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PlAIISMOyillMWSIIflUlD R. O. WATTERS, Ousiness Manager ri.ATTSMorm. x err a ska BRIEF Hi OF MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM. ROUND ADOUT WORLD Information Gathered from All Quar ters of the Civilized World and Prepared for the Perusal of the Busy Man. WASHINGTON NOTES. President Roosevelt. In ;i telegram to Speaker Stunlon of California com mended liim fur checking the anti-Jap-Hticso legislation. II Is reported the president een.sured Senator Perkins for his stand on the matter. The Hemiie may Ignore President Roosevelt's request for secrecy con cerning the statement of the secretary nf the treasury on war deficiency fund of ISM. Eulogies of the late William II. Alli son of Iowa occupied the session of the senate hist Saturday. Tributes worn paid alike by Republican and liemocratlo (senators. The exercises were opened with prayer by the chap lain. Senators Dolllver and Cummins paid high tribute to the deceased. President Roosevelt in vetoing the census bill delivered a Jolt to profes sional politicians and declared be does not believe In the doctrine that, to the victor belongs the spoils. A bare possibility exists that, the senate may pass the bill to establish postal saving. banks before adjourn ment, according to ud vices from Washington. It Is not likely that the house will pass the measure. Following the passage by the Cali fornia assembly of a bill prohibiting Japanese, children attending public schools President Roosevelt took u band. He declared the act unconsti tutional and asked (Jov. (5 11 UM t to veto it. The forestry service was declared pxtravagant and charges of extortion from farmers were made against the Inn can by membe rs of congress. Senator Lodge presented amend tnents to the rules of the Cultcd Stab s senate, prepared by Vice-President Fairbanks, which aim to prevent at tacks on the president and co-ordinate branches of the government. No legislation concerning the ie 'orm of the navy department will he enacted by congress at this session, If present plans are followed out. President Roosevelt issued a state ment declaring it necessary for tho government to uso the secret service .ir Boino such force to Investigate crime. The house Insists upon leaving In Ihe urgent deliclency bill the item of J'.'-l.OiiO to provide automobiles for the president. The senate struck the pro vision out. I lei bert Knox Smith, commissioner of corporations, In his annual report urged a broad law to check trusts. PERSONAL. President-elect Taft upou sailing from Colon after Inspecting the Pana ma canal said he was hluhlv satisfied v,',lll the progress (if the work. William .1. Pryuti was not hurt in an automobile accident as reported from Tampa, Flu. lie says there was no accident. (low Haskell, who Is under indict ment in connection with the town lot Lauds, was given an ovation when he arrived la Muskogee to give bond. ' It Is announced at the headquarters r( the National League of the Civic Education of Women, In New York, that Mrs. Stuyvcsant Fish has joined the organization, which means that Mrs. Fish is opposed to women's suffrage. Capt. F.dward F. (Jualtrough of tho battleship Georgia, part of Admiral Speiiy's fleet, has been court-martialed on a chair, -j of Intoxication. GENERAL NEWS. The murder of Miss Clara Rosen in Ottumwa. la., remains a mystery. Ten suspects have been arrested, among them a negro against whom the police claim to have some evidence. Mrs. Agnes Brewer Mlyoshi Urogan. formerly the wife of u Japanese noble man, now the bride of a coachman in Ann Arbor, Mich., gave up her rank, fearing efforts to gain her rights would ruin the chances of her son to obtain bis itghu'iil position. Secretary Garfield of the interior de partment told a house subcommittee that the limitations placed on the se cret service had not hampered his In vest I gallon of hind frauds. Sl were killed and others Injured v In n a New York Central train dashed into a group of track walkers in Gotham. C. A. Severance, instead of F. P. Kelbmg. will repivKPtit the government In the suit agaiait K. II. Ilarrinian and ('! hei s. Tin- l ulled Mine Workers of Ameri ca in emu nth n at Indianapolis re eli ci' d TI.ii'kih I.. Lewi.; a president. I I aliforida l:si m!i rejected 1 ur IJI1 .. 1,1.. I I... t I'tew m aliens owning bad.- In the ' " I -1 I nil II .1 .1 I ern e if btate and was aimed cliielly ut ihe jatat.eso. ' EVENTS Kail S. Rose, mat or of Milwaukee, accepted a cliallen;:o from Rev. Satu rn I Mickey f f Albion college for u do bate on prohibition. In a pistol duel over a woman, George Kcfchcrvide and John 1 luetic;! killed each other at l.eadwood. Mo. After onjovini; f.eeiloui -1 years, Jack D. Isham, a prosperous farmer living mar Minion, III. was arrested, lie escaped from a Teiuieiseo peniten tiary in 1SSS, where be was lo Id for murder. The convention of the I'tiited Mine Workers ( lo. i d in Indianapolis nfiera resolution lor peaceful conduct of )i tare ntcciiims was adopted. Rear Admiral Roblcy I). Kvans. re t.red. in an interview in Chimco, was quoted as savin;' that Russia will light Japan again, and will have Ce-i ninuy, France and Austria as allies, while Fiigland will support the .Mikado's country. John I. Rockefi Her in a speech to Georgia fanners said: "Hut niter we get through with whatever our task In life may he, we will be asked the per tinent question, what was tho fruit or our work what was the real fruit age?" Miss Celia Milllgan, a youn;; woman or CeriliHlla, 111., died alter taking an overdose of headache tablets with the Intent of obtaining relief from ex cessive pain. Pittsburg In in fear of a race war. Attacks by negroes on white women have worked the populace up to a high feeling and a eke h l:i Imminent. The south was swept by tornadoes and high winds ami In the country be tween the Tennessee line, and Ihe Texas panhandle It Is believed 20 persons were killed. The Delawaie, one of four sister ships, the largest and most, powerful In any navy, was launched at Newport News, Va. She is to cost $:;.!tS7,'i. A i I -Japanese legislation was held l.p In the California legislature follow ing a peiMiual ;i peal to the members by the house speaker mid a special message from (iov. (iillett. The outline of a new banking bill has been prepared ami will be Intro duced In the legislature of .Michigan. It Is understood that Capt. Qua! trough of the battleship b orgia has been found guilty by the court martial and he may be dismissed from the KCrvice. President Lewis rushed the business of the miners' convention in an effort to complete It in time for adjournment on Saturday. Mrs. George V. Parks, a society woman of Pueblo, Col., and vif. of the assistant president of the Pueblo Traction Company, committed suicide In Pueblo, Col. Mrs. Parks has been In ill health for some lime. I'he houae of representatives In 'Icxas, by ii vote of ST. to -11 defeated the resolution to submit state-wide prohibition to a popular vote. Mrs. Julius (hildzier waul. 4 the city council of liavoiine, N. J., to appoint five women as policemen for the parks next summer. Mayor tiai vcn of Hay onne favors the plan. The harvester combine lias agreed not to light the case against it at To poka for violation of the antitrust laws and will pay the state $i;n,ni)0 for which U was sued. A fi port of the target practice of tin American battleship fleet in Ma nila bti, shows great Improvement in marksmanship. The Vermont won the pennant. Gov. Haskell left Guthrie for Musko gee to give u $.-),nnn hond to answer the indictment charging him with fraud '1 he referee appointed to investigate the affairs of the Fidelity Funding Company found it has assets of $'.'2, lCil.4ii and liabilities amounting to $7t'.7,::i7.2S. He advises that It be dissolved. Reports show J.VC.IIjHie) was col lected for the relief of the earthquake sufferers in Italy by the Red Cross. Despite n resolution intended to pre Vent llieni the delegiues in the I'liited Minn Workers' convention continued to air their personal differences. The American Paper ami Pulp asso ciation discussed the tariff on this product and elected ollleers at a meet lug in New York. William .1. r.rynn In a speech at Tampa, 1 "la., declared the Democrats have a t bailee for victory in UU2. The contest over the will of the late Mrs. Lydia p.radley has begun In Peoria, 111. I'ndue Influence on the part of Oliver J. Pulley. V. V. Ham mond, Albion W. Small and the late Wiiliam Raliiey Harper, president of the I'niversiiy of Chicago. Is given as the main cause for the breaking uf t ho will. In Memphis, Teitn., a negro robber ran through the streets liring a pistol at pedestrians and policemen, hut bad marksmanship pievctiled any fatal ities. The bodies of John Mim l and Dan bd Murphy were found in the ruins of the Mahoning county infirmary at i airfield. (V. which was destroyed lire about ten las ago. This ma four lives lost in the file. The house of repri sentathes by kes et Iowa voud down a resolution offered by Representative Schoeper, proposing medals for each Iowa hern member of the naval fleet just conipl ting ihn tour around the world. Clmiles K. Holmes, i barged with having billed his wife. Pauline, was acquitted In Chicago. Tears ennio io Holmes' eves when he thanked the Jur men for the decl.loii. A lecon- m fob filiation between father and I iw ed. The t! inllock in the negotiations be tween W. I. Hue hanan. Ainorh a'i spe cial commissioner, and Hi.- Venezuelan I'i Vc: nun !.l . t eh.l.iliS into id.cn II n -l j ,. ,,.r,ls., r . i 1 1 ,., .1,1.. ... , i.a.i . ill . I. .. . i . . . . , . i HIV 1 1 1 .S ' II M ; , ,. , )m, OVel n. ;r,.Pi,( of ea.-es i f the N -w Yin k nun I n,, 1'iiiuihv Asphalt Coninariv urn! l!u. 1 Oriuuto toiToiailwu. EI1L 111 HUES Ml fi UK; SENATE COMMITTEE OPPOSED TO LARGE EOND ISSUE SEA LE'JEL MEN TO FRONT Both Branches cf Congress Matters in Connection Big Ditch. Discuss With Washington-The senate Tuesday discussed the type of (anal that should be constructed at Panama. Senator Kktr'-dge, chairman cf the committee on Interoceuule canals, precipitated the debate by presenting an adverse report on the Hopkins bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to Issue bonds to the extent of $."o(), fine, ouo for the construction of tho canal. Reading a statement, of expenditures on the cannl to date he declared that the completion of the lock (anal would cost $100,000,000 and Insisted that a great, mistake had been made in not adhering to the plan for the building of a sea-level waterway across the isthmus, which he said would be cheaper than the loc k canal. Senators Forakor and Teller both joined Mr. Klttredgo in declaring the belief that a sou-level canal should bo constructed and Mr. Kittrcdgo said it was not too late to abandon the lock project. Government Bill in House. For nearly six hours the bouse of representatives on Tuesday discussed the bill, materially changlngthe meth ods of administering the Panama canal zone and constructing the canal. Amendments almost without number were aimed at the measure, but with one or two executions they failed of adoption. Consideration of the bill was completed, but because of a threatened roll call by the opponents of the bill and the hour being late, Mr. Mann having It in charge, did not ask for a vote. At J:2'l o'clock the house adjourned. At the Isthmian Canal commission it. was declared that th widening of the Panama canal from 2mi to ?M feet through tie Culebra cut from Las Cascades to Paralso, a distance of four and one-half miles, had been authorized by President Roosevelt last. rail. The reason for this change was for the purpose of giving more room In Ihe completed canal to vessels pass ing through that section at night and lessening the danger of collisions. It Is said Mr. T.'.ft mav l.ave ap proved this change, but had not or dered or recommended it, as was an nounced before he left the isthmus. MERELY COAST DEFENSE Gixteen Artillery Companies Par.t of vide Scheme. Washington - Robert Shaw Oliver, assistant secretary of war, says that Ihe war department's request of Gov ( rnor (iillett to organize sixteen mili tia companies of artillery Is merely part of the general scheme for na tional coast defense. California, he said, is one of a few states which have not their full complement of militia, the Idea being to organize a twin militia company for of regulars located posts. every at the company artillery Fisheries Dispute Ends, Washington The Pritish foreign office has signified its assent formally to the treaty between the United States and Croat I'.rituin, and signed by Secretary Root ami Ambassador I'.ryce, for the arbitration of the New foundland fisheries dispute. The treaty is now ready for Ihe senate. Ratifica tion by that body is necessary before the issues coveted bv the treaty cat! lie submitted to The Hague court. German Envoy Asphyxiated Santlaga, Chile So far ns can ho learned the cause of the death of Chancellor Herbert of the Cicrtnan legation is believed to have been asphyxiation. The report of the physi cian who examined the body has been otlleially made public. Bryin Speaks In Pensacola. Pensacola, Fla. After delivering an address here to u crowd of several thousand citizens, William. Jennlims Pryan 1 'ft for Lincoln. Neb. He was i.ecorded an enthusiastic reception here. DODGE FOR ALLISON MEMORIAL Virits Des Moiner, to Ak Legislature for $100,000 Appropriation. Pes .Moines- (icneral Crenvllle M Modi;.' of Council ltluft's arrived In (lie (ity for the purpose of appearing before the senate committee on ap propriations of the Iowa legislature to advocate the expenditure of finu, ( ot) for the construct inn of an Allison memorial In th. slate of Iowa. The form of the memorial has no' been decided upon, but it is understood tl,at a monument Is the one most f.ivond. Two in-' Half Million Loss. London.- 1'pon the petition of the creditors the court issued an order lor the compulsory winding up of the a tTairs of tl.es London ami Paris ex change, one of tlu- biggest outside brokerage (Inns in Fimland. that went. Into the hands of a receiver January -." The receiver has Intimated that th. amount o' cash at bis disposal Is barely sutlichnt to i over bad; rent. Rumor places the loss uf the compa ny's clients anywhere from $ I .LTitVU'lU to r. 1 1,( n ii These losses ai'it cliielly In small amounts. ITEMS OF INTEREST AROUND THE STATE HOUSE. THE WORK OF THE LAW MAKERS Legislative Facts and Cossip News j of the State Capital. Hard Sledding for Tax Dodgers . I Public-It v of assessments us a rem fdy for lax slilrVmg by large property owners Is propose el in u bill Introduced m ;lie lower brai.ch of the legislature I Friday by llovviuiui of Nuckolls. Tim j act is intended as well to furnish a j check upon the work of the county i a.isosser and his deputies. It provides j that he shall publish In detail in one j or more newspapers the names nnd holding of all person!', firms and cor- p(. rations that are listed for taxation j in the mm of $"iOil or over. A schedule ! s included in the bill for Ilia guidance of the oihcer in making the publica- lion. Notes, mortgages and other securi ties must all be vet forth In print, to gether with these otli.-r items: Mer chandise, miscellaneous credits, Jewel ry and diamonds, automobiles, car nages and other vehicles, horses, cat- ami grain. If there are other forms property, the f ill contemplates that y shall likewise appear. As pay ment for printing the lists, the bill Hows one-fourth of the regular legal ates. Bowman's liK'it-ure is II. R. No. SOI. being the l ist one in regular numeral rdor that has been offered In the muse. It will lie read the second lime on the next clay (lie fiousa meets nmt will then he r ! rred by the speaker o some committee. It is the first bill of it. kind that has been presented. Retain Wolf Bounty. , The senate rt fused to repeal the prosi ni law oltcnng a state bounty on bv R'indii'1 ' wild animals. S F. No. 8 f Madison. Introdiici d to repeal the law, was Indefinitely postponed, its introdiici r voting against his own bill iecaii-e he said western members de sire the law retained. Tin repealing aVt and Ih.' present law w"re treated with considerable; vi'. Although the subject appeared lo lc a leke and was so treated, there lie now unpaid bounty claims on 111' in i.'e !-ite ni, i tot s otiice amounting to S.VJ.l PCn ami this will be swelled to Jiiuni'i bv tin first of April. All ' m . 1V-' -. W. H. SMITH Editor Seward Independent and Sec retary of the Nebraska Senate. these are likely to be paid by Mil itppyoprintlon mad.1 by the legislature) and .:t ihe end of tho next two years tlx re will be an equal amount of iim paid claim.; In the state auditor's of fice awaiting tin action of the next legislature. The senate went further while It was In the boun'y business and recom mended for passage S. V. No. STi, pro viding that counties may pay a bounty of lit cents for pocket goph.'is. Oldhf.m's Motion Pending. The motion of V. 1). Oldham for leave to lilo and (Jacket a suit to test his right to a place on the suprenv bench as a result of the rccanvass by the legislature of the vote on consti tutional amendments, is still pendtng in the supreme court. He has wilvcd his right to file the suit in a district court, but Judge J. R. Hean. whose Feats be contests, has not tiled a waiver. It Is reported that Judge Pean desires a little more time to consult his attorney. For a Constitutional Convention. Two of King's bills were placed upon general file upon recommend:!--Hon of committees. The first was S F. No. ii1,",. providing that the ques tion of holdim.' a constitution i! convnition shall be submitted to. the voter.- at t;i. next general election, while the scroiii' was S. F. No. 151, providing for .the submission of a constitutional right to haw tiie court of general laws. amendment making the civil cists reviewed in last resent subject t.) After Bank Deposits. Flies of Howard county A after the man with money who falls n report the same for assessment and taxation. In a -bill be Introduced in the bouse ThlllMl.iy moillillg lie i o bies thai the assessor shall h ive the power to examine the deposit record of every bank In his county ami the books kept by the secretaries of all building and loan assoi latlous. The Mil provides the examination shall be for taxation purposes only and the Information obtained shall not lie made public or made known In anyway. Pure Seed Bill. A lar?e part of the Tuesday session was given to S. F. No. L by Hack of Otoe, a bill to prevent the adultera tion of agricultural seed. Myers of Rock , had n similar b'n and the commltteo J on agriculture took features of both i and recommended the passage of a 1 1 ill. The bill is practically a copy '. of the Iowa law. but the committee on agriculture decided not to retain J the Iowa provision permitting two i per cent of sweet clover in alfalfa , teed, riuck trle:l to have this retained en the ground that seed dealers and botanists said ii was impossible to get pure alfalfa seed, (iainmlll of Frontier made a forceful speech in which he denounced adulteration of alfalfa seed and declared it could bo prevented and that It was adulterate,! purposely. He and other senators told of the damage done by the weed culled sweet clover. Howell of Doug las wanted to defer action, but was unsuccessful. Follow Treasurer's Plan. Case's LIU providing that the sta.o treasurer may credit the university with ninety-five per cent of the amount of money which would he derived from the onemill levy on the grand assessment roll of the state, In order that a diflnlte amount may stand there to he drawn against by the re pents, seemed likely to get tangled up before its passage but the final Inclusion of a small amendment satis fied the objectors, Taylor of Custer, I and Nettleton of Clay, and It was al- lowed to go through committee of j the whole. The objection was that ! the bill nppnrently contemplated map- ping out n road for future legislatures j and binding their hands unless a re , peal of the law was taken. To obvi , ate this, which Case said was not j contemplated, the bill was made to read 'of the coming hiennium." To Connect Telephones. Lebllgh of Otoe county Introduced In the house Thursday morning a bill lo provide that telephone companies are common carriers, giving the rail way commission absolute power to fix rates to be charged and providing for the physical connection of telephone! systems. When two or more tele phone companies cannot agree uimn "l0 ,mns for physical connection of systems, ine railway coiiiiiiismuii is ( tnpowered to arbitrarily make the terms. One section of the bill pro vides that no company may secure a temporary Injunction against the rail way commission when It issues a.i order, but should the company g' into i lie courts It may, appeal to th district court from the order. The penalty !s a fine of $:() to $1,0H0, and a second vlolutlrn forfeits the charter. Boelts Solves Labor Problem. Reclts of Merrick county is the in Iroilucer of a bill In the house provld Ing for the employment of convicts on the public highway by counties or municipalities. The bill provides that upon the written request of major-it ' of the members of county beards the warden of the penitentiary. under the direction of the Board of Public Lands and Buildings, shall c-n tor Into a contract with the county asking for the prisoners. The county shall furnish all tools with which the prisoners are to work and shall pay ail the expenses of guarding them hi!e a work. The prisoners are not to be employed on work requiring skilled labor. Every able-bodied pris oticr, save those under the death peu ally are subject to the employment under the terms of the bills. ! Ask for $25,0CO for Monument. The senate committee on finance v.as and means, Miller of Lancaster 'ch-lrman. met Tuesday afternoon and decided to ask the senate to Increase the house appropriation of $15,(iuo for a monument to Abraham Lincoln. The house has passed a bill carrying an appropriation of IL',000. The senate committee will ask for $2r..nuil to be given by the state on condition that I the slate monument association raise $ln.(io' additional from private sub script ions. The proposed plan Is for i the erection of a statue with appro with npi ropriate historical settings on the state house grounds, the work tc be done by one of tho most, famous sculptors of the world. i Non-Partisan Superintendents. . II. R. No. "K. by Pickens. Is a bill I fo remove lire office of county super lutendent mm the domain of partisan politics. The time of election is fixed 'on the first Tiifi'dny In April, when ' Fchool dl drift elections are to he held 'all over lh" county. Nominations will be made by petitions filed with the l county clerk at least twenty days be- ; forehand, and lie will supply printed , I allots with the names of all can didates. No party designations will , be permitted. The act applies to all counties, but makes an exception In favor of Douglas by fixing tho time (if election there on the first Tuesday : In May. , Beatrice Gets First Appropriation i-trsi among tne institutions appto lu lation bills to come before the lions' committee of the whole was the one providing $70,ni)0 for new new build : Inu's and fS.nnn for repairs at th Itetrtrlce institute for feeble minded. i It was considered Friday forenoon i nud after an hour's discussion was ; recommended for passage. The bill j was Introduced by Itegrde of (luge lis II. It. No. It originally carried a total appropriation of $100,0(10. cover ling three new buildings, but the 1 finance committee cut out $:U),000 for an epileptic hospital, leaving $a!,n(n each for :i hoys, and a girls' cottage. A New Asylum Proposed. DipsoinaJilacs and drug fiends me io be treated at a new Institution, built and equipped for thin special I put pose, if S. F. No. -TiS, which was j Introduced by Ketchiim, becomes a i law . The Ketehutn bill empowers tho i Plat.' board of public lands and build- Ings to select a site and have tho buildings erected and equipped, a fund ! for that purpose to be hereafter up- ptopi dated. The board Is also to give i to the Instltutlor n name, which shall I In no manner euggent the purpose for hb h It Is maintained in IH BRIEF N8W3 NOTES OF INTEREST FROM VARIOUS SECTIONS. DIL SUBJECIS TOUCHED UPON Religious, Social, Agricultural, Polit ical and Other Matters Given Due Consideration. : Dr. O. L. Roe assumed his duties as superintendent of the feeble minded youth at Beatrice, succeeding Dr. Os- horn. Loula Werner, appointed Bto- ward, also resumed his duties. At a recent meeting of the carpen ters' union of Nebraska City it was decided to adopt a new schedule of wages. After Juno 1, 40 cents per hour will be demanded. Farmers should all have telephones. Write to us and learn how to get tho best service for the least money. Nebraska Telephone Company, 18th and Douglas streets, Omaha. Use the Bell." Dr. M. D. Haker of Tllden, broke hla arm in attempting to "crank" his au tomobile. He was Immediately taken to the hospHal, where Dr. Campbell waited on him. Both bones of tho right arm were broken. Professor Phillips of the depart ment of forestry of the university ha tendered his resignation as member of the university athletic board, and it has been accepted by Chancellor Avery. P. H. Blakenshlp, Burlington agent at Blue Springs, has mysteriously dis appeared and no trace of him can bo found. He left home at 12 o'clock at night with a friend, Inteudlng to go to the station for an express pack age and nothing lias been seen of him since. A three-span bridge across Pigeon creek on the Omaha road between Wlnside and Hoskins burned and tied up traffic between Norfolk and Sioux City. Passengers and mail wero transferred. The cause of the fire is unknown. Tho Dempster plant of Beatrice has received 000 orders for windmills from points in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa as a result of the lato blizzard. The plant Is working day and night at present to fill the orders. The Northwestern depot at Dakota City, was broken Into but nothing ot mucli value was taken by the burglars. About twenty-five cents in pennies and eight dollars worth of rebato checks is all that Agent Pranger missed. "Salmon made me HI," wrote Elmer Zook a few minutes before he died a lonely death In a house on his farm a few miles from Auburn. Finishing; this brief statement ho dropped back on a canvas cot and peacefully suc cumbed. In district court at McCook, Bell Hall. Minnie Brown and Ruth Barry, three keepers of disreputable resorts pleaded guilty to selling liquors ille gally and were fined $250 each and costs, amounting in each case to over $300. William Hiuhes, living eight miles northeast of Humboldt, delivered one hundred and ninety-eight hogs on the; market in that place. Thirty-two teams were used in delivering the hogs. They averaged about two hun dred and sixty pounds. The general merchandise store of Henry J. Bauer at Gilead was robbed. Entrance was gained through the roof of a stock room in the rear of the store. About $200 worth of jewelry and cutlery and some dry goods tiro mlssln;. An Inquest was held by the coroner on the body of a man found near tho railroad track west of Powell eight miles west of Fairbury. From papers found on his person It appears that he was E. 11. Ellis of Denver. Colo., and that ho was an electrician. A very successful and Interesting farmers' institute was held at 0;all:t la. M. J. Leonard of Bertha was president, and C. E. Phillips of Olen roso secretary. Among the leading speakers were O. Hull of Alma, Pro fessor Hunt of Syracuse, Miss Rowan of Lincoln. The meeting was under the auspices of the University of Ne braska nnd the Ogallnla farmers' In stitute. John W. Macklc of Austin. Minn., has bought a one-half interest in the TccuniBoh Mill &. Elevator company with Oorgo E. Hotcltkln, of Tecum-r-oh, the present manager of the plant. Mr. Macki" is an experienced miller nnd for the past few- years has been managing three mills, one at Austin, one at Red Cedar, and one at Dodgo Center, Minn. Mr. and Mr. John t. vooei, living a couple of miles north of Table Kock received a message telling of the death of their son-in-law, Hnrry Wright, who was killed .instantly in an accident in the railroad yards In Green River, Vyo nf. which place he was night switchman for the Union Pacific rail road. He leaves a wife and thrco small children. The Hardy bone mill, located just east of Kearney, was burned. . Tho mill was not running and the cause of the fire Is unknown, unless tramps set the lire. The machinery was bnd ly damaged, und the fertilizer nnd feed stored In the mill was all de stroyed. The residents of Hooper nre much ntcrested In the singular coincidence in that tho wrecking of tho new -school building by the wind recently happened Juct one year almost to tho hour after the building It replaced was destroyed by fire tbo twenty novpnth of January last year.