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About Harrison press-journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1904)
PROVE A DEATH NTjjAPS DEPRESSED I'OtHHOS IHrlM U II 1 1 1. IM.AI.IIl IS HICK KllMII lbtn M-li, All llri'Lo. Klllr.l til Sialwr ii Jwred Lareu-o- Kit f SlaMM. liuaetl Herd otthr limy. PlIlLAULl'HIA. CauBlit iu a Imp aod helplss to save themselves, three men lost their liv. sand four others, including Lie. Wtiliatu Cole, were terribly Maided by a lush of steam and billing water lu tbe tire tooiu of tbe htttlebtp Missuchuv tte, lying at tbe L:tgue Island navy yard. J be eecideot was caused by tbe giving way of a gasket r lubbet washer on a boiler on tbe starboard aide f the sblp. r Oa Massachusetts has been at tbe ntTf yard f i ome time undergoing it' a-dve tepalrs pmieularly lu I be Mil r and ruaehiuery. Tue boiler B) wbicti tbe accleeut occaried bad ttoUy liter) gleaned and thoroughly testes! and Uie botkrmikers were at sroik m another bo.lcr. Without warning tbe gasket between the boiler plate and the boiler head gave way anal a terrltl.' rush of steam and b water ocirred. The doors oi tie Mre room were cl std at tbe tins and tbe oijIv avenue of escape was a jafely ladder. Or.ly one ruan. Kram tat, a ship's fireman, thought of tbe ladders, and h esaped without a scar. Few on tbe upper decks new what had happeuei until the steam can a ruohifjf up from tbe seething pit. The work of rescue wag prompt, and to this promptness those who escaped cha b owe their thanks. The first to euur tbe lire In Is was Lteuteuam fcolc. Wl'lu.ut besitatn g at h eoiu loe" scalded by tbe hoi water aud steam In gv red quickly iu unO dragged taV men from tbe place t tbe dour where they were taken In charge by cth-rs. Hub and Hamil sou W'-re dtad when found and Kn it I died a fi w minutes after belt, g taken on d'ek. VH.eihcr tbe gasket was d-fcctlve or whether It bMd bei:o carelessly put Id place remains for Die otliclal couit af Inquiry to de ermine, It Is said the boiler had been thoroughly over hauled and tested under a tremetid aus pr84iie of sLeaii. At tbe time f the accident t ie steam pr ssure w.s only sufficient to run ihu ship's heating p'aot. Tue accident will cause little or no delay In prcpirlng tbe battleship for tea. In The Cleveland Jill CLKYE!,AN1.-Mrs. Chadwlck's list nltiht in the county Jail was pas sed In a comfortable manner, accord ivu to her own statement, and she w is not only contented with her sur roundings, but e pressed bere)f to tbe mation, Mri. Hall, as being de llgnted at being again "wit i her fihndiln Cleveland." She retired tc her call a abort time after 12 o'tlock but was nut abe to sler p for several hour'), not awakening until kfier 8 o'clock. A physician wiii wis jlled at tier request, dt-cl tred that she was surTerlox from nervous anri physlial exhiutti n and wmld ror, for several days, be in a prop -r c-i -dlilun to a t nd to buslnrst matters She aooouncd that she felc tired, but "pretty well for all that." Sh w. illced for a short time bp and down tins corridor outbid the mitrun'si quarter aft r llslnw ,but sud that she dM ru t Care for any breakfast bnt II later, , The first people to call at th Jail lo see her were her son, E oil II. Over and her nurse, Freda Swuis torrn. Tne taster crrce d w i Irom Mrs. Chartwli'k's home with some lothlnu for Mrs. Chadwlck and s nne It n n for her bed. Hnth tba nurse and Emil were allowed to see her lor a short time, the torse reaiainluu I'ter the ynunir una had l fl the (ail. Wbeo informed bv tbt matron I tbe extent of the )nll iu nu card the prls"n r eiptess d hers. If hs not iillstted with the prospect and askid that armnuerrents be made with a h'.tel close by to sending meals This was done and at 10 o'clock she trailed tor her hreakf.it. Me ate liifhtlv but spciiifd In better spirits after dclnii so tbaa sbe bad been , vueo she ar'e. F remm KHied CnrOAOO.-Kat mill train No. 11, eufct bound on the G'ulcau", Itu finirton Q lincy rauial, wis ncked two mil s w st of Mrlsi I 111. Oicar Johnsm tlreru n. wis kll fe d arid KnKlner John Oow.ircy Wjg pr ibioly fatally Injured. ! CI NCI N NA'ITI, t K Ifss Of he tween ll'O.OUO aodl was stts tsined I rum a tiro which started In tbe Ohio Seat company's plant arid pr id to an artJoinloK bulidiUK oc 'vupled by the Ktnl.j,h Kurre Anch ir iaon-ry and a di linj houe, all hree btflng rtejtroyed. Fo:lolnn si aloseiy on the two Mies of Tuesday ft n ht and c ruing define tin hr. iu"ii lixd diilsned work on tbe 17.5,000 li e In tbe Maun lllh Carbon Piol fao- lory. ttlM i Til I Mi 1 II SV II A tit VU W.Nfclt T4.M.M. fllKl AI.IUII1 RUSSIANS REACH CHE FOO Mlnklng of KuUa Shiva la Carwc bat 1h U aat Tk Kvidii r r.flVell- CFIK O0. -Seven BuMlans is civillao Karb. but military tralnlni ob'lous In their bearlun, arilved Is an opts sailboat, ei'tyinii dixpalebes. Diey were uui llnif to talk and went injiuediately to tbe ltusnKja consulate. A blgb wind enabi d tiiem to n ike a qolek pasMaue from i'ort Arthur. PasseoKers who arrived here frem tbe Kwanif Tunu penlnsul i conrJrm t ie trutofi.lness of the olllclal Japan ese seports of the slnkirgof tbe vari ous Kussian tblps rici mly at I'ort Arthur. They buy the Japanese wi old have been able f accomplish this in the past two merthH, but ap parently preferred to us their nuns gainst tbe Russians loilitary fores. It Is believed ti e destruction of the linsslan ships Indicates that the, Jap anese have dbaerioned the hope of capturing the hrt nss. The J pan es lost three torpido boats within the past month by mines, the last one sink Inn riurlnu the nltfht attack of Deo."ujbai 14 r n the Kussian bat 'lesiiip Savistopol. Tbe OhtinK dur iritf whMi Oi Meter hill wai cap tured ws terrltio, that achievement -lione S'Stlnur tbe Japaiiese 12 k) eisua tles. The Jai ane-.e have been unable to e;-up? the uf-l eicept tor ohservdtlou. Th-y tuve taken n--ne or tiie lernaliilriK f vs. Thchteam ers, la-lcn wiHi aumiunlllon and pro visions, ran tbe blockade of Port Ar-th-ir in the past forti.lht, and -bcraara bluh h ps that the for tress c.ill hold out for many no'iths. Tie J;ip.inse are aheged totede pretstd at their unsuccessful sacrl Uce of live. Tbe sailboat In which tbe Russians reached Cbe too left J'ort Arthur un der cover of a snow storm aud bad a terrible experience in crossing. Tne ran were Dearly frozen when tbey -ade tbls port and wereuoablvtn I'ave the boU without assistance The Russians brought a lare number of dispa ches. MOKDEN.-Cpoo arrival of Geo ral Kaulb-rs, cussmandr of the third army, here from liar bin, be was received br guard of honor. headed by a bind of music au3 oy Gener.ili .SikbarotT and Uillerln. lie made a btief speech, conveying tbe emperor's urcetloirs. (General Kaulhars then continied bis Join. oey to Ch luslamututi, wheie he had conference wlib General Kur pit- kin. brisk cannonade is progressing al 'ng tbe center. The Japanese aie scpnlying th Chinese t oor8 in tbe ntdnhb-irhood of Mnmir.tin with artillery. They hive already delivered eighty Krupp uuns. ST. rKTERSHURG.- Captain Clado, who was dntiched from Ad miral Rojcsi vensiry's sqmdron to ap pear as a wlti esi before tne Internat lonal romoiisslon. and ln was ar rested for criticizing the Admlraltv and Grand Di.ke Alexis, the iilh ad- mlrul. ha-i been rel-aed iiv ord.-r lt the G and i'uku Al xls, who con-itd- eied that his punisuiuent lor Infraoi- on of the rtnul Ulor.s Is sullielent. The captain will go to 1'ari.s ,is a wit ness before tbe commission. i Hva R-e to Secu e Bnby. SIoUX CITY, la. A race for Iowa soil t' ok place thlswck be tween George L. Hutib-ird of Dixon, No , and tils dlvon ed wife. Eirly ibis week, Huhbard who was di v.nced on his wifi's r-utt and com oil ed t'i submit to a Judgment f r 1-1,500 alimony last week, went to the boiui of bis orotber where his wife was staving and took their chill. The wife saw him d a ppearing fioro th. house with th" e ping child, which she says, he had snatched from a bed. Sne pui&uei and s.ioo a nurnbei of cltUms raised a hue and cry. Ilubhud was Jailed, but prompth secured his freedom and went a'tet tne child again. Mrs Huhharl ban rletTiolned to flee the state. He boarded th s.imu train wltb ber and attempted to take the bby from bei arms. Secrets y . i ruaaed. WASHING ION -S ct.tary .Taft will make an !T rt to secure from the present congress tariff l.isUtli n for the i'nlllpj.n s along the lines re comm -ridel In ills annual r p rt tc the president, he w It have a c.'o'er erice with Chalrm a l'jyno of th w iys and means committee as to bit toritier course Id the matt. r. The sioretary is mu -h gratified over hr favoriole act I' n of the senate oo tbt fblllpplue olvll ffJTecuJDeut bill. ImiNK IT MUST FALL j rtriti latikn or tour jhihim I fill Ml 1 I l T l Kl) Olwpatrli 1 r m WMr futiiic Hd 111 of Kiirj lr. (( r. ST. PETERSHDR.G. General Stoessel's latent dispatcher from F.-it Arthur have bjen published but as given out d'i not carry tbe story of the garf.n's stubborn defenses be yond Dtcernher 10, thus hating a gap of at least Ave days between the fit clal word of t e military commarder snd the un fflrlal story of (Xmtuander Mliieoeoff which w.is given out at Cbe Koo. It ia no' pretended that the dispatches are published lo full. Tbey contaio much that is of Mat- egle Interest and matter which It is bovi iorIv luip'slble to disclose to the public. The dispatches nave been in tbe hands of E i peror Nicho las in tee days, but their contents were kuowo to few besides bis maj esty and bis personal aides, I'rlnee Oil ff aod C unt lleydoo, who decip hered the rllsxti hes. The at or) of the operations, as far as ;t has been given out, Is Intensely Inlerestlnv aod gnos that there has b en ao almost uninterrupted ss'ult of the iu't di-sierate cl.arac'er from November 20 to Decebmer 20, wnen the Japanese, after 1 si. g over 22,000 men, eaolurrd 2o'l-Meter hill an J were anle fir m tiiat p 'sltlori to tell the squadron iutiie Poll Arthur road stead. The official account e"ds there, but it is it d. rstood that the J.inancse d i nut occupy the top of the M l, wh ch is still exp'fied to a deadly fire from the Rus-inn attlllety. The Japanese are pHsdng a plur g'ng Are from very heavy guns from behind the crest of the hill, but that this tire Is efficien tly dine ed is shown by the damage r furred hy the Km-lan squadron. The Japam s are credited with uslntf eleven-inch and iJxtet n-lsrh mor tars and homitsers. The effect of these must he most oeadly when turned op n the reiirbboi lt;g forts. 1hj public recipiijn Of uene'al Stoess I s despatches as a whole h not had. Everv tolce Is loud lo praise of GenerHl Stoesscl's defense of Ir'ort Artbur. while the authorlihs assert that the niatn line of forts has n H yet been broken. The Japanese so far hive used every device of eniilnei rlnu skill in making ap proach, hut wltn enormous sacrlfi 'es bave beeo able to take only the outer lino of defense. It Is declared tbe garrison probably will be able to In 11 out a considerable time yet. A matter of considerable speculitlnn is why the cider to take nut and sink thcFquartron in deep water whs not earrh'd out. The oolv expl 'na tion (lend Is that the crews and m ns were drafted ashore and at t e last mom lit It was ia ptssible to move tbe ships under tbe beavy Japanese the. General Stopssela dlspa'ches 1 1 the emperor which ere u-c Ued Filday i.iiht were iiivm our. The iirs' is difed November 25, and is as fol lows: "I am bappv to Inform yur waj estv that on November 20, a'ter an Increased h iiitiHid nenf. tne Japanese attacked one o the ft r t s on the torthe astern fruit and h-apei wltb a portion of their forces on the para pets. They were annihilated by ufle (ire and bayonet and tlnon tack In to the trenches. Their reserves wi-re 8!att'-red hy shrap-iel. From Nov ember 2l tn November 2'l the etipiny yO.Ur.liy ru.rnharrii ri the fo-ta. and I in spite 0' izreiit icsses effected bv j the preseseraooe a p isstjs between' two f r i on the northeastern front. "At 6:30 In the ev-nina of Novem ber 23, afier beavy tlrlnif, the J .pan ose " i-udd n'y hurled tretns. ivcs aualnst several w rks on tbls fr nt aud seized a pnr Ion of iio trenu us hot tbey were thrown back by tin) ie serves after a Deice bayonet sirutitile. They leturned to tbe assault at mid night and again occupied a part of the trenche-, but were annihilated bv our havoncs. At 2 o'cl iek In the mominu all was over, and your maj esty's tio-'p were abb to rest and start repairing the damage caused by the bum ha rtmnt. Fsvoit Yjung Men, WASniN'GTON. -There Is consid erable nosslp among n-wspaper men and other well Kforiii"d pertons In W'Hsnlnt. n over a w II fotrnd d re port that President Rooseveh rnav at the outstart of his new term of office give fuller phy to his well known pref. renOJ for young men id oillce. Busy Time ia Steel Worka JIRaDIhh'K, !. Ge.ner 1 Suner tn'endent Ctiarles . Uink y of tl e Eiuar Thompson steel wu k an blast furnaces of the Carnitrhi Sieel compar.y, predicts that nxt year will ba Iha bu lest year In the bis tury of the Carmgie Steel c rn pan y and has Instructed his di'uiirtm-rilal iiead'toget their deparim niRlitO si ch hape that the Uiigar 'J ho upon plant can take care of the antici pated bourn. 100 ILLTO TESTIFY IHUOUIK KM T AH.ll m..m ia na (I'tar. MAY BE BROUGHT IN TODAY LAWYbKS HUT fONVIMKD BIT THAI 8rtt CAM APriAK Whrrcab'ot UatriM r jrvlt iiid O bw Vl luicrt-a tn IUrlwt-r M W llie. CL E V ELA N D. Four wltaesw were beard in tie bankruptcy pro ceeinKS analnst Mrs. - Cassle L. Chadiek at which the bearing was continued until tomorrow, when Re ceiver Nutian Locser hr.pes to have the woman present. Mis. Chad wick's appearance will depend i n a report to .'lefcrce In Uinkrcptcy Re- j mlngton as to ber ph sical condition, her counsel stating in couit that she was ill, and it belmi agreed that sev-, eial pyslclans should make an iam-. ioation to oorrow. Little information was received as lo Mia. Coad iek's Jewelry or as to a . mis-ing trunk and valise the receiver d: sires to Ssd. The esaru'.na'loo of i t0 of the witnesses, Eiuil Hoover, j Mis. Cbudwick's son, and Freda Santrorn, her maid, entered about ' three articles. From sveral adniilons made Receiver Loeser, lioever. will lOntlnue his Inquiry with the hopes of locating the property. At the afternoon session of court B-nJaniln O. Matzer, manager of a ' Cleveland fur eompany, told of furs aod ruts valued at 82,t0'i which were held for Mis Cnadl-k. The pro pile or of the same concern denied la answer to q iisi Ion toat Mrs. Chad wlck bad purchased a ll.fl.K) fur llm d c iat. Whon Attorney L. J Grossman, counsel for the creditors was through qu stinnlng the witness's ho and AtKirn y Dawley had an in lormil c inference co-iCirulna Mrs. Chad wick's appearance before tbe referee. Attorney Grossman insisted that Mrs. Chaowl.K should be brouubt into c mrt as soon as cos Bible, saying be understood she was unable to be present. Attorney Dawley, then addressing the court, q e.tloned tbe rluot to subpoena Mrs. Chadwlck and have ber testify. 'To b.ing her Into court, lo her presmt condition womd ba nothing short of iobtnianlty," he Declared. "Furthermore, Mrs. Chadwlck is un der do ob inaiion to teat fy any where. Nothing can unseal ber lips, and if Mrs. Chadwlck were to oome here and make a statement she would ave to discharge me as hei attorney before I would oonseot." j Mr. Dawley asked the court to vis it the Jail, but Referee Remington did not care to do anything beyond the usual way. Mr. Grossmen said he did not wanl to cause Mrs. Chad wick a.iy unneces sary embarassment, but I h it he had t en advised by pbyslcaus that siie was In condltoioo to testify. Re feree Kfriilnctoii then suugeted tht the pluslcans visit Mts. Chadwlck tomonow, and be will ann unce tils dicisloo concerning her appearance before court. Dr. Wall, the Jail phy sician, said that Mrs. (J'ia1 ick wai In bettir condition than she bis hcen for reveral days. Sue was 3me what weak this morning, biH fel better during the aflertiom. The examination of Fieia Swans lrom,'Mis. Chadwlck's maid was tie tiuo by Attorriey Hrossmao with a view to securing Informatln as to the when a'iouts Of valuable Jewels and papers beloiglng to here nployer. Miss Swanstrom said had heen in Mis. Chadwlck's empoiy for six moot .s, and accompanied ber oo all of her trips. These numbered six or seven, she said, and were from Cl veland lo New York and onoe to lh sinn. She was not the cooiid. nt of Mrs. Chadwick, she said, and couli not tell the purpose of tbe trios to New York. The witness said sue never looked after Mrs. Chadwlck's Jewels. Mrs Chadwlck took care of them herself. She did not, know where they were. Mrs. Chadwlck's son Emil was then called. He could not teM the pr- sent whereabouts of a truuk or sat. chel which was removed from the Hollond house. His mother did not tell hlui where the property was taken. Hoover sai l he had a talk with Freda Matuiday night. Sash and Door Factory Burned. Cll IC.VGO The sash and door fac toiyof I'hl Up Rinn fi Oo., located at C'oshy and Haslfead street, wai d si roved by tire, that for somti time thr a ened to spread to to Ih rue gis supply tanks of the l'i0(l-s' Gas Llgt t and Cokn companv. (toluol the tanks were foil of Illuminating iras. an I it was o ly ty the hardest klnl of work that the firemen kept tne fl mi s from oven eatlriK tbe gas tanks aud causlug ancxploloo. "LOCKING f jn INDIANS.' ,it if fie.l K.cruit lttalnel i It ,.ri.e. till Jl- All MTinV who i:l:e t i f .Ik butit I s i-i'i-'-r. : .- v.u- "iu- 'onisl in r..i,i..Mii;i .it .i jM,-t (louUere i ,r hi.ii.ii, ex i-j.t 1 ia the fi'vUt f th.- t.ui-s in loi- in .ir'iy c.iy. inioiig tin- biiti-b of rei-nols i-ai:ie a ! hin-ky f !!' nii'i w:'.s v.-ry jui-t l,1 !i l:ki;d ! y the mi-a of Lis e-!!-aoy. In a fw wots the m-iii 'i J.I-UW (jilietiT iilnl j si.l.V h.V liiliifielf jet have link- h nay lo any one. One fternoou be was -icti.J fi'oiu dress ar.i.Ie by llie burgeon ou account of ii-kness. Jul us piiriule wan formed he hi fellow was st en to rush across Le jiiinnle in front of the coiumand r.)j olTn-. r. Iu Lis liniels he earned a ir oT l;;ie:r.r.ii's c!l!nluir. H ron nil at lh- foot of tbe tall fliigstiiD", oil before he could he tupped be had 1nq..'d tin the climbers riml rucl np he nt:' ft'. On Uie crosstntiH. half way 141, he snt. Old Glory fluttering to the 1 ireeKe over his head. 1'anule over, I he guard, the oflii-era and many otli r it'iitbeml at the foot .f tlw taff Hid the man whs commanded to emne Iowa. He paid no attention to Uie oininaiida of any one or to tbe Uirout Ihr commanding officer Unit lie vould have bha shot If be did not 'oasf dovu. He took from his pocket t juiir of field glasses and scanned tlm ountry lu al) directions for about half n hour, when he closed up the glass mil deKccnrieel Into the bands of the , rtnird at the foot of the aUiff. As bo ' vus Iselng marewil oil to Hie guaru K)iia be remarked: "i did iwit w any coming." "See any what'" insked the Mrgeant 'Why, Indians. The Mudm are am tominif to attack the tiost, and I in the watch for them." The snrpeon talked with the man, vho was quiet ami w-erned rational m every subject wive that the pjnt vas In danger of being attacked hy imII.'iiw. lu a day or two he was r ensei from 1 lie gmirdlioUKe and lu lalf an hour was up tlx? staff again tml fit the name bimineKs of watching !or the Irullanft. No threats or com 1 nands would Induce the man to come iown or make any reply. At the end if three hours he came down "from iff his perch," and In a day or two pn ers were sent In recommending his Uncharge, not 011 Uie ground of Insani y, which wmild have necessitated his icing sent to the asylum, lint on ae 'onnt of iitrtltiK'tw for (service. Ilis d!sliarge papers were given to liin, niiil aa he pawned out of the post t member of the guard aid to hiiu: 'Well, how about the Iiuliaim now? any?" The big fellow turned around, when iff the reservation, and out of the pite, and with a smile tout wan child Ike and bland, replied: ."Indians, no! Yon army fellows cr ninly are a lot of Jays." lie had been a lineman, and, nol latlsfied with the (service, had elioseu 1 novel way to get out. BAD MANNERS IN SOCIETY. tccordinir to nn Authority, Things Were Better ia Kurlier Iluya. A woman of social prominence, who I aas iu ber diiy been a leader, and whe 8 so no longer because of her age, re .ently, In an Intimate and Informal conversation, made severe strictnrei 511 aoine of the manners of society nt llio present time. "In my day," ahs raid, "It used to be understood thai t he arranging of one's toilet in tha lirewnee of others was an offense t gainst good tante. Such a thing, too, i s putting one's elbows on the table, while eating, was also considered vul far. I know that many of those rules Here insisted upon ro strongly thai 'here was something of a reaction, and it came to be considered a sign that ,-ou were nuro of yourself and of join position if you occasionally broke ;hem. "isut the reaction has gone 'much hm far 111.M has set an example which has been followed too closely by thai large class of people who, in the mat ter of social behavior, form their coo ltict and manners by observing whal other persons do. I dined in a puhlU .estaurant the other night, and th xay the women 1 saw there lolled on die table, both while they were eating iiid while they were not, was a sur arise. Another thing I saw there and I see It now In many other places, wai t constant readjustment and rearrang ing of the toilet, especially the hair. "The need of the Incessant attcntiol to the latter that one now sees every where, the pulling and pushing ani shaking is explained, I know, hy ref erence to the present method of wear ing the hair en pompadour, but I d not admit that argument. If nil Unit nalr-dresslng really needs to go on It jiubllc the style, pretty, as it is, should je changed. You sometimes see worn. n at the theater now, who, after tato trig off their hats, practically 'do' theli hair all over again. They could Just is well nttend to this In the place pro vided in the lobby before they taki their seats, but that would not help "or they keep oil working with the hall ll the evening." Tim AVooilebuek's Winter. The woodehuek always gathers undj Stores awtty food all the spring, sum mer and autumn, hut he stores it awaj In his own body In other words, hi eats lu Aud he eats so much that bj fall ho Is as fat as n p'-?- Then when lie has dug for himself n long, wlndinj burrow, and made nt the end of it 1 snug nest of leaves or grass, all in has to do Is to block the entrance will earth nnd leaves and curl up In (ill bed and sleep until the spring, when he comes out little more than a bag of bones, Woman's Home Couipanlou. rEs J The hat k i f 'ldon has beeo In corporated ith a rapiial 0 tl5,00i. Tt-e brick 1 iaht atPapiliion has shut djo fur the w.rrer. Sloe Biiilns biick vtere made duricg tbe season. A butt f 'ity Uo ie cuunty farmers m;t tn Fremont recently to arrante fo tbe extension of teh pnntie lines ie the country from Fremont. Tbe Woman's Christian Temper ance union of Table Hock held a re ception at tbe retidence of Walter C Smith. Tbe tine team of draft boises valued at 1500, stolen from the Yoh liod (a:m, near Kheltoo, has tieea lecovered. The horses were fjutd neirAlda. Mts. Sarah Spelts, mother of Major fnelts of Hchoyler, died at Schuylei at the age of 84 yeaia. She was the mother of ten cbilrren all of whon a:e living. Tt e L'vesy opera house at TVynioa which was condemned last yeas but which has recently been letuideled, will be opened for the season this etk. i 1 A cumber cf business .cec cf Be atrice have organized tbe Triple Heatini! Stove and Gas Trap com pany. The capital steck is lOO.OOOV The business or tbe company will be tbe manufacture of patent stoves.; Beautiful services were held at th Autiurc cemetiy on Sunday, the oc casion heir a the dedlcatl .n of the ' . - V. I A t, n ha lAiSt I lie b..ov I v. v. Mr v -x Anxliarv Cemetery associatioo. Tn M inisforial association conducted the services. The ease of the ttale of Nebraska Baalist, William Brio ml at Platts tnoiith, in which Rrantner was charge 1 with shooting his wife I the left leg and aukle, was dls- mi sed hy Judge Jesseo at the re tj'i'sr. if Itrantnei's w'fa and tbe aM torney. ' I The reaents of the Jebiasha tvH rslty will hold a meeting Bxt Tuesday afternoon to decide whether. to install the service of the Nebraska) re ephone company or tbe UocoId telephone system in the university.! I Ciiy Engineer Oarapen Is louklng up the new buildings which have b en errcted in LlreolD daring tbe ear and finds that the owners cf ):ily two-lnirds of them have taken out building permits. Unless these pirsons comply with the buildiig or n anre City Engineer Campen wiH resort to prosecution. j The Rock Island Raft roal company I bas tiled suit against eittht families, who it alleges, are squatters on the tallnad right-of-way. Horatio B. Erskine the original owner of tbe land, Is among those included In the suits, tbe railroad claiming that Ur. Erskine first deeded the land to the company and later platted It. ' The Otoe County Ruial Carriers tssociat tin's annual meeting was heti In Dunbar the other evening. Oon ildira li important business was :nnsnc ed and the following officers lected for the coming year: Presi dent, Fred McLellan, vice president. 5- ovler Tipton; Secretary, L. B. M.ller; treasurer, Dan Bowman. The 2 year-old son Of H. J. Femp, residing In West Beatrice, swallowed a tin wbistle as large a qn uter the other day. A pbvsiola was summoned at the time, but was unable to dislodge it. It is now be lieved that it mis gone down into the stomach as the lad Is able to take n urishment only In a liquid form. A cow attacked Mrs. Charles Beck, wife of a farmer residing notth of Humboldt severely Injuring the woman about the .breast. The bru ses are painful, but sbe is not dangerously hurt. The adjourned session of the dls trh:C ciurt convened at Columbus. Tne princlnal cao to b9 trien Is that) of llolden, who Is charged with attei pted murder. He Is the mas who, it is aliegpd, held up the Platts Center bank. He still maintain! that he Is innocent and that tbt posse ciptutel the wrong man. Cashier Vchr ieder Is out of the hospi tal and Is able to attend to his buel- ness affairs. At Heathen Gage lodge Fraternal Union of A met lea, met and electee Ihe following 1 (titers for the comloi year: W. W. Lawson, fraternal mss Ur; S. Hull, secretary; M. E. Buk treasurer; M. L. Klnnamon, pre teeter; I. A. Trustier, truth; 1 Cl'Vti, mercy; L. O . Palmer, gidet 11. Cuntler, guard; P. L. 6 toll, sett tlnel; W. V. Lamsnn, P. L. HuJ and E A. CI 'Ugh, stewards. A bast quet was held at the close of ItM meeting. The ancient Order of Unite Wnikmen lodge at Table Rock hcit Its annual election and elected th t flawing cfilCfirs: W. M., Ed M. Smith; foreman, A. A. WiddeflcIA 0et8!cr, A. J. Kimes; recorder, B4 L. Porter; financier, Junes Ti tos s n; rec lver, George W. Pepooss guide, G me E, Headea; Insldl walcn, II. J. Brown; outside watch M. II. Irw n; tiutees, II. W. Fel lers; physicians, W. II. Wllsoo U4 L. MeCrea. NEBRASKA NOTES