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XI rt ! n f !; Red Cloud Chief. PUBLISHED WEEKLY". UKI) CLOUD. NEURASKA Tho less there la In n dude's pockets tho better bis clothes fit him. A man's height In tho social world fa estimated by tho length of his purse. A Philadelphia young man, who Is holr to 15,000,000, has been abducted. Search tho girls. New York Is enthusing over n young violinist by tho namo of Pctschnlkofl. Ho certainly has tho namo of a gonitis. Tho Hon. Thomns Reed, practicing lawyer, Is tho central figure In court, but the "cxar" privileges are entirely history. All other dramatic failures of the Benson have been as naught compared with Capt. Carter's debut as tho Amer ican Dreyfus. Tho Pittsburg Telegraph says: "Sausage links nro now nioro conspicu ous than golf links." Lot It bo hoped that neither variety will Join the mlH.v tng links. That Chicago "buggy robber" Is not wholly up to date In his extenslvo op orations. Ho should rldo In a horso Ichs carriage and commit only cash less robberies. An exchnngo Is worried ovor n Now York papor'B hcadllno reading: "Gen eral Wood Ordered Homo by Cable" Perhaps "General Wood Ordered (by cnblo) Home" might bo morp Intel llglblo to somo oxchango editors. Tho humorist's assertion that talk l.i cheap, women half price, scomH In tho whirligig of tlmo to hnvo brought in Its own revenges. At tho recent In ternational council of Congrcgatlonal Ists, every sponkcr exceeded tho tlmo allotted him, tluiB encroaching upon tho privileges of his successor. At n subsequent meeting of n stnto federa tion of women's clubs, only a single speaker overstepped tho limit of time, and tho exception was a man! Persons sometimes wonder why pat ent medicines, prepared foods and other proprietary articles tnko such outlandish and heretofore unheard-of names. Mr. Duoll, tho commissioner of patents, In nn address on trade marks before tho commercial congress made it clear. The government can not allow a man to uso his own namo as n trademark, for other men may havo the same name. Neither can he uso a geographical term, for other poo plo have n right to that as well. Any descriptive word denoting tho quali ties or ingredients of tho article is also unavailable, for other producers might uso tho finniu materials and bo entitled to tho snmo descriptive ad jectives. Interrogation, as a figure of speech, may bo mado qulto offectlvo whon used by a writer, but must bo treated warily by tho orator, lest It provoko discon certing replies. Mr. Andrew Carnegie delights in repeating a story of his youthful days in Scotland. Ho says that a minister, who guvo full value for salary received, and ordlnnrily preached for an hour, ono morning, when In splendid condition, spoko for ,nn hour and n half. Thon, without turning n hair, ho remarked that what ho had hitherto spoken concerned tho major prophets. Ho would now turn to tho minor prophets. "Hut what place," he HBked dramatically, "shall wo rcscrvo for Malachl?" Just hero a teBtless slBter of tho flock roso from her seat under tho pulpit, noisily dropped her psalm-book, mndo hor wny down tho nlslo, and after opening tho heavy, creaking door, turned to faco tho astonished pastor nnd people. "Malachl," sho said, succinctly, "Mal achl may havo my placo!" The aRgregato number of nansnn- gers carried during tho year ending June 30, 1898, as roturnod In tho an nual reports of railways, waB 601.0GG, 681, Indicating an increnso, as com pared with tho year ending Juno 30, 1897, of 11,621,483. Tho number of passengers carried ono mllo during tho year was 13,379,930,004, there be ing an Increnso of 1,122,990,357 as com pared to tho year previous. Tho in creased density of passenger traffic Is shown by tho fnet that In 1898 tho number of passengers carried one mllo per mile of lino was 72,462, as com pared with 66,874 for the provlous year. Tho corresponding figure for 1893, however, was 83,809. Tho num ber of tons of freight carried during tho year .was 879,006,307, thero being an Increase of 137,300,361. The num ber of tons of freight carried ono mllo was 114,077,576,305, which, compared with the provlous year, shows tho largo Incrcaso of 18,938,554,080. Tho number of tons of freight carried one mllo per mllo ot lino was 617,810, which Is 98,731 greater than tho cor responding item for the year preced ing. In attempting to regulnto tho apparel of tho schoolma'ams of Kansas City, the superintendent of schools of that town la not only getting beyond tho outskirts of his official nuthorlty, but Is also getting bo far bohlnd tho pro cession, that thero Is no possibility of his being ready for the twentieth cen tury when It arrives. He has gone on record as being opposed to a movement that promises more for the liberation of womankind from the thraldom ot senseless fashion than any similar re form of the century. IS A BOMIUMPH British Reverse at Stormbcrg Was Very Decisive, A TOTAL Of 672 PRISONERS TAKEN Oronja Hold flood Position In Front f Mrthuen Desperate Condition of Affairs at I.atliiulth Defenders Are tow on Half Rations. Six hundred and seventy-two British prisoners were taken at Storm berg by tho ItocrS) says a Pretoria dispatch. In the fighting fit Moddcr river Gen eral Cronjc maintained his position and captured fifty llritlsh soldiers. The. following dispatch has been re ceived from the Iloer laager near Lady smith: "Several Knfllr runners from Lady smith to Kstcourt have been captured. They received from fifteen pounds to forty pounds for the trip. The inter cepted messages show that men nnd horses In Lndysmlth arc now on half rations, that whisky is one pound a bottle and that beer Is exhausted." Sorties by the llritlsh armored train and Iloer shelling of the town contin ues, says u Mnfeklng telegram of No vember 30. The llritlsh havo had but few casualties. Last cveuing the pro tectorate regiment managed to occupy an outpost whert the llritlsh Lee-Met-fords could reach tho enemy's big gun, and the result was that the effective ness of the liocr tire was inatcrU'ly reduced. London HUH In Huspeuse. No further news has been received at London to remove the mystery over hanging General Gatacrc's retreat from Stormbcrg. Ho has not yet forwarded the promised additional message and the censorship has prevented the cor respondents from explaining the mat ter. As time-'goes on It becomes evident that General Oatnore's misfortune or error will delay the invasion of tho Free State perhaps some weeks. It is exceedingly probablcithat he will be compelled to retire on Qiicuntown nnd to wait for reinforcements, which can hardly reach him until Sir Charles Warren's division arrives at tho Cape. Dies on Hi Way Home. Ilradford Hutchlns, a passenger on a Ilurllngtou train, died at Hastings of consumption, lie was en routo to his home in New Hampshire f om a trip to the mountains. His body was turned over to tht: coroner at Hastings und his wife in the east was notified. The body will be forwarded to New Hump- mre tor uuriai. Ask Viceroy1 Degradation. The French government has formally demanded of China tho degradation of tho viceroy of Canton because tho or der to execute the Chinese magistrate who was responsible for the murder of two French officers ut Montao has not been carried out. The tsung-ll-ynmcn will probably refute. Oppose Sunday Closing Movement, The ordinance requiring all business houses to cIohc on Sunday failed to pass the Humboldt council at their last meeting and the advocates of Sun day closing nre now starting a move to enforce the state law regarding keep ing open on this day. Tho principal opponents or tho move arc tho con fectioners and cigar men. Relic Craxa Rampant. There havo been many visitors to tho cricket grounds at Maysville, Ky., where Richard Cpleman, colored, the assailant and murderer of Mrs. .lames Lashbrook, was tortured and burned to death. Thero Is n craze among the visitors for relies. Tho tree has been out up, and even the cinders and other charred articles have been gathered up. He Fought Willi Dewey. Dr. Aldrlch Hammer of the United States navy, was in Nebraska City re cently on u visit with his sister, Mrs. William Nelson. He has been in the navy for Ufteen years and was with Dewey at tho buttle of Manila. He has been assigned to the charge of the government inedlcal store house at Mare Island, Culu. DiiylUR Missouri Mule. Captain Murshall, an ofllcer In the British at my, has closed a contract with n local Arm for 1,000 Missouri mules, to bo used in South Africa. It is expected that other contracts may be let within a short tlmo for 10,000 more animals. THE NEWS IN BRIEF In u drunken fight near Weaver, la., Charles Mallow stubbed his stepson to death. Several democrats in congress favor tho republican1 currency bill and will vote for it. Nongovernment bonds were, offered for redemption at New York and It Is believed no mora offerings will be forthcoming unless Secretary Gage ad vances the bid price. The report that Denmark has offered tho Danish West Indies for bale Is contradicted. Tho llritlsh government will furnish the Hoers lists of the Iloer prisoners held by the llritlsh government, and Information ns to their condition. Tho iloers will be expected to reciprocate It Is reported nt Duhith that Cecil Rhodes and Dr. Jameson of South Afri can fame, havo had an agent in tho Kalny Lake gold Holds several weeks ncgoMntlng for the purchase of prom Is.ag gold properties. ALEJANDRINO SURRENDERS Filipino Commander and HI Bluff In General MacArthur's Hand. An expedition headed by the battle ship Oregon have left Manila for Su big, says u Manila dispatch. It is re ported that the Filipino commander, General Alcjaudrino, with hlsstaff,has surrendered to General MacArthur and there isnlso a rumor that Alejandrino is nt Aguilar suffering from a wound received in n fight between insurgents nnd bandits, and that he will be given an opportunity to surrender and will be properly cared for. Major Spcnce, with a column of the Thirty-second regiment, captured n new insurgent camp, an uncompleted stronghold in the Tassan district. He left Diualupan and marched ten miles along mountain trails, finally encoun tering a large band of insurgent, who retreated after a brisk skirmish. Tho Americans had no losses. The records of the treasury of the so-called Filipino government, together with a quantity of paper money and another Nordcnfcldt, have been found atMangaturema. Three Americans who, with n com missary sergeant of tho Twelfth in fantry were traveling from Snn Fer nando to Angeles, left their escort for a moment and went into tho brush. As they did not return speedily a search was made for them, but they could not be found. They were prob ably captured by the rebels. A mall orderly disappeared between Angeles and Ilamban. He also is sup posed to have been captured. A force of one hundred insurgents attacked near llailiuag a wagon train escorted by thirty men of tho Sixteenth infantry. A sharp en gagement follow cd. The Filipinos lost eighteen in killed nnd nine in captured. During the recent attack by the Insur gents upon Vlgan, the Filipinos ob tained possession of the plaza, and of a church In the center of tho town from which the Americans dislodged them. It seems that the eseaped Spaniards obtained guns nnd fought with the Americans against the Insurgents. MAIL BAG IN A QUEER PLACE Found Wrapped Around llniUo Ilcaui of nu Hxprcs Train. A mall bag torn and used up was re moved from a brake beam beneath a postal storage car in a Vandnlia east bound train In Terra Haute, Ind. The bag, which contained some valuable mail matter, was wrapped closely around tho brake beam and hud evi dently been picked up at MUford, O., carried through on the fast train to St. Louis, and then brought back east as far as that city before Its presence on the brake beam of the car was discov ered, llailroad men cannot understand just how the bug managed to become wrapped around the beam so tightly, nor how the railroad inspectors over looked It. A report was forwarded to Washington. Discredit the Htory. The family nnd relatives of Major Logan nt Youngstown.O., discredit the story sent out from San Francisco that ho was shot by his own men In battle to redress a fancied grievance. Rob ert llcutley, administrator of Major Logan's estate, says: "The story Is too absurd to believe; we have a copy of the report of Gen eral Otis filed with the war depart ment that Major -Logan was killed by Filipinos in battle, and are satisfied it is correct." Mrs. Logan and her mother, Mrs. C. V. Andrews, leave next Wednesday for Corouado, Cal., where they will await the remains of Major Logan. I'd mil Ujuarnntlne Order. The usual annual quarantine order against the area where thcsplenctiu or southern (Texas) fever exists among cattle will be issued shortly by the de partment of agriculture, to take effect January 1. The order will be substan tially like that of last year, tho most important difference being that where as last year the whole of California was included In the proscribed area, the quarantine line now, in view of the co-operation of stnte authorities, will be drawn across the state in an easterly line from San Francisco. Attempt to Wrack a Train. Passenger train No. 300, north-bound, the Fort Scott und Jopllu limited, on the Kansas City, Fort Soott'fc Mem phis railroad, ran into an open switch ns tho train was slowing for tho sta tion at Weir City, Kan. The speed had been greatly reduced and only the en gine, No. U, and tender left tho track; no one was injured. The switch had been partly turned by somebody with the evident intention of derailing the train. Distribution or Heed. The department of agriculture will begiu its distribution of seeds a little earlier this year than last, shipping them south the belnning of January and perhaps sending u few shortly be fore the first. This year the seeds for distribution to all parts of the country will consist ot 13,000,000 packs of vege table seeds, 1,388 of flower seeds, be sides field and lawn grass seeds. Tho republican leaders of Pennsyl vania opposed to the leadership of M. S. Quay, who have been holding con ferences In Philadelphia within tho past month, have glvcu as a result of their deliberations an address to the republicans of Pennsylvania in which they declare that a "condition of af fairs now exists in our commonwealth which Is repugnant to republican principles and destructive of republi can government," and that "unless these conditions meet with prompt, effective and disinterested action our party will cease to command the con fidence and support of Jtho people." lAWTOjMS LOST Intrepid American General Re ported Missing. NEWS IS SE.1T BY IIOJIG KONG II May Have IWen MHiitifurlured by Fil ipino Junta The Rebel Adopt New Tactic and Divide Tlielr Army I.ilo Small Guerrilla Hand. Router's Telegram company has re ceived the following dispatch from Hong Kong, says a London dispatch of December 12: "The insurgent government, so cailed, of tho Philippines, will be chnnged to n dictatorship, to continue hostilities against the Americans ex clusively by tho methods of guerrilla warfare. The Filipino army is being tpllt up into small bands, the troops taking nn oath befo rs separation that they will fight until their country's rights are recognized. "A force of United States marines who landed at Nigan, from the bnttlc nhlp Oregon, was defeated by the Filipinos under General Finco (Tino) or December A. The Manila newspa pers, despite the censorship, admit that General Law-ton is missing. TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE William H. Taylor Made Governor of Kentucky. William S. Taylor was inaugurated governor Kentucky at Frankfort, Tucs day.Inaugural ceremonies were simple. Retiring Governor llradley, in the course of his speech, said that he hoped the Goebel election law, which had brought so much turmoil to the state, would be wiped from the statute books. Governor-elect Taylor in his inaugu ral address said: "The Verdict rendered by tho people Inst H'einber was the mandate of the people. In favor of civil liberty. It was tho triumph of the peoplo over the merciless, remorseless partisan ma chine erected to enslave them. ELECTIONS IN PORTO RICO Republicans Carry Puiico nnd Majority of Smaller Town. A San Junn do Porto Rico dispatch of December 12 says: Governor Gen eral Davis has issued an order govern ing tho display of flags in Porto Rico. The Spanish Hag is not to bo allowed on public buildings. The republicans have carried Ponce by a majority of 1,700. Elections were held in seventeen towns. The repub licans hold eight with a total plurality of 1V-00. Forty-flvo elections are yet unordered. It will take two months to complete the elections nt tho pres ent c. Latent From Manila. General Young reports tho rescue of lirutne of the Nevada regiment nnd Edwards of the gunboat Yorktown, who have been held prisoners by the Filipinos, says u Manila dispatch of Wednesday. Genernl Tino, conveying tho American prisoners north, is hotly pursued. Agulnnldo is a fugitive in tho mountains. Tho Lepnnto province has been cleared of insurgents. Tho navy co operated with the army. Two thousand, eight hundred re leased Spanish prisoners ure ou their way to Manila. Capture Ma rderou Gang. A Manila Dec. 12th dispatch says Col. Smith with a detachment of the Sev enth Infantry surrounded nnd captured In a village near Malasqui, a party of guerrillas "who had made their head quarters there. The party Included the band which assassinated seven of ficials nt Malasqui for friendliness to Americans. All ara Insurgents who became bandits when the disintegra tion of the Filipino army began. Robert's Hearing Returned. The Roberts investigating committee resumed Its session at Washington De cember 12th behind closed doors. This proceeding, as explained, was to permit the committee to receive nnd discuss reports on procedure, form of subpoena, etc. Meantime, Mr. Rob erts himself nnd qulto a gathering of Mormons and gentiles stood outside the committee door awaiting admis sion. Rival of Sugar Trust. Preparations arc under way at Dover, Del., for the Incorporation of tho Col onial Sugar Refinlug company, capital 5100,000,000. Large sugar-making companies now outside tho American Sugar Refining company are concerned In this new Delaware enterprise. Its specific object is to extend tho sugar industry in Hawaii, Porto Rico and Cuba. A Good Move. A genernl order has been issued by tbe Southern Railway Co., that nil employes must stop using cigarettes or lose their positions. Hake Cashier Yield. , At Sao City, la., W. D. Sanson, a fountr farmer, entered the First Na tional bank and at the point of a pistol compelled the assistant cashier to hand over nearly 8100. The sheriff was no tified and went In pursuit. He soon landed his man and recovered tho money. Klltabetu Upbaiu Chase Dead. Mi's. Elizabeth Upham Chase, who became piomlnent In the anti-slavery days on account of her work In belnlf of the negro, is dead at Central FaU. R. I., aged ninety-three years. WOODTO BE NEW GOVERNOR President Relieved to Have Decided on Ilrooke's Successor. A special from Washington says: "Gov Governor of Cuba" will be tho ofllcial designation of the office to which Major General Leonard Wood will bo as signed early In the newyenras tho suc cessor to Major General Brooke, the present military governor of the Island. lly omitting the word "mllttnry" the president wishes to impress upon tho Cubans that under tho new regime "civil" government as far as possible under military ofllccrs and men will obtain. The word "civil" will not bo substituted for "military" because that would appear incongruous in view of tho authority under which tho presi dent is operating. Nevertheless It Is the desire of the president that Gen eral Wood shall cut loose from rigid military methods and allow the Cu bans the widest latitude posslblo In municipal affairs. Indeed, that was his principal motive in selecting Gen eral Wood for tho governorship. The number of departments in the islnnd will probnbly be reduced In a month or two, so thnt there will be no necessity for nil the general ofllccrs now there. General Ludlow desires, it is under stood, to come home when General Wood takes command. Notwithstanding tho opposition from the line of the nrmy to tho ap pointment of General Wood as major general of volunteers, the confirmation by the senate of his nomination maybe accepted ns a foregone conclusion. A favorable report by the military com mittee may bo looked for on Tuesday and his confirmation will probably im mediately follow. General Wood will remain in Washington until he has re ceived his new commission nnd will then proceed to Santiago, nnd arrange for his transfer to Havana. DRINK FROM WRONG BOTTLE Two Prominent Kansas Men III und May Die. Seriously A Topckn, Kan., special says; Colo nel James Graham and Willinm P. Cunnccn, two prominent politicians of St. Mary's, Kan., drank a bottle con taining n -disinfectant, believing it to be whisky, and both arc seriously ill and may die. Colonel Graham had bought a bottle of disinfectant to guard against smallpox and also n bottle of whisky, and mixed tho bot tles by mistake. Graham was lieuten ant colonel of the Second Kansas regi ment in the Spanish war and is well known. Miihoii Appeals for Iloer. An appeal by Mr. Mason of Illinois for nu expression of sympathy for the Transvaal republic in its war with Great Itritnin, was the feature of the senate proceedings Monday. It was the first formal nddrcssdclivered In the senate this session, nnd was listened to with thoughtful attention by both the members and a largo gallery of au ditors. No business of importance was transacted by the senate, and an carl; adjournment was taken. l'rovltlo for Families. Tho London war olllcc has Issued a notice that after January 1 a deduction will be innde from the soldiers serving in South Africa in the case of pri vates, 4 pence per day for wives, and a penny for each child; In the case of sergeants, 8 pence for wives nnd 2 pence for each child. These sums have thus far been paid by tho government. The order indicates a belief that the campaign will be a long one. Prevented I'ttir Rout. Later details regarding the disaster to General Gataere's column at Storm bcrg show that but for tho magnificent work of tho llritlsh artillery tho dis aster would have been mora extensive than It was, as the incessant Iloer shell fire In the midst of the repulsed Infantry ultimately led to disorder. The Iloers captured three llritlsh guns Reese at Liberty. John P. Reese, national executive committeeman of the United Mine Workers, who hns been In Jail at Fort Scott, Kansas, under commitment from the federal court for contempt, hns been released under a writ pt habeas corpus recently Issued In St Louis by Judge Thayer. Holll to Aet ut Pretoria. Secretary Hay has cabled to United States Consul Stanley Ilollls nt Lou ren7.o Mnrquez, Portuguese East Africa, directing him to proceed to Pretoria and tnke charge of the United States consulate there upon the departure of Mr. Mncrum. To Check Trust. In the senate Monday Senator Chil ton Introduced a bill prohibiting the sending of articles, the making of which is controlled by a trust, from one to another state. Such offenses are made punishable by imprisonment not to exceed three years. For Postal Having Hank. Representative Lorimor of Illinois Monday introduced In tho house a bill for postal savings bauks. Returns ttoru a Hunting Trip. W. J. Brynn and ox-Governor Hogg have returned to Austin, Tex., from their duck hunting trip to tho gulf. Mr. Bryan found invitations awaiting him to speak in Omaha and KansaH City during January, und ho will prob nbly accept them. Rrldge Is Repaired. It Is announced from Capo Town that the Boers have succeeded in re pairing tho Lceuwfonteln bridge, be tween Stormberg and Burghcrsdorp, which tho British destroyed on retlr- I Ing. - IS SHOTBY EDITOR Fatal Affair in the News Office at Belden, Neb, I. HARK BLENKIRON IS THE VICTIM. Demands Retraction of Nevripaper Ar ticle, and Tragedy Follow Slayer Surrender and U Placed In Jail. At Belden, n small town south of Ilartington, Charles II. Harris, editor of the Belden News, shot and instant ly killed Hark lilcnklron of Atkinson. The News ofllce was the scene of the crime. " . lilcnklron, who was nn old resident of Ileldcn, took exception to nn article printed in tho News, and called on Harris to retract the statement. Dur ing tho excitement Harris drew a re volver, as he claims, in self-defense, nnd shot ltlenhiron, who walked n few steps and dropped dead. Harris imme diately went to Ilartington and surren dered himself to the sheriff, and is now in jail awaiting his preliminary hearing. lilcnklron leaves a wife nnd family in Atkinson, while Harris is a single man and has relatives in Paulina, la. Excitement runs high at Ileldcn, but the ofllccrs have no fear of mob vio lence. At the coroner's inquest over the body of Hark lilcnklron, the evidence went to show that the shooting was done in self defense. The real trouble which led up to the shooting occurred the middle of last week, when Mr. lilcnk lron had trouble with tho Belden bank over an overdraft, and, it is alleged, tried to close ip tho institution. The editor wrote up the affair In his paper, and to this lilcnklron took offense and undertook to have It retracted. Thero was no one present at tho timo tho shooting took place except Harris and lilcnklron. Harris wns seen at the county jail, and while not disposed to talk very much, he seemed cheerful and confident that the public, when acquainted with tho facts, would justi fy the shooting on the grounds of self defense. The sheriff lias tho revolver which was used in the shooting. It is an old fashioned horse-pistol. The lllcnkirons nro among the wealthiest families in that part of the state and will fight the case to the bit ter end. DISEASE ATTACKS CATTLE Farmer Near Almworth Sustain tones to Tlielr Herd. Several ranchmen in the vicinity of Ainsworth, of late have been losing stock through some mysterious nusc. G. Fowler, a few miles north of Ains worth, is the latest victim. During the past few days he has lost ten head. The cattle havo been running in the corn fields and it is thought they get hold of some poisonous weeds. The cattle seem allright a few minutes prior to their death, when they begin to reel and weave about like a drunken man nnd falling, die In great agony. The ranchmen are taking their cattle off tho corn stalks and putting them In the feed lots, and where this is done no further losses arc reported. It is a good case for investigation by tho state authorities. WOMAN KILLED BY A TRAIN. Dlstrrailng Accident In Grand Island. Railroad Ynrd. A most distressing accident has just occurred at Grand Islnnd, Mrs. C. A. Baldwin, nn elderly lady, being run down by the incoming St. Joseph ifc Grand Island passenger trnin and in stantly killed. Mrs. Baldwin had been on the north side to see the woman who docs the wnshlng f her family. Sho was compelled to wait on account of a west-going Union Pacific freight train, and as soon as the last car of tho freight had passed, she attempted to cross, coming right in front of the swiftly running passenger train. Sho was thrown high in the air and fell alongside the track. Beyond a gash In the head, the remains were not cut or mangled. """ """, DEMOCRATIC MEETING The btate Committee Wilt Convene In Jumcs C. Dahlman of the Nebraska democratic stuto central committee has decided to call a meet ing of his committee to be held in Lin coln January 5. Tho committee will be asked to fix the tlmo and place of holding tho stnte convention for the selection of delegates to the national convention. An effort will be mado to have this convention held March 10 In Lincoln, that being the date of Mr. Bryan's fortieth birthday Pioneer Nebraskan Dead. II. Baker, who has resided at North Platte over thirty years, died at his home in tiiat city. If was well known throughout the west as one of Its oldest pioneers and is the father of Johnny Baker, the crack shot in Cody's show. J. M. Gilchrist of Nebraska City, ex aminer of county treasurers for the state auditor, has been promoted to take the iplaco of Bookkeeper Ircd Archerd, who died last week. Mr. Gilchrist has mado a good record -exnminer and tho promotion was sai to be due him. He wllMako the new place by the first of the year. Clarence Williams, colored, was ex- ccuted at PariB, Ky., for murdering his sweetheart, Joslo Tlilmatf. Tho citizens were very orderly at the exe- f cuttnn anil fhp.i-n wrn nn demonstra lions. i 4) -A. &li?rftrrSM',wrwvwi!iww '.'IwiWMm