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NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
John B. Rapcr to Succeed Babcock.
Ilcatrlcc, Nob., Nov. 10. Word was
received hero that Governor Mickey
had appointed John D. Itapor of Paw
nee City district JudRO to All the va
cancy cnused hy the doth of Judgo
A. II. Bnbcoclt.
Two Forced to Retire From Game.
Droltcn How, Noh., Nov. 10. In tho
Ramp of football between Droken How
and MiiBon City tho score wns G to 5.
During I ho gamo Robinson of tho
home team and Anderson of Mason
City wore badly bruised and forced
to retire from tho Held.
Implement Dealers In Session.
Omaha, Nov. 15. Over 1,000 dele
Kates from eastern Nebraska and west
ern Iowa attended tho opening session
of tho implement dealers. President
Caulk, In hl animal addresB, Im
pressed on them tho Importanco of
contriving aomo plan to meet tho cat
alogue house competition. President
Roosevelt's rato legislation policy will
bo dlBcusBcd.
Child Is Burned to Death.
' Florence, Neb., Nov. 11. A fatal
flro 1b reported at tho farm of John
"WllllamB, six miles west of Florence.
Their grandchildren, son and daughter
of Mrs. Lorotta Chambors, wero at
tho houBo and during tho absence of
Mr. and MrB. Williams from tho house
iVornlo, aged three and ono-half years,
opened tho valvo of a gasoline stovo
and thon struck a match. In tho ex
plosion which followed ho received
burns from which ho died within throe
hours. Tho grandmother entered tho
burning building and carried tho lit
tle ono out. Tho hpuso was totally de
stroyed. i Farmers Make it Hot for Tramps.
York, Nov. 14. Two tramps, shut
tip in a boxcar, camo near being
mobbed at Knox on account of re
fusal to accept work shucking corn.
A freight train had set the boxcar on
tho siding, and when tho farmers who
were hauling grain to the elevator saw
two able-bodies men crawl out of tho
car they pounced on thorn, offering 4
rents per bushel to shuck corn, freo
board, room and washing, and when
one of tho tramps replied "that he had
nil tho work he wanted to do picking
his teeth," tho farmers made a rush for
the tramps, who ran down the track
and soon disappeared.
Graft Charged at Lincoln.
Lincoln, Nov. 13. Ex-Chief or Po
lice Routzahn and cx-CIty Detective
Rentley, against whom charges of
graft have been filed, hnve asked for a
short continuance, and their cases will
not be hoard tomorrow. Donds have
been furnished for both of the defend
ants. Tho case has boon worked up
by City Attorney Strodo and Detective
James Malono nnd tho evidence is In
tho form of nfildavlts made by seven
of tho proprietors in tho proscribed
district. In substance tho nfildavlts
set out that Routzahn nnd Hentloy
compelled tho women to pay them $!0
a month each to prevent being raided.
PRIMARY LAW HELD VALID.
Supreme Court Upholds Dodge Meas
ure In Its Essential Features.
Lincoln, Nov. 1!?. Tho supremo
court held the Dodge primary election
law valid and capable ot entorcement,
though it declared unconstitutional
three of its sections. The writ ot man
damns asked for by Clerk Adair, nom
inee of the Socialist ticket, to have
tho Socialist nominees placed on tho
ticket, though nominated by a conven
tion, was refused. The sections de
clared unconstitutional are these: The
one making the prlmnry day tho first
day of registration; that one requiring
1 per cent as a filing fee by the can
didate, nnd tho one regulating tho
form of the ballot. The fact that
these sections do not render the law
ns a whole incapablo of enforcement
does not in tho opinion of the court
invalidate the entire law and it Is con
sequently held to bo valid nnd con
btitutiounl. CATTLEMEN PLEAD GUILTY.
Richards and Comstock Admit Fcnc
ing Government Land.
Omaha, Nov. 14. Two of tho rich
est and most influential cattlemen or
Nebraska Bartlett Richards and Will
lam G. Comstock have pleaded guilty
to the chargo of unlawfully fonclug
government land, havo thrown them
selves upon the mercy of the court
and have been sentenced. They
begged loniency and received it upon
the ground that for soino tlmo past,
and at tho present time, their om
ployes are diligently at work In re
moving feuces which unlawfully in
closed 212,000 acres of government
land in Sheridan county.
Unllko John nnd Herman Krause,
who were convicted upon a similar
charge at tho May term of the federal
court, neither Richards nor Com
stock wero alleged In tho Indictments
to havo intimidated settlers. That
waB one of the reasons, It 1b claimed,
why tho defendants in this case re
ceived a comparatively light sentence.
Their fine was $300 each and each will
lo obliged to pay half of the costs,
which amount to $Cu0. In addition
to their fine they were sentenced to
remain six hours In the custody of the
United States marshal.
In entering tho plea or guilty Attor
ney Hall said for his clients: "It Is
our intention to comply with tho law.
Wo are removing tho fences as rap
Idly as we can, but such as may re
main, wo hnve nothing at all to do
with. Wherever tho government
shows us that we have an unlawful
fence we will remove It."
P oclnlms Thanksgiving.
' ; ( In. Nov. 15. Governor Mickey
in d ills Thanksgiving proclamation,
lie calls ntU'iitlon to tho general
awakening against graft and foreshad
ows legislation against It.
McGreevy Back to Prison.
Norfolk, Neb., Nov. 15. President
Hernnrd MoOrc-evy of the defunct Elk
horn Valley bank at O'Neill Is in Jail
again, as County Attorney Mullen
feared McGreevy would escape.
Prairie Fire Near Venango, Neb.
VonariRO, Neb., Nov. 15. A disas
trous prairie flro of great extent is
rnglng Bouth of tho Burlington road
near here. Scores of ranchmen and
farmers are burned out. The loss can
not be estimated at this time, but un
doubtedly Is very large.
Body of Alcott Is Found.
Mitchell, Neb., Nov. 14. A search
ing party found tho dead body of Ben
jamin Alcott, who had been lost on
tho prairio since Thursday afternoon
from tho ranch of his son, G. E. Al
cott, twenty miles north of Mitchell.
Ho wns seventy-eight yenrs of nge
and with hiB wife came here a month
ago from Fredericksburg, In., for a
visit. He walked out for pleasure,
but his eyesight was poor.
Further Effort for Mrs. Llllle.
Lincoln, Nov. 13. Now that the bu
promo court has denied a rehearing
for Mrs. Lena Margaret Llllle, sen
tenced to lifo imprisonment, her
friends are working on a clew dis
covered after Bho was committed to
prlBon. It Is now known that a per
sonal enemy of Harvey Llllle disposed
of his property and disappeared short
ly after the murder. Now he cannot
be found. The identity of the fugitive
Is known only to Mrs. Lilllo and her
closest advisers.
Taylor Is Bound Over.
Tccumseh, Neb., Nov. 15. Frank A.
Taylor wns bound over for trial In
tho district court under bond of $1,500
in the hearing of the case ordered by
Judge B. F. Good in the Chamberlain
case nt Auburn some few weeks ngo.
Mr. Taylor was presumed to be vice
president and a director of tho Cham
berlain bank at the time of its fail
ure. Judge Good was of the opinion
that tho evidence given in Johnson
county in cases bearing on the bank
failure and tho case at Auburn did not
correspond, and ordered proceedings
oir a perjury chargo against Mr. Tay
lor. Place for Nebraska Man.
Washington, Nov. 13. Senator
Hurkett signalized his presence In
Washington by pulling otT a good po
sition for D. C. O'Connor of Norfolk,
Nob., that of superintendent of public
Instruction for Panama. The position
pays $L300 yearly. D. C. O'Connor has
for the last nine years been superin
tendent of Norfolk city schools, lie Is
president of the Schoolmasters' club
of Nebraska and has been president
of the North Nebraska Teachers' asso
ciation. O'Connor was co-laborer with
Hurkett when tho latter taught school
In Nebraska. Tho appointment of
O'Connor was cabled from Panama.
CONVICTS ATTACK KEEPER.
Bind and Gag Guard, but Fail to Make
Their Escape.
Lincoln, Nov. 15. Fred Smith, hot
ter known as "Denver Kid," tho pu
gilist, who is serving a term in tho
Nebraska penitentiary for burglary, to
gether with William Jones, another
convict, attacked and overpowered the
celllrouso night keeper, a man named
Cooper. They bound and gagged him,
and using a saw secured from the
boiler house, began sawing nl the bars
in one of the windows of the cell-
house. Cooper managed to release
ono hnnd, removed tho gng and
shouted for help. Smith again attack
ed and might have killed him had not
assistance came. Tho convicts made
no tight nnd were put In the dungeon.
They had been regarded as trusties,
and were given liberties In the en
closure. LETTON'S MAJORITY GROWS.
More Figures on the Election In
Nebraska.
Lincoln, Nov. 9. The election In Ne
braska has tho appearance of a Re
publican landslide on tho head of tho
ticket. The plurality for Letton, for
supreme judge, will not bo less than
18,000, and may exceed 25,000, more
than double that of two years ago on
a decreased vote. An average Repub
lican gain of six and a half votes to
the precinct is shown. Both the Re
publican candidates for regents of the
university- are elected, but their plu
rality Is considerably less than that
for judge. Party lines were not ad-
hered to on county offices, tho fusion
ists making gains in some counties
reliably Republican, and vice versa.
Complete returns from twenty-three
counties and from 332 precincts scat
tered through nearly all of the re
maining counties In the state, making
altogether 715 out of the l,fi00 pre
cincts in Nebraska, give LAtt n (Rep.)
43,902 votes, as against 30.7G5 for
Hastings, fusion cnndldnto for su
preme court judge. The same pre
cincts two years ago gave Bnrnes 45,
955, nnd Sullivan 37,727. In other
words, where Bnrnes secured a major
ity of 8,228, Letton gets a majority of
13,227. At this rate of gain In the re
maining precincts Letton's lead over
Hastings will approximate 20,000.
It was a quite election day In Ne
braska and a light vote was polled.
Especially was this the case In Lin
coln, where there waB much scratch
ing. The Republicans elect all their
candidates In this county but two, pro
bate Judgo and cornor, win by narrow
margins.
TRADE REVIEW FOR THE WEEK.
Greatest
Industrial Activity
in
tho
Nation's History.
New York, Nov. 11. R. G. Dun ,&
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade Bays:
Each wcok brings a stronger business
situation, aeasonablo weather having
removed the last drawback, and pres
sure for shipment of goods 1b so great
In many lines that tho partial holiday
put deliveries still further behind and
caused much inconvenience. Reports
of wholesome conditions are now prac
tically unanimous and Improvement la
noted in collections In many dis
patches. Retail trade of wearing ap
parel and foodstuffs is tho featuro,
while Interest is beginning to bo
shown In holiday goods, of which
very large stocks wero accumulated
in expectation of a record-breaking
season. Manufacturing lines constant
ly establish new high water markB of
production, the present output of pig
iron being nt the rate of more than
2,000,000 tons monthly, and this Is
one of the best known business barom
eters.
Footwear forwardlngs from Boston
are within a few thousand cases of tho
record established in 1901; tho tex
tile mills cannot make deliveries with
desired promptness, and building oper
ations are phenomenal. A few small
strikes are in progress, but not suffi
cient to prevent the greatest indus
trial activity in the nation's history.
Railway earnings thus far reported
for October show a gain of 2.5 per
cent over last year's. Prosperity la
nlso evidenced by a further rise In
prices of commodities, Dun's index
number on Nov. 1 being $103,853, tho
highest point of recent years. Tho
per enpita amount of money In circula
tion la nlso at a new record, of $31.90.
Foreign commerce Is fully maintained,
Prices of hides have moved to new
high records for any date since tho
civil war, and there Is little difference
even in comparison with that period
of restricted production. Demand la
now absorbing supplies so promptly
that poor qualities of long haired hides
are scarcely loss expensive than tho
choice summer take-off.
Failures this week numbered 183.
CORN YIELD OF UNITED STATES.
Preliminary Estimate Places Amount
at 2,707,993,540 Bushels.
Washington, Nov. 11. The crop re
porting board or tho bureau of statis
tics of the department of agriculture
finds from the reports of the repre
sentatives and agents of the bureau
as follows:
Tho preliminary returns on tho pro
duction of corn In 1905 Indicate a to
tal yield of about 2.707.993,5-10 bushels,
or an average of 28.8 bushels per acre,
as compared with an average yield of
20.S bushels as finally estimated in
1901, and a ten-year average of 24.9
bushels.
Tho following table shows for tho
principal corn states tho preliminary
estimates of tho average yield per
aero In 1905, with tne mean ot tiro
averages for tho last ten years:
November, Ten Year
States IIki'i. Aerne.
Illinois :h.8 :ii.j
Iowa m.s .T.'.H
Nebraska 1.8 Stl.1
Kansas- '-!7.7 ai.d
Missouri aa.8 17.7
Indiana 10.7 aa.u
oMiiiKiniii ar.a in.ti
Indian Territory :i--7 2.U
South Dakota .'1.8 1KJ.7
.Mlnnesntn M' i-IWJ
Wisconsin :i7.tl 81MJ
The general average as to quality Is
90.C per cent, as compared with 88.2
last year. It Is estimated that about
3.3 per cent of the corn crop of 1904
was still In the hands of farmers on
Nov. 1", 1905, as compared with 3.6 per
cent of tho crop In 1903 In farmers'
hands on Nov. 1. 1904.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Features of the Day's Trading and
Closing Quotations.
Chicago, Nov. 14. The wheat market to
day allowed n complete- reversal of feeling
from yesterday. It wns milium throughout
the entire session today and twenty-four
i hours ago the sentiment was In favor of a
decline. Cold, wet weather In Argentina
wns one of the chief factors contributing
to the strong market today. At the close
prices were practically at toe highest
I point of the day, with tho May option up
HWc. corn ana oats were encu up c.
; Provisions were rsaoc lower. C!osiug
A.BHASE
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During all theso years
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Tone, Action and Durability
Wo are district distributors of tho A. B. OHASE
Pianos, and will gladly put you in touch with one of
our roproBontatives, or mail
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OLNEY-GASTON
AtUSIC CO.
St. Joseph,
Successor to
T. J. WASHBURN.
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koeate on the FfisGo System
of (fle Both Lose ffloney
Now Is the time to investigate the resources and opportunity
of securing good laud at very low ligures in the Grewt Southwest.
Missouri, Arkansas, Southern Kansas,
Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Texas,
are again to the front with a "Bump
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tho first and third Tuesdays of each mouth, nnd ask us for descriptive
literature, which will bo mailed to you without cost.
J. C. LOVRE1N,
Ass't Gorr'l Passenger Agent,
Kansas City, Mo.
BEFORE YOU BUILD
That Ilouso or Burn, or store that Coal, it will save you
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ATTENTION,
Pine Ridge Stock Farm
L. N, Hartley, Prop., Salem, la.,
Has srarted n llrnuch halo Ham at Sn
jiot lor. Neb., where n well selected stock
of 1'erohcron anil French Draft SIiiIUoiih
will be kept on hand. Theso hoisesaro
unlive bred and raised, and they Kive
satlssactlon wherever sold. Now. farm
ih. don't let these iiorso Importing com
panies eomu around and sell yon a horse
tor thousand dollars more which Is not
as good by a thousand Tho way we
raise thee, horses allows uh to sell them
them bclo.v all competition and wo
Kiiaranteo satisfaction. Come and see
ns, or address,
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STOCKM)ENNOTIOB !
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returned promptly, too.
You want to bo sure your stock will bo sold for all It is worth on tho market;
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