Loup City Northwestern
volume xxv
LOUP Cl TV. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 2. 14KIM
NUMBER 21
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WYOMING MINE FIRE
EXPLOSIONS ATTENDED WITH
MANY FATALITIES.
THEY OCCUR IN HANNA MINES
it is Believed That Seventy Lives Are
Lost, Though All the Bodies are
Not Yet Recovered.
Hanna. Wyo.—Seventeen men lost
their lives, in mine No. 1 of the Union
Pacific company Saturday after
noon. when an explosion of gas com
pletely wrecked the colliery and en
tomlied the unfortunate miners, a mile
and one-hulf below the surface.
The fire broke out some days ago.
and although Hot* men have worked
every other day. ihe fire being well
walled off while they were at work
and fought, barring the off days, it
could not be extinguished. Saturday
the miners were idle and only the
force of fighters, gas men and fore
men went in. The supposition is that
the brattices leaked and let the gas
out into the fire area, causing an ex
plosion which ignited the dust of the
mine, completely wrecking the work
ings.
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Large gangs of men are engaged in
The. work of rescue, but the entombed
miners are dead and their bodies may
nor all be reached for many days. All
were married and leave large families.
An explosion in the same mine on
.tune 30, 1903. entombed 169 miners
and it was six months before all of
the bodies were recovered.
Shortly after daylight the dismem
bered remains of Tennant and Huhta
la were picked tip on the prairie some
distance from the east slope, where
they were blown by the second ex
plosion last night and which snuffed
out the lives of more than fifty men
who were working like beavers to
reach Superintendent Briggs and his
seventeen companions who were killed
earlier in the day by an explosion
of gas while fighting fires below the
tenth level Tennant's head was
blown from the body and has not been
found, and it is supposed to be in the
mine. One arm was blown away, but
was recovered. Htihtala's body was
badly burned and mangled.
The bodies of Warburton. Perry and
Munson, recovered last night, were
badly burned about the face, head
and hands. The five bodies have i * en
prepared for burin! and shipment
The efforts of the relief workers
were devoted to the closing of the
west sloi>e, which has been sealed. It
is believed that this will have a ten
dency to smother the flames on the
tenth level and enable the rescuers to
draw off the large quantities of gas
and permit them to enter the east
slope in search of the bodies which
are known to be scattered all along
from the tenth level to the wrecked
entrance, a' distance of more than
1.500 feet
Later—Although seventy coffins are
being rushed to Hanna and those in
u i>osition to know say this is the num
ber of dead, only fifty-four names of
victims lias been obtained so far. The
Union Pacific Railroad company is do
ing all within its power to assist in
the rescue of the entombed miners
bpecial trains bearing ail possible as
sistance were hurried to the scene of
the catastrophe.
EVANS TO GO FOR TREATMENT.
Admiral Is on His way to San Louis
Obispo for His Health.
Washington.—Admiral Evans com
manding the Atlantic fleet, is on his
way from ..lagdalena bay to San Fran
cisco altoard the Connecticut. Arriv
ing at San Francisco he will proceed
at once to San Luis Obispo by rail,
there to take treatment at a mineral
springs resort. The Connecticut will
return to Magdalena bay at once, stop
ping at San Diego on its way. It will
join the fleet, which will come up the
coast under command of Hear Ad
miral Thomas.
ENJOIN FREIGHT SCHEDULE.
t U. S. Circuit Court Prohibits Kansas
Commission From Enforcing It.
Topeka. Has.—Judge Pollock in the
Vnited States circuit court here issued
an order temporarerily enjoining the
state board of railroad commissioners
;tud Attorney General Jackson from
putting into effect the new schedule
of freight rates April 1. The rail
roads assert that the rates are confis
catory. The case will be argued here
on April 14.
Ridgely Leaves for West.
Washington.—William B. Ridgely :
left for Kansas City, Mo., to assume :
tiis new duties as president of the re
organized National Bank of Commerce,
l^awrence O. Murray, the assistant sec
retary of commerce and labor, who
will succeed Mr. Ridgely. is still ill at
Atlantic City, N. J„ and will not be
able to take up the new work for a '
few days.
Robbers Get $2,000.
San Francisco. Cal.—Two robbers |
blew up the postofflce at South San
Francisco an secured $2,000 in coin
and stamps.
Bank to Reopen.
Kansas City.—Its credit restored
with $G,000,000 cash and exchange
w-ith which to pay a deposit account
of $12,000,000 and with fmancie-s of
nationsal prominence in charge, the
National Bank of Commrce cl this
city will reopen Monday.
SENATE PASSES ALDRICH BILL. !
Currency Measure Finally Gets
Through Upper House.
Washington—The Aldrich currency
bill was passed by the senate Friday
by a Tote of 42 to 16, in the main, a
party vote. Previous to the taking
of the vote on the Aldrich bill a vote
was taken on the Bailey substitute
authorizing the government instead of
the national banks to issue the emer
gency circulation for which the bill
provides. The vote on the substitute j
stood 42 to 13. and this vote was en
tirely partisan, even Senator La Fol
lette casting his vote with the repub
licans.
The bill has been before the senate
since January 2. The vote was not
reached until after 6 p. m. and the
galleries were practically empty. An
interesting feature of the passage of
the bill was a reiteration by Mr. Aid
rich of his promise to bring in a bill
for an investigation of the entre bank
ing system of the country with a view
to instituting reforms.
as passed tne Dili provides xor not
more than i'lOO.noo.OOO of emergency
currency to be issued to national
banks upon the deposit by them of
state, county and municipal bonds, to
be approved by the secretary of the
treasury The currency is to be is
sued with a view to securing an equi
table distribution of the currency over
the United States and in accordance
with the unimpaired capital and sur
plus of banks in each state. Hanks
are to pay for this emergency circu
lation one-half of 1 per rent a month
during the first four months it is cir
culated. and afterwards, three-quar
ters of 1 per cent a month.
The bill provides ihat no hanks
shall pay less than 1 per cent on gov
ernment funds deposited by them.
As amended the bill tarries an im
portant change in banking laws re
lating to bank reserves. This
men! provides i ha' of the 15 per cent !
reserve required lo lie kept by hanks !
not in reserve cities, four-fifths Of I
this is to he kept in the vaults of the j
bunks, and of that amount one-third
ean be in the form of securities of the
kind required.
By another amendment agreed to
the period during which half of 1 per
cent interest is to be charged, was !
reduced from six to four months, after ‘
which three-fourths of 1 per cent is :
to be charged until redeemed.
TROOPS SENT TO TREADWELL.
Action Taken on Request of Governor
Bacause of Fear of Violence.
Washington.—Eight hundred strik
ing miners, most of them foreigners,
rosscs.-ied of ten cases of dynamite
and a desire to destroy property and
perhaps life at Treadwell mines in
Alaska, was the situation presented !
to Secretary Taft by telegraph, from
the acting governor of that territory,
who requested the aid of federal
troops. Tie secretary acceded to the
request without delay, and announced
this action at the conclusion of the
cabinet session. The order, which
went forward, directed General Bush,
commanding the Department of the
Columbia at Vancouver barracks, to
place a sufficient force at the disposal
of the United States marshal at
Treadwell to assist him in the en
forcement of the law.
ENJOINS NEW FREIGHT RATES, j
Judge Poilock Prevents Enforcement I
of Kansas Tariff.
Topeka. Kan.—Judge Pollock in the
T'nited States circuit court here is
sued an order temporarily enjoining
the state board of railroad commis
sioners and Attorney General Jack
son from putting into effect the new
schedule of freight rates April 1. The
railroads assert that the rates are
confiscatory. The case will be argued
here on April 14.
Congressman Shoots Two Men.
Washington.—In a desperate affray
on a Pennsylvania avenue car a negro
and a white man were shot by Con
gressman Thomas J. Heflin of Alaba
ma. Thomas Lumby, a negro, was
shot in the head and is in a critical
condition, and Thomas McCreary, a
New York horse trainer, is suffering
from a wound in the leg. The shoot
ing of McCreary was accidental. Mr
Heflin was arrested an taken to the
police precinct station on a charge
of assault with intent to kill.
American Car Takes Ship.
San Francisco. Cal.—The American
car in the New York to Paris race left
here Friday on the steamer City of
Puebla for Seattle, at which port it
will be transferred to the steamer
Humboldt, sailing April 30 for Alaska.
Bank Robbers Captured.
Neosho. Mo.—Two of the bank rob
bers who on the night of March 25
attempted to blow open the safe of
the Springtown. Ark., bank were cap
tured here by local officers. They
were camped near town.
Milton Will Succeed Bryan.
Talahassee, Fla.—Governor Brow
ard has appointed Hall Milton of
Marionana to succeed the late Sena
tor Bryan of Florida in the United
States senate.
Greely on Retired List.
Washington, D. C.—Major General
A. W. Greely of Arctic iame, having
reached the age of G4 years on Fri
day, was transferred to the retired
list in accordance with the law. He
is now traveling in the orient on leave
of absence.
House Passes 360 Pension Bills.
Washington—A part of the session
of the house Friday was devoted to
consideration of private pensions. 360
being passed at the rate of ten a
minute.
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PROPOSED ISSUE OF BONDS
UNION PACIFIC TO MORTGAGE
BRANCH LINES.
It Is Proposed to Raise Fifty Millions
to Cover the Company's Present
Financial Needs.
New York—Stockholders of the
Union Pacific Railroad company will
meet on May 5 to authorize an issue
of bonds, to be secured by mortgage
on all the lines of the Union Pacific
which are now unmortgaged. These
lines aggregate 1,630 miles, accord
ing to an official announcement. The
amount and purpose of the proposed
bond issue were not .made public, but
i’ was currently reported that it would
be $40,000,000 or $50,000,000. This, it
was said, would be sufficient to cover
the company's financial needs for
some time, and it was expected that
only a portion of the issue will be
made in the near future.
To facilitate this bond issue the
stockholders will be asked at the
same meeting, to ratify the taking
over by the Union Pacific Railroad
company of the physical properties of
the Leavenworth. Kansas & Western
Railway company and of the Topeka
&- Northwestern Railroad company,
which are'already through ownership
bf stock a part of the Union Pacific
system. These roads taken together
have about 200 miles of track and are
unmortgaged. It is proposed to in
clude them with the other umpo.rt
gaged lines byf,which, the new issue
of bonds is to. be secured, and. in or
der to do this it is necessary, under
the laws of Kansas .by which the two
companies were incorporated, that the
transaction should be ratified by the
stockholders.
I he directors by a vote declined to
grant the request made by certain
stockholders that the board of di
rectors bring a suit against B. H. Har
riman, H. H. Rogers and James Still
man to recover profits which they
were alleged to have derived from a
sale of the stock of the Illinois Cen
tral railroad, the Railroad Securities
company and the St.' Joseph & Grand
Island railroad to the ' Union Pacific
system. The suit was-requested by
L. A. Stbrrs and Henry R. Buck of
Hartford. W. A. Arnold of Willimantic
and A. C. Bates of .'East Granby, Conn.
In giving their reasons for refusal to
bring the desired action the directors
stated the interests of Messrs. Harri
man, Rogers and Stillman in the stock
of the Illinois Central and of Mr. Har
riman in the Stock of the Railroad
Securities company and the St. Joseph
& Grand Island was fully discussed
before the directors before the trans
action and purchase was unanimously
authorized by the other members of
the board, while Messrs. Rogers. Har
riman and Stillman were excused
from voting on that subject.
Indiana Has a Candidate.
Indianapolis.—The Indiana demo
cratic state convention closed its two
days’ session after naming a state
ticket, adopting a state platform and
instructing the thirty delegates to the
national convention to vote for Wil
liam J. Bryan for president. John W.
Kern of this city was endorsed for
the vice presidential nomination.
Syndicate Buys Slow Paper.
Kansas City.—Al! of the require
ments laid down by the comptroller
of the currency for the reopening of
the National Bank of Commerce of
this city were completed with when
Receiver George T. Cutts on Thurs
day received $2,870,000 tn cash from
a syndicate which took over a!! the
slow paper of the bank and all the as
sets termed “bad” by the government
officials. The bank will open on Mon
day, March 30. with 47 per cent of
its deposits in Its vaults and with
Comptroller Rldgely as Its president.
A DISCUSSION OF QUARANTINE
NEBRASKA PARTY VISIT THE AG
RICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Two Propositions Presented Which It
is Desired the Government
Shall Consider.
Washington.—Governor Sheldon and
his party spent much of Wednesday
with the authorities of the agricultur
al department .Messrs. Jay Laverty,
A. F. Stryker, I. !•!. MacPherson and
E. E. Myers, wh *he governor, called
at the department and remained a
long time with T)r. Melvin, chief of
the bureau of animal industry.
Two propositions were presented, j
First that the government permit its
inspectors to be also state inspectors
of live stock at quarantine points with I
the power to issue government certi- j
ficates on intrastate shipments of live !
stocii; second, that government in
spectors claimed in connection with
the second projtosal that stock is often
weighed and settled for and afterward
inspected; if on inspection some of
it is rejected the settlement having
already been made, there is difficulty
for the dealer to get his drawback;
if he gets it at all he is liable to
offend a customer and lose his busi
ness. It is desired that stock be in
spected as it leaves the scales, so
that settlements will not be made tin
til after the inspection report is
known, and thus the chance of em
barrassment in case of any rejec
tions may be avoided. The govern
ment regulations say the stock must
have been sold when they are inspect
ed. and they are, but it is desired to
have the inspection made at the same
time so that the settlement may be
made on the basis of the result of the
inspection.
Lrovernor bneldon was especially I
concerned about the first proposition i
He was equipped with maps, statis
tics, etc., covering Nebraska and
showing that in the east part of the
state there are about 1.000,000 cattle
feeding and expected* to be ready for
market by June. In that entire terri
tory there are not over 1.900 cases
of scabies. He pointed out that If
these be shipped to South Omaha they
must go in quarantine, and there is
delay, trouble, loss and embarrass
ment. Hut if they go to Sioux City,
St. Joseph or Chicago, because it is
an interstate transaction, there are
facilities for making immediate in
spection. prompt clearance, and no
delay. Wherefore he wanted the fed
eral inspectors permitted to do for the
intrastate traffic the work they now
do for the interstate, in order to pro
tect Nebraska’s home market.
He pointed out that the Kansas live
stocK man sends his stock to Kansas
City or St. Joseph, and being an in
terstate transaction gets benefit of the
government's business methods; but
Omaha suffers because it cannot se
cure as to Nebraska business the
same expedition which is accorded to
interstate business.
Guilty of Taking Rebates.
Grand Rapids, Mich.—The Steams
Salt and Lumber company of Luding
ton, Mich., indicted last January on a
charge of violating the interstate com
merce law by accepting rebates on
lumber shipments, entered a plea of
guilty on twenty eounts.
Republicans Urged to Attend.
Washington.—In view of the tenta
tive announcement by John Sharp
Williams, leader of the minority of a
general democratic filibuster, retalia
tory of the policy of the inaction
charged against the majority. Repre
sentative Burke of Pennsylvania, as
sistant whip on the republican side of
the house, sent out-calls for all repub
lican members to be in their seats
each day as promptly and as continu
ously as possible. An unusually large
attendance was noticeable Wednesday
on the republican side.
A DENIAL 10 STATES
THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO EN
FORCE THEIR STATUTES.
TWO GASES ARE PISSED UPON
Notable Decision of 'the Federal Su
preme Court in Minnesota and
North Dakota.
Washington—In refusing to grant to
Attorney General Young cf Minnesota
a writ of habeas corpus releasing him
from the penalty imposed by the
United States district court for the dis
trict of Minnesota on the charge of
contempt of court iu instituting a pro
ceeding in a state court for the en
forcement of the railroad rate law
after the federal court had prohibited
such a course, and in affirminig the
decision of Judge Pritchard of the
United States circuit court for the
western district of North Carolina,
discharging from imprisonment James
H. Wood, a ticket agent of the South
ern railway at Aahviile, after he had
been sentenced by the Asheville po
lice court to serve a term on the rock
pile on the charge of collecting for a
ticket on that road a greater price
than was permitted by the state rail
road law, the supreme court of th?
United States added two others to the
series of decisions which have ren
dered notable the present term of th«t
court.
In both rases the right of the state
to fix rates for railroad transportation
was the issue and both involved con
flicts between the federal and the stair
courts The decision in each case was
oposea both to the states and to their
courts. The opinion of the court m
both cases was announced by Justice
Peckham. and with the exception of
Justice Harlan all the other members
of the court stocd behind him in the
announcement of the court's finding.
Justice Harlan read a dissenting opin
ion in the Young case, its which he
took the view that the suit was prac
tically a proceeding against the sta'o,
and therefore not permissible under
the eleventh amendment to the con
stitution. He therefore characterized
the opinion as eramaking in the his
tory of the court; said P had the ef
fect of closing the courts of a state
against the state itself and predicted
the result would lie disastrous.
The two cases were si familiar that
both practically were decided in one
opinion. The principal ' T'fbtfffithci -
inert was made in the Minnesota case.
STEVENS IS SHOT.
Adviser of Japs in H4rrmt Kingdom
Attacked by Coreans.
San Francisco.— With the revolver
of the would be assassin concealed in
tue handkerchief. D. W. Stevens, for
merly counsellor to the Japanese em
bassy at Washington, but for several
years diplomatic adviser to the Corean
government at Seoul, was shot and
seriously wounded as he was about to
leave for Washington. Thre shots
were fired at Mr. Stevens "from a thir
ty-two calibei revolver by I. W.'Chang,
a diminutive Corean. Th' first bullet
missed the diplomat and accidently
struck and perhaps fatally wounded M.
W. Chung, one cf the three or four
Coreans, who were lying lit wait for Mr.
Stevens. The other two shots took
effect in Mr. Stevens’ back, one bullet
striking him under the right shoulder
blade near the spinal column and the
second a few inches lower. While the
wounds are serious, it is said the
chances for Mr. Stevens' recovery aro
good.
BIGGEST GRAIN RECEIPTS.
Record Broken by Arrival of Four
Hundred and Eighty Cars.
Omabar—Records for receipts of
grain at the Omaha market were
broken Monday, when 4S0 cars were
received, consisting of 8S cars of
wheat,'209 cars of ccrn and 179 cars
of oats. Of this enormous amount or
grain, Hfi cars were forwarded, con
sisting of 2S cars of wheat. 72 cars of
corn and 4G cars of oats. This left 33t
cars cf grain to handle through the
terminal elevators of Omaha and
bought by Omaha grain dealers to
apply on their contracts, many of
which ate not filled.
“JIM CROW" DISCRIMINATION.
Prominent Negroes of South Com
plain to President.
Washington.—The president re
ceived a delegation of prominent
negroes from the south, who talked
to him about alleged unequal accom
modations given colored passengers on
railroads in southern states- where
"Jim Crow" laws are enforced. The
president asked his callers to submit
their contention in writing.
Newspaper Office Dynamited.
Rock Island. 111.—Dynamitet explod
ed in the press at the printing plant
of the Rock Island Daily News, de
stroyed the machine and practically
ruined the building.
China Invites Battleship Fleet.
\V ashington,—China, through Min
ister Wu. its diplomatic representa
tive in Washington, has extended a
cordial invitation for the American
battleship fleet to stop in China on
its way around the world.
Broward to Name Senator.
Pensacola, Fla.—Speculation is rife
here as to whom Gove-’-nor. Broward
will name as the successor to United
States Senator William J. Bryan, who
died in Washington Sunday.’ The
coventor will appoint.
TO VISIT FLOWERY KINGDOM.
Cabinet Decides to Accept Invitation
of China.
Washington—The battleship fleet
will visit China as well as Australia
and Japan and will be home on Wash
ington's birthday, that President Roos
evelt may participate in the welcome
before his retirement from office ten
days later.
In deciding at the cabinet session to
accept invitation extended by China,
R was also determined that the limit
of the social calls had been reached
and that all other invitations, should
any be extended, would be declined
with appreciative and regretful thanks.
An earlier departure than July 6
from San Francisco is being contem
plated in arranging the extended itin
erary. This, however, will depend on
the repairs necessary when the ships
reach that port. Admiral Evans re
ported that splendid progress was be
ing made in the target practice at.
Magdalena bay. Nine of the ships
have already completed their work.
These are the Maine. Alabama, Illi
nois. Georgia Louisiana. Minnesota.
Ohio. Kentucky and Keatsarge. The
impression prevails at the department
that the Maine and Alabama may be
detached from the fleet and their
places' taken by the Nebraska and Wis"
consin. The two former ships may be
in need of overhauling.
The Chinese invitation, which was
accepted, conies from the ministry of
foreign affairs in Ptking. It reads:
"As the American fleet has decided
to visit the far east on its tour around
the world we have telegraphed in
structions to the imperial high com
missioner of trade for the southern
ports. Viceroy Ttiati Fane of Nanking,
to make suitable preparations in con
junction with Admiral Salt Chen-Ping.
to welcome the fleet to our shores
Please extend a formal invitation for
the vessels to visit ottr ports through
the honorable secretary of state.
"In transmitting this invitation
through you to your government, it is
hardly necessary for tne to add that
it is the desire of my government and
people to give expression on this oc
casion to the vet;, friendly feelings
which they entertain toward the
American nation anti to reciprocate
for the many courtesies which have
been extended to the representatives
of any country on their visit to this
country. You will remember Viceroy
Tuan Fang as one <•' the imperial high
commissioners who visited this land
three years ago to make a special
study of your laws and institutions,
and I have no doubt that he considers
it a special privilege to participate in
arranging thh retention to your fleet.
"Trusting that your government will
see its way to accept the invitation
and assuring you. sir. of my highest
consideration."
THE AGRICULTURAL BILL.
Congressman Scott of Kansas Talks on
Ravages of Texas Cattle Tick.
Washington—In explaining the pro
visions of the agricultural appropria
tion bill. Mr. Scott of Kansas, in the
house of representatives briefly called
attention to the ravages of the brown
tail moths and the Texas cattle tick.
The former. he said, were rapidly de
stroying the groves and forests of the
New England states, while tile Texas
tick had been one of the greatest pests
known. The tick, he declared, was re
sponsible fot the quarantine line
which or nearly twenty years had
stretched across the country front one
ocean to the other. The annual cost
of maintaining that line to the differ
ent states and the nation was hardly
less than $500,000.
Nebraska Will Join Fleet.
Washington—It is the intention of
the navy depart men' to have the bat
tleships Nebraska and Wisconsin ac
company the Atlantic fleet on the way
abound the world. These plans con
template that two of the-battleships of
the fleet, as it i3 now constituted, will
remain on the Pacific coast.
SPECIAL RATES TO DENVER.
Western Railroads Will Grant Reduc
tion on Round Trip Tickets.
Chicago—Western railroads have
announced that during the national
democratic convention special rates
will be put into effect as follows:
The round trip between Chicago and
Denver, $;tii; between St. Louis and
Denver, $25. and between Omaha and
Kansas City and Denver. $17.50.
Editor Sniff is Acquitted.
Logan, la.—The defense rested in
the Sniff-Brundige case. In the morn
ing after the opening argument by
the prosecution the case was without
further argument submitted to the
jury. At 11: 55 p. m. the jury returned
a verdict of not guilty.
Ruef Will Give Bail.
San Francisco. Cal.—The district
court of appeals ordered Abraham
Ruef released upon a nominal bail of
15 upon each of thirty-seven duplicate
indictments, but did not reduce the
rail upon the other indictments,
mounting to $790,000.
Lumber Companies on Rack.
St.' Louis.—An investigation which
nay be preliminary to suits of ouster
n several states against a number of
umber companies, on the grounds that
:hey are in a conspiracy to control
irices and stifle competition, was be
fun here on Tuesday before Special
Commissioner Robert G. Mitchell of
Macon., Mo. The investigation fol
ows ouster proceedings that were re
tently instituted in the supreme court
>y Attorney General Hadley, in which
forty-seven lumber companies were
lamed as defendants. *
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural. Polit
ical and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.
A Saunders county farm was sold
last week for 1126.00 per acre.
Free delivery carrier service is to
be established at Grand Island.
May 10th.
The initiative and referendum law
will be submitted to the voters of
York at the coming election.
A grafter worked some Omaha men
by selling a mixture for killing
weeds while at. the same time making
grass grow.
L. M. Crawford A Sons of Topeka.
Kas.. have secured by purchase the
Oliver theater building, the leading
playhouse of Lincoln.
Dr. .1 A. Haggard of Nebraska City
has been appointed superintendent
of the Masonic home at Plattsmouth.
His wife has been appointed matron.
A number of Beatrice young men
have started the organization of a
new military company to take the
place of Company C, which was runs-’
tered out a short time ago
George Marsh, a fanner living
north of Seward, who has been acting
strangely of late, was brought before
the Insanity board and ordered to the
asylum.
Ford Ellin, representing Cotner
university, won first place in the
state iutercollegiat* prohibition con
test at Grand Island. Weslyan’s
contestant took second place.
W. E. Andrews, auditor of the
Cnited States treasury, has accepted
the invitation to deliver the graduat
ing address to the high school at
Beatrice on the evening of June 5.
Sarpy county has the best prospect
for a large wheat crop. The acre
age is large and the stand first-class.
Some farmers are already estimating
the crop at not less than forty bush
els an acre.
Henry J. Smith of Cedar county
received a commutation of sentence
signed by Governor Sheldon. It is
to become effective April 1. Smith
was sentenced to serve one year in
the penitentiary tor forgery. He lias
served four months and eleven days.
John Semerart. aged So years, com
mitted suicide at the county farm
north of Wahoo by hanging himself
with a small piece of rope from the
top of his bed. then sliding to the
floor, being suspended only a few
inches from the floor with the upper
part of his body.
John Fleishman, aged 26 years, was
killed by the bursting of an emery
wheel on his father's farm eighteen
miles northwest of Broken Bow The
wheel, being run by horse power, was
making 1.500 revolutions a minute.
Fleishman, who was grinding a corn
stalk knife, pressed his whole weight
against the wheel, when suddenly it
burst, a fragment striking him on the
forehead and entering the skull.
In accordance with a resolution
adopted by the real estate men and
the city council of Omaha. D. C. Pat
terson called at the office of the State
board tif irrigation and prepared to
make filings in behalf of Omaha in
what is known as the Fremont and
Omaha power canal proposition. Pat
terson stated that Omaha was ready
to vote $5,000,000 to develop a power
plant, water to be taken from the
Platte river.
Examiner Frank Lyons for the In
terstate Commerce commission held a
hearing at Grand Island in the case
of the Wood River Grain company.
Samuel McMurray president, against
the Union Pacific, complaint being
made that McMurray was discrimi
nated against in the matter of being
provided with cars to such an extent
that it practically put him out of
business for two months of the busy
season of 1906.
Marshalltown (la.) dispatch. The
marriage of Mrs. Hattie H. Williams
and Charles A. Williams, the latter
an electrician of Omaha, was annulled
in the district court last week by
Judge Parker. Mrs. Williams in her
petition alleged that Williams had
another wife living at the time that
she was married to him and that he
kept the fact concealed from her un
til she discovered it by accident after
their marriage.
A Washington dispatch says: A
delegation of cattlemen, introduced to
president Roosevelt by Senator Bur
kett of Nebraska, left the whit«'
house saying that they had obtained
the president’s endorsement of a pro
position whereby the government,
should legislation be enacted author
izing the proposition, will authoriz
for grazing purposes large tracts of
the government domain and allow th
same to be fenced. Senator Burkett
has prepared a bill embodying this
plan and has hopes of securing favor
able action on it.
Town Marshall J. L. Pulton at
Table Rock fired several shots at a
mysterious stranger, whom he found
at the rear of the bank building early
in the morning, and probably wound
ed him. The stranger escaped, leav
ing a trail of blood on the sidewalk.
Frank Hines, the missing Morse
Bluff merchant, who was believed to
have drowned himself in the Platte
river, is in Omaha. When he aban
doned his team on the bank of the
river Hines started for the metropo
lis, and there put himself under the
care of a physician. The man is be
lieved to be deranged.