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Nicaraguan te Wars are Charted
With. tlxk the Animal in Hen.
' ' eWaii Territory.
Washington One mule a mule be
longing toSeaor Irenio 8aldago was
the chief object of dispute betweea
Nicaragua aad Honduras when they
began, the quarrel which finally ended
in 'the war that is threatening the
peace of all Central America, accord
Ing-to the official communications ex
changed by the ministers of foreign
affairs of the two republics, copies of
which' communications have been re
ceived in Washington.
The controversy began when Senor
Agusto C. Coello, the Honduran min
ister for foreign affairs, wrote a note
to Senor Jose D. Gomez, the Nicarag
usn cavalrymen, who were charged
with entering Honduran territory.
In reply Senor Gomez said the Nic
araguans did not quite enter Hon
duras, although they passed near to
the little town of Los Manos in that
republic. The taking of the mule was
not denied, .but Senor Gomez insisted
iirhis letter that Salgado was not a
Honduran citizen, but a Nicaraguan
who had to leave that country because
of the part he played in a revolution
two years before. Consequently Nic
aragua maintained that Honduras had
no right to fly to the defense of Sal
gado's mule.
This note brought a spirited reply
from Honduras, the minister for for
eign affairs announcing that Irenio Sal
gado was in Tegucigalpa, happily en
gaged in trade there, while a man by
the same name, a most reputable and
respected farmer, a Honduran of un
questioned citizenship, lived at Los
Manos and owned the much mooted
mule.
Nicaragua replied that it wps true
that Colonel Juan Ro?ha. v.iio com
manded a party of cavalry, took a mule
near Ios Manos, but reiterated that
the animal was taken in Honduran ter
ritory. Dispatches grew longer as the
controversy waxed warmer. Other
questions arose. Then the arbitration
tribunal was opened and finally the
break came when President Zelaya of
Nicarague'withdrew his member 'of the
board of arbitration and war between
Honduras and Nicaragua began.
BIG GIFT FROM ROCKEFELLER.
Oil KinaTwill Leave $20,COO,OCO to
Education and Charity.
New York. The Herald says that ac
cording to a member of John O. Rocke
feller's, jr., Bible class, and who is also
a personal friend of John D. Rockefel
ler ana in a position to know of his
affairs, the latter proposes soon to
make a princely gift to New York City.
It will amount to at least $50,000,000.
It will be partly charitable and partly
educational. The Herald adds:
This man said that when Mr. Rocke
feller was conferring with his son at
Lakewood, N. J., a fortnight ago. the
meeting was not for the purpose of dis
cussing any immediate gift, but was
on the subject of Mr. Rockefeller's will,
which document the oil king was then
completing, with the aid of his son and
his lawyers. It was said that this docu
ment will astonish the world when-it
is made public. It will, it is declared,
donate no less than $250,000,000 for
charitable aad educational purposes,
and it will be so bestowed that the
benefit therefrom will almost be per
petual. I
ROBBING UNCLE SAM.
Disappearance of Much Money Cannot
- " Be Accounted For.
Washington. The mysterious disap
pearance of $173,000 from the sub-treasury
at Chicago, following so closely the
$63,000 shortage in the St. Louis sub
treasury, which was never satisfactori
ly explained, leads some of the officials
here to believe that an organized gang
Vof robbers perpetrated both crime:;,
nad unless their scheme of operations
JViriiscovered will continue their raids:
on Vhe national strong box by visi.'mg
otliter larce cities.
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Germany Has New Bullet.
Berlin Germany, it now appears.
hasinot armed its infantry with a new
modfel rifle, but the model adopted in
1903V has -been changed to accommo
date the new ammunition known as
S.'? the' ballet of which is pointed in
steadfrf oval. The muzzle velocity has
been raised from an average of 2,034
feet per second to 2.C90 and the tra
jectory has been flattened considerably
co that at 550 yards the trajectory is
4 feet 8 inches. The total range of
the improved rifle is 4,360 yards.
Burton Will Make a Speech.
Abilene. Kas. Ex-Senator Joseph R.
Burton, who is expected to return to
his home here this week from Ironton.
Mo., where he. is now hi jail serving
a six months' sentence, has engaged
the local theater for March 23. when
he will.deUver'jL, pablicaddress..'
Comet Is Feared in Italy.
Rome. The statement of Prof. Lor
enzo. fattened of the Royal Observa
tory ..oh'Mount Vesuvius to the effect
that'towaris the end of March the sab
ttuince of the aew comet discovered by
8sgJSO Marchettl will come into con
tacUJrfft the atatqephere of the earth
aad Ike consequences may be danger
o, hagJsfeeJyoitractedagreet deal
of attention the world over, bat the
ishshlUpif ef this part, of the world
are alarmed lest eruptions of Vesuvius
aad earthquakes may follow la conse
qtteace. ;, ' .
AH Hearings 'In Washington.
Waaalagtou The work of the later
state commerce commlssioa has grown
so heavy that It has been decided to
disceatiaue the hearings, which have
been' eonductec byntembers of the
mission outside of Washington.
Powerful Revolution inVanaxuala.
WltosMted. Caracoa. A dispatch re
ceived here from Cacuta, Colombia, an--.
tW:wawerfal revolution has
started la the state of Tachira. Veae
aaela,wita General Joaa Pablo Pea-
alosa as Its leader.. ., -
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STRIFE ill CERTRAL AMERICA
WHOLE CONTROVERSY SAID JO
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ORDER TO LAND OFFICIALS.
It Comes Fran- Department of the
j, v Interior. ,
Washington Secretary Garfield of
the.. Department of the Interior issued
aa order to Commissioner Ballinger of
the 'general Jahd'ofeTee, intended to ex
pedite to the utmost the issuance of
patents to '30.909 eatrymen whose ap
piicattoas have, accumulated in the
general, land office. The order is based
oa President Roosevelt'e recent ac
tion making easier the procees of
"proving up" under the law. It di
rects the' commissioner of the- land
office "to -take for action all locations,
selections and entries upon which
final certificate has been issued, and if
the proof is found regular and com
plete and there is no pending protest
or objection the same will be passed
to patent In the regular order."
The local officers will proceed' in ac
cordance with the circular of Decem
ber 7, 1905, governing the manner of
giving notice of final proofs and the
action taken thereon. You will fur
nish them maps defining the mineral,
areas within their respective districts
as soon as they are provided by the
geological survey.
All locations, selections and entries
of lands in nondneral areas will be
considered by the local officers undei
the above circular with a view to final
action by tnem and the issuance of
final certificate in the regular order.
Locations, selections and entries for
lands in the mineral areas may be
made under existing rules, but shall
not pass to final certificate or approv
al except upon the report of a field
officer.
You will instruct local officers that
it is equally their duty to facilitate the
issuance of final certificates to bona
fide settlers, as to guard the interests
of the public and the government in
preventing illegal entries, and that in
the performance of their duties they
will be held to strict account for the
exercise of sound discretion and good
judgment It is expected that registers
and receivers in their respective dis
tricts will obtain knowledge of the
general character and quality of the
public land over which their jurisdic
tion extends, and in the disposition
of cases before these officers they
should make use of such knowledge,
either in aiding the entrymen or in
preventing an illegal entry, as the case
may be: - ' c ,
All regulations or instructions in
conflict herewith are revoked.
ARTILLERY MILITIA IS WANTED
Government Desires Seaboard States
to Aid in Defense of Coast.
Washington. Letters have been
sent by Assistant Secretary Oliver of
the war department to the. governors
of all seaboard states asking their co
operation in the devolpment of the
war department's plan for the train
ing of an effective coast guard through
the operation of organized militia In
connection with the regulars assigned
to coast artillery service.
The letters were accompanied by
circulars prepared by the chief of ar
tillery, setting forth his scheme to set
aside a portion of the state troops, in
ail the coast states for artillery serv
ice, the state troops to have each year
from seven to ten days of training at
an artillery post under the direction
of the regulars.
Curzon Is Elected Chancellor.
London. Lord Curzon of Kedleston,
ex-viceroy of India, was elected .chan
cellor of Oxford university by. 1.111
votes against 430 for Lord Rosebery
Hitherto in the history of the uni
versity chancellors had always been
chosen without a contest. Although
much influential pressure was resorted
to to persuade Lord Rosebery to ac
cept the nomination, there was sonts
adverse criticism of his acceptance ir.
the face of the almost certain elec
tion of Lord Curzon, who is a con
servative.
Investigate Stock Foods.
Lincoln, Neb. The senate is anx
ious to know what is contained in the
mixtures manufactured and sold in
Nebraska as stock foods. A resolution
by Epperson of Clay calling upon the
state chemist to analyze such foods
and report the formulas to the senate
immediately was adopted.
Grand Army Encampment.
Toledo, O. J. Cory Winans, chief
of staff of the National Grand Army
of the Republic, received notifications
from the citizens' committee at Sara
toga. N. Y., fixing the date of the Na
tional Grand Army of the Republic
encampment for the week of Septem
ber 9.
Wagons Will Be Costly.
Chicago The retail price of bug
gies, wagons and general products of
the wagon-makers' craft are to be ad
vanced nearly 50 per cent this spring
.unless conditions regarding raw ma
terial and transportation take a ben
eficial change.
:- Knocks Out Bucketshops.
Jefferson City, Mo. The house
passed the bill making the operation
of a bucketshop to constitute a felony.
The penalty for violation is front two
to Mve yehrs-'ia' the penitentiary.
Strict Insurance Law.
Des Moines, la. The house of -representatives,
of the Iowa legislature
has just passed a law reqairiag an
nual apportionments and accouatin?
of surplus funds of life insurance com-
Falk Slpm Anti-Lahby Bill.
Jefsraaa City. Mo. Governor Folk
signed the aatiiobby bill and it bs
eosMS a law alaaty days after the ad--jourameat
of the legislature. The leg
islature adjourned sine die on Satur
day. , Jet far Oliver.
Washington. William J. Oliver of
Knoxvllle. Tean. whose hid for the
construcUa of the Panama canal was
recently rejected, was elected presi
dent rf 'thantwly organised Unite!
States Truat5company of this city.
New Oiverce Law Passes.
.Des Moines, la. Hereafter In Iowa
divorced' parties will have towait one
year after their decree is filed before
they can re-enter the matrimonial
state, except where the court mane?
special order tor such ntarrjafe.
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JAP QUARREL IS AT AN END
PRESIDENT'S ORDER SHUTS OUT
ORIENTAL LABORERS.
Educational Board Permits Japanese
Children to Return to San
Francisco Schools.
Washington President Roosevelt on
Thursday issued an executive order di
recting that Japanese or Korean la
borers, skilled or unskilled, who have
received passports to go to Mexico,
Canada and Hawaii; and to come there
from, be refused permission to enter
the continental territory of ;the United
States. This is practically the final
chapter, except so far as the question
may be taken up in treaty negotiations
with Japan, in the issue growing out
of the differences with that country
over the' action of the San Francisco
authorities in prohibiting Japanese
school children attending the schools
set aside for the wtiites.
Authority to refuse permission to the
classes of persons cited by the presi
dent to enter the continental territory
of the United States is contained in
the immigration but approved Feb
ruary 21. It was incorporated in that
measure at the reqquest of the presi
dent, and in fulfillment of a promise
he made to Mayor Schmitz and the
school board of San Francisco during
their negotiations at the White House,
if the San Francisco authorities would
rescind their action on the school ques
tion.
Coincident with this order the presi
dent has directed dismissal of the two
suits filed in San Francisco at the di
rection of the department of justice
which had in view the testing of the
question of the treaty rights of Jap
anese children to enter the white
schools. This step the president had
promised to take when .the school
board rescinded its original action bar
ring Japanese children from the white
schools.
VIOLENT FALL IN STOCKS.
Conditions Akin to Panic Prevail in
Wall Street Exchange.
New York Under the effect of 25
per cent money and the generally pes
simistic sentiment developed as a re
sult of the recent heavy decline trading
on the Stock exchange Thursday
reached a stage of demoralization bor
dering on actual panic. The worst pe
riod of the day was shortly before the
closing of the Stock exchange session,
although there was an extremely vio
lent falling off in prices between 12
and 1 o'clock. New low records for the
year and in some instances for several
years were established in the active
speculative issues under precipitate
selling, with the market apparently
without buying orders other tnan those
of the bears to cover their short con
tracts and realize their profits.
HAVE FOUND 103 BODIES.
Search of Blown-Up Battleship lena Is
Completed.
Toulon The thorough search of the
interior of the battleship lena was
completed Thursday, when the men
engaged in this work penetrated to'
the engine room where a large num
ber of bodies were found. Their faces
were burned beyond recognition. It
is now believed that all the bodies
have been recovered. The number is
given as 103.
No Statue for John Brown.
Topeka, Kas. One of the last acts
of the bouse was the killing of an item
in the general appropriation bill of
$6,000 providing for the eectfoa of a
statue in thehall of. fasse at Washing
ton of John Brown of OsawattoaUe.
GRAZING RIGHTS PRESERVED.
New Forest' Reserves- to Be Open
Range During the First Year. ,
Washington In the national forest
reserves which have beea created
siace March' 1. all stockmen who have
regalarly used ranges within their
limits will he avowed to grace aO' of
their stock daring the neaseat year
without paymeat of graxiac toes. If
It is found that faese ranges are being
Jajared by overgrazing the nusaber cf
stock allowed will he reduced grad
ually until the das-age is stopped.
Holds Enactment Good.
Washington Information has jest
been received by the interstate coat
raerce eoamiasioa of the decision of
Judge Triebor of the United States dis
trict court in the Eastern district of
Arkansas sustaining: the constitution
ality of the eMployers' liability act la
the case of Henry Splaln against the
St Louis ft San Francisco Railway
compaayl Jadge Triebor agrees with
Judge Hanford. in the Western district
of Wasalagtoa. In hold lag that, the
enactment was 'within the powers of
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WEIGHT OF SOULS.
BRYAN TALKSJN RAILWAYS
REFERS TO SINS OF OMISSION
AND COMMISSION.
Says Securities Are Unsettled as the
Result of a Bluff by Corpora
tions. Buffalo. N. Y. The Times prints an
interview with William J. Bryan, in
which when asked for his opinion of
the proposed conference between
President Roosevelt and the railroad
presidents, Mr. Bryan replied:
"The republican leaders object to
the doctrine 'with the consent of the
governed' in the Philippines, but some
of them seem to think that nothing
can be done in the regulation of rail
roads without the consent- of the rail
road magnates. The principal part
of that announcement, however, is that
the railroad magnates want the su
pervision of the railroads transferred
to the federal government that they
may avoid state legislation and this
contradicts the president's wieory that
the corporations favor state rights as
a means of avoiding federal control.
"The great corporations would much
rather risk control by congress, which
is far away from the people, than by
state legislatures, which are close to
the people."
Binghamton. N. Y. A representa
tive of the Associated Press asked
William J. Bryan on his arrival here
what effect the Harriman and other
investigations would have on the agi
tation in favor of government owner
ship or management of railroads. He
replied:
"The most interesting phase of the'
situation is the, refusal of the people
to lend money freely to the railroads.
The railroad managers say that this
is due to hostile legislation, but this
is a mistake. There has been no hos
tile legislation of sufficient severity
to impair the real value of railroad
securities where the railroads have
been honestly conducted upon an
honest capitalization.
"If the investing public is alarmed
it is because the railroad managers
in a vain effort to terrorize the legis
latures have carried matters too far.
If any other answer is needed for the
hesitancy on the part of investors, the
Investigations furnish it, for the in
quiries have shown to what extent
railroad stocks have been watered."
EDWARD WALSH OF OMAHA.
Elected Head Consul of the Woodmen
of the World.
Leavenworth. Kas. Edward Walsh
of Omaha, was elected -head consul
of the jurisdiction of Woodmen of the
World comprising Kansas. Nebraska
and North and South Dakota.
Others officers were elected as fel
lows: H. Francke. Wichita, head adviser:
J. D. F. Dudley. Arkansas City. Kas.,
head banker; N. H. Wolff. Topeka.
head clerk; J. L. Houchin. Omaha,
head escort; C. J. Prischman, Creigh
ton, Neb., head watchman.
Election in the Philippines.
Washington Secretary Taft's pro
posed visit to the Philippines in Sep
tember to attend the opening of the
first Philippine assembly has directed
attention toward' the new legislative
body to be created for the island. The
assembly will consist of sixty-one
members, proportioned on the basis
of one delegate for each 9,000 persons
and provision is made to increase the
number to a total of 100. ' it will in
a general way correspond to the
American house of representatives,
while the Philippine commission will
correspond to the United 8tates
senate.
J. J. Hill on Freight Rates.
St. Paul "I want to go on record
here that your rates will be advanced
in the northwest Instead of being re
duced. They will be advanced simply
because it is necessary to provide the
service. This course will begin in the
east. Now I am not complaining about
rates, bat present conditions would,
henkrapt some of the roads in this
atate." Thus declared James J. Hill,
president of the Great Northern; be
fore the Saadberg senate committee
Investigating the valae of railroad
property in the state.
Chief of Police is HeM.
Bait Lake City Chief of Police
George G. Sheets, charged with con-
aplracy to defraud tourists passing
through Salt Lake City, waa held by
Jadge Whlttaker to answer to the
criminal division of the district coart.
Bomb Kills Six People,
Kbarkavo. Russia While the police
eW anarrhlnr the rooms occanled by
a student a bomb exploded, killing an
officer of the geadanaene. three po
licemen and two civilians. Six other
were injured. . - - - '
BIG WAR VESSEL BLOWN UP.
French Battleship Destroyed iy Am
Toaloa-T-The powder msgarhie om
hoard the French battleship lena blew
ap at 1:35, Tuesday afternoon." aad .as
a result Captain Adigard. coautaader
of the battleship; - Captain VerUes,
chief of staff of the Mediterranean
sqaadroa. and front seventy to eighty
bluejackets are dead, while Rear Ad
miral Maaceron aad hundreds of other
men are suffering, front injuries.
Naval circles are aghast and the pabllc
la stunned by the appalling catastro
phe coming so soon after the loss of
the French submarine boat Latin, la
which sixteen men met death.
The entire afterpart of the lena waa
blown to pieces. The bodies of the
victims were hurled through the air
by a succession of explosious and
panic-stricken workmen at the arsenal
fled for their lives front the vicinity
of the drydock. Scores on board
of the lena jumped overboard oa to
the stone quays and sustaiaed serious
injuries.
The primary cause of the accideal
was the explosion of a torpedo. What
caused the explosion is not known, but
the powder magazines of the lena were
set on Are and the resulting explo
sions practically destroyed what was
considered one of the best vessels in
the French navy. The lena had just
undergone a final inspection of its hull
and machinery, the latter having been
completely overhauled preparatory to
joining the squadron next day. The
crew was in its full strength, being
composed -of the rear admiral, twenty
four other officers and 630 men.
The magazines bad been replen
nshed recently and contained mafcy
tons of powder as well as a number
of charges for torpedoes.
The crew had finished its midday
meal only a short time before the ex
plosion and had dispersed to various
parts of the vessel. Most of the men
were engaged in work connected with
the approaching departure of the war
ship, but quite a large party had been
detailed to attend a lecture that was
being given forward.
LAND ORDER IS CANCELLED.
Examination of Patents by Inspectors
Will Not be Required.
Washington President Roosevelt
sent the following letter to the secre
tary of the interior, canceling his or
der of February 12, relating to the is
suance of evidence of title under the
public land laws:
"My order of February 12, 1907, re
lating to the issuance of evidence of
title under the public land laws is
hereby canceled, for the reason that
congress did not appropriate an
amount sufficient to enable the com
missioner of the general land office
properly to carry out the purposes of
that order, which was to have such
examination made of all applicants for
patents as would facilitate the issu
ance of title to bona fide settlers and
homeseekers, would reduce illegal en
tries to a a minimum and bring the
work of the land office up to date.
With the amount actually appropri
ated it is not possible to carry out
the order or to provide with certainty
for the detection of fraud without
causing unreasonable hardship to bona
fide settlers and home-makers."
LAND FRAUD INDICTMENTS.
Hears That Deal With Burlington
Road is Under Investigation.
New York Several indictments
were reported by the federal grand
jury, which is investigating alleged
violation of the federal statutes. It
was rumored that among the indict
ments were a number dealing with
the recent taking of title of valuable
coal lands in the Big Horn basin of
Wyoming by certain persons residing
in the suburbs of New York. These
persons assigned their rights in the
lands to the Owl Creek Mining com
pany and the Northwestern Coal com
pany, both said to Le subsidiary cor
porations of the Burlington railroad,
which is now building a branch lice
into the Big Horn basin in order that
it may get the coal haul of that sec
tion. Applications for Pensions.
Washington Commissioner of Pen
sions Warner stated that 185.000 ap
plications for pensions have been filed
under the service pension law enacted
during the last month of the session
of congress just closed. The commis
sioner estimates that :!00,000 applica
tions will be received under the new
law. which allows the granting of a
pension for service in the Mexican and
civil wars at the rate of $12 a month
to veterans 62 years old, SI 5 to those
6o and $20 to those 70 years old.
Post to Be Abandoned.
Washington It is announced at the
war department that the post of Fort
Washakie, in Wyoming, will be aban
doned May 1 next and the reservation
and building turned over to the inter
ior department for disposition.
Appointment by President.
Washington The president has ap
pointed Frank L. MaUory of Arkansas
to be receiver of public moneys at
Camden, Ark.
Land Frauds in Idaho.
Portland. Ore. A special to the Ore
gonlan from Lewiston, Idaho, says:
Hlats from Boise as to startling land
fraud disclosures at Lewiston tend to
confirm reports from nathentic sources
that the government has for a year
considered the land frauds in Idaho
more gigantic than in either Oregon,
Montana or Waahlagtoa. and that It
la the intention of the government to
sift them to the bottom, bring guilty
ones to trial aad then briag re-ea-traace
proceedings after conviction, to
repossess.
Treasury Baiai
Wasaiagtoa Today's statement of
the treasury balaaces in the general
fund, exclusive of the $150.000.0eo,
gold reserve, shows: Available cash
balance, $255,655,952; gold cola and
bullion. $118,380,259; gold certificates.
$4$.95.710; total, $123,002,021.
Beth Arms in Corn Shroder.
Falls City. Neb. Ed Smith. 19 years
of age. v3 fearfully mangled while
werkiag at a corn shredder near here,
and aa a result will lose both arms
between the elbow aad the shoulder
WANTS PRESIDENT TO QHT
J. P. MORGAN PAYS VISIT TO
WHITE HOUSE.
Urges Raeesvelt to Take Action e Al
lay PaMic Anxiety Regarding
Railroad Invsetmonta.
Wasaiagtoa j. Plerpont Morgan of
Vew York was in conference wKh
President Roosevelt for two hoara
Monday eight The financier came
nere at the request of certain hnsl
aess men of New York to discuss the
basuess situation particularly aa af
fecting the railroads. He asked the
president to grant aa latervlew to four
railroad presidents, which request was
created.
The object of Mr. Morgana visit waa
to urge the president to take some ac
tion to "allay the public anxiety now
threateaed to obstruct railroad la
vestmeats." Mr. Morgan pointed oat
to the president that the finaadal In
terests of the country are greatly
alarmed at the attitade of the admin
istration toward corporations aad par
ticularly the railroads..
At Mr. Morgan's earnest request
President Roosevelt has agreed to
have a conference with four leadiag
railroad presidents.' Messrs. McCrea
of the Pennsylvania, Newman, of the
New York Central; Mellea. of the New
York. New Haven ft Hartford, aad
Hughitt, or the Chicago ft Northwest
ern, to determine if some agreement
can be reached as to the relations be
tween the railroads and the adminis
tration. After boarding his train shortly
after midnight to return to New York.
Mr. Morgan dictated to the Associated
Press the following statement:
"At the request of many business
men. before leaving for curope. I came
to Washington to see the president
to discuss the present business situa
tion, particularly as affecting the rail
roads. I suggested to the president
that it would be greatly In the public
interest if he would see Mr. McCrea,
Mr. Newmau. Mr. Mellen and Mr.
Hughitt, and confer with them as to
what steps might be taken to allay the
public anxiety now threatening to ob
struct railroad investments and con
struction so much needed, and espec
ially to allay the public anxiety as to
the relations between the railroads and
the government. The president said
he would be glad to see the gentle
men named with tnis end in view."
WILL RESTORE LAND TO ENTRY.
Proclamation Returning Thirty Mil
lion Acres to Public Domain.
Washington President Roosevelt
will sign an order returning to tho
public domain approximately 30.000,
000 acres of land recently withdrawn
as coal lands. Secretary Garfield of
the interior department is completing
the details of this order and expects to
have it ready for the president's signa
ture Tuesday. The land was part of a
withdrawal aggregating 64.000.000
acres. Since the withdrawal experts
of the geological survey have been en
gaged in ascertaining the coal bear
ine value of the withdrawn lands, and
while the lands to be restored to entry I
are still classed as coal lands, it is un
derstood their value as such does not
warrant their exclusion from public
entry.
CALIFORNIANS GO SLOWER.
Action on Anti-Japanese Laws Post
poned at Request.
Sacramento, Cal. President Roose
velt has again appealed to the legisla
ture of California to stop all Japanese
legislation. The president has sent a
telegram A Governor Gillette urging
that the legislature suspend all Jap
anese legislation and expressing the
fear that the action of the senate in
passing the two Japanese oills and a
resolution may render ineffective his
efforts to secure exclusion of Japanese
laborers by friendly agreement with
Japan.
Live Stock Law Invoked.
Buffalo United States District At
torney Bass has filed fifteen com
plaints brought by the government
against the Lake Shore ft Michigan
Southern Railway company for violat
ing the law in regard to the transpor
tation of cattle. In each complaint
judgment is a?:ed for $500. the maxi
mum penalty imposed by the law, the
amount aggregating $7,500.
Passes Anti-Trust Law.
Sacramento, Cal. The assembly
passed Cartwright's anti-trust law,
which is almost Identical with the
Ohio anti-trust law. It is drastic in
the penalties that it provides for vio
lations of what constitutes a trust.
The bill now awaits the governor's ap
proval and goes into effect sixty days
sfter it is signed.
Nothing for Nivaraggue.
Washington No additional advices
were received by either the state de
partment of the Nicaraguan mlalster.
Mr. Cores, regarding tae conflict be
tween Honduras and Nicaragua. Sec
retary Root called at the White house
twice during the day bat the subject
under discussion was not revealed.
May Lose Hie dee.
Washington Confirmation
given at the postoffice denartmeat to a
dispatch from San rraactace stating
that Hugh M. Shaag. a railway postal
clerk, who figured coasaicaoualy hi the
organisation of the Brothrneed of
Railway Postal Clerks, anew organisa
tion, has boon given three weeks te
show why he shouM not hedissatased.
It waa said, however, that the charges
upon which this action was based in
clude disobedience of orders and the
stlrrtag up of discontent among the
clerks.
Mtarlrfa
Chfawtvo "Xak a- -.-
go won the world's billiard champion
ship at balk Use hflliarda, eighteen
inch, one shot la. from George Satton
here Monday night in the thlrty-atath.
inning, by the score of Sep to 44X
Schaefers average waa 13 32-K.
Kaneaa Two Cent Pare Law.
Topeka, Kas. The hoaae adopted
the senate two-cent fare MIL it pro
vides for 500. 1.000 aad 2,099-miIo mlfe.
see books, the 2.00o-tBltn Kk. .
utercaaageable.
HIGH RATES !N NEBRASKA.
Coot of TianspirMwg Cattle Exceeaa
wsbIt1 eflNNNjNfv wanow
tJncoln-Burrett Beast deputy Iabo.-
fiiwIsafcTrr has completed his aa
aval halietia of the state bureau of
Hrjfaum a-Mi the. volume has beea
received frees the hands of the priat
rs. It is divided htto two parts, the
trot beingrdeveted to aa analysis of
each county oa hand vamea. crop pro
dactioa aad .valaea, aaiaateat of va
rious prodacta, claeafficatioa of lands
aad areas, ceases of fruits, popula
tion of towns, and railway mileage.
The second part deals with freight
charges aad the shlpateata of the pro
facts of the state. Comparison is
made with the average rates ia force
fat Nebraska. Illiade, Iowa, Missouri.
and Kuihi" The report shows that
prodacta to the valae of $279;723.
377.71 were shipped hi 195.
Sosne of the figures contained in
the coatpUatkw may be strictly up-to-,
date, bat there are others which cer
tainly are maay years off. namely
those parportlag to give the popula
tion of Omaha aad South Omaha. Mr.
Bush has failed to take the aew cen
sus ef these cities, picking up those
most convenient, which was taken
years sgo whea Omaha had but 102.
fiML The tables show the cost of trans
porting cattle to be greater ia Neb
raska thaa in either Missouri. Iowa.
Kansas or Illinois. Hogs also cost
more, bat sheep cost less thaa they
do In .Iowa. Missouri or Kansas.
Horses cost more than in either of
the other states, but coal costs more
in Illinois and Kansas than in Neb
raska. When grain is transported
more thaa forty miles It costs more
than in any of the other states named.
Nebraska also has a higher rate on
flour when it is hauled over forty
miles than the other states and a
higher rate on poultry than the other
states except Kansas. Nebraska's
charge oa butter and eggs is less than
Kansas aad more, than the charge In
Illinois... Missouri and Iowa.
CAR SHORTAGE IS SERIOUS.
Railway Commission Reports Result
of Its Investigation.
Lincoln Tho railway commission
ers, in response to the resolution-)
passed in both house and' senate ask
ing for an investigation of its car
supply on the Nebraska railroads with
rarticular reference to cars available
for the shipment of grain, have pre
pared a report for the legislature giv
ing the condition found oa March 5 at
4 p. m. The commission 'adopted the
method of friendly inquiry of the offi
cials of the various roads and report
that all possible assistance was fur
nished them in their inquiry.
The report says that at the date men
tioned there were on aj) the raiiroaJs'
in the state 3.203 box cars as follows:
Empty cars at stations. 516. Loaded
box cars at stations. 1,501. Eraoty.
box cars in train. 581. Bad order box
cars oa hand. 305. During the sam?
twenty-four hours 478 cars of grain
were loaded and 3.161 box cars or
dered. It will be seen that if the or
ders for cars were the same the fol
lowing twenty-four hoars aad all of
the empty cars, both at stations and
ia traias. could be set for loading
there would be 1,397 against an order
for 3.161 or a shortage for the day of
1,764 cars.
Death ef Ex-Nshrashaa.
Nebraska City Newa of the death;
of S.j H. Calhoun, which occurred at
Beaver. Colo., caused a general feeling
of sadaess in this city, where he lived
for so maay years aad waa known to
all of the old settlers.' Mr. Calhoun
was born In Boston. Mass.. May 27.
1836, came to Nebraska City ia 185a
and was employed in the surveyo
general's office. He read law with
Harding ft Blacaman and was admit
ted to the practice of law in this state
in 1861. He served two terms ns pros
ecuting attorney and was a member
of the first state senate.
Settlors Taking the Land.
Hemiagford Real estate is boom
ing in price in the north end of Bo
Butte county. Farms and raaehes that
could be bought and were bough t,
for from $3 to $5 per acre last spring
are now selling readily at from $10 to
$15 per acre. Most of the investors
are speculators from the eastern pare
of the state. Each year's, crop of
homesteaders for the government
lands west of here seems greater than
the one preceding. AM the southern
part of Sioux couaty is now practic
ally entered as section homesteads un
der the Kinkaid net
wK saPaMEKOW
Norfolk Fire destroyed seven busi
ness houses. constKuting: over halt
the town of Bristow. The loss Is $30.
000. The fire raged for two hears be
fore it waa brought wader eentrol. A
number of families lived hi the bail.!
laga that burned, hat an escaped uain
jured. maay in their night clothes.
Railroad CemnalsveActive.
Hermian. Barnes Brest, railroad
eoattwetors. who have wintered at this
Ptase. have began getting their ma,
chlsjery ha shape for-another year's
work.
Three Mart in Flume Factory.
KhwhalL Ia their etwrta te save the
life ef one of their werkmea, p. Magin
aJo aad his son each nad? a hang had
ly mutilated while attempting te tear
a belt from a roUhna assents te tnir
Wyo. The will man had caught
tn asaehhse mimsbe
erawa la waea aio cries
Mr. Msgiaals aaw Me bey te
w they -beta ramrht th-
heit te tear it eft, bet before the
coal do so they were both drawn
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week for dhareaardnag a waraiag is
aad te them aa to pasac awaees.
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