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ftfcSK A RAILROADS.
Tiirif'W'-lfow Preparing
; New Enactment.
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OMAHA "You can say that a pri
vate report from Chicago authorita
tively announces that the railroads of
Nebraska affected by- the 2-cent pas
senger faro are preparing to contest
that, law' said a railroad official. "I
runst enjoin upon-yon the promise that
you' ' metitiori''- no names at this
time! The Sght will be made from
the" higher offices of r the- roads."
Local railroad, attorneys have not
been apprised of the j plan to contest
this law, but the official" quoted assorts
ttfoy' probably will receive direct in
siructiohsVithln a few days.
TKe'railrdaas'are now preparing
their, plan of attack upon this law in
the courts to determine its validity."
goes on this report. "The higher au
thorities believe the law will prove
invalid, fcr the simple reason that,
they believe. 'they can prove it non
compensatory and confiscatory. They
have gone over'the situation thorough
ly and have their minds made up.
"Governor Sheldon when on the
stump during the pre-election period,
argued against a flat 2-cent law on the
ground that it would prove confiscatory
in the case of small or branch lines.
Other members of the legislature dur
ing the campaign took similar posi
tions. When the legislature passed
.the bill the governor, you recall, hesi
tated to sign it, because he held to the
,sime opinion as voiced by him during
the campaign, that the law might
prove confiscatory. But the governor
finally signed the bill because he did
not wish, if it should go into effect and
prove constitutional, to have it said
that he had withheld his support and.
together with the fact, as certain
frieuJs of the bill .contended, without
his signature, provided for In the emer
KQary clause, the law might prove de
fective. He did not want to stand in
the way of what the majority of the
legislature, elected with him and on an
anti-railroad platform, deemed a wise
measure. But Governor Sheldon, and
members of the legislature, we be
Iseve, still question this law."
Cliicago W. B. Biddle, traffic man
ager of the Rock Isiand-'Frisco sys
tem, said he would not be surprised if
the railroads should take the question
of i educed .passenger fares into the
fourts. "I know this 'matter has been
discussed informally," he said, "but I
am not prepared to say that any defi
nite line of action has been determin
ed upon. The action of the Nebraska
legislature placed us at a serious in
convenience. We did not have time
to revise our rates."
DR. DOWIE IS DEAD.
Founder of Christian Catholic Church
Passes Away in Zion House.
Chicago John Alexander Dowie died
.-Uat 7:40 Saturday morning at Shiloh
house. Zion City. There were pres
ent with him when he died only Judge
I). N. Barnes and two personal at
tendants. It had been his custom all
Minimer to hold religious services
ovary Sunday afternoon in the parlor
of Shiloh house. About 350 of his or
iginal followers remained faithful and
attended these services. Dowie al
ways wore his apostolic robes and
made a characteristic address. A few
weeks ago these meetings ceased and
Dowie appeared no longer in public.
Since that Mr. Dowie nas beeu grad
ually failing.
Many Saved from Suicide.
New York Commander Miss Booth
of the Salvation Army, as a result of
an analysis of the work accomplished
during the ten days of its existence in
this city announced that the anti-suicide
bureau of the army had suc
cessfully passed the experimental
stage and1 that it would now be added
as a permanent feature of the organi
zation in this country. Since itu in
ception the new departure, it was
stated, had saved many men and wo
men from self-destruction and proved
of assistance to a large number.
Uncle Sam's Imports of "Sparks."
Washington A statement issued on
Saturday by the bureau of statistics
hhows that the importation of manu
facturers' materials continue to increase-
materially. Th value of the
imports of raw materials for use in
the manufactures in the seven months
ending with January. 1907, was $262,
000.030. against $223,000,000 in the
same months of last year, nrhile man
ufactures imported for further use in
manufacturing amounted to $158,000,
MH. against $123,000,000 in the corre
sponding period of last year.
Thirty-Four Drown in Sea.
lierlin A dispatch from Cuxhayen
re;orts the loss of thirty-four lives
by the foundering of two vessels a
German cargo steamer, the George
Wot tern and a trawler during a
heavy gale in the North Sea.
Big Choir at Dowie Funeral.
Chicago A touch of the ostenta
liox. that marked the rule of John
Alexander Dowie in the Chnstan Cath
olic church; which he founded, will
be observed during the funeral serv
ices of the deposed leader. The white
robed choir which was shorn of its,
Vestments when Overseer Vollva as
sumed control in Zion City, will take
part in the ceremonies, to be held on
Thursday afternoon in Zion taberna
cle. The burial will be at Lake Mound
cemetery, at Zion City, beside the
grave of Dowie's daughter.
Indian Oies at 12S Years.
. Binger, Okla. Canutsky. who was
reported to be the oldest Indian in
Oklahoma, is dead at the Wichita In
dian camp, near Binger. His exact
age was not known, but was said to
- be 125 years.
Japanese Withdrawing.
' Mukden Japan' Is withdrawing all
'its troops from Manchuria except 15.
600 railway guards. .The foreign con
sul a are strongly protesting against
the son-settlement of the Likin ques
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A LUMBERlROUTE TO OMAHA.:
Camptaint Comes From Puget Soumf
Dealers.
Washington Lumbermen in the
Paget sound region have complained
to the' Interstate Commerce cosunis
cicn that they hare been unable since
January 2 to obtain transportation of
their products to eastern points, be
cause of the state inability of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
railways to handle the traffic The In
terstate Commerce commission has
received- letters from lumbermen west
of the Cascade mountains saying it is
impossible for them to get their pro
ducts to Missouri river joints and ask
ing whether the'eommission can afford
relief. Commissioner Lane has sug
gested that they can make complaint
to the commission requesting it to
grant them a thorough route from the
Puget sound region via Portland Ore.,
over the. Northern Pacific, and thence,
via the Oregon Short Line and the
Union Pacific to Missouri river points.
The Great Northern and the North
ern Pacific admit that they cannot
carry more than one-third of the lum
ber that Is offered, but heretofore they
have refused to permit the Oregon
Short Line or the Union Pacific to
make a through route or a Joint rate
with them.
It is expected- the lumbermen will
act on the suggestion of Commissioner
Lane.
Wants of Honolulu.
It was authoritatively stated Friday
that the recent opinion of x the attor-;
ney general, in which he held that ito
is unlawful under the recently enacted'
immigration law for a state to pay the
passage of intending immigrants or
to assist immigration except by ad
vertisement, will not apply to the isl
and of Hawaii. In that country the
decision has already caused consid
erable agitation, as under the auspiced
of the territorial immigration society
immigrants are being brought to the
island from -Europe and the Azores tc
take the places of Japanese laborers
on the sugar plantations. This has
been sanctioned by the United States
government and a shipload of immi
grants recently brought from the
Azores have proved very satisfactory.
THREE-DECK SHEEP CARS.
Wool Growers Suggest Possible Solu
tion of Annual Car Shortage.
Cheyenne, Wyo. At a meeting of
stockmen and railroad officials here A.
J. Knollin. treasurer of the ' National
Wool Growers' association and man
ager of the Chicago Stock Yards, pro
posed three-deck cars for the shipment
of sheep as a solution for the annual
car shortage during the shipping sea
son. It was shown that three-deck
cars can be built no higher than tre
present furniture car. Vice President
A. L. Mohler of the Union Pacific said
the suggestion was worthy of consider
ation. North Dakota Solons Quit.
Bismarck, N. D. The North Dakota
legislature adjourned at noon Friday
The closing session was marked by
considerable confusion attending th
passage in the senate oi the 2Vs fan
bill and the anti-pass bill. These mea
sures are now before the governor foi
his signature. The house passed a
senate' bill providing that the candi
date for the United States senate hav
ing 40 per cent or more of votes in the
primary election shall be the. party's
candidate.
Guthrie Gets $25,000 Prise.
St Louis. Mo. After two years of
litigation decision was rendered by
Judge McElhenny in the circuit court
at Clayton, awarding to M. Logar
Guthrie of Fulton. Mo., the prize oi
$25,000 offered in a contest to the per
son who enterest the nearest guess tc
the total number of paid admission;
into the World's fair. Guthrie guessed
12.804.816, which was announced as the
exact number of admissions. Several
other claimants appeared and payment
or the prize was'held np.
, Butte Strike Settled.
Butte. Mont. It is understood that
an agreement has been signed between
the miners and the managers of the
larger mines by which an amicable
wage scale has been adopted. The de
mand for an increase has been grant
ed, contingent on the price of copper.
People Freeze to Death.
Sydney, S. D. At least two live
were lost and several persons are miss
ing as a result of the terrific blizzard
that swept over -'Cape Breton. The
body of John Brown, aged 18, of Syd
ney Mines, was found in a snow drift
a quarter of a mile from bis home.
Hearst Is Seriously III.
New York WllIiamR. Hearst is se
riously ill at his home, according tc
an announcement and his engagements
for some time to come have been
canceled. The editor's illness was.
made known Friday.
Anti-Lobby Bill Passed.
Jefferson City. Mo. After amending
the anti-lobby bill as passed by the
house, the senate of .the Missouri legis
latare passed the bill, and it went
back to the house for concurrence.
Needn't Shave Colored Men.
Hartford, Conn. The supreme court
of the state has decided that barbers
in this state need not shave colored
men. The decision was reached on ax
appeal from a superior court decision
in Bridgeport by Henry Foulkner, a
colored man. who brought suit against
Thomas Solazzi, a barber of that city
Solazzi refused to shave Foulkner. bis
defense being that his barber shop was
not a plaee'of public accommodation
within the 'meaning of the htw. The
supreme court upheld that contention.
v Graft in Printing Ink. i
Washington Irregularities in the
purchase of ink for the printing of
greenbacks;" gold certificates and post
age stamps are' being investigated by.
United States' Attorney Baker upon in
formation furnished by secret service
agents of tae-treasary department.
Prohibited in Iowa.
Des Moines, la. The Iowa legisla
ture has enacted, with the passage in
the lower aoase, a law to prevent cor
porations contributing to campaign
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TWO GENTS AND NO FAVORS
WITH NEW RATES COMMUTA
TIONS ARE ABOLISHED.
Clergymen, Homeseekers and Excur
sionists on Same Basis With
Other Travelers.
Omaha Simultaneously with their
enforced adoption of the 2-cent rate
law, enacted Wednesday evening by
the signature of Governor Sheldon, the
railroads of Nebraska affected by this
law. Union Pacific, Burlington. North
western, Missouri Pacific and Rock
Island, abolished all passenger com
mutation rates in this state, which in
clude those to homeseekers, clergy
men and excursionists and, of course,
interchangeable mileage tickets, which
sold at 2 cents a mile and were
therefore in excess of the new legal
rate.
Asked if this action was taken in
retaliation for what the legislature
and supreme court have recently done,
a passenger 'official of one of the lead
ing Nebraska roads said:
"Not by any means. I will say this:
The circular setting forth this action
was issued by our road upon three
minutes' notice."
For the Burlington General Passen
ger. Agent Wakeley said:
"There are odds and ends of prac
tices to be cleaned up, but all the fac
ulties of the railroad were used in the
effort to furnish all agents- and con
ductors of our lines instructions on
which to act beginning 12:01 a. m.
Thu;day.
"The 2-cent local rate applies as the
law directs, between two stations, both
of which are in the state of Nebraska.
Half rates for children. The usual ex
tra fare will be conected for fares paid
on trains. All mileage tickets sold
after March 6 will be endorsed. "Not
good locally hi Nebraska,' the idea be
ing that these are tickets sold at 2
cents a mile, good on interstate busi
ness over the Burlington lines west,
and we do not want our conductors
placed in the position of detaching
mileage valued at 2 cents a mile for
Nebraska journeys, even if the pas
senger desires to use his scrip, which
would make our road a party to the'
collection of a higher fare in Nebraska
than the maximum 2-cent rate. Mile
age tickets sold prior to March- 7 will
be honored under the old contract, if
passenger so desires; if not. such
tickets will be promptly redeemed. All
reduced rates, for clergymen, railroad
employes, inmates of soldiers' and
sailors' homes, charitable rates, or any
other form of a reduced rate order,
whether for a state or interstate jour
ney, in any portion of Nebraska, have
been canceled. All convention rates,
homeseekers' excursion rates, party
rates, either one way or round trip,
applying locally in Nebraska, have
been cancelled, as was anticipated."
EFFORT TO STOP WARFARE.
United States and Mexico May Stop
Central American Trouble.
Washington Mexico and the United
States are using their kindly offices in
an attempt to effect a settlement of
the trouble which threatens to involve
all five of the Central American coun
tries in war. Mr. Creel, the Mexican
ambassador, had a long conference
with Secretary Root today, and Mr.
Cores, the Nlcaraguan. minister, and
Mr. Calvo. the Costa Rican minister,
also called at the State department,
but there were no late advices and
none would even comment on the sit
uation. Swettenham Causes Joy.
Kingston, Jamaica The news of
the resignation of Governor Swetten
ham has been received here with sat
isfaction. His unpopularity has great
ly increased., since the Davis incident.
Ex-Governor Mickey Will Build.
Lincoln. Neb. It is announced that
ex-Governor John H. Mickey has pur
chased a block of ground in University
Place and will soon begin building a
residence.
Five Frozen to Death.
Chippewa Falls. Wis. According to
word received here Thursday from
Ole Overby, bis wife and four chil
dren were frozen to death at their
home in Ward county, North Dakota,
during the recent cold spell. Overby
writes that he had been away from
home for several weeks and that up
on his return he found bis entire
family dead. Their home was fifteen
miles from the nearest neighbor. The
family ran out of fuel and the woman
had burned all the furniture and
everything else available.
Adams Jury is Discharged.
Wallace, Idaho The jury in the trial
of Steve Adams for the murder of Fred
Tyler, after being hi dliberation for
way hours, announced through Fore
atan George fillers thais was impos
sible to agree upon a' verdict, and was
discharged. .
British Steamer is Lost.
Castellamare Di Stabla. Italy The
British steamer Malagar was lost in
tdcht of this port during a severe
storm. Twenty-nine bodies have come
snhora'froatthe wreck. ;. .
WHAT THE UOHT O..CLO.W. I
AT THE LIGHT DISCLOSES.
APREOICTIOJMjYHARRIMAII
IF RAILROADS ARE NOT LET
ALONE PANIC WILL COME.
He Thinks That More Attention
'Should Be Paid to the Currency
and Less to Tariff.
Washington E. H. Harriman grant
ed a farewell interview to fifteen news
paper man, announcing that he woul.l
return to New York Thursday and
stop talking for publication.
Mr. Harriman discussed transpor
tation problems, railroad legislation,
the tariff, the currency question, the
attitude or 'he public toward the rail
road corporations and the probability
of a panic in the future.
"I notice that the afternoon papers
say that the New York Central hold
ings and those of the old Wassermsn
pool In the Reading railway were
taken over last night, that is not
true. I have not purchased a single
share of railroad stock since I have
been in Washington."
He refused to answer the direct
question as to whether he had secured
control of the Reading.
As to the currency and the tariff
Mr. Harriman said:
"I think the currency and tariff
questions should be settled in a more
definite way before congress and the
present administration devote so much
precious time to regulating the rail
roads. The interests of the country
demand that there should be some
modification of the tariff out we have
no McKlnley or Dingley and I fear
the prospect for such legislation is not
very encouraging. The United Stated
will not always enjoy the prosperity
that has prevailed during the last de
cade. Hard times certainly will come
again unless congress and the people
generally change their tactics towards
railroads and corporate interests."
As an argument against the ten
dency for a wholesale reduction in
railroad rates Mr. Harriman called at
tention to the increased cost of every
thing that enters into the mainten
ance of railroads.
"Even money is higher." he said.
than it has been at any time in the
art teQ yearg TnIs g jugt the 8ame
to the railroads as if the cost of labor
and material is raised."
Admitting that the railroads to a
great extentare responsible for the
hostile movement now sweeping over
the country, Mr. Harriman said the
only way to solve the problem was for
the government and the great corpo
rate interests to get into closer har
mony ana to try to bring about a solu
tion that will be to the interests of
the government and to the railroads
as well.
Hanna Will Offer No defense.
Cleveland. "O. The News s.a-3:
Dan R. Hanna will offer no defense
to the charges of his wife's suit for di
vorce. The question of alimony will
be left to agreement between counsel
and even on the matter of the custo.lv
of the 5-year-old daughter there will be
no contest.
Union Pacific Advances Wages.
Cheyenne, Wyo. A large number of
clerks employed by the Union Pacific,
who were not members of a labor un
ion, have been advised of an increase
in wages. The increase -is not uni
form, nor does it apply to all clerical
departments.
Nebraska Flour Bleaching.
Lincoln Dr. Alway, chemist at the
experiment station, has completed a
bulletin dealing with the bleaching of
flour in Nebraska. It states that
bleaching is generally practiced by
millers in this state. The compound
used for bleaching is nitrous acid.
Pope Did Not Interfere.
Paris The Madrid correspondent of
the Eclair, in a dispatch published
Tuesday, quotes Garcia Alix, who was
minister of finance in the Villaverde
cabinet, as denying that the Vatican
authorities made efforts to prevent
King. Alfonso from visiting France.
Additional Receiver.
Sioux Falls, S. D. The difficulties
existing among the stockholders of
the Missouri River &. Northwestern
Railroad company, which resulted in
the appointment of a receiver for the
company in February, have' been ad
justed by the appointment of C. O.
Bailey of Sioux Falls as additional
receiver. He will represent 4he inter
ests of W. J. Hayes & Sons of Cleve
land, bondholders of the road. Verne
E. Crouch, firt appointed receiver, will
co-operate with Mr. Bailey.
To Supplant Negroes.
Baton Rougo, La. A plan which
contemplates supplanting negro plan
tation laborers of Louisiana with state
imported white "immigrants from Eu
rope was announced by Charles
Schuler, state commissioner of immi
gration and agriculture.
Frank T. Campbell Dead.
Des Moines Frank T. Campbell,
formerly lieutenant governor of Iowa,
and for many years a resident of Des
Moines and the state, died at Lima,
O., Thursday.
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She May Have to Contend With Few.
Republics.
Washington The gunboat x Prince
ton, now on the southern California
coast, will be ordered to Central Amer
ica to assist the cruiser Chicago in
looking after. American interests
threatened by the war between Nicai
ragua and Honduras. It also has been
decided to send either the Dubuque or
the Paducah to Bluefields, Nicaragua
to assist the Marietta in looking after
Americans on the Carribean side.
There now appears evr indicatior
that Salvador, Guatemala and Costa
Rica will join forces with Honduras.
This state of affairs, it is said, is dua
to a conviction thft Nicaragua has
been the real aggressor in the bound
ary dispute with Honduras and if al
lowed to prevail over her she would
also overrun the other republics.
"What Honduras now fears more
than her war with Nicaragua," said a
passenger, "is internal troubles. A rev
olution among its own people is threat
ened; in fact, there are signs of re
volt on every side.
"Americans are prevented from'
leaving Honduras except by permis
sion from the minister of war, who is
at Tegucigalpa. If an American de
sires to leave he makes application to
the commandante. who telegraphs the
the minister of war for permission.
Conditions in Honduras are really
alarming."
Tegucigalpa, Honduras The army:
of Honduras is mobilized on the fron-:
tier under the personal command ofj
President Manuel Bonilla, whose ar-j
rival at the front has inspired the!
troops ?ith enthusiasm for active op-v.
erations against Nicaragua. '
The first fighting since February 18'"
occurred the evening of M?.;cu 3, when
Genera Chamorro, a Nicaraguan lead
er who is serving with Honduras, at
tacked and defeated 400 Nicaraguan
troops and captured Lity prisoners.
The Hondurans' loss was small.
BURTON NEAR FREEDOM.
Former Senator From Kansas Will Be
Released March 22.
Abilene, Kan. Former Senator Jo
seph R. Burton of Kansas will be re
leased March 22 from the Ironton
(Mo.) jail, where he is serving a six
months' sentence for practicing before
the postoffice department as attorney
for an alleged get-rich-quick concern
of St. Louis, according to a letter re
ceived here Tuesday from the ex-sen:
ator. His six months' term is short
ened thirty days for good behavior.
Burton says he and his wife, who has
been living in Ironton since last fall,
will return directly to their home at
Abilene.
General Booth in New York.
New York General William Booth,
the aged leader of the Salvation Army,
arrived here from London. He will
spend two days as the guest of bis
daughter. Commander Miss Eva Booth,
who is in charge of the American work
of the organization, and then will leave
for Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Van
couver and Seattle, whence he will sail
for Japan. After a short stay in that
kingdom he will go to India and thence
return to England. In the fall he will
again come to the United States, this
time for a general tour of the country.
His present visit is purely a private
one and he will make no public ad
dresses. Richards Is Out of Office.
Washington Judge Richard A. Bal
linger of Washington on Tuesday suc
ceeded William A. Richards of Wyom
ing as commissioner of the general
land office. After being sworn in.
Commissioner Baliinger held an in
formal conference with the bureau!
and division chiefs. J. H. Baliinger of
Seattle, a cousin of the commissioner,
will act as his private secretary.
Judge Baliinger enters upon his du
ties as commissioner coincidentally
with the entrance of James R. Garfield
as secretary of the interior.
Harriman Gets Foot in Seattle.
New York The Times says: "The
agreement between James J. Hill and
E. H. Harriman regarding the devel
opment plans which they have worked
out for their railroad lines hi the
Portland region, to which Mr. Harri
man referred last week, while on the
stand before the interstate commerce
commission, has already resulted ia
the sale to Mr. Harriman by Mr. Hill
of a portion of the Great Northern's
terminal property at Seattle.
Post Cards Must Be Just So.
Washington An order has been Is
sued by the postmaster general provid
ing new regulations governing the size,
form and weight of private postal
cards entering the mails. Such post
cards must be made of an unfolded
piece ot cardboard, not exceeding
three and nine-sixteenths by five and
nine-sixteenths inches nor less than
two and three-fourths by tour inches.
Hanna's Wife Sues for Divorce.
Cleveland. O. Suit for divorce was
filed by Elizabeth Gordon Hanna, wife
of Daniel R. Hanna, only son of the
late Senator Hanna.
Famine Sufferers Are Eating Dogs.
Victoria, B. C. Advices from Cen
tral China report famine conditions
becoming worse. Middle-aged women
are being sold from $10 to $15 and
children from $3 to $4. Complaints are
made that officials are delaying ship
ments of flour sent by the foreign re
lief committee. A correspondent who
toured the famine districts reports it
denuded of animals, and lawlessness
is growing. In some places dogs are
being caught by starving people by
traps and books and are eaten as soon
as captured.
Secretary Garfield Now.
Washington James R. Garfield took
the oath of office as secretary of the
interior Tuesday. Retiring Secretary
Hitchcock expressed appreciation ol
the manner in which the press of the
country has upheld his hand.
Bryan to Talk on Lincoln.
Washington William Jennings Bry
an has notified the Veteran Legion of
this city of his acceptance of an invi
tation to address them April 14, the
forty-fourth anniversary of the assassi
nation of Abraham Lincoln.
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ANNUAL SESSION ENDS AT NOON
: MARCH 4TH.
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PreSMent In Clean Touch to Sign Men-
auras, As i ney Were CesRBMton
by thn'Rssfeetive Committees. .,
Washington The senate adjourned
sine die at 12: IS Monday.
The hoase adjourned at 12:15.
The ship subsidy bill did not pass.
The La Follette bill limiting hoars
of railway employes was passed.
With a new record for large ap
proportton8 and tar-reaching legisla
tion the Fifty-nintn congress was
.brought to a close shortly after noon
Monday. The last few hours 'were
tame by comparison with what had
been expected. Long before noon Sen
ator Galiinger's fight for the passage
of the ship subsidy bill had been aban
doned and the filibuster against it
conducted by Senator Carmack being"
no longer necessary, he surrendered
the floor, much to the disappointment
of the galleries. Extreme fatigue, due
to continued' night sessions in the
house last week had a dampening ef
fect upon many congressmen, and the
usual excessive "last day enthusiasm"
was confined to less thtu half the
membership.
President Roosevelt, wiui his cabi
net, White House staff, and a number
of guests, occupied the president's.
room in the senate wing. Seated at a
big table in the center of the room he
signed bills as they were enrolled and
presented to him. On account of the
dispatch with which business has been
conducted during the past week there
were only forty bills to be signed.
The president was at the capitol for
more than an hour. He devoted most
of the time in visiting with his -cab-met,
both the retiring and incoming
members being present, and in pre
senting them to personal friends of the
senate and house. Retiring senators
were received, and without exception
the president expressed regret that
these lawmakers were to leave the
service of the country. Especially
warm was his reception to Senator
Spooner, who Sunday announced his
voluntary retirement.
A feature of the house session was
the presentation of a club silver serv
ice of 300 pieces to General Grosvenor
by his colleagues of the Fifty-ninth
zongress.
In addition to the songs and stories
that usually mark the close of a ses
sion, the entire house rose, waved
Sags and sang "My Country. Tis of
Thee," as the gavel fell at 12:15 p. ta
in, the senate the last of the pro
ceedings was the speech by Vice Pres
i.lent Fairbanks prior to adjournment
' fl2:13 p. m.
ANALYSIS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Congress Provides for Expenditure off
$919,000,000.
Washington Statements were made
:o the senate and house Monday by
Senator Allison and Representative
I'awney, chairmen, respectively. ' of
the appropriations committee, and by
Representative Livingston, ranking
minority member of the house com
mittee, regarding the appropriations
)f the session.
The total appropriations aggregate
91d.4S.679.G3. of which $756,662,
874.27 is for the annual expenditures
for the fiscal year ending June 30.
1908. The balance of the grand total
is to be used as follows: Twelve mil
lion four hundred and thirty-nine thou
sand six hundred and eighty-five dol
lars and thirty-six cents for emergen
cies and deficiencies on account of the
fiscal year 1907 and prior years;
$1,000,000 for miscellaneous objects.
TWO CHANGES IN THE CABINET.
Secretary Shaw Retiree and is Suc
ceeded by Mr. Cortelyeu.
Washington George Bruce Cortel
you Monday relinquished the postmas
ter general's portfolio to George Von
L. Meyer, formerly United States am
bassador to Russia. After the oath
had been administered to the new post
master general, Mr. Cortelyou intro
duced him to the various chiefs of de
partments. Soon thereafter Mr. Cor
telyou was sworn in as secretary of
the treasury, succeeding Leslie M.
Shaw.
Places for Nebraska Men.
Washington Speaker Cannon in
making up several committees and
commissions provided for by acts of
congress has been exceedingly friealy
to the Mississippi valley section of tho
country. He appointed Congressman
Hinshaw as a member of the board
of visitors to the Military academy.
Representative Hull of Iowa also be
ing a member of the board. '
President Shonts Retires.
Washington The resignation of
Theodore P. Shonts as chairman of
the Isthmian Canal commission and
that the W. Leon Pepperman as .as
sistant in charge of the Washington
bureau of the commission became ef
fective on Monday.
Pollard Puts it Back.
Washington Mr. Pollard on Mon
day mailed a check to the treasurer of
the United States for tne amount of
salary as member of congress which
had been in dispute and made much
of during the last congressional cam
paign in Nebraska. Feeling that inas
much as there was still some doubt as
to his right to the money which as
paid him by the sergeant-at-arms cov
ering the period from the time of the
retirement of Senator Burkett and
Pollard's election, he felt that he did
not care to retain it.
Telegrapher's Hours Fixed.
Washington The senate Monday
agreed to the conference report on
the bill limiting the hours of railway
employes as agreed- upon by the con
ferees last nuight. The house also
agreed to the conferees' report and in
both houses the adoption was practic
ally by' unanimous vote. The agree
ment limits the daily service of rail
way telegraphers to nine hours with a
provision that requirement may be ex
tended as to any particular cases
when a proper showing is made to the
I Interstate Comoierce commission.
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win Hkir th- Baraavtoni ratw ts
nah Silt and the Nortaw
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eat. If the UsJost Pacific follows sbk
wifc ik " - rate and no canape-
tltion with the snort lines the into
from Lincoln to Owaaa ever that read
win be abont $1 M, and if the Bock
Island orders a strict mileage con
struction of rates the fare on that
road from Lincoln to Oaaaha wffl be
about $1.16. The Burlington will
charge $1.00 to Beatrice from Lincoln
and the Northwestera's fare front Lin
coln to Wahoo will be 59 cents, vrhile
the Burlington's fare to Wahoo will be
about 87 cents.
Cannon Sells Another.
Plattsmouth One of the instru
ments filed in the county recorder's of
fice shows the remarkable Increase in
the value of Cass county realty over
what it was a few years ago. It is a
deed from Joseph O. Cannon, the
speaker of the national house of rep
resentatives, to Charles P. Timmons of
Mills county, Iowa, conveying a half
section being $27457. In 1901 Mr.
Cannon bought this land of Stephen,
O. Salsbury. pnyin for it the sunt of
$15480. Front the present transfer it
will be seen that the land has almost
doubled In value m that short period
of time. -
A Pioneer Gene.
Nebraska City Dr. J. W. Parker,
who died Monday at Kansas City, was
one of the pioneers of this section.
He landed at Westport. Mo., in 1853,
and did missionary work amoag.the
Indians, and at the breaking out of the
war came to this city and renudaed
for many years and held several posi
tions of trust in city affairs. He was
one of the company of Westport men
who attempted to solve the problem
of prairie transportation by the use of
sailing vessels, broad of beam and:
set close to the ground.
"Retrench" Is the Ward.
Omaha The Burlington officially
announced that It would establish a
retrenchment poflky pending- the out
come of the anil-railroad legislation
as one other road nad done. "The re
port published in an Omaha paper
stating that this road would build a
new freight house is absolutely iacor
rect." said General Manager HoW
rege. "We are not going to build any
frleght house nor are any other im
provements to be aded until we see
die outcome of the new legislation."
Ranan Fire Wa
Ragan Practically the entire busi
ness section of this Tillage was de
stroyed by fire. Eight business con
cerns, including two general merchan
dise stores, a drug store, barber shop,
a hardware store, a confectionery
store, i an implement store and post
office, all one-story frame structures,
were eaten up by the flames. The
loss is roughly estimated at $31,900.
Boys Will Take Census.
Crete Secretary Lake of the city T.
M. C. A., is making a great hit with
his junior council. He has the boys
of the high school organized into a city
council with mayor and aldermen in
exact imitation of th real council. The
first work the boys have undertaken is
to secure a censuse of Crete. This is
attracting the attention of Crete's citi
zens for it Is known that Crete has
been making a substantial growth in
the last three years andthe official fig
ures of 1900 are away out of date.
Secretary Luke and twenty-four boys
will do the worn in a day.
Two Prisoner Assault Jailer.
Grand Island Prisoners Crawford,
a negro being held on the charge of
burglary committed here, and De
freeze, a horsethief, jailed here on the
account of Deuel county, front the au
thorities of which he has broken jail
several times, made na attack on
Jailer Mehlert and attempted to es
cape, but were unsuccessful.
Hendee Is Found Guilty.
Wilber In the case against former
County Judge Hendee on the charge
of embezzling $3,386 belonging to the
George Smith estate, the defense did
not introduce any evidence, but asked
the court to instruct the jary hi favor
of the defendant on technical grounds.
The application was denied and the
case went to the jury. They returned
a verdict of guilty.
Condition of Winter Wheat.
Blue Hill From aB reports obtaln
ible it seems wheat has withstood the
winter especially weB and that a good
crop will be harvested. The only dis- v
couraging reports thus far received "
are from extremely low lands, where
fields were covered with ice for sev
eral days.
Butler County Gets S52J0O.
David City The decision of the fed
eral supreme court affirming the tas
cases was goods news to the citizens,
of Butler county, as the taxes and in
terest from the Union Pacific and Bur
lington amount to $52,500.
Golden Wedding at St Pant.
St. Paul Mr. and Mrs. John C. Phil
lips celebrated their golden wedding at
their residence in this city in the com
pany of about 100 invited guests. The
venerable couple were the recipients
of hearty congratulations and many,
beautiful and expensive tokens of the
occasion In the form of articles of gold
and slate, and fro ntthelr children
quite a sum of money to goM.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, though 72 and
66 years of age, respectively, are still
in fair vigor and health and are enjoy
ing a pleasant autumn of life.
Circular to Railroad Agents.
Omaha The Union Pacific will send .
out a circular letter to all its Ne
braska agents telling them to use the
two-cent fare for all Nebraska local,
business, computing on the working
time card mileage between the soiats.
within the state. This is the best that
can be done at present. The printed
tariff will be seatout later. This will
care for the strictly interstate bastr
ness. The matter of interstate boeiV
ness presents a mack more compli
cated problem and will he a long time-in-its
working out.
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