Nebraska Newspapers

    LOUP (ITT NORTHWESTERN
G BO. K. BKX8HCOTKB, Editor ud Pwb.
LOUP CITY, - - NEBRASKA.
The Haytian navy now consist en
tirely of submarine vessels.
In the opinion of the mosquito a per
fume concert is decidedly punk.
Whisky has gone up again, but the
campaign cigar is being sold at the
same old price.
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The Dalmatian coach dog has gone
out of style. It is not swift enough for
the horseless coach.
In America King Alfonso would be
charged with no more serious of
fense than just being a boy.
Did the Grand Duke Boris drink
from the Chicago girl’s slipper or take
a bath in it?—Galveston News.
An Indianapolis wedding took place
in the dark. There have been others,
counting other kinds of darkness.
King Edward has been visiting Mr.
Carnegie. It is not stated where his
majesty wants to establish the library.
Many a summer resort young man
would willingly exchange his bathing
suit and tennis shoes for a fall over
coat.
Everything is coming to light nowa
days. A correspondent has just found
out and explained "Why the Dead Sea
Is Dead.”
The girl who forfeits $4,000 if she
marries merely needs to take care that
she marries a man who is worth more
than that.
The decision of the French govern
ment that the whole northern part
of Martinique shall be vacated is late
but sensible.
Having failed to persuade Chamber
lain to cough up the Boer generals
may as well abandon all attempts on
Uncle Russell Sage.
Several thousand Russians are elec
tioneering for a trip to Siberia, for
they have petitioned the czar for rep
resentative government.
Ping-pong has been put under the
ban of the law in Ohio, but checkers
will continue to go unchecked in the j
grand old Buckeye state.
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Murat Halstead, who is nearly sev
enty years of age, wants to enter
politics. It seems that a man never J
gets too old to go wrong.
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The public executioner of Paris is I
said to be one of the most enthusi
astic of automobil'sts. Evidently ho
is not averse to doing business over
time.
The Colombian revolutionists have
won a battle. We have not heard what
the Colombian revolutionists are j
fighting for, but it's probably for I
practice.
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Judging from his rasping views on
the management of the coal trust, it
is a safe guess that Uncle Russell
Sage hasn't got his winter’s supply of
coal in yet.
A photograph taken on the royal
yacht shows the Shah of Persia sit
ting beside Queen Alexandra, but the
Prince of Wales is wratching him.—
Boston Globe.
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The news that a coal trust is being
organized in England sends an extra
shiver down the spine of the man who
has a big, yawning furnace in the
cellar of his home.
The Boston young man whose best
girl has promised to marry him when
tho coal strike ends is sending ex
pensive appealing telegrams every
day to Mr. Morgan.
The Missouri river is the prince of
practical jokers. It is engaged in
cutting a new channel around St
Joseph, Mo., by which course it will
leave a new $500,000 bridge high and
dry.
Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney still writes
something every day at the age of
78, but, as she says herself, being a
grandmother is her chief occupation.
And it is even better paid than au
thorship.
Emperor William’s talk about visit
ing the United States proves that
he is desirous of seeing some of Mil
waukee’s beautiful women mentioned
so enthusiastically by bis brother,
Prince Henry.
The Princess Di San Faustino, for
merly of New York, who beat her
maid so severely in Rome the other
day that they had to take her to the
hospital, must come from some of our
good old fighting stock.
Mascagni's announcement that he
has composed a hymn to America
suggests that his inspiration may
have had its origin in a desire to in
crease his box office receipts.
You are right, Rev, John Boyd, all
men aie not equal. At present Jeffries
is about the best. But Jim Corbett
has shown some old-time form lately.
Would it not be a good plan to
leave those disorderly islands down
in the Caribbean sea until they learn
to conduct themselves properly?
Wild Frontier Days’;
Justice Meted Out by Vigilance Committees
in Sacramento, Cat
Um lOT a stone’s throw from each
other and in the block be
tween Front and Second on J
street, in Sacramento, Cal.,
are two buildings in which in
days long ago some of the most im
portant political deals in California
were made. Within their walls United
States senators and congressmen, gov
ernors and other state officers were
made and unmade; fabulous sums of
money were expended to corrupt mem
bers of legislatures and of state con
ventions, and to carry elections. At
their gorgeously fitted bars most of
the prominent early day men of poli
tics drank and in the side and upper
rooms plotted and executed schemes
that have left a lasting Impress on the
political history of the state, and to
a lesser extent on that of the nation.
The old Magnolia saloon, on the
north side of the street, about mid
way in the block, was for many years
kept by old "Baldy” Johnson, the fath
er of the present sheriff of the coun
ty. The glory of the old Magnolia
passed away many years ago; its iden
tity is now known to but a few, and it
has long been used as part of a prod
uce store.
At the southwest corner of Second
and J streets is the famous Rhoads &
Townsend house, that for more than
two decades and until quite recently
was a wudely known political head
quarters, but now, after a varied his
tory extending back almost to the time
of the admission of the state, it is
about to lose its identity and to be
transformed into an ordinary business
house.
The bui'ding that originally stood
on the site was destroyed in the great
fire of Nov. 2, 1852, but, according to
local history, a portion of it was used
as the city station house. Twice this
station house at Second and J streets
yielded a victim to the fury of the
mob in the early days.
On the afternoon of Feb. 24. 1850, a
gambler named Frederick J. Roe and
a miner quarreled at a monte table in
the Mansion House, at the corner of
and unassailable guard, which
marched the prisoner to the trees, un
der one of which a temporary staging
had already been erected, upon which
the doomed man was placed, and Rev.
M. C. Briggs sent for. The prisoner
said that he had committed the deed,
but in a fit of passion, and had nothing
to say for himself; that he was 20
years of age, an Englishman by birth,
and that he had a mother and sister
hving in the old country. After the
minister had performed his duties a
rope was placed around the prisoner’s
Rhoads and Townsend House.
neck, the other end thrown over one
of the limbs of the tree, and being
seized by a multitude of strong hands,
the prisoner was hanged in the pres
ence of an estimated audience of 5,000
people.
The next case of lynchins occurred
in 1851. On July 9 three men, William
B. Robinson, James Gibson and John
Thompson, in open daylight knocked
down and robbed a farmer named
James Wilson on L street, between
Fourth and Fifth. The crime was wit
nessed and the offenders soon arrest
ed. Before 4 o’clock more than a
thousand men surrounded the station
house. A jury of eleven was impan
eled. but could not agree and asked fo|
further time. It was then agreed b>
the county judge that he would call a
SMASHED THE JAIL DOOR TO GET ROE.
Front and J streets. A bystander,
Charles H. Myers, a blacksmith and a
recent immigrant from Ohio, parted
them, when Roe shot him in the brain
for interfering. The wound was not
immediately fatal, but was necessarily
so. A large crowd soon collected and
a people's meeting was organized.
While the jury was deliberating vio
lent speeches were addressed to the
crowd and the excitement was terrific.
From 2,500 to 3,000 people collected.
The jury was composed of leading citi
zens, and several of them afterward
came into prominence. As soon as
the verdict w-as read J, K and Second
streets rang with the loudest cheering,
Andrew J. Rhoads.
and there was a general stampede for
the station house. Here efforts were
made to conciliate the mob, but they
were unavailing. Awning posts were
pulled up and made Into battering
rams and the door of the station house
was beaten down. The officers were
overpowered instantly.
Roe was chained in an Inner cell and
there was considerable difficulty in
getting him unshackled, but as soon
as it was accomplished he was told
that he was to be hanged forthwith
from one of the big oak trees that
then stood on Sixth street, between K
and L. A large part of the crowd im
mediately rushed to that point, but
sufficient remained to form a large
special court session for the following
week. This was done and the defend
ants were legally convicted and sen
tenced to be hanged on Aug. 22. Un
der the law at that time grand larceny
was a capital offense. At dawn on the
morning of the 22d people commenced
coming into the city to witness thd
triple execution. In a few hours the
town was crowded with strangers. Be
tween 9 aud 10 o'clock it was reported
that Robinson had been reprieved bj
the governor.
A meeting was organized and a large
committee was appointed to see that
tne sentence of the court was carried
into effect a3 well against Robinson
as against his companions. The Stark
Guard, fully armed, but in firemen’!
dress, formed a hollow square in front
of the station house. A wagon and
the sheriff, with a strong body of dep
uties, were in the center of the square.
The three prisoners were brought out
and Thompson and Gibson wer«
placed in the wagon and it passed out
toward the place oi execution, at the
old sycamore at Sixth and O streets
The sheriff then directed the guards
to close up and convey Robinson to
the prison brig, but scarcely had they
left the station house before their
ranks were forced and the prlsonei
taken by tne mob. No real resistance
was offered by the soldiers. Anothei
wagon was procured, the prisoner
placed in it and it slowly followed to
the place of execution. When the
drop fell with the two men a simulta
neous cry arose from the crowd:
“Now for Robinson! Bring him here
and send i-.m after the others!” Some
one sprang upon the scaffold and
shouted: "We’ve got Robinson! He’s
within a square of here and will be
brought up as soon as the others are
cut down!” During the lull caused by
this speech the muffled drums of the
Stark Guard beating the “Dead
March” were heard advancing, and
the sheriff and his deputies, knowing
that resistance was useless, retired.
Robinson was placed upon the scaffold,
remaining to the end calm. He made
an earnest and effective speech that
produced a favorable sentiment among
many in the crowd, but the majority
demanded his life, and it was taken.
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Fortune Is Cursed
How III Luck Has Followed Those Connected With
the Fair Millions.
| -m-%, IQHT years ago James O.
I Fair died in San Francisco,
leaving a fortune of some
$30,000,000 for his heirs to
squabble over. For seven
years they fought and spent more
than $2,000,000 in the fighting, and
then, only twelve months later, one
third of the fortune was in dispute
again.
Someone seems to have bewitched
the late Nevada Senator’s millions,
for no one has yet been able to enjoy
their use. Even he, strong, self
reliant man as he was, was happier
poor than rich, happier in acquiring
his fortune than in the enjoyment of
it.
The story is one which would
James G. Fair.
bring shouts of ridicule hurtling
round the devoted head of any au
thor who dare Imagine It.
From the day when they began to
accumulate away back in 1866 the
Fair millions have borne a curse.
Everyone connected with them has
had trouble and sleepless nights,
they have twice awaited heirs in
whole or in part and on each occa
sion disputed claims have been put
forward. Even the method of their
getting spoke romance and the meth
od of their spending while old Mr.
Fair controlled them was even more
romantic.
Born in Ireland in 1831 Mr. Fair
came to this country with his
parents in 1843. He was educated
chiefly in Chicago till he was 19, and
then he went to seek fame and for
tune in the California gold fields
then, in 1850, attracting the attention
of the world. His was no rapid rise
to wealth. For fifteen years he strug
gled on as prospector, digger and
miner, earning his daily bread by
the sweat of His brow and accumu
lating no more money than would
sufflco for a single night’s enjoy
ment.
Suddenly the tide turned, dollars
poured in upon him in one unceasing
flood till in 1872 he was reputed to
be worth $50,000,0o0 and his part
ners, the late John W. Mackay and
the two Irish saloonkeepers, Flood
and O'Brien, were equally rich. Then
his troubles commenced. Up to this
time he had been a hard-working,
steady, frugal man. He had em
ployed his first $9,000, made in 1865,
in wedding a pretty Irish colleen,
with whom he had long been enam
ored in secret. He spent the mil
lions which came after largely in
supporting other and less sacred ties.
The details of his fortune are too
well known, however, to need repeti
tion. They are a part of the his
tory of the west and as such will go
down to posterity together with the
'49 rush and the wild days of the
early diggings. It is the history
of the fortune after it was made,
the history of the maker and his
heirs, which is after all most ro
mantic.
With wealth and the cares of
wealth Mr. Fair began to develop
tendencies which he had either held
in check or not possessed before. He
tired of his still handsome wife, he
manifested the Irishman’s insensate
love of the fair sex and he spent
much of his time courting the good
graces of those among them who
took his fancy. So free was he with
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hiB loves that Mrs. Fair left him and
later obtained a divorce. So free,
too, that ho left one will bequeathing
$50 to every child who could prove
his paternity. Neither did he forget
the women, for to many he made
gifts of shares and deeds conveying
real estate and to others presents of
jewelry and handsome checks. Such
gifts were often the result, appar
ently, of a momentary caprice, or
the documents necessary for the
transfer were seldom drawn by law
yers, but penciled by the millionaire
himself on scraps of paper plucked
Irom his pocketbook as he sat la the
evening In the company of some tnit
deceiver.
So frequent were these gifts and
so commonly did he have resort to
his handy pocketbook that after his
death his heirs did little for a year
save redeem such as were presented.
The wildness of the father, if late
in developing, spread to the sons.
One of them, the eldest, James, died
a drunkard ten years ago, and the
other, Charles, whose tragic end a
few days back has raised again the
disposition of his father's millions,
was also adlicted to drink. Twice he
took the geld cure and twice he suf
fered relapse. He shared, too, the
old man’s ungovernable love for the
sex and although not so free in his
affections was none the less unable
to relinquish the idea of winning a
woman once he had made up his
mind to do so.
The story of his marriage is in it
self a romance. He had been on a
prolonged debauch up country in Cal
ifornia. His father's wealth provid
ed him with unlimited funds and he
prolonged his spree indefinitely. At
Mill Valley he lost all he had with
him in a gambling den and started
for home. On the way he fell into a
creek, was fished out by his com
panions and put to bed. At 3 in the
morning he started off again, clad
only in an undershirt, held up a
saloonkeeper for $4 and so reached
San Francisco, where a few hours
later he was married.
He appeared at the altar so drunk
that Maude Nelson, as she then was,
refused to commence her efforts to
reform him till he had sobered up,
and accordingly he went back home
to sleep off the effects of his de
bauch. Later in the day, however,
Rev. Benjamin Akerly performed the
ceremony and the young couple made
merry on a single bottle of beer.
Unable to control himself, old Fair
was furious at his son taking sim
ilar liberties and broke off connection
with the young man. His daughters
followed suit and from that day till
it became necessary for the family
to reunite in an effort to break the
old man’s will Mrs. Vanderbilt and
Mrs. Oelrichs saw nothing of their
wild young brother. For his part he
was traveling in Kurope, still drink
ing, but apparently enjoying the so
ciety of his wife.
To add to the romance old Mr.
Fair disinherited his son as a punish
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ment for bis marriage and was only
won over when the young woman de
serted her husband for a spell, took
a position as nurse under an assumed
name and tended the crotchety old
gentleman. In her early days she
had been an actress and it must
have needed all her histrionic abili
ties to conceal her interest in getting
the right side of her patient. Still
she succeeded. Mr. Fair relented,
allowed his son money to live on and
even became quite fond of the brave
young wife. ,
So things went on till on Dec. 28,
1896, the old man died, leaving such
a tangle of wills that it took nearly
seven years to straighten them out.
Party Was Well Fed.
Some idea of the needs of the party
accompanying President Roosevelt
may be gained from the fart that
when the dining car was started on
its travels it was stocked with, or
took on later, a total cf 360 pounds of
beef, 100 of lamb, seventy five of bam,
twenty-five of tongue, 120 of chicken;
fifty of goose, thirty five of turkey,
one bushel of clams, three crates of
melons, 100 pounds of butter, twenty
gallons of Ice cream—the list is well
night Interminable. Ten gallons of
spring water were drunk every day
and about 160 gallons of water used
for cooking.—Boston Transcript.
Origin of Ham and Eggs.
When Noah had all tho birds cor
ralled in the ark, Shem, Ham and
Japhet, his three sons, made some
famous collections of birds’ eggs till
N ah found out what they were doing
by catching Ham robbing the great
auk's nest. It was shortly after this
incident that Noah made his famous
bon mot about Ham and Eggs, the
exact wording of which escapes us,
but which was often recounted at
the old settlers’ dinners in the vicin
ity of Mount Ararat.—Minneapolis
Journal.
Removing Boer Bullets.
Lord Methuen has undergone a
successful operation in London, sev
eral spent bullets being removed
from bis Injured leg. There Is every
prospect of a speedy reotc-tery, al
though It la expectfert that nhe limb
will be slightly contracted.
He Fought at San Jacinto. ^
Colonel Harady W. B. Price of Clay,
ton. Ala.. Is one of the few still aim
vlvlng who took pan In the battle of
San Jacinto, which decided Texan in- %
dependence, is hale and hearty an
remembers the battle as thoug t
happened but yesterday. 8
years of age, having been born in
Elgecombe county, N. C., on May o,
lfe.ii.
Excessive heart development often
leads to a sorry shrinkage of com
mon sense assets.
A HAFD STRUGGLE.
When you have a bad back, a back
that’s lame, weak or aching it’s a
hard strurgls sometimes to find re
lief and cure, but it’s a harder strug
gle when the dangers beset you of
urinary disorders, too frequent urina
tion retention of the urine with all
the subsequent pains, annoyances and
sufTeri-ig. There are many medicines
that relieve these conditions, but you
want a remedy—a cure. Read this
statement; it tells of a cure that
tested:
Veteran Josiah Heller, place of resi
dence 706 South Walnut St., Urbana,
111., says: ”ln the fall of 18S9 I pro
cured Doan's Kidney Pills at Cun
ningham's drug store in Champaign,
and after taking the remedy conscien
tiously I made a public statement of
the results. I told how Doan's Kid
ney Pills relieved me of kidney trou
ble, disposed of my lame back and
the pains across my loins, beneath
the shoulder blades, etc. During the
interval which has elapsed I have
had occasion at times to resort to
Doan’s Kidney Pills when I noticed
warnings of another attack, and on
each and every occasion the result
obtained was Just as satisfactory aa
when the pills were first brought u>
my notice. At this time I just as em
phatically indorse the preparation as
I did several year-? ago.’’
A FREE TRIAL of this great Kid
ney medicine which cured Mr. Heller
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster-Mil burn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. For
sale by all drugglss, price 60 cents
per box.
When a man is young and poor ha
is wise. When he grows old and rich
he becomes foolish.
A boon to traveler*. l)r. Fowler’s Ex
tract of Wild Strawberry. Cure* dysen
tery, seasickness, nausea, l’leasaut to take.
Acts promptly.
Some of the rough riders are very
smooth men.
Revenge is not sweet to one of ex
alted mind.
Stops the Cough and
Works Off the Cold
Laxative Broiuo Quinine Tablets. Price 25c*
A bank account is the greatest labor
saver.
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES are
fast to light and washing.
The forward person is frequently
set back.
Catarrh Cannot Ha Cored
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the scat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, anil in order to A
cure it you must take internal remedies Hall’s *
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Hall'* Catarrh Cure Is not a quack medicine.
It was prescribed by one of the best physicians
In this country for years, uud Is a regular pre
scription. It is composed of the best tonics
known, combined with the best blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Sead for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO Props., Toledo, Ot
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are tho best.
In the spring the liar’s fancy lightly
turn* to thoughts of fish.
EITC permanently enrol. SnlUior nervousness after
■ 11 O final day's use of Dr. Kline a limit Nerve Restor
er. Send for I’llKK *2.00 trial bottle and treatises
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