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letter fron1 the i
Natl0I1 1 Capitol
A Batch of Newsy Notes
. fro.n . Ou. . " Special
Correspondent.
Washington , D. C. .
.January 29 , 190f , .
An eello of thc old ( lays whclI
Nehraska was a territory and ib ;
scttlcrs werc harricd by thc I cc1
Mcn , was hcarll in Congrcss laRt
week whcn Scnator Burkctt pre-
'scntcc1 a pctition adopted by the
lcr-islature of his Rtatc , pra.ying'
for rccognition of the militia I
that held hack the Tnllian hordcr.
butwecn1862 and 186-1. 'l'hc rc-
cognition is asked in ordcr that
thesc Indian fighters maJ' be
cligible to pensions. Thcy were
enlistcc1 by thc Tcrritorial om.
ccrs , who werc appoin , ed hy the
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l1"'cderal govcrnment , and thus
practically are of thc same lcgal
statute as thosc mcn who follow-
cd Grant or Shcrman. Ihc ;
( , 'cderal govcrnmcnt in those
days could .not spare troop : to in .
mrc the safcty of thc stream of'
settlers pouring westwarc1 ;
nccdccl all the mcn it could tuns.
tel' in the south for the war of
the l ehcllion hung in the bal.
aJ1 ( C' . The hill was ordered
printcll and rcfcrrell to the Senate -
ate COlllmittce ou Military af.-
fairs. 'I'h.ere is every rcason to
belicvc it will he actcd on
promptly and favorahly hy the
COlllluittcc , of , which S nator
Warren of Wyoming- '
chairman'l
Srnn tOl' J3nrkett a 150 prp' r.n tr.l
a pctition of the Coni nercial j
Glnb of Omaha , which urges that
the consular : len'ice he rcoq an-
i7.ed. !
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David . 'L"'ltompsol1 has pluck- ,
cd a phun frQIll the political trcc , ' :
thc ambassadorship to J\lcxico. I'
1'he Senate this wcek confirmed I
the Presidcntial nominatiou , '
which transfers thc
from the' position 0 f am bas ; ador ,
to Brazil to the post of A\Ilhas'3a .
dol' to the post of A mhassor I ,
Extraordinary Plcnipetenti- ,
ary to the Rcpublic south of m1. :
C. Criscom of
I"loyd , Pennsrl-I
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J I A m\1I1b r of Nchl'aska ellitors I
hat'e becn rccogni cd II ) the all- I
miniriiration. On the samc ( lay <
tlt"at it sanctioncd thc transfel' of I
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( . : g-cntlc womcn of this county. 'fhey want : '
the lat < st and hest or nOllct all. :
. . ' Our tock of l'apem was houg'ht parlicnltdy . :
: to satisfy ( liscriminating' huyers. Wc were :
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l f. . fashlonahle dCqlg'IIS and the softest antI 1I10st : . ) :
' . : . . pleasin r colorR , Tn a word , 0111' wall paper . " : I
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Jr' : was hought t please yon. , : :
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W Wc will huy 01' g ll. Don't fall to SCl'
If ! us before YOl1 buy or scll , We can do ! .l
you good. Collections made and insurance -
ance writtcn. Farms rentcd and taxes paid. Scc
'D ns for farm loans , Come in and scc us , f ,
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I AmuasRaclor ' [ 'hompson , the
I Senate confirmcd the appoint-
111l'nt of 1\1. A , Brown to be postmaster -
master at Kearney , 1\11' . Brown
i4 wclllcno\Vn af ; the cditor of thc
Kcarney Huh , and thl : : P ( ) t-
ll1a tcrship of hin homc town
comcs , in a large mcaHure , as a
rewarc ! for his ticlcRS support f
thc republican party. O.ther editors -
tors who havc hecn appOintcI } to
care for POt office intcrcstn in
thcir home towns are Alfred L.
Brandc , one of the proprietors of
the Pien'c County Call at Picn e ,
and William n. McNcal of the
Waync fTcra1c1. Both MI' .
Brandc and 1\11' . McNcal succced-
cd thcmsclves in omcc. Others
appointcl to postoflices this week
arc' Charlcs A. Warncr. to hc
pos nm ; cr at Gcncva ; 'Vclling-
I tOil A. Post at Stromshurg , and
Delhprt lo , Sherman at Valcntiuc.
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Secn tary of tIH. ' I'reasuar ) '
Shaw has droppcd a bomb in the
ranler. of thc govcrnment c1crk' ,
Hc has publicly announced hi
belicf , ha1cd ! 011 a study of thc
suhjcct , that c1erlm in the
g-overl1luent cmploy sbould hC' rc-
taincd no longer than six years
Six years in WashingtolJ , the
secretary ( lcc1arcs , is a liberal
cducation , hu.t sixtcen 01' twcnty-
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I six 'year in enc Ilcpartmcnt 'is
paralysis hoth to mentality and
ambition. 'I'he mcntal paraly
I tics whose job arc enllangered
arc thinldl1g more carnestly now
than for years p.ut ,
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Under the irol1 rule of HUude
Joc" Cannon the insurrection in
thc JIOl\S { , precipitated by the
Ph ill i ppine hill and carricd
through the Statchoact measurc ,
lIas been talJ1pell un , The rc-
bellion I : \HIed \ t lw rcpu blican
lealh I't ill tll ( ' House'criIl
I slpcpless nights , howcvcr , anc1
fOl' a time it seem cd as thong-h
I pa rty ll1ea 1Ures were dool11cll to
defeat. One the e\'e of tbe hal-
lot ! on both hills thc insurgents
wea kcncc1 n lid although cQalition
with thC' Democratic minority
'promircll ' to crown thcir plalis
with dctor ) ' , thc call of party
loyally pn.l\'cd too strollg. ' .1'hcn ,
the porlc barrel woulrl , lta\'e be n
scalcel10 ! far thcy wcrc concern-
cd , if thcy h:111 : carricd the feud
to aconcfusion. 'rhrongll it all
"Unclc Joe" sat complaccntly on
the lill of the barrel and waitcc1
tor the hrcak in the insurgcnt
ranlcs. I ( he was anxious hc
concealed hiR f'c1iIJW aclmirahly ,
for hh : ; ercuity was so ulHullled
as ; .llmost to be ominons. 'rhose
who : > tuck to their guns tu thc
last anll refusecl to sac1' fice their
1l1liv f1uality to party law , in-
chulcII thc re presen ta ti yes from
Colorado , Kansas and Wyoming.
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Mcmbers of the lowcr Honsc
are chuc1cling over thc prccHca-
l11cnt enc of thcir col1ca ues
f nds himsclf in. It secms the
unsophisticatec1 private secretar ) '
of this cspecial Rcprescntat
forwardcd to Washinf\ton hy
mail three parts of a scctiou l
book case , using his' cmploycr's I
postal franle. 'I'he' hookcase
containcd privatc hooks , and one
of thcm is said to havc conccalcd
a miscellaneous kitchcn utcnsils ,
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intcllllcd for the ownC'r.s homc
hcn' . 'l'he cntire collection was
"unfranlcahlc , II and the local
pO'1tmaster has called on the
II epresentat to pay postage on
I his property to thc amount of
$72. The name of the Rcprc-
scntat'e is being l pt sccret ,
but that does'ut sooth his fceling
to an ) " g-rcat extent.
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Squall : ; t1\at threaten to de-
"elop into Btorll1 , are raging
arouni\ \ the nilVY dcpartment anll
Conrrrcss , merican naval cx-
perts arc slrivnlg to impress 011
CongrCR1 the fact that this na
lion neclls tht' swiftlst aliI }
hca\'i ( ' t hatt1eH1I p that can he
built , al111 refl'r to th ( ' fact that
Japan iH ahout really to float thc
grcatest fighting machinc that
ever rode thc scas . , thc Satsllma ,
of 19,000 tons. Secretary 'l.'aft
calls the altcntioll of Congress to
the fact that the army is practically -
tically made incffcctive for use
in case of a forcign war or if
trouble should brcak out in our
insular . pOisessionu , because of
the total inadequacy of the trall ! I
port scn'icc and the scant num-
het of Amcrican r.hip5 that coulll
he , prcscfl into Hcnice for the
trdllportation ! of troop9. J n rc-
pI ) ' Congrcss hm : pointed out that
thc navj' departmcnt i cxccciling
thc approprmtiolls each ) 'ear by
hl1\lIlred \ of thousands of dollars
and that ! Hlch ext.\\'af aIH c llIust
ceasC' . Last ) 'car the ollicinls of
thc dcpartmcnt not enl ) ' cxpclll1-
eel the C'titirc amount allowcd
thcm for "I'Cpuh' a 1111 lIlainten
anc ( ' of machi net' ) , " hut excccded
that amount h ) ' $1,000,000.
Chail'lIlttn 'l'awncy and titc mem.
berf : of the House Comlllittee on
Appropriations havc just rcfused
to cntertain the plca that Con-
rcss malte good this deficicncy.
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ise of Congress takiug somc drastic -
tic net iOI1 to curtail lHl\'al eqwlI-
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s lip and man for man , cou1c1
, , , hip the Japancsc navy , or an ) '
other nav ) ' that rides the scas. "
'L'his is thc declaratioll of President -
dent Hoosc\'elt. He mcant it ,
too , but the fact that it wa g \ ' .
cn wide publicity has induc ll
him to follow it with the en-
lightcning dcclal'atiun that "thc
Japanese ships and men arc
wonderful and brilliant fighters ,
but 110t so good as th Americans -
cans , " 'rhc prcsident's defense
of thc Unitccl Statcr. squadrons
was made in a conversation at
the \Yhitc House with Dr. Jamcs
Scherer , prcsident of Newbcrrr
College and for five ycars a rcsi-
dcnt of Japan. Dr. Schercr bc- !
l \'cr. the Japanese na\'y is iu-
vi nci hlc , and said so. 'l'hen fol-
lowr.d the prcsidcntial hroadsidc.
Dr. fkhcrcr faunp the white flag
anfwithllrew \ ; , to I lakc t.he .ntory
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'L'hcre is woe \Vashington
ocict-woe and heart-hul'1Iing's.
'I'he trouhle hes in the fact that
tlll'l'c are to he on Iv 1,500 canIs
issu'll for 1\1im l o sc'ell's(1 - I .
ditJ . Only 1,5001 'J'hcre al'c.
at the lowest estimate 15.000 p r
SOIin society who arc hoping
to recci\'c an intalion. . And
thUH the Imming' ( LUestiol1 of the
hour is not ; tatehoOl or tariff or
rate reg-nlation , hut ' ' 'Am I on
thl' Lit , to 1\ 'rhe wedding presents -
sents that will bc showerec1 on
Miss Hoosevelt will transform the
Wllite Honsc into a mltscum of
rare a 1111 rich treasurcs. 'l'hc
I oltgh Hidcr regiment is said to
ha YC choscn a silver scrce of
rare dcsign , the diplomatic corps
of Wasbin ton is planning' a
magnificant gift , the jcwclcn ;
and silvcrsmiths of New York
are worldng over time on jcwcled
trincs and cxhausting thcir skill
in fashionihg precious mctals to
gracc the wellding collection ,
whilc all sorts of frcak" prc-
sents are bcing' made rcadj' .
Among thm'e i a picture of the
"M adollna and thc Christ" wonderfully -
derfully exccutcl in white and
brown hutterlly wings hy Fred
, Krempcl , a shocmaleer-natul' Llist
lot Milwaukcc.
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Westcrn cattlcmcn arc striving
before the House COll1mittcc of
Interstate anll Ii'orcignColl1ull'rcc
to havc favorablc action taken
on the bill extcnding the time
for unloadilll cattle in transit
from t wentj' six tQ thirty.si"
hours. 'rhe cattlemcn contl'nd
thc longer period works less hard-
:5hip : on the animals.
W. C. CIiAWtlOHD.
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'I'he BUl'\'Cj'Ors arc hus ) ' just
now finding the scction corners
in the Ii'in en pasture. .
Mrr. . Bochman has returncd
from Kausas anlt i. , staying with
lu'r si"ter , Mrs. Cooper ,
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( harlcy ( 'olilev lIIalle it trip
lIorth-wcM the othrr da ) ' to add
ROIIIC young cattle to his hcrd and
to \ ' ' the ' of
to'arj' monotonj' picking
corn.
Arthur 1\IcBurnic , of south of
Brokcn Bow , was rcncwing ac-
( IUaintanccs in the neighborhood
this wcek. He has had a varied
experience in the Phillipines and
China with the arm ) ' sincc his
former residcnce hcrc.
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nig'hf.s i:11l'I'O : is m11eh HiekncsH in the
fnmily. .A l'old , 01' lH'lw , 01' oven u
-morn sel'ioll : ' ; nilmont : . One of' OU1'
H ofV ; n/01' / ; Bngs will onen l'Blievo
the e. U ct one now. enOl1 't. wait
unt1 ! the last minute.
J. s. J. F. BAISCH
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cnst.el' . Bi11 r 'and Ond-
Wen'R chn llengC } ; , also
choice b1111s tor sale.
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shollid Iw ju. ; } , wOl.'d or
wnrn ng in OYCI'Y household -
hold , be it eithcr rich 01'
poor. Good , hcalthy food
vroducts may Heom ox-
trnvngunt at. . HJ'Rt , but are
the chcnpl'st for your
pocket-book and heitlth
. "in the long run. "
\V 0 have It now syrUI ) known ns the Liberty
Bran.c ! ' .F"able Syrup" It is H pure tahle sy 'np
with a rieh flavor , amber ti t ami as clcm' ns crys-
tnl. Yon cnn see clem' through a bU1'rel of it. ] t
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is a11 RyrUj ) . To introduce this syrup to tlw public
we will sell it ; for the small price of : F."ifty
Cents fo ! : a Gallon , Pail. Buy a vail of
the Lihcrty Hrnnil 'L'ahlo HY1'ltp ! t.o-day. .
J. C. BOWEN.
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In Business Again !
Y E purchased the l\'lnrtin '
Bates stock , located 1 the
} J ol't1 , Side Opera Block , and will
he glfH1 1:0 : meet myoId fl'iends
IInel ellstomCl'H nnd many ney
oneA , This sto'ck consists of a
C'omp1et.e line f Hal'dwnl'e , Furni-
fure , , .Implemcnts , Buggies , Oish-
PH and f : InsswHl'c of nIl kinds. .
H n1'ne88. nnd sPY'm'ni JIlnkps of
' , , low ri'ps. In
wng'OllR ntPIT } ) (
j'nrt. tlWl'P will 110 llfil'gninR in CYCI'Y
clPIHlrtment in order to J'Cdlll'O
this stm'k.
UndertaKing , Embalming and Hearse.
Come nnd spc me ,
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