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The Glister County Republican D. M. AMSBERRY , Editor BROKEN BOW , . NEIWASKA CONDENSATIONS OF GREATEIl OR LESSER IMPORTANCE. A BOILING 001 OF EVENTS National , Political , Personal and Other Mattora In Brief Form for All Clauses of Readers. Wasmnoron. Military establishment in Uio United Stalest IB n startling expensive proposition , ncconllng to neuron com piled by Senator Clny or Georgia In mipport of lil.s argiiiuenL tli.'it the tlino bun nrrhcd when the government must cut down Ita expenditures for tlio upbuilding of the army and navj Senator Clay declates that the sums expended for the army and nayy arc lur in oxcosti of the money expended by the government for maintaining the civil ciHnbllnhmcnL Hot Springs , Arlt.vlll never be- conio an ideal health or pleasure ic- sort unless the United States can ox- crclso complete admlnlstrativo jurls- dlntlon over the entire region now covered by the city of Hot Springs , Its contiguous territory and the gov ernment reservation , according to a report to Secretary Balllnger by Cle ment S. Uckor , chief cleric of the In terior department , who recently In vestigated the conditions nt Hot Springs. Two seta of charges affecting the administration of Hart II. North , Im migration commissioner at the port of San Francisco , were received by Secretary Nagol of the dopnrtmout of commerce and laobr today. They In cluded those of violating the laws In giving entry to diseased orientals , which the coxcutlvo committee ) of the Asiatic exclusion league recently was Instructed to make against the com missioner , and charges made by Im migrant Inspector V. II. Alnsworth , alleging leniency/ / towards the Hindus and a disposition to admit them to this country. Chairman Tawnoy ol t'ao house ap propriations committee has succeed ed in framing an amendment to the sundry civil bill providing the pres ident with a fund of $250,00(1 ( for the purpose of obtaining Information concerning - corning prices of manufactured arti cles at homo and abroad that stood the test of conformity with the rules of the house. By a strict party vote of 110 to 83 the amendment adopted. Generaf. "Wildcat evangelism" was denounc ed nt the closing session of the fiftieth general session of the South ern Presbyterian church by Dr. Charles R. Nesblt of Nashvlllo , Tenn. Premier Rutherford tendered his resignation as the head of the Alberta government cabinet. Governor Hughes bus signed the bills to enable uo state of Now Nork to accept gifts of land and money of fered by Mrs. E. II. Harrlman and others for a park embracing the Hud son river Palisade- The long-continued dispute be tween Missouri and Kansas over the boundary line between the two states will bo settled by the state in ac cordance with a joint resolution adopted by the senate. Seventy-live' cent of the farm- era of the United States plant their crops according to the moon's phases , but scientific Investigation shows that potatoes planted la the "dark" of thu moon are no better than others. Sydney Webster , an authority on corporation and international law , and private secretary of President Frank lin Pierce , died at Newport , It. I. , Mon day. day.Tho The army of Mardlz Is reported hammering away at Dluoflolds. Mrs. Uunjlro Aokl , formerly GlaydH Emory , daughter of Archdeacon Emory of San Francisco , is at Carson City with her child , and mother , Mra. Emery , to establish a six months' resi dence prior to obtaining a divorce. The widely-heralded cour t of do mestic relations , exclusively for hus bands and wives with martial dls- jjt pules , was approved by Mayor Gaynor a , when ho signed a bill recently passed * * by the New York legislature creating such a tribunal. President Tnft wrote a letter to Representative Tawnoy deploring re- llecllons on southern hospitality. Republican factious of Alaska are airing their differences at Washing ton. Captain John Ponmbrooko Jones , the oldest graduate of the United State naval academy at Annapolis and a veteran of the Mexican and civil wars , died at Pasadena , Gal. Appropriations of more than $700- 000 wore made today by the conoral education board for the endowment of work of various colleges and far ag ricultural work In the south. Prnnldcnt T&t takes full responsi bility for the Lawler letter. United States Senator Julius C. llur- rows of Maryland has announced his candidacy for re-election and his do- Biro to bo endorsed by popular vote at the primaries next fall. Leslie Clark who was charged by Prince Joseph of Draganza , with com plicity In a raining swindle , has been sentenced to two rears In prison. The national association of poor law officials was organl/cd at St. Louis. ! The honeymoon of Mr. and Mrs ChnrlcH Cary RuniBey ( nco Miss Mary Harilman ) , who were married at Aitlcn , N. Y. , will bo passed nt the \Vliilnc\v cottage on the summit of lonely October mountain. Chailcs Stuart Rolls started In an aernplano In an attempt to fly across the ISiigllBh channel from Dover to Calais. IIo had gene only a few yards , however , \shen the motor In oho down and ho was compelled to postpone the Might. Premier Riitlu-rford tendered lilu roHlgatiun as the head of .the Alberta government cabinet. Chief Justice Slfton has been called on to form n now cabinet. A platform advocating a "protective tariff that will cover the difference In the cost of production hero and abroad , " but not mentioning the Paync-Aldrlch tariff law , was adopt ed by the republicans of the Ninth district of Indiana. I'orn has accepted mediation In set tling the boundary dispute with Ecua dor. Luther West , alias Tommy Rogers alleged to bo one of the Mabray gang was arrested at Webb City , Mo. , upon oidcrs of Inspector Swcnson and tin nod over to federal officers in Des Molncs. A proposal to Inaugurate a world- wldo peace movement bearing thu name of the late King Edward was made by Sir William Mather at u meeting of the Peace Society. The trouble In Liberia with the wild tribes seems at an end for thu present. A message from Minister Lyons nt Monrovia received at the state department says that the chiefs of turbulent tribes on the coast have taken the oath of allegiance and that those of the Interior will do so soon. A notice was filed In the Now Jer sey supreme court by Prosecutor Gar- j vcn of Hudson county , that ho would apply to the court on Juno 7 for nn order dissolving the charters of Ar mour & Co. , Morris & Co. , Swift & Co. , and the National Packing com pany. It Is authoritatively announced that the resignation of Viscount Sono , resident general In Korea has been accepted and that Lieutenant General Viscount Terauchl will succeed him. | Not profits of 0110,000 were realized for the actors fund , to bo devoted to the care of aged and needy stage fol lowers , by the recent lair held in New York city. Charles L. Burr , a well known nt- toiney of New York city , a member of the legal firm of Mackenzie & Hurr , died of typhoid fever In his forty-first year. Up was born in Lin coln , Ncbr. Ono man was killed and several In jured no the result of nn explosion at Hi- Dolores mines in the state of Uhlhauhun , Mexico. The explosion , started a flro which destroyed 100 j houses , rendering COO persons home less. Asserting that It is better not to observe a memorial day nt nil than to make of It a Fourth of July , Com mander J. Wlllard Brown of the Mas sachusetts department of the Grand Army of the Republic , In n statement declares a resolution for the changing or abolishment of memorial day will bo Introduced at the national encamp ment of Uie G. A. R. On their summing up for the "prose cution" Brundola and Popper unmerci fully scored Secretary Balllnger. Glenn II. Curtlss flow from Albany to New York in nn aeroplane , win ning the prlzo of $10,000. The commissioner of labor of Cali fornia made u report on the result of employment of Japanese. Swooping reductions In express charges was ordered by the Kansas state railroad commissioners. Flro destroyed the storehouse and oil tanks of the Union Portland Ce ment company's plant at Devil Slide , thirty miles cast of Ogdcn. The loss Is estimated at $1GO.OOO. Senator Burkett's bill giving $425- 000 for an addition to the present postofflco building at Lincoln passed the senate. It is made prominent that the Bur lington has control of the Colorado & Midland railroad Thu senate passed the naval appro priation bill providing for the build ing of two Dicadnaughts. Edward Trlckett , former chief of thq Kansas City flro department , died of pneumonia after thirty-five years of active service In the department. An edict recently promulgated es tablishes national decimal coinage throughout rhina and orders the ces sation of all coinage by provincial mints. Personal. Former Senator Allen says Senator Depow is in error In his romlnlscen- os on the Spanish-American war. Senator Clay of Georgia declares the military establishment of the gov ernment Is too costly. Protesting against the proposed Jef frie-Johnson prize light July 4 , the In- 101 national Reform bureau has Issued an open letter to members of both houses of congress. James A. Patten Is credited with losing a million by the slump In May wheat. Prcsllcnt Taft will not attend the Roosevelt homo coming celebration hi New York. Senator Burkott's bill appropriating § 125,000 for Impiovoments on the Lincoln federal building passed the ucnntc. President Taft accepted the posi tion ot honorary president of the league of Unitarian laymen. Washington 1) . Thomas , head of the sugar trust , was summoned as a wit- uoss for the government. CENATE PASSES THE BILL FOR FEDERAL BUILDING. flPFROPBIATION OF § 425,000 Capital City People Jubilant Over the Outlook Other Matters of State Interest at Lincoln. "Word reached Lincoln by telegraph that the United States senate had passed Senator Burkett's bill appro priating ? 125,000 for the extension and Impioverncnt of the federal butlJ- Ing at Lincoln. Lincoln people are jubilant over the prospects of having the postolllco building enlarged now as It was originally designed. The present postofllce building has been occupied only a little over three and one-half years. The rapid growth of the city and Its postolllco business has so crowded the present building that when the Inspectors were In Lin coln from the department at Washing ton In March , besides making out their regular report , they prepared a special report to the department setting ting forth the conditions In the Lin coln postomco and saying that unless inoro ample room were furnished tl'o postofllco business of the city couLl not bo properly carried on there. Senator Hurkett In Introducing the bill asked for an appropriation of $050,000. The committee appointed to take up the matter reported In fa vor of $425,000 , and It was this sum that was voted on by the senate. The history of the Lincoln post- ofllco began In February , 1873 , when the president of the United States ap- pioved r n act of congress , entitle J , "An act to authorize the construc tion of a lire-proof building at Lin coln , the capital of Nebraska. " Under this act was constructed the old post ofllce building , which was occupied for that purpose from 1879 to 190G , and Is now the city hall. The cost of the od ! postolllco building was $227- 3G1.91. Its dimensions are 88x58 feet , covering a ground space of 5,101 square feet. On Juno C , 1002 , the president ap proved an act popularly designated "tho omnibus public building act , " which carried as one Item an addi tional appropriation of $300,000 for the enlargement of the old govern ment building In the city of Lincoln. Subsequently the idea of charging the old building was abandoned , and on March 3 , 1903 , the president ap proved an act authorized and direct ing the construction of the present building. The original design of the present building will simply bo carried out and completed if the appropriation carries. Does the State Owe This Bill. John Dick , president of the Pheonlx Iron Works of Mcadvllle , Pa. , arrived in Lincoln and called on state officers and the attorney for the state school , formerly the homo for the friendless. Mr. Dick was In Chicago and he thought ho would come on to Lincoln to see why ho could not got $1,3C8 which he claims Is due his company for boilers and material In the heat ing plant at the state school. Ho has In his possession a contract signed by A. L. Woatherby , secretary of the board of control appointed by Gov ernor Shallenberger. The board al leges that It contracted wltli G. V. Ballard for a heating plant and had no dealings with the Meadvlllo com pany and that It owes the company nothing. Cement Walks Instead of Canals. The State Board of Public Lands and Buildings Is figuring on putting In cement walks around the state house In place of the flagstone that IB now there. The present walks for years have been nothing less than canals and every shower the water stands on the walks until It has dried every where else , so the board will try to Improve things some. Editors Will Compete. Editors and newspaper men who at tended the annual press association will hav.e nn opportunity to show what kind of writers they are by com peting for the § 300 In prizes which wns hung up by the Commercial club of Lincoln for the best article on the future of the city. Copy must bo on hand In ten days. Seining Licenses Sent Out. Deputy Game Warden Gollus sent out forty-five ! seining licenses. Sein ers are permitted to take catfish , gar , tnrp and buffalo , but must throw gnmo fish back Into the water. A certified check Jor $1CO Is put up for each licence in addition to the $2 li cense fee and in case the ho'dcr is found guilty of a violation of the law his check is forfeited. Meeting of Bankers. The annual meeting group one of the btato bankers' association will meet In June 22 , nt Lincoln. Ar rangements have been made , through committees , by the local bankers , and entertainment r/111 bo furnished by the Lincoln members of the group. George D. Follmer , former state land ommiBslonor , was given to ver dict for $1,1000 In dlstilct court In his suit against the Btato for $1,500. The suit was the outgrowth of the Boyd county land cases AS TO GRAIN RATES , State Railway Commission Issues an Order. The State Railway commission has Isiued an order In the complaint of the Omaha Grain exchange against the Burlington and Union Paclcfi railroads - roads , by which the exchange sought to Imvo the rates to Omaha on corn and grain BO reduced that it would bo placed on an equally with Kansas City , which has a differential rate of 3 to G cents per 100 pounds to the south and southwest. The order reduces the rate on corn and grain and gram products taking the corn rate , but suggests to the ex change that it should go before the Interstate Commerce commission In the matter of the differential In favor of Kansas City to southern points. The exchange of Omaha asked practically that grain shipments to these two cities bo placed on the mileage basis , but while recognizing the distance Is a factor In the making of rates , as that is a question to bo decided in another case wherein the commission Is to promulgate a rate classification , this question was not passed on. The commission , however , said the showing made was sufficient to demonstrate that the rates com plained of are excessive , and ordered a reduction ranging from 1 cent to 1.88 cents. The action was brought by the exchange because of a reduction In rates put Into effect by both roads to Kansas City. The rates promulgated by the com mission arc as fonows : BURLINGTON. Cents. Armour 7.2 Liberty 7.2 Klnney 7.3 Wymoro 7.4 Krider 7.5 Odcll 7.5 j Lanham 7.5 Hardy 11.0 Putman 7.3 Blue Springs 7.4 UNION PACIFIC. Blue Spr'ngs ' 7.4 Blue Springs Jet 7.4 Stone Crusher 7.4 Stone Quarry 7.4 Taylor 7.5 Barneston 7.5 E. C. Hurd , engineer In charge of the physical valuation department or the State Railway commission , has made a report to the commission showing the valua Ion of the Union Stock Yards at South Omaha. This report will be passed upon by the commission , and then used In the hearing on the application of the stock yards to Increase rates. Mr. Hurd repotted the present scale of the company's property to bo $1- 725.719.09 and the reproduction value ( new ) $1,910,452.49. The value as re ported _ by the company Is as follows : Present value. $2.591,390.57 ; reproduc tion value , $2.714,838.81. Mr. Kurd's present valuation is $705,079.83 less than the value placed on the property by the company. The value refers onlv to the railroad property. The item upon which the engineer and the company differ mostly , Is the right-of-way. Mr. Hurd valued the the right-of-way and the station grounds , at $071,498 and the company returned It at v . ,273,800. Mr. Hurd treats the rails in his report as being new wh'en in fact , ho said they were second hand , for the reason the rails were no new from the mill as repre sented In price by the Stock Yards company's report. Department Commander Appoints. John F. Dlener of Syracuse , resent- ly elected commander of the depart ment of Nebraska , Grand Army of the Republic , has announced the fol lowing appointments : L. M. Scothorn , Lincoln , assistant adjutant general ; Joel Hull , Mlndcn , judge advocate ; I. E. Allen , Geneva , department Inspect or ; D. W. Bird , Nelson , chief muster ing ofceflr ; Brad P. Cook , Lincoln , patriotic instructor ; J. S. Hoagland , North Platt , senior aide and chief of staff. Physical Valuation. The physical valuation department of the State Railway commission Is getting along toward the finish of the valuation of the Northwestern , Min neapolis & Omaha and the Missouri Pacific railroads. The department will place a value on the physical pro perty of these companies and while- the tabulation is by no means com pleted indications are the figures will show a higher valuation than the valuation fixed by the State Hoard of Assessment. Should this bo true the work may be reviewed. State Orthopedic Hospital. The graduating exercises of the training school for nurses of the state orthopedic hospital , took place last week in the senate chamber of the state house , before a large crowd of the people. The class , which Is the second to graduate from this institu tion , is composed of the . . . . .sses Alice Miller , Gladys Turner , Clara Andorl , Wilhemlne A. tihrmnnn and Laura E. Darrow. Dr. II. Winnett Orr Intro duced the speakers of the evening. Rov. Mr. A. Bullock gave the opening prayers. Five nurses got diplomas. Serving Their Sentences. Three men \\oro witnesses before the federal grand jury are now begin ning to servo their sixty day sent ences In the county Jail In lieu of pay- In $100 nflca for bringing liquor on to the Iowa Indian reservation near Rule , Neb. The men Indicted were Virgil Rcdick , * jort Joslln and Dave Ogdon. The indictment followed up on the publicity following a Christ mas celebration nt the homo of one of the Indians , Frank Dupuls , an old liullan , hnd his hand shot aft by Thomas Llghtfoot , another Indian. THE FORMER GOVERNOR PASSES AWAY AT OSCEOLA. DEATH HAS BEEN EXPECTED Condition Became Serious a Year Ago Rallied From First III- ness But Never Recovered Governor 1903-1906. Osceola , Neb. Ex-Governor John II. Mickey died at his home here nt 1:10 : a. m. , Thursday. Death had been ex pected at any tlmo for two days be fore his death. More than ono year ago the ex-govcinor was very low , suffering from arterial sclerosis , which finally caused his death. From the first illness he rallied but never recovered. During the last few days Mr. Mickey suffered several sinking spells , and the physicians in attendance wore fre quently required to administer stimu lants. Since Tuesday night his strength had been gradually failing and it was then that all hope for his recovery was abandoned. For the last two days Mr. Mickey was unconscious. John Hopwood Mickey was born on a farm six miles southwest of the city of Burlington , la. , September 30 , 1845. His father , Oliver P. Mickey , and his mother , who in maidenhood was Betsy- Ann Davidson , were natives of Penn sylvania , born respectively In 1822 and 1S24. In his childhood the early educa tional training of Mr. Mickey was re ceived at home and In the common the pioneer schools of Iowa , and his attendance at school was limited to three months each winter until his twentieth year. His parents were in dustrious , but like other pioneers , were poor. Condemn Labor Conditions. Philadelphia. Industrial conditions were condemned ana resolutions urg ing that the church take steps to Im prove the conditions of the working clarses were adopted at the closing session of the general assembly of the United Presbyteiian church held here. At the morning session the revised edition of the book of Psalms was adopted after a spirited discussion. Washington , Pa. , was chosen as the meeting place for the next general as sembly. In the report of the commit tee on ways and means , Rev. J. J. Porter of PIttsburg teported that the United Presbyterian church had given , two and a half times as much per i member toward the support of for eign missions as any other denomina tion. Get 10 Per Cent Increase. Topeka. Announcement has been made that all the employes of the Atchison - chison , Topeka & Santa Fo railway company receiving less than $80 per month have been granted an increase of 10 per cent in wages. This applies to clerks , machinists , trackmen , section men and all other employes except those with whom the company has union agreements. The raise goes into effect at once. Mob Wrecks Printing Plant. Lead , S. D. A mob broke into the office of the Black Hills Dally Register of this city , and with sledge hammers broke three presses and a linotype ma chine. The damage is estimated at about $8 000. The paper has been taUing the side of the union men locked out by the Homestako com pany and the publisher attributes the attack to that fact. No arrests have been mado. Sail for the Antarctic. London. The Brlt'sh ' Antarctic ex pedition sailed Wednesday. Captain Scott has announced December , 1011 , as the date for his arrival at the south pole. Thought It Was a Bomb. Berlin. There was a commotion among the royal party returning from the annual joint lovlew of the Ber- , Hn and Pottsdam garrisons at Tom- ' pel Ilofileld when a man who had followed - ( lowed nt a distance hurled a missile at i Crown Prince Frederick William. The ' object missed Its mark and fell harm lessly at the feet of a policeman. It was found to be nn ordinary tin can , such as ii"ed for the preservation of fruit and vegetables and was filled with uncooked beans. Cured by Lydia E. Pink- ham'sYegetable Compound Milwaukee , Win. "Lydia E. Pint barn's Vegetable Compound has made mo a well woman , and I would like to tell thowholoworhl of it. I suffered fromfomalotroubla andfearfulpainsin my back. I had the best doctors and they all decided that I bad a tumor In addition to my female trouble , ana advised an opera- _ tlon. Lydia E. Hnkham's Vegetable- Compound made me a well woman and I bavo no more backache. I hope I can help others by tolling them what Lydia E. Tinkham'D Vegetable Compound baa done for mo. " MRS. EiuiAliiSE , 833 First St. Milwaukee , Wis. The above is only ono of the thon- cands of grateful letters which are constantly being received by the Piukham Medicine Company of Lynn. Mass. , which prove beyond a doubtthao Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound - pound , made from roots and herbs , actually docs euro these obstinate dis eases of women after all other meano have failed , and that every such auf. ering woman owes it to berself to ati least give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound a trial before submit ting to an operation , or giying up hope of recovery. Mrs. Pinklmra , of Lynn , Mass * invites all sick women to write her for aclvlco. She has guided thousands to health and he * advice Is free. SURELY NO PLACE FOR HER In the Presence of Such Magic Them Seemed But One Thing for Maid to Do. Prof. Perclval Lowell , the eminent Martian astronomer , said in a recent interview In New York : "The Martian canals are not Pana ma canals. The word 'canals > / yon St know , really moans 'lines. ' ' n rtv shouldn't be taken literally , aa the I r servant girl In Boston took the parlor moglc. "An amateur magician in a Beacon street bouse was going through bio tricks while a maid passed In and out with refreshments. "Tho magician was reading letters placed under a rug as the maid brought In a tray of lemon ices. " 'What is this ? ' a spectator asked. " 'That Is B , ' the magician an swered ; and , sure enough , his answer was correct "The maid looked with astonish ment at the letter which had been hidden under the thick rug. She turned her gaze on the handsome young magician who had read it Then , setting down her tray of Ices , she hid her rosy face in her hande and ran out of the room. " 'What's the good o' mo clothesf uho cried. " Description or a Mountain. "Jimmy , " said the teacher , "what a cape ? " "A capo la land extending into the water. " "Correct William , define a gulf. " "A gulf Is water extending Into the land. " "Good. Christopher , " to a small , eager-looking boy , "what is a moun tain 7" Christopher shot up from his scat so suddenly as to startle the teacher , and promptly responded : "A mountain la land extending into the air. " Gets In Out of the Rain. Knlcker Is Jones a man who quello the storm and rides the thunder ? Becker No , but ho borrows nn un > ' brella. The success of a scheme dependo largely upon the man behind it HARD ON CHILDREN. When Teacher Has Coffee Habit "Best Is best , and beat will eve ? live. " When a person feels this way about Postum they are glad to give testimony for the benefit of others. A school teacher down In Mlsa. says : " 1 had been a coffee drinker since my childhood , and the last few yearo It had injured me seriously. "Ono cup of coffee taken at break fast would cause mo to become so nervous that I could scarcely go through with the day'a duties , and this nervousness was often accom panied by deep depression of spirits and heart palpitation. "I am a teacher by profession , and when under the influence of coffee had to struggle against crossness when in the school room. "When talking this over with my physician , he suggested thpt I try Postum , so I purchased a package and made It carefully according to direc tions ; found It excellent of flavor , and nourishing. "In a short time I noticed very grati fying effects. My nervousness disap peared , I was not Irritated by my pu pils , life teemed full of sunshine , and \ my heart troubled me no longer. " 1 attribute my change in health and spirits to Postum alone. " Read the little book , "Tho Road to Wollville."ln pkgs. "There's a Reason. " ner rmtl Hie nhotr Ictterf A ner one iiiit-HrH from ( line to ( line. Tliej are Kfuulue , true , nud full tt taere t , V