The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, March 01, 1911, Image 2
.- - . 1 ft af; 8 ! I .I fl .! R I III I , ! 6 I I W tfc: H I t "II 81 , i Columbus Journal STROTHER & STOCKWELL, Pubs. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA FROM MANY POINTS EVENTS OF THE DAY HELD TO A FEW LINES. DATS EVENTS BOILED DOWN Personal, Politic!, Foreign and Other Intelligence Interesting to the General Reader. Washington. At this writing it looks as If there is no escape from an extra session of congress. The text of a new treaty with Japan designed to replace that of 1894, and drawn with the special design of eliminating the restrictions upon im migration contained in the treaty, was laid before the senate by Presi dent Taft. Statehood for Arizona is impossi ble at this session of congress, for the reason that returns of the elec tion held February 9 cannot be can vassed and certified under the law in time to reach Washington for ac tion by congress. The ocean mail subsidy bill, which already had passed the senate, was or dered favorably reported by the house committee on postofflces by a vote of 7 to G. It was amended so as to omit trans-Paciflc lines, making it apply ony to South America. Only one-quarter of the cargo of supplies to be sent to China on the army transport Bufford. for the relief of the famine sufferers, has been re Teived, and the Red Cross has issued an urgent appeal for provisions and "Honey to complete the cargo. The president sent to the senate the nomination of Cadet Taylor for collector of customs at Omaha upon recommendation of the secretary of the treasury after careful examina tion into the charges against him by Victor Rosewater of Omaha. The sen ate may not confirm. Representative Alfred F. Dawson of Davenport. la., to whom was offered the post of secretary to the president, called on President Taft and told him that he did not care to be con sidered in connection with that office. Mr. Dawson is to become president of the First National bank of Davenport, with a salary considerably larger than he gets in congress, and he told the president .that he preferred to return to Iowa. General. The senate failed to ratify the new Japanese trade and commerce treaty. The ocean mail subsidy bill was ordered favorably reported by a house committee. Glenn Curtiss, in an areoplane, de scended and ascended from the ocean nt San Diego, Cal. Two new battleships and some sraaHer craft are provided for in the naval appropriation bill. The national house will finish its work, so as not to be held responsi ble for an extraordinary session. There lias been much speculation as to what will happen to the Gould group of railroads when the new man agement takes hold. Blowing out one side of the building and wrecking the safe, robbers stole between $4,000 and $5,000 from the First State bank at Barry, Tex. The Illinois house committee on elections has reported out the bill granting votes to women without c iking any recommendation on it. i"he government of Hayti has ad vised the American state department that the revolution in that country is ended and the lives of foreigners are secure. Biplane of Aviator Purvis, of Clii rago, was wrecked and he was slight ly injured when he fell 100 feet dur ing an exhibition flight at Baton Rouge. La. Briefs in the pleas in abatement and the motions to quash the indict ment gainst the meat packers were filed in the United States district court at Chicago. An administration bill that pro vides for the control of all public utilities by a state board to be ap pointed by them was passed by the Kansas legislature. Fire swept .through the business section of Donaldsonville, La., de stroying practically all buildings on one side of the main street and at tacked residences in outlying sec tions. The loss is about $230,000. "Bill Nye Day" celebrations out numbered those in memory of Wash ington in North Carolina on the 22d. Large contributions were taken for the Bill Nye Memorial association, to be used in erecting a memorial, a movement undertaken by the North Carolina Press association. President Taft signed an executive order removing the land office from Aberdeen to Timber Lake. S. D . A. M. Greenfall. son-in-law of Gov ernor General Earl Grey, says Can ada has a good bargain in the recip rocity agreement. The Colorado senate adopted a res olution requesting President Taft to call an extra session to correct "the known inequalities" of the tariff law. Mrs. Caroline Durkee, SS years old, widow of Charles Durkee, third Unit ed States senator from Wisconsin, and formerly territorial governor of Utah, died at Kenosha, Wis. Senators expect the president to keep his word to call an extra session if reciprocity is not passed. The United States torpedo boat de stroyer Monaghan was launched at the plant of The Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock company. Prof. T. N. Carver, the Harvard economist and sociologist, is in favor of smaller families and advocates more lestrictions on the birth rate. June in. 14 and 15 have been defi nitely decided on as the dates for the annual encampment of the Iowa department of the G. A. R., to be held in Muscatine this year. The senate added $72,000 to the house pension bilL There Is small hope for ship sub sidy at this session of congress. Senate and house conferees reached an agreement on the rivers and har bors bill. A new rule was adopted in the house which stopped the filibuster in short order. Senator La Follette wants an inves tigation of the charge that secrets of the navy have been disclosed. Convicted officers of the Naval Stores company have been granted a rehearing by the supreme court. The supreme court of the United States ruled that advertising could not be exchanged for transportation. The commerce commission has or dered a reduction in refrigerating charges on citrus fruits from the west Word from New York states that negotiations between the Bell and In dependent telephone companies have reopened. The senate committee on foreign relations decided to recommend to the senate the ratification of the new treaty with Japan. Joseph D. Rockefeller, cousin of J. D. Rockefeller died at his home in South Bend, Ind. Mr. Rockefeller was born in Pennsylvania. Rumors of the bubonic plague spreading into the coast cities of Russia caused wheat prices in' the Chicago market to go a half cent higher. Andrew Carnegie has offered to es tablish a hero fund of $100,000 in Denmark. The foreign office already has expressed its gratitude for the proposed gift The King Lumber company, of Charlottesville, Va., has been award ed the contract for the construction of the public building at Holdrege, Neb., at $68,325. The Mark Twain library, built as a memorial to Jean L. Clemens, daugh ter of the humorist who was drown ed at Stormfield, Dec. 24, 1909, was formally dedicated. Pleny Stokes, the 20-year-old Texas bok convicted of the murder of Dep uty Sheriff Wood, was sentenced to be hanged at the Florence (Arizona) prison on April 26. The supreme court of the United States granted to Arkansas the priv ilege of filing a suit against Tennes see to determine the exact boundary between those two states. . After a lively debate, the Iowa house, by a vote of 69 to 33, vote to postpone the attempt to pass the Ore gon primary plan bill over the gov ernor's veto until March 8. A joint resolution authorizing the secretary of war to receive for in struction at the West Point military academy, two Chinese to be desig nated by that government, was passed bj the house. The Tennessee house of represen tatives adopted a resolution urging President Taft to call an extra ses sion of congress March 4, 1911, to make an "immediate downward revi sion of the tariff on the necessaries of life." Two hundred and forty-eight rail way mail clerks at Syracuse, N. Y.. took a revolutionary step for govern ment employes by affiliating with the American Federation of Labor, re-, ceiving a charter and electing and installing officers. The Aeranautic society will under take to raise money to erect a monu ment in Washington to the memory of Lieut. Thos. Selfridge, Ralph John stone. John B. Moisant and Arch Hox sey, who lost their lives trying to master the science of flying. Marconi's patent covering the tun ing of both transmitters and receiv ers used in wireless telegraphy was sustained by the British courts in a suit brought by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph company of London against the British Radio-Telegraph and Tele phone company. An attempt to obtain consideration for the bill to make Robert E. Peary a rear admiral, failed. The house was considering private bills when Representative Butler of Pennsyl vania, proposed that the Peary bill be taken up. Representative Mann blocked the attempt by a parliament ary motion. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, in the last of his formal speeches in Chica go before the Union League club banquet warmly advocated the pro posed reciprocity trade agreement with Canada and scored congressmen who, he said, were responsible for hindering the confirmation of the agreement by means of an "annexa tion scare." Personal. Democrats in the house hope the president will call an extra session. Samuel Gompers says a progressive labor party must soon make its advent-President Taft sent in the name of Cadet Taylor to be surveyor of cus toms in Omaha. Miss Helen Taft, daughter of the president, attended the last german of the season at Baltimore. In adresses at Chicago Theodore Rooosevelt declared anew his adher ence to progressive legislation. Senator Lorimer made a long speech defending the legality of his election by the Illinois legislature. Secretary to the President Norton says there is a lot of extravagance and needless waste at Washington. Crown Prince Frederick William and the crown princess of Germany have abandoned their visit to China William Jennings Bryan, of Lin coin, Xeb., and A. B. T. Mooore. ot Cedar Rapids, la., have been added to the executive committee of the Presbyterian Brotherhoood of Amer ica. Mexican Minister Limantour says the only basis of peace is that the rebels lay down their arms. W. H. CorUett. president of the Williamette Iron work at Portland. Ore., died a few days ago. Supporters of Sheehan would glad ly dump him for a compromise sena torial candidate in Xew York. Commander Herbert G. Gates. TJ. S. X., died at the naval medical school hospital in Washington. Senator Aldrich has written a let ter to President Taft declaring him self in favor of Canadian recinroc- 'ity. DEBnTE STOCKVARDS 6ENATE DISCUSSES THE OLLIS BILL AND DEFERS ACTION. SCHEELE SEATED BY HOUSE Seward Representative Now Asserts He Is a Free Man and Will Vote as He Pleases House to Try County Option. Shall the stock yards companies of Nebraska be subject to physical val uation and placed under the control of the state railway commission for rate making purposes Is the question squarely before the state senate. Ollis of Valley championed bis own bill. S. F. 115, in committee of the whole and was supported by Skiles of Butler and opposed by Bartos of Saline and Morebead of Richardson, the latter being president pro tem of the senate. Hoagland of North Platte spoke for and against the bill but is said to be in favor of its passage. Adjournment was taken for the day before action was taken on the meas ure. Both sides claim to have enough votes to win. The opponents of the bill have a list showing seventeen votes against the measure. The friends of the bill have another list which they say shows the same num ber for the bill. One man who is counted to vote against the bill Is said to have made up his mind to WHO'S WHO IN STATE Lincoln. Xeb.. Feb. 12. Secretary W. H. Smith of the senate has com piled a statistical biography of the members of the senate which shows that five of the members were born in this state, that eleven are lawyers by profession, that four are bankers, that eight are farmers or stock rais ers, and that only a bare majority has had previous legislative experi ence. J. A. Ollis, jr., and Ned Brown are the veterans, each having previ ously served two terms in the legislature. District. Name, Postoffice. Politics, Occupation and Nativity 1 John II. Horehead. Falls City. dcm.. banking- and stock raisins..::? - L. A. Vnrnor. Sterling, rep., lawyer, Ohio 3J 3 Henry H. Bartlin?. Nebraska City. rep., merchant. Nebr. 33 4 W. B. Banning. Union, dem.. lumber and grain dealer. Nebr.... 41 5 K. K. Placek. Wahoo. dem., lawyer. Nebr. 33 6 Richard S. llorton. Omaha, dem.. lawyer. Ohio 17 6 John E. Reagan. Omaha, dem.. lawyer. Mo 2J C John M. Tanner. South Omaha, dem.. publisher. la 27 7 M. S. Wilcox. Craig, dem.. farmer. N. Y 43 8 J. M. Talbott. Crofton, dcm.. physician. la 14 9 "Aubrey A. Smith. St. Edward, rep., banker. Nebr. 3J - 10 Fred Volpp. Scribner. dem.. banker. Germany 23 11 Phillip H. Kohl. Wayne, dem., real estate and loans. Ohio 21 ' 12 I. I. Albert. Columbus, dem.. lawyer. Penn 23 13 J. D. Lee. Lynch, dem.. farmer and stockman. Va 20 14 W. H. Reynolds. Chadron. rep., real estate. Ill 2 V J. A. Ollis. jr.. Ord. dem.. farmer and stockman. Ill 211 10 C F. Bodlnson. Kearney, dem.. merchant. Sweden 33 17 J. H. Buhrman. St. Libory. dem.. fanner and banker. Ill 2! IS J. H. Kemp. FuIIerton. rep., lawyer. Va 14 19 Charles M. Skiles. David City, dem.. lawyer. In 31 20 Edward P. Brown. Daey. . lawyer. Nebr. 40 20 William A. Selleck. Lincoln, rep., merchant. Minn 2G 21 Peter Jansen. Beatrice, rep., retired farmer. Russia 3S 22 F. W. Bartos. Wilber, dem., lawyer, Bohemia 27 23 Wes Pickens. Powell, dem.. farmer. Ind 42 24 Charles C. Smith. Exeter, rep., manufacturer. N. V 40 25 J. M. Cox. Hampton, rep., farming and banking. HI 42 2C .Tames B. McCrew. Bloomlngton, rep., banker. Ohio 22 27 George W. Tibbets. Hastings, dem.. lawyer. N. Y. 23 25 II. A. Cox. Wilcox, rep., stockman. Ill 2C 29 John F. Cordeal, McCook. rep.. lawyer. Ill 2.". 30 W. V. Hoagland. North Platte, rep., lawyer. Ill 2S Single. vote for it. The vote on the bill Is awaited with anxiety by friends and foes. Scheele Gets the Seat. When the Sclieele-Wertman contest case came up, the votes were almost entirely along party lines, with the democrats easy victors. This result had been early foreseen and although the reports of the committee which had investigated the claim of Wert man to the seat were made the occa sion for many speeches the anticipat ed result occurred. Scheele was de clared the legal occupant of the seat, which wrung from that gentleman the exclamation. "Thank God. I am a free man at last." County Option Bill. The judiciary committee of' the nouse met and took up Xortou's coun ty option bill. H. R. Xo. 392. After some discussion, and with but one dissenting vote, that of Prince of Hall, against it. the measure was recom mended for engrossing preparatory to third reading. Though the supporters of the measure have no hope of pass ing the bill they mean to fightfor it as hard as though they had a chance to get it through the legislative mill. An effort was made to revive in the house the bill by Senator Varner rais ing the amount of home made wine which can be sold in a single package without licensing from one to ten gallons. The bill was reported indefi nitely postponed' by the judiciary com mittee Friday. It required fifty-one votes to secure a reconsideration, so that the bill lost, only thirty-seven voting for it. A memorial addressed to the sen ate was read from the Retail Hard ware Dealers' association, wherein the passage of good roads legislation, the universal hunting license law and the $5,000 appropriation for the fibh batcherv were recommended. An effort Is being made by nearly every county officers' association of the state to obtain the passage of bills raising salaries of county offi cers. Th!s effort is meeting with con siderable resistance in the legisla ture. The first state wide prohibition measure to appear this session was introduced by ualt of Clay, it pro- vides for statutory prohibition and missionary. Rev. G. A. Watermolder, not for the submission of the ques-.have arrived In the city to confer tion to a vote of the people. It ex-with members of the legislature in cepts from its provisions home made regard to the Gallagher Indian mar wines made from home-grown fruits. I riage bill which will be taken up this It provides a penalty for its violation wek by the house, of $100 to $500 fine or jail sentences The measure provides that on and of from thirty days tc six months. H. R. 52. appropriating $3,600 for the purchase of 400 copies of Cobbey's annotated statutes, was passed by a j vote of 23 to 6. J Flowers for Bartos. Bartos of Saline, who made a plea last week for a bill that would permit the senate to pay its employes $5 a day was the recipient of a splendid bouquet to which was attached a card bearing this inscription. "From $3 senate employes who vote on election day." The inscription is supposed to be a gentle hint to other senators that their employes propose to vote on election day without the aid of any vehicle or any other artificial means. How they intend or for whom they intend to vote is not disclosed by the inscription. County Option Quiet. County option appears to be a dead issue in the senate. The thirty-third legislative day began Monday and those who are nervous about county option whenever it is 'mentioned will welcome passage of the next seven legislative days. After the fortieth day no more bills may be introduced. Only the governor, by special mes sage, can then initiate legislation. There is only one bill affecting the liquor question now in the senate so that the opportunities for attaching new liquor amendments to other bills, the method employed in the passage of the daylight saloon bill, are very few. For the purpose of setting aside the daylight saloon law in all cities over .',000 Inhabitants. Reagan of Douglas has Introduced S. F. 287. The bill provides that in all cities having over 5,000 inhabitants the licensing author ities may extend the closing hour be yond S o'clock, not to exceed the hour of midnight, when petitioned by over 50 per cent of the voters of the city. The bill would r.pply to all of the SENATE OF NEBRASKA Six members were born in Illinois and four of them across the sea. Bod Inson coming from Sweden, Volpp from Germany, Bartos from Bohemia, and Jansen from Russia. Aubrey Smith is the infant of the senate, being 32 years old. M. S. Wilcox is easily the grandfather of the lot. being only two years on the right side of his three-score and ten. The average of all the senators is 48 years. Aubrey Smith and John Cor deal are the only bachelors in the lot Smith's statistics follow: .a 'A a a ro U O SJ 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 i 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 e t 49 56 41 44 42 49 68 43 43 54 SO CI 52 64 4G 3S 44 40 53 53 33 C3 44 63 CO G2 37 37 40 0 1 0 0 0 "third" cities in the state and to Lin coln, South Omaha and Omaha, but would not apply to any other towns or villages. In marry of the places it would apply to it is not believed a petition of over 50 per cent of the oters could "be obtained. The bill does not call for an election, nor does it go into details as to how the names of voters shall be obtained or present ed to the licensing boards. More Time for Homesteaders. Hoagland of Lincoln secured the adoption of a resolution asking con gress to pass the Kinkaid bill which seeks to extend the time in which homesteaders will have to pay for the lands they hold under the government reclamation act. The resolution recites that settlers on the laud under the government irrigation project in west ern Nebraska have had poor crops, the government first failing to supply water for their needs and that the land will not be productive until al falfa has been grown upon it for three years. To Commemorate Gettysburg. The senate has adopted a resolution introduced by Senator Horfron at the request of General C. F. Manderson, asking that the governor appoint a commission of five soldiers, who served with distinction in the civil war, to serve with commissions of similar nature from other states in preparing for the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary in 1913, of the battle of Gettysburg. Cook will have electric lights in the near future. Favor Capital Punishment. The house of representatives of the legislature of Nebraska has gone on record more emphatically than ever in opposition to the abolition of capi tal punishment. By a vote of 45 to 22 it refused to consider further a bill providing for such abolition of the hanging sentence. A petition is being circulated asking the state senators to use every means to make Holdrege the site of the state agricultural college which is provided for by a bill that passed the house. John Baptiste, Dan Rice, Peter Rave and Oliver Lampere, four Win- nebago Indians, accompanied bv their after June 1, 1911, there shall be In dian marriages permitted in this state according to Indian customs. The vis iting aborigines are here for the pur- pose of doing all they can to secure tne passage of the bilL SENATE AND TREftTY t UPPER HOUSE RATIFIES PACT WITH JAPAN. COM- WESTERN MEN DO NOT OBJECT No- Solicitude About Labor, Senators Being Satisfied that Status Remains Unchanged. Washington. The new Japanese treaty of trade and navigation was ratified after a two hours' executive session of the senate at the conclu-r sion of a day crowded with other im portant matters. While the apprehen sion of western senators that the treaty might let down the bars to coolie labor was not entirely remov ed, these senators contented them selves with expressing their sollci- citude. They interposed no objection to ratification. The action in promptly confirming the new agreement is expected to doyj more to prove the feeling of cordiali-H ty mat this country has for Japan than anything done for many years. It 'is regarded as a manifestation of higher confidence in the high civili zation of that nation. The effect will be to permit Japan to enter at once upon a reorganization of its fiscal system and the making of new tariffs with all nations. Japan's treaties with other powers are to expire July 17. That with the United States, by reason of its later ratification, would have continued until the same date a year later bad not this government consented to its expiration at the same time as the others. Failure to have ratified the new treaty would have declayed the oper ation of the Japanese program for a year beyond the time when it was planned to put it into effect It would have meant much to the revenues of Japan and the continuance of the ex isting treaty with the United States for another year would not have benefited this government, according to the representations of the State department on the subject. When the new treaty was received from the president Tuesday it imme diately became' the subject of wran gles. Pacific coast senators feared it might have an effect upon the la bor situation on the western slope by reason of the omission of the clause in the treaty of 1894, which it supercedes, recognizing the right of this government to pass an exclusion law. Friends of the treaty explained that the diplomatic notes accompany ing it definitely pledged the Japanese government to prevent an influx of undesirable coolies through the rigid scrutiny of all passports. An alien without a passport would of course be liable to deportation. The California senators, it is said, became satisfied early that the change would not menace the labor situation In their state. Several other western senators became alarmed, however, at what seemed to them unseemly haste in pressing the senate to act. They desired sen timent to crystalize in their states and therefore prevented action for three days. Senate Doing Business. Washington. In less than an hour late Friday the senate voted the Sutherland amendment into the re solution providing for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people; fixed next Tues day as the time for voting on the re solution itself; made the case in volving Senator Lorimer's seat the unfinished business and received the Canadian reciprocity bill from the committee on finance. Smallpox in State Prison. Lincoln, Neb. There is a well de veloped case of smallpox at the state penitentiary, acording to the testi mony of several physicians called to examine the case. The convict suffer ing from the ailment was received from Omaha tea days aygo. Opposes Reciprocity. Sioux City, la. The Canadian reci procity pact was denounced as a measure discriminating against the farmer in the resolutions which passed the final session of the inter state Breeder's association here. Preparing for Extra Session. Washington. Tariff revision plans af the ways and means committee of the next house of congress were an counced by Representative Under wood of Alabama, who will head that committee in the house. Women Mobbed at Madrid. Madrid. Two women belonging to the most exclusive society circle of the capital appeared on the streets, wearing the new Parisian trousers skirt and were fairly mobbed. Cost of Tuberculosis. Ithaca. N. Y. The monetary loss to the state of New York from deaths by tuberculosis in 1910 is placed at $64,000,000 by President Walter F. Wlicox, the Cornell statistician, who spoke before a mass meeting here. Sheehan Proposes to Stay. Albany, N. Y William F. Sheehan discouraegd hopes of a break in the senatorial deadlock when he an nounced that he will not withdraw from the contest, even if all other candidates do. Reciprocity on Calendar. Washington. Opponents of the Canadian reciprocity agreement at tempted to put a quietus on legisla tion on the subject when the McCall bill late on Friday was reported "without recommendation" from the senate committee on finance. So far as the present session of congress is concerned they took a long step to ward accomplishing their purpose. The return of the bill to the senate by Acting Chairman Burrows of the finance committee was made the oc casion for brief speeches. ALL OYEI NEBIASKA Insurance la Cancelled. Merrick County. Merrick county's antiquated court house is now with out insurance and if anything should befall it the county would suffer a to tal loss. Agents regarded the risk too great to longer carry it. Bonds Carried at Chapped. Deuel County. At the special elec tion held in Chappell the bond propo sition for municipal water and elec tric lights carried by a substantial majority, the vote standing 29 to 75. W. T. Donner of Grand Island is the consulting engineer. Work will be rushed. Killed by a Fall. York County. Frank Ledford fell from the railroad bridge south of Mc Cool and was instantly killed, his neck being broken by the fall. Led ford bad walked across the bridge In search of some cattle which had wandered away, and it is believed he stumbled. Probably Fatally Kicked. Otoe County. Ben Graham went to feed and care for .a sick horse and as he did not return from the barn as soon as his family expected they went In search of him. He was lying unconscious and badly bruised about the head and body. It is feared he can not recover. A Strong Commercial Club. York County. The York Commer cial club now has a membership of over 300 and is constantly growing. This is one of the oldest commercial organizations in the state and for years it has been doing great work for York, as is evidenced by progress the city is making. A $50,000 Farm. Otoe County. Nelson Overton, one of the pioneer settlers and a farmer member of the legislature, sold his 400-acre farm five miles south of Ne braska City to Clinton Cox for $50,000 and is not to give possession until this fall. This is the highest priced farm sold in this section for some time. Married Sixty Years. Johnson County. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Hunt of Vesta celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of their mar riage. A company of some forty friends and the children, grand-children and great grandchildren of the hostess participated in the celebra tion. Four granddaughters served a sumptuous spread. Packing House Closed. Otoe County. The Horton-Gregson packing house has been closed at Ne braska City for the present because of the unsettled condition of the bog market. The packing company have given notice that when it does open that it proposes to cut out all com mission men and buy direct from the raisers or shippers. Catholic Population. Chicago dispatch: Advance sheets of the official Catholic directory pub lished by the M. H. Wiltzius com pany, Milwaukee, Wis., give the fol lowing statistics regarding the Omaha diocese: Population (Catholic), about 85,319; bishop, 1; clergy, 178. churches. 192; colleges and acade mies, 12; parishes with schools, 79; children attending, 9.315; orphan asylum, 1; orphans, 128. Threatened to Kill Wife. Gage County. Emery McLean, a young farmer aged twenty-four. liv ing in the Blue Springs vicinity, frightened his family by threatening to kill his wife and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Palmer, with a shot gun. The young man drove his threatened victims from the home, when they summoned help. An officer started for the scene, but McLean es caped. Sues for Slander. Dodge County. Ernest Kern, a real estate dealer in Nortli Bend, has brought suit against Robert High and Charles High of that town for $3,000 damages for assault and battery and slander. The plaintiff claims that one of the defendants assaulted him nt North Bend and on the same day the otiier continued the light at Schuyler and that both have made untrue state ments abotit him. Young Man Suicides. Kearney County. Ilallie Space, son of George W. Space, committed sui cide by shooting himself. Space was not yet twenty-one years old and it seems no one in the family can ac count for the deed. He left a note on the table saying he would leave his family forever as he was tired of life. No special reason was given. He arranged a gun in such manner that the shot tore off the entire upper por tion of his head. He had always been a young man of good character and no reason has been discovered for his suicide. Church Burned. Box Butte County. Holy Rosary Catholic church at Alliance was total ly destroyed by fire. The loss on the building is between $4,000 and $5,000. covered by insurance. A new church will be built at once. Church Dedicated. Stanton County. The St. John's Lutheran church in Stanton county was dedicated with imposing ceremo nies. A shdrt service was held at the old church building, after which the people marched to the new edifice. Healthy Nebraska Village. Washington dispatch: The village of Humphrey lost one person in popu lation since 1900. The recent census gives it 868, against 869 in 1900 and 691 in 1890. Car Burglars to Pen. Fremont County. Tom Brown and Charley Clark, the young men con victed of freight car burglary at Fair mont several weeks ago, were taken to the penitentiary at Lincoln by Sheriff Ashton. They get one year at bard labor. Doctors Said Health Cone Suffered witta Threat TrMMt Mr. B. W. D. Barnes, ex - Sheriff of Wanes County, Tennessee, an a letter from Mc M Inn villa. Tennessee, writes: 1 hadj threat t re u b la tnd had three doc tors treating me. All failed to do me any food, and pronounced my health gone. I con Mr. B. W. D. B cluded te try Peruna, and after using four bat ties can say I was entirely cured." Unable te Work. Mr. Gustav Hlmmelrelch, Hocbhebak Texas, writes: "For a number of years I suffered whenever I took cold, with severe at tacks of asthma, which usually yielded to the common home remedies. "Last year, however, I suffered foa eight months without interruption a that I could not do any work at aU. The various medicines that were pre scribed brought me no relief. "After taking six bottles of Penma. two of Lacupla and two of Manalln, Z am free ef my trouble so that I can do all my farm work again. I can heart lly recommend this medicine to any one who suffers with this annoying complaint and believe that they will obtain good results;' Love does not depend strength on concentration. for Its Take Garfield Tea to arouse a tiuggiab liver all druggists sell it. Some women worry about the wor ries they have missed. Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar u made to satisfy the smoker. Willie Knew the Quadrupeds. Teacher Willie, are there any feathered quadrupeds? Willie Yes, sir. Teacher Name one. Willie A feather bed. Simple Rather. He You are the only woman I ever loved. She Do you expect me to believe that? He I do. I swear it Is true. She Then I believe you. Any man who would expect a woman to believe that cannot have been much in the company of women. Real Courage. He was the small son of a minister and his mother was teaching him the meaning of courage. "Supposing." she said, "there were 12 boys in one bedroom, and 11 got into bed at once, while the other knelt down to eay his prayers, that boy would show true courage." "Oh." said the young hopeful, "I know something that would be more courageous than that. Supposing there were 12 ministers In one bedroom, and one got into bed without saying his prayers!" Education vs. Instinct. Jacob Wendell. Jr.. who plays the part of the dog in Maeterlinck's dra ma, was dining In a restaurant recent ly when a man, recognizing him as the actor, approached and said: "Pardon me, but you take the part of the dog in 'The Blue Bird,'- do you not?' Of course, you don't know it, but I can really bark lots more Ilk a dog than you." "Well, you see," answered Wendell, I had to learn." Success Magazine. ALL GAY First Tramp The doctor 'as order ed me a bath. Second Tramp You do look pleas ed about it. 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