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NEBRASKA.
The rirat Uomi
PWlixo field, III, Jan. 12.-Gover-or
Altgeld, the first democrat U
occupy the executive chair ot Illinoit
in forty years, was inducted into
office at 2 o'clock yesterday. The
ceremony took place in the representa
tive ball before botn houses of the
legislature.
The governor in his inaugural
address recommended the immediate
repeal of the present compulsory edu
cation act and the enactment of a
measure lacking the offensive features
of the existing law; that the pocketing
of interest on public moneys be
stopped and the payment of officials
for their services by a per cent ot the
amount of money they handle; the
elimination of partisanship from the
mmgemtnt of tie stit a ru'jlie
Institutions; arbitration in the cases of
strikes and lockouts; a policy that will
tend to the building of good roads in
every county in tiie state; the establish
ment of many indurtries for such em
ployment of convict labor as will in
terfere as little as possible with the
markets and outside labor and
industries, and more thorough
legislation against the employment of
child labor in factories and shops. It
is estimated that over 30,000 people
were present from all parts of the state
to celebrate the event of inaugurating
the executive.
Saved Vioin Lynching ,
Baltimore, Md., Jan., 12. -A
special to the News from Chestertown
Md, says that four of the eight
negroes under sentense to be hanged
on Friday, have been respited. As
soon as the report became current, the
lynching spirit, which has been so
manifest, but held in check by toe be
lief that Governor Brown would not
Interpose, asserted itself, and it is
stated that there will be trouble.
Governor Brown is in Baltimore, but
he declined an interview until later.
Wilmington, Del., Jan. 12. The
Every Evening has received the
following special from Clayton, Del.-.
"Information just received stating
that Governor Brown sent iceboat
Latrobe and fifty militiamen to
Chestertown, and carried away Hurtt,
Emery, Benson and Bainard, four of
the boys sentenced to be hung.
Excitement run high." It is pre
sumed the four boys have had their
sentense commuted, and they were
taken away to save them from
lynching.
Hnnff lilmnelf.
Lixcolx, Neb., Jan. 12. Abel
Powell, a convict at the penitentiary,
committed suicide yesterday by hang
ing. The man was confined in "the
solitary" at the time. When put in
olitary confinement the pr soners are
usually, as was Powell, yesterday,
hand cuffed. A rope is attached to the
cuffs and one end fastended to the wall
of the cell. Powell got the rope loose
from the cuffs, and out of this made
the noose with which he strangled him
self. Ue wa3 found by the cell house
keeper soon after the act was com
mitted. This keeper talked to him
about half an hour before, and "War
den Mallon bad seen and talked with
him but a short time previous to that.
Powell was employed in the coopet
shop, and while he had not been re
garded as a desperate man, be was
Itubborn. When- he talked to the
warden yesterday be told him that he
was undergoing punishment for Moose
hooping." He said he could not make
Ihe hoops tighter, when the warden
tried to get him to say he would do so.
The coroner was notified, and late yes
terday afternoon impaneled a jury and
Inquired into the cause of death. The
rerdict was returned in accordance
with the above. No blame was at
tached by the coroner to the officials or
Warden Mallon, and nobody regrets
the unfortunate affair more than the
latter gentleman. Powell was 23 years
Did; and was received at the penitentiary
last June. He was indited in the
Douglas county district court of
burglary and sentenced for three years.
Another Blot.
Larmie, Wyo., Jan. 12. There was
riot at the state penitentiary at 6 o'clock
last evening. Six desperate character!
were being conducted from the broom
ihop to their cell rooms, when Tom
Madden, a seven year man, sent up from
Fremont county for grand larceny, at
tacked Warren Briggs who was stand
mg at the doorway and exclaimed:
Yon ,we are not going to stay
tar any longer." At the same instant
.. wother of the gang, named Archer,
who aerred a term iu the Lincoln pen
jtenUmry under the name of McCoy,
. (rabbed the warden's loaded cane and
tealt him a powerful blow on the tide
f the head, knocking him prostrate,
the entire six then started to beat
Brtfgs when Guard Steward and Ed
krsn,atooof the lessee of the "pen,"
' i; farad on the scene with Winchesters
sad awftatfllrlng on the rioters, four of
whoa (led to their cells, but Madden
vat snot through the right side and
joftaUy wounded, while Archer sua
kaaf a flesh wound in the right
C3 of the Losdoo street preacher
.-. -trsbsss humbugs. They are aha pry
. Otlbst wbsUlk to aoUeotacrowd
It-
Another almost miraculous aa
expected improreaMBt is taw
ditiooof Mr. Blaine oeearradta Oa
early hours of yesterday ssisjisi At
I o'clock Doctors Johnsoa and Hyatt
gave out a statement reeaUag that "Mr,
Blaine passed a comfortable day until
8 o'clock last evening whoa ha
not so well, and ho is still
strength." The family were gathered
in the reception roost jast across the
hall from the siek nun's chamber,
fearing the worst and receiving no
comfort or encouragement from the
physicians. As the hours wore away,
however. Mr. Blaine maintained about
the same degree of vitality, and seemed
to rally slightly. The doctors in formed
the family that their patient was
sleeping quietly and there were no in
dications of immediate dissolution, and
advised them to retire. They did so,
and Dr. Hyatt went hnae, leaving
Dr. Johnson in charge of the patient.
Dr. Johnson left the louse for bis
own home to gain a few hours' needed
rest Before leaving I s made the
following statement:
"Since 1 o'clock Mr. Maine has rested
fairly well,. He has iept almost con
tinuously.and is now more comfortable
These is no Immediate danger of
death."
Joseph A. Maniey of Agusta Me.,
who came to Washington to see Mr.
Blaine, walked over to the Arlington,
on the way be told a reporter that Mr.
Blaine had passed a peaceful night.
The family was encouraged by the
marvelous recovery, under conditions
which teemed to prelude hope. Mr.
Maniey said he believed it possible for
Mr. Blaine to live several weeks yet.
but admitted that the circumstances of
the case were so he might die at any
time.
Senators Fry and Chandler and Con
gressmen ' Boutelle aud Hitt were
among the callers, and all reported Mr.
Blaine as resting very comfortably.
No hope is, however, held by the
family that the improved condition of
Mr. Blaine is anything more than a
temporary suspension of the ravages
ot the disease, that must sooner oi
later end in dissolution. ' -
Dr. Johnson returned to the bouse
and remained with Mr. Blaine half an
hour. As he left the house be said Mr.
Blaine was better, and that was to be
interpreted as meaning that the
patient was better than he had been
St any time since- the last relapse, Mr.
Blaine was resting very comfortable
when Dr. Johnson left him his con
dition was as favorable as could be
expected. He continued to take
nourishment While he was willing to
state that Mr. Blaine's condition
showed improvement, he would not go
so far as to assert that improvement
would be maintainad.
Dr. Hyatt called and remained with
the sick man for an hour. When he
emerged from the house he said that
Mr. Blaine had rallied from the
relapse that occurred at midnight and
he believed him to be practically the
same condition as that noted during
the early part of the night.
Big Fire la Bee ton.
Boston, Mass., Jan. 11. Three
alarms have been running in for a
large fire in the buildings 217 to 219
Federal street Height Bros. & Co.
Corshl & Co, wool, and Patterson Bros.'
market, occupy the building.
Later The firemen are battling
fiercely with the flames, but, despite
i heir efforts, the fire is spreading south
and east, and promises to be an exten
sive conflagration. The loss will be
large.
Ladderman Fiizerald of company 6
was seriously injured sroiu an electric
wire. District Chief Mullen of South
Boston has been buried under the walls
of Height Bros.' building, and it is re
ported that four firemen have been
crushed in a similar manner,
It is now known that five men are in
jured but none killed. The fire burned
over 25,000 feet of land. Height Bros.'
loss, it is estimated, will reach $75,000,
and the aggregate loss tl.OOO.OOO. The
fire started in Height Bros, from, it is
said, the explosion of a boiler. The
flames spread rapidly along Federal to
Sumner street and as a result eight or
ten buildings are badly damaged and
several others completely burned out.
District Chief Mullen fell from a lad
der and was badly injnred.
Harder and Anon.
Ccttor Plant, Ark., Jan. 11. The
bodies of Reoben Atkinson, his house
keeper and child were found yesterday
in the ashes of their home, three miles
south of here. They had been mur
dered by negro cotton pickers and the
house set on fire to hide evidence of
the crime. Last night Paul Btubbs and
Henry AUer were arrested on suspicion
and the latter made a confession stat
ing that Stubbs planned the murder for
the purpose ot securing 600 which
Atkinson had in-the boose. The feel
ing against Stubbs and Aller is running
high, aawitis scarcely possible they
Will escape ijucimm.
Credit Feaeler Decllelag.
Paris, Jan,irlJ.' The Bourse is very
much depressed. " Credit Fonder de
clined 84 francs.;,'-.,,,,
Or. Xmtmm Called la,
Washwotow, D. C San. 10,-Dr.
Charles Eastman, the Indian whoa
Elaine Uoodall married, and who is
setter phyaiaian at line Ridge, . is la
this city because he has been ordered
In, Fastmaa and another functionary
at Pine Ridge, who is also a protege of
Commissioner Morgan, have beeodls-
aSsassdaadauklag swooping charges
t-sJas CaptalaBrowa, the military
Oat Caamhalsasr Morgan wiiLno
tan, bask Eattsaa as keg as be an
t-Ttatx:! wttiuttt beaiad
Waskikotok, D. c, Jam,
Tea Great Trial Wia i
Pakis, Jan. 10.-The new procurer)
general W. Tea Don, has summoned
thirty-one witnesses lor tha great j
Panama trial which began today.'
The parties on trial are: M. Charles
De Ltaae pa, director of the Panama
Canal company; M. Marios Foatane,
secretary general of the company; M.
Gustave Eiffel, the distinguished
engineer. Charles De Lesseps has
caused three English directors of. the
Suez Canal company to be summoned
as witnesses in his behalf. The
indieement' against the accused
Charges that Charles De Lesseps,
Fontaoe a id Co tu have employed
fraudulent means to pursuade people
to believe in the fallacious enterprises
a id imaginary inline ices of credit,
thus causing divers persons to remit
subscriptions that would not otherwise
have been giveu. The accused are
also charged with misappropriating, or
expending wit'i a view to prejudice
the inteie ts of the bondholders, ef
fects aud 'money given into theii
chaigi as trust deposits for specific
purposes. M. Gustave Eiffel is
indicted as an accomplice in the
alleged swindling operations, and is
accused of having received a share ot
the sums of money unlawfully pro
cured from the public.
Elertief the Pre Ident.
Torr.KA, Kas, Jan. 10. The ten
Weaver and Field presidential electors
who cast their votes yesterday were
elected by a plurality of 5,874 over the
Harrison electors. The popular vote
for Weaver and Field was 163,111; for
Harrison and lieid, 152,237; for the
third party prohibition candidate, 4,
549. There were no Cleveland and
Stevenson electors nominated, the
democrats voting fur Weaver and
Field.
St. Paul. Minn., Jan. 10. The nini
republican presidential electors met in
the governor's office at noon yesterdaj
and cast their votes tor Benjamin
Harrison. The popular vote was;
Harrison, 122,736; Cleveland, 100,579
Weaver, 30,308; Bid well, 14,079.
Columbus, O., Jn. 10. Twenty
two members of the Ohio electoral
college voted for Benjamin Harrison
for president and one for Grover Cleve
land. 'J he highest vote cast by the re
spective political pai ties at the presi
uential election in .November was: lie
publican, 405,187; democratic, 404,115.
prohibition, 26,012, people's party, 14,
850. Springfield, 111., Jan. 10. The
twenty-four electors of the state of
Illinois met at noon yesterday and cast
their votes for Cleveland and Steven
son . The popular vote was: Cleveland,
3i.6.281; Harrison, 299,288; Bllwell, 25,
870; Weaver, 22,207.
Very Poor Merkenanskla.
Denver, Colo., Jan. 10. The ca?e o.
Seth G. Morgan, formerly businesi
manager of the Davenport, (Ia.)Gazette,
accused of criminally assaulting littk
Bessie Montgomery in his law office in
this city, culminated yesterday after
noon in a shooting affair, tte fa her ol
the wronired girl firing three shots at
Morgan, none of which took effect
Montgomery is in jail and Morgan
has disappeared. Morgan was arrested
on a charge of criminal assault on the
girl sworn out by Miss Montgomery.
He was soon after released on bail
When officers went to Montgomery'!
office, they found the young girl then
'and the story as published in the morn
ing so wrought up Mr. Montgomery
that be took a revolver and started out
to kill Morgan. But for bis poor aim a
tragedy would have resulted. The
town of Highlands in which the par
ties live is terribly worked up over the
affair, and Morgan will not dare to
show himself there, in the preseut can-
dition of the public mind.
Convlctr. fc. scape.
Atanta, Ga., Jan. 10. One of the
most sensational escapades in the
history of the Georgia convict least
system ocoured at Coal City Thursday
night It is a mystery that has com
pletely baffled thepenitentiary officials.
When the convicts were called out
yesterday Scab Lansdowne and six
other prisoners were found to be
missing. There seems to be absolutely
no trace as to how they gained their
freedom. Lansdowne was a member
of the famous band of murderers and
incendiaries known as Honest Men's
Friends and Protectors. His brother
was killed in an attempted escape
from the penitentiary a year ago.
Collided with aa Knciae
Cleveland, O., Jan. 10. Five per
sons were injured at a late hour Sunday
night in a collision of a street car and a
New York, Pennsylvania A Ohio
locomotive at the Union street cross
ing. A Newburg motor line car going
toward the city was crossing the track
at a high rate of speed. The approach
to the track on Union street at that
point is down grade. The motor man
lost control of the car on account ot
the slippery condition of the rails aati
it dashed into a freight engine, which
was crossing Union street. The motor
ear was badly wrecked.
mgatlaa; OrgaUea Labor.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan, 10. -The
Management of the Vandalia railroai
has determined to follow the examplt
of the Pennsylvania and discharge all
freight handlers who refuse to leave
their anions. B. F. Kenedy, chairman
of tha grleveanos committee, raj s that!
City Freight Agent Ferry, who die-
VMaaanrW vasty laasajaie arsajsj win gi Mjaai
astSsaw a-irl tKat aa.at mm mm alt- tl sk.
roads bars determined to pursue a,
iwai ueir uviotbuiiicu iu pursue
atmllar policy aad that a dcLtrJoad
imv ei
Jnadj
stand istobs mad against very
ef organised labor.
.-!
Charles Brooks, Moses Brown, Fletcher
Williams and Frisby Comegys, the
murderers of Dr. J. H. Hill, were
hanged here at noon yesterday.
Contrary to what was generally ex
pected by every one, Chestertown, out- j
side of the jail precinets, passed a quiet
and an uneventful night The streets ;
of the little city were almost entirely '
deserted, except by the posse sum
moned a coupe of days ago by Sheriff
l'lummer. These guards, in twos
and threes, armed with guns, rifles and
pistols, patrolled the streets nearly all
night long, and until the execution
took place. Business during the morn-.
ing was almost entirely suspended.
But the streets were crowded with'
sleighs and other vehicles filled with
merry couples who did not seem to
have a thought of the four miserable,
wretches confined in the damp base-
inent cells at the jail. Efforts werej
made during the night by Samuel F.
Hill and Walter F. Hill, the father and,
brother of Dr. II ill, and others to seek,
confessions from the four negroes, but
each man stuck to his story and abso
lutely denied all knowledge of the
crime.
Shortly after 11 o'clock Sheriff Plum-;
mer began the first' preparation for the;
executions. The members of the posse .
who were inside the jail, the reporters,
and the twenty witnesses allowed by -law,
crowded into the corridor, where;
they were admonished by the sheriff to
get ready. Watchman Stocks opened
th four doors and two deputies entered!
each cell and handcuffed and pinioned1
its occupant The sheriff then ordered;
the crowd in the corridor to stand back
and the short march to the scaffold t
commenced. Brooks led, with Comegys,
next, followed by Williams and Moses;
Brown. The sheriff was waiting on
the scaffold for the men and he silently1
motioned each ot them to his position. f
The heavy awkward looking cotton
nooses with their tremendous hang-)
man's knots were soon arranged about
the necks of four men after the black
japs had been pulled over their faces
and their legs bound at the ankles. At;
12:30 o'clock the bar controlling the1
triggers slipped easily along the
greased surf ace. There was a crash s:
the battonea trap aoors leu to uie
irround and four black bodies shot
hrough the holes. Four -murderers ot;
DrHill had expiated their crime on;
the gallows. j
history ok the murder of dr. hill1
On Sunday night April 23, 1892,.
while Dr. Hill was on his way in his -
road cart to visit a sick child a few:
miles from Millington, his cart wast
stopped by a band of negroemen and;
boys. Two of the boys, Frisby.
Comegys and Perry Bradshaw, held
the horse. Charles Brooks struck the!
doctor on the side of the head with a'
large stone and Fletcher Williams
subbed him in the neck. His nncon-'
cions body was found face down in
the road cart by Moses Brown,'
Williams and Brooks. The head was
shoved under an iron brace and the
horse was turned loose in the road and.
strnck several blows to make him run
away in order to give the impression,
tha the doctor's death was due to the
runaway. The horse after running four
miles, turned around and returned to
his stable, where he pawed the ground
until Mrs. Hill was attracted by the
noise, and going out to ascertain the
cause of the disturbance, found her.
husband in the wagon as before
described, unconcious and dying.
Doted with Peleon.
Pittsbubo. Pa.. Jan. 14. Interest in
the vial of Master Workman Hugh F.
Deropsey, who is charged with admin
istering poison to non-union Home
stead steel workers, is increasing, and
the court room was thronged yesterday
morning. George W. Amy, Harry P.
Thompson, and L. H. Craig, who naa,
worked in the Homestead mills, ana
were compelled to return to their
homes on account of sickness, were the
first witnesses examined. Their
symptoms were exactly similar. All
were treated bv Dr. J. L,.uampiw",
who. buns- sworn, testified that he had
at first treated the men for diarrhoea.
The treatment not being soccessf ul, he
made a more careful diagnosis, and
changed the remedies to tboseused in
cases of mineral poison, and the men
began to improve, They are not re
stored to health yet The doctor was
certain that the men had been dosed
with poison. ;
Terribly Bnraed.
Detroit, , Mich, Jan. 14. -Three
persons were rrlb!y burned in a
small fire at 38 Market place yestesday
morning. The place was occupied by
Kudolph Hilt, the lower floor of the
two-story frame building being used
as a produce store and ths upper floor
as the residence of Mr. Hlrt The
Family consisted of Mr. Hlrt. and his
wife, three children, his wife's mother
and wife's sister. The fire started
from the explosion of an oil stove.
AV the inmates bad escaped with the
exception of the youngest child. Mr.
nd Mrs. I'irt rushed into the house
and rescued the child, but in doing so
Mr. Hlrt was fatally burned. Mrs.
Hlrt and the child was also badly
burned.
doreraor Taraey Very 111.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 14. There
is serious doubt whether Chief Justice
Peter Turney, governor-elect of
Tennessee, will be able to leave hit
home In Wlnchestr and corns to Nash-
Villa next . Monday to be Inaugurated.
Ha is slowly recovering from bis
'sHotta illness In the house Tester-
I . .. , . . .
IdafaitnUon was offsrsd to appoint
a ocassitteo to go to Winchester next
CZeoday to be prsoaut wbils the gover
bar to sworn at bis horns by tot
fesasdau supremo Jostieai.
Haae at Keeeu
C0HSTEETOWN, Md., Jan.
Te Fai.aaiac Caea.
PiTTSBURa.Pa.. Jan 13. The trial of
Hugh Dempsey, district master work
man of the Knight of Labor; J. H.
Davidson and Robert Beatty, charged
with poisoning non-union workmen in
the Homestead steel mill during last
August began here yesterday in a
crowded court room. Beatty is ac
cused of having arranged with David
son and other cooks at the mill toad
minister the poison, which, it is alleged
Dempsey furnished, The serious
charge of having procured and dis
bursed the money used in the further
ance of the scheme is also put npon
Dempsey. When court opened, J udges
Stagle and Stowe were on the bench..
Attorneys Porter and Marshall, for the
defense, put in a strong plea for post
ponement of the case on account of ths
absence of important witnesses, but
Judge Stowe was inflexible and ordered
the trial to proceed. The first case
taken up was that of Dempsey. Mr.
Breck, who is associated with the dis
trict attorney, opened tor the prosecu
tion. At the start he said there were a
few cases of sickness, but after July 20
there was a marked increase, and on
September 8 the sick rate rose sixty or
eighty over any other previous day, and
all along after that the sick rate was
higher., The story of the confession
was again gone over; how Dempsey
suggested croton oil, but they objected,
and afterward consented to administer
powders that Dempsey said had broken
up a Chicago street car strike in a
week.
A Terrible Aecldeat la a Ceel Mlae.
Como, Col, Jan. 13. In the King
coal mine of the Union Pacific fom
miles from bare, yesterday afternoon a
premature shot blew out the tamping
of a charge and igniting the dry dust
in the shaft caused a terrific explosion
in that part of the mine in whicl
twenty eight men were working.
Only one of the men escaped alive.
This one was working by himself at
the time at the far end of the slope ano
was saved by his fortunate position
'He says the explosion was terrific. He
was thrown prostrate, but was unhurt
and made no delay in running out o
the tunnel to the surface, many timet
f tumbling, as he ran, over the fallet
bodies of miners. His escape seems t
miracle.
The explosion was heard in all pantt
of the mine and the miners, number
ing over 100, hurried to the surface
Rescuing parties were at once organ
ized and a telephone call for assistant
was sent to Como.
The twenty-seven bodies wen
found in the chamber where the. pre
mature shot exploded, or in its immedi
,ate vicinity. Evidently the victim!
were killed outright by the explosion
or were knocked senseless by the sho'
and asphyxiated by the deadly gas
v the bodies were found in all sorts o
.positions, in many cases lying crossec
or clasped together. Only elevet
conld be identified, all the others beioj
horribly burned. They are John Tall
K obert lily the, Andrew Anderson, Jo
Jam$ff An toe Preeti, John Durick
Michael Antonetti, Stephen Conti
Louis Marieno, Joseph Dauana Petei
Rossia. , t
Myatetieo Kardor la t.ie ladlan Terrl
terjr.
Eur aula, Ind. Ter., Jan. 13. An
other cold blooded, wanton double
murder has besmirched the name o;
the Indian Territory. Monday night
party of movers camped a few mile'
west of this city. Several persans wert
sleeping in one tent. Late at night c
party of men supposed to have beet
drunk rode by and without knowi
cause began shooting into the camp
-Eighteen bullet holes pierced the ten'
walls. One or the sleepers was kil.ee
outright and another . mortall)
wounded. He died yesterday morning
Some are inclined t think Indians die
the shooting while others think it wai
done by a posse of deputy United
States marshals who were riding
through the country.
Kaaia Still In Trouble.
Topeka, Kas., Jan. 13. No progress
has been made by the arbitration
committee that were in session lasl
night to effect a compromise between
the two house organizations. Indepen
dents maintain they have the onlj
legal organization, and will make no
concessions. The committee appointed
yesterday to make an investigation oi
the house muddle has not yet finished
taking testimony and was in session
yesterday.
The senate did not attempt to
diseuss the house. The senate investi
gating; committee had no report U
make. The governor's private secre
tary appeared on the floor and an
nounced that he had two private and
official communicarions for the senate
from the governor. The doors and
calleries were at once r.iaarafi mil ti.e
senate went into executive session.
Te Peetpaaa Butler ' Funeral.
WAsnmoTON, D. C, Jan.13. Orfid
Armv nosta from man nart.ar .v..
. - k - r t-
country have telegraphed General
jjuuers relatives here asking that the
funeral of the general be delayed so that
thev Can faanh I.neall In tlm. .-
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participate. For this reason it has
uwu wwrniiuni Mini uie iunersi at
Lowell Shall not take place until Aext
Monday.
Rajelclaf 'Among the Boasters ,
GUTHKIE. Ok Jan. 13. Conerae..
man Harvey telegraphed the Daily
jews usi nignt that the Cherokee
strip bill will come up in the house to
day. The news whs receivad with
groat rejoicing and the whole city Is
sxcitea. couriers nave gone to the
boomers' camp with the news and thaw
win Jollify. Fully 10000 people are
now eoeampeu aiong me border of the
trio aad the erowd of anzioua hnm
Meksrs is augmented dally by new
trnvaai iron every state to ths Un-
NEBRASKA NEWS.
The annual G. A. It. encampment
will be held at Fremont Pebuary 15 and
16. '
Piller has become weary of the boot
legger and has substituted a licensed
saloon.
Xearly 42,000 bushels of corn were
shipped from Lyons during the month
of December.
Frank McClintock, living near
Uloomtield. had eight bead of hogs
stolen from his pen.
Mrs. L. M. Cassidy, an elderly lady,
fell from the depot platform at she 1 ton,
badly fracturing her arm.
A snek thief stole a 8150 bicycle be
longing to Miss Evaline lirodstone Of
Superior, and the young lady is iustly
incensed.
John Zuercher of Plum Grove pre
cinct, Pierce county, was taken down to
Norfolk last week by Sheriff Llttell
and committed to the asylum.
Bob Airis is feeding 2.400 sheep at
Scribner this winter and would feed
more but for ti e scarcity of hay. His
brother Ed is feeding ri,00; at Hooper.
Grand Island has abolished gambling
on "the ground I'oor" ami now the
alluring faro bank is loca ed up stairs,
and the latch string always hangs out
Owing to the lack of dwelling bounes
in Culbertson Rev. A. J. Clifton and
family are occlipj iitg the class-rocis
in the Methodist church as a residence.
Last Thursday, while Charles Brady
of iiyannis was trying to rope a coyote
near the Aufdengarten ranch bis horse
fell with him and broke the large bone
in his right leg.
A small band of Pawnee Indians,
with their outlit of pones and dogs, v e
out on their annual begging tour, says
a Weeping Water Exchange and spent
ti few days in that locality..
A carload of popcorn raised by Mack
Shelton, south of Wilson, was shipped
last week to Chicago to be used at the
World's fair the coming season. An
other car load will follow soon.
A Mr. bhobodony was arrested on a
charge of obtaining a herd of homes
upon false pretenses. A. G. Barb It
entered the touii.h i it and makes
affidavit that the charge is true.
Frank Colling of Red Willow coun'y,
while hunting, accidently discharged
his gun, the contents striking him in
the arm. It is the second accident of
the kind in that locality since chickens
warn tnna " v
Mike Holland of Niobrara, while en
deavoring to extract a load from one
barrel of bis shot gun, was shot in the
left hand by the discharge of the other
barrel. It shattered his hand badly
and a physician was obliged to take off
his thumb.
, Anw took place in Bartley the
othar nigM and one of the participants
was badly ktiocired ttrHe WBJHr
suit against two parties for assault sad
battery and one was sent to jail for
seventy-flve days and the other was
lined 860 and costs.
The Neligh Leader says a great deal
of complaint is made by farmers
depredations of wolves, which are m
r antltiil liia rit(-nai fheH maeea
years. Jack rabbits are also very num.-
ciuuo miu uavu uuiie luucu uauiara iv
some young orchards. , ,
A young lady fifteen years of age liv
ing near Beaver Crossing is six feet and
three inches in height, weighs 250
pounds, wears a No. 10 shoe, and, ac
cording to the local paper "is growing
rapidly and bids fair to make a magni
ficent specimen of what the soil and
climate of Nebraska can produce."
A Fairbury paper tells of a farmer
who is the meanest man on earth. He
came to town to do some trading, bring
ing his wife and four children. At
noon he purchased a can of salmon and
five cents worth of crackers tor his
family, and then went over to the hotel
and treated himself to a warm dinner
and a cigar,
W. J. Wantz, one of Custer county's
best citizens aud farmers, upon the
event of his son's recent marriage, made
him a wedding present of some conse
quence. He deeded him a one-third in
terest in his stock farm of 560 acres;
also one-third interest in thirteen head
of horses, seventy head of cattle, fifty
five head ot hogs and one-third of all
grain, hay and farm produce and agri-
cultural implements. j i
When the Forfolk train was abofat a
mile out of Wakefield Tuesday even
ing some person threw a stone through
the car window and the fragments of
glass flew into the eyes of John Beach
of Carroll, who was occupying tha seat
Upon arriving at Wayne Mr. Beach
immediately called on a physician, who
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"wolf hunt" It
mats have becoi
bold. Half a do:
seen together w
a few miles fro
safety of the
tamers believe
down.
Ed. FitzgaraJ
fistic battle at
Indlanola an
had hlsleUI
below thsta)
disfigure"!
William iJ.
was working!
ranch near Li
to got his let
chopper last
was drawn V
jtho elbow,
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