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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-29
PAY shriner., claim. Of sso. ON

READING, Pa, Feb. 29.-Represent-
atives of the Southern Pacific Railroad
company have settled with nearly all
the families of the twenty Shriners Of
this city who were killed in the wreck
near Honda. Cal, last May. About
$4,000 was distributed here. One fam
lily demanded $4,000. and in this case
no agreement has been reached.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-29
K.n... Delegate. For Tat.

WASHINGTON. Feb. % Frank ii.
Hitchcock, manager Of the presiden-
tial campaign of Secretary Taft, has
received a telegram from David Mul.
vane, national committeeman of Kan
sas, informing him that at conven-
ton Of the Republicans of the Third
district of Kansas at Parsons. w. 8.
Fitzpatrick Of Sedan and f. b. Stevens
of Parsons were elected delegates to
the Chicago convention. They were in
structed to vote for Taft
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-29
REPUBLICAN VILLAGE CAUCUS
Called to Meet In Foresters' Hall Sat.
urday Evening. Feb. %.

The Republican voters Of the Village
OF Bennington re~hereby warned to
meet in Caucus at Foresters Hall, Sat-
urday evening, Feb. 20, at 8 p. m. to
transact the following business:
LIST. To place In nomination candi.
dates for Village officers to be voted
Tor at the next annual Village meeting
at an election to be held on the third
Tuesday of March 1908.
End. To transact any other business
found proper when met.
s. H. lockwood,
Edmund LaF'ranchise,
George M. Hawks,
Republican Village Committee
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-29
Rriti.h Trader. nistru.t Jams.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 29.--There is a
growing distrust in British commercial
circles on the Chinese coast of the en-
tire policy of the Japanese government
in the far east and Of recent date
there has been a succession of COM
plants regarding the obstruction Of
foreign trade in Manchuria. This par
ticularly affects the British steamship
companies, and officials of these lines
say that obstacles are placed in the
way Of their steamers going TO Pert
Dainy,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-29
Colonials
Commission Orders Uniform Rate.

COmmfsstOn orders UNIFORM Rate.
ALBANY. N. Y, Feb. 29.-The pub
lie service commission in the Second
district announced last night that 1t
had ordered the New York and Long Is
land Traction company to limit Its rate
to 10 cents for continuous ride in
either direction over its entire line and
cents for single ride not exceeding
eve miles In either direction along its
road. The company has been charging
10 cents between the villages of
Hampstead and Freeport, where the
distance Is less than Ave miles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-29
THE SHAH ESCAPES
Attempt to ASsaSSinate
Persia's Ruler.
BOMBS WRECK THE ROYAL AUTO
MOhammed All Mira Saved From Tn.
emies by a Ruse.
WRECK THE ROYAL AUTO
TWELVE OUTRIDtRS MEET DEATH.

American Government Sends Con-
gratuIations to Teheran on News of
Outrage by Bomb Throwers, Who,
From n Housetop, Caused Death to
Members of Royal Guard Surround
ing Rulers Automobile In streets of
CapitaI-soIdiers and Police Search
In Vain For Miscreants, Who Got
Away In Confusion Attending the
Crime.
TEHERAN, Persia. Feb. pa band
of assassins here made an attempt on
the life of the shah, Mohammed All
Mira. Two bombs were thrown from
the roof of a house, and twelve out
riders and two horses were Killed, but
the shah escaped injury owing to the
extreme precautions taken to guard his
life.
The startled ruler leaped from his
carriage and dashed into the house of
DR.. Hossein Khan. fearing that other
bombs would follow. He remained
there quiet while his attendants hur'
ried q detachment Of troops to the
scene.
Soldiers formed solid line in front
OF the house where the shah had taken
refuge. and soon he reappeared In the
street supported on either side by sol
diers. Surrounded by Bsktiaris cav
airy and with bodyguard of troops
fully a thousand strong, the shah re-
turned unmolested to the palace.
Soldiers and police searched the
house frem the roof of which the
bombs were thrown, but the would be
assassins escaped.
The shah of Persia has received the
congratulations Of the American gov
eminent on his escape from assassina-
|tlon. This message, signed by Secre-
tary Root was received by Minister
Jackson at Teheran:
Convey to his excellency the shah,
Mohanlmed All Mira, hearty congrat-
ulations on his fortunate escape
The shah was on his way to Zebra
bad, nearby town, where he intended
to spend a few days, when the bombs
were hurled at the royal procession.
The attempt was made in a narrow
street, and the shah's escape was due
to the fact that he had taken the pre-
caution to send his own motor car on
- l,aI ril In, trf a syo
farther toward the rear of the process
SION The motor car the shah usually
used Ia a closed one. and the assassins
evidently thought that the sovereign
was inside.
One of the bombs exploded In the
air. The other struck the ground near
the automobile in which the shah was
supposed 10 be, and the vehicle. was
completely wrecked. The chauffeur
was not killed, but was seriously in
jured, and score of bystanders were
more or less hurt.
Continuing their investigation after
the shah had returned in safety to the
palace. the police searched all tn,
buildings in the neighborhood of the
house from which the bombs Were
hurled. No statement as TO what they
learned can be obtained, but the alb
sence Of arrests is taken TO indicate
that the assassins completely covered
their trail
Discomfort because Of the shah's re
fusal to institute various reforms de
handed has resulted in several serious
disturbances within the last few
months. A report was circulated OF
Feb. IA that the shah had been assas
sinated, but later the rumor was de
clared to have been unfounded.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-29

ALTOONA, Pa, Feb. 29.-ThWnas
Greedy. aged twenty-five years, and
Boyd White, aged TWENTY-FIVE years,
both Of Baltimore, while walking on
the railroad near tbls city were run
down and Instantly killed by fast
express train
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-29

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Feb. 29.-A
fierce fire broke out on the top floor Of
Grace hospital. Ambulances conveyed
the patients to the New Haven hos
pltal and as far as Is known there Is
no casualties. The loss on the building
IL $50. 900.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-29

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Feb. % Samuel
A. Phillips, who was convicted OF
grand larceny in the first degree on n
charge Of embezzling funds belonging
to the Hancock company of Chicago,
whose agent ne was in Minnesota was
sentenced to serve seven years at hard
labor IN the state prison at saltwater.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-29
CITIZENS CAUCUS
To Be Held Monday Evening, March
End at Apollo Hall.

10 BE Held Monday Evening, March
End at Apollo Hall.
Thevo tiers Of the Citizens party Of
Bennington are hereby warned to
meet In caucus at Apollo hall, Mon
day evening, March 2, 1908 at 8 p. m.
to transact the following business:
First: To place in nomination can
ddates for village offices to be voted
for at the next annual village meeting
at an election to be held ON the third
Tuesday of March, 1908.
Second; To transact any other
business found proper when met.
(Signed)
G. W. Soule,
Amos Aldrich End,
Joseph G. Pellerin.
Citizen Village Committee.
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u.rv.rd Gets s25 200 Gin.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 29.-Mr.
ana Mrs. Larz Anderson of Brookllne
have made a gift of $4,000 to the
building fund of tho Harvard college
dental school.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-29
Y's-eoT "sTUNe"
Rolled Out Good String But Were
Beaten by CoIoniaIs.

The Colonials and Y. NJ. c. A. ten
pin teams rolled close and interest
ing game Of ten pins at the Corbett-
Grennan alleys last evening, the Col
onials winning by a narrow margin.
The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-29
Y. N. c. A. DEFEATED
r. N. T. A. OF BIackinton Defeated 10.
cal Team Friday Evening.

The Y. NJ. G. A. basket ball team
was defeated by the F. NJ. T. A. go.
ciety's team Of Blackinton In that
town Friday evening. The local boys
were hindered by the position of the
baskets. The score was 80 to II. The
lineup was as follows:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-29
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.

For Eastern New YORK ana western
Vermont snow tonight In west and
early Sunday morning in east portion.
Sunday warmer with snow In north
and rain or snow in south portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-02-29

Referee, NJ. Fl. OBricn. Umpire,
Asphalt. Time of halves. 20 minutes.
1t is expected that return game
will be played next Friday evening.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
THE WEST POINT RIOT.
4 Happened Durii a the cadetship Of
Jefersos Davis.

Closely connected with Benny Ha-
vens' was the great cadet riot Of Christ
mas, 1926, in the middle of Jefferson
Davis third year. Before Christmas it
was rumored through the barracks
that Davis and other southern and
southwestern cadets were going to ex-
plain to the other members Of the
corps the mysteries of eggnog. Cadets
Davis, Tilghman and Temple were to
get the necessaries from Benny's. but
it seems that something prevented, and
others had TO get the materials. The
authorities were suspicious and or
dered the inspectors to stay up all
night to keep order. This angered the
cadets. and the preparations for the
eggnog went on. In the dark of the
morning of Dec. % the invitations
were sent out. Robert E. Lee and Jo-
seph Z. Johnston declined. j. B. Ma
gruder, Drayton. G. j. Wright and 9th
ers accepted. Davis was extending the
invitations when he heard a that
Captain Hitchcock was abroad. He
ran back to No. 3 north barracks.
where the refreshments were collected,
called out, Put away that grog. boys;
old Hitch is coming" and looked up to
find that Hitchcock was already in the
room. Davis was sent to his quarters
under arrest, fortunately for him. for
after some hilarious noise he went to
sleep and did not get into the riot
which then began. The instructors
and officers were chased out of the
halls into their own rooms and there
besieged. The cadets obtained arms
and organized the Helvetian league to
protect themselves against the bonn
bardiers, who, they heard. were Or
dered out to subdue them. Davis room
mate, Walter b. Guion of Mississippi,
was the leader of the Helvetians. He
secured a pistol and tried to shoot
Captain Hitchcock. Some of the Off
GERS were badly bruised with stove
wood that the cadets threw at them.
After an hour OIL two the riot wore
out. Later nineteen cadets. among
them Guion, were court martialed and
dismissed. Davis, with others. was
kept long under arrest and given de-
merits.-PrOfessor w. L. Fleming in
Metropolitan Magazine.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
q Rare SouMenir.

A curious souvenir is preserved in
the Bank of England in the shape of a
note for f1,OO0 with which Admiral
Lord Cochrane paid his fine when he
was falsely accused of spreading with
an interested object a rumor that b.
naparte was dead in 1914 so as to
cause a rise in the price of stocks.
The sum mentioned was raised in sub
scriptions of a penny by his Westmin-
ster constituents. The note is Endorsed
with the name of the intrepid but i'll
used salt and has inscribed on it a
sentence in which he expresses the
hope that one day he will prove his
innocence and triumph over his &C,
cusers That consummation was not
effected until eighteen years later,
when he was reinstated by William ".
London Telegraph.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
The Unprodigal Son.

The president of u club of New York
walters said the other day of a par
simoniouS young man:
HE resembles a chap they tell about
in Bucks county.
'"This chap lived alone with his
father. On the old mans death he
would inherit the farm.
"Well. finally the old man took sick.
His end drew neal. The son sat up
with him a night or two, expecting
him to pass away, but he fingered on.
"On the fifth or sixth night the son,
instead of sitting up, put a lamp.
turned low, very, very low, on a table
by the bed and went off to his own
room with the caution:
"'When you feel that it is all over
with you, father, don't forget to blow
out the lamp "-Washington Star.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTES.

We chronicle a week of benefactions.
A bound volume, THE National Abritra
ton and Peace Congress" has been re.
ceived from the proceedings committee,
of New York, with the compliments OF
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie. 1t has for it.
frnntispiece a fine full page portrait OF
Mr.. Carnegie, who was president of the
congress, besides many portraits of men
and women who were prominent in the
movement for universal peace. The
book is of large interest to any student
of ~present-day international relations.
Mr.. A. G. Nipple has presented to
the library two bound volumes of the
Century, one of the Review of Reviews,
and several other books; while Mrs.
Coglizer donated 1.-THE Story of the
Seer of Patmos." A large number of
the breeders Gazette" part of them
bound, were brought by Mr.. E. j.
Mitchell; and another large collection
of the Musical Courier" by DR.. Hare.
The library management would acknow-
ledge these gifts with thanks.
The dictionary may be said to hold a
libaral education between it's covers,
and that is a progressive student who
knows how to use, and cultivates "The
Dictionary Habit" The library diction-
airy has been kept in hiding, behind the
door, and must be asked for before
being discovered. a new adjustable
rack has been added to the equipment
this week, and the big book may now
be found in the main reading room,
where it is easily accessible at all times.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
NEW ENGLAND WITCHES.
A Small Record Compared With That
of Other Countries.

A Small Record Compared With That
of Other Countries.
Yankees have so long and SO loudly
confessed their ancestral sins that the
facts in the case are little known. So
much is said about Salem that the exc
cution Of witches in Pennsylvania is
overlooked. The scant score of persons
hanged for witchcraft in New England
causes more comment than the many
thousands legally burned for that
crime in Europe.
In all New England, according to
Nathaniel Hawthorne, nineteen per-
SonS were executed as witches. One
more was accused of the crime and
for refusal to plead "a pressed to
death. after the custom of the day.
The facts concerning the widespread
belief in witchcraft and the enormous
number of witches killed may be
found in any encyclopedia. Haydn's
Dictionary of Dates says: More
than 100000 persisted, mostly by the
flames, in Germany" Chambers En-
cyclopedia says: I'm England and Scot
land the witch mania was somewhat
later in setting in than on the CONT
nent, but when it did so it was little
if at all less v%irulent. the reformation
Notwithstanding" 1.-The number of
victims in Scotland from first to last
has been estimated at upward of
1000" DR.. Sprenger in his Life of
Mohammed" computes the entire num-
Der of persons who have been burned
as witches during the Christian epoch
at 100000.
Witchcraft prosecutions in New Eng
land took place in 1862. They were all
done in six months. In England they
continued till well into the next cen
fury. In 1868 a reputed wizard vas
drowned in a pond at Rockingham, in
Essex. Says Chambers. 1T vas con-
sidered worthy of notice that nearly
all the sixty or seventy persons con-
cerned in the outrage were of the small
tradesmen class, none of the agricul-
tural laborers being mixed up in the
affair."-Springfeld Republican.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
LAKE M~ANGISHLAK.
It's Strongly Perfumed Waters Are
Mauve In Color.

"Grasse, ~clinging to its Alp, high
above the Mediterranean, is supposed
to give the stranger a headache on ac'
count of its perfume" said a perfumer
"Grasse makes the worlds perfumes
You see mountains of flowers there, as
in a milling country you see noun
tains of wheat. The odor is powerful,
but as far as headaches-no.
But in the Caspian district there is
a lake so strongly perfumed that if the
stranger boats on it or swims in it he
really gets a headache. This lakes
banks are Of white salt crystals, its
waters are mauve in color, and from ii
an odor of violets is eXhaled.
1T is Lake Mangishlak. | visited il
to see if l couldn't bottle it up and put
it on the perfume market. No 80.
You see, it is the presence of the
seaweed Polydcystia violacea that
gives the lake its hue and smell. When
you bottle the waters the seaWeed at
oms after a few days die and rot.
Then the odor changes from violet to
-pahl
But if you are ever in the Caspian
visit the Mankishlak peninsula and
take a look at the lake. 1t is in its way
as curious as the asphalt lakes of South
America New Orleans Times-DemO,
ornf
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
SHE WAS INSULTED.
The Sting In the Letter That Came
For Her Husband.

For Her HuSband
Harry, love-" said Mrs. Knew to heI
husband when he entered his home i
few evenings ago. I've been dread.
fully insulted."
"Insulted?" repeated Mr.. Knew in.
d%ignantly. by whom?"
by your mother"
My mother, Flora? Nonsense. dear
She's the kindest woman in the world.
And how could she insult you? She
isn't here; she's miles away"
But, Harry, she did insult me-" per.
sisted Flora, and it was done in a
letter."
"ShoW it to me-"
"Ill tell you about it. \ letter came
for you this morning addressed in
your mothers handwriting, and SO. OF
course, l opened it."
"Of course" said Mr.. Knew dryly.
at was written to you all the way
through, you understands"
Yes, l understand that, but where
does the insult to you come in?"
in the postscript. When l read
along to that it said, Dear Flora
Don't fail to give this letter to Harry;
I want him to have it, Now, tell me,
wasn't that an insult?"- Pearson's
Weekly.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
Submarine Naviqatien.

The idea Of the submarine is certain,
~ as much as 200 years old, but most
of the earlier plans were fiat failures
In 1774 an inventor named Day lost his
life during an experimental descent in
Plymouth sound. Bushnell Of Con
necticut in 1775 contrived a subma,
rine vessel propelled by some kind
of screw. Robert Fulton also in 1896
invented 4 box which when filed with
combustibles might be propelled I'M
der water and made to explode under
the bottom of Il ship. 1t is hard to say
who was the originator of the idea, of
the submarine boat unless it was Day.
New York American.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
GERVER.

Mr.. andsMrs. John Rowland departed
Monday, for the haunts of their child
hood in Ohio. They also expect to visit
relatives at various eastern points as
we'll as taking a trip west.
H. Beck, who has quite large land
holdings in this vicinity, with his agent
Peter Foxen and chaoffuer Dallas Di
vine was looking after his interests here
Wednesday. He reports corr in thi:
immediate neighborhood as looking a:
we'll as any corr he has seen between
here and home. This is very fattering
and,encouraging to US, as we were fool
ish enough to suppose we were not sir
it" with those high-priced land fellows
Miss Ethel Liant is hcme from attend
ing normal at McCook.
a representative of the Grand Island
business college was around getting the
young people interested in acquiring ar
education to fit them for life work.
Thayer Rowland is working with Bert
Goodenberger's heading gang.
Rev. Young is putting in good ticks
on his new house.
The Relph-Austin Header Co. broke
their header last week and had to lay
off for a day or two.
Everybody who can is putting in
good time blowing corn. Those who
are still harvesting are nervous because
they can't.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
A Book She Wouldn't Read.

'"Ihere is one book of Mr.. Steven
sons that l myself have lever read
said Mrs. Stevenson onc Il refused
to read it and held to my refusal.
make it q rule neTer to read q move
the scene of which is laid in a bygonC
age. The author always deems it his
duty to make his characters talk in
what he considers the language of that
period. and | am always sure that he
doesn't know positively how they did
talk. so | won't read such books.
would never read the Black Arrow,
and Mr.. Stevenson thought it such :
good joke that he insisted upon dedi
eating it 10 Eie."
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
Real Estate Filings.

The following real estate filings have
been made in the county clerks office
since last report.
Frank H. Coleman and wife to
Thomas A Clapp, wd to lots
Is, 10, 20, blk s, Willow
Grove add McCook. $50 90
Charles T. Harris widr to AL
bert Shera, wd to lots II, 13,
blk 10, West McCook....... 800 90
Hiram G Rider and wife to AL
len Barrett, wd to lot II, blk
Is, Riverviaw cemetery. ..... 10 90
Nettle Z Hamilton and hus to
L. d. Barger, wd to lot 1, blk
8, 2nd McCook.. 1125 90
I NJ Brown to Ball Bros, lease
to lot 2, blk 81, Bartley...... 720 90
Taylor NJ Cameron and wife to
Jacob and Joshua Gerver, wd
to lot l, blk 2, West McCook. 400 90
George F Pronger and wife to
Elizabeth B Monks, wd to
lot II, blk Is, LIST McCook... 140O 90
Sarah F Mann to w D Spencer,
wd to lot l, blk II, Indianola 1000 90
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
A Hard Case,

"His wife earns her own money"
Indeed! did not know she was
employed"
"Oh, yes; hard at it all the time"
"What does she do?"
Works him to give up.'-New York
Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
Her Goodness.

Bridey-Ny VIE +: Il vpry good cook
Wise-Get out. EIr' ,IathPr told me
size was ju"t ta':i@" her f:et lessons
when you married her. Rridey-Ez.
actiy. She was gpol enough C t.
continue her lessons on me.-Philadel.
phia Press.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
Why He Eretted,

Amateur Sportsman (after shooting
his best friend)-Too bad. too bad! But
L thought you were a deer. The Vic
tim-Don't fret. Amateur Sportsman
Don't fret! Why, man. l promised my
wife a pair OF horns.-Illustrated Bits.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
Willing to Take Chances.

The Man-Td give anything if you
would kiss me-. The Maid-But the
scientists say that kisses breed dis
ease The Man-Oh, never mind that.
Go ahead and make me an invalid for
nse.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
What's the Use?

fought we not to do something more
for the preservation of our forests?'
"Oh, what's the use?" answered Sen
ator Sorghum impatiently. "Trees
can't vote.'-Washington Star.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
Mixed.

Mrs. B-owne-S!e's forever com
planning. but | think she merely lacks
stamina. Mrs. Malarrop-Oh. no: she's
got it; at any rate. that's what the doc
tor calls her disease. She can't sleep.
you know.-EXchange.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24

MAIN LINE

No. 176 arrives. Mountain Time) ..... s5 P. NJ.
No. l75 departs. .....7:I0 A. n.
Sleeping, dining and reclining chair cars
(seats free) on through trains. Tickets sold
and baggage checked to any point in the United
States or Canada.
For information, time tables, maps and tick
Nebraska, or L. W. Wakeley, General Passen-
ger Agent, Omaha, Nebraska.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
Time Card
McCook, Neb.

MAIN LINE -EAsT-DEPART:
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24
FOR SALE, FOR FL ETC.

FOR SALE--A lady's saddle-not a
side saddle. Make inquiries at this Of
ice for price and particulars.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1908-07-24

FOR SALE-3-room house and two
lots. Some fine trees. Price 1900. In
quire of Barger at the clothing store.