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President Roosevelt has engaged in
direct correspondence with Emperor
"William concerning the overtures for
peace between Russia and Japan. The
Japanese army is preparing for am
other battle, notwithstanding the
peace negotiations.
The St. Louis printers who entered
into a 'contract providing for a nine
hour day were rebuked by the inter
national union, and have nullified
their contract.
A squadron under command of Rear
'Admiral Sigsbee sailed June 18 for
France for the purpose of bringing
back the body of. John Paul Jones.
Interment will be had at Annapolis.
Thomas W. Lawson announces that
he will deliver a number of speeches
in the states of the middle west.
Governor Folk of Missouri has in
structed the sheriff to prevent gamb
ling at the St. Louis race track, and it
is reported that in order to uphold the
law the governor will send a company
of militia to St. Louis.
A letter from Pepropavlovskl, Kam
chatka, says that one hundred and
fifty natives were massacred by pi
rates on the Siberian coast.
The Kosciusko monument recently
erected, by the Poles of Milwaukee
was dedicated June 18.
The municipal ownership league of
New York has addressed to Governor
Higgins a letter calling upon him to
ask the legislature at the extra session
to pass an eighty cent gas bill.
Thomas D. "Worrall has filed a suit
against the elevator trust of Nebraska.
He demands damages in the sum of
$128,600. He declares that a price
committee, consisting of five members,
arbitrarily fixes day by day the prices
to be paid to farmers at all elevators
known as "regulars" thus preventing
competition. He says that the control
of prices is accomplished by agree
ments providing for the use of the
boycott and that members must not
deal with non-members.
The New York civic federation has
inaugurated an investigation of the
emigration question with a view of
obtaining information to be used in an
effort to revise the emigration laws.
Washington dispatches say that
there is friction among the members
of the Panama canal board. It is also
reported that yellow fever prevails to
an alarming extent in the canal zone.
The Cuban legislature appropriated
sio,uuu for the purpose of paying the
expenses of General Maximo Gomez's
funeral.
R. Talbot of Lincoln, Nebraska, head
counsel, and also re-elected other offi
cials with the' exception of head
banker. S. M. McNiver of Mason City,
Iowa, was chosen for that position.
The City Trust and Safe Deposit
company at Philadelphia closed its
doors June 21.
The Nebraska state board Nof assess
ment has completed the levy for 1905,
increasing the taxable value of rail
road property $1,207,123. Of this in
crease $963,749 falls upon the Union
Pacific railroad.
An Associated press dispatch under
date of June 22 follows: The work
of the federal grand jury investigating
the beef industries today showed that
the members of the inquisitorial body
have been playing the part of detec
tives in finding witnessess who may
enlighten them on certain points con
cerning the buying of cattle by the
packers.
As a result of this detective work
by the jurors, Frederick Wood of
Hampshire, 111., Christopher Barnard
of Wilmington, III., and E. C. Sholes,
a cattle buyer from Burlington, 111.,
testified before the jury today and ex
plained the troubles a cattle shipper
has selling his live stock in the Chi
cago market. J. A. Rodgley, general
freight agent of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad, was another wit
ness this afternoon, together with two
traffic men, whose identity was closely
guarded by the federal officials.
After leaving the jury room Shojes
said:
"I told the jurors that the buyers
in the Chicago market, on live stock,
seem to have off and on days for
bidding. They generally bid Wednes
days and Saturdays at the yards,
and generally the prices are uniform."
Sholes intimated that on one day
one of the buyers would bid and if
the shipper was dissatisfied he would
wait until the next day, only to be
confronted with a similar bid, and so
on until he was finally forced to sell
his cattle or have the profits eaten
up by feeding charges at the yard.
W. H. Greena. of Pierpont Manor,
N. Y.,was elected president of the
American Seed Trade association at
the final session of their annual con
vention. Charles N. Page of Des
Moines, la., waselected secretary.
the Associated press follows: II. V.
Jones, the Minnesota grain export, re
turned today from tno southwest. Mr.
Jones says the winter wheat crop wjll
bo between 340,000,000 and 370,000,000
bushels in the United States, but the
final figures will not appear until after
inspection of the Ohio valley. The
Jones report indicates a crop of win
ter wheat 100,000,000 bushels less thnn
the trade had figured on, liencc the
change in sentiment.
The Salmon -bank, the oldest and
largest financial institution in Henry
county, Missouri, closed its doors June
21.
The Modern Woodman -of America
in session at 'Milwaukee re-elected A.
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED
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Secretary of State Swanger of Mis
souri says that the affairs of the Sal
mon bank at Clinton, Mo., which
closed its doors Wednesday, are in
much worse condition than was at
first supposed. Secretary Swanger
said that there was but $6,000 in cash
in the vaults of the bank when it
closed.
William Whitenton has been ap
pointed superintendent of the Missouri
division of the Rock Island road Mr.
Whitenton has . been superintendent
of the Arkansas division and succeeds
W. S. Tinsman.
The chamber of representatives at
Brussels has approved the compulsory
arbitration treaties entered into by
the government of Russia, Spain,
Greece, Switzerland and the arbitra
tion treaty with the government of
Roumanla.
A Minneapolis, Minn., dispatch "un
der date of June 23, and carried by
A Washington dispatch under date
of June 22 and carried by the Associ
ated press say b: Formal announce
ment of the creation of the new nation
of , Norway reached the state depart
ment today in a report by the Ameri
can consul at Chrlstiania, Norway,
transmitting a note from the Norwe
gian minister for foreign affairs In
which the minister says:
"I have the honor to request you di
rectly or through the ministry with
which you are corresponding to ac
quaint the government of your country
with the contents of the enclosed doc
uments, of which a translation is sub
mitted." The documents Include the letter to
King Oscar and the resolution of dis
solution, setting forth the details of
the separation of the two countries.
No action has yet been taken by
this government toward recognizing
the new nation, and it is understood
that Washington will await the Initia
tive of European powers directly Interested.
The friends of the Christian home,
an institution established at Council
Bluffs by Rev. J. G. Lemon and now
continued under the management of
his son, are contemplating the erec
tion of a new building as a memorial
to the elder Lemon and his good wife.
The Christian home is a most worthy
institution and has been of inestimable
value to the west In providing for
orphans until homes could bo secured
for tliem. When one considers the
vast possibilities for good or evil of
the human being, ho understands how
impossible it is to measure the good
work done by an institution that takes
friendless children and starts them
on an honorable life. This is one of
the charities that appeals to those
who desire to invest money in such a
way as to make it helpful to the public.
A St. Petersburg cablegram carried
by the Associated press undor date
of June 22 says": The Novoo Vremya
today announces definitely that the
powers of the new popular assembly,
which will be composed of 500 mem
bers elected for five years will be co
equal with those of the council of the
empire, and that all legislation to
become law must pass both houses
and receive the emperor's approval.
Other features given agree with the
information already cabled to the As
sociated press. Representatives of the
press will bo admitted to the assembly,
but reports must be censored before
published. In addition, tlK.e will be a
regular publication of the proceedings
like the congressional record.
Governor Carter of Hawaii has ten
dered his resignation.
The authorities are investigating ex
tensive land frauds In New Mexico.,
The Nebraska supreme court has
declared void a bill passed by the Ne
braska legislature providing for bi
ennial elections and abolishing what
is known as the "off year" ejection.
The court holds that this bill conflicts
with the constitution.
The governor of Vermont has re
prieved Mary Rogers, who was to be
hanced June 21. Lloyd Clark, brother
of Admiral Clark sent to Governor
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