THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
VALENTINE , NEB.
J. M. RICE , . - - - Publisher.
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TI IK SA LOOX M EX.
Men of Model License League Take
Position that Servants of the Church
Who Preach Prohibition Are Hrand-
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iii - Christ as a Sinner.
The Xational Model License league ,
through its president , T. M. Gilmore ,
of Louisville , Ky. , Sunday issued an
open letter to the ministers of the
United States. After explaining that
the object of the league is to have a
uniform saloon license adopted by all
the state where prohibition is not in
force , the letter says :
"We do not offer this law as a sub
stitute exactly for prohibition , that is ,
it is not intended to interfere with the
passage of prohibitory laws if the people
ple desire them , but it is intended to
hring about obedience to law where
the business is licensed. The prohiui-
tory laws that are being passed in this
country merely prohibit the manufac
ture and sale and do not probihit the
.purchase and use , and all thinking
men know that where a demand ex
ists it will be supplied from some
source if-the profit justifies the risk in
supplying it. Witness the development
of the mail order business and the
moonshine business , and as shown by
the figures of the internal revenue de
partment the per capita consumption
of whisky has not decreased with the.
spread of prohibition , while the per-
eapita consumption of beer has large
ly increased.
"If the anti-saloon league will agree
to it , we will favor having an amend
ment to all prohibitory laws provid
ing : a heavy penalty for the purchase of
alcoholic beverages , or for having
them in possession in prohibitory ter
ritory , and this would mean prohibi
tion. The passage of laws will not
prevent the use of alcoholic beverages ;
that is a matter of education and of
evolution. "
NIGHT IUDERS IX HAID.
k Up Citizens of Kentucky Town
and Burn Warehouse.
. Saturday night at 12 o'clock a band
of about 150 mounted night riders ,
masked , heavily armed and wearing
the insignia of a secret clan , invaded
Fredonia. Crittendon county Ky. , cap
tured James Scarberry , operator of the
Cumberland Telephone company , and
cut all telephone connections. They
-ihen forced Dave Potter , a clerk in a
drug store , to open his store , in which
they corralled several citizens and
held them prisoners. Leaving a large
guard in the town , the others galloped
to the village of View , five miles away ,
and blew up Alfred K. Cardin's tobac
co factory , containing 35,000 pounds of
tobacco , and set fire to and destroyed
Mr. Cardin's barn , containing 10,000
pounds of tobacco belonging to him
and his croppers. The loss aggre
gates $10,000 , Avith $5,000 insurance.
After firing volleys into the air the
night riders returned through Fre
donia and released their prisoners.
Eighty per cent of Crittendon county
farmers have tobacco pooled in th. >
Society of Equity. Mr. Cardin is not
a member. He was formerly a candi
date for governor on the populist
ticket.
The Planters' association has no or-
.sanitation in this county.
TWO BANKERS TO PRISON.
Southerners Caiijiht in Daring Fraud
at Murphysboro , III.
TV. B. Smith and James S. Xall , of
Henry county , Ky. . were sentenced to
the penitentiary for a term of not to
exceed five years in circuit court at
Turphysboro , 111. , Saturday for con
spiracy to defraud the Elkville. 111. ,
Slate bank of $5,192. Xall was president -
-dent of the Mississippi Valley Banking
company , of Grand Tower , this county ,
which institution is now in the hands
of a receiver.
It was charged that Smith came to
Jackson county and organized a state
"bank at Elkville , which had scarcely
been -opened when Smith and confed
erates in the south began to flood : t
with overdrafts and false drafts. Smith
installed Xall as president of the bank.
Smith was once president of the largest
"bank in Louisville , Ky. A fine of $2.-
000 was assessed against Smith in ad
dition to the prison sentence.
Navy's Ranks About Full.
According to the latest records
navy has profited by the recent scarci-
ly of employment in many lines in the
" of enlistments and the
"way , comple
ment now is only about 500 men short.
Takahira Sails for New York.
When the steamship Etruria stopped
at Queenstown Sunday C. TV. Morse , of
ICew York , who is a passenger , was in
his stateroom and refused to be dis
turbed. Baron Takahira , the newly
appointed Japanese ambassador to the
United States , was also a passenger 017
the Etruria.
Sioux Cty Live. Stock Market-
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Beeves ,
. $4.75. Top hogs , $1.35
HITS MEN IIIfmF.R TP.
Pennypucker and Carson Are Drawn
Into Graft Case.
The names of former Gov. Penny-
packer and former Attorney General
Hampton L. Carson were brought into
the capitol prosecutions at Harrisburg ,
Pa. , Friday by the testimony of Stan
ford R. Lewis , assistant of Architect
Joseph M. Huston. When State Treas
urer Berry first called attention to the
alleged capitol frauds fourteen months
ago Gov. Pennypacker directed Attor
ney General Carson to make an inves
tigation of the charges. Mr. Carson
accordingly wrote letters to all person !
concerned in the construction and fur
nishing of the big building , asking
them for information bearing on the
charges. All of them replied , and the
attorney general made a report which
showed that no laws had been violated.
Friday Lewis , .under cross examina
tion by counsel for Snyder and Ma-
thues , declared that Architect Plus-
ton's letter in the Carson inquiry was
suggested and framed by Pennypaqk-
er , Carson and Snyder , by whom Lew
is was called to Harrisburg to discuss
the matter. Lewis said the statements
In the letter that every article of fur
nishings had been carefully weighed
and measured by the architect before
they were delivered and paid for were
partly true and partly misleading. He
explained that the Huston letter was
wrtten to dovetail into the letters writ
ten by other persons connected with
the construction and equipment of the
capitol to the former attorney general.
CARI/OS DIED A POOR MAN.
Not More Than 830,000 Left to His
Relatives.
King Carlos , of Portugal , died a poor
man. His entire fortune consisted of
insurance policies held by the Bank of
Portugal as security for advances
made. After these repayments have
, been made it is declared there will
not remain more than $30,000 to be
distributed to the heirs of the king.
The body of the king was placed in
its coffin Wednesday , after which the
queen mother , Maria Pia , Queen Ame
lia , his wife , and Manuel , his son , were
admitted to view the remains. There
was then a painful , heartrending scene ,
for the two queens and the young king
broke down and wept bitterly.
It was midnight when the body , in
Its coffin , was solemnly transported to
the royal chapel , all the doctors and
high officials and courtiers be
ing in attendance. As the procession
moved slowly along the priests recited
prayers for the dead , while from afar
could be heard the boom of cannon on
board the warships. When the final
prayers were said the palace church
bells broke out in a rythmic dirge.
A similar ceremony marked the
transfer of the body of the crown
prince to the royal chapel. The face
of the young man was covered with a
Portuguese flag to hide his wound.
THREATENED RICH MEN.
Six Italians , Alleged Members of Black
Hand ( Society. Arrested.
Six Italians , members of the alleged
Black Hand society , were arrested
Thursday at Sewickley Heights , a fash
ionable suburb of Pittsburg , Pa. The
foreigners are said to be responsible
for threatening letters mailed recently
to Richard R. Quay , son of the late
Senator Quay , and other prominent
wealthy residents of Sewickley Heights.
The men captured Thursday maintain
ed headquarters in an old shanty in
the woods. According to the police ,
papers were found that showed all the
, men are members of the Black Hand
society.
Practices for Murder.
Mortally sick with consumption and
.Insanely . jealous , Jacob Koretzky , of
Denver , Colo. , practiced shooting at a
target with a revolver for several days
in preparation for the murder of his
wife , Rebecca , whom he fatally wound
ed on a.street Thursday evening. After
shooting his wife he shot himself in
the head. Both died Thursday night.
To Advance Bar Iron Prices.
Announcement was made Friday
that members of the Western Bar Iron
association decided at a conference
in New York to advance the price of
'iron ' bars $2 per ton , bringing it up to
$1.50 per hundred pounds. The east
ern and western iron bar manufactur
ers are said to be working in har-
jnony.
Killed in Snowslide.
At Crested Butte , Colo. , a snowslide
occurred Wednesday near the work-
, inE8 of the Crested Butte coal mine ,
"where four men were carried down the
mountain side for a distance of 1,000
feet , and two of them were buried and
killed. *
For Now Dakota Land District.
The senate committee on public
lands has ordered a favorable report
on the Gamble bill providing for the
creation of a new land district in
South Dakota , with headquarters at
Lemmon.
Outlaws Kill "Russia Police.
A band of outlaws recently waylaid
two sergeants of the Russian rural
police near * he village of Cheromkho-
vo and murdered them , chopping off !
the hands , feet and heads of their vic
tims.
New Attorney for Alaska.
The president has sent to the senate
the nomination of George Grigsby to
be United States attorney for the dis
trict of Alaska.
i : 1IARGIS SLAIN.
Noted Kentucky Feudist Shot Down
by His Son.
Former County Judge James Ilar-
gis , for manny years member of the
state Democratic executive committee ,
accused of complicity in many murders
and a , prominent figure in the feuds
which have disturbed Breathitt county
for several years , was shot : md in
stantly killed in his general More at
Jackson , Ky. , Thursday afternoon by
his son. Beach Hargis. The son fired
five shots in rapid succession at his
father , who fell dead while his clerks
were waiting on customers.
The exact cause of the murder has
not been learned , but it is supposed
to ha.ve been the result of difficulties
which have existed between father and
son for some time.
The two men are reported to have
had a quarrel several nights ago , when
the father , it is alleged , was compelled
to resort to violence to restrain his
son. Young Hargis , it is said , has been
drinking heavily of late. lie came
into the store late Thursday afternoon
and was apparently under the influence
of liquor. Judge Hargis , it is said ,
spoke to his son about his drinking and
a quarrel resulted. Father and son
stepped behind a counter in the store ,
when the son , after only a few minutes *
conversation , drew a revolver and fired
five shots. Four took effect , the noted
mountain character falling dead.
BIG FIRE IX PEORIA.
Half a Million Dollars * Worth of Prop ,
erty Consumed.
Fire Thursday swept one whole
block on South Adams street , Peoria ,
111. , in the principal business portion
Of the city , laid low one four-story ,
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one three-story , and a half dozen two-
story buildings , and left a loss of $500.-
000. The fire started in the front of
the "Watson building , a four-story
structure , occupied by the J. Me A dams
company , tailors ; Columbia Phonograph
graph company , and the TV. TV. Kimball -
ball Piano company. Every available
fire apparatus in the city was brought
into play , but the flames were fanned-
from the rear by a stiff breexe. The
Schleicher building , all three floors of
which were occupied by Schleicher &
Sons , furniture dealers , was the next
building to catch fire.
In quick succession the Home Sav
ings bank Mentor , Rosenbloom ifc
Co.'s department store : Troop G. First
Illinois cavalry , armory , and E. A.
Strauss , wholesale and retail cigar
dealer , were in the path of the flames.
The flames extended half way across
the street to the Grand hotel , a four-
story building- , and the guests were
awakened and left their rooms prepar
atory to leaving the building should
the necessity arise.
THE SHOXTS NOT SMUGGLERS.
No Further Action Will Follow Raid
of Customs Inspectors.
The treasury department , it was
learned Thursday , will take no further
action following a raid by customs inspectors
specters on the home of Theodore P.
Shonts for alleged undeclared gowns
imported from Europe by Mrs. Shonts
and her daughter , Theodora , who is to
marry Due de Chaulnes Feb. 15.
Shonts is said to have satisfied both
the president and Secretary Cortelyou
that there is no cause for the con
fiscation of the gowns on the charge
of smuggling.
It is said on high authority that the
case will be dropped.
HIT BURGLAR WITH SLIPPER.
Miss Coy Found Intruder in Her Room
and Put Him to Flight.
Miss Jean E. Coy , of Pittsburg , Pa. ,
is the heroine of the north side. Wed
nesday night Miss Coy tackled a bur
glar whom she found in her room ,
attacking him with a French heeled
slipper in each hand. She slammed
one with her left hand in his face , hit
ting him in the eye , and then beat him
with the other , using it as a billy.
There was evidence that the plucky
woman had drawn blood from the face
of the burglar , and the police are
now looking for a man who has the
imprint of a French heel on his face.
Five Firemen Injured.
Five firemen injured and a loss of
$120,000 was the result of a fire in
the rooms of the Racine club , at Ra
cine , TVis. , Thursday. John Stripple
was injured on the legs and Charles
Jenista severely bruised. The fire
was caused by a defective electric
wire.
Attempts Suicide During Trial.
The trial of Matteo Parloene at
Rochester , N. Y. . charged with the
murder of his 2-year-old child , was
halted Thursday because Parloenn
during the process tried to commit sui
cide by cutting his throat with a razor.
He will probably die.
Leaps from Sixth Floor.
During a fire that destroyed an
eight-family apartment house on the
northwest corner of West Seventeenth
street and Columbus avenue , in Xew
York , Thursday , Margaret Landon , 21
years old , jumped from a sixth story
window and was instantly killed.
Trial of the South Dakota.
The new armored cruiser South Da
kota will have her first government
trial trip Feb. 25. By the time the
battleship fleet arrives at San Francis
co it is expected the South Dakota will
be in commission.
Lynching in Florid ; ? .
Jack Long , accused of murdering
John Sapp. was taken from the jai :
at Xewbury , Fla. . Wednesday ni ht
ar.tl lynched l'-y a IT.O'J of 2CC ; : ; e : : .
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LAW IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Judge Travis , at Platlsmouth. Hands
Down Important Decision.
In chambers court at Plattsmouth
Thursday District Judge H. D. Travis
handed down his decision in the case
of the state of Xebraska against Dr. A.
P. Barne ? . of that city , in which he
was given a trial on the charge of be
ing engaged in the practice of veteri
nary surgery , veterinary medicine and
veterinary dentistry without first hav
ing obtained a certificate or li
cense from the state board of examin
er ; ; or the state board of veterinary
medicine authorizing him to practice
in this state , and unlawfully assuming
and us-'ing the title of "Veterinary Sur
geon , " which title so assumed and used
by him is analogous to the title "Veter
inarian , " contrary to the statute.
In his answer Dr. Barnes alleged
that chapter 97 of the Session Laws of
> lPOr was null and void , and that the
act was unconstitutional , because it
was glass legislation , in that it created
two classes uf veterinarian practition
ers , and that it deprived him of hH
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vested rights without due process of
law.
The court reviewed the evidencT and
citations at length and closed by de
ciding that the veterinary lav ? was
unconstitutional and Dr. Barnes was
released. This is to be made a test
case and will be taken to the supreme
court.
DR. IIILLHORST AT5VICIDK.
Deposed Presbyterian Minister Dies in
Lincoln Insane Asylum.
Dr. Carl Hillhorst , a former minis
ter of the Presbyterian faith , who was
expelled from church on the ground
that he preached heresies , died Thurs
day evening- the state hospital for
insane as a result of exposure and in
juries sustained some hours earlier
when he attempted to drown himself
in a creek near 'he asylum. Dr. Hill
horst. who voluntarily entered the
asylum ten days ago , was allowed to
take walks over the country surround
ing the institution. Thursday , accom
panied by an attendant , and one or
t\vo other patients , he started for a
stroll. Their walk took them along
side the creek nnd Dr. Hillhorst. before
he could be restrained , plunged into
the stream. The water was only three
feet deep , and those accompanying him
dragged him out , but he broke away
and again threw himself into the wa
ter. This was repeated two or three-
times , until he was exhausted , when
he was carried to the hospital , but he
died four hours afterward. He was a
practicing physician , highly regarded.
He leaves a family.
POXCA FIRM FAILS.
Judge Munger Apixrint.s Receiver on
Petition of Creditors.
Judge Munger , of Omaha , has ap
pointed Patrick J. McCabe , of Ponca ,
receiver for Draga Bros. , who have
been operating a general merchandise
store in that town. Creditors of the
Dragas. , among whom are the Mystic
Milling company and the Higman Shoe
company , of Sioux City , and Wyman ,
Partridge & Co. , of Minneapolis , in
their petition declare that the con
cern has converted its property into
the hands of preferred creditors , and
the court is asked to set aside these
transfers and declare the firm bank
rupt.
rupt.The
The claims of the Sioux City firms
aggregate $1.500 and that of Wyman.
Partridge & Co. , $1.000.
MICKEY FATALLY ILL.
Xo Hope for the Recovery of the For
mer Governor.
A Lincoln dispatch says : The condi
tion of former Gov. John II. Mickey ,
who since his retirement from the ex
ecutive office has been seriously ill at
his home in Osceola. shows no im
provement , and some of his physicians
say there is no hope for his recovery.
Dr. J. L. Greene , who was the gov
ernor's physician at Lincoln , but who is
now superintendent of a state hospital
at Kankakee. 111. , was summoned to
Osceola to see Mr. Mickey. He said the
ailment was necessarily chronic and
progressive and that recovery can
hardly be expected.
Deep Well to Go Deeper.
The sinking of the deep well at Xe
braska City struck a snag because 01'
the money running short. A meeting
of the directors was held Tuesday
evening and a committee was appoint
ed to raise more money , and put the
well down at least 500 feet farther.
This committee ' . \as out and met with
good success. It is the belief of .th _ *
contractors that oil or gas will be
struck at the depth of 1.500 feet. The
boring will be continued as the well is
now dry ; : : nt the remainder 01' the
work can soon be finished.
Neuros-i ! Race Meetings.
Members ot the Xebraska Speed as
sociation met at Omaha for the pur
pose of reconsidering the action re
garding dates and classes taken at the
meeting held in Lincoln Jan. 10. The
following dates were agreed on : TVy-
* nore , June 1" , 18 , 19 : iBeatrice. June
24 , 25 , 26 ; Tecumseh , July 2. 3. 4 : Au
burn , July 8. 9. 10 : Tekamah , July 15 ,
16 , 17 ; Fremont. July 22 , 23 , 24 : Co
lumbus. July 29 , 30. 31 ; Grand Island.
August 5 , 6 , 7.
Hartington Firm Assigns.
The Racket store , at Hartington ,
owned and operated for the last twelve
years by Sam Wilder , with an appar
ently growing and profitable business ,
was Wednesday turned over to a trus
tee to be disposed of for the benefit
of creditors.
Change in School Superintendents.
E. X. Gibson , of Centerville , la. , has
been elected superintendent of the
Hastings school ? , to succeed J. D.
French , who has served eight years.
Ills sfl.vy will l-onir. at ? 1,7 ( " ) ; -o.r. ; .
POISOXl'D CAXDY FOUND.
Confection Believed to Have Been
Placed by Domestic.
Suspected of leaving poisoned cand >
where it could be eaten by the young
children or the wife of Jesse E. Wright.
3111 Leavenworth street. Omaha ,
Pearle Farrell , age IS. is held at the
county jail charged with being a sus
picious character.
A chemist who examined the candy
for M.r. and Mrs. Wright declares that
it contained arsenic , but it is a matter
of mystery at the Wright home where
the confectionery came from and the
Wrights are at a loss to know why
their domestic should leave poisoned
candy in their home.
Poisoned chocolate creams were
found on the refrigerator in the back
shed by Mrs. Wright last Wednesday
morning.
Pearle Farrell heard Mrs. Wright
and the milkman talking and asking
what \vas the matter , advised having
the candy examined. Mrs. Wright had
not thought of that , but acting on the
advice of the maid gave one piece tea
a chemist , who rooms at the Wright
home , and he made the analysis.
Saturday afternoon he told Mrs.
Wright it was poisoned , but withhold
ing the information from the girl. Mrs.
Wright told her they could eat the
candy now , and held out to her two
pieces of wholesame candy exact coun
terparts of the poisoned confections ,
telling her to eat one and she would
eat the other. The girl obstinately re
fused to eat and begged Mrs. Wright
not to eat , and at the supper table en
deavored to enlist Mr. Wright on her
side , asking him not to let Mrs. Wright
mak her eat the candy.
On account of the girl first suggest
ing that the candy might be poisoned
and then later refusing to eat whole
some candy which looked like it , Mrs.
Wright felt she was more responsible
for it being left there than anyone else ,
and not wanting her to stay in her
home another night , telephoned the
matron of the detention home to come
and get the girl.
SUES FOR SHARK OF FORTUNE.
Nebraska Horseman Defendant hi
Sensational Suit Filed at Lincoln
Mrs. Valeria TV. Allenspach has
brought suit in the courts at Lincoln
to sustain her claim to being the com
mon law wife of Mark M. Coad , a
near millionaire of Fremont. Coad is
known all over the west as a horse
man. Mrs. Allenspach says that Coad
wooed her when she was still married ,
helped her get a divorce from her hus
band , and would have married her at
once if her father had not objected.
After the hitter's death Coad visited
her. He said :
"Will you be my wife and stick to
me by thick and thin ? "
That is all the ceremony the woman
says was ever performed , and upon
that and their cohabitation for il > ree
years she bases her claim to a portion
of his $800.000 estate. She has a big
bundle of letters she says will prove
interesting reading. Coad is over 7 ?
years of age.
Til AMI'S ROB FARM HOUSE.
Arrested Shortly After by Chief ol
Police at Fremont.
Frank Asburg. Leo Peters and
Frank Peters , a trio of tramps , broke
into the residence of Swan Xelson near
I'ehling Sunday during the absence of
the family and besides fretting several
square meals , took along with them
Mr. Xelson's overcoat , a couple of ra
zors and the contents of the baby's
bank consisting of about S5. Chief
; of Police Peterson arrested the men
' about as soon as they arrived in Fre
mont and they acknowledged that the
pocket full of pennies and nickels came
I from the Xelson farm house. Xelson
also identified the parties as men
whom he saw near his place just as he
was returning home.
Objects to Pre--\s Rates.
Alleging that the newspapers are al
lowed special rates for press dispatch
es. TV. A. Myers , of Alma , Tuesday
filed a complaint with the railway
commission and demanded a public
hearing. The commission will set a
date for an investigation. Myers de
clares the newspaper ? , under the Xe-
braska law. must pay the same rates
as business men and farmers.
Receiver for Gas Plant.
T-I. G. Leigh , of Xebraska City , was
Saturday appointed receiver for the
Xebraska City GasLight company , of
Xebraska City. Judge Munger , of the
federal court , taking action on the
application of the Illinois Savings and
Trust company , of Chicago , and Mrs.
Evelyn Bird , of Xebraska City , the
principal creditors. The liabilities
amount to $50,000.
Xebraslca Swindler Caught.
W. G. Whitaker , 40 years old. a
salesman , who said his residence was
in Etangton. was arrested at Dayton ,
O. , by the detectives and a deputy
United States marshal , charged with
using the United StMes mails for
fraudulent purposes. He was taken to
Springfield , O. His forte is the recov
ery of "ancestral fortunes. "
Child Fell Down Stairs : Dead.
Tripping on a piece of carpet the
2-year-old child of Kd Connelley , of
Lindsey , pitched headlong down stairs ,
striking on- the back of a chair , run
ning one of the rungs into its eye. It
is believed that the brain was pene
trated , as the child did not regair
consciousness.
Protest Against Ga Hne Car.
A petition is being circulated by
Xorfolk traveling men asking that the
motor car be taken off the Bonesteel
branch and that a passenger or freight
train be put on in its place.
Too Many Wives ?
A dispatch from Columbus says :
William Cobbinson is obliged to come
into court for having more wives than
the law allows. It is alleged he has
had a couple of wives for more than
three years. He waived examination
and vias bound over in the sum of
$500. He is in the county jail.
Xorfolk Wants Place hi First Class.
The petition for the annexation cf
contiguous territory to make Xorfolk
a city ff S.ooft pcv-pio has been filed by
The 5--tato raMway
ordered the lii on Inland : a"
construct a depot at I'nivei - ' . ;
and install an agent. The r. . ' . .ves
the railroad company unti.r - I tO'
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construct the station , and i r , v : - the *
plans and specification ? ir.u. ' - ! n 11& !
with the commission by April ' The/ /
depot is to contain 50 J ! < > * ' ' ! -or1
space. As a preliminary to i' : letf
' . . -ist-
rommissionorClarkc wr. te a -
ive brief answering all ' i
raised by tlu- defendant ri. ' . " . .
pany. which challenged ti : - :
the eomniK'-ie.p. to make sue' : , : '
but holding il--M the commi- . ild
do only whet the logi-Isture .
provided it could do. Mr. ! i-
in his opinion that the comir - . . .leho
rived its pouors from the l"'i . - ho *
idopted the oonstitntion.il a.t. i.t "tit
and that the legislature had " i . \.er
only to rrjculatf the piMCe'r- . then -
commission in conducting h > - , n < l
proceedings. He quotes 1'ro.i.
of courts to upheld nis cor.- " ' that
even without legislative ! i the
commission ot.uld act un l- . au
thority granted by the c.Mitti-- . .md.
until the court4- hold nt'.1 the-
commission ccp cts tr > act : ? ! > *
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The state i nil way comis :
not yet issued n formal an * % the
creamery men who some lin -.sk-
ed for a rohearintj on its r-
in the service case and a 1:1
of i hat order. The croan
the commie-ion to compel L ! * . ads-
to give receipts for empty ' . : . i itirn-
ed. When tiltcommission. : - : ! its
orders regarding the rate f- . - . ing-
cream nothing was si'id a ! > . ---ipts
for cans. Commissioner C"t"v !
ever , filtd an opinion njre ' ' : " : the-
majority opinion insofar a.- : ' -ted
to rates , but ho deeded thwt " -ip-
pei's wore ontitlo'J to roci-ij : f : the
empty cans snipped. lie h . ! c the
fact that in the part cu ; ' ' been ,
shipped ai the risk of the . - -as
no reason why the shiprr.iuldL
not be niaiie in a bnsine-sslikr- - < > wr
and that the owner.s of the ' - vore
entitled to the rooeipt.s in u : . ' . > be-
able to plaoo responsibility . ars-
were rnissent r lost. Th- ' . . two-
commissioners , however , i -t" . . ! to-
agree tii \ln \ * opinion : . ' - far
they have not changed thv ; - r.'ii..s. "
The monthly report of ? * > T eas-
urer Brian for the month . ; " senary
shows total receipts of S' I . > s.47 ;
payments , $ ! )11.3DD.S1 ) ; baa ! . * ; S-
40K.S2. In the educational ; " ' "lere-
is a total of $2 4.)10.G ! ) : ; . TI : ! naces-
in the educational funds and . . . . . ; mks
are large nt this time own ; > the-
fact that the $21C . ! . ' ( 0 wortlt i.ftate
bonds purchased not lonK > s'i'vero
to have been delivered the li"f this-
\veek. but the parties fn ti : \ horn ,
these bonds \\ere purchased ji _ ' only
delivered ? i.HOO. : : leaving . - ' , .000
which will have t < be tnk * * - of"
within a few day * : , and thes' : i. - - bal
ances in lho C' funds and iv - city
banks will bo depleted upon : ' . ( .oliv-
ery of these bonds. The ito : . . : ' .5-14-
: { 7'J.40 unwritten receipts N nnt y re
ceived from county treasurerTmliT
settlement. The money \va c.\.t . 'ited
in the banks pending the ch-v-'it u up *
of the reports by the auditor The-
report shows the state de > ' . -.wins
interest is now SI.02:5.80.M : : .
* t- *
The bilN for water fur-I.-n- ! . : . y the-
city of Lincoln to the ctatK ' . \ M-sity
and the university farm f-r . . i..Ieti-
nite period have been fileu . : h tht-
auditor. Covering a jier- : t not
more than three months f i ' stain ,
departments the bilis atnoui 1 to
Sn47..G ; for six months f > r " de-
partments. 7r 1.4S. and i--r iine
months period tlu-re wa i of
50.21. The total amount - t $1.-
IDS05. The largest item u ufor
5212.74 for ISU.IOO galli ; : . - - ' r th&
boilers. One item read tha ; ' . v M eter
was dead and the avera- two
years. $ f 0. was inserted . . -.f bill ,
Whether the S50 was for Ei. r. : nths o *
six minutes was not set 'out.
- > *
Deputy Labor Commis > : i '
John J. Ryder will visit t. : \ - > riou&
labor organizations in ' -rn.ti . an < 5
Lincoln and solicit their i - 5
in gathering statistics i.f a.u :
gestive of the name of th.-- - > : ! . i. He
will urge the various un i- < give
him information rejrardinr ; T.--i'- r..ii < j
workmen , rent they how
homes owned by member- : '
expenses of a family , beTic--- -id to
sick members. insuranc n. ; -rge-
ments , rules governing a { > i > - -Titi'- . - . - anfii
i-ther information which the * : rion
have or can secure. The v/ork of poth
ering agricultural statistics I.svei , un
der way.
The Xebraska state ban' ! I.-i < -tv.l at
Creighton , is anxious to b- o-'if-'ally
rr-cognized as the official .s'rt > band.
To get this recognition a.tt'r ' was
sent to the governor signed i-y jrir'ier-
ous business men. who sa.l i.i i.'ttri >
for the official recognition of thi > ; .nd
it would be willing to play DM ! > rate-
occasions without pay or ercpo i < e to
the state. The governor ha.- . .t yet
had time to consider the matter
* * *
The car shipments reported in tha
railway commission for July. Anr-ust , .
September and October show th. t the
railroads of Xebraska during these
four months shipped a total < ? I4.f 16-
600 bushels of wheat , 20.19is.fiot > Bush
els of corn. 7.444,000 buslu-H , , r.ats -
aid other grain products. Th > o ? tala
.are based on the number of cur * ship
ped.
* * *
Thomas McGuigan , sentei.ce-f ! t-i tha
penitentiary for sixteen years f * > r the-
murder of a man named Mu--y : at
Omaha : George Britt. tit * n--r.y
v/ho defended him. and Judg-- - . S.
'Satelle , before vv-hom the ta- = * . - -.vas
tried , appeared before Gov. tfhe-
and made a plea to have the si
sentence commuted. McGuiffan w :
his time commuted to ten years , v. ! : 'ir
\vith his good time allowance , \viii se
cure his r'.kohL ; r.i : r. : ' . '