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HAKRISOX,
NEBRASKA.
tthtkm tbe KXUktae.
El Beno, April 6. Tbs military
authorities a: Fort Reno hare received
Information of tbs reported Indian
ou break in G county, Oklahoma. Tba
number killed and wounded in the first
encounter is civen as two whites and
on Indian, and one Indian wounded.
Information from other and reliable
oureea does not agree with the above,
and is at least twelve hours later.
William Delesdernier, a trader at Seger
I point about thirty-Ave miles from the
origin of the trouble, came in yester
iay to purchase ammunition to take
sut to th settlers. He stated that tbe
Qrst reports came to bis place by tbe
Indians Saturday and they then pur
chased 3,000 rounds of ammunition
and took it to the band in the fight.
The settlers, Delesdernier says, are
collecting at Seger and they have now
i company of about 175 under arms,
and several bands of soldiers have
gone to the scene of tbe trouble. Tbe
Indians engaged are not of the band of
Whirlwind, as at first believed, but are
followers of lied Moon. The location
of the fight is on the Washita river,
bout 115 miles west of El Reno. De
lesdernier and a party of settlers went
to tbe scene of the lighting on Monday
night and found that fifteen of tbe
Indians and about as many whites had
been killed. The Indians are all arm!
with W inchesters and have plenty of
unmunition The Indians from other
parts of the reservation have hastened
to Join Red Moon is his trouble and he
aow has a band of about 150 bucks in
:he fighting crowd that is moving up
he Washita river.
A small skirmish occurred between a
band of Indians and some white men
t a point about thirty miles from
Cantonment, the Indians being on the
move to join Red Moon. Two white
men weie brought into Cantonment
that were killed in the enco anter. But
he number of Indians killed or
wounded was not known. This in
formation was brought in by Clarence
Trent, a horseman who ha just arrived
from that point having ridden ninety
five miles to bring the information.
Cantonment is not burned as reported,
but is strongly guarded by the people,
who have gone there for safety. All
he ( heyennes from that locality have
joined lied Mooc's band. The settlers
re nearly all ex-cowmen and ex-cowboys
and betwet-n them and the Indians
i:o chance is lost to make trouble.
f Kc-ady for Action.
Dcblin, April 6. The convention of
P,trnellites met here yesterday. A dis
patch was read from the president of
:be Irish independents of New York
lending greetings and an order on tbe
Bank of Ireland, Dublin, for t5,C00.
A message of sympathy was also re
vived from the Irish independents of
Chicago.
John E. Redmond in an address said
the political situation was so changed
that the leaders felt they could not
bear alone the responsibility for the
future course of the party. The cause
of Ireland was confronted almost by
ruin because of the selfish jealousies of
men, who under the name of anti
Parnellites were slavishly subservient '
to the English government and hinder
ed tbe cause of the people they rep
resented by their petty disputes. Re
ferring to constitutional agitation, Mr.
Redmond remarked that he believed
in it when it was conducted by fearless
men, but if this class of asjitatation
was allowed to sink into a farce and a
sham as it had in the hands of the
anti-Parnellites, then it was better
that it be abolisbei and that men of
modern methods and resolution come
to the front as soon as possible.
A resolution was offered by the
mayor of Cork calling upon Irish
members to strive for an early dis
solution. This was carried with loud
cheers. Mr. Redmond stated further
that when be returned to the bouse he
would tell Sir William Harcourt that
if he left John Daly in jail and if tbe
registration bill preceded the evicted
tenants bill he would advise the evicted
tenants to return to tbeir homes and
stop there.
DlKMtUflod WUb the Treaty.
London, April 6. A reporter of the
Associated press had an interview
with Sir George Baden-Powell, who
was British commissioner in the Bering
sea investigation. Sir George has an
nounced his intention of making an
imprortant statement criticising tbe
main nrovlsion of he Bering sea bill
when it comes up for its second read'
in in tbe House of commons. He
iid: "The Beriug sea bill seems to be
drafted with tbe object of destroying
and not preserving the seal. I regard
tt as Inhuman to aria tbe sealers to
take the female seals in pup. Tit bill.
In my opinion, will tend to destroy the
seal industry ashore and at sen. Ar
rsnssawats however, could easily have
bean mads to preserve tbe seals and
the industry bad eipert advise
takes. I am certain the Americans
ad Canadians an equally anxious to
at starve the seals, and all the parties
In tiM trade ought to combine and de
Visa new mutations which would be
staBttHeaaf adeqnat. But If
ravsmmsoU had agrd uPn
itn smut bo passsd although ax-
I regard tba measure as worts than
a.EZiKtmna nMa brisks
r iri rrs em dart atotaing will
-"itlstarmsTita and remove the
1 Cdos iika saaic.
More War la Faaaflwaale.
Umiomtown, Pa, April 5. The coke
strike war is on lu earnest. A numbei
cd serious outbreaks are reported at
Tt otter. A thousand Hungarian
strikers took possession of tbe com
patty's grounds and carried themselves
in tbe most lawless manner. Andy
Miller, a striker, mistaken for a worker
was set npon and beaten so badly that
be cannot survive. The strikers at
Trotter were joined by those from tbe
soutben end of the coke field number
tng nearly two thousand Armed with
guns, iron bars, picks hovels, they
started this afternoon to isit all the
works between Cornells villa and
Mount Pleasant where a strike has
never been recongnized and where
four thousand men were at work under
the protection of a med deputies.
This section Is the wedge between tbe
north and sonth fields, and if tbe work
men succeed in holding these places it
iv ill break the strike. There were
numerous raids In the south end region
today. Men were driven from work
but none killed. Tbe men at Pricks,
Leith, and Brownfield works were
among those driven off.
TBE FIRST PITCHED BATTLE
occurred before noon at the Mayfield
& lion nelly plants of the Mc Clure com
pany. A large number of rioter
gathered and demanded that the men
at work come out. Fifteen armed
deputies guarded the works and or
dered strikers off. They, however,
made a rush on the workers and tbe
deputies fired -a volley. One Hun
gar an fell mortally wounded and the
res i fled carrying the wounded men
with them.
The strikers deny that they fired at
all and dkclared it was an unprovoked
assault on them by tbe guards. Riot
ers are now rapidly massing for an
other ettack. The greatest excitement
prevails and another pitched battle
with more serious results is expected.
The company has telegraphed to tin
sheriff here to send fifty armed depu
ties with all the ammunition available.
The sheriff is swearing in deputies who
will go at once to tbe scene. The
"her iff of Westmoreland was also tele
graphed and arrived on the ground at
noon with a posse of deputies. The
reinforcements will be distributed at
the various works and ordered to shoot
to kill if the strikers appear. Tomor
row morning an immense mass meet
ing will assemble south of Unfontown j
and march from one end of tbe region
to the other to force suspension every
where. The Debt Growing.
Washington, April 5. The d?bt
statement, shows a net increase in the
public debt, less cash in tbe treasury,
during March of 113,754,472.54. Th
interest-bearing debt decreased 82').
W7.25. Tbe cash in tbe treasury de
creased 4,712,339.79.
The balances of the several classed
of debt at the close of business March
31 were: Interest bearing debt, $T3i,
yiO,9S8 debt on which interest has ceaten
since maturity, ,1,864,12 J.26; debt bear
ing noint-rest, 379,593,047.12. Total,
3i,I06,lK6',l98.18.
f he certificates and treasury notes.
nff-et by an equal amount of cash in
he treasury, outstanding at the end oi'
he month were SI4,fi27,040, an increase
of 84,717,133. The total cash in the
treasury was 8790.780,717.73. Tbe gold
reserve w.is 8100,000,000 and tbe ne:
fash balance 833,95 ,025 18. In the
month there was a dec e in gol .i
roin and bars of 81,006,702.86. The
otal at the close was 8 176,456,044 .63.
Of sliver there was an increase oi
1,531,132 85. Of the surplus there wa.-
n national Dana aeposnones
983.88, against 816,320,828.82 at the emt
of the previous month.
Moro Becrnlu.
Pittsburgh, April 5. A drizzling
rain makes things uncomfortable for
Coxey's army in camp, at the exposi
tion park. After breakfast Coxey ami
Chief assistant Browne left camp and
had not returned at noon. Meantime
200 recruits were clamoring at the
gates for admission, but they cannot be
enrolled till the leaders return.
Mayor Hid Them Gvod Bye.
San Francisco, Cal., Aprii 5. The
San Francisco contribution to the com
mod weal army numbering 350 men
left tbe city on tbe ferry for Oakland.
Thence it is their intention to proceed
to Wasbinton. At Secramento the)
will be joined by 100 unemployed who
are now in camp there awaiting the ar
rival of tbe San Francisco regiment.
Early yesterday morning tbe recruit
who for several days have been march
ing about tbe city soliciting provision
for tbeir contemplated journey began to
assemble at tbeir rendezvous. Mayoi
Ellert had contributed 25 to pay their
way to Oakland and two bands hmi
volunteered to escort them to the ferry.
At 2 o'clock the order to march wa
given by Colonel Baker, wbo is the
leader, and the start was made, th'
ben quietly marching on their way
On ths way to the ferry 815 was given
to them by the people on the streets.
Hie mayor was at the landing to bid
them food bye. Tbe men camped i u
Oakland last night.
Took rates.
Jeeteksonvillk, Indn April 5.
Mary E. Lam asters, 10 years old,
widow of Walter Lamas ters, who eom
raltted suicide a few days ago at his
noma la Henryville, because yo hi
fbstog' oat of employment, yesterday
moraine mads a desperate attempt at
aetf dsstmction by taking morphine
It ttoofbt sao aaa not recover
boas her husbands dsatn Mr. Lan-
HISS
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i aroscraiaa aoa aiscon-
sct kbJ stfaas t so ssmfortsd.
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DoLOEVlLLB, N. Y. April 1 Frits
Kloetssr, a shoemaker, killed bis wife
and foar children at his home hero and
then committed suicide. He has been
out of work for a long tinn and de
spondency is supposed to have tod U
U deed. For weeks he has been sell
ing off his furniture piece by piece to
pay for bread for bis family. Tbe
bodies of the entire family of six were
found stretched out on a few blankets
In a back bedroom. First in the row
of bodies was that of Mrs. Klostzer.
Her throat bad been cut. f-econd was
that of the daughter Freida, twelve
years old. There was a ghastly gash
across her throat. Kloetzer's body
was next. It had a big gash in the
t hroat and a knife wound in the heart.
Next was the body of the Cve-year-old
Elize. There were no marks on her
body. She and another child bad been
poisoned. The List body was that of
three-year-old Bruno, with the head
nearly severed from the uody. Kloet
zer's head lay on tbe body of his
daughter Eliza. There are indications
that tbe crime was arranged between
husband and wife. There are no indi
cations of a struggle.
DUcihIdi the DIMmlty.
Washington, April 2. Army offi
cials as yet have learned nothing of the
South Carolina troubles, but the press
dispatches caused them to take into
consideration tbeir probable action in
case Governor Tillman called on tba
president for troops. There is an ar
senal at Augusta, G., but no force
nearer to the scene of dlstu bancs than
Atlanta, where one company of infan
try could be summoned. There are
three companies of infantry at Mobile,
Ahv, and three of cavalry across tbe
river from Washington, but beyond
these it would be difficult for the army
to furnish any assistance in preserving
order. No one here apprehends that
the intervention of tbe United States
troops will be called for in a case of
tins kind. Tbe officers of tbe army
concede that the governor has full
power to take possession of the rail
ways and telegraph lines under pro
clamation of martial lav, but he is
compelled to see that the mails are not
delayed and that government telegrams
ire promptly transmitted. Bo long as
t is is done, tie nhtonl government
hag no occasion to interfere.
C'OMlng the Line
D ARUNaTO.v, Pa., April 2. Penn
sylvania has been entered by the com
m.o weal, the state being crossed at
10 o'clock Saturday. Jackson the In
dian who went on ahead last night,
left a greeting by the wayside stuck: in
a twig of a sapling. Just before
reaching tbe line the band wagon Droke
down. Tbe army immediately alter
passing tbe line struck the worst bit of
road it has encountered yet. The day
was warm and the nen took off tbeir
overcoats and bundled them up. Carl
Brown went on aheal to telegraph to
Coxey that the ladies and the soldiers
ere led tbe common weal on the state
line. Great enthusiasm prevailed
among the officers and the men when
Uhio was left behind. Just at the
line three men deserted and seven re
cruits joined. The midday halt was
made at Darlington under the shade of
4ii old boose where Brown went to
whooL This evoked considerable
feeling in speeches made by tbe leaders.
Unhappy Conatablet.
Columbia, S. O, April 2. A special
:o the Register from Darlington says:
The constables are surrounded at Sy
racuse. They are lu the woods and the
-rnwds are debating whether to starve
them out or dash in and kill them.
1 he constables offered to surrender
i
protection would be given and
naranteed them. Bright VlUiam-
ion,wbo leads the citizens, said ne
could not guarantee them protection.
When be returned the constable had
disappeared. GaiUard, Swan and
Meakin escaped into North Carolina
by train, possibly being accompaniea
one or two wounded constables. It is by
said that two or three constables, who
took no part in the sliooting, have es
caped toward Ch&iterfield. They are
not being pursued.
Mo Trouble Vet.
Washinoton, April 1 Notwith-
S'anding the report from Colon of
pending trouble at Bluefields, tbe state
department officials do not apprehend
any danger to American residents or
property there, and tbe presence oi tne
British warship Canada, it is believed,
will assure peace for tbe Urns being.
Tbe San Francisco, with Admiral Ben-
ham on board, is expected to reach
Bluefields about the middle of next
week.
Laoklas; War.
St. Louis, Mo., April 2.-A band ot
seventy-five men, styling themselves
the association or unemployed mecnan
ics, arrived here from San Antonio,
Tel. They organized in Texas a week
airo and started nortl looking for work .
Fully half of the original party nau
found employment at various places
along the rout. At noon tney marcn
ed across the bridge Into Illinois.
Mare Mar eh era. f
PiTTSBuao, April Z Tbe cosi
miners of ths Clearfield region are pre
paring for a movement lika Coxey's to
indoos miners In competing regions to
tain them in a demand or strike for
higher wages. They propose to march
in a body across tba state of Mary
land aad samp la tba Cumberland and
OearaVa arsek regions until they
i mart in lndueiaa tba miners there
V toteUktm.
Bum Pbsth, April S.-Looia Kos
suth was buried Saturday. Enotaoos
srowds gathered from all parts of Hun
gary to attend the funeral and mourn
with tbe people of the capital. The
streets were Cued almost from wall to
wall until sunset. Tbe police and
military had prepared for disorder and
even riot, but nothing happened to dis
turb the solemnity of the dVy. The
whole city mourned in oppressive
silence. The streets leading to the
National m'iseum, where Kossuth's
body lay io state, were packed with
people before 9 o'clock. At 10 the
protestaut bishop and forty-two priests
mtered the temporary chapel, where
ex-Premier Tisza, tbe Hungarian dele
gates and deputies and twenty-five
magnates awaited the opening of the
service, Tbe religious ceremony was
short There was a pau and then
Maurice Jaicai, the author, rose to de
liver tbe funeral oration in behalf of
the Hungarian deputies. He reviewed
briefly but eloquently the most familiar
incidents in the life of tbe dead patriot.
Burgomaster Gerloezy 'spoke of Kos
suth's great service to his country and
predicted that his tomb would become
the Mecca of ail loyal Hungarians.
While tbe coffin was being removed
to the funeral car the throng outside
sang tbe revolutionary air "S.oxat,
More than 3W.000 persons from all
parts of the, kingdom had gathered In
the nc'ghborbooa of tbe museum, and
the song was echoed and re-echoed
down the street to points half a mile
from the spot where tbe procession
was forming.
; After the colli n had been lowered
into the vault the peasants crowded up
and knelt and klosed the bands and
clothes of Kossuth's sons. Thousand
wept as the last words were spoken
over the coffin. Not a sign of disorder
was evident from the beginning to the
end of the funeral services.
Being In Style.
Little Rock, Ark., April 3. -General
Frye and his industrial army
which arrived from Cihfornia at 7
o'clock, left at 9:30 f.r Washington via
Memphis: taking possession of an Iron
Mountain railroad tniiti. The army
numbered 600 on its arrival and was
reinforced this evening by J'jO who ar-
ined from lexas In stock cars, and at
roll call the number was 810, The
irmy is divided luto sixteen companies
of iifty men each. I lie men are
'machinists, carpenter, bricklayers,
printers, farm hands and lew, if any,
professional tramps. The city authori
ties supplied Hie men with bread,
crackers, meat, coffee- ana ioLmcco, and
(three of the privates who were ill wer
placed in the hospital, where they wil
remain until the arrival of another
company next Tuesday. Get eral Frye
says when all the parties reach Wash
ington tbey will number 10.0 j J at least
A rnprsentatlve of the United pre?
visited the camp today and found it
under strict mililary rule. Genera
Frye says the armv goes to Washii.g
ton to demand work and to impress
upon Osb, government the necessity o:
reforming its laws".
A Bad Publisher.
New Yohk, April 3. United States
Deputy Marshal Grant arrested
Charles E. Bartholomew, puolisher, on
a warrant charging him w'th being a
party to a gigantic fraud practiced
upon the American Exchange Nation
bank oi this city. It appears from the
information filed against Bartholomew
that be had entered into a conspiracy
with one of the bookkeepers of the
American Exchange National bank o
carry out a scheme of frau iulent en
tries whereby tbe bank's funds roignt
be misapplied and tbe two partu- rs
could derive substantial gains through
divisions of tbe proceeds. The booK
keeper in question, whose name is
witbeld upon request, is a fugitive
from justice, and bad charge of the in
dividual ledger, in which was kept the
account of Bartholomew. The latter
bad been for several years a customer
of tbe bank and usually carried a fair
sized balance. As soon as it beoam-)
reasonably certain that tbe guilt lav
with ihese narties steps were taken to
bring them to justice. Bartholomew
had been been under surveillance lor
some days past. The whereaoouts of
the absconding clerk is believed to be
fairly well known.
1114 Haraelf.
Dkadwood, 8. D April 3. Ludell
Clark, known on ths vaudeviUa stage
as Lodella Perry, committed suicide
yesterday morning br taking mor
phine. The woman's act was due t
remorse over an illicit act she bad been
kuilty of against bar intended husband.
Bba left tares letters, one to her
mother, one to ths proprietor o;
bm theatre here, and hue to her
bwsstnsart, Gordon, who lives at
Qrand Bapids, Mica. The letter to
jfjordoo was an appeal for forgivene-s
and love. Tbe women's boms wsa at
Erie, Mien. She was nineteen years
Md aad bad been in this city but three
I w
weeks.
Will ha Arretted at Oaae.
Spbinofikld, Hl April 3. It is
learned hers that tbe appeal In the
celebrated case of Daniel Benton, alias
William Newbr. convicted In the
jrjoitsd States district court for fraud u
Isnf pension claims and sentenced to.
term in tba Chestei prison, has been
dismissed In tba United States supren a
aoart. Benton, who Is out on ball, wit
bs at ones rearrested i
Usartsr penitentiary.
taken u
lot nt.
Atlanta, Ga, April 4-Govemo
Xortben appoint PsUick Walsh,
editor of the Augusta Chronicle, as
United Bute Senator to succeed tus
late Senator Colquitt. Mr, 'ih has
been for years a prominent f gtfre i'
Georgia and Is held in genwal esteem
all over the South. Ue never has
sought public office, nor held one be
fore. His time has been given to his
newspaper, which he has been con-
ducting for more than a quarter oi
century. He Is known to tbe people
of the South because of his philan
thropic and patriotic efforts to advance
the commercial and Industrial Interests
of that section thio-jgh the columns
of hie newspaper and upon public plat-
foims. He is a ready and extempor
aneous speaker and eloqueDt. He or
ganized and carried through to success
the industrial exposition of the South
and tbe Georgia State fair, which was
held in Augusta, Ga., last fall. He
was a national comraissiouer-at-large
from Georgia to the World's Fair, Chi
cago. Mr. Walsh is about 60 years of
age. In manner be is strikingly court;
eom and always approachable. His
Deechesare noted for tbeir bold de
nunciation or sectional animosities
the South or North.
in
Dl-rhnrg-d by Ihe Court
Hammond. Ind.. April 4. Albert
Looker, who shot and inetantly killed
James Conroy and William Cleary,
gams wardens of the Tolleston Hunt
ingand Fishing Club's grounds, in John
Margins' saioon at Tolleston, Wednes
day evening, March 21. was acquitted
by Judge Morlock of the City Court,
lu discharging Looker the Court said
that be was led to believe that the two
men came esiecially prepared to beat
lomebody from the fact that they,
wore heavy brass knuckles under their
gloves. Prosecutor W'. E. McMahon,
of Crown Point, who conducted the
ese for tbe State, said than he believed
ihe knuckles were put on after the
men were killed, and he was greeted
with hisses, which were stopped only
when the Judge threatened to clear'
the court. After Ins discharge, Looker(
was borne in triumph from the court-,
r.iort on the shoulders of six men and
was taken to a hotel, where he had a
reception. Prosecutor McMahon1
threatens to have UwtT rearrested
tomorrow on a charge, of murder. The
case has created considerable exciie-,
tnent and nrniy prominent people1
throughout the State have sent en
couraging letters to Looker.
SoBi-chlng '".
New Voisk, April 4. -Alexander
Wyman, of No 1912 Third avenue,
who has spent much of his lime in tbe
last twenty years searching for his
sister Sarah Wyman. who was kid
uaped when a child, is about to begin
his search again. Sarah Wyman is
now an heiress, and the fortune In
which she should share cannot be di
vided until she is found. Mrs. Wyman
the mother of the missing young
woman, twenty years ago lived
H Xo. 27 East Houston street. Board
ing with ber was a Mrs. Mary Frances
Cook, who conducted a millinery busi
ness on Sixth avenue near Fourteenth
street. Mrs. Cook took a fancy to little
Sarab Wyman, and one day both dis
appeared. Mrs. Wyman, after a few
years, died broken hearted. She made
her son promise not to give up tne
search. Four years ago an uncle died,
inavinir an estate of .0.000. which, ac
cording to the will, cannot be divided
until all the memoers of the family are
accounted for.
(Junnel Between Lubor Kireentatlen .
New York, April 3 -There is every
n dication that the lk'ht between the
board of walking delegates, represen
ing thirty-three trades, and the uroUier
hood of carpenters is further away
Irora a settlement than ever. At
meeting of the board of walking dele
gates the carpenter's proposition for
arbitration by four disinterested
persons, two to be selected by the
carDenters and two by the board, was
referred to the board's executive com
mittee for reconsideration. This is re
garded ss tantamount to the rejection
of the proposition. ' Tbe plasterers,
wbo seem to have been acting as
mediators between the two contend
ing parties, are said to have been or
dered by the board to keep their hands
off.
Mrs. Wnlber Banged.
Liverpool, April 4. Margaret
Waiber. fifty-three years of age, was
executed yesterday in Walton jail, this
city.
Mrs. Waiber, In November last, mur
dered ber husband. The woman, who
was extremely jealous of the deceased,
confined htm in a garret, chained and
padlocked him until be was hardly able
to move and otherwise brutally Ill
treated him. When tbe room was en
tered Waiber was found dead, tbe
apartment in which be had been im
prisoned resembling a shamble, blood
being spattered all around it.
' Tbe prisoner at her trial admitted
Striking ber husband over the bead
with a heavy chain. A large crowd of
people assembled outside the jail dur
ing the execution.
A Lata Conerlon.
LooANsroRT. Ind., April 4. Jobn
Beckley, aged 88, the first while settler
In Boons Township, this county, died
suddenly Saturday afternoon. A strik
ing Incident connected with his dsath
was a postal card written to the Lo
i ansport Journal, dated at 0 a. m., in
which bs said that after algbty-slgbt
years of Democracy be bad Joined tbe
l populists, because nis party oaaae
parted from the principles of JastUaV
NEBRASKA NEWS.
A big fish pond is to be built at Nor
folk by private parties.
Tbe Grant Sentinel speaks of E. 8.
Oiler as "our genial undertaker."
There are said to be 400 esses of
measles in Fremont. Take saraana-
rills.
A Baptist church has been organized
at Caldwell with a membership ol
twelve.
Tbe statement that an ice wagon ran
away at BeaUice is now denied by th
Express.
The big sheep feeders near Sheltoo
are holding for an advance in tba mar
ket for "lambs."
C. S. Craig, an old'ime Wymore boy,
died In the hospital at Wichita aftei
an illness of several monlbs.
The Wilber Military band will ob
serve its third auniversary on April 0
by a gra.id classics! concert.
There is a great deal of sickness tu
and around WellHeet and the doctors
are kept busy day and night.
Tobacco users of Gibbon to the num
ber of a bakers dozen are taking treat
ment for the nasty Infirmity.
Burglars entered the residence of M.
J. Ferris at Red Cloud and secured a
gold watch and some other valuables.
Protracted meetings are in progress
at Bayard and there will be regular ser
vices held there every Sunday here
after. rrora 100 hens Fred llalstead of Im
perial harvested a net profit of 8100 In
eggs last year. There is money in
poultry.
Crop prospects all over the state wre
never more encouraging at this season
of the year. The soil Is in eicellent
condit.on.
Thomas L. Slon anJ his grand
mother have been admitted to the
Omaua tribe of Indians by a council
vote of 6 to 7.
Burglars secured 850 In rash to re
ward them for blowing the safe of
Ardre fc Calkin at Petersburg the
other n:glit.
Farmers who planted potatoes on
Good Friday wasted their labor. 1 he
frost went down five inches and the
potatoes "went up."
Tim News is a new paper p'lllished
at Danbtiry by M. Smith, and Is a
brUht, enterprising representative of a
wideawake conru.inity.
Through the frimidly aurpice of
.Tiidge Dundy, Monroe has ina-Jo puce
with the Lnion Pacific ra'ir'ad at:l
whl have a depot with a telcuraph oper
ator inside of it. All things come t
those that wait.
A revival has Wn in progress in
Lincoln county, near Weillle-t, for four
months, and, as a result, t'.'teen con
verts were baptized in L'ttle M ?dicin
reek last Sunday, Mill there'll be
more to follow.
fcetb P. Mobley, late World's fair
commissioner, has purchase 1 the Wood
liiver Gazette and will combi'ie . tint
practice tf law with the newspaper
business at that place. The lirst paper
under his coutrol will be issued nexi
week.
Tbe editor of the Wausa I nterprise
spsaks of a brother publisher as a
'hobo" whose chief disticction in con
ception of news lays at muscular activ
ity at sawing of plate the desired
leniitb to (ill the columns of his blanket
sheet.''
Parties desiring to pay up their ar
rears to this paper, says the Callaway
Courier, are requested to come early to
avoid the rush. Out of town sub
scribers please remit by money order,
postal note, registered letter, bank draft
or potatoes.
The Adventists have closed a seriei
of seventy-four meetings at Loup City,
and are now arrat glng for a big tent
gathering in September. If Coxey's
army keeps on growing Gabriel wl.l
put a stop to all earthly deraonstratl on 4
of date later than May 15.
Accosted by a footpad who had
thrice demanded of him the wealth
that was upon his person, H. L. Klick
of Shelton dealt the would-be-hold-up
a blow between the eyes that felled
him to the earth like an ox. He then
made bis escape into the country and
tbe tramp slid out of town.
Tom Sands, says the Nebraska City
Press, has the reputation of being one
of those men who never get hurt, what
ever be the accident he suffers. One
morning last week he fell into a cellar
at Mattes' brewery, a distance of about
twenty feet to the hard bottom, and
escaped without any apparent' Injuries.
Tom came to the surface as serene as
ever and went on about bis business
with no more concern than if be had
stumbled over a dirt clod. It was not
very long ago that he was in the bot
tom of a well when a bucket of dirt
fell down upon him. It was never ex
plained whether the bucket fe.l upon
his head and was broken, or whether
Tom caught It In his hands and th'ew
it backto the surface of tbe ground.
At any rale he was not hurl In the
least.
While Mrs. Anton Gelst, wife of a
farmer near Elgin, was out of the
house for a short time her three little
children started a fire in ths oven,
which soon spread and wrapped the
building in fi tmas. The children ran
out doors, but the youngest child, aged
4, went back after something and was
burned to death.
Tbe owers of the roller mill at Ran
dolph are crowded for storage room
and will ouild a grain warehouse to
bold (.000 to 7,000 buahels.
