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TIIK NOHKOI K WKI'rxM NKWS JOU N\L FRIDAY MAHC'H 6 1U09 "THE LION AND THE MOUSE" SOON Charles Klein's ' Great Play Com ing to Norfolk , TREAT OF THEATER SEASON On Tuesday , March 0 , One of the Best Shows on the Road Will De Seen at the Auditorium With Oliver Doud Dyron nnd Edith Darker , The treat of several theatrical sea- mum In Norfolk IB piomlned In Charles Kleln'n gioat play , "The Lion and the Mouse , " which comes to the Audi torium a week from next Tuesday , March ! ) . Seldom ban the Auditorium manage ment felt the oat Infliction In offering i any production to the public that It l feelH In presenting this superior en gagement. J > And the management hopes that a ' capacity house may greet the attrac- M | tlon , which Is secured by a heavy * ? j rT ' * * guarantee. k Inasmuch at * the Adelaide Thnrston County Attorney James Nichols and honored by Governor VIIHBC > ' of South Dakota. The matter wnn kept tinder cover to prevent Unruh from getting wind of the action brought In the dis trict court of Madison county. The penalty IB from one to twenty years In the state penitentiary. If , t'nrnh la hound over by the county court he will In all probability be tried before Plutilct .Judge Welch at ! the Mu > term of court. Unnth was recently aru'Hted by the federal au thorities for the same transactions , the charge being the use of the malls to defraud. l This Was a Real One. j Peter I'nruh ' had been a prominent cltl/en of Tjndall and still stands well there lie has been postmaster and county clerk. It Is milil as sec retary of a little branch of the Men- nonlte Insuiance society he became awaie of the simple and lather loose business methods of that mutual so ciety and went over Into Nebraska to prollt. I It Is said that during the three years that ho operated with his head quarters In Norfolk under the name of H. 11. Thomas , by which the Men- 1 nonlte aid society of Mountain Lake , Minn. , knew him , that he "strung" the society upwards of $8,000. "Fake" fires are known to have been reported at both Anoka and at Ktnmct. i The Scheme. Local aid societies were organized and dummy policies Issued Thomas - * v * > VXT j" " " ff + f * v " VSj * * t. ViT * V * v w f > vTfl - * * - * * VV * JS 1 r -'sfT ; v4fev K&m * i i ! J I Oliver Doud Byron and Edith Barker In "The Lion and the Mouse , " Which Comes to the Auditorium Tuesday , March 9. j | ! | attraction failed to come on account of u hll//.ard , it is to be sincerely boped that no elements of the weather may combine to keep away "The Lion tnd the Mouse , " with which Norfolk theatergoers and those from surround ing towns are bound to be delighted. In the remark of a federal judge who was recently offered the nomina tion of one of the great political par ties after fining a certain trust a number of million dollars , "For God's sake leave me my judicial honor , man hood , and the respect of my friends , " wo have the keynote of this great Klein play. This is one of the many recent In stances which demonstrates be > end cavil that Mr. Klein did not begin to touch the center of reality when ho wrote his great drama which has kept the public of the entire country talking for th < > nast tlnee years. The clergy and the press in reference to recent graft investigations , have used this play which Henry B. Harris had the wisdom to pioduco as texts for sermons and editorials and lately the president of the United States was urged to use the lesson taught by "The Lion and the Mouse" as a cam paign document. It Is over three years since the piece had its premiere but a brief resume of the story may not bo Inapropos. John Burkett Ryder , the unscrupulous money king of the world , Is thwarted In his plans by Judge Rossmore of the United States supreme bench. Ryder resolves to ruin both financially and In reputation the honest jurist. The former wreck has been accomplished when Shirley Rossmore , his daughter and Ryder's only son. Jefferson , re turn from a Kuropean trip. They mot aboard and had fallen in love. The girl , learning of her father's Impend ing disgrace , sets about to save his reputation and becomes a member of the money baron's household. How the Lion succumbs to the Mouse Is unfair from the dramatist's standpoint to reveal. MUs Edith Barker will be seen In the role of Shirley Rossmore and Oliver Doud Byron Is again dealing with the part of Ryder. It Is claimed by the critics that Mr. Harris Is this season sending the best company yet seen In Klein's drama. Have Unruh In Madison Jail. Peter Unruh , a prominent citizen of Tyndall , S. D. , though somewhat on the decline , known In Norfolk as B. n. Thomas and known over north Ne braska In places where he Is alleged to have worked a bold Insurance swindle by other aliases. Is In the county jail at Madison to await trial on the charge of passing forged papers. Unruh was brought to Madison Sat urday afternoon by Sheriff Clements , who secured his man In Tyndall on requisition papers , The papers had been Issued a week before by Gov ernor Shallenborger at the request of is said to have collected the assessments - ments of local inennonftes and to have ! forwarded thorn with assessments ; paid on fake policies. The fire he had ; Is said to have been a "fake" clevan tor held In his own name. Then i fraudulent leports of other losses went ; In. A valuation of the destroyed [ property would go In certified by' ' forged signatures. The draft would I come' made out to the fictitious person i and by that person would be signed [ over to Thomas and endorsed by him. Thomas is thought to have cashed I most of the drafts In Norfolk. In ono instance the officers of the company iccelved a letter from. . Thomas stating that n certain farmer , I whose barn had burned , had suffered ' a further loss by the wind blowing ; over the structure which was being ! j lebuilt. Thomas asked the company to hasten the payment of the loss to ' ic.ievo the poor fellow , who was It Is 5 said an entirely fictitious character. The Mennonltc officers never ' tumbled to the situation , they say , until a letter was received from Noj braska telling them that they were being exploited by someone. 11 ! COOK IS REPRIMANDED. 'a ' ' Violated Rules of Debate When He Attacked President. 'I j I Washington , March 1. The special committee appointed to consider the recent speech of Congressman Cook of Colorado , In which he attacked' ' ' _ President Roosevelt , reported today' that the speech did violate the rules of debate. The report was approved by the house. KANSAS' NEW ELECTION LAW. Edwards Bill Abolishes Party Emblems - blems on Ballot. Topeka. Kansas , March 1. The Edwards - wards election law passed the house j today. The bill abolishes party em- hlems , groups candidates according to the offices to which they aspiie , and puts the paity name after each can didate's name. To Bale Waste Paper. West Point , Neb. , March L Special to The News : The Jerman-Baumann Co. have Installed a press for bailing waste paper , thus adding another source of Income and eliminating a fruitful source of danger from fire. This Is the first machine of this kind Installed In this portion of the state. Arthur Helmn of Crelghton Wants Son Norfolk police officers have been watching incoming trains In response to a message from Arthur Helmn of Crelghton. who claims that his wife has left homo with a three-year-old son. The wife was supposed to have gone to Wnusa from Crelghton and ! t was thought that she might come to Norfolk on the M. & O Helmn wanted to get his son back. THRONGS ARRIVE TO INDUCT TAFT Uadcnal Capital Is Mecca far Inaugural Hosts , WASHINGTON IN GALA ATTIRE Extraordinary Precautions Taken by AuthorltiL-3 to Protect Visitors From Thieves Carpenter Killed In Pen sion Building , Washington , March 2. The national capital Is the nicica towaul whicn tue lnuu , uul hosts aie making their pli- grhuago. The Influx of the throngs which visit Washington to witness the induction Into office of a now presi dent U on 111 earnest. Fiom every point of the compasj every tram and steamboat entering Washington Is burdened with human ity , several military and other organi zations being repiesetitcd. The ar- rival 01 each military organization at the Union station was signalized with a blare ol trumpets , tooling of fifes , ' benti ig ol drums and the crash ot'f I cymbals. I 'llils city has put on the holiday garb and the utieets are swnrmlug with visitors. Extraordinary precautions are being taken by the aiitiioittlcs to protect vis | itors fiom plcUpocuets and thieves. At every point of arrival and at other places an aira > cf detectives have been placed on guaid lo Keep a snaip watch out tor the unwelcome visitor. The first casualty Incident to the Inauguiul piopaiations occurred at j the pension building , where the inaugural - gural ball Is to be held. While work- ing on one of the stands , L3. Melville Swann , a carpenter , fell a distance of fifteen feet , striking his head on the stone flooi below , lecelving a frac tured skull , liom which he died later. A small part of the Inaugural dec- orations went up in flames when the Hags and bunting ; on the Iront ot the Ilsgont hotel , near the treasury build ing , caught lire No damage was done to the building- Philippine Dinner at Willard Hotel. The Philippine dinner last night In honor ol PiesiUent Elect Talt was i . i the most pretentious ot the enjoyable occasions which this tamous paity Indulge - | dulge In every year. There weie presI ' ent seven United States senatois ami twenty-lour membeis of the house ol representatives , besides a number ot | otherwise distinguished personages i who sailed to the Oilent with Mr. 1 Taft in 1903. The trip attained most of Its fame because of the niatrimo- * nlal accomplishments resulting. Rep-1. reeentative Nicholas Longworth and ! ' Miss Alice Roosevelt became betrothj j cd ; Representative Bourke Cockran ' met Miss Ide , daughter of Judge Ide of the Philippine commission , who Is now Mrs. Cockran , and Representative Swager Sherlcy of Kentucky met Miss Mlgnon Crltton of Staten Island , to whom ho became engaged. , The dinner took place In the banl quet hall of the Willard hotel , which was rich in decorations and floral set- , tings. Senator Scott of of West VIrc glnla , one of the voyagers , was toast- master , and the speeches voiced the general spirit of conviviality which ex- Uts ' ! among the members of the party. FIND BODY IN SEWER i Farmer Leaps to Escape Train and I Meets' " Awful Death. j Llnton , Hid. , Maich 2. When Street Commissioner Hamilton and City En- [ giueer Gowen were called to open up , a. sewer they found the body ot Herman - man Kromp securely lodged in the sewer. The man was dead and his | hair j : had turned white during his awful - ful death struggles. He was avoiding collision with a train on a high trestle. ' He was forced to jump Into the stream , and the swill current carried him into J the sewer. Kromp was a well-to-do , farmer. f Smokeless Powder Plant Wiped Out , Dayton , O , March 2. With a thun derous roar , that shook buildings for miles around , an explosion rent the smokeless powder department of the King Powder works , seven miles south west of Lebanon , nnd the utter de- Etructlon of the plant. Walter Thomp- ion , the only man about the building , was killed. Missing f Miss Peck Found In Canada. Westboro , Mo. , March 2. Miss Nellie - lie 1 Peck of this village , who so mys- i terlously t disappeared In Omaha three [ | weeks ago and for whom the entire Omaha C police force has been searchIng - Ing I , has been located In Manitoba with A. M. Webb , n Westboro merchant , her ' father's business partner and trust- td friend. Fatal Storm In Rome. Rome , March 2. A terrific storm broke over Rome , doing much damage to property and causing the death of j I no person. The roof of the railroad , station was partially destioyed and j ' travelers inside the building were greatly frightened. Kills His Father Defending Mother. Garden City , Kan. , March 2. John D. Nile , a fanner living near here , was shot and killed by his son , Samuel The young man Is saU to have killed his father In defense of his mother and 1 ] listers. The coroner's jury exonerated him Arkansas House for Prohibition. Little Rock , March 2. Amid great cheering the lower house of the legg. | Jature passed the Gann state-wid * pic- hlblUon bill by K vote of 63 to 27. TH3EE MINERS CRUSHED TO DEATH Runaway Cars Cash Down Inclln : Into Shaft. Oklahoma City , Okln , March 2. Three miners were crushed to death when two cars of conl , being tlrnwn from the Hold mlno No. 2 , ut MeAles tur , broke uway when being drawn out ; ; nml slipped buck down nn Incline line the slinft. The deiul are : Mlchncl Sttmrt , Al bcrt McCormiick nnd I. N' . Denton. While pita-Ing n pier for a bridge near Fairfax , Jnmes Clark , foreman of a construction company ; Jam us As kin and an unknown man were nitric I kb benenth falling dirt In an excavation and killed STATE SELLS ONE WITNESS TO DEFENSE , Doctor Wiio Performed Autopsy Testifies for Colonel Cooper , Nashville , Tcnn. , March 2 The' ' spectacle of counsel on one side not only selling a witness to thu oppo ultlon , but haggling over the tenns was one of thu Incidents In the ( rial of Colonel D. H. Cooper , Hobln Cooper and John P. Sharp , for the slaying ol former United States Senator 13. W. Carmach. 'Hie subject of the tiansuc- lion was Dr. Mel'heetcrs Glasgow , who had been employed by the prose cution . to go to Columbia and per form an autopsy upon Senator Car- mack's body. He did so and rupoited his findings to thu prosecution , lluj" I was subpoenaed by the state , but was not used. The delcnse learned of tliO autopsy and summoned the doctor. | | | Attorney Gcneial McCain made thla proposition ' : That if the defense would pay the state the costs of the autopsy , Including Ur. Glasgow's fee , the t Mate would waive Its rights. Jtuige Halt said : "The defense wanted to see the goods before they bought , " and they offered to confer with'Dr. Glasgow , and If they decided to use him as a witness , to reimburse the state. To this counter proposition the pros ecutors entered an emphatic veto. "Pay whether you use him or not , " they said. Theie was another hurried confer ence , and the defuse bought the goods in the bag and Dr. Glasgow be- came their witness. The significance of his testimony was that any one of the three wounds was necessarily and instantly I fatal and that if the senator did c not Hi" the ( list shots he could not have fired at all The other chief witness was S. J. Binning I , who claimed to have seen Senator Carmnck flnsoiing his revolv er and testing the cylinder a few moments - ments before tlic shooting began . WHIRLING SHAFT KILLS WORKER Otto Wlnninghoff Victim of Accident at Omaha Smelter. Omaha , Match 2 While adjusting a belt on a copper machine in the j | blacksmith l shop of the smelting works I Otto Winninghoft , nineteen years ol ! age , was seized by the clothing and canieu into the air on a revolving shaft of the machine Before the machine - chine could be stopped his neck , jaw , arms and legs were bioken against timbers. He died within twenty mlu- utes. Luther Bush Breaks Jail. Beavei City , Neb. , March 2. Luther Bush ii , who was sentenced to five years In i the penitentiary lor robbing a sa- loon l at Aiapahoe , has made his escape - cape troin the local jail. He secured an iron radiator leg , with which he pried ' open the cell door , and with outside - side aid pried off the bars of the win dow , through which he made an exit. Several people In the vicinity heard the ' noise , but the prisoner had van I ished ' before officers could be notifiedI f Bush ' was considered a bad man. j l j Boxes ' Did Not Contain Fraud Profits. Davenport , la. . Match 2. Two boxes , | supposed ' to contain $00.000 , that were pent ' to Davenport by express by the swindlers l under arrest at Little Rock were < opened and found to contain nothing of value. Only newspaper clippings and similar articles were found in the boxes , for which several victims of the swindlers were contestIng - Ing In court. Army Airships to Carry Cannon. Berlin , March 2. The military air- Hhlp of the future is to be armed with email cannon or machine guns. The army ! officers at several headquarters throughout , Germany- experiment- Ing . along this line and It has been vlr- tually decided to provide balloons of the rigid Zeppelin type , either with cannon of small caliber or machine guns VICTORY FORMAC BMQLDS _ Hearst's Representative Gets Paper * Seized by Governor HasKell. Guthrlo , Okla. , March 2. Sott Mac- Reynolds of Brooklyn , the personal representative otS lllit.ni R. Hearst , In the Logan county court gained a complete victory over Governor Charles N. Haskell In his suit to com pel the governor to return to him cei- tain papers seized at the instance ot the governor. Judge Strang , who presided , handed down a lengthy decision , holding that the writ ot search and seizure Usue. . under an affidavit signed by Governor Haskell alleging that MucReynolda bad in his possession pupera whlcn he intended to publish , thereby libel ing the governor , was without luftt- dent fact to justify the action of the officers , and ordered the papwri and other property of Mr. MwlUynoldg be returned to him. HOUSE BOOSTS BANKING BILL Proposed Law Is 6hnn the Right of Way , AMENDMENTS VOTED DOWN Only Exception Is One by Taylor of Custer Provldlno That State Money Must De Deposited In Danks Approved - proved by Board. Lincoln , March 2. The legislature got < busy In eainest and the Bteam roller was put In motion to hurry mat ters along. This was especially true In the house , whore the bank guaranty bill was to the fore and half of It was read during the first session , the remainder being made a special order for tomorrow. This means that It will be continually before the house until disposed ' of. Several amendments , of fered by different mainbors , were quickly ' voted down , excwpt where of fered by the banking committee. There was but one exception , and that was an amendment by Taylor of Cus- tor , who secured the Insertion of an amendment providing that the atato money must bo deposited In banks ap proved 1 > by the state banking board , of which the governor Is made chairman Several amendments were offered by the Republicans , by which It was hoped ' ' to secure more power to the Individual ' members of the board , but all lell by the wayside. The opponents of the bill claimed too much power was centered In the governor. One Important amendment was inade which provides that stockholders In banks must have other property of twice the value of their bank stock. Representative Chase declared that the legislature was taking upon Itself a grave lesponslblllty in placing the governor at the head of all the hanks of the state. Ho complimented the governor on being a good banker , but his speech received slight attention. Committee reports WITO declared In order immediately after the house con vened and Knhl moved that the bank Ing bill bo taken up In committee of the whole. Despite the protests of the Republicans , who declared the measure was being unceremoniously rushed through , the motion ptovallod. On a point of personal privilege , W R. Llnrli ol South pmaha got the floor long enoimh to deny reports that ho had boon In Lincoln last Friday in the interest of Insurance bills , declaring that ho had sulllclent proof that he was at home all day. Ollis-Ketchum Bill Passes Senate. The bill of Senator Ollis and Sena tor Ketchum , amending the direct pri mary law passed by the last legisla ture , was passed by the senate. The bill changes the date of the primary election Irom the llrst Tuesday in September to the second Tuesday In August , largely on account of so many of the farmers being in attendance at the state fair on the other date. The state convention will meet at Lincoln j on the first Tuesday in September . tember , formulate a platform and elect a state central committee. It provides for a rotary secret ballot - lot ] ( , although the man Is compelled to ' vote only for his own party candld'ate , or at least vote for candidates of one party only. Any voter may write in the name of any candidate for whom he wishes to vote it the name Is not on the tlcKc't , and should such poison receive a majority of the votes he shall be considered the candidate , provided he files acceptance of nomin. atlon within ten days. In the senate , chatter bills were considered - siderod , that of Lincoln being singled out partleulatly for consideration. Later , however , the tncasme providing unltorm charters for small cities was considered , several members declaring It ' was necessarj to secure early action because * several small cities were con sidering the granting of franchises to public service corporations without their being submitted to the people Visiting Committee Divided on Report. Theie was a divided opinion when the committee on soldiers' homes made Its report as to whether the homes at Grand Island and Mllford have been poorly managed or not. U. M. Nottleton , chairman , W. 13 Haper , M. A. Dates , W. Z. Taylor , J. W Sink. F. P. Lawrence nnd W. J. Blystone signed a report which declared that conditions were as good as could be expected. W. S. Shoemaker and Henry Scheele signed a minority report In which was recited things which they thought tended to show lack of man agement. Would-Be Murderer Kills Self. Pittsburg , March 2. William Gear- hart , captain of a fire company who muiderously assaulted Mrs. Anna Bax ter , a widow , with a razor and then seriously cut himself , committed sui cide by Jumping from the third lloor of the Pittsburg hospital. Mrs. Baxter - tor Is In a precarious condition. Kansas Bars Bucketshops , Topeka , March 2. The senate passed the bill already passed by the house prohibiting bucketshops in Kan- * as. Not only the establishments are declared illegal , but telegraph oper ators taking quotations for such pur poses are subject to heavy penalties. Hard Job to Get Calhoun Jurors , San Francisco , March 2. Twenty- four men were questioned and disqual ified as jurors In the Patrick Calhoun trial. Twice a juror was accepted by one side and disqualified by the other and In each Instance the challenge was sustained by Judge Lawlor. - PRE-INVENTORY SHOESALE We invoice March 1st must have shelf room for an elegant new line of snappy up-to-date styles and shapes in spring and summer shoes. 300 Pairs of Men's , Ladies' and Children's Slices to go At Cost ! and less until every pair has been sold C.S.HOAR&CO. THE JUNCTION STORE Northwestern to Spend Money. Chadion , Neb. . March L Special to The News : The official leports at lln < oflices of the Northwestern rail- : oad In this city show that very little 'ias ' been expended In Improvement b luring the past year. For the coming season , however , arrangements aie icing made for extensive Improve ments in the western part of the state , special ! } along the lines controlled li.the . Chndron division. A now Inldge , at a cost of nearly a half mil lion dollais , will bo Installed near Val entine , acioss the Nlobraia. UNRUH PLEADS "NOT GUILTY. " Judge Bater Fixes Preliminary Ex aminrtion for Wednesday. Madison , Neb , March 1' . Special to The News Peter Unruh , the former Tjnd'ill , S. D. , postmaster hold In jail liore on the charge of passing forged papers , was ariaigncd in county cmi-i before Judge Bates jeslerday after noon and pleaded not guilty to each of l ho four counts locked in the com plaint. Judge Bates fixed Wednesday morn ing at 9 o'clock as the hour for pie- liniinary examination. Rivers High at Norfolk. The tivo rivers which meet just be low Norfolk the Klkhorn and the Northfork aie swollen as a result of melting snow. Ice hi caking up in the Klkhorn has added to the turbulence of the situation. The water in the Northfork reached a point that compelled the Sugar City Cereal mills to drop the Hood gates and shut down for the day. The News iccelvcd word from Its Pierce cor respondent that the river at that point was hlxh and rising. . Ice jamming against the Flannigan bridge over the Klkhorn , six miles west of the city , endangered the bridge all day. Men kept working con stantly In an effort to save the struc ture. Says Circus Sale is Idle Rumor. It Is still the Perry & Smith circus. The Sioux City report that the Lemon brothers' circus recently pur chased by A. O. Perry of Atkinson and C. A. Smith of Norfolk had pasted under the control of Campbell Broth ers' of Fairhury was promptly denied by J. K Smith and C. A. Smith , when they a > rived home fiom Kansas City last night Instead of having sold their I rccpiit purchase the north ? * o- braskn circus magnates have been ad ding to their possessions. Here are some of the recent ad ditions : Five new cars , a new heul of antelopes , including an Imported antelope from Asia of which there are only supposed to be four speci mens In the United States , the "only spotted trick mule in America , " two new elephants from the Wallace clr- CHS , one with tusks five feet long , more leopards , enough new lions to raise the number In the menagerie to fifteen , a zebra , six head of sacred cattle , more performing horses and fifty head of baggage horses. The Sioux City report was apparent ly started by J. C. Moore , who some times introduces himself as a part owner In the Campbell circus. The story was hardly credited in Norfolk , despite Its smack of genuineness , be cause It was known that the new owners had been engaged In outfllttlng the show for the season at hand. It Is quite possible that the circus will remain In Its present quarters near Kansas City until the season opens. The circus will at least make Norfolk. F. M. Hunter Re-elected. Fred M. Hunter was re-elected city superintendent for the coming year at the March mooting of the Norfolk board of education hold last evening. In view of Mr. Hunter's success hero since succeeding K. .1. Hodwell a year ago there has never been any question of the unanimity of the school board In voting to retain him. Will Elect Teachers Soon. The Norfolk board will take up the task of electing teachers for the com ing year some time this month A special meeting will bo held for the ! purpose. One Week Spring Vacation. j The usual week of spring vacation was granted by the school board and the vacation coming when ( lie noitli Nebraska toachois' convention inrctu : hero. Vacation will begin March 2G and end April fi. Send Telegram to Legislature. Following liiHtiuclloiiH final thu hoard last night , telegrams \\n , m nt this morning lo Senator Itandall and IJoprisonlatlvo Young in Llnroln asK- Int ; tlii'in lo woik for n normal tialit- Ing appioprlatliin of at ioast $7-0(10 ( for the next two yen is. This action followed the receipt of inloniiiiiion from State Superintendent HMiun u > the olt'ect that the appropriation for normal training work in high HchunUi had boon placed at $150,000. To high schools maintaining normal training work the state now pays $ ; ! . )0 u joat. If the iippiiirlatlon | Is cut down sonio of the eighty-nine high schools now . receiving , state aid will have to bo cut off the list. The Norfolk board ! . , regards , this work as very practtc-aH and , believes ( hat the state should al < 2 as a whole the as benefits which comu fiom the bettor trained Icachi-ru , especially lor the country dMiicfB , are locolvod more by the staleaw a whole than by the school from whicla the normal training olasws K Want Home Rule. " 'ho hoard will also write to L'tn ' nlia opposing a hill Introduced PKHH that normal training teachers in liubi schools should bo appointed bv the * state hoaid of control Instead of bv tlicr local school boards. The boaid re- g.'iicls this as a "freak" bill butte wants to take no chances about It IK im properly killed. Railway Must Sell Trolley. Hoston , March 2. 13y viitutof ra decision handed down by the Mas sachusetts state supreme couit today , the New York , Now Haven and Hart ford railroad company is ordered to dispose of its trolley holdings In Mas sachusetts by July 1 , 1009. It seems piobable that the case will be carried lo the United States supreme premo court. BADGER CONTEST WILL BE GREAT Stephenson , on Thursday , Will Rise In Seat and Claim He Was WasReelected. . Washington , Maicli 2. Whr > n the hour comes , at noon Thuisday , foi t 10 new senators to be sworn In , Senator Stpphenson , of Wisconsin , will i ise In his place , pioscnt certified copies off the proceedings in the two houses of the legislature of tvils state on January 20 , and ask that ho lie sworu in as senator to succoel hiniself Senator Stf phenson. it Is under stood , will make a statoTiont abi uC political conditions In the state , setting ting forth why he is not armc-d witli credent ials in the regular form Ho will claim that he has boon circled , and Is entitled to be sworn in. The matter will he sent to the sm- ate committee on privileges and elec tions ' , and is expected to Inaugurate one ' of the most interesting and im portant election struggles in the sen ate's history. There Is precedent for th s action , including the administra tion of the oath , It is said : Senator Stephenson's friends bo- llevo he has boon elected. On January 2G the two houses of the legislature ? met separately and balloted Mr. Stephenson received a majority hi each house , of votes actually cast Hut a number of members of the senator refused to vote , and he did not re ceive a majority of the total member ship. Ho did receive a majority of a quorum which voted. The next day the two houses me t In Joint ballot , as they have doneon every legislative day since ; but hi- has never received a majority of the- joint convention. Is he elected senator on the strength of the proceedings ot January 20 ? His opponents In Wis consin say ho Is not ; his friends say he Is. Fight at Neligh. Nollgh. Nob. , March 2. Special ( o The News : One of the many ordi nances of this'city was fractured JIB- torday afternoon , when Klchard Far- her and George Allen wore arrt > 8teil for fighting. The former testified that ho was the agressor In the cast- Po lice Judge McC'alg assessed the flno of $250 each Iloih lines were paid. Young Farber has made pretentious In the fistic line during the past two weeks , which envolved one of our best citizens. i.
