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The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
No Raise for Employees.

Senator Bartos was defeated in his
effort to raise the salaries of senate
employees and his bill for the pur-
pose was defeated and shelved. Sen
ator Browns bill prohibiting mar
riaees between persons incapable of
o legal contract was slated for pas
sage.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
"Faintjno Bertha" Paroled.

Joliet. nl.-"Fainting Bertha" Lib
ecke. a notorious woman pickpocket.
was paroled from the state peniten-
tiary here. Relatives residing in Iowa
took her in charge.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
Senate % for Reciprocity.

The resolution of Jansen of Gage
treaty was passed by the senate.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22

Stores Burned at Republican City.
Harlan County.-Fire consumed the
store buildings owned by A. T. Smith.
ut Republican City. Hartman & JUS
tice occupied one room with a gen.
eral stock Of merchandise. which was
a total loss. Stock was valued at
$4,000. which was partly covered by
insurance.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
General.

The initiative and referendum was
defeated in the Kansas senate. Is to
q.
Senator Terrell of Georgia is report
ed as showing continued improve
ment.
There was a five-hour battle be-
tween Mexican federals and rebels at
Malata
The house passed the bill to buy
homes for its diplomatic representa-,
tives in foreign lands.
BY a vote of 107 to 10 the Kansas
house passed the Don Carlos initia-
tive and referendum bill
Henry Richardson Chamberlain.
London correspondent of the New
York Sun since 1892. died.
Senators expect the president to
keep his word to call an extra session
If reciprocity is not passed.
The directors of the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey declared a
dividend o: SIS for the quarter.
The contract for a loan of $lO.00c.-
coo to Honduras by American bank
ers was signed in New York. accord.
Ing to announcement by the state de-
partment.
A resolution instructing Kansas re-
personalities and senators in favor
of the Canadian reciprocity treaty
was passed by the lower house of the
state legislature.
President Taft appointed Victor NJ.
Locke of Antlers. Okla. to be princi-
pal chief of the Choctaw nation in
Oklahoma in the place of the late
Green McCurtain.
A resolution introduced by Kansas
representatives and senators in favor
of the Canadian reciprocity treaty
was passed by the lower house of
the state legislature.
The Missouri senate'S resolution
asking President Taft to call an extra
session of congress to revise the tar
iff was passed by the lower branch
of the general assembly.
June IL. IA and Is have been def
nitely decided on as the dates for
the annual encampment of the Iowa
department of the G.. A. R., to be held
In Muscatine this year
Hearing the indicted Chicago meat
packers plea before Judge Carpenter
In the United States district court at
Chicago to have the indictments
Quashed or abated closed. Decision
Is expected February %.
That a total of $957.55SS4 of spe.
tial state taxes levied for 1909-10 re-
mains unpaid is the startling situa-
ton revealed by an examination of
the books of the state auditor and
stste treasurer of Oklahoma.
Elliott Northcutt. the newly ap-
pointed American minister to Nicara-
qua, assumed his post.
Frank Hotchkiss. known to Yale
men for two generations as the off,
cial in charge of the grounds and
buildings, died. aged 20 years.
jeremiah Shaffer, aged 60. one Of
the wealthiest farmers in the vicinity
of Somerset. Pa. was mySterioasly
shot and killed near his home.
Patrick W. Busby. about so years
old, night Waterman at the state
house in Lincoln. Neb. was found
dead. whether from violence or acct
Gent, is not yet determined.
Col John S. Harper. civil war vet
eran and newspaper publisher, died
ut Bloomington, Ill.
Fire destroyed the garage of the
Atchison Motor company. with a loss
of $4,000. About twenty automobiles
were burned
Directors of the Southern Pacific
Railroad company authorized a $780,
o0O. 600 issue of collateral trust per
cent bonds payable in France
The per capita wealth Of the Unit
ed States. as based upon the new
census figures. is s34.4S. Under the
census Of 1900 it was computed by
the treasury department as $3.50.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
AGAINST TRADING Stamps.

In the senate Senator Bartling's
bill against gift enterprises and trad
in: STAINS similar to the one passed.
in the house vas recommended for
passage with slight changes. The
amendments permit the giving away
of presents in original packages.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22

Caution.
Il have . remarkable history" b.
gan the lady who looked like . post
Bile client.
ITO tell or SELF" inquired tho Law.
yer cautiously-WashiDg Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
Senate Must Hurry.

Lieutenant Hopewell took occasion
30 remind the senate that longer and
more frequent sessions would have
to be held if the senate expected to
get very much work done before the
usual time for adjournment. Over
forty bills are now on general file in
the senate waiting consideration.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
PASSED IN SENATE.
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
GETS UNANIMOUS VOTE.
SIX MEMBERS were ABSENT
Some Of the Provisions Of the Meas
ure-other Matters Being Con-
sidered in Both Houses.

Without a dissenting vote the init.
alive and referendum bill, s. F. No.
!, introduced by Skiles of Butler, was
passed by the senate and has now
gone to the house for the approval
of that branch Of the legislature. Ev.
cry one of the twenty-six senators
present voted for the measure. Six
members of the senate. Albert of
Platte. Hoagland of Lincoln. Kemp
of Dawes and Tibbets of Adams were
absent on committee work in Omaha.
Placek of Saunders county was the
seventh senator absent.
The bill as amended In the senate
provides for a 10 per cent petition to
initiate and 5 per cent petition to
refer. The same provisions in the
bill as to the initiative and referen-
dunn applies to the constitution and
to laws. Straight party votes are
not t. be counted for or against
propositions submitted under the
terms of the bill. A majority of the
votes cast at an election is all that
is necessary to carry a proposition
submitted under the bill. provided a
proposition receives IS per cent Of
the total vote cast at the election.
While no senator voted against the
bill. Jansen of Gage and Warner of
johnson, said the measure did not
meet their approval. Mr.. Jansen said:
While this measure does not meet
with my full approval. opening in my
opinion, the floOdgates for obnoxious
and unnecessary law-making. still
obeying the demand of my constitu-
ents and the platform of the grand
old republican party, l vote aye.
Mr.. Warner said that. while the bill
has been much improved by the last
amendment by its author. he was still
opposed to some of the provisions of
the bill and believed that its enact
ment as a part of the constitution. in
its present form. will prove of great
er burden than benefit to the great
masses of the people of the state.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
FROM MANY POINTS
EVENTS OF THE DAY HELD TO A
FEW LINES.
DAYS EVENTS BOILED Down
Personal, Political, Foreign and Other
Intelligence Interesting 70 The
General Reader.
WASHINGTON.

Washington.
The appropriation Of $50 1000 for ir'
figation investigation was increased
In the house to 100000 by the
amendment offered by Representative
Craig of Alabama.
The senate passed the bill appro-
priating $2.00O.O 900 a year for the pur-
chase of land for forest reserves In
eastern states and especially in the
White mountains and southern Ap-
palachians.
Unless relieved, 100000 people in
China will die of starvation. This Is
. calamity predicted by American
Consul General Wilder at Shanghai
In a cablegram received from him by
the American National Red Cross so
ciety.
The most valuable farm land in the
United States is found in the District
Of Columbia, according to the figures
given out by the census bureau.
These figures show that in the Dis
trict of Columbia there are PA farms
comprising 5000 acres with value Of
81, 301 900.
An appropriation of $125.o00 to au-
thorize the secretary Of agriculture to
explore and investigate In this coun-
try for possible sources OF potash, nj
trates and other essentials of COM
mercial fertilizers was incorporated
by the house in the agricultural ap-
preparation bill.
Personal recollections Of Abraham
Lincoln were related by Speaker Can
non at a gathering in memory of the
martyred president. He refuted the
charge that Lincoln was not a Chris
tian or a God-fearing man. THE re-
ligion of Lincoln" said Mr.. Cannon.
was not affiliated with any church.
but nevertheless he was a religious
man. doing all that he did for his
country in preserving the union in
the trust and fear of God"
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
And In the Meanwhile.
Lady-Can't you find work?

LAdy-Cant you find work?
Tramp-Yessum: but every one
wants Q reference from my last en-
ployer.
Lady-And can't you get one?
Tramp-No. mum. Yer see. he's
been dead twenty-eight years.-Lonr
don Punch.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
Rich Gold Strike.

Dodge County.-County Attorney.
Joseph C. Cook. Roy Cook and other
Dodge and Washington county men;
are greatly elated over the assays re-
ceived from their gold mine in the
new Jarbridge district in northeast
ern Nevada. The district was opened
last fall. but the rich stakes were
not made until December. A sack OF
ore recently received was sent to the
Omaha smelter and returns show that
1t runs in gold and silver 81. 637 &c to
the ton.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
i Modern Family.

where Is the co0k?"
she In the kitchen preparing sup
per for the doctors wife. dinner for
the doctor. and breakfast for the stu
dents" Batter.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22

The Cynic with incipient mustache)
Poof! Lady footballers, indeed! Why,
don't suppose half Of you know what
touch down" means.
Young Lady-Your best girl does II
you ever kissed her.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
Telegraph Bill.

8. F. 12i, by Bartos of Saline. to
require telegraph companies to main
tain night Offices at county seats.
was placed on the general file on rec
ommendation of the committee on
miscellaneous corporations.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22

Constipation causes many serious die.
sases. Il il thoroughly cured BY d.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One . hxative.
three for eathartic,
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22

Too often sermons have too much
length and too little depth.-Judee.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22

Happiness grows 1t our own IRE,
side and II not to b picked In stranr
gers' Eardens.-Douglas Jerr0ld.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
THE SENATE TO ACT.
Reciprocity Resolution Soon to Dc
Considered.

Heespe0coty Heo0u0t10n Soon 20 ~
Considered.
The Nebraska senate will take its
turn at giving an opinion upon Ca
madam reciprocity and will consider
. resolution in favor Of the treaty.
offered by Jansen of Gage. The reso-
luton Of Cotton against the treaty
was defeated in the house last week.
and the republicans in the senate will
try to get through an affirmative
measure in support of President Taft.
Senator Jansen said that he believes
that the resolution will 90 through
without much opposition.
1t was not taken up when offered
because It was objected to by Reagan
Of Douglas. and. under the rules, goes
over for one day. It reads as fol.
lows.
Whereas. There 10 now pending
for ratification by our national con-
gress q trade agreement between Can
ada and the United States, establish
ing reciprocity between these coun-
tries. and.
Whereas. We firmly believe that
such reciprocity will result in great
benefits to both of these countries.
whose interests and people are SO
closely allied: therefore. be It :.
Resolved, That the state senate of
Nebraska. in regular session assem-
bled, most emphatically indorses the
ratification of said trade agreement,
and that we ask our senators and
representatives In the national con-
gress to work and vote for this treaty.
and be II further
Resolved. That copies Of this reso-
lutions be forwarded to our senators
and representatives at Washington"
The house refused to begin its
work upon the initiative and refer
endum bill Monday. although 1t came
up in regular order. Hatfield of Lam
caster. the author. tried to get 1t
brought to a settlement in the COM
mittee of the whole. but were unsuc-
cessful. Prince Of Hall and Harring-
ton Of Brown, members of the Omaha
investigating committee, had asked
that it be put of until they returned.
and others thought it ought not to
come up until a longer time has been
given for consideration. 1t went back
to its place on general file. and it was
decided to make it special order for
next Monday afternoon.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22

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The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22

Madison County.-The preliminary
hearing Of Henry Stehr. charged with
the murder Of his l-year.old stepson.
Kurt Stehr. was held before County
Judge william Bates. He was bound
over to the district court. bail being
denied. Stehr IL the stepfather of
Kurt Stehr. whose feet were 50 bad
ly frozen during the blizzard about
Christmas time that amputation was
necessary. Through neglect Of the
child's parents medical assistance of
any kind was not had until the little
feet had practically rotted of and
when the operation was had it was
too late to save his life.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22
% Bio Surprise.

Opposition to the tax ferret bill
framed by Representative Quacken-
bush defeated the measure in the
house by IS to 25. The result was
a surprise. as the tentative vote
Tuesday indicated the passage of the
measure.
The Columbus journal., 1911-02-22

Otoe County. = A man CIV
Ing the name Of A. b. Eas-
ley came to Nebraska City and
registered at the Watson hotel and
claimed to be 1.-Two stock commission
man. He remained about the city
several days and managed to pass
several checks and among them was
one for $40 on Landlord Theiman of
the Watson hotel and was drawn up,
On the City National Bank of Hol-
drege. He left the city before 1t was
the checks were bad. It
has been ascertained that he is want;
ed at Seward, Fairbury and other
places.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-08-19
Thurlow Weeds Chat About the e.
fort to Nominate Daniel s. Dick
lnson for Vice President
With Lincoln.

How different would have been
the course of American history right
after the close of the civil war;" said
Thurlow Weed to me year or two
before his death. which occurred in
1882, had we been able to accomplish
what a good many of us thought would
be very wise thing to do at the
time of the convention in 1864 which
nominated Abraham Lincoln for presi-
dent"
The famous old Whig and Repub-
lican political leader paused for an In
stant and reached out his hand to-
wards me SO that he might feel my
hand, since he was then almost
blind.
did you ever see Daniel S. Dicl1in-
son?" he asked. Did you ever hear
him speak? If you did. you were for
tunate. believe he came from lit
tie town ON the site of a mountain in
northwestern Connecticut. called
Goshen. and that in his early life he
expected to be tailor. But he was
born orator Did you ever hear him ?"
l told Mr.. Weed that l had seen
and heard Daniel S. Dickinson in the
summer of 1868. and that he greatly
resembled physically Henry Ward
Beecher. excepting that he was
taller man.
Yes, that is So" Mr.. Weed replied.
HE wore his hair long, as Beecher
did; he was also smooth shaven and
he had the same projecting or full
eyes which l long ago learned are
one of the best physical evidences of
the power of oratory. You heard him
make a political speech. | presume?"
/ replied that Mr.. Dickinson had
come to Connecticut not to make po-
litical speeches, but instead to speak
for the cause of the Union and so to
speak as to encourage men to enlist
"Oh. remember that time very
we'll" Mr.. Weed replied. ut was Just
after the draft riots in 1863 and en-
listments were slow. 1t was neces-
sary to fill up depleted regiments.
Mr.. Dickinson was sent for to make
speeches in Connecticut, Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island. These
speeches rekindled the excitement and
enthusiasm which prevailed in New
England during the first year of the
war"
The Colorado statesman., 1911-08-19
How tho Brilliant kansan Took Back
His Caustlc Remark About SEN
ator Logan "Thlnking He
Was Thinking."

In 1882 General Grant published an
article in which he frankly admitted
that he had been in gross error In I'M
putting to Major General Fitzjohn Por-
ter conduct at the second battle OF
Bull Run, in August, 1862, which 1usu-
fed the verdict of a court-martial by
which General Porter was cashiered.
dismissed from the army and forever
prohibited from holding any office un-
der the United States government. AS
a result of General Grants magnani-
nous action, which he called simple
act of justice, congress passed a bill
removing some of the penalties pre-
scribed by the court-martial. There
were, however, some technical defects
to this bill. and General Arthur was
compelled to veto 1t. But in the hrst
administration of President Cleveland
another bill became a law by which
the sentence of ex-General Porter was
expunged, and he was restored to the
United States army with the rank OF
colonel.
At the time the so-called Fftz1ohn
Porter bill came before the senate In
the administration of President Ar
thur, public interest was greatly
aroused: there were many senators
who accepted General Grants view
that General Porter had been uH1ustly
sentenced, while others were sincerely
convinced that the verdict OF the
court-martial was fully justified by
General Porter's conduct at the Sec
ond Bull Run.
II was observed by a number OF
senators about this time that Gen.
John A. Logan. one of the senators
from Illinois, contracted the habit OF
speuding an hour or two every after
noon pacing back and forth before
the screen which concealed the cloak
room from the senate chamber. Cen
eral Logan always wore frocK coat
which carried coat-tails OF unusual
length, reaching below his knee. lie
presented a striking picture as ne
slowly paced back and forth along the
rear aisle His head, covered as IL
was with thick masses OF very piack
hair. locks of which strayed frequent
" over his forehead and were tossed
hack with an impatient jerk OF the
head. was bent forward, as though ne
were studying the outlines of the floor
Occasionally he would thrust his hands
beneath his coat-tails and cause them
to flap violently. He seemed ABSORBED
IN deep thought, but there were SEN
ators who thought he was posing
Ingalls, said a colleague 10 .ne
brilliant senator from Kansas. ingalls,
have you noticed Logan pacing meui,
,ativeIy back and forth at the rear oi
,be senate chamber? He has been DO
The Colorado statesman., 1911-08-19
How Robert G. Shaw, Though Citizen
of Massachusetts, First Enlisted
With the Seventh New
York Regiment

Fifty years ago one of the most Ia
nous of the many regiments that
fought on the Union side in the civil
war marched down Broadway. Ne"
York, for the front, in response TO
Lincoln's first call for volunteers
the Seventh New York. Marching
with it to war as a private went that
scion of a Massachusetts family which
had been prominent from Revolution
ary days who was destined to become
the leader of the first regiment OF
negro soldiers formed under state au-
thority in the north-Robert G. Shaw.
This fact is so little known that most
of the biographies OF Colonel Shaw
state that at the outbreak of the war
he entered the service with the Sec
ond Massachusetts as second lieu
tenant; yet there is the roster OF the
Seventh regiment with Shaw's name
upon it. to prove that Shaw saw ms
first service in the Civil war with the
The Colorado statesman., 1911-08-19
Would Have Changed History

THAT he certainly did in my town"
I replied. "Mr. Dickinson spoke in the
public square. There was a great
crowd around the platform. After he
finished, some twenty-five or thirty
young men stepped out of that crowd.
went to the platform. and gave their
names to the enlisting officer. who sat
at table there"
Now" continued Mr.. Weed, you
will understand why so many Repub-
leans thought that It would be the
wisest step to take to nominate Dan
lei S. Dickinson for vice president
with Lincoln at the Republican ma
tional convention in the spring of
1864. Dickinson was universally rec
ognized as one of the greatest living
orators of the United States. He had
been United States senator from New
York. He had been a Democrat all
along and a warm friend of President
Franklin Pierce, but when war began
he was one of the first to put party
behind him.
Il never knew exactly why the plan
to nominate Daniel S. Dickinson for
The Colorado statesman., 1911-08-19
Wrong That Ingalls, Righted

ing this now for several days. each
afternoon. What do you suppose 1t
means? Is he posing to the galleries?
"Yes, have observed this new de-
parture OF John Logan's,' said Ingalls,.
81 am persuaded, however, that he is
not doing this spectacular pacing back
and forth with intent to catch the eye
of the gallery; he does not need to do
that. for the eye of the gallery is al
ways fixed more or less upon him. l
am satisfied that Logan thinks he Is
thinking"
Two days later Logan began
sneech which afterwards became ira
ditional In the senate. 1t was In op-
position to the bill which, II passed.
would relieve General Porter from the
stigma and penalties consequent upon
the finding of the court-martiaL Ihe
speech occupied several days in It's de-
livery. Logan was never more ell
fective; never did his rude and yet
powerful oratory so command the SEN
ate.
One of his most attentive listeners
after the first day was Senator ingalls,
of Kansas. When Logan's speech was
finished, ingalls, was the first to con-
sratulate him, and having done that,
he sought out and faced the senator
TO whom he had said that Logan
thought he was thinking.
"I was mistaken in what / said TO
YOU the other day about Logan" In
gals confessed. John Logan was
really thinking. And what he thought
he has now told us in this great
speech"
copyright, 1911. by e. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved0
The Colorado statesman., 1911-08-19

vice president with Lincoln in 1864
miscarrled. We knew that he would
receive anywhere from a hundred and
sixty to two hundred votes in the
convention. We thought that strength
of that kind and the fact that his
name on the ticket would strengthen
the ticket in New York state. then as
now the critical state in presidential
elections. would in all probability
bring the nomination to him. We had
good reason to believe that Lincoln
would be pleased II Dickinson were
nominated, and that belief was con-
firmed when. after the convention had
done its work, we learned that Lin
coin. although he did not complain.
was disposed to regret the nomina-
tion OF Andrew Johnson. | have al
ways been convinced that the real his
tory of Johnson's nomination Is
known to only one or two men But
suppose a man of the energy. the
brilliancy, the fine record and the
oratoricai power of Daniel S. Dickin-
son had been nominated with Lincoln
in 1864. Then, | am convinced, our
history would have been different. for
the four years Immediately following
the close of the war"
(Copyright, 1911. by e. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
The Colorado statesman., 1911-08-19
Measuring Ralndrops.

Mr. Spencer C. Russell at meeting
of the British Royal Meteorological
society described how he obtained rec
ords of the actual size of raindrops.
He said the experiments had led him
to conclude that the most satisfac-
tory results were given by the use
of plaster or paris or fine -four placed
in three-inch shallow trays to a depth
of one and one-half inches. Rain
drops during six thunder storms had
been registered. yielding total of 164
drops, divided up into the following
sizes: Twenty-Five of five millimeters.
40 of four millimeters. 48 OF three mil
limiters, 35 of two millimeters and 10
of one millimeter. The largest drops
occurred at the commencement of the
storm, grading off as the storm pro
gressed Before a fall Of hail
marked increase in drop size was ap-
parent