned by an equestrian statue.
But Stevens died before the design was
carried out, Now. thirty-two years aft
er hl3 dooth. Ihe equestrian statue has
been eomjaeled and before long will
be placed In position.
In the simultaneous discharge of
eight of the ten 12-lnch guns of the
Dreadnought a shock was given that
Vessclof <00,000 tons, more than double
that of arty broadside ever before fired.
The Vessel of 18,500 Kyis skidded side
ways several yards, listing many de
ftrees. The guns are fifty-three feet
ong and each shell of 850 pounds Is
discharges try 265 pounds of cordite,
with a muzzle velocity of 2,000 miles an
hour.
The Morning Mercury of New Bed
ford, Mass., was one hundred years
•Id a few days ago, and, by way of
celebrating Ihe anniversary and show
ing that a centenarian newspaper Is
not too old to be enterprising, Issued
• special edition of thirty-six pages,
with a gorgeously Illustrated maga
zine of eighty pages. One Interesting
feature of the edition la an exact re
produotlop of thA first number. The
magazine Is descriptive. In picture and
text, of the Industries of New Bedford,
from the beginning of the nineteenth
•entury down to the present day.
One of the prominent figures at the
rat peace conference at The Hague
the famed Count Tomtelll. The
count 1A the most Italian of ItaHnns, of
whom M has been said that "never was
human visage more austere nor human
expression more melancholy." Yet he
shines at the conference on Its social
side. When Queen Wtlhelmina re
ceived the plenipotentiaries In state the
count went down on one knee and
ktsLetf tier hand devoutly. He has giv
en dinners costly enough to make the
bills Important In the budget of an
American millionaire.
Boston lp said to have the only
woman guide in the United States to
places of historic Interest. She has
Eutpped herself with so much useful
forrfigllon that she believes herself
be abW tq answer any reasonable
Question about Boston. Her specialty
Is taking tibout parties of women,
leathers ami school children. Though
la unusual thing In this country, wom
W guides fire to be found In foreign
titles; a number earn their living by
ttaowlngvlsltora about London.
Cedar wood la much esteemed by
tanners tor Its lasting qualities when
»sed for fence posts. An Interesting
proof of the power of this wood to
raslst the effects of time Is furnished
*y the Egyptian boats made of cedar
■rhltffi *rer« recently found burled near
(he banks of the Nile, and which, ae
lording to recent estimates of their
pge. were probably In use 4,600 years
ego. The fact must not be overlooked,
goweven that these boats were covered
by the Oiy sand of the desert.
About a month ago there came Into
Hew; York with a cargo of herring
from lafbrador the old cup racer I.a
Vonla, which was the challenger In 1871
against the schooner Columbia. The
Md cup boat Is now plying between
Poston and Iaibrador and Newfound
land porta, and She appears as raklsh
Vxddng as of old, but shows the marks
*f more than thlrty-flve years' battling
with the seas. She Is still good for
many years and her skipper takes great
srlde in her.
In Melbourne a movement lias been
started to erect a statue of John Bat
man the founder of that city. Seven
ty-two years have passed since Bat
man. attar tying his boat to a tree
Bose to where the Melbourne custom
bouse no«f stands, wrote In his diary:
'This wW be the place for a village."
The village la now a city with a pop
ulation Of more than 600,000. Batman
Aid not live to see more than the small
beginnings of the city he founded.
Pent *a considering the feasibility of
building a seventy-five mile railroad
from the rich rubber districts of the
Purus to a point on the Ucayali river,
which would turn the Immense rub
ber traffic to Iqultos. At present these
product? go through Brazil, which thus
gets the benefit of export duties on a
strictly Peruvian article.
A new ayiotem of wireless telegraphy
has been discovered by a German en
gineer named Helmke. The essential
feutyeejis the minute size of the trans
mitting and receiving apparatus, both
•f whit!h are contained In one small
case, which can be carried on a mun's
back. Its total weight being about
forty-two pounds.
Dr. August Dupre, chemical adviser
to the explosives department of the
English home office since 1873. has
died at Button, Surrey. At the time
sf the Fenian agitation It was his duty
to examine the bombs and Infernal
machines discovered by the police.
The (present aeronautical activity re
calls the kite craze of flfty-flve years
ago, when kite carriages were being ex
tensively built and experimented with.
With the aid of two large kites a car
riage was putted twenty-live miles an
hour.
New Zealand has set aside 9,000,000
acres of land for endowment for the
purposes of education and old age pen
sions. Custopi duties have been re
duced on necessaries of life, and In
creased In other lines to protect Indus
tries.
Commercial travelers of Bohemia had
a meeting the other day, at which they
resolved to demand from 50 to 100 per
cent, advance In salaries, to correspond
with a similar Increase claimed In cost
of living, especially on the road.
A Mohammedan army schoolmaster
has addressed a loyal appeal to the na
tive army In India, pointing out that
as soon as common sense is exercised
the acousatlpns against (he Indian gov
ernment fall to (ho e-round.
The value of settlers' effects taken
Into Canada by American Immigrants
In 1900 fiscal year was Jl,158,933, against
only Jl 1.223 by British Immigrants, and
only J6.244 by all other Immigrants.
A commission agent In the Paris fruit
market recently shlpp-d a basket con
taining sixty-three selected peaches to
London. The price for the lot was J540,
or about J9 each.
The United States has more newspa
pers than any other country. Every
week day there are 19.600.000 copies Is
sued and on Sunday the number is 11,
(OOpiOO copies.
The British colony of Ceylon and Its
finances are abundantly prosperous.
Rubber and other Industries are badly
harepere-t by want of railways, roads
bridc-ea.
NEBRASKA ROADS
WIN BIG VICTORY
federal Judges Refuse to Send
Rate Cases Back to State
Courts.
oniuh.i, Nib.. u;pt. 86. U lb. liKbt
of the railroads against ficlght and
passenger rate reduction:* in Nebraska
the ntatn suffered a signal defeat in
the federal court yesterday when
Judge? W. II and T. <\ Munger over
ruled the motion to remand the cases
to the state supreme «-onrt These are
the case? In which the Burlington, the
'Union Pacific, the Northwestern and
the Missouri Pad fie peek to resist the
15 per cent, reduction on freight of
I certain c lasses uh made by the Aldrich
law, and also are fighting the 2-cent
passenger fare law.
Jurisdiction for Federal Court.
Actions were started by the attorney
general In the .supreme court to re
stmin the railroads from seeking re
lief from the federal courts, and simul
taneously the railroads sought in fed
eral court an Injunction against tha
railroad commission to prevent it from
enforcing the law. The latter case
was argued some time ago and the at
torney general filed a motion to have
It remanded to the state court. Thin
motion was overruled today, the roll
ed States court assuming Jurisdiction
and defeating the attempt of the at
torney general to keep the proceeding?
within the state courts.
Roads Ignore Order.
The state railway commission som*
time ago cited the railroads to show
cause why the rates on grain within
the state should not be reduced 10 per
cent. Instead of making a showing
the roads made application for a re
straining order to prevent the com mis
sion carrying out the proposed reduo !
lion. Arguments In the case began be
fore Judges Munger yesterday. Attor
ney General Thompson in bis brief filed
alleges that the fixing of rates
Is distinctly legislative and that a court
of equity is without power to enjoin
such legislation. He also declares that
the notice of a hearing d'd not indicate
whether a reduction or increase of rates
was proposed.
May Mean Extra Session.
When the Injunction was first sought
Governor Sheldon declared In an inter
view that If It were granted he would
call an extra session of the legislature,
saying lie would "give the railroads all
the fight they wanted."
The motion to remand a similar case
brought by the five larger express com- !
punles war sustained on the ground
that the state is the only plaintiff and
therefore the cases can. ot he heard In
federal court.
BISHOP GARRIGAN TO
ATTEND OMAHA CEREMONY
Omaha. Neb., Sept. 25.—Three arch
bishops, u score of bishops ami as many
priests as have assistants to say mass
for them on that <lay or live near
enough to Omaha to come here in the
afternoon, besides thousands of com
municants. will participate in the cor
nerstone luyitig of tlie new St. Cecilia's
cathedral October 6. The list of those
expected Includes:
Archbishops—Ireland, of St. Paul:
Keane, of Dubuque; Glennon, uf St.
Louis.
Bishops—Garrigan, of Sioux City;
Davis, of Davenport; Janssen, of Belle
ville; Burke of St. Joseph; Lillis of
Leavenworth; Hennessey, of Wichita;
Cunningham, of Emporia; Metz, of
Denver; Keane, of Cheyenne; Carroll,
of Helena; Lenehan, of Great Falls;
Stnrlhn, of Lead; O'Gorman, of Sioux
Falls.
LOOMIS, OF FREMONT,
NOMINEE OF TWO PARTIES
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 25. —George L.
Loomis, of Fremont, was Saturday de
clared the nominee of both the demo
cratic and populist parties by official
canvass. A belated correction of the
vote of Lincoln county arrived In time
to cut Judge Albert to seven below that
of Loomis. The first report of this
county gave Albert 400 populist votes
when he received but 4.
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4 ERECTS LARGEST BARN -4
4 IN NORTHERN NEBRASKA 4
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4 Foster. Neb., Sept. 25.—Al- 4
4 bert Gregerson, u farmer living 4
4 two miles northwest of here. Is 4
4 building a barn, which, when 4
4 finished, will undoubtedly he the 4
4 largest one in north Nebraska. 4
4 It will be SX feet long and SO 4
4 feet wide with a 40-foot center 4
4 post, and will hold 110 tons of 4
4 hay and shelter 200 head of eat- 4
4 tie at one time.
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CALVE FIRST OF THE
SONGBIRDS TO ARRIVE
New York. Sept. 25.—The steamstiip
Punnonia. of the Cunard line, has ar
rived from the Mediterranean, bringing
among her passengers Mine. Calve, the
prtma donna, who happens to be the
ill's! of the famous songbirds to arrivo
in preparation for the coming season
of music and opera. As far as New
York Is concerned, the metropolis may
not see and hear Calve until late in
the season, for there is an extensive
concert tour to be gone through with
that will take up several months. She
will be In clouX City next month.
Mme. Calve looked plump and more
so. because sb- v. oi c a white serge suit
topped off h? a white foxskl.i boa. This
was a voluminous ornament, and set
off tlie- prime dorm's rich coloring to
good offert. A blue hat, till' breast of
n peacock suporiiupocoU with a brace
of pbeorant wings, war. the crowning
con fee tion.
WIRELESS BETWEEN
CANADA--‘.i RE AT BRITAIN
Sydney. N. S.. Sept. 25.—Marconi ar
rived at Glace liny. C. l?„ i.-iKI night to
make preparations to «>tuhli.-h r iraas
Atlaiillc wireless c nmnuuhcucion j«
ween Canada and Great Britain. AVlth
in a few weeks it is hoped constant
night'and day service w in be in op.
leratlor..
NEW PEACE OVERTURES
FOLLOW CRUDE S BLOW
LHASImG mOUrt C/'.hiP
Casa Bianca ’.-.pit. /’■—Tic destruc
tion of the Mooitsh cat; p at Sldl Lha
hlm, south of Casa Banna, and the dis
persal of the trlb .-tin n lias r, -uLcii in
renewed overtures for peace
General Drudj demands e.i tmcor.di
tional sut render of ail aunt. He rf., t
ed the camp's destruction after a jiol
light vesteruay.
NEBRASKA OUT
OF DEBT AT END
OF PRESENT YEAR
/Assessment Roll Shows Ta#
Value a Half Million in Excess
of Amount Needed.
’ Uncoil). Neb.. Hept. 30.---For the first I
'time in many years Nebraska will be i
[out of debt at the end of the present J
[biennium. The grand assessment roll, *
jjuat completed, shows taxable wealth I
|of the value of *329.000,000. This will
[produce In taxes for Ihe next, two ;ear3
1*4,867,000, or about half tt million more
llhan the appropriations cf the last leg
islature. In addition the state will re
ceive I)) fees and government aid to
(schools and universities *600,000 more.
This will enable the state to pay off
every outstanding warrant and have
[money left.
; Ten years ago the state was two mil- |
[lions to the had. and almost every fund,
pave the permanent school, was behind.
Persistent economy, coupled with the
[Opportunity through prosperity, to levy
,a small additional tax each year, solved
the financial difficulty.
GRANDPARENTS FIGHT
TO KEEP PLEDGE OF
CHILD'S DEAD MOTHER
Lincoln, Neb., Hept. 20.—Because ho
made one misstep In life and has re
pented, John B. Whitney told Judge
Holmes, In district court, that he does
not think he ought to be forever de- i
barred from the companionship and
care of his little 6-year-old daughter.
Whitney ran away three years ago
from Wahoo with the wife of the Bap
tist minister, Rev. G. B. Richardson.
They were cuught at Sioux <’tty. He
told the court that Richardson aban
doned the prosecution, and he himself
broke off relations with her because
of her frivolous demeanor. Since then
he has remarried, is living a blameless
life In Lincoln as a clerk, and wants
his girl.
The child In in the custody of Its
maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Thorp, who live near Wahoo. They
wish to retain the child to carry out a.
pledge made to Its dying mother, whose
desire that they should have It, they
say, -was acceded to by Whitney at lhi
time.
BANK DIRECTOR
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 20.—While han
dling a revolver, supposed to be unload
ed, last night John J. Haul, director
of the^St. Paul State hank, and son of
the bank's president, accidentally shot
himself through the heart.
SECURE REQUISITION
FOR TRAIN ROBBERS
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 20.—Special
Agent Frans, of the Rock Island road,
secured requisition papers today for
the return of Dailey, Hubbell and Wil
liams, under arrest In Sioux City for
robbing a passenger train here Sep
tember 6. Conductor Duval, who had
a running fight with the robbers, posi
tively identified them.
OWNER IN SIOUX CITY,
PIERCE SALOON ROBBED
Pierce, Neb., Sept. 20,—Sheriff E. A.
Dwyer was called to the village of Mc
Lean Tuesday by the news that the sa
loon at that place had been robbed the
evening before. It seems that the pro
prietor, William Feddern, had gone to
Sioux City and had left one of the
Scrlpter boys in charge of the sa
loon. At 6 o'clock the boy locked the
saloon and went home to supper. On
returning he found the back door open,
and on going to the money drawer he
saw that it had been pried open and
the contents, amounting to nearly J70,
taken. No tramps or other suspicious
looking characters had been seen about
the village during the day, so it is
thought by many that it was the work
of local talent.
PIERCE METHODISTS
TO HOLD CELEBRATION
Pierce Neb., Sept. 20—The 25th anni
versary of the founding of the MethQ
diRt Episcopal church in this place will
be celebrated next November—the date
to be anouneed later. It Is the inten
tion of the pastor and the official board
to have a feast of good thli.Gs for the
people at that time. A number of prom
inent Methodist divines will be present
to assist in the services.
BOY, SITTING AT WINDOW,
STUNNED BY LIGHTNING
Pierce, Neb., Sept. 20.—A heavy
storm of wind and rain came up from
the southeast Monday night and did
quite a good deal of damage to prop
erty in Pierce and vicinity. A bolt of
lightning struck near the Garvey resi
dence In the east part of town and one
of the boys, who was sitting near the
window, was stunned. The wind blew
down the cattle barn and grandstand
at the fair grounds.
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4 BOLT RIPS SHOE 4
4 AND KILLS A DOG. 4
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4 Winslde, Neb.. Sept. 2*3.—Lightning 4
i 4 performed Its second freakish trick 4
4 of the summer Mondnv night when 4
| 4 it struck the homo of Will Baldwin. 4
4 Mr. Baldwin, who w*s stand1!.g in 4
4 the door way. had a nhoe ripnod :o -*•
4 pieces, a dog. lying or. the doorstep. 4
4 was Instantly killed, jvhlle other 4
4 members of the family, ail sPcintr ■+■
4 near by. wore vmirC ..veil ecofept ♦
4 from the shock. Mr Baldwin !a 4
t suffering greaily from hl« fout. The* *•
house, a now ..r.c loceultr baid, ...
4 was badly riddled. 4
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STANDARD’S BONDS
FIXED AT $6,000.000
Chicago, Sept. JOS. Standard OU of
Indiana, to obtain a stay of execution
against its property to satisfy the fine
ofx$20,240.000 imposed by Judge* Landi.s,
must furnish {.bonds to the amount of
SC.OOQ.OOo. This was determined l»y
Judg>* Grosscup much to the chrgriii
of the nl'cirtifrys on both, sides. Counsel
for the oil company had contended
strenuously for hoik! of not more than
41.0f*0.«»(i0. while attorneys for the 50.
jemmciu had demanded that ike bond
be as high as the fine imposed by Judge
Landi*.
OFFICIAL VOTE IN
NEBRASKA PRIMARIES
Lincoln. Neb., Hept. 24 - Following
is ih' official vote on supreme Judge,
railway commissioner and regent:
Supreme Judge—
M B. Reese (rep.). 30.111
S. H. Sedgwick (rep.).22.757
i. L. Albert (pop-lnd.). 2,577
G. L. Looms (pop-lnd.). 2,188
Otto Meier (pop-lnd.). 841
4. L. Albert (dem.). 7,570
G. L. Loomis (dope)... !),Q5()
Otto Meier (dem.). 3,6SS
J. D. Graves (pro.). 'b23
I, . Stebbins (soc.)... 305
Railway Commissioner—
if'. A. Caldwell (rep.).18,867
IH. T. Clarke, Jr., (rep.).19,085
5. M. Wallace (rep.).12,469
Samuel Llehty (pro.). 68*
E. F. McClure (soc.). 300
Regent State University—
C. B. Anderson (rep.). 37,190
George Coupland (rep.). 26,627
A. S. Von Mansfelde (rep.).17.408
R. J. Millard (dem.).16.954
J. L. Sundean (dem.).15,521
J. If. Sundean (pop-lnd.). 4,845
J. H. von Steen (pro.). 671
J. M. Carter (soc.). 163
Julius Hollender (soc.). 93
Leo I. Lambrigger (soc.). 78
G. C. Porter (soc.). lot
James Schuler (soc.). 9ft
W. C. Rogers (soc ), to (111 vacancy.. 114
NO TREATING IN CASS
COUNTY THIRST PARLORS
Plattsmouth, Neb., Sept. 24.— 'Well,
old man, have something with me?”
Thanks. Don’t care If I do.”
. That conversation, with the accom
panying absorption of malt, spirituous
or vinous liquor. Is sufficient to jail
both buyer and buyee in Cass countv
at present, for County Attorney Rawls
has commenced to enforce the ancient
anti-treating law passed twenty-six
years ago. Three arrests have already
been made and sixteen warrants have
been sworn out.
The anti-treating law was passed at
the same time as the Slnruinb law and
Mr. Rawls, discovering it in an old law
book, and believing that all laws, good
or bud, should be enforced, decided to
use It. He gave notice to this effect
and then employed "spotters."
The citizens of Platlsmouth took little
notice of the order and went on with
their treating. All this took place on
Saturday, and on Monday the arrests
were made. The list of warrants to be
sworn out is nearly seventy. People
of all classes are included in the list.
A lawyer has offered to take any of
the cases to the supreme court to test
the constitutionality of the law.
This Is the first time the law has
been enforced.
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BURLINGTON ISSUES
NEW FREIGHT TARIFF
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 24.—The Bur
lington has filed with the state rail
way commission its new schedule of
class rates from Lincoln, Omaha, Fre
mont, Beatrice, Nebraska City, Grand
Island and South Sioux City to points
on its Billings line between Alliance
and the state line. On all classes of
freight below second class, reductions
of from 10 to 18 per cent, from the
old rates are made. These reductions
are in accordance with the recently
established tariffs to Black Hills points
which were made while the Interstate
Commerce commission was investigat
ing a complaint of the people of Bead,
who claimed that they were paying ex
orbitant charges to the transportation
companies.
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UNION PACIFIC GRANTS
DEMAND OF TRAVELERS
Omaha. Neb., Sept. 24.—The Union
Pacific railroad has yielded to the
complaint of the traveling men and
has rescinded its order barring local
business from the limited trains. The
company has Issued the following or
der:
"Commencing September 21. the
Union Pacific will try the experiment
jf carrying local passengers on over
land limited trains Nos. 1 and 2 to and
from stations at which these trains are
scheduled to stop."
OMAHA TO ENTERTAIN
THE MAYORS NEXT YEAR
Norfolk, Va., Sept. 24.—Omaha was
.elected as the next convention city of
the League of American Municipalities,
which adjourned here yesterday. The*
Nebraska city defeated Atlantic City,
Los Angeles, Niagara Falls and Du-!
luth. John MaeVicar, of Des Moines,
fa., was elected secretary and treasurer,
SENTENCED KIDNAPER
LAUGHS; PULLS TRIGGER
Refused New Trial He Smiler
at Public Trick to
Get Him.
Norfolk, Va., Sept. 24.—eBfore ho
could be apprehended at the request
of North Carolina authorities, Joseph
Harrison, of I’urrituek county, N. C.,
put a bullet in his brain at a hotel
here. He is dying at the *t. Vincent
hospital.
Harrison was convicted of abduct
ing in 190T» Kenneth Beasley, a son of
State Senator M. Beasley, of Currituck.
The child was never found. Harrison
was giver, twenty years in the peniten
tiary. He appealed to the supreme
court and yesterday he was denied a
new trial.
This afternoon the Norfolk police
sent up the request to his room that
he come to the telephone. He laughed,
declaring they could not trap him so
easily. He locked his door and tired.
SHAKESPEAREAN RiGHT
TO MANSFIELD PLAYS
HAS BEEN PURCHASED
New York. Sept. 24.—George C. iiaz-t
elton, lawyer and playwright, has pur
chased the Shakespearean productions
of Richard Mansfield, including “The
Merchant of Venice” and “Richard III.”
Besides the entire productions of these
two plays, Mr. Haze lton has acquired
from the Mansfield estate many of the
effects from other Manalield produc
tions.
The purchase was made through T>.
D. Stovtna, who was Air. Mansfield’s
personal manager and is now repre
senting Mrs. Mansfield in disposing of
the theatrical part <>i the estate.
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X MOVES TO LOOK X
4 AT A GIKL, FALLS. 4
4. WILL LIKELY DIE. 4
X rh'cugo. Sept. 1:4.- p. ter Shuda X
J 4. moved to tin- edge of the roof of a 4
| 4. three story building at NO Ninety- 4
■ 4. first street. South Vh.< ago. to g t a 4
I 4- bettor look at a girl who was watch- 4
4- ing 1dm at work. He mis: e Ilfs f ,ot- 4
4. ing and plunged he;: Iforeaast lor'y 4.
4. fee: to the ground, sunerii'g injuries 4.
4- which are likely to prove fatal. 4
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RAILWAYS, FEARING
TROUBLE, CRY QUITS
IN CREAMERY WAR
Nebraska Abolishes the Specia,
Rates and Puts Into Effect a
Distanca Tariff.
I.incoln, Neb., Sept. 19.—By a new
,arlff on cream shipments promulgated
yesterday afternoon the state railroad
commission abolishes ail of the special
and discriminatory rates heretofore In
force and puts into effect a distance
tariff, which it is expected wlH end all
of the warfare between railroads and
c reameries.
The new tariff will have the effect of
benefiting the small creameries while
not materially raising rates for the
big centralizing concerns. As com
pared with the old distance tariff the
new rates are uniformally lower, the
short hauls getting practicably all of
ttie benefit.
The outcome will be a serious dis
appointment to the railroads. They
filed a request to be allowed to raise
rates that for long distances would be
almost prohibitive. The traffic man
sgers explained that they did so pur
posely, with the object of fostering th«
growth of small creameries and limit
ing the monopolizing tendencies of the
bigger concerns. The creamery men
protested, claiming that the railroads
were simply after more revenue, and
that as the small creamery was dead
beyond resuscitation, the only effect
of the proposed schedule would be to
reduce the returns to dairymen and
raise the price of butter.
The new schedule makes It possible
for small creameries to exist, by giving
low rates for small distance hauls, does
not Injure the big fellows since thd
additional cost to them will not be
great enough to trouble them, while
the railroads will get less gross revenue
than before.
The big creameries have abt^f
fought the railroads to a standstill.
They secured evidence that fifty-one
railroads and express companies had
entered into an agreement to raise
rates on September 1. and enjoined
them from doing anything of the kind.
The showing they made convinced the
railroad magnates that they might get
into trouble with the Sherman anti
trust law and they were ready to cry
quits, waiting only for the commis
sion to act and show them a way out.
WILLMAR AND SIOUX
FALLS GUILTY, SAYS
R. R. COMMISSION
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 19.—The state
railway commission today found the
Willmar and Sioux Falls railway com
pany guilty of discriminating in grain
rates In favor of Sioux City and Min
neapolis and against Omaha. The com
plaint was filed by the Omaha Grain
exchange. The commission ordered the
railroad to furnish their own cars, as
well as those of other roads, to all
points between O’Neill and South Sioux
City In the order called for and at
many as needed.
CLARKE WINS BY
SMALL MAJORITY
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 19.—Based on
official returns from all counties in
Nebraska except Valley, Henry T.
Clarke, Jr., has won the primary con
test for railway comlssioner by 62
votes. Valley county unofficially gave
him 52 plurality.
WORST JAPPEST
STRIKES NEBRASKA
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 19.—Dr. I. D.
Jones, of Murdock, Neb., this morning
Informed the state board of health that
twenty cases of berl beri existed among
the Japanese laborers at Alvo, Neb.
The board immediately sent representa
tives to investigate. Dr. Jones declared
the disease resembled paralysis and
seemed contagious.
PRESENTED OFFICER WITH
BABY MADE OF SAWDUST
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 13.—Out of polite
ness, Probation Officer Bernstein con
cluded that he would not stop the even
ing’s performance of "The Heir to the
Hoorah.’’ He concluded to wait until
the end of the play and then quietly
notify the management of the company
that It was In violation of the child
labor law to allow a baby to appear
In a theatrical performance.
After the last act the probation offi
cer went back on the stage at the Boyd
theater and, without making any fuss
simply announced that the company
would have to dispense with the baby.
It did no good for the management to
plead with the officer. Mr. Bernstein
was obdurate.
A number of the company gathered
about hint.
’’But, my dear sir," said one, “no ob
jection was raised when we played here
last season."
"At that time the child labor law was
not passed,” said Mr. Bernstein.
“But do you understand that we can
not possibly produce the play without
the baby?”
"Yes, I understand that, and I regret
that I am obliged to deprive you of that
requirement In the action of the play."
The manager of the company then
held council together. Finally the of
ficer was escortefl into the property
room and the baby gently snuggled into
Mr. Bernstein’s arms.
“Take him If you must," said the
manager, covertly wiping the tears
from his eyes; "take the child away,
but for goodness sake! don’t spill the
sawdust out of him."
There was then more levity In "The
Heir to the Hoorah” company than has
been known for some time on the stage
of the Boyd theater. *
LUEITANIaTnZXT
RIVAL: LA PRJVENCE
New York. Sept. 19.—On Its next
westward trip, leaving Liverpool Oc
tober 5, the record breaking liner,
Lusitania, will have, a competitor In the
swift French liner La Provence, which
will lea e Havre the same day. accord
ing to n<> iie« received in the city from
Paris. • utvilly challenged the giant
[ (' .* ■ : o race for the blue ribbon
1 of t y changing the sailing
time 1 »tu e from September !!&
OSCAR ENDS 35
YEARS OF REIGN
All Sweden in Celebration and
Other Rulers Sand Their
Congratulations.
Stockholm. Sept. 23.—The thirty
fifth anniversary of the accession of
Oscar II was joyously celebrated
throughout Sweden. All stores and
banking institutions were closed and
the streets of Stockholm were one
mass of bunting and flags.
During the day messages of con
gratulation from all the rulers of Eu
rope were presented at the palace by
the members of the diplomatic corps.
King Oscar succeeded his brother.
King Charles XV. September IS. 1872,
and was crowned the following May.
He .vas born in Stockholm. January
21. 1829. and was destined for the navy.
He took the course in the university
at Upsala, where he was graduated
doctor of philosophy.
The people of Sweden claim not only
that he is the most learned Icing to
day, but that he Is the best traveled
mail among the royal scions of Eu
rope.
j
HER LOST HOSTESS
i'ramps (or Hours About Grand
Canyon-—Mrs. Joy Finally
Found.
Williams. Ariss., Sept. 23 - For more
than twelve hours, from sunset until
sunrise, Mrs. Nicholas I-ong.worth.
daughter of President Roosevelt, kept
up with a party of Navajo Indians and
rugged mountaineers who were search
ing the wilds of Grand canyon for Mrs.
Charles F. Joy. of St. Louis.
Mrs. Joy had been Mrs. Longworth'*
hostess several days and was to have
given a dinner for the Ixmgworths
Wednesday night. la the afternoon she
went for a walk and wandered into
the woods, where she became confused
as to directions.
Mrs. Longworth. although greatly fa
tigued from tramping through the sand
and climbing cliffs, insisted on stay
ing with the searchers until Mrs. Joy
was found, but finally exhaustion com
pelled iter to return to her hotel
Later Mrs. Joy was found in a re.
mote part of the canyon completely ex.
hausted and in a pitiable state of ter
ror. __
ROCKEFELLER’S NET
GAIN IS $19 PER MINUTE
X WHAT FEDERAL X
4 PROBE OF STANDARD ♦
4 OIL HAS SHOWN: 4
4 4
4 That Rockefeller owns quarter of 4
4 the octopuB.
4 That It uses an alias In Texas. 4
tThat It juggles Us bookkeeping 4
to foil investigation. ♦
4 That its profits in eight years were 4
4 $190,315,934. „ ,4
, 4 That it averages a yearly profit of 4
1 4 $61,000,000. , ,
4 That Rockefeller's profits in eight 4
4 years were nearly $126,000,000. 4
4 That !he trust's branches yield 4
4 profits of 1,000 per cent, a year. 4 j
New York, Sept. 23.—These figures
were revealed at today’s hearing of
the suit of the government to dissolve
the Standard Oil company:
Standard Oil’s capital, 1892, 597,250.
000. Shares owned by Rockefeller,
256,854. Standard Oil's capital, lh06,
$98,338,382; shares owned by Rocke
feller, 265.679. Value at today's price,
$440 a share, $118,189,760; value in
May, 1901. $842 a share (record price!
$223,701,718; shrinkage in values since
May. 1901, $106,802,958; dividends paid
| by the company from 1899 to 1906
j $308,359,402: Rockefeller's share, $80 -
173,445; Rockefeller's average income
per minute. $19. H. H. Rogers owns
16.020 shares ill the monopoly.
Based on the earnings of S—udara
Oil, as placed on record, John D. Rock
efeller's persona! profits during lh«
past eight years aggregated almost
$125,000,000.
Under an Assumed Name.
That Standard Oil is operating under
the name of the Corsicana Refining
company in Texas, which has forbidden
the oil combine to operate In the state,
was indicated when Wesley H. Tllfora.
treasurer of Standard Oil. lestlfied that
H. Folger and C. M. Payne, whom
Kellogg states control the Corsicana
company, are prominent In the conduct
of the affairs of the Standard Oil corn
pan y.
Kellogg sought to draw from the
witness Information that the Corsicana
company is really a Standard Oil com
pany operating In Texas because the
anti-trust laws of the state would not
Iierm.lt the combine to operate, and Til
ford replied as far as he knew Stand- ^
ard Oil lias no interests in Texas. He
said Folger and Payne are officers of
Standard Oil. but lie Is nut aware they
own the Corsicana.
250,000 JOBS AT S3 TO
$3.50 A DAY OPEN
Washington. Sept. 23.—In every part
of the union, and particularly in the
middle west, there are joos yawning
for men, women and children to flit
them.
A quarter of a million persons can be
provided today with places paying from
$3 to $3.30 per day. Three states alone
are seeking farm settlers and announce
their ability to take care of 1,000.000
immigrants.
Secretary Straus, of the department
of commerce and labor, says on his
trip througli the west he was struck by
the fact that employers in every line
of industry are clamoring for help.
SHERLOCK HOLMES WEDS
SECRcTLY, CROWD FOILED
London. Sept. 23.—Conau Doyle was
married to Jean Leckte in a west end
church. The place of the ceremony
was kept secret in ordtr to avoid
crowds. The new Mrs. Doyle Is the
younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Leckie. of tilebe house. Blackheath, and
Monkstown cottage, Crowborough. Sir
Arthur Conau Doyle, best known as
the creator of "Sherlock Holmes," but
the author of many stories, is 13. His
tirst wife died July 4, J30R.
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