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FRONTIER THANKSGIVING
Only One Gobbler for Forty Hungry Troopers to
Make a Feast Of
The Indla.rubber bumpers o ( the
modern railroad coach ho.vo erased
the American frontier. Dut It existed
only 0. few years ago on Oregon's
eastern edgo. There the American
.oldler , which economical Congresses
doled out In such homeopathic quail'
titles , opened up the trails and made ,
It posslhlo for settlers and Illlnd cars
to occupy the right or way. Wild
country there Is there still , ( rom the
mythlco.l 1)talheur to the outstretching
Ochoco , but Interspersed are modern '
towns , whoso electric glare has scared
away the jacle rabbit , the nntolopo and
the Indian.
"Doots and saddlesl"
What stirring strains were these
bugle notes as they echoed nnd re.
echoed up the canons and through
the tall tamo.raclcs at Camp Watson ,
a typical frontlor post whoso bnrracle
buildings were or solid logs , loco.tell
In the part or the beautiful DIuo moun.
talns'whoro the hostllo Snaleo Indians
ranged and disputed with gory hand
the advances or the whlto man.
The muo garrIson at Camp Wntson
had had hard work all the (0.11 hunt.
In ! ; hostiles rar and away oven to the
Owyheo , and now looleed rorward
with leeen appreciation to Thanlesglv.
Ing day , which the next sun-up would
bring , nnd the rrontler ( casting It
would bring with it.
tIll will bo to all the boys nt 10aat
a tastd of home and mother , " said
Major W. V. Rlnehnrt , post commander -
er , as ho Instructed'Lleutenant Tom
Hand to lighten labor and give his
men all possible lIborty.
So the company game hunters had
been out on the ncar-by ridges and
brought In dozens of big , fat grouse ,
three deer and an ol1t , and the com.
pany coolts had given It out that the ) '
would try their hands on mlnco 111es
, provided some commissary fire-wator
were rusUed up ( or fiavorlng.
Evorythlng 1001eed promising ( or a
.fino ( cast. .
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Dut the two hunters 'who hall
brought In the elle also brought UU !
news that halt a mlle away they ] \ [ \
.found the fresh traclcs or an Indlal1
pony , and the telltale sign showo
that his rldor had been spying nbout
Camp Watson. The tracles , two .mllCl
awa ) ' , joined the trail or largo part )
which had headed southwest. In the
trail were the ( amlllar ( ootprlnts 0
many mules.
Then dashed Into camp ) 'oung Frel
Wilmarth , whoso tough cayuse hal
brought him ( rom Fort Dalles , morl
than hundred . miles away , with Ull
news that the hostllo Snnlces had rale ]
ed down the John Dny anll caphlrol
horses at the 1\Iaupln and Clam' '
ranches , al1l1 burnell Jim ClarIce'
house.
I Those wild Indians were malt1n
history , for that spot Is now marleo
, ' 'Durnt Ranch" on the maps or th
'World.
The rough.rldlnj ; raid of the Snalce
had been very successfu : , ( or at MUI
dy Creole they hall cal1turelIfenr
Heppner's entlro train or pacle mule
o.nd that energetic pioneer had to (01
. u , In the rocles , and after escapll1
with his scalp and reaching Tt
, Da1les , had tel begin business all OVt
again.
"Doota and saddlesl" Boon Bound < <
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Ilt Camp Watson. Such news nlways
brought that stirring call.
Thanlcsglvlng thmlghts were laid
aside : they would have to keep ( or
another year. Capt. Doutel1e's troopers -
ers were qulclc1y mounted. Their
trailer was Donald McKay , whoso I
grandfo.thor was John Jacob Astor's
po.rtner , and his grandmother a prln.
cess of Concoml "s Chinook tribe.
Away went the troopers just as the
wostorlng sun went bohlnd 0. cloull
which broadened and blacleened and
soon began to patter down In rapid
raindrops.
It was to bo a swlCt pursuit and a
sudden strlltlng or the enemy , o.nd so
OVOI'Y trooper traveled light , except ns
to ammunition , which was 150 rounds
to the man. And big [ iO.callbor cart.
rides they were In those days.
Not a superfluous ounce was car.
rled on the horses : there was no pacle
train , no Impodlments : merely a few
hardtaeles stucle Into saddle pockets
comprised the commissary : the enemy -
my had rood-capturo It.
It was darle when the troopers
stumbled onto the trail. And how It
rained I Every man was soaldng wet.
Every rocle was afloat. The prance
had ovaporo.tell from the horses , and
they stuck close to the trail , tnlls
tucleed under. All night they stucle
to It , and covered many miles.
A good tro.llor was Don.ald McKay ,
ami the rootfal1s or his trained ca 'use
told him In the dark the ] dnd 01
traclcs ho was stopping In. 'Vhero n
smal1 party or the hostiles ho.d
brnnchCl\ to the northwest Donald
Imow their number and guessed theh
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object.
SllenUy the pursuit continued. Day
light could not bo much further awa
than over the next dlvldo. Suddenl )
In the darlmess just ahend , what wal
tho.t ? The 'cl11 or Ice 'ote'l If so
It would soon bo followed by chorus
No. It WIlS the barIc o ( the co'ote' :
close cousin , an Indian dog.
Soon It was ( allowed by I\.nothe .
bnrk , and bangl A bul10t zipped pas
the troopors.
Then came the defiant war whoor
tQl1Ing that the h1l1lans had put non ,
but Amorlcans on guard that night
and that the warriors were stlrrln. .
and ready to meet the United Slat.Of
the great nation with whom tilOY wer
at wo.r.
Qulclly the troopers accommodate
them. There were vol1e 's ( rom bet
sldos , a dashing co.valry charg
through the camp , a reassembling b
bugle call on the other sldo , nu
hnother rush through.
It was blind buslncss In the dar1
but the Il1lllans gave shot for shot n
they scattered around In the sa ( :
brush and posted themselves In r :
vines.
As dayllght came , the troope1
closed 1i1 on the camp , and whl
warriors romalnod In It died defial1
The camp was medley or wlll01
polo wicklul1S and tule-mattlng win
broales shaped 111.0 the modern 1111
worn by womon. When the , soldle
s , got ( ul1 pURBesslon they rat er Ignort
rt th" scattering shots that came rro
ig the ravines , ( or the ) ' waul ( ' rather hi'
LO the bees that were left thEu' 1nl thO ]
r And they 1m ow that tbo bulle of tl
women nnd pappooses hnd escaped
! d the ravines. The firing showed tb
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the hostiles' strength had been reo
duced. So had the number of troop.
ers , and the wOlll1lled hol'sl's , unable
to respond to the bugle call , neighed
pillfull - from whore UII' ' had gone
down In the charge.
The wounded were being looleed
after and their mlsel'Y eased where
that seemed possible , when Dona.ld
McKI\.Y . toole the IIcor. and , In stentorIan -
Ian tones and Snal\C dialect , told the
hosllles they had better cease Odnr :
nud surrender : otherwise the soldiers
would ldll the last one of them.
A defiant answer came rolling back ,
and just then an Indian woman hold.
Ing up a baby rushed toward the sol.
dlors , saying she would surrender to
sl\.ve . her child. A shot followed ( rom
the gulch she had left , and her own
husband became her murderer. He
was stalking out to secUl'o the baby
when n bullet from : \lcKa"s carbine
ended his career. This baby boy was
afterward raised by pioneer . cattleman -
man named Altnow , and became the
most export . . . .aquoro on the great Pine
Creele Range.
After a twellt.mlnuto parley the
110sUles were gtvl'n their cholco ot
extermination OJ' slll'I'ender , and Onnl-
ly chose the latter. Sulldly they came
Into camp , what was left o ( them ,
thirty warriors with guns , whllo as
many moro la ) ' dead and dying around
the camp. Dead soldiers were there ,
too , six of them , and ten wounded.
Strapping fellows In the . . . .er . fiowor
at youth , lah\ \ low on that Thanlsglv.
Ing morning. a sad sacrlflco to the
cruel war waged In the winning oj
the West ,
A sorr ' .loolt1ng camp It was , bul
, there was meat In It , for the IndlnuE
I had lellIed and dried .most o ( HonrJ
Hoppner's mules , and the ) ' had severa :
saclt8 or dried crlcl\Cts and cowse an
camas , and a lIttio lIour stolen at An
tolopo. And this was all they bad te
ofrer the guests who had Intruded 01
them.
Dut where Indians can live , soldier :
can ox 1st , and the late Thanlsglvlnl
brealerast was nearl ) ' o..er whon-
"Gobblo ! Gobble ! Gobble ! "
These were the words which cam
9 ( rom the adjoining sago brush , an ,
qulcltly Capt. Waters had surrounde
the sounl\ and brought In a bls gobble ,
that the Indll\ns hall Btal\Cd out. On
or his tall feathers , painted whitt
caused him to bo recognized as I(0 . :
mor rosldent or the Clarno ranc1
which nestled IInder the shadows (
the high Cold Camp country. The be
Frank Clarno lU\l1 painted the Ceathe
and Boldler ! ! 11Usslng there had n ,
ticed It.
That tur .co ) ' fllrnlshed 0. ( cast ( c
tbose ( ort ) troopers that Thanlsgl
Ing morning. 'fhoro were no Orn' '
borrles , bllt 0. sago hen was Insertc
Into his InterlOl' fOl' lIavol'lns , anll 1
was browned on the embers , and the
Ie , was a taste for several and 0. whitt
LS the ( rabTanco fol' all. There was 01
; 0 wlshbono , whll'h the mllio meat hi
a. not.-1. < > s An'les Times.
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i\t Turkey Our Proper National Emblel
it. Dy right or American lUzonslJ
w. the t\lrlte ) ' should have been our I
d. Uonal emblom. It shoulll ltave be
ts emblnzonedipon 0111' twont.dol1
rs gold plecos In 111aco of the bird
d pre ' noW onjo'lns that , lIstincUc
III Our forefathers , better Imitators tb
ve originators , accol1ted the caglo or t
111. Old World as ollr ensign at the 11
bo mont when the American turkey ' \ \
to gobbllnc his best to promot ( ' his O'
lat cnUBO. :
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COURT REFU ; - TO DISMISS I
CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
A UESTIOU OF JURISDICTIOU
Ir.-portlnt Witness Brought Forward I
by the Government-Teotlmony Not
secured : It the Former Trial.
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ST. LOUIS , Mo.-In a lengthy ex.
tC1l1ptoro ollinlon , United Stntes Clr.
( 'ult .Jlldge Willis vlln Demnter over.
rulcIl a motion to dismiss 0:011 : the
cOllnts against United States Senator
Hnlph Burton , charged with having
agreed to acc011t anll having acccptell
cI InIIlLIon ) ! to act as an attorne ) ' for
the Hlalto Grain anll Socurltlos com.
pany hefore the Postornce department
at Washington , whldl was flled by the
defcnHo hnrnedlntely following the
close of the govo\'ll1l1ent's case 'l'hurs.
day.
. .Judgo'nn Devnater so.ld that the
llel1nltlon of the worll "agreement"
bore pertinently upon this contention
and went deeply Into both legal and
commercial meanings of the word. He
hold that the agreement was not con.
summated IIntll the representatlvo o (
tllo Hlalto coml1any , who had conduct-
( > 11 the negotiations with Senator Dur.
ton on the train en route St. l.ouls to
Chicago , had returned to St. Louis and
Senator Dnrton's proposition ] md been
accepted hy the Rlalto cOml1 ny. At.
torney Lehmann had held that the
mere agreeing by Senator Durton to
accept compensation was all that ho
( the defendant ) was accountable for
and that that had occurred In Illinois.
Judge van Devantor then denied the
motion and allowed an exception to
the decision.
Ono of the most Important witnesses
hrought forward by the government
wn..q placed on the stand and the tes.
tlmony adduced was regarded as very
damaging to Senator Durton. T.he
witness , Charles P Drooles , did not appear -
pear at the former trials. His testl.
mony was to the effect that Senator
Burton hnd been Introduced to him on
the rocommendntlon that he employ
the senator , who would. It was stat d ,
be a vahmble man for him In the lIght
of a pending Investigation by the Post-
office department of an Investment
concern of which ho was president.
CIVIL SERVICE RULES
UNDERGO SOME CHANGE
W ASIlINGTON-Tho president has
Issued an executlvo order amending
the civil servlco rules In substance to
! conform to his recent order relative
to the dismissal of emplo'es In the
classified servlco without hearing by
direction o ( the presldont or head of
an execntlve department. As laid
down In the rule which Is II\n amend.
ment to civil service rule XII. , this
principle Is preferred by the follow.
statement :
" 2-No person shall be removed
from a competitive position except for
such cause as will promote the ef.
ficlency of the service. "
Sixteen Millions for Canal.
WASHINGTON-It was stated at
the War department that whllo congress -
gress would bo aslcod to approprlato
a total of $ lGOOO.OOO to meet the
needs of the Panama. canal worles to
June next , It Is not expected that con.
I gress will approprlato It In 0. lump
slim. What Is expected by the canal
Is that congress will pass a
bill malting o.vallable a portion of this
amount to meet Immedlato wants of
the commission , because it wo.s said
congress would prohahly Investigate as
to how the money already spent had
been used.
OFFICIAL VOTE IN
STATE OF UEBRASKA
LINCOIN-Judgo Letton's majority
over Hastings for judge of the su.
preme court Is 23,218. The vote aE
. shown hr dU1111cate returns froIt
retul'Us from county clerIcs Is as fol
lows :
POI' JI\l1 c-
t.elton. rep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.16'
III\\tln lI. CUK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.91
011(1It. 1'0c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.24
Benlt. pro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.tS
For Hc cl1ta-
Abhott , rcp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.89
I. .rol'll. Hell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.01
e Cole. fuK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.36
1.Ijhh1l'r : , CUll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.3i
d Hoc. ROC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71
d DoVore. IIOC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.18
Button , pl'o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.i : !
r \\'tlson , pro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.40
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COWLES RELIEVED OF SHIP.
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Will Soon Bccome Naval Attache a
1'1 White House :
r , DOSTON - Captain William E
0Cowles , brother.ln.law or Proshlc1
Roosevelt. was relieved of the con
) r mand of the hattleshl)1 ) Missouri
v. the Charleston navy ) 'arll hy Cal1tal
? . d Edwin C. PI\llloton. He will procee
to his homl' In Garmlngton. Co 1111
10 whel'o he will rel11aln until Decemhe
r 1'h'n he will ropol"t to the chlof' c
o the hureau of navigation for duty c
naval attal'ho at the whlto house.
Driving Out Land Owners.
nOmSOGI.CIISK. . Husslal1I
m. IHIIIINt 1"1'I\On peri'ons 111'0 senl,1I
lip refuo ! hel"o from the peasants wI
la. are taltlng ) Iossesslon of the ostal (
on rl'l11ovlng the grain , hurnlng the bull
lar Ings anll onlel'lng the 111'O)1rletol' )
or rollnqulsh tholr rights 1\1111 delw
> no under penall ) ' of 11eath. ' ) 'he oxel'
an l11ent has assumell such 11II110nsio
.he I , that the vlco go\'C'nor has order
(10tho ( ! lI'0011S to desist from mallnt ; I
rnl rests. In encounters with marchl
wn I bands of ) wasants the troops ha
killed 100.
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Decision of JUdge Bethea on Live
Stock Tariff. I
CIIICAOO - Judge Hethea In the
Ur.t1d : , states circuit court on Monday
Ile1I1ed that the ordel' Issued by the
Intol'stato Commerce commission dl-
recllng that the rallrond rateR on live
Rtock lie tween the Missouri river and
Chicago 110 lowered In conformity with
the rates on dressed heof , was Illegal.
'l'he Chicago Oreat Western and
Beventel'n oth'1r railroad corporations
were the defendants In two aults
brollght hy the Interstate Commerce
commission. The first related to the
decision of the commission In which
the loworlng of rates on lIve stocle
to n point where they would conform
with the rates on drc.ssed beer was '
ordored. The second was an application -
tion on the Imrt of the commission I
for IUl Injllnctlon agtlnst : the railroads I
prohlhltlng them from refusing to
lower the rates.
Several weelts were consumed by the
Introduction of expert testimony and
the court considered the evidence for
two weel.s.
In summoning \ the case Judge
Dotheo. declared that there was no evl.
dence of collusion on the part o (
railroads and the rates on live stocle
were not discrimination. He held ,
further , that the Interstate commerce
decree was not binding on the ro.llroad I
and that the commission hall not the
power to compel the railroads .to obey
their rulings ,
SHIPPERS ACKNOWLEDCE
THEY GOT REBATES
TOPEKA , Kas.-Deforo the state
board of ro.llroad commissioners hero
A. H. Hogshett , a. ropresentatlvn of
the Great Western Salt company ot
St. Louis , allmltted that his ho\\se \ had
rocelved rebates from the Missouri
Pacific railway on salt shipments.
The examination of E. . MarUn of
lIutchlnson , Kas. , brought out the
fact that the salt company ho repre.
sented had tecolved rebates from the
Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific rail.
road.
MILLARD HAS A RATE PLAN
Thinks Creation of Cabinet Office
Would End Agitation.
WASHINGTON-Senator Millard Is
taldng .nn aellvo Jnterest In the meet.
Ings of the Interstate commerce com-
mittee. A freer exchange of opinions
regarding rallroac1 rate legislation Is
noticeable among the members of the
commission than characterized these
e1f.samo gentlemen when they adjourned -
journed early last summer. Senator
\Illlard has an Idea that the creation
of a new cabinet position fa bo lcnown
I\B secretary of transportation will
bring about the changes desired by the
pool11e. We bellovo that If such : l. cab.
Inet position were created It would ef.
fectlvely put a stOll to the present dls.
cusslon over rates and g t the coun-
tr ' bacle to Its normal attitude. The
senator franlc1y says he Is the only man
of the committee favorable to the project -
ject , but he Is going to stay by It until
a. bill Is reported that will create such
a cabinet mcer as ho outlines.
THE FEDERAL CONTROL
OF RAILROAD RATES
SANT A DARDARA , Cal. - H. R.
Emerson , mlnlstor of railways of Canada -
ada , said regarding federal control of
railroads rates :
"We have In Canada federal juris-
dlctron over freight and passenger
rates , and have what President Roose.
velt Is seeltlng to establish In the
United States-federal control more
coml1rehenslve than that now exer.
clsed by the Interstate commerce com.
mission. This jurisdiction might well
he extended wlthollt Infringing on the
I 11rlvate rights of YOUI' citizens. 'Ve
have the same questions between the
fe eral governmcnt and the provlnceE
as YOIl do hetween the national go..ern.
I ment and the states. "
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. KNOW NOTHING OF A CANAL.
j Project of Great Britain and Japan II' '
II Doubt.
W ASIIINGTON-There Is a com
plete absence of Imowledgo at the
state department. the Drltlsh embass
and the Japanese legation of the existence
once of the agreement reported fron
Mexico between Great llrltaln nnl
.Japan to hulld a ship canal by Ull
Nlcaraguo. route In o)1posltlon ) to till
projected Panama canal.
Srnate : Committee Meett' .
W ASIIING'fON - The Interstat
commerce committee or the senat
met Tuesday to talcc up the rallroal
rate question. It Is eXlwcted the corn
mltteo will report to the senate abou
ten days after conress convenes.
Boycott Has Been Checked.
WASHINGTON-Tho anti-America
boycott Ilt Singapore has a rel101
from the consul ! ; enoml at that poln
Ho state that Its forre was hl'oke
hy the llrltlsh colonial govornment.
Mormons Flock to Mexico.
1 ' 1\mXICO-J\lmost Ilall ) ' largo nlll1
\1 ; bors ofIormons : from Salt I.alco Clt.
110 Utah , are coming to this COllntl' ' Ill ;
J8 , fOl'\ulng \ colonlos In man ) ' state
11throllhollt ! the repuhllc. Some I
to these colonists are contelllplating 1
lrt eating In the state of 'ramaullI1l\S.
te-
tens
ns Count of Flanders Is Dead.
ell DRUSSg1.S-1'ho count or l la
I\r. dors , hrothCl' of 1lng Leo)101l1 ) III
III ; holr to th ( ' throne Is dl'all. Death WI
.ve duo to Inllammntlon of the resilirato
organs. 'fho count \\IS born In l8
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RATES DISCUSSED
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COMMERCE co'MMiTTEE HOLDS A
CONSULTATION.
VARIOUS VIEWS ARE SET FORTH.
Apprehenolon Felt That a Dill May
Be Presented That Will Create DI.
vision In Republican Ranks-Vlcws
of Senators Foraker and Dolliver. .
WASHINGTON-Railway rnto ml\1e.
Ing was again considered hy the senate .
committee on Interstate commerCG ' l
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Wednesdny , but In an Informnl wny , t w
as no mensure has lleen presented ta
the committee upon which It can basG
'Its action. Views were exprossCll by
several members which IndlcatCll 0
sharp division as fo.r I1S the situation
has doveloped. There Is the further
Indication that 0. majority of the com.
mlttee will favor a. measure giving the
Interstate commerce commission moro
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which In form . I
power. means some con.
trol over rates. It s ms to be qulto
\\'e11 understood that three republlcans
and enough democrats favor such legIslation -
Islation to Insure 0. rnte.malc1ng bill L
bolng reported. r
Informal discussions among republl.
can members of the commltteo show
thllt apprehension Is felt that If :1 : bill
sl10uld be reported by republicans and
demo rats against the wish of 0. ma. J
jorlty of the republican members It
would create a division In the party I
th.t ! ! will work disaster In the futuro. l
The republlcans who favor rl\.te . mak. I
Ing legislation assert that the way to (
avoid rupture Is to support a con. "
servatlve measure In lIne with the \ !
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recommendations of the president. I
Some of the opponents of a bill giving \
the commission power over rates ex.
pI'essed the hope , after the adjournment -
ment of the meeting today , that when
t.he views of the president have been
set forth au agreement can be reached
h ' the l'embllcans ) on a bill which can
be reported anll passed without much
friction.
At future meet" each member or
the committee wll Ie given an oppor.
tunlty to state his views In regular or.
der. During the discussion Senator
Foralccr expresserl the opinion that It
would be sumclent to meet the present
situation If the Interstate commerce
commission should bo authorlzell to .
tal\O cognizance of complo.lnts , hrlng 4
suits to enforce the laws In the United ' "
States courts and that all district nt.
torneys bo el1l110wered to prosecute
such cascs. Senntol' Dolliver said that
he beHeved that the movement fet
control of rates had progressed t9 the
extent that leglRlntion short of giving
some tribunal of the government such
I
power would not be satlsfactor ' ,
TREATY IS SENT FOR
FINAL RATIFICATION
WASHINGTON-The peace treaty J
engrossed at TOldo , which Is to be for. '
mally exchanged for the elaborately
Inscribed . . . .ellum copy of the Portsmouth -
mouth convontlon has been received
at the Japanese legation here. It Is
Intended that the state depo.rtment
will be the scene or the finnl exchange
of the ratifications. which probably
will occur within a few days. ;
NEBRASKA'S YIELD OF CORN.
Crop of 1905 Above the Record Estab. ,
IIshed for Ten.Year. J. , .
O IAHA-Last week the Associated
Press dispatches brought from Wash.
Ington the report of the Department at
Agriculture on the corn crop for the
current 'ear. In this Nebraslm was
credited with a yield per acre of 32.8
hushels and a ten-year average of 3GA
bushels. 'rhls last figure Is patently
wrong and an effort was made , with.
out success , to get It corrected o.t the
time. The printed report or the De.
partment of Agriculture for November -
ber Is now at hanll and brings the cor.
I rected figures. ' ) 'ho Nebrllslm corn
yield for 1905 Is estimated at 32.8
bushels against a ten.year average of
26.1 , which places 1\ much dlfrorent
complexion on the condition. This
shows the 'Ield of corn to bo G.1 bush.
I els an acre for 1905 above , Instead ot
3.6 bushels helow the ten'ear aver.
- age.
Contributions to Relief.
NEW YORK-Contributions today
from all parts of the country received
by the national commltteo for the re.
1I0f or sufrerers by Russian mo.ssacres
amounted to $ G7,1)1 ! ) . , malelng a grand
total of $39IJ,870.
MARK MORTON TO RETURN.
Says He Will Come Back to Nebraska {
Soon. ,
CIIICAGO-l\larle l\Iorton , treasurer
of the Intornatlonal Salt company ,
has just returned from an outing In
Nchraslc.a. . and Is enthusiastic over the
condition In that part of the country.
"l\lost delightful state , " ho said.
"I'm going to move out there you may
ho S\ll'O of thaLli
"Not right away ? "
"Well , within two or. three years
Lalco Forest Is going to lese me. " -
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Army Laundries Restricted. "
1\ ' WASHINO'1'ON-By general order , _
y , Acting Secl"ctary Oliver has )1rohlhlt. )
III 011 army ( 'antoons aUII lal1lulrles from
H onterlnl ; Into rOllllll'tltion with civilian
[ ) f cOlleorns In HUP\lIYIII \ goollfi and sor.
a- vices to hOSIItaIM. ( ol'anl1.lIlon ! ! anll .
fiupply l1epartllHmtl ! lit IIrll1 ' posts ,
whll'h are tll IHI IlIlhl for froll1 11IIbllc
( mllls. Onl ) ' III11111" / whllro fiuch sup.
u. \ II1Ios IInll sorvlI'IHI 1'llIllIot ho llfi con. "
111 venlenlly' I"UI"lollllhly ohlllined as . t
IlS I elsewhere , 1\1111 Whlll'lI II cllroct all van.
ry I tago will 1I1I'rlllJ ! to thlJ ovornll1ent ,
17. IlI1ay this rule ho 111Ilnrtell ) frolD.