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NEBRASKA.
China's Initial nib-take r-eui to
have been the invention of guupuw der.
Following tie new of a fe-rioua dis
turbance lu Cuba comes the report of
a very troublesome outbreak in Spain.
The Queen Kegi-ni ha the uieaslea.
Two Buffalo student got drunk and
then got married Here t a "horrid
example which hould furuih rn.-t
tt-rial for temperance orators fur many
years.
The newspap-T nowadays that ad
here to ihc policy of being fair mukeK
the most frieurl; M-nsible im-n arp
tired of the misrepresentations made
by bitter ranhau.
Critics of T'nde Sam's naval archi
tecture should notice that France,
with all her experience, has for tire
years been falling to make her great
armored cruiser Dupuy de Lome fit for
service.
Kate Field advocates making mar
riage more difficult. This is tinkiud
and unslsterly. Because Kate cannot
capture a husband she should not try
to condemn her more fortunate sisters
to old ruaidhood.
Some students delving in old libraries
now wear muzzles to prevent Inhala
tion of the book microbe. The poor
microbe with wits fully as keen, aud
brain force euperior to that of this par
ticular brand of student, is meanwhile
absolutely without protection.
Wnen a man is fooled on anything
like the gold brick or three-card uiotite
racket the conclusion Is that he cannot
be a reader of the newspaiers, and a
man with money to fool away who does
not read the newspapers Is deserving
of very little sympathy.
Replying to Editor Dana's sneer that
the West produces no poetry, the St
Louis Globe-Democrat says: "St
Louis produces an average of a hun
dred cubic feet of poetry every month."
This, we understand, is one of the
chief sources of fuel supply in St.
Louis. But how many poetic feet are
there In a cubic foot anyway?
In an account of the wrecking of a
schooner near Boston the Chicago
Tribune says:
"The financial loss Is estimated at
over $5on,oio. It struck fairly amid
ships, almost directly beneath the engine-room,
and lay balanced nin the
ledge until this morning."
A financial loss is one of the worst
things that could possibly strike a
achooner and when a financial loss
trlkes a vessel fairly amidships and
almost directly beneath the engine
room it Is bound to cause trouble.
John Garvey, the tramp who slept
In one of the Astor beds several
months ago, has been granted a new
trial. Mr. Astor has given the tramp
much undue prominence by his efforts
to convict him of more than trespass.
If It Is a greater crime to sleep in a
bed belonging to an Astor than in one
belongingtoan ordinary citizen accord
ing to New 1'ork law. the sooner that
Law Is repealed the better, (iarvey
ww properly punished when taught
by fine and imprisonment. But .Mr.
Astor had him tried again for the same
offense, an unusual proceeding in law,
and the Supreme Court has reversed
the decision In that trial.
Nothing in this world Is easier for a
man thau to cheat himself into a lot of
worthless books. Kmerson's rule,".ev
er buy a 1km until you have read it
and then you'll not buy it," may not
be a good one. yet it has a spark of
Milesian wisdom worth remembering.
Beyond some convenient works of ref
erence, and the works of a hundred of
the greatest authors, and. if course, j
a small library relating to one's 'oca-
tlon, the student does not iow need a j
large collection of books, for he has j
reaoy access to gooo nnrarie ror an
his possible needs. Merely us property
books have little value. Few men could
get twenty-flve cent upon the dollar
for what their books have cost them.
In future students and inv.s'iators
will depend more and more upon libra
ries and not themselves undertake to !
own large collections.
Dehorning has now come to be rec
ognized as quite the opposite of cruelty
to animals. It Is not as painful when
properly done as some of the opera
tions that have always been performed
without thought of cruelty and it is a
preventive of a great deal of suffering
In feed lots and In transit The Mem
phis Humane Society takes exception
to the custom becnuse It was done sole
ly for mercenary purposes. This is the
lamest charge the good people could
make, for experience shows that In the
handling of live stock cruel treatment
is always a losing game for the ow ner.
Some short-alghted people starve and
leave their stock exposed to the cold to
ve money, hat men of common sense
and experience know that they lose
more than tbey gain. It may be set
down as a tolerably aafe principle that
any practice so common among ex
perienced and solid cattle men as de
bornlng cannot be very crtiel because
nobody knows better than they that
cruelty doesn't pay.
At tbe beginning of the working sea
ton on the farm, the moat Important
point la to do all the little jobs that can
now be ot oat of th way, before tbe
fiaM rosea that work praaaoa harder.
j If tt .1 U not do if fbe fanuer will eure
; h g.-i behind with work, and ibis will
luake hiiu wo-k at a ttisudt un;ae ail
through es..ii. it i uu digrace
to a fanner to be e.i' nally hu-ried
La fct. that ia a i;li that he h i vali-u
la led shrewdly BO as to keej, his tioie
well employed. But w Leti the hurryii.g
continue all the m-aon, it puts the
uiau out of teiujwr aud unfits him f.tr
doing hi Ik-C Vet this U jut what
those fanners are preparing themselves
for if they Uei.ie.-t those duties that t an
bea done now uu well or beiu-r Uian in
the busy season. The man w ho, lu the
hot day of summer, has to t ut wood
early in the morning for the day's cook
ing w ill look ta k regretfully to the
cooler March days when this work
could have been done with much treat
er comfort.
A Mil has been introduce lu the M is-
! tatiiusetts IjcKbdature directed ataii.st
the vaudais who are destroying our
natural scenery. The bill iiiur-s it
unlawful to paint on a 'i.i'n-, barn
or other building any adwrtiieujeiil
of a patent medii iue or th.-r com
modity in letters or char.i.i-rs which
are more than sir Inches long and four
Inches wide, and the violation of this
statute is to tw ptinlshitl by -1 iue not
to exceed ?.it. It would have been
still U-tter had the bill forbidden the
use of trees, rocks and oth-r features
of the laudsate for the hideous prac
tices of these advertising vandals.
There Is scracely a railroad in the
United States which does ion run
through a section of country covered
every few feet on either side of the
track with huge, flaring, disgusting
placards relating mainly to quack
medicines. They are an offense to the
eye and to the taste, and they disfigure
every mile of the road as far as the
eye can reach. The roan who Intro
duced that bill In the M.issairisetts
Legislature Is a friend of his kind.
He should have an Imitator In the
Legislatures of all the States, for this
disgusting practice is common from
Maine to California.
A society has lsen organized In Chi
cago to cultivate public conscience
against the cruel practice of bird
slaughter for iersonaI adornment.
Scientists in various parts of the world
have recorded their belief for five years
past that the decimation of the bird
world to provide millinery with acces
sories has already imperiled many va
rieties of the sicles. There are few
women of normal sensibility who could
be Induced wantonly to take the life
of any creature. That the mass of wo
men should be willing to wear upon
their beads the cruel trophy of massa
cre committed In their name is an
anomaly for which no adequate expla
nation has been suggested. Nature sup
plies from her copious fountains vege
table dyes, myriad in number and end
less in variety. Her mountains and
their ores supplement the colors from
the vegetable world with a still other
category, enduring, brilliant and vari
ous. Flower making, in addition to
the contribution of dyes and libers, has
carried millinery to hivh perfection,
which can be maintained indefinitely
without resort to slaughter of the beau
tiful little creatures whose life Is brief
at the best ami w hose presence In the
world adds to its animation aud its
loveliness. A woman w ho cannot dress
herself becomingly without wearing
dead birds Uon her person is lacking
in Intellect, lu taste and In humanity.
The tiny tenant of the trees ami sailor
of the skle has the same right to its
life as woman to her own.
Tree's ;reat Accomplishment.
H hen Beerbohm Tree first played
"Hamlet" in Ixindon he was so infatu
ated with his own performance of tin
part that he could not rest until all
his colleagues had witnessed tho per
formance. When Irving attended tie
performance, says the New i'orii
Fvening Sun, Tree sent round word t i
his box asking hint to come behind
the scenes after the perform;tii--e. li
ving at once legan to talk nbout the
weather. Tree stood this sort of thing
for about ten minutes; then, unable to
control himself any longer, he exclaim
ed: "I say. old man. what do you think
of tny Hamlet V" Irving hemmed and
hawed for a moment, then remarked:
"Your Second Grave-digger gives a
most admirable performance." The
next uight Gilbert saw the perform
ance, and Kiibsequ-ntly. n Tree's
dressing-room, he was put through the
same ordeal Only this time Mr. Tree
cut matters short by exclaiming as
soon as the librettist ent'-r-d: "Well,
old man, what do you think of my
performance V" "My dear Tree." said
Gilbert, shaking his head. "I 'oust con
gratulate you. really I mist. Yon
have accomplished the most difficult
of tasks. Your Hamlet is really funny
without being vulgar."
Abyssinia to Have a Coinnge.
Abyssinia is about to have for the first
time a coinage of its own. Hitherto
the only coin current has been the
Maria Theresa thaler. The new silver
coin is of the same value and bears on
one side the head of King Meuellk
crowned with 'the tiara, with the legend
"Menelik II., King of Kings of Ethi
opia:" on the other side Is the figure of
a crowned lion holding a cross In his
paw with the Inscription, "Conquering
Lion of the Tribe of Judah," as Mene
lik asserts that Abyssinia Is the Sheba
of the Bible and that he himself Is de
scended .from King Solomon aud the
Queen of Sheba. On the rim of the coin
Is Inscribed, "F.thiopla lifts her hand to
God alone." The design was made by
Ls grange of the Farls mint. There are
also two other coins for small change.
Louis Bourdaloue was called the I)e
moathenes of Divinity, from his rare
eloquence.
Kcarron waa tbe Inralid Laureate, lu
aOonlon to hla crippled coudltioo.
Mar h raxed
Wivmpko, Man, March 2S. The
remedial order of the dominion govern-
j njetit oa parocittl s -hooH will be
j bonght up for discussion in the le;is
t U ur this eveo n?. From the itnpor-
jtanceofths subject members are of
: the opinion that it will occupy perhaps
! a day and a half in discussion, but they
' ure mure in tita Hurlr urn t.u ii.ti.,,-
Uong of the government.
Many believe, however, trial the gov
eminent will consent to no compromise.
The question has been thrown for the
time with full foree upon the govern
ment and legislature of Manitoba,
which has two, possibly ttiree, courses
open t3 it, either to literally oley the
sweeping federal mandate, backed as
tar as it may be sai l to lie. by the de
cision of the imperial privy ccutud to
peremptorily retiiss to one? it or adopt
the umlditj course of endeavoring to
amv at a fair and mutually satisfac
tory compromise with the Catiiohc
minority aud thus settle the question
amicabty within th- province. Fail
ing in such a settlement the question
must of course be thrown back upon
ine dominion, when wouid begin, 1 is
feared, the renl tug of war. l'reodtr
Greenway'a private organ, discussing
the question, says:
CAI.I.s IT A HACKWAKH "Jf.r.
"We are asked to restore the Catholic
parochial Helloed system that wag In
operation previous to lh'.). Let lu
bec and tKtawa r St assured that the
restoration will never be made. Mani
toba has 100 keen a sense of justice,
too much regard for truth and equity
to recogize as a religious aristocrr.cy an
element of its population by no means
the most worthy. Asa civilized peo
ple attempt:ng to realize in a measure
the ideals of the Nineteenth contury,
Matiitobaus will not silently submit to
the preposterous demand that they
should turn back the wheels of progress
3XJ years; they will stubbornly refuse
to supplant modern civilization by me
iliaevalism. This whole question Is not
a qusrrt-i between Manitoba and the
dominion; it is not even a quarrel be
tween rades and creeds; it is a struggle
as to whether the ideaU of trie Nine,
teenth century or the ideals of the
dark ages shall prevail."
Hawaii Affairs.
Pan Fl'.AMiM-o, March 2S. Tiie
leamship Australia arrived yesterday
from Honolulu. The latest Hawaiian
advices contain no reference to the
demand made bf Secretary Gresham
for the recall of Minister Thurston and
it was evident that no knowledge of
(his latest diplomatic incident has
readied the Hawaiian people. Y nether
the Hawaiian government ii.18 any
know ledge of the state of affairs at
Washington issimplyja matter of con
jecture. A large number of prisoners have
been put to work on the roads of Ha
waii. Among them are leaders Wil
cox, Gersig. Wideman and Marshall.
The story that the government is op
posed to the Uuited States and has
quarrelled withth American legation
has no foundation.
Nine hundred Japanese immigrant!
arrived on the lutn on the German
steamer lndeieudent. Seven hundred
were contract laborers. It is expected
to supplant this Japanese immigration
by that of Portuguese. Nine native
rebels were sentenced on the l.'ilh to
five years each. These were the last of
the cases before the military com
mission. Washington, March 2. Mr. Tours
ton, the late Hawaiian minister at this
point, left, Washington yesterday after
noon for an Francisco. He travels
a circuitous route in order to give his
personal attention to a few private
matters and will reach San Francisco
April 3, in time to sail on the follow
ing day,
l,rrluin Will Halt.
WamiixoTon, March 2H Official
advices indicate the possibility of a
coup in .'spam before tiia close of this
week. While Premier Canovas, as well
as the ministry associated witii him,
are in full sympathy with the move
ment to suspend the coiistitu'ion and
try the ofietidmg Madrid journalists
by a court-martial the government fin is
a majority of the chamber against this
method, and is powerless to move in
the matter. It is believed the queen
will, witnin a few days, issae a decree
dissolving the chambers and thai this
will be followed by a conn upon the
part of the tiioilii wo.c.i will result
in a practical dictatorship for a time at
least. The L'nited Mates state depart
ment Is not likely to bear from the
Spanish foreign otlice regarding toe
Allianca incident for dome time.
Havana, March 2s. Tne governor
of Santiago de Cuba reports tn.it the
government troops have overtaken a
small band of rebels, wounding one of
them and capturing a quantity of arms
and ammunition. He also reports that
the troops dispersed another baud ai
('uavitas, capturieg their arms, provi
sions, etc. seventeen rebels have sur
rendered to tne authorities in anti
go. Manp 011 Trlnl.
Henry L. llaup president of the Mon
tana Mining Loan aud Investment
company, is on trial at Unite, Mont.,
charged with sending nou-mailable
matter through the mails.
tank Algna.
. Clakknck, Mo.. March 28. The
Clarence Dank made an assignment for
the benefit of its creditors, and it.i
affairs are now in oharg of W. D.
Crow as trustee. The bank Is a private
one, owned by C. Hunolt. For the past
two fears it has been the county de
pository and has about lil.twi of Shel
by county money. This money, how
ever, Is well secured and the county
will loae nothing. It is thought the
bank will be able to pay out dollar for 1
collar.
I Ml . . lliu a .. Oull
j Wamum.twX, March 27. I he stal
lepartmeut has received no intiraatiou
from Hawaiian Minister Thurston, ot
anyone aulhotized to st-ak for him
that be wid leave Washington to re
turn to Honolulu. This U not eutirelr
,in unusutl proceeding, ailhough some
1 notice is generally given the depart
jtnetit of the deposing of a foreign
minister. It is likely that 111 tiie course
j of a day or tw o Mr. Hastings, secretarj
j of the legation, will inform ecretarj
jGresham that he will be in charge of
H iW i.ian m titers in Washington
during the absence of his cmef. It it
trtam that Mr. Thurston will not cil
at the s trie department to make tin
slieu. A stermer from Honolulu wii:
ie due in Sa 1 Francisco tomorrow.
nd she is expected t bring the
answer of the Hawaiian government tt
the demand for Mr. Thurston's recall
"'hat this repiy wid be can tie only n
uialter ot co-ijec! ure, There is said tu
hj some possibility tint Mr. Thurstoi,
uiciy bee une minister of a fairs in the
Hawaiian cabinet. In socci an event
It is highly probable that Minister
Willis would n found persona 110 1
grata to the Kawailan secretary aud iv
tuis way the II iw.ni tn di o uat would
be able to returc a Koland lor an ( Hi ver
The report was lirst c.rcuiateil thai
Minister Thurston had accepted th
indignity imposed upon In n by eere
tary Gresham and decided to leave tin
country without watmg tor a forma
notice from his government. Mr
Thurston reached tins conclusion and
announced it to his frii-uJs. He de
clined to discuss the case m any man
ner, and merely said lie wo.ild start tor
San Francisco at once and take 8
steamer sailing for Honolulu next
wetk.
laluis Aar.lel in full.
Washington, March 27. -The United
States and Venezuelan cmiiiis commit,
tee made an award at the bureau ol
American republics in favor of th
United Stales for I41.'V), without in
terest, as indemnity for me Venezue
lan Steam Transportation company oi
New York, whose Steamers Hero, San
Flanindo and Flutnas, were seized in
1871, aud fcJiXJ, with interest, from that
time for each of the company's ollicen
at Port Sturgis and Mauritius. 'Hit
defense of the Venezuelan government
was that the men who neied Hit
steamers were insurgent enemies be
yond its control. It wa-i claimed foi
the L uited States that there waa nt,
war in the sense of the law of nations
at the time in Venezuela and that Hit
Venezuela government was warned ol
the danger and could have prevented
the seizure by due uilligence, and that
jt also failed in its duty by not punish
ing the wrong-doers.
The case was elaborately argutd by
botli sides. This is the case in which
congress passed a joint resolution in
18'G authorizing the president to col
lect indemnity by force, it necessary,
aud the trial has been watched with a
good deal of interest by ail ttiespMiiisu
American legations. I
ItOTolutioniata Making it Warm for Spain.
Chestline, 0 , Marcu 27. A letter
has been received In this city Irom A.
W, Fostor, who is now in Havana,
Cuba. Writing under date of March
29, he says: "The uprising against
Spanish oppression is more serious than
the government would have it known.
The government troops have been re
pulsed in every important engagement
so far, aud the insurgents are gaining
ground daily. In view of the fact,
however, that a large body of troops is
on the way here from .vpain to rein
force the local military, 11 is dilllcult to
see how the rebellion can be anything'
but a failure. The Allianca affair has
created unusual commo:ion, and the
Spaniards Invariably praise the action
of the Condo de Venedito's captain for
firing on the American. Ine best tiling
that could happen Cuba is that it be
acquired by the United Mates."
Mar Terminate In a KIKtit.
WlNMI'KG, Man., March 27. The
order of the Dominion government
commanding the Manitoba legislature
to pass laws granting Mamtobt Catho
lics separate schools reached here from
Ottawa and w ill be taken up 111 the
legislature today. In all the city Meth
odist churches violent sermons were
delivered yesterday protesting against
the Dominion interference with Mani
toba in the matter of schools. The
fight between Protestants and Catho
lics is becoming more bitter. The pro
vince is overw lielmingiy in favor of
national schools as against separate
aud the order by the Dominion govern
ment has created much indignation.
The legislature will undoubtedly reject
the Dominion government order.
Old Soldier llurMr! to llealli.
('Ki'Aiivii.LK, ., March 27. The
suburban residence of William H. W1I
ker burned yesterday morning. The
fire orign ved in a detached room
where slept a relative, sauford Wilson,
who was burned beyond recognition.
He was an old soldier ami had drawn
a lare pension yesterday. This is
missing. His skull was found to be
crushed and foul play is susected. An
investigation will be made.
Ha a Sulndal Mania.
San FitAM f-oo, March 27. W. J,
Hurley was convicted yesrerdaf of at
tempting to bribe the jury In the case
of Hank Wrecker McDonald. Hurley
has a suicidal mania and yesterday
afternoon, during the recess ot the
court, threw himself in front of a
cable car, but was rescued before h
was injured. Yesterday morning lie
was prevented from throwing himself
over the balcony in the county jail aud
later he tried to beat his brains out
against the stone wall.
II4- 1 ,1, 4UII--I
Winm ki., M ifcii 2 i lie Mani
toba leglsiat ore will not deal at p'eseui
Willi the 1,(10 hlJi action's luatitlate
from O U a, as it had been decided Ly
Pieiuier lnrt-;idv to atljjuru the
bouse till M y 9. The decision of the
government to adjouru tho legislature
comes as a surprise, as the general im
presslon was that the house would pro
ceed with the consideration of the
remedial order fod.iy or tomorrow. A
member of me cabinet was aiked what
tiie object of the goverumeL t was Hi
moving for an aaj turumeut. His re
ply was that the remedial order on
schools w.is too important a matter to
bo dealt wi'h precipitately by Hie
house. Dur.ng the lecess the govern
ment will have tie required opportun
ity of studying out the situation' and
take advice from leading constitutional
authorities resM-ctitig the statutes of
the legislature in the premises. Pre
mier Greenwuy is expected to make a
statement to the legislature.
Winmi-k", March The govern
ment has already opened correspond
ence with prominent lawyers and sub
mitted to tnem for their advice some
of tiie chief points alfectiug the juns
Jictiou of the legislature. The premier
was asked whither the dolnlt ion gov
ernment would be likely to take this
proposed adjournment of the local
aouse as a refusal on the part of the
province to act in the matter of the
wder.and replied that 110 such con
Jtrucl ion could be put upon the ai
journmeut, inasmuch as the provincial
government was taking the order into
consideration. A mass meeting was
eld and the following resolutions'
were unanimously adopted:
P.esolved, That we view with the.1
rreatest alarm the present state of af-l
Tairs which exist between the Ilomin
iou aud local government and we de-.
tire to express our approval of theJ
Itand taken by our government in thei
iirovince of Manitoba for our rights!
md brooking no interference in our,
educational affairs, and we call upon
11 Orangemen and protectants to sup-
port no candidates for the house ot
commons or the local legislature who
will not openly and unqualifiedly
pledge himself to oppose any aud all
attempts toward the breaking up of'
lur public school system and the im
posing upon us and our children of
'.he accursed system of separate and
lectariau schools.
It is proposed to ho'd a monster con
vention of all bodies in Winnipeg
ihorlly to discuss the question.
lattf-ri Growing Htlnun.
Madi!II, March 2y. Duputy de
Lome, the new minister to the United
Ktates, will sail for America April 2.;
He will go firt', to Havana to learn the
details of the Allianca incident and Willi
proceed thence to Washington, Premier1
I'anovaa Castillo said yesterday. "It l
undeniable that the situation lu Cuba''
is very serious. Tbe government mustj
use all means to maintain the integrity
of the kingdom a"hd crush the rebellion
speedily and thoroughly. Seven thous
and troops will start for Cuba tomor
row and .'l.fKJO will be ready to follow
them. In six months twenty odd
thousand more will be sent. We are
prepared to send 100,0(10 more if necess
ary, for we roust end this struggle
once for all."
The queen regent presidep at a cabi
net meeting called late yesterday after
noon to consiaer Cuban affairs. The
government has received dispatches
from Callaja. Private dispatches from
Havana say that twenty-seven lebel
chiefs w ho took part in the Cuban war
are acting in concert with Mateo to
rftablished a provisional government,
levy taxes and take other steps to
organize fully against the Spanish
troops to be landed.
Ki:y Wkst. Fla.. March 2'.t. The tug
Peuro Padre, Captain Greenwood, ar
rived last night lrom St, Augustine.
1 his is the lug that was under surveil
lance at savannah, as it was suspected
that she had arms for Cuba. M;e is on
her way to Manzonilla, Cuba, and
stopped to repair machinery. Customs
ollicers are watching her to see that no
arms are conveyed from her.
A Ooveruiu m Alarmed.
Mauiou. March 2'J. -The latest dis
patches from Havana have alarmed
the government as they indicate that
the insurrection is spreading rapidly
and Is already beyond the control of
the local commanders, i he decision
was made last night, therefore, to sentt
Martinez de Campos to Cuba with
strong reinforcements. It is reported
that 9,700 additional troops will etn
bark with him. He will start probably
on April 2. The Torpedo gunboats
lilipiuas and Martin Alon.o Pinzon,
and the cruiser Castilla have received
orders to proceed with all possible speed
to Cuban waters.
The publication of this news, which
completely contradicts the former san
guine dispatches from official sources,
has caused ketu excitement here.
I.radlng low Man Kad
Mahmiai.i.town, la., March 2J.
George Wells, mayor and leading bank
er of Fairfield, died sudden ly yesterday
morning at this (dace,
Hallallrd Willi lha ,iarnmrnt.
London, March 2U. Premier Canov
as de Castillo said in an Interview with
the Standard's Madrid correspondent
yesterday that the government wm
satiatied with the ftltltudeof the United
fcjiates in Cuban affairs, and tl at ord rs
bad been given to Spanish cruisers and
colonial otliciels to observe Interna
tional usage regarding luariilme
Jurisdiction and the right of search
nitn a View to avoiding a mullet wnli
l he United Mlaleo or other i-owers.
STATE NIVS ITEMS.
Pl .tte Center hss an Uie.eUc a-m c
S'.loli.
lnlluenri eeii:s to b- hav n. the run
Of the -elite. It is not ge o-r-lnV !at:l.
I The t.Vd'ir l!:;.:! Mandar.i rui.s
solumii devoted to p. ire and undea.ed
religion.
Thieves broke into the s'ore of G res
A mii at David City an I g t 4Wy with
jv, in eld c sh.
The friends ai d creditors of lUruty
Plate are woi.d- ro . uhne l e went
alter leaving AHno...
A. P. Mt ver- of ' ,!.,iis I 1 nd up
will his ) g I'token in wo p! o-es as
tne result of t.ie ovei turning of .1 loaded
wagon.
The Platte county board of super
Visors appropriated enough Money to
purchase st-td for tri 'se not abietoheip
them j--.ves.
Martha Ann Jatm-v died at her home
:iear ileemer, age 1 eighty-tw years.
She came with her hii.ibaiil to Ne
braska twenty nine years ago.
The Newman Grove Advertiser
wains some enterprising man to start
1 brickyaru in Ne'Aiiiai Grove and
mppiy the iocal dein inJ for brick.
liep.esentative It. 11. Jennets has
purchased the Atkinson Graphic t
tieorge A. McArthur. He will give
the paper his H-rson il suiiervisioti as
loon as Ihe legislature adjourns.
The Metnodists of Peru have tlecideu
lo enlarge their churci building and
Mitlrely remodel the structure. The
aecessary luuds to carry on tne work
tiave been raised by subscription.
Tiie case of Joe Krotler of Norfolk
Tor cruelly beating Maud Winney,,
hose exclusive atleniioiis lie claimed,'
as tried before I 'ode Justice Gregory ,
who requires him to nay a tine of i'j
iiid cost. Krotler appealed.
James Parker a fartn-r living near',
Pawnee City, while engaged in Bowingi
jats with a patent te-eiler, was care-,
lessly stirring the grain in the hopper, 1
when reaching ton de- p it was caught
111 the cogs aud insta .tly laceraled so
'.hat amputation as necessary.
'1 lie joint kept by Snyder, the btx t
egger of Decatur, was raided the
ither night, by ollicers, who carried
iway lour kegs of beer, three of whlf-ky
sud one of wine? The old sinner, who
for leu years has sold grog lo the In
;lians in deliance of law, was too ill to
be taken into custody, but will be
looked after later on.
Chief of Police Faunce of Nebraska
t'ny noiilied every oerchant doing
oiisiness in the city, G.at he would ar
rest every one who threw loose paper
from their stores into the s reets. An
irdinance covering this offense has
long been a dend letter in the city's
laws and several runaways have lately
b-en caused by loose paper blowing
iround'the streets. For ap!-aruc
take, if for no other, It Is hoped that
ttie chiefs notice will have the desired
ellect.
State Hank Examiner Kline, at the
request of the Stanton State bank,
took charge of the same. The board
of directors of the bank at a meeting
asked that this action lie taken as the
hank had for the past year been runn
ing behind. The liabilities ot the bank
are IS 400. capital stock ."2,0uu; bills
receivable, So'.t.OOu; cash on hand,
81 ,24.1. J.A. Kline, the examiner in
charge, says that all depositors will be
paid in fulL This is practically a
voluntary liquidation on the part of
the bank as they wanted to get out of
business and save the depositors.
Two yout:g thieves are in jail ai
Chadron for a robbery. Two boys
named Jacobus and Kalkner. both
about seventeen years of age induced
some smaller boys to break into a store'
containing the remnants of a stocK of
clothing and boots and shoes. After'
thus forcing an entrance the larger
boys went 111 and stole about
worth of boots, shoes aud clothing.
The two leaders of the gang are Under '
arres. and have confessed to the rob
bery, but the smaller hoys, who were
too young to realize what they were
doing, have not been arrested. Most
of 1 lie goods have been recovered. The
boys all belong to well known families
here.
While b'-rimf a well on the Whitney
place, 111 the. south part of Craig the
men engaged in the work were surpris
ed by hearing a rumbling souud audi
feeling a shock, which they describe as
electrical. The scene has attracted;
hundreds of visitors and various theo- j
ries have been advanced. There Is a'
constant wind which comes from the,
01 dice with such force as to cause a,
rearing iioise, which can be heard for a,
long distance. Tbe presence ot car-,
boiilc acid gas is also noticeable to suchi
an extent that a lantern lowered three,
feet from the top ol the well is exting
uished. It Is generally thought that a.
powerful artesian well will be the re
sult, aud ranch Interest is manifested
in it. The well has heen dug sixty feet
and bored flfty.eight and piping placed
so as to bring the lore to the top of
the well.
Incendiaries tried lo lire the businesa
portion of Klin Creek by starting a
blaze in Clark's saloon, but the fire was
discovered by the engineer of a Union
Pacific train, who gave the alarm by
blowing the whistle and calling out'
the citizens in time to extinguish the
JUrnes, which had already extended toi
the poatollice. The damage done waa,
only slight, but the delay of giving th
alarm for a few moments would hava
resulted In tho destruction of tho bust
lien portion of the town.
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