The Valentine Democrat
VALEXTIXE , XEB.
RICE - - - - Publisher
9. M. ,
PRISONERS IN IRONS
POLICE OF NICARAGUA TOWS
TAKEN BY AMERICANS.
Commander Fullnm Lands Force and
the Chief of Police and His Men Arc
Taken on Hoard the Gunboat Pa-
ducuh. *
The chief of police and several po
licemen of Puerto Cortez are in irons ,
aboard the American gynboat Padu-
cah. charged with murderous assault ,
and face a trial by courtmartial and
possible hanging from the yardarm
of the Paducah. They were arrested
on orders issued by Commander Ful-
lam , of the Marietta , for attacking a
Louisiana negro named Gen. Davis
there and perhaps fatally injuring
him. A number of Nicaraguan officers
and men were also arrested in con
nection with the affray.
Davis , who is an inspector for the
Thacker Bros , steamship line , was
talking with some negro companions
when ho was threatened with a ma
chete by a drunken soldier. Davis
wrested the weapon away from the
man and went into a house near by.
Soon a squad of police and soldiers ar
rived and arrested him. While being
dragged to the quartel Davis was
beaten into insensibility. Thinking
Davis was dying they took him back
to the place of his arrest and threw
him on the ground , refusing to allow
his companions to remove him into
the shade. Physicians arrived and
found him perhaps fally hurt.
KILLED COUNT BY MISTAKE.
California Posse Took Nobleman for
Murderer.
A supposed desperado who was
killed at Willows , Cal. . Monday after
a running fight with a posse of offi
cers has been identified as Count Otto
von Valdstein , of Austria , a scion of
a noble family of history , a nephew tea
a cardinal and to Prince Wurtemburg.
one of the richest men in Franz Jo
seph's empire.
The identification was made at
Willows by Miss Mary Fitzgerald , of
San Francisco , who knew him well ,
after the body of the young nobleman
had been exhumed from the potter's
field.
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Count Otto died fighting , believing
he was attacked by a band of robbers.
The posse thought it had run down
Smith , the murderer of John Marco *
vich , of Oakland.
Otto left A'ustrla six years ago be
cause of a love affair. He fought
through the Boer war. He wandered
to America , a poor man , without a
profession , to work with his hands for
existence. He quit a job in Placer
county the day before his death and
was walking toward San Francisco.
FAMOUS CASE ENDS.
Settlement is Made of the Bigger
Claims.
'After a legal battle which had been
Tvaged in the federal courts since 1901
Marie Antoinette Singers-Bigger , now
of London , Bng. , has reached a settle
ment with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mc-
Courts , of Denver , Colo. , against whom
M ishe brought suit to recover the profits
idue her as heir to her .father , William
iH. Bush , who with the McCourts at
one time controlled the Broadway and
Tabor theaters in Denver. In the federal -
oral court Judge Lewis awarded $47-
100 in final settlement of all claims.
The total amount recovered by Mrs.
Bigger is said to be In the neighbor
hood of $100,000. When the suit was
Hied in 1901 it caused a mild sensa
tion because of the charges made in
the complaint.
A DISASTER IX CHEXA.
Powder Magazine Explodes with
Frightful Force.
Very great destruction of life and
property iras caused at Canton , China ,
Thursday evening by the explosion of
a gunpowder magazine. Twenty-one
bodies already have been recovered
from the ruins. Hundreds of persons
Tvere injured.
Fifteen buildings were razed to the
ground , and over 100 seriously dam
aged. A section 200 feet long from
the massive city hall , was thrown
down. A historical many-storied pa
goda escaped with slight damage.
In the Shamien suburb , where the
foreigners live , a terrific shock was
-caused by the explosion , but the resi
dents were unharmed. at
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Friday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Top
beeves , 35.10. Top hogs , $6.30.
Silas N. Field Dead.
Silas N. Field , of Columbus , O. , died
Friday of acute Bright's disease. He
liad been either sergeant at arms or
assistant at every Republican state ing
convention for the last quarter of a
century.
Sxvettenbom Quits Office.
Sir Alexander Swettenham retired
from the post of governor of Jamaica
Friday. He has gone to his residence
the
in the hills , where he will stay until
day.
JUe leaves tl-e is' d.
BOISG ITEARS ORDEAI/ .
Xervous Dread of Tragedy During
Miners' Trial.
Counsel for the prosecution and de
fense in the Steunenberg murder case
at Boise , Idaho , have settled down to
their final preparation work and there
is every reason for believing that the
trial of William Haywood , first of the
accused , will be commenced on Thurs
day next.
Various reports as to moves tend
ing to , further delay the trial are in
circulation , but the attitude of both
sides indicates that they are ready
to so to the bar for trial. The only
preliminary proceedings pending is a
motion by the defense for a bill of
particulars of the evidence from
which the state hopes to show that
Haywood conspired in the -murder of
Steunenberg.
Violence is the ever present fear.
The position of the prisoners and their
activity through years of bitter labor
warfare , the dissension over their ar
rest in Colardo and removal to Idaho ,
the rallying of thousands of workingmen -
men to their support and the radical
propaganda undertaken in their be
half , together with the intense feel
ing against the Mine Owners' associa
tion and other incidents have , served ,
rightly or wrongly , to make the case
in the minds and attitude of thou
sands a contest between the classes
rather than a trial for the alleged
crime of murder.
In few minds is there belief that
Haywood , Meyer and Pettibone , their
friends or the men affiliated with
them in labor union circles would ap
prove , much less encourage , any act
of violence at this time , because such
act , it is believed , would be a fatal
° rror.
HONOR "LITTLE MACK. "
M'CIellan Statue Unveiled in Wasliiugw
ton.
President Roosevelt , cabinet officers ,
army and navy officers and men
prominent in civil life participated
Thursday afternoon in the ceremonies
attending the unveiling of the statue
to Gen. George B. McClellan , which
has been erected in Washington by
the Society of the Army of the Pete
mac. Hundreds of old soldiers attend
ed the ceremonies. Addresses were
made by President Roosevelt and Maj.fr
Gens. Sickles , Howard and Dodge.
The statue is the work of Sculptor
MacMonnies. When Mr. MacMonnies
first made his model for the statue in
his studio in Giverny , near Paris ,
many artists admired its vigorous
treatment. The figure of the general
had been modeled from photographs ,
busts and articles worn by him during
war times , furnished to < t-he sculptor
by relatives and comrades of Gen.
McClellan.
FOR BLOWIXG UP A CHURCH.
Case Against an Alleged Pennsylvania
Dynamiter Given to Jury.
All the evidence in the case of Jo
seph Chunowsky , charged with dyna
miting the Welsh Congregational
at Edwardsvilie , Pa. , two years ago ,
was given to the jury Thursday.
Sensational evidence was introduc
ed in this case when a man named
Stephen Savage confessed on the stand
that he and Chunowsky had been
promised $125 if they blew up the
church , the money to be paid by a
certain saloonkeeper who had been
refused a liquor license by the court.
Savage implicated a prominent busiw
ness man of Edwardsvllle as being the
one who was ready to pay the money.
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This man was on hand Thursday to
take the stand and deny the statement
made by Savage , but the court said it
was not necessary , , as there was no di
rect evidence to show he had anythini
\ > do with the deed.
A
, Attempt to Wreck Train.
An attempt was made Wednesday
night towrecka passenger train on the
as
Chicago and Northwestern railway
heavily loaded with passengers bound
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from Milwaukee and Racine for Chi-
d
cage , but fortunately an extra freight
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train struck the
obstruction placed on
the track and only the locomotive left
rails.
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Dual .St. Louis Tragedy.
After climbing a two-story porch
and breaking open a window , Albert , .
Koenlg , a lineman , secured entrance tlG
into the room of Lettie Woods , of St. TDG'
Louis , Mo. , early Thursday morning of
and shot' her. He then shot himself to
twice. Both will die. The two had
quarreled recently.
Eleven Bodies Found. jail
The bodies of eleven dead have been
recovered from the Whipple miae ,
near Charleston , W. Va. , where an ex- of
pldsion of gas occurred late Wednes
day. This is thought to be the full
extent of the fatalities. The number
injured Is five.
Ruof Asks Change of Venue-
Abraham Ruef , of San Francisco ,
the resumption of his trial Thurs
day , applied to Judge Dunn for a ern
change of venue to some other county ,
alleging for various reasons he could Des
be fairly tried in San Francisco
county.
Examining Range Fences.
Under the direction of the depart
ment of the interior a corps of special
agents began work Thursday examin of
fences and titles to public lands in In
Wyoming.
Breaks Immigrant Record.
Ten trans-Atlantic liners brought
more than 15,000 aliens to New York
Wednesday , which is the record in raga
number of immigrants for" one out
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PARIS MOC EX RIOT.
Two Officers \Vuuidctl by American
Citizen.
The expectation that May day
would pass off in Paris without violence
lence was not realized. The day be
gan calm , but toward evening the
working center in the vicinity of the
trades unions' headquarters became
the scene of serious disturbances , in
which many persons were Injured.
The precautions taken by the au
thorities and the stern determination
to repress disorders , however , brought
tranquillity before midnight.
Over 1,000 arrests were made dur-
ing the day. Twenty persons were
badly injured and a great number of
others are suffering from contusions
or from being trampled.
During the afternoon Jacob Law.
who is a naturalized American , from
the top of an omnibus passing the
Place , de la Republique , fired five
shots , by which two cuirassiers were
wounded.
The crowd attempted to lynch Law.
who was dragged from the omnibus.
He was rescued by the police after he
had been severely beaten.
After a meeting at the Labor ex
change 5,000 men proceeded to the
headquarters of the labor federation.
hooting the police meanwhile. Charges
were made by the police and a woman
fired , the bullet striking a member of
the bicycle patrol. The squad of po
lice drew their sabers and revolvers
and a lively melee followed , lasting
half an hour. The police pressed the
crowd to the banks of St. Parten's
canal , during which 200 arrests were
made and many persons hurt.
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CHICAGO FIRE CAUSES PANIC.
100 Women in Mad Rush to Escape
Flames.
About forty women were injured
Wednesday in a fire in a building at
255 Wabash avenue , Chicago. The
first floor was occupied by the Story
& Clark Piano Company , and the
three upper floors by the Lotus Lunch
club , which is patronized exclusively
by women.
When the flames were discovered
fully 100 women , including the em-
ployes , were in the place , and at the
first cry of fire an immediate panic
ensued. A number of women leaped
from < the windows of the second and
third stories to the street below. The
greater number , however , rushed to
the fire escape. This was filled in a
few seconds with a struggling mass of
women , making desperate efforts to
climb down. A number lost their holds
and fell to the street , and others were
pushed off.
The flames , which started In the
basement ran up the elevator shaft at
terrific speed , and cut off a number
of women in the front part of the
building. About a third of these , de
spite the warnings of spectators , leap
ed to the ground. Others were taken
out by firemen without being injured.
MRS. YERKES ASKS DIVORCE.
Love of the Widow for Wilson Mixner
Soon Grows Cold.
A suit , believed to be for a divorce ,
has been begun by Mrs. Mary Adelaide
Mizner against Wilson Mizner , of
New Tork , and Louis B. Hasbrouck
was Wednesday appointed referee to
take testimony.
Mrs. Mizner was the widow of Cha.s.
T. Yerkes , the traction and subway
promoter.
The marriage of Mrs. Yerkes to
Wilson Mizner occurred a few months
after the death of her husband , over
year ago. Several weeks after them
marriage the pair separated , and since
tn'
then all sorts of reports have been
afloat regarding them.
RACE RIOT IX I5TDIAXA.
Mob of 500 Whites Attacks Negroes
at Greensburg.
A bitter feeling against the negroes
, the result of an assault on an aged
white woman last Saturday caused K
race ( riot at Greensburg , Ind. , Monoti
day night. Six negroes were badly tn
beaten , one of whom may die. The cr
mob numbered 500. All the saloons Ji
anjl other places frequented by no- of
groes > were visited and furniture and
fixtures demolished. The negroes
found in the places were beaten and
warned to leave town. The authori in
ties finally induced the crowd to dis ba
perse after promising that all negroes lai
bad character would be compelled ha
leave. dune
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Prisoners Go on a Strike. "
Eight stalwart prisoners in the city
at Alton , 111. , whoin default of
police court fines , are required to
sweep the streets , were put on a diet
bread and water Wednesday be to
cause they went on strike and declared .
they would not work. but "
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WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL. $1
Schedule of Games to Be Played a , * ,
Sioux City , la.
Following Is a schedule of the West ed
League games to be played at
Sioux City in the .immediate future :
Moines May 6 , 7 , 8 , 9
Lincoln May 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15
Omaha May 29 , 30 , 30 , 31
Requisition from Illinois Honored.
A requisition from the governor of
at
Illinois for the return to that state
the
Fred C. Stanley , who was arrested
Sacramento , Cal. , on a charge of
grand larceny , was honored by the new
governor of California.
Labor Troubles in Japan.
Owing to the discharge of 600
workmen from the ship yards at Ku-
, Japan , disorders have broken
there and parts of the works have has
destroyed. Troops have been sent quit
A SPREE ENDS IN TRAGEDY.
Norfolk Saloon Man Slain by Prosper
ous Farmer.
Within one week of the day when
eighteen < years ago he killed George
Ives. of Tilden , with an ax for tres
passing , Herman Boche , of Nor
folk , wh was acquitted of that
killing , shot and killed Frank Jarmer ,
a Norfolk saloonkeeper. The tragedy
occurred In front of an ill-famed re
sort.
Boche immediately disappeared ,
and has not been found. He is : i
prosperous farmer , living four miles
southeast of Norfolk , and has a large
family. The two men Avere members
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of the same fraternal order.
' Boche and Jarmer were warm
friends , and went to the brothel at 1
o'clock in the morning. After a night
of dissipation they were departing to
gether , .at 5 o'clock. Jarmer insisted
that Boche enter a waiting cab , and
at oncQ forced him insideBoche
lunged out and fired three bullets into
Jarmef's body. The cabman did not
interfere , but climbed onto his box
and drove to town.
Jarmer succumbed on the floor of
the resort's parlor , an hour after the
shooting. His wife was taken to the
place to see him die.
Sheriff Clements and a posse are
searching for Boche.
Both men were married. Boche
having a family of six children.
Up until a late hour not the slight
est clew had been received regard
ing the whereabouts of Boche. Boche's
farm and the river banks have been
searched and a man hunt still con
tinues. A warrant for Boche's arrest
containing second degree murder and
manslaughter counts was filed by
County Attorney Koenigstein. No cor
oner's inquest was held over Jarmer
as there was no conflicting evidence.
"Red , " the hack driver who saw the
shooting , tells of Jarmer , when
wounded , pleading in vain for mercy
from ' Boche , who continued firing.
PEXDER SOMEWHAT EXCITED.
Before Smallpox Scare is Over Court
3Iay Get Cose.
The smallpox scare in Pender is
creating no little comment and strife
among those affected. The board of
health and village board are held
down vender a threat of the state
board of health. Many are not quar
antined who have the same affliction
as.those few who are quarantined.
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There Is not a case in town where
people have been confined to beds
longer than twenty-four hours. El
derly people , like the children , are
not inconvenienced by the disease and
are going about their work daily.
State Inspector Spaldlng was called
there the second timeand visited near-
ly'every case in town. Out of ten or
twelve cases he pronounced smallpox
in three families , others , he stated ,
was chicken pox , and In some cases
would < say only that he thought there
vW
was { no danger.
A threatening letter by Dr. Sward to
r. Reichenberg , physician to the
board of health , was received , where
in he threatened prosecution unless
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the state board's instructions were
carried out. There is good reasons
for contention over this scare , as it is
now generally believed there is not
a case of smallpox in Pender. Further -
ther investigation will"be had.
Lean Gets the Job.
Geo.E. Lean , of St. Paul , was ap- -
pointed bank examiner. The appoint
ment is from July 1 to Jan. 1 only ,
for : the board is not quite sure a fifth
examiner is needed and that is why
the appointment is for the short time.
So far only 177 banks have been ox-
amined and the first quarter of the
fr
year is gone , and there will be at
least 700 examinations to be made
during the twelve months.
Xew Town Clianges Hands.
F. L. Ccok , Frank B. Rhoda and
John F. Piper , of Lyons , Harry L. CQ
Keefe , of Walthill and Geo. C. Mary-
oti , of Pender , who recently purchased
the townsite of Rosalie from the Reservation -
ervation Town company , met in Rosa
lie and incorporated under the name he
. the Rosalie Townsite company , po
with the main office at Rosalie. ye
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Horses Stolen and Recovered.
John Robley , who lives about nine p
miles i east of Lyons , on going into his °
barn recently discovered that his
large bay team , valued at $450 , with
harness and buggy , had been stolen
during the night. The officials were
notified at once and the team was '
found at Calhoun , Neb. co1
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Central City Mereliant Assigns.
$3.
M. Chandler , dealer in harness and
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saddlery at Central City , made a vol-
mc
untary assignment under the statute
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the sheriff of Merrick county and $
the sheriff has taken possession. No
inventory of assets has yet been filed ,
the assets are estimated at $10-
, with liabilities estimated at about
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$13,000.
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the
Adonis Creighton Appraiser. . roi
James H. Adams has been appointDe'
by Judge Leslie at Omaha to apc °
praise the estate of the late John A.
Creighton for the purposes of inher
itance taxation. He will begin the
work of invoicing the property at P °
once. Gl
Money for Educational Exhibit.
The state fair board met recently
Lincoln and appropriated 5200 for ly
educational exhibit and turned
down a proposition for an athletic
meet. The matter of constructing the the
cattle barn was left to Chairman
Rudge and Members Mellor and Cook.
Old Seetion Foreman Resigns.
Fred Nau , who has been section
foreman for the Burlington in Ne by
braska City for the last twenty years ,
tendered his' resignation and will took
railroading. clue.
JOIIX HAMLIX FOUXD GUILTY.
Hull County Jury Decides that Con <
victetl Murderer Must Hang.
The jury in the case of John Ham-
lin at Grand Island at 4:30 o'clock
Tuesday morning returned a verdict
of murder In the first degree and de
cided that Hamlln shall suffer death.
Hamlin was tried for the murder of
Rachel Engle , a 17-year-old girl , who
was shot in August , 1906 , and linger
ed until January , 1907 , before she
died. Hamlin is about 40 years old.
The case went to the jury at 9:20
Monday night.
Upon electing A. R. Edwards as
foreman , the jury took a ballot on
guilty or not guilty of murder in the
first elegree and 11 were for guilty and
1 for not guilty. Three formal and
nine infomal ballots were taken on
this question. It developed that this
was accomplished before the jury took
supper at 1 o'clock in the morning.
Upon its return the question of penal
ty was balloted upon , the same juror
who stood out for not guilty , standing
out against the death sentence and his
main point of argument was that the
breaking of the catheter and resultant
operation was in favor of the defend
ant. At 3:40 , unanimity was reached.
Hamlin feels depressed and says emly ,
"I'm gone , " though he took the sen
tence quite stoically.
Mart Kent , father of the girl says' ,
"Justice has been done ; but for the
extensive use of the pardoning pow
er , a life sentence might have been
just as sufficient. "
DENXISOX "WINS LIBEL SUIT.
Famous Omulm Boss is Awimlctl
$7,500 Damages.
Thomas Dennison , an Omaha po
litical boss , was awardeel $7,500
damages by a 'jury in his libul suit
against the Omaha Daily News.
Dennison alleged that the News
printed a libelous report of a mass
meeting hold just after the home of
Elmer E. Thomas , attorney for the
Omaha Civic federation , was dynamit
ed two years ago , in which insinua-
T.ions were made that he Avas a pirry
to the outrage.
Dennison expressed satisfaction , but
said he had anticipated a verdict for
greater damages. The Daily Xews
will appeal the case to the supreme
court.
Dennison was accused of having re
ceived the Pollock diamonds , whirl ;
were stolen from W. G. Pollock , a
traveling ; man , on a train near Mis
souri Valley , la. , by William Sher-
cliffe. He was tried at Red Oak , la. ,
in 1905. and acquitted. Thomas was
one of the attorneys who pushed the
prosecution of Dennison in this case.
MAX KILLED BY A CAVE-IX.
Scott Minor Loses His Life While .
Working In a Ditch.
Scott Minor , of Tekamah , was killed ,
seven miles north of town Wednesday.
He was engaged in laying tile in a
ditch eight feet deep on the J. P. Latta
ranch , when a cave-in caught him.
His only helper was a young boy
named Palmanteer , who ran for help
to extricate him , but on his return
could not locate the exact spot where
the cave-in occurred , which caused
much delay , and it was nearly an
hour before the body was discovered
under two feet of dirt. The deceased
was' an upright , hard working young
man , and leaves a wife and three
children . , who were dependent on him
for support.
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Health Records at Capital.
The records of the state board ot
health relating to vital statistics are
to be kept at the state house at Lin
coln in the future , and the removal
from Beatrice will take place just as
soon as a room can be set apart for
the . use of the board. The state health
inspector is to have charge of the of
fice , and under a ruling of the board
nc will be compelled to remain in Lin-
coin.
Secretary's Fees Pile Up.
April was a good month for the sec Df
retary of state in the way of finances ,
having been paid $4,616.85 for cor of
poration filings and other fees. A
year ; ago the fees received during
April amounted to 5950. The largest
fee paid was by the Independent Tele
phone company , of Omaha , wftich
contributed ! $2,009 for filing its arti
cles of incorporation.
Many Mortgages Filed.
The county recorder reports thai
during the month of April in Otoe
county there were eighteen mort
gages filed to the amount of $57,750
and sixteen released , to the value of
$38,891. . The city property fared
much better , as there were only eight
mortgages filed , amounting to $5,125 ,
and twenty-three released , valued at
$16,745.
Keeping Roads in Good Shape.
Lee and Sum Mapps , of near Brad-
shaw , made a long road drag and af
each rain they use it up and down
< road past their farm , making the
roads in that community considerably of
better ' than the average road in York the
county. '
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Big Sale to Scotland.
The Seward mills sold 3,000 fifty-
pound sacks of flour to a baker in
Glasgow ! , * Scotland , this week.
Come On , Old Boys.
Mayor Dahlman , of Omaha , recent
received in his mail a letter from a.
Philadelphia widow who seeks a
western bachelor or widower between
ages of 60 and 65. The writer
states she is without incumbrances.
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Postollice Inspector Robbed.
The hame of Postoffice Inspector
Swift , of Nebraska City , was visited
sneak thieves and a number of ar
ticles of wearing apparel stolen. They
everything in sight , but left no sion
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applied to the
western Railroad
nSon ° r SSS. .
tebetween Lincoln and
order that it might compete for bus
iness with the Burlington ,
the short hall and has been
practically all of the
Burlington fare between the
Hs and the capital city is $1.10. It i
now stated that the Rock Is and is toj-
notice- *
commission with
go before the
that it will meet the Burlington rate.
The Rock Island mileage between the-
two pointa is sixty miles , compared to-
fifty-five on the Burlington , while the
Northwestern has ninety mllf-
With the Rock Island and North
western collecting only $1.10 for the
Omaha-Lincoln journey , the fare for
that trip will be cut considerably be
low the 2-cent basis.
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That the railroads of the state am
still contemplating resistance to the.
2-cent passenger rate law was mani
fested by a letter received from a Un
ion Pacific official b * ' the railway
commission wrote to the various rail
roads asking why Nebraska peopler
were not given the benefit of the M-
cent rate on Interstate travel. In the-
letter received the Union Pacific offi
cial states that the attorneys of hia.
road and others are seriously contem
plating attacking the validity of thd
law in the courts. Another reason foi-
not rearranging the passenger sched
ules is that the 2-cent laws in lowaL
and Missouri do not go into effect fosr
two or three months yet , and to make
up new interstate schedules now , for
the benefit of Nebraska people only.
would involve a great deal of trouble
and expense , all of which would have-
to be gone over again in a short time.
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Failure of its constitution and by
laws to pass muster has led to the ex
clusion of the Colorado Mutual Bene
fit association from Nebraska. In a.
letter to its head office in Denver In
surance Deputy J. L. Pierce calls at
tention to several weak points/ the-
charter. One of these is that no minimum
chm
mum age limit is fixed for members as.
the laws of Nebraska require. An
other : fault found with the articles is *
that they provide for permanent offi
cers who shall have votes in the meet
ings . of the association. This feature-
isNi contrary to the insurance code of
Nebraska , as the law specifies that alt
officers of mutual concerns must b&-
elected. Further objection is made.-
because the
association has not pro
vided ( for distinct expense and motu-
ary funds , the bylaws permitting tiny-
funds to be used for other purposes
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The records of '
the state treasurer's ;
office disclose that , the permanent
school : fund , all of which is invested !
in state bonds
and other gilt-edge se
curities , now exceeds $7,000.000. ThLs
money has beeii derived from the sale-
of and income from lands set aside-
early in the history of the atate for-
the permanent endowment of the public
lie schools. The Increase in the valuer
of these lands and the steady growth :
of the fund itself is bringing in each
year a greater income for the regular-
semi-annual : apportionmen of the tem
porary funds , and in future ypare this *
growth may become so pretentious
and the semi-annual apportionments *
so liberal that the schools
may be al
most < entirely maintained
by the in
come from the state fund.
* * *
.Lincoln lodge No. 30 of the Benevo
lent Protective Order of Elks is plan
ning to occupy its new lodge buildins"
at Thirteenth and P streets before ther
end of six weeks. The Lincoln lodge-
will be the first branch of that popular-
order in the state to own its own
building , and the example set by ther
capital city lodge is expected to in
duce several other Nebraska Elk :
lodges to inaugurate building fund
schemes , chief of which are Omaha
and York. The Lincoln Elks are plan
ing to hold an Elks' reunion , lasting-
two or three days , upon the occasion ,
the opening of their building , andJ
invitations are to be extended to all
the Elks' lodges in the state.
* * *
Educational work in the district.
was the chief topic of discussion afc.
the Swedish Lutheran
conference. Re
ports on the different homes were "read' .
and discussed and new plans
' for this--
year's work were formulated. A. '
complete normal course is to be estab
lished at one of the schools
, makin" it
possible for the graduates to receive * '
certificates to teach.
* * *
t
Only one firm
belonging to the Ne
braska Lumber Dealers' association
feels dissatisfied
with the
findings-
made by Referee A.
M. Post , , of Co
lumbus , m which he held
that
the-
state had failed to
establish
the exist
ence of a general "
in"
conspiracy
re-
-
strart of trade. This
firm is the
Barnett -
nett
Lumber
company , of McCook
deal"
Program , as ap-
Sent admintration
state affairs , , s oF
accomplishing results ,
genuine
worth to the
commonwealth of Nebraska ? of
of real , not sham ,
that the treasury es
grafters are eimc'
pried loose are
almost becoming a matter of
every-day
occurrence.
the Purchase ot.
which amount is saved f ° ;
t *
° f ebrask * nS i !
to line the
pockets
of a broker
s.
The Pacific Coast Casuality
pany of San Francisco com
handling employer Sity
glary risks , has appifed a
for
to Tebraski
