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Causes an Excited Discussion Among
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f \ Being Pledged to Secrecy.
Copenhagen : The Associated Press
- is informed by a high authority that
the committee of the University of Co-
penhagen , in its preliminary examina-
- - , , tion : of his records , failed to discover
. \ proof that Dr : Frederick A. Cook
reached the north pole.
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A preliminary report was made by
+ _ the examining' committee at a secret
session of the consistory of the uni
versity Saturday. The consistory lis-
. " tened to the report , which provoked an
L animated discussion. It appears that
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the data so far submitted is not suf-
ficient to establish the explorer's
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I The result of Saturday's discussion
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" was a request on the par tof the con-
sistory that the committee continue
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, leave to the investigators proper the
matter of making public later the re-
sults of their inquiries.
- In the meantime , , it is announced by
the officials of the university , the con-
sistory will not make public any com-
munication based on information re
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ceived orally from the committee at
Saturday's meeting.
Popular opinion here appears to
"have undergone a gradual change.
From the beginning of the controversy
the populace of Copenhagen has been ,
. decidedly pro-Cook. Patriotism has .
. . strengthened this sentiment. Recent
developments , however , have been dis-
, , appointing , and today the general im
pression prevails that Dr. Cook's pa-
pers as submitted do not constitute
i proof that he discovered the iiortl
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. CASUALTIES AT SEA. !
Marine Disasters During Fiscal Year
Number 1,376.
Washington ; D. C. : The annual re
port of the superintendent of the Unit-
ed States life saving service shows
that during the last fiscal year there
" were 1,376 marine disasters , involving
-the lives of 8,900 persons that called
. , the life saving service into activity.
Seventy-two vessels were totally lost ,
/ , although oqly thirty people gave up
\ .their Intes in consequence.
The total value of property involved
In these disasters was $16,106,086 , the
f value of the property lost being $2-
:295,380. Of the 1,376 vessels meeting
disaster , the life saving service ren-
. . . . , -dered aid to 1,319 , valued , with their
- cargoes , at $13,216,010.
- 'Superintendent Kimball , of the serv-
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upon the remarkable scope of the life
, saving operations by the use of power
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CZAR'S GRAND UNCLE DEAD.
'TDiike Nicholaievitch Passes Away in
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France.
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ael Nicholaievitch , grand uncle of Em-
_ pdror Nicholas , died here Sunday.
Grand Duke Nicholaievitch . was the
' oldest representative of the imperial
" house , having been born in 1832 , the
t - fourth son of Emperor Nicholas I. He
: Tepeatedly distinguished himself dur-
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' ing Ms long military career , which" , , ,
"like those of other dukes under the I I
2Hfl system , .commenced at an early
age. , He entered active service at the age 1 I
of 14 as a lieutenant , and at 20 had atr
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' STRUCK BY A TRAIN. '
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Illinois Farmer Killed and Three Per
sons Fataffy Injured.
Bloomington , Ill. : Walter Black , a
'farmer his wife their . j
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and James Sellman , a farmer , were I
struck by an Illinois Central train :
while driving across the tracks here
. ; Sunday "night.
: Black was instantly killed and the
other three received injuries which .
. . may prove fatal. :
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Steal in Russian Army. ]
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" : Svatogoi , of the quai ermaster's de- '
partment , were arrested Sunday as a
- result of the recent investigation of
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'the department when irregularities in
volving more than $1,000,000 were dis
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' Sioux City : Saturday's quotations
on the Sioux City live stock market
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, . @ 8.50. Top hogs , $8.30.
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Novel ! Suit Baseball. .
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Wilkesbarre , Pa. : ' That the sale , of
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another is a direct violation of the
7 thirteenth amendment of the constitu-
. > 'tion of'the ' United States , which pro-
. " . . "hibits slavery , is a point raised in the .
Luzerne county court into a suit invojv-
. .Ing ; the transfer of a player from one
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Vernon Howe and Companion Emerge
from British Columbia Woods.
Van Couver , B. C , : Vernon Howe ,
of Minneapolis , former Yale athlete
who entered 'the ' British Columbia wil
derness with a companion , Jack CUI\i'
ningham , of Kamlops , B : C. , three
months ago , and for whom deep anx-
iety was felt , emerged safely from the
woods Thursday afternoon , when he
arrived at the Hundred jtfile house ,
Cariboo , and dispatched a telegram
that his father received Sunday.
The two men set out to inspect the
timber lands , in which Howe's father
is interested. ,
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Finding their guides and packers
worthless , the two men , made . , their
way alone for three months through a
rough and almost unknown country ,
which has been penetrated only by In
dians and a few trappers , fur traders
and prospectors.
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OVERCOME BY GAS.
Occupant of a Kansas City Lodging i
House Have Narrow Escape.
Kansas City : Eighteen persons were
overcome by gas in a lodging house in
Armourdale , across the line from here ,
early Sunday. Fred Schlingman nar
rowly escaped death by asphyxiation. I
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The other seventeen persons were in
varying stages of suffocation when
found , but , all recovered.
The escaping gas , which came from
a furnacq } in the basement and pene-
trated to every " corner of the house ,
was discovered by three women resi-
dents , who , after summoning aid on
the telephone , began the work of res
cue by carrying . . . out the unconscious
inmates. They had rescued five men
and one woman before the fire depart-
ment arrived and completed the work.
Panic is Averted.
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New York : While a matinee was go-
Ing at the Murray Hill theater near
Forty-second street , Sunday afternoon
a fire started in one of the dressing
rooms and did slight damage before it
was extinguished by stage hands and
actors. The audience was inclined to
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be panicky , but "Dixie" by the orches-
tra and the assurance of cool heads
prevented a general rush for the exits.
Accused Swindler Resigns.
St. Joseph , Mo. : E. H. Loyd , super-
visor of the census for the Fourth con-
gressional district , has- resigned. Mr. .
Loyd was recently arrested together
with O. W. Wilke , a masseaur , and two
women charged with defrauding a
woman out of $1,100 for treatment for
a malady. Wilke was found guilty and
given four years in the penitentiary.
The others are to be tried in January.
Steinheil's Effects Sold.
Paris : An enormous crowd of cu
rious ones from all classes of society
besieged the Steinheil house in the
Impasse Ronsin , where an auction of
household , effects was held Saturday.
The prices obtained were low , the mur-
dered artist's paintings bringing from
$4 to $40.
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League Deadlock Broken.
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New York : The deadlock in the
National League of Professional Base-
ball clubs , over the election of a' presi-
dent , was unexpectedly broken Satur-
day afternoon by the unanimous selec-
tion of Thomas J. Lynch , whose name ,
had not been considered or publicly
mentioned for the position. .
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Cotton Mills Shut Down.
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Lowell , Mass. : In accordance with
the curtailment policy adopted by the '
cotton mills of New England , the Tre-
mont and Suffolk mills , of this city ,
closed Saturday. They will reopen on i
December 27. The shutting down r
throws 3,500 operatives out of employ- 1
ment for the week. .
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Monster Ore Theft. t
Toronto , Ont : It is estimated by
tlfe authorities that the theft of high
grade ore from the cobalt mines will
exceed $1,500,000. It is alleged that
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Jewish Educator Dead.
Cincinnati , 0. : Rev. Sigmund Mann- ,
heimer , professor and librarian for
many years of the ' Hebrew Union col , . ,
lege here , and one of the best known r'
figures in Jewish educational 'circles
throughout . the country , dropped dead .
of heart disease Saturday , aged. 74 Jl
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Too Much High Finance.
Columbus , 0. : The annual report
oi : the Ohio railroad commission was. Ji
submitted to the governor Monday. Jj
The commission" says that there , is too
much high finance methods in present
day railroad management. d
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Federal Building at LeMars.
Washington , D. C. : Congressman \ P
Hubbard has introduced a bill appro- . Ti
priating $75,000 for a , postoffice buildp
ing at LeMars. , Ia. , 11
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Banquet to Peary.
. .New York : Waiters dressed as po
lar ' bears served Commander. Peary
Saturday night at a banquet given' th
his honor by his fellows of the Delta rj
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Gen. Raum is Dead.
Chicago : ' Gen. Green Berry Raum ,
former commissioner of pensions , died
at his home here after , an illness of
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several 'weeks. He was 80 years of
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Hogs Sell at $8.60. w
St. Joseph , Mo. : The highest price .si
ever ! paid for hogs at a Missouri river
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market was paid at the South St. Jo- , ,
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seph stock yards Saturday , when the
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HELD ON BIGAMY CHARGE. .
, Burlington . Man Arrested and Taken
to Plainfield , III. I
Burlington , Ia. : Joseph B. B'ergen ,
manager of the Jewell Tea company in
this city , with a wife and twoj interest-
ing' Uttle * daughters , was arrested and
taken to' Plainfield , J11.N on a charge
of bigamy preferred by a woman
named Olive Lord , who claims that
while Bergen was maintaining his home
here he met and married her , and since
has maintained the two establish
ments. Bergen ! states that he had left
liis first wife .after trouble over an-
other woman , ana supposed she had se
cured a divorce. When he found she
had not done so he returned to her , giv
ing up thfe other woman. The latter
discovered Bergen's dual life by acci- -
dent , and came ' here with her father
and confronted the Burlington family ,
causing Bergen's arrest , and throwing
the wife and children into the deepest
grief. Bergen and his first wife lived
for a time in La Crosse , Wis.
CHINAMAN 'CO-RESPONDENT.
Cashier in a Curio Shop Breaks Up
Home of a White Man.
New Yorl $ : Sun Chann , a saffron
hued cashie'r in a Chinese curio shop ,
broke up ' the family of a white man.
Frank B. Paulsen , cashier in the audi- I
tor's office of the Mutual Life Insur- I
ance company , obtained a divorce Sat-
urday from his wife Sarah. Sun
Chann was named as co-respondent.
The Paulsens separated by mutual
agreement a year ago , and Mrs. Paul-
sen went to her former home at New
Paltz , N. Y. Her alleged infatuation
with Sun Chann dated from that time ,
her husband said. Mrs. : Paulsen de
nied the charges.
, Big Fire Checked.
Peoria , Ill. : The little town of Dun-
lap , eighteen miles north of here , suf -
fered disastrous fire Friday night in
which the Jackson opera house , a bar-
ber shop , harness shop and three resi- -
dences were consumed. The total
losses will not be more than $25,000 ,
though for a time ever residence in
the town was threatened.
Triple Philadelphia Tragedy.
Philadelphia , Pa. : An unknown
man from New York shot Mrs. Minnie
B. Carey , 23 years qld , and William
Bostick , aged 39 , in a boarding house
here Saturday and then shot himself ,
dying almost instantly. The police be-
lieve the shooting was the result of
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jealousy.
Girls' Bodies . Found.
Philadelphia , Pa. : All doubt as to
the fate of the five girls who were re-
ported missing Friday night after fire
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at Shrack & Sherwood's factory was
removed late Friday when the five
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bodies were found on the third floor
of the damaged building.
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Bank Swindler Caught.
New Orleans : John L. Collins was
arrested here Sunday after attempting I
to cash a check at a local bank. He is
charged ] with swindling banks at Salt
Lake City , Denver , Portland , Ore. , ]
San Francisco , Kansas City and Reno ,
Nev. The amounts are small.
Fireman Loses Life.
St. Paul , Minn. : The northbound
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Winnipeg flyer on the Great Northern ,
railway went into the ditch four miles '
est of Monticello , Minn. , at 7:30 : E
o'clock Sunday night. Fireman Rob- : : :
rtson ! was killed by being crushed be1
heath . his engine
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Nebraska Not to Go to Isthmus.
Washington , D. C. : The only orders
issued by the navy department to the
Nebraska are for her to rejoin the
battleship ) fleet. In no event , it is
said , will the Nebraska be sent to
Nicaragua as a result of the present
trouble 'ther C
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Drops 415 Feet.
Pittsburg Pa. : Slipping off a snow
covered beam over the elevator on the _
roof of the new twenty-four-story Oli :
ver building Saturday , ' John McNally ,
years old , a rigger , plunged 415 feet
nto the basement. He lived fortyfiveS
minutes : after the accident.
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Killed by Insane Man.
El Paso , Tex. : William Fee , an aged a
American , who is said toihave , wealthy s
relatives at Albany , N. Y. , was killed I :
and several Mexican patients were in- : " p
iured by an insane patient at the Pori- p
Irio Diaz hospital at Chihuahua , } : Iex. , 11
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York State Judge Found Dead. P
Kingston , N. Y. : Supreme Court
Justice George H. Fitts , of Albany , was
found dead in bed in his room in the .
Eagle hotel here Friday. He had suf. 0
fered from heart , disease and acute in a
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digestion ] for several months. a
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Eurlcy Tobacco \ Case. h .
Frankfort , Ky. : The court of ap 0
peals < reversed the action ' ' of Circuit a
Judge Benton , Winchester , in ap d
pointing < the receiver for the 1906 and
1907 pools of the Burley Tobacco so
ciety.
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.Marriage is Confirmed.
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Paris : A-dispatch from Rome says I.
that' th'e Vatican confirms the mar- a
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Vaughn at San Remo , Italy , last year.
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Ludlow , Mass. : The 1,800 Poles Is
wTho have been on a strike at the bag-
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ging mills of the Ludlow Manufactur- ' )
ing association in this town for several
weeks , 'returned 4o Work.Friday , , and :
shortly afterward all walked out again
tl a second strike The strikers claim li
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FALES FROM TRAIN.
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Old Man is Lost from Car and Search
ers Fail to Find Him.
The Union Pacific offic'als at Grand
Island and detective officials are com-
pletely baffled over the disappearance *
of a passenger from train No. 3 , west-
bound , Tuesday night. An aged man ,
a stranger in Grand Island , it is be-
lieved , bought a ticket for Sidney ,
Neb. From the description given of
him by the passengers and Conduc-
tor Peterson , he appears to have been
under the influence of liquor , a fact
not noticeable , when he boarded the
train , he having been in the open air.
But , the warm air of the car seemed to
affect him after the train started. Af
ter the conductor had passed him and
got to the third car back , he was no-
tified by the passengers that the old
man had got up from his seat , wan-
dered back , had gone out into the ves-
tibule of the car , and had not returned ,
and that the vestibule , door was open.
Conductor Peterson instigated a thor-
ough search of the train , but no trace
of the man could be found. At Gibson
he filed a message to the dispatchers
at Grand Island , relating the incident ,
and it was decided to send a switch
engine , caboose and crew up the track.
Not a trace , even of blood , could be
found along the track anywhere. In - ,
quiry was made all night at the houses
along the way , but no trace of the man
could be found.
It is believed that in his condition he
fell from the train , was uninjured and
possibly still in a dazed condition wan
dered to some farm house further
away from the track. At all events ,
not a trace .has been found of him and
it is stated as positively certain that
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the old man opened the vestibule by
mistake and fell or jumped off the
fast ; moving train. Even "his name was
not learned.
DIMMICK KILLS HIMSELF. ,
Superintendent of Public Schools at
Sterling Commits Suicide.
Prof. J. A. Dimmick , superintendent
of the public schools at Sterling , com-
mitted suicide Thursday evening by
shooting himself through the tejnple
with a rifle. He died instantly. The
cause has not been ascertained. He
was 32 years old and leaves a widow
and a son 5 years old. He carried a
life certificate and was popular as an
educator and a citizen.
Prof. Dimmick had been despondent
since his name had been mentioned in
connection with the case of Miss Lora
Neff , who had accused her father of
misconduct. The case was to be heard
next week in court. Miss Neff had ,
however , made affidavit exonerating
Prof. Dimmick , and the school board
had given him a vote of confidence.
Grand Assessment Roll.
Henry Seymour , secretary of the
state board of assessment has complet- .
ed the work og compiling the grand
assessment rolls and the figures have
been entered on the permanent rec
ords in the office of the state auditor.
The assessment of 'the state for 1909
$398,985,819 , against ? 391,735,464
'or'I908. The assessment is one-fifth
of the actual value of .the1 property of
the- state. ,
Sues the Rock Island.
Mrs. Elsie Drinkall , of Chapman ,
has- filed suit against the Rock Island
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railroad' for $2,000 damages. She al- .
leges . in her petition that she was get- j
ting off a train at the Union depot in
Omaha on October 9 she was allowed
to fall into a mud hole through the
lack of the attention of a porter and
sustained a seriously sprained ankle.
Falls Dead on the Street.
Dean- Stewart , a former Crete boy
and a graduate of Doane etillege last r
spring , fell 9ead in the streets of Oga-
alla Thursday night. The cause was
probably heart disease. He was a
popular student while in Doane and
his L many friends 'regret his sudden
deathHe * was filling the position of
principal of the Ogallala schools.
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Nebraska Man Missing.
John Carson , of Auburn , left home
on the 26th ofi November to work for
farmer about three miles from town
and he , has never been heard from to
since. The doctor says that he has
ieart trouble , and as he had neither
overcoat or overshoes when he went w
away , it is most likely that he has
dropped dead.
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Stout Arranges Ills Affairs.
Ernest E. Stout , of \ Grand Island ,
sentenced to nine years imprisonment
1 the penitentiary , will be taken to io
Lincoln in a few days , in the meantime 1 :
arranging his affairs so that his wife \ \
and child will be * provided for. "y
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Senator Dietrich is Better.
Forme'r Senator C. H. Dietrich , who
I at the Methodist "hospital in Omaha , h
was slightly improved in health Fri t :
day. ; His condition is , however , serIa
ous and absolute rest is imperative. a
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Otoe County Teachers. tJ
The , Otoe county teachers' associa-
tion held its regular meeting at Pal-
myra , some eighty teachers being en-
rolled. Prof. George Martin : of the 0
Nebraska City schools presided. d
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STOUT GETS NINE YEARS.
Judge Sentences Man. to Serve Ont
Year Less Than Maximum.
That he was sorry for what had
happened sorry for his wife and child ,
sorry for the Richeson family and that
the blow Richeson struck him was a
surprise , that he had borne a good
reputation , had never betrayed a man
and never would , and that ho threw
himself upon the clemency of the
court , was the statement Ernest E.
Stout made to Judge Paul at Grand
Island when asked why he should not
be sentenced for the crime to which he
had pleaded guilty-manslaughter.
Judge J. N. Paul commented upon the i
duties of the court in the matter. Thf
plea of self defense could not be mad
as the witness had himself , the testi-
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mony shbwed ' . . , , admitted thafne could
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have overpowered the old man. In-
stead he had brutally mauled and
beaten him' to death. The court al
ways was pained to separate man fron :
wife and parent from child , but ther
were other things that needs must bi
taken into consideration. The poo
orphaned children of Richeson , un
represented at this hour , had as mucl
right to be considered , and the de-
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fendant should have considered them
along with his own wife and child , in
stead of permitting his passion to coni
quer him. The court thereupon sen.
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tenced the defendant to one year lea
than the maximum , nine years.
HAS WOMAN ARRESTED.
Scott's Bluff Ranchman Charges Wif
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with Wedding Again.
County Attorney W. C. Ramsey , ol
Plattsmouth , on the complaint ol
Charles R. Meyer , has filed in Counts
Judge Beason's court a complain )
charging Florence I. Meyer : , alias Flor-
once I. Smith , alias Florence I. Hen-
drix , alias Florence I. Wayes , witt : : :
having committed the crime of biga
my. He also filed a complaint agains'
Fred C. Hall charging him with a stat
utory offense. The complaint sets fortl
that Meyer and the woman were mar
ried in Scott's Bluff county , In thii :
state , April 14 , 1906 , and that she an
Fred C. Hall were married In thii /
county on October 30 , 1909' ' , and tha
both men are living and that Florenct
has not received a divorce from Meyer
The complaint against HalT charge !
him with living with the woman fron
October 30 , 1909 , to December 11
1909. At , the preliminary hearing" eacI
defendant waived examination an (
were bound over to the district court
The bond of Meyer : was fixed at $300
while that of Mrs. Meyer was ' $200
Meyer and his wife formerly resided
on a ranch in Wyoming and the hus
band said if she would return honn
with him all would be forgiven , but
the woman much prefers to remai :
with Hall.
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Xcbraskan Charged : with Murder-
a Shelton Man.
'Andrew M. Treat , * charged with the
murder of Thos. Graftus at Shelton :
las been accorded his freedom by a
jury in : the county court at Kearney
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and : as- long as he lives within the
bounds ' of the law he can run at large.
The case grew out of a divorce , a
marriage : and 'a feud. Treat and his
, vifeere separated last spring and
she ; married Thomas Graftus. Treat
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brought "suit and secured judgment
against ; Graftus. The feeling between
the : two men grew more acute and at
ast terminated in the shooting of
Gratus : : on July 5. Later he died. The %
coroner's- ! : jury pronounced his death ' (
due to liver trouble and not to the gun
vound' :
Prisoner Becomes Insane.
Mrs Jennie Geiger , serving a39 -
year term in the state penitentiary for (
murder , has been ordered transferred'
to the insane asylum. Mrs. Geiger ' was. :
sent from Keith county. With a trav-
eling : companion she had picked up-
they planned to murder a , man who
had joined them on a long tramp , with
his team. Since being placed in prison-
the woman has displayed unmistak-
able' " signs of a broken dowit mental-- 3
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, Iiyons Boy Promoted. 3
'A well earned promotion has came (
o a former Lyons boy , now of Des r
Aloines , Ia. Harry f
, Durrie , who has
been working for the last three years r
vith the Bankers' Accident Insurance t
company , has been placed at the head' ; ;
of . a branch department ' that- will be
opened up soon in the Brandeis build-
ing at Omaha. j
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'TIre supreme court has filed an opinc
on declaringvalid the state occupation g
tax law passed by the legislature. It a
will afford revenue to the state this q
year to the amount of 60000. a
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Mother and Baby ; Burned.
Mrs. Jenjiie Matilda Buick , of Oma-
ha , and h'er 1-year-old , baby were fa- ( J
tally : burned following the explosion of xP
gasoline stove. Mrs. A. E. Coryell , P
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neighbor , was seriously burned in
rescuing the woman and child from ,11
the flames. a
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Farmer Drops Dead.
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owner living near Seward dropped
dead . . 'Ir/un : . . .heart failure , Thursday . Do
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Before many weeks Lincoln will
know whether Mayor Don L. Love Is a
"usurper. " The supreme court has t
motion for a rehearing in
overruled a , 1
a case In which it held that County
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Judge Cosgrove had the authority to c
hear the election contest brought by
Robert Malone , Mr. ' Love's opponent
in i the recent election. When Malone ,
brought 1 his contest the attorneys for
Love attacked the right of the county ,
court < to hean the case The district '
court i held with the county court and
the 1 case was appealed to the supremo
court < , where again Love lost out. Now
for I a second time he has lost. In the
meantime ] Mayor Love has served
some eight months and for that same
length" ] of time Robert Malone has not .
been 1 able to bid on city work for fear - - : _ - .
he ] is the mayor of the city. According
to I , the count which seated Mr. . 'Love ,
he ] defeated Malone by 46 votes. Ma
lone alleges that on a recount he will
be 1 declared elected , as several errors '
were \ made in the count. Mayor : Love
has ] always insisted he was anxious
for i a recount , yet his lawyers have
staved off action for several months.
It Is expected the recount will begin
within the "ne.t. ten . days.
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Since the state railway commission
has gone after the Lincoln Traction
company to see ' why it does not fur
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nish the people of Lincoln adequate
street car service , the company has I
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appealed to the Lincoln Gas company
to help it out by furnishing power to ,
run the Citizens' street railway , which
it recently took over. As the gas com- '
pany is engaged in lighting only it
agreed to take care of the lighting . of
the traction company , but it does not
seem to care about placing the trac-
tion company in position to cut in on
its own business. When the traction
company absorbed the Citizens' line
the gas company had the contract to
furnish power for the latter company.
The traction company at once can-
celled that contract and when - the first
snow came the company had more
business than it could handle. f i
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The supreme court directed man- \
damus to issue to compel the board of -t-
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regents of the university to locate and \
maintain two experimental stations In
the sand hills , according to the provi- -
sions of an act of the late legislature.
The law provided that the money
should be paid out of the university
temporary fund , and the regents al -
leged this money could not Be 'spent
for that purpose. The court holds that
It Is the duty of the board of regents
to obey the will
. of , the legislature as
expressed , in these acts and that ex
perimental statibns may be lawfully
maintained in connection' with the
college of agriculture in the university.
Judge Root wrote the opinion. "
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Ex-Senator Bressler /
, representing (
the : trustees of Wayne normal school , 4
and the attorney general have--- /
aP ' havepre - /
, pared the contract by which the1 state
takes ; over Wayne normal school for
$70,000. The trustees of the school
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agree to " transfer the insurance now
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on th'e property to the state , the state- '
to pay the unearned premium. The
warrant for the school will be deliver- .
ed to the trustees after -the normal l
board holds Its meeting at Alliance
January 3. The
school will be man-
aged ! as now until the close of the bi-
nnium , by which thime the legisla-
ture will have met and appropriated ,
money for its maintenance.
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The resignation of Second Lieuten-
ant Andrew Holt , of Company G. First
regiment , Nebraska National Guard ; , .
which , was asked for by Adjt. Gen.
Hartigan , has been received and : : ac- '
cepted. Lieut.
Holt failed to be present
at the , {
company inspection recently
and
< therefore his resignation
was de
manded. : Mr. Holt
gave as a reason t\ \
for : his absence
that he had company f
as his , home that night and did not
care to leave. The business commit
tee : of the company at '
Geneva
has
asked the adjutant general to rescind r "O - -
his order , but Gen. ,
Hartigan : insists :
that : it will stand.
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The first prosecution underthe
the full
tarln crew law will be started '
started"shQrtI'y.
shortly-
against tHe Rock Island railroad. The '
state railway commission has certified ,
to : the attorney general that
this road ,
an trains 7 and " 8 , has used the porter t
is a flagman , and also caused the
brakeman to act as flagman. The
penalty for a violation of this law is a
fine of from $100 to $1,000 , and it . ' '
runs not only against l , the company , . " } t
but against the officials
who are re- { 1 :
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Judge Cornish .
has modified his in-
junction against
Lincoln officers j. '
searching rooms of the various social (
clubs : in quest of liquor
q.uest so they may "
go ; if equipped with a warrant and
after putting up a , $100 bond. . The re- . i" .
quest [ probably local'war
means local
war . !
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dispensing . +
refreshments J
by
this .
means.
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Mrs. Jennie G.eiger > a prisoner in the {
penitentiary , who
attempted to assault
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Mrs. Smith , wife of the warden
, with a ; e
piece of board has been transferred to
the asylum. The insanity ' \ '
board - '
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ported _ to the governor that
the worn- , \t
an was insane : ' , ' 1
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Mayor : Love plans
to v organize , a
state league of municipalities and is = ,
planning to/issue a call to the mayors'
of the several oi
cities
of
the state to (
meet , and organize. : : :
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