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NEBRASKA. INDEPENDENT
December 20, -1900. 4
"BOiEYATEfl DID IT"
Will Cm 4mi tm tfrrtft4-H flat
J fmmm Oat T.I eoe
IStt Ve eU tb l-ate
U( le
The pops rot whippy in the last
election, tat that Joe cot prevent
thtm irons ratting "stack of tun." out
of the rrI:r2itr of the other Mlowa
vLo Sut sow turn-d tfcelr a4 bat-tri-s
upca each other. Now here is
the rrpuVliean saint. Will Owen Jones,
who Is attru!cg Jtose water of usin?
Ecr.ey la th eleetior! TM meeJc
atd fcarahl follower of Mirk Hanna is
lwrif.e4 at the tbongnt of ulr.r.
taoser ia election. This whited
aejmlcfcr into whose canty baa
bs stored all the republican fillth
vbUh baa accumulated in the capital
for the Urt twecty year, stirs up the
dead na" bones and when the
tjsh arista, be thinks be scents
Rnewiter payl&s out money for po
litical purposes. That is too horrid a
thisc for this staicleis soul to con
tersplate nd ro he ?ets the headline
rcta to 11 six Inches of ipace with a
cir sead ab:ret it-
This rpotles republican salat would
have us bhcve that no oae in the
rtiiks of Ms pirtr ever heard of us!r
momy la elections cstll be d'scorertd
th-t the iV'.-d Rr-water had been
dolcjr It Walt until we hear from
Re water and then Will Owen Jone
will consider tie propriety of oillnj
up his asbestos wins asa fleeing awty
to his lait etcrasl ibSdinc place. As
General Sh'.-rman once remarked about
bis orothr Joan. "lie may bav
bo-jht sorae vottr. too." Cut h
never raentions that in the -tate Jour
nal It is the -wicked partner" who
did it all
The truth about the matter Is that
thrr all toucht rotes. They bought
about r0.' at the last 'cctloa. Uut
the honest, wholly sanctified, pare
spirited. homM. penile. hite-wingd
.!! Owen Joie sever hard of such
wicked things until be concluded to
t up a 1 from Orraha and
tell bow It ws Uee'.vstT who did it.
it the od man cf the Uee bought
vote, ar.i The In 1 ;'r1er.t does not
dery that he dii. rrko furnished the
iaoay? Tlote juJjirnts that are
pi lei "up In the courts rrciid Indicate
thit te did nt hare rnu;h money of
hi owa to Co It with. Did he tperd
All tb money be sot from Mark Haa
na in South Dmiha or ws tome of
It plt Jc otifr jjart rf the state?
Of course the pure Will Owen don't
know. He never he aid of aay such
wicked things.
Willie, my N. there is a rod la
p'ekie for you. When the old man
gets it oat and begins to p'.y it. you
will think thit it is made of double
2 lid twisted cow bide. The hot oveu3
of sataa will be a comfortable place ia
which to abide la comparison to the
situation la which you will find your
self then.
And the pap! They will grin.
Tbey will fay: "Lay it on. old man.
Give It to him.- The fua we are get
ting out of this thing pays for the loss
of the election.
The Farmers' Supply Association of
this city bis just issued a valuable
ct.tulrTi of furniture, stoves, ranges,
groceries, wagons, hurries, etc., etc.
ia fact everything needed la the housj
or oa the farm which tLey art mail
ing fnee to all who & tor it- Sc
their ad. ot. another p.-.r? and write a
postal card today asking for compitta
catalogue
The flarkets
Chicago cash quotations, Wednes
day: WheaNo. 3 spring. UMU'OMc;
No. 2 red. 71674c
Cors. No. 2. 40Hc; No. 2 yellow, 4'..
OatsNo. 2. 22 U 022 He; No. 3. 23
0234c
Ujc No. 2. 4 50c
Earley-Choke malting. 520 5Sc.
Flaxseed No. 1. $1 CO'.j; No. 1
Xiorthwetem. $1 1.
Timothy seed 14 40.
Fork Mcrs. per barrel. 111 12'iC
31 25.
Lard Per 100 lbs.. V 1 0fJ? 15.
Fhort ribs sides (loose), $5 25$ S 50.
ishort clear sides boitd. C5C?
7.
Whitky tl 27.
Clover 110 3 10 25.
Bnt'er Creameile. 1524c; dairy,
12fi20c
Chee Quiet: I0iG 12c.
Eggs Cc:et: fresh. 22c.
Cattle Good to prime steers. J5 20
t.; poor to medium. $3 50 Q 5 10:
selectrd feeders, iteady. to firm. 13 75
04 40; mixed stockers. 2 75 Q 3 75;
cos and be tiers. $2 j'ji CO; winners,
steady. $1 fci ' 0: bulls. 2 25; calves,
strong. SI 00 ; 5 SO; Texas fed steers,
14 C0t 4 5: rra steers. 13 2504 0.
bails, ti r-as 20.
Hogs Mixed and butchers. If CZii
4 j: good to choice heavy. 14 700 4 SO:
rocch heavy. If 554 C5; light, 14 60
C 4 7.
Sheep Gcod tr choice wethers and
western sheep. 13 5f? 4 25; fair to
rho!c mixed. 13 2503 70; native Iambs
14 t02S 25; western lambs. 4 50 Cr
I 25.
SOUTH OMAHA LIVE STOCK.
Representative sales Wednesday:
Ef Steers.
No. At. Pr. No At. Pr.
4 1055 13 CO 1 S70 4 25
4.... t27 I 00 21. ...1137 4 40
. 24.... 515 S 00 37 1061 4 55
7 1087 3 S-0 4 1255 4 CO
1 1120 4 0 1 llt 4 3
S....1152 40 1157 4 75
Steers and Heifers.
23....11C7 13 J5 22....1A20 15 10
Cows.
21 0 11 SO 1....1050 12 5
1.... 10 150 13. ...1001 2 55
2 505 1 75 1 1101 3 00
17 77 1 75 1 110 2 0
1....1020 ; W 2. ...1020 2
3.... 20 2 00 17 112S 2 SO
Bulls.
1.... 70 12 40 1....125 13 15
J 1259 2 40 1 1110 3 15
1 2 50 1 760 3 15
Calves.
I 2J0 If CO 1 50 15 25
IQli 323 4 25 2 125 5 50
Stock Cows atd Heifers.
I 4C0 12 40 -15.... K7 13 10
2.... ;C0 2 75. . ; 1.... 640 3 45
: Hoes.
Rpre"ntatir sal-s e4aesday:
No Av. Pr. No. Av Pr.
23 ICO If 10 CS 2C6 ff 77,2
U.... 103 4 19 ti.... 237 4 7V
10.... 105 4 60 " 55.... 204 4 77
10.... 155 4 60 54...:. 262 4 77b
0 - Sheep.' ....- r, .
Quotations: Choice fed wethers,
$4 104 20; fair to choice fed wethers,
IS S0&4 00; choice grasa wethers, $3 75
Ci3 b0; fair to good grass wethers,
13 503 75; choice ewes, $3 403 70;
fair to good ewes, $3 0003 40; choice
fprins lambs, $5 2 5 fx 5 5; fair to good
spring Iambs, 4 905 5; feeder ewes.
tZ 253 00; feeder wethers, $3 50
3 75; feeder Lambs. $1 00 4. 40;'.: r -
How They Did It
Editor Independent: It is claimed
that 4v0 votes were brought into tins
couiity. They were mostly young fel
lows who voted the secoad and third
time who are yet living at home, and
to whom a 120 gold piece is a big thiag
la this county of drouths. Anyway,
the fusion majority was nearly wiped
out, and for one candidate the vote
passed the line.
We know of four who sold for from
110 to 150. They were alb farmers,
very hard up and have more debts
than assets, hard to get bread for the
family. Tbey all bought a herd of
cattle oa time a year or two ago when
cows were 112. They could not sell
them now for 125. Thus they were
persuaded that if they voted for Mc
Kialey cattle would go higher: Most
of them are not in concition with good
fetd and shelter to handle two icows.
let alone 75 or 100, and consequently
lots of them die. One farmer lost. half
his herd the first winter and then the
balance stood him S4. They have
no money to hire help to herd and the
cattle are poor In the fall. Between
raising a small family, rocking the
cradle and getting things on time from
the far away store, there Is little time
to tend cattle They undertake to
milk 20 or 30 cows, and it takes till 11
in th night. Sometimes the mud is
knee deep in yard. The whole business
is as far from paradise oa earth as
aaythmg can be. One young wife with
three children, the oldest can barely
walk, said to a friend that she made
the mistake cf her lifetime when she
married her husband, though young
and handsome and was a splendid
csraller before he married. Don't judge
all by a fev, though. There are lots
cf sensible men, but they don't make
much show when young.
The election is over, though, and
stranre as it may seem two republi
cans here voted for Bryan. One of
them bought a -.ci of cattle for cash
very iow darirg Cleveland's term and
sold vhen cattle were the highest dur
ing McKJnley'iJ term. He made $8,000.
The other .republican has only a cou
ple of cows, but some cash on hand.
The republicans preached high cattle
if McKinley was elected and low cat
He if Biyan was elected tilt the air
was blue. The two republicans were
sensible and caught on. They each
Intend to buy a herd if calves get down
to 15 and rows to 115. Calves are $7
now and no sale.
CO-OPERATOR.
Star, Neb.
News of the Week
The very latest news from South
Africa i3 more astounding than what
came the latter part of last week and
the first of this week. It seems that
the Boers have invaded Cape Colony
itself, from two points. It is almost
Impossible to understand the situation.
How It was possible for the burghers
to fight a battle of so great importance
almost within sight of Pretoria and
have forces enough to invade British
territory hundreds of miles away from
two different points, a hundred miles
apart, is very puzzling, but that is the
news sent by the British themselves.
The object of Invading Cape Coloney
is to secure recruits for the Boer army.
The very gloomy address made by
Lord Salisbury indicates that there is
more behind tils movement than ap-
pears cn the face of it. Cape Colony is
largely inhabited by Dutch who sym
pathize with Kruger and who at a re
cent convention demanded that peace
should be restored on the basis of the
independence of the two little repub
lics. Omnious hints have recently ap
peared In the London papers about a
general uprising of the Dutch in South
Africa and there may be a rebellion
brewing there of Immense proportions.
The British military censors would
not let a word go over the wires about
It if there were. Except for the occu
pancy of the "principal towns, the
British seem no nearer conquering the
two Dutch republics than they were
when Joubert and Cronje were fight
ing along the Orange river more than
a year ago.
' TVt r. A r . . 1 TV T
4 loses iucu muj, me iuiiu
can tariff and the case where the cus
tom officer seized and confiscated 1,
000 worth of diamonds brought from
the Philippines are being argued be
fore the supreme court. The. court al
lowed five hours for oral arguments, a
?-mo3t unprecedented thing, showing
Its view of the supreme importance
of the points lavolved. As far as the
arguments of the lawyers have been
reported ia the Associated press, they
are substantially the same as those
made by - populists - during the cam
paign. One of the lawyers, Mr. Har
mon, said: "The president of the
United States has no legislative pow
er." If that is so, all the laws promul
gated in the Philippines where the en
acting clause reads: "Be it enacted by
the authority, of the president of the
United States, etc.," are hot only null
and void, but the president is clearly
guilty of usurpation and Is liable to
impeachment under the constitution.
There is no possibility of a decision
being banded down before next" Mon
day and the probability is that it will
be several weeks. Several other cases.
Involving all the constitutional ques
tions growing out of the war, have
been bunched together and set for
bearing January 7, 1901. -A decision
may be delayed until they are all
heard. . .- -
California Orchard to Trada
Two 20-acre orchards in Sacramento
Valley where no irrigation is needed,
clr and just beginning to bear, to
trade for farm land In Nebraska. Real
bargain. Address Fruit Farm, Ne
braska Independent, Lincoln, Neb.
5 Hoots Iliuivlf Uj Accident.
Thomas F, "Magruire, assistant city
attorney of Dubuque atuj'-one of the
leading lawyers accidectlly shot and
killed himself while oleafcing a revol
r. He was thirty years old
THE SABBATH.
This is the day of rest;
Our falling strength renew;
On weary brain and troubled breast
Send Thou thy freshening dew. '
This is the day of peace;
Thy peace our spirits fill;
Bid thou the blasts, of discord cease.
The waves of strife be still.
This is the day of prayer?; - t-.-vv'svi
Let earth to heaven draw near; s-t I
Lift up our hearts to seek thee there;
Come down to meet us here.' ' "
This is the first of days;- h
Bend forth thy quickening ... breath,
And wake dead souls to love and praise.
O vanquisher of death!" '-
John , Ellerton.
A Cangercus Courtship.
TRANSLATED BY ALEX. SCHAAP.
Copyright. 1900:; Dally Story Pub. Co.)
Since AsJaugf Knut Husaby'a, pretty
daughter, had grown into a young and
charming woman, there was little
peace in the village of Huaaby. Day
and night the hardy lads of the neigh
borhood engaged in wordy and fistic
quarrels on her account. The climax
was reached in the inn on Saturday
night, when some of the boys had im
bibed too much..
Knut Husaby would not think in
those days of going to sleep on Satur
day night without keeping his big
leather boots on. He was also sure to
have a heavy oak cane next to his bed
for emergency, as he called it. "Since
God has bestowed a pretty daughter
on me, it will be my duty to keep her
from harm," he would say.
Thore Naesset was the son of the
butcher, a strapping young fellow, full
of grit and daring. Gossipers said that
Thore visited Aslaug more frequently
than did any of the other young men
of the village. This rumor did not
please . Knut. ' In fact, he denied it,
saying that he had never seen Thore
and Aslaug together. But the people
laughed and winked at this. They in
sisted that Thore was a sly lover ani
that Aslaug knew how to hoodwink her
father.
The spring came, and Aslaug drove
the cattle to the top of the Aim moun
tain. As the sun slowly descended in
the horizon and far above the steep,
cool rocks of the mountain, the bel
lowing of the cows, the barking of
the dog, and the yodel of Aslaug re
sounded over the valley, the lads, who
were working in the meadows, felt as
if they would like to cast away their
scythes and pitch forks and rush up
the steep paths to court the fair
singer.
When Saturday night came there
was a race between them to reach the
mountain top, but they descended
much more rapidly, for behind the
door of the cattle shed a stalwart man
was hidden, who gave each and every
caller a pugilistic reception, and told
them that if they wanted a more se
vere drumming at another time' to call
again.
The wooers knew that there was
only one man in all Husaby who could
boast of the possession of such a
Etrong fist as that possessed by Thore
Naesset. Some of the rich peasants'
sons of the neighborhood thought that
it was a shame that this common
butcher was permitted to lord it thus
on top of the mountain and to keep
all wooers a Way from the beautiful As
laug. Old Knut was of the same opinion
when he was told of the bold doings of
Thore and he boasted everywhere that
if there was no one in Husaby who
could conquer Aslaug's favorite, he
and his son would show that they
could do it in short order.
Knut, it is true, was beginning to
age visibly. He was 60 years old, but
despite this he would now and then
engage in a bout with his son in the
barn yard, and prove a formidable an
tagonist. Only one path led to the top of the
Aim, and it wended its way across
Knut's farm. On the following Satur
day night when Thore wanted to as-
"What do you want. of me!"
cend the mountain and was passing by
the side of the barn, he'suddenly felt
the grip of t a strong arm around his
throat.
"What do, you want : bf "toe?" asked
Thore. He . swung himself jaround
dextrously and threw - his assailant
into the thicket.
"You will know soon enough what
we want' of you," said another, who
dealt him a severe blow on his breast,
Thi3 was Aslaug's brother.
"Here comes the third one," re
joined Old Knut. who had meanwhile
managed to extricate himself from tin
bushes, and with these words Thor re
ceived another telling blow.
In the face of danger Thors strength
was doubled. His prowess'ame him
to stead, for two muscular giants had
attacked. In - the end, however, de
spite his agility and power, 'Tlrore got
a hard beating and when blood began
to flow freely Knut called a halt and
added: r . f . . ; t
. "Now, Thore, If . you can best ; my
brother. Wolf , Husaby, and his son
next Saturday night, then my lass will
be yours." 1.,
Thore was so badly Injured -that he
had to remain in bed overSunday. On
Monday also he was so worn out from
the.Hght that he was not able to go to
iwork In ; his father's shopJ Tuesday
came. It wad a balmy day. .The sun
shine brightened bis rooftk He heard
the bells of the grazing cattle and hla;
beloved warbled her pretty - Norse
sorigs and yodels till he thought his
heart would break.- ; "vll :
r Wednesday came and he still lan
guished on his couch. He did not be
come convalescent " nntll ' Saturday
morning, and then he was not well
enough to meet Knut's challenge to
battle with his big brother, - and
nephew.1 He1 looked longingly toward
the narrow path wh ichled ' to' the si de
of Aslaug. His sweetheart's': yodel
again trilled through the llent valley.
He knew that if he would attempt to
make his way- to herthat evening he
would receive mother drubbing that
would send7 him to bed for some time
to come. n"'
"l must climb the Aim some other
Aslaug sat on the summit of the
"mountain.
way," reasoned Thore. Toward dawn
he unmoored his boat and rowed along
the shore of the almost perpendicular
rock, hoping against hope to find some
foothold and some way : of ascending
the Aim from the water side.
After the day's work Aslaug sat on
the summit of the mountain. She did
not anticipate that Thore would be
able to come to her that night, but
she knew that others would come in
his stead. She unchained her fathful
shepherd dog and began to knit. She
was sitting with her. face turned .to
ward the home of Thome, but the mist
began to rise so that she could not
even distinguish the tree tops. . She
moved over , to the other, side, and
there she sat dreaming for a long time
with her eyes riveted on the vast sea.
The view filled her soul with unspeak
able peace. . . .
Suddenly she . felt a desire to give
vent to her, feelings in - loud melody.
She sang the songs of childhood, the
ditties of the village, the Norse nation
al song, and her music sounded weird
in the silent night Then she thought
that some one was answering her.
"What in the world can this be?"
she asked herself. "It cannot be the
echo, for I am facing the sea."
She advanced to the edge of the rock
and swinging her arms around a slen
der tree she searched the wall of the
steep mountain.' But it was quiet and
peaceful on the fjord; not a bird flew
over it
Aslaug returned to her grassy couch
and again began to . sing. This time
she could notlbe mistaken, for it was
Indeed a human voice that tesponded
to her. yodel. . .
Again she 'rushed to the tree and
took a long 16okvdown the Aim. At
last she beheld a boat moored to a
small branch 'that jotted out from the
rock. Only some fifty feet below her,
she saw a red cap, with a man under
it making . its . way. up the slippery
side when not even a mountain goat
would dare to tread.
She hurried back to her place, and
dared not utter a note or word for fear
that the intrepid wooer would be hurl
ed down Into the turbulent waters of
the fjord. -She knew very well who
it was, though she did not see his
face. She threw herself on the ground
and held the long," heavy blades of
grass with both hands, as if it were
her task not to lose her grip on what
was once seized. But the grass roots
began to loosen and in her despair she
cried to God to aid Thore with His
Omnipotence. Then again she began
to think that such' an act of Thore and
such a prayer on her part vere a gross
temptation of God; Nevertheless she
continued her- supplications. "Only
this time, dear Father In- heaven, only
'this time," ahe cried. v's j;V ;.:
Then Aslaug lung her arms around
the dog a;if itwas Thore whom she
1 was -trying' td '"save from -destruction.
How- long the time seemed! At last
the dog tore himself loose, and began
to bark lustily v i'. . : .
rf'Hush," she; warned, but - the dog
would not bei quieted and " when" she
had reached the animal to stop his
noise the red cap peeped over the edge
of the rock and the next minute Thore
held her In his arms.
Tbey kissed and embraced each other
again and again, and Thore could not
utter a word, and what he finally said
contained not an idea of rationality. ' -V
Old Knut Husaby, however, when be
heard of There's daring feat,' said
something lal-which there 'was plenty
of common sense: "The lad Is wortby
of her eh shall be bis, -
t MANY KINDS OF CACTUSES.
Xhr An Numerous Varieties . itt the
Thorny, Thick-Leaved Specie. .
From the Scientific American: Cac
tus is a genus- oi plants the type of
the natural order of cactaceae, and
comprises numerous; species,' all of
which are native to America. The
aame was originally, given by Theo
phrastus , to , a? spiny plant: found . in
Sicily, The . stems of. the cactus are
usually leafiless and : fleshy, - globular
or columnar,- and are armed . with
spines and bristles. The structure of
many of the species is singular and
grotesque , in the y extreme, : and the
roughness of the. stalks, and the beauty
of the flowers ' make them one of the
most interesting J botanical curiosities
of , our continent They : are found
chiefly in the hot, stony places of
tropical America, .and . their tough and
almost - impenetrable t skin , incloses
abundant juice, . which enables them
to support a sluggish vital action with
out inconvenience k even in; a. parched
soil. Some of the varieties of cactus
are only, a few inches high, while
others attain - a height of forty feet
It Is a curious fact that the cactus
flourishes even at the foot of Mount
Etna in Sicily. ' The most splendid ex
ample of the cactus family is the giant
cactus, of which a fine example is still
standing, although It is slowly rotting
and will soon fall. It was found at a
point eight miles south of Phoenix,
Ariz , near , the Pima reservation. It
Is about forty . feet high. What the
date palm is to the African deserts the
giant cactus is to pur own arid lands.
From It the Mexicans extract a drink
called "mescal," and the Indians also
obtain a beverage from it On its fruit
the Papago Indians live. for, weeks at
a bme. Woodpeckers dig their nests
in the trunks and branches and even
doves feed on the fruit. When the
cactus of this kind die its usefulness
is not destroyed, for the tough ribs
beneath the outer skin are used by the
Papago Indians for the foundation of
their graves. It is not this species of
cactus from which travelers are sup
posed to obtain. a supply of water, but
the small cactus, which contains a
pltntif ul supply of sap.
SWIMMING CATS.
Wuty Develope Wb Feet In the CouMe
of l ime.
"I read a description the otner day
of the retrieving cat owned by a
sportsman on Metairle ridge," said a
planter from the south coast to a New
Orleans Times-Democrat man, "and
while it is completely eclipsed, in my
opinion, by a family of swimming cats
owned by Capt Bosco of Tarpon isl
and. Capt Bosco is well known in
New Orleans, where he occasionally
comes to do sojne trading and is im
mensely popular with the crowd that
goes down to the Tarpon club for
periodical outings. He is the kingpin
fisherman of Bay. Adams and as quaint
and.. original a character as you could
find on the whole cast. His swimming
cats, about which I started to tell you.
belong to a feline tribe that has livt d
at the captain's place from time out of
mind. There are at present perhaps
a dozen all told and they have appar
ently lost every vestige of the .natural
antipathy of . their species for water.
They will wade unhesitatingly through
the shallows on the beach, hunting for
small fish and three or four will actu
ally swim out to near-by luggers to
get oysters. Like all cats" they are
very fond of that kind of food and
when the captain's lugger comes in
from a visit to the beds several of
them are certain to jump off the land
ing and swim to where it lies at an
chor. It is very strange to see them
come crumbling cn . beard, mewing
and shaking themselves and seeming
ly as indifferent, to the wetting as so
many setter puppies. . How they de
veloped such an extraordinary trait I
don't pretend to say, but it has prob
ably been a matter of gradual evolu
tion. Capt. Bosco don't remember
when his cats began to go Into the
water, but It was many years ago and
with each generation the natural aver
sion must have become fainter and
fainter. It wouldn't surprise me if
they developed web feet in-the course
of time." ' .
Intereetlnc RMce of Nelson.
Two Interesting relics of Nelson
were sold at Christie's, London, Eng
land, for 77 and 100 respectively.
The fir-t was a cut and polished steel
snuff box, lined with gold, and inscrib
ed, "This li was presented to Ho
ratio Viscount Nelson by the Society
of Steelworkers of Birmingham, Sep
tember 4, 1792. Let him wear the palm
who has deserved it." The second was
a, small oblong , Oak box, ;with; lid In
laid with a minute ivory carving of
the British fleet before the battle of
Irafalgar, mounted and. lined with
gold. The Inscription stated that the
box was'formed from a splinter of the
Victory, , commanded .by Lord , Nelson
at Trafalgar, on October 21, 1805, and
it; was formerly the. property of Lady
Hamilton. .'V ... V- -
A ValasbU Collection of Old Letters.
There has lately been found in a
town near Bridgeport, Conn., a valu
able collection of old letters of nearly
a century ago, among, them several by
George Washington. Andrew : Jack
eon, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay,
James Monroe, and John Quincy Ad
ams. The letters were found among
some old papers and books - belonging
to one of the oldest families in the
state, and are In the best condition, al
though they have been stored away
for nearly 1C0 years. The Washington
letter was written to a Connecticut
member ct the family when, the gen
eral was with the army on j the Hud
son river and pertains to the probab!
movement of his and the enemy'i
troops.
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FIND BODY OFTRAIN ROBBER
Illinois. Bandit Found in New Orleans
City Una Its.
New Orleans detectives found the
body of one - of the robbers who on
Thursday night, December 13, held up
witirn the city limits of New Orleans
the Chicago mail train on the Illinois
Central railroad, shot Conductor Kin
nabrew and made their escape with a
number of registered packages. The
watch of Conductor Kinnabrew, foxind
on the dead man, leaves no doubt of his
identity as the leader of the gang who
held up the train.
Boers Becoming: Bold.
'The Boers have raided 'ape Colony
at two separate points, 190 miles dis
tant," says the Capetown correspon
dent of the London Daily Mail. "One
commando advanced upon Phillips
town, between Colesberg and Kinrber
ly. The other, supposed to be Herzog'b
crossed the Grange river between
Odendaal Stroom and BetlAille, north
west of Burghersdorp, its objective,
apparently, being Craddock. General
Vc Donald is engaging the invaders,
who have no guns, twenty miles we&t
cf Burghersdorp. Th latest news is
chat they are being slowly force-l back
to the Orange river, whre a warm .re
ception is being prepared for them." .
Lord Kitchner, in a dispatch from
Pretoria, dated December 17, reports
that all the British wounded in the en
gagement at Nootgedacht have arrived
there and are doing well.
' ' ' Captain Parker Dead.
Acting Adjutant General Ward at
Washington, D. C.! received a cable
message from General MoArthur at
Manila saving that Captain Montgom
ery D. Parker of the Eigth infantry
died in the hospital at Manila on De
cember 1? of dysentery and liver
trouble.
Woman Burned to Death
The house of John Sherman, of
; Esterville, Ia., was destroyed by fire
; Dec. 18 and Mrs. Freeman was burned
to death. ' -
NO INCREASE IN SALARIES.
Pttral Mall Carriers, However, May Get
a Holiday.
A Washington dispatch says: In re
ply to a query the superintendent of
free delivery states that the depart
ment does not . contemplate increasing,
the salary of rural mail carriers. The
first assistant postmaster general has,
however, recommended to congress
that rural mail carriers be given fifteen
days leave with pay, the same as reg
ular ' carriers. ; It 1 is hoped that this
arrangement wfllf be in force by the
time for summer vacations next July.
Representative Robinson has left for
his home at , Madison, Neb.,. but will
stop for a few days visit with relatives
near Wlieelingv W. Va, All other Ne
braska members are preparing to start
west immediately upon the holiday ad
journment. '
Auditor W. E. Andrews unexpected
ly entertained a .company in honor of
his birthday, Monday night Dec 17.
The affair was a pleasant surprise,
planned entirely by the clerks in Mr.
Andrews' department.
A patent for an endgate has been
issued to Eugene A. Henderson, of
Rising Sun, Neb. ";-
Postmasters - appointed, Barada,
Richardson county, Robert A. Hoback,
vice Ji T. Sailors, resigned yXropsy,
Gage, county, Fidelia Corley, vice B.
F.'Moore, resigned;1 Over, Custer coun
ty, Huenfeldt, vice E. Kasper, re
signed; ' ;' ".
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ExWminatloa of Accounts Shows Appa-
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A Denver dispatch , of Dec. l says:
H. M. Henderson, formerly cashier of
the First National bank of Greeley,
Colo., who disappeared laft July, has
been located in a smail town near El
Paso, Tex., on the Mexican side of the
border. . After Henderson left Greeley
the bank officials made an examination
of his jobks and discovered,' it is 6aid,
a shortage of nearly ?20.0b0. An of8
cer from Greeley has gone - to El Paso
;twfir."fT"?4e.rson bad: for trial,-
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The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
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perfectly any hair. KM ordera fillod p amtly.
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John Sebastian, G. P. A , Chicago, 111.
- : Wnt Missouri Improved, "
"Representative.D. II. Mercer appear
ed. before the river and harbor commit
tee December 13' and 'presented " argu
ment for his bill for the improvement
of the Missouri river In the victnitv of
Omaha. ' The other towns, Interested
arelouth Omaha, Florence and Coun
cil Bluffs.' Mr. Mercer's -bill carries
an appropriation of $75,000..
Nebraska Postal Changes.'
L. P. Jepson has been apjo1ntd
postmaster at St. Michael, Buffalo,
county, vice W. L. Clark, Vesigcied.
The . po8tofflce at Mascot,, Harlan
county, has been ordered discontined
and mail sent toOxf ord. '
DrvT. C. McClerry has been appoint
ed a pension examining surgeon at Ge-
nevaw- vv - ; - -. - ': ..
Postal; receipts i. at . Omaha for No
vember were 832,514 against $32,122 for
the same period last year, an increase
f 1392 - ' - - . -
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