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TIIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1905. HOLDS UP APPORTIONMENT -, Ssk.sl District! Which Hare Padde ftmna May Lm Out in Diitributioa. RETURNS MUST BE SWORN TO IN FUTURE mailer Depositor? Banks la State Will Be Callea lpo to Schools. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Neb.. Nov. , 17. (Special ) State Superintendent McBrlen Indicated to day that he will require false enumeration of children of school age to be corrected before making the apportionment and Intl- i mated that a failure to do so would Incur the penalty of exclusion from the benefits of the December apportionment. State ments have been made to the superintend ent to the effect that the Lincoln school district hav offered an excessive enumer ation and these will to made the basis cf a demand for correction. Mr. McBrlen Intimated that many dis tricts are left out of the apportionment because of failure to comply with the statutory requirements, and In that con nection called attention to the penalty that might be visited for failure to amend the returns so as to show the actual school population. The Lancaster county return has been filed in the office of the state superintend ent after several months' delay beyon the statutory limit, due to the fact that the Lincoln district figures had tiot been sent to the office of the county superintendent. It In regarded as significant that the total attendance In Lincoln, shown by the lfi6 1221 ,11 S. 99. This, taken with the failure of the railways to pay their taxes, explains the depletion In the fund of ready cash. The demand for the payment of the appor tionment, should It be made on time, will not begin until the end of the year, and many of the smaller counties will wait even longer before taking the cash, and there la no really urgent demand for ready money. If there were, there are several blocks of county bonds which the counties are anx ious to take up, but the treasurer Is holding back In order to get all the Interest possl ble. At the first of the month, however, he will be obliged to relinquish I10.W0 in Otoe county bonds, which are optional. May Have Colleare Tent. Principal J. W. Crabtree of the Peru Normal, who was conferring with State Superintendent McBrlon today, said that he anticipates a phenomenal attendance at the Rummer school next year because of the requirements of the new certificate law. He Is seriously considering plans for the rare of the Increased attendance-, for which the present buildings may prove Inadequate, and may accept the suggestion of Superin tendent McBrlen that he lease large sub stantial tents, place floors In them, and use them for assembly rooms. The attendance at Peru Is an average of over 600 daily, an Increase of 100 as com pared with the same period last year. The faculty Is working In harmony and the morale of the Institution Is being steadily built up. The students, most of whom are teachers, or expect to enter the profession are working with great enthusiasm. Governor Goes to Geneva. Governor Mickey will go to Geneva to morrow to visit the Girls' Industrial school at that place. Relegates to Divorce Congress. Governor Mickey has appointed tie fol lowing delegates to represent Nebraska at the Interstate congress for the considera tion of uniform legislation on the subject figures, Is only 12.435, as comparea witn oi aivorce to ne neia at Washington, u. 13,868 for 1904, although In the meantime C, February 19, 1906: Ralph W. Breckeni the city has been growing. The total for ridge, Omaha; John L. Webster, Omaha; the county, which Includes several colleges Roscoe Pound, Lincoln. . outside of the city district, was 22.2W last Kew Elevator for Lincoln, year, while for 1M6 It Is reported at 20,892, A building permit was issued today to E. indicating a decrease In addition to tnat rj. Foster of the Foster Grain company of shown In the- city district. Chief Clerk L. this city for the construction of an 8,000 C. Harnley, who has Immediate charge of elevator, with a 75.000 bushel capacity, at these county "returns, said that be has not iou3 North Tenth street been Informed as to the reason for the de- Convicts Do Cement Work, crease, but took It. for granted that It A gang of convjct8 charge of a civilian arises from -the fact that the college stu- foreman from the state penitentiary Is em derts have been left out of the enumer- Pioyed In constructs a cement drivewav atlon. I at the executive mansion. There are hIv It la possible. Mr. McBrlen says, that men ,n the and th k lth th be will require the various county super- material as though accustomed to it. The Intendents to indicate how many of the oli driveway was badly worn and Gov- local district returns have been sworn to. ernor Mlckey was determined to have a It is explained that the district officials new one wUhout paying the price demanded are required to take oath before the county by prIvate contractors. i superintendent as to tne correctness oi me The man8lon Deiong to the 8tat( anil returns., but tnero is notning in me snow- the avlwj effected by tne empioyment of tng made to the state educational depart- tne prig0nerg ,B that much galn -to th9 mem u inaicaie wnew.r i treasury. In recent year, none of the con autnenxicaiion nas ocen aupp... ... vcU nag be,n employe(1 t0 do work about past years several of the larger school dls- the capltol bundlng;i but lt ,s c(Umpd tnat f-.l Annmtnra hflvl fnlleri to take Oath I . ... . . ' wnere it 18 a state jod they might as well trlct enumerators have failed to take oath as to the correctness of their figures. It is to this violation of the law which the superintendent will direct himself primar ily, since few of the officials will care to wear to their returns If they are false and will thereby be obliged to correct them. McBrlen will not go back of the sworn a t t, return ,n uj '""t ' Tl Z.Z coml n the supreme bench Is now being ensnge n. m?'"' V. , t!l B0Uht for r' "evera! candidates, the chief they should be taken to be correct until Tr...... w c be used, slnoe lt results in a saving to the treasury and indirectly to the tax payers. Want Letton's Place. The vacancy on the supreme court com mission which will occur when Judge Let- ton assumes the place of Chief Justice Hol- of whom are Representative E. 'B. Perry of Cambridge and Judge Epperson of Clay Center, both of the Fifth congressional dls trlct, which Is Insisting that the appoint ment ought to go to that section. , Epperson is a brother of State Senator Impeached. , . ' . f May Delay Apportionment. - State Treasurer Mortensen, who Is taking an active Interest In this matter of forcing a correction of the enumerations which . M . m I i a a A I M ..... . .0 1 . ."T. k .. . Vi: Z torwo. who was chairman of the Ju mm .... .. aclrJr committee In the last legislature TZ, : . . m V ,,, h... Jh. -fr. f telatur chairman of the house ot district officers will have the erred or I . .. , , ' , J ... ., . w- j tv I judiciary committee. The Furnas county . ti. fv the view that Mr1 support throughout the district. v - , . . with the backing of Congressman Norrls. DUIIlUlcilurut- ""J .vo tne returns nave currci-icu nuvi y.v- t7heeo Is Too KtronsT Evidence, erly sworn to. Mcurion says mat ne aoes FREMONT, Neb.. Nov. 17.-(Speclal.)-A not nave .me power to my piece of llmburger cheese will be the cause apportionment unless some legal action la for Bfnilng James UrIey to the pentten- taaen. ana bu ir un w.rc. ... tjary for breaklnB- Int0 the Va, Blat Brew, tlon nave not materausea. ,n(f company-, vauIt He was PharKPd to as umBwL. i ...- gether with John Collins and Bill Mefford versy. u s now a re.rta.nty tnat tne with breaking Into the building and steal iN..u..r:.. - " mg. several cases of beer. A piece of 11m- requlring the rejection of every enumer- burReri whlch the artw hadjaid up for IllUr rOllilll mill I . m. i.w . m ... iu uv.uiv the proper officers. lie does not believe that he haa the power to require the dls trlcts from which false reports have been made to take a new census this year before sharing In the apportionment. ' . mall Banks to Be Drawn On. his lunch, was also missing and a some what smaller chunk was found In TTrley's Inside pocket. In police court yesterday he strenuously denied having been at the vault and claimed that he had bought the cheese In Arlington. This morning he sent for County Attornev Graham and tnM him BUte Treasurer Mortensen will draw on that the cheese was a "dead clneh" on i,im the smaller depository banks of the state an1 that he wantea td pl(,ad p,,,,, Rnd for the funds with which to pay the De- tak. , .entf.nce. He will be accommo dated next week. John Collins la wanted In Douglas county and may be taken there for trial. cember apportionment. For all current de mands he baa been checking out the funds lr the larger city banks, until they are at a comparatively low ebb. He has a smaller supply of cash " at his command for this apportionment than ever before In recent years, due to the seal with which he has Hanttna. Contest Ends. BENNINGTON. Neb.. Nov. 17.-(SpeclaU The much-talked-of hunting contest be sought Investments for the permanent tween two chosen sides of about forty school fund. The apportionment will range members came off yesterday. The side cap- rrom 2W.ww io ijw.to, it is peuevea now. talned by Dr. C. W. Hlckey won out bv 320 and. the total balance In depository banks points. One large coon, weighing about at the beginning or business today was thirty pounds, was shot by William Voss. ta,000. riOO.000 less than the total balance the painter. Charles F. Gottsch bringing In a year ago. a Jackrabblt. Chickens, ouall. lacksnlne. During the eleven months ending Novem- ducks, rabbits, etc.. were brought In. u.1- ber 1. however, the treasurer has Invested though not In large numbers, as game was ui H43.4& more in warrants ana nonas wan found to be very scarce. All the partlcl Ust year. The excess of warrants was pants wiu enjoy a rUme sunoer and dance at the Modern Woodmen of America hall Saturday evening, November 18. A blue rock shoot Is being planned for Thanksgiv ing day for geese, ducks and turkeys. Swan, suffered a broken lone tn ber left forearm. OltKTNA-The Hstry County Tei.chers association will hold convention In Gretna Saturday, December . OH ETNA State Superintendent McBrlen will give the next lecture ot the course In Trerkle's hall, December t. PI.ATTSMOUTH-J. P. Harris bss sold his interest In the drug business in this city to his partner, A. T. Fried. OHKTNA J. H. Vlck and R. O. Harring ton returned from Aberdeen, S. D.. where they purchased several hundred crea of land. OAKLAND C. J. Llndqulst of this city, this week, bought the implement business of Johnson St Sandell and takes possession at once. I GRETNA The base ball boys will give a dance in Treckel's hall Thanksgiving evening, November 29. Olsen's muslo has been secured. BEATRICE Last evening at I o'clock oocurroil the marriage of Mr. Roy Kelley and Miss Ioia MrKinney, both ot this city, JuiJkp Walker officiating. GRETNA Street Commissioner Drlskell has had the county grader at work on the roads running east of town and the roads are now In fine shape for winter. , GRETNA Will Rightmyer has traded his livery business to Chris Koch for eighty acres of land lying northwest of Gretna. Mr. Koch has taken possession. ALBION Jacob Long, a student of the State university for the past three years. died of appendicitis this morning at the home of his mother, Mrs. Gunderman. BEATRICE The students of the Beatrice Hlgu school gave their first fire drill yes terday. Drills will be given at unexpected ttmrs, the only notice given being the alarm bell. BEATRICE The Doane foot bail team of Crete stopped over night here, and left today for St. Mary's, Kan., to play the college tears at that place. There were seventeen in tne party. BEATRICE J. T. WakenlshL who lives four miles north of this city, found a stalk of wheat of early sowing that had eleven seeds of the Hessian fly. This is the first report of the fly here this fall. BEATRICE Thomas Godfrey of Omaha- state boiler Inspector for the Hartford Insurance company, visited Beatrice yes terday and InKpected the new boiler at the insuiuiion lor f eeble Minded Youth. FLATTHMOt'TH v. W Win nr. X(l.. Jennie Johnson, both of Plattsmouth, were unueu in marriage at the home of the oriae s parents in this city by Rev. D. A. Youtzy, pastor of the Christian church. NELSON One of the best barns In this county was destroyed by fire at 8 o'clock tliis morning, lt was on the farm of H. V Kinnlson, live miles northeast of here. All the contents were consumed, including fit teen head of horses. ' GREELEY The barn of F. J. Bonn was completely destroyed by fire last evening. The Are department was unable to render aid owing to the incomplete condition of water mains in East Ureeley. Loss partly covered by insurance. TABLE ROCK News has arrived here of the serious injury of Ralph B. McKlnnoy in a railroad wreck near Fort Worth, Tex., wnere ne was a Draaeman. Me rormerly lived In Table Rock and his parents live near Humboldt, Neb. GRETNA Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Page of Kearney arrived In Gretna last Saturday afternoon with the body of Mrs. Burge's mother. The remains were taken to Spring field and laid to rest by her husband, who had died a couple of years ago. ALBION The . weather is all that farmers could ask in the way of gathering the corn crop. The corn is more nearly gathered than usual at this time of the season. Many are already through and all iue enueavoring to save the crop betore snow. AINSWORTH Last night there was a quiet wedding in town here at the resi dence of the bride's purents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Finney. Miss Mazle Finney was mar ried to J. W. Lanaley. Rev. O. L. Ram tcy of the Methodist Episcopal church performed the ceremony. YORK-Harry Hull is out IS which he paid to a sharper who Impersonated a clerk In one of the leading stores of that city and the proprietor of the store Is out a rug which the sharper sold the customer and started out to deliver, but failed to reach the purchaser's home. BEATRICE Lots In Green's addition were sold at scavenger tax sale by the county treasurer yesterday. The only sale of Interest was the Green block, which was disposed of for $0, the full amount of the taxes. The sale of Lamb's sub division was taken up today. FREMONT Frank Faulks, an engineer on a construction train on the Union Pa cific, was seriously bruised In a small wreck near the Union, depot last evening. Owing to a misplaced switch the train run into a string of cars, including a diner. Some smashed couplings and broken dishes in the ,dlner was all the damage to prop erty. OAKLAND Eight car loads of material are being unloaded at this point for an elevator, which the Cargeli Co. will build on the Great Northern, west of the Benson block. The building will be 32x40, forty feet high, with a capacity of 40,UuO bushels and will be completed as fast as possible, lt is generally understood that the 15am-son-wanson Co. of this city will ulso erect an elevator on the Great Northern road. TECUMSEH A new teaching position will be Installed In -the State Normal at ru next year. It will be a critic te.tcher. Miss Nellie Boh lee of Tecumseh, who last week reslKiied a Dosition in lha Lincoln schools, will have tho now position. Mass Dcii.ee resigned her work that she iineht go to New York City and take work at Columbia college which will fit her for ner new duties. She departed for New xom city this evening. ST. PAUL W. J. Garfield, a veterinary surgeon formerly located in this city but whose residence for the last few years has been at Grand Island, died very- suddenly of heart failure yesterday afternoon while on a professional visit here. He had been attending somo horses Just outside of town. and on his return complained of sudden Illness. A doctor was called, but the sick man very quickly collapsed. Dr. Garfield was about a) years ot age. OAKLAND The Oakland Woman's club very delightfully entertained the Tekamah Woman's olub at the home of Mrs. A. R Wells in this city Thursday afternoon. The spacious home was beautifully decorated with cut flowers and Dotted nlants. the 1 color scheme being In pink and green, the ciuo coiors. At e o clock an elegant lepaat was served, the tables being resplendent with cut glass and flowers. The Swanberg orchestra furnished music for the occasion. Mrs. H. L. Keefe of West Point, district Yovr Confidence Our First Consideration. Furnishings Specials for Saturday Offering introduced as Saturday Silk Mufilers, reefer or Oxford, $! All Wool Sweaters, !, $1.25, $1.50 up Suit Cases, all sizes, $1.75, $2, $3 up Blue Flan'l Shirts, $2.25 quality, $1.75 Merino Shirts and Drawers, $1 value 75c Stif Bosom Shirts, nevest designs, 50c up Golf Gloves, all wool 50c and 75c Children's Section Opportunities Boys' Suits, new Buster Browns, Buddy Tuckers, Etons, Human bloute. double breasted and Norfolk, allixes,$3.50, $4.00, $4.50, $5.0J, $6 00, 16.50, S7.SU IO O.OU. Boys' Overcoats, Si to 10 years. r tndid specimens of hih art in boys chtlus making, $3.50, $5. 00, $7.50, $10.00. Special Boys' Suit Values, $1.95. 60c Knee Pants, 25c. $1.00 Knee Tants, 50c. Men's Head Wear Soft and stiff hats in prevailing shapes and shades, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00. , All foremost cap ehapes, Brighton, Yacht, Oolf, Auto, Russian Yacht inside fur lined bands, and reg ular "pull down" style for men at 50c and up. ' Complete stocks boys' and chil dren's caps, 35o and up. J. B. Stetson ever famous hats $3.50 to $5.0 0 ft Mm sTSes f V. 1 1 ' l CORRECT DRESS FOR MEN AND BOYS. of Style, Cut, Materials, Workmanship, Finish and Fit with the finest tailored-to-order creations, will convince you be yond question that we can "deliver the goods" to suit your price needs, and satisfactorily meet every requirement of your most exacting taste. We offer, without exception, the largest varieties of exclusive patterns shown in the State. Single and Double Breasted Suils and Overcoats in Every Proportion $12 15 18 $20 25 $30 Others ask SIS Worth $20 Vsasllf $22.50 $25 Compinbls Merchant Values with $30 Suits 1st lots' SIS Young Men's Dep.$750 SI fl SI 0 SI C Unusual offerings of Young f J C IU Men's Suits i 4 i j 1505 it :4f v s I Saturday Trousers Specials The entire overproductions of The Pataqon Pants Co., Sternberg Bros, and Sol Newman, all exclusive pants makers of New Yorka lot comprising over 3,800 pairs bought at 25 to SO per cent less than the usual wholesale price, and sold to you at the same reduction. Offerings that will create a' sensational stir in our Pants section. S3 Pants $5.50 Pants $5 Pants ST. 50 Pants a$3S5 $f 0 Pants ti vice president, was present as the guest of honor. TECUMSEH The Tecumseh Commercial club sent an Investigation committee out Into the state to look Into the Independent telephone mutter and to also see hat kind of service the Nebraska Telephone com pany is giving at omer points, tne com mittee was composed of Messrs. A. O. Shaw, Ueorge warren and o. L,. Urown. at d vis- lted oenevi, Exeter, Seward, tairnount and other cities. They were accompanied by representatives of the Independent and Bell companies. The gentlemen have re turned and will make a report to the club tomorrow evening. Tecumseh has the Bell system at present, and it Is n assured fact that the Independent plant will also be installed here. JORDAN IS STILL MISSING (Continued from First Page.) What McClure's Is Really Worth Roderick McDonald, of iDawton, Yukon Terri tory, pays one dollar a copy to get McClure's Magazine, because, as ha said, it is worth it. If McClure's is worth one dollar to a man who cannot get it otherwise, is it not worth ten cents to you? A magazine Is worth, not. what it costs, but what it brings to you. Judge Mc Clure's by this test Buy the December number and ap ply the test. Out next Satur day. 8. 8. McCLURHJ COMPaNT 44-SO East WKi Street NEW YORK I.xlnatan Visits Kearney. KEARNEY, Neb., Nov. 17. (Bpeclal Tele gram.) Over 200 people from Lexington, Neb., comprising the teachers and pupils of the schools, were In this city today to visit the Kearney schools and also to wit ness the foot ball game between their high school team and the Kearney boys. This. afternoon was spent In an inspection of the State Normal, after which they were Invited to partake of a fine dinner given by the faculty at the dormitory. TlIs evening a reception was held for them at the high school. The foot ball game re sulted in a victory for the Lexington boys by a score of I to S. ance departments by the Equitable society, more especially In California. He replied that he was, and on this matter said that the trouble In California began Jn 1897, when Andrew J. Clunle, who was then Insurance commissioner of California, complained to the attorney general 6f that state that the Equitable society was not entitled to do business in that state because its capital stock was too small. The attorney general did not sustain him. Mr. McCurdy said that the commissioner then requested the company to furnish him with a statement of the list of policies lt had issued In Cali fornia from 1880 to 1897 and much informa tion concerning them. It was Mr. Mc Curdy's recollection that the commissioner wanted the society to review all the lapsed policies and death claims for seventeen years to see If a large amount could not have been paid on each claim. The Equitable society engaged counsel to rep resent lt at a bearing in San Francisco and the subject dragged along for three years. In 1900 Commissioner Clunle demanded that the society make a list of all Its outstanding-policies, so that he could estimate the value of those held In California. The commissioner's fees for this, Mr. McCurdy said, would have been 133,000 and It would have cost the Equitable society (40,000 to get the Information together. Finally the commissioner became satisfied by sending former Governor Budd of California to make an examination and the society got a could have collected his 133,000 fee from the Equitable society upon making his proposal valuations of Its policies. The states generally do not make Inde pendent valuation of the New York com panies, Mr. McCurdy said. Missouri once demanded it, but at the request of the society had ' accepted the New York valuation. Minnesota made such a valuation four or five years ago. Tarbell on Stand. Gage B. Tarbell, second vice president of the Equitable society, was called when Mr. McCurdy had finished. He told of his con nection with the Equitable which has con tinued twenty-six years. Mr. Tarbell said he knew nothing of the memoranda given by Mr. Jordan to A. C. Fields. He did not know Fields and only knew that he looked after the legislation In New York for the Mutual. He had conferences with repre sentatives of other companies relative to legislative matters and endeavored In 1903 to have a committee of one appointed to look after the ir teres ts of policyholders that would be affected by any bills in the legislature that would be Inimical. He knew Indirectly that Andrew Hamilton had been employed. ' ' He was of the opinion that no company should have aift expense In connection with legislative matters. He never knew of a dollar being expended In that way.- He took the position that If improper legisla tion could not be defeated by remedial means the company should refuse to do business In the state. Mr. McCall of the New York Life agreed with him and the Mutual Life Insurance company was ap proached to come to some agreement on the subject, but the Mutual would not go Into such a combination on the ground that It was not practicable. While Mr. Tarbell was testifying Senator Chauncey M. Depew was recalled and ! asked about vouchers of John A. Nichols for 11,000 for legal services to the Equitable. ' Senator Depew could throw no light on the maiier Deyona tne ract tnat ivicnois was retained by the Equitable. Nichols was at one time quarantine commissioner, and Senator Depew said, was active In politics. Senator Depew's Poor Memory. Mr. Hughes, counsel for the committee, read an extract from the letter which was written by Nichols to the senator, in which grace of these disclosures. The investigation had only been on a few days when 1 plainly saw how tilings must terminate. The Krick report was the fatal gun. It sounded the knell of tho old regime. Now what we should do is to secure the enact ment of laws which would put an end to this form of gambling insurance. I can call lt by no more polite name. We must wine out this system of deferred payments,, which create a large surplus. Tho line be tween a mutual insurance company and an Insurance company run for the benefit of the stockholders should be clearly defined by law and the law should be enforced. An Insurance company should not be al lowed to work the hocus pocus of running Its affairs ostensibly for the policy holder and then twisting the business around to the advantage of the stockholders. I can not say too emphatically that wo must do away with gambling insurance, the large surplus and the quasi. mutual stock com pany. WOMAN KILLS DRUNKEN MAN Mrs. Thomas Aeqaltted of barge of Harder for shootlnar "Bhortr" Nolan. PINEDALE, Wyo.. .Nov. 17. (Special.) All of the details of the Nolan tragedy, on Horse creek have been received here. "Shorty" Nolan rode up to the ranch' house of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Thomas and called them out, saying that all would eat breakfast In hell that morning. Nolan was crazed with drink. Pulling a gun he snapped It at the Thomases, hut the cartridge was not exploded. Before he could put in another cartridge, and while her husband was attempting to quiet Nolan, Mrs. Thomas stepped Into the house, ' secured a 30-30 rifle and" taking careful aim put three bullets through. Nolan's body. - t Nolan fell from his horse groaning. Th Thomases went to a neighbor and gave themselves up. The neighbor . returned, moved Nolan Into the Thomas home where he expired In a few minutes. The affair was witnessed by Forest Ranger Dick Smith. . No Inquest was held, and at tha preliminary hearing before Justice Enoa, Mrs. Thomas was acquitted. Mayor Restsns and Reconsiders. MEETEBTSE. Wyo., Nov, 17. (Special.) Angered at what he terms "a slap In tha face" by the appointment of A. C. Thomas as a member of the town council, Angus J. McDonald resigned as mayor of Meeteetse and W. T. Benbrooks, a member of the council, followed suit. Later they recon sidered tho matter and secured their resig nations from the clerk and declare now that they will not resign and will not recognliie the newly appointed member of the town's municipal body. The affair haa engendered a factional fight, all tha more) to be regretted on account of Its affecting the sale of water bonds almost ready (or delivery. gait Rettled Ont of Court. 'The tw.000 damage salt of Levi u. Hanns against the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis tk Omaha Railway company for personal lnlurles has been settled out of court and stricken from the federal docket. Suit was brought by the plaintiff for Injuries re ceived while riding In the caboose of a stock train through an engine bumping into the caboose and inflicting Injuries which have caused him to become a per manent cripple. BSS renewal of Its license. Mr. Budd visited the New York Life Insurance company nd the the following appeared: .1. Ts sr-l An Enemy MASKED Masquerades h Friend. Oakdale Man Fatally Shot. ' NORFOLK. Neb.. Nov. 17. (Special.) Alva Baker, aged .38, was accidentally shot in the stqmach wth a shotgun near Oak- dale at noon today. Ha was feeding cat tle near , that town and in pulling a gun from the wagon the gun was discharged and the charge tore Into his stomach. ' He was brought to Oakdale still allVe, but In a critical condition and will die. ( SUNDERLAND COAL Bif Yell-o Wagons. "Here Since 1883." s 1&08 rlaraay St Phone 23 X Arrested for Wife Desertion. BEATRICE, Neb., Nov. 17. (Special Tele gram.V Walter Applebee, a farmer living near Plckrell. was arrested on a complaint sworn out by his wife today, Mrs Bertha Applebee, charging him with deserting her and her' children. The case was set for hearing December 4 In the county court and defendant was released on binds of tl.OOO. Williamson Iadlrted for Marder. OSCEOLA. Neb., Nov. 17. (Special Tele-gratn.V-Clark Williamson was l-day In dicted for murder In the first degn-v by a grand Jury. He Is accused if adnu;,;t, r lng strychnine to his father-in-law. I.. L. Delong, a prominent resident ot this I'Uco. Kews' of Nebraska. TECVM3EH While buggy ri.li! g villi some frt&Jids this evening Mi I'l.iict wan. Aaugtttsr ot Cwkmel and Mis. W. U It seemed almost incredible to the lady who writes from Cllntonvllle. Conn., that coffee caused the physical aliments from which she had so long suffered. In such cases the renl cause is often the one least suspected, and one Is loth to be lieve that the mask of friendship has hid den the face ot a relentless foe. "I had Buffered much for years from ne'r- I vous troubles which Anally so affected me that my whole aystenvwas run down, I grew pale and emaciated and had to practically give up domestic duties. The doctor did his best with me, but after two years faith ful ministration was compelled to admit that he had done me no good. J almost despaired of ever being any better. "September, 1903, wll never be forgotten by me, for lt was In that month that my emancipation, accomplished through the use of Postum Food Coffee after I had en tirely quit the old kind, commenced. I shall always remember the date with gratitude. "My Improvement was a cause of won deringalmost Incredulous rejoicing to not only mytclf. but my friends as well, so rapid and so great was it. I positively feared It would not last. My nerves quieted down and became steady and firm. the old headaches that used to follow any extra exertion ceased to trouble me, my we'ght increased and soon became greater than ever before, my mental powers grew more active and accurate and the fresh glow came back to my cheeks, renewing the complexion of healthy girlhood. 1 cannot ten you how glad I was at the splendid change that Postum wrought In my condition, nor how I prlxa It for the good it continues to do me. We, were out of it a week or so not long ago and used the u!d kind of coffee Instead for reveral ilayn. All my bad symptoms be gun to rt u in to imuhle me, and It seemed I k- an old friend hack again when I found the cup of Posium once more smok lng and fi. tyrant on the board. It Is food erd 1'nnk to inc." Name givirii by Postum Ck, KhMio fm-k. Ml 'It T! ad t.ie lir.lv book, "The Road to Well- llle," In pkgs. Mutual Life Insurance company also. Mr. McCurdy said that 2W a month had been paid to special counsel to represent the Equitable society before the commission at the suggestion of E. 8. Pllisbury, the so ciety's regular attorney, who had told the witness it was paid to a brother of the Insurance commissioner. The total amount paid In that way was $9,000. The witness said also that approximately JH.SX) was paid to W. H. flickering of California, counsel for the Mutual Life Insurance com pany. At the close of 1899, when the Equitable society filed Its annual statement with the California Insurance department, the commissioner asked forty additional questions, the witness said, which the com missioner knew it was practically impos sible for the society to answer, because Its books were not kept so as to do this. Payments to Californlan. This, the witness said, was practically a rehash of the demands the commissioner had made previously. Witness said the company bad had no like experience with the insurance department of any other state to his personal knowledge and that like proceedings against the New York Life several letters, to which I have not replied "That this Is to remind you that some one gets round this time of the year." "Do you recall," asked Mr. Hughes, "who this some one Is?" "I don't recall his name," said Senator Depew. Here Mr. Hughes again read from the letter: ' "Our friend up the river has been very rambunctious of late and wants to know,' you know." Mr. Hughes asked If that referred to the same man. "I believe so, . but I don't recall his name," said the senator. He added that the man was not connected wltb the legis lature and he thought he had nothing to do with politics, but was an Insurance man. "Did you know Thomas D. Husted?" asked Mr. Hughes. ' "I did, very well. He is now dead. He was the son 6f General Husted and he was retained by the Equitable up to the time of his death," said the senator. The letters concerning which Mr. Hughes questioned Senator Depew were as follows: NEW YORK. Dec. 1, ISM. My Dear De pew: My friend, who usually gets around at this time of the year, has written me n 1 and the Mutual Life were terminated about the same time as those against the Equitable society. There were a doxen h(arlngs on the Interpretation, of one of California's laws and lt was for represen tation in these hearings that the $260 a month was paid. t Mr. Budd, while In New York consulted almost entirely with Mr. Chtckering Witness said he thought Governor Budd appointed Mr. Clunle, as commissioner. He did not think the man to whom the 2a0 a month was paid aia anyining tor me Equitable society. "Do you Know how much of these moneys was paid to Governor BuddT asked the counsel for the committee. Mr.' McCurdy said he did not know and that to his knowledge no account of dis bursements was made by Mr. Chlrkerlng. Mr. McCurdy said he went to California, but did not see Mr. Clunle to whom the 150 was paid In all the six weeks he was there. The New York Life and the Mutual were also paying $-i a month to the same man for the same service rendered the Equitable, said the witness. Another demand which the witness said Mr. Clunle made was that a complete set of the Equitable society's books be kept at the offices of the Ban Francisco agency, which would have cost the society about fT&.OuO. He also said that under tUa law ot California the commissioner He now writes me that he will be here Monday or Tuesday and desires to have me help him as usual. What shall I dot Faithfully yours. JOHN A. NICHOLS." NEW YORK. Dec. 4. 19U0. My Dear Sen ator: Our friend up the river has been very rambunctious of lata and wants to know, you know. Don't care a hang, etc., and etc. As soon as you can conveniently say, will you kindly do so. Wishing you all the good things of life in this holiday season I am, as ever, yours, JOHN A. NICHOLS." The senator said that he did not know to what service the letters related, but that he knew at the time he received them and that he turned them over to Mr. Alex ander or Mr. Hyde of the Equitable so ciety. Senator Armstrong announced that a sub committee had been appointed to take the deposition of George H. Squire, the former financial manager of the Equitable society. The session was then adjourned until Tuesday next. M. E. Insalls Talks. CINCINNATI. O.. Nov. 17.-Melvllle E. Ingalls, chairman of the Big Four board, and a director of the Equitable Life Insur ance company, said In an Interview today that he had begged Hyde and Alexander to get out long before the sensational dis closures in the New York investigation. He said: Mv predictions have been like holy writ in this instance. 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