Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1905)
THE PAPER TRUST! __ AN INJUNCTION ASKED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. METHODS THAT ARE ILLEGAL I As the Selling Agent of the Mills the Paper Trust Controls the Market Ab solutely and Has Advanced Prices Fully Fifty Per Cent. ST. PAUL. Minn.—Attorney General ^^oody, for thp United States, through Attorney Haupt and Frank B. ' / 'jBlogg and James M. Beck, special Slssistant attorney general of the United States, filed a petition in the United States district court in which he makes the General Paper company, as principal defendant, and the Itasca Paper company of Grand Rapids, Minn.; Hennepin Paper company of Little Falls, Minn.; Wolf River Paper and Fiber company of New Richmond, Wis.; Atlas Paper company of Apple ton, Wis.; Kimberly & Clark company of Neenah, Wis.; Riverside Fiber and Paper company of Appleton, Wis.; Wausau Paper Mills company of Brokaw, Wis.; Centralia Pulp and Water Power company of Centralia, j Wis.; Combined Locks Paper com pany of Combined Locks, Wis.; Dells Pulp company of Eau Claire, Wis.; j Grand Rapids Paper and Pulp com- j pany of Grand Rapids, Wis.; Menasha | Paper company of Menasha, Wis.; ; Nekoosa Paper company of Nekoosa, Wis.; tne Falls Manufacturing com pany of Oconto Falls, Wis.; Flambeau | Paper company of Park Falls, Wis.; John Edwards Manufacturing com- ; pany of Port Edwards, Wis.; C. W. i Howard company of Menasha, Wis.; j Wisconsin River enl Paper company of Plover, Wis.; Tomahawk Pulp and j Paper company of Park Falls, Wis.; j Northwestern Paper company of Clo- : <yuet, Minn.; Consolidated Water : Power and Paper company of Grand Rapids, Wis.; Manufacturers’ Paper company and the Petoskey Fiber Pa per company of Petosivey, Mich., and i the Rhinelander Paper company of Rhinelander, Wis., party defendants j In a suit to enjoin them and restrain j them from doing business through j the General Paper company as the j sales agent, in violation of the pro- ' visions of sections 1 and 2 of the art | of congress, approved July 2, entitled “An act to protect trade and com- ; merce against unlawful restraints and : monopolies.” The petition alleges that the de fendants entered into an agreement to combine and control the sale of the product of the different companies through the General Paper company in that the General Paper company regulated prices, sales and shipment and territory for the sale of the same and after deducting operating ex W penses of the General Paper company, p \livided the surplus among the mem bers of the corporation. The petition alleges that in conse quence of the combination all com petition in the manufacture, sale and distribution of paper had been re stricted and price of all paper prod ucts greatly increased, particularly of news print paper which has been in creased about 50 per cent. It fur ther states that no dealers or news papers or other consumers in the ter ritory west of the Mississippi with the ■exception of certain newspaper pub lishers in St. Louis and Chicago, can purchase any paper except directly through the General Paper company, and then only upon terms dictated by the latter. «. The court !s asked to declare Lie alleged combination unlawful and that the defendants be perpetually en joined from doing any act in pursu ance of the same. CORBIN REPORTS UPRISING. Official Statement cf Work of Pala janes Received at Washington. WASHINGTON—The war depart ment was officially advised by General ■Corbin, commanding the department •of the Philippines, of the uprising in Samar, in which one lieutenant and a number of enlisted men of the Phil ippine scouts were killed. The cablegram is as follows: The Palajanes are on the warpath In Samar in considerable numbers, as may be judged by the following: November 10 about 400 Palajanes and several hundred volunteers joined in an attack on a detachment of twen ty Philippine scouts at Oras, Samar. Killed, one hospital corps man; wounded, twelve Philippine scouts; missing, five, said to have been boloed wdiile in the river; all bodies badly mutilated. And again on December 1G Second Lieutenant Stephen H. Hait and thirty-seven enlisted men, Thirty eighth company Philippine scouts, were killed by Palajanes at Dolores, Samar, First Lieutenant George F. Abbott requests help from military authorities. Town threatened by 1,000 Palajanes. Situation critical in both instances. I offered the Philip pine government all the assistance ci’t^ired. As yet none has been ac ceded. Japan Wants a New Treaty. Tf>XIO—The Japanese government lias a'v*ecd to negotiate an arbitration treaty with the United States. This Is the iesult of American Minister Uriscom > representations to Baron Komura, jiinister of foreign affairs, who has unified him that his govern ment is p hased to accept America’s Invitation. Baron Komura further states thai Japanese Minister Taka bira is fully empowered to act with W Secretary cj State Hay to frame and ^ sign a tr?a»/ of the kind at Washing ton. Mirtresota Code Not Ready. ST. PAUL—The failure of the codi fication commission to have a report ready has placed the legislature in a bad predicament, as the adoption of the new- code may repeal every law placed on the statute books by the coming legislature. It is charged that the commission has exceeded its powers and interjected a great quan tity of new legislation, much of which affects corporations. The entire tax code has been changed and other radi cal alterations made. THE ORDER MUST STAND. McCook Cannot Hope to Retain Her Land Office. WASHINGTON—It has been re ported here that indignation prevails throughout Southwestern Nebraska over the president’s recent order abolishing the land office at McCook after January 31. The claim is made that the need for this office is as great as ever', since fully 90 per cent of the homestead entries are yet lack ing and lie west of: McCook. In terest in the matter is also intensified by the report that the office was abolished because of some complaints which were filed last summer against F. M. Rathbone, the register, and C. W. Baines, the receiver. It was learned at the White house that the president merely complied with the law when he discontinued the McCook office. According to the law whenever the expenses equal one third of the total revenue of a land office and whenever the public lands in a district are reduced to less than 100,000 acres, the president and the secretary of the interior may order such office abolished. Although the fefs of the McCook office for the last two quarters show an excess over maximum salaries to the officials, the remaining public lands in the district fall short of the minimum acreage necessary to continue the office. The law also provides that when a land office is located at a state capital the unfinished business of an abolished office shall be sent there for comple tion. For this reason the unfinished business of McCook will go to the office at Lincoln. Congressman Norris stated that the land office at Sidney, Neb., would also ' be abolished within a few months, j AT LEWIS AND 2LARK EXPO. Lake 200 Acres iri Extent to De Lighted By Electricity. PORTLAND, Ore.—Among the nov elties of the electrical illumination scheme designed for the Lewis and Clark exposition is the submarine lighting of Guild's lake. This lake is the largest, body of water ever inclosed in any exposition ground, being over 200 acres in extent, and the arrange ments being carried out will trans form the lake into a blaz-: of glory. The lights will be fifty candle rower and inclosed in air and water-tight receptacles. Spectators will be able to see all kinds of fish swimming about in the shallow water. This submarine illumination will also give the effect of dancing flames of fire at a distance in the night. Completing the vista of Columbia court on the island in the lake will be the grand court and gardens in front | of the government building, sur mounted with 200-foot towers, which, with their outlines trimmed with thousands of lights, can be seen as far as the Cascade range, seventy-five miles distant. In conjunction with these plans the Mazamas, a mountain elimbing club of this city are arrang ing for the illumination of Mount j Hood, the highest peak in Oregon, by ; signal fires at intervals during June j and July. The mountain is easily . discernible from every vantage point of the grounds. In the center of the lake an im mense geyser will play, intermingled with varied lights, and a Columbia river fish wheel will be in operation. FIRST CASE IN SUPREME COURT. Right cf Roads to Arbitrarily Route Shipments to Ee Determine^. WASHINGTON—Voluminous rec- ■ ords in the case of the Interstate Commerce commission against the Southern Pacific company, the Atchi son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway company, the Santa Fe-Pacific Rail way company and the Southern Cali fornia Railway company were filed in the supreme court of the United States Tuesday. The litigation is known as the citrus fruit case, which was de cided adversely to the railroads by Judge Wellborn of the Ninth circuit last September. The companies then appealed to the supreme court. Ship I pers of fruits from Southern Cali fornia complained to the Interstate Commerce commission that the rail- i | roads insisted they had the right to route fruit shipments over eastern roads of their selection. The com mission decided that the shippers had the right to select the routes over which their shipments should be made. The railroads also were or dered to display to the public their rates for the transportation of fruits. The circuit court sustained these or ders. Restrains Plumbers’ Trust. INDIANAPOLIS—Judge Carter, in the superior court, granted a restrain ing order against the further opera tion of what is called a plumbers' trust, composed of the plumbers’ sup ply houses of the city. Joseph Mil der complained that the supply houses would sell goods only to members, and he was refused the privilege of purchasing. Distribut on of Seeds. WASHINGTON—The private sec retaries of members of the Nebraska delegation in congress are now pre paring lists for the congressional dis- | trihution in the state, which will take j place within the coming two or three months. Each senator and represent ative will have 14 500 packages of gar- | den, flower and field seed to hand out I to their constituents. The total dis tribution in Nebraska will amount to 110,000 packages. Those desiring to receive seed are requested to make application at once. Jury Fays Self Defense. TECUMSEH, Neb.—After being in session all Tuesday afternoon and up to 12:30 Wednesday morning, the cor oner’s jury in the case of C. C. Rey nolds, who shot Frank E. Brown here, brought in a verdict finding that Brown came to his death from the re sult of injuries received at the hands of Reynolds. The jury also found that Reynolds shot in self-defense. A number of witnesses were examined, inducting members of the Reynolds family, Mrs. Brow’n, wife of the de I ceased, and others. THE NEW STATES ADMISSION OF FOUR TERRITOR IES NOT CERTAIN. SOME DEMOCRATS ARE OPPOSED It Is Likely That There Will Be Con siderable Fillibustering—Republi cans Not Anxious as the Matter Can Go Over to Next Session. WASHINGTON—In all probability there will not be two stars added to the flag at this session of congress. While there are some democrats who are disposed to allow the republicans to legislate as they please on all ex cept great fundamental questions, there are others who will not consent to the admission of states doubled up, as proposed in the bill passed last ses sion by the house and now pending in the senate. Of course, it is well understood that it will be an easy thing to defeat the statehood bill. Only a slight filibuster is necessary, or perhaps a notice to the republican majority that the bill is unsatisfac tory would be sufficient. The repub licans are not at all anxious. They are willing the present bill should pass, but if the democrats want to defeat it they will not complain. Senator Du Bois of Idaho is a lead er of the opposition to the bill in its present form. He recalls that, when he was struggling to have the terri tory of Idaho admitted as a. state there was a great deal of opposition to the anti-Mormon test oath, which he insisted should be incorporated in the constitution. Du Bois took the ground then that congress had no right to bring a territory into the union against the will of the people of the territory. He said then that Idaho would prefer to remain out rather than be deprived of the test oath. “Now,” said Mr. Du Bois, “the people of Arizona, with few excep tions, and a majority of the people of New Mexico prefer to remain as territories rather than to be admitted as one state. “I thimc their wishes should he re spected. What ougnt to be done now is to admit Oklahoma, not coupled Indian territory, but according to the present boundaries. There would be nothing favoring the democrats in that, for Oklahoma is as likely to be republican as democratic, and, in fact, it is the one territory where the re publicans are strongest. But aside from all political consideration, the rights of the people of the territories should be respected.” Speaking of the statehood bill Sen ator Beveridge, chairman of the com mittee on territories, remarked the other day that had Senator Quay liv ed the measure would have been put in his charge while being considered in the senate. Perhaps no one knew' whether Senator Quay would have ac cepted the doubling up of the terri tories. Four years ago he fought for nearly three months to secure separ ate statehood for three territories, leaving out Indian territory. When the republicans doubled up the terri tories in the las/ session, with a view' of making two states cf the fov:r, there was no sign from the silent Pennsyl vania senator as to w’hether that kind of a proposition suited him or not. He was intensely interested when the fight was on before. He devoted more time to senatorial work than he had ever given before in a winter, but after the bill was defeated and when a new scheme was tried he nev er seemed to show the same interest. No one know's wdiat he would have done if he had lived. ADAMS WANTS INVESTIGATION. | Governor-Elect of Colorado F’iles Pe- j tition in Supreme Court. DENVER—Attorneys Charles S. ] Thomas and Samtiel W. Helford filed i a petition in the supreme Court | Wednesday on behalf of Alva Adams, j the democratic governor-elect, asking j that either the court or a commission to be appointed by the court shall j open all of the 204 ballot boxes used in Denver at the late election and | make a thorough examination of their contents. The court decided to hear arguments on the petition later in the day. ‘‘I have no question about my elec tion by substantially the majority rep resented on the face of the returns,” said Governor Adams. “I believe if the frauds in outside counties could be unearthed, my honest majority would amount to 20.000. But I want no tainted seat. It is of far greater importance that the extensive election frauds should be unearthed and pun ished tnan that I or any other particu lar individual should be sworn in as governor. I don’t know who com- | mitted the alleged frauds in Denver. I know nearly thirty men are in jail, ostensibly for contempt of court, but really charged with election crimes. If they are of the character represent ed, I feel assured that there are men at liberty far more deserving of jail than those who are incarcerated. Has Not Resigned, But Will. LONDON—While numerous semi official statements have been heard that Ambassador Choate is about to retire from diplomatic life, it can be stated that Mr. Choate has not sent his resignation nor any communica tion on the subject to President Roosevelt or the state 'department; nor has he received any inquiry, either from the president or Secretary Hay, concerning his future plans. It can be said, however, that it is Choate’s intention to tender his resignation soon after inauguration. Tossed on Stormy Atlantic. BOSTON—The steamer African Prince, from Japanese ports to this port and New York, came up the harbor with her propellor shaft twisted, steering gear damaged, boat3 lost and portions of her deck torn off by the fury of the storm encountered in mid-Atlantic. After the steering gear was damaged the vessel was tossed for two days In the trough of the sea, unable to proceed until re pairs had been made. During the re pairs some of the crew received minor injuries. MAJORITY 13 DIVIDED. Colorado Republicans Not Agreed Upon Plan to Reseat Peabody. DENVER—Very few members of the legislature have yet arrived in the city and whether the plans of William C. Evans and other republican lead ers to reseat Governor James Pea body will be advised by a majority of the republican members is still in doubt. The republicans can carry any measure on which they are agreed. There are at least half a dozen candidates for the speakership. Some republican members known as followers of former United States Senator Edward O. Wolcott have de cided that while they do not contemp late a union with the democrats under any consideration, they will oppose vigorously any plan for counting out Adams. The Wolcott republicans say they will go into a party caucus and will agree to abide by the decision of the caucus up to a point where it con flicts with their conscience. They in sist that they have always strictlv ob served party regularity, but when a course is commended that is morally wrong they will not follow it and they will not consider their decision in that regard as “irregular.” The plan to seat Governor Peabody, some of them declared, is wrong and no cau cus action will bring them to support such action. The canvass of the votes for state officers is made by the legislature and is not subject to review in the courts. LEGISLATION FOR CANAL. Members of Congressional Committee Consider Question. WASHINGTON.—Members of the congressional committee which will formulate the isthmian canal legisla tion have been considering the various questions relating to the regulation of the canal zone. A bill for the pur pose passed the senate last session, but was rejected by the house, and a measure finally was agreed upon, placing the whole government of the zone in the power of the president un til the end of the present session of congress. Before the close of this congress it will be necessary to renew that power for a term of years, or to enact a new law. Opinion differs as to the best method of handling the subject, although it is believed that a strong government will be necessary in order to provide for the care and health of the men engaged in canal work. It is expected that Representa tive Mann (111.) will introduce a hill relating to canal work soon after con gress reconvenes. REPORT FROM OKU’S ARMY. Soldiers on Both Sides Still Lying in the Trenches. General Oku’s Headquarters, via Fusan—No change has taken place at the front of the Second army. The Russians continue a daily bombard ment, firing at random and resulting in few casualties. The Japanese sol diers picked up fifteen centimetre shrapnel cases and with them made charcoal burners to heat the bomb proofs. Occasional collisions take place between patrols, the Russians always retiring. Both sides seem sat isfied to remain in the trenches. Lieutenant General Sir William Nieholason, director-general of mili tary intelligence of the British was office, who was attached to the Jap anese army, left here yesterday on his way to England. Steal Court House -Also. ST. PAL'L, Minn.—A special to the Dispatch from Aberdeen, S. D., says; The crowd of men who went from Selby to Bangor and carried off by force the county records in the court house and then left word that they would return for the court house it self, kept their promise. The build ing has been torn down and piled on wagons, and is being hauled to Selby to be rebuilt there. Although the ac tion of the Selby men has aroused much bitter feeling, Bangor residents made no resistance. WARSHIPS UNDER ORDERS. China Will Try to Hold Russian War Vessels in Port. SHANGHAI—The tatotal has issued strict orders to*1 the commanders of the Chinese warships in the harbors of Woosung and Shanghai to prevent any attempt to escape by the Rus sian war vessels, the cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat destroyer Groz ovoi. * More Chinese cruisers are on the way to Shanghai. 1 he Askold and the Grozoxoi suc ceeded in reaching Shanghai after the battle between the Russian and Jap anese fleets off Port Arthur August 10, and since that time their officers and crew have been interned at Shanghai. A rumor from Shanghai reached London December 9 that the Askold was coaling and replacing its machin ery preparatory to an effort to escape and join the Russian second Pacific squadron. American Girl WeJs Title. WASHINGTON.—Miss Marguerite Hyde ("Daisy”) Leiter, the youngest daughter of the late Levi Z. Leiter and Mrs. Mary T. Carver-Leiter of Chicago, was married at noon on Christmas day to Henry Molyneaux Paget Howard, the nineteenth earl of Suffolk and Berkshire. The ceremony occurred in the Leiter residence in this city, the Rev. Roland Cotton Smith, rector of St. John’s Episcopal church, afficiating. Only a family party witnessed the service. The bride was escorted by her brother. Prolong Martial Law. WASHINGTON—Mr. Thompson, the American minister to Brazil, today cabled the state department that the period of martial law has been pro longed for thirty days, from the 16th inst, in the federal district. Beresford Succeeds Domville. LONDON—Vice Admiral Lord Chas. Beresford has been appointed to suc ceed Admiral Domville In command of the Mediterranean squadron on May L CANHOIDARTHUR RUSSIAN ARMY HAS OVER TWO MONTHS’ PROVISIONS. THE JAPS MOUNT MORE CANNON : Confirmation of the Report That Gen. Kcndrachenko Has Been Killed— The Work of Dynamiting and Paral leling Continues. TOKIO—The Japanese occupied the entire fort on Rihlung mountain at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday. Trustworthy advices from Port Ar thur confirm the report that General Kondrachenko has been killed and that General Stoessel has been injured by falling from his horse. General Smilioff is also reported wounded. The advices further say that the stern of the battleship Sevastapol has sunk in shallow water. Its bow is damaged in two places and the steer ing room gear is also damaged. The garrison is reported to be con fident in the belief that relief will ar rive before March 1. Despite its heavy losses November 2G and subse quently the garrison is said to be cheerful and resolved to continue the struggle as long as a single soldier remains, ine army claims to have sufficient provisions to last until Feb ruary. The navy possesses about one month’s stores. The price of food in the beleagured fortress is high. Beef is iy2 roubles per pound, horse meat 6 eopeks, turkeys 150 roubles each, eggs 160 roubles per hundred. But a few junks bearing supplies reached the garrison the past month. It is expected that the capture of the heights of Pigeon bay will fur ther curtail the landing of supplies. The emperor today received in au dience and decorated Captain Zurbon zon of the steamer Willehad, which had brought home the Japanese ref ugees from Russia. The Japanese dynamiting and paral leling against the eastern section of the main circle of forts around Port Arthur is progressing favorably. The right wing of the besiegers continues a heavy and effective shelling of the new town preparatory to operations which are nearing completion. It is probable that the next attack will be simultaneously directed against the east and west forces of the fortress in an endeavor to divide and weaken the resistance of the defenders. The New Year season has begun and all Japan is enjoying a holiday, consequently Togo's journey from Ivure to Tokio will be a continuous popular ovation. WRIGHT TELLS OF UPRISING. Governor of Philippines Reports on Fighting by Palajanes. WASHINGTON—Secretary Taft re ceived a cablegram message from 1 Governor Wright at Manila in re sponse to his inquiry in regard to the recent uprising of the Palajanes, Dol ores, Samar, Governor Wright’s mes sage is as follows: MANILA, Doc. 26. 1904.—Secretary of War, Washington, D. C.—With ref erence to your telegram of 21st last, I regret to say that General Corbin’s report of attack on and loss of de j tachments of scouts at Oras and Dol ores is correct. Palajanes have of late left west and north sides of Sa mar and became active on east coast, which is practically without harbor and very difficult of access during pre valence of the existing monsoon. Orders were given some time since to strengthen all detachments on the east coast, but unfortunately this was delayed by wreck and loss of coast guard boat carrying a hundred or more of the constabulary. The men were saved but the delay in sending another coast guard boat to the res cue resulted in leaving the small de tachments at Oras and Dolores iso later and the consequent loss. All east coast stations have been heav ily reinforced and we are still send ing men in by my direction. General Allen, chief of the constabulary, left here (Manila) two weeks since to take personal charge of affairs in Sa mar. I am still reinforcing him with constabulary and am consulting with General Corbin, who, if necessary, will aid us with troops. WRIGHT. THEY MUST NEVER RETREAT _ j Kuropatkin Doesn’t Want His Men on the Run Again. MUKDEN—General Kuropatkin, ad dressing his troops, said: “You must never allow yourselves to retreat. Even in the case of the smallest de tachment having once formed a plan it must be carried out to the end.” A Japanese battery opened fire De cember 24 in Shanlinpu and two men were wounded by shells. A Japanese column advanced, but was soon driven back by the Russian fire. The general situation is quiet, though Chinese report that the Japan ese are strengthening their left flank as though in contemplation of a turn ing movement. On the other hand the Japanese in many places appar ently are building winter quarters. To Spend $30,000,000. CHICAGO, 111.—The Record-Herald says: The Pennsylvania Railroad company is prepared to spend $30,- j 000,000 in the construction of a new j railroad station in Chicago, $20,000,- ! 000 of this sum to be spent in ac- 1 quiring land adjoining the present Union depot and $10,000;000 to be spent in buildings. Plans and specifi- ! cations for a most elaborate group of structures devoted to railway pur poses have already been completed. The site of the new terminal will occupy seven square blocks. Sixty Lashe3 Across Back. NATCHEZ, Miss.—A. D. Lewis, a white man, 33 years of age, whose home is in Chicago, was lashed today in the woods near Natchez and or dered out of the state. Lewis was being taken to the county convict farm to serve a sentence for insulting a woman on the streets. As he was being taken to the farm a crowd of six white men took him from the guard. They entered the woods three miles from town, stripped him and gave him [ sixty lashes across the back. NEWS IN NEBRASKA STATE NOTES. 1 - The new High school building at Tecumseh has been turned over by the contractors as finished. Catholics of West Point have form ed the nucleus of a public library and it will be opened in a short time. Sidney Dodge lias' been appointed postmaster at Marion, Red Willow county, vice W. E. White resigned. Employes of the A. F. Bloomer Lum ber company at York presented A. F. Bloomer, the retiring president, with a gold-headed cane. The Pawnee county farmers’ insti tute will be held in the opera house awnee City February 2 and 3, 1905. Some excellent speakers are on the program. Frank E. Brown, the man who was shot by Charles C. Reynolds at Te cumseh. died after being a great suf ferer for two days. Blood poisoning killed mm. The coroner's inquest at Hastings held over the remains of William Oli ver Erickson, unmarried, 23 years old. resulted in a verdict of death result ing from carbolic acid self-adminis tered with suicidal intent. The Farmers’ association of Newark is having a hard time to get shipping accommodations from the B. & M. railroad, and if they cannot get them any other way, propose to test the law, which, in other instances, has ob tained results. Since the several accidents on Union Pacific crossings in Grand Island, five of the seven crossing watchmen have been let out and older men have been put in their places. Five of the watchmen are on duty in the daytime and two at night. While tending a eornsheller for Charles Hildebrand, northwest of Ash land. William Duffs’ arm was caught in the machinery and before the en gine could ho stopped the arm was so badly mangled that it was necessary to partly amputate it. Charles Selton. alias Dudley Brown, an operator for the Union Pacific rail road at Ogalalla, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary by Judge Grimes. Selton shot at Conductor Moody about a month ago, but his aim was poor. He pleaded guilty. Seventeen-year-old Thurman Gib bons of Norfolk has confessed to be ing a burglar and housebreaker. Caught by the police with money in his clothes which corresponded to an amount stolen from the home of En gineer Caldwell, the young man broke down and admitted his guilt. He is in jail at Madison. Secretary Royse of the slate hank ing board will interview President Mc Greevy of the wrecked Elkhorn Val ley State bank of O'Neill when he stops in Lincoln in charge of Sheriff Hall of Holt county. An early set tlement with depositors will be great ly aided if a truthful statement can he obtained from McGreevy by the state banking board. The South Platte Implement Deal ers’ association closed its annual con vention in Lincoln with a short ses sion. A resolution was adopted ex tending greeting to the Lancaster as sociation, a Pennsylvania association organized by a Quaker state man who had visited Lincoln and secured a copy of the constitution and by-laws of the South Platte concern. Presi dent Shamp and Vice President Maur er made short addresses. The McCook Irrigation and Water Power company has been making some improvements in its ditch south west of that city, and is placing its property in the best physical condi tion it has ever been in. in anticipa tion of a successful season next year. Among the improvements is a new flume of enlarged proportions, enabl ing it to carry more head of water. The ditch is an important factor in the sugar beet industry of that section. An agent has been at work among the members of the Grand Island Sol diers' Home, of whom there have been about 400. securing their applications for homestead entries in the district of the state in which the Kinkaid hill has made such great changes in con ditions. the applications being for such number of acres up to 640 to which the members are yet entitled, or for the entire number of acres. That the party is a representative of some land owners is not questioned. A stranger giving the name of E. Walker and claiming Kansas City as his home, paid Beatrice a visit last week. He claimed to he an optician, and. after visiting the heme of F. A. Grell, who lives a few miles southwest of the city, he sold Mr. Grell some spectacles and secured his note for $26. The glasses were found to be of the cheap variety and he believed he had been duped. He reported the matter to the police officers, who lo cated Walker at : the Markle hotel. Upon being confronted by the officer and Mr. Grell, Walker promptly turn ed over the' note to Mr. Grell without much ceremony. Farmers in the vicinity of Barnes ton have subscribed $2,700 towards building a new elevator. An organi zation has been perfected, and $5,000 will be secured, if possible, for the construction of the building. The supreme court has declared valid the act of 1861 forbidding rail road companies to charge more for a short haul than a long haul. The court holds that this act, which is separate and distinct from the act known as the maximum freight rate law', is within ^ legislative discretion and Is valid. While hunting south of Beatrice Clayton Sansbury and two other men found -a lot of new tinware in a shock of corn. It is supposed to have been stolen from some farmer’s w'agon in ! Beatrice, as the various articles found had been purchased at the hardware store of E. Bigler & Co. A musical recital was given at the institution for the blind in Nebraska City by the members of the musical department. There were thirteen numbers on the program and the pu pils taking part acquitted &emselves well. | KEPT NO STATE PREMIUMS. i A Word From the Former Adjutant General of Nebraska. ' LINCOLN—Former Adjutant Gen eral Barry retained no premiums while | he was in office. In a letter to Gover nor Mickey he declared that he had never kept premiums on state war | rants, and if anyone of his clerical force did so he had no knowledge of the matter. Expert Examiner Wiggins charged Barry with a shortage of about $49, the amount being due the state from the term of Barry as adjutant general of the national guard. General Barry says in his communi cation that the matters referred to in the report of Expert Examiner Wig gins, in connection with the premiums, were transacted by his chief clerk and I that he is not prepared to explain t them until lie has had time to com ! municate with the clerk, Ira J. Ayres, | and the former stenographer, Miss S Meecham. “As soon as I ha\e communicated with them,” says the letter, “1 shall settle up the matter.” General Colby still owes the stato the premiums on state warrants re tained by the state after the courts have passed on the action which the attorney general probably will begin in the near future. The other account charged against Colby- by the examin er, the pay of the Wilber troops for the encampment of 1901, will be In vestigated by the military department and Governor .Mickey has ordered Judge Advocate Colonel Ehrliart to proceed with the investigation. This is the account which Colby asserts properly should be charged to him and its details will be gone into be fore the state demands a settlement from the general. WORKMEN ADJUSTED RATES. Nebraska Jurisdiction Stands for Low Chargss. NORFOLK—According to the Janu ary number of the Nebraska Workman, just being issued in this city, the Ne braska jurisdiction of the Ancient Or der of United Workmen has just averted seceding from the supreme lodge. The compromise was effected when the supreme lodge, through a committee, agreed to allow Nebraska to have its own way with regard to guaranty fund rates instead of adopt ing rates which had been set down by the supreme lodge and which would have greatly increased the expense of the jurisdiction in this state. With the alternative of either pay ing the rate or withdrawing from the national order staring them in the face members of the Nebraska juris diction were pretty general in favor of withdrawing at the meeting of the grand lodge to be held in South Omaha next May. A few days ago, however, a committee of the supreme lodge met officers of the Nebraska lodge at Lincoln and the result wav the granting of Nebraska’s every wish, so that rates henceforth will be lower than they have been before. Will Quit Growing Beets. M’COOK—The American Sugar Beet company has decided to retire from the raising and buying of beets in the Republican valley with the present season, leavng the Standard Sugar Beet company in possession of the entire field. The arrangement is mutual, and a similar one obtains in the North Platte country. The Stand ard people are already in the field making contracts for next year. Hospital for Insane Quarantined. The State Board of Health gave or ders that the Nebraska Hospital for the Insane be quarantined for an in definite period on account of the pres ence of smallpox Superintendent Green says there is but one case, anti it is mild. Doubt McGreevy Having Cash. O'NEILL—When the papers reached here containing a Phoenix dispatch to the effect that President McGreevy of the Elkhorn Valley bank had turned over $25,000 to Police Officer McDonald of Phoenix, Ariz., the peo ple here instantly knew it was a pipe dream. The total deposits are only about $50,000 and of this only aborx, $2,5,000 is due to individual depositors in this county. It now seems safe to say that depositors will get more than 50 per cent, so that the loss to the community is not. so serious, although a few individuals will suffer. Wedded Fifty-Six Years. GENEVA—The fifty-sixth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Abram. ; Leonard occurring, their children I gave them a surprise at the home of their daughter, Mrs. C. A. Warner. They have had seven children, five of whom are living: eighteen grandchil dren and ten great grandchildren, one of whom was present. Mr. Leonard’s brother, Madison, arrived unexpected ly from Landborn, Kan., completing the surprise. LINCOLN—After a long wrangle at torneys have decided to appeal to the supreme court to ascertain whether the Lancaster or Douglas county dis trict court is to be obeyed. How to pay over $12,000 without rubbing against the authority of two conflict ing courts is one of the problems of Clevius Kendall of Omaha. The county court of Douglas county has said that he shall not nay $12,000 of his mother’s esate to Neriah B. Ken dall, his brother until further orders. Judge Holmes recently ruled for Ne riah Kendall. Picking Up Land Claims. GRAND ISLAND—An agent has been at work among the members of the Soldiers’ Home, of whom there are about four hundred, securing their applications for homestead entries in the district of the state in which the Kincaid bill lias made such great changes in conditions. The applica tions are for such number of acres up to 640 to which the members are yet entitled or for thp entire number of acres. That the pnrty is a representa tive of some land owners is not ques tioned.