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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1895)
2 1 " 1 i ' The Sioux County Journal i. t. I MHO li, FrprUt- HARBISOX, NEBRASKA, -t Murderer ElUt pleads not guilty of a murder be has con f fiil. But that's entirelj logical; he is to (rreut a liar that be don't believe himself. Governor Hogg should nib bis axles with Standard oil aud go in. The job la a bijf one, but the Governor is a big man and Texas Is not a small iuite. A man should advertise as he would court a maidenboldly and audacious ly, yet judiciously aud honestly, with out too much Ktringrucy in the matter of expense. In refu.-iug to iermii his invention, the klnetoM'on. to Ik- iwd to JierpetU ate the bruiishness of a prize ring light. Edison will receive the thanks of the country. A dentist could probably drive home the filling in a tooth with a single blow from a large hammer, but he !' a better Job and the job lusts longer by using a small hammer arid ree.-uiig the blows. The same priacipie holds good in advertising. The sun si-ems small only by contrast with terrestrial objects, yet furnishes light, heat and food to the earth and holds it in space. A handful of type la nothing In itself. Wh.-n set in an Intelligent description of an article of merit, it has paved many a road to fortune. The London "Saturday KevU-w" nr jrues that Russia's friendly relations with France rest on her desire to open the Dardanelles and not on any artini'v for a republican form of government, which all the czars have detested. The "Uevlew" is not sure but that Ktissia will eventually have her way at 'oti fitantinople, aud the editor's I'ickwi -k-lan advice to England, under the cir cumstances, is to "maintain an attitude of extreme wakefulness, as well as of complete benevolence." The ConniH'ticut automatic gallows compels the prisoner to commit suicide IU first victim was .lolm Cfonin. con victed of a brutal murder. As the pris oner steps on the platform, with the noose delicately adjusted under his left ear, bis weight sets in motion the ma chinery by which he is "shot into the air" a distance of live feet. His neck Is broken instantaneously. The opera tion is noiseless. There is no "dull thud." Kxperts declare it superior to Tne ! the electrical method of execution prisoner is prepared without the elalto rate apparatus of the New York plan; It is equally painless arn time is sa ved, which is the main thiug The San Francisco clergy have or ganized to purify the town. Thus the jrreat wave of reform rising on the Atlantic coast has swept the country oven to the blue Pacific, avoiding in its course with singular discrimination any effort to reform anything hut super ficial vices. Reforms of economic con ditions which create the slums and peo ple them, reform of attorney generals who piiotect trusts and monopolies which the law declares criminal, re form of financial conditions which makes money itself a monopoly, reform of business morals which make the ruin of a rival the loftiest of all triumphs, have enlisted few clergymen anil still fewer organizations of dilettante re formers, i However, we are glad the lumg of San Francisco are to be purl fled, even If "Nob Hill" go unchastened. A new use- has been found for the Weather Bureau. In addition to keep ing tab on the weather it stands pre pared to supply annoying and discon certing evidence ou short notice. It is no longer safe for a witness to testify that be saw an act committed on a cer tain night unless he really did see it or he has looked up the records and made sure that it was possible to see any thing on tbat night. Otherwise the weather clerk may come into court and that It was so dark a man could prove not see anything three feet distant. This is what happened Iu the Opel di- i vorce case at St. l-ouis. and It has hap- ' pened on several occasions recently. It i indicates thaMhe witness department, of the Weather Bureau tills a long-felt , want its value is not fully appre- j dated yet, and consequently business la I a little slack, but wben It picks up there would seem to be no reason why a a ffident trade cannot be worked up to pay the espenaea of tbe bureau through j witness fee. The question of utilizing the eye of the victim to ferret out a murder haa been agitated again, and it looks aa if aa eye, under proper Hrcumatancea. might do better detective work than Sherlock Hoimea ever thought of. Tbe experiment was tried In James towu, N. Y., where Mrs. Window and Mrs. Darfcj were murdered recently, anil while It waa not- a complete auccean aavaral people claimed to have seen the (orai of the murderer clearly photo graphed on the eye. A microscope waa adjuated and the whole party looked tato it. each In turn. Kach claimed b aac tbe same Image reflected from it It was the bodyof a large, burly man, roughly dreaaed .With a long, shabby overcoat and trousers badly wrinkled. One leg was poised, as though be might have been lu tbe attitude of striking. Aa attempt was made to photograph It, kt It was uosnoceaaful, owing to the feet that the Impression became too fn from exposure to the light All 1 .1111 agreed, bowrr, that the Im waa ika. u4 thare to m dlncrep gxty Ik ttatr ImrlglHiM r It If It m k 4am trt Mtla tmj feei Cl 3 skU Bhetograpii N, and easily run down the inurdcier. Of courwe, if this In It open up UfW ticl,l lu tli detective buMiie. In spector Shea will have to take l.w'iis in photography, aud bin aiiai.: ':' I need to be.-oine expert microsfipii-ts-The liilly aud the "Vweat tnix'- ill ! appcar (mm the land and the t ieiit'.-t will be the detective of lb.- future. It seems unfortunate, however, that bnl l it-boxen have no eje to be pbol.- graphed. It is announced from W-ishingt'-n that a device callable of tranquil ting Ji words by telegraph i r minute, an tomatieally. has I-eu submitted to I 'ost master General Bissell. fin. if the claim made for it 1 proved, will favor ably consider a project for postal tel egraphy which hitherto has not found favor in his eyes. Mr. Bissell's argu ments against postal telegraphy on ex isting mechanical and fiscal conditions were cogent and conclusive. Contrary to the history of many other groups of inventions and discoveries, electricity has not lieen cheapened to the common people. It is a more expensive luxury iu many respects to-day than it was twenty years ago. It costs more to send a telegram within the limits of Chicago to-day than it did then. The reason is to lie found in the monopoly of improve ments and the watering of stock by cotiiiianies controlling territory and having royalties on instruments, was expected that with expiration nateijt.s great popular advanta It of geH would accrue from progress In electri cal science. The jsTiod has not arriv ed. It may be expected only when fr-e competition for public patronage ar rives. Already the outrageous charge for telephone service h:is been lowered by rivalry in many American cities. The ii, oi, ! oly that has exorbitantly taxed patrons for unskillful and neg ligent service has been coiniielled to cut its rates in eastern cities from one -half to one-third. There is no valid reason why telegraph and telephone should be so expensive. The forces of nature ought to be hiirnesse I for far lees money than has hitherto lieen demanded. If the automatic transmitter descriis-a be practicable, telegraphy will be made at least as cheap as specj,l delivery pos tal service, aud in that case the de partment should hasten to adopt it. Its adoption would deal a fatal blow to the monopolies that are increasing instead of diminishing In number, whose pur pose is to make electricity more expen sive for popular use. Misfortunes of an Heiress. Kveu the daughters of millionaires have their troubles. A young girl in town had an allowance of $.'l,mHi. Not withstanding her scrimping and econo mies, she found it almost impossible to make both ends meet. Month by month she fell deeper, ami deeper into . Finally her dressmaker began to press her for money. At length the young lady applied to' her father for a'b-an to relieve her temporary embarrass ment. Her father, who had made his fortune by understanding business, re- l fused to loan his daughter money on a wardrobe, which was her only asset, that he could not use, was valueless as collateral, and that, if sold, would not realize a quarter of its cost. He. how ever, advised her to come to an under standing with her dressmaker by agree ing to pay in installments out of her allowance aud not to get any mor clo.ues. as she was well provided for. until the debt was paid off. This the girl refused to do, so her father washed bis hands of the affair. He, however, has appealed to various relatives and friends, and they are considering a ben efit for the unfortunate girl with ama teur musicians and readers, tickets $2. the proceeds to lie devoted toward liqui dating the dressmaker's claim. New York Advertiser. Bad Sign. "Ilow'g your boy Jeems gettlii' along down to Boston'" Inquired a Center vllle resident of Mrs. Peter Klckets, familiarly known as "the Widow Peter." "Well. Jeems says he's gettin' on fust rate." answered Mrs. Peter, "an' hp's alius been a truthful boy. But there's one thing worrits me. an' I declare I might jest as well out with It. seeln' ! rou'r sw'h n "ld lTiMU lie come ou irom 0010011 nuu n colored shirt 011, an' a white collar. He brought a white shirt In his bag. no's to upiienr matched np whilst he was here; but It come over me just like a flash when I stood off to take a good look at him, that my hoy Jeems, that had a father that wouldn't owe a -ent any niore'n he'd steal one my ly Jeems has fell behind with his washerwom an!" Knew Him Well. Tbe eipreaatoo "to eat crow" origi nated shortly after or perhaps during the wsr. The story la tbat a federal soldier shot a tame crow, tbe owner of which came upon bim while his gtia was unloaded and compelled bim to eat a mouthful of tbe crow. Thus avenged, tbe owner departed, but tbe Yankee loaded his rifle and made bim come back and eat several mouthfuls of the crow. Tbe owner tbe neit day com plained to tbe soldier's captain, who bad the soldier brought before him. "Do you recognise this gentleman 7 asked the captain sternly, and the soldier drawled back. "Ya-as; we dined togeth er yesterday." Where Are They? It has been computed that eteee tbe practice of embalming began hi 4000 B. C. down to 700 A. V., when It prac tically ceased, probably aa many as 730.000,000 bodies were embalmed lu Egypt, of which tbe greater part ar yet concealed. - lllsuKMtive sHasjips. Mexico's new- pictorial stamps will represent the growth of mail transpor tation In that country from man and la to ttac and railway. I !U;l:K -. i, Jo. 11 -- I liHi.lj, 't d e:o!iiusa u die t Cut to-Tt w.;3 S Urg-.iod conp.rtc in the lbnt ol Mate Treasurer 1 J.vlor and the io to thti sUl- ol VU. FdCli hvij come into the poisrsai a of tu- -rve otli?:.ils which uiae tliem reasonably certain that Tavior and certain conte-Jerd'toS deliberately went to Work, when It be came evident that he co j.d not sq lire 1,18 accounts, to hold the s ale up and compel a compromise by which be would be sared from pumsliuieu: aud his bondsmeii protected from lui. The 8 ate was in a h trd psa.'i tiutn- ilaiiy. If not a cent haa been lost there wjuld have been delicit on the urstday of next Ju.y of iuiiy SbMOW i due to over-approiiriatiotH by the Unit b-ljtslature and to the glow payment of taxes on account of the siioi t crops ol the tear. "1 he limit of taxation lias lieen reached and the limit td indebted ness has been passed for some t nie. How to extricate the cominoiiwea.lh has been the subject commanding the earnest thought and anxiety of the state oiliciali for several months past. The permanent appropriations are so high that the legislature, :io matter what ecouo ny may estimate it, could hardly bring the expenditures within the revenue. There was due on the 5th ol January tii'J.OOJ worth of funding j warrants held by eastern parties. There! was due a considerable sum on thecou- J po.i bonus, while the smKiiig imiu was preparing to take up the semi-auuual in'erest to the amount of S2 J,UfJU. DID TIIK NEXT TJUNU. The legislature waa iu session ana immediate calls would b m I 1h ou the treasury for at least i300,WJ- Of course the treasurer knew all tins. It is be lieved by the authorities, on substantial I evidence, that, realizing that be would ; be short SluuiJuVt when the transfer was ! . , , .. ... . ... i to ne maue on me Bin, e consilium i with some of his friends and backers j and they decided the beit thing to do was to seize ail the. money iu the treas ury and put it in a place of hiding, w here it could bt gotten at when de sired. Then, when the default was discovered the state would be found bankrupt. It could not pay its obliga tions, and having exceeded its limit of debt, could not borrow. Were it to sue ou the bonds of the treasurer two years or more would elapse beloreany money could be recovered and durin? that time the credit of South Dakota would sink very low. The parties to the plan concluded that rather than let tins coma t nigs the state officers would do aim .1 .my thing within reason. L ist night ten men left on the mid night train for various parts of the slate aud by this time all Ihe propert in the state belonging to Taylor or au of his bondsneti his been attached. Deputy Treasurer Biirriiigtou yester day received a letler from Taylor, the missing state treasurer, dated New York, January il, aud inclosing certified deposit checks lor s?7,4 KJ on various bauKS. The auditor has made an em ergency call ou all the county treasurer for all the funds id their bauds due the state. The attorney-general has begun suit on the bona of Treasurer Taylor. It is understood that the bond will be pontes ted. In The Destitute Dl.tllctn. Colcmbi's, 0., Jan. 11. A special to the 1'ost I'resa from Nelsonville, 0M says: Many of the substantial citizens of this city are very indignant because a committee was seat to Governor Mc Kinley to ask bim to make a general appeal to the people for aid. They claim they were not aware of the ser ious conditio!! of affairs which eiisted iiLlil the tact was heralded to the world by the press Tuesday morning. This is doubtless absolutely true, for the real condition of affairs was kept a secret among the miners up to tbe last. When it was learned that a telegram Jiad been sent to Governor McKinley asking for immediate aid tbey hastily called a meeting and appointed a committee to solicit donations, and in a sbort time $500 bad been subscribed. In a few hours tbe subscription had reached such encouraging proportions tbat th committee yesterday morning sent the governor the following telegram : Governor McKinley: Many of the citizens feel that tbey can provide for their own destitute at present. No outside aid is needed in the city. We nanuot speak for other localities. Committee. A telegram waa received early yester day morning anuoanciug tbat Adjut-aot-Geoeral Howe was 00 his way to Kalsonvllle with provisions. This tele gram waa received after the ooe signed by the committee organized at the Dew house yesterday evening had bean aant to tbe governor, and many eould not understand why lbs governor had not taken cognizance of the latter telegram wben It was signed by tbree of tbe rep resentative citizens of Nelsonville. This matter however, waa sec right upon the arrival of the carload of pro vision!, principally flour, potatoes, ce reals and bread, accompanied by the adjutant-general and Mr. Rownd, o too canal commission. Will Argu Their Claims. Toronto, Out., Jan. 11. A special cable from London to the Empire says "It Is reported bare that a decision ol the Judicial committee of privy coun ell on the Manitoba school ease will b rtveo soon. In well Informed circles It Is sx pressed that lbs decision will re verse toe Judgment or tbe supremo court of Canada, thus giving Koman CaUxrile petiilonars In Manitoba the riKU ui 17 war viivn mw ivtiiuvi the oouneil of tbe dominion and argue , Slut 1 1. iri-r s l-ftiec. ifi.hK. S. It., Jan. I'!. --State Treas tit. r vy. V.'. 'layiof, prcud-nt of the r'.r.t National bang of K-.lljt-id. S. I., wlcch failed Is a defaulter, but 11 o one iki'Miit either the amount f tne defalca ! j.-ii or the niethisl of extraction. Un- 1-r the statute Tavlor should baV'j 'turned over the Cash to hi succesS'ir I Tuesday, but on Saturday be wired itri.iii New Yort: that he could not get 'hete is-tt.ie late. Tuesday uiigbt. When tti.e iiaiu arrived at i o'c.ock in tbe I luortilti he was not on board, and his Ibotidiinen aid personal fr ends became I ;-otivit ced that their suspicious were 'puree! ami that be had Uetaul'ed. It las been known for some time tbat S'.a'e Treasurer Tavlor was bard i pressed. He was caught in the Chemi cal National bank failure at Chicago for a large amount and he lost e'JOOUO in the bank of Mi hank, . D., and Sll. 0 111 that al (Jettshurg, . It., which failed during the panic. Altogether he lost 1'J.U J. Examiner Meyers gives the following explanation of the mat ter: KM'OKT 1VA WITlIlllll.I). Last April he called upon Treasurer Tavlor l'or a statement of his account with the state. He gave the names of fifteen or twenty batiks In which be bad deposited mot.ey and Examiner Meyers received a verification from tbe banks as to the amounts held by them. It these statements were correct, lay- Icr was all ngnt in Apr.l. In Novem b-r Mr. Mevers called for a similar re port, but Taylor, after repeated prom, ises to make it, has not yet done so, Moreovnr, he has been out of the state since some time in November, and bis precise whereabouts a.e not known 'This circumstance is CMiiiiug great em barrassipeiit to Taylor's friends, who say he has taken poor counsel la not facing the muiic and making a clean j statement of the whole matter. There ought to be in the treasury now about HioiiJiO, but no one txcept " 'Taylor knows where the money is deposited, and consequently it is impossile to tell what the shortage is. About the first of this month Taylor was to take up g 1110,00 of lunding war rants. f these warauts were paid the shortage would not be v- ry large, other wise it will be very heavy. 'Taylor's relatives are wealthy and powerful and bis father, William Taylor, is one of bis bondsmen. The last examination of State Treas urer Taylor's accounts was made by the public examiner in April last and everything was '.hen correct. About a month Hgo the examiner called for it liBt of the deposit checks, but Taylor put bim oil on some pretext or another and never gave them to him. Public Examiner Meyers states thai at the time lie suspested, from certain things that Taylor was short, bul lie supposed lis amount was small and thai the treasurer would be able to make a turn before the first of the year aud bring his balance right. He did not caie to press the matter, as he bad no doubt of Taylor's honesty. He 13 being freely criticized, as bad he m ide a rigid ex amination at that time at leail the amount of the funding warrants would have been saved to the stale. The amount taken was drawn not only from the general I una and the fund for State institutions, buv included nearly a hundred thousand dollars oi state school money. THE BONDSMKN. Tbe treasure's bond amounts to $.'150, 000 and Is divided as follows: J. T, McCaesney, a New York broker 850,000. C. H. Vinton, treasurer of the North western Mortgge company, 125,000. William Taylor of 1, ifayette, Ind., father of tbetreasurer, 13,000. A. Kem merer, a hediield merchant, 110,000. C. T. Howard, speaker of the legislat ure, 5,0.l0. J. A. Kser of Oakland, Cal., 10,000. W. C. Kiaer jr. of R?d!ield, broker, $15 000. J. O. Powers, Kedfield, H5.0J0. K. M. Howard, Kedfield, 1.5,00 J. It. II. McCaughey, Redflsld, $5,000. M. D. Bee be, $10,000. F. S. Meyers. Redfleld, 810,000. F. W. Brook, Aberdeen, president of tbe First National bank, 125,000. D. C. Morris and L. C. Latrie jr. of Doland, president and cashier of the First National bank. $30,000. Ki-Governor Mellette of Watertowu, $80,000. Tbe attorney-general will begin suit 00 tbe bonds probable tomorrow. It Is considered bare tbat owing to some peculiarity in the bonds tbe state will have bard work to recover. aaeaetloaal Charga. Chicaoo, Jan. 10. Sensaliooa ebarges are made against the west Town collector s office, which. If proven true, mean tbat toe city has los. many thoaaands of dollars throuab tbe collu sion of officials and tbe undervaluation f property. Private detectives last night arrested sol Trout, a saloonkeeper at M watt waaison street, unaries new man and a man named Well. A jus tice of the peace, at a lata session of court, bound them In $1,000 bonds each to answer oharr of conspiracy to bribe. Tbe men wore caught receiving $90 from w. H. Durant, a grocer at 141V west Madison street, in fell payment t an assessment of 76 against his property. AttheOaearel Maalla(. Chicago, Jsl. 10. The general meet- Ins of railroads adjourned directly after being called to order on account of tbe illness of Oeoaral Passenger A rent Lomax of tbe Union Pacific, who tele graphed tbat his road would take part. Meanwhile matters between the west- em Hoes and ths Grand Trunk railroad are reooried to be promsslnr very favorable at Montreal, The Canadian Pactfle has already given its provls- l la pi posed id a t to Join the pro ZzZ Chicaou. Jan S -Uea'uuitf Hi it present condition of Ireiglit matter de manded tbe attention ot atioiuer who ahall give his entire attention to their direction, the c-tral train.- spo liation yesterdav create! a lie otlice. The title ol .he ollioer is freight coin- ... , . i.tnii m ssioner, ana tne out es air vim - - as tnose performed in the o:ice of lia t name in the trunk line association. 0. I H. McKnight, the present secretary ol the association is to fill the new posi tion H. ('. Smith, now chief clerk, becomes f-eerrtary. Th appointments were made by the exe.-uuve c.mi-ii'ttee after a long disc ission of the rapid de crease in tbe eastbound Ireig'il ship ments since the recent raie went into effect. Tne question ot reducing raies from a 25 to a 20 per cent b vis iiscussed at length and a resolution adopted tbat it was the sense of Hie committee that n reduction fi'0,l present tariff rates b- made at f resent. The fact that the agreement to keep up : Hit' rates is being maintained nowhere in Ciiicauo makes the Mtuatloii worse. 'The very lines that are k-en iug up the high tariff from Chicago east are cutting from other points, and m me.t this sort of competition some- ; 1 at au early j thing will probably be done 1 date. ,.i., froitrlit iniinittee was in session yesterday discussing pro- Uod pe -p e oi liu 1. ,s. rasing from trail-Missouri points. j aii eif rt i nein,' mile to organize At tiie meet.112 of the general freight rare ,.lrc,u! t eti.i.ra-e the towns of committee of the central trailic associa- j yaK,.i -id, reunion, Albion and other lion it was agreed that rotliing couUL luiuij be done until the executive committee j ' he ( ent ral City Nonpareil has be took some action. Tbe general meet- j u JU (ij (, tri.liiu yltill,..4 It is the ing of trans-continental lines was heH 1 9ly It.puu:ica!i p.ij.er tu Merrick yesterday to listen to communications from Chairman Caldwell of the defunct j" (:harlM ,-aitat.:in, who intended 10 westerna ptsenger association, vvno is, who is in Montreal. A conferencj was heiu .,' ..1... ..!. ui-li the mere yes eru-y .uv.... .1 'I- 1 1 .... ,1 ,1 i ,1 ,t tM.l!P U 1 U I . uranu jriiim aim viii,iumu 1- ,.,w . the result was much more hopeful, j -.,: ... '.. 1,1 .....I I .-iil 11, ,t r.ii,irt. to ll lO III I IV1 Wll 1II . I - - .. .1 ,.. 11 iem fn l aulh'irity to settle mutters according to j the plans already proposed. Another conference was held in Chicago yester-; day ou the quthtoil of Calilornia rates. ' The Soiiihern Pacific and the imta' Yt are coming to an amicable con-, clusicn. j M 11. 1 II v or- 1 or V.k j SiT. Johns X. t' , Jan. '. mob ot ; unemployed men proceeded to the i Jintisli cruiser Tormaluie, now in port, and with a deputation representing! them interviewed the warship's cap-! tain, demanding bread or work, and j asking if he would prevent their ob- tabling fond by force. In reply the, captain promised them thai, he would ( write to Governor O Bi leii and other j executive authorities about their rep resentations. He then advis,d them to disperse, teiii.ig them to return touior-; row. when lie would he remiy to give tliem au answer. Un learning what the cap'aiu had said the mob dispersed. If, however, work or food are not forth coming tomorrow the consequences it la apprehended, will be serious. Gov eruor O'lirieu gave his assent to all the bills dealing with financial questioin which the colonial legislature has just passed. The bill removing the disabil ities ot politicians convicted of bribery has been reserved for the British im perial government's assent. KxpaclA to I. at Out. Eau Ci.aiisk, Wis., .J n. 9. Aslgal Pickin, who has been In jail bince No vember 2i, declares in au interview says that he (Picking has not had m square meal; that he has beet, abowed to see no visitors except Mabel Bnggs and could not get bold of a newspaper. He add: "I'hey would let Mabel Briggs 111 lieie lots of limes. She came Into my cell once at 10 o'clock at night aud tried to hypnotize m, but she could not. I think 1 can get bail now, as there Is a sheriff who will find time to go with me to see some friends; but I have quit worrying. I think Mabel is worrying a good deal and guess she had better." lie declares that Mabel tried to hyp notize him to make bun testify against his father (the doctor), but says ths truth was he could uot hypnotize Mabel nor she him. He added that Mabel had also told him that she had got her self Into a tight fix and did not know how to get out. 'The few who knew of it have been wondering why Mabel was visiting Aslgal lu jail. Asigai's story tbat it was an effort by the proee culiou to make bim turn state's evi dence is geuerally credited. Opaalag ttaa Malta. Chicaoo, Jan. . Chief Postotrice Inspector Wbeeler received a telegram from Inspector McMeehan at Denver, Colo., announcing the arrest of Ida May Arrowsmith, assistant postmaster at Colton, Utah, charged with opening the mails.. This is one of the rare cases where females in the postal service be tray their trust. Miliar Strlka. Dubois, Pa Jan. 9. The yardmen and night operators on ths Buffalo, Rochester & Plttaburg railroad were laid oil ou account of the miners, striks. This road hauls all the coal to market from this section, a few Ital ians who were working at Iteynoida vllle have joined tbe rauks of the striksrs. Ctam Maal Ula In lha kalr. Nkw Yohk, Jan. . George W. Cram was sentenced to dis In the electric chair during the week beginn ing February 'J by Judge lngrahain In the court of oyer and tertnider. Cram waa convicted December 21 of murder In the first degree In killing his wife, Kachel, 011 October H. Barlv veaterdav morning Cram attempted to commit suicide Id bis cell In the 'Tombs prison oy trying to bleed himself to death. II w wounds acre found to be alie-ht. STATK SEWS ITEMS. Typhoid fever preva-is iu tbe region of North Loup. Uu.ld.ng improvements in lUrington f,jr is.'i am uul fi i-UJ ' I he dog poisoner is g-tun in liis . . . 11'.,. . 1 I.' .r jead y ncss ai , Merchant's ho'. at Il iringtott - ' Jur lacs of patrou- There were llu interments iu the jemeteiyat Nebraska City during the past year. JI.irrnb.irij complain that the de mand lor bouses to rent is greater than the supjny. I he editor of the Long Tine Journal is determi ed that the towu sua!, have i'reet iampL Overf:'.t,!H in improvements were nia.Je ai Darlington during the year jut close I. A son James Mocktn iu o! FM warps fell Irom a h.gii bicyc.e and sustained it dil icated elbow. The S-moiitbs oid child of Iiert Stick. ly of Guide l;ock was wrapped up too tlihlly and su!!..ed. A earelo id of prov ions Sn:f and fuel will rers by the be sent 10 1 ne 'irou'u at.sidiie, lias cl.aii(je.i his iitio i and has purchased the Mdiiey Telegraph 1 'The Callaway Courier hopes that Jim Junes ol llrokeu ilow wib 111 no wise tl-.r, It-apoimed warden of the penitentiary Who is Jim .loiien? While out .seating, lien lieveridge of Nebraska City collided with a fence and snowed up later ut the doctor's oi'.ice with a bruised le and broken collar bone. The grand lodge of the Treu Huud, embracing the stales of Nebraska and lows, win convene at Norfolk Febru ary tl. About sixty delegates will be 111 attendance. Kev. George Williams, one of the first settlers in Adams county and at one time editor of the Hastings Ne braskati, died at n;s home in Kenesaw at the aK'e ol f-1 yeitrs. I f Warwick Niun lers of the Colum bus Argus gels the j ib of deputy oil inspector, tils p iper wnl probably Mis- i.enil so he can siiend a part of his iu come fur something t$ eat.- Norfolk is the pile named for the next meeting of the north Nebraska teacher's association, which convened o't the .'1.1 and closes ou the .tli of April, lHi5. Chancellor Caulield will be lit attendance and the entire sessou will be of great benefit to the teachers. The Bunnell ditch is to !e completed by the middle of May and water given f to the farmers on June 1. About 20 per cent of the dirt work Is completed. It Is fourteen tn.les long aad eighteen feet wide on the bot'om at the head and five feet deep, and will IrrigaUt 15.U00 acres of as rich land as can bt found In the state. The Burwell irrigation ditch is to be completed by the middle of May and water given to the farmers on June 1. About 20 per cent of the dirt work It completed. It is fourteen miles long and eighteen feet wide on the bottom at the hand and five feet deep and will Irrigate lo.itui acres of as rich Hnj M can be found in the state. 'The worst cases of destitution in the state are reported from lioyd county where 2oO families are more or less d pendent upon charity for tbe means ot getting through till pumpkins are ripe. Land a hand, you rich old siiiuer, and be quick about the job, lor the children cry for dinner and the man and women tob, and the coal house has no fuel, and with cold the children shake as they tip thin water gruel when they out, to have baefsteak. Speaking for iHmel county iu the matter of reports sent abroad concern ing destitution in the west the Chapped Kegister says: "In the first place re ports are exaggerated. Deuel county is probaoly better off in this respect than many others, but at the same time we have people that need assistance. The northern half of the county it la good shape and comparatively free from suffers. Houtti of the river on the divide, where no crops were raised, were are people who will have to re celve assistance. Ho far no one has been deprived of tbe neosaswles of Ufa, The county has taken care of thosa ho needed care, and will conUaue to do so. The numbers who are receiving sld ere comparatively few. What will be needed the most will be seed to sow neit spring. The Kegltter is of the opinion that If seed is fur .lahed our people tnep will com out all right. Ol course donations in the w ay of clothing and food will be 1 bun'.; fully received. As to the actual suffering, tusrs Is nothing in it." Chadron, Crawford aud other towns In the northwest are doing their part to help out the commuulttes where tbe crop failure was total. The Arcadia Courier has suipsnded for want of patronage and iu abla editor. 0. I). Crane, has established new papec at Dal lea, Ore, Pearson Henderson, the ' oldest awchaadlse urm la IlIsU, 4urya been eaughtlntbc landslide of hard look, but sipeot to pay out In tbo lulaeat ot Urns. . 1 ul t i Urn