Nebraska Newspapers

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The Valentine Democrat
Valentine , Neb.
1. M. Rice. Publisher i !
CONGRESS AT FINISH
ALL BIG BILLS ARE RUSHED
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THROUGH BOTH HOUSES.
Closing Hours-Are Stormy Rate Bill
"Will Go Into Effect Immediately
Meat Inspection Bill Passed Final
Adjournment.
The congressional situation at
Washington was such that congress
adjourned early Saturday. All of the
appropriation bills were passedv and
are ready for the signature of the
president. Only the omnibus public
"building bill was in disagreement and
an adjustment of differences was ex
pected , The final adjournment was
taken early Saturday afternoon.
"We're going home , we're going
home tomorrow , " was in the minds of
the members of the house Friday
when they assembled for the last real
hard day's work previous to adjourn
ment.
Conference reports were considered
throughout the day. The final report
on the agricultural bill containing the
meat inspection provision was adopt
ed , the senate eventually agreeing that
the government should pay the cost
of inspection.
Other matters of vital moment were
the agreement to the conference re
port on the pure food bill , the Ohio
River and Lake Erie ship canal and
the naturalization bill.
The house at 12:20 o'clock a. m.
took a recess until 10:55 o'clock a. m.
The senate devoted most of its time
Friday to consideration of conference
reports , including the reports on the
railroad rate bill , the pure food bill
and the meat inspection provision of
the agricultural bill. All were adopt
ed during the day session.
The principal controversy was over
the rate bill when Senators Bailey and
Tillman had a heated colloquy , the
more notable because of the warm
friendship existing between the two
senators. The controversy was on the
subject of railroad lawyers , and Sen
ator Bailey expressed strong disap
proval of the South Carolina senator's
views on that subject. There was also
much discussion of the meat inspec
tion provision. A number of sena
tors expressed themselves as willing
only to accept the house provisions
because it was attached to an appro
priation bill and a deadlock would
cause the failure of the supply bill.
THAW'S PLEA "XOT GUILTY. "
Slayer ofVhite Arraigned on Murder
Charge.
Harry K. Thaw entered a formal
plea of not guilty when arraigned 'on
the charge of murder in the court of
general sessions at New York Friday.
The plea was entered with the reser
vation that it may be Avithdrawn
Tuesday next.
The announcement that the defense
will make "emotional insanity" the
basis for its fight for the release of
Harry K. Thaw , in jail , indicted for
the murder of Stanford White , set at
rest speculation on this point Friday.
Justifiable homicide and a straight
plea of Insanity had been suggested
as a line of defense , but Thaw him
self made the insanity move impossi
ble by his refusal to consider it and
declining to allow the alienists to
question him.
LEFT HANGING OVER FIRE.
Four Firemen Face Death for Half an
Hour.
Four firemen who were hoisted in an
electric crane , twenty feet above five
enormous furnaces at the American
Foundry Company's plant at East St.
Louis , 111. , to fight a fire in the roof ,
were left stranded half an hour be
cause the men operating the crane be
came frightened and left their post.
At last , Mike Sullivan , in despera
tion , jumped to the ground between
the seething furnaces , threw a rope to
his comrades and they descended ,
blistered from the terrible heat
Servian Elections.
The election for members of the na
tional assembly at Belgrade have re-
fsulted in the choice of 84 moderate
( radicals , 49 extreme radicals , 14 nationalists -
( tionalists , 3 progressivists and 1 so
cialist. All the ministers have been
selected.
Forest Fires in Mexico.
Telegrams from Nuevo Casa Gran-
des. Chihuahua. Mex. , around which
are located the Mormon colonies , state
that destructive forest fires are raging
there and that the timber has been
damaged considerably.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Friday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Top
beeves , $5.65. Top hogs , $6.50.
Extreme Heat in Washington.
Friday was the hottest of the sum
mer at Washington , D. C. At 2 o'clock
In the afternoon the thermometer at
the weather bureau registered 92 de-
.grees , where the mercury remained
for over two hours.
Rate Bill Passed. -
At 3 p. m. Friday the senate at
Washington agreed to the conference
report on the railroad rate bill , which
passes the measure. It will go into
in sixty days.
MRS. THAW IN COURT.
Answers Xo Questions Relatingto
Tragedy.
Harry Kendall Thaw was indicted
at New York Thursday for murder
in the first degree for the killing of
Stanford White on the Madison
Square roof garden. His wife , Eve
lyn Ncsbit Thaw , appeared as a wit
ness before the grand jury , but was
excused from giving testimony by As
sistant District Attorney Garvan and
by the jurors , who did not insist that
she should answer questions. Thaw
will plead'to the indictment later. No
time will be set for the trial until
District Attorney Jerome returns to
the city. In the meantime witnesses
have been summoned to appear in the
John Doe proceedings at the district
attorney's office.
The grand jury's consideration of
the case followed an inquest before
the coroner's jury , which heard the
'testimony ' of several eye witnesses and
rendered a formal verdict that
White's death had been caused by
Thaw.
The latter calmly listened to the
testimony and while the jury was out
he chatted with his counsel and a po
liceman sitting near , laughing aloud
at one stage of the conversation.
When the jury had completed its ver
dict Thaw was recommitted to the
Tombs without bail.
Mrs. Thaw , following her appear
ance before the grand jury , crossed
fthe bridge of sighs and entered the
oity prison to see her husband. They
talked together for a long while.
When Mrs. Thaw attempted to leave
'she found her way blocked by the
largest crowd , the police say , that has
ever gathered about the structure.
She was virtually held a prisoner by
the inquisitive throng for thirty min
utes , when the police reserves man
aged to clear a way for her.
Stanford White was buried Thurs
day with simple ceremonies at St.
James , L. I.- , where he had a summer
home.
FOR STATE DISTILLERY.
Gov. Hoch Would Have the Convicts
Manufacture Denatured Alcohol.
A Topeka , Kan. , special says : Gov.
Hoch is in favor of the establishment
of a state denatured alcohol distillery
in Kansas. "Such a distillery , " said
the governor Wednesday night , '
"would furnish means for employing
a large number of convicts and the
courts could not declare the law in
valid on the grounds set up against
the state oil refinery measure. This
law would have the same effect that
was expected of the oil refinery meas
ure , in that it would reduce the price
of light and fuel to consumers. "
In its fight against the Standard Oil
Company the last Kansas legislature
passed a bill providing for the estab
lishment of a state oil refinery to be
operated by convicts. The courts de
clared the measure unconstitutional.
MUST GO TO PRISOX.
Franco Will Xot Remit Sentence
Against Elliot F. Shenard.
Paris advices state that the minis
try has rendered a decision on the ap
plication of Elliot F. Shepard , of New
York , grandson of the late W. H. Vanderbilt -
derbilt , tj remit the term of three
months'imprisonmentlmposed on him
Oct. 26 last , with a fine of $120 and
$4,000 for running over and killing
a girl while driving an automobile
The decision says it is possible to
recommend that President Fallieres
remit the entire three months , but the
, ministry will advise a reduction of
the sentence to six weeks. No date
has been set for beginning the impris
onment.
PROTEST IN GERMANY.
Complaint Against Alleged Tariff Dis
crimination in America.
The Cologne Gazette printed a num
ber of complaints Wednesday on the
subject of the treatment German
goods have been subjected to by the
United States since March 1 , when
Germany agreed to extend the
most favored nation clause of her tar
iff to American goods in return for al
leviations in the American customs
administration.
The paper says the United States
guaranteed Germany milder duties
and that instead of this the United
States is valuing German goods high
er than ever.
On Trial for Manslaughter.
Dr. George Robert Adcock was ar
raigned at the old Bailey at London
Thursday charged with manslaughter f
in connection with the death of Maj.
John Nicholas Whyte , of the Lancashire - *
cashire fusiliers. JHe pleaded not *
guilty.
Wind Wrecks Train.
A high wind , early Thursday , blew
over train of eleven cars at Wier , a
small station east of Cheyenne , Wyo.
The cars were used as quarters for
Japanese laborers. Twenty laborers
were injured.
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Germany Makes Denial. <
The Berlin foreign office denies the
reports that Germany and Austria are jI jC
strengthening their military forces on I
the Russian frontier in view of the
ussian disorders.
Very Hot in Chicago.
AtChicago Thursday was the hottest
day of the year , the mercury reaching
91 in the weather office at 2 o'clock.
Two deaths attributable to the heat
and several prostrations were report
ed.
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Kansas City Repeaters Plead Guilty.
John Felley and John House plead
ed guilty at Kansas City , Mo. , Wednes
day to voting Illegally at the recent
city election , and each was sentenced
to two years iu the penitentiary.
IN RIOT TO SAVE CIIILDREX.
Remarkable Outbreak by Xc\v York
Jews.
A wild rumor that children's throat
were being cut In the public schools
resulted in such excitement and panic
throughout the lower east side of New
York City Wednesday that fifteen
schools , with 25,000 pupils , were clos
ed for the day. The trouble was caused
by operations performed on several
children the day before for the remov
al of adenoids , a fungus growth in the
back of the throat and nasal cavity.
The operation is not a dangerous one ,
but the reports spread rapidly , and es-
cially among the Hebrews , and became
changed into rumors that Jewish mas
sacres were to be repeated in this
country and a start was being made on
Hebrew children in the schools.
It was not long until many of the
schools were surrounded by crowds of
frantic-stricken parents bent on res
cuing their little ones from what they
believed to be impending death. These
crowds became so threatening that
hurried calls for protection were sent
to the nearest police stations and all
the patrolmen a'vailable were sent out
to restore order. In one instance a
police court was closed for an hour
to permit the court attendants and of
ficials to aid the police in protectin
a neighboring school.
All attempts at continuing the ses
sions for the day were seen to be use
less and one after another the princi
pals decided to dismiss their pupils for
the day.
MAY DEMOLISH SALOOXS.
Kansas Governor Continues War ii
Kansas City , Kan.
The anti-saloon crusade
was renew
ed at Kansas City , Kan. , Thursday
with increased vigor. In addition to
destroying stocks of liquor and bar
fixtures , C. W. Trickett. assistant at
torney general , appointed by Gov.
Hoch to enforce the prohibition law ,
Thursday threatened to demolish the
saloon buildings if the owners persist
in renting their places to joint keep
ers. Many of these buildings are own
ed by brewing companies. Trickett
has begun sending out warnings to
property owners. .
There are about 100 saloons in Kan
sas City , fifty of which have been clos
ed. The liquors and fixtures in fifteen
have been seized by county officials.
A portion of this property has been
destroyed.
The places raided have been run
ning in violation of the Kansas prohN
bition law.
POLICYHOLDERS UNITE.
League Formed at San Francisco to
Enforce Fair Treatment
A powerful organization known as
the Policyholders' Protective League
has been formed by the business men
of San Francisco to enforce fair treat
ment from all insurance companies.
Bankers , manufacturers , merchants
and shippers were present at a meeting
Wednesday representing fire losses
amounting to more than $100,000,000.
A committee was appointed from
the membership of the Commercial
organization of the city , two from
each , with one member at large , which
will prepare and direct a plan of campaign -
paign for the organization.
AN EARTHQUAKE IX WALES.
Severe Shocks Were Experienced
People Greatly Alarmed.
Violent earthquake shocks were ex
perienced throughout south Wales
Wednesday morning. Houses were
rocked and many of the cheaper ones
were damaged. The occupants of
dwellings were thrown to the ground ,
and people fled from the houses
shrieking in panic. There were no
casualties.
Earthquake shocks were also felt
at Bristol , Ilfracombe and elsewhere.
They were accompanied by loud rum
blings.
Railroad Contractor Slain.
Clifford Smith , a contractor on the
St. Paul railroad , was shot and in
stantly killed .Wednesday near Kenosha -
sha , Wis. , by a man named Bradley ,
an employe of the company. The
trouble is said to have arisen over
a story which Bradley alleged Smith
had told regarding him. Bradley es
caped.
Capt. Wynne Can Resign.
Capt. R. F. Wynne , of the marine
corps , at Washington , D. C. , was of
ficially advised of the president's ap
proval of the action of the court mar
tial which sentenced him to dismissal
from the service. Capt. Wynne was
advised by the navy department that
he will be permitted to resign if ho
c.ares to do so.
WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALIi.
Schedule of Games to Be Played at
Sioux City , la.
Following is a schedule of Western
League games to be played at Sioux
City In the immediate future :
Denver June 30 , July 1 , 2
Omaha July 7 , 8 , 9 , 10
Des Moines July 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15
Lincoln July 19 , 20 , 21 , 22
Pueblo July 26 , 27 , 28 , 29
Postoffice Robbers Fired On.
Three masked men Wednesday rob
bed the postoffice at Osceola. Ind. , of S
stamps , cash and much booty , which P
was hauled away in a carriage. Six
a
residents fired at the robbers , wounding - o
ing one of them.
Aged Woman Gored by Bull.
Mrs. William Springborn , an aged j1
resident of Normal , III. , was probably v :
fatally gored by a vicious bull Wedj. j.
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STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF niE WEEK IX A COX-
DEXSED FORM.
Religious Sect lias Trouble Shov.-cr-
etl with Eggs anil Ropes of Tent
Cut Pray that Grand Island May
Be Destroyed.
A strange band of religious enthu
siasts , carrying thpir devotions almost
to the limits of physical exhaustion ,
has been creating considerable dis
turbance at Grand Island , and some
thing of a climax was reached be
tween the exhorters and the youth of
the vicinity Sunday night when there
was a shower of eggs and other arti
cles and finally a cutting of the guy
ropes of the tents in which the band
has its meetings , letting down the can
vas on the top of the worshipers. And
now the band is said to be raising its
supplication for a storm that may
come down end wipe Grand Island off
the map.
By those who have observed the
services it is stated that they do not
proceed far when some of the exhort
ers appear to be in trances. The
shouting and singin * , the throwing
themselves upon the platform and the
weird gesticulations have become ob
noxious to the neighborhood , and this
appears to have been seized upon by a
younger and more irresponsible ele
ment , which has been taking the
method referred to to indicate the lack
of welcome there exists in the vicinity.
Upon one occasion a woman exhorter ,
, for instance , is said to have gone so
far as hysterically to cry : "I've swal
lowed him. I've swallowed him ! "
"Swallowed whom ? " asks another ex
horter , "I've swallowed Jesus ! "
A citizen of the city whose wife be
came imbued with the spirit of the ex
horters was just going up to the plat
form to induce her not to participate
'so actively , when an egg struck the
side of his face' and exploded. The
fusillade was then on , some of the re
ligious extremists being decidedly
spattered. Finally some of the young
element cut the guy ropes , the canvas
fell and the services were over. The
police department was called out , but
no arrests were made.
WIFE GETS DIVORCE.
Court Sustains Charges of Cruelty
Against Rev. J. L. Kell.
A Fremont special s-ays : Judge
Hollenbeck decided the divorce case
of Cora G. Kell against Rev. J. L. Kell
in favor of the plaintiff , awarding her
the custody of their children. The
court reviewed the evidence at some
length. He held that the evidence
sustained the plaintiff's charges of
cruelty and failure to support and
that defendant had utterly failed to
show that she was not a suitable wom
an to have the custody of their three
small children. He gave notice of
appeal to the supreme court.
The defendant has had no parish
since his wife left him. but is still in
good standing in the United Brethren
"hurch.
CHILD'S LIFE SAVED BY DOG.
Little One Had Fallen Asleep on the
Railroad Track.
Rushing towards an approaching
freight train and barking furiously a
dog saved the life of the 5-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Foster , of My-
nard.
The child wandered on the Missouri
Pacific tracks and fell asleep while
trying to fill a can with pebbles. The
dog ran towards the train when he
heard the sound of its approach , and
his queer actions caused the engineer i
to slow up as he rounded a curve ,
when he saw the child on the track
and stopped. The child was still
asleep when the train crew approach-
> d it.
Matthews Loses His Case.
The state board of health at Lincoln
affirmed the decision of the board of
secretaries to revoke the license to
practice medicine held by Dr. Mat
thews , of Omaha. The board allowed
Dr. Matthews until Monday to intro
duce any new evidence he may have.
Dr. Matthews is accused of perform
ing a criminal operation upon Misf
TDdith Short , a former nurse.
Dismantling Fort Xiobrara. h
The work of dismantling the mili \
tary post at Fort Xiobrara , near Val tlP
entine , began in dead earnest Thursdays P
day , preparatory to deserting the fort 7
on July 7. After that the abandoned "
army post , which stood in the early
days as the citadel that protected
whites from warring SioBx , will drop
into desuetude , excepting for summer
varget practice.
Fire at Tckamah. tc
Fire broke out in the millinery store ira
of Mrs. E. ESeeters at Tekamah , a
completely destroying the building and wa
its contents. The fire ds-partment re a
sponded quickly and di excellent work 01
in order to save the adjoining frame tlp
buildings and tl > ? brick building occu p
pied by the Burt County State Bank. ai
Lightning Strikes Soldier * . ' Home.
.During the heavy rain and electrical
storm Thursday night lightning struck frw
an ornament in the tower of the chap w
el at the soldiers' home at Grand Isl tv :
and and set the building to burning. of
The flames were quickly extinguished le
by a force of men about the institu
tion. cash
Runaway Boy Found.
Jimmie Ogorman , the lad who mys
teriously disappeared nine weeks _ 2ro shH ;
from Norfolk , and whose father near H
ly became a victim of mob attack. ar
Tas found working for fa neighbor. il
Gets Philippine Appointment.
J. G. Lang , who served during the
Spanish-American war in the Philip Be
pine islands with the First Xeoraskn boRi
regiment , has received notice of his Ri
appointment in the department service le
of the Philippine islands. ofl
Injured Man Recovering.
Ralph Coolidge , t.-ho was so badly
injured by the cars that his legs were stz
taken off below the knees several days al :
ago at Columbus , is getting along nice rg
ly. The young man is cheerful and an
makes the best of everything. tifi
YOUXG MAX CNCS HIS LIFE.
Takes Doc of Poison ! : i a Dakota City
Hotel.
Leslie Holman. of Decatur , about 21
years old , poured forty grains of pow
dered strychnine into a quart bottle
of beer Tuesday morning and drained
the contents in his room at the Great
Northern Hotel at Dakota City. !
At 11 o'clock Emmett Hileman , pro
prietor of the hotel , heard groans
from the second story room which
Holman occupied , and , upon breaking
in the door , found him lying on the
bed in the last -stages of a violent
death struggle.
Holmaji was first seen In Dakota
City at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning ,
when he walked into the restaurant
and saloon of C. W. Gray and bought
a cigar. He refused to drink when
someone offered to "set them up , " and
left the saloon after playii.g the slot
machine for a few minutes. He then
went to a drug store and purchased
10 cents' worth of powdered strych
nine , saying that he wished to poison
gophers with it. He gave the drug
clerk the name of John Reed and
said he lived near Homer on the In
dian reservation. He said he knew
several * people at Dakota City , and
had been thereabout a year ago. Those
whom he named failed to recognize
nis dead body a few hours later.
JUDGE WOOIiWORTII DEAD.
Eminent Jurist. Churchman and Pie >
necr Rounds Out Long Life.
James Mills Woolworth , one of the
builders of Omaha , one of the coun
try's big lawyers and a pillar in the
Prote'ptant Episcopal church of the
United States , died at 4 o'clock Satur
day morning at his home in Omaha ,
while in a state of diabetic coma. He
was unconscious for twenty-four hours
before death. For two years his health
was uncertain. Six months ago he
made a trip to Florida and visited
friends , returning to Omaha invigor
ated. Two months ago he took a
change for the worse , but managed to |
attend his office until two weeks be
fore his death.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon.
NEBRASKA FRATERXALS WIX.
Large Part of the Reserve Funds Released -
leased from Taxation.
A Lincoln special says : Fraternal ,
beneficiary associations conducted for
the mutual benefit of members , ac
cording to a decision of the Nebraska
supreme court Thursday , are not char
itable institutions and their property
and funds are not exempt from taxa
tion. The court permits such com
panies , however , to set off outstanding
insurance policies against their reserve - ,
serve funds. The decision will re
lease from assessment the $3,000,000
reserve fund of the Wdodmen of the
World , of Omaha , besides being a vic
tory for all Nebraska life companies.
PAT CROWE , REFORMER.
Notorious Omaha Man Will Lecture ,
on Subject of Prison Labor.
It was announced that all criminal
charges against Pat Crowe , whose trial
and acquittal in connection with the
kidnaping of the son of E. A Cudahy ,
the millionaire packer , gave him
much newspaper notoriety , have been
disposed of. and he will make a trip
across the continent giving lectures on
convict labor , advocating its employ- ,
merit in the construction of a national
highway from ocean to ocean. He
will travel in an automobile.
Blaze at Plain view.
Fire broke out in the room of Di.
Gallagher , over the State Bank , atI
Plainview , caused by the explosion of
a gasoline stove. Dr. Gallagher made J
futile attempts to extinguish the ,
fiames and fell unconscious -while tryJ
g to escape. The fire department \ X
responded quicWy and put out the '
fire in a few minutes. Dr. Gallagher
may lose his eyesight.
Reaches Boone County.
W. B. Watson , of Albion , received a
wireless telegram from his son , Fred , f
who for the past year has been in the
government service on the Panama can
nal. The message was sent from midv
ocean and forwarded from the place
of its receipt to Albion over the West
ern Union lines. This is the first
wireless telegram ever received in thaf
part of .the state.
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Italians Struck. I
One hundred and fifty Italians , who c
had been employed on construction n
work on the North River branch of
the Union Pacific Railroad at $1.75
per day , went on a strike Monday.
The strikers arid their belongings were
brought to North' Platte in the out s1tl
fit cars In which they lived and upon tla
their arrival in the west end of the city tlsi
si
were ejected from the cars. siP
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Money from Inheritance Tax y
The inheritance tax due for the es d
tate of Edward W. Nash was paid ti
into county court at Omaha Thursday Is
afternoon. : The amount of the tax
was $12,919.05 and of interest $826 53
total of $13,746.48. This is the second
end estate that has Si
been paid so far SiSi
the first one being that of Frank Mur Si
phy ] , which paid over $36,000 in taxes :
and interest. F
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Carload of Cattle is
Burned. bi
A car loaded with cattle , shipped bici
rrom Cambridge by John Sayers , ci
ivas discovered on fire in transit be- ciu
ween Holbrook and Arapahoe. AH
fforts to put out the fire were fruit-
ess until the stock extra reached Ara
pahoe , and then hz
too late to save the
attle as they had suffocated. th
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Ends Life at Fremont.
Sick and despondent , Bert Stiles th :
hot himself at Fremont Thursday. Pi
Ie was the son of City Clerk Stiles P <
ind was a leading organizer in the te :
Maccabees. tore
Body Found in River.
Coroner Armstrong was called to re
2ellevue to take charge of a dead over
ody found ficrting in the Missouri er
iiver. The bcdy could not be idenfli' ' be
ied , having the clothing all stripped' as
and being 1:0 long in the water. asm ;
Attendants Are Dismissed. ov
Dr. Alden , superintendent of th th
tate Insane hospital at Norfolk , h& en
Iready begun " m <
a house-cleaning , hav-
dismissed two attendants , Bigga so
.nil Cronk. These two attendants tea- sfe
Ified as to alleged cruelties
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After an Informal discussion be
tween the attorneys representing Gov
Mickey , Dr. Alden and Dr. Nicholson , ,
in the matter of the removal of the-
two physicians from the position
superintendent and assistant at
Norfolk asylum , the board of public-
lands and buildings Thursday after
noon made a report of its investiga
tions to the governor , holding in near
ly every particular that the charges
made by the governor had not been
sustained. The board reported that no-
deaths had occurred at the asylum as *
a result of alleged cruelties practiced
by the attendants and employes ; that
on occasions necessary violence had !
been used by four of the attendants
but , that this was not habitual and ?
two of the attendants had left the in
stitution and the other two were now-
employed outside of the building. The-
board found also that Dr. Alden had
been unable to maintain harmony be
tween himself and first assistant and.
the steward , who were not his- own > .
appointees , but upon the demand ot
the governor this discord had ceased.
Neither of the physicians was guilty
of keeping misleading records. The ?
governor , upon being informed of the >
action of the board , said : "I shall"
look over the testimony carefully as
well as the findings of the board and"
then shall take whatever action I
deem proper in the premises. Until
I read carefully the testimony I wil ?
not discuss the board's r.eport. "
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XI Mrs. Orlander , of Omaha , wants he * ,
boy released from the Kearney indus
trial school , and Friday morning she-
adopted heroic methods to move the
governor to grant him a pardon. Up
on having her application to the gov
ernor turned down , Mrs. Orlander an
nounced she would remain in the -'O'
fice of the executive until she got T
release of her son , and she promf
took a comfortable chair and bej1
her wait. At noon the governor t-f
her to the mansion for lunch c
again in the afternoon she took up he !
position in the office of the governor-
to wait for him to change his mlnd. .
Later , however , she gave up the idea *
of sitting him out and left the build-
Ing.
The quarterly report of the condi
tion of Nebraska's 567 banks has just
been compiled by Secretary Royce , oL
the state banking board , and it shows-
an increase in deposits over the report :
of the last quarter of over $500,000r
and an increase in the reserve froro >
83.6 per cent to 35.8 per cent. The
report shows also a slight increase irr
loans and discounts. There are 163 ,
327 depositors in state banks , an in
crease of 46 in number of banks90 $ . < *
Compared with the report of one year-
ago the following increases are founds
Loans and discounts , $6,816,570,2 ; :
deposits , $8,722,227.70 ; and a
crease of $30,784.71 in. notes and
rediscounted and bills payable , and air
Increase of 46 in number of banks re
porting.
Following are the counties whicha
have reported to the state board of
equalization , compared with the totap
assessment of last year :
County. 1905. 1906.
Cutler $5,734.694.90 $5,780,701.07'
Clay 4,695.532.90 4,778,829.9 .
Dodge 7,004.S5S.9S 7,198,989.60'
Deuel 992,300.08
Furnas 2,370,659.44 2,629,245.00 >
Hall 4,814,728.40 4,989,369.00'
Johnson . . 3,724,095.24 3,823,185.35-
Nemaha . . 4,629,760.52 4,623,832.00
Perkins . . 623,873.33 657,867.50
Richardson 6,225,471.25 6,308,700.13-
Rock 687,370.71 691,460.05-
* * * *
Since the Commerci & - Club of Lin
coln wired Mr. Bryan not to make an > '
engagements which would interfere-
with his welcome to his home city ,
new complications have set up. Sat
urday Jacob Wolf ; and W. B. Hester ,
who are neighbors of Mr. Bryan and'
who live at Normal , sent a wirp to this
effect : "Make no engagements which
will interfere with your real home
coming reception at Normal , your reaL
and only home. " Insamuch as Mr-
Byan lives at Normal and not at Lin
coln , the Commercial Club at Lincoln :
may have to revise its message to the :
Commoner.
* * *
The financial report of the various
state institutions will show it has cost
the state during the last six months
about $102 for each inmate of every
state institution to pay running ex
penses. For the same period last-
year < the cost was $106 per capita. A.
detailed report of the financial condi
tion of the various state institutions
now being prepared and will shortly
be issued from the governor's ofRce.
* * *
Lincoln is going to have a safe and'
sane Fourth of July and be safe and"
sane previous to that glorious day if *
Mayor Brown has his way about It-
Friday night a few firecrackers -were ?
set off by some small boys and Satur
day the mayor issued strict orders to *
jrlng Into police
court every man ,
voman and child -who shot a fire-
sracker before the big day rolled
iround.
* * *
Supreme court adjourned withouf
mving handed down an opinion in
he grain case. Inasmuch as Chief
Fustlce Sedgwick announced from the
jench at the last sitting of the court
hat this case would be decided at the
jresent sitting , considerable disap
pointment has been expressed by in-
erested parties that the court failed !
deliver the goods. A
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The business men of Lincoln , so It is
eported , are very much exercised"
ver the assessment of Omaha
prop-
srty and they will , it is asserted ,
go-
efore the state board to see that' the *
Assessment is increased. The business
lent sent a man to Omaha to ! OOfc
iver the assessment , and he reportedT
hat Omaha was not near high ,
nough as compared with the Lincolr
lerchants. Lancaster
County '
will'
eon have Its report filed wflh th
*
tate board of equalization
and a sub-
tantiaL increase is show-
jf