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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
HOLDS FOR RAILROADS.
Assessment Made by State Board OF
Equalization is to Stand

LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 22.-In a
sixty-page opinion the supreme court
denies the application for mandam-
us asked by the Omaha Bee Building
company against the state board of
equalization. The court holds that
as the board Is legally constituted a
special tribunal for the purpose of
assessing railroad and telegraph prop
erty 1t is clothed with quasi judicial
powers, and when 1t has once acted
on sufficient information and express
ed an honest judgment as to valua-
ton its judgment cannot be controlled
by the writ Of mandamus, which is
writ to compel action and not to cor
rect action.
The court holds that in the case at
bar under the evidence the inference
Is not warrantable that the respond
ents acted with improper motives and
fraudulently in making the assess
ment complained of, with the wrong
full intention of discriminating in IA
vor Of the railroad and telegraph COM
panies whose property was assessed.
An assessment may be treated as
fraudulent when well known rules of
valuation are disregarded, where re-
liable and pertinent information is
declined and an arbitrary assessment
at grossly inadequate figures made.
The court holds, however, that the
board Of equalization must include
and assess the value of. franchises
with the tangible property, but that
where it assesses the property of a
railroad as unit and considers the
purposes for which it is used, the fact
that it is earning an income and
exercising the rights of such corpora
ton, such assessment would include
the intangible property also and be
an assessment of its franchise. In
this case the franchises were assess
ed. 1t is held, too, that the market
value of a railroads stocks and bonds
are an important factor to determine
cash value of the property represent
ed bv those stocks and bonds, and
that the earnings is evidence of a
most important character in determin-
ing the true value of the property,
is one of the chief elements that give
it value and should be considered in |
making the final assessment.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Irrigation Congress Delegates.

LINCOLN, Neb, Sept. 22.-Gover
nor Savage has appointed the follow.
ing partial list Of delegates to attend
the national irrigation congress-
which will meet at Colorado Springs
October 6: Edgar S. Bradley, Oma-
ha; o. V. P. Stout, Adna Dobson, Lin
coin; B. E. Forbes, Beatrice; H. O..
Smith, Lexington; James FerFier, Cul
bertson; r. H. Willis, Bridgeport; E
F. SeebeFger, North Platte; P. T.
Francis, Crawford; L. D. Cox, Min
tare; c. H. Meeker, McCook; H. W.
flaming, Crawford; A. NJ Allen,
Gothenburg; F. c. Hamer, Kearney;
A. G. Wolfenbarger, Lincoln; Samuel
G. Smith, Beatrice; Peter Jansen,
Jansen; Robert G. Kyd, Beatrice; ].
G. Preston, Oxford; Irving F. Mont
gomery, Bloomington; R. J. Kilpat
rick, Beatrice
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Low Rates to the Northwest.

Commencing September 1 and con-
tinuing until October 81, 1902, Sec
ond-class one-way colonist tickets
will be sold by the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & St Paul R'y from Chicago to
all points in Montana, Idaho, Utah,
California, Washington, Oregon, Brit
ish Columbia and intermediate points
at greatly reduced rates. Choice Of
routes via ST. Paul or via Omaha.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul R'y is the route of the United
States Government fast mail trains
between Chicago, st. Paul and Mime
apolis, and Of the Pioneer Limited,
the famous train of the world
All coupon ticket agents sell tickets
via Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
R'y, or address F. A. Miller, General
Passenger Agent. Chicago.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Ru. .luIiet,s corpse Was brave.

"It was, think, at the HayniarKee
that one Of the most amusing OF uhre-
hearsed incidents occurred, says
writer in M and P.' THE play was
Romeo and Juliet Mrs. Scott Sid
dons was the Juliet OF the occasion.
All went we'll until the final scene
Paris was duly slain and Juliet lay
stretched upon her bier. Just then
some of the scenery caught alight
somehow. but some men from behind
soon extinguished it. Juliet, with
eommendabie presence OF mind, ala
not move an eyelid. but the. corpse OF
Paris was nervous. He raised him.
self to sitting posture, then got upon
his feet and fed from the stage. The
danger being removed, his courage re-
turned and the audience was afforded
the pleasing spectacle Of a corpse
crawling along the stage from the
wings to take up the proper position
for the final curtain. 1t was too
tremendous an anti-climax to the trag-
edy of the play, and the house was
simply convulsed."
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Get PETER OLSEN
MURDERER OF MARY PETERSON
FATALLY SHOT.
IS SEEN ON THE STREETS
Officers at Once Start In Pursuit-Mur.
derer Draws a Revolver When Over.
hauIedNHls Movement Brings Three
Shots.

BANCROFT, Neb., Sept. 22.-Peter
Olsen. who shot Mary Peterson in
Omaha on the night Of September 8,
was shot and almost instantly killed
here yesterday. He came to town last
evening and registered at the Park
hotel as w. Johnson, having supper.
bed and breakfast, paying for the same
In the morning. He was around town
all evening and got shaved at the bar
Der shop, but was not recognized by
anyone. Yesterday morning Lee
Fletcher came to town, and although
he only saw Olsen once about six
months ago, he recognized him, but
was not certain enough to cause his
arrest. He left man to watch him
and hurried out in the country for M.
P. Johnson. an uncle of the murdered
girl, and with whom Olsen had visited
last June.
Olsen also recognized Mr.. Fletcher
and seemed to know they were after
him and left town. AS. Mr.. Johnson
was coming in he saw Olsen going up
the railroad and recognized him by
hts walk. He at once notified Con-
stable J. o. Copple, who organized
posse and started in pursuit, overtak-
ing him about three miles from town.
Constable Copple and John Farley,
armed with rifles, were the first to be
On the scene, and when about fifty
yards from Olsen they dismounted, and
taking refuge back of a culvert ordered
him to surrender. He reached for his
revolver and the second command was
given, when the revolver flourished.
The order was given to shoot; three
rifle shots were fired, only one taking
effect, entering about three inches
above the navel and passing entirely
through the body. Upon examination
it was found that the revolver contain
ed only one shell and that bad been
snapped three times. There were no
papers on his person. The revolver
and S15.55 in money was all that was
found. He was loaded into a buggy
and brought to town, where a closer
examination was held
The clothes he wore, the scars on
his neck and the scar on his side
where he was operated on for appendi-
citis Tailed exactly with the descrip-
tion sent out by the Omaha police.
Coroner Sammons, Sheriff Kloke
and County Attorney Hunter came
over from West Point and upon exam
ination said that there was no Ques-
ton but that he was the right man.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
BOXERS ARE GROWING QUIET.
Gunboats Are Hurrying Toward the
CITY of Chen Tu,

Gunboats Are Hurrying Toward the
City of Chen Tu.
PEK1N, Cept. 20.-The situation at
Chen Tu, capital of SEE Chuan prov
ince, and the scene of the recent box
er activities has improved. British
and French gunboats are now within
ninety miles Of the city. A squadron
Of French marines has reached Cheng
Tun Flu and they are expected to re-
turn to their gunboat with the French
consult there. An investigation is to
be made by the French consular agent
Into the murder Of the missionary,
Bruce and Lewis, at Chen Chow, Ho
Nan province, by mob has disclosed
the fact that military officials of
Chen Chow are culpable in the matter
because they refused to receive or
protect the missionaries.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
A NEW RULE ADOPTED.
Supreme Court lnaugurates Change on
Continuances.

LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 20.-At a ses-
sion of the supreme court new rule
was promulgated by the clerk, acting
under instructions from the judges. 1t
reads:
Hereafter no continuances will be
granted by this court after the case is
once on the CALI
Ever since the court has shown
signs of speedily catching up with the
docket there has been a steady in
crease in the number of requests for
continuances. The court has been
much annoyed to find, after laying
out plans for good terms work,
half of the cases set go by the board
because some attorney is not ready.
This will not be permitted in the fu-
ture. The attorneys don't like the
new rule very well, as they insist it
is impossible sometimes to tell SO far
in advance as the making out of
call whether their business will al
ways permit them to be here. Some
other case of greater importance may
call them elsewhere and they think
the court will find it difficult to en-
force the new rule arbitrarily and yet
do the right thing.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Had Crazy spells.

West Pembroke, Me-, Sept. 22.-
The thirteen-year-old daughter Of Mrs.
A. L. Smith suffered with q peculiar
afliction which her mother describes
as follows:
1T Is two years now since she was
first taken with crazy spells.
"They kept on coming at intervals
and could get nothing to do her any
good.
"The doctors gave me no encourage
ment. They all said they could not
help her.
"The crazy spell would last about
nine days, then she would be well
about nine days. but would eat very
little and was very yellow. Even the
whites of her eyes were yellow.
Il heard that Dodds Kidney Pills
were a great remedy for young girls
and decided to try them.
After taking one box she was COM
pletely restored and she has not had
one bad spell since. OF course we con-
tinued to use the pills and she used
altogether five boxes last fall.
''In March / thought l saw symp-
toms of the spells again and / got
six boxes of which she has taken
four, and is In splendid health.
Her case was certainly a remark
able one and we are very thankful
to Dodd's Kidney Pills for the great
good they have done my daughter"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
At Baltimore Next Year,

DES MONIES, Ia, Sept. 2O.-The
Sovereign Grand 1. O. o. F. will ad-
journ at noon today, after the install
lation of officers, to meet the third
week in September, 1903, at Balti-
more, Md. The location was deter
mined by vote of 95 for Baltimore
to SO for Hot Springs, Ark. An
amendment to the constitution was
adopted providing that attentive
benefits" which involve the payment
of money shall be only given those
members who are entitled to weekly
benefits.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Day Takes No Chances.

LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 20.-G. A.
Day of Omaha, who has been offered
the judgeship Of the Fourth district,
held conference with the governor.
1t is stated that Mp. Day will not make
any decision concerning his accept
ance of the tudgeship until after the
judicial convention. If he secures the
nomination he will accept the position
now offered. If he does not secure the
nomination he will retain his present
office as supreme court commissioner.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
MANY STUDENTS ENROLLING.
All indications Point to Larger At.

All Indications Point TO Larger At
tendance at the State University.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 20.-The fall
semester at the Stats university be-
gan encouragingly. The registration
rooms were crowded all day and the
force had all 1t could do to list the
students presenting themselves for
matrtculatton For the first time in
the history Of the law college Its stu
dents were registered the opening
week. Usually the law college does
not begin until October, month later
than the academic and other depart
ments, but this year all begin at the
same time.
The rush Is expected to continue
for several dayA No comparison with
last year can be made, because for
the first two days the number is only
bounded by the ability Of the clerks
to register them. The good times and
the plentitude of money among the
farmers and tradesmen of the small
towns is regarded as good grounds
for belief that the attendance will ex-
ceed that of any psevious year, al
though Mr.. Crabtree of the business
staff says that the highest point in
attendance was reached at a time
when the opportunity for employment
was smallest.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Wreck on the Baltimore.

CHILLICOTHE, O., Sept. 20.-No.
2, the Royal Blue flyer on the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern, was
wrecked at Leesburg last night, the
train having run into an open switch
while running at the rate Of fifty
miles an hour. To add to the disas-
ter, the engine exploded and Engineer
Philip Roe and Fireman Charles Stu
der, both Of this city, were killed out
right Every coach on the train left
the track but passengers were not Sc
riously injured.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Didn't Know It Was Loaded.

WILDER, Neb., Sept. 20-While
Adolph and Steve Javorsky, the young
sons of Frank JavoEsky, liveing a. few
miles southwest Of here, were playing
in the granary where there was a
loaded gun, the weapon was accident
ally discharged tn some manner while
in the hands Of the younger boy. The
load lodged in the groin of his broth
or Adolph, causing almost instant
death. The dead boy was IL and his
brother Is 9 years of age.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
FOOD IS THE ONLY PROBLEM.
When that Is Solved No Trouble to
Reach the North Pole.

Reach the North Pole.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-Dr. Fred.
erick A. Cook Of Brooklyn. who was
with Lieutenant Peary on one Of his
Arctic trips and with the Belgica
expedition to the south pole as chief
surgeon, expresses the opinion that
Peary's latest endeavor was by no
means failure, and that the explorer
has added material to the annals of
science which will be found invalu.
able, in fact, more valuable than the
actual discovery of the pole ITSELF"
"All this talk about the terrible
dangers to be met before reaching the
pole is sheer rot" continued DIR.
Cook. "a man, all things taken into
account, Is just as safe on the Arctic
ice fields as he is in New York. There
not so severe as the cut of the saline
gicus diseases, no miasmatic swamps,
no sewer gas, no decaying vegetables,
no rotting rags. Everything is on ice.
There is no danger in traversing the
Ice fields, nor from the cold, which is
not sosevere as the cut of the saline
blasts on the Atlantic seacoasts.
"It Is the food question:" he added,
that closes up the way to the pole"
When this problem is solved reach
Ing the pole will, in his opinion, be
quite a simple undertaking.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
British EIaa Over Il.

NEW YORK. Sept. 20-Officials
here have been told that the British
government has raised the British
flag on the island of Patos, which is
near Trinidad, notwithstanding the
protest of the Venezuelan govern.
ment, says a dispatch from Port of
Spain, Trinidad. Sovereignty over
the island of Patos has been in dispute
between Great Britain and Venezuela
for long time.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
SEES A GREAT TASK AHEAD.
kondon Papers Predict that the Trusts
Have Nothing to Fear.

kordon Papers Predict that the Trusts
Have Nothing to Fear.
LONDON, Sept. 22.-The Daily Tel
egraph, in an editorial article this
morning, expresses the belief that in
proposing to regulate the trusts by
amending the constitution President
Roosevelt has undertaken a task so
colossal that the remedy will be more
dangerous than the disease and that
the trusts have nothing to fear for a
long time to come.
Referring to the same subject, the
Daily News says: ct would almost
seem as though President Roosevelt
were destined to play as great a part
in American history as did Abraham
Lincoln, by seizing and directing the
growing sentiment against the enslave
ment of the whites by huge and con-
scienoeleSS combines"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Queen is with Her Father

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 2O.-Queen
Alexandra arrived here today from
England on board the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert, which was met
outside the harbor by King Christian,
her father, and other members of the
royal family and was escorted into
the roadstead by a Danish squadron
Of warships. All the cabinet minis
ters and members of the diplomatic
corps met the royal party at the land
ing place and they all drove to Bern
stoff castle through cheering crowds.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Suit AGAINST Saloon keeners.

WILBER. <Neb., Sept. 20.-Mrs. Do
"a Hopkins, Mrs. Joseph Stuitsr and
Mrs. Tabitha Rouse, all of Dewitt,
have commenced suits in district court
against Nicolaus Aebig, Fred Kiburz
and James VeveFka, saloon Keepers
at Dewitt, and the American Bonding
and Trust company of Baltimore, as
surety, each for $4,000 damages for
having supplied their husbands with
liquor.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
PUT SPIKES ON THE RAILS.
Apparent Attempt to Wreck Buriins
ton Trair

ton Train.
SEWARD, Neb., Sept. 22,-An at
tempt was apparently made to wreck
passenger train No 43 about one and
one-half miles east of Utica. Fifteen
or twenty spikes had been placed on
the rails, the pointed end of the spikes
being placed to the east and the pro-
jecting head of the spike being placed
between the ends of the rails at the
joints and were scattered along the
track for a considerable distance. At
ter running over two or three of these
spikes the engineer applied the air
and stopped the train, and some of
the trainmen went ahead and gathered
up the spikes. The matter has been
kept as quiet as possible by the rail-
road people with the hope, no doubt,
of discovering the guilty parties.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Beatrice Inventor.

BEATRICE, Neb., Sept. 20.-EAneril
Lester has patented and built ma
chine for sealing and stamping letters.
The device daInpens the flap of the
envelope, turns it over and seals it
and puts on the stamp by the single
turning of the crank. With this ma
chine letters can be sealed and stamp
ed at lightning speed, and the inven-
ton is regarded as very important
one 1t will be manufactured and put
upon the market.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
To Release Ten Millions,

WASHINGTON, Sept 2O.-Secretary
Shaw announced before leaving Wash
ington this afternoon for the west
that during the week he had author
lied the distribution in round num-
bers of $10.0O0,00O Of public funds
among banks throughout the country
which have bonds available for Sc
curity. The money will be released
and deposits will all be completed
within few days and just as rapidly
as the bonds are received at the treas
ury.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Will Not Support Appeal.

LONDON, Sept. 22.-Cabling from
Vienna, the correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle says he learns that neither
Austria or Russia are willing to sup
port the appeal made by the United
States in behalf ON the Jews In Rou-
mania. 1t is admitted, says the CORE
spondent, that the treaty of Jews in
fringed upon the treaty of Berlin of
1878, but it is one of the many in
fringement without the powers pro-
testing.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Going to the isthnnus.

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 22.-Rear Ad
mifal Coghlan has raised his flag on
the Olympia, and awaits orders to pro
ceed to the isthmus of Panama and as
sumo charge of affairs there. The
Olympia is provisioned and coaled for
three months.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Stacks of Oats Burned.

DEWITT, Neb.. Sept. 22,-Sparks
from a threshing machine engine sci
fire to the straw where a company
of men were working and burned four
stacks of oats containing about 4GC
bushels belonging to John Kubovec,
five and one-half miles west of here.
and a new separator valued at $1,000
and owned by Halsey Cook. The sep
arator was insured for 5000.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Farm Brings Good Price.

SILVER CREEK, Neb., Sept. 90
Davis G Hill sold the George Hutch
ings farm of $50 acres, near here, for
$4,000, to Robert Murray of Saunders
county. This was about S57 an acre,
and shows that Merrick county land
Is in demand at good prices.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Must Paw the Fiddler.

LONDON, Sept. 22.-The Daily Mail
says that the government has decided
that the new South African colonies
are to be required to pay s500,O00,00O
war.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Boy Run Over hn 7hresher.

NEWMAN GROVE, Neb., Sept 90
The 5-year-old son of ]. Hess was run
over by steam thPeshing rig during
pecess of school and so severely in
jured internally that his life is de-
SPARED of. -
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Rear Admiral Watson.

VALLETTE, Island of Malta, Sept.
22.-The death is announced of Rear
Admiral Burgess Watson, R. n. He
died on board the British battleship
Families.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Smallpox in Jamaica.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept 90
News has reached here that 266 cases
Of smallpox occurred at Barbados, B.
W. l., during the fortnight ended Sep
tember Is.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Old Maids Insurance.

Women insure against being old
maids in Denmark. If they MARRY be-
fore they are 40 what they have paid
In goes to the less fortunate, and these
last are pensioned for the remainder
of their lives.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Rural Routes in Saline County.

DEWITT, Neb., Sept 22.-Three
routes from this place are being in.
spected by Captain Clark, special
agent, with a good prospect of being
established.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Farm Sells for $4,000.

SILVER CREEK, Neb., Sept. 22-
The George Hutchings farm of 2SC
acres, east of town, was sold by Da
Wis & Hill to Robert Murray Of Saun
ders county for s57 an acre,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot sweating,
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
ounlons All druggists and shoe stores.
S3e- Trial package FREE by mail Ad-
dress Allen s. Olmsted. Leroy, n. Y,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Beet SUGAR Makino Beoins,

FREMONT, Neb., Sept. 22.-The su.
gar factory at Leavttt began opera
tions with a full force of workmen.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26

One of natures remedies; cannot harm
the weakest constitution; never fails to cure
summer complaints of young or old. DR.,
Fowler Extract Of Wild Strawberry.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26

You may not be able to learn any
thing new, but there are people in the
world who can teach you something
old.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26

Love finds us young and keeps US
so; immortal himself, he permits not
age to enter the heart where he reigns.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26

The coal miner kicks because he is
kept down in the world.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26

Unconscious villainy is the hardest
kind to deal with.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26

The fool who rocks the boat gener-
ally lives to regret it.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

A proud heart and lofty mountain
are never fruitful.-George Eliot.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26

RUPTURE permanently cured in 20 to
% days; send for circular. o. S. Wood. NJ
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-09-26

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLow9
Then use Defiance Starch. It will keep
them white-I6 o. for 10 cents.