The Valentine Democrai
Valentine , Neb.
. M. Rice. Publlshei
IS HACKED TO PIECE !
BRUTAL NEW YGI1K MURDER IX
VOLVED IX MYSTERY.
iTrunk and Limbs Are Found Wliil <
Head and Thighs Arc Missing Police -
lice Thus Far Have Xo Tangible
Clew to Crime.
A burlap bag : , stamped with th (
name of "Z. 1C. Mane , " a strip of z
woman's skirt and an oil cloth table
covering bearing a rude sketch of the
.landing of Columbus are the onlj
immediate clews to the perpetrator oi
> a revolting murder committed" in Xe\ >
York Sunday.
The dismembered body of a man ,
apparently an Italian , wrapped In tht
Imrlap bag was accidentally found in
a hole twenty-four feet deep forming
a part of an excavation at 604 West
street where addition
Thirty-sixth , an
tion to a brewery is to stand. The discovery -
covery was made by the day watch-
iman , and later a systematic search by
Ihe police resulted in finding the parts
of a man's legs from the knees down
and the arms and hands. These were
wrapped together in a newspaper of
, the date Sept. 10 , and bound about the
( bundle was a strip of a woman's skirt.
All was neatly and securely tied with
a string , suggesting deliberate prepara-
tion. This latter bundle was found
under a covering of hay in a freight
; Car at Thirty-sixth street and Eleventh
avenue. The car was unloaded of a
ishipment of horses Sunday. The head
'and the thighs of the. man are miss-
jng. It is the theory of-the police that
fthe murder was committed near where
; the body was found and that the three
jpackages of the dismembered parts
jhad been made with the purpose that
they be disposed of at some distance
'from ' the crime. The police believe that
ithe persons carrying the bundles be
came alarmed and hurriedly disposed
[ of them at the nearest convenient hiding -
! ing place. They expect to find a third
package in the same vicinity.
Coroner's Physician Weston , who
| examined the body , said that the work
i of dismemberment had been deliber-
lately and skillfully done.
Dr. Weston said from appearances
the remains were those of an Italian
for Syrian in life about 5 feet 3 inches
! in height , weighing approximately 130
( pounds , and from the appearance of
'the hands probably a mechanic.
"MAN" FIRST , SAYS IEEARST.
New Yorker Declares Parties Are of
Second Consideration.
William Randolph Hearst , in an ad
dress before a large gathering at the
Orleans county ( X. Y. ) fair Saturday ,
-urged his hearers to vote for the
"man and not for the party. "
"I venture to offer advice directly
to the contrary to the advice of Sec
retary Shaw , " said he. "I urge every
independent American citizen to con
sider the welfare of his country first
and of his party afterward.
"This is a 'time of serious impor
tance to the nation. Great questions
press upon us for solution. Serious
dangers threaten our American form
of government. Under such circum
stances party name is of least impor
tance , party platforms ar of next im
portance , but most important of all
are candidates , who , in themselves ,
represent the issues and whose charac
ter and record are such that they can
carry out the will of the people and
resist the influence of powerful Inter *
ests. "
RADICAL CIIAXGE IX RATES.
Kansas Road Announces Decision Un
der the Xe\v Law.
A decision made by the traffic offi
cials of the Atchison , Topeka and San-
la Fe railroad interpreting the applica
tion of the rate regulation was enact
ed by congress , and also the railroad
laws of Kansas , was announced Sat
urday. The decision affects jobbers'
freight rates at thirty-three so-called
jobbing centers in Kansas and means
in substance that the rates that here
tofore have been applicable only on
business moving from jobbing
and manufacturing houses at
these centers are now open to all ship
pers. This decision will , it is said ,
affect practically all less than carload
business , and the jobbing rates will
prove the minimum.
Says Sultan lias Cancer.
The latest consultations of medical
advisers of the sultan of Turkey estab
lish the fact that Abdul Hamid is suf
fering from cancer of the kidney. This
malady does not permit of an opera
tion being performed , and is usually
fatal within a year.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Top
steers , $4.15. Top hogs , $6.20.
American Warships Leave Gibraltar.
The vessels of the United States second
end cruiser squadron under command t ]
of .Rear Admiral "Brownsson sailed P
from Gibraltar Sunday morning , the PF Pc
jWest Virginia and Pennsylvania for F
Naples and the Colorado and Mary ii
land for Palermo.
Rev. W. J. McXab Dead.
' Rev. W. J. McNab , supreme chancellor - c <
cellor of the Catholic Mutual Benefit 'c <
.association , died at Niagara Falls , n' '
Sunday. I 7l
TOWN IS SHATTERED.
Car of Dynamite Explodes at Jellic <
Tenn.
Twelve deaths , the injuring c
scores of other persons and $500,00
damage to property were caused s
Jelllco , Tenn. , Friday , when a carloa
of dynamite standing on a track nea
the Southern railroad depot explode
with a report that was heard for twen
ty miles. Buildings were shattered I
the business section of the town an
nearly every piece of glass within
radius of one mile of the scene wa
broken.
The dead : George Atkins , linemai
for the East Tennessee Telephon
company ; John Cook , car Inspector
Walter Rodgers , clerk for United Col <
Storage warehouse ; John Gordon , col
ored ; James Sharp , colored ; Jame
Lovett , aged 12 ; Ida Raynor , aged ;
years ; James Reynolds , John Hoch
man , John Cook , Joseph Sellers.
There is a possibility that other bodies
ies may be recovered from the ruins
Eighteen persons were seriously In
jured , among them R. D. Baird , presi
dent of. the Xational bank of Jellicc
and mayor of the city , who was cut h
the neck.
The freight car , belonging to th <
Pennsylvania railway lines , contained
450 boxes , or 20,000 pounds , of higt
explosives consigned to the Rand Pow
der company at Clearfield , Tonn.
Two causes are assigned for the ex
plosion. One is that three person *
were shooting at a mark on the car
and that a bullet entered the car
causing the explosion. The other Is
that while the car was standing on a
sidetrack a carload of pig iron was
switched against it and that the im
pact caused the explosion.
TWO-CENT FARE PROFITABLE.
New England Road's Business Shows
Great Increase.
It Is estimated the yearly loss of
nearly $750,000 to the New York , New
Haven and Hartford Railroad com
pany , as a result of reducing its pats-
senger rate to 2 cents a mile several
months ago , already has been turned
Into actual gain in gross receipts as
compared with other years , through
an increased volume of business.
In addition to the reduction of pas
senger rates , the tariff on coal to Now
England points was also reduced to a
figure , which , on the old volume of
coal business to New England points ,
would have resulted in a yearly loss
of $150,000 to the railroad company.
The receipts to date indicate that not
only has this estimated loss been over-
2ome , but there will be an actual gain
3ver other years.
NO FIGIFT FOR IHS GOLD.
5nge's "Will Admitted to Probate Un-
con tested.
By a settlement arrived at In New
STork Friday the legatees under the
will of Russell Sage are to receive
! rom the executors of the state double
: he amounts of the legacies upon the
: onditlon that the will be not con-
ested. The will was admitted to prelate
late without contest.
The twenty-two nieces and nephews
vho were left each $25,000 under the
vill are to receive $50,000 , while a
ninor heir , Edson T. Coonrad , of
Vatervlle * , N. Y. , will receive $12,000
Bond Interest is Taxable.
Interest upon United States govern-
lent bonds is taxable whether these
ends are owned by an individual or
corporation and whether the interest
5 held In the form of a draft , check
r money. This decision has just been
sached by the United States supreme
ourt in the case of the Hibernia Sav-
igs and Loan society against the city
nd county of San Francisco for the
scovery of taxes paid under protest
n the interest on $13,000,000 worth
C bonds.
Find Use for Old Boiler
The boiler which exploded on board
ic gunboat Bennington in San Diego
irbor in June of last year , killing six-
-five of the ship's crew , is to be
lipped to Annapolis , where It will be
; ed at the naval academy for illus-
ative purposes in the instruction of
ie midshipmen for engineering
ork.
Odd Fellows to St. Paul.
At the annual meeting at Toronto ,
it. , the sovereign grand lodge of
Id Fellows , It was decided to hold
e next meeting in St. Paul next Sep-
mber. St. Thomas won the first
ize with Rochester , N. Y. , second , in
e drill competition for eighteen
evaliers and three officers.
W. II. Newman Arrested.
W. H. Newman , president of the
! W York Central railroad , was for-
illy arrested Friday by order of
talth Officer Darlington , of New
> rk. He was charged with permit-
g the use of soft coal by the locomo-
es and round houses of this com-
ny in the Bronx.
The Mongolia Floated.
According to advices received at
nolulu Saturday from "Midway Isl-
3 the stranded Pacific Mail liner has
> n floated without assistance of any
vessel. The vessel used her own , ,
verful engines and gear in pulling
self off the reef. .
Dynamite Explodes.
L dynamite- explosion occurred on
Bright of way of the Grand Trunk
Sfic railway , near Finmark , New a ;
iario , Wednesday , in which five f (
e ;
landers were killed and six others
ired. w
Death of Gen..J. C. Hill.
ten. James C. Hill , a distinguished
federate officer and the first railway di
imissloner of Virginia , died at his si
ie In Scotteville , Va. , Friday , aged 01
at
TO OUST OIL TRUST.
Texas Begins War on Waters-Pieri
Concern.
The long expected suit by the sta
of Texas against the Water-Pierce 0
company was filed Thursday evenir
in the Twenty-sixth district court t
Assistant Attorney General Lightfoo
The suit Is for ouster from the stai
and cancellation of permit to do bus
ness in Texas for violation of the ant
[ trust laws and for penalties aggrega
! ing $5,228,400. The penalties cove
a period since 1900 , the year in whlo
; the company was readmitted to th
'
state.
The state alleges in its petition the
the Waters-Pierce Oil company ha
been affiliated with and a part of th
Standard Oil company since its 01
ganization. The state also prays fc
an Injunction restraining the defend
ant company from , doing business otli
er than an interstate business with !
the state of Texas. The petition al
leges that the reorganization of th
Waters-Pierce Oil company in 1900 i
fraudulent and that the , conduct of th
business of the company was in n
sense changed by or after the nomi
inal reorganization. The state also in
eludes copies of the trust agreemen
of the several oil corporations and th
affidavit of H. C. Pierce denying am
swearing that the Yvaters-Pierce Oi
company was a member or party to i
trust.
The state alleges that the Standan
Oil company not only dominates thi
Waters-Pierce Oil company , but thi
Corslcana Refining company at Cor
sicana and the Security Oil company
of Beaumont , and also oil companies
and refineries of Texas.
ACCUSED OF BLACKMAIL.
Former Member of the St. Loub
House of Delegates.
Wm. H. Ritter , of Denver , formei
member of the St. Louis house of dele
gates , who wrote Gov. Folk last weefc
volunteering to come to St. Louis and
testify regarding the handling of boo
dle money when he was a lawmaker ,
Is in jail at the latter place. He was
arrested at Hannibal , Mo. , Wednes
day night while en route back to Den
ver.
ver.The
The arrest was made at the instiga
tion of Circuit Attorney Sager , whc
charges Ritter attempted to extort
money from R. H. Snyder , of Kansas
2ity , . by threatening to testify that
Snyder gave him boodle money to dis-
: ribute when the Central Traction bili
'ranchise was voted upon.
Eugene Sweeney , Identified with the
: raction deal as a promoter , is also ic
ail.
ail.TOUNG
TOUNG OFFICERS FOR SERVICE
iVashington Picking- Men for Possiblt
Work in Cuba.
Young officers for command in Cu-
> a In case the army is sent there is
ho plan practically decided upou bj
ho war department. Gen Frederick
Winston probably will be In com-
nand , and his chief lieutenants ar
ikely to be Brig. Gens. Thomas H
Jarry and William P. Duvall. These
\vo officers have recently completed
n inspection of the German manue-
ers in Europe and have notified th <
, -ar department that they intend tc
ail for this country on Sept. 29 , bu1
wing to the acute situation in Cubs
icy have been advised that theii <
resence In this country at an earlic/ *
ate will be desirable. ;
Missouri Normal Burns.
The Missouri normal school ai
transberry was destroyed by fire ear-
r Thursday morning. The loss it
75,000. Two hundred students at-
> nded the college , but only the pres-
lent's family lived in it , and thej
> caped uninjured. A boy was fatal-
hurt by falling walls.
Auto Ground to Pieces.
Caught between two street cars a )
roadway and Thirty-first street , a
urlng car owned by John H. Spring-
, of New York , and occupied by
mself and family , was ground to
eces , while the occupants marvel-
isly escaped without serious in-
ries.
Guilders Stick'to Open Shop Fighu
The National Association of Builds -
s of the United States in session at
: lantic City , N. J. , reaffirmed the
en shop principles and called on
.ilders everywhere to sustain them
the only sound basis for the em-
ayment of workmen.
Hotel is Sued for $5,000.
Because he was injured on the head
a fight in the barroom of the Mon-
min hotel at Sioux City , la. , last <
ring , C. E. Fogtman , of Milwaukee ,
is. , has instituted a $5,000 damage }
t against the proprietors of the ho- .
Robbers Loot a Bank.
Hlght masked and heavily armed
rglars held the people of White
> ud , Minnesota , at bay early
ursday , rifled the Newaygo County
ik and secured about $3,000.
Hurt in Fall in Bathtub.
Irs. Henry J. Tilford , of Louisville ,
, , slipped r.nd fell in a bath tub in-
residence of Mayor Tom L. John-
, of Cleveland , O. , and received in-
les which may prove fatal.
Passengers Arc Rescued.
'he steamer State of Ohio went
ound on Rattlesnake island , at the
L of Put-in Bay , near Cleveland , O. ,
ly Thursday. All the passengers
e taken off safely.
Buys 200,000 Ounces of Silver ,
he director of the mint Wednes-
purchased 200,000 ounces of fine
2r , one-half for the Denver and
-half for the New Orleans mint ,
8.35 cents per ouncr
STATE OF NEBEASK ,
XEV/S OF THE WEEK c. . A CO *
DENSED FORM.
Rains Stop Trains Servlce--Stori :
Does Great Damage Turoughoi
the State One Fatality Reportc
from Peiider Other State News.
With roadbeds under from one t
ton feet of water , several bridges gen
and tracks washed from the grade b
the cloudburst of Saturday night an
Sunday , train service between SIou
City and Nebraska was temporaril
suspended.
In front of the station at Jackso
the track was under two feet of watei
It was out in several places botwee :
Jackson and Dixon. The track wa
I not broken , but slewed from tri
right of way , and In some places wa
under six feet of water.
1 On the Great Xorthern road som
difficulty was experienced in gettini
men to work in the worst places
' where the water was up to thei
I waists.
The Logan valley is entirely covere <
with water and at 6o'clock Monda :
morning the water was 22 % inche ;
higher than has ever been known be
, fore , in the Logan creek. All of th <
houses on the Logan bottom have wa.
ter in them and a great many peopl <
have had to move out.
One family was moving out about 4
o'clock Monday morning when th <
wagon tipped over , drowning a bbj
about 8 years old by the name 01
Guy Warren.
The damage in Fender in the waj
of sidewalks , buildings , bridges ,
flrades , etc. , will be about $8,000.
A Wayne special says : The worst
and most destructive rain storm evei
known in this section of the state oc
curred Saturday night , rain falling
nearly all night. Dogtown , Deer and
Logan creeks were out of their banks
Sunday morning and the valleys were
flooded for miles , entailing a loss of
thousands of dollars to the farmers
and oftier property owners.
An immense amount of hay Is de
stroyed and considerable small grain.
Cattle and hogs were lost , fences
washed away and destruction wrought
on every hand. Roe & Fortner lost
many hogs and Korwin Bros , cattle.
In the brick yards of J. F. Shoerbahn
many thousand brick ready to burn
were ruined , besides other damage
to the plant.
FARMER TAKES POISON.
Eats Ohecsc Which Was Poisoned for
Rats.
Robert Lytle , a highly respectable
pioneer farmer , living northwest of
York , died suddenly Thursday morn
ing. Arising early Mr. Lytle built a
fire inthe kitchen range and then
went to a place where they had placed
strychnine on cheese for rats the night
Before , and ate the poisoned cheese ,
joing back to the house he told his
ivife what he had done , saying that
ie was sorry , and asked her to call
: he neighbors over the and get aid ,
is he did not want to die. Before a
jhylsclan could reach the place Mr.
-/ytle died. The deceased was an old
loldler , owning 240 acres of choice
fork county land , well stocked and
vas wellto do. He located in York
: ounty thirty years ago , and during
hat time has occupied official posl-
ions , and taken quite an active part
n the upbuilding of York county. He
vas one of the active promoters of the
farmers' Independent elevator at Ben-
diet , that county. For the past two
ears the deceased has not enjoyed
; oed health and many think this may
ave b en the reason he took the pol-
on. Coroner Hirch was called and
fter ascertaining all the facts , de-
ided not to call a coroner's jury.
HOE : MAY LOSE BEQUEST.
trotlier of 3 Irs. Sarah Brandon Con
tests Her Will.
Elme/- . Bliss , of Albuquerque , N.
L , a Brother of the deceased , objects
) the last will and testament of Mrs.
arah B. Brandon , late of Tecumseh ,
nd through his attorney , Hugh La-
taster , contests proceedings have
een inaugurated in the probate court
i Johnson county. Mr. Bliss objects
> that portion of the Instrument
hich bequeaths two quarter section
irms of Johnson county land to the
inley Rescue Home of Omaha. He
sserts the home is not capable un-
sr the laws of Nebraska to receive
ie bequests and devises specified In
ie will.
The contention is also made that at
te time the said will was executed the
jcedent was affected by a delusion
ncerning the contestant in these pro _
ieding . Certain officers of the Tiny -
y Rescue home are accused of prac-
zlng fraud upon the decedent , par-
: ularly Martha A. Lee , the superln-
ndent of the said home , and of ex
cising undue influence upon the au-
or of the will. That part of the
icument only which bequests the
operty to the Omaha home Is con-
sted.
Old Settler Dead.
Richard Blaco , a prominent old set-
sr of Kennard , died Thursday morn-
5 from a stroke of paralysis cp/osed
injuries received last week , One
y while returning home he fell from
3 horse and fracturd his skull , from
e effects of which he never recov-
3d.
Big Beet Harvest ,
The sugar beet harvest opened this
ek near Sutherland and the yield
Dmises to be enormous. From fif-
; n to twenty tons of beets to the
re will be harvested , giving the
nvers returns as high as $100 to the
d
3rnnd Jury Proves Into Asylum.
Fhe Madison county grand jury con-
led at Madison Monday to probe
irges against the insane hospital at-
idants. Joe Wiles , one of the at-
dants , returned from Maine volun-
ily to be present In case he is
nted.
2W School House at Grand Island.
Lt the special meeting of the board a
education of Grand Island , called n
that purpose , the contract was let k
the construction of the new high a
eel building. b :
NIOBRARA MAN DISAPPEARS.
Goes to Omaha to Enter Hospital an
All Trace of Him is Lost.
A telephone message to the Omah.
policfe Monday night from Frank Ne
son at Niobrara , Neb. , asked the aid c
the local authorities In finding CharU
Karlstrahm , a Swede , 75 years ol (
who came to Omaha three weeks ag
for the purpose of securing medicc
treatment and entering a ho'spita
Karlstrahm Is a person of some prom
inence in Niobrara and no word hav
Ing been received from him by hi
friends there since he came to Omahz
has caused considera'ble anxiety.
He was , last seen two weeks ago s
far as the police can learn. On com
Ing to Omaha he had with him abou
$200 in cash and his friends ar
greatly worried , lest he has met fou
play.and are anxious to receive som
information regarding him.
EXERCISES AT BELLEVUE.
Superintendent Davidson of Omahj
Delivers Address.
Following out the Idea that a goo <
start is half the race , Dr. Wadswortl
secured the presence of Dr. Davidson
superintendent of the Omaha school
to give an address to the students a
Bellevue Tuesday. That Dr. David
son's address was an exlcellent forci
to start the work of the year no one
who heard It can doubt. Dr. Davidsor
took as his subject for the morning
"The Great Problem of the America !
School and College. " Under this tltlt
he made a magnificent appeal to tht
students for a "good citizen. " He
summed up the substance of his ad
dress in the motto he gave from the
Hampton Institute , "God and country
first , ourselves afterward. "
FAMIXE IN SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Prospect of Continuous Holldny for
Some Youngsters In Nebraska.
A shortage of school teachers Is re
ported by Superintendent Stahl. at
West Point , who is unable to find a
sufficient number to supply the schools
of Con way county.
Superintendent Stahl recently made
a trip to Dodge county and he finds
the same state of affairs exists there ,
no unemployed teachers being avail
able.
Several schools in Hall county avt
also without teachers. Miss Brown ,
the county superintendent , has been
endeavoring to place teachers in them ,
but she has so far failed in getting
anyone to take them. Salaries of $30
and $35 are offered.
CLOUDBURST NEAR \TACKSON.
Damage in Valley of Elk Creek Esti
mated at $100.000.
At 7:30 o'clock Sunday morning wa
ter from a cloudburst in the northwestern -
western pait of Dakota county and
the eastern part of Dixon county ,
rushed down the valley of Elk creek ,
sweeping away hundreds of tons of
lay , drowning hogs caught In pens ,
loodlng cellars , washing away railroad
: racks and doing other damage , all of
.vhich . Is conservatively estimated at
5100.000. The wave of water In the
: reek when it struck Jackson was sev-
> n feet high. The Omaha and Great
Northern roads both lost considerable
rack.
STOCK TRAINS IX COLLISION.
rhrec Men Injured In Smashup on
Burlington Near Whitman.
A rear end collision between two
tock trains on the Burlington road
ccurred a mile west of Whitman ,
lunday. resulting in the serious In-
ury of a brakeman and two stockmen ,
ogether with the piling up of a num-
er of cars containing stock. As the
leans of securing information are
mited the names of the injured and
fie cause of the wreck cannot be ob-
lined at this hour.
Strange Disease Attacks Hogs.
A disease has been devastating the
ivine herds for the lost two or three
eeks near Wood River , and continues
) rage in unabated fury , with the re-
jlt that the stockmen are suffering
were losses. The disease Is spreading
ipidly and many of the farmers ar
isposing of their herds , fearing that
ie disease will attack them. All kinds
! hog cholera medicine and prepara-
ons have been used , but with very
ttle success. The disease is altogeth-
diffe rent from the ordinary' hog
aolera , but is equally as disastrous ,
id unless something Is done at once
i check its spread there will be very
w hogs In this community to eat the
g corn crop now ripening.
Minister is Assaulted.
Cell Ragan attacked Rev. M. W. i
Drimer , a Presbyterian minister of }
tica , on the street Thursday morn-1
g , knocking him down several times
id finally kicking him. This is the
suit of some trouble last spring
tien Ragan was brought before the
and jury of Seward county for
.mbling. The minister spoke to him '
icn Ragan hit him. Ragan immej j
ately went before a justice of the
ace and paid his fine of $5 and
sts.
Ditch Laborer Shot and Killed.
Arthur Crocker. a laborer at .
irke's camp on the government irri-
tion ditch about ten miles north of
ott's Bluff , was shot and Instantly ]
led by a negro Wednesday. The
gro escaped. . T
Burlington Brakeman Arrested. ' *
rhe results of recent Burlington de- *
itive work became evident at Mc-
ok when two brakemen , V. E. Lyon *
d B. F. Metz. were arrested charged
gton freight cars. Both pleaded :
tlty. *
t
t
Hunter Accidentally Shot. r
fVhile out hunting with some
inds thirty miles southeast of Bas5
t Tuesday afternoon Noah Crau-
1 was accidentally shot and killed.v
?
Attempt to Rob Bnnk Fails.
In attempt was made Sunday night , .
rob the Farmers' and Merchants' ' '
ik at Hay Springs. The safe of the f ;
ik was ruined by dynamite , but * '
funds were not reached. Officers $
on the track of the burglars. t ]
, $
Woman Fatally Burned. * '
Irs. Elmer J. Miller , of Grand Isla ;
i , was fatally burned Monday
rnlng by the explosion of a can of w
osene , from which she had poured * c
uantity In the stove to start the * *
ikfast fir n (
The erection of a library and supreme \
preme court building on the cap it oil
grounds will be asked of the legisla
ture and a warm contest is likely to
follow. The friends of the movement :
urge that the state capitol building is'
now too small , that it is greatly over
crowded during the sessions of the -
legislature , and that more room Is-
necessary for the hilding of court by
the judges and commissioners. It is-
also urged that the state library should1
' be housed in a fireproof building for *
. ' safety. The plans have not matured ,
' but it is believed that a rather small'
building , as near fire proof as possible * .
will be asked for in which to house th&
court and the library and the office of"
the attorney general. Although a.
comparatively small building will an
swer the purpose , the fiye proofing wllE
add to the cost. Not less than $100-
000 may be asked for and possibly-
more. Many opponents of the plan *
have already been heard from. They
say the present quarters will serve for-
many years. The most serious objec-r
tion is In regard to the erection ofT
other buildings on the capitol grounds.
The capitol occupies the center of at-
space two blocks square and tho-
grounds are becoming more beautiful
each year. It is said that what may
be made an exceedingly beautiful picture -
ture will be spoiled If buildings are to r
be stuck about the' corners of tho-
lawn.
To plead with Gov. Mickey for th .
release of her husband from the peni
tentiary , Mrs. W. F. Dunn , rf Decatur , .
called at the state house , accompanied ?
by Chaplain P. C. Johnson , of tho-
penal institution , who reinforced heir
request with his personal recommen
dation. Dunn was sentenced from-
Burt county to one year in the peni
tentiary under the name of M. T ,
Hunter for securing $300 from a Decatur -
catur bank by mortgaging property"
which he did not own. He has served"
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six months and has four more ahead ?
of him , after deducting good time. It
is set forth in his behalf that he was *
never before convicted of wrongdoing ;
and that his health is falling now. H&
is almost 70 years of age and is the * *
only veteran of the civil war now in
carcerated at the penitentiary.
* * *
Superintendent E. C. Bishop , of the
educational department at the state
fair , has announced that in the coun
ty collective exhibits , Nemaha and
Flllmoro counties were so nearly equal
that the judges could not decide as to
which won first place. Since the five- '
counties ranking best were awarded
five premiums , Fillmore and Nemaha
ivere decided as a tie for first place-
Flllmore county was first in the num
ber of premiums awarded , being'
iwarded $72 cash. The other prize
winning counties on collective exhlb-
ts were : Dodge , Lancaster , Johnson
Hall , Pawnee. Franklin. Chase an (
3age. In the city collective exhibit
Geneva was given first place and Au-
> urn second. Columbus was giveir
irst place in manual training.
* * *
When horses , cows , hogs or other
lomestic animals are condemned by
he state veterinarian because of dis-
iose , they must be killed and dispo-
ition made of their bodies by the- *
iwners. There Is no provision 'in ther
tatutes which requires the veterina-
ian himself to slaughter the beasto'
r destroy their carcasses. Further-
riore , the state will not compensate
he owners for the loss of their prop-
rty , and If the sheriffs or other local
fficials are called upon to help get
id of the bodies they must look to the
ounties for their pay. These rules
re laid down by Deputy Attorney"
( eneral W. T. Thompson in answer t < r
iquiries. .
* * *
A scare was started at the state
ouseby the report that the legislature
ould not convene until after the state
fficers have gone out of office , whichr
ould prevent the secretary of states
om calling the house of repreaenta-
ves to order and the outgoing gov-
nor from delivering his message
he constitution provides against such
contingency. The legislature must
mvene at noon , the first Tuesday In
inuary , which , this year will be *
ew Year's day. The term of state-
ficers expires the first Thursday after
, e first Tuesday.
* * *
Attorney General Norris Brown haf
ven Secretary Royse , of the state
inking board , an opinion in which he'
ys national banks may conduct sav-
gs departments without supervislotw
the state banking board. As M *
own has found no authority con-
rred by the national jaw upon na-
m banks to conduct a savings bank ,
s opinion that they may do so wlth-
t regard to the state law is not ac-
pted without question by many at--
neys.
* * *
A proposed building that will meet-
th opposition is a new dormitory at-
2 soldiers' home at Grand Island.-
e need of more room is said to b < *
jent , but owing to the fact that tha *
and Island institution lie ? in a low ,
t valley , the further improvement of *
i home has always met with opposi-
n. Often this opposition takes them -
m of a movement to consolidate'
i Grand Island home with the sol-
rs' home at Milford.
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Secretary Royse has compiled a ret - *
t of the sixty-one building antT
n associations of Nebraska for the"
ir ending June 30. He finds the re-
ts of such associations to be fa- '
able.
? he members of the board of public
ds and buildings have returned
rn a tour of the state institutions ,
is reported that from $3,000 to'
)00 is needed for a new roof for
girls' industrial school at Geneva ,
)00 ) for new walks anrl repairs aC"
soldiers' home at Grand Islajn , *
additional boilers at the Norfolk
lum. The reconstruction of the *
t wing of the old building at Nor--
: has been accepted by the board-
est $24,143. The roof of the Ge--
& institution \f&j destroyed by