Nebraska Newspapers

    THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
VALENTINE , NEB.
JJ. M. IlICE , - - - - Publisher.
MAIL CAR IS LOOTED
1AJNE IJANDIT BINDS CLERKS ON
GREAT NORTHERN TRAIN.
IJn Addition to Ills Own Business as
llobber He Attends to. Duties of
Clerics , Discharging Pouches at Sta
tions During Run of Five I Ion re.
A lone bandit boarded the mail car
tin the westbound Oriental Limited , the
fast transcontinental train of the Great
Northern railroad , at Bonner's Ferry ,
Idaho , before daylight Sunday morn-
Ing' , bound the two mail clerks and
robbed the mail and express cars. The
Tobbery was not discovered until the
train reached Spokane at 0:30 o'clock
it. m. , more than five hours after the
"bandit boarded the train.
The train carried the through trans
continental mail and much of it was
registered. The amount stolen will
31 ot be known until the registered mail
3ias been checked up by the postal au
thorities. When the train arrived
at Spokane at 0:20 o'clock Sunday
anorning the mail car was closed. Em
ployes at the station opened the ear
iind found one of the mail clerks ly
ing bound on the mail sacks. The oth-
r clerk was locked in a closet.
.As soon as the men were released
they said that a bandit boarded the
ear at Bonner's Ferry , a division
joint , about 100 miles east of Spokane ,
where the train arrived at 4:04 o'clock
a. m. The clerks said the bandit held
them up , bound them and went
through the registered mail. He then
Haiti he would work the regular mail ,
and proceeded to do so.
At all regular stops he threw off the
mail and took the outgoing sacks ,
though at some of the smaller places
where the train does not stop he did
not throw off the mail. He stayed on
the train for nearly five hours , jump
ing off at the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation junction , two miles east of
Spokane.
FIREMEN JN COLLISION.
Chief of St. Louis Depart
ment Probably Fatally Hurt.
Assistant Fire Chief Thomas \V.
Jtucker , of St. Louis , Mo. , is reported
to be dying and his driver , Harry
Doerr , is dead as the result of a colli
sion Saturday night between Rucker's
buggy and a street ear at the inter
section of Broaduay and Cass Avenue.
Chief Ruckcr was making a run tea
a lire that proved of minor importance.
Practically at the same time as the
collision with the street car and Avhile
hurrying to the same fire , the wagon
of engine company No. 13 collided
with a telephone pole at Ninth and
Carr streets , seriously injuring two
'firemen and killing a horse.
The jarring made on the pavement
by the passage of the rear guard of
the fire fighting apparatus while the
two accidents were happening to the
van , wrecked a two-story house on
Eleventh street. Excavations had been
made on each side of the house. The
family of six has been accounted for.
VICTIM OF BLACK HAND.
Italian Shot to Death in New York
Street Fight.
A well dressed , prosperous looking
Italian was shot to death in a street
light with two men at One Hundred
and Fourteenth street and First ave-
mie , New York , Saturday. The two
an en made their escape and have not" *
been captured. From stories told by
'several persons who witnessed the af
fray it is believed that the dead man
was a black hand agent and that his
death was a result of an attempt to
.collect tribute from the men who af
terwards killed him , or that he sought
revenge upon one of the men he at
tacked. The two men who escaped a.
were wheeling carts filled with ba-
lianas when attacked.
MAIL SPREADS SMALLPOX.
to
,3)i.sease Starting in Postal Car Becomes
Epidemic in Town.
Eight more cases of smallpox in
Dauphin county , Pa. , were reported teState
State Health Commissioner Dixon Sat
urday , believed to be the result of the
'infection ' spread through the mails til
couple of months ago when a rail
way postal clerk who had smallpox
handled the mail that was distributed
to various parts of the state.
Following the discovery of the mail
clerk's case of smallpox a clerk in
the postofiice at Millersburg developed
smallpox and now in a factory in that
loAvn eight more cases are reported.
Sioux City Live Stock Market. .
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Top
ibeeves , $5.35. Top hogs , 54.50. of
Union Employes Discharged.
i About 200 brewery bottlers and
[ helpers were discharged from the va-
trious breweries in St. Louis Saturday
because they refused to load wagons
for men hired to supplant the 400 driv nis
ers who walked out Friday.
War'on Night Riders. for
Rewards were offered for the arrest
of night riders and any and all per-
usons connected with .them at a meeting
of the Law and Order league at Vcr-
"
Ky. , Saturday.
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TO PUNISH GRAFTERS.
Four Men .in .Pennsylvania .Capitol
CaseConvicted. .
The jury in the first of the capitol
jonspiracy cases to be tried gave a ver-
'
Sict of guilty as to every one of the
Jour men who have been on trial at
{ Jarrisburg , Pa. , for the past seven
K-eeks Friday night after six hours'
deliberation. There were two ballots
taken , but the jury did not come into
: ourt until two hours after reaching a
jonclusion.
The men found guilty are John H.
Sanderson , contractor : William P. Snyt
3er , former auditor general ; W. L.
Matheus , former state treasurer , and
T. H. Shumaker , former superintend
ent of public buildings and grounds.
Motions for new trials were made
In each case.
Only Sanderson and Snyder were
In court when the verdict was given ,
tnd neither would talk. None of the
jounsel for the defendants would say
anything about the case.
The maximum penalty for each de
fendant in this case is two years' im
prisonment and $1,000 fine.
The four men were convicted of de
frauding the state in furnishing the
new capitol , which cost the state about
$13,000,000 instead of $4,000,000 the
figure at which the contract was esti
mated.
The present cases constituted one
of the longest jury trials in the his
tory of the Pennsylvania courts , and
it attracted much attention throughout
the country.
The prosecution of the alleged
frauds was the outcome of the politi
cal upheaval in Pennsylvania in l)0f ! ) ,
which resulted in the election of Will
iam H. Berry , a Democrat , as stare
treasurer , in the fall of that year.
BUCKET SHOP INQUIRY.
Secretary of Department of Commerce
,
Makes Statement.
To correct any misapprehension that
may exist through the circulation of
erroneous reports concerning the in
vestigation which Commissioner of
Corporations Smith is making in the
laAvs affecting bucketshop operations ,
Secretary Straus , of the department
I
of commerce and labor , Friday issued
the folloAving statement :
"Secretary Straus states in regard to
the matter of bucketshops that the
president has simply referred the sub
ject to this department , with a re
quest to have Commissioner of Corpo
rations Smith examine certain bills
aimed at bucket-shops and to report .
his A'ieAVS on the general subject. The
president has not ordered any general
investigation of the stock exchanges.
Smith has been instructed to use his i
own judgment in reporting upon the
subject and getting the facts that the
|
president desires. " ,
WALSH TO GO TO PRISON.
Federal Judge Denies His Plea for '
.
New Trial.
Federal Judge Anderson Friday de
nied the motion for a new trial in the
case of John R. Walsh , former presi
dent of the Chicago National bale , con
victed of misapplication of the bank's
funds. Walsh was sentenced to five
years' imprisonment the minimum
penalty in the federal penitentiary
at Fort Leavenworth , Kan.
As soon as the court announced its
decision refusing to grant a new trial
the attorneys for the defense entered
a motion in arrest of judgment , which
they argued for some time. It was
generally thought about the court
room they would consume two or
more hours in giving their reasons for
the granting of this motion , but At
torney Hart , who presented it , ceased
speaking in about thirty minutes.
Judge Anderson then promptly over
ruled the motion and sentenced the
banker.
TAKES WIFE FOR BURGLAR.
Washington Man Shoots and Kills Her
Instantly.
'
Hugh Hoi 1 is , of Washington , a treas
ury department clerk , who served for
. time as private secretary to the
commissioner of internal revenue , shot
and killed his wife at his home Fri
day.
Early Friday morning his wife arose
attend to a child and as she re
turned to the bedside Hollis awakened ,
pulled a revolver from beneath his
pillow and fired , instantly killing the
woman.
Immediately he went to sleep again
and knew nothing of the shooting until
he was afterward awakaned. He
had always borne an excellent reputa
tion , and declares he was dreaming-
burglars.
Divorce Paper Served on Thaw.
Papers in the suit of Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw for the annulment of her mar a
riage with Harry K. Thaw were served
upon Thaw at the insane asylum
.Thursday night. At the same time a
topy of the summons and complaint ' a
was delivered to Superintendent Lame ,
the asylum , who is the legal guard
ian of the defendant.
Southern Cotton Mills Close.
Fifteen hundred operatives were affected - <
fected by the closing down at New Or
leans , La. , Friday of the Lane-Magin-
cotton mills. A poor demand for
cotton goods was given as the reason
the shut down.
Indict American Ofiiccr.
The grand jury at Winnipeg. Minn. ,
Wednesday returned a true bill agahiot
"United States Customs Officer Foulke $
the charge of kidnaping farmers.
READY TO ATTACK TARGETS.
Wccfrs of Hani Work Ahead of Evans
Tackles.
When the American battleship fleet
under command of Read Admiral
Robley D. Evans steamed Thursday
into Magdalena bay , passing through
the rocky gateway marked by Pail
Rock on the north and Redondo Point
on the south , and dropped anchors be
, hind the high peninsula's promontoiv
i which stretcher ! fl protecting arm from
! the m.iiMi.ind : u : < ) makes Mnn-o"-Wir
I cove ' , the most sheltered harbor of
| the low&r Pacific coast , the history-
j i making naval cruise of more than 13.-
000 milea begun at Hampton Roads
less than three months ago practically
came to an end.
Magdalena is the principal naval
base of the Pacific for American target
work and battle practice drills , and by
right of temporary ownership through
government lease , the vessels , if not
the men of the fieet , may feel that
they are again in home waters.
There remains to be made the trip
from Magdalena bay to San Francisco ,
the destination originally announced ,
a matter of some 1,100 miles , but It
will not begun until after target prac
tice is concluded and flee drills are
done.
There is serious/ work to be done at
Magdalena. however , before the sail
ors' thoughts can turn to the happy
days of home coming. Target ranges
are ] to be established off the coast of
lower . California at once , according to
the wireless dispatches from Admiral
Evans , and the divisions of the fleet
will be sent out with big guns boom
ing i as soon as they are ready. Long
before the fleet passed through the
strait of Magellan the ordnance of
ficers of the sixteen ships , the turret
captains and heads of the various gun
crews were busy with the details of
the coming practice , and in the run
from Callao to Magdalena they com
pleted the final arrangements.
Two target practices are held each
year in the navy. The spring practice
which has been completed by all vessels -
sels of the Pacific fleet , and which is
about to be undertaken by the fleet
from the Atlantic , is known as the
"record practice , " as the result of
which four trophies annually are
awarded.
RESCUES FALLEN FIANCE.
Minister Finds Her in Wicked Chicago
Resort.
Rev. F. Lloyd Swearer and his wife
left Chicago Thursday on their honey
moon to Pittsburg , Pa. , where the
bridegroom is an a Mutant rector of
ono of the churches in the Episcopal
diocese. The bride was Miss Grace
Henry.
Underlying the happiness of the
newly wedded couple there is a storv
of romance , of sv. cethearts'ciuarrls airi
separation , culminating- a rescue
of the girl from one of the wickedest
resorts in the red light section of Chi
(
cago. The ceremony was performed in
a resort at 2024 Armour avenue.
Rev. C. A. Kelly , pastor of the Wabash -
bash Avenue Methodist church , was
the officiatingclergyman. . He was approached
preached at the conclusion of his
morning services by a young man who
said his name was Swearer and that
he was from Pittsburg. The applicant
displayed a license giving his age as
2C years and that of his prospective
bride as 21. When told where the cer
emony was to be performed Rev. Mr.
Kelly gasped. Pressed for explanations
the applicant gave the story of his life-
romance. \
FINDS NO PERSONS TO BLAME
' Existing Conditions * ' Responsible for
the Collinwood Disaster.
Coroner Burke rendered his decision '
in the Collimvood school fire Thursday.
Conditions existing are blamed , but no
fault is charged to anyone. Fred Hir-
ter > , the janitor , is exonerated.
The coroner found that the fire
started in a closet under the front
stairAA-ay and Avas caused by OA-erheated
pipes. The death of the children , he
said , Avas due to faulty construction.
The coroner recommended that the
1li
legislature pass a UIAV to make all
school buildings fireproof and that au
tomatic devices be put in the buildings
to further safeguard the lives of the
children.
China is Still Talking
There was a further conference in I
Pekin Friday between Baron Hayashi ,
the Japanese minister to China , and
Na Tung and Yuan Shih Kai. repre
senting the Pekin government , over
the Tatsu Maru incident. No final
understanding was reached , and the
discussion of the matter will be con
tinued.
Socialist Arc Defeated.
The liberals and socialists came to
clash in the JSnglish house of com
mons Friday , undoubtedly influenced
to a certain extent by Lord Roseber-
ry's speech in the house Thursday' '
against socialism. The liberals threw
overboard the unemployed Avorkmen's
bill of the labor party by a majority
of 149.
Held for Murder of Policeman.
Jesse Cox , who Wednesday night
shot and killed Patrolman L. F. Har
vey , of Muskogee , Okla. , was Thurs
day held for murder in the first degree.
He asserts that the act was justifiable '
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Accused City Treasurer Acquitted.
C. Elijah Meyer , city treasurer of
Michigan City. Ind. , Avho AA-as reported
by examining auditors to be more than
$10,000 short in his accounts , Avas ac ;
quitted Thursday.
i Nebraska
EARLY RAILRO\D MN DEAD.
Ccsfrove. EMHJ oyxl b.A Overland '
Since I8J57 , Pa M's Away.
James Cosgrove , a pioneer railroad
man of Nebraska and for many years
an employe of the Union Pacilic , died
at 1 o'clock Wednesday morning at
his home in Omaha. He began his
railroading career in the days Avhen
the Union Pacific \vas "building its line
across the state and Avas the hero of
many thrilling experiences. While
Avorking on a construction gang he Avas
captured by a savage tribe of Indians
and condemned to death. He managed
to escape in the darkness and came to
Omaha , Avhere he has liA'od since.
He Avas born in County Cork. Ire
land , in 1S40. He was a carpenter by
trade and \vorked in Philadelphia be
fore coming to Nebraska in 1SG7. He
went to Avork for the Union Pacific in
the construction department , but after
his Indian experience was transferred
to the locomotiA-e and car department ,
where he worked for tAveb-e years.
Suffering an injury , he was given
charge of the Avalchmen in the shops.
Ho held this position until 1904 , Avhen
his health gaA'e out and he Avas retired
on a pension.
Two sons and a daughter of Mr.
Cosgrove Avere killed and another
daughter badly injured in the big rail
road wreck at Logan. la. , and this bereavement -
reavement Avas the direct cause of the
breakdoAvn of his health. He leaA'es a
Avifo and one daughter , Katie. Mr.
CosgroA-e Avas well-to-do financially ,
and hi.s property is estimated to be
Avorth $40,000 , due to his industry.
HAS A NEW INDUSTRY.
3fcn in Ncmaha County Gathering- -
talpa Scud.
A Shenandoah nursery has repre
sentatives covering Nemaha county
gathering catalpa seeds. The men are
paid by the pound and are able to make
from $6 to $ S per day and have al
ready shipped nearly a ton of seeds.
The nursery will grow seedlings and
sell to parties who desire to grow
po.sas , railroad ties and telephone
poles. Last fall this one concern alone
handled thirteen carloads of seedlings
and did not have enough for the de
mands. The trees went to nearly every
state in the union , but mostly to Ne
braska and the Dakotas. There are
several species of the tree , but only
seed from the catalpa speciosa is gath
ered , as this grows a large , tall tr e
from brandies. The trees at the age
of ten years will yield from two to
four posts that are equal to osage for
durability and migh lighter , besides
the wood. A grove of these trees will
provide a liberal income in a feu-
years.
A CLOSE CALL.
Stations Closed. Confusion Results
Wreck Narrowly Averted.
Two Missouri Pacific freight trains
nearly had a collision at the edge of |
Nebraska City Wednesday. A heavy
train from the south had been given
the right of A\-ay and Avas climbing the
heaA'y grade , north of the city. Avhen
the engineer noticed another train f
bearing doAvn on him. and he reversed J
the engine and backed down the grade '
just in time to preA'ont a head-on col- \l \
lision. The telegraph offices north of '
Nebraska City closed , the incoming ,
train I understood they had the right
of way. Since the telegraph operators
in j small stations north and south of !
this 1 city have been discontinued , sev
eral trains have had close calls of go
ing i together. The railroad men are -
becoming 1 afraid to run very fast between
1t '
tween t stations where there are no op
erators , fearing they will meet other
trains.
AYRONG PARTY DEFENDANT.
" .
' Railway' ' Company Leased from
"Railroad" Company Mixed. " .
The suit of A. W. Bradley , of Juni-
ata , for $4,500 damages Avas dismissed
in federal court at Hastings because
the defendant Avas named as the Chi
cago. Burlington and Quincy Railroad
company instead of Chicago , Burlington -
ton and Quincy Railway company.
Bradley claimed damages for the destruction -
struction of a barn and contents by fire
which Avas alleged to haA'e been started -
ed by fire brands from a Burlington '
engine. At the time of the fire the
"railway" company was lessee of the
property owned by the "railroad"
company. Two days were consumed
ci
in the trial of the case before the
point was raised in defense ? . Decision
was given by Judge Thomas M linger.
'
Parkers Arc Ilu y. I
The Morton-Gregson Packing com '
pany at Nebraska City are workin ? "
full force and find it hard to get all
of the men they want , because of the : ' .
fact that labor is scarce in that vi
cinity.
District Court at Beaver City.
District court was convened at Bea
ver City Tuesday by Judge Orr. Th"
docket is an unusually long one. and
contains many important cases , inclu/i.
ing the Arapahoe murder and numer '
ous whisky cases.
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Fnliner Goes to Wcslcyan.
C. A. Fulmer , for five years superin
tendent of the public schools of Beat
rice , has tendered his resignation and
it has been accepted by the board r.f
education. Mr. Fulmer has accepted "
the position of dean of the college of
liberal arts at the 'YsTesleyan university
at Lincoln.
Foot Crushed in Corn Shellcr.
Ernest Whittmorc. a young- farmer
living northwest of Beatrice , had his Y (
foot so badly mangled in a corn sheller - tn
er that it had tojje amputated the
re
FAKE BOMB IN OMAHA BANK.
Stranger Approaches Official and Demands
mands yr , ( ) ( )0. )
A man giving the name of Charles
E. Fee , of Kansas City , was arrested in
Maurer's restaurant in Omaha , at 11
o'clock Tuesday , following a threat he
made to blow up the Merchants Na
tional bank , unless $ f,000 in cash was
handed over to him by Vice President
Luther Drake. . |
Foe.vcIl d reared and with apparent ,
inar ! : of a gentleman , called at the' '
' Tkt : n-"rt . "c'-ie ' * : .11 d : > ! - od for
Vice President Drake. The latter in-
vitecl the map to step into his private
office , thinking he was a country
banker. Fee at once began to tell a
rambling story of having his business
destroyed and losing a small fortune
by the failue of the Kansas City Bank
of Commerce , in which he said he had
$5,000. He closed his harangue with
the nourish of a small bottle , which
he told Drake contained nitroglycerin ,
and said unless the president produced
$ . ' . .000 in two minutes he would send
him : o eternity in the same breath ,
stating he did not care for his own
life.
Drake at first was unnerved by the
unusual happening , but summoning
courage , attempted to quiet the man.
This at first failed , but after Drake
said. "You want to see your wife be
fore you do this" the man quieted
down. Drake then suggested that Fee
go around the corner , get breakfast
and feel better. This invitation v/as
accepted and the police were called in
the meantime. The man was placed
under arrest and sent to the station ,
where it was found the contents of the
bottle -ee not nitroglycerin. The
man N m' .v being held pending an in
vestigation.
TRAGEDY IN OMAHA.
Youngftma Mi Mill * Wife and Then
Commits Suicide.
A dispatch from Omaha says : Glen
Rathburn. who came here Monday
from Dos Moincs. la. , shot and killed
his wife Tuesday morning and then
sent a bullet through his own temple ,
dying instantly. The tragedy was en
acted at the home of S . R. Hall , Eng
lish consul and a wealthy attorney ,
living on West Farnam street.
The shooting was evidently the re
sult of jealousy and the separation of
itathburn from his wife. The man
called at the Hall home Monday night
to see his \\ife and a quarrel followed ,
Mr. Hall ordering Rathburn to leave
the place. Tuesday morning while the
family was outing breakfast they heard
a shot in the kitchen. Hall rushed in
and found Rathburn with a smoking
revolver and his wife lying in a pool
ff blood. He slammed the door on
Rathburn and hastened to send the
family upstairs. A moment later a
second shot Avas heard and Rathburn
\vas found uith a bullet hole in his
'lead.
A letter found in Rathburn's pocket
from his wife indicated she recently
loft him. Letters were also found
addressed to his parents , chief of
police and coroner , giving instructions
> r the disposition of the bodies. They
i.i % e b-en turned n\er to Coroner Da-
. 'is. and the parents were notified.
Rathburn's parents live in Sigour-
ney. la. Heas a printer by profes
sion.
GAME BIRDS PLENTIFUL.
Heavy ! Kan * Arc Being Made on Plattc
River.
The hunting season for ducks and
creese along the Platte river is in full
swing. The wild water fowl have been
increasing rapidly in number along the
river the last month , and immediately
after the snow storm of last week
hunters found them easy gathering.
The storm drove the birds together in
large flocks to the sheltered places
along the lee banks. The river was
o\\ . but full of floating ice and snow
and the birds were so tame that hunt
ers were able to approach within gun-
-hot range with very little trouble , and
sometimes with the aid of blinds.V
'arge number of heavy bags were re
ported , one man equipped with AvaJ-
nm boots returning after an early trip
last Friday morning Avith a load of
JS ducks. One flock of sixteen geese
was counted from the Plate bridge ,
.ve mile from Bignell , on a sheltered
andbar and within range of a shot
gun , and they remained in that A'icin-
.ty all of Saturday morning.
Yiolators of Game Law.
Mike Murphy. Hugh Stewart , Gus
Widick. James I'eggs and Sam Schultz ,
live prosperous farmers living near
Friend. Avere caught seining fish from
the ] waters of Turkey creek , some
thro.- miles south of Friend , by Deputy
Game Warden Gilbert. The poachers
find fish were brought to Fried and
tlie men were tried before Justice Mc-
Farlane and fined $10 each and trim-
Harry Good Acquitted.
A juiy at Fremont found Harry
jood. formerly of Sioux City , la. , not
guilty. Good , who Avas a traA-oling man
ir the Tit Prt Candy company , was
harrod with forging checks in pay-
'lent ff : the company's accounts on
"sem nt. and it was alleged he got
40' ) in Xcbrrsl-a and Iowa. He
.ai.iiecl he usoil the money for ex-
Tccumscirs NCAALibrary. .
Tec-urn ; eh"y new Carnegie library
builuir-o is IIOAV ready for occupancy.
The building is finished , the furniture
Mas been installed and the library has
been moA'ed from its old location in
t'le city hall building to the new
building. The ne\v structure Avas for-
aliy dedicated Wednesday.
Odd FelliJAis in Convention.
The sixth annual com-ention of the
XorthAven Nebraska Odd FelloAvs' as
sociation , embracing the counties of
"eclar. Dixon. Dakota. Wayne and
eastern Knox , Avas held at Wakefield
Tuesday.
Biljlinpr at York.
Contractors , lumber dealers and
those errjnfro.l ; : ? the building trades in
Yok reprt that more building is con
tracted icr and contemplated than at
beginning of. any yeai for several
rears.
The folloAving circular has been sen )
out by State Superintendent McBrieK
and Lu'di.r Commissioner Ryder
"OAVing to the recent calamity al
( 'o.iinwooc : . ; i : ui tirb "f < * 1.aim. 1 . C ) .
Ave deem it our duty to call the altera
tion of boards of education , city super :
intendents. high school and village
principals , teachers and other official ;
throughout the state who are responi
sible for the lives of the school child *
ren entrusted to their care to the la s
regulating fire escapes and exlti >
from public buildings.
"To guard against loss of life in thij-
state AVC urge upon all officials Avhosji
duty it is to enforce the aforesaid act *
to see that the provisions of these lawj-
are strictly observed. We regret to
say that there are at least 300 public
school buildings in villages , toAvns and
cities in Nebraska Avhcre existing ar *
rangements fail to meet the require
ments of the laAV. In many places thfi
situation is criminal.
"It is the small details that are tog
often overlooked or entirely neglected.
Avhich in the event of great emergen
cies would be the line between s-afotv
and danger. All doors should swing
outAvard. WindoAVS should never be
allowed to become bound or neglected
to that extent that they AVI ! ! not uork
with a touch of the finger. Escapes
of non-compustible material should be
erected Avhere needed. The need 4
"
should be regarded a simmediate rather -
er than in the distant future.
"We offer the suggestion that in ad
dition to exits and lire escapes provid
ed for by law there should be on everv
lioor of a school building IAXO or more
stories in height a supply of ropes ii
OA'cry room ,
knotted and securely fastened to the
A\alls ready for immediate use. Tht
boys should be required to practice de
fending on these ropes occasionally
and the girls should be required t <
watch the boys at practice.
"There should be frequent fire drill ?
in every school , but it should be re
membered that in a fire drill it is as-
important to see in h nv orderly n
manner the pupils can leave the build
ing , as Avell as how quickly it can b <
done. "
* * *
J. F. . Cobby has delivered to the secretary
rotary of state 400 copies of his stat
utes , for which he Avill receive S'5.000
appropriated by the recent legislature.
The books Avill be distributed to the
members of the legislature , district
judges and state officers. The supreme
court decided that the legislature pro-
A'ided for the purchase of Cobbey's
Annotated Statutes v.'hen it made an
j.piiropriJ'tion for the purchase of 10 <
" < > pies of annotated statutes for $2.fi)0. ;
IT. II. Wheeler sought to compel the
secretary of state to buy life compiled
statutes. Secretary Junkin. Avhen the
dispute between the two authors arose ,
; of used to buy ether and f'obboy ask-
oil for a mandamus to run against
Jurikin and ho got it. l
. * I
The state board of public lands ami
buildings has receiA'ed bids for the
construction of a building at the Gr
Island soldiers' homo and for the cot
tage at the Milford soldiers' home.
Bids haA'e not yet been receiA'ed for
the construction of the cottage at the
latter. The board is divided as tc
Avhether this building should be erect ,
ed , but a majority is in faA'or of spend
ing the appropriation of $15.000 as thr
law provided. Secretary of State Jun
kin believes the cottage is not- need
ed , but the other members of the
board do not agree Avith him.
* * *
After being prevented by the rail
road commission from increasing the.
minimum freight charge from : > . " > to 4X (
cents , the Nebraska railroads have in
creased the minimum weight of a
shipment to 100 pounds. An Oxford
man recently made a shipment according
cording- the old rules and paid 50
cents charges only to recoiA'o a bill
later for an additional 77 cents. The
shipment Avas of an interstate charao-
te , hence the Nebraska commission is
poAverless to give relief. A letter Ava
sent from here to the complainant in-
Arming him of the dilemma and
ng- his only redress was to buy his
goods in Nebraska.
* *
The attorney general Avas giA-en per
mission by the , court to file an appli-r
cation for a mandamus to compel the
city council of Wayne to revoke tht-
liquor license issued to one Thomson.
This case A\-as before the governor on
the application of the Anti-Saloon
league to remove the councilmen xvho
refused to vote for a revocation oi .
the license. The governor referred 7-
the matter to the attorney general for
a ruling of the legal department and
the legal department upon the recom
mendation of the goA'ernor passed it on
to the court.
* *
The commission appointed to pro
mote the national corn shoAV to be
held at Omaha next December , me ?
iid organized by the election of the
rollowing officers : William Ernst ,
fohnson county , president : E. A. Bur-
ictt. Lancaster county , vice president ;
R. Hoge , second vice president : W. R.
Mellor , treasurer : E. G. Montgomery ,
-.ecretary. The commission Avill create-
nterest among the corn raisers in Ne-
Draska to get them to make exhibits
* * *
R. M. ShumAA-ay. convicted of mur-
ler in Gage county and sentenced to
e hanged on March 33. has appealed
lis case to the ' " *
supreme court. T'-
cts as a stay of execution until the-
ourt has passed on the case.
* * *
The report of State Accountant
"airfield to the effect that no im-oice-
ad been taken of the store room at
he institute for the feeble minded
outh at Beatrice when the institution
as turned over to its pretjen superin-
ndent , is in error. On file in the of-
ce of Gov. Sheldon and also on file
i the office of the secretary of state ,
re copies of that invoice taken Avht-n
r. Osbornvas appointed superinJ&
ndent. It is supposed the instiuvriorr
uthoritiesoA'erlookedthe invoice whee
10 state accountant recently checked
tp the ins-iituUon.