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Nebraska CLERKS DO NOT 'RESPOND Tax Commission Questions. YOUTHFUL ROBBERS IN PRISON rng Ilii)" from Sontlnliluf f llff Cnrc In Which tn Store the Loot of Their Kxpt-riltliinfi Abont f the Country. Nebraska (Prom n Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March 23.-(Spcclal.)-County clerks are not making themselves very populnr with the members of the -tax comm'.'islon which Is trying to Rather data from which they can make a report to the next legislature. Some time ago blanks were sent out to the different clerks asking them to fur nish the commission with facts as to several things wanted by the commission, but up" to date only ten have replied and ihey refuse to Rive the Information claim ing It would recelvo no benefit. County treasurers seem to be moro accommodat ing and have responded fairly well so that the commission believes they will be able to furnish an Intelligent report from that some?, though they will be compelled to seek the Information wanted from tho county clerks In some other manner. llobbery In Knrnest. 1 O. aron, sheriff of Scott's Uluff county came to Lincoln today bringing Mlko Jubal, a 19-year-old lad, and Lewis Mantlsh, a young man of 20 to tho peni tentiary to serve terms for robbing freight cars at Scott's Bluff, ho lads atr old offenders, both of them having served time In the Boys' Industrial school In Colorado, having been sent to that Institution at two different times. The boys expected to do quite a business In the burglary lino having begun ho digging of a cave In the hills near Scott's Bluff, where they expected to put their loot and establish headquarters. New Company Formed, Tho International company Is the nam of a now corporation In Omaha, which expects to do a general real estate and loan business. The company Is Incor porated for !0,000. C. W. Sears and H. G. Boesch are the Incorporators. Convict Ward Dead. Charles Ward, serving an indeterminate fsentenc at the state penitentiary, died at that Institution las night of tuberculosis. 3Ie was years or age and has suffered with the discaso for several years. Fanners' Union Stnyn Out. According to C. II. Gustafeon, president of tho Farmers' union, that organization will take no part In politics this year, although Mr. Gustafson has been men tioned ns a" possible candidate for the nomination for governor on tho republican ticket. While the organization will take no part as a body, Mr. Gustafson sayj that tho members will cut considerable Ice wlnn it comes to selecting the candidates. Nebraska Hastings Street Official Attacks County Attorney HASTINGS. Neb., March 23.-(Speclil Telegram.) founty Attorney Don C. Fouls was attacked In his office today by Street Commissioner Cal Drolbelbls, who knocked him out of his chair und was raining blows upon him when pulled off by Mrs. M. It. Kmbosson, the office stenographer, who ejected him from tho office. Mr. Fouts face was cut in sev eral plaoiR and one rtt was broken. He is under a doctor's care and It Is thought has suffered internal Injuries. This after noon ho was kept under tho Influence of opiates. Following the altercation Chief of Po llco Harm, before a complaint had been filed, relieved Drelbclbls of his special potlco star and a few minutes later Drelbclbls was attacked on the street by James C. McClecry. ex-Adams county theriff and brother-in-law of Fouts. Drelbelbls emerged with a badly brulscjl face while McClcery received only one slight wound on the Up. This battle was stopped 'by Cotenel C. L. Alexander, old time scout and partner of Buffalo BUI. Tho first encounter grew out of a North Dakota land deal between the luothers of Drlcbelbls and Fouts. Drlebel- bls is much larger man than the county attorney and It was because of this disparity that McCleery later attafltcd him. When" Mrs. Emberson pulled Drlebelbls off his victim ho handed her a glass paper weight which ho had been using on Fouts. He said Fouts picked It up when ho entered tho office and he took It away from him for self-protection. Drlebelbls was arrested and released under bond for $300 for trial April 23. He will resign as street commissioner to tnko effect April 1. No complaint was filed against McClecry. CITY PRIMARIES ARE HELD Cost of Running Schools is Issue in Nebraska City. TWO SLATES AT HUMBOLDT Council DUItlcn on License Imtnc nnd It In AKrertl to Xnnie lllvnl Ticket nother Ticket In Wnlmo. ; ROOSEVELT LOSES OUTFIT Exploring Party Meets with Disas ter in Brazilian Rapids, NEGOTIATING UNKNOWN STREAM BUY SEED FOR STATE USE OF NEBRASKA DEALERS Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Neb., March 23.-(Spocial.)- Farmers who want good seed should not i- mitslfln of Nebraska to find it, ac cording to a statement made by Food Commissioner Harman this morning. Over 6,000 samples of different kinds of s?ed have been tested by the commis sioner's department and the result has shown that Nebraska grown seed comes nearer tho requirements of the law than that" grown outsido the state. Seed from out of the state seems to contain a large amount of noxious weed seed and tho commissioner advises that In purchasing seed the. Nebraska grown bo secured, or If not then outside seed handled by- Ne braska dealers who are working In har mony with the pure food department bo secured. Tho department to dato haa killed be tween 10.000 and 15.000 bags or seed com lng from outsido the state, 1.100 of these being in one shipment. Samples for test lng are coming In at tho rate of twelvo to fifteen per day and four people aro kept busy making the tests. ST. PAUL BANKER DIES IN ... GRAND ISLAND HOSPITAL ST. PAUL! NcU, March 23.-(8peclal.) Georgo E. Lean, cashier of the First State bank, died this morning in a hos pital at Grand Island, following an opera tlon one week ago. He was 60 years old and had been In banking business here for thlrty-ono years. He leaves a wife and ono daughter, Mrs. J. D. Woods. People' Cuucns Held. BROKEN BOW, NeD., March 23. (Spo clal Telegram.) In opposition to tho municipal ticket, nominated at the citi zens' caucus last Thursday, an Independ ent people's caucus was held this after noon, which resulted In the following ticket being nominated: For mayor, A. W. Drew; clerk, A. W. Holcomb; treas urer, Ray Kuns; engineer, A. . Vanant werp: for councllmen, E. Taylor, First ward: Ras Anderson, Second ward! I Cushm&n, Third ward; C. 8. Tooley, Fourth ward. Tho meeting endorsed only three tjf tho other tickets and favored Sunday baso ball and the commission form of government. Hundred Thousand is Left to Hospital (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., March 23. (Special Telegram.) Under tho will of Charles Gcunchl, opened In county court today, the Stato Orthopedic hospital and the Home for Dependent Children In Lincoln will recelvo nearly tho whole of an estato left by him, amounting to over $100,000. The wife of Geunchl receives a life estate and the children receive small requests, two of them, said to bo' Incompetent, re celvo an Income from the estate, tho other six being given small sums. i January 16 fiom Tnplrapoan. In Mattojllclle Wlllard. daughter of the American 1 Grosso. province In the Miith central part . ambassador. Xnturnl History Specimen Col lected During Trip t'p Pnrnnn. Pmtmlilv Snfe I'nrty Kn- route for the Amnion, t f Hrlntl, nnd received lust wept: by Frank M. ChnpmMii f the American Museum of Natural History, sr d that hi expected to explore th's unknown river, lie wrote: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS INSTITUTE NEW COUNCIL KEARNEY, Neb., March 23.-(Spcclal.) The installation of the Kearney council of the Knights of Columbus occurred today In this city. In charge of District Deputy Crowley of Hastings. This new branch will bo known as the St. James council, No. 1S71, after St. James cathe dral tn this city. The festivities started at a o'clock Sunday morning when tho candidates and visiting members assem bled at tho Midway hotel and marched to St James cathedral, where high mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Muenster mann, priest of tho cathedral, and as sisted by Right Rev. Bishop James A. Duffy from his throne. The sermon was preached by Bishop Duffy. At 1:30 in the afternoon the knights as sembled In the Odd Fellows' hall for ex emplification of tho first, second and third degrees. After a lengthy business session lasting until 7:30, the women of tho church served at an elaborate ban et In the city hall, after which several excellent tulks weit given by men promi nent In Catholic circles. Father Gannon, editor of The True Voice, was tho princi pal speaker of tho evening. Bishop Duffy and District Deputy Crowley also mado addresses. Special trains were run from Hastings and Grand Island on Sunday morning, nnd at least 300 outsido members of tho order were present at tho services. The now council will bo 250 strong for a started, with members from many of the neighboring towns. On Friday evening the election of officers was held. Dr. E. A. Watson was chosen grand knight and L. L. Wernert deputy grand knight.. panama-pa'cifIc'plans to be discussed soon NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., March 35. (Speclal.) The city nominees aro as fol lows: Commissioners, R. E. Hawlcy. J. G. Struble, Paul S. Topping, Hcnrv Katzensteln, A. O.Roos and Bert Ryder. Members of the Board of Education, democrats, threo years, Charles Mc Namara, A. I Young nnd P. J. Hand; lepubllcans, W. It. Pltzer. W. W. Metz and J. E. Bloomlngdalc: for two years, democrats, S. S. Wilson. H. F. Meyer and G. W. Leldigh; republicans, J. P. Mlkkelson, M. R. Thorp and O. N. Nel son; one year, democrat, Fred Helller, and republican, Charles L. Kelly. There Is a very warm fight on tho school board because of tho incrcascu cost of maintaining tho schools. Two Slnten nt Humboldt, HUMBOLDT. Neb.. March 23.-(Spe- clal.) The largest primary in the history of this city was held In the city hall Saturday night. Tho call was for a Joint caucus, but before tho meeting was fairly opened a motion was mado that there be but ono ticket In the field. This motion was lost by a vote of 70 to 67. A resolution was then passed that the quos- tlon of ltcenso or no license bo sub mitted and that tho candidates elected carry out the wishes of the voters at the election. Those present then separated themselves Into two conventions. The citizens' ticket Is composed of: Mayor, J. B. Davis; councllmen, Georgo Sanford ond W. Rpalak; clerk, W. G. Lydlck: treasurer. L. H. Hackett. Tho Independent temperance ticket is composed of: Mayor, Otto Kotow; coun cllmen, Fred Rest tind B. F. Gravat; clerk, W. G. Lydlck; treasurer, L. . Hackett; city engineer, Ray Reed. One Ticket nt l'llfser. PILGER. Nob., March 23. (Special.) At the vlllago caucus held here 13. W. Kruegcn John Foy and W. E. Mungcr, tho retiring members of tho board, were renominated to succeed themselves. F. J. Young was also renominated for treas urer And W. AV. Vnught for clerk. The nominations aro equivalent to election, as there is no other ticket. I'lat tmuoiitli Democrat Cnncus. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., March 23. (Spe cial.) Tho democrats placed In nomina tion Saturday cvonlng tho following city ticket: For mayor, John P. Battler; clerk, John Nemetz; treasurer, H. N. Socn- nlshcn; engineer. Fred Patterson; coun cllmen, R. F. Patterson, Fred Wagner, Frank Bestor, John Kopp, George Klln ger; school trustees. Hilt Wcscott and John Schulof. Wescott and Schulof were nominated for tho BChool board by tho republicans tho previous evening. Second Tluket nt Wnhoo, WAHOO, Neb., March 23. (Special.) A new city party was organized here last night called tho municipal party, which pominated the following candidates for city officials: Mayor, c. L. fliieienz; cierK, Walter Anderson; treasurer, John S. Becrmaker; councllmen, Charley Tlndal, B. E. Hendricks and B. Torell. The school hoard nominees are tho same as those nominated at tho citizens' caucus Friday night. NEW YORK. March Sl.-Colonel Theo dore lloosovolt's family and friends anx iously awaited further advices today re garding the accident by which his party lost Its cntlro equipment In tho rapids of a Brazilian river. While no concern, It ! "Wo are now about to go Into the real , wuuorness. wliero we snail have to trnxel light, and can hardly collect any big animals. In a month or six weeks wo shll reach the headwaters of an Unex plored river. If my health Is good, as I expect, I think It possible that I will go down the river aild try to find out wlieie It comes out. taking Kermlt, Plain and Cherrlo with me, as well as Colonel Ron donz and ono or two of the Brazll'ans "Meanwhile the rest of the party. In cluding Miller, wilt go strnlnht to Mndorla and come down that to Mnnaos. Miller Baby Heiress Taken Down Dumb Waiter to Evade Officers a swuen. was icu ior me rniciy 01 win i ... ,,. , ,. ... . for ner president It was des rab e to learn where , just how and when the accident occurs , , and whether or not the expedition would i he , , t w , hp be abandoned, especially as tho party was l.nrni'r preiuifiix Mire, so far from a base where new equipment could be acquired. The news of tho mishap came In a brief message from Anthony Flnln, a member, of tho party. U was dated at Santnrcm, Brazil, yesterday, and read: "We have lost everything In the rapids. Telephone my wlfo of my safety." Santarem Is In tho state of Para, lit tho confluence of the Tnpajos river with tho Amazon, and the telegram wns prob ably sent there by courier. KxplorlitK Itlver nf lloulit. Tho accident In all probability occurred on an unknown river which Theodore Rojsovelt, Jr., today said h's father. In a letter to him, had called the Rio Dulvata, r "River of Doubt." Colonel Roosevelt In a letter written on The specimens of natural history col lected by tho paity on Its trlV up tho Parana and Paraguay rivers aro safo, it Is understood hore, ns tho colonel had In dicated he would ship them before ho entered tho Brazilian wilds. The loss In the rnplds, outside of foods, arms, camp material and Instruments, undoubtedly Includes the birds and animals killed and CHICAGO. March 38.-Vlrgln!a Ford. 3-year-old -daughter of W. It. Ford, city engineer of Philadelphia, and icputed heiress of. tho Urge estate of her grand nutlirr, Mrs. Hurrlct L. Janney of Phila delphia, arrived In Portland, Ore., today ntter a stormy visit to Chicago. While here the child p'aved In court ond made friends with bailiffs and policemen dur ing the lemil battle by Ford and .Vrs. Janney for custody of the child. The llttlo 'gill left Clu-ago wrnpred In a blanket by way of a hotel dumbwaiter and down a flr escape, carried in the arms of Mrs. Janncy's lawyer. When word of Mrs. Janncy's arrival with Virginia in Poillatid was received hero today by Charles K. Kbcrstaln, her counsel hero in tho coUrt procedlngs with Font, ISrtatnln told of tho escape. Ford had been divorced from Mrs. Ford In Portland. When Virginia was on nor way west with her grandmother, Ford telegraphed tho Chicago police to hold Mrs. Janney as a kidnaper and rushed horo to get possession of ills child. Mrs. found when they entered the room almost on Krbste'.n's heels. Seizing the child tho lawyer wrapped her In a blanket and went down the fire escape with her, send ing a maid for Mrs. Jenney. Erbstcln, fearing to use tho stnlrs, went down in n dumbwoltcr to an alley entrance, whero ho sent a boy for a cab. Mrs. Janney left tho table without fin ishing her meal or going upstairs for her baggage and met Erbsteln nnd tho baby nt tho station, whero they got on tho first train out. photographs taken from tho time tho Jnnncy WH8 ttctil of that charge and Im BELLE F0URCHE TO HAVE RAILROADJLlNE TO CASPER BELLE FOVRCHE. ti, D.. March 23. -(Special.) Visions of n railroad from Cas per, Wyo., north and enst, passing thDiigh tho Black Buttes, Sundance nnd Into Belle Fourchc for Its north terminal, are be.ng entertained here through the Vls.t of O. O. Baker of Kdgcmont. Mr Baker claimed to be representing a Penn sylvania oil magnate nnd wns engaged In securing lenses on oil and coal lands north of hero, lie tied up over 13.CO0 acres with fnrmers on Mason creek and Black Flats. During his visit he Intimated that there was a strong possibility of such a railroad being built In tho near future and that capital for It had already been arranged. It Is supposed to bo allied w.th tho Chicago & Northwestern Interests. patty stnrtwl on the horseback trip over the plateau. Colonel Roosevelt, according to plans ho had mapped out, expected to arrive next month at Man.nos. From there ho was to start for Madrid to attend tho marrlago of his son, Kermlt, to Mls mediately Ford obtained n writ of habeas corpus for Virginia. Erbstcln hurried to Mrs. Janney's hotel In a tnxleab. Mrs. Janney was eating lunch In the dining room. Tho baby was on tho floor In her room pliyln'-r with a toy bear. Tho bear was all that process servers llnvmer Appointed Collector. WASHINGTON, March 23. President Wilson today nominated George Hosmer of Fort Morgan, Colo., to bo collector of customs for Colorado. Postmaster South Dakota: Frank C. Flihcr, Lead. Funeral of Mrs. Campbell, I'I,ATTSMOlJTH, Neb., March 23. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Ella Campbell died Friday In the Swedish hospital In Omuha of hem orrhage while her husband, a traveling salesman, was on his way to San Fran cisco and her daughter, Mrs. Olga lie Farland, was convalescing in the same hospital. The daughter accompanied the body qt her mother to Plattsmouth, for many years their home, and the funeral services wero by Rev, F. M. Drullner of the First Methodist church. Andrew Campbell, the husband, arrived In time for the funeral. Sidney Win Tyro FlrnU. SIDNEY, Neb., March 23.-(Spcclal.)-The North Platte Valley Deo'.amatory us Boclation held Its seventh annual contest at tho Tobin opera house in Sidney Sat urday night. In the oratorical class Ken neth Iiussctt of Sidney won first place, Mary Baker of Alliance second. In the dramatic class Marvel Ripley of Scott's Bluff was first and Mary Prltchett of Bridgeport second. In the humorous class Dorothy Hart of Sidney was first and Edith Kilburn of Bridgeport second II ent Known Couch Itemed'. Dr. King's New Discovery. Best for coughs, colds, hoarseness and all lung troubles. First dose helps. 60c and $1, All druggists. Advertisement. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., March 23.-(Special.) A commission to bo elected by the con tributors Is proposed to handle tho Ne braska exhibit at tho Pacific-Panama ex position. Details for raising the money will be discussed at the meeting of the committee appointed by Governor More head lias been set for Wednesday after noon at 2 o'clock at the executive office. Commercial clubs, organizations of business men and transportation com panies will be Included In the appeal for funds. The men who contribute will se lect tho permanent commission and this body will arrange for the state exhibit rtt San Francisco. Iowa Is at present carrying on a similar campaign. Tho merits and demerits of the Iowa scheme will probably be discussed Wednesday. MINISTERS DECIDE TO PUT BAN ON SUNDAY BASE BALL HASTINGS, Neb., March 23.-(Specl,aI Telegram.) Tho Hastings Ministerial union decided not to attempt to resubmit the question of Sunday base ball at the April election. Instead resolutions for a boycott for baso ball teams and moving picture theaters which give exhlbltlonr on Sunday will be submitted to ten churches of the Hastings federation next Sunday. Similar resolutions were adopted at a meeting attended by 200 churchmen yes terday. Sunday ball games will be played re gardless of the resolutions. The subscrip tion list Is practically complete and H Is stated that none of tho subscription? Is conditional for or against Sunday basy ball. NOTES FROM NEBRASKA CITY AND OTOE COUNTY NKRRASKA CITY. Neb., March 23. (Special.) Burglars in some way learned there was a lightly bricked up window in a vacant building nsxt to W. E. Grlffen's second hand storo and they gained en trance that way, taking watches, rings and firearms to tho value of $180 and $8.11 in change. The next visited tho Llks home and robbed their cave, adjoining the building, in which wns stored their Sun day refreshments. James Petersen of Wyoming precinct re ports that for many years ducks were never as plentiful in his part of tho county as they aro at this time. A telegram was received yesterday that William Seymour was unable to attend tho funeral of his mother, Mrs. C. W Seymour, becnuse ho was In a hospital at Newark, O., and not expected to live. Word has been received here of the death of Andrew J. Klepser at Klrkland, Wash., after a brief illncBS. The deceased for many years was one of the leading business men o fthls city. Dr. J. B. Ballard was called to Say brook, 111., to attend the funeral of his mother, who died at the age of 84. News Notes of Superior, BUPERIOR. Neb., March 23.-(Speclal jcirgmiu.j in cuy council awarded a contract for extension of the water works to the National company of South Bend. Ind., for 120,685. They take bonds and also pay a premium of J220. A Tecumseh firm was next lowest bidder. The extension of the city water plant takes It to the river west o fthe city, near tho cement plant uuiiiiigion oiiiciais nere today ex pressed the wish to place their new depot att he foot of Central avenue, which tho city council has not yet decided upon. Warship Oklahoma Launched at Camden PHILADELPHIA, March 23. The sup- ordreadnought Oklahoma, one of the largest and most powerful American battleships afloat, was launched today from the yard of the Now York Ship building company at Camden, N. J., In tho presence of a large number of guests, Tho giant sea fighter was given its namo by Miss Lorena Jane Cruce, daugh ter of tho governor of Oklahoma, when she crashed a bottle of champagne against the great prow of the ship as the hull began to slldo Into the Delaware river. Miss Cruce, carrying a large bunch of American beauty roses, was surrounded by a dozen girl friends from Oklahoma. Surrounding the christening party were the tecretary of the navy and Mrs. Daniels; Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, members of tho congressional naval com mittees. United States Senator Owen nnd Gore of Oklahoma; members from that state in the national house of representa tives; state officials and other Okla homuns. Governor Cruce of Oklahoma was ex pected, but ho was detained at home. Disordered Kidney Caase Much Misery. 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