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VOL. III.
LINCOLN, NEB., THUKSDAY, MAU. 17,12.
NO. 40.
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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
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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.
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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-
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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
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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 -
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