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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1892)
ii ,fHE BED CLOUD CHIEF, A. O. HOIMIR, Puhltahir. RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CURRENT COMMENT. Hismahck is a great Rtwlcnt of IShnkspcsre. lie quotes tho great En- f , of the men In the founds ox western Japan lend Uvea of idlc- Mre cheerfully supported ay V I ttte Sahara desert the day may bo but not nniroqucntly the ire at nurat Calki below tho ili point -Aeternrifttnfr nhysklaa in Call fornlii adrertLies: "I will pay hnlf of tho funeral expenses m cases wliero I w net L-ccswfaL" ,V,h 8Al)r'3ocs not eater into the food of the poor Venetians. They ucvcrtnstc tt, 1liia'th'6TiosptUl for the scrofulous chil dren at Lido la filled bytkosewho have not had this necessary article in their food. Twk.vty-fivjc cents was paid for m horse at a sale In Ilucks county, Pa., the other day and tho auctioneer tiirew in a halter to make a respectable bar gain. Tho horso dropped dead before the purchaser got him home. "' A woman in Oeorgin, It is related in a. southern exchange, quenched a longing for eggs and buttermilk by eating at ono meal two dozen hard boiled eggv and n gallon of buttermilk. "She died in great agony three dnyslnter." Mail carriers in Morocco Bro said to avoid the risk of losing their places by oversleeping by tying a string to one foot and seating tho end on Are before going to sleep. Tho string, thoy know from experience, will burn so long, and wlion the 11 ro reaches their foot it is time for them to get up? Coukan natlvo coin Is copper cash. Mexican dollars nail Japanese yen nro used in the ports:to a moderate extent, but nro almost unknown in tho interior, nnd tho cumbrous nature of tho coin employed, togither with tho great fluc tuations in Itaiuralue, Is n hcrlous ob stacle to tho OMbattsion of trndc. 3pfta SfcK itnvlum jih.k (tplltfbjg,an nsh tree into rolls n few days ugoJpenssclacr Hopkins, of Monument CrMfc,'?a., came across a section of thosrt that was decayed ns line ns pow jilie rotten part was three and a h and outside o: it long anu mo ncart J . .-. Atrco were as sound aa a nut bol Sd ubovo it There was no holo i;,tlie outside, nnd in the hollow Mr,' ppklns found a hatful of dead hone; .and an ounce lead bullet. Tholi of growth showed that the bee adibecn there for at least fourteen j In Russia a 10 years of ago enn- not go awny fi lmo to school wlth- out u passport ! cannot go awny vnuts and peasants .wliero they live without u passi A gentlcmau re- siding in St Pete burg or Moscow can- tint rrifPlVM till, vlulf CL fflfinrl .I'll. mi. mains many hours without notifying tho police of his arrival, ns tho caws may Iks. Tho porters' of "all houses tiro compelled to make 'returns of. tho ar rival and departure of strangers. And for e very ojjCofy. the above passports a charge is Ado of.somo kind. CAimiNAl. Mansino'b mnnncrs with women wore always charming; and his bow, whe&ke took off his hut of more than Qunter-'-brun, was a homage tho most gracnar over made. It was not often thutJipMrmlttod himself a mere coinplimeMfqehJ .he' did it was only becnuso a Ksi phrase carried htm away. "You hnvowrrW rao a book which has kept rao awake", aad bring you a book to send you ttfsleep." Tho book which had not kcfut Jiim awako was a volume of poems of ca tone he hardly caught The book to send tho poet to sleep was a collection of his own sermons. . Uruguay, like Paraguay, Is a great cattle and sheep country. Her 050,000 people and 72,000 square miles are meat producing. The great problem Is how to dispose of tho surplus. Largo quanti ties of frozen meat are exported. Cattle nro killed for their hides and tallow. Tho annual product of wool Is 70,000,000 pounds, valued at f 10,000,000. Tho soil is rich, nnd such of it as Is cultivated t produces tho samo crop that grow In tho United States. Within tho Inst four years a trado has been developing be tween tho United States and Uruguay. This country takes from Uruguay bones SWT. W r. in anu uono-nsh, cow nuics nnd horse hair, amVsells'to Uruguay lumber, kerosene, cqtou goods and machinery. Tho for ' 'Slir4tfiUlef. Uruguay amounts to W3, y fOu.oO V year. Tho trado with this country Is M,000,00p, and with other countries', 140,000,000. i(ftM oth; of the, duko of Clarence tMsaitodt public attention in England very forcibly to tho danger often In curred by mourners at funerals, a fact ,5Jin(wlllcleUy .well known before to have originated tho proverb: "Ono funeral 3 ilkes pjany." There seems to bo llt o doubt that the luckless prince fit 111 original cold tit tho burial of rhjJ "Victor' of Hohenlohe, nnd a ganejaljnrotcst has arisen against tho castdm which' demands thnt mourners "MJtinll itahd 'bareheaded at tho grave In all sorts of weather. The doctors say that many deaths can bo traced directly to this practice, and point out that thu dead cannot bo benefited by tho Buffer ings of tho living. The Lancet goes so far as to declare that only persons In anfeustjhcaUh ought to be permitted to f forces ftsjrffunent by referring to the death of n prominent Liverpool mer- bantj.whlch was caused solely by ex 1 iGWf at' iha burial of a friend. The IMw xorx' evening rosi says nn enumeration of tho deaths brought about by cold winds in Greenwood t rcetcry, one of the bleakest of spots to winter, woald bo startling. NEWS OF THE WEEK. Gleaned By Telegraph sad MalL rEIWONAb AMD rOLlTtCAI. Ma Yatbs CAninxoTos, tho well known animal painter, is dad. Sknator Mankkbsok Jibh introduced a Joint resolution request ng tho presi dent to take nmlcablo treasures to ob tain from tho Italian government a suitable) mduinnlty for tho Injuries In flicted Yy the authorities of Italy upon Nloollna Uilco, a natarallzcd cltlxen of the United States, who, while on a visit to Italy, was Imprisoned nnd after, vttvrd eernpclled to servo In the Italian army. Tnr. conferees from tho senate and house on the Chinese exclusion bill have readied an agreement on the basis of tthe "Mil as It passed the Rcnate with cer tain Important additions that were in slated upon by the house conferees. As agreed upon the bill Is practically a re enactment for ten years of the existing law with clauses providing for registra tion of rcsidont Chinese and for suspon ricm of "bull in hubeus corpus applica tions. Coiimishio.vf.r Caktkii, of the general land office, will probably resign his office about the end of tho present fiscal year. The alliance conference at lllrmlng fcnm, Ala., formulated an address' in which it is stated thnt tho alliance la not in politics and members may vote as they please. tlKoiioK W. winstkad is the republi can nominee for governor of Tennessee. Tiir Wisconsin democrats indorsed tho candidacy of 0 rover Cleveland for the democratic nomination and elected the following delegates at largot Messrs. Vilas, Hragg, Wull nnd Knight Tiik committee on foreign relations reported an amendment to the sundry civil bill increasing the amount for tho enforcement of the Chinese, exclusion act from ffiO.OOO to (100,003. Tiik Arkansas prohibition convention nominated Judgo N. J. Nelson, of ltog crs, for governor, leaving in tho hands of the central committee tho poyer and discretion of nominating candidates for other state offices. Thkiik wns an immense crowd nt Cle burne, Tex., recently to hear tho Joint debute between Hon. James S. Hogg, present governor, and Judgo Clark, Gubernatorial candidate. A portion of tho grand stand fell with a crash, car rying down hundreds of men, women and children. Thcro were two futnlltles nnd many limbs were broken and peo ple seriously injured. Debate wns sus pended for (julto a while, but later on tho programme was carried out Tiir Wisconsin republicans indorsed President Harrison. Owino to grave und seemingly Irre concilable differences of opinion in regard to matters of administrative im portance, President Aduras, of Cornell university, has sent his resignation to the board of trustees. nRCEIXANEUim. SiiKiurr Luna, of Scary county, Tex., who has held that ositlon for ten years, went to Texnrkann recently In company with a friend named Mollis. Money which Luna furnished was spent most lavishly. Ills bondsmen caused his arrest 1 loll is was also arrested and on his person wns found nearly n thousand dollars which ho had takon from Luna. In three days Luna spent over 'J,000 of tho county'H money. A hkvkiik cyclone southwest of King fisher, Ok., killed two persons tho other day. Gkoiiok Cassapay and W. Hnnna, horso thieves, believed also to have been Implicated In a Colorado bank robbery several years ngo.huve been captured by tho authorities of Uintah couuty, Wyo., after a lively shooting affray. The pair had taken rcf ugo in an isolated section known as Star Valley and Deputy Sher iff Cnlverly and posse started in pursuit Cassuday was only captured after a hard fight, in which ho was wounded, but not seriously. Deputy Sheriff Cnlverly was also wounded. Dkkmino, the notorious murderer, said to have committed the White chapel murders has been found guilty. His plea of insanity was disregarded. A ntM. has been introduced in the sen- nto entitled "A bill for the protecting of the sllyer mining industry." It pro vides that tho secretary of tho treasury lu the purchase of silver under tho pro visions of tho not of 1800 shall purchase such silver bullion only as Is produced from miles within the United States or from ores smelted within thu United States. Tun French authorities Intended to transfer Huvachol to Mont llrlson but abandoned tho Idea on learning that tho anarchists of St. Ktlenuo had organized n demonstration to rescue the prisoner. It wus decided to keep him in furls un til thu opening of the nssir.es In Juno. Tiikodoiik L. WooimuFK, formerly president of tho Central Transportation company and tho pioneer in tho build ing of sleeping cars, wus struck by train at Gloucester, .'. J., and Instantly killed. Ho wus president of tho Wood ruff Propeller company of Philadelphia. A itr.CKNT storm near Creston, Iowa, was thu most disastrous one that has ever been known in that section. Tho Chicago, Hurlington & Qulncy railroad south from thut city suffered a scvero loss, twenty miles of roadbed Isjing en tirely submerged. Severe washouts have occurred letwccn Lenox and Hud ford. There is not u country brldgo left. Crops on rolling ground nro badly damaged if not entirely washed out Tho loss will exceed 1100,000. MllS. llKIIHlKT Kl.IZAllKTH WAT.SU, wife of Michael Walsh, wus killed In Chicago in a manner that rivals fur cruel ty and horror the fates of the victims of thu Whlte.chnpul fiend. Out of K0.OO0 Polish emigrants who went to llrnxil, 1,M)0 arc recorded as having returned. It Is estimated that lil.OOO Poles have died in llraxll from tho yellow fever. Tho muny bad re ports from liru7.il have diverted tho stream of emigration to thu United States und this 1ms been Incrensci by tho recent bad harvests in Poland. Juikik HiNKii, of Cheyenne, has grant ed a temporary Injunction restraining tho ranchmen In Wyoming, especially in Johnson county, from inuklni? their j round ups. BoptKS of nil tho Devil's Auction, Co.' poople who were victims of thfljl'hlla delphla theater fire have been recovered. A dastardly attempt was taado to wreck passenger train No. 4 on tho Illi nois Central two miles north of Holly Springs, Tcnn. In the criminal coart at Nashville, Tcnn., Judge Ridley charged tho grand jury to investigate tho lynching of the two negroes recently. He said that all who were present aiding nnd abetting were guilty of murder. Ho said also that thorn who participated In breaking or attempting to break into the Jail or aided or abetted in such attempt were gmllty of felony. Tiik nineteenth general conference of tfce African M. E. Zlon church is in ses sion at Pittsburgh, Pa., and will con tinue three weeks. During tho confer ence Important changes"wlll be made la the book of discipline and four bishops will bo appointed. Tnic senate naval officers committee reported an amendment to the. naval appropriation bill appropriating t WO, 000 toward tho construction of a dry dock at Algiers, La., and purchase of land therefor. The secretary of tho navy in authorized to contract for the- con struction of a dock, tho cost of which la not to exceed (848,000. "Mit,ks upon miles of valuable crops put in upon tho Illinois bottoms for twenty miles on cither side of Ottawa have been under water, Involving a loss of 950,000 to farmers. Tho Ktckapoo and other bridges went nnd Allen Park, Ottawa and all of the lower Islands were flooded. Skcuktaiiy Noni.K has decided tho case of tho townsltc of Henncssy In tho Kingfisher, Ok., land district The case came lieforo the department on an appeal of John W. Creech from tho de cision of tho, commissioner of tho gen eral land office, cancelling his home stead entry. The secretary sustains tho action of tlio commissioner and directs that the townsite board bo permitted to perfect title to tho land on behalf of the townsltc. Tiik chamber of commerce of Man chester, England, has by a vote of 101 to'150, declared itself in favor of blmcta lisni. Tiir. Yorkshire Post says that it Is re ported in'elubland that tho mysterious opponent of Hurry Vane Milbank in tho recent duel In Belgium was one of tho best known of tho English dukes. Evidknok of tho commission of a foul murder was discovered at Davenport, la. Tho body of .a well dressed man with tho letters H. N. II." sewed upon his clothing was found lodged against a raft In tho Mississippi river. An in vestigation showed that tho man had been shot through thu head, beaten with some blunt instrument until his skull, was fractured, his neck and noso brokon and then' cost into the river. Dr. J. It. Cottnrii, Joshua Miller and John Stubblofield, nil citizens of Wctnng, h village twelve miles south of Anna, 111., attempted to cross a swollon strcnm in a skiff, when the boat was overturned and tho men were thrown into. tho water.! Stubblofield managed to reach tbi shore but Cottner und Miller were.-upnblo to swim und were drowned. Two reports from tho Judiciary com tr mittee on tho 'joint resolution proposing nn amendment to the constitution to provide uniform Iuwh on tho subject of marriage and divorce have been made to tho house. Tho majority report ad- verso to , tho resolution was made by Representative Oatcs and Representative Ray prc'scnted'tho minority report. Uy the giving way of a bridge on the Santa Fe, near Ravere, Mo., the train was precipitated into tho roaring cur rent and seven persons were killed and thlrty-elght.injured. ADDITIONAL JpiSPATCUUS. Oiisamus O. Wabukn, senior proprie tor of tho lluffnlo (J. Y.) Commercial, died of pneumonia. Tin: republicans of Illlnolshnve nomi nated tho following state ticket: For governor, Joseph G. Fifcr (renomi nated); for loutenunt-govcrnor, Ly man It. Ray; for secretary of state, I. N. Pearson; for auditor of statu, C W. Paney; for state treasurer, Henry L. Hertz; for attorney-general, Georgo W. lYlnee. Tiir result of 'tho Kansas republican convention was: Congressman nt largo Georgo T. Anthony. Delegatus ut largo John J, Ingalls, C. C. James, Calvin Hood, L. A. Rigger, E. C. Llttlo nnd A. It. Kills. Electors William Hamilton, Rudolph Hatfield und D. W. King. Tub democrats of Vermont in con vention unanimously nominated llrad ley It. Smalley, of Hurlington, for gov ernor and George M. Doarborn for lieu tenant governor. A national conven tion delegation was chosen but not in structed. Tin: nattnual republican delegates from West Virginia were not Instructed. Tho four at largo tiro C. It. Hurt, of tho Wheeling Intolllgeneor; ex-Senator '1 nomas E. Davis, Grafton: Johu D. Hewitt, Mercer county; John A. Hutch inson, Purkcrsburg. Ni:natoii Davis presided over tho Min nesota republican state convention. Ex-Gov. S. Pillslmry, I It. Daughcr ty, Frank O'Day and Stanford Newell were elected delegates at largo to Min neapolis. Patrluk Fox and F. L. Mc Ghee were numed as presidential elec tors at large. The resolutions do not instruct. L. D. St.AumiTKii and Thomas Bailey, two negro murderers wcro executed nt tho county jail at Llttlo Rook, Ark., in the presence of about twenty persons. Slaughter killed his mistress, Jennie Love, last August, and Bailey mur dered J. I'. Jiiickmun, a peddler, and throw his body into a swamp. Both necks were broken. ClIAltl.KR II. Pl.NKllAM, Jit., CX'Prcsi- dent of tho bank of Harlem, has been arrested for misappropriation of tho bank's funds. Jay Gour.p wus quite 111 In his private car ut Albuquerque, N. M tho other day. 'Hhavy rams caused a rlso In tho Illi nois and Fox rivers, which overflowed their banks and much damage to prop erty was tho result In tho senate on the, 0th tho Choctaw nnd Chickasaw claim wus discussed. In the house tho river unci hurbor bill was considered. DOWN TO DEATH. Fearful Plunge of a Santa Fo Pas songor Train. tt Dashes Into a swollen Stream With Its losd of I'lMienspm, Havrn of Whom Are Killed ami About forty In ' Jured-The Victims. Fonr Madison, la., May 0. Without a word of warning, in the midst of a frightful storm, the castbound trans continental express on tho Atchison, filled with human beings wrapped In slumber, plunged through a trestle weakened by rain, to death, at about 1:45 o'clock yesterday morning, between Revere and Mcdlll In Missouri, about 26b miles from Chicago. It was a frightful night The rain fell as it never hud been known to fall before, and an occasional flash of light ning could be seen in the gloom. Tho grout express had come through from San Francisco, Los Angeles and Mexico to Kansas City on time. On ar riving at Kansas City ut 4:40 on Wednes day afternoon orders were received to hold It until 0:40 nnd run to Chicago on tho tlmcof tho Denver limited, which wns very lato. At 0:40 tho train composed of a postal car, a baggago car, chair car, a tourist sleeper und two Pullman conches com menced its run to Chicago. All went well until a pile and trestle brldgo over tho Fox river near Revere was reached. This bridge Is 220 feet long und thirty six feet high. Two hours before tlio transcontinental express struck tho brldgo a heavy freight train passed over It In safety but the heavy rains had swollen tho torrent which raged bo ncnth the rails to a miniature Niagara, which had curried thu bridge out of lino but left it standing, and so far as the engineer ori tho locomotive could see, all right Tho engine crossed In safety, but not tho balance of tho train, for the brldgo went down with Its precious load, only tho engine and rear sleeper remaining on either end of tho abutments. Thu other part of tho train was precipitated into tho swiftly flowing waters which coursed through the ravine below. Five cars with their load of human freight wearied with a long trip, and tho remains of the bridge sank together In one conglomeration of crushed tim bers, torn and twisted Iron work und mangled humanity. Men sprang from the windows of tho wrecked ears and lighting their way through the whirling waters filled with debris reached tho banks and fell to the ground exhausted. Seven sank In tho wreck to die. Thirty-eight are known to have been injured. Killed: William Hyncs, Oklahoma City, Ok.; Alonzo S. Mnrkcc, Kansas City, Mo.; Luther Cornelius, Kirks ville, Mo.; Samuel. E. Verkler, West port, Mo.; JohnC. Groncs, Mncon, Mo.; lady and child, names unknown. Injured: J. Tucker, conductor, Dnwnes Grove; Martin Regan, brake man, Rivervlcw, Kan.; Andrew Ronan, express messenger; Claude Heal, postal clerk; R. E. Dutcher, postal clerk; Mrs. Jano HIsey, Riverside; J. II. Wins low, Chicago; II. M. Cutler, Chicago; II, C. Cowllug, Chicago; N. Lancaster, Chi cago; W. A. Allen, Athens, Pa.; Robert Schultz, Lexington Junction, Mo.; J. F. Hortgcn, Rending, Pa.; William Adams, Yorkshire, England; O. L. Boyce, Ktm Clty; J. L. Gunther, Chicago; W. It. Barnes; J. II. Snyder, Lexington, Ky.; S. A. Lough, Chctopa, Kun.; J. Mtison, Frank Graves, Sodley, Ind.; W. Q. Smith, liurtford, Conn.; F. W. Moore, Winnebago, 111.; C. R. II. Milton, Kansas City; A. D. Meade; W. A. Isliemi Riverside, 111.; A. Ruebcn; Amenn Ilutlcrnso, an Italian going to Chicago; N. C. Homes, Ok,; James Mor gan, Scdley, Ind.; R. II. Moelcn, Kan sas City; Mrs. A. J. Sullivan, Coffey ville, Kan.; Mrs. J. 11. Keating, Raton, N, M., Mrs. W. A. Ishem, Riverside, 111.; Mrs. E. T. Allen nnd son, Athens, Pa.; and about fifty more with slight cuts. DEATH OF FRANK LYNCH. The Kdltor of the Leavenworth HtMiidurd' at Heat lll DemUe Unexpected. Lkavknwoktii, Knn., May 0. Frank T. Lynch, editor nnd proprietor of tho Evening Standard, died yesterday after noon nt ten .minutes past o o'clock nt his home of heart failure. He had been ill since Sunday night, but It was only Wednesday when tho physicians, after a thorough diagnosis, satisfied themselves that tho young editor wns not only a very sick man, but could never recover, pneumonia having complete possession of his system, tho result of a heavy cold contracted two weeks ago at tho Saliua convention, which ho presided over. Yesterday afternoon only a few mo ments before- breathing his last (M-H. Lynch having just loft his bcdsldu for a moment) Mr. Lynch arose in his lwd with the intention of dressing himself. Dr. Neely, who had just entered, told him thnt ho certainly could not go down town nnd asked him to lie down, which ho did with the doctor's assistance, and almost Immediately expired from a rush of blood to tho heart In 18S: ho associated himself with Henry C. Burnett und obtained control of tho Standard, established by ex-Senator E. G. Ross. Later ho became sole proprietor of tho paper. In 1885 ho was appointed by President Cleveland postmaster of this city. In 1800 he was succeeded by the present postmaster, George Rltchey, a republi can. Ho was married In 1885 to Miss Birdie Blair, second daughter of Gen. C. W. Blair. She survives him with two children, a son and daughter. The ItUHlau Fumlne. New YpiiK, May . Mr. Charles Em ory Smith, tho United States minister toRusst'a, who arrived on tho Teutonic yesterday, in an" Inter vlow suld ho wus glad U get bacjt. With regard to tho situation In Russia ho said it had been lu uo way exaggerated. Tho ravage of famine hud been felt In Its so vere.st form everywhere. Ho believed, how ever, that tho worst was over and that the survivors would soon bo free from famine and disease. Somo differing, of 'course, ho said, would follow, but with tho outside aid Russia was receiv ing, ho thought tho people would bi able to tide over until tho next harvest. NEBRASKA STATE NEWS. NrbnMhn Ilepobllrnns, The republican state convention to select delegates to tho natlonnl conven tion met at Kearney on tho 27th, with M2 delegates present nnd wns called to order by Chairman Mercer, of tho cen tral committee. Brad Slaughter was chosen chairman. A resolution request ing tho appointment of Hon. E. Rose water, of Omaha, as natlonnl committee man for Nebraska, brought on a long discussion, but wns finally adopted. A resolution wns also adopted instructing the Nebraska delegation to Minneapolis to use all honorable means to secure tho rcnomlnntlon of President Harrison. A motion prevailed to proceed to tho nom ination of delegates-at-largo to Minne apolis. Messrs. J. L. Webster, L. D. Richards, John L. Keck, Judge Amasa Cobb, E. D. Webster, of Stratton, W. H. Strccter and W. II. Nccdhara were put in nomination. The convention pro ceeded to ballot and tho vote stood: J. L. Webster, 6711; L. D. Richards, 601; J. L. Keck, 121; Amnsa Cobb, 406; E. D. Webster, 40U; W. II. Strccter, HIS. Tho two Welisters, Richards and Cobb were declared elected, then Keck, Strccter, Ncrdhnm nnd A. P. Tarbox were by viva voce voto named as altcrnntes-at-largo. Mr. Streetcr withdrew and Matt Dougherty, of Otralalla, was chosen in his place. After adopting a resolution in favor of fostering 'the beet sugar in dustry the convention adjourned. MUcellaneou. Nki.son's relief committee has received about 1,200. Lkxinoton has voted bonds to build water works. SkvkhaIj farmers near Cedar Bluffs will build brick buildings. Sui'Kmoit mills have mado arrange ments to ship Hour to England. Jamks McGuonky, n brnkemnn, was recently killed by the cars near Fre mont. Pktkk Mohan, of Grant county, cleared 1300 from an acre's yield of onions. The people of West Point hnvo sub scribed 17,000 toward building a German Lutheran church. E. W. Duncan, of Republican City, a brakeman on a freight train, was lately killed by the cars near Norcatur, Kan. On April 21 Bishop Worthlngton, of Nebrasku, wns married In New York to Miss Amelia T. Milton, of that city. Bilt, CANAPY, who tried to kill Sheriff Cullwell, of Ncmuha county, will spend the next four years In tho retirement of tho Nebraska penitentiary. Tiik demented boy who was lately found wandering around at Columbus has recovered his reason nnd says his name is Frank Stono nnd that his homo is in Big Rapids, Mich. John Colkitt, a jockey, was arrested nt Gretna, Sarpy county, to nnswer a charge of defrauding Joseph F. Kyle, of the Wilber houso, at Wllber, by jump ing his board bill last January. After being in jail three days he settled tho matter by securing tho hotel keeper tho amount of his bill and costs. Eioiit years ago tho wife of J. Over street, of Beatrice, eloped, taking with her their twin boys eight years old. No traco of them could be found until re cently, when Mr. Overstrcet heard of them in southeastern Kansas. He sent them tickets and tho other day they j were restored to hltn. They are now Blxtccn years old and gavo a terrible account of mistreatment. Matt Shields wns accidentally killed nt his home near Gretna tho othercven ing by falling from his buggy. Ho hail returned homo from town, und after driving Into his yard attempted to leave his vehlclo when his feet became en tangled nnd ho fell to the ground, breaking his neck. Mr. Shields was an old resident of Sarpy county und wns at one tlmo a member of tho Nebraska legislature. Neiuiahka republicans have chosen fourteen of her sixteen delegates to tho Minneapolis convention. They are: Delegates at large, John S. Webster, L. D. Richards, Amasa Cobb, E. D. Web ster. District delegates First district, C. H. Gere, George W. Holland. Second district, John C. Thompson, C. N. Stall. Third district, Loran Clark, Atlee Hurt Fourth district, C. A. McCloud, S. E. Walker. Sixth district Z. T. Funk, E. It. Wnrncr. Some six months ago Arcnd Arcnds, n well-to-do fanner, hung himself because Mary Van Hove, a neighbor's daughter, did not return his love. Arcnds left a will In which ho bequeathed his farm nnd possessions, vnlued'at 810,000, to Mary. Tho other day she went into court at Lincoln, In response, ton sum mons, but positively declined to file tho will for probate, touring up the docu ment before tho astonished eyes of the relatives, and renouncing her claims In favor of Arcnds' mother, who resides lu Reynolds couuty, Mo. At tlio recent meeting of tho rand conclave Knights Templar, nt Kenrnoy, tho following oMecrs were elected: Ed gar C. Salisbury, Beatrice, grand .com mander; James A. 'Pulleys, Red Cloud, doputy grand commander; Charles J. Finch, Kearney, grand generalissimo; Richard P. Mlllan, Lincoln, grand cap tain general; Rev. William T. Whit-ma.-se, Omaha, grand prelate; Edwin C. Webster, Hastings, grand senior ward en; Milton K. Williams, York, grand junior warden; James S. Franco, Omaha, grand Ucnsurcr; William R. Howen, Omaha, grand recorder; Frank II. Young, Custer, grand standard bearer; Ellas W. Beghtel, Holdredge, grand sword benrer; Thomas O. Recs, McCook, grand warden; Mr. Greene, Fremont, grand captain of tho guurd. Mns. John Bauman, wife of ono of tho janitors at tho post ofllco In Nebras ka City, while temporarily insane went to Iho ofllco tho other evonlg to see her husband. She walked up behind with a revolver drawn, evidently for the pur pose of killing him. He turned just in tlmo to cscupo death and grubbed her hands. As ho did so tho revolver wns discharged: twice, tho bullets entering 0. S. W11.8KY, n sewing machlno agent, wns recently married at Sowurd and soon after arrested for bigamy, unother wife tit Plattsmouth, whom ho married at Maryvllle, Mo., in 18S9, hay Ing u prior claim upon him. Ths Only One Ever Printed Can Too FtnA tne worciT There Is a 8 Inch dlsplny advertisement in this paper, this wcok, which has no two words alllco oxcept ono word. Iho same Is. truo of each now ono appearing each week, , from Tho Dr. Barter Medicine Co. Ihln houso places a "Crescent" on every thing they make and publish. Look for it, send them tho nomo of tho word und they Willi return you book, beautiful lithographs or samples free. Tns professional thief Is sometimes called a bird of proy, and yet ho's only a robbln'. ON ENJOYS Both tho method arid results whom Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant, and refreshing to tho. taste, and acta gently yet promptly on tho Kidneys,. Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and foyers and cures habitual' constipation. Byrup of Figs is tho only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to tho taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in. its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from tho most. healthy and agreeable substances, it many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most. popular remedy known. Byrup of Figs is for sale In 50& and 01 bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable drugglstwho may not have it on hand will,;pro curo it promptly for any one who Irishes to try it. Do not accept any tubstitutc. CALIFORNIA FI0 SYRUP CO. BAH FRANCISCO, CAL. iouisvius. ky. new rOMb H.Y. yen can't And a SUITABLE SUIT for yoBr boy at your HOME STORE, sen 85.00 to as and we will express to yon,. CHARGES PREPAID, one of our cele brated 0. R. S." KNEE PANT SUITS, ages 6 to 14 jears; made single an double breasted WITHOUT PLEATS or STYLISH ALL WOOL fabrics, rant It- made with DOUBLE SEATS nnd KNEES, with PATENT ELASTIC WAISTBANDS perfect in fit and would cost ;yen $7.00' nt your HOME STORE. This oiler to PltEl'AY CHARGES applies to THIS SUIT ONLY In order to Introduce It to our out of town patrons. Find out your boy's size; mention color preferred (no solid colors) and send us $5.00 and wc will do the rest. KANSAS CITY. mo. rxmi tun riria m. m im cm "MOTHERS FRIEND " - "MOTHERS' FRIEND" Is a scientific ally prepared Liniment, every Ingre dient of recognized value and 1m constant use by the medical profes sion. These ingredients are combined In a manner hitherto unknown. "MOTHERS" FRIEND " WILL DO all that Is claimed for It AND MORE. It Shortens Labor.. j-cssens ra-n, Diminishes Danger to Life of Motr and Child. 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