Nebraska Newspapers

    TTIJ3 0 1 AHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , AIMUL 21 , 18 0.
of iptn'n ' In the regular nrmy. killed In the
re onnul8 anre rt Quongui W H born In In- '
fliana November 24 , 1SIC. ind appointed a
cadet nt the Military academy Juij , 1877 anJ (
grflduated number forty-one In his cln a
lie wnH appointed second lieutenant of the
Sixth cavalry In 18S1 and became a captain ,
December 14 , 1808 Ho cr\od with Mi rcgl- |
ntenl In Arizona and New Mexico from 1881
to WO , to the elo c of the latter year , pat-
tlclpatlng In the Sioux campaign In the ac
tion \Vaumled Knee.
He was at Port Nlobrara from 18&1 to 1891
and tlion served for a few months at Kort
Mjcr. near Washington , going thence to the
Infantry and cavalry school at Tort heaven-
worth , where he graduated with distin
guished honors.
Colonel Stotsunbeig then forved with his
regiment at Port hoavonworth until Decem
ber lift" , ana from that tlmp to the fol
lowing \prll wai profensor of military
iclonco end turtles at the University of
Nebraska. lie wan mustered In at major of
the Plrst Nebraska on May 9 last and ns
colonel November 10 , 1898. He sailed with
bis regiment for Manila Juno 1 > .
He hhd rather an ascetic countenance ,
partly due perhaps to the fact that ho was
alwn > H n very studious man , He was n
itilct disciplinarian and the recruits he had
to break In during the early months of his
command of the First Nebraska resented his
methods so blttoily that the ) procured the
passage of a resolution of censure against
him through the Nebraska legislature Cnca
they became engaged In actual warfaic ,
however , his course became so apparently
correct that In response to a very strong
demand of the utnte end the soldiers thcm-
solvoB the resolution was expunged from the
legislative records ,
Sltolfh of ( 'ololH-l SlolNfiilH-iK.
Colonel Jflhn M Stotsonborg was In com
mand of the rirst Nebraska volunteer In-
f.intiy , ah the result of the Illness of ono
ofllccr nnd the detachment of another. The
rirst Nebraska wont to Manila In command
of Colonel Ilratt , and under his command
took part In the operations south of Manila
against Mnl.ttc fort , anil the attack and cap-
tuio of Manila on August 1.1
In the selection of officers for civic posi
tions In the organisation of the govern
ment for the tlty , planned and put Into
execution by Major General Mcrrltt , Lieu
tenant Colonel Colton of the rirst Nebraska
wag made deputy collector of the pott.
Later Colonel limit became 111 and was
condemned by a medical board General
Otis ordered him homo and then , as ho
did not care to take Colton out of the cus
tom house , where ho was doing excellent
work , decided lo select some other ofllccr
for the command of the regiment. The
choice fell upon Stotscnbcrg of the Sixth
cavalry and he was named.
At first there was strong opposition from
within the command , many of the other
olllcors thinking that those In regular line
should bo promoted , but that was soon over
come. Colonel Stotscnbcrg endeared him
self to every man and officer In the ranks
end brought the regiment to a high state
of efficiency. Lieutenant Colton still holds
his commission with the regiment , but is
now colloctoi of the customs , having suc
ceeded General Whlttler of Now York , when
the latter was relieved ns collector.
IIlN Work. a th < - liiUerxlO.
In December , 1897 , the Hoard of Regents
of the Unlvotslty of Nebraska employed
Colonel Stotscnbcrg as Instructor In military
tactics , which position he held up to the
time of receiving his commission from ex-
Governor Holcomb , In the university he
was very popular with both professors and
students and was conMdcred n flno discipli
narian. When the war broke out he had a
talk with Chancellor MacLean and was given
permission to quit his duties nnd go out and
assist In the work of organizing a regiment.
Ho soon gathered about him the ( lower of
Nebraska and by the almost unanimous vote
of the boys was elected major , because of
his thprough military knowledge ,
In addition to Instructing In military tac
tics , Colonel Stotsonberg taught some
classes In mathematics and other branches
In the university , for which ho received the
sum of $500 per year , the last Installment
of which wan sent to him at Manila only last
week.
Flint ut Half Mnnt.
When the news of the death of
Colonel Stotsonberg was received at Lin
coln the flag on the university building was
placed at half niabt. Today appropriate
services will bo held In the chapel , orders
will bo read and the cadets of the school will
go Into mourning.
Mrs. Stotsonborg Joined her husband In
the Philippines last December , sailing from
San Francisco November 23 last. Deceased
leaves two children , both girls , aged S and
10 years , respectively , both of whom are
now with friends at Leavenworth.
The probable successor of Colonel Stet
sonborg will bo Lieutenant Colonel Colton
of David City , who has occupied his present
position almost ever since the organization
of the regiment. Ho Is very popular with
the men and IB regarded a thorough fioldler.
Ho stands over six feet high and weighs 223
pounds. Colton was chosen deputy collector
of the port of Manila 'by General .Mcrrltt
nfter the surrender nnd rendered excellent
eervlco In the post.
Ti-lhtitoN lo Hit *
On account of his bravciy , care and kind
ness for his men , Colonel Stotsenbcig won
the admiration nnd esteem of almont every
man In tug regiment. Speaking of him , Ed.
H. Gibson , n member of the I'irst Nebraska ,
n riling under date of March 6 from Manila
to bis parents at Nelson , Nob. , says :
"Colonel Stotsuiberg Is the best comman
der on the Island today nnd the men have
implicit confidence In him. Colonel Stolsen-
hers has brought thu regiment up to Its
picsent standing , the men have been forced
to lake care of themselves nnd today out
regiment has the leant sick In the hospital ,
Our camp was always the cleanest nnd the
men always wore clean uniforms nt the dif
ferent drills and the clothes were nhvayi
clean In the tents , After much drill \vc
wore put in shape for the work that wo nre
engaged In nt present If It hud not been
for all that drill the Nebraska regiment ,
nftor going through what It has In the last
mouth , would have all been In the hospital ,
" \Vhon wo nre called out the Ilrbt question
the boys ask one iiuather is. 'Is the colonel
out today ? ' nnd If ho is able ho Is out ,
"Tho colonel bns been tick for some time
nnd Htlll ho Is on his feet ut the crack of a
llflo , rwdy to go out nnd head Ills men. Tin
boys have confldcnco In him becauee In
( lees not got back u mlle nnd say : 'Go on
bojs , I am coming , ' but ho BO' ' " in frocil
and sa > s , 'Coma on , bojs , I nm going. ' Ant' '
ha ttlwavg goes and the niggers KO afro
Now , Uicio is no use of people ( rjlut ; tt
kick on our colonel , for It won't go. Am :
tlioso who have kicks to register had bettci
do to before the regiment goto home
Colonel StoternberK U the best friend w <
hau > , nnd If the people at homo kno\\
when they are well oft they will let hlu :
nlono. "
( lie Iluniiliiw.
1'runK Johnson , In a letter from Manila
dated February 25 , and published In thi
1'lntlstnouth News of Ayrll 7 , has this ti
uay of Colonel Btotsonberg's ocllon In i
Mlrmlsh ; that took place on the day before
"Some of the bo > s darted to run , bu
Colonel Stotseuberi ? stopped them might ]
quick , I wiuit to uay right hero Hint then
Is not a braver roan on the Islands thai
Colonel StottcnborKUack where the In
] Iouilacheblllou8ne8sleartburnlndl- , ]
ii , and all liver ills are cured by
Hoot ! * ® Pills
Epld by all druggists. 29 cents.
dlann tried to make n stand behind the hill ,
nnd no thought they were Company U the
colonel cnmo up and hcnnl fomcone ny
they vvcro Company I * He said , 'To h 1
with them , flro on Idem. ' Hut It n too
Into , they were gone. The colonel knew
vvhcro Company L wns. Whenever ono or
two companies KO out ho h alnays with
them , nnd when n fight U going on ho !
rlKht In It. We'll , when wo left tbo river
VNO started for camp. The Indians followed
us and kept firing on us Company quietly- -
Iny down behind some rice ridges nnd
waited until they got ilgdl up to them , nnd
Ihen opened on them Indians could bo sceti
Kolng in every direction We were not
bothered with them nny more"
DEATHS IN MANILA HOSPITAL
Otlw ScnilM IN | | of Victim * of
nnil Wound * lleoH oil In
Iln III r.
WASHINGTON. April 21. fho following
wccki'y death report from General Otis was
rcu'l\cd today.
MANILA , April 23. Adjutant General ,
Washington follow Ing deaths Blnco last
weekly report
Prom wounds In action :
JOSnt'II GHAUOtt'SKY , prUate , Company
C , Pourth cavalry.
AKCIIin A ALDHICn , prhatc , Company
E , Plrsl Colorado.
IlHUOU L MACnV , prlvntor Company C ,
Plrst Nebraska
Drowned , accidental
JOHN MONTGOMERY , sergeant , Company
K , Third artillery.
JACOB HOYD , sergeant , Company K ,
Pourth Infantry , vntlola.
SAMt'EL , J PEimUAItY , private , Com
pany I , Twenty-flrsl Infantry.
THOMAS GAUULU. private , Company D ,
Third Infantry , diarrhoea
JOSEPH GOMPMAN , private , Company G ,
Eighteenth Infantiy , malarial fever
11 C CHANDLER , private , Company C ,
Second Oregon
CHARLES M PARSONS , private , Com-
lany M , Plrst Washington , tuberculosis.
JAY E. TAYLOR , private , Company I ) ,
Second Oregon , peiltonllls.
M RYAN , sergeant , Company A , Pour-
eenlh Infantry OTIS.
YORKTOWN PARTY STILL LOST
DIMM' ) In Still I nliifornicit UN ( o tin *
1'ato or ( InMlNNhiK Iloatloail
of Sailor * ,
WASHINGTON , April 23. Prom a dis
patch received by Secretary Long from Ad
miral Dowcy today , It Is evident the latler
Is still In the dark respecting the where
abouts of the party ot the Yorktown , which
Is thought was ambushed and captured by
a party of Plllplnos while on n voyage to
reacuo Spanish prisoners near lialer. The
admiral says ho Is endeavoring to as > cer-
< nln Ihe situation of Iho lieutenant and his
party The dispatch Is In response to nn
Inquiry sent by Secretary Long yesterday ,
not because the lattci thought the admiral
was not making every effort to icscue the
men , but lo show the friends of the pils-
onois that the department was not Indif
ferent to Ihelr fnlo or remiss In lls en
deavors lo assist them In regaining their
liborly.
LIEUTENANT SISSON'S RECORD
I'lntte Count * Hey , AVlioso Ilonio AViis
nt ColninliiiH , nod a 1'rlntiT
1 > Trad i * .
COLUMIJUS , Neb , April 23. ( Special
Telegram ) Lieulenant Lester E. Slsson ,
killed today nt Manila , was boin In this
county and his parents reside at St. Ed
ward , Just over the Doonc county lino. Ho
had resided hero for nbout five years before
leaving last April with Company K. He
vns n printer by trade and was working on
the Times In this city when the call fet
volunteers was made. He was 23 years ot
ago. Ho was a mcmbor of the Whltmeyet-
Rifles for two years before enlisting. He
has ft younger brotdcr In the service.
No MHII of TroiiMon UlNuloNPil.
WASHINGTON , April 23.r-Secretary
Algcr has received from Majoi General Otis ,
commandlnu the troops in the Philippines , a
report regarding the alleged treasonable
communications which It has been asserted
have passed between people In this country
nnd the soldiers. The secretary felt from
Iho flrsl lhal there was no ground for the
sensational statements made , but as a mat
ter of public policy took Immediate steps
to learn from General Otis what , If any ,
foundation existed for them.
The latter's icpoit shows that ono of the
regiments under his command received some
cablegrams lending as follows. "Don't en
list , boys. ' > One or two of these was signed
"Committee" or "The Committee , " while
others had , no signatures. The secretary
dlil not.mako public the name of the organi
zation to which the dispatches had bean sent
rillpliioNiu > Well Ai-incd ,
LONDON , April 24 The iladrld corre
spondent of the Dally Mall says :
A Spanlbh prisoner recently iclen-scd by
the Plllnlnos says that the Insurgents have
50,000 rllles and plenty of ammunition and
200 pieces ot artillery , some of them the
latoH pallern of qulck-flrlng guns. Accord
ing lo his description of Iho sltuallon Ihey
have established two laigo cartridge fac
tories and as It Is impossible for the Amer
icans to blockade such a coast on that ol
Luzon the Filipinos can easily procure from
abioad everything they requlio. The In
formant asserts that Chinese , European nnd
even American merchant doing business In
China are helping the Filipinos In this way
FOREIGNERS IN BAD FAVOR
t'Uliii-xo Cm i-rniiii-iit Aillu-ioH to Ilnr-
liuroiiN airtlioiln mill J'IIMMIN
on Civilization.
PEKIN , April 23 The reactionary ntti-
ludo of Ihe Chinese government low era foi-
olgnera Is creallng for them nn intolerable
situation , which cannot be prolonged
Promises made by the Taung LI Ynmon uro
ot no value unless approved by the giand
council , n majority of whose members are
bltlcrly hoslllo to foreigners nnd foreign In
fluences Unless some change take's place
soon It Is believed the powers will re
monstrate directly to the empress dowager
As an Illustration of the Ignorance of the
grand council that body has Just given Its
enthusiastic approval to a new Invention by
the general commanding the troops In the
province of Pe-Chl-Ll , General Kangsu
which IB n sharp Bhovol-shaped Implement
capable of decapitating an enemy at a single
blow.
There seems little likelihood that LI Hung
Chang will return to power.
I'nncrnl of Cnlniirl ClnrlcO.
MEMPHIS , Tenn , April 23 The body o
Colonel M. LovvU Clarke , the widely ] > nowi
turfman who committed suicide yesterday li
Ihc Gaston hotel , was taken to Louisville to
night on Ihe Louisville. & Nnehvlllu railroad
The train will arrive at lls destination cuily
tomorrow moinlng , and It is understood n
public funeral will occur In that city shortly
before noon.
J H 0 Clarkp of Chicago , son of the dead
bportsuian , C T. Ilallard of Louisville , a
cousin , nnd Charles F Price , secretary o
the Louisville club , an Intimate friend am
associate , arrived In Memphis thlb morning
nnd took charge of the remains All of the
party , icturned to LouUUllo tonight uccom
panlcd by n delegation of Mrmpblans lepro
settling the Memphis Jockey club and other
friends.
Jury I'liiiU Tulilm liullt } .
SIOUX PALLS , S. D. , April 23. ( Specla
Telegram ) The jury In the case of R. A
Tubb * , mayor of Alecster , charged will
sending obscene literature through th
malls , which retired at 7,30 yesterday after
noon , at f > ; 55 this evening returned n ver
dict finding the accused guilty on ecvei
out of eight counts in the Indictment.
/HMM/MIln 1M I P 1 tl'P l' f V
Ol'MUALS ' TAKE LH'fc L\S\ \ \
Relieved from the Strain of Pretending to Bo
Overworked , ,
OME OF THEM ARE AWAY ON VACATIONS
i-ii AVIio DurliiK l.oKUIntlvc Srisl
Mild Tln- Unit Mine Work Than
'llu-j Could Do .Ni > 'laKo
a Host.
LINCOLN , April 23. ( Special ) The otTl-
his nt the state house are relieved from
ho Mtrnln thai was ao noticeable during the
eglslatlxo session nnd things now go on In
u easier manner than they < ild n month or
0 ngo. It Is ulwnjs n custom frr the de
partments lo pretend to bo ovcrworkca
\hllo the legislators arc here , helms n * ort
f plea for Increased wages , additional ofllco
iclp and more money for contingent c\-
icnsia The ofllclals now nt the state bulld-
ng v\ro not slow In adopting this Idea
wo years ago and last winter they per-
01 mod the part so well that they fooled all
ho fusion members and not n few of the
opubllcan" .
Now that the scfslon Is snfely over n
bongo has come , ns usml. The midnight
11 Is no longer burned by clerks , except It
o In taking part In the functions of eo-
lety. Some of these who wcro supposed
o have been overworked nro out of the
tty having a pleasant time nnd Iho dcptrt-
molita which wore apparently so busy n
uonlh nijo are1 disturbed now only by the
fllco-seekers nnd by the men who nro lay-
ng elegant velvet bruosoU cnipets on the
Hlco ll"ois. In fact , the bright now carpels
nro nbout the only lemnlndir around the
nilldlng that n legislature has been In soa-
lon this year. Many of the rooms which
uro allowed to look ns shabby ns possible
tiring Iho tlmo of visits from Inquisitive
members of ways nnd mean * committees are
low being renovated , re-papered nnd re-
arpelcd a not result of the- liberal appto-
prlallons. The building under the Influence
if the blight now furnishings 13 fast losing
ts appoirancc of shibblncss nnd pretended
effersonlan simplicity.
ItiiNtlt * tinAoinlnatloiis. .
The rustle for Iho nominations In the next
ninpilgn In Lancaster county will be lively ,
or the reason that most of tba prcsenl In
cumbents are second-termers , thus giving
low men a chance to enter the field. While
here Is no dearth of candidates for any of
he pliccs , the office of clerk of the dls-
rlct court will be especially sought nftor ,
icc.uiae the recent agitation In the leglsla-
n ro has convinced the politicians that It Is
ho best paying office In the lot. It was not
generally known that the Income of the
clerk of the court In this county v.as woilh
! 7,000 01 $8.000 a year , and Iho $3,500 n
.ear lo which it was cut only served ns a
notification to the public thai It was a good
office to havo. There Is also a lingering
tope that the new bill passed by the legls-
aluie may bo Invalidated In some way , and
this Is serving to whet the appetites of the
candidates. Ono of them who feels now that
10 hat n good chance for the nomination
las already employed an atlorncy lo atlask
the validity ef the now law , and it Is gen
erally supposed that the expenses of the
itlnck will be shared by Iho clerk of Ihe
court of Douglas county. Soon after July
1vhon Iho new law goes inlo effect , It Is
expected that th ? attorneys will atlompt to
Inlsh the Job that was t > o earnestly at-
templed by Iho paid lobby Isls during Ihe
There is a lush of applicants for the
position as superintendent of the Lincoln
city schools , tbo place left vacant by the
resignation of J. P Saylor , nnd the ovl-
dcnco is that the board will not lack for
good Umber lo fill the place. Among those
most favorably consldoied nre C. H. Gordon
of Cnlcago , C. E Shelton of Burlington ,
P. P. Smith of Lawiencc , Kan. , J. Ii.
Heniy of Warsaw , Ind. , and J. A. Hca-
coclc of Chicago. All of thcso have strong
recommendations The salary of the olllce
is , $2,000 per annum and there Is a rumor
tfiat the board will Increase this to $2DOO.
It Is expected that tde board will make
selection this week ,
Lincoln I.ocnl 'Yolc-M ,
Yesterday two crooks ntlemptod to work
Lho shoit-chanto plan on a grocery man at
Second and F strcols. They enlored Ihc
slore nnd ono of them asked for change
for n S5 bill. A bill of low or denomination
was offered ll'o grocery man , but ho savi
the game In tlmo to grab the man nnd call
officers The other man escaped In spite
of a hoi chose by Iho police. Roy , tde
man under nnest , covertly throw away
everything In his pockets , but bicyclists
following picked up several postottlce money
oidcrs and checks. Ho Is believed to bo
the man wanted for stealing such papers
at Pueblo , Colo.
The Woman's Patriotic league of this city
met yesterday and took , stops tow aid ar
ranging a home-coming reception for Iho
Third reglmeiil. Committees were ap
pointed to perfect plans , but no date has
yet been set.
The schools I.eld no formal celebrnllon
of Arbor dnv , Salurdoy , Iho board having
failed lo secure Iho ifees In lime , There
will bo some Ireo plnnllng later. Arbor
day progiams were given in several of the
grade schools on Prldny afternoon.
The funeral services of Mrs. James C.
Cowderv , mother of H P Cowdcry nnfl
sister of Mrs G. M. Bartlolt , took place
ut the fahilly residence today. A large
number of friends of the deceased wore In
atlendanec.
Struc-U. li > a Train.
KEARNEY. Neb , April 23 ( Special Telegram -
gram ) The wcblbound freight on the Unlor
Pacific picked up n man three miles thU
sldo ot Gibbon lying near the tiack In nn
unconscious condition , Ho was tnkon to the
city hospital and nn examination showcc
that ho was Injured on the head , temple
also on the knees , right hand and the spine
Ho Is rational at times. His name Is Alex
ander S Skinner and was tiavellng frorr
Cleveland , 0 to Denver , Ho says ho vvni
druggcd\at Grand Island and foil off paa <
songer train No C that arrived here at I
this morning. He is SJ years old. His in
juries nro liable lo prove fatal.
rattle KriMlliiK ImtiiHtrj ,
IMPI5UIAL , Nob. April 23 ( Special ) -
Last night a special train containing COO o
COO hpad of young cattle was shipped Int
Imperial to bo ranged during the summer
They are owned by lion A C Shallon
berger of Alma , Neb Milton Earl has als
received several carloads In the last da )
or so and County Clerk McClelland leave
Monday for ArUona to purchase sevcra
thousand head more. Thu ranges of Chas
county are the finest In the state and ar
ample for thousands of head inoro Th
new grace Is already furnishing good feed ,
1'ort e'rooU NOH-M.
POUT CIIOOK , Neb , April 23. ( Special
The target practice during Uio last wool
was successfully executed. Notwithstanding
the largo percentage of recruits and tin
strong wind the shooting In general was re
markable.
Second Lieutenant J. 1) ) . Gowcn , Companj
11 , Sixteenth Infantry , has been examined a
j'iij.iMM ; .
Too much of sweet 01 fat or regu'ar uio o
tea and coffin clogs the liver and shows U
some form of ailment. ColTce seriously rf
fects many highly organized people.
ll payv to live simply and bo healthy
Well peoplu can do things. Pottuiu Corca
Coffee looks and tasios like coti'ee , but U i
I
pure fooj drink and highly nourishing In It :
I effect on body. Oioccrs furnish at 1C am
' 5 ccnis.
Port Leavenworth for promotion ns first i
lieutenant
\\llford 0 Thompson , principal muMrlnn
f the Twenty-second United Ptfl'es Infantry
and , left here last Thursday to join his
eglmenl in Iho Philippines
The women tendered n reception to the
( Tlcotu at the otnecrs' club rooms last ovcn-
ng.
ng.The
The followni | ; promotions were undo dur-
ng the week. Corporal Shea , Company H ,
Sixteenth Infantry , to be sergeant , and Prl-
ales Martin , Mosley , Smallwocd. Hummcll
nd Hnnsberry , to bo corporals < f that com-
mn ) , Pi hates Delias Self nnd John M.
Clark , Company K , to bo corp ls.
James W. Davis nnd H. F Pollen. Com-
lany 13 , Slxlcenth Infantry , wcro dlschntged
by order of the adjutant general. Quartor-
nnsler Sergeani Alborl Chappcl , Company
) , Sovonlh Infantry , was discharged upon
expiration of service , April 16 , and rein-
IstiM April 17.
The following from the Twcnty-Keeond In-
nntry detachment wcro discharged Ser
jeant James Hayes , Privates George Uusch ,
S Plttson nnd Martin Urannan. There are
till tout teen members here awaiting orders.
Anotlnrlcllm or VIcnlnullN.
SOHUYLEH , Xob , April 23 ( Special Tel
egram ) Miss Ella Long , the 18-year-old
liughter of Dr nnd Mrs. Vrlah Long ,
icalthy nnd strong unlit Into Saturday aft
ernoon , wns stricken and died with icrebro
spinal meningitis nt 6 o'clock this evening
This Is the second dealh from the same1
nalndy nnd other cases nro existing. The
icople nrc In almost breathless suspense.
The IJoard of Educitlon Friday evening dc-
'errcd acllon on closing Ihe schools until
Monday morning , when , without donbt , they
will bo closed Indefinitely.
Ilcv. C L Lemon , brother of Edllor
Qnim , Just homo from Diow Theological
seminary , occupied the Methodist pulpit to-
ilghl.
Ai-ti'Hlnn WHI at Pri'inonl.
FREMONT , Neb. , April 23. ( Special )
The Standard Beet Sugar company , whllo
Hilling down n well nt the site of the fnc-
01 y , struck n lion of water at the depth
of 233 feet which Ilowod out fully len feet
above the suiface. This Is Iho first niteslan
tvell thai has been opened up In Ihls part of
.ho Platte valley , although geologists have
'or ' some tlmo been of the opinion that hitch
wells Avere a possibility. The company feels
nuch elated nt the well , 03 It will save
t considerable expense In the way of
mwcr. If two or three more wells of the
Bamo kind can be bored they -will supply
lh the Sugar Heel company and Ihe Cattle
tlo company with water.
Hint In a Itnnimnj.
SYRACUSE , Neb , April 23. ( Special Tel-
cgiani. ) As Henry Rogers was driving
away from church this morning his horse
bccamo unmanageable , running away ,
throwing him and two women out , nnd de
molishing the vehicle. T'ho f lightened ani
mal ran squnicly Into Dr. Ashton's ilg ,
Ihrowlng out Iho doctor and Injuring him
severely about the head. Ho was earilod
Into Mr. Lockhnrt's house , close by , and
his injuries atlcnded lo. While not of a
very serious nature they nr'o yet veiy pain
ful. The doctoi's flno buggy was ulleily
ruined.
Two A IllauiHoards. .
EMERSON , Neb. , April 23. ( Special. )
Emerson now has iwo village beards of lius-
tces and a conlcst in the courts Is prabnblo.
The newly elected boaid has organl/od by
electing Loulo Schwartz chairman , Joshua
Leonard clerk nnd attorney and demanded
the books , papers and property Of the vil
lage of the old board , but -were refused.
The old board claims the election on April
I was Illegal on account of n change made
by the legislature In the village election
laws and at a meeting recently held de
cided to hold over.
School IlullilliiK.
LYONS , yob , April 23 ( Special. )
Lyons Is to have another school bulldfng. It
was so decided last evening after several
meetings had been called nt the High school
building. This building Is to bo of frame
and built for the lowest contract price and
Is to bo locnled down lown near Ihe Catholic
chuich or thereabouts.
iMrs H. P. Young of Hebron fell fiom a
step ladder and broke her leg.
Nebraska papers arc showing moro signs
of prosperity this spring than for many
yeais.
Snrpy county fruit growers report a fine
lirospoct foi npples. Peaches are all killed ,
aowevei.
Spring wheat In NebrapKa Is now about
nil In the ground and much of the oils has
also been sowed ,
Duncan Clark's female minstrels , manager
and all , wcro arrested nnd fined nt O'Neill
tor Immoral conduct ,
Andrew Ryan of Wlsncr killed a largo
otlcr ono day rcccnlly. He did not know
what It was until told bv n man lo whom
he exhibited It.
The Clarks board of truslecs decided not
lo accepl Iho walerworks system In Its
present condition. It claims tint the plant
Is not in compliance with the contract.
H. I ] , Atkinson has has been appointed
head clerk at the Winnebago agency to fill
the placu vncntod by the transfei of W. C.
Slrong lo an agency In Now Mexico.
The Methodist chuich of Allen has hit
upon a plan of raising its chuich debt.
Forty acres of land have been routed which
have been sown to wheat , the time , labor and
seed being donated by mcmbcis.
Catllemen In Ihe tcctlons burned over bv
Iho recent prairie files arc having a lively
tlmo securing cither range or feed to keep
their cnlllo until the g-nss starts In the
burned district ,
The veleran Ponca Journal man , Deison
Htisy , and who has been cnniieclcd with that
paper for over twenty-fivo yours , will teen
ictlio from thu worry of his print hop and
will be succeeded by n South Dakota man.
Gordon has the crack hunter of the cntlro
Btnte. Fad Heywood n few days ngo , shot ,
killed and brought home , flvo wild geese , the
result of one shot. Now , can any other
gooeo hunter In the stnto beat or oven equal
this iccord9 Don't nil "squack" at once.
The annual meeting of the Western Ne
braska Stock Growers' association will beheld
held on May 0 next ut Alliance. The sub
ject of Inspection will como up for sulllo-
mcnt at this meeting , nnd 11 IH desired that
there be n fu'l ' attendance ,
A llllle son of C H Aldrlch of David City
swallowed Ihe contents of a bottle of cough
syrup nnd had a close call for his life A
physician wnu Immediately called , and after
a few hours' skillful treatment the llttlo fel
low was pronounced out of danger.
The Grand Army of the Republic post of
McCook has contracted for a largo twelve-
foot monument In memory of our dead
heroes Standing on the base will bo n sol
dier , tlx feet high , In the position of "atlen-
tlon " The unveiling occurs May 31 , and up
wards of 6,000 wllnesses nre expeeled lo bo
on the ground , Including the Third Ne
braska regiment.
During the thunder shower at Hmerson
Wednesday lightning struck C , A Johnson' ) !
house In tha west part of town. The house
ivas badly shuttered. In every room except
ono bedroom tin- plaster was torn oft and
window lights broken. The family was
seated nt dinner , and although all were
somewhat stunned none of them wns seri
ously hurt.
The North Platte river Is bankful al
ready The river usually does not rise so
high until May The prospects now for big
Hoods uro good though not pleasant With an
unprecedented fall of snow In the mountains
and the usual spring raiim the residents ot
the valley will need to bo careful of how
they ventute into the river for fear of
drowning
W J. Scott , a stockman from Mexico , Is
looking over the grazing land near Wallace ,
and has concluded to bring up nbout 10000
bend ot cattle to bo herded In the sand hills
north of Wallace. Mr. Scott la the repre
sentative ot large cattle Intereuta In Mexico ,
.and means to utilize borne of the many
ft ueand acres of land In Lincoln county
The cattle will be driven up by men hired
.hue , or at least , partly , and tula-u caiu of
iiuu Uiulr iLTXJiat bv jaea Jura.
NEGRO IS lOJiEl ) AT SI ARE
Hob Tortures Snra Hose to Doatli for Murder
and Assault.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITNESS SPECTACLE
l t'HIrciiN Dlxi iKiiriliituulM
fur IHcrullon of Iin * mill I'.MU't
I tlcrinont Pcunlt > llrfoic
.Mllltln Cnit A
Ni\VNAN ! , On. , April 21 In the presence
of nearly 2,000 people Sam Hose , the negro
who assaulted Mrs. Crnnford , wns burned nt
the stnko In a public road ono and ono-lnlf
miles from hero this nfteiuoon. llefore the
torch wns applied lo the pro the negro was
deprived of his cam , lingers nnd other per-
UOIM of his anatomy. He pleaded pltlfull >
for his lite , but stood the ordeal of fiio with
surprising fortitude. Heforo the body was
cool It was cut to piece * , the bones wore
ciushod Into small bits nnd even the tret ,
upon which the wretch mot his fate wns
lorn up nnd disposed of ns souvenirs.
Hose haa been on the farm of the Jones
brothers between Mncon nnd Columbus
slnco the da > after the murder nnd assault
lls mother l rmplo > cd on the farm and to
icr little cabin he fled ns a sife icfuge. She
ed him nnd caied for htm , but It Is not
jelloved thai she knew ho was being hunted
or by Iho nuthoiltles. Iho Jones biothers
wcro not awnro of the crime until n fc\v
dajs ago nnd weio not sure thai Hose was
the much wanted man.
Satuidny morning one of the Jones bojs
not llciic ami p < ; he vcrf talking to htm
lotlcod lhal his "glngei" fate wns ebony
black nnd Hint just below the collar of his
shirt the copper color was discernible
Convinced that the negro had blacke- ' * :
: ils face to cwpapo detection , Jones became
convinced tlul ho was the negro for whom
: ho authorities , assisted by bloodhound' ,
had been scouring the country foi ton dnvs ,
and In company with his brothel determined
to ntrest him
Sunday morning the Jones brotheia
brought the negro Into Mncon and put him
aboard a train with the Intention of bring
ing him to Atlanta. At Grinin someone
recognized Hose and sent word to Ncwiinn ,
Iho next station , that the uegio was on
the train bound for Atlanta.
When Now nan was reached a great crowd
surrounded the train and poured Into the
cars. The Jonea brothers wore told that
the ncgio could bo delivered to the sheriff
of Campbell county and that It was not
nccessarj lo take him to Atlanla This
was assented to and the negro was taken
off the train and marched at the head of
n jelling , shouting crowd of whltecaps to
the jail , Thcj turned him over to the sher
iff , taking a receipt tor the prisoner , thus
making thoni'-elveo sure of the $250 icward
for the arrebt and dcllvorj to the oherifl
of Campbell countj of ono Sam Hose.
hlu-rlir Milken .No ! li-xlNtliiict > .
Ill some way the news of the niiest
leaked out , nnd ns the town has been on
the alert foi nonily u\o weeks , Iho In-
trlllRence spiead i.ipldly. IVom overj
house In the little city came Its occupanu
and n gcod Bled crowd was soon gathoied
about the Jail Shcilff Ilrown was Impor
tuned to glvo up the prlsonei , and finally ,
in order to avoid nn assault on the jail and
possible bloodshed , he turned the wiitch
over to Iho waiting crowd A procession
was quickly formed and the doomed negro
was maiched at Its head through several
streets of the town. Soon the public square ,
was reached. To-mer Governor Atkinson
of Georgia , who lives here , huirlefl upon ttic
scene , and htandlng up In a buggy , Impor *
tuned the crowd to lei the law take Us
course.
Governor Atkinson said : "My follow
citizens and friendsI beseech vou to let
this nffnlr go no further. You are hurrying
this negro to death without an Idcntllin-
tlon. Mrs. Cranford , whom ho Is1 said to
I ave assaulted and whoso husband do Is
sale ] , to have killed , Is sick In bed and un
able to bo here to say whether this is her
assailant. Let this negro be teturned to
jail. The law will taUo lls course and 1
pTomlbo you It will do so quickly nnd er-
feclually. Do not slain lie * honor of Hit
slnto with n crime such as you are about
to perform. "
Judge A. D. rreeman , also of now man ,
spoke In a , similar strain , Imploilng the
mob to relurii ( do negro to the custody of
the sheriff and go home.
The assemblage heard the words of the
two speakers in silence , but the In&tanl
Ihclr voices had died away shouts of "Oil
to Pnlmetlo ! " "Burn lilm1" "Think of his
crime , men ! " arose , and tbo uiaich was
resumed.
I'llNoiuT IN Iilentllleil.
Mrs Crnnford's brother nnd sister nro
clllzens of Ibis town. The mob went In
tho" direction of their home nnd In a short
time toadied it. The negro wns marched
In the gate and Mrs. McElroy called to the
front door. She nt once Identified the
Aft lean , nnd her verdict was agreed to by
her tuisband.
"To the stake" wns again the cry nnfl
several men wmiled lo burn him In Mrs
Mcelroy's ynid To Ibis eho objected
strongly , nnd the mob complying with hei
wishes started for Palmetto. Just ns they
were leaving Now nan word wns broiiRtil
that the li 10 train from Atlnnla was hi Ing-
ing 1,000 people to Palmetto nnd a regi
ment of mllltlu , and the mob at once de
cided to burn the prisoner nt the mosl
fuuirnblo place , raider than have to sur-
lender him when the mllltlu put In Us
appeal nnco.
Leaving the llttlo lown whoso Sunday
quiet had been so rudely disturbed tin
mob , which now numboicd nearly 150 (
people , slnrtod on Iho load to Palmetto A
line of vehicles nnd their drivers followed
Iho pioccbBlou , at the head of which , closely
guatdt'd , mnrcdcd the negro ,
Ono nnd 11 dalf miles out of Now nan Hit
place btlioved to bo fnvorablo for the bum-
Ing WIIB reached. A llttlo to the side nl
the road wns a plno tree. Up to this the
ncgio was mnrthed , his back placed tc
the Irco and his fnco to the crowd , whlcr
jostled closely about him. Hero for tlu
first time do was allowed to talk. Ho said1
"I am Sam Hose. I killed Alfred Crnii'
ford , but I was paid to do It. Llgo Stride
land , the negro preacher nt Palmetto , gavt
mo | 12 lo kill him "
At this a roar went up from thu crowd
The Intelligence imparted by the wrctcl
vvn8 spread among them. "Let him go on
Tell all you know about It , " cnmo from UK
ciowd. The negro , t > hl\crlng like u leaf
continued his recital
"I did not outrage Mis Crnnford. Some ,
body elect did that I can Identify them
Ghc mo time for that "
.Hull LUti'iiN .No riirllu-r.
Tdo mob would hem no more Tin
clothes were torn from tbo wretch In an
instant. A heavy chain was produced nno
wound around the body of the torrlfleO
negro , clasped by a. now lock , which dangler !
from Ilobo'g neck. Ho gald not a word tc
this proceeding , but nt the eight of three
or four knives Hashing In the hand * ot
several members of the crowd about dim ,
which scemod to forecast the terrible or-
.rf * M ffxs * ssiu / < Xk ijgr * . R H
CASTOR IA
Per Infants and Children.
Vno Kind You Have Always Bough !
Boars .ho
Signature of
ihul he w is nbout to bo put i > In M nt
U | n yell whlrll tould bo hinrd for n in , <
nstanlly a hnnd grasping n knife ht t out
nnd one of the negror s pnra dropicd In'o
n hand rend } to re elve It The shrieking
tegro was qulrkly deprived of other potIons -
Ions of his nnatomy , nnd HIP word "Comr
on' with the oil , " brought n huge cnn ot
\rroFone to the foot of the tree. His body
rom homl to foot was covered with oil.
The can was lifted o\er the negro's head
by three or four men nnd lls contents
> ourod over htm.
Dy this time a good supply of brush , pleec *
of fence railing and ether flrowoul had been
ilHed nbout the ncRro's feet This p > ro
wns thoroughly satutnted and a ntitch sp
illed A llatno shot upward and spread
quickly over the pileof wood.
Per half a mile on encu side of the iiesro
tMiri blaJt with people and Iho teal v.ni
tnpassable Veil after yell vcnt up niul the
irogross of the names wcis repoited to those
in the reir by the shouting mob In front.
The torch was nppllul about 2 30 anil nt 3
) 'cloek the body of Sam Hose wns limp end
lifeless , his bond hanging to one side. The
iiody wns not eut down ; It was cut Jo
ilccea. The chain wns severed by hammers.
the tree was chopped down and , with such
liloces of the firewood as had not burned ,
were cat i led away as souvenirs.
THIi , or t-m : vciiint.
Ni'Ut-o nlil lo HIMI > Iiii'lli-il
Mi-lil ( o VMSVXT l > > Vlnli.
PALMHTTO. Oa , Apill 23 P.lljah Strlck-
and , n negro pieachrr who Is accused by-
Sam Hose the negro binned to drnth near
Nc'Winan today , of paying htm ( Hose ) $12
o murder Parmei Alfied Cranford wns
eapluied by a mob of people In this vl-
clnllj ihroo miles out nf town tonight. Ho
was brought to Palmetto nnd 'it midnight
was placed on tilal for his life by n eouit
composed of those who had arrested him.
Speeches for nnd against him were made
nnd the trial Is In progicss nt this hour
(12 ( 30 n. m ) .
GOES UP IN FLAMES
( Continued from Plrst Page )
on the roofu of neighboring buildings nnd
wedge 1 themselves into all the cross fctrecl ?
In that poitlon ot the city The police kept
Iho ciowd biek from Ihc fliunion and Iho
bulldlim , BO lhal Ihero was no one hurl In
Iho cuish.
I.liliililn for Uic ' 1 IiliNt ) .
The paint on some of the buildings was
bllbtered , a nuillnglon freight car vva par
tially burned and a few pniua of glass In
the depot were cracked , but aside fiom this
nothing but the doomed building sustained
any dnmigc.
Althbunh 11 was Sunday and saloons nrc
supposed lo bo dosed Ihoso around the south
end of the Tenth streel viaduct did a rtuh-
Ing business People were thirsty , their
thirst presumably having been caubod by the
heat and saloonmen kindly thiew open their
doors and pa'scd the foaming HqiiH over
the bars. Olio man did so great business
that In order to ac-ommodato the crowd he
had to prcsb sl\ assistants Into the service
Another party who sold liquids , In order
lo stimulate trade , gave a check for a scat
on the veranda to each person buying a
beer. Ho soon had his veranda filled and
still kept on selling beer.
Klremcn complained of Iho lack of pra > -
sure. There were limes when 11 was Im
possible lo get a slrcain above Iho second
slory of Iho burning building. This was
only Iruc so far ns It referred to the hy-
diant pressure.
The dcsliuctlon of Iho Klngman building
Ihrows some fifty men out of employment ,
as this many were employed In Ihc local
house. There are nbout scvonly-live sales
men Iravcling out from Omaha , looking after
silcs and collections. These men , however ,
will not bo out of work long , as It Is ex
pected "They will bo transferred to the ether
branch cslabllshnrents
It is not known whether the Klngman
company will rebuild , but It Is thought a
building will bo leased for the tlmo being
and a new block of goods shipped here
Omaha has been icgardod as ono of the
bct.t cllles In the Klngman circuit and It Is
not probable that the field will bo aban
doned.
nut ono casualty occurred at the fire.
John C. Wilson , driver of engine No. 1 ,
was struck by a falling brick and badly
bruised. Ho was taken home. His injuries
are not serious
IIIHIII niii'i * Am-nlH Will Contest.
AUSTIN , Tex. , April 23 H wns learned
todiy from one of Iho leading flie Insurance
ngonts in the state that the insurance men
Intended enjoining the nntl-lrusl bill now
pending In the Texas legislature within
forty-eight houro after It becomes a law. It
Is stated that the lapcis for Injuncllon
proceedings are now bdng prepared In order
lhat they may bo In readiness.
TUMOR EXPELLED.
Unqualified Success of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
JIr-3. EI.IKAIIRTII WHIKI.OCK : , Mngno-
lin , lovvn , in the follow-ill } , ' letter de
scribes her iceoveiy from a very criti
cal condition :
" Hr.AU jSIu . Pj.vijirAM : I hnvc been
tnlcing your Vegetable Compound , and
am now icady to sound
its pi-nibes. It
lins donu won
ders for mu in
relieviiifj1 me.
of a tumor ,
"My health
bus been poor
for tin eeyenib ,
GhniiKu of life
win vvoi Icing
upon me. 1
wnbcry
much blonted
and \vas a bur
den to myfelf.'nn \ tumbled with
hinotlici-iiiK bpells , nlwj palpitation of
the heart and that bemlndown feel-
irij , ' , nnd could not bo on my fret much.
' I was plowing1 vvorso nil the time ,
until I took your medicine.
"After talcing three boxes of Lydla
13. I'inUhamS Vegetable Compound
Lo/ongcs , the tumor passed from me.
"My health has been better ever
bincc , can now \vallc ( juito n distance
and am troubled no mote with palpita
tion of Uio heart or bloating. lice-
ommcnd jour medicine to all bufferers
from female troubles " ,
It is hardly reubonnblo to suppose
that any ono can doubt the eillciency
of Mrb. l'inlcham'8 methods and medi
cine in the fnco of the trcmcudous volume
umo of testimony
llntliern ! MoUiern ! V-itlii-rx !
Mrs. Wnelow B Soothing S ; run has been
Ubcd ( or over fifty > -ar3 by million < o/
mothers for their children while tcelhlnp
with perftit success It soothe-s the child
boflons the gums , allays ull pain curu
nlnd colic and Is the best r niedy for
niurrhoia Sold by dniKKlhts in every itirt
of the world ny sure nnd ask for ' .Mrs
\VlnBlou 'a Sootliltih' Byrup" and take no
other kind J ( cuts a bjttle
BUY THE GENUINE
. . . MANUKACTUUEIJ BY .
CALIFORNIA FKi SYRUP CO.
tV.NOl'U TIIK .VVMi : .
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
Mir \\onli of rrli n l lire
mill llrllnl'Io
It U rasv for poopU' lo t lk nboul Ihom-
* rlvn nnd MMP whnt they mny hive (1oI10 (
lint It It fur better to hn > p oilier pcoplo
speak for yru the \vord which follow
nro the frank ovptcralon * of people who
know of what they penk.
Mr. John K Chnsp. AniMbury. MOM. ,
} 'T < i sonic * K year * pint i > "a
lins I'pcii Mini-ring fiom nprvoin pro * I ra
tion. Tor ycnr * iilio w * troubled with in-
Foinnh niul nnthln ; leeommendpd b ) tha
meet eminent physicians \\o\i1d \ Inducts
sleep. fndfr the advice of phyalcl'iiH aha
recently tilrd Duffy's MnltVhUVy In
sniijl iiuantlilrii utulltli the most nl ! -
faotory re ultsVhlli' Mrs. Chase has
nlwny's been atnunoh In her tcmtieraneo
principle * unit cois' ' trnt In practice , , shii
lina no hcMlntlon In recommending to In
valids who nre.l n Kt'Ullo itlmnlant Unfty's
Pure Malt Whisky. "
R C. A\lli of the llwoUvn Association
for Improving the Crnillilnn of the I'osr ,
SIDE- " 1 have used Duffy'i Mult WhIMty
fir the last t\\o ytnrs , having suffered front
( M errhetilaehru niul nervous prostration.
1 hmo been very much icllevcd by the usa
of iho whisky and ha\c galiicil seventeen
pound * In weight. "
The aho\o stntcnicnts spoils for them
selves
There nro
only ( ivo
unoccupied
rooms
left iu the
If you want
the best
office rooms
in Omaha
you should see
R. C. Peters S Co
Ground Floor , JiccUu I ding.
TONIGHT. TONIGHT
at the
First Methodist Church
"Daughter of Jairm"
Tlio pic.it intihtoi piece of Staluor , will
be sung , under dlicctlou oC
THOMAS J. KHI.iI.iY.
Third Subscribers' ' Concert ,
rillCI > SOU anil 7.-10.
BOYD'S ' THEATER
Mrs M. D
, Longshore-Potts , . ,
"HEALTH AND DISEASE"
THIS APTUIl.tOON AT it O'l LOCICt
I'ltnii TO AVOMCN OM.,1.
ra ( Ieel lire ToniorriMi Afternoon at
! t p. in. Subjects
19
jo A.M ) no cuvrs.
All lectures lllustrnl&d by sloreopllcort
views. Mrs Polls hopes to llluHtrato her ln 0
lectiuo with X-ray photos fiom life Alrw.
Pottb treats women only. ResidenceMIU
lartl hotel Hours , 9 to 12 on lecture duja.
Other diys , 9 to T Consultation free He *
main In Omaha noon of Wednesday Mny 3.
PAXTON & nuiioiss.
TOMIillT AM ) TOMOHKOW MCiHT ]
The Extraordinarily Funny rnrcc ,
'S '
HONEYMOON
llo > I'M TIiiitiT SIIUVCNH ,
A company headed by Iho eminent faiccur ,
wi.Ti3iiviKin. .
EVENING PRK'iS-Jl 00 , 75r oOc , 33e , 25c.
PAXTON & nunCJESS ,
Only three- performnnrct1Vedn I'Uny nncl
Thursday evenings , April 20-27 Spec'al
matlni n Thursduv Extraoidlimry uventl
JAivlES-KlDDER-WARDE
COMBINATION.
WcdiiPHdnv Kvu and 'Jhuwlay Mat ,
' THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAU.V
Thin pilny Evening ,
"OTHELLO. "
Evrnlntf prlf ( * 1 60 1 Vie , 60c25i Mill *
line luitiH , 1. We , 2Sc w
CroigljJRpiEOEa } B ! .J53L
Sofl - j
Thf People Vcnllit "THISVEEIC S
lllblj UETTUill THAN UASf
Parked to the < leer and Jiundrcds
turned a\\iiy , as usual
TOMC.IIT , Sll.1.
StiliidHi nixl KloiKiuiMoilillll ,
111 "KOH IIEKOKM "
AVnli > rliiir > lliolhi-i-M mill Ten in- ) ,
IREt .MuHlc-al Act on thu KtULC.
i'\vr/.in TIIIO.
JJcconlric drolea < iu and Contortion Act.
, IVMIS iiiciMioM ) ( .ii\iiov ,
Kept New York LuuRhliiK for hix Month * .
VVM.S N AM > ll\ll'l > ,
In "C'ASI.Y AND Till ; THA.M1' . "
A lJ : Ki\winc : ,
Thu I'opular Vocalist and 1) incur.
I'JilU'Y 1IUMII ,
AVorld'H CJieati t < 'oncf rtlnlst
Hy Hpirlil rr | tn > Ht IMIAKhEH HlflCHNS ,
OinuhuVi OVMI violinist , nn oiniuiilcd by lib
HlHtt-r , Daisy. Ono night only , Trlday ,
AMll 2S.
Till i H never chaim'lnK Hunilng , ro
Horvud HU.IIH , Ac 4ind Mi Kull-iy , 10c.
iniiliiutH.edniKdiiy. . Katurday and Bun *
day , any scat . ' 3c , ihlldren lo < , gal cry lOc.
II OIK 1
THE MILLARD
13th and DougliiH StsOmiilm ,
IOA.-V AND UUIIOI'UAN l'bA.Y
CKNTHALLY LOCATED.
J. K. WAIIKK1 ,
The New Victoria
M nUHNKTT , Prop.
HTI3ASI lliTM : > HATH
HAIKS-l.OO to yi.RO per
1508-10 Dodi'o St. . Uctwocn 13th aud