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NEBRASKA NEWS.
The jail at Schuyler contains seven
ragalar boardera.
Trenton voted bonds for water works
by a majority of 78 to 1 1.
Monroe is hopeful of getting a depot
before the spring rains set in.
Pneumonia is uucoinfortably preva
lent m the southern part of the state.
M. M. V'..r, t-r of the Lyons Mirror
la writing, a history of Dakota county.
Wilson lioxie, a pioneer of Holt
sounty and a leading Odd Fellow, is
dead.
The new Baptist church at Norfolk
has been formerly consecrated to the
Lord.
A Plattsmouth dancing club is to
fife a charity ball on the evening of
December 2".t.
Burglars who cracked the postoffice
safe at Exeter secured $100 worth of
postage sumps.
Holt county will be represented by
at least six delegates iu the state irriga
tion convention.
Charles Wilson was arrested at Table
Rock, charged with robbing his room
mate of a suit of clothes.
Otto Buder, a farmer re;:r Newman
Grove, is short one hard. The corn
4 heller is responsible.
The O'Neil schools, which were
4osed because of scarlet lever, will Lot
as-open until January 2.
There are only ihree paupers ou the
poor farm of Custer coiicty. The farm
more than self -susuiuging.
Jouu NichoL a 10-year old Norfolk
boy, went through the ice while skating
in the river and was drowned.
Nebraska City is stirring herself to
secure a $50,000 opera house. The old
one is getting weak iu the upper story.
A Mr. Longfellow, living near
Hardy, has contracted for H;M bash
aw or corn. It will all be fed on his
ranch.
The third annual fair of the Fiatts
mouth tarnverine will be held Decem
ber 23, 24 and 25 and it will te opened
wun a ball.
JUKanah Decker, a resident of the
Nemaha valley since IW, died at his
Some near Table Flock last week from
effects of the grip. He was &i
fears of age.
Thirty graduates of the Ashland
High school who have been attendants
at the State University, completed
forming a club.
The acreage of winter wheat in Ne
braska is much larger this year than
last, and conditions are favorable for
great harvest next year.
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ine young lauies or urn wood are
preparing u literary entertainment, to
be given for the purpose of raising
funds to help those in need.
Beatrice is to have a new factory em
ploying about forty persons the Flor
ence Pump and Lumber company. It
was formerly located at Florence, Ala.
The resignation of Kev. Mr. Powell
a pastor of the Congregational church
at Hastings will take effect January 1.
His poor health necessitated a change.
Frank Craft, who mysteriously disap
peared from Ttc Jinseli some months
ago came back the other day in the
same manner, fie does not say where
ha has been all this time.
-'While Hay Calkins of Fairmont was
out hunting he placed the muzzle ol
his gun on his foot Only one toe was
shot entirely away, but another only
hang by a shred of Mesh. The doctor
hopes to save the rest.
A little piece of poetry in the Liberty
Journal resulted in a "scrap" between
die editor and the postmaster. As a
consequence the newspaper man paid
15 and costs for the privilege of throw
ing the Nasby out of his office.
John H. Dondae, editor of the Au
burn Granger, has been called before
4m bar of justice on the charge of con
tempt of court. He had taken occas
ion to "roast" courts in general and I
certain features of the district court of
hia own county in particular.
The program for the annual meeting
Xtbfi Mate Horticulture society at
jUcoui, January 9, 10 and 11, is an ex
. joafve affair, and the papers to be
.rjm4 are numerous. A large part of
aye program is given to the apple this
fear, aod it if most argently requested
tittt special preparations be mad upon
tbe topics assigned. In addition, any
oootribation upon any phase of the
apple will ba gladly received. The de
ere la to treat the subject fully and
taa,MUiy. On account of toe sever
3Cu apoo the resources of the society,
C3Li by the coat of fruit and expenses
1 ejecting It for tbe Columbian ex
pZStm, It aaemed that it might bt
to pay no premiums at the winter
CX3Saf. The president sent out in
Ciaa to members on this question.
, izi received over thirty replies, all
i s Owing the cutting off of premium
ft tbis wtator. Hence, no premium
irraZJred. UJe urgently requested
rtt;MMr; Ikat tfcoaa who have fruit
as xhlbt for the sake of . t b
' .'.t CMl aa a matter of public en-
J readily earry aa mueo
'C3, WttH a Im f 400
n trawl twelve or four-
fir,
Chicago, liec. 14. Assistant State's
Attorney Todd opened the trial of
Prendergast yesterday with an address
a the jury, in w hich he outlined the
)lan of the prosetutiou. . Mr. Todd
aid a tribute to Mayor Harrison and
eferred to the similarity of his assassin
Uid that of Lincoln and Garfield.
He said that the prisoner's actious at
he time of the murder indicated that
ie was sane. The a torney called par
Jcular attentiuu to ' ie assassin's well
leveloped sense of s- if-preservation as
jvidenced by the way he cared for his
personal safety during and after the
ihooting. As Mr. Todd told the story
f the shootiug Prendergast turned
jale and shrank into his chair with ill
ncaled agi alion.
At the conclusion of Mr. Todd's
ipeech Attorney Wade addressed the
,ury for their defense. -We will not
ieny that the prisoner killed Mr. Ilar
ison," he said. "The solt question to
je solved is, did be at the tune of the
murder kuow the difference between
right and wrong?"
After the conclusion of Attorney
Wade's opening speech for the defense
he first witness called was Mary Han
len, the servant who admitted 1'fcu-
iergast to the house. She said she
answered the bell, at about 7 p. m. and j
told a man, whom she identified as the j
prisoner, that the mayor was at dinner,
but that he would be finished in half
an'hou-. When that time elapsed he
came again and was admitted by
her.
Maggie Freunsch told of seeing the
man leaving the bouse.
The prisoner was ordered to stand
up. He did so promptly, and stepping
toward the witness chair said: "I am
the man you saw, ain't 1 ?"
After an affirmative answer to the
f uestion tbe witness showed how Pen
ilergast left the house, illustrating it by
walking along in front of the jury in a
crouching manner.
Helma Johnson, the cook, gave evi
dence of a similar character.
ftisberg, the coachman, told bis story
next'and expressed ihe attitude of tbe
prisoner when be saw him between the
jecond and third shots.
When the coachman was telling how
Pendergast turned from his victim and
eovt-ied him with the revolver to keep
him at bay, the prisoner said to his at
torney in a loud whisper: "That is not
the way that I did it."
William Preston Harrion, son of the
mayor told what he knew of the shoot
ing. He was not on eye witness, so his
evidence was confined to tbe events
immedietely following the assassina
tion of his father. When he finished
court adjourned.
Thurston Kearheft I'HltrorDla.
Sax Fhaxcisco, Dec. U. Hawaiian
Minister Thurston arrived here Tues
day on a delayed overland train from
U((den.
' 1 am looking for news myself," said
Mr. Thurston. "The advices will tell
you more than I can of the state of
affairs on the Islands. As I explained
in an interview at Chicago, I have come
on here from Washington so as to be
able to make the earliest possible reply
to official communications reaching me
by tbe steamship Oceanic. I may go to
Honolulu should there be any reason
for my presence there but that I do
not anticipate."
When asked what he thought of the
present situation on the islands and
the outlook, he declared himself as be
ing as much in the dark as anybody
else. "I cannot say what the outcome
will be," said Mr. Thurston, "but of
this X am sure, that the provisional
government was never stronger in the
support of the best element of Ha
waiian people than it iinow. I cannot
enter into any discussion of matters
that affect the relation of the provi
sional government with the adminis
tration at Washington. I do not know
what tbe instructions of Minister
Willis are, and of course could uot un
dertake to criticise them if I did."
Mr. Thurston declined to say any-
thiug regarding mount's report on
Hawaii, or in addition to his published
statement, in which lie replied to cer
tain assertions rnada by the coub'is-
sioner having a personal bearing.
irT r.llr Convicted.
Ues Moines, Dec. 14. Tbe trial of
John W. Schaeffer, assistant United
States signal service ollicer here, on the
charge of robbing a grave in Wood
land cemetery last February, came to
an aDrupt termination in the district
court. Only one wi tress for theauie
was examined, when it was announced
that the state rested and the autftwice,
eager for sensations, was electrifled by
the announcement that the defense
a'so rested. Then the attorneys for
both sides agreed to let the case go to
the jury Without argument. The jury
filed out and in a few minutes returned
with a verdict of guilty. Then the
cases of J. W. Mania and J. E, Sloan
on the aams charge were as quickly
disposed of, with verdicts of guilty.
It is understood that Dr. J. W. Over
ton, supposed to be the chief conspira
tor in the case, and who forfeited his
bond and disappeared last spring, baa
been I oca tad la London, England. It is
probable thr cases will all De appealed.
riaad (ialltj.
Minneapolis, Dec. 14. Phillip M.
Sobaig, the absconding toller of the
Bank of Minneapolis, surprised every
one yesterday morning by pleading
polity in tbo district court. Ha did thli
withoot ooaaolting with any attorneys
and aa toon aa ho waa arraigned. It Is
thi tarns with
the bank aod thta plea U a pert of the
groemettt. The grand Jury la bow
fHrliit UMoowupo of the eom-
H fca .oi h Ckark
New Vokk, Dec. 13. The WorM
thi- morning says- The rM of Zella
Ni i'sus. who le iuing (ieorge Gould
for siO.OOO, appenrs iu an entnelr new
liglit uy reason' of a story which ha
come out, giving what purports to be
the true history of the af! iir. This
account comes trora an aumoritaiive
wu ce aprjg thr friends of Mrs.
??irolaus.
ccordinj m tr friends Mr.
Nicolous obu.)d the check originally
from Howard fimld when the latter
wa- in ChicHgo K Hie World's fair
As the story is i .n? 40,U0J check
materialized in a settlement of a part
of Jay Gould's estate jubt before
Honard Gould started for Chicago.
His share in this particular division of
a portion of his father's estate was
WO.'XX), and to make the account on
the books appear all right. George
Gould as executor, made out a check
for this amount to Howard, and gave
it to him lodeposit. Howard however.
carneu me cuecx io unicao witu him
While there he met aud became- iascin
meu wuu Airs. -Mcoiaus. lie was
with here in Chicago, and before ht
left he gave the check to her
George Gould got wind cf this trans
action in time to stop payment oo tb
i-nrf. .iirs. .icoiaug piesentea it a
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unj oauK in i:icago, uui wnen It wa
pronounced "no good" she came to
i"iuuirapi uu explanation
of Howard Gould. The latter told
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.ena mat he would set the matter
right at once, and went to his brothei
to know what right be had to interfere
with tiie check.
I'erewas a stormy interview be
tween the brother, George declaring
Mi,0u0 as too much money to pay
any woman and expressing his deter-
ruination to never pay any such de
mand. Howard refused to sever hi
acquaintance with Mrs. Nicolaus and
returned to her and reputed the result
j of his talk with George, 'f ben it was
that Zella saw George Gould herself
.itid threatened to bring suit for the
payment of the check unless tbe
amount it called for was at once
handed over to her. George sought the
am oi superintendent tsyrnes and the
latter sent for Mrs. Nicolaus. It is
said that when she called on Byrnes
ana ne inreatent-a to expose her past
if she annoyed the Goulds, she calmly
uiiormed Byrnes that no matter what
her past might have been, or what
position she might now be in, the
MO.000 had been paid to her by Howard
Gould and it was as much
though the amount had been
hers as
paid In
cash. Site claimed that Georire .1
Gould, after once signing the check
;uiu paying u oui, tiaa no control over
it; that he was not authorized by
Howard to stop payment, ana that
(leorge had finally obtained the check
from her in a fraudulent manner.
J his she explained by saying that
when she came to New i'ork with the
check in her possession and told
Howard Gould the circumstances, he
had endeavored to get his brother to
withdraw the stop order on the check
out after several interviews between
herself and George Gould the latter
told her he had decided to pay the
amount she claimed rather than have
any trouble over it. But for family
reasons, he said, he did not want the
check to go through with her signature,
so if she would give up the check he
would give her 10.000 in bills. 'I his
she agreed tc do, and receiyed from
George two payments of 8"J) each.
When he paid her the second 1500 she
handed him thecherk, supposing he
was going to count the balance of the
;0,000. George Gould, she cays,
grabbed up the check and then told her
to get out of his sight or else he w ould
have ber arrested as a blackmailer.
.1. A. Kobltifton KolbJ
CuiCAi.o. Dec 13. Cashier A .1
Hobinson of the wholesale stamp de
partment of the Chicago postuflice was
slugged at 7:30 o'clock last n;ght and
a large sura of money taken. How
much is not known, but is estimated as
reaching into the thousanus.
Robinson was alone in his office,
when a rap, such an is given only by
employes of the Post office money de
panment when thry desire to see the
cashier, waa given on his door. Mr.
Robinson at once opened the door and
was coniroiited y a stranger, who
gave him a tTiftic blow 'on the head
withaciubor sandbag and knocked
him senseless.
He was still unconscious when found
nearly three hours later, and by the
time he was able to tell his story the
thief had been gone nearly four hours.
He left absolutely no clue behiud him;
nobody saw him leave the building.
Ihe government officers and police
were looking In every direction at mid
night, but had nothing to work on.
Hnrrlraiia la LoaXon.
lxiNDoN, jjec. A hurricane is
reported in the south of Englaud. The
channel mail-boat was unable to enter
Folkestone yesterday morning and
was obliged to proceed to Dover.
A boat In Plymouth harbor capsized
and four men-of-war mmi wert
drowned. Tb roof of the railroad sta
tion at Portsmouth collapsed wouna
Ing two persons, one of whom will die.
The gale is very severe.
Abtm to Tiim.
Topeka, Dec. 13. A. A. Ilurd solici
tor of Kansas of the Santa Fe, denies
that the company's refusal to pay IU
taxes is only a scheme to put off a hard
payment, aa had been charged by (Secre
tary of State Osborne, unt il the com
pany's financial affairs should get intc
better shape. The com pan r la amply
able to pay lU taxes in full this year, ai
it baa always done in the past, and lr
proof of this It would pay its taxea it
every state and territory which II
traYsroad, except in Kauai.
Plamo, Tex , Dee. 1L-Tbe llaoc
Na onal bunk was robbf ist night.
Ab ut 1:30 five men rode into town,
fou on horseback and one in a wagon.
When W. Houston, the bookkeeper
and C Jasmr: the eaahier. went to the
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a complete safe cracksman's
outfit
scattered over the floor, the safe blown
to pieces and money scattered every
where. The amount I- not been
footed up, but it is estu, d that from
au.OOO to 430,000 was t .en. No sil
ver was taken. There is no clue to
the identity of the robbers. The burg
lars removed the plate ;lass window in
orae.r to prevent an alarm being given i
by t e sound which would follow the
breaking tf the glass. Ihey also set
the fuse so it would burn and explode
the powder while a t avy freight train
was passing, which t oved them to La
"timers" to the minute. Cashier Jas
per said that the amount of money
stolen would exceed 8IO.U0, but the
looting up had not progressed far
enough to state more definitely the
loss.
Tbe robbers pried open the safe
vault with their tooU and did not use
explosives on it. The money safe, an
old-fashioned time locker, was inside
the vault and contained the funds.
This safe was rolit-d out of the vault,
the explosives applied and the safe
blown into fragments. As this is the
ouly bank in Piano everybody who de
posited money or transacted any other
local banking business had to patron
ize tbe Piano National. The deposits
are aggregated from small amounts of
woringmen to the thousands of mer
chants and cattle dealers.
The following has been sent to tbe
chief of police at Dallas: -Look out
for four or six men on horses or with a
light wagon; robbed bank here last
night. Itode into F'iano from souther,
ly direction about 2 o'clock yesterday
morning and later passed out in the
lame direction." , t
Think Thry found the Kobbar.
South Bend, Ind., Dec. 11. The
police suspect three men as the robbers
ho on Thursday last took 116,000 from
the South lit-nd National bank, and
think the principal was none other than
Frank hmith, alias Woodruff, a gold
brick swindler, who is said to be well
knowt. In all parts of the United
States, mith was known to have been
in outh Bend for ten days proceeding
the robbery, and on Thursday Is alleged
to have changed bis attire and taken a
Lake 8hore train live minutes after tbe
robbery. While be was waiting for the
train a young man well known about
town slipped up to tiim and thrust a
package into his hands. A travelling
man for a stock yards firm in Chicago
saw bmiln alight from the train at
Goshen, Ind. He carried two small
leathern grips, which were distorted by
me weigni. oi uieir contents, it is
now believed that S 1,000 iu gold taken
from the vault was in these two
satchels. .Smith wore a full beard on
the train. False chin whiskers, which
he carried in his pocket, had been so
neatly adjusted that it would have
been difficult for bis newly made ac
quaintances in the saloons and billiard
rooms to have recognized him had they
teen bim on bis way to the train. The
manner in which the robbery was com
mitted is still a matter of conjecture.
Lrhlgh Mlrlfce Kuuied
Buffalo, Dec. 11. The Lehigh
strike may be reopened in all its In
tensity. An official circular has beeu
prepared, which will be promulgated
Monday, addressed to the employes ou
the northern (Buffa.o) division, and an
nouncing a reduction in wages. The
employes on this division have enjoyed
pay sch dule which bus beeu the
envy of railway men in the vicinity of
other companies. Tbe present reduc
tion applies to yard engineers and (ire-
men and road firemen. 'J he new scale
fixes the pay of yard engineers at 25
cents an hour, yard firemen at 16 cents
an hour for the first six months. 17
cents for the next six months and 17-i
rents for and after that; road (iremen
Sl.HO u day for the first six months, $2
for the second six months and 62.10
after that.
The peculiar feature of this order is
that it will not affect the Lehieh's old
mployes who did not go out on a
strike last month. They are to receive
the old wages as a reward for their
fidelity to the company's interests.
The new schedule will affect tbe
"scabs" and "taken-back'' brotherhood
men alike and alon -. The leaders of
the federated brotherhoods have coun
seled the men not to be harsh or hasty
In parsing judgment on the action of
the road otliciuls.
A chief of th brotherhood said to
the Associated press correspondent:
"We believe in letting the officials back
down gracefully, not in trying to
bnmilate them because we have won,
but the temper of our men, who (ind
their old places filled by incompetent
men and are met with refusals to s-v
employ, has to be cooled by con ti mill
application of sensible advice. Now
that this order has been issued reduc
ing wages, not on the basis of relative
competency or length of service, but as
a punishment for being a brotherhood
man, itfia possible that the men will in
1st on re-opening the atrlke again."
Rosvla Raonslbla far li All.
Sofia, Dec 11. The Hvoboba de
nounces KuMia as the instigator of all
plots against Bulgarian rulers and
eta tea men and declares these attacks
wifl not cease while in autonomoui
Bulgaria exists.
The Svoboda convinced that tbe ae-
otiltal of tbe murderer of M. Belcbeff
lad to tbe attempt of Lieutenant Ivan-
Don to attempt toe govern BMiit to
kin Prince Fatdinaad and ammki.
Uiat the government visit all plotters
witn toe eamtai penalty.
A S.OOOHmI.
South Be.vd Ind, Dec .-Tbe bold
est robbery in the annals of crime in
Indiana was committed about noon,
tbe victim being tbe Soutn Bend
National bank, one of the leading
. bankinr concerns
in the state.
The
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itne identity or me rouurai u
i come to luht and they seem to have
made rood their escape. From tbe
manner in which the
details of the
theft were carried out it iv certain that
it was engineered by a gang of experi
enced criminals, who have for some
time been shadowing the bank and its
officers and had become thoroughly
conversant with their business habits.
The South Bend National bank is
located on North Michigan street, the
First National being just north of it, an
iron fence joining them. Shortly after
noon yesterday w bile Cashier Campbell
was absent at dinuer, Assistant Cashier
Kelly, who resides in the rear of tbe
building, was called to bis front door
by a man who said be wanted to see
him on some business.
HAD A CONFEDERATE.
Just about this time a man
ap-
prOHchel
the bank building on the
north and effected an entrance to the
directors' room, prying open the win
dow sasb with a steel chisel lie then
forced a heavy oak door and was im
mediately in front of the vault The
outer vault door was open, but a two
inch middle door had beeu closed by
Cashier Campbell. Tbis yield d readily
the combination having for some
reason failed to work, and before tbe
robber stood the countrtray cotitainlug
between $3,0u0 and $10,000. In the safe
a pile of $14,000 iu gold and many
thousands In greenbacks was arranged
on shelves. The prime idea seemed to
be to take as much as possible of tbr
money in sight without arousing sus
picion before tbe robbers had plenty of
time to make good their escape.
left thousands in sioht.
For this reason the counter tray,
with its loose thousands, was undis
turned, tbe robber confining his theft to
the safe, from which he took $4,000 iu
yellow coin, about all he could carry
and $11,900 In bills. No silver com
was touched. The vault was then
closed and the robber made his escape
by means of a back door before Assis
tant Cashier Kelley bad again passed
through the building. It is probable
that but one man entered the bank, he
being protected by an outside gtHirci,
who could easily have been plsceJ
where he could watch closely through
the krge plate glass windows the
movements of anyone Inside the build
ing without attracting attention.
Tbe money was uot missed until
some time after Cashier Campbell re
turned from dinner, and tbeu informa
tion of the theft wag suppressed for
some time in the hope that some d in
to the robbery might be discovered.
Murdrrrr I.aadur leatl.
Topeka, Dec. S. Henry Clay Land
ers, who on Decemlter 1, murdered his
fellow waiter in the Throop hotel in
this city as the guests were coming iu
to supper, and who gave himself up to
the authorities December a, died yes
terday morning in the county jail.
Landers' death is from exposure iimi
suffering during the four days after he
tabbed bis companion. He concealed
himself in a bay-stack for several days,
went without food and froze his hands
and feet. Unable to bear the pain ann
privation longer, and hoping he bail
only injured Howard and not killed
bim, he begged a passing farmer to
take him to prison. Had he survived,
the amputation of both feet would
have been necessary.
Kund Invlinot C?nnanlf
Chicago, Dec. !. The United States
authorises have determined to sup
press the bond investment companies
which are operating all over the coun
try. Postotlice Inspector Stuart re
ceived from Washington a list of over
fifty concerns, operating in much (lie
same manner as the Guarautee lnves!
ment company of Chicago, whme
officers were convicted in Judge Oroi.
venor's court. Accompanying the Jitt
was a communication from the chief
postotlice inspector at Washington
stating that the companies named h,id
been investigated by Assistant Attorney-General
Thomas and had been
pronounced by him fraudulent and no:,
entitled to the privileges of the United
States mails. Inspector Stuart was in
structed to notify the postmasters in
his district not to deliver any of them
registered letters or money orders. He
was also directed to secure evidence
against any of the companies operat
ing here or anywhere else in the west
and prosecute them under the law
forbidding lotteries and the act
forbidding the use of the mails for
swindling purposes.
Inspector Stuart was instructed that
any change in the plan of operations by
inese companies is not to be allowed to
change their statutes before the post
office authorities. Abandoning the
bond maturity plan will not save them
from prosecution if evidence can be
cured that they have heretofore
violated the law forbidding lotteries.
Wllllag la DlTid
Chicago, Dec. 9 Thomas Mack in,
the aged Chicago millionaire who died
three weeks ago, left no will and his
young wife and the children announced
that they would divide tbe property
without legal assistance. Mackin made
a wiH shortly before hia marriage to
bleaocond wife lo New Orleans last
pring. but that marriage lovalitfmted
I Um teetaaeat and tbo bein will mm.
My dlvkU theMtata.wbloh Ie aaliaaafaai
I fre UXOaO to 10.008 COO.
SaiMl by tba Swiih1! !
Bloominotok, IU, Dec. 11 A
curious attempt at robbery of an ex-
press car occurred late last night at the
eroding of the Lake Erie Jk W-wtesw
and tbe Illinois Central, a mile and
half southeast of this city. As the
westbound Lake Krie express train
topped for the cnxunig '.be glass of
the United States express car was
broken, and Messenger Weekly, look
ing up, saw a roan's arm pass into the
opening, the hand reaching for the
latch. Weekly jumped up and ruphed
to meet the intruder. 'Ihe messenger
was unarmed, having laid bis revolver
bw:de a pile of packages at the other
end of tlm car. As the door of the ca.
ojiened the men grappled, the intruder
grabbing the messenger ly the throat
In the struggle which followed the
messenger proved the victor, burling
the robber from the train to the ground
None of the other trainmen had
noticed the struggle and the train pro
ceeded without further molestation.
Messenger Weekly's face and neck
were badly scratched and bruised
There was from $.1,UJ0 to oO.uOO in
sight in the car as the messenger was
ready to make a transfer at the Bloom
ington union depot.
Tax HloU In Mrlljr
Home, Dec. 12. A dispatch received
from Giardinelli gives further details
of the tax riot at I'arteulco, Sicily, on
Saturday. The mob of peasants who
had protested against the milk tax
wrecked the communal building and
dragged on the ground two carbineers,
who tried to summon military reln
lorcements. When the troops arrived,
they found at the head of the mob sev
eral women, who carried aloft portraits
of the king and queen and screamed.
-Down with the taxes." The officers
in command of the troops appealed to
the women to be quiet, and called upon
: lie mob to disperse, but no beed was
,'iien to their words. Several shots
were fired by the noir.s before the
roops received orders to shoot. After
he first volley the mob recreated, carrv
Mig away several killed and woundd.
As soon ii the troops were withdrawn
ilie rioters gathorea again, entered the
rooms of the she-fl and killed him and
iiis wife. The leaders cut the heads
fiom both bodies, stuck them on poles
.ind carried them thus nt the head of
Hie mob through the town. Of the
eight persons killed during the riots
four weri shot dead by the so. tilers
and two were wounded so severely that
they died with:n an hour. The other
two on the death list were the sheriff
and his wife. Ten persons who were
wounded are still alive. The majority
of them will recover.
ImprUonad and Vthlt
Panama, Dec. 12. Advices here
from San Jacinto, Honduras, give de
tails of an outr.nge coin milt, d in that
town which tends to illustrate the pre
sent state of Hflairi in that republic.
On the night of Sep-ember 2T, while
Mr. Gierling, an American citizen, and
superintendent of the liosona mining
company, was walking through the
town of San Jacinto he was suddenly
surrounded by soldiers and rushed into
the cuartel and by the order of the com
mandant, Gambetta Cruz. 3.") lashes
we-e given him Had it not been for
the presence of (ieorge Tyng he would
have been shot. Mr. Tyng's interven
tion and the payment of $250 enabled
him to get Mr. Gierling out and up to
the office of the company, where the
other employes of the company were
found heavily armed and fully decided
to defend themselves against the Cruz
soldiers had they attacked them.
Huring the time Gierling was in the
cuartel soldiers were firing up and
down the street, evidently with the in
tention of keeping off a rescue. Dur
ing the same nlnrht Cruz and all his de
tachment skipped out, taking with
them the money obtained, Gierllng's
watch, revolved and other valutbles.
The government here is making a hue
and cry, but Cruz has not been caught
inn company oner 1,000 for his
capture, This is a mstter that will oc
casion some diplomatic questions for
the powers that be.
An Old l.uriy Runted to 1H(I.
Favktte, Mo., Dec. 12.Last night
while Gus Hindi and family were at
ebuueh in Fayette his dwelling house
and its contents and fXJ in cash were
burned. A fter the heat had subsided
the body of an old lady named Delphia
Brooks, over 100 years old, was found.
Her head, arms and legs were burned
off, nothing but the charred chest being
found. Mie had been left in the house
ana musi nave accidently fired
the
ounoing.
II.... or CoaifB.in. Wall O iard.e.
London, Dec. 12.-In the house of
commons yesterday a motion of
sympathy with the French chamber of
deputies were gieeted with clieera. In
replying t0 questions the heme secre
tary said that the officials of the house
and the police were certain every n.
lauuuii iiau ueen made to
guard
against such outrages In tbe
commons.
house of
DlToi.llnurd lha tlaanfllia Mali
Ukmvbh, Dec. 12 -The live bond In.
vestment companies in this city end
the two in Pueblo, which are declared
to be lottery concerns, have discon
tinued using the mails. There are
three companlea of the lame character
In Will. The Denver inspectors, in
whose district Utah I. located, opened
viiywiwiwi who ineaa
companlea
as prospective
agents. Th nflVar.
' oraiiy leu into the trap and In-
P!tor Nioboia waa thara i JIk
sweea.
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