Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL
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NOltKOUv KMIMASKA FRIDAY 2. ' 1U07.
ACTION OF DANK OF ENGLAND
GIVES CONFIDENCE.
TENSION DEFINITELY RELIEVED
Fact That Interest Rates Were Not
Advanced Today Is Significant DM *
llnga Banks Resume Cash Payment.
Grand Island Bank Reopens.
Ix > ndon , Nov. 21. There was no ad-
vnnuo in the Hank of England dis
count rate. This leads to the belief
thai the tension In the money market
lias been permanently relieved.
Clearing In West.
Timings , Mont. , Nov. 21. Cash pay
ments Imvo been resumed by the Bil
lings banks. Financial conditions arc
clearing up In the west.
Grand Island Bank Reopens.
( Jrand Island , Neb. , Nov. 21. Spt
olal to The News : The Commercial
Stuto hank of Grand Island , which
has been closed for seine weeks , open
ed today.
At I o'clock this afternoon It was
learned from ollleinls of the bank that
instead of the resumption of business
being marked with ever a semblance
of a run there were greater deposits
than withdrawals.
The Commercial State hank closed
Its doors as a result of its affairs be
ing involved In the suspension of an
Iowa bank. An examination found
the affairs of the Grand Island bank
perfectly solvent und It was stated
that there had been no real necessity
for the bank closing Its doors.
Slnco it closed , the bank has received
I
ceived $25,000 of the $50,000 deposited
In the First National bank at Charlton ,
Iowa , which failed.
NEW YORK BANKERS HOLD BACK
Will Subscribe for Certificates If Cash
Is Left on Deposit There.
Now York , Nov. 21. The govern
ment's Issue ot $100,000,000 In treas
ury certificates ot indebtedness contin
ues to eugiosu the attention of Now
York bankers , who apparently have
not reached a deUnitu decision us to
the course they shall pursue. The
subscriptions so tar received at the
local subtreasury seem to Indicate
that the larger banks in this city are
temporarily withholding their often *
of purchases. The subtroasury olll-
dais arc not disposed to rnako public
the amount of subscriptions received
there during the past three days , sayIng -
Ing they are merely acting us trans
mitting agents for the treasury depart
ment at Washinston , to which point
the offers are being forwarded as fast
as they come in.
The fact that the banks are holding
oft for the time being has led to the
more or less definite report that heads
of the larger banking institutions are
desirous of obtaining some sort of as
surance from Washington that the
money paid out here for the purchase
of now securities will bo loft on deposit -
posit In local institutions.
The currency premium varied be
tween 2Vi and 2 % , with some transac
tions as high as 3 per cant With the
price of currency ruling at these fig
ures It was said the bankers could not
BOO tholr way rXear to purchase the
certificates of inklebtodness under any
other arrangement than the retention
of the purchase money on deposit In
this city. The money ( shipments from
New York to the interior have been
quite heavy recently , and the banks
hero are anxious to continue this
means of assistance to the general
financial situation. The advance In tb <
price of currency la attributed to the
demands from the Interior for payroll
purposes.
MOXEY TRACES BIG SUMS
Government Tries to Show How Walt *
"Juggled" Bank's Fund * .
Chicago , Nov. 21. Evidence tendlm
to show that bonds of the Walsh rail
roads were sold to various purohaaen
at practically the figures at whlcl
they were accepted by the Chlcagc
National bank as collateral for uotei
was brought out in the cross-oxamlna
tion of National Bank HXxamluo :
Moxoy In the Walsh trial. Ten salei
aggregating $522,000 were gene eve
and Identified by datu and amount
It was further indicated by the test ! [
mony that the memorandum notes up ,
on which the prosecution alleges enor
mous sums were drawn from tin
bank's vaults by Walsh were paid up ,
on maturity.
The direct examination of Mr
Moxey was finished after he had test !
fled to entries purporting to show th
withdrawal by Walsh of $080,000 In i
Ingle day In January , 1905 , and tha
notes bearing various nlfnnturo !
amounting to $644,000 , had been dli
counted on that day.
Moxoy's testimony omlngl
Bhowfld that during that month c
.
January Walsh drew out of the ban !
9066,000 and that a corrospondln
amount h Involved in notes or th
sale of bonds of his other enterprisei
All of the memorandum notes test !
fled to on the direct examination wor
gone over and the. records of the sale
of the bonds will be taken up In th
morning where It was loft off at ad
journment.
Sultan's Army Victorious.
Tangier , Nov. 21. It la reportei
here that the sultan's army has me
defeated the troops ot Mula
PENSION MATTER EXAbOERlTED
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Nebraska Controversy Was Mountain
Out of Molehill.
Lincoln , Nov. 21. A petition wao
received by the state board of public
lands and buildings from civil war
veterans and also ouo from members
of ttia Woman's Hellof Corps of Brad-
ihnvr , Ksldug the board to rescind 1U
ruling that old soldlors In the vet
erans' homos of Nebraska bo obliged
lo give a percentage of ponslons over
| 12 a month to l.io state In retpra
for their maintenance. The petitions
cay there is no law for tlio charge
made by tlio board and that It certain *
ly Is not a great burden on the tax
payers to support the two homo * tn
Nebraska.
In this connection Mr. Wolbaoh and
A. P. Duochlur of Orand Island visited
th state house and Informed the
members of the sUto board that the
agitation oror tbo pensions did not
arlso from the cltUons of Orand Isl
and , who were not concerned In the
matter at nil , and were willing to
leave the management of the homo to
the board. The board on Its own be
half says the now ruling is nioro lib
eral than one which has been In effect
for many years , which provided that
all pension money In excess of $12 a.
month should be paid the stato. The
board merely changed this rule to pro
vide that a portion should be paid
and when attention was called to the
practice by the publication of the or
der , outsiders seized upon It as mala
rial for criticism.
HENDEE GIVEnilMSELF UP
County Judge of Saline to Servo Term
In Prison ,
Lincoln , Nov. 21. Hosmor H. Hon-
dee , formerly count ; * ludgo of Saline
county , and convic . " "mbozallng
$3.300 from the " 8 . KQ
Smith , the funds cou. . ' ° JUs(0 (
sBlon through his onicm , o , c
must servo a three-year term „ In 1. ° ° '
btato penitentiary. Announcement was
made of the decision of the supreme
court , coming with the information
that Hondoa has boon placed' in cus
tody. The court decided the case at
Us last sitting , but as the sheriff of
Saline county was not able then to lo
cate Houdeo , who was out on ball , the
decision was withhold until the con
victed man could bo located. Ho had
been in Iowa on business of his own
and voluntarily returned to Sallno
county.
After the expiration of Hendee'a
term ho removed from Nebraska , lo
cating In South Dakota , where ho was
living when criminal proceedings were
Instituted against him. He resisted
the requisition of the governor * at
first , but later consented' to return to
this state for trial. He has been out
on bond since the proceedings In the
district court and was engaged In
publishing books In Iowa when the de
cision of the trial court was affirmed.
The supreme court holds the Informa
tion was not dofectlvo and that a fair
trial was given the accused.
JURY SECURED JURY SHUMWAY
Sixty-Two Witnesses Have Been Sum
moned for the State.
Beatrice , Nob. , Nov. 21. After throe
days of effort a jury was secured for the
trial of Robert M. Shumway , charged
with the murder of Mrs. Sarah Mar
tin. Most ot the Jury are farmers. A
venlro of seventy-five was exhausted
before the jury was made up. Sixty-
two witnesses have been summoned
for the state , among them Sheriff Me-
Nulty and County Attorney Blair of
Holt county , Missouri , where Shum-
way was captured. A largo crowd U
attending the trial , but there U no
further fear of violence.
Girl Takes Back Her Story.
Tekamah , Neb. , Nov. 21. A Bur-
prise occurred at the court house here
when Eugene Cooper , who bad been
in jail for the last throe weeks on
the charge of assault on his sixteen-
year-old adopted daughter , was re
leased'on his own recognizance by
County Judge Basler. The explana
tion for the release is that the girl
came to the county attorney and told I
him that what she had told him be .
fore about the case was all false , and I
that there was nothing In the chargo.
Dynamite on Fire ; Four Killed.
Spokane , Wash. , Nov. 21. Four for
elgnors were killed' and three Injured
In an explosion nt the construction i
camp on the Portland and Seattle
road , twelve miles south of Cheney , ,
.I Wash. , while thawing dynamite for
. | blasting. Some of the bodies wor ,
* blown Into fragments. The men had I
t
i placed the dynamite near a flro to )
. thaw , and saw it had caught fire ,
Four of them ran to the fire to take ,
the rest of the dynamite out of th ,
I. way of the flames when It exploded.
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Sheldon Favors Kansaa City.
Lincoln , Nov. 21. Governor O. L *
Sheldon declared that ha would use >
I' ' all of hla Influence toward securing
, the Republican national convention
for Kansas City next year. He expects
to attend the rivers and harbors con
ventlon In Washington In December
and will work for Kansas City while
1 there.
M Recae Higher Than Letton.
' Omaha , Nov. 21. Official returni
from all but eight counties , and unof
n flclal flgures from them , Indicate thai
< Judge Rceso will have nearly 25,00 (
1' as a final plurality over Judge Loomls
Lackawanna Switchmen Strike.
Scran ton , Pa. , Nov. 21. The Dela
ware , Lackawanna and Western rail
road switchmen struck at midnight Iz
the Soranton yards.
SHOWN SENATOR BROWN WAS
JEALOUS OF MRS. BRADLEY.
PAIR HAD FREQUENT QUARRELS
Brown's Will Did Not Suit the Woman
and She Tore It Up Once Struck
the Senator With an Umbrella and
Knocked Out Some Teeth.
Washington , Nov. 21. Cross exam
ination of Mrs. Bradley , on trial for
the murder of former Senator Drown ,
occupied the enttie forenoon. The
prosecution Introduced many letters
to show that there were two sides to
the alliance between Drown and Mrs.
Bradley , and brought out the fact that
Drown believed ho had cause for jeal
ousy and tried to show that the wo
man had been intimate with other
men. Mrs. Dradley admitted striking
the senator in the fact with an um
brella during a quarrel , knocking out
some of his teeth. A largo number
of letters of a most endeailng nature
exchanged by Diown and Mis. Drad
ley , wore again lead. They Indicated
frequent quairrols and showed that
Drown had nuido a will which he sent
to the woman. The will was unsatis
factory to Mis. Dradley and -he toio
It tip , which opoird n new breach be
tween them. Itas also bhowu that
Dr. Utter , the S-ilt Lake pastor , at
tempted to induce Mrs , Dradley to
give up the senator , with success.
MRS. BRADLEY IN TEARS.
Woman on Trial for Murder Weeps
on Witness Stand.
Washington , Nov. 21. That Mrs.
Dradley did not como to Washington
-Hh any intention of killing former
? < i.lator Arthur M. Drown of Utah ,
/o/.d / | that she did not even remember
scooting him , she told the jury in her
trial. The first half of the day was
given largely to the identification of
letters Irom Mr. Drown to Mrs. Drad
ley and from her to him , very few of
which were road. The real tragedy
formed the subject of the afternoon
sitting. At that time Judge Powers
orought out the full statement in his
examination in chief. This consumed
only a few minutes and as soon aa he
concluded , District Attorney Dakor en
tered upon his cross-examination. He
devoted comparatively little attention
to the shooting itself , but going back
to the early days of the relationship
between' Senator Drown and Mrs.
Dradley , sought to show by reading
letters and questioning the wituts ;
that she had deliberately undertaken
to break up Senator Brown's homo
find that she was at enmity with Mrs.
Drown as early as 1901. Ho also
brought out the fact that Mrs. Dradley
and Mrs. Brown had originally been
strong friends iwid that this friend
ship oven extended beyond the time
of the birth of Mrs. Dradley's first
child by Drown.
There were times when Mrs. Brad
ley burst into tears or sank Into
sighs or sobs. Her voice was , how
ever , at all times indistinct and fal
tering and she was heard with the
greatest difficulty. She ma3o no com
plaint of fatigue and loft the witness
stand at the end of the day In very
good condition.
The fact that upon first going to
Senator Brown's room at the Raleigh
hotel , Mrs. Bradley found there a letter
tor from Mrs. Annie Adams , the ac
tress , to the senator , was dwelt on ul
some length by Judge Powers , making
it evident that It la hla intention to at
tempt to show that the discovery of
this letter supplied the Immediate
motive for the killing of Brown.
WIFE KILLS SLEEPING HUSBANO
Shoots Him Through Heart and Then
Wounds Herself Probably Fatally.
New York , Nov. 91. Half crazed by
jealousy because of her husband's at
tentlons to another woman , Mrs. Lot-
tlo Hitchcock ehot and Instantly
killed' her husband , Robert L. Hitch
' cock , a compositor , aa ho lay sleeping
I in their homo in the borough of the
Bronx. Then turning the revolver on
herself , Mrs. Hitchcock inflicted several
oral wounds , the result of which wll
probably prove fatal.
The man and woman wore marrlei
about a year ago. Recently they
1 have had frequout quarrels and Mrs
i' ' Hitchcock repeatedly complained to
' neighbors that her husband has been
-1 spending his evenings with anotbe
woman when not at work. Hitchcock
returned from work at 4 a. m. and
I went to bed. While he was sleeping
. j his wife arose , placed the revolver to
his breast and sent two bullet
through bis heart.
Sitting on the edge of the bed , ahc
fired three bullets into her breast and
tried to shoot herself In the head' , bu
caused only a scalp wound. She wa
still conscious when arrested and sent
t to a hospital.
PAPAL BID TOMISS VANDERBIL1
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Pope Desires to Rocelve Her and
Count Before Their Marriage.
Rome , Nov. 21. It la said the pop
has written to Archbishop Farley expressing
pressing a deslro to receive Mis
Gladys Vandorbllt and Count Szchony
before they are married. It IB state
In Vatican circles the pope IB son
gulno of receiving Mlsa Vanderbll
into the church of Rome. Should th
couple visit the Vatican Miss Vanderbilt
bilt undoubtedly would be honored a
If she were a royal princess. It I
said the pope probably would confe
on the couple the titles of count and
QOMPERa. TELLS OF ALLEGED
ATTEMPT TO BRIBE HIM.
8TIR8 FEDERATION OF LABOR
Declares That Newspaper Man Claim *
Ing to Represent Manufacturers' As
sociation Offered Him Big Sum to
ell Out.
Norfolk , Va , Nov. 21. A great sen-
atlou waa created in the American
Federation of Labor by President
GoniperB in his speech replying to the
attacks upon him and _ otllor officers
of the federation by the manufactur
ers' association when he told of an al
leged attempt to bribe him at the
ictorla hotel , Now York , in October ,
y a young newspaper man , giving his
auiu us Charles Brandenburg , the later
or , President Gompurs said , having
eel a rod that ho represented the Na
tional Manufacturers' association , and
vim prepared to oftcr immunity from
11 exposure and nmko him financially
ocuro for the remainder of his life
f he would sign a certain paper and
ithorwlsu aid in the "exposure of the
Jthor lenders In the American Fed
eration of Labor , with the view to
Irtunlly destroying the influence of
organized labor. " The paper , Presi
dent Gompors said , was to purport to
mve been signed when ho ( Gompors )
vas ill In 1895. This paper , Mr.
Gompors said , he had preserved and
vhlle deathlike stillness prevailed In
he convention , President Gompors
Irow forth the original document
and read it. Mr. Gompors , during his
ocltal of the alleged attempt at brib
ery , called upon different delegates
present who were with him at the
line of the Interviews with Brandenburg -
burg to verify his statements. This
he delegates , rising in tholr seats , did.
At the close of President Gompers *
ipeoch there was a great demonstra-
ion , even Victor L. Derger of Mllwau-
toe , the Socialistic opponent of Mr.
tampers , declaring that although he
lad at convention after convention
Utterly opposed' the ro-oloctlon of
President Campers , ho will be the ono
this year to move to make his election
unanimous , with a vote of confidence ,
not only to President Gompors , but
also to the other officials of the Amor-
can Federation of Labor.
"This , " declared Mr. Berger , "Is the
answer of the Socialists to the manu-
'acturers' association. "
A motion offered by D. W. Ryan of
Springfield , reporting that the Illi
nois mine workers had voted confi
dence in Gompera and denouncing' the
manufacturers' association , received
immediate consideration and was
adopted amid excitement.
NECESSARY FACTOR IN LIVB
INDUSTRY , SAYS COWAN.
ADVOCATES MEAT INSPECTION
Representative of National Live Stock
Association Tells Transmlsalsslpp
Commercial Congress That Raising
of Cattle Means Much to West.
Muskogee , Okla. , Nov. 21. Pralslnf
Oklahoma as being the only state In
the union that places insurance in
Us proper economy and the only etata
that mode the insurance commutes
one of Its executive offices , Darwin
P. Klngsloy , president ot the New
York Life Insurance company , de
clared at the TranamlssisBlppl con
gress that insurance la not a local
but a national , even an Internationa
question , and should be treated ai
Buch. Klngsloy argued that as the
property of life Insurance companies
represented by the assets , is taxei
where located , life Insurance pre
mlums in the public Interest ahouh
be exempt for the earno reason tha
school , church and public property I
exempt from taxation.
S. H. Cowan of I irt Worth , Tex ,
attorney and representative of th
American National Live Stock asaocla
tlon and the Cattle Raisers' Aesocla
tion of Texas , delivered an address on
the western live stock industry. On
the raising of cattle , ho declared , da
pended the prosperity of the west. H
explained and advocated meat Inspec
tion , and defended the "beef trust" a
being a necessary factor in the bond
ling of the great volume of trade.
Walker Hill , president of the Me
chanics' National bank of St. Louis
discussed banking problems.
J. F. Darstow of Barstow , Tex
president of the Society for th
Drainage of Submerged Lands , do
Glared that If the swamp lands of th
country were reclaimed , enough land
would bo afforded for 2,000,000 forrr
homes , and the volu * of the natlon'i
crops annually would be increased' $2 ,
000,000,000.
Thomas F. Walsh of Colorade
strongly advocated national aid In thi
construction of good roads.
D. R , Francis of Missouri Introduced
a resolution commending the actlor
of President Roosevelt in tssulnf
hnndn _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dead at the Arjt of 101.
Eldorn , la. , Nov. 21. Mrs. Man
Curtis Is dead at Farley , at tbo ago
of 101 years. She was born In Ten
neanoe and came from a family noted
for longevity. Her mother lived to
the age of 115 , and her father died at
the age of ninety-four. Mrs. CurtU
has a brother , Tice Cardlngor , who re
Ides at Hymboldt , Kan. , who U 104
THE OPINION OF CONGRESSMAN
FRENCH OF IDAHO.
HERE ON WAY TO WASHINGTON
vlr. French Believes That by the Time
Congress Reaches Financial Matter
Stringency Will Have Passed Will
Be a Lot of Talk , However.
The approaching session of congress
s not likely to pass any new finance
eglslatlon , in the opinion of Congress-
nan Burton French of Moscow , Idaho ,
vho with his wife has been visiting In
Norfolk nt the homo of W. G. Dakor.
Congressman and Mrs. French loft to-
lay for Washington , where the na-
lonal congress Is about to convene.
Congiess may flirt with some now
finance schemes this winter but no
Important , let nlono ladlcal , changis
In the existing financial system aio
expected by the Idaho congicssman.
"It Is only natural that thrio should
ho a good deal of talk of piospectlvo
Inanclal legislation and finance re-
orm just at this moment when we are
n the midst of something like a finan
cial crisis , " said Congressman French
n Norfolk. "It Is very unlikely , how-
jver , that this wide-spread talk will
hid any definite results in congres
sional action.
"In the first place there is every in-
llcatlon that the backbone of the fl-
lanclal flurry has been broken. The
prosperity of the country has a solid
enough foundation to permit a reason
ably rapid recovery from the temporary
ary setback. In fact , I think that by
the time the business of congress Is
well under way there will have ceased
o exist an > reason for an Immediate
call to new finance laws.
"With the country in the evident
process of adjusting itself the fact
.hat presidential year is at hand will
irove an effective check on any move
; hls wlntci to change existing law to
any considerable extent.
"There may be bills Introduced and
: here will likely be considerable de-
jate and discussion but of definite nc
tion there will probably be none.
"Idaho like Nebraska has a solid
foundation for a prosperous year and
Its present financial grief Is a gift
from away. In fact Moscow and the
country about reminds me very much
of Norfolk and Its territory. "
Congressman French is serving his
second term at Washington. At the
time of hla entrance to congress he
enjoyed the distinction of being the
youngest member on the floor. He
lias visited Norfolk on several occa
sions.
Mrs. Burton French Is a sister of
Mrs. W. G. Baker.
Alnsworth Items.
Alnsworth , Neb. , Nov. 21. Special
to The News : There was a lively
wrestling match at the Auditorium In
this city on Monday night. Jack 0'-
Leaiy , who claims to be the champion
welterweight of the north , weight 145
pounds , went up against Bert Bates , a
Brown county product , weight 18C
pounds , in a catch-as-catch-can match
two out of three falls , Police Gazette
rules , for a purse of $50.00. The
Brown county man was a winner. As
a curtain raiser to the general per
formance , Spot Dokes , who travels
with O'Leary , was matched with John
Hoke , another Brown county product
and In this case as in the other , Brown
county proved a winner.
The Free Methodists have boughl
four valuable lots near the high schoo
building and will erect a church am
parsonage thereon in the near future
Lew Rodwell , a former well-known
citizen of Alnsworth but of late years
a resident of Cambridge in the Rcpub
llcan valley , arrived In town Tuesday
morning with his family and his house
hold effects and will again become a
citizen with us. He will be welcomed
back to our community.
L. A. Thompson , a rural route Inspector
specter from Omaha , has been here
for a few days looking after the peti
tlons for two routes out of this city
He secured what is believed to bo the
requisite number of names and we are
looking for the establishment of the
two loutes In the near future. One
will be to the northeast and the other
to the northwest. The service wll
be every other day.
Funeral of A. H. Snider.
Oakdale , Neb. , Nov. 21. Special to
The News : The funeral of A. H. SnI
der , whoso death occurred Monday
was held yesterday from the M. E
church. There was a largo attend
ance , due to the fact that Mr. Snider
was one of Antelope county's oldes
settlers and the universal respect ant
esteem In which he was held. Mr. SnI
der came to Antelope county in 1870
and has been identified with the development
opment of this section. He leaves a
wife and one son.
SPEAKER CANNON IN WRECK
Escapes Harm In Coach Which Was
Turned Across Track.
Danville , 111. , Nov. 21. Speaker Joseph
soph Cannon was In a railroad wreck
at Bismarck , 111. , but escaped Injury
Train No. 14 of the Chicago and East
era Illinois railroad ran Into an opei
switch , derailing two cars , In ono of
which Speaker Cannon was riding
The speaker's car turned squarely
across the track , butdld _ not overturn
None of the paesengoro or trainmen
ware Injured.
THECONDITIONJDFTHEWEATHIR
"cmpcraturc for Twenty-four IJcj.a.
Forecast for Nebraska.
Condltloua of the weather us record-
(1 for tlio twenty-Tour hours ending
t S u. in. todny :
laxtmum 43
llnliiium 27
\vorago 35
Jaromotcr 29.TS (
Chicago. Nov. 21. The bulletin is-
uocl by tlio Chicago station cf the
Jnlted States weather bureau gives
ho forecast for Nebraska as follows :
Fair tonight anil Friday. Cooler
vest portion tonight.
RETURNS TO HIS POsf7
D. E. Thompson Leaves For City cf
Mexico ,
Lincoln , Neb. , Nov. 21. D. 13.
'hompson , United States minister to
Mexico , left Lincoln today for Now
York , returning to his post after a
acatlon of several weeks. Mr.
'hompson has been attending to prl-
ate business during his visit home.
JAPS TO LIMJTJMIGRATION
Rtcognlzen Difficulties Besotting Unit *
ed States and Canada.
Toklo , Nov. 21. While there ha9
boon no further olllclal action in con
nection with the Immigration of Jap
anese to Cacada and the United
States , Indications point to the con-
elusion that the government of Japaq
probably Is ready to admit Uiat tin
arguments presented by Ambassador
O'Brien require immediate attention.
There la reason to expect that after
the arrival of Baron Ishll , chief of th
bureau of commerce of the foreign of-
flee , who was sent to America aa a
special commissioner to Inquire Into
the matter , the Japanese government
will undertake the self-imposed task
of limiting emigration within the
bounds desired by both the United
States and Canada.
GRANGE ELECTS OFFICERS
N. J. Bachelder Again Chosan Head
of National Organization.
Hartford , Conn. , Nov. 21. Officers
of the National Grange were chosen
us follows : Mustur , Nathan J. Bach-
elder of Concord , N. H. , re-elected ;
overseer , C. T. Athoson of West Vlr *
glnla ; lecturer , George W. F. Gaunt
of Now Jersey , re-elected ; steward , J.
A. Newcomb of Colorado. Mrs. Eva
S. McDowell of Rome , N. Y. , was reelected -
elected treasurer and Charles M.
Freeman of Tlppecanoo City , O. , wat
re-elected secretary. For the three
graces In the exemplification of Ceresin
in the national dogrco , Mrs. lOllzabcth
H. Patterson of Maryland , Mrs. Ida J.
Judson of Dalfour , la. , and Mrs. Sarah
a , Baird of Minnesota were chosen.
EARLY GRADUATION FOR ARMY
First Class of "cadcti Will Finish
Course In February.
Washington , Nov. 21. A decision
was reached at the war department
to graduate the first class at the Wast
Point military academy some time be
tween the 1st and 16th of February
next , Instead of waiting until June.
A shortage of army ofllcors , caused by
details to duties outside the organlra-
tlons and by the great Increase In the
artillery corps , is the reason given.
Loving Cup for Helen Gould.
Now York , Nov. 21. First , because
she is a friend of the sailor , but also
Because she gave nearly half a million
dollars toward the Young Man's Chris
tian association home in Brooklyn , 5-
000 enlisted men of the navy present
ed Miss Helen Gould with a silver
loving cup. The now Y. M. O. A.
buildings and furnishings cost $900-
000 and the funds were furnished
equally by Miss Gould and' Mrs. Sago.
8aya Express Aids Fruit Trade.
Chicago , Nov. 21. Edward O. Wet-
zel , assistant superintendent of the
Wells-Forgo Express company at Chicago
cage asserted while testifying in the
Interstate commerce commission In
quiry Into complaints of express com
panies using their agents as commis
sion men that the
Wells-Fargo com
pany Is responsible for the development
mont of the fruit trade in parts of Ar
kansas. Kansas and Missouri.
Odessa Mutineers Sentenced.
Odessa , Nov. 21. The trial of
twenty-seven men of the Eleventh
Nicholas I regiment , on uhnrges of
mutiny and insubordination , came to
an end hero. Two sergeants and one
private , who had destroyed a picture
of Emperor Nicholas , were sentenced
to death an < six other men were sent
to the mines for life ; twelve others
were sent to the mines for ton years ,
and tlio others were acquitted.
CANADIANS STOP FISHERMEN
Men on Wrong Side of Line Arrestec
and Boats Kept by Northern Patrol.
Put-In-Bay , O. , Nov. 21. It h
stated that the Canadian patrol Vlg
llant fired a shot at American fisher
men and captured them. The patro
came on two fishing boats and a gasoline
olino launch near Old Hen island
There were four men In the boats.
The fishermen were ordered to aur
render , but Instead they hurried
abroad the launch and let out foi
American waters as fast as they coult
go. The Canadian government vosse
gave chaso. It was a lively race foi
a time , but when the Vigilant sent i
bhot after the Americans , which cami
dangerously near them , they surren
dered and were taken aboard the Vig
llant , but were later put on boatt
fishing on the American aide and lib
orated. The Canadians , howarw , kop
ROME MILLER'S HOTEL AT THET
JUNCTION THREATENED.
ONLY PART OF KITCHEN BURNS
Building Caught From a Defective Flue
While Dinner Waa Being Servecf.
Damage Small and Business Not
Interrupted.
Flro threatened the Junction catlnrc
IIOUBO Thursday noon. The flro orlj-
Imiteil In the kitchen of the big rnll-
rend eating house , owned by thw
Northwestern company and operated
by Homo Millar of Omnhn. The loss
will he covered by about $200.
The Iln > apparently caught from n
flue. It had galnod coiultkrablo head
way above the kitchen In the cast portion
tion of the building when discovered
about lao : o'clock. Tlio Junction hose
company did cfllclcnt woik In subdu
ing tlio flames , which \\eio confined
to the ea tvln cf the building. This
pint of tlio building w.n flooded with
\\att r.
IJInnor.is luiiJj ; carved In the cnt-
lug IKMIHJ nt the thro of the alarm.
Diners at n nillioad eating station
tliiK ugaltict tiuln tlmo haven't much
tliiu frr flu 3 and mary stnjed In the
dining room to flnlsh tholr dinner.
Dinner for the most p'lit , however , ,
had been sot veil
The flio damage Is not serious
enough to interfere with the eating
house.
PREVAILING PRICES FOR CATTLE
HOGS , SHEEP AND GRAIN.
AGRICULTURALTRADECONDITION
What la Offered by the Buyers to tha
Producers of the West The Latent
Quotations , Showing the Receipts
and the Demand From All Points.
[ Live stock market rurnlahod by
The National Llvo Stock Commission
Co. , Stock Exchange building , South
Omaha. ]
South Omaha , Nov. 21. Cattle Re
ceipts 3,000. The general market Is
steady.
Hogs Receipts 4,000. The market
Is steady to 5c lower , bulk selling at
$1 15 ® 1.55 ; top price $1.00.
Sheep Receipts -1,000. Tlio general
market Is steady. lt.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago , Nov. 21. Cattle Receipts
9,000. General market is lOc lower.
Hogs Receipts 25,000. Market Is
lOc lower.
Sheep Receipts 15,000. The gener
al market Is steady.
CONDITION OFJJRAIN MARKET
[ This market report Is furnished by
the Omaha branch office of Logan &
Bryan , commission merchants , room
112 Board of Trade. Omaha , Neb. ,
members of Chicago Hoard of Trade
and all other principal exchanges. ]
Chicago , Nov. 21.- Following were
prices on the Chlcagc Board cf Trade
this morning at 10:30 : :
Wheat
December . $ 9254
Corn
December . 5514
Oats
December . ' .
THE MARKETSAT NORFOLK
_
[ This market furnished by the Sal *
ter Coal & Grain Co , Norfolk. ]
Wheat . $ 85
Oats . 33
Shelled corn . sc
Ear corn . 35
fiye . GO
Barley . 40
Hogs . 3 90
Junction News.
John Dean left on No. 5 last evenIng -
Ing for a visit with relatives In Nellgh.
Mrs. Hoar returned homo from Mis
souri Valley , her former homo , last
evening , after a few days' visit with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. C. R. Kampman , who has been
finite sick. Is able to bo around again.
Mr. and Mrs. William Beck returned
home from Dattlo Creek Tuesday noon ,
where they had been visiting.
Mr. Davey returned homo to Creigh-
ton last evening.
Miss Ella Garner went to Atkinson
yesterday on business.
Mrs. John Dean went to Nellgh yes
terday noon for a visit with friends
and relatives.
Floyd Dragoo returned homo from
Creighton after a short visit with hia
parents.
Irwln Molcher , who has been taking
care of the lunch counter at the Rome
Miller eating house in place of Fred
Miller who badly sprained his ankle
about three weeks ago , left yesterday
noon for a visit with his parents in
Creighton , and Richard Grauel is tak
ing his place.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Adams and four
children returned homo from Omaha
on No. G last evening , where they were
visiting for a couple of day.s
Grandpa Beck of Battle Creek Is
hvrv Mating his son. William Beck
ind family of the Junction.
Manager E. Wnlcott has Installed
new gas lights in tlio dining room of
the Rome Miller eating house.
Claude Clark returned homo from.