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Paris, March It-There tu a sen
aational scene in the Panama trial.
Darius Fontane, the first witneu
itUted that be waa a member of the
board of management of tbe Panama
company. Under tbe direction of
Charles deLesaeps he visited Blondin
and found Baihut there. Baihut aaid:
"The money In question will .be used
in promoting tbe intereeta of the coun
try." Charles de Lesseps then dls-
Eussed with Blondin the question of
he 1,000,000 francs claimed by Baihut
The matter was eventually settled at
the residence of Fontane.
, Fontane continued: 4 Some of the
Orafta'were iasend to pay for advertising
land other to satisfy the robbers wb
waylaid us like footpads."
Then Baihut was called. At first he
aid he acted at tbe instignation of
.Blondin, bat finally broke down, and
" in a broken voice said: "I acknow
ledge having been led astray. Iam
guilty. I feel I do not yet understand
how I could hare fallen so low. I ask
the pardon of my country, whose good
same I hare, perhaps disgraced.''
As soon as M. Baihaut regained his
self control, he said.
"I submit in advance to any sentence
which tbe court may pass on me,"
M. Blondin was questioned by the
presiding judge as to how he came to
act as intermediary between the Pana
ma company and M. Baihaut He said
that he bad received 7,500 francs for his
services in arranging matters between
M. Baihaut and Charles de Lesseps in
the belief that it would be the best in
terests of the canal company. He ad
mitted that he had settled matters con
nected with the payment of the bribe
and that Charles de Lesseps had
handed M. Baihaut 250,000 francs at
M. Baihaut's bouse and 125,000 more in
the lobby of the senate.
ACCUSES HIS COUNTRYMAN.
M. Baihaut recalled and cross-ex.
aminedby counsel for the Panama
creditors, stated again that M. Blondin
had obtaind a commission on the trasns
action between him and M. de Lesseps,
In the midst of Mr. Baihaut's state
ment M. Fontane sprang to his feet
and shouted.
"That statement is a tissue of false
hoods, tbe witness has not spoken a
word of truth."
Turning upon his accuser, M. Baihut
said, slowly: "I affirm that what I
have said is the exact truth and noth
ing but the truth."
In examining M. Sans-Leroy, the
next witness, Judge Desjardines re
called that while a member of the par
limentary committee on the lottery bill
the prisoner had opposed the canal
company then making proposals to
" deputies.
M. Sans-Leroy hardly waited for the
judge to ceaee speaking before he ex
claimed angrily: "I am amazed that
the prosecution should dare to fasten
on a word or two spoken by me to the
examining magistrate in order tu
throw ne into prison, while they forget
to arrest many others who they know
are really criminals.
Will Visit Hawaii.
Washington, March 11. President
Cleveland sent the senate a message
withdrawing the Hawaiian treaty. The
message of withdrawal is brief and
formal, merely requesting the return
of the treaty. It is understood the
reason for withdrawal is that Cleveland
is opposed to it in its present form.
It is said he is prepared, however to
make another treaty, but prefers a
committee of the senate to visit
Hawaii before the matter is finally
determined on.
None of the Hawaiian commissoners
are ready to express an opinion upon
the meaning of the withdrawal of tbe
treaty.
"We are willing," said one, "to dis
cuss the matter with the new secretary
of the state and endeavor to meet the
views of the present administration.
As to whether we would discuss the
treaty looking to any other form of
union with the United States, I cannot
say at present"
Secretary Gresham waa asked
whether or not there was to be any
explanation made of the withdrawal.
"So," he replied, "at least, not at
present" :
Convicts try to Kacape.
Canton City, Col., March 11 .Two
convicts named Wilson and Brown at
tempted to escape from a gang work
ing on the state ditch and Wilson was
probably fatally wounded by a guard.
Tbe plan of escape was a novel one.
Two other convicts engaged in a sham
fight, and while the attention was
attracted to them Wilson and Brown
started up a gulch on the run, but
were discovered by guards Appel and
Rogers, who opened fire. Wilson was
shot in the right shoulder by a rifle ball
from Rogers' gan, causing both run
aways to stop and throw up their
The officials hare known
i Um a plot was hatching for
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XVII.
FOUND.
"I know him at last!''
The fervor with which Arnold Dacre
uttered those sentiment words, held joy,
amazement and fierce resentment com
mingled. His eves glowed, his fingers
slowly clenched and unclenched, his
no? rlls slowly expanded, he falrlv
crouched, like a blood-thirsty tiw poised
for a soring upon its unsuspecting prey.
He had guessed the identity of the
strange spy who had so annoyed, so per
tinaciously shadowed him. He did not
positively Vnow it he did not recognize
any familiar feature, only, as the un
spectacled eyes came Into full view, a
flashing intuition, a shrewd surmise pro
jected the tumultuous, overwhelming
query -van tbis man bo Say Webster
disguised?"
The more Arnold Dacre thought of it
the more certain was he of the accuracy
of his conjecture. He reflected deeply
for some moments. Then be went into
the tavern again. He proceeded straight
to the landlord with whom he had made
friends before. Birds of a feather, the
one an apt fleecer of customers, tbe other
a deft fleecer of outsiders, they were con
genial spirits In any scheme of fraud or
cunning.
The ever-cfiicacious money bribe was
brought into immediate requisition.
Pressing a ten dollar bill into the fat
palm of the avaricious boniface, Arnold
Dacro said craftily:
"I'll double that to have a sample of
the handwriting of your boarder up
stairs the blue-spectacled man."
'Eh!" projected the landlord, "you
will? Well," with a chuckle, "you shall
have it."
He proceeded to the desk in one corner
of tbe room. From its depths be pro
cured a dusty, time-worn blank book.
"Haven't kept a register for ten
years," he grinned to the watching Da
cre. "Guess I'll begin now. Here! voo
register."
Arnold Dacre wrote his name. Sev
eral other guests followed. Sitting back
In the shadow, Dacre started expectant
ly as the blue-spectacled man appeared,
and walking up to the landlord, asked
him If he could wake him at earliest
dawn, and supply him with a saddle
horse for a little trip into the country.
"Certainly, certainly," assented the
landlord heartily. "Oh, by the way,
Mr.
"Graves, George Graves," supplement
ed the guest.
"Good. " Would you mind registering'
You haven't yet Thanks."
Without a thought of intrigue, the
blue- spectacled man took up a
pen, and dashed olT the required
record. Then he went up stairs to his
room again. Arnold Dacre falrlv sprung
to the register. Ho surveyed the last
written line it bore with eager, sclntll
lant eyes.
"It is he it is Webster! George
Graves, or any other assumed name, 1
would know his hand writing anywhere.
He has signed bis death warrant!"
Yes, It was Bay Webster. There could
be no doubt of It now.
"I want to talk with you," spoke
Dacre excitedly to the landlord.
Tbe latter led him to a retired room.
Arnold Dacre bad resolved to take no
further risks. He ordered a horse sad
dled at once. He was going t leave.
but first did the landlord want to make
550?
Did he! Tbo avaricious cyos sparkled
gloatingly.
"You knew the man who just signed
the register?"
"Yes, George Graves."
"He is no more George Graves than I
am."
"No?" uttered the landlord, surpris-
euiy.
"No."
"Assumed name?"
"Exactly."
"Then "
"Ho is an escaped convict, for whom
the State offers $50 reward."
"What luck! and I'm to have It?"
"It you follow mv directions. Yes."
Make no noise about it, but send tbe
constables to nab him and lock him up.
I'll be back to-morrow and identity him.
Can I rely on you?"
"Fifty dollars? Well! I should re
mark," ejaculated the landlord.
One hour later, two constables were
led to the sleeping apartments of the
tavern by the landlord, and were given
whispered' Instructions. They reap
peared an hour later. They had found
the inmate of room 17 asleep. Intoxi
cated, ton. It seemed, for they had to
fairly carry him to the jail, where he
tiow was, a safe prisoner. He had made
no resistance.
"Very good. Walt till mv friend Mr.
Dacre returns to-morrow, and I'll tell
you who he Is. Keep him close," ordered
the landlord.
Arnold Dacre had braved the terrors
A a dark ruttv road, despite the char
coal burner's warnings. He dared not
delay. Too much was at stake.
It was just daylight,- when, after
arduous exertions, be located the cave as
described In the duplicated verbal de
scription of the destrored document.
He penetrated ft and lit his lantern.
He had memorized the charcoal burner's
message. Step by step he followed It
Progress tallied with the directions.
He reached a cavity In the rock. His
heart beat high. Here was the climax
ot hope, or the depths of despair. . Ue
extended bis band within the orifice. It
closed with a thrill over a soft, compact
substance.
With a wildly-beating heart, he drew
it Into view. With a ringing cheer of
the most extravagant delight, be seized
It
Ho had found the precious missing
package, at last!
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It was found at last recovered lotact,
la tho possession of the man who had
so sinned lu striving for it tbe precious
pv.kage!
Yes, there was the same msnllla cov
ering, tbe Ideeticai string, th same
bulklness, Arnold Deer thrust It into
bis bosom wtta a gloating cry of dellalit,
He did not ope , it , What need of
that? Only too well tea. traew It con
tents the residue of a sasdters nadr
cash, and Ue tortes kjatoagmg to Flora
Merwrn. which th stead beaker had
brought to Kisfslsld Ue dayef the riot
FORTUNE.
How gilded seemed the future now!
Wealth was his unquestioned. The one
enemy he feared, apprehended by the
landlord, lay a prisoner Id the town jail
at Deepford. His spirits revived. He
bad but one longing now to locate
.and secure Flora Merwyn.
Tbe old plotful nature asserted itself,
as be drove back tbe road he hsd tra
versed the night previous. Yes, he must
find Flora and her whereabouts? Kay
Webster certainly knew. Could he
wrest that Information from him
threaten, bribe, cajole? He would try It,
at all events.
It wss high noon when Dacre came
in sight of tbe little town. He pro
ceeded at once to tbe hotel. Seated
at a sumptuous repast, he was joined by
tbe toxy-eyed, sinister-faced boniface.
"Well." smirked the latter, "you look
as If things were going your way."
"They are," acquiesced Dacre spirit
edly. "What about the man with tbe
blue spectacles?"
"He as calls himself George Graves?''
"Yes."
"He was arrested last night"
"And is now in jail?"
"Exactly. I had it done quietly. He
never resisted. I didn't te!l the officers
who he was."
"Good!" cried Dacre, "that Just suits
my plans, I wish to have a talk with him
before we send him back to the peni
tentiary." "By the way. I have found out some
thing more about him that may interest
yon," spoke the landlord, with a covert
grin.
"What is that?"
"Yesterday he sent a little fellow from
here with a letter."
"A lotter?" repeated Dacre interest
edly. "Yes, the boy delivered it It was at
a lonely hut down Kidgefield way."
Arnold Dacre's eyes flashed eagerly.
"He brought, back an answer. When
it came, you see, we couldn't deliver It."
"Why not?"
"Ha! ha! our spectacled gentleman
was In jail, see?"
"Then you still have the letter?"
"Yes.'
"Where Is it?"
"Here."
Tbe landlord banded over a missive.
It was addressed to "Mr. George Graves,
Deepford." Evidently, Kay Webster bad
written to Mrs. Alden at the lonely cot
tage concerning Flora Merwyn, and de
tailed bis plans, and asked her advice.
Without ceremony or compunction,
Arnold Dacre opened the sealed en
velope. Eagerly he scanned tho enclosure.
It read:
"Florals perfectly well. I was compelled to
tell her all. fehe baa implicit confidence in
our iilani, but begs you to be careful and
wary of the man you are tracing-a shrewd,
heartless villain."
"Thanks!" muttered Arnold Dacre,
with a grim, bitter smile. "That means
me? Now then," to the landlord, "can
you tell me where this lonely hut is?"
"Yes," and a brief direction followed.
Arnold Dacre reflected for a few mo
ments. Quick thoughts came to his
ready mind.
He had located Flora, she was In
charge of a Mrs. Alden, unprotected,
alone, except for her guardianship.
Like a general marshaling his forces
before a battle, the cashier arranged the
various complications in tho case in
hand. Ho held the advantage In every
way. He had the fortune, could he, by
subtlety, force or fraud, win the girl?
Evidently, a clear, bold, plan was
suggested to his mind, and he acted upon
it He looked up at tho fox-eyed
boniface.
"Do you want to make a hundred dol
lars?" he asked.
"Me? 1 should say so!"
"Very welL Didn't you tell me yes
terday that you were a justice of the
peace?"
"I was, once. Yes."
"Not now?"
"No."
Dacre's brow clouded. Then he con-;
tlnued:
"It don't matter you were authorized
to perform marriage ceremonies?"
"Certainly."
"You could strain a. point and per
form one now, couldn't you?"
"But It wouldn't be legal."
"How is an Ignorant person to know
that? Once a Justice, always a lustice,
ha! hal" and Dacre slapped the hesitat
ing boniface familiarly on tbe shoulder.
"Come, It's cash! Saddle two horses."
"All right I reckon you wouldn't
lead me into any trouble."
"Not a bit of It"
An hour later, both men drove from
the tavern In the direction of Kidge
field. "Well, where now," queried the land
lord. "To the place where tbe boy took the
letter," answered Dacre.
"Mrs. Alden's hut?"
"Yes."
"Very well, only"
"Well?"
"Don't you want to see tbe prisoner In
the town 1all?"
"Oh! that will keep, until I return."
They proceeded down the traversed
highway. At a point several miles
ahead, they diverged. The way was
tortuous and difficult Dusk was falling
as the landlord halted finally.
' There you are," he announced.
"What? Mrs. Alden's cottage?"
"Yes."
"I don't see It"
"That light straight ahead."
"Oh, yes! Now, you .wait here, will
you?"
"Certainly, I'm under you orders."
Arnold Dacre dismounted, and made
his way through the tangltd underbrush
towards a distant Mint of light
-He advanced more cautiously as he
came upon the vloe-embowered cottage
whither Bar Webster had conveyed the
banker's oersecuted daughter a few d.r.
banker's persecuted daughter a few days
previous.
It's door stood open, and a lamp with
in fllusslned tbe living room of tbe hum
ble hut
Peerlsg past th threshold, Arnold
Dacre's heart beat wildly. Yes, he bad
not cosm in rain he had not plotted for
empty results. ' '
A fair girl sat at taMe shading be
yes with tear head, aad reeding.
Her face was pale, th expression sad,
stricken, but resigned.
She was alone, and In his Impetuous
triumph, tbe plotter never heeded the
sounds of low conversation emanating
from an adjoining room. With glowing
eyes and arms extended, triumph In bis
sinister face, victory in his plotting
heart, Arnold Dacre sprang into the
room, with the wild, tumultuous cry
"Flora! I have found you at last!"
TO BK CO.VTISI ED.
Queer Lapses of the Seamy.
About three years ago I came to Har
rison Square in the cars and mounted
my horse for home. After galloping
about a mile i suddenly found or im
agined I had gone wrong. I could not
recall the surroundings I turned my
horse's head back and went near to my
starting-place; again turned and rode
home over the same familiar road that
I had so often traveled. The loss of
mind or identity of locality did not last
more than twenty minutes. On a pre
vious occasion 1 took the boat for fa
hant at 2 o'clock, dined with a friend.
and slept at the honse of another
friend. The next morning I went
home quite well. Awakening the next
morning my wife alluded to my visit to
Aanant the day before, of which 1 bad
given her a full account on my return.
I answered that 1 had not been to Hi a
hant, and stuck to it. The whole
thing had left my memory. Being
alarmed, my wife sent for the doctor,
who came and found me asleep. 1
awoke and found him feeling my pulse,
and I asked him why he had come, aad
my wife stated the fact of my having
denied the visit to an ant. I replied
lounave been dreaming, 1 am very
well, and do not require the doctor.
The whole details of my visit to Nahant
were fresh in my memory, but the fact
of my having denied all knowledge of
them had become completely blotted
out. Many years ago, when navigating
a ship through Java Sea, one , night
about 11 o clock we passed close to two
little islands called the Brothers. I
went below to get a map and told an
officer of the deck to call me at 2 a. m.,
when I intended to change the course
to clear a shoal of somewhat doubtful
locality. I awoke soon after 3 o'clock,
wholly unconscious of having been
called, and went on deck and scolded
the officer for not calling me at 2
o'clock. He answered that he had
called me and informed me of tho state
of tbe wind and weather as in duty
hound, and that I, apparently wide
awake, had ordered tbe course altered
two points. When at sea in charge of
a ship I had a habit of waking up at al
most any hour, and the end of a watch
at night generally found me wide
awake and preparing to go on deck to
see that all was going right. Capt. II.
C. Forbes, in Boston Traveler.
Believed Everything He Said.
I strolled into the emporium of Hans
Von Orinifacabellitudenitanabuski, my
Teutonic corner grooer, to purchase
1 cent's worth of smoked herring
and a soda cracker, when the worthy
tradesman hailed me with :
"Hello! Meester Shones, rere vou
peen coin' some davs vot I missed vou,
eh?"
"I've been out of town, to Trenton,"
I aaid.
"Veil, vat you her saw mit Trenton ?"
said Hans, ready for gossip.
"Oh, not much," I said; "Isaw a man
tried for murder."
"Vel, vat mooch murder?" said Hans,
eagerly.
I determined to gratify my German
friend, and so gave it to him :
"Well, they tried the man, found him
guilty and the Judge said: ' That will
do; take him out and hang him to the
lamp-post in front of the door !' They
were just doing it when a man came up
to the Judge and said: 'Judge, did you
know that it was only a Dutchman
killed?' The Judge said, 'No! No
body told me that; fetch the gent back.'
They brought the msn back, and the
Judge addressed him : ' My friend, I
didn't know it was only a Dutchman
you killed ; I beg your pardon. You're
free.' And then he turned to the law
yers and the people in the court-room
and said : ' Gentlemen, did you know it
was a Dutchman our friend here killed ?
I think you ought to raise a subscrip
tion for him.' So they handed the hat
round and got $181.50, and the man
went away with three cheers from the
crowd.
"Meester Shones," said Hans, grave
ly, "I pelieves erery tings you say, put
I tinks dot ees von lie, Meester
Shones!"
There was no further argument.
in e imp.
The Altitude of Boys.
The Superintendent of the Public
Schools of Denver, having noticed that
small boys are of assorted sizes, has
tried to discover the physical causes
which make one variety of small boy
taller than another. Following the
truly-scientific method, he first assumed
that boys bom at the level of the sea
would grow taller than boys born at any
given height above it or, in other
words, that the height of small boys
varies inversely as the elevation of their
habitat
The Denver School Superintendent
may be well acquainted with books, but
he evidently knows very little of boys.
Variation in the height of small boys is
due, not to climatio influence, but to
fruit influence. In countries where ap
ple trees abound small boys are tall, as
in the New England States. In coun
tries where apples are scarce and mel
ons abundant, as in most Southern
countries, small boys are smaller than
they are elsewhere. The reason is ob
vious. In New England the constant
effort to reach up to an apple-tree
bough and stoat a few apples stretches
the small boy to his utmost height, and,
as this process is constantly repeated,
the small boy becomes elongated, or, in
other words, grows tall. In the South
tSTthlS W tTCJin
the small boy to bow down in
ern States the act of stealing melons
order to insneet and nick his melons.
Consequently he is rarely stretched to
to his full height, and, of course, does
not become as tall as the boys of tbe
apple-growing regions. New York
Timet.
"Ik ohosing a wife," save an x
ahange, "be governed by bet chin."
The wont of h fc that after choosing a
wif one is apt to keep on being gov I
mod ta Ms seam way. '
The DepMod QMaVa !.
San. Fiuncisco, March W.-The Ex
aminer has published a lengthy state
meat male by Lilioukalani, the de
posed queen of Hawaii, which waa re
ceived here by the steamer Australia,
and is the first statement the ex-queen
has made for uublieation since tbe
overthrow of the monarchy. The ex
nueen Drotests that tbe new consUtuU.
on denied nothing to foreigners which
they already enjoyed. She denounced
vigorously the course adopted, and
insists that it is nothing but a scheme
of the sugar planters to secure the
sugar bounty and other merchants to
benefit themselves.
Referring to the United States Miu
ister Stevens she says the position
taken bv bim was constantly unfriend'
ly and quarrelsome. "The address he
delivered to me on my accession was a
lecture and not an eiDresaion of seas
onable sentiments. His course of
action on several occasions seriously
presented itself to the minds of many
as an infraction of the duties and
courtesy pertaining to a representative
f a foreign power.
Concerning the event of January 17,
when the government was overthrown
the said: "I tred to do my best, but
the American capitalists resolved that
the monarchy shoul l be in the wrong.
I had an abundant force to quell
revolution, but the American minister
had already landed marines in the
secret understanding with the revolu
tionists. Mv one anxiety was to
avoid violence and bloodshed. No
looner was the proclamation read
than Stevens recognized the provisional
government, giving it the support of
the United States forces. I yielded
tinder the protest, knowing a conflict
witn a mighty neighbor could only re
mit in aimless bloodshed, and leelmg
jonfident that when the government
)f le United States investigated the
( -rence it would not uphold the
rjuvice to my people and myself.
1 in circumstances of the case do not
:all for a change of government
Annexation is repugnant to the feelings
ot every native Hawaiian, as well as
many loreigners. J. lie agitation is
:auted by a small section of the com
munity led on and captained by the
American minister and some one or
wo others.
Dancing to Perditlnu.
Litiioma, Ga., March 10. The ruili-
tar - ball, which was in progress m tne
Impel of the academy, took place
under protection of the courts of the
itate. The church people sought an
injunction against its being held,
which was refused by Superior Court
Fudge Clark on the ground that public
oiicy favored the meeting ot the sexes,
n rendering his decision Judge Clark
aid: "Under the circumstances, I
hink this dance will have to go on. It
would not be right and proper for me
to interfere at tbis late date, as the ball
s to come off to-night. The young
a ies have gone to a great deal oi
trouble I know iu preparing their new
dresses with all the fancy lixings known
to young ladies, and young men have
bought swallow-tailed coats, low cut
vesta and fancy bosomed shirts, and it
would be highly improper for me to
stop the dance at this critical period.
V 'en, again, if we were to stop this Dan
it might break up several weddings,
and tbe most serious consequences
might follow, so 1 feel it my duty to
say, on with the dance."
Judge Clark announced that he would
set April 1 as the day for hearing from
both sides as to whether or not any balls
liould be held in this building in tbe
future. All the society people of the
surrounding count! y are in attendance,
while the church people are holding a
prayermeeting iu an adjoining church
for the sinners who are dancing them
selves to perdition.
A Rrllc of Gen. Grant.
Cokinth, Mws., March 10. F. L.
Green, of this place, unearthed a very
interesting relic when engaged in raking'
away leaf mold. He dug up an ink
stand bearing the initials "U. S. G,"
carved on the top. It is in a perfect state
of preservation. Old residents here re
member that Gen. U. S. Grant had
during the civil war his headquarters
located at or near the spot where the
inkstand was found. The relic will be
placed in the hands of Mrs. Kobert H.
McClelland, of Galena, 111., president of
the Illinois Woman's Columbian club,
to be exhibited at the world's fair with
other Grant relics.
The Panama Canal.
Paris, March 10. In the assize court
the trial of Do Lesseps and others for
corruption in connection with the
Panama bonds bill was commenced and
a large crowd attested that interest had
not nagged, Charles De Lesseps
sketched briefly his duties in the Pan
ama Canal company and retold the
story of bow the monies the company
expended for subsidies papers induce
bankers to do business. Bis testimony
implicated Cornelius Hen, Girardin
Babaut, and De Frecinet Floquet Art
on. -
Withdrawn Th Treaty,
Washington, March 10. President
.Cleveland has sent the senate a message
withdrawing the Hawaiian annexation
treaty.
All landed t afeljr.
San Francisco, March 10, Tbe
schooner Martha W. Tuft, which
arrived here from Apia, reports that
on February 12 at 10 a. re., la laU
tude nineteen degrees, and forty-two
minutes north, longttod sixteen
degrees and flfty three minutes wast,
she picked up tbe mate, boat of to
wrecked bark Lady Lampoon, con-
talnlnf Victor Border, 3. I Martin,
R. Miuar, J. Jorganson and Oscar
Lagunsao. They all landed safely
am jrsjtarday.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
The cigar factory at Kearney emptors
.eight men.
Columbus is agitating the canal pro
ject with renewed vigor.
The machinery for the Superior starch,
factory will cost about 2,500.
Wah oo citizens hare raised the neces
sary bonus to secure a canning factory.
The Long Pine Chautauqua will hold
a two weeks session, beginning June
30.
Diptheria is still raging near Dodge
and has .claimed several victims ot
late.
A section of land near Eustis recent
ly brought the owner 810,000 in gold
cash.
There is more old corn in tbe cribs of
Adams county than ever before at this
time of year.
Fremont will not have its billboards
desecrated by pictures of women la
hoop skirts or bloomers.
Omaha refuses to appropriate 10900
to pay the expense of displaying net
virtues at the world's fair.
The old Catholic church at Columbas
where Father Ityau held forth for nearly
thirty years is offered for sale.
Pender's new hotel, The Kublea, was
thrown open to the public yesterday.
It will aceomomdate 120 guests.
A farmer near Eustis was thrown
from a wind mill tower and fell twenty
two feet but without serious injury.
Samuel Goldberg of Nebraska City
accommodated a stranger bv cashing- an
$8 check which proved to be a forgery.
A Buffalo farm was sofcl the other
day for 35,ll0, and three days later the
purchaser sold it at a net profit of $850.
An A. O. U. V. lodge lias been organ
ized at Amhurst, There are now near
ly 8,000 members of that order in the
state.
The C hristian church at Fairbury is
too small, and the otlicers are arranging
to build a new one to cost from 812.000
to $15,000.
Professor llackus of Die Genoa In
dian school will remove to Columbus
when Cleveland sees lit to appoint his
successor.
Doc Matthews has retired from the
editorship of the O'Neill Froutier to
attend to land office duties until
Cleveland asks him to resign.
It is settled that l'ullerlon is to have
a system of waterworks. A franniaa
has been granted to a corporation, and
the water will be paid for by the gallon.
Hundreds of people from Illinois and
Iowa are flocking to this state to secure
homes before the land rises in vaina
above the limit of their r.ower to nur-
chase.
There was insurance to the amount:
$3,230 on the Nance county court house,'
recentlv-baraer. wWcJU-8o-far-irr"
putting up a better building than the
olJ one.
York will entertain tho Vnhruv.
Conference Epworth Learnm mnnn.
tion May 16 to 18. The district conven
tion meets there May 15, and 16. Gen
eral Secretary Edwin A. Scheli win h
on hand.
An old gentleman living near Humnh.
icjr waa mrown irom his wagon on
returning home the other evening aud
""u iccover consciousness till
morning. He lay on the cold
all night
Chas. Vandeventer. U'lm warn tiBui-i
in Plattsmouth for the crime of assault
with intent to kill, was found irniit.
assault and battery and the inriM flni
him $100 and also taxed him with $150
costs in tne case.
Colonel Bordwell.
Ilartington Leader, while doing job
work at reasonable rates, rmmht at .
sheet of paper that sliDued ov th.
guide and received an 'impression"
upon his fingers from which he will
never fully recover.
A crowd of South Omaha hnnUn.
attempted to hold up a fruit peddler
and would have succeeded hill fft. Ka
timely assistance of the police who
gathered in two of the young ruffians
and locked them up.
W. B. Fryemlre. one of th nr-i.
tors of the Bloomlield Journal ...
latelv married to Mi.. v. D TT a.
biouv uity. waiving all foolishness
tne couple settled riirht don ,k-.i.
cosy home at Bloomlield.
Wm. Vakiver. son of Hartmnn v-
Iyer, lirini a few miles
while driring cattle a few days ago had
tue misionune to suffer a severe fall
which resulted in breaking an arm ui
a leg, which will lay him up for a long '
UIUC.
Will J. McVicker. who ha lui i
bouth Afric afor three or four years ar
rived at his home in North Bend Sun
day. He sailed from Johnannesburg
on February 1, and the jounrney home
has taken over a month of staid v trav
eling.
Albert Olson, a farmer livinx ah..
six miles north of Kearney, had $36 In
money stolen from him. Hethlnu It
was taken by a German staying with
him, and has sent out noatai
ing a description of the man and offer
ing a reward ror tbe recovery of the
iiivpari,.
Thomas Turner and T R n.
hare submitted a proposition to th
citizens of Sbelton that tha m
the flour mill and furnish th town
with an electric light system far a
bonus of tSfiOO, or they agree to qi
and operas a roller flouring mill wtski
acapicityof serenty-flr bamfe per.
day, same to produce flour sqaal to aw
in the state both In quality aad iteM
for a bonus of gtfloo, ,ab)et to $ rot
ofthapaopm.
The new roller mill at RaahTiii
taming oat 86 barrasi of floor mc .
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