THE UNWRITTEN LAW
IT IS UPHELD IN CASE OF JUDGE
LOVING.
JURYACQIIUS IN SHOOT ORDER
The Slayer of Theodore Estes, Wo
man Assaulter, Let Free by a Jury
in Virginia Courts.
Hoastoa, Va.—After being ift the
jury room thirty-five minutes the jury
returned a verdict of “not guilty” in
the case of former judge William G.
Loving of Nelson, manager of the Vir
ginia estate of Thomas F. Ryan, who
was placed on trial here for the mur
der of Theodore Estes, son of Sheriff
M. K. Estes of Nelson county. Judge
Loving shot and killed young Estes
April 22 at Oak Ridge following a
boggy ride Estes had taken with the
judge’s daughter. Miss Elizabeth Lov
ing, who toid her father that her es
cort had drugged and assaulted her.
The jury retired at 4:45 and from
that time until the verdict was re
turned the defendant remained in the
same seat he had occupied since \he
trial began, surrounded by members
of his family with the exception of his
daughter.
At 5:2ft a loud knock was heard on
the door of the jury room and Judge
• Barksdale cautioned the cr^wd not to
display their emotions when the deci
sion of the jury was announced. The
verdict fas read by Foreman 3. C. Mc
Craw. Judge Barksdale thanked the
jurors and declared that he believed
the verdict was in accordance with
their conscientious views.
After the jury had been discharged
Judge Locing, his wife and other
relatives shook hands with and
thanked each juror for the verdict
Tears streamed from the eyes of both
the defendant and his wife. Judge
Loving was congratulated by many of
ms friends, though there was no de
monstration.
Foreman McCraw. a merchant and
farmer, said tnat when the jurors re
tired one ofthqm did not understand
all of the instructions of the court,
which were read to him. Mr. McCraw
said he then called for the vote, re
questing all who favored the acquittal
of the defendant to hold up their right
hand. Every hand promptly went up.
When asked what the basis of the ver
dict was. he said: “Insanity.”
The stress, he said, had been
brought on by the story told the judge
by his daughter.
The following statement was given
out by counsel for Judge Loving:
“Within half an hour after the ren
dition of the verdict by the jury and
the adjournment of court, counsel for
Judge Loving were called on by two cf
the jury, who stated that they had
been appointed a committee represent,
ing the entire jury to convey to Judge
Loving and his wife and daughter the
information that while they believed
that Miss Loving's statement on the
witness stand of what she had told her
father was a true account of what she
told to him. yet not for a moment did
the jury entertain the opinion that an
actual assault had been committed by
the deceased upon the young lady, but
on" the contrary they were fully sat
isfied that no actual assault had been
committed, but that there had been
an attempted assault. Counsel for
Judge Loving, upon being interviewed
in this connection, said:
“ ‘The conclusion of the jury to the
efftct that no assault was committed
was absolutely correct.' ”
TAFT IS THEIR CANDIDATE.
Republican Committees at Bowling
Green Endorse Secretary.
Bowling Green. Ky.—At a meeting
of the republican county and execu
tive committees a resolution was
adopted endorsing the candidacy of
William H. Taft for president of the
United States. The meeting was at
tended by sixty-eight members of both
committees, a majority of both com
mittees being represented.
Deputy Public Printer.
Washington—Public Printer Stilling
announced the appointment of Cap
tain Henry T. Bryan, at present chief
clerk of the government printing of
fice. as deputy public printer at a
salary of $3,000 per annum, to take
effect July 1.
Thaw Anxious for Trial.
New York—Counsel for Harry K.
Thaw procured an order directing
District Attorney Jerome to appear in
the supreme court next Monday and
show cause why he should not move
the second trial of Thaw at the Oc
tober term of court.
Japs Across the Line.
San Antonio. Tex.—Immigration of
ficers here have received information
that there are 4,000 Japanese in Mex
ico awaiting a chance to slip into the
United States. The news comes from
the construction camps.
Wife Demands an Inquiry.
Washongton— Mrs. William F.
Tucker, wife of Lieutenant General
Tucker, deputy paymaster general,
now on duty at Chicago, has made ap
plication to the war department for
an investigation of the conduct of her
husband at Manila and between Ma
nila and Chicago. This announcement
was made by Secretary Taft following
a visit to his office on Saturday of
Mrs. Tucker, who was accompanied
by Senator Cullom of Illinois. Mrs.
Tucker is a daughter of Mrs. John
A. Logan.
New York City in Peril.
New York—New York City is exper
iencing an impressive demonstration
as to what extent the comfort of the
millions is depended upon the hand
ful. comparatively, of citizens ordi
narily engaged in collecting garbage
and delivering ice. Two thousand gar
bage collections and an equal number
of ice wagon drivers are on strike and
the city is in peril of an epidemic of
disease. The garbage situation is the
more serious and unless speedily rem
edied the possibilities of evil arising
therefrom are startling.
FIGHT TO A FINISH*
That is What Baldwin Srys Railroads
Must Oo.
Omaha—■'"Present and receat legis
lation in western states will most in
juriously and seriously affect rail
roads," declared John N. Baldwin,
general solicitor for the Union Pacific
railroad on his return from the east.
“The representatives of the rail
roads'in the east are deeply concerned
regarding the greatly adverse condi
tions whjch have arisen in the midst
of this era of prosperity. Taxes have
increased *0 to 25 per cent, material
30 per cent and labor 12 per cent
At the same time freight rates have
been cut an average of 15 per cent
and passenger rates 33 per cent It
is a condition of affairs that spells
ruin.
“In Nebraska our rates have been
cut to such an extent that strictly
intrastate business is not remunera
tive. ‘But you are paying dividends,’
the people say. Yes, we are, but it is
our interstate business which earns
them. Eighty-five per cent of our
business is interstate and only 15 per
cent is business within this state.
“But this argument that we are
paying dividends is invalid, ftx the
supreme court has said that the state
cannot point to interstate business
producing profits as an argument
for lower rates any more than
the carrier can point to its losses on
its interstate business to justify higher
rates on its intra-state business.
“Governor Hughes of New York
vetoed the two-cent fare bill in that
state aud he did so on the broad
ground that it was arbitrary legisla
tion. He said it might become confis
catory. New York has 160 people
to the square mile. Nebraska has’
less than fourteen people to the squa e
mile. In other words, New York has
8,297 miles of railroad, ibO people to
the square mile and 10.8 miles of rail
road for each 10,000 people, while
Nebraska has 6,411 miles of railroad,
io.89 people to the square mile, and
60 miles of railroad for each 10,000
people.
Density of population of a country
through which a railroad runs, of
course, has a great deal to do with the
profit of such a railroad. Yet we
have the two-cent fare in Nebraska,
while in New York it was considered
unfair.
“The two-cent fare has been found
a failure in Ohio. It will prove the
same in Pennsylvania and others of
tne states even where the population
is comparatively dense.
"The only thing for the railroads to
do is to fight. And the fight will oe
begun with all possible dispatch.”
AIM AT EXPRESS COMPANIES.
Complaint Filed with Interstate Com
merce Commission Under Law.
Washington—Ono of the most im
portant cases yet filed with the inter
state commerce commission under the
new railroad rate law was on Friday
presented. which alleges that the ex
press companies, through their power
and facilities as commorf"carriers, are
usurping the prerogatives of the bank
ing associations and at the same time,
employing the capital of the banks in
the conduct of their business. It is
alleged that the exchange business of
the express companies and the rela
tions which they have with the ral
roads enable them seriously to dis
criminate against regular commercial
institutions.
Stories Falsa Says Tc.ft.
Washington—“It is a tissue; of false
hood,” said Secretary Taft when his
attention was called to the reports of
dissatisfaction on the part cf the ad
rainistraaon of the management cf af
fairs under the Isicmian Canal com
mission aid cf the intention of the
officers engaged in that work to relin
quish it and ret era to the United
States. The secretary was very em
phatic in his declaration that he had
not received a single comm unit atioi
fiom General Goetha’s showing in any
way that he was dissatisfied or de
sired to end his connection with the
wont.
Conspiracy and Fcrgery.
New York—Ihdictments charging
conspiracy and forgery against George
R. Scrugham. manager of the Interna
tional Policy Holders' committee, and
Charles R. Stirrup, an employe, and
one for conspiracy against Charles
Carrington, another employe were re
turned by the county grand jury. The
charges grew out of the recent elec
tion of trustees of the New York Life'
Insurance company.
American Scldier Killed.
Havana—During a clash with police
at Holguin, Santiago, resulting from
the alleged refusal of four American
soldiers of the Eleventh infantry""to
pay for drinks. Corporal P. J. Green
was shot and mortally wounded and
his companions were arrested.
Freight Up Five Per Cent.
Chicago—Freight rates in the terri
tory between the Mississippi river
and the Rocky mountains will be ad
vanced 5 ptr cent, by the action of the
western railroads in raising the min
imum on carload shipments and oth.r
changes in the classification.
Refuse Permits to Jags.
San Francisco—The board of police
oommissioners on Friday denied the
application of five Japanese for the
privilege of renewing their permits to
keep intelligence offices in this city
and refused two Japanese applicants
who desired to obtain new permits for
the same business, on the ground the
applicants were not citizens of the
United States and that heretofore the
policy of tho board had b.sen always
to give the preference in the- privileges
to citizens against these who are not
and cannot: become citizens.
Standard Jury Dismissed.
Findlay, O.—The jury in the case cf
Ohio against the Standard Oil com
pany, charged wkh violating the anti
trust laws, reported to Judge Dun ran
that it had been found impossible to
agree upen a veuiict. The - court
thereupon’ ordered the jury discharged.
According to rumor, tfc$ ju*y stood s:x
for conviction and six fa* acquittal.
Subsequently, ic hi said, the jury sto:d
eight to four for acquittal and when
the disagreement report was brought
in the vote stood seven tc Ore.
CUDAHY STANDS PAT
AS TO THE POST-MORTEM IN
SPECTION RULE.
BUYING TODAY AS HERETOFORE
Has Not Broken Away From the Other
Packers and Will Purchase
She Cattle.
Omaha—“So far as the Cudahy
Packing company at South Omaha is
concerned It will buy she cattle and
other cattle Monday under the same
regulations as it bought Saturday and
it has not there or elsewhere, so far
as we are authorized, made any
change in its position on this matter
of post-mortem inspection of dairy
cows. We have not broken away from
the other packers. We stand by the
agreement..”
This statement was made by M. R.
Murphy, general manager of the Cud
ahy Packing company at South Omaha
with reference to the story from Kan
sas City to the effect that that com
pany would buy cattle at the Kawville
yards Monday morning subject to the
old conditions, regardless of thfc post
mortem inspection.
“We might agree to such a compro
mise as was effected at St. Joseph,"
added Mr. Murphy.
"The exchange and commission men
in other cities condemn the action at
St. Joe as a betrayal of their inter
ests by the exchange there,” he was
reminded.
"Betrayal how?” he asked. “It’s not
a betrayal.”
When it was suggested the com
mission men took the view that if they
gave in on the rule as to dairy cows
it would be only a matter of time un
til they would be forced to yield with
reference to other cattle, Mr. Murphy
said:
“They have no right to assume any
such thing.”
Asked what effect the controversy
was having on the market, Mr. Mur
phy said it was making it decidedly ir
regular and added:
“It Is hard for anyone to tell just
where we are ‘at,’ I think the result
in South Omaha will be some 3uch
compromise as was effected at St.
Joe.”
“St. Joseph is eff the live stock
map,” is the cry that has gone up.
And the feeling in other cities and
throughout the country where cattle
interests are paramount appears to be
growing more bitter toward the action
of the St. Joseph exchange daily.”
Text of the Resolution.
Here is the compact the St. Joseph
exchange enter into:
The Live Stock exchange agrees, at
its own expense, to place at each cat
tle scale in the stock yards, a compe
tent inspector to be mutually agreed
upon, who shall examine all cattle at
the time they are brought up for
weighing, and designate any that, in
his opinion, are diseased or unfit for
food, or suspicious.
"Any animals thus designated by
the inspector are to be taken by the
buyer subject to post-mortem examin
ation by government inspectors.
“It is understood that the above in
spector shall represent the joint in
terests of the commission men and the
buyer, and find any animals that might
be termed as ‘suspects,’ to the best
of his ability, and will take eognizance
of any information given by buyers of
post-mortem condemnations that occur
from time to time, and will use such
knowledge to the best advantage.
“The Live Stock exchange further
agrees that it will sell subject to post
mortem inspection all cows commonly
known as dairy cows and canner cows,
and all dairy cows and milch cows
driven into the stock yards.”
The above does not refer to ranch
cows.
OMAHA GETS ST. JOSEPH STOCK.
Heavy Consignments as Result of Lat
ter’s Action.
Omaha—The only apparent change
in the business of the South Omaha
packers Monday in relation to the
post-mortem inspection fight was the
receipt of heavy consignments of cat
tle from territory heretofore exclu
sively St. Joseph's. This was attrib
uted wholly and directly to the action
of the Live Stock exchange at St. Jo
seph in breaking away from exchanges
in this and other cities and adopting
the pcst-mortem inspection for dairy
cows.
War in Central America.
Washington—The State department
received a cablegram from the Ameri
can minster at Guatemala City stating
that the situation in Salvador is dis
quieting and that Guatemala and Sal
vador are sending troops to the fron
tier. v
General Logan's Brother Drops Dead.
Murphysboro. 111.—Thomas M. Lo-_
gan, brother of General John A. Lo
gan and the owner of one of the best
racing stables in the middle west,
dropped dead at. his home, aged 80
years.
Case Against Holmes.
Washington—The government haa
concluded the presentation of its case
against T. S. Holmes, jr„ known as
“the cotton leak" case, and immedi
ately afterward the attorneys for
Holme sentered upon an argument for
dismissal of the case on the ground
that there is no law that applies to
the offense of giving out departmental
information. Attorneys Lester and
Worthington both spoke and the latter
had only commenced when court ad
journed for the day.
Goes to Philippines.
Washington—Col. George R. Colton,
the retiring American administrator of
the Dominican customs, has ajrived
in Washington, and after a month’s
vacation will proceed to the Philip
pines to assume the duties of collec
tor of customs ttiefe.
Millions in July Dividends.
New York—The July dividend dis
bursement this year by various corpo
rations will reach a grand total of
$182,881,849. This is $18,573,878
greater than the aggregate of last year.
HALCYON DAYS IN THE SIGN SHOP.
* NEBRASKA SHERIFF IS SHOT
—
JOHNSON COUNTY OFFICIAL AT
TACKED BY DESPERADO.
After Wounding the Sheriff He Makes
His Escape, With a Determined
Posse in Pursuit.
' Tecumseh. Neb.—Simeon Hudson,
the name given by*a desperate bron
cho buster who arrived in this locality
last week, at 7 o’clock Thursday even
ing shot Sheriff H. U. Miner through
the shoulder while resisting arrest on
the charge of forgery and made his
escape. Posses are now pursuing
him.
‘ Hudson, who has relatives in this
locality, arrived from Iowa last week.
He at all times' carried a knife and
gun and appeared to be a much expe
rienced man for one of 25 years.
Thursday he developed into a whole
sale forger.
He started out with two checks
bearing the forged signature of E. W.
Fuller, a wealthy lumber dealer of
Vesta, near here. They were made
payable to John Zigler, a fictitious per
son in this locality. One for $22 he
passed on the Citizens bank of Te
cumseh and the ot^er, for $18. on the
Tecumseh National bank. The bank
ers grew suspicious, compared notes
and started officers in pursuit.
It was found that Hudson had taken
L-e train to Sterling. There he rented
a horse for twenty-four hours from
W. E. Miller, a liveryman, and rode
to Cook, where at a local bank he
prestmted a check with the forged sig
nature of Jacob Finzie, a Tecumseh
business man, but was turned down.
He then went to Burr, ten miles fur
ther on, and at a local bank presented
another forged check and was again
turned down.
Suspecting that he had gone to Lin
coln, Sheriff Miner telephoned de
scriptions to that city and followed
himself.
Returning home in the evening un
successful. he found that Hudson had
returned to this locality and was stop
ping at the home of John Kramer.
The sheriff drove out, accompanied
by Ellmer Nelson. Kramer came out
and denied the presence of Hudson in
his house when asked. While con
versing with him the sheriff noticed
Hudison escaping by the back door
and across the back yard. He gave
pursuit, when Hudson turned on him
with a 44 caliber revolver and shet
him in the left shoulder, the bullet
passing through the fleshy part of the
arm and glancing upward, striking the
sheriff again back of the ear. He
then stood off the sheriff with his re
volver until he could mount a horse
and escape.
CABINET CRISIS IN FRANCE.
Groups on the Extreme Left Turn I
Against Ministry.
Paris—The premier, Eugene Clem
enceau, may have to face one of the
most serious ordeals of his remarkable
career. All the extreme left groups
with which he has been affiliated in
the past are now on the warpath, be
cause, as they allege, he has turned
his back on his former associates and
since May 1 has resorted to methods of
repression. The entire representation
In the rebellious region of the south,
irrespective of party, is also against
him Almost a score of interpellations
have been introduced in the Chamber
of Eeputies, covering the general pol
icy of the government, the employment
of troops, the bloodshed in the south
and other matters, and M. Blanc, un
ified socialist, was dissuaded only with
difficulty from demanding M. Clemen
ceau's impeachment
TWO-CENT FARE IS ENJOINED.
Baltimore ft Ohio Road Brings Suit
' Against New Act
Union town. Pa.—In an effort to have
the 2-cent fare law (in Pennsylvania
declared unconstitutional, the Balti
mote ft Ohio Railroad company, oper
ating the Pittsburg ft Connellsville
railroad, has filed an equity suit here
asking that the law be declared void
and that the court of Fayette be par
petiiaily enjoined from recovering from
the railroad.
Burgess Gets Lincoln Job.
Oyster Bay, N. Y.—President Roose
velt on Thursday appointed Henry C.
W. Burgess to be surveyor of the cus
toms at Lincoln, Neb., and Lyman W.
Wakefield to be register of the land
office at Phoenix, Ariz.
Washington.—A contract has been
awarded H. T. Adams of Belle Fourche.
S. !D., for a portion of the distribution
system of the Belle oFnrche irrigation
system, known as the Johnson lateral.
This „worh involves die excavation of
H4I54 cubic yards of materiaL
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OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM WEAK
WASHINGTON BANKER CONDEMS
GOVERNMENT METHODS.
Says That in Time of Distress Aid
Should Be Extended to Avoid
Financial Disaster.
Cincinnati, O.—Before the Ohio
Bankers' association, Milton E. Ailes,
vice president of the Riggs National
Bank of Washington, spoke on the fin
ancial system of the United States.
Probably not since the days of An
drew Jackson, Mr. Ailes began, has
the public interest in the relation of
the government and the banks been
greater than during the past year.
Mr. Ailes pointed out the singular
fact that while America was quick to
adopt modern methods in almost every
field of endeavor it had been slow in
working out a financial system that
i would keep pace with the extraor
dinary developments of the country;
that while we here taught the old
countries new methods in arts and in
dustiies our currency and banking
laws had remained crude. ‘"They do
not belong to this era of modern e<v*ip
ment; they belong to the days of the
ox- cart and sail ship and have no
place in an age of electricity and
steam.”
Mr. Ailes demonstrated how neces
sary it is, under our present system
for the secretary of the treasury to
give occasional assistance to the
money market in order to avert fin
ancial disaster. Every secretary of
the treasury, in the past thirty or
forty years, had been obliged to ren
der such assistance. It was made nec
essary by reason of the accumulation
of revenues in the vaults of the gov
ernment and the taking out of the cir
culation just so much money as was
received by the government. Every
reason why such relief should be
extended existed, yet every secretary
of the treasury, by giving the assist
ance,' had subjected his assistance to
political criticisms from his opponents
‘‘and so long as we maintain an inde
pendent treasury’, into which is poured
our surplus revenues, necesssitatting
subsequent distributions among banks,
so long will political opponents con
tinue to inflame the public mind.”
Mr. Ales said that the government
surplus for the current year would
amount to between $80,000,000 and
$90,000,000 and that the locking up
of so vast a sum could not be tolerat
ed as it would le’followed by financial
disaster. He suggested that the col
lections be made through the banks,
withdrawing such amounts from the
banks as are needed'to meet expen
dtures.
BANKER FOR FEEDER.
New Turn Given the Fight Over Post
mortem Settlement.
Omaha—One hundred and twenty
Nebraska bankers have sent in tele
grams endorsing the action of the
commission men in the present con
troversy between them and the pack
ers on the matter of the pest mortem
examination of stock. The telegrams
sent in are endorsements of a letter
written by F. M. Horn of Burr Oak.
Was., in which Mr. Horn, who is
cashier of the Burr Oak bank, charges:
"If this fight is won by the packers it
will result for the time being in feed
ing operations being confined* as for
merly, to large operators, which will
depreciate the price of live stock, corn
and Toughness-,’ diminish bank de
posits and lessen real estate values, to
gether with a general loss of confi
dence.” He urges the local banks
to stand by the shippers of stock and
the farmers. He suggests that the
bankers call emergency meetings to
consider the question.
Reason of Aid to Japanese.
Washington—Some comment having
been excited by the instruction to
United States District Attorney Devlin
to assist the proprietors of the Japa
nese establishments In San Francisco
in the prosecution of their suits for
damages sustained through, the mob
bing of their places, it is explained by
some of the officials that this rather
anomalous linking of the national gov
ernment with a private plaintiff is
brought about through a desire by this
government to redeem its pledge.
Pay Tribute to Mark Twain.
London—The finest tribute which
Mark Twain has received in England
was the Pilgrim’s luncheon in his
honor Tuesday. The- hosts numbered
150. Two notable speeches were made
that of Chief Secretary for Ireland
Bissell introducing Mark Twain, which
was classic and full of humor, conclud
ing with a tribute which brought the
company to its feet with prolonged
cheering, and Mr. Clemens’ reply,
which was largely humorous. A num
ber of telegrams of congratulation
were read. *
ORCHARD AGAIN UNDER FIRE.
Foundation Being Laid for Hia Im
peachment.
Boise, Idaho—The first direct testi
mony in defense of William D. Hay
wood was offered Tuesday, and it was
chiefly directed toward showing that
Harry Orchard, blaming Frank Steu
nenberg for the loss of his interest in
the Hercules mine, had threatened to
have revenge by killing him, and that
the conduct of Orchard and K. C.
Sterling, both before the Independence
explosion, when they were frequently
seen together and afterward, when
Sterling called off a bloodhound that
was following Orchard’s trail, justified
the inference that the mine owners in
spired the crime.
The calling of the first witness for
the defense was preceded by a further
examination «f Orchard to permit the
.defense to complete its formal im
peaching questions. These questions
were nearly all in connection with the
claim that Orchard killed Steunenberg
because of an alleged grudge growing
out of the sale of his interest in the
Hercules mine. Orchard, who came
into court under protection of the
same flying squadron of guards that
always acts as his escort, maintained
his old calmness and spoke in the low
pitched soft tone. H° against denied
that he ever threatend to kill Steunen
berg because of the Hercules mine
and again asserted that he sold his
interest in the mine two years before
the trouble that drove him out of
northern Idaho. Two witnesses called
later in the day swore that Orchard
did threaten to kill Steunenberg be
cause of the Hercules matter and the
defense has prepared the way for
such testimony from a dozen more
witnesses. The two heard Tuesday
were F. R. Redd, once of Cripple
Creek and now of Goldfield, Xev., and
the other Charles A. Sullivan, formerly
of Cripple Creek and now a watchman
in the Brown hotel, Denver.
Redd said he heard Orchard make
the statement and threat in the min
ers’ hall in Cripple Creek, and Sulli
van swore that while he and Orchard
were fellow boarders at John Neville’s
place In Cripple Creek, Orchard re
peatedly said that but for Steunenberg
he would be a rich man and that he
intended to kill him.
REASON OF AID TO JAPANESE.
Government Explafns Why Devlin Will
Take Part in Suit.
Washington—Some comment having
been excited by the instructions to
United States District Attorney Devlin
to assist the proprietors of the Japan
ese establishments in San Francisco
in the prosecution of their suits for
damages sustained through the mob
bing of their places, it is explained By
some of the officials that this rather
anomalous linking of the nationat gov
ernment with a private plaintiff is
brought about through a desire by this
government to redeem its pledge, to
the effect that the Japanese in America
shall enjoy all the rights guaranteed to
them by treaty. The necessity of re
sorting to this course of action is de
precated, and it is said that the out
come will be an appeal to congress,
probably at the next session, to pro
vide by law for the removal from state
to federal courts of all issues involv
ing the treaty rights of resident aliens.
TAFT VISITS OYSTER BAY.
Important Matters Relative to Cuba,
Panama and Philippines.
Oyster Bay. L. I.—Secretary Taft
spent four hours with President Roose
velt Tuesday, and said, as he left
Oyster Bay to return to the Yale com
mencement, that a number of impor
tant matters relative to Cuba, Panama
and the Philippines had been conclud
ed. The public announcement relative
to these transactions, he said, would
come when the appropriate orders
issued on his return to Washington.
WILL TEST TWO-CENT LAW.
Will Give New Rate a Trial Before At
tacking it in Court.
Chicago—Presidents of Illinois rail
roads have agreed that there shall be
no immediate contest of the 2-cent rate
law which becomes effective July 1.
The present plan of the railroad offi
cials, as anounced today, is to put the
rate in effect and later, should passen
ger earnings show a large decrease to
go into court and declare the rate law
confiscatory.
Crew of Ninety Perished.
Santiago, Chile—It is officially an
nounced by the Pacific Navigation
company that only one passenger was
aboard the Santiago, wrecked in a
heavy squall fifty miles north of Cor
ral, and he was drowned. The only
survivor was the fourth officer.
Strikers Won’t Arbitrate.
Havana—The cigar manufacturers
have notified the alcalde that they are
wiling to submit the matter of the
strike to an arbitration board, but the
president of the strikers’ union says
he is opposed to arbitration and in
sists npon his original contention, the
payment of wages in American cur
rency.
Dan R. Hanna Remarries.
Cleveland, O.—Dan R. Hama, son of
the late Senator M. A. Hanna, was on
Tuesday married to Miss Mary Stuart,
at the residence of the bride’s mother
In this city. The ceremony was per
formed by a justice of the peace. The
jnly witnesses were the bride’s mother
and one or two other persons. Mr.
Hanna has been married twice before,
i divorce having been obtained by each
•rf his former wives. The bride is the
divorced wife of Frank Skelly, form
erly a hotel clerk here. She had re
sumed her maiden name.
To Consolidate Breweries. '
SL Louis.—A meeting is being held
in this qity behind closfd doors in the
office of Attorney E. C. Crow:, former
state attorney general, attended by
representatives of a number of brew
sries. The purpose of the meeting can
>nly be conjectured pending a state
nent, but a well defined rumor is cur
rent that an 18,000,000. brewery com
bination is being effected. Jftines S.
Brailey of Toledo, Ohio, is here and it
a stated he Is a moving factor in
lonning the alleged consolidation of
line SL Louis breweries.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS N0TE8 OF INTERE8T FROM
VARIOU8 SECTI0N6.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious. Social, Agricultural, Polit
ical and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.
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The late hot weather was a great
booster for the corn.
A heavy hail storm played havoc
with window lights in Beatrice.
Three men were severely hart at
Valentine by the falling of a scaffold.
“Ten thousand in 1910” is the slogan
of the West Point Republican for that
town
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the Wilson Grain company of
York.
Omaha banks refuse to pay more
than 2 per cent interest on state
funds.
The First Methodist church of Mon
owi, built this year, was dedicated last
Sunday.
The Woman’s Christian Temperance
union held a very successful meeting
in Valentine.
Mrs. Parker, wife of Rev. L. G. Par
ker, pastor of the First Methodist
church of Geneva, died last week.
Word has been received in Omaha
that a man named Zook, a former resi
dent of that city, was murdered in
Topeka.
Frank Steepy, an Omaha electrician,
suicided by cutting his throat. He had
for some time been unwell and feeling
despondent
Recent warm weather has brought
corn forward so that in many localities
it is neaarly as far advanced at is was
at this time last year.
Brace Boucher, 17-year-old son of
Stephen Boucher, a farmer of Cedar
township, Nance county, accidentally
shot and killed himself.
The Hastings Chautauqua opens
July 19. It is expected to be better
this year than last, when visitors
thought it was excellent
Henry Davis, for twenty years night,
engineer at the Cooper & Linn mills in
Humboldt, was found dead in a chair
in the engine room. He was born in
England and was 72 years old.
A proposition to vote $15,000 of
bonds to either build an addition to
the present high school building or a
new independent building will be sub
mitted to the voters of Sidnev.
Alleging that rates on petrol?um are
higher in Nebraska than in any neigh
boring state, the Marshall Oil com
pany has filed a protest with the rail-'
way commission against the railroads.
A man was found in a box car at
Fairbury almost dead from a beating
he had received. It is not thought he
can survive. A man who acknowl
edges he made the assault is under ar
rest.
Elder A. G. Smith of Clay Center.
who has been pastor of the Christian
church for over three years, will sever
his connection with the church at that
point on August 1 and move to Enid,
Okla.
Mrs. W. W. Wright of Beatrice re
ceived a telegram stating that her cou
sin, Carl Kirschner, of Liberty, has'
been drowned near La Platte, Wyo..,
where he was employed with a Bur%
lington surveying party.
A bunch of twenty Custer county
citizens left Broken Bow for Mexico'
to see the country and inspect the
gold mine in which F. M. Currie of
Broken Bow and B. F. Young of Calla
way are two-tenths owners.
The farmers in the vicinity of Cedar
creek have started a movement for
organizing a co-operative elevator
company. About sixty-five farmers
are interested in the project and
about SLOW.- in stock has already been
sold.
Another forged check for $100 on
the Hastings Furniture company has
turned up at Hastings. The check was
cashed at El Paso, Texas. A dozen
such checks have been returned and
the Pinkerton detective agency has
been put to work on the case.
The poet hall of A1 Shaffer at Hum
boldt was robbed of $15 in bills dur
ing the noon hour, while the manager
was at dinner, some person cutting
out a pane of glass and gaining en
trance without being detected. The
work was done by home talent.
Senator Burkett has wired the sec
retary of agriculture asking him to lo
cate the chemical laboratory, which
he has announced would be establish
ed somewhere in the west, at Omaha.
This laboratory is to be for the anal
ysis of food products under the pure
food law.
General Manager Mohler of the'
Union Pacific has informed the rail
road commission that it would be un
profitable to maintain a depot at Loma, -
in Butler county, as tbe„ inhabitants
of the place demand. He asserts that'
but 520 passengers purchased tickets
at the station during 1906. \
Burlington freight train No. 6 run
forty miles an hour from Patrick’s
siding to Fremont with a blazing box
car. The car, all ablaze, presented a
lively sight in the wind. The fire de
partment was in waiting at Fremont
and quenched the blaze.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clark of Co
lumbus have received news from Man
itoba, Cannda. of the death of thedr
son Harry- Only a few days before
they received a very cheerful letter
from him saying that he was in goxi
health. The l>ody was brought to Co
lumbus for burial.
The Tecumseh. city council has
called a special election to vote on a
|16,000 bonding, proposition for a new
electric lighting plant for that city lfcr
Inly 9.
Crop conditions in Jefferson county
are more than flattering at the pres
ent time. The wheat harvest will not
be more than a week late and the ciop
promises to be abundant and of a
good quality. This crop has made a
wonderful development since the re
cent drought was broken and many
farmers expect this year’s yield to
eclipse last year's harvest
