State UIslorloM Society :C r I' '& n 1 t (III! w 11 i r Tried it First The Panhandle Udell tl. 'I'-MS I V'. , 15), s. 1" vii yo.i.s igo I ciiiio i Hereford from Indium. I x i- 1-Iyeirs clI. had ;iml inn c. in Ircii. mi. I wa- worth about tlvJUi'. Tlii-. ropn seiitcd all llii i ' -wty 1 ii.fi iiuMiiiiiitutf.l alter 'J0.vo.irs of hard wotl, wnes .1. P. Boutell " Hereford biiilf. I'ho provirus full I had boi-n dinxn and looked over tin 'M x'y,ii h -lining ha.-h without buying, us 1 whs ulruid to iNk my lit .i it cug ,i foaio i I might lo it. A friend tool, mo to t lie Western t' r.al bunk to tmk to Mr Parker, the president. After telling him thai 1 i- -virald in tiring my l.iuii y town hero for fear we could n-n tnnko a living, 'if l. .glutei in mi-, and told mo that poor folks wu-. what tho uiuitry needed. I'lu.:. folkiMlld not stay poor long m this country that thero were no poor i hi in the linlwndlo,iuul hit when tho cJiurehe-i would take up collect' :nfH f r the poor it was hard work to find anyone to take it. That anyone .x.l.t'i,- to work conl I mam' a llviug and more too. 1 was only partly ci r x m !. but when Mr. Parkor offered to rent me a good section of land with a ;.' Lome and ovhor improvements, and givo mo tho option to buy It at tho "i. 1 tho year ov making a email cash I .:.-..!od to try it. 1 o'l'vitutecl only 80 acres of laud, having to do all tho work myself. I made !. r -nt anil a living, and before my time was up I had traded my contract to Mr. J T. Joxv.di for 'J(X) ueruH unci SH.K) iu 'I - idvatu e in the sellinir price of Ian 1 f. p.ow hvi g on my ilbOuoio farm, which 1 own dour of thdd. It is just as -'.) ! h laud tint sells for $l'il per aoro in Indium, and this bmdoost me notli- '' u'.ept lay avrr-eing to try tho PauliHUdle. I think f could fell my land for 'i..n acre but don't, wiiii' to, us I tun making u good lixini: and am well !' i- people need not fear to come here. It is eay to make a living if you .!. rk. Wo.gu t the Panhandle country every First and Third Tuesdays Go with us and see for yourself Red Cloud Investment Co. Potter Block, lip Stairs, Red Cloud. I. 'f. HOLMES, President. D. J. MVKKS, Viee-1'icsidunt. A. B. SBLLHIlS, Secretary and Treasurer :t)M,KKENfiE CLOSES GOV-RNORS ADOPT DECLARA. !"ION OF CO-OPERATION. Pfrtninen: Onjanization of Heads of S'rc3 Is Planned President Pre sides 3t Closing Session and Arc swars CrlHcism of Governor Folk. Tun (lr.sl toin'ereiu'fj or tho govern or C tho ntat'.'S of the Atncrlcau Mint lias onileil at Wftbhlnglon. . io many nt' the imi'oitant cvonta of' i.i-i "iy, iiuiu i.i iiuuui'ii in luvuiii im- pooh the prosl'lont and the governor.-. hf-o has bjen made The aocom nshriients of the confereneo, which . is lieen tu -ossion nt tho White .Uius.; for throo lay.u, rannot he set' r tli vi Ph rnathcmaticul preelHiou ' itiai i'. Kiiaiodiato re.iiiltb arc more t in amnio fa tho expression ejf 1'resl j :' lU rcoosecl', who brought it about, ' -i " ')' tho gov nor.s who participated Tii printed record oi th confer- .' which will latr be nvnllab'o to i- y American horie, vclll he a coin-' ! latum of facts, atartllug in their i. i in.- itf, convincing in their iiuivcrbiil i imcl'ioion, tlMt tl:e state i must act .mil Umt tho states and tho nation in v nopi rno to the end that to the vai'i penpl of the nut km may accrue ill" luitin; boncllt of its natural ro .ulllCJH HorfidcN tho compilation of facli by I tho espfiit.? and the freely expressed pinuin e.i !ho governors, the confer arn Kims a.A Its perniiiuent record a Uiouumd words of "declaration." No ' a dilatation of independence, hut a '"cluiatum of co-operation. Pirmcment Organization of Governors. Pori npj gTvater In linportanco than -t 1 1 ! wiu tha detfcrniluaMou of the ivjwnio'- nf tlio staten to perfect a per i.ianei't orgiinizctlon, when by u here iiforo unknown Intimacy may he de . pip'-'l nrnorij,- the executives of the "rty .-tjj soveri'igi) states, inadf stiong . a - minion purpose and made r-otent I iiv prono'inconioutrt whl'h may not irl.tlv b' dlr yarded. Oi 'he la.Ji day, tho story Is ono of iaeiy ''eaUifi. The bet program was , i t noble Tho president presided 'hrmighoiit Uo Intcrjetteil remark ujil snoeehos. Uc bi ought to tho pkit . ji mo, i who made plain tl: pteval! .,' ffolhi". that thought and care uiii.it he rv'rriaod for tin future. Tli" . i op .- oil pa pons were not preacnlel, '.ut t . will bo printed In tho perma nent, icror.l Their place win; takon tirst by Ut- 'declaration," which was adup'rvl after (IIhcuhsIoii, which irought to light no serious objections to its affirmation. Then William J. Bryan was presented by tho president. Jfo tiuchsd the name chords which payment and tho balanoo on longtime, S money. I vas jut what I made ly this trudo I'll t j.uxiU'cu l lie vlbi in ion o! iiiuiiiony and ro 'ijn'ratloii A .i-iuois' d'-fiis-frion bieight many state oxf-nitlvcs to the platform, but the product was alto getliei that ol haimoiiy, anil the sentl nients fiire&.ji'd wen upiilauded alike by all President Romcudi, hini'-olf, answering the one crltlcHm that of Governor l'olk of Miosoiui-to the declaration, aroused the couforeuce to its wuruioril d-monstratiou ot ap proval. He swept aside the academic ejuiliiin of whero tho line of authority hho'ild be diawu botv;een the states and tin nalioa. He wanted action and what be said received indorsement at each juriod. President Replies to Folk. It wan this: "Just a word of what has been railed the 'twilight land' be tween tho powurn of tlii- federal and slat'1 uovcruinent My pilniary aim in ihe legislation that I have advo rated for the regulation ol the great reirporatbius has been to provide some effective popular sovereign lr e.i h cot (oral ion I i-o not wish to keep tlii- twilight land one nf Ihikc and ague boundaries by judicial decision, that In a git en easi the state uinuot ail, and ilsen a few jnrs latci by otb er i cls'.ni:-. that In prar-t bally siuuiai rn.-.i'.i the nation cannot art either I am living to find out where one or the oth-i can act oo theie shall always be soin tfovcr.'igii povci that, on bi'half of thf people, can hold every bl cor poration, every big individual to an accountability, so that ;is or his acts shall be beneficial (o the people as a whole. In matteis that relate only to the people within tho state, of couise. the state is. to be sovereign and it should hae the power to act if the matter Is audi that the state uself rannot act. then I wi.-di on behnlf of all the stales that, the national go;' crnmeni should act. "Take such a matter as charging a rent for wawr powoi Mv position is simply that whore a privilege which may ho of untold value In the future to the individual or grauleo Is asked rroin t!.'1 f deial government, then the federal gov-inment should put into the crant a r indiilon that it iliall not ho a grant In perpetuity. If there is iicco.-.Mty for the grant, then thero miii-t be powei to atlach conditlous to the grant Make it long enough so that the corporation shall have an am ide materiel rewntd The corporation deserves it. Give an ample toward to the captain of industry; but not an In determinable and ind Unite toward. Put In a provision that will enable tbo next generation, that will amble our children at the end of a certain sped fled peilod to say what, In their ju Ig nient, should ho done with that great natcral power which Is of use to thb grantee only because the people an a whole allow him to use it." war on Gypsy Moth. In asking the Massachusetts hvhda- ., ... ten waif. M1" this year ngu:n-i t!" g.vp v (in' blown tall ni:tli' An hie It Kit inn. I. fnte sup i it) t tiilnit for t It - 3UMI'( -ii'l'M f illSOCl )0-I ., -It'l il.ll over I"H thousand pnriHiloi os the mollis have boon let loose from tin expel lm tit station ut Melto;o DYNAMITE CLEVELAND CAl.O Two Are Badly Damaged by Explo sives on the Tracks. A lb adway stioet car at ( low land. U.. wa.s partially de'ttoyed l-j ti d.Miauilt" torpedo. While twenty -live pii-xengen were In the i.1!'. no on win' '-iloii'-lv hurt. A pnnie followed and a in.) 1 rush for tin- lt w::.i made. A West Madison tive' tar ..i ...ii.ifi.tinl I., ,t n titielrin nf llt-o .ia -i minis- u . i , nnv. !er ou 'he track. 'I'll.. Il.u.f fif III uii was broken through uul one wom an x. is ."ven ly Injuted. TiMul rioting, u deadlo-; ,i arbitra tion proposals, car service largelx i stored and Mie lofusul of th tractbu authorities tu do anything until dls-i.-dor and violence ceiiie, matkd th third day of the strike of the conduct ors and niotormen on UxeJMunlcipal Street Hailxvny company's lines The company si' led In operating all lines, with but a slight lv impalie seivbe, considering the difficulties in ,-i.xeiaI instances i;r windows wore '.n.i.-ei: by s'cik'-j. cars were stopped a!.! f.iiciiiou 'l.-'W.i were a -U'lltuJ DE DION AND ZUST QUIT PACE A-if.'con and Grroisn Autci only Ones Left in Contest. Managers m' the New Yot Pail-, auto rai " ref ivi'd from Milan Mn- iii'dclal uiu tin "meut from th"Soii"!a Motorl 'ut ol' the xxi'l: Maxval if ''ie!r fat lloni th- line ,,t Viiidt.ilol Tli- Manpii- de lliou also lias iou.i.ill. witbiliaxxii I-" ear, b-axin;: th- Amei it .11 Thomas 1'iilos :u to i.ii and Hi (jertnaM eeimplote th- journey fioi . '.. 'ivostok to I aii .iloue. Tl: Gir .mm car is forced by the iguhi tlon or ill " race oor.uu'.... to Mow the Tl'onia-, car thirty e..i; - in tl!', ro !".; ol Aslu ami Krnipe on a' co.tiit tf the at lion of l ho Gi rmaii env iu laklnu a train in Ai.c-iha Iroiu I'e" .it-lb), Ida., to Seattle. Wash , print i i -ailins foi Via-'.1 ot'.. t.OEB AND WYNNti ARE NAMED Alleged to Have Conspired to Cit Piatt Love Letters. High i.Tiebils at Wa-hlugton a:., a! leged to haxe conspired to obtain pos session of love letters said to have been written by Culled State.- Senator Thomas C. I"alt to Miss Mae 0. Wood lu .1 siutied statement introduced as svb'.eine during the hearing iu Miss Wood's suit fo: divorce ngniu.it the uenator In New York. The ftntemput, which was intio dined after the court had doaied a motion by Counsel for Senatoi I'ltitt to ilisinlsj the complaint, bears what purports to be the siguatui'o of J. Maitiu Miller, and Miss Wood said that whjle she did not ?eo the signa ture nftlxeil, .-he was assured by "MY: JIIMer that It was genuine. The state ment was prepared by Milki at her reipie-', she declared. It is sahl that Miller was asked by "high government otllcials in Washington and. .Ww y0,k to get possession of Senator piatf:, love lecer- that the papen when oh- Milled xv re not to be given to Senator I'latt, Lut were to be turned over to Mr. l.oeb iu Washington, and that vln.ii the plan to set peissessle if the original papers failed a scandal was LcBiin in the newspapers to fore Mi-s Wood to come to terms." Says Wynne Started Ball Rolling. ' Wynne, lire', assistant postmaster general, started the ball rolling by get ting ii New York nexxspaper to print the article as it tirst appeared," says the ...tement, which concludes: "I Hit" gotten into the consphacy by poixtrful otflchls whom I dare not ills pleas" from a newspaper or pfdltlcal .kl a ml point. I consulted Mr. Howe, Senator Piatt's secretin y, frequently .uid utted at ull times under the tli irctiou of Loeb and i'latt." Conner Postmaster Geneinl Hoheit Wmuio Is the present American consul guiernl to London. J. Martin Miller, a former newspaper man recently win American consul at Hlielius, 1-Tuncr. ' Did Miller ever say anythli. to you about the letters?" asked th- e. amlnlng attorney of Miss Wood ' Yes," she replied. "He said that ir bo got the letters the Piatt would never get them." "What wau he goiitK to do with thorn?" "Hold them ovor Piatt's head, I be lieve," she answered. In her testimony given cat Her lu the day, Miss Wood, then under ctoss CMiinlnation, was led to tell of tho cir cumstances under which she signed, lu I'io:;, in this city, a release of Senator Plait fiom any claims she may have had iignltnt him. She testillefl that she received from A. II. Ilutuml the sum of $7,fiUi) upon signing the state ment, but denied that she was awar of all of its contents. Loeb Knows Nothing About It. Washington, May no. Secretary Iv)oh said . that he knows nothing . -,. .....II MIL 4III.PI..I . ' j-ta'i in--it -kned .1 Miitin Mllli i," t I . 1 . !iuM on' in tin W'.iM'l I'l.iH if in Now Vi'ik. iiml that the slut -ni' M l i:i'b tnci'lii, .uolai .is thox "li "rn I'M.' U'll. .1 know ct " ;,ic wholly nn' fii'. I i.v-i .! 1-llHtOI Pl.ni !. ' i!.'. 111 : iiiiim whnti'ii't alio it tl: iva NO ACTION ON CHUf'.CH MERGER Qyjrtion la Deiiifj Coii3ldjeod by Msth odist Protestant Coii.'rrcnce. The gi iei.it coal' ret; e vi the Mi i hoi i't I'Mil.tatit ' ' 'fill. In '"s shin at l'ittHburg, Pa. so fur h-n lakeii i ,o detlulie ait'oti on the ipie. tirii of an ,ili:.im:itii-u xxi'b ''her l" tioni'nntloiu. Th" .. Iiim- ipie il-n I bettn; i Mislilei-id b.x a i iiiiiiulliee Tl..' ox ii lut" from the Methodi ' I'pl-.' opa! ' o..,.. it... M..M....I1 .1 I ,...., j li. "-"'"-. '" .-I-....".. i i ."i i-turn to it., told, unexpei'iodly wilop' , . . . "d at the Ha'tiiuore Me'lu. "..it Kptsco ;,nl i oiil'eieiiee last we. ., I in conshl .inbl. -' 'iiplicited the quohth.n of a enuiMMib.-bin uf Mi.' M-'hodlsl 1'iotes Mint fidt-d HreUiien and Cuiiri-kii ' 'sil f"r navcior,5. s u.m auuiiru tlonal dfiiuii.iiiutlonx. xxhieb -a.is orlg-' doe- uM tun its saloon, tbo day li.ally 'flf- V'h'lef ipie.tlon b .fore the lteh' l'!- although the (.ieHtlon Iu ec-utereace here. The loniniitloe fioin '' aeltnt"'!. Haltir.H.re. In lulling Senator llolliver j Woo, Comiay 9 incorporated, ol lown. whs glum a tuoH culhm!utl', ,,, Mny j., . T, nrtioht of In- weieon-e cim anil mm ptoM-u.d.iou oi the formal overture xxas i'ol'o,ved by a scetie s'u h as In seldom wluioriS"d Iu a diuiiii The :ublivs"s tu th- coin- iii'.eu-eiueii to ;r.i appeaiauces u.vu uie effeir of nuking niun . 'he M"tlo-, lliSt I'li.te-illlll deb-yule- Stop III COU- sbb'i xvll'tliei ;t would not I." b-tter Xj t"in.:t ..tli tin ...,etil holy than1 Willi th- tx"o oilier ileiioininati'.n.v It xva-i llie ih-' Invit.i'ion li.iii t!ie inuth- ( ; chin, h in the oighl.x .ir- ot sep- tu at ion t-r.ded to the -,. .-ibus A ' high dignitary ot the AMhu.liM Kpis-1 (opi'l I'liuiih'bi.ld Ib-ie ate ueveiileen d'fl-ien. Methodisit deuoiniuiii.il. . in, lb- Cubed Stales and tha If the MiHiodit I'rotestunl , ran be inibuod! t0 ,,ito wi'li the Methodist Cpls-opal.i nl. ... ,,lt. M.Vonto"ii vii! boon li joined !n one body and Ci" i.doiei! r l.m h ; lined ;u a confot-Miee by inolf. Oklahoma Anti-Trust Law Vetoed. Govt not Husk- ' of Oblation i has vetoed tli" :u. i-t bill Tho governor no'lved hundreds ;i tele gram? iroiu all pji:i. i of the r i-v'tx, I ii'-king the veto oi the bill. The s.n ate utiilneil ll.e vdo. 'I he governor . Mite.l n- hN leason that Hie bill was &o sttiiiigeiit that ll would dtlve honest cnif"-:r.-- out ot inisuiesw. Rue Ayaiu en Trial. T-stitnony in the second trial of Abe Huef, foinier political bo.-,s of San ITrui'ls'o, on the ihai",e of bribery, was eoniplotid The -uniininx up b counsel was lif mediately begun. As idstant District Attorn-'y IVancis J. Heney iniide the argument for the prosecution and Henry Ach for the defense. LOW RATES ON COAL GRANTED Burlington Road Reduces Charges from Western States. Lincoln, May L'O.The llurllngton railroad, at the suggestion of the rail way commission, has reduced coal rates from Wyoming to Colorado to meet the rates secured b the commla . '"" ,,,',,J,, "" "uersiaie commerce cominlH-Inn .n the Ci-".i Paclitc road, i In some Instance the n.irllngton rates art' lmvor u,f'" ' VnUm !''",illc' They are oifcctive June 1. and it is e-tluuttcd will iml.e :i saving of 75, 000 a year on the coal shipped annual ly Into Nebraska nv-t the Hurlingtou. Tho commission gaxe olllcijil permis sion for the- new Kites to bo enforeod. The $;i 'J."j jute Irotn Sidney to Gland I.dand is to bo ?:;, marimum to into:' mediate points fiiun Colorado ami Sheibbin, Wyo. JP'foie the state inilvvay coiuiiii.sloii the representatives of the iiiilroadH elolng business in Nebraska emphatk ally protested against any reduction in freigbt tntco. llusine.-s co'vlltlous did no' Justify such action, they as serted. The commission Is consider ing the gem Till rate tlluaium with a view to cutting the schedules. C C. Wright for the Northwestern spoke before the railway commission, and asset ted that his road could not stand a reduction of I.'ns r.ites. HAVOC WROUGHT BY TORNADO Death List Not Quite So Large a? at First Reported. Omaha, May M. Hornpltulution of the lesiiln of the tornado which swept through Cat and Sarpy counties, leav ing deuth and destruction in Its path, show that while the ileiub 1! : Is not rjtilic jo Iaie as at 11 1 -'t repoitoiV, tlr propeity loss Is far gi eater and cannot be tally estimated for the piesent. Kd Miller icpoited dead at Ithhllell, was not Killed outright, but 1-- i lobablv fatally injured. The- funeral of Maitln Teig and hi son, killed near Papllllon, vva held to day. The fnneuil o Kliner Leaders, killed at Hlehiield, will be held lomor tow. The tuneral unangcinents for little Wayne Hester, killed at Iuils vlllo, have not yet been made. Latest reports from tho Injured arc to the effect that Mrs. I2d Hester and baby and Mis Joe Lyon, all of Louis ville, cannot recover. Mrs. Margaret McKlornan of Uellevue has a chance to got well. St.-i?' May Aid Tornado Sufferers. tliw ' Mav 10 Ae-Hiii' GoM-ruor ...: , P. li -ti-' t. i Captain Ii. ip l ti'f in Mutant i n 'nil's olllco t't i ' fr. ll. i i.ndlil n '.f the Me l.T ' ' a toiniub iffen'iH If those v. ! i bii'' bo n icide hoiiioless are iiei'.il l i be in n 'I'd of immediate: as si. m lie.- jitnto will tuko steps tu suppl:. them with tenti end supplies. Minister In Real Eatatc. Osreola, N"b.. May lu The pas- totnl r. tatinii!- between tho Muthotllat Kl Ihmii,iI i'iumIi fit" tb.s 'llv and Hov 1.. I'. Prtik-i hno b"'ii s-vered. The timil.i ij , n Hex Mr I'atkri and ( ,-. ; ,.,ird oi m.lrol in the i-hmeh has b, -i : i.i.i-n.'Vth ol h's absence In I. .li' re. i ' .'. l.eie he is tig igoil In the ,i'e i.ii'iness , , , Do Good 3u3incs3 unaer ixcv acneauie !.. . T llllr I.. I .1111 I I 1 Ulllllllll 1'll",1,i ""' "" """ I mill i p Hi iRU. mey hihu iiumi- iiijuui uu ! tr.e uiiyiignt scue'iuie uinii mey did a v.'nr p.- i nnder th" old plnn. At pt'-eii there is a grand rush after ...,,,.. . ..... 0mnllIl iV.,l and iSiniii: eciupatiy were filed with the oni'v . . rk The (apltnl stock 1:1 J- I at I'lu.noo and tii. incor- ..,,,,,. ....,, ci.u,.i,,t ii. k,k. nana C. j,,., Ml rt (., ,'j. j. Kliifr mid II. G. j,f( (, Man Sbot by Guard Dead. ('main May 1: Pel,., .1 Daley, xvbi a - (i I Spiilal tlillcet .-'t pie u Hani. (! the Almoin plant. In Ki.e" iJicib xblle r's,tstl.i:: airost, died n lie- .South On aha hospital, Kg,1. 1, n. ' ''et.iineil iu iiil pending ll. it'oin . f the Impiust u-saHgjaaggaEiMKWi mi i Plen Now J0..' ' ' Hactfic Cortat Wry low round trip rates com moncing June Ut for attrautivo coast tours, only 100.CO; slightly higher vi.t .Sliusta lluute and l'uget Sound. To Chicrt(o and Kevst Hoi'iiblican ( onvenlion excur sion tickets at low rates in Juno; also summer excursion rates in coiineetiou with Convention and Summor Tourist rates to esiatera rosorts. To Colorado nnd Rocky Mountains Daily excursion rates commquo ing iFtino 1st to Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Iilaok Hills, Yellow stone Park; great Democratic t'on vent iun at Denver iu July. Horn cKuokcrs Rates First and third Tuesdays to tho We-d, including tho famous Hlg Horn lhisiu anil ollovvstone Vulloy, vvheie large tracts of rich iriigiiteil lauds aro buing eipened for settlement, by tho govern ment and by private companies Write D. Ci m Deavor, Hurling ton Iitindseokers' itiformution Dure an, Omaha; evce'lent bust noss (iponiugi iu new growing towns. Write u brief description of your proposed trip, nnd let us uelviso you how to make it the best way at tho least cost. .1. P. Edwaiidh, Ticket Agent. L. W. Wukoloy, G. 1. a., Omaha, Neb. CATARRH mi MRMtA ffite rnLv WFEVER 4v , S?7 8 & tw Ely's Gp.zawi Balm Suro to Civo Sntlsfnctlon. CIVES RELIEF AT ONCE. Ir t'!ounc , soothos, lu'ids and j;i t. U tho di-on-.l iiiombraiio resulting friiin ('n'xrjth ind drives r.v'iiy a (old hi tin- lit- d cpiicklv. Itore. tho Hei.-os of Tnsto nnd hau'il. P.uf y to use. Cnntnias no injurious drugs Applied into tho nostiiki and nborbecL Laio Hize, fiO cents at Di-uggists or by inrdl, Liquid Crram Diilm lor um in utoudzors, 7C cents. ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warren St., New York. T j ..y m .