The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917, November 19, 1897, Image 3

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    Pin <;ay sKAtii'W.
L TOWN OF RECORD-BREAKING
MUSHROOM GROWTH.
San mill t'oti From ll#»» to IJairo —
Ron* of Hou*e* (iron In a NIklit. mid
p Store*, llarlier Shop* and l.aundrlr*
■ SlonrUlt.
ATE advices from
Alaska state that
nothing In the his
tory of western
boom towns will
corn pare with the
mushroom growth
of the "City" of
Skag ii a y. Hen
Moore, the man who
located the town
site, left for the
W:, Sound on Aug. 10 last, at which date
there was his own log cabin, the store
and the 'bunkhouse of the Alaska and
Northwest Trading company and a
number of tents. When he returned
there were whole streets of woodeo
dwellings, which the owners hud them
selves located and had paid a registry
fee to Cnlteil States Commissioner
jO. Jmlth of live dollars. Not only were
||fa^*fhese newcomers permitted to locute
^ on Captain Moore's land on payment
of the fee, but It Is said that Mr. Smith
accepted the fee and gave a reglstra
■I... tliifi foili.t li'ilf il rlti'/titi /lifforunl
people for the same plot of land. The
newly appointed land commissioner
and register, Mr. Dudley, will therefore
line some difficulty In unraveling the
eonflietlng real estate ownership on
tlie town site. Skaguuy Is on a tide
flat, with a title running over 20 feet,
and therefore has a stretch of half a
mile below the tidewater murk. All
the passengers by big steamers are
taken off In row boats, with a pull of
from one to two miles, according to
tlie etiif.i of tide, when they are car
ried on the backs of the boatmen to
comparative ]y dry land. It Is amus
ing to hear the shrieks of the women
when on the hack of the boatman
splashing through the water. Only a
month ago, when the Willamette land
ed her couple of thousand of gold seek
ers, all thf freight und passengers
luggage were landed In these small
boats, or small scows, and dumped on
the shore pell mell, higgledy-piggledy,
from which etch owner had to
hurry to rescue his particular
goods before the rapidly In
coming tide ruined the or swept
them away. Immense scows are now
in use, big enough to take the whole
of a ship's cargo. These, when loaded,
float to shore on a high tide, and each
owner gets out his own goods as soon
mi lie can, and woe to him whose be
longings chance to be near the bottom
< f the huge pile.
The two long piers are hotly com
peting for the honor of being first com
pleted and early next month both will
lie In operation. That of the Skaguuy
Wharf company Is already piled to its
ocean end, a length of over 1,500 feet,
in a curving line from the northern to
the southern side of the bay, thus
blocking off all further competition In
this lir;<. This will be known common
ly as the Juneau Pier, its promoters
being J. P. Jorgersen, hardware mer
chant; FJ. Valentine, jeweler, and E. D.
Sylvesur. editor of the Searchlight, all
of Juneau. The other pier will be
known as the Seattle Dock, as it is
largely backed by capital from thf
Sound city. This starts from the street
south of Broadway and runs straight
to the completed dock under the cliff.
Both will have warehouses, to which
goods will be taken direct from the
ship, and there await the proper claim
ants. These two great piers are im
pressive to the incoming stranger, who
knows that the town is only a month
old, but as to the rest he can see but
little (torn the steamer's decks. Tents
dot the shore the whole of its width,
with he;e and there a small wooden
building. The latter are rapidly tak
ing the place of the canvas homes and
stores, for the reason that cold weather
and heavy rains have set in and more
especially very higli winds. Captain
McKinney, the chairman of the Vigi
lance committee, estimates that there
are now 15 buildings of wood, and that
Ihere wi old have been many more hut
for the scarcity of lumber. There is
a sawmill hard at work now, lumber
is coming in by every steamer, and
nearly every one having the purpose to
winter l ore is putting up a habitation
of wood. Many are erecting larger and
muie substantial buildings than their
needs require, as a speculation, hoping
to sell at a large profit when the rush
Is renewed next spring and when they
once more pack up for the Kloudykq.
Probutc as mauy us 50 of such sub*
mi uni 1*1 dwellings are going up.
»Vv\. ^ ^ !
WMKRK THtt Til VU MWUI.V* VTUKVm VV
A curious phase of the situation
among those who have decided to wtn
ter here is that nearly every one of
them believes he has Just the natural
gifts necessary to make a successful
merchant. They are all putting their
great stakes Into goods, which they
hope to turn Into money again, with a
large profit, by the spring, and then
sell out an established business when
the weather permits them to leave for
the gold fields. Thus Is the new city
building up. There are 13 saloons, a
majority of their proprietors having
plans for getting to the Klondyke
as soon as possible, and there are be
tween 300 and 400 merchants of whom
the same thing may be said. Not only
on llroadway but along the Intersect
ing streets and among the big timbers
on each side of the trail are these mer
chants' tents and stores, little and big,
and all sorts ar.d conditions of men
are Interested In them, from the spec
tiiAlml mnuelnl/iuu utnso /iloel/ /»111 *»t u I I \I
handling the Haw and the ax on hla
new building, to the atolld backwoods
man, to whom the making of change la
a difficult mental operation. One
would think that the town would be
overdone with ho many merchanta, and
perhapa It will be Boon, when the
ateumera are fewer and paaaengera on
them not numeroua enough to be worth
mentioning. But there la a population
of over 500 atlll In tenta, and It la be
lieved that there will be continual com
ing and going until the beginning of
December, to be then renewed the
month following. The Infant city la
well laid out, and not only on Broad
way but on moat of the aide atreeta on
either aide up to where the trull turna
TRAVELS OF AN OLD HAT.
From Tropic Mexico to Frtglil Al»»k»
nn«l Willt (loins* <
From the Kansas City Star: There
drifted into the office of We1 is, Fargo
& Co.'s express in Kansas City was
other day an old hat that had seen
much of the country. Completely cov
ering its sides, crown and brim, w-re
express tags from Mexico to the Yu
kon and to Kansas City, latst night
It left for New York, and will undoubt
edly reach Its destination If there re
mains room to attach the necessary
tags
Inside of the hat, securely wired and
sealed, are some photographs -one of
Jim Parker, an outlaw, who attempted
to "hold lip" the Atlantic and Pacific
express at Peach Springs, Arlz., last
February. He was captured, but es
caped, after killing his Jailer. He was
recaptured and is now In Jail at Pres
cott. There Is also the photograph of
a dead train rubber, made an "anger’
by A. C. Hummirs, un express messen
ger on the Albuquerque und l/ts Ange
les division of the Atlantic and Pacific
lullway, The hat was worn by Hum
mers, who started It out for Mexico
with the Injunction pasted Inside for
all messengers to attach their stickers
and foiward, and with the Information
that, the hat would eventually he pre
sented to Mr. McKinley. The hat
started for Mexico and came back load
ed down with messages, humorous und
otherwise, from the agents of the com
pany. To some of the tugs are at
tached with sealing wax Mexican corn
husk cigarettes, to others smull bottles
of pulque anil mescal; a Mexican 43
IJROADWAY IN 8KAOUAY.
off to the left Into the timber there
are new stores and residences. Among
the timber also there are many mer
chants, in tents or rough shacks. In
the early history of the city that. Is,
three weeks ago -boiled shirts were
publicly derided, as were also shaVen
chins. Now there are four barber
shops and two or three signs reading
“Troy laundry." There Is also a hath
house in course of construction, and
this is a luxury that tired men coming
off the trail will appreciate. Dumber
Is still scarce, rough lumber at $!» per
thousand feet at Seattle selling for
about twenty-five dollars here. There
Is little doubt that a hundred or morn
buildings will he erected during the
next 30 days.
Why ('»ta Alwiiya Full on Tli«lr Fuel.
Why does a cat always fall on its
feet? This Is a question that has re
cently absorbed the earnest attention
of the French Academy of Sciences.
The problem Is clearly a dlfllcult one.
for that learned body of savants has
so far failed to offer a final solution.
M. Marey, a distinguished professor
who has made a special study of unlmal
movements, claims that the body of
a cat Is composed of two parts, one of
which acts as a pivot for the other.
Upon dropping the cat. It appears,
paws upward, and then by a series of
convulsive movements, It gradually
rights Itself and reaches the ground in
an upright position The whole pro
cess of turning Is accomplished before
the animal has fallen a yard. Without
a fulcrum, without something to lean
ugalnst, the cat certainly would not
accomplish the feat. Mr. Marey de
clares that the animal's limbs act upon
u fulcrum which Its own body pro
vides.
New National I-:hii>it*in.
A correspondent of u New York pa
per favors Indian corn us the nutloiial
emblem. "Distinctively American,
large, generous, life-giving, bene
llelenl, glorious In form und color, with
Its crested flower pointing upward —
truly a torch of liberty held aloft."
cent silver dollar Is wired to the hot
tom, also a copper centavo. Nearly
all the messages are in Spanish, and
there arc small photographs »r Mexican
hull fighters, pulque gatherers and com
ic pictures from the Mexican papers.
There is also a rabbit's foot, a key, wax
matches, aluminum tags, tin tops from
beer bottles, car seals and tin types.
The route the hat took can be traced
all through Mexico, Arizona. Colorado,
and the northwest, back through Ne
braska, Iowa, Topeka, Kan., and now
to Kansas City. On several of the tags
are earnest Injunctions to keep the hut
well iced en route. It Is an express
man's Joke and carries well. Where
the old hat will come to a stop It Is
hunl to say, because It Is quite likely
that when there Is no more room left
for tags an addition will he sewed on,
and It will travel some more.
BIG TEACUPS FOR THE QUEEN.
Former llrooklynlles Deserlhn llim yi,..
torlu l)r)nUt I In*
Brooklyn is as eager after royal an
ecdotes as even the Four Hundred over
the bridge,and here Is u good one culled
from a Brooklyn girl's letter. The
I’ulestons, formerly of Kenisen street,
near lllcks street, had two only chil
li ten -pretty little dark-eyed girls, so
alike in size and appearance us to pass
for twins, and were among the bright
est of the little folk who played togeth
er in that quiet neighborhood. Mr.
and Mrs. Puleston. while their daugh
ters were still In short frocks, went to
live In Knglaud and becuine "Sir John"
and "My Ludy." The little girls have
grown up and are among the most pop
ular of the "smart" set In Loudon.
One of them In writing lately of the
queen's garden party In connection
with ubilee, says: "We were fortunate
enough to be standing near the old
dear w hile she drank her teu and were
all greatly unused at her solid enjoy- j
incut as she aipped It In u leisurely
manner front a big breakfuat cup." Lis- j
Ian to this, o ye would lie-swells, who
serve tea to yotir guests from cups not j
much bigger than the after-dinner cut
lee size.
FOREIGN PEOPLE,
I be tin man novelist, Max King, cel
ebrated Ills wait birthday a lew weeks
ago at Hi retail
I'ann i x a elite, a Sn H .m, u .• > < are
nf age, who sei xed as a a ddler in*Jet
the hist Napoleon, has Just itjvd at Na
plvs
II I* re|mil>d that the empress . f
it muds will joint In Hi gland on a pri
vate visit to the qirsrit In the spring m
next year '1 he itiu will nut aniim
(nay her
Merle Kdg«worth otic* wrote a book
entitle I "Irish Hulls " and the m rs.ary
of the ttoblia agricultural society
dried a ropy, thinking that It treated
of tlx# Much
F V WocditoUMi of Albuiy. durrny,
Kngtaad who hi sow an tears of
Is the Italy sorslsor ef the twelve apses
ties rhoeea hr Edward trying erhen He
'iftiiMei the t'sthwl tyurtsllr
, kali h
af Irelaad have |lf,|||
a f l, |, La yh
RESULT IN NEBRASKA
_ ii
SULLIVAN'S PLURALITY WILL f
BE ABOUT 13,000.
- t
Full Return* I rnm All hut rive Countlea r
In the Htate—(uater and Kearney the I
Only Important One* Vet to Hear K
Front —How 1 lime Iteportlnff 4 oteil
For Hupreme dodge.
11
Melirmka Hupreme ,ludge«hl|i. c
JtPturna from elKhty-flve rountle*— t
all lint five In the atate—aaya the bln* t
coin Journal, put Hulllvan'a plurality t
ut 12,183. Cuater and Kearney are the a
only rountlea of Importance unreport- j,
od, and theae are expected to Incri aae f
Hullivan'a plurality. The flnul figure*, |
It la thoiiKhl, will not lie fHr from 13,- '
000. '
Conn lie*. I’oat. Sullivan. 1
Adorn* . 1,Me* l.#a y
Antelope . 9LI 1.11*1
IlHIlUel . It! llll r
Hlalrie . *>!* 51 i
Homo. . 1,071* 1.245
jlox Untie . toll t!*> *
Itoyd . 54* 542 t
Hurt . 1.204 l.llil* ,
llUllet . 1.25*1 l.!*HI )
lluffulo .1 *i .2 2 171 l
Itrown . mil 2ml
t’haae . 244 2*5 r
1'iiHM .. 2.111* 2.27*1 u
I 'll* rry . 55k mo
Cedar . . I,HIM 1.242 *
Clay. 1.41*1 I Hi ,
Col fan nnaj.i. .
< i._i.. .. 1 o*l I “I
J'hi'yi'iiiu' ... 475 400
Hunter tmitj.* . 0 0
Mu kola . 574 M2
I tit wnoil . 1.120 1.473
Men H . 273 270
Mod#** . 1,73*1 ».*** 0
I mwi'M . 013 010
Mixon . 001 1.070
MoukI.im . 0,010 7.077
Mundy . 247 252
Fillmore ... 1.5 54 1,010
Frunkllti . 751 l.'l*
From li-r . 73 5 8 54
FurnuM 1.034 1.’ r**»
HiirfWdd . 154 301
MOKpor . 342 003
Oreeley . 37.5 785
(1mm mnij.) . 11
Uhk<* . 2,0*»o 2,3m
II (I yxx . 325 243
Hooker . 7 45
Howard . 742 1.101
Hal . 1.004 1.501
Hamilton . . 1.2:0 15 0
11nHan . 717 1.02*1
11 Iteheoek . 4lf2 2<*
Holt (maj t . . *550
Jeff'irMon . 1.523 1.52,7
Johnnon ... 1.30* 1.150
l<« intey . 777 I.I4H
Keith 201 2 <4
Keya Malta . 211 3*2
Kimball id 40
Knox ... 025 1,225
bam iiHli-r . 5.057 1,0! 0
l.lrn'oln . 1,073 1.15*7
I.OKan . 55* i'5
Mii'llxoti . 1,375 1,5*4
Merrlek . 057 051
Name . 003 1'42
Nemaha . 1.340 1.70*
Nmkoll* .. 1 255 1.150
Otoe . 1.077 2,240
Mawm-e . 1,340 I.HI
I'leree . 540 >57
Merklna . 140 213
Folk . 00 1/48
MhejpH .. 781 1.CO0
Flat te . 1,05*5 23 «0
Ited Willow . 031 030
Itoek . 354 231
ItnhardKon . 2,107 2.4-2
Ha line . 1.025* 1.703
Harpy . 55*1 5 05
Haundpra . 1,735 2,540
HlterMan . 45*1 733
Bln rmari . 433 754
Bloux . 87 lift
He ward . 1.450 1.830
HI ant on . 020 775*
H. oIIh Fluff . 248 I5**l
Tha yer . 1.340 1.380
Thom Jit* . 42 70
Thornton . 503 515
Vitlley . *04. 831
WanbltiKlon . 1.175* 1,210
Wayne . >51 5*37
W a oxter . 1.082 1.2.5
Wheeler . 77 1**1
York . 1,707 1,755
Total* . 84.503 5*0,Hi2
Mat* l iilverxlty l.rrfur#-**
Mr, Andrew Hose water, a member
of the American Hodety of tMvll En
gineers, now City Engineer of Omaha,
bus consented to deliver five lectures
upon the subject of “Municipal Engi
neering" before the Civil Engineering
Club of the university. The first lec
ture of the series will be given on next
Monday evening. The subject will be
treated under Hie following heads;
"City Surveys and Grade Systems,”
"Drainage and Sewerage of Cities,”
"Pavements and Their Maintenance,”
"Water Supply and Eire Protection."
“The Engineer as a Factor In Munic
ipal Government.” While the lectures
are to he addressed primarily to the
students of civil engineering, every
one of them will treat of certain
points that are of great Interest to
every student of municipal problems.
Pood to l,ook At.
We cannot look too often at the rec
ord of Nebraska this year. The llnal
report of the crop product of the
state Is staggering in its magnitude.
Here are the figures:
Wheat, bushels, .'12.9(17,7:16; corn
237,907,964; outs, 71,234,769: rye, 6.398.
343; potatoes. 9,876,321; barley, 2,987,
876: flax seed. 296,884; hay, tons, 4,- !
981.733; sugar beets, tons. 190.680;
chicory, tons, 6,722. The report plac s ;
this value upon the products, compu
ted at values on the local market:
Farm products. (99.370,960.21; dairy
products, (9.438.tK10; egg., (2.200.000;
poultry, (7,r>07.245; live slock. $61,899,
000.
tallirr -6o.il« Ills I. Ilia. Sm,
A bout 7 o'clock last evening, mys it
luudi'la dispatch, Ralph Vuti Until, a
farmer. 30 years >f age, shot and fa
tally wounded his 3->cur-old ton.
( Inrence, and then committed suicide
III/ uhlltllllllf III lit UaM I f I Ik.a lallllsafl luill, I
Ini? In thr bin In. Tin* ruunr wax fain- I
My Iroublra. Th** rhlltl will ill** front i
I hr woiiiiiIm InlllrUNl.
I
l(l> haul J. It VVuliin*). a wall known
Viiuiik uian of Nrhraaku I'll)’, hua my*- i
Irrloual) dlkapprurrd llr wua marrl*’«l *
Monday lu Omaha lo Mia*. Kltlla Kail (
liouarr. also of Nrhraaku Oily. and ur
rl*«d will* har on (hr aftrrniam train
Mr plaiad hla wltr In a ha*V rrma*«
In a that hr would rldr up town on Ibr
all rat nr Thrra hi bo irar- of hln*
alma that lino- I
I M**» 'bMlpIMIMl
Wllbat dlaiNtti h ll< birr adjourn- ,
uiaui of iliattiri rowrt v*at* rday Ju*la»
llaatlnna a.»v« *mi»-mr in irlmlnal
raaaw ** follow* |o**ph Hhhanla of
I*— V\ ill a»««ull Itiir of |l»< and to
|m* torn* of pna* •roil in llarfea.t l'*l
kin* of k'rtrnd Haaiard* iintuml to
Mi lor loaintatMnra of rbthl of Malao
Miltuti I *«** la month!) la ta I
M ra.a o' Ilf M aa I to pat root* of
IttaMHiM WMinay Mtuiia nta H
lory aaaantt a* I’M*. Ibraa yrarw in <
thr pwaManMafl
A Id* pi mill l« kala« kolll »|
Hwf«at>*
Spur* M Indicator* of
At the present moment this subject
i one which Is being considerably dis
ussed by fanciers in relation to the |
ge of numerous birds which are be
lg shown In the chicken classes,
Jerefore a few words on the subjejct i
■ay not be out of place, says a writer |
1 Poultry. We have no hesitation In j
fating that the Hpur of a cockerel (or
ven a pullet- when It appears as It j
ametlmes does—esrly In life) Is most
arlable and deceptive In Its growth 1
nil substance, and we consider many
rltlcs place far too much confidence
hereon when attempting to determine
jo age of an early hatched bird. On
His we do not speak without consider
hle experience, both with birds we
ave bred ourselves and also from oth
r well known yards. Two of these
itter rases wo will cite. In one,some
ears ago. a well known exhibitor at
hat time had a Ilrahma cockerel thst
ras hatched the second week tn Keb
uary, and on tho first of June, when
'« saw him, had developed a long,
harp pointed spur, that might have
fell been found on the leg of a two
ear-old cork. tie was not a show
ird, and consequently there was no
"aeon whatever that the owner
hould prevaricate as to his age, even
ad he been Inclined to do so, which
fe are confident he was not. In the
unio brood, bred by the same parents,
'ere too cockerels without the slighte
st sign of a spur of any kind, while
not her had one that no one would for
moment question was that, of quite
baby youngster. The other case
'« allude to was that of a pullet. Hho
'as a March hatched bird of one of
lie lighter legged varieties, and was
xhllilted by her breeder In the hen
lass at the Palace that year. lie called
ur attention to her, and asked us
'bet her wo considered her a hen or a
ullet; and If, considering her spurs,
e had entered her In the pullet dans
lhere being separate classes for hens
rid pullets of that variety), and we
ad beeu judging, we should have
assed her as being over age? Well,
'e at that time bad to confess tliut
'lib .such a spur we certainly should J
ot have felt justified In putting her
'here she othsrwjse doubtless would
ave been In the pullet class vlx., ut
be top. Tho owner then told us her
xuet age, und he explained that he
ad shown her In the hen class, as
e feared passing or disqualification
r shown with the pullets. Now, this
ili-il hml untiru fullv thn*<> (iiiarlers of I
n Inch long, mill as sharp anil point
il us needles. Thero could he no
loubt us to the statement being cor
ed, us her owner hud sacrificed his
hunee and placed her amongst the
icns, where she only obtained "very
ilghly commended,” while, barring
ler spurs, she was an easy first for
inllets. In this Instance, strain hud
pparently something to do with It,
or we were lold that nearly all the
lens showed a tendency to develop
purs, some more than others. We
ouhl give many Instances similar to
he foregoing, hut two will suffice,
'here are, however, many other causes
vhlch lead to variations In spurs, the
real her for one In a season ilke this.
Vhen the weather Is warm and the
[round hut, hard and dry, we have
lotlred (here Is a tendency, not only
o show an early spur, hut a more
ban usually hurd and developed one.
Phen, aguln, there are those who
;eep an Instrument purposely for cut
Ing hack the spur and making It
how a growth which uppeurs soft and
oung on a bird which would other
vise exhibit a much more developed
me. We once saw one of the lustru
m-tits used, and when we Inspected
he bird three weeks later his spur
ooked as natural us though nothing
■ad been done to It. Spurs vary very
uueh, too, with different breeds and
vlth different localities. All these
hlngs have led us to the firm convlc
lon that no satisfactory decision us
o the age of the bird can be deter
nIned by Its spurs, and very strongly
irge those who do place such a large
miouni of confidence therein to look
or some more reliable proof before
hey accuse what may In reality he un
loncHt bird of tne year or being over
ige.
Grooming the Horae—The farm
lorae ought to have plenty of groom
ng. but the curry-comb ought nut to do
■ery much of It. The moat work In
;roomlng ahould be after hla day'a
vork la done. Hla lega and feet ought
0 have apeelal care. Cleun hla feet
iut thoroughly each evening. An old
iroom will do good work lu thia. Give
1 good rubbing over the whole body
vlth a whlap of atruw, working hrlak
y on bta lega and feet. Keep the fet
ucka trimmed rluaely and perfectly
rec front mud or duat when lu the ata
tie.—E*.
Wood Aahea.— Wood aahea ahould
tot Ite uaed In poullry-houaea or under
he ruoata, for two reaauna; one being
hat they contain the actual potaali and
it Jure the dropplnga by liberating am
in-itin and the other la that the potaah
a rauttlc, cauaing the feet and lega of
he tuwte to l>e aore, eepeclalty In damp
leather. It la alao mure profitable to
ippty the wood aahea on the graea
ilot, where the*' c-iu •** luurv aervlce
ihle. foal aahea. however, If alfted
iery Hue, may be treed, and frwely, m
hey cannot be applied to a better pur
.* we *. a
Irrigated Western band -While II la
•atlntaled that there are Ti.Oug.euo
urea In the arid regtoa that might he
rrtgated. II la doubt fat If ail of it will
iver he reclaimed At prevent there
tie leee than l.arw.WNt arte# under itrt
i ,U»a and mmh of thht, reclaimed by
t iter tabeo from hula ateanra by
HI, bee *UI Interfere with the rag.
itfWUfc* of large worha, wad thoa r»n
|e« the Uttar tow aapeoalte. t'otrae
Iaealty a greater or leaa peieeaigge of
and whh h otherwiae aright he ieciatin>
id will he allowed to remain ar td. Eg
ll itfcv* if Mmuif (• turn |
iU' Imph
BARTLEY CASE AGAIN
STATE READY FOR A SPEEDY
HEARING.
TIi* Attorney <;ener»l Taken to
rura Another Hearing In Action to Ha
tlrought Against Itomlsiuen of Ilia Ki*
feint* i reaturar—Hay Ha Delay Itr the
Trial.
fetal* Ready for Trial.
The .nit against the bondsmen of
ex-Htatc Treasurer Hartley, which was
Imtltiiteil by the atutc to reoivcr
Hartley', half-million dollar defa.ca
tion and a trial of which wa. dlamlaa
ed by the .fate u couplu of week, ago,
aay. the Omaha Hee, will be put on
trial H<;aln the latter part of thla
month If Attorney Oeneral Smyth
can tiring It about.
Thursday the attorney general filed
with the clerk of the dl.trlct court a
motion to advance the ca.e for trial
on Novemlier 29. In the u.ual pro
cedure, the cune being dlaml.ned by
the .late. It would have been put at
the bottom of the calendar, and, If It
wa. not reached before the end of
term, It would be put over until next
term. A. the docket la full It would
huve probably met thla fate, but At
torney Oeneral Smyth maintain, thut
upon hi. demand a .fate caae cun at
anv time he advanced over other civil
actions, lie lake. Oil. view and cite*
Sect Ion 1,113 of the code of civil pro
cedure In the 1897 Mate statutes,
which read, partially u. follow.;
"Civil action, to which the .late Is
u party .hall, on motion of the coun
sel on behalf of the .tale, have pri
ority of trlul over other civil action.
The attorney general will matnta n
lila right to n.k for an advancement
IH III” l H i/ll ill*' ISP*/'*»'"" .
iahed, but there la no doubt that the
bondamen will make u vlgoroua fight
against It. They will urge that they
liavi’ not liud a anfllclent. time In
which to prepare u defetiaa. Ah a mat
ter of fact, they luivc been given u
leeway of Imt five days, the attorney
general having determined to presa
the cuae hal'd.
Attorney Oeneral Hrnjth find lilt
new petition in 111* cuae Immediately
after the laal trial waa dlt missed by
him. The defenae had the legal time
of thirty daya In which to lile an
anawer. Their time expires on No
vember 2.1. five daya before the time
the attorney general aaka to have the
trial art. There la no doubt, that the
bondamen will cull for a reply from
the Htute, and they will therefore want
time In which to ronaider tlila reply.
Hlnce the present term of the dlatrlet
court enda the latter part of Decem
ber, It la auld tbut it la somewhat
questionable whether the trial will
occur I Ilia term. The cuae Is on Judge
Dlcklnaon'a docket thla time.
The new petition which Attorney
General Hmyth filed la tho name aa
the amended petition he offered to
file In the laat trial and then with
drew. Thla sets up but one additional
allegation to tboae In the original pe
tition. Thla offera the fact that the
bondamen signed wuivera after Jan
uary !l, 1*9!;, allowing Hartley to ae
cure additional signatures to the
bond ufter.lt hud been refused by
Governor Holcomb. By this the state
will endeavor to break down the con
tention of the bondamen that, they are
not iluhle. since the bond waa not
legal because It waa not upproved by
Governor Holcomb on the flrHt day
of Hartlcy'a term, January 3, 1895, aa
provided by the atatutea. It waa on
thla point that the attorney general
waa forced to dlHmlaa tho cuae, the
court holding with the bondamen.
Hlnce the wuivera are algned after
January 5, 1H95. It la aald that they
Indicate the bondamen knew then the
bond had not been legally algned and
that the bondamen thereby waived
the illegality.
•liHfff* "tilllt'iirr*
• id uii < ho t ii npcvuiaiiuii
Indulged in here, hu.vh a Columbus dis
patch, as to who will probably suc
ceed Judge Sullivan In this district.
Fremont has a couple of possible can
didates, hut inasmuch as that Is the
home of Hon. William Marshall, one
of the Judges of the Sixth Judicial dis
trict. it is thought the vacancy wlli
be filled from this city. It Is also be
lieved that Governor Holcomb will
appoint a, democrat in view of the
fact that Hon. J. J. Susslvan, the re
tiring Judge, Is uud alwavs hus be?n
a democrat. Among those promi
nently spoken of ',’ere Is Judge W. N.
Hensley. Mr. Hensley hus been u
resident of this county for the past
twenty 'curs, jK a member of th»
l'latte county bur, was the democratic
candidate for congress in this (the
Third) district three yeurs ago against
George l>. Melkiejohn. He was po-t
master four rears under Cleveland's
first administration and was county
Judge of Plutte county two terms.
I>m*l«»r Mmv He Pruiiui.
The State Hoard of Pharmacy held
a meeting ut Lincoln uud heard the
case of Dr. MeCoy of Henson, who
sets forth that the board of exnmluer*
refused to permit him to take tbs
requisite examination for a phar
macist's certificate and asks that the
state board reverse this decision. Tbs
examination was refused because Dr.
McCoy, who Is a practicing physiiiau.
had not worked under n pharmacist
three years, us required by law. Owing
lo the Inconvenience in having pre
scription* compounded In so small a
place as liensou. Dr. McCoy kept hia
own drugs and tilled his own prescrip
tions for more than the required
three years, and uu these grounds the
board ordered that he be allowed to
take the examination
vn» Wm»*
Heatiice dispatch Today's won*!
sr Korn fcaruival was aw unqualltted
■in i ms the event was M« on which
thatftv* people had etpepded hun
dreds uf dollars and tonight every »•»
is saying It te worth many lime*
what It cuat Although once pat*
ported and being the hfst attempt,
Isliuie de« tare tl l« have bean Inliy
equal ip roagaiieeate and aragnttat*
tu anything star given in the went
i ke aeo.her wsur perfect and p «»p a
poured Into the city from the mag
try hy ‘he hundreds