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The Sioux County Journal. 1 i. SIMMONS. Proprietor. HARBISON, NEBRASKA. Ja Uuom ( erda. London, March 14. In the bouse of lorda the Carl of Rosebery, speaking on a motion to approve the address la reply to the speech from the throne asked the fullest indulgence of the peers, ai he had been forced to the posi tion he occupied by a sudden call to re place a man of the noblest energies, v ho was lost not aloDe to the liberal Art j, but to the nation. Lord Salisoury regretted the retire ment of Mr. Gladstone, which he said eras a loss that would have been a great 'influence on the destinies of the nation, be succession of Lord Rosebery, he laid, was perfectly acceptable, seeing that his lordship had given many proofs 3t his great abilities. But be thought !t would have been better if the govern meat, instead of adhering simply to the Newcastle program, had introaaced freth subjects into its program with re gard to home rule. It was a pity, he said, that home rule was not put to the vary front. The sooner the question was decided the better. I f it were true that England would resist separation to the last the sooner Ireland knew of It the better. The government ought not to put home rule into the queen's Ipeech year after year unless they meant to carry it Lord Kosebery expressed his gratin cation at the tribute which Lord Salis bury had paid to. Mr. Gladstone. The frief eulogy he had pronounced on him "ad left nothing to be desired. His lordship's jibes at the policy of adher ing to the Newcastle program could be endured, seeing that the liberal program had endured, while ;the conservative program was liable to fluctuation. Lord Rosebery then proceeded to de fend the proposed government program at some length., Initialled In Office. Washington, D. C, March 14. Wth simple but impressive ceremonies Refitting an occasion so important, id ward Douglass AV'bite of I ouisiaua was installed as an associate justice of the United States supreme court . At 1:43 o'clock Justice White pre sented himself in the office of the clerk f the court and subscribed to the oath which Is administered to all officers of the government. After this he was conducted to the robing room, where the justices meet every day prior to the opening of the court, and there iutro luced to his future colleagues. The new associate justice found his town ready for him when be reached the robing room. It is one of the func tions of "Archie" Lewis, who has been sn attendant of the court for forty four years, to keep the gowns in good order and assist the justices in donning them. In a small chamber off the rob ing room is a large mahogany closet, wiiere they are hung when not in use. There is a legend to the effect that no member of the court has ever been able to get into his gown unassisted. The task does not look to be dillicuit, but appearances are deceptive, as some portly justices who have wrestled witii ihe sombre regalia will admit. When Mr, White's gown was adjusted Chief Justice Fuller administered another oath to him. Ad Interesting C'Me Minneapolis, Minn., March 14. From all information that can be gath ered at present the Scheig case will not be allowed to drop out of public atten tion for some time to come. Shortly after Scheig's arresc, at the time he was brought over from Stillwater as wit ness in the Floyd case, he was served with papers in a suit which the Hank of Minneapolis has commenced against Phil M. Scheie as principal and John Orth, C. O. Bader, Bartlett Cooper, Frank Byers and W. Harford as sure ties on Scheig's 11,000 bond, which was held by the bank as a Toucher for .Scheig's faithfulness. Suit Is brought by the bank to collect the amount of the bond, and the bondsmen will put up a defense that may prove to be of Instense interest. They will charge jointly that the bank or its officials knew that Scheig was a defaulter at the time the bond waa accepted and in ac cepting it a fraud was perpetrated on the bondsmen. The bank will deny this charge in toto and the bondsmen will endeavor to prove the assertion to the extent that at least Malhiaa J. Gogarding, the dead cashier, knew at the time the bond was accepted that Scheig waa abort $1,000 in his accounts. f.l(htwel;Bti Hefore the A thistle Oak. Minneapolis, Minn., March 14. Tommy Hogan, the St. Paul light weight, and Dell Hawkins of Appleton, Minn, mat before the Twin City ath letic dob. In the eighth round Haw kins' right arm waa dislocated at the boulder and the match waa awarded to Hogaa. The fight waa a tierce one for Um first two rounds and Hawkins was Bearly out at the call of time. The talaoesof tat work was at long rang, Hawkins getting much the worst of It. (CMt match was substituted for the tstiag of Abbott and Dobbs, on arMea to foratar ducked. Dobbs sms hia appearance in the ring and 2nwi to most toy 135-pound man. Ansartmbstef made to match him jiniiiii in V trz fcr3rrw a t t ;f "lOtmv is to m "t : , - AStt-e fr a Heawlala. San Francisco, March 16. Ad vices to the Associated press pet steamor Mariposa, arrived yesterday from Honolulu March 8th: A rumor was afloat Sunday night to the effect that the government in anticipation of a last desperated effort of the royalisU to restore ttie queen, had decided to de clare martial law Monday, March 6th: but it was not declared as has yet been learned. However, such a course was practically decided on and was iJ abandoned till the last moment. 1 uc news of the report of the United Stales senate committee's investigatiou of the United States officials at Honolilu and f the state department at Washington i connection with the overthrow of ,ie queen, practically endorsing the 'ourse taken, was received by the an nexation party with great joy, and an nexation, even before the close of Cleve and's terra, is sanguinely expected. Tue royalists were mora aeiousiy af fected by it than by any news before, l'bey fully expected Stevens' action to be cou denied. The goV(nment is con&idc'ug a bill culling an election of driegwies to a oustitutional convention the date not fixed. It will probably be in May and v, trie conclusion of its work the re pvliiic will be proclaimed. The terms ' . election are such as to give the pre- ut executive and advisory council . utrol of the convention. D. li. Smith, the candidate of the indexation league was elected to fill ttie vacancy in the advisory council and 'he differ ices between the league and 'he prov onal government are healed. A Court Martial will r Ordered Washington, March 16. Secretary Herbert has been notified that the re cords of the court of Inquiry on the wreck of the Kearsarge will be delivered lo him. It is learned that the papers contain certain findings and recom mendations, and though their character s unknown it is thought that a court martial will be ordered. In this con nection it is significant that orders were issued to Lieut, G. T. Farce, who was executive officer of the ship and who was detached March 6, to proceed to Roncador on the wrecking steamer priori, in place of Lieutenant Brainerd, who is ordered to the Fern. All the! jther ollicers who were on the( Kearsarge have found new duty since heir detachment March 6, exoept Com-' minder Uyerman and Lieutenant Lyman, who were not detached until resterday, and who now remain on! waiting orders. Uyerman commanded he Kearsarge and Lieutenant Lyman! was the navigating officer at the time jf the disaster. It was shown during ha Inquiry that he neglected to take he sights on the day the ship struck he reef. Placing them under waiting jruers, under these circumstances, is 1'iought to indicate that any proceed .ni supplementary to the inquiry may e directed agajnst them Otherwise ommander Uyerman might have been .i laced in command of the Raleigh, which has just been given to Capt. Merrill Miller, or the Cincinnati, which uis been secured by Commander Glass. Rospacta Arrested. Romk, March 16. Many anarchist aspects have been arrested. Most of the arrests were preventive measurer, ilthough several were made in the hope f throwing some light on the Monte ii Cirioro explosion. More comprom ising literature was found in the lodgings of the suspects. Besides numerous receipts for making homos the police seized letters and records which they think confirm the reports of an extensive conspiracy against the mthorities throughout the larger part jf Italy. The writers of the letters a-e iupposed to have been implicated in the plot whose head was Deputy de Felice. Many of the papers will be laid before the crown prosecutors, who are expected to conduct the prosecu tion of the socialist leader. Two of the anarchists arrested had consigned a box containing a bomb to a match teller. Among the leaflets seized was a red and white poster which urged the woiking people to revolt, throw open the prison gates, pillage and set fire to the shops and cut all the telegraph and cable wires in order that the govern ment might be prevented from calling in regiments from the provinces. Placards of similar import were posted in several parts of the city, but were torn down by the police before morn ing. ' A Hla aria Character. Wash inoton, March 16. Francis E. Brownell, a historic character of the late war, died here clerking in the pen- sion department yesterday. Hs was a private in the famous Ellsworth Zouaves stationed at Alexandria, Vs., when the ordinance of secession waa passed. A man named Jackson, pro prietor and marshal ran np tbs con federate flag. Ellsworth wont to the hotel and hauled It down. As be was descending too stairs after doing so Jackson shot and killed him. Brojrnell wttoMsIng tbs act promptly shot Jack son. For this congress awarded bim a medal and he became the hero of tbe hour. , Whole raaalllea Farticlpeta Viknna, March 16. The employes of a new tramway company in this city wont on a strike against too lengthen ing of their hours of labor. Now men wont on raged to toko the places of ths strikers, bat tbs wlvss and ehlldera of tbs strikers turned oat in f area to assist their haobaads and fsthsrs and attacked tea bow moo with sach vigor thai tbey sro oted to abandon their TlarvMsaiKgof London, Maroh li. In the boue or commons John Morley, chief secretary for Ireland, insisted that there could be no injury to Ireland through a tempo rary suspension of the home rule bill. If ho had supposed that the recon structed ministry would not be ac corded Its views on the Irish question be would mo: be a member of tba ministry. Cheers. Home rule, he said, had neither been killed nor aban doned, oct would take Its place In the course of sequence as had been ar ranged prior to Mr. Gladstone's retire ment. As to the Irish party with Jrawing from its support of the govern ment, he was happy to say there were no signs of any such disastrous and mischievous events. There could be io mistake in the minds of any who bad read the speech made in the bouse of lords by Lord Kosebery that he meant to do all in his power to ac complish home rule, besides reducing the house of lords to its proper place as the legislative organ is now recognized to be in the m:nis of the English peo ple. John Redmond, Farnellite, said tba; tiever during his experience In parlia i ment bad a more difficult or Uumillat ing tak fallen upon a chief secretary for Ireland than the present one, wbicn put bira up to try the strength of his awn character as a genuine friend of Ireland to remove the impression created by the halting and ambiguous phrases of Lord Rosebery. Whatever Mr. Morley might say, he declared, Ireland would not trust Lord Rosebery. He ( Redmond) repudiated Lord Rose bery's doctrine that an English majori ty was necessary for the passage of home rule. The theory was insulting and humilating to Ireland, which alone had the right to decide. If Lord Kosebery's doctrine was right the lords bad the power to continue to throw out home rule or any other measure toe house of commons might pass. If that right belonged to the bouse ot lords through privileges of birth, then, he declared, Great Britain would ring with the cry for its aboltion. Joseph Chamberlain said that the unionists were satisfied with the ad hesion of the government to their own policy, as it gave a definite issue on which to meet them on all sides. Everybody, be thought, ought to be iatislied, except perhaps Mr. Labouc here, who was goiug about like Diogenes with his lantern looking for an honest friend. Trial Senatorial Race. Washington, March 15. After eighteen years of service as senator from the state of Texas, which period will have elapsed at the conclusion of his term, March 4. VM7, Mr. Coke has decided that he will retire from public life. The only reason he assigns is a desire to return to private life, he be lieving that he has been 'sufficiently honored by the people of Texas. That he could be re-eleoted Mr, Coke says he has no doubt, and that all the men wlio have come out as candidates up to tins time have done so under the condition that he would not be a candidate. The s tia tor remarked that all the candidates would bave a free field, as he would not be in their way. HocsTONfex., March 15 Ex Sena tor Chilton has announced himself as a candidate to succeed United Suites Senator Coke- Mr. Chilton says he has asurauces of support from leading men. He will canvass the entire state. Congressman Culbersou and ex-Governors Ross and Ireland are expecteii to enter the race. Away for bin Health. Kansas, City, March 15. Expert Accountant Charles N. Seidlei'z who was employed by the ounty court lo examine tbe accounts of county officials, has made an official report lo the court, showing an apparent short age of f 19, 401 in the accoonts of County Clerk Montgomery 8. Burr. Burr, who is in San Antonio, Tex., for bis health, has been communicated with, but so far no satisfactory explanation of tbe matter has been made. The county court received tbe first report of the expert about ten days ago and at once ordered Mr. Heidleitz to go over Mr. Burr's books again, In order that there might be no uncertainty in the Matter. Mr. Seidleitz did so with the result nbove. He will submit his supplemen tary report to the county court ana steps will then be taken as to the dis position of tbe clerk's office. Striker are Runted. Paterson, N. J., March 15. An other riotous scene was witnessed on Temple street hill in this city. Over 60 persons surrounded the Ham ford Brothers' silk mill to intimidate the weavers and warpers who refused to join the strikers. At 5:30 o'clock Chief of Police Grant and Captain Bim son with a squad of forty-two men, charged the crowd and dispersed them. After ward a crowd of silk workers marched up Cliff street, but were soon routed by another detachment of the police and many of them were knocked down by tbe ollicers. Nearly all of tbs opera tives were escoited to their homes by policemen, and Mayor Br sum issued proclamation in the evening calling upon tbe strikers to preserve order. area by Ilia Parrot Audubon, la., March 15. Frank Lleb, who was stabbed last Friday by William McLaughllng, died Tuesdsy. The murderer had a narrow escape from being lynched. An angry mob gathered and waa met by McLaughlin's parents, who Implored the woaldt lynchers to spare their son. Before Um on tern plated lynching could bo ear ried ot omesrs secretly took the pris osjor from jail to liars until ttw exalte- Wracked at a- St. Johns, N. F, Marb 13.-.M noon Sunday a lifeboat waa descried making for the cape signal station which two bouis later proved to be one be tnging to the steamer Brisco, cou ta ing First Mate Mackey and four men in an exhausted condition. The) reported tbe Brisco lying about sixty miles south southwest off Cape Race. Tb y left her Friday, but after pulling four hours It was discovered that the compass had gone wrong. The com pasi derect was not discovered until the Brisco was again sighted after their four hour's hard work. The boat was again launched Saturday morning and from 11 o'clock on that day until their arrival at at signal station the men bad not had a morsel of food to eat. They also suffered considerably during the uight from cold, and were slightly frost bitten. First Mate Mackey made a statement concerning the Briscoe's voyage, showing that they left Ham burg December 8, but were forced to put back to Quteostown for repairs. "We left there January 31," said he. "and encountered terrific weather. The decks were swept by the high seas con tinually. Nothing was left standinc but tbe two lower masts and the funnel. She was a complete wreck. Uur supply of coal ran out nineteen days after we left tjueeustown. Then we began to use up the furniture and other wood work for fuel. The steamer Ulunda, which sailed from Halifax February 27 for Loudon, took the Briscoe in tow Friday, March 2, but left her at 8 o'clock the following morning, after towing her 130 miles. Then a repeti tion of our former experience set in and we drifted along, using up all the available woodwork we could find on board for fuel. "A new danger now confronted us. The supply of food ran out and 'he crew was nearly reduced to starvation. There were no provisions on board say a little bread, a small quantity of flour and some peas. A email fire was kept in the galley to prevent tjie men from perishing from the cold. Ihe other fires were let go out for lack of fuel." Tbe tug Ingratiate left here to search for the Briscoe as soon as the above news was received. The coast steamer Virginia Lake also sailed from Trepaszy and will endeavor to find the disabled steamer. Hlllkeaisn lilt ifflw Berlin, March 13. Rudolph vou Benoigsen, member of the reichstag from the Eighteenth district of Hau over, president of the province of Han over and leader of the national liberal party, has decided to resign all his offices and retire to private life. Ru mors that he would take this step have been current for several weeks, but they were not confirmed until in the even ing. Dr. von Henntgsen ostensible rta-on for leaving public life ii that his health is poor. The truth is that he has become disgusted with the un mannerly proceedings In the reichstag since men of the Sigl and Ahlwardt stripe began making themselves con spicuous in the debates. There Is, moreover, considerable bad feeling In the national liberal party. A rupture threatens and as Beunigsea Is in his seventieth year he feels no longer equal lo the task of reconciling the warring factions. He has been in public life almost from the year when he left the university and has been sitting iu the German parliaments for more than forty years. Cowardly ltvenge. St. I.ocis, March 13. A frightful double tragedy occurred at 11 o'clock in fie morning In a new building being constructed at No. 34 43 Oregon avenue. Lv Saturday Chris Studt, a carpenter, who had been at work on the building was given notice of his discharge and left the building muttering threats against his employer, Charles Wuensch. ,tudt stealthily entered the building, carrying with him a double barreled shotgun. He proceeded to a point dfectly under where Wuensch was bending over a bench on the second floor, and fired one barrel of tbe shot gun. The losd of buckshot almost tore (Wuensch's bead from his body. Studt then placed the muzzle of tbe weapon against his body and pulled the trigger , eritb a short stick and tbe load of buck shot tore a gaping wound in his ab domen, from which his intestines pro truded. He was taken to the . city hospital, but died an hour later. Both men were married and leave families. Died In a Hoapllal. Okanoe, N. J., March 13. -George O. Mowbray, a dentist, died in the Orange Memorial hospital under peculiar circumstances. Saturday af ternoon he was found in bis office in an unconscious condition. He was taken to the hospital and died there without recovering consciousness. Tbe doctors at tbe hospital diagnosed the case a apoplexy. Many, however, believe that tbe doctor poisoned himself, as he was known to be very despondent Mow bray came to Orange from MeadviUe, Pa., about eight months ago. He bad no diploma, but applied to tbe New Jatsey state dental association for a llce-o. He failed (to pass theeiamina tlon. I .eft the Cuaatry. Nbw Yobk. March 1. A special to tbe San from Stony Brook, N. J, tayc William Gould, postmaster of this town basdiaappeared. Uis alleged that he baa left $150,000 of Indebtedness dis tributed among a number of people. A ions Meraerer. Kjioztillk, Tenn., March, il Dur ing a uuarrel between Bellwin Patter sob and E. C. Hard well tba twelve svtoM mb of the latter aeon red a Tvo.Tr m4 tkot PaUeraon dead. Mtaaa F(( aa I I biilBu'iil Ia March It. Tbe failure o t e J. P. Morln com pan? same Saturday Tue concern owns s great egg-packing establishment and wholesale Iruit home in this city, be sides o orating six cream ries in this state. Tbe failure dragged down with it tbe house of Morse, smith A Co , of Boston the owners of ths greater part of tbe Morln company stock. The, assets of the latter concern err estimated at fS.OOO, while tbe total liabilities are placed at tS10,000. The Bohemian-American State bank of t as city brought on the failuie by at taching property to secure a claii. of,(X)0. M. Dean of Tipton, la. Is the only other western creditor. Iiai farmers were paid up to March 1, so tbey will lose little. A recent loss of 640,000 by damage to eggs in storage and the inability of the Boston stock holders to supply the concern with more money preciplta'ed the crash. The attachment was followed by the Closing of tbe egg packing and fruit establishment here and the creameries in various parts of tbe state. The company alzohasa big establish ment at Hastings, Neb. Since the com pany went into tbe wholesale fruit business two years ago it has been losing money. The fruit and eggs were stored in adjoining rooms separated by iron doors, but the flavor of lemon spoiled the eggs, entailing a 1ms of t8 1,000. J. R. Morin, the founder of the business, sold all his stock last November. A large amount of the liabilities is in borrowed money owed in the east. Only a few of the cream eries were in operation at the time of the failure. A large number of hands were thrown out of employment. Vnder Arrent. Kansas City, March 12. Deldrich Keusmann, husband of the woman who was found dead in a vacant bou;e on Baltimore avenue some three weeks ago, and Theodora Hoffman, alia Pauline white, an Inmate of a disre putable house, were locked up charged with the murder of Mrs. Kensmann. From tbe evidence In the hands of the police it appears that Kensmann has been living a dual life, and that he raurd ered his wife to obtain tbe ?5,O0 insurance on her life so that he could consort with The Hoffman woman. Kensmann, it is said, took his wife to the vacant house on the pretext of showing it to her with a view of rent ing It, and there committed tie dastardly crime. Theodora Hoffman came to this country from Germany In 18J and went to Denver, where she and Kensmann lived together. Later they went to Omaha and finally landed in Kansas City, where tbey plotted to murder Kensmaun's wife. They both deny complicity In the affair, but they are being closely question"! and It is expected one or the other will confess. A Prodigal Keluma. Nashville, Tenn., March 12. George F. Fisher, for whom everv officer in the country has been looking for months in the hope of receiving W.OUO reward offered by his parents foe his capture and return to his home in Evansville, Ind., walked into police headquarters herein the afternoon and surrendered binxelf, with the remark that he was tired of bumming it and wanted to go homo. Fisher was rather a nice looking tramp, with fair com plexion highly tanned, light blue eyes, golden hair and a suspicion of a light mustache His clothes and shoes were travel worn and runty, but be left no room for doubt as to his identity when he told the story of his departure and (subsequent tramp over the country. Fisher is twenty years old, the son of a wealthy farmer by his second wile. He was sent to an uncle in Evansville to b'- educated, but became dissatisfied and without warning one night disap peared. Three months he worked on a farm near Henderson, Ky., fifteen miles from bis home, under an assumed iiame. Work gave out and be walked to Hopkinsville, where he stayed some time. A day or two ago he took to the ciossttes and came south, arriving here Saturday. He slept at the station house under an assumed name, but was not r -cognized. News of the find was telegraphed to Evansville, where the case has assumed tbe notoriety of the Charlie Ross affair. ICatlmate or the KeTeae. Washington, March 12, A rough statement of the results figured ou in the tariff bill is as follows: Tbe esti mated receipts from customs In the (amended tariff bill as reported to the full senate committee ou linanoe 'amounts to ifl&,tfu0,0U0 in round fig ares. From internal revenue, including jthe Income tax and the additional tax of 20 cents a gallon on whisky, as lm ' posed by ths sen me and other Increases .over the house rates, it U estimated the 'receipts will amount to 103,000.000. .This ft3.000.000 of Internal revenue tax 'is additional to the revenue derived from these sources at present rates and will make tbe entire receipts from in ternal revenue as proposed by the sen ate. Mt4.000,000. Adding to this amount 821,000,000 from miscellaneous articles gives Ml 1,000,000 as the probable re ceipts under the bill ss spproved by th democratic majority of the finance com ralttee, aa against 45,0iX)JOO derived last year from the same sources of rev enue under tbe McKlnley bill. Will Seek other Plelila. Shblbtville, Ind., March 12. At the instance of members of his congre gation Hev. Milton Hasksl,tbe Method ist pastor at Gwynvllle, waa brought into court and fined IS and costs for disturbing a religious meeting. The trouble arose over a meeting which was mi progress when the pastor, who ob- feeted to tbe innovation, appeared and ordered the members to disperse. lie now says be will seek other 0: ti of labor. NEBRASKA NEWS. '. .-siderable sickness is reported to. ri around Sterling. 'Jutrict court is in session at Nelson, arith voeuty-five cases on tbe docket. The David City Press wsnU a bime tallic club organized in every township in Nebraska. A special census of Tekamah has just been taken aud it shows a popula tion of 1,500. A recent wolf hunt in Hitchcoofc county resulted In the capture to two lusty coyotes. The large flouring mill at Dawson, Richardson county, waa totally de stroyed by fire. Rodney Smith is the new humorous editor of tbe Kearney Hub and he can write like a trooper. Tbe Standard Cattle company talks of putting in a big sugar plant at Ames, bounty or no bounty. Tbe Norfolk Sugar company has made contracts for over 3,oou aciei oi beets for tall dilivery. A hook and ladder has been ordered for the protection of Howells from the ravages of the tire fiend. A. II. Church, ex-commander of the Nebraska G. A. R., is recovering from bis recent severe illness. Summer's only official barber hsa rented a farm, and now every mai in town has bought a razor. Farmers iu the western part of tbe state have all their oats sowu and are rushing their spring work. The city fathers of Howells are talk ing of Imposing an occupation tax on the business men of the town. Mrs. S. V, Mobley, who has been an Invalid for some time, has gone to Cali fornia iu the hope of benefiting her health. Rev. Mr. Farnsworth of Norfolk Junction has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Congregational church at Dodge. The Western Wave Is being published again. H. T. Wilson Is at the helm and the people of Western will get a good local paper. Chappell doctors are very busy look ing after a small army of "measley" patients. The disease Is having the run of the town. A section of the Loup bridge at Palmer weutout with the ice and Merrick county1, will pay the txpeute of filling the gap, Hon. U. II. Hemy, ' wiumous, president of the slate b("l f agricul ture, is sojourning on the TlpiOc coast for tbe benefit of bis health. The editors of David City acculfi, one another ot getting drunk. Behold IWV good and how pleasant it is for breth ren to dwell together in unity. John Seller, living near Elmwood, loaded his gun for bear and went bunt ing for geese. The gun exploded at the first sliot, and John will carry tbe scars on his face when he goes to bis long home. A. E. Ovenden has again assumed the editorship of the Elk Creek Senti nel. Mr. Taylor, who has recently been managing the paper, weaned of bis job and has left for a more cou genial field. A Polk county hunter while trying to shoot prairie chickens "on tbe wing" with a rifle, managed to catch a neigh bor's horse "on the leg" and narrowly eec.'iped ruining the beast wub bis beastiy uiarksinaushlp. A Btnall gang of boys at Edgar heaved brickbats through the windows of Mr. Bchiedeman's residence, and a little baby was struck by one of them and severely injured. There is a place for such miscreants at Kearney. Sheiton voted 82,000 In bonds to secure the erection of a flouring mill, and when the sheriff came to town armed with an injunction to prevent the board from issuing the same not a member of that body could be found. W. L. Knotts, the founder of the Beatrice Times, has disposed of his In terest in tbe paper and will practice law. The Times will continue In tbe front rank as a local paper so long, at least, aa Walter Noel remains in con trol. George Miller of Nance county knew It was loaded, but that did not deter him from grasping the gun by the muzzle attempting to pull it out of tbe wagon. Of course it went off, and be will be in great luck if his arm isn't treated the same way. It was badly shattered. This paper asks for no support on the ground of charity. If the News is not worth a dollar a year to you, stop it. If its advertising columns are not worth the price asked don't use them. We only want patronage from tboat who feel they are getting the worth ol .heir money. Bennett News. The dates of tbe third annual con vention and school methods of the Ne braska Conference Epworth League which will be held in Centenary church, Beatrice, has been changed from May 15-17 to May 8-10, 1H14. Edwin A. Schell, D. I)., general secretary of the Edworth League of the World will be pressnt through tbe session. Why, asked the Edgar Post, should anyone want to go to California for s salubrious climate if he lives in Neoraska? The gentle breeze blow, tbe sun smiles down upon the quicken ing earth, the bluebird are twittering among the boughs, and the robins art getting up plans and specifications fot nesting again. Nebraska is all right. J. C Penny of Newman Grove, who was arrested and bound over for dis posing of mortgaged property, bas been discharged,