IThe Yalentine Democrat
VALEXTIXE , XEB.
. M. RICE , . . . - Publisher.
ADVICE FOE CO-EDS
{ PRESIDENT URGES THEM TO BE *
COME FARMERS' WIVES.
Speaks Briefly at Joint Session Oi
Michigan State Assembly Plants a
Tree and Delivers Diplomas , to
Graduates of Agricultural College.
After a strenuous six hours in Lan
sing , Mich. , during which he made
Ithree addresses and held a reception
< at the state capitol , President Roose-
fvelt left at 4:20 o'clock Friday afler-
Inoon for Washington on the Lake
( Shore road. No untoward incident
{ happened during the president's visit ,
and nothing occurred which in any
'way excited the suspicions of the
scores of police officers in the city.
At the agricultural college Friday
.afternoon President Roosevelt spoke
Ito about 45,000 people from a stand
icrected on a little knoll at the head
of the campus.
The president was given the closest
attention throughout his address and
was frequently interrupted by ap
*
plause. He interjected informal re
marks and advice at several places ,
bringing a great round of laughter
and cheers when he turned toward a
dozen young women in the graduat
ing class and said :
"I believe that you young ladies will
make first class farmers' wives , and I
heartily congratulate the farmers of
the future on the unexampled pros
pects before them. "
The president also interjected a
plea for the paying of proper respect
lor manual labor.
"I shall be very disappointed in you
boys here , " he said to the graduating
class , "if you cannot work with your
hands and are afraid to have your
working clothes look as though you
did work. "
At the conclusion of the president's
address the graduating class filed
across the platform and the president
presented them their diplomas. Hon
orary degrees were conferred on a
Tiumber of /distinguished / visitors , in
cluding Gifford Pinchot , Secretary
Wilson and President Angell.
GREAT STRIKE OX IX FRAXCE.
Over 100,000 Sailors Are Ordered to
Quit AVork.
French commerce is threatened
with complete paralysis as the result
of a general strike of sailors belong
ing to the naval reserve which went
'into operation Friday at all the ports
of France. The reserves number
tabout 117,000 men. Practically the
'the ' entire personnel of the fleet of the
merchant marine , as well as the long
shoremen , are inscribed in the naval
reserve.
The strike was ordered because the
members of the seamen's union re
gard the government's new bill increasing -
creasing pensions as inadequate.
Reports thus far received indicate
the tie up is complete.
The government promptly ordered
the army transports at Marseiles to be
placed in commission in order to in
sure mail service between France and
her African possession , but the trans
portation companies were taken by
surprise and are at the mercy of the
strikers.
BODIES FOUXD IX RUIXS.
Four Pet-sons Perish in Fire in Xew
Jersey.
The bodies of Ruth and Marion
Schiffer , aged 14 and 10 respectively ,
and Tilly Monthon and Mary Diltor ,
servants , were found Friday in the
ruins of a house occupied by Walter
Schiffer , secretary of the United Cigar
Manufacturers' company , which burn
ed Thursday night.
In attempting to rescue her child
ren Mrs. Schiffer was severely burned.
Two guests of the Schiffers , B. Cit
roen and M. Breicer , were also seri
ously , burned. In jumping from a
ivihd/jw John Irvine suffered a frac
ture W the arm and his back was in
jured. Mrs. Holt , a governess , Kate
.MeMurray and Josephine Hottman.
servants , were injured by jumping
from windows. The fire was discov-
eied in the kitchen about midnight.
Death for Murderer of Girl.
A verdict of murder in the first de
gree was returned by the jury at
Cleveland , O. , in the case of John Sa-
loy , charged with having killed his
sweetheart , Varnia "Vargo , 15 years
old. Saloy will be sentenced , to the
electric chait. He shot the girl after
she repulsed his advances.
Sioux Cit-j Live Stock , Market.
Saturday's suotations on the Sioux
City live stoc k market follow : Top
steers , $5.70. Top hogs , $6.15.
Gotch Bests Rooney.
Frank Gotch defeated John Rooney ,
Chicago , in a catch-as-catch-can
wrestling match at Kansas City , Mo. ,
winning the first fall in IS minutes ,
and the second In 16 minutes.
Stork Brings Four Babies.
Mrs. Frank Croxton , aged 43 , wife
of a section foreman living near Roanoke -
eke , Ind. , gave birth to four children
Thursday night , three girls and a boy.
/ of the children have since died.
| TO AIR A ROYAL SCAXDAL.
Spanish Sovereign House is Forced to
Defend Suit.
The supreme court of Spain has de
clared itself competent to try the suit
of the heirs of Elena Sanz , the singer ,
against the heirs of King Alfonso
XII.
XII.Elena
Elena Sanz was a beautiful Bohe
mian opera singer , with whom Alfonso
XII. , father of the present king of
Spain , became enamored. She bore
the king two sons , the eldest of whom
she named Alfonso. The singer was
banished from Spain after the death
of Alfonso XII. and died poor and
friendless in Paris in 1899 , though ths
king is said to have fully provided for
her Ip his will , leaving her an ample
annuity which was to revert after her
death to her children , who were min
ors , to be paid to them until they be
came of age. The terms of the will ,
however , appear not to have been car
ried out and the eldest son of Mme.
Sanz secured the services of Senor
Mongues , a well known republican
lawyer and a member of the chamber
of deputies , and is said to be deter
mined to have his claim legally estab
lished at any cost.
The case was taken before the civil
courts , whose competency was ques
tioned , and eventually was referred to
the supreme court. The question of
the competency of the latter tribunal
was then brought forward with the
result that it has declared itself com
petent to try the case.
The crown lawyers are said to have
done everything possible to arrange
a settlement out of court and at one
time an arrangement appeared to have
been made , but it now appears that all
the details of the scandal may be
made public , which is said to involve
the revelation of a number of remark
able details affecting the later years
of Alfonso XII.
EACH ACCUSES THE OTHER.
Two Men Held on Suspicion of Mur
dering Miss Stnffeldt.
Leon Graham and Henry Becker ,
both held on suspicion of having mur
dered 15-year-old Amelia Staffeldt on
her father's farm at Elmhurst , N. T. ,
last week , accused each other of the
crime Thursday. Graham was arrest
ed "Wednesday within a mile of the
scene of the Staffeldt murder , charged
with assault upon Mamie Luck , a child
of 5 years living at Corono. He was
held to the grand jury on the assault
charge but the police tried to make
him confess to the murder charge.
Becker claimed that he knocked the
Staffeldt girl down with a stone , but
said the stabbing was done by Gra
ham. The latter averred that Becker ,
and not himself , did the stabbing.
"CHRONICLE" .
CHICAGO QUITS.
Unprofitable Dally Newspaper Gives
Up Long Struggle.
The Chicago Chronicle Friday
morning announced that it would
cease publication with that issue
owing to the fact that the paper has
been unprofitable for some lime.
The Chronicle began publication on
May 28 , 1895 , as the only Democratic
morning paper then in Chicago. John
R. Walsh , , one of the chief owners
and formerly resident of the Chicago
National bank , refused the support of
his paper to William J. Bryan during'
Bryan's candidacy for the presidency
and during the last national campaign
the Chronicle came out as a Repub
lican newspaper. The last Issue of the
Chicago Chronicle was No. 4 , volume
XIII.
TEMPORARY FLOOR FALLS.
Several Persons Hurt at Laying of
Church Cornerstone.
At the laying of the cornerstone of
St. Mary's Greek Catholic church at
Wilkesbarre , Pa. , Thursday afternoon
a temporary flooring collapsed , precip
itating about sixty persons into the
cellar 12 feet below. A number were
injured , Including Father Csopry , rec
tor of the" church ; Father Gabriel
Csopry , of Perth Amboy , N. J. ; brother
of the local pastor ; Father Kossy , of
Alden , Pa. ; Father Jovics , of Scranton -
ton ; Father Kiminsky , of Kingston ,
and Father Loughran , of Scranton ,
who suffered severe bruises and lac
erations. None was dangerously hurt.
Xo British Cabinet Changes.
Premier Campbell Bannerman an
nounced in the British house of com
mons Thursday afternoon that Sir An
thony MacDonald , under secretary to
the lord lieutenant of Ireland , was not
retiring and consequently MacDonald
was not going to India to occupy an
Important position , as currently re
ported.
Sherman Raps Deneen.
Lieut. Gov. Lawrence Y. Sherman ,
of Illinois , in a Memorial address de
livered at Chicago told of the weaken
ing of the legislative branch of gov
ernment , which he said might be due
to "the insiduous attacks of the execu
tive from time to time. "
3Iodifies Marriage Law.
The French chamber of deputies
voted a bill permitting marriage be
tween brothers and sisters-in-law.
New Scout Cruiser is Launched.
The scout cruiser Birmingham , one
of the latest typas of fast war ships for
the United States navy , was success
fully launched Wednesday at the yard
of the Fore River Shipbuilding com
pany at Qulncy , Mass.
Church Assembly Adjourns.
The sessions of the general assem
bly of the United Presbyterian church ,
which opened in Denver , Colo. , on
May 22 , closed Thursday.
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"BULLS" INVADE FLOUR BIN.
Prices Go Skyward , Following Lead
of Wheat.
Millers of the northwest are taking
their cue from the "bull * " n the Chicago
cage board of fnde , and are boosting
the price of flour.
That staple , following wheat in the
latter's advance , has climbed up from
$4.50 a barrel to $6 a barrel in about
thirty days , an increase of 33 1-3 per
cent.
"It is due to the advance in the
price of wheat , " said a representative
of the Pilsbury-Washburn Milling
company , of Minneapolis.
"Everybody knows that wheat has
gone up sharply in the last month. "
But prominent members of the
board of trade charge that thqre has
been little advance in the price of real
wheat , that the increase has been the
result of manipulation , and doctored
reports and was all on paper. They
point to the fact that grain elevators
are full of wheat with practically no
-hipments , which is' held to be fairly
jonclusive evidence that the big mill
ers are able to get all the wheat they
want at figures safely under the fancy
numeral attained on the Chicago
board of trade.
MADE INSANE BY A JOKE.
Boy Locked in Stanchion with Stock
Loses Jlis Reason.
As the result of a "practical joke"
played by his employer , a young son
of Carl Hansen , proprietor of the
meat market at Arco , Minn. , is insane.
The boy was employed at the home
of a farmer southwest of Tylre , Minn. ,
and it is said that while with his em
ployer in the barn he was induced by
the offer of a dime to place his head
in a stanchion in which the cattle are
confined at milking time. This was
then closed by the employer and nail
ed shut.
The boy was unable to release him
self , and remained there several hours.
Later in the day the farmer remarked
to his wife that he wanted her to go
to the barn and inspect a new cow
he had purchased. When she arrived
there she found the boy senseless on
the ground , his head still fast in the
stanchion , his face a deathly blue , and
with marks of a struggle on his neck.
He was apparently lifeless , but re
covered after being taken home.
His mind has since been clouded ,
and for days he bellowed like a cow.
Xo legal action ha been taken against
the "joker. "
ZION CITY MAY BE SOLD.
Alleged that Property in Receiver's
Hands is Shrinking in Value.
On the ground that the estate of
the late John Alexander Dowie , of
Chicago , now in the hands of Receiver
John C. Hately , is greatly deteriorat
ing in value in the present state of dis
organization , a petition has been pre
pared for presentation Friday before
Federal Judge Landis asking for a de
cree granting authority to the receiver
to sell the property without further
delay.
It is said the plan for the reorgani
zation of the Zion City property may
result in the complete overthrow of
Wilbur Glenn Voliva , who assumed
ecclesiastical authority and temporal
power over the Church of Zion follow
ing the death of the founder , Dowie.
"LADY FLO" WAIVES CLAIM.
Negress Accepts $15,000 from the Es
tate of Lord Beresford.
Flora Wolf , commonly called "Lady
Flo , " the negress who set up a claim
against the estate of the late Lord De-
laval Beresford , of El Paso , Tex. , as
his common law wife , Wednesday ac
cepted the $10,000 devised to her by
the will of Lord Beresford and an ad
ditional $5,000 , waiving all claim to
the estate and certifying that she was
never , either in law or in fact , the
wife of Lord Beresford.
Cashier is Short $15,000.
Hiram H. Lenorad , former confi
dential man and cashier of the Evans-
Snyder-Buel company , of Chicago ,
commission merchants at the stock
yards , is said to be an embezzler to
the extent of $15,000. Leonard left
the city Wednesday , following an in
dictment by the grand Judy.
Unwritten Law Fails to Save.
Judge W. G. Loving , of Lovingston ,
Va , who expected to go free under
the unwritten law , Wednesday was in
dicted for the murder of Theodore I.
Estes last month. Counsel for the
defense at once moved for a change
of venue , but action on this motion
was aeierred.
Berlin Bakers on Strike.
The journeyman bakers of Berlin
struck Tuesday night. About 2,500
bakeries are affected and over 5,000
men out. They demand a minimum
wage of $5.75 per week , ten to twelve
hours for a day's work and one day's
rest each week.
WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL
Schedule of Games to Be Played at
Sioux City , la.
Following ; is a schedule of the West
ern League games to be played at
Sioux City in the immediate future :
Denver June 5 , 6 , 7 , 8
Pueblo June 3 , 10 , 11 , 12
Girl Kills Herself by Fire.
Miss Philander Swinnen , of Chicago ,
30 years old , believed to be demented ,
shot and killed her mother , attempted
to kill her father , and then set fire to
her garments and was burned to
death.
Kills Temperance Law.
The supreme court of the state ot
Xorth Dakota has declared the law
creating the office of state temperance
commissioner unconstitutional.
IIAMLIN SENTENCED TO HANG.
Defense Takes an Appeal to the Su
preme Court.
Judge J. N Paul at Grand Island
overruled the motion for a new trial
In the case of the state again-t fohn
Hamlin , found guilty of the rr rder
of Rachel Engle and in wlxs-e ci.-e the
jury recommended the death sentence.
In announcing his decision Judge Paul
went carefully into the arguments
made for another trial , observed that
the counsel for the d"fense had ably
defended the accused , that he had as
fair a jury as it was possible to ob
tain at any time and anywhere , that
the instructions complained of were
in line with the decisions of the su
preme court of this and other states ,
though there was a confusion of au
thorities in the matter of the insanity
defense and the law in such cases , he
was convinced that John Hamlin had
as fair a trial as he could have and as
he would have v/ero the case to be
tried again.
W. H. Thompj-on , for the defense ,
wanted a stay of execution by this
court , but the prosecution made it
plain that it would not hasten Ham
lin to the solitary confinement in the
penitentiary awaiting the execution
and sentence was imposed of solitary
confinement in the penitentiary until
Oct. 4 , 190.7 , when by the warden of
said penitentiary , between the hours
of 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. , Hamlin would
be hanged by the neck until dead.
Hamlin , when asked if he had any
thing to say why sentence should not
be imposed , replied he had no more
to say than he had said upon the wit
ness stand. In some respects Hamlin
looked stronger , but in others shows
the effects of the strain he has been
under for so long. Appeal will at
once be taken to the supreme court ,
which of itself stays execution , and it
is not expected that Hamlin will at
once be taken to the penitentiary.
LOVE WAS DEAF AND DU3IB.
Nebraska Boy and Sweetheart Over
come All Obstacles.
In the marriage at the court house
in Council Bluffs , la. , of pretty Pearl
Folsom and Merrill Stover , of South
Omaha , love not only outwitted the
vigilance of the faculty of the Nebras
ka Deaf and Dumb institute , but also
outdistanced the objections of a stern
parent. Miss Folsom , who is beieft of
speech and hearing , has been an in
mate of the Nebraska institution for
some time. Stover , who also is deaf
and dumb , has paid her attentions ,
visiting the institution frequently for
that purpose , from his home in South
Omaha. Two weeks ago , fearing an
elopement , the faculty requested Sto
ver to cease his visits , and he seem
ingly acquiesced. Miss Folsom notified
her instructors that her father was
coming to visit her next day and ask
ed permission to go to the Omaha
station to meet him. Permission being
granted , she left the institution at 5
in the morning. As she stepped from
the car on Farnam street , she was met
by Stover , and the couple took the first
car across the river to Council Bluffs ,
where they were married as soon as
the court house opened.
SUSPECT ARRESTED AT EUSTIS.
Man Thought to Be Assailant of Mrs.
Sapuldlng at McCook.
A man answering the description of
the person who assaulted Mrs. Spauld-
ing at McCook was arrested at Eustis
by Marshal SrAith. He was hiding in
a corn crib near the railroad and was
discovered by some children , who im
mediately notified the marshal. When
arrest'ed the suspect said he was a
carpenter and * lived in Omaha. On
closer questioning he said his name
was Wilson and he lieved at Salem , S.
D. After divulging this information
he was very reticent. He is ragged
and unkempt , having a three weeks'
growth of beard , and had on two pair
of pants and three shirts. He looks
like a man who has been exposed for
a week or more , is\about five feet ten
inches tall , weighs about 170 pounds.
The marshal has communicated with
the sheriff of Red Willow county and
will hold the suspect until he receives
an answer.
Kearney Normal Grafluation.
The second annual commencement
of the state normal school was held at
the Kearney opera house Wednesday
morning , when seventy pupils were
graduated. The commencement ad
dress was given by Senator Norris
Brown. The central theme hi the or
ator's message to the graduates might
be embodied in this phrase from his
address : "Fight in the open and on
the square. "
Leg Crushed in Machinery.
J. R. Caylor , an old employe of the
Burlington railroad , was the victim of
a distressing accident at the coal
'
chute in Oxford. While working
about the engine employed in elevat
ing coal his jacket caught in the gear
ing and in his efforts to extricate him
self his leg was drawn into the cogs
and horribly mangled.
Surprise for Mayor.
One of the most delightful social
events that has ever occurred in
Wayne was the happy surprise ten
dered Mayor Henry Ley and wife in i '
honor of their thirty-first wedding an
niversary. A handsome halltree and
mirror were left as a memento of the
occasion.
TecHinseh Gets Ttain at Last.
The drouth was broken in Johnson
county by a much needed rain. The
precipitation was but three-tenths of
an inch , but it was of great benefit
to vegetation. T > i rain , which fell
pretty generally over the state last
week did not reach Tecumseh.
A Schoolgirl Ends Life.
Piqued and despondent , Miss Syl
via Stubbs , of "Ashland , took chloro
form and died early Tuesday morn
ing. She was a pupil in the ( tenth
grade of the Ashland schools
FIND HUM AX BONES AT BLAIR.
Farmer Uncovers Ten Skulls Buried
in Circle.
Edwin Hovendick , a farmer living
about two miles south of Blair , while
plowing in his field unearthed a lot of
human bones , and returning later with
a pick and shovel he carefully remov
ed the earth to the depth of about one
foot and there found ten skulls and a
lot of bones , among which were sever
al thigh bones and some ribs. The
most curious part of the find was the
position in which the skulls and bones
were found. The ten skulls were in
two half circles facing each other ,
with one or two more in the north
half circle. The skulls were in an up
right position and in the center be
tween the half circles were piled the
bones. One of the thigh bones was
plainly seen to have been broken at
some time and had knit together.
Many of the teeth were in a well pre
served condition and most of them
well worn down on the sides , showing
that they belonged to old people. Some
of the skulls were so unlike the others
in shape that it would seem they had
belonged to an entirely different race
of people. The position in which they
were found shows plainly that they
were not buried that way at the time
of death. One of the skulls was mash
ed in one side as , if by a heavy blow.
It is surmised that some party of
hunters , campers or others had froz
en to death or been murdered and
someone later on had buried their re
mains in this way.
HIGGINS HEARING ON TRAIN.
Preliminary ol1 Copple Murderer Thuu
Planned to Prevent Lynching.
As a precaution to prevent the pos
sibility of a lynching it is proposed by
the authorities of Thurston county to
hold the preliminary hearing of Loris
R. Higgins , the Copple murderer , on
the train just after it crosses the
Thurston county line. Higgins has
agreed to waive the examination and
the proceedings Avill be entirely for
mal. Under the law they must be held
in the county in which the crime was
committed.
It is the understanding of the au
thorities in Omaha that Higgins will
be taken from Omaha on an evening
train , arrangements having been pre
viously made for a justice of the peace
to board the train before it reaches
Thurston county. The formal proceed
ings can be held while the train thun
ders across the prairies of Thurston
county. Higgins will be carried on
through the county and will be
brought back to Omaha before anyone
in the county is the wiser. No word
has been received as to when the pre
liminary will be held. It is not be
lieved , however , that Higgins will be
removed from Omaha for a week or
more. The Thurston county authori
ties appear to be in no haste to pro
ceed in the case. The trial cannot be
held until next fall , as there is no term
of court until October.
BELIEVE NALL IS THE 3L\N.
Suspect in 3IcCook Case Rushed to
Red Willow County Jail.
Suspect Charles Nail , arrested at
Grand ysland for the alleged murder
ous assault on Mrs. Claude Spauldlng ,
eight miles north of McCook , recently ,
was brought to McCook Tuesday. The
train slowed down before reaching the
depot and the suspect was rushed to
the county jail in an automobile. Con
siderable excitement prevails and a
crowd hangs around the jail seeking
to gain a view of the man and to
hear such rumors as leak out.
The man has not been identified
positively , although the authorities
feel confident they have the right
man. The injured woman is still in a
precarious condition and at present
would not be able to identify the man
if he were taken to her bedside.
Union Pacific Surveyors Busy.
A large corps of Union Pacific sur
veyors under the direction of Assistant
Engineer Richardson , commenced
work at Seward running lines to Lin
coln. The grade between Seward and
Stromsburg is satisfactory and the
surveyors have engaged liverymen to
take them out each day until a short
line to Lincoln is located.
Cupid is a Winner.
Ray Hyatt and Miss Maud Sheeley ,
of Kearney , slipped away to Lexington
and were married , it is stated , against
the wishes of the woman's parents ,
who were opposed to the match on ac
count of their daughter's tender years.
On their return the young people were
met by the father of the girl and the
reception was a warm one.
Gets Damages from Burlington.
In the district court at Central City
x jury brought in a verdict in favor of
lames M. Kyle and against the Chica
go. Burlington and Quincy Railroad
company in the sum of $504 as < 3am-
iges for delay in transit of five cars
) f cattle , shipped from Palmer , Neb. ,
: o South Omaha on Sept. 6 , 1905.
Cadet Batalliou in Camp.
The University cadet batallion num
bering about 350 men , arrived in Be
atrice over the Union Pacific on a
special train and went Into camp for
'our days. The batallion headed by
he cadet band marched through the
jrincipal streets and thence to the
shautauqua grounds.
Find Successor for Porter.
Rev. H. G. McClusky , of Booneville ,
T. Y. , has accepted a call to the Pr s-
tyterlan church at Lairel and will n-
er upon his duties soon. Rev. Mr.
rcClusky is just out of Princeton
eminary , having had his previous ed- '
ication at Park college , Missouri.
Omaha Musician Freed.
Maty Munchoff , through a person-
1 interview with Count von MoltkeV
on. has secured the release of Herr
Jahn , a well known Omaha musician ,
rom service in the German army.
Ray Castle applied to the supreme *
compel
to
iourt for a writ of mandamus
to can-
Lincoln
pel the city council of
cast at
Irass the vote on coundilmen
election * * * > * * * ? *
the late municipal
who
councilmen
the votes concern the
term. ° - v-
ran for an unexpired
the council , died
Eaton , a member of
was *
In 1905 and William Schroeder
appointed to fill the vacancy. Schroe-
continues
3er claimed his appointment
1909. Castle held
tinues in force until
only to the next-
the appointment run
and so De-
general municipal election
same a candidate and received , ac
cording to his application , sufficient
council refused
rotes to elect him. but the
and the-
the votes
fused to canvass
: lerk refused to issue him an election.
; ertificate.o * *
medicine for use at
The purchase of
at Hastings during
: he insane asylum
exceeded the estimate-
last month has
based by-
contracts were
Dn which the
the stir
of
Dver $377 , to say nothing
members of
it has created among the
the state board of purchase and sup
" for drugs * ,
plies. The estimate called"
to the amount of $384 for the quarter ,
ind already bills have come in for-
& 771.1S worth of drug supplies. A. =
contract called for-
in example , the
Dne-half dozen pint bottles of wine ,
champagne , for $2 and when the bill
showed one dozen bottles-
: ame in it
nad been bought at $4. Other items =
tvere increased the same way. Tne
: ontract is held by A. M. Clark , a -
3ruggist at Hastings.
* * *
The recent order of the state rail
way commission for local agents of"
railroads to report direct to the com
mission the number of cars on hand *
ind the amount of freight shipped in-
ind out , against which the railroads-
protested so vigorously , -has resulted !
In a kind of dog fall. The commis
sion is getting ready to issue another-
Drder for the local agents to report to-
! he general headquarters of the roads- ;
ind the general auditor and generaP
superintendent are to sign and for
ward the original reports to the com
mission. This is to be a daily report , ,
while the division superintendents are ?
.o report weekly.
* * *
Attorney General Thompson in an
swer to a letter of inquiry from the-
: ounty attorney of Madison county-
held that under the new law enacted *
by the recent legislature governing the-
sollection of road taxes , each person
not exempted should be charged *
$2.50 , even though the law has no-
smergency clause. There is no law-
Tor the payment of the $3 tax in workr
ind should an attempt be made to pay-
It that way it would not act as a bar-
to the collection of the $2.50.
Three Nebraskans pretty weltt
known show up in the list of pass * *
holders filed with the state railway-
commission by the Great Northern , ,
the first road to report any lawyers
and surgeons. The men are Dr. J. P. .
Gillegan , of O'Neill , surgeon , member-
of the 1905 senate ; R. E. Evans , attor
ney of Dakota , formerly district :
judge ; C. E. Abbott , attorney of Fre
mont , formerly city attorney of that :
/own. The men are included In theIst -
Ist of employes.
* * *
Gus Hyers , Lancaster's energetic-
political manager and Havelock's gooda
natured and popular postmaster , was- .
In Lincoln recently working up enthu
oiasm for the purpose of landing the
next postamsters * meeting at his town.
The coming meeting is to be held afc.
Omaha June 25 and 26 and Mr. Hyers-
believes the men will enjoy life more-
it the shops than anywhere on earth , ,
is he himself grew fat there.
* * *
The Kearney normal school case-
was argued in the supreme court re
cently. Tom Hamer and Oldham & .
Sinclair appeared for the respondent , . .
Crocker , and Attorney General
Thompson and Deputy Grant Martinra
appeared for the state. The suit is to
declare invalid Gov. Sheldon's veto-
of the normal school appropriation *
bill , it being alleged he kept the bill
his possession more than five days.
* * *
Omaha holds the state record for
iutomobile sales since May 20. Dur-
'ng seven days Omaha sold fifteen ma
chines , or at least that many have-
been registered from there , while not-
one has been registered from Lincoln-
or elsewhere in the state. The last : :
to be registered from Lincoln was that-
of C. E. Haney , No. 1362.
* * *
It is understood the Rev. Joseph * v
Bresson , commandant at the soldiers' "
home at Milford , is not to be disturb
3d by Gov. Sheldon , but instead he- ?
will be reappointed. Mr. Presson was *
ippointed by the board
of public lands i
ind buildings two years ago , but the-
recent legislature placed the appoint
ing power in the hands of the chief"
executive.
* * *
C. C. Allen , representing the Atlaa.
3ngine Works and the Allis-Chalmers *
lompany , secured the contract for in
( tailing a dynamo , boiler and engine at
: he state penitentiary , the price to be-
57,459. The state house is to be light-
id from the
penitentiary and power-
lurnished for the elevator to be start-
id up there some time.
* *
The Farmers'
Elevator company , of"
Uda , which some time ago complain
id that the Union Pacific had refused"
t a site on Its right of
way upon *
vhich to erect an elevator , withdrew-
he complaint , saying everything had *
> een fixed up and it -
expected to get-
he site without any further trouble
* *
C. G. Powell , rate clerk , has beem
ooking into express rates charged in-
> ther states and
he has
reported to-
he commission that in Missouri and *
texas the rates are 25 to 33 per cenfc
ewer than in Nebraska. ln the two-
tates namsd there is also a joint rate-
n effect which allows the shipment
'f ' express over the routes of two
Companies at the rate of one. In this ;
tate there is no joint rate in force
> ut separate rates have to be paid
rhen the shipment covers two lines ?
T more.