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Congress.
Senate passed the bill holding rail
roads responsible for personal in
juries of employes. It is now ready
for the president's signature.
President Roosevelt submitted a
message to congress calling attention
to the need of additional legislation
regulating anarchy and anarchist
publications.
The house resolution introduced by
Speaker cannon, requesting informa
tion as to what steps have been
taken to prosecute the paper trust,
reached Attorney General Bonaparte
and was by him relered to Mr. Pur
dy. assistant to the attorney general
who has been charged with the pre
paration of the reply to the house.
The naval appropriation bill au
thorizing the construction of two in
stead of four battleships and eight in
stead of four submarine torpedo
boats and carrying a total appropria
tion of S103.9G7,'1S for the naval
service, for the fiscal year ending
June 30, lSuO, was reported to the
house.
By a vote of eight to seven, the
house committee on postoffices and
postroads virtually tabled the ocean
mails subsidy bill. The bill as in
troduced in the house raised second
class mail vessels to the schedule of
pay for fiist class vessels.
Senator Gamble appeared before
the house committee on public lands
in behalf of his bill creating the Lem
mon lands district of South Dakota.
The committee decided to report
Gamble's bill, making a few minor
changes.
The senate committee on public
buildings have ordered a favorable
report on Senator Burkett's bill pro
viding an appropriation of $50,000 for
the purchase of a site and the erec
tion of a new post office at Platt s
mouth. Net).
Representative Birdsall introduced
a bill appropriating $75,000 for the
purchase of a site and the erection
of a public building at Iowa City, la.
Political.
W. S. Barnes, jr.» delegate to na
tional republican convention from
Twenty-third New York district, in a
formal statement refused to support
Governor Hughes for the presidency.
Taft forces in Wisconsin elected
two delegates to the national conven
tion.
The oom of United States Judge
Gray of Delaware for the democratic
presidential nomination was -launched
in Pennsylvania by the organization
of the “George Gray League,” at a
meeting held in Philadelphia.
A practically solid Hughes delega
tion to Chicago was chosen in
Greater New York. Of the is congres
sional districts conventions. 13 in
structed their delegates for him.
The mayor-elect of Kansas City
says lie is going to make a political
clean-up all around.”
Secretary Taft, in an interview, ex
pressed the opinion that women will
eventually get the ballot.
The' Alabama supreme court has
held that both the general prohibition
and the 9 o'clock closing laws to be
constitutional and effective.
The McCall campaign contributions
publicity bill was denounced as whol
ly ineffective by Representative
Boorke Cockran before the house
committee on election of the presi
dent, vice president and representa
tives in congress.
Virginia republicans in state con
vention selected four delegates to the
Chicago convention, all for Tuff.
Philadelphia negroes are in a con
certed movement against Taft for
the presidency.
The South Dakota republican state
convention adopted resolutions in
dorsing Governor Coe I. Crawford
for United States senator.
At tlie recent election in Kansas
less interest was manifested by the
cities and towns than for many years.
In few places did the question of law
and order divide the voters as sharp
ly as heretofore.
General.
Ex-President Cleveland has been
quite ill. but at last accounts was im
proving.
Charles Henry Parker, ninety-two
years of age and the oldest Harvard
alumnus, died at Boston.
Judge Knappen. in the United States
district court at Grand Rapids. Mich.,
sentenced the Stearns Salt & Lumber
company of Ludington, Myh., to pay
a fine of $30,000 for accepting rebates
from the Pere Marquette company on
lumber shipments.
Sheep growers of Wyoming. Mon
tana and South Dakota have asked
railroad companies of the west to
name new rates on wool, both from the
ranges to Omaha, and from Omaha to
manufacturing centers and the sea
board. with a view of building a ware
house in Omaha of a capacity of at
least -40,000.000 pounds.
Water is now ready on a portion of
the south side canal north of the
river, as well as on the inlet canal of
* the Belle Fourche irrigation project
Vn South Dakota for 12,000 acres of
land. It is believed that about 4.000
acres will be put in crops under this
portion of the Belle Fourche system
this year.
France’s claim to be the pioneer of
higher education is well exemplified
by the annual statistics of the Uni
versity of Paris just published.
Herbert S. Hadley, attorney general
of Missouri, left home for Boulder,
Colo., where he expects to spend two
months to regain his health.
At Minneapolis counsel for the Great
N'orthern railroad pleaded guilty in
the federal court to the charge of re
bating brought against the company
and Judge Morris imposed a fine of
$3,000.
The board o? trustees of the Nebras.
ka Wesleyan university elected Rev.
W. J. Davidson of Decatur, III, to be
chancellor of the institution.
It is said the Erie railroad will
shortly pass under the absolute con
trol of Mr. Iiarriman and his associ
ates. who stand ready to spend, under
certain conditions, from $30,000,000 tri
$40,000,0i)0 for improvements in termi
nal tunnels, trackage and rolling
stock.
On Secretary Taft's visit to Cin
cinnati a baseball match was planned
and carried out for his amusement.
An extra west-bound freight train
was surrounded at Lucine. Utah, by a
gang of hungry tramps. A refrigerator
car was broken open and robbed of a
quantity of meats. The men got
away.
Unless Governor Deneen or the
State Board of Pardons intervenes
Herman Billek will hang in Chicago
April 24. The supreme court denied
Billek's petition for a rehearing.
Count Giuseppe Tornielli Brusati
Di Veraago. the Italian ambassador
to France, died in Paris from a hemor
rhage of the brain, following influenza.
At a meeting of the board of trust
ees of Princeton university, announce
ment was made of the gift of $150,000
from Mrs. Russell Sage.
Attorney General Herbert S. Hnd
of Missouri recently announced that
he would not become a candidate for
the republican nomir.a'ion for gover
nor of that state on account of the
condition’ of his health.
Playing with his father's shotgun.
Irving. G-year-old son of Christopher
Relmer, a farmer east of Klgin. Ill
shot and fatally injured his 3-year-old
sister.
Miss Gladys Squiers. daughter of
the American minister to Panama.
Herbert G. Squiers, was secretly mar
ried to Lieutenant Harry H. Rosseau.
a member of the Panama Canal com
mission. at Panama.
Vilhjamur Steffanson will start late
this month for the arctic circle to
learn the ways of Eskimo tribes which
no white man has ever visited.
Railroad and industrial corporations
issued new securities in March to the
amount of $78,134,500. an increase as
compared with the same month of last
year.
Italian royal family conference is
said to have approved a wedding be
tween the Duke of Abruzzi aud Miss
Elkins.
The Great Northern Railway was
fined $5,000 for granting rebates, be
fore Judge Holt in the United States
Circuit Court, sitting in New York.
Leaks have been discovered in the
Navy Department by Electric Boat in
vestigating committee. The represen
tative of Lake Torpedo Boat Company
admits receiving confidential reports.
The mayor-elect of Milwaukee en
ters upon his firth consecutive term.
Miss Mateel Howe, daughter of E.
W. Howe, editor of the Atchinson
Globe, lias been awarded $500 for an
article on Portland. Ore. Prizes were
offered by the Portland Commercial
Club for the best articles.
Frederick T. Johnson of Newark, N.
I., is to be receiver of the United
State Independent Telephone com
pany. which was recently declared in
solvent. The company is incorparat
ed for $50,000,000.
Washington Notes.
The Department of Agriculture has
issued an interesting bulletin on the
result of the soil survey of Lancaster
county. Nebraska. This survey was
started through efforts of Senator
Burkett, commenced two years ago.
and is now complete and in published
form.
Frank R. White, formerly of Lyons,
Burt county. Neb., now superintend
ent of schools in the Philippines, was
in Washington to consult with the
Civil Service commission as to secur
ing the services of some 230 school
teachers for the islands.
W. W. Brown of Waterloo. Ia.. has
been appointed clerk at Panama.
Ship subsidy legislation is once
more killed for the -session. At least
its opponents assert that it will be
impossible to get anything done with
it at this session.
A supplemental report, dated Mag
dalena Bay, March 17, a portion of
which touches the question of the lo
cation of armor belt for battleships,
has been received at the navy de
partment from Admiral Evans, com
mander in chief of the Atlantic fleet.
Secretary Wilson and Secretary
Garfield have reached an agreement
for a joint investigation of questions
relating to the limitation of rhe area
of grazing, particularly of sheep, that
may be permitted on the banks of
streams forming part of the irriga
'ion system.
Personal.
Mrs. Robley D. Evans and her
daughter. Mrs. Charlotte C. Marsh, ar
rived in Paso Robies. Cal., to join the
admiral.
James A. Hoggett of V.'ahoo, Neb..
has been named chief of the Depart
ment of Printing in the Phillippines.
Senator Foraker has given notice
that this week he will address the
senate on the Brownsville affair.
Latter Day Saints voted down the
resolution on divorce and remarriage,
i leaving the question where it has
been since 189C.
“WHOM
GOD HATH. JOINED TOGETHER*
HOUSE HAS A NEW RULE NATIONAL LEGISLATION SLOW
THE SPEAKER IS AUTHORIZED
TO DECLARE RECESS.
New Arrangement Is to Check Filibus
tering in Order that Some Legis- i
iation May Be Executed.
Washington.—Wednesday's session
of the house will go down as one of
the stormiest in its history. The sum
total of the day's proceedings was
the adoption of several additional
rules to further check the democratic
filibuster and the passing of the two
resolutions introduced by Speaker
Cannon calling on the Department
of Justice and the Department of
Commerce and Labor for certain in
formation regarding .the so-called Pat
per trust.
There were nine roll calls during
i the day. five -of them on the >new
rules. The democrats exhausted their
resources before they were made t(T
feel that the republicans by sheer
force of numbers had them beaten at
eve?y point.
The debate brought all the leaders
of the house to the front. The demo
crats were again charged with.mak
ing special rules necessar;- by reason
of their filibuster, while the demce,
crats reasserted that’ they at last
were -causing the majority to enact
legislation.
After a debate which consumed a
large part of the day in which the
leaders on both sides participated apd
in which there were many sharp pas
sages, though in perfect good nature,
the house Wednesday passed a new
rule enabling the speaker to declare
a recess at 5 o’clock every day for
the remainder of the week without a
roll call. Xotwithstanding the rigid
rules already in force ihe democrats
forced five roll calls on the rule.
The debate was participated in by
Messrs. DeArmond apd,. 'W-HliptUP-.
democrats, and Messrs.- Sherman and
Dalaell on behalf o'f the republicans.
Beginning the controversy >Ir. De
Armond said that evidently -it had
become offensive to the republicans
to have a roil call, notwithstanding
the requirement of the constitution.
He attributed their reluctance a
desire not to be found on recordc^Jie
admitted that adoption of the.Tme
would demonstrate that, the republic
ans could pass any bill they desire^
to pass, but urged that it would place
squarly upon them the responsibHity
for all failure to legislate.
Mr. Sherman responded that the
republicans were entirely willing to
assume the entire responsibility.
“The .republican party,” he said,
“has always been ready to accept
full responsibility when it has been^
in power, which is in striking cobm
trast to the democratic party, which,“
even when it is in power, has lacked'
the courage to carry out its declared
policies.” -
HARRIMAN DIPS INTO ERIE.'
Union Pacific Magnate Advances Funds
to Meet Notes.
Philadelphia.—After an order by E.'
H. Harriman to furnish the funds to
meet the obligations cf the Erie Rail
road company, by the purchase of a
new large* issue of notes, J. P. Morgan
announced that the holders of the Erie
notes, amounting to $5,500',000, which
matured, would be either-paid at par
in cash for their notes or given *tlie.
option of taking a new. three-vear Six'
per cent note and five per cent .ofthe!
new notes in cash. ~ *
Beats the American.
Vienna.—The American chess play
er. Marshall, was beaten here in thei
international tonrney by ' Sehlechtei*.'
the leader. Johner’drew with Suechx
ting.
TWENTY THOUSAND FOR A LEG.
Ffrst Judgment Under Labor Law
Recovered by Motorman.
New York.—The first judgment un
der the labor law passed by the legis
lature in May, 1906, making railway
companies responsible for the injuries
received by an employe through the
negligence of another employe, has
been awarded in the supreme court,
John Toner getting a verdict for $20,
000 for the loss of his left leg in July,
1906. Honer was a motorman em
ployed by the New York City Railway
com nan v.
UPPER HOUSE NOT DOING MUCH
BUT KILLING TIME.
Measures That President Roosevelt
■ Desires Enacted Into Law Appear ,
Not In Evidence.
Washington—The" senate Tuesday
adjourned. until .Thursday and on that
day will taktf another adjournment
until Monday nest week. This pro
gram was arranged by the republican
leaders for the reason that there are
not now on the calendar any meas
ures' that are regarded of a pressing
,character anj which are- likejy t-o be
enacted at this session.
The unfinished business is a bill by
► MV. Gamble to* regulate the settle
ment ‘of' the accouhfs’ between the'
{.'nited.States rand-several- states rel
ative„-to the disposition of the public
lands. It is understood .that this bill
* wilWhot f>e pressed at this session and
that the other public ’and bills on the
caienda^.twtlL go-over until n“xt ses
sion at least.
Tim indications are that there will
bV HuTe-Meislation 'from now on ex
cept the appropriation Ijill^ and it is
not. iaijKissible thd< ’congress Will bo
ready ro '’adjourn'-at' some time be
tween May 15 arid May. CO. The legis
lation urged l<y the. president, includ
ing the bill amending the Sherman
antitrust law. which is before con
gress as the National Civic Federation
bill, is believed by the leaders to be
i^ogmet^ . „ . .
Xn employers’ liability bill is one of
the measures that stands a good
.chance for enactment, it is believed,
although the. bill passed by the. house
is not satisfactory to the senate. It is
not likely that this measure will be
materially amended and a confer
ence is*depended upon to harmonize
the differences of the two bodies.
■''-Mtaiy methbefs of tiie house have
designs on the Aldrich currency bill
and -plan- fo load it down with amend
ments. Such a course would result in
throwing the bill immediately into
conference and if no agreement could
be. reached,, .substantially along the
lines 6f the. .bill as it was whiten it
left the senate, it would be permitted
to die in conference. There is no
doubt that the temper of the senate
is such that4ifa financial b)y is to be.
passed it must practically be in the
form agreed upon by 'that body.
Tie Vote in Hastings.
Hastings, Neb—The -largest vote
ever cast in this city was polled today
and. the, result .of the fight for and
agains.t license ended in a tie bv the'
election of two couacilmen for license
and,twt> against. . -- 1
LINCOLN. GOES. WET.
The Majority. However, is Very
Small.
Lincpln.-^The cities and towns or
Nebraska held municipal elections
Tuesday. The issue in the large ma
jority of the places was license or no
license. , Out .of about sixty places re
■ported, the majority, went dry. Most
of these simply continued the policy
of former years; in many of them,
they changed, from dry to wet. The
hottest fight was in Lincoln, where the
’■‘wets” woti ant 'by a majority ’of 177.
J 4-. - Building for Hattsmouth. •
s Washington.—Thp senate committee
On !public buUdings .and grounds has'
approved,a. Mil for a'tp.499 building, at
f'la.ttstnouth.-Xeb. ■ . * ■ • t.
( Twenty-seven Counties Dry.
Chiftagn.-^ffvith tweyty-seVen coun
ties :<5f' Illinois '{/laced’ in the dry col
■iiran* by Tuesday's election. thirty-sLx
Of the state's .102 .counties are-.now.
'{otajll.siry Nine-counties went dry
last XQy^nUter. . -a • - *
Republican Mayor Elected.
• South Omaha.—In one of the most'
Ijotly contested political battles ever
waged-in the city Trank Koutsky,
the republican candidate for mayor,
defeated Thomas Hoctor, the demo
cratic candidate, by seventy-seven
votes.
Indiana Congressman Dead.
Indianapolis, Ind. — Congressman
Abraham Lincoln Brick of the Thir
tieth Indiana district, died suddenly
here in a sanitarium. His home was
at South Bend. He was serving his
fifth term in the house.
BIG FIRE IN CHELSEA
LARGE SECTION OF THE CITY
SWEPT BY FLAMES.
DAMAGE ABOUT TEN MILLIONS
j ______
Many of the Town's Best Structures
Wiped Out, Leaving Thousands
of People Homeless.
Boston.:—An apparently insignifi
oanr fire which started among rags on
i a dump in the city of Chelsea Sun
.day was fanned by a northwest gale
into a conflagration which obliterated
about one-tnird of the city. Over 500
dwelling houses were destroyed, and
many hundreds of families . were
driven from their habitations and
10.000 people are homeless. Three
iives are known to have been lost and
at a lafe hour at night it was reported
that two ether jiersons had perished,
'•one, a woman, having shot herself in
a frenzy ovei her inability to save her
property. From fifty to 100 were in
jured.
Accurate estimates of the loss is im
possible. The city solicitor estimates
it at nearly $ 0,000.000. The fire raged
before a forty-five-mile .gale for mor»
than twelve hours, defying the utmost
t-ffo'ts of tbe combined fire depart
ment.' of Chelsea and several nearby
cities and a large detachment of Bos
ton firemen and apparatus.
: The fire area, which was in'the form
of an ellipse a mile and a half long
and half a mile wide at its widest
part, extended diagonally across the
cuy frem a point near the boundary
between Everett and Chelsea to the
water of Chelsea creek. It was use
less for the firemen to attempt to
check the on-rushing flames before
the gale and their main efforts were
to prevent a spread of the fire on
either side. Their last stand was
taken at Chelsea creek late in the
afternoon, and for hours a doubtful
battie was waged. At 0 o'clock word
was passed that the firemen were
| winning and with icnewed energy the
I contest was pressed At 10:50 official
announcement was made by Chief < A
Spencer that the fire was under con
trol'. A gie.it many of the buildings
were of wood and were quickly de
stroyed. out structures of other ma
terial were almost as quickly sud thor
oughlv incinerated.
All the banks, more than three-quar
ters of the ca liches, halt of the busi
ness blocks and nearly-ail the school
houses were wiped out. One hospital
r.nd a dav nursery were destroyed,
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DENVER PREPARING WELCOME.
Gigantic Papier Mache Tiger Will
Greet Delegates and Visitors.
Denver.—A monster tiger, con
structed of papier mache. located at
the principal four corners of the city,
will welcome the delegates to Denver
when they come to the democratic
national convention July 7. This em
blem has been selected instead of the
prosaic donkey, as the striped king of
the jungle lends himself more readily
to the purposes of ornamentation.
Big Robbery in New York.
New York—A $7,500 diamond and
money robbery which was committed
at the Hotel Martinque about a year
ago came to light when the men
were arraigned in court charged with
the' theft. The prisoners gave the
names of William Singreen of this city
and Max Willis of I.os Angeles, both
employed as clerks In the hotel at
the time of the robbery.
Ball Fired From Sumter.
Washington.—The United States na
tional museum has just received as a
gift from Dr. W. Hutson Ford, now
residing in Washington, a four-pound
cannon ball fired front Fort Sumter
at the beginning of the engagement
on April 12. 1851. which marked the
opening of the civil war.
Big Military Tournament.
I St. Joseph. Mo.—Five thousand
Fnited States soldiers from forts
throughout the vest will take part in
| ’he military tournament here during
the week beginning September 21.
Airship experiments will also be con
i ducted.
Killed by Overwork.
Kansas City—Suffering from ner
vourness which has followed him since
he worked at his telegraph key in
the Western Union office for fifty con
secutive hours after the earthquake in
San .Francisco. Jay A. Gam mage on
Sunday committed suicide.
Congress Adjourns May 9th.
Washington.—That the present ses
sion bf congress will adjourn about
Saturday,-1 May £>. was the prediction
“of James E. Watson (Ind.j, republican
"whip” of the house. Mr. Watson
bases-this prediction upon informa
tion ite has gathered.
ROOSEVELT WILL GO ABROAD.
Dre»ident Plans to Spend Year in
Travel After He Retires.
Washington — Should President
Roosevelt's present desires be real
ized he will spend the first year after
his retirement from office in travel
outside the United States. Mr. Roose
velt’s itinerary, however, has not been
determ/ned. His plan is to see some
cf the rugged and little frequented
portions of foreign land, as well as to
travel the beaten track of the tourisL
A LAW TO REACH ANARCHISTS. ,
Special Message to Congress on the
Subject.
Washington—In one of the shortest
messages which he has yet trans
mitted to congress, President Roose
velt on Thursday called the attention
of that body to the necessity for fur
ther legislation on the subject of an
archy. With the message he trans
mitted a report reviewing the legal
phases of the question by Attorney
General Bonaparte.
The message of the president is as
tallows:
"To the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives :
“I herewith submit a letter from
the Department of Justice which ex
plains itself. Under this opinion. I
hold that existing statutes give to the
jtresident the power to prohibit the
postmaster general from being used
as an instrument in the commission
of crime: that is, to prohibit the use
of the mails for the advocacy of mur
der, arson and treason, and I shall
act upon such construction. Unques
tionably, however, there should be
further legislation by congress in this
matter.
"When compared with the suppres
sion of anarchy, every other question
sinks into insignificance. The anarch
ist is the enemy of humanity, the en
emy of all mankind, and his is a
deeper degree of criminality than any
other. Xo immigrant is allowed to
come to our shores if he is an anar
chist. and no paper published here or
abroad should be permitted circula
tion in this country if it propagates
anarchistic opinions.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"The White House. April 9. 1908.”
One Anarchist Paper.
Besides his direction to the post
master general to exclude from the
mails such publications as La Ques
tione Sooiale, President Roosevelt in
his letter to Attorney General Bona
parte. ashing for an opinion on the
legal phases of the subject, says he
has had the particular case called to
the attention of the governor of New
Jersey by Secretary Root, that the
governor may proceed under the state
laws.
The opinion of the attorney general,
which the president transmits to
congress, embraces a discussion of
the whole subject from many legal
angles. His first conclusion is that
the article in question, which advo
cates the use of arms and dynamite
in annihilating police and soldiers
that anarchy may prevail, constitutes
a “seditious libel" and is “undoubted
ly a crime at common law.”
SENATE PASSES BILL.
Carriers- Liability Measure Goes
Through Without Amendment.
Washington.—The bill relating to
the liability of common carriers by
railroads passed by the house of re
presentatives on April 6 was on
Thursday passed by the seriate with
out amendment and without devision.
The senate bill on the subject was
not confined to railroads, but covered
all forms of common carriers, and
Senator Dolliver. who had reported it
from the committee on education and
labor,, sought to substitute it for the
house bill, but his motion was de
feated. Numerous amendments were
offered to the bill, but all were voted
down. As passed, the bill is expect
ed to meet the objections of the
ITnited States supreme court to the
common carrier liability law of 1896,
decided to be unconstitutional by the
court.
OCEAN TRAVEL UNAFFECTED.
Another Record-Breaking Year for
Water Business in Prospect.
New York.—Another record-break
ing year for ocean travel is possible
if present prospects continue. AVhile
steamship agents at the beginning of
the year were dubious of the outlook,
their attitude during the last few
weeks has changed and they them
selves were greatly surprised when
the statistics for the first three show
but slight decrease.
Taft on Western Prosperity.
Springfield. O.— Secretary of War
Taft came back to Ohio Thursday.
“West of Chicago.” he said, “they
don’t know anything directly about
hard times. As far as the country as
a whole is concerned I am hopeful
of the speedy return of better condi
tions. The west has not felt the de
pression to any great extent. Build
ing operations in the western cities
seem to be as good as they ever
were. In Omaha and other cities
more building is being done than ever
before.-’
Oldest Harvard Alumnus Dead.
Boston. Mass.—Charles Henry Park
er, 92 years of age and the oldest
Harvard alumnus, died at his home
here. He was a member of the class
of 1822.
Fines of $32,000 Imposed,
Cincinnati, O.—Fines aggregating
$32,000 wpre imposed on Morris Rich
mond and six others who were ar
rested some weeks ago charged with
conducting the Kentucky lottery con
trary to the law.
One Badger is for Taft.
Milwaukee — Dispatches to the
Sentinel from the Eighth and Tenth
cengressional districts show that La
Follette delegates have been elected
In the Eighth district, but Walter
Alexander, a Taft delegate, has won
in the Tenth.
St. Louis Bank Closed.
St. Louis, Mo.—The Olive Street
bank, at Garrison avenue and Olive
street, having a capital of $100,000
and deposits of $350,000 was closed
Thursday.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
nil SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Polit
ical and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.
Ashland went dry at the recent
election.
A civic league has been organized
at Chad t on.
Five hundred teachers attended the
recent meeting at Grand Island.
A Harvard man made an automo
bile run of fifteen miles in nineteen
minutes.
Ainsworth is booming; new houses
are starling every day: the demand
for houses to rent is greater than the
supply.
Philip S. Michael, the t;-year-old sou
of Mr. and Mrs.' Philip Michael, ot'
Hastings was kicked in the head by
a sharp shod horse and died from his
injuries.
H. S. Page, sheriff of Fillmore
county, has received the appointment
of assistant sergeant-at-arms at the
democratic convention to be held at
Denver next June.
In the district court of Oioe county
John Price, colored, pleaded guilty to
the charge of burglary and was sen
tenced to three years in the peniten
tiary by Judge Travis.
Daniel Freeman, the first home
steader who was recently brought
home to Gage county, sirk from his
winter quarters in Arkansas, is im
proving and is able to be about the
house part of the time. •
Rev. Herbert. E. Waters, for some
four and one-half years pastor of the
Tecumseh Presbyterian church, has
received a call to the pastorate of the
Mellier Place Presbyterian church,
Kansas City, Mo:, and will accept.
Mr. R. B. Sheridan, who lives near
Hastings, recently sold a single load
of alfalfa to the McGrath Hardware
company in this city, for which he re
ceived $660.. This alfalfa was raised
in Adams county in a single crop.
Sioux county is fast filling up with
settlers gum eastern Nebraska.
South Doltata and Iowa, and if the
year 1908 continues its present crop
prosperity, there will be no govern
ment land left in this county by fall.
Judge Thomas held a brief session
of the district court at Fremont. War
ren T. Montgomery pleaded guilty to
forging the signature of Clyde Foster
to a darft for $.12.86 and was sent
enced to eighteen months in the pen
itentiary.
Ed Miller, president of the Beatrice
Commercial club, is in receipt of a
letter from one of the owners of the
Angus Automobile company express
ing a desire to locate in Beatrice.
This is a new enterprise in the field
of automobile building.
Herbert W. Scott, one of the lead
ing business men of Hastings, died
last week after an illness of several
months. ' Death resulted from par
alysis. Mr. Scott, formerly lived in
Kearney and Holarege. He served as
mayor of the latter city.
Robert J. Sabin has filed a volun
tary application for the bentfit of
the bankruptcy law in federal court
at Lincoln. He declares that he
owes notes and other obligations in
the sum of $14,001 and that his assets
amount to but $50 worth of wearing
apparel, which is exempt.
THE MIDWEST LIFE of Lincoln.
Nebraska, an okl line Nebraska Com
pany wauls local agents to represent
it in every town in the state. The
Midwest Life issues all kinds of life
policies and they are liberal and
along the best lines in life insur
ance. Write to the home office at Lin
coln for additional information.
Governor Sheldon granted a hear
ing to Raymond Kennard. a 22-year
old boy from Madison county, who
has served one month of a nine-year
penitentiary sentence, and to G. W.
Peterson. J. B. Ferguson and Mr.
Persinger, who appeared in behalf
of P. Coursey Richards, an old
soldier from Lincoln, convicted of a
statutory crime.
One of the most important public
events in the history of Pawnee City
was the formal opening of the new
Carnegie library. A reception was
tendered by the library board which
was largely attended. The interior of
the building was very effectively dec
orated and presented a beautiful ap
pearance. The building occupies a
frontage of eighty-six feet on Main
street, and cost $7,000.
The Havana (Cuba) Daily Post of
March 28, contained these state
ments: “One of the largest sharks
ever caught in this vicinity was land
ed in the early part of the week by
Judge L. C. Burr and A. H. Arm
strong. of Lincoln, Neb. The crea
ture looked more like a small whale
than one of its own species. It was
captured off Morro castle. Both gen
tlemen are fishing enthusiasts in
their own country.
Through the timely arrival of a
physician and the use of a stomach
pump the little daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Felton of York were
saved. They were quite ill and
showed every symptom of poisoning.
It is supposed that the jtoison came
from some candy they had eaten.
A merry war is on between the
rival telephone companies of Ord.
The Mutual company has been re
strained by a temporary order issued
out of the county court from proceed
ing with construction work on cer
tain streets and alleys on the ground
of interferin'* with the Rell com nan V.
