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A BARE ROYAL ON PRESIDENT THROWS DOWN GAGE THAT ENEMIES TAKE UP. HABRIMAN STARTS STRUGGLE His Is No Novice. But in Roosevelt Will Be Found a Foeman Worthy of His Steele. Washington — As magnificent a game of politics as has been played in a quarter of a century, if not since the foundation of the republican party, is now on, and unless all signs fail the Interest will grow in intensity un til the national convention meets in June, 1908. President Roosevelt dearly loves a fight. He is at his best in the rough and tumble of political battles, and tlie gage he has thrown down to his enemies, of whom he says Mr. Harri raan is one, will be picked up in every state of the union by those who are either disgruntled or have been kicked out of office because of inability, or because of worse things they have done. The Hardman letter to Sidney Webster and the instant reply of Pres ident Roosevelt with voluminous cor resuondenee has been the political sensation of the week and cannot help but have a decided efTect upon tile campaign being waged in several states in behalf of favorite sons. Rdward H. Harriman may be a novice in the game of practical pol itics. hut he is no spring chicgen. His has been a life of ceaseless activity since his 21st year, and the property which he has amassed, to say nothing of the vast railroad holdings which he has gathered together and which he controls through agents, being looked upon as one of the great forces in the commercial life of today, warrants the assertion that when his letter to Sid ney Webster was printed, it was the beginning of a concerted effort upon the part of thore inimical to the theo ries and principles of Theodore Roose velt to bring about his undoing if such a thing be possible. It was the beginning of a movement intended primarily to encompass the defeat of Mr. Roosevelt’s preferred candidate for the presidency. William H. Taft. It was the beginning of what those engaged in the movement hoped would prove to be a far-reaching crit icism of the president’s position re garding the regulation of railroads. There is no more astute politician than Theodore Roosevelt. He knows the game both from its theoretical an.l practical side and he is no coward. He fights in the open, much like the men of olden days did with pistol and rapier. This was his method when he denounced as a malicious and delib erate "lie" Mr. Hardman's stateme.nt that he had raised at the president’s request §200.000 for the campaign of 1904; and it was by this vigorous lan guage of the president’s that the issue was joined. THE WORK IS OVER - t Legislature of Nebraska Quits For Good. Lincoln—What is conceded to be the best legislature that has convened dur ing the history of the state, adjourned Saturday noon. Governor Sheldon is almost swamped in a flood of bills that flowed in upon him at the last mo ment. The session set out to give the people what had been pledged in the republican platform, and it did. It passed the 2-cent fare bill, the pri mary bill, the railway commission bill, the employers' liability bill, the ter minal taxation bill, a pure food bill embodying the official tests for dairy products, a maximum rate bill for the principal commodities shipped and re ceived in this state, a maximum rate bill for express charges and other bills of importance. CAPTURED BY NICARAGUANS Victors Practically in Possession of Honduran Territory. Managua. Nicaragua—Puerto Cortez, on the north coast of Honduras has been occupied by Nicaraguan troops, according to reliable advices received here. With the exception of the sea port of Amapalu, where President Bon illa is surrounded by his enemies, the revolutionists of Honduras in connec tion with the forces of Nicaragua are in possession of practically all Hon duran territory. Takes Pride in Delivery. Washington — “It is a source of great gratification to me,” said Rep resentative E. H. Hinshaw, recently, “that the rural letter carriers have re ceived an increase of salary, and now will be paid more nearly in accordance with the service rendered. In my district I have seen the rural delivery increase from eightv-three routes to about 250 during my term of service in congress, and the salaries of car riers raised from $400 to $900 per year. These cirriers are hard working, in dustrious men. Election Surprise at Odessa. Odessa—A sensation has been caused by results of the municipal elec tions just ended, which resulted in a victory for the Union of True Russian People. Out of seventy-two members of the town council, sixty-seven are now members of the union. The pre vious libera] council was regarded as the only safeguard against anti-Jewish disorders and the only body capable of interceding with the authorities against the Black Hundred. The Jews are in fear of fresh outrages if Parlia ment is dissolved. No More Labor Importations. Honolulu—The board of immigration has decided that further importation of laborers is impracticable, under a recent decision of Attorney General Bonaparte. Efforts will now be made to retain all the white labor now here. Asks for Leave of Absence. Washington — Civil Engineer R. E. Peary, United States navy, has ap plied for an extension of leave of ab sence in order to resume his effort to reach the north pole. The dash will be attempted in the summer of 1908. A TORNADO IN SOUTH. A Severe Storm Sweeps Over Three States. New Orleans—Probably twenty lives were lost Friday by a tornado which swept across i>ortions of three gulf states, which was traceable for a dis tance of 300 miles. The tornadc moved from west to east, crossing th« southern extremities of Louisiana and Mississippi and striking into Alabama for a short distance. Portions of fout towns were devastated and damage approximating half a million dollars was done. The tornado began at Alexandria. Ija., soon after 1 o'clock Friday more ing, instantly killing four persons there, fatally injuring three and se riuusly injuring thirteen others. Soon after daylight it neared the Mississippi river killing five persons at Jackson 1-a.. while at "Bayou Sara*. Ijbl., at least half a dozen others are reported killed. There was one fatal injury at Jackson. » The tornado next appeared at Car son. Miss., where great property dam age was done. About noon near 9elma Ala.. the inhabitants saw whirling clouds rise into the air and the storm disappeared. About twenty homes in Alexandria were completely demolished, flity were damaged and altogether about 10U buildings were seriously wrecked, In cluding several business houses. Several houses were blown down at Pineville and injuries were reported. The hall did mach damage to crops. The insane asylum at Jackson. La., was almosi wholly wrecked, with a loss of about $200,000. In addition to the three female inmates killed, many sustained injuries. Two negroes were killed on a nearby plantation, while reports from the surrounding country indicate that there was probably more loss of life among the negroes, whose flimsy cabins quickly collapsed before the wind. At Bayou Sara seve.ral passengers on the steamer Betsy Ann had a thril ling escape. The Betsey Ann was re duced almost to a total wreck. While the breaking timbers both from the steamer and from the shore flew through the air. the crew got all the passengers safely ashore. CZAR TO ABDICATE Drand Duke Michael Will Be Ap pointed Regent. London—The Daily Mirror claims to be in a position to announce on tin highest authority that the emperor o. Russia proposes to abdicate within i month and that Grand Duke Michae will be appointed regent during the in fancy of the czarevitch. For the past three or four weeks, the paper says events in this direction have been pro ceeding with lightning rapidity in St. Petersburg, but the secret has been well kept. "irately,” says the paper, “the em peror's mind had given way even more completely of performing the smallest duties of his rank.” F. W. HILL KNOWN IN OMAHA. Stenographer Arrested by Harriman Was 0.1 Dedication Train. Omaha—Frank W. Hill, the stenog rapher. who has been arrested in New York for having sold to the New Yorff World the private Harriman letters, which figure so vitally in the Roose velt-Harriman controversy, i3 known to many Omaha railroad and news paper men as the urbane and ever-ac comntodaiing secretary to Mr. Harri man on the special Lucin-Ogden cut off dedication train, which went from Chicago to ihe eastern boundary line of California in November, 1903. LOSES BEQUEST OF $26,000 Court Holds Against Iowa College of Agriculture. New York—The appellate division of the supreme court declared invalid the provisions of the will of George W. Caft, as far as they relate to the Iowa College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, by which the college loses a re versionary interest of 526,000. The de cision is based on the ground that the college is not an incorporated body. No Action on Church Merger. Cincinnati. O.—On the closing da.v of the congress of the Church of the Disciples of Christ the proposed mer ger with the Baptist church was taken up, the report of the committee of ten named at last year's congress being the final business. This committee was evenly divided. Its report fa vored closer fraternalism, hut it was explained that owing to the illness of the chairman of the Baptist section a final report was not possible. Employ Convict Labor. Des Moines. Ia.—The house of repre sentatives passed the McManus bill which came from the senate, provid ing for an act authorizing the employ ment of convict labor in the ca^e of the state’s property and for other pur poses. Winter Wheat Looking Fine. Utica, Neb.—The prospects of a large winter wheat crop in this section of the country never looked brighter. Can’t Regulate Demurrage. Washington—That the interstate commerce commission is without att thority to prescribe rules and regula tion for reciprocal demurrages be tween shippers and carriers of inter state freight is the gist of an opinion rendered Friday, by Commissionei Clark.' The decision was based on th« complaint of James B. Mason againsi the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway company. Mason asked for the appointment of receivers of inter state freight for all interstate roads Smith to Succeed Walcott. Washington — The president has decided to appoint George Otis smith of Maine to be director of the geolog ical survey to succeed Charles C. Wal cott, who has been appointed at. the head or the Smithsonian institution. Two Earthquakes. Geneva, Switzerland — There were two earthquakes Friday in the Rsoett kon, on the Austro-Swiss frontier They caused numerous avalanches, and sections of forest lands were swept away by the landslides. HOT'S STAND HAS ALREADY MADE HIS POSI TION PLAIN. THERE IS N0THIN6 TO ADO Words Spoken and Act6 Performed Show the Ground on Which He 8tands. Washington — President Roosevelt has decided not to accept the invita tion of the Illinois Manufacturers' as sociation to deliver a speech at Spring field, 111., on the railroad situation. He addressed a letter Monday to C. H. Smith, president of the association, stating that it would be impossible for him to accept their invitation, extend ed last week, because he did not feel that he had anything to say at this time in a special address on this spec ial subject. '■The president lias received a great number of requests for a statement by him, or a speech to be made by him in connection with the railway situa tion. He has given these requests the utmost weight and most careful con sideration. After fully looking into the matter the president informed his advisers that he had come to the con clusion that there was nothing now which he had to say at this moment on the railway situation; that he did not deem it either wise or proper to say anything with a view to any im mediate situation in Wall street, and that as he should only give expression to the definite and settled policy to be carried out wholly without regard to the exigencies of the moment and as his views on the policy in question were already a matter of record, it did not seem necessary at this time to re peat them. to tne amerent men. memuy ana unfriendly, who have visited him- or written to hint he has answered ver bally or in writing that his words and acts have spoken for themselves and needed no explanations whatever and that he should not In his future course deviate one hair's breadth from the course he has pursued in the past and was now pursuing. The president holds that every ex ecutive action taken trader his ad ministration, whether by the Depart ment of Justice or by the Interstate Commerce commission, has furnished its own ample justification. POSTAL TREATY AMENDED Newspapers Sent to or From Canada Pay a Higher Rate. Washington—At a conference be tween Postmaster General Lemieux of Canada and Postmaster General Meyer of the United States in this city an agreement was reached to amend the postal convention existing between the two countries so far as it affects the transmission of news papers and periodicals, known as sec ond class mail matter, between the two countries. Canada accepts the tentative proposal of this country that second class matter mailed in one country addressed to the other might be subject to a rate of 1 cent for each four ounces or fraction 1 hereof on each bulk package, prepaid by stamps affixed. STATE INSTITUTIONS HIT. Senate Refused to Consider Appro priation Bills for Lincoln. Lincoln. Neb.—Lincoln again suf fered severely at the hands of the state senate. The senators refused to reconsider the vote on the bill ap propriating $180,000 for the state uni versity, declined to erect a building for the use of the orthopedic hospital and killed a bill for $20,000 for the state fair. Woman Killed by Auto. Noneonta, N. Y.—Mrs. E. S. Love land, niece of the late Collis P. Hunt ington and a beneficiary tinder his will, was instantly killed Sunday while operating an automobile. Mrs. Loveland was thrown from the car when It plunged over an embankment and her neck was broken. Three Years For Banker. Warsaw, Mo.—Major Harvey W. Salmon, one of the owners of the Sal mon & Salmon bank, which failed at Clinton, Mo., on June 21, 1906, with liabilities of $1,000,000, was found guilty by a jury here. He was given three years in the penitentiary. Woman’s Defender Killed. St. Joseph, Mo.—Charles A. Stanley, a commercial traveler was killed here last night by Wesley Christopher. Christopher assaulted a young woman in an alley and when Stanley heard her screams he ran to her rescue and was shot in the heart. Cristopher was arrested. Reversed the Decision. Des Moines. Ia.—The Iowa supreme court reversed the decision given to Danial Carrigg and the First National bank of Council Bluffs against the Me chanics’ Savings bank of Providence, R. I. Russia Has a New Plan. Berlin—The Russian government has submitted to the principal powers confidentially a revised program of the subjects to be discussed at the ap proaching peace conference. Corre spondence in this connection between the Russian Foreign office and the foreign offices of the powers con tinues, the object being for each an agreement in advance of communicat ing with the miner governments. Great Britain has not formulated a precise plan for limitation of arma ments and seems unwilling to do so. Washington—The acting governor of Alaska has appealed to the presi dent for troops to preserve the peace at the Treadwell mines in Alaska, where about 700 miners are- reported to be on strike. After securing an opin ion from the judge advocate general of the army to the effect that noth ing in the law would operate to pre vent the use of troops in such a case, the order has been given to the mili tary commander at Fort Seward to send one company of troops to Tread well under command of a discreet of ficer td protect the public property. A NEW MEMBERI PREPARE TO FI6HT PRESIDENT LARGE SUM OF MONEY RAISED FOR THE PURPOSE. Movement Said to Be on Foot by Har riman-Rockefelfer Interests to Cap ture Republican Convention. Washington—It was sai.1 on author ity at the White House Thursday that there is ample evidence at hand for the claim the president holds that there is a movement afoot to defeat his policies in the next congress and in the next national convention. It is declared that the "Hearst-Harriman Rockefeller combination" has already a fund of $5,000,000 with which to carry its campaign in opposition to the president. It was further author itatively said: "They are gathering up the loose ends, but the movement will flatten out. It is apparent in Ohio and Penn sylvania; in fact, it extends across the entire continent. The scheme was thoroughly divulged at a recent dinner and reached the White House through a friend of the president. The scheme of the people behind the movement is to buy up newspapers, public men and others who may assist th? opponents of the president in their work.” It was also stateo authoritatively at the White House today that part of the plan to encompass the defeat, of the president's policy is the election of state delegations to the national convention from those states known to favor the president, these delegations to be instructed for President Roose velt notwithstanding knowledge in ad vance that the president would not be a candidate for renomination. Then, according to the statement made, upon the president declining to be a candi date for renomination, as he has said he would decline, the delegates are to consider themselves free and are to be .switched over to some opponents of the president and the policies for which he is standing. The secret of the alleged combina tion. it was stated at the White House, first leaked out at a dinner in this city attended by a number of anti-Roose velt republicans a few weeks ago. A friend of President Roosevelt who was present at the dinner, carried the news to the White House. A STRIKE AVERTED. Train Service Men and Railroad Man - agers Come to Terms. Chicago—The differences between the western railroads and the members of the Order of Conductors and of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen were' finally adjusted Thursday. The men abandoned their demand for a nine-hour work day and the rairoo.lv made an advance over their previous propositions in the pay of baggagemen, flagmen and brakemen of $1.50 per month. The original demands of the men were for an increase of 12 per per cent and for a working day of nine hours. The managers offered an in crease in pay of 10 per cent and de clined to grant the nine-hour Jay. One Gets a Pardon. Des Moines, la.—One life convict was voted a pardon by the legislature and clemency was denied the other twenty-two applicants. Jasper Mason Dallas county secured the almost unanimous vote of the assembly. The senate and house voted down the reso lution for Betsy Smith of Polk county. The senate voted down that for Orman McPherson of Louisa county. The other twenty were disposed of by post ponement. Boycott on Packers Lifted. Kansas City, Mo. — The boycott started at the stock yards here, when certain commission merchants refused to sell to local packers because they purchased stock from an independent concern, came to an end Thursday when C. W. Artnour, president of the Armour Packing company, and Will ington Leavitt of Chicago, represent ing Swift & Co., appeared at the yards and announced that they would send their buyers into the country if the boycott were not lifted. Thaw Declared Sane. New York—Harry K. Thaw on Thursday was declared sane by the unanimous report of the commission in lunacy appoint »d to inquire into his present mental condition. The mo ment the decision was handed down from Justice Fitzgerald's desk, District Attorney Jerome was on his feet vig orously protesting against its confirma tion by the court. He declared he had been excluded from the last session of the commission and demanded to be allowed to have access to the min utes and stenographic notes. THE MOTIVE OF MR. HARRIMAN WHY HE WANTED MR. DEPEW SENT ABROAD. Railroad Magnate Had in View the Warming of a Seat in the United State Senate. Washington—The following state ment was given out at the White House Wednesday: “The real reason for Mr. E. H. Har riman’s interest in the election of the state ticket in New York in 1904, ref erence to which was made in the com munication which passed between him and and the president, was that he de sired to advance his own ambitions. It is asserted that Mr. Harriman wanted the position of senator, now filled by Mr. Depew, and that this was the reason why he was anxious to have him appointed ambassador to Paris. The inference was that if Sen ator Depew could be induced to go to Paris that Governor Higgins was pre pared to appoint him te the vacancy. President Roosevelt discussed with a number of nis callers various features of the controversy between Mr. Harriman and himself growing out of the publication of the letters be tween them. He desired not to be quoted, however. To his friends the president made it plain that his version of Mr. Harri man's visit preceding the election of 1904 was that Mr. Harriman wanted assistance from the national republi can committee to help Chairman Odell in the New York state cam paign, toward whose expenses he (Har riman t had raised $100,000. The pres ident promised to communicate with Messrs. Cortelyou and Bliss to see what could .be done. He did in this case, he declared, just what he had done in other instances where he had been appealed to to help in state cam paigns. To some of his visitors the presi dent referred to the statement made public Tuesday night by Judge Alton 3. Parker in Albany, in which he said that it has never been denied that $150,000 was turned over by the Equitable, Mutual and New York Life Insurance companies to Mr. Cortel you’s committee, and that congress has refused to make an investigation into the corporate contributions of 1904 or to pass a law prohibiting such contributions in the future. On this subject the president referred to a statement which he made on Novem ber, 4, 1904, in which he said, in part: “That contributions have been made to the republican committee, as con tributions have been made to the dem >( ratio committee, is not the question vt issue. Mr. Parker's assertion is in effect that such contributions have been made for improper motives, either, in consequence of threats or in consequence of improper promises, di rect or indirect, on the part of their recipients * * * But there Is net me particle of truth in the statement.” Beer Famine Threatened. Pittsburg, Pa.—Pittsburg is threat ened with a beer famine as the result of the strike of 1,500 workers employed by the twenty-four breweries in this city. The Pittsburg Brewing company and the Independent Brewing com pany are completely tied up. Beemer is Reappointed. Lincoln, Neb.—Governor Sheldon has appointed Allen D. Beemer for warden at the State penitentiary for the next two years. Stickney Writes President. Washing!on—The president has re ceived communications from Presi dent A. B. Stickney of the Chicago Great Western, James Speyer of the banking firm of James Speyer & Co. of New York and Frederick Whitridge. a New York lawyer, all of them bear ing on the railroad questions which he thought might be of value to ttye president in the consideration of any legislation he may desire to recom mend to congress for the regulation of railways. Walsh Trial in October. Chicago, 111.—John R. Walsh, former president of the Chicago National bank, now under indictment under charges of misapplying funds of the bank, was arraigned in the federal court. He pleaded not guilty and the trial was set for October 15. Government buys Silver. Washington—The treasury depart ment purchased 200,000 ounces of sil ver at 65.223 cents per fine ounce, 100,000 ounces to be delivered at San Francisco and 100,000 it New Orleans. PRESIDENT AROUSED. Purported Statement to Hardman la Denied. Washington — President Roosevelt emphatically denied the statements contained in a letter published Tu»*« day morning purporting to have been written by El H. Harriman to Sidney Webster of New York, in the latter part of December, 1905. In Mr. Har dman's letter the statement is made that at the request of President Roose velt he (Harriman) assisted in rais ing a fund of $250,000 to be used in carrying New York for the republican party. The statement the president characterizes as a “deliberate and will ful untruth—by right it should be characterized by an even shorter and more ugly word. I never requested Mr. Harriman to raise a dollar for the presidential campaign of 1904.” The president's denial was contained in a brief statement and copies of let ters written to Representative Sher man of New York. The letters are dated October 8 and October 12, 1906, respectively. The president, after furnishing the letters to the press, dictated the fol lowing statement: “After writing these letters to Con gressman Sherman the president was assured that Mr. Harriman had not made the statements which Mr. Sher man credited him with making. In asmuch as the same statements ap pear, in the major part, in the letter of Mr. Harriman. now published, the president deems it proper that the let ters he sent Congressman Sherman last October shall now themselves be made public.” In the first letter reference is made to a conversation between Mr. Harri man and Mr. Sherman, which was re peated to the president, in which Mr. Harriman is said to have given as a reason for his personal dislike of the president, partly the latter's deter mination to have, the railroads super vised and partly the alleged fact that after promising Mr. Harriman to ap point Senator Depew ambassador to France, he, the president, failed to do it. It appears from the conversation re peated to the president that Mr. Sher man had gone to Mr. Harriman to ask him for a contribution for the cam paign. The president says that Harriman also urged him to promise to make Mr. Depew ambassador because this would help Governor Odell by pleasing cer tain big nnancial interests. The pres ident said he informed Mr. Harriman that he did not believe it would be possible to appoint Mr. Depew. MR. BUSSE CARRIES CHICAGO Republican Candidate for Mayor Elect ed by About Thirteen Thousand. Chicago — Chicago's postmaster, Frederick A. Busse, the republican candidate, was elected mayor of the city Teusday, having a plurality of 13.121 votes over Mayor Edward F. Dunue. The total number of votes cast for Mr. Busse were 164,839 and for Mr. Dunne 131,718. The prohibi tion candidate polled 5,875 votes and the socialist 13,459. Two years ago when Mayor Dunne was elected to of fice he polled 163,109 votes and John M. Harlan, the republican candidate, 138,671.' Busse s plurality is 13.121. The socialist vote the same year was over 40,000, and today’s vote was a great disappointment to the leaders of that party. The new mayor will have the city council with him, but it is very close, as the make-up of this body shows thirty-five republicans, thirty-four dem ocrats and one independent democrat. San Francisco in Darkness. San Francisco—The destruction of the electric light and power house of the San Francssco Gas and Electric company plunged almost the entire city into darkness, resulting in the in juring of five firemen, at least one of whom will die. and caused a loss estimated at $2,500,000. Ultimatum to Conductors. Chicago—Commissioners Knapp and Neill were in conference until mid night Teusday with the general man agers and it was said after the meet ing ended that the railway officials had issued an u'rimatum to the men which was to be final. The nature of this proposition could not he learned. Humphrey is Reappointed. Washington—The president has re appointed Brigadier General Charles F. Humphrey as quartermaster general to succeed himself on the expiration of his present term. Homestake Mine Closes. Lead, S. D.—The Homestake com pany closed the underground work ings Tuesday. Chemist Clark reports 17 per cent carbonic acid gas in the levels and light will not burn. Dead horses are being brought from the Ellisor hoist. Goethais Succeeds Shonts. New York—At the meeting of the Panama Railroad and Steamship com pany Major G. W. Goethais, U. S. A., chairman of the'isthmain canal com mission, was elected president of the company, vice Theodore P. Shonts. re signed. Two-Cent Fare in Minnesota. St. Paul—Both houses of the legis lature today adopted the 2-cent pas senger fare bill formulated by the joint committee which had been ap pointed to receive the compromise proposed on behalf of the railroads. The compromise did not come up to the expectations of the legislators and as a result it was decided to recom mend the passage of the bill making a flat rate of 2 cents per mile for pas senger service throughout the state. The bill now goes to the governor for his action. Exposition President Dies. At lantic City, N. J.—H. W. Goode of Portland, Ore., who was president of the Lewis and Clarke exposition, died at a hotel of Bright’s disease and pneumonia. v Chinese Officers Coming. San Francisco—On the steamer Si beria, due here about May 3, are a number of Chinese military officers, who have been detailed by their gov ernment to attend the Jamestown ex position for .the purpose of studying military and naval affairs. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS NOTES HER? AND THERE. ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST Social, Agricultural, Religious and • Other Matters Having Reference to This Commonwealth Alone. Louisville went dry at the late elec* tion. Hon. W. V. Allen, former senator from Nebraska, has been secured 10 deliver the oration at Wisner on Me morial day. At Sterling, careful examination of fruit buds reveals the pleasing fact that none of the fruit has been in jured by the recent severe frost. The body of Robert Romans, a rf^l road employe, who has made his home in Blair for fifteen years, was brought from Cheyenne, where he died of spotted fever. John F. Mahoney has sold 440 acres of land in the western part of Otoe county for $25,000. This is the largest iland sale made in the county within the past thirty days. Fire in the roof of the West school building, Fremont, was extinguished with little trouble and the damage will not exceed $50. The children marched out of the building without much ex citement. Rev. Albert K. Ricker, former pastor .of the First Congregational church, Aurora, departed for Indianapolis. Ind., where he will have his headquarters as superintendent of the Congrega tional home missionary society for In dians. While Myer Hansei, a farmer living north of Friend, was attending church Sunday his residence was broken into and thoroughly ransacked. About $3 in cash, two suits of clothes, a suit and some other articles were taken. It was soon discovered that the probi able thieves were hiding in some bushes in his pasture. They were ar rested. While playing about the house the little child of Mr. and Mrs. Silas iSreckenridge of Plattsmoutl- fell and struck one eye against a nail which had been driven through a board. The oiliid was taken to Omaha, but physi cians could give but little encourage ment in saving the sight of the wound ed member. The Beatrice Commercial club is considering the advisability of asking the city council to remove the occupa tion tax from insurance companies doing business in the city. A proposi tion was recently submitted to the club by the insurance companies offer ing to deduct five per cent off the in surance rate in the city providing the tax is removed. The story has gone out that the Johnson County Fair association has decided definitely to participate in the Nebraska Driving association's circuit this year. When approached upon the. subject, Secretary Charles Wilson of the local association said it had not yet been determined by the officers of the fair whether or not Tecumseh would be in the race circuit. Miss Sarah Riechers of Humboldt had a narrow escape from death by poisoning while sewing at the home of Mrs. J. E. Buell. In mistake for a medicine which she was taking she got hold of a bottle containing tincture of belladonna, and swallowed a spoon ful of the mixture. Only prompt and effcient medical attention prevented the dose from proving fatal. In the new stone quarry which was opened at Nehawka a freak of nature was discovered which will probably never be witnessed again by any of the inhabitants of that vicinity. It is an old oak and a cherry tree growing from the same stump. They are per fectly fused together and to all pur poses grew from the same root. It is a matter of considerable specula tion how two of these trees, that are so different in habits, came to be linked together. A meeting of the board of health of Grand Island was called to take action upon the recurring importations of smallpox. A few weeks ago the first case made its appearance. A laborer arrived on an early morning train from the northwest, where the Burlington is having considerable construction work done. He walked through the entire city, the stage of the disease being that in which it is most contagious and called at the St. Francis hospital which can take no contagious diseases. Nebraska City has several bright stars on the theratrical stage and the indications are that it will soon have ■another and one that will perhaps shine brighter than the others. Miss Sue Andreasen was born there, grad uated in the high school and some two years ago went to Chicago to study for the stage. The college she attends selects two students by com petition to be an understudy with one of the leading theatrical companies. Out of a class of forty-eight Miss An dreasen was first chosen. H. R. No. 220, the Knowles mileage, book bill, was passed by the senate. The measure provides that the rail roads shall sell 1,000-mlle mileage books for $20, good in the hands of the bearer and for any number of persons. Dr. and Mrs. Randally, physician and matron of the soldiers’ home. Grand Island, will leave for the southeastern part of the state for a visit with rela tives and will thence go to Julesburg, Colo., where they will make their home. Dr. Dunyan, of the southern part of the state succeeds Dr. Rac dally. Some of the experts on fruit culture state that the recent freeze did not kill all of the peach buds, and if noth ing happens from now on the crop will amount to something like 20 per cent of first indications. According to the report of the coun ty recorder of Otoe county there were forty-eight mortgages filed during the month of March to the value of $169, 250 and aixty-five released whose value was $150,218.29. On town and village property nine filed whose value was $5,060, and sixteen released of the value of $12,520.56.