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Jfwtwra V- , u3 vy wins: to VOL. III. LINCOLN, NEB., THUKSDAY, MAU. 17,12. NO. 40. MM Written fertheFnirtBALLiAiK:. The Storm Bell. The Incident upon which this poem i found ed occurred in Nebraska In tbe terrible b Jxiant or Jan. IS, ittM. 4 settler had ar ranged the farm bell n that tae mne hunsr conveniently in the klt-.bPB Ciusht far pdhii m me lernDie atorm, he would un doubtedly hare perished had not the rtnv in of the bell by bia lltto four-jear-o.d daughter guided him home to tbe arms of bu wire and children.. A cotttfrs on the prairies wide, Becked by the rale on every aide. Wherein a mithor pale and mild Loeki out upon the temprst wild Presses her new-born babe a rain With dread that none but mother! ken; ' OpeuMhe door and oalla aloud, Her voice leet la the mooklns- shroud Of anowy maelatroms surgtug by. Like demon! from tbe sheeted iky. "Oh! Percy I Percy! Come to me: If y heart li filled with agony When wild wind! to their undertone Plead in low marmuri liae your own." Sweet baby daughter aafe within Saya, " When is apatumm.n' lnf" Tbe mother stills her own s.d heart To act the wifo and mother'! part ; Benewi the Are, prepare! the weal (Brave pioneers, ye know her. sua!) Kluct thro' tean the little faoe That hold! the absent father'! graoa. The koneat brow, the self -same obln. And answer!, " Papa 'U aoon be In," But restless feet paoe to and fro, - She fears the wind yet fiercer blow. And from her aoul tala silent prayer "Be kind, OKI Heaven! my loved on spars Then slugs anew her t rem. Una; hymn! To dull tbeitoral loud requiems The moaning- at the window pane lake dirges chanted In the rain. The war of fierce e.eotrio wave!, And turns her heart from hidden sTravet, "Those billows sweeping earth end iky May be my Percy's canopy ; Tet no. Oh ! uo, I must not fear. Too' deaih'a white terror! press le neari My dear one kmws each planted tree He'll Hod h i pretty babel and me. And Bruno followed him I know He will not mind the raring mow." A ltttlevoioe now break! tbe spell "Oh! mamma let me ring- 'e bell; 'Coe 1 can "inemoer 'at you read Once 'uout a man dot nearly dead An' touted so where he had been An' due' a child 'en ied him in. Kow ilng my sister's sleepy sen, An' hear 'a bell go along, ding, dongl 'En pitty loon my papa '11 lay' W'yl don't 'at bell lay, turn 'ii warf Now chiming out upon the mow Whole swirling tempests lift and blow, A sudden eal, almost a knell Floats itraugely from the farm-bouse bell. The wandering father listening waits. Then turns to find the barn-yard gates, And farther on the row! of tree! ' " ' That made the lummer'i camp of beet. '-. The eot ton woods like moan! g plnl On fireguard and sec I ion lines. Oh! belli as sweet ai Christmas chime, Tour long has wrought met Jot lubllme, The serried drifts and aklei of gray With echoing battle'! late array.' " - Withdraw tbe Valkyn lance of death- ' That father feels his children's breath. Their love sUnds guard 'gainst wintry barms, And clasps his true wife la his arms, , ' Blessed with sweet peace that none may know ,T1U laved from stress of storm and snow, : Where lost amid the warring din A IKtle child hal ledatmln. ' Pob.14, ts, fcUur Baird Fiscb. Clearwater, Web. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. The Missouri supreme court declared the anti-trust law unconstitutional Thieves stole a carload of thread from the Bock Island depot at Chicago. The Hon. Wilfred Laurer will relinquish the position of Liberal leader la the Cana dian bouse of commons. At Ayer, Mass., Charles G. Wilson wan arraiRned in court, charged with eaustag the death of his father by poisoning him. Ex-Cashior.Ttllman, of the Falls City, bank of Louisville, has made good his shortage through his bondsman, Charles H. PetUt. Four hundred, employes of Lelghtom Bros., shoe manufacturers la Pepper-ell, Mass., quit work bocause the firm weald not accede to their demands for higher wages. The emigration movement eoatinnes la Arkansas and from present Indications it Is estimated that folly 2,000 negroes will emigrate within the nest two or three months, some going to Oklahoma, white the destination of othefs will be Liberia. The movement has spread from the seuth ern counties to the northern part of tbe state, and the negroes are considerably agitated. svaasae city Has Natarel On, .'""i Kansas City, Mo., March' 15. The Midland hotel in sinking an artesian well on its property, has struck natural gas at a depth of 200 foet. " The gas was carried in a straight pipe up to the seventh story windows of the hotel, where it was ignited. When burning at night the center of the city is illumin ated for several blocks .around. The Bead Came to Life. A long lost brother, who was supposed to be dead, and on whose estate letters of administration were granted to his sister by Surrogate Rollings, of New York, in February, 1887, has turned up alive and healthy. Surrogate Hansom has re voked the letters, and the property, largely increased through his sister's careful management, hns been re stored to the man whose supposed death she had mourned. His name is Pierre E. Beauron, and bis sister is Marie F. Jodrey. He was born in Switzerland forty-six years ago and came to this coantry when ho was seven years old. He lived in Shoho la, Pa., until 18G3, when he started for Havana. He lived there three years, then started for the Pacific coast, and a few months later de parted for Rio Janeiro, where he re mained eighteen months. He next went to India and lived thore four years. From there he went to Aus tralia, where he lived nine years. Then he proceeded io Europe and remained in France seven months and in Spain, seven months more. For over seven years prior to hit re turn to Hhohola bis sister had not heard of him Buffalo News. SHOT DOWN THE SHERIFF Then the Hob Lynched a Missouri Wife Murderer. MORE TROUBLE FEARED. Excitement Reigns ia Taney County and a Revival ef the Old Bald Knobb.r Tend Is Predicted Threw the Conductor Off the Train. Kansas City, March 15. Additional details of the lynching near Ozark, Mo., of John Bright, the wife murderer, was received and show the affair to have been unusually sensational; also that an other death resulted beside Bright'. The man had been captured and was being given a preliminary trial. A mob of a hundred men quietly gathered around the court house and sent In twenty-five of their number to request that the prisoner be turned over to them. The presiding judge pleaded that the law be allowed to take it course, and Deputy Sheriff Williams, in charge of the man, suggested it would be best to listen to the arguments of the judge as he (Williams) intended to de tenu the prisoner with his life. At the same time, ne arew a brace oi revolv ers. The spectators in the court room. of whom there were a number, immedi ately began a hasty retreat. A delega tion from the mob started toward the prisoner, and Williams raised the re volvers, but before he could shoot, was himself shot through the heart by one of the mob, dying instantly. The mob then took the prisoner across the street, and without giving him an opportunity to say a word, hung him in full view of the court, where he had been promised by the law a fair and impartial trial. Taney county is wild with excitement over the killing of young Williams, Most of the mob came from the neigh borhood where the woman was mur dered. This last killing? mokes a total .of seventy-two people killed in Taney county since tne war. a large posse or men started out from Foreythe under the guidance of Sheriff Cook to arrest nine of the men who were identified in the mob. It is believed when some of the mob has been captured a regular war will take place, such as has never been known in southwest Missouri, It will likely bring up the old strife be tween the bald-knobbers and the anti- bald-knobbers that were a terror to Taney and adjoining counties some years ago, Shot Three Men and Then Himself. Tiffin, O., ' March 15. A, Snyder, confidential clerk for J. M. Naylor & Co., hardware dealers, shot B. T. Nay- lor and B. W. Bobaugh, members of the firm, and 1. W. Ycmntr. a fellow clerk. and then filled ..himself. , Snyder was Delioved to be insane. Snyder entered the store this morninir as usual and, found the others already there. :. He made pretense oi desinmi Jtobangh and Naylor to examine the contents oi a box wntcn had been re ceived bv exnress. As thev were ex amining it he shot them and then turned tbe revolver on Downey, who had just entered. Bobaugh received a flesh wound and is not dangerously nun. a ay lor was snot twice, once in the back and once in the side, but may recover. Downey was hit three times In the arm, side and back, and will die, Snvder shot himself through the head. dying instantly. He is believed to have become insane by brooding over unfor tunate investments in which his money was tied np, preventing him from pur chasing an interest in the business which was offered him. Threw the Condn.ter Off the Train. Peoria, Bis., March 15. When the Chicago, Burlington and Quiney freight, due here at 11 o'clock, reached Edwards' Station it was taken possession of try crowd of drunken miners, who over powered Conductor Salisbury, beat hint and threw him from the train. The train was cut in two at Pottetown and the engine and front cars were seat on to tbe city lor police help, which was sent out. Prisoners Escape front Jail. Txxarkana, Ark., March 15. Seven prisoners attempted to escape from the jail here by cutting through the floor and tnnnelling through a brick wall. Four succeeded in getting away. Two of the fugitives were white and two colored, the latter being for murder. The sheriff and a posse have gone in pur suit. WHEAT IN RESERVE. lanesota and Dakota Fanners Have - About SS.0OO.000 Bushels. Minneapolis, March 15. The Jour nal has collected a report from sixty dif ferent points in Minnesota and theDa kotas showing that there are on a safe estimate about 83,000,000 bushels of wheat in Minnesota and the Dakotas in farmers' bands, after deducting seed and farmers' consumption. The average amount unsold is about 21.3 per cent, of the crop. Seeding conditions are al most perfect, moisture conditions being the best for five years. The indications are for almost tbe same acreage as last year. - Put a Stop to Chicken Stealing-. Colcmbia, S.C., March 15. An old col ored woman nearly every morning missed a chicken or two from her large hen house. Finally some poison was pur chased and fed to a few of the birds; it would ratten them, but prove certain death to anyone who ate them. Very soon a negro of the neighborhood sick ened and died. Shortly, two or three others followed. Chicken stealing in that neighborhood has ceased. Alive, Dot Laid Out as Dead. Hiawatha, Kan., March 15. On a bed in the farm house of Jerry Neibling, the little child of his son was laid out, supposed to be dead. Two hours after ward a member of the family thought he saw a slight breathing movement of the body. Restoratives were applied and after a few minutes the child re gained life. Hotel Burned. jACxaoTVTLU, Fla., March 15. The Duval hotel burned. The gnests are believed to have all escaped. T. Swim tbe Niagara Rapids. Lockpokt, N. Y., March 15. William J. Davis of Sidney, New South Wales left 'England Sunday for New York. He proposes to swim the Niagara river rapids, selecting the same route pursued by Captain Webb, and who drowned in Lmvis is strong and muscular, about S3 years old. He will start his swim on the Canadian side of the river. Bark Lest, Portland, Ore., March 15. It is feared that the bark Morecambe Bay (British) which sailed from CallaoOot, SO for this port, has been lost. Nothing has been beard from her since she sailed. Seventy-five per cent, premium ban been paid at San Francisco for re-insurance. - Karnes Down with Typhus. Philadelphia, March l. Two sisters named Jacobs, both professional nurses, and one of whom attended several tvnhus fever natients in Bellevne hosnl- taf. New York, are now confined in the municipal hospital, this city, suffering from the dread disease, but it is expected they wul. recover, A Protest Af alnst Sunday Closing. Bcrunqton, la,, March 15. At the meeting' of the Upper Missouri 'Torn Besirk a resolution protesting against Sunday closing of tbe world's fair was adopted. A Connecticut Blase. Davbcbt, Conn., March 15. Fire here caused a loss of f 100,000. George Water man is missing and is believed to have burned to death. CONGRESSIONAL' Test's Postoflles Bill, Olvlag Small atlas a Federal Balldlns;, Goes Through the Senate In the House. Washington, March 15.- World's fair matters were given considerable atten tion in the senate. The committee on qnadro-centennial reported three resolu tions, for which they asked immediate consideration. The first resolution pro vides that the. president of the United States be requested to extend to his majesty, Alfonso JJH, king of Spain: to the aueen recent of Spain, to tbe Duke of Varagua, and the living de scendants ox Christopher Columbus an invitation to visit the world's Columbian exposition as the guests of the people of the united states. Senator Oockrell said he must object to this resolution untu ne knew now manv descendants of Columbus thore were, xnts invitation might include half of Spain. The resolution went over. as did also the resolution asking for the i " v ; i iuku oi vuiuiuuub reuce. At 2:05 the senate went Into exe cutive session which lasted fifteen min- ntes when toe consideration oi senator Vest's. boefen'Bce bill was res urn ed. Mr. Yilas after consultation with other sena-. tors, mooinea nis original amendment so as to increase the maximum -cost of any building trom . 135,000 to 75,000. Senator Vilas' amendment was adopted. The bill was then reported to the senate and passed 34 to 21. ;; . Bouse. In the house a message from the pres ident transmitting the agreement be tween the United States commissioners and the Cherokee nation reirarding the Cherokee outlet in the Indian Territory, was referred to tbe committee on Indi an affairs. On motion of Mr. Bowman of Iowa a bin was passed to make Council Ulnae, is., a port or delivery; also a mil for the relief of Dabney, Simmons & Co. Bering Sea Matters. Wabhinuton, March 15. The Bering a question is still in statu quo, the gov ernment still awaiting the reply of Lord Salisbury. The president, however, takes an active interest in the matter and loses no opportunity to inform him self on the subject. He was in confer ence with General Foster and ex-Minister Phelps,- when Attorney General Miller dropped in andthe four talked over the Bering sea matters for some time. HARASSED BY THE TROOP& Texas Peeple Along the Border Making Lend Complaints. 8as Aktokio, Tex., March 15. The situation on the lower Rio Grande bor der on the Texas side is assuming a seri ous aspect. Complaint from honest and highly respected citizens concerning the alleged unjust action of oertian United States troops continue to pour in from all quarters to the effect that they are .being harrassed by troops for alleged complicity with Garza. Robert Summer hn, the legal representa tive of all the wealthy ranchmen who have so far been arrested and have gone into the matter with a view to making a strong legal fight, has already preferred very sensational charges, bacsea by af fidavits, before President Harrison against Captain John Bourke. Canada to Strik. C Ottawa, Ont., March 15. Iu his re cent speech in London, England, Sir Charles Topper, when he said on ac count of the McKinley bill Canada would soon strike a vital blow at the United States in return, referred to a movement on foot to levy preferential duties on British imports coming into Canada. The remarks of Sir Charles, however, are not endorsed by executive circles here, who decline to be held re sponsible for his utterances. BlUxard Raging in Kansas. Kansas City, March 15. A severe blizzard is reported raging all over Kan sas. Trains on the Santa Fe rairnwd west of Newton are delayed on account of the storm. A Toneka special sa78 that morning trains passed through on time, but trains west of there are con siderably delayed. The storm is raging with great fury at Topeka and the snow is driftin? badlv. In this oitv the fall of snow has been quite heavy, but not suf ficient to hinder traffic A Zealous Reporter Dies of Typhns. New Yorx, March 15. Three deaths from typhus fever were reported from North Brothera'island. One of the dead is Frederick J. Hamilton, a -reporter on a morning newspaper, who ventured into thenouse at 4S East Twelfth street, were BUSMcted Dersons were auamii- tined. He contracted the disease. Germany's Minister 8criouslj In jured by an Ecuador Mob. PLOT TO KILL THE SULTAN A Conspiracy for Assassination recov ered and Two Men riaeed Under Ar restMore Dynamite Outrages la ' Farts Canadian Catholics. Quito, Ecuador, March 15. Political disputes in this city have lei to an at tack on a foreign official that may lead to strained relations between Ecuador and Germany. A mob held possession of the streets and engaged In' a number of fights. Disinterested persons were as saulted, among them A. Berrman, the German consul. It is rumored that he was severely hurt. 1 The ease has caused much excitement among German resi dents generally. t , French Canadian Catheltes. Rons, March 15. The pope has re ceived a memorial from the bishops of Canada relative to the religions welfare of Canadian immigrants in tbe United Mates, it is pointed out that the French Canadian immigrants are of a different nationality and language from the other Catholics with whom they are called upon to associate in public worshipand that some special weans should be taten ror providing them with rehirious instruction in the language with which they are familiar. The memorial does not urge upon the pope the appointment or rencn Canadian bishops in tue Unit ed States, but leaves the Question onen. at the same time suggesting that it is one or tne utmost importance. The tone of the memorial is such as to con vey the impression that the French Canadians in the united States do not receive proper consideration at the nan as or those now in eoclesiastical authority over them. , ... Sought to Kill the Sultan. London, March 15. A dispatch from Constantinople to the Exchange Tele graph company states that great excite ment has been caused there by what the police claim to be the discovery of a plot to assassinate the sultan, Abdul ul uamia ii. ivery enort has been made to run the coumiirators to earth. The police wore rewarded by the capture of two men believed to have been selected by the conspirators to carry out their de- bik" alumni me snitan. imo uouoi is entertained that it was their intention to assassinate the sultan. . W v . , , Move Dynamite Outrages. . - Paitte, March 15. A violent explo sion took place about lx a, to. inside the Louba barracks, situated Immedi ately behind the' Hotel de Vilk Very :a i . , . , . . . , i . . consHierame uoaaage was aone to tne building,, but no lives wore lost The cause is not yet ascertained, but is bo lieved to be another dynamite outrage. The building is no lonoer used as bar racks but as an annex to the Hotel de Ville, and is occupied, by various bureaus relating to municipal works. The Kaiser's Ear Trouble. London, March -15. The London World asserts that the swelling and ul ceration in Emperor William's ear are growing worse and are attended with frequcat naroxysms and excruciating pain. It is also said the malady is in curable and that the most serious re sults may be expected. The kaiser's re cent extravagancies and aberrations are attributed to the effect upon the brain produced by the ear trouble. The Grand Duke's Funeral. . Darmstadt, March 15. The funeral oi the late grand duke has been set for Thursday. The city is in mourning and people may be seen weeping in the streets. Places of business will remain closed until after the.f funeral. No sov ereign in JSurope attracted more loyalty than, the deceased grand duke, whom rich and poor looked up to as a father. His obsequies will not only be a pageant, but a general outpouring of the people. The Qoeea'i Orlafc London,' March 15. Queen Victoria has postponed until Saturday next her departure for Hyeres, in the south of France. The reason is her sriefforthe late Grand Duke Ludwig, to whom Uueen Victoria was deeply attached, al most as much as to . one of her own children. Aimed at the Anarchists. Paris. March 15. A bill anoroved bv President Carnot was introduced in the chamber of deputies, making the willful destruction of property, by explosives punishable by death. The bill istha outcome of the recent series of dynamite explosions attributed to anarchists. . Trade Treatr Signed. PaBIS, March 15. President Carnot signed the commercial convention with the United States, Thousands of Jaok Babbits Slaughtered. Fresno, Cal., March 15 Five hun dred Grand Army men, attending the state encampment here, indulged in a jack rabbit round-up. About twenty- nve thousand rabbits were Decreed and of these over three thousand were simp ly trampled to death as the final rush was made. A Councilman Defies tbe Police. Lexinotoh, Ky., March 15. -The chief of police attempted to arrest Matt Mo Namara, a councilman, for reckless driving. McXamara drew a bowie knife ud then got into a buggy aud drove away, while the people stood around and hissed the f our policemen present. Endorse the Redaction. Omaha, March IN. Telegrams from Dallas,Tex., state theNorth western Texas Cattle association has passed a resolution endorsing South Omaha's request to lower the differential rate of t'-M per car be tween Kansas City and Omaha. Sadden Death of Two Atchison Men. Atchison, Kan., March li. Two resi dents of Atchieon, Hardin Hovey, aged 63, and J. N. Shoemaker, aged 57, died, the former of quinsy and the latter of lung trouble. Hovey for years collected toll at the bridge. THE SUGAR TRUST. Harrtsow, Frasler Cat's Big Ft Bonght by th Combination. Philadelphia, March 15. The per sistent reticence of the members of th firm of Harrison, Frailer & Co., propri etors of the Franklin Sugar refinery, in reference to the rumors that they have been bonght out by the sugar trust, causes it to be generally believed that such is the case. Heretofore they have been very prompt to deny any state ments to this effect, but now they main tain'a sphynx-like silence. Mr. Frszior stated that they did not talk for publica tion. If such is the case, the acquisition is a most important one, as the Franklin refinery is one of the largest and best equipped in the country. It has a daily capacity of 10,000 barrels of refined antrar ftii.l is valued at tl 0.000.000. Thit will loave Claus Snreckels and E. C. Knight & Co. the only independent re finers in the country, and the former will be the largest independent plant in the world. Deatbi ef a Floneer Man. :- Ottawa, Els., March 15. Mother De chantel, of St Xuvler's convent, diod, aged te. She took the veil at Merey con vent. Pittsburg, fifty-six years ago, ana has spent her life in forming hospitals. Kenetor Morrill Vaimprawad. Washington, March 15. Senator Mor- rll's condition is nmitn proved. Pneu monia has developed and there is little hope for the venerable statesman recov ering. .. B7 A BROKEN RAIL A WlMenala Cents! Train Comes fe Grief, a Braksman Being Killed. Union PaclOo Wreck. Oshkosh, Wis., March 11 A north bound passenger train on the Wisconsin Central road was wrecked by a broken rail at Dale at 63 o'clock a. m. The baggage car, two coaches and two sloep era were ditched. The wreck took fire and ths sloeners and coaches were en tirely destroyed. The psssengers es caped before the fire spread, several re- ! , i t- A. . A , , ' I cemng siigni wouuus. nraKemaa uu dennan was killed. Bad Union Facias Wreck. Beatrice, Neb., March 13. The bridge repair train on the Union Pacific was wrecked near here by the breaking of a truck. Cbductor Rogers and C. H, "Paril WA-rA Vtiuilw iSinfaui aitA min.ArA uM nvnv iwm; pf fHVl taut 7Y -CVliaUU the latter fatally, ami James McCaU had L . a v. i , - uobu legs unMteo. , : f LIGHT - GOLD COINS.. . .5 Chinese Sharpers Working a "aweatlng' Onma la California. New York, March 15. Officials of the sub-treasury hare detected considerable number of lightweight gold pteees re cently among- the deposit of gold coin received from California - through the New York banks, and it is believed that a systematic scheme is being worked, probably by Chinese sharpers, to make a big profit at slight eapense. Only new double eagles are used for the purpose. These are subjected to an electric bath, and about 6 per cent, of the gold is "sweated" out. They are then put back into circulation, and the person who discovered the lightness of weight is the loser, f er, thouoh it is not a legal offense to take gold from a coin, whether by "sweating" or other mesne, the treasury department will not accept such coins when they have lost more than one-half ef 1 per cent, in weight. The corns that have been been through the electric bath look brighter, but a close inspection will show they have lost their sharpness of outline and the edges are worn. These coins that reach the sub-treasury are stamped with a large "L" and returned to the banks truin whicb they came. Oa BearSeas. Lkwks, Del,, March 15. Tbe schooner M. C. Ebel, from Trinidad, Cuba, with sugar for orders arrived at the break water with split 1 mainsail and foresail from gales off the coast, and a long and stormy passage,. The Davis Wrecking company s tug towed the schooner Viola Beppard from a southern port with a cargo of lumber and supposed loss of an chor. The Norwegian bark Rosenius from Manzanula, Cuba, arrived at the breakwater with the loss of sails and re ports very heavy weather on the passage. She is bound to New York. The brig Kathleen, from Brazil, with sugar, ar rived with loss of jibboom and other damage. Woman's Bights Practically illustrated. Newton, Kan., March 15. Mrs. Lau ra M. Johns, president of the Kansas Equal Suffrage association; the Rev. Anna H. Shaw, national lecturer of ths Woman's 8uffraee association, and Miss Balgarine of England, are here and held the twenty-sixth of a series of equal suffrage meetings ' in Kansas. Four vounir ladies acted as ushers, while four matrons, leading ladies of Newton, took the collection. Baintnaking Secrets for Sale. Topeka, March 15. Two companies claiming to have Rainmaker Melbourne's secret have been formed in order to sell the secret at the rate of $V00 per county, or will furnish one to two inches of rain at $600 per county. They have men at work in the dry regions of California and Arizona and claim to have produced one and one-half inches of rain at Pixley, Cal. The Duty on Cheap Towels Bedueed. Chicago, March 15. The board of general appraisers fixed the duty on s ohus of cheap imported linen towels very generally in use at & per cent, in stead of 60 per cent., as fixed by the local appraiser. Tbe decision affects every importer of towels in the United States. Chairman Clarkson an Invalid. Des Moines, la., March 15. Private messages state that Chairman J.' S. Clarkson, of the Republican national executive committee, is completely pros trated at Ashevill'e, N. C, with inflam matory rheumatism. Mrs. Clarkson is with him. Burnt ( of a Bleh BUI BeteL Nevada, Mo., March 15. The Briggs house with ite contents burned to tbe ground, at Rich Hill. CIOTAiACJMATE Ihe Er-rresidcnt Openlj SUtei That lie h Willing to Enn. MR BAYARD'S WARNING. The Fx-Secretary Advisee Democracy Against Free Silver Coinage Be Bo Uevea It Will Injure the Party. The Texas Legislature. MrLWArKKB, March 15, General Ed ward S. Bragg, author of the famoni phrase, "We love hiin for the enemies he has made." has been ura-incr ex-Pres ident Cleveland to make public avowal of his position in connection with the approaching Democrat! o presidential convention. Under date of March 5 he wrote a letter to Mr. Cleveland from Fond dn Lac, and received the follow ing reply: . Deau Sir Your letter of the 5th re ceived, I have thought that I mlKht con tinue silent on the subject you present to to me. If, in answering the questions, I might only consider my personal desires, individual ease and comfort, my response would be promptly made, without the least reservation or difficulty. But, if you are right in supposing the. lubject is re lated to duty I owe the country, and the party, a condition exists which makes such private and personal consideration! nti.-ely irrelevant. My experience in the office of president so impressed me with the solemnity of the trust and it awful responsibilities that I cannot bring myself to regard the candi dacy for the place as something to be won by personal strife and active self -assertion. I have also the idea that the presidency is pre-eminently the people's office, and I have been sincere in the constant advo cacy of effective participation in polit ical affairs on the part of all our citizens. Con sequently I believe the people should be heard In the choice of their party candi dates, and that they themselves should take the nominations as directly as con sistent with the open, fair aud full party organization and methods, I am confident success is still within reach, but believe this is the time for thoughtful ness and deliberation, not only as to the candidates but concerning the party action upon the questions of Immense interest to the patriotlo and intelligent voters of tbe land, who watch for an assurance of safety as a price of their confidence and support, Guoveh Cleveland. ,Bayard Opposes Free Silver Coinage. Washington, March 15. In ah open letter to the Democratic party of the United States, printed in , an afternoon paper ia the shape of an interview, Thomas F. Bayard draws a vivid picture of the evils ho believes would follow the passage of the free silver bill. Among other things he says: """ ! A cheaper dollar means a poorer dollar. and' thepeorer the dollar the poorer must be Its owner. Let this thought be. borne la mind when the Immense aggregate of tbe wages of labor ia assailed by any pol icy that wouTd make a silver dollar or a paper dollar of less worth, of less purchas ing power than a gold dollar. It is not necessary to draw a picture of the distress ful results that afflict a country denrlved of the anchorage of a stable standard of v, lue, lor uncertainty would attend every baslness transaction, gambling In the chances would replace careful and settled calculations and fluctuation!, like the tide of the sea, would not only twice a dar. but every hour ia the day, unsettle bar gains and set at naught all calculations. Surely it does not require courage to op pose measures that threaten to bring about such a condition of affairs, and in deed nothing but foolhardlness can de scribe the condition of mind that can de liberately advocate it. I would be un faithful to my party affiliations and un mindful of my duty to my country, if I did not beg the Democratic advocates of freo coinage to beware leet by their action they Impair and weaken public confidence in ths wisdom and conservation of the or ganisation of which they are members and thereby increase the dangers and evils of the continued ascendency and control of a political party proven by its record in the last congress to be sectional in its ob jects' and purpose and notoriously througontits organisation regardless of the constitution of our government when ever power is to be obtained or perpetu ated by its violence. Texas Legislature. Austin, March 15. The special ses sion of the state legislature met. Be sides electing a successor "to United States Senator Reagan, whose unexpired term is being filled by Horace Chilton, the legislature will consider the snbiects of cattle quarantine regulations, reme dies against excessive issues of stocks and bonds, reapportionment, trusts.-alien ownership of real estate, etc Senator HU1 In Mississippi. Meridian', Miss., March 15. Senator Hill and party arrived here at 7:30 a. m. and at 8 o'clock proceeded to Jackssn, after a brief speech by the senator to the crowd at the station. Be Oave Bis Life to Save Theirs. Fort Wayne, Ind., March 15. The residence of John Miller, a few miles from this city, caught fire. Miller ruBhed into the building to rescue his aged mother and invalid daughter. He Sot them out but was fatally burned imHt-lf. His daughter is in a critical condition, owing to terror, but Mrs. Miller is safe. PUT TO SEA AT ONCE, Mysterious Movements of tbe Crulsef Charleston Activity at the Mare Island Navy Tard. 8an Francisco, March 15. The United States cruiser Charleston came down from Mare Island and put to sea at once without stopping. Her destina tion is not known positively, but it is believed she has gone to San Diego to await orders for Bering sea. - The same activity that prevailed at Mare Island navy yard during the dis cussion of the Chilean affairs has again been revived by reason of the Bering sea controversy, and every indication points strongly to the fact that the United States proposes to send immediately north all the available navel vessels on tbe Pacific wast station. NEBRASKA NOTES. Scotia's normal college will open fat business April 5. Nets Anderson has been chosen presi dent of the Cedar County Agricultural so ciety. The dates for the interstate Grand Army -reunion at Superior are August 31 ami September 1 and 3. C. C. McNish of Winner has declared that he is not a candidate for ths congree ional nomination. , Peter Coon of Eagle has been bound over to the district court on the charge el .11 n.t : A 1 .a w. n ) . . mivniu UUOUCU. UU w ,uu m - ft Sam Wymore. for whom the city of W more was named, has started for Nevada, where he will mske his home in the rsv ture. The house nubile buildings committee has ordered a favorable report on a bill appropriating $60,000 for the building at Hustings. Ten car loads of emlgraaia left Elon wood bound for western Nebraska. They had sold their farms in Cass county to- -. eastern people . . The citizens of Douglas, Otoe countr, have petitioned tbe county commissi oners . to grant them the privilege of inoorporae ing as a village. The Hay Srings Milling company intend to increase the capacity of the mill to Wt barrels of not per day, and will ake boiid an elevator. The suramff meeting of the Edgar dis trict fair has beta set for July t and 4, and tbe fall meeting will be held August S9, 30, 81 and September L - The rooms of Polios Judge 3. A. Calli son of Beatrice were broken into by burg lars during ths judge's absence and goods and chattels to the amount of HO taken. v Grant Jones, aged 17, living west af Sydney, committed suicide by taking strychnine and afterward cutting bia throat. Ha left a letter indicating ale intention. The general merchandise iters of C H. Woodruff, at Herman, was entered by ' burglars. A dog in the store gave the alarm and they were frightened away without securing anything. R. P. Stein, an old resident ef Mlnden. received fatal Injuries the other night by stepping from a caboose which was stand ing on a bridge, ana railing to ins roao way below, a distance of twenty feet. The City of Rulo has lodged a eons- plaint with the board of transportation, making several complaints against the Atchison and Nebraska railroad, now operated by the Burlington, charging Its management with obstructing streets. The eighth annual contest of the Ne braska Collegiate Oratorical association took place at the opera house in Crete. Decision of judges: C. E. Winters of Wes leyan university, first; O. M. Sktles of State university, second, and Miss Bertha Stull of Doane, third. Tbe farmers of northern Nebraska are very much elated over the prospects for a good season for crops this year. New set tlers are arriving every day and nettling In Oedar; King and Dtxon eeeattes. TLe Immigration during the month ef luVr ary was something unnsnaL : , A.' H K cables, 'the picture evangelist, is holding forth at Norfolk, and has made quite a sensation in the city. He has been there a Week, and he has bad the opera house crowded every night. Up wards of fifty have professed conversion. He uses the stereoptloan to illustrate hit . sermons. Jewell Bros., one mile south ef Platte Center, contracted with tbe Norfolk beet ' sugar factory te raise SOO acres of sugar beets which will make the largest sugar beet field in America. Fifteen or twenty others have also contracted for small -amounts which will run the acreage hp ts 500 or more. " . ... , The following officers for the Callaway Agricultural association have been elect ed for the ensuing yean C. C. Woodruff, president; a C. Waldron, vice president; a D. O'Nell, secretary; F. F. Hitchcock, treasurer. The last of the capital stock fixed at $4,400, has been placed, and work will be commenced on the fair grounds ae ' soon as the frost is out. The general store and postofflce together -with the dwelliug house of Charlea Belts. burned. A fire had been kindled la the ' ' store and by some means it set fire to the ; upper part of the store. The mall matter and household effects were saved, but the buildings and stock were totally de stroyed. The low is 3,000, with light In surance. A disastrous fire occurred five miles ' - east of Grand Island on the farm of the ' "' Stratmann brothers. Twenty-five hun dred bushels of grain were destroyed, and six horses, two colts and seventeen head of cattle burned to a crisp. The origin of - - the fire is supposed to be from the sparka of a passing Union Pacific engine lighting ' the straw roof of the barn. The loss la 83,500 and Insurance J300. John It. Harvey, the well known stock. man of Otoe county, who last year planted " trees along Ave miles of highway in the . vicinity of Turlington, has this year mad . arrangements to furnish trees at cost to farmers who will follow bis example, and - has sent out men to work up an interest among the people and induce them to plant trees wherever they will add to the beauty and comfort of tbe rural dis tricts. Sheriff Noyes, of O'Brien comity, Iowa, was in Lincoln and obtained Governor Boyd's official consent to arrest and take with him Alexander E. Ramsey, now under arrest at Guide Rock. Ramsey is an " , exconvict, who served a term in the Iowa penitentiary tor larceny, having been con victed In Wapello county. After serving hi term he started out on the same Una ana is now wantea tor stealing a team and buggy. ' A servant employed by G. M. Heln of Grand Island blew out the gas in the ' kitchen and then retired. After the fami ly had been asfteep some time Mrs. Heln : was awakened by a choking sensation in ; her throat and on arising foundherhus- bend unconscious and her four children in the next room nearly asphyxiated from the effects of the deadly gas. Although v all tbe family are in a precarious condi tion In the opinion of the attending physi cian, they will recover. ' Judge William Gaslin, for many years ' district judge of the Eleventh Judicial district, whose time has just expired, has : v been made defendant in a breach of prom-1 ..: : Ise suit, the complainant being Mrs. La-. f , cinda E. Givers, who seeks damages In the sum of 980,000. The plaintiff declare ' v that while Gaslin was nerving- on the . bench he proposed marriage to the lady and was accepted and that he has failed - a tail LI a, - M A a. T B . ' to salmi oil pur oi wi-ej wairaci. araas - n1tt- un Mn Va k.L nul VI. V uwiih auniat; nvi tivd van tiuv afouvu mn Hew fMouftUr ootsa.iitltM mti uaac aim o feMnlliar eh.vrctr iathttUtc