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In a rural justice court in Georgia,
reeuntly, an old ncro, whoso testl
iany had Ixtcn questioned by a law
yer, said in his own defense: "Jedge,
I'm a good mau. I been a-llvln' 'roun'
hea.Ii ten years. I ain't never been
lynched; en de only boss I ever stoled
th'owed me en broke my two legs!"
Congressman Charles N. Punier, of
New Jersey, -recently-vrsdted cue of
bis constituent! in Union County, and
found biru trying to give some medi
cine to his little son, who bud eaten
too many green appl, while a Chris
tian Science iielghltor was assuring the
bay that there was nothing at all the
matter with him. "I think I ought to
laiuw," (?roaned the boy; "I guess I've,
got Inside information."
When Major General Samuel 15. M.
Yocug was presented to the Kaiser
during his ncent visit to Germany,
Kaiueror William asked him If he hud
ever visited that country before. "Not
thin part," General Young is said to
have replied. The Kmpcror then In
quired what parts he had visited,
whereupon General Young Knld: "I
have visited St Iiuls, Cincinnati and
Milwaukee." The Emperor roared with
laughter, and took General Young to
the Empress, to whom he repealed the
witticism.
M. Grevy, when President of France,
on one occasion extricated himself
from a predicament with wonderful
presence of mind. lie was being con
ducted around the Salon by an eminent
artist, when he saw a painting which
displeased him. "What a daub!" he
ext-lalmed; "whose is 11? 1'liat pic
tare, M. le President," said his cicer
one, "It is my own work." "Ah' said
Uje President, without any sign of em
barrassment at his awkward mistake,
"in our country, when we particularly
wish to purchase a thing, we always
begin by running it down;" and, true
to Ills part, lie rehased the ofTendiu;,'
painting there and then.
Major Shniturk, of the signal corps,
tells an amusing story of an old time
"religious revival" meeting at a negro
otitirch near Savannah. In order that
the revival spirit might be quickened.
It was arranged that the preacher
should give a signal when he thought
tbe excitement was highest, and from
Ujo attic through a hide cut in the cell
ing directly over the pulpit, the sexton
was to shove down a pure white dove,
whose flight around the church ami
over the heads of the audience w as ex
ported to have an lic-pli lng effect, and,
as far as emotional excitement was
concerned, to cap the climax. All went
well at the start; the church was
packed; the preacher's text was "In
the form of a dove," and as he piled
up his eloquent periods the excitement
was strong. Then the opportune mo
ment arrived-the signal was given
and the packed audience was scared
out of Its wits on looking up to the
celling and beholding a cat, with a
ciotlicsllne around Its middle, yowling
and spitting, being slowly lowered over
Uie preacher's head. The preacher
called out to the sexton in the attic:
"Whar's de dove?" And the sexton's
rolce came down through the opening
m you could hear It a block: "Inside
the eat!"
IS A NATURAL BAROMETER,
Rltln of the HnMlcr weat Wh-n a
Storm I A prmichlriu.
"It Is going to rain within six hours,"
aid the man, with provoking delibera
tion. Tiie sun whs shining brightly and
wily a few floating clouds broke the
'clear blue of the broad sky. "Kalu,"
said the other, derisively, "and out of
Uiat sky? You're a pessimist You al
ways carry an umbrella."
"I'll bet you a good dilner that It will
rain within six hours," the first speuki-r
replied with Imperturbable good nature
and gravity. The bet was made, ami
the dinner was mid for by the mau
who doubted. It rained in less than
four hours.
"Now, If you will come around to my
' rooms I will show you how I knew It
wui going to rain," said I lie prophet,
who was with honor In his own coun
try. So (here they went. Now, the
prophet was an original sort of chap,
and had fastened upon the walls of his
room many si range tilings of the sea
ml forest and Held. On the floor was
Hung skins of bear and deer anil mount
ain Hon, and on the wall near a window,
at retched from the top of the high
wainscoting to within half a foot of
the floor, was the grewsome skin of
a giant diamond hack rattlesnake. The
prophet pointed to It and said: "There's
toiy secret."
The skin was dripping wet. The
went so to speak, stood out upon Its
acaly back In huge drops, which would
a well and a well and silently run to
gether In little streamlets, which In
turn would rush down In an avulauclia
f other drops and reach the floor with
a aplaab like a Br rut tear. Kvcrylhlng
(se In the room was dry as the humid
atmosphere of n city after a thunder
atorin would allow.
"Thnt'a my barometer," said the
prophet "I killed that snake myself In
triorldu and had It stripped. The skin
la not tanned, but just preserved like
rawhide, t had noticed In some of the
toasting boats nl ug the gulf shore
Itrlpa of snake skin hung up In tint
In bin. The captains had told me Unit
they could always tell when a squall
Iran coming by watching this skin. I
lave bad that for three years now, and
k baa been far more accurate than the
a-Mthcr observer. No mstter when (be
Irat Indication! of storm make them-
selves felt ill the atmosphere, whether
It be night or day, sumuiir or winter,
the faithful skin shows It by beginning
to sweat. If the storm passes off th
drops dry up nnd the skin crisps and
shrivels until It Is more like sandpaper
than anything else. In the winter, of
course, the sweat Is not so profuse, be
cause tin' air is drier than in summer.
"Why the snake skin should be so
sensitive to changes in atmospheric con
ditions I do not know. I have asked ex
pert snake handlers and students of rep
tile life, but they were as much at a
loss as I was. I do not know, either,
whether any skin but that of the rattler
will yield to humi.Ilty or not I know
that the Florida boatmen use the rat
tler's skin exelus'vcly for their cabin
barometers. " There's s metiiing grow
some and mysterious about it, I'll admit,
but it tells the truth aft accurately as
the most expensive glas:! that was ever
construct) d. and all It cost me was a
bullet from a rifle." New York Trib
une. COSTLY JOKE ON A BOOMER.
How a New Y rk Financier Clot
"Fooled" by liny itiifAnUm tnyMli
One promoter ('own on lower Broad
way in New York lias had a career
like the tides of the sea in Its varying
eblis and llnvs of fortune, lie has
handled some big deals In his time, and
on the other hand he has received some
"fm-ers" which would thoroughly dis
concert the average business man of
the "tvmmon or garden kind."
une or the most characteristic or me
experiences which he relates Is that of
the time when he attempted to exploit
un antimony property out in California.
ii)! investigateu me proposuion inor
oughly, found that the supply of ami-
monv was iiiaoticitllv inexhaustible and
then spent .S.'on.ooo in erecting a plant
to refine ills pr duct.
Then he loaded l."o tons of the metal
on Ii aid cars, and. attaching a I'ullm.in
car to the train for the accommodation
of himself and friends, slurb d. with
banners waving and bands praying, for
New York.
He figured that with such a show
ing as be was unking that Investors
would simply tumble over each other
in their eliorts to get In on the projiet
and that his stock would .sell like tie:
proverbial hot cakes.
It bnpp'-nid, however, that In his cal
culations ho hud negleeted to in
quire Into the action of tin laws of
supply and demand in reference to an
timony, ami hence was profoundly Ig
norant of the fact that he had enough
of It In that one train load to furnish
the entire world for years to come.
Arriving at New York, he crassly
burled his train load at the d -alecs, lie
fore the terrific Impact of that 105 tons
the market collapsed like a wooden
shanty before a thirtecn-inch dynamite
shell. The price of antimony fell In one
day from 18 to fi cents a pound, and
from tli.'tt ibiv to tills It h.is never re.
n....rii
Inasmuch as It was Impossible for
bim to refine at less than 11 cents, he
then and there "threw up the sponge."
Out In California Is an Inexhaustible
mine of antimony and a $200,000 refin
ery; but there is "nothing doing."
WHY INDIANS PAINT.
A tcccnil of Ihe Ked Men Ki plaint
the rtranue Cntti-ni.
Once an old Apache Indian, when
asked the question why his people
painted their faces, told this little leg
end: ''Long ago, when men were weak
and animals were big and strong, a
chief of the red men who lived in these
mountains went out to get deer, for
his people were hungry.
"After walking ail day he saw a deer
and shot at It; but the arrow was
turned aside and wounded a mouniaiu
lion, which was also after the deer.
When the lion felt the sting of the ar
row he Jumped up and hounded after
the man, who ran for his life. '
"He was almost exhausted, and,
when he felt his strength giving way
he fell to the ground, calling on th
big bear who, you kn ,w, Is the grand
father of men to save him.
"The big bear heard the call and
saw that to save the uiau he had to
act quickly; so he scratched his foot
and sprinkled his blood over t lie man.
"Now, you must know that 110 ani
mal will eat of the beur or taste of
his blood. So when the lion reach) d
the mau he smelled the blood and
turned away; but as he did so his
foot scraped the face of the man, leav
ing tiie marks of his claws 011 the
blood-smeared face.
"When the man found that was un
injured lie was so thankful that he
left the blood to dry 011 his face, and
never washed It at ull, but left It until
It peeled off.
"Where the claws of the Hon scraped
It off there were marks that turned
brown In the sun, and where the
blood stayed on It wag lighter. Now
all men paint their faces that way with
blood, nnd scrape It off In streaks when
they hunt or go to war." .
Ha ler t il ler Any Oiiouriimancfw.
Mrs. Touser And after the way you
have treated ,ne 1 suppose when you
die you expect to go to heaven.
Mr. Toiiacr I don't know, dear,
where I shall bring up, but I have no
doubt It will seem like heaven to me
by way of contrast, you known.
ton Transcript .
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ftcvolvera Kcplnon 11 sor.
One of the Memphis newspapers de
clares Its belief that one hi six of !ho
ninle adults of that city carries a Revol
ver. The habit has grown, especlatly
among the negroes, who are said to
have abandoned the razor and taken to
the pistol.
In the higher nodal circles only men
with ujj iiicorut can com.' In.
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WITNESSES TESTIFY IN LILLIE MURDER
HEARING.
THE ACCUSED HAS FRIENDS
MANY ON HAND JWHO BELIEVE IN
INNOC-NtE,
HER
DR. STEWART TESTIFIES
District Court Room it Davtd City Crowded
Throughout the Day- Dr. Stewart tbe
Prioclwl Witness
David City, Neb., Doc. 30. Th.
preliminary bearing of Mrs. Lena
M. Llllie, charged with the crime of
murdering her husband, Harvey
LlMle, on the'iiorning of October 24
of this year, was commenced before
County Judge U. M. Skilcs Monday
morning.
The county court room was too
Btnall to accommodate the large
crowd In attendance, 8tid the case
was beard In the district court room
which was crowded to Its utmost
capacity. The attorneys for the
gtate wern County Attorney Walling
Bnd Collnry A ttorncy-elect Evans,
and f(jr tbe defendaDtt JudKe MaU
35 1 1 0 r
Mrs. Llllie Is a woman of medium
height, rather slender, small black
i W dark h;,ir a'ld l,;13 the aPP""
auee of a lady of refinement and one
would nut think she would even be
chargec with a crime so serious as
that of murder In the first digree.
She ictuiued from Bell wood Monday
ni irriing, accompanied by her father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs J. H. II IN,
who occupy a scat with her In the
court room.
j Dr. A. J. Stewart was (he first
witness ca!h d. He testified that he
1 was called to the Llllie home on the
morning of 1 )ctober 24 about 5 o' lock.
''To tlx the time," said lie "I exam
ined n time pircc after I arrived at
the Llllie residence and it was Just
twenty minutes after 5 o'clock When
I went into I lie house I found Mrs.
Llllie standing at the telephone. I
jfis'u'dher what, hid happened and
she said that home one had shot Mr.
Llllie and I to ! her by the arm and
she led me through the sewing Mim
and upstairs. I said "we have for
gotten to (ret a lamp" and she Slid
I there is a light upstairs.' Winn we
larrived at, the bed morn I found Mr.
' LllUc with the right sld
of his head
all covered with blood. Ilo was lying
on ll!e w6t 8i()e of tho bed with ins
head to the south. Upon examina
tion I found a wound In front of and
above the right ear penetrating the
frontal bone. The wound was a
small round hole. I also examined to
find the place of exit of the bullet
tut could not tind It. I then asked
some one to call Dr. Iieede to assist
uie.
"In preparing the wound for an
operation I noticed that about one
half inch around the wound wai
blackened. Soon after I went Into
the bed room Mr. Hurt Hall and
Night Policeman Taddlken came In
Mr Lillle was not conscious at any
time after I siw him that morning.
The bed in which Mr. Lillle lay v ai
In the southeast corner of the room.
The head of the bed was about ten
Inches from the wall and the foot
was pulled out some two or three feet
from the wall. The lamp was on the
dresser. The top drawer was open
Just a little bit. Mr. Llllie's body
was entirely covered with the bed
clothing
"The body was moved to the Ims
pita) about 7 o'clock. I found Mr.
Llllie's body Ivleg on the back the
head Ivirw sllgh'ly n I he left side. "
Counsel for the state attempted to
have the witness demonstrate to lh
court hv using a human ski'11 and
pillow th exact- position of t' e head
sf Mr. Llllie, hut was not, peimitted
to do so.
The doctor continued: ,
"After arriving t the hospital w
took him to the operating room when
we made n further examination for
the bullet hut did not lind It. I re
mained with him until ahoot twentf
minutes before his rfe 1 1 ' t , and he wa
not conscious nt any lime,"
Witness was also present nnd as
Isled In the autopsy. II - said,
"When I was st the L1HI5 hemf
that morning I ovet heard Mrs. Llllie
telling some one the details of 1 li
shooting. I now remember she stir!
the burglar shot Mr, Llllie and tried
to shoot her. She said the man w i
near th bed; that she awoke when
Mr LHIIe was shot and the mar
crouched down and tried to pusn ttu
revolver against her: (hat the mar
?,(md V,r' ,he ""lt slf1n "f ,u" n"f1 ani
f,wn ,t!)lrg shc gitr, wu RH(
the man oolri'lng the revolver at hei
she oroppeo down behind the bad.'
I Lout Their Letter of Credit.
J London, Dec. 30. Two Russians
j Plnkeltz and Green, claiming to hi
naturalized Americans, have hern ar
rested In Linden, chatted with be
tnir In Illegal possession of a Vtler n
credit for .';i,0(o. lust on the confl
nent by M. liiccnhiium. Some of M
Oreent mum's cards weri also foonc
on the men. Thev hem Hie address.
"Iluistcluh, San Kmnrlscn." About
I7.S76 of the sum represented by lh
lelUr of credit remains undrawn
STORY OF THE CORONER,
Evidence of Dr. Samtle Does Pot Help Mrs.
Llllie buri.ars bid Not Kill Him.
David City, Mb., Dec. 31. Two
days of teUluiony-takiDkt IntheLlille
minder case leaves pcop'e divided Id
opinion as to whether the evidence
will he regarded suflicient to bind
Mrs. Lillle over on the charge of
niuidetlng her husband. Public sen
timent in a measure, It must be ad
tnitled, has swer"ed toward the
wouiau since the day of her arrest,
but at the same time the testimoi j
Tuesday was more direct and posi
tive against her. Dr. Sample, the
coroner, made a clear recital of value
f'f the irosccution. The crowd lu
tie coin t room was hardly as large
as Monday, hut the lutereat Is not
diminished.
Mts. Lillle says that the reports
published In Tuesday's papers that
fie Llllifs and Hills had Intermar
rie I several lirnps Is not tre and
asks that a correction be made. Sarn
Lillle, hroihcrof Harvey,married her
sibter nd this -as the only two mar
ilages between the Hill and L:llie
families. She tays she has only the
relatives living lu David City.
,' This trial Is the fourth mutder caoe
In the history of Butler county. Tho
first was that of James Kastncr. who
was charged with killing a man by
the name of Zltna, at a Bohemian
wedding on the Platte valley In 1881
or IMxr,. At this time the late Wil
liam Marshall of Fremont was dis
trict at tornev. and lie was assisted in
the prosecution of the case bv Matt
Miller of this city. Kastncr was
found guilty of murder in the thlid
degree, and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for five years.
' 'J he "ext was that of D in Casey,
cha'Bcd with shooting a Mts. Raori
tlari nor It linatd, in 1 '--. Casey
admi'ted that he shot the woman,
hot Hie defense proved hyexpeit tes
timony that Casey was temp Tanly
insane at the time, and he was ac
quit ted.
'Ihe third was the case atiainst
Mary Anna Atmangst, charged wilh
poisoi.ing her lirst husband, whose
name was Huberts, in lS'.rJ. 'I his
case Is siill fiesh In the minds of tho
the people of this county. t occu
pied two wet ks in the district, court,
and the Jury, returned a verdict of
not guilty.
In Ihe lust two cases and the case
of Mrs. Lillle, Malt Miller has ap
peared as counsel liirflie defense.
U'liintv Coroner M. V. Simple takes
except inns to some of the reports pub
lished In an Oaiaha paper, and says
tli.it a great itijosttce has been done
li i ni. In ,m interview last night Dr.
Samp. e stated to the rcpoiters that
do sneat ing proi ess of any kind what
cm r was indulged io with ay wit
ness a. the coroner's iuque t on the
death of Hatvey Llllie, and that tl e
repot ts published Id no Omaha paper
are in t true; that Mrs. Lillle wps
treated like a lady and she was not
on the witness stand four hours as
reported, but sue was on the witness
stand about two hours, and this In
C d s two different times; also that
Mr. Lillle was not evgn asked to go
to tlii curt house, as all other wit
ncsscs were requited to do, hut the
coroner and the jury went to her res
ilience and she was tteated with a 1
due couitesy.
"It Is my di si re to make a thor
ough and complete Investigation of
the matter and if possible locate the
party who committed the crime,"
said Dr. Sample. "When it began to
look like Mis. Llllie was probably
guilty, I tried hard to locate It some
where cNe. 1 wan'ed to hhlei.l her
all I p isslbly could."
Some of the members of the coro
ner's J iry were also Interviewed and
tin) c oiirm the statement made by
lo. S mipfe,
The active part that some of the
nn mlicrs of Hie Woman's Cl rlsti n
TV. up i.ioie 11, loo are taking 111 tliu
Lil ie case ,s disrupting that organi
ze io . Se 1 r ,1 '1 the tin min ts have
already w 1 tnur.i a o iinmth 1 rganl
7. it Inn and ottieis are threatening to
(to so for toe re sou, as thev say,
they an: going hevmirl their limits,
ami Hie pur p. ss of the 01 g 1 nizat not.
Several lo aleil discussions were bcatd
lo and about tbec urt Im u-o y. si cr
dav a'lei renin and some epithets ex
changed tli.it would not look well lu
print.
Dr. M. V. H, Sample, county cm.
ner, was the first witness culled. Hu
mis ut the Inistpiai soon alter Mr.
Lillle was taken there, and also after
tiie patient rued. He made a c os1!
examination of the wound and found
the llesli around the wound wis
blackened fmin powder. About tint
ty minutes alter Mr. Lithe died wit
ness and Drs. Iieede and Stewatt held
a post-mi rtem examination and found
gialns of poAd -r inside of the skull.
Witness, tiy the use of the skull of
an adult person, demons! rated the
course ot the bullet. He said th"
bullet struck about two Inches D
front of. and slightly above rate ilgh,
ear; and was found Just behind the
left car, and that a bullet passing
through Ihe "vain as this one did,
would produce paralysis Immediately.
A Home For Consumptives.
Sprlniilield, HI., Dec. 31, Dr. .T.
A. Kif.in, secretary of the slate board
or heal 1 11, in his annual report whi h
will be glen to (Jovurnor Vales to
morrow, suggests thai Hie state leg
Isluture be asked lor an appropi hit ion
to eiect a slate home for consump
tives. Dr. Kgan siys that litems
ease Is fast g lining a foothold, aorl
that should a Mute homo be I uilt
where tlio poor could bo tiken ca.e
of, It would be a great beuclit. ,
FLEEING FROMCITY
GEMUINE ASIATIC PLAGUE AT MAZALTAN
MEXICO.
PLACE 15 DEPOPULATED
EXODUS AT RATE
OF THREE
DAY.
HUNDRED A
MEN GUARD THE CITY
Pest Grows Virulent and Interior io Towns
in State or Panic Casrro Accepts the
Hatpje as Arbitrator
Mazatlan, Mex., Jan. 2 There Is
no longer the slightest doubt that
the disease now aillicting; this city is
k'cuine Asiatic plague, for microsco
pic Investigation proves tnat bubonic
pest baciiiil aie In the blood ot those
affected with the disease.
The plague has grown virulent
within the last forty-eight hours and
'he alarm which had begun in some
measuie to abate, has returned with
increased strength.
The peopie are fleeing from the
city at the rate of ;mu per day, and
some 5.0P0 have already gone.
Tne news of the recruriesence of
the plague at this port has reached
the iritetior towns of the state and is
causing a panic. Cordons of armed
men have been placed around the
towns to prevent the entrance of aDy
one from this place.
Aged Couple Were Poisoned.
Wilcox, Neb., Jan. 2. Mr. and
Mrs. John E. Johnson, an aged
couple living north of Kigali, Neb.,
were f nmd dead. Johnson was found
lung on the bed, while Mrs. Joliri
on was in a kneeling position with
her head 'in a tiling Tl:e condition
in which they were found seems to
indicate tliat thty were poisoned.
A coroner's itii'iucst and post mor
tem by local physicians failed to dis
cover the cause of the deaths. Tbe
stomachs of the two bodies have been
cut out and sent to Ouidha for further
examination. They had been seized,
with violent stomach trouble j 1st
previous to their doalh. arid one sup
position is I hat they were poisoned
tiom cat Ing canned food.
The old people were found hy their
s n-in-law, who lives in the same
house with Ihcin. His name is John
Horn, and he came down stairs last
Friday motning, according to his
story, and found them in the posi
tions described, still In their night1
clothes.
Though no suspicion of crime is at
tached to anyone, the case loo. s seri
ous, and Is alleged by some to have
been a murder. The motive is not
offered.
Wireless System in Canada.
Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 2. Marconi
is pieparlng to Install a wireless
ttans-continental set vice through
Canada. Two of his experts passed
through nere yesterday on their way
west to arrange for a series of tests
In the Rockies
It is expected by the inventor that
the diverse electrical currents in the
r.irilied atmosphere of the high alti
riides may Interfere with the success
ful sending ofnis messages, and it is
to satisfy himself that the tests arc
mae in the winter when the condi
tions would be more unfavorable.
Wionipig Is to be the half way
house of the system. It is under
stood the station will be located at
St my ii.o itiialn, an 0 1 inence twelve
mihs from Winnipeg. It w 1 1 1 re
:elve messages from Mount Riwal at
Montical and it le the work of these
?xperts to locate the next western
Halloo In the Rockies.
Likes Lincoln Farm Best.
Mexico City, Jan. 2 William J.
Biv 111 wiib his family has ict timed
Hum the "hot country" and will re
lu'o north foiooirow. lie is much
Inteiestcd lu the fait that many
voung Ainetlcans with small capital
have stalled In Ihe lu Mcxici as
llmteis. Though greatly pleased
wllli he brilliant prospect's of the
tropical agi Icull tire. Mr. Iliyan savs,
he Is still vciy well salisHrd with bis
lillle farm on the outskirts of Llu-
colu, Ncbiaska.
idiot by New Year Reveler.
Los Angeles, Cal.. Jan. 2. John V.
Jones of (Jrcenvllle, Tex , was slct
mid almost Instantly killed at thfl
Lln-oin hotel by a New Year's level
Brand ell irmii a second story to the4
sidewalk. He had gone from his room
to the balcony to look out n the,
treet an J was leaning over the rail
ing when he suddenly sank forwaid
and fell over the guard rail. Ills
body dropped into Hie midst of the;
crowd of people who were merry mak
ing, anil the sickening thump ou the
sidewalk slopped all revelry un that
corner.
The Police Arrest Record.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan 2 Captain
Ireland figured out last night that
1,019 arrests were made d.irlng the
past year, compared with 1,0TOarcsls
tho year before; 7,744 meals were
served In the city J ill during the past
twelve months against 7. .173 the year
heforc. The m tils cost ten cents
each, making the city's pilsoo board
bill for 1902 1774 40.
lVbraska Notes
The Talraaee hotel was destroyed
at Auburn with a loss of $1,000 no
$2,000 insurance.
J. D. Robinson, 83, fell . from a
wagon at Jb'reujout and sprained his
nek joint.
Chemical vinegar, catsup and table
sauces contains no vegetable, matter
whatever.
Alex Haghlad was crossing the M.
& O. track at Norfolk when run down
by an engine. He was badly mangled
but may recover.
A new Methodist ciiiitcii costing
$10,000 on the plan of tbe St. Paul's
church of Lincoln, was dedicated at
Geneva.
August Herbek, a Bohemian resid
ing near Sterling, drew his gun
through a wire fence, when it was
discharged, instantly killing him.
Charles Wood was found at Bridge
port. Neb., with his throat cut. He
says a man stabbed bim but Jefusea
to reveal his name.
Charles Wood,' a horse buyer for
Owen B'ns. , of Waco, was found
with his throat cut He says a man
stabbed him hut tbe conditions point)
to attempted suicide.
Mrs. Martha Davis, an old settler
of Butler county, died at the home
of her son there. She was 89 years
old and survived her husband twenty-five
yens. She leaves three sons,
Frank, one time county treasurer; C.
G. and Elijah.
Goveuor Mickey has announced
that he will retain J. T. Morey at
the head of the institution for the
blind at Nehtaska City. Mr. Motey
was selected because of his faithfu
conduct of affairs as former head o
the institution over many applicants.
f ir tbe nlaee.
Joseph Martin, sent to the peni
tentiary from Lancaster county for
one year for getting too familiar
with a wagon and team around some
brass and other stuff belonging to
Someone else, was released from the
state prison by Governor Savage Jan
uary 1st. "
During each of the lirst eleven
months of except March, the
D lUglas county hospital had a great
er number 01 inmates than during
the corresponding morithsof the year
I9nl, according to the reports ot
Supetiuteudeut J. Henry (Jest anri
Dr. Lee.
A sub-committee of the State Ba
association met in Lincoln to discuss
needed legislation and made somes
recamtuendations to the coming leg
islature. Among the questions dis
eased were changes in the divorce
law, a return to the district attorney
system and ail ameudaeDt to tbe rc,
form school law.
The police officers have 'succeeded
In tiuditig the overcoat which was
stolen from the Plattsmoiith hotel.
One of the suspects who was released
sold it at a livery stable for $2. It
is thought that other p.tty thefts
have been committed but the fellows
were smooth enough to cmeenl their
guilt until they left towD. r"
D. E Thompson expects to leave
for his post iu Brazil January 24, so
Mr. Thomson has iuformed the com
mittee that waited upon him in re
gard to the reception and banquet
that the Commercial clu 1 intends to
give Id honor of the new consul. The
banqet will bo given 00 the evening;
of January 22 and will probably be
followed by a ball in the capitol
. building.
The farm house of Lewis Dierking
near Dakota City, was n hbed soma
time after Ihe retirement of Ps in
mates.and the two hired men, George
llirschbach and Lory Asher, were
Insets to the extent of $'05 In cash,
the form?r losing 830 and the latter
7j. Hiischhach also lostj his gold
watch. None; of the Inmates of the
house were aroused, and knew noth
ing of the robbery until morning.
'1 lie hired men's room was the only
one entered. The contents of Kitsch
bach's trunk, in which was his money
and watdi, were scattered over tha
floor. Asher's money was taken from
Ills trousers' pockets.
Tho poll.ie cleared up the mystery
of the 'woman in black," which
has been quite a sensation at Nebras
ka City for a week. - The police re
ceived a call from the west end
stating that the won an was creating
a disturbance. Chief McCallu n ar
rived at the home of Mrs. II. J. Pad
gett, where the woman was making
a visit. The woman Rave her nama
as Mrs. Nolan and said that she had
lately came to the city and was hunt
ing work. Investigation seems to
show that most of the sensntlnoal
tor lis were untrue and that tha
woman was simply attending to ber
own business.
Henry Guntruit, for many year
considered tho stmngest man In Lin
coln lias been admitted lothe asylum
,f ir the Insane Ills case Is one nf
ncnte partsls. For the last year ba
has been acting strangely anri hi
family, fearing that he would heenna
violeat at any time, had him taken,
hefore tho county commissioner,
who adjudged biro Insane. Physical
ly he Is a giant and formerly raa a.
transfer wnoon.
