The Cosier County Republican D. M , AMSBBRRY , Editor BROKEN BOW , - - . NEBRASKA NEWS EPITOME THAT CAN SOON BE COMPASSED. EIIEHTS ( IRE MENTIONED Home and Foreign Intelligence Con densed Into Two and Four Line Paragrapho. Forcion- A Blttorflcld ( Prussia , Saxoula ) dis patch nays : The balloon "Dclllzach , " which nsc-cudcd here , fell to thq earth witli great force near the village of Rolchcnsadicn , about twenty miles northwest of Eisenach , in a thunder- storm. The crew , consisting ot four men , were killed. The balloon passed over KiBonch at midnight , and soon drifted into a thunderstorm. It In as- uumod tliat It was struck by , lightning and that the gas exploded. Again rumors are current that the health of the emperor of Austria is euch as to cause grave fear in the mind of his family and the govern ment. There seems to be , according to Informal ion , no specific trouble , but merely tlio feebleness incident to ad vanced ago. The recent trouble over tlio reception of Mr. Roosevelt at the Vatican has , It is understood , worried his majesty greatly. A-Eonnation was caused in the palace - ace of Justice at Paris when an an archist In revenge fired four shots at M. Flory , the president of the court which found the man guilty n year ago. Flory was not hit by the bullets and the anarchist was arrested. It is announced that the pope has struck from the list of candidates for the cardlnalato all Americans , includ ing the archbishops of Now York , St. Paul , Chicago and New Orleans. The chancellery of tlio valtcuuu confirms this without volunteering an explana tion. tion.Under Under the title of "Theodora the "Great , " Maximilian Harden in n late Issucof tlio Berlin Zukunft makes an onslaught on Roosevelt who , ho says , has made moro nolso than the whole twenty-five presidents of the United States who preceded him put togeth er. Yet , according to Harden , ho has never achieved anything except to plunge his country Into a crisis , con sequences of which have not as yet been recovered from. Genera/ . The late cold weather wrought crcat damage to fruit prospects. Foreigners In the disturbed prov ince of China were obliged to flee to save their lives. Senator Aldrlch will retire when Ills present orm expires in 1911. Im paired health determines him from seeking re-election. The hamlet of Orleans , New York , was nearly wiped out by fire. Twenty- two buildings , including n church and cchool'house , were destroyed. Tlio attorney general of Missouri has filed his brief in the suit to oust the International Harvester company. Cannon and the insurgents nro sure to have another round before the ses sion of congress concludes. Agents of the department of justice and the trasury are looking Into cer tain features of the beet sugar in dustry in the west. The China-Japan mall leaving San Francisco over the Southern Pacific was held up by robbers , who cut mail sacks , no express being carried , rho engine was then turned loose , making n wild flight , but was twitched by telegraph orders before doing damage. There will bo no strlko on the Dela ware , Lackawamm & Western rail- road. Everything ban been amicably nr ranged. Homer Teed shot and killed hla eighteen-year-old wife at Monott , Mo. , and then shot himself. Ha will die. W. J. Bryan will sail for Scotland In May. Moro than 5,000 men who receive pensions for service during the civil war live outside of the United States , An expedition which ascended Mount McKinley failed to find any trace of the records of Dr. Cook. William Schmltt , 28 years old , a member of a Frcoburg (111. ( ) baseball team , was killed by being struck by a ball over the heart. Glfford Pincliot , in excellent humor , concluded his visit with Mr. Reese velt. Judge William II. Upson for years a leading Ohio politician , died at Akron. Wcston , the pedestrian , in his walk from San Francisco to New York , IE fifteen days ahead of his timo. Extradition papers were Issued for the return from Now York to Pitts- burg of Bank President Hoffstot. The expedition reached Mt. Me- KInloy , but found no records fcf Dr. Cook. A Utah man lost $5,000 by fire , ho having hid the same in the utovu oipe unknowingly to his wlfo who itartcd the flame. There T/lll not bo any dissolution jf the merger of the Union and Southern Pacific roads. This is the opinion of General Counsel Ilorriu for the last named road. Secretary Balllnger has opened for cottlcment under the homestead act 204,080 acres In Montana and 01,0-10 ficrcg in Now Mexico. fc. i The Milwaukee Elcclrlo Railway and Light company announced nn In- crcnso of pay of practically 2 cents nn hour for 1,200 inotormon and con ductors effective May 1. Robbers blow the vault of the First National bank of Spring City , Tcnn , , and escaped with moro thau $10,000. Tlio Kuimto passed n bill Introduced by Senator Brown to release a $5,000 gold certificate for the First Natlona' bank of Mlndcn , Neb. President Taft will dine with skilled workmen of the Now York navy yard at Brooklyn on the evening of May 17. Twins were born In tlo Dcnvor ( Colo. ) county Jail to Mrs. Emmo Jctt , who Is charged with the murder of her husband last September. Substantial Increases In wages by the subsidiary companies of the I United States stool corporation have been announced to bccomu effective May 1. The Philadelphia street car strlko has boon permanently KottloJ by con cessions on both sides. The lavish use of lumber in the United States per capita consumption Is from three to ton times greater than that of the leading nations of Europe. Quebec's probable prohibition of the exportation of pulp wood to the United States is regarded as almost unfriendly. Gov. Shallenbcrger names April 22 as Arbor Day In Nebraska. The memory of the North American Indian is to ho perpetuated by a statute memorial In Now York harbor. The outlook Is that the Insurgents intend giving Speaker Cannon another whirl in the near future. President Taft has promised to go to Monroe , Mich. , on Juno \ , and at tend the unveiling of a memorial statue to General Custor. Kansas has cancelled ball games with Nebraska on the ground of Mis- eourl valley eligibility rules. Italians have bestowed the tltlo of peace apostle on Mr. Roosevelt. ! Secretary of War Dickinson do- clarcl false the newspaper statement that Col. Hugh L. Scott , superintend ent of the military academy at West Point , was to bo relieved because ot his stand In the repression of hazing. That the province of Quebec will prohibit the exportation of pulp wood cut on the crown lands of the prov ince to the United States , was an nounced In the legislature by Pre mier Gouln , Washington. The war department is about to take steps to carry out that part ol the findings recently concluded by the Brownsville court of inquiry , roagrd- ing the ra-enllHtmont of the members of the Twenty-fifth Infantry , who were found to have been free from complicity In the rioting at Browns ville. The United States government Is the greatest builder In the country , It owns buildings worth moro than $300,000,000 , and upends $20,000,000 n year on now ones. The government carries no Insurance on its property that is , it acts ns its own insurance company. It safeguards itself against loss by erecting buildings that will not burn. If It carried Insurance the premiums would amount to $000,000 a year ; as it Is , the yearly loss from fire Is is 'only $10,000. Vice President Sherman and Sher man Curtis advised President Taft that the administration should ar range to sell 500,000 acres of coal and asphalt lands in Oklahoma , belonging to the Choctaw and Chickasha In dians , under an agreement made with the Indians long ago. Senator Owen of Oklahoma put the matter before the president a fnw ( lavs ago. The war department came in for a legrce of condemnation at the hands of several senators In connection with a bill which was passed providing for the sale to Whitman college at Walla Walla , Wash. , of the lands embraced In the old Walla Walla military res ervation. It was charged that the price fixed was much loss than the value of the land and buildings. Bids were opened at the treasury Jepartment for the construction of the public building at Columbus , Nob. The bidders were as follows : North western Construction company , Mil waukee , $70,000 ; J. II. Welo , South Omaha , $71,380 ; General Construction company of Milwaukee , $08,733. "I approach the shores of the United States with gladness , " said Mr. Bryan. "Each absence increases my appreciation of our nation's wonder ful advances and progress. " The Interstate commerce commis sion says there should be less charge for upper than lower Pullman berths. The senate Judiciary committee voted ed to recommend favorable action up on the nomination of Robert T. Dev lin for district attorney for the north crn district of California. Personal. In an address at Rochester Eugene Foss urged republican Insurgents to go over to democracy. Senator Perry of Mississippi cays ho will resign if it is shown hla elec tion was secured by fraud. The president sent the name of 15. R. Slzcr , to continue as postmaster at Lincoln , Nebr. , to the senate. That William J. Daohr , formerly city treasurer of Kansas City , who died recently , wcs short in his ac counts , $03,180.05 was reported to the mayor by-n firm of accountants. Woman suffragists at Washington deplored the affrout to the president. Senator Burton of Ohio attacked the rivers and harbors bill. Benjamin Eisuman , founder of ono of the largest wholesale dry goods houses lu the west , died at his homo in St. Louis , 77 years old. Prealdont Taft 1 us a long list from which to select a successor to tuo Into Justice Drawer IM DDCIIICD'C ' PI API 111 UMLKILliu iLnui RAILWAY COMMISSION PETITIONS PRESIDENT TAFT. DOME IN BESOLUI ON FORM As kfor Appointment of a Man to High Court Whoso Mind In Free From Prejudice. Tlio Stnto Railway commission adopted resolutions ' protesting to President Tart against appointing any person to the supreme bench whoso life work has boon devoted to a legal defense of corporations anil urging him to select the sucodssor to Justice Brewer from the membership of some state ( supreme court. The resolutions will bo Bent around to the various slalu commissions and they will bo requested to adopt simi lar ones. The resolution Is as fol lows : "Whereas , A vacancy has occurred In the supronic court of the United States through the death of the Hon. David J. Urowcr : "Whereas , The legislature and com missions of the states and the nation are at present engaged in u con scientious and honest effort to prop erly solve the momentous fmestlons Involved In the proper and reasonable regulation of the rates and services of common' ) carriers and particularly the railroads ; and , "Whereas , The final determination of the question rests with the supreme court of the United States ; and , "Whereas , Wo believe that a man whoso life's work and legal training have boon devoted to the defense or advocacy of railway Interests , though ho bo gifted with talents of the highest order , or imbued with the loftiest sentiments of patriotism , can not assume the duties and functions of a justice of the supreme court of the United States with a mind en tirely free from the prejudice , beliefs and thought common to those who re gard a largo part , If not all the recent efforts of the constituted authorities to regulate the rates and services of common carriers as ill-advised , hasty and retaliatory assaults upon what they assume to bo vested rights ; and "WhereasVo bellovo that there nro men of unquestioned legal ability and Integrity adorning the supreme courts of the various states of the nation , and in the legal profession , who can assume the functions and duties of a Justice of the supreme court of the United States with minds free from thos prejudices and beliefs which are naturally acquired by one whoso life's work is devoted to de fending and safe-guarding railroad In terests ; bo It thcVeforo "Resolved , Dy the members of the Nebraska State Railway commission , that considering the momentous ques tions Involving the regulation and control of common carriers which must bo finally decided by the supreme premo court of the United States. "Wo earnestly petition the presi dent of the United States that In the appointment of men to the federal supreme court , those only should be appointed whoso training and asso ciation render It certain that they will assume the duties of that offlco un biased by those environments which , consciously or unconsciously , influence the judgment and become potential factors in controlling the actions of all men. " Wants to Change Rule. The Burlington has applied for permission to change the rule on the shipment of mixed cars of hogs and sheep. The commission has set May 2 as the date of the hearing. As the change would mean an Increase in the rate on hogs the commission de- filros that all who are Interested bo on hand on that date. At present when a single deck car contains both sheep and hogs the shlpmen t takes the sheep rate and weight. When the car is double-deck the hog rate Is taken. Recently the Burlington shipped a car which had the upper dock loaded with sheep and the lower deck with sheep and hogs. An at- tinpt was made to collect at the hog rate , and the shipper objected. The matter was called to the attention of the commission and the Hurllngton nsokd to bo permitted to charge the hog rate for the mixed single deck cars. Milwaukee Still Objects. The Milwaukee railroad , following its usual custom when it filed its statement with the State Board ot Assessment , also filed a statement that it believed the board has no authority to assess its property in Nebraska. This position is taken because the road comes into Nebraska over a Housed line and has no tracks In this state. Dismissed by the Governor. Charges filed against Mayor Raw- lings and Police Judge Crawford of Wymoro , alleging that they allowed the Illicit sale of liquor and main tenance of dives , were dismissed by Governor Shallcnberger. Mellor Leaves for Europe. W. R. Mellor , secretary to the State Board of Agriculture , accompanied by Mrs. Mellor , loft for a trip through Europe , to bo gene until July. While gene they will take in the Passion play. THE SOLDIERS' HOME. Qov. Shallenberger Writes to the Com * mandant , Governor Shnllonbergor , In conneo tlon with the recent letter from the Soldiers' homo at Grand Island bear ing on conditions there , has sent the following letter to the commandant , Kit Barnes : My Dear Colonel I have learned from the public press and clsowhero of some complaint as to the character ot the meat b lnc furnlBlind the Sol diers and Sailors' Home , which is uu- dor your control. Some of these ru mors seem to emanate from one Van Ness , on inmate of the institution of which you are commandant , and who has shown by communication placed In evidence before the board of inves tigation held at Grand Island some time ago , Is actuated by personal en mity toward you , and ho openly ad mits In his letteer handed to mo that ho In seeking to create trouble for po litical purposes. I do not Intend that any precaution shall bo neglected that will mifeguard the character of the food furnished the members of the Soldiers' Home. The Board of Pur chase and Supplies contracts for food and clothing of first class quality , and it Is my order to you that If at any time meat or other foods of a perIshable - Ishablo nature arc offered to you by contractors in a condition In any wise not up to a first class standard , ; ou arc to reject it at once and notify the contractor and the Board of Public Lauds and Buildings so that the Inter- csls of the people in your charge and of the state shall bo protected. While not wishing to glvo counte nance to stories sent out by your per sonal and political enemy for the ad mitted purpose of Injuring you and this administration , I wish to convoy to you in the strongest terms that I expect that nothing but the best serv ice , care and food is to bo given to the men and women In your Institu tion who deserve the especial care of the stato. New rules for the govern ment of your institution are being formulated by the board and will bo approved by the governor and sent to you for your guidance. I wish you would send to mo at once your loport as to any foundation for the statement that Improper food has been furnished by any contractor to the institution in your charge. Very respectfully , ASI1TON C. SHALLENBERGER. Mileage and Advertising. Attorney General Thompson has filed his brief in the supreme court in support of his motion to make per manent the temporary injunction is sued against the Union Pacific to prevent It from trading mileage for advertising. In his brief Mr. Thomp son sots out the following conten tions : That a rate or charge for transpor tation fixed and expressed in dollars or cents by a statute must bo paid and received in nothing else. To hold that one class of people ple may pay for transportation In advertising or other service , another In commodities , and still others in money , would open the door to all forms of discrimination and favorit ism which the railroad commission act is designed to prohibit. That to allow railway companies to furnish transportation to editors and publishers in consideration of serv ices performed at rates agreed upon and to require all others to pay In money , is an unjust discrimination prohibited by law. That even though transportation might be furnished for other than a consideration in paid paid In money , the rate claimed to have been paid In advertising was either greater 01 less than 2 cents n mile. Suit Against Railroad. Attorney General Thompson lias entered suit In the district court of Lancaster county to compel the Mis souri Pacific to install telephone service at Panama in compliance with a recent order of the state rail way commission. The order was orig inally made under the Bartos act , passed by the last legislature. Protest on Fare Increase. The people of Lincoln should noi bo required to pay dividends on rail way investments made for the pur pose of exploiting tracts of town lots ; this is the contention of City Attorney Flnnsburg in his reply to the attempt of the Lincoln Traction company to get Its fares raised to the old rate of 0 cents. Stock Yards $1,800,000.00. Engineer Ilurd of the dopartmeiu of physical valuation of the State Railway commission 1ms filed n re port of the value of the stock yards nt South Omaha and his valuation will bo used in a hearing on the ap plication of the company for nn in crease in rates. The report is as yet Incomplete In that it has not been decided just what portion of the real estate should be allotted to the stock yards and what proportion to the railroads. The total valuation la almost $1,800,000. Letter to the President. The State Railway commission Is working on a letter to bo sent to Pres ident Taft regarding the appointment of a member of the United States supreme premo court to take the place made vacant by the death of Justice Brew- er. The commission contemplates writing n dignified statement saying , In substance , that many railway com missioners throughout the country are working hard for the purpose of solv ing the problem of the regulation of common carriers , and therefore they are interested In the appointment. Religious , Social , Agricultural , Polit ical and Other Matters Given Due Consideration. Ml SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM VARIOUS SECTIONS. An alfalfa mill will bo built in Plattsmouth , more than ? G,000 having already been raised for the purpose. The Platte Valley State bank of Central City has declared an increase in Its capital stoslc from § 20,000 to $50,000. Along with the other improvements which the Union Pacific has been making will bo added a freight depot for Central City. ' The coroner's jury inquiring Into the death of Alexander Malcolm of Omaha , who fell from the roof of the postofflce building in Grand Island , while engaged with four other men m setting a stone , found death to have been wholly accidental and that blame was attachable to no onOi The new grain elevator which has been in course of construction at Ruskln for the-past several months was completed last week and will be opened for business at once. It Is one of the largest and finest eleva tors on that branch of the Rock Isl and and makes the third elevator doing - ing business in Ruskin. The Burlington has already begun the preliminary work necessary to the erection of a new coal chute In Hoi- drege to replace the one which was totally destroyed by the fire about two weeks ago. The community at Central City was shocked by the news that Mrs. L. D. Caprou had been found lying uncon scious on the floor at her home and had died a few minutes after being found. She had been a sufferer from heart trouble for a long while and It Is believed that it was by thlsnnalady she passed away. Despairing of relief from what the ; allege to be persecution Instead o prosecution , the members of the Nortl Nebraska Millers' Protective nssocla tlon lias adopted a resolution carry ing the fight against the agricultun department's ruling as to blcachci Hour straight into the political field The democrats of Nebraska havi announced a love feast and bauque to be held at Emerson on May 22 Governor Shallenberger of Lincoln Mayor Dahlman of Omaha and W. H Thompson of Grand Island will be tin principal speakers. The long drouth was complete ! ; broken throughout Cuming county b ; an almost continuous , all-night , soak ing rain. Early planted gardens an < city lawns were badly in n ed o moisture and the farm crops were suf fering greatly , wheat and oats belni at a complete standstill. Senator Burkett has sent word t < Tecumseh that the plans , maps am drawings of the proposed drainagi system along the Nemaha river h Johnson county are now complete < at Washington. They will bo sen there at once for inspection and ap proval and will bo on exhibition a the office of the drainage association's attorney , L. C. Chapman , aftei April 18. Sheriff Pcnton of Richardson countj has received cards showing that si : horses in about as many daya have been stolen within a radius of 101 miles and it is stated that at thi : time of year within such a radius one stolen horse a day Is a safe estimate Many people besides Sheriff Fentor have come to the conclusion thai somebody with a good local reputa tion may be acting as a "fence" or be in charge of an underground statior to help along stolen horses to a saft place. Mrs. Lulu Pollard of Chadron has been appointed by Joseph PIgman ol Broken Bpw , supervisor of the gov ernment census of the Sixth district as superintendent of the Chadror census , also superintendent of all o ) Dawes , Sheridan , Boyd , Rock , Holt Keya Palm , Brown and Cherry coun tics. Henry Scheve , a farmer living neai Ellis , had his hand badly cut and lacerated by getting the membci caught in the fly wheel of an engine while shelling corn. Mayor Miles of Hastings announced that ho will call a meeting of the Commercial club to consider the proposition to change the location oi the capital to some point in Central Nebraska. It is probable the commit' tees will bo appointed to co-operate with Commercial clubs of central and A'cstern Nebraska towns. The Plattsmouth High school de feated the Blair High school In de bate , the subject being , "Resolved , That labor unions on the whole are beneficial. " Norfolk and the traveling public of northern Nebraska have Inaugurated a campaign to get the Northwestern railroad to run Its main line passen ger trains tip-town in Norfolk , instead of only to Norfolk Junction , u mile away. The Commercial club has the matter In hand. The third District Federation of Woman's clubs met in Walthill with about eighty delegates present. Dr. Susan Plncotte , who had the program In charge , delivered an address on "LcKends and Customs of the Omaha ludluuH. " contrasting tlio old civiliza- AFTER Cured by Lydia E. Pink * ham's Vegetable Compound Park Knpids , Minn. "I was sick for " " " " years while passing ihrotmh the Change of Lifo and was hardly able to bo around. After talc- injr sis bottles of Lydia E.Pinklmm's Vegetable Com pound I gained 20 pounds , nin iicny able to do my own work and feel well. " Mrs. ED. , . LA Dou , Park Rap ids , Minn. JJrookvillc , Ohio. "I\vas irregular and extremely nervous. A neighbor recommended Lydia E. 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