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The Valentine Democrat
VALENTINE , NE&
L M. RICE , . . . Publisher
WILL BE ARMISTICE
TRUCE BETWEEN TWO ARMIES
IN THE FIELD.
I According to Present Programme ,
j Their Commanders Will Meet
Important Details Will be Settled
* at the Washington Conference.
Alone on the plains of Manchuria ,
jxnidway between the two great armies ,
the Russian and Japanese commanders
will meet to sign the armistice which
will pave the way for the Washington
conference , if the present tentative pro
gram is followed. Exchanges on these
points are now in progress between To-
kio and St. Petersburg via Washington ,
but no final conclusion has been reached.
It was first thought a preliminary pro
tocol might be signed at Washington pro-
; riding for a temporary cessation of hos-
1 tUitics , but in view of the fact that this
concerns directly the armies in the field.
it is believed that the belligerents will
agree that the arrangement of the armis-
! ticc can be best entrusted to Linevitch
mid Oyama , the respective commanders
in chief , who in such event would be tel
egraphed special powers to sign. The
time lim-t foi the ri'iri-ticf iiv ; : ot . . < t
"been fixed , but it will be comparatively
brief , that the progress of the conference
may be assisted as much as possible.
Prior to the signing of the armistice ,
however , will come the official announce
ment of the Russian and Japanese pleni
potentiaries. Russia has indicated that
her mission will be headed by M. Neli-
doff , the ambassador at Paris , and it is
understood that the emperor has request
ed Marquis Ito to head the Japanese
mission , although the distinguished head
of the privy council , so far as it is known
tit Washington , has not finally accepted.
Only his health would cause him to de
cline , in which event. Field Marshal
Tamagata probably would be selected in
his place. Neither country has suggested
the names of the other plenipotentiaries ,
jior has the number finally been agreed
upon , although the belief is that there
will be three on a side.
With Marquis Ito , it i believed , will
come one of the great statesmen of Ja
pan , who has wide diplomatic experience ,
tend Minister Takahira , the Japanese
minister here , it is suggested , may be
named as the third plenipotentiary.
Another important detail Avhich has
been the subject of informal discussion
iit the White House has oeen the lan
guage to be used at the conference. Rus-
Fia will ask that the French language"
used , and Japan will express a prefer
ence for English.
GOMEZ IS DYING.
Liife of Idol of the Cubans is Rap
idly Passing Away.
Havana advices state that since Thur = -
day midnight the condition of Gen. Max
imo Gomez has steadily grown worse ,
jand his death may be expected at any
kime. He is 78 years old.
1 When Gen. Maximo Gomez raised the
Cuban flag over a free Cuba on May 20 ,
1902 , he saw accomplished that . for
which he fought and suffered for longer
than thirty years.
Maximo Gomez is not a Cuban. He was
born in Santo Domingo , but in 18GS he
espoused the Cuban cause and took up
arms against the Spaniards. From that
time until the United States defeated
Spain he was a Cuban insurgent. In the
field he fought , in Spanish prisons he
.spent weary days in planning revolution ,
and when at liberty he worked , once be-
Jng a fruit peddler in Santo Domingo ,
but always with the one purpose in mind
'free Cuba.
WEEPS ON THE GALLOWS.
Wife Murderer Bolts Loses II
Nerve at Critical Moment.
Otis Botts. aged 21 years , was executed
in the county jail at Peoria , III. , Friday
jfor the murder of his wife Jan. 5.
Botts spent the night laughing , joking
.and telling lewd stories. His mother
wanted to attend the execution , but he
said : "Don't do it ; you'll make me lose
my nerve. "
j Botts strangled his wife to death by
tying a hair ribbon around her neck.
When he faced the crowd the air of
jbravado which has marked his career to
{ this time deserted him , and he broke
klown and wept. He was barely able to
stand when the straps of the noose were
being fixed.
A St. Louis Mystery.
The dead body of an unknown man
. ' was found in a room in the Hotel Gar-
, num at St. Louis , Mo. , Friday , but there
jwas no evidence to show what had
caused death. Wednesday two men ,
o-egistered as T. Martin and R. II. Pat-
jterson , were assigned to the room. One
{ was found dead Friday and the other has
disappeared.
Sioux City Stock Market.
Friday's quotations on the Sioux City
stock rnarkte follow : Butcher steers.
j LOO@-L95. Top hogs , ? f > .30.
i Believed Seven Drowned.
A Hazelton , B. C. , special gays : Scv-
n men are missing and have probably
'been ' drowned in the Skcena River , near
'Lorne ' Creek , their upturned canoe hav
ing been found and no trace of the men
.Laving been discovered.
I A Murder in St. Joseph.
John McKown , a laundry employe at
St. Joseph , Mo. , was shot and killed Fri-
jday by G. W. Stockton , a farmer , who
claimed that McKowau had ruined his
Daughter.
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SCANDAL IN CHICAGO.
Driscoll'o Startling Disclosures Be
fore the Grand Jury.
The greatest scandal Chicago has ever
seen , according to State's Attorney Hea-
ley , is to follow the disclosures made
Thursday before the grand jury by J. S.
Driscoll , when the former secretary of
the Associated Building Trades and Coal
Team Owners' Association revealed the
? ntire history of the dealings between
employers and union labor leaders , par
ticularly that branch of union labor rep
resented by the Chicago Teamsters' Un
ion.
State's Attorney Healey said :
"More serious offenses have been com
mitted than bribery and conspiracy , and
the evidence presented to the jury has
been of an extremely sensational charac
ter. It is very important , and will lead
to startling results. The names mention
ed by the witnesses are those of promi
nent men on both sides. "
John C. Driscoll Thursday was the
chief witness before the grand jury , and
related what he called the dealings be
tween the employers and union labor.
Driscoll told how the coal teamsters and
coal team owners had made the first
joint trade agreement , which provided
that the owners should employ only mem
bers of the Coal Teamsters' Union , and
that the members of the union should
work for no employer not a member of
the Coal Team Owners' Association.
The effect of this arrangement , the wit
ness declared , was to force every coal
wagon owner into the Coal Team Own-
ers' Association and every wagon driver
into the Teamsters' Union.
Driscoll took before the jury Thursday
several check books , which together with
the canceled checks are expected to prove
many of the charges made by him
against business men and labor leaders.
Driscoll ivas kept under surveillance
all night by a detective from the state's
attorney's ofllce. One of the reasons giv
en was to protect Driscoll from personal
violence. Another reason was to prevent
Driscoll from being influenced to leave
Chicago.
It is reported that Driscoll arranged to
go away as soon as the grand jurors are
through with him. If he docs it is prob
able he will have to supply a heavy bond ,
for his appearance when wanted , j
Should indictments be voted as the result
of Driscoll's exposure , he may be named
as a co-conspirator , it is said , but not a
co-defendant , so that his presence at the
trial as the star witness will be douuiy
insured.
HANGING PUT OFF.
Murderer Barker Was Not Executed
at Lincoln Friday.
A Lincoln , Neb. , special says : Frank j
tBarker , the Webster County murderer , j
was not hanged Friday.
The supreme court Thursday reversed :
ithe ruling of Judtre Holmes and granted !
Ja hearing to test the sanity of the con-
.denined man.
Judge Holmes stopped the execution
and ordered a jury trial. This may take
a week or two.
Barker was convicted of a brutal dou
ble murder the killing of his brother
and his brother's wife to secure their
f"rm , and thus be able to marry a young |
omnn. The crime was committed near
.Red Cloud , Neb. Barker is 2.'J years of
age.
PLACE IS NAMED.
Peace Representatives Will Meet in
Washington.
Official announcement is made that
.Washington . , D. C. , has been selected as
the location for the peace conference.
The announcement came in the form of
an official statement issued by Secretary
Loeb by direction of the president. The j
statement is as follows : i
"When the two governments were un- !
able to agree upon either Che Foo * r J
Paris the president suggested The
Hague , but both governments have now
requested that Washington be chosen as
the place of meeting , and the president
has accordingly formally notified both
governments that Washington will be ? o
selected. ' '
PARENTS INSTANTLY KILLED.
Two Sons Probably Fatally Injured
in Automobile Accident. i
An automobile Mr. and
occupied by . i
Mrs. Richard S. Saver , of Englewood , N.
J. , and their two sons , was struck by an
Erie train near Goshen , N. Y. Mr. and
Mrs. Sayer were instantly killed and
their sons hurled several feet , striking
near the tracks. They are not expected
to survive their injuries.
The chauffeur saved his life by jumping
before the train struck the automobile.
Mr. Sayer was president of the Rider
Engine Company.
New Peace Agent at Work.
While apparently trere was no surface
change in the teamsters' strike at Chica
go Thursday , a powerful agent for peace
was at work. Grand Master J. G. Hau-
rahan , of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Fireman , arrived in Chicago , and
after a conference with the mayor an-1
nounced he would UFO his good otlices to j (
settle the strike. j
A Royal Wedding.
Windsor , England , the scene of many
historic events , was in holiday attire
Thursday for the wedding of Princess
Margaret of Couuaught , the oldest
daughter of the duke of Connaught , to j
Prince Gustavus Adolphus , oldest son | '
; i Crown Prince Gustavus of Sweden.
Auto Runs Into Wins Fence.
William Butler Woodbridge , n promi
nent Boston business man , was killed
and three other men injured in an auto
mobile accident in Saugus Mass. , early
Thursday. The automobile ran into a
barbed wire fence.
Murderer Captured.
Max Ploehn , who assaulted and mur
dered Alma Goose at Plattsmouth , Neb. ,
Saturday , was captured hiding in a barn
near Plattsmouth. He was heavily
inned. but be made no resistance.
NEARING THE FOCUS.
Choice of a Place Now a Point in
the Peace Plans.
Gradually the negotiations for peace
in the far east are nearing a focus , says
a dispatch from Washington. The one
point to which the energies of these be
ing directly concerned in them now are
being directed is the choice of a place for
holding the conference of the plenipoten
tiaries ef the belligerent powers.
It is known officially that three cities
now are under consideration by Russia
and Japan. These cities , named in the
order for the likelihood of their final se
lection , are Washington , The Hague and
Geneva.
Thus far no decision has been
reached.
Paris and London have been eliminat
ed from the question. It is understood
that the Russian government objects to
an Asiatic city , its preference being for
some European capital. After object
ing to the holding of the conference in
Paris , the Japanese government express
ed a willingness to consider places which
afforded adequate facilities , although it
is assumed that Japan's preference
would be some far eastern city , practi
cally within the theater of war.
Finally , however , the selection seems
to have narrowed down to the three cit
ies named. Objections have been made
by the Japanese to The Hague , but it is
not believed that these objections are
fundamental or unalterable. However ,
as the situation now is , Washington ap
pears to be the city most likely to be se
lected. It can be said , on best authority ,
that if the conference is held in the
United States , it will be in Washington.
No other place in this country has been
considered seriously.
An announcement of the selection of
the place of holding the conference is ex
pected within a few days.
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR HOCH
"Bluebeard" Case May Go to Su
preme Court.
"Bluebeard" Johann Hoch , who was
sentenced to be hanged at Chicago June
23 for the murder of one of his numer
ous wives , may be given one more chance
to escape the gallows. His case may
be taken to the supreme court of Illinois.
In a conference held at Chicago Wednes- j
day Gov. Deneen assured counsel foi ,
Hoch that in case the state's attorney's !
ofiice is assured by Wednesday June 21 ,
that sufficient money is forthcoming to
provide for the preparation of the neces-
sary record a reprieve will be granted
until the October term of the supreme |
court. The sum needed is $700.
TOBACCO TRUST INQUIRY ,
Secretary Adjudged Guilty of Con
tempt of Court.
William II. McAllister , secretary > ! j
adjudged guilty of contempt in the Unitj j
adjudged guilty of contempt in the Unt- !
ed States court at New York for havinc
refused to answer questions before the
federal grand jiu-y in connection witli '
the so-called tobacco trust. j
Judge Lacombe fined McAllister § o '
and ordered that he be taken into ens- .
tody by a marshal until such time as he
purges himself of contempt by answering i
questions , producing books and papers , j
McAllister furnished . l.OOO bail for
his appearance , pending an appeal to the
United States supreme court.
JAPS BAR PARIS.
Will Refuse to Discuss Peace in the
French Capital.
The report of the Japanese minister al
Washington telling of his interviews
with President Roosevelt and announcing
the proposal that the peace plenipoten
tiaries of Russia and Japan meet 5r !
Paris , and the appointment of M. Deli-
doff , Russian ambassador to France , as
Russia's chief plenipotentiary , was re
ceived at Tokio Tuesday.
Japan will refuse to have the meeting
take place in Paris because it is the
capital of Russia's ally , and also on ac
count of the great distance from Japar
and the delay involved.
Monitor Puritan Aground.
The monitor Puritan was reported tc
be hard aground off Point Lookout in tlu i
reserves of the District of Columbia. Al
Potomac. She has on board the nava '
iidjudged guilty of contempt in the Unit- j
efforts for two days to lloat the ship ,
liave so far proven unsuccessful. | J
Put Ban on Telephones.
The national conference of the olc
German Baptist brethren at its session
at Flora , Ind. , decided that the members
should not permit the use of the tele
[ > hone in their homes , and that any mem
ber now using a telephone should have
it removed from the house.
Uneasiness Over Morocco.
Much uneasiness prevails in official
inarters at Paris concerning the Franco
[ iermaii situation growing out of the Mo
roccan question. The government feel
ing is decidedly pessimistic concerning
icgotiations.
Eighteen Persons Injured.
During gun practice on board the first
? lass battleship Magnificent off TetuaE
Vednesday after a 6-inch shell exploded.
Eighteen persons , including four officers ,
, vere wounded , eleven of the seriously.
To Relief of Polar Expedition.
The arctic steamer Terra Noval sailed
fuesday from Tromsoe , Norway , for
i'ranz Josef land to the relief of the [ r
iegler expedition , headed by Anthony e
'iala , on the America. e
Woman Ends Six Lives.
A Tucumcari , N. M. , special says :
George Campbell , wife of a ranch- rn
nan , while insane , Tuesday with a rifle n
r1J
based her husband from their home.
? he then killed her five children and 1J
ji
'iided ' her own life by shooting.
Hanging is Delayed.
"Jocko" Briggs , who was to have been
tanged Friday at Chicago for the mur- j
ier of Hans Peterson , a cigar dealer ,
n the night of Sept. 12 , has been grant-
d a stay of one week by Judge Barnes.
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM.
Shoots Two Girls Nebrask.in Hul
Been Paying Attentions to Both
Beatrice Bloodhounds arc Put on
the Trail of Max Ploehn.
* Max Floelm shot and killed his cousin ,
Miss Alma Goos , and shot and seriously
Bounded her sister , Emma , at their homo
two miles south of Plattsmouth. aim
made his escape. He started in the direc
tion of the Missouri River and is believ
ed to he hiding in the bottoms or to have
drowned himself. The shooting is said
to have been the result of jealousy.
Ploehn had been paying attentions to
both of the young ladies , neither of
whom would accept him.
For the capture of Max Ploehn , the
murderer of Miss Alma Goos , a total of
$500 is offered. Of this amount the
state of Nebraska will pay $800 and $ 'JUO
will be paid by Cass County. The an
nouncement of the reward has been the
means of stimulating the efforts put forth
to eflect the capture of the murdeier.
The Beatrice bloodhounds arrived
Sunday night and were soon afterward
put on the murderer's trail. The dogs
led the pursuing party directly to a point
along the river bar. where fresh foot
prints were discovered Sunday morning.
Here the trail ended and the seaichers
felt convinced that I'loehn either drown
ed himself at this point or waded down
the stream in the shallow water , after
ward returning to the Nebraska shore.
So far as known there was no boat at
this place with which the man could have
escaped.
Two of the best clews secured since
the murder was committed were reported
early Monday morning. A young man
named Claude Gochcnaur claims that
shortly after 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon
he saw from a distance a man answering
rioehn's description. He was seen
passing through a Held on C. A. Har
vey's place , three miles from IMatts
mouth. A measurement of the man's
footprints , taken soon afterward , tallied
exactly with those found in the mud
along the river bank. Thomas Campbell ,
residing eleven miles south of Platt -
inourh , reports that he saw the same
man near his place about 7 o'clock Sun
day evening. He did not get a clo.-e
view of the man , but from a description
furnished him he believes that the man
was Ploehn. The bloodhounds are now
at work on new clues. It is now be
lieved that Ploehn is alive and that his
capture will be only a question of a Miort
time.
I'loehn was captured near Plattsmouth
and is confined in Omaha jail.
FEEBLE-MINDED BOYS CAUGHT
Four Who Escape from the Beatrice
Institution Are Captured.
The assistant superintendent of the in-
'titute for the feeble minded at Beatrice
recaptured four inmates of that institute
at Barneston Monday morning. They
were four young men. ranging in age
from 38 to 2. > . and had escaped Sunday
shortly after the noon hour , nicy walked
along the Union Pacific track from near
the institute in Beatrice to Oketo. Kan. ,
where they slept part of the night in a
box car. and arose in the morning and
started to walk back over the same road
they traveled the night before.
The otHcial found them walking to
Barneston and had no trouble getting
them to let urn to the institute with him
in a carnage. They had walked over
thirty-five miles and had had nothing to
L'at. As soon a" the doctor asked them
if they were hungry the brightest one re
plied by stating : "Yes : wish L was back
to the table at home , ' ' meaning the insti
tution.
Held for Attempted Murder.
Harry Foot and Charles Woodward
ivere arraigned Wednesday before Ju -
tice Ciowley at Hastings on the charge
if attempt to commit murder upon John
[ ' > o cheuser. The case was continued.
Bond was fixed at ? . " .000 , which they
ivere unable to give. The two defendants
issaulted Froscheuser Monday night and
jeat him up so badly that he is still in a
critical condition.
Charges Father with Incest.
Miss Minnie Schroder , daughter of
\ngnst Schroder , a farmer near Tecum-
eh. came into the county court Tuesday
ind swore out a complaint against h < r
"ather , charging him with incest. M.
Nfhroder is aged about0 * rtrs. and
ler mother is living , and she has several
jrothers and sisters living at home , Mr.
Schroder is aged about "JO years and has
jorne a good reputation.
Double Norfolk Wedding.
State Veterinarian C. A. McKim , of
Norfolk , and Federal Veterinarian W. F.
Foiies. of McCook. surprised their friend *
iVednesday in a double wedding to Miss
ilainie Maniau and Miss flattie MeNi h.
espectively. at Trinity church. The
> rides are Norfolk girls , prominent in
ociety. Dr. MeKim is about to assume
lis duties at Lincoln.
Disbursing Money to Indians.
Capt. W. If. Beck , as distributing
igent for the government , will arrive in
i few days to pay the Omaha Indians
he . 100.000 apportioned them out of the
ribe's trust fund.
Nose Broken by Hammer.
Thomas Moody , a Seward character ,
hrew a hammer at Paul Armstrong ,
ireaking his nose. He was arrested and
leaded guilty to assault and battery and
eceived sixty days.
Frank Barker Reprieved.
A Lincoln special says : Gov. Mickey
as announced that he has extended the
eprieve of Frank Barker , the condemn-
d murderer , who was to have been hang-
[ 1 Friday , for two years.
To Save the JLife of Barker.
Alleging that Gov. Mickey was pre-
enting an insanity hearing. .Indue lla-
icr , at Lincoln , Monday morning , ap-
ealed to the district court to save the
fe of Murderer Frank Barker , who > s
.Mitenced to be hanged Friday.
Sent Improper Letter.
H. Leon Miller , of Oak , convicted of
tailing an obscene letter to Miss Turner ,
E Logan , la. , was sentenced in the fed-
ral court at Omaha to pay a fine of $100
nd serve a vear's hard labor atotix
'alls. ' .
OLD MAN UIES FROM SHOCK
Alleged Attempt on Young Man's
Life Causes Gramlf.iiher's Death.
J. F. Montirompry. aped TH years , one
of the pioneer residents of Otoe County ,
is dead at his home , one and one-half
miles south of Nebraska City , as the re
sult of a shock received from a shooting
affair which took place at his home Wed
nesday night.
About five months ago a grandson of
Mr. Montgomery. Claud Lewis , aged IS ,
arrived from Texas to make his home
with his grandparents. Last Sunday
niirhr he came from his room with his
: frm bleeding and said that he had been
attacked by two men. believed to be ne-
gioes.one of whom had stabbed him in
the arm , and that he had stabbed the
man in the back. As he stepped from
the front door a shot was heard and the
face of the young man was found to be
powder-burned. lie said that a man
had fired at him and disappeared before
he could identify him.
Wednesday niirht the old people , who
ocupy a room across the hall from their
irrandson , wore awakened by three
shots , and Lewis came into their bed-
loom saying that he had been fired upon
by two men. As he told his story hiu
grandfather fell dead at his feet.
NOW REGRETS HER ACT.
Girl Took Muriatic Acid with Sui
cidal Intent.
Miss Louise Bedford , a student at the
Wayne normal school all winter , lies in
a critical condition at the home of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Bedford ,
at Rcdbird. as the result of drinking two
ounces of muriatic acid with suicidal
intent during a temporary spell of in
sanity. After she had recovered enough
to speak she said that she recretted her
action and din't know why she had done
it. She admitted also that she had taken
a bottle of red ink at Wayne last win
ter while attending school.
She recently came home at the advice
of her teachers for rest and medical
treatment. She discovered the bottle of
acid in the cellar , concealed it in her
waist and drank it out on the prairie
while returning home fro ma visit to a
neighbor's house. She was able to reach
homeafely. .
FATAL ACCIDENT AT MILLARD
Lars Johnson Falls Under Train , s
Killed and Mangled.
Lars Johnson , an old resident of Mil-
lard , was instantly killed by the cars
there Thursday morning. Mr. Johnson
was going from his home to the butcher
shop and was crossing the tracks about
S : . ' ! ( ) o'clock , when train No 4 on the
Tuion Pacific was pulling out of the sta
tion. He was stiuck by the engine and
fell on the tracks , the cars passing over
him , breaking his shoulder blade , collar
bone and mamrling his face in a hornoie
manner. The body was dragged about
12o feet along the track.
Keating' * * Attorney's Absent.
Notwithstanding the fact that arrange
ments had been made to hold a hearing
at Lincoln Saturday on the application
of Convict Frank Keating for a commu
tation of a ten years' sentence for high
way robbery , none of the attorneys put
in an appearance. The man robbed John
Rose , a prominent farmer of Webster
County. The announcement that the
governor contemplated the issuance of a
commutation stirred np great opposition
at the scene of the crime. Keating's
trial cost the county several thousand
dollars. County Attorney A. M. Wal
ters , of that county , claims that the man
cannot have his sentence commuted be
cause he has served several terms in
prison. The man belongs to a wealthy
family.
Unusual Divorce Case.
Alleging that her husband had not
taken a bath for four months , Mrs. J. A.
North , of Raymond , got a divorce in the
court of Judge Cornish. Before marriage
she was a school teacher and has many
friends near Raymond. Before marriage
= he avers her husband was neat , but
ifterwards he became so negligent about
iiis personal habits that she could not
live with him. - _
Lads Caused Anxiety.
Three Seward lads caused a good deal
f anxiety Monday by taking a freight
[ rain for parts unknown. The parents
feared that they were drowned in the
Mine River , as it had been their inten-
ion to go swimming. The depot director
it Lincoln detained them at the police
Nation until their parents could go after
hem.
Vacates Townsitc.
Charles Hagedorn appeared before the
'onnty commissioners at Papillion with
i petition asking to have the Portal
ownsite vacated. A < tlie petition had
he required number of signers and there
icing no objections , the petition was
rranted. Portal was laid out in 1SS7
tnd for a time grew rapidly , but the
joom did not last long.
Farmer Sustains Fractured Skull
Auirust Bruckner , a farmer living
hree mile southeast of Hoskins , in
kVayiie County , was thiown from his
nig y and suffered a fractured skull
vhile driving home. The team was frac-
ious and ran away with him at Hemlit ,
i mile each of Ho kiix. His physicians
lope to save his life.
Caught in Frog.
With his right foot titrhtly wedired in
i switcii froi : in the Burlimrton yards at
Jmaha. and with a fast moving engine
earing down upon him , Frank Gernues
caned as far back from the track as his
[ iipii > oned limb would permit and watch-
d the engine as it ground his foot off ,
nd then Ml prostrate to the ground.
To Buy Up Water Bonds.
At a meeting of the Chadron city
ouncil it was decided to accept a propo-
ition to buy up the water bonds. They
ave been trying for the past eight
lonths to do this , but this offer is quite
saving : it will mean at least l1 , per
lit to the city.
Barn Burned.
A barn belonging to James Hill and
t-wly built. WHS burned at Falls City
Vedne day morning about 2 o'clock ,
"othiuir is known about the origin of the
re. A hor e which was locked in the
table was badly burned before the door
auld be broken down.
Nebraska Girl Said "Xo. "
Because Miss Anna Cleburne , .jf 0
'lattsmonth. ' could look
not with favor t
pon his addresses , John Allen , aged 22 , t
nnuiitted suicide by shooting himself
ith a shotgun loaded with buckshot.
Though Frank Baker , the murderer o
his brother and his sister-in-law , may be-
executed Friday , Barker will not press- ,
the button that will send him into eter
nity notwithstanding the published re
ports to that effect. Warden Heemer
said Saturday that he had never for a.
moment considered allowing Barker to-
be his own hangman , but that in a con
versation with a reporter the matter hail !
been mentioned casually. This , together
with the known aversion Mr. Beemer has-
to executions in the penitentiary , to-
gether with the imagination of the re
of stories-
porter , caused the publication
all over the United States that the war-
den of the Nebraska penitentiary intend
ed to force a condemned man to commit
suicide , hrthc meantime , Judge Hamer. .
attorney for Barker , believes the con
demned man is insane , and this belief is-
shared by Warden Beemer. Judge I la
mer intends to appeal to the district ,
court for a hearing before a jury on the
question of the man's sanity. According :
to the statutes Warden Beemer must
sign the request for the hearing , but it
does not say another party cannot sign.
the appeal.
* * *
According to reports being received by.
Prof. Bruncr , of the state university , se
rious damage has been done to the wheai
crop by the Hessian ily. It is stated
that the development of the plant has-
shown the ravages of the insect in mai * >
instances where fields were believed tff.
have been immune. The most commoiT-
indication is the lopped head , the boring
of the ily through the sralk causing I >
to bend. Prof. Bruner made the follow
ing statement : "Hessian Hies are worki
ing in the southern and central sectior
of the state and have done damage as fa ?
west as Kearney. It is difficult to te
at this time just what damage has beet
done , but from reports received from va
rious sections I judge that it will b >
extensive. Most of the reports of dani
age have come from York , Saline , FilJi
more and Clay Counties. "
Assistant Director Murphy , of thv
United States hydrographic bureau , wat
in Lincoln consulting with Secretary.
Dobson , of the state board of irrigation-
He stated that there are ten Unites
States gauging stations in Nebraska. Tim
bureau has GOO scattered through UK-
various states of the union. The worl
of the stations is regarded as especially
important in the irrigated sections , but
elsewhere they serve to keep flood rec
ords and secure other valuable data. i'hv
present practice is to employ an observ
er at each station , but Mr. Murphy saii.
that the department is making expers
ments with automatic registers whicit
will dispense with this supervision. lit *
ks making a tour of the stations.
* > *
Gov. Mickey , the state officials , Chan
cellor Andrews , of the state university , ,
and Mayor Brown , of Lincoln , extended' '
an enthusiastic greeting to one of the
most unique excursions that ever visited-
the Capital City. A crowd of 1,500 citi
zens of Hurt County came to Lincoln.
Most of them were school chimren.
County Superintendent Brookings ha i.
charge of the excursionists and the object
of the trip was to enlarge the views of
the young people in regard to the state
and its institutions.
* * *
The city of Lincoln is doing itself
proud for the Postmasters' Association
this week. The entertainment committee-
has raked up seventy-five automobiles--
and in these the postmasters will be tak
en over the village and the exciting and !
interesting points will be shown them.
Besides this ride there will be banquets ,
theaters , speeches and other entertain
ment galore. The association holds forth
from June 12 to 17. and the railroad- .
have offered reduced rates.
* * *
Union College has some adjuncts to its-
educational institution upon which it
does not want to pay taxes , consequently
it has filed a protest with the Lancaster-
County board of equalization at Lincoln.
The property which has been assessed !
consists of tailor shop , farm equipment
and printing oflice. The college claims
that the money derived from these go * . - = *
into the college treasury and is used for-
educational purposes and not for profit. "
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* * *
There were filed at the state houe -
Thursday afternoon articles of incorpora
tion of a new fraternal beneficiary order/
growing out of the troubles of the Mac -
cabec' < 5. Its headquarters are at Grand
Island , which was the home of the
Western Maccabees , which order was re
cently enjoined in Judge Cornish's court ,
fit the instance of the Knights of ti'e ;
Maccabees.
* * * I
State Superintendent McBrieu saitP ,
Thursday that the awakening in inrali
= choolmatters is one of the most ro-i
narkable things in the recent history oft
: he state. He estimates that fully 2500 *
roung people will be graduated from the ?
wintry schools this year. About two-j
hirds of them are girls , and the average- !
ige is 15. He has engagements to at- '
: end several of the graduating cereino-
lies which are usually liold in the princi- '
lal town in each count } ' .
* * *
The state board of education has imli-
rated to the Western Electrical Com- *
) any. of Omaha , that it would have to.
lomply with its bid to furnish equipment !
it the Kearney normal for $3,900 or for-I
'eit the deposit of § 300. The companyr
lotified the architect that the contract- ,
irice was $5.700 , about $1SOO in excessT
if the Lid price.
* * *
The state board of public lands and *
mildiugs has made a contract with thrJ
Norfolk Electric Light and Power Corn- ,
lany to light the new asylum at that *
ilace.
- * *
Adjt. Gen. Culver , Col. McDonald aii(3j
itorch expect to attend the meeting o "
lie Interstate National Gr.ard Associa--
ion. to begin in St. Paul June 19. The-
Uter two go as delegates from Nsbras-
a. Secretary of War Taft and other-
romfnent men will address the nieetin-
* * *
State Superintendent McBrien has
re-
eived a letter from Principal Crabtree"
f the Peru normal , stating that tli
Jtal enrollment for the year has pa ed
ae 1,000 mark. This is accounted for
y the heavy registration of new stu-
ents for the summer school work
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