MEYER TESTIFIES
SAYS FREIGHT RATE REGULA
TION IMPRACTICABLE.
TRAHSPOBTATIOM OF LIVESTOCK
Former Senator Harris of Kansas
Tells the Senate Committee of the
Views of Cattlemen Regarding Dis
crimination.
WASHINGTON—Prof. H. R. Meyer,
assistant professor of economies at
the University of Chicago, appeared
before the senate committee on inter
state commerce Thursday. He dealt
chiefly with the railroad conditions in
Prusia and Germany, in which coun
tries railways are owned by the gov
ernment. He said in part:
“One of the leading objects of Prus
sia's nationalization of the railways
was the desire to abolish or minimize
railway discriminations and there was
the ultimate object of attaining cer
tain social economic results. The evi
dence now before us shows that Prus
sia has succeeded on the whole in the
first, but has failed completely in the
second.’’
Speaking particularly of rate mak
ing Prof. Meyer said:
‘To have the federal government or
its agent, the Interstate Commerce
commission exercise the power to
make railway rates would in no way
prevent secret rebates. Railways
would find it no more difficult to de
part secretly from rates made by the
government than they have found’ it
to depart secretly from rates made by
themselves, and they often would be
under greater pressure to depart from
the rates made by* the government,
for it is the verdict of all experience
that the government will not and can
not make railway rates that will meet
the needs of expanding trade and in
dustry. Effective effort by the govern
ment to regulate railway rates in gen
eral, he insisted, will arrest the de
cline of railroad rates by producing a
deadlock of conflicting sectional inter
est. will prevent railways from de
veloping a volume of taxation suffi
ciently large to justify the mainten
ance or building of railways of the
highest attainable efficiency, will
check the development of the re
sources of the country and will de
moralize the politics of the country.
American railway rates are the result
of arbitration and warfare and are
about as nearly right as practical peo
ple can make them. Federal regulation
of rates, he maintained, would en
gender a sectional struggle and re
sult in mileage rates and provincial
industries.
Former Senator William H. Harris
of Kansas, representing live stock in
terests in the southwest, urged legis
lation giving the Interstate Commerce
commission power to fix rates. He
spoke of the increasing cost of rais
ing live stock in the west and of the
increased price of meats to consumers,
the prices to some people being almost
prohibitive. The cattlemen had no de
sire for government ownership, but
wanted practical governmental super
vision.
He complained particularly of the
rates from the west and southwest on
young cattle shipped north to the feed
ing grounds. He believed that impar
tial officials appointed by the govern
ment could arrive at a fair rate as
well as interested parties. Cattle rates
had been increased from 25 to 30 per
cent and besides lower rates the cat
tlemen needed rapid transportation for
stock.
NEW LAW IS TO BE TESTED
Attorney General Says Plan to Deter
mine Constitutionality of Law.
LINCOLN—Governor Mickey an
nounced that a suit would be insti
tuted this week to test the constitu
tionality of the biennial election law.
Acting on his suggestion. Attorney
General Norris Brown has made ar
rangements to have a citizen offer a
certificate of nomination as regent of
the university to be filed with the sec
retary of state, who will refuse to is
sue certificate, and then be mandam
used in the supreme court. The gov
ernor stated that while the law m'ght
save expense, it is clearly in. viola
tion of the constitution, as its object
can only be accomplished by an
amendment. The suit was foreshadow
ed by Attorney General Brown sever
al weeks ago.
The bill did not carry an emergency
c’ause and cannot become a law un
til July 1. but it is stated on the au
thority of Attorney General Brown
that the court can entertain the suit
in order that if it should be held in
valid the proper arrangements can be
made for the fall election.
Roosevelt Trying for Peace.
LONDON—The Tokio correspondent
of the Daily Telegraph says: “The
u.plomatic representative of one of
the great powers closely connected
with the war states that it is undenia
bly true that President Roosevelt is
endeavoring to make peace as soon as
possible.”
Gold Standard In Mexico.
MEXICO CITY—The gold standard
went into operation Monday without
the slightest jar or disturbance in
financial circles. The finance depart
ment had, by a series of new regula
tions, smoothed the way for the adop
tion of the gold standard. The present
peso is worth 50 cents gold. The final
completion of the monetary reform is
hailed with general satisfaction, es- !
p^ciallv by great transportation lines I
and importers who have in their man
ufacturing industries to buy heavily
of the raw materials abroad.
Robs Senator Reed Smoot.
SALT LAKE CITY—A verdict of
guilty was returned by a jury in the
federal courts here in the case of J.
C. Peltier, charged with impersonating
a postoffice inspector. Peltier, who
was arested in Texas several weeks
ago, obtained, sums of money from
several prominent Utah politicians
and officeholders, including United
States Senator Smoot. He represented
that he was a postoffice inspector and
that he had been sent here at the re
quest of Senator J. C. Burrows to in
vestigate the charges against Smoot.
ASK FOR MILITIA
The Chicago Situation Is Growing
Serious.
CHICAGO—Rioting in the streets
Wednesday was so prolonged and of
so fierce a character that many of the
leading business men have concluded
that there will be neither peace in the
city or safety for its business interests
until the state militia has been called
out to restore order. A committee of
members of the Employers’ associa
tion left for Springfield to confer with
Governor Deneen and to request him
to give orders to the state troops. The
labor unions have an extensive lobby
at the state capital and it is likely
that they will also be heard before
any action is taken by the governor.
Chief of Police O’Neil says he is con
fident that he has control of the situa
tion and can keep peace. Mayor Dunne
supports him in this view and has de
clared that in his opinion the emer
gency has not arisen requiring the
presence of troops. On the other hand,
the business men point to the long
list of injured which marked the riot
in of Tuesday, and the greater number
of those tvho were hurt Wednesday,
and declare that this alone is sufficient
proof that the police are not, unaided,
sufficiently strong to cope with the sit
uation. No complaint is made against
the police department, for the officers
have dispersed every mob with which
they have come in contact and have
guarded wagons night and day. Rut
despite their utmost the fighting con
tinues in the streets and is. if possible,
more vicious on each succeeding day.
While the police have been able to
disperse mobs and guard wagons they
have not. been able to prevent the
many attacks that are made on non
union men in the business portion of
the city alone. The situation, the busi
ness men claim, will be ten-fold worse
when express wagons and retail de
livery wagons are sent to remote parts
of the city.
Mayor Dunne was emphatic in his
declaration that he will not acquiesce
in any call for outside assistance in
preserving order, and intimated that
he will strongly oppose any attempt
to secure armed protection. He takes
the position that Chicago must first
exhaust every possible resource before
it can stand before the world and ad
mit that peace and order cannot be
preserved in the city streets. The
mayor said:
“We have by no means reached the
limit of reserve. 1 am empowered to
call on every able-bodied citizen over
the age of IS years. Of course. I could
not call in the striker or the strike
breaker, or their sympathizers, but I
would have to draw upon the citizens
of good character from the general
public. If necesary, I could call in the
hundreds of employes of the water
pipe extension department, who are
employes of the city, and have them
sworn in to protect its interests. This
would give a large additional force.
Then I could shut the water collection
office for a time and draw' upon the
employes there. There are also a large
number of ex-militia in Chicago to
whom I could call. In fact, I could find
plenty of men of good character who
would be willing to respond to a call
to preserve peace. If I should reach
the time that I find that we could not
convoy wagons and that all of our
resources have reached their limit,
then only will I call for outside help.
JAPAN IS HIGHLY INFLAMED
Thinks France Has Not Given Her a
Fair Deal.
LONDON—A special dispatch from
Tokio to the Ixmdon morning newspa
pers represent that the Japanese feel
ing is becoming highly inflamed at
France's alleged failure to prevent
ostentatious disregard for the princi
ples of neutrality by the Russian Pa
cific squadron. The Tokio Ashai
bluntly describes the French assur
ances that they would preserve neu
trality as falsehoods and declares that
Japan would be justified in bombard
ing French territory and calls upon
the government, to take vigorous ac
tion.
Among Japanese officials in London
it is assured that France put off
Japan by fair promises In order to
give Rojestvensky time to effect a
junction of his forces and that the
Russians are now given every privil
ege, provided they keep just outside
tho three-mile limit.
The Times’ correspondent at Tokio
reports that the Japanese Chamber
of Commerce is considering measures
to cease all commercial transactions
with French citizens.
Mother of Mrs. Maybrick.
NEW YORK—The Baroness Caro
line von Roques, mother of Mrs. Flor
ence Maybrick, arrived on the steam
ship La Touraine on Saturday night
and left for Washington to give her
testimony in her suit against D. W.
Armctrong and others to recover pos
session of certain lands.
Bigness don't count for a cent's
wo-th when you git to tirslin’ with
one of them fellers that knows Jiu
Jitsu.
Germans Honor Poet Schiller.
VIENNA—Festivities incid°nt to
the centennial of the poet Schiller are
in progress here and elsewhere
throueh out Austria, where the Ger
man Isneuage i<? spoken. This morning
several thousand citizens marched to
the Schiller monument in Vienna,
sang and listened to addresses and re
citations. The observances will be
spread over several da vs under the
auspices of various societies, and will
ir elude public recitations from Schil
ler’s works, choral celebrations and
torchlight processions.
Madrid Gaily Decorated.
MADRID—This city is gaily decor
ated and there has been a great in
flux of visitors and foreign delegates
for the celebration of the Don Qnixote
ter-centeniary. All the South Ameri
can republics are represented.
CLEVELAND, O.—Fire originating
in the building of the Cleveland News
company caused a loss of $115,000.
The principal losers were the News
company, $75,000; A. J. Watt, printer,
$25.00Q, and W. J. Morgan ft Co., litho
graphers, $15,000.
NEARING A FIGHT
MOVEMENTS THAT INDICATE AN
OTHER LAND BATTLE.
JAPANESE PUSHED FORWARD
Vanguard Said to Be in Touch With
Rusians at Several Points-—Torpedo
Boats Destroy Fishing and Sailing
Vessels.
TOKIO—According to advices from
Manchuria, Field Marshal Oyama's
extreme right and extreme left have
been materially advanced.
A Fenghushieng dispatch of May
6th says: Field Marshal Oyama seems
ready to assume the offensive on a
large scale and activity already has
begun against General I.inevitch’s
left. This may be the prelude to a
general battle. The Japanese have
concentrated heavy columns on the
Riao river and their advance divisions
have been in contact with Russians
who are holding the main road from
Fakoman to Bashienclien.
On Thursday the Japanese cavalry
suddenly attacked the Cossacks in
overwhelming force, forcing the latter
to retire. Then, supported by infantry,
the Japanese advanced and drove the
Russian infantry out of the village of
Palitoun.
A Russian reconnoitering party
twenty miles further west ran into an
ambush and all the party except five
were killed.
Four Rusian torpedo boat destroyers
from Vladivostok appeared westward
of Hokkaido off Subi yesterday. They
seized and burned a small sailing ves
sel and imprisoned the captain and
disappeared to the northwest. They
were evidently returning to Vladivos
tok. There is a possibility that they
have destroyed other small craft, al
though no reports to that effect have
been received.
The object of their visit is not clear.
Tt is thought that probably they hoped
to torpedo the Japanese patrol at
night and it is also suggested that
the Vladivostok vessels plan a diver
sion to assist the fleet of Admiral Ro
jestvensky.
Noon—Although none has been
sighted, it is believed the larger ves
sels of the Vladivostok squadron ac
companied the tornedo boats which ap
peared west of Hokkaido yesterday. It
is doubted that the torpedo boats
would venture across unescorted in
the heavy sea which was running
when they burned the sailing vessel. |
All of the crew of this vessel ex
cept the captain, who was cantured,
succeeded in landing, but a steamer
dispatched to the rescue of the burn
ing derelict was forced to return on
account of the storm. The Russians
poured kerosene on the deck of the
sailing vessel and withdrew after hav
ing burned the surface of the oil. The
torpedo boats have not been reported
today.
JAPS SET JUNCTION DATE.
Say Two Russian Squadrons Will
Join May 9.
TOKIO—Assuming that Vice Ad
miral Rojestvensky meditates a
speedy junction of his squadron with
Vice Admiral Nebogatoff's, it is be
lieved here that the meeting of the
ships may be expected by Tuesday,
May 9. the speed of Nebogatoff's divi
sion being only about seven knots an
hour. These ships are believed to be
in need of coal and stores and their
deficiencies in this resnect probably
will be supplied by Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky at some friendly port
after the two admirals effect a
juncture.
The future movements of the Rus
sian Pacific squadron is a matter of
speculation here, although the delay
of Rojestvensky on the Indo-China
coast has raised doubt as to his pur
pose to move northward and risk an
engagement at an early date.
The Vladivostok torpedo boat de
stroyers have not been reported and
it is believed they have returned to
Vladivostok.
GERMANY HOPES FOR TREATY.
Would Have New Commercial Ar
rangement Effective This Year.
BERLIN—The foreign office offi
cials hope that plenipotentiaries rep
resenting the United States and Ger
many will meet early in the autumn to
negotiate a commercial treaty and
that the exchange of preliminary pro
posals will take place some time late
in the summer.
Although Germany’s communication
of March 14 was altogether a definite
statement that the tariff agreement
with the United States of July 10,
1900, would terminate by March 1,
1906, yet it is not called a denuncia
tion. which is not necessary before
December 1, 1905, or after three
months’ notice.
May Bet on Races at Track.
HOUSTON, Tex.—Governor Lan
ham has approved the bill which per
mits betting at race tracks on the day
that the races are run.
Commanche Chief Quotes President
LAWSON, O. T.—In a speech to a
congregation of Comanche Ind'ans
and white people, Quanah Parker,
Comanche chief stated that President
Roosevelt assured him that the
Kiowa-Comanche Indian pasture
lands of Oklahoma would remain the
property of the Indians for all time.
Chief Parker asked that the lands be
allotted and the president is said to
have stated he would take the matter
up with the commissioner of Indian
affairs. He also asked that the
Comanches be paid $100 annually.
Tear Officers to Pieces.
EKATERINBURG, Russia—In re
venge for the death of a workman
who was drowned in attempting to
escape from a patrol, a mob of work
men gathered and tore to pieces two
officers. Order has been restored. |
Confirms Sighting of Warships.
LONDON—A dispatch from L&bu
to Reuter’s Telegram confirms the
fleet sighted was a large one in two
divisions, showing lights, but station
ary and with the appearance of being
engaged in coaling.
MARRIED AGAIN AT 95.
Great-Grandfather Marries Woman He
Had Kncwn as a Child.
ASDITRY PARK. N. J.—Still young
at the age of 95 years, George Schmidt,
a wealthy retired. Newark butcher,
who spends the greater part of the
year in Ocean Grove, was married in
that city the other day. The bride is
Mrs. Ellen Day Schwartz, who knew'
him in her girlhood days, making the
second matrimonial venture for the
groom and the third for the bride. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. S.
H. C. Smith, retired, and was kept
secret for family reasons. The bride,
young in appearance, and comely,
said:
“I came to Ocean Grove in March,
when the question was popped.”
Concerning her husband, she said:
"You would take him for 65. He has
never smoked, chew'ed or drank, and
makes a perfect husband, and is per
fect in mind and body.”
The groom has two great-grand
children, and has never known a day’s
sickness. He walks without a cane,
and on meeting a friend will some
times dance a lively jig. ending wtih
| the remark: “Well, how's that for a
j 95-year-old boy?”
KOREAN GRAFTER DEPOSED.
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Had Interfered With Many American
Treaty Rights.
WASHINGTON—Minister Allen, at
Seoul, Korea, reports to the state de
partment that a magistrate at Penyang
who was charged with invading the
treaty rights of many Americans and
with extorting great sums of money
illegally from the people, finally has
been removed from office. His pecula
tions, according to the report, aggre
gated more than $100,000.
Under date of March 16, Minister
Allen writes:
"Americans in Penyang have com
plained of the conduct of the magis
trate, Paing Han Chun, because of his
oppression of the people and because
of his interference with American
treaty rights. When war broke out it
was supposed that this man would be
turned down by the Japanese, but he
was clever enough to make himself
useful in securing lands and other
military requirements, for which he
received payment, but failed to hand
over the money to the natives. I was
obliged to complain of him because of
his conduct toward the Americans
and in September. 1904, spoke to the
Japanese minister of my difficulties
and intentions.”
* RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENT
America and England Accept Each
Other’s- Inspection.
WASHINGTON — Formal notice
from the British embassy has reached
the department of commence and labor
that both the government of Great
Britain and tne Dominion of Canada
have issued orders to accept Ameri
can certificates of inspection of the
hulls, boilers, machinery and life-sav
ing apparatus of steamships. In ac
cordance with an agreement already
reached the American government
will issue a similar order to all officers
at American ports with respect to the
certificates of inspection carried by
the British and Canadian steam ves
sels. This reciprocal arrangement will
facilitate materially the clearance of
vessels at all ports of the three coun
tries and will relieve from much em
barrassment and expense the owners
of American, British and Canadian
steamships, as the only survey re
quired will be one to determine sim
ply whether the vessel is equipped in
accordance with the statement in her
certificate.
AFTER AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.
Federal Grand Jury at New York
Looking Into Matters.
NEW YORK—It. became known
•
Friday that the federal grand jury for
some time past has been conducting a
secret investigation into certain mat
ters concerning the American Tobac
co company and its subsidiary com
panies. The investigation is being
made by Henry W. Taft, brother of
the secretary of war. who has been
appointed a special assistant United
States attorney for that particular pur- j
pose. Mr. Taft is authority for the
statement that the investigation is be
ing made under the anti-trust law.
The proceedings in the grand jury
room were secret, but it became
known that E. F. Hale, an officer of
one of the subsidiary companies, re
fused to answer questions when he
was called, taking the ground that to
do so would tend to incriminate and
degrade him and that the answers
would be too voluminous. When the
grand jury filed a presentment in the
circuit court Hale was directed to re
ply to the questions. It was through
Hale’s refusal to answer questions
that the investigation became public.
Gets Five Years.
SACRAMENTO. Cal.—Former State
Senator Harry Bunkers of San Fran
cisco, convicted of accepting a bribe,
was sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary at San Quentin.
Taft Calls Davis to Washington.
WASHINGTON — Secretary Taft
cabled Governor Davis at Panama to
return at once to the United States.
’ placing Colonel Gorgas in charge of
the administration of the canal zone
until the arrival there of Governor
Magoon. Governor Davis is suffering
from malaria and his physicians ad
vised him to leave the isthmus to re
cuperate. He has resisted their ap
peals, however, fearing that his sud
den departure at a time when the
health conditions on the isthmus are
adverse would be misunderstood.
New Phase of Meat Inquiry.
CHICAGO—Freight traffic officials
of the various western roads which
have been engaged in the transporta
tion of live stock products testified
before the grand jury in the investiga
tion of the packeing industries. The
question of rebates was taken up for
the first time, and some of the rail
road officials declared that the large
packing houses, like other business
concerns, always sought law rates, but
they failed to give much evidence to
support the theory that special agree
ment* existed.
SAILS FOR SOUTH
ROJESVENTSKY TO MAKE A JUNC
TURE WITH NEBOGATOFF.
CRUISERS ARE ON THE LOOKOUT
Report that Fourth Squadron Has Suc
ceeded in Evading the Enerry.—
Mikado’s Representative Insists Up
on the Observance of Neutrality.
ST. PETERSBURG—Admiral Ro
jestvensky, according to a high naval
authority, has sailed south to meet
the division of the Russian Second Pa
cific squadron, commanded by Admiral
Nebogatoff.
The admiralty has information that
a Japanese division of fast cruisers
and torpedo boat destroyers was sent
south for the purpose, if possible, of
crippling or destroying Nebogatoff’s
ships before they could effect a junc
tion with those of Rojestvenskv, and
there is reason to believe that the Jap
anese took \tp a position in the Straits
of Sundy, through which Nebogatoff
originally intended to make the pas
sage into the northern sea. There is
;»so reason to believe that Nebogatoff
first approached the Straits of Sundy,
but finding them too well guarded put
about and headed north for the Straits
of Malacca, his division lacking the
protection of fast cruisers and being
at a great disadvantage in meeting
torpedo boat attacks.
The admiralty expresses much grati
fication at the fact that Admiral Ne
bogatoff has successfully reached the
China sea but appreciates that the
composition of his division renders it
particularly vulnerable to a swift ad
versary, especially as the crews of his
ships have not had the training in
maneuvering or the target practice
which Admiral Rojestvensky’s crews
had while off the island of Madagas
car and the anxiety here will be com
pletely relieved when it is known that
a junction has been effected.
The Russ today announces that Cap
tain Clado has been made a staff cap
tain. Clado was Admiral Rojestven
sky’s chief tactician until the North
sea incident. He recently was appoint
ed to special service in connection
with vessels navigating rivers in the
theater of war.
• The Russian armored cruiser Grom
oboi. it is announced, has left Vladi
vostok.
6:30 p. m.—The foreign office is
closed and it is impossible at this
hour to ascertain whether Russia will
protest to the government of the Ne
therlands against the reported pres
ence of Japanese warships in neutral
waters of Dutch Borneo. The Admir
alty had information to the effect that
Japanese cruisers were watching the
straits of Sunda, lying in wait for Ad
miral Nebogatoff. and it is possible
that they made use of the waters of
Dutch Borneo.
A FUND OF $100,000,000.
Harriman's Proposition Carries Unanl
mously at Salt Lake City.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—At the
special meeting of stockholders of the
Union Pacific Railroad company held
Friday in Salt I,ake City the proposi
tion to issue $100,000,000 of preferred
stock was approved by the unanimous
vote of the holders of 657.761 sahres
of preferred stock and 1.118.017 shares
of common stock. The total outstand
ing is 1.000.000 shares preferred and
1,961,787 shares of common.
Judge W. D. Cornish of New York,
vice president of the Harriman sys
tem, held proxies for all of the stock
represented at the meeting, with the
exception of 841 shares. Joseph F.
Smith, head of the Mormon church and
who is a director of the Union Paci
fic. voted one share. The remaining
840 shares wrere voted by two Salt
Lake City newspaper men. who held
proxies for two stockholders.
Not one word of protest against the
k«iio of r>»w rwe*f"rred stock was
heard at the meeting, nor was any ex
planation offered of the purpose of
the proposed issue. One of the repre
sentatives of the local stock asked
how the proceeds of the new’ issuance
were to be expended. His query was
entered on the minutes, but.no reply
was given. With this one exception
there was no reference to the purpose
of the management in providing for
this fund of $100,000,000.
NIXON BUILDS BOATS FOR RUSSIA
Those Under Construction Nearing
Completion.
SEBASTOPOL—The torpedo boats
which are being built at the govern
ment yard here under the general su
pervision of Lewis Nixon of New York
are nearing completion and their trials
in the Black sea will begin in a few
days. In order to overcome the diffi
culty always encountered in work in
a foreign country, Mr. Nixon provided
his own organization, with which he
has pushed the construction of these
boats to a successful completion.
Much is expected of those torpedo
boats. The Russian admiralty already
has had practical evidence of the sea
worthiness of the Nixon boats in the
performance of the Gregory, which
crossed the Atlantic in th& face of
heavy weather. But the future pres
tige of the designer of the American
battleship Oregon will depend in Rus
sia upon the result of the coming tri
als, which will be much more severe
than usual, to test certain advantages
claimed for them by their American
constructor.
Storm Hard On Live Stock.
STURGIS, S. D.—The biggest storm
in many years passed over this vicin
ity. lasting four days and nights, 1
quitting Friday. Twenty inches of
snow fell. Roads are in a horrible con
dition. Everything is snowbound, all
trains are late, telegraph and telephone
wires are down. There is fear of a flood <
in the upper Black Hills. The storm, !
it is thought, extends out to the ranges
and great loss of cattle and sheep is
feared. Fruit trees are badly dam
aged. The moisture is good for the
farminsr country. ’
| NEBRASKA STATE NEWS
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NEBRASKA BRIEFS.
The citizens of Osceola are circu
lating petitions for better railroad ser
vice.
Geneva will have but two saloons
this year, each paying a license of
$1,750.
Peter Berlett, before the court at
Auburn for illegal voting, was ac
quitted.
The Burlington is preparing to make
some extensive improveinei ts at Te
cum sell.
The farmers of Table Rock precinct
are agitating the subject of a country
telephone line, with every prospect of
success.
The new Christian church which
has recently been erected in Peru, at
a cost of $2,200, was dedicated re
cently free from debt.
The contract for reroofing certain
sections of the buildings at the peni
tentiary has been awarded to the
Nichols Roofing company of Lincoln
for *700.
Mrs. Polly Anderson, an aged wid
ow, was found dead in her house at
York. Neighbors who called and found
the house locked broke open the doors
and discovered the body.
Earl Terwillerger, a farmer, living
one mile south of Bee, accidentally
shot himself through the hand while
handling a target rifle. The wound is
not serious.
Several residents of Beatrice left
for Casper, \Vyo., to work for Kilpat
rick Bros., who have the contract for
constructing a large irrigating canal
near that place.
The Commercial club of McCooH
has determined upon two matters of
importance to the city, a Fourth of
July celebration and a street fair and
stock exhibit in September.
The mortgage record for Polk coun
ty for the month of April shows:
Twenty-two farm mortgages filed,
amounting to $54,622; released, twen
ty-two, amounting to $34,936.
A thousand feet of track was wash
ed out between Mason City and Ans
lev„ the milldams at Ansley and West
erville were destroyed, and many cat
tle killed by the recent storm.
A prairie fire in McPherson county
and northern Keith county burned
over the pastures from Blue Creek to
White Tail, forty miles east and west
by thirty miles north and south.
The body of a man who froze to
death last winter was discovered in
Omaha under a sidewalk platform of
the Omaha Implement and Transfer
company, Ninth and Jackson streets.
2—Neb briefs.ihich pleze
ing their convention at Pawnee City
from May 17 to June 7. The program
committee met and arranged a very
interesting program for that occasion.
The contract for the construction of
the Seward county court house was
let to Rokahr & Marxen of Avoca,
Iowa, for the sum of $81,350. The
building is to be of light colored
stone.
Martha L., wife of Charles O. Dailey,
living twelve miles south of Mason,
committed suicide by taking arsenic.
She had some trouble with a step-son.
and it is thought this caused her to
kill herself.
William Ch^ftan made the mistake
of killing four ducks after the open
season and Deputy Game Warden
John Stapleton had him arrested and
taken before Judge Taylor, at York,
who fined him $20 and costs.
Gerhard Heyne, a fhrmer of Logan
township. Dodge county, had two colts
stolen from his premises. At present
there is no clue to the thieves. One
of the horses was a bay, 2 years old,
branded L, and the other an iron gray
; yearling.
Two representatives of the Railroad
Trainmen’s unions of Omaha and
South Omaha were in Nebraska City
and completed arrangements for the
holding of their annual picnic in River
side park, north of that city, on Sun
day. June 18.
The two-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. O. Roos of Nebraska City,
while toddling over the floor fell and a
large darning needle, which it had in
its hand entered the abdomen and
punctured the bowels. The injury is
likely to prove fatal.
Hilda, the six-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Brown of Sterling,
ran a stick into her eye while at play,
which penetrated the ball near the
pupil. She was taken to Lincoln to
consult a specialist, and it was found
necesary to remove the eyeball.
The Southeastern Nebraska Grand
Army of the Republic reunion will be
held in Wymore in August, beginning
on the morning of the 14th and contin
uing through the week. Wymore citi
zens are preparing an interesting pro
gram for the occasion.
Mrs. I. S. Wooster has returned to
Plattsmouth from an Omaha hospital,
where she underwent an operation for
the removal of a pin from the thumb
bone of her right hand. The pin got
into her hand fourteen years ago while
doing the family washing.
Ninety-one persons from Nebraska
City left for the western part of the
state in special cars, via the Burling
ton. to work in the beet fields. They
have contracted to care for 2,500 acres
of beets this summer.
Concealed in a bunch of broom
handles for several hours, William
Holden was discovered by the peni
tentiary guards and returned to his
prison cell. Holden was sentenced
several months ago to fourteen years
in the penitentiary for bank robbery
in Platte county. He hid himself in
the broom handles hoping to make his
escape during the night.
The grand jury recently in session
in Tecumseh brought in an indictment
against B. Conover of Sterling on the
charge of embezzlement. Mr. Con
over was in the implement business
in Sterling for some time. He has
given bond in the sum of $500 to ap
pear for trial.
In the vic’n'ty of Doniphan numer
ous atte~*r'ts at horse stealing and
frequ^t burglaries have been com
mitted recently. The last attempt took
place last week at the farm of W. M.
Neal. Neal took a shot at the fleeing
burgl&rs about midnight, but did not
bit the fugitives.
KEEPING OF MEMORIAL DAY.
Department Commander Bross Issues
Order No. 10.
Attention is called to the law passed
by the late legislature of the state to
protect the day from encroachments
of sports and amusements in which
it is provided that any person or per
sons who shall on the 30th day of
May, commonly known as Decoration
day, engage in horse racing, ball play
ing, or in any game or sport, which
may tend to disturb the public peace
on the 30th day of May, shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding
$100, or by imprisonment lor not more
than thirty days, or both, in the dis
cretion of the court.
Sunday, the 28th day of May, will
be Memorial Sunday, and each post
is urged to attend divine service in a
body on that day, and to unite with
the people of the state in giving
thanks to the God of the nation for
His keeping and His grace.
Post commanders will see that flags
are at half mast on Memorial day, and
that arrangements are made for pa
triotic exercises in public schools on
Friday afternoon preceding. Atten
tion is also called to the provision
of me national encampment that Pres
ident Lincoln’s Gettysburg address
shall be read in connection with Me
morial day observances, and a copy is
inclosed with this general order.
mst chaplains will make full report
of Memorial day’s proceedings upon
blanks provided for that purpose.
In promulgating this order for Me
morial day observance, it is remem
bered that we have wdthin the bounds
of this department a national ceme
tery where sleep 6i»u of our soldier
dead, whose graves should not be for
gotten. The special attention of
Stephen A. Douglas post No. G9, North
Platte, as being the past nearest to
McPherson National cemetery, and of
the custodian of the cemetery, is di
rected to this paragraph of this gen
eral order, and he hope is expressed
that suitable tribute will be paid to
our patriot dead who sleep beneath
the grossy mounds in McPherson Na
tional cemetery. By command of
HARMON BROSS,
Department Commander.
Attest:
C. M. BARKER
Assistant Adjutant General.
Lincoln, Neb., April 22, 1905.
STATE FAIR SPEED PROGRAM.
Purses Amount to $6.000—Nebraska
Circuit Dates.
LINCOLN—Announcement has been
made of the speed program for the
state fair, and juuges, timekeepers and
clerks of speed have been selected.
Purse3 amounting to $6,000 have been
hung up by the state board. The
program is as follows:
Monday, September 4—Pace, 2:27
class, $500; 2:40 trot, $500; half mile
and repeat, $100.
Tuesday, September 5—Pace, 2:17
class, $500; 2:30 trot, 3-year-olds and
under, $400; one mile dash, all ages,
vi25; three-fourths of a mile dash, all
ages, $100.
Wednesday, September 6—Pace,
2:35 class. $500; 2:18 trot, $500; five
eighths of a mile dash, $100; three
mile relay, first money, ,100; second
money, $75; third money, $50; three
to start entries on this race to close
at 12 o’clock on the day of the race.
Thursday. September 7—Pace, 2:22,
$50u; 3-year-old pace, free for all,
$400; 2:27 trot, $500; 2:23 trot, $500;
half mile dash and repeat, $100.
For Hunting Down Evil Doers.
GRAND ISLAND—The farmers in
the vicinity of Hansen, in the south
ern part of the county, and in the
northern part of Adams county, met
it Hansen recently and perfected an.
organization similar to that organized
n South Platte township, this county,
or hunting down the members of the
?sng which has been doing so much
hieving in that section. At Doni
phan a similar organization was per
fected.
Whipping Bee in Public School.
PENDER—Thirty-seven boys were
vhipped in the public school because
hey witnessed a fight on the street
jy two small school children. This
mnishment was dealt out by a num
oer of the women teachers at the*
command of the principal, Prof. Shutt.
Vs the result of this affair a com mo
ion is raging among the parents and
several members of the school board.
Young Man Kicked to Death.
YORK—Thomas Donahue, who
worked for Mrs. Jane Clark in the
south part of York county, was kick
ea to death by a vicious horse. He
only lived a few hours after the acci
dent, his dead body being found in the
barn yard.
I -
Reject Broom Company’s Bid.
The state board of public lands" and
buildings has rejected the offer of the
Lee Broom and Duster company of
50 cents a day ior convict labor and
ordered that the secretary advertise
for new bids. The members of the
board hope to secure competition with
a resultant increase in the bid. Dur
ing the pendency of the Ernst twine
plant bill before the legislature a
Minnesota trunk manufacturer made
inquiries, but the prospect for the
adoption of the bill seemed so immi
nent that he failed to bid.
Education for Convicts.
LINCOLN—gecretary John Davis of
the state board of charities announces
that the penitentiary school is now in
operation. For more than a year he
has been endeavoring to secure oro
vision for the eoucation of illiterate
eonvicts. He with Chaplain Johnson
has been conducting the classes after
working hours. Davis says that some
oi the men are criminals because of
the lack of education, and he proposes
t0 ♦vem 016 ^‘Pment which^m
f?em to make honest liveli
hoods after leaving the orison.
