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0 Tohn Graf 0uriml. -TXtn 'BS' LARGEST FAPES PUBLISHED I N PIiATTE COUNTY SUiO PAYS FOR TIIE JOUJINAL ONE YEAH THUEECTS. A WEEK if te V' t ' .. OLUME XXXV. N DMBEll 4 S . fflBlti IDENT FAVOPS PROMPT AC- ON ON TAhirr w-viai COMMITTEE TO DRAFT BILL Is That Schedules Ee Overhsulsd '(Ej,g Conservative Lines twin ht Hard for a Law Regulating tread Rate. lhl2gton, Jan. 11. rresiueni. iClz Savors tb earliest possible 2 looking to a revision by con .of the tariff- He so iutorined fcLa.iors and representatives who n conference with kini at the - h'-use last tsaturuay, aim ua!e plain his position to otheis that conference. He will call -fv ninth fougress into cxlraor- r s.vsiou - as soon as the com- l , .. ;rirntol th:lt lluV are fVfc l.lV ......w "... -...-- rt I to snlim't a tariff measure riasas- o "l uvic j..,... .... co-ft rence on Saturday iaid. m of tLe niasy coailictmg stories .islud regarding the meetins. that j rtTideat informed them that v. Le Hi not believe in any sweep- nv.nn nf tee tariff, and wou.J ic alpiojuioly by the judgment of iv.o Loaacs of congress, in a mat :rt r'laivti so particularly to tin, Jtfl i.J Uu iiiv IUC t..V "" v."..cr. tee scheuules should te lU examined nnd ther fchould i"-''tment as to certain ol 7r. pu-sident added tiat r.s a 'Hi U l l-'- l" OiCW" iV... . ii n!.o place at th eaili'-t fi. v. huh the committees of th to ;;i3 toil I come to an agre m n: U a L. ! L was a J tied that there is nit the -t pre pea of differences to ra 1 I jr.!i;j between the pnsidint 1 KcpiiUicau leaders in con;,-" - r iLj tariff question us to iau ? it m the iarty. While the ! : -.1 .j j. i ply earnest in L s " r t.., . .....1. e i r larin- i:evisiua. m- ; ,.u qi '.en as one or expeu' -ncy lr. :.iCh no great principle ib at s.ake. t another question, however. tV-.t kgiflation relating to the int r :c fnij-h: lates of railioatu, li ed is quite made up. He will h-it tLa legislation and fight hari topis to secure from congress mo k3!.ite action regarding that It T.-.r:.in at the nresent ses?ion. if.:. rsr - L (loos not lie will bring tue sud- again before congress at the pro bed extraordinary hessiou and v. i go v.ith all his power tie crystaili i.ir. into law of. the recommenda 2s !.e already has made to congress that question. The lreiglit ra.e cf'.ljii. he does not regard as cne r n.iodlency. lie holds that it i? s'.t y-ct in which a great moral prm- tii M lnvoivcH. aim ou ici. nv... b all the people of the country. lie sar.i.- it. in fact, as the paramount j .e t this time. V r.rident cordially approved of I... .i ennsitinti nf rnnTCSS to hold U; ' -" v m. -w - Up arrrop:iaions down to the low ;t rsdblo limit, but he urged very trenciy that the naval appropriations lio'iii not he materially disturbed. Stvtral srnators contend steadfastly Lv lUe rfsponsibihty for tanlt re- fcislou asi'aiion must be borne by the j)u?f, tA the senate will join in icrf tt.r.g such legislation as may be irv.Jtl U an extra session is called by the r-'cnt, and a bill be passed ' tie house. w scsaiors are to he found who ere willing to discuss the matter for fcallkation, beyond saying that if a prs.1 session is called, it should not be LeSi before autumn, to be con vened in October preferably. There is a lively exchange of views and cotsip regarding the tariu re vision going en in the house. The oslr approach to a roll of members or the sublet is that which, was com- rlu?d by Representative Tawney of Miweaa:?., the Republican "wlnp. " bef;re Hie holiday recess. MH Taw- r..v fond a decided sentiment in ia cr if an investigation by the proper CcsmiUtee of the house of changes in sr.uustr:al conditions which may have taket place since the passage ct r-o Dingley bill, with the view o: sscertaiaing the necessity or othcr- TOi-trlso of rfcansps in the schedules. Tee result of this inquiry was placed la ::,2 hands of the president at the recent discussion cf tariff views. nr.d scab:ec!y had its weight in the c:s cssslca. Ttlbot Case Is Dragging. Reading. Pa., Jan. 11. There was ao investigation in this city cf the charges against Bishop Talbot, pre ferred by Rev. Dr. Irvine. Of the sivteea members of the board of in hy appointed by Bishop Tuttle, only seven were present, two less tban a quorum. The seven members eM a two hours' informal meeting ttl then adjourned until Friday. It rs the concensus of their opinion tiat the case must be settled to save t'ae gGod name of the chu-ch, as well p-s ia justice to the accused prelate. The members of the board were of ne opinion that there can be no with drawal of the grave charges and the case ought to be settled once and fcr an. LaFollette in Control. Madison, Wis., Jan. 11. Governor LaFollette in the assembly and sen ate caucuses succeeded in organizing both in his interest. This is taken as aiding him materially in his con test for the senatorship, for he will be able, if plans do not miscarry, to rush through such legislation as he has been working for before Jan. 17. when the vote for senator will be taken. The assembly was in his fa vor by a large majority. Dorothy Deneen Operated Upcn. Chicago. Jan. 11. Dorothy Deneen. the ten-year-old daughter of Governor Deneen. who has been suffering with appendicitis for the past few days, was successfully operated upon. After the operation, the attending physi- . cians announced that " everything Eeemed favorable for the recovery of the patient. Governor Deneen said that he -would not return to the state Fapital until his daughter is out of faaneer. -"1 t t J. S t ECr-" t" " jr- aUICK THflNSfiGTiONS Are prominent features of our Bankinir business. Minuten are soinetimeu worth dollars to buty foiks. "Ve can help you save dollars and minutes. If yon would learn how, com? and have :i talk with us Wo give the best advice about invest ments, prait-ins r otherwise, as may bo necessary. Of coi:rse we do a geusral Banking business ifcsue checks and drafts: in fact, accommodate our patrons when ever possible. The First; rational Bank TTi 5rS3r,nrs Vi tt,?s4$az&!fi2rt ZV. 'M CTSJ- .05 ? b im - - ' zm ri mj ;i"iv gaBssssaiss Sharics SlanVortl to rCiA IIIMII 111 VMll rrW!LM , I,, r b ,a the city fortkc'jn.ir; engage- Mr. 1-. Liit. r.:ii " air;tni..g : r th. lr.-nt or wr. i u::ries J. ri tuoru. ..i. Wailwba; t-n !SoiatJ with this IMpuk.r F'str lor more than fourteen yen rs, and .:.ch itc-ovt ars;oi! has witneaied more einboralc T-r-s-nttittops of iin standard plays whi-jh constitute 'us r.-pfrtor-. This- season 'r. Han ford "t. oxler-sivo ciuipmei.t. iipp.-s.sStates nuir.' elaboralo preparations iban these whi-'b j-utftVo for the or ain.iry theatrical 'nyas-mpnt. 'Moa Cnf-sar de Ikizan' will b. Mr. Hanfor.'s plav at tho North Opera IIousp, Wednesd.-.y evening Jan uarv S. V.)(C - ... --! 11. ADDITIONAL LOC Their annual chicken pie supper will be given by the ladies cf tho ilc-tho-dist church Wednesday evening, Jan uary IS. in rbo IIacnnerchor ball. Snppcr 2.J cents. wl tmd j."bo newly pervitcrs m?t organized board of su-yf-s:erJay nftenoor. and today. Chairman Kiercan 1ms an nonr.ced tlie following committers for the year li'03: judiciary, Ernst, Gostz. Swanson ; road and bridges. Swanson. Ernst, Bender; accounts nnd expen diture. Gostz, Clothor, Held; claims, Held, Goetz. Clorbcr; supplies and public prcportT, Bender, Held, Swan son : county poor farm, Clother, Ben der, Ernst. GERMANY. V.'m. Roth, who re turned Christmas day from bis two montii vi.-:t to German-, can tell lots of intercsitng things about bis native land. Mr. Hot a cano to America in 1S4 and until this visit bad sot been back since that time and remarked that ho will not- acain :nako the trip unless ho c.-.n take his family along, lie says bo found everything about as he bad expected and, liko tbe I'nited States, they are making many im provements. Ho ?ys bo r.otical many of tbe American farm machinery. tools and implements being used. Mr. Both experienced a bad three tiays storm on he w.iter w boa returning home. Mr. and Mrs. K. W. HobarJ: return ed hist night from Washington D. C. where they have been viniting Mr. Hcbr.rt's brother fur about two weeks. They -crcre at the rational capital at the opening of Congress and .were sriven the pleasure through the cour tesy cf Congressman McCarthy of call ing on President Rocsovclf. Mr. Ho MTt v.-linse father was a United t$tr.tor,' consul, enjoys the r.craiimt- nn-p ot Jiiasy cf the ;ubi;o men i" j Washington.who heipea to maze ir.t-ir visit a most pleasant one. MICHAEL LAMB. Judge Sullivan of this city and former Senator Olm- stend and others filed arguments yes terday before Governor Mickey, giv ing their reasons why the sentence cf liichael Lamb of Greeley county, now serving his timo ia tho state penitent iary, should not be shortened. Lamb is known to many people here. He was sent up nine years for larceny, and his sentenco was affirmed by tbe supreme court. Rev. Do Wolf pronounced tho words last night joining ia matrimony Na than G. Gardner and Miss Lucille Weaver Lemp, both cf Boise, Idaho. Mr. Gardner has been visiting in this state for some time and went to Grand Island to meet nnd return with his bride-to-be. on No 2. Tho train did not reach Columbus until about eight J 0ciock and the Norfolk train which they had planned to take, was delayed in order to allow the couple to be married at tho Methodist parsonage. Mr. Gardaer will start a bank in Gre gory, South Dakota. 3?iSy?Tv A Br --'Ay.,. :BhjbbbH kbhqe b?3BB91BICBdOvbbs KbbbbbbbbIbb .kmwSebbI BIBBBBMr 5' .BBBBBBbS F-f? fci .bWmIbbbbbbbbb! E X-. . .v w XvVSfliSEVBBBBBBH 13' i :HJKb9b!bwuHSbbbbbb1 B v 9BBPBBffiBBBBHBBBBBBBBBi K : sbbbbby 'bhSIHShIBSbbbbbbbbI l BBBuBBBBBBBBdPBBVBH W3ECK ON HORTHWESTERN ;.;ny Cattle Killed Near Norfolk and Trains to Boncstcel Arc Ds'.aysd. Norfolk. Neb., Jan. 11. ST:: cars cf freight train No. 72 were ditched eight miles north of Norfolk and the debris st ill clogs the track, delaying the Douesteci-Omaha passenger train xnanv hours. Passengers are stalled J at Pierce. Nobody was killed, though a number of cattle and hogs were crued to death. Two cars of corn were scattered over the prairie, the tars being utterly splintered. A bioken. llangc caused the wreck. The cattle were turned upside down, and trampled on one another fearfully, killing many and breaking many neckb. so that shooting was neces sary. The train had just cleared a deep bridge. Many feet of track were toru up and hurled into tlie ditch NEPHEW CHARGED WITH CRIME Charles Blanfcrd Is Accused cf As saulting Mel Slaughter at Colfax. Des Moiues. Jan. 11. Charles Blan ford, a nephew of Mel Slaughter, the Colfax young man whose life was mysteriously attempten, was placed under arrest, chargea with the crime. Blanford's mother, a daughter of Ja cob Slaughter, a wealthy land ownor, was practically disinherited upon the death of the old man. and a bitter feeling was engendered between the Slaughters and the Blanfords. devel oping into a feud. An anonymous let ter was recently received by young Slaughter in which a certain sum of money, placed at a certain point and upon an appointed time, was demand ed, the penalty for tailure being the young man's life. Tragedy in Alaska. Seattle, Wash.. Jan. 11. Word was received here of the killing of Will iam Dippe by Robert Ball on Pox Isl am', in southeastern Tlaska. The principals to the tragedy were friends and associates in some marble pi op en ies located close to the s?ne of the .hooi:ng until a few months ago. when they had a business disagtee ment. which resulted in a personal en counter in this city, iu which Ball was worsted. Since that time1 they hav? been bitter enemies. Ball was presi dent or the Croat American Marble company, a concern capitalized at 370.000.000. until last October. He came to this city front Iowa, where a cumber of relatives are nor.- living. But Seven of Crew Survive. New Yoik, Jan. 11. Seven surviv ors of the ill fated Norwegian ship Marpcsia. which was wrecked at sea on Christmas day by au explosion of naphtha, resulting ia the death of cloven members of its crew, arrived here on the steamer Trinidad from Bermuda. They had been rescued by the Danish steamer Gallia, which hap pened by just at tbe moment wLen tho Marpcsia was blown into a shape less mass and the seven men who sur vived the shock were taken from tho sea. where they had sought the only refuge that remained to them after the explosion. Says Officers Embezzled Cash. Kensett. Ia., Jan. 11. Cashier Hau ghen of the bank of Kensett was made joint defendant in a suit instituted by the Farmers' Mutual Live Stock association to recover $26,000. which is alleged to have been embezzled by officers of tho association. Haugen is a nephew of Congressman' Gilbert N. rfiuighen, who is also president of the Kensett bank. The petilion charges that about $20,000 of the as sociation's funds has been misappro priated by the officers, and specifical ly claims that part of it was lost on tho Chicago board of trade. FIREMEN ELECT. Monday even ing Hc6e companies No 1 and 2 of Engine company No 1. elected officers for the coming year as follow : Pres ident. Ilomor Tiffany , Vice-President, John Graf, jr.,; Secretary, Henry Gass, jr. ; Foreman of hose company No 1. Con Keating; Asiestant, Wallie Novel: Foreman of hose company No 2, Ed Kavonaugh ; Assistant, Henry Siep; first and second nozzelmen of Hose Co. No 1, Fred Plath and jonn Ratterman ; first and second pingmen, A. Brodfuehrer and Otto Kumpf ; fire police Fred Ulrich, bellman, Emil Kumpf; first and second nozzelmen of hose Co. No 2.. Albert Kurt and George Bloedorn; first and second pingmen, Chester Ernst and Herb Clark; police, Louis Brnnken; bell mas, Tona Rothleitner. Advertised Letters. Following is the list of letters re maining unclaimed in the postoffice. M.C. Barnes, George Cain. Marguerite Cory. Adem Freidell(4). Louis Frey Albert Mathen, Maggie McDonald, Albert. Mix.F.O Petereon, Cbas Ran dole. M A. Roots, S. Smith (2), H. i K. Whcele ChaB. Zienibe. dfGurnal Specials. A good 1,320 lb. mare for 6ale cheap. Inquire at McClintock & Carter"e drug 6tore. H FOR SALE-Durock Jersey Boars for sale or trade eubject to register. In ouire C. S. Easton. LOST Somewhere in the city, a Columbus high school class pin of 1903. Finder please leave at this office and receive reward Auctioneer When yon have anything to sell, employ Bruce Webb, the auctioneer. Long distance telephone east rural rente No. 3, Humphrey, Neb. Dates made at the Journal office Columbus, Neb. References: Bank of OttiB Ss Mur phy, Humphrey; First National Bank, Humphrey; First National Bank, Madison; State Bank, Madison; Citi zens State Bank, ureston. Call up the Journal office and say what you warn to selL Yoa can get the be6t sale bills and the best auctioneer, and saves time and money. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 1 Lock Your Boxes. 1 While A. J. Moore, inspector of free delivery routes for the post office department was in tho city Friday. hG received a teltRrmn trom the de partment callog bis attention to tho arrest of a boy at Schuyler tun duv before for taking mail from a jiost offco bos. Tho bey hr.d stolen two letters, one ccutianiug n dials for lo and onotber for S.TJb. He had cashed the smaller draft but v.-as afraid lo present the larger cne at tbe tank for fear of causing suspicion and ha! hidden it under a sidewalk. All th:s trouble grew cnt of tae fact that tba petrous of the Schuyler post office, like tho patrons o" the Co lumbus past office aro careless and leave their boxes open. Inspector Moore spoke to a Journal representative this morning of tho great annoyance to tho department. growing out of this practice. He said that people complain cf losing their mail end blarne tho postmaster when nothing but their own careless ness is responsible. Postmaster Kramer says that nearly two-thirds of tbe Columbus patrons who use lock boxes, leave them un locked. In the light of tho expsrience at Schuyler it is due not only to Mr. Kramer, but to their owe protection that these patrons be more carefnl in the future. WE WANT to remember that toilet ?o.ij) is :ilw:iy: needed at mine; and that tl.c kinl needed i not the kind that can be picked up anywhere. The soap that leaves the .-kin ::.; perfect a- it finds it i- the kind to u?c. And that is the kind we .-cli. f A nunibcr oi" irood hint!- :il i'jc 4t Clias. EL Dacli Druggist CITY KAIL DELIVERY. Postal Inspector Moore of Washing ton was in tho city Thursday, sizing up the prospects ci L-oiunmns icr ei j visitor, vora tj,kea tQ QrpLecB fcall mail delivery. He spoke favorably R fcJ(iet WM 63rved to neorly of tho town, saying that me postcbioe . hrce handre(l ncot)Iej tbe toaRts and receipts were more than the law ro- ba ot keopin the crowd anilaU0ut quired for city delivery. Ii tbe city , QQe o.clocR can comply with tho government re- j Tfcomas vWi of Norfolk ac quirements in the matter of siacwalks, ; d M :costmBEter and announced the street lights and house numbering, there will be no further diff.euitv, m m 11 . . .!..- 1. 5 n Z.T. iuoore urn noi, ' "" j Colambns; The American Catholic port would be, but allowed it to be j0itizeIlf T. .j. Bovle, Lincoln; Eela inferred that it would be favorable. Qf ha onor -q thQ 0bnrchf Rev He said that in a town ex tnis sre the matter of street lights was not cf : great importance, as there vrmuu. proouniy uo no uigai cwiiuuiiuu maiL Early action by tbe postoCice de partment is expected and in all proba bility it will not be long before Co lumbus will havo its mail delivered at its doors. At the city council meeting Friday evening post office inspector Moore was present and gave some encourag ing information in regard to tho pro spects for freo city delivery in the near future. Mr. Moore said that he had thoroughly inspected tho condi tions relative to tho government's re nnirrmpnfK and found that thero is uothing lacking but tho numbering of the houFes and proper arraugmeut cf streets. Tho government requires that every street corner shall have a sign showing the street name and number. Inspector Mcore paid a very high compliment to the city council when he stated that he had never inspected a city the size of Colnmbus in which he had found so many good sidewalks. It is dne to tho vigorous action of the council on the ono hand and the co operation of our best citizens on the other that Columbus has so many ce ment and brick sidewalks in tho res idence portion of tbe city. Mayor Boettcher and tho council assuredMr. Moore that tho the govern ment's requirements as to house num bers and street 6igns would be speedily complied with. And Mr. Mocte's re port will therefore be favorable. If his report is accepted, however.it will be April or possiblv July before the service can be established. Before the service can be actually stablished, a civil service examination for carriers will bo necessary, and after that the official appointment, all of which wil' consume time. Inspector Moore talked w;th the man gers of the electric light and tele- phone companies and obtained thfcir verbal permission to use the poh s of these companies for tbeir letter boxe Postmaster Kramer will complete the contract with tnese companies after Mr. Moore's departure. Knightu of Columbus. Between two and three hundred vis itors were in th city Sunday from Omaha and other cities, tho object be ing to install a new order, the Knights of Columbus, in this city. The out of town visitors arrived in ike morn ing and assembled 'at the Thurston hotel, whence thay march2d to St. Bonaventura church to attend low mass and listen to a sermon by Rev. Theobald Kalamaja. After service a lunch was served at tne Thurston and tho crowd then went to the Odd Fellow3 hall where the new members were initiated into the lodge. The ofiicera elected are: Grand Knight, John T. Cox ; Deputy Grand Knight, Ed Fitzpatrick, jr. ; Record er, Mark Burke; Financial Secretary, L. L. Wornert: Treasurer. P. J.Hart: Advocate. Wm. O'Brien; Chaplain, Rev. T. Kalamaja; Warden, E Knrananch : Inside Guard. M. C ' Keating ; Outside Guard, .. w. Ht. Hark T. HcBIauoa Dentist Knowing that the dread of pain re Gaits ia the los of more teeth than any other cause. Dr. McMahon has equipped his dental parlors with tha latest and best appliances known to the dental profefsion for the relief and prevention of pain. All cavities prepared by electricity, vitalized air aad dentaline used for painlcsa ex traction of teeth. Careful examin ation free of charge. All work guar anteed or money refunded . Dental parlors, Post Office buildine, 13th street, Columbus, Nebr. Independent phone, office, 200; residence, 21 S. wtf School of Agriculture. Commencing January 2, 1903, the University of Nebraska offers a course of instruction in the principles and practice of agricultnre. The course covers the subjects of soils, field crops, dairying, bntter and cheese making, breeds and judging of live stock, disease of farm animals, horticulture, shop work, farm machinery, and English. No examinations are requir ed for entrance. It would seem that many students from this county should attend and take advantage of the instruction on erod, for tho knowledge gained will not only enable young farmers to get better returns from their land but will also holp them tavo money in m . 1 i carrying on larni won:. HUSBANDS! a tukej -'"c a box. . -r: - - ajc3Tt rm llclmf- Board Grebeh, F. .1. of trustees, 'Jacob Gorhr.rz and L. M. i Gietzeu. A.te? isUiatlon coreajcnics the following program: Invocation and address of welcome, R9V. Kalamaja, I. S. Moricrty, North Bend; Duties Qj jhthoc(: r OwnlM- Achiavcaic J. Fitztnorris, ucats cf our Order, T. J. Mnhoney, Ooinha: -mpression and Convictions of the. Day, P. E.Mc Killip, Humphrey. Among those icspcuding to infcimal toasts were J. T. Cox of this city and Mr. P.ossiter cf Silver Creek. Ihe Omaha K. cf C. male quartette furn ished music during the evening and tho young ladies of the Sodality so ciety waited on the tables. The visitors expressed themselves as having passed a most enjoyable time in Columbus. Firemen Busy. Tne members of Columbus Fire Do- part mens are busy completing prepar- !atj0C!, for the big meeting of Nebraska Firemcu, to b& hold hero January 17, lb, and 1.). It is time for'the basincs-s rorn who wish to co-oporate wih tha Firemen to make the meeting a success, to commence thinking about decorating their places of business. The Board of control of tho depart ment desires, through the Journal, to rrquest the business men to leave tbeir stores lighted till midnight during the meeting, inasmuch as wo have no street lights. The Minstrel Show. The firemen's minstrel thaw nt the opera house last niEbl was one of the beat home talent shows ever seen in Columbus. The entertainment was both an artistic and n financial suc cess, the boys clearing about 1C0. The specialties in the first part were all well performed, and cousi3ed of .-cugs by the four end men. Messix. Hall, Saffron. Eecher and Fitzgerald, i and by Messrs. Ziuuecker, Wobar ana Post. The second part was a burlesque presentation of Verdi's famous opera, II Trovr.tore. In this act. which was the well known prison scene from the opsra, the raft of Monrico was taken by Fete Weber and tho lovely Lconore was tonchiugiy represented by Billv I Zinnecker. It was a grear success ( dramatically, nEd fair to middling J musically. A German sketch and a song and dance, given respectively by Messrs. Soffron and Snyder, were extra good. The Orpbeu3 orchestra, led by Prof. Foole, furnished music for the chorus and soloists. Weather Report. Review cf weather in western Platte county December 1904. Mean tempt, of month 32.71 Mean do of do month last year 20.75 Highest do on the SOth 68 Lowest on the 27th below zero 10 Clear days 9 Fair days io Cloudv doys 12 Rain and snow during portion 2 days Inches of rain and malted enow 0. 12 in Do of same do last year Trace Inches of snow fall 3 75 in Do same month last year Trace High winds 3 days Prevailing winds from sw to nw Perihelion on 3rd and 27th Lunar Halos 12th Lunar Corona 7th and 22nd. G' J Snow with very high wind on the 26th amounting to a blizzard Very fine meteor from sw on the 20th II, 1905. I H lit HI TROUBLE OVER PROPOSITION TO ADMIT RAILROADS. WESTERN MEN IN OPPOSITION Charge Railways With Being Respon sible for Low Prices Paid Cattle Raisers Packers Will Probably 3e Allowed Representation. Denver, Jan. 11. A hot figtit ha3 broken out in the ranks of the Na tional Live Stock association over ths question of whether or not railroads and packers are to have representa tion on the governing board of the association. President Frank Hagen barth is ia favor of the plan and has urged it strongly. There is a heavy contingent of stockmen, particularly those from the west, who are bitterly opposed to the idea and they are mak ing the fight of their lives to keep the management of their organization solely in the hands of men who are actively engaged in the handling or care of stock. These men assert that the railroads and packers have, by working together, deprived the west ern stockmen of good prices for tbeir cattle, that their interests are not identical with those of the stock breeders, and they should not be al lowed to have a voice in the manage ment of the affairs of the stockmen. The advocates of tbe plan to admit the railroads nd the packers declare that their admission does not mean that they will work against the inter ests of the stockmen, but en the con trary that the wider the scope of the organization, the greater its power, and that differences wiU disappear in a community cf interest. When the plan of reorganization which will ad mit the railroads and packers was pioposrd at the convention, it was re ferred to a committee or three from each industry affiliated in any way with the raising of live stock. These committees met as a whole and will report today to the convention. The probability is that the railroads will be denied representation on the board of control. The general com mittee, composed of the officers of the various branches of the live stock in dustry, could not reacli an agreement. The feeling against the admission of the railroads was very strong and the discussion grew so animated that it was thought best to adjourn with out action. Tbe packers and all other allied industries will probably be ad mitted and the railroads will be left out. At the convention of tho National Woolgrowers association the old of ficers and members of the executive committee were re-elected. Papers were read by James Rae of St. Paul, on "Sheep Feeding In tho North west;" by D. J. Osborne of Denver, on "Wool Scouring Before Market ing." and a brief address on "Govern men Control of Infectious Diseases on the Range" was delivered by Dr. J. M. Wilson of Wyoming. A meeting of the western cattlemen was also held and a number of papers were read on the problem of control ling cattle scabies. Yesterday's Daily JoaraaL Frank Williams of Albion is in town today. Mr. McCord is in Omaha today on business. Frank Kiernan was elected chairman of the new board of supervisors this afternoon. Miss Letitia Spcice will entertain the Evening Card club at her homo tomorrow evening. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gass jr. .re turned last evening from a lew days visit to Staplehurst. Mrs. J. L. Sturgeon was called to Rising City last Friday by the serious illnes3 of her sister, Mrs. Aden. Harry Wisenstino returned home last evening from a three weeks vitsit to friends in Kansas and Oklahoma. Miss Metta Hensley has issued invi tations to a dancing party to be given Saturday evening atMaennerchor hall. Judge Ratterman today issued mar riage licenses to Nathan E Gardner and Lucslia Lemp of Boise, Idaho ; and to Solomon M. Hinkle and Cora B. Long of Genoa. W. M. Cornelius and Dr. Koy L.or nelius made a business trip to Omaha this morning. Dr. Cornelius will purchase a new supply of medical in struments to replace the ones lost in the Gluck building two weeks ago. The new grocery store in the Spoerry store building on Uth street will be opened next Saturday by Morf Murphy and Con Keating. The young men will have the sincere good wishes of their many friends for their success. A. Dussall and son, Ernest, are both in Iowa visiting relatives. A. Dussell left Saturday for Riketts.Iowa where he went to attend a wedding cf a relative. Ernest left home Mon dav for Dennison. Both will be gone several days. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fleming were guests of H. N. Wilson and family last evening on their way to their home in Lewistoo.Idaho. The couple are on their wedding trip, having been married recently at the brides' home at Morse Bluffs. .George Reeder entertained about fifteen of his friends at the home of his parent.. Judge ana Mrs. J G. Reeder, last Saturday night. The carlv nart of the evening was devoted to hearts, all playing together seated around one big table. After this euchre was played. The evening closed with refreshments. Bixby makes the following remark in hie Daily Drift today, about a former well known Platte county pop- 1905 Right with a bank account of your own. We hope during the present year to open many new accounts nnd would bo pleased to see your name on our books. Commercial or Checking ac counts of tirmrs or individuals are solicited, and every accomodation consistent with sound banking is extended to all. Columbus State Bank ulist: "The prosperity of Fred Jewell in his western homo caused him to forget that there are any great com mon people who stand in need of sym pathy and help. It is said that hu has retired from politics completely." ROYAL HIGKLANDERS-Burgoss Castle, No. 141, Royal Highlanders, held their installation exercises last night in Odd Follows hall. The secre tary of this order wishos to announce that some of the members have a wrong idea of the meeting night. It is the second Monday in each month and net Thursday as some have under stood. CHANGE IN BUSINESS. Tho Knight&Corbctt resturant on Twelth street has changed hands. P. L. Knigbt retires from the firm, Clyde Scott and utto Staab purchasing his interest in the business. Mr. Knight expects to return to his farm near Shelby. Messrs Scptt end Staab who are also owners of the livery barn on Olive street will bo silent members of the firm, the restaurant to bo conduct ed principally by Mr. Corbett. Tho business transfer has been under con templation for sevorol days, but was not completed until last evening. SHERMAN COOK. The Omaha Bee today contained an item rearding on old time Conmbus citizen, son of L. M. Cook a resident of this city in the early days. "Sherman Cook, who gavo his address as Columbus, Nebr., but who has been living in Omaha for the lost five .years, came into the police station lost evening and applied for lodging. He was asked his name and when he gave it Christian Mostyn remembered that a man by that name was wanted for stealing some money and articles of clothing from his roommate yesterday. Yesterday morning. Daniel Bentz re ported to the police that Sherman Cook, who had been rooming with him at .4111 North Twenty-eighth avenue, had 6tolen his overcoat. $2 in money and a cheek for $1.50 Cook was placed under arrest charged with petty larceny. Ho had an overcoat on tht answered tho description of the ono that was stolen from Bentz. but he did not havo a cent of monny or a check." SILVER WEDDING. The twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Scott was celebrated hut evening at the Clother hotel. The anniversary was the 5th, but tho date occurring on Sunday this year, the friends decided to give them a surprise on Monday evening. About thirty five gentlemen and ladies, all members of the neighborhood card club, a social society organized lost winter of which 1 Mr. and Mrs.George Scott were mem bers, met at Niewohoner's store and from there went to tho Cluther betel. Mrs. Scott was at tho home of a neighbor but was soon brought homo and the two were presented with six Bolid silver table spoons, J. M. Gond ring making tho presentation speech. Tbe guests brought refreshments and everything necessary for the amuse ment of the evening. Card tables were placed in the large dining room nnd six hand euchre was indulged in until a lato hour, C. S.Raney proving to be the best player. The score card were silver paper cut in the shape of two hearts. POLICE COURi'.-Fred Beckman is a prosperous farmer and lives near Stromsberg. Polk county. lie was in th eitv Monday evening and was the t Q chief of Police Schack over , hf. Monday c night. Monday evening ne was iuuu.. in company with another Swede, a countryman of his, and they were both in a beastly state of intoxication and rpn helnless. Beckman seemed to be paying the f reign t for the occasion. Tuesday in police court he said he had been down to Omaha attending to businass and incidentally having a ! good time. Ho had a certificate oi . .. .i ir:.... V.mnnl hantr nf ileoosns on m nai. ... - Ciarks for $750. also about $30 in mon v and a brand new lady's gold .--'m, hih he said he had bought n.-h and intended to give to his daughter. Hn companion answereu to the name of Henry Fraizer and he nlso was charged with being drunk. Beckman was fined & and costs, ' and Fraizer $1 and costs. Beckman paid it alhsame as he had been doing. and left town on a west bound tram a few minutes later uu u. j -- ' .. A. .A.!. . 1-M. kAllAfffff He finally aummea iaa uo "'"" the police had really done a good thing for him when thev locked him up, and he insisted on shaking hands with the chief and poilce judge be fore he left the court room. He seemed to realize that he had disgraced himself. WHOLE NUMBER 1,764. WIIIBGH RUSSIANS ON LOOKOUT FOR KADO'S WARSHIPS. MI- MORE SHIPS FOR THE FAR EAST Czar Will Assemble Third Squadron for Japanese Waters Skrydtott x Starts for St. Petersburg Expl sion of Mine Kills Twenty Japs. Port Louis. Island cf MaurTtus, Jar. 11. It is rumored here that a Japa nese squadron Is at Diego Garcia. Chagcs Islands. The Russian admiral was informed Jan. 2 that Japanese warships were proceeding to meet the Russian squadron and the vigilance of the latter was redoubled. Tho aide-de-camp of the Russian admiral, in an interview at Tamatave, was quoted as saying that the Russlaa squadron would require a mouth to cress the Indian ocean. Kcndratenka the Real Defender. London. Jan. 11. The Daily Tele graph's Port Arthtir correspondent says that, according to stories by prisoners, the real defender of the fortress was Major General Kondratenko. com mander of the Seventh East Siberian ritlo brigade, who was killed Dec. 15. and that had he lived it is probable the fortress would not have been sur rendered. General Stoesscl. the cor respondent adds, was inclined to sur render as early as last August. The garrison, be concludes, included 10. 000 Poles, who were indifferent fght ers. Tho correspondent at Port Arthur of tho Daily Mail says that on Jan. S twenty Japanese were killed by the explosion of a contact mine Ins!do one of the forts and that two mines in the town also exploded. Skrydloff Starts for St. Petersburg. Vladivostok. Jan. 11. Admiral Skrydloff and his staff left for St. Petersburg. Tho admiral was given an enthusiastic send-off by tbo gar rison, sailors and officers cf tbe mu nicipality. Addressing his men. Ad miral Skrydloff said fbcre were likely to be important developments soon in the region of Vladivostok and bo hoped that in case the town should be called upon to stand a siege the garrison would emulate the devotion and heroism of Port Arthur. Tho men responded with cheers. Russia Prepares Third Squadron. St. Petersburg. Jan. 11. The Rub confirms tbo Paris Temps' report that the first division of the third Pacific squadron will leave Lilian at the end of January and will consist of the warships Admiral Snjaviu. General Admiral Apraxine, Admiral Oujhakoff and Nicholas I. the cruiser Vladimir Monomach and several torpedo boat destroyers and torpedo boats. JOLO MOROSMAKE A FI6HT One Officer and One Private Killed in an Attack on Fort. Manila. Jan. 11. In an engage ment which took place on Jan. 8 with refractory Moros on the island of Jolo. Lieutenant James J. Jewell and one private of the Fourteenth United States cavalry were killed and Second Lieutenant Koy W. Ashbrook of the Seventeenth United States infantry. Captain Halstcad Rorey of the Fourth United States infantry. Second Lieu tenant It- C. Richardson of the Four teenth United States cavalry and three privates were wounded. The action was an incident in con nection with the capture of a fort held by the Moro outlaws, which Ma jor Scott, governor of the Island, uad attempted to secure by peaceful means teveral months ago. Recently, while attempting to secure recruits on tho island, the kindly means taken by Major Scott were mistaken by tho surrounding Moros. and. trouble brew ing, necessitated forcible action. Tho Moro leader has been killed and tho fort has been destroyed. Tho Amer ican troops were assisted by the gun boat Quirns. in command of Lieuten ant Walker. Mrs. Duke Wants Husband. New York. Jan. 11. Mrs. Alice Webb Duke, whose marriage to Bro die L. Duke was followed by his in carceration in a sanitarium, intends to fight the relatives of her husband, who arc endeavoring to have Ihe mar riage annulled, and has retained coun sel and taken steps to procure bis release upon habeas corpus proceed ings. She has retained a lawyer and instructed him to spare neither pains nor expanse in effecting tbe release of the tobacco mac ;1.V IIOXEST DEMOCRAT. Math Diederich retired from the beard of supervisors yesterday making room for John Swanson of Walker Township, the fir-it republican super visor elected in Platte county for many years. Mr. Diederich said to a Journal re porter that he was glad to retire from public Eervice. Mr. Diederich, how ever can point with pride to his official record in Platte county. He did what he could to defeat the illegal claim of Supervisor Ernst by making a motion to disallow the claim and would have succeeded had he been seconded by the other supervisors. Hie vote is also registered against the allowance of Supervisor Bender's illegal claim for services. The Journal is glad to give credit to Mr. Diedrich for his evident good mo tives. It ia only to be regretted that he was not 6trong enough to block all illegal action and save the county aav eral hundred dollars thereby. Mrs. J. M. Forestall and Mrs. S. Damenof Ogdcn. Uth. arrived here this morning from Iowa, on their re turn home. They are guests of the ! Misses Beocroft.