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WEEKLI JO RIAL THTE PI AT N WB fl B iii ?J57 Jr liV2 NOT." nfl ii:it viJAic. 1 9t ir MIir1tAUVANK IMATTSJIOUTIi. NEBRASKA. TIIUKSDAY JANUARY 3. 18U5. VOL. i 1. SO. 2. TO SPAN THE PLATTE. Work Oa the B. & M't. New Steel Bridge Will Soon Commence. AS TO MURDERER HARRY HILL. Th WJa- Wtr Hapubllenn rtlw a Complaint Ajcatn.t tha I tie. of II U -Seratrnea Halng l'oiumtttiHl Othr Jotting. Active preparations are being made for the commencement of vratk on the Burlington's new steel bridge across the Flatte river just nortti of this city, mention of which was first made in these columns several months ago. The erection of tne bridge has been contemplated for some time, but the oiScials chose to delay matters until the new year so that the expenses for the same could not be charged up to A switch has lately ben con structed oa the Sarpy side of the river and next to the present bridge, for the purpose of storing material, and con siderable of the latter is now in course of transportation, it being the inten tion of the bridg building depart ment to put matters through with a rush. Several cars of stringers and piling are now on hand. A temporary ! pile bridge will first b erected and around this structure the permanent steel bridge will be erected. Every thing points to the commencement of work early in January and weather permitting the company clcials ex pect to hare their trains whirring accrusj the only sleel bridge which spans the TUtte river by the first of next June. Wrtr-Isx Wlft RtpaMlctn. A petition is being circulated in the eastern part of the county asking the governor to commute Murderer Hill's sentence from that of hanging to im prisonment for life. Hill, in the kill ing of old Mr. Akfon, committed a odd-blooded, premeditated, foul mur der.witho it any provocation whatever. His trial, conviction and long confine ment have been aheavy expensetotfce tax-payers of the county, who felt I;ke lynching the vtllian at the time of his capture and seif-coufes-rion. If this Qend-incaraate should now escape the gallows af: r having had a fair trial befoie an impartial judgeand a jury of tweitrereputahle citizens, who decided that his punishment should be death by hanging; we say that should he now escape the gallows, the next Cass county murderer who is caught, may not have the opportunity to get a trial, (t is just such action as these petitioners would bring about, which caues determined men to become dis gusted with legal proceedings and to make them feel like taking the law in to their own hands. Another fact that should be consid ered is that, according to our state law, the governor on each Fourth of . July Is in duty bound to pardon two of the prisoners confined in the peniten tiary, who are serving a life sentence. The numberof such prisonersissofew that a man as a rule, is sure to get out in about fifteen years. Inotner words a life sentence in the Nebraska peni tentiary is far more preferable to a con vict than a sentence of twenty years. Those who ate asked to sign Hill's petition should consider this matter, for in signing they aek that this mur derer of the deepest die be turned loose on society again, where he may mnr 1 der other Innocent people. The peti tlcn won't get any signatures in this part of the county, and, if it becomes necessary, a remonstrance should be circulated. HiU must hang. Stuaykd Ud Irish setter pup, five months old. w. c. Uenkeu. The ftoy YVamt to Know. The correspondent for the Omaha Bee at Ashland is responsible for the following: A good joke on misunder standing a brakeman calling stations happened the other day ut La i'iatte, j-ist out of riattsmouth on the Bur lington. When a brakeman called out "L-a IM-a-t-t-e" at one end of the coach, a little boy of five years was seen to grab his mother by the arm and exclaim:. '0, mamma, why does he want us toMay flat?' " John Drain, of Fremont, formerly of this city, died Thursday and wai buried in the family lot at Oak HIU cemetery. The body will arrive on the noon train. When he resided is. riattsmouth lie lived nt the corner oi! Eleventh and Timber streeta. Old residents will remember him as a carpenter. kv Yt:.it. o, f:.r Now Year, In your rule of white. What are jou brins;!n to me tonight? Wha. I thn bU ten beneath the lolJ Or j cur furry cloak! A ba of gulJ' V? hat are you hiding behind your drc' A autlla. tear, or sweet eare? UT yovi a book with the lalo mill down, O. StmnKrr Year, with your coat or down? ! It dimmed and f Iry form Hand Ilka a rvt leaf, soft aud warm. A fr! k ked up from the lltar'nly ahor Wilt thl l tain when your nlgn U or? What do you hold lu your band. clo hid! Souit flower to lay on a cottln lid? I da not took If you stood a:d And Lod tue the door hrld v-a wld. WbM arw you brlugtuc '. Fcace and ret A UKrrow bed wlUi tta head to wt, X dteamleaa I'uiaWr, a il repoe, A wtkla far from all earthly wmi! O. fair New Year, In your rol-o of white. VVhut ara you bruising' to me tonight? And w hat will you take from tu rre you go, l. fair New Year, lu jour robe of iuo llltll. Ktcuar. Drain of John rtttgeraWt. At 2:'i0 o'clock Sunday morning John Fitrerald, the great railway con tractor, died at his residence in Iin coln, surrundrd by his wir and four children. His demise was not unex pected, as he had been suffering from paralysis for some time, and especially since Christmas. Having been a resident of this city for many years, the story of his life woold interest many of our readers. He was born in L'meriek, Ireland, in and his father, having been evicted from his holdings when his son wks sixteen years of age, he removei to America, where John soon, de veloped a genius for building canals. digging ditches and building railways. In he contracted aud built the lsi. 150 miles of the 11. V M. road in western Iowa, to Pacific Junction, and, in company w ith It. C. Cushiug. S. II. Mallory and others, built most of the U. A M. II. in Xwbraska. locating in I'iattsmouth in and he did much toward trie building up of this city for ten years thereafter. He removed his home from rutts- mcuth t Lincoln in isT-i. He at once took a front rauk among the leading capitalists that city. He was elected president of the East National bank. and w as a director iu tuany ether en terprises. He bunt one of the finest suburban hw in tlie capital city and contributed liberally to all charitable works. He was an active member of the Catholic church, and wan of gTeat iistance to tti.tt denomination in a pecuniary way. In 1nV7 he commenced the contract for cnstructinga line of railroad from I' jebio, Colo., to the eastern boundary of Kansas, and it was this woik which involved him in ditVjculties which had so much to do with ending his well spent life, ami to tlnlh this road Mr. Fitzgerald exhausted his available re sources. He IwMtnfl involved in liti gation with iiould. Sage anil other well known wreckers of railroads and pri vate fortunes, ano the complications surrounded hitu until row. He YtK a patriotic citien of the Lind of Lis adoption, but he never lost sympathy Kt the cause of his unhappy tiatlve land. He was a zealous worker for the cause of Ireland, and in 1S0 Has elected president of the Irish Na tional league, holding the olllce for two years. In 1SDJ Mr. Fitzgerald, In company with several other dis tinguished Irish-Americans, visited Ireland in an endeavor to reconcile the warring factions of the Irish party, but with indifferent success. His death removes ono of the men a a a a wno nave oone mucn to make Ne braska what tdie is. He was active, progress! ve.publicsplrited and earnest. His family consists of his wife und four children, Kdward J.. I'aul, John, jr., and Lillian. Mrs. ('has. McHntee of this city was his sister, while Mrs. Woo. Neville, Mrs. Lafo O'Neill, Mrs. a a jonn Kfiiy and J. v . liurke were cousins. The estate which he leaves is valued at nearly S2,000,OQO. II. C. McMaken & Son have clospd a contract for delivering 10,(KK) tons of ice, and have also arranged to get their ice from the lake on Dr. Ceo. L. Mil ler's place at Deerfleld, near Omaha. The lake is an artificial one and is filled with water from an nrtisan well, which is said to be absolutely pure, fiuch water as men in Omaha aro - pay ing SHk h week for th ir drinking water supply. Mr. Me. thinks the city council did them a groat favor when it refused to grade up the alley adjacent to their ice house, as it led to the clos log of r much better bargain. They may put in some ice here, but not so much as they would have done if they had been treated with any liberality. Johnson' Oriental Soap liypurtrt a delicate odor and leaves the skin soft and velvety. Sold by Fricke A Co. (INK THINK AM ANOIIIICK. The writer was a witness to the pre sentation of a New Year's gift that was as surprising as it was pleasant. Clans Hrekenfeld came down Sixth street from tlie uorth. Fred Murphy came across Main street I'rom the op posite direction. They met at the northeast comer. Wait a moment," said the former to the scribe. "As a souvenir of the season and a reminder of other days. I take pleasure in pre senting to you this beautiful and valuable emblem of an order which ex emplltles aud enlarges up.ui the con fidence, esteem and love which should existbetween fellow men the Knights of I'ythlas ami I only hope that you may wear it with honor, and never lose it again, "and he gave the charm to his friend, while a significant smile stoleoverhis face. " Well. I'll sear." were the words that came first to the lips of the astonished recipient, and then the two fell into a remlnisrenl mood and recalled how that the em blem had been lost by Fred In the sands on the Iowa side of the Missouri river ast fall while the two were over there 'Hinting wild grapt-s. A boy who lived over there had found it near the ferry aud recently brought it over to Claus, who pall him for his honesty, and kept it till the occasion here spoken of. That emblem will l doubly valuable to Mi. Murphy hereafter. Tilt: COUUfcCT TItlMi. The editor of this paper h is been nvited to the annual banquet to te given by the Omaha Jarksanlan club i a a a a on amt Jackson a uay, January . 'erhaps a poor country editor ought to eel complimented by such a rail, but this one h: n I. I cl M, he feels him self lo go.vl a democrat to brt.k bread with tLe Mortons. McShanrS. Martins, l'axtor.s. Whites, and their Ik men who worship the Wall a-treet golden calf in the m nning, and vote the railroad rep'ti licau ticket iu the eveningof an evil-dolr - day rapil- ioii Time. Mr. IW!e lUchey w iH kindly accrj t our thanks for a very neatly Uu.n I copy of J limited editiou of hrr 5eiiiS, rom th prets of (harJea Well Mo-.tl-un. lluaal. We ha!l read it with much interest and fromthstodpoint of jeraonal f i deitdsMp tr the author. and can ay In advance that it con tain many ms of uo-rit urilleu with true ptJetie instinct an 1 in rith mic tnclod) . A fearful accident occurred the other day on the farm of An to tie Sicv rrding, four and a half miJcswestof Maipiokcta, Iowa. Joseph Sieverdlrg with his father atid brothers ttt-re en gaged sawing wood with a tower aw when he tripped and fell upon the sawi. His left hand and wrist were fright fully mangled. His head. too. came in contact with the saw. near the left side of the jaw, and crashing through the bone, plowed its way to the back of the neck, nearly severing tlie bead from the body. In spite of his fearful wounds he walked to the house? un aided and wrote a few lines regarding his wife and children, as he could not talk. He died shortlv after. TwoCasi county men were candi dates before the caucus of republican representatives at Lincoln Hon.. Ino. A. Davies for the speakership and F. H.Wilson for the clerkship. Neither man was successful. Th lesult simply illustrates the blunders of the republicans In this county. They seem willing at all times to vote into ofllce the same old ring, but in the division of the fruit Cass is never u factor. On Saturday last .luck Kaikes of Hillingstown was enioute to Omaha with a load of wood, and when near IJellevue foin young men from Omaha with guns on their shoulders crossed the road near him, ami ono of them accident!? let his gun go off, the shot striking both of Katkcs' mules in the . 1. . V a f . at a. nechs. u is uiougni one ot tlie at .- mala will die. Uaikes Mfowtrd toe boys to Omaha, saw the sheriff, but on a promise of the payment of the damages, did not prosecute. W. AJJilmore, postmaster at llroken How, this state, is short in his accounts to the amount of tH.ooo and the town is also short on Inhabitants to the amount of one person, (itlmnre having left for parts unknown, fillmoie's last remittance, to the government was in May. lie was last Keen in Omaha on tho day before Christmas. His whereabouts since that date is a com plete mystf ry to the postolllco authori ties, who are now engaged in bringing the defaulted to justice. AN ALYO PEDAGOGUE. He Cuts Queer Capers and Leaves For Parts Unknown. HE DRANK CARBOLIC ACID. Arthur TruMlala. a t'ormrr Mall Aot On the Mrhujler ' Un. Irarta . From TMa f.lfa Itj u rlila Itoul Jwttlaa". Tantrum or An Alo Hcboul Taalr. The-following dispatch from Kltn wood, this county, dated yesterday, tells or the escapade of W. H. Chap jH'It. the well-known Alvo school teacher: W. II. Chappetl, principal of the !.. o! at Alvo, has made several very pleasant calls here during the last year, and on several occaiiona conducted class meetiugs at the Christian church, thus gaining the confidence of the people, aud especially cf llird Crltch tield, one of the leading members. The tuodeat young man pledged 15 toward the new church building, and Here upon hinged his opportunity to dupe llrother Critchneld out of i'O in coI cash. The day before Christmas Chap tdl borrow i-d Itepresentative A. S. Coidey's horse and cart to come to Klmwood. He was very anxious to pay his church pledge, but "had for gotten to bring any money with him. He had a good bank account at Alvo, and as he wanted a little Christmas money anyway," he wrote a check for i Zr, and as he was a stranger to the bankers here, he asked Mr. Critchfield to indorse it so be could draw the money. He did so. but luckily went along to the bank with Chaptel and secured the t pledge. Chapped drote to Murdock, iMiarded a train for Om aha, and from there wrote Mr. Cooley that his r it w as In the livery stable at Murdock. Word now comes from Alvo that Chaporll draw two months' salary ahead from the tiraturerof the r-chOol board. He leaves a wife and several little chiMieu in uedy circumstances. This Is the second cuper of this kind Mr. Chappet! has plijed. A few ycam ago I f I It liMtr a nd nothing was heard of him for a long titne. when a letter came from Mm iu California, slating that he had unconsciously wandered ana and had just come to ht er,s-H. The following dispatch lu Monday morning's papers from Council lilufls, will te of Interest l l'lattsmouth people: "Aithur A. Tueadale, yooo man forineilya ranvaorr. commilteI sui cide here tonight. He and Ids wife were separated and thiry had a quar rel t!ds afternoon oer a swindling operation in which ! is alleged to have taken part. As soon as she left he took carbolic ci i and died in a few minutes. His parents live in Fremont, Neb." Truesdale will be remembered as rail nray mall agent who was on the run tielwern this city and Schuyler for some ten or twelve months about four yeaisngo. He was transferred loan other run. but ultimately lost his ihjsI tiou because of loose habits. His par ents are among the most respected people In Fremont. Kraut in half barrels. Zuckweiler X Lntz, corner Sixth aud Fearl. Tfl I.mIk- Ml, A.t. I'.W. t:iacta tlftleara The annua election of oilicers of Trio lodge, A. O. l W., occurred Frl tfay night ut their lodge rooms in Fit geruld block. An unusually large numberof members were present, and the election passed off very harmon iously, with the following result: M. W. L. W. Fitt. Foreman.!. N. Summers. Overseer A. F. (Jroom. lUcorder F. V. llrown. Financier (J. F. Houseworth. lleceiver F. II. Steimker. (Julile (ieo. liUChsiuski. I. W. (!eo. McCavigan. O. W.-Chas. Forbes. Trustees A. F. (Jroom. (5eo. (Jray. Medical Fxuminers Drs. F. Cook,T. V. Livingston. The lodge decided by an uunimous vote to give up the use of its hall next lodge night, Jan. 11, to tho tiso of the Jr.O. I?. A. M. to install itsothcers and exemplify its work, at the request of that lodge. Japanese File ('lire Is an unfailing cure for every kind aud stage of the disease. (Guaranteed by Fricke A Co. AltOtTMl Slli: CI'H KM. WSTJtlCT COl'UT. Amy Hogard vs. Jno. J. itogard is the title of a divorce unit Oiled in dis trict court this week. The plaintiff lives in the vicinity of Weeping Water and asks for a separat ion on tin- ground of desertion. A. L. Ttmblin is l.er at torney. Judge Chapman adjourned district court Mondav sine die, and announced the terms of court for "06 as follows: Cass Feb. 11, May 0 and Sep. so. Otoe April 2, June 10 and Nov. 18. The May term In Cass and the June erm in Otoe are equity terms, while the other are jury terms. In the application of Hertha Leola Martin for a one-eighth interest in the Shadrach Cole estate. Judge Chapman decided Friday that the application Is Just and should prevail. Uertha was an adopted child of the deceased, Shadrach Cole. Under at division her share of the estate wculd amount to some 2,x. Jydge Chapman pasted on the news paper controvesy over the Herald plant between A. H. Knotts and Hlanchard & Fotter, and held that the material sold by Hlanchard & Fotter to the News proprietors was not Included In the original mortgage. Mr. Knotts wa given the right to foreclose on that portion of the plant which was saved from the Herald fire in March, 1333. COvNTY COl'UT. Final settlement was made in county court yesterday In the estates of Win. and Stephen M. C. Lloyd. I). C. West of Nehawka was in county court Monday affecting a final settlement with County Judge Uam- ievintht llruce estate, of which Mr- West is administrator. JUSTICE COVI1T. In the case of Chas. Noyes, the Ix.ulsville horse thief, the defense filed a . a a B - l..a? an application r rtaay wriore jus wee Archer for aconliuance until Jan. 14. and the court granted the desired re lief. Ola Alex was tried and convicted before Justice Archer on Monday on tte charge of stealing some fodder from the farm of Wm. (lilruour in Hock Muffs precinct. Atrxwasen- (eiuf l to pay fine of II and cowls, and upon f nrnlshing security he was released. 'Ihe theft occured on lec 7. The value of the stolen property was lixed at about ten cents, t'ut the testimony was of such a nature that the emit of the accused would admit of no dispute. Od'UT iukjm Nona. Lawyer (Jeo. M. Spurlock of this city has Wen admitted to practice le- fore the supreme court of the state. Judge Dundy a U.S. district court met again today at Omaha, and U. S. Marshal F. L. White, Grand Juryman Simon Lynch aud Petit Juryman A. C. Miller were in attendance. Mr. Travis vacated his quarters in the court houre today and moved into his new ottlce in the Union block. County Attorney Folk was in Lincoln today, and will not enter upon the fulfillment of his duties until tomor row. The county commissioners were in session today, with Mr. Hayes, the senior member, in the chair. Mr. Fat terson filed u new bond, re-qualified and will setve as a member of the board, by appointment, until his sue cessor is chosen at the next fall elec tion. Sheriff Likenbary is home from his trip to Peadwood, S. I)., whither h journeyed last week to witness the hanging of the Indian murderer, Two Sticks. The sheriff picked up some valuable pointers in regard to conduct ing nn execution and when it becomes his unpleasant duty to officiate next March at the hanging of Harry Hill he feels that he can superintend the affair without a break. iiusiav .v. uenze, wen Known as a a. 1 .la a sign painter In Omaha, has been sued iu the Douglas county district court by Mrs. Victoria Seeley for $10,0W. Attorney Wappich filed tho petition yesterday demanding that amount, charging Hene with playing false with thoalTectlons of Mrs. Seeley, a buxom lady of thirty. Itenre was one of Mrs. Seeley 's boarders, and she alleges that he has lived with her under promise of marriage for about three years. The story of the abduction and pes slblc lynching of llarrett Scott. Holt county's defaulting treasurer, smacks strongly of the fake. Most people will wait for a veriiflcation of the nffalrbe- for accepting it as true. i DOINGS OF THE DAY. Local Dotes and Dashes of Interest to "Journal" Readers. DEMISE OF JAS. E- BAHIIIKG. Oat or Caaa Count jr'a t:nrltt .tilra l;art I'ur , T. lii ! to III f inal thr I'Mrtlrnlar Trualal Sulrll Mrath Or Am Ht Srtllar. Jas. L H tuning, a resident of Ne hawka and one of thex-ailiet settlers In Cass county, passyd to his final re ward Tuefcday at his home in Ne haw ha after a yea.rsr illness with dropsy. Deceased w;s some oo years of age, and his departure is mourned . .... . . ' . i . oy uve cunuren luree suns anu iu daughters. Funejfcl services were held today at the family residence and the remains interred irr the Nehawka cemetery. The deceased for many years has teen a member of the I. O. O. F. and the funeral was con ducted under the auspices of the Odd Fellows' society of Nehawka. Trtnll'a HalrUlv. The following dispatch from Council Bluffs gives some further information in regard to the suicide of Arthur Truesdale at that place: "Arthur Truesdale, whose parents live iu Fremont, Nb, committed sui cide at the residence ot Howard Col- lins, lOOTifth avenue. Council HltiCs'. Sunday evening at & o'clock. Mr.(.il llns was alone in the house with hinSat the time. Truesdale came to the IlIufTa December lo, and spent moat of the time since th.tt.Lat the Collins houie. He had trouble -Iwith his wife some thing over a year as-, whirli resulted in a separation. She went to Omaha and hasteen elerkingin Harden Hroa. stortr. Sunday afternoon Mrs. Trues dale visited her husband and during the conw-rsation the subjt-ct ol a re newal of marriage relations was broached. She said that any time lie could guarantee her a good living sd - would come back to him. She left the house and five minutes later he took the dose that killed him. l,Traedale"a father lives in Fre mont, Neb., and is reputed to le a wealthy wholesale and retail dealer in flour and fe d. An effort was made to telegraph him of his son's misfortune Sunday evening. I ut he could not It found. Up o th time he had trouble with los wife ht had been employed on the Union Pacific as a postal e'erk. and he was considered one of the lest clerks in the service. He took to drink, committed a breach of faith add lost his position.' Cass county's mortgage recird tor the entire year of Isvl, as compiled by County Clerk Dickson and Register of Dcetls Hay, is as follows: FA KM mOFEUTY. Piled , f:a.i! j Relear-ed , . i?.S.S TOWN TIJOrEKTY. Filed t T7.:.l Hcleaed S15. li ii CHATTKL IOKTt;AES. Filed tlUV U leased 119,T.lO The record for the month of Decem ber Is: FA11M i KorEUTT. Filed fd.CM : Kc!eavl IT.71 TOWN riJOPEKTY. Filed f a,5a s Relcaaed .. ILK'.i j I'll ATTKI. MtUTA;E. r::i ti !. Kfleae-I r.sTa ,j On the record for the entire year it will be noticed that the excess of town mortgages released over those filed is some f 10.1XX), wliile on farm propertv those filed exceed those released over T0,(XX1. In past years the reverse his been the general rule, but the" poor showing made on farm piopeitv for this year doubtless has its origiu in the shortage of crops during the past season. A Sure Ct, r Inaniy. Iu regard to the recent shooting down at Nebraska City, the News has the following to say of Schmidt, the murderer: " Fvidenceof Schmidt's in- sanity seems to be accumulating. A few weeks ago he wrote a letter to Dr. Hay, at the Lincoln asylum, in which he accused that gentleroun of dri ing a nail In hh ear and destroying his hearing. Schmidt also said that the doctor had dropped a tdll into his t of fee which made him deathly sick for several days nnd he proposed suing b r damages." The" I'lanSif ter"l!our is the popi; L,r brand. Ask for It from your pre :i r.