Nebraska Newspapers

    THIS IN NEBRASKA
EVENT3 OF INTEREST OF MORE
OR LESS IMPORTANCE.
Insurance Department Doing a Good
, Business—Man Found Dead in
Cornfield—Miscellaneous. *
The iusurance department,. under
the direction and supervision of Aud
itor Searle, has done a good business
during the period from December 1,
1905, to the present time in the mat
ter of collecting fees and in the mat
ter of weeding out undesirable com
panies. There are now fifty-five com
panies less doing business in the state
than there were tn. 189$.
For tins years or more the suit
brought to test the legality of the re
ciprocal tax law held up considerable
money, but as soon as the law was
held to be constitutional, Auditor
Searle got busy on a collecting tour
and succeeded in getting all the
money due this department At this
time there are 323 insurance com
panies doing business in Nebraska
against 378 in 1899. The collection of
fees for the past few years follows:
1899; $18,612.49; 1900, $47,569.32; 190i,
$38,294.06; 1902. $45,321.14; 1903, $56.
356.72; 1904, $77,548.28; 1905, $88,
765.90; up to September 1, 1906, $122,
006.07.
Man Found Dead in Cornfield.
SCHUYLER—While Rural Mail
Carrier A. Koza was making his trip
Saturday he saw a man undressing
beside a cornfield about fifteen miles
from Schuyler. Monday morning,
when passing the same place he no
ticed the clothes lying on the ground,
and on getting home told a doctor.
The doctor made the trip with Koza
Tuesday morning and looking at the
clothes found blood on them. They
then followed the clue into the field,
and found the man which the mail car
rier had seen naked, with a gash cut
throngb his neck from ear to ear.
Whether it was a case of suicide or
murder nobody knows. He was a
stranger to both men who found him.
Farmer Inflicted Punishment.
NEBRASKA CITY—The farmers in
this vicinity have been bothered con
siderable of late by people entering
their corn fields and carrying off what
corn they needed. Bert Ryder, re
siding two miles west of the city,
caught a thief in his field and instead
of turning him ever to the officers
proceeded to give him a drubbing and
after he had thumped him to his
heart’s content threw him into his
wagon, which stood near the field and
started him for town. The farmers
all agree this is n better plan than to
arrest them and ihat it will break up
the stealing of their corn.
The Law on “Treating.”
LINCOLN—Because S. J. Ryan Is
alleged to have "set ’em up,” thus vio
lating the state law in regard to
“treating," William B. Payne and
other remonstrants demand that his
license be, declared void. Attorney'll.
M. Prondfit has just filed the brief of
the remonstrants in the Bupreme
court. The law states that any per
son guilty of “treating’’ another shall
not be granted a license within twelve
months thereafter. Ryan’s act of hos
pitality occurred within a year before
the time the- village board of Exeter
granted him a license.
Apples Are Going to Waste.
TBCUMSEH—Thousands of bush
els of good apples are going to waste
in the orchards of this county. There
Is no market for the fruit. For cider
purpose twenty-five cents per hun
dred pounds is paid for the apples, but
the orchardists will not pick them and
deliver them for that amount!
i Child Burned to Death.
BEATRICE—The 3-year-old chikTof
Jesse Morgan was burned to death
at Wymore. The mother stepped over
to a neighbor's, leaving the little one
playing in the yard. During her ab
sence the child secured some matches
and set its clothing on fire.
An Old Timer Dead.
LODGE POLE}—One of the well
known characters of western Ne
braska was Harry Barrett of Lodge
Pole who passed from earth recently.
He was the first section foreman on
the Union Pacific system to do track
work on that road west of the city of
North Platte. He was stationed at
Lodge Pole in 1877, when it was nec
essary for section men to carry re
peating rifles on their handcars for
Indians Returned.
LINCOLN—The last of the Indians
who have been testifying in the inves
tigation of the alleged sale of whisky
on the reservations received their
witness fees and departed for their
homes. Little was done in the federal
court today and several of the court
officers went home for a rest. The
grand jury may have its finding ready
to hand in to Judge Munger tomorrow.
Not a Bar to Inheritance Tax.
LINCOLN—Deputy Attorney Gen
eral W. T. Thompson has rendered an
opinion holding that deeds given by a
property owner to his heirs in antici
pation of death, conveying to them
his real estate, do not exempt the
land from inheritance tax. The ques
tion came up from Harlan- county. The
heirs maintained that as the deeds
were delivered and recorded prior to
the grantor’s death, the estate was
not subject to inheritance tax, al
though he was on his deathbed at
the time the transfers were executed.
Five Generations in Family.
FREMONT—As a re'Bult of the birth
of a baby girl at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Fields, there are five gen
erations of the family on the father’s
side. The baby is blessed with grand
parents beyond most children because
it has three sets of them. Its grand
father and grandmother are Mr. and
Mrs. B. E. Fields; its great grand
father and great grandmother are Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Bellinger, all of this
city; and its great great grahdffidther,
Mrs. Sarah HnnUey of Denver, Col.,
wi» is li rears at ass
NEBRASKA BRIEFS.
W. A. Hall of Hebron tried to break
a horse and broke his own leg.
The boys of the Oakland high
high school have decided to procure
cadet uniforms.
McCool Junction is organizing a
cornet band, having purchased instru
ments and engaged an Instructor.
Henry Hall of Fairfield has more
chickens than anybody. His flock of
White Leghorns numbers between
2,000 and 3,000.
Miss Adele Koch arrived in West
Point from Chatauqua, N. Y., where
site took a special teachers course
during the summer.
Seven bo-s were fined $33 at Nor
folk for stealing five melons from I.
Nethaway’s patch and plugging seven
ty melons in the field.
Farmers in Harlan county, accord
ing to the Orleans Chronicle, are
stocking up rather freely this yar on
p:iano and automobiles.
Andrew Carnegie has agreed to give
the York college $15,000 providing
$40,000 1b raised by the college. Prof.
Shell, president oi York college, hopes
to raise the funds required.
George Thompson of Gordon recent
ly entered himself in a sprinting match
against a sure-enough professional and
beat him out of first money as easy
as anything you ever saw.
The village board of Benedict passed
a curfew ordinance last week to take
effect in three weeks. All children un
der the age of seventeen will have to
be in and under their parents’ care
at 8:30.
The Union Pacific is going to give
Columbus a new freight depot and
the work has commenced. It will be
of brick, 40x100 feet, and a platform
16x370 The structure will cost more
than $9,000
Joseph D. Roberts, a switchman on
the Northwestern, met death under
car wheels at Norfolk. He stepped
between two cars to uncouple them
and fell. A car passed over him. cut
ting his body to pieces
Champion lake, in Chase county,
was drained tho other day and hun
dreds of people were on hand attract
ed by the opportunity to get a long
string of fish without much effort.
They were not disappointed.
Jesse Beans, a oo-yearold fanner re
siding near Dunbar, has been arrested
and placed in jail charged with pa
ternity by Miss Ruby Folden, a 21
year-old woman residing near Una
dilla. The child, a girl, was born last
June.
The clty-'OfBcials of Nebraska City
have made up their minds to put a
stop to gambling in that city, and
several months ago shut up the gam
bling houses and arrested R. F. Dick
man, a white man. and two negroes
caught shooting craps.
Sparks from the passing freight
train lodged in the roof of the depot
at Humboldt and started quite a blaze
before the condition of things was
discovered by an employ of the mills
a short distance away. The fire was
extinguished without any very great
damage.
Some one went through the rooms
of the. Stock Yards hotel at the feed
ing station south of Fremont and re
lieved the guests of suit cases and
clothing to the value of over $100.
Several were obliged to send out for
trousers before putting in an appear
ance for breakfast.
An interesting and instructive con
vention was held in York by the Ne
braska Woman’s Home Missionary so
ciety and the Nebraska branch of the
W. B M. I. at the Congregational
church in that city. Nearly forty del
egates from all parts of the state were
in attendance.
Mr. Zackariab Buoy, who recently
died at his home in Ewing, was one
of the very early settlers in Antelope
county. He went there in 18871 and
treated the Indians so well that when
the Sioux raided that territory a few
years later he was the only/ settler
whose live stock was not molested.
The Lutheran. Episcopal and Pres
byterian churches will all. have new
ministers at Schuyler in the near fu
ture, Rev. Mr. Arnold of the Presby
terian church going to New Jersey,
Rev. Mr. Mills of the Episcopal taking
a church in Oregon and Rev. Mr.
Bramtisch of the Lutheran going to
South Dakota.
The report of County Superintend
ent E. M. Avery of Pawnee county, to
the state superintendent of schools,
shows the following: There are
seventy-two school districts in the
couhiy; seventy-two frame school
houses; four brick, and two of stone.
Seventy-one of the districts own the
text books, and twenty-nine districts
have nine months of school, and forty
of them, six or more.
Frank Lillie of Gage county, who
I usually raises more good corn than
! any one farmer in that county, has
just finished putting up his seed corn
at his farm near Rockford. Mr. Lillie
goes into his field and selects the
strongest and most perfect stalks.
These he cuts and carries to a place
where they are shocked and left to
cure. From these stalks he selects
only the perfect ears of corn, and by
this manner of selecting seed he
grows good com of the finest quality.
Word has been received in Oakland
from the postoifice department that
mail service on the Sioux City and
Ashland cut-off Df the Great Northern
will begin October 29. For the pres
ent mails will be exchanged only with
trains No. 10 ana No. 11.
Motor car No. 9 was put into serv
ice on the line between Wymore and
Lincoln. For the present two motor
cars will be retained at that point by
the Union Pacific company, so that in
case one meets with an accident the
other will be able to make regular
trips.
The delinquent tax list of Cuming
county, published last week, contains
two columns of delinquent taxes. Ten
years ago it required a special edition
of the paper to contain them, a true
reflex of the condition of the times.
Supervisor Fred Phillips, a well
known and highly esteemed citizen of
Doniphan township. Hall county, was
found unconscious in. his dooryard,
having suddenly been stricken with
inertia of the brain. He had been out
ih the garden witth his daughter, and
upon coming in complained of dizzi
ness. dying soon afterward.
A3 THE WORLD SEE? CHICAGO.
STANDARD OIL IS
ON TRIAL IN OHIO
State Attempting to Prove the Mon
ster Corporation Is a Trust—Law
yers Wrangle Over Technical
Points and Defense Loses —
Rockefeller’s Former Testimony
Admitted.
Findlay, O.—The suit of the state
of Ohio against the Standard Oil com
pany of Ohio, in which the company
is charged with /conspiracy against
trade, began here Tuesday and pro
gressed at a rapid pace.
A jury, composed mostly of farmers,
was secured in less than two hours;
County Prosecutor W. L. David pre
sented his case; Virgil P. Kilne, attor
ney for the defense, made answer;
Attorney G. H. Phelps, of the prosecu
tion, then read documentary evidence
until the court adjourned 20 minutes
before five o’clock. He promised to
continue the reading during the great
er part of Wednesday.
In brief, Mr. David stated to the
jury that the Standard Oil company
became a trust in 1882, and although
it had several times since changed the
form of its organization, had not
ceased to commit the offenses of a
trust
Rockefeller’s Evidence Admitted.
Findlay, O. — Every point in an
endless series of clashes between
Standard Oil’s : attorney and the
presocutlon during the trial Wednes
day was won by the Ohio lawyers.
The session was one long struggle be
tween the defense and the county at
torney, aided occasionally by Attor
ney General Wade Ellis, over the ad
missibility of evidence. But in every
tilt the shining legal lights of the cor
poration went down in defeat before
the arguments of Prosecutor David.
Judge Banker’s rulings were given
only after careful consideration.
The result was that the testimony of
John D. Rockefeller given in 1898 in
the litigation against the Standard Oil
trust before the supreme court of the
state was admitted and carefully read
to the Jury by Attorney Phelps for
the prosecution. This consumed the
morning session and part of the after
noon.
Important evidence was brought
out by the state Thursday showing
the ownership of the Manhattan Oil
company of Ohio to be in the General
Industrial Development company, lim
ited, of London, England. Also that
the Manhattan, which buys and pipes
crude oil, does not compete with the
Standard, but does compete with in
dependent companies.
These facts were brought out in the
testimony of P. T. Cuthbert, president
of the Manhattan. A similar criminal
suit to that on trial is pending against
his company, and he testified under
the order of the court, which tenders
him immune from future criminal
prosecution. This course was taken
at the suggestion of the prosecution,
upon the appeal of Mr. Cuthbert to
the court for protection.
Explaining the nature of business
done by the Manhattan, in answer to
questions, Mr. Cuthbert said that be
fore he became its president, the com
pany did a general oil business, that
it owned producing properties, pipe
lines and a refinery at Galatea, O. It
had disposed of all but its .pipe line to
the Ohio Oil company, but he did not
know who was now operating the re
finery at Galatea. The Manhattan
company now does exclusively a pipe
line business. In doing it, it buys
the oil of the producer, transports it
to storage stations and sells it to S.
P. Trainor, purchasing agent for the
Standard, who also buys oil from
Joseph Seep, treasurer of the Buck
eye Pipe Line company. In what is
known as the South Lima field, where
the Manhattan and Buckeye pipe
lines both tray oil, the price paid to
the producer is five cents a barrel
less than in the North Lima field,
where what are regarded as the inde
pendent companies make their pur
chases.
Mr. Cuthbert then admitted that
the profits of his company in the
North Lima field were very small, if
any.
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BURIED' YOUTH 13 STILL ALIVE
Wheeling Boy Supposed to Be Dead
Returns Home.
Wheeling, W. Va.—Harry Bishop, a
Wheeling boy, who was supposed to
have been murdered on the wharf a
week ago, returned home Friday, and
his father fainted away when he ap
peared. A body supposed to have
been Bishop’s was found in the water,
and buried in the family tomb after
the coroner had returned a yerdlct of
murder, and after the Insurance com
pany had paid the insurance on Bish
op’s Mfe. Bishop says he was at
Klttanlng, Pa., when the supposed
murder occurred. The Identity of the
dead boy has not been established.
Gamblers'Engage In a Duel.
Denver, Col.—Jamea Thornton and
E. Hofsess, gamblers, engaged in a
pistol duel in the offices of a broker
age company on Curtis street Thurs
day afternoon, and Thornton received
a wound in the abdomen which nvay
prove fatal. Hofsess was shot in the
wrist. Thornton walked nearly a
block to a drug store and fell exhaust
ed in the doorway. Hofsess was re
cently discharged from the employ o.
the brokerage1 company.
St. Louis Americans Win.
St. Louis.—The local Americans
Thursday won their second victory
over the Nationals. The score was 2
to 1. Score: Americans, 2, 6, 4; Na
tionals, 1, 4,1. Batteries: Powell and
O'Connor: McOlynn and Noonan.
Big Loss in Cotton.
Atlanta, Ga,—President Harvie Jor
dan, of the Southern Cotton associa
tion, estimates that between 40,000
and 50,000 bales of cotton were killed
in Georgia alone by Weduesday
night’s cold snap.
Costly Fire ta Goldfield.
Goldfield, Nev.—Fire broke out
Wednesday In the Palace saloon, de
stroying that place and three build
ings adjoining. The loss is estimated
at $100,000. For a time It seemed
certain that the entire town would go.
Bericer and Kaufman to Fight.
San Francisco. — Articles were
yignfld Tuesday by Sam Berger and
A1 Kaufman for a 20-round contest
October $L Jack Welch was chosen
referee. The articles provide for
itralght Marquis of Queensbury rules.
NEW YORK BANKERS FAIL,
8aid to Be Due to Alleged Defalcation
of Havana Correspondent.
New York. — The assignment
of J. M. Ceballos & Co., bankers and
merchants, with liabilities between
$3,000,000 and $4,000,000, was an
nounced Wednesday in a statement
which declared that the failure was
due to the defalcation and absconding
of Manuel Silveira, of Silveira & Co.,
Havana agents of the New York com
pany.
Sfalveira's defalcation is alleged to
amount to about $1,000,000. He sailed
from Havana on October 2, ostensibly
for New York city, to consult with the
members of J. M. Ceballos & Co., but
has not reached this city.
Counsel foi; the assignee said that
Silveira has left on his own steamer,
the Carmellna, for parts unknown, ac
companied by his wife and children,
and that every effort was being made
to locate him.
Corn Crop Improved.
Washington.—The crop estimating
board of the department of agricul
ture Wednesday issued a bulletin
showing the condition of com on
October 1, 1906, to be 90.1 as com
pared with 90.2 last month.
Mont Pelee Erupts.
Basse Terre, Island of Guadeloupe.
—A violent eruption Thursday of the
Mont Pelee volcano. Island of Mar
tinique, caused a rain of ashes over
the southeast part of Guadeloupe.
Soufriere shows no signs of activity.
Paris 8ubway Collapses.
Paris.—Thirty yards of the Metro
politan subway, near the Buttes
Chaumont park, a section necessary
to complete the belt around Paris, sud
denly saved in. Great excitement fol
lowed but there were no casualties.
Michigan Celery Crop Ruined.
Kalamazoo, Mich.—The celery crop
in this section has been practically
destroyed by the frost. The growers
were caughtunawares and had failed
to bank it There are a thousand
acres in celery.
To Keep 8tudent Pastor.
Madison, Wis.—The Presbyterian
church membership in Wisconsin will
maintain a Presbyterian student pas
tor at the University of Wisconsin
this year. This was decided by the
Presbyterian synod.
PAIR TEST FOR CUBA
MUST BE ABLE TO GUARANTEE
JUST ELECTIONS.
AMERICA CANNOT LEAVE
United State* Will Maintain Provision
al Government Until Such Time
as Conditions Indicate Ful
fillment of Mission.
Havana. — The United States
through its peace commissioners, is
not ready to announce when it will
withdraw from the island of Cuba
and surrender the reins of government
to the Cubans. This action cannot be
taken until the time arrives when fair
elections are assured. This statement
was made by Gov. Taft Friday as a
sort of valedictory address to the rev
olutionists’ committee with which the
American commissioners dealt in in
ducing the rebels to cease hostilities
and negotiate peace. The committee
had a conference lasting an hour with
Gov. Taft, Assistant Secretary of
State Bacon and Charles E. Magoon,
who Is to succeed Mr. Taft as provis
ional governor, and at its conclusion
expressed satisfaction with the posi
tion taken by the provisional govern
ment.
Headed by Alfredo Zayas, the com
mittee visited Gov. Taft for the avow
ed purpose of requesting him to de
clare the policy of the United States
toward Cuba and the policy of the
provisional governor concerning ap
pointments to public office. The
Americans listened carefully to all
the reperesentations of the committee
and then Gov. Taft replied pointedly
that he could not outline the policy
of the United States more clearly than
was done in his proclamation, estab
lishing a provisional government for
the island. He added, that as the
representative of the United States,
he was just as anxious to surrender
governmental affairs to the Cubans as
the Cubans were to regain them, but
the peace commissioners were under
the responsibility to build up condi
tions which would make the Cuban
government a stable one.
Gov. Taft would not predict when
such a satisfactory condition would
be reached, but he said the Cubans
themselves could hasten that time if
they were disposed to do so. A fair
and honest election on the results of
which the Cuban people were willing
to abide, Gov. Taft declared, was nec
essary before the United States would
feel Justified in withdrawing from the
island.
Gen. Funston Leaves Cuba.
Havana. — The recall of Gen.
Frederick Funston was announced
Wednesday night by Provisional Gov
ernor Taft. Gen. J. Franklin Bell will
succeed him in command of the
American forces in Cuba, and Gen.
Funston will accompany Mr. Taft and
Mr. Bacon back to America.
Many Cubans of the faction to
which Mendez Capote and others who
organized the moderate party belong,
were outspoken against Gen. Funston,
alleging that be had deserted them
in the war to throw off the yoke of
Spain.
TEACHER SHOT DEAD.
Jealous Man Murders Woman in Her
Schoolroom.
Cleveland.—In the presence of 60
pupils in the South Euclid school,
Harry Smith, 25 years old, shot to
death Miss Mary Shepard, a teacher
22 years old, Wednesday afternoon.
Cornered behind the barn in the
rear of his home in Warronsviile
two hours later. Smith shot himself
through the head, dying instantly.
Four Cleveland policemen, with
drawn revolvers, and under cover of
eight armed farmers, were about to
rush on young Smith when, he ended
his life.
Disappointment in love is said to
have been the motive for the cold
blooded murder. Smith, who was a
fourth cousin to Miss Shepard, had
wooed her for some time, and recent
ly was rejected.
He brooded over the unhappy end
ing of his courtship, and Wednesday
afternoon, first quitting his position,
bought a revolver and went to the
South Euclid school.
Fairbanks’ Son Elopes.
Steubenville, O.—Announcement is
made here that Frederick Cole Fair
banks, son of the vice president of the
United States, eloped from Pittsburg
with Nellie Scott, and, coming here,
were married. It is stated that Mr.
Fairbanks objected to the marriage.
The bride is a daughter of a promi
nent East side resident in Pittsburg.
Superior (Wis.) Store Looted.
Superior, Wis.—Burglars Thursday
night broke into the Turnbull-Cam
eron-Degler furniture store here and
got into the firm’s vault. The safe
was tampered with but whether the
burglars got it open • is not known,
as they left it in such shape that the
owners cannot now get it open.
Chilian Loan for Earthquake Loss.
Sanitago, Chili.—The Chilian con
gress at its coming session will dis
cuss a project to raise a loan of $25,
000,000 to be devoted to the work of
reconstructing the public buildings
destroyed by the recent earthquake.
Visible Supply of Cotton.
New Orleans.—Secretary Hester’s
statement of the world's visible sup
ply of cotton shows a total of 2,344,
648, against 2,146,130 last week. The
total of American cotton is 1,609,648,
against 1,393,139 last week.
Missionary Society in Session.
Madison, Wis.—The thirty-fifth an
nual meeting of the Woman Synodical
Missionary Society of the Presby
terian Church of Wisconsin opened
here Thursday with 200 delegate',
present.
Rats Decision Deferred.
Madison, Wis.—The Wisconsin rail
road rate commission will not give a
decision on the-petitions for a two
cent passenger rate on railroads oper
ating in this state before the general
election.
IN GRIP OF A GOLD WAVE
EAST AND SOUTH SUFFER FROM
FROST AND SNOW.
Telegraph and Telephone Wires Are
Wrecked by Heavy Storm
Traffic Interfered Vhth.
Chicago. — One man was frozen
to death, two were electrocuted
by live wires torn down by the
heavy snows, and four were drowned
by the wrecking of a sailing vessel in
different parts of the country Thurs
day.
The fruit and celery crops In Mich
igan and in New York were destroyed
by the cold, heavy frosts in the south
damaged upward of 150,000 bales of
cotton, and telegraph and telephone
communication in all parts of the
country were destroyed by the winds.
Strong gales that swept the great
lakes throughout the early morning
and most of the day made navigation
impossible, and even the stanchest
craft would not venture from port.
Vessels that had cleared before the
storm arose had difficulty in reaching
their destinations, and from many
ports on Lake Michigan and Lake Su
perior came reports of hardships en
countered in the lashing winds and
blinding snow and sleet.
From almost every point east of
Chicago, west to the Rocky moun
tains, and north into Canada unprece
dented cold was reported, and at most
of the places snowfalls ranging from
one to eight inches were recorded.
Washington. — A cold wave swept
over the east and south Thurs
day and broke all records for this
season in many sections, but at night
the weather bureau announced that
while the temperature would rise
“only slightly” Friday, there will be
warmer weather Saturday, and by
Sunday seasonable temperatures will
again prevail east and south.
In many sections the severe cold
snap was accompanied by snowfall
and a storm of snow and sleet that
raged in upper New York state partic
ularly, caused great damage, wrecked
telegraph and telephone lines and in
terfered with other traffic.
URGES RIVER MEN TO ACTION
Joint Effort Necessary for Upper Mis
sissippi Improvement.
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Minneapolis, Minn. — Important
business and addresses marked
the final day of the sixth an
nual convention of the Mississippi
River Improvement association. Con
gressman Joseph E. Ransdell, ol
Louisiana, chairman of the executive
committee of the National Rivers and
Harbors congress, urged united ac
tion to secure appropriations for rlv
er and harbor Improvement.
“We do not plan,” said he, “a raid
on the treasury, but a fair proportloc
of the $712,000,000 spent by the gov
ernment annually. At present com
merce receives, including the light
bouse and consular service, but 4%
per cent, of this, and we have a bat
ance of trade in our favor, of $500,
000,000. The army, navy and pension!
receive 40 per cent. The 37 states dt
rectly interested united through theli
senators and congressmen can secure
the appropriation.”
The resolutions committee strong
ly endorses a six foot channel from
Minneapolis to St. Louis retention and
extension of their reservoir system at
the source of the Mississippi; com
bined action of all waterway improve
ment associations; and plans repre
sentation and participation in meet
ings of similar organizations. Invita
tions have been extended by St. Louis
Business Men’s league to participate
in the St. Louis deep channel con
gress November 15 and 16.
WOULD STOP GRAIN GAMBLING
Farmers Ask* Law to Prohibit Putt
And Calls and Future Deals.
Rock Island, 111.—The Farmers’ Na
tional congress Friday adopted a res
olution demanding the passage of a
law prohibiting dealings in futures
and puts and calls, and denying the
use of mails and telegraph wires foi
quotation of stocks.
It also went on record in favor ol
a separate bureau in the department
of agriculture for dairy industry, reci
procity treaties with countries that
are largely consumers of agricultural
products, and government aid foi
highway improvement.
To Build Canal by Contract.
Washington.—Invitations for propos
als to complete the Panama canal
were issued Tuesday by the canal
commission, and the form of contract
under which the work is to be dons
was made public by Chairman Shonta
who also gave out a letter written tc
the secretary of war giving the com
mission’s reasons for contracting the
work.
Visible Supply of Cotton.
New Orleans.—Secretary Hester's
statement of the world’s visible supply
of cotton shows a total of 2,844;648
against 2,146,130 last week. Of this
the total of American cotton is 1,
509,648, against 1,393,130 last week.
Verdi Monument Unveiled.
New York.—The monument to the
Italian composer Verdi, erected on
Seventy-second street and Amster
dam avenue by the Italians of New
York, was unveiled Friday with ap
propriate ceremonies.
Negro Guilty of Murder.
Indianapolis, Ind.—George Williams,
the negro who shot and killed Patrol
man Edward J. Petticord, was found
guilty of murder in the first degree
Friday, with death by hanging as the
punishment.
Horsewhipped by Angry Husband.
Ashley, 111.—E. H. Brown, a promi
nent real estate agent of East St
Louis, was horsewhipped on the street
here by Chalen Martin, a young busi
ness man, for alleged improper con
duct towards latter’s wife.
Methodist Women Meet.
Lincoln, Neb.—The twenty-fifth an
nual convention of the Woman's
Home Missionary society of the Meth
odist church, opened Wednesday with
more than 200 delegates present from
every state in the union.
A QUIET SUNDAY
IT WAS, HOWEVER, A BUSY ONE
WITH MAGOON.
NO APPOINTMENTS YET MADE
The Governor Saye None Will Be for
Some Time—He Sees No Reason to
Anticipate Further 8udden Changes
In the Situation.
HAVANA—Charles B. Maroon’s first
day as governor of Cuba passed busily,
zbut quietly. The palace was ingularly
still, compared with the eventful dayii
of the past regime. Governor Magoon
said to the Associated Press that ho
was loking forward with confidence to
a peaceful administration. He ex
pressed the warmest appreciation of
the work accomplished by Messrs. Taft:
and Bacon, both in the pacification of
the island and laying a foundation for
a smooth and successful system of pro
visional government. The governor
sees no reaeon to anticipate further
sudden changes in the situation inci
dent. Hie is rather of the opinion that,
now governmental matters will be of
the commonplace order compared to
the exciting and rapid succession of
developments of the past two months
Governor Magoon has announced his
decision to postpone the appointment
of cabinet officers indefinitely. His in
tention is to consider thoroughly the
conditions and needs of each depart
ment and this can be better accom
plished at the outset by having the
subordinate heads report direct to him
self. By this method the governor be
lieves he will be better enabled to
select the ministers best fitted for
the respective posts.
Asked whether be was likely to
permit political expediency to in
fluence cabinet or other appointments,
the governor replied that such considj
erations might rule to some extent
since It certainly would be Impolite to
appoint to high oflice men to whom a
considerable portion of the people was
opposed. Efficiency and suitability,
however, would be the main consider
ation.
There will be kept a strict account
ing of the expenses incurred by the
American army of occupation as are
chargeable to Cuba. Those will in
clude only such expenses as would
not have been incurred but for the
coming of the troops to the island.
The last demonstration of welcome
to returning ex-rebels took plsce here
today upon the arrival of General
Julian Betancourt, who was formerly
Pino Guerra’s chief of staff. Betan
court has been retained in Plar del Rio
collecting insurgent arms and settling
other matters. He is popular In the
capital. A crowd of 2,000 persons met
him at the Villa Neuva station and
greeted him with roars of delight.
Padre Miret a revolutionary priest who
accompanied the general, was enthu
siastically welcomed. The crowd was
composed almost entirely of negroes.
With three bands of music they par
aded through three squares, around
Central park and down the Prado and
finally left Betancourt at his home.
Ends Her Life.
BURLINGTON—Mrs. Emma Lange,
wife of Emil Lange, and adopted
daughter of Mrs. E Hagerman. and
well known here, committed suicide by
shooting hereelf through the heart. Ill
health is believed to have been the
cause. She leaves two children and
a husoand.
Cannon at White House.
WASHINGTON — Speaker Cannon
and Representative Watson of Indiana
had an hour’s talk with the president.
They went over the political situation
thoroughly, going Into detail relative
to the campaign being waged by their
party for the retention of control of
the next house.
Judge Marshall Dead.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—Judge
Thomas Marshall, died here Sunday,
aged 72 years. He had been attorney
for the Central Pacific Railroad com
pany ever since it was organized, and
he was the first gentile member of the
Utah territorial legislature.
New Mexican Ambassador.
MEXICO — Joaquin D. Casasus
Mexican ambassador to the United
States, has formally tendered his res
ignation to President Diaz and the an
nouncement will be made public in
the Diario Officiale.
SOX ARE CHAMPIONS.
American League Team Wire World’n
Pennant by Taking Sixth Game.
CHICAGO—The Chicago club of the
American Baseball league is the cham
pion of the world. By winning Sun
day’s game,-8 to 3, against the loca?
club of the Nationals, the Americans
earned the right to float the world’s
championship pennant as well as the
pennant of the American league, to
ride to the grounds next season in
carriages and to have “World’s Cham
pions” lettered on the blankets worn
by their horses. Sunday’s game was
the sixth of the series and the fourth
victory for the Americans.
Cost of Postal Service.
WASHINGTON — Postmaster Gen
eral Cortlyou has given out an ad
vance statement of the receipts and
expenditures of the postal service for
the year ending June 30,1908. It shown
reduction of the annual deficit from
814,672,584 for 1905 to '110,516396 for
190(1, over 84,000,000, or 27.83 per cent.
The total receipts for 1906 were 8167,
932,783, an increase of 816.106,198 over
1905, which is the greatest increase for
any year in the history of the service.
The per cent of increase in receipts
for 1906 is 9.88.
Protest From General Wood.
WASHINGTON — An argument
against the reduction in the number of
troops in the Philippines is made by
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, commanding
that division, in his annual report,
which has just been made public. Th«
total garrison on June 30, last, num
bered 20,043 men. “We arc far from
home,” says General Wood, “and In
case of foreign disturbance, even with
all our troops concentrated at Manila,
the force available would be hardly
sufficient to defend it from serious at
tack.