WANTS A BIG LOAN
AGUIrMLDO BLANCHES OUT AS A FINAN
CIER. ISLANDS IN NEED OF HELP
TREASURY DEPLETED AND CURRENCY
TROUBLESOME.
PETITION OF AGUINALDO
Comes Forth From Heilrem 1 1 Tor the Sak
of His Country- Proposes Creation
of Philippine Kank.
Washington, Jan , 21. Secretary
Root today transmitter to the smite
and house copies of a petition received
by him, through Governor Taft, fr m
Aguinaldo, the late Insurgent lcadrr
In the Philippines.
The petition t Agulna'nu sa fn
part:
"Profoundly impressed by the sor
rows and calamities which afflict
my people, and beating in mind the
frond Intentions which have lnspiied
the acts of the civil commission. I
have taken heart to present a project
of a purely ecooomic character,
which in my opinion, would reu edy,
If not completely, at least in great
part, the precarious situation Id
which we all Und ourselves.
"I propose to the honorable civil
commission to obtain from congress
United States treasury loan of
twenty million dollars, gold, In cash,
and tso a credit of eighty million
d 'liars, gold, which will guarantee
the issue of paper to serve as money
In the Islands. This sum shall he
used for the development and im
piemeent oof Philippine agriculture
nd shall be paid within twenty
aears, the payments being made in
three Installments at the end of ten,
fif een and twenty years respectively,
and at the rate of twenty-five million
at the end of the lirst period, which
wouUt cancel so much of the credit,
and twenty-live million at the end of
the two remaining periods. Tho
amount of credit would not be taken
ut of the United Slates treasury
like the loan, and both would be with
out interest, and could never be
transferred to any other foreign na
tion. "When the loan and credit was ap
proved and the above mentioned sum
lie re in the Philippines, a bank
would be opened which could be
LQIltu i.jiai.i.a t'l juiii.1 lid
rlcultural Philippine Bank. and which
fchould be under tire inspection and
supervision of the Insular govern-
ue merit.
"After tho civil commission had
dictated the proper regulations and
established all the necissary safe-!
guards for the security and stability;
of the bank, the bank w uld begin;
to operate, making available for the1
agi iculturists such soms as they1
should usk fur, in compliance with
the necessary formalities, at an an
nual maximum'of 4 per cent, payable
semi-annually.
"From the $100,000,000 capital will
be subtracted 2.uoo.ot0 for the con
struction of buildings for branch
banks th roughout the art hlpelagoand
for other necessary preliminary ex
penses. "Subtracting from the annual In
come of 13 b20,000the annual expense
for salaries and other necessary ex
panse; of the bank, which may ie
reckoned at about seven hundred
thousand dollars, there would remain
a net annual income of $3,220,000
which, added to the capital at com
pound interest, under the same con
ditions during tbe following years,
at the end of sixteen years would free
otb tbe actual capital and the sup
plementary credit; that is the bank
would have liquidated Its debt to the
United States treasury, ai.d thee
would remain a balance of at least
forty million dollar -or the continu
ance of Its work. Allowing four
years more for ample time makes the
twenty years mentioned.
"Hy the time that the United
States treasury has been repild at the
end of the stated period of twento
yeais. the Philippine treasury would
have at least fifty million dollars
which would serve to giwanteethe
issue of paper money to that amount.
"In case Filipinos should wish to
acquire the bank by making of it a
Joint stock company without other
wise altering Its organisation and
methods, the government would con
cede to them the title, without
prejudice to Its tights to require re
payment of the amounts incurred by
the foundatlor; of said bank or other
necessary expense.
Respectfully,
F.mllio Agulnaldo Famy.
People Dying Like Sheep.
Dibee, Ariz., Jao. 21. The dread
ed bubonic plague has made Its ap-,
pears nee at Toporlco, Mexico, xslty
flve miles from Mloss Prelta, state ot
ooora. It le also reported tbst tbe
plagae baa been dla overed In several,
Interior towns lo Sonors. Further,
report received bere are to 'be effect
tbst tbere It oc(plague at Humosilln,
op Guaymae. Tbe Guayuas quar
antine against ships from Topoiubm-.
do, Mastlao aod eveo Sao Francisco
UMK alotaloea'.
BLACK DIAMONDS NEAR HOME.
Three-Foot Veil of Aathraclte Fouid Neai
Lousvilie Causes Seisatloi,
Louisville, Neb., Jan. 20. The
rinding of a three foot vein of an
thracite 170 feet under the rock that
underlies this section has ctused the
biggest sensaLlon here In the history
of the town. The coal was found on
tbe farm of J. K. Lee, one corner of
which is on the Inside of the village,
sev. ral weeks ago. It was discovered
while H. E. Pankonln was boring a
well on the Leo farm.
The matter was kept quiet at the
time, and famples were sent to Prof.
11.11. Nicholson, chemist at the state
university at Lincoln. He has re
turned his analysis, saying that the
samples sent hirn were a very fine
quality of anthracite, 87.3 per 'cent
carbon, carrying but 2.49 per cent of
moisture. The coal Is "very bright
and shiny and Prof. Nicholson ex
pressed the belief that a valuable
find has been made If the samples
sent him were taken from the earth
at this pce.
The coal lies 170 feet below the
surface of the ground, and Is found
by drilling through 100 feet of solid
rock. It was re:icbed with a rock
a rill, aud pieces as large as an egg
were taken out. The 'vein is three
feet in depth.
Several parties are Interesting
themselvps In the find, and coal ex
perts will be here In a few days to in
vestigate the matter. The finding of
this high grade of fuel under rocks
of this section has caused much ex
citement. Mr. Lee will appear be
fore members of the legislature this
week, lay before them the proofs cf
what he has discovered, acd ask that
the state spend a sum of money sufll
clent to establish the exteut of the
vein.
Wreck on the Burlington.
Plattsmouth, Neb., Jan. 20. Ont
mau killed, an engine, caboose and
one car wrecked, is tbe res'. It of a
r:ar-end rollision which occurred on
the Burlington a few miles north ol
this city at 9 o'clock this morning.
L. I. Fuller, the victim of tte wreck
was a resident of tins city, and was
reclining on a bench in the caboose
of freight train 29, when the "Q's"
fast freight. No. 71, crashed through
it. Mr. Fuller was terribly bruised
and scaided and died almost instant
ly. The scene of the wreck is at a point
known as Swallow Hill, where tba
track to the west Is practically con
cealed from approaching trains from
the south, Both trains were late,
but were supposed to bo running on
schedule time, and not under special
orders. The m-.n In charge of the
approaching train saw (he train
ahead too late to stop, and hud barely
time to Jump for their lives when
the crash came. Tratlic over the
main line has been blocked all day.
The train which was run Into left
Plattsmouth thirty minutes ahead
of the other, but was heavily loaded
and it wa3 Impossible to make the
usual time. The "iy train was run
ning about thirty miles an hour when
the accident occurred. Chris Noe
lltike, another passenger on the train,
as well as the conductor aud tear
brake man. bad miraculous escapes
from death.
Sew up the Oaping Wound.
St. Louis, Jao. 20. A remarkable
surgical operation was performed In
the city hospital last night to save
tbe life of Edward Spikier, aged nine
teen years, who had attempted to
commit suicide by shooting himself
In tbe left breast. An aperture was
made at tbe wound and between pul
sations tbe wound lo the heart was
closed with thiee stitches. Tbe bul
let bad also perforated tbe left lung.
A portion, an Inch and a half square
was cut away, a heavy silk ligature
'tied about the long draining tubes
being establshed and the chest cavi
ties closed. The patient speedily ral
lied and It Is believed ho will recov
er. Accused of Killing Child.
Pittsburg, Jan 20. Mrs. Letitlt.
Eagle, wife of S. S. Eagle, superin
tendent of the Pressed Steel Car com
pany, and prominent In social circles
at Avaton, a suburb of this city, was
arraigned In criminal court today,
Charged with the murder of her thirteen-year-old
girl, Edna Varner, on
May last.
When the girl's deatn was reported
to tbe coroner It was announced that
she had commuted suicide, but on
account of her youth an Investiga
tion was started by the district at
torney. Mrs. Eagle swore that she
was innocent of tbe cilme.
Dead on Railroad Tracks.
llarrlsonvllle, Mo., Jao. 20. Judgt
B. T. Lane was found dead near the
railroad tracks here ; today. Tbe
eauaa of death Is not known. Judge
Laoe waa foreman of tbe grand Jury
now silting bete. He served two
terms aa county Judge and was elect
ed to tbe legislature while lo Jail at
Kansas Oi ty, where be was sent frt
rerujlng to make a levy to pay fur
certain railroad bond,
THE LEGISLATURE
Committees Aptoliled la Both Braaches. Em
ployes Chosen and the Regular Work of
Session Under Way.
FOWLER NORMAL
SCHOOL BILLS
No Attempt to Remove the Peru School But
Provides For as Additional One
The senate and house of represen
tatives have completed the list of
employes, and the standing commit
tees have all been announced. There
was quite a scramble for positions on
the favorite committees, among
which is that on Public Lands and
liuildings. Those who landed are
well pleased but of course tbwie are
a good many disappointed ones.
Still the number of committees is so
lare that tbere Is plenty of oppor
tunity to mitigate the wrath of t)
disappointed ones, If not to entirely
palliate it.
House Roll No. 1, Is a bill prepared
by State Superintendent Fowler, for
trie erection ol a normal school west
of the sixth principal meridian. It
dries not locate the school but leaves
that to a committee composed of
lhr.ee senators and six members of
the bouse. It was introduced by
Warner, of Lancaster. The import
ant sections of the bill are as follows:
Section 1. That one additional
state normal school be and the same
Is hereby established in the state
of Nebraska.
Section 2. That the location of
said school shall be at any point west
of the sixth principal meridian, to
be determined and designated by a
committee of nine, six of whom, one
from each congressional district,
shall bo appointed by the speaker
from the members of the present
house of representatives, and three
i f whom, one from each of the fourth,
fifth and sixth congressional dis
tricts, shall be appointed by the lieu
tenant governor from the members
of the present senate; provided, that
said school shall not be located In
any case at any point unless there
shall be donated to the state for tbe
perpetual use of said school a suitable
tract of land not less than twenty
(20) acres in extent, said and to be
worth at least seventy live dollars
(7.r) per acre.
Section 4. That the said school
herein before provided for shall be
in all respects under the direction
and control of the board of education
of tbe present stare normal school,
as provided dv section one, subdi
vision thirteen, chapter seventy-nine
of the compiled statutes of Nebraska
for l!!ul, and that said school shall be
for the same purpose and governed
in all respects by the provisions ol
the statutes nnw In force regulating
aud governing the present state nor
mal school at Peru, Nemaha county,
Nebraska.
Section 5. That there be and
there hereby is appropriated out ol
any moneys In the state treasury and
not otherwise appropriated, the 'um
of $100,000 for the purpose of erecting
said normal school building or
buildings for the school herein pro
vided for.
Sectlr n 6. Whereas an emergency
exists, this act shall take ellect and
be,lu full force from and after tin
date of.lts passage.
Other Important bills have teen In
troduced In the house as follows:
Nelson of Pierce offered a bill to
appropriate $1.00,0(10 for the repair
and rebuilding of tho asylum at Nor
folk. Sears presented one to prolong
the term of the supreme court com
mission two years, (he judges to re
duce the number to six if deemed ad
visable. Nelson of Douglas proposes to create
a radical cuange in the negotiable In
strument law.
Sadler wants a new building at the
Hastings asylum and asks the state
to purchase 320 acres of land for that
institution.
Good of Peru wants $75,500 for new
buildings at the Peru normal school.
In the senate O'Neill of Lancaster
Introduced senate tile No. 20, an act
to authorize the formation of mutual
life Insurance companies on the level
premium, legal reserve plan. Nine
persons may organize a company with
250 insurance policies to start with,
aggregating $500,000 of insurance.
Securities amounting to $25,000 must
be held by the company at the start.
At present there is no law governing
legal reserve plan companies.
Senator O'Neill also presented a
bill which deals solely with fraternal
Insurance companies. It embodies
many changes asked for by the Ne
braska fraternal congress at its re
cent meeting In Lincoln. One sec
tion provides that the emergency or
reserve fund shall be used only for
the payment of claims after the
death of the Insured for the purchase
of such real estate as shall be neces
sary or the erection of needed build
ings. Saunders of Douglas introduced a
bill to postpone the Omaha city elec
tion until the first Tuesday in May,
11)03. At present the election Is he'd
In March and the campaign must be
commenced In February, the middle
of winter, a most unfavorable time.
Senator Saunders says there is no
"polities' In his measure.
Hastings or Duller inttcduced a
bill to provide for the selection of a
commission to draft revenue laws aud
to report to the governor by Novem
ber 1, 1903, the report to be made
public. The commission Is to com
prise live persons three of theiu law
yers and not more than three of the
same political faith. The object of
the bills to be drafted Is to tax corpo
rations and persons at a fair cash
A Montreal firm, shipped last year
to England 12,000 head of cattle, wltb
a loss nf leas than one to the thou
aod.
Tbe blue foxes of the Prlbylofl
Islands are opposed to promlscous
mating, aod each clings to one fe
m'He partner. An attempt has been
made to teacb I hem polygamy, by
killing only Un males and sparing
tbe fe-"as. but It ba fx I led.
KKAYER IN A JURY ROOM.
Dae Member Asks for Supreme Guldaice
While All Devereotly KneeLo
Chicago, Jan. 23. A "session of
.irayer" preceded the deliberations
f a Jury In Judge Chetlaln's court,
vhlch resulted In the acquittal of
Patrick Deenan, charged with the
uurder of John Linden.
When the twelve took their places
round the table, William II. Delta
niil: ''Gentlemen, this is a most
erlous duty. A human life hangs in
:he balance, awaiting but a word
from us to be made free or to be eud
d. This is such a s ilemn duty that
I almost fear to approach it, and I
Miink that we ought to ask for cour
. ge and for light. Won't you gentle
men join mc in prayer? Let us kneel
here -in the jury chambers and ask
divine guidance In the duty we are
undertaking."
The twelve men in the jury cham
oer rlropped to their knees and bowed
iheir heads as the one juror oll'-red
a prayer, in whieli he petitioned for
supreme guidance.
Clever Swindling Scheme.
New York, Jan. 2:i, I!y the arrest
if a man whom the police say is
William G. Furlong, an alleged scheme
to fleece the public was brought to
!lglit;today. The police say that Fur
ling has been advertising In New
York and Philadelphia papers for "a
gentleman who (.would t.3 willing to
marry a lady he has never met and
from whom he would be expected to
secure a divorce as soon as possible
'if ter the marrhge."'
The advertisement said it was nec
sssary, In order to settle an estate,
for the lady to marry, and the ac
cepted would receive $2,000. As soon
as an answer was received a chcular
would be sent in which the applicant
was asked to send $1 fur a picture of
the lady.
The police say Hve thousand an
swers were received, and that Fur
long also secured money by adver
tising for applicants for a position.
Furlong had handsomely furnished
olllces on Wall street.
When arraigned the prisoner gave
his name as J. V. S. Scudder. He
w;is remanded for forty-eight hours
lis a suspicious character.
Invite President to Hunt.
Washington, Jan. 2.'!. Representa
tive Mondell today presented to ti e
president Mayor George T. Peck of
Cody, Wyo., universally known
throughout the state as Governor
Heck and J. n. Peake, of the Cody
Enterprise. Mr. Peake, on behalf of
the citizens of Cody extended an in
vitation to Mr. Roosevelt to go to
Wyoming during the coming sum
mer fcr a big hunt. The president
stated in reply that it would he one
of the great pleasures of his life to
have a hunt In Wyoming, but that if
he did go and accep": the invitation
so courteously extended he wanted
to go as a private citizen and not as
the chief executive Laughingly he
said to Mr. Peake. who was former
ly a well known newspaper man of
Vas"-ntgon, that he wanted all re
porters rounded up just before he
reached the Pig Horn Hasin, and
that if Mr. Peake could assure, the
president of a quiet time without
the presence of newspaper men he
might seriously cnnslder the question
of his going to Wyoming during the
summer.
Lee Will Probe the Earth.
' Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 23. It is said
that J. K. Lee, the Louisville man
on whose farm It is reported a three
foot vein of anthracite has been
found, will organize a stock cnmpiu
to bore fur coal If tbe legislature will
not make an appropriation to Inves
tigate. He is firm in the belief that
the entire country there Is underlaid
with a field of anthracite, and be
wants to investigate.
A prominent Lincoln geologist says
there Is no anthracite underlying the
country around Louisville. The for
matlon of the earth does not InJicate
such a mineral, aud he is very cer
tain that the Louisville find wll
soon be forgotten He expresses
doubt that such a mineral can U
found in Nebraska.
Cannot Enter the Port,
Guayaquil, Jan. 23 It has beer,
decided to close all the poits of thu
republic to steamers from San Fran
Cisco, owing to the Importation oi
bubonic plaguo. Vessels which lel
San Franc'scn January 20, or afte;
that date, will not be admitted, 'lb
board of health of Guayaquil, Januan
18, Issued an order to close tbe pon
steamers from Panama or Mexlcur
ports, but the order was reconsider, i
the following day und It wis decider
to close the port only to Hteamnii
from the plaguo lufected Mcxicui
ports.
Wreath On Victoria Tomb.
Loudon, Jan. 23. The second an
nlversary of the death nf Queen Vic
tor I a was today observed at Windsor
Loodoo and elsewhere br the depos
Itlog of wreaths on statues erectci
to her memory, and by tbe mya
tu mlly.
King Edward, Q-ieeo Alexandra
tbe Prince and Pi Incest of WhI s hih
other members of the royal fatull.
were present at a service held li
togmore mausoleum.
A DEATH SENTENEE
EXTHEMB PENALTY THE FATE OF COL.
ARYHUR LYNCH.
HE IS GUILTY OF TREASON
FORFEITS HIS LIFE BY FIGHTING WITH
BOERS.
THE CRIME HAFPILY RARE
Well Known as Irish Leader In the House of
Commons Communicaiion of the Sen
tence Predicted.
London, Jan. 24. Col. Arthui
Lynch, member of parliament fur
Galway, has been found guilty on the
charge of hlgo treasuu and sentenced
to death.
When the trial was resumed today
counsel lor the defense began sum
ming up. There was not any at
tempt to deny that Colonel Lynch
supported the Boers but counsel con
tended that his naturalization was In
no way prompted by treasonable in
tent and was solely for the advantage
he would thus secure for Journalistic
purposes.
Subsequently the defendant active
ly supported the Boer cause in the
belief that he was a legally natural
ized burgher.
Replying for the prosecution the
solicitor general. Sir Edward Carson
maintained that Colonel Lynch joined
the Boer army as a discontented
Irishman, "thereby comouitling a
tuoit cowardly and most serious act
of treason." His naturalization, con
tinued the solicitor general, was oniy
a flimsy pretext.
Counsel then proceeded to detail
the prisoner's aileged acts of adher
ence to his country's enemies.
The lord chief justice summed up
very briefly. He said that if in time
of war a British subject joined the
enemy's numbers, for whatever pur
pose, he was guilty of an unlawful
act. Naturalization during wartime
afforded no excuse whatever for sub
sequent acts. There was abundant
evidence, he said, of over tact in aid
ing the king's enemy.
In delivering sentence Justice Wills
said the crime of bign treason of
which tbe prisoner had been found
guilty was happily so Tare that it
seemed to be almost an aocbronism.
No civilized community had yet
failed to punish severely defection
from loyalty whether in the way of
open wai fare or secret intrigue In
the darkest hours of his country's
fortune when engaged in a deadly
struggle Lynch joined t lie ranks of
its foes and shed the blood of his
fellow subjects, fiubling for their
country, and sought to dethrone
Jreat Btitain from her place among
the nations. The only palliation
which could be oJered was that it
had been the fashion for some years
to treat lightly matters of this kind
and men had been encouraged to play
with sedition and toy with treason.
The nation had treated with con
temptous Indifference speeches aud
acts of sedition, but it was one thing
to talk sedition aud quite a different
thing lo bear arms in the ranks ol
the country's foes.
The Jury after having been out half
an hour, returned a .verdict of guilty
When asked if he had anything to
say why he should not be sentenced
to death, Colonel Lynch replied:
"Thank you, I will say notbing."
The sentence of death was passed
on each of the four counts in the In
dictment. The prisoner then bowed to the
court and was removed in custody.
Lynch throughgout bore himself
with unfaltering composure. He
walked out steadily between the jail
ors and p i t the bench where his wife
and other relatives were seated. Mrs.
Lvnch has been given permission tc
see her husband.
Although formally sentenced to b6
hanged, Lynch's sentence will no
doubt be commuted.
Girl Fearfully Burned.
West Point, Neb., Jan. 24. Mlei
Mary Llerruan was fearfully burned
here last evening through attempt
ing to light a tire wit h gasoline. She
boarded with the family of Harry
Howarlh on the second floor of the;
building occupied by the Cumming
County Democrat. When she us?o
tho gasoline a fearful explosion oc
curred, i
It. G. Longer and Herman Rubin
rushed to tie rescue to find the room
ablaze and the girl in flames, tightly
holding Mrs. Ilowarth, who had at
tempted to smother the lire. Willi
the combined efforts of the two men,
the women were separated and the
flames were extinguished, but no(
until Miss Llerman has been fright
fully and perhaps fatally turned.
Missouri Pacific Train Wrecked.
Wichita, Kas., Jan. 21. -The Mis
sour I Pacific passenger train lctvlnrj
Wichita at 9:60 last nlglA, for Kansai
City was wrecked at 2 o'clock tbh
morning while entering tbe yards al
Tales Center.
A coal ttam wblcb bad taken th
aiding was too long and one car had
been left on the main track. Thi
engineer and fireman are dead and
at dawn were still lying under thai
engine.
Nebraska Notes
Tbe State Voluntary Firemat'
coven Hon was held at Crete.
A. J. Hale, formerly mayor of Be
atrice, is dead at Dubuque.
Mrs. Etta Douglas was found dead
in bed at Superior.
It is reported that a United State
army recruiting station is soon to be
established at Heatrice and that it
may become a premanent thing,
A meeting wH be held at Ellis,
January 27, to consider a proposition
for tbe erection of a 10,0000 busnel
public grain elevator.
The Avoca company with a capita!
of $50 was incorporated this week bj
Asaph J. Wneeler and F. J. Brown.
The company will manufacture a
remedy to cure cancer.
Joseph Keller, who was tried in
district court at Nelson charged at
procurer to arson through Joseph
Robinson, was acquitted ol the erims
by the Jury.
Rev. A. W. Henry, of Lincoln, the
evangelist, -is conducting revival
meetings in Wymore at the Cbiistt
lan church. They will continue for
an indefinite period.
The general store of Langdon &
Drake a Odell burned. The building
and store are a total loss. They were
valued at $10,000. Tte fire originat
ed from a falling lamp.
While feeding a corn thresher at
II urn bolt .the machine threw out a
cob hitting Henry Lutz in the eye,
knocking him from the feeding
board aud nearly blinding him.,
Congressman Burkelt has nomlnat-.
ed Mrs. A. D. Beemer as postmis
tress of Lancaster, which is the pen
itentiary. Mrs. Davis, the wife of
the former warden, has resigned.
The bill Introduced by Howell of
Douglas, providing that the city of
Omaha be enabled to acquire and
operate the waterworks plant, waa
passed by the senate. The measure
received thiity-three votes.
The Argo starch factory resumed1,
operations at Nebraska City and will
continue grinding corn at the rate of
20,000 bushels per day. Positive as
surance is givea that tbe plant is to
run continuously and the capacity in
creased In a short time. '
Ex-State Senator L. H. Woods' fine
residence on his farm.adioinioa Vio
let, was completely destroyed by flrei
entailing a loss of $11,000, wbicb was
partly insured. This was one of the
eldest and most beautiful places in
the county.
Suit for damages was brought in1'
the Heatrice district court in tbe
sum of $10,000 for breach of promise-
by Miss Carrie M. Rasmussen of Lan
caster county against H. C. Mont-
?omerir. Roth parties are well known
in Beatrice,
A. M. Walker, a rural mail carrier.-
who delivers on a loute in the vicin
ity of Cedar Bluffs, has bought an,
automobile, which he will use in his
work. He calculates that he catf
make a trip in three hours with only;
the expense of one gallon of gasoline.
Now he drives a team of horses and
It takes nearly an entire day to go)
over the route.
The show of the State Poultry as
sociation at Lincoln, is pronounced
the best of its kind ever given In
Nebraska. Exhibits were displayed1
from live states. Tbe egg and dressed
poultry department is a r ew feature
and is a success. Tbe display of in
cubators and brooders was extensive!
and the pet stock exhibit, wltb ita
pigeons, rabbits, Belgian bares and
guinea pigs was a great attraction.
A odrew Carnegie bas offered $10,0X10
for a city library at Kearney, If the!
council, by a resolution of tbe people
will put up not less than tl.O'JO a year;
for tbe library's suppcrt and furnish
a site. Tbe offer has been accepted.
by the c luncil, which has agreed to
the conditions and returned tbaoka
for the gift. A committee Is now ae3
lecting the site. ;
At a sppclal election held at North)
Bend, a proposition to establish and
maintain a municipal lighting plank
was carried by an overwhelming ma-,
jority, there being only twenty-onei
votes against it out of a total of 180.
The kind of light to be used baa not
been decided on, but tbe cold gaa
system seems to be somewhat fa
vored.
Burglars gained an entrance to th
st ire of Marcus Fcrankel at Alliance
and started to rob the store. They
got in over the transom of the front
door. A clerk who was sleeping la
the rear was awakened and began
shooting. The robbers were fright
ened away. One of them Jumped
through a plate glass window In hit
haste to escape.
II. R. Parks, a member of tbe whole-)
sale firm of Hlrsch.WlckwIre A Parka,
of Fremont, baa Dot been seen since
December 30, aod bis friends fear
that be baa met wltb foul.play. II
went to Lincoln, where be reglaterei
at ibe Llocolo and tent bla baggage
and samples to tbe hotel. Re luta
oot been seen alooa, although the
haogage Is still tbere At tba tlm
of bis dlsappearaooa be bad a iarg
turn of money on bla person. Be baa
a family lo Oblca-a
