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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
VALENTINE , NEB.
J. M. RICE
, - - - - Publisher.
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TO REPRIMAND KULP
XJ < ; ilT SENTENCE FOR DA YEN-
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PORT anLFITA CAPTAIN.
Governor Approves Sentence Because
He IIa i No Power to Increase am !
No Inclination lo Lessen It Verdict
FJay.s Telegraph Companies.
The courtmartial which tried Gapt.
Oliver V.r JCulp for charges arising
from Jiis failure to stop the Daven
port , Iowa , prize fight did not find
him guilty of willful disobedience of
ordis. It did. however , find him
guilty of such disobedience as to war
rant a reprimand , and its verdict sub
mitted to Gov. Cummins and opened
by him Friday directed that a repri
mand be administered.
This verdict was communicated bj
the recent courtmarlial to Gov. Cum
mins and was disclosed Friday , with
1ho finding of the commander In chief
to jho effect that as he had no power
to increase ( he penalty and no ilesira
to M-sspn it he would have to approve
it. But the governor promises to com-
ir."iil later on the iccoinmcndation
and finding of . { ho court.
Srci clary of state 1 Jay ward com
municated the verdict to Davenport
Friday evening at about the same hour
that Capt. Kulp received the now fa
mous order which the courtmarlial
ha found not to have- been so specific
as to guard against his assuming pow
er jo interpret it.
Following i ? the official charge as
made against Capt. Kulp and on
Avhic-h he was tried before the court-
martial :
"Charge : Disobedience of orders
in violation of the twenty-first article
of war.
"Specification 1 : In that Capt. O.
AY. Kulp. having received a lawful or
der from the commander in chief , did
-ivillfully disobey the same. "
The court found as follows :
"As to specification 3 : Guilty , except
as to the word 'wullful. ' Guilty also
of conduct to the prejudice of good
order and military discipline. And the
court therefore sentences Capt. Kulp
to be reprimanded and to suffer the
forfeiture of all pay and personal
allowance due him during the period
of his arrest under these charges. "
FOG BLAMED FOR WRECK.
l\\o Trains Meet on the Pennsylvania
Roa : ! .
Three persons were killed and more
than a dozen others injured in a rear-
end collision op. the elevated tracks
of the Pennsylvania railroad Friday , a
short distance from the station in
Camden Junction. Pa. Several of the
injured may die.
The cars were so badly smashed it
was several hours before the exact
number of persons caught in the
wreck was known. Fire added to the
difficulties of the work of rescu .
The trains involved were the ex
press from Atlantic City and the Pem-
berton accommodation train. Thes3
trains were due in Camden at S:3I.
There was a very thick fog when the
accident occurred and it is believed
this condition is the primary cause of
the collision.
The trains came together with con
siderable force. The tender of the
Pemberton train telescoped the first
, car of its train , killing three persons
and injuring at least four. As far as
known no one was killed on the At
lantic City train , but about half a
doxen persons were injured.
The wreckage immediately took fire
from hot coals from the Pemberton
locomotive and the police and fire de
partments of Camden were called inta
service.
'Roosevelt's Gift to Boy.
President Roosevelt has sent a let
ter and a 310 bill to Jacob Kriesfeld.
of Worcester , Mass. , a 14-year-old
boy in return for a Christmas gift
ivhich the boy sent to the president.
The gift consisted of a calendar dee-
orated with a picture of the American
eagle.
Officers 1 Furt in Riot.
Ill feeling as the result of the "lid"
being clamped down \\rabash , Ind. . .
caused a riot during which Chief * f
Police Lines and three policemen wors
badly injured. An attempt was mate
to arrest three men on the charge of
being intoxicated.
Sioux City Live Stock .Market.
Friday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Top
beeves , $5.15. Top hogs , $4.45.
Five arc Cremated.
Jahn Clark , his wife and three
children were burned to death in a fire
which destroyed their home at Water-
town , a. suburb of Boston , early Fri
day.
Wife Admits Attempted Murder.
Mrs. Martha Timmerman , of Osh-
kosh. Wis. , pleaded guilty Friday t ?
the charge of attempting to kill her
divorced husband , Fred
several v-coirs o.
CUV OF 25 PER CENT.
Xcw England Cotton Mills to Reduce
Output.
The Arkwright club , which repre
sents the cotton mill interests of New
TZnglfcL , at a meeting in Boston on
Thursday , formally voted to curtail
production 25 per cent between row
and March 1 , in order to relieve con
ditions in the cloth markets of New
York , Chicago , Boston and other large
cities. It was stated several days ago
that a committee previously appoint
ed by the club to canvass the situa
tion among the mills had found suf
ficient sentiment to insure the success
of the. curtailment plan , and that a
restrictioin of production was regard
ed as a certainty. The cotton mills
of New England employ about 185-
000 persons under the normal condi
tions , and it is expected that at lea t
150,000 will be affected in a short
time.
The curtailment agreement became
operative Thursday , although numer-
s mills have been shut down sine
Tuesday night.
More than 80 per cent of the spin
dles in New England are represented
in the agreement. The majority of
the mills will run four days a WCGK
during January and February , clos
ing Thursday nights , thus including
Saturday/ workday , in the shutdown.
Mills which have contracts calling for
delivery during the winter are at lib
erty to reduce their production 25 per
cent , partially before March 1 and
the remainder after that date.
BANKS IN FINE CONDITION.
Excellent Reports Received from New
York Institutions.
Reports from twenty-nine state
banks in New York , pursuant to the
call of the state bank superintendent
for a statement of their condition Dec.
19 , have been received thus far. Near
ly all reflect on the readjustment of
loans and deposits made necessary by
'ie recent financial stringency , but the
.shrinkage in cash reserves is smaller
than might have been expected. It
is a noteworthy fact that only one
bank shows it had clearing house cer
tificates outstanding Dec. 19. In gen
eral , the statement shows the state
banks hold ample reserves , and several
of them have larger sums on hand
than the law requires.
GOTHAM'S CRIME WAVE.
All Records Broken During tbc Past
Year.
Notwithstanding that there are six
criminal courts in operation in New
York City , they cannot keep pace with
the crime wave which has swept ovei
the city during the last year. The
criminal calendar today carries 1,271
cases , while a year ago there was on
the calendar but 541 cases. There are
323 prisoners in the Tombs awaiting
trial. A year ago there were but 191
prisoners. Today's figures break- all
records in New York. District Attor
ney Jerome says the increase is due
the natural increase in population
in New York City.
FOR MURDER OF WIFE.
Dr. Amesbury Pleads Not Guilty When
Arraigned in Court.
"Not guilty" was the plea entered by
Dr. Walter Raleigh Amesbury. at Hyde
Park , when formally charged in court
with the murder of his wife. Anna
Hees Amesbury , a teacher of music In
Roanoke college , Salem , Va.
Amesbury had been estranged from
his wife for some time. Wednesday he
called upon her and begged her to' live
with him again. Upon her refusal to
do so , he shot and killed her. Two
grown sons of the couple grappled with
the father , overpowered him , bounJ
and held him for the police.
Victim of Strange Injury-
James Conklin , a prominent busi
ness man of Middletown , Conn. , is in
serious condition as a result of a pe-
i uliar and unexplained injury. Conk
lin , who has been in ill health , was
found unconscious with one ear filled
with lead , which apparently had been
poured into the organ while in a
moulten state.
Battle with Knives in Street.
Two men , both unconscious and
each suffering Jrom a number of knife
wounds , were found within a few feet
of each other Wednesday at Grand
avenue and Desplaines street , Chicago.
The men had evidently slashed each
other until both fell , weak from loss
of blood.
Fatal Fight at , Dance.
It was learned in New Franklin ,
Mo. , that during a fight at a Christ
mas eve dance in the western par.t of
the county George Beard was killed
and four persons were seriously
wounded. No arrests have been re
ported.
Henry Wulff Dead.
Henry Wulff , former treasurer of the
state of Illinois and once a promi
nent. Republican politician , died in
Chicago Friday. Wulff was recently
'eased from a house of correction ,
ere he served a sentence of two
years for violation of the postal laws.
Dcuey 70 Years Old.
Admiral George Dewey was 70
years old Thursday. He is in splendid'
health and robust in physique. Numerous - j
merous officers of the navy and army
and other friends called on him at his
ofiice and home and tendered their
congratulations.
Banker Dies.
William H. H. Warner , a banker and
prominent business man of Syracuse ,
K. Y. , died Thursday , aged C7 years.
ROW IN NAVY OFFICE.
Brownson's Leaving1 Due to JJrcach
with RLvey.
That a serious breach exists between
the bureau of navigation and the bu
reau of medicine in the navy , involv
ing the question of the responsibPi'y
of the latter bureau , was made appar
ent Wednesday night in a state'tv it
issued by Surgeon General Presley .T.
Rixey , of the navy , in which h- touch
es upon the circumstance1 leading up
to the probable selection by the presi
dent of a medical officer to command
the hospital ship Relief over the pro
test of Rear Admiral W. H. Brownson ,
chief of the bureau of navigation , who
Tuesday sent his resignation to thy
president. While disclaiming exact
knowledge as to the cau e of Admiral
Brownson's resignation , the surgeon
general's statement leaves little room
for doubt that the controversy he re
views was a potent factor.
Surgeon General Rixey maintains
that hospital ships , as a rule , always
have been commanded by medical of
ficers with a saiHng master and civil
ian crew for purposes of navigation.
This particular vessel , he says , for
merly belonged to the army and al
ways was commanded by a medical
officer when used as a hospital ship.
In attempting to unify the medical
service of the army and UK * navy he
says that a joint anm ; and navy board
of medical ofilcois. which \va conven
ed by executive order more than a year
ago , recommended that hospital ships
should bo commanded by medical < .f-
should be commanded by medical ofii-
approved by both the secretary of war
and the secretary of the navy in gener
al orders. Since the civil A\ar. 1m say.
all hospital ships and medical trans
ports of the army have been plaeo.l
under the surgeon general of the army.
He says further that .Japane.-e naval
hospital ships were commanded by
medical officers after having tried line
officers. These ships , ho says , are sim
ply floating hospitals , properly under
the control of the medical department ,
iiml should be conducted in peace ex
actly as in time of war.
MAKES HISTORICAL FIND.
Papers Captured from Lieut , . Pike n
180(5 Uncart bed in Mexico.
What is considered a vpry important
historical discovery has. resulted from
the efforts of Dr. Herbert E. Belton ,
the American historian , who is in
Mexico engaged in research work un
der the ausphvs of the Carnegie insti
tute , of Washington. The discovery
consists In the unearthing in Mexico
City of eighteen out.of . twenty-one
documents taken from the person of
Lieut. Zebulon N. Pike , of the United
States army , by Spanish soldiers in
1SOC. when he was captured while
making his famous trip up the Arkan
sas and Missouri rivers , visiting the
Osage and Comancbe Indians , at the
instance of Gen. James Wilkinson ,
then governor of Louisiana. The
whereabouts of the other throe docu
ments cannot bo learned. So impor
tant is the discovery considered in the
United States that Secretary Root has
just wired Dr. Belton his congratula
lions.
"BLACK HAND" ROUNDUP.
Seventeen Italian Conspirators in
Pittsburg- Sent , to Workhouse.
The seventeen Italians arrested at
Pittsburg. Pa. , and alleged to be mem
bers of the Black Hand society were
given hearings Thursday before Magis
trate Brady and sentenced to the-work
house for thirty to ninety days or fined
amounts ranging from $10 to $100
each.
The men were surprised in a so-
called Italian club in an alloy base
ment. A secret tunnel leads from the
room to an exit on Webster avenue ,
but the police had learned of this and
had it guarded.
From the men arrested a number of
vicious weapons were secured , includ
ing many firearms and stilettos. Po
lice officers are confident the club wa * )
the meeting place of Black Hand out
laws.
MARINES IN RIOT.
Norfolk Police Have Lively Strug - ! j
with Navy Yard Men.
Boisterous celebration of Christmas
jy marines in the navy yard and train-
'ng stations at Norfolk. Va. , necessi
tated the calling out of the entire po-
ice force Wednesday nighth. The ma
rines who were celebrating the holiday
n squads from fifteen to thirty had
frequent collisions with negroes , who
stood their ground at times , and rough
and tumble fights occurred. The wide
area the marines covered handicapped
the reserves.
Recently the recruits at the training
chool have had tilts with the negro
servants , and tonight's demonstration
s attributed to this fact.
Kills Wife and Himself.
William Vanbush slashed his wife's
hroat with a razor and then cut hi. ?
jwn throat at their home in Sharon ,
Pa. , Wednesday. The dead bodies
vere found by a son-in-law. It Is said
.hat Vanbush was jealous of a young
nan roomer.
Doctor Kills 11 is Wife.
Dr. Walter R. Amesbury , of Milford ,
Mass. . shot and killed his wife Anna ,
i teacher of mur.ic in Roanoke college ,
Danville , Va. , as the family were about
o sit down to their Christmas dinner
it the home of Mrs. Jennie Reese.
To Recognize House of Peers.
Premier Franco is planning to ro .
irganize the Portuguese house o
icers and transfer the judicial powers
mw c-oroiicil by the house to tlu
uurls.
BY GETS SENTENCE.
One of Ihin Pak Mitrderei-s is Srit "Up
Tor Life.
Charles Pumphrcy , who was con
victed of murder in the first degree
for the killing of Ham Pnk. a China
man , last July in Omaha.vas sen
tenced to life term in the peniten
tiary by Judge Troup. Sentence v/as
passed immediately after Judge Trovip
had overruled a motion for a new
trial and a motion for arrest of judg
ment presented by Purnphrcy's attor
ney. John O. Teiser.
"This is the most regrettable inci
dent during my term as judge , " said
Judge Troup as he pron'ounced th'e
sentence. "It is almost incomprehensi
ble that three youths , none of them
out of his teens , should have deliberately -
ately planned and plotted the murtler
of a human being for the purpose of
the few paltry dollars they might se
cure. Yet I am satisfied from the. evi
dence that all ihiee of you youns ; men
did just this. "
The life sentence was fixed by the
jury when it returned the verdict of
guilty and the imposing of the sen
tence by the court was only formal.
After the overruling of the motion
for a new trial Mr. Yeiser presented
the motion in arrest of judgment. One
of the points he raised was the unique
one that a person could not in a legal
sense have the intention of murdering
a inan and robbing him at the same
'time , because after a man is dead it is
impossible to rob him , as his property
descends immediately upon his dr > ath
to his heirs. He contended the information
mation was faulty because it alleged
both intents. He also attacked the sec
tion of the statute under which Pum-
phrey was convicted , asserting the
act establishing the criminal code in
IS73 carried a title too narrow to per
mit of amendments made to the sec
tion. County Attorney English pro
nounced both points "ridiculous" and
did not reply to them.
Bernard Reid , one of the proprietors
of an electric theater in South Omaha ,
pleaded guilty to a chai-ge preferred
against him on the statements of some
little girls employed at the theater and
was sentenced to ninety days in the
county jail. His brother , John Reid ,
who was charged with the same of
fense , pleaded not guilty.
SUICIDE AT OMAHA.
J. V. Carpenter , Prominent Business
Man. Ends Life by Shooting.
J. Frank Carpenter , secretary of the
Carpenter Paper Company , one of the
largest paper houses in the west , com
mitted suicide at his home by shoot
ing.
ing.Mr.
Mr. Carpenter was 47 years old.
While the members of his family Avere
at dinner he went to his -room unno
ticed. A pistol shot took his wife lethe
the room , where she found Mr. Car
penter lying on the bed with a bullel
wound in his head. He died as she
reached the room. Nervous prostra
tion , which resulted in a complete
breakdown , is given as the cause of
the suicide.
The affairs of his company were
never in better condition. It has
branches houses in Kansas City , Des
Moines , Denver and Portland , and
general agencies in many other west
ern cities.
SECOND DEGREE FOR WALLACE.
Hall County .Inly Find * ? Him Guilty oS'
Murder ClmrjiC.
The Jury in the Wallago case at
Grand Island Tuesday agreed upon .1
verdict. The counsel , the defendant
and all interested parties were imrne- j
diately summoned. j
The verdict handed in by Foreman j
Peters was murder in the secryul doI I
gree. Kither this or acquittal had |
generally been expected and the ver- j
diet met with a general approval. j
It is learned that there was a wide |
divergence on the first ballot , being i
for murder in the first degree to ac
quittal. The jury labored diligently
all night and many ballots were taken
" \Vallage appears to have hoped for
acquittal. His attorneys have imlij j
cated that they will appeal op two instructions - i
structions of the court in the main. 1
though these instructions as a whole {
were generally regarded in favor of {
the defendant. ' i
TIZU OF ASSAULT DEAD.
Coroner's Jury Will Seek to Find Gut
Who is Responsible for Crime.
Mrs. Frank Smith , of IMilford , who
tvas recently assaulted , died at 11
o'clock Saturday night' She \va < * un
able to make further disclosures. Cor
oner Wertman , with Drs. Loushridge.
Muir and a physician possibly from
Sawerda. made a post-mortem exami
nation which willbe followed by th
assembling of a coroner's jury , suffi
cient evidence has not been obtained
to warrant an arrest up to this date. ,
Oil i * Condemned.
The Marshall Oil company , which
some time ago opened up for business
in Lincoln , came under the ban of the
oil inspector and one car was con
demned because it tested only 9 ! ) per
cent. Oil Inspector Allen ordered the
company not to unload the oil in the
state or to use it or to dispose c-f it.
Douglas County Pays Interest. '
State Treasurer Brian received firm
Douglas county S20.4S5 as interot due
on 975,000 of Douglas county bond ?
owned by the state. Thin is the semi
annual interest that is clue Jen. 2 , but
was paid Saturday.
Santa Tin-own from Slci Ii. ,
After having done his Chr.'stmr. "
Lrading , Peter Oman , one of Kearney
Bounty's well-to-do i'armor starlet
[ or home laden nifh 'bun. ! ! * ° . vh- ' -
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OLSON'S FIIIXDS si'ANn FIRM.
Tliir.s-tci Conty People Doubt Storj
of ! 5J fCvory of Tongue.
The alleged discovery of a tongue
of the Olson child is regarded at Pen-
der as a most preposterous conclusion.
Neighbors ant ! fii'Mids of Olsen have
moved lo protect him and his family
from \\hat mary here regard as an
o tiro'y unwarranted assault on his
character.
Sheriff Bau-r.an left Bancroft Tues
day for Fremont after making a gener
al survey of the territory where the
Olson child was'lost and completing
p'artr ! for a second search. This time
cs.rcls will be sent to the owners of
farms H , the district where the child
might have wandered asking each
man to make a thorough search of his
own ianJ with a view of discovering
t'if > bet'y of the child. It is thought
: f this is done , the search can hardly
bo fruitless as every man knows his
r.r.-n lard wcTl and would be able to
make a careful search in a short time.
Romp of the farmers are objecting to
this in addition to what they have al-
roa y done , but it is likely the response
will be general.
As at Ponder. Citizens of Bancroft
have faSt in Mr. Olson and there has
teen a disp rition to criticize Sheriff
Paurran and Sheriff Young- for taking
Mr. Olson to Fremont for what the
pe r-ie claim was a mere sweating pro-
oe s. However , they feel satisfied that
nrtliipg has been left undone that will
aid in finding the girl.
Sheriff Pauman , before leaving ,
said he was confident the mystery
would be solved in a week's time.
AXTELIj RISES FROM ASHES.
To\vi Nearly Destroyed Rebuilt with
Better Buildings.
In the middle of August of this
year two fires wiped out fully three-
fourths of the business part of Axtell.
There were left about six business
buildings. Today , four months later ,
eleven fine store buildings of brick and
j modern fire-proof mator'al have been
! constructed in the place of the ruins
I "f tlie old. One forty-four front build
ing is in process of construction. One
elevator of sheet iron has been rebuilt.
The lumber yard-has been rebuilt of
fire-m-oof material and the town pre
sents a beautiful appearance. Axtell
i has always prided itself on the progressiveness -
: grossiveness of her poople. Located
midway between two * county seats ,
Heir roge r-nd Mindon. only ten and
twelve miles away , it has strong com
petition , but has profited thereby. It
never has had a saloon within its juris
diction end none can even get signers
enough to apply even if a board favor-
, iblo thereto could bo induced to grant
the license. Within three miles stands
a cour.try church which no doubt is
the largest country church in the state
of Xebiaska. the church property hav
ing eost about $25,000.
Holiday trade was reported a" very
good fcy all the merchants , although
most of thorn did not have their stores
in condition to prepare for their
trade.
SHOOTS TOWN 3IARSIIAI ; .
Oliiciai at Vehlin Seriously Wounded
by Albert Feltinan.
Albert Feltinan , proprietor of a
feed store at t'ehling. Wednesday
evening shot and seriously wounded
Town Marshal James Mautuck while
resisting arre.st. Ill feeling existed be
tween the two men as the result of the
shooting by the marshal of a dog be
longing to Feltman. Meeting in front
of Fo-ltrnan's store Wednesday even
ing they quarreled , and Feltman flreu
thifv times at the marshal when the
latter attempted to arrest him. Felt-
man fi > d to his home and barricaded
himse'f against a crowd of citizens
who attempted to arrest him. Later
he telephoned Sheriff Bauman at Fre
mont , expressing willingness to sur
render to that officer. Accordingly
the sheriff came over and placed Felt-
man unr or arrest. It was at first
thought that the marshal was fatally
wounded , but after an examination of
the wounds it was said he would re
cover.
HRCKEX RAIL DITCHES CARS.
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Pac'tlicFreight Train is
\Vrerkel Xear Auburn.
A bid wreck occurred on the Mis
souri Pacific railway near Howe , the
' "irrt rtatiors Hfinh of Auburn. A spe
cial freight which left Auburn short-
'y before the tirre the northbound
asrnser trrin was due to arrive , was
ruuTJirjf at a high rate of speed in
orcl r t-y - et en the sidetrack at Howe
. : nd fS- reLy h t to delay the passen-
-"r. Whza ncaring Howe a defective
rail bro ! < 3 after the engine had passed
over i * T velve cars , eleven of which
w'erv ' rdc-1 with company coal , piled
ap in t'in f"t h. Fortunately the en-
"ine har ! rte1 cvor and the waycar
; ? n-aiie.l : i the tnick. consequently
T > eno was8 hurt. The passenger pull- j
"d into Tlftvre ? .n l was unable to get
through ami war. forced to back down
JT Tall1 * City ar-rl ue the Burlington
iracl : to Xebraslia City.
S'xii'rn V . * 2is Tor I lii !
C j u Kl if'taTi was taken to Lin-
; -It from Fals City to serve his six-
' "CHi-y'sr F'-ntpnce for the murder of
rherslaVibcm. .
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Y/hiV Fiark riiechel and his broth-
r / cclph. nf Platt'Kiouth.vere out
vjfit'rj rabl : ts ivently the former's
rui w v a- C'iitaVy discharged and
! ir co t rf I'C d in one of Adolph's.
ecr. rralclii a pair.ful wound.
G 'r. . * PC" ur Ilnsinc.
T'Tvr' > p'-T-jo is levastating
rcry arr of h f : * in York county.
' ! roa' y r'iTr r > * - ---r .invc lost near-
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For love of a man Inga Anderson ,
a native of Finland , lies learned the-
English language , sold a claim in
the Klondike , traveled half way across
the country and is now working day
and night for the release of the ob
ject of her affections from the state
penitentiary. The man is John B.
Martin. He is serving a five years'
sentence for assisting in working the
r.ld-fashioned padlock game on an !
unsuspecting traveler named Miller , '
who , while going through Lincoln to
the coast , fell in with the evil oneff
and lost $60. Martin pleaded guilty
and got five years. Miss Anderson ar
rived in Lincoln several days ago and
soon her story was pretty well known.
She was working in a restaurant our
in Idaho , and Martin boarded there.
' ' could not speak her language and
neither could she speak his. he being
a native of Norway. But in that mys
terious way known only to Cupid it
was not long before each was confident
of the love of the other. Thn they
separated. The woman went up in
the'Klondike and Staked out a caim. !
Martin's mind worked differently , and
some two years ago he landed in the-
penitentiary of Nebraska. It was just
recently that the girl discovered his
whereabouts. Then letters .were ex
changed. Both began studying the
language of : this country and now
both can speak it. The woman their
sold her claim and came on to Lin
coln , and has made her application.-
to Gov. Sheldon for executive clem
ency.
The state railway commission has
received.a complaint from Orr Bros. ,
of Clay Center , against the action of
the railroads in increasing the mini
mum capacity of cars from 2-1.000 to-
30,000 pounds. The Orr Bros , said
they were notified of this increase Oct.
15 , after" they had shipped out many-
carloads under the old ruling on ca
pacity , and consequently the charges'
to them will bo increased about $ S a.
car. The commission can do nothing'
for the Clay Center firm. At the time
the proposition was up to the com
mission permission was refused the-
railroads to put in this rate in Ne
braska , though the commission had no
jurisdiction over interstate business
and could not prevent the railroads
from making its rulings on interstate-
shipments.
State Superintendent McBrien has
ruled that the principal of the high
school has authority to punish' the
boys who pelted Dan V. Stephens with
rotten eggs. He held that suoh actior
I on the part of the boys was detriment-
i al to the best interests of the school ,
and , therefore , in the event the pa
rents of the boys failed to tak ? action ,
it was the privilege as well as the duU
of the school teacher to apply the roJ.
Kent & Burke , of Genoa , grain deal
ers , have complained to the railviaJ
commission that rates charged by th -
Union Pacific on grain between Genoa
and Kent and Merchistun are not on
si par with rates charged between Fullerton -
lerton and Spalding and St. lid ward
and Albion , though the distances arc
about the same. A date will be set
for hearing.
Express companies of Nebraska will
be obliged to report their business
condition to the state railroad com
mission or defend themselves in the
courts. The board sent out notice to
this effect , and in case of refusal ti >
comply the attorney general v.-ll be
directed to proceed against them un
der the commission law.
> * #
The supreme court has requested"
M. B. Reese , judge-elect , to sit with it
Jan. 7 and S to hear arguments so
that he will be able to pass on cases
submittpd at that time. Chief Jutict
Sedgwick retires from the bench Jan.
9. and he is to be succeeded by Judge
Reese.
* *
By a popular subscription taken uiv
among the Bohemians of the stare ,
$500 has been raised for the use of the
state circulating library. The money
will be used to buy books relating to-
Bohemian history.
i- *
Gov. Hughes , of New York , win-
was invited to be the principal speaker
at the banquest of the Lincoln Youn ; :
Men's Republican club Feb. 12. sent
notice that he had previously aceeptf * '
an invitation to speak on. that da to at
Brooklyn , N. Y.
e * *
The efforts cf former County Attor
ney Slabaugh to secure the release - > f
Paul Claycomb have been succer fui ,
and the young man -left the peniten
tiary in time to eat his Christmas
dinner at his home in Omaha.
* * *
The railroad commission has decid
ed to rescind the speed limit order in
force against the Missomi Pacific road ,
and established Oct. 23.
cl n Clomiliurxt.
Stayin.ir at an inn in Scotland , a
shooting party found their sport much
Interfered with by rain. Still , wet or
fine , the oh-fashioned barometer thrt
iiiiii in the hall persi.-UtMitly pointed
to "set fair. " At Ieujtli one of the
party drew the landlord's attention to
the glass , savin. : ; : "Don't you think ,
now , Duguld. there's something theinat-
U v with your sla.ss'r" "No. sir. " re
plied Dujjakl. with dignity , "she's a
glide glass and a powerful glass , but.
sho's no moved wi *
In tin * .Jungle.
"What's the row Iie/e ? " demanded the
"The monkey has just given the giraffe
n. shave and a hairoir. * " explained the oth
er animals. "The giraffe is insisting on
having his neck shaved for nothing , antf
the monkey won't stand for it. "
A woman with a podnmeter discovered
'hat she covfn-p.'I SOVPII mileR day izx
loins her ordinary household