Sioux County Journal.
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HAUhlSJN,
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W 1 I J 2 ' 3
t the departinet of agricultureis of tb e
opinion that' process has n .dis
covered bv which the ramie plant can
1 nid into cloth at such moderate
coat that it will soon become a danger
ous rival to cotton. "About a month
ago," said Mr. Porte, in conversation on
!,; aiih'.art. "information reached this
department that Mr. Thomas Mabbet, a
Providence manufacturer, had succeeded
in doing with ramie what hundred, I
might say thousands, had tried and
failed to do. That is he had at small
oat woven ramie fibre
inin. h Th ramie fibre which he
had thus succeeded in weaving had been
prepared by a process discovered byMr
Charleo Tophain, a chemist of Salera,
Mass. Mr. Tophf m by a secret fermula
had turned te fibre ir to a substance
for weaving. Mr. Top .am it seems had
been experimenting w th ramie for years,
like a great many oth men, and only
succeeded after innumerable failures.
I was ordered by th department to go
to New England and investigate thedis
coveriesof Messrs. Tophain and Mabbett
I did so and what I saw convinced me
that the problem of the utilization of
ramie has at last been satisfactorily
solved.
Into the Krervl Ion.
Chambkrlais, S. D.Feb. 11. The loud
report of a cannon yesterday was the
aignal for the boomers to enter the Sioux
reservation in accordance with the pres
ident's proclamation. Hundreds of
teams with great loads of lumber started
on a dead run aerows the river, and the
hundred or more Indian police.ploced as
a guaid to prevent Bny premature in
vasion, stood dazed and helpless as they
viewed the great and irresistible rush
for the reservation. A. most novel sight
was the moving of a large building.under
which had been placed many heavy tim
bers and wheels. This, like the other
wagons, was pulled across the river by
galloping horses. There were a num
ber of smash-ups in the rush, but as yet
no fatalities hava been reported. Hou
ses are being erected tonight by the
light of lanterns and the morning sun
will shine on a score of new houwes.uiany
of them grouped in the new town on
the west side of the river.
Driven From There Home.
Euce.n e, One, Feb. 13.--A report from
Suia Law, this state, says that a number
of people were driven from their homes
by the recent floods and considerable
property is destroyed. A man named
Turner was drowned. The loss to Lane
county is estimated at $30,000. A land
slideoccuredon the mountain-side above
the Suis Law river last week, burying a
resident, A. F. Andrews, and killing
Mrs. Andrews, a daughter and a little
son. Andrews and his eldest son were
thrown into the river and after floating
n the debris all night were picked up
several miles below in an almost dying
condition.
Another t'ollUlon
Birmingham, A la., Feb. 13. A col
lision Occurred this morning on the Ala
bama 4 Great Southern 'near Coaling
Ala., between a special excursion train
carying over a thousand passengers and
an accommodation train. Engineer
Doolittle was instantly killed and some
ten or fifteen persons on the accommo
dation were badly hurt, but it is thought
none fatally. None of the passengers of
the excursion train, which was en route
to New Orleaws, are reported killed.
Thev were from Chicago and points in
Ohio and Illinois.
Ho Change of ftentlment.
Albany, N. y, Feb. 11. The confer
ence committee of the world's fair met
in Lieutenant Governor Jones' room at
5 o'clock yesterday afternooa. There
was general discussions on the bill, but
no change of sentiment was noted. Mr.
flitt, of Albany, suggested that the bill
be changed so ps to recommend Albany
as the spot for holding the world's fai
Judge Robertson suggested that the
committee adjuurn over until Wednes
day morning and the democrats voted
for it with the republicans. After the
session the democrats discovered that
this move had been made by direction
of Mr. Piatt, so as to allow the fair com
mittee, which meets in New York on
Tuesday, to pass resolutions endorsing
one of the bills.
A Worthy roe.
New York, Feb. 1L -Toy Jack Har
nett, John L. Sullivan's manager, made
an effort to Peter Jackson that if the
latter would stand before the champion
three rounds at Cronheim's theatre, city
of Hoboksn, on tomorrow evening, he
might nave Sullivan's share of the gate
receipts, which, it is estimated, will
aascwet to about $1,000. Jackson de
dined the offer and said be was surprised
thai Sullivan should havs made it.
"Xfbm ho is oat of his trouble with the
Tflssissiypt aathorities" said Jackson," J
kef to aaost bisa in a finish fight and
hcJt try to pro myself a worthy foe.
fUm DiwatyQaJU, IW. 13. During a
racs b tho trial of WKSaai Kayo, on
f!jrofawlthlnt4mttomaa-
C CzZ J3um, ths) prsjasontiar
- italla tltm Umm, imZM
"rtZi wsjnti. T&owotaan
1I0RHBI1.E Oil HACKS.
KaIn folllwral fruuum nu'ijvn ...
Mill aud Oturl Mi-lrnu.1
New York, Feb. VI- Evening pajrs
publish a dispatch frjiu Paris which
states that a cipher metae bus just
been received by a Russian refugee in
that cit v dated December OS, which fives
the detailes of a horrible tragedy in the
political prison at Kara, eastern Siberia
aadjda Sihida, of noble birth and a
teacher of the high school of Moscow,
was found last year" with revolutionary
papers in her possession and sentenced
to penal servitude. On her arrival at
Kara the woman soon after attracted the
attention of the director of the prison,
who took an early opportunity to insult
her. Mme. Sihida boxed the ears of the
director, who in revenge had her istriid
and flogged in the presence of all the
men in the prison. Sucn outrages had
not been perpetrated on women of rark
since the days of Empress Catherine
and the unfortunate laity was so appre
hensive of futher shame and torture
thatsbeocBiuii hearaeday
by poisoning herself. Several other
female political prisoners were fearful of
receiving similar treatment, and hearing
of the terrible event, followed her
example.
A few miles from the women's jioliti
cal prison at Kara is that occupied by the
male political convicts. On hearing of
the tragedy they revolted en masse.
Troops were called out and awful scenes
followed. Shooting, Hogging anJ tor.
turing was engaged in by the woolesale.
Up to this time the Itusaians have been
able to suppress all news of the occur
rence. (.reat Kxrifenirnt. , r
St. Pai l, Feb. W.-A Pierre. S. D.,
special to ths Pioitetir-Prrx says:
Yesterday afternoon Colonel Lasnen,
commander of the military, received an
official telegram announcing the presi
dent's proclamation. The town wbh im
mediately in a hubbub of noise and con
fusion. Vehicles of a.I kinds were called
out and packed with men of all classes
and there was an exniting race kr the
reservation. In thirty minutes the tow n
was practically deserted, stores cWed
and business almost suspended.
Perched on the dome of the cupitol
building the writer could see over the
country for miles. Stretching away
across the river for miles into the reser
vation was a procession of men and wag
ons, hurrying along on the mad rush for
houses and land, winding their way over
the hills and valleys, each trying to get
ahead of the other. Fully 5,000 people
were in the crowd, and last night they
camped on the reservation.
Load after load of lumber has left the
immense lumber yards here, until they
are almost depleted, and for a radius of
twenty-five miles can almost every here
be heard the sound of the saw nnd
hammer.
At Fort Pierre the situation is serious.
The bulk of the crowd first struck that
village and immediately commenced to
claim town lots, there being as ic.iny as
ten claimants to one lot. Trouble has
already arisen. Ten wagon loads of beer
and whisky and several gambling outfits
went over to the reservation. Liquor
has been prohibited on the reserve here
tofore, but to-night it is free as water
and the inhabitants having been relieved
of the military rule are giving vent to
their feelings by imbibing the flowing
bowl. Gambling is going on openly in
the streets and the half breeds, squaw
men and even the red man himself is
playing high with the fur.ds which they
have received fer the relinquishment of
their claims.
Stilt More Couiplictrl
St. Paui, Feb. 13. A Pioneer Pre
Cbamberland special says: The situation
in the townsite west of this city Ijecame
more complicated than ever last night,
when a large party of persons arrived
with a force of surveyors and began at
onoe running l:nes regardless of the
rights of prior settlers, Indian lands or
anything else. The fight far poreseion
promises to be better. Personal encoun
ters are becoming frequent, and serious
trouble will likely ensue. In the mean
time building goes on steadily and a
large nuinlx r of business places are be
ing opened. A newspaper will be issued
tomorrow. Steps are being taken to or
ganize a city government and soon tbe
peculiar feature of a city representing
all branches of trade and with a popula
tion of nearly three ' thousand persons
will be witnessed, but not one of the
citizens owning a solitary foot of ground
The reservation for many n.iles west
ward is becoming dotted with houses in
every direction. There is no trouble re
garding the settlement of farm lantithe
settlers appearing anxious to avoid tbe
complications of settling on lands pre
viously selected by other persons. The
crowd is arriving by every incoming train
and tho innumerable prairie schooners
are steadily on tho increase.
Will be brought before the SpHUiiah court.
Madrid, Feb. 12. The government has
decided to bring before tho Spanish
courts of justice tho defraudora of Cuba
revenue, who escaped to America.
In ths chamber of deputies tho minis
ter of trade represented Porto Rica.
Chaxskblaiii, a D Fab. 1.1 Ths los
in tha Hkaonri river is tottiac rapidly,
bt thossttlmoontlauo to cross in largo
anmbara. It is hand tint mt sosi-
4mI will hayy .
Abraham Umala'a lllrltulty.
Ciii v;o, Feb. 1.1 At Central Music
ball tonight '5,M peoo'.e celebrated the
birthday of Abraham Liucoln. Lincoln
council of the national uohto conducted
the affair. Hon. John M, Thurston of
Nebraska as the orator of the evening.
His address :ts received with great
applause. He said, iu part. The state
of Illinois had contributed to the his
tory of the nineteenth century. Its two
mt illustrious amea, one the great
est captain of modern times, the other
that of the staUuian andpatrion whose
birlhdiiy its now coiumeuioratd. The
name of Abraham Lincoln should be
flight, revered and honored wherever
liberty is dear to men. The speaker
said he was a bo! ''ever in God's provi
dence, which had raised up a leader
in every time of a people's exceeding
need. The rail-eplitter of Illinois be
came president H the darkest hour of
the nation's peril. His actions amazed
politicians. He offended the leaders of
hi party, but the people loved him and
followed him blindly.
All great reforms origiuale with the
populace. Universal suffrage is the safe
ty of society. Dreamers and i Hots prate
of an ideal community in which all shall
live on an exact equality. The monotony
of such an existence would be unendur
able. It is inevitable that there i L 1
always be an unequal distribution of
wealth. Sjwuking of taxation Mr.
Thurston said that a student of politi
cal economy would readily discover that ;
the daily wages of every toiler was less
ened by the tax on capital. The ulti- j
mate liquidation of all municipal and
governmental indebtedness was me', by
the sweat of the brow and the toil of
busy hands.
The people have a rjght to demand
that capital should only be employed ir,
legitimate business purposes, but red res
could never besffo'ded by the mouth' ?
of demagogues, of attempted reprisal
of impracticable men. Speaking of the
cbage in the government of Brazil to a
republic he said that on freedom's scroll
of honor the name of Abraham Lincoln
was written first, and the colossal of his
fame stood forever before the American
people. The sunshine of an approving
heaven rested upon it, and over it calm
ly floated the unique flag of tbe greatest
nation of the earth.
The Human ( alhollra.
Baltikork, Feb. 13. UigM Rtnerend
William Parcl, bishop of Maryland, de
livered a charge yesterday to the Protes
tant Episcopal clergymen of thedix-ese.
Hi said: "This city is the central point
of Romnn Catholicism in this ountry.
Here resides its highest prelate and here
it puts forth its greatest strength. It is
using political and social influence to
obtain religious control of this nation.
G.xl forbid that I should Jjlanie the
Catholics for any honest effort made by
them toward this end. Tbe Issue, how
ever, is greater that ever before, and
they are now concentrating all their
hopes and plans in this land. Three
fourths of their members were born in
Europe and nearly all of the remainder
are children of foreign born parents.
The foreign spirit in the church is re
markably powerful. Their mem!)ern be
come Americanized slowly nnd are not
being assimilated rapidly.
Our rights as citizens and churchmen
are menaced by this power. The laws
of naturalization are abused and an iin
migrant often liecomes a voter before he
has caught our tongue. We have been
neglectful in calling the attention of our
parishioners to the encroachments of the
Roman Catholic church. I do not ad
vise you to preach a course of sermons
attacking their doctines, but when any
movement is made by them detrimental
to our political or social institutions
Uon't be silent, but speak out bold and
clear on the subject.
I.inbtltlea $34,000
Torr.KA, Kas., Feb. 13. Judge Sutton,
receiver of the defunct Topeka Insur
ance company, has filed a report which
shows that the liabilities of the
company are $24,000. The assets are
?22$00, but they consist of notes which
are deemed practically north less. The
report further states that when Presi
dent Hincs and Secretary Fuller made
their anual report to Secretary Wider
they manipulated the figures in such a
way that the concern appeared solvent
when it was in debt. In awearing to
these false reports Hines and Fuller are
liable to imprisonment and warrants
have been issued for their arrest.
Aipalnat the Mrltlr.lv Bill
Philadklphia, Feb. 14. At a largely
attended meeting of business men reso
lutiona were adopted protesting againsr
the McKinley bill, reliative to the ad
ministration of the customs laws, and
urging ths Pensyl von ia senators to op
pose its passage. A committee was ap
pointed to obtain signatures for a mem
orial against tbe bill and to take such
other means as they may deem best to
bring the alleged defects of the bill to
the attention of congress.
A Cellini.
UoixMacs, O., Fob, I. Pae-enger
train Xo.12, on the Pan Handle railroad,
which leaves here at 4:15 p.m., and ar
rives at Newark at 50, struck a street
car containing several persons at Union
street crossing in Newark, last evening,
fatally irjuring Mr. J. 8. Smarts, pro
prietor of tbe Newark mills, and Mrs.
Elisabeth gknttx. A little boy was
saved by being thrown oat of the wio-
The street oar was swiasfierl to
WATS' TO TRY IT AC A IX.
I n.l.. l..k l .lM.rrr. llaiut thrlr ru.-
piorrr are K riii( ike agrrr-
wrut u. de in Mtilrn-Hi f
.1.. MrihjINhor ...
Ixi.Miox, Feb; -10. -'l'senty thousand
dork iatiorers met to-day in lower hair
and listened to a number of speeches by
prominent lalx.r leaders on the subject
of the itssible n-nev.ul of the great
dock men's htrilte. The well known
agitator, Tillet, in his ad.ir, alleged
that the employers have been fchirking
the full prefurmanc of their part of the
agreement upon which the settl.n..t-nt of
the great Klrike wan based. The men
seem to lie eager to strike, but are held
in check by their lenders for the present,
in the hope that the employers may be
induced by peaceable argument to adopt
s fair course toward the men. A renew-
al of the strike would be a great blow to
the eomRiercial inU-ret-ts of London.
The parliamentary election at Partii k
on Tuesday is looked forward to witl
great intoreft. The voting is expected
to be very close. The odds have been in
favor of the conservatives, out the anpect
of affairs ceems to have changed some
what wbilhin the pnst two or three days
on account ot the extraordinary efforts
put forth by the liberals who have be
come aroufied to ttie importance oi a nt
ing all the Scotch eats possible. The
unionists ara not believed to be doing
their full share of work and the conserv
atives are growing less confident of suc
cess. The liberal managers made an
error in the first pnrt of the campaign
by attacking Lord Salisburj's Portu
guese policy, which is not so unpopular
among ths commercial and religious
classes as to warrant the making of it a
leading point in the canvass. This
course has been corrected and grejfter
stress put upon the laud reform and
local1 self-government clauses of the
liberal platform, and the result has been
highly MitiufiictOFy to the liljeral work
ers. The newspapers here treat the Iuc I)'
Orleans escapade w holly in the light of
the opera IxifTe, and do not admit the
espiBode can have any possible politca
importance. The articles on the sub
ject generally conclude, however, with
the admirhion that no foreigner can tell
what effect any given set of circumstan
ces will have on the French mind, nnd
pointed out that what the young
pretender has done is not half so ridicu
lors as the action of Louis Napoleon on
sever ! occasions before he finally
reac'-td the rulership of France.
The OjiinidHf of U me declares that
Uusrtiu 'S intriguing agaitiht the inter
ests of Italy in Abyssinia, and is seeking
to obtain a harbor on the east African
coast at which forts will be built and
other steps taken to establish a basis cf
warlike operations. Italian jealously as
to her highly prized African possessions
is probably 6ufllcient tt account for this
statement, as no known facts on which
it could be based.
It is announced that the Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria will shortly
strengthen the government's position by
creating a number of new peers
Kild HI &on ami llaiiijlilr r.
Mi.tSEAPOi.is, Mm., Feb 10. A spe
cial to the Tribune from Winnipeg suys:
A terrible double murder occurred near
Miami station, 1V miles from here,
yesterday. Particulars are stdl meagre-
ing to the interruption of train service.
John Morton and his wife were both shot
last night by Morton's father. The mur
derer is ninety-five years old and only
recently went to live with his son and
daughter-in-law. The son was fifty-two
years old. The son was absent from
home and the old man and daughter-in-hadwal
some dispute which ended in
the woman being struck with a stick of
wood. When the husband enme home
the wife told him what had occured.
He asked his father why he did it and
the old mail replied. "Do you see that
rifle?" pointing to one hanging up,
"Take it and shoot me or I will shoot
yoj," The son paid no attention and
went into another room. The old man
took down the rifle, weut out and aiming
through the window shot his son through
the heart Two witnesses of the mui
der ran for assistance and during their
absence the old man reloaded the rifle
and shot his daughter-in-law as she was
stooping over her dead husband. She
lived but an hour. The old man said he
did ths shooting intentionally. The
murdered couple were highly reepected
and great indignation prevails.
Rubo Borrow l-oratrcl
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 10. Rube
Burrows, the noted Alabama outlaw
murderer and express robber, has been
positively located near Milton, F a.
where he has been working as a farm
hand, Burrows recently became alarmed
and fled to the woods, where he is now
being pursued.
A M
e lntraduerf.
Ottawa, O.tt,. Feb. 12. In parliament
yesterday Laurier, leader of the oppo
sition, introduced a message in favor of
the abolition of the duty on American
corn imported into Canada for tbe use of
distellers, and after considirable debate
t was defeated.
Only Throe lnjnred
Nkw Orleaha, Feb. U.-At 8:30 yes
terday morning the Chicago contingent
to thersangerfest arrived on the Queen
ACrssusnt line, having been delayed by
an accident at Coaling, Ala. Only three
of the ssonrsionists were injured, but
their wounds are not of a serious no
tare. The engineer of the train was ths
only one killed.
Itlj I Ir In ri.lsr.
('hh nio, Fob. H.-A large brick and
1 stooe building at the corner of Adams
land Ma'ket rtieets, owned by the dry
'goods house of J. V. Far we II & Co.,
w fire fliii, Morm lw )UltipB cmM
! u stildued the southern half "f it a
gutted. This
portion of the building
by Ta v lor F-ros., dealers
w&s occupied
iu hats and caps, and Work tiros., deal
ers in clothing and uniforms. The
heavy lire wall which runs through the
middle of the i-tnicture prevented the
spread of the flames to the northern
half of the building, which is lilted ith
the heavy wholesale stock of Meesrs.
Farwell. The has is eptimated at
SKOM'. fully coered by insurance.
Jt is yet a mystery as to how the fire
started. The damage comes especially
! heavy on the firms in the building owing
j to .(, cotninz snrinc trade, for which all
had been preparing. Not lens than 2,.J0
persons will le thrown nut of employ
ment.
A careful estimate of the loss made
after the fire was under control places
the total damage at dl"i,00lj of whicl.
Work IJros. lose ?3i".,a0, Taylor Bros.
SoO.OOO, and Farwell & Co. on building
$100,010. One of the firemen received
an injury by falling from a ladder which
it is thought, will prove futal. Three
other men also received injuries, but
not of such a serious character.
On a Strike.
lao.Nwol, Mi"H., Feb. II. The day
shift at the Aurora mine went on a strike
at noon to-day, and this evening, to
gether with the night shift, they are
holding a meeting ia Pierce's hall. The
trouble arises over the action of Manager
Dickerman in discharging Thomas nnd
McLeod, the mine physicians, and ap
pointing Dr. McLeod. It is customary
i l the mines of Lake Superior to keep a
dollar a month out of the wages of the
men. which goes to a mine physician
The men say that all they ask is the ilol-
which is kept every month out of
I' eir wages and the privileges of em
ploying thir own phvgicians. Nearly
400 of the minors are in attendance at
the meeting. It is currently reported
that if the demand' are not acceded to
the strike will extern! to other mines in
tha district.
lll.Hka.lril With l.-e
Mackinaw City. Mich., Fob. H.
The straits are blockaded with ice, prac
tically for the first time this season, aud
all traffic in the upper and lower penin
sula is obstructed. The St. Ignace ice
crossing transfer is alxnit four miles
north of here in ice and will probably
not be released until the w ind veers
from the west and blows the ice back
into the lake again. There are sixty
passengers on board, many of whom are
becoming anxious at their imprison
ment. Yesterday afternoon a party cf
five walked ashore from the loat, mak
ing the journey in threo hours. An
other party of five lefL shortly after the
first and it was thought they were lost,
but they raached the shore again in
safety this morning.
Alt Kntire Kauillr Wlpe.l Out.
Kinohtok, S. Feb. 10. The four
children of Jacob Slater were skating on
the lake at Uinnewater, about six miles
from here, this afternoon, when the ice,
which was but a few inches in thickness,
gave way and the little ones were pre
cipated into tbe water. Their shouts
were heard by the members of the family,
who live near by, nd the father nnd
mother rushed to the rescue. By the
time they reached the lake the four
children had disappeared beneath the
ice. The mother, frantic with the
thought of her drowning children
rushed upon the ice, which gave way
with her weight and she sank beneath
the surface. Mr. Klater then attempted
to reach his wife and he too was drowned.
The entire family is wiped out of exist
ance. To-night hundreds of people are
githered about the lake searching fo
the bodies.
CEXERAti MARKETS.
CBICAOO.
WHAT-HIher:Feb,757!iHo; Mr. WKO
Wc: Juljr, 57)e77Ko.
CoB-Hlr1ier:Feb,S6xeo; May, 31 KG
OATs-IxnreT! Feb., 2ia21e: May. BXQBX ;
June, axe&He.
I'ROvtRiona-Mmii Pork htrher: February,
March. 71-!ia.0j Mav.vlA.WQ
i. . i-em- turner; ret... m.Ki',niz.w, ;
Mch., l5.Hes.0; May, ttotl&t.ii2 1-2.
f'ATn.s Ountatkma rant from .s.lie
for rood to choU cattle; fOOQ4.90 rood ahln.
pins Uwn; ta.00O3.40 common to (alrateeni.
Mooa naiM ran,
liaiit.la.ajei.s for I
i from njoea.es
ivy packing.
BRrsr Owtfatlnns nne at HS.S
for
tf for lan.be. ' "
Wooi-Qtiotatlnna a follow:
Wfawonaln, lUlnota, Mlchliran, Indiana and
Knetern Iowa.
rrrae,tu.. rr
J Medium, tub. ,.arlo
Tne. unwashed... i2!
ledlum, unwashed , .....2lait
oan. washed 27,30,
Nebraska, Dakota. Mlnneaota, Kanaka and
Western lows.
Fin, unwashed. 1SbMo
Medium, unwashed , 2la3to
toarae, uawaefaed ,,..,3UaS3e
KBW TORK MONET MARKET.
Money on mii at 1 to 4 V cent, cloned
eveivd st I per osnt,
merlin exebance doll but atesdyat VQ'i tot
SMarbifla and sttM for demand.
flrnmeirt BooiaCloalns quotations: ',
nmrrns o.mlb.-.b lor nsuvea. nnd
an ftvn
KBW TORK PRODCCR MARKKT.
naT twain
-jnTleat Ma I red Mawxe
RsrbM efima for Ho. t Feb,
ren.i mi
IXIBR 1
M4: Mar, )(
aa
i-aiarkot eloa
fines for Mixed western, fl
!! White
RfrrALo
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No Na a la the market.
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lovisioss-york M ."Ur tvafie.
STATE -NEWS:
IorH' only hotel hue len tmed.
Marrtiiiiiil w.uita a firat clua sl.ot-mak-er
to locate there.
The Gnu !!' tayi. Neln.ii tf in need of
a first chiKs hotel.
II. U. Windham of I'lait.-inouth is
talke.1 of for luajor.
Ktratton's Ikvs, filustyl by t lie rweut
fire, is f-!iiiiRted at tU'i,i
A boss' branch of the V. M. ('. A. has
Int-n urganied at Weeping Water.
The new town of Hlanche, in (liaar
county, in attrncting ciMiHiilernble ntton
tion. The new hotol at N'orman :s pailly en-
cloS'd and will le completed lilxiut t'he
lt of April.
I). P. Wilcox, editor of tho Mrl'hftroon
ftm. hits Iwn cjip'iin'etl clerk of M
PSierson county.
A train of passenger cars freeh from
the 1J. & M. shops at IMiittnioutli were
sent cut Tuesday.
The latest entts-priae men red f.r Fr.
trmii is a butter tub factory nnd cream
ery supply house.
( ieneral Secretary Clemcnce hiw lieen
engaged for another year by the Fre
mont. V. M. C. A.
A n Omnhn baker ban Iw-en arrested
for selling loaves of bread three uixt.H-ii-ths
short in weight.
The Citizens bank of Geneva is mak
iug preparations for the erection of a
three story brick block.
For abutting a horae with n hiitchef
llerlert Slubrmdyko of Unndilla was nr
nwteil and fined 875 and coHts.
The house of Mrs. Villin Patterson wan
broken into the other day and money nnd
jewelery taken to the amount of (CiO.
The young p.ole of Wnynu have or
ganised a diincini; school, ilouml
dances will receive particular attention-
Tbe contract haa been let for the build
ing of combination iron bridge over the
Itapublican river two miles west of Alma.
William Vaatine of Hastings has filed
an attach men t suit against the llosMin
laun ltrothers' clevatir nt Ayr to the
sum of fc,!-20.
Hendrys, thn boy who was accidentally
shot by his older prother while hunting
Knnday nar Shubert.died Monday from
the afTects of h'm wonuds.
While trying to dra a load of pow
der from his muzzle loading gun Frank
Morton of Pierce was badly burned by
the explosion which followed.
The opera hou.se block at Hastings
will be sold to satisfy 0 mortgage. Tne
property is one of the most valuable in
the city, bejiig valued at $100,000.
A live grasshopper was picked up nt
Hastings the other day and sent to the
Xebrmtkan office as tangible evidence of
Xebraeka'a mild winter climate.
Several leading citizens of Oxford
have formed a society known as the
Ananias club. Seances are held regular
ly nnd tho society is growing rapidly
Engineer Pettis sends word from Bos
ton to his friends in Kearney that he tell
down a Might of twenty sle, broke hie
collar bone and otherwise injure. I him
self.
Hnrgont still has hopes of bocomming
an incorporiibMl town, althmiifh t he nmn.
.
osition to incorporate was not acted upon "
by the board, but was referred to a com
initUe. The HaptiaU of Kearney have decided
to dedicate their church the second Sun
day in March. The building and lot
cost 14,000 and the structure is a mag
nificent one.
Calvin L. Maths n, who shot and
killed Jumes Pridnmore ut Scotia last
Xovcmlier, as acquitted Thursday of
the charge of murdnr, the deed lieing
done in self defense.
The ice alove the pontoo bridge at
.eurnoHa city gave away nnd in going
out it carried away part of the bridge.
It will be several days before the lionls
can le replaced.
11 Wilson was brought into Alnin for
stealing a team of horses from Harvey
Partington, and without a moment's de
lay pleaded guilty to the charge and was
sentenced U five years in the peniten
tiary. -
The Plattsmouth TuriivereHB will hoi J
their third annual misk bull onTuewlajr
evening, February 18, which will include
an exhibition of life scenes. In the
afternoon there will lie a parade headed
by Prince Carnival.
Another carload of machinery arrived
during the post week at Weeping Water
and will heploced in the sowing machine
factory. It consisted of machinery for
working in steel and brass and machines
used In the manufacture of safe locks.
Alba Sprouse, nged twenty two years,
living with his father three miles from
Callaway, shot himself in the head ant)
died instantly. The suicide was tho re
sult of disappointed love.
The Missouri river for throe days kaa
been gradually rising at PlatWmonth.
Should a rise of another foot take plac
the campers on the sand bars would Hod
them selves cut off from communication
with town. -
At the Visitation academy in Haitlnra 1 :
yesterday two young ladies, Miss Oortl-
ton 01 01 liouia and Miss llonahaeof
Philadelphia, committed Ihsm Iraef t
life to religious seal and plona uwiCs
and received the wliiU veil,
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