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charged with the murder of two
Americans, engaged in revolutionary
activity in Nicaragua, contrary to
tho code of war of all civilized na
tions which would have granted them
a trial.
Some senators are bitterly criti
cising Secretary MacVeagh's BoBton
Bpeech on tho tariff question.
must guarantee free power to tho
United States government. The gov
ernment also is given authority to
regulate absolutely the charges that
may be made, to tho public for, tho
use of power- derived from such
sources.
Tho "power site monopoly" was
the object of attack in a bill offered
in the house by Representative
Mann, chairman of tho committee ,
on interstate and foreign commerce.
It provides that before dams across
navigable or non-navigable streams i
can bo constructed, permission and.;
approval must be obtained of tho
secretary of war and the chief of en
gineers and makes it unlawful to
deviate from such plans. Applicants
Representative Joseph E. Ransdell
of Louisiana was re-elected president
of tho rivers and harbors congress.
The congress will meet in Washing
ton in 1910. The resolutions were
unanimously adopted and a commit
tee appointed to present them to the
president, tho vice president and
the speaker of the house. Tho reso
lutions adopted make an appeal to
congress for an appropriation of fifty
million dollars for river and harbor
work, and fifty million dollars an
nually for ten years thereafter ex
press the belief that the rivers and
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harbors bill should be placed on an
equal, footing with the other great
appropriation bills, and condemn
what is declared to be the present
method of appropriation- whereby the
river and harbor bill carries only
what may remain after the other
budgets have been authorized. It is
declared that unless the waterways
of the United States are so Improved
as to provide the proper transporta
tion facilities this country can not
hope to increase its domestic com
merce or extend its foreign com
merce as it should, or to take advan
tage of the opening of the Panama
canal, in order to competo with the
markets of the world.
Speaking to newspaper correspon
dents President Zelaya of Nicaragua
has made this statement: "The
United States unjustly condemns my
administration. I proposed to Sec
retary of State Knox that he sub
mit the case to investigation of a
committee of his own choosing,
agreeing to surrender my rights to
the president if the charges in his
letter to Isidoro Hezera, former
Nicaraguan minister to the United
States were sustained. Secretary
Knox has not replied. Defenseless
against the hostility of a powerful
nation,. I must submit, although I
have been condemned unheard."
The president has nominated Wil
liam J. Mills to be governor and
William H..Pope to be chief justice
of the territory of New Mexico.
The Michigan commandry of the
Loyal Legion has sent to the senate
resolutions protesting against the ac
ceptance by the government of the
statute of Robert B. Lee.
General James Clarkson, surveyor
of the port of New York, will con
tinue In his office until April 18th
next. That Is said to be a sort of
concession to the insurgents.
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NEBRASKA PRIZE WINNERS
At the national corn exposition,
held in Omaha; during the first, part
of December, prizes were awarded
as follows:
For the best ten ears yellow dent
corn; Nebraska only: Harry Seltz,
De Sota, first, $50; Roland Smith,
De Sota, second, $30; Chas. Gram,
Bennington, third, $15.
For best ten ears white dent corn;
Nebraska only: Chas. J. Brush, Au
burn, first, $50; Otto Zeib, Papillton,
second, $25; Roland Smith, De Sota,
third, $12.50.
For best ten ears corn, other than
yellow or white dent; Nebraska only:
Jos. M. Veik, Humphrey, first, $35;
Chas. J. Brush, Auburn, second, $15;
H. H. Rahlf, Falls City, third, $15.
Winner for the sweepstakes for
the best ten ears In Nebraska: Henry
Seltz, De Sota, first, $155.
For best single ear dent corn, any
color; Nebraska only: Wm. Loner
gan, Florence, first $5; Aye Bros,
Blair, second, $4; Ed Grim, Blair,
third, $3.
For best twenty ears corn, anv vn.
riety; Nebraska only: Francis Seltz,
De Sota, first, $225.
For best peck hard winter wheat;
Nebraska only: Edward Weeth,
Gretna, first, $120; F, J. Dolezol,
Morse Bluff; second, $10; Charlie
Paasch, Millard; third, $4.
For best peck red winter 'wheat;
Nebraska only: S. M. Arnold, Au
rora; first, $75; John Donker, Phil
lips, second, $16; C. W. Francisco,
Inland, third, $4.
For best peck wheat, other than
hard or red winter; Nebraska onlv:
nE,TTH1nrI?Tcsen' St Pau1' flrat,
$50; Henry Harney Gretna, second,
SB; Detlef Stelk, Grand Island, third,
$4.
i For best, peck white oats; Nebras
ka only: W. D. Stelk, Phillips; first,
$85;. J.-N. Fenerstin, Leshara, sec
ond, $5; F. G. Sloup, Sprague, third
$4. '
For best peck black oats; Nebras
ka only: Arnold Martin, DuBois
first, $40; R. W. Hopkins, Tildcn'
second, $5. '
For best peck oats, other than
white or black; Nebraska only
Detlef Stelk, Grand Island, first
$35; Austin Taylor, Omaha, second'
$5; R. W. Hopkins, Tilden, third!
$4.
For best peck barley; Nebraska
only: Arnold Martin, DuBois, first
$27; J. D. Hosik, Abie, second, $5;
Roy E. Hileman, Gretna, third, $4.
Robinson trophy for best exhibit
from Nebraska county: Won by
Douglas county; value $200.
A VICTIM OF HIGH FINANCE
High politicians act with shrewd
ness, and leading financiers are still
more careful. The following outline
may serve ap diet to intellectual ap
petites: Mr. Crano was selected by the
president on the recommendation of
a man as unpopular with professional
politicians as Mr, Crane is himself.
It was received with disfavor by
both of the senators from Illinois.
Mr. Taft expressed tho wish for
unconventional candor on tho ambas
sador's part,- along the lines of his
own Shanghai speech.
The most daring speech made by
Mr. Crane; the one in which he spoke
of hold-up finance, was expressly ap
proved at the time by the secretary
of state.
Mr. Crane endeavored repeatedly
to obtain instructions from the sec
retary, or any of his assistants. Fin
ally, in despair, he telephoned to the
secretary that he would be compelled
to leave without even passports. The
secretary assured him that no in
structions were needed, and that if
any suggestions occurred to the de
partment they would be sent to San
Francisco.
On Saturday afternoon before Mr.
Crane was to sail a certain gentleman
called at Valley Forge. He was a
partner of one of the leading finan
ciers In the world a financier who
had a large part in the Chinese loan.
Mr. Knox's telegram was sent on the
following day. It stated a reason so
frivolous that scarcely anybody has
taken it seriously.
One of the leading authorities on
diplomacy in this country has stated
that this pretext was ridiculous.
Everything that was in the Chicago
article had been published before; no
body paid any attention to it; and
Mr. Crane's name did not appear.
Another of the leading authorities
on diplomacy in this country has
stated that Mr. Knox poved beyond
doubt his unfitness for the post ho
holds.
The newspaper organ of the great
financier referred to received Mr.
Knox's rebuke to Mr. Crane with a
howl of delight. It stated gleefully
that at last we had ff secretary of
state who was his own master. It
meant, perhaps, not exactly his own
master, but, if dominated, not by
the president of the United States.
Collier's Weekly.
THE BEST ASSET OF A BANK
is honest officials; the best se
curity of depositors Is the Okla
homa bank law. Bank officials
are not always honest. Tho
state banks of Oklahoma are
all operated under the Guar
anty Law. If you want to
know about It ask for our
booklet.
GUARANTY STATE BANK
Muskogee, Oklahoma
M. G. HASKELL, Cashier
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