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The Valentine Democrat VALENTINE , NEB. L M. RICE , Publisher CBISIS IN EQUITABLE MANAGING AGENTS APf-EAL FOR MUTUAL1ZATION. They Call Upon Gov. HigjjinH He Says It is a Matter for the Courts A Receiver is Asked For Chica ili go Policyliolder Charges Fraud. An Albany. X. Y. . dispatch says : The crisis in the affairs of the Equitable Life Assurance Society was laid before Gov. Iliggins at the executive chamber Friday afternoon by the committee of thirty-five of the managing agents of the society , which earlier in the day at Syra cuse had made the same appeal for mu- tnalization of the society to Superin tendent Ilcnd ricks , of the state insurance department. The views of the agents were presented to the governor by Jo.s"pli Bowes , manager for the Equitable at Baltimore , as chief spokesman , and he- was seconded by Edward A. Woods , ol Pittsburg , Archibald C. Haynes , of 'New York , and Reginald T. Naist , ol London. The agents also presented to the governor the resolutions adopted ear lier in the week at the agents' conventior in Xew York City. Gov. Iliggins made very evident his appreciation of the great seriousness in the situation in the Equitable Society. His reply to the speeches was grectec1 with applause. " "I realize fully. " the governor began , ' 'that this is a very serious talk. I real ize fully that the policyholders have been led to believe that it was mutual in its character. I would be glad to dc anything within reason that 1 could do to bring about mutualixation. But 1 de sire to call to your attention the fact that dillicultics that arise between citizens in the state of New York very fortunately I would sayf rather than unfortunately cannot be settled by the governor , not by the legislature : that these questions of difference have to be settled in this state by the courts. "The question has been raised as to whether the legislature could not altei the charter of the Equitable Life Assur ance Society , changing its charter. I think it is perhaps true that it could. It could alter its charter , but the ques tion remains as to whether tho stockhold ers , if they saw fit to reject the altered hartor. could not refusse to act under it. and in that case they would be compelled yo go into the hands of a receiver or lose up the business of the Equitable Lire. " DIE IN THE FIRE. Fourteen Lives are .Lost in a Can a dian Convent. A Montreal special says : Fourteen lives were lost by the destruction l > y lire Thursday night of a convent at St Genevievc. Quebec. There were nine girls , aged 1-i to IS years : one nun and four old women domiciled there. The convent was conducted by Roman Cath olic sisters. The fire broke out at midnight and spread rapidly. Bucket brigades worked heroically to save the building , but tc no avail. The pupils and others who lost theii lives were in the portion of the building I S where the fire had obtained too much headway before the alarm was given to enable those who responded to ef fect their rescue. MORE JURORS ACCEPTED. Half of the Men Secured Who Will Decide Fate of Dr. Koch. Two more jurors were secured at Mankato , Minn. , at the Friday fore noon session for the trial of Dr. Kor-li for the Gebhardt murder , making six The new jurors are AV. E. Barnard , urayman. of Mankato : William Boss- well , a farmer , of St. Clair. Both arc about 40 years of age. Koch's sister. Miss Ida , came from Xew Uhn Friday and sat by her broth er in court , as did also the defendant's : -onsin , Miss Minnie Bangorter. of Man kato. Ida Koch is a school teacher , and Miss Bangertor is a school principal. One Man is Killed. J. T. Cavanaugh , a bricklayer from .St. Louis , emptied a revolver into a group of brick masons at Hot Springs , Ark. , Friday. John Madigan , of Clinton , Mass. , was instantly killed. In the is scramble for safety several laborers were severely hurt. The trouble arose over differences in local bricklayers' union matters. Cavanaugh is in jail. Saw Killing of Yountr. The Vorwaerth , a Jewish ncAVspapor published in NoAvark , N. J. , has received a card from a Chicago man Avho says he ? thinks he Avas a witness to the killing of Caesar Young , for which Nan Patter son is on trial in NOAV York City. The card is Avritten in Hebrew. Sioux City Stock Market. Friday's quotations on tho Sioux City stock market follow : Butcher steer $4.50(25.25. ( Top hogs , $5.30. Hanging in Missouri. Elias Smith was hanged at Wnynos- ville , Mo. , Friday for the murder of Jas. Smith , a fanner , near Dixon , in Novem are ber , 190-1. The motiA'o for the crime was robbery. Smith confessed. Hi : ? the neck Avas broken by the drop. Small Tornado in Pcoria. During a forty-mile wind Thursday night east and north of Pcoria , 111. , was 1he scene of a small tornado , which dis turbed many homes and Avrccked live , off blow lasted but a few seconds. , ] FATAL MINE EXPLOSION. Five Miners Arc Dead and Three" Faculty Injured. A Chjirlcstown , W. Va. . special says : .V mine explosion in the Cabin Creek Mining Company's mines near Kayford , about thirty miles above hero , late Thurs day afternoon is believed to have re sulted in the death of live miners and the fatal injury of three others. The disaster is thought to have been caused by a powder explosion , the result of a miner's carelessness. Shortly after 5 o'clock , after the men had left the mine , there was a sharp report , followed by an explosion , which threw Tlebris in all di rections. The tipples took lire and wore soon a mass of flames. At loat nine men were still within 'the mine when the explosion occurred. Of these four reach ed safety with the assistance of friends. Three of the number were so badly in jured that they are not expected to live. The remaining miners were still on- tombed at a late hour. It is believed that these men are dead , as they were at least L',000 feet oelow tho surface Avhen the explosion took place. Those known to be still in the mine are Burt Green , Charles Nicholas. Ira Nicholas , Arthur Crumpackcr and Will iam Allen. Tne fatally hurt are G'et : ie Austin , night boss : N. Darby , assistant night boss , and William Kobinson. laborer. After the tire had been extinguished a rescuing party was formed by the min ers of the town. Brattices were built into the mouth of the mine , but progress was necessarily slow. At a late hour Thursday night the party reported to those at the mouth of the mine that they were nearing the bodies. TROUBLE IN CRETE. Chamber of Deputies Declares for Union of Crete with Greece. Advices from Canea. Island of Crete , state that the Cretan chamber of depu ties was opened Thursday by Prince George , high commissioner of the powers , who in a speech blamed Hie revolution ists and declared his readiness to grant every reasonable leform properly pro posed. On the withdrawal of the prince the chamber of deputies unanimously de clared in favor of the union of Crete Avith Greece and the deputies proceeded to the palace to inform the prince. MAN KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE Brooklyn Police Make Futile Kflfort to Capture Chauffeur. Scores of police reserves were turned out in Brooklyn , N. Y. , Thursday in an effort to trap an automobile party respon sible for the deah of an Italian on Coney Island Avenue. All ferries and bridges to New York were placed under extra guard , but "the antomobilists escaped. There were throe men and two women in the car. It rushed through Park circle and threw the man twenty feet in the air. The chauffeur threw on extra pow er and rushed from the scene. STRIKE AT LEADVILLE. Armed Dopiity Sheriffs Maintain Quiet at a Smelting Plant. A Leadville , Colo. , special says : Armed deputy sheriffs are maintaining quiet at the Arkansas Valley plant of the Ameri can Smelting and Refining Company here. Avhere forty weighers and wheelers struck for shorter hours and kept nearly SOO employes from working. The tiros of eight furnaces have been drawn and the other two are banked. There has been no violence and a settle ment is expected. Snow Breaks All Records. Trainmen arriving in Cheyenne , Wyo. , report every telegraph pole for thirty miles east of Cheyenne and tAventy miles south has been leveled by snow. The snow is the heaviest ever known there , and at several places in the city electric light and telephone polos have been brok en off by tons of snow and lie obstrucing the streets. Military Honors for a Woman. At Hirschberg , Silesia. Augusta Grao- r , Avhose courage , tenderness and dev tion to the AA-ound < ? d in the Avars of 1XIM , j - jSJ ( ( > and 1870-71 made her respected by all Germany , was buried Avith military honors Thursday , a battalion of regular troops and all the local veterans' organi in zations particpaling in the ceremony. Chorus Girl May Die. it The Pennsylvania hospital ollicials at Philadelphia liaA-e received Avord from a New York man who says he is the hus band of Bessie DaA-is , a chorus girl. AVIO was shot Tuesday by Edward Smedes. The police say Smcdos is not tho wo man's husband. Miss DUALS' condition critical. hi Wanes to be Increased. he Notices have been posted in the vari pc ous blast furnaces at Youngstown. O. . that beginning on May 1 wages Avill be increased. The wages of laborers will be raised 5 per cent and tnrmnen 10 per cent. The wages of laborers have been 1 a day and turnmon $2. Standard's Holdings in Kansas. The Prairie Oil and Gas Company , of Chanute , Kan. , which is the Standard Oil Company's branch for Kansas , has filed the amount of its property for as sessment under the new law with the e auditor. The company places ? ' - ' " .dings in Kansas at $2,000,000. . Want an Injunction. Montgomery Ward & Co. , of Chicago , whose teamsters and garment makers on strike , applied Thursday in the the superior court for an injunction against local International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the United Garment Workers' Unions. Funeral of Limoges Victims. At Limoges , France , the funeral of the nctims of the recent disturbances passed 0. quietly Thursday in the presence of 20,000 persons. to A TITANIC STRUGGLE. Coming Mcctinjj of Togo and JRojVstvenwIcy. Tl c British public , sajs a London spe cial , is only beginning to realize how much depends upon Togo's skillful con duct of the approaching naval contest. Until Vice Admiral Rojestvensky arriv ed in the straits of Malacca there AV.-IS a disposition to ridicule the efforts of the Russian sifuadron , but now that there is seen to be a growing likelihood of Vice Admiral Ncbogatoff joining Rojestvensky before the struggle opens , interest is deepening into anxiety. According to the Tokio correspondent of a. London news agency a momentous war confeience lasting five hours Avas held there ou Wednesday , attended by the elder statesmen , the premier and ministers. It is not difficult to conjecture the nature of the council's deliberations. Tokio correspondents state that Japan has advanced a protest to France on the Russian Pacific squadron's presence in Kamranh Bay , but that France has not yot replied. The Telegraph's correspond- ent at Tokio declares that a Japane.-i fleet is ready to sail for Kamranh Bay. The Telegraph's Hongkong correspondj i. nt states that two steamers which passj ed close to tlie bay 01 ; Sunday report that no Russian vessels Avere then visi- ble. No news , however , has yot readied London to show that the Russians have left Kamranh Bay. and it is assumed that they are still there. The Post , commenting on the situation , contends that it is a matter of urgent importance , especially considering Great Britain's worldwide naval interest , to en- deavor to secure a more definite interimf tional understanding of neutrality in neutral waters by belligerents. A dispatch to a London news agency from Tokio says : "Information received here is taken to indicate the Russian squadron pro- poses staying at Kamrnnh until May 7 , Rojestvensky meanwhile sending out cruisers to overhaul merchantmen pro- ceding along the trade route to tho straits of Formosa. The transports ac companying the Russian squadron ar < - leported to be plying betAveen Kamranh Itay and Saigon under the merchant flag of Russia. KOCH IS ON TRIAL. lie is Again Arraigned on Charge of Murder. At Mankato , Minn. , Dr. George R. Koch and his aged father trudged up the long hill to the Blue Earth Countcourt house at S-10 o'clock Wednesday morn ing , and entered the court room , Avhere a few minutes later. Judge Lorin Cray called the trial of the young man for the atrocious murder of Dr. Louis A. Gob- hardt , in the lattor's otlice. at New Ulm , Minn. , on the night of NOA1 last. This is the second trial of this yonn dentist for slaying his professional fel- low and supposedly close friend , and in- terest in the mystery is more profound than Minnesota has experienced in many years. Young Koch , Avhose cheery , vivacious mien has been altered by tho terrible incl charges against him , solemnly Avalehed the efforts to get a jury. Thirty men of tlw first panel had a first opiniond : were excused. A panel of 100 was . , en drawn. WEDS A POOR MAN. Carnegie's Xiuce is Wife of a Riding Master. It became known at New York Wed nesday that Andrew Carnegie's nicco , Nancy Carnegie , Avas secretly married about a year ago to a riding master nam ed Heaver , whom she met at Newport. The story Avas confirmed by Mr. Car negie , who said : "The family has no objection to the match. Heaver is an honest , upright young man. 1 would rather Nancy had married a poor , honest man than a worthless duke. We want no rich men in our family. " TO PREVENT BLOODSHED. Bill to Remove n Dam Before Wis consin Lawmakers. A Madison , Wis. . dispatch says : Tc iid possible bloodshed at the Th"- -iple river dam , Chippcwa Coii'i. . . . where John Dietz is holding up by force millions of logs of the Chippcwa Boon ; and Log Company , a bill Avas introduced the assembly Wednesday repealing tin- act for the establishment of the dam. Many armed men are on tho scene , but is hoped the bill introduced may solve the diflicullv. Candy Causes Girl's Death. Selnui Allenbach , the 14-year-old daughter of the RCAMr. . Allenbach. of Lincoln , Neb. , is dead and it is thought that the candy she ate Saturday night is the cause. Immediately after eating a liberal quantity she Avas taken sick and her death took place Tuesday night. Ap pendicitis Avas given as the cause. Federal Commissioner Removed. a Federal "Judge Win. II. Hunt has re moved from oflice United States Commis sioner E. Wilson at Columbia Falls , Mont. , because that onicial failed to ap pear and make defense to charges of ir regularities of the administration of his otlice. "Bluebeard's" Trial Begun. Johaim Iloch. the self-confessed biga mist , was placed on trial in the criminal court at Chicago Wednesday afternoon , : the murder of Mrs. Marie Walcher .ocli , one of his Avives. ' Secret Service Branches. Chief Wilkie , of the secret service at Washington , has left for Honolulu and Philippine islands. A branch of the secret sen-ice will be established at the former place and possibly one at Ma nila. of Sent to the Penitentiary. E. F. Kaneeii , former cashier of the closed Citizens Savings Bank of Lorain , cial , Wednesday pleaded guilty to embez- IS. " zling bonds and funds and Avas sentenced fa seven years jn the penitentiary. j dii STATE j OF NEBRASKA NEWS Or THE WEEK IN A CON. DENSED FORM. A Pair of State Tragedies Custer County Man Kills Another in a Quarrel Shubert Man Shoots Kis Wife and Attempts Suicide. Scott Iladdick. a well known farmer Jiving 1 eight miles north of Mason , shot and killed John Butler , another farmer on the former's property early Monday ( The trouble which has been gathering for some time was over a road running through ( Iladdick's property. The par ties met Sunday night on the disputed 'round. 1-laddick ordered Butler off. Butler I replied it was a regularly laid out road and he had a light to * tay there. Butler 1 fired first , so Iladdick alleges. The latter returned fire from behind a post I where he had jumped , killing his an- tagonist. Haddick went to Broken Bow on the midnight train and stayed at the Globe Hotel j all night. While eating break fast Monday morning he was arrested by Sheriff Richardson and taken into custody. Arrangements for the prelimi nary hearing will be made as quickly as possible. J Judge Sullivan appeared for the defendant. Haddiek has always born a good reputation. I The village of Shubert. five miles oast of Stella , was the scene of a terrible tragedy Monday morning. George Quig- gle , as a climax to a protracted spree , went to where his wife was hanging out tiie washing and with a few words point ed a revolver at her heart and fired. She managed to turn the gun in such a way that it shot her hand. Another shot took effect in her side , and another made a , scalp wound. He then shot himself in the head , receiving a wound that ren dered him insensible , and the doctors . say he can live only a short time. ' Last week Mr. Q niggleas in Stella ; itnd ! 1 while intoxicated tried to buy a re volver of Wheeler & Son. but was re . . fused. He then tried to buy some car tridges , but these were also refused him , showing this deed to have been premedi tated. The couple had two children. It is thought that Mrs. Quiggle will re cover. CHAMBERLAIN SEEKS BONDS Understood He Has Secured the Greater Portion of the Amount. A Teeumseh special says : In the cus- lody of an officer , Charles M. Chamber lain is at work canvassing among his former friends and co-business men for signers on his bond , which the district court , fixed at ili..ll ) ( ) . It is said he has succeeded in raising the best part of the amounr. Mr. Chamberlain has promised to go to work on the books and to straighten out some tilings in the affairs of the failed bank which now are not understood. It is hinted there are people here who are worrying lest he will uncover some things that t had better be left in the dark as far . as they are concerned. The truthful ness of this statement will develop later. Receiver is Denied. Xo receiver will be appointed for the . Kitchen Hotel Company , at Lincoln. Rome Miller started the suit for a re ceiver , against James B. Kitchen , alleg i ing fraud and mismanagement of tlu Paxton Hotel. The supreme court has filed an opinion declaring that no receiver can be appointed where a concern is con ducting a business apparently prolita- ably. West Point .Mayor Honored. Mayor Sonnenschein , of West Point , .vas presented wth a gold medal set witJi , diamonds ( , the gift of the council and about 150 citi/.ens. The presentation av was made by Julius Thiele. late editor of the Cuming County Democrat , who con gratulated Mr. Sonnonsehoin on behalf of his colleagues in the council and the citizens generally upon the successful ter mination ohis two years'mayoralty. . Life Loses Its Charm. Infatuated Avith Mrs. A. F. Foreman , his landlady. Oscar Ilansen at Lincoln. Wednesday , committed suicide by taking a dose of morphine. He was an electri a cian , about _ . i years of ago , and has rela tives , a mother and a sister , living in Wahoo. Several weeks ago Ilansen at- tomptod to commit suicide but his life was saved. on Merle Obrian Dead. Merle Obrian. theyearold son of .c" \Villiam'Obrian. who shot himself about by three weeks ago , died from the effects of an operation. lie had always lived on his father's farm near Benedict , which his father sold and moved to Lincoln , where the boy became lonesome and de spondent , which is Mipposed to be the cause of his act , a "Waterworks Bonds Sold. The bonds for water Avorks and elec tric liyhl at Alma were sold by the city as council Monday evening at a small pre mium. This insures a good up-to-date water system for Alma this season , and and also an electric light plant. Each of these industriesll \ be owned and man aged by the city. ' Teamster . fui Seriously Hurt. of A team being driven by Hugh Means , teamster of Dakota City , ran off Mon- ing . day. throwing the driver into a barb ing. .5 Avire fence. His nose Avas completely , Mr. severed , as AVHS also a portion of his \ . ear , and his face was cut clear across by U1 he the barbed wire. One of the horses broke his leg and had to be killed. Plainview's Firti Department. Tho Plainview firemen. Avho disbanded several Aveeks ago , haA-o reorganized. The town now has veteran fire fighters and a are good system of Avater Avorks to protect property. The A'illage board met in spe cial session and ratified the reorganiza- Waived .Examination. Bruce Ilutton. Avho Avas arrested a short time ago charged with operating a goi liquor joint at Nims City , waived pre bn liminary examination in county court at coln Ilumboldt and Avas placed under bonds a c SHOO to appear in the district court. Til wil Many Favorire Sons. edi Gov. Mickey has announced that a spe ' election to fill the First district con gressional vacancy would be held July 1 . Every county in the district has a with favorite son and Lancaster has six can until didates. tivi BARTLEY BOND CASE AGAIN. Attorney General Asks Court to Dispose of Litigation. After having dragged itself through the supreme court three times during the last seven years , the Hartley bond suit is again before the judges of tho su preme court at Lincoln , and in his brief the attorney general asks the court to make this the final appearance of the case by basing its opinion on tho facts Citl definitely establishing the rights of the state in tho matter. The case was brought up by the state from the Doug las County district court and Wednesday morning Avas advanced on the docket and submitted on briefs. The suit Avas origrnally brought in 1S07 in Douglas County by the state against Joseph ; S. Hartley , at one time state treasurer , and the sureties on his ollicial bond. The amount alleged as shortage Avas in round numbers § 550.000. During the several trials the case has been ad judicated as to all surety defendants and Joseph II. Amos. Amos SAVobe. C. C' . McNish and Cadet Taylor , Avho are the defendants in error in this proceeding. The state seeks a reversal of the deci sion ! of the lower court , which ordered j the case dismissed. BOY FIREBUGS. One Arrested at Norfolk Confesses , Implicating Two Others. Earl Fairbanks , 18 years old , was ar rested Monday charged Avith setting fire to a South Norfolk barn. He admitted he was in a gang of throe , one of Avhom started the tiro. The latter has left town. The youth alleged to have set the fire is said to have declared he Avanted a "hot time" and that he Avould kill the other two if they told. This croAvd is suspected of setting other fires recently , and possibly the Stanton fire , which cost $40,000. Sunday morning. A search is being made for the other boys. Another saloon Avas set afire Sunday night , but the llamos died out and no great damage was done. The lire was of incendiary origin. Fred Harder was' tiie victim again , having been burned out a month ago. He is now rebuilding his saloon. FARMER KILLED BY BULL. Animal Had Co en Dehorned , but Trampled Him to Death. E. L. Beck , a Avealthy and prosperous farmer , was killed Saturday at his farm three miles southeast of Franklin , by a furious bull. Mr. Beck was out in a fifi Held working with tho cattle Avhen the Inw attacked him. Ho had a pitchfork which was found with the tines bent , showing he made a fight to saA-o his life , j The bull had been dehorned , but used his feet , stamping his A'ictim into an al most umecognizable mass. It was sever- al hours before ho was found. lie Avas J still alive , but so badly hurt nothing con..i be done to save him. Some time ago this same bull came very near getst ting Mr. Beck , a fence close by beinj the only thing which saved him. Find a Den of Wolves. While ( I. VT. Brinton and B. B. Ever ett Avere hunting in the woods southwest of Plattsmouth they found a den con taining nine little Avolvos The boys cap tured the little ones and waited patient ly for t'he mother to return , but were dis appointed. Tneir scalps were turned over to the county clerk for the offered bounty. The boys report that the wolves in that vicinity have caused the farmers much trouble by carrying off chicken ? and other small animals. Safeblowers Visit Talmage. Some time Wednesday night safe blow ers made a raid on the village of Tal- niiige. twenty miles southwest of Nebras ka City. They broke into the general merchandise store of George Allgier and blew open the safe with black powder , securing $ ! iO in coin. The sate is a total wreck. The explosion did not awaken , any of the residents of the A-illacre. Detective Haus Disappears. Scheduled to appear in court at Nor folk April 24 to answer the charge of murdering David O. Luso. of Ainsworth. several years ago. Fred M. Hans , a for in mer detective for the Chicago and North- Avcslern Railroad , has mysteriously dis appeared and cannot be located. lie i CC has been out of jail for several Aveeks on i bail or $5,000. signed by prominent IJrown County stockmen. mi A Plucky Telephone Girl. A telephone oporator-at Fremont , while her way home was assaulted by : i man Avho had been following her for a feAV blocks. She put up a stiff light and the vigorous use of the end of her umbrella succeeded in getting away from in him and reached a neighboring house. The police Avore at once notified , but the fellow had disappeared. Teamster Hurt at Dakota City. A team being driven by Hugh Means , teamster of Dakota City. ran off , throwing the driver into a barb wire fence. His nose Avas completely severed , was also a portion of his ear. and his face Avas cut clear across by the barbed wire. One of the horses broke its log had to be shot. Farmer Drowned in a "Well. of Anton Trojan , an aged and Avealthy be farmer.vho lived throe miles northeas't Leigh , met his death Saturday even " by falling into a Avell and smother * . The well Avas an open one. curbed Avith boards and about tAvelvc feet deep. . Trojan Avas dipping water out of it ing with a pail tied to a rope. When found was dead. liri Alma is Booming. Alma is having one of the most sub stantial booms of any city in the Repub lican valley. At loast forty residences in the of construction course , and a large number of business buildings. 1UJ There is a great demand for more com petent carpenters that are up-to-date rchitects in their trade. Buys Nebraska Independent. George W. Berge. fusion candidate for not governor last fall , has purchased the Ne $ braska : Independent , published at Lin tui , of Frank D. Eager and will conduct en campaign against the free pass. T. II. AVI Tibbies , for editor of years the paper , to resign , and Mr. Berge Avill become day editor and publisher. sir Arson Case ( 'ontinw-ed. a.n The trial of East Fairbanks , charged and arson , at Norfolk , was continued Friday , when it is hoped the fugi- ' [ leader Avill be in custody. , At its next meeting the board of pur chase and supplies Avill attempt to revolu tionize the manner of buying supplies- for the state institutions and incidental ly Laud Commissioner Eaton will en deavor to shift some of the rcspousibilitj- pf keeping track of the records of the board onto some one else.To check up the contracts and to notify the successful bidders takes three or'four people in-the otlice of the laud commissioner several days of hard work. The otlice is some- Avliat behind UOAV on its OAvn work and Mr. Eaton believes some way should be found where he would be relieved of some of the work. The board expects to attempt to change the manner of buying supplies and buying larger quantities than heretofore and thus be able to savo the state much money during the course of the year. At this time and heretofore the board has been buying from the low est bidder according to the total , .and ! this is liable to be changed so that the , lowest bid on each item Avill be the suc cessful bid for that item only. * * * State Bank Examiner Fred Whitte- more. Avho is being sued by the deposit ors of the defunct Elkhorn Valley Bank' ' at O'Neill , Avas in Lincoln Friday night and said the first intimation he had of the suit being filed against him Avas the publication of the suit in the newspapers. "The whole affair , " said Mr , AVhitte- niore , "is predicated upon alleged negli gence. I used the greatest care in try ing to got at the truth of the bank's con dition. It is not the province of a state bank examiner to guarantee depositors against every species of coA'ert fraud. " Mr. Whittomore said in regard to the statement that he had overlooked forged and fictitious notes that he was not ac quainted i Avith the handwriting of the makers of the notes , but they bore every oA-idcncc of being genuine , and even no\v he had no evidence that any of the notes were forged. Mr. Whittemore expressed surprise that the suits should have been- started , but saw he Avas willing to show his accounts to the most searching scru tiny. * * * Superintendent Fowler is not the only- state superintendent Avho drew salary as- secret a ry of the state board of educa tion. The records show that all superin tendents iun-e drawn such sal ary , or at least as far back as 1885. Dur ing the next two years , however. Mr. , McBrien \ Avill not draAV the extra $50 a year. < When the board first met after the election the matter was brought up and Mr. McBrien refused to take the money , holding < that it was contrary to the con stitution. Incidentally , Mr. McBrien AvilJ- no longer serve the board as secretary. Since the new normal school construc tion work was begun the Avork of tho- secretary has been so heavy that the of' , lice Avork has had to be either rushed1 or neglected. Consequently Mr. McBrien Avill resign and it is just possible that the board AA'ill select a salaried secretary and pay him out of the expense fund o - the institution * * * Martin Anderson , an energetic younjj ' farmer from Nemaha precinct , Avalkedi , into the otDce of the county clerk at Lin coln Friday and deposited nine young Avolves with their eyes yet closed , for Avhich he wanted $1.25 each under the appropriation and law passed by the recent legislature. Anderson plowed up the wolves on his farm and took a day off to bring them to town. They Avere killed at the court house and then cremated in the furnace. Notwithstand ing the law is not effective until July 1 Anderson Avas given a voucher for his money. * # * Mrs. Anna Wood , formerly Mrs. Charl ton , called upon GOAMickey Friday morning to secure executive clemency for- her son , Charles Charlton. who is now the penitentiary for murder. Charlton killed a man in Dodge County some- thirtoen years ago , and since his incar ceration several attempts haA-e been made to secure his release , but without success. Since the murder Charlton's mother and father separated and the mother married a man named Woods and noAV resides in Omaha. * * * GOA * . Mickey Friday send the following telegram to Secretary to the President Loeb : "The citizens of Lincoln join AA-ith me- extending a pressing and cordial invi tation to the president tc stop in this city on his return east. A western wel come aAvaits him. " Other telegrams supplementing the in vitation of the governor were sent in' behalf of the city and state , requesting the president to return by Avay of Ne braska. * - > . * Notwithstanding Saturday was the last day as fixed by law for railroads to .file their reports with the state board of equalization and assessment , only three- the roads have reported. It is not probable , however , that the penalty will enforced this time , as a matter of two or three days will make little differ ence to the board , which holds its first meeting the first Monday in May. V * * Because of the increased cost of liv in Lincoln the Traction company Sat urday , morning voluntarily boosted the- salaries of its men from 8 to 10 per cent , effective May L The new scale gives the beginners 14 cents an hour and the five- year conductors 20 cents an hour. The report of Ed A. Church , state oil inspector , for the month of March , filed Saturday , shows : Expenses , § 890.31 ; paid treasurer , $858.99 ; yross receipts , SI,749.30. ' The Grand Island soldiers * home will get its two fire engines out of the- $2,000 appropriated by the late legisla ture. The reason of this is because the enrolling clerk failed to engross the item with the bill. The matter was called the attention of Gov. Mickey Satur afternoon , but as the bill is long since out of his hands he refsued to do anything about it. Incidentally , tho claims for former Attorney General Auditor Searle to pay for their bonds were left out of the bill by the enrolling. clerks , but Avere put in _ by the governor. . > : < i