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The Nebraska Independent JANUARY 17, 1907 Summary f Plews Senator LaKolette cites train hor rors caused by men being overwork ed as argument .in favor of his bill - and charges that opposition of men to measure is forced by their superiors. Congressman Mann secures the pas sage of a resolution calling for sta tistics of resignations from the Chi cago postofflce as a basis for urging increases of pay for clerks and car riers. Representative Kahn of California, in the house, declares, that Increase in army desertions is the direct result of the abolishment of the canteen. Congressman Madden heads an in surrection in effort to induce Chair man Burton to delay the report on river and harbor bill until Mr. Lori ir.er returns to Washington. General Vladimir Pavliff, known as "the hangman," was slain by a ter rorist in St. Petersburg, and the court is in a panic lest the czar be the next victim of the campaign of as sassination. Enthronement of new shah of Per sia is fixed for February 2. Great Britain and Russia agree to support the new ruler. Attorney General Hadley of Mis souri, supposedly backed by former President Ramsey of the Wabash files suit in the supreme court to dissolve the alleged merger of the Gould roads and oust several subsidiary corpora tions. The police refuse to permit the pro posed Wall Street prayer meeting in New York, and Mrs. J. Alden Gaylord; woman broker, and Rev. Henry Marsh Warren hold long distance prayers over the phone. A New York judge sent a reckless chaffeur to jail for five days for his second offense of fast driving, and promised to give a jail sentence to every case of a second offense that comes before him. Chicago officials of the National League of Commission Merchants, in session at Pittsburg, declare that the railroads are ruining their business. The president of the Wisconsin Cheesemakers' Association scored the members at the annual meeting in Milwaukee for using unclean milk in the manufacture of one of the chief products of the state. Congressman William Alden Smith of Grand Rapids was nominated by the republican caucus in Lansing, Mich., to succeed Russell A. Alger in the senate after a hard fight in which the machine was smashed. Governor Deneen in a special mes sage to the legislature declares the Jlliuois Central Railroad company jug- FARMERS AND STOCKMEN Why par Mtf price for condition podcr.s when you can prepare n yotireif for a few cent. We win furnish you formula ami full particulars of the hest Mock food on the mar ket for & cents. Send now. Thin offer kohI fur days. WeMeru Supply Co., Towncn0, Mont. PRIVATE maternity home; bett med leal attention; baby adepted. Work for part expenses. Mrs. Sherman, 1701 Mo. Ave., Kansas City, Mo. llu won' Muki iimnr M!tiim r,lrni tut- f' tdtilIr lu-. umi Vi ., Wioiluvi., AU. gled its accounts to avoid payment of a large part of the taxes due the state. Governor Davidson in his message to the legislature at Madison, Wis., says the public service corporations arc the masters instead of servants of the people, and that strict laws must be passed. Friends of Senator Bailey of Texas fighting for time, succeeded in delay ing the legislative resolution calling for an investigation of his relations with the Waters-Pierce Oil company for a few days. The city council of Milwaukee pas ses an ordinance authorizing the pur chase and slaughtering of cattle and the sale of meat by the city. The Charles City, Iowa, lynchers are likely to escape prosecution, as none of the members of the mob has been identified, and state officials say they can do nothing. The McAndrews & Forbes company and the J. S. Young company were convicted in New York of combining illegally to monopolize the licorice paste trade. Mrs. Russell Sage is being besieged by beggars in her country home. , The senate, by a vote of 70 to 1 adopts a substitute for the LaFollette bill providing for the safety of em ployers and travelers by limiting the hours of service of railroad employes. A personal encounter in the house between Mr. Gaines of Tennessee and Mr. Mahon of Pennsylvania was pre vented by the interference of other members. Earthquake shocks have been felt in widely separated points in the United States, in Europe and in the Hawaiian Islands, but no damage was done. The march of progress is shown by a new rule of the Waldorf-Astoria ho tel in New York which permits women unescorted to eat in its cafe. Governor Cummins of Iowa is taking no steps to bring to justice the Charles City lynchers who are said to have killed onem urderer because he com muted the death sentence of another. Former Governor Odell of New York was put through an embarras sing quiz by Edward J. Russell, an alleged lunatic who is fighting for his release from the insane asylum. Governor Deneen prepares to follow his special message relating to the Illinois Central Railroad company with quick action in the courts. A Bill to recover about $1,500,000 may be filed soon. Congressman Charles Curtis of Kan sas won the republican nomination for United States senator to succeed Al fred W. Benson in the caucus at Topeka. A resolution is introduced in the Col orado legislature at Denver calling for an Investigation of Simon Gugsen hein's alleged purchase of the nomin ation as United State senator. The house democrats aro Bee!.i:i to depose John Sharp William as mi norlty loader and claim to huve 'tiouih members pledged to elevate Champ CUrk to the posltien. Friend! of hike to gulf water w.tv propose to filbuster to defeat the river and harbor bill unless it contains an appropriation for the project. Insurance Superintendent Drake o the District of Columbia has issued a statement explaining the president's letter opposing the limit on salaries of life presidents. Senator Hopkins defended Reed Snioot in a speech in the senate, and declares that senators are not federa officers and therefore not liable to im peachment by the senate. Germany's colonial director in an address before the chambers of com merce in Berlin, talks of importance of development of empire's colonies and tells of the progress and increas ing influence of the United States.. Pope Pius has issued an encyclical addressed to the clergy of France, urg ing further resistance to the separa tion law, characterizing it as an effort on the part of the government to de stroy all religion. New York churches are making plans to hold daily prayer meetings in the big factories of the city. The departure from New York of the big ocean liner Koenig Albert was delayed half an hour by a shower of rice and old shoes which fell around a newly married couple. The Iowa legislature plans to pass radical reform measures for the peo pie despite attempts to block them by the railroads, new laws providing for a primary and a two-cent fare. Wisconsin politicians are on the anxious seat over the continued de lay of LaFollette in filling federal offices. Citizens of Ix)gansport, Ind, may take action against the city officials and common council, who refuse to grant franchises to electric light and power companies, although the munici pal plant is unable to furnish the ser vice. A spectacular celebration will be held in India on the occasion of the visit of the Ameer of Arghanistan, whom it is hoped to wean from Russia. Saint-Saens, the composer, on reach ing Paris after his American tour, says it is absurd to suppose that this country is not musical, and declares he was delighted with his reception in the United States. A girl virtually was raised from the dead in a London hospital, being re vived after she ceased breathing and her heart stopped beating. The opposition in France declares that the cabinet is shaky, but Premier Clemenceau is believed firmly in trenched, being regarded as the chief mainstay during the troubles over the separation law and ruling the minis try with an iron hand. The Canadian government has passed a bill imposing a duty on the export of all electricity, natural gas and petroleum from that country to this. Senator Tillman in. a speech In the senate, blames the pros Jut1 nt for con ditions making I he Brownsville affair possible, but denies the power of the executive to summarily dismiss soldier. Jauns I.. IVrsMh of Milwaukee, after spending ten months in J. til fur ft fusing alimony tw Iwh wife who had married a&aln. lub been released and .-.capes payment. A remarkable change is taking place in China as a result of the recent de cree reorganizing v the government is shown in a report to the state depart ment at Washington from Peking. Charles Curtis' rise from a jockey to United States senator from Kansas is the culmination of a life of battle against tremendous odds. Western railroads have decided to grant increased pay to their engineers which will reach $6,000,000. Hoke Smith, speaking at Atlanta, declared that railroad, officials look after the interests of the stockholders alone, and that the state and nation must look after the interests of the public. Columbia national Bank k STCAPITAL, $ 10O.O00.0OiP cfS-SURPLUS, 14,000.00! 2Z DFPnRITft 1,350,000.00; c:i OFFICERS CL5John B. Writrht. PrsMpntJ -J- H. Westcott, 1st Vice Pres. Vi W -W " , TlV T TJnll -L! cJW. B. Ryons, Asst. 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