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The Valentine Democn VALENTINE , NEB. \ I. M. RICE , . . . Publlsl ATTEMPTED HOLDt TWO FUTILE TRIALS ON Tl PENNSYLVANIA ROAD. Crew JFJas an KxcEliiijj The Express Messenger Fires ai Bandit When Told to Let H Into the Car General Xews. According'to Ihe crow of tho Philad phia and NOAV York express train on 1 Pennsylvania roai | , which left Washii 1on at < : . " > ( ) o'clock Sunday night. tAvo i run .ssfiil attempts woro made to hold the train at Havre de Grace and Per villo , in Maryland , by tAvo men , one whom was a negro. The men escaped It is believed the men boarded tho tr : .at Baltimore. Just as the train approac od the long bridge at Havre de Grace , t express messenger , T. Herbert Cart saw a white man 11 tying at the front do of the express car with an iron bar. moment after lie discovered this the m : thrust a revolver through the croA'i which the bar made. He ordered the UK .songcr to lot him in , but the messong replied by firing his revolver and pullii flnj signal coid for the engineer to sto When the train came to a stop Conduct Sibley ran forward to the engine ai there found a colored man standing < the coal in the tender Avith a revolver his hand . He ordered the man do\v At first he refusal , but after a short a gumcnt he left the lender. Going back to the express oar ho AV : I old * by the messenger Avhat had happei ed , but the while man had disappeared. The train resumed its journey , an when it reached Perry villo , on the fartlu side of tho bridge , tho tAvo men again aj pea red , one on the tender aird the otlu on the front platform of the express ca which was immediately behind the tei dor. The engine was again promptly stoj ped. but before the two men could be cai lured they disappeared in the darkness. The conductor say.s the engineer an fireman of the locomotive saAV the negr on the tender , but as they were not am : vd they could do nothing. KILLED BY HIS SON. Edward Howard , of Detroit , is Sho During a Quarrel. Edward HoAA-ard , a pattern maker liv ing at Detroit , Audi. , Avas shot and in stantly killed Sunday by ls son Arthur aged 21 years , while the elder man ha < his AA-ife and daughter pinned to the llooi by their throats. He had been drinking mid had quarreled Avith Mrs. IIoAvard bo cause shewould not give him mon money. The shoeting. it is claimed b.v tho son and mothervas accidental. Last week HoAvanl drank very heavily , and Sunday ho demanded moro money for li quor. Mrs. HoAvard refused him and hi' ordered her out of the house. As she started to leave he attacked her. The laughter ran tu her mother's rescue and Howard throAv both of them to the lloor and was holiling them there by their throats Aviion Arthur came in the door. Tho young man rushed up stairs and so- cured a revolver. Hastening back ho caught his father by the shoulders as he bent over the prostrate Avomen. As the father turned , the roA-olver AVIS discharg ed , accidentally. Arthur and his mother- insist. The father lived but a few mo ments. Young HoAvard is under arrest. " MINE STRIKt ENDS. Engineers Ordered to Return to Work in 1'iinois. A Springfield , 111. , special states that the strike of the hoisting engineers came to an end Avhen tlie union Avas absorbed b.v the Mine Workers of America. At a joint conference of the miners and operators the bolsters offered to arbitrate , but tho operators refused. The Brotherhood of Coal Hoisting Engineers Avas then dis rupted and the men were given the privi lege to resume w rk at once. The miners- sent out notices to members of their un ion to return tc Avork immediately. Should the miners and operators bo nn- -able to agree on a wage scale for the en gineers , the question Avill be arbitrated. Robbers in Wholesale Raid. A Hammond , Ind. , specials says that ai Avholcsale raid was made by robbers at McCoysburg , south of that city , on the Morion Railway. Five stores and the postoffice Avere robbed. In the postoffico The big safe was blown to pieces with ni troglycerine. All the stamps and money , including some church funds that had Ix-oji deposited there , were taken. Dr. Pollatzlc Commit.s Suicide. Dr. Jacobus Pollatek. a graduate of tho IIU royal University of Hungary at Buda 0ii pest , died Sunday at the Harbor Emer iie gency hospital at San Francisco , Cal. , in from the effects of poison taken A\-ith sui inn n cidal intent. He evidently had been in straitened circumstances. Sioux City Stock Market. Saturday's quotations on the Sioux City slock market folloAv : Good year ling stow , ? 3.00@i.2Top hogs , $4.95 Russian Fleet Leaves Tangier. The entire Russian fleet of Avarships , accompanied by ton colliers and a hos pital ship , sailed from Tangier Saturday morning. When the squadron finally dis- appeared on the horizon the warship ? were heading Avest-soutlnvest. ' Beaten by Female Convict. Mrs. Amiie M. Wdshe. matron of th ! ft ate prison at Auburn , N. Y. , AA'as beat- < -n almost to death by an infuriated f , -.nale convict , who , it is believed , sudden- Jy lost her mind. DISGRACEFUL ACTS. in tho French Chamber Deputies Troops Called Out. Paris advices state that Friday's ting of the chamber of deputies A\-as of tlu ; s/.ormiest and most heated in cent years , the excitement culininat Avhen Grabiel Syveton , a prominent tionalist deputy , stepped up to Gen dre , the minister of Avar , am ! ship ] his face. After accomplishing this f Syveton retreated rapidly to the upj most row of scats , taking refuge beh members of the opposition , A treme jus tumult ensued , deputies of all part Crowding upon the floor of the lion where a free fight Avas soon in progrc Spealcer Brisson left the chair , thus s pending the sitting. Eventually on was restored and the sitting being sumcd Syveton's temporary exclusi \vas A'oted. The offender , however , fused toquit his seat , and it became n essary to suspend the sitting Avhile was removed by a military guard. It -probable that this iiiiscondn . vhieh occurred just before the final vision , materially contributed to strong ? n the position of the cabinet , which DUO time seemed very critical ; for afi securing a majority of only tAvo on areliminary question the government f ally carried a vote 'of confidence' by OA 100 majority. At midnight the officials of the clia oer of deputies , assembled in Speal ; I.risson's private cabinet , Avere still d cussing the course of action to bo tak rogading Deputy Syveton. Deputies AV witnessed the assault upon the ininisl 3f Avar say that Gen. Andre was Avhol taken by surprise and Avas struck AVJ such violence that he would have fall dad not Premier Combes stepped ft ward and supported him. Gen. Andre's face was much swolli ind cut by a ring Avorn by Syvoto Speaker Brisson has notiSvd the jm : -ial authorities that an assault has bo < committed Avithin the precincts of tl chamber. MURDER MYSTERY. Body of Dakota Farmer Foun Huriod on His Farm. The authorities of Hand County , S. U ire trying to solve a sensatiohal murd < iiystery. The victim of the unknown murden vas a farmer named Todd , who live ilone on his farm fifteen miles north Miller. Three weeks ago Todd suddenl lisappeared , and no trace was found < lim until his body wasdiscovered in jrave on his own farm Thursday. The authorities are still completely ; i ea , and no motive for the crime has ye icon discoA'ered. Jacob Johnson , a bachelor , disappoarc rom the same tOAvnship last summer an ias not been heard of since. It is no\ elieved he met Avith foul play , and tha is body Avill be found later. CONSUMPTIVES ARE BARREL ! o Person with Disease can Worl in Postoflice. Hereafter no person suffering frou insumption Avill be employed in Uuite ( tates postoflices or other governmem nsitions from which , they are likely t < read the disease. This decision has been reached by tlu nited States ciA'il service commission , id Commissioner Cooloy has just scut it an order to this effect. The order reads that hereafter all per ms must submit to a physical'exaraina- 311 , if the presence of the disease is sus- cted , and that . the disease is found e sufferer must not be employed. MAY SETTLE STRIKE. saders of Illinois Mine Workers Hold a Conference in Chicago. The state executive board of the Unif'd ine Workers of America , together Avith e district and subdistrict presidents the unions , met in Springfield to devise ? ans , if possible , to settle the hoisting giueers' strike. Word reached Chicago Thursday that > 00 mine Avorkers have returned to > rk in the mines at Spring Valley , Mi nk. Rutland and Marquette , engineers A-ing been secured to take the places those on a strike. The engineers are d to haA-e been recruited from the iks of the United Mine Workers. RL BRUTALLYMURDERED of Young Girl is Found in a Pasture. 'he dead body oi Rosa Butts , aged 23 , ; erA-aut girl , Avas found Friday in the > urbs of South Marshall , Me. , in a pas- e. The girl had evidently been mur ed. Her throat Avas cut AA'ith a sharp : k , a piece of which still remained in llesh. Her left ear was cut off and re AA-as a bullet hole in the head , 'here ' was eA'idence the girl made a iggle for her life. Big Michigan Fire. L fire destroyed the entire Avest side the toAvn of Marion , Tuscola county , : h.f entailing a loss of $200,000. The ra house block , postoffice block , ten es and tAventy-three residences Avere : royed. Hundreds in Distress. letter dated Oct. 20 , received at Mo- , Ala. , on Thursday , from Gcorge- u , Grand Cayman , gives details of the m Avhich swept over that island about weeks ago. The people are suffering 11 the direst poverty. There is not a / : id of foodstuff in the Avhole island for , and hundreds of inhabitants suffer i lack of food. innot Carrv Coal for Hussians. > roign Secretary LansdoAvne , in a r dated Thursday , informed a British OAvning firm that "it is not permis- for British oAvners to charter their ? ! s for the purpose of following the sian licet with coal. " ' 'earaon Makes Another Gift. K. Pearsons , of Chicago. AVIIO has i much money to various educational ions , Jus presented $2f ,000 to Park go , of arkville , near Kansas City , BANDITS ARE SURROUNDED Cody Bank Robbers in the CJ Creek Foothills. Advices from Cody. Wyo. , stale tl the differont bauds of men hunting men who killed the cashier of the Fi National Bank have the robbers prY. < Tally snrromwled in the foothills of Owl Creek Mountains , fifty miles fr < Cody , and their death or capture is c tain within a short time. It is repori that a large force of their friends j coming to their assistance from 1 "Hole-in-the-Wall" country , and a nu her of men have left Cody to reinfoi the pursuers. Buffalo Bill , Avith Indian scouts a cowboys , has taken the trail , and aj < liv < time may be anticipated. Cody and 1 force are heavily armed and are det mined to get the robbers. The bandits havecut all the telcpho wires leading through the basin , and it almost impossible to get f'lrther facts A telephone message from Basin , t county seat , says that Sheriff Fenton a posse are in the Bad Lauds , over ne Thermopolis , a long distance from te phone. Thursday forenoon' Fenton se a man back to .the nearest telephone si tioii to report to Basin that lie and 1 party had the outlaws located and e pected to get them. The bandits are nc among friends , and it is believed that t sheriff's party will have some hard fig ! ing on its hands. A Thermopolis , Wyo. , dispatch say Sheriff Fenton , of Big Horn Count came in from the chase of the outla\ who attempted to rob the bank of Cot ind killed Cashier Middaugh on Tuesd : last. lie had a conference with Slieri Stough , of Fremont County , and the tv Jilicers will leave for the Bad Lands i he vicinity of Tarby Creek , east of tl Big Ilorn River , where Fenton believe ie has the outlaws surrounded. The o icers will endeavor to prevent the rol > ers from penetrating the interior of tl iand Lands , for onco inside their captui vould become an extremely hazardot : ask. During the day posses patroled tli pen country between Cotton wood , Gras : gooseberry and Owl Creeks. SPECIAL TRAIN WRECKED. ( Tames Speyer , New York Bunker Has a Narrow Escape. Word has just reacned Laredo , Tex , hat the special which just left over th lexican National Railroad , bearing .Tas peyer , of the banking firm of Speye : Co. , of New York , while going at : igh rate of speed was ditched betweej anchez and La Jarita , about twenty ve miles south of Laredo. A special train later reached Laredo paring the members of the party wh < : arted out with Mr. Speyer early in the ceniug. Mr. Speyer is uninjured. One of tlu irty , J. Davis , of New York , received linful cuts about the face , but otherwise uninjured. The wreck , it is stated , was the result the condition of the roadbed and th'j iced seventy-five miles an hour the ain was going at the time , it having ten the intention of the railroad officials endeavor to establish a new record be- * een Laredo and Mexico City. MAY GO ON A STR'KE. rainmcn on the Pennsylvania Road are Voting. Members of the Brotherhood of Rail- iy Trainmen employed on the Pensyl- nia system Avest of Pittsburg are vot- ? on the question of a strike in antici- tion of an announcement from the olfi- ils of the Pennsylvania that the do- md of the union for a working agreo- nt had been refused , t was declared in Chicago that a eon- ence between the executive committee the brotherhood and President A. J. ssett , of the Pennsylvania , which was d last Wednesday in Pittsburg , was satisfactory to the union officials and it a referendum vote was already vot- on the strike proposition and now the ployes on the western end , including icago , are asked to express their wish- regarding the policy the organization ill pursue if the final answer of the ansylvania is against them. NCINNATI MURDER MYSTERY Clew to the Slayer of Miss Aim a Steinway. 0 cleAV has been found to the murderer AJma Steinway , a Cincinnati , O. , tele- me operator , aged IS years , whose y was found ia a vacant lot near Spring Grove cemetery at Winton ce , a suburb , Thursday , here Avere male footprints in the trail re the body AA\-IS found. The girl left telephone office at Cummingsville at clock Wednesday night and her body : found in the lot near the cemetery next morning. Her head and face been crushed in "by a blow from a it instrument. The dead girl was a iber of the Episcopal church choir at iton Place and highly respected. Hundred Lives Liost. hundred Algerians Avorc drowned rsday night iy the sinking of the ich steamer Gironde , after having 1 in a collision Avith another French mer , twenty-three miles from Bona , iria. Bank Safe Looted. ie safe in the private bank of .Tas. Jlodgett , at Hermitage , N. Y. , was n open early Friday. At is believed between $25,000 and $30,000 was n. Swallowed His False Teeth. , P. Henderson , of Paul's Valley , I. lied in a hospital at Oklahoma City sday after a surgical operation. AvalloAved his false teeth a feAv days Surgeons removed the teeth from i itomach. < ] Cincinnati Girl Slairv a body of Alma Steimvay , a tele- 2 operator , was found Thursday in a I it lot near the entrance of the ; g Grove cemetery , near Cincinnati , * i marks indicating a brutal murder. STATE OF NEBRASK NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CO DENSED FORM. Novel Nebraska Courtship Worn Weds Man Who Tried to Desti Her Beauty Mary E. Spann a William Graham were Married. A Lincoln special says : A mm method of courtship has just made appearance in Lincoln. Some suit may be reluctant to try it , but there is least one case on record in which it 1 proved successful. Mary E. Spann and William Grain have just been married in Council Blui About the middle of last July Graha maddened at the persistent refusal of 1 woman to consider his attentions , m : a vicious attack upon her , stabbing 1 face several times Avith his pocket kni "I'll fix you so that if you Avon't iui me , no other man Avill Avant you ! " he said to have declared. "I'll spoil yt pretty face so no other man Avill look you. You'll marry me some day , you i if you don't ! " At the time it did not look as if 1 prophecy Avas to be fulfilled. One obs ; tie was that the woman Avas already in : ried. To be sure , her husband , Geor EYbbles , Avasa confirmed opium fiend AV ! scarcely a trace of manhood left , b nevertheless he AVIS alive. Then the i .itudc of the Avoman did not seem to MICOuraging. She had Graham arrest m July 15. 100-i , for assault with attorn o kill. At the preliminary trial he AV 'omul guilty and Avas bound over to t Hstrict court under $1,000 bonds. C securing his release on bond he aga nade vigorous loAre to the young Avoma Ilis success is shoAvn by events. C 3ct. 20 Mrs. Pebbles secured a diA-or 'rom George Pebbles nn the ground lesertion and his addiction to the use i ipiuni. She was given her maiden nan Mary Spann , and on Wednesday si narried her impetuous lover. AVillia rraham. at Council Bluffs. The su gainst Graham has been discontinued . BURN SCHOOL HOUSE. loodlums at Geneva Thought to I ) Incendiaries. The other morning about ' 3 o'clock fii as discovered at the east side of til igh school building at Geneva. Mr L H. Martin AVIS up attending a sic liild and AVUS the first to see it and giv ie alarm. It was then found that th re bell Avas tied so it could not be run lid ten feet of Avater had been run out u ie pipe into the stock yards. It Ava , 'ident that an attempt had been mad burn the old school building by som ie not yet discovered. Hoodlums Avere out all night and it i ispected some of the nighthirds did it Organize Against Horse Thieves. A special meeting of the Sarpy Conn Farmers' Protective Association ha : en called to meet in Gretna Dec. . ' ! am Papillion Dec. 10. New members an sing continually enrolled into this or inization , Avhich is the culmination o e vigilance committee organzied a I"OA\ iars ago by tSie farmers. The associa > n has been incorporated under tin iitc hiAA's , its object being to afford j otection in case of theft. A Horse Funeral. With a funeral procession such as i- imd Avanting in the burial of hundreds human beings , the three thoroughbred ceivs Avhich lost their lives in a fire at > rfolk Avere buried in a cemetery , amid ceremony that was dirgeful and im- jssive. The throe horses' frames Avoro .ded carefully in vans and carried like y corpse , excepting the casket , to the nb. They were placed in the same ive. Ijively Day at Chadron. Tuesday Avas a lively day for Chadron , the county treasurer Avas selling the ni lots of Chadron and CraAvford un- the new scavenger IIAV. : The Chadron 5 Avere , many of them , sold at a pro- .1111 , the competition was so great , but iwford bidders Avere only few in num- Hamer Still Filing Briefs. u < Tge Ilamcr has filed his third brief ; he Lillie mui-der case at Lincoln , and served notice that he has more coin- In concluding No. 3 Judge Hamer : es that the case had not been tried the evidence , but upon public opinion lufactured in Butler County. i Elopes with gister-in-Lia\v. oyd Smith , of Winnetoon , tiring of own happy home and family , but still ging to an affection for the traits eh were in the family of his wife , has ed Avith his sister-in-law , Mrs. Klop- Oflicers are searching for them. Alleged Horsrs Thief Taken. eorge Hart , the alleged horse thief , broke jail at Columbus Sunday , Avas sted at Norfolk at the beet sugar oryAvhore he had applied for Avork. Avas turned OAOIto the Columbus au- ities and taken back. Corn Husking Begins. : West Point corn husking is UOAV in SAving. Corn is exceptionally tino , rule being very large ears and the ity excellent. The crop is hardlj enough to crib , but notwithstandinu [ armors are getting it out as rapidly ossiblc. Library at Hastings. e fixtures for tho new Carnegie li- y af Hastings haA-e arrived and the tution Avill open to its patrons Avithin ; ck , Avith Miss Mabel Stone , a grad- of the state university , in charge. Diphtheria at Beatrice. ; ) htheria has broken out in Beatrice i number of fatalities have occurred the dread disease Avithin the last weeks. NCAV Lighting Plant. irk on the lighting plant for Oakland full sAvay. The engine house is ; completed and the ditches for the pipes are being dug. The inaehiu- i arriA-ing dairy and OAerything is ex- d to be in readiness Avithin sixtv etired Farmer Kills Himself. Tank , a retired farmer living at out , shot himself in the neck and from the effects of the Avound. He jeen in poor health and for some very despondent- . * TEACHER WHIPPED HIM. Bad Youngster at Beatrice Squc Over Sound Thrashing Prof. Borlan , teacher of music in Beatrice . public schools , had quite exciting time Avith a boy named J Whiteonjb. a pupil in the fourth gradi the East school. The boy persisted in making a in with a bunch of keys , against the v of the professor , Avhile he Avas giving regular music lessons in the room. ; the professor Avent to the boy and tempted to take the keys away from 1 : Avhen the lad struck him in the face A his fist. After quite a tussle with yoi Whitcomb Prof. Borlan succeeded chastising him thoroughly. The lad Avent home and told his rents of Avhat had happened and 1 Whitcomb appeared before the con attorney and threatened to have teacher arrested. CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT TO Bl Parents Send Out Little Ones wi Pathetic Tale to Gather Alms. The Fremont police put a stop to a h ging scheme Avhich had been worked s cessfully by means of some children the residence portion of that city. 'J youngsters carried papers showing ti they Avere living in a Avagon in the sou eastern part of town , that their fatl was sick and they Avere absolutely do : tute and there Avere nine children in i family. Last Aveek they worked the same p ; if town successfully and when they oa i round Saturday the residents called "he city hall to have the officers look ter the family , but no such people coi jo found. The children finally acknoAvledgod he officers that their parents had st .hem out begging and taught them AVI .o say and how to act. PROSPEROUS WEST NEBRASK .rrigatiosi and Dairying Have Ma < a Change ID Conditions. It is a fact ihat many easterners st abor under the impression that the wo.- m part of Nebraska is nothing but 1 ninth-stricken desert. The reasons f his misconception of the real state ( Tains Avere th edry years of the ! Ms. B hings ItaA-o changed wonderfully sin he time Avhen The fii > t dry year Avas i inch felt by the western Nebraska ! ! . Aloi.fr the A'alleys Avhoro it was puss lo to do so irrigation ditches AVOI-O bui nd sufficient moisture for the crops o lined in this Avay. This has been dovt ped until land that only a few yea ; go Avas considered little better tha orthloss is now of good price. The dry years are only a memory nov > r great changes take place in a AVI lort time in a new country. Will Prosecute "Xigger Bill" . An Ansley special states that the bus jss men of Mason have raised a fund u 2.10 to assist in the prosecution o digger Bill"of Broken Bow , Avlm badl it Y. Tomma , a Japanese railroad laboi p , in a saloon at Mason , Monday nighl ccounts of the fight tend to show vor. early that Nigger Bill Avas the aggres.- ' . The Japaiii-se laborers have made ; Adorable impression among business mei Mason. Ansley , Broken BOAV and Bei yn by their peaceable and orderly con ict , Avhii-h has been a great coutras ith the average railroad gang. Find Farmer in Koad. August Anderson was found lying it e roadway , unconscious , not far fron s home near lied Cloud , Saturday ening by Eric Bergman. Andersoi d been to Campbell , Avhere lit1 has beei the habit of imbibing too freely. It 5 : pposed that he fell from his wagon n'le returning to his home. He is still ve , but Avith a broken or dislocated t-k. He is a man of aboutJO years oi Farmer Accidentally Shot. roseph Peijimeier , a fanner livinir near 'dge. ' accidentally shot himself in tin- loinen Tuesday afternoon and his re- ery is doubtful. litloaded up his gun shoot a skunk and while hun-yini ; irer to the animal in order to get a id shot he stumbled and fell , in sonic y striking the hammer of the gun. bullet entered about the center of the lomen and passed upwards. Iowa Man bout a week ago a man arrived in iraska City Avho has since proved to M. Thomas , of Hepburn. la. He ve in and iiit up his horse in Fre > j ' 's n and has n t bet-n seen since. Ilis ther , J. W. Thomas , of Hepburn. Avas ified of the mysterious disappearance lis brother and is making an effort tc te him. Prisoner Released , ounty Judge Ball AA'as called upon to ase a young man from the Osceola Lewis Bayles , Avho is in the last ; e of consumption , and the doctor ; that he cannot liA-e until the meet- of the district court , some time in nary , lKf ! . The young man Avas god Avith highway robbery. J-'ifteen Oars Ditched. eight train No. 48. running east Avith nty-five cars , broke in t\vo and came ther. derailing fifteen cars , at Litch- Wediu'sday night. No one was hurt pt two tramps , one having three and a shoulder broken , and the oth- ; ie Avas badly scratched about the Barn Burned at Teknmah. Tekamah fire destroyed the barn udiro W. G. Soars Tuo.-day about . Tiie exact origin is unkiKnvn , but thought 1o haA-e been started by Mr. s' youngest boy. AVIO Avas in the a fCAv minutes before the alarm was i. 'ather Charged Avith rvfurder. 'ormation was filed in tho county at Nebraska City charging John ot-so Avith murder in the second de- The preliminary hearing has been nued until Xov. 30 and his bond fix- $2.000 , which Avas furnished. Bad Man Uses Gun. in Long , a noted "bad man" in the westho has been warned to keep f every town .in tho territory , fired charges from a shot-tin into Ora irn. Long is in jail at SpringvieAT , a long chase by Sheriff Cottrill. 1'outh Got the Overcoat. outh of IS eloA-orly "worked" a fur > at from a clothing store at Norfolk , ied it 011 and got one to suit. He : is father Avould be in to pay and he : wait. Clerks got busy and looked find him missing. The state printing board has started in on a line of retrenchment and for tho first ! time it has turned down a proposition to print biennial reports. At tho meeting Satuday morning the secretary was inj structed to AvithdraAv from the advertise ment for bids all reports that were not ! mentioned in the statutes. This moans that the following departments Avill not print reports : The fish commission , tho irrigation board , the library commission ' and the state board of charities and cor- ' fections. It was suggested that those of- fices might be able to print their roporta and pay for them out of the appropria tions for their otficc expenses. This propJ osition did not suit the board , hov. ever , and it gave notice that such bills AVI mid not be authorized. Auditor Weston anitf Secretary of State Marsh voted not to allow the printing and Treasurer Morton/ / sen voted for the alloAvaiiee. Out at Wesley an there are thing * , do ing because a number of students ri > licecL ! ! at the demand for them to buy eatit-t nnyi forms. As a result iive boys have lu-enl suspended and the end is not yet. Some days ago Avheii the order Avas issued foi the students to dress up in soldier clothes a number of the boys refused and de manded that their tuition be paid back to them , as the school's catalogue did not state that the students would he re quired to buy the uniforms. The .school officers said the purchasing of the cloth ing would be cheaper than the ordinary , clothing of the students and that was one reason why they Avere insistent upon the students acceding to the orders. All of the students except liA'e finally camo around to the officers' way of thinking. These tiA'O Avero obstreperous and were suspended , pending tue return of tindove Df peace. * * - The telephone war which has been un- ler way in Lincoln for the last year , re sulting in a slashing of rates , a hetter- nent of service and much fussing , is IOAV beginning. The fighting of tin * ! as rear has been merely a little skirmish. 1 campaign is now being waged to mock out of offices and private houses' ne or the other 'phones. The fiirht of- his kind is HOAV before the finance corn-.1 nittee of the board of regents of thrf tate university for settlement. P.otb1 ho Lincoln Telephone Company and th < v Nebraska Telephone Company ha > a [ ) hone in the university. NOAV tho doc- ; ors have taken up the fight and Avill do way with one of the 'phones. As it is OAV eA-cry physician in town almo-t ig ompelled to use both 'phones both in his fficc and in his residence. * * * Attorneys for the Oxnard Sugar I'.eet loinpany and the Norfolk Sugar Boefi 'ompany have filed briefs in the supreme 3urt in the suit against the state lor a ) tal of $46.202 , claimed to be duo be- uise of the huv that authorized the state ) pay a bounty to the manufacturers oi igar made from the sugar beet. Tho st legislature granted the com panics * emission to sue the state and suit was igun in the Lancaster County district ; > urt. Attorney General Trout filed a miurrcr , which was sustained and the ises just filed is an appeal from the de- sion of the lower court. The attorney moral holds that the legislature had no ? ht to authorize the payment of a boun- for a private enterprise and as a' com ! defense that tho bill had tAvo siib- cts. * * * United States Senator Milliard is in uoipt of a letter from the fourth as ist- t postmaster general in regard to the tablisinnont of solid rural free delivery i-vico in Washington and Sarpy f'onn- > - . He says tho territory is now being , -estigated by agents of the department ] d a report is expected A-ery soon. Wheii > reports of the special agents are re- A-ed the matter Avill have prompt at-j ition by the department , which means' it the solid sen-ice may be expected by v. 15 in these two counties. * * * T. C. Demerer had a narroAV < > si-apa m death by being caught in a lathe in Burlington shops at Lincoln. As it s ho was only slightly bruised , though , irly every stitch of his clothinAV.IS n from him. Demerer Avas caiitrht in ! machine while at work near it rind' > u his yell for help his felloAv Avork.m-n hcd to his assistance and succr . dod dragging him out of it. He was tln-n ried homo and a physician .suminom-d. 0 found that he had not been injured * * * he Continental Investment Companr. Chicago , Avhich has an office in Orna- , has notified the state banking boar.I , t it Avill not attempt to do any busi- s in Nebraska until the state bankings rd has given it the proper authority. ' 10 days ago Secretary Royae got hold' 1 prospectus of the company antf : .icrhtAvay signified his intention to puti top to it doing business here until aj rules and regulations were con- ned to. * * * ttorney C. O. Whedon filed Avith the rict court a petition asking for a | cial inquiry into the affairs of Lan- { er County. The petition is filed in ! .ppeal from the decision of the countv' ' missioners in making the prea"eiit . Mr. Wliedon holds that tlie levy is avSsrant and excessive and , among r things , that the fees paid to county 3rs are excessive and that too many ities and employes are on the pay- * * * requisition issued by tho governor ) hio Avas honored at the governor's ; for the return to Hamilton C'oun- : hat state , of George W. Bacon. ted for forging and selling railroad- ts. According to the information \ Bacon AA-.IS a clerk in the offic * ' of C. , N. O. & T. P. Railway , and > in such office forged and sofd tick He is under arrest in Omaha. * * * > race Clark , superintendent of the va industrial school , has an that better results could be obtained e management of state institutions j service Aver.e put on a civil service . .To that end Jie will roeonimonri iv. Mickey that such a plan be rec eded to the ncvct legislature. ' * * * v. Mickey has been informed bv L- . eagleyofLexingtantliat all Nebras- Avho go to El Paso to attend thp ual irrigation congress Nov. 15 tc ill be seated in the convention.
