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Record of What Is Going on In Con
Ureas, In Washington and Ip
the Political Field.
Foreign
Thi' German government lias Issued
n decree, which In effect iiermltB
American apples packed In barrels, In
the head of which excelsior or paper
Is placed to prevent damage In ship
ping to enter that country without the
payment of the tariff rate provided.
An attendant of the Hoggonau sani
tarium at Heidelberg, '" charge of
Dr. Freuhecror, said that Dr. F. A.
Cook had been staying at that Institu
tion for some time under the name of
Gunther and that he left for Vienna.
This, so far as, line lieen Impossible
of confirmation.
The Amerlcnn lied Cross society at
Washington, having been notltled by
Ilobert llacon, American ambassador
In Paris, that contributions from this
country to aid the llood sufferers in
Franco would be acceptable, Issued an
appeal to the American public, ask
ing that they contribute with their
characteristic generosity.
After various conferences with the
political leaders, the king of Greece
has consented to the convocation of
the national assembly and tins charged
Hint drngoumls with the formation of
a cabinet.
A Hclde'.burg (tlermany) dispatch
says, Inquiries in various directions
failed to elicit confirmation of the re
IKrt that Dr. F. A. Cook had been
staying at a sanitarium there.
Chicago gave generous help to Paris
on the occasion of the recent disas
trous Hoods.
General.
Wealthy men of New York sat down
to a dinner in which the menu was
limited to vegetables and fruit.
The testimony of Louis II. Glnvis in
the Iinlllnger-l'lnchot Inquiry was full
of Interest
Convicted members of the black
hand wero sentenced nt Toledo to
long terms of Imprisonment.
The proposition to remove the
speaker front the rules commltteo Is
being seriously agitated.
Ex-Governor Mickey of Nebraska
lias suffered a relapse and Is again
very low.
A sennte committee decided to give
limited bearings to the administration
court of commerce hill.
Jackson Smith, vice president of the
Oregon Trunk railway, died at Port
land. Mayor Gaynop of New York took his
strongest stand yet against ofllclnl ox
travngance when he announced thnt
any head of "n department, who ex
ceeded his budget allowance without
sufficient cause would be removed.
The court atllesnya, Nicaragua, ac
quitted General Medina. Prosecuting
Attorney Salomon Selva and other
members of the' court martial, of re
sponsibility for the Illegal conviction
and execution or. the Americans Groce
and Cannon. . .
National Committeeman Taggart of
Indianapolis. I nil.', who was accident
ally shot by XVJ II. Morton, while
hunting, will loetho night of the right
eye. i
Little headway1 has been made In
the two months cpngress has been Ip
session toward the enactment of Im
portant legislation .demanded by
President Taft.
More than half of (lie merchandise
Importid undei the new tariff law .en
ters the United States free of. duty.
ir Italllnger Is convicted It 'will bi
a victory tor honesty and conserva
tlsm. If acquitted. it will bo a vindi
cation for a much abused man. .
The education Interests of Alaska
will soon bo in the hands' of V. T.
Lopp. who' has been selected by the
commissioner of education as chief ot
the Alaiilum division.
Huron Komura gave assurance in the
Japanese diet that relations with the
United States were excellent.
A letter from Guadalajara assert
that Conductor Cook, who Is In Jail
In Guadalajara, Is falling rapidly un
der his close couhnement.
President Tan cabled to Emperor
William of Germany a birthday greet
ing. Foodstuff exports last year fell ofl
heavily as compared with the previous
year.
General Paulino Goiuy has been
appointed ii'fiector general of the
Nicaragua!) army.
President Tail has decided to pay a
visit to Albany and Ilochestor. N. Y
some time in March and In botli
towns will deliver addresses.
Joseph A. Graham, a widely known
editor and author, died at his some In
Salisbury, Md. He wns widely known
in the weit.
The house way arid means commit
tee will begin an Investigation of tin.
hlght cost ot living.
Tho senate committee on Irrigation
vlll report a bill providing for a $30.
'00,000 bond Issue to Complete Irriga
tion projects.
Approximately 7(10, 107 acies of land
wore designated by Secretary Hallln
ger of the Interior department, oh
open under the enlarged homeutead
act.
Thlrty-flvo men are believed to
havo boon killed by u mine explosion
near Drokcsboro, Ky.
Vice-President Shormnn Ib urging
the re-election of Senator Smooth of
West Virginia.
Complaint wns made In tho house
that agrlculturo Is being neglected In
the Interest of tho army.
The army appropriation bill has
been completed by the senate commit
teo on military affairs and will bo re
ported at once. It will carry about
$95,000,000.
The demurrer Interposed by Hobcrt
B. Peary, discoverer of the north polo,
In the action for desecration of tho
American flag, growing out of tho
display of the famous "north polo
flag" at the Hudson-Fulton celebra
tion, was sustained by Justice Lyon at
Klmirn, N. Y.
Directors of tho International Har
vester company nt Aneago declared a
stock dividend of 33", per cent on
tho stock to holders of record on Feb
ruary 3.
Medical Inspector Henry C. Meyer
or Surgeon F. Stokes will be the next
surgeon general of tho United States
nnvy. according to the present Indica
tions, to succeed Thomas H. Rlxey,
the Incumbent.
Capt. Peary Is to be put back at
duty In the army.
Congress Is holding hack on all of
the president's Important recommen
dations for legislation.
Representative Klnkald says he will
make statement concerning his Alas
ka coal lands claim.
A mine disaster In Colorado cost
150 lives, mostly foreigners.
Friends of rivers and harbors say
some sort of a bill will pass this ses
sion of congress.
Archbishop Ireland says the trouble
with the American people Is that they
arc living too high.
It is said a bill Is to be Introduced
suspending the tariff on meat for a
year.
The gay city of Paris Is now In
gloom, having something to think
about beyond a hilarious time all the
time.
Some one says, pay less for amuse
ments, less for fun, aim then there'll
be more for the slaughter house mag
nets.
Senator Carter argued In favor or
his postal savings bank bill.
America is having a touch of tho
old world land question to which we
have hitherto been Immune, and do
not yet recognize the complaint.
In a pistol duel at Kdgewood. Ky.,
Deputy Sheriff Gordon Glvens and
Benjamin GatllfT, a miner, were each
mortally wounded.
Denial Is made In the report or the
Immigration commission of any great
over-crowding in the cities.
General John T. Wilder, who be
came famous as the head of Wilder's
brigade during the civil war. celebrat
ed his eightieth birthday.
Special dispatches from Seoul report
a serious uprising of insurgents at
South Phongnn, Korea. Twenty Japa
nese settlers are said to have been
murdered.
At Pittsburg a dozen foreigners.
hivo one. entered a meat boycott
agreement. The twelfth choked to
death on his beefsteak.
Warrlner said Mrs. Ford was not
aware of his shortage with Hlg Four
at Cincinnati.
Washington.
Representative Moses P. Klnkald ol
Nebraska, whose name has been
brought into the P.allluger-Pinchot In
vestigation by l.ouls R. Glavls will
not make a statement until the evi
dence Is all In.
Griffon llalsted, son of the late
Murat llalsted, appeared In court to
answer to a charge of withholding a
hundred' shares of railroad stock
valued at $5,000, the property of Hu
bert Klelnpeter. chauffeur for Mrs.
Ilanua, widow of ' the late Senator
Mark llanna.
Senator Penrose introduced a bill
to amend the oleomargarine law in
accordance with recommendations by
associations of dairyman and grangers.
Tho measure Imposes on manu
facturers of oleomargarine a special
tax of ;t;or"n year. The tax to be
paid by wholesale dealers in uncolored
oleomargarine is fixed at $200 and the
tax assessed against retailers in a
initial' product Is tixed at $0.
In a spirited attack on the postal
invings bank bill, Senator Jell' Davis
jf Arkansas told the senate that It
vas a measure in the Interest of the
national banks, "the high-collared
roosters, the money sharks, and
money grabbers of Wall street."
An increase in round numbers, In
customs receipts of $33,000,000 and
In Internal revenue of Jlu.iioO.liOO, but
a dellclt In the ordinary receipts or
the government of $25,000,000, against
$f, 1,000,000, show the results of the
first seven months' operations of the
treasury for the llseul year lillo, as
compared with the correspoudliH'
period of 1110!).
Personal.
It. E. Ityram has been made second
vice president of the llurllngton.
Ex-Prcsldent Zelaya says he was
tricked by the United States.
D. E. Thompson declared he hail no
connection with the suspended bank
at Mexico City.
During the months of July, August
and September, r.Ki'.t. the total num
ber of persons killed on tho railroads
of the country was S52 and the In
lured 1.021.
The Irish-Americans of Chicago
want President Taft to attend n ban
quet, to be given at that city by the
Fellowship club on St. Patrick's day.
In a speech at Pittsburg Represen
:atlvo Fordney of Michigan oxaltod
tho new tariff law.
King Fdwurd and Queen Alexandria
each contributed $5,000 to tho Man
slou house fund for the relief of tho
Hood sufferers In Franco.
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COLUMBUS PLANS TO BUILD
$15,000 CITY HALL BUILDING.
HAPPENINGS OVER THE STATE
What Is Going on Here and There
That Is of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout Nebraska
and Vicinity.
Columbus, Neb. March 1 Is tho
date selected by the city council for
a special bond election for a $15,000
city hall building, and extension
bonds for the waterworks plant. The
proposed city hall will be 41x74 feet,
two stories nnd a basomont for tho
hontlng plant, and will contain quar
ters for tho city council, lire depart
ment and city Jail for both men und
women. It will bo located nt the cor
ner of Kloventh and Platte streets on
property recently acquired by tho city,
and will ho modern. Tho extension of
tho water mains v. Ill do away with all
the present dead ends, besides giving
sorvico and lire protection to a largo
district now outside of this limit.
Lincoln Men Lead.
Hastings. Neb. Two Lincoln men
and Hastings men are in the lead In
the finals In class A. first division, In
tho state checker tournament here.
Those who qualified In tho prelimi
naries for class A, Unit division Wed
nesday, vcro: C. II. Heed, Lincoln,
with 44 i. ilnts; G. F. Abbott, Lincoln,
11; W. At. Kills, Hastings, 39; I. O.
Whltcsldcs. Hastings, 40; K. F. Os
borne, McCook, 32.
Those qualifying for llnnls in class
It, second division, were: W. T. Sey
mour, Stromsburg. 23; W. W. Dye,
Kearney, 22; Thohs. Dermody, Wood
lllver. 18; C. G. Lewis, Elwood, 17;
Jas. Campbell, Havelock, 13; Dr.
Adolphus. Lincoln, and C. A. Pesch,
Omaha, uutlnishcd.
At a business meeting Wednesday
tho following wero elected olllcers for
the ensuing year: I. O. Whltesldos,
Hastings, president; James Campbell,
Havelock, secretary and treasurer; J.
W. Shaw, Hastings, referee.
First Step for New Hotel.
Hastings. Neb. The nucleus for the
proposed $100,000 hotel wns completed
Monday when the stock subscriptions
reached $50,100. These subscriptions
wore taken conditionally that when
$50,000 was reached a meeting of the
subscribers was to be called for the
purpose of taking steps to secure the
balance of the fund and choose a site
for tho structure.
A meeting of the subscribers nnd
others interested was held in the KlkB'
club rooms and tho preliminary Bteps
were discussed.
The proposed building plans provide
for four stories and to contnln about
125 rooms for guests. The ground
floor will contain the lobby, dining
rooms, kitchen and several store
rooms. The structure Is to be of
stono nnd brick, to ho strictly modern
in every respect and to bo centrally
located.
To Improve Postoffice.
Fremont: Neb. Postmaster Swan
son received the word from Washing
ton, D. C, that his recommendation
for a complete finishing of the second
story of tho new postofllco building,
nnd n few other changes, had been ac
cepted, along with his recommenda
tion that tlie Morso block at Fifth and
Rroad streets be leased for use as a
postofllce building during tho yenr
that the $50,000 addition to tho post
oflice Is being constructed. The
Morse block Is considered an especial
ly convenient location for tho post
olllce. Tho loaso calls for $100 a
month for It nnd the present owner
Is to make several changes, Including
the Installation of a large vault.
In Memory of Judge Gaslin.
Hastings, Neb. At a meeting of
the Adams county bar association,
hold In tho. district court room Mon
day nftornoon, memorial speeches of
eulogy on the late Judge William Gas
lin were made. Among those who
spoko were Judgo H. S. Dungan, Tt. A.
Hatty, M. A. Hartlgan, W. P. Me
Creary, F. P. Olmstead and J. C. Stov
ons. nil of whom were intimately ac
quainted with the dead Jurist. Reso
lutions of respect were also passed.
Organize M. W. A. Camp.
Albion, Neb. A Moderif Woodmen
camp has been organized at Roone, a
vlllngo of this county. Tho camp
starts nut with a membership of thir-ty-ono.
W. K. Mahon was elected
venerablo consul, Leslio Colyer, ad
viser; Max Taylor, clerk; Ed. Llngle,
Imnker; Frank Wright, escort; Mllloi
Day, outer guard; Frank Lough, sen
try. Stricken Blind While at Work.
Nebraska City, Neb. William Hoi
lubaugh, whot'e sight had been fnlllng
for a number of years, wns suddenly
stricken blind while at work tuning
pianos nt Talnmll'. Ho wns brought
to his home here. Oculists who have
examined his eyes glvo him no liopo
that he may ever recover his eyo
sight. Struck by Piece of Iron.
Columbus. Neb. Roo Hushnnll, ono
of the workmen on tho Plntto river
bridge south of this city, mot with nn
accident at I o'clock that will likely
result fatally. Ho was working with a
crow bar digging a hole to start an
other piling when a pieco of Iron fell
from tho top of a derrick, striking him
on tho head and driving the bar Into
his skull.
Ho wns taken to tho hospital as
soon as possible and medical aid given
him, but there is no hope of his recovery.
NEERASKA HAPPENINGS.
State News and Notes in Condensed
Form.
Tho farmers' Instltuto which was
held nt Dunbar two days last week
was largely attended. Tho exhibits
wore larger than In years past.
Arthur Crulkalmnk and Ernest Hlack
have bought tho Thompson drugstore
at North Rend and will go to that
town next week to take possession.
The three-year-old boy of Mr. and
Mrs, Sherman Taylor of Wymoro, died
suddenly Saturday afternoon at 1:30
of ptomnlrio poison, supposed to have
been In meat.
Oliver Ilosworth of near Utlca, was
adjudged Insane by the Insanity board
Tuesday and taken to the nBylum at
Lincoln. Ho had formely boon an In
mate of that institution.
1Oitls Slander, living three miles
northwest, of Weeping Water, has
sold his farm of 240 acres for $120
por acre. About twelve yours ago ho
bought this same place for $40 per
acre.
Judge Thomas sentenced Harry
Sweeney of Schuyler, to ono yenr In
the penitentiary for a forgery recently
committed nt Leigh, In that county
When arraigned ho pleaded and man
aged to secure the minimum penalty.
James Harry of Odell pleaded guilty
In district court to tho charge of Bell
ing Intoxicating liquors without a. li
cense. Ho wub lined $22 and costs
which he paid. Harry was indicted by
tho Juno term of the grand Jury.
Twenty-four new members have
been added to the First Presbyterian
church at Madison. This is tho re
sult of an active church movement
that has been Inaugurated In Madison.
Other churches also report a number
of new additions.
The court house at Imperial, Chase
county, was entirely destroyed by lire
at 10 o'clock Wednesday night Tho
records vaults havo not been opened,
hence the conditions of tho records
Is unknown. The fire was undoubt
edly of Incendiary origin.
Report has it that E. P. Hrnckcn,
general superintendent of tho Wyom
ing district of tho Hurllngton, with
headquarters at Alliance, has been
transferred to tho lines enst as as
sistant general manager, with head
quarters at Chicago.
The directors of tho Roone county
agricultural association met and de
cided upon the dates for the next an
nual fair. Tho date3 chosos are Sep
tember 20, 21, 22 and 23. John O'Neill
was elected ppresldent; Ivor Byglond,
vice president; J. E. Green, treasurer
and H. L. Hrooks, secretary.
Tho chair of mathematics of Hast
ings college, made vacant by the re
cent resignation of Miss Esther Alex
ander, has been filled by tho appoint
ment ot Professor Wells of Olllvette,
Mich., college. MIsb Janet L. Carpen
ter has been appointed as instructor
In Latin, since Dean Filson resigned.
The village of Elm Creek, Buffalo
county, Is soon to install an electric
light plant. John Nltchlo of that place
was in Kearney Thursday and wnB ne
gotiating for a largo gasoline engine
and other equipment for tho construc
tion of the same, beginning in tho
spring.
Mrs. Bowdish mother-in-law of Frank
Wild, postmaster at DoWltt, was so
badly burned at her homo Thursday
oftornoon that she died shortly after
ward. Her son, Homer Howdlsh, who
ran valiantly to her rescuo and who
carried her out while her clothes were
btlll aflame, Is In a critical condition
from burns ho received from tho in
halation of flame.
Omaha banks made a splendid show
ing when the comptroller of tho cur
rency Issued his call for a statement
of the business of tho national bunks
for the closo of January 31. The re
ports of tho national banks of Omaha
and South Omaha show an increase In
loans over the corresponding call last
year, February 5, of $4,430,045, and an
Incrcaso In deposits over tho samo
date of $2,949,532.
Pallas lodge. Knights of Pythias, of
Schuyler gavo its annual banquet
Tuesday night. Over 200 wero pres
ent. W. M. Cain presided nH toastmas
tor and responses were made by Rich-
aro O'Neil of Lincoln, P. G. Chancel
lor, supremo represeutatlvo and others.
Fremont's bank clearings wero
greater by nearly $300,000 for Janu
ary, 1910, than tho clearing for tho
first month of 1909. Tho total clear
lugs for the month Just closed were
$1,790,182.44.
During tho last ten dnys Kearney
hns witnessed two lights on commodi
ties with a great deal of intorest
The llrst was tho ico fight, when tho
price was lowered for tho coming
summer to 25 cents per hundred
pounds. Tho last and porhaps tho
most welcome fight on prlcos wns a
flour light that started last week. A
local grocery Arm started selling Hour
nt $1.55 per sack when tho price for
tho samo grade was $1.70 elsewhere.
Tho product being tho output of tho
local mills, tho balance of tho grocers
cried for help to tho mlllor. Tho re
sult was that they put flour down to
$1,50 per sack, tho lowest it has sold
for some timo. The 11 rm that started
tho fight declares It will soil flour for
cost for tho next year.
Tho old Oakland hotel slto at Sut
ton has been purchased for tho pur
pose of erecting a Carneglo library.
Consideration, $1,175. Work will bo
gin as soon as spring openB. Mr.
Carneglo has promised a donation of
$5,000 for tho building. Several books
of biography, history and fiction havo
been added to tho library this weok.
Charles K. Ott has sold his interest
in tho Lyons Sun to hln partner, J. J.
Haydon, who also purchased Mr. Ott's
residence thoro. Possession will bo
given February 1. Mr. Ott will re
move to Lincoln.
ASK SPOILS OF WAR
JAPAN FEELS VICTORY OVER RUS
SIA COST HEAVILY.
DEMANDS RIGHT TO RECOUP
Justifies Negative of Proposition of the
United States to Neutralize Rail
' way Property Says Riot
Would Follow.
Toklo The proposition of the United
Stutes for the neutralization of the
railways in Manchuria came as a sur
prise, nnd the publication or the de
tails of the note, which was handed to
tho Japanese government December 30
by the American ambassador, aroused
nn Immediate chorus of disapproval.
Putting aside all questions of th busi
ness or political advisability of tho
proposition, sentiment entered most
largely Into the attitude of tho people
of Japan. The foreign office, while nd
mlttlng that such a note had been re
ceived, would give no intimation as to
how it had been or would ho treated.
Count HaytshI, the last minister for
foreign affairs and for a year ambas
sador to Great Brltlnn, Count Okuma,
formerly ono of the most active states
men, and every one whose name enr
rled any weight whatsoever, wero
quoted In tho nowspapers In strenuous
objections to giving up what is claimed
to be tho harvest of tho wnr with Ru
sia.
"Tens of thousands of our soldiers
died In Manchuria In the war with
Russia," they said. "The material side
Is represented by the south Mnnchur
Ian railway and the Autung-Mukden.
The leased territory and Port Arthur
were only recovered. These we won
ten years before, and lost again by
tho Intrigue of certain powers when
United States, hitherto always our
friend, comes Into combination with
other powers and proposes that wo
should give up tho south Manchurlnn
railway, a paying road, and the An-tung-Mukdcn,
the continuation of our
railroaos in Korea to the control of
foreigners and strangers.
"The reasons assigned for this are
that tho principle of the 'open door'
and 'equal opportunity for all nations
doing business In China must be pre
served," but Japan has entered Into
solemn agreement with the powers of
America and Europe to preserve the
Integrity of China and to maintain the
principle of the open door and equal
opportunity In concert with China and
with all other nations and to this Jap
an has adhered religiously.
"In two ways, therefore, the United
States attacks the honor and the senti
ment of the people of Japan. Is It
any wonder that we refuse to permit
our government even to suggest that
the proposal has been received by Ja
pan with equanimity?"
This statement practically voices the
entire expression heard from the pub
lic during tho first forty-eight hours
after tho news of the receipt of Sec
retary Knox's note. Rut further sen
intent was expressed thus:
"Tho riots that followed the making
of the treaty of Portsmouth would not
be a circumstance to the trouble that
would follow tho relinquishment by
Japan of her rights In Manchuria, even
though Bho received twice the Intrin
sic value."
So far as can ho learned by respon
sible Investigators there Is little or no
foundation for the charges or discrim
ination brought against Japan In con
nection with trade In Manchuria. The
leading business firms of England and
America aro, In common with the
Japanese, suffering from a depreda
tion In the trade in this territory, but
that depreciation is due to conditions
over which neither the Japanese nor
any other country for the present has
any control.
One thing may be set down as ab
solutely certain, and that is that Ja
pan is not going to glvo up her right In
the south Manchurlnn railway until
those rights shnll be terminated by the
lapse of tho term for which Japan baa
control. Japan was given control of
the South Manchurlan railway for a
period of thirty-six years from the
signing of the Portsmouth treaty. Tho
Antung-Mukden rnllwny will remain In
possession of .In pun for fifteen years.
There are now In Manchuria about
thirty thousand Japanese settlers, and
since they aro within the zone of the
railroad, where Japan hns a sphere of
Influence, the proposed taking over by
the powers would place the Interest?
or these In jeopardy.
Cincinnati, O.. Feb. ti etoiotno!
Cincinnati. O. William C. Proc
tor announced that ho had with
drawn Ills orfer or $500,000 for the pro
posed gradunte college of Princeton
university. The offer was made last
May with the understanding that an
additional half million dollars wns to
he raised by May 1, 1910. Mr. Proctor
stated that his offer had been uncon
ditionally wihdrawn on nccaunt of his
Inability to ngreo with the views en
tertained by President Woodrow Wil
son and members of the Princeton fac
ulty as to tho scope nnd Institution of
the urnduato college
Must Not Close the Lake.
Peoria. 111. By tho injunction grant
ed to Attorney General W. II. Stead on
hohalf of tho stato against tho commis
sioners or tho Siting lake drainage
and lovee district a restraining order
preventing the latter from closing tho
lnko or interfering with navigation Is
entered. Mastor In Chancery H. (
Frlngs of Pokln announced his deci
sion Saturday. An order wub also is
sued enjoining tho fishermen and hunt
ers from dynamiting or in any way de
stroying any property of the Spring
lake district.
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL CITY
Items of Interest Around the Stato
House
State General Fund Full.
For tho first time In the history of
the state, so far ns known, the Btato
treasurer has $100,000 In the general
fund and the state Is out of debt. Tho
state generally had scads of school
funds on hand and for many years has
had $S.000,000 of such funds Invested
in interest bearing securities, but us
ually there Is nothing In the general
fund and often that fund Is far be
hind and school funds aro used to
take up state warrants presented for
payment. As fast as general funds
come In they are used in such cases to
take up state warrants that havo been
registered to the credit of the school
fund.
The unusual occurrence of $100,000
in the general fund nnd no outstand
ing warrants to Luke tip, caused Treas
urer L. G. Brian to rake tip a law
passed In 1S79 which provider that
when there Is In tho hands of the
stato treasurer money of the state In
excess of $100,000 he shall In writing
notify the governor nnd stnte auditor
of the fact and within throe days after
such not Ico is given the governor,
treasurer and auditor shnll meet in
solemn conclnve and decide whether
or not tho excess funds shall bo In
vested in 4 per cent government bonds
or whether or not the money shall bt
kept as necessary funds to meet tho
current demnnds upon the ntato treas
urer. Tho treasurer served this notice
Wednesday.
Tho old statute is considered some
thing of a joke. In the llrst place, there
there are no 4 per cent government
bonds floating about and in tho sec
ond plnce tho $100,000 will soon melt
away in the payment of current ex
penses of tho state government. The
three officers mentioned In the statute
will decide to keep the money in the
trensury to meet demands months
hence, when receipts at the treasury
are light nnd expenses heavy. It will
be laid up against the rainy dayuthat
come In the summer time when little
money Is received at tho treasury.
Tho receipts are just now heavy on
account of remittances from county
treasurers who are required to settle
annually with the state.
Tho wiping out or the state debt
which was in the form of registered
warrants was due to tho Sheldon one
mill tax law which was in force sev
eral years. No levy has beon mado
for this year under that law.
Favors Local Inspection.
State Veterinarian .TucklnesH, on ac
count of a recent experience, Is In
favor of local inspection of meat He
does not care for the much praised
home killed pork slnco he stopped in
a little town In Nebraska and visited
a butcher shop where homo killed
meat was sold. He found two car
casses of hogs hanging up back of
the shop. Both cnrcnsscR showed the
effect of tuberculosis generalized. The
disease was apparent throughout the
carcasses, It not being confined to a
few of the organs. He wont into the
shop and there found another tuber
culosis carcass on tho block. He does
not believe butchers kill tuberculosis
animals purposely but Is of tho opin
ion that they do not always know an
affected animal. Ho thinks local in
spection by trained veterinarians
ought to be established. Tho Btato
food commissioner's employes nre not
supposed to be experts In testing car
ensues for disease, but aro supposed
to know merely whether or not food
1s decomposed.
Flour Rate an Issue.
The complaint of Kendall & Smith
of Woodlawn against tho Burlington
wns heard Tuesday by tho railway
commission. The complainants opor
nte a flouring mill at Woodlawn, near
IJncoln, and tho complaint alleges
that a rato of $5 a car on flour and
grain products, which was cancelled
befpro the, commission came into ex
istence, should be restored or somo
other reasonable rate established. The
railroad company alleges that tho
grain rato to Lincoln wnB B cents a
hundred and Is now 4'i cents a hun
dred, which would ennbk) Kenadll &
Smith to ship a finished product,
cheaper than Lincoln millers could get
raw material. It was alleged that tho
mill was not built on tho strength of
tho nor car load rato, hut wns built In
1872, many years before tho car rate
was established.
Fined $100 for Killing a Deer.
Deputy Gamo Warden Boohlor has
returned from Cuming county, where
he prosecuted Jack Webb for killing
a deer that is supposed to havo come
from Dakota or some prlvato park.
Webb nnd Ed. Koneck contested for
tho honor of tho kid till thoy found
tho lino was from $100 to $300. Wehb
pleaded guilty and paid $100, hut Ko
neck Is said to havo furnished half the
money. The killing occurrod two and
one-half months ago.
The Railway Commission.
William C. Brooks or Beatrice, a
traveling man, has filed nomination
papers with tho secrelnry of stato ae
a democratic candidate for utat rail
way commissioner. Ho was formerly
a republican in politics.
State Experiment Stations.
Director E. A. Burnett of tlies state
experiment station has filed a report
with Governor Shallenhergor in which
ho states that the sub-cxpcrlmcnt sta
tion provided for in northwest No
braska has been located nt a point
five miles from Mitchell and seven
and one-half mllcB from Scotts Bluff.
The regents favor Valentino for tho
other station, hut this hns not yet
been determined. Tho work of tho
stato experiment station has boon pub
lished from time to time in bulletin
form.
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