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THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 4 , 1909.
The "physical valuation" bili
was introduced on the iiOth by Sen
ator Ollis. This is another reforn :
pledged by the democratic plat
form. It is senate file ijj : : , and
provides for the physical valuation
of railroads and of public service
corporations. The railway com
mission is charged with the work.
Several "bank guarantee" bills
have been introduced , and there is
considerable diversity of opinion
as to which is the best one. But
a satisfactory guarantee bill will
be enacted into law. It will pro
vide for prompt payment of depos
itors without creating a reserve
fund that will withdraw a large
amount of money from actual cir
culation. It will be just what the
people wantaud ( just what the de
positors are entitled to.
The famous "lobby registration"
law enacted two years airo , for
"grand stand purposes. " has be
come what everybody knew it
would become a howling farce.
People interested in legitimate
bills the nurses' registration bill ,
for instance , are registered , so are
the well known railroad attorneys
and the representatives of railroad
brotherhoods. The brotherhood
men are here to ask for laws mak
ing for safety of life and limb.
But the smooth corporation work
ers are not registered. However ,
they are onthespot , just the same.
The law is worth just about as
much as the old " * anti-treating"
law and that isn't worth a tinker's
obstuction.
Indians at Washington.
"Washington , J ) . C- , January 30.
Hollow Horn Bear , head orator
of the Sioux Indians , is in Wash
ington with a delegation of his
tribe , which includes Reuben
Quick Bear. John Colomle , High
Pipe , Daniel Good voice , Eagle
Horse and Stranger Horse. Hol
low Horn Bear is the Indian whose
picture adorns the § 5 silver certi
ficate and he is said to be one of
the handsomest Indians alive. He
is tall , straight , almost sixty .rears
and does not look over forty. The
delegation is trying to get the de
partment to allow tribal moneys
derived from sale of the Rosebud
lands and held to the credit of the
minor Indians to be distributed
at once. The department has dis
tributed the shares of the adults ,
but declines to let go of the portions
tions of the minors. The tribe has
also a claim against the govern
ment under the treaty of 1870 for
the cession of the Black HI Is. Be
tween $200,000 and § 300,000 is in
volved in these claims.
The bill for a cession of ten
acres of land in the bend of the
Grand river sold to the Indians
for cemetery purposes passed the
senate. It includes the spot where
Sitting Bull was killed in 1891 ,
and on which the Indians will
erect a monument to him.
World-Herald.
A delegation of Cheyenne Sioux
is also here trying to got the de
partment to set aside about 160,000
acres in the neighborhood of
Thunder Butte as a grazing re-
cprv ( . fOr the Indian * . The legis
lation for opening tl > < * lands hav- j
im > passed Senators Gamble and j
Kittredge and the interior depart-
1 ment have small disposition to
support such a proposal and after
a conference of the Indians at the
interior departrr cut today it was
very apparent that no such meas-
lure would be favored. The In
dians finally came down to a de
mand for about 50,000 acres.
Good Company for 1909.
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M. E. Church Notes.
Sunday morning there vvill be a
Lincoln Memorial service in the
Methodist church , consisting of the
following program.
Song "Ye Servants of God"
Prayer.
Song Guide Me 0 Thou Great
Jehovah.
Scripture Reading.
Song America.
Collection and Announcements.
Solo Plaines of Peace.
Miss Nellie Easley.
Sermon Lincoln and the Victor
ious Life-
Song Columbia the Gem of the
Ocean.
Benediction.
All old soldiers and members of
the Womaus Relief Corps are
specially invited to be present. In
the evening there will be revival
services.
It is the purpose of the pastor
to continue the Sunday evening
3vangelistic services as long as the
revival spirit is on and the pro
fessed Christians will continue to
10pe and pray and labor for the
salvation of Souls.
Fhe Thief Caught and
Goods Restored.
Percy Farrell was arrested at
J raw ford last Monday by Sheriff
Uote and most of the goods stolen
rom the Jordan Hardware store
it this place found in his posses-
ion. He was brought back to
tushville where he plead guilty
.nd on account of his youth , IT
Tears , was sentenced to one year
n the pen. Gordon Journal *
ABEKE 7
i President Urges Jap Concess
ions in California.
' Washington Officials Hear They Are
I Mainspring of Hostile Oriental Agi-
taticr. CccHc Transportation la
Threatened With Destruction.
*
No single question , nor indeed any
Rroup of questions , is .Absorbing the
interest nnd concern of tne administra
tion at Washington at this moment to
the fame extent as certain phases of
the anti-Japanese agitation in Califor
nia.
The president has been in commu
nication with many reputable persons
who should be thoroughly informed
as to the conditions on the Pacific
coast. It is admitted that a sys
tematic agitation was in progress on
the coast , but a significant feature of
its lack of strength was the fact that
the labor leaders had taken no prom
inent part in it. It even has been
stated to the administration that the
real mainspring of the agitation waste
to bo found in some of the great cor
porations that had found their profita
ble business of coolie transportation
threatened with destruction by the
success attending the efforts of the
administration to stop this class of
immigration. For the fact is that , in
the opinion of the administration , the
negotiations with Japan for a prac
tically complete losure of American
ports to the entry of Japanese laborers
arc certainly jeopardized by the ex
treme utterances of certain persons in
California and by the mere consider
ation of such resolutions as were en
tertained by the Nevada legislature.
Even agreements already reached ,
which are being carried out in perfect
good faith on the part of the Japanese
government , are regarded as endan
gered , in the suisa that the present
agitation might very naturally tend
to abate the interest of the Japanese
officials in the execution of their obli
gations in view of the unfriendly atti
tude by some elements on the Pacific
coast. It is these considerations that
have influenced the president in con
cluding that everything possible
should be done to prevent legislation
by any state that would discriminate
against the Japanese as a class apart
from other foreign elements entering
America. The president- has entire
confidence in the people of the Pacific
coast and is certain they will do right
in this matter.
The administration is much pleased
with the tone of the speech of Presi
dent Komura in the Japanese diet so
far as it touched on the relations be
tween America and Japan.
Anti-Jap Bills Up in California.
Another was added to the long list
of anti-Japanese bills that are a special
order of business in the California as
sembly. Grove L. Johnson , chairman
of the committee on judiciary , report
ed out favorably his measure specify
ing "Japanese" in the law segregating
Mongolians and Indians in the public
schools. It was the attempted inser
tion of this word "Japanese" ' in the
statute that causea President Roosevelt
velt two weeks ago to ask Governor
r.illett to stop anti-Japanese legisla-
Lion. All of tlie anti-Japanese meas
ures now before the assembly vere
taken up , beginning with Drew's anti-
ilieu land bill. The committee on execu
tive communications reported on the
recent message of Governor Gillett
( dealing with the subject of Japanese
legislation ) . The report advises
igainst the passage of any of these
neasures , declaring it to be the sense
Df the committee that such legislation
tvould be unconstitutional.
Nevada Solcns Pass Anti-Jap Bill.
The Nevada house has accepted the
mti-Japanese resolution , atter it had
jeen so amended that all reference to
resident Roosevv.lt had been stricken
> ut. The resolution will undoubtedly
jo passed by the senate as it stands.
IXPLO ! ON KiLUS SEVENTEEN.
"ive WT ! tes snd Twelve Negroes Dead
; n Alabc.r.a Colliery.
Senventpen ! . .en were killed by an
: : ; plosion in the No. 2 Short Creek
nines of the Birmingham ( Ala. ) Coal
ind Iron company. Five of the dead
: re whit . and twelve are negroes.
The explosion is thought to havp
icen caused by a windy shot. The
lodles were taken Irom the mines and
he rooms and passages are clear. The
nine itself is practically uninjured.
Ambulances were sent from Ensley to
he mines and cofiins were rushed to
he ill fated mine. The mine was run-
ling on short force or the death list
. 'ould probably have been much larger.
ORTY-SEVEN OF CREW DROWN.
Sritish Steamer Clan Ranald a Total
Wreck in Australian Waters.
The British steamer Clan Ranald is
total wreck near Edithburg , Aus. ,
ml the captain and forty-six of the
rew. most of them Asiatics , were
rowned. The ship was drifting ashore ,
nt sank before boats could reach it.
lighteen members of the crew were
icked up. The Clan Ranald was
< i tick by a heavy sea and rendered
nmanagrable. Then , being driven
shore , it turned turtle.
Two Hundred Lest in Fire.
At k'list two bundled lives were lost
i a fir ? whi-h occurred in in a fleet
1" flow.-- bor.tr at Canton , China. The
harre.-I bodies of 170 victims have al-
rady been recovered , but many per-
cs arc still
h L 8 u
Members Called to Account ioi
. Absence During Roll Call ,
i ricjit SE. unable tc Get Enough Vctcs
tc Dispose ox It and Takes Recess
King's Gerre Bil' ' is Killed Experi
rr.er.t Stavcns
L.ncor. : : . FeL. i. The first business
ol tijt i.oato.when . a met today at It
o ciocK. ici. jwiug a i ecefcb seciueu late
Tut.-iitj aiten.'joi. . was to tali to ac-
to..r.i iiifcii.byifc wno wereaus > ent yes-
teuiay curing a roil call.
The condition wmch lesulted in this
fcxtraorc.ii.ai ; display or discipline was
orouglu auout byvnat tne Democratic
mtmuers belie\eu would be a lack oi
a quorum during the roil cull on the
oill regulating hotels. The house saw
the liveliest lilteen minutes since it
started easiness lour weeks ago , and
beioie the recess was taken tne lob
bies were cleared by order oi tne
speaker , tLe sergeant-at-arms and his
assistants made a roand-ap ot absent
memLeis. wnich finally resulted m a
ius = ie Between that oilicial and Repre
sentative 'la/lor on tne lioor oi the
house , and other things oi simi.ar na
ture , causing the house to tai.e a re
cess until ID o clock today. The re
cess was taken during a lit oi laugh-
tei , which convulsed the entire house
and galltnca alike.
During tne roll call on the hotel reg
ulation bih it was seen that a lack of
filty-one votes m the affirmative would
result , and at the suggestion of Demo
cratic leaders the sergeant-at-arms
was sent scurrying after absent mem
bers. By the time enough had been
brought in others had absented them
selves Finally , in desperation , the
speaker demanded that the absentees
be piesented at the bar of the house.
Representative Murphy was the first
to be presented to the speaker , who
asked him to explain his absence. " 1
\\as with the governoi , " declared Mr.
Murphy.
"I hope you will not arain absent
yourself. Irom session of this body
without permission , " said the speaker ,
wjth as much dignity as ho could com
mand.
"I trust I shall not , " replied the
blushing Murphy , displaying a smile.
" 1 hope not , " said the speaker , as
Murphy was excused , at the same min
ute smiling audibly.
This brought the whole house to a
hearty laugh. Rapping loudly for or
der , Speaker Pool directed that Repre
sentative Taylor be brought in The
sergeant-at-arms got him half way to
the speaker's lostrmu when Taylor
balked. A little sr-uille ensued , dm ing
which both men lei ] into a seat ar-ross
the aisle , and Shoemaker of Douglas
moved a recess , which was easily
agreed to. * - >
The house thus adjourned in the
middle oi a roll call on a pending bill ,
which was taken up today tollowiug
the chastisement or members found
absent yesterday.
Experiment Stations.
The house passed the Bushee and
Carr bills , providing for the establish
inent oi agricultural experiment sta
tions or demonstration farms in the
ixtieme western portion of the state.
The bills appropriate $15,000 each for
the establishment of these stations.
Senator Tanner's bill authorizing
: he governor to designate the newspa
pers in which constitutional amend
ments shall be punted before election
ivas passed by the senate by a strict
jarty vote.
Senator King's game bill , which had
jeen changed to provide for a closed
ieason on quail until 1912 , was defeat-
jd , the intioducer voting against it
jecause it had been altered entirely
rom its oiiginal lorm , which was to
jrevent shooting ducks liom blinds
n the be'ls ol nvors A similar fate
not Randall's bill to repeal the law
or a bounty on wild animals , which
vas killed in committee of the whole
m the recommendation of Randall
limself Fuller's bill , im-luding-
he optional county bounty law relat-
ng to wild animals pocket gophers.
, t 10 cents a gopher , was recommend-
: d to pa.ss in committee of the whole.
The physical valuation bill was re-
lOrted lor general file in the senate.
Representative Barrett of Huffalo
ounty thinks "near beer" is 'loo near
> eer" and wants it more r.Ieaily de-
ined in the statute , and its f-ale pro-
libited nt country picnics and other
| Iaces of amusement The bill pre-
ents any beer containing more than
per cent alcohol being sold except
s intoxicating liquor.
Found Dying by Railroad Tracks.
Fairbury , Neb , Fob 3. E. B Ellis ,
n electrician of Evanston , Wyo . was
Dund dying by the railroad tracks
ere. He was conscious , but was un-
ble to tell anything of himself , and
ied within a lew moments. Papers
bowed Ellis to be a member ot the
llectncians' union of Denver. He
'as well messed , with money in his
lothing
Farmers' Institute at Hebron.
Hebion."eb . Feb 2 The school
i agriculture and domestic science in
anncction with the Farmers' Institute
as th < i most successful ever held ,
lid brought several ol the most prom-
lent agricultural experts in the west
> the city.
Sheldon Going South.
Nehawka , Xeb , Feb. 1. Ex-Govern-
r George L Sheldon and family ex-
ect to leave the first of this week
ir his plantation near Greenville ,
iiss. . where they 'v/il ! remain until
bout July I.
GRANT BO YE
CARPENTER & BUILDER.
' All kinds of wood work done to order. Stork tanks made in all sizes
i Kesidence and shop one block south of passenger depot.
Valentine , moxE 72 Nebraska
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New Motei. Electric Lights.
Good Rooms. Hot and Cold Water.
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Rates $1 per day , Calls for all trains.
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Forty Steers Perish in Storm.
St. Anthony , Nob. , I-V-h. 2. Forty fat
stonrs belonging to James McManr.s ,
and valued at $2,000 , broke out of the
pasture during the recent storm and
perished in a creek bed nearby I'rcni
luingpi and the cold. Twenty-six of
thf animals were found in one place ,
where they had huddled together as a
protection against the slonn.
Fire at Republican City.
Republican City , Neb. , Feb. 2. Fi-e
hi this city destroyed two buildings
Dwned by a non-resident. One was cc-
: -upied by Tom Gorden , for furniture
ind undertaking goods , the other w.ia
ised by Harvey Reiter as a restaurant.
Fhe estimated loss on buildings is
&G.OOO. &
Storm Victim Succumbs.
Hebron , Neb. , Feb. 3. Louis Tny-
or , who was paralyzed by exposure
n the cold of last Friday night , in
lead at the home of his parents , til-
oen miles north of here.
St. Nicholas Church.
Services will be held in t ic
Catholic church as follows :
In Valentine on Sunday. Fc b
' . High mass and sermon at 10
. . m. Benediction with theBIe s-
d Sacrament after mass.
At 3 p. m. . instruction for t le
; hildren.
In Arabia on Sunday , Feb. 14 ,
110 a. m. LEO M. BLAERE ,
Eect-r.
T. J. Christopher ,
AUCTIONEER ,
"Will meet all calls phone or mail.
Versed on pedigreed stock.
alenilrie _ t Nebraska
o Sore Se Swore ;
He Swears No More.
There was a Merchant mighty sore
In fact , so sore he swore and swore
And kept on swearing more and more.
The trouble was that folks , instead
Of patronizing him , by Ned !
Were buying goods by mail , he said.
One day he got a little hint
On how to make his store a mint ;
Then hope took on a rosy tint.
V
Hs came and ADVERTISED his stock ;
His store was crowded , c-/sJoa- !
block ,
From seven until six b cfock.
So now thfs Merchant BWears rft nior'd ;
No longer is he feeling sore ,
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