The Sioux County Journal.
L 4 SIMMON, froprl. lor
HARRISON,
NEBRASKA.
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submit trd fur rrdkrt
Chicago, March 9. After a trial oe-
eupying four months, making the long-
eat case in the criminal annals of
America and with one exception in the
we d, and involving an expanse of
tlo i.OOO, the case of the People of Illi
no' against Daniel Coughlin and
ott ers, charged with the murder of Dr.
P. T Crouin, was for the second time
su uitted for a verdict to twelve men.
Od ' Judge ruthili'a instructions re
maiu to be delivered. Prosecutor
Bottuni concluded bis address at 4:30
o'c'k Wednesday and on account of
' h'nir ihe court deferred the reading
at the c large until Thursday. A long
rei.reuieiit of the jury is expecteu by
everybody. It may be a day and
may. be a week and the general senti
ment is that the jury will disagree.
Hundreds more people than couhi be
accommodated with standing room
sought admission to the court room at
mis session 10 uear uoiiuiu s closing ties on me tract aid so witn the pur
ariruroent. There were no pretensions 1 pose of robbing the express car and
to order among the mass of humanity j when they found their plans had mis-
ln the court room. The slightest sup -
port was seized upon by the w omen as
sagorly as the men, but the great
majority rested one ajainst the other.
Th' address as a w hole was a master
piece of argument, logic and eloquence,
an appeal for justice untetnpered with
mercy, because the assassins of lr.
Cronin had no thought of mercy at ttie
Carlson cottage. In presenting the
white horse circumstance strongly to
the jury Mr. Bottum said:
"You will remember Smith grumbled
when Dinan told him he could have the
white horse or none at all. He did not
want a horse as white as innocence be
cause his purpose was not as white as
inn'jcence. When Captain Nihaack
listened to Michael Whaled and Daniel
Coughlin, the detectives, his heart ran
away with his head.
He enlogized John Devoy as an Irish
patriot and friends of justice, and bit
terly upbraided Andrew Foy for sitting
in the court room day after day and
listening to stories that bis wife was
crazy and a blackmailer. Her testi
mony showed witely. motherly devo
tiou and not hate '
Aa America Ctrl Ilia at Want In Pari
Paris, March 9. The best sources of
information agree that the death of
Miss Ida Van Etteu. the American
writer and the iirst secretary of the
working women's society, was due to
syncope, hastened by excessive priva
tion. Miss Van Etten was indebted to
the proprietors of the Hotel Continej
tal, where she died, to the amount of
of $120 for room rent. She was several
times requested to leave, as there
seemed to be no prospect of her paying
her bill, but on every occasion she wag
permited to remain, because when the
door of her room was locked against
her she would wander about the cor
ridors of the hotel informing everbody
that she was daily expecting a remit
tance. This course she would continue
until the managers of the hotel
charitably readmitted ber to her room
and gave her another apartment.
Her sufferings, due to her impover
ished condition, seemed at times to un
balance her mind, while at other times
she was perfectly rational, borne
American ladies and gentbmen perma
nently residing in the Hotel Continen
tal made a number of attempts to sup
ply her wants, but they all say she re
sented any offers of assistance, except
in the from of Invitations to meals,
which she would occasionally accept,
beii-g driven to accept from sheer hun
ger. In the depths of her privation she
never made an appeal to the American
charity fund or the United States em
bassy, from either of which she would
unhesitatingly have received aid. Am
bassador Eustis received a cablegram
from New York signed "C VanEtten
Mack," requesting him to have the body
buried in Paris.
Sura or CbeapUre
New York, March 9. Tne Iron Age
ays: -Very few additional details have
come to light concerning the ore pur
ehaaes alluded to last week. Pos
sibly tbe most Interesting statement
connected with the matter Is that tbe
Minnesota Mesaba, notably the Canton,
a physically unfavorable ore, has sold
at 12.30 delivered At Cleveland. It may
teem doubtful whether the Rockefeller
interest ia the Mesaba range will meet
such prices. Buyers, however, have
been encouraged in the belief, through
recent sales, that they are sure of very
cheap ore this season.
Our monthly statistics of pig iron,
published elsewhere, shows that Feb
ruary recorded an increase of close to
11,000 tons in the weekly capacity, and
it Is well known that west of the A lie
g brays and north of tbe Ohio further
Additions to the number of active
Jpiaatc have been made since March 1,
od that more are coming So far as is
fcaawa no contracts have yet been
aaada (or noa-Bessemer lake ore, so
fcaat the efforts of furnaces in tbe cen
jbral West, making foundry and forge
IgTails, to pound the marks of the
at rtry. eannat yet be gauged It is
jca fcowwrar, that consider able dis
JrasMM will take place.
CLTi Water FMpa will not b
'n92am. Catoaaataal to re-
drcftta faOawt
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! G ainesville, Tex March 8. A
j Most daring but un-uco'ssfuJ attempt
M wwt and rob passeuger and ex
jKu train Xo. 2 on the Gulf, Colorado
Saute Fj road was made at 1:10
j Tue&lay morning. The scene of the
itteinpt was a lonely stretch of the lln
fringing a high
a high enioansmeni, mree
mile north of Paul's Valley, I. T and
ighty mi es north of Gainesville. Two
large piles of ties were placed upon the
.rack 100 feet dista it from each other.
The passenger train was due there at
1.45 and bad it struck the obstruction
n the track nothing could have pre
vented a terrible wreck and great loss
f lite, as the train is always well laden
a nb passengers. Fortunately a south
bound special train had been ordered
lo make a station beyond the valley be
fore the arrival of the passenger. It
isms thundering along the rails and
L-rashed into the pilos of ties inteuded
for the express. The engine was de
railed and the tender following and
jt jeveral freight cars went over the forty-
iwi emuautmem into me ravine be
low.
The engineer, fireman and head
brakeman jumped in time to save their
lives and escaped with a few bruises
It ia supposed that tne men who put the
icarred left the vicinity.
News of the disaster was telegraphed
to this city from Paul's Valley and the
United States marshal and a posse took
a special train to the scene of the wreck
and will pursue the bandits, who are
believed to belong to the Dalton gang.
Horses' footprints were found near the
road where the attempt was made, and
f- is known that at least eight men
were engaged in the undertaking. The
wreck was soon cleared from the track
ind the passenger train passed tbrougl
without molestation.
A Mmall Klot.
Yocngstown, O, March 8. Thert
was a small riot in tms city as the re
mit of an attempt made by tbt
Youngstown Electric Street Railways
company to resume operations with
non-union men. After running out
two cars the company decided to
abandon tbe attempt for the day. Tbe
whole railroad has been tied up by a
ttrike since Sunday morning. The
trouble began at noon when the first
sar was run out of the barn manned by
i non-nnion crew. The streets were
crowded by thousands of idle mill men,
who hurled insulting epithets at th
men on the car. No passengers were
on the car, but a wild rush was made
for it when the public square was
reached. Every pane of glass was
jhivered into atoms ia a minute. A
short time afterward a terrific exil.-
lion was heard and the first thought
was that the mob had resorted to dyna
mite to oloWup the cars, having threat
ened to do so since the tie-up. It was
found, however, that sympathizers o(
ihe mob had exploded a large cartridge
to frighten tbe men who had -taken tb-j
piaces of the strikers. A second ear
was run out of the barns, but when it
reached the public square it wa3 treated
in the same way by the mob. Every
window was smashed and a motorm.iu
had his face cut by flying glass. Nc
one else was hurt and no arrests were
made. At 2 o'clock tbe company an-!
counced that no further attempt would
be made to run cars for the present I
and the two cars were run to the barns
There was no more trouble during the
day,
The Kobbery Sol red.
Dexter, Mich., March 8. -The Dex
ter Savings bank robbery has been
solved. Orla C. Gregory, the assistant
cashier, confessed in the afternoon that
his story that two masked men had
compelled him to open the vault was
talse, and said that he committed the
roooery niraseir. All or the money,
8.J,Ib2, was recovered. Detective Baker
of Detroit was called in on tbe case.
He round, in an unused room of the
bank, two bags of coin, one containing
312 in gold and tba other 1038 in
lilver. Gregory was immediately con
fronted and confessed. The balance
or tne stolen money was found in a
secretary drawer in Gregroy's room.
Gregory haa been placed under arrest.
Tbe confession has caused as much ex
citement as did tbe robbery. J. V. N.
Gregory, Orla's father, was elected
mayor of Dexter, but young Gregory,
wtio wiis a candidate on tbe ticket for
re-election as treasurer, was defeated.
Orla says he purposely fell against the
aoor or tne vault, bitting bis head to
make it appear that he was saodbag-
ged. He says that while the . crowd
was gathering around the bank on the
morning of tbe robberv. wondering
J who tba robbers were, the stolen bills
were In bis overcoat pockets. He said
be did not know why he took the
money. Young Gregory is very well
connected nd has a young wifeanda
Jhild a year o"
-5ler Terry ArreMad.
Whatco Vash., March 8. Custon.s
oAteers arrested the notorious imng
gier, Cowboy Terry, while attempting
to bring two Chinese across the border.
Th Dal tea Outlaw.
Kansas CiTr, March 8. Reports
from the Indian territory indicate that
the Dalton gang of outlaws hare de
scended from their fortified hiding
place In Sapulhe mountains, forty
miles west of Vinita, and, armed to the
(eta, are planning a raid on the
Missouri, Kansas A Tsias road. In
eonaeqaenw all employes of the road
aad the AsMrtoao Ezprssa eamaany in
that aatf bborkaai bar baw arawd
t Irtug AllMl Hrwk
I rta
with gaaa aad extra g urtfa fmx aa, ; n
Um iu be Still,
MiLWAfhEE, March 7. Congress
man P. J. Somers returned from Wash
ington and will remain in the ci y
' ere or four days. Mr. Somers sd
that bis resolutious to investigate the
ct of other judges besides Judge Jen
kins, who have issued strike orders,
had not been kil.ed.
"The resolution to inquire into the
act of Judge Jenkins," be said, "was
introduced several weeks ago and the
resolutions nb ch I proposed were in
troduced only last week. Just as soon
as the judiciary committee can reach
them the committee will report them
favorably. The report on Judge Jen
kins' resolutions was ready to he sub
milted when the Dundy. Taft and Par
dee resolutions were offered. Neither
I nor any other member from Wiscon
sin will object to the consideration of
he Jenkins resolution at tbe earliest
opportunity. My resolution will re
main before the committee and go be
fore the house in the regular manner.
I am assured by members of the com
mittee that favor ible action will be
taken. Members of the judiciary com
mittee have told me that the Dundy de
cision was very much stronger against
abor unions than the Jenfe ins' order.
It was so stated by the chairman of
thesub-commiteethathaathe matter iu
charge.
Moil with tnra nal KrrorUl
Chicago, March 7. The statement
is made that an entirely new staff will
soon be installed at the French consu
late here, all to be, with the exception
ot the consul, secret political polic
agents under orders to keep the honin
government advised of the presenctj
and movements of French and other
foreign anarchists having designs oiu
the society of that republic. Tbe
aversion of the present consulate staff
to doing any kind of police work is
alleged to be the cause for the impend
ing change. The recent anarchist out
rages in Paris led to the discovery that'
three French auarcliist clubs exist here
and a reference to the archives of tbe
Chicago consulate is expected to aid
the secret police agent in their work.
The sta'ement is made that one-half the
French population in this country con
sists of men with criminal records.
Killed bjr a Train
Berlin, March 7. While a gang of
railway laborers were repairing the
track at Charlottenburg they were in
terrupted by the appearance of a train
They stepped from the track upon
which the train was coming and stood
upon tbe track upon which the trains
were run in an opposite direction. As
the train rushed by the meu were en
veloped in steam and did not see a
train which was coming on the track
they stook on. Before they could real
ize their danger they were struck ana
hurled into the air. Mi of them ver
instantly killed and not one of the
others escaped injury.
Ciarubllnc Huhim Cloned
Omaha, Neb., March 7. Saturdav
night In all prebability saw the lai
public gambling house in Omaha, fo
some time, at least, as there is every in
dication that the proprietors of the re
sorts take it for granted that Cliiei
eavey's order is to be literally eufoiced.
At the close of the play Saturday even
ing the employe of the variors resorts
commenced work packing up the
paraphernalia of the profession and
before morning it was all carted away
to some place to be out of tbe reach o!
raiders. The police are confident that
there will be no trouble with the houses
that have been running and that they
will close up in good faith and stay
closed.
A tour of the gambling houses
showed that the haunts of the tiger
were rapidly being vacated. Mort of
the proprietors ot these places spent.
the day in taking down their furniture
and boxing it up, preparatory to having
it stored away, for the time being, at
least.
HMif Lull III Firs.
Birmingham, Ala, March 7.- Fire
broke out in the business portion ol
Cullman, fifty miles north of here
shortly after 10 o'clock Monday and a
midnight was still burning, threaten
ing to destroy the entire west side of
town, wbicb is made up of busines
blocks. McMinn's opera house, where
ihe fire began, worth 15,000, is in Hshen
Two dozen lame stores are saM to be
burning. Explosions of gunpowder,
aided by a strong wind, scattered the
fire in every direction and caused it to
spread rapidly. Telegrams have been
sent to Decatur for aid. It is impossi
ble yet to estimate tbe loss, but it will
probably be between tuO.OOU and 91000.
000. '
I ml HI MuMln.
Dknvkk, Colo., March 7. Mayoi
Van Horn threw Street Commissionei
Thomas Koulkes out of his office anu
told him never to set foot in It again
until he consented to obey orders. The
act of ejectment threw the whole rtn
hall staff and visitors into a state ot
great excitement The A. P. A., figurec
in tbe row. Street Sprinkler Van
Coart, a friend of the mayor, who
says he is a competent man. was dis
charged by Foulke, it alleged, at
tbe Instigation of the association. The
mayor was expelled from the sam
organi.atioii because he NpKiuiled h
Cat holic inspector of police.
Preparing f r iha llarea.
Chicago, March ".The board of ai
rectors of the Northwestern Trotting
Horse Breeders' association met hire
aad made up the program of stakes for
the annual meeting at Washington
park August 1H-2i. The aggregate
asaount of purses offered is .YMi0 En
tries will close April 1, A new feature
will be a derby on the first day for s
puna of t!,0O0of trotters In the t
turn, atstaacaa two alls dash. Ti
BrllKh Calilnot Matter.
Loxikjx, March . The queen's
ipeech proroguing parliament was
purely formal, and only fifteen lints In
length. Lork Rose berry spent yester
lay morning conferring with the
cabinet. The report, apparently based
Dn this conference, is that John More
ley will em'inue chief secretary of
Ireland. It ia said to be definitely set
;led that Earl Kimberly, secretary of
itate for India will succeed Roseberry
is secretary of state for foreign affairs
The house of lords met yesterday after
loon. Royal assent was eiven to tie
local government bill. The queen's
speech was read and the house xd
lourned. Gladstone was busy all
morning with the secretaries and re
eeived many callers including the
queen's private aecretary and Justin
McCarthy, leader of the Irish national
.sis. liarcourt, chancellor of the
exchequer, assumed the liberal leader
ship of the house of commons amid
enthusiastic cheers from the liberal
benches. When the members of the
commons were summoned to the lords
to hear the queen's speech, Labouchere
nd some other radicals remained be
hind. After the reading of the speech
the commons also adjourned.
Lord Roseberry visited the queen in
the afternoon and kissd ber hand In
recognition of his appointment as pri
meer. The St. James Gazette saya: "It
la reported that Koseberry will probably
effect a reunion with the Liberal Union
leaders,"
Funeral of Hon. 8. A Jarkaon.
MEMrms, Tenn., March 6. The fu
neral of Hon. 8. A. Jackson, the
politician who was killed in a street
duel by Rev. W. P. Ratliffe, occurred
at Kosciusko. Two thousand people
from the neighboring towns and sur
rounding county attended the services,
which were held at the Kosciusko
Methodist church. The deceased was
buried with Masonic honors. The
Knights of Pythias and Knights of
Honor, of which orders Jackson was a
prominent member, also took part in
the tuneral service.
Ratliffe is in the Kosciusko jail and
no evidence of violence was manifested.
The murderer stood at his grated cell in
the prison and coolly watched the fu
neral procession on its way to the
cemetery. As the circuit court meets
at Losclusko this week there is not
likely to be a preliminary trial. Tbe
grand jury will take up the case, return
an indictment for murder in the first
degree and the trial will open about the
middle of the week. As the excitement
In Attalla county is running very high
over the tragedy it is believed RatllfTe'a
attorneys will ask for a charge of
venue, ihe runerai ot Samuel Kussel,
another of Railiffe's vlcti'o, took place
at tbe country home of the deceased.
'.Vlliam Saunders, who was wounded
by a stray bulletduring the street fight,
is still alive.
Another Attempt to letrojr the World'a
Fair liulldln'.
Chicago, March 6. One more of the
frequent attempts to destroy world's
fair buildings was made Sunday, but
the attempt failed and resulted in tbe
arrest of a man who gives his name as
Michael Murphy. TIih police believe
they have in custody one of the gang
of men which has succeeded in doing so
much damage to the exposition build
ings by the use of the torch. The fire
was discovered by a guard in station
bouse No. 7, which is unoccupied. The
building is close to the terminal station
and the early discovery of the flames
probably saved that structure. The fire
company soon fcitinstuitshed the blaze,
the damage being nominal. The man
under arrest was seen near the fire
station shortly before the flames were
discovered and the Columbian guard in
charge says he believes he can produce
evidence which will show that Murphy
set the place on fire. The man has been
prowling around the world's fair build
ings during the last two weeks and
when arrested was not able to give a
good accounted of himaelf.
Illegally Leaned.
St. Pacl. Minn., March 6.-The first
round of the fight between tbe Minne
sota lumber companies and the legis
lative investigation committee ended
in favor of the state. C. A, Smith &
Co., Minneapolis lumbermen, have paid
to tbe attorneys for the committee
110,800 and have surrendered for can
cellation the lease. The money will be
paid to the state treasurer. The pine
land was not only undervalued but un
derestl mated and tbe land illegally
leased. Judgment was obtained for
the difference between the price called
for in the lease and the actual value of
the pine. The court held that the
auditor had no authority to lease with
out competitive opportunity, and that
tbe state was entitled to receive tbe
full value of all pine cut less the
amount already paid.
Tlirenteneil King If amber.
Home,1 .larch 6. A man named
Oliver wv arrested here Friday because
he bad threatened to attack King Hum
bert. After his arrest the police learned
that he was the person who during
Emperor William's viait here In 1890,
threw into the imperial carriage a let
ter denouncing Cennany and the house
of Hohenzollern as responsible for
Italy's financial troubles and political
unrest.
KepaKed after a Severe Fight.
London, March 6. A dispatch from
Batlnifnt, capital of Gambia, says that
the West Indian regiment has occupied
Busumballa after overcoming the slight
resistance of the enemy. The natives
subsequently were reinforced and they
fried to retake tbe town by storm. They
were repulsed after a severe fight. Nine
of tba west inaians were wonndsa ana
many natives ware killed. Tba wboia
I wTUUUUiusj whum j m majiin bv uej
A hrn.allua I Tragedy.
MEMHiia, Tenn., March 5.-The most
eiuatiorial tragedy in tbe history of
Mississippi occurred at Kosciusko, the
"o-mv, seat of Atalla county, Saturday.
S. A. Jackson, a member of the state
legislature and one of the most promi
nent democratic politicians in the state,
was shot and instantly killed, and
Samuel RukJl and William .-anders,
two innocent bystanders, were fatally
wounded by I!v. W. P. Ratliffe. also a
member of the legislature, and one of
the leaders of the populist party In
Mississippi. The tragedy was the
culmination of a political feud of long
standing which was brought to a
climax by a bitter newspaper contro
versy. Ratliffe published an editorial
In his newspaper, the Vindicator, re
flecting on Jackson's vote in the recent
contest in tbe legislature over the se
lection of a successor to United States
Senator Walthall Jackson replied in
a card in another paper, in which he
denounced Ratliffe. Tbe two men met
t the court hours in Losciusko for the
first time since the publication of
lackson's article. There was a large
crowd on hand at tbe ending of a bank
rupt sale by the sheriff. No one noticed
the meeting of the two men until they
began scufiiing in tbe court door.
A DUEL TO THE DEATH
Both Ratliffe and Jackson pulled
their revolvers and began a terrible
duel to the death. When the smoke
cleared aw.iy Jackson was found with
a bullet hole in his forehead, while hi
right arm near the shoulder was shat
tered by a glancing shot aimed at his
head. A few feet away lay Samuel
Kussel and William Sanders, two by
standers, with mortal wounds. Russell
was shot through the head and expired
in a few minutes. Sanders was shot in
the thigh and Is expected to die before
morning. UatlilTe discharged every
chamber of bis revolver, and finding
that he bad no more ammunition he
coolly stood and watched the writhing
of bis victim until the sheriff arrested
him and took him to jail.
Rev. W. P. Ratliffe was the populist
nominee against John S. Williams, a
democrat of Yazoo City at the election
In 18'J2, but he did not carry a single
county in the district.
Ratliffe was seen and asked for a
statement, but he refused to talk fur
ther tban to say that he shot Jackson
n self-defense. Jackaon was a promi
nent merchant of Kosciusko and was
reputed to be a wealthy man. He
leaves a wife and several children.
Russel and Sanders, the bystandert
who were shot, were farmers. The jail
Is strongly guarded to prevent Ratlille
being lynched by Jackson's friends.
Gladstone Kealgned.
London", March 5, The United press
correspondent learned from an official
source at 11:30 Saturday evening that
the queen bad accepted Mr. Gladstone's
resignation and had offered the premier
ship to Lord Roseberry, who had con
sented to take the office.
Gladstone took an early walk and
attended divine worship in the chapel
of St. George at Windsor. He will re
main at Windsor to be present at a
meeting of counsel which the queen
will hold. Edward Majorbanks sent a
reply to a letter addressed to blm by
Labouchere in which the latter stoutly
protested against the selectlonjof a peer
as the successor of Gladstone. As yet
the character of. the reply has not been
made public. Earl Spencer, John
Morley and Mr. Ackland, who is looked
upon as possibly Morley's successor as
chief secretary for Ireland, paid a visit
to Lord Roseberry.
Counterfeit Muuey.
Washington, March 5. A counter
feitone thousand dollar 7-30 United
States coupon bond of the series of July
lo, IHo.j, was presented to the treasurer
for redemption. It was sent by a
Cleveland, O., bank. The counterfeit
is an excellent one, perfect in all iu de
tails, having the signature of F. E.
Spiuner, treasurer of the United States,
and S. B. Co)by, register of tbe treas
ury, upon it. This issue was the sub
ject of extensive counterfeiting shortly
after its appearance. In 1807 Assistant
Treasurer H. II. Vandyke, at New
York, received eighty $80,000 of thja
issue which proved to be counterfeit
About tbe same time Jay Cooke & Co.,
bankers of New York, cashed 2."j0,0K)
of them, but the government subse
quently recovered tbe money.
Destroyed by Fire,
Charleston, W. Va March 6. A
mob of over 100 mine rioters burned
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad bridge
at Cohen creek. This cuts off coal ship
ments from the Cohen creek branch
and will compel all of tbe mines on that
branch to close down. Sheriff SiUlman
and a posse hurried to the scene, but
the rioters had retired before their ar
rival. Tbe sheriff, with 400 militiamen
and half aa many deputies, are now at
the scene.
All Is quiet up the river. Ac a result
of tbe coroner's inquest over the body
of Adklns forty-three warrants were
issued for the arrest of strikers. The
sheriff cannot get citizens for a posse
and Governor McCorkle has ordered the
military to assist him. The feeling
against the troops Is very bl'ter and
trouble is feared should they aid in
making arrests.
A Big; aae Derided.
Lawrence, Kas March 6. The
suit of Decker, Mulllns & Berry fid
the Kansas National bank against the
city of Topeka for 2lfi,GX 3 de
cided Saturday night. The jury
brought in a verdict for the plaintiffs
for 132,772 after being out three days
This case was brought to the Dougblas
county district court on, a charge of
venue and tba trial has taken three
weeks. Besides a general verdict tbe
jury bad to bring In answers to over
lflO special oast ion.
'NEBRASKA NEWS.
Crawford Is trying to organize a
creamery association.
Omaha will make an effort to get
j the state fair for tbe neit five years,
i Deuel county is out of debt and iu
warrants go at 100 cents on the dollar,
j Hall county will make a violeat
effort to unload township organization,
j Tilden citizens contemplate starting
1 a cheese factory on the co-operative
: plan.
j The aggregate shortage in the ac
.count of Custer couutj's officials it
it 15.000.
liiidolnh Darties are accused ol
stealing coal from a school district way
out in the country.
The ninth son came to tbe home ol
Joe Williams of Lincoln county on
Washington's birthday.
W. II. Boman of Fullerton sold h!
famous pacing horse, Aritonia, to a
Chicago man for t;!,.V).
The streams of Boyd county are to
be stocked with trout, bass and other
varieties of garuey fish.
District court is grinding away in
Madison county, with only three crim
inal cases on tbe docket.
Kditor F. P. Morgan and wife of the
Cbappell Register mourn tbe loss of a
daughter nearly three years of age.
Mrs. L. E. Ramsey of Hartington
lost a pocketbook containing 40. She
thinks it was taken by a pickpocket.
A small boy of Xorfold was pushed
off the platform of a caboo e by a play
mate and suffered a dislocation of llif
shoulder.
The Tenth Annual Session of the
Southeastern .Nebraska Educational
Association will be held at Beatrice.
March 28-3 XH'Jl.
Senator Darner, through his paper,
the Cozad Journal, urges tbe mer
chants to desert, the old partioa and
come In where it is warm.
The Argus urges the citizen of Col
umbus to make a bid for the great
North & Gulf railroad before somt
other city gets the start of her.
Hydrophobia lias appeared among
the canniues of Gering, and the Courier
advocates general extermination of the
dog family as the only Bure cure.
With a 820,0Mj court house assured
Fullerton will now bond herself for
waterworks, so that the new building
may have protection from the fiend
that dlstroyed the old one.
Tbe Hay Springs Leader has receutly
changed bauds, K. E Humpreys, wlm
couldn't keep out of the arena of pen
cil pushers, having assumed control.
The Leader ia populist now.
Debaney, the Nance county wife
murderer, is getting very nervous
as
the day of execution draws near
lie
sleeps and eats but little, and takes
decidedly gloomy view of life.
According to the Courier no tract
of
land mldocean to Missouri can equal
the territory traversed by the railroad
from Callaway to Broken Bow for bar
renness and wind-swept desolation.
Etnil S. Foss of Chadron was stricken
with appolexy and died In a few hours.
His only living relative, a sister, re
siding in North Dakota, was notified
of his death, but could not attend his
funeral
J. F. Harrison of North Gillan pre
cinct, Dawson county, was waited
upon by a delegation of neighbors, who
invited him to leave the country on
short notice. He went to save a coat
of tar and feathers for having been
free and easy with a female relative.
Charles H. Cunningham, an old set
tler of Nance county, and of late years
addicted to the vagrancy habit, was
furniahed free lodgings at the bastile
in Fullerton and given the key to the
situation. Becoming wearied of bit
straw tick and horse blanket accommo
dations, be locked up the shop, threw
away the key and left for Columbus,
where he claimed gentlemen were
treated with more consideration. Now
if a hard case wants accommodationt
In the Fullerton jail he must break in
or wait till they build a new one.
Uncle John Bigler, one of the best
known oldtimersln this region, died at
bis home Friday morning of heart dis
ease. John was about the street
Thursday and stopped the writer
to
talk on matters of current Interest
Apparently nothing troubled him
Later in the day he sent for Jim Dahl
man and told him he was going
and
wanted nim to write his will and
have
it witnessed by Tip Morton. Hesigned
uie win giving about 1600 cash
and
bis houee and lot to his son, a boy
of
rour years. After the will was made
John felt easier and some time along in
the night lie auddenly dropped off and
crossed the range. John had followed
the trade of gambling for years, lit
had been a California '4er and passed
his life amid wild sconces and
rough men. He had a warm sympa
thetic heart and was of the kind known
among gamblers as a "square man.
His faults and vices were those of hit
associations, but his natural incllim
tions were kind and generous. Uncle
John was a Itiadssarlc in northwest
Nebraska (hat will be miHsed.-Chad-ron
Signal.
Norfolk is tbe home of a colored
lauy seventy-four veara of aM
who
escaped from bondage in Maryland
fore tbe war. and was nerannaii.
be-ac-
quainted with John Brown, William
L-oya uarrison, wendeil Phillips, Step
. roster, iNirauel Bowles
other celebriles of obollUon fame.
and
She
a in tier possession sTJUaaser
given
ber husband bv Fred Ikin.i..
after
Judge Taney's famous decision,
with
instructions to use it if need be la
defsnae of his family.
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