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Norman E. Mack Sets Date for
Committee Meeting.
DEMOCRATS ARE AWAKE
Mtinf. Misleading HUtemeute Corrected
lUnnrillns Formation of the
National Committee,
National Democratic Committeeman
Normal B. Mack of New York has sent
tlio following message to Hon. W. F.
Slieehan at New York making clear
tlit exact RtattiR of thn new national
rommltteo, and when It will hold Hh
(list regular mooting, in order to dispel
all rumors that Imvo arisen regarding
tint organization of the now commit
tee. "Senator JamcR K. Jones will under
the Instructions given him by the reso
lution passed by the convention Satur
day night call n meeting of the na
tional committee an soon as hn confers
with Judge Alton 11. Parker, the nomi
nee or the party for president, and his
friends, and learns from them tho duto
11 ted for notifying the nominees of
their selection by the convention.
"Me will then call a meeting of the
national committee to be held In New
York city, It being Judgo Parker's wish
to meet as many as possible of the na
tional committeemen In attendance
hihjii the meeting. It Is for this purpose
that Chairman Jones will first consult
with Judge Parker In order to make
dates of the notification nnd the na
tional committee mooting coincide and
thus afford the candidate an opportun
ity to meet the men who will lead his
campaign In the various states.
"At this meeting the national com
mittee will elect a chairman, secre
tary, treasurer and sergcunt-at-urms.
The committee will then take up such
other matters as may proporly come
before It at that time. The national
coiumltteo will of course consult Judgo
Parker and his friends before organiz
ing "So many garbled report have beon
sent out that I deem It necessary to
make this stalemen', as made to me by
Chairman James K. Jones, who has
been chnlrman of tho national com
mittee for eight years. (Signed.)
"NORMAN B. MAGIC-
WENT OVER THE DAM
Narrow Ksrane fur a Hunting l'artr at
lleatrloe.
The pleasure boat known as "Tho
nolle of the Hluo" went over tho dam
with a load of passengers at Beatrice,
giving them a bath In mighty dirty
water. Tho boat Ib a stem wheeler,
ami propelled by a gasoline engine.
The power Is connected to the wheel
by a sprocket chain. When tho boat,
which was well loaded with passongera
who thought to take a trip up tho
i Ivor, had swung lnto-the stream, the
chain broke and she drifted with the
current, helpless, and wont over the
(lain.
Tho passengers were mostly people
from Falrbury who came on tho Chau-
taunqua excursion. They were all
thrown Into the river, as the dam Is
Nome ten feet high, and tho boat went
over end first. The boat dipped con
siderable water, but when unloaded of
its human freight came to the surface
and floated,' though well filled with
water. Every. passenger on the boat
was thrown Into the water, and some
had to bo helped out. Tho accident
occurred at the Court street crossing,
and was witnessed by tnauy. Fortu
nately no one was hurt.
THE BASE BALL RECORD
Itesolts uf National, Auierlran ami West
ern Clubs for Week.
NATIONAL LKAGUK.
Played. Won. Iwt. Pet,
New York 68
Tit
17
26
27
30
33
43
43
47
.750
.608
.585
.545
.500
.394
38G
.24G
Chlcagi G6
Cincinnati 65
Pittsburg 66
Ht I nils G6
Ilrooklyn 71
Boston 70
Philadelphia ....05
40
:7
36
33
28
27
10
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Played. Won. lwt Pet.
Ronton 67
45
.672
Now York GG
Chicago G9
Clovelaud 63
Philadelphia ....GG
fit Louis 62
Detroit 66
Washington 65
40
41
37
34
27
28
12
26
28
28
32
35
38
53
.606
.594
.569
.515
.435
.424
.185
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
Denver 64 39
25
.609
.576
Colorado Springs, 59 34
Des Moines 69 45
Omaha 64 32
St. Joseph 60 29
Sioux City 62 21
23
34
32
31
40
.507
.500
.483
.344
Hchool Lands In Demand.
Many holders of school laud leases
In tho state are converting their leases
into sale contracts and will purchase
the lands they have had under lease be
foro the dates of the annual school
land lease auctions to be hold In the
various counties of the state In August.
Land Commissioner Follmor and Depu
ty Eaton are engaged in reviewing the
loases and'havo just returned from a
tour of tho western counties of tho
BUtO.
BOARD OF EQUALIZERS
Meeting Will ! Hold In Lincoln, Com
menclng .July 18.
The state board of canalization and
assessment wilt meet as a board of
equalization to adjust assessments be
tween counties on July 18. The worlrl
of equalization will occupy several
weeks of time nnd nitiRt be concluded
before the nnnunl levies can be made.
Land Commissioner Follmer is pre
paring n list of land valuos to be used
by tho board In reviewing the land
valuations of the several counties made
by the county assessors and where
the assessors have listed below the
actual market value the board prob
ably will require the valuation to bo
raised, The list of values bolng pro
pared by the laud department will ho
completed beforo the meeting of the
board.
Many taxpayers In counties in which
the new revenue law has been enforced
to the letter and where true values
have been arrived at by tho county as
sessors, have given notice that they
will appear beforo the board at the
meeting to ask that nil laud owners bo
compelled to pay on a true valuation.
There Is no disposition among them
to ask fora lower valuation of their
property, but all that Is asked Is that
all be treated In a fair nnd Impartial
manner. The attorneys for several of
the railroads will also appear boforo
tho bourd to urge that other property
bo assessed as near its proper value
us were railroad properties.
DR. CARTER CAUGHT
Nebraska Cnuvlrt Lnrated After
Sli
Vears' Absence.
After an absence from the Nebraska
penitentiary of bIx years and two
months, Dr. John Carter, an escaped
convict, will bo brought back to prison
to Horve out tho unexpired portion of
his term of thrco years for burglary
committed In Valentine, Cherry coun
ty, In 181)7. Carter was received at tho
penitentiary on Octobor 2G. 1897, from
Valentine, and soon became known as
a model prisoner, being made a trusty
by Warden Leidlgh, then In chnrgo.
On tho evening of May 5, 1898, together
with another convict, Curter sawed his
way through tho burs of the peniten
tiary hospital and escaped.
The escape was a sensational one,
and neither of the men was heard
from until recently, although a quiet
search has been kept up for them. Rc
cently Warden Iloomer learned that
Cnrter was In tho Missouri penitentiary
doing a five year sentence for burglary,
committed soon after his escape from
tho Nebraska prison. Ills five years
will expire on July 15 and Governor
Mickey Issued a requisition upon the
governor of Missouri for his return to
Nebraska. Carter will be met nt the
prison door at Jefferson City by Special
Agent Oeorge Anderson, appointed by
Governor Mickey, and escorted back to
Lincoln. His accomplice In the escape
now is alleged to be In confinement,
in the Colorado penitentiary and If
properly Identified will be brought back
ut the expiration of his sentence.
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Party Arretted at Pueblo Accused
of
Manslaughter.
Pearl Skelton was taken to Cripple
Creek. Colo., from Pueblo, on a war
rant charging him with the murder of
four men killed by thn explosion at
Independence station Juno G. Skolton
who left Cripple Creek after the ex
plosion, was arrested on tho Medlll
ranch near Rye station. In Pueblo
county. The warrant for Skelton was
sworn out by Sheriff Hell, who had re
ceived Information that Skelton had
been boosting that he knew who
caused the explosion at Independence.
Skelton was a member of tho new Free
Coluago minors' union, nnd had worked
In several mines in tho district.
Upon the complaint sworn out liy 3.
A. Phlpps. direct Information was filed
In the district court charging Frank
Cochran, secretary-treasurer of Victor
Union, Arthur Parker, Albert Carrlng
ton, Thomas McManus, Richard James,
John James, Edward McKolvey and
Alfred Miller with conspiracy to kill
Roscoe McGee, who wns shot and killed
in thn Victor street tight on Juno 6. All
of these men nro now In Jail hero.
Vf 111 Not Send Hide Tram.
The Nebraska national guard will
not send a rifle team to compete at the
national shooting event of tho army
which will be held at Fort Riley be
ginning August 2. Adjutant General
Culver has received a request from the
war department to furnish a team of
Nebraska marksmen, but will be un
able to do so owing to a lack of funds.
Death to the lloll Weevil.
The effectiveness of tho Guatemalan
ants in checking the ravages of the
boll weevil in the cotton fields has been
tested and Mr. Cook, export of the de
partment of agriculture, In a telegram
to Secretory Wilson of that depart
ment announced that tho ants prompt
ly destroyed tho weovll and the Texas
red ants as well, The telegram was a
source of great satisfaction to both
Secretary Wilson and Dr. Galloway,
chief of the bureau of plant Industry.
PARKERANDDAVIS
Alton B. Parker Nominated for
the Presidency.
NOMINATION IS UNANIMOUS
Henry CJ. Davis of ffnt Virginia Nom
inated for Tic l'reslilent-j-Won.
J. llryan's Speech.
Chief Judge Alton D. Parker of the
New York state court of appeals, was
nominated for president of the United
States by the democratic national con
vention. But one roll call ensued and
so decisive was the result of that one
that contrary states began to call for
recognition nnd the ballot finally re
sulted in a unnnlmous vote for the
New York statesman. The scene was
dramatic In the extreme.
Henry O. Davis of West Virginia
was nominated by the democratic na
tional convention for tho vice prcsl
doncy. Tho nomination came by ac
clamation after a call of state for nom
inations and a roll call.
Tho committee on resolutions voted
tho gold standard plank out of the
democratic platform by a voto of thirty-five
to fifteen. This was the third
victory for William J. Bryan during
tho all-night session of the commit
tee. Ho had mado two successful ef
forts and secured modifications of the
tariff plank on two separate votes.
Mr. Bryan made a speech In an ef
fort to defeat tho majority report of
the committee on credentials, but he
lost by a voto of G47 to 299.
The convention was in session from
8 o'clock at night until nearly G o'clock
the next morning. In that time eight
names were presented to the conven
tion. Nominating and seconding
speeches wero made Innumerable, and
as dawn approached It became neces
sary to limit the seconding speeches
to four minutes each. An exception
was made in the case of William Jen
nings Bryan, who in one of the most
dramatic situations ever witnessed in
a political gathering, addressed the
convention and concluded by seconding
the nomination of Francis M. Cock
rell, "tho favorlto son" candidate, and
sonator from Missouri.
Mr. Bryan received the third great
ovation accorded during tho conven
tion. His speech was an impassioned
appeal to the delegates to glvo the
party a candidate who had voted the
democratic ticket in 1896 and 1900. Ho
spoke of ' the Nebraska delegation,
which he said had no candidate to
present or favors to ask, but wanted
a candidate whoso nomination would
not prove n triumph of one faction
over another. He suggested Hearst,
If the convention thought best, then
former Governor Pattlson of Pennsyl
vania, and finally created a surprise in
the convention by declaring for Sen
ator Cockrell.
The great convention which the po
lice and sergeant-at-arnis wore power
less to control, listened as though every
word was a personal message to each
person, as If a hypnotic spell, had beon
cast over tho throng. But when it was
all over tho Parker forces had not been
shaken. The ballot for president gave
Parker G58 votes out of the 667 needed
to nominate and before the result
could bo announced Idaho, Nevada,
Washington and others made changes
to the Parker column. Governor
Dockery of Missouri moved to make
the nomination unanimous and it car
ried amidst increased cheering.
"Wisconsin," called the clerk, and as
that state had .exchanged places with
Nebraska, this was Mr. Bryan's
chance. He asked unanimous consent
for the suspension of the time limit
onsecondlng speeches. It was granted'
him and he opened his address in a
voice so weak and hoarse as to be
scarcely recognizable as his own.
After stating that twice he had borne
the standard for the party, Mr. Bryan
continued:
"I come to this democratic conven
tion to return the commission, and to
say that many dispute that I have
fought a good fight. You may dispute
whether I have finished my course.
but you cannot deny I have kept the
faith.
"Today, as a private citizen, I am
more interested in the success of the
democratic ticket than If I were a
candidate'.'
When he declared himself a loyal
democrat under all conditions, the ap
plause came In great volume. He read
that portion of the speech of Governor
Black of New York nominating Roose
velt, which doclared that wars wero
liable to come at any time to any
nation and declared that tho principle
underlying that utterance was a chal
lenge to the civilization of the world.
Declaring that Roosevelt, If he be
lieved in war as an arbiter of dis
putes was a dangerous man to elect,
hn continued:
"I believe he ought to be defeated.
I believe he can be defeated. I tried
to defeat the republican party as your
candidate. I failed.
"Yes. I did. but I received a million
more votes than any democrat had
over received before. Yet I failed."
Here Mr. Bryan paused and lifting
his head swept the hall with his gaze,
"Why did I fall?" he asked and re
plying to his own question he said:
"Because there were some who had
affiliated with tho democratic party
who thought my election dangerous to
the country. They helped to olect my
opponent. That is why. But I have
no criticism for them."
As he proceeded admiration for his
power as an orator and beneath it all
that sincere liking for the man that
endures In so many heart was mani
fest and contributed toward the great
Hence of respect In which his words
were heard, the sincere admiration
with which they were received and
the spontaneous applause accorded IiIb
telling sentences.
Ho asked democrats to consider that
It they failed of success In 1896 and
1900, that success was still more doubt
ful under the leadership of those who
had not been loyal to tho party In both
of those campaigns. Ho doclared that
of sixteen hours ho had spent In tho
committee on resolutions had been the
best of any In his llfo borsiiiRn mv mut
ual concessions the wings of the dem
ocracy had united again, stood once
more with a united front.
"I have come to ask nothing," he
said, "Nebraska asks nothing but to
fight the battlos of democracy."
He declared that he had never at
tempted to be a dictator as many peo
ple had charged and said he had only
exercised his right to make suggestions
and had given the same privilege to
others.
Coming down to the Issues of the
convention, he approved the nomina
tion of Hearst, declared that Olney and
Wall would be acceptable, and then
threw a thunderbolt Into the conven
tion by the words: "I come to soc
ond the nomination of Senator Cock
rell of Missouri."
For an Instant the convention held
its breath In electrified silence. Then
a frantic cry of joy came from tho
dozens of Mlssourlans on the floor and
from the hundreds of dozens in the
galleries.
Mr. Bryan went on the praise tho
Missouri senator In the highest terms
to tho over recurring chorus of Mis
souri's approval.
"I know before I camo here," he
said, "that the maporlty was agalnBt
me on the financial plank. I did not
come because I war, delighted to be In
the minority but because I owed a duty
to tho six million men who voted for
me In the two campaigns and I consid
ered it my duty to secure as much for
them as I could."
He closed with an appeal to the
democrats to avoid wrecking the party,
either upon the "Scllia of militarism"
or "tho Charybls of commercialism."
"Now we have a our platform. Select
your candidate. Ift it is the choice or
the wish of this convention that the
standard should be placed in the hands
of the gentleman presented by Califor
nia, tho man, who, though he has
money, pleads tho cause of the people;
the man who Is most beloved, I can
safely say, by laboring men of all can.
dldates proposed, the one who more
than any other represents opposition to
the trust question. If you want'to place
tho standard in his hands aud make
Hearst the candidate cf this conven
tion Nebraska will be with you In
tho fight.
"But .my friends, Nebraska does not
make any request. If you think that
the gentleman from Wisconsin who.
though faithful in both campaigns was
not with us on tbo money question If
you think Mr. Wall, agreeing with the
east on the gold question, and with tho
west on other questions, would draw
the party together; if you want to
place the standard In his hands, Ne
braska(wlll be with you and contribute
hor part. (Cheers). If you prefer an
eastern man and find some ono who
will glvo both elements of the party
something to believe in, something to
trust in, something to hope for, we are
willing to join with nim. Mr. friends.
It la not always that every available
man Is mentioned. There is the state
of Pennsylvania a man whom I men
tion without consulting his delegation,
without consent of the man himself:
an eastern man who voted with us In
both campaigns, but against us on
tho money question, and I believe in
sympathy with the people; a man
twice governor of a great state
(cheers), a man who only two years
ago when a candidate again carried
the great state of Pennsylvania, out
side of the two great cities of Phila
delphia and Pittsburg.
"My friends, I believe that the great
Issue in this country today Is plutoc
racy. You have said that I had just
ono idea, the silver Idea. Well, a while
back they said I only had one, but
then It was the tariff Idea. There Is
an issue greater than the silver Issue,
the tariff Issue, the trust Issue. It Is
the Issue between plutocracy and de
mocracy; whether thi3 is to be a gov
ernment of the people by the people
nad for the people, administered by
officers chosen by the people, adminis
tered in behalf or the people It Is
either this or It Is to be a rule of the
moneyed element of the country for
its own Interest alone. The issue has
been growing. I 'want you aa demo
crats here assembled to help us to
meet the question. They tell me the re
publican candidate stands for militar
ism, yes, but he also stands for pluto
cracy. You tell me he dellgnts in war.
But there is another objection to him.
that he does not enforce the law
aealnst a bie criminal as he does
against a little criminal. Laws are
being violated today and these laws
must be enforced. The people must
understand that we are to have equal
rights to all and special privileges to
nono. (Applause).
"If the democratic party Is to save
this country It must appeal to the con
science of the country. It must point
out the dangers to the republic, and if
the party will nominate a man, l Care
not from what part ho comes, who Is
not tho candidate of a faction, who is
not tho candidate of an element, but
the candidate of the party, the party
will stand by him and will drive the
republican party -from power and save
this country. (Applause).
His address occupied 47 minutes and
at its finish even his well tested physi
cal strength was far gone. He left the
stand amid a group of enthusiastic del
ogates who prassed his hands, clapped
him on tho back and cheered him at
every step.
Delegate John Lamb of Indiana
moved that the democratic, national
committee be authorized to fill any
vacancy that might occur on the na-
tlnnnl ticket.
Tho motion was made Jn the form of
a resolution, which wan adopted with
out opposition. A resolution naming
and thanking tho officers of the con -
ventlon was also adopted: also James
K. Jones, and the outgoing national
committee.
The people of St. Loula and the
business men's league of the city were J
thanked for entertainment provided.
Chairman Clark and Temporary
Chairman John Sharp Williams were
made respectively chairman of the
committees to notify Judge Parker and
ex-Senator Davis of their nomination.
It was alio announced that tho new
committee would meet In New York
on a date to be fixed by tho chairman
GOOD GUESS.
Auntie Do you see tho hair in this
old brooch, Cyril? It was your grand
father's. Cyril I say, auntie, he didn't have
much. .
ODD FELLOWS LOSE
Kansas Odd Fellows Fail in the
DeBoisiiere Case.
THEY LOSE $47,000 BY IT
Third HnocessWe Tim the Courts nave
Handed Down Decisions Against
Their Claim! to Olg Estate
Troutman A. Stone, of Lyndon, Kas.,
won two more points in the famous
De Balsslere case. It will be remem
bered that County Attorney Pleasant,
of Franklin county, and Balio Wag
goner, of Atchison, commenced suit
against Troutman St Stone to declare
a forfeiture of tho De Boissiere estate
under the alien land law. In addition
to asking that tho land bo declared
forfeited, they alleged fraud In the
procurement of the deed by Troutman
& Stone, and asked for judgment for
136,000 and rent. Troutman & Stone
filed a motion to strike out of the
petition all of the allegations of fraud
and the claim for rent. This motion
was submitted in March, and was sus
tained by Judge Hcizer.
This Is decisive as to the rent propo
sition, but leaves the action pending
on the naked proposition as to whother
tho property can be forfeited under
the alien land law passed in 1891 and
repealed In 1901. This will come up
at the fall term of court.
Another action was commenced In
the district court of Franklin county
by the grand lodge of Odd Fellows,
asking for a judgment against Trout
man & Stcme for $47,000, which the
grand lodge claims to have paid for
improvements, etc. A demurrer was
filed to the -petition in this case and
sustained by Judge Hcizer. ThU Is de
cisive of that proposition so far as
the district court is concerned. This is
tho third successive defeat suffered by
the Odd Fellows upon this same claim.
It was presented and knocked out by
the probate court of Franklin county.
Then the grand lodge intervened in
the federal court and Judge Phillips
decided that thoy could not maintain
their action there.
The grand lodge will have the costs
of these proceedings to pay.
COAL COST TO RAILROADS
Least Advance In rrlre Cnta Down Their
Revenues.
In 1899 the railways of the United
States performed services equal to
carrying 14,591,327,613 passengers and
123,667,257,153 tonB of freight one mile.
Their average receipts per passongcr
per mile were 19.25 mills, and that per
ton of freight per mile 7.24 mills. In
1003 they did more work and received
slightly more per unit of service, their
passenger mileage being 19,689,937,620,
their ton mileage, 157,289,370,053, and
their average receipts 19.86 milts and
7.57 mills for passengers and freight,
respectively. In 1899 fuel for locomo
tives post them $77,187,344, in 1902 tho
expenditure was $120,074,192. This
means that in 1899 the railways were
able to carry 189 passengers and 1,602
tons of freight one mile for every dol
lar spent for coal, while in 1902, owing
to the advanced price of coal, ono 'dol
lar's worth would movo only 164 pas
sengers and 1,310 tons of freight a
mile.
More Snrvlvor of the Norte.
Another boatload of seventeen sur
Ivors of the ill-fated Danish steamer
Norge, which foundered off Rockall
reef, 290 miles from the Scottish main
land, were landed at Aberdeen, Scot
land by tho steam trawler Largo Bay.
Six hundred and twenty-seven per
sons are missing, It Is reported. Thn
contingent now being cared for at
Aberdeen consists of twelve passon
gera, the third mate of the Norgo, the
quartermaster, a steward, a lamp
trimmer and ono of the crew.
They drifted at the mercy of the At
lantic for six days. When their water
and food wero almost gone and when
the occupants were almost too ex
hausted even to hope, the frawler hovo
In sight.
Pioneer of Lancaster Dies.
Thomas R. Prey, who Is known as
the oldest settler in Lancaster county,
died at his home, 152G O street, Lin-
coin. Mr. Prey came to Nebraska in
1,1856, settling near Roca, and in 1888
he moved with his family to Lincoln
He was seventy-eight years of age
and leaves a wife and four children.
Farmers Ilalldlnc Dikes.
The farmers living east of Junction
City, Kan., and the residents in tho
east part of that city got together and
went to work with teams to build a
dike along a part of the Smoky Hill
river, Ttio dike is to bo nearly a halt
mile long, and four feet high. Tho
river at the point where tho work Is
being done has overflowed threo times
this spring, and each time has driven
many residents from their homes in
the low part of tho city, besides doing
thousands of dollars damage to the
farms between the city and the river.
HOW TO SAVE THE MAPLES
W. H, Barnes Gives Heelpe for Destrcy-A
Ing Bcale.
W. H. Barnes, secretary of tht,Krf
sas Horticultural society, has given ml
a recipe for destroying what is known
as the "cottony cushion scale" on ma
ple trees. He says:
"Tho Infested twigs and branches
may bo cut off and destroyed by burn
ing as soon as the cottony excretions
are noticed on the females. Prompt
ness Is necessary here, tho object be
ing to destroy the females beforo tho
eggs begin to hatch. Aa the scales
are attached toward tho tips of tho
twigs and branches, this suggestion has
a wide application oven on shado trees,
when the insect is not abnormally
abundant.
"If cutting Is not foaslble for any
reason, kerosene emulsion should bo
resorted to. Experiments have shown
that even a quite diluted mixture pen
etrates the cottony or waxy mass
readily and will In most Instances kill
tho adult female and nil tho young
larvae. It will not kill any or the
eggs, however, and a second or even
third application will be necessary
to destroy the young as they hatch.
The kerosene emulsion for the above
application may be diluted ten times.
"If one application only can bo made
the emulsion should he diluted with
soapsuds, one pound of soap prefer
ably fish cHl being dissolved In ten
gallons of water. The application
should be delayed until the- larvae be
gin to emerge and should be very
thorough. The object of using soap
suds Instead of clear water la to mat
the waxy mans containing tho egg
and make It impenetrable to the larvae
when it escapes from the egg. By
waiting until the young begin to ap
pear tho female scale will be found
raised from the surface of the twig
posteriorly and the kerosene will pen
etrate readily. Tho young succumb
easily, and thoso that hatch soon after
will find a matted, soapy mass sur
rounding them which they cannot pon
etrate." SENTENCE TRAIN-WRECKER
One Sent to Penitentiary for Ten Yenrs
and Ona for Vive.
Judges Grimes called the district court
of Lincoln county in special term at
North Platte. Neb., to take tho plea of
guilty of James Belmont and Ernest
Ellng. On June 29 they placed a steel
rail and a hand enr and other obstruc
tions upon the Union Pacific railway
track at about 2 o'clock In tho morn
ing. Fortunately the ongineer of a
freight train saw the obstructions in
time to slow down before striking it
at full speed. These men wero caught
by officers on a special train sent out
for that purpose and complaints were
filed against them. They pleaded guilty
in tho preliminary hearing and asked
that they be given their bearing in
the district court, where they again
pleaded guilty. James Belmont, aged
35, and apparently a man accustomed
to acts or too same nature, was sen
tenced to ten years in the penitentiary
at hard labor and Ernest Ellng, a boy
of 19 years, was sentenced to five years
In tho penitentiary at hard labor.
Lively Times at Land Office.
The officials In the United States
land office in Lincoln had an exciting
time selling a forty-acre tract of land
In Custer county. Philip F. Campbell
was finally declnrcd tho owner, pro
vided he paid $200 for the title. The
contest was n hot one from tho start
and It consumed the greater part of
one afternoon. There wero four can
didates for the title. The bids started
at $1.25 an acre and they rolled In
thick and fast, the bids leaping sky
ward at the rate of 5 cents an acre.
Practically none of tho bids wero more
than this amount. AH wanted tho
land, but they were determined the
offlclnls should earn the monoy before
tho tract was purchased.
Hoard of Charities Delegates Report
John Davis, secretary of tho Nebras
ka state board of charities and correc
tions, and A. M. Clark of Omaha, mem
ber of tho board, have filed their re
ports as delogates to the nati nal con
ference at Portland, Me., wltu Gover
nor Mickey. Tho Nebraska delegation
to the conference was composed of
eleven membors, but the two named
were the only ones accredited to make
a report, which contains an account of
tho conference and of tho visit of the
delegation to the penal and charitable
institutions of Maine, Massachusetts,
New York, Pennsylvania and Michi
gan. Channte Wins a Tlctorr,
Judge Styiwell has sustained the de
murrer filed by the defendants in the
case of J. Z. Rush against the Garden
City Gas and Oil company. The action
was brought to set asldo a gas and oil
lease given 'y Mr. Rush to the Gar
den City company and which the com
pany last winter assigned to tho city
or Chanute at a consideration of $5,000.,,.
The sustaining of the demurrer, whlchfr
alleged that tho plaintiffs petition"
did not contain a sufficient causa of
action, U regarded as a. decided vie.
tory for the city.
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