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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
eurkett Gets Appointment.

E. R. Harper, acting governor of
Colorado, has notified Senator Burkett
Of his appointment as a member of
the program committee of the pub
lie Lands" convention, which has been
called for Denver, June 10. Henry NJ.
Teller is chairman of the program CON-
mittee. The convention will consider
future land laws, and propositions
looking to the early development of
the vacant lands in the west.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
Wants Water Right.

Application has been made to the
state irrigation department by w. w.
Votaw, Of Lincoln, on behalf of the
haywood Milling company for permits
sion to build a dam and sluice in Med.
county, to operate -four mill and for
an ice pond. Another application has
reached the board from C. c. Mulloy
of Irving, Cheyenne county, to tap
Lower Dugout creek for a small irriga-
ton system. estimated to cost $3.50 and
water seventy acres of ground.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17

The British coast erosion committee
rejoices over the discovery that the
sea has added 30,752 acres to the
British isles in 25 years and carried
away only 419 acres. The land cut off
has been valuable, however, while the
sandbanks added may remain useless
for many years.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17

Alphons Mucha, the noted French
artist, has come to America to live
and is now teaching art in New York.
He was born In Moravia II 1860. but
has lived in Paris most of his life.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
Light for the State.

Light for the State.
The state board of public lands and
buildings has awarded a contract to
the Westinghouse firm for the installa-
ton of a forty-hprse-power motor at
the penitentiary, to cost $500. The me-
chanism is badly needed there for the
enlargement of the manufacturing IA
cilities. which have heretofore been
operated by one small motor. A dyna-
mo is to be installed later, which will
furnish power and light to the state
capitol and the home for the friend
less
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
Light Company incorporates.

Articles of Incorporation of the
Havelock Electric Light company were
filed in the office of the county clerk
The capitalization of the company is
$4,000, and the incorporators are F. H.
Whellen, ]. o. Aspigen, T. C. Ballard,
Cornelius Moran, H. M. Eaton and C.
o. Johnson
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
CAPITALCITYC Chat
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION HOLD
ING HEARINGS.
1T WANTS INFORMATION
Trying to Get the knowledge That
Will Enable 1t to Arrive at just
Valuation of Railroad
Property
To Assess Railroads.

To Assess Railroads.
The state board of equalization and
assessment has been holding meetings
the past week to ascertain the value Of
railroad and car companies for the pur-
pose of assessment.
Meetings will be held from day to
day until the railroad property is val
ued for assessment. On the third Mon
day in July the board will meet to
eQualize the assessment of property,
as returned by county assessors. Gov
ernor Sheldon, being the first member
of the board named in the list in the
statute creating the board, presided as
chairman. George D. Bennett, who has
served as secretary of the board since
it was organized, was reelected.
There is little or nothing in the way
of rumors as to whether the board will
change the value of railroad property
as determined by the board one year
ago. The board last year increased the
value of the Union Pacific about 81,
100000, but made no other material
change. The total value of all rail-
road property in the state is now SAT-
100000, and the total of all property
in the state, including railroad proper
ty, is $113, 100000. The members of
the board have not formed any idea as
yet in regard to railroad property, and
will not express themselves until they
obtain personal knowledge of the stu
alton. There has been no rumor of any
increase. The increase made by the
former boards have been unhelp by
the highest court in the United States.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
Prohibs Getting Busy.

The state executive committee of the
prohibition party met to lay plans for
their campaign. The dates for a state
convention were fixed for July 80 and
81 at Lincoln. Plans to banquet the
prohibitionists of the state on the even
ing of July 80 met with favor Sec
rotary H. T. Sutton reported activity
in all parts of the state visited by him.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
]. s. NAVY

and sound physicAf condition between the ages Of
H ana . y apprentices seaznon; Opportunities for
advancement; pay 10 TO no month. Eectrtcsars,
machinists. blacksmiths. coppersmiths women
lclerks). carpenters shipnttsrs. reen mus cians.
special ratings with suitable pay; hospital apprep-
ices ~ 70 70 years. Retirement ON three fourths
pay and allowances after 30 years' service. Appsi-
cants must be American citizens.
First clothing outfit free to recruits Upon dis
cnarge travel allowance cents per mile TO place Of
ennstment. Bonus four months pay and increase
IN pay upon re-enlistment within four months Of
discharRe. Ofaces 1t LINCOLN AND HASTINGS.
NEbKAskA. and NAVY RECRUTTTNQ
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
FIGHT EIGHT-HOUR LAW.
Wisconsin Central to Test Statute Reg
uIatine Operators.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 2S.-It became
known here that the Wisconsin Cen
trail railroad is contemplating a legal
fight to test the validity of the Elever
eight-hour law applying to telegraph
operators of the railroads of the state.
While the Northwestern and the st.
Paul roads will, temporarily at least,
obey the law the latter roads will at
tach telephone systems to block wires
and will try the telephone system.
Assemblyman Elever, the author of
the law, said he would personally see
that the first violation of the law
after it went into effect on Jan. /,
would be followed by prosecution in
order to test the constitutionality of
the act as soon as possible
The smaller roads of the state, IL is
said. will obey the law until results OF
the telephone experiments and the
legal fight over the law are made
known
Assemblyman Elever says that the
law also applies to train dispatching
by telephone and therefore the roads
will gain nothing by putting in tele'
phone system.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
FIGHT PLAN OF EMPLOYERS
GoldfieId Miners Union Will Oppose
Injunction.

Goldfeld, New, Dec. 28.-Officials of
the Miners union and c. e. Mahoney
vice president of the Western Fedora
tion, have learned of the plan of the
mine owners of Goldheld to obtain an
injunction through the federal courts
preventing picketing and bringing
about the dissolution of the Goldfield
Miners union.
Asked what the course of the miners
would be in face of this latest move
of the opposition Mahoney said:
ANY Judge or set of men who fancy
that the Goldteld miners will tamely
submit to such procedure are greatly
mistaken | would favor ignoring any
such order from any court in existence.
We shall fight it with every weapon
at our disposal
81 assume that the watchers or ex-
aminers suggested in the bill of COM
plant means deputy United States
marshals. These would tend to embit-
ter the elements to this controversy
more than federal troops"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
COMMITTEE is AGAINST 1T
will PiueonhoIe Bill for Prohibition at
National Capital.


Washington, Dec 2S--Prohibition at
the national capital is a dead issue,
at least during the present congress,
and notwithstanding the vigorous cam
paign the temperance advocates will
wage this winter there will be no leg
islation which will make Washington
dry" city.
In appointing the committee on the
District Of Columbia, which formulates
legislation for Washington, Speaker
Cannon selected large majority of
members who live in the large cities
so as to secure men with liberal ideas
and whose experience in the govern
ment of municipalities will be bene.
fetal to this city.
When the speaker selected this
committee it was done without regard
to the temperance question, but the
members were chosen solely for their
qualifications, which will enable them
to give the national capital good
government.
But canvass of the committee dis.
closes the fact that if the question OF
prohibition is presented it will be
pigeonholed by a large majority. There
are nineteen members, eleven Of whom
are from the large cities and eight
from the small towns, three of them
being opposed to prohibition.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28

trial. He reviewed briefly the early
life of Pettibone in Pennsylvania and
of his coming West and engaging in
mining in the Couer d'Alenes, where
he became president of the Gem union.
In 1892, Darrow said, the defendant
left the Couer d'Alenes and never en-
gagged in mining again. After Petit
bone went to Denver he became an
honorary member of the Western
Federation of Miners, but never had
anything to do with forming policies
of that organization.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
.FAINTs ADDRESSING COURT
Member of First Duma Contracts Con-
sumption in Prison.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 28.-The trial
on charges of treason of the members
of the first duma who signed the Vi
borg manifesto calling upon the citi-
zens of Russia to stand up for their
rights was interrupted by a painful
occurrence. M. Ranischwili, who was
taken into custody last June, tried to
address the court as the spokesman
of the Social Democrats. Hardly had
he begun speaking than he tainted
from weakness and his body hung
Imply over the railing of the prison
ers' pen. Ranischwili contracted con-
sumption during his confinement and
had been brought to court from prison
in a carriage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
HILL ROADS A TRUST
Harriman's Reply in Fight for
Portland Terminals.
Alleges Formation of Portland and
Seattle Railroad Was in Violation of
Statutes of the States Where Hill
Lines Are Incorporated.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 2S.--In a far
reaching answer to complaint
brought in the state circuit court the
Northern Pacific Terminal company, a
Hartman corporation, AYERS that the
Portland and Seattle Railway COM
pany, one of the James ]. Hill lines, is
doing business Illegally and therefore
is without standing in court in seek
ing to condemn right of way across
the terminal yards in Portland.
The Terminal company AYERS that
the Portland and Seattle road is owned
Jointly by the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern railroads and that the
three roads are units of one great
system; that there is no competition
between them; that the formation of
the Portland and Seattle was to Sc
cure rights of way at strategic points
to prevent competition; that the for
nation of third company by the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
is in violation of the statutes of Min
nesota and Wisconsin, under the laws
of which the two last named roads
are incorporated, and, finally, the an.
swer asserts the alleged attempt at
preventing competition is in violation
of the Sherman antitrust law
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
Jury Acauits saIoonkeeper.

Chicago. Dec 2S.-The jury in the
case of Thomas Chamales, the first
salooukeeper to be placed on trial for
violation of the Sunday closing law,
returned verdict of not guilty. This
was the second trial of Chamales, the
first jury having disagreed after being
out twenty-four hours. The second
Jury was locked up eighteen hours be-
tore verdict was reached.
CaIderheads Condition Serious.
Washington, Dec 2S.--At the apart.
ments of Representative Calderhead
of Kansas, who Is lying iii with dou.
BILE pneumonia and whose condition is
serious, it was stated that an improve
ment had been looked for during the
night, but this did not materialize, al
though 1t was said he was no worse.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
BANK ROBBERS GET $4,000
Fight Battle With Citizens but Man.
ace to Escape for a Time.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. 2S.-The Bank
of Camden Point, thirty miles south
east of this city, was robbed by three
men and $4,000 in currency was
taken. A fierce battle between citi-
zens and the robbers took place in
which many shots were exchanged,
but the robbers escaped. They are
being pursued by a posse and are be-
lieved to be surrounded In the hills
near Dearborn, six miles from Cam
den Point The robbers were discov-
cred by Professor Barhan, president of
the Camden Point college, who saw a
light in the bank and aroused the citi-
zens. Three explosions we're set off
by the burglars after the alarm was
given, wrecking the safe and the In
terror of the bank.
The robbers were captured about
ten hours after the robbery in the
woods on Platte river near Edgerton
Junction, station on the Rock Island
railroad. They were taken to Platte
City and Jailed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
PUZZLE TO PHYSICIANS.
New York Heiress Asleep for Nearly
Seven Days.

New York, Dec. 2S-Passing the
160th hour of her battling coma Miss
Edith Wardrop, the sleeping heiress,
showed no ill effects from her long
lethargy and the fifteen physicians at
the Lincoln hospital, as well as many
specialists, are more puzzled than
ever by the strange case.
Miss Wardrop has normal respira-
ton, healthy color and has not lost
pound in weight. She is fed by
means of a tube, liquids forming the
greater part of her nourishment. She
appears to be in a deep slumber. All
danger of her starving to death seems
past.
Miss Wardrop is a niece of James
Wardrop, former superintendent of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
DEFENSE or PETTIBONE.
Attorney Darrow Outlines Case to
jury at Boise.

Boise, Ida, Dec. 27.-Too i'll to
stand while speaking to the jury
Clarence Darrow, chief counsel for the
defense in the Pettibone trial, sat in
his chair as he outlined his case. He
spoke with effort at times and never
raised his voice above a conversation
al tone. The members of the jury and
an audience that crowded the court
room listened to every word from the
Chicago attorneys lips as he explained
the theory of the defense. Darrow's
statement made it evident that to a
great degree the same line of defense
would be followed as in the Haywood
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
FOUGHT WITH FARRAGUT.
Rear Admiral Abbott Succumbs to
Pneumonia.

Warren, r. L., Dec. 2S.-Rear Ad-
miral Charles w. Abbott, aged sew
enty-eight, retired, is dead, Pneumonia
was the cause of death.
Rear Admiral Abbott was born here
and early became identified with the
United States navy, accompanying
Commander Perry on his expedition to
Japan in 1854 as clerk to his father,
Commodore Joel Abbott
He served on the sloop-of-war Paw
nee In the Civil war and was attached
to the sloop-of-war Brooklyn, under
Admiral Farragut, at the capture OF
Fort Jackson and Fort ST. Phillips.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
Darrow Forced 10 Leave Boise.

Boise Ida, Dec. 2S.-Clarence Dar-
row, chief counsel for the defense in
the case of G.. A. Pettibone, charged
with completely in the Steunenberg
assassination, has retired from the
case, for the present at least, on ac-
count Of his health. He left for Los
Angeles, where he will submit to a
mastoid operation, which has become
necessary because of an abscess in
the ear, which has given him trouble
for the last six months.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
Denver Girl Weds Indian.

Denver, Dec. 28.-News has been
received here that Miss Cora Marie
Arnold of this city was married last
Monday in Santa Fe, N NJ, to Albino
Chavarria, full blooded Indian. The
wedding ended romance which be-
gan five years ago. Chavarria is fully
civilized, religious, fairly well edu-
Gated and we'll to do.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
GENERAL DRUDE AGAIN ILL
Recalled From Morocco at His Own
Request.

Paris, Dec. 28.-It is announced
that General Drude, who has been in
command of the French troops in Mo-
rocco, Is again down with the fever
and that at his own request he has
been recalled. General Darmade,
brigade commander at La Rochelle,
has been selected to succeed him.
General Darmade has been instructed
to restore peace in the Mediounas ter
ritory and to insure the success of his
operations TO this end additional
troops will be sent to Casa Blanca
from Oren.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
Severe Famine in Turkey.

Boston, Dec. 27.-The American
board of commissioners for foreign
missions has received advices from
the interior of Turkey showing unus
ually severe famine conditions. Bread
is double it's usual price, wheat and
other cereals are considerably higher
than last year and prices for other
necessities are four or five times
higher than fifteen years ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
Body Remains Unidentified.

Newark, N. j., Dec. 2S.-The iden-
hty of the young woman whose body
was found in a pond In Harrison, a
suburb of this city, remains unknown.
For nearly twenty-four hours the body
has lain In the morgue and the fea-
lures have been viewed by hundreds
Of persons, but none of them ever saw
the woman before. In view of this
and further investigations which have
been made the police are inclined to
believe that the woman was visitor
y Newark from soros pearby city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
BY BREAKING OF THIN ICE
Three Skaters Drowned and Six 9th
ers Narrowly Escape.

Rutland, Vt, Dec. 2S.-Three per-
sons were drowned and six barely
escaped the same fate because of the
breaking of the thin ice on skating
pond at Castleton. Kate, Mary and
George Clark, all under ten years of
age, were skating on the pond and
ventured onto unsafe ice The Ice
broke and they went into the water.
Six young people who were on an
other part of the pond went to their
rescue. All six were thrown into the
water by the further breaking of the
ice. Millhands heard their cries and
succeeded in saving all but the three,
the Clark children being unconscious
when pulled out of the water. Those
drowned were Ida Putnam, aged TWEEN
ty; George Hunter, twenty-one, and
Ada Franklin, twenty-four.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
Once a Prominent Politician.

Chicago, Dec 28.-Henry Wulff, for
mer treasurer of the state of Illinois
and once prominent Republican poll
tician, is dead here Mr.. Wulff was
recently released from the house of
correction, where he served sentence
of two years for violation of the postal
laws. He had not been prominent in
politics for several years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
CHICAGO Car Lines Ordered Sold.

Chicago, Dec. 28.--A sale of the
properties of the North Chicago Street
railway, the West Chicago Street Rail
way company and the Chicago Union
Traction company under a decree OF
foreclosure has been ordered by Fed
eral Judge Peter S. Grosscup. The
sale was ordered in the consolidated
foreclosure suits of the Central Trust
company and the Guaranty Trust com
pany of New York and the Philadel
phia Trust company of Pennsylvania
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
Prosecution Begins Rebuttal.

Georgetown, KY, Dec. 2S.-The de-
fense rested in the trial of Caleb Pow
ers on the charge of completely in the
killing of William Goebel. The prose-
cution began rebuttal testimony few
minutes later The proceedings were
mainly devoted by the defense to
breaking down the testimony of
Noakes and Golden.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
STOPS TOO SUDDENLY
Engineers Effort to Avoid CoIIi-
sion Causes Disaster.
THREE DEAD, EIGHTEEN HURT
Tender of Locomotive Telescopes
First Coach of Train and Every oc-
cupant of Car Is Either Killed or
More or Less Injured.

"oTe OF Less injured
Camden, N. j., Dec. 28-Three per-
sons were killed and eighteen injured
In a collision on the elevated tracks
of the Pennsylvania railroad just out
side the station here when a Pember-
ton accommodation train ran into the
rear of an Atlantic City express. A
heavy fog was the principal contribu-
tory cause of the accident. The dead
are c. P. Sontjen Stanwick, N. j.; H.
]. Glarbiri, Mount Holly, N. j., and
T. l.. Webster, Merchantville, N. J.
All those killed or injured were pas
sengers in the first car of the Pember-
ton accommodation train. Both trains
were due in the Camden station at
the same time, the Atlantic City ex-
press having precedence. The fog
was so thick that the engineers of the
two trains were running cautiously
and just outside the station the At
lantic City train was signalled to stop.
The engineer of the Pemberton train
failed to see the Atlantic City train in
time to avoid a collision, but he in
stantly jammed his brakes down hard
when 1t loomed up through the fog.
The sudden jolt forced the tender of
the Pemberton train into the first car,
wrecking it badly and either killing or
injuring everybody in the coach. The
train, however, did not come to full
stop, but slid into the rear of the At
lantic City express, causing the ten
der to still further telescope the first
car. The force of the collision was
slight and no one was injured on the
forward train.
Hot Goals from the wrecked locomo-
tive of the Semberton train set the
wreckage on fire and it was at first
feared that many of the injured pas
sengers who were pinioned under the
heavy twisted iron and wood would be
burned to death, but the prompt ac-
tion Of the Camden fire department in
extinguishing the flames and the eff
cient rescue work Of the uninjured
passengers saved many lives. Several
of the injured may die.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
PASSENGERS Disarm Robbers.

Deer River, Mimi, Dec. 2S.-A
Great Northern passenger train was
boarded by three armed men who pro-
ceeded to hold up the passengers.
Some of the latter buckled into the
robbers, knocked them down, dis
armed them and turned them over to
the sheriff.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
SUICIDES IN HIS CELL.
Iowa Man Awaiting Transportation to
Prison for Life.

Des Moines, Dec. 2S.-J. G. Cain,
convicted murderer of Charles H. Nor
ris, wealthy mine cwner, committed
suicide in the county jail here. He
smuggled razor into his cell and cut
his throat from ear to ear. Cain was
awaiting transportation to the state
prison at Fort Madison, to which he
lad been sentenced to life imprison-
mNnt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
Additional Bodies Located.

Jacobs Creek, Pa, Dec. 2S.-The
searching party in No. 81 entry of the
Darr mine, where an explosion oc-
CURED Dec. 10, has located twenty
three additional bodies. All were bad.
ly mutilated. The total recovered Is
now It's.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28
New Senator From Florida.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 27.-Gov-
ernor Brouward has appointed w. j..
Bryan of this city to be United States
senator, vice Stephen r. Mallory, de.
ceased, for the balance of the term ex-
pirins on March 4, 1909. Mr.. Bryan
is a prominent young attorney, only
thirty-one years of age, and holds the
position of county solicitor for this
county
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-28

Four Drowned and TWO Run Down by
Train.

Wheeling, w. Va, Dec. 28.-Six min
ers met death in West Virginia during
the past two days.
Four of the men were drowned near
Sewell, w. Va, while attempting to
cross the river in small boat, which
was caught in the swift current and
carried down the river and wrecked.
Two miners were killed by train
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
tracks at Newburg, near Grafton, W..
Va, while on their way home from
work