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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1906)
NEBRASIA ( NOTES - MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS IN THE COMMON WEALTH. FARMERS PREPARING TO STRIKE - , Formation of a State Dranch of the American Society of Equlty-Loslles of Nebraska People at San Francis. co-MIscellaneous Maters. - Farmers Prepare to Strike. IIASTINGS-l nrmcrs rOllrcscntlng 'len central Nohrllalm counties mot bero nnll formel ! Il alnto hrunch of the Amorlclln Socll'ty of gqult . . Hesolu. .lIons were ndolltel ! vIgorously ondora- . 'ng ' the fnrmora' atrllw which WILlI culled by lIlO roclety's olllcors In In- dlnnullOlis two months 0. go. ' 1'110 purpose oC the naaoclatlon Is to ontroI through unltel ! nctlon the prices of nIl I'nrm Ilroducts , the gen- ernl plull lJOh\g \ to withhold 1)\'olucts ( \IUUl Il1ltrlwt prIces hnvo lulvancel ! to the minimum IItnlldard fixed hy the nil- tlonal omcors. TllO stnndal'd for the strllw cnlled In li'ebrullry flxetho prlco of whent at $1 lIeI' Imshel , with .0. corrospolllllng Increll.BO In the pl1co of other g1'llins and agricultural pro- .ducts. 'fho society propORes to maintain - tain Its own system oC crop reporting , nnd to bl1so the prlco stlllllItl1'lls , which , nro pUhllshed In the olllcial orgn.n each month , 1I110n the CI'O ) ) 11Iures thus oh- tnlned. Nntlolllli Orgnnlzor Shonnan hn.s beell n.t work 111 this aoctloll of Noh- mslm since l"ehrun.ry 12 IInd thus 1'111' Las enrolled ' 1.000 memhera. 'l'ho cOlin- ties represented In the meeting here : uo Adam a , Kellrny , Hownrd , Duffalo , lInll , Webster , Clay , HamlIlon , I'holps nnd YOI'lt. The followIng officora were elected : Prosldont , O. D , Schn.for , HlIstings ; vIce prosldent , J. S. Cn.J1Iuly , 1\lnden ! : ' Bocrotary , C. C. Wllllama , Hustings ; corrospondlng secretary , WllIlam D. McGaffoy , Glonvlllo : trollsurer , A. G. Bloomfield , l\111\llen. Former Tecumseh People Lose. TECUl\ISElI - Chnrles Stownrt , brother of Dr. M. stewart of 'rocum- 6eh , was a San l rnnclsco financlltl sufforer. lIe was erecting 11. $200,000 , hotel across thu fltrect from the St. Ili'rancls hostelry nnd the building was : nearlng completion. It was completely wrecleo , and as Mr. Stewart was un- .ablo to have Insurance on u. building which WI\S In conrse of construcUon his loss will ho great. 1\11' . Stewart escaped - caped from the city with his fnmlly. Dr. Stewart's sistoI' , Mrs. LilIlo Purdlo , was ono of the mora fOl'tunato ones , her residence not bolng dostroyed. 1\IIRS Nolllo 1\Iorso , a sistoI' of 1\Irs , I. , M. Dnvls of this city , was n teacher In the SlIn Francisco schools. li'ortu- nntely she hnllened to bo visiting at Hellhlsburg when the earthqunleo ntHI fIre occurrod. She lost her personal effects , howovor. Nebraska Companies Lose Little. None or the Nobraslcn Insurllnco compllnles were hard hit b ' reason of the San Fmnclsco earthqunlee and fire , Insurnnco DOIJ\\ty Plorce recelvod D 1'0l1Ort Crom the following COmlJl\nleE ahowlng how much they were liable for by reason of the cnlamlty. Farmers - ers and 1\Iorchnnts , net liability $1,000. . 'rho Nobruslm Undorwl'ltors had a lilt. blllt . of 760 of relnsuranco. 'fhe Stato- Insurance company of Omahll cnrrlod two rlslm , lU11olll1Ung to $2,260 This comlmny has not yet been In. formed whether its rlsles were do stroyed. Money Sent to 'Frisco. Governor 1\tlckoy sent to James D Pholan , head of the rellof commlttci of San li'ranclsco , a lorntt for $2HG.73 the balance In h s han a for the relle .of the California sufrore 's. 'l'herc ha : been sent In all thi'ough Govorno 1\IIcleoy $6.137.08 , of which slim $3 , 020.3 was spcnt for provisions , Frl day the governor recolved V1 telegl'l\l1 thllt the sufferers needed mone ' ratho than provisions. . hamplon Cow of the World. LYNCOLN-li1orenco Alrdrlo VI" : 31)lendll1 roll ahorthorn cow nt th .Nebraslm eXlleriment station at th , state farm , hlle lroducoI110.J87 pOlll1d .of millt during- the last 'ear , whlc' mndo 482.84 llOunds of huttoI' . 'l'hl InalQs her the chamilion shortho1'll cm of the world , Itccorlllng to statl llc compiled on the sUbject b ' l > rot. A. I Haecltor. . Peach Crop Partly Saved. TECU1\ISEII-Early In the sprl11g I wns presumed the lJOach CrOI ) 1m boon lost In this soctlon owing t Int frosts. 1I0we\'er , the 1'\'ult ratsors no' o.greo that there will be at least tWt thirds of 11. crop of the fruit. Smallpox Almo. t Er tdlcated. COLUM US-All dang" . , { rom smal IOX hero hils passed and there Is bl ono 'caso In the city. 'rh9 board c health and city have done 1\11 In the power to wipe out the disease. Drother Sought Revenae. KEARNEY - - Everett Ed ward charged with manslallghter In C01111e tlon with the death of 1\IIss \ An11 Grosh , Was released from the cOl11l1 jail , his bond In the nmount of $2,0 ( being .slgned b ) ' A. U. Dann. Somol Grosh. hl'other of the deM Hlrl , n tempted to lelIl Edwards b ) ' shootln Edwards WIIS on his wa ) ' to the tra when he wae'mot hy Grosh , who lJUll ( 0. revolver an shot. The shot lilt hi on the left aldo , but an account of bellvy ovorcoat'tho ball dlt ! not } Jen . trato his clothing. . . , I , ' . . ' . . OVER THE STATE. - Ognlalln will have two saloonB till. . year. 'l'ho citizens of Arlington are mov Ing for II. curfew law. 'rho Durlln ton will build n hl1nd Bomo delJOt at AIlIl\nce. The city g-IIS worlelJ of Kearney hnl llUon soM to II. D. Watson. The mother of exCongressman 1\Ier cor died In 0111aha last weelt. WnIler Arends of Syracuse died suddenly donly In Ilos Angelea , Unt. , last weelt .John Gahrouslcy oC Dotlgu count ) died from Injuries received In n run' nWIlY. LIquor deall'l's of the state will have their annual gathering In Columhue next month. lIon. .T. II. McCall or Jlexlngton died Illst wee Ie. l1e was thlrtysec end degrco 1\laHon. 'rho new. 8)1l'lndnle ) , 1\Iethodlst church In Valley county Is a out ready tor dedication. Articles of JncorJlorntion hn.vo een filed tor the forming at the li'armera' mevator C0111)111ny ) of BCe. John IUclcott , II. grocer In West Deat. rice , waa severely cut and hrulsetJ about the head and lJOdy In a runuwa accident. , Ida ' 1'erl'llI , an Omllhn girl , held 111' ' nn Insurance man nt the end or n alx shooter n.nd toolt Crom him $323. SIH1 Is under arreat. COlY ) for the doclwt for the l\ta ) term of I\lStriCt \ court will contain 1,210 cl vII caseR , II. decrcase of IOU from the numhur In the li'e ruar ) doclwl. m111er Fisher of FUlmoro cOllnl ) . . who was In SlIn l rnnclsco the night of the earthlualcc ) , has written hli fllther that he wns In the midst of It , hut escaIQd ) unhurt. 'rhe rolatlves and friends of Ror W IIlnsdnlo at BeatrIce were very murh relloved Illst'eolt when they recelvcl toleA'run : Cl'Om him at San Pl'Ilnclsco saying he was all right. 'fho state oratorIcal contest will beheld hold In Lexington 1\1ay 11. There areJ twelve schoolu to talte part , fOllr In the oratorIcal , four In the drnmntlc and fOllr In the humorist class. Dr. nnd 1\Irs. Halderman , who had been visiting at Ord , had started home bllt did not reach San Ii'rnnclsco 111 time for the earthqualcc. 1\Iost of thetr baggogo was lost , bllt they I\re saCo. 'rho regtstered live stoclt breeders of Johnson county Iwvo organized the , Johnson COllnty DreOllers' Association , a Boclety which will be mnlntalnetJ Cor the mutual Interests of Its member shIp. Ono of the biggest Illnd eals con snmmated In Gage cOllnty In yell I' ! was the sale last week of the Emeq liJllIB aectlon Jorthwest of the city to IIenry Damkroger and Henry Pohlman Cor $ ' 19,000 cash. I dwa1'l1 D. Snyder of Nemahn cOllnty has been adjudged Insane and taltell to the hoslltal ) at Lincoln for trent men I. 1\11' . Snyder Is ono of the sub stantlal Carmel'S residing threJ ( mlle& east of Auburn. Advlces have been received at Platts mouth Crom Gutherie , Olcln" relJOrt. Ing the tragic death of. ld ! : JardIne , who , for many years , resided In Ca. ! ' ! . county. Ho WIIS burned to dentl1 D ) gasollno explosion. During 0. storm P. IIlnlson , resltllns a few miles northwest of AIda , WIH struck by lightning. 1\11' . Hlnleson hatJ just finished Ceedlng hla stock WhOlI the bolt of lightning st1'llcle close. ren derlng him unconscious. 1\I'R. S. n. GIst of Humboldt has re celvcd worll from hol' lJal'ents , , JUdr.I and 1\1rs. E. A. 'l'ucl.el' of Los Angeles golos , to the effect that their son , Dr George 'l'ucl\Or , who WIlR thought to III 1"Ictlm of the San l n\l1clsco dtsas tOl' , hnd nl'l'lved homo safely. B. Ii' . Warren , 11 wealth ) ' citizen 0 Springfield. Kan. , who hns been at AI lIanco In"estlr.ntlng land and brough aeveml thollsand lIollnrs for Investment mont , IUsllpeared ) last weel. . No trIlCl' : of him hils ) 'C.t een Iltscovel'ell. Ill : personal 11rOlerty ) Is , I\t - II. 10cl1 hotel FOIII pla ' Is fenrell. , . , . ,1. I..lelllcnant PUIJes u'f.r , NehraslcnJ who was blown lI'fce ! pasl ' 'explosion ' a ' d'lJIunlte 11hchll 1t WltIl i'sl\n Frl\11 cisco hulldlngs , IS } ' ( lJlrtJ1n dead , a rCIOl'led ) In press 'ieB. ' EU : 1\ather of gltl 0 I'll , 'l j , "n old frlcnl nnd comrade In the ' 1'hlrd Ncbl'lslc : regiment. haa heard f1'om hl111 , a1\l finds that he Is all right. Rollin Smith , formerof \ 01'11. 111\ thrilling oqJCrlence at Snn Prill . , cisco , lIe escallcd from 1\ hotel tlJll collapsed and through streets thll were tllrnlng to tll1'llaces of Ilre mad his way to CI'lemls In Oaltlann. Oh It polleeman whom ho SllW loolelng II d 111111 his heall severed from the bed ) ' b .0 ( \ 1)lece of Calling plate gllll'I. 1\1rs. Sarnh Young , for herscIC an her minor child commenced I1n actio . In the district court 01 nuller count against It. L , Beverllllo , a saloo. l\Oeller of David CIty and the 1\etl'l lJOUtan Bond and Surety comlll\l1Y I Omn.ha for $5.000 for the dcath of 1)1 Imsbalul whom r.he alll'gl's hecalUo II toxtcated from 111)1101' ) sold In the s loon. SherIrr Quinton of CIISS cOllnty h : s , received worll from Shol'lff ghlers 1 ePolle cOllnty orrel'lng a reward of , - III. Cor the return of a "nlllable team , hll l ) ' ness amI huggy and the person wI )0 ) stole them from A. O. 'l'olbo ' of th rs county. it- Henry l"lnle ) ' , who recently moyt g. from 'recumseh to HIghland , Kan. , II In derwont the amputation of II. 11mb 01 )11 da ' I'ocontl . . 110 was sUffol'lng wi m lIt1crols oC the alll < 1o boncs 1\1\11 gan 111'0110 ( ' : jot In. 'l'o raye hlB Ufo It W : 10necssar ' to alUlJUtate hIs leg just 1 low . the ) Imee. \ , . . , , ' \ " . , , f' . , , , . . ' . J' ' , . ' . " , . . . . ' , I - . . . . . . . - I CAUGHT IN THE ACT ! I I I GORMAN IS CRlTlGAll Y Ill. - - - - - LIFE OF 1IARYLAND SEN-f\'l'OR DESPAIRED OF. . . - - Suffering from Ailment from WhIch It Is Feared He Cnnnot Recover. 'Washlngton , - Senator Arthur P. Gorman , of Maryland , Is critically III at hIs h01l10 In this cIty. He hns not been In his seat In the senate for many months. Within the Jast few dllYs hc had a severe slnltlng spell and his IIfo was deslalred ) of , HIB slcleness hegan several months ago with an attaclt of the grip , with SENATOR GORMAN. every Indication that It would culminate - nato In pneumonia , but this was averted - ed , and 110W , It Is learned , he is sllf- I ferlng from II. complication of atl. monts which glvo no prom Iso of his recovery. It was stated at Senator Gorman's J house that he was a0l110what better nnd had slent ) some time In reading , allhough , of COllrse , too III to I'n ve hIs room. Deslte ) his Yer ' serious cOIHlItlon , ho hat ! expressed a desire to go to his farm near Laurel , 1\111. . If his condition should Imll1'ovo sutnclcnt. _ ly to permit hIs removal there , DIgLn.ko Strllte Ends. Clevelnnd , O.-li'ollowlng confer , ences bel ween President Keefe. of thE Longshoremen's union and allied label . Interests nnd repreBentatlv s of the dock mllnagers , It was announccl ] Wednesdar night that the strllco of thE longshoremen on the lal.es has heer settled. 'l'he men will go bacle te work on the bwls : of last season' ! wages , ) ) enlllng another conforence. . l\Il\sonlc Temple DUt'ned. Indlannpolls , I mI.-Ii'I 1'0 WednesdaJ damllgod the 1\IIIsonic Temple a Washington street al1\1 Capitol avenue to the extent of $ l , OOO and caused I total loss of $25,000 , Railer command ery and several blue lodge ! ! lost thol } I rallhel'lla lIa , Decide Against Crnpsey. natuvla. N. Y.-The court In sesalO ] hero Wednesduy In the Crnllse ' cas has considered both chllrges IInd specl fleatlons of the presentment , and th vote tbroughout has been 4 to . . agalnBt Dr. Crapsey. Captn.in nnd Crew Dl'owned. Cleveland , O.-'rho schooner Algerl sanlt about two miles off the llJ'hor ( ] ( " : ' 1\'elaull Welltlesllay morJtl ! ' , an ( ' : .pt. Inrtln gller and I\j 1'1'f ' hi men lost their Itvcs , lP - - - - - lit Hea s Americnn Trnc.t , Society. m New Yorlt.ThnIglllrfirst 1l1111Ull ,1' , meeting of the Ame'II'I'I1Traet tloclol 11) was held Wmlnesda ) ' , William Phil III lips lIa11 WIIS eluctell , , " * to sue cOClI Gen. O. O. Howarll. who retire d amid regrots. n Ill ! : F1\l\l\tlCS Loot Town. th lnnl1l1.-\llIr : 7. a bant ! oC Salvadorl g 10ng-hal1'od rellgloua fal1utlcd Imow at ! us "Fuzzr " 'u zlea , " lo. : > ted the tow ICe of 1\Ialllsltll , In the Ilro\'lnce of Par gl\slnan. A forcof constabulary I on the trail. ' . . . I " . , ' . - : " , . . . . . . . I. TO CONTINUE AWARD. - - - - Miners \ VillVorlt for Three Yenrs MOl'O Under Terms of Anthracite Agreemen t. rew York.-Aft : , carrying on negotiations - gotiations for nearly three months. the subcommltteo ropresentlng the anthra- clto mine worl.ers and operators of eastern Pennsylvania : \Ionday IIgreed to continue the award of the strUm commlBslon for anoth r three years and the men will return to work as I soon as practlca le , probably Monday , All mIners who have not committed I violence against persons or property will be reemployed and no one will e dIscrIminated against because of any activity ho may have taltOn In the strUm movement. The outcome of a dispute , which threatened to develop Into a long , blt- tOl' struggle and paralyze a great Industry - dustry , was looltcd upon with consld- Cl'able satisfaction by the coal road presidents , us the agreement entered Into Is their first proposition made early In 1\Iarch In reply to the mine workers' original demands , The miners had llttle to say regardIng - Ing the agreement , except that It was the besl they could do. 'l'hey pointed out , however , thut the agreement entered - tered into Is the first general ngree ment that has ever been signed e- tween the operators and minors , and they look upon It as II. step forward In their efforts to have regular agreements - ments with their emplorers. JOE CANNON IS BORN AGAIN . . Spealter Reaches Seventieth : Mile Post and Starts to Fill Out Second Cycle. \Vl shlngton.-Spealtcr Cannon waf the guest at a , . : ceIJtlon given htrr Monday night at the Arlington hote : by hlB colleagues In the house of rep. retlentatlves In honor of his soventletl : blrthdny. I , It was a notable occasion , made se by the presence of President Hoose. , velt and almost every offictal of notl \Vashtngton , and ethers fl'om out. aldo cilles who called to extend thel ] congrntula tlons. As Speal\Cr Cannon Imew evCry ! on4 who called to congratulate him Intro ductlons vero unnecessary. He gavi , a cordial welcome to all his friendi and heartily resJlOlHled to the geol wisbes. 'l'he reception lasted fron nine to 12 o'clock and was attendet by probably 1,200 persons , There wer , no Indies 1I1'esent , Road Must pl\Y Taxes. Springfield , Ill. - According to a opinion rendered 1\1onda ' by A : tomey General Stead to the audlto of pu lle accounts , In answer to a Inlulry ) from the auditor as to h01 he should value the property of th 1 Illinois Central railway for taxatlol the Illinois Central must PIlY taxes 0 r some $80.000.000 In stoclt and $25,000 000 oC bOlHls on which the rallwa company has claimed exemption 0 the ground that the stocks are deblj and should be deducted CI'om the crol e t , Its of the road. TOl'nado in Mlchigl\n. Ann Arbor. l\ltclr. - A torn.t ] acco111pl\nled by an electrical stOl'l did $10,000 damage here Tuesda ) ' . ' 1'1 a Mothodlst churcll st.epe ) was struc If by lightning and burned , l\lost of. U d wind damage was In the valley of A s len's cree It , the Cornwell coal shel sutTerlng the most. Pistol Shots in Cuban House. I I1l1vana.-Durlng the sesston of tll ' house oC represontatlves'odnesda 1two revolver shots were fired. SOl : - ornl mom bel's Coarell It was an n is tempt to cauBo a riot. The man wh IIrod the shots was arrested , Lumbcr Manufacturers Adjourn. , St. Louls.-ACtor decidingon NOI n follt. Va. , as the plnce for the neJ n anuunl convention , the Natlonnl Lun L- \Ianufaeturers' : association al Is journod without n:1mlng a date for tl 1907 sathe ring. . . , . , . " . - " , " , . FOUR SLAIN BY ASSASSIN ATTACIC : MADE ON GOVERNOR GENERAL OF MOSCOW. i , I Official Is Dndly Wounded-Murderer I Is Victim of nls Own MlssUe. 1\Ioscow.-Vlce Admiral Doubassoff , governor gE'I1eral of 1\Ioscow , was frightfully wounded by the explosion - sion of a bomb thrown at his car- rillgo Sunday afternoon. One foot \\'ns lown oft and he wlla seriously Injured - jured In the uaclt and head. It Is feared his Injuries Will tormlnate fa. t l . News comes also that the governor general of Elizabethpol , In the Caucasus - casus , was assassinated Sunday and that the governor general of Elcnterln- oslav was shot and lellled Saturdny night by six men who escaped. The man who threw the bomb was Itilled by the explosion. Col. Koleonetzoff , the governor general's adjutant , was lellled , as was a pollce- man nnd a boy who happened to be near at hand. A number of ystandera were Injured and the coachman's slmll was fractured. The carriage was de. mollshed. Gov. Gen. Do asoft was returning In un open carrlllge from the Uspensltl cathtJdral , and the outrnge toolt place outside the carrlago entrance to his palace. Several bystanders were In- jured. According to the route decidell' upon In advance , the go\'eruor general , shQ.uld have roturnClI to the palace b ' the sldo entrance , but durlllJtbo drive ho changed his ute and t1t lobY ran Into the perU he was seeltlng to uvold. Vice Admiral Doubasoff's IIfo was saved by the poor aIm of his would-be assassin. The bom exploded on the pavement several paces to the rear of his carrillge , hurling the mutilated corpse of the terrorist several yards backward , and tearing off ono arm and the face' of an aId who was descending - scending from the carriage. Gov. Gen. Dou asoff was thrown from hIs carriage - riage and under the horse's heels. His back was burned and his legs bruised. but ho was able to wallt unassisted Into the pall1ce. . The coachman's skull was fractured and ho wus talen to a hospital. It Is thought the assassin was the student In whose rooms a bomb exploded - ploded Saturday ItilIIng three' accomplices - plices , but who at the time was watchIng - Ing the palace from a room In the hotel opposite. AGREE ON RATE BILL. Differences Regnrding- Power of Courts Hnrmonized-Speedy Passage Pre lcted. Washlngton.-What amounts prac. tlcally to an agreement on the exist. Ing differences concerning court fea. tures of the railroad rate bill has bee11 reached by the senllto conference ex ten lng over the last weelt , and Sen ator Allison \\111 offer llp. amendmcn1 conferring jurIsdiction upon the clr cult courts to hear and determIne suIt ! rought agl\lnst the interstate commerce merco commission. The amendmenl wlll not suggest to the court whetheJ their judicial review shall be con fined to constitutional questions 01 whether It shall bo nn Inquiry IntI the justness or reasonnbleness of tht rates fixed by the commission. Sen ator Long , who made the prlnclpa legal argument for the house bill , anI Senators Aldrich and Crane , the lead ers In the movement seeltlng D.I amendment providing for a broac court review , expressed themselvei as favoring the amendment , ani L both factions are agreed that th , compromise Is satisfactory to Presl I . dent Roosevolt. Undoubtedly tIll means that obstacles to the speed : IJIlssago of the measure have beC ] - removed. CHINESE BOYCOTT WANINC - - Surprise at Peking OVOl' Al1prehensioJ in Americn. Anent Trade with the Orient. Peldng-The statements to the ef fect that there Is upprehenslon In th United States that the boycott a Amorlcan goods Is growing hav caused surprise here , All the InfoI' matlon o talnablo shows that th movement IB waning. The Chinese customs report for 190 n just issued , shows that the Americal .v . Imports were 77,000,000 tllels , com e Iared with 29,000.000 In 190. It appears that tHe Importers mad n enormous spoculatlvo purchnses earl ; In the year , chIefly In anticipation 0 war demands and a decrellse In 1m ports would o natural under any clr cumstunces unUl these stocles are tils trlbuted. Whitecappers Fined. Jacleson , 1\I1S8. - Over 300 clt zens or Frllnlelln county charge with elng members 01 n whlto cappc organization , 1)leaded gulltTuesda to the charre ; of intimidating govel'l ment homesteaders and were 'each ai sessed $2 and three months' Imprl ! on111ent. ' 1'hc Imprisonment Was hel up pending good ehavlor. Great Flood In China. e Washlngton.-The state departme11 y Tuesda ' received the following cablE rgram from the American consul v tI1anlcnu , China : "Immenso 1I00d I 10 Hunan Ilrovlnco. Gront loss of III and prOIJerty. All foreigners safe. " FOl'g-ed Joe Leiter's Nnme. r Vlennl1.-An Engllshmnn name t Ii'razer was sentenced Tnesday to tw 1'ears' 1l11p'rlsonl110nt at hartl labor ic repreBenting hlllse\f. \ to o the son c 10 Joseph Leltor , of Chlcllgo , nud draw Ing cheeles In Mh Loiter's namo. I . . J SEEKS CHANGE IN RATES. Postmnstcr Genernl Cortelyou Urges ) I ; Revision of Seeond-Clllss Pos tnl Stntut s. WashIngton. - Postml\st9r Genernl Cortelyou has recommended to < , .on- gress the appoIntment of 1\ commIssIon - sIon to Inquire lute the sUbject or sec- ond-class matter with a view to ascertaining - certaining what motflflcatlons of the present second-class la WII are noccs- sary , the commission to render Its report - port to congl'ess not Jater than Do- cem er 10 , 1906. lit. In recommending this commls'3lo11 " ' \ ( the postmaster generlll , In Ills communication - munication to the committees on post omces and pose roads of the senate SIlYS : " 'J.'ho existing atatuto regulating the second-class of mall matter lire out of date : they do not meet mod < ! rn 1'0- qulrements of the publishing Industry , and the admlnlstrstlon of them unnecessarily - necessarily and unreasonably hampers the pu llshers of bona fide lleWSllaOrll ) ' anil pcrlodlcals. Postmaster General Cortl-Jlyou expresses - presses the belief that such commission - sion , If appolllted , wlll be abll' to malto recommendations to congress which wlll result In the paS'3I1 e of a law that will be equitable to publiShers - ers , rollevo them from preS'311t annoyances - ances and restrictions ; and at the same tlm protect the Interests of the government. MUST KEEP UP FRISCO AID S < : crelnry Metcalf Says Reports of Devastntion in Stricken c.tty Are Not Exn.gg-erated. Washlngton.-Secrelnry Metcalf ex- plalnoo to the president and cabinet that the reports of the devastation wrought y the earthquake and fIre were not oXDggernted , nnd that the worle of rollef necessarUy must continuo - tinuo for same time. He praIsed the army for Its efficient work and said that Dr. Dovlne , representing the Rod Cross , and the citizens' relief commit. . tee , had done and were doing everything - thing possl le. He was emphallc In his commenllaUon t"Jf E. H. Harriman , of the Southern Pacific , who , ho said. ) lersonally was on the ground and In addition to affording the facUlties at his road , had given largely of his personal - sonal funds and assisted otherwIse In the work of relief. BOARD TO RULE ZION CITY Dowie and Voliva to Select Representatives - tatives , with Court Holding Dlllnnce of Power. Belvidere , III.-The Zion City affairs shall e ruled by a committee of three , one chosen by Vollva , one by DowIe , nnd one by the circuit court judges . hearing the case , they to have charge I until the Injunction matter Is finally - . disposed of , Is the temporary settle \ , ment of the legal attle between the ZIon City factions , provided DowIe agrees to the proposal. His attorneys ! wlll report his wIshes to Judge Wright . In Chicago. It was announced that the attorne"f ! . r In the case had agreed to a proposition of tbo court Cor a temporary settlement - ment of. the troubles. I I BEGIN WAR ON DRUG TRUST Government FlIes Petition in Indinna Asking Injunction Ag-ninst Alleg-ed Combine. Washlngton-Tlle attorney eneral 1 Wednesday made public the followIng J statement : "The government bas to I day filed In the cIrcuit court of tht United States for the tlIstrlct of Indl. ana 0. petition for an Injunction against cortaln associations , corpora' tlons and i1dlvlduals. comprlslna what Is commonly Imown as the "Drug Trust of the United Stntes. " Th6 : ; parties defendant specifically name . In the blll have vOluntarUy combtned 11 together to control the prices at whlcb whleh proprietary medlclpes and drugs shall bo sold to the consumer througb the retail druggtsts In violation of the _ Sherman antitrust law. Illinois Pl'lmary Dill. Sprlngfiold , III.-The house Wednes. e , _ day passed the senate ) Irlmary bill ese amended by the substitution of thG e Shurtleff measure , by a vote of 84 tn 5G. The senate refused to concur In the Shurtleff prlmar ' election lll. passed by the house. Conference committees - mittees wlll be appointed. Orders Dnnk to Close. Pltlsburg , Pa.-Shortly before the time for the Columbia Savings and - Trust company , of this cll.Y. : to open ' - Its doors for bu\lne ! s WedneBday word t- was reeeived from tbe state commls. sloneI' of banking , J. C. Derkey , order , Ing the bank closed. The order was a once obeyed. Editor Would Do Senntor. Omaha , NelJ.-The oondldacy of d ward Hosewater , proprlotor or the Omaba Dce , Cor the HejlulJlcan ! noml. nation Cor Unlt d Stoies senlltol' at th coming stuto conventton , Isl1noun.ced In the Doe In a signed artIcle by his sun. . . . . " Germl\ny to Tax Autos. Derlln.-Tho relehstag WednesdllY passed a lll taxing autoDlobUes from two to ten marlts ) IeI' horse power. A motion to exempt from taxation all automo l1eB used for commercial and Industrial uses was rejected. Alleges Dribe Was Solicited. New Yorl-I1. : 'III1ton Kennedy , who had a contract for the removal of refuse and ashes from Broolel 'n , tes \ tlflod Wednesday that State Senator . Pl\trlcle U. McCarron nsleed.ennedy'8 i financial bacleer for $ : ! 5 ! OO. _ ; \ , , . . . I . . . . . I