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CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE flu Mr. Pollard's Assistants Oppasa a Direct Priirarj to Namlnat!. The Lincoln News in summit'. up the conditions that exist as to the policy that will be pursued in the nominating conventions of the repub lican party this year, say.s: "The principal reason why the com mittees as now constituted are gen erally opposed to a direct primary Is that they are composed of practical politicians and men who have secured office under preseut conditions, and they realize well that the direct pri mary Is Rolntf to shear the politicians of much of their power. Take the personnel of the First district con gressional committee. Committeeman McCartney, of Otoe county is post master at Nebraska City. Commit teeman Ilyers, of Lancaster county, Is postmaster at HavelocV. Committee man Cooper, of Richardson county, recently secured the appointment of his son as postmaster at Humboldt Committeeman Schappel, of Pawnee county, is confidently expecting ap pointment as postmaster at Pawnee City. Committeeman Clapp, of Cass county is an old political wheelhorse whose son Is private secretary to Con gressman Pollard. Committeeman Howe is a member of the legislature and a practical politician. This leaves but one other man, Committeeman Reynolds, of Johnson county. lie was mixed up in some kind of a postoflice tight recently, but Is quoted as being in favor of a direct primary. "The truth is that the direct pri mary is not expected to come through political committees. The experience Lincoln people had with petting the direct primary eleven years ago con vinced us of that. It was necessary here to call a mass meeting, resolve in favor of the direct primary and then call the committee before the meeting and force the recalcitrant majority to accept the new order of things." Berge for Attorney General. At this stage of political activity In Nebraska great care should be exer cised in nominating a candidate for attorney general, says the Omaha World-Herald. . The anti-rail road forces or Nebraska can point with pride to the achieve ments to that oflice under the admin istration of C. J. Smyth. Magazine writers and newspaper paragraphers are lauding Hadley of Missouri to the skies for the big fight against the Standard Oil company. Mr. Smyth put up a more effectual fight against this corporation, but the people were smoking the pipe of com merclal security and dollars were all they had time to think about and Mr, Smyth's efforts were for nought and a corporation plugger was elected In his place. We have in mind a man who has the proper qualifications for another Had ley. George W. Berge If elected to the office of attorney general will bring some of the piratical crews who are sailing over the black Hag and cross bones into the port of legitimate trade or banish them entirely. At this date we believe the office of attorney general is even more import ant than governor. The supreme court has just held that we have an excellent anti-trust law, and all we need Is a sincere state lawyer to en force It. 'Dipso" Law Is Legal. A special from Lincoln of the date of Monday says: "Attorney General Brown this morning riled a brief in the supreme court upholding the legal ity of the dipsomaniac law. He argued that the law should be sustained be cause it was a benefit to mankind. The brief was filed in the habeas corpus proceedings of William A. Simmons of Dawes county." He Won't Run. A man In Nemaha county had about made up his mind to become a candi date for clerk of the district court, and was talking to bis wife about It. "See here, John," she replied, "I've lived with you about fifteen years and have bad a fair opinion of you and don't want It spoiled now. I don't want to learn that you were In a pen itentiary several years for burglary; I don't want to hear how you nearly beat your poor father to death, and tried to swindle him out of his prop erty. If you came near being hanged in Indian Territory and had to leave Iowa for murder, I don't cure to hear It all threshed over at this late day. You can run for clerk of the court if you choose, and If elected the first case on the docket will be Mary vs. John, suit for divorce; grounds, the defend ant has three living wives and is an escaped convict. And by that time, 1 can prove It, John." Notning will relieve Indigestion that is not a thorough dlgestant. Ko dol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat, and allows the stomach to rest recuperatc-grow strong again. A few doses of Kodol after meals will soon restore the stomach and digestive or gans to a full performance of their functions naturally. Sold by F. O. 1'rlcke Co.. Coring & Co. They Deserve It. Nebraska City wants the Log Rolling of the Woodmen i f the World. They have already raised by subscription the sum of ll.oiHt to enable the l"cal lodge to bii, for the state U-g rolling at.d pie race to be held in July. It is under stood that several other cities will bid tor the !v rolling. After the hMsare in the state Woodmen of lh World committee will visit the competitive cities and pass on the facilities in the line of picnic grounds, etc. These will be considered In connection with the money bid. The state committee w ill meet In Omaha today. THE FOURTH OF JULY 1906 Will PlattsmouthTry to Make Arrangements for i Big Celebration on that Day. It Is only a little over two months till the great natal day, and It Is not a day too soon to begin making arrange ments for a celebration, if we expect to have one. If we get up a celebra tion we must depend upon a certain class of the business men taking part in It and furnishing the money to pay the expenses, while the others lay back on their oars and rake In the money from those who come to town on that day. It has been two years since Platts- mouth celebrated, and this is our year to do so, and now Is the time tu start the ball to rolling. Ity arranging now, we will then have the opportunity of securing the "pick and choice" of ora- tors. the best music and attractions of all kinds. We should have a celebra tion this year that will not only be a credit to the city, but one that will cause the visitors to talk about Platts- mouth for months In the future. If we can get the ball to rolling lirst, or before anv of the smaller towns of the county begin preparations, they will give up the Idea and all make ar rangements to celebrate In Platts mouth, and make it a genuine Cass county lovefeast. Let us don our Stars and Stripes working harness and began to move In the direction of the biggest celebra tion on the Feurth of July, HW, that was ever held in Cass county. Don't stand back, but tell us what ou think about the proposition. A Costly Dog. A transcript of a case entitled Win, Mickle vs Emily J. Kellog was tiled with District Clerk Robertson Mon day. The action was brought by plaintiff for the possession of one black rat terrier dog, valued at $1.1.0'i, and has been tried before the justice of the peace at Kim wood, Greenwood and,Avoca. The costs thus for have amounted to $"0.OO, and by the time the right of ownership is decided, the parties to the case could have secured several dogs at a less cost than this. Hunting for a Candidate. The Lincoln correspondent of the Omaha Bee adds the following contri bution to congressional politics in this district: "The leaders of the so-called ma chine here say it would be easy enough to get the right candidates out if they only knew what to do. They have not settled on a gubernatorial candidate and neither have they settled on a senatorial candidate. As far as the congressional candidate is concerned they are also at sea. There Is no luestlonthat the leaders of the ma chine would like to beat Pollard, but the trouble is they don't know whether they can w ith a Lancaster man. Sen ator Burkett, who has some Influence in Lancaster politics, might take a hand under cover to help out Pollard, or rattier to see mat no Lancaster man got the job, for it is to his Inter est, to keep the congressman out of Lincoln. In fact the politicians are up against an unknown force and ap parently they are unable to figure out how to begin the attack." Flossie Hathaway Burned. People of Union and vicinity will regret to learn of an accident that came near resulting In the death of the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hathaway who lived here a number of years and now reside at Beaver Cross ing, Seward county. A Saturday dis patch from Seward reports the acci dent af follows: "Fifteen-year-old Flossie Hathaway of Heaver Crossing Islylng at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hathaway, suffering from the effects of severe burns about the head and face. She was lighting a tire and used herosene to hurry It along. An explo sion occurred and her clothing caught lire. He fore the names could be ex tinguished she was badly burned. Her condition Is still serious, although It Is believed she Is out of danger." I'nion Ledger. If you ever bought a box of Witch Hazel Salve that failed to give satis faction the chances arc It did not have the name "E.U.DeWIU & Co." printed on the wrapper and pressed In the box, The original KeWitfs Witch Hazel Salve never falls to give satisfaction for burns, sores, bolls, tetter, cracked hands, etc. For blind, bleeding, Itch ing and protruding Files It affords almost Immediate relief. It stops the pain. Sold by F. 0. Frlcke & Co., Gerlng & Co. AND STILL IT GROWS With a Fair Usiscre of Prcspsritj Since the Republicans Cai.e Into Powr. When the republicans and the rail roads enacted a new revenue law in i Nebraska, says the Fremont Herald, j they said it was for the purp s of re- ducing the state debt. Hut the promise lias never leen made good. Instead of reducing the enormous state debt, the railroad-republican state otV.eials have constantly Increased the debt. A few days ago State Treasurer Mortensen published a statement of the state debt. He admits that the state Is now paying lotrjst on over due warrants In the sum of more than two million dollars. He admits nearly a half million of other Indebtedness, but if he would Include all the Items of Indebtedness the total would per haps run over three million dollars. We will admit that Nebraska has had a fair measure of prosperity since 1S!, and yet according to the state ment of Treasurer Mortensen, the state of Nebraska has been constantly running into deeper debt, notwith standing the fact that under the ope rations of the new revenue law the people have in many cases had their taxes doubled. If in times of admitted prosperity the railroad-republican machine In charge of the state offices penults the state to plunge deeper and deeper Into debt, what would happen if we should have a season of financial depression and hard times? The figures published by the .state treasurer ought to awaken the people of Nebraska to the fact that there has been an almost criminal waste of pub lie funds by the men now in charge (if state affairs. So May It Be. Some of the democratic press Is call ing upon the party leaders to call the state convention at a date in advance of that set for the republican meet ing. We hope their advice will be heeded It is high time that our party ceased to play .second fiddle to the g. o. p., the pops or anvthing else. Let us have an early convention, name a ticket com posed of our very best timber, men in whom the people have confidence, and put them upon a platform declaring for a more economical, businesslike ad ministration than we have been hav ing, one demanding Just freight rates and equal taxation. Such a course would put new life into the party and make Its inllucnce felt In public affairs as never before in the history of our state. How ells Journal, Telephone Extensions. A special from Nebraska City says: "The directors of the Nebraska City Telephone company will expend 2.V 000 this summer In Improving Its tol' line connections. The toll lines be tween this city and Lincoln are being entirely rebuilt and copper circuit toll lines will be constructed south from this city to Julian to connect with the Auburn Independent company and north to I'nion to connect with the I'iattsniouth company. The exchange at Berlin is to be remodeled and en larged. It Is understood that these improvements are to be the first of a series of expenditures that the Inde pendent company expects to make in the direction of improving its proper ty." An Editor Gets Married. The editor of the Caylord (Okla. ) Sentinel took unto himself a better half, and blowsabout his Independency In writing the same up as follows: "This Is the tirst instance in several years of newspaper work that the writ er has dared to tell the truth about a wedding for fear of getting licked, and does so with a keen relish. The bride groom Is an editor, and Is not a popu lar and accomplished leader of society In fact, he doesn't know as much about it as a rabbit. Ills hair Is red, and the freckles on his face crowd each other for room. In the dusk It Is hard to distinguish him from a telephone pole. He has never considered that the future lookedvery bright or prom islng It has always kept him too busy paying his board bills to have any dreams about future greatness. He Is Just a common sort of a fellow, and claims distinction only In that he Is a Kansan from the soles of his clumsy feet to the top of his head. The bride Is the youngest dgughter of Mr. and Mrs. N.J. White, and was born and raised In Solomon Valley. Judging from the job she has taken on her hands, she Is a young lady of more than ordinary nerve." EGOS FOR HATCHING from prized Orpington chickens. Several mat ing of this years' eggs for trade. PRICES REASONABLE f IMI I'liotie No. .'s W, C. Hamilton Little Girl Burned to Death. The U-year-old daughter of George Hillings wai burned to death Thurs day at Kiverton. The family had been rakin,' the yard and the heap of brush and grass was in a pile a:ul to make It bum Letter thev poured kerosene all over it and when the little girl went to light it the lire envelope! lor alnii st Immediately. The child ran screaming to the house, and by the time she reached her mother only her shoes were left on her body. The mot her burned her hands terribly in trying to put out the tire. She was burned to a crisp, and after two hours of dreadful agony died. "ilenwood Tribune. THE JUDGMENT IS REVERSED The Supreme Court Decision in the Matter of the M. P. Railroad vs Cass County. WHAT IS REQUIRED OF THE COMPANY It Is the Duty of a Railroad Company to Make and Keep in Repair Suitable Crossings. In the case of the Missouri Paeilic company against I'ass county the su- promt court has decided that under section 1 10 chapter 7 of the compiled statutes it is the duty of a railroad company to make and keep in repair suitable crossings with approaches not withstanding the highway that was laid out after the railroad was built. The public authorities are required to build that part of the highway within the right of way which they would have been required to make had the railroad not been constructed. I'nder the provisions of the statutes a rail road company cannot recover damages from a county for the cost of putting In cattle guards, erecting sign posts, building wing fences, planking the track and constructing the necessary approaches at a public crossing. Com pensatory damages should be allowed tor tin; land taken from the right of way for a public road. Where, in mak ing the proper approaches to the rail road track It Is necessary to grade throiiL'h all or nearly all the width of the riu'lit of way, on eit her side of the t rack, the railroad company should he allowed Midi tor damages as tiie coun ty would have been compelled to ex pend in grading the public road had the railroad never been built. A judgement for the railroad com pany for one cent damages awarded by the district court of Cass county is re versed and the cause remanded. The railroad company had tiled a claim for damages on account of the crossing of Its right of way by section line road. Appraisers awarded the company the sum of $-j0 but the county board re fused to allow any damages, and the case was appealed to the district court of Cass county, resulting in a verdict for one cent damages. Summer School. Dr. II. K.Wolfe, of the State Uni versity, has quite an Interesting arti cle In the April numberof the Univer sity Journal on "The. Intercollegiate Summer School," from which we take the following extract: "While this is obviously true of sec ondary school teachers, it is, in fact, even more essential that grade teach ers keep the spark of enthusiasm alive by occasional contract with those en gaged In actual investigations. Kaily association with the Immature minds of our pupils tend to color our views of the world and Its great Interests to such an extent that we soon lose our vigor and indeed sometimes seem to be merely a part of a great machine which is moved not by ourselves but by some outside power. This state of mind is indicative of stagnation, and presages mental ankylosis. If we would spare the school board the dis agreeable duty of lopping otf a diseased member of the teaching corps, the malady should be attacked in its IncI plcncy. "Not all schools directly reward the teacher who shows a desire for growth Hut Indirectly, by means of Increased power, most progressive teachers soon differentiate themselves from their fellows and met with appropriate re ward. Superintendents of cities and counties recognize the efforts of their fellow workers toward self Improve ment more readily than do school boards. They know better than any one else the value of enthusiasm and fullness of life. They would rather have a growing teacherof anyagc than a "grown" teacherof however great accomplishments. , "Attendance upon a strong stimmc ; school ought to have some pecuniary recognition from school Imards. I!ut after nil the teacher gets most benefit and most of us feel that our profession partakes largely of the missionary character, hence not dollars but duty is the strongest motive for the requir ed temporary sacrifice. 1 believe that every teacher with less than three years experience should attend the best available summer school. 1 fur ther believe that every teacher should I spent six weeks once In three years In some uiKii ciass vacation school, where new Ideas of professional value may be assimilated, and where the spirit of progress In her ow n favorite subject may oe revived. ' DIRE HAVOC AND DEATH Hi A REVEL Earthquake Brings De struction to San Francisco. GREAT BUILDINGS FALL TO RUIN Two Hundred in the De- bris That Litters the City. TWO THOUSAND ARE WOUNDED 'roperty Worth $100,000,000 Coos Down in the Awful Crash of Matter. IRE THEN SWEEP3 TIIE WRECK Surrounding Country I 'eels I lie Shock Stanford I'nlvcrNity Devastated Water l.ucklnj; mid Dyna mite I'scil to I'luht liuiiics. 0;il land, fill., April It Is report ed Hint (lie mini In San l'raiicis-io is i 1 l:l vi' .mil from tin- i ul , Mr i 1 1 I i -: 1 1 i 1 1 s It Will lie Impossible lo save it. Tin! lire surrounds It on every hand. I i - tlenlly Hie w hole district soiilh of Mar ket Hi reel, from tin- wider I'mid. to tho Mission has been swept clean by (lames. The Palace anil tiraud hotels, all the best theaters, luchidluK (lie (inind Opera House, lire hi ruins. New York, April 1!. The Western Union Is In receipt of n tnossap' from Sail Francisco which says Hint papers In Oakland estimate the dead lit from fiOO to Too, mid 2i,(hh homeless. San Francisco. April I-liiitli- quake nnd (It yesterday put nearly Imlf of Nnn 1'niiK Isco In ruin. At least 200 people have been killed, 1,- 000 others Injured, mid the property loss- Will CM'ced ?00,0HI,IKHI. TIlOU- Rands of poople are homelc-H nnd des titute, iiinl all day Ion; streams of people have heen lleeing troin tint stricken districts to place of nal'ety. It was r:l. n. in. yesterday when a ter- ritle earthiiuake shock the whole city i nnd tuirroiindln country. n shock apparently Iastisl two nilniitiH. nnd there w as nlinost Immediate collapse of lllmsy structures nil over the city. Klre ISrenka Out ; No Water. The water supply was cut off, nnd when lires broke out In various sce tlons there was nothing to d but to let the buildings burn. Telegraph nnd telephone coin in tin lent Ion wns nliut off for u time. The Western Viiioii was put completely out of IhikIik-ms, nnd tint Postal company wns the only one tbnt inumiged to get n w Ire out of tli cltv. About 10 n. in. even the Postal was forced to suspend In Snn l-'rnti clsoo. Kleetrle power wns stopped nnd Rtreet car did not run. Itallroads mid ferryboats nlso censed operations. Dynamite to Stay the I'Lumch. The various tires raged nil day nnd the lire department was powi rless to tin nny thing except dynamite tie tvilldlnjf threatened. All day long ex plosion? uliook Hie city and Added to the terror of the Inhabitants. Follow ing tho llrst tdmok there was another V ithln live minutes, but not nearly so Severe. Three hours later there was nother slight ininUe. Ol TSIDr. DISTKK'TS Si l l Kit Many Deaths Kcnrtcil-Stanl'ortl I nl- rrlty Suffer Heavily. Itenortu from districts outside of Snn Franelsco Indicate wldesprcnd itninnK. San Jose, fifty miles south, lost ninny Lnlldlngft, unit from rlftis-n to twenty people -were killed. The nnnex of the Vrndome hotel rollnpsed nnd tires i ' t -ZTJi a ... L 1 ... 1 1. J S til IT if -x. til . r-- - r I - r . i t 7 at Ll.LANO tr VKol;l, J it., LNIVI.UsllT. broke out. Miinfuiil nm ei si ly anil Palo Alio sutVered. At Sl.-iid'oiil many of the handsome buildings were iloinol Islnsl and two persons were kllleil. Due of them wits Jmilmt Robert Man na, of Itiadfoid, Pit., and the oilier WU4 Otto (iiirts. a Mrenmn. Mix other irtii rients are lylm; In the Palo Alio hos pital with bruises, cuts Hiid llileriial Ill Juries. These tire: Kosh l. Howard, of San Plan. Is.-o; Henry I.. Itearitig. of Santa Ann, t'nl.; l-'rolll; Ilal- liert I!. Thoiiins, of av Anu'eles; UobL West wick, of Santa Itnrbara, and V. II. Masters, of Port land, Ore. Palo Alio Is thirty three miles soutlt of San I'ranclsco, on the ceast lint of the Southern Paellle railroad. Tim I. eland Stanford, Jr., university wn founded by the late Senator Stanford. II lid endowed by llllll to Hie eletd of nearly S;',o,oon,ooii. The I lib c rslty Intllilinu's are built of I row n stone ami lire said lo be the llm-sl cluster of tmlldlicis used for educational pur poses In this country. The IniildiuH are not blub, Hie most of lliein helm; four ntorie-1 or less. The Memorial chapel, which Is situated In II eider of the urinip of blllldlliLTs. Was hulll lit n cost of more t mt II ,f 1. 1 km i.i :oo. The court house at Itedwouil City and other blllldlli-i collapsed. Meido Park, I '.i I rl 1 1 1 u;i 1 1 o' and other fashion nble siiliiu Ii.-iii towns siiiYi-i i-d. Santa liosa. to the north; Napa, allejo an-l nil tow lis around the bay. were iliini atred. These reports, iilaniiliij,' as they were, created lillle Interest In bait I-'rauelseo, where the people were In il frantic state. They did not slop to dress, bill rushed out Into the Mrtcts In their nlirht garments. Vculi rday's experience was a testl inonliil lo Hie modern sti el liiuliliim. A Heoiv of t!n structures was In cours ol eri'i tlon. and not one suit red. The completed modern buildings were nlso i l 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii from harm liycarllnplake. Tim biiildimrs that collapsed w ere nil tliiusy, wooileu end old fashioned brick slruc I il i-i -!. The daiiiaire by earth pinko doe-i i ml lie-.-in to compare w il h I he lo-n by lire. The heart of the business sec tion i f San I rnnclseo has Oct n di- slroci bv Pre. Insane Asylum Horror. A conductor on a San .lose local train reports that the Insane asylum at Anncw Is a tolal wreck, ninny of th Iniua'es belllK killed, It Is reported that the attaches of the Institution who were about nt the time were wived. The building Is n totnl wreck. Tho ruins took lire shortly lifter the eol- Inpse. There were About 700 person In the bulldlnu. The above report lin.s been olllclnlly continued mnl it is add rd Hint scon of the Inmntes who es caped dentil lire roninltiR nhout tht country In n stnte of pnnle. AS IT LOOKS 1'ltOM OAKLAND : . I'm I In I Scene of I lie turning Metrop olis DcMcrilieil hy an Oiorator. New York, April P.t. With n telo- jfinph Instrument In the New York of fice of the Western I'tilon company eoiitiecieil directly wllh nnoiher Instru ment In tiiikbind, Cnl., whose operator snt looking across the harbor nt Sim Pram-lsco. a vivid description of the nppearance or tin t nnrornia metropo lis burning rapidly, and with Itsliiiil l In's now nnd then tossisl Into the it ir by tlynauilt" charges, was received by the operator In New York. The tele graph instrument operated by the New York man frcipiently vibrated from the eiirtluplake shocks which were at that moment oci urrlii;: on the other side if the continent. "The roar of dynamite fniin the oth er fide of the hnrhor Is almost dwtf cnltitf nt times," ticked the Oakland op erator. "They nre nttetnptlii( to bins out pathways In the city blocks wher ever the tire tlirenteiis, In order to check Its spread. Man I'ranclsco Is at times ei'vclopisl In smoke, nnd when It lifts we can see the flntnes of biirn luK hillbillies nnd ix'i-nsiotinlly the tim bers flyim; from n dytininlte explosion. Almost nil activity except that t.f dy namiting nps'iirs to have ceased. Thif ferry Imats have entirely Ntopxsl run hlnu bet w is h Oakland nnd San Fran cisco, nnd no one Is allowed to enter the titirnlnff city. Whoever ntteinpls It Is kept bnck by troops. "The shocks here nre continuous. Home of them helm: quite severe. They In ve cotton tin the people's nerves so that whenever the earth- trembles al most every one who is under n roof rushes out of tio rs. Many of th ImlldliiK-i In San Frnnclseowrre so bad ly damnjred by this niornln's shock that they nre a peril to wh.iever en ters tlirm duriiik' the continuance of the earthitiake shocks. "Some time nco n incssii''i was re ceived from the Western Fnlou licitd fiuartors In San Francisco that they Would have to vnenti tho building b r.'iuso It wns to be blown tip jvltli dyna mite. Immediately after this -otuuiunl-cutlott With the olllcn i-enseil, Otid un pern for who volunteered to ro from njiother nubs i6e tvhnt the trouble. wj fulled t return tT ujttlre. Com Ttiuulentloti wnrtllrt Interrupted with tho fefryhntisj rtrvuleh) tlu Western t'nlorj cstabllshtst Vita, And trwi Oakland It nppeared tlmt tlw ferry, honso lmd been damn Red by a dyna mite exploulou" AIM Era
