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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1907)
kl ti J5he CHIEF RED. CLOUD. NEB. PUBLISHED EVEKV FRIDAY. Rntoruil In Die I'ostoillrc t Hcd Cloud, Neb., as Second Clans MiUtor. Gi-.omik Newuouse Manager ALTON DEAL CLOSED CLOVER LEAF DIRECTORS VOTE TO PURCHASE LINE. New Interests Expected to Take For ma! Possession Next Week Old Chicago and Alton Board Will Meet and Resign in a Body. New York, Sept. 23. Tliu directors of tho Toledo, at. Louis and Wcstuni iiillwny, lit a meeting hero, oted to blgn a contract lor the purchase of the Chicago and Alton railway lroin tlio Jlock Island Interests, In accordance with Uio agreement that such should be done, provided the Alton received immunity In connection with tho Standard Oil rebating investigation. Del ore tho directors acted u commit toe submitted a ioort of tho physical condition of tho road, which was de clared to ho highly batiafactory. Under tho terms of tho sale to tho 1 Clover Leaf" road the Koch Island interests will receive $(;,:SSO.OJO -1 per cent collateral trust honds and $1,120, 000 2 per cent collateral tnist honds. Tho old Chicago and Alton hoard will prohably meet during tho coming week and resign in a hotly, after which tho now Interests will assume formal control. It Is expected that some unlll ration of the so-called Shonts-llawley properties, namely, Toledo, St. Louis and Western, Chicago and Alton, Iowa Central and .Minneapolis and St. Louis will speedily follow. It Is planned to make direct con nections hetweon tho Iowa Central nnd Chicago and Alton and tho Toledo, St. Louis and Western roads, thereby ofleitlng a link with Minneapolis and St. Louis. This will give tho unllled fiystem direct lines between Detroit, St. Louis and Kansas City, as well as direct lines between Chicago and Kan sas City. Tho system as a whole will traverso In part tho states of Michigan, Indi ana, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota. GREEKS ENRAGED AT WRECK. Trainmen Run to Hills for Safety and Armed Guard Is Sent. thikorsficld, Cal., Sept. 28. Accord ing to latest accounts from the scene ' of tho wreck of tho Southern Paciflo work train, which collided with a freight near the entranco to tunnel 17, two miles west of Tehachapi, eight Greeks wore killed and twenty injured. The crows of the trains arc still fu gitives hiding in tho hills to save themselves from tho enraged com rades of the victims, who attacked tho trainmen after the accident and threatened tho destruction of much railroad property. A special of twenty Armed men on board has been dis patched to the rescue of tho bo- leugucred tralnmon and the relief of the wounded. There wore about fifty Greeks upon tho car that waa demol ished. ADVICE GIVEN FINANCIERS. President Ingalls of Cincinnati Bank Talks of Future. Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 28. With the big question of creuit currency out of tho way, members of tho American Hankers' association discussed prac tical banking questions. Discussion on each topic was limited to thirty minutes. The leature was an address by President M. E, Ingalls of tho Mer chants' National bank of Cincinnati, who spoke on "Our Present and Put ur.o Prosperity." Ho declared that speculation should lie barred and that the bankers of this country must sot their face against loans for tho promo tion of new enterprises. John P. T. Knight, secretary of the Canadian Rankers' association, spoke on "Some Evergreen Topics." The last business of the convention waa the Installation of tho now officers, SOUTHERN PACIFIC IS INDICTED. Pacific Mail Steamship Company Also Accused of Rate Violations, Snn Frnncibco, Sept. 128. Tho fed eral grand jury returned Indictments of 124 counts against the Southern pacific company and tho Puclllc Mall Steamship company, churging viola tion of the interstate commorco law. These indlctmentH, If followed by con victions, are hutllclent to ronder tho corporations liable to fines aggregating Jrom J 1-1.000 to $2,480,000. Tho mini mum line prescribed by law on each count Is $1,000 and tho maximum fine $20,000. Tho defendant corporations sire accused of secretly cutting to (1 the published into of $1.25 on tho tough shipments of matting from .Ja pan to San Francisco and thenco throughout tho United States. KEWS OF NEBRASKA. Texas Fever Among Kansas Cattle. McCook, Neb., Sept. 28. Inspector W. J. Jones of tho United StaU bu reau of animal industry, reported an outbreak of Texas fover among cattlo Just across tho Nebraska line, in Chey enne county, Kansas. Thirty-two head havo died nnd the owner or tho herd fears ho will Ioho many more. The dis ease thus far Is confined to one herd. Kills a Mule In His Anger. I'lattstnoulh, Neb., Sept. 28. Prod Wagoner, living about fifteen miles west of town, while enraged at a mule valued at $175, struck it with a club, killing It Instantly. Upon complaint made to tho county attorney be was arrested. At tho trial before Justice Archer Wagoner pleaded guilty to tho charge of cruelty to animals and was fined $5 and costs. Nebraska Dank Reports. Lincoln, Sept. 150. According to tho report of Secretary Royso of tho state anklng board the banks of Nebraska, n""i Iiipliiilini! national banks, have leached the high water mark. The deposits in state banks havo Increased fioin $57, &7I,38G In November, 1000. to $71,(571, fiCl. The deposits in state and na tional banks binco August, 100U, havo Increased nearly $29,000,000. Tho average reserve of state banks Is 3t per cent, while the legal requirement is 15 per cent. Boy's Body Found. Ashland, Neb., Sept. 30. The body of Frank Dewey, who was drowned with Roscoe Wortman in the Platte river Dec. 31 last, was discovered on a sandbar by two fishermen. It was badly decomposed, hut a skati- still strapped to one of the shoes gave a eluo to identity. Tho body was taken out and hurled In Wortman cemetery beside that of Uoscoe Wortman, whose remains were discovered in tho spring. Tho two boys left homo to go skat'ng the afternoon preceding last New Year's day and were never been alive again. MRS. TILDEN, PRESIDENT. Remains at Head of Woman's Mis sionary Society of Nebraska Synod. Wayne, Neb., Sept. 2S Tho thirty first annual meeting of tho Woman's Missionary society of the synod of Nebraska elected the following offi cers: President, Mrs. George Tllden of Omaha; vice presidents, Mrs. M. L. Stone of Grand Island and Mrs. P. L. Johnson of Hastings; recording secre tary, Miss M. Porter of Central City; corresponding secretary and treas urer, Mrs. J. K. Laltuo of Omaha; secretary young people's work, Mrs. R. M. Conklin of Omaha; secretary of literature, Mrs. Elliott or Reatrlce; missionary correspondent, Miss 13. Ir win of Lincoln. RACE RIOT AT FREMONT. Two Men Wounded in Clash Between Paving Gangs. Fremont, Neb., Sept. 28. In a race riot hero between negroes and Ital ians eiuploed In street paving work, two men were wounded, one probablj fatally. The injured men are: M. C. Urooks, a white man, shot In tho leg; Wllnetti Vallellis, Italian, skull frac tured, propably with a revolver. It Is thought that Vallellis' injuries will cause his death. Brooks was not com corned in tho light, which was partic ipated in by negroes and Italians. Ho was struck by a stray bullet. There has been bad blood between tho Ital ians and negroes, which resulted In a free-for-all light. A number of partic ipants we.ro arrested and are in Jail. RAILWAY FIREMAN A HERO. Crawls Out on Pilot of Engine and Saves Child from Death. Lincoln, Oct. 1. By crawling out on tho pilot of an engine and grasping a child of three years, who stood uncon scious of danger on tho track, and then throwing hlmseir, with tho child in his arms, from the "cow catcher" into a ditch by the track, Burlington Fireman Marlon R. Lux saved the life of tho littlo ono and escaped himself with severe bruises. Tho scene of Lux's heroic act was between tho towns of Milford and Seward. Tho engineer of the fi eight on which Lux Is fireman first noticed the baby, a little girl, on tho track sumo distance ahead. He blew tho whistle and nut on the brakes, but tim niiii.i t.m i.i nn heoii inn! It was seen' UlQ tnUn (,ou,(l not be stopped in time' Lux volunteered tho rescue, climbed out on the running board, then to tho pilot and grrtsped the child in tho nick of time. SLAYER SHUMWAY CAPTURED. Murderer of Mrs. Martin Is In Custody at Beatrice. Reatrlce, Nob., Sept. 2S.R. M. Sliumwny, accused of brutally murder ing Mrs. Jucob Mnrtln near Cortland, about twenty miles north of here, on Sept. 3, was captured at Forbes, Mo., and was brought here in heavy Irons by Sherltf Trude and taken to Lincoln tor sate keep ng in tue penitenimry I3ver since the murder ol leers ... . . been on tho trull of the fugitive Shumway, it Is alleged, murdorod Mrs, Martin with a butcher knife while the husband was a few miles from the home attending the prim aries. He stole $200 In cash and took a horse and buggy and drove to Be atrice, whero ho took a train into Kan sas. He was arrested at Seneca the next morning, hut broke away from tho of ficers when taken from the train and ho had been leading the officers a merry chase ever since. The officers fear that nn attempt may be made to lynch tho prisoner and are using overy precaution for his safeguarding. PRESIDENT CRITICISES PLANK. Voices Objection to Anti-Injunction Resolution of Nebraska Platform. Washington, Sept. 30.Uolore a room full of people President Roose velt told Senator Uurkett ho didn't like that portion of the resolutions adopted bj tho recent Republican con vent Ion of Nebraska, having refer ence to Injunction against state offi cers. Senator Uurkett blushed and was vlhibly embarrassed because of tho directness of the president's alten ...... . ..... ... , ....... on lo """ aunoug. moiu mk ou.er senators and members of congress. present in addition to a number of) federal circuit courts with the opera leading lights of the Episcopal church, Hon of state laws. Permanent organ who wore present for the purpose of izntion was also effected under the meeting Mr. Roosevelt's guest, tho I lord bishop of London. The chief executive told Senator Hurkott he liked ull of the resolutions adopted by the Republicans of Ne braska in their recent state conven tion except the paragraph relating to anti-injunction. This plank of tho plat form tho president emphatically In veighed against, on the giound that it abridged the power of the courts, and he would never bo a paity to the cur tailment of their pre'ogatives under the constitution. Mr. itooseiolt sug gested that u resolution opposing tho title of the immortal Lincoln or An drew Jackson to their place In history would be unite as reasonable as the resolution adopted by the Nebraska Republicans at their tecent conven tion. The president made It clear that ho proposed to stand by tho fed eral courts and that when their pow ers were limited it would mark the beginning of the end of civil liberty. Senator Uurkett, without debating the question with tho president, re tired Into the private office of the lat ter, whero ho took up with Mr. Roose velt several appointments now duo, which he desired to have settled, If possible, before tho president left on his trip down the Mississippi. Senator Uurkett said that tho presi dent felt mighty good over Nebraska's indorsement of Tuft. He said further that the president was not a candidate to succeed himself and that he would dot be a candidate. Holdrege to Furnish Pass List. Lincoln, SepL 30. G. W. Holdrege, general manager of tho Burlington, called on tho state railway commis sion to talk over the pass question, and before leaving assured tho com mission the name of overy person who held a pass wcili bo reported to the commission. Some time ago the com mission was seriously thinking of hav ing Mr. Holdrcgo arrested for not complying with its orders regarding tho filing of his pass list, but It Is likely now nothing will be done, as Mr. Holdrege has agreed to toe the murk. BRYAN TO SAY "YES" DEC. 7. Mayor of Omaha Plans Banquet at Which Plates Will Number 1,000. Omaha, Oct. 1. William Jennings Bryan will formally launch his third candidacy for president in Omaha on the night of Dec. 7, when a Democratic banquet in his honor, at which 1.000 plates will bo laid, will bo given. Mayor Dahlman Is engineering the banquet scheme, and Bryan already has signified his Intention of being present. It is said that all those who wero invited to the banquet, which was to havo been held in Lincoln In October, but which was postponed, havo boen asked to come to the Oma ha spread, and manyjf them have an swered In the affirmative. SCHEDULE IS HELD UP. Railroad Commission Takes No Action on Western Classification. Lincoln, Sept. 30 The state rail toad commission notified tho railways of Nebraska it would withhold its ap nroval of tho western classification schedule, which the classification com- mlttoe filed to go into effect Oct. 1, effective on all roads west or tnicago Tho railroads will send out tho new schedules, but will labol them "Not good In Nebraska." Tho classification makes somo re ductions and somo increases in rates and tho railroad representatives said tho latter wero offset by tho former. Tho minimum curlood of sugar is made 311,000 pounds, whero it used to be 24,000 pounds, thus Increasing tho investment or a purchaser $450 on each car. Rates on nursery stock nro itin.rousoil 30 nor cent. The railronds ' l t f , h tmUs for ! nrl' ' llv , ,lOXQS .. re. i iiiiuiiii:iib wi uiti x"tf - - - - i ed and In ba8ketB ,B increased. The rate on store counters is reduced. Lawn swings are raised from eighth to fifth class. Proserves are raised from second class to first class. ta nam nn rvr nn.,r. .nrn III Lfilli Ml I I'll II .1 II' IV i fr lULNUUUin DUULIblO ATTORNEYS GENERAL ADOPT ME MORIAL TO CONGRESS. SESSION ENDS AT ST. LOUI3 Committee Appointed to Draft Scheme of Anti-Trust Legislation and Unit ed Front Will Be Presented in Legal Actions Against Combines. St. Louis, Oct. 2. Action that vill havo far-reiifhing effects In ant -'rust nnd corporation litigation and wh.cn will hear trult in almost every state in the union was taken by the conven ,jou of attorneys general in Its Una session here. A committee was ap pointed to dtal't a scheme of anti-trust legislation to be sent to nil attorneys general, and as a climax for Uio entire meeting the attorneys general assem bled adopted a resolution which is ox pected to remove a thorn In the llesh 0 state ofliceis. the Interference bv neni of the "National Association oi Attorneys General of the United States," nnd a united front will be presented In legal actions brought by different states against the same cor poration or trust. The resolution is in tho shape of a memorial to congress and was named Ly a cotumitte composed of At 'or I'oys General E. T. Young of Minne sota, Dana .Malone of Mnssnch'i ...tt.s A. M. Garber of Alabama. W. T Thompson of Nebraska. William H DIekfon of Colorado and II. S. Hadley of Missouri, and follow, along lines pointed out by Mr. Young's pap i. The memorial Is as tollows: Memorial to Congress. "Whereas, Tho efficient adtn'nistra tlon, as well as the preservation ol our dual system of government, re aiilren that each sovereignty be per mitted to exercise its functions as de fined by the federal constitution tin hampered by the other; therefore, be It "Resolved, By the convention of at torneys general of the several states here assembled, that wo earnestly rec- J ommend to tho favorable considera tion of tho president and the con gress of the United States the enact ment of a federal law piovidlng that no circuit court of tho United States or , any judge exercising powers of such circuit courts shall havo jurisdic tion in any case brought to restrain any officer of a state or any adminis trative board of a state from Institut ing In a state court any suit or other! upprupnu.ie -proceeding 10 eniorce me laws of such state or to enforce any order made by such administrative board; but allowing any person or corporation assorting in any such ac tion In a state court any right arising under the constitution or any laws of the United States and to have tho de cision of the highest court of such state rovelwed by the supreme court of tho United States, as now provided by law. We also recommend that cults In federal circuit courts by per sons Interested In corporations to re strain such corporations from obeying the laws of states In which they are doing business be prohibited." Officers Chosen. On recommendation of tho commit tee on organization, tho following wero chosen as officers: President, H. S. Hadley of Missouri; vice presi dent, Dana Mulono of Massachusetts; secretary and treasurer, William H. Dickson of Colorado. Attorney General Dickson of Colo rado asked that the noxt convention be hold in Denver, but it was finally decided to leave tho matter to the executive committee. President Hadley appointed as the committee to draft a scheme for anti trust legislation tho following: R. B. Davidson of Texas, James Bingham of Indiana,. Wade Ellis of Ohio, F. S. Jackson of Kansas, R. V. Fletcher of Mississippi and S. W. Clark of South Dakota. President Hadley also an nounced that with two or three ex ception all the attonioyb general in tho union had expressed a dosiro to participate in future proceedings of tho association and in any course of action that might be decided upon. SIX RIDES FOR A QUARTER. Lincoln Traction Company Complies With Order of Commission. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 30. Announce ment was made by tho Lincoln Trac tion company that It will comply with tho order of tho state railway commis sion, that it sell six fares for 25 cents to adults and ton fares to school chil dren, to be used during certain hours of tho day, for 25 conts. The most significant feature in connection with tho railway commission's .findings la that it places a valuation on tho plant of tho Traction company and tho Citi zens' Railway company, and limits tholr earnings accordingly. This ac tion, it is believed, is an Innovation In dealing with public utility companies. Interchnngeablo transfers wore de nied by the commission. "? GROOMING COUNTS Uut It cannot make a Fair Skin or a Ulosay Coat. Women with good complexions caiiiiot bo homely. Creams, lotions, washes ami powders cannot inuko a fiiir skin. 1'ury horseman knows tlmt tho siitin coat of Ills thoroughbred comes from tho animal'.-! "all-right" condition. Lot tho horse got "off his feed" andliU coat turns dull. Cur rying, brushing ami rubbing will givo him a clean coat, but cannot product) tho covet ed smoothness ami glo-H of tho horse's skin, which is his coin plexion. The ladies will see tho point. Lane's Family Medieiee Is tho best preparation for ladies who desiro a gentlo laxativo medu mo that will giro tho body porfort elcauliiu ss internally nnd tho wholesoineneds that produces such skins as painters lovo to copy. Canadian Government FREE FARMS OVER 200.000 B American I farmers who I hnvesett'ed in Can ada dtirin-.; the past few years, testify to the fact that I Canada is. beyond question, the (treat dsm ,i est farming land in 3 the world. 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