TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1903. 1 DECISION ON EXTRA SESSION GoTnor Annoa&esi Ht Will If ak a State nnt ii Fsw Days. DEBT OVER TWO AND A QUARTER MILLION ". ' ' Attorney General Brtwi Thinks Jnakln Aatl-Trast Act Anal? Bread feaoafck te Reach lasaraaea Coat Viae. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. 8. (Special Tele gram.) Governor Mickey tonight said that In a day or two he would give out a Ute l-ifnt showing his position on an extra ses ion of the legislature. He Intimated he will be opposed to Issuing a call. ' State Debt Vtgmtrn. 8tate Treasurer Mortensen tonight made a statement showing the condition of the state debt: General fund warrants held as in vestment bv' state 12,138,167.41 Warrants i outstanding In the hands of the publio 242,513.0 Total floating debt of the state December J. lns ,,. The same figures for December 1, 1903, were $3,261,177. ZL, J showing- "a net Increase of the debt In two years of tU7.803.29. Be tween December, iWS, and December, 1904, the treasurer's figures show- a, reduction of the debt by approximately $10,000. and from December, 1904, to December, 1906, the leg islative year, an increase)- of tl27,ce8.)i8, leaving the net Increase for 'the two years 1117,801.29. . 1 . D. E. Thompson, United States minister to Braill, returned to Lincoln tonight. 1 Jaakla Act Pits Insnranee. Attorney General Brown said today that the Junkln anti-trust law, passed at the recent session of the legislature, undoubt edly applies to Insurance combines and compacts, so that the question as to the effect of the recent decision of the United Btates supreme court In the Iowa case on the- anti-compact statute of 1897 Is not of audi great moment. Ii has riot' yet had time to consider w hether he1 will ask the United States su preme court for an order resuscitating the pedal act, which was held to be Invalid by Judge McPherson In 1901. Thex points on which . Judgo McPherson ruled were much the -same as those Involved In' the Iowa case. In which he also rendered the opinion. In both the judges denied the right of the legislature to enact laws In terfering with the freedom of contract between Insurers, especially as regards gents' commissions and the manner 'of doing business. Since the Iowa decision was rendered, . the . suggestion has been made that the effect of It would be to re vive the Nebraska act, although for some unexplained reason Attorney General Frout. who was then in office, failed to take an appeal to the United States su preme court. Attorney General Brown was the deputy attorney general at that time and prepared the briefs In the case, but he does not recall why the case was pnt taken up on appeal. As the matter stands, the ruling of Mc Therson has been held to be wrong, but the state took no. appeal , and there Is a . question a to ' the method of procedure required to revive the act. One view of the situation Is that, the failure to appeal destroyed the vitality, of . the enactment, while another Is that the attorney general may ask the supreme court to make an order permitting the - question as to the Nebraska enactment , to be . raised once more. .': ,i f-'m ' Mr. Bron takes the view that the Junkln law has wwidec enough scope to make It effective ElUitnork JrL eon, respects the pecUO4?irM'iore expeditious. No evidence 6r' 'insurance compacts has been brought to his attention, but should he learn that the . provisions of the Junkln art are being vlolpted by the Insurers he will take the proper steps to Insure the enforcemenfer the 14w". drain Trnat Case to Be Sabmltted. Today the supreme court, which assem bled for the regular, slttlnar. marked the case of the state against the grain dealers nd the Nebraska Grain Dealers' associa tion for argument, and it will he taken up. at 9 o'clock In the morning. The case is now pending on the demurrer of the grain dealers, who question the right of the tate to proceed by the. way of Injunction process. Instead of In the criminal courts. . The validity of the statutes, applying to the case. Is also questioned, the allegation being mnde that the Junkln law. which went .Into .effect . July 1. operated to repeal f all of the existing legislation under vhlch Tonetie Can Tell Sufferine Body and Face Covered with Itch-, , Ing, Bleeding S6fe$ Awful Pain Doctors and Medicines Failed. ANOTHER WONDERFUL CURE BY CUTICURA LADY'S TERRIBLE Ml ECZEMA "No tongue can tell how I suffered for five years with itching and bleed ing ecseora,. until I was cured by the Cuticura Remedies, and Iamao grate l I want the world to know, for what helped me will help others. My body - and face were covered with sores. One day it would seem to be better, and then break out again with the suoat Wnble" pato and itching. I have been sick several times, but never in my life did I experience such awful , suffering as with this eczema. 1 had made up my mind that death was near t hand, and I longed for that' time when I wouktfbe at rest.. I had tried Btany different doctors and medicines without sucoess, and my mother brought me the . Cuticura Remedies, insisting that I try them. I began to feel better after the first bath with Cuticur, Soap, and one application of Cuticura Ointment. I continued with the Soap and Ointment, and have taken four bottles of Cuticura Resolv ent, and consider myself well. Any person having any doubt about this wonderful cure by the Cuticura Rem edies can writs to my address. Jlrg Altie Lteou, Bellevue, Mich." , ITCHING ECZEMA Y And All Other It chins- and Scaly Eruptions Cured by Cuticura. The agonhting itching and burning of the skin, as in eczema;, the fright ful scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss of hair and crusting of scalp, aa in scalled head; all demand a remedy of almost superhuman virtues to successfully cope with them. That Cuticura Soap, ' Ointment, and Pills are such stands proven beyond all doubt. , .i- Oattnt Sp. OIraMat,uMl Flltow ! IkMuclw-a , . arMluoUiKaCiauiwk' the sets, shown In the evidence, must be prosecuted. Attorney General Brown and former Chief Justice Sullivan will appear for the state. Several of the attorneys for the grain men. Including Dean Roscoe Pound of the university law school, are expected to appear for the defendants, who will open "and close the argument. It Is Intimated that the attorneys may conclude to submit the case on briefs, but the state Is ready to proceed with oral argument. Talk ef Taklaa- t Barker's Case. Today Attorney Hamer and Deputy At torney General Thompson discussed the feasibility of taking up the Barker In sanity case, which Is still pending in the Lancaster county district court. Judge Hamer Instituted the proceedings the day before Frank Barker, the Webster county double murderer, was to be hanged. The court refused to assume Jurisdiction and, after some controversy, Governor Mickey Issued a two years' reprieve. The supreme court held that the, district Judge should have summoned a Jury to pass on Barker's sanity. Should the matter be taken up now. Its only effect would be to cause Barker's removal to the Insane asylum, should a Jury of twelve men And him Insane. The murderer spends a greater portion of every day In hard work within the prison walls. Since the reprieve was granted there has been little talk questioning his sanity. Vlast Uw Case Appealed. Attorney General Brown received notice today that the defendants In the flag law case, Nicholas V. Halter and Harry V. Hay ward of Omaha, have appealed to the supreme court of the United States from the decision of the state supreme court sustaining the validity of the enactment. The law was sustained on the ground that It was a legitimate exercise of the police power. The defendants were convicted of violating the law in having used a print of the national flag as a beer label, and were fined 1100 each under Its provisions. Three Expert Riflemen. In his report to Adjutant General Culver, Lieutenant Colonel McLaughlin. Inspector of small arms practice in the national guard, stated that there are three expert riflemen In that organisation: Lieutenant E. H. Mullowney, company M, Second regiment, Albion: Private Harry B. Hobbs, Klrst regiment, Madison: Private Durward H. Davis, company K, First regiment, Co lumbus. These men made high scores at 800 and 1,000 yards. Trying; to Seen re Land. Today, In the supreme court, one of the most peculiar land cases In the history of the state was argued by a group of dis tinguished Omaha lawyers. The heirs of John Irwin, a pioneer settler of Wash ington county, are seeking to secure pos session of thousands of acres of valuable farm lands deeded by Irwin in 1866, thirty eight years ago. It Is alleged that Irwin had been Insane since 1856 and that the deeds were void and without effect., The grantor of the lands died In 1893 and suit was filed within ten years under the theory that the occupants of the lands had never had legal title and had not acquired by adverse possession. When the lands were deeded by Irwin, In 186S, they were raw prairie worth but a few dollars an acre. Now this real estate la worth $60 and $80 an acre. John C. Cowln of Omaha, one of the counsel of the present possessors of the land, denounced the attempt In his argument, urging that the heirs are guilty of serious laches af fecting their rights If the conveyance was not valid, since they waited for thirty- eight years to attack the validity of the transfer. Disappointment Leads to Solclde. Hiram C. McKelvie, traveling man for The Omaha Bee, whose home is in Lin coln, Is lingering near death tonight at the Everett sanitarium as the result of a dose of some form of opiate, self administered, this evening at the Royal hotel. He was last seen by Clerk Carl Calvert at S p. m. staggering slightly aa he went to the ele vator. McKelvie had suffered disappoint ment in love. He told a chambermaid yes terday that If she would enter room 213 at 5 p. m. the next day he would be found dead there. She said nothing about his remark until after he was found in this room today. Attending physicians say Mc Kelvie has slight chance of recovery. Mc Kelvie is 26 years old and a son of S. McKelvie. FORGER Sl'RBER PLEAD GUILTY After Visit to Old Homo Gives Himself l to Sheriff. PONCA, Neb.. Dec. 5.-(Speclal.-Distrlct court Is In session this week, with Judge Graves on the bench. The Jury for this term of court had been drawn in accordance with the provisions of the Tucker law. The supreme, court held the law unconstitu tional too late to draw another Jury, so Judge Graves ordered the sheriff to secure a special Jury. Roy Surber entered a plea of guilty. Sur ber is the man who forged a deed to a farm In the southern part of this county and at tempted to secure a $6,000 loan' on it from Hurley & Pearson. He and Samuel Doug las broke Jail and escaped in October. Doug las has so far eluded pursuit, but Surber made a visit to his home town, came back and voluntarily gave himself up. Sentence has not been pronounced as yet. George Parker and. Joe Lynch, the men who were captured near Wakefield with the proceeds of a safe-cracking Job in their possession, entered a plea of guilty on a charge of burglary. A safe In one of he Wakefield saloons was blown open with nltro-glycerine. The explosion aroused the citizens, a possr was organised and two of the three men who did the Job were cap tured within two hours. One of the men waa wounded before he was captured and the third man escaped. Robert Ray was arrested In Sioux City and la In Jail here awaiting trial. His case will come up later in the week. It Is supposed that he Is the man who escaped on the night of the rob bery. Prisoner Serprl.es Ceort. HASTINQ9. Neb.. Dec. S. (SnecUl Tele gram.) The various prisoners who are awaiting trial during the present terra of court were arraigned before Judge Adams at t o'clock this afternoon, among , them oeing John Budnek, charged with shooting Peter Smeal with intent to vm it expected ' that the attorney for Bud nek wuuia asa tor a continuance of the case, permission having been cranted veaterd:iv for the tiling of a showing in support of such a motion. At noon today Mr. Stevens, who Is defending Budnek. said that he would be prepared to go to trial with ho case on Thursday morning. It is believed mat me trial will take all of one day and probably of two. Budnek presented au ap plication to the court asking for the ap pointment of John Stevens as his attor ney. He asserts that he Is unable to pay for the lawyer's services and uki ihj the court make an allowance of $S& Flro Alarm for David City. ' - DAVID CITT. Neb.. Dec. .- Special. ) During the summer months the city council changed the pumping plant at the cty water works from steam to gasoline pewer. This left the city without a Ore alarm, except the bell, and the matter has been a question for the city officials to solve, ss to giving the alarm In case of fire, aa the bell has proved to be Insufficient. M. L. Lane, local manager of the Nebraska Telephone company, has solved the problem and a wire has bee run from the tekphene office to the electrlo light power house of Bell Son, and In case of fire the central office Is notified and the telephone operator, by simply touching a button, blows the whistle. A special fire whistle will be attached and the giving of the fire alarm will be even better than under the old system. Mr. Lane Is receiving the com pllments of our cltlsens In his Invention. which is considered of great benefit to the city. Nebraska Mil Gets Property. TEKAMAH. Neb., Dec I. (Special.) N, H. Wheeler of this city has returned from Lima, O., where he went to prosecute a case against Dr. W. C. Watson, a resident of that place, who had secured the prop erty left by Mr. Wheeler's brother by marrying his widow and securing from her a will, the property having been secured by the widow through the filing of an alleged will by the brother, which has since been declared to have been void. The value of the property Is about SSO.OOO, and It Is now In the hands of a trustee to be divided equally between Dr. Watson and the Wheeler heirs. Brothers and sisters of Mrs. Watson are now suing the doctor to secure that part of the property he In herited from his wife. Railroad Employe Killed. OXFORD. Neb.. Dec. (.-(Special Tele gram.) Joseph Rekman, an aged and re spected employe of the Burlington, was accidentally killed by a switch engine about 7:30 this morning. He lost a leg and an arm and, was Internally Injured and 6Yed four hours later. Blaekmore Trial Proceeding. , SIOUX CITY, la.. Dee. a (Speeial Tele gram.) Bishop W. F. McDowell of Chicago Is here presiding at the trial of Rev. F. D. Blackmore of Tecumseh, Neb., charged with falsifying. The trial Is In progress at the First Methodist church before a Jury of ministers. ralon Stock Yards Opening. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., Dec. 6,-To the Editor of The Bee: Will you please give the date of the opening of the Union stock yards at South Omaha? SUBSCRIBER, Answer The Union stock yards at South Omaha were opened for business on August 0, 1S84. Hand Crashed la t'ornsbeller. BEATRICE. Neb.. Dec. 5.-(8peclal Tele gram.) Ernest Whlttemore, a young far mer living near here, today had his right hand crushed by getting It caught In a cornsheller. The member may have to be amputated. News of Nebraska. GENEVA Farmers are taking advantage of the renewed good weather to finish corn nusKing, OAKLAND H. A. Preston has sold his 130-acre farm, two miles north of town, to C. M. Hulbert of this place for $85 per en. BEATRICE Frank Salts yesterday com menced harvesting Ice on his artificial lake near his home In West Beatrice, and is supplying his trade with this year' crop of ice, which measures nine inches In micKness. OAKLAND The bridge men for the Great Northern are here and begin Mon day to build bridges. Work has also oegun on the well. TEKAMAH Mont Owens, who was adjudged Insane by the Board of Insanity, was taken to the asylum at Norfolk by Sheriff Phipps yesterday. BEATRICE Fred Run, a boy 14 years of age ana a resiaentor mis city, was sen tenced to the Industrial school at Kearney yesterday by Judge Bourne on the charge or incorrigiDinty. BEATRICE At the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education last evening Superintendent Fulmer's report showed the enrollment of the publio schools to be 1.8U0. BEATRICE Rev. Wilhelm' Penner and Jacob Claaasen, two prominent Mennonltes ui inu county, lert today on an extended trip to Europe. They expect to be absent unwi next summer.. , BEATRICE A large barn on the farm of jonp ttcnuits. lour miles southeast of town, was destroyed by fire today, together with about twenty tons of hay; loss partially covered by insurance. BEATRICE There are now about thirty five cases of diphtheria In the city, and so far only one death has occurred from the disease. The quarantine on five homes was raised yesterday. BEATRICE The funeral of J. A. Mc Carthy and wife, who were victims of the tragedy at Wymore Saturday, was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the ianiiiy nome at wymore. YORK Mr. George F. Wilson of Omaha ana anna Alauue tl lewis were united In marriage yesterday at the Presbyterian parsonage. Mr. ana Mrs. lewls will make tneir future home in Omaha. BEATRICE A party of Beatrice resl- aents comprising Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Web ster, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Webster and Mr. and Mrs. William Elerbeck, left to day for Pomona, Cal., where they will speno. me winter. BEATRICE District court convened yesterday with Judge John Raner on the bench. The case of the State against Bachle, charged with a statutory offense upon tne young oaugnter oi j. w. Kuhn, went to i rial toaay. AUBURN The funeral of William M Hannaford took place from the First Meth odist church this morning and Interment In the Sheridan cemetery. Mr. Hannaford was 77 years oia and came to this county In 1K2 and settled near Peru. YORK Susan E. McClatchy died at Lltchneld. The funeral services were held yesterduy at the Christian church In York. The deceased was one of the earliest settlers, who, with her husband, home- sieaaea a iw-acre rami southeast of York TECUMSEH Harry T. Casford was nnea iuu ifiia costs by the district court for assault. The complainant was Tim othy Lane, a farmer, and Miss Grace Lane, his daughter, was the victim. The costs amounted to $70, and the whole was paid. YORK Monday evening at the Young Men's Christian association building the committee of young men who sold tickets for dedication work were given a turkey dinner by the dedication committee. After the dinner they were entertained in the building for the evening. , YORK Besle L. McPherson and Rollen D. Fountain, two of York's most DODular young people, were united in marriage. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. D. ireigmon, at me realdence of the bride s molner, 1 Iowa avenue. Both have lived In York ail their lives. BEATRICE W. N. Spellmon, until re eenlly engaged In the grain business here, has taken ciiarge of the grain elevator of the Omaha Elevator company at Pickerel. The Farmers' elevator, which recently opened for business at that point. Is sur paaMtng the expectations of tne projectors. BEATRICE W. A. Noel, who has been connected with the county treasurer's of flc for the post. four years, has resigned his position and taken the state agency for the Central Life Insurance company of Des Moines. Mr. Noel will probably be located permanently at Lincoln or Omaha. FREMONT At a meeting of the Fremont Cemetery association yesterday afternoou a resolution was adopted authorising the proper officers to execute and deliver to the city a deed to what Is known as the Irving Park block upon payment of $l,5oU fbrtheBaby" Have you ever used Mellin'g Food? If not, drop us a line asking about it. We will answer any and all questions and he only too glad to show you how te use Msllta's Food s a way te get the best results. Ws will send you a sample of aUilia't Feed for your baby Just ss soon as ws get your Utter sad will give you the benefit or our espariaaca. Toe ONLY IsftaU' reed recoWUd Ue CfcAXft rtUg si iuUmSiZ Cold Med.L High. inward; Fortlaaa, Or. 1905. MKLLIN'g FOOD CO, BOSTON, MASK, IF I This amount was appropriated by the city council several months ago, and the delay has been owing to a question In regard to the legality of the proceedings by which the association was authorised to make the sale. OSCEOLA The mortgage record for Polk county, aa filed in the county clerk's of rice for the month of November shows: Farm mortgages filed, $14,f0.0; eighteen released. II!. 51. 26. Three town mortgages filed. tl.IUO.ti; four released. $4,W8 86-Thlrty-five chattel mortgages filed, $ii, M9.44; twenty-seven released, $6,286.71. AUBURN-Margaret A. Leach, aged 7? years, died at her home In this city this morning. The deceased was the widow of John J. Leach, who died here about eight years ago. The Leaehes oame to this county about forty years ago and settled on a farm four miles northeast of this place and took a prominent part In the development of the county. BEATRICE It . has been reported for several days past that J. R. Piasters, re tiring county clerk, had been appointed deputy by B. H. Conlee, the newly elected county clerk. Mr. Conlee denies that he has appointed Mr. Plasters to the position, but says he will be retained In the office for a short time, or until he can familiar ise himself with the workings of the clerk's office. HAVELOCK-Whlle A. Lemlenea, a ma chinist In the Burlington shops, was at work today repairing a bumper on one of the big tanks the big yard crane bumped Into him, breaking his collarbone, two ribs and crushing his shoulderblade badly. He was put on a stretcher and taken to his hotel, where Dr. Ballard Is attending him, and has hopes of saving his lite If he Is not hurt Internally. BEATRICE Mrs. William Elliott ap peared In police court yesterday and made complaint to the effect that her little son, a pupil In the Belvidere school, had been severely beaten by Mrs. Baumgardner, the principal. She waa referred to the Board of Education and county attorney, and ar rests may follow. After the boy reported the matter to his mother she forthwith proceeded to the school house and admin istered punishment to the teacher. BEATRICE Washington camp No. ' 8, Woodmen of the World, met last night and elected these officers for the coming year: D. W. Carre, consul commander; J. W. Bamsel, adviser lieutenant; J. T. Green wood, clerk; W. H. Hllbourn, banker; J. H. Coomes, escort; O. L. Armstrong, watchman; W. Stewart, sentry; A. L. Tolles. manager; L. W. Studley, J. E. Claussen, A. H. Felch, physicians. At the close of the business meeting refresh ments were served. FALLS CITY-Joe Wilson, his son and J. M. Gregory, who all reside In the nortneast part of town, had a fight last night. In which Wilson and his son were cut up con siderably by Gregory. The trouble started over the fact that Gregory had blocked the alley with his wagon and buggy until it was impossible tor young Wilson to get through and get s row he was leading to the stable. He asked Gregory to move one of the vehicles so he could get through and Gregory refused. They had a wordy battle, which terminated In the fight. 'FALLS CITYThere has been trouble In Falls City for some time over the efforts of the Farmers' Mutual Telephone companies of Richardson county to get Into Falls City without paying the franchise charges as sessed by the city council. The city coun cil met Monday night and gave the first reading to an ordinance permitting the mutuals to establish a toll station in Falls City, but fixing It so they cannot transfer It nor ever establish a local exchange under the franchise granted them. This Is In ac cord with the wishes of the business men that they do not want two local exchanges. SPORTS OF A DAY. STUDENTS STAND BY FOOT BALL Mass Meeting: at Colombia Asks Fac ulty to Suspend Action. NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Columbla students declared against the abolition of foot ball at a mass meeting today. A resolution was passed recommending the committee on student organizations to rescind Its re cent action In barring the game from Columbia's llBt of sports and to continue the foot fall association at least until the meeting of the latercollegiate committee on rules next spring. Members of the foot ball team made speeches in favor of eliminating brutality from the present game of foot ball and or retaining the game In Its proposed mod ified form. President Butler and the' members of ths Columbia faculty, expressed'. themselves as Very much pleased at the. .action taken by the students of the university at a mass meeting held today to discuss the abolition of foot ball. The meeting resulted in the adoption of a moderately worded petition that the faculty committee on undergrad uate organisations extend the time allowed for the existence of the foot ball associa tion from December 81 to April. 1D06, so that Its members may present their argu ments and suggestions before foot ball is finally banished from Columbia. Dr. Butler said: "When the petition Is presented it will receive careful consideration, to which It is entitled. The faculty generally are greatly pleased over the calm and judical methods of the students In the mass meet ing." In view of the fact, however, that Presi dent Bufler has repeatedly asserted that the action abolishing foot ball was not taken hnrrforilv hut .niu i careful consideration, there Is considerable speculation as to whether the students' pe tition will be granted. Columbia will be represented In the gen eral conferenn r. 1 1 A kf xt n -? , versify for Friday. December , to take generally In American colleges. WITH THE BOWLERS. n?J.i Iark" W0Ln two Smea from the SJf fS-.t ' "s-nt end rolled a total inl il.".kKl5r to keeP them In the lead on pins for the season. Their first game was wet nd the Kats took advantage of It, put the lost two were fine work, with but Huntington's 627 stood good for the Stors n5.h"..n, iri0?.."'. "onlay by with Si. ThecoTe: ' 1 Y J0nn80n KRUG PARKS. a. Total. "V,11 1 ! 193 IMS Johnson i9 2il 248 K BenSe I 172 167 trl Totals. i7 6 BLACK KATS. 1st. 2d. 2.768 $L Total. 161 4?g 174 4M Sheldon .. 164 1)7 17$ lsg 2U8 150 11 161 178 li5 Fnyder .... waber .... Chatelain 175 EOS IkZ M8 181 $44 Anderson Totals Kxa 07 87$ 2,&69 , . u(w Than, will h. I,..,,. . , . n.vl h.ln. . V. T J A 1 . i . . . . . bons on Thursday. Th. T f A U.I.. BH .!. k . . . - . .. "y selling tnree games from the Hugo F. Bill team on the -.v..Vn,u,.u uvjri last, nignu ricore: LuSTS MALTS. 1st. Zd Sd. Total Sutton McKelvey ... ..185 ..1M ..157 ..169 ..MS 214 169 1M 159 147 193 692 145 rxeison Wallna- 1H0 feA 'i 5.10 158 450 $7$ $7$ Stapenhorst . Totals.... 83S 867 HUGO F. BILZ. 1st. 2d. Id. Total. Patterson Mullholland Rice 123 143 Ib3 131 144 1G6 132 158 140 161 181 469 11 354 If 47 124 SH6 184 47$ Griffith It Nichols Totals 694 73$ 764 X,l4 Jeaasea Caftala (or Ames . Jeansen, who played quarter back on the iuui uw uam me latter part of the season of 1904, has been elected captain of the tMm fir IQaMl . . the best quarter back in the state. He was , . , " ' j b.iu commit tee for playing professional base ball, which he admitted by his own free will. Sioux Jones, half hurlr and UnLlh . stars of this years team, were considered TetXf weansen was unanimously Keke-raall Kloeled Caotala. ' w. .tier TjT k f nutl 1 quarterback of the University of Chicago foot hall alnvon ... . j . vtcviou cttDtaln 77 - yem- in college root ball Coach Stags- announced today that if a came could h -,- i. i . " . Stanford or thT Uneral ly of CalirtrnU the team would make a trip t" the Paclrtn coast during the Christmas holidays. treat Umslr Decided. The Bupreme Court, he Peori k- ... elded that Dr. King's New Disceovery wlus sale Dy Sherman a: McConneli n-,,- . against Coughs Coldav. (tie and 1. For PETIIJOHN AND TOWLE CO Valentin Land Offiss Attache! Dismissed by fmisent for Fraud. RESULT OF RECENT INVESTIGATIONS Government Official la Omaha Says It Is Oaly Beglaalag el ts fceaval that Is to Follow, Advices from Washington say President Roosevelt hss removed from office, James C. Pettljohn, register of the lend office at Valentine, Neb., for participation In alleged land frauds In this state and has demanded the Immediate resignation of the receiver, Albert L. Towle. The offices for the present will be In charg of a special agent of the general land .Office. It Is charged Pettljohn and two other persons fraudulently secured lands which others entered upon and which later were relinquished to Pettljohn. The removal of Pettljohn and Towle Is the result of the sweeping Investigation by special Inspectors of ths land office, which has been In progress In the state for a number of weeks. During their Investi gation It waa discovered that In the Valentine land district the local land officers had themselves set up "dummies;' to make entries of government land for the use and benefit of the government officials; that these officers had been In collusion with the Illegal land fencers and with those who had made fraudulent entries and that they had derived personal profit thereby. The removal of the register and receiver does not come as a surprise to those who have been keeping In close touch with the matter. Both Mr. Pettljohn and Mr. Towle have long been residents of Nebraska and some what active in politics. Towle Is a pioneer resident of Niobrara, at one time repre senting that district in the Nebraska legis lature. Pettljohn is at the present time a member of the republican state committee. Beglaalag of Upheaval. The recent investigations were precipi tated from the proceedings begun in the United States district attorney's qffice at Omaha several months ago. Chief Inspeo tor Hunt, with twenty special agents, was sent Into the territory to , follow up the Invettigatlons begun by the department of Justice from this city. Special Agent Pol lock came to the field several weeks ago and only recently has finished his work. He was In Omaha about a week ago and Intimated something would be doing up about Valentine In the near future. The district attorney's office In Omaha was not Informed as to the character of the Investigations carried on by the special corps of agents, other than the Intlmstlon was given that fraudulent filings were among the special features looked into with the astonishing results. The announcement, through an Interview with District Attorney Baxter, was made In The Bee several days ago that Nebraska likely would become the storm center of the land fraud Investigations and the removal of the Valentine land office officials as stated by an official connected with the department of Justice here In Omaha, "Is merely the beginning, with some Interest ing developments yet to follow." Path to Take Charge Wednesday. VALENTINE, Neb., Dec. 6. (Special Tel egram.) Register J. C. Pettljohn received notice by wire this evening from the sec retary of the Interior that he Is dismissed from office. At the same time A. L, Towle received a message from the secretary requesting ht resignation. Special Agent W. B. Pugh-has received Instructions to Immediately take charge Of the land office and the same will be turned over to him Wednesday. The people of Valentine had received no hint of there being any charges against these officials, who have always stood high In the community. RECEIVER FOR GAS COMPANY Custodian Appointed by the Federal Coart for Concern at Beatrice. Judge Munger In the United States circuit court Issued an order Tuesday evening ap pointing John L. Anderson of Beatrice as receiver of the City Gas company of Bea trice. The concern was thrown Into the hands of a receiver at the Instance of the Farmers' Loan and Trust company of New York, who hold large claims against the gas company. The application for a receiver ship was made several weeks ago. HYMENEAL Heald-Beverldge. MILLARD, Neb.. Dec. 1 (Special.) At the home of Dr. Harvey Heald In this city took place the marriage of John P. Heald of Osceola and Mrs. Frances A. Beverldge of Fremont. Rev. L. M. 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