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CHINA IS NOWINkFERMENT ALARMING NEWS RECEIVED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT. Famine Gives Pretext for Agitation, and Life of Present Dynasty Is to Be Endangered. Washingron—From Shanghai ad vices received at the Slate depart ment it appears that the ruling dynasty in China is seriously alarmed over the effect of the spread of famine through the country and the opportu nity it offers to seditionary societies to enlist converts to the cause direct ed against the government. The gov ernment s inability to relieve suffer ing. it is said, has been magnified and the hardships of the people are attrib uted to lack of sympathy by the gov ernment for the poor classes. The information indicates that a pr<- .aganda tias oec-u organized to fur t ei the circulation of stories of the caaraeter outlined and it is said that State department officials fear that a spread of ny-teria may engender a general uprising. If such should be the result there is danger that the government might not be able to con trol the situation. American and other f ’reign interests then would be jeop ardized. So great is the concern that diplomatic and consular officials in China have been instructed to keep Washington advised of every turn in the situation. That the Chinese government rec <iz;;.ze3 the dar.y.r is shown by the fact that Viceroy man Fang of Yank ing has memorialized the throne for ‘ >.000 to jmr base East Indian rice to fet’d his people. Undoubtedly this step was ta n to offset the work of the sedition: ry societies as weil as to relieve the immediate suffering. In taking this ac'icn the viceroy predict ed a general uprising in the famine stricken district- unless prompt relief is provided, but he- did not refer to the trouble that has been stirred up by the anti-government societies. An extra effort will be made in the l nited Sta'es to broaden the scope of the movement to fnd relief for the Chinese. Already there has been large* sums of money collected and dispatched to China to be used in the purchase of food, and in the near fu ture the transport Buford will sail from San Francisr-o with a shipload of provisions given by Louis Klopsch. editor of the Christian Herald. A gen era! movement throughout the oivil iz-d world to aid the sufferers, it is be lieved will enable the Chinese govern ment to strengthen its hands and pos sibly suppress uprising and riot. RUSSIANS APPEAL TO AMERICA. W. j. Bryan Presides at Meeting and Delivers Address. Chicago—W. J. Bryan presided at a public reception here to M Alexis A’aJe. leader of the radical left wing of the Russian douma. and Count Nicholas Tchaykcvsky. a prominent member of the Russian radical party. Both of the Russians stated that they came to America to explain more fully to the American people the Russian situation, and to plead tha* "this na tion of freedom let the Russian gov ernment hear its mighty word to the effect iha: the barbarities of the past must cease and that inhumanity and oppression must end forever.” Mr. liryan made an address of some length. DELIGHTED WITH THE CANAL. Corgris-rren Visit New York from Tr.o to Isthmus. New York—Thiity-nine congressmen who have been inspecting work on tile i-dbmian canai arrived here on the steamer Panama. Congressman S. C. Smith of California. "We were delighted with ail we saw. They are taking out from 30,tk«i to 31. cubic yards of dirt a day. with an average of about SWl.ObO cubic yards a month. There are cow estimated 52. 4*oo.'-tM> cubic yards to dig out. so you can work it out for yourself. There are 35.040 men on the pay roll, of which 5,000 are Amieicans. No Parcels Post Mails. Washington—in consequence of the withdrawal of the Oceanic Steamship company of its steamers on the route between San Francisco. Auckland and Sydney, the postoffice depariment is • ithout the means of dispatching par cels jiost mails to New Zealand and Au~;raiia. Consequently postmasters have been instructed for the present to decline to receive such packages a ldressed for delivery in those coun tries until ftirther orders, which will be issued as soon as other arrange ments ran be made. Students in a Train Wreck. Lcs Angeles—A sjiecia! train on the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe rail way carrying scores of students home from an intercollegiate meet at Clare mont. collided head-on with the out bound limited No. 2 on the same road while both trains were moving at a rapid rate, within the city limits here i~. turdaj night. Six persons were killed and seventeen injured, several of them fatally. Senator Burton Home. Abilene, Kas.—Joseph R. Burton, farmer United States senator from Kansas, received a reception more en thusiastic than that given him when he first returned as senator when Sat urday night he returned to his home city after five months' 'imprisonment at ircnton. Mo. A crowd of several hundred persons, with the town band, met him at the depot at 6 o'clock and many persons were wearing badges on which was inscribed. "Welcome, Bar ton." V.sjor Penrose Acquitted. San Antcnio. Tex.—Major C. W Penrose, of the Twenty-fifth infantry was acquitted of the charge of.^eglec; of duty preferred against him at the instance of President Roosevelt for al ieged misconduct in connection with the “shooting up” of Brownsville, Tex., by negro soldiers of the Twenty fifth infantry last August. Reactionary Leader Gene. St. Petersburg—M. Pobodonestseff ex-procurator general of the holj synod, died on Sunday. RIOTS ARE ON IN MOLDAVIA. Hundreds of Farms and Many Vil lages Devastated. Vienna — The seriousness of the situation in northern Moldavia grow ing out of the agrarian disorders has not. according to latest telegraphic re ports reaching here from Czeraowitz, on the border, been exaggerated. It is estimated tonight that 400 farms in Moldavia have been devastat ed. 8.000 fugitives have Red over the Roumanian frontier into Austria, and a rota! of 10.000 Jews are homeless. The number of dead and wounied cannot be given accurately, but the reports of today give a total of about eighty-five men killed anl about 150 wounded. The outbreak seems today to have been partially suppressed. The Rou manian government is still sending i troops into afflicted district. Practic ally the entire province of Moldavia has been involved. The movement is really more tian ■ anti-Semitic. The peasants are in re- ; volt against the grear farming trust. : which has leased half the cultivatnble | I land in Moldavia. The absentee If.nd ! lords who control the trust are Jews, i aui this fact brings the ire of the j peasant? down upon any and ail Jews | j they meet and to this antipathy is ad- 1 j ded strong racial feeling, arising from i other causes. On Thursday 5n<* peasant? tried to i invade Michaileni. Despite the fact ; | that there was a sufficient number of j i Roumanian troops in this town to {.top | the rioters, the revolters at first got ! tiie upper hand because the soldiers, j acting on the orders of the prefect of I the town, were not permitted by their . officers to open fire. In the fact of I the menaces of the furious peasants, i however some of the soldiers did fire j against orders. This volley klied fif ! teen of the rioter? and wounded forty i five, whereupon the peasants with | drew. STATE CHEMIST REPORTS. Submits Analysis of Stock Foods to the Senate. Lincoln. Neb.—.Members of the - state senate refused to be frightened i at the letters addressed to the state j chemist protesting against the analy sis of stock foods manufactured and sold in the state, and are determined I to make public the composnior. of these foods, regardless of threats of I the manufacturers to proceed against : the chemist if the analysis submitted should happen not to be correct. State i Chemist Redfern submitted an analy sis of several of the foods as made at the Iowa state laboratory and the re port was read in open session this ! morning. Later the senate ordered 1.000 copies of the report to be- print j ed. FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE. Metal Trades Association to Assist in Movement. Boston—At the closing session cf its annual convention, the National Metal Trades association urged prep ; arations to give national scope to | President Roosevelt's new morenent for the prevention of strikes. In a speech considering the use to which ! the president has decided to put the *40.000 Nobei peace fund prize recent : ly awarded to him. James W. Van Cleave of St. Louis, president of the I National Association of Mannfactur I ers. called upon all employers in the I country to support the president's j plan. ACUTE FAMINE IN CHINA Christian Herald Sends *50.00C to Washington for Red Cross. Washington—Dr. Louis Klopsct of the Christian Herald has notified the State department that his telegraphic advices from China show such an acute condition there that he is send j ing to the Red Cross at Washington *50.'»b0 in addition to the *100.000 i worth of food supplies which he will j place on the armv transport Bnt'ord - Wint to Rest 3t Arlington. Washington—Funeral services for Brigadier General T. J. Wint. United States army, who died In Philadel phia. will be held at Arlington Nation I al cemetery, where the burial will i take place. It has been decided -.hat j full military honors shall mark the ; burial cf Brigadier General Wint. Re ; ligious services will be held in Phila j delpbia and the l>ody will then be transported to Washington. Taft Reconsiders. Washington—Secretary Taft has re | considered his original opinion ol March 7 relative to the eight-hour law ' in its application to employes on rivet and harbor works. Then he held dial the law applied to every person con nectei with the work on dredges and j steamers of various kinds, while ht i is now of the opinion that it afTecu i only mechanics and laborers. John C. Spooner's Successor. Madison. Wis.—There will be no i election of a United States senator to ; succeed John C. Spooner until Hay If. according to an agreement reach ed among legislative leaders. Blackburn Gets a Job. Washington—Secretary Taft an uounced that Lieutenant Colonel Goethals would succeed Mr. Stevens as chairman of the Isthmian c.inal commission and engineer in charge of the canal work on April 1. When | Colonel Goethals becomes chairman , by promotion from the grade of com ! missioner there will be a vacancy in the commission which will be filled by the appointment of former Senator I Joseph C. S. Blackburn of Kentucky. ; Colonel Goethals will receive a salary of $15.<>0v annually. Kill Socialists’ Bill. Madison. Wis.—The legislature killed the municipal ownership bill of the socialists, which provides for putt lie operation of the utilities which may be condemned when once put in the hands of a receiver by the ctvirts Gees to an Asylum. Atlantic City. Jf. J.—James Parker, who attempted to save the life ol President McKinley by striking the arm of Czolgoz as the latter fired the fatal shot at the president, Is in jail, a raving maniac. PUTER P _ I LAND FRAUD INDICTMENTS NOT TO BE PRESSED. Gives Out Same Stories of Crooked ness in B nger-Herman Trial at Washington. Washington—Again S A. D. Puter testified for the government in the Hermann trail regarding fraud and bribery in many land deals. Jusr as his cross-examination was closing At torney Worthington for the defense asked: "Were you ever promised im munity by any representatives oi tne government lor your testimony?” "To a certain extent I have been." was the answer. Puter explained that after he had been convicted in the case for which he is serving- a two-year sentence in Oregon, he had gone at once to United States Attorney Heney and offered to tell what he knew about land frauds. He had many conferences with Heney as a result of which witness testified: "Heney told me that if I became a witness for the government he would not press those other indictments against me. but would have them dis missed when the time came." "Did you try to bribe the grand jury that indicted you?" aske'd Mr. Worthington. “I did,” was the answer. The witness explained that he had given a man named Brownell $50 to influence two of the grand jurors to see that a “true bill” was not returned against him. This effect failed. "Were you engaged in criminal op erations after your convictions and prior to your sentence?” was the next question of the cross-examiner. "Yes, to a certain extent. That is. I was dealing in a great deal of state land and alleged fraudulent title." Mr. Worthington dwelt some time on the statement of Puter that be had while in Washington in 1902, regarding the "Eleven-seven” claims, talked to Assistant Commissioner Richards. To direct question whether Hermann had not told the witness that the matter had been turned over to Richards and that he would attend to the matter, the witness answered in the negative. SENATOR BURTON RELEASED. Having Served His Senten:e He -Now Returns Home. St. Louis, Mo. — Former United States Senator Josepn R. Burton, of Kansas, who has been serving a sen tence of sis months imprisonment in the Iron county jail at Ironton. Mo., will be released at once. lie was con victed of having appeared before the postoffice department in behalf of the Rialt Grain and Securities company of St. Louis while a member of ths United States senate and having re ceived compensation ior so doing. Thurstons Under the Sea. Bridgeport Conn.—Mrs. John M. Thurston, wife of former United States Senator Thurston of Nebraska, and Mrs. .1. C. Lake, wife of the assistant manager of the Lake Submarine Tor pedo Boat company, and said to the first women ever to make a trip in a submarine boat, were among a party of persons who made a trip in a sub marine boat. Thursday. The boat was submerged for two hours in Long Isl-, and sound, just outside the Bridgeport harbor, during which luncheon was served and an hour devoted to Im promptu speechmaking. Battleship Plans Worthless. Washington—The theft of the plans of the battleship Nebraska from the desk of the superintendent of construc tion at the Moran Bros.' shipyards at Seattle has not been reported to the navy department. The department does not take the reported theft se riously. The stolen booklet does not1 contain the plans of the mechanism which it is especially desired to keep secret. OGcials of the bureau of con struction said that practically every thing in the booklet has heretofore been made public. _ Americans Not Enthusiastic. Washington—American capitalists have not been kindly to the plan for an agricultural bank for the Philip pines, and it now seems likely that the bank will be established with English capital. Nebraska Stockman Killed. Kenosha. Wis. — E. H. Lemon, a wealthy stock dealer of Gordon. Neb., fell down the steps leading to the | subway of the Northwestern railway station here. His chest was crushed and he died three hours later. IS CHARGEDWITH BRIBERY GRAND JURY BRINGS ACCUSA TICN AGAINST RUEF. Long Looked For Indictment in San Francisco Graft Cases Returned. San Francisco. Cal.—The long looked-for indictment in the munici pal graft cases were returned Wed nesday night. Shortly after 6 o'clock the grand jury filed with Presiding Judge Coffey of the superior court seventy-five indictments charging bribery, which were found on evidence presented to the grand jury after six months' probing into the municipal affairs of this city by Assistant Dis trict Attorney Francis J. Heney and Secret Service Agent William J. Burns, and which reveal an amazing story of alleged graft and corruption that surpasses the boodle cases of St. Louis, ranks with the Minneapolis ex pose and is only eclipsed in the amount of money passed, but not in its ramifications ami organization, by the famous Tween ring of New York. Of the indictments returned, sixty five are against Abraham Ruef. for years the political boss of San Fran cisco. charging him with bribing the board of supervisors to grant fran chises to the United railroads, the Home Telephone company, the San Francisco Gas and Electric company and the so-called "prize fight trust.” Ten are against T. V. Halsey, former general agent of the Pacific States Telephone company, who is charged with having bribed the supervisors not to grant a franchise to a rival com pany. One indictment against Ruef and four more against Halsey, which it is understood were also returned to day. were not filed in open court. Several more indictments, ‘he exact number and against what person. Heney and Burns refuse to divulge un til the accused persons have been ar grand jury', but not filed Heney and Burns not even trusting the secret file. STOCK LAW IS VIOLATED. Secretary Wilson Sends Evidence in Twenty-Nine Cases. Washington—Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture for warded to the department of justice the proof in twenty-nine new cases against various railroads for viola tion of the so-called twenty-eight-hour law which requires that live stock shall not be kept on cars without food and water and rest for longer than twenty-eight hours. The number of cases and the roads against which they are to be brought follow: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. 8: Baltimore & Ohio, 6; New York Cen tral. 4: Salt Lake. Los Angeles & San Pedro. 2: Great Northern. 3: Cincin nati. New Orleans & Texas Pacific. 1; Union Pacific. 1; Northern Pacific, 1; Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul, 1; Negro Banker Assassinated in Street. Hattiesburg. Miss.—Edward Howell, one of the most influential negroes in southern Mississippi, and president of the People's bank, was shot in the back and killed while on his way home Tuesday night. Brothers Fight to Death. New York—Two brothers who loved the same woman fought with knives and clubs in an east side saloon Tues day, until both were so badly injured that they probably will die. Cost of Cuban Trouble. Washington—Extraordinary expens es to the United States up to date caused by the sending of an army of pacification to Cuba aggregate about $2,500.00(1, according to figures which have been prepared by the war depart ment and now made public. The navy has made no extraordinary charges for the part it has taken in the maintenance of peace in the isl and, but the marine corps have charged extra expenses for the organ ization of a brigade of marines to as sist in preventing trouble. Ruined With a Bomb. Oakland. Cal.—A bomb was explod ed in front of Judge Ogden's house cn Alice street. The whole from of the house was destroyed, but none of the family injured. Erickson at the Prison. Leavenworth, Has.—J. A. E. Erick son. a banker of Minot, ,S. D-, can victed of making false reports to the bank examiner and sentenced to five years' imprisonment was brought here and placed in the United States penitentiary. U. P. STANDS UNSUPPORTED. Hill and Harriman Stocks Principal Sufferers. New York—Prices crumbled away during the early dealing in the stock marKet Tuesday. The preciparcy of the decline recalled the market of last week and gave rise to renewal un easiness. The greatest sufferers from the re newed pressure were the Hil! and Har riman stock. St. Paul. Reading and Smelting. Union Pacific fell 7 without any sign of support. Many active stocks fell between 2 and 3. Selling for foreign account was an important element in the weakness and fears were entertained that trouble was brewing in some foreign financial mar kets. It was believed also that there were selling out of accounts that helped through the slump of last week on condition that opportunity should be taken of the first recovery in the market to reduce holdings. The break in the first hours was as cribed to a variety of causes, chief among them being a persistent rumor that one or more failures are immi nent. Ixtndon sold about €0.000 shares in the first hour, chiefly Erie. South ern Pacific and Steel. The excitement on the exchange was quite as great as that of last Thurs day. Considerable stock was thrown on the market at any pr'ce it might bring. Before noon it was announced that the clearing house sheets from mem bers had gone through. It was inti mated in an official quarter that sev eral members had been carried over and that their affairs were being in vestigated by a stock exchange com mittee. Among the alarming rumors was one affecting a banking house, which is said to have suffered losses on loans on collateral ot doubtful value. HONDURAS IS HARRASSED. Revolution Force Capture the Town of Trujillo. Washington—Dispatches received by the state department indicate that N'ic araguan warships are threatening the entire north coast of Honduras. Philip R. Brown, secretary to the American mission to Guatemala and Honduras, advised the department that he had dispatches from the Amer ican consul at Ceibul indicating that conditions are much disturbed there. A later dispatch from Mr. Brown confirms the report that Trujillo is iD the hands of Honduran revolutionists and that the north coast of Honduras is threatened by the forces operating against the government. The dis patch does not state whether the Nic araguan ship assisted in capturing Trujillo for the revolutionists who art operating with the Nicaraguan govern ment. NEGROES TRANSFERRED. Sixty-Eight Go to West Point for Per rranent Service. Fort Leavenworth. Kas. — Orders were received here to transfer sixty eight negroes, soldiers of the Second squadron or the Ninth cavalry, tc West Point for permanent service at the military academy. Twenty-four will leave this week in charge of Lieu tenant Sherrard Coleman. The others will follow in May. Arbitration at St. Paul. St. Paul—Arbitration between the state and railways may settle the dif ferences of the commodity rates and the agitation for lower railroad fares in Minnesota. If negotiations now pending come to a head resolutions will be introduced in both houses of the legislature today or tomorrow in structing the committees on the 2-cent fare bill of both bouses to arrange foi a meeting with the governor, the at torney general, and railroad eommis sion and the representatives of th< railroads to agree on a basis of com promise. W. J. Bryan's Birthday. Cincinnati. O.—William J. Bryan Tuesday night was the guest of the Cincinnati Democratic club, where he male an address. Mr. Bryan called attention to the fact that he was spending the forty seventh anniversary of his birth in Cincinnati, concluding with the re mark that he expected to live through five more presidential campaigns. ‘1 went into politics by accident and I stayed in by design.'' he added.. Warm Day in Oklahoma. Guthrie, Okla.—All heat records of Oklahoma were broken when the ther raometer Tuesday afternoon regis tered 102 in the shade. The unusual heat was accompanied by a stiff breeze. Reports from all over the ter ritory are of a like nature. At Okla homa City the mercury reached 97 and at Thomas 99. Thaw Help* Flood Sufferers. Pittsburg. Pa.—Mayor George W. Guthrie received a letter from Harr> K. Thaw, in which a check for $100 was inclosed to aid persons . ufTering from the flood of last week. 50,000 Trainment to Strike. Chicago—Trainment and conductors on all railroad lines west of Chicagc have rejected the recent offer of the general managers of the systems foi an increase in wages, according to in formation. The official canvas cf the referendum vote, which has been in progress for a fortnight, will oegin ai once. It is stated further that the trainmen have voted to strike if theii demands are not granted. Unless the railroad managers offer further con cessions a strike of 50.000 men is likely to result. Stockmen Compromise. Laramie, Wyo.—At a meeting of cat tlemen and sheepmen a compromise was effected as to grazing on the Med icine Bow forest reserve. A dividing line was marked out which both sides agree to observe. There had been danger of a clash. General John H. Moore Dead. Washington—Brigadier General John H. Moore, United States army, retired died here. General Moore served at the head of the medical department from 1886 to 1890. UNO MEN BEFORE JUDGE RICHARDS AND COMSTOCK GET FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. Jameson and Aquilla G.ven a Leas Fine and Shorter Term in Douglas County Jail. Omaha—Judge V.\ H. Munger over ruled the Motion for a new trial in the cases of Bartlett Richards. Will G. Comstock. Charles C. Jameson and Aquilla Triplett in the United States district court and sentenced the ac cused as follows: Bartlett Richards, a fine of $1,500 and one year in the Douglas county jail; Will G. Corn stock. $1,500 fine and one year in the Douglas county jail, and Charles C. Jameson and Aquilla Troplett. $500 fine and eight months each in the ! Douglas county jail, j The attorneys for the defendants at once gave notice that they would file a petition in error, which is equiva lent to an appeal to the United States circuit court of appeals for the Eigha circuit. The appeal bond was at once fixed at $5,000 in the case of each defend ant. which was promptly given. The preliminary remarks by Judge j Munger before passing sentence were very brief and dwelt upon the ques tions raised by the attorneys fer the defense relative to the empaneling o' the jury and the character of the evi dence produced during the trial. "The question was formally askpd of each juror regarding his know j edge of the law.” said Jjidge Mon ger. "but there was no error in that The question of the disposition of the land and the intention of the entry men was fully gone over fu the evi j hence, and the fact that it was the intention to secure soldier entrymen who had served the longest bore out a possible understanding as to the ulti mate transfer of the land. For these reasons the motion for a new trial is overruled and the defendants are given the usual exceptions." AH the defendants and their attor neys were in the court room when the decision was handed down. Among other spectators were Thomas M. Huntington and T. B. Hord and sev eral of the attorneys for other land and cattlemen who have cases pend ing before the court. Judge Munger first asked the de fendants if they had anything to say as to why sentence should not be passed. Mr. Comstock made a brief talk and was followed by Judge Curtis, counsel for the defease, after which Judge Munger passed sentence. UNION PACIFIC STOPS WORK. Company Makes Good Announcement of Several Days Ago. Onaga. Kas.—Pursuant to orders from Union Pacific headquarters ai Omaha, work on the construction of the Topeka & Northwestern railroad from Onaga northwest has been sus pended and wark all along the road came to a standstill at *» o'clock Mon day night. Already the grading outfits from along the route are arriving in this city for transportation to othsf parts of the country. As a result of the shutdown thousands of men hrve been thrown out of employment and every train leaving here is crowded with discharged laborers. EXPOSITION IS OPEN. President Touches Button and Start3 the Show. Louisville. Kv.—The application of President Roosevelt's thumb to a but ton in the White House let loose a jangling of bells and a screeching of whistles Monday afternoon, which told the people throughout the city of the formal opening of the Greater _ouis ville exposition. Immediately upon the uproar Creatore and his band swung into ‘ Dixie” and the Exposi tion March. Urge Two-Cent Postage. London—Chancellor of the Ex chequer Asquith has received a dep uration representing some 300 mem bers of the house of commons, who urged the establishment of a 2-cent postal fate with America. Mr. Asquith said there was no indication that the American government was in favor of conceding a 2-ccnt rate, and while he promised to bear the matter in mind, he cheerfully refrained from commit ting himself to any definite pledge. Salvador Joins Honduras. Panama—According to reliable in formation received here from Salvador j that country has allied itself openly with Honduras in the war with Nic aragua. On March 10 2300 Salvado j ran soldiers landed at Amapaia and proceeded the next morning in the di rection of Choiuteca. This body of men came from San Miguel, in Hoa ! duras. and are under the command cf General Jose Dolores Presa. — Gen. Wint Passes Away. Philadelphia — Brigadier General Theodore J. Wint, formerly command ing the Department of tne Missouri, with headquarters at Omaha, died sud denly at a hotel here Thursday. Ho came to Philadelphia to undergo med ical treatment. Dan Anthony for Congress. Topeka. Kas.—Daniel R. Anthony c* Leavenworth, editor of the Leaven worth Times, will have no opposition in the race for the republican nomina tion for congressman from the First Kansas district to fiil the place made vacant by the resignation of Charles W. Curtis, now senator from Kansas. All other prospective candidates for the nomination withdrew Monday. The primary election will be held March 29 and the special ele tion May 23. The district is overwhelm ingly republican . ---— Young Women Quarantined. Indianola, la.—Sixty young women students of Simpson college, residents of the women's dormitory are quar ! antined as a result of an outbreak c* scarlet fever. Cement Production. Washington—According to a state ment issued by the geological survey, the prodetion of hydraulic cement iu the United States in 1906 was 50.927, 221 barrels, valued at $54,015,772_ This represents a large increase. NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES! GATHERED FROM EXCHANGES AND PRESS DISPATCHES. Miscellaneous Items of Interest Bear ing Upon Many Subjects of General Concern. A couple of cases of sznallpax are reported in the vicinity of Upland. South Omaha has a new police board' just appointed by Governor Sheldon. For and against license will be the issue in the coming elections in many towns. The firemen's fund at Beatrice has received $25 from the Union Pacific railroad. The Blair telehone exchange has de cided to construct a building for its own use. The Stromsburg Woman's Relief corps offers a gold medal for an essay on patriotism. Rev. A. J. Cash has been ordained and will have charge of the Episcopal church at Albion. Lieut. Kavanaugh. who was with Dewey at Manila, has recently been visiting at Tecumseh. The professor of schools at Hyan nis has been re-elected and his salary increased to $90 a month. At Seward. Judge Evans fined Roy Clo.-ton $50 and gave him a sixty-day jail sentence for stealing clover seed. In view of an article appearing in an Omaha paper. Dr. Young of the Norfolk asylum asks for an investiga tion. Th9 board of education of Oakdale has re-elected H. F. Hooper as super intendent of the public schools at a salary of $900. In the county court at Tekamah. Charles J. Ellis was found guilty of selling liquor to a minor. The case will be appealed. L L. Young, four miles east of Oak land, had a black mare weighing from 1.200 to 1.500 pounds and a saddle stolen from his barn. The last sack of money stolen from the Butte postoffice last May has been found underneath a heap of cobs in a coal shed. It contained $3o. About $1,000 was stolen. The proposition tor an issue of $15. 000 in bonds to otiild water works was carried by 105 to 33 at Pa pillion. The event was celebrated at night by a great demonstration. The board of education of Grafton has increased the salaries of the prin cipal to $90; assistant principal to $5> and grade teachers to $50 for the com ing school year. Ephraim Hall, a wealthy farmer liv ing in the vfeinity of Bee. SewarJ county, suddenly expired of heart failure, while in the act of alighting from a northwestern train. Construction on the Evangelical Lutheran church at York has begun. Senator Dollivar of Iowa will speak before the North Nebraska Teachers' association in Norfolk in April. Frank Brink has been placed on trial at Ponca for the murder of his sweet heart. Bessie Newton, the dav before the date set for her marriage to Ed ward O'Donnell of Humboldt. Ia. Fred Bazelman. a lumber dealer at Bristow, has been arrested, charged, with setting fire to his own and other buildings at Bristow. The fire burned half the town and caused a loss of $50, 000. Secretary Royce of the State Bank ing board has taken charge of the Citizen's Bank at Firth. Lancaster county, and an examiner has been sent there to look over the bank's accounts. The Nebraska Ctvy baseball league has been formed into an association and a large amount of stock has been subscribed for the maintenance of a first-class baseball team during the coming summer. Mrs. Hugo Frey of Stuart, has been awarded $2,000 by a jury because her husband, a saloonkeeper, died. She claimed wholesale liquor men who sold him liquor caused the death. Ten firms are included in the count. At a meeting of the Board of Di rectors of the Mary Young Men'3 Christian association, Beatrice, it was decided to hold the dedication services April 27 to May 5. It is though the building will be completed by that time. The body of Benjamin F. Davenport, fifty-nine years old, was found at his home, seventeen miles southeast of Harrison, death being caused by heart disease and pleurisy. The 'eceased was in the act of pumping water from A deep well when the death stroke came. He has been in poor health for several week as shown by a dairy .found on his person. General Manager Frank Walters of the Northwestern, while in Fremont j said that the road would not begin its j contemplated $50,000 worth of im i provements in the Fremont yards this year until the present session of the legislature has adjourned. Mr. Wal ters said that while there was no in tention to abandon the improvements that the road would not begin them until it knew what kind of a freight law the legislature would pass. Twentysix applicants for govern ment positions took the examination for the mail service at the postoffice in Beatrice. Most of the applicants were from that vicinity. An organization has been effected in Auburn for the relief of Chinese suffering. Nightly meetings have been held and over one hundred dol lars in cash already raised. Grain and clothing will be solicited. Auburn feels very remorseful because she did nothing for the sufferers of San Francisco and intends to make up for her neglect. Women of Omaha will raise $20,000 to construct a new Clarkson hospital. L. C. & W. C. Johnston, sheep feel ers and farmers of Seward county, left for a trip to Mexico and the Sand wich islands. They will be gone sev eral months. The 2%-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. B. Baxley, who live six miles northwest of T'nca met death in a peculiar manner. The child was play ing at the home place and while run ning stepped into a deep hole and fell backwards, breaking its neck and causing instant death.
