The Valentine Democa
VALENTINE , NEB.
9. M. RICE , - - - Publfc
CZAE WILL ABDICA' '
LONDON PAPER HAS SURPRIS
STORY FROM RUSSIA.
Alleged Plan to Displace Emperor
Establish Military Dictatorship
der Grand Duke Michael Itus
Officials Discredit the Story.
The London Mirror claims to be
position to announce on the hig ]
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authority that the empero * of Ru
proposes to abdicate within a mo
and that Grand Duke Michael will
appointed regent during the infa
of the czarevitch. For the past tl
or four weeks , the paper says. ev <
in this direction have been proceed
Tvith lightning rapidity in St. Peti
burg , but the secret has been A
fcept.
"Lately , " says the paper , "the <
peror's mind has given way even m
completely and he has shown him :
Incapable of performing the smal
duties of his rank. "
The lower house of parliament ii
T > e abolished , and there will be forr
-a military dictatorship with the ob ;
of stamping out revolution and putt
an end to anarchy in Russia. The
per declares further that a marri ;
"has been arranged between Gn
Michael and Princess Victoria
Schleswig-Holstein , and that the v
of the dowager empress of Russia A
chiefly for the purpose of negotiat
this marriage.
TORNADO IN LOUISIANA.
-A Number of Persons Are Killed
Alexandria.
Several persons are dead , many
Jured , and 100 factories , stores s
dwellings totally wrecked or partia
damaged as the result of a term
which passed over Alexandria , I
early Friday.
Four dead have been removed fr
the debris , and thirteen persons :
in the hospital.
The tornado , according to inforn
tion at hand , damaged an area extei
! lng from a point three miles : ibc
( the city , at Bijou Rapids , to seve
miles below there on the Red river
Reports coming in from surrour
Ing country tell of property dama
and loss of life. The list of dead
growing , and there atvj a great ma
Injured.
The tornado also did serious da :
age in West Feliciana parish. Ma
, negroes are reported to have be
ikilled.
BIG INCREASE IN PAY' ROLL.
All Classes of Employes in Weste
Train Service Share Advance.
In adjusting the differences betwe
.the western roads and the members
the Order of Railway Conductors ai
of the Brotherhood of Railway Trai
men at Chicago the men abandon
.their demand for a nine-hour wor
day and the railroads made an a
vance over their previous propositio
-in the pay of baggagemen of $1.50 p
month. The original demands of tl
men were for an increase of 12 p
cent and for a working day of nil
.hours. The managers offered an i
crease in pay of 10 per cent and d
clined to grant the nine-hour day.
The agreement was reached main
through the efforts of Chairnu
IKnapp , of the interstate common
commission , and Chairman Neill ,
I ] I the United States labor commission.
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PLOT OF RICH MEN NIPPED.
Believed Publicity Will Kill the Coi
splracy.
Secretary Loeb declared Friday th ;
names were mentioned at the Whi
jHouse Thursday when reference ws
made to some public man who ha
'been present at a dinner and had to !
a story of an alleged combination 1
accomplish the defeat of the pres
dent's policies in the coming presidei
itial campaign. This dinner was a con
paratively recent occurrence.
Loeb said Friday there were n <
any additional details of the affair t
be given out , but emphasized his b (
lief that the publicity which had bee
made of the intrigues against the ir
terests of the president would "ni
the whole scheme in the bud" befor
the campaign of 1908 was fully on.
Walsh is Indicted Again.
The federal grand jury at Chicag
Friday returned a second indictmen
against John R. Walsh , former presi
dent of the Chicago National banl <
charging mismanagement of that in
jstitution.
f
Sioux City Live Stock Market. '
I Friday's quotations on the Siou :
City live stock market follow : T-
V beeves , $5.00. Top hogs , $6.52 .
1a 1A
A City is Without Water.
1I I A water main broke at Sault Ste
Marie , Mich. , necessitating shuttini
l ) down the plant , leaving the city with
out fire protection and Its 12,000 pee
I pie without water , except that haulec
from the river.
Boodlers Will Be Freed.
Gov. Folk , of Missouri , comm'utec
the sentences of Emil Hartman and
Julius Lehnmann , former members ol
the St. Louis house of delegates , con-
Dieted of boodlingr , to expire June 15.
MOB STONES A LABOR TRAI ]
Women Lead Fierce Attack on >
* Union Men.
A special train of an engine and
coach which had been engaged to <
ry forty non-union men going fi
Lima , O. , to Loraine , O. , where
yards of the American Shipbuilt
company are tied up by the shipbu
ers' strike , reached Cleveland
Wednesday night on the Nickel P
road.
Every window in the car had b
broken and its sides were splinte
and battered. Of the forty men A
were aboard when it left Lima c
fifteen were left. Hardly one was
bruised and bleeding. Oneman
so badly hurt that he had to be s
to a hospital.
The car was stoned by a mob
as it was pulling into the compai
yards at Loraine Wednesday nif
From behind fences and freight c
men poured out and bombarded
car. Before the engineer could o
the throttle and steam out of ra
half the men in the car had b
struck. All on board were pai
stricken and twenty-five men jum ;
from the train and fled.
HARRIMAN TO DROP IT.
Railroad King Not to Continue Com
versy with Roosevelt.
E. H. Harriman Thursday made
following statement relative to the
cent exchange of correspondence
tween himself and President Roe
velt :
"I do not intend to continue "t
controversy. You gentlemen ( me ;
ing the reporters ) must try to help
ind not ask me to answer questi *
the answers to which are self-evlde
"Everybody knows the contest
the senatorship in 1904 was betw <
Black and Depew and there could i
possibly have been any other can
late. There was no bargain where
noney was to .be raised in conside
Jon of having : Depew appointed
Ambassador to France or made sei
: or , and my letter to Webster does i
10 state. That part of the agreem <
ivas for the purpose of harmonizl
: he Black-Depew forces if it becai
lecessary. "
SUICIDE ON BUSY STREET.
foung Kansas City Man Shoots Hii
self In Sight of Hundreds.
Myer Wilson , of Kansas City , M
iged 23 years , son of H : I. Wilson ,
> rominent business man , shot hims
n the head as he stood * on the corn
if Eleventh and Walnut streets , in t
mslness center of the city , Thursd
norning , while a half dozen spectatc
ooked on unable to interfere. Wh
hey reached the scene a moment lal
Vilson was dead.
Wilson left a card reading : "I1
ived long enough. " His parents s
ie was despondent owing to ill healt
Toung Wilson spent a year at Ya
'he family lived at Louisville , Ky. , b
ore coming to Kansas City.
PRISOX DOORS ARE OPENED.
amea Glllespie Freed by Indiana S
preme Court.
By a decision of the supreme cou
hursday James Gillespie , of Risii
un , Ind. , serving a life sentence
ie state prison for the murder of h
ster , Is set free.
The decision reverses the opinii
r the lower court , on the ground th ;
n error was committed in not gran
ig a new trial. The decision contai ;
n order to the warden of the sta
risen to release the prisoner , and all
a order that further prosecution 1
Dandoned.
Attacks Government Witnesses.
The opening statements of attorne :
r the defense were made Thursdt
the trial at Chicago of the Standai
11 company , of Indiana. Attorm
osenthal declared the defense wi
able to show that not only the AVI
isses for the government misintei
reted the rate sheets of the Altc
> ad , but that they did so wilfully.
Wreck on the "Katy. "
A southbound Missouri , Kansas ar
sxas passenger train ran into an ope
ritch at Bartlesville , I. T. , Thursda
id crashed .into a string of freigj
.rs. Several persons were bad !
; aken up , but none was serious !
irt. The accident is believed to hav
sen caused by train wreckers.
Tax Collector Short.
As a result of the examination c
e accounts of F. H. Dudenheife :
ite tax collector of Louisiana , it wa
inounced Wednesday that there wa
shortage of over $40,000. Duden
dfer was ordered suspended and th
alter was referred to the district at
rney.
Held on Lottery Charges-
John M. Demarest , of New York
is arraigned in New Orleans. La.
lesday on the charge of being a par
to the transmission of lottery mat
through the mails from Mobile
a. , and gave bond for his appear
ce.
Many Firemen Are Hurt.
Ihirty firemen , among them Chie
oker and Deputy Chief Guerin , wen
ured by falling debris , and a dam
2 of $50,000 was caused by fire in i
j-story building'at 159 Maiden Lane
New York Thursday.
Burglars Wreck Bank Safe.
Robbers partialls wrecked the saf <
the Redfleld State bank at Redfield ,
n. , early Wednesday , but only seed -
ed a little change. They were un-
e to get into the inner vault
HOLIJS SOLDIERS
Maj. Penrosc Heard in the Brow
ville Inquiry.
Testimony of unusual interest v
given Wedn'esday in the Brownsv
investigation before the senate co
mittee on military affairs , the eh
witneses beingMaj. . Charles W. P <
rose , who commanded the former s
diers who are charged with havi
"shot up" the Texas city , and Lie
H. G. Leckie , who was sent
Brownsville by Gen. McCaskey , co
mander of the department of Tex
to investigate facts connected w
the shooting.
Lieut. Leckie traced the course tc
en by bullets that penetrated hou :
in Brownsville and came to the cc
elusion that the bullets could not ha
been fired by soldiers in the barracl
Maj. Penrose has been acquitted
3ourtmartial on charges of neglect
fluty , while the same courtmart
found that the men of the Twcni
llfth infantry were guilty. Notwit
standing this , Maj. Penrose assert
Siis confidence now in the innocence
the men , although at first he thoug
them guilty.
Maj. Penrose said he was awa
when the firing bagan on the night
\ug. 13. He heard two pistol slit
'rom the road , he thought in the
: inity of the guard house. He tcstifi
.o sending Capt. Lyon with Compa.
D to patrol the town ; of his retui
iccompanied by Mayor Combe ai
lis brother. Joe Combe , and of lh <
statement that soldiers had done t
ihooting. The witness said that Ma
> r Combe told him that none of t'
nen of the Twenty-fifth should
) ermitted to enter the town , as 1
: ould not be responsible for the a
ions of the citizens toward thei
[ ? his applied to officers as well as e
isted men , as Mayor Combe said th
he sight of a uniform might inflan
fie people. Maj. Penrose said he r
> lied that he would allow none of h
nen to enter the town , and neith <
rould he allow a citizen to enter tl
; arrison.
"POISON SQUAD" AGAIN.
L Test to Be Made of Saltpetre
Effects. .
"It is the plan of the commission
nake the most elaborate tests ev <
lade in the country to determine tl
ffects of the saltpetre contents <
ured meat upon the health , " sai
'resident James , of the university <
llinois in discussing the work of tl
ational food commission.
"The work , " he added , "is undo
iken at the solicitation of the packei
tiemselves , who have long wanted t
now whether or not saltpetre , whe
onsumed in small quantities , is injui
> us. The investigation will be cai
ied on at the university of Illinois ur
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er the direct supervision of Pro
rindley , of the university. A squa
f twenty men will be housed at
lub room , under the most favorabl
anditions possible. Half of the me
111 be fed meats cured in the ordi
ary way and the others on exactl
ic same diet , except that the meal
ill not contain saltpetre. A docto
ill examine the men daily , and thei
eight and physical condition will b
irefully noted. The investigation
ill extend through six months , an
te results will be accurate in ever
irticular.
MRS. BRADLEY'S DEFENSE.
ental Irresponsibility isto Be He
Plea.
Annie M. Bradley , who shot to deatl
rmer United States Senator Arthu
rown , of Utah , December last , ii
rashington , will plead mental irre
lonsibility as her defense to the in
ctment for murder.
This fact came out when the coun
1 asked the supreme court of tin
istrict of Columbia foran order au
orizing the summoning of thirteei
itnesses from the west to be brough
; re at government expense to testif :
her behalf. Mrs. Bradley says shi
unable to pay the expenses of th <
itnesses.
Banker Walsh Arraigned.
John R. Walsh , former president o :
e Chicago National bank , now unde ;
dictment on charges of misapplica-
m of the funds of the bank , wai
raigned Tuesday in the federa
urt. He entered a plea of not guilty
d his trial was set for Oct. 15.
Fire Delays Tunnel Work.
Fire caused by a spark from a boilei
om in the excavation for the Melee -
lee tunnel terminal at Dey , Fulton
d Church streets , New York , early
ednesday , did damage estimated at
0,000. A delay of thirty days in the
mpletion of the work will result.
Peary Polar Expedition.
Sommander Robert E. Peary , it is
.ted , now has the $200,000 neces-
y for his coming expedition to the
north , and expects to set out about
j last of June.
In Kansas City , Kan.
Dfiicial returns show the 'election of
rnell. Republican , as mayor of Kan-
City , Kan. , by a plurality of
: r Rose Democrat.
, AttemptS to AVreck Train.
Vn attempt was made "Wednesday
wreck a Pennsylvania express train
tr Tacony , a suburb of Philadel-
a. A track walker discovered a
ak where a foot of rail had been
, * ed out.
lurch Tower Falls ; Causes Panic.
Hie floor of the Macedonia church
Spartanburg , S. C. , fell with a crash
> sday during the funeral services
the Rev. J. M. Brown , former pas-
of the church.
i ; Nebraska
ii State News
HITS RAILWAYS A'ERY HARI
Nebraska Le lsUitur < * Noutl for \ \ \
cai Reform.
The thirtieth session of the
braeka legislature nominally
journed at noon Thursday. As
matter of fact that legislators
pected to remain in death watch
several days.
The session has been noted
"square deal reform. " There is i
in operation a primary law , a 2-c
fare bill , a child labor law. a raili
commission law , an employers' lia
ity law. and a terminal tax bill
go into effect for municipal taxat
purposes next year.
On the whole , the railroads h
: > een liberally walloped. A dra ;
inti-pass Ia\v has been approved. ;
s in force. A reciprocal demurr ;
ill , a measure cutting freight rs
Lo per cent on grain products.
Gov. Sheldon his signed the Jensen
son anti-lobby bill. He approved
inti-bucketshop measure introdui
> y Senator Epperson. The Know
i-cent mileage book biH was .sign
Che latter measure commands
aiiroads to sell 1,000-milS mile :
) ooks for $20. All go into effect
Tuly 1.
JEALOUS HUSBAND IS SHOT.
L Austin Perhaps Fatally Hurt N <
Tekamah.
Bruce Bundy. a young- farmer livi
bout eight miles northeast of Tel
nah , shot his neighbor. Herb Aus
bout 11 o'clock Thursday. There I
> een ill feeling between these t
oung men for some months 01
Liistiii accusing Bundy of being t
itimate wjth Mrs. Austin , and threi
. ere made by both. Austin went
tundy's home , where a quarrel c
ued , resulting in the shooting
Austin through the abdomen. T (
iregg and Frank Dartin , of Decati
ere eye witnesses , but will not s
nything now. Sheriff Phipps h
iundy in jail. Dr. Lukens , of Tefc
lah , and Dr. Somers. of Omaha , o
rated on Austin with what result
ot yet known.
TEACHERS ASSEMBLE.
'eclaiuatory ' Contest Feature of t
First Evening.
The fourteenth annual meeting
ie Southern Nebraska Education
; sociation opened at Beatrice with :
ttendance of nearly 400. Tn the d
amatory contest Miss Mabel MUT
rd of Beatrice was first , Miss Fei
? ffrey of Wymore second , and Mi
issie King of Fairbury third.
Nebraska Man Hurt by Train.
M. J. Hughes , a grain dealer fro
rest Point , Xeb. , lost a foot as tl
ock Island passenger train fro
maha was drawing into the depot ;
3lfax , la. In some manner Hugh <
11 from the cars and was drawn pa
illy under the moving train and h
ft foot and ankle Avere horrib
ushed. He was taken to the Vi <
ria sanitarium and the leg ampi
ted between the knee and the ankl
Body Found in River.
The body of John Snider , who fe
oni the Rock Island bridge i
> uth Bend on February 23 and wz
owned , was found at Louisvill
tged against a sandbar a short dh
nee above the Missouri Pacifi
idge. The finders were Williai
sntry , Thed Keep and Charles Cai
" , who will share the reward of $15
ually. The body will be taken t
'Witt.
Large Increase in Postal Receipts.
The receipts of the Fremont post
ice for the year ended April 1 wer
5,405.14 , which means an increas
§ 100 per year to Postmaster Swan
Vs salary. The volume of businea
present is exceeded only by th
ices at Lincoln and Omaha , the re
pts for the last quarter being § 11 ,
9.1"2 , an increase of $4,000 over th
ne quarter last year.
Prizes Awarded.
Prizes offered by the Margare
Imes chapter , Daughters of th <
lerican Revolution at Seward , weri
arded by Mrs. I. C. Kangworthy
te regent , Tuesday. Miss Kati
sede won the first and "Willian
uding second prize. The condition :
re that the contestant should be J
dent of the Seward high school ant
i subject should be an historic one
Dead Body in River.
Vrapped in a State Journal of Feb-
iry 13. a dead baby was fished out
the river at Norfolk by Al Johnson
colored fisherman. He caught a
k on his hook which contained the
: d infant. No clue as to the child's
utity has been found.
Business at Beatrice.
'he directors of the Beatrice Coni-
rcial club held their regular
nthly meeting last evening , and up-
recommendation of H. J. Dobbs ar _
ged to have the roads improved
side the corporate limits of the
Election at Randolph.
tesults in Randolph's city election
jrmined that the town will be
y. " A mayor and one councilman
jring license were elected , but
"dry" councilmen held over and
was elected.
Figg Returns to Gretna.
ouis Figg and family , who have
i living on an island between
: tsmouth and Omaha for a number
fears , have returned to their old
ie near Gretna , where he gained
siderable notoriety by claiming
he had received a-call from the
1 to preach the gospel.
Election at Lyons.
tie citizens' party won in Lyons ,
ting F. Piper and A. J. White as
tees. The citizens' ticket was
) O3ed to be anti-saloon.
OMAHA MAN TAKES HIS LIF
A. B. .Taqulth. Well Known G
DeaJer , a Suielde.
Arthur B. Jaquith , president of
Exchange Grain company' vice p
dent of the Nebraska Underwri
Insurance company and one of
best known grain men of the \
committed suicide Tuesday mor
at 4 o'clock by shooting hi nisei :
Kountze park , three blocks from
home in Omaha ,
Jaquith's motive for taking his
probably was the result of ill he
caused by a combination of circ
stances. Two years ago he triet
run a corner in May corn , which
but broke up his mind. Never a
that was he able to give undivided
Lentiin to business , and George
Barnes , his partner , had transai
the greater part of the work for
past two years. Many of his frie
believe his mind was badly affe <
iy the deal in May corn , and thai
never has been the same since.-
Jaquith for twenty years repres * <
? d the Peavey Elevator company
Minneapolis , during which time he
rided his residence between Minne
> lis , Sioux City and Omaha. A
he formation of the Omaha grain
: hange , Jaquith became one of
argest local dealers.
Jaquith's sister. Mrs. George Lo
md her husband arrived Mon
rom Cedar Rapids for a visit. '
intire family , except Jaquith retiree
0 o'clock. Two hours later he
icard to leave the house and was
igain seen until his dead body
ound in the park. Jaquith left 1
totes on a table addressed to Lo
) ne requested him to remain ut ho
intil the writer returned. The ot
ead :
"Dear George : Owing to ill hes
cannot bear to remain longer. Ti
are of my wife and children. "
Jaquith had a beautiful home
, -as attached to his family , wh
onsisted of a wifte , two girls anc
oy. He left life insurance aggreg
ig $60,000.
RAILWAY BILL IS DEFEATED
leKesson Bill Causes a Little Pa
in the House.
Panic stricken , and fearing tl
ley were voting cash into the coff >
f the railroads , members of the hoi
efeated the McKesson bill to prov :
lilway fare funds. The framer 01
ned a bill to pay mileage by met
f coupons. Twenty-one membi
nanged from yea to nay.
The house killed Sacket's bill
lake insurance notes non-negotiab
bill to put brewers and their agei
Jt of the retail liquor business Y
? en recommended for passage in t
ouse.
A bill has passed both houses f (
dding saloons Avithin three miles
ilitary posts and Indian reser\
: > ns.
MAY HAVE BEEN MURDERED
ven-Year-Old Companion < > r Old
Boys Found Dead.
Little Clarence Roth , aged 7 , we
rimming 'with three companio
i-med Gorie , Rattlebaugh , and Tan
: ar Clearwater Tuesday afternoi
om Norfolk. The trio returned
ght without young Roth. Press ,
r explanation the Gorie lad late
ght led searchers to the water's edj
a point where the body at midnig
xs found in very shallow water ,
uise on the lad'y lip may tell a stor
didn't do it , " exclaimed both Ra
sbaugh and Lamb. A coroner's ii
est has not been held. No arres
; re made. Roth's father is a salooi
eper. Youqg Gorie , aged 12 , is
dow's son.
Compliment from Captain Castle.
Captain Castle , of the Thirtiet
lited States infantry of Fort Croo.
t for Broken Bow after inspectir
mpany A of Kearney. This was tl
jular government inspection , an
ptain Castle paid the boys the hig
upliment of saying Company A wr
j best company he had inspectc
t of twenty visits so far.
Harke for Railway Commissioner.
El. T. Clarke , of Douglas , has re
ned as representative , and Go1
eldon has appointed him to th
: ce on the railway commission lei
: ant by the resignation of Robei
well. Clarke has served two term
the house. He is the author of th
Id labor bill.
Omaha Police Board.
rormer Congressman John L. Ken
ly. who was defeated for re-electio
t Call , has been appointed a mem
of the Omaha fire and polic
irdl by Gov. Sheldon. The othe
m'Cers appointed are Robert Cow
Vr. M. Giller and E. C. Page
yor Dahlman is ex-officio of tin
.rd.
Shoots and Kills His Wife.
: ear the town of Burr C. C. Dough
n shot and killed his wife. Th <
n claims the shooting was acci
tal. Neighbors charge the coupl <
rreled because Doughman hac
n drinking. The coroner , sh rifl
the county attorney will make ar
istigation.
Threw Bal > e Into River.
ounty Attorney Koenigstein , ol
folk , is searching for the woman
> strangled her child and threw H
the Elkhorn river. The coroner's
jest says death was due to strang-
Brink in Mild Ward.
rank Brink , acquitted at Ponca of
dering his sweetheart , Bessie
; ton. but adjudged insane , has
i lodged in the Norfolk asylum for
insane. He is in the mild ward
appears rational.
Tekamah Goes "Dry. "
akamah went "dry" at the election
sday , the no license ticket carry-
by a majority of 30. The following
ers were elected : J. A. Singhaus ,
or ; M. S. McGrew , clerk ; C. M.
; nleaf , treasurer ; W. G. Pratt , en-
er ; W. R. Beum. councilman , First
1 ; A. L. Litel , councilman , Second
1.
Berg Mayor of Pierce.
.m B. Berg , a non-partisan candi-
for mayor , was elected at Pierce ,
citizens' ticket carried.
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With the passage of the terminal
taxation bill , the railroads are busirjr
engaged in figuring just what addeff
tax this new law will compel them to"
pay they assume the governor wiU.
sign the bill at once. Towns and cit
ies In Nebraska will be benefited bjr
this law. Under the new law ther
atate , county , school and road taxes-
ire assessed and distributed by the-
itate board. The cities will tar nit
tangible property except the rolling
stock , franchises and credits , whiclv
ivill go to the state board to fix the-
ralue and apportion mile for mile
The proper value on these is then giv
in to the assessor to return on the as
sessment of the tangible property and ?
0 apply to the local levj/ The Unions
Pacific is now paying about ? 22,000-
jity taxes to Omaha and 'the attorneys
mil Tax Commissioner Scribner figure-
his will be increased to about ? 50,000.
\Ve have figured it out that the Un-
on Pacific will have to pay $60,000-
idditional in the state. " said EdsorsJ
lich. attorney for the Union Pacific
'Of course. I do not know what t\\ < ?
issessment will be- " said Tax Commfs-
ioner Scribner , "but I have my ownr
dcas on what it ought to be. Th -
roperty is not assessed as yet , but 2T
lave an idea it will add between $65-
' 00 and $70,000 to the taxes we pay to
ne municipalities in Nebraska. " "W ( -
iave10 station in Nebraska whicbl
if-ill be affected by the terminal taxa-
ion bill , " said Tax Commissioner Pol- }
ml. of the Burlington. "I have not
guretl what the extra cost will be to-
s , as I do not know what the assess-
lent will be. I think there will hardier
e a town but that will receive mortj-
axes than it did under the old law. a
gure it will cost us between $15.00flf
nd 320,000 more in the city of Oma-j
a. " With the Union Pacific , BurIIns4
. > n. Northwestern and others , Omaha-
' derive from 5100,000 to ? 125OOQ
re in taxes than now. "Thesefigr -
res cited by the railroads are toe
> w"said a member of the Real Estate
xchange committee on taxation. " 3
link the railroads will find themse'.vea--
ery much mistaken Avhen they comer
> pay their taxes. "
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One of the largest meetings in the-
istory of the Omaha Indians wa
eld at Mathew Tyndall lodge , Walt- |
ill. The meeting was for the discus- !
on of several recent orders of the-
epartment of the interior , and a fe\vr
ther grievances of longer standing ,
he meeting was addressed by Hiramu
hase , Harvey Warner , Levi Levering , .
William Thomas , S. Hallowell , Willianv
: arland , Emily Preston , Emily Guitar ,
Cattie White Parker , Julia Baptists-
"olfe , Peter Blackbird , Sam Baxter ,
ames Milton , Ellis Blackbird and Cy-
is Blackbird. One subject under se- Tt.
ous discussion was the order of tins-
apartment empowering the superin
indent to sign the leases for the In-
ans. The very excellent point was-
13 de that many of the Indians wer -
> mpetent to make their own leases *
id , in many cases , could secure a bet-
r contract and tenant than could tht > -
iperintendent in their stead. No dis-
nction is made between the compe-
nts and the incompetents. Other
alters taken up at the meeting were-
; e holding up of annuity money and
e management of the proceeds of"
jirship sales. A shorthand record of
e meeting was preserved and will be
rwarded to Washington.
* * *
All doubt seems to have been re-
oved as to the legality of the action
the governor should he appoint
epresentative Henry T. Clarke a
ember of the railway commission.
: torney General Thompson said he
id looked into the matter carefully
id it was his opinion that Mr. Clarke-
eligible to the office. So far Mr.
lompson said he had not had time-
find any decisions bearing directly
this matter from cases filed in other-
ites , but from what investigations
1 had made he was certain there-
uld be no doubt of what the decision
) uld be should Mr. Clarke receivo-
e appointment and the office contest *
- The constitution is interpreted tc-
Cer to those appointed by tte gov-
nor solely to fill appointive but no'
; ctive offices.
*
* * *
Rural carriers recently appointed
r Nebraska routes : Nehawka , route-
Albert L. Fries , carrier ; F. R. Gun-
igham. substitute. Odell , route 2 ,
> rgan E. Sommers , carrier ; William
Cantrell , substitute. Postmasters
2ently appointed for Nebraska : Ali -
i , Dixon county. Elmer E. Shackel-
-d , vice W. F. Filley , resigned ; BrittK
erry county , Lottie E. Ward , vice-
ra Miller , resigned ; Bettka , Rocfc
jnty , Swayne B. Ferry , vice J. Ej.
imphrey , resigned ; Powell , Jefferso
inty , William C. Bacon , vice Will-
n Powell ( dead ) : Ruskin. Nuckolla-
mty , James R. Reynolds vice J &
IBS , resigned.
* * *
The senate committee had reduced-
s amount of money appropriated'
m 175,000 to $20. but it was rei
ted on the floor of the senate that :
mbera of the state board of agricuU
e had said they wanted the whola-
ount or none and the senate tool *
board at its word and killed the-
* * *
? he committee on claims met in thJ-
te auditor's- office and when some of *
claims which are slightly moss-
ered came up for consideration the-
glar alarm in the .treasure's officS-
: an to ring. The committee , hovr
r , is not sure there was any signifi *
ce in that.
'he senate passed the bill providina :
an increase in the salaries ot"
nty attorneys , under a call of the
se , the bill finally receiving 17
? s , just enough to pass it. There-
e 14 votes against it. The oppo-i
> n came from senators in whosa-
ricts the advance in salary was
Ie over their protest.
* * *
'alsh's bill appropriating money
permanent buildings on the stater
grounds was indefinitely post-r
ed.