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Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-04
MRS. HEYL is GIVEN DIVORCE
Milwaukee Millionaire and wife
Agree TO Division of Property
Outside Court.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Jan. 3-Jgdge Hal
sey in the circuit court this evening granted
a divorce to Mrs, Clara S. Heyl from
Jacob Heyl. There was no contest.
In the division Of property by agreement,
s325, 600 Of life insurance is assigned 20 Mrs.
Heyl as well as Hsyl's half interest In the
schandeIn-Heyl library. Mr. Heyl rel'n-
quishes all claims against the schand IN
estate amounting 10 about $4,000 and also
his fees as executor amounting 10 approx
lmately $1,000. Mrs. Heyl pays over. 70 the
defendant $4,000 IN real estate, first mort
gage bonds and about $500 In cash.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-04
KANSAS TOWN WITHOUT FUEL
Mayor of LHkin Wires Railway Man
ager TO send Less junk and
some Fuel.

LAKIN, Kan. Jan. S.-This town is en-
tirely out Of fuel Dozens OF cars ordered
weeks ago have been diverted TO other
towns or used by the railway company.
Fl ID. Snow. a leading merchant, today
wired the general manager OF the Santa Fe
railway
send less fruit end junk and some coal
People are desperate here."
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-04
Pacine TeIephone Merger

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3-Announce
ment Is made that the Pacific States Tele-
phone and telegraph company and the
Sunset Telephone and Telegraph company
have been merged into one company ana
that their various properties and systems.
reaching every part OF the Pacific slope'
will be taken over by a merger cornpany
called the Pacific Telephone and TelegraDb
company. The consolidated company has
been capitalized at S5o.O00.C00. OF this
there win be $50 900 preferred stock and
s1s.oO000o common stock, Vast improve
ments a5e planned u
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-04

FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Fair
and warmer Friday Saturday, snow OF
FORECAST FOR 1OWA-Fair Friday.
Saturday, fair and warmer.
DOMESTIC.
Federal court ut Chicago overrules de-
murrers Of Standard oil company TO eight
indictments, charging acceptance Of re-
bates Page /.
Charges filed with Interstate Commerce
commission accusing three traffic associa-
tions with illegally favoring Standard Oil
company. Page L.
Western Fruit Jobbers' association viii
file charges with Interstate Commerce
commission against express companies.
Page 9.
WASHINGTON.
Senator Burkett and Congressman Nor
ris only Nebraskans present when con
gress reassembles after the holiday recess.
Page 2.
NEBRASKA.
Gorge in Platte river causes it 20 over
flow at Fremont and lower portion of city
flooded Page 3.
\. ~actically last official act of Governor
~ v was to pardon Mrs. Lena Lille,
T.. y for life from David City, on con-
III & killing her husband. Page 3.
scials elected I'm Noveuber take
theh Governor Mickey sends his
last y y to legislature and Governor
Sheldon y z his inaugural Page 1.
Public />Z< to incoming and out
going pfic. n nded by large number
of people Page 3.
Lower house Of Nebraska legislature
adopts a resolution intended to curb the
operations Of lobbyists. Page /.
POLITICAL.
Governor Folk urges municipal owner
ship Of public utilities and legislation
making it possible. Page q,
LABOR.
Nebraska towns appeal to parties in
terested to prevent strike on Union Pa
cihc road Page /.
Jury selected for Modisett. Dale and
smoot land fraud trials and hearing 'of
cases begun. Page g.
Omaha city council makes apportion-
ment Of funds for 1907, on the basis Of
$5O 900 reduction in levy. Page g..
Lively fight is on between stockholders
for control of the Board of Trade build
ing Page 2.
Collision between Overland and Los An
geles Limited trains results in death Of
one man and injury to several others.
Page /.
COUNCIL BLUFFS AND IOWA.
Other members of Council Bluffs water
works committee know nothing of Knud-
sens proposed plan of settlement of diff
ficulty and are displeased at not being
Informed in advance OF public. Page 9.
Louis Busse, convicted of murder of his
wife, to have death sentence commuted
to life imprisonment
SPORTING.
President ONeill sends price of draft
for Topeka to National Base Ball asso-
citation. Page 8.
CantiIIon brothers offer management OF
Des Moines to Mike Kelley. Page 9.
Mike Kelley is elected president of Min
neapolis Base BAH club. Page 9.
Representatives of Big Nine colleges
will meet at Chicago January IL. TO con-
slider changes in foot ball rules. Page 6.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-04
Hnstings known In NeNr Ynrl.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-E. w. Hastings.
the actor who was killed in the wreck Of
the Union Pacific Overland Limited, was
well known IN this city.
He was returning to New York from
Portland. Ore. where he had played for
some time with stock company. Hastings
was a member of the Lambs club. the
Players club and the Actors Society OF
America He was brother Of CuyIer
Hastings a well known New York leading
man.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-04
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER

FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA-Friday,
falr In east, snow In west porticn warmer.
Temperature at Omaha yesterdays
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-04
Page 9.
WASHINGTON.

Senator Burkett and Congressman Nor
ris only Nebraskans present when con-
gress reassembles after the holiday recess
par. o
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-04

scoAtiSaed on Second Fase1
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-04

CcOntinued on Second Pase)
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-04

Continued on Seventh Pags-)
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-04
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
FrIanr. snnunrr 1. 1907.
THE WEATHER.

FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA - Fair
and warmer Friday. Saturday, snow or
rain; warmer I'm west portion.
FORECAST FOR 1OWA-Fair Friday.
SnfurdaN. fair and Ynrmnr
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
NOT GIVING REBATES.
Freight Traffic Manager of New York Central Declares Big Roads
 Are obeying Law.

New York. Aug. 18.-The giving of rebates by railroads is thing of the past, according to Francis La Bau, freight traffic manager of the New York Centra' ines east of Buffalo. He made this statement when asked .n regard to prevalent impression that certain roads were still in the habi, of favoring big shippers secretly, in disobeyance of the Interstate Com merce commission
 "Of course 1 can speak authorita- lively only for the New York Cen tral.' said Mir. La Bau. Tn behalf Of that line l can state positively that rebate giving, either directly or in directly, is not only thing of the past. but has been so for three CT four years. It is my personal belief, moreover, that this same statement applies practically to all the big roads.
 ITO give rebates in the face of the Hepburn amendment to the Inter. state Commerce law would be suicid. al. The amendment has revolution ized the conditions in the commercial work of this country It is now i'm possible for any large shipper, cor poration or otherwise, to obtain low CT rates than those accorded to the smallest customer of any road. The law is plain and it must be and is be ing obeyed.'
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
THE IOWA sENAToRsHiP.
Senator Allison Win Put Up Strong Fight for Seventh
 Term.

Des Moines, la, Aug 16.--Of more interest than the question of obtain. ing presidential delegates is the fight now fairly on for the senatorship be- tween Gov. Cummins and Senator AL lison. The senator Is now in his 79th year, the oldest man in the senate in point of service and the oldest in years except Senator Whyte, of Mary. land. For the past two sessions Al lison has not been in good health Senator Allison's health has lately be- come more vigorous, and he is de- termined to be a candidate for a seventh term.
 Senator Allison will not only direct the senatorial fight and supervice it closely, but when the time comes he intends to take the stump and make it plain to the boys" that he is still too young to be retired. He expects the support of his colleague, Senator J. P. Deliver.
 Senator Allison has two motives, among others, for seeking the sena- torship, in spite of his great age. He wants the remarkable honor of get ting a seventh term in the senate Moreover, he has always been in sym pathy with the anti-Cummins ele- ments in the state, and has no poll teal love for the governor.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
STEEL TRUSTS BIG RENTAL.
Will Pay $24o,0oo Year tor Four Floors In New York
 Building.

New York, Aug. 1S.-The largest rental paid anywhere in the world for business quarters will be that con tracted for by several companies affil. lated with the steel corporation. Nine of the leading concerns in the steel trade have leased four floors in the building which the Hudson Tunnel company is erecting as a terminal for its tunnels under the Hudson.
 The companies will pay $60,OOO a year for each floor, which equals an annual rental of $240,00O. This vast outlay will be paid for ten years. for which period the leases have been made.
 The concerns which have contract. ed this rental are the American Steel Hoop company, the American Steel and Wire company, National Tube company, American Steel and Tin Fiate company, National Steel con- pany American Bridge company. Shelby Steel Tube company, United States Steel Products and Exports company and the Loaraine Steel com pany.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
Can Women Be Friends?

Can women be friends2 Sacrifices for the sake of love of man and ofr spring are recorded without number, but female Davids and Damons are not readily discovered in either his. tory or legend. Professors of platonic affection continue to evoke jeers of incredulity. and the traditional disin- Cenuousness of dearest friends" still plays well its part in caricature. The changeableness of woman's nature has become automatic. Can 1t be that. throughout the ages, even to these en- frightened days, 1t has retained con sistency in this respect alone? It suf- fees for us to raise the question; to others of more certain mind we relin- quish the hazardous privilege of ad. ducing evidence and passing iudg. ment.- Uarper's Bazar
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
SlYSCAPITOL FUND
 ILLEGALLY SPENT
ou,.;ou of Attorney General Kirby r,.sses a Sensation All War ruuts Drawn Since March 1.
 1908, Unlawful.

f,,le Rock. Aug. i7.-0uite
 s.ssatiou was created here to- Al, be sn opinion given out by .,,oruey General K'rbv iu which ss stated that all tac money ex. handed upon the construction of inc state capitol s.nce March Iqs. bad b'eu illegally drawt from lhe treasury.
 All tbe capitol commissio CTS
 ,sd the auditor oi the state are op, of the city and II caruot be le.raed at this time what effect tbe opinion oi Attorney General K,fb. wiil have upss the work ,of is it kuown ~bsl steps. ii sus. will be taken 10 regard to Inc recovery of tbe money or the
 nuaishment ol shs commissioners.
 
 Oa March |, l@ls. the gisla-
 ,ufe made su appropriation of sl o00 QUO for lbe erection ol the state capitol That sum has nov been expended. The muission- es were in doubt shether a the sl 0o0. 700 was intvafca goiaclade ,he sum of SiT5.p0 fhat had
 bsru sxpeudea upon ihe oase- meui, or whether thsy could draw warrants uPoa the trsasury
 for the whole million dollars They asked Attorney General Kirby for an opiniou upon this
 poiut and be do,s not give them
 auy light upon that question, but informs them that for more than
 two years they have been drawiug
 money from the treasury without suy legal righ, to do SO.
 Attorney General Kirby bases
 bis decision upon the fact that each legislature must make sp
 propriations for the expenditures of the state for tbe succeeding two years, and holds that any money not expended out of any appropriation, within two years after the making of the appropri- |atiou, reverts tothe general iuod. No legislature has made an ap |propriatiou for the state capitol work since the original appFo- |priation was mad in March 1903. He holds that that appropriation |expired on March |, 1908. and that all warrants tor capitol ciu- slructiou since that time were without warrant ct law aod Therefore illegal
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
THE PERKINS H[|RS WIN
Judge McPherson Refuses the Mu- tual Company an Order to Ex-
 hume Kansan's Body.
COSTS ASSESSED kGaINsT COMPANY
The Mutual Life Insurance Company Had Refused to Pay a Si00,0O0 Policy on Mir. Perkins Life charg- ing That He Had Taken Poison With Suicidal Intent.

Topeka, kan, Aug. 1S.-Judge Smith McPherson, of Red Oak, Iowa, judge of the United States district court for the eastern district of Iowa, Saturday filed a decision here deny ing the application of the Mutual Life Insurance company of New York for an order to exhume the body of the late Lucius H. Perkins, of Law renee, Kansas. Perkins died in June last after a fall from the top of his residence at Lawrence. In Decem- Der, 1906, Perkins had taken out policy for $100.000 in the Mutual Life company. After his death this com pany refused to pay his heirs the amount of the policy and filed a pe- tition before Judge McPnerson, in the district court at Kansas City, asking the court for an order to exhume the body and to allow an analysis to be made, indicating that deceased had died from poisoning. The heirs of Perkins filed demurrer to tho bill of complaint. Judge McPherson, in his decision filed Friday, denies the application of complainant for an order to exhume the body, and sus- tains the demurrer of the complain ants, and orders that the insurance company pay the costs of the suit.
 MT Perkins. at the time of his death held policies in various com panies aggregating s600,000. Several of these companies have already paid the face value of these policies.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
CONFESSED TO ARSON.
I've Suspects Acknowledge Starting Fire al Boulder, Col, by Which
 Five Lives Were Lost.

Boulder. Col, Aug. 15.-John w. Reevees a brakeman. employed on the Colorado & Northwestern railway who has been held as a suspect in connection with the destruction of the Colorado & Southern station by Ire and dynamite early Saturday morning. Wednesday confessed that he was responsible for the terrible catastrophe. Later Frank Riser, an. other suspect also confessed. The re- sait of their diabolical act was the wiping out of five lives and the in. jury of a half hundred others besides the destruction of property valued at iiQo.0o AS soon as it became known that Reeves had confessed. mob gathered at the county jail for the purpose of lynching him. but he was spirited out of the Jail by officers and taken Co Denver in a carriage. The public has not been informed of kisers confession.
 Riser said that during a discussion Of the Colorado & southern strike the suggestiou was made that the crowd sst Gre to some Of the com pany property. Acting upon this sug- gesfion, thsy Rent down Co the yards aa4i stt fire Co a caboose belonging Co tne company and from this blaze the depot caught The explosion Of several hundred pounds of dynamite loaded on one of tho ears nearby caueed ihc boss of life and tho great destruction of property
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
Would Furnish Asphalt Free.

Muskogee, l. T., Aug. IT -J. r. Welch, a wealthy merchant iu rnskogee, has offered the city oi piuskogee all the asphalt it will rse Tor pav,ng streets in the city, !ree of cost. MT Welch owns a 'afge tract of land in the Chicks- sdw nation on which there arc sss' beds of asphalt. He proposes N mlne this and turn it over to Eue city at the mines if the city m,h pave the streets with it.
 nefe has been considerable 's''ation recently over the de- ssslopment of the big asphalt p'pos'ts la the Chickasaw mutton.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
Five Miners Killed.

Pittsburg, Aug. 18.-Owing to what is said to have been defect in tLe machinery, cage containing eight miners whto were preparing to de- scend to their work in a mine at Son. man Saturday. started upward in stead of going down and rising so feet to the top of the tipple. turned over, throwing the men out. Five of them dropped to the bottom of the shaft, distance of over 400 feet and were killed. The others succeeded catching hold of the timber of the tipple and escaped with slight in- juries.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
Old Man Was interested.

The term of Senator Hale of Maine expires March 3. lali. Tn 1881 he sue ceeded in the senate Hannibal Ham lin, Lincoln's vice president in his first term.
 What kind of chap is that Eu. gene Hale?" asked old Zach Chandler. United States senator from Michigan. of the late Hamilton Fish. President Grants secretary of statt.
 He's one of the coming men from Maine," replied the secretary "One of the the rising young congressman of Maine. Why?"
 "Oh, just wanted to know" Ie piled old Zach. He's courtin' my darter. l wanted to know somethin' about him--if there's anythiD' in him"
 Miss Chandler and the young con. gressman from Maine were married shortly afterward.-N. Y. Sun
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
u., s,rioo, so,claI Mrseked

coneyville. Kan. Aus il--fsAi Missouri Pacinc passenger tfsin N" Io5. southbound. known as the hpi Springs special. which iest hAnaas City Thursday morning, sent lniQ tpf Hitch late Thursday between hWHAiN and Roper. Kansas. fiiieen pffs''''e were injured. none fatally fee nn, IS made up of one Pullman, a ei.aii car and day coach. and ia one m the finest trains out of Kansas tii}
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
Many Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses since Satur- p,dy morning have been issued to us following parties: J. T. 1. n'nce n, and Hiss Emma wkius Laridge, Ark; G. W. Will ',ams a ot Ludlow, l. T.. and Mrs. { hunie Bell Learaed of Bulger, n's; J. 5. Crosscu, Board Camp p 5su Niss kittie Fried, Ink; P. E. x 'oWn . and Miss Daisy Dunman
 ms city. The last one issued aases !" twenty issued .his month 'ooay being only the 18th, l,"es aes an average of over one ,hs ,s.ss each day 90 far during
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
hurt By Explosion of Barrel.

oaa aoe Bluff, Aug. l7.-John ir;;, ;es' who was perhaps seriously
 I;o' 1s'ea by the accidental explo- o' h,o an empty whisky barrel
 Nas ais nome at Dermott yesterday
 EEs, Ess brought through this city N nlght, en route to a hospital I.s'ie Rock. As he was re- \ mug 'ag nome, he carelessly threw 1 c;' a'en' with which he lighted eb;ss,ar' into the bunghole of a
 \ ns y barrel and ii exploded. Du pa11 q, ot the barrel struck him eoonae ,ue hand inflieting a bad
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
HARVESTER TRUST NEXT.
Papers in Proposed Action R.;,, Drawn at Department of Justice
 in Washington.

washington, Aug. 17.-Suit is to ho instituted by the goyernmen, aaa,rg. tne international Harvester comnan, TOT alleged violations of the sherman n antitrust act. The papers fin the nro. posed action are being drawn a, tho department of justice. It is Bkelv tne proceedings will be begun in Chi. caso. >"''
 A year or more ago. compIa,nts o, the operations of the Internatiora, harvester company reached the do partment of justice and agents of that department and of the bureau of cor. porations have accumulated a mass ot information on the subject. The evidence taat the company has vio. lated the antitrust law is asserted to be conclusive.
 The investigation disclosed the fact that the parent company controls practically all of the big reaper and mower and thresher plants in tbo country and that an apportionment of the country is made among tbo various subsidiary concerns in such way that no one of them will come Into business conflict with any other " further is alleged that prices of the iarm machinery manufactured by the international Harvester company are hhea oy tae concern and from those prices dealers are not permitted to vary. la this way and through its control ef the many plants this com. pany Is able to dictate the output of sheh machinery, the localities into Nnseh t shall go and the prices, op. erasions which the department re. gards as in restraint of trade
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
A Plant Prophet.

There has been found recently in Cuba strange plant which has ex. traordinary powers in forecasting not only atmospheric. but seismic disturb ances. When these are to occur twigs and leaves perform peculiar move ments. each having it's definite signifi- canoe By observing them weather forecasts can be made from two to seven days ahead. and earthquake forecasts as much as 26 days in ad. vance over m area of 300 square miles. Volcanic eruption and accu- mutations of fire damp in mines can also be predicted.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
WlII Investlaate carrinaton,s case

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. 1S.-Word has been received at Fort Leaven- worth that Secretary Taft has decided to investigate the case of Major Car rington who is serving a sentence of 40 years in the Philippine Islands for embezzieing $1,500 and has promised Carrington's friends here that if his investigation shows the facts to be as set forth he will recommend that the president pardon the ex-officer forth with. The investigation will be made when the secretary visits the Philip pines.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
susoslc pLAeys ln FRISCO.
Marine Hospital servies Win Aid City and State Authorities in
 Fightng the O.sease.

Washington. hag. tS-Bubonic plague has broken out in san Fran. cisco and already death has resulted lrom e. The nrt iniimatlon of Che plague was received Tauraday irou San Francisco by tbe marinu hospital service.
 The telegram read Three cas- q and death. plague San Francisco Diagnosis made clluieaily and bl smears from spleen and glands. No reasonable doubt ss Co certainty oi diagnosis of casss seen and vcfilef by Long tn conjunction sllh heaitl officials. Cases found within tsO blocks ot old Chlnatosn.r
 On receipt of this information. in struetions were sent Co surgeon Aaa tin to confer with the state and io cal authorities and make full rgpori on the measures adopted fof traiica ton.
 Surgeon Austin telegraphed that two foci had been discovered that .Ae local board had aisiniectei known infected bulldinss aua pgo posed Co institute a campaign asains' rats. He said deaths to the slty bai been verified and that a general dit infection of suspected district eouia begin. He asked for the assatsuce oi two officers aa medical inspsfiors and one as a bacterio'oEiat 70 the siait laboratory.
 It is stated here that Ftssri Af sistant Surgeon Long Is trained baeteriolosist and thoroughly cempf tent to handle tho situafian.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
To Expedite Canal Mork

Washington, Aug. 18--Steps for expediting the excavating work on the Panama canal by the award of contracts for furnishing IA new steam shovels, have been taken by the 18th milan Canal commission. There are almost 60 shovels there now. so that the added number will increase the
 working excavating capacity about 20 per cent. Deliveries of these ma chimes are to begin within GO days.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
She wsdded ThFss Tltlss

Greenwich. Conn, Aus h. AisA Mary Elsie Moore. aanahtrr ni Charles A. Moore. the misli@nAife hardware man. was mafFiHd fhars day afternoon at the Moore eenniif seat al Belle Haven to poa Msfno Torlonia, member of a uohir iaai'f of Italy. Miss Moore, hf hnf nier riage. became @ princess and t9ior duches. as her husband is ff'4e viyitella Cessi. Duke oi Poll Mna paA. of Gaudagnola.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
Severe storm at Wichita. Kan.

Wichita. Kan, Aug. 18.-A heavy rain storm occurred here Friday night. In an hour and quarter the prec'pitat'on was 1.33 inches. A se- we're electrical storm accompanied the rain. Lightning struck the resi- dence of s. l.. Davis and set it on fire. The house was destroyed. Every street in the city was flooded, in some localities water backed into the stores and residences. Just before the storm the humidity was intense
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-22
Proaress of the Strike.

Chicago, Aug. 1S.-The telegraph. CTS general strike order has had ap- parently no effect in this city either Friday or Saturday. The Western Union people claimed that it's only effect was to call out seven men in 20 states from which they had com plete returns. Both companies de- clare that the order has not had the slightest effect in interfering with their work. The union officials con tfnue to assert that the telegraph companies are hopelessly crippled. The peace makers are making no progress in any direction.