Yalentine Democrat ?
VALENTINE , NEB.
f. M. 1UCE , - - - - Publisher.
\ROTJNDTJP \ EEPUBLICS
fPI/AN ON FOOT TO PACIFY CEN
TRAL AMERICA.
United States and Mexico Hope to
Get All Small Scrappers Together
in Conference and Force an Agree
ment to Keep the Peace.
- That all of the Central America ! )
.republics are looking to the present
tate of warfare between Nicaragua
and Honduras to result in an agree-
tment for permanent peace In Central
( America was developed Friday by a
jgeneral discussion at the state depart-
niC-nt at Washington , D. C. With that
end in view the negotiations looking tea
< a cessation of hostilities will not go
> so far as to lake up the subject of
permanent peace , but will leave this
broad question to a conference to be
held in Washington or the City of
{ Mexico , and in which all of the coun-
Iries immediately interested will take
part. The United States and Mexico ,
according to the embryonic plans , will
occupy the important positions of um-
: ipires.
The conflict between two of the
Central American republics which is
mow drawing to a close has made it
apparent to all that the present un-
jsettled conditions there are hamper-
ling the development of the countries.
| The various republics not involved in
'the war kept free with the greatest
tdifficulty. and commercial affairs in all
of them are affected.
With the United States and Mexico
urging the placing of the republics on
: a firm basis so that they might dwell
amicably together and enjoy an inter
change of business , and with the les
sons taught by the present war , there
Js every indication that a permanent
agreement may be reached. The plan
has not gone far enough for the sug
gestion of a date for such a confer
ence , but it is assumed that it will not
( interfere with the conference at The
[ Hague , although the tvo would not
Jbe in conflict in any way.
ASK PRESIDENT TO EXPLAIN.
Ijabor Leaders AVirc Him Regarding
the Ilaywood Story.
The Chicago Federation of Labor is
-endeavoring to place President Roosevelt
velt on record regarding his reported
opinions of Meyer and Haywood , offi
cials of the Western Federation of
Miners , charged with complicity in
the assassination of Gov. Steunenberg
of Idaho. E. N. Nogles , secretary -
the local labor body , sent the presi
dent the following telegram :
"The newspapers report you as say-
.ing that Meyer and Haywood are un
desirable citizens. In view of the fact
that these men will soon be put on
trial for their lives we believe theii
chances for a "square deal" would be
considerably lessened if the reported
.statement is true. We therefore ask
you for a correct information on this
statement , believing a man is innocen/ /
until he is proved guilty.
FAMINE HORRORS GROW.
Conditions Becoming Much Worse in
China.
Telegrams received from twenty
points in the famine district of China
report conditions growing worse.
The Chinese viceroy and governor
telegraphed Friday to American Con
sul Rodgers their thanks lor the rc'-
lief sent , saying it is weakening the
anti-foreign sentiment which anima
ted the masses.
A few cases of rioting for food have
( occurred , and cannibalism- begin-
ining to be reported. Newly made
graves have been rifled of bodies and
iparents are exchanging their children
to be eaten.
The situation is desperate and
.Americans are urged to give $3,000-
000 in the next three weeks for hu.
manitarian work.
Higher Wages for Tclcgrapliers.
Through an agreement announced
recently , 300 telegraphers , including
every operator on the Cincinnati ,
.Hamilton and Dayton railway , will
receive increases in salary- ranging
tfrom 5y to 25 per cent , according tu
present positions.
Triplets Born : Seventeen Children.
Triplets were born Wednesday night
Jto Mrs. Anton Machal , of South Oma-
'ha ' , Neb. , wife of a packing house em
ploye. There now have been seven
teen children left at the Machal home.
Sixteen are living.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Friday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : To\i \
'beeves ' , $5.55. Top hogsG.40. .
Poison in Canned Fish.
John A. Kepler , of Denver , Colo. ,
general manager of the coal operating
department of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company , died suddenly Friday
of ptomaine poisoning resulting from
eating canned salmon.
Cannot Recover Insurance.
The appellate court of Chicago de
clared Friday that public policy for
bids the recovery of insurance on a
jserson executed for murder.
TO RENEW DEMANDS.
Employes of Packers Will Seek High
er AVagcs.
Butcher workmen who tied up the
me cutting industry throughout the
country in 1904 , and who finally suf
fered defeat in the struggle , have been
organizing for several months and it
Is said are about to present demands
to the packers. It is said the packing
butchers 'in South Omaha , East St.
Louis , St. Joseph , and to a certain ex
tent in Kansas City and St. Paul , aip
Joined with the Chicago butchers in
the movement.
A meeting of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butchers' Workmen
of America is to be held in New York
April 22'to fix a date for concerted ac
tion in presenting their demands.
Joseph Maeterson , of New York ,
second vice president of the butchers'
j organization , Is in Chicago conferring
1 with President Michael Donnelly.
Mr. Donnelly said Thursday night
) that the butchers' union was in better
j shape now than at any time since the
big strike. At that time the union
was altnost completely disorganized on
account of the dissatisfaction among
Its members over the terms of settle
ment , but according to Mr. Donnelly
three-fourths of the skilled butchers
employed by the packers have again
Joined forces.
Mr. Donnelly declined to state the
demands that will be made on the
employers.
CONGRESSMAN FAVROT FREE.
No Trial in Louisiana for Killing Un
der Unwritten Law.
Democratic Congressman George K.
Favrot , of Baton Rouge , La. , was set
free Thursday after having been in
jail continuously for about five
months , under arrest on a charge ofi
murder and awaiting the action of the
grand jury. Thursday the second
grand Jury refused to indict the con
gressman. Mr. Favrot last November
shot and killed Dr. R. H. Aldrich , of
Baton Rouge , who had been his life
long friend. The congressman de
clared the physician had made dispar
aging remajrks about Mrs. Favrot. The
shooting occurred immediately after
an exciting election and while Favrot
was still Judge of the Baton Rouge
court , which has now set him free. He
resigned and was indicted by a. grand
jury which had been selected under
his jurisdiction before the shooting.
Because one of the jurymen was illit
erate the finding was quashed.
TAWNEY BACK FIIOM ISTHMUS.
Tells President Canal Can Be Finished
in Five Years.
Chairman Tawney , of the
committee of appropriations , and Rep
resentative Olcott , who have recently
returned from a visit from the isthmus
of Panama , Thursday discussed with
the president conditions as they found
them. Mr. Tawney is favorably im
pressed with the progress being made
in the canal work and told the presi
dent he thought at the present rate
the waterway should be completed in
five years. He said he regarded it as
* unfortunate that the Engineering
World had been representing to the
people an almost impossible engineer
ing problem confronting it. The prin
cipal conditions now to be met , he
said , were those of sufficient railroad
capacity to take care of the dirt exca
vated , and sanitation , with the view to
keeping the place in a good healthful'
condition.
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Bad Wreck in Canada.
Nirie adults and six children are
missing as the result of a wreck on
the Canadian Pacific west of Chap-
lea , Ont. According to , an official
statement issued by the Canadian Pa
cific , the train was partly derailed by
a broken rail. Five cars ran down
the embankment and caught fire from
a cooking stove.
Ship Goes Ashore in a Fog.
The Great Eastern Railway com
pany's steamer Brussels went ashore
in a dense fog ofC Harwich with about
sixty passengers on board. It is ex
pected the vessel will be hauled off
at high water. The passengers on the
Brussels were taken off Thursday af
ternoon.
On Strike for Three Years.
The miners of the Thrybergh Hall
colliery , near Yorkshire , Eng. , who
went out on strike nearly three years
ago , , have refused the terms offered
by their employers to return to work.
The strikers have received over $150-
000 strike pay from their union.
Strikers Return to Work.
There was a regular stampede
imong the strikers returning to work
at the local yards of the American
Shipbuilding company in Lorain , O. ,
Thursday. The number of men who
went back was estimated at between
700 and 800.
Great Fire in Chickasaw.
A special from Chickasaw , I. T. ,
a cotton compress , together with
\ast amount of cotton , was destroy-
by fire Thursday a loss estimate' ! at
$1,000,000.
Constantine in Chicago.
Frank J. Constantine , alleged mur
derer of Mrs. A. W. Gentry , arrived in
Chicago from New York on the
Twentieth Century Limited , and was
immediately taken to a nearby police
station.
Salary Boost in Wisconsin.
The senate Thursday concurred in
an assembly resolution increasing the
pay of mer--r ' of the Wisconsin leg
islature fn.r. . s.CO/to SI,000.
OHIO HIS ONLY BOSS.
Forakcr Declares Himself in Speech
nt Canton.
In the presence of 1,200 peoph-
Senator Joseph B. Foraker Wednesdcj
night delivered an address at Canton.
O. , defending his actions as a public
servant and declaring his willingness
to abide by their decision in the fu
ture. The occasion was the annual
banquet of the Canton board of trade.
Senator Foraker was on the pro
gram for an address on "Civic Pride , "
but his speech was largely directed to
his work as a senator , and is regarded
as being the opening of the presiden
tial campaign in Oh'o. '
Senator Foraker discussed published
statements regarding the president's
attitude toward the senator's speech
at this time and replied to a publica
tion mentioning him as one of an anti-
Roosevelt combination ; reviewed the
investigation of the discharge of the
negro soldiers on account of the trou
ble at Brownsville , Tex. ; reiterated his
views regarding recent railroad legis
lation ; protested against the infringe
ment by one branch of the govern
ment of the rights of another branch ;
declared that the representatives of
the people in congress are accountable
only to the people and are not "prop
erly subject to any other influence ;
denied the right of anyone except his
constituents to call him to account ,
and sounded a note of warning against
increased surveillance of business men
who need no "moral regeneration. "
IN JAIL FOR CONTEMPT.
Judge Punishes Official of Barber
Lumber Company.
L. G. Chapman , manager of the
Barber Lumber company , of Boise ,
Idaho , is in jail , committed for con
tempt by United States District Judge
Beaty. An application will be at once
made to Circuit Judge Gilbert at
Portland for a writ of habeas corpus.
For some weeks a United States grand
jury has been investigating the man
ner in which the Barber Lumber com
pany obtained title to a large amount
of timber lands owned by it on Boise
river and its tributaries. Mr. Chap
man was subpoenaed to bring in all
books , letters , check stubs and other
records of the company. On his de
murring he was ordered by the court
on Saturday last to bring in all the
records touching upon acquisition of
title to lands. Tuesday he appeared
before the jury with the books and
papers containing such records.
SLAV FAMINE IS APPALLING.
Twenty Million People Are Facing
Starvation.
Dr. Kennard , of London , commis
sioner of the Society of Friends , who
was sent to investigate the Russian
famine , writing from Samara , in the
heart of the famine district , appeals
to the United Sattes and Great Britain
to promptly send help. He says :
"There are 20,000,000 people dis
tributed in the southeastern , provinces
of Russia who are without aid and
cannot live to see another harvest. "
In Samara alone , the commissioner
adds , thousands are dying , and 750-
000 are starving. Of the latter only
372,700 are getting relief , a dole of
one meal in twenty-four hours. As
the meal is only two pounds of bread
and a bowl of soup , this , according to
the commissioner , means dying by de
grees. Even this meager dole in
countless instances is divided among
many mouths.
A Bomb is Exploded.
Another bomb explosion occurred
at Barcelona , Spain , Tuesday morn
ing and several casualties are report
ed to have resulted. All dispatches
are very strictly censored. The popu
lation is showing signs of a great
panic.
Brewers * Strike Settled.
The strike difficulty between the
Western Pennsylvania Brewers' asso
ciation and the Brewery Workers' un
ion , which affected fifty-three plants
in Pittsburg and vicinity , has been
settled. The conditions were not made
public.
American is Cut to Pieces.
The collector of the port of Trux-
illo , says Gen. Lee Christmas , of Mem
phis , Tenn. , an officer in the Honduras
army , was cut to piece's by Nicaragua ! )
soldiers.
Winter Wheat's Condition.
The agricultural department at
Washington Wednesday reported the
condition of winter wheat and rye up
to April 1 as follows : .Wheat , 89.9 ;
rye. 92.
Gasoline Advanced Again.
Another advance of 1 cent per gal
lon on common grades of gasoline was
announced by the Standard Oil com
pany Thursday.
Peace Conference June 13.
June 15 has been fixed upon for the
opening of the second international
peace conference at The Hague.
Dies Suddenly on Train.
W. H. Anderson , of Lawton , Okla. ,
Democratic candidate for judge of the
Sixteenth district , died suddenly on a
railroad train Tuesday , aged 56 years
Finds New Sun Spot.
Dr. S. A. Mitchell , instructor in as
tronomy at Columbia university , de
clares he has discovered a new sun
spot as large as that discovered by
Prof. Brashear on Feb. 1C.
Prohibits Bucket Shops.
Both houses of the Texas legisla
ture have passed a law prohibiting the
operation of "bucket shops , " cotton
exchanges or any deal'-p-s in futures
in
Nebras
OMAHA HOW TO THE COURTS.
Bitter Fight Over the City Engineer's
Ofliee.
After an all-night bombardment by
the city council of Omaha to secure
possession of the office of the city en
gineer , Edward Rosewater , the latter
secured and had served on the bombarding
barding- forces an injunction restrain
ing them from taking possession of
his office by force , or in any way mo
lesting him and his force in the dis
charge of their duties.
The injunction was served "Wednes
day morning at 6 o'clock , after the
councilmen had secured workmen and
removed several doors in the suite
of rooms occupied by Rosewater , and
were on the point of forcibly entering
his private office.
Thomas Shaw , elected by the coun
cil to succeed Rosewater , declares the"
council will back him up , and the city
attorney is preparing to fight the mat
ter to a finish.
The injunction was issued by Judge
Kennedy , of the district court , and
will come up for hearing soon.
Mr. Rosewater is a brother of the
late Edward Rosewater , and has held
the office a number of years.
Mr. Rosewater was appointed to
succeed himself by Mayor Dahlman
soon after the latter's election , but
the city council refuused to confirm
the appointment. Since then he has
held the office under the provision of
the law that he shall retain the office
until his successor is appointed and
qualified. The appointment of Shaw
by the city council is made under a
provision of the city charter which
members of the council claim gives
that body authority to appoint city
officers when the mayor has failed
within a specified time to do so. This
is the point the courts will be asked to
settle.
MKS. LTLLIE SEEKS INSURANCE.
Sues for Amount of Policy on Hus
band's Life.
Mrs. Lena Margaret Lillie , who was
convicted several years ago In Butler
county of murdering her husband ,
Harvey Lillie , and who was pardoned
from the penitentiary by Gov. Mickey ,
has begun suit in district court by
Matt Miller , her attorney , against the
Modern Woodmen of America for $3-
000 , the value of a policy held by her
husband in the order.
The reason for the transfer of the
suit to Douglas county Is said to be
the feeling aroused by the murder of
Lillie and the trial at which'Mrs. .
Millie was convicted. The order has
refused to pay the policy , on the
ground Mrs. Lillie was convicted of
killing her husband , and should not
profit by the crime.
IGNORE NEW LAW.
Express Coin panics Claim Emergency
Clause is Not Effective.
None of the express companies doIng -
Ing business in Nebraska have lower
ed their rates , in compliance with the
new state law reducing express charg
es 25 per cent. The bill was passed
April 5 and signed by the governor
at once. The bill went into effect as
soon as passed and approved.
Express .companies contend the
emergency clause is not effective. The
attorney general has the matter un
der consideration and will file charg
es against the companies unless the
lew rates are put into effect at once.
Disappointment in Love Fatal.
Charles Moore , a plumber of Lin
coln , became despondent because his
sweetheart refused to marry him and
shot and killed himself in his room.
The tragedy occurred about 5 o'clock
and the young woman , a Miss Dough
erty , discovered the body. Several
parties heard the shot , but before a
doctor reached his room Moore was
dead.
Baby Left in Manger.
J. H. Sager , of Geneva , arose rath
er late on Sunday morning and went
out to his stable at once to feed his
old mare Polly. He found her inter
estedly regarding a small bundle in
a suit case placed immediately in
front of her manger. It contained a
tiny five-pound baby girl , seemingly
almost starved , but dressed in very
good clothes.
Memorial for Pierce Divine.
A memorial service in memory of
the late Rev. E. Taylor , who died at
Syracuse , Neb. , was held in the Con
gregational church at Pierce. The
present pastor , Rev. Charles H. Dains ,
made an excellent address upon the
life and work accomplished by his late
predecessor , not only in Pierce , but
throughout the state.
Baptists to Meet nt Peru.
Herbert Ford , of Humboldt , presi
dent of the Baptist Young People's
union of the Nemaha association , has
Just issued the program for the com
ing annual meeting at Peru , in the
First Baptist church on April 24 , 25
and 26.
Convicted of Illegal Voting.
The election at Arapahoe resulted in
a tie and the arrest of three persons , 1
charged with illegal voting. In the
Fallert case the jury disagreed , but in
the Metzner case , also tried , Metzner
was found guilty of illegal voting and i
fined $50 and costs.
Greek Lalnjrer Killed.
Steven Colias , a Greek , working on
a Union Pacific gravel gansr. was '
struck by train No. 10 three miles
west of Central City and instantly kill
ed. He was thrown against a gravel
train on a siding and rebounding
struck the tender of No. 10. He wad
terribly mangled.
Deatli of J. J. AV. Fox.
J. J. W. Fox , of Randolph , is dead ,
and his body was' taken to his old
home at Wayne for burial. . Mr. Fox
was 59 years of age and unmarried. ,
GRAIN 3IEN PLAN TO GET CARS.
Propose Action to Compel Railroads
to Furnish Facilities.
Some thirty grain men owning ele
vators and doing business along the
line of the Misspuri Pacific met In
Nebraska City to perfect organization
for their own mutual protection , and
at the same time not violate any of the
laws.
Organization was perfected by elect
ing Joseph Tighe , of Manley , president ,
an.d J. M. Elwell , of Springfield , secre
tary. A committee consisting of W. B.
Banning , E. A. Duff and A. F. Denton
was appointed to secure good legal tal
ent so as to get the best advice re
garding the matter of perfecting this
organization.
The grain men want better rates and
cars in which to ship their grain when
it is contracted for or in their eleva
tors. They want to ascertain if they
cannot bring action against railroads
when their grain is contracted for and
they cannot secure cars. As soon as
this committee reports the organiza
tion will be perfected.
LINCOLN MAY BE "DKY. '
Citizens Face Prospect of Drink Fam
ine Until May 13.
For the first time in its incorporat
ed history Lincoln may become a
"dry" city the coming week. Under
the new charter saloon licenses ex
pired Wednesday , and the new munic
ipal year will not begin until May 13.
Of the forty-one saloons in the city
only four were open Wednesday , made
possible because their licenses were
late in being granted last year. Of
the four two must close Thursday , the
third a week from last Wednesday and
the fourth a day or two after.
In the meantime leading prohibi
tionists have filed suit in the district
court to enjoin the excise board from
issuing any licenses whatever tha
coming year.
GRADING WILL BEGIN IN MAY.
Nebraska Central Interurban Road to
Be Pushed Rapidly.
Secretary J. H. Rodgers , of the
Omaha and Nebraska Central Rail
road company , said thatthecontractors
would begin grading for the interurban -
ban road early in May. The officers
of the company had hoped to have
the work under way by the last of
March , but the contractor who wa3
first employed was unable to leave
other work for which he had already
beeri engaged. The contractor now en
gaged will begin work at the Hast
ings end of the line. W. H. Fuller ,
chief engineer , will next week begin
the task of placing grade stakes along
the right of way.
BIIEWERS WILL MAKE FFGIIT.
To Attack Law Passed by Nebraska
Legislature.
Fred Metz stated that the breweries
of Omaha and South Omaha will fight
out in the courts the law just passed
by the legislature preventing the brew
eries from owning saloon buildings.
Metz Is senior member of the Mets
Brewing Co. , of Omaha. He said the
brewers felt it meant a practical con
fiscation of property valued at $1-
500.000 and the matter will be foughf
to the highest courts.
Beatrice Council Organizes.
The new council was organized at
Beatrice , "A. P. Sage being elected
president on the fourteenth ballot.
Mayor Reed made the following ap
pointments : City attorney , L. M.
Pemberton ; city physician , Dr. C. W.
Walden ; engineer , A. J. Pethoud ;
street commissioner , A. J. Johnson ;
chief of police , J. T. Moore : night offi
cer , Wirt Ellis ; janitor city hall , J. S.
Walker.
Burlington's Crop Report.
The Burlington crop report , the first ,
of the season , says : Winter wheat has
gone through the winter in good shape
and in all parts of Nebraska is in gen
erally good condition at this time. The
acreage does not seem to be materially
increased in southern Nebraska , but
in the southwestern portion it is con
siderably larger.
Ellis Case to the July.
The trial of Forrest Ellis , a former
Norfolk insane hospital attendant ,
charged with assault with intent to do
bodily harm , was wound up Wednes
day and went to the jury. County At
torney Koenlgstein and H. F. Barn-
hart argued for Ellis' conviction ,
while Senator Allen made a plea in hi < j
defense.
Oat Seeding in Progress.
The seeding of oats Is in progress
throughout Cuming county , the rain
having put the ground in first class
condition. * A large acreage of wheat
has been sown during the past two
weeks. The ground is in fine working
order and prospects are good for a
favorable season for the farmers.
Bridges is Sentenced.
John P. Brid.qres , who was convicted
at Nebraska City this term of court
nn the charge of assault upon his
daughter , was called before District
Judge Jessen and given ten years in
the penitentiary at hard labor. Bridges
claimed that he was innocent of the
jrime.
Children Accustomed to Fire.
The West school building at Fre
mont caught fire for the third time
v.ithin a month and at t'.ie same place.
As ? u uial it was extinguished without
much damage being done , and the
children marched ou't without excite
ment.
Death of Rastus Schafcr.
Word was received at Tekamah of
the sudden death of Rastus Sc.iafer.
of Fairfield , la. , who was at th sta
tion ready for his departure to Teka-
mah to make it his future home.
The state railway commission has >
selected Clark Perkins , secretary ; TT.
G. Powell of Lincoln , rate clerk , and.
Clem Crosswaite o2 University Place ,
stenographer. The secretary will b -
paid $2,000 yea : % the stenographer-
will be paid $150 a month , ' his selec
tion being temporary , dependent upon ,
how the commission gets along ; Mr-
Perkins is the secretary of the Repub
lican state committee and until re
cently conducted a newspaper in St.
Paul. A few weeks ago lie put his pa
per on the- market and went to Auro
ra , where he is now editing a paper-
owned by a stock company. Just a *
soon as possible he intends to dlsposs-
of his St. Paul newspaper and expect *
to be in Lincoln to take charge of h !
office. Crosswaite is the son of Chap
lain Crosswaite. who served in th -
recent legislature , and he is at pres
ent employed in a railroad office a $
Lincoln. No rooms have yet been al-t
lotted to the railway commission an $
neither has any of the oth'er depart *
ments been allowed to take the rooms-
vacated when the legislature met Th
state board of public lands and build
ings is contemplating starting the ol #
elevator in the capitol , and if this t -
done the third floor will be utilizes foj
office rooms and a number of the de
partments will be removed from the-
first and second floors , if the elevator
is started. At this time , with one or
two exceptions , the offices on the first
floor are overcrowded and there is n *
place for the railroad commission.
* * *
Elmer Stephenson , internal revenu *
collector , and Bud Lindsey , collector
of the port and custodian of the fed -
eral building , are said to be in llnr
to make room for two other office *
seekers. This information , while nof-
coming direct from Senators Burketf
and Brown , ha's been verified suffi
ciently to be stated ag a fact. H. S.
Schneider and Ross Hammond wer $ *
in Lincoln recently to see the two
senators , and it is reported they put
in a good word for former United'
States Marshal Matthews , who waa-
dismissed from tha service by Presi
dent Roosevelt because Jio entertained
two men convicted 5n the federal court'
at the Omaha club , after they had
been sentenced to six hours in th < f
custody of the marshal. Tt is told *
that both Senator Bnrkett and Sena
tor Brown agreed that Stet henson and *
Lindsey should walk the plant at the-
first opportunity and those in Lincoln *
ho stood fur the election of thetw < r
senators have called upon them to
make good. It was "reported that'
Ross Hammond himself would takc-
Stephenson's place , but as Mr. Hammond
mend has left town this could not bf
verified.
* * *
A. A. Kearney , ofStanton. . repre
senting the ' Yankton & Gulf railway/ ;
has been 'in David City and Butler *
county several days attending right ol'
way and other legal matters. He sayr
that preliminary work is being push
ed as rapidly as possible. President *
Hill tas been over the entire line and *
is mfiv in Galv * ston and the civil engV
TS are in Kansas , working south-
w&rd. The project is meeting with en-
C'.usiastic encouragement all along :
the line , and for the obvious reason"
that , as Mr. Kearney tersely puts it ,
'the road will place the stock and1
produce of the new west from GOO tq-
1,000 miles nearer tidewater than ev
er before and at the some time make *
a short haul northward for the cot
ton , coal and lumber of Indian Terri
tory , Arkansas and Texas. "
* * *
So far as heard from Gov. Sneldoi
las not yet appointed the baord of fiw
to look after the enforcement of thr
child labor' law. The Rev. Mr. Wil-
isford , of Lincoln , the truant officer ;
lowever , is already busy and has serv
ed notice on a number of employerr
of children to get ready to comprj-
with the law or to stand for vigorouj-
prosecutions. The telegraph compa
nies are advertising for boys , 7nan >
of the younger ones having quit worh-
because of the passage of the law op
some other reason. Whether the mem
bers of the legislature will be prose ,
cuted after their fifteen days of grac -
are up has not been annouced. These
members permitted boys under 14 tc
work more than eight hours a day an < ?
after S o'clock at night after the bill
had become a law.
Some people are getting mightily
interested in what the governor intends -
tends to do with the appropriatior
bills and several have called on hinr
to discuss some of these measures. The
Lincoln people are still crying thar
the university has been crippled , bur
those who know anything of the need-
of the institution are satisfied the leg
islature Avas really liberal with the re
gents , and there will be plenty or
money to keep the school in the fronr
ranks , even if some of the smaller
appropriations for investigations have
to be cut out as wr-n as the appro
priation of $50,000 for the engineer
ing building. The governor has not *
indicated what he will do with thesc-
bills as yet.
The state board "
of "purchase ant
supplies has been meeting , going ove.
the bids submitted by contractors whc
want to furnish supplies for the vari
ous state institutions. The meetings-
are bein- held in the senate chambe *
ind numerous firms are represented.
. c * *
The board of regents of the state
university adopted a resolution to
charge non-resident students $30 an *
thus bring in more -
money-with which
che board expects to increase the < = alary -
ary of teacher.at
- at least 530.000 Thia
increase in the charge
made to non-
resicient students is in line vnth the
charges made to resident studentsk'
which have been added to from tinuT
to time during the
last
few yeaVs and-
Is in line with a bill which was befW
the recent legislature