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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
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■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