THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
VAJDENTLNTE , NEI5.
J. M. KIOE , - - - - Publisher.
OFFICERS NAB MORSE
ACTUAL ARREST A HITTER SHIN
PRISE FOR FIXAXCIER.
Indictment of the. Hanker is IJascd on
Manipulation of a Xote Given by
Former Chief Justice , and letter
Says There's Xo Cause of Action.
Charles W. Morse , of New York ,
Jinancjer and promoter of many large
combinations , including the so-called
"ice trust" and : i merger of nearly all
of the coastwise steamship lines , re
turned Sunday from his brief trip to
Kurope , was arrested in his state room
when the steamer Etruria , reached
quarantine in the lower bay. hold in
custody until the ship was docked and
was then whirled away in an automo
bile to the home of Justice Victor
Dowling. of the supreme court , where
lie gave bonds in the sum of $20,000 to
answer to two indictments charging
grand larceny and involving the sum
of $100.000. Mr. Morse was released
and wont immediately to his Fifth ave
nue homo , whore Sunday night he gave
out a statement assorting his inno
cence and asking the public to suspend
judgment until ho has the opportunity
of facing his accusers in court.
He denied that his trip to Europe
was a flight. Ho said ho had gone to
Kurope to sell stock in a large inter
est and to secure a fortnight's ro.--t.
JSoth purposes were spoiled by the
publication of reports that he was a
fugitive from justice , he declared.
Mr. Morse had received word bv
-wireless telegraphy that two indict
ments had been found against him.
but ho did not know he was to suffer
physical arrest. The appearance of
throe detectives from District Attorney
Jerome's office at his stateroom door
took him completely by surprise.
HITS SWEATSHOP EVIL.
i > rie. , t Tells Startling Story of Condi
tions in London.
Father Bernard Vaughan. brother
of the late Cardinal Vaughan. preach
ed in the Jesuit church at London Sun
day and during the course of a power
ful plea in behalf of the bill which will
come before the house this week
against "sweat shops" gave graphic
illustration of the manner in which
the poor workers in the east end of
London are compelled to live. In a
small room , ho said , that ought to be
occupied by jio more than two persons ,
shore were twelve machines working
all day and late in the evening. Then
the machines were removed and straw-
mattresses laid on the fioor men being
admitted to sleep. At 2:30 o'clock in
the morning these men were turned
into the streets and the room relet to
another set of sleepers , who were also
driven out at 0 : ' > 0 o'clock a. m. , on
the return of the machine workers.
RUSSIA STIRS III * SWEDES.
C/ar Seeks to Violate Agreement as to
Xaval Stations.
'Hie relation between Sweden and
Russia are decidedly strained at pres
ent. The tension has arisen because
"Russia insists upon being1 released |
from the agreement made when Swe
den surrendered to Finland that no
naval stations or fortifications should j ;
bo established on the Finnish shores j
adjacent to Sweden. The part taken | j
by Russia in the Norwegian integrity j i
treaty and her present attitude on the
lialtic closed sea question also have
greatly irritated Sweden.
War is feared in Sweden , because
Russia for some time past has been
preparing to establish a naval station
on the western shores of Aland island ,
which is twenty-five miles from the
Swedish coast and only a few hour1/
by steamer to Stockholm.
To Test "Jim Crow" Law.
Suit was filed in the United States
.circuit court at Guthrio. Okla. . Sat
urday asking for an injunction against
the railroad companies to restrain
them from carrying into effect the
"Jim Crow" law. The petition states
that it is in violation of the enabling-
act.
Eleven of Ship's Crew Lost.
Tt develops that eleven men we.-e
lost in the wreck of the ship Emily
Reed , which wont ashore near the Nel-
iham'river , Oregon , Friday. First re
ports said that ten men were lost.
Capt. Keissle went to the scene of the
wreck Saturday to ascertain if any of
the cargo can be saved.
CaJdwell Removed to Asylum.
Adjudged a paranoias , Robert R.
Cal dwell , who attained international
t .notoriety through his testimony in the
Druce case in London , Eng. , where he
has boon wanted since on .a charge of
perjury , was removed Sunday from
, Jiis home in Staten Island to the insane
iisyluni on Ward's island.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock-market follow : Top
teeves , $5.00. Top hogs , $4.25
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ircix ix WINDSTORM.
Tornado Wrecks Southern Villages ,
Killing Many.
Tyler , Tex. , was swept by the most
disastrous tornado in its history Fri
day morning about 4 o'clock. Coming
up from the southwest , the storm
swept over the main residence portion
of the city , leaving a trail of death
and devastation.
The known dead in Tyler at an ear
ly hour numbered four C. A. Francis ,
agent of the Dallas News , and wife
and child about 1 year old , and an
aid negro named Mose Lee. Francis
was about 2S years old. His body was
found 100 yards from his wrecked
home , and the body of his child was
found in the street. Mrs. Francis was
in the wreckage in the building.
Six seriously injured had been re
ported at noon Friday. They are Irwin -
win Franklin , Mrs. Franklin and four
Franklin children. One of the child
ren is expected to dip. They were
caught in the wreckage of their home.
It is expected that the death list in
Tyler will reach twelve and the num
ber of injured will aggregate two score
or more. Twelve buildings were wreck
ed , and in the confusion which exists
it is difficult to compile an accurate
list of the casualties.
DEATH IX PRACTICAL JOKE.
One Man Killed and Five Injured lit
Belle Fourelie.
"Just for fun" Charles Lavezzi , em
ployed on the government irrigation
project near Belle Fourche , S. D. ,
threw a dynamite cap into a bonfire
around which were seated six men.
The explosion set off H'5 sticks of dy
namite which were being thawed
nearby , instantly killing .7. R. Cullis ,
a teamster , and injuring all of the
others , including Lavezxi , who may
lose both sight and hearing.
The government engineers secured
the aid of ranchers , who hauled the in
jured to the hospital at Belle Fourche
in wagons.
FREIGHT THIEVES CAUGHT.
Thousands of Dollars' Worth of Good *
Recovered in St. Louis.
Ten men were arrested and thou
sands of dollars' worth of property ,
much of which was identified as hav
ing been stolen from freight cars , was
confiscated In a raid Friday night by
two patrolmen and a sergeant on
Xorth Sixth street , St. Louis. Mo. The
men were trapped before they had
time to draw weapons. Specific charges
have been made against two of those
captured , while the others are beint ;
held on charges of idling until the rap
tured loot is examined.
ACCUSE XEGHOES OF ARSOX.
/Hacks at Taft. Okla. . Said to Have
Burned Railway Station.
The Midland Valley Railroad com
pany's station at Taft. Okla. . a negro
community 7 miles from Muskogee ,
was Uurned Friday , and the railroad
authorities charge that the fire was
started by negroes who were embit
tered by the application of" the Jim
crow law. The station had just been
rebuilt with separate waiting rooms
for white people and negroes The
loss was $10,000. I
More Suffragists to Jail.
Mrs. Parkhurst , of London , a well
known leader of woman suffragists ,
and other delegates of the orgahixa-
tion , arrested Thursday when they at
tempted to make a demonstration in
the house of commons , all went to jail
Friday for a term of six weeks rather
than give sureties for their good be
havior.
Verdict Against Armour.
In the circuit court at Chicago
Judgment for $8,000 was rendered
against Armour & Co. in favor of Wa-
lenty Bunida , formerly a laborer in
their employ. Bunida accidentally
struck his wrist against a pickling
needle used for the injection of pre-
servative into hams. Blood poisoning
developed and Bunida lost his arm.
To Reduce Kansas Freight Rates.
The Kansas state board of railroad
commissioner.4 ; will issue its order for
a reduction and general change in
freight rates. The order is to go into
effect on April 1. The railroad did
not contest the order before the board ,
but will , it is understood , fight it in
the courts.
Schlcy to Sneak at Aberdeen. S. D.
A Washington special says : Ad
miral Schley , of Santiago fame , has
accepted an invitation to deliver an
address before the Scottish Rite bodies
of Masonry at Tankton. 8. D. . the
first week in May. An invitation was
also extended to him to visit Aberdeen
for a similar purpose.
Auto Racers Stall in Snow.
The Thomas , American ; Dion ,
French , and Zuest. Italian , cars of the
New York to Paris race , passed
through Canastota , N. Y. , Friday at
1 o'clock Friday evening. Soon after
they became stalled in a snowdrift
and returned to Canastota to spend the
night.
Police Dog- Wins Show Prize.
Jesse of Kent , one of the dogs im
ported by the New York police depart
ment for use in police work , won a
special prize at the dog show in Madi
son Spare garden. New York , Friday.
West Alrginiu Defeats Prohibition.
At Charleston , W. Va. , the proposed
constitutional amendment to prohibit
manufacture and sale of liquor , which
passed the house , was Friday defeated [
in the senate ;
SUES EA'PRESS LINES.
Government Alleges. Violation of I't.s-
tal Laws ? .
Violation of the postal laws by car
rying first class mail matter w-is
charged against the American Express
company in a suit filed in the Lnited
States district couit at Cincinnati , O. .
Thursday by District Attorney . ' : " -
Pherson.
This suit was the first gun 'ireil in
a campaign which the ; : : vernment
proposes to wage against common
carriers for canying firn i-lass mail
matter contraiy to law. In the in
formation which Attorney McPherson
filed he alleges that the American
Express company on Jan. < ] carried a
letter from Belton. Tex. , to Cincinnati.
The letter was from Mrs. Will "Brown ,
of Belton , and in it she ordered from
a glove company twelve pairs of gloves
and enclosed an express money order
for $ 2.41 in payment.
Attorney McPherson claims that the
letter did not relate to the business
of the express company and that the
envelope did not boar a postage stamp ,
as required by lau. The penalty for
violation of this provision of the fed
eral statutes is SI 00.
Col. Holmes , postoffice inspeetoH"n
charge , said :
"The government is very jealous of
its rights to carry the mails , and in
sists on it always. When public car
riers carry letters not bearing postage
stamps and not pertaining to the busi
ness of the carrier they are prevent
ing the government from deriving rev
enue for the sale of stamps.
"About four or live years ago thp
government waned war against car
riers for such an offense. It is the
opinion of the government officials
that common currier- are becoming
too lax in reference to eariying mail
matter not properly stamped and that
prosecution of a few eases is necessary
to bring to their attention the fact th..f
they are violating the law. "
CALIFORMA PIPE 1 > RE\.M.
. .lapsvith Cannon Seen on HI nil's Near
Santa .Monica
On an unfrequented bluff which
marks the northern limit of Santa
.Monica bay , Cal. . a party of PVPII Jap
anese , with a small canon in their
possession , have for several days past ,
it is reported , engaged in experiments
that have aroused the suspicions of
the settlers.-as it is proMimed that a
portion of the Ameriean battleship
tlcet will spend several days in the bay.
The Japanese have been engaged in
making maps of the cliffs along the
bay. and a small pivot gun. mounted
on a cliff 1S5 feet above the sea. was
fired first in one direction and then in
another. There is not even n th.'oiy
as to the purposes of tin : party.
IJIG OHIO FIRM FAILS.
Implement Makers are in Handof
Receivers.
P. P. Mast & Co. agiieultural im
plement mariufactuieis , of Springfield.
O. , were Wednesday placed in the
hands of receivers by an action begun
in the United States ciicuil court. The
receivers were directed to continue
the business of the company , but to
wind it up as speedily n > possible. The
assets are given as $1.000.000. and -the
indebtedness $400,000. The financial
stringency is given as the reason for
the receivership , the company's attor
ney declaring the linn will be able to
pay all of its debts as soon as money
becomes easier.
JAP SOLON'S IX A RIOT.
Stormy Scene in the House of Repre
sentatives.
After an exciting debate lasting six
hours , which developed into a riot on
the floor of the .Japanese house of rep
resentatives , the financial budget was
passed by a majority of 10 .
The speakers on both sides occupied
a long time and towards the last they
howled at the chair charges of favor
itism. The opposing members de
manding an apology , the chair sus
pended the session for half an hour
and upon resuming the chair apolo-
gixed handsomely to the opposition.
Inline About Women.
When the trial was resumed at Clin
ton. III. . Thursday of the ? : . ' .000.000
suit instituted by Richard Snell. to
break the will of his father. Col. Thos.
Sne.ll , more love letters written to the
aged millionaire were introduced in
evidence. It is said the purpose of the
reading of the letters is to ho\v Col ,
Snell was insane about women.
Fourteen Years for Adams.
George Adams , who while city mar
shal of Benton , 111. , killed John H.
Malone , a former city marshal , was
sentenced to fourteen years in the
penitentiary. The killing took place
last October and Adams pleaded that
Malone had been drinking and threat ,
ened his life.
Drops 1100 Feet : Unhurt.
John Grant , of New York , an un
employed ill-inter , jumped from the
Brooklyn bridge Thursday. Although
he landed among the ice cakes in the
river UOO feet below , he escaped with
only a few minor hurts. He is now
under arrest charged with attempted
suicide.
HrogGen. . Carroll Dead.
Brig. Gen. Henry Carroll. U. S. A. ,
retired , a veteran of the civil war and
the Spanish-American war. and an In
dian fighter , is dead at his home in
Colorado Springs , Colo. , after a brief
illness , aged 70 years.
Admiral Fletcher Dead.
Rear Admiral Montgomery Fletcher ,
a retired chief engineer in the navy ,
died at his residence in Washington ,
D. C. , Thursday.
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SOLDIERS KEEP THE MONEY.
Judge at Grand Mnnd Decide Against
State Heard.
Judges Haima. and Paul , in the < li-
trict court at Grand I 'ai-d \\"edw'--f ; > y
overruled the demurrer filed 1-y the
state to the petition of K. P. How ell.
of the soldiers' and sailors * home , re
straining the state beard from : ; it > -
fpring in any way with t'i.- p < - - > --i - :
of the members of the two 'ion-.es i.i
this state. In the absence of ay rep
resentative of the state board , .in ex
ception was filed for them , both judges
further concurring , and it was indicat
ed that time would be given them to
indicate if they desired to stand on
the demurrer , or have further hearing.
The allegations in the petition were
sustained and the injunction remains ,
preventing the -'late board from cany-
ing out the order to take part of the
pension moneys of all receiingover
$11. per month , and also restraining
the commandants of the Grand Island
and Milford homes from interfering
in any way with the members thereof ,
owing to non-compliance with the < : rv-
joined rule.
It is expected that the ; -tate ! jrvar l
will immediately appeal the cisrfrom
the district to the supreme court.
FARMER CLAIMS HIIS DEAD.
Year After Rite of Hog He Insists Fn-
lliieiice of Infection is Active.
About a year ago George Tyson , a
well-to-do farmer living about five
miles south of Herman , was bitten by
a dog on the hand. Afterward the
dog wont mad and Mr. Tyson came to
Dr. Clarke in Herman , who advised
him to go to Chicago and take treat
ment. He started to do this and got
as far as Omaha and consulted anoth
er doctor , who told him ho did not
think the injury would amount to
much. Tyson took this view and did
nothing further about it.
Recently he was taken very sick ,
frothing a1 the mouth and became
afraid of water. Ho has not e.-itoM
anything since last Wednesday night
and will not touch a drop of water and
if anyone mentions water in his pres
ence ho falls in a fit. Dr. cjarke say-
he thinks the main has thought about
the injury so much and was so sure
that he would have trouble from the
bite that it has deranged his mind un
til he now has some of the symptoms
of hydrophobia. Dr. Clarke tries t- >
make him think that h- will h.- .til
right in a few days , but Tyson will not
listen to the physician.
DEATH OF CHARLES W. I'EIRCE.
One of Otoo County's lvir'ir f Pioneers
Passes Away.
A Nebraska City speci.il > ays : Coun
ty Surveyor Charles W. Pierce , th
earliest pioneer in this portion ef the
country , died Sunday morning at his
TOOTHS in the 15. & M. hou. < ? . He had
been in poor health , gradually growing
weaker , and a few weeks ago was at
tacked with bronchial troubles , which
developed into what is called "old
folk's pneumonia. " which was- MU
CH use of his death.
Te funeral was held from the r l-
denee of his sister-in-lau. Mrs. Rich
ard Shannon , and the pallbearers were
from among the county officials.
The history of Mr. Pierce is insep
arably connected with that of Nebra.
ka City one cannot be written with
out the other. Mr. Pierce \\as born in
York City. Feb.'I , ISL'S.
HARXETT WILL RE ARRjs TEI > .
Kouth "Sioux City Man Must Explain
Acts at Time of Fire.
The funerals of Edward Streeter and
Albert Albertson. who lost their lives
in the fire at South Sioux City Friday
night , were held at Dakota City. Offi
cers were unable to locate Albertson's-
relatives. Dakota county officials are
now convinced that the fire was of in-
eendiaiy origin , and the arrest of Jack
Harnett and of Mrs. Doily Harnett.
who was seriously injured in the fire ,
is expected. His wife charges him
with the crime. Coroner Sawyer has
learned that a half an hour before th -
fire Harnett was in a nearby saloon ,
and in view of threats he is known to
have made he will he held. HarnoM
is thought to be in Sioux City. la. . Inn
the police have been unable to locate
him.
WAYXE MEX OX TRIAL.
Three Councihncn Arraigned Before
Governor on Serious Charge.
Three councilmen of Wayne were on
trial Thursday before Oov. Sheldon.
They are accused by the Anti-Saloon
league of derelicts. n of l"ty. Tt is as
serted that a saloonkt eper was con
victed and the three councilmen re
fused to cancel his license.
The hearing is beiny conducted un
der the Sacket lau. which commands
the governor to M-yn.iye i'rom oflice .ill
officials who neglect or refuse to do
heir duty.
Keniplin Founl : Guilty of Robbery.
William Kemplin. held on a charge
of entering and robbing the Oshkosh
drug store at Oshkosh on the night of
Sept. 27 , 1907. pleaded guilty at Chap-
pell Tuesday before County Attorney
L. O. Pfeffer. The goods , which con
sisted of watches , chains , rings , brace
lets and other jewelry , was valued at
$ r f 0. The sentence has not yet been
jiven.
Xorth Platte's Good Shouing.
The annual report of the commis
sioner of the general land office for the
gscal year ending June HO. 1007. was
received at the Tinted State- : land of
fice in that city Tuesday. The land
office at North Plattc makes the best
showing of any within the Ft.ite.
Farmer Found Dead in Home.
Heinrich Albreeht. a prominent i
German farmer living near .
i
was found dead on the floor of his \ j
home. Death was due to a ruptured j '
blood vessel. He was 03 years of age
and leaves a widow C".rl four ehi'.dr * * " .
POLICE UIM > t-J'OLl'N GOODS.
Loot from Mail I5ote > Found in Room
of .Joe Jones at ? ehra ka City.
The police , accompanied by a postal
official , searched the home of Joe
Jones , the colored man arrested at
Nebraska City on the charge of rob
bing mail sacks at the Missouri Pacific
depot found a. leather pocketbook
which had been taken from the Sev
enth s-fec't mail box when it was brok
en open and robbed that night and all
of the mail taken out. and after being
ripped open was returned to the boxes.
Among the letters were daily reports
of insurance agencies and express
: jge.t .
The pcckotbook recovered had been
n-.aHed by L. Wossel's Sons X Co. . and
pver.i ! of the clerks identified it be
cause I' was broken atirl h.vl been sent
for ropirSome rate coins were also -
so found .vhich had boon taken from
Allen's : -eroml-lw.nd store , where they
were on exhibition , early in Decem
ber. They were secured by breaking
open a v. iwlow.
It is : -o\\ claimed that the prisoner
entered the book store of W. SHyer ,
We-sel's annex aiul Johnson Bros. ' gro
cery store. At each place the burglar
took only cash and secured something
like $100 in all. lie refrained from
taking any goods. Jones has been
there tv < > years and the police claim
committ-tl u number of burglaries
during that time. He was taken to
Omaha by a deputy United Stales mar
shal. He refused to say a word re
garding the thefts even after being
c-Mifronted with the goods and the
evidence.
REXE\VS FFGHT FOR CHURCH.
Fa Slier .Murphy Case Again in the Xe-
bia.-ka Supreme Court.
Father William Murphy , who for a
number of years has been in litigation
with Hishop Thomas Bonacum. of the
Lincoln diocese , over his right to pre
side a-s a priest in the Catholic church ,
has appealed to the- supreme court
from a judgment of the district court
of Se-.vard county ousting him from the
parishes of Seward and Ulysses. Fath
er Murphy is still in possession of the
church property of the two towns and
the church trustees are his partisans ,
refusing to give up the keys to any
priest appointed by the bishop. Father
Murphy was long ago excommunicated
by Pishop Bonacum and the case has
twice been before the church authori
ties at Rome.
FOR/WIFE / DESERTIOX.
I-Yank Hroka\v. of Pliin\ie\v. is Under
Arrest.
Frank Rrokaw. a young- married
man. was taken to West Point Sunday
ove-in.-i iV sheriff Malchow to face a
chi'rgt of uife desertion. The arrest
was made in the country near the town
of Plaiii-.iew. The wife is the daugh
ter of Henry Sehlots. of West Point ,
and luts been in town for some weeks.
Proknw brought her to the town a
mi-'ith airo. rented a house , paying a
year's rent in advance , sent her some
chickens and a little money and then
hied himself back to Pierce county.
Fearing ho contemplated abandoning
her entirely the woman made the com
plaint \\hich resulted in his arrest.
.JUGGLING IS ALLEGED.
! * eli < ' > holder of Insurance Conipan >
File Charges.
Three poioyhod ! ! rs in the Guaran
tee Fund Life association , of Omaha ,
Tuesday afternoon charged that the
concern had not made a correct report
' . < > the state auditor and they filed a
demand for a hearing- . They assert
that no entrance fee is collected and
that the amount designed as collected
"rom riembership fees was transferred
- fund. de-
from the mm-tuaiy They -
itianil formal answer to the charges.
The three policyholders p.re II. S. Ste-
nhonson. M. ' * . Bacon and W. N. Bar
ton , of Lincoln.
r.RICKS PROVE TO HE BOGUS.
Pacific Express Company Admits It
Bit < > n the Old ( "ame.
The two gold bricks which were
f.und in the ruins of the Tobin build
ing at Sidney and last week sent to
t. Louis by Supei intendent George
'Jatferson. of the Pacific Express com-
> any. under the impression that these
.jold bricks were stolen in the robbery
> f the express office in March. 1SSO.
have been pronounced bogus. The
whole proceeding is now looked upon
is a huge joke and shows how gullible
the Pacific Express company was in
assuming that the o wore the stolen
bricks. The bunco men will probably
now feel justified in working a few
more suckers on their celebrated
yam P.
No Primary in Adams.
. \ t a mot-ting of the Republican
" > unty central committee at Hastings
recently it was decided to hold a coun
ty convention on Saturday. Feb. 9.
to elect delegates to the state conven
tion. There was a good attendance
u the meeting , and the matter of us-
! the primaly system at this time
. \as thf rouih'y discussed , but it was
iot tln.r. 'H advisable at this time.
Want- Sewerage System.
A pioposition to bond Hartingtor.
for the purpose of establishing a sew-
rage system will be submitted to the
voters at the coming city election in
April. At a special meotng of the city
council Arnold C. No&nig. an engineer
f Omaha , was given a contract to
make the preliminary survey and top-
graphica ! map upon which to base
the bond proposition.
< V.nniercSil Club Meeting- .
Proliminaiy announcements of the
fourth annual meeting' of the State
' ssociation of Commercial clubs , to be
'vl'l in Grand Island March IS and 19.
lave been sent out and promise a fine
for the annual convention.
The farm house occupied by Mrs.
Ierzber5 ; fine ! sor. southwest of Platts- |
moutX wr. ? cesryr > d l > y fire recently. |
r'-.zjettitr with all the furniture , house- j
' * - thins , while the '
Gov. Sheldon is going t. stop the-
"dope" habit at the state peniten
tiary. He is going to prevent pris
oners from securing morphine or other
drugs , even if he has to deny visit
ors admittance to the institution , in
cluding workers in the broom fac
tory. At his suggestion Dr. GrilBn ,
the. prison physician , has just made an.
investigation of the institution with
a view to finding out how many prisoners
" " His report
oners are "dope" users.
says the penitentiary is not a reforma
tory , but a "dope" house. He gave-
the names of twelve prisoners only
who are habitual "dope" fiends , but
said that probably I-.O prisoners in all
use drugs. Gov. Sheldon has talked
the matter over with the members or
the board of public lands a-.d build
ings , and all agree that drastic meas
ures' must be taken to break up the-
habit. Warden Reemer ha-- tried int.
vain to prevent the prisoner.- from get
ting morphine and Gov. Mic.koy also-
tried to break up the practi.-u. . but he
too. was unsuccessful. Thgovernor -
is seriously considering having Dr.
Giflin declare the institution under-
tuarantine and refuse to permit any
one from either going in the prison-
> r leaving it until the habit is broken
iiji. Just how the prisoners get the-
drugs has n < .t yet boon .list-overed , .
but before he concludes his investiga
tions the governor expects t > discover-
just vho is at fault.
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John Martin , sentenced t" the petii-
tentiaiy for five years about : wo years-
ago. was released in time to become-
Miss Anga Anderson's valentine. That
is the way Gov. Sheldon figured it out
when ho commuted Martin's sentence-
Miss Anderson has boon camping mi-
the trail of the governor for several
weeks to secur < | the release of the-
man whom she says she loves suffi
ciently to furnish the money to start
him in business and to look after hinr
in the future. When the governoi-
tinally informed her she was to hav
her Martin , the woman cried for joy.
Martin was convicted of working the
old padlock game at Lincoln. His"
companion in the deal serve 1 only one.
year. Gov. Sheldon granted a. hearinu *
on the application of the woman , and
reached the conclusion that Martitr
dad boon punished suflieieiitly.
a > *
The state railway commission Tues
day afternoon submitted to the attor
ney general a list of the parties Jo
whom transportation had been issued"
J > y the Union Pacific and the Missonrf
Pacific railroads. The transportation
was issued by reason of the recipient
being a railroad attorney , a railroad
surgeon or by reason of railroad ad
vertising published in a newspaper.
The commission requested the attor
ney goneial to take what action he-
deemed proper. The attorney general
announced that he would bring suit
against the railroads and he would
instruct the various county attorneys
to file charges against the parties
mentioned in the several counties. The
penalty upon conviction is a lin - from
$100 to $10,000.
The state will pay the sheriff of
Douglas county 11' ' cents a. day for *
feeding- prisoners after they are con
victed and previous to beingtaireti to-
the jonitentiary. The state will pay
the sheriffs of other- counties .in cents
a day for feeding prisoners. Sheriff
Brailey took the matter uj with Dep
uty Auditor Cook several day-- ago ,
before filing his vouchers , in r < Ier"
to get a ruling , as the statute doen - > t
set out clearly what is to be paid in
Douglas county. Mr. Cook appealed"
to the attor.ney general , who decided
that the price paid the sheriff by t he-
county commissioners of Douglas *
county should be the price paid by the-
state.
.
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Attorney General Thompson has re
ceived word from Grand Island that
the Hall county district court had de
cided against the state in the case-
where the right of the board of pub
lic lands and buildings- assess mem
bers of the soldiers' home a per cejit
of their pensions vas the issue. Tht-
state maintained that the board had
this right. The state will at once ap
peal the ca'se to the supreme court.
The peculiar feature of the suit Is that
the board by its recent ruling assessed"
the old soldiers lo. s money than they
had heretofore paid to the home , but
no objection was made until the hnanL
made its new ruling.
* * *
Some time ago the state house jani
tors at Lincoln got thrifty and sold'
some old papers and books stored iir
the basement of the capitol to a paper-
factory. A few days ag < > a lawyer
wrote in to the secretary of state for
a copy of the census of his county' for
ISSf. . Now. it happened that the re-
from each county was in u separate
report , but the reports of ail the-
counties had been stapled together.
The janitors thought this good prey
and the whole bundle was sold. The
secretary of state could find no othoi-
record in the building.
* * *
Thomas McGuigan , sentenced to the-
penitentiary for ten years for murder-
in the second degree from Dougla.T
county , was released Feb. 11. after
having served four years , nine months--
and twenty days. Gov. Sheldon com
muted his sentence to six years , which
brought about his release on the date-
mentioned. McGuigan was convicted" j
for the murder of one Murphy in a.
row which began in a saloon.
* * * ]
At the close of business Tuesday the"j
warrant indebtedness of the state of
Nebraska amounted to SO.I-MOfi.OiV
or about the yearly income of an Oma
ha lawyer. During the last week the-
treasurer issued four calls for warrants - ,
rants and Wednesday he took up $ l"i.
000 more in warrants , which will re
duce the debt a little more.In the-
meantime , hov.-e.ver. he is register ! njr
some wan-ants , but the amount regis
tered in the last few days is > nly
nominal and cute Ittle figure in