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The Sioux County Journal
L 4. BUUtOMIt, ProprWUia.
HARRISON,
NEBRASKA.
Objectloo to christening revels with
win we nil to be founded on the fact
that they are not corkscrew steamers.
A dispatch from Main says that aa
Inventor there "has perfected a war
Teasel that will go under water." That
seems to be the chief failing of the
modern man-of-war.
It Is said that Mme. Bernhardt has
decided that diamond!! are not In good
taste. The number of people who agree
with her would make a very respectable
audience at any of her performances.
Postmaster General Bissell has lately
posted handsome rewards for the arrest
Olid conviction of persons who rob or
attempt to rob mails or postotflces.
Tuesa rewards should be large, but
$1,000 Is the highest mentioned in Mr.
nisseU's list.
Let your charity begin at home, but
dc not let It stop there. Do good to your
family and connections, and If you
please, to your party; but after this look
abroad. Look at the universal church,
tnd, forgetting Its divisions, be a Chris
tian. Look at your country, and be a
patriot; look at the nations of the earth,
and be a philanthropist
The Mosquito Indians have formally
Incorporated their reservation with Nic
aragua In due official form. This puts
an end to the claim Great Britain has
been endeavoring to establish of a pro
tectorate over the Mosquito territory,
and leaves her without any pretext for
Interfering with the Nicaragua canal.
This absorption Is hailed with delight
by the friends of the Nicaragua canal
project
A statement comes from Boston that
a scientist has Just discovered a process
whereby castor oil may be extracted
from the bean In such a way as to elim
inate all those properties which have
heretofore made It such an offensive
dose. It is claimed for this discovery
that, unlike all other attempts to render
castor oil palatable, by this new process
the oil Is not robbed of any of its val
uable medicinal qualities, while all
nauseating and griping properties are
removed. In view of the position oc
tuplr 1 by castor oil as a remedial agent
for generations past this discovery is
one of great importance.
Queen Victoria does not permit a di
vorced wife to be presented to her,
no matter what the cause of divorce
may have been or what the character
or status of the party separated by
law. There has been much maudlin
stuff about the Queen being a reform
er, a model of propriety and all that,
and she has been especially commend
ed for this "excluslveness." It would
be more to the point and would make
more for morals and decency In her
court and her time if she also excluded
her progeny and connections who. In
addition to being separated, as they
often are, from legal relationships,
live In open bigamy and even polyga
my under he euphemism of "morgan
atic" marriages?
John Worthy, who died In New York,
was one of Chicago's most substantial
and public-spirited citizens. An Eng
lishman by birth, he came to this coun
try with his parents In 1852, and had
since that time lived iq Illinois. He had
been a resident of Chicago since 1877.
'Although he was a man of qulot and
somewhat reserved manner, Ills known
Tfuslness capacity and his undoubted
Integrity caused him to be chosen for
various positions of honor and trust.
He served during the war as a private
soldier. At the time of bis death he
was president of the Metropolitan Ele
vated Railroad Company, and was also
president of the Commercial Loan and
Trust Company. During Governor
Fifer's term Mr. Worthy held the office
of Lincoln Park commissioner.
The Engineering Record prints nn
Abstract of a paper, by Guy B. Waite
on wind bracing In high buildings. It
Is known that pressures reaching near
ly or quite thirty pounds per square
foot have been exerted against sur
faces of several hundred square feet
In area, nnd hardly any engineer would
advise provision for less pressure than
this. But the writer names instances
In which the pressure of the wind
could not have been much less than
100 pounds per foot and Infers that
scarcely any city In the United States
can consider Itself free from destruct
ive wind pressure of great intensity.
The necessity of providing for high
wind pressures becomes great when It
is remembered that the fall of a high
building In a city would Imperil many
lives and much property not Included
within the limits of Its own volume.
Emperor William may or may not be
a great man, for he has not yet been
placed lu any position to test this. It
has been observed that great men are
also sometimes great fools; and there
fore the fact that a man Is a fool does
not prove that lie may not be great
William Is one of the descendants of
iterl:k tbe Great who was great
certiiialy. Yet Frederick wrote verses
-ud such verses! But he thought him
elf that I bey were as good as Vol
talre's. Now, If Frederick thought his
doggerel WM M food as Voltaire's
poetry, may not William believe bis
nusrie to be as good as mat or Beet
feevea and Wagner together? William,
It iMMtn, pretends to know something
HsMBt tbe archJtectare also, and per-
krct'kftlgsde to favar as taw flat art
together by condescending to give lliiiu
his attention. It is likely, we fear, to
Involve calamity fur some one. The
Berlin Society of Architects has given a
dlnnt-r, the main point of which was to
laugh at the Emperor very elaborately.
ThL U dangerous. For whatever other
things kings may have been, the one
thing that no king ever did learn was to
take a joke made at his expense.
The efficacy of antl-toxlue, the new
remedy for diphtheria, seems to have
been established already by use In
various American cities, as well as In
the hoeipals of Berlin and Paris. Fa
vorable reports are made by those who
have applied it and there seems to be
no reason to doubt that the discoverers
of the serum have conferred a blessing
upon the world by securing at least an
antidote for one of the most serious ail
ments which afflict humanity. The one
drawback to Its use Is the difficulty In
securing it In ample quantity for gener
al application, and this fact as well as
Its success, has led unprincipled par
ties in Europe to supply a fraudulent
article. In view of this danger It has
beeu suggested that antitoxiue shall
be prepared under official supervision
and that the remedy shall not be used
until It has been tested by national.
State, or municipal authorities. The
suggestion Is an excellent one. Every
safeguard should lx thrown around
Its preparation and use. The dangers
of fraudulent points have already been
Illustrated In vaccination In more
than one city, but here Is a disease
more to be dreaded than small-pox be
cause Its progress Is so rapid. Every
physician should be absolutely confi
dent he has the pure remedy In treat
lug a disease where a brief delay may
prove fatal.
Scallops.
Unlike the oyster, which Is a complete
fixture to Its bed, the pecten, or scallop,
Is perfectly free, and Bhlfts about from
piaee to place. It has the power of
making frequent and sudden contrac
tions of It muscles, by which means it
moves rapidly through the water, ren
dering its capture difficult This move
ment is made by quickly closing Its
half-open valves and forcibly expel
ling the water backward, by a sort
of reactlou. This action, reoeated
many times, compels the animal to
move In spite of Itself, enabling It to
avoid danger and reach the desired
spot Aristotle first noticed that It had
the power of leaping when out of the
water. Miss Catlow mentions that a
basket full of common pectens placed
near the water was speedily emptied
by the Individuals springing from their
confinement to their native element
Monsieur Lesson Immersed a basket of
pectens In the sea, the water coming
to within six Inches of lu rim. He says
the individuals which formed the su
perior layer, constrained In their move
ments by those that were beneath, af
ter many efforts, succeeded In leaping
from their prison. No sooner did they
fall upon the water than, by striking
their valves rapidly together, they ran,
or rather skipped, for a few seconds
upon the surface, and then sank to the
bottom. In this way all the contents
of the basket disappeared In fifteen
minutes. The Rev. D. Landsborougb
observed young pectens, when less In
size than a sixpence, swimming In a
pool of seawater left by the ebbing tide.
Their motion was rapid and zigzag.
and It seemed to him that the sudden
opening and closing of tbe valves gave
them the power of darting like au ar
row through the water. One Jerk car
ried tnem some yards, and then by
another Jerk they were off In a moment
on another tack. ,
How Insects Survive tbe Winter.
It may be wondered how Insects sur
vive the winter when the birds that
feed on them perish of cold, yet even
the delicate crysalids seem able to en
dure the utmost rigor of the frost The
strange fact Is beyoud dispute; and no
one fact In the book of nature shows
more completely the handiwork of tbe
Creator. The smooth green caterpillar
that would seem liable to death at
every touch of bitter wind and rain,
crawls Into a sheltered crevice lg the
wall or the bark of a tree, anii quickly
turns Into a shining chrysalis, coated In
a skin of tbe utmost thinness, and
there tucked In or hung by a silken
thread, lies motionless for months, and
In due season becomes a winged fly.
All through tbe winter it endures cold
even down to zero, and yet survives.
It may be frozen Into what seems a
lump of solid ice, and yet be nothing
the worse. Thus also It fares with the
eggs of countless Insects, moths, bee
tles, flies and wasps: tbe whole Infinite
race, in fact of these tiny creatures on
which many species of birds feed. Mul
titudes of Insects, indeed, Hrlsli every
year, but a still more enormous number
survive the bitterest touch of winter,
and escape death at the hands of a host
of winged enemies.
"Blow Out the Gas."
Tbe Mexican landlord Is nothing If
not polite. A notice in a hotel runs as
follows: "There Is a matter to which
tbe management respectfully desire
to call tbe distinguished attention of
tue guests who exceedingly honor the
hotel with their desired presence. In
asmuch as many lives have been lost
aforetime through the Inadvertency or
reprehensible carelessness of persons
who have, Instead of turning the small
brass cock attached to tbe gas
burner, which bangs from tbe celling
or Is attached to some portion of tbe
wall It Is confidently hoped by the
management et cetra. And yet they
say tbe Mexicans are deficient In hu
nor.
Heat.
A spoon In a glass Ailed with hot
water prevents tbe' breaking of tbe
glass because too metal easily absorbs
a largo part of U seat
otrlka Coat tig to t ltaa.
Brooklyn, Jau. 23. The eleventh
day of the trolley road strike in this
city was unmarked by any scene of
great violence Crowds gathered at
various poinls, but were easily dis
persed. In only one iustance were tbe
soldiers compelled to resort to a bayo
net charge. Tue beginning of the end
of the strike, it is thought, was alt
covered yesterday. The strikers played
their last card in ordering out the elec
trical workmen on all tbe lines affected.
Wholesale wire catting took place
during the night vnd man; of the line
men obeyed the order to quit work.
This gave the companies more trouble.
Several lines which bave been operated
for several days were tied up for a
time in the early morning. They were
started after repairs bad been made by
new men and by those who refused to
go oat There were ?37 cars in opera
tion on tbe various lines not complete
ly tied op. The normal number on
these lines U DfiT, more than twice the
number In use. Altogether there were
seventeen lines in working order.thirty-
one less than the usual number. The
forty-eight roads combined have a
total of about l,3u0 cars.
Law and order are not completely
restored, even though tbe cars are en
abled to run with some degree of safety
to their occupants. It is definitely de
cided that ud more troops are needed
and the troops now here are expected
to restore order.
TWO DEATHS THUS FAR.
The man Thomas Carney, who was
shot in the battle of Hicks street yes
terday afternoon and died in a few
hours. His was the second death from
the bullets of the soldiers. Notwlth-
tai ding adverse criticisms the mili
tary are entitled to great credit for the
great forbearance they bave exercised
during the past few days. They bave
been subjected to every kind of abuse
and ill treatment In two Instances
only have the troops fired directly at
tbe people. Tbe first case was Tues
day night, when the Seventh regi
ment shot a man named Ahrens fatally,
and wounded Starter Mitchell, who
failed to halt at the second command.
The second shot was yesterday, when
Thomas Carney, a roofer, did not stand
back when ordered.
The record of the troops generally is
good up to date. -
EXTENSIVE WIRE-CUTTINO.
Tbe wire-cutting last night was more
extensive than at any time since the
Btrike begun. The wires at some
places were so badly mutilated that a
large force of men worked hours to put
them in order again, Cars were also
badly delayed, owing to comp:ir.uvely
few line men at work repanug wire
breaks.
In a lengthy-written statement Presi
dent Norton ot the Atlantic avenue
railroad companies discuss the strike
and its cause from the companies stand
point. Among other things he cities
that had the demands of the men been
acceded to it would have decreased the
profit to the company by $5U.000 per
year, ju the interest of the stock
holders he refused to grant the de
mands made upon the company by the
men. He also gives bis reasons for his
refusal to entertain the proposition of
tbe men to arbitrate. His main reason
for the refusal was that so far as the
lines of the companies which he repre
sented were concerned the strike was
practically over, and it would only be a
matter of a few days when all cars
would be running a) regularly as they
were before the strike began.
President Lewis of the Brooklyn
Heights compauy made a similar state
ment. TROUBLE AT THE OUTSET.
The starting out of all lines was at
tended with manifestations of trouble
and there was some desultory obstruc
tion, but in all cases the strikers were
dispersed by the police. Hicks street,
the scene of yesterday's fatal shooting,
presented a peacef ul and quiet aspect
yrsterday morning. The Thirteenth
regiment, which did the shooting yester
day( is stationed along Hicks street for
a mile or more.
A crowd about "00 strikers gathered
at the old car barn on Third avenue
and Twenty-third street at 11 o'clock
yesterday morning. There were but
lew soldiers at this point. The crowd
was ordered to scatter. Several stones
were thrown in answer to the order.
The soldiers charged and tbe crowd
quickly dispersed. This was the case
generally at all such gatherings. The
muuicipal authorities continue to aug
ment the regular police force with
special men. Today loO of these
special officers were sworn in. This
makes the total number of special
officers sworn up lo date 003. A score
of these men Matioued in one of tbe
frecincts of Kid ge wood concluded to
retiie, and accordingly gave up their
Shields and locusts, saying they had
enough of police duty. The men com
plained bitterly of their treatment and
say tbey did not bargain for twenty
four hours' duty out of twenty-four.
In addition to tbe long strain upon
them tbey say tbey were treated worse
that tbe proverbial slaves in the black
bole ot Calcutta. They say that evei
sine tbey were sworn In tbey bave bad
to do duty around a dilapidated car
barn on the outskirts of tbe city.
a? rail of snow.
. Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 25 Tbe
snowstorm which has prevailed in the
mountainous regions for the last eight
days has stopped and tbe railroads art
being cleared of tbe great masses ol
snow wblcb are continually breaking
off tbe high banks that line the tracks
for miles. DrifU an constantly form
tog In the narrow cuts throughout tbe
hills and too rotary Blows have to bt
kent In oostant operation. At Sum-
salt Um mow dsptb la twenty feet.
.Mot
Brooklyn, Jan. 23. Mob violence
continued in the piesei.ee of troops in
Brooklyn yeateruay. Troops fired
upon tbe mob la-t night. Tbe 7,000
men of the First and Second brigades
have not restored order and the Third
brigade has been ordered to proceed to
the scene of strife on short notice. Ad-julant-Geoeral
MeAlpioe, sent by Gov
ernor Morton from Albany to ascertain
the exact situation, has been here and
has gone to report to the governor to
night. The mayor issued an additional
proclamation last Bight as follows:
"Law and order must prevail in this
community and must be respected by
all, even if It takes the entire force of
the state."
Tbe situation has grown more serious
during the day. Last night the out
look was most grave. The breach be
tween the strikers of the trolley lines
and the companies has widnened by
tbe day's doings. Master Workman J,
Counelley declares that the troops, of
the Seventh regiment raided a peace
able assemblage of workingmen, seized
their papers and records and ran things
with a high hand. The militia admits
throwing out a cordou of soldiers for
two blocks from the Kidgewood depot
and incidentally penning 200 strikers
In Odd Fellows' hall lor two hours
while the care were operated on tbe
Gates avenue line. They deny seizing
books and papers. Fifteen linemen
who went on a strike on their own ac
cord early in the day were ordered
back to work by Concellv.
OTHER MEN ORDERED OUT.
When he heard ot the atfalr at Odu
Fellows' hall be ordered all the men to
quit work tomorrow morning. If the
men obey there will be few cars
operated until their plact e are filled, if
i hey can be filled, Mayor Sceieren, Ad
jutant General McAlpine Brigadier
General McLeer and all the high
officials of the civil and military au
thorities held what might be termed a
council of war. The result may de
velop in action by the governor.
The car companies made some pro
gress toward resuming traffic. More
care were run on the lines which have
been open for three or four days and
two new lines were opened. In one
cass troops and police lined the route
for blocks and shot at people in win
dows who threw missiles and In the
other troops charged with drawn sa
bles to rescue a car from the hands of
the mob. Both ot these aff.il.-!), in
which troops figured, took place in
broad daylight. Mii'or disturbances
were reported from various parts of
the city. There were only a dozen ar
rests. Police Commissioner Well Issued
a general order threatening any officer
ith dismissal who failed to do nis
lull duty.
The strikers captured many men
hired by tbe companies to fill their
places. In some cases they used moral
luasion and in others it is said they
used force to kidnap the non-union
men. Tonight the .Seventh regiment
Sred on a gang of men who stood op-pv-ute
the Halsey street car houses,
near Broadway. Two men lu the
crowd -vere seriously injured, and it is
reported that men in t ho crowd carried
away others who were wo u need b'
bullets from the soldiers' guns.
l ar ill l'roftprct.
City of Mexico, Jan. 23. Three
thousand students, accompanied by
friends, called on 1'resident Diaz at
the national palace and offered their
services in the event of war between
Mexico and Guatemala. The presi
dent, who was deeply moved, said that
the diplomatic situation was danger
ous and war might result. Peace was
necessary to the progress of tne repub
lic, be said, and the government would
not interrupt it unless absolutely com
pelled to do so.
After a very stormy cabinet meeting
last night President Diaz n stilled Gua
temala, through Ps minister, that be
would not concede one lota and tha
Guatemala would have to give in to
Mexico's demand or suffer the conse
quences.
Other Centra American representa
tives here at the meeting made the
statement to President Diaz that tbey
understood Mexico was trying to grasp
Central American territory. President
Diaz denied the assertion and staled
that Mexico would bave ber rights and
that the boundary lines should be as
Mexico claimed and that Mexico bad
all tbe territory that she needs. It looks
as though the other Central American
republics weie behind Guatemala.
A Victim or Storphlna,
Henderson, Ky., Jan. 23, Edwaid
Rivers, who was a victim of morphine,
killed his sou. aged six, aud his daugh
ter, aged eight, at their home near
Brownsville and committed suicide by
hooting. His wife was absent at the
time and went Into convulsions when
she beheld the bloody spectacle. Her
life Is in danger. Tbe man imagined
that bis family would become Hope
lessly insane.
UlieovarMl a Counterfeit.
Washington, Jan. 23. A new 110
counterfeit silver cerlUcate, well exe
cuted, has been discovered by the
secret service.
A P.iilo la retain.
London, Jan 23. A dispatch to ths
Central News from Sbangbal says:
The Jananese movement of Wai Hal
Wei baa caused a panic In Tie Tsin and
l'nkin. Tbe Chinese 'peace envoys
bave been ordered to expediate tbe
negotiations with tbe Japanese gov
ern menu J apaneso cru laers are watch-
.. . i i f i ur ,
Ills' Dota enaoneis at n ai-nai- vtbi.
Th. attack on the stronghold maV be
delayed a week. Tba siege trains
move slowly, tbe roads being covered
with snow.
1 u llloud ahd
Brooklyn. X. Y, Jan. St. M.uvl
was shed in starting cars o.i the Hicks
street line of '.he Atlantic T-me sys
tem yesterday afternoon. I 'reparations
were made to open the line shortly be
fore noou. The Ttiirteeth regiment.
Calonel Austin In command, aud Ma
jors Cochran and Luscom, were in
charge of the two battalions. These
bad been on duty on Fifty-eighth
avenue and Twenty- third street and at
Ninth avenue and Twentieth streets,
respectively. Tbey were ordered to
protect the Hicks street cars. This is
the company that saw service in the
Buffalo riots. The first car was started
at 2:20 p.m. On the front platform
waa a special policeman and on tbe
rear of it Policeman Seward was on
duty. The troops did not fol'.ow the
plan which Major Abrams of the
Seventh adopted yesterday. Colonel
Austin instead deployed his men over
feveraJ blocks in the neighborhood
v here he anticipated trouble. The
second battalion got a hot reception
In the region about Hicks and Hard
son streets. Stones, bottles and other
missiles were thrown at them from
windows. They were taunted and ridi
culed by people who stood on the door
steps and in at least one instance a re
volver was pointed at thf m from a
window. The first car itself was not
attacked, at least its occupants say.
militiamen the targets.
The militiamen themselves were the
targets. Finally they ordered that all
windows be closed and the sidewalks
and doorways cleared. The people in
the windows did not obe. There was
a crack of a rifle and a piece of brown
stone was chipped from a house front
at the side ol the window. The win
dow was closed. People across the
way leaned out over tjie heads of the
troops and threw things. Crack, crack,
crack spoka the guns aud bullets
whizzed past several heads. The po
lice rushed into the house at 491 Ilicka
street and arrested Jacob Quintan for
throwing lumps of coal at Private Cole
of company I. At 4 3D Hicks street
they arrested John M. Ede, who
pointed a loa led revolver out of a win-
dow at Coiporal Piatt of cornpanj I.
Just beyond his house, ovr Pollard's
saloon. No. 411 Hicks street, a man
was seen on the roof. The order was
given, "stand back there." Almost
simultaneously several bIiois wer fired
and the man dropped. He was a
roofer by the name of Thomas Carney.
A bullet entered his right thigh, passed
upward through the groin und abdo
men, lie was removed to the Long
Island college hospital and the coroner
sent for lo take his anti-mortem state
ment.
There were in all about forty shots.
Carney was the only man hit. The
car proceeded without interruption
after that.
rOUNI THE WIRES CUT.
It was intended to start Hie cars on
the Third avenue line yesterday and
enly-li Vf non-union motormeu and
conductors were on hand ready to take
the cars oul, but the wires were found to
bave beeu cut at several points along ths
line. The wires of the Jlxrgen street
line were cut lu one or two places.
At Troy avenue, between Herkimer.
and Fulton streets, the wires were bad
ly mutilated, and the large cable ot
fed wire running through Halsey
street and Nostnind avenue is broken.
The first car on the Seventh avenue
ine started out at 0 o'clock. Cars were
run on ten minutes headway early in
-he morning, but later on cars were
run every five minutes, Sixty police
men in addition to the soldiers guard
the depot at this point. '1 he non
union men employed on this line slept
in the cars ana In the barns ot the com
pany last night.
A commissary department has been
organized by the company ai,d the
men ate their breakfast in the com
pany's barn. Cars were sent out on
the Fifth avenue and also on the Fif
teenth street line at about 7:30 o'clock,
and as far as heard from were uot in
terfered with.
two men arrested.
Two men were arrested while placing
obstructions on the tracks at the cor
ner of Tompkins avenue and Fulton
street. A collision occured at Penn
street, between car 132 of the Jteed
avenue line and car 1222 of the Sum
ner avenue line. A policeman who
was standing alongside of the motor
man on the Sum tier avenue car was
severely bruised. On the Bergen line
everything was quiet during the day
and the company was operating about
half tbe usual number of cars.
A i angled Story,
Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 24. Gros
venor Trapell of tbls city, who lett St
Joseph by rail Monday night, says that
when Captain Stein ot the Cblcora left
Milwaukee Monday morning be bad
on board fur guests Joseph Pearl, a St.
Joe druggist, "Hoc" Ballenger, a St.
Joe manufacturer, and two others
whom Mr. Tarbell Is unable to name.
They bad come over here Sunday morn
ing. Mr, Tarbell states, and bad spent
tbe day sightseeing with Captain Stein
and returned with him. A dispatch
from St. Joe, however, states positively
that Joseph Pearl was the only passen
ger on tbe boat when she left Mil
waukee. .
Two Mora Jurun Sacurad
Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 23 Two
more jurors, making five In all, were
secured in the Havward murder case
The work of recruiting tbe jury is
proceeding very slowly, aud already
over a hundred veniremen bave been
examined. Tuesday night Alba Hay
ward told tba story of tba murder In
great detail, even going tortber than
be did lo bit confession to tbe authori
ties some time ago. Tbe defence la
cared ana the stata thinks It hat
strengthened Its case.
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Over &J0 men and boys are employed
In the ice harvest near Beatrice.
Mr. Hardy of Elmwood has lost eight
fine horses in the last four yean by
poison.
Missions Norton of Humboldt fell
while skating and broke ber leg below
the knee.
The Callaway roller mill is cleaning
seed wheal for all actual settlers free of
charge.
Some conscienceless wretch stole the
thermometer liora the lobby of the
Beatrice posto3;ce.
A child of Mr. Krumenacher of
Humboldt used coal oil in starting a
lire and was fatally burned. ,
Beaver Valley Is stirred up over
cattle stealing and some novelties in
lynching are being discussed.
Superior's electric light plsut lain
running order and most of the business
houses are making good use of it.
Levi Francisco, living four mllea
west of Jackson, dropped dead while
at the dinner table, caused by heart dis
ease. At some of the debating societies in
Butler county tlit yare dususslng the
question, -should theie 1 any individ
ual ownership of Imid (
The aK'ed mother of Dr. M. W. Stone
of Wahoo fell recently aud broke her
fight hip. She la seventy-seven years
of age and her recovery is doubtful.
I. A. Matiik was out riding near Ken
e.saw when the bucy ciiiw in two
parts throwing him lo the ground and
cutting him severely about Ihe head.
A large wildc.it measuring three feet
lu length, exclusive of tail, and elgteeu
inches in height was caught in a trap
in the sand hills south of lieiikelman.
The Hamburg, Iowa, gun club Is ar
ranging a grand twenty-live-bird shoot
for February 14 and has invited the
mernuers of the Nebraska City rod and
gun club.
Wolves are reported to be getting
very desperate in the northwest part of
Phelps county. N. A. Stromqulst re
cently lost five hogs In one night, which
were killed by these pests.
Several days ago William Stewart of
May wood fell aud hurt his leg badly,
bht thought It merely a bruise. As it
was slow in healing au examination
waa made and the bone found to be
broken.
ever In the history of Nebraska
City cays the Press Jias the ice harvest
been so bountiful or the season so pro
pitious for putUng it bp'os this season.
As a consequence there will be more
ice put up this year than ever before.
A tramp walked into the office of the
tella Pree and reported that he had
been held up south of V'erdon by two
sluzeus and robbed of his cat. He
said he was covereu" with a revoiver
while one of the men went through
him.
Nick Stellln, one of ilartlngton's
"young hopeful," while wrestling with
a playmate, fell on Ins elbow, causing
six different fractures. The attending
physician fears the Injured member
will uever be all that is expected of an
arm.
While returning home from Or.lowa
John M eMail us of Tobias lost his
pocketbook, containing $25. He had
the party who rode with him arrested
for the theft, but His Honor Judge
BaniBby found no cause of action and
let the prisoner go,
Whitehead post G. A. K. of Orleans,
on learning of the death of Post Com
mander A. II, Church, drafted suitable
resolutions aud extended i;s feeling
sympathy to the wifa and children of
the eeceased. The resolutions were
signed by G. W. Cook, K. Main aud N.
P. Myers.
Three ladies of butte write that a
certain lodge fn that town, composed
of men only, is raising a fund for the
benefit of Its own membership and let
ting other folks hustle tor themselves.
That Is the way with meti. They are
totally selfish and unfeeling and ought
to be suppressed.
Mayor Houston has started on a raid
agaiust the gambling bouses In Tek am
ah. One was raided the other evening
that has been operated by a man named
Barker, who has depended on small
boys and young men for his patrons.
A lot of boys were caught playing
poker.
: The anti-toxin treatment for dyph
tberia has been tried iu Tekauiah the
past week with good result. The five-year-old
daughter of C. A. Jack was
very low with diphtheria and since the
Injection of the atiti-toxiu there has
been a steady Improyement until at the
preseut lime she is considered out of
danger. This is the only caw now In
town.
The councilor Tec u re sell is going to
issue a call for a special election on
Monday, February j. i0 vote on the
proposition whether or not the city will
Issue bv Is in the sum of J,5o ) to pay
the Hosting ludebledueM of the place.
The greater part of this indebtedness
has been brought shout n fruitless ex
perimeiita In view of bettering tba
water system.
At lu last meeting, Damon lodge,
Knights of Pythias of David City, In
treating of tbe cruel death of Barrett
Scott, passed the following resolutions
Hesolved that we do hereby deplore bis
sad and untimely fate and do extend
aur sympathies and condolence to the
bereaved family and friends .f tbe de
ceased Be It further resolved that wo
do condemn aud declare outrageous tba
mltted tbe deed and hope that thav
V, P2r. -Pprebanded and pun
Uhed according to law. v