THE WARCOES ON
NO NEW MOVE FOR PEACE IN
LABOR TROUBLES.
EXPRESS COMPANIES ARE FIRM
{Refusal to Take Back Any of the
Strikers Officially Announced.—The
s Strike in the Lumber Yard Districts
i Spreads Rapidly.
—
CHICAGO—Final rejection of union j
-demands, especially those of the ex
press drivers, was officially announced j
^Wednesday by the employers. They j
-•demand practically unconditional sur-i
Tender. Neither side in the strike j
made a direct step towards peace and :
•f*aeh was apparently waiting the next
move of its opi>onent. The employers
sent their goods all over the city un- |
der police protection without encoun- ;
tering violence. There was one i*eace j
e.fiort and it was enveloped in mys- j
tery. It was said that "a prominent j
business man” was making efforts to .
enduce the managers of the express j
companies to make terms satisfactory
to striking drivers, and that he had
promised them ‘ good news.” Nothing
came of the attempt, however, and
there was no good news for either
side.
The strike in the lumber district
spread Wednesday with great rapid
ity and practically all business of that
kind is at a standstill. Some few lum
ber yards are still in operation, but j
their volume of business is so small j
as to amount to practically nothing. A I
number of planing mills and sash and j
door factories were compelled to |
shorten operations, and by Friday, at
least, will be compelled to close en
tirely if the supply of lumber is not
large increased. The lumber yards
made little effort to transact business
today and were waiting for drivers to
be sent them by the Employers' Team
ing company.
One cause for the lack of energy
on the part of the employers in the
lumber district was that the city was
not able to afford the police protec
tion. Mayor Dunne provided against
this contingency by issuing a call for
1.000 extra policemen, who will be
sworn in as rapidly as applications
are filed by suitable men. This will be
the second 1.000 extra policemen
sworn in since the commencement of
the strike. Sheriff Barrett swore in
several hundred deputies, the largest
number at any time since the begin
ning of the trouble.
United States deputy marshals com
menced serving notices on the sixty
teamsters who have been cited for
contempt of court in violating the in
junctions of Judge Kohlsaa't. prohibit
ing them from interfering with the
wagons of the seven express compan
ies and of the the Employers’ Team
ing company. The men are cited to
show cause on May 31 at 10 o'clock
why they should not be punished for
contempt.
CAN’T TAKE SNAP JUDGMENT
Fraternal Insurance Policies Acquire
Value in Missouri.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—According
to an opinion handed down by the
supreme court of Misouri, fraternal
and assessment life insurance com
panies have not the right to revoke
policies upon which three Cr more an
nual payments have been made. In the
case upon which the decision is rend
ered a policy was taken out in May,
3896.
After meeting three payments the
payment due in June. 1899, was not
met and the insured died in January.
1900. The compiany refused to honor
the claim, but the lower court held
that there was a net value to the
policy sufficient to carry it beyond the
date of death, and rendered judgment
in favor of the beneficiary.
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• " Southerns Raise $300,000.
’ FORT WORTH, Tex.-The report
of the twentieth century assembly of
the Southern Presbyterian church. The
repjort shows that $300,000 has already
been pledged and about half of that
amount has been received. The assem
bly failed to sustain the complaint of
N. E. Thurmond versus the synod of
Missouri. The debate on the question
of federation with other Presbyterian
bodies will be resumed after the dis»
cussion of committee reiiorts.
PRESIDENT ASKED TO
INVESTIGATE EQUITABLE
■WASHINGTON— An effort was
made to induce the president to take
an active interest in the complications
•which have arisen in the affairs of the
Equitable Life Assurance society.
Clarence Whitman, president of the
Merchants’ association of New York,
had a conference with the president
on the subject. Details of the confer
ence were not to be obtained, but it
is believed that Mr. Whitman urged
the president to take up the subject
with a view either to ordering a gov
ernment investigation or to making
recommendations to congress on the
subject of insurance legislation.
British Women Best Playere.
LONDON—The ladies’ internation
al golf match, arranged by the execu
tive committee of the ladies’ golf
union between British and American
players, seven on a side, at 18 holes,
was played and resulted in the Brit'sh
women winning six games and the
American one.
CHEYENNE Wyo.—Judge Scott
overruled the motion for a new trial
of Colonel W. F. Cody’s divorcp suit
case. The case will go to the supreme
court on appeal.
British Colliers Detained.
NAGASAKI—Three British steam
ers which were loaded with coal at
Mojl (terminus of the Kiushiu rail
way, Japan) for Hong Kcng, have
been detained under orders from the
government.
“Young Peter” Jackson Whipped.
MARLBORO, Mass.—Sam Langford
of Cambridge got the decision over
“Young Peter” Jackson of Baltimore
at the end of a close and exciting
fifteen-round bout before the Highland
Athletic club.
FIGHT TO A FINISH.
Prospects of Peace in Teamsters*
Strike Disappear.
CHICAGO—All prospects of peace
in the teamsters’ strike have disap
peared and it will be open war from
this time on. The last conference
looking toward a peaceable adjust
ment was held at 6 o'clock Tuesday
night between James B. Barry, busi
ness agent of the express drivers’
union, and the local managers of the
seven express companies. The con
ference had been «et for an early
hour in the afternoon, but owing to
the failure of Mr. Barry to receive
proper notice it was postponed until
Tuesday evening. When the meeting
finally took place the conversation
was brief and pointed. Business Agent
Barry opened the negotiations by say
ing:
"Our position is this: I want all the
men reinstated except those who have
been guilty of violence. I cannot do
anything different. That is what the
local union wants and that is what
the local officers have told me to
demand. That is all I can do. The men
told me that they all want to go back
in a body or they won't go back at
all: that is the position of the union
and the union officials.”
The reply of the representatives of
the express companies was brief. It
was:
“Our opposition to the reinstate
ment of the men will be the same four
years from now as it is today. We
will not take them back under any
circumstances.”
This brought the conference to a
close and all parties concerned in it
immediately left the city hall.
The spread of the strike was not
as large as was anticipated, it being
understood in many quarters that
there still is a chance of peace being
reaeneu. tour hundred and sixty-two
drivers employed by twenty-eight
firms belonging to the Lumbermen’s
association went out. In each case the
men were ordered to make deliveries
to boycotted houses and the usual
strike followed. Other firms to the
number of fifty-five belonging to the
Lumbermens' exchange will make
similar requests to their men and by
night it is expected that the full num
ber of 2,000 drivers employed by these
lumber concerns will be on strike.
Edwaftl Hines, president of the As
sociated of Wood Industries, said that
the members of the organization pro
posed to stand together, and when
asked if peace was in sight, replied:
“Peace. I am not looking for peace.
I am in this thing now to fight it out.
We may just as well have it over once
for all. The Employers’ Association of
Wood Industries is affiliated with the
Chicago Employers association, which
has been fighting the strike thus far,
and, of course, we will work in con
junction with them. The reason that
more men did not go out today was
because some of the orders to the boy
cotted houses had to be taken in rota
tion and it so happened that most of
the orders were for firms not in
volved in the strike. The orders that
were given for deliveries to strike
bound houses were met by the team
sters with refusal to do the work and
the men were immediately dis
charged.
TOKIO HEARS OF
_JAP VICTORIES
TOKIO—Imperial headquarters, re
porting. says:
The Russian cavalry which detour
ed toward Fakumen from the right
bank of the Liao river was frequently
defeated by our rear guards. On May
20. after their failure in the vicinity
of Tafangshen, they camped with the
main strength at Siaotatzu, twenty
six miles from Fakumen. and on May
21 they retreated to the right bank ot
the Malien river.
In the meantime a few companies
of the enemy's force remaining on
the le$t bank of the Malien river were
defeated and retreated northward in
disorder. * j
For President of Cuba.
HAVANA—The national liberal
convention nominated Jose Miguel
Gomez, governor of Santa Clara prov
ince, for president and Senator Al
fredo Zayas for vice president.
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MAY CORN PRICE ADVANCES.
Stampede Sends Option Up Six Cents
and Wheat Advances Also.
CHICAGO—A stampede of shorts
advanced the price of corn for May
delivery precisely 6 cents a bushel. It
was current gossip that the May op
tion is practically cornered by a few
prominent traders. A desire to avoid
possibly greater loss than already in
curred was the cause of the urgent
demand today from those who were
on the wrong side of the market. The
May delivery opened at 53 cents. The
price quickly jumped up to 59 cents a
bushel.
A somewhat similar situation devel
oped in the wheat pit. On an active
demand from shorts the price of
wheat for May delivery was forced up
4 cents a bushel. Much of the gain
was subsequently lost on profit tak
ing. May wheat opened at 99 cents.
People Facing Starvation.
ST. PETERSBURG— The Russkj
Slovo of Moscow on Friday prints a
dispatch from Vladivostok which indi
cates that the inhabitants of the whole
martime region of Eastern Siberia, in
chiding the island of Sakhalin and the
Kamechkata peninsula, are facing
starvation on account of the situation
produced by the war. Word has beer
brought to Vladivostok from Khotsk.
Eastern Siberia, that the fish supply
of Sakhalin was exhausted last winter
and that the inhabitants ate their
dogs to save life.
Cuts Rates to Chicago.
CHICAGO — General Passenger
Agent Hansen of the Illinois Central
railroad gave notice to the chairman
of the Western Passenger association
that his road would take independent
action and sell round trip tickets from
Omaha. Sioux City. Sioux Falls and
all points on the Illinois Central lines
west of Dubuque, la., to Chicago at
a rate of $5 for the round trip on June
18. This is the culmination of a fight
between the Chicago-Omaha lines over
the movement of delegates to the
Modern Woodmen convention.
RIOT ISJENEWED
VICIOUS FIGHTING ON THE
STREETS OF CHICAGO.
THE STRIKE ISNOW SPREADING
The Greatest Trouble Appears to Be
in the Lumber Districts—Men
Armed With Air Guns Fire Upon
Wagons and Escorts.
CHICAGO—Rioting broke out afresh
Friday in the teamsters’ strike and
although nobody was seriously hurt
there were a number of vicious fights
in the lumber district, during which
the police were compelled to use their
clubs, and in one instance revolvers
in order to disperse the mob.
A serious fight took place at the
corner of Canal and Madison streets,
adjoining the passenger depot of the
Pennsylvania railroad. The wagon of
an express company, although pro
tected by a policeman and a deputy
sheriff, was attacked by a large crowd,
despite the fact that it bore on each
side a large placard declaring that
all people.had been enjoined from in
terfering with the wagon by the fed
eral court. The policeman displayed
his revolver, but the crowd, paying
no attention to him, rushed at the
w’agon and, seizing the wheels, at
tempted to overturn it. A riot call
brought from the Desplaines street
police station, four squares distant, a
large crowd of officers, who dispersed
the crowd and arrested about forty
of the most active in the disturbance.
- The worst fight in the lumber dis
trict occurred at Twenty-second street
and Ashland avenue, where a crowd
of men and boys had all through the
morning hurled stones and clubs at
the passing lumber wagons. Finally
a wagon on which Police Officer Bag
enski was a passenger came along and
the mob greeted it with the usual
volley of stones. They also threatened
to attack the driver and the situation
was so serious that the officer, draw
ing his revolver, fired six shots at the
crowd, which broke and fled in w'ild
confusion. None of the bullets hit
anybody.
in tne evening general rioting was
prevalent throughout the lumber dis
trict and particularly in the territory
near the intersection of Thirty-fifth
street and Center avenue. The lum
ber wagons returning from making de
liveries were attacked by crowds at
every available opportunity. Large
numbers of men armed with clubs,
slungshots and bricks, accompanied
by jeering women and excited chil
dren. filled the sidewalks along Center
avenue, Thirty-fifth street, Loomis
street and Archer avenue awaiting the
passage of wagons which were be
lieved by the crowd to be unguarded.
At Archer avenue and Loomis street
two trucks appeared with one police
man on each. They were immediate
ly bombarded with hricks and stones
and scores of air rifles were brought
into play. A bullet from one of these
weapons seriously wounded Policeman
James Fitzpatrick in the right hand.
The two policemen drew their revolv
ers and fired over., the heads of the
rioters, holding them at bay until the
drivers managed to reach their desti
nation at the yards of the Rittenhouse
& Embree Lumber company.
HE IS HEADED FOR
mjNITED STATES
SAN DIEGO, Cal —A Tribune dis
patch from Ensenada, lower Califor
nia. says that Rurale Estrada, who
shot the driver of the San Quentin
stage Tuesday night and escaped with
over $700 of government money, stole
a horse near Ensenada and is heading
for the United States. Reports from
the posse on his trial were to the ef
fect that Estrada would probably be
overtaken before reaching the bound
ary line. The border is being patroll
ed to prevent his escape into this
country.
Johnson Sentenced to Hang.
TRINIDAD. Colo.—The jury in the
case of Joseph Johnson, who on April
8. shot and killed John H. Fox in the
lobby of the postoffice here, returned
a verdict of murder in the first de
gree. The death penalty applies.
MINING MILLS BURNED
WITH LOSS OF $350,000
LEAD, S. D.—Fire here destroyed
the immense milling and cyanide plant
of the Horseshoe Mining company lo
cated at Terry, four miles from Lead.
The fire started in the lime bins and
from there spread to the mill building,
the cyanide plant crusher house, all
of which together with office and other
buildings were destroyed. This plant
was, next to the Hornestake, the
largest in the Black Hills and cost
$350,000. Three hundred men are
thrown out of employment. Insurance
to the amount of $250,000 was carried ,
distributed amongst fifty different
companies.
Give Roads Some Leeway.
TOPEKA, Kan.—General freight
agents of Kansas railroads have ap
pealed to the state board of railroad
commissioners for permission to issue
their new tariff sheets without wait
ing for the board to approve the
changes, as the new railroad law re
quires. J. C. Lincoln, general freight
agent of the Missouri Pacific, made
the request on behalf of the roads.
The board refused to make the con
cession, but as a compromise decided
to allow the railroads to distribute
their tariff sheets.
Fuel OH for Nebraska.
KANSAS CITY—F. Dumont Smith,
one of the attorneys of the Kansas
Oil Producers’ association, said on
Sunday: The Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad is going to give
the Kansas Oil Producers an inter
state tariff which will enable them to
sell their oil in competition with coal
In the states of Missouri, Iowa and
Nebraska. E. P. Ripley, president of
the Santa Fe, has told me that the
Santa Fe will put In the interstate
rates just as soon as the figures <a.i
be compiled."
STANFORD OFFERS REWARD
New York Nephew Wants Light on
Death of His Aunt.
SAN FRANCISCO—The Examiner
gives an account of a reward of $1,000
offered by Welton Stanford of Schen
ectady, N. Y., for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of the
parties responsible for the death of
Jane I.»athrop Stanford. Welton Stan
ford is said to be a nephew of the
late Senator Iceland Stanford and a
beneficiary under his will to the ex
tent of $100,000. Mrs. Stanford in her
will made no provision for the blood
1 relatives of Senator Stanford.
The attorney here for Mrs. Stan
ford's estate says he can assign no
motive for the offer of this rew-ard by
Welton Stanford, and that nobody in
authority connected with the Stan
ford estate has authorized him to
do so.
SCHENECTADY. N. Y. — Welton
Stanford of this city, a nephew of the
late Jane I.atbrop Stanford of San
Francisco, who is reported to have of
fered a reward of $1,000 for informa
tion that will lead to the arrest and
conviction of the parties responsible
for the death of his aunt, is absent
from home. His son, Welton Stanford,
jr., denies any knowledge of the offer
of such a reward. If his father has
taken any such action he has not in
formed the members of his family and
the son is positive the story is with
out foundation.
STRIKES AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Federation Promises to Stand by the
Parents and Children.,
CHICAGO, 111—The arrest and
prosecution of parents and children
connected with school strikes follow
ing the use of colored non-union
teamsters in delivering coal at pub
lic schools has aroused bitter feeling
among members of labor unions. The
Federation of Labor has adopted res
olutions as follows:
Resolved, That the Federation
pledges itself to stand by these chil
dren, and. if necessary for their vin
dication, to hold ourselves ready to
withdraw all our children from the
corporation controlled schools.
Resolved, That if these victims of
servile and misdirected zeal are not
immediately released we pledge the
services of this organization to both
children and parents who have been
arrested or prosecuted by officials who
are so easily blinded to the doings cf
sweat shops and trust factories, but
who are so ready to cast a stigma on
the highest type of childhood today,
and we promise to secure their free
dom and their rights, even if it be
necessary to go to the supreme court
of Illinois to accomplish it.
Resolved, That a committee of five
be appointed by the president of the
Federation, with power to take such
steps as may be necessary to give ef
fect to these resolutions.
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TURN DOWN CURFEW PLAN
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Police Chiefs Do Not Favor It—
Stand by Newspapers.
WASHINGTON — The Interational
Association of Chiefs of Police held
its final session and adjourned to meet
in Hot Springs. Ark., one year hence.
All the old officers were re-elected
unanimously.
The association rejected a proposi
tion emanating from Omaha to recom
mend the universal adoption of the
curfewr ordinance.
The members, however, emphatical
ly put themselves on record against
a proposition by several western
chiefs to exnel any member found
guilty of furnishing information to
members of the press, the general
sentiment that newspapers frequently
had equal if not better, facilities for
tracing offenders than the* police
themselves.
SEVENTY-ONE BANKS
HIT BY A BOSTON FAILURE
EOSTON. Mass.—Seventy-one banks
and trust companies, most of them
in Massachusetts, but several of them
located in various parts of the coun
try. are among the creditors of the
banking firm of Burnett, Cummings
& Co., of 43 Milk street, this city,
which filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in the United States dis
trict court, with liabilities placed at
$1,714,368. The assets are stated to
be uncertain. The creditors have been
given to understand that they will not
exceed $200,000. if. indeed, they prove
to be of any value whatsoever. The
bankruptcy petition is the heaviest
ever filed in this district.
Homes for Italians.
WASHINGTON—Baron Mayor des
Planches, the Italian ambassador, who
left Washington in April for an exten
sive trip through the south to investi
gate the advantages offered ther for
the better class of immigrants who
come to New York, expects to evolve
a general plan of bringing homes to
thousands of hard working Italians.
To Entertain Nebraskans.
TACOMA, Wash.—Washington lum
bermen are making elaborate plans
for the entertainment of 300 members
of the Nebraska Retail Lumber Deal
ers’ association, who leave Omaha
June 6 for a trip throughout the
northwest. Every courtesy which
representative mill men of Washing
ton can ofTer will be extended to make
the Nebraskans’ visit pheasant and
profitable. They will be entertained
at Sand Point, Spokane, Bellingham,
Everett, Ballard, Seattle and other
places.
Seven Jap Naval Officers
SAN FRANCISCO—The China liner
Mongolia, which passed quarantine on
Thursday, brought 223 cabin passen
gers. including Rear Admiral Miller
and Lieutenant Commander Craven,
Captain F. E. Sawyer and Captain F.
J. Brake, the last being members of
the court martial which tried Com
mander Briggs on a charge of running
the Baltimore aground Seven Japan
ese naval officers w« re passengers on
the Mongolia. They were notably re
ticent concerning their mission.
A HUNT FOR TOGO
J
THAT IS WHAT ROJESTVENSKY
IS SAID TO BE DOING.
HIS SHIPS STEAMING NORTH
An Engagement “With the Enemy
Seems to Be Near at Hand—Head
of the Admiralty Gives His Views.
ST. PETERSBURG—Admiral Avel
lan, head of the Russian Admiralty
department, confirms the Associated
Press dispatched saying Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky is steaming north to
give battle to Admiral Togo. He con
siders it possible that news of the two
fleets having met may be received any
day.
In an interview Admiral Avellan af
firms the official denial of the reports
tnat Rojestvensky has broken down
and asked to be relieved. Avellan says
Rojestvensky sent detailed reports of
j the condition of his own health and
j of the health of the crews of his ships.
The constant .tension and hard work
of the past months have been a great
strain on the admiral’s health.
“Even before he left,” said Avellan,
“Rojestvensky was a sufferer from
kidney trouble, but his health is no
worse. His reports breathe a spirit
of strength and confidence, and other
reports show he has inspired his
crews with the confidence of their
commander. As a matter of fact, it is
not Rojestvensky, but- Vice Admiral
Woelkersam who has suffered from
the long stay in the tropics. The ap
pointment of Vice Admiral Birileff as
successor to Vice Admiral Skrydloff at
Vladivostok will in no wise affect Ro
jestvensky’s status. The latter’s mis
sion as chief of the fleet is to take it
to Vladivostok. There will be no an
tagonism when he gets there. The
two admirals are on excellent terms,
which began long ago. when Rojest
vensky served under Birileffi Both are
iron disciplinarians and Rojestvensky
will give his superior the same loyal
obedience that he demands of his sub
ordinates.”
"Do you anticipate a sea fight
soon?" the admiral was asked. He re
plied: "Certainly. The Japanese can
not afford to allow Rojestvensky to
itach Vladivostok without an engage
ment. I personally expect it to take
place in the near future, though i ad
mit that tfle admiralty knows nothing
of Rojestvensky's strategy or plans,
the emperor having accorded bin
complete freedom of action. Possibly
it is his present purpose to seek Ad
miral Togo and force a fight, out it is
more probable that Rojestvensky is
bound for his base at Vladivostok
However, I can say nothing definite
on this point.”
An admiral of high rank said to
the Associated Press this afternoon:
"We have known for some time that
Rojestvensky would not. attempt to
pass through the straits of Formosa,
where the waters are shallow r.nd
could easily be mined ahead of his
ships. Rojestvensky will undoubtedly
keep far out to sea in order avoid
torpedo attacks. A side detour will
also make it harder for the Japanese
scouts to communicate with Togo.
However, I expect news of a battle
vithln ten days.
HILL AND HARRIMAN
REACHJM AGREEMENT
NEW YORK—Announcement was
made from an official source that a
final settlement of all of the difficul
ties growing out of the old corner in
Northern Pacific stock had been
reached and that henceforth there*
would be harmony between the Hill
and Harriman forces. It is said the
details of the harmony agreement
were worked out at a conference be
tween representatives of the various
interests involved and which also
some of the principals, including E.
H. Harriman. were present.
The deal is said to be in the form
of a joint agreement between the
Union Pacific and Northern Pacific
for the joint construction of a connec
tion between the roads in the Clear
water district to be opened jointly by
the two companies.
THE PRESIDENT IS
ASKED TO ACT
WASHINGTON—An effort was
made Wednesday to induce the presi
dent to take an active interest in the
complications which have arisen in'
the affairs of the Equitable Life As
surance society. Clarence Whitman,
president of the Merchants’ associa
tion of New York, had a conference
with the president on the subject. De
tails of the conference were not to be
obtained, but it is believed that Mr.
Whitman urged the president to take
up the subject with a view either to
ordering a government investigation
or to making recommendations to
congress on the subject of insurance
legislation.
Plans For the Big Parade.
PORTLAND. Ore. — Colonel E.
Steever. grand marshal of the opening
day evercises at the Lewis and Clark
fair, has announced that the parade,
which will he the mo&t imposing that
has occurred in the history of the ;
northwest, will start from Sixth and
Morrison streets, Jane 1 at 10 o’clock.
The military contingent will consist
of 1.000 United States regular soldiers,
including infantry, cavalry, artillery
and a mounted band, the Oregon Na
tional Guard, and possibly a portion
of the Washington National Guard.
Lord’s Motion is Granted.
NEW YORK—The motion of Frank
lin B. Lord, which sought to restrain
the directors of the Equitable Life
Assurance society from mutualizing
the company, was granted by Justice
Maddox in the supreme court in
Brooklyn. In granting the motion,
Justice Maddox said, after reviewing
the facts in the case: “The motion,
therefore, is granted, but is limited to
the filing and affectuation of such pro
posed amended charter, for it a^neara
that such contemplated amendment
has been adopted.”
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS
NEBRASKA BRIEFS.
A pure food show Is probably one
of the coming events of Omaha.
The Otoe Preserving company at
Nebraska City has commenced opera
tions.
All dogs in Columbus must have
tags if owner desire their lives pro
longed.
Some farmers in Cage county report
that a good deal of corn will have to
be replanted.
State teachers’ examinations will be
held June 1 and 2 at Lincoln, Fremont
and Grand Island.
Citizens of Stromburg are moving
in the matter of establishing a Young
Men’s Christian association.
A special election is soon to be held
in Leigh to vote on a proposition for
putting in a system of water works.
The Young Men's Christian associa
tion of Omaha has started out to
raise $125,000 by the middle of July.
The new Catholic church of the
Sacred Heart at Greeley Center, was
dedicated last week. The structure
cost $35,000.
Game Warden Carter took a car
load of trout to the northwest part of
the state, planting the same in vari
ous streams in that section.
The F'Olioe judge of Nebraska City
has been removed from office. He was
charged with refusing to turn over
money belonging to the city.
The Plattsmouth Law and Order
league filed another complaint against
one of the local saloonkeepers, charg
ing violation of the Slocumb law-. The
offense complained of is that of keep
ing screens in front of the bar fix
tures.
Great preparations are being made
for the dedication of the new Young
Mens association building in York
from .Tune 19 to 25. The various com
mittees have been appointed for mak
ing arrangements for refreshments,
speakers, singing, etc.
A girl 17 years old was burned to
a crisp in a barn near Roger Bros.’
ranch, about fifteen miles northwest
of Gibbon. She was burned in a barn,
together with a team of mules. Some
think it a case of suicide and others
think she was murdered.
At the home of Andrew Moell. a
farmer living in Butler county, their
eldest daughter. Miss Lottie. aged 19.
fell over dead while doing some light
work in the garden. She was supposed
to be in the best of health and had
made no complaint.
The per capita for the current
school apportionment will be $1.03.
according to the computation of Chief
Clerk Harnley of the state superin
tendent's office. The total amount of
the apportionment, as declared by the
state treasurer, is $389,540.05.
William Yogi. jr.. of Pender, who
recently took the government examin
ation at Fort Leavenworth. Kan., for
a cadetship at West Point, has re
ceived word that he has passed all
requirements. He is ordered to report
at West Point June 15. He received
his appointment from Congressman
McCarthy after winning out in a com
petive examination.
Maurice Bass of Omaha, who recent
ly was indicted by the federal grand
|urv for using the United States mails
with intent to defraud, was taken
from the Douglas county jail, and en
tered a plea of guilty to two of the
counts against him Judge Monger
sentenced him to fifteen months im
prisonment at hard labor at the Sioux
Falls. S. P.. penitentiary.
Joe Kinney, the tramp who broke
Into A. Pease & Son's hardware store
and stole a lot of cutlery, was brought
to Sidney from New Castle. Wyo., by
Deputy Sheriff Washburn. As Kinney
expressed a desire to plead guilty.
Judge H. M. Grimes held a special
term of court. Kinney was arraigned.
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
the penitentiary for three years.
Daniel Freeman, of Gage county, the
first homesteader in the United States,
has just returned home from an ex
tended trip through the South. While
in Alabama he visited the battlefield
of Fort Rlakely and picked from the
sand a six-pound cannon ball, which
he brought him with him as a me
mento of the engagement which wa«
fought April 9. 1865. General Colbv of
the same county, captured two con
federate soldiers and was wounded in
the charge made on Fort Blakely on
that eventful day.
While painting a smoke stack at
the Dodge Mill and Grain company's
plant in Dodge. John F. Kluthe. 28
years old. fell a distance of twelve
feet, landing on his head and should
ers with such force as to paralyze his
entire body. He is in a critical condi
tion.
Fred Howard and B. Frail, aged 15
and 16 years, respectively, were lock
ed up in Beatrice by the police for
running away from their homes. How
ard lives at. Tate. Neb., and Frail at
Armour. Neb. Mr. Howard followed
the boys as far as Liberty, where he
lost all trace of them.
Mrs. Ed Ashton of Seward countv
had a narrow escape from burning to
death. She was burning some tr»sh ir
the back yard and among other things
she placed on the fire was a paper of
powder, which ignited and threw the
blaze around here, setting her cloth
ing on fire.
James R. Rhodes of Custer countv.
sentenced with J. K. CbandW to
three years in the penitertiary f >r eat
tie stealing last November, was taken
to Lincoln by Deputy Robinson to
serve his term. Chandler is st;11 a*
Broken Bow. His attorneys intend
asking for a new trial.
A wreck occurred on the Btirlington
at Leahey. when an extra freight
train going east was being assisted up
the hill by the pusher. The engine in
front of the train set the brakes to
release the pusher. tr?t the pusher
kept on. derailing +hree cars and pil
ing them up in r bean.
The railroad men of Lincoln, com
prising engineers.—brekomen.
BWit'-,-~°n and employes of the Hhvp
I--’- shops, will celebrate the Fourth
jf July in Seward at the Seward A or!
cultural society’s nark. I a't year
7.0P0 people were present ard tb!*
rear will be greater attractions.
, COMMANDER JOHN LETT,
I —
The New G. A. R. Official. Depart
ment of Nebraska.
John Lett, the newly elected com
mander of the Grand Army of the Re
public, department of Nebraska, is
postmaster at Benedict. He is a na
tive of Ohio, having been born in
that state, Richland county, in 1841
When he was four months old his par
ents moved to Iowa, where they locat
ed at Tipton, and where, upon Mr
Lett’s urgent advice, they followed
the pursuit of farming. Mr. Lett liv
ed at this point in Iowa until the
beginning of the war, enlisting ir
September, 1861, in Company E, El* v
enth Iowa, as a private, serving foi
the full term of three years, at the
end of which time he re-enlisted in
the same company as a corporal, serv
ing to the end of the war, being hon
orably discharged in August. IS*.',
He participated in the battle of Shi
loh, the battle of Corinth, the siege
of Vicksburg, the battle of luka and
Atlanta, and in the famous "march tc
the sea.” He went back through th.
Carolicas and to Washington to take
part in the grand review. After the
close of the war he went back to
the farm in Iowa, remaining there
two years. He was married to Mis.-,
; Carrie Draucker and shortly there
after came to Nebraska, locating at
once in York county, where he pursti
ed agriculture until 1887. when Y
moved to the town of Benedict. He
joined the Grand Army of the R*
public in 1880, being a charter mem
ber of Robert Anderson post No. 21.
He was adjutant of the post upon it
organization and the next year was
elected commander of the same. Twc
years ago he was elected senior vie*
commander of the state department
His record as postmaster has been
such that he has held the position for
twelve years. As a citizen he is high
ly respected and known by every
man woman and child in the county
as plain John Lett.
MR. BRYAN GOING ABROAD.
Will Spend a Year Studying Condi
tions ir. Other Countries.
LINCOLN—William J. Bryan, in
pursuit of a long cherished intentior
is to make a tour of the world. An
nouncement to that effect was made
by the former presidential candidate
The purpose of his trip will be to
study municipal ownership and ra i
road problems presented in countrn s
other than his own.
Another object of his trip will be
to improve the health of his young
est daughter. Grace. Mrs. Bryan and
daughter will depart in June, going
to Germany, and will there await the
arrival of Mr. Bryan, who will sail
in September. During their absence
Mr. Bryan's son, William Bryan, Jr.,
wno is nowr a student in the Nebraska
university, will enter Culver Military
academy at Culver, Ind.
Mr. Bryan’s first researches will be
conducted at Glasgow into tbe opera
tion of municipal ownership in that
city. He will visit numerous other
British cities, subsequently going to
the continent. His itinerary is not
yet definitely mapped out. but ulti
mately it will take him to Australia
and New’ Zealand, and later to China
and Japan, with a likelihood that he
may touch at the Philippine islands
Want Stranger to Return.
HUMBOLDT—A stranger giving
the name of Fitzsimmons and claim
ing to be a cattle buyer from Kansas
City has been covering a portion ol
the county, with headquarters at Ver
don, and a few days since quietly
took his departure for parts un1
known, leaving a number of worthless
checks in various business houses ol
Verdon.
Alliance Ready for Stockmen.
ALLIANCE — Extensive prepara
tions are being made for the recejr
tion of delegates to the sixth annual
meeting of the Nebraska Stock Gr w
ers’ association, which will be held
here June 1 and 2. Live stock com
mission men will be present from
South Omaha. Denver and St. Joseph
Barker is Unrepentant.
LINCOLN—Mother Wheaton, pris
on evangelist, well known throughoul
the country, has been in the city i >
call on Frank Barker, the Webster
county murderer. sentenced to bang
June 1G. She had a talk with the man
and sought to persuade him to accept
religion, but according to prison offi
cials Barker's indifferent attitude was
unbroken.
Farmers Replanting Corn.
HCMBOLDT—Many farmers in
this section are being compelled •<
replant their corn on account ef rhai
low planting, the dry weather j
venting the kernels from sprouri g.
and in sjcie cases the wind uncov
ered -he seed.
Cattle Th eves Senterced.
BROKEN BOM—J. E. Chandler an !
Janies B. Rhodes, implicated in rL
big cattle st^al of las*. November
were both sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary. In passing
tence Judge H istetter scored Ch-nd
kr sevenly for putting the county ?
>uch an expense when the other tw
had turned state's evidence and r>« i
ed guilty. On account of havirg %
turned state’s evidence. Fox was 11
Sowed to m f- e. r>rl IB-ff-wi
rhe remaining member of the quarto
s still r.t large.
Heddix Must Stay ir* J-»;|
BROKEN POM’—The r se of*Scc ?
Haddix. who is charged with the mur
do- ef Melvin ButLr. is c :: in • ;
until the next term of the distr *
-ourt. Haddix will remain in a i
Judge Hostetter refusing to , •
bonds.
Itcr.-es R-f«io«it;cr*.
Governor Mickey has i-ni-d a .•
quisitlon en the g.vciuor » i Yir~
for Philip Mclntvr.. wanted »•» •, „ •
-rur ty on the charg. cf to.g r ,
,2v<) craft.
