AT THE LEGISLATURE
This session o( the Nebraska lay la a
tare ia drawing to a oIom. There are
only a lew ww. day. Lieutenant Gov-
mi appointed Senator bold-r-
Van Dusen, and Hale a committee
to confer in regard to the adjournment
ef the Date.
The following bills ere acted upon
this week :
in m Houec.
Several petition! against house roll
No. 363, the compultoiy education bill,
were road.
bUnding committee report were
read and adopted a folio, after tie
action postponing house roll No. 646
wJ reconeideied. House roll No. 546
rejlMiog to appointment of bank exam
iners, lo be postponed.
Senate file No. 18, for the organiza
tion" ( nitt'ual surely companies, to
Iloaee roll 679, relating to fee for
bank examiner, to pass a amended.
Senate file No. 66, relating to urnis of
eoort, to pass.
Senate file No. 24, -wacerning prooed
re in jury trials, to paaa.
Houte roll No. 671, to prevent con
tamination ol the water supply of the
state, to paaa. Tbe bill waa ordered to
a Miird reading.
House roll No. 331, amending tbe
game law, 10 pass.
Senate file No. 14:!, prnMJig Ash
ing in private pond, to
House roll No. 503, auieiidn g law re
lating i filing l 'nail, to be post
poned. Hon roll No. 130, prohibiting killing
f tnrtpv snd quail (oi fire years, to v
postponed.
House roll No. 162, prohibit! a.
kef and qu .il .shooting between Janu
ary and Nuurmber, to be ptponed.
Houe roll No. 147, a simitar bill, to
su postponed.
Honte roll No, 5K9, prohibiting kill
ing of gaoiK for ii aiket, to be postponed.
House roll No. 572, for appointment
( game and fish warden, to be poat-
ponud.
House roll No. 333, rehtins? to fishing
by hook and line in Nebraska streams,
U be postponed.
House roll No. 484. to pass as amend
sd. I
House roll No. 342, taxing telegraph
and exprese companies, to be postponed.
House roll No. 48"), regnla ing tele
graph charge-, fixing maximum charge
tor nieeaagea in the aute, to be post
poned. House roll No 5S7, tor tbe publica
tion ol school books under slate au
thority, for general Ide.
House roll No. 161, was not acted
apon.
House roll No. 172, as indefinitely
postponed, as a neuale bill covered the
tame subject.
Senate file No. 132, relating to county
surveyors' fee and providing that in
soanties having more than oO.lOO in
habitanls the salary shall be $1,500 and
in cooulies of 100,000 inhabitants or
more $2,000, was recommended for as
sage. House roll No. 294. relating to labor
lien, was recommended lo pass.
House roll No 122, relating to gov
ernment of administrator of estate,
we recommended for passage.
House roll No. 202, repealing a sec
tion of the criminal code, relating to
hunting water fowl, was postponed.
IN TUK SENATB.
The following report of standing
committees were adopted ;
Senate file 3i.D. by Owen, for sus
peneion of the herd law for a period of
is month, to be indefinitely post
poned. Sonata fila 318, by Hale, fo regulate
the plaatini of tree along partition
line), to be placed on the general file.
House roil 204, by Janaan, to require
the burial of swina that die of cholera,
to pas.
Senate file 327. by Barton, to prevent
Me person or company from receiving
from a citv or villa more than one
telooa license, to b placed on tb gen
iral file.
taiaie die 34.1, by Van Dusen, mint
ing to the purchase of park by citie
having a population of over 8,000 inhab
itant and lees than 26,000, to pa.
Penal lie 337, by Talbot, relating to
paving and laying of track by street
ear companies, to be Indefinitely post
poned it: principal provision baring
been incorporated In senate Die 117.
Hooae roll 163, by Leniir, providing
that tate bank shall pay a fee for
fllinsr article of incorporation, to be
indefinitely postponed.
Senate file 268, by Miller, relating to
a special tax to pay the indebtedness of
road districts, to pa.
The senate went into committee of
the whole with Noye of Douglas in tb
lhair.
A substitute bill for senste file 36, by
Holbrook, regnlstinir tbe organization
if mutual )enefit associations, wss die
enaaed briefly. Front of (Jar nd
lerof Fillmore thought the bill might
be dire and sgainst mutual benefit In
surance companies, though Talbot nf
Lancaster said it did not. Mr. Pront
said he had not seen a single Insurance
bill before the senate that he favored.
The committee reported progress on
the measure.
Pena'e file 174, by Barton, relating fo
action at law against partnerships,
was Indefinitely post pined on motion of
Van Dusen of Doug!.
Senate file 22ft, by Hannibal, amen
istorv of the gam law, precipitated a
lively discussion. This was occasioned
by a motion of Ciirrie of Custer lo pro
tect qnall at tM i Imse of tb year.
DRIVE THEM BACK
Or n Flllptaoe
Two Boys Klllxt.
Manila, March HI. 3:30 p. m. Some
f the retiels recently expelled from
Cavite and the small towns in the
vicinity of Pasig combined forces and
last night ei alreidy eab'ed, attacked a
company ol tbe Washington troop, a
detached portion at Tangig, General
Wheeler reinfor. ed tbe American with
two companiea ea -h of the Waahington
and Oregon regiments. Tbe post had
held the enemy in check and tho fire
of th reinforcement repulsed them,
driving them acres to an ixiand form-d
riy the estuary. Ti ey were t mi in tront
of tbe Twenty-second regulars.
On discovering that they were en
trapped, the rebel fought desperately,
aided materially by the jungle and the
darknes", but they were completely.
routed with heavy loss, arer two hour
fighting. The Ameriians lost two killed
a ,d twenty wounded, am ng ue laiier
being Lieut' nnt Frank Jones.
General Wheaton determined to pun
Wh the natives and at daybreak his
brigade sUr'ed in the following order:
The Bixth artillery, holding the extreme
r gtit, the Oregon volumeers, heading
the center; the Washington regiment
keeping to the edge of the lake and the
Twenty second regular occupying the
right ol the l ne, wl.iub owept the whole
country. The li e ttiun extended over
two miles, rough andc vered with thick
jungle, advanced el ven miles. Tbe
enemy fled, ti e last of them lieing sen
about half past three this afternoon. At
scarcely any time did tbe Ame'icaas
get within 1,2'H) v rds of them.
Tbe troops are returning to Paig, ex
hausted by Ui iiard work under a hot
sun. The Oregon regiment had one
man killed and four wounded, and the
Twenty-second regulars one wounded.
According to theolhcial reports no fewer
than two hundred Filipinos were killed.
General Otis sys the Ani' rican army
and gunboats now command tbe lake.
He estimate the property incurgente
valued at $5' 0,000 has been destroyed
while large quantities of rice and augar
and COO tons of coal have been Captured.
Many prisoners represent that the
Filipino toldiera are weakening. Tbe
generona treatment of the Americans
seems to influence the in-urgent army
In the opinion of the Americans, how
ever, ill Filipino lerders will continue
t provoke fighting an long as they can
re ain their hold upon their followers
becauae they have everything to gain
and nothing lo lose.
Thi enemy have twice as many men
on their firing lines as they have arms
and the fact that eO few arms are ep.
tnriHl h the Ameiicana is becauae the
gun ol tne wounueu rmpuiue iuu
. i a f:t : - A
maiiv of thoi-e who surrender are
spirited away.
Tbe army tugs h Uuna de Bay ana
fWaie have returned to 8au Pedro Mac-
att an I reported the result of their tour
of the lake. On Friday morning last
they a! elled the town of Moreng, the
rebels fleeing without making any re-
anonse to Uie Pre. ine AUienuaus
landed a pa'ty, which destroyed
a
nnantitv of stores and all tne
atone
1 J - ...
buildings, except the ctiurcnes.
The expedition then pr ceeded
to
Majayjay, where a sugar
were destroyed.
ail d
taw mill
On arriving at Santa Cruz, a town of
1,200 inhabitants, it was found that the
epemy was strongly entrenched and pre
pared to defend the position, assisted by
two gun boats and several launcnes
w ronver the mouth of the river was
blocked ith rocks and bamboo.
A few shel s caused an exodus of the
citixens, but not of tbe enemy's tro pe
The Americans did not attempt a land
log.
Captain Grant, who is in charge
of
tbe expedition, asks for reinforcements
and will probably take Hanta lins to
morrow-
The United States distilling ship Iris,
which left Honolulu tor Manila with
the United H ates battleship Oregon
on February 20, arrived today.
This mnriiiniT the San Joaquin also
arrived. This la the last of the over-
doe Egyptian steamers sailing under
American register that were detained
by tbe insurgents on tbe nortl
coast of Lnxon.
Wisminoton. March 80.Tbe war
,.irtmant vealerdav received the lol
i.in di-natch from Ma tot Gen. Otis
w B I
Mntinn onerations MRintit tbe in
anroenta :
"Mahila, March 19. AdjuUnt Gen
eral, Waahington: Our improvised
gun-coast under Captain Grant, Utah
artillery, have full possession of Uguna
de Bav: troop, inhabitant and prop
erty on ahore of lake at onr mercy
Wheaton'a brigade on Paig river ha
northeast into Province
Morone. Ut evening enemy attacked
part of bis force south of Plg, killing
. ,.n .nd wniindine- twenty of the
Twenty -second infantry. This morn
Ino Wheaton moved against this insur
cent (orca.diiving it to the south fifteen
, i :..ki i.
mile, experiencing vy a.iK-v
Knemv left 200 dead on the field.
Oti
St. Paul, Minn., March 20.-Another
cold wave is predicted. U signal
aervice says the temperature will fall
twenty degrees by tomorrow and ex
tremely cold weather will prevail in the
northwest. Ut night it was below
t-.ro at all Canadian ststions except
Medicine Hat and Bismark. At MedU
cine Hat II is only four above. It is
fourteen above here with a brisk north,
west wiod. It is snowing at tUtlla)
Ford and Medicine Hat, Canadian,
Northwest and at Havre, Moot.
BATTLE IN KLONDIKE
ONE
AMERICAN AN3 THREE CAN
ADIAN MINERS KILLED
ISI(Fir In Mow Tork Usstroys Windsor
Hotel-Many Killed In Jumping r rum
Uia Building CoaJ Opsnttors Form
Cuubino.
Sw York, March 18. A special
f om Vancouver, B. C, says:
Carl Slommerfelt. a German, who
was a passenger on board tbe steam
er Lees, which ha arrived here from
th Lynn canal, brought tbe news that
a bntle bad been fought between
American and Canadian miners a 'ew
miles off tbe Dilton trail; four men
are reported to have been killed oot
right and a number of othe-s are said
to have been seriously wounded.
When the lien min ng law of Brit'sh
Columbia was enforced a few months
ago the American miners leit Atl n, tne
new Canadian gold dia'rict, and struck
north. They found a short distance
ff the Dal i on trail, on the Porcupine
iver, a district rich in placer gold. It
waa generally conceded that the new
lacer were In American territory er.d
be miners vowed that no Canadian
hou'd a'ake a claim. Some Canadian
mounted policemen, however, did stake
ciaims In the American territory and
ustifled tbe;r act by moving tbe Can
adian fl ig from Mount Pleasant, on the
trail, ao an to make the line take in a
rich part of the dia'rict.
They were fol owed by at lest fotty
Caoad an miners, who all located good
claims. A fortnight ago about 100
American min r held a meeting and
deci led to Send notices to all Canadians
toleavrtthe country within five day.
Tbe notices were sent out, but no heed
as paid to them. Blummerfelt, who
ft the Porcupine river district two
weeks ago, cays:
.'Early on the morning of the sixth
day the American miners met and pro
ceeded to the Canadian camp. 1 don t
believe they intended bloodahed, al
though they were fully armed. Before
they could even state tne ooject oi
their visit some one, I don't know
from which party, fired a shot, and
then everyone seemed to he snooting.
Several rounds were fired and four men,
1 was told, were killed outright an
American and three Cansdian.
'The battle was very brief, and re
sulted in the Canadians, about fifty in
number, flying acros the border. The
Amoricans then retired to their own
, J .1.-. tt.. 1n
camp. 1 wa iniormeu iuni iuo
teaangAjnericens were leaders in tne
battle, but calTnWTy4orcraJnC.
G. Lewi and Charle LeitcdilirXor
Angelee; W. S. Hawes. Minnesota; A.
McConnaiihy, Chicago, and r. W.
Borough of Denver.
"I did not acertain the names ot the
killed. From my location, about nt-
teen miles north of the Porcupine river,
I beard that a squad of Canadun north
west mounted pilice had left bake
Tagieh for the I'orcnpine, the niw of
the fight having reached them. The
Americans are determined, and I fear
there will 1 another conflict. There
is uo doubt in my mind that the new
district is in An.erican territory."
8!ummerfelf atory is unconfirmed,
butreporta received here about two
week ago from the diatrict, predicted a
daah if the Canadians did not leave
the territory.
Nsw York, March J8 Flames
which originated fron the igniting of
a lace curtain, burst forth from the
second floor of the Windsor hotel at
Forty-seventh street and Fifth avenue
shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon just as the St. Patrick's dsy pa
rade passing the building, and in a
few moments they had leaped np to the
roof and enveloped the entire Fifth
avenne and Forty seventh street fronts
of the hotel. Ten minntea later the
flme were roaring through the Inte
rior of the hotel an 1 all escape by
means of stairways and elevators was
cut rff.
There wa the wildest scene of ex
citement within and without th build
in. Hundred of guests aod employe
were in the hotel when the fire broke
out, and for mnv of them escape with
safe'y was impossible. Probably from
ten to fifteen lives were l"t within a
half hour, and thirty or forty per"
were injured in jumping from windows
and in rushing thr nvh the roaring
flames in the corridor and on the
stairway. Manv who were injured
died later at nearby residences and at
hospitals and other who made wild
leans to the s'one sidewalk were so
badly Injured that they are till hov
e'ing between life and death. It may
b twnty-?our hours or more before
the complete list of fatalitiea becomes
known and it will be longer than that
More H can be ascertained definitely
how manv charred bodies are In the
ma o! fallen masonry that marks the
spot wher the hotel ato"d.
Phobia, III., M'rch 18. Coal opera
tor met here todav an I formed a com
bine which goes into effect immediately
Pan Francisco, March IS. T), W.
fiemple of Dawson Citv, business man
soer of the Klondike Nuget, is in this
ci(y enroute to Ottawa, Ont., formally
to preent charges against ex-Govern
ment Commissioner Thomas Fawcett.
HI misMon is the outcome ff per
si'tent and uncompromising attack
npon the methods and practices of the
office from which Fawcett was recently
removed. He is still chief of survey,
however, and from this pIsco his re
moval will bs saked.
CANNED MEAT NOT GOOD.
Partly Dm ta
Orarcaoklna- Cool
Cent-
bine.
CitrcAOO, March 22. The court of in
quiry last night examined two witnesses
with reference to the beef question, Dr.
Nicholas feun and Lieutenant Colonel
A. W. Corliss. Dr. feenn entirely disap
proved oi canned roast beef a an army
r lion for any length of time, and
Colonel Corliss told of tbe soldiers' dis
like cf it.
The court will bold an all day session
oday, expecting to leave for New York
tb'S evening or Thursday morning. Tbe
remaining witnesses will be those sug
gested by Major Lee in behalf of Major
General Miles.
Dr. Nicholas Senn testified that tbe
troops in Cuba lived largely on cinned
roast beef xnd bacon. What attracted
hie attention to tbe canned roast beef
w as it character. He baa every reason
to believe it waa not n ested, but boiled,
It waa tasteless, aDd certainly appeared
to lack nutritious qualities, as was ap
parent from tbe condition of tbe men
a ho returned from Cuba to Montauk,
men who had never been ill. but were
greatly emaciated.
Parxir6uuku, W. Va., March 22.
Very important negotiations have just
been closed whereby the Henry Oil
company, the Fearless Oil company
and the McDonald Od company become
one corporation, which will be one of
tbe largest oil concerns independent of
the Standard Oil company.
The three companiea have been ei-
tennve operator in the Hieterville aud
Elk Fork pools, and have been
successful. Tbe combined production
of the three companiea will aggregate
2.400 barrela of oil daily, all of which
is sold to the Standard Oil company,
It has been the di s re of the Producers'
Pipe Line company to enter the West
Virginia fields, but never until now baa
it been in a position to secure lulfl
cient oil to pay for putting in a line.
Now thai the Producers' company i
on the safe side, but with 2,400 barrels
dailv production to start on, and with
the co-operation of the many iudepend
ent operators in West Virginia fields, it
will build its line direct from Pennsly
Vinia lo all the fields in ibis state,
Another (III Cumlilne.
Savasnhii, Ga , March 25!. Negotai
tiona are pending between the national
government and the Savannah city
government by the terms of which the
city quarintine station may pass under
the control of the nat onal marine he'
pital service. The mayor is favorably
disposed toward tbe transfer of author
ybe ieving the health of the city
would be not less safely guarded, and
tht the local taxpayers would be saved
$20,000 a year, the present cost of the
quarintine. The negotiation are the
outcome of the detention of government
traneoirt from Cuba with soldier.
Arrangement have been perfected
whereby all soldiers from the West
Indies will be stopped at Fort Pulaski,
fourteen mllee down the river, tor dis
infection and detention, and if the
quarintine station passes into national
control there will be no open door policy
for incoming vessels from any infected
port
A Rrld(e In Africa.
Philadsi eiiiA, March 22 An erect
ing gang from the Pencoyd fron worki
will leave this city in a few daya en route
to Africa for the purpose ol building a
bridge acros the At bare river in the
oud-in, near Khartoum The seven
spans of the bridge, with a total length
of 1,100 feet, have already been shipped.
The c rdcr was placed with the Pencoyd
Iron works by the British war office,
less than six week ago, tbe company
agreeing to build tbe structure in seven
wreka. 'The Pencoyd company was
given preference over the English bridge
buil cr because the latter bad stated
thai it Mould require reven months to
complete the structure. The British
war office waa anxious to have the
bridge completed before fall in order to
facilitate, .the . operations of General
Kitchenet against the Mahdists.
Poor Shooting
Chicago, March 22. John T Shayne,
the millionaire furrier of this city, was
shot three times yesterday by 11. H.
Hammond, a merchant tailor, while
thev were dining together. One of the
bullets lodged in Shayne'a left shoulder
one in the thigh end the third in th
hip. None of the wounds, it is thought,
will prov fatal. Hammond wa arrest
ed. Domestic troubles are said to be
the cause of the affray.
, Lotl Boy Foand.
Chicaoo, March 22. Gerald Lapiner,
three years cf ace, who wa kidnaped
trorn his home aeve.sl months sgo. waa
found yesterday at Paynesviile.O. Three
days sgo Mr. Lapiner received a tele
gram from Sheriff May of that city, say
ing he had the boy in custody. Mrs.
Lapiner left at once for Ohio, and yes
terday telegraphed that the boy was
the Ions lort Gerald. Tbe police au
thorities received a telegram from the
sheriff at Paynesville aaying that the
annnoafd abductors, a woman named
Ingersol and a man named Collin,
were under arrest. Nothing is known
of the movements of tbe abductor!
since tbe kidnaping.
tllvifiT (Jranled.
CisvEi ANn. March ?2.0ne of th
jocial letifations of the year rulinin
a'ed yesterday in tho grantinT of a di
vorce to Mrs. Annie Stewart Worthing-
ton from George K. V ori hinglon,
Mis. Worthing'nn's father Is presi
dent of the Forest' City Stone company
am! Wortlrncton wa secretary. After
she brought suit for divorce tier bus
band sued Fredrick M. Nicholay, s
social leader and well known singer, fol
alienating her ejections.
Later he withdrew the suit snd sign
ed s retraction ol his accusation.
NOT AFTER PEACE
AGUINALDO EXECUTES A MAN WHO
WANTS PEACE-
A Mrrtoai Flgntars Handlcappad F 1-
plaos Con.lt-iiiead Beeaaae They Ad
rian a Surrender Will Flint to UltUr
End Considerable Baffertns;.
akila, March 21. 9:40 a. m. It is
reported on hitherto reliable authority
AuuinalJo i taking extreme measure
to suppress signs calculated to causes
s ation of hostilities. Twelve ad
herents of the plan of independence,
residents of Manila, have been con
demned to death because they wrote
advising surrender and all loyal Fili
pinos have been calh-d upon to perform
be national service of dispatching
them.
On Friday laat General 1-agarda visit
ed Malolos for the purpose of advising
Aguiualdo to quit. He argued with tbe
insurgent leader and attempted to con
vince him of the folly of his persistence
in tie face of overwhelming odds Agu
inate waa furious at the advice and or
dered General Lagarda to ba executed
irninedi itelv. The unfortunate general
waa promptly decapitated.
Among the incidents of Sunday's
fighting was tbe coolness exhibited by a
company of Washington volunteers,
who crossed the river in a native canoe
nnder a heavy fire fit Ueu being taken
across on each trip of the small boat-
to at'ar'k the enemy's trenches.
COMMISSARY UNABLK TO KEEP VP.
The inability of I he commissary train
to keep up with the advance led to con
siderable suffering and many of tbe
men were completely exhausted when
tbey were recalled and, falling from the
ranks, were strung along for a distance
of almost six miles, numbers returning
to camp in the artil ery ambulances
which were always close up to the lines.
The work of ambulances. was especially
worthy of mention.
Among the dead are several who were
previously reported aa wounded.
Sunday's casualties were as follows:
Twenty-second regiment Captain
Frank P. Jon-s, company E; Privates
Young, Arenson and Yunt of company
D, Rice Pasmir, White, Ellis, Morgan,
Schunder, Coumphoil and Porte of
company E, Edwards of company K,
Ronfer of company G and Corporals
Comeinerge and Nelson of company M
Waehington volunteers Privatea
Wesi and Bartlett and Corporal Waters
of company D and Corporal Dricklein
of company K.
Oregon volunteers Private Brown of
company M.
Minnesota volunteers Private Bruce
of company C.
All the above named are more or less
seriously wounded.
F'GHTINO UNPER PIFFICULTIES.
Hono Kono, March 20 A corres
pondent of the Associated press at
Manila says:
An army has seldom operated under
harder conditions than have been en
countered by the American "flying
br.gade." The country the American
tro ps have traversed ia intersected
nith lagoons, narrow and nnfordable
rivers and bamboos so thick that the
enemy can not be seen 100 feet distant.
During tbe charges tbe Americans were
ignorant as to whether they were attack
ing A hundred or thousands of rebels,
hich amsxes the foreign observers.
The Filipinoa were unexpectedly fierce
at Ceinta. Had it not been for tbe fact
that the American line waa thin the
enfilading fire would have slaughtered
many ol our men.
One of the prisoners captured by the
Americans says the Filipino leaders
boast that tbey can continue such a war
for years, depending on the American
! rces being weakened daily by twenty
men killed, wounded or invalided.
Borne of tbe high officials here think
that 10,000 reinforcements are needed,
as t'ie troops now on tins isiana are
hardly n.ore than are required to main
tain a line around Manila and police
the city.
Considerable rain has fallen already
and it seems that the season for rains
beginning prematurely. It is posai
ble that when tbe steady rains begin
our troops will have to le withdrawn to
permanent barracks, which may enable
tb rebels to return to their old posi
tions.
The Americans hsvs refrained from
destroying the buildings in the country
swept by General Wheaton a troops.
A sentry bas lasen stationed before
every store at Pasig, but tbe soldiers
are bringing in loads of loot from dwell
ing houses:
NATIVES HADLY RKI'UXSKP.
Manila, March 20. 4 ;40 p. in The
mountain banditti of Panay island re
cently threatened a serious attack upon
loi lo. but they were repulsed with a
lots ol 200 men, by General Miller.
McNeil's battalion of tbe California
regiment, under Lieutenant Colonel
Diiboce, baa been ordered lo embark
on tbe Indiana tomorrow, in order to
reinforce the garrisons of the towns of
Haia and Baguyan. on the east coast
of the i'lands of Negros, where Colo-
nsl Smith is in command. This is only
a measure of precaution, as Major
General Otia saya hedoes not anticipate
trouble.
Si'RTNortEi.n. III.. March 21 Sheriff
Downey of Pana county yeate.!ay pre
rented lo Governor Tanner resolutions
adopted by a mass meeting of Pana
citiz-i . The sheriff said that he and
his depu iea were now sble to cope wiih
the situation and that the troops might
safely lie withdrawn. Governor Tanner
directed the adjutant seneral to with
draw the troop on Thursday. On the
sheriff's requisition 200 atanda ) aru.
were shipeil to Pana for the m ol iUi,
sheriff's deputies.
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NEBRASKA NOTES
M 44
Aa Cbauncy Allen, a Nebraska City
boy was going to his home on North
birteenth ttreet be met Roe and Pearl
Burnett two colored boy, with whom be
bad had some words before. Words
passed between them when Roes, tbe
alder of the colored boys, pulled a large
rty-f ur calibre revolver. Allen notic
ed it and before tbe boy had time to
sho teiezed the gun and turned it ia
another direction. Allen's band was
badly burned when tbe gun was fired.
The negro tben bit Allen on tbe bead
with a brick making a cevere wound,
but not knocking him insensible. Hi!
ascape was a fortunate one. The negro
were arrested and will probably go to
the reform school, aa both are under
ge.
Professor Craig of Hebron, the boy
prodigy, exhibited hia ability as a
hypnotist befoie a large audience at tbe
opera house tbe other evening. Those
who bad tbe pleasure of witnessing the
performance of Profeaaor Pauline while
in the city enjoyed it, but, Professor
Craig's efforts far eclipsed those of hi
professional brother. Professor Craig
will unless thd authoritias prevent place
i subject in a cataleptic state and bury
him for five days, allowing only enough
air to breathe, which will be provided
by means of a pipe running from the
saskeU
Harold Tiltey, a boy seventeen years
of age, went to Geneva from Kansas this
winter and bas been doing chores at W.
L. Spears for bis board and attending
high school. Last evening he mounted
a pony to take il to water, and he was
thrown and kicked in the face. He is
badly cut and bruised about the head
ind face, and bad not fully regained
sonciousness at last report.
The supreme court has overruled a
motion for a rehearing oi the Box Butte
jounty seat case and ha dissolved an
injunction preventing the removal of
sounty records from Hemingford to Al
iience. The suit of the state against the
society of the home for the friendless,
in action in ejectment, was argued and
tubuoitted to the court. Opinions have
been banded down in the following
awes:
Chicago M. & St. P. R. Co. vs John
ston Affirmed. ,Errcr from Douglas
unty. Opinion by Justice Sullivan.
The bill of luding and way bill made
oy the authorized agent of a common
:arrier of freight, are competent evi
lence tending to prove that the articles
.herein described were delivered to ancb
arrier foi shipment.
Nebraska City was in holiday .iu
to welcome home her honored citixen,
Judge M. L. Hayward from bis success
ful senatorial contest at Lincoln. The
Burlington depot waa thronged with
itizens of ail political affiliations on tbe
arrival of tbe 4 :20 train. A procession
sras formed and headed by a band passed
hrouge the principal streets. The pro-
session stoped at Eighth street and Judge
Hayward thanked the people for their
Hearty recognition and expressed his
digh appreciation of Nebraska City as
his home. He believed the people of the
Hate bad been with him in the contest
and would endesvor to prove worthy of,
their confidence.
The opera houae at Loup Oity, Bhei-
man county, has been completely de
stroyed by fl-e. Tbe origin of tbe fire
is in doubt, but it is supposed to have
caught from the stove in one of the low-'
er rooms, which were occupied by the
city schools, as the base seemed to be
directly under the stove. It is supposed
that the fire bad been smonldering un
der the ground floor for some time and
when it reached the side walls the suc
tion from the space between tbe stud
ding spread it over the entire wall and
roof so quickly that the fire department
was powerless to save it. But by heroic
work on the part of tbe firemen the Are
was confined to theopeta bouve. School
had let out for dinner and the scholars
were out of the building. The German
Medicine company were playing a ten
days engagement, but by bard work
saved ail tbeir costumes and parapher
nalia. Tbe Knights ol Pythias occupied
the building as their castle hall and
owned all the scenery. They saved most
of it and all of their paraphernalia, in
cluding a large piano. There were no
casualities and no insurance. The loss
is $5,000.
The fund, amounting to $500, for the
relief of the Thurs'on Rifles at Manila
raised through private subscription and
by a benefit theatrical entertainment by
the Elks' lodge, has been cabled to the '
Rifles. The money is to be used for thf
purchase of hospital supplies and com
forts and to secure proper caskets for the
return to their homes bert of the bodies
of the members of tbe company who
were slain by the shot and shell of the
enemy and dieeaaea.
The other night burglars broke into J.
II. Galley's clothing ators at Columbus.
About $100 worth of goods was taksn, of
which sixty-five gold rings waa the prin
cipal bulk. The clerks noticed three
strangers in tbe store and have a good
description of each, which is now in the
hands of the officers. An attempt was
made between 12 and 1 o'clock last night
to fores sn entrance to the house ol
Cbarlei Stillman, snd tbe marauders
were frightened away before their ob
ject was accomplished.