The Valentine Democrat
Valentine , Nab.
M. Rlc . Publisher
SEEM TO BALE
TREATY INVOLVING EXCLU
SION HELD UNREASONABLE.
though Latest S ggestion is Unwel
come in Tokio , General Feeling That
an Adjustment to Both Parties "Will
Be Found Satisfactory.
After a careful survey of public feelIng -
Ing in Tokio regarding the prospects
of a satisfactory solution of the San
Francisco school controversy it may
be stated that while the approach of
the termination of the disagreeable
affair is welcomed , yet the report from
Washington that a solution may b6
effected by a mutual treaty excluding
the immigration of laborers is general
ly disbelieved as unreasonable.
According to the prevailing feeling
a solution must be effected on Japan's
treaty rights , pure and simple.
However , confidence continues that
a , solution of the question will be
reached Avithout the least sacrifice '
Japanese honor and prestige.
The Hochi Smibun , quoting a naval
expert , says :
, The war talk of the American press
has been received here with great sur-
price and sincere regret. The corre
spondent of the Associated Press has
talked with several leading : men both
in and out of the government. They
concur In the opinion that the United
States is the last country with which
Japan would go to Avar. Besides , 'both
nations are unaggressiA'e in their trade
rivalry , which seldom leads to war un
less territorial acquisition is intended
iby either rival. In some quarters the
belief is expresasd that the misrepre
sentation that Japan is suffering from
on account of the San Francisco school
question is the outcome of immunity
shoAA'n disaffected Avar correspondents
In the late Russian war. It Is be *
lieved that these correspondents are
ever Avatching for occasion to victim
ize Japan. Even those inclined to be
caustic ridicule the idea of war with
the United States. The Japanese pre.-s
has been silent so far , apparently con
sidering the matter umvorthy of com
ment.
SOIOTDE AT WEDDING.
llcmurkablc Interruption to Marriage
Ceremony In New York.
Standing in the doorway of an
apartment in New York where guests
had assembled to witness a wedding
Sunday night , a stranger supposed to
be Ulderic Hugron , of Waterbury ,
Conn. , ble\v out his brains. Death was
Instantaneous and the body tumbled
backward down a flight of stairs. The
bride and many women guests became
hysterical folloAving the tragedy and
the marriage ceremony Avas delayed
AArhiIe the coroner's jury held an im
promptu inquiry. The guests viewed
the body , each declaring ignorance of
the suicide's identity. An hour later
the Avedding Avas solemnized.
The guests had gathered at the
apartment of James Feeney , on Am
sterdam avenue , for the marriage of
Feeney's niece , Bessie Feeney , and
Michael Leyton. The presence of the
stranger was not noticed until the shot
was fired.
FRAUD IN TARGET PRACTICE.
War Department Wipes Out Scores
Made in the East.
After long correspondence with the
department of the east and three
months of inArestigation the war de
partment has dlscoA'ered Avhat is believed -
lieved to be an illicit deal between
Companies L and M , of the Fifth in
fantry , in their target practice , and
has ordered Gen. Grant to wipe out
the remarkable record made by these
companies last summer at Plattsburg
barracks.
Moreover , the department of the
east AA'as ordered to deduct from the
pay of the men all additional sums
paid them since last. summer because
of their markmanship.
Col. Henry O. Heisland , military
secretary of the department of the
east , said that ample proof of irreg
ularities in scoring had been estab
lished. A priA'ate who qualifies to a
.marksman receives an increase of pay
of 51 a month , a sharpshooter $2 and
an expert rifleman $3.
Fatal Fire In New York.
A rag shop on the first floor of a
two-story and basement house in New
York Avas burned out early Monday
morning , and in the fire half a dozen
persons Avere burned , some perhaps
fatally , Avhile others Avere injured by
jumping from windows.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Top
beeA'es , $4.65. Top hags , $6.80
> . Severe Winter in Italy.
Heavy snow storms have again in
terrupted railroad communication in
Italy. At several places in the depart
ment of Abruzzi the snow is four feet
deep. Two aged persons haA'e frozen
, lo death.
To Make Map of Giba.
Campanies I-L , and M , Third battal
ion of engineers , U. S. A. , left Fort
Iieavenworth , Kan. , Saturady after
noon by two special trains for Cuba to
, nalce a rna _ p the Icls „
NEW REVISION MOVE.
Gov. Guild , of Massachusetts , Has
Monster Petition.
Gov. Guild , of Massachusetts , it is
understood , Is preparing to forward
to President Roosevelt a monster peti
tion from citizens of Massachusetts
asking that the president bestir him
self In favor of tariff revision. Al
though the petition has not yet been
received it is reported that President
Roosevelt will answer with a letter
informing Gov. Guild that while he
has great respect for the governor an-1
citizens of Massachusetts he does not
feel Justified in tearing the tariff ques
tion open to suit their present conven
ience. The president has agreed with
the party leaders not to tinker with
the tariff until the party policy is fixed
by the convention of 1908.
Representative Ames , of Massachu
setts , has been actively circulating in
the house a petition for a caucus to
fix the policy on tariff , but he has fail
ed to get enough signatures to call a
caucus.
BIG HARRISBURG BLAZE.
Quarter of a 3IilIion Loss Caused by
Flames.
Eight buildings in the center of the
business district of Harrlsburg , Pa. .
were either destroyed or badly danir
aged by fire early Friday , involving a
loss estimated at $250,000
The Grand opera house block , con
taining five stories ; the Duncan build
ing , occupied by three stores , and a
pool room were destrcyed.
The Park hotel , Columbus hotel ,
United , Telephone company building ,
Security Trust building , Bijou theater ,
Roshon's photograph studio , College
block , Harrisburg Gas company buildIng -
Ing and buildings occupied by the Har
rlsburg Cycle and Typewriter com
pany , Philadelphia and Albany den
tists and E. G. Hoover , jeweler , were
badly damaged by fire and water.
The fire started from an explosion in
the opera house building.
SAY HE IS REAL RAFFLES.
Canadian Reformer is Robber , Chica
go Police Declare.
A man , said by the Lake street po
lice to be a genuine "Raffles , " was
captured while coming out of the shoo
store of A. C. Liebrick , of Chicago. Ha
proved to be Henry E. Rice , a grad
uate of Montreal , Can. , college , who
came to Chicago three months ago to
engage in reform work. He has given
several lectures at West Side churches
and missions.
In Rice's room tAVo trunks of fine ,
clothing Avere found. Among the gar
ments was a dress suit which Rico
donned when he appeared before a'i
audience to deliver one of his "uplift"
sermons. On returning to his room , L ,
is alleged by the police , he AA'ould
change the dress suit for a garb less
conspicuous and then sally forth to
rob.
MAY HAVE BEEN MURDERED.
Believed William Donohue Avas Slain
in Brooklyn Saloon.
That William J. Donohue , a Brook
lyn assembylman , did not commit sui
cide , but was murdered , was the opin
ion expressed by Coroner's Physician
Wuest after performing an autopsy on
Donohue's body Friday.
Donohue was found Thursday Avtth
a bullet wound in his head , lying in
the side room of a saloon in Brooklyn ,
and died without recovering conscious
ness.
It is said that Avhen he left home a
few hours before his death he had
$200 in his pockets. The police found
only $22 after his death.
Commander BroAvn Injured.
R. B. Brpwn , of Cincinnati , O. , com
mander in chief of the G. A. R. , and
one other passenger , and the engineer
of a Baltimore and Ohio SouthAvestern
train , east bound , AA-ere slightly injured
in a collision Friday between a pas
senger train and a switch engine near
Norwood , La.
Confirms Koch's Theory.
The English royal commission on
tuberculosis has just issued a lengthy
report on tubercular diseases. The re
port sets forth that man is liable to in
fection by bovine tuberculosis and that
COATS' milk containing tubercular ba
cilli is responsible for a majority of
the cases of such infection.
Big : Quake in South Seas.
Solomon island , in the South seas ,
was visited by a fearful earthquake
several months ago. So heavy Avas the
force of the trembler that the earth
opened and deep gorges v/ere created.
Thd entire appearance of the island
AA'as changed by the upheaA'al.
Mother and Child Slain.
Mrs. HarA'ey Marris and her 7-year-
old son AA-ere murdered Thursday a
feAV hundred feet from their home ,
three miles east of RooseA'elt , Aris.
Mrs. Morris * husband had left home
for Roosevelt during the morning.
Hat Factory Employes Strikt.
Four thousand men and 700 women
employed in the hat factories of the
Orange , N. J. , district Avere called out
on strike Friday by order of the na
tional union officers.
Commits Suicide.
EdAvard P. Hippie , of Philadelphia ,
aged 70 , brother of the late Frank A.
Hippie , who ended his life last sum
mer after the Avreck of the Real Estate
Trust company , of which he was pres
ident , committed suicide Friday with a
revolver.
$200,000 Fire at Troy.
The federal signal Avorks of Green
island at Troy , N. Y. , were burned
Thursday night. The loss is estimated in
2.1 ; f . .
HJEAVi
"Katy" Head Forced to Return Laixf
Suii3.
The shippers of grain over the Mis
souri , Kansas and Texas railroad smoi
Jan. 1 , 1905 , are entitles to rabac- "
amounting to thousands cf doila- * .
collected by the railroad under an ar
bitrary 5-cent charge per 100 weigu * .
on freight in /j / feign cars , turned ov :
to the Missouri , Kansas and Texas , a :
junction points , Avas the chief deveo :
ment during the first day's hearing b j
fore Judge C. A. Prouty , intersta'--- '
comn.w"e commissioner at Oklahoma
City , Ok.a. . Thursday. Judge Prouly ,
to facilitate matters , combined thj
cases of the Ponca City Milling com
pany and the Blackwell Milling com
pany , as they both invoH'e the sam < .
question. The railroad company made
no fight against the petitions for dan ;
ages.
I Another interesting feature brougrr
out in the testimony Thursday is th.n
it is cheaper to ship grain SOO miles to
j Chicago than it is to Gainesville , Tex .
a distance of 140 miles. This test )
mony Avas deArelopcd in hearing th > -
complaint of W. O. Mitchell A'S. tli
Santa Fe. Mr. Mitchell testified thy
Avhen there Avas a wheat failure ; i
Texas the railroad company raised the
rates to a prohibitory point and.forceO
the shippers to ship north , Avhcre tht
price Avas not as good as itAvas h
Texas.
T. R. Koontz , general freight agent
for the Santa Fe , announced a de
crease in rates from Oklahoma City t
Gainesville and Fort Worth , commen.
Ing March 15. To GainesA'ille the re
duction Avill be about 6 cents , and ti
Fort Worth about 2 cents.
Mr. Koontz admitted that confer
ences of rialroad men Avere held ii
regard to fixing of rates , "in order to
preA'ent a rate AA-ar. "
HUGHES STIRS UP MILITIA.
Prevents Resignation of Oflicer a nil
Orders Investigation.
GeAr Hughes , of New York , create
a militray sensation Wednesday , AA'hicI'
is said to be AA'ithout precedent , in re
cent years at least , by requiring Adjl
Gen. Nelson H. Henry to revoke th
special orders issued Tuesday night
which Avould have premitted Capt
Louis Wendel , of the First batteiy , t
leaA'e the military serA'ice of the state
by the acceptance of his resignation.
Avithout further inA'estigation of th'
much discussed charges against bin.
of irregularities in the management
of the armory under his charge.
The order directs the court of in
quiry appointed to cofrvene and con
tinue its proceedings.
The resignation of Capt. Wendel ,
dated Jan. 22 , came up through th ?
national guard headquarters to AA'hich
the artillery organizations are attach
ed , and it is said to have been in
dorsed with the approval of Maj. Gen.
Charles F. Roe , commanding the na
tional guard. Later there cam"
through the same channel a AvaiA'er
dated Jan. 26 , by Avhich the accuse' !
officer agreed to AA'aiA'e any right to
honorable discharge and accept any
foi-m of discharge AA'hich mierht be ac <
corded him.
TROLLEY CAR RUNS WILD.
One Person Killed and Dozen Injured
in Omaha.
Sam Thomas , a teamster , Avas killed
and nearly a dozen persons more or
less seriously injured in a street car
accident at Omaha Thursday morn
ing , due to the heavy frost on the
tracks. The car AA'as coming doAvn th .
Sixth street hill at 7 o'clock. A doi-
en peassengers were 011 board on their
Avay to Avork. The car got aAvay from
the motorman and sand and brakes
had no effect. In less than a quarter
of a minute it literally plunged doAvn
three blocks of the steep hillside
At the corner of Sixth and Pierce ,
where the ti-ack turns Avest , the cot
left the rails , crashed into a telephon-1
pole , broke off -water plug and lana-
ed in the center of a drug store ,
smashing in the front and breaking
the counters.
Child Labor Inquiry.
The president has appnrved of a bill
authorizing the secretary of commerce
and labor to investigate the report on
the industrial , social , moral , educa
tional and physical condition of Avoni-
en and child. Avorkers in the United
States.
To Complete Roman Excavations.
The municipal authorities of Rome
are making preparations to complex c
the excaA'ations of all ancient monuments
ments and ruins in the large parks
which form A\-hat is called the arch-
aelogical promenade.
To Attack the Lottery.
As the result of a conference at the
department of justice at Washington ,
it Avas decided to take steps designed
to end the operations of the Honduras
National Lottery companyin this coun-
tiy.
Fare in Alabama. i
The senate bill fixing the passenger 1
rate on railroads at 2 cents a mile $ !
passed the lower house of the Alabama n
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legislature Thursday ind wiH be signed -
ed by the governor.
Earth Shakes in Illinois.
Specials from Highland and Green
ville , III. , report seA-ere earthquake
shocks at 11:30 o'clock WednesdaA-
night. The vibrations seemed to be o
' $
from 'the west and continued about
fiA'e seconds. In many homes dlshe- ;
Avere shaken from the shelves.
Bubonic Plague in Australia. r
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Sixteen cases of the bubonic plague
have appeared at Brisbane , Australia ,
F
a new form , and seA'en ha.ye resultfl
fc. .
NEWS OP THE WEEK IX CON-
DEXSKD FOKM.
lasane Mau Runs Auiuclc. Looking
for Policeman Who Tied Him Tip.
Was Turned Loose ut Madison Al
though Pronounced Insau.
James Kelley , an Iowa laborer
working : on the sewer at Norfolk I ?
running : amuck in that place looking
for policemen who last week were
compelled to bind him and place him
In a straight jacket at the jail. Al
though declared insane by Dr. J. H.
Mackay , formerly superintendent of
the Nebraska insane hospital at Nor
folk , the board of insanity at Madison
turned the man loose and he is a'gain
having , violent spells , it is said. In a
melee with the fellow. Dr. Mackay's
medicine case and a. hypodermic syr
inge were shattered. At the time Kel
ley desired to kill somebody , and it
took four men , including Chief of Po
lice Hay , a strapping- fellow , to hold
the prisoner and handcuff him.
KELLY WORKS SMOOTH GKAFT.
Man Gets Thirty Dollars from Murray
Hotel Clerk
About Januarwy 21 a party regis
tered at the Murry hotel in Omaha
aa C. W. Kelly , wife and child from
DenA'er. Mr. Kelley appeared to be a
prosperous individual , and after re
gaining at the hotel Avith his family
three or four days borroAved abut $30
from the clerk on an alleged telegram
from Denver intimating that $500 had
been expressed to him. He left thf.
hotel with his family that night , and
an enquiry at the Western Union tele
graph office developed the fact that
no such telegram had been received at
Omaha for Kelley. The man Avas incidentally -
cidentally heard from at Council
Bluffs , where it was reported he had
been gambling rather recklessly , but
this Avas prior to his disappearance
from Omaha.
An alleged friend of Kelley prom- j
Ised the hotel people that he would {
hunt Kelley up and have him make
good , as Kelly was "all right. " As the
making good had not materalized on j
Wednesday , Clerk Hastings telepraph-
ed to DenA'er , Avhere Kelly claimed to
be running a lobby and cafe for the
benefit of theatrical people. The re
ply came Thursday saying Kelly was i >
fraud. i
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COURT A FRIEND OF HORSE.
Judge Imposes a Fine on Drivers Who
Leave Animal Uncovered. j
N. RabinoAvitz and J. Hilton , drivers -
ers of a delivery Avagon for M. Rach-
man , in Omaha , Avere convicted in po
lice court Thursday morning for cruel
and inhuman treatment to their < 3eliAr-
ery horse and were fined $10 and costs j
each by Judge Crawford. The men !
.left their horse standing for an hour }
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'in front of the federal building withf f
out a blanket and the lather , Avith j
which the horse Avas covered , froze i
until the animal Avas coA-ered Avith a j
coating of ice.
BURIKI ) ON DAY SET1 TO WE3 > .
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Miss Matilda Iluttner is a Victim o * |
Quick ConsiimiUion. j
To be buried on the day she ha-1 j
selected for her Avedding was the sad j
fate of Muss Matilda Huttner of Lindf f
say. '
Miss Huttner Avas to have been married - j
ried Wednesday to John Casper of j
that place. She was stricken Avith I ,
pneumonia a fOAV days ago and quickly - j
ly succumbed. The funeral service * * j
Avere then fixed for the day and in the I
t
same church Avhen and Avhere her j
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marriage Avas to haA'e been celebrated. ; ,
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Hard Labor for Dr. Cate. ' *
Dr. W. A. Cate , of Nelson , has been '
sentenced to eighteen months in the j j
penitentiary at hard labor. The de- j t
fendant Avas charged with assault Avith 3
Intent to kill Lee Grass. The case had
been tried by a jury for the second
time , and after being out seA'en hours
the jury reached a verdict of "assault
-vith intent to Avound. " j
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Ice Crop is Big and Fine. G
One of the largest ice companies ar j
Fremont has its crop more than half
o
gathered , and it is of a better quality
than usual. A full supply of ice will
be put up. The Northwestern railroad - f
road is also putting up ice for use on i
Its passenger trains and it looks as ' f
though ice would be shipped from in- j Q
tead of into Fremont next summer. ,
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Crushed . !
by Machinery. o
Chas. G. i
Hungate , secretary and v
general superintendent of the Omaha ; fi
Ice and Cold Storage company , at i
Omaha. Avas instantly killed at Cutoff j
Lake , just north of that city , where i
he Avas superintending the ice liara |
vest , by being caught in the hoisting { o
machineryMr. . Hungate was 34 year' i g
of age and leaA-es a family. | o
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Beatrice Wants Opera House. ] c
A moA-ement is on foot in Beatrice j
to build a new opera house at the cor- j .
ner of Fifth and Ella streets , Avhere f
OOAV stands the old foundation for the : E
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Blakely hotel , to cost $10,000. It is ! ir
proposed to organize a stock company j ft
to build the block. ; n
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New Lighting : "Plant at Ord. ir
Articles of incorporation have been J
filed for the Ord Electric Light and ]
Power company at Ord. capitalized at '
$20,000 ! , half paid up. The organizers j cJ
are F. J. Bell , A. P. Jensen , C. E. Detj j r <
wiler and Clarence Smith , all local j 01
nen of recognized financial ability. { st
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Permit for Temple Israel. (
Building Inspector Withnell if '
Omaha has issued a permit for th.j j X
erection of the new Temple Israel at J st
Twenty-ninth avenue and Jackson j M
street , the cost of the edefice to ? > e i ai
$50,000. Work will be started soon lie
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Injured fiom Explosion. {
While Guy Toulouse , of Loup City , j
motor engine helper , was removing j
the top off a can of gasoline an ex- j of
plosion of gas took place. Toulouse fa
was burned severely about the face * r
and
LONE FARMER FOUND DEAD.
Beaten Almost to Death and Left to
Freeze.
A few days ago John Leon , a some
what eccentric aged bachelor , who re
sides alone several miles west of Red
Cloud , was found near his barn in an
unconscious condition , in which he
remained until his death a few hours
later. He become conscious only Ions
enough to mention incoherently that
"two men were after him. " No fur
ther clew was given. A pocketbook
was found In the house containing sev
eral dollars , which does not indlcivu
a robbery , yet the stove was overturn
ed in his room and other evidences ol
violence was shown , he unfortunate
man's clothing was torn and his face
badly gashed and bruised. His feet
and hands were frozen by exposure.
An inquest was held and returned a
verdict stating that deceased came to
his death by pneumonia brought on
by exposure while temporarily insane.
His relatives disapprove the coroner's
verdict and publicly announce that
the victim revealed enough of what
transpired on the eventful night to set
tle in their minds beyond a doubt
that there was foul play.
PLEAS FILED FOR REVERSALS.
Applications for New Verdicts in Caset
Hoard Before Judge Tricber.
An application for the reversal of n
judgment granted in the United States
circuit court before Judge Trieber at
Omaha ' in December , 1906 , in the case
of Louis Fanduski against the Omaha
Packing company for 51,600 , has been
filed in the United States circuit court
for appeal to the United States Circuit
court of appeals.
A similar application is made In the
case of Eggert Itte , who received a
judgment against the Wilter Manufac
turing1 . company of Fremont for injui-
ies in the sum of $1,000 , the judgment
having been rendered in December
before Judge Teiber. Both of the
suits are for personal injuries and ver
dicts were ordered returned against
the defendants in each instance by the
court.
HISTORIC SCHOOL HOUSE BURNS
Bunding ] Destroyed Where Teacher
Saved Children in Big Blizzard.
Fire of unknown origin entirely de
stroyed the Midvale school house , in
the j western part of Valley county.
While the burning of this building is
no great loss in itself , It recalls the
hardships ] attendant upon the great
blizzard ] of Jan. 12 , 1S8S. It was in
the Midvale school house that Minnie
Freeman , a. modest and unaspiring
rchool teacher , saved the lives of her
thirteen pupils on that memorable day.
With the assistance of her older pupils
Miss- Freeman with a cord lashed the
children one to another so that they
might not be separated in the storm ,
and in the face of the severest blizzard
that ever s > vept that section of Nebras
ka safely led them a distance of a mile
and a half to the nerest residence.
KEAilXEY MEX HUNT FOR OIL.
Hole is Started from Cellar to Go
Down Tv.o Thousand Feet.
Williams Brothers , pngineers of Des
Moines , la. , are engaged in boring a
prospect hole at Kearney in the base
ment of Dr. Kirby's building on Upper
Central avenue. They have installed
a complete hydraulic outfit , operated
by a 40-horse power gasoline engine
and a smaller one for pumping. The
bore will be six inches in diameter
for the first 100 feet , after which it
will continue at three inches. Thu
pngineers are prepared to go down
2.000 feet and Avill carefully examine
the earth strata as they go along.
MVliDER AT ALLIAXCE.
Roy Barnes ! ; Slain by a Discharged
Employe.
Roy Barnes , assistant manager of
the Burlington railroad dinning room
station . , was shot and killed recently
by Roy Maynard , a discharged em
ploye. Maynard while under the Influ
ence of liquor entered the dining roui. < .
He refused to leave , and when Barnes
ejected him he shot the latter three
times. Barnes died almost instantly.
Maynard was arrested and put In jail.
Merchants Set Convention.
At a meeting of the executive board
in Omaha the annual convention of
the Nebraska State Retail Mer
chants' association was set for March
and 7. The place Avill be in Lincoln
in order that committees may wait up
on members of the legislature during
the session of the convention.
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Orderly Arrested.
John Anderson , a mounted orderly
from Fort Crook , was brought before
County Judge Ehlers at Papilllon and
held to the district court on the charge
of alienating the affections of the wife
of Robert Cook , a resident of Belle-
vue. The rrisoner not being able to
furnish bail A\as sent to jail at Omaha.
Coyotes Making Trouble.
The farmers of the Piatte valley
ire complaining of trie depredations
3f coyotes and are endeavoring to or-
ja'nize a hunt and exterminate a few
3f the varmints. It is probable that a
bounty will be paid for each hide se
cured.
Ma-jiiard Held Without Bail.
Maynard. who shot and killed Roy
Barnes , of Alliance , last Tuesday even-
ng. Avas given a preliminary trial be-
"ore County Judge Berry and pleading
lot guilty Avas bound over to the next
erm of district court , which convenes
n March , Avithout bail. .
3xcdical Society Meeting.
The Republican Valley Medical so-
ii'ety held its regular meeting at Hold-
ege recently and goes on record as
me of the best in the history of the
ociety.
Xebnibkans at Banquet.
The Republican members of the
Cebraska legislature and many of the
itate officails. including Lieut. Qov.
ilelville R. Hopewell , attended th
innual banquet of the Omaha McKIn-
cy club at the Millard hotel in Omaha
Vednesday night.
Farmers Break Trust.
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The trust formed by the liverymen - ,
Columbus has been broken by the i
armers not patronizing them at their j
rust rates. Teams can now be cared t
The board of public lands an *
buildings and Supreme Clerk H. C.
Lindsay are preparing to go before
committee of the =
the appropriations
house and ask for sufficient money t < >
build an annex to the state capitot
for a library building. It is planned
to have the annex join the building-
at the present library : have it con
structed of fireproof material and suf
ficiently lapge for the books and rec
ords of the librarynv of tlie"
members have visited the r-r ent li
brary , and those who have expressed
themselves arc in favor of something :
valuable library
being clone whereby the
brary can be protected from fire an-J
at the some time given space sufficient
ly large to contain the books. It i *
thought it Avill require about $250,000-
for the construction of the annex.
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The North-Western railroad hade it -
nnnual report to the state auditor in
compliance Avith the statute. Tha-
gross earnings of the road in Nebraska-
during the last year were 56,527,480.-
75 , while its net earnings in the state-
amounted to 52.362,727.23. The pas
senger earnings in the state amounted :
to $1.2Si , S01.63 , the freight earnings-
54 D ° lS02.0f and from other sources :
the receipts Avere $319,377.07. The op
erating expenses and taxes in Nebras
ka amounted to $4,164,753.52. The-
grcss earnings per mile amounted to
$3 927.28 , Avhile the net earning-
amounted to $2,145.45. The dividends-
for the entire road amounted to $ G-
183OGS , while the interest on debt
amounted to $7,936,927.72. This roa *
owns and operates 1.101.26 miles iir
Kcbraska.
The Nebraska Telephone company
and the Independent Telephone com
panies crawled into the same bee ?
Wednesday night and" hid behind the-
saine cover in a discussion of the "Ep
person bill. Avhich requires all tele
phone companies to make physical
connections of their property. Franlc
' of the Independent
Woods , representatiA'e
dependent companies , had to back AVU-
ter to a painful degree to get in the-
same position with his riA'al , Avhile At
torney Morsman. of the Nebraska ,
company , stood pat aM said , "I tol.l
you so. " Woods is fighting against th-
same principle for which .he contend
ed two years ago. At that time , Innv-
rver. the Independents were trying to
get into Omaha , while now these cor-
thin'- " able to stand"
A bill aimed at the Hastings asylum
for the incurable insane was introduc
fd in the senate by Burns , of Lancas
ter. It is short and to all outside ap-
l earanccs an innocent measure , but
it Avill mean a great deal to the Hast
ing institution. The bill merely
strikes from the name of the institu
tion the Avord 'incurable. " This woul T
place it on the same basis as the Lin- i
enln asylum and Avould result in the-
getting patients from its district only.
At present "it receives all insane pa
tients AA'ho are declared incurable. Tho-
irifctitution is growing' rapidly and the-
present bill is said , to be aimed at stop
ping that groAVth in favor of the Lin-
eoln institution.
* > *
Employes of the legislature became *
hilariously happy AA'hen they receiA'cd :
their pay for the ardubus duties per
formed for the benefit of the stato.
From the janitor of the 10x10 commit
tee room to the Avatchman Avho nightly
sleeps or sits beside the doors to th *
senate chamber and the house , each-
received his stipend out of the state's-
big ir mey box , and each subscribed
to an oath that he had earned th -
money. eA-ery cent of * .it. The mem
bers of the legislature will do the same-
thing about next Thursday and each
Avill receive $100 to do with what ho-
pleases so long as he conforms to the-
laAV in getting rid of it.
* t *
The fact that sessions of the board of
regents are held behind closed doors ,
and that no A'ouchers for university
expenditures , amounting to almost
half a million a year , are offered for
inspection , approval or rejection by
the state auditor is becoming galling"
to some members of the legislature-
Avho have the best Interests of the uni
versity at heart. As there is a groAV-
ing sentiment that this legislature is
out for the square deal the university
may be placed on a business basis , over-
the protest of the board of rogentfc.
* * *
I. N. Wilcoxen , representing the-
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition , to be
held at Seattle In 1909 , is in Lincoln * \
in the interests of the exposition and :
Avill ask the legislature to appropriate-
$50,000 for a Nebraska building. In
case it is decided not to build a build
ing a smaller appropriation for an ex
hibit A\ill be asked for , not less than
$25,000. He will haA'e introduced in a
few days a joint resolution asking con
gress to take part by appropriating :
$750.000 for a government and $500-
000 for an Alaska exhibit.
> * t :
The committee appointed to draft
a primary election bill is hard at Avorfc
and has under consideration argu
ments from leading members of tha-
various political parties of the state.
Th members refuse to make undue-
haste in this important matter , as they
wish to frame a laAVvhich will stand
the test of the courts.
A decision has been made by the-
subcommittee on the 2-cent passen
ger fare bill to amend the present laws :
by substituting the words "two cents' "
for "three cents. " The maximum
age of those entitled to half fare Avilt
probably be changed from 10 to 12 :
years.
* * *
The state fair board is behind tha
bill introduced by Wal h , of Douglas ,
county , to appropriate $75,000 for the >
erection of a
machinery building on
the state fair grounds. It is the de
sire of the board to construct a ce
ment building with sufficient floor
space to take care of the machinery
exhibits for years to come. It is esti
mated the rentals fr.om this building-
AA'ill amount to $5,000 a year and may
be more. A gallery -will be constructea
in the building and this gallery will be
used for educational and other exhib-