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    IWEIITS IS AT arc
!i«* ErtLo Caxitandtr-in-Chief and
L®rd EiuteirT Ar.w at Capet own.
ifiilll 41 CONDITIONS Bff OR t HIM
L> •«<..!>«* «{ 1'rrMbi %iuai*«i» Mia to
•• Isstrt* Rntwli Lim* — (.rnrral
k«« m i.vmi H • b Ms sad
Ikatbaoa l.lkrt) Is He »*j».r»nlrd by
M« Md ?acker
; 1 *- N ... : N• * 1 ork
Wucid van.'ine i—Lord Hubert*
aa4 Gmrral KRtkctir arrived at
lapeuosn today.
t be m.iitary expert* w ho give pri
late point* in the campaign that lh**
editor* n<«t permit them to print, de
lac- that more difficulties of the pres
ent situation for them are found in
side the British lines than any pre
a» Bt*ed by the operations of the Boers.
Mai! advLea of the Magersfontew
baft, and disaster to the Highlands.
• ith Colonel Wa«- hope s last words
to L.s met ‘ Boys don't blame me
for tb.s, I had orders and mas carry
ing them out. ’ show that there was
*®»e fault with the commanding
effirers
Colon—. Gough, •ho commanded the
<arairy department under Gene al
Met he ut i* in London pressing for
f" -. "urt-mnrtia! ;-*n Methuen • report
that he declined to isrry out the or
d-r* turn him by the general la
harg* G .ah ha* hern temporarily
- 1 and urged to postpone hi*
ee**»naj d naand- until the war situ
a* n I* BH*re settled
«ie*er»| Yale » bo < inducted the re
treat from Loader after General 8y
men* death :* also in lamdon. but
a stri. teat seclusion suflertag it is
»u> d from physical and mental col
»j'f# growing o :t of an attempt to
f> low orders and *a»e the troops that
• -re ,n de* :1* j—ril from trying to
hold ad van* ei post* in Natal without
» iffi imt strength of cavalry and ar
tlilery
Th» London newspapers, without
mak ag any direct «. h-rge. < arry
» —; i»-d ann-'-m-x-nt* that General
bnller is not in good health. It is
i aowa l*er" that the »4r office re
— little if any information from
turn dinetly. On the other hand. L»*
kulray I; .!i-r get* a message eat h
from her h isitawd briefly an
no u- ng that a# is well The gossips
-g* *Lat this is exactly the step a
'. * *: ft J Irshat ! would take to re
saun trs wife if he was cot up to thr*
Mirk
General Gamer# la ae unrensored
mail report, is de Jared to have been
seen sitting in tb# Moiteno railway
uti'* with L > bead in hi* hands
kseatHai tb# repulse cf his troop*.
Tb* general 2a command of lb#
* ; atoms f *t ** ported disas
ter to the Suffolk regiment und#r
General Fm b s command
Tt • Rouert* and Kit* hener's first
ta*» the «Titles urge must b* to ar
rang# the genetalt in chare# of the
1 ar ji> Brit <fc fasces so that all may
* ••roi.rbr ip !*» an effective fighting
tdMHb
*|e tor M I# :.a' I and Tncker ar*
tsrar oe the it) from I alia. It is su?
itemed that th* two generals from It»
la will b* sent to supercede or aid
V ’ - -r. ' * r t i ,t t i,*- ii*-'.
tmmatiders bow at Capetown will
make every effort to throw all the r*
mfor--etarat« tosrard Cole* berg or
• *r*e»u and t*:*n reversing to
th# *■. ,gitial plan **f campaign, one or
* *b*r of them w .1 attempt, to unite
> and Fr*n* u s forces and move
scm-up Tbe Boer# through the Oran?**
Fies Slate
HIUT (MUD ST4US Mf4\S.
•lotas# I ossKte v*w»e» m kiei»l
alilw lu K* |.. rt «• It.
WASHINGTON Jan II.—The way*
am* m-*an* * ot*im.tt»e of the bouse
h* Tag a m*e*.ne today, at which
a *» lutkin »a» adopted upon no*
of I'ewrlsmds- N*\ada. a# follows;
K**> ‘ved Tha’ a committee of five
*1 :• ' s t > th# chair to report
f authorities and tb* law as to tb#
meaning of the term * Ccited States"
that pmhluD of tb* constitution
v ilsi Iitvib' that ail duties, im
i - ..*•■• *cd # i*. **#» # ball he un;form
oughost th* Cnited States." rig.;
'H * efbe# 3! m* lade* dimply the area
■ * it* ;*»*i*d w.tbin the bound
_ ••• <4 '*'a»es or whether it covers
tb* .erntorw-* belonging to the
1 kited States
Chamnam Faya* appointed Haize!i
<; Fen may Kama. virusveaor of Ohio,
uad Hopa.a* of Illinois, republicans,
k; ’.ard m.i * u. • *st uau Xen
l.u-ds silver
I >» MViir for «OMlar
’ F>' MOINES Jan 11 —Tb* d*tm»
»*#'d the legislat ure tonight, in joint
* nominated for F ated States
emator Fred K White of Webster.
»t kas tmlce been democratic candi
dal# #ir governor The umr of Cato
s* * <f Vinton was proposed and a
d!» tu* c followed. :nd.ra*.tng that
1 hr r-- .it would b# low \ ballot was
A#r-id» 4 om and was about to be taken
W h*m Representative* T/ieophilllS of
n ••■apart read a telegram from Mr.
-* - askiag that Mr White be made
*!* a-fkine* without opposition. Mr.
name wa* then wt'hdrawn and
M V • ;» named by arch ^nation.
t «c. «•■».> tr* Tttu k»
WA>HlNCTOh Jan ll _ The Rob
ert* tevost gating * *aamJtt*e met in **
» ditt *»• sea ?• «:av to determine on
it** general *ea*ure* of tb* report, and
it possible reai fa a final hi The
fa'la a huh had been c-v* loped by
i:- ten* lin'd »*-re gone over The
omNRino* »a* in egerutt. • session till
< P m . but fa.'*d to reach a final cos
:*. m and adjourned unul * p. m.
bat fififlai ho ranch a final mini lamlim
and adjourned ttfiftil 1 Jt it. 'anamw.
f ae , ; m > : at that t.uie »t,iug
n vote
Ut. tllr* l»a«fklrr Wed*.
1* .UfHIVCTON Jan. 11.—Mut Ce
ir.a cn-rman Mile* daughter of the
general commanding me army, and
• < aptaua hamnel Reber. I*. S. A... were
marrsad at tenon today at St. John*
church R^* Alexander Mac kay
****** l> l» ofh iating assisted by
Rev I *eac darts of *St |g>uls A
breakfast at »tf h several hundred
guest* new preneat, followed at the
ramdtmc* of G«erul and Mm Miles,
after nrhkh Captain and Mra. Keber
left for • gouthem trip They will go
lator to Governor'* Island where the
fonmor to sfatiou*d
AMIDICAN EEOER RELEASED.
CctUed f umlljr Drrldrt foodstuff* Not
toDtrvbaod lulo. for an Etinoj
LONDON. Jan. II —The American
Sour seized off Delagoa bay has been
released.
United States Ambassador Choate
had an interview with the marquis of
Salisbury this afternoon and received
a verbal reply to the representations
of the Washington government. The
British note on this subject was sent
later to the United States embassy.
The gii*t of it was cabled to Washing
ton.
In brief, foodstuffs are not consider
ed contraband of war unless intended
for the enemy.
The foreign office only arrived at a
de ..sion today and it was not until aft
er Choate s interview with the marquis
of Salisbury that a note embodying the
provisions was drawn up. Several of
the government’s advisers wanted to
make a regulation regarding canned
goods, but this was decided to be im
practicable The decision to make flour
and grain in transit »o the enemy con
traband is evidently hedged in by many
c. ffi ulties of execution, but the foreign
office believes that the investigation
will generally determine whether the
grain is really meant fr.r consump
tion at lxiurenzo Marquez or in the
Transvaal.
Ambassador Choate cabled Lord Sal
isbury > note to the state department at
Washington tonight and Secretary Hay
is expected to reply accepting the
terms The latter step was not taken
by Choate, as he had first to receive
a ithority from the state department to
do so.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.—Senator
Hale /Maine offered a resolution today
<<i. uig upon the state department for
inf inflation as to what had been done
regarding the seizure by Great Britain
of American products in Delagoa bay.
Th» resolution declared the property
war now detained unjustly and without
»u'ranf To the statement that the
; p.-rtv was unjustly detained Platt
of < -nrc icut look exception, believing
it ought to be modified. Hale said the
• - v presented a matter of vital
mpenance and believed Great Britain
ught to be informed of the sentiment
of this country. On objection by Lodge
the resolution went over.
GREAT DEAL IN RANGELAND.
1 bouMMiti* of Arroof (iruzin; mul Kanrli
(•round linncht.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Jan. 11—Prob
ably the largest deal in realty ever
u;- :niniate<t in the Rocky mountain
r« ikon has been closed here whereby
the Warren Live Stock company, of
v hirh Senator Warren is president,
t ::tiS r.trol of thousands of acres of
g'-azmg and ranch lands south of this
- ty and extending into Colorado for
a .-’ance of several miles. Some
weeks ago one or two ranches were
bought up and now the company has
the property of N. E.
Wh- ler of Carr, Colo., w hich includes
th» famous Willow Springs ranch near
Carr and twelve other ranches, to
gether with thousands of sheep, cat
tle- and horses. The amount of the
pur ha»< is not known The Warren
company now has control of one of
th* largest ranches in the west and
upon which ther*> is ample feed at all
• a- n- of the year for many hundreds
o*. thousands of sheep and cattle.
TO THE MMORT Of HOBART.
Tr>*>utr to fit* Public *>ervic«. and Private
Charartrr.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.—Beautiful
and impressive tributes were paid by
the --mite today to the memory of the
• vice president. His intimate per
- ! relations with ma;*y senators
•r h> close official affiliation with
ad of them rendered hig death a dis
t to « very membec of the body,
a.- well as to the country. It was in
mmemoration of his illustrious ca
ieer that the senate set apart the ses
sion today for the pronouncement of
eulogies upon Lim.
Personal friends and associates and
party friends and party opponents
j -ine-i in paying such sincere and elo
quent tribute to the memory of Mr.
Hobart, to his character and public ser
v .< es as have seldom been paid to any
public man.
TOR FIVE YEARS^ MILITARY RILE.
( uncmtuiau W r«ki Present* a Kesolu*
(ton ozi the Colonies.
W kSHINGT<)N .1 an. 1 l.-Repre
M--.- ol Mi* higan has in
troduced a joint resolution citing the
unsettled status of the people in the
elands acquired from Spain and pro
viding that lor five years the presi
dent. as commander-in-chief of the
army and navy, shall continue mili
tary authority ir. said islands, and
that congress shall deal with the sub
* at the expiration of this five-year
jeenod. In the meantime, it is pro
vided that the reciprocity reductions
i irt exceeding Ho per cent may be
mud- on the products of the islands
to this country.
Nat Ki iM-rtinjc an Aocwtr.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.—Up to
the c lose of office hours the answer of
the British government to Mr.
Choate s representations as to the seiz
ure of American flour and older goods
* had not been received at the state de
partment Nor has Mr. cnoate yet
indicated when an answer may be
expected, and the state department,
basing its judgment on the fact that
it still at the ambassador's request
c oiieoting and transmitting to him in
formation relative to the character of
the goods needed for the full presen
tat: n of the rase, scarcely expects
an immediate answer.
*|iiniardi Offer their Srrvim.
LONDON. Jan. 11.—The Gibraltar
correspondent of tbe Dai'y Telegraph
- i>'~ "Tvpee thousand time-expired
Spanish soldiers from the Cuban war
bare offered their services to Great
Britain in South Africa. The gover
nor here has informed their agent that
Md to eiiiist foreign
ers.”
Kolatol Keed Doing Well.
NEW YORK. Jan. 11—Roland
R*~<! the actor, was reported today to
la* doing well, having passed a com
fortable night, nis condition was
said to be satisfactory.
Funeral of Dr. MHilrnn.
NEWBURGH. N. Y.f Jan. 11.—The
funeral of Dr. McGlynn was held to
day in St. Mary's church, which was
* row ded to the doors. The services
were presided over by Archbishop
Corrigan, bead of the diocese of New
York. Occupying seats in the church
were all the Protestant clergymen of
1 the city, who hau been specially In
vited to attend the services. The city
officials were also present by lnvita
! tton.
MEETS WITI1_ CABINET
Secretaries to Have Full Powers Over All
Officers in Their Districts.
ENCOIRAGEMENT FOR PLANTERS
Scheme to S<» .ore Oieo and Agricultural
Implements is Voted by Governor Gen
eral—Veterans Ask Universal Suffrage
—Gen. Wood's First Meeting With tbs
Cabinet.
HAVANA. Jan. 10.—General Wood
held the first executive meeting of
the cabinet today behind closed doors.
After the session several of the sec
| retaries declared that perfect harmony
' existed between the cabinet and gov
ernor general. The secretaries are to
have full power over all officers in
their respective districts, subject only
to confirmation by General Wood, who
told the cabinet that be had noticed
Cubans in public office who seemed
to think three hours' was a day’s
work. He advised them that office
holders’ hours of work should be from
9 to 11 a. m. and from 12 to 5 p. m.,
allowing the hour from 11 to 12 for
breakfast. The secretaries agreed to
enforce this rule, which will eventually
be applied to all insular officials.
General Wood also told the secre
taries that in giving them absolute
power for appointments and discharges
of employes in their respective depart
ments he designed also to hold each
one personally accountable to himself.
"There is a great deal of work
ahead,’’ he remarked, "and it can
only he done by the heartiest co-opera
tion and support. This you have prom
ised and this I feel sure you will un
grudgingly accord.’’
The Society of Planters inuqired of
General Wood whether anything was
to be gained by the society's advocacy i
of the scheme according to which the
government was to he urged to furnish
the peasants with oxen and agricul
tural implements. He replied that the
society would do better to turn its at
tention to other matters, as it was
practically of no use to attempt to get
the scheme through.
The veterans of Santa Clara have i
telegraphed the veterans of Havana a i
strong expression of their desire for i
universal suf/rage as "bcrng in accord
ance with the principles of the revo- \
lutiun.”
STORY Of HORRIBLE MIRDER
Iowa Physician. ’While Insane, Kills a
Young Child.
HAMPTON. Ia.. Jan. 10 —Dr. J. W. i
Appleby, for several years the leading
physician at Bristow, Butler county,
last evening, in a fit of insanity, killed
a 10-months-old child of Henry Wear
ly of this place, while making an ex
amination of it in Dr. Hobson s office
in this city.
The parents had taken the child to
Dr. Hbson’s office to be treated for
some trifling ailment and before he
had time to attend to it he was called
out. Dr. Appleby, who was visiting Dr.
Hobson, w as in the office and the latter '
suggested that Dr. Appleby should j
make the necessary examination. .
which, as soon as Dr. Hobson left the j
office, he proceeded to do.
He took the child in his arms and
handled it so roughly that the parents
protested, but of no avail. He sud
denly put his thumbs under its chin
anti with his fingers on top of its head,
crushed its face in so that the blood j
gushed out of its nose and month.
Then he seized the child by one foot
and began swinging it around his head, |
resisting all efforts of the terror strick
en parents to stop him. and it was i
not until help was gotten tnat the child
was taken from him. It wras quite
dead.
The insane commission was imme
diately convened and at midnight Dr.
Appleby was on his way to the hospital
for the insane at Independence. 1 hree
or four hours after the occurrence he
seemed comparatively rational and
said he knew what he was doing when
he killed the child, but could not help
it. The cause of his insanity is sup
posed to be religious insanity.
STOP WINDOW GLASS EIGHT.
Slaughter of Prirea is Over—Old Kates
to Be Restored.
PITTSBl’RG, Pa.. Jan. 10.—Wndovr
glass will soon be quoted again at its
normal price. It is highly probable that
when the restoration has been accom
plished not another advance will fol
low.
The cut of 33 1-3 per cent made by
the American Window Glass com
pany. the combination, is to be called
off. The slaughter of prices may be
said to be over and peace will reign
in the market. This has been accom
plished by the formation of an or- i
.ganizaJlon of .th/e independent and
co-operative manufacturers held at the
Hotel Lincoln today. There were
about 740 out of a possible 940 pots
represented. It was decided to form
a selling agency to be known as the
"Independent Window Glass Manu
facturers association."
iturui rrfv ueiiTPrj.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—The leg
islative committee of the National
Grange, consisting of Messrs. Hollis.
Bachelor and Aaron Jones, called on
First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath to urge a measure which will
be presented to congress for an ap
propriation of $1,500,000 for rural free
delivery.
Rryan to Speak at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 10.—Arrange
ments for the mass meeting for W. J.
Bryan at Music hall, January 17, have
been completed by the Hamilton Coun
ty Bimetallic council. Free silver i
cluho of Ohio. Indiana and Kentucky
have been invited. Dr. R. H. Rpemelin
is chairman of the entertainment com
mittee and H. Groesbeck of the escort
committee. Mr. Bryan’s subject wil!
be ‘‘The Political Problems of the
Times.” Bryan will be at Frankfort.
Ky.. on January 16 to participate in j
celebrating the re-election of Senator j
Blackburn and will stop here on his ,
eastern tour.
Reduced to .Mail Stage.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 10.—The
negotiations looking to the mainten
ance of the “open door” in China have
now passed to the mail stage. The
agreement having been reached in
principle through the agency of the
cable, it becomes necessary to resort
to the mail to exchange the definitive
notes in view of the importance of
avoiding anything like clerical error
or misunderstanding in the last
phases of this important negotiation.
Therefore it is learned that at least
two weeks' time, or perhaps more,
Will be consumed in the winding up.
BILLER 4 DISAPPOINTMENT.
Belief lie Should Have Attacked When
Battle Was on at Ladysmith.
LONDON, Jan. 10.—Further news of
General White’s victory is anxiously
awaited as it is generally realized to
day that there was little warrant for
the exultation which followed the an
nouncement cf his repulse of the Boers.
The remarkable revolution in Boer
tactics has been another complete sur
prise to the British, who had not
reckoned on the weakened garrison at
Ladysmith being subjected to such a
courageous assault, and it is realized
that General White's troops cannot be
expected to greatly prolong such an
arduous defense. In some quarters it
is considered unaccountable that Gen
eral Buller did not press his attempt
to effect a passage of the Tugela river
while the Boers were engaged north
ward, and the comments cn his appar
ent supineness are nowise complimen
tary.
From the Boer headquarters it is re
ported that General Buller is construct
ing a subsidiary railroad from the main
line to Colenso westwardiy in the di
rection of Potgieter’s drift.
Advices from the Modeler river say
the Boers continue to extend their
works, and it is estimated that 30,000
men are required to defend them.
The prisoners captured by the Cana
dians and Queenslanders at Sunny
side are ging to Capetown for trial as
rebels. The Canadians expressed in
tense indignation on learning that the
prisoners were British subjects.
The colonial troops continue to earn
warm praise on all sides, the latest ex
ample of their effective work being
recorded in the dispatch to the Lon-on
Times, dated January 5, from the Mod
der river, cabled to the Associated
Press last night, which said that the
news from Belmont showed that the
Canadians and Queenslanders had been
so energetic in that vicinity that the
Boers had been compelled to desert
a large belt of the Orange Free State
territory across the border.
Little change is apparent in the po
sition at Colesburg. General French
reported to the war office Sunday morn
ing. January 7, that he liud reeonnoi
tered with a squadron of the House
hold cavalry on the Boers’ east flank,
two miles from Achterlang and drew
a considerable force of The burghers,
who, being desirous for their com
munications with Novalsport, with
drew.
I he casualties or the bunoiKS near
Colesburg were:
Killed: Colonel Watson and Lieu
tenants Wilkins. Carey and White and
twenty-three men.
Missing—Captains Brett. Thomson
and Brown and Lieutenants Allen,
Wood-Martin and Rutler, and 107 men.
Wounded—Twenty-one men.
General French further leports that
the casualties of the oth°r regiments
to January 4 were twelve men Killed
and forty-four wounded.
The queen has telegraphed her con
gratulations and thanks to General
White and his troops of Ladysmith.
DONATE MONEY EOR MISSIONS.
----
Foreign Hoard Receive* a Total of |C33,>
016 Daring the Year.
BOSTON. Jan. 10.—The American
board of foreign missions made public
today its eighty-ninth annual report.
ri he summary for the year follows:
Donations. $291,280; legacies. $102,219;
donations for school fund. $6,745; do
nations for Micronesian navy, $2,587;
donation for young missionaries’ fund,'
S3.416; donations for debt of Septem
ber 1, 1S98. $13,002; donations for mis
sion work for women. $206 002; income
of funds. $7,491: total, $633,016.
The eastern Turkey mission has been
active in pressing the claims and needs
of the women of the country and edu
cating them until it is now difficult
to find a Protestant woman who cannot
read and large numbers of the Gregor
ian women are equally educated. A
multitude of purely Gregorian commit
tees are asking for Christian teachers,
to which requests missionaries are
unable at the present time to respond
Allow* No Representation.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—A special;
from Washington says: The Trans
vaal government has informed the’
United States that W. Stanley Hollis.
American consul at Pretoria, will not
be permitted to represent British in
terests in the republic during the war;
it being against the Transvaal's policy
to permit any British representative in
its territory. Consul Hollis, however,
will be permitted to care for British
prisoners of war confined in Pretoria,
in his personal capacity.
Pressing Damage Claims.
LONDON, Jan. 10.—There is some
reason to believe that the inited
States and German embassies are try
ing to find a common basis on which
they can co-operate in pressing their
respective demands against Great Bri
tain for the Delagoa bay seizure. A
high official of the German embassy
had a long conference today at thi
American embassy and the diplomats
are believed to have discussed the steps
each country has already taken and
the best future procedure.
Canibal* Fnast on a Crew.
LONDON. Jan. 10.—Mail advices
from New Britain report the massacre
of the captain and crew of fifteen men
belonging to the British schooner
Kumunia of New South Wales while
trading among the Admiralty islands.
Only three boys escaped. The natives,
after murdering the sailors, inaugu
rated a feast ashore and ate their vic
tims.
Ww Willing to Die.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Jan. 10.—William
Wasco, a Hungarian, was hanged in the
yard of the county court house at 10:10
o’clock this morning. Wasco met his
fate without flinching. On the scaf
fold he prayed and then said: Goodbye,
people. 1 gladly give my life for my
sweetheart. I loved her.” After the
trap was sprung death resulted in a
few minutes from strangulation. The
crime for which Wasco was executed
was the murder of Annie sestet, a
Hungaiian girl, who ha-1 refused to
marry him. He shot himself at the
same tijne, but recovered.
Sontli Dakota Bank Fail*.
PLANKINTON, S. D., Jan. 10 —The
State bank, owned by D. L. Stevens,
failed to open its doors this morning.
Owing to Stevens’ absence nothing
could be learned as to the particulars
of the failure. Stevens went east Sat
urday, presumably to secure assistance,
and wired his cashier not to open the
bank today. Stevens owned a drug
store, which he transferred to his head
clerk. It being the only bank here,
nearly every business man was caught
in the failure. Aurora county, it ia
said, had about |6,000 on deposit
SMILE! KM LICK
Loses a Valuable Stock of Goods Be
sides His Wife.
—
AN ATTORNEY IS UNDER ARREST.
A Itill of Sale of HU Stork to a Party ot
Strangers Proves a Bad Break—Com
missioner Kent Says Fire Escapes Must
Be Erected — Miscelianeous Nebraska
News.
PONCA. Neb., Jan. 15—William H.
Smiley, formerly a prominent business?
man at Emerson, this county, told
County Attorney Heneh that he is the
victim of a conspiracy whereby he has
lost a valuable stock of goods, besides
his wife, as to whose value he is just
now uncertain.
Smiley says he became somewhat in
volved with wholesale houses, but had
he been left alone he would have man
aged to pay out. Early in December
he was led to believe, he says, that he
would be arrested and sent to prison
because of certain features of this in
debtedness. Strong influences were
brought to bear, his wife added the
weight of her earnest advice and he
finally made a bill of sale of his stock
to a firm of strangers and. although
they paid him no money, left the city,
trusting to his wife and a local attor
ney. R. B. Thompson, to look after his
interests. He remained away until
December 30.
Returning at night. Smiley says he
found h.s wife. Thompson and others
at his home and appearances did not
indicate a mourning party. Disgusted,
Smiley again left Emerson, returning
to learn that his property was all gone,
his wife had left for parts unknown
to him at present and that his father
had paid all his indebtedness.
After hearing Smiley's story County
Attorney Heneh filed a complaint
against Thompson, charging him with
obtaining money under false pretenses.
Thompson was arrested by the sheriff.
Sue* for Heavy Damages.
FREMONT. Neb.. Jan. 15—A ease
has just been filed in the district
clerk's office in which John Russell
sues John Toogood for $10,000 for as
sault. Both parties live near Nicker
son. The plaintiff claims that on Au
gust 28. 1899, the defendant assaulted
him brutally on the public highway,
beating, kicking and bruising him
grieviously. It is alleged that by rea
son of the assault the plaintiff sus
tained a rupture, internal injuries and
received a broken jaw. a broken nose,
a partial fracture of the right arm and
had several teeth loosened. By reason
of this he claims he has been inca
pacitated for work and has incurred
large doctor's bills.
Maurer Fully Vindicated.
BEATRICE. Jan. 15.—The close of
the Maurer trial was dramatic, and
words were passed between the oppos
ing attorneys which in many places
would have resulted in serious trou
ble. The taking of testimony was con
cluded and after the trouble between
the attorneys neither side submitted
any argument. The decision of the
board, which was unanimous, and
which was reached after an hour or
two of deliberation, completely exon
erated Mr. Maurer on every cnarge.
A motion for a new trial was made by
the plaintiffs, which was overruled.
They then noted an exception and for
ty days will be given to file an ap
peal. This case has resulted in con
siderable bad blood.
Harvard Bank* Consolidate.
HARVARD. Neb.. Jan. 15.—A deal
has been consummated whereby the
I'nion State bank of this city becomes
the owner of the First National bank
of Harvard, its building, fixtures and
business. The latter corporation will
go into voluntary liquidation and close
up its affairs according to law. The
corporation was perfectly solvent, the
sale being prompted by the desire of
its managers to retire from business.
Depositors will be paid in full on de
mand. Holders of time certificates of
deposits may either call and get their
money at once or leave them until
maturity and get their principal and
interest, as they may elect.
Mu*t Frect Fire Escape*.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Jan. 15u—Labor
Commissioner Kent has sent out no
tices to 113 property owners in Omaha
and about the same number in Lin
coln, calling attention to thcrr fail
ure to erect fire escapes as required by
the law passed at the last session of
the legislature. The time allow'd for
erecting the fire escapes expired Jan
uary 1 and on February 1 complaints
will be filed with the county authori
ties in all cases where the law has not
been complied with.
Killed Between Trains.
SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. 15— Ed Burr,
who lived at Twenty-fourth and W
streets, was crossing the Missouri Pa
cific tracks enroute to his work at one
of the packing houses, when he stepped
between tracks to avoid a train going
one way and was hit by one bound in
the opposite direction. He was taken
to the South Omaha hospital suffering
from what was pronounced concussion
of the brain and internal injuries,
which proved fatal.
Missing Bank Cashier Returns.
SHUBERT. Neb.. Jan. 15.—G. A. Ar
gabright, former cashier of the defunct
Farmers' State bank, left here in July j
about seven years ago. said to be short 1
$22,000 in cash. Nothing has been
heard from him since then until his
arpearance here a few days ago. It !
is said he has been in Kansas City for
the last tw'o years engaged as a por
trait painter. Argabright says he is
willing to tell all he knows about the
bank's affairs, but declares there was
nothing criminal in the causes of the
failure.
Caught Upon Shafting.
OMAHA. Jan. 15.—William Rowe,
aged about 30. employed in the car
shops of the Omaha Packing company,
was caught upon shafting, twisted up
on the shaft and instantly killed. Mr.
Rowe lived at 1821 Leavenworth street,
Omaha, and leaves a wife and a little
daughter. He has been employed by
the Omaha company a number of years
and was well reputed among his fellow
workmen and highly respected by his
employers.
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STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The State Meeting at Lincoln Serves to
Awaken New Interest.
LINCOLN. Jan. 12.—The meeting of
the State Historical society has served
to awaken public interest in the work
that is being conducted by that organ
ization. Much was accomplished dur
ing the last year in the way of collect
ing valuable information concerning
the early history of Nebraska, and at
this meeting plans were laid for carry
ing on the work on a still more exten
sive scale. An increased appropriation
by the last legislature enabled the so
ciety to enlarge its work, but it has
been found insufficient to meet all the
demands made for publishing historical
information and the expenses of main
taining tne society rooms, its library
and collections in the manner desired.
In conjunction with the Historical
society the Association of Nebraska
Pioneers met and discussed the propo
sition to consolidate the two organiza
tions. While the object of both is prac
tically the same, it was decided for
many reasons to keep the associations
distinct from each other. All who are
interested in the history of Nebraska
are eligible to membership in the His
torical society, but only those who set
tled in Nebraska prior to March 1. 1867,
are admitted to membership in the as
sociation of Pioneers, of which there
are now about 600 members. The for
mer is a permanent organization and
will probably enjoy a rapid growth. |
while the latter will in the course of
time become extinct. The consolidation |
of the two organizations would neces- ,
sitate amending the constitutions of j
both and such action, if attempted,
would meet with the decided opposi- ;
tion of the pioneers, who do not desire
to lose their identity in an organiza
tion whose membership is open to all
citizens of the state.
The program of the Historical so
ciety on the last night, consisted of
reminiscences of the old overland ;
freighting period. Papers were read by j
Eugene Munn of University Place,
William Fulton of Kansas City, R. M. j
Rolfe of Nebraska City an 1 Thomas J.
Majors of Peru.
tut* irpuii ui oruticii) n.
well in part is as follows:
"The year which now ends has been
by far the most important of any to
the Historical society. In the first
place the last legislature increased our
appropriation from $3.5(KI to 15.000.
thus enabling the society to extend to
some extent its work. However, the
society, even yet. has less than half the
income of any society of any state in
the northwest. It seems to me that
some way should be foun t to awaken
the legislature to a fuller realization of
the value of the work the society has to j
do and even now is doing. In the sec- i
ond place the amount of valuable ma
terial gathered and the number of
books received is greater than ever j
before. The outlook for continued
growth is exceedingly good, but the ,
amount of work that ought to be done, j
rompared with the means at command
to do it. is so great that the outlook is
not so rosy as one might wish.
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Gold in the River Bed.
COLUMBUS, Neb.. Jan. 12.—A good
deal of interest is being manifested
over the discovery of particles of gold
in the craws of ducks by farmers liv
ing in the vicinity of the Loup and
other streams. A farmer by the name
of John Boss living twelve miles west
of Loup township killed a duck last
Thanksgiving and was amazed to find
small particles of gold in its craw.
Two killed at New Year's exhibited
the same peculiarity, one piece being
worth about 52. Stories of similar dis
coveries have been brought in from
various localities. There are several j
theories afloat regarding the phenom- 1
ena. Some hold the belief that the j
streams themselves are gold bearing. ]
but the generally accepted explanation \
is that the gold has been washed down
rom the hills or mountains from which
they have their source.
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BHMingft Boy Dies In 1‘hilippinrs.
HASTINGS. Neb.. Jan. 12.—General
Otis' casualty list contains the name
of Arthur J. Edgerton. company L,
Thirty-second volunteer infantry, who
died January 1. The deceased was the
son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Edgerton of
this city. He would have been twenty
two years old the 29th of the present
month. He enlisted at the beginning
of hostilities with Spain with company
K. Third Nebraska volunteers, and
served with that regiment until its
return from Cuba. Last September he
re-enlisted in the Thirty-second and
arrived at Manila November 1. Young
Edgerton makes the second Hastings
boy to have died in the Philippines, the
other being Thomas North, a member
of the First Nebraska.
Will Move to Louisiana.
TECUMSEH, Neb.. Jan. 12.—J. S.
Harris, a well known attorney of Te- !
cumseh and one of the leading breed- j
ers of Poland China swine of the state,
is disposing of his stock and farm
here preparatory to removal onto a
large ranch near Shreversport, La. Mr.
Harris will engage in the raising of
fancy blooded cattle extensively in his
new location. He is prompted in mak
ing the removal for me benefit of his
health, and because he believes a good
opening awaits him in Louisiana. To
gether with his family he will depart
for his new home in a few days.
Boer Sympathy iu York County.
YORK. Neb., Jan. 12.—Public opin
ion in York county in the matter of the
present struggle now in progress be
tween the Transvaal and Orange Free
State republics, on one s>de and the
British kingdom on the other has crys
tallized as follows:
"In response to the appeal of the
Holland society of New York city to
the American people for contributions
to the widows and orphans of Boer and
Orange Free State soldiers, we. the
undersigned citizens of York county,
hereby call a meeting to lake place in
York. Neb., on Thursday evening. Jan
uary 18. 1900, at 8 p. m.”
To (io to Cuba With Kerruit*.
FORT CROOK. Neb., Jan. 12.—In
compliance with orders from the adju
tant general’s office. Sergeant John A.
Gallagher and J. M. Troutman of the
Tenth infantry, departed for Governor's
Island. N. Y. At that place they will
be placed in charge of a detachment of
recruits and proceed to Matanzas. Cuba.
Baring Circuit Formed.
HASTINGS. Neb., Jan. 12.—The Ne
braska Speed association was organ
ized at a meeting here and a state rac
ing circuit arranged. Horsemen from
these towns were present: Fremont,
York. McCool, Kearney. Orleans, In
dianola. Geneva. Hubbell. Superior. Os
ceola, Clay Center and Hastings.
Notwithstanding the fact that Ken
tucky is a bourbon state, more than
one-half of its 119 counties exclude
the sale of intoxicants.
HILLEFliTSi
The Awful Crime Charged Up to Two
Buffalo County Eoys.
CLAIM IT WAS IN SELE-9EEENSE.
The Body Is Buried and Lays Hidden for
Two Months—Suspicion Lead to Search
—Murder Said to llaye Occurred Bur
log a Quarrel.
KEARNEY. Neb.. Jan. 10.—At a lata
hour Sunday night the headless body of
L. M. Nelson was found buried be
neath a pile of dirt and straw on his
farm five miles northwest from this
city. Since then two sons. Theodore
aged 20. and Henry, aged * years, have
been arrested and charged with his
murder The elder of the two bovS
has made a full confession, saying that
In a quarrel, he and his brother mur
dered their father nearly two months
ago.
“onths aS° C. M Nelson, a
wealthy farmer, disappeared. At the
time the information was given out
that he had gone to Sweden to visit,
his old home. A few days after his
departure the wife, who was several
jeais Nelsons junior, commenced to
dispose of personal property upon the
place and from words dropped by the
two boys, it was learned that the'fam
lly intended to leave the vicinity
This aroused the suspicion oY the
neighbors. These suspicions were com
municated to Sheriff Funk, who com
menced an investigation. Several times
he visited the Nelson farm, but discov
ered nothing out of the ordinary All
of the members of tbe family seemed
communicative and free.v discussed
the departure of the husband and fath
er. This, however, did not satisfy the
sheriff. Saturday the sheriff visited the
premises and made a thorough search
of the house, the barn and all of the
outbuildings. Nothing to throw light
upon the disappearence of the man was
discovered. However, when questioned
closely, the younger son, Henry, ad
mitted that his father had not gone to
Sweden. Farther than tins he would
say nothing.
^aiuruay nignt the sheriff left a
guard at the Nelson house and cams
back to town. During the night he
■worked up a posse and early Sunday
morning started back to the Nelson
farm. Upon reaching there the twenty
five men. armed with pitchf »rks. spades
and shovels, commenced tearing down
stables, haystacks and in the cellars
tinder the house. During the progress
of the work, the members of the family
looked on in silence, now and then go
ing into the house and conferring.
Late in the afternoon when Sheriff
Funk had about concludeo to abandon
the search for the day. some of the
men who had been carrying on an ex
amination of the outlying portions of
the farm came upon a ravine about
200 yards southeast of the barn. In the
bottom of this they noticed a small p41e
of straw. In scattering this about,
they brought out an old hat, with a
cut several inches in length through
the crown. It was taker, to some of
the neighbors, who identified it as the
hat formerly worn by Nelson. With
this clue the men set to work with
renewed energy, and after removing
the straw they found that it covered
a pile of soft earth. Spades were
brought into use. and just below the
surface a portion of a skull was found.
Continuing the digging the body of
Nelson was found about two feet below
the surface, somewhat dei miposed, but
in condition so that it was readily iden
tified. It was loaded i^to a wagon and
brought to the city. Last night a jury
was summoned and today the coroner
is going on with his inquiry.
l^ast night after being i >dged In jail,
the elder son broke down and made a
full confession. He said that on the
day of the killing, the father, who had
always been very cruel to the children,
was giving Henry a severo beating out
in the lot where the feeding pejj were
located. He interfered and the father
turned upon him, striking him over the
head with a club. Resisting the attack,
Theodore said that he hit his father
with a pitchfork and knocked him
down. The old man arose to his feet
and renewed the attack, when he wa3
knocked down a second time, after
which he was beaten over the head.
Theodore says that seeirg his father
did not move, he made an examination
and finding that he was dead, he and
the younger brother tied a rope around
the body, hitched a horse and dragged
it to the ra\ine, where after digging a
hole, it was buried in the place where
it was found.
The body has the appearance of hav
ing been cut with an axe. There is a
deep cut in the head which nearly
severs it. In addition to this, one of the
arms is nearly severed. Both boys
deny having used an axe and say they
cannot account for these wounds.
Both boys express great sorrow over
the death cf their father, but say that
in taking his life they acted in self
defense, expressing the omnion that if
they bad not acted on the defensive,
thev would have been killed.
Mrs. Nelson, who is a n.ther pretty
woman, and who is some thirty years
younger than her husband, who was
close to 60 years of age, seems to be
very much affected. She says that she
was aware of the killing i-nd adds that
she thinks the boys acted in self de
fense. She has told of a number of
instances when her husband threatened
not only to kill her. but all the mem
bers of the family. She s;;ys that their
married life was not pleasant and that
quarrels were of frequent occurrence.
Importation of Finn*.
OMAHA. Neb.. Jan. 10.—Western
and northwestern railroads have pooled
issues, it is asserted, and have ar
ranged for the importation of 55,000
Finns for the work on the grading
contracts on new construction work
during the coming season. Although
no contracts nave been made as to the
employment—for that would be viola
tion of the contract labor law—the two
facts are announced, one that the
Finns are coming, anu second, that
they wil find jobs on the grading
dumps when they get here.
All of last summer, the railroads
found it impossible to get enough men
tc. handle their new construction work,
for the better element of laborers
largely sought work elsewhere. For
•nstance, on the Northwestern second
track construction in Iowa, a force
of 1,200 men before pay day. was but
300 men the second day thereafter, and
a week later the original force was but
little over 600 men.
A Sicilian advocate charged with
fraud was recently sentenced to 180
years’ imprisonment.
An eastern syndicate is being or
ganized to buy up all of California ■
famous redwood forests.