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"PURSUED " BY ILL F ATI
HOCK ISLAND NO. SO HITS A >
OPEN SWITCH.
Tills Time Accident Happens in Texas
ajid Five Persons Arc Killed Elgin
Others Arc Injured , Though Nol
Fatally Train is Derailed.
Running at a high rate of speed ,
Hock Island passenger train No. 30 ,
which left El Paso , Tex. , at 6:30 Satur
day evening for Chicago , dashed into
an open switch at Barney , N. M. , 19C
miles north of El Paso , early Sunday
morning. Five persons were killed
and eight Injured , none fatally. The
dead : H. F. Ackley , Almo Gordo , N.
ivr. , engineer ; E. J. Redfield , Almo
Gordo , N. M. , fireman ; Harley Spense ,
Corona , N. M. , sheepman ; Andrew
Herron , Bisbee. Ariz. ; Mexican child.
The injured : Two Arabs who went
from El Paso and nine Mexicans.
When the train dashed into the
switch the engine left the track and
turned over , pinning'the engineer and
fireman underneath and killing them
instantly. The express car , dining car
and a Pullman were thrown from the
track. Of the eight passengers hurt ,
none will die.
The train wrecked Sunday was in
collision on Jan. 2 at Volland , Kan. ,
xvith No. 29 on the same road , and
IhirTy-two persons , mostly Mexican
laborers on their way to El Paso , were
killed and over thirty persons were
injured.
POLICE OFFICERS ACCUSED.
JVHegcd Conspiracy to Rob Express
Wagon at Butte , Mont.
A sensation has been created at
J3utte , Mont , by testimony presented
late Saturday night to the council
committee which is investigating
charges of grafting among the police
jforce. Two police officers charged
Ithat Capt. McGrath , sergeant of police ,
ihad invited them to join in a conspiracy -
| acy to rob a delivery wagon of the
( Northern Express company between
the depot and the express office. The
.robbery , It was stated , was to have
occurred on the night of Nov. 11 last ,
when it was expected a large amount
jof currency would be secured. Some
one tipped the plan off to the man
ager of the express company , who
jimmediately telegraphed to headquar-
'ters at St. Paul. A force of armed
guards was rushed to Butte with in-
.structions to kill if necessary to pro-
'tect the company's property. This
( precaution , it is alleged , frustrated the
iplans of the conspirators.
DECLINE CHANCE TO ESCAPE.
'Twenty-Four Men Go Down \vir ,
Their Ship.
The British ship Pengwern , Capt.
Vniliams , from Taltal , Chili , Oct. 6 for
Falmouth with a cargo of saltpelcv ,
grounded off Scharpon , about ttM
'miles ' north of Cuxhaven , Germany ,
, Sunday. Twenty-four men comprising
'the crew were drowned , and her cargo -
, go is a total loss. The tug Vulcan
, Avent to the assistance of the stranded
vessel , and passing close to her the
'crew ' of the Pengwern threw a live dog
and a bundle of clothes aboard the
Plug , but disregarded the appeals to
; jump into the water so that they
.might be rescued. The tug made re-
.peated attempts to rescue the Peng
wern , but the heavy sea broke over
Jier and she disappeared from view.
LANDSLIDE BLOCKS ROAD.
Train Narrowly Escapes Avalanche of
Earth in West Virginia.
Early Sunday morning a tremendous
slip occurred on the main line of the
AVabash railroad on the AVest Virginia
side of the Ohio river at the bridge
opposite Mingo Junction , O. , which
Avill put the road out of commission
for several days , and in the meantime
trains arc being operated via other
lines.
Just as the slip started a westbound
freight in charge of Engineer Charles
-McCabe was passing on to the bridge.
The engineer felt the track collapsing
and opened the throttle wide. The
caboose and six freight cars of the
train were demolished by the ava
lanche of earth.
Matador Killed in Bull Fight.
Antonio Monies , considered one 01
the foremost matadors of Spain , was
.fatally gored by a bull in a fight in
Mexico City Sunday. Montes was
about to place the sword when the
bull caught him.
Sioux City Live Slock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Butcher
steers , $5.20. Top hogs , $6.35.
Fire in Mining Comp.
Fire Saturday night destroyed the
mining plant of the Consolidated Coal
company at Ocean , near Cumberland ,
Md. The loss is estimated at about
$60,000 , and 500 men are thrown out
_ of work.
Well Known "Wine Importer Dead
Jacob Grem , of St. Louis , Mo. , aged
fl , one of the oldest wine importers
in the west , died Saturday of apoplexy.
JHe was prominent in the G. A R. cir-
icles. *
MUST PAY FRISCO LOSSES.
German Insurance Companies Lose i ]
Home Court.
The North German Fire Insuranci
Company , according to a decision b ;
the Hamburg court , must pay thi
losses which it Incurred as a result o
the San Francisco earthquake las
rear. .
The court held that the earthquake
clause in the policy was too ambigu
DUS to Justify the company seeking t <
escape liability. The court also or
flered the Trans-Atlantic Fire Insur
ance company to reimburse to Englisi
companies which had reinsured Sai
Francisco risks with it for losses al
ready adjusted.
The court refused to sustain th <
Trans-Atlantic company's contentioi
that 'the English companies exceedet
the limit of generosity in settling th <
losses so rapidly.
The case against the North Germar
Fire Insurance company was won 03
San Francisco lawyers , including Mr
Sutro , who came to Germany in th <
autumn for the purpose of presenting
the claim.
NO GUGGENHEIM INQUIRY.
Colorado Shuts Off Probe of Alleged
Purchase of Senatorship.
Senator J. H. Crowley , Democrat , in
troduced in the upper house of the
Colorado legislature Friday a resolu
tion providing for the appointment ol
a committee to investigate Simor
Guggenheim's alleged purchase of the
United States senatorship , for which
he recently received the indbrsemenl
of the Republican caucus. The sena
tor cited published reports concern
ing the use of money to" secure the
election of members pledged to vote
for Guggenheim , and that for the good
of the name of the state action should
be taken.
"This is not a Democratic party
measure , " declared Senator Crowley ,
"and I wish to declare that I have no
personal prejudice against Mr. Gug
genheim , either politically , religiously
or otherwise , but I do not want to be
characterized as having been a mem
ber of a legislature that was bought. "
After a stormy debate the resolution
was tabled by a vote of 18 Republicans
to 11 Democrats , a strictly party vote.
Senator Fred Parks then moved that
the matter be expunged from the rec
ords , and this was carried by a viva
voce vote on the matter.
MISSING SHIP IN PORT.
The Ponce is Towed Into a Bermuda
Harbor.
The overdue steamship Ponce was
towed into Hamilton , Bermuda , Friday
by a steamer which picked her up , dis
abled. The Ponce had broken a shaft.
All on board are well.
The Ponce sailed from Ponce , P. R. ,
Dec. 26 , and was due at New York
Jan. 1.
The steamer Maracas , from Trini
dad , which , with the steamer Ponce ,
has been overdue here , arrived in
quarantine at New York Friday. She
was delayed owingto a derangement
of her machinery. She saw nothing of
the Ponce.
CHICAGO HAS A MYSTERY.
Woman Found Dead in Hotel Was
Poisoned.
It was definitely determined in Chicago
cage Friday that the woman found
dead at the Hotel AVhitcomb Thursday
was poisoned. She came to the hotel
in company witha man who signed the
register , "M. Friedman and wife. " He
disappeared before the death of the
woman was discovered and has not
been found.
It is believed the couple came to
Chicago from some other place.
TWENTY PERISH IX FIRE.
Disastrous Blaze Occurs in a German
Factory.
Sixteen girls and four youths from.
15 to IS years old were burned to
ieath at the village of Geispolsheim ,
near Strassburg , Germany , in a fire
it the Hubert company's factory Fri-
lay morning. A basket of celluloid
; craps caught fire from a spark and
exploded in a room where forty were
vorking. The flames spread quickly ,
jutting off exits.
Hero Loses His Life.
Elbert AV. Gibson , principal of
ichools at Riverdale , Mich. , was
Irowned Friday while trying to save
14-year-old Harry A7alance , who had
> roken through the ice while skating.
Jibson leaves a widow and. six chil-
Iron.
French Submarine Boat Sinks.
The submarine boat Algerian sank
.t her moorings at Cherbourg , France ,
luring Thursday night..There was no
me on board the vessel when she went
[ own. Divers found the boat lying enter
ter starboard side at the bottom of
he harbor.
Appeals to Roosevelt.
The constitutional convention in
ession at Guthrie , Okla. , passed a
lemorial to congress and President
loosovelt , asking them to set aside
he ruling of Secretary Hitchoocck in
egregating 4,000,000 acres of forest
eserve in the Choctaw nation.
300 Tons of Flour for Famine Belt.
Three hundred tons of flour 12,000
acks was shipped- out of Stockton ,
! al. , Thursday to be loaded on the
teamer Coptic in San Francisco. The
our is for the starving people in
Ihina and constitutes the National
Led Cross donation.
New Epidemics Threaten Scranton.
The typhoid epidemic at Scranton ,
a. , is on the wane , but now come re-
orts that epidemics of diptheria and
: arlet fever are threatened.
DISORDER IN BRAIX.
Autopsy on Victim < ? * , Charles Citj
The verdict of the "cdioner's jury in
the case of James Cullen , the wealthj
contractor who was lynched at Charles
City , la. , Wednesday night for the
murder of his wife and stepson , is tx
the effect that he came to his death by
hanging at the hands of parties un
known to the jury.
The autopsy revewed that Cullen's
brain showed degeneration and that
there were traces of adhesions. This.
i it declared , would have saved him
fiom the gallows and caused him to
have been sent to the asylum.
Judge Kelly called the grand jury in
at noon and gave It special instruc
tions. He said :
'As you have doubtless heard , dur
ing last night an act was committed in
this city of homes that will forever be
a stain upon Charles City and Floyd
county. During the times when this
court was in session and while the
grand jury was actually investigating
a charge against a man who was in
the custody of the sheriff , locked in
the jail of this county , and who was
legally entitled to the full protection
of the laws of Iowa , a lawless mob
forcibly broke into jail and in cold
blood dragged their helpless victim tea
a public bridge in the center of the
town in a public street and murdered
him.
"The crime of which James Cuilen
was accused and which was doubtless
committed by him , pales into insignifi
cance when compared with the delib
erate act of an organized mob.
"You now have nothing to dowith
the guilt or innocence of Cullen. His
case is in the hands of God. But he
was murdered , gentlemen , and every
person who actively participated in
the act or who aided and abetted it is
equally guilty of murder , and upon you
rests the duty of taking the first steps
towards bringing his murderers to jua-
tice. I enjoin upon you the perform
ance of this duty without fear or favor
in accordance with your oaths. You
can retire , and I direct you to make
a. full report in this matter. "
THIRTY KILLED IN RIOTS.
3IiIlion Dollars' Damage Done by Mex
ican Strikers.
Late news from Orizaba , Mexico ,
cofirms the report that the fatalities
resulting from the strike ilots at Rio
Blanco and Santa Rosa were not less
than thirty. Practically all of the kill
ed were strikers , shot by the soldiers.
The property loss is not less than $1-
000,000.
The riot was the immediate result of
the exhortation of a woman , who ap
peared at the entrance of the mills a&
the men were entering to return to
work Monday morning , and , de
nouncing those who were returning to
the mills as cowards , urged that the
strike be resumed.
M. Garcin , owner of the mills , was
carried concealed in a sack on the
back of a faithful servant through the
howling mob and succeeded in escap
ing.
The authorities have the situation
well in hand and no immediate trouble
is expected.
FRISCO FACES FUEL FAMINE.
Serious Situation in the California
City.
Unless the coal situation is relievea
San Francisco will suffer seriously by
next week. There are at present in
the bunkers and in the hands of retail
dealers a little more than a sever ,
days' supply of fuel. After that the
problem will become decidedly serious ,
rhere are no colliers on the way to
[ Dort , and a genuine coal famine
threatens the city. The scarcity ot
3oal is being felt in all the cities across
the bay.
Canadian Bank Looter Held.
Chas. McGill , of Toronto , Ont , for-
ner manager of the wrecked Ontario
Dank , was Thursday held for trial on
; he charge of "stealing" $136,000 from
: he bank's funds-which he is alleged
: o have lost in speculation in New
STork. McGill was again admitted to
Would-Bc Assassin Executed.
Epifanoff , the man who attempted
o assassinate the master of the house-
lold of the Grand Duchess Elizabetn ,
ecently , was tried by drumhead court
nartial at Moscow Friday and exe-
mted.
Son of Chicago Merchant Shot.
Walter S. Bolger , Jr. , son of one of
he leading business men of Chicago ,
ras found dead in his father's home
Friday with a bullet wound in his
lead. It is not known whether the
, 'ound was accidental or self-inflicted.
Earth Shocks Arc Felt.
Two severe earthquake shocks were
Bit at Christiania , Norway , at 1:30
'clock Thursday morning , accompa-
ied by rumbling like thunder. No
amage was reported.
Church is Hanged.
William E. Church was hanged at
Tarrenton , Mo. , Thursday morning for
ie murder of his foster" parents ,
ihurch was strangled to death. He
xpressed regret for his crime. *
Extension for Homesteaders.
The president has approved the bill
aving for its purpose the extension ol
ie time within which homestead men
lay establish their residence on cer-
iln lands heretofore a part of the
row Indian reservation , Montana.
More Car Shortage Complaints.
Complaints concerning the car
lortage and lack of fuel in the west
id northwest are still being received
; the interstate commerce commis-
on's office.
STATE OE NEBRASKA
NEWS OP THE "WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM. '
Holdup in an Oniaha Hotel Robbci
Caught After Chase Runs witl
Sack Containing $1,000 , Firing Of
ten at Pursuers Without Effect.
John Pittman , a colored man em
ployed as yardman at the Her Grand
hotel , one of the largest hostelries in
Omaha , Thursday evening held up the
paymaster at the hotel , securing ? ! , -
000 cash. He was captured a few
minutes later , and about $700 of the
money was recovered.
Paymaster Eugene Atkins was payIng -
Ing the help , and had before him a
sack containing about $1,000 in cash ,
when just after dark Pittman walked
into the office with a large revolver in
each hand and drove everybody out of
the room. He then grabbed the sack
of money and ran out through the
back of the building.
The day clerk and a bellboy gave
chase , and Pittman fired at them
twice without effect. Finding this did
not stop them , he began throwing out
the money from the sack. Officer Chas.
Van Dusen , hearing the shots , joined
in the chase. When the negro had
gone two blocks Van Duzen overhaul
ed him. Pittman turned and fired
twice pointblank at the officer. Both
shots missed their mark and before
he could fire again the policeman
reached and quickly disarmed him.
The sack was found to contain $628
when emptied at the police station ,
and the clerk and bellboy reported
finding $50 which the negro threw
away as he ran. The missing money ,
about $300 , is supposed to be in the
weeds somewhere along Pittman's line
of flight.
O'NEILL ALLEGED ROBBERY.
Victim of Bride Wreck Said Diamond
Ring Was Taken from Him.
It has developed that , previous to
his death , Eugene O'Neill , a victim of
the Los Angeles Limited wreck at
Brule last week , made the ugly charge
that Immediately after the wreck ana
while he was in a boxcar , injured so
badly that he could not help himself ,
he was robbed of a diamond ring that
was upon his finger.
The story of the charge is being in
vestigated by County Judge Mullin , of
Grand Island , to whom O'Neill relat
ed it , both being members of the i
Knights of Columbus , and Mullin
having incidentally visited the injured
man at the hospital.
FLEES FROM PEST HOUSE.
Patient Alleges that Patients Are Neg-
looted at Alliance. j
Escaping from the pest house at Al
liance , AV. H. Rodes came to Lincoln
in a box car , gained admission to the
private office of Gov. Sheldon and told
a story of privation and want , alleging
that his wife and children were con
fined in the pest house without food or
aid.
aid.He
He said othersmallpox patients were
similarly treated. Gov. Sheldon sent
Drs. Brash and Sward , of the stale
board of health , to investigate.
A Wayward Girl.
Dora Teel , a girl from Tekemah ,
preferred a wayward life to returning
home with her mother. The mother
arrived in Norfolk from Tekamah and
attempted to induce the girl to go
back home , and the girl promised. In
fact she went to a hotel with her
mother and then , on pretext that she
wanted to marry a man who dropped
In , promising to be 'at the morning
train , disappeared. The discouraged
mother fent home alone ,
Bridge Contract Enjoined.
S. A. Kinney , of Wymore , Thursday
lied an injunction against the county
Doard of supervisors and the John Gil-
igan Bridge company , of Falls City ,
: o pr.event them from carrying out the
jontract for furnishing material and
abor for bridges in Gage county dur-
ng the year 1907. Suit is brought on
he grounds that thecontract let to
he Gilligan company was irregular
ind exorbitant in price.
Grand Island to Celebrate Birthday.
A semi-centennial celebration will ,
e held in Grand Island next summer , ! ]
n observance of the anniversary of j j
he settlement of that section of the 11
tate. Eight of the pioneers , who ! i
ame by wagon from Davenport , la. , 11
n 1867 , located there on July 3 , stakj j
d out the settlement on the 4th , the !
elebration of the nation's birthday ,
nd went actively to work on July 5 Of
1
hai year , still remain.
c
Fanner's Wife Scalded. 1j. .
Mrs. Lucy Boss , wife of F. F. Boss , t % .
farmer living near Humboldt. was i e
ainfully burned about the face and i
arehead by the explosion of a pail of j
oiling water upon which the cover i
ad been pressed down too tightly , j
onfining the steam. Fortunately , her j j1
yes seem to be uninjured and it is not !
aought the burns will cause her sori- I "
us inconvenience. i
Rebuilding Mail Cars. ]
In compliance with the request of j
'
le Postoffice department for the re-
instruction of mail cars to conform jt ]
> new specifications , the Burlington j
busily engaged in rebuilding some
venty mail cars of the C 0-foot class j P
. the Plattsmouth shops. b
No Surplus of Coal. ;
The Crowell Grain "company , of )
erman , received a car of hard cor } ' el
le other day and the car had not itfi
> en on the siding over an hpur until ai
e farmers were unloading it. There tla
is been no suffering there foTc want a ]
coal , but there is none of the deals -
s that can keep any stock of it on j
ind. . j
le
School Principal Resigns. siTl
Prof. Malot , the principal of the Tl
heels at Ainsworth , tendered his res- in
lation Wednesday. th
ELUDES OFFICERS MANY YEARS
Chas. Wells Arrested for Crime Com-
mlttcd Thirty-Four Years Ago.
The arrest of Charles AV. Wells al
Suffolk , Va. , recently recalls a crimt
committed in Stanton thirty-four years
ago. Charles W. AArells and David
Schuter were neighbors living foui
miles south of Stanton in an early day.
Their homesteads cornered. The men
had not gotten along well as neigh
bors. One day there was some trou
ble over a cow , and it is stated that
AVells went home , procured his gun ,
returned to Schuter's house and call
ing Schuter outside shot him dead.
AVells then came to Stanton and sur
rendered himself. His attorney advis
ed him to escape , and he later did so.
Wells has resided in Virginia twen
ty-seven years under an assumed
name. lie is now 72 years old. David
Schuter was a German and peculiar.
The county paid the expense of his
burial and a few years later sent the
widow to her home in Germany , after
buying her homestead , which is now
the countyjpoor farm. It is expected
that AVells will be brought to Stanton
for trial.
PAROLED CONVICTS ESCAPS.
Had Been Working for Farmers In
Vicinity of Tcoumsch.
Two paroled convicts from the Ne
braska penitentiary who were working
fo Johnson county farmers , have
"skipped" for parts unknown. One
of the men was J. Patterson and he
was working for Apperson & Co.
east of Tecumseh. He is sandy , medi
um build , quite bald , and aged per
haps 27 years. His time would have-
been out in July. The other man is
Arthur Allen. He is aged probably 23
ears , is small of stature and parts his
lair in the middle and curls on fore
head. He had been working for J. L.
Tobes , south of Tecumseh , and drove
lobes' horse to town and put it up at
Pownsend & Reynolds' livery barn.
His time would have expired in May.
Both were serving short sentences
for burglary and both were good pris-
mers when confined behind the walls
SUIT IS SETTLED.
Estate of Sarah Smith , of McCool
Satisfactorily Divided.
AVhat would have proved to be one
> f the most bitterly contested suits in
he district court at McCool has been
settled by the attorneys for both par
ies. This is the suit wherein Florence
Vright , the adopted daughter of Sarah
smith , brings suit to set aside the will
) f Sarah Smith , that bequeathed real
ind personal property to various par
ies in McCool who were in no way re-
ated to her and cut off her adopted
laughter with only $10.
The estate was worth $10,000 , of
vhich over $4,000 was in money and
rood notes and investments , and the
lalance in tov.n property. For some
ime considerable effort has been put
orth to effect a settlement and it is
mderstood that Florence Wright re-
eives one-half the property.
' "armors Organize Lumber Company.
The farmers have about completed
heir lumber organization at Benedict
nd the money is nearly all subscribed ,
'he committee is now looking for
rounds. In all there are about 150
irmers and business men of Benedict
. 'ho are in the company. For some
ime the lumber interests of York
ave been controlled by one large
ompany whose main yard is at York
nd which has yards in each one of the
ttle towns outside of York.
Promotes Good Roads.
The carrier on rural delivery route
o. 6 who writes a letter each week
> r the York Republican , is doing
lore good toward the improvement
C country roads than all the super
iors in York county. On his route
D calls particular attention to the
irts of the road which are in bad
lape and has made many suggestions
5 to how to fix the roads , which has
Jen complied with by his patrons on
ic roads until they have roads which
innot be beat in the county.
Leg Broken by Horse's Kick.
When John Salzman , of Ainsworth ,
led to get on his horse to attend his
ittle he put one foot in the stirrup
id then his foot on the ground slip-
; d. The horse started to run and
eked Salzman on the right leg above
e knee , broke his leg and dislocated
s knee.
Fii-ebngs in Saunders County.
Three unsuccessful attempts have
en made by incendiaries to burn the
me of Otto Anderson , a prominent
rmer in Saunders countyAt the
3t attempt bloodhounds from Beat-
; c were put on the trail of the fire-
igs , but were unable to track them.
Lost All Their Money.
D. D. Dunn and Arthur Brown , whet
: t Beatrice in a covered wagon the
iier < 2ay for Oklahoma , returned
me. They claim they were held up
two men in the vicinity of Marys-
le , Kan. , who relieved them of $35 ,
ery cent they possessed.
New Ci'Kiniory at Norfolk.
N'orfolk has a new creamery com-
py. and butter will begin to be made
ire ? at rnce. Prominent local busi-
53 men have formed the new organi-
: ion. with a capital of $10,000 to
, rt with.
Milled by Fall Over Bluff.
Li. Z. Spindler was found dead in
; hills ten miles south of Bayard ,
had gone after a load of wood and
ile working at the top of a bluff
> bably slipped and fell over. The
If was about eighty feet high.
Iloyd to Rcsimi Judpcship.
rudfce J. F. Boyd , cnngressman-
st , stated in NorfoJk that he will re- f <
n as district judge on February 21 B
1 will leave for Washington about
si
t time. His successor has not been
jointed by Gov. Sheldon.
e :
Corn Vnharvested at Ansley.
'he ground in the vicinity of Ans-
has been covered with ice and snow
: e Dec. 29 , and sleighing is good , P1
rty percent of the largest corn crop P1m
that section ever grown is yet in m
Tirt'/J * . * . iW.
Several hundred Nebraska farmer *
gather in Lincoln next week to at *
tend the sessions of the various agrlj
cultural societies of the state which
will meet at that time. In addition. !
to these meetings several commercial' '
and professional societies will hold1
meetings , and men prominent in thes J
lines throughout the country will ad-j
dress the meetings. The agricultural ?
meetings will begin next Monday , Jan.
14 , and continue five days. The at-j
tendance of the farmers at the formerj
annual gatherings has bt-on very largd
and satisfactory , but this year's crow *
is expected to break all records. Most ;
of the societies will hold their sessions' '
at the state farm. The following so-1
cietlcs will meet :
Association of Agricultural Stu- *
dents.
Nebraska Corn Improvers' assocla--
tion. '
Nebraska Duroc-Jersey Breeders
association.
Nebraska Irrigation association.
Nebraska Short-horn Breeders' as
sociation.
Nebraska State Poultry association
Nebraska Veterinary Medical instl-f
tute.
Nebraska State Farmers" institute. }
Nebraska Bee Keepers' association *
Nebraska Dairymen's association.
Nebraska Improved Live
Breeders' association.
Nebraska Park and Forestry asso
ciation.
Nebraska State Horticultural socle- *
ty- .
Nebraska Stock Breeders' associa
tion.
tion.Nebraska
Nebraska State Board of AgricuM
ture.
ture.Nebraska
Nebraska Swine Breeders' associa- ?
tlom. J
As usual in a Nebraska legislature
farmers predominate in the house anfl
lawyers in the senate. In the entire
legislature there are 50 farmers , ot
svhom 43 are in the house and 7 ar -
in the senate. The attorneys in th
senate number 10 and in the house 9.
fhe following shows the makeup off
Ihe legislature by occupation :
Senate Lawyers , 10 ; bankers. 4 ?
jontractors , 1 ; real estate dealers , 3 ? (
physicians , 3 ; farmers , 7 ; ranchers , 3 ; |
jrain dealers , 1 ; horsemen , 1 ; drugj-
jist , 1 ; implement dealers , 1 ; grain
lealer and rancher combined in on \
House Lawyers , 9 ; farmers , 13 ; ;
eal estate dealers , 3 ; merchants , 3 %
aborers , 1 ; publishers , 1 ; bankers , 6 ?
jrain dealers. 2 ; dentists , 1 ; ranchers , .
L ; physicians , 5 ; druggists , 1 ; cream-
iry men , 1 ; millers , 2 ; firemen , 1 ; llv-
sry men , 1 ; insurance , 1 ; registrar at
? eru normal school , 1 ; hotel keeper , 1 ,
Speaker Nettleton has announces.
he appointment of the following emn
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iloyes : Sergeant at arms , J. H. Me-
Cinnon ; timekeeper , W. II. Morrowr
Ihubert ; custodian of speaker's room , .
3. W. Walther , Lincoln ; messenger to
hief clerk , Edwin Tillotson , Table-
lock ; custodian of the clerk's roonv
i. S. Konkright , Seward ; gallery door-
: eeper , H. W. Albert , York ; mail car-
ier and assistant postmaster , James-
i. Cook , Blair ; janitor , E. F. Austin ;
ustodian of cloak room , A. Crawford p
ssistant custodian of cloak room , M.
< ogasa , Omaha ; night watchman , W.
. Wells , Lincoln ; stenographers. Miss-
race Ballard , Blair ; Mrs. Anna Pot-
; r , Omaha.
In the case of Edith Englehart. who-
ras expelled by the school board of
istrict No. 9 , Merrick county , forr
ross misdemeanors and persistent ois-
bedience , " the supreme court has re-
ersed the suit for another trial , holdS -
\S \ that school boards are authorized *
> expel a pupil without notice ti the
upil or his parents and without an l
ial , holding that the board majr
3opt any mode of procedure in ob-
ilning evidence which to it seems-
jst , but in an action brought against
3 members to procure reinstatement
! the pupil his conduct can only b
town by witnesses cognizant of tha
.cts. ,
The condition of the state house Ig
mgerous and for that reason it wa4
Ivised that dancing be omitted at
ie public reception the night of th
auguration of Gov. Sheldon. An in-
lection of the east wing of the build-
g was made under the direction of"
e board of public lands and build-
gs and It was discovered the
> rtion of this wing has settled several
ches since the legislature convened ,
"hile the inspectors did not believe-
ere was any immediate danger of a
llapse of that portion of the struc-
re , it was deemed advisable to dis-
; nse with a dance.
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Attorney General Thompson has de
led officially that Robert Cowell haa
> t disqualified himself for office be-
use he failed to take the oath along
th the other state officers. Mr !
lompson dug up a supreme court do-
; ion directly in line with the cas
lich is to the effect that Mr. Cowell
n go before a notary public in Oma-
, take the oath and mail the sami
the secretary of state.
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The state normal board met and ln
illed Treasurer Brian in the seat
ide vacant by the expiration of th
m of Treasurer Mortensen "h
ard will ask the legislature fop
30,000 for the construction of wo
ngs at the Kearney normal school ,
5,000 for a heating plant at the Peru
rmal.
Fhe state banking board made ths
lowing appointments : E. Royse. of
Dken Bow. secretary ; N. R. Per *
ger , of Central City , chief clerk ;
is Maud Hoge , stenographer.
iminers : B. H. Beaumont , of
: s county ; E. E. Emmett. of Arapa-
5 ; E. S. Mickey , of Osceola. and C
Erwin. of Omaha. All are reap-
ntments except Micie and Erwin , .
o take the places of Fred Whitte *
re and Jacob F. Halderman.