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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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;.;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
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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.
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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.