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STOfflf OF THE WEEK
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NEWS FROM HOME ANDABROAD
Doings of-the Busy World Which May
be Read In a Few Moments. Na
, tlonal and World-wide Events
of Importance.
Foreign.
The general condition of Premier
Stolypln Ih Hatlafnctory.
Tho third squadron of tlio American
Pnclllc fleet arrived at Hong Kong.
France, llko tho United Statos, Is
confronted with n big deficit In her
TUVCnilCK.
Following tho advice of his phy
sicians, tho pope wiih not present at
tho Lenten sermon,
President Taft wuh Informed of the
death at San .Juan of Chief Justice
Joso Severn Qulnoneah of Porto Ulco.
The department of labor has taken
posesslon of the palace In Paris occu
pied formerly ly tho Catholic arch
bishops and which was taken over by
the state under the separation law.
Tho chapel has boon converted Into a
dining room.
Venczuolu Is preparing -for tho re
sumption of diplomatic relations with
tho United States. Pedro Ezcqiilcl Ro
Jns, who Is regarded as the most able
diplomat In Venezuela will bo appoint
ed minister at Wushlngton.
Premier Stolypln, who has been suf
fering from a severe attack of Influen
za, Is reported to bo Improving and
tho apprehension of tho malady de
veloping Into Inllammatlou of tho
lungs nre lessened.
During the course of the debate of
the budget in tho Russian dumn reply
ing to various critics, Minister of
Flnanco Kokovsoff emphasized U12
necessity of maintaining Uio present
monetary system nnd the gold stand
ard and Instilutingjin Income tax.
Tho American transport Kllpatrlclt,
with Major General William P. Duvall
and several companies of field and
coast artillery on board, bound for
the Philippines, nrrlvod at Gibraltar.
Tho threatened trouble between tho
crews on some of the French lino
steamers and the company lias been
adjusted to tho satisfaction of the
men and La Province sailed from
Havre on time.
Tho Norwegian bark Auckland,
Captain Olthmell, has been wreckeJ
In a galo off Poszoin Island. All tho
members of tho crow were lost. Tho
Auckland wn8 bound from Rosnrlo.
Advices from Burkervllle, 11. C., re
port tho finding of the bodtaa of two
men frozen to death on tho McLood
river. Tho bodies nro those of Charles
Hakcr and McCurdle, who left Barker
vlllo about bIx weeks 'ago.
The daylight savings bill passed itB
second leading In tho house of com
mons by 130 votes to 94.
Further slight earthquako shocks
wero felt In Algeria.
King Victor Emmanuel granted a
private audience to WMllam Marconi.
The general amnesty bill passed tho
Cuban senate.
Domestic.
Prof. 11. K. Taylor, president of tho
Kentucky WeBleyun college, has ro
fclgned. Leonard II. Close, an Indiana man.
has been offered tho position of corn
specialist of tho Russian government.
Three workmen woro fatally Injured
and three other employes seriously
liurt by an explosion at the open
hearth furnace of tho American Steel
nnd Wire Company nt Cleveland.
Tim forty-fourth joint ballot for the
election of a United States senator In
Illinois showed no quorum,
Comptroller of the Currency Mur
ray appointed Gcorgo T. Cutts or Mis
isourl national bank examiner at largo.
Rapid work saved the Michigan sol
diers' home from posslblo destruction,
when lire broke out In tho Adminis
tration building.
Mrs. Hazel P.. Pirlo will bo granted
a separation and $200 n month from
Allan P. Plrle. son of John Plrle, the
Chicago merchant.
P. J. Klcran, former president of
tho Fidelity Funding company of
New York, whoso finnnclal operations Wns"'nBt on Friday night,
brought him into wldo repute recent-1 Tho appropriation In tho sundry
ly wau Indicted on a chargo of em-1 civil bill for continuation of tho Joint
bezzlement nnd larceny as bailee, duo immigration committee whb reduced
to u note ho Ib alleged to huve piade in conference fioni $250,000 to $150,
to Mother M. Vincent of tho sisters ' 000 and In that form agreed to by
of the Good Shepherd, Pittsburg. ' both houses.
The will of tho late William T.
Joyce, a lumber merchant, wus offered
for probata Wednesday. It disposes
of an estate valued at moro than $5,
1100,000, all of which Is left to Ills
widow, Mrs, Clotilda G, Joyce, and his
two sons, David D and James Stanley
Joyce.
Lcftwltch Homnn, well known and
formerly connectod with tho FlrBt Na
tional bank of Fort Worth, charged
with abstracting money to the amount
of $30,000, pleaded guilty In tho dis
trict court and was sentenced to five
yearn ImprlsonmoiU.
Ilnrdln Specr, the youngest son ol
tho noted abolitionist, John Spoor,
dropped dead In tho bath room of his
homo in Denver whllo taking a spongo
bath. The shock of tho cold water
upon his weakened heart was tho
cause of death. Ho was forty-two years
old.
First DnBoman Claude RosBmnn of
tho Detroit American league cham
pions, who has been "holding out,"
signed his contract.
Phillip Barium of San Francisco,
who visited New York about two
weeks ago and caused the nrrcHt of
Isador Fried on a charge of larceny
of $3,200 from him, was arrested on
n chnrgo of extortion preferred by
Frled's sister.
Tho Delsol-Wlnlmer Cigar company
of Columbus, O,, which employs over
2,000 persons, pleaded guilty to twenty-eight
counts of an Indictment for
violation of the child labor law and
wns fined $1,000 and costs.
Twenty-one defendants nro named
by District Attorney Uackus In a for
mal complaint nt Milwaukee against
the wholesale plumbers, alleging "un
lawful understanding contract combin
ation nnd conspiracy In restraint of
tradcand monopoly."
Pcnsacola's annual Mardl Gran
carnival opened with a largo number
of visitors arriving from all sections
of. Florida, Georgia and neighboring
ntatcs.
R. Irby, of Now OrleanB, was elect
ed a director of tho American Tobacco
company at tho annual meeting of
tho stockholders of tho company
held In Jersey City. Tho annual
statement of tho treasurej: was sub
mitted to the stockholders.
Advice from a large portion of I
tho fruit Bcctlon of Textau state that
tho freeze of Tuesday night practical
ly destroyed tho curb' fruit and vege
table crops. '
Returns from fifty-onn villages in
Tuesday's election In Minnesota ifhow
that twenty-four voted for license
and twenty-seven against It. Salcons
were voted out In several of tho larger
towns. r'
Judge Michael Donnelly of Napol
eon, O., president of the Ohio German
Fire Insurance company, was Indicted
by tho Lucob county grand jury on
charges of perjury and embezzlement.
Tho Western Union Telegraph com
pany declared a quarterly dividend of
three-fourths of one per cent. This Ib
unchanged from tho last quarterly
dividend, ,
Washington.
Monselgnor Fallconlo, papnl nuncio,
called at the White house to pay his
rcBpccts to President Taft.
A bust of Former Vlco President
Fairbanks was placed In tho whlto
house.
Tho first death from cholera of an
American In the Philippines for some
months was reported to the bureau
of insular affairs.
Secretary of War Dickinson will
make a trip to Panama to familiarize
himself with conditions on the Isth
mus as soon as tho affairs of his, of
fice will jjermlt. ;
Tho Wyoming and tho Arkansas aro
tho names selected for the two mon
ster 26,000 ton battleships recently
authorized by congress.
The order of tho secretary of the
navy, given at tho direction of Presi
dent Roosevelt, abolishing tho navy
yards nt Pensacola. Fla., and New'
Orleans, La., was Monday revoked by
Secretary Meyer.
It Ib announced that Clovclnnd and
Pittsburg will send delegates of white
ribbon temperance ndvocatcs to
Washington next week to nsk Mr.
Taft not to serve wine at White
Houso dinners.
A settlement has been effected by
tho secrotary of tho Interior of tho
government suit against tho Union
Pacific Railway company involving
coal lands In Wyoming estimated ns
worth a million and a half dollars.
This land was acquired by tho com
pany through what nro known as
"dummy entries "
Joseph H. Forakor, ex-United Stntes
senator from Ohio, has Indicated that
ho fully approves President Tnft's
views on the negro question outlined
In his inaugural address. "If I cor
rectly understand what he said,"
commented Mr. Forakor, "ho renllzen
fully tho serious character of this
question nnd intends to do all in his
power to bring nbout a just solu
tion of It."
William Loob, Jr., who was named
by President Taft as collector "of til's
port of Now York, left Washington
Sunday. He will tnko chargo of the
New York customs houso Tuesday
morning.
Jacob M. Dickinson, the new soor
rotary of war appointed by President
Taft, has postponed his departuro for
Washington to take up his new duties
until Thursday Ho will arrive In
Tho Washington police wero Mon-
day culled upon to investigate thn
mysterloiiB killing of Walter I.
Schultz, a Chicago artist whoso dead
body waB found In a field near Alex
andria, Va. Tho police will first try
to locato where ho stopped whllo In
Washington.
Ono of the left official acts of Presi
dent Roosevelt wns the signing of
proclamations creating uddltlons tn
thirteen national forests in Novad.i,
California, New Mexico and Arlzonu,
aggregating 4,980,730 ncres, bringing
the total acieaso up to 195.013.980
acres.
THE WORK GOES ON
HOWEVER, NEBRA9KA LEGISLA
TORS HAVE YET MUCH TO DO.
RILLS KILLED, BILLS BOOSTED
Constitutional Amendment to Change
Taxation System, Down and Out
Other Matters of Interest.
Falling to receive tho majority
necessary to carry a proposed consti
tutional amendment, the bill of Sen
ators Miller nml 0111b designed to
chnngo tho whole system of state tax
ntlon was defeated In the senate, tho
vote being 17 to 1C in favor of It. A
thrce-flfthB majority, or twenty votes,
whs necessary.
Tho bill proposed tho submission to
tho people of nu amendment to tho
constitution, nnd that taxes should bo
uniform on the Himo subjects, within
tho territorial limits of the authori
ties levying tho tnx, In plnco of tho
present system of taxation on valua
tion.
This would have allowed tho state
fund to he raised from taxing rail
roads and state wide corporations
alone, whllo the counties might have
levied on value. It was opposed by
tho Douglas county senators on tho
grounds thaTlt would take from
Omaha taxes which justly belonged
to her.
Closed Season for Quail.
A bill providing for a closed season
ror qunll and shortening other game
soahOiiB wns recommended for pass
ago by tho senuto commlttco of the
whole. It was first Introduced by
Senator Banning of Cass county nnd
later amended to shut out quail shoot
Ing altogether. Tho bill permits tho
shooting of Bqulrrols In October and
November, delays the opening of the
season on chicken and grouso from
September 15 to October 1 and closes
tho season on ducks April 5 Instead of
April 10. Snipe shooting Is extended
until May 1.
Valuation Bill Amended.
S. F. 133, the Ellis physlcnl valua
tion bill, was finally amended so tha
tho senate will fall to recognlzo It,
nnd then the house ordered the clerk
to prepare tho bill with tho amend
ments put in the stock yards nnd
street car companies under tho oper
ations of tho measure and also pro
vided that the Railway commlsslor
should find tho vnluatlon of steam
railroads first and complete this worl
before beginning on any other cor
poration. Passes the Gates Bill.
The Gates bill, providing for tho re
pent of the law prohibiting saloons
within two miles and a half of nn army
post, wns passed by tho sennte by a
vote of 17 to 15, Senator Majors being
absent. Tho bill has already been
passed by the house, and will now go
to the governor.
Fish Hatchery Looked After.
Tho Gates bill appropriating $5,000
for tho fish hatchery at South Bend
for special improvements was passed
In tho house after a vigorous attack
had been made on It by Kelley,
In tho houso, seconded by Leldlgh
who did not go so far aB Kelley. Tho
latter only wanted to reduce the
$3;000 to $2,000 whllo Kelley wanted
to cut It all out.
The Appropriation Bill.
Tho houso finished its discussion of
tho current expense appropriation bill
and recommended It for passago after'
a debate which at times bordered on
the sensational. Tho larger appropri
ations, however, were left Intact, save
in tho item providing $1,500 for an ico
and cold storage plant nt tho Norfolk
asylum. An Item of $75,000 for nor
mnl training In high schoolB waB add
ed to the bill on motion of Henry of
Holt, who was ably seconded by Net
tleton of Clay and others. Tho finance
committee had left tho Item entirely
out of tho bill, but it had an amend
ment providing for $50,000 for thiu
purpose. The committee of the wholo
raised this to $75,000.
President Taft Answers.
The following telegram was
celved from President Taft In
ro-re-
spouse to tho telegram of congratula
tion sent by the two houses on the
day of tho Inauguration. It reads ns
follows:
"Tho Whlto House, Washington,
March C, 1909.
"Gentlemen:
"I ,1'ently appreciate tho message
of congratulation nnd good wishes
from tho. houso nnd senate of tho
statu of Nebraska conveyed by your
telegram of March 4, Will you please
express to tho entire membership of
both bodies my cordial thanks, and
nssuro them that I value their friend
ly scntlmonts?
Very sincerely yours,
"WILLIAM H. TAFT."
"HON. CHARLES W. POOL.
"Speaker of tho Houbo,
"HON. GEORGE W. TIBBETTS,
"President of the Senate."
No Money to Teach Agriculture.
--Tho house refused to appropriate
$120,000 for tho teaching of ngrlcul
turo in tho high schools, though Not
tleton of Clay, Taylor of Custer and
Rnpor of Pawneo and othors fought
hard to get the bill, which had been
Introduced by Fogarty and Snyder,
recommended for third reudlng. Tho
bill had Its enacting rlauso struck
off, and Raper secured" a reconsidera
tion of this so tho measure could bo
discussed, but tho houso was In no
mood to appropriate monoy for the
teaching of agriculture In schools,
GUARANTY IN THE HOUSE.
As Amended the Bill Paeses the Lower
Branch.
By n volo of 72 to 23, tho houso of
representatives passed the Bryan
guaranty bank bill, as finally amend
ed a few days ngo In tho committee of
the whole.
Tho volo was not a party ono, a
number of tho republicans voting for
the measure and several democrats
against It.
Tho bill ns passed docB not carry
an Imprisonment penalty for di
rectors who over-borrow. It provides
for tho raising of 1 per cent or tho
total deposits In the banks taking ad
vantage of tho law, during tho first
year, or until July i, l'JIO. Half of
this Is pnyablc January 1, 1910, and
half the following July. After that,
one-tenth of 1 per cent will be raised
yearly, half being paynblo each Jan
uary and July.
Other provisions of the bill fix tho
nmount of capital necessary accord
ing to tho slzo of tho towns, give tho
entire banking board power to name
tho depositories for tho fund nnd
provide for tho regular Inspection of
nil banks.
Insurance Bill Postponed.
Ono of Senator Bartos' Insurance
bills was Indefinitely postponed on
rcccommeiidntlon of tho Judiciary
commlttco of the sennto by a vote oft
17 to 14, Senator Bartos fighting Its,
postponement. Tho bill provided a
heavy fine for any Insurance com
pany or agent who Bpiead falso re
ports about any other Insurance com
pany. Senator Bartos cited the fact,
that In tho Unp companies alone on
life Insurance pollcleB in Nebraska,
$20,000,000 in policies wns allowed to.
lapse last year, and he asserted that
it was duo to these falso statements'.
Wilson on Guaranty Bill.
Victor Wilson, who contributed
probnbly the greater portion of tho
guaranty bill haB tills to say of tho'
measure: "But altogether it was ad
mitted that tho bill does that which
the promise was given that It would
do It guaranteesabsolutely to every,
man, woman and child who has a dol
lar deposited In ono of the banks
chartered under tho Nebraska laws)
that neither dishonesty or lack of)
management on the part of bankers',!
nor tho terrors of a financial crista'
shall deprive them from having that;
money returned to them. It makes
their money In tho bank more secure!
than in tho old sock or the ten pat or
cigar box."
Chance for Saloons at Crook.
The Gntea bill, repealing the law
prohtbltng the operation of a saloon!
within two and a half mlleB of Fort
Crook, wbb recommended to pass by
the senate In committee of the whole.'
Nineteen senators voted for the bill'
on viva voce vote, no roll call being
taken. Efforts were made by Sena
tor Ransom to amend the bill to some
extent but he was not successful In
tills.
County Option Defeated.
Tho question of supplementing the
present local option provision of the
Slocum law with a systom of option
by counties was definitely disposed of
in the sennto when that body In com
mittee of tho whole by a vote of 17
to 10, ordered tho bill Indefinitely
postponed. The notion of tho senate
does not necesBnrlly end tho county
option agitation of the session, ns a
second bill Is sttll pending on the,
house general file. Just as It was;
known for dnys that a majority of the'
senate was arrayod against tho bill,
It Ib known absolutely In the house
that tho bill there cannot muster
more than forty-ono or forty-two"
votes. It Is likely, however, that
action will be forced on tho bill for
tho purpose of getting the members
definitely on record on tho proposi
tion. Anti-Treat Bill Again.
Tho Groves anti-trust treat bill re
fused to stay dead after having onco
been killed, and tho house had to re
peat the operation of execution. The
bill wus defeated on'third reading by
a voto of 44 to 49. Th,e attempt to
restore life to It camo with a motion
by Humphrey of Lancaster to recon
sider tho action. Tho motion wns
lost.
A Rancon Bill Recalled.
On motion of Sonntor Ransom
himself, one of his bills which has
already passed tho senate was re
called from tho house, for amend
ment. Tho bill as Introduced, 'pro
vlded for tho Investment of state
school funds In tho bonds of metro
politan cities. In the committee it
was" amended to lncludo bonds of
cities, villages and irrigation and
drnlnago districts. Senator Kllng
brought up tho mntter, saying that
after Investigating, ho was sorry that
he had voted as ho did, because ho
found that bonds of Irrigation and
drnlnago districts wero often way be
low par, and did not think tho school
fund should bo Invested In them. Sen
ator Ransom agreed and tho bill wns
recalled for discussion, i
Senate Sifting Commltee.
Tho sennto committee on commit
tees met nnd appointed tho following
members of tho sifting committee:
Dlera of York, chairman; OUIs of
Valley, Tlbbota of Adams, Volpp of
Dodge, Tanner of Douglas, Buck of
Otoe and MJllor of Lancaster.
Sifting Committees.
Sifting committees have been ap
pointed in both houses, nnd they will
get busy in weeding out many Intro
duced measures of minor Importance
'that might consume valuable time.
NEBRASKA IN BR EF
NCW8 NOTES OF INTERE8T FROM
VARIOUS 8ECTION8.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUGHED OPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, 'Polit
ical and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.
A woman's club hns been organized
at Dunbar.
Articles of Incorj irntlon for n now
bank nt Florence have been filed.
Druco Jlenmor, a deserter from tho
regular army, was arrested at Nebras
ka City.
B. F. Hutching, living in the eastern
part of -Gage county, wus found dead
In bed by his wife.
Irrigators around Scott's Bluff have
declared against tho Raymond bill
now In tho state legislature.
Henry A. Schroedcr, a blind resi
dent of Ponca, dropped dead whllo
riding In n wagon with his nephew.
W. R. Adnlr has been elected pres
ident of tho City National hank, nt
Kearney to Buccced the late George
Mlsner.
MrB. Clara C. Coleman of Beatrice
hns Bticd I Albert Loeper for $10,000.
charging ho sold liquor to her hus
band. Tho vlllago of Hampton, Hamilton
county, Is- suffering from nn epidemic
of smnllpox. The town has been
quarantined.
Tho Implement houso of Jacob
Schurk. at Blue Hill, was totnlly de
stroyed by fire. The building nnd
stock were valued at $8,000.
Tho chic federation of Hnstlngs re
organized after two years of existence
und hns changed Its by-laws to permit
participation in political campaigns.
O. K. Turner, who was run down
by n Missouri Pnclflc train In the rail
road yards at Omaha, and killed, re
sided In Fremont until five years ago.
Fruit growers near Arlington ni;e
rejoicing over the cold weather, as It
has set back the buds and the crop
Is safe for the present.
H. B. Troxel, until recently n resi
dent of Beatrice, died at his home at
Lincoln of paralysis from a blood clot
on the brnln cuused by being kicked
by a horse several weeks ago.
A. Burrows, a prominent fnrmer
living near Ashland, lost a $2,500 au
tomobile and $1,G00 worth of grain
nnd stock by the burning of his barn.
At tho monthly competitive drill of
Company C held In Beatrice, James
A. Shultz won the Colby gold medal
after fifty minutes of drill In which ho
did not make an error.
The public schools were dismissed
at Nehawka ono afternoon recently
to glvo the pupils an opportunity to
witness the discharge of a big "dirt
blast" at tho quarries.
Tho city council has passed reso
lutions submitting to a direct vote of
the people of Ashland at the spring
election the question of Issuing saloon
licenses for the coming year.
Congressman and Mrs. Pollard had
expected to start from Washington
for their home nt Nehawakn Imme
diately after Inauguration, but will be
detained probably two weeks.
Extensive preparations nre being
made for tho annual meeting of the
Southeastern Nebraska Educational
association, which will bo held In
Beatrice March 31 nnd April 1 and 2.
Jurgan Relmers, of Syracuse was
seriously injured while taking a bar
rel Into his cellnr, the barrel slipping
and rolling over him, breaking his
collar b6ne and seriously injuring his
spine.
By the narrow margin of one" vote
HnatlngB won In the contest with
Lend, S. D for tho next biennial dis
trict convention of tho Woodmen of
tho World, for the states of Kansas,
Nebraska, and South Dakota.
The parsonage adjoining the Sev
enth Day Baptist church, a few mile'
northwest of Humboldt, wns de
stroyed by fire, which jt Is sup
posed came from sparks settling on
tho roof.
Mrs. George Ahlbchwede of Hebron
had ono limb amputated below the
knee In a Lincoln hospital. Treating
a corn caused Infection resulting in
gangrene and nn immediato amputn
tion wus necessary to save her life.
Two men representing thomselveB
to be Union Pacific survoyora drovo
from Ashland to Lincoln through n
storm. By many It Is though they are
right-of-way men going over the- pro
posed Omaha-Lincoln cut-oft of the
Union Pacific.
J. S. Starrett, who was killed dur.
Ing tho tornado at Bringloy, Ark., was
stato manager for Arkansas of tho
Nebraska Brldgo Supply & Lumber
Co. of Omaha. He leaves a wife, one
daughter and two sons, nil of whom
escaped from the fury of tho storm.
Stanley D. Long of Huntley, a mail
clerk from Omaha to Fremont, suf
fered severe injuries on hip nnd side
In tho Omaha yards whllo on duty
with three other clerks, as a result of
the mall car being switched into an
other englno with great speed.
Tho ico In tho Elkhorn broko and
moved down stream currying with It
tho cement dnm at the Nellgh mills.
The dam was completed last suuimor
and was supposed to bo strong enough
to resist any pressuro of flood or Ice
that might be thrown against It.
A 3-year-old child of John Pltzslm
mons of Verdel was burned to death
lii his farm house.
Prof. J, M. Pile, president and
founder of the Nebraska Normal
college of Wayno aiul ono of the
ablest and best known educators of
tho west, died at his home in that
plnce Inst week.
UNCLE SAM IS SHY OF CASHi
Congress Now Planning to Slap on
Taxes to Make Up Deficit..
War taxes and an issue of bonds
aro promised developments In the
government financial situation.
Tho Information comes from a high
source that tho trensury Is in no bet
tor Bhnpe than when President
land was obliged to make
Issue In order to moot current
penseB. The houso ways nnd means
commission has decided to add most
of the wnr taxes of 1898 and some
new ones In the tariff bill, but it
seems doubtful whether the addi
tional revenueH provided will meet
Iho needs of tho government. An
existing law authorizes the Issue of
$33,000,000 worth of Pannmn canal
bonds and also the Issue of certificates
of Indebtedness carrying three per
cent Interest. The use of theso priv
ileges was unnecessary during tho
Into war, but during tho panic of 1907
a number of certificates wero Issued,
In nn effort to supply tho government
with rcvenuo, the ways and mentis
committee haB provided that $65,000,
000 or $70,000,000 bo raised by spe
cial taxation. Tho balance will, It Is
expected, be provided by customs
nnd Internal revenue bills. The latter
will be raised first to bring In In
creased rcvenuo. This Includes nn
Increnso from 29 to 50 per cent on
liquors and cigars, a tax on bank
checks and property transfers, cigar
ettes mid Inheritance. Iron oro will
bo placed on tho free list. The lum
bermen are making a great fight to
get better terms in the new taria
bill.
Official Admits Large Shortage.
James Christiansen, former statu
treasurer of Utah, following his con
fession of his responsibility for a
shortage of over $70,000 In tho state
treasury, Is under arrest and Is now
In jail ut Salt Lake.
The money, It Is said, was useo
in speculations In Nevada mining von
tures.
Christiansen ' wns state trcasurei
for th6 four-year term ending ut the
beginning of the present year. The
shortage In the accounts was discov
ered a few days ugo through the
"checking of tho accounts by the stat.
board of examiners. At the (Imf
Christiansen wns In Novnda, where
ho has extensive mining interests. In
response to a telegram apprising him
of the discovery ho returned to Salt
Iake and admitted his shortage. The
exact amount If $70,G2S.9l and this
has been deposited to the credit ol
tho state by the bondsmen and
friends of tho ex-official.
Upon relinquishing his office ns
state treasurer to his successor, David
Mattson, Mr. Christiansen nccepted a
position as temporary deputy stato
auditor. It was discovered last week
that an item on tho auditor's books
charging Salt Lako county with $168?
000 had been tampered with and nn
attempt made to make It show $108,
000. The handwriting "was not tha
of anyone in tho stato auditor's of
fice and tho Investigation followed.
Confident That Cannon Is Undone.
A session of tho steering commit
tee of the houso Insurgents was held
Friday to prepare for a conference
'with the democratic leaders. The In
surgents feel greatly encouraged and
the only element of doubt, they say.
Is whether or not the democrats will
hang together. The Insurgents de
clare that It tho democrats voto solid
ly they can carry the house. Several
democrats nio asking the republicans
io name some other than Cannon as
speaker, l saying they are sure they
could elect him.
The New York magazine editors
havo decided to continue the fight,
against Cannon If he Is re-olectedJ
This decision was reached Thursday
at a conference in tho Outlook office,
at which Associate Editor Roosevelt
look part.
Foraker Private Citizen.
Senator Forakor icturned home
Frldny to private llfo after years or
service us a senator. Ho said:
"I feel that I havo laid down a
heavy load. Of course it Is not tho
hrppiest thing to retire, through de
feat, but It Ib better for mo to retire
that way than not at all, after one
has sustained the responsibilities or
public servlco ns long as I havo."
Tho ex-senator said ho would stay
out of politics.
Bryan Will Lecture In Wichita.
William Jennings Bryan, three
tlnieB candidate for president of tho
democratic ticket, lias boon secured
by tho Wichita council No. 39, United
Commercial Travelers, to deliver an
address In Wichita, March 29.
Mr. Bryan will lecturo on the sub
ject of "The Vnluo of an Ideal." The
lecturo will be given In tho auditor
turn. Brothers Crushed In Wreck.
Engineer B. W. Miller and Fireman
W. E. Miller, brothers, wero fatally
Injured and a score of persons were
hurt when an eastbound Baltimore
and Ohio passonger train left the
track at Indiana Harbor, 111., Friday.
The engine, baggago car and tender
left the track. Tho engineer vn
burled under tho engine.
Anthracite Operators Stand Pat.
Tho burden ot choosing between,
a strike or a ronowul of tho existing
agreement rests on tho shoulders of
the mine workers, tho oporators hav
ing refused to grant any ono of tho
miners' eight demanda. It Ib under
stood that tho minora' delegates will
be empowered to make certuln con
cessions, but they will not sacrifice
my of their demands for union recog
nition. Fully two-thlrdr nt tho min
ing delegates attending tho confer
unco nro radicals and It may bo aald
that they favor a strlko
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