Nebraska Newspapers

    VALENTINE DEMOCKA
I. M. RICE , Publisher.
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WARM WEATHER HAVING STIf
ULATIVE EFFECT ON
LAWMAKERS.
ADJOURNMENT TALK IS RIF
High Temperatures .in Washingtc
Stimulate Interest Among Dem
crats for Summer Resorts Predicts
Another Month Will End Session.
Washinton. Although the speci ;
session of congress is but little moi
than a month old , talk of adjournmei
has adready become general. Repu
licans in both branches have been hin
ing that a recess during the h (
months would not interfere with lei
islation , while many democrats in tl
house are beginning to believe the
will be through with all they care t
enact of their legislative program wit )
in another month.
High temperatures experienced las
week in Washington served to stimi
late in the democratic representative
more interest in summer resort ma
ters than in tariff questions. For se1
eral days they have been consjderin
the possibility of getting through fc
the summer by June 15.
MORE POSTAL BANKS.
Forty-Seven Additional Offices DCS
ignated by Hitchcock.
Washington. Postmaster Genera
Hitchcock has announced the designs
tion of forty-seven additional posts
savings banks , making a total of 17
since January 3.
The new offices will be ready to r
ceive deposits June 12. The forty-fiv
offices announced a short time ag
have reported that they will be ii
readiness for operation June 1.
Among the new offices are Red Oah
To. ; Parsons , Kan. ; Eveleth , Minn.
Columbus , Neb. , and Evanston , Wyo.
Held for Poisoning Her Husband.
Paducah , Ky. The whisper of a dy
ing man to his father that was followe <
by an official investigation has jus
resulted in the arrest tof Mrs. Edwan
Griffith at Benton. She is accused o
having administered poison in brand ]
± o her husband , a Kentucky merchant
on the morning of April 20 , the date o
his sudden death , it is said Mr. Grif
*
fith's dying words , whispered to hi !
father were : "She poisoned me. "
Loss is Two Million.
Norfolk , Va. The sinking of the
"Ward liner Merida by the steamer Ad
miral Farragut will cause a loss ol
§ 2,000,000 , according to an estimate
made by H. E. Cabaud , general agent
of the owning compan } ' . Mr. Cabaud
said that the Merida , valued at about
51,250,000 , was insured and that the
cage and effects of passengers , valued
at probably $750,000 , were "presuma
bly insured. "
h Reduction Shown in Injured Employes.
Omaha , Neb. A report of General
Manager Frank Walters , of the Chica
go & Northwestern railway , states that
the numbev of employes injured during
the month of April was 332 , against
648 for the same month last year , a
reduction of nearly 50 per cent. For
the first four months of the year there
occurred 2,000 less accidents resulting
in personal injury than for the same
months of 1910.
Held for Forging Check.
Chicago. Frank Wells Lobinger , 29
years old , son of Frank E. Lobinger of
Riverside , Cal. , a retired banker of
Los Angeles , was arrested here ,
charged with forging a check for § 1-
400. Lobinger recently came to Chica
go with his bride of less than a year
to learn the banking business. . He
was released on bonds of $1,500 after
his wife had pledged her jewelry as
security.
Vanniman Sails for Europe.
New York. Melvin Vanniman , chief
engineer of Walter Wellman's attempt
to cross the Atlantic in a dirigible bal
loon , has sailed for Europe , hoping to
complete arrangements for another
trial. The next start will again be
made from Atlantic City.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Sioux City , Io. Saturday's quota
tions on the local live stock market fol
low : Top beeves , $5.95. Top hogs ,
$6.10.
Exports Pass Two Billion Mark.
"Washington , D. C. Exports from
the United States for the first time in
any twelve-month period passed the
two billion dollar mark , being $2,012-
794,505 for the year ending with April ,
according to figures prepared by the
department of commerce and labor.
Thirty Lives Are Lost.
Antwerp , Belgium. Two barges
laden with Belgian soldiers capsized
during a storm on the Lualaba river ,
near Lokandu , Belgian Congo. Thirty
lives were lost.
fiALLINGER FAILS OF ELECTIO
AS PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
ON SEVEN BALLOTS.
BACON GETS DEMOCRAT VOT
Situation Results From the Oppositic
of Insurgent Republicans , Five <
Whom Vote Against Caucus Norn
nee ThreoAre Paired.
Washington. The incapacity of tt
Republican party in the senate to coi
trol a caucus edict without the aid (
the Insurgents was demonstrated I
the senate when , after more than tw
hours of effort , and as a result c
seven ballots that body failed to elec
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshir
as president pro tempore to succee
Senator Frye of Maine.
Mr. Frye's recent resignation wa
based on p"oor health. The deadloc
was due to the opposition of the insui
gent Republican senators , five c
whom voted against and three c
whom were paired against Mr. Ga
linger.
Soon after the senate convene
Vice-iPresIdent Sherman absented bin
self from the senate and Senate
Lodge assumed the chair. Immediate
ly Senator Cullom , as the chairman o
the. Republican caucus , moved tha
the senate proceed to the election o
a president pro tempore , placing Mi
Gallinger in nomination. The nomi
nation of Senator Bacon of Georgia b ;
Senator Martin , chairman of th
Democratic caucus , followed. Sena
tor La Follette performed the sann
service for Senator Clapp.
Upou the first ballot it was apparen
that when the insurgents did not cas
their votes against Mr. Gallinger the :
were so paired as to render effectiv *
the votes of absentees.
Senator Borah announced his desin
to vote for Gallinger , but stated tha
owing to a pair with Senator Works
who was unfriendly to Senator Gal
linger , he could not do so. Later h <
stated that this pair had not been ar
ranged to injure the New Hampshin
senator. Mr. Dixon was paired witl
Mr. Cummins and Mr. Kenyon witl
Mr. Bourne.
The first ballot totaled 73 votes , oi
tfhich Mr. Bacon , the Democratic can
lidate , received 35 ; Mr. Gallinger , tht
Republican candidate , 32 , and Mr
Ulapp , 4 , while Mr. Bacon voted foi
Mr. Tillman and Mr. Clapp for Mr ,
3ristow.
Messrs. Bristow , La Follette , Gron-
la and Poindexter voted for Clapp ,
Messrs. Cummins , Bourne , Works and
Crawford , insurgents , were all absent ,
> ut paired for Senator Clapp , except
klr. Crawford , who was ill. All the
democratic votes were cast for Mr.
Bacon. Necessary to a choice , 37.
The only change in the second ballot
vas that Senator Gallinger , who had
efrained from voting on the previous
oil call , voted for Mr. Lodge , in-
reasing the total vote to 74 , and ma-
Ing 38 necessary to elect.
The figures for each candidate were
.nchanged throughout the voting un-
[ 1 on the last vote Senator Bradley
etired , thus reducing the vote by his
wn ballot , and that of Senator Tay-
jr of Tennessee , who was paired with
im.
im.Of
Of many points of order raised the
lost serious , presented by Mr. Root ,
elated to the right of a senator to re-
rain from voting o.n account of a
air. Mr. Root contended that under
le rules all senators are required to
ote when their names are called.
Mr. Bailey replied that , the imme-
icrial custom of the senate has so
mctioned pairing as to render it
luivalent to a rule. He declared that
e would rather be expelled from the
mate than obey an order to break a
ilr.
ilr.Ultimately
Ultimately the chair ruled that a
lir could be recognized only as an
ccuse for not voting , and by.a vote
le senate held this to be a valid ex-
ise.
During the balloting Senators Stone ,
alley and other Democrats made the
intention that a plurality should
ecL A decision in their favor would
ive elected Senator Bacon , but the
talr held against them.
After the fifth ballot Senator Cul-
m sought adjournment until Mon
ty , but his motion was voted down ,
to 42 , Democrats and progressives
iting in the negative. But , after two
ore roll calls , Mr. La Follette's sim-
ir motion prevailed without division ,
becoming apparent that all balloting
ust be ineffectual.
WORS SUGAR TRUST PROBE
ause Committee Recommends Reso
lution to Ascertain Whether Con
cerns Violated the Statutes.
Washington. Investigation of the
nerlcan Sugar Refining company
d all other concerns engaged
the manufacture or refining of
gar , to ascertain whether or not
are have been violations of the anti-
ist law , was recommended by the
use committee on rules.
135,000 III Daily in New York.
Mew York. New York's sick list
erages 135,000 names daily , or one
rson to thirty-five. Within a year
30,000 cases of illness occur , accord-
; to 'statistics compiled by the Char-
Organization society , just made
blic.
.To Hall American Ships.
3t Petersburg. The naval authori-
3 'at ' Reval are making extensive
jparations for the visit of the Amer-
n fleet. The battleships will be In
it port from June 11 to June 18.
SLUMMING TRIP TO THE POOR RICH
There Is a Movement on Foot in Chicago to Provide Playgrounds for
the Children of the Rich , in Which They May Make Mud Pies. Tableau !
REBEL THREATS TO ATTAC
MEXICO CITY CAUSE FOREIGN
ENVOYS TO ACT.
MEET AND PLAN FOR DEFENS
Wilson Says Action Only Precautioi
ary Provisional President Mader
Appoints Cabinet and Establishe
His Government at Juarez.
Mexico City. A movement for th
protection of foreign residents In thl
capital in the event that the rebt
forces should attack the city as the
have threatened to do , was institute
by the diplomatic representatives c
the foreign powers.
Members of the diplomatic corp
met in the United States embass ;
upon Invitation of Henry Lane Wil
son , the United 'States ambassador
to plan concerted action for the prc
tection of aliens in the event that thi
situation in 'the capital reaches J
stage necessitating the taking o
measures to defend themselves.
Mr. Wilson explained that his ac
tion in calling together the foreigi
diplomats to discuss the situation wai
merely precautionary.
Later the American ambassador
called on Francisco de la Barra , the
Mexican minister of foreign affairs
to lay before him a contemplatec
movement on the part of the repre
sentatives of foreign governments sta
tioned here. The details of the plar
aave not been made public.
An atmosphere of deep gloom per
pades the federal offices In strong
contrast with the spirit of hopeful-
less maintained throughout the last
: en days.
El Paso , Tex. The possession ol
Tuarez has brought such governmental
esponsibilities to the insurrectos that
) rovisional president Francisco I.
Haxlero , appointed a cabinet
The members who were named are :
Dr. Vasquez Gomez , minister of for-
iign relations ; Gustavo Made Jo , min
ster of finance ; Venus Venustiana
3arranz , minister of war ; Frederico
Jonzales Garzo , minister of the in-
erior ; Pine Suarez , minister of jus-
ice , and J-an Sanchez Azcona , secre-
ary to the president.
Doctor Gomez was agent of the
evolutionary party In Washington up
o the time peace terms were being
iscussed , when he came to El Paso
o participate in the conference.
Gustavo Madero is a brother of the
rovisional president. The othero are
rell known in the insurrecto move-
lent.
"WO DEAD H\l \ TRAIN WRECK
'wenty-Five Others Injured When
Coaches Are Derailed on Denver
and Rio Grande.
Denver , Colo. Two killed and at
sast twenty-five injured , several seri-
usly , comprise the casualties result-
ig from the derailment of west-bound
enver & Rio Grande passenger trains
ear Mintern , 30 miles west of Lead-
ille.
The wreck was caused by spreading
ills. The rails gave wav after the
igine and baggage car had passed
id tUc weight of the heavy Pullman
irs caused the day coach and tourist
eeper to buckle up and roll down
ie 15-foot embankment into the Eagle
ver.
Standard Oil Official Dead.
New York. Philip Ruprecht , man-
? er of the foreign shipping depart-
ent of the Standard Oil company , is
sad at his home , here of a compllca-
> n of diseases. It was under hfs
lidance that the Standard's methods
shipping oil to all countries of the
obe were systematized.
Queens Good Friends Again.
London. The unpleasantness which
ese after King Edward's death be-
reen Queen Alexandra and Queen
ary has been smoothed ove-
EIGHT DIE IN FIRE
"GREAT LAFAYETTE , " VICTIM OF
MUSIC HALL DISASTER.
Corpses of Alice Dale-and Joe Costei
Recovered Actor Perishes in
Flames Trying to Save Pets.
Edinburgh , Scotland. Search of tht
ruins of the burned Empire Music hali
developed the bodies of eight persons
who lost their lives in the confiagra
tion.
Among the dead are "Lafayette the
Great , " who escaped the flames at the
outset , but re-entered the burning
building to rescue his horse and dog.
Two members of his company , Miss
Alice Dale , who impersonated the Ted
dy Bear midget , and Joe Coster , were
found. The othe * bodies are those of
members of Lafayette's orchestra. Miss
Dale and Coster were natives of Eng
land'
The fire started In a mass of scenery
used in the conclusion of Lafayette's
performance , which was a spectacular
military pageant in which he repre
sented Lord Roberts and other cele
brities on horseback. In a moment the
stage was filled with flames. The iron
fire curtain was hastily lowered and
the audience , which at first thought
that the burst of fire was a part of the
spectacle , escaped with little panic.
According to some of those who es
caped from the rear exits , a trained
lion belonging to Lafayette got loose
( luring the panic'and blocked the stage
door. Lafayette after a desperate
struggle with the beast got him out of
the way.
Lafayette , who had played for 20
rears in'the United States , was a pop-
ilar and picturesque character. He re
cently finished a season at the largest
London halls. He had a residence in
London , and across the front of it were
blazoned the words , "Lafayette the
areat. " Under this were pictures of
tiimself with his horse and dog. Sev-
3ral American negroes composing his
Drass band are supposed to have es
caped.
DIRECT VOTE BILL ADVANCED
Senate Places House Resolution in
Position of Pref
erence.
Washington. After disposing of
he technical parliamentary ob-
itacles Senator Borah of Idaho sue-
: eeded in having the senate consider
he house joint resolution to amend
he Constitution so as to provide for
he election of United States senators
iy popular vote. The effect is to
aake the resolution the unfinished
lusiness and thus give it preference.
The order was made on a roll call ,
iut out of 71 votes only Senator
Jrandegee , Burnham , Gallinger , Hey-
iurn and Penrose voted in the nega-
ive.
[ STRADA TRIES TO ESCAPE
Attempts to Board Ship After Resigning -
ing the Nicarscuar > Presidency
to Adolfo Diaz.
San Juan del Sur , Nicaragua.
L proclan-ation dated Granada an-
ounces Ih5t Juan Estrada , after re
igning the presidency of Nicaragua to
icc-Presulent Adolfo Diaz , tried to
mbark at Corinto on board a south-
ound slearaej- . The president was
ccompanied by Gen. Moncado , the Ni-
iraguan minister of interior. Tele-
ra'phic communication between this
ty and the capital , Managua , is cut.
Old W. F. Vilas Mansion Burns.
Yonkers , N. Y. Bunavista , a fine
Id residence built on the Palisades
f former Postmaster General Wll-
am F. Vilas , and one of the show
aces of the city , is in ruins as the
( suit of fire.
305,000 in Seal Catch.
St. Johns , N. F. Three hundred and
7Q thousand seals , valued at $493-
10 , were obtained by the 18 vessels
the Newfoundland sealing fleet
iring the season which has just
osed.
STRUGGLE FOR DEATI
\GED WOMAN FIGHTS TO DIE O
NIAGARA BRINK.
Constable After Battle Pulls H <
From Cataract With Pike Pole
Dress Catches on Rock.
Niagara Falls , N. Y ; Const
ble Thomas Harrington , after a de
perate fight at the brink of the cat
ract rescued Mrs. Elizabeth Hartle
of Buffalo , aged sixty years , who ws
determined to end her existence , froi
certain death. In doing so he endai
gered his own life in his struggle
with the determined woman.
Mrs. Hartley entered the wate
about sixty feet above the falls. He
dress caught on a jagged rock 1
feet from the brink of the falls. Ther
she was held until Harrington reache
the bank with a pike pole and hooke
it into her dress.
Her arms pinioned by the terrifl
current , Mrs. Hartley tried to get fre
from the pole , but finally , weakenei
by her struggles , she became quie
and was dragged ashore. At the hos
pital where she was taken it is sail
she cannot live.
On the river bank were found a let
ter and a bunch of flowers. The let
ter read : "No longer to be treatei
as a thing demented. "
Word received later from Buffah
said that Mrs. Hartley was an inmat <
3f the state hospital there. She hac
aeen on parole for several weeks ant
: eft the institution to take a positior
n a private family.
3IETZ OPENS HIS DEFENSE
lakes Serious Error In Presenting
Motion for Discharge of Wife , Son
and Himself.
Hayward , Wis. In his effort !
o present a defense against charges
> f murdering Deputy Sheriff Harp
rohn P. Dietz made a miserable
allure. He opened his case with the
sual motions to the court that the de-
andants be discharged , and done it in
oed legal form , though denied. He
lien surprised the state by 'introdu-
ing a number of photographs of the
am where it was alleged that he
'as hiding when he shot Harp. The
holographs strongly contradicted the
laims of the state witnesses that
[ arp was shot through a port hole in
le roof of the barn , the photographs
lowing no such holes.
The state later admitted privately ,
xat probably the court would have
sen forced to grant a motion for the
Ischarge of Mrs. Dietz and Leslie ,
L view of the meager evidence pre-
mted against them , but Dietz made
Is motion including all three , and
.iled to win his point.
REE LIST BILL IS PASSED
ouse by Vote of 236 to 109 Adopta
Farmers' Bill Now Goes
to Senate.
Washington. By the overwhelming
) te of 236 to 109 the farmers' free
> t bill passed the house amid Demo-
atic applause.
There were 24 Republicans voting
r the bill on final passage , made up
the progressives from the middle
2Et.
It is believed the decisive victory
e bill got in the house will go far
wards securing for it consideration
the senate , although it may not
ss that body.
The Republicans voting for the bill
jre Anthony , Anderson , Davis , Han-
, Hubbard , Jackson , Kent , Kopp ,
. Follette , Lenroot , Lindbergh , Mad-
> n , Miller , Morgan , Merz , Murdock ,
; Ison , Norris , Roberts ( Nev. ) , Steen-
son , Volstead , Warburton. Berger
ocialist ) , Helgisen , Akin ( N. Y. ) .
) ,600,000 IN GUM COMBINE
iout Thirty Different Chewing Con.
fection Concerns Are
Merged.
> Jew York. A new chewing gum
nbination has been formed with
authorized capital that will
isist of $6,000,000 in stocks and
600,000 in bonds and taking in the
emost manufacturers of that article ,
1 also including concerns that have
it slot machine interests. The
rger will be known as the Auto
es Gum & Chocolate company , and
s recently incorporated by Charles
Flint and combines about thirty
'erent concerns.
1/0 / KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK
-enty-Seven - Persons Injured When
Coaches Jump Track Near
Minturn , Colo.
Denver , Colo. Two men were
led and twenty-seven persons in-
ed when west-bound Denver &
i Grande passenger train No. I
5 derailed while rounding a cyrve
j miles east of Minturn , Colo. The
coach and tourist sleeper are re-
ted to have plunged into Eagle
Famous Circus Rider Dead ,
[ orris Place , N. Y. Mrs. Gilbert N.
) inson , who was famous for her
eback riding in the days of the old
: uses , and who rode before Queen
toria of England by royal corn-
id , died here after an illness last-
four years from brain affection.
Rear Admiral Gibson Dies ,
ew York. Rear Admiral William
son , retired , is dead at his home
Brooklyn from a complication of
lents. He was seventy-two years
l !
71 rf TTF9H Si
Big Inflow of Convicts.
All records at the state penitentiary-
were broken In April when a total ofr
twenty-seven prisoners were received }
on committment. Three alleged bank !
robbers were also received from Ham
ilton county for safe keeping. There-
were 426 convicts in the prison at the
beginning of April and 443 at the close ,
of the month. Eleven were discharged !
and two were -paroled during then
month.
There are now 327 white male pris
oners in the penitentiary. 3 femalei
whites , 102 colored males , 2 colored ! ,
females , 7 Indians , 1 Japanese and 1 >
Korean.
Warden James Delahunty reports'
that he had a balance of $73.37 in thet
prison cash fund at the beginning of *
April. He received $10,038.42 under-
the iprovisions of H. R. No. 619. This
with gate receipts and $56 for the s-ale-
3f cinders and $267.65 from the Leei
Broom & Duster company , made a to
la ! of $10,498.84. The warden paid ,
nto the state treasury $10,378.44 , leav
ng a balance of $120.40 on hand. /
Valuation of Sleeping Cars. J
Secretary Henry Seymour of the ,
itate board of assessment has com-
) l-eted the valuation of .private car
: ompanles on the basis directed byj
he board. The * Pullman Sleeping Car
: ompany has run more care In the = '
tate this year than it ran last year.
Last year the board placed the as-
essed value of standard sleeping cars , '
.t a total of $99,773 and tourist cara
t $18,309 , a grand total of $118,082 , ,
/hile the grand total this year is.-
124,869. This year standard cars are-
alued at $101,841 and tourist cars at
23,028. The state board values stand-
rd cars at $12,500 each , and tourist
ars at $8,000. The Pullman company's
wn value is $11,615 for standard cars *
nd $7,611 for tourist cars.
V
Terminal Tax Reports.
The report of the secretary of the ?
tate board of assessment on the ter-
ilnal taxes of the various towns and.
ities of the state will probably not
e completed much before July 1. Sir
undred reports are filed bearing data ,
n terminal property and all of these-
tust be examined and computations
lade on them before the task of ter-
linal assessment is completed.
Wolf Bounty Warrants.
The clean-up of warrants issued in :
mformlty with the allowance of the
19,000 wolf bounty claims occurred
hen the last ones were made out by
e state auditor's force. The total
imber of claims paid under the old
w , which is now extant , is 4,474 , all
! which have now been paid in full.
Against It.
County Attorney C. A. Kingsbury of
jdar county has requested Attorney ;
aneral Martin to resist the applica-
> n of William Fledge for bail. Fledge
is appealed to the supreme court for
rehearing of the case in which he ? ,
is convicted of the murder of his
> ter.
Memorial Day.
Department Commander John F.
ener and Assistant Adjutant Gener-
L. M. Scothorn have issued general
iers No. 10 to Grand Army posts
Iling their attention to May 28 , me-
) rial Sunday and May 30 , Memorial
y.
Selects Two More.
Adjutant General Phelps has ap-
Inted two more officers to go ton -
n Antonio and watch the military ;
tneuvers. Major Walden of Be-
ice and Captain Bull of Albion have-
an appointed.
Dffices at the state house were =
sed Thursday afternoon out of re-
: ct to the memory of the late Lieu-
lant Governor Hopewell. Most or
s departments were represented at
kamah , although some of the de-
tment heads were detained by ill-
is or extreme -press of business.
Senator John Morehead of Falls
y , who is now in reality lieutenant
: ernor , is said to ba making active * ,
iparations to launch his candidacy
governor on the democratic ticket-
Notice to Irrjgators.
Itate Engineer D. D. Price is send-
out notice to all irrigation com-
lies to build headgates that may be-
ned and closed and to construct
isuring devices , both the headgat r
: the measuring device to be of a-
ign approved by the state engineer ,
'he ' work must be done within thir-
iajs after notive is received by irri
ion companies. If any company"
11 refuse for a period of ten days , ,
state engineer is authorized to re
i to allow any water to be deliv-
1 to such companies. "
Has State Bonds for Sale ,
he state of Nebraska has $4.000.000 >
jonds of other states for sale , less *
5,000 already disposed of. Some of
bonds draw a low rate of interest
some of them a high rate. The
e has thus far rejected bids or
\ers. Treasurer George does not-
to sell the cream of the bonds and ,
the state hold the cullings ,
her does he care to sell the entire ?
of bonds at one time and have the-
: eeds dumped into the state treasr-