The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, May 08, 1908, Image 7
. & THE PAMAlLE GEOGRAPHICALLY l.)ing in Hint section of the. Unilul Stales i tiut luis do-no to bo kt.uVtt us "J'he New -outhwe t," ooc-.nying about 2." thousand square miles of territory 4'j tho tinith western corner e Texas, is t ho "Panhandle." U is n remarkable goeh'gieal formation sin oloviit"cl prairie. Its general location is almost directly joi. Hi of western K msas and soirheastorii Colo rid. Western Oklahoma lie- immediately east of if, and tlio hull of Okln b.i.V3 western counties is identical in quality with the lands of tlio Pan lini. die. I lie.se Oklahoma hinds however, woro government properly ami sub .loot fo honiostcading and because of that fact, woro occupied by fnrmoi nlii ,t as quickly as the;' become available. There is also a strip of Okluhnrui. II .t : county, extending westward along tlio northern border of the Texas l'-ii i . ntl e and tlio eastern oJge of New Mexico adjoins the Panhandle on the w s' lioth of those regions are well settled for the sumo reason- they were "id int to the homestead law--. i. tro are no freo homC'etead lands.no government lands In Texas, and lhi-.. t. ever ltuvo been. Te.v- camo into tho Union on a basis dill'ering fiotn VU thi-l. v!' any other state. Tin- explains to quite a largo extent, why adjoining slil-s have bciorno settled with farmers and others wliilo Texas has been oMi ... 1,0(1 waiting for nn increa&od population and a consequent jinerensol'.in tho duo of lauds olsewhore -.cmld cause the homeseeker toturn in thisdireo ion !' r better landjand low ; rices. Settlements are begintiini: to dot all parts of tfcv Panhandle. The lr.ni-iormation of the old Panhandle into the new is really ono of tho modern wi '.dors. Wi-.go to the Punlr.mdlo country every 1 First and Third Tuesdays Go with us and see for yourself Red Cloud Investment Co. Potter Block, Dp Stairs, Red Cloud. I fl. HOLMES, Fresidont. J). J. MYERS, Vice-President. A. B. SELLERS, Secretary and Treasurer ROGERS IN DENIAL FILES ANSWER IN GOVERNMENT SUIT AGAINST U. P. MERGER. Oil Magnate Avers That He Bought No Railroad Stock for Conspiracy Purposes and Askj That He Be Granted Damages. SjIi Lake. May o. II. II. lingers xjiriil l.imes Stillnin'n. named as defend ?jim with the Hurrlmau and other vat loads hi the so-called merger suit or Mi government, filed their answers In li'H federal court hfie They, with IS. il llariiiuun. Jacoj Schiff and olh vrt, and the t'aton Pacific, Atchison, To ..', a and Santa I-'e Southern Pa- lie and otlioi luilroads are charged v,i ': unlawful coii:piiae la attempt ing 'o gala control of oilier railroads imp 'Mra!ii and control commerce be tw n the states. Mr Rogers maUes u :- coping denial of every allegation an I demand-, that the case against hit i he dismissed because lie is not n ifsldeui of the Call distiicl and IhiMcfore not within the jurisdiction of tli.. ililirl It., nlwtfi il. Ill'll ll 111 1.11 ' .111.1. ... .tVJ .1'J.t.J ... ... !. . granted costs and damages for injury J to his character by lea-cm of the al legat inns made against him. II.' denies thai he ia or ever was. a iiu-iiiijer of any body oi' men who at-j tempted to gain contiol and restrain commerce and tratllr between the :itni"s or that he evei bought Into an. railroad to gain control, lie ad mit that he bought heavily into the. At' bison, Topeka and Santa l-'e, but i,a.- that he did so purely as an In-vc-iiuenl. even though the purchase wn lieav enough In some cubes to ah- i:oili half the stock, and there was not llv -lightest intent to conspire or gain oontiol to an unlawful end. Mr Roger.-, gives as his belief, through Infor mation ami observation, that no one of the defendants in the big merger mill had any idea of creating a com bine for the unlawful control of the Kouihern Pacific. Ho denies acquaint two with all deals made prior to Oct. 8, P.I01, the date he became a director and before which time the government claims thut all the attempts to gain control were made. 9lnce that time, lingers avers, neither he, Harrimau, fitillmnn, Kuhn. Prick or V. A. Clarke have made. In anyway an effort to got contiol of the joail'. Similar admls Himis and denials aro made concern Ine the pure liases of Union Pacific fttmd. through Kuhn, Loeb & Co and Ui Oregon Short Line. .lames Stilluutn, who-e answer was nl-n filed, follows the lines laid down bj Mr. Rogers, admitting Investments of money, but denying n monopolistic rvoi oilier unlawful, purpose. Mr. Still- man iji'iame a director of the liuon Pacific Dec. U. PJ'jT. THAW IS OUT OF MATTE A WAN Secures Release from Asylum Until Case is Settled. Poughkeepsle, X. V.. May 5. Tem porarily, at least, Harry K. Thaw is out of the Matleawan asylum for the ci i initial insane. As a result of the proceedings on the writ of habeas cor pus: brought in an effort to have him declared sane, lie will remain In Dutchess (ouuty jail until the final de cision on the writ is bunded down. The formal liaiing in the cas will come before the supreme court here n'xt Monday. The adjournment was taken upon the request of a represent ative or the district attorney of Xew Yoil, county to give District Attorney .leioni' an opportunity to appear in person to oppose Thaw's release from thf asylum. In the meantime Thaw will leiiialn In tin county jail here in stead of being vi turned to Matteawan. Thaw appealed to be in excellent health, having gained fully twenty pounds in weight since his tiansfcr to the asylum lioin the Tombs. One ol the interesting features of the proceedings was an announcement that Evelyn Xe-blt Thaw, although fehr- has In ought suit for annulment of hei niiUilage. will appear if necossaiy as a witness in lur husband's behalf ATLANTIC FLEET AGAIN UNITED Battleships Leave Santa Cruz for San Francisco. Santa Cruz, C'al., May 3.- The Atlan tic battleship licet was united once more when the bliips of the second squadron ai rived from Monterey and the flotilla of six destroyers joined It from San Pedro, the latter after one of the itormleat voyages of the cruise. The second squadron, headed' by the Alabama, flying the flag of Rear Adail ray Sperry, came across Monterey hay. ai rising at 5:30 p. ni yesterday. The flotilla came In at 1:30 Admiral Thomas moved from the Connecticut to the Minnesota. The Connecticut will proceed to Monterey and take on board Admiral Evans, who returns to resume command of the fleet. Xo ceiemoniei whatever will attend the retain of Rear Admiral Evans. The fleet will sail for San Francisco this afternoon, arriving off the light ship at the entrance about 0 p. m. The will anchor there until the morn-ing. D'emarest Is Amateur unampion. Xcw York, May !. Calvin Demurest of Chicago won the international ama teur billiard championship by defeat Ing Luclen Iterolle, tho five-time ama teur champion of France, by a scoro of -ton to 210. ..S OF NEKUANKA. x CUT RATES OR RAISE WAGES Railroads Seeking Aid of tlccincs: Men Meet Dilemma. York, Xeb., May J. Tho omphtv of the Chicago and Xoitliwctern tall fend o this city, who c!'".,.'','"., i p". tttlon to be eigneii by ijtis.n..' m.' ' ' shippers and citizens of or!; and Yoik1 county, n3king for a lot-up In a".'! tailroad legislation and that no more petitions bo made for lower freight jatcs on the ground that It meant a re duction of salaries to employ , di I not meet with the reception nej- se cure the number or signatures the otll cials of th" i.iilrond hoped it . mid get. The ropiovMitntivo of th" com pany was asked to change tit word ing of the petition and lure li read, "that If the present tatea b" main tained tlt' railroad company iiicr.'i .. tho wagoo of all employe- :u lea-: u't per cent,'' and he win pronibed that if tills was done the petition wouhl be signed. It is under.-iood the iniltoad com panics hae employes in every ci'. and town in Xebink.i circulating pe titions of this kind, hopiuj; in haw inlluem with tho state rallioad com m'sslon and protinbly to he used when the lieu Xcbia.-ka legislature con venes. GOVERNOR FINDS OLD FRIENDS Former Residents of Nebraska Give Tourists a Picnic at Long Bench. Long liencii. ( ..!., May 1. -Altno-t L'. I'O'i toiniei residents of Xcbi.isl.a t,aili. led lu Long l.eac-h lor tlio annual pic nic of the Nebraska s.'.ilety of Los An geles. The I eat ui e of the occasion was the isit if (iov um Sheldon. Ids staif and a hi--, part from thai Hat". A meeting was held in the Auditoiiuiu immediately after th arrival ul the distinguish'-d visitors, at which ininici oils speaker temted Nebraska and the -t!ite of their adoption, California, ami diowcred greetings on Governor Shel don and ills olliciali'. The reception and e.xerc Lies w.-re conducted by Judge W. H. Mollis of Lo; Angeles, piesldeiif of the societ, and M. M. Daidson. secretary. Ad dresses v.vre delivered by Mcjsu. Rlcliardson, Smyzer, Luddeii, Senator McKesson and (iovcinor Sheldon. A quartet of women lioin the Long IJeach Xebiasha society sanz scouli selections. ENGINEERS OBEY ALL SIGNALS "Surprise" Tests on Harriman Lines Prove That They Are Alert. Omaha, May -i.- summary of tlio results of surprise tests" cm the lines of Ihe Pulon Pacific and Southern Pa cific railioads for tiie mouth of March shows an efficiency of 1)8.8 for the en ginenien. During the month 1,'J3S tests were made. The "surprise tests" consist of flash ing all kinds of signals upon unsus pecting cnglnemen. At downs of places, at all times or the day and' night, th" tests are made. They must ho obeyed absolutely, else severe dis cipline is meted out. Running past a danger signal means dismissal for the culpiit. In the Mauli tests the small number of violations, amounting to about 1 per cent, were not of tlm kind that might have caused sciioiis accidents. WOOL MARKET IN OMAHA Site Selected for Warehouse and Work Will Begin at Once. Omaha, May (.Arrangements were completed by Cliailes 11. King, hanker and promoter of the wool market of Omaha, for a location for the (ir.st storage house ;md work will begin to morrow on a house 100n3iio feet, with a capacity of Hii.OOO.ouO pounds, half way between Omaha and South Oma ha, and accessible to all the railroads. The fiist "-casein's clip, which is ai leady being sheared, will be stored in Omaha, four lailroads and the Com mercial dub of Omaha asking Hie in terstate coinmeicc commission to giant special permission to put the wool rates in force May 5, instead of Ma 127. Protest on Rate Reduction. Lincoln. May J. Representatives of lailioad labor organizations have beeu holding conferences In this city dur ing tiie week and concluded their woik. The meeting had to do with wage scales, and a protest will be made to the state railroad commission against any further reduction in rall ioad rates, because the loss wdll event ually fall on the employes Hotel Clerk Tries Suicide, lleatrice, Xeb., May L'. John Kerr, employed for the last thiee months as night clerk at the Paddoek hotel here, attempted suicide by shooting himself behind the left ear and is ling in the sanitarium with slim hopes held out for his recovery. Domestic trou ble Is supposed to have been the In- rnnllvn for tlli ml nc K'oi f 11 II . t 111 -5 '" ' " "'" " , "I wife had separated but a lew weeks aso and since the separation Kerr has appeaieci morose. Burglars Busy at Weston. Weston, Xeb.. May 'j Jlurglnrs broke into the safes of the Weston fVSRin and Stock company, and the Chi- cT.go uitimor company. From trio lat ter place they got nbout $2o. A cash ier'i check for $100. iccejvoil too late for banking, was lelt uiitoii'hed They made tlu-r escape. $5,400 Verdict for Mr 3. Bond. Lincoln, Ma J -A jury in th. fed eral conn has awarded Mm. Rebecca Bos 1 ?" loo in her milt agiilti-i Hoi i; ii.i feuiuteii of NYhi.isiiii lll.v, ii' a In. ' saloon sh'. :.1t"j l 1 hat her l.r... hand. Frank lloml, Jid Icon tnado mi hnbilUitl dittukard. STATEMENT OF STATE CASH Almost Half Million Dollars in Hands of the Treasurer. Lincoln, May L'.-The report of Stale Treasurer Milan for tin month of Aptll .shows a habitue on hand of $lNl.fi:ii'..!7 in all funds, o" which all but ?1 I ,:!m .lp h cm deport in state depositor banks. The balance on hand Apiil I was $M0,lf.;'...1S. The re ri Ipti during Hie mouth wcie ?ISU, !." '5..". I, and the ilMiursenicnts amount ed lo $.-i07,"i:i.'j.1. The largest balance in any fund U $:SH;.7;!I OH. In the torn poiaiy school tund. This fund will be dlsbuised the latter pint of May for the Mippoil of school districts throughout the state. The receipts from Hie 1 mill levy for the redenip Hon of .state warrants wcw S2J,tillt..i.'. and the payments, $1,7!.I7. At the be ginning of the month the miiIiuis state institutions hud oil deposit in Hie stale tre.i-.ui as cash fund, $!.7!S.'J' Dur ing the moiuli $r,,sj:i.iii wa- added to tliii ami $l,::3iir. iliiiwn out h aiii.n insiituti'iii ., leasing a balance of $l:.7.i!)SS7. The sl.ite now lia- $s,n!i!i.:iss.ii.i in vested i.i interest healing secuiltles, of which $7,l:i::.(iK7..VJ is in bonds and $l,1i-).7no.ii is lu Nebraska win units BAN PUT ON STOCK WATERING ;, Nebraska Railroad Commission Pre-1 vents Issue of Street Railway Stock. Lincoln, May ti. Hy ruling that the Citizens' Street Railway company of J Lincoln may not Issue additional stock or pay any dividends on stock already j issued until it puts more money into the nlnnl in oncrntlon Ihe Xelimskn 1 railway eomr on takes jurisdiction of the stock h ,u i of common caniers of the state. The question is one of great impoit to Nebraska citizens ami 1 oiporations. Application has been made by the company to add to the stock issue, which is $::3G.7r,..-)0. City Attorney John M. Stewart tiled his objections before the railway commissioner and after a long hearing, the oichr was promulgated. The hoaid holds no ad ditional stock may be issued at pres ent and that until Hie sum of J1J.UU0 is invested in the plant no lurther dividends may be paid on the stock al ready out. The company is ordered to devote its lesources to payment of all obligations outstanding March 31,11)08. HEAVY REWARD FOR TAYLOR Kearney County Board Offers Fifteen Hundred Dollars for His Arrest. MInden, Xeb., May 5. The county board offered $1,51)0 rewaid for the ar rest or licit Taylor, who brutally as saulted his slsters-ln-Iaw. The board met in regular session and the offer has the county treasury behind it. Peail Taylor, who was most serious ly Injured, is slightly better, though there is little hope of her lecovcry. She was able lo take two tablespoonsful of milk, cme of the mosl encouraging .symptoms, since .she has been con stantly in convulsions ami suffering I rum extreme neivousness She has at no time been rational enough to make an ante mortem statement. When approaching consciousness, she constantly calls tor her patents. Xo further tiace has been found of Tay lor. The seauh made at Atlanta proved fruitless. Coon Case May 25. Lincoln, May .1 The tiial of Will lam Coon, charged with manslaughter for having run down ami killed .Nellie 5 Smith with his automobile, has been set for May 'J.1. Coon is now nu clei bond, Inning waived preliminary hear Ing The killing of Miss Smith has had aw elfect on automobile own ers, the result being greuter care Is eerclsed in running machines. Burglars Carry Away Sixty Watches. Omaha. May (J. Burglars hurled a bucket through the Douglas street Bhow window of the Muwhlnney & Ryan jewelry store, at Fifteenth and Douglas stieots, seized about sixty watches valued at $000, and escaped. The glass door at the Miller, Stewart 6 Beaton furniture store, at Sixteenth and Howard streets, was also broken hi, and the store ransacked, hut the burglars secured nothing there. Lnkewood, X. I , May 5. Former Piesldent fiiover Cleveland continues steadily to recover from an attack of digestive Double, which has prevented him from leturning to his Princeton home. All repot ts from Hie Lakewood hotel weio to the effect Hint he con tinues to impiove and thai hi-, condi tion is not alarming. Ten Inches of Snow In Wyoming. Cheyenne, May 5 About ten Inches of snow has I alien here. Tlio precipi tation Is general throughout, tho state and is of yreat benefit lo the fanners. HOW H. H. TUCKER WORKED Evidence In Case Reveals Methods of Uncle Sam Oil Company, TopcliM, May 0. II. M. Tucker, Jr., secretary tf the t'nclo Sam Oil com pnn lincstel ?,mo when he entered Into Ihe Publishers' Oil company, whMi was Ititei c hanged to tho Uncle Sam cc-'.npany. 7 tils testimony was bio.iglit out under examination at Tip !."'.' tiinl h"r op a chorgc of US; Injr tiie malls to defraud. Tucker nni.l that later he bought some stock. Out of tlio dividends nnd sale of (dock, lie said, lie ..'uoiiallv made $K,000. He r'ald other n'ockhohlers nl.-o re ceived itl.'einl.-t and had the opportu nity to m.ii money by selling stock win 11 it went up. 'fucker ti stilled about a $.",000,000 bond l-sue. Ho said lire issue wa.c made mr Hie purpose of buying crude oil at -lii cents a haired, refining it, iiclliug it tit $1 a hitvicl, and thus raisin-: $2:'.' 1 Vim) upon which to float the $.'..'11111,(11 e bond ls.ue. The bonds did not s,.ll id par The sale price was marc 'J.'i cents on th" dollar nnd the bid, 1111 0 In stock. '"i": c.u.czl Tv.'t Pcrto Rlcan Soldiers San .lunii, P. R., May li. 1 wo pre ates of the Porto Rico provisional iei;iiuent were idiot during 11 clash between soldiers and the Insular po Hie. One of Hie soldiers died later and the other Is quite seriously wound ei The light resulted from an at I. mpt on the pnit of the puilre to quell ii disturl iiuce. Lawler Elected Mayor of tt. Pain. St. Paul. May 'i.- -Daniel Lawler, the Demoiiatlc uoinliiee tor mayor or SI. Paul, was elected over Joseph McKih bin tltepl by an estimated plurality of about :i,0U0. Pli.r Now To the Pacific Const Very low round trip rates com mencing tTuuo 1st for attractive const tours, only 5C0.C0; slightly highor vie. Shasta Rotito unci Puget Sound. To Chicago and Edst Itopublicnn Convention excur sion tickets at low rates in June; also .summer excursion rates in connection with Convention unci Summer Tourist rates to (astern resorts. To Colorado and Rocky Mountaina Daily excursion rntos commenc ing June 1st to Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Black Hills, Yellow stone I'nrk; great Democratic Convention at Denver in July. Homcseekcra Ra.te9 First and third Tuesdays to the West, including' tlio famous Big Horn llusin and Velio, vstono Valley, whore largo tracts of rich irrigated lands tiro being opouod for .settlement by tho govern ment nnd by piiuito companies. Write D. 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