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was fractured at the base.
A large crowd gathered at the scene and
one man particularly favored dealing sum
mariiy with the driver OF the car. ciairnins
the death was due to reckless driving. Sew
eral who saw the accident said the car was
going az rate Of about fifteen miles an
hour. while Mr.. Coon said he was golng
about two miles an hour
Miss smith was employed BY the Girls
void Seed company and was about middle
aged Her sister who was with her at the
time OF the tragedy is prOstrated.
Express Case Postponed.
The taking Of testimony in the express
cases. set FOR May II. has now been post
poned another week. Judge Sullivan. the
referee. was notified this morning by the
express companies that it would suit them
better IL the hearing was postponed until
later. Inasmuch az the sibley rates are
in effect by reason OF the temporary In
junction issued by the state supreme court
the delay causes no injury to the people
Of the state
BundE Asks Pardon.
Bruce Bundy. sentenced to the peniten-
tisry for one and half years from Burt
county for killing one Austin. made show
ing to Acting Governor Saunders this aft
ernoon for a pardon. Bundy's time viii be
out September 10.
telegraph Company BaIks.
The Western Union Telegraph company
has refused to file with the State Railway
commission the names OF its stockholders.
reporting to the commission this morning
that the refusal is based on the wishes OF
the stockholders. who do not want their
identity known. Other information relating
to rates charged by the company and the
financial statement was filed without pro-
test. The commission under the law be-
lieves II has authority to inquire into the
identity Of the stockholders Of this or any
other public utility corporation. conse-
quently a demand has been made upon
The telegraph company for the names Of
the stockholders. with the added informa-
tion that unless the order was obeyed at
once proceedings would be started TO col
Iect the penalty.
Complaints on ExPress Company.
The stae Railway commission has re-
ceived another complaint against the Pa
cifie Express company. B. Z. Fish OF
Chappele complained to the commission
that the company had not reduced its
rates in his part OF the state for the reason
a jog into Colorado for a few miles and
the express cmpany therefore holds this
constitutes interstate business. When thc
2-cent fare went into effect against the
railroads. the Union Pacific for a time
refused to sell tickets for less than 3
cents where the train took the jog into the
adjoining state, but it soon withdrew it's
orders and the matter has not been
threshed out in the Nebraska courts OF
before the commission. Should the express
company continue its practice. the rail-
way commission will take the case to the
Interstate Commerce commission for final
decision.
TeIeDhene Rates Reduced.
The Nebraska Telephone company has
been given permission by the railway COM
mission to reduce the rates at St. Edward
from s42 TO so year. for business tele-
phones. and from so to SIS for residence
phones. Extra service phone rates were
reduced from sls TO Sl2 a year.
Thomas wants HIS Liberty.
The hearing granted Frank Thomas. col
ored. sentenced 10 the penitentiary for five
years. set for today. has been postponed
until the return OF Governor Sheldon.
Thomas was employed as a waiter in
Omaha and. needing money one day wrote
a note to another mans wife for SIS, sign
ing the husbands name to Il. Before the
money reached Thomas the husband was
informed OF the matter and Thomas was
arrested just as the messenger started 70
hand him the money. de was sent I'D for
five years and has served about two years.
Minimum Weight Reduced.
The railway commission discovered ii
weight OF cars carrying grain products to
sO.cOe. so the order was this morning with
drawn. The minimum weight was fixed at
24OO0 pounds. the same it has been for
years. The change was made on application
Of the Rock Island some weeks ago.
Figures on Grain Rates.
In connection with the grain rate hearing.
some interesting statistics were compiled
by Rate Clerk Powell for the benefit OF
/ the commission. The statistics were di-
vided between the eastern and western por-
tions Of the state. the division Of the state
heing arbitrary. The western line OF the
eastern section is along these counties.
Knox. Antelope. Boone. Greeley, Sherman.
Dawson and Furnas In this eastern sec
ton OF fifty-six counties the population is
sss.9f7 or 90 per cent Of the population Of
the state. The section includes 5i.S70 square
miles or e per cent of the total The total
grain shipment from this section for
months amounted to 2S1.4 .4ol tons or 81 per
cent OF the total grain shipments OF the
state. The population for each mil eof rail-
road is "a and for each square mile u. The
average price paid for shipment in this
section was .O021s5. In the western section
the population to the square mile Ia Is.
while to the mile Of railroad Il is o.
| Repairs Must Ne Kept UD.
Complaint has reached the State Railway
commission that the Missouri Pacific rail-
road has quit the job OF repairing ats road
bed and that In many places the road Is
stiH unsafe. The commission has notified
the company to get busy at once and con-
tinue the work OF repair undertaken last
winter by order Of the commission.
Brakeman Leses q Fooe.
YORK. Neb., April 8.-lspecial) = b.
Reimer. Northwestern freight brakeman.