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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1905)
\ I f , ENFORCE THE AOT . - ORDERS REGARDING THE ELKINS ENACTM ENT. - - " - ISSUED B ATTORNEY GENERAL A Circular Letter to Air United states District Attorney ; - Eighty.flve of Them Directed to at Once , Get Busy D.olng Their Duty. W ASIHNGTON-Attorner Gonoml ' Mood ) ' sent a circular Ittter to 1\11 the . Unlled Stntl's district M.ttorU8)'s. ' . ( llght.fi\'o In number , directing thorn vlgllantlr to Qrorbe : pl\\'hlans . or the 1lklns ad aplngt rt'bates and If dl1crlmln8tloas ot aU kLnl1s by carrLers , I ' 1'ho letter foUows : To United Stat" Att ) ' $ An Ad I . ( 'ntltled " 1'0 furth4&t' , ,1 .h , eommerce among roreigu utl.tklu lUl.d t\mon the states , " apIH"O\\1I.l &br1.htrY' . 19 , 1905 , (32 ( Stats. 84 ) , COWWQul ) ' known as the Elkins act , Is directed against the . ( 'ehates anll other dlscrhulnRtar ) ' practices - tices by common carriers , It mulCs \juch practlcos misdemeanors and pro- \'Ides for their punishment by fine' : ! . It further Ilro\'hles for their phohllJltlon lIy UIO Injunctlvo llrocess of the courls , ' 1'hero Is no provision tlmt criminal I Ilrosecution shall be by the speclnl dl- , . ( 'ectlon of the attorney gelleral , but In I t eptlon III , It Is provldr'd thnt proceed. l Ings fot' Injunction shell bo hegllll . 'whenever the attorney gCllt'ral shull dlroct" You nro directed dlllgontly to , . fnvesllrnto all ( 'omplalnts which lIIay cOllie to you from any source , of viola. I. t.lolJR of this law and upon your OWII :1 : hrlUativo to malto Investigations If } , there npllears lo you to be reasonable 1 ground for suspecting violations of this t : law. In every CIlSO In which you can ! { jccm'e sufllclent cvltlence , ) 'OU will sub. f. mil thnt evillence to the grand jury , with a view or securing Indictment. . t Wlmover It Is IJrrlcticablo It Is desir- \ nble thnt Indictments shnll bo returned . : \ both ngalnsl shl1lller and the carrier. [ n some caseR , however , It may he 1m- l IlOsslhle to obtain su lclent evl < 1ence , without the aid of the testimony oC " Dne of the gullly par tic : ! to the trans. nctlon : In such n cnse It would be , wise to use such testimony , of course , nffordlng to the witness or witnesses , fmmunlty from prosecution , Under the Elltlns law lIlo only pen. nllY for ILa violation Is a fine. I BUg. gost to you , In nil cases where the evl- donco would warrant It , lIlIlt nn Indict.- IIIcnl for consplrac ) ' to commit an of- ( once agatnsl the United Slates , based upon section 5HO of the Ravlsed Stnt- utes , bo obtalnod. 'rho supreme I'ourl bas heldvln Clune against Unlled States (169 ( U. S. , 690 , 595) ) that a conslliracy to commll a Itrlmo Itself punlshllble only by fine may be punished by 1m. llrlsonment. Tn the event of obtaining conviction upon a chl rgo of COnSIJI. I'I1cy of this Ihul ) 'OU are dlrectell to " llresellt to the courl the desirability of In lcting tl10 penlllly of Imprison. 2nent to the end that these unlllwCul 1 llractices , which 11I1vo received Illmollt : universal condenll1ntlon , may be dls- courared nnd prevented as Cor ns ox- istlng laws will accomplish thnt result. Your attention Is especially directed to Umt lJ1rt ! of the nct which renders unlawful rebate , concession or dlscrlm. rulnntlon In the transporlatlon of any llrollerly In Interstnto or foreign com- merco. . . . wherob ) ' any such IJrOpory shall by any devlco whntover bo tra11sported at a less rate thnn that named In the tariffs published and filod. . I Ilesll.'o to Impress upon you the hn- portance of using every effort to exe. cute these directions. You will report to the deparlmOnt from time to tlmo nny action which ) 'OU may tale upon this subject. Very resnectfull ) : , WILLIAl\IlI. 1\I00DY , Attorney Genoral. BUFFALO BILL'S HORSES KILLED m FRANCE - - MARSEILLES , Franco ' - All the borsc : ! belollglng to the wild west show of Col. WlIllnm I" . Cody were 1l1ed ! hert > . Allhough the govel'nment votor. innrlans hnd cortlfiell that glanders had been onth'oly radlcated from the , atud. Colonel Cody and his Imrtller , James A. Bailey decided on this rad , ical mcasuro 111 order to alloy the fenrs o [ the farmers l'eganJlng the spread of the daellse. 'rho Baddies , hrldles und other urtlcles of equip. 1l1cQl. as well ns the clotl11ng of the stablemen , were burned nnd the rail. rend cars helonglng to tbo Cody show disinfected. I Tawney Holds the Purse. WASHING'l'ON-'rho addition of republican members to nIl the Import 1 nnt committees of the house has en nbled Spealor Cannon to solve th problem of committee nsslgnments it a mnnner most sntlafactor ) ' to botl vartles In the house. Only' two Impor taut chairmanships were vncant , ap llroprlntions and public buildings anI grounds , In filling the former UI spealtcr ( ollowoo precedentnnd looltel to the whole house for' the avallabll material , Tawney of 1\Unncsotu wa : chosen chairman of aplJroprlations. ' . i Smallpox Aboarrl the Sylph. ! WASlIINGTON-By the brealdn. . Dut of smallpox on the naval yach Sylph , nsslgned for the use of Prosl . dent Roosevelt and Ius tamlly , the ves t ; ' 3el Is practically quarantined and tll' ' crow llUt under close observntion b' " ( he health authorities : Onl ) ' ono cns [ t' ' bas developed , that or OIaro\lce 1\101 l law , 0. negro aallor. lIe wns removel . to the bospltnl. U bns been n. mont ] or mora olnco the president or an : JUembcr of his fumlly has been aboarl , the vessel nnll no : nlnrm Is fflll on thn Boore. . ' THE COMMITTEES , - Nebraska Fares Well In the Assign. ment , W ASlIINGTON - Nehrasltn fnroo well In commltteo assllUnenta ( of the first or Importnntl'lalls , lis committees hl\\'e now ( 'ollie to bo clllsBed In call. ' trust to these of less or Icast Import.- ance. Western CommIttee Places , Following are lhe commlttoo assign. ments for Ncbraslm : lIInshn w-Itullan arralrs , merchant mnrlno ul1l1 fisheries , IlIItents. Ionned-Irrlsntlon of arid Innds war clllhns , 1\lnlmhl-lnsular arralrs , Pacific rail. roads. McCarth-Publlc lands , expendl ture Dt'IJ\rtmen : t of Justice , Norris - Puhllc bulldln/s / and grounds , luhor , eloctlon of Ilresident , vice president and memhers of congress - gress , Pollard-Itulustrllll artH ; eXllendl- hires and nc ou ts. : For South Dalwta : llu'rle-Interstnte nnd forelgll. commerce - merce , Tndlll1IIffll'rs. \ ' . Martin-Public IlIllds , publlc buildIngs - Ings and grounds , eXIIClullturo In Do. parllilCn t of Justice. For lown : Connor-Llhrnr ) ' , labor , public buildIngs - Ings anll grounds. Couslnsxllelullturo In Treasury dellllrtment , cl1l1lrman ; for.elgn n.ffalrs , nnval nrralrs. Dnwson-Paclfic railroads , naval af- rnlr's , llirdsall-.Tudlclnrr , merchant ma. rlne and fisheries. Hedge-Colnaso weights nnd measures - ures , pesto lce and post roads , levees and IllIprovement or 1\IIsslsslppi river. Hephul'll-Interstate and forclsn commerce , chalrmnn , lIull-1\lIl1tary affairs , chnlrmnn ; mlJlUa. Hubhard-Insulnr alTnlrs , LaceY-Public Innds , chalrmnn ; In- ' dlnn affairs , reform In civil service. Hau en-AgrlcuJture , wnr claims. Walter 1. Smith-Appropriations , I'or 'Wvomlng : Mondell-Irrlgntlon of arid lands , chairman ; mllltnry nffalrs. Nebraskans Satisfied , 1\Iost generally the Nebrnslm members - bers are quite sntlsfied with the judgment - ment of Slleal\Or Cannon. ' 1'here are a few lIttio heart-burnlngs In the delegation - gation , bul "hy and largo the delegation - tion has come off tho. commltteo field with honor. ' 1'wo exlremel ) ' Interesting - teresting fights were made for major- committees-HInshaw for appropriations - tions an Pollard for agriculture. Pollard losl out because the Ilresident had a cnndldnte In the IJOrson of Will- hIm II. Coolw.Vho comes from ti10 president's own district on Long Is. land. PolinI'd put up a gnme fight and would probably have won , but 1\11' . Cocls hud a letter of recommendation ! from the Whlto House on file and Pollard lost. In some partlculnrs Pollard - lard Is better situated than elder meill. hors , Ho gels accounts and Industrial nrls and expositions , WAS WORTH MILLIONS BUT WAS DESPONDENT NEW ARK. N , J.-R. D , Ballantlno shot hlmsolf , d\'lng : Instantly , at his ! mother's home hero , The cause of the sulchle wus dCSIJoluleucy. Ho was thlrty.fivo'ears : old and unmarried. Ills grnndfalhor , Poler Bnllentlne , founded the firm of P. llnllentlno & Sons , brewors. Ills father , John Bal- lentino , with the latter's brother , Rob- ert. succeedClI the founder and after the death of .John H. his Interest In the business , estlmnted to be worlh at lCltst $ uOOOOOO , reverted to his widow. Allee Gets Her Presents. W ASllINGTON-'rho valuable Ilres. ents and relics of 1\lIss Allco Roe so- voll's trllJ to the orlont were IJlaced In her IJossesslon on I'rhlay. ; ' 1'hey arrived - rived about 1\\0 \ weels ago , but were I glvon their turn In examination und I\Plu'alsement , which was concluded ) 'estenla ) ' . A messenger from the Whlto house Imhl the duty and today a hlg express VRn brought the twent- seven boxes to the White house , The unllllcldng hegnn Imme lately. Shot Father and Mother. ALllA1\mnA , lII-lIenr ' Llnnomnn , , aged seventeen ) 'ea1'S , shot both his Cather nnd mother , with a shot ! -un ; , I wO\llllllng each serlousl ) ' , I1S the out. como of his efforts to protect his . mother from the ulleged attack of his fntJlCr. MAT iEWS LOSES JOB , - United States Marshal for Nebraska Is Summarily Removed. WASHlNGTON-'l'ho IlI'eshlent has summnrl ! ) ' removed from olUeo Unltod States 1\lnrshnl T. L , Mathews of th ' - district of Nebruslm for nlleged mis , , - cOlHluet In connoctlon with the cn.'i of Hlchurds aUll Comstock , who wor recently convicted In that state of 1110. gnlly fonclng the 1l\1bllc \ domain. The sentence of the court wus that the defendants fendants should remain In tllO custod ) of tholr coun8el. Message Meets Approval , LONDON - President 11oosovelt'l messngo to congress mot with aprrov al toda ) ' on the stocl , exchange. Arner Icnns olJened uetlvo at IJrlces var'ln { up to u llolnt above parity. Othol marlots partiellJlltcHl In the genera strength and cheerfulness. Russlnnl ' . were the feature , rel\chlng 82 7.8. MP. TCo-The ol11clal ntntement a the ph'slclan8 In nltendl1lieo upon Vice President Corrnl , Ilronounco him ou of dlUlger nnd entered ullOn the IJerloc of convalescence. . . . . . . . " ABOUT THE CANAL SENATORS NOT SATISFIED AS MATTERS STAND. ARE SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY On Salaries and Things Not Needcd- None , However , Are In Favor 01 Stopping Work on the Great Pro. ject. WASHINGTON-The sennte spent Cour hours 'I'hlll'8da ) ' In discussing the Panalna canal emergency approprla. tlon blllnnd when It udjoul'11ed lIle bill wus stili under consideration , 'I'hero were Bet Hllt'cchos hy 1\lessrs. 'feller , Scott and lorglll1 and they were followed - lowed by a general debate In whkh all phases of the controvers ) ' were exploited - ploited , Including the lIucstlon of sal- nry , the control of the Punama rnll. road and the necesslt ) . for gt'neral leg. Islatlon on the cnnal Rubject. Mr. Allison , chairman oC the com- mltteo on nllproprlntlons , expressed the opinion thnt congress should tulw up the question of snlnrles In connection with other cllnal legislation. 110 also said that the status of the Pannma railroad should bo mnde the slubject oC leglslutlon. Messrs , 'l'olle'r , Scott and l\lorgan expressed dlssatlsfnctlon with the conditions In Pannma , but all Indicated - cated a dlermlnatlon to sUllport the supply mensures necessary to secure the worl , on the cunal as undertal\.Cn. 1\11' . Teller nd\'ocnted a sea le\'el ; Mr. Scott sllolte In favor oC tllO San Dlas route as Ilreferable to all others , nnd 1\11' , Morgan expressed the opinion that before the Pannma canal Is completed - ploted anolher canal will bo necessary to do the business required. A selmrnto bill regulating the Issu- nnce or bonds for the canal and placIng - Ing them on the same basis as other government bonds was IIRSGed without debate. During the dn ) ' l\Ir. Elltlns mndo a . stntement from lho committee .on Interstate - terstate commerce expressing the opinion that the committee would present a report wllhln a reasonable time. Wyoming Land for Settlers , Representlltlve Mandell of Wyoming Introduced two bills. One provides I "that the Illlhlle land laws be extended to embrace lands within the ten miles squnro ceded to the United States by the Shoshone aud Arapahoe Indians by agreement l'Iltified by aet of congress - gress of June 7 , 1897. " ' 1'hls traet of . land lIeg alljucent or surrounding ThermopoJls hot springs. He nlso In- . . troduccd a bill that the general provl- slons of the homeslead laws be extended - tended to and ever the surveyed land In townships 49 and 50 , l'Ilnges 106 and 108 , within the Yellowstone forest reserve. There are quite a numb r of settlers In this Ilortlon of this reserve and the hili Is designed to give them' ' the opportunity to obtain title to their holdings. These "squatters , " so termed i are occupYing some 1 ,000 acres , all under cUltlvntlon , and It Is , as said , the 1111 1'110 so of the 1\Iondell bill to give them the oPllorlunlty to perfect their tltlo to the lands upon which they hnvo seltled nnd created homes , MISS ALICE ROOSEVELT soon TO MARRY W ASHINGTON-Fol'l1wl - announcement - ment WJ.'i made by the IJresldent nnd 1\II's , Roosevelt , o [ the engagement of their daughter , Alice Lee Roosevelt , to Nicholas Longworth , representatlvo In congress from the first district of Ohio. ono of the Clnclnatl districts , Coupled wllh the announcement of the engagement Is the additional announcement - nouncement that the wedding will taltc Illuco about the mlddlo of next Fcbruary , Interest Ahead of Time. \V ASllING'l'OX-'rhe secretary of the treusllry annolll1ced today that he has authorized the IJnyment of the In. terest on United States govel'1llllent honds , dllo Janllary 1 , UIOG , on Decem. ber 15 , ID05 , COli pens Iluo Janunr ) ' 1 will be pnld on presentation on IInd nfter Decom hel' 15. Gold Lost In the Wreck. ROCK SPRINGS , W 'o. - Ninety lhollsnlld Ilollal's In gold belonglnl ; tel ! l shillper whoso uame the railroad nnd express C0\l11J\lIles : will not ( llvulge was Ill. . ono of the cars In the Ovel'- land Limited whll'h was wreclted IInd bUl'1led last weel { Ilt Ah Say , IInd It cannot ho found. Burton Wants No Assignment. WASlIlNGTdN-Senntor llllrton on Satunlny wll'ed his colleague , Senntor Long , nollf'lng him that he dldnol desire - sire an ) ' conllnlttee assignments lIend- the dotermlnntlon of his case , which Is now In the cOlII'ts , and Se11l1- I tor Long so Informed Senator 1Iale as I clmlrman of the l'OIH1hllcan commltteo , on committees , Senator Burton Is at I present chairman of the committee on . forest reservations and II. member of , the committees on IJOsto 1ce , Illlblic Innds , IlOnslons and claims , Nebraska Wheat Is Good. ' ' ' . W ASlIING'l'ON-'rho crop rellortlng bonrd of the bllreau of statistics of the DelJ\rtment of Agrlcllltlll'e IInds f1'om the ropol'ls of cOI'respOluhmts and agollts of the bllrl'au as Collows : 'I'he newly seeded area of wlntel wheat Is ostmated ! at 31,3-11,000 I\cro nn Increase of G Iler cent ovel' th aren sown In the fall of ID04. Th < condition of winter wtlOat on December bor 1 was ! HI , as ( 'am pared with 8U : In 1904 , 86.G In 1903 and a ten.'e 1 average or 91,6. . . . . 'NDICT ' CHICAGO AND ALTON ( Charoe of Ten Counts for Paying Re- bates. CmCAGO-'l'ho federal grand jllr ) ' returned an Indictment against the Chicago & Alton H.1l1road comlJnn ) ' , .John N. I'althorn IInd } , ' . A , 'Vann , formerl ' vlce.pre ldent nnd genora1 fl't'lght agent , respe tlvel ) ' or the rnllroad compan ) ' , 'rho railroad compnny and the two l'x.o lcers nre Incltuled In on Indictment - ment , In whIch there nre ten cOllnts I ( alnlt ! the compnn ) ' , 111111 against nch of the two men. 'rhe general charge II ! that the rnllroall comlmuy , with the snuctlon of the two olllces paid 11I0' gal rebates to the 11Il'ldng hOllse firm of Schwar1.ehllll & SlIlzherger , Cor the pUrlose ) of procuring shlpmonts from the con'ern , and also with the 8amo object , gave free trnnlportatlon ! to the 'employo.q of the concern. The Indictment which wal ! returned Is based on testhnon ) ' given to the rand jur ) ' by ll. S , Cuse ) ' , trafllc mannger for Sehwarzchlh1 & SlIlzher- ger who has I1Ipenred beCm'e the jlll'y on two separate occasions. Cusey wns ono of four employes of the pacldng house firm who were Indicted some tlmo ago for soliciting rebntes , All of them 111 cad guilty , Cusey , with two others was fined $5,00 each , and Samuel - uel Well , ono of the vice-presidents of the company , was fined $10,000 by Jlldge Humllhrey , Three specific violations or the law against the granting of rebates are mentioned In the Indictment. The rail. road comllOny Is charged with hovlng refunded $1 lie l' car all. f rt.four cars or dressed beef shipped from Kansas City to various eastern points In December - cember , ID03. A similar rebate Is alleged - leged to have been paid on twenty- three cars of dressed beef shipped from Knnsas City In January , 1904 , . FEDERAL CONTROL OVER INSURANCE W ASHINGTON-A novel method or seellng federal control over Insurance Is IJroposed In a bill Introduced by .epresentlltlve Fred Landis of Indiana. 'rhe bill cites that congress has exclusive - sive jurisdiction oyer the District of Columbia , the territories nnd the Insu- Inr possession of the United States , In consequence of which authority Is given the ! department of commerce and lahor to require full statements from all Insurance companies doing Imslness within such jurisdiction. Ho slates that pUhllclty Is the one thing required , and that no Insurance com. pany can afford to quit bnslness In any of the territory named , to avoid gl\'ln the supervision , therefore all compnnles will be Included. SIDNEY LOSES LAND OFFICE. Business and Records Transferred to North Platte. WASHINGTON-President Roosevelt - velt on Friday abolished the land ofllce at Sidney , Neb" and the affairs of this ofllce will hereafter bo conducted by Ileglster Gcorge E , PlaH and Receiver Etbrldge Downs at North Platte. The land ofllclals at Sidney who are relieved - lieved by this order are Robert D , Harris , register , and James L. McIntosh - tosh , Jr. , receiver. statehood Bill Amended , WASHINGTON - Senator Foralmr Introduced a proposed amendment to Senator Beveridge's joint statehood bill eliminating all the provisions for a state to bo composed of the area emb\'lll'el \ ( In the present territories of New 1\10xlco and Arizona and also an nJtel'l1atlve amendment requiring the acceptance of the constltntlon provided ror su'h a state by a mnjorlty of the legal voters In "cach of the terrltorlas , " PRESIDENT GORDON RESIGNS HIS PLACE . W ASIIlNGTON-Presldent Gordon , of Bownrd university , has tendered his r\"lgna lion to the board of trustees - tees , This action Is the culmlnatl\\ of the recent revolt of students a' the Institution who ohjected to cer. tnln views entort lned by President Gordon on the suhjel't of the negro and which led to dlfferonccs of opln. Ion hetween him and certain members of the faculty. Action upon the reslg. nation will be had at an enrly da ' , Order Aoalnst Rebates. HARRlSnUHG , Pel-Insuranco Com- mlsslonor Martin notified all lire In- sllrance companies doing business In Penns'lvnnla that they must tIIo written - ten agreements abolishing giving , of rebates , dismissing agents who do so and reuslng to eIllllloy such agents for three ) 'enrs after dismissal. Wisconsin Refuses. MADISON , Wis.-Tho state senate h ) ' a vote of 18 to 15 1\llIed a resolu' tlon for Investigation of Insurance nnd Imbllc service cOI'11Oratlons. Witte Resigns. n Rt.lN-A dlsl1l\tc1l to the Tage. , blntt from St. Petereshurg , dated ) 'e3' tel'dny and received here today b ) ' wa ) ' of B.dtlmll1lon , East Prnssla , aays Premlor Willo has given his reslgna. tlon to the eIllIJCror , who refused te aCCelJt It. New Petroleum Company , nmU.IN-A nQw Iletroloum com IJRn ) ' with callftul of $1,325,000 hn ! been formed with the object of worl , Ing 10,000 IIcros of 011 lands In Hanover ever and ( jUUU acres In Galicia. o , ' . , -1. : . KilliNG OF JEWS , - - - - - - ' FIFTEEN THOUSAND MURDERED AND 20,000 INJURED , 30,000 FAMILIES DESTITUTE Most Terrible Scenes Recorded-An Eye Witness to the Massacre a1 Odessa Details the Awful Butchery - DENVlm , Colo-II , II. Pclllsh 01 this city rocelvell 1lelter [ rom his brother gll In Odessa describing the mnssncres or Jews In that city , The Jetterln , IlIlrt follows : "From October 17 to Octoher 23 my family nnd I were hidden In the darl { . ness or our cellar and now lImnl , God lhat onr' lives were even spnred. 'I'hero happened 'here the most ter. rlble scones , 'l'here ar 30,000 famlllelf that saved ah olutely nothing but th clothes which they wore , nnd are noW' 11IIlhlled together In the open slreets , There were twenty thousand Injurelt nnd fifteen thousand murdered , Lllllo children were hurled out of windows - dews to their death and Ilwul Injuries - juries were Inflicted. 'Vomen were plorced with large Imlves , their stomachs - achs and Intestines cut open and were then leCt to die In the alreet by thousands - . sands , On October 17 a manifesto came from St. Petersburg glvl'ng us a consti- tution. ThJs prolluced a good fcellng and celebl'llted holi- everybody ns on n - day. People paraded the slreet with red fiags and snng songs of freedom nnd speeches of freedom were made. But , on the same nlsht , mobs congregated - gregated on the outsldl'ls of the city and started to beat the Jews , On the following day II. crowd of mnrauders , with the asslstanco of the police , started to march through the streets with the national fiag nnd the lI\Ons of the church and the cznr's portrait. As they went they crlell : "Bey szldoy" ( meaning , "beat the Jews. " ) As they sang and yelled they threw stones at the houses and destroyed homes In the cenler or the clt1' , If any Jews were found In the street they were horribly tortured and murdered - dered outright. Housese were robbed one after another nnd th large stores nnd warehouses were pillaged. In one word It 100l\Od 11I\0 a veritable and awful war. Merchandise was carried - ried away from stores In great lends , The doors nnd windows of homes and buildings of all Idnds were brolen In and we nll thousht 'we would be 1\llIed , On nccount of these deathly scenes I am too weal { to glvo you an .thlng IIIQ a true description. All I can tell you Is that we are all slci , from the happenings and our nerves cnnnot bear up any longer. The same story wo hear from all the small towns around and the condition of the people Is the same. Theil' homes and stores have been d stroyed and the people tortnred and mnrdered , " CONGRESSMAN NORRIS FOR RAILROAD MEN WASHINGTON - Representative Norris of Nebraslm proved himself to he a friend of railroad employes lhrough a bill he Introduced , Intended to pre\'ent their employment beyond a reasonable number of hours at a. streich. Ills bill IJro\'ldes that any railroad engaged In hlterstnte com. merce cannot require or permit any conductor , bral\Oman , engineer , fire. man , train dispatcher or telegraph ope. rater who has worled continuously for twelve hours , except in case of cas , ualty or unavoldablo emergency. to ngaln go on dnty or perform an ) ' work nntll after eight hours of rest. The ; \'Iolatlon of this law Is made a mlsdc meaner , punishable by a fine of $600 for each orrense , NEBRASKA B L.LS IN HOUSE. Representative Hinshaw Introduces Four of Importance. W ASlIlNGTON - TIepresentatlvo Hinshaw Introducel ! the following hills : To provide for an approprla. tlon of $125.000 for the orectlon of a ft'deral building at Yorl , durIng the month oftarcl1 : every year ; to IJrovldo for the relief of settlers on the Otoo Indlnn reservation In Gogo county , Neb. , and Mnrshall county , Kas , ; to Ilrovldo for the Iltlyment of medical expenses of sick and enlisted men of the nrmy while absent from duty with leave or on furlough , Grain Rate War at an End , ClIlCAGOxecutive o lclals of western railroads settled the grain rate war at a conrerence when the Chicago , 1\lIIwaulee & st , Puulagreed to cancel Its through corn tarIrr from the Missouri - souri river to Llvorpool and all roads assentee ] to J\ test -i.cent differential In favor of the gult ports and against the Atlnntlc ports for six months , 'rho St. Paul nnd some other lines hold out for I 3.cent dlfferontlal , but the gult roads would concede enl ) ' halt a cent under I the fisuro In force previous to the rnto war. . Mickey Renounces Boodlers. l\IARSlIALLTOWN-In the course of an ndlll'ess on "Chnractor pulld. lng , " delivered hero , Gov. J. H. 1\lIcler I of Nobraslm was entllUslnstlcall ) ' ap- plnuded when referring to the graft I among men In high plnces of pUblic trust. lIe declared that certnln seua. tors who hod disgraced the nation ought to have the Hood sense to resign their IlOsltlons , Ho sold the hnd no I al olog ) ' to olter for Injecting I10IIUcs . Into a religious alhlress because a - man's politics should bo as elenn ns 111'3 ' rRlhlon' . - . . , . . ' , . . , . 1. " . " " . . ' . . . " . ' I' . ; rl-"T-\ , , . ' . . , ' . . . . .dmM , "T" " " ' " ' ' ' "I. ' " ' > ! : , ' . . ' . : , ' " , DOWN AND OUT. Vice President . s of New York 1 : . Life Resigns. ' " ' NDW YORK-Two Indictments ar- fectlng the lIfo Insurnnco situation In Now York Wednesday overshndowed the legislative cOlllmltteo Investlgn. tlon. Whllo the committee was In qulrlng Into the conduct or the Pru. dentJnl Life Insl\rance compnny and the Metropolitan Life InRurat1ce com , pany , George 'V. Perldns resigned a ! first vice president and chairman of the finance committee or the NoW' , . Yorle Life InsuJlanco comlmny. Ho . was succeellell as vlco presillent by)1 \ Alexander E , Orr , president of the New Yorl { City Rapid Transit commission - mission , Ilnd as cha1rman or the finance commltteo. by John Clnflin , hend or the II. ll. Claflin company. , CAN'T HAVE A RECOUNT. , , - \ Request of Would.Be Mayor Hearst . Not Granted. ALllANY , N. Y.-Tho court of ap- penIs In a decision handed down hi the New York City ballot box case sustnlnl ! the contention of counsel for \ l\Ia'or George B. 1\1cClellan and do- r nles that or attorneys for WilHam R. Hearst and his colleagues on the municipal - nicipal ownership league Uclet. The court. holds , as was argu d b : ' Former Chief Justlcre Parlwr and his associates , that the courts have no power under the clectlon law to order hy mnndamus the opening of the ballot - lot boxes , and a recount and rccanvass or ballots. MORE MONEY NEEDED , TO RUN GOVERNMENT I WASHINGTON-A statement was Issued by the appropriations committees - tees of the senate and house summarizing - marizing the estimates for approprla- , tlons to be made at the IJresent seS'- slon of congress for the fiscal ) 'ear 1907. The total for all purposes aggregates - gregates $804,206,415 , These estimates are greater than the appropriations for the current year by $19,170.165 , The wnr department asks $8G3,4G3 'less than was appropriated last year nnd the rIvers and harbors Item , which last 'ear amounted to $18,181,876 , Is . . ( omitted entirely this year. With these . exceptions , every department of the' , government has asled for more money " than the current approprIation. ANOTHER CRISIS IN RUSSIA. Arrest of Workingmen's Leader Likely to Precipitate a General Strike. ST. PETERSBURG-Another crisis Is at hand Involving the Indefinlto prolongation - longation of the strlle ! : , the proba1.iJe Immediate precipitation of a' general strllw throughout Russia , Ilnd a possible - sible final struggle between the government - . , ernment and the proletariat. , , A - ; , . . This sudden change for the worse , I stile resnlt of the shedding of the first blood In the telegraph strB\C Sunday afternoon almost simultaneously with the actl n of 1\1 , Durnovo , minister of the Interior , In throwing down the gauntlet to the labor orgnnlzatlon by arresting 1\1. Krustaleff , president of. the executive committee of the worl- \ men's council. wlthont warning. VOTE CANAL MONEY. Members of Hou promlse on the t' Amount. WASHINGTON - An npproprCttlon ! of $11,000,000 was voted toward the construction of the Panama. canal. The amount was a compromise between the $ lG,50'0,000 carried In the bill under consideration and an estimate of something - thing over $ GOOOOOO recommended by Mr. Williams the democratic leader. to carry on the worl. until the mlddlo of .January. Mr. Hopburn , In charge of the bill , suggested that something 111\0 $11,000,000 would ' . carryon the worle until March. Rate Legislation Slumbers. : WASHINGTON-Railroad rate iegls- , laUon will bo allowed to rest until ' nfter the holidays. Members of the j house committee on Interstate and foreign - eign commerce have agrecd to talte up and dispose of less hnportant mea9ures thnn these affecting rates before the I recess. In the senate also there Is a. ' disposition to let rllto leglslutlon slumber - bor for the lime belns. The members J of the Interstate commer o .commltteo i I In that body have decided to hold but ono meeting a weel { before ChrIstmas. I Would Lease Land to Settler'3. W ASHlNGTON - Representatlvo : Lace ) ' of Iowa , Introduced n bill por- . ' mUting grazing privileges on pnbllc . , lands to homestead settlers and holders - \ . . . . ers of small farms In seml.arld and I arid regions. \ W ASHlNGTON - Reprc.sentntlvo ' 'f Smith of Council llJuffs relntrodnced i. his bIll of the last session providing for the construction of a hrldgo by the \ ' : Central Rallrond and llrldgo . company across the Missouri river , connecting I , Council Bluffs and Omahn. thoJ'I J\'I 1\ : . Fined Ten Thousand Dollars. \ KANSAS CITY-W. II , 'I'homas , formerl ) ' a doput ) ' United States mnr- J shnll at Springfield , 1\10" was Oned $10,000 In the United States district court for having falsified his expense account with the government , Would Restrict Immigration. W ASlIINGTON - Ropresontlltlvo llon'ge of Colorado Introduced a bill for the rootrlctlon of Immigration , fix. \ IJ Ing a head tax of $10 on Immigrants and using this mone ) ' to defra ) ' the ox- I Don so ot relulatlnl : ImmllraUoD l . I
