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to making changes in the Aldrich
raUread bill, referred to elsewhere,
the Jetat committee has' a number of
Matters under consideration. For la
the task .of muklng the rate
rwhen it.shnU be doae and
what ahaU be the nature of the Ja
tie work expected of the oommlSr
of the most important
The Aldrich bill .compels
the commlwlon to prepare a. classlfi
entlsa of rates as soon as practicable.
TbJs cwesificatloa is expected by
many at am early "date, while others
believe the wording of the bill should
give the commission fullest oppor
tunity for investigation aad stady aad
ahoaid aot ix the time whea it is ex
jected. though of course so providing
that immediate relief might be given
Is-jnanr lines. The task of compiling
aew schedule will be a monumental
one, und ..should the commission be
ekpected to promulgate a complete
rate-sheet at aa early date, some who
hare stadied the matter believe tba
results would aot follow.
The proposed dairy commlsslou bill
designates the governor' dairy cc
mmslonor with power to appoint a
deputy who shall be a practical dairy
nun and who shall receive a salary of
$U00 a year. He shall be recom
mended by the president aad directors
of the Nebraska Dairymen's associa
tion. One stenographer at i- salary
of 70 a month and one chemist at
$1,500 a year are provided for in the
bill. It also provides for four dairy
Inspectors to be appointed by the dep
uty, with the approval of the gover
nor aad on recommendation of the
president and directors of the Ne
braska Dairymen's association and
the professor of dairy husbandry of
the state naiversity. each inspector to
receive S3 a day. and traveling' ex-
pei
following preamble and resolu
tion adopted la the house is its own
esntanution:
Whereas. la the consideration of
the varions bills now pending relative
to the powers of the railroad commis
sion and freight and passeager rates.
It is imperative that the joint railroad
committee of the house and senate
have for its guidance and inomtatkm
all. the data aad facts available per
taialag to these subjects; therefore
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Resolved, That the state bureau of
statistics be instructed to furnish the
joist railroad committee of this legis-
,laturewtth the tart schedules or we
'railroads operating, in Nebraska and
alt obtainable statistics and data con
cerning railroad rates, shipments and
oiuh nthnr information as may be
germane to the subject.
Some legislators are of the opinion
that the university 1-mill levy should
be abolished and a direct appropria
itoa made for its maintenance. A bill
is pending providing that the govern
ment funds given to the university and
all' other funds except the levy shall
be 'paid oat by the state treasurer on
''warrants Issued by the -auditor upon
certltcatea tied the Board of Re-
ehts. This includes the cash' fund,
which dnriag the last bi-ennium
amounted to almost 1120,000. it has
been pointed oat. that should this bill
ansa it will not be necessary for suc
ceeding legislatures to appropriate this
py as has beea the custom in the
and therefore in asking the legis-
latere for appropriatioas the reseats
need net take this moaey into consid-
As the law stands, the su
court has ruled that it is not
for the government funds to
be appropriated, but it has said noth
ing aseat-the cash fund.
If the bill Introduced by Senator
Sackett of Gage becomes an enact
ment the responsibility of enforcing
all laws will devolve directly upon
the governor. The act makes it the
daty of the attorney general of the
state, when directed by the governor,
to oust from oflce any officer, lndud
Ing mayors, who wilfully neglects to
enforce n law aad it makes such neg
lect punishable by ouster from office.
The bill is Intended to remove local
officers who refuse to enforce a law,
and it is made stronger by making
it the duty of the attorney general
to proceed against such officers, when
directed by the governor.
The senate refused to concur with
the house in an appropriation for post
age stamps to be furnished dally to
members of the house. The bill ap
propriating money for the expenses of
the session wa3 amended-by striking
out the word "postage." The vote
was 15 to 10 In favor of the motion
by McKesson to concur in n report of
the appropriation committee that the
word "postage" be stricken from the
bill. The house early in the session,
after three attempts, voted that mem
bers of the body be allowed -five 2
cent stamps daily. The senate's ac
tion will prevent carrying oat the
resolution and house members will
have to buy their own stamps.
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MICHIQAN STATESMAN EXPIRES
IN WASHINGTON.
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Wasalagton. United States Sena
tor Reason A. Alger of Michigan, died
ndeealy at his residence In this city
at 8:45 o'clock Thursday morning fol
lowing an acute attack of oedema of
the lungs with which he was stricken
shortly after eight o'clock. Althongh
Senator Alger had not been In good
health for some time his death was
most unexpected. The seaator Wednes
day night was apparently in his usual
health. Dnriag the day he transacted
considerable business and waa at the
war depar&oeat np to a late hoar
Wednesday afternoon. At the bedside
when he passed away were Mrs.' Alger
PROPOSED HILL STOCK
ENJOINED.
ISSUE
layer ef Architect Stanford White, Now en Trial far Hia Life,
At this writiag members of the
feint committee, two senators and two
representatives, appointed to draft
railroad bills, are busy with their
It will be their daty to frame a
that will empower the rail
This resolution directed against In
troduction and passage of appropria
tion bills that do not specify the
amounts asked passed the house after
protracted debate: "That all appro
priations for the support aad main
tenance of any charitable, correction
able, educational institution or for the
erection or eqnlpmeat of any new
buildings for any purpose by the state
of. Nebraska, be made in definite aad
specific sums of dollars and centa and
so expressed in the bill, making the
appropriatioas and not in mifa levy
on the assessed valuatkm of the prop
erty, listed for taxation by the state
of Nebraska."
DAVIS FULLY JUSTIFIED
SECRETARY METCALF PRAISES
HIS COURSE AT KINGSTON.
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powers and mode of procedure. Sen
ator Aldrich, one of 'the committee,
has made an extended study of the
railroad situation in those states
, where railway commissions have been
fa elect for many years and where
the laws have been tested in the
ooarts. He. in drawing his bjUl.
eaught to follow those provisions
which have stood the brunt of much
litigation. It is quite well understood
that in the main the style and form
nf his bill, known as S. F. 45, will be
Howed.
A bill that Seaator Lalla of Burt
Railroad operators are working for
enactment of n measure that will con
trol hoboes. It has been recommend
ed for passage. It is deslgaed to give
all railroad employes the power to ar
te Act'andJdeSne itste1- P8"3 mBd to rWes on
.raws or ciiaioiag upon xme can wbvk
they have no right so, to do. Some
opposition was manifested by the min
ority on the ground that the bill gave
too much authority to the railroad J
men, that it was' the principle of the
dollar against the man and was un
democratic and a wrong bill.
("introduced provides that any rail
road company operating a train of
mere than one car. who shall make up
or operate a train carrying passen
gers en nny car who shall make up or
operate a train with a car carrying
passengers in front of a car carrying
express, freight or baggage, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
neon conviction shall be punished by
fine of not less than $100 and not
than $1,000.
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The anti-sporting element will prob-
be disturbed' over- the bill in
troduced in the. house-allowing base
bell-to be played or Sunday if the city
council or the county commissioners
give permission, in any town or county
In the state. Back of the biU are lined
np the base ball fans of Lincoln and
seme of the smaller towns of the
state.
.' There will be no bouse daily print
ed, the committee on printing having
no recommended after the reception of
bids that were not at all satisfactory-
The house has gone on record as
favoring aa income tax.
The east wing of the state house
been officially declared unsafe
and dangerous. Architect Berllnghof.
who recently made aa examination of
the building, reported to Lund Com
utfanieuer Baton that the east wing had
nettled six or eight inches withta the
hut month and there is-grave' danger
et n collapse ot that secttdn of' the
baUding.
House roll 64, appropriating $80.000
far salaries of legislators, was passed
by the senate without change as it
from the lower branch.
After heated discussion, during
which -some members showed signs of
losing their temper, the senate by a
veto of 16 to 17 killed Patrick's anti
lobby 'bill and thus apparently put an
end' to legislation in that direction.
-friends of the measure attempted to
get postponement of action, but it
failed aad the bill was efectnaUf
fcined in committee of the whole.
The house passed Representative
Tacker's resolution providing that all
npnrepriationa shall be made in
aeecific amounts and not in mill levies.
Senator Sackett has introduced a
bill to prohibit the pooling of bridge
contractors or the division of terri
tory by them. It makes them liable
for damages due to pooling and fixes
a penalty in the way of a fine of
$1,000 or imprisonment not more
than six months. Provision Is also
made for Inspection of contractors'
books in court. Itlooks like a good'
move in the direction of removing
some of the abuses suffered by coun
ties in building their bridges. '
The resolution by Weems to have
the speaker appoint a committee to
find out why farmers do not get ae
much for their grain in Nebraska as
in otSer state was laid on the table.
The resolution had been referred to
the railroad committee which reported'
it back to the house -with no reconv.
mendatkra.
In the case of the State of Nebraska
against the Nebraska Lumber Dealers''
association, an alleged trust. Referee
Post ruled in favor of the state's attor
neys by deciding that the courts have
jurisdiction and can proceedagalnst
the lumber dealers for violation of the
state's anti-trust laws.
Governor Sheldon has appointed Ed
ward G. Maggi of Lincoln chief cleric
in the executive ofltee, a position for-,
merly held by E. 8. Mickey. Mri
Mickey was receatly appointed state
bank exuminer.
The senate has passed a measure'
that Its author calls the "cat wagon"
MIL It places wagons used for im
moral purposes in the same category
with houses, teats aad boats, gives
justices of the peace-jurisdiction over
such cases and reduces the penalty.
It is designed, the introducer saya, to
get quick nctlon.
The senate, by a dose veto. In
mittee of the whole, recommended for
passage a bill by Patrick qf 8arpy,
declaring.vold judgments of execution,
if not issued within five years.
The consideration of measures de
signed to do away with the present
limit on the liability of employers 'im
action for damages for personal injury
or death will take np a greet share of
the time of both houses of the legisla
ture this session. Already a number
of bills bearing on this subject have
been introduced In both honsei
now are in the hands of regnlnr
ing committees. Owing to the
importance of the subject matter, from
the standpoint of the employe, the hfUs
eventually are to he referred to preper
ittee.
Archbishop Nuttall Cables Thanks to
President Rsossvolt Swettenham
Saya 500 Bodies Buried
Washington. The receipt in
this city Thursday of the oflkdal
full text of the correspondence be
tween Rear Admiral Davis and Gov.
Swettenham. of Jamaica, caused Sec
retary Metcalf again to study the situ
ation to see if Admiral Davis had la
any way transgressed the bounds ,of
propriety on Us visit to Klngsttm.
He not only found a precedent for
his landing men from his ships to pre
serve order, strangely enough in the
ease of another British Island in the
West Indies, Trinidad, but also saw
nothing In the whole affair to warrant
the letter addressed to him by Gov.
Swettenham.
President Roosevelt Thursday night
received a cablegram from Dr. Enos
Nuttall, lord archbishop of the West
ladies and chairman of the Kingston
relief committee. tendtfmss-4is. thanks
for the prompt visit of the American
warships under Rear Admiral Davis..
The message Is as follows:
"We all appreciate deeply American
sympathy In our distress and the
prompt visit ot your men of war for
oar succor. Hnppily the supply of
food available for relief committee is
sufficient. After meeting the cost of
this, our next great want will be the
means for making small houses habit
able. All our people are behaving
splendidly."
London. The colonial office
has received several telegrams from
Sir Alexander Swettenham, the gov
ernor of Jamaica, explaining tne
Incident with Rear Admiral Davis,
.but not one is of such a character that
the authorities are prepared to give
it to the public
Thursdsy evening the colonial office
gave out two reports received from
the governor on conditions in Jamaica.
Sir Alexander says that up to date 500
bodies have been buried, in addition
to n number of remains that could not
be distinguished or Identified. The
governor estimates that 200 bodies are
still buried In the ruins, and" that it
probably will take 12 months to re
move nil the debris.
FIELD'S SECURITY HOLDINGS.
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Chicago. Details of the late
Marshall Field have been made
public. In the 'executors' extremely
conservative estimate of $75,000,000
as the total value of the Field es
sate the personal property is placed
at $50.ffO,SM. The executors of the
estate filed in the probate court late
in the afternoon their Inventory of the
property.
The par value of the stocks and
bonds is given, but no statement is
made showing the present cash value
of these securities. For this reason
It becomes difficult to give aa accurate
estimate of .the present worth of the
property. The investments are gen
erally among those classed as "gOt
edged.' and the- securities generally
have to-day a far higher market value
thsn the par figures would indicate.
The listed value of these personal
holdings at par amounts to a figure
in the neighborhood of $40,009,000. but
in some cases the market value of
stocks is five times as great as the
par value: v Actual cash in
banks is over $4,000,009.
METEOR CAUSED EXPLOSION.
Young Bey Hanes Himself.
Pottstown, Pa. John L. Hart, aged
13 years, was found hanging in the
slaughter house of n relative at Stowe,
near here, Friday. The act is attrib
uted to a playful remark made by a
girl who said she did not like him.
Senator Bailey Reelected.
Austin, Tex. Joseph W. Bailey was
Tuesday reelected United States sen
ntor from tnis state by n vote, in the
two branches of the state legislature,
of 108 to 45. He needed 83 votes to
win. .
Well-Known Railroad Man Dies.
Washington. CoL Joseph P. Mine
tree, for many years purchasing agent
of the Southern railway aad widely
known among railroad officials and
contractors, died at hia residence In
this city Friday from blood poisoning.
Probing Harvester Cerneany.
Washington The department of
erce and labor, through a bureau
ot corporations, has begun an inves
tigation of the International Harves
ter company, called for by senate res
olution adopted December 17, 1006.
Novel Explanation ef the Terrible Dis
aster at Sandford, Ind.
Terre Haute, Ind. That a me
teor set off the car of powder and
caused the disaster to Big Four ac
commodation train No. 3 at Sandford,
Ind., on last Saturday night, is the
assertion of R. E. Brown, of Edgar
county. Illinois. He stated Friday,
that on the night of the disaster a
large meteor passed over his place.
It appeared like a great ball of fire
and made a noise like a strong wind.
The meteor, said Mr. Brown, was
moving in the direction of Sandford
aad left a trail of sparks. Almost im
mediately after its appearance - the
explosion of the car of powder oc
curred. Other people living in the
vicinity of Vermillion. HL. and Sand
ford. Ind., stated that they saw the
meteor.
Senator R. A. Alger.
ssd their son, Capt F. M. Alger, aad
wife.
Gen. Alger had suffered for a good
many years with chronic valvular dis
eases of the heart, but of late he seem
ed to be a good deal better.
When thep resident was Informed of
Senator Alger's death,' he addressed a
note of condolence to Mrs. Alger and
accompanied it with n floral offering.
The formal announcement of Sena
tor Alger's death was made to the
army by Secretary Taft in which he
said of his predecessor:
"Gen. Alger was patriotic, earnest
and most devoted to the -interests of
the army, and especially considerate
of the welfare of enlisted men. He
was a gentle, kindly man with great
confidence in his friends and associ
ates, and was much beloved by his
subordlaates. He was the subject of
unjust criticism because of the coun
try's lack of preparedness for war
when war came, although for this he'
was In no wise responsible. His rec
ord as a soldier in the civil war was
long, useful and highly honorable.
"As a mark ot respect to his mem
ory it is ordered thst the flags at all
military posts be displayed at half-
mast on tne any ot tne runerai.
its approval thereof, as provHU by
section 2.872 of the revised mws ef
1905 of Minnesota,"
' This Is n complete victory far the
state in the action brought Met month
by Attorney General Tons and Me ao
sistant, R. A. Stone, to compel the rail
road to recognise the state rafJread
sad warehouse rommlmloni
suing the stock. The Inn
thst before a railroad can
increase of its capital stock It
make application to the railway mat
warehouse conusiesion.
The Great Northern railroad rlatmnfl
under its original charter It could
lasne stock nt will and that the mw
granting this power to the railway
and warehouse ttftM wan na
constttatJonaL The court hoMs that to
not the case.
The court's direction sustains every
point raised by the state. There were
no questions of tact before the court,
for a jury to determine, they being
admitted and while technically there
should he no further trial on
for an order making the
permanent, it Is thought by the attor
ney general's department that the next
move will be an appeal to the snaceme
court to determine the constitution
ality of the law aad the correctness
of Judge Hallam's ruling.
Attorney General Stone said the
ton was one of the utmost importance
aad that practically the asnes ef
stock above $30,000,000 as warranted
by the original charter of the Great
Northern were without legal effect.
St. PnnL Minn. Attorney General
Young began quo warranto proceeahngs
in the supreme court Friday to compel
the St. Paul, Minneapolis A MtaHoba
Railroad company to show: cause why
its charter should not be forfeited.
This company, formerly known hi
this state as the Minnesota A Pacific
company, Is really the parent of the
Great Northern Railway company, and
the Great Northern is joined 1m this
issue, as it is the owner of the Mani
toba company's stock.
Attorney General Young's complaint
covers 18 typewritten pages and goes
Into the transactions of the Great
Northern Railroad company with its
constituent companies forming the
"merger" known as the Great North
em Railway company.
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ef the government. It
to reject his bid of 5.75 per cent far
the construction of the canal or even
to require him to submit a new bid
far the contract.
Mr. Oliver had informed the sresi-
deat that it was his desire to submit
aa independent bid for the week and
that when the canal commission ofR
dels informed him that It would be
necessary to form a partnership with
some other fiaandslly rospoaaJhln
contractor they even went so far S3
to suggest that he enter into an agree
ment with Anson M. Bangs of New
York City. Mr. Oliver said that after
receiving this suggestion from Chair
man Shoots he visited the war depart
ment aad wae informed that Mr. Bangs
would be entirely satisfactory to the
government. Mr. Oliver toM the pres
ident that with this assurance as to
the reliability of Mr. Bangs, he im
mediately entered into an ngreemenc
with the New York contractor.
Powerful influences were brought to'
bear on the president sad Secretary
Taft to reject all bids and advertise
for new proposals, but the president
insisted that Mr. Oliver should be
given a reasonable time in which to
make a satisfactory arrangement to
snhetitnte some other contractor or
group of contractors to take the place
of Mr. Bangs. At the white house
conference on Saturday night the
friends of the McArthur-Gllesnle syn
dicate argued that the contract figure
should be. increased to per cent of
the total coat of construction and the
contract be awarded to Oliver. Mc
Arthnr and Gillespie. This annua
Hen, however, did not meet with the
approval of the New York firm, wbe
railatod that they could net under
take the work far less then 120 per
cent of the total coat, the figure men
tioned m tteir original hid. Thepres
Ment, Secretary Taft and the canal
fwnmlmlon oasclals then decided to
award the contract to Mr. Oliver, pro
vided he could make satisfactory nr-
t with nt least two other
ENTIRE TOWNSHIP FLOODED.
Socialists Lose In Germany.
Berlin. The government won
a definite victory in the general
election held Friday for a new reich
stag. The liberal, radical and con
servative parties, supporting Prince
von Buelow's colonial policy, have
won at least 20 seats, but more Im
portant for the government is
the smashing defeat administered to
the socialists, who will lose 17 or 18
seats.
Pure Feed Law for Kansas.
Topeka, Kan. A pure food law, sim
ilar in its provisions to the national
pure food law which was enacted' by
the last congress, was passed by the
Kansas senate Friday.
Wabash River Levee Breaks Ice
Gerge at Grand Rapids.
Terre Haute, Ind. Telephone ad
vices from Metbmsoulnf thla city,
state that the Wabash .river levee,
protecting an entire township, broke
late Thursday afternoon and the 300
people of the valley had to flee for
their lives. The Illinois Central rail
road tracks at Riverton are being
washed out
One farmer with 1,000 head of cat
tle and 500 head of hogs is trying to
save his stock with n ferry boat. This
loss to the township will aggregate
thousands of dollars.
Grand Rapids, Mich. The ise gorge
which began forming here- Wednes
day In Grand river now practically
extends from a half mile north of this
city nearly to Grand Haven, 40 miles
away. While the water is slowly fall
ing below this city, it Is rising hourly
above. An ice gorge is now forming
above which threatens to flood nearly
all the west side, the river streets be
ing under water.
CHAIRMAN SHONTS RESIGNS.
Canal Chief Erected President ef Ge
tham Traction Company.
Washington. The resignation ef
Theodore ,P.r Shouts,, as chairman of
the cannl commission' wan announced
at the. White Hones Wednesday, hav
ing been tendered to the president aad
accepted by him Tuesday, according
BANGS CANT BUILD CANAL.
Famous Paintings "Indecent.''
Omaha, Neb. The Omaha courts
have decided that works of art by
famous painters, including Van Dyke,
Rubens and Van Der Werff, are In
decent and that reproductions of them
cannot be sold In Omaha stores.
Mere Earth.Trernera in New York.
Middletown, N. Y. Four earth tre
mors, distinct and severe enough to
cause buildings to tremble and startle
the occupants, were felt In this vi
cinity Friday. The tremors were per
ceptible at many other points.
London Merchant Slain.
London. William Whitely, founder
of the first big department store in
London, was shot and killed Thursday
afternoon, by n young man who after
wards,' attempted to commit suicide.
He said he was Whitely's son.
Missouri Hits Cigarettes.
Jefferson City. Mo. The
Thursday afternoon psssed the anti
cigarette bin by a vote. of 100 to 88.
The bin prohibits the sale.
turn or giving away of cigarettes
sigarette pspers to nny person.
Fire' in Wisconsin Town.
Viroqua. Wis. Fire early Wednes
day did great damage la the business
section of ,thls city. The Vernon
county bank: nd the buildings occupied
by the BeU and the Ln Crosse sad In-'
terurbaa Telephone companies were
the principal bandings destroyed.
Trial ef Harry Thaw Begins.
New York. The trial of Harry K.
Thaw for the murder ef Stanford
White began Wednesday and whan
court adjourned two jurors had been
accepted by both aides and sworn In. I
Government Rejects His Bid But May
Give Contract to Oliver.
Washington. -As n result of ,an ex
tended conference at the WhlteiHouse
Friday night it was decided to reject
the bid of OUver A Bangs, who pro
posed to complete the construction of
the Panama cannl for 6.75 per cent, of
the total estimated cost, in so far as
Anson M. Bangs of New York city Is
concerned.
While no official statement was
given out nt the White House, it can
be authoritatively stated that If Wil
liam J. OUver, of KnoxvUle. Tenn..
can enter into a satisfactory arrange
ment with some other contractor who
Is financially responsible, he will be
given the contract for the construc
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AWETTENHAM HAS RESMNED.
Tendered to Lord Elgin, Secretary far
the Coteaies.
Kingston, JsmsHa It la wader
stood that Governor Swettenham ten
dered his reslgnntloa to Lara Elgin,
secretary for tseotoeJes. a few days .
ago in consequence of the Admiral
Davis incident and hie inability to
solve the problem created by the
earthquake.
On Saturday the governor visited'
the temporary offices of the municipal
council and Informed the vice chair-,
man. who is acting In the absence of
Mayor Talt. who is injured, that the
government had decided to relieve
the people of Kingston from nU rates
and taxes for a period of fifteen
iths. beginning January 1.
Theodore P. Sheets.
to correspondence made public. R
will take effect not later than March 4,
Mr. Sheets having been elected
Wednesday as president of the Inter-borough-MetropoUtan
company, which
controls the rapid transit and many
surface lines in New York.
To Abolish Pension Agencies.
Washington. The house Thursday
voted to abottsh nil the pension agen
cies throughout the country, 18 la
number, aad centralise the payment
of pensions In the city of Washington.
This nctlon was taken on the penstoa
appropriation bill after spirited oppo
sition on the part of those aavlag
pension agencies In their states.
The pension nppropriatkm bUl car
rying $138,000,000 in round numbers,
was passed.
Clark
Baltimore It is understood that
the nppolntment of Prof. WiHium Bul
lock Clark of the Johns Hopkins uni
versity to the directorship of the
United States geological aurvey has
been practlcany decided upon. His
nppolntment wHl be us sneceooor to
Chsrles D. Wnkett. who hen resigned
to become bend of the Smithsonian
institution.
Defceta Net Short ea Caeh.
Washington Representative Mar
shan of North Dakota in aa interview
declared that while there Is n shortage
of fuel nt some points la North Da
kota is in no need of financial assistance.
Noted Canadian la Dead.
Fredericton, N. B. Andrew G. Blair,
one of the best known public men in
Canada, died suddenly here Friday.
He was formerly premier of New
Brunswick, and was minister of rail
ways im Laurler's cabinet.
snvswatwsfivqp IweWaflfJqr Tfisw UlSnwmCOjne
Terre Haute, lad; That a meteor
set off the car of powder and caused
the disaster to the Big Four train at
Sandford, InL, Saturday night, is the
assertion of R. E. Browa, of Edgar
county, niinofs.
lawn Doctor Kills Himself.
Bleomneld. Iowa. Dr. W. W. Davis.
one of the oldest physicians in Davis
couaty. committed suicide Thursday
by swaUowiag carbolic add. Despond
ency following iU health Is said to
hare been the cause.
Indiana Weald Tax Bachelors.
JaslunnuoUs, Ind. A bin was Intro
duced Thursday la the Indiana legis
lature taxing bachelors $5 anuunUy,
between the ages of 25 and 30 yearn;
$7.50 between 30 and 40 years, and $10
over 40 years of age.
King Receives American.
Rome King Victor Emmanuel gave
n private audience to Commander
John B. Bernadon, the American naval
attache. The king greeted him cor
dially. Cuban Bandit Captured.
Havana Enrique Moan, the bandit
of the province of Saatiago who for
than two years had terrorized Kesteru
Cuba aad defied the rural guard, waa
captured here last night by the secret
police.
Uriah Colbert Is Dead
Michigan City. Ind. Uriah Culbert,
former state senntor. died Thursdsy.
He was born ln Allegheny county.
New York, ia 1835. He waa la the
lumber business at Muskegon, Mich.,
aad was a marine contractor.
Indicted for Woodville Wreck.
Valparaiso, Ind. Four Indictments
were returned against employes of the
Baltimore A Ohio railroad Thursday
on account of the wreck nt Woodville.
IncL, on November 12, ln whtch over 00
persons lost their lives.
Lynching in Vardaman'a Town,
JacksoB, Miss. Information waa re'
ceived here that Henry Ball, a negro,
was lynched nt Greenwood, the home
of Gov. Vnrdaman, Tuesday night, by
unknown parties. The negro assault
ed Mrs. Graves.
Twenty Miners Killed.
Trinidad, Colo. Twenty miners loot
their Uves as a result of aa expkndoa
which occurred Wednesday in the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company's
of this city.
Tribute to
Detroit Nearly 30.000 people pull
tribute Sunday here to the memoij of
Senntor R. A. Alger an his body ley Im
state in the city halL For three hoars
nnd a half a continuous line ef people
passed through the corridor for a last
look at the dead senator. Pathetic and
moving Incidents abounded an the
throng piwcd before the opea casket
OM soldiers who had served ia the
civil war with him saluted as they
slowly marched by the body of their
oia commanaer wth tenr
eyes.
Bread Riots in Spain.
Madrid Owing to the high price of
provisions serious rioto are going on ia
an parts of Spain, in the majority of
instances arising from the efforts of,
the municipal councils to appoint new
farmers of the taxes men net popu
lar ln the different communitlea.
Rome Wen informed persons ia
Vaticaa circles declare, aew instruc
tions from the Pope relative to the
ergaalsetkni of Catholic churches to
i France have been forwarded to Parte.
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