THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
VALENTINE , NEB.
t. 31. RICE , . . . . Publisher.
'DEATH ' LIST GBOWING
MINE HORROR WILL REVEAL AT
LEAST 138 BODIES.
"i fly-Two Corpses Taken Out Arms ,
Legs and Heads Missing- from Sonic
and Trunks of Others Arc Bruised
and Mutilated Beyond Recognition
Up to 1 o'clock Monday morning
G2 bodies have been recovered from
the Rachel mine of the Pittsburg-
'Buffalo Coal company at Marlanna ,
Pa. , where a terrific explosion occur
red Saturday. Of these , 22 have been
fully identified.
A number of other bodies have been
located in the workings and are being
brought out as rapidly as possible. At
the present rate of progress nearly
100 bodies will probably be taken out
by daylight , and it is now hoped that
most , if not all , will have boon found
by evening. United States Mine Inspector
specter James E. Roderick will be
bore Monday to start an investigation.
David G. Jones , of the company ,
came to the city Sunday night. The
company , he said , could only account
for 138 men in the mine at the time
of the explosion. Searches already
made convince those on the scene that
nil are dead. The only man who es
caped from the mine after the explo
sion. Fred Elinger. it is said , sustain
ed injuries from which it is believed
"he cannot recover.
According to miners and others fa
miliar with the number of men gen
erally employed in the mine the death
list will exceed the company's esti
mate by at least fifty. It is possible
that the number of men killed will
never be known. Up to darkness
Sunday night 25 bodies had been
brought to the surface in an iron
"bucket. Arms , legs or heads were
missing from some and the trunks of
others Avere burned , bruised and cut.
Two of the men had been suffocated
and the bodies were not even scratch
ed. One of these was John Ivill , a
cousin of John 11. Jones , president of
the Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal company ,
owners of the mine , who was employ
ed as head timekeeper. Ivill's body
was found beneath a coal digging ma
chine , and it had crawled there in a
vain effort to escape the deadly
fumes.
The body of the. other man was
Tound near Ivill. The unfortunate had
placed his face in a pool of water ,
which all miners are advised to do
when an explosion occurs , in a des
perate effort to light off suffocation
until rescued.
CAUGHT AT HIS WORK.
Would-Be Burglar is 'Taken AVluIe
Boring- Hole in Bank Vault.
After watching for several hours
a would-be burglar boring his way
through a 20-inch concrete flooring
into the vault of the First Xational
bank at Beaumont. Tex. , the police
surprised "and arrested William Bret-
schneider. proprietor of a penny ar
cade , in the midst of his drilling- .
Bretschneidcr attempted to escape
but was captured after receiving a
bullet in his forearm. Efforts to gain
entrance to the vault had been in
progress for several days , and that
they were without success was due to
the cashier of the bank. J. C. Pon-
dren , who accidentally discovered the
bole where it had been started in the
llooring of a vacant room directly
above the vault , 'phc police were told
and officers who secreted themselves
witnessed the elrorts of Bretscbneider
through the greater part of the night
before he was taken in custody , short
ly before daylight.
NIGHT RIDERS INDICTED.
Grand Jury Returns Nineteen Bills
Against Rankin Murderers.
Xinetecn indictments charging im
plication in the lynching of Capt
Quentin Rankin. the Trenton attorncj
who was hanged and shot to death ai
Walnut Log , Tenn. , a month ago by
a band of so-called "night riders , "
were returned Saturday by the grand
jury. which immediately following
the killing of Capt. Rankin began an
Investigation of the recent night rider
raids in MM ; Ueelfoof lake vicinity.
Indictments against thirty-one oth
ers havt * been prepared , it is staled.
: irul would havu been presented in
court but for the absence of sever:11
wit nesses upon whose testimony lh < *
'mlictmcnts are ba cd.
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Sioux City Live Slock Market. - ,
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux .
< 7ity live stock market follow : Top
Jieeves , 53.75. Top hogs , $5.65.
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Coke Ovens Resume.
More than 2,000 coke ovens in the
Norfolk and Western fields of West
'Virginia , which have been idle for
almost a year , resumed operations
Monday.
Addison Lyslc Dead.
Addison Lysle. once a prominent
citizen of Pittsburg and formerly
, president of the national board of
navigation , died at Los AngelcsvCl. ,
{ Sunday , aged 72 years
PARTIES TO A PACT.
Japan and America Approach an
Aprecmcnt.
Despite official reticence , infcflpia-
tion from reliable sources has been
obtained of an agreement of far reach
ing importance between the United
States and Japan covering the policies
of the two countries in the Pacific.
This agreement has been drawn up
in the form of a declaration , and 'con
sists of five articles , of which the fol
lowing is a faithful description :
The first article gives expression of
the wish of the two governments to en
courage the free and peaceful develop
ment of their commerce in the Pacific.
The second is a mutual disclamer of
an aggressive design , and contains also
a definition of the policy of each gov
ernment , both as directed to the main
tenance of the existing status quo in
the Pacific and the defense of the
princple of equal opportunity for com
merce and industry in China.
The third article contains a state
ment of the consequent "firm" recip
rocal resolution of each government
each to respect the territorial posses
sions in the Pacific of the other.
In the fourth article the United
States and Japan express their deter
mination "in the common interest of
all the powers" in China to support
"by all peaceful means at their dis
posal" the independence and integrity
of China and the principle of equal
commercial and industrial opportunity
for all nations in the empire.
The fifth article mutually pledges
the two governments in the case of
the occurrence of any event threaten
ing the status quo. as above described ,
or the principle of equal opportunity ,
as above defined , to "communicate
with each other for the purpose of ar
riving at a mutual understanding with
regard to the measures they may con-
it useful to take. "
KILLS MOTHER AND BROTHER.
Refused Money by Relatives , Win.
Kallebrim Shoots Them.
With aim so deadly that all five
shots he fired took effect , William
Kallebrun , of Jersey. City shot and
killed his brother Leo and his aged
mother , Mrs. Victoria Kallebrun.
Three bullets were fired into the body
of the murdered brother and two into
liis mother's.
The tragedy took place in the apart
ments of Kallebrun in Xew York City.
Kallebrun had come from Jersey City
with a friend. Albert Trogunwycs. to
secure money from his brother Leo ,
and the shooting resulted from the fact
that Leo would not give him the
money.
NEARLY 30,000 AT FUNERAL.
Remarkable Tribute Paid to Pennsyl
vania Priest.
A most remarkable tribute to a
priest was paid at the funeral of Rev.
H. F. O'Reilly , rector of the Roman
Catholic church at Shenandoah. Pa. ,
for forty years. Twenty-five collieries ,
employing more than 16.000 men and
boys , shut down to enable the work
ers to pay their respects to the dead
priest. The public schools of Shenan
doah , Mabonoy City and other sur
rounding communities closed , and all
business in Shenandoah was suspend
ed. More than 200 priests and nearly
30,000 people attended the funeral
services.
WILL CARE FOR LEPERS.
Head of Philadelphia Institution Joins
Community in New Orleans.
Prepared to devote the remainder
of her life to nursing lepers , Sister
Marcella , for five years head of the
dispensary at St. Joseph's hospital.
Philadelphia , has left to join the little
community of Sisters of Charity who
have charge of the leper home near
Xew Orleans. There are 66 lepers in
the home , attended by six Sisters of
Charity , whose mother house is at
Emmitsburg , Md. , and by the Rev. A.
V. Keenan , the chaplain. Recently
one of the sisters was taken ill. An
other sister was needed , and Sister
Marcella has volunteered for the place.
"Loses Necklace of Pearls.
Otto C. Heinze , of Xew York , a
broker , reported to the police of the
tenderloin station that his wife had
lost a $12,000 necklace of pearls
Thanksgiving night. Mr. and Mrs.
Heinze attended the theater and later
dined at a Broadway hotel , where the
loss was discovered.
Mexican War Descendants.
Descendants of soldiers who fought
in the war with Mexico met in the Ho
tel Astor at Xew York Friday to or
ganize themselves into a society of
the Sons of the Mexican War. A *
committe on organization was selected
issued an invitation to all those eligi
ble to join.
Silver Dollar Sells for $280.
At an auction sale of the Chicago
Numismatic society a trade dollar of
the date of 1SS4 was sold for $2SO.
It was considered a bargain , as only
five of the coins are in existence so
far as known. A copper cent of the
date of 1799 was sold for $82.50.
Chauffeur Burns lo Death.
Palmer Williams , of Cleveland , O. , to
flged 26 years , a negro chauffeur , Avas
burned to death as the result of a gas
oline explosion. He Avas employed by
Isaac Flesheim , and Avas Avorking
Avhen the explosion occurred. With
his clothing afire from head to foot
he dashed down an alley , but \vas dead St
when neighbors beat out the flames.
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I/AMPHERE IS GUILTY.
Jurors Return a Verdict Charging
Arson.
Ray Lmphere , charged -with the
'murder of Mrs. Belle Gunness and her
three children by setting fire to the
Gunness house at Laporte , Ind. , April
28 , was Thursday evening found
guilty of arson by the jury"which had
the case since 5:30 o'clock Wednes
day evening. Within five minutes af
ter the verdict was reported Judge
Richter had sentenced the defendant
to the state penitentiary at "Michigan
City for an indeterminate term of
from two to twenty-one years.
The verdict was reached within half
an hour after the jurors had returned
from supper. Word was conveyed to
Bailiff Metz , who nt once telephoned
Judge Richter and the attorneys in the
case. The lights in the big court
room were turned on. and within fif
teen minutes the court was filled.
Lamphere was brought over from the
jail , and at 7:20 : o'clock the jury filed
into the court room and took its place.
Foreman Henry Mills announced that
the jury had agreed , and with that
he passed the white piece of paper to
Judge Richter. who. after making the
entry on his docket , read the verdict :
"We , the jury , find the defendant
guilty of arson , and that he Is 38
years old. "
Previous to the handing of the ver
dict to Judge Richter Foreman Mills
said that he wished to make a state
ment to the court , but Judge Richter
informed him that he could not hear
any statement until after the verdict
had been received and read. After it
had been read Judge Richter asked
him if he cared to make the state
ment , but he said that it would do no
good now. Judge Richter expressed
his thanks to the jury for its careful
and conscientious consideration of the
case. Prosecutor Smith also thanked
the jury. Following the withdrawal
of the jurors Judge Richter instructed
Lamphere to stand up. The prisoner's
face still looked haggard and his eyes
were downcast. He held his hands
before him. and then just as the
church bells in the city were ringing
out. Judge Richter asked him if he
had any reasons to give why sentense
should not be pronour-od. He replied
slowly , but distinctly : " 1 have none. "
With that , Judge Richter sentenced
him to the state prison in Michigan
City for an indeterminate term of
from two to twenty-one years , lined
him $5,000 and disfranchised him for
five years. The court then instructed
the sheriff to return him to his cell.
AWFUL SEA HORROR.
British Steamer Sardinia is Destroyed
by Fire.
A terrible disaster , in which more
than 100 persons lost their lives , oc
curred at the entrance to the port at
Vnletta , Island of Malta , Wednesday
morning , within sight of the whole
population of the city , who were pow
erless to give aid.
The British steamer Sardinia , of the
Ellerman line , hailing from Liverpool
and bound for Alexandria with a crew
of forty-four Englishmen , eleven first
and six second class cabin English
passengers and nearly 200 Arab pil
grims aboard , caught fire and within a
few minutes was a roaring furnace
surrounded by clouds of smoke ,
through which flames burst to a height
of 200 feet from frequent explosions
in the hold. So rapidly did the fire
spread that the frantic efforts of the
crew to operate the fire apparatus
proved useless , and it seemed but a
moment before the upper works and
masts crashed down upon the deck-
while the ship's boats Avere crushed by
the falling debris or quickly burned.
Safety only lay in jumping over
board and taking chances of being
picked up. Assistance Avas hurried
to the burning ship from all the
Avharves in the harbor and from the
shore , but the work of rescue was
greatly impeded by the strong tide
that Avas running. Even the naval
Launches , which came as fast as they
could be driA'on , Averc unable to go
alongside. Among the Arabs there wm
a panic that could not be controlled.
Many of them Avere too terrified to
jump and they Avere burned to death ,
others casting themselves into tlu
waves Avere droAvned.
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Football Player Injured.
During a football game at Attica ,
Ind. , between teams representing that
city and Tipton , Earl Thomas , Attica's
star half back , Avas badly injured.
Xear the end of the game he was tack
led and throAvn. and later carried from
the field unconscious. GraA'e fears nro
entertained for his rccoA'ery.
Turkey Will Get Big Sum.
Official advices received at Paris in
dicate that Bulgaria and Turkey haA-e
practically some to terms in the mat
ter of Bulgaria's declaration of inde
pendence on the following basis : Bul
garia is to pay Turkey from $12.000.-
000 to $14,000,000 on account of Ru- r
melia , and $10,000,000 on account o' *
the railroad.
Cattle Disease Spreads.
Government experts we.nt Tuesday
a farm in Livonio toAvnship , near e
Detroit , Mich. , and pronounced the
disease from Avhich Ccittle were suffering - *
ing to be unmistakably hoof and
mouth disease.
Meteor Falls in Oklahoma.
A meteorite reported to have fallen
miles south of Muskogee , Okla. .
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striking the barn oC Frank Smith , kill- o
ing-tAvo horses and burying itself deep ! >
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STATE NEWS I m m BUSY REtDEBS |
XO INSANITY PLEA FOR DAVIS.
Accused Man Will Depend on Different
Evidence.
Insanity will not be pleaded in be
half of Charles E. Davis , who will go
on trial Monday morning on the
charge of murdering Dr. Frederick
Kustin.
This assurance was given Tuesday
by JV. . Woodrough. one of Davis * attorneys -
torneys Because Davis , according to
a statement made by a relative some
time ago. had been in a sanitarium for
mental trouble , it had been rumored
that his attorneys would base his de-
fense. in part at least , on evidence that
lie was not in his right mind. Mr.
Woodrough says no insanity evidence
will be introduced.
"While there was a statement in the
papers that Mr. Davis had had treat
ment for mental trouble , we will not
base our defense on that. " said Mr.
Woodrough "We will introduce no
evidence tending to show lie was in
sane. We do not thing il is neces
sary. "
"Will you depend on evidence tend
ing to prove an alibi" " ho was asked.
"We will depend principally on the
fact that the state has no affimative
evidence to connect Mr. Davis with the
crime. " said Mr. Woodrough.
He nlso said the defense would be
ready for trial Monday morning.
County Attorney English has ap
plied to the court for permission to en
dorse the names of several more wit
nesses on the information. They arc
all witnesses who testified before the
coroner's jury , but whose names were
left off the information when it was j
drawn. They are : Joseph Walker.
Charles Xewstrom. J. M. Welch. Jacob
Freger. Henry Staples. Frank .1. Sut-
eliffe and Benjamin A. Pease
ROBBERS MAKE A POOR HAVL.
Crack a Bank Safe at Pa > c Karl >
Wednesday 3Iornm i' .
A band of robbers broke down the
front door of the Farmers' bank .t
Page and dynamited the safe , secur
ing about $100 in cash. The entire
band escaped , part taking a Burling
ton train and the rest leaving on
horseback.
While two of the gang held up the
clerk of the hotel to prevent him
from making a disturbance and a third
guarded the home of Cashier A. B
Palmer , the rest broke down the bank
door and wrecked the safe. There
was only about S500 in the bank at
the time , of which the robbers found
only a part in their hurry.
About 1 o'clock R. Gallagher , assist
ant cashier of the bank , heard the
shooting , but thinking it was the work
of drunken men paid no attention to
it. About 3 o'clock he was awakened
by a deafening explosion and hurried
to the bank with a number of other
townspeople.
Sheriff Charle Hall , of O'Xeill , was
summoned by telephone. He is work
ing on the case , but so far no o'ne has
been apprehended.
Xo money was taken at the hotel ,
the masked bandits seeming well sat
isfied to prevent disturbance on the
part of the night clerk.
LARGE RECEIPTS IN CORN.
Heavy Shipments Into Omaha Arc
Looked For Next AVeclc.
Large receipts of corn are looked
for the coming week in Omaha. This
grain has been steadily held by form
ers who have been holding for a high
er price. Tenant farmers , who are
more in need of the money , have let
go their holdings , but a large percent
age of the men owning their own
farms have cribbed their corn.
Xorthwestern wheat continues to
come into the market in larger quan
tities than some expected , but this has
not had a depreciating effect on the
price. The Argentine scare , of course. I
has been the strongest factor in maintaining -
taining the price of this grain.
I50DY GOES TO ITS NEW GRAVE.
He-mains of Capt. Emmet Crawford
Pass Through Omaha.
The body of Capt. Emmet Crawford ,
of the Third United States cavalry ,
which has been buried at Kearney for
twenty-two years , arrived in Omaha *
Tuesday afternoon in charge of Lieut. *
Troup Miller , aide-de-kamp of Brig. v
Gen. Morton , and will be taken Wed
nesday to Washington , D. C. , for final
interment in the Xational cemetery at
Arlington , Va.
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Injunction in Park Case.
Mrs. Eunice H. Wilber has been-
granted a temporary restraining order
by Judge Pemberton to prevent the
mayor , city council and board of ap
praisers of Beatrice from condemning
her property in block 3C for park pur- ll
poses. The case is set for hearing F
Xov. 30. The suit will tie up the park ll
proposition for an indefinite period.
Injured in Runaway.
Otto Krie. a farmer living west of C
Concord , received a broken leg and ito
few bruises and in o
a injuries a run
away which occurred at his place. o
Killed by Fall from Tower.
E. J. AdaFis , while working on the C
new water works tower at Gothenburg , Cui
fell from the top of it , a distance of uiO
70 feet , and died soon after. '
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Large Barn Burned.
The large barn on the Lee farm ,
eight miles southeast of Friendvith
, \vith tv
twenty tons of hay , 1,000 bushels of tvB
Avheat , 400 bushels of oats , a lot of
farm machinery and a set of harness din -
Avas burned Wednesday. dK
Golden Wedding at Schuyler.
Wednesday was celebrated the-gold-
en wedding of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ma in
ple , Sr. , of Schuyler. it being the fiftieth In
eth anniversary of their marriage. fo
Nine of their twelve children with fem
their families were present. m
. SLETMAN HAD SNUG AMOUNT.
His Estate Was Worth One Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
Sewell F P. Sleuman uas worth
$115.28-1.61 when be committed sui
cide some weeks ago after killing Eva
Hart. The condition of his property
interests is disclosed by an inventory
filed in county court Monday afternoon
i by George H. Sleurnan. his brother
! and executor of his will.
The report shows when he died he
J had about $10,000 on deposit in banks
j in Omaha. Hastings. Seward and oth-
j er places where he transacted business.
The total amount of cash , office furni
ture and other property of a minor na
ture is listed at $14.633.61. This in
cludes his automobile , which is ap
praised at $2,000.
The bulk of the estate is in real estate -
tate mortgages and real estate. Of the
mortgages there are 553.651 worth ,
according to the inventory. His real
estate consists of one lot in Omaha ,
a farm in Adams county , three in
Hamilton county and one in South
Dakota. They are estimated to be
worth $17,000.
County Judge Leslie has admitted
his will to probate and appointed Goo.
H. Sleuman executor. In the will he
places the bulk of his property in a
trust fund to be used for the benefit
of his wife and to be divided among
his children after his death. Geo. H.
Sleuman is also given a good share
of it.
MURDER NEAR GOTHENBURG.
Body of Japanese Laborer Found in
Thicket Along Platte River.
Sunday a man was found dead in
the undergrowth along the north
channel of the Platte river about a
quarter of a mile northeast of Avhere
the main bridge crosses the main ri\'er
at Gothenburg. The coroner Avas
summoned from Lexington and Avith
Dr. Birkofer and Constable Swanson
and others proceeded to where the
man Avas found.
The body was found to be that ofa
Japanese laborer , who must haA'e been
murdered and hauled to the spot and
thrown into the undergroAvth Avhere
few people ever go unless for Avild
grapes or plums. The murder CA'ident-
ly was not committed for money , as
in one pocketbook there AA-as $10 and
in another % 2Q and other bills partial
ly rotted and third pocketbook con
taining silver. It Avas the opinion of
the medical experts that the body had
been lying where it Avaa found for
eighteen or twenty-four months. The
remains were put in a sack and
brought to Gothenburg and Avill prob
ably be buried by the county.
MINDEN MAX DJES OX A TRAIN
Returning * from Trip in Apparently
Good Health.
As the Hihline train pulled into Hol-
'drege Monday night a man named
Sam Dunmire. of Minden , expired be
fore he could leave the train. He had
been up into the western part of the
state showing land he had for sale and
was returning home , accompanied by
the parties with whom he had made
a deal. AVhen he dropped dead he
was leaving the car to make the
change for Minden.
He was a well to do farmer of Kear
ney county and his sudden death came.
as a complete surprise rot only to his
friends but to his family.
GRAIN FOR CORN SHOW.
Exhibits from Shows at Nearby Town *
Will Be Sent.
Grain shows were held at Paplilion ,
Springfield and Gretna Friday and
Saturday , under the auspices of the
Sarphy County Farmers' institute.
The grain was judged by Mr. Kissel-
baugh , of the State Agricultural col
lege , who gave interesting talks on the
selection of grains at each show. About
100 entries of the best of these ce
reals Avill be brought to Omaha and
entered at the Xational Corn exposi
tion as a county exhibit.
Farmer Killed by Bull.
Charles Grote. a Avell knoAvn farmei j
living tAvelve miles northeast of Hunt- j
ley. Avas killed by a A'icious bull on
Friday of last Aveek. He leaA-es a I
wife and nine children.
Talmadge Gets Promotion.
L. M. Talmadge , assistant cashiei
of the United States Xational bank ot
Omaha , has been elected cashier and
manager of the First Xational bank of
Gran1 ? Island.
To Pay Indians Friday.
One hundred and fifty thousand dollars
lars is to be paid the Rosebud Indiana
this week and they begin paying them b
Friday. Each Indian receives $29.70 P
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Corn Show at West Point. *
The date of the forthcoming countj
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corn ( show at West Point has been def
initely fixed for Xov. 30. Ray Mqore , ?
Lincoln , will be present to pass up
on ; the merits of the corn shown.
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Body of Capl. Crawford Disinterred.
The body of the late Capt. Emmett
Crawford' was taken up at Kearney
jnder direction of Lieut. Field , of O ]
Dmaha , and the metallic case Avaa 01p
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b in excellent p
'ound to condition.
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Stolen Goods Identified.
E. A. Gratjan and George Fiffin.
wo merchants of Cortland. Avere in i
3eatrice Monday and identified some
joods stolen from their stores Satur-
lay by Patrick Murphy and Jameg
xing.
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Twenty-Four Horses Burn.
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Fire destroyed the barn of the state
ndustrial 'schocl at Kearney and the
oss is estimated at $7.000. Twenty-
cm' horses were burned , along with
supply of feed and the farm imple-
nc-nts.
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LINCOLN
State Superintendent-elect E. C-
Bishop announced Monday afternoon
all the appointments for his ofllca
force for the ensuing biennitim as fol
lows : Deputy sperintendent , F. S-
Perdue , of Madison county : Mr. W.
D. Redmond , present assistant in the-
office , is retained ; Miss Jennie B. Ad
ams , Avho has served as secretary to
the state superintendent during the *
administration of Superintendents
Jackson. Fowler and McBride , is re
tained solely on her fitness for the-
position and as a reward for faithful
service.
Superintendent E. B. Sherman , at
the present time superintendent of the-
boys' industrial school at Kearney ,
has been tendered the position of nor
mal training in high schools.
Prof. Joseph Sparks is retained as-
president of the sta'te board of examin
ers for county certificates.
Superintendent I. A. Downey , at
present inspector of normal training in
high schools , will become a member
of the state board of examiners for
county certificates , taking the place of
Prof. T. A. Butcher , who resigns on his
own motion to finish his post graduate
work in the University of Xebraska.
Mr. Bishop also announces a 'slight
change of policy as a matter of pub-
lis economy in the organization of the-
state board of examiners for life cer-
trificates. The King law , passed by ( he
last legislature , making a more rigid
inspection of the twelve private * rind
denominational schools authori- * , ! by
law to grant teachers' certificates , im
poses upon this board the responsi
bility of thorough inspection as pro
vided by law. Superintendent E. J.
BodwelK of Beatrice , will be retained
as president of this board. Sup-rln-
tendent E. B. Sherman , the inspec-tor
of normal training in high school.-- , will
act as vice president ; and Prof. Jo
seph Sparks , president of the state
board of examiners for county certifi
cates , will act as secretary. Miss Cora.
O'Connell. who has served on this
board for the last four years , ha- ten
dered her resignation , for the reason
that the additional work of inspection
of private and denominational schools-
interferes with her work as principal
of the Ashland high school.
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Dr. A. T. Peters , professor of ani
mal pathology of the state university ,
is sending out the following circular
letter :
"Knowing that you are interested
in the tuberculosis campaign , we wish
to state that we areow * in a position
to test herds of cattle free of charge.
We have been fortunate enough to se
cure some assistance from the govern
ment , the bureau of animal industry
having stationed two veterinarians
with the department of animal pa
thology to co-operate with us in this-
work. Therefore any dairyman or
farmer wishing to have his dairy or
breeding stock tested , should send in
his name and address to the depart
ment of animal pathology. Nebraska
Agricultural Experiment station. Lin
coln. Xeb. . and state how many head
he wants tested. "
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'
Insurance Deputy Price will recmn-
mend to the auditor for his approval ,
that the insurance department be sep
arated from that of the auditor , either
by being placed under an insurance
board composed of state officers or by
a constitutional amendment which will
create a new office. Mr. Pierce has
iliscovered that it is not a good thing
for the insurance department to be the
ag end of any office. The reason is.
because the state officer is liable to
overrule anything and everything the
insurance deputy does without having-
the knowledge of the deputy. In the
case of a board of insurance commis
sioners , Mr. Pierce believes , all the
board would do or have to do would be
to enodrse whatever the deputy df es ,
as is the case of the state banking-
board.
* * *
The state railway commission after
granting the people of Havelock a fare
of 7 cents straight or four tickets for
2.1 cents between Lincoln and IJave-
lock. gave permission to the people
complaining that they might come in
next July and have another hearing-
if the ywanted it. And the same priv
ilege is given to the Traction com
pany. Some weeks or months ago the-
Havelock people asked for a rate of C 1
cents between the two places and the- U
hearing was had. Judge Williams
voted for the 5-cent rate , and failing4
to secure it he voted for the 7-cent
rate , explaining on the record that it
was a reduction , which was better
than nothing. He refused to vote ,
however , in the matter of reopening ;
the case.
*
The Burlingtotn Railroad company
received more per ton per mile in Xe-
braska , carried a greater number of
passengers per train mile , and received
more per passenger , than.jon its entire-
system. Its operating expenses ia
Xebraska for the year ending June 30 ,
19OS , as shown by the annual report
filed with the railway commission ,
were 58.42 per cent ofthe gross earn
ings from all sources in the state ,
while the operating expenses of the en
tire system were about 71 per cent or
the gross earnings of the system. The-
gross earnings of the company in Xe
braska were $20,549.755.74 and the-
operating expenses amounted to $12.-
804.798.67. The company received per
passenger per mile in Xebraska is.9
mills and on the system IS.5 mills.
The Xebraska Bar association , after
lengthy debate on the mode of
pro
cedure , recommended the following ;
ittorneys to Gov. Sheldon as good tim-
jer for supreme judges : K. r : . Duf-
. Omaha : Jacob Fawcett. Omaha :
E. Calkins. Kearney : B. p. Good.
IV'ahno ; J. J. Sullivan. Columbus ; E. C.
Unperson. Clay Center : S. H. Fetlg-
vick. York : Jesse L. Root. Platts *
ninth : H. M. Grimes , North Platte.