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Wages and Food Were Concideraaiy
Higher in 1908 Than They Were
, for the Previous Year.
Washington The annual lavestiga
Uoo rf t-e bureau 'of laabor into wages
and the retail prices of food, the re
port OB which has jast been placed
ia the hands of the printer, shows that
ia the principal manufacturing and
mechanical industries of the country
average wages per hoar' in 1906 were
4.5 per cent higher than in 1905; the
regular hours for labor per week were
8.5 per cent lower, and the number of
employes in the establishment investi
gated was 7 per-cent greater; The
average full time weekly earninges
per employe in 1906 were 3.9 per cent
greater than in 1905.
During- 1S06 .wages were increased
generally in nearly all industries, forty
of the forty-one industries, covered, by
the investigation showing some in
crease. Tfae greatest increase was in
the. manufacture of cotton- goods,
where the average wages per hour ia j
1906 were 11.2 per cent higher than
In 1905. In the manufacture of elec
trical apparatus and supplies the in
crease was 10.1 per cent In street
end sewer work-done by contract the
increase was &T per cent; in iron and
steel, Bessemer converting,- 8.5' per
cent, and In .the manufacture of cigars
8.4 per cent In the manufacture of
bar iron the increase in wages per
hour was. 6.9 per cent and in the build
ing"' grades'' 6.1 per cent Briefly,
stated, two, industries showed an in
crease in hourly wages of' more, than
10 per cent sevenx Industries an in
crease of 5 per cent Iu one industry
paper andjrood .pulp there 'was a
decrease of iper cent In the in
dustries as a whole, weighted accordd
fng to importance, the. increase in
hourly wages was 4.5 per, cent
The fact should be borne in mind
that these figures apply only to wage
workers in manufacturing and me
chanical industries and do not show
conditions. so far as salaried employe:
are concerned. ;,
The retail prices of food, weighted
according to consumption in represen
tative workingmen's' families, were 2.9
par cent higher in 1906' than in 1905.
As the advance in wages per hour from
1905 to 1906 was greater than the ad
vance" in the "retail price of food, the
purchasing' power of 'an hoar's' wages,
as measured by food, 'was greater in
1906 than, in the preceding year: In
1908 the purchasing-power of an hour's
wages as expended for food was 1.4 per I
cent greater than in 1905, and the pur
chasing power or a fall week's wage3
was 1 per cent greater in 1906 than
in 1905. '
STOCK SHIPMENTS ARE HEAVY.
Wyoming Expects to Send More to
Market Than Last Year.
1 Casper, 'Wyo. .Stock shipments
from central Wyoming to the eastern
markets have been heavy during the
last few weeks, more than 5.00 cars
of sheep and cattle having been
shipped out already and the season
is hardly here for the large shipments.
The Northwestern railway officials es
timate tbat more than 2.C00 cars .will
bo shipped dnring.tbe fall. The total
number of cars shipped last year was
about 1.500. The number of cars is
about' "equally divided, between shep
and cattle. Much live stock is now
being shipped over the Northwestern
which, formerly went to the Burling
ton and Union Pacific, as the line
bow penetrates territory which was
many miles from a railroad before last
i New Ship Making Good Time.
QueeastowBDepartare of the Ca
nard line steamship Lasltania from
Daunt Rock lightship Sunday was at
12:10 p. m. The Lucania had pre
ceded it at 11:35 a. m. The passage
of both vessels from Liverpool to
Qaeenstowa was aneveatfuL Two hun
dred passengers were left over here
In spite .of the .fact the steamship
agents had beea instructed to dis
coatiaae bookings a week ago.. Wire
less reports received say that the
Lasitania caught ap with and passed
the Lacania daring the afternoon.
MR. BRYAN TAKES VACATION.
With Family He Goes to Snake River
- Country.
Lincoln. Neb. William f. Bryan and
family iefVfor'Idaho. where Mr. Bryan
will spend his vacation in the Snake.
river region. Mr. Bryan will, deliver
an address atja political meeting soon
to be held at Boise He will 'return
tc Lincoln September 23- to attend the
. democratic baaquet September 24.
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No Peace Delegation Yet
Paris The heralded Moorish peace
'delegations failed to materialise- at
Tangier Saturday, according to official
reports receicdv here' from General
Drudge and Admiral Ehillber, but the
Vteach authorities in Morocco decided
to prolong the armistice until this
eveniag in order to give the warring
,trflea,every opportunity to negotiate
for':a'rcessatkm of 'hostilities. If the
delegations do not- appear, the reports
add, military operations will be re
sumed eaergeically oa Monday.
SaHf is Convicted.
Logan, la. A. H. Sniff, editor of the
Harfieoa County Daily News of, Mls
aoari. Valley, lacoavlcted of tmaa
eteaakter for the fatal 'shoetaag ?of
Mort1 S. Braadige at Missouri Valley.
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MOORS HAVE LOOT CCNTROL.
Acknowledge Thoir inability to Qua
ante Safety1.
Paris A most Important change,
the -Associated Press is informed, has
I occurred In the "001111001 aspect of the
Moroccan question, a 'change wnlcn
may have a far-reaching efipct on the
I future of Morocco "and tie relations
of the nowers thereto. Trance and
i Spain have the intention to occupy the
littoral parts of Morocco witn laeir
owa forces and establish police or
ganizations. This contemplated ac
tion results from the olOclal announce
ment of the Moroccan government,
through the war minister. El GabbaS,
that it is unable to guarantee, the
safety of the European instructors of
the International police force, whfcl
under the terms of Algeclras conven
tion, was tobe composed of Moors.
The dilemma of France and Spain,
who, by the terms of the Algeclras
convention, are compelled to organize
the international police, was submit
ted to the" signatory powers, including
the United States, and they all agreed
that the situation demanded that
France and Spain police Morocco
themselves.
Although it Is distinctly stipulated
that such occupation is merely pro-'
visional, or until it is safe to recruit
the police force from among the
Moors, there ia a strong feeling that
the absolute anarchy reigning in Mo
rocco means that this occupation of
the ports may le long drawn out, per
haps lasting Indefinitely. Moreover,
the occupation of the ports may cause
serious complications, resulting from
the continued, hostility of the fanati
cal Moors, a hostility which may com
pel an enlargement of the police ac
tion, and culminate .in a virtual mili
tary control of the Moroccan empire.
This, however, will depend on the at
titude of the Moors.
France has planned to occupy Ma
zagan. Mogador, Safi and Rabat, and
Spain is to occupy .El Aralsh ami Te
Iuan. France and Spain together will
occupy Casablanca and Tangier. '
TWELVE DIE IN IOWA-
Rock Island Express Train .Strikes
Freight Near Norrls .Siding. .
Cedar Falls, la. A northern bound
train .running irom Cedar Rapids to
Minneapolis ,on the Rock Island rail
road, on Thursday jumped a switch
three miles north of Cedar Falls and
crashed, into a waiting freight train.
Eleven bodies were. taken from the
debris and one died on the way to the
hospital. The list of severely injured
i numbers twelve, , with .many more
ghtly hurt . ,,- , "
The smoking car, was telescoped by
the, baggage car and, rescuers foand
four men erect, but lifeless, forced
against the end of the smoker. The
engine and four cars left the track.
ROOSEVELT PEACE
CONGRESS.
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ProaMent Credited
Second Gatherina. ,-'
Chicago A special to .the Record
Herald from Washington says: The
latest rumor affecting Rooseveltian
activityis to the effect that the presi
dent Intends to'call a "peace congress1
of his own, to embrace the ambassa
dors of' the powers accredited to
Washington, as soon as they return
from their summer.haunts. An anony
mous diplomat who is held respon
sible for the novel rumor, 'explains
that the president is not at all satis
Led with the. results of the peace con
ference at The Hague.
PRESIDENT HAS WORK AHEAD.
No More Appointments Made During
His Stay at Oysetr Bay.
Oyster Bay, N.Y. President Roose
velt will devote the- remainder of .his
vacation to work on his annual mes
sage to congress and the completion
of the series of speeches he Is to de
liver during his trip through the -west
and south. Secretary Loeb exhibited
a blank appointment list for the te-
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Bars Out Harvester Trust
Chicago A dispatch to the Record
Herald from Austin, Tex says: The
International Harvester company of
Wisconsin yesterday pleaded guilty
to a violation of the Texas anti-trust
laws and paid a fine of 135,000 as
sessed by the court The company
also agreed that a perpetual injunction
be entered forbidding It to operate in
Texas.
Extra Six Per Cent Dividend. '
New York Directors of the Chi
cago. Burlington & Quincy railroad on
Thursday declared a quarterly divi
dend of 2 per cent on capital stock
and an extra dividend of 6 per cent
The last previous quarterly dividend
was 1 per cent :
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. - New York Has Milk Famine.
New York rA milk famine menaces
the city, according to prominent deal
ers. They, say the shortage is now
8,000 quarts a day, and that the supply
is decreasing daily. 'The price, they
premct, wiu soon aavance to ten cen.s
a quart '
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LORD CHANCELLOR ON TRIP,
Custodian of England's Seal Will Visit
United States.
London The lord chancellor, Lord
Loreburn. sailed -for Canada Friday.
He will visit Niagara, and possibly
New York. This is the first occasion
on-'whleh -a-lord chancellor "has left
the United Kingdom. The-law. forbids
that the great seal of which fee Is cus
todian oe takes out of the.coontry. It
is 'supposed to be constantly kept in
his- personal custody. -
; Vacant Land Tax Doubled.,
Bremen The town 'council of
Schoneberg, suburb of Berlin, having
80,000 Inhabitants, has adopted an
ordiaaBce providing taatsthe owners
of aaooaapied: land snail pay twice
the'amouat'ef the taxes levied oa bc-
ieaaied land. , , ....
Jameatowa,: N. Y.- The federal
grand Jury iwlmaaii aa addHhauil In-
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FERENCE AT AN EARLY DAY.
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Qwestten of Administration Oeing In-
. to the Ceurtsto Break Up Rail
road Combination.
Washlagton Accordlag to a kfca.
official, who' returned to Washiagtoa
from ate vacation, a conference to de-
termlne what action shall be taken ia
the several cases worked up against
th Harrimaa railway lines win he)
held' by President Roosevelt and his
advisers when .the president returns
to Washington. In October1 from his
western trip. It will then be decided,
(It .was asserted .by this official,
whether the government shall go into
the federal courts to break any or all
of the group of Harrlman railway com
binations alleged to be operated in re
straint of trade, or acknowledge final
ly "that the evidence collected Is not
strong enough to" justify ombarking
upon a project that might end In fail
ure. On. the surface the administration
appears to be at a loss as to how to
proceed in the matter. Some people,
hold that the administration would be
happy if the public forgot the case.
This, it was. explained In an official,
quarters,, does not reflect accurately
the attitude of the administration.
That individuals associated with the
Harrlman railroad management will
not be prosecuted criminally was de
cided long ago.
There is good reason to believe
that the president will discuss the
Harrlman case in the first message to
the Sixtieth congress, using it as an
example in support of supplemental
railroad legislation which he will rec
ommend. It is now known fora cer
tainty that if the administration
makes an effort to '"smash" Harrlman,
the Union Pacific and Southern, Pa
cific consolidation .will be the first
point of attack. According, to the in
terstate commerce commission, com
petiipn between these two systems
has been eliminated under the Harrl
man management Whether the mer
ger is beneficent or otherwise, in the
effect upon interstate trade, must be
decided by the legal advisers of the
administration. If it is held that the
consolidation is wholesome in influ
ence, the administration will probably
not go into the courts.
The interstate commerce commis
sion,, seyere in its denunciation of
some of the methods of Mr. Harrlman
in acquiring and manipulating rail
road property, commended the man
agement of the roads under his con
trol, as follows:
"It has been no part of the Harrl
man policy to 'permit the properties
which were brought under the Union
Pacific control to degenerate aad de
cline so, as railroads, they are bet
ter properties today; with lower
grades, straighter tracks and more
ample equipment than they were
when they came under that control."
HOLD FUNERAL OF MANSFIELD.
New London, Conn. All that was
mortal of Richard Mansfield was low
ered Into a grave in the little Garden
cemetery, within a few rods of Seven
Acres, his summer home, Monday.
The ceremony was attended by mauy
friends and acquaintances of the late
actor. By request' of the 'family tha
services, at the house were simple.
There was no eulogy of address.
The "Iron Judge" Dead.
Atlantic City, N. J. John Jay Jack
son, the "Iron Judge," who became
famous for his Imprisonment of
"Mother Jones," and other leaders In
the great West Vtrgiata miners' strike
in 1902, dropped T dead here Monday
af heart disease He was 83 years
aid.
Strike Oil Near Tepeka.
Topeka, Kas. A good flow, of oil
was struck on the George Flanders
place; Highland park, ea the Vne
wood trolley line, three miles south
east of the state boase, at a eefta af
574 feet
Former Actress a Suicide,
New York Mrs. Grace L Bothaer,
a theatrical manager, aommltted sui
cide at her home by, shooting. She
had beea la 111 health, for some time.
FATAL. CASE OF, CHOLERA.
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r-.-,. Waco -. Yokohama;, t.
okplMpia The. first, fatal .case of
cholera !a this. port.bas beeareported
The -victim -was .the' Japanese isaper
cargo.pf the steamer Vfakaslgo Maru.
Ia Is supposed. that, he contracted the
disease at one of the ports of- call
between' herel arid" New C&wang. The
passengers "were landed before the
case was, discovered and search Is now
being made for them. ' "
England to Have Airship.
Alderahot At least- one 'military
secret has been well kept in England.
It is now learned for the first time
that for the last two ' years -the con
struction of a military airship 'has
been in progress here,1 aad it is prob
able that within the next month Al
derahot. will see, the first of the Brit
ish aerlel -fleet floating' over the pa
rade grounds. , Jt4s .believed that the.
new airship will approximate the type
of La Patrfe. the French military bal
loon: 'It will be named for King Ed
ward, who recently inspected it
' Burlington Buys Big Ranch,
North Platte, Neb. Information has
just been received here to the effect
that' James Payee has" soM his large
rraachaboat twelve miles east of this J
city, to the Bmiingtoa railroad for a
;$oaiid&adea of$l2i,M0. This Is taken
to mean that 'the Berlingtoa will at
least estabash'a town site at thai lo
catloB. A large fuaatlty of this mad
la located on the vaBey akmc the pro-
way, bat meat of -It Is
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FLEET GOES TO PHILIPPINES
PACIFIC TRIP TO INCLUDE VISIT
TO ORIENTAL WATERS.
Atlantic Coast Will Not Be Left, Un
protected While the Big Ships
Are in Foreign Waters.
New York Some Information bear
ing on the dispatch of Admiral Evans'
battleship fleet to the Pacific is pub
lished in tbe Times and Is credited
to high authority.
The administration, it is stated,
does not mean to confine the fleet's
movements to the Pacific coast The
president's plan Is to send the war
ships on to Hawaii and then to the
Philippines after their visit to Cali
fornia ports. When orders are issued
for their return, the -route designated
will be via the Suez canal. Thus the
fleet will circumnavigate the globe.
It is further learned that in the
meantime the Atlantic ccast will not
be left unprotected, but that at the
instance of President Roosevelt the
navy department has already begun
to plan the -mobilization of another
fleet to replace that under Admiral
Evans.
The flagship of the new fleet will
be New Hampshire, a lC,000-ton bat
tleship which is to be ready for com
mission early in January.
' As soon as possible It is to be
joined by the Mississippi and the
Idaho, two first class battleships now
under construction by the Cramps and
nearing completion. These three
powerful vessels will have as con
sorts three veterans of the Spanish
war, the battleships lows, Indiana and
Massachusetts, which" are now beiag
modernized. This fleet of six tattle
ships will have as its auxiliaries the
three new scout cruisers which arc
almost reday for service, the Chester,
Birmingham acd Salem. Subsequent
ly the new Atlantic fleet will be rein
forced by the two iC.000 ton battle
ships, Michigan and South Carolina,
and two fast armored cruisers of 14,
500 tons each, the North Carolina and
the Montana. The New Hampshire is
similar to the Connecticut Admiral
Evans' flagship, in type, but the Idaho
and Mississippi, which are 13,000 touB
each, are of a type peculiar to them
selves. They are noted for the power
of their armament notwithstanding
their relative small tonnage. ' The
Chester-Birmingham and Baleav are
of 3,760 tons each and they are to be
capable of 25 knots aa hour speed.
Bankers Hit Hard.
Black Hundreds on
Tuesday suffered a sever blow by the
closing of the Grain Bourse and the
thhreat of the bankers to suspend fur
ther, tiaasactlons as a protesat against
the anti-Seinltlc outrages of Septem
ber Z, when three men were killed
and fifty to sixty wounded.
Safe Robbed.
Ft Laramie, Wyo. The postofflce
at Wineott Wyo.. just east of here,
was robbed and $64 and some stamps
were taken from a drawer. As yet
no eloe aa to the culprits -has beea lo
cated, but the government officials are
now oa the ease.
Constitution Stays at Boston.
Washington Acting Secretary New
berry has postponed Indefinitely ac-j
tion upon the project to remove the . francblse to tne none teiepnone corn
famous old frigate Constitution from pany, was sentenced to five years' im-
the Boston navy yard to Annapolis or .
to this city.
BONAPARTE WILL NOT TALK.
Receives Word from District Attor
ney Sims on Alton Case.
Lenox, Mass. Attorney General
Bonaparte, who has been spending
the summer here, left Tnursday for
Coston. To a representative' of the
Associated Press he said he had neth-
ing to say regarding the Chicago &
Altoa ease.- beyond -his statement
heretofore. He said he had received
a letter from District Attorney Sims
of Chicago, but he was not willing to
make its contents, pablic. at tills time,
Charles Deere Fatally III. . Bryan to Tour New York.
Chicago Charles H. Deere, the mH-j New York Announcement was
llonalre plow manufacturer ofMoIlne, made that William J. Bryan wfll be
HL, after-a thnee-years search; In vain 8ta a tour of speechmaklng la New
for rebel 'from stomach, trouble, m a Tork state ia October under the an
patient etra private hospital here, spfees of the New York Progressive
sufferias from pernicious anaemia.
fatal disease. Mr. Deere.
who Is jf years old, .has little chance
rwavmjt mi auig v
the authorities. .Hlswlfe, a prom!-
-of the QtMiii- of
Q;Amerioaa Revolution,
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for Railroad Directors' Meeting.
SENATOR BORAH IS ARRESTED
INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO
DEFRAUD THE GOVERNMENT.
Others Whose Names Are Not Given,
Will Also Have to" Make Their
Appearance in Court.
Boise, Idaho The Indictment ' re
turned last April by the federal grand
jury against Senator William E. Borah
and other prominent men, charging
conspiracy to defraud the United
States government, was served on
the defendants Wednesday.
Besides Borah, the indictment in
cludes Frank Martin, attorney gen
eral of Idaho under Governor Steun
enbergfe administration; J. T. Barber
and Sumner G. .Moon, millionaire
stockholders of the Barber Lumber
company residing in Wisconsin; J. T.
Wells, P. H. Downs, John Kinkald,
L. M. Pritchard, William Sweet Al
bert M. Palmer and H. S. Rand.
The names of John Doe and Rich
ard Roe (the names of the defen
dants unknown to the grand jury) al
so appear in the indictment
The indictment cnarges that these
persons entered into unlawful con
spiracy in September, 1901, aad var
ious other times to secure by fraudu
lent entry timber lands in Boise
county, Idaho.
Senator Borah has been accorded
the privilege of a separata trial. The
case for the government will be con
ducted by B. M. C. Burch of Denver
and S. H. Rush of Omaha.
Mr. Rush is special assistant attor
ney general representing the depart
ment of justice. He has relieved Dis
trict Attorney Ruick in these cases.
Ituick will act in an advisory ca
pacity, j
REESE KEEPS UP LEAD.
Nearly All Towns Reported Give Him
Small Majorities.
Omaha Returns from the primary
olectlon are coming In with slowness,
but enough has been received to make
it certain that Judge Reese has de
feated Judge Sedgwick for the nomi
nation for judge of the supreme court
Of the large counties Douglas gave
Sedgwick a plarallty of 1.71a. while
the portion of lancaster from which
returns have beea received gave
Reese LS41 and the missing precincts
will materially Increase this lead. Par
tial returns from practically all the
populous counties remove all doubt aa
to the result the only question, being
the size of Reese's lead.
Rupture at the Hague.
The Hague Senor Jose Gil FortouL
Venezuelan minister to Germany aad
hmd of tha Venezuelan delegation to
the peace conference, has received by
cable from the Venezuelan govern
ment an order- to withdraw from the
conference and return to Berlla. He
thinks there was delay In transmission
of this Instruction and will await fuller
mail advices.
Glass Given Five Years.
San FranciscoLouis Glass, vice
president of the Pacific States Tele
phone and Telegraph company, con
victed of-having bribed Supervisor
Lonergan to vote against ganting a
prlsonment in the state prison at San
Quentin.
TWO-CENT FARE ORDERED.
Kansas Board of Railway Commission
ers to Enforce Law.
Topeka. Kas. The Board of Rail-
road Commissioners ordered the rail-
roads to put in a flat 2-cent fare rate
on or before October 1. The railroads
have not made any definite announce-
ment of their contemplated action, but
it is understood they will' not recog-
nize the order till the question is set-
tied In some of the other states in
which it Is pending.
Democratic league.
More Cholera .In Russia,
Petersburg Cholera is
tag considerably aad aoueeaoideis of
'St Petersburg; have beea laetreeted.
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ought to be givea aromln
neotloa with Mr. Laae's
his lavestlgatioas. together with tae
earnestness of the railroads la keep
ics their promises to faralaa bettor
service to shippers may have a great
deal to do with indicating the
of further legislation affecting
portatioa at the coming seaaloa of
congress. The commissioner andoabt
edly will use his Influence te have
the carriers meet the demaade of the
western country and prevent a? pos
sibie agitation to force mora drastic
legislation thaa already has beea
enacted.
Mr. Laae will reaea Obicaae Weo
aesday afteraoea aad will aaead
Thursday la the latter otty dlscaeaiag
eoadltlona with general emeera of
some of the Unas centering there. He
thea will go to St Paul, for a eoa
ference with officers of the Korthera
Pacific aad Great Northera reads, la
tending; to talk personally with James
J. Hill If the latter be at home. From
St Paul he will go to Spokane. Seat
tle and Portland, and thence down
the Pacific coast looking minutely In
to affairs embracing the Harrimaa
lines the Union and Soathera Pa
cific. The whole trip will consume
five or six weeks, the car shortage
situation affecting cotton and lumber
in the south being looked into aa the
return journey.
Agents of the interstate commerce
commission qnietly have beea Investi
gating the observance of the aew law
provisions by the railroads of the far
west and Commissioner Lane will
meet them and get their reports.
"1 am going to look Into the ear
shortage matter as thoroughly as poc
sible," said Commissioner Lane. "Any
thing I can do inform the railroads
of conditions so 'that they caa meet
the demand of shippers I will de. The
government, already has set aa exam
ple to the people by ordering ita fuel
supply for noxt winter early, and if
a coal famine ia to be prevented the
coming season the "example mast be
heeded." -
ROADS ASK FOR MORE TIME.
Attorneys Want Two Months for
Hearing on Grain Rates.
Lincoln, Neb. Attorneys for the
Burlington, Union Pacific. Missouri
Pacific and Northwestern railroads ap
peared before the State Railway com
mission and demanded two months
time to prepare evidence for the hear
ing on grain rates which were pro
mulirated by the commission two
weeks ago. These rates cut the for
mer schedules about IS per cent The
attorneys asserted that each road will
make an extended showing at the
hearing, requiring the expenditure cf
thousands of dollars for experts. The
roads will be revalued, the earnings
acd expenses will be compiled. Attor
ney Edson Rich of, the Union 'Pacific
estimated that it vrill take three
months for the commission to hear
the testimony after it is gathered.
ALTON INQUIRY POSTPONED.
Judge Landis Grants Request of Dis
trict Attorney Sims.
Chicago Judge Landis ia the
United States district court Tuesday
ordered a postponement of the grand
jury Investigation of the rebating
charges against the Chicago A Alton
railroad growing oat of tha recent
trial and conviction af the Standard
Oil company until September Si.
PORTRAIT OF KING EDWARD.
Sitting for Mrs. Leslie Cotton of New
York.
- Marteabad King Bdward has eoav
miastened Mrs. Leslie Cottoa, a por
trait painter of New -York, to paint
his portrait Two sitting already
aava been given and the results are
satisfactory.
GOOD RAINS OVER THE STATE.
Moisture Puts Soil in Excellent Con
dition. Omaha Good rains fell over. the
satire Nebraska district of th Bur
lington, putting the soil is excellent
condition, according to the Burling
ton soil and crop report for last week,
which showed a rainfall ranging from
a quarter of an inch to three and a
half Inches. The 1907 winter wheat
crop has beea harvested, threshed
and part of it 'shipped. Fall plowing,
delayed somewhat by dry weather,
has been resumed.
Rioting Serious in Antwerp.
Antwerp The violence of the locked
out dock laborers and of those who
went on strike in sympathy with them
increased to serious proportions
Tuesday, when at least a dozen per
sons, including strike-breakers and
members of the crews of the steam
ers, were attacked and badly wounded.
The police charged repeatedly; firing
their revolvers at the rioters, who dis
persed only to reassemble. Troops
are ordered to mobilize and gather
ings of more than five persons are for
bidden. "Man with Wry Neck" Dead.
New York James A. Lewis, a civil
engineer known locally as the "man
with the wry neck," shot and killed
himself Monday In his room in Brook
lyn. He gave himself his peculiar
nickname In a strange personal which
he had published In n dally paper last
June. Lewis was aa enigma to all. who
met kin, never speaking of his family
cr antecedents except te hint that hie
father had' been murdered aad ale
awkner aaof himself maligned by the
agents ef some secret society, u
eaarfty his father had iacarred.
wsm raw
STATE NEWS AND NOTES IN CON
DENSED FORM.
mW5S,rtlrTTttflPIIUC
wme m votuuj on Here and There That
ef Interest te the Bandars
Throughout Nebraska.
The York Elks have decided to put
uaa building for their owa aee.
The drouth la Red Willow couaty
was brokea by a hountifar raia.
Letter carriers, la sessioa at Grand
Island, reelected all old officers.
Mrs. M. E. Streeter, a prominent
woman of Crete, died last week.
James Gallagher, in the penitentiary
for larceny in Omaha, has beea par
doned by the governor.
Paving and other work at York is
delayed because of the scarcity of
labor.
Physicians of Humboldt report the
prevalence of a great deal of typhoid
fever.
A number of the prominent business
mea of Fairbury have formed aa ab
stract company.
Mrs. Mary Miller of Nebraska City
wan killed recently at Salt Lake la a
street car accident
Congressman Hlnshaw was In at
tendance at the picnic of the old set
tlers of Gage couaty.
Oa the farm of rMs. Mary Morse,
Pawaee couaty. tea head of cattle
were killed by lightning:
Upland will hold aa election Sep
tember 24 to vote for or against the
issuance of ilO.OOe, twenty-year 6 per
cent water bonds.
S. H. Brewster of Grand Island son
of the First United States marshal
died at Grand Island last week. He
was born at Florence, Douglas county.
M. H. Smidt of Gage county
.threshed his oats several days ago.
the grain yielding sixty-five bushels
to the acre from the fourteen-acre
patch.
The body of S. A. McComaty. who
was killed under a train at North
Bend, was interred in the North Bend
cemetery. The authorities received
no word from the young man's rela
tives. F. A. Shanahan, aged about 30 years
of Axtell. was struck by the east
bound Burlington flyer in the yards
at Hastings, receiving injuries which
necessitated the amputation of his
right lower limb.
Mrs. Eliza H. Lennard of Tecumseh.
gave notice she wfll contest the wills
of her brother, Robert and John
Pearson, who died within a few weeks
of each other and left property to their
relatives, bat cut her out
According to the report of County
Superintendent R. C. King; of Otoe
county, nil of the schools in the town
and county have been supplied with
teachers, except three districts In the
western part of the county.
Dr. Archelaus Ewing Turner, presi
dent of Trinity college, Wayahachie.
Tex., has accepted the presidency of .
Hastings college, to which he waa
elected a short time ago. He win be
gin his new duties, this week.
Postroaster'Hollingworh of Beatrice
is in receipt of a communication from
C P. Grandfield of the. postofflce de
partment at Washington, stating that
upon his request a reinvestigation of
he city, delivery service of Beatrice
has been ordered.
A middle-aged man, believed to 'be
W. Wcscevlch, residing In South
Omaha, was killed by a Union Pacific
paresnser train near Lockwood. He
walked from beside the track into
the middle of the same just before
the train struck him.
Lawrence (Ran.) dispatch: Prof.
Charles Woodbury, chemistry teacher
In the Lincoln High school, waa
drowned in the Kansas river Beer
here, -the body beiag recovered. He .
was spending his vacation with ale
- parents, who live here.
The Northwestera has Issued a aew
freight classification for the Black
Hills. From Lincoln to Deadwood
aad Lead, the redaction on-first-class
freight will be 16 cents a hundred; on
second-class 18 cents; on the third
class 18 cents and oa the fourth-class
19 cents.
State Senator Epperson has written
Food Commissioner Johnson enclos
ing samples of crystals that were
found in the food boxen of two horses
that died suddenly in Fairfield. Evi
dently some enemy of the owner of
the horses had placed the poison ha
the feed.
t . Plans have been perfected aad the
material ordered for wireless Instal
lations at the signal corps post at
Fort Omaha. Neb., at the service
schools at Fort Leaveaworth, Kas..
and at Fort Riley, Kas. The instal
lation for Fort Omaha win be of a
permanent nature of a three-kilowatt
capacity, the antennae being support,
ed by a steel tower 175 feet high.
Rain visited the vicinity of Red
Cloud last week. While it was too
late for some fields of corn, other
fields which have held up fine during
the drouth have been greatly bene
fited, and the pastures have already
taken on a more verdant aspect
Owing to the large aumber of stu
dents who have written the several
York colleges of their Intention to
start in school work this fall, prop
erty owners of York have been re
quested to throw open their homes
and wherever possible rent rooms to
stn3ts.
Quite a phenomena was unearthed
by a citizea of Wausa the other day
as he waa out in the garden digging
potatoes. As he turned up one plant
ho found that he had also dug up a
pop bottle which contained a large.
weB developed potato.
Rev. C. EL Bovard of Wisdom.
accepted the call to the
of the Presbyterian church-
la Central City; Soma tins ace Mr. 9
ttomtia ef the4
ntd
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