Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL
NEBRASKA. FRIDAY. NOVHMnn.lt lf > . 11107.
UNION PACIFIC DIRECTORS AN
NOUNCE EARNINGS.
AT RATE OF TEN PER CENT
Quarterly Dividend of 2'/2 ' Per Cent
Maintains the High Rate Established
a Year Ago Qood Effect Upon Fi
nancial Circles.
Now York , Nov. II. Union Pacific
dlrcctom today declared a quarterly
dividend of 2 % per cent , thus main
taining the high rnto established a
year ago.
The announcement had a particular
ly good effect upon financial circles.
BRYAN BELIEVES IN BANKS
Declares They Are Full of Good Paper
Which May Be Realized On.
Lincoln , Nov. 14. M" . Bryan will
ay In thU weok'u issue of the Com
moner :
"In other editorials tbo Commoner
has pointed out certain remedies that
ought to bo Invoked for the relieving
ef the present panic and the protec
tion of the public for the future , but
It begs to urge patience and confi
dence upon its readers. The banks
are as a rule perfectly sound. They
are not loaded up with bad paper.
Examination wllf A/ " Pr'CM '
/
have been rising Snf ( " > n * ro
ter able to pay th . f ° '
they were ten or even flvu
but the depositors can
panic If they are unreasonable enough
to do so. The withdrawal of a few
dollari a day by each depositor. If be
deposits none , will soon cripple the
strongest Institution , while an agree
ment among the depositors to exer
cise a little more faith will soon re
lieve the situation. While the local
banki may find It Impossible to with
draw the deposits which they have
made In the eastern banks those de
posits will ultimately bo paid and
there la practically no danger of loss
to the various communities unless de
positors are foolish enough to expect
the Impossible. When a depositor puts
hla money Into a bank he knows that
his ability to withdraw It on demand
depends entirely upon the probability
that but few will want to withdraw
money at ono time. He has no right
lo oxpect. therefore , that he can call
for hla money at once If all the other j j I
depositors do the same thing still ,
less should ho expect It If his timidity f
makes others timid. This Is a time
when depositors should' recognise the
crvico of the bank to the community
for the bank would not exist but for
the local demand for It and the de
positor should help to protect the com
munity by giving such support as Is
within his power. The depositor who
think * only of himself at a time like
this It as much to be criticised as the
citizen who , thinking only of htmsell
In time of war , refuses to benr any of
the risk * or dangers necessary for his
country' * protection. "
Convlcte Not to Set Polee.
Lincoln , Nov. 14. In deference to
the protest of union labor the state
board of public properties will not re-
qulra ponltentlar , , convicts to set the
poles for the electric light line between -
twoon the state prison to the capltol
nnd other state building * . The sUt
IB completing a lighting plant at the
prison which will furnish illumination
for state institutions la and pear
Lincoln , but an intimation wae given
that linemen would not finish the work
If convicts dug the postholoi and set
the poles
Hardy Breaks Rifle Record.
.
Lincoln , Nov. 14. What IB claimed
to be a new world's rifle record wai
established by Captain A. H. Hardy
when he hit $92 marble target * out
of a possible 1,000 shot at. The mar
trios were seven-eighths of an Inch In
diameter , and were thrown at the reg <
ulatlon distance. The previous best
known record' was made by Adolpb
Topporwoln of Baa Antonio , who hit
988 marble target * out of a posslbli
1,000.
GLACIAL DEPOSIT OF GOLD.
Trlpp County Settler Discovers Rich
Deposit of Metal.
W Burke , S. D. , Nov. 14. Nels Magee ,
one of the pioneers of Gregory county ,
is In Burke today and exhibiting ICJ
Ills many friends a nuggett of pure
native gold , weighing fifty-one grains
which ho recently found on a gravel
Knoll In Trlpp county. There Is no
.
question but there is much more of
equal purity In the same locality , as
. ,
i
this is undoubtedly a glacial deposit.
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NO DOUOT INJHOMAS' ' CASE
Former Confederate Say * the General )
Applied to Davis for a Commission.
Richmond , Va. , Nov. 14. Consider
able Interest has been aroused' In
Is \ Richmond ever the assertion that
General Grant at one time offered bis '
services to President Davis of tbo Con >
federacy. The Rev. Dr. J. William
Jones , chaplain-historian of tbo Con
federacy , said that ho had no knowl '
edge of either Grant or Farragut hav
ing made an application.
"There can bo absolutely no doubt.
however , " continued Dr. Jones , "In the
case of Thomas. I have published the
Batter time and again , and will state
most emphatically that I have In my
personal possession a letter from
General George H. Thomas which ad-
, . Kit * that at the time of the secession
t ? applied for a eommlssloa to enter
PASTOR'S ' JJARN BURNS
Rev. Mr. Klopp of Stanton Suffers Loss
by Fire.
Stanton , Neb. , Nov. 11. Special to
The News : At 1 o'clock the barn be-
longing to and In the rear of the Con
gregational parsonage was discovered
to he In flumes. The alarm was given
and the volunteer fire department responded
sponded promptly. The flro had
galnod such headway that while the
company ttuvcd nil that remained at
the tlnio they got on the scene the
barn nnd contents were , with the ex
ception of about throe tons of hard
coal , a total loss. Rev. J. J. Klopp lost
his carriage , harness , a quantity of
corn and hay. Fortunately the flro
company arrived in time to prevent
the flro from spreading to adjoining
buildings. It seemed at ono time that
11 number of thcso were In danger but
prompt work prevented what might
have been a serious conflagration.
The loss will amount to about $27G.OO.
No Insurance.
FIRE IN HOMESTAKE MINE CHIEF
FACTOR.
$600,000 LESS THAN IN 1906
Strike In the Black Hills Also Served
to Reduce the Output of Yellow
Metal In the Black Hills During the
' 'resent Year.
v Pierre , S. D. , Nov. 14. The annual
report of State Mine Inspector Tre-
week , which has Just been filed with
the governor , falls to show a detailed
statement of the gold production of
the state for the past year , but places
It at "considerably less than for last
year , " and that the production of the
Homestako mine nt $600,000 less ,
which ho ascribes to the mine fire ,
which practically stopped operations
In that mine for a long time. While
ho does not give the strike in other
mines as a cause of the reduced output -
put , that factor had a great deal to do
with it , as the strike practically stop-
lied operations in many of them for
the first half of the summer. The to
tal production of last year as shown
by the report was $0,986,900 , of which
$5,250,000 was the output of the Home
stake mine. He says the mines are
generally In a good condition , and
greater care and precaution against
accidents have been taken than ever
before hi the history of Black Hills
mining. As an evidence he cites the
number of accidents as smaller than
for previous ytears , with six fatal ac
cidents this year.
J , C , WILSOHJH THE TOILS
Head of Fiscal Agency Charged With
Using Mails to Defraud.
Kansas City , Nov. 14. J. 0. Wilson.
president of the Interstate Fiscal
Agency company , agents for the Kan-
nas City Life Insurance company in
Oklahoma , Kansas and Nebraska , wag
arrested on a United States warrant
sworn out by a postofflco inspector ,
charging Wilson with using the mails
to defraud. The government officials
allege that over $200,000 had been collected -
lectod by the Kansas City Life Inaur-
unco company's Oklahoma , Kansas'
and Nebraska agents since last Janu-
ary. The formal charge against Wil
son , as president of the Interstate Fiscal -
cal Agency company , is bhat he ml *
represented facts to get business. Forty -
ty per cent per annum profits were as
serted to be earned.
Wilson waa taken before a United
States commissioner , pleaded cot
guilty and was released on SBOOo bail.
I TOTAL OVER SIXTY MILLIONS
American Bank * Still Continue to En
gage Oold for UB fror.t Abroad.
Now York , Nov. 14. More than $00.-
000,000 In gold has been engaged
abroad for Import to the UnlUd States
since the present movement began.
Announcements of engagements of
$800.000 by the First National bank
ot Chicago , $500,000 by the Illinois
Trust and F > avlngs bank , and $1,000 ,
OOC by banks In New Orleans brought
the grand total to $00,330,000.
Gold to the amount of $8,000,000 ar-
rived here on the steamer Oceanic
from Liverpool.
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Chicago to Use Check * .
Chicago , Nov. 14. At a meeting of
the Chicago Clearing Houao associa
tion It was decided on the recom-
mendatlon of the clearing house com-
mlttce , to Issue clearing house chocks
for the purpose of meeting payrolls In
Chicago nnd the surrounding districts
ax soon as they can be prepared. It is
expected that they will be out tomor-
tow.
Increase In Courts-Martial.
Washington , Nov. 14. An Increase |
of general courts-martial and of aura-
mary courts-martial for the year U
tliown In the annual report of tbo
judge advocate general of the navy ,
Captain S. W. B. Dlehl. There were
1.613 general courts-martial , an In-
crease of 108 , and 6,092 summary
courts-martial , an Increase of 734 over >
the preceding year ,
Nebraskan * Friendly to Carrie Nation.
Nashville , Tena. , NOT. 14. At the |
lesslon of the Woman * * Christian
Temperance union national conven-
tlon , th * Nebraska delegation formally
constituted Mr * . Carrie Nation a life f
member ol the ualoa.
NORMAL CONDITIONS RESTORED
ALL OVER NEBRASKA.
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INTERRUPTION FOR TWO WEEKS
Grain Purchases Were Stopped Two
Weeks \ Ago by the Financial Flurry
In the East , During Which Time
Farmers Have Been Holding.
Omaha , Nov. 14. The order was
given yesterday for resuming the buy
ing of grain , which was interrupted by
the financial flurry two weeks ngo.
Arrangements wore made by the Oma
ha banks to provide the funds for the
houses centered hero by which the
grain could bo bought from all who
aru willing to sell on conditions of
payment with bank paper.
For two weeks the farmers have
been holding onto their grain and In
that time wheat has declined from 81
to 80 cents on the average , corn from
17V6 to 41 cents , and oats from 39 to
35me cents per bushel. A few grain
men started In Monday to buy a little
grain on a small scale , but now nil the
grain firms of Omaha with elevators
gj
throughout the state are buying grain
In the usual way.
"During the lost two weeks the farm
ers have been holding their grain be-
cnu.se they did not like the form of
money offered In payment , " said N. B.
Updike , president of the Updike Grain
company , which owns a large number
of elevators In the state. "In my
opinion these farmers will not suffer
In the least by their delay In selling
their grain , but will , In the long run ,
get Just as much and probably more
than If they had continued to bring It
to market two weeks ngo. Wo arc
buying , grain at all our elevators today
and paying for It In the usual way. "
About the only grain which is now
being loaded from Omaha Is that consigned -
signed for export , as nil other ship
ments have been reduced to nil. One
road which ships to the south loaded
j
300 cars three weeks ngo , two weeks
ago * thirty-two were loaded In this ter-
aJ
. rltory by the same road , and last week
but ) twenty-two cars.
DECRIES INHERITANCE TAX
Speaker at National Conference In
Columbus Opposes Federal Plan ,
Columbus , O. , Nov. 14. A spirited
discussion of income and inheritance
taxes enlivened' the sessions of the
national tax conference. The leading
papers in this connection wore read
by j ) Professor Charles Lee Raper of
tbwi University of North Carolina ,
who urged that the state abandon the
wigc
general property tax for a tax on not
incomes , and by Professor Charles J.
Bullock < of Harvard university , who
opposed the inheritance tax an a fed
eral Instrument for reducing swollen
fortunes , and declared that it should
fob
be < left to the states au a source of rev
enue ,
Professor Bullock's paper excited
more than ordinary interest , and hla
vlvws were shared by a largo number
of the delegates.
Speakers at .last night's session
wore C. B. Flllebrown , president of
the Massachusetts Single Tax league ;
Professor H. J. Davenport of the Uni
versity of Chicago , Professor Lindley
M. Keasby of the University of Texas ,
W. O. Langworthy Taylor of the Uni
versity of Nebraska , Frank G. Pierce ,
secretary of the Iowa League of Mu
nicipalities , and Professor James Ed
ward Lo Rosslg of the University of
Denver.
Frank G. Plorce , secretary of the
League of Iowa Municipalities , spoke
of "Taxation of Moneys and Credit * . "
Kaiser Speaks at Guild Hall.
London , Nov. 14. Emperor William
of Germany , the guest of King Ed
ward , made a speech at Guild hall ,
where ho was entertained by the city
of London. Ho urged the strengthen
ing of the Anglo-Gorman relations and
emphasized his unalterable decision
to foster the peace of the world. The
day passed off without the expected
socialist demonstration , much loss any
disorder or rioting.
Bell's Airship Is Launched.
Baddenk , N. 8. , Nov. 14. After
any years of experimental work , the
achlno with which Alexander Gra-
im Boll hopc-s to solve the problem
of aerial navigation wan successfully
launched ' In the presence of a large
number of the close friends of the In
ventor. Owing to adverse weather
conditions , however , a flight was not
attempted.
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MINING CONGRESS ELECTS '
Colonel Dorsey of Fremont Chosen Di
rector for Three-Year Term.
Joplln , Mo. , Nov. 14. The American
Mining congress devoted a short
morning session to technical papers.
Edward W. Parker of Washington dis-
Q.cuMOd the subject of "How Long Our
Coal Supply Will Meet the Increased
Demand of Our Commerce. " Dr.
Waldeman Llndgren , also of Washing
ton , read a paper , entitled "How Long
Will Our Gold .Supply Last. " There
was much discussion among tbo dele
gates after the reading of the papers ,
both men foreseeing in the future a
time when commerce would overtake
the supply of both.
Members of the board of directors
were elected a * follow * : Dr. IS. R.
Buckley of Holla , Mo. , three year * ;
Colonel George W. B. Dorsoy of Fre
mont , Nob. , three year * ; John Deem
of Salt Lake , three years ; X L. White
LEADING RANCHMAN MARRIED.
Squire Jones Living Near Alnsworth
Is Wedded.
Alnsworth , Nob. , Nov. 14. Special
to The News : Word was received
hero today of the marriage of Squire
Jones , the leading ranchman of this
county , at Council Bluffs , to Miss Ed
ith Grosse , a young lady who has been
governess to his children for a couplp
of years. The brldo Is u very worthy
young lady and there will bo general
congratulations when they return.
Mrs. Bertha Evelnnd loft Wednesday
morning with her little daughter for
Now York to consult ] a specialist for
her ailments. I
WIRELESS DldPATCH REPORTS
PARTY NEARINO VLADIVOSTOK.
ALL ARC IN BEST OF HEALTH
Secretary Hxpresas * Satisfaction Over
Reports of Political Situation at
Home as Received by Him Berlin
Functions Declared Off.
On Board Admiral Hemphill's Flag
ship Rainbow , via wireless to United
States Cruiser Chattanooga , acting as
dispatch boat to Nagasaki , Nov. IS.
Secretary of War William H. Taft
and his party are in the best of health
and enjoying a pleasant voyage. The
Rainbow 1 * due at Vladivostok at 11
o'clock on the morning of Nov. 17.
Secretary Taft will not know hla
route through Europe or his plans
there until he arrives at Vladivostok.
Tt Is very probable , however , that he
will sail for N w York on Deo. 7 from
Cherbourg on the steamer Majestic
or from Hamburg on the Hamburg-
American liner President Grant. Mrs.
Taft will remain In Europe two weeks
longer , but the secretary of war is
anxious to get home , and all official
entertainments at Berlin have been
declared on * by him. Ho may also
eliminate the official entertainments
which have been planned for him at
c * . Petersburg. Secretary Taft expressed -
pressed his satisfaction over the re
ports of the political situation at
home as received by him.
ASSISTANT ) DIS1KICT ATTORNEY
"MAKES OPENING'STATEMENT.
DOBYNS TELLS OF DUMMY NOTES
'
Declares Defendant Obtained Owner
ship of Various Large Properties
Without Cost to Hlmeelf by Using
Funds of the Bank.
Chicago , Nov. 14. The Jury to try
John II. Walsh , ex-prebideut of the
Chicago National bank , on a charge
ol lulauae of the funds of ( hat institu
tion , was completed and Assistant
District Attorney Fletcher Dobyns
commenced the preliminary statement
in behalf of the government.
The government will attempt to
show that Walsh took from the Chicago
cage National bank , the Equitable
Trust company and the Home Savings
bank $14,000,000.
In his statement Dobyns declared
that Walsh obtained the ownership of
various large properties without cost
to himself by using the funds of the
banks. He said :
"Watered stock to the probable
amount of (26,000,000 or 180,000,000
was issued. Walsh , through bis om
ployes , voted the stock to himself. He
then sold this stock to the banks
taking the money to build his private
I
enterprises. All of the Block so sold
by Walsh was practically valueless.
It was the practice of Walsh to make
,
loans to one of his companies and
sell the bonds to one of his banks ' , j I
The bonds were practically worth' I
less. "
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The assistant district attorney then
stated to the Jury how Walsh had' '
Induced various people to accept "ac-j |
commod'o/tioa notes" for the bank. j
"Then. " said Dobyns , "ho dgned the' '
names of people to notes. Checks
were made payable to bearer and cred
ited to the personal account of Walsh ,
Bonds were made out to the same
'dummies' whose names were on the
notes , and the credits were made to
Walsh's account. In 1903 Walsh was' i
told ! by the bank examiner that the' I 1
Chicago National bank was being
loaded down with the securities of ( ji !
Walsh's personal enterprises. The j :
examiner ordered him to take then t
securities out and Walsh promised' to
do so. In 1904 the bank was found B.
In the same condition , the warning J |
waa repeated , and Walsh again prom * c
Isod to remove the securities. Another v
examination showed that the bank wui °
In a worse condition than ever and H | ' °
was then ordered closed. The govern-1 i °
!
ment will show that Walsh's method | ( j !
was to buy from himself < r
, fix his own |
price and put the money la hi * pock
et. "
LoulsvllU Pace * Another Strike.
Louisville , Nov. 14. Union em
ployes of the Louisville Street Rail i1 1-
way company voted' to strike. The 1i
men , who number 860 out of 1,100 em
ployed , will quit work tomorrow. The
men won a partial victory In a strike
last April , which lasted a week , and
was attended by scenes of great dis
order , but there hat been constant
friction since , due to assertions that
the company hai not llr 4 119 to the
ATTORNEY KELLOGG SAYS WESt
18 AT MBROY OP ONE MAN.
JUDGEHOUQH HEARUARGUMENT
Peolelen on Railroad Magnate's Rt-
fueal to Anewer Questions Propounded -
pounded by Interstate Commerce
Commission la Deferred Until Deo. 1.
New York , Nov. U- After even
hours and a half of argument on both'
idea of the question , Judge Hough , In
|
the United Skates elreult court , & '
nounced that he would not be ready to
render a decision ra the petition of
the Interstate commerce commission' I
to compel B. H. Karriman to answer1
e rtln questions propounded to htm
luet spring , in the course of th * com-
mission's Investigation into the so-
called Harrlman lines , until Deo. 1.
The opposing counsel were given the
privileges of filing additional brief *
during the next two weoks.
The argument * took a wide range
* * ' the privilege * and powers of the
Interstate commerce commission were
thoroughly ( gone Into. Former Senator
John C. Spooncr of Wisconsin ap
peared for the first time In the case
and argued In deTonso of tbo position
maintained by Mr. Harrlman that he
Is not required to tell the commission
what Individual profit ho made In sell
ing the stock * of other railroads held
by him to the Union Pacific company
or detail the manner In which the fa
mous 10 per cent Union Pacific divi
dend was declared in August , 1906 ,
and its announcement deferred for
two daya
Mr. Harrlman ha * also declined to
say how much atook of the Union Pa-
olflc , If any , he bought Just prior to
the announcement of the dividend.
Mllburn for Harrlman.
John G. Milburn wad aluo hoard In
defense of Mr. Harrlman and In op-
poeltlon to the petition fllad by tne
commission.
On behalf of the government , repre
sented by tbo interstate commerce
commission , the arguments ware con
ducted by District Attorney Henry L.
Stlmaou and Frank B. Kellogg , special
counsel to the commission.
Counsel for Mr. Hanlman stated to
Judge Hough that the stock purchases
of the Union Paclflo railroad , amount-
ing to $160,000,000 during one period
and about $182,000,000 in the aggre
gate , were made on the recommenda
tion of the executive committee , approved -
proved by the board of directors and
ratified by the stockholders. He fur
ther atatod that allowing for losses
sustained in the recent heavy slump
of prlcea , the Union Pacific company
had profited no less than $82,000,000
by ltd stock purchases. Mr. Mllburn
said this fact should sllonco the claim
of the commission that the stock pur
chases tended to Impair the effective
ness of the railroads engaged In In
terstate business.
Kellogg Makee Reply.
Mr. Kellogg , in reply to this , stated
that the so-called market value of the
stocks sold to the Union Pacific was
nothing more or loss than a Wall
street quotation , probably flxod by the
very pool of men , who , it Is claimed ,
were behind the stock deals. As to
| the Impairment of the usefulness of
the : r railroads , Mr. Kellogg asserted
that the roads of Inflated values were
today unable to borrow money to build
the ears needed by them to carry out
their obligations to the public.
"The same thing Is true of the roads
without inflated values , " retorted Mr
Milburn.
Mr. Bpooner declared that the stock
deals between Mr. Harrlman and the
Union Pacific were matters of con
cern only between the Individual and
the stockholders and bad nothing to
do with Interstate commerce.
Mr. Kellogg declared tbo commls
nlon had a right to inquire Into the
uses to which the moneys of a rail
road were put. It was a necessary In
qulry , ho maintained , in the fixing ant
adjustment < of rates to be charged by
common carriers.
Court Aske Pointed Questions.
Judge Hough Interrupted the otter
neys on both sldos with many polntei
questions. Ho said among other
things , that he did not exactly sea
what the deferred announcement of
the Union Pacific dividend had to do
with Interstate traffic. He asked If ,
aftter ail , the commission was not
only seeking by unanswered questions
to provo from whom Harrlman , the
Individual , purchased the stocks sub- .
sequer.tly sold to the company of
which ho Is prosldenl nnd what profit |
he ' Individually made by the transac-
tlon.
Mr. Kellogg sold' the commission
sought . to get at the facts of the stock
deal , In general , ho declared , the
commission was making an Inquiry
which Involved the question of wheth-
or or not the great western territory
of the United States shall bo depend-
ont upon one man for Its development
whether or not there shall be rail-
road competition between the Missouri
river and the south Pacific coast
Catholic Trustees Oppose Modernism.
Washington , Nov. 14. The board of
trustees of the Catholic university of
America at a meeting here placed the
seal of disapproval on so-called "mod
ernism" as a serious danger to the
church.
Father of Banjo Passe * Away ,
Warren , Pa. , Nov. 14. John S.
Wheeler died from pneumonia at IB
home of his daughter here. He Is
oald to have been the first man to
THE CONDITION THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska ,
Conditions of the weather ns record
ed for the twenty-four hours ending
nt 8 a. m. today :
Maximum 38
Minimum 0
Average 23
Barometer 30.12
Chicago , Nov. 14. The bulletin Is
sued by the Chicago station of the
United States weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska as follows :
Generally fair tonight and Friday.
Warmer tonight.
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Hnto-Dtimont Has New Aerroptano.
Paris j , Nov. 14. M. Santos-Dumont
has just completed the construction of
R new ; aoroplano on a principle differ-
ent from that previously employed by
jil ( The new machine is shaped
a butterfly. The trials already
hold , when It was towed by an automobile -
mobile , have boon successful.
BITTER CONTROVERSY OVER DI
AGNOSIS OF CASE.
SMALL POX OR CHICKEN POX
Bitterness Terminates at the City
Council Meeting In a One-Round
Knock Down , One Doctor Swatting
Another In the Jaw.
Ynnkton , S. D. , Nov. 14. When the
spots began to appear on the face of
M. Smith , a humble- cobbler , a few
lays ago ho little realized that they
n-ero of enough Importance to stir the
entire community within a few days.
The climax of numerous curbstone
.
arguments as to the nature of Mr.
mlth's ailment came in the council
chamber when Dr. B. M. Doyle placed
a right hook on the loft Jaw of Dr. D.
W. Rudge , flooring him , whereupon
Dr. Doyle quietly submitted to arrest
at the hands of Marshal W. F. JenkH ,
who happened to bo on the spot.
The cobbler lives nt the Commer'r
clal hotel. His case first was called
toV the attention of City Physician D.
V Moore , who pronounced It chickenpox -
pox , and said there was no cause for
ilarm. This diagnosis did not satisfy
some of the nervous guests , who ap
pealed to Mayor Thomas , chairman of
ho board of health. The mayor con-
suited with Alderman Binder , a mem-
lor ) of the board , and they sent Dr. C.
Gross and Dr. James Roano to In-
estlgate the case. Both doctors pro-
nounced It smallpox.
The law gives the city health physi
cian power to call In three physicians
to pass on a case in dispute , and Dr.
Moore acted upon this provision. Ho
called In physicians from Lestervllle ,
Utlca and Tabor , and they declared
unanimously that Smith had chicken-
pox. In the meantime nearly every
physician In Yankton had expressed
lilmself on one side or the other , and
some of the arguments rose to fever
heat. Poor Smith's physical ailments
were discussed with an abandon that
might have caused the cobbler embar
rassment had ho known about It. But
In the meantime he had been moved
to the pest house as a precautionary
measure , and he missed most of the
hullabaloo that was being raised over
him.
It was finally decided to put the
matter up to Dr. R. B. Conniff , of
Sioux City , formerly president of the
Iowa state board of health , and Dr.
Conniff arrived this afternoon on a
delayed train. He Immediately pronounced -
nounced the case smallpox.
Then a special meeting of the town
council was called for this evening ,
and aldermen , doctors and citizens
were gathering when the clash occur
red between Dr. Doyle and Dr. Rudge.
Dr. Doyle had been roundly criticising
the youthful city health physician , and
Dr. Rudgo had taken his part. Dr.
Rudge accused Dr. Doyle of being un
professional In stirring up strife and
meddling. Then it was that Dr. Doyle
used his fist.
The council session was held In
spite of the encounter between the
physicians , and both Dr. Doyle and Dr.
Rudgo addressed the council. Ad
dresses wore made by others. Some
of the doctors took exception to the
ordinance which empowers the city
health physician to call In three physi llist
cians of his own choosing in a case
of this sort. The matter was referred ( I
to the ordinance committee with the
understanding that the committee
should submit a new ordinance If It
should consider such action advisable.
The council then adjourned.
Dr. Doyle was allowed to go home
with the understanding that he would
appear In court In the morning to an
swer for his assault on Dr. Rudge.
In the meantime Mr. Smith , the in
nocent cause of all the trouble , whiles
awny his time In the pest house.
Twenty-Five Cars In Ditch ,
Stoubonvlllo , O. , Nov. 14. A rear-
end collision between extra freight
trains on the Wabash railroad at Now
Alexandria , O , , seriously Injured five
of the crow. Engineer John Beep of
Plttsburg will die. Twenty-five
freight cars were wrecked.
Indiana Girl Kidnaped.
Greensburg , Ind. , Nov 14. POBSCS
if excited citizens are scouring the' ) ' (
country for Flossie Mitchell , eight
year-old daughter of James Mitchell ,
who was kidnaped by a stranger In a
buggy while on her way home from ,
NOTHING BUT LEGISLATIVE ACTION -
TION WILL DO IT.
SOUTH DAKOTA 13 INTERESTED
Unless Something la Done New Set
tlers 'In the Reservation Country
West of Pierre Will Fence the Old
Historic Roadway.
Pierre , S. D. , Nov. 14. It appears
that nothing but legislative action will
preserve the old Black Hills trail with
Its traditions nnd historic past , even
If It Is not too late for such action by
the tlnio the session meets next win
ter.
ter.Tho
The old-timo resident of the stattv
who traveled over the trail cither by
stage ns a first-class passenger , or
acted as valet to a long string of pa
tient oxen , or reached the aristocracy
of the fast freight ns n "mule skinner"
with a train of nlinhlo-hooled , long-
eared Missouri products ns his special
care , fools that the trail should bo a
part of the western country as It
stands , innd not fenced within the
Holds of the later comers.
Unless a record can ho found In
seine of the departments of the goy-
eminent there will bo no way to prevent -
vent the trail from being fenced. The
old highway , which meant so much to
the western part of the state , will then
become only a memory.
History of the Trail.
The final location of the trail with
Fort Pierre as Its starting point is duo
to the freighting firm of Hornlck &
Evans , which had Sioux City for head
quarters . , and freighted supplies up
the river to Fort Pierre by boat and
sent them on into the Hills by wagon
trains.
In 1875 Messrs. Wyman & Palmer
of Yankton , under authority from the
territorial authorities , wont over the
ground , starting from Fort Pierre , nnd
the Sioux City firm erected a ware
house nt Fort Pierre and stored goods.
In 187C , the government sent Colonel
Fred Grant ns a representative , nnd
Colonel M. W. Sheafo acted for the
territory [ , and they came to Fort Plorro
to lay out a permanent trail.
The summer was rainy and Colonel
Grant , while often stuck In the Fort
Pierre gumbo , was not "stuck on It , "
and attempted to secure another start
ing . point , trying Chantlrc creek , about
twenty miles north. Falling to find a
good way out , he selected old Fort
Geforge , about twenty miles down the
river ] , and laid out a town there , to bo
the starting point of the trail.
After this action the Sioux City people
ple were notified to move their ware-
liousc , but stood pat on Fort Pierre ,
and as they were the ones using the
road more than any one other firm ,
they won on their contention and re
mained at the old location , forcing a
change back.
This action also fixed the location
of Pierre , as It would naturally be at
the point opposite the starting point
of the Black Hills trail.
FINAL TRIALJF NEBRASKA
Battleship to Have Acceptance Test
Tomorrow.
Seattle , Nov. 14. Sailing order *
have been given the battleship Ne
braska and she will sail tomorrow for
her final and official trial cruise. OB
her behavior on this last and ultimate ;
test will depend her final acceptance
by the United States government.
Approximately (100,000 is tied up ia
the Nebraska , this being due to the
_ Moran , Bros , company , her bulldera.
This . amount has been hold out penoV
Ing the final official cruise.
All officers and members of the
crew of the Nebraska have receive *
orders to repojt for duty tomorrow
morning aboard ship. The Nebraska ,
which has been at the Puget sound
navy yard for several months , is still
short about 300 men of her regular
fight.ay rating.
Parsons Has $200,000 Fire.
Parsons , Kan. , Nov. 14. Fire that
threatened the cntlro business district
of the city destroyed $200,000 worth
of property The blggost losers ar
Kress & Co. , $40,000 ; J. B. Ham , llv-
very barn , $15.000 ; Cooper Lumber
company and the Dodge-Bryant Lum
ber company , $30,000 each ; First Bap-
list church , a complete loss. $15,000 ;
Adler Joyce , $18,000. The fire orlg-
Inated ' In a barn , where Email boys
wore smoking cigarettes
Board of Foreign Missions Adjourns.
Seattle , Wash. , Nov. 14. After a
strenuous four days' session , the
board of foreign mlssloVis of the M.
B. church concluded its meetings The
board appropriated $1,032.000 for the
support of foreign missions and made
supplemental appropriations of $16-
000 to moot additional emergencies
Ransdell Urges Harmony.
Lake Providence , La. , Nov. 14. Aa
address urging harmony of all sec
tions of the United Stated to the end
of securing $50,000,000 annually from
congress for river and harbor Im
provement wan Ifauod by Congressman -
man J K , Ransdoll , president of the
National Rivers and Harbors congress.
National Grange Meeting.
Hartford , Conn. , Nov. 14. Member *
f the National Grange from all sec-
lions of the country assembled her
( or the forty-first annual gathering
of the national body The attendance
la considered larger and Include *