2 , THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEVVS-JOUItNAL FBI DAY JUNE 11 1909
METHODISTS MUST WAIT.
Delay for Consolidation of the State
Conference.
Sioux Falls , 8. D. , Juno 4. Motho-
dluta throughout South Dnkota will bo
deeply Interested in Information re-
calved lioro todny In reference to the
jtroposod consolldallon of tlio Dakoln
conference , embracing cnntorn South
DnUotn and the Illnck Hills mission ,
which Includes the western half of the
etnto.
The DnUotn conference In session In
Bloux Kails during the closing weeks
of last yenr took notion favoring the
consolldntlon. Now It Is officially an
nounced In letters from Bishops War
ren , of Denver , nnd Nuolson , of Oma-
1m , that the consolidation cannot take
place at this time , because the consol
idation will llrst have to receive the
sanction of the general conference of
the Methodist church , which will not
moot until three years hence. .
8HOBER NOT IN THE CLEAR.
Intimation that Charaes Have Been
Lodged Against Him.
Washington , Juno 4. iiuprcsenln-
lives Martin and Burke were at the
white ifoiiRo to protest against the re
moval of Robert E. Persons , auditor
for the Interior department , nnd the
nppblntmenl of Shobort of Highlands ,
8. D. , IIB his successor.
Under the Hoosovolt administration ,
when the light between the republican
factions of South Dakota wns nt fever
lieat and when seemingly no mutual
ground could bo found for appoint
ments , the president decided that the
ropresontntlvos should hnvo the post-
ofllccs nnd the senators all other fed-
einl appointments of presidential char
acter.
That condition obtni-ied until Presi
dent Tnft Inld down the rule thnt nil
offices dependent upon the senate for
confirmation should originate with the
senators of the particular state Inter
ested. Under this ruling , undoubtedly ,
Senators Gamble nnd Crawford will be
recognized In the appointment of a
successor to Persons , who Is persona
non grata to the South Dakota senat
ors , but very close to the members
from thnt stnto in the house.
It wns Intimated that certain veiled
charges hnd been Hied ngalnst Mr.
Shober by the Klttredgo wing of the
republican party In the lower house ,
represented by Martin and Burke , and
that these charges might defeat Mr.
Shober's appointment. Senators Gam
ble and Crawford snld tonight that
they knew nothing about any charges
ngnlnst Mr. Shober and that they were
united in an effort to bring about his
nomination to the place now held by
JMr. Persons.
PAYS TWELVE PER CENT.
Farmers Elevator Company Makes a
Profitable Showing.
Omaha , Juno 4. The annual meetIng -
Ing of the Farmers Grain company of
Omaha was held here. The net profit
enables the company to pay 12 per
cent on the stock and 2 % cents a
bushel on the grain the stockholders
have sold during the year.
These old officers were re-elected :
J. E. Johnson of Kearney , president ;
D. Phillips of Plensanton , secretary ,
nnd C. Vincent , manager.
The manager was enabled to report
to the stockholders a legal victory ,
which makes the future look still
brighter for the Farmers Elevator
company.
Many of the farmers' elevator com
panies In Nebraska have a provlsloji
in their by-laws requiring members to
sell to their own company , and pro
viding that when a competitor over
bids the market the member may sell
to such competitor and then pay to
the treasurer of his own company from
% to 1 cent per bushel as a mainten
ance fund to keep the farmers' elevat
or In running order.
Old grain companies brought a suit
ngalnst the fanners' companies to
compel them to cut that provision out
nnd some grain papers have given
publicity to a statement that the court
ordered the change nnd declared the
"maintenance charge" was a penalty.
On the contrary , Manager C. Vincent
reported that the Nebraska courts hnd
bold the maintenance clause was legal
and not In restraint of trade nor a
violation of the Nebraska laws.
North Nebraska Deaths.
Jasper N. Jones , ngo 77 , nn old sol
dler , died at Wlnslde Memorial day
after n long illness.
Miss Martha Langenburg , age 19 ,
died at Ilosklns this week.
AINSWORTH LIGHT COMPANY.
$60,000 Capital Stock of New Corpora
tlon In That City.
Alnsworth , Neb. , June 3. The Alns-
worth Electric Light nnd Power com
pany was organized and Incorporated
lioro. The capital stock is $00,000.
The Incorporators are R. S. Rising ,
president of the National Bank ol
Alnsworth ; J. B. Flnney , president ol
the Excelsior Mill and Lumber com
pany ; W. H. Williams , secretary of
the Excelsior Mill and Lumber com
pany ; Frank Sellers , ranchman ; Char
ley Howe , manager of the Munson-
Howe Mercantile company ; R. F. Os
born , president of the Alnsworth Land
company.
The officers elected are : Frank Sel-
lore , president and general manager ;
R. F. Osborn , vice president ; W. H.
Williams , secretary ; R. F. Rising
treasurer.
The company proposes to dnm Plum
creek at a point about fourteen miles
northwest of Alnsworth nnd bring the
power in on cables.
The ground has been carefully
looked over by expert engineers and it
Is estimated that n 400 horse power
can bo secured by the erection of n
thirty-foot dam. Engineers are now on
the ground making plans for such a
dam. As soon as these plans have
> con completed they will advertise for
> Ida for the construction of the dnm.
t is hoped to hnvo the work done In
tmo to glvo Alnsworth electric lights
.ho coming winter ,
The excelsior mills nnd elevators
will use the power In their business.
The streets will bo lighted and light
will bo furnished to private parties.
The building of the dnm will mnko
a lake of over fifty acres. This will
bo stocked with llsh baun and crap
iy ; boats will bo provided and n bath
ing beech established. The power
; > lnnt Is located in one of the most ro-
nantlc spots In north Nebraska , hnd
the place will bo popular as a resort
when its beauties and virtues become
known.
Eventually an electric line will bo
built from Alnsworth to the place , nnd
perhaps from there on to Meadvlllo ,
Springvlow , Burton nnd Gregory. That
part , however , Is in the future the
electric light and power part of the
deal is now assured.
FRIDAY FACTS.
Among the day's out of town visit
ors In Norfolk wore : Charles Stein ,
Bloomneld ; K. W. McDonald , Plerco ;
Mrs. E. Colomnn , Bonosteel , S. D. ;
Mrs. Wels and daughter , Oarlock , S.
D. ; Glenn Green , Fred Nelson , Hos-
kins ; N. S. Wcstropo , Plnluvlew ; T.
E. Stevens , Dallas , S. D. ; F. Schaller ,
C. CJutknecht , Wayne ; Inez v Illo ,
Crclghton ; C. Golst , Foster ; J. Heck-
or , Pierce.
The public library board will hold
n meeting in the library room at 3
o'clock next Tuesday afternoon.
D. Mnthewson of this city is on the
program of the "group six" conven
tion of the Nebraska bankers' asso
ciation which holds Its annual ses
sion In Hot Springs , S. D. , on June 7
and 8. Mr. Mathowson is on the
Tuesday program. "Bankers' Holi
days" is the subject upon which he
will speak , according to programs
Which are printed in northwest Ne
braska papers.
A total eclipse of the moon was wit
nessed by Norfolk 'people Thursday
evening who were fortunate enough to
be "on the job" for the first ten or
twelve minutes after the moon arose
n the early twilight. The moon was
n total eclipse when It arose , but be
tween 8 and 9:15 : o'clock the earth's
shadow slowly crept away from the
noon. This was the first total eclipse
of the moon which has been witnessed
n Norfolk for several years. An
eclipse of the sun will occur on June
17. It will be visible.
Conductors are gradually being per
manently assigned to the new runs
which the change In the Northwestern
passenger service a few weeks ago
created. On account of the regula
tions in force In regard to ( the senior
ity of service it requires many weeks
before the entire matter can bo defin
itely settled. C. C. Hole , formerly a
freight conductor on the Albion
branch , has been given the Lincoln
motor run. J. P. Russell , also from
the same line , has been made extra
passenger conductor. The two new
trains on the malne line , Nos. 3 and
8 , are in charge of Conductors Aid ,
[ Curtz and Champney. Conductors
Morrison , Clark and Pierce have the
runs of Nos. 5 and 2. The shifts hnvo
mndo room for promotion along the
line. A. M. Leach Is made extra pas
senger conductor. C. E. Greening on
the South Platte line has been promoted
meted to freight conductorshlp.
Chief Game Warden Gellus , accord
ing to a Lincoln dispatch , has Issued
licenses to a dozen or more persons to
seine and net fish in public waters ) n
Nebraska. The licenses are Issued
under the terms of H. R. No. 224 , by
Noyse of Cass , a bill which some per
sons interested in game and fish be
lieve may In n few months result in
undoing much of the work done by
the state during the past twenty In
stocking the waters with fish. The
law permits the use of seine or net
having a two-Inch square mesh during
daylight from June 1 to October 31.
The user of net or seine must pay u
fee of $2 and give a $100 bond to pay
fines that may be Imposed upon him if
he breaks the law. The bill appears to
presume that the users of the seines
and nets will violate the law and tb ere-
fore the $100 bond Is .provided to make
the state whole for whatever fines are
imposed. The , damage done to public
waters by the violator of the law Is
not Included In the bond. The catfish
which are the only fish that may bo
called a game fish In the southern half
of the state , are believed to be endan
gered by this law. It provides that
buffalo , carp , suckers , catfish or gar
fish may bo taken "under the direc
tions of the chief deputy game and
fish commissioner. " The ruling of Mr.
Gellus Is that the fish enumerated
may bo taken In any kind of net In
the Plntte river or its overflow , or nny
kind of net In the Elkhorn or Its over
flow ponds east of Madison county and
In the three Loup rivers and overflow
east of Valley , Shermari and Buffalo
counties ; also In the Republican river
enst of Furnas. In the Blue rivers and
their overflow ponds only hoop nets
may be. used and In the Nemaha river
any kind of a net except a trammel
net. The Missouri river is exempt
from the provisions of the Nebraska
game laws. Under the law of this
state no fish caught In Nebraska wa
ters can bo sold within Nebraska. The
legislature attempted to permit the
sale of fish but the law is considered
Invalid because It does not repeal a
conflicting section of the law. The
chief game warden hopes thnt the use
of seines nnd nets will rid streams of
flsh thnt are supposed to bo destruc
tive to game flsh. Those supposed de
structive flsh migrate down stream in
summer nnd may bo caught In the
larger streams while the bass , trout ,
crnpples nnd pickerel in the smaller
streams will not bo disturbed by seines
and nets. This offers llttlo protection"
to the channel catfish , which is the
only good fish In the waters In a ma
jority j of the streams of the state.
Mrs. W. A. Emory is visiting In Em
erson.
Dr. P. II. Sailor was In Oninlin yes
terday.
W. J. Stndolmnn was called to Oma
ha 1 on business ,
P. Whitney , lownsito agent for the
Northweslern , was In Norfolk over
night.
Mrs. J , Clements of Madison visited
Wednesday and Thursday with Mrs.
G. Nelhaway.
Mr. nnd Mrs. II. M. Culborlson wore
called lo Fnlrbury to attend the fu
neral of an aunt.
Miss Floy Engelman , who hns been
ntlondlng school in Iowa , is in Nor
folk lo spend Iho summer with her
father , J. C. Engelman.
A. P. Young , who wns in the butler
business In Bnltlo Creek , is In Norfolk
visiting Jnmes Cnmpbell , on his wny
homo to Clenr Lake , In.
Col. Fred Gogner of Mndlson , one of
the four republlcnns who nro seeking
Iho nomination for sheriff Hits sum
mer , was in Norfolk Friday.
Miss Linda Wlnler , a daughlor of
Acllng Mayor H. W. Wlnlor , loft this
morning for a visit at St. Paul , Minn. ,
her stay there to bo followed by visits
In 1 Now Ulm , Minn. , Houston , Minn. ,
and Sioux Clly. Miss Wlnlor latighl
a school near Norfolk during Ihe. pasl
year , but will teach In the Hadar , dis
trict Just west of Hadar , next year.
The board of education will moot
Monday eve'nlng next.
The city council will hold its Juno
meeting next Tuesday.
H. 0. Satllor has Just sold two run
about Maxwell automobiles , one going
to Wausa and one to Pierce.
A little son weighing D pounds
has arrived at the home of Mr. and
James Covert on South Fourth
street.
Rev. Edwin Booth , jr. , has gone to
Fullerton , where ho gives the opening
address to a convention of Young Peo-
pie's Societies of Christian Endeavor
this evening. He will be back for Sun
day.
day.Bids
Bids will bo opened this evening in
the office of the Durland Trust com
pany for the construction of the club
house of the Norfolk Country club. '
Experts have finished installing an
additional section to the central
switchboard in the Norfolk station of
the Nebraska , Telephone company.
Eight operators are now required to
operate the switchboard. In addition
to the four local boards there are now
four long distance sections , the num
ber having- been increased from three.
City Clerk Harter returned last
night from Madison , whore he went
to investigate the amount of special
taxes' that have been paid since 1902.
He found $3,427.68 which had been
paid in , which amount should have
been placed in the general fund , as the
money was originally paid out of the
general fund. The amount due the
general fund out of the general taxes ,
after deducting the apportionment that
the general fund has already received
will amount to about $2G50. This
amount will bo sufficient to call In all
outstanding certificates of indebted
ness and leave a small balance in the
general fund , if It can be legally used.
Word that a 12-year-old nephew had
died of a rattlesnake bite on the South
Dakota prairie was the sad news
brought to Mrs. Johnston , in charge
of the ready-to-wear department of the
A. L. Klllian store , Friday morning.
Mrs. Johnston left at noon , shortly af
ter receiving the telegram , to attend
the funeral , going by way of Sioux
City. A fact that made the death of
her nephew doubly sad to Mrs. John
ston was that she had taken care of
the little fellow for several years fol
lowing his mother's death. When the
father married again , the boy , May-
nn.nl Sheldon , went to live with his
fatnor. The Sheldons live on a home
stead near Capa , S. D. Relatives are
said to live In Stnnton. >
Madison county corn Is making good
progress , local farmers say. Good
growing weather , plenty of sunshine
and hot weather , is needed. Wheat is
turning out better than was expected
earlier in the season. The outlook for
winter wheat for a time was not alto
gether encouraging , as winter wheat
was killed badly In places on account
of the alternating periods of warm !
weather and freezing temperature.
Lata oats promise n good yield , al
though the condition o" some fields
planted early wns not good on account
of the peculiar spring. Sandy fields
were blown about a good deal , A lit
tle corn was planted very late this
year , a few farmers not having quite
finished their planting when the rains
sot In.
An Immediate extension of the
Beeler block , owned by A. C. jTaylor
of Cedar Rapids , la. , to the corner of
Third street and Norfolk avenue is
announced , following the signing of a
ten-year lease for the enlarged build
ing by Beelor Brothers.
The present frame building occupied
by the Haley wall paper and art store
is to be moved from its present corner
location south so as to face Third a
street just south of the new building.
The present building occupied by
Beeler Brothers is 40x80. The new
building will bo 68x100 , with n sowing
nnd receiving room to the south.
The now enlnrged building will hnve
a pressed brick front on both Norfolk
avenue nnd Third street. Now display
windows will bo built. The main en
trance to the store will be on Norfolk
avenue , with a second entrance on the
south sldo of the building. All walls
will bo removed , the first floor of the
now'building , nil of which will bo oc
cupied by Beolor Brothers' dry goods
store , being mndo Into ono huge store
room. The addition to the east Is 28x
100 , exclusive of the sowing room ,
while the old building is extended 20
feet south ,
Two-Story Building In Sight.
The now addition , like the old buildo
Ing , will bo constructed with n view
of having a second story addod. In
fact , it Is possible thnt a second story j
may bo plnced over the entire building
this summer when the other changes.
hnvo been mndo , This second story , I
however , hns not been definitely do-E
elded on. The lenso makes provision
for n s'talrwny when the second story
shall bo added.
Detail plans for the now building
will bo completed In n few days , when
bids will bo asked. It Is thought thnt
the building will bo completed In four
months.
, Mr. Taylor Is represented in Nor
folk by his nephew , C. S. Hayes.
Talked to Kaufmann Jurors.
Flnndrenu , S. D. , Juno 4 , "Do you
know Tom Walters , and has ho talked
with you nbout this cnse ? " This Is
ono of the questions put to every man
examined , touching his qualifications
to serve on the Knufmnnn Jury , by
Judge Frank R. Alkons , counsel for
the accused woman.
Walters was nol drawn for Jury
duty , but while tnlklng to n bunch of
listeners , among whom there were
some who occupied the Jury box at the
close of yesterday's session , is alleged
to have made the statement that ho
could not sit as a Juror and glvo Mrs.
Kaufmann a fair trial. Wallers , who
Is a prominent auctioneer and popular
citizen , claims that ho qualified his
statement by saying thnt ho heard
the evidence at the former trial and
was , therefore , biased.
Judge Alkens declines to accept thtt
modified statement as an excuse nnd
.
has Intimated to the court that ho may
ask for a restraining order to keep
.
Wallers silent. The latler's slatement
may also be used by the defense as a
.
factor ' in selling the vardlct aside in
cnse Mrs. Knufmnnn is agnln convict
ed.
Ninety jurors hnve nlready disqualified
, .
ified nnd the Indications are that there
are but few of those now in the Jury
box who are acceptable to both sides.
Neither prosecution nor defense has
yet exhausted Us peremplory chal
lenges. Eight of the men now sitting
are said lo .be acceptable to the state.
Mrs. Kaufmann is giving closer at
tention to the procedure in the selec-
lion of Ihe Jury than at the previous
trial and is keenly alert to all that
transpires In the court room.
Mose Kaufmann , the accused wo
man's husband , bears evidence of
much more poignant suffering than his
wife has endured during the past'three
years , being the victim of a nervous
difficulty , but ho Is constantly in his
"
seat back of his wife and "where he
can counsel extensively with his at
torneys. He has enlisted the services
of all Ihe attorneys In Flandreau ex
cept Stale's Attorney Blewilt , who Is
retained for the prosecution by Min-
nehaha county , nnd the personal acquaintance - .
quaintance of all' these men is being
utilized in Ihe selection of the Jury
which will try the case.
Plumber Fined at Madison.
Madison , Neb. , June 4. Special to
The News : C. F. Curtis , a plumber
residing at Columbus , Neb. , while do
ing some plumbing for the Farmers
National bank of this city In Decem
ber , 1906 tapped the waterworks and
n complaint was filed against him by
Geo. R. Wycoff , John Horst and An
drew Schwank. He was tried before
R. A. "Malony and fined $10 and costs.
The case was appealed to the dlstricl
court , but was not tried , there being
some defe9t in carrying the case up.
In the meantime Curtis left town , pay
ing neither fine nor costs. This week
Wednesday he returned here again to
do some work for A. J. Thatch and
was arraigned by the city authorllles
before Judge Berry and fined $29.30.
This amount Included the original fine
and costs , all of which he paid.
Harry Hobbs was elected captain to
fill Ihe vacancy in company F made
by the recent election of Captain Fraser -
ser to the office of major of Ihe Third
ballallon.
A marriage license was Issued to
Jens Paulson and Miss Anna Berg of
Newman Grove ; also to John Brozek
and Mary Paplan of Battle Creek ,
whom Judge Bates married yesterday.
Herman Hogrefo of Battle Creek ,
administrator of the estale of F. H. L.
Willis , lale poslmasler of Battle
Creek , filed his account of finnl settle
ment in Judge Bates' court.
Mrs. Mary Tomkn has begun action
against her husband , Frank Tomka ,
for divorce , alimony and possession of
property and custody of minor chil
dren.
Action has been commenced In the
district court by Louis Ledorer , guar-
dlan of Jacob Beehlar , who Is insane ,
Q
asking permission to sell real estate
vested In Beohlnr.
District court reconvened with Judge
Welch presiding. The case of James
V. McKlbbon and others against Ella
Wiseman and others has engaged the
court's atlenllon and is yet unfinished.
It is a case in which the plaintiffs are
children of Mrs.-James Swllzor by a
former raarrlnge nnd Iho dofendnnls
nro children of JnmOs H. Swltzer by
former marriage. The plaintiffs
claim Ihnt when their mother mnrrled
Swltzer there wns nn ngreement that
if the wife would turn over lo Swllzer
the possession of nil her property in
Pennsylvnnln nnd the pension money
being paid to her children , the plain
tiffs in this acllon , and the mother and
family move to Nebraska , they would
unite their fortunes and accumulate
what property they could , nnd ho
would mnke n will distributing Iho
properly so that the children of both *
former families should share equally
In the property. Mrs. McKlbbon came
to Nebraska with her children and
wns mnrrled to Swltzer. She turned
over to him her property In Pennsyl at
vania and the pension raonej1 ns it was
paid , belonging to her children , which
amounted in Ihe aggregate lo $4,700.
Ho ! died suddenly nnd intestate , seized
of 320 acres of ronl estate in this conn
ty ; worth at this time upwards of $20-
000.
000.This
This action Is brought by the plain
tiffs to enforce this alleged ante-nup
tial ! agreement.
Mrs. Kate Donovan , wife of Edllor
Donovan of the Madison Star-Mail , endeared
deared herself lo the nineteen grad
uatcs of the Mndlson high school by
making with her own hands , while Inn
gulshlng on n bed of sickness , pcnants
for each of them , having worked in
them the words , "High School , Clnss
of 1909. " Alwnys thoughtful nnd con
sldornto nnd ever doing something to
ndd to the pleasure of those nbout her ,
nnd true lo Iho unselfish spirit which
hns always been hers , she has done
that which has brought the most glad
ness nnd will bo the longcsl remembered
bored , when she was least physically
able to do it.
Fever In Home , Family In Need.
A pitiful case of destitution In the
homo of Mrs. Wolf , Iho woman lo
whom clmrilnble nld was brought last
winter. Mrs. Wolf , n widow , has three
llttlo children , ono of whom Is afflicted
with scarlet fever , the home being
quarantined. As the mother hns been
supporting her family by going out and
doing family washings , the quarantine
restriction has worked double hard
ship upon her , depriving her of oven a
chance to earn bread for her bnbos.
As a result the family Is now desllluto
nnd In need of clothing as well
food. Clothing for a little 2-yenr-old
child is particularly needed.
Norfolk Ready to Celebrate.
Norfolk will celebrate the nation's
birthday on July 3 , the Saturday be
fore the Fourth.
Plans for a successful celebration
were put under way at n meeting of
Ihe special commillees held at Ihe cily
hall last evening.
The amount of money available for
each committee was apportioned out
and the general plnn of the celebration
wns outlined.
Each one of the , several committees
will have charge of some phase of the
celebration , the chairmen of the com
mittees acting with President Klllian
of the Commercial club as the general
committee.
Reports will be made by the com
mltlees from lime lo 'lime as Ihe plans
progress.
The Trlpp County Vote.
Lnmro , S. D. , . Juno 4. Special to
The News : Lamro carried every precinct
cinct except two , and won the county
seat by 80 majority.
Lamro celebrated with anvils , fire
works . . nnd barbecue. The contest for
the temporary county seat of Tripp
county , which bad been waged for two
weeks . , was brought to a climax when
the election was field under the proc
lamation of the governor. , .
Everything passed off quietly. Not
t. single disturbance was reported.
Captain Sam Sheldon of Oacoma , with
his splendid corps of deputies , main
tained the best of order. Only one
arrest was made and that at Witlen
for selling liquor.
The Lamro campaign was shrewdly
and ably managed by George Mitchell ,
with Isaac Bettleyoun as first'lieuten
ant. G. O. VanMeter , C. G. DeBoer
and J. J. Benedict , all of Lamro , vol
untarily withdrew from the race Just
before election , sacrificing their own
personal interesls lo nsslst Lnmro.
Lamro citizens stood like a rock wall
and cast 143 votes , and Colqme got
only 14 of those votes. Coloine casl
94 votes and Lamro secured only 15 of
them , Witlen voted 33 for Colome and
26 for Lamro. Lamro carried all Ihe
resl of the precincts and won the coun
ty seat by 80 majority.
Isaac Betlleyoun showed his com
plele conlrol of Iho Indian vote by
polling for Lamro over 60 per cent of
the 250 Indian votes. ' W. H. Tacketl
of Gregory , the general In command of
the Colome forces , was defeated at
Greenwood precinct by Ed Blunck by
a vote of 29 to 13 In favor of Lamro.
Pierce Commencement.
Pierce , Neb. , June 4 , Special ( o The
News : The Pierce high school com
mencement exercises were held last
night. There were three graduates
Ihree young men : Allen Bechlor , Lloyd
Moore- and Harry Hough. Allen
Bechlor received the scholarship. The
three graduates furnished the entire
program , conslsllng of music and era
lions.
Trlpp County's First Election.
Dallas , S. D. , June 4. Officers for
the newly organized Trlpp county are
elected as follows : Treasurer , R. F.
Taylor- ; auditor , Jno. Hnlligan ; sher
iff , Gus Loeb ; reglsler , O. C. C. Ban-
dezol ; clerk , Jesse Wright ; stale's at
torney , W. B. Backus ; Judge , L. B.
Callender ; surveyor , Robert I. Young ;
assessor , C , Lolbolt ; commissioners , Ed
Colembe , Isaac Bnllleyoun , Dick El-
listen. There were 420 votes cast ;
Lamro has 74 majority.
Bert Taylor to Pay His Life.
Minden , Neb. , June 4. Bert Taylor
was last night found guilty of murder
In the first degree and Dlstricl Judge
Dungnn sentenced him lo bo hanged
on Friday , September 17.
The Jury , which had been out since
Wednesday afternoon , reached a con
clusion last evening after n long argu
ment.
Taylor killed a young girl , Pearl
Taylor , the sister of his dead wife ,
whom ho had Induced , with another
sister , lo ylslt his home. Ho fled nnd
wns pursued for weeks , finally elud
ing capture , only to betray himself
while Jn southern California. The
feeling ngalnst Taylor was so strong
the time of his return from Cali
fornia Hint for the sake for safety ho
was taken to the penitentiary nt
Lincoln.
THE PETR010 CASE
W. H. Bishop Tolls Why the Do-
tcctivo's Slayers Will Escape.
LIPS OF SICILIANS SEALED.
"Betray No One , Not Even a Murderer , "
o Creed of the Race , Snyi American
Consul at Palermo How Petroalno
Scorned Protection A Change In
Paisporti Suggested.
William II. Bishop , American consul
nt Palermo. Sicily , who wns threaten
ed with death just after the assassina
tion of Lieutenant Joseph Pctrosluo In
the streets of Palermo , recently ar
rived In Now York city. Ho Is not
telling his abiding plncc , for it BCOIUS
desirable on more than ono account
thnt members of the Blnck Flnnd In
New York should not learn of his
whereabouts.
Mr , Bishop hns received two letters
warning him that unless he ceases
lending n hitnd in the search for Lieu
tenant Petroalno's assassins and In the
deportation of several of the notorious
Italian blnekninllcrs now In the United
Stntes be will meet Ihe fnte which be
fell Commissioner Blnghnm's special
agent From the time the first warn *
Ing letter wns received until he wna
safely on his wny to the United States
Mr Blnbop was under the constant
surveillance of two Itnllnu detectives.
They even went on board the Cunard
liner Carpathla with the consul nnd
his wife nnd remained until the vessel
had cleared Palermo.
Mr > Bishop suys that , although the
danger of assassination by Blnck Eland
agents in the United Stntes Is not so
great ns In Sicily , he is not taking nny
chances. He expects to remain two
months In the United Stntes. During
tbnt time he will' lay before the state
department at Washington n plnu
which he believes will lend to the ma
terlal lessening of the number of Ital
ian criminals who land In New York
and other Atlantic ports and also wll
provide u means of deporting many
nlrendy In the United States who have
been troubling the police of New York
and other cities In the Inst few years ,
Mr. Bishop will meet Police ConitnlS'
sioner Blngbnui In the near future to
place certain Information In his hands
concerning the Petrosluo case.
Mr. Bishop's recent experiences In
Palermo have been so fur the most
trying period of his life. His coming
to the United States hnd nothing to do
directly with the Petrosluo case , this
being his annual leave of absence.
While in America he has some Impor
tant matters to communicate.
Mr. Bishop said frankly tbut be did
not believe that the murderers of Lieu
tcnnnt Petrosluo would ever be caught
The' Sicilian police hnve been hampered
pored from the start he says , by the
fact that nearly every Sicilian is
averse to telling anything be knows to
the police.
"There Is o dogma which has come
down from the middle ages and Is still
In full force In Sicily which makes It
well nigh Impossible for the police to
catch some criminals. " ald Mr. Blah
op "This Is the belief that It Is un
manly to tell anything about u fellow
countryman which could get him Into
trouble. It Is culled 'oinertn' In the
Sicilian tongue , which menus manli
ness. The.v believe It Is dishonorable
to Inform on nny ono even In a case
of murder "
Mr Blnhop snld that Petrosluo did
not seem to reull/e the danger of bl
mission He even went ubout the
streets unarmed and hud no revolver
wltb him when he was murdered The
dispatches from Palermo nt the lime
said tbnt Petroalno did have n revolver
nnd fired hack at his assassins.
" 1 frequently spoke to Lieutenant
Petroslno about bis danger. " said Mr.
Bishop , "but be made light of
linked him If the Black Hnnd agents
lu New York bud never tried to kill
him He said he had been threatened
many times , but wus never nfruid.
"All the stories about his wearing a
coat of mull were untrue. When he
was shot bis revolver wns In bis room
at the hotel Wht/n / be first came to
Palermo the authorities asked him if
he didn't want a guurd to accompany
him They told him It was dangerous
to go about on such a mission alone.
but be refused nny escort
"One day he wns going Into n very
dnngerous locnllty Infested with men
known to be desperate. He asked me
what he 'had better do 1 told him to
take along some of the cnrnblnlerl. but
he finally decided to go alone. Thnt
wns just before be wns shot down
"Lleutennnt Petroalno did 'not even
disguise himself True , he registered
under nn nssumed name at the hotel
nnd let bis beurd grow , but It dimmed
him very little. lie wns of a distinc
tive type , enslly recognized I told
him ono day tbnt bo looked like Nn
poleon. nnd be said 'Yes' nnd thnt In
New York they called him n second
McKlnley , ns bo looked not unlike the
former president
"The people of Palermo were In-
cllned to look upon Lieutenant Petro-
plno ns nn Intruder , and after his mur
der mnny would sny thnt he got what
idi'K rrpd ' only tell this to show
'MI n difficult proposition the author-
It > have been up ngalnst in trying
in lucnte his murderers. "
Mr Bishop Ha Id tbnt the immigration
Inws bnd not been lived up to In Italy
for mnny years. Ho said that under
the present passport system there Is
no means of Identifying the bolder of
a passport other than the general de
scription given.
"Every passport should hnve the
photograph of the man for whom it is
issued , " be said. "The present system
is n
Often the Case.
' 'My wife believes thnt what Is to bo
will be. "
"Well ? "
"And she believes it will nil ba my
fault" Kansas City Journal.
MONUMENT TO ADAM.
Builder Says Flrtt Man Should Have
Homage Paid to Other Pioneers.
Believing thnt It Is bettor late tlmn
never , John P. Brmly of Baltimore ,
contractor nnd builder , hns hnd erect
ed nt his country house , Hickory
Grounds , near Gurdetivlllo , Md , , a
monument to the memory of Adnm ,
Iho first man.
After spending much thought upon
designs for , the monument Mr. Brady
tame to the conclusion thnt nothing
could bo more fitting tbnn n plnln
square Blmft of concrete surmounted
by n sundial.
Without Buying thnt women will not
bo admitted , Mr. Brady wishes the oc-
cnslon of the dedication to be distinct
ly masculine. He has no Intention nt
any time to erect n memorial to Eve.
The monument bcnrs two opposite
panels , which rend :
THIB , THE PIIIBT SHAFT IN
AMEH1CA , 18 DEDICATED
TO ADAM , TUB PIIIST MAN.
In the circular form surrounding the
sundial In the I.ntln quotation :
"Sic transit gloria niundl" ( So passes
the glory of the world ) .
"After nil. there Is no serious reason
why there should not hnve been thou-
snnds of memorials to Adnm , " snld
Mr. Brndy the other day. "Some of m
may blame him for the misfortunes
which we gut In this world , but few of
us wish thnt we hnd not been brought
here. It wns kind of Adnm to como
( Irst. lie paved the wny nnd should re
ceive the homage which wo pity to
pioneers In nil Holds. There seems to
be glory enough to go around for ev
ery one who ever did anything , and
mnny monuments nnd other tributes
hnve honored men who never did nny-
thing.
"If It is so cnsy to get one's nntno
grnvcd in stone I thought It wns high
tlmo Adnm hnd somelhlng to show for
having been here. Adnm hnd n protly
hnrd lime of It Ho wns something of
n hero , nfter nil. Just think of It , to
be here on this big earth , not n sou )
until Eve enme , nnd then"
FAMOUS BRITISH STATESMAN.
Incidents In the Career of Joseph E.
Chamberlain , Great Unionist Leader.
Joseph E. Chamberlain wns until bis
retirement a grent Unionist lender In
British politics. Ho onrly becntne
known for his rndlcnl opinions nud
wns in turn councilman nnd mayor of
Birmingham nnd on the return of the
Liberals In 1880 wns mnde president
of the board of trade , with a sent in
the cabinet
Mr. Chamberlain achieved great prom
inence by his schemes for the regen
eration of the maoses , which Included
the "restitution" of land nnd the "ran
som" of property. He succeeded in
passing the bankruptcy bill ; he advo \ :
cated the readjustment of tnxntlon ,
free schools nnd crentlon of allotments
by compulsory purchase.
Fie resigned from the offlce of presi
dent of the government board in
March , 1880. one'month nfter be hnd
taken the office , us outcome of bla op
position to the Gladstone pnrty nnd
particularly the Gladstone home rule
policy for Ireland.
Lord SulN'Imry. us prime minister ,
sent him to the I'nltcd States ns com
missioner In the Canadian fisheries
+ rf
disputes , and Inter he wns made cc-
lonlnl minister His chief ambition
during the period he held this olllco
wns to bind closer. If possible , the col
onies to England. He succeeded IB
many Instances
In 1888 he mnrrled Mary Endlcott.
daughter of William G Endlcott. sec
retury of wiir In Cleveland's llrst term ,
lie resigned n secretary of stnte for
the colonies In 1003 because of his pro
tnrlff views
GARAGE FOR AERIAL CRAFT ,
Philadelphia Hotel Makes Ready For
Influx of Aeronautic Guests.
An attache of the Bellevue-Strntford
hotel in Philadelphia recently an
nounced thnt when the additions lo
Ihe hotel nre completed , giving an Im
mense n mount of roof space , nn aerial
pnrnge will lie established so thnt air
ships of nil kinds may gently alight
from the clouds nnd be anchored while
their occupants get out and partake of
refreshments In the roof garden or
stretch their legs en the broad protne-
nnde which will be provided.
Accoidlng lo the press ngent there
will also be Installed on the roof nl )
the necessary apparatus for replenish
ing the power , both lluld nnd electric ,
of the ulr craft , while expert nlrshlp
mechanics will be in attendance to
give such uld us may be necessary to
disabled aeroplanes
A Quincentenary.
Among the man ; xt > nts of learning
which will shortly be celebrating cen
tennrlesls ( he University of Leipzig. In
Germany This foundation will cele
brate It's flve hundretb anniversary to
ward theend of July next nnd its
one thousandth session The program
will Include n service In the university
church , the Pauline I'anllner klrcbe ; a
meeting In tin * new theater , with an ad
dress by Prince Kri'derlek August of
Snsony : n fete chnmpetre nt the Pnlm-
engurten , n historic procession , gnln
performances In * nil the theaters nnd a
"commers" In u specially constructed
hnll. at wblcb lO.KX ) will be present
The nrrnngementx nre In the bnnds of
Ihe rector und professors.
High Price For Church Pew.
Mrs Frank R. Vroomnn. daughter of
General John C. Blnck of the civil
service commission , hns paid $3.000
for the pew next , to tbnt occupied by
Mrs \Vllllnm II Tnft In St. John's
Eplscopnl church nt Wnsblngton. The
church officers say this Is the highest
price over pnld for n pew in thnt edifice.
What Every Woman Knows.
Tbnt the photographer can tnkc a
fine picture of most anybody else.
Cleveland News.