The Valentine Democrat
Valentine , Neb.
1. M. Rice. - publisher
LPOPE DEFIES FEAKCB
ATTITUDE OF PONTIFF BRINGS
ON ALARMING CRISIS.
Government Regards Pope's Decision
as Little Less Than a Call to Cath
olics to Open Rebellion Prayers
Offered for Protection of God.
France now seems to face an alarm
ing religious crisis. Sunday night's
reports of the pope's eleventh hour
rejection of the government's final
proffer under which Catholic worship
could be continued under the common
law turns out to be only too true , and
the deadlock now is apparently com
plete. According to the pontiff's or
ders declarations under the law of
1881 are not only prohibited , but the
parish priests must remain in their
churches until driven out by violence.
The official confirmation of this
communication has created a sensa
tion both in government and Catholic
circles. *
Cardinal Lecot , archbishop of Bor
deaux ; Archbishop Germain and oth
i ers , who already had advised compli
ance with the law , have hastily in
structed that their former advice is
null and void , and Sunday in all the
churches of Paris bishops and priests ,
after mass , read the letter fron- Cardi
nal Richard , archbishop of Paris ,
!
communicating the decision of the
holy see to "continue services in the
churches , but abstain from any declar
ation , " and Cardinal Richard's own
instructions , in view of the order is
sued by the prefect of the Seine Sat
urday , not to permit for the present
the of ceremonial '
employment di'aper-
ies at marriages or funerals.
The church wardens , whose legal
Existence expires Tuesday , were thank
ed Sunday from the pulpits of the va
rious churches. Prayers were offered
for the protection of God during the
coming period of persecution.
The government regards the action
of the pontiff as little less than a sum
mons of the French Catholics to open
rebellion , as rendering the situation
exceedingly grave and possibly entail
ing the most deplorable consequences
Premier Clemenceau and M. Briand ,
minister of public worship , were in
conference all day Sunday. There 5s
TIO sign of the government faltering ,
but it recognizes that it may be forced
to resort to extreme measures.
THINKS POLE CAN BE LOCATED.
Peary Delivers a Lecture on His Lat
est Expedition.
Commander Robert E. Peary gave a
public lecture in New Tork Saturday
at the museum of national history
upon his latest attempt to reach the
north pole. He said in the course of
it that he was satisfied there is a body
of land somewhere about 100 miles
northwest of Grantland. His party ,
he said , found driftwood 100 miles
from Grantland in the open Polar aea ,
-which he was convinced could only
have come from rivers flowing through
land not yet placed on any map.
Commander Peary said also that he
believed that if the polar winter , dur
ing which he had made his attempt ,
had been a normal one he would have
reached the pole. He thought it could
be reached with no. greater expense or
loss of time than he had experienced
in his expedition. With his added
knowledge of Arctic conditions , he be
lieved the pole could be reached with
sledges , but the explorer should leave
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land further""west than he did , at
about Cape Richards and should not
proceed straight toward the pole , but
toward the northwest and thus take
advantage of the natural drift of the
Ice and currents , which is southwest.
He discovered , he said , an unique gla
cial fringe on the northern coast of
Grantland , which he believed to be
the origin of the paleocrystic or always
frozen ice , which former explorers had
thought come from ice massed abouf
the pole.
Sixty Japanese Seamen Drowned.
A number of sampans ( small har
bor boats ) belonging to the Japanes-3
cruiser Chitose were caught in a squall
at Tokio Sunday while returning from
a trip. A number of the boats were
II overturned and sixty men were drown *
IIfr I ed.
Unknown Vessel Wrecked.
A message has been received from
Seattle stating that an unknown vessel
' was wrecked off Cape Flattery Sunday ,
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Top
steers , $4.95. Top hogs , $6.25.
No
To Restrict Bulgarian Emigration
Owing to the great increase of im
migration from Bulgaria to the United
States the government has introduced to
into the sobranje an amendment to the
passport law with the object of re be
stricting the exodus.
lield for Murder ; Tries Suicide.
WHHam Cook , of South Bend , Jnd. ,
alleged confessed murderer of John
Perkins , made an unsuccessful at- Pa.
.tempt to commit suicide in his ceU
IThursday night (12 (
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JOINS OIL CRUSADE.
Gotliam Finds Bad Looking Contract
with Gas Company.
A contract made by the Consolidat
ed Gas company , of New York , with
'the Standard Oil company , calling for
the delivery of 255,000 gallons of oil
'to the gas company at 4.8 cents a gal
lon , has been found by Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Burr , who has been
investigating the cost of manufactur
ing in New York. The price named
in the contract is said' to be 1 cent
per gallon more than js paid to the
Standard Oil company by any other
corporation. Mr. Burr said that the
difference in the cost of oil of 1 cent
per gallon means a difference of 5
cents on every 1,000 cubic feet of gas
sold.
Therefore it can be readily under
stood why the price paid for oil is a
very important factor in sustaining
the legal rate of 80 cents for gas in
New York.
The Consolidated Gas company has
pleaded in the gas hearings that it
was compelled to buy all its oil from
the Standard Oil company , because
that was the only oil producing cor
poration that could supply all the oil
needed.
In summing up its cost for produc
ing gas , the Consolidated Gas com
pany included the cost of oil at the
quoted rate. Mr. Burr also made
public the statement by accountants
who were engaged by him to examine
the company's books. The statement
purports to show that gas , according
to the company's books , costs 52.50
cents per 1,000 , instead of 74.81 cents ,
as the company claimed.
He also finds , he says , that William
Rockefeller , James Stillman and oth
er wealthy men are directors in both
the Consolidated Gas company and
the Standard tOil company.
John A. Garver , of counsel for the
Consolidated Gas company , said :
"The figures were not 1 cent a gal
lon over what was paid by other com
panies. On the contrary , the price
was less than many companies were
in the city of New York. "
NEGRO STARTS BATTLE.
Two Persons Killed and Two Wound
ed in Mississippi.
Two persons dead , ' two seriously
< vounded and two slightly injured is
the result of a fight which occurred at
Greenville , Miss. , Friday.
Felix Holman , a negro , hailing from
Arkansas , shot and Instantly killed Se-
lina Holman , a negress , in Mrs. Pratt's
boarding house for negroes.
Officer P. A. Abercromlin , with B.
Coffer , William Vaught and Enoch
Thompson , entered the boarding
house to arrest Holman. The negro
immediately fired on the party. The
first shot killed Thompson instantly.
Another shot struck Acting Officer
Coffer in the body , and he is in a pre- ,
carious condition. Officer Abercrom
lin had his right thigh shattered by a
bullet. X. O. Wainer , a business man ,
was struck in the leg by a stray bullet - t
let and slightly wounded. After emp-
tying his pistols at the party the negro
fled from the boarding house and was
fired upon by officers and citizens. He
was finally driven into a warehouse ,
and after a threat was made to burn
him out of his hiding place' he sur-
rendered to Sheriff Crouch and was
lodged in jail. Holman was shot in
the arm. a
WOMEN WIN A NOVEL FIGHT.
Force New York Butchers to Cat Meat
Prices.
The women of the east side , New
York , are winning their fight against
the butchers who recently raised the
price of meat. In turn the packers , it
is stated , have capitulated to the re-
tailers upon the threat of the latter
to close 500 shops that cater to the
teeming tenements in the congested m
districts. ed
Thursdaymany retailers reduced the QJ
price of meat from 16 to 14 cents a
pound , and trade began picking up. bi
As the tidings spread crowds congre yo
gated around the shops until the po- pa
lice had to disperse them.
Mrs. Esther Dolobofsky , who started - in
ed the agitation , said she was pleased
the battle was won. She said the pick- a
Qj
ets would be kept out , however , until
all the shops capitulated. t\V
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POPE'S PHYSICIAN DEAD.
Dr. Lapponi is Victim of Cancer and
Pneumonia. tri
Dr. Lapponi , of Rome , prysician to OC
the pope , died Friday morning of pan-
cer of the stomach and pneumonia. is
When Lapponi was sinking the pope
sent him an apostolic benediction , and
when the news of the death of 'the
doctor reached the pontiff he was exceedingly - . . -
ceedingly grieved.
It is reported that before losing con
sciousness Lapponi , . referring to the
pope , said : "He has a strong consti
tution and , having studied him carefully - '
fully , I think he will live longer than
Leo XIE"
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The deceased physician was very
popular in Rome.
Earth Shakes in California.
Two earthquake shocks were felt at
Santa Maria , Guadaloupe , and other at
places in California Thursday evening.
damage was reported. the
To Bar the New Spelling.
The legislative , judicial and execu
tive appropriation bill , when reported
the house , will contain a positive re of
quirement that the old time spoiling one
used in all printing authorized by 28.
congress. ing
Iron Workers Will Stride.
The strike of 800 employes of the
Reading'iron company at Reading , ta ,
. , ended Friday when the men were ine
granted an advance in wages of about the
per cent. took
RUEF IS DEFIANT.
"Boss" Refuses to Rise for Arraign
ment.
On five charges of extortion found
against each of them by the grand
jury Mayor Eugene Schmitz and Abra
ham Reuf , of San Francisco , were
Thursday arraigned ' In Superior
Judge Dunne's court. At the urgent
request of counsel for the defense the
case was continued until next Monday
for the purpose of giving the accused
further time in which to plead.
A dramatic scene was presented in
the court room as Mayor Schmitz .and
Mr. Ruef appeared before the bar.
"Number 303. Eugene E. Schmits
and Abraham'Ruef for arraignment , "
Judge Dunne announced as he took
his seat on' the bench.
Breathless silence fell on the audi
ence as the mayor arose and faced the
clerk. He listened attentively as the
formal indictment was read in monotonous
onous monotones. Ruef declined to
rise until the third indictment was
read and then only after he had been
commanded to do so by the judge.
Mayor Schmitz arose promptly
when the reading of the first indict
ment began. Francis J. Heney , theU
assistant district attorney , called the
attention of the court to the fact that
only one of the defendants was standec
ing , but Attorney Henry Ach , appeartl
ing for Reuf , and Attorney John Bare !
ret , appearing .for Schmitz , protested {
that it was not necessary for the de
fendants to stand. Ruef made no attempt - ! | -
tempt to rise and Judge Dunne did '
not compel him to leave his chair.
When the formality of reading the
first indictment was over the mayor
sat down and one of his attorneys ,
Frank Drew , asked for a continuance
until Monday. Judge Dunne stated '
that it had been the understanding at
the last calling of the case that the
defendants would make answer
Thursday. The motion for a continol
uance was denied and Judge Dunne
directed that arraignment under the
other indictments should proceed.
HAS GILLETTE CONFESSED ?
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Rumor ' that He Was Overheard to Ad- j !
mit His Guilt.
A dispatch from Herkimer , N. T. ,
says : Chester E. Gillette was not sen
tenced Thursday. At the appointed
hour he was taken into court , but his
counsel had been unable to prepare
in the brief time at their disposal for
a motion for a new trial , which they
desire to enter before sentence is
passed.
The court on this showing post
poned proceedings until next Monday.
District Attorney Ward made no
objection. "But I want it understood , '
he added , "there will be another posttli
ponement. "
There are and have been for some
time all kinds of rumors that Gillette
has ? been overheard to make some
kind of a confession that he killed
Grace Brown. Some of these stories
are that jail officials heard him - conti
fess { . to his lawyers ; others that he
told a visitor who called on him that
he had struck the girl and that the
visitor ! told the district attorney. No
body connected with the case in any
manner ' will confirm any of these
stories. (
District Attorney Ward Thursday
refused to confirm or deny the report
that Gillette was overheard to make
, confession to his attorney that he
struck Grace Brown at Big Moose
lake-
EXPLOSION IN SHOE FACTORY.
Bursting of Boilers Causes Half Million -
ion Loss.
The boilers of the P. J. Harney Shoe
company at Lynn , Mass. , blew up
Thursday morning , and at least twelve
people were injured.
The explosion , besides shattering
Harney's four-story factory , wrecked
many buildings near by in the crowdJ
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manufacturing district. A heavy
j
southeast gale was blowing , driving
the flames with rapidity until within a
brief : space the flames were far beed
yond the control of the local fire department - j
partment , and help was called from j
Boston. In an hour's time two acres ,
the West Lynn district had been
burned over , ruining more than half
dozen large business firms , mostly
shoe manufacturers , and destroying
twelve dwellings on Charles street ocgt
cupied mostly by colored people. co
The financial Idss is about $500- bi
000. of
That there was no loss of life is attributed -
tributed to the fact that the explosion
occurred ( just before the time for the
factory operatives to begin work. It
believed all the injured will reD
cover. th
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Priest Falls from Train ; Badly Hurt. su
The Rev. J. B. Hater , Catholic iv
priest at St. Francisville , 111. , was ne
perhaps fatally injured getting off a ed
train Thursday night and laid uncon- " th
scions in a drenching rain all night.
Spoil Revolt in Ecuador. P
A wide spread conspiracy against
government of Ecuador has been
discovered at Guayaquil , and several /
arrests have been made.
Coldest of the winter.
Friday was the coldest of the winter
St. Paul , Minn. , the mercury regis
tering 11 below zero. At Winnipeg
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mercury dropped to 28 below.
Stoned to Death as Witch.
A letter received at Phoenix , Arlsx ber
Thursday reports the stoning to deatL.Tl
an Apache squaw by the tribesmen ar
mile from Fort Apache on Nov.w
The natives charged her with be- ed.
a witch.
Citizens Seize Coal.
The citizens of Latham and Atlan
Kan. , who are facing a coal fam
, stopped a through freight train on * L
care
St. Louis and San Francisco and
two cars of coal at each town ,
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CONtr
DENSED FORM.
Same Salt to Dodge Tax Union Pa-
cific Begins Annual Injunction Pro-
cecdings to Block Process of Law
Otlicr State News.
The Union Pacific Railroad com-
pany began its annual injunction proceedings -
ceedings in the United States circuit
court at Omaha Saturday morning to
restrain the collection of taxes for
the year 1906 , levied against the prop
ei erty of the state through which the
re runs. County Treasurer R. O.
Fink , of Douglas county , and all the
county treasurers of the state in which
the Union Pacific has property are
made defendants.
The petition alleges that the levy
of taxes as made by the state board
of equalization for the year 1906 , and
which became delinquent Dec. 1 , 1906 ,
are illegal , excessive and were made
under ] the stress of public clamor and
other outside influences and should not
be collected. The petition further
asks that the defendants be restrain
ed from enforcing the collection of
these taxes by distress warrant or
execution , as is provided by the present -
ent revenue law of the state.
The hearing on the injunction is set
for Dec. 20 , 1906.
The suit is identical with those filed
for the same purpose on Dec. 1 , 1904 ,
and Dec. 1 , 1905 , and which are now
pending < in the United States supreme
court , awaiting a full bench , on appeal
from the lower court , wherein a deci
sion * was given for the state.
The amount of tax assessed in 1903
was $6,323,332 ; in 1904 , $10,575,616 ;
.
in 1905 , 11,539,355 , and in 1906 , $11-
633182.48 ; , which is alleged to be an
increase of $5,309,850.48 over the levy
ol 1903 , and is held to be unjust , un
fair and disproportionate with other
taxable property in the state.
The amount of the assessment with
in the limits of the city of Omaha in
1906 is $86,560 , and Treasurer Fink
is asked to be restrained from levying
tax on any valuation exceeding $12-
000 ! per mile within the limits of the
city of Omaha.
C. J. Greene intimated the Burling.-
ton would file a similar suit as soon
as its attorneys got around to it.
GODDARBS GO FREE.
Son is Rearrested , However , on Horse
Stealing Charge.
In the case of J. R. and Earl God-
dard , who have been in the custody of
Sheriff Richardson at Broken Bow ,
charged with being implicated in the
Union Pacific safe robbery at Gallo
way , the county prosecutor concluded
the chain of circumstantial evidence
to be so incomplete as to dispense
with a preliminary hearing. The old
man was accordingly released , but
Earl Goddard , the son , has been posi
tively j identified by Charles "Westcott ,
of Grand Island , as the man who stole
a horse and buggy from him some
time ago. Sheriff Dunket , of Grand
Js , came to Broken Bow and took
young Goddard away. Howard , the
alleged leader of the safe-crackers , is
still at la : ge.
_ It now appears that between $400
and $500 was taken from the Union
Pacific ; safe at Galloway , and Agent
Grimes , of that place , according to his
statement , has been dismissed because
he ( ! .would not make good the amount
stoien.
GRAIN BROKER HELD FOR TRIAL
Fails to Satisfactorily Account to Cus-
tonicrs.
J. W. Culver , who was recently ar
rested , charged with larceny as bailee ,
having interested a number of our cit-
izens in his grain speculations , was
given a hearing Tuesday before Coun
ty Judge Spafford. Failing to be able
to show what had become of consider
able sums of money placed in his
hands for the purpose of investing In
options on grain , he was bound over °
to ? the district court in the sum of
$500. For want of bail he was re
manded to the county jail. Tlite being
the first case of this character under
taken in this county , it will be watch
ed with great interest.
Accidental Discharge of Gun.
, While out hunting- recently John
Courtney and Guy Lovell , of Osceola ,
two boys , 17 and 16 , respectively , were
shot by the accidental discharge ol
one of their guns. In the act of get
ting up , after resting , the hammerless-
gun was discharged in some unac
countable manner , tearing away the
big toe and part of the ball of the foot
Courtney and entering Into the in
step of Lovell. Blood poisoning is the
only danger.
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Woman Gets Verdict.
The case of Mrs. Sarah Young , of
David ; City , against R. L. Berndg and
the Metropolitan Mutual Bond and
Surety company , of Omaha , for the
sum of $5,000 damages for the excess
ive < sale and giving away of liquor to at
her husband , Lee Young , which caus
his death on Feb. 22 , was given to
the jury last Saturday , and aftsr being no
out about thirty hours the jury
brought in a verdict of $1,500 for
plaintiff.
Bachelor Found Dead in Bed.
August Hoppe , a bachelor , was son
/ound dead in bed at his home three
and a half miles east of Courtland. to
The supposition is that he took his
own life.
Nebraska Fat Girl Dead.
Ethel Chambers , of Beaver City , 13
/ears old , a famous fat girl , is dead.
Geese Plentiful , but Wild.
Farmers report a very large num
of wild geese around Herman.
They see them in the bottoms mogt
any time of the day , but they are so like
wild that few of them are being kill in
. Ducks are quite plentiful also and
several hunters have bagged a goodly
number of them.
Bloodhounds for Sheriff.
Geneva has purchased three train So
bloodhounds , which will be in the
of Sheriff Page and City Marshal of
Owens. day
COAI * TRUST HEARING BEGINS.
Sharp Contest Over Introduction of
Evidence at Omaha.
Wednesday's hearing of the coal
trust case in the district court at Oma
ha , in which S. E. Ho well , president
hj the Omaha Coal exchange , is the
hjd
defendant < , , was principally devoted to
wordy clashes between the opposing
attorneys in which Judge Sutton fre
quently had to interfere. District At
torney Slabaugh has charge of the
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prosecution and W. J. Connell is the
attorney for the defense. The only
witness heard at the day sessions was
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Walter Wills , secretary of the ex
change from October , 1902 , to Septem
ber ' , 1905. Aside from the minutes of
the meeting to show the organization
of the exchange Judge Sutton would
not < admit evidence to overt acts com
mitted prior to the time the Junkin
anti-trust law went into effect eighteen
months ago. Mr. Willis told of the
methods used in the establishment
reel
ol prices for coal. Each member , he
said , would submit a card bearing the
firm's name , the name of the coal and
the price it was proposed to charge.
He made up and sent out printed lists
to the members. He could not remember -
member whether or not such lists had
been issued within eighteen months.
LOSES LEG IN HEMP 3HLL.
Elnicr Sclinler. of Havelock. Meets
\\ith Painful Accident.
Elmer Schuler. a prominent busi
ness man of Havelock , had the mis
fortune of losing his left leg Tuesday.
Mr. Schuler , who is also manager of ,
the hemp mill , went down to' see how
they were getting along , and as they
are very busy and help scarce , he getup
up on the platform where they push
the hemp into the grinders to assist.
While working he clipped and his left
foot was caught in * he grinders and
before they could get the mill shut off'
had ground his leg * x > above the knee
into shreds. It was fully ten minutes
before they could get him loose. He
was conscious all the time and direct
ed the men what to do. They bound
his leg with hemp and took him to
the hospital at University Place ,
where Dr. McKinncn , of Lincoln , as
sisted by Drs. Ballard and Williams ,
of Havelock , amputated his leg nine
inches from the hip socket. It is fear
ed that the great loss of blood and
the shock may prove fatal. t
FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR BLAIR.
Pile Driver Goes Into River , Talcing
Crew with It.
The large pile driver being used in
constructing a dike for protecting the
bank of the riv r three miles north of
the Blair river bridge , on the Iowa , '
side , went into the river in twenty feet
of water Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock
and is a total wreck. Eight men were
working on the driver when it went |
and Reno Morrison , known there as 1
Reno Keppte , was drowned and the
body is supposed to be under the
wreck. He was 19 years of age and
lived with his mother in Blair. The j
engineer , Osceola Merica , went down
in his engine , but succeeded in getting' '
loose and came up with his head just
above the water and was pulled out
by his comrades.
ALLEGED UNLAWFUL ARREST.
Railroad Foreman Sues West Point for
Damages.
Joseph R. Bredin , a construction
foreman of the Northwestern railway ,
who has been in West Point for some
time past superintending the installa
tion of the new railway water works
plant,1 has commenced action in the
district court of Cuming county
against the city of West Point and
a.H
Harvey Miller , night wr.tchman , for
damages for unlawful arrest and false'
imprisonment. The damages are laid , <
at $5,000 , the allegations of the peti- '
tion being that the plaintiff , Bredin,1
was ; unlawfrlly deprived of his liberty
by the night watchman , incarcerated1
jn jail , afterwards being released >
without trial.
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Stray Shot Injures Workman.
Through some person's carelessness
in handling a shotgun Fred Smalley , j
of Eustis , was shot but not fatally
hurt , recently. Smalley , who is a carpenter - ,
penter , was working inside a building'
when the shots were fired. He paid
no attention to them , however , thinkN
ing that some boys were shooting at ,
pigeons. The shot struck him about
the head and face and narrowly miss-1 "
ed his left eye.
Corn Contest at West Point.
The West Point Farmers Institute
society has decided to hold a competl- , '
tive corn exhibit during the Institute , j
which is to be held in West Point
Feb. 7 and 8. Ten prizes will be
awarded , five on yellow and five on tic
white corn. Twenty ears of corn in
must be shown by each exhibitor , the ri
judging andscoringto be done by state tic
experts. This contest is open to bona iss
fide residents of
Cuming county on m
corn raised within the county in th ?
year 1906.
Death of Daniel C. Giffert.
Former Senator Daniel C. Giffert
died at West Point Thursday morning ] m
the age of 50. He had been 111 for' ' , Fi
about ten days. The cause of death' ' ' ptf
was plurisy. He leaves a widow , but
children. ed
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Beatrice Will Have Ball Club. -
The necessary funds to insure a
league ball team for Beatrice next sea
have been raised and a representa
tive will be sent to the state meeting by
be held at Lincoln.
House Burned Near Rulo.
Unidentified parties burned the va ;
cant four-room house located on the , it
Alois Dannecker farm , two miles the
north of Rule , Wednesday night.
Cattle Are Dying.
A Laurel special says : H. B. Zook'a
cattle have been dying and the state the
veterinary reports it to be something
diphtheria. This is the first time
this part part of the country that fied
diphtheria has left human being' ! for
animals.
Beemcr Man Hangs Himself.
William Grosse. of Boomer , ngec ! port
years , father of Frank and Emll still
Gros3e , prominent implement dealers
the town , committed suicide Tues
forenoon about 10:30 o'clock a
The need of more room for the use
has resulted in the
of the state library
proposal of many schemes , the latest
of which is for the state to buy ui *
corner lot at Fourteenth and J streets
or ] the lot at Sixteenth and H streets
Those who are back of this deal wan tl
a magnificent library and legal buna--
ing put on one of these corners and
have it used for the library , the su
preme court and legal department o
state. While there is no doubt the li
brary has outgrown its quarters and
the quarters never were fit for the
housing of valuable books , until a new
state house is built , it has been sug
gested the dome of the capitol could
be utilized with some fixing up. As-
now arranged the bailiff to the supreme - }
preme court has to chase from thef
second floor to the basement after rec-i
ords and books and the trip to thol
dome is not any farther. In the dome'
there are several thousand feet of
space not used except by those whoj
climb up to look over 'the state and by ,
the bats and rats and such things.
thA
And , incidentally , it is just as sane tot
put the books there as to keep theirv
where they are.
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The biennial report of State Auditor
Searle will show that the various state
departments collected In fees $285-
148.89 during the past two years. At
least that is the amount turned intoj
the state treasury from Dec. 1 , 1904
to Nov. 30 , 1906. During the preced-i
ing biennium the collection turned into - )
to the state treasury was in the feesj
collected by the insurance department !
under control of th'e state auditor. Inf
the banking department fees for thej
biennium just closed is an item off
$2,350 for charter fees , charged underf
a law enacted two years ago. Game }
and fish licenses paid into the stata-
treasury are not carried as fees. Dur-1
ing the biennium just closed the li-i
censes aggregated $12,604. For the *
preceding biennium these fees-
amounted to $8,945. The increase in ?
the fees in the insurance department
was largely because of the enforce
ment of the reciprocal tax-law , which.
had not been enforced pending a deci
sion of the supreme court , during the-
previous biennium.
* *
Frank W. Coleman , bailiff to the-
supreme court , has completed the sta
tistical part of the biennial report or
this department. Mr. Coleman has-
inaugurated a. new system of keeping"
the records of the Nebraska reports-
handled by the department , and his :
report shows in detail the number or
books < of each volume on hand , sold -
damaged ; , given away and the price re .
ceived for them. On this date two-
years ago the clerk had on hand 17 ,
582 { volumes. During the two year *
he has received 7,500 reports , distrib
uted free to other states and libraries
1,239 volumes and sold 4,435 volumes.
He has on hand damaged by water-
leaking through the roof , 364 volumes
and 19,044 volumes in good condition.
This department has on hand out of
its maintenance appropriation of $3 ,
500 a balance" $944.34. The state
library spent for new books 'duringf
the two years $6,202.53 and has ore
hand $869.68.
Gov. Mickey's executive order directing -
recting the release of William Cam
pion , a young man held in the Sewardj
county jail on a paternity charge , hast
been set aside by Judge Good of the *
district court there with a ruling thati
the governor had no authority to issue *
a pardon in Campion's case. The latter -
ter has been tried
a second time on a
charge of child desertion and a jury-
found him guilty. He is accordingly
held in custody. The second charge is
supposed to be a means of keeping ;
'Campion in jail despite Gov. Miekey'a
action.
Hon. Joseph R. Webster and Drx
Leonore < Perky were married in Lin
coln a few days ago. Mr. 'Webster
was at one time attorney general ofj
Nebraska. * At the present time he is' ;
engaged as an attorney in a depart
ment of the national government at '
Washington. Dr. Leonore Perky is one. ,
of Lincoln's best known physicians
and became prominent during the-
last year by her connection with tha
committee which investigated Tabi -
'taha home.
Gov. Mickey Is the second Nebras
ks governor who ever had the distinction - '
tion of issuing a proclamation declar-l
ing a constitutional amendment car
ried < and a part of the state constitu
tion. In 1887 Gov. John M. ThViyerv
issued a proclamation that
amendment -
ment to lengthen the terms of legisla-1.
tors and to
increase
the
pay was ai.
part of the constitution.
* * *
John Lyons has been appointed !
chief clerk in the office of Land Com-l
missioner Eaton to succed Frankj
Fitle , Mr. Croft having declined thel
place. The place made vacant by the >
promotion of Mr. Lyons has been fill
, but until Mr. Eaton receives a ; ,
.favorable reply from the man tov
-whom he offered it he will not an-1 ,
nounce the appointment.
Owing to the quality of coal usedf
the gas company , the people ofp
Lincoln are breathing sulphur , andi
considerable uneasiness is felt all over
town. Where gas is used to any ex-l
tent the sulphur is so prominent thati.
is almost impossible to breatKe inj
house. People are living with '
their windows open.
* * *
The temporary school fund to be apportioned - ,
portioned to the various counties of-
state at the next semi-annual dis
tribution will amount to $251,806.54. ' .
State Treasurer Mortensen
has -rti-l
to State
Superintendent McBrien *
that this
amount was on hand at the-
close of business Dec. 3.
* * *
Advance sheets of the biennial
of the state auditor show there
left of the appropriations fop
maintenance of the various state insti-J
\ %
tutions and
departments unexpended !
total of $515,693.88. i
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