Nebraska Newspapers

    WESTERN NEWS-DEMOCRAT.
VOLUME xiv. VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , MARCH 9. 1899. NUMBER 7.
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INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL
PARTS.
'TENNESSEE CYCLONE
THREE PERSONS KILLED AND
TWELVE INJURED.
O'\velvc or Fifteen Houses Were
Completely Destroyed Many Sol
diers of a French Garrison Killed.
by Explosion of Powder Magazine.
Death in the Wind.
A terrific cyclone passed over a portion
of Madisom'illeand Monroe County , Tenn. ,
Saturday night , Avith disastrous results.
Early in the evening a strong Avind arose
and several hours later a cyclone about
senty yards Avide struck a portion of
Madisonvillc , killing three persons , Avound-
Jmir ten or twelve others , and completely
destroying twelve or fifteen houses.
Besides loss of life and destruction of
residence properly barns \\cre swept aAvay
and stock was killed.
L'pporls from upper East Tennessee
points are to the effect that a heavy Avind
storm prevailed hat unlay , accompanied by
territic rains. The rain did untold damage
to crops in that section and it was conserA'-
athviy estimated that this torrent , coupled
TviJb the recent 1'iveze and bad Aveather ,
; wilt mean a loss of $ 1,000.000 to farmers in
that section.
The most frightful feature of the tornado
Avas the manner in Avhich Jack Moser met
his death , lie was hurled by the wind's
force lnjm his hoti.-e a distance of 700
yards , unti ! his progress was impeded by
a Aviri i'r.ce. . which completely severed his
head from his bndThe remains were
founl in thiit condition.
BIG MAGAZINE EXPLOSION.
M-tny SoluMs of a Garrison in
Southern France Are Killed.
The naval powder magazine of La Goub-
nui. betucen La Seine and Toulon , in the
< lojiartme.it of V.ir.outhern France , ex-
plod d . mi'lay morning. All the soldiers
on duty at the magazine were killed and a
number of inhabitant.- the surrounding
district in the buildings which were razed
were also victims. Fifty thousand kilo
grams of black po\\der exploded. It
looks as though a uilcunic eruption
had occurred , the count r\ being SAvept
-almost bareithin a radius
of i wo miles , houses destnn ed. trees over
turned and distorted , fields devastated and
covered with stones and impalpable black
dust. Later report- show that of the seven
sentries , four were killed outright and the
others severely injured , the corporal being
life-rally scalped and the scalp overhanging
his face like a veil. IT is impossible to as
certain accurviA .he- number killed , but
it is believed t iat no fewer than lOOAvere
injured. Altlnuuh it was a clear night ,
the explosion AMIS so terrific as to produce
ii slight rainfall. Fortunately the neigh
boring magazines escaped. It is now be-
lie\ed that Hie explosion originated in
chemical decomposition in smokeless POAV-
< ler. There is no suirge.-tion of foul plaj * .
Four of the injured succumbed t' > their in
juries. It is believed that liftecn are still
buried in the dcbri.- .
PHILIPPINE COMMISSIONERS.
Gen. Otis , Accompanied by Aides ,
Makes a Forma ] Call.
. ( len. Otis , accompanied by his aides ,
Capt. Murray and Lieut. Sladc. on Sunday
morning paid a formal \isit to the ciA'il
members < f the t'nited stases Philippine
Commission , who arrived at Manila Sat
urday from Hong Kong on board the
cnr'ser Uallimore. A house on the Ermite
water front has been prepared for the resi
dence of the Commission.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
"Work of Roth Houses Finished
Shortly After 12OO Saturday.
Vice President Hobart declare ; ! the Sen
t ate of the Fifty-fifth Congress adjourned
' Avithotst day at eight minutes after 12
o'clock Saturday. It was after a contin
uous session beginning at 11 o'clock on
Friday , Avilh the exception of one hour re
cess < luring the forenoon.
speaker Heed declare' ! the Mouse ad
journed at 12:10 o'clock.
MRS. STEVENSON DEAD.
jUothcr of K.\-Vice President Kxpiretl
EarSy Monday Morning.
Mrs. Sarah Ste\en.M > ii. mother of the
former Vice President. Adhii Stevenson ,
Klied early Monda\ morning at Blooming-
ton. 111. , after an ! ! < v.s of H-u-ral veeks.
A * , as DO year.of a ; e.
Dynamiter Kcl
Burton , the last of the dynamite con
spirators. has just been release ; ! from an
English jail , lie Avasi'iiicnced in 168 , " for
complicity in the expio.-iiin i.i tin- under
ground railroad at Pared Street. London ,
an 1SS3 , Avhereby numbers of pas.-cngers
were injured , and the explosion al Tower
in London , in 188.1 through which several
visitors Avere injured.
Divorce lor I.o Breton.
F. M. Le Breton , husband of Lilly Lang-
f try. obtained a divorce in the divorce court
511 London , owing to his Avifc's misconduct
fI
Avith Lord Grantley. who was mulcted in
I- costs. The parties Avere married in 1877.
It Lord Grantley , had been an intimate friend
t of the family for .years .past. The suit Avas
not defended.
CHICAGO BUTCHER CONFESSES
Quarreled With His Wile and
ThreAV Her Into the J ake.
Albert Becker , the Chicago butcher Avho
has been in custody on suspicion of having
murdered his first Avife , Teresa Becker ,
broke dOAvn Thursday under the long con
tinued cross-questioning of the police and
made a complete confession.
"I killed her on Jan. 27 , " said Becker
defiantly. "We Avere walking on the
Randolph Street viaduct and began quar
reling. I became angry and threw her into
the lake. Then 1 Avenl hojiie. "
Becker has inquired continually for his
17-year-old AvSfe. lie Avas always given
an evasive ansAver and apparently receiv
ing the impression that Eda Avould in some
way be connected Avilh the disappearance
of Avife Xo. 1 he made the confession , in the
theory of the police , to absolve her from
any blame. The body of the murdered
Avoman has not yet been found.
NO BEER FOR SOLDIERS.
Authorities in Cuba Attempting-
Make the Men Teetotlars.
The American military authorities in
Cuba are attempting to make the Ameri
can soldiers teetotlars b > stopping the sale
of beer at post exchanges and closing the
bars in Havana and Mariano for selling
beer or Avine to privates or noncommissioned
sioned officers. The proprietors of such
places are lined $500. but are allowed to
reopen afier three days on giving bonds.
The private soldiers , especially the vol
unteers , think it a hardship that they may
not buy beer when the onieers of their reg
iments are unrestricted , especially as the
volunteer officers feel comradeship for
Uieir men and often buy llasks for them.
\s matters stand now the American sol-
aiers cannot get a drink , not even beer.
\vithout breaking the law or forcing some
one else to break it.
BLOCKED BY UNCLE SAM.
Central American Filibusters Are
Headed Oft' at XCAV Orleans.
The Kansas City filibusters Avere sent j
'aonie from XCAV Orleans , Evans , the leader ,
giving the men choice betAveen tickets
uomeor.18. The ( iovernmcnt authorities
clocked any attempt at transportation to
Minefields and the expedition Avas aban
doned. Evans adhered to his story that
.he men were simply laborers for Guate-
mala.
( Jray is Ilewarded.
Senator ( Jeorge ( I ray of PchiAvare , do Id
Democrat , one of the members of the Paris
peace commission , has been tendered ,
intl has accepted , the United Slates circuit
judgeship of the Third Circuit , comprising
jho States of XCAV JerseDehiAvare and
Pennsylvania. The nomination , however ,
( vill not be made till after the adjourn
ment of Congress. I
Anti-Usury Bill Passed. |
Senator Wilson's bill prohibiting the i
jale , transfer , or assignment of usurious j
'jotes. contracts , etc. , in the State of Mis1
jouri , Avithout giving the purchaser or as
signee notice of the usurious character of
the same , has passed. This bill grew out
jf the agitation among telegraphers in St.
Louis against the usurers.
Mercedes is liaised.
The former Spanish cruiser Keina Mer-
'cdes. which Avas sunk in the channel of
Santiago Harbor during the bombardment
Uy Admiral Sampson's licet on June 0. has
jcen raised and pumped out. Such re
pairs as can be readily eft'ected Avill be
aiade. after Avhich she will probably be
towed to lu\ana.
Stovemakers Advance Prices. ,
The Southern Stove Manufacturers" As
sociation held a session at Chattanooga.
Ten ! ! . The most important feature of the
meeting was a decision reached to mate-
ially advance prices on all kinds of stoves.
The reason for this is the recent advance in
the price of iron and oilier material used.
Prize Ship in Japanese Xavy. j l
The cruiser Chito/ . built by the Union i j
( ron \Vorkal San Francisco for the Japa- \
IK\M > Ciovernment. has been formally delivered - ,
j
livered l < > Capt. Sakurai. who will be its '
future coniniandei. The vessel now ( lies j 1
i
the Japanese liair and is considered the
flues ? ship in .he Mikado's navy. i
Will Put an Knd to Assi iinicnt > > . t
judge Dakei of the Unite 1 States Court j
at Indianapolis , hid. , decided that the assignment - :
signment law of Indiana is interior to the ' .
Federal bankrupt art. The effect of Ihede- '
cision It fa i reaching and will practically ,
;
put an ei'i t < < : > 11 assignment.- under ( lie J i
.stats law. _ ' '
Hohson Promoted
The President ha.- , nominated Ax-i anl
Xaval Con.-trwtor h'ichmond J' . IIolisou i
u > hn \anced ten number.- from Xo. 1 of' '
the list o : is.sis'anl ' mnal constrnc'ors to ,
Xo.Sonlheli.il of na\al construvi , > : - . ; for' '
f.triordinjrheroism. ! .
Cutters Strike. ,
The granite cutters of Qnincy and West
Qumcy. Mas- . . . are on a strike because of :
the refusal of manufisctuivrs to sign
1
the neu pritv list. Xinety-one firms em- ,
ploj ing 1.20 ! ! cutlers are in\ol\vd. j '
,
Treaty with 3Iexiro ftatici. < (
The I'liitod States Senate has ratified the ;
extradition treaty Avith .Mexicoith a ; <
retroactive clause to co\er cases that otherj j
:
Avise might not be punishable because of ;
the lapse of the old treat } .
Supreme Court. Honors HerschHI I
The United States Supreme Court ad-i | <
journed upon learning of the death of Lord j t
llerschell of the joint high commission | i
who died in Washington.
Big Failure at Sandusky , Ohio.
II. C. Test , an extensive lish dealer of
Sandusky , Ohio , lias gone into bankruptcy.
The liabilities are $300,000 ; assets , small.
THE WEEK IN TRADE
BUSINESS WORLD AS SEEN BY
BRADSTREET'S.
Congressman Bailey Announces that
He AVill Xot Be a Candidate for
Democratic leadership Before the
Next , Congress States His Keasons
Bradstreet's Weekly Review.
Bradstreet's Weekly Review says : An
enlarged volume of spring trade , particu
larly in dry goods , due to spring weather ,
special strength in the demand and price
for cotton fabrics , an immense and urgent
call , Avith soaring prices , for iron and steel
and all its products , and substantial ad
vances in wages , chieily affectingtheabove
mentioned industries , and benefit ing by
conservative calculation J 10.000 operative.- , ,
j are among the features of the week going
. to t show that the producing class of the
country population are .sharing in thepics-
ent favorable conditions. From many
cities east and west come reports of an
active demand from jobbers for spring dry
goods. In the lumber trade the producer
stvms lilly to reap a long delayed reward ,
as buyers become familiar with the fact
that available supplies of hard wood , of
white or yellow pine or of spruce and hem
lock , are well controlled , while the out
look for building trade actiity is favorable.
Our export trade in cereals is recover
ing from the check administered by recent
frigid and stormy weather , but reports of
damage to the winter wheat crop on the
one hand and estimates of .superabundant
supplies of ! he old crop in fanners' hands
have about balanced each other , with a
slight advantage as regards prices secured
by the bears. Corn exports for the week
aggregate 5,7l)4.8iiP ) bushels , against n.OJiJ-
( V.U bushels in the week a A ear ago.
OTIS ANSWERS AN INQUIRY.
Filipinos Have Not Captured a Sin
gle Prisoner of War.
The following has been received from
Otis in answer to an inquiry from Alger
respecting the number of American prison
ers held by the insurgents :
The insurgents have not taken , nor do
they hold , a'single prisoner of Avar. They
have three soldiers in Malolos , picked up i
in i January , \\lio , without permission. Avent j
among them near Cavito and Caloocan. L j
am looking after tlu-m and providing them
Avith money. Have captured over 1.500 in
surgents since Feb. 4. Detrimental re
ports Avhic'h reach the United States are
manufactured mostly- Ifoug Kong. The
troops here are in splendid condition.
CANAL PLOT BEHIND IT.
New York Financiers Seek to C : cc-
throAv Nicaraguan Government.
The Kansas City Journal has printed a
lengthy 1 story to tlic effect that X'CAV York
financiers. 1 Avhosc contract to build the Xie-
araguau Canal expires October next , are
believed to be back of a scheme to over
throw the Xicaraguan Government in or
der to secure a new government conces
sion Avhich Avill enable them to perma
nently control the building of the canal.
John Drummond of Virginia. Avho recently
visited Kansas City , the story alleges , en
deavored to interest Kansas Cityans in the
scheme.
BAILEY NOT TO LEAD.
Announces He Will Xot Be a Candi
date Before Xext Congress.
Congressman Bailey of Texas announced
in j the Lower House of Congress last Aveek
that he Avould not be a candidate for the
Democratic leadership of the. next Con
gress. He said the decision Avas irrevoca !
ble. The refusal of the Democrats to fol
low his lead in his demand for the consideration -
eration of the resolution to declare Wheeler
and other members who accepted army j
commissions thereby forfeited membership i
induced i him to make the announcement. i
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JOHN WILSON DRURY DEAD. ,
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Was a Close Friend of Samuel .1. j '
Tilden and Stephen A. Douglas. i
John Wilson Drnry is dead al Jfhine- | 1
beck. X. Y. . aged Si > A ears. lie was a j
close personal friend of Stephen A. Douglas - i \
!
las j and Samuel J. Tildcn. In IH10 he '
moved , to Illinois , where he became emi- j' !
lieu , ! as a jurist and \\as elevated to a [
judgeship. ; lie Avas one of the original I '
directors \ of the Chicago ami Uock Island j |
Railroad j and for fifteen years v.as atlorncx .
for | the conipanA. 1
Huston to right the Sparrow. ,
In compliance with a petition presented !
by prominent Uosto'i citizens. Mayor Quincy -
has . ' directions to tin1 '
cy giv.'ii superintend-
cnts of ] > ublc : grounds to heuin the work
of exlerniinatinu the Kntrlish sparrow.
,
What will be done jusl now. howeer.vill
j > c in the list ire of an e-p < '
South Africun < * o5d Output.
A c < m > ular report from Capetown. Af-
rica. | says that reckoning on the basis of ' ,
September reports of outputs South Africa
will produce in the current year $7i. ( H7.-57r :
of gold , whicli will place South Africa .
ahead of all ( he goltl producing c : > : intrk's
of the world.
Chicago Stock Yards Case. i
The Interstate Commerce Conimihsion has j { 1
filed a bill in the Federal Court for an in- '
junction j restraining the leading railroads ; '
entering from the Avest from imposing $2
terminal charge at Ihc Chicago stock \ ards.
Portland Sails for Manila. ' j ! i i
The United States transport Portland I
sailed from San Francisco Saturday last
for Manila. It carries a number of recruits
and a great cargo of supplies for the Army
and Xavy departments in the Philippines.
NOT BY ACT OF THE HOUSE
"Will Gen. Wheeler et al. Vacate
Their Seats in Congress.
An attempt Avas made in the lower House
of Congress Thursday to consider the res-
olulians reported by the Judiciary Com
mittee declaring that ( Jen. Wheeler , Col.
Colson of Kentucky , Col. Campbell of
Illinois and Maj. Eobbins of Pennsylvania ,
Avho accepted commissions in the army ,
had thereby vacated their seats , but the
House by an overwhelming vote refused to
consider them. The political division upon
this vote Aas significant. The vote stood
77 ayes , cast by 21 Republicans , 48 Dem
ocrats and 1o Populists , and 140 nays , cast
by 101 Republicans. 41 Democracs and one
Populist.
EIGHT-HOUR DAY IN COLORADO
Senators Offered Money If they
Would Defeat the Bill.
The Colorado Senate has passed the bill
providing for an eight-hour day in all
mines in the State by a vote of 2 ( > to G. The
bill Avas passed by the House some time
ago. During the debate Senator Buckley
caused a sensation by the announcement
that he and other senators had been offered
laiye sums of money if they Avould A-ote
against the bill. The bill as passed is
identical with the law now in force in
Ttzih.
SOLDIERS IN A WRECK.
Six Coaches Filled with Troops
Overturned.
Xews has been received of a disastrous
wreck near Tupelo , Miss. , on the
Mobile and Ohio road. Six coaches
loaded with soldiers were overturned and
two Avere killed and six seriously hurt.
The t rain Avrecked had on board several
hundred members of the Missouri Volun
teers who had been mustered out and wen
returning home.
Schnrz's 7Oth Birthday.
The seventieth anniversary of the birth
of Carl Schuiv. Avas celebrated at his home
in JN'CW York March 2. Congratulatory
telegram.- and letters Avere received in great
numbers. Through the day close friends
called to offer their congratulations in per
son. A cablegram of greeting came from
Prince Herbert P.ismarck and from forty of
Ihe leading meinbers of the German Reich
stag , and similar dispatches Avere received
from various parts of ( Jen-many and from
important cities in the I'nited States.
Say the Story Is Absurd.
The War Department officials pronounce
absurd the characteristic Filipino junta
story to the effect that Aguinaldo had
taken several hundred American soldiers
prisoners and removed them to the inte
rior. As a matter of fact Gen. Otis' bulle
tins have accounted for every man in the
American army at Manila , and there is no >
on record a single case of missing.
Witness Held for Perjury.
James E. Xello , Avho made a sensational
affidavit for the defense in the hearing ol
the motion for a neAv trial in the Collins
murder case at Topeka , Kan. , Avas shoAvn
to have SAvorn falsely Avhen- placed on the
Avitness stand and Avas committed to jail.
County Attorney Jetmore secured reliable
information that the man's real name Avas
Harris Bradbury.
Farmer Builds a Mansion.
The erection of Avhat is by far the best
farm house in Xorthwest Missouri and
probably the best in the State has just been
completed near Burlington Junction in the
Avestern part of X'odaway County. It is
the property of Charles D. Caldwell and is
valued at $30,000. The grounds have beei ?
laid out in a very attractive AVIIV.
Thrown Into Prison-
Cen. Toral , who commanded the troops
at Santiago de Cuba , has been arrested and
imprisoned in Spain , previous to being
courlmartialed for surrendering to Shafter.
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Chicago Cattle , common to prime ,
# { .00 to $0.25 ; hogs , shipping grades.
: $ : { .0 ( ) to $4.00 : sheep , fair to choice , $3.00
to , $4.7f > : Avhoat , Xo. 2 red , 73c to 74c :
corn < , Xo. 2 , 3Je ( to 3Sc ; oats , Xo. 2 , 2Sc
to 1 2c ! ) : rye. Xo. 2. " > Ge to 5Sc ; butter ,
choice < creamery. 20c to 21c ; eggs , fresh.
to 21c ; potatoes , choice. 50c to GOc
per ] bushel.
Indianapolis Cattle , shipping. $3.00 to
S..7rj , : hogs , choice li 'lit , $2.7 ; " * to $4.00 ;
sheep , common to choice , $2. . > 0 to $4.2. ) :
wheat. Xo. 2 reil. 71c to 72c : corn , Xo. 2
white , 33c to 3.V ; oats , Xo. 2 white , "tk
to i 32c.
St. Louis Cattle. $3. . " > 0 to $0.00 ; hogs.
$3.00 ! to $4.00 ; sheep. § 3.00 to $4. ; " > 0-
wheat. Xo. 2. 74c to 7sie ; corn , Xo. 2
yellow. 34c to 3Gc : oats. Xo. 2 , 20c to 30c ;
1 rye. Xo. 2 , "iOe to Glc.
Cincinnati Cattlefi $2. . 0 to ? .r .75 : hogs ,
$ . " . .00 to $4.00 ; sheep. $2. : > 0 to $4. . " > 0.
wheat. Xo. 2. 74c to 7Gc : corn. Xo. 2
mixed. ] 34c to 3Gc : oats , Xo. 2 mixed , 20t
to ' : > 0c : rye. Xo. 2. G2c to G4c.
Detroit Cattle. $2. "H ) to $ r .7. > ; hogs ,
. * : : . ( ! ( ! to $4.00 : sheep. $2.r.O to $4.50 ;
wheat , Xo. 2. 7."c to 7."c ; corn. Xo. -
yellow. "He to "Gc : oats , Xo. 2 Avhite. o2c
to ' :5"e ; rye. Glc to ( " 5c.
Toledo Wheat. Xo. 2 mixed. 74c tc
7Gc ; corn , Xo. 2 mixed , . " ! 4c to . ' .Gc : oats ,
Xo. 2 white. 2Kt' ! :50c : ; rye. Xo. 2. HGc
to ; . Sc : clover seed. new. $ : i.SO to $8.1)0. )
Milwaukee Wheat. Xo. 2 spriujr , 71c
to , 72c ; corn. Xo. . " . . ,2c to . " 4c : oats. Xo.
2 white , 2Sc to 'Jlc : rye , Xo. 1 , . 7c to . " ) Sc ;
barley J , Xo. 2 , 4He to " > lc : pork , mess ,
$1).2. ) > to $ i.7."i. )
Buffalo Cattle , j oed shippini : steers.
$ , . ' 5.00 to $ G.OO ; ho s. connnon to choice ,
$ . " .2o to $4.2 " ) ; sheep , fair to choice weth
ers. , $ o.i)0 to $4.7. ) : lambs , common to
extra.$4..r,0 ( to $ r.2r > .
Xew York Cattle , $ .f.2r to $0.00 ; hoj's.
,
$ : ] .GO to $4.r > 0 : sheep. $3100 to $4.75 ;
Avheat , Xo. 2 red. SGc to SSc : corn , Xo.
2 , 44c to 4Gc ; oats , Xo. 2 Avhite , 37c to
SSc ; butter , creamery , IGc to 24c ; eggs ,
Western. 23c to 2-ic ;
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM.
Marshall Mooney of Crawford Re
ceives a Bullet in His Brain He-
suit of Collecting a Bar Bill from
a Trooper Filled Avith Liiquor.
Crawford's Marshal Shot.
A shooting affray took place at Crawford
i few days since. Louis Grossman , to
gether Avith several other soldiers , Avere
discharged from the army at the Fort
Robinson military post and Avere en route
Tor the east. Grossman AV ? bound for
Chicago to visit relatives. He boarded the
train at Fort Robinson. When Cnuvford
Avas reached a number of other soldiers
entered the car. They Avere all feeling
hilarious and had been drinking to excess.
Marshall Frank IX Mooney and J. I ) .
Ilagleword , a Crawford saloonkeeper , cn-
rered the car at Crawford in search of
Grossman. Ilagleword had a bill against
the man and upon his presenting it Gross
man promptly paid it. They then debarked
from the train just as it started to leave.
Mooney no sooner reached the depot
platform than he was shot down , the but-
let tearing through his eye and completely
penetrating his head , and chances are
against his recover- . Grossman is charged
with firing the shot. This he denies and
. hums that after paying the bill to Mr.
Ilagleword he remained in his seat. As
soon as the train left Crawford a deputy
sheriff in that city telegraphed the circum
stances of the shooting to officers at Chad
ron Avho made the arrest. One important
witness , a soldier , Avas held. He stated to
the sheriff , Avithout knowing his identity ,
that Grossman had fired a shot before the
train left Crawford.
Grossman Avas arraigned andnoevidcnce
ueing produced to show that he fired the
shot , he Avas released and at once left
Chadron for the east. The victim of the
shooting has passed the danger point and
is rapidly recovering.
OF COLE
Tragic Fate of Friends Made Ene
mies by Jealousy.
At the inquest OA-er the body of Clyde
Cole , Avho Avas shot at Endicott , the evi
dence showed that Cole escorted Miss Ger
trude Rickey to her home and while they
were talking at the gate Bert Grandy came
up and after chatting pleasantly a.few
minutes asked the girl Avhich she preferred
going Avith , Cole or himself. She expressed
a preference for Cole and Grandy drew a
revolver. Miss Rickey stepped between
the tAvo. but Graudy. reaching over her
shoulder , ylischrrged Us pistol , the ball
piercing ( ble -heart. . Col < - staggered to
the house and as the girl's father opened
the door after hearing the shot Cole fell on
the step and said : "lie got un- this
and expired.
Grandy snapped the pistol at tluv n- ,
couple of times , but no loads Avere leu in'it.
Then he Avent to his own home and taking ,
all the cartridges he could find left hur
riedly and Avas not seen again until his
dead body Avas found a quarter of a mile
aAvay. The night trains Avere Avatched to
prevent his escape and an attempt made to
locate him Avith bloodhounds , but the dogs
got onto the Avrong trail and Avent south
into Kansas. When Grandy "s body was
found it Avas lying on its back , his revolver
close to his hand and a bullet hole in the
center of his forehead. Grandy Avas about
21 years and Cole 19 years of age. The
parents of both boys live in Endicott and i
'
the vicinity and they had ahvays been good
friends until each became jealous of the
ther's attentions to Miss Rickey.
"Whittaker Heirs Are Expectant.
In York County are a number of heirs
of the Whittaker estate Avho have learned
through Associated Press reports that the
Captain Whittaker estate Avill soon be paid
out ( to the heirs. Rev. William Whittaker ,
formerly a resident of York County , has
made t\vo trips to England for the purpose
of furnishing proofs of ownership. lie has
just returned from a trip made last sum
mer and inlWins the heirs that everything
is satisfactory and that the money Avill be
paid out soon. The estate is estimated at
S9D.OOO.COO and there are 187heir. > .
Thrifty Immigrants.
Thirty-one car loads in three special
trains is Bloomfield's invoice of emigrants
from lewa. They are a thrifty , forehanded
people , Avith good looking live stock and
money in their pockets. TheA have all
bought land in eastern Knox County , and
will help to build up this section of the
State. Ex-Senator Saunders , banker of
r.loomfield , met them at the State line and
accorr.panied their trains to Bloomfield
where a large crowd Avith the brass band
> net them at the depot.
Swindlers Collect "War Tax. "
The latest scheme to swindle farmers
iround Wymore is the collection of a "war
, a\ " ' from the most ignorant class of agri
culturists. Well dressed and smooth talk
ing swindlers have been traveling through
'hi ? .v-c-uon Avorking this scheme and from
eeiit reports they seem to have been quite
-uccessful. having held up a large number
> f farmers for amounts ranging from $1 to
10 each.
Thieves Pay the Penalty.
In the case of the State of Xebraska
against Lewis and Williams , after an all
.light session at Trenton the jury found
ootli guilty of grand larceny , and Judge
N'orris sentenced each to six years and six i
months at hard labor in the penitentiary
and to pay the. cost of the prosecution.
Ponca's New School House.
Eric Xylan of Yermillion. S. D. . AVHS
awarded the contract for building the
-chool house at Ponca. The contract price
is $11.900. The Avork of excavating Avill be
begun at once , and the building is to be
finished for the fall session.
Bring Home Soldiers' .Remains.
A letter received by General Harry shows
that the Goverment is preparing to send
the bodies of the Nebraska soldiers home
and is using due diligence in this respect
without having Availed for the action of the
legislature. .
Good Program for Educators.
The annual normal institute of Cass
County Avill be held in Weeping Water
March 27 to 251. George L. Farley , county
superintendent , Avill be the conductor. Dr.
Byron W. King , president of King's School
of Oratory , Pittsburg , Pa. , and Dr. X. C.
Schoeffer , State Superintendent , Harrisburg -
burg Pa. , haA'e been secured as instructors.
The former Avill-work in reading , language ,
grammar , literature and physical culture ;
the latter , arithmetic , grammar and geog
raphy. Both educators are able lecturer.- }
and Avill occupy two evenings each. Mrs.
J. K. Keithley has charge of the music.
Want Fire Insurance.
Lumbermen from a dozen towns iu
Northeast Nebraska assembled at Xor-
folk recently for the purpose of taking tin !
preliminary steps toward the organization
of a mutual lire insurance company. It it
claimed that the rates charged by insur
ance companies on lumber risks in Ne
braska are exorbitant more than lumber
men are really able to pay. Various plan : ?
Avere discussed by the representatives
present , but no de'-nite ' plan of organ iza *
tion Avas adonted.
Severely Burned.
Thomas Hannon. an employe of the Col
umbus Brewery , was severely burned
about the face and head a few days ago-
Jle Avent into one of the large tanks with a
light and had scarcely passed the manhole
Avhen something caught lire. The tanl
had been recently newly pitched and it i ?
believed that a gas generated Avhich caught
from the lamp , lie Avill be laid up for
some time.
Tried Three Times for Murder.
Judge Letton , in the District Court a
Auburn , overruled the motion for change o !
venue in the Argebright murder case
hence Argebright will be tried the third
time in Nemaha County for taking the liftf
of his father-in-law , VVilliam Smeiser. irt
February , JS9i. The Avork of securing 3
jury Avill be somewhat tedioiu- . The tiiw
lixed for the trial is March 27.
Smallpox at Omahn.
The health oflicials of Omaha now be
lieve that the epidemic of .smallpox hag
been stumped out in that city. There aw
only four cases there at present , and it li
confidently believed that these are the last
Stringent.nieaspvcs have been taken by the
authorities'there to prevent the spread of
smallpox , Avhich at one time was increas
ing at an alarming rate.
Shot His TJrother-iu-Law.
Frank Eble. Avhilt ; intoxicated Avalkcd
into the paint shop of II. C. Truman al
Norfolk and took a shot at the proprietor
inflicting a slight Avonnd. Eble Avas ar
rested shortly afterward and two largo
revolvers Avere found upon him. He is u
brother-in-law of Truman. Family bus
iness troubles \\as the mothc.
Nebraska Soldiers lrul.
Otis roport.- > t\\ol 'o dL-.Uu.-T at ilurila
during the past week -of disease , of Aiflch
four were of smallpox and live of Avoundf
received in action , of whom three Avert
members of the First Nebraska , as follows :
Sergeant W. II. Cook , Privates Edward
Day , Companx A. and John Alley , Com- ,
"pany D.
Sheep Yards Double Capacity.
II. A. Knollin k Co. of Kansas City liavo
secured a three-year lease of eighty acrcy
of land south of Norfolk , to where their
sheep yards Avill be removed. The present
yards have facilities to handle 20,000 Jiead
of sheep , but the new quarters Avill be so
arranged as to double the capacity.
Judgment Against Koyal Neighbors
Francis II. Wallace of Fremont has re
covered a judgment for $1,000 and interest
from the Royal Neighbors of America on v
beneficiary ' certificate issued to his dead
wife. The case was stubbornly contested
by both sides , lln difference being false
statements in the application.
Postmaster Assaulted.
W. L. Jacobs , mail carrier between Pine
Ridge and Uushville. a few days ago , as
saulted , and severely injured Postmaster
Brooks . at Chadron. It A\as feared for a.
time that his injuries Avould prove fatalT
but he is now recovering. Jacobs was
fined ? J50 and costs.
Yotes for Refunding ; .
The refunding water bond proposition ,
was carried at Norfolk with but two votes
against. The new bonds .ire for $38,000 at
4 per cent , and are under contract to be
sold ut S ( > 27 premium. The old bonds bore
15 per cent , interest.
Christinas Boxes are .Received.
Brad P. Cook of Lincoln has received a
cablegram from Company D , enrolled in
that city , acknowledging the receipt of the
Christmas boxes sent on Nov. 30 :
" MANILA. March 1 : 1'oxes here : com
pany well. "
Woman Accidentally Shot.
By the accidental discharge of a shotgun ,
in the hands of her husband. Mrs. James
Blake recehed such a severe wound iii the
leg that amputation Avas necessary. Tie
Blakes live live miles north of Beaver Citv.
i Hector Changes Locations.
Tov. Thomas I lines , rector of the Epis
copal Church in Wymore. has resigned his
pastorate and will go la Cedar Rapids.
Avhere Mr. Ilines Avill assume the duties of
rector of the Episcopal Church.
3Iad Dog Scare.
Thenis a mad dog scare up in Chas
County. Several head of cattle have been
killed on account of rabies and two per
sons have been bitten. All the dogs with
out muzzles are killed on sight.
Scarcity of Feed.
Feed , especially hay. in and around
Monroe , is scarce on account of the feeders
coming in and buying it all for feed
ing purposes. There is a large amount of
feeders in this section of the state.
Norfolk is Well Pleased.
There is great rejoicing in Norfolk over
the passage of the bill by the Senate mak
ing an appropriation to purchase a site for
a government building there.
Nebraska Short Notes.
The B. & M. has promised to build anew
depot at Friend.
There were shipped from Furnas County
during the year 1893.1,017 cars of stock and ,
11,547 cars of grain. . _ _