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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
MOTHERS SHOCKING ACT
TAKES LIVES OF HER FOUR
 CHILDREN AND HERSELE
Turned on Chs in Bedroom After Put ting Little Ones to sIeep-Hnd Pre- viously Gone to Drug Store and Got Quarter for Change to Put in the Meter.

Got Quarter for Change to Put in
 the Meter.
 Boston, Feb. GA woman and four children were found dead in bed at their home, 29 Dennis street, Roxbury district, tonight. An investigation by the police indicated that the woman, Mrs. Annie L. Dixon, had killed the children and herself by opening three gas jets The dead are:
 Mrs. Annie L. Dixon, Annie Dixon, 5 years; George Dixon, 3 1-2 years; Mildred Dixon, ? yearsS Marion Dixon, year.
 The tragedy was discovered by the womans husband, ArtnlF B. Dixon, when he returned home from work early in the evening, Dixon found the house securely locked and was obliged to break in the front door.
 He found the bodies of his wife and children in bedroom. The sight over came him and for some time he was unable to compose himself. When tle recovered from the shock he went to a drug store and had a clerk telephone the police, and not long after Medical Examiner A. A. Macdonald appeared Dr. Mcdonald decided that Mrs. Dixon had killed the children and herself Dixon told the police that he left nome at o'clock this morning to go to his work in a boot backing factory Al that time his wife was up, the children were all awake and he did not notice anything unusual
 The police learned that during the forenoon Mrs Dixon went to earby store and asked that quarter of dol lar be given her for two dimes and a nickel, Toe storekeeper understood hel to say that she wanted to deposit the quarter in a gas meter. It is supposed that the woman, after returning home undressed the children and put them ir bed The bedroom was a small one but there were three gas jets in 1t Tue gas was evidently turned on fol several hours before the amount called for by the deposit of the coin was ex- hausted.
 Dixon is thirty-hwo years old, and his wife was twenty-seven. They had been married about six years. Of late Mrs. Dixon had not been in good health
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
Germany Preparing for Tariff War.

Berlin, Feb. 6.-How Germany is pre- pairing to meet a possible tariff war is shown by the large increase in grain imports at Hamburg last month. There were imported in January, this year, 105,000 tons of maize, against 55,000 tons in January, 1905; 4S,OOO tons of wheat last month, against 22,OO0 tons the cor responding month last year, and 17,O0O tons of rye in January, 1906, against 5000 tons in January, 1905.
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VICTIMS OF TRANSPORT FIRE.
Funston Aks Appropriation for Dead
 Firemen's Families.

San Francisco, Feb. 6.-Brigadier General Frederick Funston, commander of the department of California, made known yesterday his intention of writ ing to the war department to suggest that congress be asked to pass a bill appropriating $10,OOO each to the fam flies of Captain Charles Dakin and Hoseman Thomas Hennessey, both of Engine company, No. 4, who lost their lives in the fire on board of the army transport Meade February 1. The ap- propriation will be asked on the ground that both men lost their lives in the eff fort to save the government property from destruction.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
FRENCH GOVERNMENT SET.
Determined to Carry Out Inventory of
 the Churches

Paris. Feb 6.-Premier Rouvier this afternoon, in the course of a conference with the liberal deputies who yesterday demanded a suspension of the taking of the inventories of churches until the administrative regulations under the church and state separation bill are drawn up, justified the government s action and dded that the authorities were determined to carry out the law. The deputies are considering the ad- visibility of raising debate on the subject in the chamber owing to the premier's unsatisfactory response
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
Costly But Worth It.

New York, Feb Especial investiga- tions of the affairs of the Equitable Life Assurance society within year have cost that corporation $90O,OOO, ac- cording to a statement authorized to- day by Paul Morton, president of the Equitable, who added that, while these investigations had been exceedingly eX- pensive, they had been worth to the policyholders all they had cost, and more.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
CASTRO THINKS IT ALL OYER.
Considers French Incident Closed Awaits Next French Government.

Caracas, Friday, Feb. 2.-Venezuela considers that the French incident clos ed with the rupture of diplomatic and commercial relations. The Venezuelan government, however, hopes for a re- newal of relations with the next French ministry.
 President Castro is receiving mes sages of sympathy from other South American republics.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
Two Midshlpmen Dismissed.

Washington. Feb. 6.-Two more mid shipmen of the third class were dis missed from the naval academy to-day as the result of court-martial findings on charges of hazing, Secretary Bona parte having signed the formal orders dismissing on that account Midshipman Richard T. De Saussure, of the First South Carolina district, and Midship- man George H. Melvin, of the Fifteenth Illinois district.
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TOE HARVESTING NOW.
Seven or More Inches Expected at Lake
 Whitney To-day.

The New Haven Ice company has made preparations to commence. it's work of harvesting at Lake Whitney to-day. Measurements made yesterday afternoon showed only six inches of ice. The ice field was marked off yesterday by the company opening 1t up to depth of three inches This is a pro- cess of ice cultivation. By this method the frost is allowed to enter the ice re- sulting in more rapid freezing. It Is ex- pected that at least an inch and possi- bly, more will thus be added to the ice before the cutting commences.
 In the company's pond at Meriden there is nothing doing in the ice line at present. A couple of days ago there was open water there so thak there will probably not be any cutting for about al week at least
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
Charles J. Seitz Barred,

Washington, Feb. 6.-Because he has represented Georgetown university in athletics for four years, the limit un- Ger the Georgetown code. Charles J. Seitz, the American indoor champion sprinter, was to-day declared ineligible to ever again compete under the blue and gray
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Thirty-five Below in oatskius

Kingston, N. T., Feb. 6.-Intense cold throughout the Catskill Mountain re- zion was reported to-day. The lowest recorded was S5 degrees below zero at Davenport Center Stam- ford thermometers registered 29 below. In this city the mercury dropped to s below.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
CONVICT WINS PRIZE
Winner of s25,OOo for Correctly Nam
 ing Worlds Fair Attendance.

st Paul, Minn,, Feb. GA special frc:n Lincoln, Neb., says: The winner of the S25,OOO prize for correctly naming the attendance at the St Louis expo sition in 1904 was Frank Campbell, a convict in the Nebraska state peniten- tiary, who still has about one year to serve. Campbell was convicted of em- bezslement. He will receive only $l2,- 800 of the prize, as he. fearing the dif- ficulty in securing the money while he was imprisoned, agreed to pay a law yer half of the prize in case of suc- cess in securing it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
CHINESE AT VEST POINT.
Weather Too Cold for Review of Cadet
 Corps.

West Point, N. Y, Feb. 6.-Members of the Chinese imperial commission, who are studying American institu- tions, visited West Point Military Aca- denny to-day, On account of the in- tense cold it was necessary to abandon a review of the corps of cadets, which had been planned for their inspection, The cavalry corps, however, was es- sembled in the riding academy, where the young horsemen executed a vari- ety of tactics. The visit lasted about three hours The visitors were deeply interested.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
Capt. Young's Retirement Announced

Hartford, Feb. G. A special order from the adjutant generals office issued to-day announces the retirement from active duty in the military service of the state of Captain Harry c. Young of New Haven, inspector of small arms practice, of the Second infantry. The retirement, which is made upon appli- cation of Captain Young, is to date from February 1.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07

Commissioners Decline to Disclose
 Condition of the Banks Affairs--
 Unique Position in Banking Circles.
 Boston, Feb. 6.-The savings bank commissioners, alleging that the con- tinuance of the institution would be hazardous to the public and to those . having funds in it's custody, Judge Bra- ley of the supreme judicial court to- day issued a temporary injunction against the Hanover bank, a West Vir- ginia corporation, which has it's main office at 1S8 Hanover street, this city, and branches in the towns of Norwood and Stoughton, Mass. All the officers and directors of the bank are residents of New York. One of the directors, Robert G. Buxton, was arrested yes terday in New York, with John s. White, president of the Imperial TIvls- tees company of Jersey City and Clyde Colt, a New York broker, by United States authorities on indictments charging them with using the mails to defraud. Foster Hooper, who has been known as the vice president of the Hanover bank, was also arrested yes terday. Hooper was taken into custody in this city on a bench warrant issued by the United States district court in New Jersey, and charged Hooper with using the mails to further conspiracy to defraud. The records of the state commissioner of corporations indicate that M. s. Rosewig, of the firm of Mc- Jilton & Co, corner of Washington and Courtlandt streets New York, is pres ident of the Hanover bank; that F. w. Jacobs of 52 Broadway, New York, is secretary and treasurer and that the directors include Robert G. Buxton, T. B Mahn, 32 Broadway, New York, and W. z Holiness Fifth avenue and Twen- ty-third street, New York.
 The savings bank commissioners de- clined to disclose the exact condition of the affairs of the bank, having turn ed the entire matter over to the attor- sney general, Dana Malone. The ques- tion of making the injunction against the bank permanent, and the question of appointing receivers will be heard tomorrow in the supreme court and until that tipae2he atfevuev Gfs eral preferred n9t to make public the de- tails of the commissioners report. Mir. Malone stated, however, that the lia- Utilities of the institution, representing the amoust due to depositors was $32,- 595. As to the assets he was not pre- pared to make statement.
 The Hanover bank occupies a, unique position in banking circles as it is rat ed neither as savings bank nor as national bank. It is also called a foreign corporation, having received it's charter in West Virginia in June, 1905. Its captal stock is $25O ,0OO, divided into 2,50O shares, with a par value of $100 In the year of it's incorporation the Hanover bank succeeded the State Bank and Safe Deposit company, an Arizona corporation with capital of $1,000,000, and with it's main offices in this city. Ths company had an office
 at Phoenix, Arizona, as well as an of flee in Boston. The president was Charles K. Amidon, and the treasurer, Albert H. Eastman. The directors in-
 cluded Edward K. Amidon, Foster (Continuad on Thtrd Pace
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Church Rector Found Dead.

Potsdam, N. Y, Feb. 6.--The Rev, Dr. Reynold Marvin Kirby, rector of Trim fty church of Potsdam and archdeacon of the archdeaconry of Ogdensburg, was found dead in his library in Trim ity rectory here to-day, Death WAS caused by heart disease.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
AsB EsToS CURTAIN ALL RIGHT.
Lowered So quickly Few People Saw
 Fire on Casino Stage.

New York, Feb. GA small fire, which might have reached serious pro- portions had it not been for the prompt work of the theater staff. occurred on the stage of the Casino tonight just after the curtain had rung down on the first act. Luckily most of the audience did not seem aware of 1t, and there was no semblance of a panic in the body of the theater.
 A red-hannel screen which acts as frame for the heads of chorus girls in one of the song effects of the opera now running at the theater caught fire from crossed electric wires and blazed up quite briskly. So quickly was the as- bestos curtain lowered, however, that few persons in the audience saw the danger.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
MAD DOG OUTBREAK.
To Continue Enforcing Muzzling of
 Canines About Winsted.

Winsted, Feb, 6.-It is expected that the law regarding the muzzling of dogs will be rigidly enforced here for some time yet, as since Sunday five dogs, having developed rabies, have had to be killed About three weeks ago more than thirty dogs were bitten by mad dog owned by Jacob Meth MT. Neth's son, who was bitten by the dog about the same time, and who was taken to New York for treatment, has returned home, fully recovered from the effects of the bite, it is said
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
ARREST OFFALSE GEAR.
Pretender Who Has Been Stirring Up
 VOlga Peasants Captured

Elizabethgrad Russia, Feb. 6-The false czar and his suite, who have been stirring up the people of the Volga re- zion, have finally been arrested near Dnieprovsk. Among the pretender's suite were three men representing themselves as ambassadors of foreign powers, and a fourth who was uniform ed as a general of Emperor Nicholas. The pretender was dressed in a rich purple and crimson robe with gold trim mings and crimson hat with purple feather,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
Strengthening AngIo-French Relations

Paris, Feb. 6,-The London county councillors were accorded the heartiest reception during their visits to-day to the various municipal institutions. All the newspapers regard the visit of the London officials as greatly strengthen ing Anglo-F French relations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
Russian Revolutionists Executed.

Libau, Feb. 6.-Thirteen revolutionists were condemned by a drumhead court martial and executed yesterday in the Xianoden district. Among the number was the murderer of the intendant of the Grabinsk district.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
RUSSIAN ELECTIONS
 10 BE HELD APRIL z.
OPENING SESSION OF FIRST NA- TIONAL ASSEMBLY, ON
 TWENTY EIGHT.

tions and Conversations Allowed as
 Shortest Time in Which Representa-
 lives from Siberia and Other Remote
 Places Can Arrive at St. Petersburg
 bly Will Meet, Being Rushed.
 St. Petersburg, Feb. 6.-The elections to the national assembly are fixed for April '. The opening session will take place April 2S, April is the Feast of the Annunciation, one of the great Rus sian holidays. The three weeks inter val between the elections and the con- vocation of the national assembly is the shortest time in which the represen- tatives from Siberia and other remote localities could arrive here. The local authorities have the privilege of begin ming the primary elections to choose delegates to the electoral colleges so soon as the registration lists are com plete.
 Work on the Tauride palace in which the sessions of the national assemly will be held is being pushed night and day by double force of men in order to have it ready in time for the con- vocation.
 Recognizing the advantage of holding the elections under normal conditions 'tale cabinet yesterday evening discussed the question of abolishing martial law in view of the greater security prevail ing throughout the empire, but 1t was decided that this would be premature as the country is far from being quiet, armed revolution still smouldering in the Baltic provinces and the Caucasus ready to flare up at the slightest oppor- tpnity. In addition agrarian disorders prevail in several regions, notably in the government of Saratoff, where the estate of the minister of justice, M. Akymoff, was plundered and burned yurned yesterday.
 The constitutional democrats and the constitutional monarchist federation are campaigning on practica business lines following so far as possible American and English methods. They have open ed schools for speakers and distributing literature and are taking advantage of the recently restored privilege of hoId- ing campaign meetings.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
Will Run Against Alger

Detroit, Feb. 6-Arthur Hill, of Sagi- nav, a wealthy lumberman, to-day made formal announcement of his can- didacy for the United States senate in opposition to Senator R. A. Alger in 1907, and issued a platform upon which his candidacy will be placed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
Proclamation Under Coercion Act Re-
 VOked.

Dublin, Feb, 6.-The privy council, un- der the presidency of the Earl of Aber- deen, lord lieutenant of Ireland, to-day decided to revoke all proclamations un- der the third and fourth clauses of the coercion act, thus relieving some twen- ty boroughs and counties throughout the country,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
Aberdeen Elects Unionist.

Glasgow, Feb. 6.-Aberdeen university has elected a unionist to parliament. The contest was a three-cornered one, the successful candidate being opposed by liberal and a union free trader,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
Morgan Dispensary Bill.

Columbia, s. C., Feb 6.-The house of representatives to-day passed by twentyIthree majority the Morgan bill to abolish the state dispensary. The bill already mas passed the senate.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
French BattIeship Strikes Submarine.

Toulon, France, Feb. 6.-The battle ship Suffren returned to this port to- day leaking, after having been in col- lision with the submarine boat Bonite during the naval manoeuvres.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
MOROCCAN POLICE CONTROL,
Some Light on Respective Positions of
 German and French Delegates.

Algeclras, Spain, Feb. 6.-The discus sions going on between the German and French delegates to the Moroccan con- ference begin to disclose their respec- tive positions, and how far each side is willing to yied on the main Franco-Ger- man controversy. When France indi-
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Date of King Christians Funeral.

Copenhagen, Feb. 6.-By order of King Frederick the funeral of the late King Christian will occur February IS.
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WOMEN AT THE CONFERENCE
PLAYING THEIR PARTS WITH DIPLOMATS AT ALGECIRAS.
An Incident in Which Countess von Tattenbach, Wife of the German Delegate, Plays q Little Part With Marquis VenOsta---Von Tattenbach Thinks He Has Been Painted as the Devil Throughout the Affair.

Algeciras, Spain, Feb. 6.--Count Won Tattenbach, the German minister to Portugal and the second of the dele gates of Germany to the Moroccan con ference, and the Marquis Visconti Ve- nosta. the head of the Italian mission to the conference, figured in two little incidents this evening, which show Ger manys desire to avoid a rupture with France and the neutral powers desire to maintain European peace. The count, who was chatting with the wives of the ambassadors, remarked:
 T have been painted as sort of devil throughout this Moroccan affair." '
 One of the ladies replied that if "peo- pie could see him in his present amia- ble mood it would remove such an un- favorable impression
 Perhaps so,' answered Count von Tattenbach, this this legend has be- come so firmly fixed that l fear history will picture me with horns"
 Just after this Countess von Tatten- bach passed her autograph album in which she was taking the signatures of the ambassadors to the Marquis Wis conti Venosta, who leads in the efforts of the neutral powers to effect recon ciliation. He took the album and wrote in Latin the following:
 Peace on earth to men of good will"
 The marquis passed this pacific in- scription to Count von Tattenbach, who smiled grimly his approval
 This glimpse behind the scenes gives the keynote to the present efforts to re- concile the French German relations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-07
BOSTON BANK CLOSED
 AS MENACE ID PUBLIC
BRANCHES OF INSTITUTION IN NORWOOD AND ST0UGH-
 TON, MASS.

All the Officers and Directors Residents of New York-Three of Them Ar rested on the Charge of Using the Mails to Defraud--Savings Bank Commissioners Decline to Disclose Condition of the Banks AGairs-- Unique Position in Banking Circles.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26
A GROWING INSTITUTION
Number of Students Last Year Near
Iy Double That of 1896

The catalogue of the university II
Nebraska for 1906-07 has just been
issued and WILDE ready for distribu-
ton this week. The catalogue shows
that the university has experienced
during the last year. the largest in
crease in attendance since 1897. In
the ten years that have elapsed since
1896, the attendance has come within
less than one hundred of doubling.
In 1896 the attendance was 1906 in
1906 it was 2,914. During the next
year the figures are expected to go
we'll beyond 5000, raising the uni
versity into the front rank OF the
big educational institutions of the
United States.
| During the past year an Increase
has been made in practically every
| department of the university. the
graduate school shows decrease or
| five students and the college OF med
| icine decrease of four, but these
figures are insignificant, and in every
college and school the attendance has
either held its own or made more tnan
satisfactory advancement. The col
lege of literature, science and the arts
had fourteen more students last year
than the year before, the industrial
college eighty-four more, the college
of law thirty-three, and the schooi OF
music 10 more The school of fine
arts showed decrease OF thirteen
and the summer session a decrease o.
seventy-seven.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26
BoYcoTT's THE ROCK ISLAND
Omaha Business Men Determined to
Protect Grain Market

A boycott on the Rock Island has
been declared by the commercial in
terests of Omaha. Action was taken
Wednesday at a joint meeting of the
Transportation committee of the Oma-
ha grain exchange and the CONNER
cial club, which developed IN
to a meeting of local jobbing and grain
interests in general.
The immediate cause OF this action
was the announcement Tuesday from
the head executive offices of the Rock
Island at Chicago that this road
would nav an unloading allowance or
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-26
Peoples Independent Congressional
Convention

A delegate convention of the peo-
pies independent party of the Third
congressional district of Nebraska, is
hereby called to meet in the city of
Norfolk, Neb., on Monday, August 90,
1906, at o'clock p. M, for the pur-
pose of placing in nomination one
candidate, of said party, for congress
for the Third congressional district
of Nebraska, and to transact such
other business as may properly come
before the convention
The basis of representation in said
convention, shall be one delegate for
every hundred votes or major fraction
thereof, cast for Hon. P. E. McKillip
for congress in 1904.
The several counties will be Untitled
to the following number of delegates
in the convention.
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opposition to the monopolistic power
as exemplified in the Bell Telephone
company and its methods; therefore
be it
Resolved, That we deeply sympa-
thize with every effort to establish an
exchange and Independent telephone
connections by Independent long dis
lance wires in the city of Omaha.
which is now controlled exclusively
by the Bell monopoly, and to proffer
such aid and counsel as we may 10
encourage and strengthen those who
are making efforts to gain an entrance
therein.
Thirty-five of the forty companies
of the district were represented at
the meeting.