Nebraska Newspapers

    THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
VALENTINE , NEB.
J. M. IlICE , - - - - Publisher.
LEAVE TOMB IN MINE
THREE MEN RESCUED FROM
WRECKED NEVADA SHAFT.
Climbing Eighty-Five Feet on Series
of Rickety Ladders. Three American
3Jiners Reach Pumping Station from
Which They Arc Rescued.
After having been entombed forty-
six days in the Alpha shaft of the Gi-
roux mine at Ely. Ncv. . A. D. Bailey ,
P. J. Brown and Fred McDonald have
been rsecued.
At 8:30 o'clock Saturday night Bai
ley was brought out. four-teen minute. : ?
later McDonald came to the surface ,
while ten minutes afterwards Brown
was brought up. Whistles all over the
districts blew loudly , while crowds
cheered in the streets of Ely and every
bell irr the town was ringing.
On the morning of Dec. 4 McDon
ald , Brown and Bailey and two Greeks
were working in the bottom of the
three-compartment shaft evighty-live
feet below the pump station and LOS. )
feet below the surface. The cave-in
occurred at ! > o'clock. The cable used
to haul the cage from the third com
partment of the shaft snapped and
thousands of tons of rocks , debris and
timbers fell down into the shaft. From
the bottom of the compartment in
which the men were working to the
pumping station , a distance of eighty-
live feet , a series of rickety ladders of
fered the only means of escape.
With falling rocks and timbers
streaming down upon them the five
Jiien struggled up those ladders. Half
way up falling timbers knocked the
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two Greeks from the ladder , killing
them. Bailey. McDonald and Brown
jnanaged to reach the pump station.
Jls well timbered roof withstood the
rock and lumber that came down the
shaft and offered them shelter and
r safety. Here for- the first day after the
x cave-in the men crouched , while at in
tervals they could hear the rocks and
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timbers crashing above them.
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At first it was thought that all the
men had perished , but twenty-four
hours after the cave-in the three men
who occupied the pumping station
managed to make themselves heard by
tapping upon the (5-ineh water pipe
that stretched from the pumping sta
tion to the surface. It was this pipe
that was the means of saving the lives
of the three men. When communica
* tion was once established with the
world above and the men had made
known the fact that they were still
alive , food and drink were immediately -
_ ly lowered through the pipe.
ENTIRE FAMILY SLAIN.
h- .Mother and Four Children Burned to
Death in Montana Home.
News of a frightful crime commit
tal Saturday at the Old Bottoms
ranch , on the Mussellshell , was received - |
ceived by the sheriff's office at Lewiston -
ton , Mont. Sunday , the message having
been sent to Flat Valley by relays of
riders and telephoned in fr.om that
point. The message states that Mrs.
Sluter , a widow aged 40 years , and her
four children , the oldest a girl of 15 ,
were murd red at the ranch house
and the building set on fire with the
intention of destroying all evidence of
the horrible crirue. The house was
practically destroyed and the neigh
bors were horrified to find the dead
bodies of Mrs. Sluter and her four
children in the ruins. The bodies of
the mother and two children were not
badly burned , but those of two of the
Children were burned to a crisp. The
evidences of murder were very plain.
The motive for the crime is not known.
Xe\v GoIdfieJd Miners' Union.
A charter for the Nevada miners'
union incorporated was filed with the
county clerk at Goldfield. Nev. . Sat
urday. This is the union that is in
tended to displace the Western Feder
ation of the Goldfield district and has
the moral support of the operators'
association.
Five on Unwritten Law.
Pleading the unwritten law. Dr. E.
Dakan , of Sulphur , Okla. , Saturday
was acquitted of murder by a jury
which deliberated only ten minutes.
Dr. Dakan cut the throat of John
.Mitchell six weeks ago when he re
lumed and found Mitchell in his
wife's room.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Beeves ,
34.75 @n.l > 5. Top hogs. S4.30.
Trial of New Cruiser.
The United States cruiser California
which sailed from San Francisco Friday -
day for the final trial off Cape Blanco ,
returned Sunday. It was announced
that the cruiser has safely met all re
quirements.
New Railuay rn Guatemala.
The Guatemalan Northern railway ,
/he third line of railroads within Latin
.America connecting the Atlantic and
Pacific ocean.0 , was opened Sunday
with elaborate ceremonies.
IN PLEA FOR NEGRO.
"Murse Henry' ' Eloquently Defends
Black Race.
A northern governor , a southern
editor and an intellectual leader whose
activities are confined to no section ,
gave sympathetic expression to the
needs , aims and hopes of the colored
race before a noteworthy audience at
Carnegie hall , Xew York , Friday night.
To these personally delivered add-ess
es were added similar- sentiments in
the form of messages from Cardinal
Gibbons and British Ambassador-
James Bryce.
With unanimity these men advocat
ed further opportunity for this less
fortunate people. through popular
support of Tuskogee institute , in the
interests of which the meeting was
held.
"We can never afford to lose sight of
the fundamental objects alike of enlightened -
lightened self interi'St. of philanthropy
and of patriotism. " said Gov. Hughes ,
The other formal addresses were by
Editor Henry Walter-son , who spoke
on "The Negro's Future , " and Booker
T. Washington , who told o4/ the work
of the educational institution < > f which
he is the head.
The meeting was arranged by the
Armstrong association , its purpose b > -
ing to launch a campaign of money
raising for Tuskoyee. The associatio i
was founded by Gen. Armstrong , its
avowed object being the support or'
Tuskogee and similar educational in-
stitutiorrs.
AiAXY GIRLS IX PERIL.
Two Killed and Seven Hurt in Seran-
ton Fire.
Two girls \\ere killed and seven
others seriously injured in a fire at
Scranton , Pa. . Friday in a building oc
cupied by the- Imperial Underwear-
factory. About I'OO girls were employ
ed in the building when the alarm of
fire was sounded.
Florence Watrous was caught m the
burning building and -she met a horri
ble death in the flames. Marie Buck
ley , with a number of other girls ,
jumped from the fire escape and broke
her neck. All were burned on the
fire escape before jumping , and they
are suffering from broken limbs and
internal injuries.
The fire is supposed to have been
started by the upsetting of a glue pot
located in the basement of the build
ing , which was four stories high. The
flames spread rapidly and most of the
girls on the third and fourth floors
fled to the fire escapes. These got as
far as the second story , from where
they jumped to the areaway. Many of
the girls lied down the one narrow
stairway of the building. In their ter
ror some fainted and there was a jam
on the stairs which threatened serious
sequences , but fortunately the firemen
were able to get them all out safely.
The loss is $75,000.
BIG BALTIMORE BLAZE.
Masonic Temple Gutted , with Loss ol
$2.- 0,000.
The Masonic temple in Baltimore
was gutted by fire early Friday. All
the structure above the second floor-
is a hollow shell. The loss on the
building and contents is $250,000 , ful
ly insured.
The building was owned by the
grand lodge of Masons. The first floor
of the structure was occupied by sev
eral stores , all of which were dam
aged by water. The records and arch
ives of the grand lodge are believed to
be intact , as they were kept in a huge
vault in a cellar.
AVOMAN DROPS 13 STORIES.
Leaps from Window in a New York
Hotel.
Mrs. Herbert M. Sears , wife of a
prominent broker of Boston , a. guest
at the Hotel St. Regis in New York ,
committed suicide Friday by jumping
from the thirteenth story window.
Mrs. Sears had been a frequent vis
itor at the St. Regis for several years.
She always came to the hotel accom
panied only by her maid , and fre
quently remained there several days.
Her actions were described by the
hotel peaple as erratic.
Boston friends say Mrs. Sears was
suffering from Melancholia.
Broken by Frisco Disaster.
The American Insurance company ,
which has done business in Boston for
fifty years and has withstood the loss
es of the fires in Boston , Chicago and
Baltimore , Friday went into the hands
of a receiver , yielding to the sevsr3
strain put upon it by the San Francis
co disaster.
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Morgan in Control.
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One of the influences aiding In the j
upward movement in the stock market
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Friday was an unconfirmed report that ,
J.v P. Morgan & Co. have obtained ]
control of the Equitable Life Assur
ance society , of New York , by the
purchase of a majority of the stock
from Thomas F. Ryan.
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Provisions for Evans' Fleet.
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Authority has been given by th3
navy department for the purchase of
immense quantities of provisions to be
delivered at Mare Island in anticipa
tion of the arrival of the battleship
squadron in San Francisco.
Pope Pius Has the Gout.
Owing to an attack of .gout the pope
has been reluctantly obliged to sus
pend his audiences , lie was visited
Thursday by his private physician
who insisted that the pontiff go to bed
and to this the patient consented.
House Passes Pension Bills.
After passing a largo number of
pension bills Friday the house at 1:2. : > .
o'clock p. m. adjourned until Monday.
The pei.al code bP ! 'vn" not taken u-
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MANY ARABS DIE IN BATTLE.
Return to Battle Repeatedly After Be
ing Routed.
News has reached Tangier of a ten-
hour engagement in a ravine near Ser-
tat Wednesday between a French col
umn under the command of < : --n.
u'Armade and a colmun commuJi - '
by Mulai Rachid. one of the ' . -
of Mulai Ilafid's forces. The fniich
gained a splendid victory in thj face
of heavy odds , succeeding in dispersing
the enemy and occupying Sett.it.
Twenty of the French soldiers , includ
ing thee officers , wtre wounded , but
mt.ny of the Arabs were killed. The
hater not only offered a dogged and
, fearless defense , but returned repoat-
. cclly to the battle af'er thev had bee.'i
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: routed and attacked the French from
i 1 three sides.
j i In the later hours of the fighting
: Mulai Rachid's column was suddenly
; r < in forced by the power-fill Chauoia
j tribe which figured in the massacres
' at Casablanca and which had arrived
, in the mountains at the very moment
j when Mulai Rachid was about to re-
treat.
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| Under the combined charge of th"
t now confident Moors the French not
! i i.nly held their ground , but steadily
! threw back the enemy , driving them
! eventually in mad haste to the hills.
j The engagement between the Frnch
j ( and the Moors followed immediately
hour- march of
j upon a twentyfivehour
i Gen. d'Armade's column and under
J , these trying circumstances the French
forces are considered to have shown
more than ordinary stamina and brav
ery.
After destroying the camp of the
ererny at Settat den. d'Armade pushed
f < rward and occupied Kasbah Bernv
hid.
XO VOTE FOR WOMEX.
Sweden to Put Franchise Pli : on the
Shejf.
The formal opening of the first
Swedish parliament u'ltle * the reign
of King Gustavo took p'uce ' in St.ick
helm Thursday with simple ceremo
nies.
King Gustavo , who was present , i ; * .
a speech from the throne , referring1 to
tlie heavy responsibility developing up
on him with the death of King Vscar.
promised to work in whole lieartvd
zeal for the prosperity Mid progvv. : of
HIP fatherland and always to try and
fulfill his duty. "It is my hope. " the
king said , "in both good and evil days
to be supported by my Swedish people
ple in the common work for the true
weal of the fatherland. "
Continuing , his majesty announced
the suffrage bill adopted at the l.i t
session of the riksdag would be resubmitted -
submitted to the present house lor
final approval , but said there was no
intention of giving the franchise to
women for the present. He said so
cial commissions are considering a
joint scheme for naval and military
defense , as well as the qiie-"tioi of
relations between employers an < ?
workmen.
CHURCH SET OX FIRE.
Historic' Massacht-etts Edifice Nearly
Destroyed.
That a fire early Thursday morning
which nearly destroj ed the Second
Congregational church , of Dorchester.
Mass. , with a loss of $50,000. was the
work of an incendiary , was the opinion
of the authorities at the conclusion 'f
ar. investigation.
After the fire had been extinguished
a small hole was discovered in the
side of the building , where the fire
broke out. and near it was a consider
able material which appeared to have
been used in the work. The principal
loss was a new organ which recently
had been installed at an expense of
$ U5.000.
Many historic treasures of the
church , which recently celebrated it.s
100th anniversary , were saved.
Rev. Dr. Arthur Little is the pastor
of the church.
JAP CABINET CRISIS.
Not to Entail Changes in Foreign Pol- '
ieies.
A mistaken idea prevails abroad in
relation to the Japanese cabinet crisi . f
according to dispatches from Wash-
ii.gton and London to the effect that
an opposition victory might entail a
change in Japan's foreign policies.
Specials from Washington say that it
is believed that the immigration con
troversy had something to do with
changes in the cabinet. These surmises
are entirely in error- . The cabinet crisis
a
sis is purely the result of interior dif-
fi rences over the budget. In the event
of the resignation of the entire cabinet
its. reformation would certainly result
in the retention of a number of the
present ministers , including possibly
Foreign Minister ITayashi.
Nominates Postmasters.
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The president Thursday nominated
Jaul J. Sours to be postmaster at Den
ver. Colo. , and Motley H. Flint to bo
postmaster- Los Angeles , Cal. c
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Autliori7.es BurHimton Rridge.
The senate Thursday passed a bill
to authorize the city of Burlington , i
la. , to construct a bridge over the .
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Mississippi river.
Triple Illinois Tragedy.
Harvey Lickenor killed his wife and
10-nionth-oid son at their home near -
Tuscola , III. , and cut his own throat
with a razor. Pie had shown signs of
insanity recently.
Hearings on Statehood Rill.
Hearings on the bill providing for is
the admission of Ne\v Mexico as a sep- isS
nrate state will bo begun before the fr
u coi.-.r'.iiiCi ! ( n territories Jan j s (
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ebras
COURT AT GRAXD IS I , AX I ) .
John "Wilson of Scotia Sentenced for
Sending ; Obscene Letter in Moil.
At a session of the United States dis
trict court at Grand Island Monday
morning John Wilson of Scotia. Gre---
ley county , was arraigned on the
charge of depositing a letter of an in-
dt-cent and lascivious nature in the
United States mails , addressed to a
young woman of Scotia. The accused
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
sixty days in the Lancaster county
jail at hard labor , there being- the ab
sence of any hard labor conditions in
the Hall county jail : to pay a fine of
Sl00 ! and the costs of the prosecution.
Judge T. C. Munger presided and there
vere present District Attorney ( loss.
District Clerk White. Circuit Clerk
Thurnmel , .Marshal Warner and Depu
ty clerk Allan. In the circuit court
the injunction of the Union Pacific re
straining Robert Murray , of Silver
Creek , from interfering with the Un
ion Pacific right of way was made
perpetual. The case of Brass against
the Union Pacific was dismissed at the
instance of the plaintiff at plaintiffs
cost. In Holden against the Union Pa
cific leave was granted to withdraw a
demurrer and file a cross-petition. The
action involves some real estate. Ar
thur G. Abbott , of Grand Island , was
admitted to practice before the feder
al district and criminal court. It was
announced that any motions to re
mand , etc. , could be heard by the
court in Lincoln in chamber's , and if
necessary a jury term might be called
in the interim , in the absence of which
the court was adjourned to the next
regular session for the division.
BLOWS HEAD OFF WITH GUX.
Gage County Man AVho Sat on Slmni-
way Jury Commits Suicide.
Shortly after noon Wednesday John
Peters , a well to do German farmer ,
living a mile west of Beatrice , com
mitted suicide in his implement shed
by blowing the top of his head off
with a shotgun , the muzzle of which
he placed in his mouth. The body was
found by Mrs. Peters. The dead man
owned a fine farm and recently pur
chased property in Beatrice , where
he intended to move in the spring.
He left a note written to his wife
in German saying that he was going
away and would leave everything in
her charge. He was about 50 years
of age. The coroner's jury returned a
verdict that deceased came to his
death by a gunshot wounded fired by
himself. Peters served as a juror in
tlie Shumway murder case and some
have intimated that this may have
affected his mind.
FIRE AT DAVID CITY.
Ihe Derby "Hotel is Burned "Loss
87,000.
The Derby hotel at David City burn
ed Tuesday , involving a loss of 37.000.
The hotel had been used only : us a
lodging house for a year. The land
lord , Mr. Derby , has been cleaning up
and getting ready to open up Feb. 1
to serve meals. By hard work of the
fire department the fire was put out
before the whole building was burned
to the ground. Nearly the whole in
side was burned out , along with all of
the furniture. The wind was blowing
hard from the south , and had it not
been for the good Avork of the lire
boys half the town might have burned.
Mr. Derby held the building and fur
niture at $7.000. He had $4.000 in
surance on the building and $1,000 on
the furniture.
MURDER NEAR HAYES CENTER.
Harrison Weeks Killed by Insane Man
Over Imaginary Claim.
Harrison Weeks , living near Clay
Center , was killed Monday evening by
Herbert A. Robb. He was shot with
a muzzle-loading gun. The charge
entered his left eye and shattered that
side of his head. The murderer was
insane i and wanted Weeks to settle an
imaginary i claim. He demanded $500.
a quarter section of land and twenty
head 1 of cattle. Weeks laughed at
him. The murderer then told him to
say his prayers as he was about to dX
and then shot him. Robb was cap-
tured and bound over to district court
for trial.
Xc\v School at Nebraska City.
Nebraska City will have a new high
school building , and whether the people
ple of that city will be willing to vote
St'0,000 in bonds is the question now
before the people , as the board of ed
ucation has submitted a proposition
to vote that sum for th. > erection of
high school building.
Fire : - ' ' . ' : . Ptl.
Tuesday mo'iM ir about . ' 5 o'clock
fire broke ' ' < the beer vault of the
Schlitz Brewing company near the
Burlington ti" 1 : ii : the northeast
part of fci. . Pi. . . . . * ! . ! the part of the
building above the basement was
quickly consumed. There was no
goods in the building at the time.
Wolf Hunt a Failure.
At the wolf hunt on Tuesday north- \
past of Blue Hill about 100 men were
In the line , and one wolf was gotten in j-
Lhe ring and escaped. Many other ? .
were seen , but were not captured. In s
few days another hunt will be held , .
ind it is hoped that better results wKi '
c had. .
Little Girl Burned.
The I'-year-old girl of Peter Tim.
if Papillion. was badly burned while
laying with matches. Her clothe- '
caught fire. Her face and arms were
jndly burned , but Dr. Margret thinks
ie can save her life.
Want Suunr Ilce-ts.
The American Beet Sugar1 company
working the territory tributary to el
Sutherland for contracts with the tc
'armors ro grow b < pf thr > coming rer--
ii. It expected UK : . : i good arr < -
PICOPI/L ; GF/r A si RPRISE.
Letters Alleged to He Forged Contain
Charges Against Postmaster.
A postotlice inspector surprised the
people of Peru by calling on a number
of prominent citizens to inquire con
cerning the management of the post-
office. He explained that charges had
been filed against the postmistress ,
Mrs. Fay Whitfield. and that he had
been sent to make an investigation.
K\erybody was surprised and wonder
ed as to the cause of the investigation.
It was ascertained later that the
charges had been made in letters con
taining the signatures of people who
are not now Irving in Peru , and that
itone could be found who would ad
mit that they knew anything at all
concerning the charges contained in
them. The letters making charges
against Mrs. Whitfield had been sent
t > Congressman Pollard , and by him
turned over to the postoHice depart
ment at Washington. Congressman
Pollard is said to be greatly displeased
with the methods irsed in this attack
on the postmistress , and especially
with the efforts to influence him and
the department by sending letters al
leged to be forged. The people or
Peru now insist on an investigation as
to who wrote these letters to Congress
man Pollard , and feel assured that the
government officials will not rest until
the parties who have violated the na
tional statutes have been brought if
justice.
AXTELL HAS ANOTHER FIRE.
Heavy GaJ Threatens Entire- Business
Portion Again.
Fire in D. F. Slayton's meat mar
ket at Axtell destroyed the entire
building and all the stock. The Ne
braska Telephone company's exchange
was totaly destroyed. The building
belonged to John M. Xelson. The
Crfurnbia Fire Insurance company
had $1.000 and the Phoenix of Brok-
lyn $1.000 on the building. The Aet
na Insurance company insured the
stock $700.
The lire was located in the north
west corner of the business portion of
the village. With a high gale blowing
directly into the village , it looked for
a time as if the entire business portion
tion would be burned. Total loss on
the buildings is $3.000 : on stock ,
Sl.l'OO.
Three-fourths of the business portion
tion of this thriving little village was
burned out in August. 1907. It has
been rebuilt with beautiful new brick
buildings. The town is without fire
protection and now there is much agi
tation for some kind of protection.
FIRE OX SEED FARM.
Jolin Hively. of Waterloo ,
Heavy Loss.
A large barn and warehou ° owti d
by John Hively. situated in the south
west part of Waterloo , was burned
Wednesday afternoon. In the building
was stored about $2.000 worth of vine
seeds , some It00 onion racks , tools for
seed farming , sasks and a large
amount of hay and other feed , some
harness , etc. The owner was not at
home when the fire started and its
origin is unknown. The loss on the
building , tools and feed is total. The
seed was partly covered by insurance.
A high wind prevailed and made a
fight necessary to keep the fire from
spreading to the house across the
street.
BLACKSMITH SHOP BURNED.
Fii-c at Stanton Does Considerable
Damage.
Wednesday night at about 2 o'clock
a fire was discovered in the building
known as the Hoehne blacksmith
shop at Stanton. This building is
near the center of the business section
of the city , and a strong gale was
blowing ' from the north , so that before
the firemen could get into action the
W. R. Locke barn , which adjoins it
on the west , had caught and both were
burned to the ground. All the horses
and buggies were saved. Surrounding
buildings were amply protected by the
play of two streams of water continu-
uolsy upon them. The loss to the
owners was about $ " ,500 ; insurance ,
GOSSARD'S SHORTAGE IS PAID.
ii Company Makes Settlement
for Red Willow's Treasurer.
The first bright ray for Red Willow
Bounty in the embezzlement shortage
by ex-County Treasurer B. G. Gossard
'ashed across the local horizon Thurs
day when a draft for SG.4012.73 was
received from the U. S. Fidelity and
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"lUaranty company , of Baltimore. Md. ,
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coveriiiir the entire amount of the
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shortage. The guaranty company
had bonded the embezzling officer.
Corn I fucker a Success.
The corn harvester and busker pat
ented by F. W. Wellensick. of Beatrice ,
\nd built by the Beatrice Iron works ,
u-as given a tryout recently in the field
jCharle * Gieon. south of the city ,
.nd proved satisfactory. The machine
built strong , yet light enough in
/eight so that two horses can pull it
i'.ith ease. It can gather from eight to
.en acres of corn a day.
nirrjilr.rs Rob Saloon.
The saloon of James Hroch at Wy-
riore was entered by burglars , who
'ecured about $100 from the till. The "
Tjcinis believe that the burglars took ,
he loot and boarded a southbound
lain for St. Joseph or Kansas City.
Craffonl IJnrircl Reside Wife.
The body of Alonzo H. Crafford.
lief at Hastings college , who commit-
e-d suicide Monday night , was taken
T" r-- ; " " ! n. Kr" . for buriol by the
On the recommendation of the bw-
re.au of animal industry of the depart
ment of agriculture , Gov. Sheldon has
issued a quarantine proclamatior
against certain counties in the state
The recommendations of the depart
ment are adopted under certain coi di-
tions. The recommendations , together
with the proclamation of the governor
and the appointment of inspectors , fol
low :
"The bureau of animal industry of
the United States department of agri
culture has seen fit , on account of the
existence of scabbies in cattle to some
extent in certain counties of this state ,
to regulate the movement and ship-
nu-nt of cattle therefrom.
"South Omaha is a public market ,
' " 'herefore. there must be maintained
the stock yards : i quarantine divi
sion. All cattle shipped from parts of
this state under quarantine by the bu
reau of animal Industry to South
Omaha , whether Infected or not. must
be unloaded into the quarantine divi
sion. This necessarily works a hard
ship upon the shipper in the quaran
tine district whose cattle are clean.
"The bureau of animal industry , up
on the request of the deputy stats-
veterinarian , has concluded to e - operate -
ate with the state in the control of"
scabbiesin cattle within this state.
ameliorate the present conditions
and to prevent the spread of scabbies
throughout the state to the injury of
the cattle industry , it is hereby order
ed , subject to the approval of the gov
ernor , that the regulation of the hon
orable secretary of agriculture , known'
as Order Xo. 14 : * . . now eff-etive in the-
interstate movement of rattle , be and"
the same is hereby extended so as to
control the movement and shipment of"
cattle from the counties og Banner , ,
IMaine. Box Butte. Cedar. Chase. Cher
ry. Cheyenne. Dawes. Dawson. Deuel ,
Dirndy. Garfield. Grant. Greeley. Ham
ilton. Hayes. Hitchcock. Holt. Hooker , .
Keith. Kimball. Lincoln. Logan. Loup ,
-McPberson. Perkins. Rock. Seotts
Kluff. Sheridan. Sioux. Thomas. Val-
Iiy and \V heeler.
"All cattle in counties within this
state not above enumerated may be-
hipped without inspection to any
points within this state as "uninspect
ed cattle" until such time as it may b&-
oroored otherwise. "
That delightful pastime of picking ; "
up cigars from Gov. Sheldon's private
b i.v. which In * always keeps on hand ,
indulged in by various and certain ,
parties : ; ot a thousand miles from the'
executive office , is no more popular.
The practice became so pernicious that
ti * executive frequently found himself"
without a cigar and the hour on ocea-
sif-ns has been midnight. So he set a :
trap. It worked , and FM Maggi. chiefX
cleark of the office , xv.isaught red'i
handed. In the top layer of a new
box of cigars the governor placed two-
cigars ( there being tw . men in the
o'fl'i-e who are not particular whoso-
cigars they smoke ) bigger and fatter
and healthier looking than all the rest.
Then the governor wa late returning ?
from lunch. Maggi beat him back.
H" was busy entertaining a caller , and"
the same time busy smoking a delight
ful cigar. U'hen the thing exploded"
the report was heard all over the-
state house. Maggi now won't even
look at the governor's cigars , and tho-
governor didn't even say a word. lr
justice to the executive clerk it is ?
well to say that the executive himself
would just as soon smoke one of the-
clerk's cigars as his own.
* >
The officer * of the Nebraska State-
Historical socity were re-elected at a.
business meeting , as follows : Dr. Gee ,
I- Miller , of Omaha , president : Rob
ert Harvey , of St. Paul , first vice pres
ident : James E. Xorth. of Colurnbusr
c cond vice presidrnt : Clarence S ,
Paine , of Lincoln , secretary : Stephen.
I. deisthradt. of Lincoln , treasurer.
II. II. Wilson read a report on the
condition of the society and made a-
recommendation that immediate steps
be taken toward the securing of ar
< uitable location for a historical build
ing in which to house the records and"
historical collections of the society.
County Attorney F. M. Tyrrell , of
Lancaster county , consulted the board1 \ ; ' |
of railway commissioners recently
about the action to be brought against
the Western Union and Postal Tele
graph companies to
recover penalties k
foi failure to obey the law with re
spect to naking reports to the board"
and in Changing rates without the
board's permission. Suits will be filed"
at once.
* * *
Gov. Sheldon knocked off ten-
months of the four-year sentence of"
J < -.hn Lear and the man was released'
n condition that he go at once rr > - } I
I.f-avenworth. Kan. , and get into hon
est employment arid help support his
mother. The man was convicted of
criminal assault and was sent up fronv
Garfield county.
* * *
( 'apt. John G. Worhizer , of the reg
ular army , has received notification
from Adjt. Gen. McClain at 'Washing
ton , that he had been detailed for an
other year as instructor in military-
science at the University of Nebraska" .
* * *
State Superintendent McBrien has
ruled that school boards have the au
thority to temporarily suspend pupils
during an epidemic of smallpox in case-
the student refuses to be vaccinated.
The announcement in a local ; -aper
that the International Associate n - > f
"Anarchists" will met in Lincoln Jan. *
rl and that Gov. and Mrs. Sheldon ntf
Mayor and .Mrs. Drown '
v/ill rt'u >
guests of honor at the .
banqet --.itl
ball is a mistake. The Intern.H- .
Association of ? .Iachinists wii ! mo f hi
Lincoln on the abovc date but s- f ir
the "anarchists" have net a : Vn . ,1
the date of their meeting.rd - v
-d Mr- . s5-tl ; : ( n and Mr.-.r- : n i - - „ ,