THE VALENTIWE BEMBiM
VAM3NTINE , XEB.
I. M. RICE , - - - - Publisher
MAY BAR DICTATOI
FRANCE ; TALKS OF SO.ME SOJM
OP REDRESS FROM HIM.
I'cniiission to Land Will 15i : Givci
Only on the Condition that the Vcn
czirclan Jiclligoront OlVcrs an Apol
ogy for I'ast
If President Castra , of Venezuela
Roes to Bordeaux , France , he willno ;
be allowed to set foot on French soi
until he has offered a formal apologj
for the fashion in which he has Haunt-
cd Franco. This decision was made bj
the cabinet , but was kept a secret , aj
it was suspected that Castro would
disembark at Santander , Spain , and
bccMti-t l-i phi--ical condition iny be
such Unit humanitarian motives might
render immediate care at a hospital
imperative.
But should ho arrive at Bordeaux ,
and his illness not be serious , the cab
inet has determined that some signal
redress must be exacted from the Ven
ezuelan president for his ignominious
expulsion of M. Taigny. the French
charge d'affaires , from that county in
French claims.
Permission to land will bo made con"
ditionul upon the dispatch of an of
ficial telegram of apology to the
French government , and the dispatch
of telegraphic instructions to Caracas
for the immediate execution of the ar
bitration award in the matter of
Frecnh claims.
Br. Momingo Castillo , the Venezue
lan consul general at Hamburg , and D.
Escalente , consul general at Liverpool ,
passed through Paris on their way to
Santander , presumably to meet Presi
dent Castro.
PROPERTY LOSS HEAVY.
lianks at Pine Bluff Continue to Cruin-
Mc and Fall Into River.
A continued rainfall and the consequent
quent s&ftening of the already crum-
] Tiling banks has renewed apprehension -
| sion at Pine Bluff , Ark. , and it is not
improbable that considerable addition
al property loss may occur , notwith
standing the rapid recession of the Ar
kansas river , which at nightfall Sun
day had fallen a foot. The embank
ments protecting the wholesale district
and county court house are impaired
to such an extent that it is feaied they
will give vay. .
Properly valued at § 25,000 dropped
into the river Sunday , and the caving
in of the bank was still in progress
late that night
The greatest damage Sunday occur
red in East Barraque street , where
ISO feet of ground fell into the river.
The warehouse of the Arkansas Riv
er Packet company , valued at a high
Ogure , is threatened.
A BRIDGE
Two Soldiers Killed and One Fatally
Injure * ! at Fort Si ! ! .
Privates Bryant and Maxwell , of
Battery C. First field artillery , at Fort
Sill , were killed outright and Private
Hich , of the same battery , is not ex
pected to survive as a result of the
breaking of a bridge over which a de
tachment of artillerymen were riding.
Tlie party of twenty-five artillerymen
Tvere making a run to a prairie fire
northeast of the posL Eight men and
horses were on the bridge over Cache
creek when it went down. Some had
passed over and others had not yet
reached the place. Several other men
"were injured , but not seriously. It was
necessary to destroy several horses.
( The bridge has been in an impassable
, condition for several weeks. Cache
creek was up , and its deep , swift cur
rent assisted in causing the deaths. i
TWO 3CILLED IN COLLISION.
Passenger Trains Collide on the Santa
Fc Near Amu-illo. t
Two persons were killed , two seriously - |
ously injured and a number were less
seriously hurt by the collition of two i
'
Santa Fe passenger trains Sunday.
The dead : E Maxan , of Roswell. X.
M. , engineer ; J. J. Smith , mail clerk.
Seriously injured. W. II. Xelson , of
Amarillo , conductor ; Fireman Hoi-
stein.
Having order to meet at Haney , a
station near Amarillo , Tex. , the north
bound train arriving first reduced
speed. Tlie southbound train came
down the track about the same time.
? j Frost prevented a reduction of speed
i after the airbrakes were applied.
5t Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
I * City live stock market follow : Top
3 beeves , 54.50. Top hogs. ? 5.70.
f A Conscience Contribution.
The secretary of the treasury has ne-
" Delved through the collector of customs
at Georgetown , D. C. , a conscience con
tribution of twelve $100 bills. The
money came by express from an un
known person in Chicago.
Big Oil Tank Explodes.
A 75,000-gallon oil tank of the
Standard Oil company near Bayonne , 1
[ N. J. , exploded Saturday. Greenville , 1
j a. nearby village , was temporarily pan-
I dc stricken.
PRIMARY FRAUDS RAMPANT.
Special Chicago Grand Jury Aftei
Repeaters.
The ballots of men long residents ol
other cities , of temporary absentees , ol
th'e insane , and even the dead , were
cast in Chicago. "Repeaters" voted ir
j platoons , with the connivance of wil
fully unseeing judges and clerks ci
election , and fraud rampant , to an ex
tent hitherto unknown in a city nevei
famous for the purity of its political
atmospheref rendered the resultant
party nominations worthless. These
and other startling allegations were
made Friday in the report of the spe
cial grand jury , which , after several
weeks of delving into charges growing
out of Chicago's first primary , returned
81 indictments against two score or
more politicians and others , ad
journed.
The investigation , owing to physical
limitations , merely scratched the sur
face of the situation , according to the
report , and doubt is expressed that
there has been an honest city or gen
eral election In Chicago in years.
The findings of the inquisitorial body
characterizes the primary election as
a disgrace to the city.
Voting machines are urgently ad
vised as a step in a remedial direction ,
and a wider application of civil serv
ice is recommended. It is slated that
while the jury cannot affirm that no
frauds were perpetrated by civil serv
ice employes , it is significant that the
inquisitors found none such.
On the other hand , the report re
marks the fact that although the po-
j lice were in the vicinity of every polling -
! ing booth , the investigators received
no aid from them in seeking to fasten
responsibility for conditions which pre-
! vailed.
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I BIG BEQUESTS MADE IX WILL.
Boston Man Distributes Over Three
Hundred Thousand.
A will which contains many public
bequests and provides for practically
every employe of one of Boston's largest -
| gest business houses has been made
pubic in the document left by the late
Caleb Chase , a wholesale grocer. The
gifts aggregate more than $300,00.
To certain members connected for
many years with the firm is given $2-
[ 000 each ; to the fifty-five traveling
salesmen $1,000 each , to members of
the sales and office departments $500
each , to members of the shiping de
partments and factory $200 each , to
widows of four deceased salemen
$500 each , to the People's palace , Sal
vation army $15,000.
A bequest of $10,000 each is made
to ten local charitable institutions ,
and ten similar societies will receive
$5,000 each.
SAD STORY OF A STUDENT.
Failure in Hard Stnigyle to Educate
Himself Causes Rash Act.
Meyer Stein , a medical student at
Columbia university , was removed to
a. hospital Thuisday night , a prisoner ,
charged with attempted suicide. He
was apparently suffering from poison
ing. It is thought he will recover.
Behind the charge is a story of a
young man's struggle to educate him
self and at the same time support a
wife and child with indifferent suc
cess , leading to desperation. Stein
was married a year and a half ago ,
but later his wife was obliged to re-
return to him , while on the other hand
turn to her family. He begged her to
return to him , while on th other hand
she pleaded with him to defer their
planned reunion until he had gained
the goal of his ambition.
Score For Uncle Sam.
Tlie certificate of Attorney General
Bonaparte requesting that the case of
the government to compel the Xew i
Haven railroad to relinquish its holdings - i
ings of stock in the Boston and Maine
railroad be expedited was granted Fri
day at Boston by the United States cir
cuit court and the contention of the
railroad that the expediting act is un
constitutional was overruled.
To Scare Yeniv.ucin. i
Three Dutch warships have made a j
demonstration against Venezuela.
Together they steamed along the coast
from Puerto Cabello to La Guaria at
a. distance of 3,000 yards from the
shore. One battleship returned to
Willemstad and two cruisers going to
Maracaibo , where they will make n
jimiliar demonstration.
An Officer with Washington.
Having been buried for nearly a
: entury in an obscure corner of Driggs
arm in Maryland , near Washington ,
he body of Maj. 1'Enfant , an engineer
) fficer of the colonial army , who as-
! isted George Washington in laying out
he national capital , is to be removed
, t government expense with military
leremonies to Arlington cemetery in
/"irginia.
Powers Hold Conference.
The conference of the powers called
y Great Brittain for framing a code
f laws for naval warfare and for the
ormation of an international prize
ourt recommended by The Hague con-
ress was opened at the fcreign office
t London Friday.
Big Olco Seizure.
More than 12,000 pounds of oleo-
largarin , shipped by the Xarragansett
airy company , of Xarragansett , R. I.
ere seized by revenue agents. The
fficers say that while the oleo is ar-
ficially colored , it was being handled
5 an uncolored product and as such
ic manufactures paid a goverment
LX of one-fourth of 1 cent a pound , as
jainst a tax of 10 cents necessary on
dored oleomargarine.
Bloodless Revolt Deposes Aged Ex
ecutive and Makes Legitime
President.
NOT A SHOT FIRED IN COTJP.
Movement Led by Citizens of Port
au Prince Committee of Safety
Controls the Capital.
and suddenly
Through a well-organized
denly executed coup a bloodless revolu
tion in Haiti was accomplished Wed
nesday. The ieole ] of the capital seiz
ed power , deposed the President , Xord
Alexis , set up a provisional government
of their own , and made Gen. Legitime
their new President.
The only leader remaining loyal to
Alexis is Gen. Camille Gabriel , his
nephew , who for the last six mouths
has directed the policy of the adminis
tration , lie remained at the palace
with Alexis. AH the ministers and high
military ollicials under . Alexis tool ;
refuge in the foreign legations. These
are the same men who nine months ago
were protesting vociferously against the
granting of the right of refuge to un
successful revolutionists by the foreign
diplomatic and consular representa
tives.
The revolution had been well organ
ized. Early in the day hands of citi
zens , organized and armed , moved qui
etly about the town and took posses
sion of various points of vantage. The
movement was directed by Gen. Canal ,
a member of the Senate. Not a shot
was tired. The soldiers of Alexis saw
that the rebels had the upper hand and
quickly let it be seen that they had no
intention of starting a light that might
result in much bloodshed. The presence
of the American cruisers. Des Moines
and Tacoma , and the French cruiser
Duguay Tronin undoubtedly had a re
straining influence.
Gen. Xord Alexis , who has been Pres
ident of Haiti since 1)02. ! was born in
38:21. IIu was elected for seven years.
The salary is $2-1,000. Haiti is the
western or French portion of the Island
of Santo Domingo. Its area is 0,242
square miles and its population 1,300-
000. It is a country of revolutions. In
October , 31)07. sixteen men were sen
tenced to death on a charge of conspir
ing to overthrow fj.he government. In
January , 1908 , an ) rmy of insurgents ,
under Jean Junea'u. marched on the
capital , Port au Prince , but were re
pulsed by government troops under the
leadership of Gen. Celcstin Cyriaque ,
the minister of war.
The stirring events of the exciting
and historical day that saw President ;
Xord Alexis driven from his capital
with an infuriated mob at his heels ,
were followed by a night of looting , pil
lage anil murder in Port au Prince.
Twelve men were kilie < l before order
was restored. The passions of the pop
ulace had boon aroused , and after being -
ing defeated in their endeavors to do
bodily harm to Alexis , they turned their
attention to well-stocked storehouses
and the residences of the supporters of
their late president. They were rapid
ly getting out of hand when the author
ities succeeded in controlling the sitn-
ntion.
55 SHIPS BUILT IN MONTH.
Vessels for Oceans , Lalcus anil
Itiver.s Completed.
Forty-two stenm nnd thirteen sailing
vessels were built in the United States
in Xovemher. accordinir to a report of
the bureau of navigation in Washington.
All of the steam and sev ° n of the other
vessels were of steel. The total gross
tonnage was 0.10(5. ( Thirty of the vessels
are for use in the Atlantic and snlf , eight
for tlie Pacific , eight for the great lakes ,
and nine for western rivers.
William II. Hearst was tlie heaviest
aacker of HIP Independence party in the
? ecent election. His contribution was
The belief tihat the subject of woman's
suffrage is gaining the public ear in the
3ast has been strengthened by the dis-
: ovcry of the existence of an organiza-
: ion known as the Secret Suffrage Coun-
: il in New York City , the membership
> f which includes a number of wealthy
ind prominent men and women.
At a dinner given by the Cincinnati
Commercial Club , Taft was the guest of
loner , along with Congressman Long-
vorth and others of local or national
( rominence. He expressed himself as full
if hope that investors would now go
.head and make possible the continuation
if great enterprises. He gave fair warn-
ng that no favors could be expected from
he next administration by men who break
be law.
One of the most interesting results of
he recent election in Colorado , where the
eturns came in very slowly , was the re-
lection of the famous judge of the Juve-
ile Court. Lindsay , who ran indepan-
ently after both the Republican and
) emocratic organizations had refused him
nomination because of his exposure of
rafting politicians of high degree in both
arties. Lindsay's plcclion was made pos-
ihlc by the almost unanimous support of
lie women voters \vho , though differing
n the national ticket , almost without
si-option markt-d their ballot for the chil-
friend and helper.
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS.
Number of Appointments Announced
by Shullcnberger.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Will
M. Maupin , Lincoln.
Deputy Oil Inspector , Second Dis
trict T. J. O'Connor , Omaha.
Chief Game Warden Dan Gellus ,
Omaha.
State Veterinarian Dr. Paul Juck-
ness , South Omaha.
Colonels on the Governor's Staff
Sophus Xeble , Omaha ; Thomas Byrne ,
Omaha ; E. W. Bennett , Omaha : P. C.
Marshall , Omaha ; S. P. Benjamin ,
Omaha ; W. E. Murphy , South Omuluv.
L. D. Utterbach. Xebraska. City ; .li
H. Quigky , Valentine ; Charles Lehura ,
ilillisan ; X. H. Weiss , Hebron ; G. G.
Thompson , Alma.
Chief Oil Inspector Arthur F. Mul
len. O'Xeiil.
Deputy Oil Inspector , First District
E. E. Harmon , Auburn.
Deputy Fish Commissioner W. J.
O'Brien. South Bend.
Deputy Game Warden Isaac King ,
Superior.
Deputy Food Commissioner L. J.
Tuol , Lincoln.
Steward Xorfolk Asylum Herman
Gerecke , Xorfolk.
Steward Lincoln Asylum Horace F.
Bishop , Lincoln.
Steward Hastings Asylum S. E.
Gridley. Saunders county.
LAXI ) VALUES TX 3IEKI1LCK.
Sonic Good Prices Paul J'or Mcrrick
County Lands.
IMerrick county land is still selling
at top prices , two land sales having
recently been consummated which for
the amount of money involved set a
new record for kind deals in the coun
ty. The Anthony ranch , west of CVi >
tral City , comprising > -0 acres , has
been sold for $ . ' } 9,200. The ranch in
cludes a half and a quarter section.
The half section was bought by Frank
Campbell , who paid for it at the rate
of $90 per acre , the entire purchase
price being $28,000. The quarter sec
tion was bought by W. A. McCullough.
who paid § 11,200 for it , or at the rate
of $70 per acre.
The other land deal involved 577
acres of land belonging to the estate
of the late Adam Oliver Smith. The
property is about a mile northeast of
Central City and is know as the old
Hart ranch. The entire tract was di
vided into four pieces and sold for an
average of $43.40 per acre. The land
included in this sale had no improve
ments or buildings of any kind on it ,
and besides was far from being the
best land in the county.
IIAHTIXGTOX 3IAX OX TK1AL.
Herman livers Aefi : . rtl of Crime Hint
Arouses Community.
The disti-ict court in session at Pon-
ca secured a jury f > try the case of the
State of Xebraska against Herman
Anton Evers , of Hartington , on the
charge of criminal assault upon S-
year-old Pauline Juding , also of Kart-
ingtors. A change of venue was taken
from Cedar county to Dixon county on
account cf the feeling aroused in that
community.
Evers is a German 40 years of age ,
a naturalized citizen of the United
States. The people became so much
agitated about the case that it became
necessary to bring Evers to Ponca in
the night and his presence remained a
secret tintil the trial was begun. It
was feared the Hartington people
might deal with Evers independently
of the courts.
LOVJEI1 TlliIIS TO HXD LIFE.
Despondent IHuii Makes Three Fsitiio
Attempt- : .
Desperately fighting his physician ,
Gus Crooksfoimerly deputy sheriff
of Fall River county , S. D. , made three
attempts to commit suicide at Lincoln.
He swallowed chloroform and was un
conscious when found. His mouth
was pried open with a poker an
stomach pump used. Eluding a nu.
he swallowed another dose a few hours
uUer. Once more -he was revived.
Unco more he managed to get a cloth ,
saturated it in chloroform and wrap
ped it around his head. The doctor
arrived in time to revive him again ,
' . 'rooks is despondent over the refusal
f a South Dakota girl to marry him.
Priest Slowly Jlcc-overin - .
Late Sunday night Father Stauber ,
of Hartington , suffered a stroke of par-
uiysis. Present reports from the bed
side are favorable and strong hopes are
entertained of his recovery.
Sold Liquor to Indians.
Two Uohling saloonkeepers , Axel
Lofting and Benson & Rinderhagen.
were brought to Fremont to answer to
the charge of selling liquor to Indians
in violation of the state statute.
ConstructingXev Bridge.
The work of constructing a new
bridge across the Plate river at Louis
ville has been commenced , and it it-
expected to be ready for traffic within
three months.
Golden Wedding.
A number of the friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter L. Rork , of Tekamah , sur
prised them by giving a little party in
honor of their fiftieth wedding a
versary.
Ruser Case Begins Thursday.
The trial of Mrs. Emil Ruser and
John Slager was began at PapUlion
rhursday. Both arc charged with
shooting with intent to kill , and Mrs.
Ruser is accused of being an accom
plice to the crime in addition.
Religion Swooping Donipliaii.
Religious enthusiasm is sweeping
aver Doniphan and the surrounding
country. Interest radiates from a re-
rival meeting conducted by Evangelist
Bnslow , of Chicago , began some two
.veeks ago.
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I INTEREST HS HAPPEHIHBS
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i'ATIIER AM ) i'lilLDREX UNITED.
York County Man Goes Back to Eng-
himl to Live.
Oliver Liangs , one of the oldest resi
dents of York county , is looking for
ward with u great deal of pleasure to
the meeting- his two daughters for
the first time in thirty-five years. The
story of Oliver Baggs , coming direct
from England to York county thirty-
five years ago , leaving two motherless
childion with fnVnds. hoping to make
enough to bring them over here , and
his settling on a frrm near York ,
where he worked to accumulate and
helped to make the history of the great
ind wonderfully prosperous growth of
York and York county , and when he
was ready to send for tht-m he learned
that they Inul been adopted and left
for other parts of England and est
all trace of their whereabouts. i or
tlie last two months _ .Tudgo Post , of
York , has been making inquiries , writ
ing the rectors of churches or parish
es , telling of the two little girls , nnd
through this correspondence Oliver
Baggs received a letter stating that one
daughter was unmarried and that the
other daughter was married and now
had a family grown , anu welcomed
Mr. lingers to England , offering him a
comfortable home in his old age. Mr.
Baggs will sell off his real estate and
will leave next month for England and
his children , with the best wishes of
his many friends and old acquaint
ances.
JOI5NSON COUNTY CO JIM SIO\V.
Annual In-tituU' Xo\v in Session at
Tet-siuisrh.
The annual Johnson county farmers'
institute , corn show and industrial
Contest was held at the court house in
fecumseh on Tuesday. Wednesday ,
Thursday and Friday of this week. A
splendid program had been arranged ,
including some of the most entertain
ing speakers of the west , assisted by
home talent. Thursday afternoon and
evening was devoted to the ladies , and
Friday afternoon and evening was
given to the boys and girls. There
was a corn contest for the men and
another for the boys , and the girls
were engaged in an industrial contest
-.vhere they shnwod their handiwork ,
cooking , etc. From its fund the insti
tute purposes to send a number of
boys and girls to the national exposi
tion at Omaha that they may get the
benefit of the lectures and exhibits.
The prize winning orn in all classes
will be taken to Omaha and entered
for contest there. On Wednesday and
Thursday the officers of the institute
served a free dinner. It was a splen
did meeting.
KEA11NEY fJiCRCri DEDICATED.
Bishop Mi'I'ntyre I1imcci | p ; Over Open-
ins : XPWlctheidi.st Ktlifice.
The new "Methodist "Episcopal church
of Kearney , which was completed last
week at a cost of $ .18.000. was dedi
cated Sunday with f-UIng ceremonies.
Three services were hold. At the
morning service Bishop Robert Mcln-
Jyre , of Minnesota , delivered a stir
ring address. In the afternoon citi
zens had charge. Mrs. Louise Collins
spoke on "The Old Church , " X. P.
McDonald on "The Xt-w Church" and
Senator Xorris Brown on "What the
Church Stands For. " At the evening
scrvi-j.D Rev William D. Parr , of Ko-
komo , Ind. , wes * ho principal speaker.
After his addrs : the church was for
mally dedicated by Eishop Mclntyre.
The service wns in charge of the pas
tor , Dr. Abbott. The church building
is 120x70 feet.
CAYE-IX BURIES TWO.
rs Vm-ovor the ? Ics and Find
One , August Johnson. Dead.
The cave-in of a bank ot the steam
shovel in the Xational Stone com
pany's quarry at Louisville buried Au
gust Johnson and Lo Buck Tuesday
( "ternoon. The alarm was given and
n a few minutes all the men in the
iiiarry were working to rescue them.
* eon the lifeless- body of Johnson was
aken out , badly crushed. Buck , who
> vas more fortunate , was lying under
: he crane , which served as a partial
irotection , and was rescued alive. Al-
: hough he was badly bruised and has
me arm broken he will probably re
cover.
FOUR XEW SITPIUTMTE JUDGES.
Inv. Sheldon Xanies Judge Jacob
Faivcett. of Onsaha. as One.
John J. Sullivan of Columbus , Jacob
rawcett of Omaha. W. B. iloe of Lia-
oln. and Jesse L. Rr-n of Plattsmouth ,
lave been appointed supreme judges
y Gov Sheldon. The appointments
vere made late Monday afternoon ,
hough all day it was generally sup-
> oed around the state house these
vould be the men. The terms will be
: s follows : One year. Sullivan , and
'awcett ; three years. Rose and Root ,
'he salary is $4,500 a year.
Good Pric < for Land.
As an evidence that farm land near
'ecumseh is steadilj * going up , the sale
f Paul Huston's farm is given. Mr.
luston's place included eighty acres
nd is two miles west of Tecumseh.
'he improvements are orinary. Wai-
ace Faris paid $4,500 for it , or $112.50
ier acre.
Start Alfalfa Meal Plant.
A number of local capitalists have
ormed a stock company and pur-
hased the buildings of the starch
rorks and power house at Xebraska
: ity , and will start an alfalfa meal
lant , with a capital stock of 525,000
3 $30,000.
Captures Esisp-d Convict.
Ed Kiser. who - jvipd from the
enitentiary Oct. 10.vas located by
! eo. F. Purs-all , sheiiff of Brown
ounty , near Salix. la. , and returned to
oncoln Xov. j.
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The report of Dr. J. E. Sward , secj
ot
re tanof the Board of Secretaries
the State Board of Health : o the
tiled Wednesday IS
Board of Health
devoted almost entirely to a discussion
of tuberculosis , what has been dond
and what should be done to prevent
the spread of th's disease in Xt-braska.
According to Dr. Sward this disease
costs the state m finances , loss of time
from work , over $5,000,000 eveiy year ;
besides over GOO lives. Dr. Sxvardj
makes the folowing recommendations :
Each state should provide sanito- ;
riums for its own tubercular indigent )
Persons in the ad\ariced stages o
the disease , if hopeless , should be
kept within the confines of their own
state.
All consumptives entering a state
should sho-v that they arc capable ol *
self support , and will receive benefit
from the Xebraska climate.
AH cases of tuberculosis should be
registered , in order that immigrating
cases , escaping observation at the
state line , can be reported later , if
found indigent.
The board of secretaries of the state
board of health should have compete
control of these matters and of this
census.
Every private , local or state hosptal
should be inspected under the surveil-
ance of the state board of health , and
members of the board of secretaries
should receive compensation and ex
penses while doing this work. The
board also recommends that all
schools should be inspected.
Enclosed Avith the report is a copy
of a bill to be presented to the next
legislature providing for the estab
lishment of : i bacteriological labora
tory at the state university ot a cost
) f $5,000 and $7.000 for maintenance
for the biennium.
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The closing days of the Liennlum
has brought to. the hearts of the con
victs in th state penitentiary a long
ing for freedom and to their relatives
on the outside a hope that the chief
executive may see the light as they
see it , and the result is a multiplicity
of applications for clemencv.
Previous to the last legislature any
one who desired a pardon had the
privilege of making application to the
governor at any time and there was
little or no regularity about the pro
ceedings. People were at liberty to
call upon the chief executive at any
time and make a plea.
The last legislature enacted a law
that all hearings upon an application
for executive clemency should be held
in public and that the application
should be published at least two weeks
consecutively in some newspaper prior , 4
to the hearing. The lav.- ala > provided > <
that the attorney genial shmild sit
with the governor in the hearing :
Because of this law it will be prac
tically impossible for those who have
not already had their notices pub *
lished to do so now. The governor
already has a. number of hearings
dated and to b"gin the publication noW ,
it v.-o-alrt be at least thh e weeks before
the hearing could be had , and then ;
the governor will hav - gone > ut ofl
office before the case could be- passed
upon.
Because of ihis many who are now
contemplating making their applica
tions would save time and money by
imply waiting until the administra-
tkn changes.
* *
If apyonc inteiested in Xebraska has.
ever offeed a reward for the oldesV
triplets in Xebraska he should send
the reward to the office of Governor
Sheldon for delivery. The governoif
has received a picture of three women , '
and accompanying the picture was a
letter. The picture inf the three best .
looking women probably , that ever had
ihfcir pictures taken together in Xe
braska. Here is the letter which caino
with the pictcre :
Genoa , Xeb. . Xov. 30. Kon. George
L. Sheldon. Governor : Dear Sir Wo *
saw a notice in one of the Omaha'
papers that there was a prize given
for the olun-t living triplets in the state
cf Xebraska.
Xov , ' . we ar going to compete for ,
that prize. We are 48 years old Xo-
vember G , 190S. and weight , respec
tively , ITS. 180 and 182 pounds , ancl
enjoy good health. Our nam s are
Mrs. Agnes Hiekey , Mrs. Laura Ames
and Mrs. Christina McConnell.
t * ?
Dr. Ward , dean of the college ol
medicine , Xebraska university , hns just
received an official communication
from England , from which the follow
ing is quoted :
"I have now the plpru.uro to inform
i-ou that the Royal College of Physi-
jians and Surgeons have added the
University of Xebraska to the list of
those institutions recognised by this
ioard at which the currir-ui-jm o'f pro
fessional study may be pursued ind !
: > e admitted to the final examination
n medicine , surgery and midwifery
jn production of the required certifi
cate of study. ' '
This is. a very high honor , being
shared by only six other medical col-
eges in the United States.
*
Governor Sheldon has appointed thft
ollowing delegates to the National
"livers and Harbors congress to meet
n Washington December 9 to n-
3. H. ilalpy. Mason City. II. T. Clarke ;
r. , Omaha ; William L , . Tetter. Omaha ;
, Y. D. Windham. *
. Plattsmouth : H. D .
.Vatsoin. Kearney ; E. Benjamin An-
irews , Lincoln ; Frank Edgerton an < 5
rrank Colins of Washington.
Certificates of election have been
nade out to the democratic elector *
y Governor Sheldon and a letter sent
hem to appear at the executive '
office
rrganize.'t
> nd Monday in January" to meet and
rrganize.
The fees collected by the various
tate officers and state departments
uring the biennium just closed
mounted to a grand total °
361,692.21. ?
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