NEW* NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
Mi SUBJECTS THU UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Polit
ical and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.
An anti-saloon league has been or
ganized in Fremont.
Columbus merchants rpnnrt »n un
usually good holiday trade.
"James Oliver has recently been ap
pointed postmaster at Ashland.
George F. Howard, one of the oldest
residents of Hubbell, died last week.
Hunters from Beatrice killed a coon
north of that city weighing twenty
three pounds.
At Fullerton John Wilscto plead
guilty to horse stealing and was given
five years in the penitentiary.
The Beatrice Gas and Power com
pany has made a five year contract
with the city for lighting the streets.
Landlord Lederman of Grand Island
had a bad gash in his face made by
a cuspidor hurled by one of the em
ployes who had been called down for
some infraction of the hotel rules.
At Fails City Clyde Ellington, col
ored, was found guilty of mnrder in
the second degree for the killing of
Charles Wilson, also colored. Elling
ton's plea was self-defense.
Game Warden Jack Yates of Sarpy
county brought in three hunters with
their game and guns, which were con
fiscated and the men fined $5 and
icosts.
The North River branch of the Un
ion Pacific as far as Llewellen
been turned over to the operating de
partment, and weekly train service
installed.
The chautanqua chorus of York has
. * committee appointed for the purpose
k^htapf securing funds for the purchase of
pP«JRP $1,200 manuel reed organ for the
r Sse of the chorus In the chautanqua
work.
R. S. McCune, a resident of Har
vard, was found dead in the roomB
of Swearingen & Dheelant'y. He was
found lying on a bed with a revolver
in his hand, and is supposed to have
suicided.
Alonzo Snyder, a farmer living near
, McLean, Pierce county, was accosted
by a highwayman on his way home
from town, beaten into insensibility
a ad robbed of what money he had in
his possession.
Some one broke open the mail box
in front of the postoffice in Nebraska
City, and took all the letters there
from. Next morning the thieves got
even bolder and stole a pouch of mail
from the Missouri Pacific depot
•The preliminary' for the Lincoln
Beatrlce debate, to be held In Lincoln
February 21, was held in Beatrice
last week, the subject being, “Re
solved, That the United States Navy
should Be Increased.”
Ernest B. Fairfield, at present book
keeper at the state penitentiary, has
been appointed state accountant by
Auditor Searle and his appointment
has been approved by Governor Shel
■jZf don. The salary is $2,000 a year.
V Henry Pettit, who was arrested in
Plattsmouth on the charge of stealing
a horse and rig from Fred Wrenn in
Hastings, waived preliminary examin
ation and pleaded guilty to the charge.
He was sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary.
Deputy Attorney General W. B. Rose
has given Governor Sheldon an opinion
in which he upholds the ruling of the
pure food commissioner that original
packages of food must bear a label
showing the contents. One of the big
meat packing companies has resisted
i this ruling and has a test case pend
* ing in the district court of Lancaster
county.
Lew Ingwerson, residing southwest
of Piattsmouth, returned to his home
and built a big fire in the stove and
then went to the barn and did the
chores. On returning to the house
and opening the door the whole room
burst into a flame. He succeeded in
removing about half of the household
goods, but the building burned to the
ground.
The supreme court reversed the rul
ing of the district court in Harlan
county' wherein the judge had in
structed a jury to bring in a verdict of
guilty against a man charged with
selling intoxicants without a license.
The beverage was malt tonic. The su
preme court holds that the jury and
not the judge must pass upon the in
toxicating nature of the beverage.
Janesville (Wis.) dispatch:. George
Lee, aged 67 years, committed suicide
by shooting the top of his head off.
He was married a little over a month
i ; go. His first wife died two years
-A “go and he came to Janesville from
Loup City, Neb. There he saw the
woman who last month became bis
second wife, her husband having died.
Last Sunday she became violently
insane and tried to commit suicide by
throwing herself into the river.
Alex. Johnson and Thomas O’Brien,
the two men brought from Geneva to
Lincoln by United States Marshal
Hensel. charged with counterfeiting,
were bound over to await the action
of the federal grand jury at the May
term.
Secretary of State Junkin received
$558.80 in fees from companies that
filed articles of incorporation. Of that
amount $454 was paid by two Iowa
company and’the Tolerton & Stetson
Wholesale Grocery company.
Plai . 6,973 *.979.08
Poll . 3.5S0 2,576.30
Red illow . 3(700 - 2.6*1.99
Rie Ison . 5.7*9 *,105.08
Roc . 1,212 865.* 3
Sail . 6,171 *.406.41
Bar . 2,942 2.100.74
Sau rs . 7,463 5,328.96
SCO BluiT. 1,621 1.167.48
Sew . 5,135 3,666.65
She m . 1.381 1.343.13
She n . 2,997 2,1*0.01
Sice . 693 494.8*
Sta 1 . 2737 1.954.36
The . 4.920 3.5:»3.13
Thf s . 262 187.08
Th on . 2.437 1,740.14
Va! . 3.293 2.35137
Wa ngton ........ 4,395 3,138.25
Wa « . 3,748 2.676.26
We er . 4,039 2,884.05
W1 tr . 720 514.12
To. . 5,876 4,195.76
4als .370,491 $264,549.53
05 HA CHILD SAVING INSTITUTE
wf It Is Doing and Its Urgent
1 Needs, Financially.
long the children received into
thlnstitution the present month are
thfl little ones, ages 2, 5 and 6 years,
wile father is dying at one of the
citliospitais and whose mother is ar.
imld and compelled bo surrender the
chiren for adoption, there being no
relives or friends to help take care
ok lem. Another child brought to
tbemstitute one week ago was suf
fer* from neglect, the eyes being so
inflled that the occulists on oar
medal staff, who made examination
an (Save treatment, stated that three
daylnore of neglect the child would
havA.een totally blind for life. Novi
the lild is on the way to complete re
covel. Another child requires a sur
gical operation, which will be at
tende to immediately after Christ
mas.
Th< 9 and many others are de
servii cases of charity requiring the
expen tures of conaiderable sums of
mone and the institute is without
resou es to meet the demands. Since
the v rk is supported altogether by
volun iry gifts we appeal to the read
ers o this paper for a Christmas do
natio The average number on hand
daily s from forty to sixty. Please
maty postoffice orders and checks
paya e to C. W. Lyman, treasurer.
We rust you will help make these
hom« “ss and friendless little ones
happ until permanent homes can he
fouu< for them. A. W. CLARK,
' Superintendent.
Mrs. Lillie Gets Judgment.
Da id City—The case of Mrs. Lena
Mar? et Lillie against the Supreme
Tritx of Ben Hur was tried in the dis
trict court before Judge Paul Jessen
of Nebraska City, a jury tfeas waived
and the case tried in court Mrs. Lillie
was T.ot present a
Judge Jessen gave the plaintiff judg
ment for the sum of $2,250, the
amount sued for, and interest to date,
aggregating $3,050.
Wood Plentiful at Seward.
Sew ard—Not for years has so much
wood been offered for sale aB at the
present time. On the Langworthy
farm, < lose to Seward, a grove of wal
nut trees was cut down. Less than
five acres of land cut over yielded fifty
away. Seward county has a lot of
Umber and thisjs the first yearR has
riarfrir w.« a*-*. fLfisaaam*
E,ectrSl^P ®tate MoUB«*
RESCUE WORK IS HALTED
CONDITIONS IN DARR MINE ARE
DANGEROU8 TO EXPLORERS.
Father of Victim Commits Suicide and
Widowed Woman Tries to End
Her Life.
Jacobs Creek, Pa.—From the Darr
mine of the Pittsburg Coal company,
where a terrific explosion Thursday
imprisoned and almost. beyond
doubt killed every one of the 200
or more men who had entered the
mine for the day, only six bodies had
been brought to the surface up to ten
o’clock Friday night
Others have been located and lie in
the entry awaiting a propitious time
for their removal to the 'temporary
morgue. Most of them, however, are
still hemmed in by heavy falls of slate
and other roof formation, a mile and
a half and more beyond the point to
which the rescuers have penetrated
up to this time.
Rescue work has been halted. A
vast amount of bratticing must be
done before it can proceed. The res
cuing parties, 7,500 feet from the main
entrance, have found conditions such
that to avert an additional disaster
precautionary work must be done.
The poisonous gases must be forced
from the sections beyond and addition
al air and ventilation must be pro
vided for that section. To neglect
these precautions and proceed with
the explorations is to risk the life of
every man of the rescuing force. To
provide these safeguards will require
hours of time, and it is not believed
that the great mass of bodies will be
reached before late Saturday after
noon.
Conditions round about the mines
and in this town are greatly improved.
The men who began a holiday cele
bration by drinking and feasting have
sobered up and ceased their carous
ing and disorder.
Conrad Schuth, 48 years old, crazed
by the death in the mine of his son
and other relatives, ended his own
'life Friday by drowning in the river
near the mine. He was a widower
and leaves four small children.
Mrs. Carrino Delano was restrained
from committing suicide with great
difficulty. She lost her husband and
two sons in the disaster, and in quest
of the bodies was crossing the river in
the “sky ferry,” a basket car sus
pended from a cable, when she wag
seized with the idea of leaping into
the stream. In the frail car the ef
forts of three men were required to
restrain her until a ltinding was
reached!
President John Mitchell, of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, tele
graphed from Indianapolis, authoriz
ing district officials to draw upon the
national treasury for $1,000 for re
lief of the families of the victims.
TROOPS TO LEAVE GOLDFIELD.
President’s Order Causes Sensation in
the Nevada Town.
Washington. — President Roosevelt
Friday administered a stinging re
buke to Gov. Sparks of Nevada for
neglect of duty by the peace officers
at Goldfield.
At the same time the president or
dered withdrawn on December 30 the
federal troops now at the mining town,
because, as he telegraphed Gov.
Sparks, he saw no reason why the fed
eral government should do ordinary
police duty which local, authorities are
unwilling, apparently, to perform.
Goldfield, Nev.—News of the presi
dent’s order removing the federal
troops from Goldfield cm December
30 has caused a sensation among
the mine owners and the resi
dents of the city generally. The news
was received nt noon Friday and dur
ing the afternoon conferences were
held between Capt. Cox, the repre
sentative of Gov. Sparks in Goldfield,
and Col. Reynolds, commanding the
troops here, and between the mine
owners and members of President
Roosevelt’s commission.
President McKinnon and other offi
cials of the miners’ union said that
the possibility of disorder or violence
of any sort will be no greater after
tbe removal of the troops than now,
and tha t they will use every endeavor
to maintain peace and quiet.
Attorney O. N. Hilton, seat here by
President Moyer of the Western Fed
eration to assist in effecting, if possi
ble, a compromise for the Western
Federation of Miners with the Mine
Owners' association, after a confer
ence with President McKinnon said
that he was assured no violence would
be attempted. He said also that the
position of the miners of tbe Western
Federation is unchanged.
LORD KELVIN PASSES AWAY.
Noted Scientist Is Dead at Glasgow,
Aged 83 Years.
Glasgow.—lord Kelvin, the noted
scientist, died Tuesday.
Willinm Thornton, first lord Kelvin,
was bom at Belfast, Ireland, June 26,
1824. He waa a celebrated mathema
tician and physicist and occupied the
chair of natural philosophy in Glas
gow university from 1846 to 1899. He
was knighted in 1866 and was created
Baron Kelvin in 1892.
In the domains of beat, electricity
and mtignetism he was one of Che
great investigators of the century. He
invented a number of instruments
used in navigation and deep sea ex
ploration and took a prominent part
in the laying; of tbe first submarine
cables In the Atlantic.
For Ms efforts in behalf of science
Lord Kelvin liad been decorated many
times, having; been a grand officer of
the Legion cif Honor of France, a
member of the Prussian Order, Pour le
Merite, and commander of the Order
cf King Leopold of Belgium. He re
ceived honors also from the Japanese
and other governments.
HE LAND8 AT NEW YORK AND
GOES ON TO WASHINGTON.
SCOFF8 AT TALK OF WAR
Japan Wants Only Peace and Com
merce—Ohioan Refuses to Dis
cuss the Presidential
Campaign. 7
New York.—William H. Taft, secre
tary of war, returned Friday from his
trip around the world, bringing re
newed assurance of Japan’s friendli
ness toward the United States, but
declining to say anything with respect
to the political situation in this coun
try.
He said that he had been too long
ont of intimate touch with political af
fairs at home to discuss them in any
way. One of Mr. Taft's interviewers
had the temerity to ask: “Well, sec
retary, tell us who is your choice for
president.”
Amid general laughter, in which he
heartily joined, the secretary replied:
“I guess I will have to ieave that to
inference.”
Mr. Taft left for Washington on an
early afternoon train, saying that ac
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William H. Taft
cumulated matters in the war depart
ment would keep his nose to the offi
cial grindstone for some time to come,
and that the preparation of his special
report on the Philippines, which would
be in book form, would also require
much of his time in the near fu
ture.
“It is the height of foolishness to
talk of possible war with Japan,” de
clared the secretary. “Japan doesn’t
desire war with us and we, certainly
do not desire war with Japan. If there
was any war spirit anywhere in Japan,
I failed to find the slightest note of
it. Everywhere there was talk of con
tinued peace. I speak very confidently
about this. Our trade relations with
Japan are extensive and constantly
growing. Japan’s exports amount an
nually to about $160,000,000, of which
we take about one-third. The exports
consist largely of mattings, lace goods,
embroideries and other fancy work, in
the production of which many people
are Interested. ' We in turn ship vast
quantities of flour, oil and such com
modities to Japan. This sort of trade
is a great pacificator.”
“What about the Pacific fleet?”
“The sailing must have been a mag
nificent sight. We have fine ships
and a fine personnel, and as long as
the Pacific ocean belongs to us as
much as to anybody else, I see no rea
son why we should not send our shipB
there on a practice cruise. The Japan
ese are too intelligent and high-minded
to attribute any false motive to the
movement.
Drowns in a Bathtub.
North Attleboro, Mass.—Frederick
E. Sargeant, cashier and vice president
of the Jewelers’ National bank of this
town, and prominently identified with
Providence, R. L, and North Attleboro
business firms, was found dead in the
bathtub of his home in the bank build
ing Tuesday night Medical Examiner
Holden stated that in his opinion
death was due to accidental drowning.
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NcSS* AH^IntomaO “‘"'hi h
frlghtfu^murder^of^l2 men by a band
east of Magdalena. State of Sonora
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WILLIAMS AND DE ARMOND RE
SORT TO FISTICUFFS.
Latter Calls Former a Liar and Lively
Combat Empties for a
Moment.
—
Washington.—The spirit of rivalry
that for five years has alternately
smoldered and biased between John
Sharp Williams of Mississippi, leader
of the minority, and David A. De Ar
mond of Missouri, leader of the minor
ity opposition, culminated in a fist
fight: Thursday on the floor of the
house of representatives.
The blows of Mr. De Armond caused
blood to flow down the face of Mr.
Williams, and only the forcible inter
vention ef friends cut the combat
shcrt. Mr. De Armond bore away &
scuffed nose.
. The immediate cause of the fight
was the passing of the lie by Mr. De
Armond to Mr.- Williams, resultant of
a complaint by the former that the
minority leader had broken faith in
"burying” Mr. Booher of Missouri by
recommending his assignment by
Speaker Cannon to the committee on
coinage, weights and measures.
According to the statements of the
principals, Mr. Williams defended his
action by declaring he had been told
by Mr. Booher’s colleague, Mr. Lloyd
of Missouri, that the committee as
signment would be satisfactory to Mr.
Booher. Mr. De Armond bluntly ques
tioned the truth of the statement, and
after the failure of an effort on his
part to transfer the scene of con
troversy, Mr. Williams struck Mr. De
Armond a blow in the face with closed
fist.
The exciting incident will not be
set down in the official records of the
Sixtieth congress, for the house had
been some minutes adjourned when
the first blow was struck.
Some representative cried out;
"Look, look at the fight.” Everybody
looked; but so startled were they by
what they saw that no one seemed for
the moment to think of rushing for
ward and stopping it Meantime Mr.
Williams and Mr. De Armond, wedged
between two rows of desks, were still
exchanging blows. Blood was flowing
down the face of the leader of the
minority, while Mr. De Armond was
endeavoring to grasp his opponent by
the throat, at the same time vigorous
ly returning blow for blow.
Then everybody awoke to the un
seemliness of the scene and crowded
in and made an end of it
CIGARETTES CAN BE SOLD.
Illinois Law Doesn’t Prohibit It, Says
Supreme Court.
Springfield, 111.—The supreme court
Wednesday handed down an opinion
declaring the anti-cigarette law passed
by the legislature this year does not
apply to cigarettes which contain pure
tobacco, but only to those cigarettes
which contain substances deleterious
to-health. It holds that the legisla
ture has the right under the exercise
gf its police power to pass an act pro
hibiting the sale of cigarettes, bat
that it cannot prohibit the sale of
cigarettes under the present act, the
title of which only provides for the
regulation of the sale of cigarettes.
The act of June, 1907, prohibiting
the sale of theater or amusement tick
ets for prices greater than the amount
printed on the face of the tickets, was
declared invalid.
The supreme court also decided
that Mayor Busse of Chicago removed
without authority five members of the
school hoard appointed by Mayor
Dunce.
MANY KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
Powder Magazine in Palermo Blows
Up—Whole Town Shaken.
Palermo.—A terrific explosion oc
curred Thursday evening in the mili
tary powder magazine, where a large
quantity of dynamite was stored, and
wag followed by a number of ’esser ex
plosions, the whole town being badly
shaken and the people thrown into a
panic. Almost immediately flames
shot high in th air and spread to the
ruins of houses that had fallen, adding
greatly to the terror of those who
were in the ‘ immediate neighborhood
of the disaster.
, It is estimated that about 25 per
sons were killed and a hundred others
injured. Troops were ordered out to
aid the firemen in clearing away the
wreck and succoring the wqpnded.
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Buck Hinrlchsen Dead.
Alexandria. IU. — W. H. Hinrich
sen, familiarly known as "Buck” Hin
richaen, formerly treasurer and sec
retary of the state of Illinois, died
at his home here Wednesday from
paralysis after a long period of
declining health. Mr. Hinrichsen
was about 59 years of age and was
secretary of state during the adminis
tration of Gov. AItgeld. He had been
A conspicuous figure in Illinois poli
tics for many years.
Lad Confesses to Jewelry Robbery.
New York.—William White, a 17
year-old boy. is the confessed thief,
according to the police, of the $32,000
package of jewelry stolen from the
United States Express company. He
was arrested in Jersey City.
Tahiti Princess in Frisco.
11 of toe’SIyal family of Tahiti.
Arti P. Salmon, arrived in tMs
City Friday from Papeete on too
recetve^thifwiDotaU
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
William H. Taft, secretary of war,
returned from his trip around -the
world, bringing renewed assurance of
Japan’s friendliness toward the United
States, but declining to say anything
with respect to the political situation
in this country.
Speeches by Secretary Root, Presi
dent Luis Anderson and Ambassador
Creel of Mexico, marked the close of
the Central American peace confer
ence, which had been in sessfpp in
Washington for over a month, and had
agreed to and signed eight distinct
conventions.
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi,
leader of the minority, and David A.
De Armond of Missouri engaged in a
fist fight over the passing of the lie
on the floor of the. house of represen
tatives immediately after adjourn
ment Mr. Williams struck the first
blow and Mr. De Armondretaliated
vigorously with clenched fists.
Admiral Dewey gave a dinner cele
brating his seventieth birthday a week
ahead of time so President Roosevelt
cotfld attend.
The fleet of 16 great battleships un
der command of Rear Admiral Evans
set sail from Hampton roads for the
Pacific ocean. President Roosevelt
gave the word to start and reviewed
the fleet as. it passed out toward, the
ocean.
Messages from the battleship fleet,
reporting “all well,” were picked up
by the wireless stations at Norfolk,
Va., aud Charleston, S. C.
A law by congress authorizing an
emergency issue of currency through
the clearing house associations or
other machinery now existing should
be passed at once, says Comptroller
of the Currency Ridgely in his annual
report.
Senator Tillman made a speech in
the senate, filled with denunciation
of the president, the secretary of the
treasury and the department of jus
tice, of financiers and “captains of in
dustry.”
Mr. Ansberry, of Ohio, introduced in
the house a bill providing for a sur
vey for a ship canal to connect the
cities of Toledo and Chicago via the
Maumee river and Lake Michigan.
The president signed proclamations
creating the new Vegas national tor
sat in Nevada, and making an addition
to the Aquarius national forest in
Utah.
MISCELLANEOUS*.
James H. Oliphant, senior member
of the stock exchange firm of James
H. Oliphant & Co., of New York, was
fatally shot at his office by Charles A.
Geiger, a customer from Beaufort, S.
C., who, after firing upon Oliphant,
killed himself.
At Karlsruhe, Germany, Karl Llnde
nau, who was being prosecuted on a
charge of complicity in the libeling of
Olga Molitor and of having attempted
to blackmail her, was sentenced to
three years’ imprisonment and to five
years' loss of civil rights.
Stories of alleged cruelties and bru
talities, practiced upon defenseless In
sane patients by attendants, were told
in the hearing of the New York lunacy
commission appointed by Gov. Hughes
to investigate conditions in the Man
hattan State hospital, Ward’s island.
Mrs. Theodore Weld Birney, founder
and honorary president of the National
Congress of Mothers, died at her home
in Chevy Chase, near Washington.
President Roosevelt signed a proc
lamation creating the Arkansas na
tional forest.
wireless messages reported that the
battleship fleet was nearing St.
Thomas and that two men who were
ill were landed at Culebra.
President Roosevelt directed the
withdrawal of United States troops
stationed at Goldfield, Nev., on Mon
day, December 30.
The main building of the University
of Oklahoma was burned.
Alfred M. Hewlett, president of the
Western Tube company, died at Ke
wanee, 111., of paralysis.
Princess Terri Pomare, of the royal
family of Tahiti, daughter of Queen
Martin, arrived in San Francisco
Papeete.
Wifeless telephonic messages were
transmitted between Berlin and Copen
hagen, a distance of 200 miles.
Rev. L. L. Conrady, the successor to
Father Damien ht the leper colony at
Molokai, Hawaiian islands, is 1R with
the grip in New York. His condition
is serious.
A rough count of the census of
Cuba was cabled to the war depart
ment by Gov. Magoon, showing the
total population of the island 'to be
2,028,282.
The Republican state committee of
Missouri indorsed Taft for the presi
dency.
William R Coyne, a SL Loots poli
tician, was convicted of perjury and
sentenced to two years in prison.
William Bayard, M. D., LL. D.. one
of the oldest practicing physicians In
the world, and the oldest graduate of
Edinburgh university, died at his home
Sn 8t. John, N, B„ aged 94.
