The Valentine Democra
Valentine , Neb.
t. M. Rico. Publishe
BUTCHERY IN POLAN ]
SIEDLCE IS THE SCENE O
FRIGHTFUL MASSACRE.
One Report Is that Shooting Wo
Started by Drunken Reservists A
"Warsaw It is Said Trouble Bega
with the Killing of Two Soldiers.
A dispatch from Siedlce , Wester
Poland , says : A massacre of polio
and soldiers began at 8 o'clock Satur
day night. Immediately afterward
the troops attacked the Jews.
All day Sunday the soldiers attack
ed civilians , Christians and Jews , rob
bing and murdering them without dis
crimination. Hundreds of person
Twere killed or wounded. The street
were devastated.
It is reported that drunken reserv
iste started the massacre. Troops hav
surrounded the city and refuse acces
to it.
According to dispatches from War
saw , the starting of the trouble I
llaid to the terrorists. Dispatches fron
"Warsaw say : Terrorists Saturda :
evening shot and killed two soldier
.guarding a government alcohol ston
'at Siedlce. A detachment of infantry
rushed up and fired a volley into th <
crowd , killing two persons and wound
ing two.
Sunday morning the terrorists retaliated -
iated by beginning a massacre of po >
Hicemen and soldiers patrolling th <
streets , and at noon the inf'uriatec
troops attacked the Jewish quarter ;
of Siedlce , destroying the houses anc
shops.
It is reported that over 100 persons
were killed or wounded and that the
'town is in flames.
A regiment of infantry has beer
sent from Dlela to Siedlce to restore
order.
The Jews are panic sticken. Alarm
ing reports are being circulated in the
city.
C. K. WOOSTER A SUICIDE.
Leading Cliicagoan Ends Life as Re
sult of Heat Prostration.
Clarence K. Wooster , of Chicago ,
vice' president of the People's Gas
Light and Coke company and promi
nent in club and social circles , com
mitted suicide Sunday at his home ,
3500 Ellis avenue , by cutting his
throat with a razor. Mr. Wooster is
supposed to have been insane when
lie killed himself. About three weeks
ago he suffered from heat prostration
and the last few days had been under
special care of physicians. .
Sunday morning he entered the bath
Teem and a moment later his valet ,
who had been instructed to keep
-watch over him , heard him fall.
"When the valet opened the bath room
door he found Mr. Wooster lying on
the floor , with the blood streaming
from a deep gash in the throat and the
razor which Mr. Wooster had used
lying at his side. Mr. Wooster died be
fore a physician could be summoned.
He was 48 years old and unmarried.
FISHERMEN ASK PROTECTION.
State Department Urged to Investi
gate Recent 3Iexican Incident.
The state department at Washington
lias received a dispatch from the Gulf
Fisheries company requesting that ac
tion be taken for the protection of
-American vessels fishing in the Gulf of
Mexico. This request was made In
consequence of the Hatteras incident
The Hatteras is a fishing smack be
longing to the Gulf Fisheries com
pany , and upon her arrival at Galveston -
ton Saturday from Mexican waters her
commander stated that he was held up
by a Mexican gunboat Aug. 25 while
seven miles off the triangular reef in
the middle of the Gulf of Campeeche
and that armed Mexican marlnea
boarded his vessel and required him
to show his papers and to display a
part of his cargo of fish which he said
liad been caught in the open sea.
It was said at the state department
that the case would be referred to the
solicito ? for an investigation and re
port.
Panic in Chicago School.
A fire in a building adjoining the
John M. Smyth school in Chicago ,
caused a panic among the thousand
pupils , and several were slightly hurt
jln a rush for the exits. The teachers
could not control the children because
the parents of a number of pupils ran
through the school shouting "Fire. "
Vaccination Fatal to Patient ,
Lester Shinka , of Chadwick , 111. , is
dead as the result of vaccination to
prevent smallpox , which is raging In
that vicinity.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Butcher
.steers . , $4.75. Top hogs , $ G.OO.
Postoffice Inspector Drowned.
Inspector Frank Voges , of the post-
ofllce department , was drowned Sun-
Iday at Bayou Grande , Fla. Yogas'
Uiome is in Shawnee , Okla. , where he
( leaves a widow and a son. The body
lhas been recovered.x
Extreme Heat at Dnluth.
Five deaths as a result of excessive
.heat occurred at Duluth Saturday , and
{ thermometers along the principal
street registered 95 degrees In the
from 2'o'clQcK until sundown.
TALK It ) IRIUGATORS.
"Hundred Million" Demand la Vote
Down.
The Fourteenth National Irrlgatio
congress , hold at Boise , Idaho , close
its sessions , after voting to hold ii
next congress at Sacramento , Cal. , an
electing as president of the flfteent
congress Gov. George E. Chamberlalr
of Oregon.
The attractions of the Jamestow
exposition had been cleverly present
ed , and on the first ballot for the con
vention city Jamestown was in th
lead. Sacramento , Cal. , won on th
second ballot.
There was some evidence of discor
in connection with the election of sec
retary. D. H. Anderson , a Chlcag
publisher , was the choice of the nom
inatlng committee. His publish
utterances in criticism of the federa
reclamation service were urgei
against him , but the convention in
dorsed the nomination.
The shouters for "a hundred mill
ion more for irrigation" came befor
the congress with a minority repor
from the committee on resolutions de
manding that 'the national congres
authorize a bond issue * to raise a fund
After a spirited debate the minorit ;
report was voted down.
The committee on permanent or
ganization announced the following of
fleers to direct the affairs of the fif
teenth annual congress :
President , Gov. Shamberlain , of Or
egon ; first vice president , John Henr :
Smith , Salt Lake City ; second vici
president , B. H. Maxson , Reno , Nev.
third vice president , George W. Bar
stow , Texas ; secretary , D. H. Ander
son , Chicago.
AYTLL DIE ON GRAVE.
Italian Lover to Keep Pact witl
Sweetheart.
A dramatic scene occurred on th <
French line pier in New York , just be >
fore the steamer La Province left foi
Havre. Among the passengers was
Luigi Contranrini , 34 years of age
who is bound for his old home in Loc-
co , province of Lombard ! , Italy , tc
keep a suicide pact to die on his sweet
heart's grave.
Antonio Contanrini , a brother ol
the passenger , created a scene anc
afterwards told his brother's story. He
said Luigi became betrothed to Jose
phine Ballitini , a girl in his native
town. Her parents opposed the
match , preferring a wealthier suitor ,
and Luigi , with his sweetheart's prom
ise to keep her faith , came to this
country to seek a fortune. He estab
lished himself in Beaver Okla. , where
he secured a farm. Then he wrote for
Joseuphine to come , but she replied
she could not ; that her parents for
bade ; that she intended to commit
suicide , and that she expected Luigi to
join her in death. The news that the
girl had carried out her purpose fol
lowed , and Luigi sold his property at
Beaver and started for Ital ; to kill
himself on the girl's grave. Luigi
sailed on the LaProvince.
UNFAIR RATES ALLEGED.
Wichita Company Asks Commerce
Commission for Relief.
Three petitions were filed with the
interstate commerce commission at
Washington Thursday by the John
ston-Larimer Dry Goods company , of
Wichita , Kan. , against the Mallory
line steamers sailing out of New York ,
'Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe rail
way , Wabash and about firty other
lines , alleging unjust and unreason
able discriminatory rates on cotton
fabrics and knit goods shipped to
Wichita as against rates accorded va
rious shipping centers in the west.
They asked the commission to make ,
a ruling compelling the defendants
to desist from the alleged unlawful
practices and to accord such further
relief to which they may be entitled
Floor of Building Falls.
Three men were killed and a dozen
seriously injured by the falling of the
second floor of a new factory build
ing of the Garford company , under
construction at Elyria , O. , Sixteen
workmen on the first floor were
caught beneath a fall of heavy tile
brick and steel beams of the .wrecked
floor. The dead and injured are Hun
garians. The cause is unknown.
Sampson's Sons for the Navy.
The second son ofthe late Rear Ad
miral Sampson , U. S. N. , to enter the
present fourth class of the naval aead-
jmy , was sworn in Wednesday at Ann-
ipolis. He Is Harold B. Sampson , and
ivas appointed by Senator Depew.
Aeronaut Falls 125 Feet.
Carl Smith , of Brooklyn , Mass. , a
professional aeronaut , fell a distance
3f 125 feet from a balloon at the
Maine state fair grounds at Lewiston ,
Me. , and received injuries which will
probably result in his death.
Two Negroes Hanged.
Corneulius Coombs and John WI11-
ams , negroes , were hanged at Pitts-
> urg Thursday for murders of a most
itrocious character. The victims were
vomen of their own race.
Fatally Wounded by Rival.
Charles Groves , aged 30 , of Stoning-
on , Ind. , was shot and fatally wound-
d by Frank Bundy , aged 20 , during
. quarrel over a young woman.
Eight Moonshiners Plead Guilty.
Eight Wilkes county , N. C. , moun-
aineers indicted for illicit distilling
( leaded guilty in the United States
[ istrict court Wednesday. The court
rill announce the sentence later in
he term.
War on Cattle Tick.
The work of exterminating the cat-
le tick in the southern and some of
he western states is progressing satls-
actorlly , according to a statement by
ecretary Wilson.
IiA FOLLETTE MAN LOSES.
Senator's Protege Defeated for Gubei
natorlal Nomination ;
Indications are that Gov. Davldeo
carried the state of Wisconsin in th
primary election Tuesday by about
to 1 over Speaker I. L. Lenroot , o
Supe. or , who was backed by Senate
La Follette. Although fair weathe
prevailed throughout the state > it i
estimated that only 60 or 70 per cen
of the total vote was out. The greate
part of the voting strength was out ii
the cities , but the country vote wa
light , owing to farmers being bus ;
and many not understanding or carini
about the new primary election la\v
which was given its first test.
One of the surprises of the electloi
was the strength of W. G. Connor , o
Marshfield , for 'lieutenant governor
He ran on the Davidson ticket , an <
from returns leads Davidson. Conno
is a millionaire lumberman , who tw <
years ago was chairman of the Repub
lican state central committee. He wa ;
opposed by John Strange , of Neenah
a wealthy paper manufacturer.
Davidson is serving out the unex
pired third term of Gov. La Follette
who resigned to become United State :
senator. La Follette espoused th <
cause of Speaker Lenroot on thi
grounds that Lenroot was an able anc
a stronger man than Davidson , anc
would conserve and advance the re
form legislation of recent sessions bet
ter. * La Follette made a strong cam
paign for Lenroot , making manj
speeches a day.
Both Davidson and Lenroot hav <
been ardent La Follette men in tht
past. Practically the only issue ir
the campaign was the personalities oi
the rival candidates , though the Len
root supporters advocated much pro
posed new legislation , such as regu
lation of public service corporation
and improved primary election and
railroad laws.
Davidson apparently split even on
the half-breed vote and in addition re
ceived practically all of the stalwart
vote. The stalwart press was practi
cally a unit for him.
' Worktngin Davidson's favor was the
prestige of holding office and asking
indorsement.
The nationality question was also
important as Davidson is a Norwegian
and Lenroot a Swede. The Norwe
gian vote of the state is heavy , but
there is only a handful of Swedish
votes.
STENSLAND TO BE EXTRADITED ,
Morocco "Will Not Object to Banker's
Removal.
The Moorish authorities will inter
pose no objection to the removal to
America of President Stensland , of the
Milwaukee Avenue bank , of Chicago ,
according to a Washington dispatch.
A dispatch to this effect was receiv
ed at the state department Wednesday
from Minister Grummere , at Tangier.
The state's attorney in Chicago
Wednesday received a message from
Assistant Olson at Tangier , asking that
he and James Keely , manager editor
of the Chicago Tribune , who made the
arrest of Banker Stensland , be ap
pointed to bring the fugitive back.
Gov. Deneen has made a written re
quest of President Roosevelt that Ol
son and Kelly be delegated to bring
Stensland back. According to the as
sistant attorney no warship will pass
Morocco for fifty days , and if Olson
and KeHy are delegated by the presi
dent they will place Stensland on a
vessel coming to the United States.
TEN MILLION DOLLARS GONE.
Philadelphia Failure Grows Wwrsc
Each Day.
Charged with having defrauded the
depositors of the Real Estate Trust
company , of Philadelphia , out of
many millions of dollars , Adolph Segal ,
a promoter of many enterprises ; Will
iam F. North , treasurer of the trust
company , and Marshall S. Colling-
wood , assistant treasurer , were arrest
ed Wednesday.
Segal was held in $25,000 bail and
the others in $10,000. They gave
bond.
The failure , it is estimated , will ex
ceed $10,000,000 before the receiver
Bnishes his investigation.
Twenty Innings ; No Runs.
The Joplin and Webb City teams of
the Western association at Joplin ,
Mo. , Wednesday , played a twenty-ln-
ling no-run game. Darkness stopped
lurther play. The pitchers were
Blaine Durbin , recently purchased-
' .rom Joplin by the Chicago National
eague club , and Elmer Meredith , who
vas a member of the Kansas City
: eam when it won the pennant several
rears ago.
Old Newspaper is Sold.
The Plaindealer-Herald , of Charles-
on , 111. , the oldest established newspa-
> er in Coles county , has been sold to
3. B. Coke , of Mattoon , and W. E.
Andrews , of Charleston.
Vestcrzi League Ball at Sioux City , la.
Following is a schedule of Western
L.eague games to be played at Sioux
ity during the Interstate fair :
Sioux City vs. Des Moines , Tuesday ,
Wednesday and Thursday , Sept. 11 ,
2 , 13.
Games will b called at 10 o'clock
ach day at Mizzou park so as to give
isitors a chance to see the games and
o attend the fair in the afternoon.
Lieut. Col. Pettit Dead.
Lieut. Col. James S. Pettit , Eighth
ifantry , died at his residence in
Vashington , D. C. He had been in ill
ealth for a number of years. He waa , '
ppointed a cadet at West Point from
> hio in 1874.
British Battleship Launched.
The British battleship Lord Nelson ,
ister ship of the Agamemnon , and
scond In size and armament to the
readnaught , was successfully launch-
i at Jarrow-on-Tyne Wednesday.
STATE Of NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK D ? A CO ?
DENSED FORM.
anfl Editor of the Omah
Bcc Falls Asleep and Docs Nc
\Voke Strenuous Life is Calml
Closed Shock to Entire Communlt
Edward Rosewater , founder an
editor of the Omaha Bee , died a !
alone , and suddenly , from heart fail
ure early Thursday evening , Aug. 3 (
in the district court room on the thir
floor of the Bee building. Judg
Troup discovered the body on enterin
his court room shortly before
o'clock Friday morning and at one
gave the alarm.
Mr. Rosewater v/as found sitting ii
an easy posture at the end of one o
the spectators' benches , near a win
dow. He was apparently asleep , am
so natural was his appearance tha
Judge Troup sought to awaken him a
first. He had evidently sat down
overcome by exhaustion and die <
shortly after sitting down , for then
was not the slightest evidence of pah
or struggle , or even a movement o
the body to indicate that'he had evei
an instant's suffering.
, The funeral occurred Sunday after
noon with Masonic rites from the ro
tunda of the Bee building.
The body was exposed to publi <
view between the hours of 12 and \
o'clock during which time manj
thousands of persons of all classes
filed past the casket.
Edward Rosewater's will will be
filed in a few days. It includes two be
quests of a public nature. To the
Wise Memorial hospital , in which he
was much concerned , he gives a sure
to be held in trust which is to be used
in providing for the care and treat
ment of indigent persons , regardless
of nationality , creed , color or sex. An
other bequest is to the Omaha board
of education , to be used in providing
for the expenses of a course in a tech
nological school of the son of an Oma
ha mechanic who has completed the
course of the Omaha high school , in
cluding manual training.
BIG APPLE CROP.
Congressman Pollard Estimates Crop
at 50,000 Bushels.
Congressman Pollard estimates that
the apple crop from Pollard & Sons'
orchard near Nohawka will amount to
50,000 bushels They have a small
army of men at work picking , sorting ,
barrelling and loading on cars. They
are large manufacturers of cider , but
find that they will not be able to man
ufacture all their own crop of apples
will make , so they are enlarging their
facilities and In a short time will be
able to increase the output to 3,000
gallons per day. They expect to make
125,000 gallons of cider from this
year's apple crop. They have closed
a contract for all the cider they can
make and will soon be shipping a car
per day.
They are firm believers in spraying
their orchards and have sprayed three
to four times a season for several
years. The result is that they have
fine , perfect apples , when their neigh
bors have none that are merchantable.
Arresteci for Intent to Kill.
Alex Green , a laborer on the B. &
M. construction grade near Pleasant
Dale , was arrested 'Minday and
brought to Seward and placed in Jail
on the charge of shooting with intent
to kill. A little daughter of Mr.
Green was visiting a neighbor named
Sipp and on her return to her home
a little gold ring she had worn was
gone. Green thought some of the Sipp
family had taken it and he bought a
revolver and went to the Sipp home
and commenced to shoot at the girls
of the family , but fortunately missed
them. The women were fainting when
Green finally took to a corn field. He
was captured by the officers and is
awaiting his preliminary hearing.
Big Trainload of Sheep.
A big consignment of sheep , num
bering 6,000 head , has been brought
by Fred Bartels from Douglas , Wyo.
to Hubbard , to be fattened near there
for the market. The train of twenty-
three "double-deckers" was hauled by
two engines. Mr. Bartels found it
would have cost him $500 to unload
the stock enroute. so he made this
contract with the railroad company to
use two engines and make fast time.
Mashed a Masher.
Mrs. Waller , of Fremont , gave a
masher a blow one evening recently
which he will remember for some
time. She was walking on East Ninth
street , when she found herself follow-
ad by a stranger , who overtook her
ind made an insulting remark. The
ivoman picked up a bottle which lay
lear the walk and smashed it over his
lead. She was not further molested.
Hunter Shot in Leg.
Henry S. Lambert , of Kearney , was
icoidentally shot and slightly wound-
; d Sunday evening in the first acci-
lent which has been reported this
lunting season. He was only forty
rards away from the gun at the time
ind the charge struck his leg near
lis feet. It is expected that he will
> e all right in a few days.
Laborer Killed by Train.
Fred Gutshall , of Blair , a fence man
m the M. & O. road , was killed
Thursday when a hand car struck by
he train from Sioux City , was hurtled
hrough the air and struck him.
Death was instantaneous. The body
vas badly mangled. Fellow workmen
: alled to him to run , but he was try-
ng to lift the car off the track.
Barn Burned.
A large barn belonging to Barney
relson , a prominent farmer near Dan-
eborg , was struck by lightning and
urned to the ground. Seven horses
alued at $150 each were killed , and
large amount of grain and hay , a
urrey , harness , etc. , was consumed
y the flames.
Football Player Hurt.
In the. first football accident of the
aason at Norfolk George Harriman ,
f the Neligh high school , broke his
NO ESCAPE FROM TAXES.
Taxpayer Pursued to Manila fry
las County's Assessor.
A tribute to the persistency of As
sessor H. D. Reed , of Omaha , is con
tained in a letter received by Mr. Ree
from Wilbur Mayes , formerly of th
adjutant general's office , but now c
Manila. Last June the assessor sen
letters to all persons in whose name
mortgages were lisied and one of thes
was Mr. Mayes. His answer is as fol
lows :
"Dear Sir : Tour letter of June 2 <
1906 , relating to tax on mortgages I
received. I beg to inform you tha
I sold my home in Omaha and cam
to Manila , with my family , in Maj
1905 , forfeiting my residence in Doug
las county and have no intention o
returning. It's a strenuous system o
taxation you have that follows one t
this hot country and I'd like to kno
if I may hope to escape it when
pass to the next ; if not there is no
much use in going. I have nothing o
value in Omaha except a host o
friends ; tax them. Very truly yours
Wilbur Mayes. "
SHERIFF XAHS PICKPOCKET.
Caught In Act In Union Depot at Fro
inont.
Denny Brown , alias Lewis , was ar
rested Thursday morning at the Unioi
depot in Fremont by Sheriff Baumar
on the charge of picking pockets. Th <
sheriff saw him coming from a crowc
alighting from a westbound Union Pa
cific train and recognized him. Browr
sprinted across the platform anc
Northwestern tracks and was caughl
in a bunch of weeds north of the sta
tion just as he threw away a pocket-
book. He had two pocketbooks on his
person. From papers in the one h
threw away it had evidently belonged
to a man named Elsenfeldt , of Stuart ,
Neb. , who was notified by the sheriff.
Brown has served a term in the Doug
las county jail for picking pockets and
haS a record in Kansas City. Pick
pockets were busy at the Union depot
Thursday morning and two cases were
reported , one of $20 and the other of
a smaller amount.
MOTOR CAR EXPLODES.
One Man Killed and One Fatally Injured -
jured in Nebraska.
A new motor car weed burner that
has been put into service by the Union
Pacific road blew up Monday evening
near the town of Elfca.
Thomas Johnson , Evanston , Wyo. ,
was instantly killed and George Upde-
graff. Grand Island , Neb. , fatally
hurt.
Conductor L. A. Westover , of Grand
Ssland. was blown fifty feet in the air
and injured , but will recover. The
motor car is a contrivance for burning
weeds along the right of way. The
car carried a tank containing 650 gallons
lens of gasoline , which exploded in
some manner unknown. The body of
Johnson was completely incinerated.
PEARSON HELD FOR MURDER.
Shot McCulla AVhile Latter Was in
Company of Mrs. Pearson.
Bonde Pearson , of Hastings , waa
Tuesday bound over to the district
court for trial on the charge of mur
dering Walter McCulla on July 29.
McCulla was shot while in the com
pany of Mrs. Pearson in the latter's
home , and at a time when Mr. Pearson
ft-as supposed to be on a trip to Wyo
ming. The accused was found In a
lay loft on his father's premises about
seven hours after the shooting. Pear
son was released on a bond of $10,000.
\mong the sureties are George T.
3rown , vice president o the First Na-
ional bank , and William M. Lowman
jresident of the Bank of Commerce.
Train is Derailed.
Train No. 32 on the Omaha-railroad
m its way from Newcastle to Sioux
21 ty , Wednesday afternoon had a mis-
lap at Qoburn , resulting from a de-
ective switch. One coach and two
: ars of merchandise were derailed.
) ne freight car was turned completely
> ver. The passengers received a good
baking up , but none was seriously
mrt.
Boy Killed by a Horse.
Four-year-old George Dorsey , son
> f Conductor John Dorsey , of Norfolk ,
vas killed while playing in the road
n front of his father's home by a
mrse that was being driven by.
Jeorge's playmates rattled tin cans ,
nd one of the horses became frighten-
d and swerved out , striking the little
> oy. The lad died from a ruptured
pine shortly after.
Omaha Ice Men Are Fined.
The Omaha Ice , Coal and Storage
ompany and John Doe , its president ,
ere fined in police court by Justice
ockrell on two counts each on the
harge of selling ice under weight ,
he fine amounted to $25 on each of
ic two counts. The complaints were
lade by W. Reusom and Mrs. C. W.
ckerman , patrons of the company.
Stone Crusher Is Burned.
The large stone crusher plant of
> avls & Mayne at Blue Springs waa
estroyed by fire Thursday morning ,
ntaillng a loss of $10,000. Coal com-
ustion in the bins near the plant is
ipposed to have been the cause of
ie fire.
Gasoline Explosion is Fatal.
M. Cox , Burlington agent at Marsh-
.nd , was killed by an explosion of
isollne , which occurred while he
as fllHng the tank that supplies the
ater work pump. Mr. Cox leaves a
ife and two children.
Pastor Resigns
Rev. Charles Dains , of Grand Island ,
is tendered his resignation to the
Dngregational church of that city to '
.ke effect Oct. 1 , or not later than
ov. 1 , giving as his reason that he
as not fitted for the work there.
Alberta Dies of His Injuries.
Henry Alberts , the aged German reed -
ed farmer , of Hurnboldt , who suf-
red severe injuries from being
impled upon by his driving horse a
; ek ago , died as the result of septic
Isoning which developed as the re-
It of the accident.
Lural Carriers Select Grand Island.
The state association of the rural
ill carriers , which closed its annual
nventlon at Hastings Monday night ,
ted to hold the next annual meeting
Grand Island.
The board of councillors of the Xe-r
braska State Medical association heldi
a special meeting at the office of the-
secretary , Dr. A. D. Wilkinson. The-
principal business for which the meeting - *
ing 'Aas called was that of determin | .
ing upon a successor to President Drij
J. L. Greene , who recently removed !
from the state. Dr. F. A. Long , of
Madison , was selected by the board. :
The board also recommended unani
mously that during the absence ofDr. . .
Wilkinson from the state this winter-
the incoming president should appbint
Dr. H. Winnett Orr to be acting secretary - |
rotary- Those present at the meetingr
were : Dr. Wilkinson of liincoln , Dr
J. P. Lord of Omaha , Dr. A. B. An-i
derson of Pawnee , Dr. L. W. Shaw of"
Osceola , and Dr. W. R. Young of Ans
ley.
Chairman W. E. Andrews and Sec.
retary George E. Tobey certified to-
Secretary of State Galusha the names
of the candidates nominated by the-
Republican state convention. The doc
ument contains the resolution approv
ing the proposed constitutional amend
ment creating a state railway commis
Bion. Under the ballot law this ac
tion of the convention authorizes the-
election of officers to count all straight
Republican votes for the amendment !
regardless of whether or not the voterr
make a separate mark Indicating his--
desire to vote for the amendment
The legality of this portion of the bal
lot law has never been tested in the ?
courts and legal complications may
arise if the proposed amendment Is = -
carried by straight party vote thuf
courited for the proposition.
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The Republican state committeo-
appointed the following officers : . ;
Chairman , W. B. Rose , of Lincoln , .
present deputy attorney general un
der Norrls Brown ; vice chairman , ,
William Hayward , of Nebraska Cltyi
secretary , Clark Perkins , editor of the-
St. Paul Republican ; treasurer , Chas. ,
E. Morgan , of Omaha. The committee-
voted to continue the headquarters att
Omaha and authorized the chairmani
to name an executive committee con
sisting of one 'member from each con
gressional district. Retiring Chair
man Warner , in response to a resolu
tion of thanks to outgoing officers , !
showed that the old committee hadi
paid off an inherited debt of nearlyf
$3,000 and had , $1,500 on hand tor
start the new campaign.
Hundreds of members of the labor "
Unions and auxiliaries of Lincoln and !
Havelock and representatives of ther
different workmen's organizations ofl"
Beatrice and other cities of Nebraska-
congregated on South Eleventh !
street early Monday , where they form
ed in line to take part in the annual !
Labor day parade , which started on itss
marcjfcffrom Eleventh and K streets
through the business and a few resi
dence streets of the city. The parade ?
w-as a grand success and one of the ! <
best given in the city in recent years ,
The committee on arrangements la
bored for several days planrting for *
the affair , but the absence of repre
sentation of several of the different-
inions necessitated slight changes
toe original program.
George L. Sheldon's statement of
into-campaign expenses shows that a >
jontest for the gubernatorial nomina
1on costs something In Nebraska. He < -
spent $565.98 prior to the convention-
.I he contributes $500 to the cam
jaign fund as Gov. Mickey did last-
rear , his expenses will exceed $1,000 ,
r. Sheldon , like Gov. Mickey , Is au
veil to do man. The statement filed ?
vith the secretary of state by Mrs. .
Sheldon is as follows : Failroad fare-
185.58 ; hotel bills , $97.50 ; livery team , .
; 2.75 ; telephone fare , $12.30 ; station- .
iry , $27.10 ; rent typewriter , $10 ; sal
iry stenographer , $161.25 ; printing
; 2 7.7 5 ; hall rent , Germania hall , ,
Hair , $12 ; postage , $119.95 ; badges
10 ; total , $565.98.
* *
Candidates before conventions have =
iled expense accounts as follows with *
he secretary of state : C. F. Steele
93.28 ; J. F. Boyd , $95 ; Carl P ,
loucher , Democratic nominee for sec-
etary of state $16.70. J. J. Thomas , .
f the Fourth congressional district , A
> . Fitzsimmons , of Johnson county-
nd George Horst , avert that they
xpended nothing in their efforts to-
acure nominations.
* * *
Word was received to the effect thatc
ie cars for the new electric line from *
Incoln to Capitol Beach will reach *
incoln soon , and that the line will bo
ut Into operation immediately. This ?
a new line , running from Ninth and ;
1 streets across the viaduct and two *
illes west , to Capitol Beach , a sum-T
ier park.
The state board of equalization and >
ssessment held its last meeting for * *
re year 1906 in the office of Gov ,
iickey Aug. 28. All members were-
resent except Treasurer Mortensen
he only business transacted was to *
jprove the minutes of the last meet-
g and the record in general for ther
irrent year.
* * *
The Lincoln Commercial club is op--
ating a bureau for the rooming of
sitors during the fair and on Bryan *
ly. The offer of rooms with a price-
$2.50 lodging was turned down by *
e bureau and his rooms were not ?
ited. - One dollar is the maximum'
large and 50 cents the average per"
rrson.
* *
Norria Brown has filed a statement *
$388.84 expenses incurred in his *
irsuit of the nomination for the Unit-
States senate. Of that amount
68.24 was for railroad fare and $176 :
r hotel bills. The balance was for *
ery hire , stationery and postage.-
cretafy of State Galusha spent *
4.80 for headquarters rooms and"
stage and then missed the nomina-i-
n. J. A. Williams , Republicans
ndidate for railroad commlsslonejj.
fs b spent nothing. t
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