START HOVE TO
SETRESTRIKE
Union President Confers Will
Governor EbsrharL ,
SWITCHMEN'S USES WEAKEN
Brotherhood Men Return to Work a
Duluth and Seattle, but Latter Plao
U Stilt Tied Up, Few Trainmen Be
ing Employed There Strike Leadei
Says Only Three Returned to Work
at Duluth.
. St Paul, Dec. 4.--Officials of tht
switchmen's union said they were no
Alarmed at the reports received Iron
the west of members of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen gcjng bad
to work. Union officers received won
that everything was still "tied up i
Seattle despite the report that the
trainmen had decided to go back U
work. The switchmen say whateve.
action was taken by the Seattle train
men will make no material difference
as there are only a few of them 11
The Seattle yards.
President Hawley spent the jVay 1:
Minneapolis, where he had a confer
ence with Governor Eberhart. li
this conference were Secretary Martli
of the executive committee of tin
switchmen and E. W. Decker, presl
dent of the Minneapolis Clearlni
House association.
Trying to Settle Strike.
Governor Eberhart announced late;
that a well defined movement hai
keen started to effect a settlement o:
the strike. A statement was publisb.ee
"quoting the governor as saying h
believed that tbe strike would be set
tied Jn three days. Governor Eberhart
when asked as to the truth of the In
tervlew, said be had been lncorrectlj
quoted. He said he had' met some a
the Minneapolis business men wh
had talked with him regarding tht
possibilities of getting both tides t
the controversy together and ht
thought that a movement was on foot
in that direction.
President L. W. Hill of the Grea
Northern, when asked if he knew any
thing about it, said there could be n
truth to any talk of settlement evei
with Individual railroads, as the gen
oral managers had decided that the;
would' all stand together. Mr. Hill sale
the railroads would get so many mm
In the east to take the strikers' place.
they could fill all the places, but the
did not want to bring them all in now
preferring to give the old men
chance to return to their places.
President Hawley of the switch
men's union also sajd there was noth
1ng definite accomplished at the Mln
neapolis conference and that so fai
as he knew the prospects of a settle
ment were no better than before.
But Three Returned to Worki
Regarding the defection of the mo
In Duluth, Mr. Hawley said he had
message from Duluth stating that onlj
three of the Brotherhood of Railwa)
Trainmen had returned to work an
that It was believed they would gc
out again.
Mr. Hawley again reiterated hii
statement that there was no posst
bjlity of arbitration under the Erdmaii
act.
80 far as the freight situation it
concerned here, it Is being moved wlti
difficulty and there was congestion li
the local yards. It was estimated thai
about 1,500 men had been Importec
into the Twin Cities and the railroad
fflclals said they were satisfied thai
conditions would resume their norma
aspect within a few days.
TELEGRAPHERS ASK RAISE
Big Four Keymen Want Increase 01
Pay of Twenty Per Cent.
Cincinnati, Dec. 4. Three confer
encea between the high officials of tht
Order of Railway Telegraphers ani
General Manager Van Wynkle of th
Big Four railroad relative to the re
quest for an increase of pay, have met
tn the last two days and as yet D" ar
rangement has been reached. It
probable that several more confer
faces will have to be held. Tbe d
ttand is (or an increase of 20 per cent
OPEM LAND TO SETTLEMENT
Nonlrrigable Tfc? Ln Wyom,nl
Opened for Entry.
, Washington, Dec f Secretary Bal
finger designated 140,800 acres of land
hi Wyoming as subject to disposition
. tader the enlarged homestead law.
The localities affected, It Is said al
the interior department, are not oon
etdered worthy of successful irrlga
tion. - Including these announced, 12,
286,080 acres of land in Wyoming
have been designated as subject t
possession under the homestead law.
DESERTS ZELAYA'S ARMY
Colonel Guadamuz Goes to Enem)
-With Small Force of Men.
Blueflelds, Nicaragua, Dec. 4.
Colonel Guadamuz, an officer of th
Nlcaraguan government army, has ue
serted President Zelaya and with 10',
men Joined the rebel forces of Gon
ral hatrada at Rama. Gundamiu
states that Zolaya's troops ln the yl
rjnlty of Rama number 1,400, o
whom 200 are sick. They are exist
ing on pilot bread and native cheese
which U doled out scantily.
TAKES UP WARRIXER CASE
Prosecuting Attorney Submits Evl
dence to Cincinnati Grand Jury.
Cincinnati, Let. 4. Vthou the gram
Jury met Prosecuting Attorney Hun
at once took up wiih it the latest de
velopments in the case of Charles L
Warriner, defaulting treasurer of th
Big Four railroad. Frank M. Couden
cashier Jn the United States custom!
office, who, by his own admission, re
caled the shortage to the compan)
in a "purely commercial transaction'
ten years after he became cognlzan'
of it and a few weeks after Ida Brock
way, his stenographer, and Mrs. Jean
ette-Ford Quarreled, was before tht
ury on call of the prosecutor.
The voluminous correspondence
turned over to the prosecutor by E. &
Cook, made up of hundreds of letter?
from Mrs. Ford and Warriner, cover
ing twelve years of remarkable rela
tionship, was also submitted.
The Big Four, according to seml-offl
clal announcement, is trying to fine
out if the $325,000 not accounted foi
by Warriner in his expenditure of thi
stolen $643,000, is hidden. It is be
lleved other indictments will follow
Warriner, according to develop
ments, was compelled to make a cast
settlement of $25,000 in a lump to es
cape being held ln the clutches of th
blackmailers for seventeen years ti
come.
PARR HAD ORDERS
FROrtGHER UP1
Says President Roosevelt Tolc
dm to Begin Sip Probe.
New York, Dec. 4. Following thi
demonstration of experts as to thi
workings of the alleged trick scalet
on the Williamsburg sugar docks
Deputy Surveyor Richard Parr, thi
man behind the original sugar fraud
exposures, took the stand to tell how
as special customs employee, he hai
raided the Williamsburg docks 01
Nov. 11, 1907, and found there the evl
dence which was so largely instru
mental in bringing about tbe indict
ments of the men on trial and in lead
ing the American Sugar Refining com
pany to pay the government mon
than $2,000,000 In back duties.
Parr's story of his discovery of thi
trick scales, familiar as it now Is, losi
nothing in the retelling. He describes
the manner In which the manipulators
by means of a steel rod pushed througl
a concealed hole, were able to maki
the scales record less than the real
weight while the weighing for the pur
pose of computing the duty was it
progress. ,
The narrative made a visible effect
and counsel for the defense was nuicli 1
to retort with an attack on Parr'il
credibility.
"You started to Investigate wilhov.i'
orders from any superior officer?" bt
was asked. - ;
"If vou call President Roosevelt ani
his secretary (now Collector Loeb), su
perior officers, I was working under or
ders," replied Parr, "but if you mear
the secretary of the treasury, then 1
was working without orders." v
Further Inquiry along this line was
dropped.
SUGGESTS VVALKtNG DUEL
Watson Would Settle Dispute
Pedestrians'. Match.
New York, Dec. 4. A walking
match Instead of a boxing contest as s
means of settling the controversy be
tween himself and Richard Le Gal
llenne was somewhat Insiduously Bug
gested by William Watson, the Eng
lish poet, on his arrival from England
with his wife.
A recent poem by Mr. Watson
"The Woman With the Serpent's Ton
gue," stirred Mr. Le Gallienne's lr
to verse writing In reply and prompted
him to forward Mr. WatBon a dial
lenge for a meeting, preferably in th
roped arena.
"This passage at arms," Bald Mr
Watson, "seems to be entirely one
sided. I know Mr. LeGallienne, and I
can remember that he usd to walk
fifteen miles and then become fa
tigued, while I was able to do thlrtj
miles. I am vastly amused' at this
challenge of Mr. Le Galllenne."
Regarding his much talked of poem
Mr. Watson said: "I merely wrott
on a general theme, that is all. I made
reference to no woman In particular.'
COLT'S SOW IN COURT
Charged With Uefng Malls for Fraud
ulent Purpoee.
Kansas City, Dec. 4. Olcott C. Colt
of New York, son of the Inventor, will
be tried at the next term of the United
States district court in this city on s
charge of using the malls to defraud
He was Indicted in May, 1908, but had
been in Paris until recently. He ap
pearea' before Judge Phillips, who fixed
his bond at $1,600, which amount wai
provided by George O. Gaugh, Colt'i
father-in-law.
The indictment charges that ln 1901
Olcott Colt was operating a brokerage
and loan business, with offices in Kan
bob City and New York. It Is alleged
that after he received his fee for oh
tainlng loans he, or his "experts," in
variably procured no loan.
Transport Still Fast in Mud.
Philadelphia, Doc. 4. The tninspori
Prairie, hlh Wt hcr tyr tho Pan
amn cnnrJ zono and pr.lhly ' Kica
ragua with 700 Hi-.i-if? nn:l went
aground in Hit !-Vir rivir nca-
Fort rda'AiTO, !a stl.i in ti e tn.id
it 1 !
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LIFE dHl&
Snead Policies Are Held Up in
Proof ot Death.
HUSBAND IS ALSO UISSQ6
Risk Companies Do Not Believe Sneac
Is Dead and Doubt If His Wife li
Three Sets of Policies in Duplicate
Issued In Favor of Aunt, Who li
Now Under Arrest at East Orange
N. J. Mother Disappears.
New York, Dec. 4. The three grca
companies in which Mrs. Ocey Nard
law Martin Snead held life Insurant
for upward of $30,000 announced tha
they will retuse to honor their po'.iciet
until It has been proved that the bodj
of the half starved young woniat
found In the bath tub, of an untur
nlshed house Jn East Orange, N. J., 01
Monday last, Is that of Mrs. Snead
The policy for $24,000 on the life o!
her husband, Fletcher Snead, who 11
missing, is also unpaid, and no clain
has been put in for the Insurance.
company agent detailed to the casi
said: "We don't believe Snead
dead. We don't know that Mrs. Sneai
is dead. It seems Incredible that anj
woman, not hypnotized or drugged
could be persuaded to endure such Jn
genultles of mental suffering and bod
Uy privation as this poor girl now li
the morgue underwent, if she had nnj
claim on the tins of blood and famll;
devotion. We do know that thrci
separate sets of policies in duplieat
on the life of young Mrs. Snead won
Issued in favor of her aunt, Miss Vlr
PD w.n...., " -
Fnat flrnriDA fn thA TlPfl In Aflfn 111
1 1 111 -. 11 .1 n.rat a
.fan... .h ih nrpvinu. set had beeIlover from Glen wood this morning on
lost. Was money borrowed on tr.es:
duplicates! We don't know."
The police were busy with a bundl.
of papers and scattered memorandi
left by Miss Wardlaw ln a drug ston
recently, and discovered they con
tained thousands of words cf a com
pllatlon' on insurance policies an:
what could' be borrowed on them
mingling irrelevantly with letters 0
recommendation from Borne of tht
foremost educators of the country an(
all testifying to the refinement of sen
sibilit.y and intellectuality of the grin
old womnn who now sits obstinatclj
mute In a cell.
In addition the papers Indicate tha
young Mrs. Snead was the daughter o.
Colonel Robert M. Martin, who onc
lived handsomely Jn New York an.
left her a fortune of $100.0011, whirl
hr.8 conflict :ly dteapnared.
Mother Disappears.
Hiii wii'.ow, Mrs. Snead's motlic:
has ah;o disappeared as utterly as h 1
sun in-law, lieicbcr Sacad. The m.u..
er 1 i:d sister of Miss Wardlaw, vd
1 a 11V1K lodgings in New Yi...
si 111 re-Juno to go to East Orati..
Identity the body supposed to be At
Snead's and will not discuss their fam
ily affairs. The Insurance companies
Insist, however, that all these detail
must be thoroughly ventilated belon
the policies are paid
Dr. Jacob Wachuman told tit
Brooklyn police that on Sept. 7 la I
he called on Mrs. Snea l at the la
stance of Julian Cnrabba, the attorney
who drew her third Will. Tho younj
woman, be said, was apparently undei
hypnotic influence. When he wi
able to shield her eyes from tht
glance of tbe others In the room sh;
brightened perceptibly. He found hei
Buffering from neurasthenia, produce'',
by hypnosis and starvation. Then
were stitches In her side, remaining
from an operation of some weeks pre
vious. He suggested that they b;
taken out.
HELD AS BLACK hANDERS
Four Italians Accused of Extortlor
Plot at Colllnsville, III.
SU Louis, Dec. 4. Four Italiam
were arrested in Colllnsville, 111.
charged with a Black Hand plot to se
cure $6,000 from L. F. Lumaghl.amer
chant aad former mayor of the town
Lumaghi received letters demanding
$6,000 on pain of losing his three chll
dren and threatening him with death
Armed . guards patroled bis ' premise
day and night and he placed 96,000 it
stage money at the place deajjnatec
la the letters. An ' Italian came, foi
the money... In his panic at being ar
rested he confessed his part in tb
plot and implicated four others, thre
of whom have been apprehended.
MASKED WOMAN HURLS ACID
Victim Answers Door Bell and Vitrlo
Is Dashed In Her Face.
Dellefontalne, O., Doc. 4. Mrs
George Mann answered a ring at hei
door and met a woman, masked, wb(
threw vitriol Into her face, exclaim
ing: "111 burn your eyes out." Th
woman then fled.
Mrs. Mann's eyes were saved b)
physicians, but she will be disfigured
by deep burns." Her husband told tht
police that he had retolved lettert
threatening that one dny he shoulo
go home and' find his wlfo dead.
Tariff Bill In French Congre.s.
PnrlB, Dec. 4. The cotton ar.d wo
schedules as paused hy the ihumjje
of deputies generally lo:ive the mini
mum rates urifhangcd. Maximum rate
on various grn lea are Increased froi
S to 25 vr cc-nt.
Lcsal Jess Jc!:3
MIhs Nettle Hawksworth is spend-'
Ing the day In Omaha with Mrs. Dr.
Cook at the hospital in that city.
MIbs Genevieve Howard is a visi
tor in Omaha, having gone to that'
city this morning on the early train.
Byron Clark is attending to bus!-'
ness matters today in Omaha, go
ing there on the tarly train this
morning.
Miss Dcra Glenn Is visiting today
in Omaha, having gone to that city
this morning on the early Burling
ton train.
Mrs. Mary Roberts is spending the
day In Omaha, being a passenger for
that city this morning on the early
train.
John Albert and wife are spend
ing today in Omaha w here they went
this morning on the early Burling
ton train.
B. L. Hyde is a visitor today in
Omaha, being a passenger for that
city this morning on the early Bur
lington train.
1. 11. jjunoar was a passenger
last evening for South Omaha, where
he attended the boxing match, re
turning at midnight.
Miss Mildred Cummins is spend
ing the day In Omaha, having gone
to that city this morning on the
early train. ,
W. Parker and family are spend
ing the day ln Omaha, having gone
to the metropolis this morning on the
early train.
Mrs. John Murray is visiting with
her daughters today in Omaha, go
ing to that city this morning on the
early Burlington train.
Mrs. F. C. Caldwell Is visiting over
Sunday in the city with her parents,
-IMr. and Mrs. Frank Kauble, coming
I ' 0
T, H. Pollock, manager of the
Plattsmouth Telephone company, is
spending today in Ashland looking
after business matters in connection
with his telephone company.
Mrs. Etone and children of Un
ion, who have been visiting with
relatives at Charlton, la., returned
to their home this morning, trans
ferring to the south bound M. P.
train at this point.
Adam Kaffenberger is one cf the
gcod farmers from the county who
took, advantage of the Schuyler train
this morning and came to the city,
this being perferable to trying to
drive in. He returned home this
afternoon by the same route.
A. J. Hunter, who has been living
ln the city since the death of his
wife, who accidentally shot herself
recently near Murray, was in Om
aha today attending to business mat
ters, being a passenger for that city
this morning on the early Burling
ton train.
Mrs. Margaret Harrison and
daughter?, Misses Grace and Mar
garet departed this morning for Lin
coln, where thoy will make their fu
ture home. The ladles have been
residents of this city but a short time
but during their stay here they have
made many friends who regret ex
ceedingly to have them leave the
city.
P. H. Melslnger came In from Ce
dar Creek this morning, traveling by
rail from that place rather than pun
ish his horses by trying to drive
them in over the bad roads. He had
business which required bis attend
ance In the city and will return this
afternoon cn the Schuyler train.
A sale of the Todd farm east of
Union is being conducted this after-
noon at .he south doo. of the cn.ut
nouse, mere nein a large numo- r
of Interested bl.M'JM present The
farm Is a desirable piece of property
.... . .
and the price will like range pretty
n.gn ior me successrui oiaaor. u. u.
Dwyer is attorney for the estate.
Cam. N. Beybert, now one of
Louisville's best citizens, came down
mis oiuruing uuui iui vii un me
Schuyler to meet with old friends
and look after business matters. Cam
called at the, Journal offlc and was
warmly welcomed as be always Is.
He is one of the best men the coun-
ty affords and the Journal is always
pleased to number him among its
callers. le returned to bis home
this afternoon on the 8chuyler.
Mark White drove up this morn-
ing from his borne at Rock Bluffs, bis route is not long enough to en
taklng some three hours and a half title blm to the Increase, although
to make the journey. It usually
takes him about one hour and a half
lie reports the roads as being the
worst In his exper(enco and that
the freeze last night made tbem
worse than ever. The horses have
a terrible time In drawing a bugty
over them and their feet is constant
ly injured by tbo sharp ice which
they encounter. In the opinion of
Mr. White the freeze has done a
world of damage to the roads and to
animals. He departed for his home
early this afternoon as the trip pro
mised to be a long and hard one and
he hoped to get it over and done be
fore nlgntfall.
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' are only three weeks ahead of us. Time
now to begin your shopping. The early
shoppers get the best selections and miss
the jam and crush.
You will find this store, as always, the most pop
ular place for Christmas buyers. We have even
surpassed former efforts in preparing for Christmas
trade. Let us offer you a few suggestions:
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1. HOLEPROOF hose for men, women
and children.
2. HOLEPROOF hose certificate the
new way.
3. GUGPENDERG in boxes very
handsome 50c, 75c and $1.
4. HANDKERCHIEFG-silk and linen
in both plain
5.
HANDKERCHIEF leather
something new, $1.25.
6.
NECKWEAR of every kind from 50c
to $1.50.
7.
CHANGEAGTONE set-a tie pin
day. In box $1.
COLLAR AND CUFF DOXEG
8.
elcgently silk
These are only a few of the many things we have
for you. Watch this space for practical solutions
to your Christmas problems.
C. LwGSCoifs
THE HOME OF
R. F. D. Carrier Called Upon to
Reimburse to the Govern
ment for Overpay.
The postmaster at Mynard has re
ceived notice from the postal depart-
ment ftt Wflshlnifton that Mali Car-
i - " - - -
rler J. M. Young, who has a route
out of that place, has been overpaid
the sum of $210 durinz tho time he
ha c8rryIng thftt route, w
twentyD. monln9 and demanding
Lhft. hn ...i-,..,,, fh .M.mm.M
for the excess. In addition the de-
partm'ent claims thai bis rate of pay
wit fio per Dontn too DigQ ana
wants to cut it down. ' Young
has a route 2 1.6 miles In length and
has been receiving pay at the rate of
jgoo per year which the department
claims is $ 120 too much. Congress
sometime since raised the pay of the
rural carriers $10 per month and
Mr. Young baa received this amount
the Bame as other carriers. It is
claimed now by the department that
they have paid it to him for the
past twenty-one months, bo they
want $210 returned to them and for
him to do the work in the futuro
for $780 per year. Mr. Young de
clares be cannot do the work at that
price and that ho will resign be
fore be tries it. It seems an injus
tlce Is being done Mr. Young who is
one of the roost faithful carriers in
the service and it ia to he hoped
some way can be advised to allow
him to retain the sum paid and also
to receive the same amount in the
future. Ho has taken the matter
- 1 up with Senator Durkett and hopes
for action for his relief.
11116 IS
100 MUCH 1IIEY
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and initial.
cases,
with 7 different stones; one for every
lined $1 to $3.
SATISFACTION
c
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of the
dak of r.:oncca
CHARTER NO. 678
Of Murdock, Neb., Incorporated in the
State of Nebraska at the close of
business November 16, 1909
RESOURCES
Ixan and dlwounU I 84.2M 59
OyurilrtfUt.Hocurwd and uiutwurnd. M M
Banking house, furniture and fix
ture s.ooewk
Current expanse and taxes paid.... li.OS b
Due from national, mate and
1 private bank 13,700 5
ChnckHand Items ol exchange W 31
Currency B,34 W
Gold coin I6 00
Bllver, ulckeU andcont 453 11-1 BJd 3 St
Total I120.2K H
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid In....... $
Surplus fund..... r
Undivided DroflU 1SJMS 1
indlTlduall deooalM subject
tocbeclt 6.701 90
Time certificate of depoilu.. 63,415 43
Cwhler'acbeck outstanding M 43-BMT r
Total ,...120JSs
STATE Of NEBRASKA M . , . ,
I. II. K. NeiueL cuhler of the above i
bank, do hereby lunar that the above
ment li a correct and trueeooy of tbe report
made to Ute utate Banning uoara. ,
11. E. Nsrruu cashier.
Attwrt, .
Henry A. Tool, director,
K. Wolf, dim-tor.
Bulxrrtbed and worn to before me this lit
day ot Dec. 1W9. P. 8. Cm Mr.
(mbalI Notary I'uNK
My commission expires July 20,
Surprise Bliss Maurer.
The Loyal Sons and Daughters at
the Christian church gathered at H.
C. McMaken's office last evening and
after all members of the two classes
had arrived, went to the home of
Miss Lena Maurer in South Park
and gave her a very pleasant sur
prise. The usual amusements were had
Sons
such as games, music and the like
and the pleasant affair closed with a
delightful luncheon, which the as
sembled guests could not fall to do
full justice.
Miss Maurer was very much sur
prised when the guests came in on
her but soon recovered and gate
them a very pleasant evening.