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CRY OF "FRAUD"
IN ROSEBUD LANDS
SENATOR JEFF DAVIS MAKES A
CHARGE IN SENATE.
SENATOR CRAWFORD DENIES IT
The Fire Eater From Arkansas De
clares There's Fraud In Trying to
Force Uncle Sam to Pay $250,000
for School Sections on Rosebud.
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Washington , Jan. 27. Senator Jeff
Davis today charged fraudulent pur
jMse In connection with the considera
tion by the Honate. of the bill providing
for the sale of the unallotted lands In
the Rosebud Indian reservation In
South Dakota.
Ho referred especially to the provl-
Hlon authorl/.lng payment for certain
Hoctlons of the land for nchool pur
poses. Declaring that much of the
land wan arid and worthless and as-
Horting that there was some "powerful
force" behind the scheme to compel
the government to buy the land , ho
said :
"So many scandals have arisen in
connection with the disposal of the
public lands of the northwest that the
HOimtc should act cautiously in per
mitting this Invasion of the treasury. "
Ho said that $250,000 would bo re
quired. Senator Crawford pronounced
the dangers Imaginary. He thought
there was no danger of fraud.
SHALLENBERGER WILL TELL
Governor Will Issue Formal Statement
Regarding Special Session.
Lincoln , Jan. 27. "I will Issue a for
mal statement before the day is over
announcing exactly what I will do with
this question of a special session of
the legislature , " said Governor Shal
lonborgor this morning upon his re
turn from the governors' conference in
Washington.
"So much has been said and pub'
llshed about the matter that I feel
obliged to state definitely what I will
tlo. "
UNIONISTS HAVE GAINED 100
That's Their Total of Added Seats
Since Elections Began.
London , Jan. 27. With the exception
tion of two Scottish counties , whore
the returns are snowed in and will not
bo generally known until tomorrow
reports of yesterday's elections art
now complete. The liberals add six
teen sosUs to their previous totals , tin
unionists three and the laborites ant
nationalists two each. This mnkei
the position of the parties this after
noon as follows :
Government coalition : Liberals
2-10 ; Irish nationalists , 16 ; laborites
40.
Opposition : Unionists. 258.
The unionists from today's return !
place three gains to their credit am
the liberals one , making the net union
ist gain to date an even 100.
ATKINSON WOMAN'S ' DEATH
Mrs. Marshall Jackson , Taken III or
Train , Dies at Fremont.
Fremont , Neb. , Jim. 27. Taken 11
with pneumonia while onrouto to he ;
homo at Atkinson , Neb. , from Love
land , Colo. , Mrs. Marshall Jackson
ngcd 47 , passed away at a local hospl
ml at 11 a. m. Mrs. Jackson wai
taken from Union Pacific train No. li
and was hurried to a local hospital
She was apparently in good healtl
when she left Loveland whore sin
had been visiting a son. On the wa ;
homo she caught cold and it becam
necessary to summon a physician fo
nor at a small town up the lino. He
condition got steadily worse , and sh
was forced to discontinue her Join
ney here. She was accompanied b ;
two little children. Her husband aiv
two sous arrived In the city. The re
mains will be sent to her old horn
In Wisconsin.
Would Amend Sherman Law.
Washington , Jan. 27. After ender :
ing sweeping amendments to the She
man nntl-trust law , so radical in elm
actor as to alter Its present effect ver
largely , and placing itse.lt on rocor
as unalterably opposed to the fcdcn
inspection of grain , the national boar
of trade ended Its fortieth annus
mooting today.
Sioux City Murderer Pleads Guilty.
Sioux City , la. , Jan. 27. Fred Chris
.alias Peterson , who fatally shot Clai
/ Boyd December 14 , entered a pica <
guilty of murder in the se'cond degre
today. Ho will bo sentenced Tuesda
Pierce May Get New Hotel.
Pierce , Neb. , Jan. 27. Special t
The News : A now hotel building
among the probable Improvement
hero In the near future if Dame IV
mor is correct. For several yea :
Pierce has boon up against it whe
It came to hotel accommodations , ar
the matter has been going from bsi
to worse until now It is said oven dl
trlct court will adjourn next monl
from day to day at 4 o'clock In tl
afternoon and go to Norfolk to sti
over night , returning on the ear
'morning ' train to reconvene the HOH
Hlon. This because the hotel facili
ties here are so miserable. There are
nearly twenty hoarders now at the
hotel , enforced ones , however , he-
muse they are unable to get board
anywhere else. It Is said there are
twenty others who would patronize a
good hotel If It was In opratlon. It
IH said that there Is a movement on
foot to organize a stock company of
the business men and put up a brick
hotel two Htor' " In helghth. One
business mar , ' ; ' being questioned ,
said he was' ' 'Sj- . " ' favor of such
a project and tiu ' 'VV. ' ' subscribe
$5.000 to such an oi. * ' / $ (
BONESTEETRfl
GETS RED HOT
BITTER SESSION OF TOWN COUN
CIL OVER SALOON CASE.
RESULT OF HENDRIX EPISODE
The City Council Finally Dismisses the
Case Against Magner & Walsh , Who
Were Called Upon to Show Why Li
cense Should Not Be Revoked.
Bonesteel , S. I ) . , Jan. 27. Special to
The News : At the special meeting of
the city council for the purpose of al
lowing Magner Walsh to appear and
show cause why their liquor license
should not bo revoked , It was suggest
ed by Alderman Stehbins. chairman of
the council , that the council go Into se
cret session in the council room and
outline a plan of procedure in investi
gation about to be hold before going
Into open session In the city hall. This
was done and when the meeting was
called to order by Mayor Lintecum all
persons not directly interested wore
ordered from the room by Alderman
Stebblns. The first move was made
by Alderman Dearinger , who moved
that the proceedings bo dropped right
now , without further investigation ;
seconded by Alderman Stebblns. The
vote was as follows : Klrkow , no ;
Mace , no ; Stehbins , yes ; Hakinson not
voting ; Dearinger , yes ; Sebesta , yes.
Motion carried and case against Mag
ner & Walsh was dismissed.
This case was the outgrowth of the
attempted suicide of Mrs. M. M. Hen
drix.
A Conspiracy Alleged.
It was allugtid by the ccinplalui."s
witness , F. Mnco , that Magner &
Walsh were violating the laws govern'
ing saloons in many ways. They wort
charged with selling liquor to men whc
were blacklisted by their wives , carry
ing on gambling in a roar room , boiii ) ;
the instigators of a movement to get
a number of men intoxicated , make si
disturbance , get the marshal in am !
boat him up.
For the past few days Patsy Magnei
of the firm of Magner & Walsh , has
been in town.
Following the disposition of the sa
loon case , council members Indulge !
in some bitter remarks , particular ) !
Aldermen Klrkow and Stebhins. Mr
Kirkow charged Stebbins witli being
at the time of the attempted suicide o
Mrs. Hendrix , the prime mover ii
causing the Investigation , and then
when pressure was brought to heal
upon him disortlng to the ranks of tin
enemy. It Is intended now by the re
form clement to prosecute the saloon ;
through the regular court channels.
A TILT WITH HITCHCOCK.
Lively Debate With Pennsylvaniar
Adds Ginger to Inquiry.
Washington , Jan. 27. A tilt between
tweon Representative Hitchcock o
Nebraska and Lafean of Pennsylvanl :
in the investigation of the former's
charges against the administration o
laud offices enlivened the hearing be
fore the house committee on expend !
tures in the interior department.
"It is quite apparent , " said Mr
Lafean , n member of the committee
after Commissioner Donnet of tin
land office had given his testimony
"that some one has been giving ou
a lot of hot air in this matter , a :
these charges seem to bo general li
character and based entirely on ru
mor. It seems to me we sV iuld dea
charitably with the matter. "
A sharp colloquy ensued , but Chaii
man McGulro Interposed with the sup
gestion that the committee await ai
executive session before framing con
elusions.
Commissioner Dennet told that whc :
the present secretary , Bnlllnger , wa
appointed commissioner of the genera
land office ho stipulated that thor
should be an executive order to porml
him to have the selection of a pr
x | vato secretary. This was done an
f he appointed Jack Ballinger withou
restriction of the civil service rules.
Mr. Dennet said ho did not believ
that young Balllngor , when ho left fo
the coast , would retire from the goi
eminent service. When ho got ou
to the coast , ho completed his nsslgi
meat , took a vacation during whlc
he made up his mind to resign , an
3 received no return travel allowance ,
i That Judge Wright , an employe , wa
1 demoted for any reason except feebli
1 ness that prevented him from doln
sufficient work , Mr. Dennet denlei
adding vlmt ho gave Wright a month
salary when Wright was on his deatl
bod. The hearing will bo continue
y Saturday.
TWO CHILDREN
END OWN LIVES
IOWA BOY AND GIRL , 16 AND 14 ,
SUICIDE TOGETHER.
BECAUSE MARRIAGE IS OPPOSED
Vcrnon Barr and Llna Ammer , Two
Children In Well-to-do Farm Families
Near Monroe , la. , Are Found Dead
In a Buggy After Dance.
Dos Molnos , Jan. 27. Vcrnon Uiirr ,
aged Hi. and Miss Linn A miner , aged
It , were found sitting upright In
young Bnrr's buggy at the Uurr farm ,
south of Monroe , la. , early this morn
ing , both dead. A tin cup In which
there remained a small mixture of
strychnine and water was close by.
The young couple , both from well-
to-do farm families near Monroe , at
tended a dance together at Monroe
last night and left the city in the bug
gy , in which they were later found
dead. It is thought that despondency
over opposition to their marriage be
cause of their age Is responsible.
Pierce Revival to End.
Pierce , Neb. , Jan. 27. The union
evangelistic services that have been
in progress at this place for the past
three weeks , it is announced , will
close on Friday evening of this week.
The services have been conducted by
ho pastors of the Congregational and
Methodist churches , Hev. H. 11. Mur-
on of the M. K. church , having
charge one week in the Congregu-
lonal church and the next week Rev.
J. W. Taylor , holding services in the
Methodist church. Over sixty per
sons have been converted. Among
hose are some that have been addict-
> d to the drink habit for many years.
I'he results already accomplished
lave awakened a genuine interest in
this community and the attendance
las increased nightly and the church
milding will hardly accommodate the
crowds.
Governors May Come West Next Year.
Lincoln , Jan. 27. "Some western
city should get busy to secure the next
conference of governors , " said Govern
or Shallenberger , who with Mrs. Shal-
lenborgnr arrived frojn thn east after
iis visit to Washington. "The chances
are excellent to get the meeting either
In Illinois or Nebraska , " the governor
continued. "Since it Is the opinion that
the next session be held at some point
not so close to the political center of
the nation , where every interest with
which the governors have to do has an
able representative. I see no reason
why a Nebraska city should not be se
lected , though Illinois will doubtless
put up a strong light for the meeting. "
THE BALLINGER CHARGES
Glavls' Counsel Outlines Allegations
He Expects to Prove.
Washington , Jan. 27. The Ballin-
ger-Pinchot congressional committee
of Inquiry began its public sessions
with Louis R. Glnvis , the chief ac
cuser of Secretary Ballinger , on the
witness stand. Duo to many inter
ruptions and the final decision of the
committee to insist that Glavls's coun
sel should make an opening state
ment of what specific charges wore
made against Mr. Ballinger , the wit
ness did not get very far along in his
narrative.
Special counsel for Glavis , Louis D.
Brandcis of Boston , summed up the
"case for the prosecution , " in this
way :
"That prior to entering the govern
ment service in any capacity R. A.
Balllngor acted as attorney In draw
ing up an agreement in escrow and
deeds in the Wilson Coal company
cnscs in Washington. These cases be
ing an alleged fraud on the land laws.
Mr. Ballinger's name did not appear
in the court records of the case.
"That Mr. Ballinger , as commis
sioner of the land office in 1907 did
not show duo diligence in investigat
ing the alleged frauds connected with
the Cunningham coal land claims in
Alaska , that ho had knowledge of all
the circumstances surrounding those
claims and In spite of this entered the
employ of one of the claimants after
leaving the office and before beconv
ing secretary of interior ; that he ordered
dored thobd claims to be 'clear listed
for patent without duo investigation
nnd they would have gone to patent II
Glavis and others had not intervened
"It is not any act , but a series ol
acts and circumstances , " declared Mr
Brandols , adding that it was for tne
committee to deterrnino whether or
not the lands which should bo hole
for the benefit of the people and ol
posterity "iro In safe hands. "
Senators Nelson , Root and Sutherland
land and representatives Olmstoad am
Madison wore the moro active of tin
committee in plying the witness am
his attorney with questions and man ;
times they referred to Secretary Bal
lingers' denials and sought cxplanatloi
of what they considered dlscropancie
In statements. The democratic members
bors of the committee were not mucl
in evidence. Representative Jaine
asked only a question or two and I :
each Instance only to clarify sonn
point at Issue. Representative Qrn
ham , the other democrat , took Issue
with Senator Nelson during the final
minutes of the hearing and declared In
a certain Instance the burden of proof
was upon the secretary of the interior
rather than upon the accusing wltnesss.
The Inquiry will be restltnod Friday
morning and thereafter there will be
morning and afternoon sittings every
Friday and Saturday.
Receiver for Mexican Bank.
Mexico City , Jan. 27. A receiver
ship for the affairs of the United States
Banking company was declared upon
at a meeting of the directors , after the
Institution had failed to open Its doors
for business.
The direct cause of the suspension
was the extending of too largo a line
of credit to the Mexican National PackIng -
Ing company. Drafts aggregating moro
than four million pesos owed by this
firm went to protest last week.
STRIKE LEADER TO PRISON
President of Miners' Union in New
South Wales Is Convicted.
Sydney. N. S. W. , Jan. -President
Bowling of the Northern Miners Fede
ration was today convicted of obstruct
ing work nt the mines during the
strike and sentenced to one year at
hard labor in prison. Three other
strike lesulors were given sentences
each of eight months at hard labor ,
while a number of miners were con
demned to briefer terms of imprison
ment.
RELIGIOUS WAR AT AN END
The Emir Has Dismissed the Prime
Minister Who Caused Trouble.
St. Petersburg , Jan. 27.The latest
advices from Bokhara state that the
emir has dismissed the prime minister
who was declarer by the warring fac
tions to be the cause of the recent re
ligious conflicts between the Sunnitos
and the Shiahs. Peace has been made.
A SOCIALISTIC RIOT
Several Shots Fired at Brunswick.
Fifteen People Wounded.
Brunswick , Duchy of Brunswick ,
Jan. 27. During a socialist election re
form demonstration last night several
shots were fired from the crowd. The
police charged , using their sabres en
ergetically. Fifteen wounded persons
were removed to hospitals. A police
surgeon was severely injured.
A NEGRO TO WEST POINT ?
Ollie R. Smith of Cheyenne Nanrt-d as
an Alternate.
West Point , N. Y. , Jan. 27. For the
first time in more than a quarter of a
century West Point is confronted with
the possibility of having soon to admit
a negro as a cadet.
The negro , Ollie R. Smith , of Chey
enne , Wyo. , has been named as the
alternate for the next Wyoming va
cancy , which will occur in a few
months. Senator Clark of Wyoming
made the appointment.
The older olllcers hero say that the
entrance of a negro cadet into the
corps has always occasioned trouble.
The moment the black enters the acad
emy he "goes into Coventry" effect
ually ostracised until he is graduated
or dismissed.
STARVE OUT THE PNEUMONIA.
Plenty of Fresh Air and a Light Diet
Recommended by a Doctor.
Chicago , Jan. 27. Pneumonia caused
1C8 deaths in Chicago last week. Com
menting on this death rate , far in ex
cess of that of any similar period on
record. Dr. U. A. Evans , health com
missioner , says it was caused by neg
lecting colds.
The first recommendation made by
Doctor Evans is "Eat sparingly of
everything. Don't fill up on hot drinks ,
take hot baths and then wrap yourself
in blankets. At llrst you should quit
eating absolutely. Starve yourself ,
Take a purgative , open the window ,
jump into bed and send for the doctor ,
From now until May you should eat
and drink lightly. The next four
months will be a season of pneumonia ,
Don't neglect a cold , no matter how
light. You will save doctor bills by
attending to it at once. Don't try te
cure si cold by sweating yourself and
i keeping the windows shut. What you
| need is fresh air , little food and good
advice. "
The weather in Chicago lias beer
particularly severe the last few weeks
More snow has fallen than in manj
years. A bit of sunshine makes slush
ankle deep. This lias produced the
colds that end In pneumonia.
Nebraska Editor Weds His Nurse.
Kansas City , Mo. , Jan. 27. Saved
from the grave by the tender hands
of n woman , Will C. Israel , a news
| paper man of Benkloman , Neb. , lived
to win her love and make her lik
wife. The bride was Miss Selmr
Nixon and the wedding ceremony tool
place at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. A
JE. Hutchings. About a year ago
, while visiting in Kansas City , Mr
Israel was taken seriously ill ant
entered a sanitarium. After manj
weeks of care the nurse won the nf
fectlons of her patient and slowlj
i brought him back to health. Israel
freed from the affliction of disease
quickly succumbed to the little lov <
god and pursued an ardent courtship
When ho returned to his homo ho car
rled with him the promise of Mlsi
Nixon that she would be his wife. Mr
Israel Is the editor and proprietor o
the News-Chronicle at Benkloman.
SEINE HIGHEST
IN 295 YEARS
STAGE OF PARIS FLOOD WATER
SURPASSES THAT OF 1802.
RIVER STOPS RISING AT NOON
If a Fissure at Autull Viaduct Should
Give Way , the Whole City Would be
Submerged Seine Valley Presents
Terrifying Spectacle.
Paris , Jan. 27. The sun Is shining
In Paris today. The rain ceased
throughout the afflicted district before
noon , and as the waters of the Seine
appeared to subside , the lamentations
of the populace gave way to rejoicing.
At 12 o'clock the gauge showed a
decrease In the waters of the Seine at
Pont Royal. The subsidence continued
for thirty minutes , amounting to three-
fourths of an Inch. Later It was claim
ed that the falling was due to the
rapid overflow into the Hercy quarter
from Paris , where the Seine had brok
en its barriers.
Later in the afternoon the fluvial
department predicted a further rise of
eight inches before the crest of the
flood in the river Seine was reported.
The flurry of joy at noon was followed
by pessimism as the waters continue
to rise.
This afternoon the water backed "up
Into the St. Lnra/o station , flooding
the railroad terminus. Firemen are
trying to pump out the water that has
covered the tracks. At U o'clock the
river had risen two inches since the
subsidence at noon.
American Ambassador's Home Flooded
The water was forced bade at > eve
the Pont Do L'Alma and poured into
the Cours D'La Roino , which is now
submerged to a depth of two feet. The
residence of United States Ambassador
Hacon has become untenable and the
family has removed to Mercedes ho
tel. There have been further cave-ins
in a dozen streets and avenues.
The afternoon papers print in black
type a warning to the public against
drinking the water of the flood or eat
ing stale vegetables and fruits.
The water is three feet deep in most
of the subway lines and the streets in
the fashionable St. Gennnine quarter
are submerged.
American Sympathy Extended.
The Red Cross society , which has
received a substantial check from Am
bassador Bacon , today established
soup kitchens for the destitute at a
hundred points. This afternoon Mr.
Hacon called upon Foreign Minister
Pinchon and informally tendered the
sympathy of the American government
and the people. The diplomat also
asked if financial assistance from
abroad was desired.
J. P. Morgan Offers $20,000.
J. P. Morgan lias cabled from New
York tendering ? 20,000 if outside con
tributions to the relief fund would be
acceptable.
The foundations of the National porcelain
celain factory at Sevres are sinking.
The stage of the waters this morn
ing exceeded all records back to 1015 ,
and up to 12 o'clock the river con
tinued the rise at the rate of three-
quarters of an inch an hour.
Hope was given to the local author
ities hy an early report that the Seine
was stationary at its upper reaches.
At Melun , Nugent and Bray the maxi
mum flood was reached during the
night. On the other hand , the river
Marno was reported as still rising and
a now Hood was racing down the
Yonne and the Grand Morln.
Whole City Might Be Submerged.
Perhaps the most alarming feature
of the situation in the morning was the
! fissure at the Autuil viaduct , at the
' foot of Paris. Should this give way it
' would act as a dam and submerge the
'
entire city.
The valley of the Seine now presents
a terrifying spectacle. The flood in
miles wide for twenty-live miles above
and the raging torrent runs through
the city at the rate of twenty-five miles
! an hour. It is flush with the parapets
of the bridges where it is not actually
overflowing them , turning streets into
muddy lagoons and choking under
I ground workings to the bursting point ,
I There are 700 miles of sewers and
two rivers , the Blovre and the Grange
Hotel Belllere , under Paris. The latter
is running under the opera house
whoso confining walls are subject tc
the pressure of thousands of cubic
yards of water. Wherever a break Ir
masonry occurs , the streets cave Ir
and the water and refuse emerge
Thus dozens of palaces a mlle bach
from the river streets are flooded am
1 the walls of adjoining buildings havi
] been rendered unsafe. In many in
stances the police have forced tenants
to abandon their threatened homos.
Rescue 1,500 Persons.
Chrirenton , France , Jan. 27. Tin
flood situation hero continues critical
Blue jackets and soldiers with tholi
canvas boats and barges workcc
throughout the night until the light o
torches , rescuing persons Imprlsono
in their homes at Ivry and Alfortvlllo
They took off 1..100 of the imperilei
ones , but many refused to leave the !
inundated houses , though the building
are in imminent danger of collapsing
Before noon today the water had In
GQN1ITION OF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty.four Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska.
Maximum ' 10
Minimum 17
Average " 8
Barometer 1U.70 !
Chicago , Jan. i7. ! The tmlletln Is
sued by tliu Chicago Htutlon uf the
United States weather bureau given
the forci'iiHt for Nebraska as follows :
Fair tonight anil Friday ; slightly
colder tonight.
vaded the city Imll. forcing Its aban-
( lonnuMit.
ITALY IS FLOOD SWEPT
Pain , Snow and'Wind Storm Increases
In Intensity.
Rome , Jan. 27.- The rain , snow and
wind storm Increases in intensity to
day. The river continues to rise and
at noon had almost reached the top
of the arches of the bridges. Dead
cattle and trees are being borne down
life current.
Florence , Jan. 27. The river Arne
Is out of Us banks and Is flooding the
adjacent districts. Telegraphic and
telephonic communication as well as
tall way transportation to points sur
rounding the city have been cut oft
and it is Impossible to learn the extent -
tent of the damage wrought in the
flooded villages. Squads of relief
workers have boon dispatched to
nearby places from this city.
Naples , Jan. 27. The damage from
the storm Increases. Many roads
along the sea front are under water
and the country points are dovasted.
Wreckage thrown out by the tide here
shows that many small boats have
been lost.
The churches are filled with persons
praying fervently to passing of the
evil.
POSTAL BANK
BILL CHANGED
THREE CABINET MEN WILL FORM
A BOARD OF CONTROL.
WILL REPORT BILL ON FRIDAY
In Order to Prevent a Concentration
of the Postal Deposits In New York ,
Local Banks May Get Ctisncc a.it
by Paying the Interest.
Washington , Jan. 27. The finishing
touches on the postal savings bank
bill to be reported from the senate
committee on postoffices and post
loads arc being made hy si subcommittee
mittee composed of Senators Carter ,
Dollivor , and Owen. They expect to
complete their work today and the
bill probably will be reported to the
senate on Friday.
Cabinet Men Will Make Rules.
Some very important changes in the
draft of the Carter bill , which is be
ing used as a model , already have
been agreed upon. Sections prescrib
ing methods for the conduct of the
proposed postal banks tmvo been elimi
nated and a general proposition has
been adopted leaving the question of
making rules to the secretary of the
treasury , the postmaster general and
the sittorney general. These officers
will constitute n board which will
have the control of the postal deposi
taries.
Local Banks to Get Deposits.
The most Important amendment un
der consideration is designed to pre
vent a concentration of postal deposits
In money centers of the east. It will
provide that the postal deposits shall
bo distributed pro rsita among such
local banks as will undertake the pay
ment of the prescribed rate of In
terest.
Accept Indemnity Bonds.
Senator Dolliver took the position
that the local hanks would lie com
pelled to go to the bond center to pur-
chsiso securities necessary to entitle
them to receive funds deposited with
the postal banks. In order to meet
this objection the sub-committee lias
agreed upon an amendment providing
inr the acceptance of indemnity bonds
as security to the government for
funds received from the postal de
positaries.
Fowler Would Cut Cannon Out.
Washington , Jan. 27. Representa
live Fowler of Now Jersey , one of the
house "insurgents , " Introduced a reso
lutlon adding five members to the rules
committee , giving the majority si *
members and the minority throe and
removing the speaker from the com
mlttoe. The resolution was referred
to the rules committee.
Dakota Insurance Company Wins.
Columbus , O. , Jan. 27. Authority
was granted by the state insurance
commission for the First National Life
Insurance company of Pierre , S. D.
to take over the business of the Bank
ors' Reserve Fund Life Insurance
company of Cincinnati , which , accord
ing to an investigation by State Su
porlntondcnt Lemort , has sustained at
impairment of $20,000 In Us capital
The South Dakota company will paj
over $25,000 to remedy the Impairment
mont and liquidate claimx.
PRICES FALL
STILL LOWER „
MANY RETAILERS WHO HAD
HELD OUT , NOW "COME ACROSS. "
OFFICIAL INQUIRIES CONTINUE
The Health Commissioner of New
York City Declares There arc Evlle
to be Remedied Still Probing Cost
of Milk Dccf Trust Case Is On.
Ni w York , Jan. 17. ! Many retail
dealers who hnvo hitherto held out
against the agitation for cheaper meat
lowered prices today.
Other Commodities I'ontlnne to de
cline under the combined Inlluence of
the agitation and Increasing suppHoa.
Muanwhilo official attention , already
deeply engaged In probing the reason
for the higher price of milk , turned
moro searchlngly upon cold Htorago
warehouses , declared hy some Invest- !
gators to hu responsible In largo part
for sustained high prices of moat and
other porlshablo food products.
Under the din of Health Commit-
sloner Lodorlo a tliorougli inspection
of the cold Htorago plants was begun
today by a MK force of inspectors.
The commissioner declared there wore
evils to bo romodled and that ho meant
to search them out and apply a cure.
Refuse to Join Boycott.
Dos Mollies , la. , Jan. 127. The trades
and labor society of Des Molnos , at
the regular weekly meeting last night ,
refused to Join the meat boycott.
BEEF TRUST PROBE NATIONAL
Many Packing Companies to Be Inves
tigated To Last Six Weeks.
Chicago , Jan. 27. That the govern
ment's investigation into the affairs of
the so-called beef trust IK to ho nation
wide , was shown following the ques
tioning before the federal grand jury
of Charles C. Snow , secretary and
treasurer of the National Packing com
pany.
It was learned that the books and
other documents of the following con
cerns have been laid before the jury :
G. II. Hammond and company of Mich
igan ; G. H. Hammond and company of
Illinois ; Hammond Beef company of
Michigan ; Hammond Packing com
pany of Colorado ; Hammond Packing
company of Philadelphia ; Hammond
Packing company of Toledo , Ohio ;
Hammond and company of Now York ;
Anglo-American Refrigerator Car com
pany of Illinois ; Fowler Packing com
pany of Kansas ; Kansas City Refrig-
ersitor Car company of Kansas ; United
Dressed Beef company of New York ;
St. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision
company of Missouri ; Ilutchinson
Packing company of Kansas ; National
Csir Line company of New Jersey and
the Provision Dealers Dispatch of Il
linois.
It was also learned the subpoenas
had been issued for employes and of
ficials of Armour sind company , Morris
and company and Swift and company.
Besides Mr. Snow those questioned
were Henry F. Meyer , department man
ager for Armour and company , and
Everett Wilson , superintendent of
branch houses of Armour and com
pany. Each witness waa examined
behind closed doors and no Informa
tion sis to the line of inquiry into the
price fixing methods was given out.
District Attorney Sims declined to
comment on the situation. It wan
learned he had arranged to carry on
the probe for at least six weeks.
Lincoln Probing Meat Trust ?
Lincoln , Jan. 27. From the fact that
A. E. Hargreavos was one of the wit
nesses before the grand jury , It is gen
erally believed here that body Is en
gaged in making an investigation into
the workings of the silleged meat trust.
In a recently published sirticlo Mr. Har-
greaves made the assertion that four
local representatives of the big pack
ing houses have a close working agree
ment ; that the prices made by each of
them are absolutely the same at all
times and that si dealer whose credit
Is not good with one of them cannot
purchase from any others.
Kansas Gorge Wrecks Bridge.
Lawrence , Kan. , Jan. 27. The ice
gorge moving down the Kansas river
knocked out two spans of the Lin wood
bridge three miles east of hero shortly
before noon.
Northwest Weddings.
Clarence Stokes and Miss Edith
Spolgel wore married at Albion.
George A. Griffith and Miss Ida Wei-
don were married at I amro.
Miss L. lioinon and Ferdinand M not
ing wore married at Humphrey.
Miss Doma M. Mellck and Juliim
Schwlchtonborg wore married at No-
Hgh.
Hgh.Miss
Miss Francis Vontolchor and Anton
Settling were married at Elgin.
Northwest Deaths.
Miss Hnttlo Crane died nt Hooper.
Henry Storhnum died at L'odgo.
Mrs. Anna Karnlk died nt Lindsay.
Mrs. P. A. Cox died at Plalnviow.
Mrs. Louis Cantols died at Clear-
water.
N. P. Jopposen died at Plalnviow.
Thomas Horrlgan died at Wayne.
Mrs. O. J. Marok died at Osmond.