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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1895)
THE NORTHWESTERN GKO. K IIHNWHOTRR. Kdltur * l ob. LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA. OVER THE STATE. Col. IL <i. 1 Humianl.l. la billed for ■ lecture at Fremont the luat day '»f lb • month. Ofiai'KH coiinty'a court hotter, lately conaumed hy tire, waa Inaured for |t.M>o. Ift a arrop luat NDDlrr at Kuati* a ■nan named l.lndary lilt off a portion of Mr llethven'a proboacla, and the loiter haa brought ault tor Mt.ooo. brNA'ioii Tin itaro* haa roaigned hi* poailion aa general aolleltor of the I nlon Pnolfte and baa gone to V\a»tr Itiglon to aaMiuie hla dot let a a irietri I tor of the national aenute. Frank Me hick and < harlea Lute were urreated at the po*io)l)e<. in Lin coln for grand larceny <omm t ■ d at Topeka Kan. Nlvrh.a eaeapid from > aeeond atory window and ia alill at large, II. M, AhAMahoa realyncd Ida |,o lion ua huftlncaa manager of the 'or folk l(eet Sugar company. Mr, Adam haa held tide ponitiou aider the com paoy waa organized and lua re gnu lion la tan reanlt of overwork utnl ■ on «ei|iient 111 health. MmiIii ua* of the brand laland firede piirtinriii held a fair Inal Week lu order to raiae fnnda for the entertainment of vUitlng delegatee itt ihe n«*tannual convention of the atule volunteer fire* men’*aeaoclatlon which will lie held In^that city in January. Tnr. tjoartermttatcr general of the Lolled Stale* army haa ecut to the i,rand Army poet at Aahlitnd blanka to Ut IIlied in with the nuiima of all fir old soldiers burled in the ceincter.. When they ere received suitable head •tones will be placed over their graves lx the district court of Dougins roomy Iasi week Judge Meott sentenced Abram Dander to fifteen years In the penitentiary for assaulting Kmiliu An drrson. Tne Judge told I.under that if (>ower lo do an reste-t with him lie would make Hie term thirty year*. Mi l l will be commenced In the Doug las county district court by the state of Nebraska against Joseph 'ouie mi. Jr., and W. A. I'axlon and .1, A. < rclghlon. sureties on his bond as commissioner general of the Nebraska Columbian coinmfssioD. to recover H.'l,47'.». •<"!, which it Is claimed Is due from Dnrnenu and unaccounted for. Mux. lir< KKIt of West Point, who suffered excruciating pain with rheu matism of the eyes lor four months, went to Denver and stood in the Inn for eight hours before Schlatter touched her hands, she is free from the pain and desires that her relief from the in firmity be made known to all. so great is her gratitude to the healer It'HKD Hartman of Peru, Kan,, «a» Id Pawnee city looking for his wife While Mr. Ilartinuu was ui Seneca. Kan.. making arrangements for ills wife's care and treatment, she became partially insane, dressed herself In hi* clothing and left home. He heard ot her being near Steinuuer. Pawnee county, and be was on his way to that place. Trainmen running out of North Platte Ore becoming alarmed at the frequent accident* and trouble occur ring to them while on duly on Un Third district The shooting of Drake men liilfoyle and Norvul recently, auu many tight* with trauqia and coat heav ers between North I’latte and Sidney make trainmen feel a little ticklish over the situation, Sax atom Tiumimion and wife have gone to Washington to live at the Arlington until the holiday recess when they return to Omaha. M helher they will keep open their residence in the latter city after New Year's or reniovt to Wasiiington with liicir children tot the six years' term of tin- seua'or is not determined and will likely not la- until thu latter part of next month. A MKKTINU was held ul ihu Ocotiei school house for the purpose of provut iug ways and uieunn for thu construc tion of an irrigation ditch. A motioi was carried to organize an Irrlgatioi district and as preliminary the petition era agree to elect a committee and pro ceed witli the survey unit excavation ol Die ditch, each petitioner being respmi sible in proportion to the land owtied. Molts is progressing 011 Die stgnu tower which tile In ion Pacitic is build mg' near the Hurling ton crossing at ■ irarid Island, which will shorten tin time of all trains urriving and depart .t .....a.... *11. _ ...fill iii|| »»»• wvii wr signal towers erected ut every ruilrou< cross, ug between tirniui Island am Omaha unit the time gained will ripia •me b.our, as no trains will have to sto| lie foie crossing. tiKonoi. \Y K. Doimk* of I'remon telegraphed from Nall l ake last weel that t'unlain He l.aMutyr, us agent foi an hnglish syndicate had purchased i group of mines, including the Mercer for tne sum of si.'.ihuioo, The owneri of the mine all live In I lodge enmity John I lorn of Hooper was president o the company. amt aesncluUd with hlu were John lleimi'lch. Vic\ \rls Min Itrown, Or llusiun, thnr lea I Ten lie and i ms llagensiek, allot w hom wll divide the pnrehase price almost ennui ly Uctweeu them I’ll* gieat council id the I lute pend enl Older of lieil Men td Nebiashti me in Vururn. 1‘rouimeiil lied Men free ait |m> lb of the stale «eie presi lit I'lie oltieer* tie-leu f> r the ensnim tear are Orem prophet I. It Maim Norm Plallc great sncheiu 'I H levy, Hastings settlor su> he.n I I1 I inch tirntot Isiano uttmi sae ivttt, ti M Inskeep I alls t in. ti • of U i ti Mfsirhs- litieolu, tcr|«i Ml win p m p. I* I lentil, f runout, 11 * I t, Mood lort omntia ti 'I I I lint 11's I ecu mac h gtnui iepre»* nti five I d Ik tin is \ i Ih .itrb v .Inoge 11 bah in ii.stn, enutt iriilviasil M t I chan* ait a' torney to ten days In the oouttlt |« uud to tuti a litre of *lo> tor o'l t* ini of coni t Mi rr i. on s el.turtle i itisyr itm c an forty ihlri'litt dins atol llie naan were toitilied to make repair tinsVtlltk 'HUH, UV 114 liar Mi 1 tern bad «|iii*e an et|srieuc« with aaii now, hut anally sn-i#et4rd in gv{ lint away I he least bad htath i**y and died * few boots attn w to Ttl* III dilU y\tsal«i»ll O full*. In wet | out thn Mthei day and hu-bcrl 11 etihNrd thirty •** acre* td mta fu* in widow of a deceased brother Educator* of Mehrsshs t" Meet. The Kducatlonal Association of Kaat •ru Nebraska meets in Omaha Novem ber 89 and So at the city hall. A care fully prepared program for the meeting ha* been arranged and many papers of interest to teachers and pupils will be read. Among the program are to be fount) the following: “What < an the Schools Do to Promote Oood l Itlzon ship?” by Miss Nettle Moore of Mouth Omaha; “The Nature, Purpose und Limit of School Discipline," by Mlsa Daisy Mpickard of Fremont: * lecture, ••The Development of the World Under ' Influences of Latent Forces,” by Prof. K, It. Harbour of the Nebraska State university, Illustrated by sterenptican. The lecture Is to be given In the Y. ; M. 1* A. auditorium. “The Necessity for Professional Training for'I each era,” hy Cieorye W. loi of Springfield; “How to Study and Teach the Child," Flora M. Moore. Judge Keyaor will also address the meeting and Mra Kevsor will nresc-nt a paper at the Saturday morning sea slon. Prof. Fling of the state univers ity will also be present and will deliver an address Prof, sawyer, city school siijwrinUmdent of i otincll HlulTs, und several of Ills teachers, will also be present to take part in the meeting. The district comprises Douglas, Murpy, Washington and Dodge countlea Acquitted of Murder. Netlgh dispatch: The Klchler mur der trial closed Saturday night of last week. Thu case was given to the jury at 10 o'clock and after an hour's delib eration a verdict of acoulttal waa reached. Judge N. D. Jackson of Ne ligli and Perryman of Creighton con ducted the defense County Attorney Freeze was assisted by Judge Hurney. The defense showed that lilaek hud come to Klchler'* armed und evidently intended to continue the trouble con cerning cattle tliui were runuing at large. When lilaek curne Kichlcr waa In the bed getting ready to drive to Creighton Hearing lilaek and Mra. Klchler talking loudly he took his re volver and went out to meet lilaek who ; threatened but did not shoot at all. j'l he three shot* of Klchler'* were sent at intervals as liluck retreated. lah m>i Karl* ll»»rili». Dincoln dispatch: The mandamus ' cam of Warden Deidigh ugaiust the board of purchase end supplies will be submitted to the court at the present silting. Till* morning Attorney Kirk patrick for Deidigh presented his mo I tion for an advancement of the case, and the attorney general. Deputy Day appearing in Churchill's absence, an nounced that the state wanted the case advanced and would be ready as soon u* hie brief, which is in the hands of the printer, could be tiled. It was the opinion of the deputy attorney general that the case would be ready for sub mission by '/huadny of the present week. Ham* Trouble In (isge. The sugar beet raisers of this section, •ay* a Beatrice dispatch, appear to lie having the same trouble which those of other parts of the state have had this year, Owlug to conditions unfore seen and In most instances unavoida ble. the beets have not ripened as wi ll a* is necessary to bring them up to the required tests A representative of the Oxnard* has been in this city several daya consulting the grower* and an amicable settlement of the diMt-nlty is confidently expected. Klfit'tion (!odimI Fllnl. j The application of Alfred Bartow for a writ of mandamus to compel the can vassing board of Dawes county to meet and canvass allot the votes cast for him as candidate for judge of the Fif teenth judicial district was presented to the supreme court last week and filed. Defendants were ordered to an swer instanter. The Wolty-Norris contest over the judgship of the Four teenth district lias also reached the su preme court | j - Adjudication of Irrlxaliuu Case*. i State Engineer Howell and Secre taries Akers and Bacon of the state board of irrigation are preparing toad judicata 181 c-asca involving claims for water in the Bepublican river water shed. Twelve of the cases also involve | contest* for water rights, hut Engineer 1 Howell believes that he can dispose oi ' the entire lot by the first of the year, j The following contest cuses arc set 1 for hearing tsaturday, November 33, at Indianolu: Cambridge Milling Com pany va John Miller and Johu I,. >aun* dera el al; LnonidaaJ. Holland va. Du 1 ! vid J. (laborii el ul.; John F. Helm va ' ( L. J. Holland; W It Moore va John F. ! Helm. At lienkeimttn on November -*C the following caaea will be heard: Ite publican ltiver Irrigation Company va Delaware-Hick man Hitch Company came company va 1-1 tl. Neighbor; Iltrndy I ouuty Irriguiion » ompanv va J. K, l’helan etal. The caeeof Andrew Caraon va the McCook irrigation and ! Water Power Company el al. j ■ ... ■■ A llank llolilM-r l araiwa llarrtaburg d la patch Worth Ura ham, the bank roblwr who waa ahot In au attempt to rub the llunner count) bank Mime time ago, aud waa recent!) aeutenced to ten year* in the peniten ' Mary, escaped from a window in hk room lu the aecond ‘lory of the ogdei hotel wine lime In the night. He wai wounded I" the left leg bv a \V tnehea ter ride ball and the ► hertfl waa out] waltiu. for the doctor’* lermin ul U convey him to tbc panltauttary III evidently had trip from Ho on tilde a* he waa unable tu walk without aa alatanew The abend amt a |«*w an after him and tie utu> he recaptured together with aunt ol the net uf thi gang t I I m.a lug I g Wiliiart Hiouila 1 Application waa made leant week a the adjutant gemral a odtee and lur uiaheo, for the iMtlitai) it *mi o I Heavy lie In aud livoaulaa tiurhl Huh: w.aa • apt.iUi of cmriiuinv i t in a haItaiu n Neitaaai ivliiao vadunleer* *blt*l»U al PlatUmou' h Juke I. tact r nmi waa wuauned ut a- Omaha mb I her II, l *oA, \mald waa a wuate tl * compear t, lint regiment Nebraah " vutuaievra ealtaitng at HroWnvilh June 11. |aa|, ami waa dt*. hargvd a * Omaha. Nov. ii,i* f lu. I*' t by reaaol uf • tglraou of a*i»• WOMAN GNTHEGALLOWS AMANDA COOT HANGED IN PUFF SLEEVES AND GLOVES. - ... A NEGRO ALSO HANGED Iterated at Wirrwlnn. Ut.. fur (lit Murder of the Woman's llusltaml • Thrjr Iliad Hinging a Negro Lump-Meeting Melody lloth Cnnfeeeed to the Murder Itefore They Iliad. Wakkvnioh, Oh., Nov. V6- Amanda I taly, u nogresa, ami Flurcncii Kn glial, a negro youth of 'JO yeura, wet •> hanged yesterday for the murder of the wo- I inan’r husband, They died singing a negro camp meet tug melody, The womuu wore u calico dress with pnlTed sleeves, and a pair of brown gloves and russet slippers. Itolh confessed, i I’revious to the hanging Kngllsh confessed the murder of u tramp lie j struck Cody with a tinge rock while sleeping In bed, Amanda crushed 111* skull with an ax afterward. They then carried the body to a swamp, burying it In a hole partly filled with water and covered It. with wet leave* and mud. tingllsli revealed his mur der to hi* mother, who had him ar rested. BAD FOR POLITICIANS. Kansas Hallrosrl* Agree to Cut Off Officials' I’asses. j Toi'KKA, Kan., Nov. U.—The poli tician* do not like the new agreement of the railroad* of the (state barring the Issuance of passes to Ntale officials who urn entitled to mileage or travel ing expenses, because It will cut off the opportunity to get about over Dio state nl no expense. To a politician u-Iiii U in (.ltd* iiiti.it of (’on* ventlon* this is a valuable privilege. 'i'lie railroad companies have long | been desirous of gelling rid of the evil, but have hesitated to act until liovernor Morrill and Auditor of State i ole led otf by refusing to approve of | the practice of charging railroad fares when passe* have been used. While it i muy not rid the railroads of tlie pans evii entirely, it opens tlie way and general solicitors may now exercl-e their discretion in the distribution of favor, without fear of a political hoy* | cott. A prominent State otlieiul said that if tin- railroads would adhere to the new rule in good faith it would reduce j tlie number of applicants for execu tive appointment* in the State. ■ \\ iliioiit it railroad pass a* a source ' nl revenue," he said, “few men could alford to accept appointments which j limited ilie pay to $.’( per day ! for a few days every month. These places have been sought I because the ruiiroad puss is both un 1 opportunity and an invitation to travel ostensibly on buslrfe** for the j stale so as to run up a large mileage hill, fu tiiis way places intended by ' law to be nominal in pay have been made to be worth $1,200 to $2,000 a year and men of no experience or lit nes* have crowded themselves into important positions simply because they hud done party service." REWARDS BY THE SULTAN Pernonn Inciting Armenian* to Idol Hadljr Wsntcd Tark* Not All to Hlam*. CONHTANTIKOri.fc, Nov. 25.—The Mil- ! tan has offered rewards for tlie dis covery of the person* who recently posted revolutionary placards at the mosque and in many other public places, exciting the Armenians against I | the Mussulman*. A special committee i has ulso been unpointed to watch day i and night until adequate results are obtained in the restoration of order , | among the Armenians. Viknna, Nov. 26. — Information re ) ceived from the consuls in vurious parts of Turkey confirms the impres- • j sion that the Armenian revolutionists are endeavoring to provoke further j uiunniH r'*n >u urucr w ui iu|f »uuvv tuc armed Intervention of the powers. I The Sultan receive* many threaten* I tng letter*. He haH congratulated 1 Baron Von der Holtz Pasha, who or- { gnuized the mobilization of Turkish troop., on the speedy way in which the iiiobllizatiou wa* carried out. The , object now desired by the Sultan ia to : float a large loan abroad, a* there la a 1 serious want of money. FOOT BALL^ GAMES VaU It*foau I'rlnretim and I'eiinvjrl vsnlm III.wn* Harvard. Manhattan, N. V.. Nov. 43.—The Vale Princeton football was won by ' Yale by a score of 0 to 10, Pennsylvania. Ill Halt aid, >4. CammniimiS, Mass., Nov, 33.—The greatest bait ball game of the season ■ was played in the presence of upward | of 10,000 spevtutors Score! 1‘enti | sylvunla 17, Harvard It. Tu imi the Itsnalng Ian. loi r s a. Kan , Nov. S3, — Interest lb ' the ease* of Harvey and Arnold, the murderers of .Mayor Marsh of Kinsley , a year wgo, couttnues great in IC«J i ! ward* conut. and It Is reported front there that the tounty attorney, aided • J by Judge S'undue it, who sentenced i 1 the prisoners, is ut work on a case to be taken to the supreme court to test i lb* validity of the statutes of itnis, will'll say a court may order stub prisoners to lie hanged without war runt of the governor AitualM Net In Its I not eO l.ostHiS, Nov lu spit* of tht I auMouuceinsat that King Prempeh of : Ashanti» has agreed to the le.tosof to eat llrltatu to all luteal* aud pur 1 poses preparations for the campaign against i mmuiiU', Nil « (ipHtl, tHUi liiiut, ii u mi M'tiih f»*« ei' UfHlfi tt|i |tl date an t other detail* to 1 he tattled tmfore tirvst Ilmam wUt 1 be thoroughly satt*lte>t with the pram* Heal pruteelorat* ahlcb *he t* taking * j slap* la ••seme over another sites or 1 Africa WHITE HOUSE SENTRIES Vt'rAtlirr Hoim l'rr|M*ml for (fit* dentl*l Collet* l**trol« Washixotox, Nov. Tlie presi dential sentry boxes, whirl I were stored away at the u|H.-iiiox of summer have been replaced about i lie /round at the north front of the Whi e house This indicates that it is proposed to continue throu/h the comin/ winter the police patrol of tne White house /rounds, iuau/iirated by ixccrctury Thorbcr early in President i leveland's present term. rtn-se miniature houses lire Intended as places of refu/n for tile policemen iletailed to /nerd ’he Presidential family durin/ the stormy ni/tits of winter. The executive mansion is well guard ed by trusty men. A lur,-.- force of watchmen is on duty inside of the mansion, all hours, n / it and il.i and a eontinuona patrol is in oiiiuuied hy the local police. 'I'lie outs de wat -lies arc so arranged lhat tlieee are never less than six policemen on duty, d.i.y or night. This force is ills' riluiu d m as to command every up| roach to the hulidln/, and it is hardly po sdile for anyone to approach withint deteei mn. All InviMlmi of 'fr»iMij»«. Tor-y.HA, Kan.. Nov. •/> A serious situation confronts the farmers of I’ratt ami other counties ■ i Central Kan-as. Por tliree weeks the country has swarmed with tramps and men hunting employment. Kneoura/ud hy the claim of a 400.tXXr.tXr0 bushel corn crop In this Htatc, idle men in Okla homa and the Panhandle of Texas started North to u-sist In /atIn ring tire crop, Put there is no e r n in I’l-att and surrounding counties nml the re sult is that tiie farmers have heen deputized hy Hirer!If Williamson to protect themselves from tin- army of tramps now moving north toward Kan sas < Ity. The hungry men demand somei.limg to eat. In several lusluileea they tiave taken possession of houses and refused to move on until they were fed. _ Woman Knoctnl Down ami rulilx-il. LKAvr.Hr htii, Kan., Nov. 35,—A bold dayII .lit robbery took place on Delaware atreet, two square* from the business center of this city, at A o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Thomas Truclove, who lives near Rot ter, whs going along the street with a loily's bug in her hand containing *35. A colored man *tepi>cd In front of nor and tried to seize it. When she screamed he struck her a heavy blow on toe side, breaking two ribs and causing her to fall to the ground, lie then secured the bag and ran through an ulley, making hi* escape. Mr*. Trudovc is badly injured, und there are doubt* about her recovery. Mora Troops from Spain. Makiiio, Nov. 35. — Two battalions of infantry departed yesterday for Cadiz, where they will embark for Cuba Their departure was witnessed by several generals and members of the cabinet, the lllshop of Mion, and a bund of students with banners. There were also present a delegation repre senting Hie Queen Regent and a crowd of citizens. Hurled hy a Cavs-ln. Kmi’oiua, Kan., Nov. ii5.— William Hamilton, aged bO years, was instant ly killed near this city yesterday alter noon by being caught under falling earth while working in a gravel bank for the city. He was almost deaf and did not hear his companions' calls. He was entirely buried. Aiming at a Pari* Panic. Nkw Yokk, Nov. 35.—A cable to the •Vorld from Far1' says that u semi official warning ' been issued that a group of foreign speculators is attack ing successfully each of the iarga French credit establishments with a view to damaging public credit. Silver Produces Blood Poisoning. Skimj.ia, Mo., Nov. 35.—-Mrs. John J. Devine, sr., of Clifton City, Cooper county, died here yesterday of blood poisoning. Two month* ago she ran a sliver into one of her feet, and was brought here to be operated upon, but surgical skill availed naught. Ks-Uov«rnor Woodson Very Low. ST. JOMJCI'll, MO., MOV. Id.—Kx-liOV* ernor Silas Woodson, who has been in feeble health for about a year, iernuch worse, and hi* recovery is doubtful, lie retired from the criminal court bench months ago on accouot of fail ing health. Woman Mtranglad for MS. Chicaoo, Nov. 23.—To obtain Wft the life was strangled out of Mra. Maggie Heckman last night, and her husband, Hugo Heckman, la uuder arrest, charged with the commission of the crime. NEWS NOTES The iucuuie tax «x|terlninnt has proved to be tin ex|>cuslve one for the government. It la said that Republican senators will invite Populist senators to attend their camjua. The Ktigllsii seniorities of Jamaica who seised the ship llorsafor carry tug CuImmi insurgents have released Iter. t’ongressmau Kirkpatrick of Kansas says ihul lie doesn't thiuk Oklahoma will !•« admitted to .statehood by the present t'ongreas. Friends of Ideutenaat I’ogue. who was court-martialed for shooting at Colonel Prof ton, are trying to have the President pardon hint. Salisbury's reply to Olavy on the VeucAuclitn ip<c*llon la not es|tected to reach Washington ia time to be tree let I In the President's message. Fire lu a suml mine haa thrown mu men out of work at Mparta, III. It U prop-tend to erect a monument in honor of the late Hr. ft F Xaltli, author of "America." Me< rotary of Mate lleadiy attempted to stub Attorney John iitaud in a com lr»son at lietogetowa. Kv M«>h tlaroid faded to eetablish hta identity as the son of Mrs. Alena, who wa« metder«d with her atevw near l.aredo, Tvtss Mrs A an lt-rblit preseatnd Mm In the New York police pension fund for the order Ike cuppers kept at bar •laughter's westdiag HELPING IRRIGATION. AN IMPOHTANT DECISION 19 HANDED DOWN The Irrigation law llrrlawd fonatlta tlonal by lli# state Hiifireine Cnurt-" Private Proper!y May ba Takan for tha Pnrpoaa of (.'ooetnii ling lanala—An Knthnalaat on tha ‘uhjert. The IrrlgalIon ( aaaa. Liarot.N, Not. 20. —The supreme court haa handed down the moat important dcciaon in any of the irrigation cases before that body. Tha vcrtlid. of the lower court in the cane of the board of of Alfalfa Irrigation dlatriet. appellee, agulnnt M. N. < olltua et al. appellants waa aftirnied. The decision la by .lus tiee I'oat A portion of the ayllabun holds; “The act approved March 2U, 1 StifS, known aa ilia district Irrigation law, provides that win n bonds are author ized by a vote of any Irrigation diatrict application may tie made to the district court of the county in winch sin h dr trict or part thereof in situated for an order eonflrming and approving the name Al the time act for hearing, and afiei notice by publication to all eon earned, any person interested in nu d diatrict muy appear and resist sue li ap plication, and the court may examine into and determine all <|Uealiona per lainlng to tint organization of the din trict, ua well aa the regularity of the voting and Issuing of such bonds Held Not to contemplate the lulling of prop erty without due process of law, by tneaiia of taxation, within the prohibi tion of the state or federal coostllu tlon. Irrigation districts organized under our lawn are public rather than municipal corporations, and their offi cers are public ugenta of the state The diatrict irrigation law does not conflict with the constitution bv authorizing ini' luaing oi properly inr private iw only. 'I'll* district Irrigation luw I* not unconstitutional on the ground .t at the power thereby conferred upon dis tricts to levy taxes is without limita tion. " This case has been watched with great interest by nil the prominent ex ploiters of irrigat ion works In the slate. Hecretary Akers of Die Mate Hoard of Irrigation und Matt Daugherty, in par ticular, are greatly eluted over the de cision. it wus feared that recent < 'all fornta decisions, which, in many res pects, are exactly opposite to this, es pecially so that of Judge Roes, might Le followed us authority, to the great detriment of the irrigation interests of Nebrusku. Five states ure now in re gard to the fundamental principles enunciateit in this opinion, California, Washington, Colorado, Nevada and Nebraska. Matt Daugherty arrived In town to day in anticipation of the decision, lie ia very mi.ch eluted, as he Is promi nently identified with the Alfalfa com pany. lie said: “This decision is one of tiie most Important ever handed down by the supreme court. There are a great muny people in the eastern portion of tiie state wiio do not fully appreciate its full sigmlicunce. Jt means immediate work for a large number of men at a time when there is nothing else to work at, and when they need it. Iletwi-en now and the time when the earth is too solidly frozen for profitable labor a great deal can be accomplished, I shall put quite a number at woik at once. Others will do the same in Keith county and other parts of the northwest, “There is another thing about arti ficial Irrigation which has not been ob served by everybody, The more irri gation the more ruinfalL If you no ticed the fact during the past season those portions of Nebraska where irri gation is most forwarded received the greatest percentage of precipitation The eastern and southeastern portions of the state received less rainfall this aeason than tiie northwestern portion. I have also noticed a peculiarity in the watersheds of Nebraska, streams and lakes will go down, some of them go dry entirely, then without a drop of rain they will again dll und swe II to their normal condition it is also known that water can be taken from streams and without any effort to de flect the water in the irrigation ditch wav» me nti rnma lb »»i* iiijm i wo wwii way, ho that no perceptible deficiency will b« noticed in the streams below the point from which the water wan taken. Nebraska is the grandest state 'for irrigation purposes in the union." IRRIGATION INTk RfcbTB. These Desiring tn I’rnuiute the Knter prlse Invited In Nebraska. I4M»U, Noe. 2ft—The secretary c»f the Nebraaka State Irrigation associa tion. A. (i. YVolfcnharger, lias issued tha following: To All Friends of Irrigation in Ne braaka: Tiie ttiird iinnual convention of the Nebraska Mate Irrigation asso ciation will be held in Sidney, Neb,on Tuesday. YYetinuaduy and Thursday, December 17, is und id, isu.Y, The ablest experts and speukeia of uatioual and state reputation on this highly im portant question of irrigation will be lu attendance and will deliver address es and read pa|>*r* upon the various phases of this agricultural science The representation iu said convention will • be a* follows ’I ha governor of the alula la request ed to ap|Hiint twenty delegatee from the state at large Tha Mat* board of agriculture, the Mat# tabor coiutuia •inner, the Mate uuiveraity and the university egrn ullureldepartment, ten delegatee each Yll farmers' lUHtimies, ! granges, comity or local agricultural or horticultural societies connected with the development of agricultural Inter eats in Net rusk* not herein otherwise provided fur, ten delegates to aatdi or geiitrattnu to ha chineu or appointed as the olth ers of the i aspect tv* safeties or organtiMiiiuuB uame-i shall decide, l ack irrigation assi-cialion larger than • count.t wdt be entitled lo a delega tion of ail Us oltteais and HftceU addi lmu*I del, g*lv« I ecu lissl irrtge tion association vs ill be vnttllesl to a d*l> gallon of all oBtecre and ten iu*u, Vera Mayors of eitta* *>* requested to sp rolist ten Ua vgalis te>h. village* Itv* rle, «tvs prvs-,Intis of tnerds ol trade and - ummvr -at viutss ttva d* * gate* each, pilratv anddvnwnonalional col leg vs Ihraa delegate* eat h and every labor uiytmoc-s Inti nr slate, •hallVe eat Hied to three delegates Every *st;,Lilarly organized Irrigation ditch comnany ahall be entitled to one delegate. ‘ Editors of agricultural and Irrigation publication# In Nebraska will, "n presentation of credential* showing their present position or occu pation, hr entitled to scat* in the con vention. A general Invitation 1* ex tended to all past and prenent mem ber* of congress from till* state, all past and present state officials, the present members of the Nebraska state legislature and all county oB'dal* now holding office to attend as delegates. Reduced railroad rate* will be obtain ed on all railroad lines. Kor further Information see the daily and the week ly press or write to the secretary, FOUR HEADS CUT OPEN David Henderson Wield* s Hslehat With Terrible Ktte l. Kmpohia. Kan., Nov. JO. Dunlap, a little village thirty mile* north of here, is wild, and most of Its Inhabitants are out ou a man bunt, David Hander-on, a col ored school teacher, attempted an ussault on Dora Ray. a Jt-year old colorod girl, 'i bis, it I* claimed, Is his second attempt. The t bool board met last night to investigate the tlrst case. With the assistance of a lawyer tiie matter was settled mi l Henderson virtually axoncralcl. The girl's fattier, Ham tic I Ray, how ever, was not ratisflttd, and wanted Henderson held for trial A quarrel ensued, and Henderson grabbed a hatchet and split Ray's head open, lie then made a rush for the door and was met by Mrs, Kay in the aisle He •truck her in the head with the ! hatchet and Mrs McKall, a sister of Dora Ray, also bad her head cut. open Just as he was going through the door Henderson split Thomas Htarkey's head with another blow. He then fled and has not as yet been captured, although neurly the entire town I* out hunting him, and telegram* have been eent to all sur rounding town* informing them of the terrible affair. None of hie vlctJnv are ns yet dead. , HAZEN‘8 REFORT I — Work at the Chief of I he Secret Serrlr* Hursau for Iho I'oet Veer. Wahiiikotosi, Nov. 3i> —The report, ot thu chief of the nee rot service bureau shows that during the year HOll arrests were made, witli few ex ception*. for violation* of theatatute* against counterfeiting. One hundred and eighty-one ;>cr*on* were convicted; JIM other* pleaded guilty; 74 were in dicted and are awaiting trial; 61 awaiting examination: ID were nolle nrosaed; 63 were d inch urged by United State* commissioner*, and 84 were acquitted. Altered and counterfeit note*, counterfeit coins, etc., were captured during the year of an aggreguie face value of al most $0,000,000. There were also cap tured 836 copper, steel and glass plate* for United State* note*, ntuta war rant*, postage stamp*, world’* fair di ploma*, etc., also forty-seven die* for | counterfeiting coins, beside* a large I quantity of crucible*, photographic | outfit*, machinery, etc. ! The number of arrest* made of per , son* engaged in manufacturing and ; bundling counterfeit coin* show* a j great increase of this brunch of coun terfeiting. A !>el>» Striker'* Cua Afflrme.1. ( Waxiiisoton.Nov. ’20. —The Supreme court of tlie United State* hu* affirmed i the decision of the court belew in the | CMe of the United State* against W. II. Clune, one of the participant* in the big California branch of the Deb* strike. Clune and others w«*te found guilty of obstructing the malts. An Australian Hanker*’ Mad Art*. Mki.iioiii.sk, Nov. 20. — Manager Abort of the Commercial bank at Sale, Victoria, shot ills wife and two chil dren and then killed himself with hi* revolver. The two children are dead, and the condition of his wife is critical. It is believed his mind be.came unbal ! aimed as a result of the recent Actor Dacre tragedy. H« Blew In the Uen. Jack sox, Mo,, Nov. ^0. - Alex. Smith accidentally shot and killed himself at a shooting inaten several miles west of here last Saturday after noon. flu blew lu the guu thiukiDg It was empty. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. The lleury O. Shepard company, a printing firm of Chicago, has assigned. Iticycle manufacturers expect to put l.Ooo.OOU wheels on the market during leW. p The Kuronean hotel aud several business liullding* were horned at i Oreenup, 111. * Southwestern Missouri papebt are complainIng that the freight r»™» on fruit are too high. The I'eaoe Association of Friends lias asked ail mluisters to preach on ‘‘International Arbitration'* on Peace | Sunday. The United States Supreme court reversed the Kausas court in the *p peal case of Uauifl A. Ilucklllt. COB vioted of perjury with two others iu a land ugse It Is espect*<i lliat a court marital will he ordered to esamiue the report that Commander William F Folgrr has hecn sorting the Harvey Steel I‘late company while acllug for the envy depai tiu. ut At lontdoa Frank I* Mtavcn has sig noil articles for a twenty round match with l*eter Maher, forme'tv , Irlah ohtmpion. now claiming to hold * the chauiptoushtp of A met tea, f<" I '1N' •ltd the l>e*t purse, the tight Mr take pis>,> either iu iugland nr South Africa Mure ir*u» toe hss l.ceit shipped ihe I ires* i,t year from the range* to the , ahe saperhir district than during *nv J iitl>, i an i VMM in the hiabtry of ore J 'ti li ng la it is* .iitsl.m, Mt< htg*Sf >wtl * Mtnnesoid I Ise shipments ate Wt November t this year amounted to MTUM tow* At Ithlah on* Illy, tig I* I, la> • ojo, *a minister from ftr*sil to the Argentine llepuhltu. wa* divorced t« the dWtr ct court heru fr«m « eta* Itae A. Haraajti ua the gfwMudt nf rrucl treatment ami general tadtgm tie*. The part tee lire at No Cl West j Owe Hundred ti t Thirty Mr*t street New Vorh ritv