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RULING REGARDING PAY OF i ISTHMIAN EMPLOYES. 1 NUDE PUBLIC AT WHITE HOUSE Leaves of Absence Held to Be Part of Contract Under Which Men Entered the Service. Washington — A far-reaching deei silon by Secretary Taft affecting rate's of pay hours of labor, etc., on the isth mus of Panama, following his recent personal investigation there, was made public at the White House after being approved by President Roosevelt. The decision applies to steam shovem.cn, construction locomotive engineers and construction train conductors. One of the grievances of the men •was the putting into operation on April 1 of now regulations restricting leave of absence or leave on account of sickness. On this question the secretary says: “The old regulations were adver tised in the printed announcements sent out by the commission’s agents to induce persons to go ;o the isthmus and enter the employ of the commis sion, so that every man who has come to the isthmus has come there with the understanding that the regula tions were to apply as part of his con tract of service. “It seems to me that good faith re quires that the old regulations were to apply as part of his contract of ser vice. “It seems to me that good faith re quires that the old regulations as to leave shall not be materially changed and shall remain as part of the con tract of service of those now on the isthmus, and that while there are some provisions in the new regula tions which would make for the more stringent enforcement of the govern ment’s rights and more certainly avoid possible fraud, they should not be made applicable to men who came to the isthmus under the old regula tions.’’ Regarding summary dismissal with out hearing or giving reasons, which was complained of by the canal em ployes, Secretary Taft says that he has given his approval to the plan of Colonel Goethals. whereby it is pro posed to dispose of such cases through a committee consisting of one repre sentative of the craft of the employe proposed for dismissal, one represent ing the foreman or higher official pro posing discharge and one representing the commission, final action to be taken by the commission. HELPING ALONG WAR OF BUGS. Lady Bug Proves the Exterminator of the Green Bug Pest. Kansas City, Mo.—The campaign in Kansas and Oklahoma to exterminate the green bug, which has been doing much damage to wheat, is developing interesting features. The main effort is being directed in the collection and distribution through the affected districts of the lady bug, so-called, which Prof. S. J. Hunter, entomologist at the Kansas State university, recent ly discovered to be the parasite enemy of the destroying green bug. Since Prof. Hunter became convinced of the worth of the lady bug as an extermi nator lie has constantly kept a number of students from the university in the fields collecting these insects. RULING ON EXPRESS RATES. In Reducing Charges Comhission Makes Important Decision. Washington—The interstate com merce commiaplon has rendered its first opinion in a case involving the reasonableness of an express rate. The case was brought by the Society of American Florists, which asserted that the rate charged by the American Ex press company on cut flowers from New Jersey point to New York city was unreasonable, excessive and un just. Commissioner Franklin Lane holds that the rate should not be re duced. The commission holds that "a rate must not be imposed upon the shipper, by reason of contracts which the express company has made with its agent and the railroad.” Brewers Putting Up Fight. Kansas City. Mo.—What is believed to be one of the last stages of Kansas’ twenty-year fight against the liquor traffic, namely, the seizure of brew ery property by the three receivers re cently appointed by the state supreme court, is developing legal complica tions. After a week’s wrork and visits to five fcities in the state, the receivers have taken possession of several hun dred saloons and some other prop erty known to be owned by some of the nine indicted brewing companies. Wool Begins to Move. Casper. Wyo.—Only six carloads of wool have been shipped from this point thus far this season, and almost all of this was contracted for las,t fall. A Bar to Agriculture. St. Paul, Minn.—Throughout north ern Minnesota, North Dakota and Man itoba and in some sections of South Dakota seeding has been greatly de layed by the inclemency of the weath er which has prevailed during ail of April and so far during the present month of May. Successive snow atorms in North Dakota have left the ground in such condition that it has been impossible to put seeders to work. Probably not more than one-third of the usual acreage has been seeded in Manitoba. Box of $S£00 It 8tolen. Kansas City, Mo.—A small sheetiron box containing $8,000 disappeared a week ago from the National Bank of Commerce. Neither the box nor the money has yet been recovered and the theft remains a mystery. Missoula, Mont. — General Kuroki and. paily, escorted by General Arthur MacArthtir and staff who are on their way to Washington made a short stup in Missoula. The occasion was a hol iday for the'Japanese people who flocked to give him welcome. TAFT TO BREAK SILENCE. To Announce His Candidacy for Presi dent in Oklahoma June 6th. Washington—Secretary Taft, it is expected, will breck his political si lence for the first time since he has been regarded as a receptive candidate for the republican nomination for the presidency in a speech which he will probably deliver at Tulsa, Okla.. on June 6, on the occasion of the assem bling of the first republican state con vention. The secretary has accepted an invitation to attend that conven tion. It is not specifically stated that he is to make a speech then, but i' is not doubted that bp will do so if re quested, nor is it likely that the repub licans of the new .irate will fail to ex tend the necessary invitation. in Secretary Taft’s opinion, the polit ical campaign In Oklahoma will be a hot one and will probably determine for a number of years to come the po litical eomplextion of the stated. Tho issues are expected to be national in character and it may be possible that Secretary Taft maj find much to say to the people of Oklahoma, in conven tion assembled, that will interest them in general republican principles with out in any way bringing in personal equation. Thi3 visit to Tulsa will be only an incident in a considerable western trip which Secretary Taft is about to take. He probably will discuss economic sub jects at the Millers’ convention at St. Louis on the 30th Inst., which natural ly would involve allusions to the effect of the completion of the Panama canal upon the important American flour ex port trade with the west coast of South America. The secretary is also to make an offi-. cial tour of inspection of the great" military posts so that he will be in a position to renew his efforts with con gress at the next session in behalf of the creation of the great brigade posts and concentration camps with a more comprehensive knowledge of the sub ject than he had when this project was first broached last year. JOHN L. ROUTT IS INSANE. Former Governor of Colorado Declared Incapable. Denver—John L. Routt, thrice gov ernor of Colorado, was declared by a jury appointed by the county court to inquire as to ..is sanity, to be “so in sane and distracted in mind as to ren der him incapable of managing his estate.’’ Judge Charles McCall an nounced that he would appoint Routt’s oldest daughter, Mrs. Emma Butler, as conservatrlx of his estate. The proceedings resulted from litigation over the estate of the governor’s wife, who died six weeks ago, and to whom he hack transferred most of his prop erty. STATE SENATORS SENTENCED. Two Oregon Officials Fined and Sent to Prison. Portland, Ore.—Former State Sen ators Franklin P. Mays and W. N. Jones were sentenced by Federal Judge W. H. Hunt in conection with land fraud cases of eastern Oregon. May’s punishment is a $10,000 fine and four months in jail and that of Jones is $2,0Q0 and eight months in jail. Mays’, sentence was stayed un til November 1 to permit the caes go ing before the United States court of appeals. Mistletoe Under the Ban. Ardmore, I. T.—August Busch, son of Adolphus Busch, the St. Louis mil lionaire brewer, was one of a number of brewers indicted by the grand jury here on’ the charge of manufacturing a beverage known as "Mistletoe,’’ which, it is said, contains more than the permissible percentage of alcohol. The men indicted are officers of the New State Brewing company of Okla homa City, which manufacture “Mistle toe." Much of the liquor has been sold in the Chickasaw Nation. IN HIS OWN CUSTODY. Goes From Valentine to Penitentiary on His Honor. Lincoln, Neb.—David Archer, con victed of shooting with intent to wound, on Friday came from Valen tine and appeared at the prison to serve his sentence of one year. No officer accompanied him. Fifty Thousand Acres Taken. North Platte, Neb.—Altogether on May 1, 2 and 3 108 homesteads were tiled, which averaged probably about 500 acres each, making in all about 54,000 acres entered, which leaves about 20,000 acres yet to be taken. Most of this is undesirable on account of its character and location, else it would also have been fiied upon. Dur ing the week 144 homesteads have been filed upon at the North Platte United States land office, and during the same time there have been fifty-four con tests. Florida Senatj for Bryan. Tallahassee, Fla. — The senate passed a resolution indorsing W. J. Bryan for the democratic nomination for the presidency. Two Americans Arrested. Guatemala City—Among the per sons arrested on suspicion of having been connected with the attempt on the life of President Cabrera April 29. are two Americans named Cooke and Wilkinson, railroad contractors. The latter occupied a house adjoining the scene of the explosion and In It the police found an electric apparatus for use In exploding dynamite, « quantity of that explosive and other articles in blasting. It is expected, however," that both men will soon be set at lib erty. » Compact With Germany. Washington—“The projected com mercial agreement" between America and Germany to govern the trade re lations of the two countries for an in definite period, as now effected, is composed of four distinct portions. The agreement extends to Germany the reductions of duty authorized on all of the articles mentioned in the third section of the- Dingley act. This amount aimply to the addition of amount simply to the addition of the list of articles upon which Ger many has reduced rates. PUCK LOSE CASE FINES ASSESSED AT KANSAS CITY UPHELD. OPINION BY JUDGE SANBORN First of the So-Called Rebate Cases Brought by Government Against Packers. St. Paul. Minn.—Judge Sanborn on Monday filed the opinion of the United States circuit court of appeals, which he had written, affirming the judgments of the United States dis trict court for the western district of Missouri against certain packing companies for accepting concessions of 12 cents per 100 pounds from the portion of the established rate for the transportation of provisions on through bills of lading from Kansas City to Christiania and other points in foreign countries. Judge Hook and Adams concur in the opinion. The defendants in the case involved in the decision are the Armour Pack ing company, Swift and Company, Morris & Co. and the Cudahy Packing •company. These cases are the first the so-called rebate cases brought by the United States against the packers, which were determined by the appel late court and they will form the basis for future action until the supreme court reviews the decision. Gist of Opinion. The substance of the conclusions reached by the court are as follows: 1. That the giving or receiving of a rebate or concession whereby prop erty in interstate or foreign commerce is transported at a less rate than that legally filed and published is a viola tion of the Elkins act and is a con tinuous crime adjudicable in any. court of the United States having jur isdiction of Crimea through whose dis trict the transportation is conducted. 2. The rates of transportation from places in the United States to ports of transshipment and from ports of entry to places in the United States of prop erty in foreign commerce carried un der through bills of lading are re quired to be filed and published by the amended interstate commerce act of 1887. If carried under an agreement through rate, which is the sum of the ocean rate, and the rate from or to a place in the United States to or from port of shipment or of entry, the lat ter is required to be filed and pub lished. If carried under a joint through rate by virtue of a common contnol, management or arrangement of the in land and ocean carriers, the joint rate is required to be filed and published. 3. The giving or receiving of the re bate or concession whereby property in Interstate'or foreign commerce is transported at less than the estab lished rate, is the essence of the of fense pertinently denounced by the Elkins act. The “device” by which the concession or transportation is brought about is not an essential ele ment of the crime and it is unneces sary to plead it in the indictment. The meaning of the clause “by any device whatever” in the Elkins act is, “directly or indirectly,” in any way whatever.” CRISIS .N THE DUMA. Criticism of the Army Provokes Ulti matum from the Cabinet. St. Petersburg—A savage attack made Monday on the army and the government by the socialist member, M. Zuraboff. during the first executive session of the lower house of parlia ment, caused a rupture between the ministers and the Duma which for a time threatened to precipitate the dis solution of the house. After M. Zuraboff's harangue, in which lie declared that under an au tocratic regime the army was worth less, except against the people, and that it was beaten whenever it engag ed in' a foreign war, the ministers withdrew from the house and served an ultimatum on President Golovin that unless the offensive expressions were retracted by M. Zuraboff and the rule providing for temporary suspen sion was applied against him they would sever all future relations with the Duma. Wyoming Sheep Camp Dynamited. Cheyenne, Wyo.—An explosions of dynamite at John Linn’s sheep camp in Trapper Creek, Big Horn county, Monday night killed 700 sheep and completely destroyed camp wagons and other possessions of the camp. The story of the outrage was told by a herder, who said that a band of masked men raided the camp and after binding him securely arranged for the work of destruction. A similar attack was made upon a sheep camp in the Trapper Creek section two years ago. Salt Lake Strike Settled. Salt Lake City—It was announced here that, through the efforts of the citizens, the street car strike has been settled, the demands of the men hav ing been granted. Statue for McClellan. Washington—The most interesting feature of the thirty-seventh annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Potomac this week will be the unveiling on May 2 of the heroic bronze equestrian statue of General George B. McClellan, organizer and first commander of the Army of the Potomac. President Roosevelt will make the principal speech and ad dresses will also be made by Generals Sickles, Howard and Dodge. About 5,000 troops, regulars and militia, will participate in the ceremonies. Lumpy Jawed Cattle Good Food. Chicago—Lumpy Jawed cattle will continue to be slaughtered in Chicago, according to a statement made by Commissioner of Health Svans. Ac cording to Dr. Evans, the entire sci entific world is sure that no disease can be transmitted to consumers through such cattle. When the dis eased portions of meat are cut away the health Commissioner claims that the remaining portion of the carcass is as well fitted for food as the car cass of a perfectly healthy animal. MAY TWENTY-THREE MAY 23. PRESIDENT TALKS ON PEACE HIS SPEECH AT THE UNVEKLING of McClellan statue. Chief Executive Would Have the Peace That Comes to the Just Man Who Is Well Armed. Washington — President Roosevelt, In an address at,the unveiling of the statue to General George B. McClellan characterized as weakness the desire for peace unless it could be obtained on the right terms. He would have had none of the so-called peace if it were merely “another name for self indulgence. for sloth, for timidity, for the avoidance of duty.” The man who would do the best for the country in peace, the president declared, is the man who at need will do in war. “Seek the peace that comes to the just man armed,” he said, “who will dare to defend his rights if the need should arise, wrong no man and will not submit to wrong in return. Seek the peace that comes to us as the peace of righteousness, the peace of justice. Ask peace because your deeds and your powers warrant you in ask ing and do not put yourself in the pos ition to crave it as something to be granted or withheld at the whim of another. “If there is one thing which we should wish as a nation to avoid it is the teaching of those who would rein force the lower promptings of our hearts and so teach us to seek only a life of effortless ease, or mere material comfort. The material development of this country, of which we have a right to be proud, provided we keep our pride rational and within measure, brings with it certain great dangers, and one of those dangers Is the con founding of means and ends. “Material development means noth ing to a nation as an end in itself. If America is to stand simply for the accumulation of what tells for com fort and purity, then it will stand for little indeed when looked at through the vistas of the ages. America will stand for much provided only that it treats material comfort, material lux ury and the means on which to build the real life, the life of spiritual and moral effort and achievement. “The rich man who has done noth ing but accumulate riches is entitled to but the scantiest consideration; to the men of real power of discernment he is an object rather of contempt than of envy. The test of a fortune should be twofold—how it was earned and how it is spent. It is with the natioq as with the individual. Look ing back through history, the nation that we respect, is invariably the nation that struggled, the nation that strove toward a high ideal, the nation that recognized in an obstacle something to be overcome and not. something to be shirked. The nation is but the aggre; gate of the individuals and what is true of national life is aud must be true of each of us in his individual life. The man renders but a poor ser vice to nation or to individual who preaches rest, ease, absence of endea vor, as what that nation or individual should strive after.” Russian Prisoners Revolt. St. Petersburg—Troops had to be i called in to suppress a revolt of politi-1 cal prisoners in the jail of the Viborg j quarter. The soldiers fired a volley, killing one man and wounding several. Roosevelt Will Write Letter. Washington—William A. Coakley. John S. Henry and Maurice Brown, representatives of the Central Feder ated union of New York, had a talk with the president concerning his let ter to Representative Sherman describ ing Messrs. Moyer and Haywood as “undesirable citizens.” While they de clined to say anything about their in terview further than that it was “pleas ant and satisfactory,” it was learned that the president will write a letter to the union, to be read at its meeting on Sunday next. Fuel Famine in Canada. Winnipeg, Manitoba—The fuel fam ine is assuming serious proportions, hardly a town in western Canada hav ing enough to last a week. The miners being out, the condition ltf creating much apprehension. Japanese Representatives Arrive. Seattle, Wash —General Kuroki and his staff, represntatives of Japan to the Jamestown exposition, arrived in this city from the orient They received a royal and picturesque welcome by both local Japanese and'Americans GRAFTING BY THE MILLIONS INVESTIGATION OF PENNSYLVA NIA STATE HOUSE SCANDAL. How Men Who Had Contracts Made Big Money by Bribe, Loans and Otherwise. Harrisburg. Pa.—More testimony of the transaction by which S. Marshall Williams of Pittsburg, an unsuccess ful bidder for the $2,000,000 worth of electrical fixtures in the state capital, was loaned $10,000 on an unindersed note last August, will be taken by the Capitol Investigation commission this week. Several Pittsburg mw have been subpoenaed and will, it®s said, testify that Williams boasted of how and where he got this money and to whom he also furnished other infor mation pertaining to this contract. Wednesday, when on the stand, Williams refused to deny that Con gressman H. Burd Cased of Lancas ter had loaned him the $10,000 about the time he ceased trying to “get square politically” with Senator Pen rose for not forcing Joseph M. Hus ton. architect of the capitol, and John H. Sanderson, general contractor for the furnishings, to give him a portion of the electrical fixtures contract. Cas sell is president of the Pennsylvasia Construction company, which fur nished the $2,000,000 worth of metallic furniture for the capitol and It is not known whether he will be called. Williams is a former member of the state house of representatives, and as secretary of the Pennsylvania State Board of Trade and “homeless 26” he was in charge of the campaign for the 2-eent fare bill which passed the present legislature and was signed by Governor Stuart. The commission declines in advance of its meeting to aisclose the name of witnesses. It is known, however, that John F. Short, editor of the Clearfield Republican, a democratic newspaper, will be called Thursday. Short will be asked about the stories that the home of former State Treasurer -Frank G. Harris, now on his way to Europe, was furnished by Sanderson, and that his law office is filled up with metallic furniture. Harris was a member of the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings, which gave the Pennsylvania Con struction company the metal furniture contract. He was also a member of the board which drafted the schedule upon which Sanderson was given the the furnishing contract. New Meat Order in France. Paris—The customs administration has finally rejected the new form of meat certificate under the United States pure food law, thu3 again ren dering American meat unaccompanied by a certificate showing that it has been microscopically examined liable to exclusion. Depositors Get 70 Per Cent. Lincoln, Neb.—Receiver Whittemore of the failed Citizens’ bank of Firth made a report announcing that a divi dend of 70 per cent to depositors is available. There is cash on hand of $74,074. Dewey Day Dinner. Washington—Admiral Dewey and a number of naval ofllcers attended a dinner celebrating the ninth anniver sary of Dewev’s victory at Manila bay. Appointed to Porto Rico. Washington — Announcement was made at the white house that William F. Willoughby of the District of Co lumbia, now treasurer, will be pro moted to the secretaryship of Porto Rico. S. D. Gromen of the University of Missouri will be appointed treas urer. Does Murder for a Franc. Tangier—A Portuguese Jew was murdered at Cascablanco by a negro in the pay of a Moor. The murderer received one franc as his pay. Friction in France. Orleans, France—In consequence of the decision of the municipal authori ties to permit Free Masons to partici pate in the annual Joan of Arc festi val, May 8, the clergy will abstain from participation in the ceremonies and will organize a separate celebra tion at the cathedral May 12. John Cudahy Seriously III. Chicago—John Cudahy, the well known packer of this city, is critically ill as the result of an accident which occurred in his home April 20. FIGHT FOR JOINT RATE. Lumbermen of Northwest Complain of Railroads. Washington.—Rivalry between the Hill and Harriman railroad lines in I the northwest Anally has .culminated in the presentation of the matter to the interstate commerce commission. For several months lumber dealers and manufacturers in Washington particularly, and in the Puget Sound territory generally, have complained informally to the commission that, owing to the refusal of the Hill and Harriman lines to make them through rates and joint rates they were un able to get their products shipped to points east of the Cascade mountains. Finally it was suggested that they institute proceedings under the new rate law to compel the railroads to make such through rates and jcint rates. In compliance with the sug gection the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers' association, the South western Washington Lumber associa tion and the Shingle Mills’ bureau filed a complaint with the commission against the Northern Pacific4 the Great Northern, the Union Pacific, the Oregon Short Line and fifteen other railroads, requesting the commission to issue orders providing that the rail roads shall make through and joint rates on lumber products from points’ in Washington, via Portland, Ore., to points east of the Cascade moun tains. ft is stated in the petition that there are 417 sawmills in western Washington with an annual output of nearly 3,000,000,000 feet of lumber, and that there are 453 shingle mills, with an annual output of more than 14,000.000,000 shingles, all of them rep resented by the complainants. It is alleged that there are now awaiting shipment from that territory not less than 25,000 carloads of manufactured lumber and that the annual output of such lumber from that territory is not less than 110,000 carloads. It is alleged that the defendants lines re fuse to interchange cars at Portland* and it is thus rendered impossible to get the lumber products to market. ENTOMBED MINERS RESCUED. Men Imprisoned in Mine Four Days Found in Good Condition. Johnstown—After being entombed since last Friday noon in Berwind Wnite Coal company mine No. 38, at Foustwell, near here, the seven miners who were shut off from the world by a sudden rush of water caused by the breaking of a wall of an abandoned mine, were rescued at 10 o’clock Tues day night. The men were alive, but greatly exhausted. Owing to their weakened condition it was' decided not to bring them out until after the miue had been drained. Appropriations by Congress. Washington—According to the vol ume of appropriations made, new of fices created, etc., during the last ses sion of congress, just completed by Thomas P. Cleaves, clerk of the sen ate committee on appropriations, and James C. Courts, clerk of the house committee on appropriations, the total appropriations for the session were J820.798.143. In addition to the speci fic appropriations, contracts were au thorized for public works requiring fu ture appropriations aggregating $67, 934,349. $15,000,000 Mortgage Filed. Portland, Ore.—The biggest mort gage ever filed in Multnomah county was on Tuesday put on in the office of the countyl clerk here. The document is a trust deed for $15,000,000 made out in Tavor of the Central Trust Co. of North America of Philadelphia, cov ering ali the properties of the Port land Railway, Light and Power com pany. * - To Offer Reward. Brownsville, Tex.—A movement has been started here towards raising by popular subscription ?10,000 to be paid as a reward to any soldier or officer of the Twenty-fifth infantry who will con fess to having participated in the raid on Brownsville in August last, or will give the names or produce the neces sary evidence to convict those who are guilty. Resignation Accepted Forthwith. Washington—A le<er was sent from the executive offices accepting “forth wi:h” the resignation of Herbert J. Hagerman as governor of New Mexi co. This means, it is said, that the resignation will be accepted as soon, as the president's letter reaches Gov ernor Hagerman. Hodges Promoted. Washington—The president appoint ed Colonel Charles L. Hodges of the Twenty-fourth infantry, a negro regi ment, a brigadier general. General Hodges is now in the Philippines’. A Cold April. Washington — The month ending Tuesday was the coldest April in the last twenty-six years and within a de gree of the coldest April ever expe: rienced, according to the weather bu reau. Printing Force Reduced. Washington—A large reduction in the force of the government printing office was made Tuesday, when Public Printer Stillings announced the dis missal of 204 employes, of which 102 were journeymen bookbinders and an equal number of women employes, most of the latter being 3ewers and gold workers. The public printer was forced to take this action Because of the amendments to the laws governing the printing and binding of the govern ment reports and congressional docu ments. Kansas Wheat 84 Per Cent. Topeka. Kas.—The condition of the Kansas wheat crop last week, accord ing to a report issued by Secretary Col burn, is 84 per cent on an area of 6.289.000 acres remaining, after about 300.000 acres have been abandoned for various reasons’. Bryan In Maine. Bangor, Me.r—W. J. Bryan arrived here Tuesday night and held an in formal reception, meeting hundreds of prominent democrats from Astern and nothern Maine. ALL OVER NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES FROM PAPERS AND PRESS DISPATCHES. A CONDENSATION OF DOINGS Matters of a Week as Portrayed by the Press Locally and Tel egraphically. Much building is being done at Sutherland. There is trouble on at Burr over granting of saloon license. The new Methodist church at Call away is nearing completion.. Mrs. Emma T. King, a widow of Lincoln, was found dead in bed. A man named Wilson is .n jail at; Hastings for passing forged checks. Mrs. Arthur J. Wescott, wife of the Episcopal rector at Columbus, died, last week. The son of Hon. Tom Majors in. Nemaha county is in trouble on a. maternity charge. The Y. W. C. A. of Lincoln is after 130,000 for a new building, $38,000 has thus far been raised. If the late cold weather killed all the bugs as well at the fruit then there is some consolation. The grand jury of Lancaster county is turning the searchlight upon ques tionable practices in that locality. The Colorado Mutual IBeneB socie ty has been denied admission to Ne braska. The home office is in Den ver, w. a. womacK, a painter connrteu in jail at Grand Island, attempted j suicide by cutting himself witu a [ knife. Hon. S. H. Sornberger, formerly prominent in Saunders county politics, I is a candidate for nomination of dis trict judge at Cleveland, Okla. Notice has been served upon the pool room proprietor in YotR that they must not allow minors to loaf or play in their establishments. Triplets were born to the wife of Henry Langhorn of Monterey town ship, Cuming county, two sons and a daughter. Stand up for Nebraska! It was determined at Greeley Cen ter that Elmer West, a coal mail at the B. & M. yards, had smallpox •in stead of measles and the house was quarantined. Union Pacific train No. 1 escaped a serious wreck. As the train was pulling into Kearney, the rear axle of the front truck gave away, tearing up the track for 500 feet. The Nebraska division of the Ne braska Travelers’ Protective associa tion, elected officers for the ensuing year and selected Hastings as the place for meeting again ne>xt year. The Missouri Pacific railway asked the state railway commission for per mission to meet the short line rate of the Burlington between Lincoln and Falls City. The request was granted. Sheriff Juinton of Cass county has been notified by the sheriff cf Platte county that a reward of $25 is offered for the arrest of William Fitzsimmons, who broke and escaped from jail in Columbus. T. A. Barnes, a prominent farmer of Concord township, near Columbus Junction, had a narrow escape from death, as he took a dose of , onie deadly poison, a disenfecrant of some sort, in mistake for medicine. G. A. Maun of Hastings, an appli cant for the position of deputy game warden of Hastings, was arrested by Deputy Game Waifien George Hiltner. He had in his possession five ducks, several mudhens and turtle doves. Henry Volpp purchased the Robert Alexander farm, consisting of 90 acres adjoining Bloomfield, for $150 an acre. This same farm was bought by Mr. Alexander from Han? J. Paul sen four years ago for $77.50 an acre. The jury in the case of John Ham lin, accused of the murder of Rachel Engle, returned a verdict finding the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree and imposing the death pen alty. The case was tried at Grand Island. Citizens of North Platte, through State Senator C. A. Sibley, have call ed the attention of the State Rail way commission to alleged discrim ination by the Union Pacific in favor of Omaha, as to coal rates om the company's mines at Rock Springs, Wyoming. In accordance with the new law pased by the last legislature, the county commissioners of Nemaha county have fixed the salary of the sheriff at $1,500 per annum, and that of his deputy at $700. This is the schedule for counties having a popu lation of over 16,000. The will of Hubert E. Tesehmacher. a deceased Boston millionaire has been filed for probate in the counry court of Merrick county. Mr. Tesch macher was formerly a partner of T. B. Hord, the prominent capitalist and cattleman of Central City, and there is $50,000 wortu of property in Mer rick county belonging to his estate. C. J. Clotheir a Denver man c tarr ed with forgery of a $60 check, was arrested in Burlington on tfte ar rival of Burlington train No. 2. He was held for the Denver authorities. The Green bug is busy In tin. Ne braska wheat fields. The state uni versity agriculturists are at work and will make a desperate effort to find a method to exterminate the pest.. Howard S. Smith, assistant m the de partment of entomology found the wheat fields near Kearnev and Min den infested with a specidia of green lice supposed to be the dread pest. Wild animals are still found along the streams in Saunders county. Bert Shelendine, living north of Ashland, killed a gray mother wolf and six little ones in his field, while the son of Charles Bogenrief, living south of Ashland, captured nine young coyotes near his home. The union revival meetings being held at the Methodist Episcopal church In Indianola are stirring the entire town. The meetings are all under the leadership of Dr. Henry Ostrom, who was with Dr. Cha;;e men in Des Moines last winter.