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1&KS5NKia3t& mziVtsiA !immmm& vmnimmfi v ' , IV, I-. fe h. ff h I -v. The Chief C. B. HALE, Publisher WED CLOUD NEBRASKA FORWARD RELIGION GREATEST RELIGIOUS MEETING IN IT3 HISTORY. MEXICO RECEIVES A WARNING1 Demands Protection of American Property First Christian Conser vation Congress- Much Snow In Northwest. Now York. Tho greatest religious meeting of laymen in the history of tho United Stntcu will begin lioro Friday, when tho Mon and Hollglon Forward movomont reaches a climax in tho assembling of tho first Chris tian Conservation congress In ' Car regie hall, to continue) In scBDlon through tho following Wednesday. Leading men from this country and Canada and several prominent Hrlt lsh spcakors will address tho conven tion, among them President Taft, William J. Dryan, Ambassador Jam en II. Bryco of Hnglnnd und many other advocates of tho movement. Must Protect American Interests. Washington. Warning wuh Issued by tho United States to the Mexican government, ns well nt to General Fascual Orozco, chief of tho Insurrcc toB, "that it expects and must demand that Amorican llfo nnd property with in the republic of Mexico bo Justly and adequately protected, and that this government mimt hold Mexico and tho Mexican people responsible for nil wanton or illegal nets sacrificing or endangering American llfo or endan gering American property or Inter, esto." Big Ship 8trlkes in Iceberg. Montreal, Quebec. Tho Whllo Star liner Titanic, with nearly 1,000 souls aboard, Is reported In advices received here to havo ntruck nn Iceberg. Tho news was received at tho Allan lino offices In a wireless message of tho captain of tho steamer Virginian ofj that line. It was stated that tho Vlr-i glnlan had been in wlrolesB communi cation with tho Tltnntic nnd that she; had reported being In collision with' an Iceborg and asked for assistance. Tho Virginian Is on her way to render what aid sho can. Worst Snow Storm of the Year. Dead wood, S. D. Snow varying from fifteen Inches hero to threo feot further up in tho mountains at pres ent is still falling. Tho storm was; tho worst of tho year and extended into Montana and northeast Wyoming. All through railroad trafllc In the. Jllack Hills Is at n standstill today, whllo telegraphic communication In badly hampered. No other damago is reported and the farmers are elated over moisture. Effort to Reach North Pole. San Francisco. Hoald Amundsen, who recently discovered tho south polo, will mnko an effort to reach tho north polo noxt year. Tho explorer has written Henry Lund, tho. Norwe gian consul here, that the From, tho vessel In which ho went to tho Bouth pole, will arrive In San Francisco har bor In April, 1913. Amundsen will ar rive throe months later to outfit the vessel for a dash to tho north pole. Vlrglnlaa Want an Accounting. Richmond, Vn. The sonators of Vir ginia and West Virginia havo com imenced a movement to rcqulro tho iUnited States government to account ,to the thirteen original states for the money received from the salo of tho northwest territory, although a con tury haB passed since tho territory was Riven by Virginia to the federal gov lernment. Tho sum probably would iamount to moro than $100,000,000. Now York. In spite of tho many do nlals, it is loarncd from an authorita tive outsldo sourco that General Fred erick D. Grant died from cancer or (the throat, like his father. An opera itlon was performed by Dr. Abbe, who ,waB in constant attendnuco upon the general, nnd Dr. Deuch, whoso spo clalty is cancer of tho throat. i Washington. President Taft by ex ecutive order has modified the so called gag rule upon civil service em ployes, which practically forbado them to potition congress except under cer tain restricted conditions, a new or der issued, superseding two on tho same subject by former President (Roosovelt and ono by President Taft, permits civil sorvico omploycs to for ward petitions to congross or nny of Its committees through tho heads of their department Florence, Italy. J. Plerpont Mor gan waa forced to fight his way out of Florence. The American financier and hlB sister, Mrs. Mary Lyman Burns, wore mobbed by hundreds of angry Florentines r.t tho railway sta tion when thoy eought to leave, and not until tho king of Wall street hnd furiously forced a passage through tho crowd by striking about him with his heavy cano, wero thoy ablo to got to their train. Tho crowd believed that a picture bought hero by Morgan might be tho famous Mona Lisa stolen from tho Paris Louvre some time ago.' CLARA R TO DEM FOUNDER OF RED CROSS SUC CUMBS TO PNEUMONIA. TO BE GIVEN MILITARY HONORS General Grant's Funeral to Be an lm- posing Military Pageant Rural Life Commission Wants Appropriation. Ualtlmorc. Miss Clara Uarlon, founder of tho American Red Cross nnd probably tho most widely known American woman of her day, died at her homo, "Hod Cross," In Glen Echo, Mil., Friday morning. Sho wait ninety years old, Miss Harton h altered nn at tack of pneumonia In February, 1911, had a relapso and tho discaso became chronic. Muscular weakness of the heart developed and for weekt: tho condition of tho venerable nurse had been Biich as to cause grave fear among her friends. Her bright mind was tindlmnied nlinnst to the Inst, and her ready xsit and quick repartee made her sick room a place of cheer to lior attendants. With Full Military Honors. New York. General Frederick Dent Grant will bo given a full military funeral In this city nnd will be burled at West Point, where mllltnry services will also bo hold. This wan an nounced after n consultation by mlll tnry authorities at the Hotel Ducking him with Mrs. Grant nnd Captalo Ulyusca S. Grant III, who nrrlvcd from Washington. Tho funeral will bo de layed, however, for ten or twelve days, until tho nrrlval hero of General Grant's daughter, Princess Mlcliaol Cnntncuzcnc-Spcrnnsky, who In now In Rttssln. To Translate Reports. Washington. Frank G. Odell of Lin coln, for the rural life commission, is urging In a letter received by mem bers of tho Nebraska delegation that congrcsB appropriate $5,000 for tho purpose of translating tho present re ports of tho International society of agriculture In Rome so that thoy may receive wider distributions. Senator Hitchcock ban received peti tions from the brotherhood of railway trainmen at Omaha, South Omaha and Lincoln, asking support for the em ployers' liability bill. Body of Phil Kearney ReinterreH. Now' York. With honors befitting tho memory of an Illustrious hero, tho remains of General Philip Kearney, who was killed In the battlo of Chan tllly, Va., while leading his division of tho Third army corps of tho array of tho Potomac, wore removed lrom tho family vnult in Trinity churchyard to tho city hall. Tho body was then placed on a special train and tnken to Washington, whero It wns Interred In Arlington cemetery. Will Keep Him Busy. Washington. William Hayward. nccrotary of tho republican national committee, hnn announced that ho ex pects to put in a busy six weeks be ginning May 1, with a largo force at Chicago headquarters preparing for contests which must bo heard by tho committee prior to tho convention, which assembles Juno IS. Credentials from opposing factions aro already pouring In upon him from many states. No Crime to Steal Liquor. Guthrie, Okla. It 1b not burglary to break Into a building and stcnl Intoxi cating liquors that aro being held for sale, In violation of the state prohibi tion law. This fact was ilxed here when the district court acquitted George Windsor, a negro, charged with taking thirty-nine bottles of beer, whisky nnd champagne. ' Kcnnewlck, Wash. Tho people of Kcnnowlck have planted ten miles of shade trees along tho bank of tho Columbia river bb their contribution to tho statewide observation of Arbor day. Business In tho town was Bon erally suspended whllo tho citizens turned out en masce for the tree planting. Cuban National Convention Nominates Havana, Tho conservative national convention haB nominated Goueral Juan Mnrio Menocnl for tho presidency and Joso Kntiquo Vnrona for tho vice presidency. Nebraska Scene of Battle Royal. Omaha. -Neb. A batlo royal for tho popular vote of Nobraskans at tho stato wldo primary April 19, began Fri day between tho uupportcra of candi dates for president.. Among those who will speak wlthiu tho next wcok are former President Hoosovolt, Sccrotary of tho Interior Fisher, Governor Har mon of Ohio, United States Senators Dubois and Pottlgrow. George Fred Williams of Massachusetts and John II, Atwood of Kansas. Vote of Electoral College In Doubt Washington. The ruling from tho department of Justice aa to whether the electoral college that will choo3o tho next president of tho United Staten shall consist of 490 or Ml mem bers lias been asked for by members of tho hoiiGo commlttco on Judiciary. Political activity In both parties ha3 proceeded on tho assumption that tho Inrgor number was correct, but this now Is questioned on tho ground that tno reapportionment of congross does not become effective until March 4, uext. SUDDEN DEATH OF GEN. GRANT SENATE BILL TO LIMIT POWER OF PATENT8. Bill Deals Hard Blow at Monopoly t General Fred Grant Dies Suddenly at New York Hotel Senator Brcwn Explains His Patent Bill. Washington. Referring to the bill to prevent patent monopolies Intro duced by Senator Drown, he says: "Tho bill proposes a complete re vision and modification of tho fawn relating to patents. Tho chief changes mado by tMr bill Introduced am nu follows: "It proposes to eliminate what Is known as tho library edition Ibsuci'. by the department, nnd It Is thought this will save to tho government at least $100,000 per annum. "It combines tho board of cxumln-crs-tn-ehlef with tho commissioner SENATOR NORRIS BROWN of Nebraska. and two assistant commissioners Into a Bluglo appellate tribunal. "It provides for correction of patents by certificate of correction. "It substantially reduces the total appeal fee in the patent ofllcc. "It provides a compulsory license system, which would prevent anyono from purchasing a patent nnd with holding It from public use. "It Is a very Important amend ment, and will go far toward protect ing the public from the wrongful prac tice of those who would stifle compet tltlon nnd dlscourago enterprise." General Fred Grant Dies Suddenly. Now York. General Frederick D. Grant died suddenly of heart fatluro without premonition ut tho Ducking ham hotel at midnight Thursday, after retiring at 11 o'clock, apparently in better condition than for several weeks. He had returned from his re cent trip much improved and looking remarkably well nnd vigorous. His condition since his return had given no special- anxiety to his physician, who had 'been with him during tho after noon and congratulated him on hlB good health. He expressed himself as feeling rejoiced at his renewed strength. General Grant had been Buf fering from diabetes and the attend ant digestive disturbances, which Boomed, however, to bo perfectly under control. This sudden ratal termination came as a great surprise. Look for Rioting at Belfast. Belfast, Ireland. Thousands of Ul ster men gathered In a hugo mass meeting Tuesday to listen to a denun ciation of tho homo rule bill by An drew Donar Law, tho conservative leador In parliament. Tho city was alive with Orangemen and tho police nervously patroled every street, in momentary foar of a bloody fight. Cairo, Egypt. Nearly 200 passen gers were drowned by tho sinking of a Nllo oxcursion steamer after a col lision with another steamer In tho vicinity of tho Groat Dam on tho rlvor fifteen miles northwest of Cairo, Report of Pope's Death False. Rome. Thero Is no truth In tho re port circulated throughout tho world based an u telegram from Madrid that tho popo 1b dead, Tho pope continues his dally audiences. Ho received Thursday Cardinal Dela Volpe, Prince Dorghese, Sonor do Estrada, tho Ar gontlno minister, at tho vataican and Ills family, and Count and Countosa Jongho. AfterwardB tho pontiff greet ed a number of Italian and forolgn per sonalities. Home Rule Bill for Iroland. I.ondon . In n speech, lasting nearly two hours nnd described by old par liamentarians as tho most masterly in recent years, tho prime minister Thursday Introduced In tho houso of commoiiB tho homo rulo bill, which bears tho ofilclal tltlo of tho govern ment of Ireland bill. This Is tho third attempt of tho liberal party to Bottle tho Irish question, which caused dis ruption of tho party under Gladstono and kept them out of powor for noarly twenty years. BHHmP iEs iiLiiil W''-v- iil BEr f P&b- raLH aHist "tHi hB-i ' ' Ml ---------tf- - SP(r!i ----i Zai Hpvfi HjHJHjHJ SM iA - v. , . JBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJ& JpjpjBJBJBJBJBJBJBJI -i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-H-i-i-i-i-H-- A i-i-i-i-i-i i i i i-H CLYDE LEAVITT. aBiHHBsHBsHBsHBHHk BBBKTjMvHIISBflBHBBBBSBT KflEliinSSM4lSJSlBHBBHr MKSSSjEBHHrSV " SFJBBBBBBHT aPBSS?YIBlHr !.iWiiF BFTALt aiSMBjBBHMSk i JHHBHl Jr ' v4BJBJBJBJ 4- y 'r' tBBBBBBBBH SB wi SJDBSHBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBin Mr. Leavltt, who has been connect ed with the United States forestry service, has accepted the position of chief forester for the Canadian Con servation association and also will be chief Iron Inspector for the Canadian railway commission. MINERS MAY YET ARBITRATE COMMISSION MAY INVESTIGATE COAL STRIKE SITUATION. Gaynor for a Compromise Candidato New York Democrats May Unite on Mayor Gaynor Coal Strike View Getting Brighter Volcano Gets Busy. Philadelphia. Proposals of peace with an early resumption of anthracite mining, grow much brighter, when tho negotiations between tho miners and operators, broken off on March 15, wero resumed here. George F. Baer, president of the Reading railroad, proposed, on bohalf of the operators, to arbitrate their differences; that 1b to let tho anthracite coal strike com mission, which settled the strike of 1902, investigate present conditions and decldo whether any modification of the commission's award Is neces sary at thlB tlmo. In the discussion that followed the miners practically threw this offer aside and tho confer ence agreed finally to appoint sub committees to tako up the demands of tho miners with power to make recom, mendatlons for adjustments. New York for Gaynor. New York. Talk of Mayor William G. Gaynor as a compromise candidate for the democratic presidential nom ination was the chief topic of conver sation among delegates for the demo cratic state convention which will se lect ninety delegates to tho national convention In Baltimore. It Is con ceded by the lenders that tho New York delegates will not bo Instructed, although It is expected that tho stato's solid vote will be cast for Mayor Gay nor. Volcano Destroys Many Lives. Mobile, Ala. Thousands of persons have been killed and whole Indian vlk lagcs swept uway by tho eruption of Chlrlqul near Bocas Del Toro, in Panama, according to tho story of Cap tain Olsvtk, of the United Fruit steam er Fort Morgan, who says the erup tion occurred April 5, early in the morning, whllo the Fort Morgan was berthed near Bocas Del Toro and that he witnessed tho flames shooting from the peak. Reports of the large casu alty list wero brought from the Imme diate scene to Bocas Dol Toro by ref ugees who escaped the onrushlng lava. Boston, Mass. Tho abnormal weight of 850 pounds attained by Abraham Sodekson caused his death from fatness. He was forty-eight years old. Three weeks ago, when taken HI, Sodekson weighed 484 pounds. During his sickness it is es timated that he gained weight at tho rato of twenty pounds a day. Dob Moines, la. Formal announce ment of tho candidacy of Lafayette Young for United States senator to succeed Senator W. S. Kenyon, was mado Mondny In tho Des Moines-Capital, of which Mr. Young is publisher. Springfield, III. Hoping for tho aid of tho courts to prevent tho head camp of tho Modern Woodmen of America from Increasing the rates of tho society, as provided at the conven- tion In January, 1912, James H. Wal lace, local camp 114; James M. Brown, camp 772; Frank J, Koch, camp .13, and P. E. Talntor, camp 1534, havo filed In tho Sagammon county circuit court a bill for injunction against tho Modern Woodmen of America and tho officials of tho head camp. Washington. Secretary W. U. Mel lor of tho Nebraska stato board of agri culture, who originated tho bill intro duced by Congressman Magulro of Ne braska for an appropriation for a $100, 000 government building on state fail grounds in states that appropriate funds for u stato fair and whoro the stato owns the grounds, appeared be fore the committee on agriculture of tho houso In support of tho Magulre bill. If tho bill Is passed and all states ollglblo tako advantago of it the total government appropriation will be $4, 800,000, distributed over soveral states. OFFICERS ARRESTED OUTGROWTH OF KILLING OP YOUNG BLUNT. NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE What Is Going on Hers and Thsrs That Is of Interest to the Read ers Throughout Nebraska and Vicinity. Omaha. Following the inquest over tho death of Hoy Blunt, chargea of manslaughter were filed Wednesday afternoon against Chief of Police John Drlggs of South Omaha, Sheriff Gus Ilyers of Lancaster county and Deputy State Fire Warden John Trouten by County Attornoy W. N. .lamlcson ol Sarpy county-at Papllllon. Warrants wore Issued for the arrest of tho three men and thoy will be ararigned al Papllllon. An effort was made tc charge Hyers nnd Trouton ns acccs Horles to Drlggs, but this was deemed impossible by Mr. Jamlcson. The case arose from the killing of Blunt', nn in nocent farmer, in the chase of the threo escaped convict murderers from tho state penitentiary. Plattsmouth Man Assaulted. Plattsmouth Whllo Fred B. Egen bcrger was going homo nt a late hout Sunday night, some ono Jumped out from behind the fire bell towor and dealt him a blow with a club. He dropped to tho ground, but tho person who attached him didn't stop at oik blow, but continued until Mr. Egen bcrger wns unconscious. The mat) was gono when Mr. Egenberger re gained consciousness. Lake Mlnatare Created. MInatare Tho body of ' watci created by the building of dam No. 3 on tho North Platte project haB been officially designated aB Lake Minatare. Secretary Fisher of the department of the interior named tho lake at the re quest of tho Mlnataro Commercial club. Mcney to Help the Poor. Fremont--A fund for the relief ot tho Fremont charity club, which had expended all of its funds In helping the poor of the city, brought a liboral response. The club asked for $200. The sum of $375 was raised In a few days. Three Hundred Conversions. Buporlor Evangelist Broinloy and i corps of workers havo been holding succesBfu revival meetings for the last five weeks In the tabernacle and de spite bad weather have had 300 con versions. Former Nebraskan Dead. West Point News has Just reached the city or tho death at North Yakima, Wash., of John Lax, a former resident of West Point, at the age of sixty eight. NEW8 FROM THE STATE HOUSE Tho University of Omaha and tho University of Nebraska have com pleted arrangements for a combina tion six-year medical course, students who havo completed a specific two year course In tho former Institution to bo udmitted to tho final four-year stato university medical college work without examinations. The new stato normal school build ing at Chadrou Is badly cracked, and Stato Superintendent Delzell wfio haB inspected it and who is a member of the state normal board that built the structuro, believes it will be un safe within one year. The board will meet shortly and arrange to remedy the defective building if possible. Judge A. M. Post, J. H. Broady ot Lincoln and E. L. King of Osceola, constituting the commission appoint ed to revise the statutes and report to the next legislature, wero at the state house making official inquiries. Tho commission has its report well in hand, and 1b about ready to call for bids for tho printing of tho document. W. R. Mcllor, secretary ot the state board of agriculture, has gono to Washington to appear before the houso commlttoe having for its con sideration tho Magulro bill, house roll No. 18005, which provides for an ap propriation for the erection of govern ment buildings on stato fair grounds in vnrlouB states. Other state fair boards will also have representatives present to work for the passage ol tho bill. According to a Wenatcheo, Wash., paper, Miss Louise M. Allen, n gradu ate of tho Classen of '06-'07 of the University of Nebraska, recently mado a visit to that city as a repre sentative of the Btato dairy and food commission. Her visit to tho city was duo to tho fact that unlaboled soedfl nnd poor grain and feed were on salo. Sho condemned n carload ol alfalfa seed on her visit to Wcnatchee for tho reason that It contained an unduo amount of doddor seed. O. P. Hendorshot, formorly promi ncntly Identified with tho manago ment of Nebraska Btato fairs, but foi tho past few months a resident ol Idaho, has been In Lincoln taklnf treatment nt a sanitarium. An interesting addition to tho unl verslty museum exhibits is n cast o. tho famous Cullinan diamond, the Iargost In tho world. Together with tho glass 'model of tho diamond In th rough are nine cut diamonds repre senting those mado from tho largt one. Tho rough model is about thr be of a goose egg. FINE TONIC ' FOR WOMEN. Another Use for Medicine. A Chicago family which employs as Its butler an old-faslilonedncgro was constantly annoyed by the doorbell of the house getting out ot order. On several occasions nn electrician who used Borne Bort of white powder In his work, had been called in to fix the bell. Ono evening when thero were guests at dinner, one of them com plained of n soro throat. Tho mla tresB of the houso turned to tho but- lcr and said: "Sam, when dinner Is over, go to tho drug store and get a small bottlo of Dobell's solution." "Ileforo do Lawdl" exclaimed the negro In genuine distress. "Is dat do' bell out of ordah ag'in?" Popular Magazine. , ' Wins Again. Tho International 1'uro Food Show held In Pari March VJ12, huo Just awarded Cal umet Unking Powder tho highest honors, giving them tho Grand Pnzo and Gold Modal. This, In addition to tho Highest Award thntiCnluinct won nt tho world's Puro Food Exposition In Chicago, gives Calu met tho highest honors Issued by two oC tho largest Pure Food Shows over held unit proves conclusively the superior whole eoment'Hs. purity and uniformity ot Calu met Iluklng Powder. - Supreme Faith. "I gave my wife a check for 91,000 yesterday." "What was tho cause of your liber ality?" "I knew she'd never have the nerve to try to cash it." The Easiest Answer. Teacher Thirty eggs at 55 cents s dozen is what? Pupil It's it'a outrageous, sir. Boston Evening Transcript. It's practically impossible for a man to form an Impartial opinion of him self. O ttrflold Tea, for the Ills resulting front, lm. puro blood, Is a romt-dy of tried elllcaey. Drink before retiring. Ambition Is u good thing, but dont fly higher than you can roost. WHAT WILL CURE MY BACK? Common sense will do moro to euro backache than anything else. 'Twill tell you whether tho kidneys aro sore, swollen and aching. It will tell you in that case that thero is no uso trying to cure it with a plaster. If tho passages are scant or too frequent, proof that thero is kidney trouble Is complete. Then common sense will tell you to uso Doan's Kidney Pills, the best recommended special kidney remedy. A TYPICAL CASE- Edward Porsche, 1833 Cleveland Ave., Chicago. 111., says: 4lMy eyes were pufrcd from dropsy and my hands and feet terribly swollen. For three months "Every I was com- Picture nletclv laid Telia a un. Doan's "OT" Kidney rills relieved tho awful back pains, Btop pedthoiwcli ing and mado me feel one hundred per cent better." AT ALL DIALERS SOC. Box DOAN'S ftij Splendid Crops in Siskitohewin (Wittirn Canada) 800 Bushela from -O ocroo fc nf IwhftAt waa th. hrti.. - ....v ;- . minitcr farm in the! raiiirn vnm n i.i. caton oi ivio. Many Dclda In thnt na well na other dlatrlcta yield ed from 23 to 33 bu ehele of wheat to the acre. Other grains in proportion. LARfiE PROFITS ar thus derived ftsn-H tfl. t L'llHH OHRSTKAI) LAN US of Vaatara Canada Tills excellent ibwnlna caiuM pnci-i i i buvbdco. ianil Yuli-cs slnmia doubloln iwo jean' tlcu iUrnln f,rovrlng,itirl fiirni. ng, ciitllo lrng untl diilrj -ng nre ull iirufilitliio. I'n'o Jomostttiiusor IUObi rrvfiro to Im hull In tli very licst (llstrlctri too acre pro-cum-tlunsHt sa.OO poi-Hcrn wltli In certain aruas. Hrlioolauml cliuicbia. 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