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BRIEF HEWS NOTTS FOB THE BUST MU MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM. ROUNDABOUT THE WORLD Complete Review bf Happening* of Greatest Interest from All Parts of the Globe—Latest Home and For eign Items. Llang-Hsun, Chinese charge d’af faires and consul general to Mexico, has received word from Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng, Chinese minister to the United States and Mexico, of the re call of the latter to Peking. The San FrincisCo grand jury re turned 89 indictments against Mayor Schmitz, Abe Ruef and officials of the street railway and other companies. » Pupils of St. Louis high school have been ordered to keep their trousers down and stop wearing loud socks. Attorneys closed argument in the preliminary fight to compel an ac counting by trustees of Mrs. Eddy. "Citizen of St. Paul’'- filed complaint with the commerce commission accus ing the Pullman company of discrim ination against occupants of upper berths. A plot to kill the German emperor was foiled by the Berlin police. Thirty-five Russian anarchist students were arrested. An American named Laurie Reynald was killed in the forest of St. Germain, FYanee, by being thrown from his horse. Bight persons were killed and 40 wounded in an Austrian election riot. Police Captain McLaughlin, of New York, accused of aiding the Gould di Torce case, resigned from the force. John Burroughs defends President; Roosevelt from the criticisms of Rev. William J. Long, whom he terms an upstart writer. Senator Pettus says the senate is acting without power in investigating the Brownsville affair. The action of President Cabrera of Guatemala in sentencing 19 alleged conspirators to death again arouses Mexico. The Mohonk conference on arbitra tion decided not to recommend inter national disarmament to The Hague •conference. Famine kills 14,000 in eastern Rus sia, and 250,000 in one province are being fed at soup houses. ' London socialists welcomed their brethren from Russia. Englishmen are urged not to loan money in Russia. Chicago labor leaders plan a great demonstration July 4 to publicly spurn socialism and anarchy. W. F. Walker, absconding treasurer of a New Britain, Conn., savings bank, was, it has been learned, a passenger on the steamship Doris on her last voyage to the Orient. He is reported to have landed at a Chinese port and disappeared. Rev. Joseph Easter, a Dunkard preacher, was called out pf his house in - Carroll county, Virginia, and shot dead. He would have been an impor tant witness in pending cases of illegal liquor selling. „ Bands of armed rebels tried to cap ture Ambato and Latacimga, in Ecua dor, but were surprised and disarmed by a detachment of troops from Lata cunga. Revolutionary movements are reported in almost all parts of the country. Philip Schwartz, known as the ■"Duke of Shantytown,” -#ho is under indictment at Cincinnati for murder in the first degree for shooting Police man Satters, paid $650 to the widow. Mrs. Satters had sued for $10,000, claiming that was the value of her husband’s service to his family. The S650 was a comDromise. Bank Commissioner Smock was noti fied of the failure of the State bank of Maniton, Okla., capital $10,000. The admiralty court at Hamburg has decided that the wreck of the Hamburg-American Mne steamer Prin zessin Victoria Luice near Kingston, Jamaica, December 16, was due to Capt. Brunswig’s mistake. The cap tain committed suicide at the time of the wreck. King Carlos has conferred the title Of baron on A. Patterson, manager in Portugal of the business of the Standard Oil company,, in recognition of his personal effort to develop com mercial relations between Portugal and the United States. A great demonstration of the Ulster unionists unanimously condemned Mr. Birrell’s Irish bill, which was charac terized as “settling nothing and unset tling everything.” A loophole for Standard Oil is shown in the contention that compa nies as well as individuals are Immune from indictment where evidence has been given before the grand jury. Minnesota railways complain of a loss of revenue by the operation of the two-cent passenger law. Steamer officials mistook August Belmont for a noted card sharp. The secretary of the interior ap proved the selection of 123.348 acres of land selected by the state of Colo rado in lieu of school lands otherwise disposed of. The selected lands are in the Sterling district. Black Hundreds in Odessa renewed their attacks on the Jews, beating many before Governor General Kaul bars took control and put an end to the rioting. The Montreal longshoremen's strike was settled on the terms of the steam ship companies. J. C. B&rtles, president of the Bar ties Oil company, of St. Paul, and two merchants from Stillwater and St James, Minn., took steps preliminary , ®to formal proceedings against the - Standard Oil company on charges of violating the law prohibiting discrim ination in the price of oil sold. Abe Hummel, the notorious New York divorce lawyer, began his prison ! sentence of one year, and after don ning stripes was lodged in cell No. 23. Another venire and adjournment of Court is expected to be necessary be fore the Haywood jury can be com pleted. . . . Fearing Ion to fkmth Chicago of the Illinois steel mills, Senator Clark will urge a measure which if adopted will make an Inducement to the corpora tion to retain Its plant as at present Delegates to the Mohonk Interna tional arbitration conference discuss ed plans tor spreading the doctrine of peace in the public schools and col leges. Illinois State Medical society ad journed at Roqgford, electing W. L. Baum, of Chicago, president Judge Oaynor, in an address at Kan sas City, attacked big gifts, mention ing |32,o6MOO recently given by Rockefeller. City administration of New fork has moved againnt Consolidated Gas company, declaring its franchises are expired or worthless. A conservative tariff revision was advocated by manufacturers of St Louis, Mo., and Indianapolis, Ind. Ex-Judge Hargis was acquitted of the Cockrill murder in famous feud case at Lexington, Ky. Agrarians of douma are warned by czar's-ministry that-agitation .for forci ble taking of land must cesae; govern ment is ready to assist peasants in buying farms. Attacks on the Standard Oil com pany tank wagon systems were made by witnesses before the interstate commerce commission. Deposits in Chicago banks are now at the highest mark they have ever reached, the total being 1707,700,000. Hearing of the plea of the three trustees of the estate of Mrs. Eddy to be substituted for the “next friends” as plaintiffs in the suit over her prop erty Was begun in Concord, N. H. Presbyterian general assembly irg ed the churches 1:0 lead the way for further reforms in marriage and di vorce. A speaker Bald the marriage of William E. Corey has aroused pub lic sentiment to a demand for better conditions. "Big” Hawley, who Is suing Howard Gould for 9250,000 declares that the millionaire offeree! his wife 11,000.000 to get an absolute divorce. Jewel thefts of J. Edward Boeck, the adventurer and art expert who disappeared from New York, May 10, approximate 11,000,000. Mrs. William McKinley, widow of the late president, was stricken with paralysis at her home in Canton, O., and her physicians hold out no hope for hep recovery. Railroad Gaxette in New York de clares that the United States Steel corporation, actuated by greed for profits, deliberately turns out imper fect rails, which break and cost many human lives. The will of Orrin W. Potter, filed for probate at Chicago, discloses that the estate is worth 1760,000, instead of several millions. Third explosion of ammonia in the Armour plant at Chicago killed five and stifled 12 others, bringing the to tal fatalities for the three accidents to 20. The home at Mount Pleasant, la., of the late James Harlan, once Unit ed States senator, has been presented to Iowa Wesleyan university at Mount Pleasant, by Mrs. Robert Lincoln, of Chicago, daughter of Senator Harlan. The drought in northern Nebraska and southern South Dakota was broken May 23, > Rain in measurable quantities feU at Sioux City for the first time this spring and was going throughout northwestern Iowa, the Dakotas at the same time reporting scattering show ers. The commissioner of the general l?md office has ordered an examiner of surveys to go upon the Yakima res ervation and proceed with the inspec tion of such surveys as are ready for examination. The fifth international Sunday school convention ended at Rome, Italy, after a speech by the Rev. B. B. Tyler, of Minnesota. Presbyterian general assembly at Columbus, O., settled the temperance controversy by indorsing the Anti-Sa loon league and forbidding committee on temperance to engage in political work. The Red Cross has formally an nounced that it will no longer receive contributions of money or provisions for the relief of ithe Chinese famine sufferers, the famine having been broken by the ripening of the new crops. Train wreckers at West Glendale, Cal., pulled rails from under the Southern Pacific coast line flyer, kill ing two men and injuring 22 other persons. Sleeper of Chesapeake & Ohio flyer was derailed in Kentucky. One killed, 20 injured. ,v Nicholas Murray Butler urged that the ijuestlon of disarmament be avoid ed at the Lake Mohonk conference on international arbitration and suggest ed instead that the restriction of far ther growth of great armies be advo cated. Secretary Straus, in speech before Manufacturers' association, urged larger share for labor in prosperity and “drastic publicity” for corpora tions. A Chicago A Alton train was iar sowly saved by the station agent at Lament from going through a bridge wrecked by the flood. Secretary Root, speaking at Yale, said convictions of rebaters and ex posures of financial operations like the Alton deal are signs of progress. Following the assassination of three police olflciiils at Odessa, Rus sia, serious rioting occurred. The Black Hundreds ran wild through the streets mercilessly beating people, particularly Jews, more than a hun dred of whom were seriously Injured soon after the disturbances began. The police remained passive spectators of the disorder. No arrests were made and the Black Hundreds continued their work of revenge unchecked. The twentieth annual convention of the Amerio&n Federation of Munich ins opened at Cleveland. O., with 1!)0 del egates present President Joseph Weber, of Cincinnati, declared against European musicians and th^ compstl tion of army, bands. District Attorney Jerome, of New York city, proposes an investigation of alleged police connection with the Howard Gould case. Mayor Bus Be accepted the resig na tions of five school trustees and re moved seven others, thus leaving <!hl Pfltrn nrooH/ie lltr s_a _ m cago practically irlthout education. The National Manufacturers’ asso ciation passed a resolution faroring tariff revision and more reciprocity treaties. Secretary Cortelyou, in addressing postofflce officials, said he placed fit ness and merit above party service as a recommendation for office. President W. E. Corey, asked to va cate his Job with the steel trust, dumped his stock in order to depress the market T. P. O'Connor, in an address to the United Irish League of Great Britain, declared that' the defeat of the Irish bill, will result in renewed efforts for the cause. Evansville street car strikers lost their fight the company being able to run all its cars. Deposed school trustees of Chicago gained a partial victory when Presi dent Ritter declared a quorum present at a board meeting. Executive then sends in his resignation. Henry C. Frick lost 130,000,400 in the recent stock slump, after an amax ing career as a plunger. Wall street hears. , Railroad officials presented argu ments before Gov. Deneen urging the repeal of the two-eent fare biU. Two men attacked and murdered the 15-year-old daughter of a Long Is land farmer and escaped. Alleged agent of China disappeared from New York with gems valued at $250,000 and sent back pawn tickets. Nineteen women, the first legisla tors of their sex ever to be elected In Europe, took their seat In the new Fin nish diet, which assemtyed at Helsing fors. Five lives were lost-by the burning of the steamship Naomi during a trip from Grand Haven, Micb., to Milwau kee. Fbur stokers, imprisoned, died As the rescued passengers looked on. One passenger was burned fatally, the others being saved through heroic deeds performed by the crew. Because they have been denied the privilege of bringing beer into the shops during working hours, and also because the company refused their de mand that an unpopular foreman be removed, 250 men employed in the blacksmith shop of the Rogers loco motive works at Paterson, N. J, walked out. Heavy frosts fell over the eastern half of Kentucky, damaging gardens, and is believed to have about complet ed the work of killing fruit Bank examiners refused to. let - a mysterious bank open at Philadelphia. Pittsburg, angered by increase in the price of gas and by street car abuses, will ask the courts to annul grants to the utility company. One man was killed, seven fatally in jured and 19 others received minor hurts and bruises in a wreck on the Pan-Handle railroad at Holliday's Cove, W. Va., near Steubenville, O. Five men were killed and four fatal ly injured at the Eliza furnace of the Jones & Laughhn steel company at Pittsburg. ^ The steam yacht Pantooset, one of the finest vessels in the New York Yacht club fleet, has been sold to the Cuban government, the price being about $270,000. A cablegram from President Ze laya of Nicaragua, stating that a rev olution broke out in Salvador was re ceived by the Nicaraguan consul at New Orleans. The National Association of Manu facturers will raise $1,500,000 to fight oppression of labor unions on both industrial and political affairs. John Thompson Hargrave, former Methodist exhorter and Episcopal cler gyman, was arrested at Richmond, Va., on a charge of swindling. Rudolph Spreckels criticised Mayor Schmitz’ committee of seven and the supervisors of San Francisco. Howard Gould, his wife and many others must appear at hearing on scandal in New York police depart ment. secretary Root says the world la growing better, that railroad and cor porate abuses were once so common that nobody noticed them. Fairbanks, Cannon and Knox are making bids for delegates in the east, and the presidential race, writes a cor respondent, resolves itself into Taft against the field. ▲ great Irish convention at Dublin, led by John Redmond. unanimously rejected the British government’s lim ited council bill and demanded com plete home rule. Fearing an increase in freight rates if the railroads are forced to carry pas sengers for two cents a mile, the Na tional Association of Manufacturers, in session at New York, came out against compulsory fare reductions. A negro and hto mother were lynched and three other persons .kfflfifit and seven injured in a fight in Georgia on account of 'the attempt of a negro, who escaped, to assault a white woman. "Abe" Hummel, broken In spirit by the disgrace of being behind iron bars, collapsed physically at Blackwell, and was unable to assume the duties as signed to him at that prison. The general assembly of the Presby terian church at Columbus, O.. decided that $1,100,000 must be raised for home missions in the next year. Com mlttM ruled that pasters must -not ba aflllated with the AtWriwt Leases in their official capacity. The navy department received a dis patch from Commander Tap pan of the cruiser Tacoma, saying (*»■* Ensign A. T. Brlsbln, who was ' accidentally Shot, is dead. The furniture trust was puntohed by fines amounting to $13,000 while the promoter, Frederick Holbrook, was as sessed $5,000 by Judge Landis In tha United States court at Chicago. Knslgn Alfred T. Brisbin, of the navy, who was to have been court martialed as a result of the difficulty at Santiago, Cuba, between local po lice and sailoro of the Tacoma, shot himself through the lung there. The army and navy union has adopt ed resolutions favoring the re-estab lishment of the army canteen, or poet exchange. Rev. Franklin E. E. Hamilton, agis^ 41 years, pastor the Temple Street Methodist church, Boston, has been elected chancellor of (he American university at Washington. After three hours' deliberation n jury at Council Bluffs. Iowa, returned a verdict of not guilty In the case of Pat Crowe, charged with holding up and robbing two street cars nearly two years ago. Crowe was immuiifto. ly set at liberty. GUILT OF STANDARD COMPANY FOUND TO BE IN CON. SPIRACT REPORT OF J0D6E ANTHONY It is Recommended That the Oil Oc tupus Be Completely Ousted From the State of Miaoouri. Jefferson City, Md—Judge Robert A. Anthony, appointed by the supreme court of Missouri to take testimony In the suit instituted by Attorney Gen* eral Hadley against the Standard Oil company, the W**ers-Pierce Oil com pany and the Republic Oil company, charging conspiracy, made his report to the court. His findings hold that the Standard Waters-Pietce and Republic Oil com panies entered into an agreement to control prices of oil. He recommends that their charters be revoked and that they be ousted from the state. In bis report he holds that the supregne court has the author ity to make the ruling of ouster. Attorney General Hadley filed the suit in the supreme court two years ago charging that the Standard Oil company, the Waters-Pierce company and the Republic Oil company were in a trust and were parties to a con spiracy to control the price of oil and petroleum products in Missouri, and to .limit and prevent competition in the oil business. Commissioner Anthony of Frederick town was appointed by the supreme court to take testimony and report his findings to the court. More than a year has been occupied in the taking of testimony. The findings of the commissioner sustain in toto the contentions of At torney General Hadley in the petition filed with the court two years ago. The report of Commissioner An thony will now be reviewed by the supreme court. The court may affirm tl)e findings of the commissioner or it may remand the case to him with di rections for further proceedings. In the report should be affirmed and the findings of the commissioner adopt ed by the court, the court would then have, power to take from the Waters Plerce Oil company; which is a Mis souri corporation. Us franchise rights as a corporation. CAPTAIN BLAMEO FOR WRECK. Admiralty Court Reports on Loss of Prinxessin Victoria Luise. Hamburg—The Admiralty court has decided that the wreck of the Ham burg-American line steamer Prinzes sen Victoria Luise near Kingston. Ja miaca, December 16 last, was due to Captain Brunswlg’s mistaking one light for another and maintaining full steam at a time when he should not have done so. The decision of the court concludes with saying that Cap tain Brunswig neglected his duties as commander of the vessel by locking himself in his cabin and committing suicide after it had ran on the rocks, instead of trying to save the ship and passengers, who, however, were all safely landed. GOOD RAINS IN SOUTHWEST. Missouri, Southern Kansas and Other States Benefited. ansas City—Good rains fell Friday night in southwestern Missouri, gen erally in southern Kansas, around Enid and Oklahoma and in western Arkansas, according to reports re ceived here by the weather hureau. Three-quarters of an inch of water fell at Arkansas City. Kas.. and 1.34 of an inch at Oklahoma City, and iain was still falling. Much good to crops will result. Erie Machinists Are Out. New York—The 3.000 machinists and helpers along the Erie railroad system between New York and Chi cago were called out on strike for an increase in pay and for the abolition of the present work system. How many men obeyed the order to strike was in doubt at night. The officials of the Erie here said that their only information had been gathered from news dispatches. They had not learned officially the cause of the trouble and ■did not know how many men had gone out. t Presbyterian General Assembly. Columbus, O—The 119th general assembly of the Presbyterian church concluded its work Friday, crowding into the two last sessions a vast amount of routine business, much of which was of great importance to the church. There was no renewal, as had been expected, of the temperance con troversy. On the contrary, the report of the oommittee on temperance wan ae oyUd without debate or a dtssocffng mta. The neat general assembly will be at Kansas City. Sentenced So Death City of Mexico—News was received here of the imprisonment and senting to death of nineteen men charged with complicity in the recent attampt to as* sinate President Cabrera of Guate On the Retired List Washington—Brigadier General Con stant Williams, recently stationed at Denver, colonel in command of the district of Colorado, will be placed on the retired list of the army on account of age. e am no towers like ^ ■Mndaw." snM the sentimental «« „ «a«w»md the practical gfc °nr *•»«* would hero Romeo in co tody ns n porch climber before ho m half way «p to the balcony." Sizing Him Up. “So she la going to marry the com eh? Bow much is ho worth?” * "I don't know, but 111 bet he In rortfc half what she Is paying 1 aim."—Houston Past * NO OPENING AS YET. Land Will Not Be Ready for Some Time. Washington—'“As co .siderable time must elapse before the allotments to I the Sioux Indiana of Tripp county. South Dakota, can be completed,” said the commissioner of the general land office, “it is not possible at this time to -state approximately the date when the reservatlA will be opened. .An., allotlng agent has been appointed by the Indian bureau and he began his la bors about a week ago. Under the most favorable conditions of weather and taking all other problems Into consideration it appears to me that this reservation cannot be thrown open to white settlement for at least nine months or a year.” The lands that will eventually be thrown open to set tlement and entry aggregate, approx imately 835,000 acres. After the allotments to the Indians have been made it is estimated that the above mentioned acreage will re main for homestead entry, excepting, of course, those reserved for school purposes. The price to be paid for these lands, entered under, the homestead laws is to be as follows. For lands filed upon within three months after they shall have been opened to entry $G per acre; for lands entered after the ex piration of three months and within six months after they shall have been opened to entry, $4.50 per acre, and for lands entered after the expiration of six months from the date of their opening to entry, $2.50 per acre. Pay ment for these lands will be a cash payment of one-fifth of the purchase price at the time of entry and the bal ance in five installments. Cheap Rates for Army. The Interstate Commerce commis sion has decided that families of offi cers and men of the United States army cannot, under existing law, be' carried at reduced rates. This deci sion grew out of a question submitted to the Interstate Commerce commis sion through orders recently issued di recting the Thirtieth infantry, sta tioned at Fort Crook, Neb., to prepare for service in the Philippines. As the families of officers and enlisted men of the command are practically required to travel on the same trains with the troops, it was asked that the War de parment render a decision whether the railroads could carry the members of the families of enlisted men at the same rate as charged for the troops. REV. THOMAS B. OWEN DEAD. Methodist Missionary from Iowa Dies of Measles In South China. New York—A cable dispatch re ceived from Foo Chow, China, by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Meth odist Episcopal church announces the death from measles on May 22 of Rev: Thomas B. Owen, presidfhg elder of the Duacheng district, Hinghua confer ence, south China. Mr. Owen was for-, merly from Iowa and had been in serv ice in China as a missionary since 1895. Victory for Gamble. Washington—The long drawn out fight over the Mitchell, S. D., postoffice was ended by the mailing of a com mission to J. E. Wells. When South Dakota factions of the republican party failed to get together last sum mer. the Gamble and Crawford faction winning in the state convention and in the election, Senator Kittredge. leader of the opposition, declared open war, and the first thing he did was to bold up the nomination of postmasters made by the Gamble faction. J. E. Wells was among the number and congress adjourned without his con firmation. Colonel Parker, who suc ceeded Mr. Martin as congressman from the Black Hills section of the state, has been in Washington on a still hunt for. several days and as h consequence pulled off a commission for Mr. Wells. C(jrious Case of De Raylan. Chicago—The mysterious case of the late Nicholas De Raylan, secretary of the Russian consulate in Chicago, is to be investigated. De Raylan IfVed as a man, was married twice and divorced once, but when he died at Phoenix, Ariz., the statement was made by those who had charge of the body at Phoe nix that the supposed man was a woman. Plague Cases at Honolulu. Washington—A cablegram from Hon olulu to the marine hospital service in this city reports two deaths from plague and one new case of that dis ease. A report from Havana is to the effect that one yellow fever patient from the province of Matanzas was re ceived in the Havana hospital, the first case reported from that city for sev eral months. Judge Gsynor on Rate Evils. Kansas City—Judge W. J. Gaynor of the appellate division of the supreme court of New York addressed the Knife • and Fork club of this city at its month ly dinner. Judge Gaynor spoke of the railroads as publio highways aud said the fact that they can he used to en able • few men to destroy business raises is the basest crime «f our .tagr. Barker le Cheerful. Lincoln, Neb.—Frank Barker, con demned to die on the scaffold for the murder of his brother and slster-in; law, ia cheerful and happy. The date of the execution has been set for June IS. Barker will have his attorneys appeal to the governor for a reprieve. Royal Arcanum Makea Change. Boston—The recommendation of the committee on laws of the supreme council of the Royal Arcanum, permit ting new members to start with $1,500 death benefit was accepted. I What la the Language faming Tat "How of tea do your hanaaauUs dastr "Do you mean how often do they fan the furniture," asked slangy Mrs. Nuwedd, "or how often do they skip oat?”—Louisville Courier-Journal. Getting Chilly. The Thermometer—It seems to me you've sunk pretty low. The Mercury—Now, don’t ha ton bard on mo Just because I’ve taken a drop too much. ALL HR NEBRASKA NEWS N0TE8 FROM PAPER8 AND PRESS DI8PATCHES. A CONDENSATION OF DOINGS Matters of a Weak as Portrayed by the Press Locally and Tel egraphically. Otoe county fears a shortage of school teachers. The depot at Dakota City caught Are but it was suppressed without much damage. Business men of Central City are planing for a big celebration on the Fourth of July. Business men of Ashland, are mov ing in tbe-matter of a ten day’s Chau tauqua in July. Rose Cain, an inmate of the jail at Beatrice, attempted suicide by drink in concentrated lye. The Fourth of July will be celebrat ed at Blair under the auspices of the Danish Brotherhood. Burlington officials claim that owing to adverse legislation revenues will decrease next year $7,000,000. The remains of Charles Carpenter, who died in Utah, were brought to Arlington, where he formerly lived, for burial. Elisha Mitchell, aged 53 years, met instant death at Grand Island by shooting himself, it is believed acci dentally. At Peru, the workmen are building two small cottages on the normal campus out of waste material, one for the hear janitor and one for the head engineer. A burglar entered the home of Chas. Dumond. a retired farmer, near Fair mont. and secured two watches and a few dollars. Some solid silver close at hand was not taken. Fifteen thousand dollars worth of York paving bonds were sold to Har ris A Co., of New Ycrk, for $15,400. The bonds draw 5 per cent interest and run. for twenty years. The 4-year old daughter of Ed Bru ning, who lives near Beaver City, ac cidentally backed into a tub of boiling water and was frightfully scalded. She died from her injuries. The jury in the Maynard murder trial at Alliance, returned a veriict of murder in the first degree, recom mending imprisonment for life. Mo tion will be made for a new trial. An issue of Norfolk school bonds amounting to $84,000 has Just been registered by the state auditor. They run for thirty years, optional at twenty years, and bear 4% per cent Interest. Last winter McKinley post No. 315 of Grand Army of the Republic, of Stella, disbanded and gave up their charter, but have again organised and got the original charter back and elect ed new officers. The commencement exercises of the Plattsmouth High school will be held in the Parmole theater June 6, and Prof. Wickersham of Des Moines will deliver the class address and thirty two pupils will receive their sheep skins. Miss Mabel Comstock, who was re cently- re-elected to the position of teacher in the .intermediate* depart ment of the Arlington schools, has ac cepted a similar position in the schools of Pallisade, where the salary is better. William M. Brown, for twenty- sev en years a resident of Republic county. Kansas, a mile and a half out of Hardy, this state, committW suicide by putting a bullet from a revolver through his head, dying immediately. The motive is not known. A representative of an Omaha ele vator company was at Arlington in vestigating reports that green bugs had invaded the wheat fields of Doug las county. When seen he said that the fields were covered with the bugs but their ravages were not great, as yet The crops in the vicinity of Auburn, in spite of the severe weather, seem to be promising for the ftiture. John T. Swan, one of the most extensive fruit growers of southeastern Ne braska, has spent a number of days in his extensive orchard, and assures the public that there will be a fair yield. Near Ogalalla thieves stole ten spools of barbed wire. Five of the ■pools were recovered and the thieves arrested and fined $150 each. The missing wire was also found at the bottom of a well, but as a skunk had taken up his abode in the well the owner of the wire decided he did not want it Edward Carpenter, the young man who was charged with stealing a team belonging to Rev. Mr. Layton at Hampton last October, and who was found guilty in the district court at Hastings, was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary by Judge Adams, who decided that the boy was twenty one years old. State Superintendent J. L. McBrien will be engaged at high Bchool com mencements, eighth grade graduating exercises, county institutes and junior normal schools for the months of May and June. The results of the heavy ice and sleet of last winter are now being seen in the alfalfa fields. M. B. Hpffman of Neligh, who has been ob serving the matter, estimates that fully one-half of the alfalfa has been killed and much of it will have to be plowed up. The damage was most se rious in low spots and hollows. Word has been received of the death at La Crosse, Wash., of Rathbun, a former pioneer resident of Dakota county, who a few*years ago removed to Washington with his fam ily. , The Women’s Relief Corps, G. A. R. in session at Fremont, elected these officers: President Mrs. La Delle Stil son, York; senior vice president, Mrs. Clar J. Hughes, Fremont; Junior vice president; Mrs. Harriet Luce, Republi can CVty; chaplain, Mrs. Avilda Staples; treasurer, Mrs. Helen Gor don, Weeping Wafer. MR8. HIGGINS VI3IT8 SON. Touching Scene* When the Two Meet in Douglas County Jail. Omaha—Mrs Cora Higgins, mother of Loris R. Higgins, charged with the murder of Farmer Copple and wife near Pender, arrived in Omaha from Denver. She was met at the depot by Mrs. Shin rock of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and the two women went direct to the county Jail. They were shown into the office and Loris was presented. As they en tered the office and the mother and son beheld each other for the first time in three years, they rushed for ward and clasped each other in one long embrace. The son was the first to break the silence. “Hello, mother." “Oh, my dear son," she replied. Then they Btood face to face clasp ing each others hands. Tears stood in the mother’s eyes and from her face there beamed a mother’s, love which seemed to permeate the murky atmos phere of the Jail and lift the gloom. The woman tried to be brave, and fair ly succeeded. The three other per sons in the room were choking and coughing and the mother’s eyes were not the only moistened ones. The two sat down and chatted a few moments, their arms still around each other, but during their conversa tion no mention was made by either of the crime the boy is charged with. LARGE STATE COLLECTIONS. School Apportionment Exceeds All Former Records. Lincoln—State Treasurer L. G. Brian reported a total of $458,030.11 for the semi-annual school apportion ment, the largest amount ever re ported in the history of the state. The next highest was $443,288.14 reported by Treasurer Mortensen In May 1905. This record is now exceeded by $14, 741.97. The statement showing the sources from which the money is de rived will be completed soon. The money will be apportioned to the va rious counties and then to school dis tricts. The rate per scholar for the division among counties will be about $1.23 for each person of school age ac cording to the last school census. One of the reasons given for the In crease in the apportionment is the collection of taxes from railroads. Since the first of the year the rail roads have paid the back taxes which the supreme court of the United States held must be paid. With the enforcement of new laws passed by the last legislature it will be impos sible for the apportionment to ever equal the present amount. The last legislature passed a law repealing the state school tax which when collected becomes a part of the money appor tioned. The legislature also reduced the rate of interest in state land con tracts from 6 to 5 per cent which al so becomes a part of the fund appor tioned. Governor’s Veto An Issue. In the supreme court of Nebraska, the case involving the validity of Gov ernor Sheldon’s veto of the $85,000 ap propriation for a new building at the state'normal school was urged and submitted. Bid S. Miller of (Beatrice has asked leave to intervene in the case. He desires to include the gov ernor's veto of a $30,000 appropriation for a state building at the institute for feeble minded youth at Beatrice. Two Jobs to Be Given OuL In the near future Governor Shel don will appoint a deputy labor com missioner and ‘a deputy food commis sioner. Numerous applications have been filed for both places, but so far as heard from the governor has not made up his mind who will get either plum. Omaha, it is understood, is liable to come in for one of the jobs. To Test Direct Primary Law. W. V. Allen of Madison, who recent ly announced that he would try to de feat the direct primary law, was at the state house and said he had not changed his mind. He intends to file a suit, but has not determined where or when he will file it for the purpose of testing the new law. Loses Damage Suit. Lincoln—Dr. Louis N. Wente of Lin coln lost his damage verdict of $2,000 against the Burlington railroad for the value of a stallion, which, it is charge died through the neglect of the rail ,road company in transportation from Lincoln to Mexico, Mo., the suit being reversed and remanded. Commisson er Jackson, in writing the opinion, said: "When acts are disclosed from which it appears that an animal has not suf fered through the neglect of the car rier intrusted with its transportation the rule that proof of the receipt of .animals by carrier in good order, and delivery to destination in bad order, makes a prima facie case of liability against the carrier, has no weight as against such facL” M. M. Warner of Lyons celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his arrival in Nebraska. Fear Treasury Raid. - Lincoln—Several state officials fear a wholesale raid on the state treasury. If the state loses in the suit instituted by Kearney citizens to overthrow the governor’s veto all the other apportion ments by the legislature may be re vised, as it is feared that the state will lose out because the legislature is the sole judge of its records. These show that the appropriation bills were in the governor’s office five days without being vetoed. In the vetoed list was a bill for the payment of $36, 000 for wolf scalp bounties. President Roosevelt Accepts. Lincoln—Governor Sheldon received a letter from President Roosevelt stating that the president would ac cept, the invitation of the governors of the Mississippi vjilley ‘ states to join the inland waterway commission on its trip down the Mississippi. Stock Show for Otce County. Nebraska City—The stockholders of the Otoe Stockbreeders’ association was held recently and it was decided to hold the annunal show and sale the third week in September, this year. 'T