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The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
FENCES COME DOWN.
Eight Hundred Thousand Acres Now
for Free Ran~c.

Eight Hundred Thousand Acres Now
for Free Range.
OMAHA-Unlawful fences which
inclOsed 100000 acres of the govern.
ment domain in the western part of
Tie state have been taken down.
Sworn statements to that effect have
been received by Special District At.
tOrney Rush from twenty-five cattle.
men against whom he brought seven
civil actions, five in federal circuit
court and two in federal district court
These actions were all Injunction
suits filed last fall. and three days
ago DEGREES were issued commanding
the cattlemen to remove their fences
within five days and enjOining them
permanently from constructing fences
upon government land. None of the
cattlemen appeared or answered the
bills of complaint. and the reason they
did not is now obvious. They had
complied with the Or1er to remove
their fences before the official DEGREES
were issued by Judge Munger
AS the result of abandoning the il
legal fences, vast tracts of land. out.
side the Enclosures of the big cattle
companies Enclosures. have been re-
linquished.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Soao Found in Sand Hills.

SIOUX CITY, Ia.-Farmers from
Savage. Neb.. brought to Sioux City
samples of a remarkable mountain
seems the mound lying among the
sand hills contains fine sand of about
the sort used in securing soaps. Ow-
ing to some chemical it is sad to
lather in water, and the owners of a
soap factory here will analyze it. The
farmers thereabOuts. it is said. are
hauling away the soap sand by the
wagon load, and using 1t to clean
dishes, scour floors and wash hands.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Joseph Letter Suspended.

CHICAGO Announcement was
made Friday that Joseph Letter. who
carried on a spectacular corner in
wheat eight years ago. had been sus.
pended from membership on the Chi
cagO board of trade. Letters suspen-
sion. it is said. was because of COM
plaint from a trader, that a bill for
$4,000 for services rendered during
the time the what corner was IN force
was still unpaid. In commenting on
the action Of the board of trade direc.
tors. Letter did not seem to care much
about his suspension
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Miners Ratify Agreement.

SCRANTON, Pa.-WOrk will be COM
menced by the mine workers through
out the anthracite fields in Pennsylva-
mia Thursday morning. The repair
men and any others necessary to pre-
pare the collieries for general opera
ton will report for work On Wednes-
day morning. This was decided upon
at the closing session of the cOnven-
tion held Tuesday afternoon. At the
morning session the agreement entered
into on Monday between the operators
and the scale committee was formally
ratified.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16

PHILLIPSBURG, Kas-The mem.
bers of the trade excursion had an
extraordinary pleasant trip through
Kansas. From Fairbury to Phillips
burg there is one continuous field Of
alfalfa hay. The prospects for the
crop were never better and the treat
ment accorded the visitors all aong
the line was correspondingly good.
Much was done to strengthen the trade
relations with the western towns.
Great crowds greeted the trade excur-
sion, and the Alma band again coy-
cred itself with glory.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Court to Pass on School Rights.

LINCOLN-At the next session OF
the supreme court the school hoard
of Lincoln will have an opportunity to
show why the state officers who have
children in school should pay tuition.
Some time ago bill was presented to
each of the officers for tuition on the
ground that Lincoln was not their le-
gal residence. and hence as nOn-resi-
dents their children should pay fee
to attend the public schools. The Off
GERS objected strenuously. because it
is necessary for them to reside in Lin
coin and because their personal prop
erty is assessed here, but the school
board would not listen to this, desir-
ing the cash instead Attorney Gen.
eral Brown then filed a petition for
mandamus to compel the board to al
low the children of Governor Mickey
and Superintendent McBrien. WHO
were named as REALTORS, to attend
school The court has Sc. the case for
the next term.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
THE MONEY READY.


Insurance Companies Will Begin %
|. Pay Losses.
| SAN FRANCISCO-Finan inter
est on Wednesday centered in the an
n0uncement made by the insurance
companies that in the immediate fu-
ture they would pay losses of tina fire
sufferers. 1t is believed that most of
! the money will be put into general cir
culati0n and when it Is distributed will
relieve the people Of San Francisco as
no other means could.
This news was welcome. not only to
the policy holders, but also to the
banks that have been doing their best
for the public with the resources at
their immediate command, necessarily
limited. The announcement was OFF,
cial to the extent that it was given to
the subcommittee of the citizens gen.
eral committee and duly reported at
the general committees daily meeting.
The announcement was received with
applause. news from these interests
having been awaited with much anx-
iety.
What will be the effect of the pay
ment of this insurance money!" was
asked of James d. Phelan, chairman
of the finance committee.
Nothing could do more good" he
replied. when the money is paid out
to the people it will put them on their
feet. 1t will bring about an early re-
sumption of normal conditions. The
people want money to buy what they
need, and the payment of these many
million dollars will greatly assist the
banks in giving them money. What is
more. the circulation of the money will
be of great value to the banking in
terests."
With their announcement that losses
will soon be paid the insurance inter-
ests have made the concession that SAL
wage operations on property swept by
the flames may be proceeded with.
Policy holders may save anything
they can find without fear of risking
the loss of their claims for insurance.
To great extent the work of demOl-
ishing walls and clearing away debris
has been postponed because of the
doubt regarding the attitude the in
surance companies would take. The
work of contracting and wrecking COM
panies has been deferred awaiting
such q definite statement as that made
by the insurance companies to the CON-
mittee.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Entitled to Pensions.

WASHINGTON.-Th house COM
mittee on pensions on Friday author
lied favorable report on the Scott
bill. which gives a pensionable status
to the veterans or their widows of the
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Kansas
volunteer cavalry regiments under the
act Of June II. 1900. providing for pen
siOns for soldiers who served ninety
days during the civil war. These regi
ments were mustered in just at ths
close of the war, but did valuable ser
vice In repelling Indian attacks there
after
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16

Otherwise Uncle Sam win Vigorously
Act

OMAHA-By an order issued BY
Judge Munger twenty-five cattlemeu
are given nve days in which to remove
their unlawful fences from the gov.
eminent domain. II the illegal wires
are not down at the end of that De.
riod Marshal Warner is ordered to
pull them down and destroy them at
the expense Of the catt:emen. The
cattiemen are also permanently en-
joined from constructing fences upon
the public domain.
One of these restraining orders was
issued against Rev. George w. Ware,
president of the U. b. l. Land and
Cattle company, in Hooker county.
Eight other defendants are included in
the suit and the Injunction operates
against all of them. Their Illegal in
closure comprises over 111,OOO acres
OF government land. and all the unlaw-
full homestead entries within the in
closure have been recommended for
cancellation.
The suit against Ware, Henry Hoff-
gard. foreman of the ranch. Reuben w.
Mahaffy and r. H. Shimmin was filed
by Special District Attorney Rush last
November. In default of their fling
an answer to the petition. or appear
ing In person to answer the allegations
Of the complaint. they will now have
to face the decree which was prepared
by Mr.. Rush and presented to Judge
Munger for his signature Tuesday. He
signed this one and the decree in six
other similar cases late in the after
noon.
A similar order has been issued
against William E. Black, T. B. HOrd
and fifteen other defendants to Oblige
them to remove their fences from the
Dismal river forest reserve in Thomas
county.
Their inclosure comprises about
$4,000 acres.
In the Niobrara forest reserve the
Federal Cattle company, with ten 9TH
er defendants, has been ordered to re-
move fences lrOm 100000 acres of gov
eminent land.
Likewise judgment has been taken
against Robert Gillespie and Jacob w.
Steller in Thomas county.
In Custer company Charles and Err
nest Gutherie are commanded to take
down their fences. and in Cherry coun-
ty Robert Gillespie and Jacob w. Stet-
ter are obliged to do the same.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Mrs. Blaine Seeks Divorce

WASHINGTON. - Mrs. James C..
Blaine, formerly Martha Hichborn,
daughter of Rear Admiral Hichborn,
retired, has informed her friends here
that she is going to Sioux Falls, S. D..
to spend the summer. There appears
to be but little question why Mrs
Blaine chooses South Dakota as a re-
sort in place Of Atlantic City. where
she has in former years spent a con-
siderable portion Of each summer. The
inference is. of course. that she is tax
ing steps looking to securing . d.
vorce.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Attack Rebate charoe,

LINCOLN - Alleging that the re.
bate charges in the antitrust grain
cases is proper subject mater for the
interstate commerce commission. the
Central Graneries company of Lin.
coin fled an answer in the supreme
court. The answer says further that
the defendant company does not re.
ceive and never has received this
elevation charge unless the grain went
through the defendants elevator; that
said 1k cents was only paid in inter.
state shipments, to or beyond the Mis-
sissippi river.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
THE AMENDMENT
COURT REVIEW FEATURE OF
RAILROAD BILL REJECTED.
CONSIDER ALLISON AMENDMENT
Rayner Asserts that the Proposed Com.
promise 10 Exactly What Railroad
Companies 0esire-The AntiPass
Provision Discussed.

WASHINGTON - Senator Bailey's
nonsuspension amendment applying t.
orders OF the Interstate Commerce
commission as covered by the railroad
rate bill. which has occupied so much
of the attention of the senate In con
nection with that bill. was on Friday
adversely disposed of by the decisive
vote 'of % to 81. practically q party
vote. The debate on the provision was
limited to brief political speech by
its author in which he said the presi.
dent had changed his attitude on the
question of maintaining the rates fixed
by the commission until the courts
reach a final decision.
An amendment offered by Senator
Rayner c0nfining the court review to
constitutional questions was also voted
down, but not until after speeches had
been made by Messrs. Rayner and
Bailey in advocacy and Messrs ALI
son. Fulton. Long and Cullom in op-
position. The debate was in antici-
patton Of the discussion that is expect
ed to occur upon the Allison court re-
view provision Saturday. Messrs.
Rayner and Bailey contended that the
Allison amendment authorizes the
broadest possible court review and the
Maryland senator urged that in it Sem
atOr Aldrich had achieved a signal VIC
tory. Senator Fulton stated that he
had first suggested the language of
the Allison provision
A number of other amendments, Of
fered by democrats and by Senator La
Toilette. were rejected The votes were
generally along party lines during the
entire day, but the Wisconsin sena-
tor voted with the democrats on all.
proposition and Messrs McEnery and
Morgan. democrats. voted with the re-
publicans on most of them.
The only amendments accepted dur
ing the day were those offered by Sem
ator Allison striking out the phrase
fairly remunerative" in the provision
allowing interstate Commerce commits
sion to fix rates: limiting the operation
of orders of the commission to two
years, and making the Interstate Com
merce commission the defendant in
suits challenging the rates fixed by it.
The anti-pass provision heretofore
adopted was again discussed. 1t is
evident that it will be modified.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Iowa crop Bulletin.

DES MONIES. lathe past week
has been abnormally cool. closing
with heavy to killing frosts in all dis
tricts on the mornings of the 9Th and
7th. The minimum temperatures were
below freezing at numerous stations.
and possibly the more tender varieties
of fruits have suffered some damage.
In about One-third of the state. in the
western and northern districts, the
rainfall was above normal, but gener-
ally conditions were favorable for
blowing and preparations for planting.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
PAPER TRUST QUITS.

Combine Concludes Not to Fight Suit
Against it Further.
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The United
States government on Friday secured
an unconditional surrender in the
United States circuit court before
Judge Sanborn in the suit which the
attorney general began on December
q. 1904. to dissolve the combination
between the General Paper company
and twenty-three other defendants on
the ground that an agreement had
been entered into by the defendants
in restraint of interstate commerce.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Plenty Of Water in Frisco.

SAN FRANCISCO-One of the
causes of the destruction of the great
er part of San Francisco was revealed
when Mayor Schmitz and Engineer
Schusseter, accompanied by other. Of
ficials, made trip down the penin-
sula to inspect mains of the water
company which furnished the city's
water supply from Crystal Springs and
other lakes. Several big breaks were
found in the mains and thus was ex-
planned the reason Why the city was
without sufncient water supply to
1sht the flames.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
NEBRASKA NOTES
NlScELlANEoUS MATTERS ~
THE COMMON WEALTH.
STATE REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION
Call Issued for Assembling August
22d-The Supreme Court Soon to
Pass on the Question Of School
Rights ts-MisceiIaneous Notes.
Republican Call Issued.

LNCOLN-Chairman Warner of the
republican state committee, acting
upon instructions from the committee,
has issued the following call for the
state convention, to be held in Lin
coin August %:
The republicans of the state of Neb-
raska are hereby called to meet in
convention at the Auditorium in the
city Of Lincoln. on Wednesday, Aug.
ust %, 1906, at 2 O'Clock in the after
noon, for the purpose OF placing in
nomination candidates for the follow
ing Offices, viz:
One United States senator. one gov
ernor. one lieutenant governor. three
railway commissioners, one secretary
Of state, one auditor of public accounts,
one treasurer, one superintendent of
public instruction, one attorney gen.
eral, one commissioner of public iands
and buildings, and for the transaction
of such other business as may prop.
eriy come before 1t.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Former State Auditor Dead.

VERDON. Neb.-John Francis Cor
nell. for four years auditor of public
accounts of the state of Nebraska and
fifty years a farmer on the same Sec
ton of land in Richardson county,
died Sunday at o'clock at his home.
A widow and four daughters, Helen.
Eunice and Vasti Cornell and Mrs. J.
r. Nickel, survive him. The funeral
will be held Tuesday forenoon and
burial will be in the family Cemetery
on the hillside of the old Cornell
homestead pre-empted by his father in
1856.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Panama Warned to Be Quiet.

WASHINGTON Revolutionary
movements or election troubles in
Panama which in any way interfere
with work on the canal zone justify
the interference of the United States
in spite Of the Panama government.
Such is the tenor of the instructions
sent to Governor Magoon of the canal
zone by Secretary TAFT. who also sub
mitted to Governor MagoOn a letter
from Secretary Root setting forth in
detail what is stated to be the justifi-
cation of American interference In
case of disorder.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
UNREGISTERED Bond Presented.


LINCOLN-A Pennsylvania bank
has bought a $1,000 bond issued by the
city of Beatrice in 1900. bearing per
cent interest, which has not been reg
istered in the office of the auditor.
The bond was sent to the First Ma
tional bank of this city for registra-
ton and was brought to the auditors
Office. The bond was one of an issue
Of ninety-seven bonds. fifty-five of
which were for $1,O0 each. twenty-five
500 each. one $97 and one $248. This
is shown by the bond. Some Of the
coupons had been clipped from the
bond and it bore the appearance of
having been legally signed by the
mayor and the city clerk of Beatrice.
None of the bonds, however, had ever
been registered in the Office of the
auditor and there is fear that the bond
is a forgery. The bank has taken the
matter up with the officials of Beatrice.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
DoWIE CASE IS CONTINUED.

Failure Of voIiva and Apostle to Come
to Understanding Causes Delay.
CHICAGO-Failure of John Alexan-
der DOwie and Wilbur c. VOliva to
agree upon the proposed selection of
a committee of three to govern the af
fairs of Zion City caused a halt in the
legal proceedings Wednesday before
Judges Wright and Donnelly. The at
torneys for Dowie announced that they
were not in a position to say that he
would agree to the appointment of
the committee. and the hearing was
adjourned until late in the day to per-
nit of communication with DOwie at
Zion City
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Swallowed Dundy's Watch.

NEW YORK-"Gyp." the big trained
elephant of the New York HippOdrome,
while Manager Skip Dundy was pet
ting her in her stall Tuesday. playfully
lifted his fob diamond studded watch
and charm from his pocket and before
he could grasp her trunk swallowed
the timeDiece. 1t was highly valued
present from his father He gave
"Gyp" five gallons of castor oil and
offered fifty dollars reward.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
DoWIE's CONDITION CRITICAL.
Physician Says He Can Live But q Few
Days.

CHICAGO-The ccndi,lon of John
Alexander DOwie is said to be nearing
a critical stage. The venerable first
apostle" has taken to his bed and his
strength is failing. The selling of the
strength is failing. The swelling of the
characteristic of his affliction. is said
to have extended upwards until with
in few inches of the heart. DR..
Blanks. who has been in constant at
tendance upon DOwie since his return
from Mexico. said that he might. by
reason of his great vitality. live a
week or ten days. but that fatal ter
mination Of the disease within two or
three days would not be surprising.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
TlLLMAN CHARGE
RElTERATEs WHAT he SAID RE.
cAROlNG THE PRESIDENT.
QUOTESlEITER FROM CHANDLER
Senator Lodges Denial that President
Had Spoken Of Knox and others-
Secretaries Root and Taft Hold .
Conference.

| WASHINGTON Tillman
who on Saturday made a statement in
the senate covering the details of his
and Senator Baileys negotiations
through ex-Senato. Chandler with
President Roosevelt regarding the
rate bill. on Sunday made public g
portion of a written statement made
to him by Mr.. Chandler of his various
conferences with the president on this
subject. The portion given out by Mr
Tillman is largely a repetition of the
first part of his statement in the sen
ate yesterday. It covers, however
that portion where Mr.. Tillman had
quoted Mr.. Chandler as saying that
the president had stated that he had
come to a complete disagreement with
the senatorial lawyers who were try
ing to defeat or injure the bill, nam
ing Messrs. Knox, Spooner and Fora,
ker, regarding which statement Sena-
tor Lodge subsequently said he was au-
thorized to state from the white house
that it was an unqualified falsehOOd.
On this subject Mr.. Chandler, referr.
ing to the president, said in his writ
ten statement:
He said that he had been much
troubled by the advocacy Of an un-
limited court review by some of the
lawyers of the senate-namlng Sena-
tors Knox. Spooner and Foraker as
trying to injure or defeat the bill Dy
ingenious constitutional arguments.
but that he had come to a complete
disagreement with them. He made this
point emphatic by repetition"
The statement given out by Mr.. Til
man follows:
Senator Tillman said that on Sat
urday, May 5, he insisted on having
from Ex-senator Chandler written
statement of the various conferences
by the latter in connection with the
plan of the president to control the
railroad rate legislation by alliance
with the democrats of the senate, and
Mr.. Chandler gave HIM such a state
ment made prior to Saturday, May IL.
and signed by Mr.. Chandler with the
president on March 31-which had be-
come a subject matter of dispute, but
would retain the remainder for use in
case any other parts of his should be
denied"
Senator Lodge called at the White
House in the evening and took din
ner with the president. Subsequently
Secretaries Root and Taft arrived at
the White House and Joined the presi-
dent and Senator Lodge.
Senator Lodge and Secretaries Root
and Taft remained with the president
until late. At the conclusion of their
visit none of the parties present would
discuss the visit and all of them de-
clined to answer any questions regard
ing the subject under discussion.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Re,orts ON the Grounding.

WASHINGTON report of
Capt. Perry Carat of the battleship
Rhode Island on the grounding of that
vessel on York Split recently has been
received at the navy department. 1t
shows that the cause of the accident
was an error of judgment, and Capt.
Tarst has suggested a court of inquiry.
which has been ordered.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Strike Becoming Serious.

ROME Disturbances of grave ma
ture have occurred at Bologna, in con-
nection with the general strike. Sew
eral officers and soldiers were wound
ed. and many buildings. including
some of the hospitals. were stoned.
At Milan the strike has not resulted
in any disturbance and is generally
condemned.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
READY FUR fight
TRlpiETT WILL CONTEST the
CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
HAS LAWYERS At BOTH ENDS
Indicted for Land Frauds-Ofendes
Arrested in Texas, but Will Return
10 Nebraska and Answer Before
Court for HE TransQressions.

OMAHA-That AQuilla TriDlett, in
dicted as alleged prOcurer of fraudu-
lent filings ON public lands within the
big cattle ranch enclosures in the
northwestern part of the state. is go
ing to put up a fight against cOnvic-
ton In the United States courts is
shown In the fact that his Omaha at
torney. A. H. Burnett. appeared at the
federal building Wednesday and an
nounced that he would represent Trip
lett In the cases now before the Uni
ted States court Counsel has also
been provided for Triplett at Ell PasO.
Tex. where he is now in custody
awaiting transfer to the jurisdiction Of
the Nebraska district of the United
States courts.
The department Of justice expects
to prove q great many important
things in the fraudulent land filing
cases by Triplett. and for this reason
months have been spent in his appre-
hensiOn and il necessary his extradi-
tiOn from Mexico. where he had fed.
after hearing that he was wanted.
The government is in possession of
Information that Aquilla Triplett
knows more of the fraudulent land
practices in the cattle country than
any other man and the impression is
prevalent at the federal building that
the suspected cattle barOns are back
of Triplett's defense and will employ
the best legal talent that money can
procure to keep him from going be.
iC-e the grand jury. much less come
to trial under the indictments found
against him already.
The Columbus journal., 1906-05-16
Freak Mule in otce County.

NEBRASKA CITY - Robert Davis,
who lives a few miles south of this
city. has a miniature mule that is
nearly two months old, but is only
thirty-five inches high and weighs
hardly enough to be counted. 1t is
perfectly formed. except that its hind
ankles are so crooked that they have to
be broken to be Strengthened. When
the mule gets tired it rests by sitting
on its launches. 1t is believed the an
imal will never be any larger.