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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
EASTBoUND RATES HIGHER
TranscOatinentaI Freight Tariffs VIII
BE Advanced on Trafac I'm


WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.-Transconti-
mental freight tariffs. beginning January
next. will be advanced on all eastbound
traffic. both by rail and by rail and
water The class rates on westbound
traffic will remain as they are now. The
commodity rate on westbound traffic
from Atlantic seaboard points to Pacific
coast terminals will be increased approx
imately 10 per cent
on eastbound class rates there will be
n decrease on first-class shipments from
1910 per 100 pounds to So per l0O
pounds. On class rates on Chicago and
Central Traffic association territory from
eAe Pacific coast terminals there will BE-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
CONDITION OF UNION PACIFIC
Annual Report shows Road stood
Last Years Depression in
Good shape.

NEW YORK. Dec. l0-The general busi-
ness depression which set In during the
fall OF 1907 resulted in a reduction in the
gross revenues OF the Union Pacific rail-
road and It's auxiliaries Of only 35-IOths OF
1 per cent. according TO a statement in
President E. H.. Harriman's annual report.
which was made public today. From Jan
uary 1 until the close OF the fiscal year on
Juns 30. 1905. there was a decrease Of S.i5.-
0s. but as there was an increase Of S3.S55. 665
in the gross revenues during the first half
OF the year there was a shrinkage in the
years gross revenue OF only S26s, 373.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
BREATHITT TROUBLES AGAIN
Attack Made Upon House of Ed CAL
Iahan and He Returns Fire,
W0uudfuu Several.

LEXINGTON. Ky, Dec. 1~0-Further
troubles are being revived in Breathitt
county, according to a dispatch to the
Leader today. Five or six men rode to
the home OF Ed Callahan. who was the
chief lieutenant of Judge James Hargis
during the former Breathitt county feud
troubles. and began firing into his house.
Callahan returned the fire, badly wounding
Rand Sebastian. Lewis Deaton. Logan and
William Riley were arrested on a charge
of attacking Callahan. More arrests are
expected.
The situation Is tense.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
GID MAN KILLED IN ROW
Elisha Ball Knocked from High Walk
and Dies at Decatur.
TROUBLE OVER JUG OF WHISKY
Victim Elderly Man and AssailRnt
is Nick Farrens, Brother of
the Ex-COunty Com
missioner.

TEKAMAH. Neb.. Dec. 1s-Cspecial)-
= Word was received here this morning that
during a row at Decatur last night Elisha
Bali was killed by Nick Farrens.
1t is reported that Farrens and Ball had
some words over a jug OF whisky. when
Farrens hit Ball in the head and knocked
him off a sidewalks. Ball fell about four
feet striking on his head, killing him In
stantly.
Ball was an elderly man. about 50 years
old. Farrens is a young man of about 40
and a brother OF ex-County Commissioners
Farrens.
Sheriff Phipps and the county coroner
left here early this morning for the scene
Of the fight and will hold an inquest
there this forenoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
RUFF JURY OUT LONG TIME
several Members Are Believed 10 he
Standing Out for Acquittal
of

SAN FRANCISCO. Lee. 1o.-Nlneteen
hours had elapsed since the jury in the
case of Abraham Ruef began its delibera-
tions up to II o'clock today. when there
had been only the midnight demand for
testimony and Instructions to indicate what
is transpiring behind the closed and
guarded doors of the jury room.
The length OF time that the Jury has re-
quired for consideration has rendered Ruef
and his attorney extremely hopeful OF a
disagreement. and even the defendant at
times engaged in frank discussion OF the
probable attitude OF the Jurymen.
It has been suImised from the manner in
which several inquiries OF Jurymen were
last night ~propounded, hat two or three
Of their number favor ~acquittal. but there
Is no other foundation for this belief, al
though it is shared alike by friends OF the
prosecution and defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
DECATUR FERRYBOAT SINKS
Nine Teams on Board at Time and
All Are Saved-NO Loss
of Life.

TEKAMAH. Neb., Dec. 10-(specisl.e
The ferry boat at Decatur sank yesterday
afternoon about 200 feet from the landing
on this side of the river. There were nine
teams on board at the time. but all were
saved. Captain Beck and crew worked
until midnight last night swimming the
horses across. Work was resumed this
morning and It is thought the boat will be
raised during the day.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11

a decrease on first-class shipments from
s3.4O per 100 pounds to SO per 100
pounds. This will e~qualize the class
rates on both east and westbound traffic.
The eastbound commodity rate from
the Pacific coast to Atlantic seaboard
points will be advanced about IS per
cent on the average. some of the items
being as high as so per cent advance and
some as low as s per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11

Hoarse coughs and stuffy ca,ds that may
develop into pneumonia over night are
quickly cured BY FoIey's Honey and Tar.
as II sO0thss inflAmed membranes. heals
the lungs and sxpels the cold from the
systsm- sold by AL ~druEgistA
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
Red Tickets tor Boouer..

BEATRICE. Neb.. Dec. l0-(speciaLE
The traffic department Of the Burlington
has in a way solved the booze question,
which has interfered considerably with It's
passenger service between Wilber. Dewitt
and Beatrice since the saloons were put
out Of business here last spring. The com
parry has issued a small red ticket, which
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11

Rockefeller was eating and after he had
finished he cracked jokes with the crowd.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
Jersey Man wants n Job.

George NJ. Deubel OF go Summit avenue,
Jersey City, N. J., has written to the secre-
Tary Of state for a job on a ranch in Ne
braska. The writer says he is a young man
now employed by a railroad company which
refuses TO advance him, although admitting
he Is worth more money than he is getting.
He informed the secretary Of state that II
he made good On a ranch with a good en-
plcyer in the course of a year he would
be in a position to buy a part interest.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-11
Adtutant Genernl,s Fore.

Colonel ]. c. Hartigan. newly appointed
adjutant general, has appointed Miss Berths
Richardson OF Fairbury stenographer in hi,
office. Miss Richardson is at present EN-,
played in the law office OF Colonel Harti
gan. Major E. H. Phelps, Colonel Hartigar
announced. will be retained as assistant IL
the office for the present.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
MADE HIS MEANING CLEAR.
Professors Son Translated Fathers
Speech into the vernaeuiar.

A college professor. in company
with his son. was enjoying walk In
the country. when he met IN old
farmer. II had been u very wet sea
son. and the professor. thinking TO
start the conversation In n way that
would prove interesting to the farmer.
remarked:
There has been rather abnormal
precipitation Of late"
The farmer seemed somewhat en-.
barrassed. and the professors son.
who used u different vernacular.
though he was n student In the college
TO which his father was attached. at
tempted to straightcn out the natter.
Drawing the farmer to one side. he
said In superior way:
THE governor means that we've
been having devil OF lot OF ruin"
-Harper's Weekly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
New British Cabinet.

London. - Official announcement
was made Sunday OF the new Cabinet
appointments. They are identical
with the forecast made by the Daily
Chronicle few days ago. and an.
nounced In these dispatches as fol.
lows.
Herbert II. Asquith. prime minister
and first lord OF the treasury.
David Lloyd, chancellor OF the ex.
cheQuer.
Lord Tweedmouth, president of the
council.
Earl Crew. secretary of state for
the colonies.
Reginald McKenna. first lord of the
admiralty.
Winston Spencer Churchill, presi.
dent of the Board of Trade.
Walter Rnnciman, president of the
board of education.
John Morley. secretary of state for
India. and Sir Henry II. Fowler. chan
cellor of the duchy of Lancaster. have
been made peers. but retain their pres.
ent offices.
Colonel Ezzley has been appointed
under-secretary for the colonies; Lord
Lucas, parliamentary secretary of the
war office; +. d. Acland. financial
secretary war office, and Thomas R.
Buchanan. parliamentary secretary,
India office.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
Bio Wheat Story.

Wheat which harvests 200 bushels
to the acre and the grains of which
are more than twice the size OF the
ordinary variety found In the wheat
belt is being introduced into Colorado
by Halsey NJ. Rhoads, special field
agent of the Department of Agricul.
ture. who discovered II growing in the
northern part of Idaho. says the Den.
vcr News. The history of the wheat
is as interesting as Its great size and
the quantity of its yield.
Four years ago young farmer gath.
cred handful of white wheat from
field in Alaska and brought 1t TO his
farm In Idaho. He had only seed
enough to SOW few acres, but the
following year the seed was used for
the expansion of the crop. He will
plant next year 400 acres of the Alas.
kan variety.
Samples of the seed will be sent by
Rhoads to the Agricultural College at
Fort Collins. and to the United States
Department of Agriculture in Wash.
ington for inspection and tess. II is
said to have greater food value than
the blue stream wheat of northern
Idaho
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
sresdmahins wnea, TEST.

The i.ongmont miilcrs are lubiinnt
over the result Of the test to discover
the best variety OF hard milling wheat
for Colorado use. rays the correspond
ent Of The Denver News. The bread
making experiment has Just been com
plctca n, the State Agricultural Col
leHc and the judges unanimously de-
cidcd on the New Defiance.
Five varieties OF wheat were In ih.
contest: The new pedigrc"d Defiance.
Minnesota No. lGs. New Zealand and
Colorado Nos. so and 81 ,bo'h DuIumi }.
Five loavcs ot bread. baked under the
supervision Of Prof Fritz knorr. were
icstcd for elasticity. texture. color.
flavor and general appearance. The
new pcdigrccd Defiance had the best oi
II on the majority Of these points.
For years the bakers have discrimi'
mated against fiour made from Colo
raio wheat because they claimed u
was deficient In gluten. but this test
cHec,ualiy does away with that aIru'
mcn,. The size oi the loaf made iron.
best Minnesota wheat was la.;?. ms
against t7.0S for the New Defiance.
This New Defiance wheat was de-
voiopcd from one seed, which Was
brought TO Colorado by Professor
Iiiount nearly twenty years ago. Only
about 900 bushels Of II is In existence
nj the present time. Through the cf'
forts of the l.ongmOnt Commercial AS
soci6iion n larger part OF this amount
was secured and distributed In hny
and hundred.pound lots among the
most experienced whcst growers In
the Longmont district. with distinct
understanding that special care was Ia
be taken In growing 1t this year. and
that not pound OF the wheat was 10
be allowed to go out cf the Longmont
district before the 1903 crop is har.
vested. wien II is expected that Long.
mont will have enough Of this new
wheat to renew the seed In all north
ern Colorado.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
Chelsea. Massachusetts. Burned.

Bos,on.-An apparently insignia.
cant fire. which started among rags on
u dump In the city Of Chelsea Sunday.
was famed by u northwest gale into
n confingration which obliterated near.
~ one-third Of the city.
Five hundred dwelling houses and
public buildings were destroyed: 1900
families were driven from their habi.
tations and 10000 people made home
less. ..#
Three lives were known to have
been lost. Others may have perished.
A woman shot herself In frenzy over
her inability TO save her property. Sew.
cnty.fivc to 100 persons were injured.
Al an early hour this morning the
ruins were under guard OF fourteen
companies Of the state militia and
marines from the Chnrlestown navy
yard. and the city was put under mar
tiRl law to prevent looting. The sol
diers were supplied with ball cart
ridges.
The bodies OF three persons. so
badly burned as to be unacceptable.
arc at the North Grove street morgue.
No other deaths have been officially
reported.
An early morning estimate of the
loss by an onicial of a prominent in
surance firm placed the total at be.
tween $7.50O.000 and $1O.0OO.0OO. The
total insurance. It was figured. was
about $5,O00.000. H
The fire ragged before forty-fve
mile gale for more than twelve hours.
defyinH the utmost efforts OF the com
bined fire departments of Chelsea and
several nearby cities and u large de-
tachment OF Boston firemen and ap.
paratus.
The fire area. which was in the form
OF an ellipse. a mile and a half long
and half mile wide at its broadest
part. extended diagonally across the
city from point near the boundary
between Everett and Chelsea TO the
waters of Chelsea creek.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
PersonsI.


II. II. Lee. for several years oper.
ator for the Associated press In Okla.
homa City. Ok. and widely known
throughout the west, is dead.
Senator Housborough, Of North Da.
kota was successfully operated upon in
Washington for mastoiditis.
c. T.. Billingsley. former president
OF the Capitol National bank of Guth.
rie, Ok, has been sentenced to seven
years and five months In the federal
penitcntiary at Leavenworth. Kan.
President Roosevelt has sent let.
ter to Attorney General Bonaparte di.
recting proceedings by injunctions to
compel certain railroads OF the south
to furnish equal accommodations to
white and negro passengers. d.
Rev, Charles A. Jacquith has re.
signed the pastorate of the First Con
gregational church at South Windsor,
Conn, to become principal Of Gates
academy at Neigh. Neb. He will en-.
ter upon his academic duties next fall.
Herbert s. Hadley. attorney general
of Missouri. has gone to Fort Worth,
Texas. for few weeks. II his health
improves Mr.. HadIey may yet enter
the race for the Republican nomina.
tion for governor.
Charles Henry Parker. 92 years, old
and the Oldest Harvard alumnus, is
dead in Boston. He was member
of the class of 1898.
Grover Cleveland is again suffering
from the cold and rheumatism which
have been troubling him for several
/ months. i.
Count vergano, the Italian ambas.
sador to France. died recently In Paris
from hemorrhage of the brain fol.
lowing grippe. +.
James l.. Gaines, of Agra, Kan, com
mitted suicide recently because OF wor'
! nv over his tax statement.
Attorney General Hadley OF Missouri
has annunoced that he would not be
candidate for the Republican nomina.
tiou for governor. The decision is
made on the advice of his physician.
William H. Milton of Florida has
been sworn in as the successor OF the
late Senator William ]. Bryan. r.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
HUGHES WINS
= :. IN new YORK
WILL SEND INSTRUCTED DELE.
oATes-AT.LARoE TO REPue.
LicAN CONVENTION.
ACTION NOT RADICAL
PLATFORM iNooRses ROOSEVELT
AND HUoHEs-FAvoRs GEN.
ERAL TARIFF REVISION.

New York.-Gov. Charles T.. Hughes
was indorsed M New Sork's Repub'
lican candidate for President by that
pariy's state convention held Saturday.
ana the four dele.ates.at-large. with
their alterEates, elected to the Chicago
national Republican convention were
instructed to use all honorable means
to bring about his nomination.
The four delegates. atiarIe are: Gen.
Stewart l.. Wo0dford. ex-Alayor Seth
Low of this city. Frederick Il. Hazard
of Syracuse. and r. II. Butler Of Buf.
inio. a9 go o. HlH'r
The convcntion-thc thirteenth held
by the Republican party to elect dele
sni-s.at-,nrge 10 national convention
was n repetition of It's distinctive
feature Of the Oneida convention OF
1850. when Roscoe Conkiing sought
vniniy TO have not only the delegates.
at.lnrEc. but the congressional dele.
gates also instructed for Ulysses 3.
Grant. fUF IEn
Ex.Stntc Senator Edgar r. Bracket
of Saratoga. president OF the Hughes
State League. precipitaicd u sharp de.
bate by presenting \ minority report
from the committee on resolutions 10
amend the resolution indorsinE Gov
cfnor Hughes and to Instruct tho dele.
ratcs.ni.iargc 20 work for him. and the
other delegates TO ''pcrsistently labor
for his nomination until . nomination
II made" This failed. and the major.
iiy report was adopted almost unani'
mousiy.
The platform indorxcs In stron.
terms the administration Of President
Roosevelt and Governor Hughes. and
eommcnds the policies OF the federal
administration.
a revision of the tariff Is favored and
the action of Congress In declining Ia
revise the 'ahn by picccmcai Is In
dorscd.
Changes are advocated In the cur
rcncy laws to provide more elastic
and satisfactory monetary system.
The platform fnvors the upbuildinE
Of the American navy: tho speedy com
piciion of the Panama canal: the de-
vciopmcnt of the American merchan;
marine; the Improvement Of the inland
waterways: the rc.cnactmcnt oi popu
lar government In the Philippine Isl
ands. aud commcnds the movement for
the settlement Of International diffcr
cnccs. and also Of all disputes between
labor and capital by arbitration.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
sIse OF Apple soxss.

Colorado Is leading "a movement FOR
the honest measurement OF fr,iiis Of
fered for sale. There is n bill. pend
ins before the United States congress
which Secretary Shnte OF The Colorado
Horticultural Society is bending
every effort to amend because II con
tains II provision that the shipping box
es Tor apples, supposed 10 contain AN
even bushel. shalt contain u few
pounds less Mrs, Shule has already
written To all of Coiorado's representa-.
tiyes In the house and senate at wash
instoh, GIVING reasonable arguments III
support OF her contention that the bill
ought not tn pass In its present form,
She has received encouraging replies
from al. these congressman, but In or
der that the amendment OF tn" hill
may he made more certain, III" wants
every fruit grower and every iiuit
dealer IN Colorado to write tn Wash
ing'on also. SO ,ha, the consres -nicn
shall know how strong IL tho feeling
In Colorado .
Six years ago the Colorado iiortl'
ciitural society adopted officially what
Is known as the Colorado appl. box
Il Is the only apple box shat contain. /.
lust a bushei Of apples Il IL used
by several other states. but the cr-dH
for its Initiation belongs entirely 10
Colorado A box. to contain irr' a
busliei OF apples should have 'or us
three Inside dimensions .Sh. :: ans:
III. inches The inside measurements >
Of the box proposed In the bill are
III. III. and lsH..
OF course the smaller box does not
really cheat the dealers They ind
out before they agree on n pric" what
sort Of box Is to b. used Bu, IN"
consumers rarely know III" difference
between the smaller and til" larger
box. There IL another argument TOO
the standard appi. barrel now con
tains Just thre. bushels, or lust three
dimes the contents OF u Colorado appI.
box. u the use Of the Colorado box
were made national. II would he
much easier for the dealers. IN buy
Ing u shipment Of apples by The hoh.
to calculate just how many bushels
they were scttins.-Denrer R-pnnli'
can.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
No Visible Signals.

"Yessum." said Sandy Pixies, as he
devoured the wedge Of pumpkin pie.
II sternly object to the nefarious prac.
tice of clipping of de tails Of dogs
'Ah, I am glad you are SO tender
hearted. my poor man." sympathized
the good housewife.
well, It amt exactly dat. mum. but
when dog hasn't any tail l can't tell
by de wags II he is in good humor
or not and 1t makes me skeery about
approaching de house."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
Condition Of whea. Crop.

The Department of Agriculture April
Sth announced that the average condi.
tion OF winter wheat April LIST was ~ j
per cent. against s9.9 per cent. April l.
1907, S9.1 per cent. April /. 1906. and
9l.G per cent. April !. 1905. and &C.:
per cent the ten.year average.
The average condition OF rye on
April LIST was SOL. against 92 April
|, 1907. and ten.ycar average of Ss.G.
The following table shows for the
winter wheat states raising over
100000 acres. the average condition
April 1. 1a0S. and the average OF the
last ten years:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17

in
hing
in the Of
A. ,., a..
apr
easily chilled. This especially when person Is sitting
Ikginnin strrett ia
tin,aria
rcuion. henss
do
without provided with
tn. liable last through summer
Create tr
pira,an, Of spring The Of catch
No rheumatism and catarrhal
during
should according
directions the bottle and continued until symptom dari~
taking that caid
entire perhaps Illness
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17

would whcczc and have spells of cough
ing that would sometimes last for -
half hour.
Now we can never thank you enough
for the change you have mndc in onr
little ones health. BEFORE shc began
taking your Pcruna she suffered every
thing In the way of congb, colds and
Group. hut now shc has taken not quite
u bottle of P-rnnn,and II we'll s0d strong
n sh, has ever been In her life"
ee-su-aa fos Coids.
Mr.. James Morrison. o. East 10th St /,
Paterson, n. J.. writes:
~ have given pcruna n fair trial. and
find IL To he Just what you claim IL
To be. ! cannot praise II too highly.
have used two bottles In my family for
colds, and everything imaginable. 1
can safely say TINT your medicine is tho
best have ever used
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
Condition Tcn-ycar

A good many cattlemen on the range
who were required to put in dipping
watts are building them of concrete.
In some places professional mixers
with an outfit novel from ranch to
ranch and put in the work ON con.
tract.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17

tions, which contained sediment. My
husband urged me to try Doan's Kid.
ney Pills. and at last I did SO. They
did me much good. and I used In all
eight boxes which restored me to per-
feet health"
Sold by all dealers: so cents box.
Foster .Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
Miscellaneous.

A ST. Paul man recently starved
himself to death in an effort 10 fast
40 days to demonstrate his theory that
the mind controls the body. His fast
lasted 81 days.
The suit brought by>the Pennsylva-
MIA Sugar Refining company to re-
cover $3O.O00.O0O from the sugar trust
has been dismissed in the federal
court In New York.
The state bank at Huron, Atchison
county. Kansas. was recently robbed
by burglars OF 36.50O in cash.
The taking Of evidence in the anti.
trust suit by the state OF Kansas
against the two live stock exchanges
at Kansas City has begun.
b The miners and operators OF Illinois
! Indiana. Ohio and Western Pennsyl-
vania are soon to hold an Interstate
The monument erected by the state
of Minnesota In the national park at
Shiloh to the memory OF the Mime
sofa soldiers who fell on that Civil
war battlefield. was dedicated re.
Gently.
GOV. Hoch has issued call for n
COuIeEeuCe vi thS vi Sta's
educational institutions at Topeka on
April %. An attempt will be made to
settle the differences in the faculties
of the various institutions.
Greater New York has chosen a
practically solid Hughes delegation to
the Republican national convention.
The arrival OF carload Of strike.
breakers at Pensacola, Fla, from st.
Louis was the signal for rioting and
disorder. which resulted in the in
jury of Is of the imported men.
Measures are being taken in Port
Au Prince to force Intervention by the
United States in Haitien affairs.
An entire wedding party, including
the bride and groom were poisoned
at Talbot, Ind, recently by eating ice
cream.
The federal grand jury at Green's
boro. N. c., has returned indictments
against various citizens of the state on
charges OF peonage. ....
The municipal election in Kansas
City resulted In the election of the
entire Democratic ticket with the ex
ception Of police judge and treasurer
by good majority.
The Massachusetts delegates at
large to the Republican national con
vention are uninstrueted
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-04-17
A Rustic Sarcasm.

did your husband ketch chills an
fever?" asked the woman who was
standing in front OF the cabin.
NO" answered the woman who was
driving n spring wagon. "He wouldn't
have that much git-up-an'-git. He jes
sot around an let 'em overtake him. y