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NEWS OE TJIE WORLD
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES
BOILED DOWN.
Moat Important KvcnU of Mm rnt Hit
tiny t'nrrfully Collrrlril anil ComlrnM-il
KnrrlRn nml lloinmtlc Iloliicfl Clironl
cleil for Iluojr l'roplo to Itoutl.
Wheat reached 81.10 on 'chango nt
Chicago Friday.
Chris Merry, the Chicago wife mur
lerer, will hung February JH.
,X). Frldtjof Nnnscn. the artlc ex
plorer, how returned to London.
Earthquake shocks scared the In
habitants of Tehnuiitcpec, Mexico.
The cotton mill strikers nre encour
aged to keep up the strike by offers of
aid.
The anniversary of the execution of
Charles I was celebrated in London
January I'D.
Great llritnin has ngnin declined to
reopen the sealing question, and it is
considered settled.
Fitzsimmons has declined to accept
Corbctt's iluul offer to light for SW.OOO,
purse to go to Fit, win or lose.
Rev. Newton Mann of Unity church
Ornulia, in his sermon of last Sunday,
favored Sunday opening of the exposi
tion. It is said that Captain Adrian ('.
Anson will retire from the ball Held
on which he has mude such u glorious
record.
It is said that two Cuban insurgents
who have surrendered to tin; Spanish.
have agreed to murder General Gome,
for money.
The Chicago produce exchange has
licen dissolved owing to the continued
strike between the butter and egg and
buttcrlne people.
The Nebraska, Kansas and Gulf rail
way has been incorporated tinder the
laws of Kansas. It is to run south to
Gulf of .Mexico from Niobrara, Neb.
Mrs. Lucille Ilhiekburn Lane, daugh
ter of ex-Senator lilaekburn, who
some time ago shot herself accident ally,
Is again in a serious condition and may
die from the effects of the wound.
Daniel Lawrence llratne, rear adrnir
nl U. S. A., died at his home in Brook
lyn. He was u midshipman during the
Mexico war and n commander during
the civil war. He was born in S'M.
The Ohio law, which declares that
the sum of $.1,1)00 may be collected
from a county by the heirs of a person
lynched bus been declared unconstitu
tional. An examination of the ruins of the
Union elevator, recently burned at St.
Louis, shows that at least L'00,000 of
the L'HO.OOO bushels of wheat can be
saved.
Spreading rnih caused a wreck on
the Maine Central tracks at Arono
liusin Mills, Me., in which Jennie S.
Murray and Mrs. 1). Cunningham were
killed, und a number of others Injured.
Ellen Nicholson of Ottumwa.
la.
is
dead as the result of a criminal opera
tion. Dr. Whlttuker and William
-Sowdors have been arrested, charged
with her murder. Sowders was en
gaged to the girl.
A Madrid dispatch says it is under
Mood that the supreme war council
will sentence Lieutenant-General Wey
lcr to three months Imprisonment, but
that the government will grant him u
pardon.
The case of Sheriff John Martin nnd
tiia eighty deputies, charged with mur
der anil feloniously wounding of a
(.core of striking miners at Latimer,
I'a., on September 10, 1807, is now on
trial at Wilkeslmrro. Able counsel has
been employed on both sides.
Eugene V. Debs has Issjicd a plea to
the public In behalf of Salter T. Wor
den, who Is under sentence of death
for triunwrecklng near Sacramento.
Cul., during the rulroad strike of 1800.
Mr. Debs asserts that Worden is the
victim of a conspiracy of railroad
teetives, and that it is believed
condemned man was but a tool in
detectives' hunds.
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The Interstate joint convention of
bituminous coal operators and miners
held in Chicago has come to an end.
The miners were jubllent over the re
sult of their ten days' session, for it
means to nearly UOO.OOO soft coal min
ers an advance of ten cents per ton and
it uniform day of eight hours at uni
form day wages. And the operators
congratulate one another with u vic
tory over themselves.
In order to capture General Aran
guren, the "Sheridan of Cuba," the
Spaniards murdered every one in sight.
His sweetheart was shot'down, and a
volley fired on the house in which
Aruuguren was, and all the inmates
were killed, except Aranguren, who
was wounded, und later killed in cold
blood. A little child who happened to
be on the outside of thu house when
the Spanish arrived, became fright
ened and started toward the house.
She was shot down. Aranguren was
betrayed by a negro named Morales.
A plan is now on foot in Buffalo. N.
Y., which will bring to that city Itoo,
000 Masons for a brilliant end of the
century demonstration of the strength
of the order in thu new world. It is'
firoposcd to huve one of the I'un Aincr
can (exposition buildings built as a
rc-nroductlon of Solomon's temple.
with treasure rooms to display the
priceless relics and rare jewels which
have been accumulated y the. order
during the centuries of it's existence.
Masons all over the country arc en
couraging the project.
His said thut Thomas E. Watson
will be nominated by the populists of
Georgia for governor.
The national bunk of Paola, Kunsus,
has suspended, No statement of assets
or liabilities is mude.
The llrst session of the national stock
growers association at Denver was in
tended by about 1,000 delegates.
The Mississippi river is rising ut
Memphis at a rapid rate, and fears are
entertained of u disastrous flood.
The Great Eastern block in Spokane,
nix-stories high, Is burning this, Tues
day, morning. It 1b feared the lows of
UfcwlU be great, .. . ,
Owing to brea 1 riots in Italy, it has
been decided to call out one class of
the reserves.
A majority of the English engineers
have voted to end the strike which
lias been on so long.
The emperor's birthday was more
generally observed by the Germans
this year than hitherto.
Omaha is to till the gap In the wes
tern league of ball clubs caused by the
dropping out of Grand Rapids.
The Spanish battleship Vlscayn, of
7,000 tons displacement, has been or
dered to visit American ports.
The Kentucky senate passed the
house resolution culling on United
States Senator Lindsay to resign.
The Lclter crowd commenced to
boom wheat on change at Chicago Fri
day und January option went skyward.
The steamer City of Duluth Is re
ported fast on a bar off St. Joseph,
Mich., und is threatened with destruc
tion. Word comes to Seattle, Wash., that
the. steamer Corona, carrying 'JL'5 pas
sengers went down, but all on bourd
were rescued.
Judge Lewis E. McComas has by the
Maryland legislature been elected to
the United States senate to succeed
Arthur P. Gorman.
The strikers in the cotton mill dis
tricts in New England are beginning
to feel privations but seem linn to
keep up the strike.
Charles L. Draper, who murdered
Charles L. Hastings at Jacksonville.
111., on March 30, lb07, was sentenced
to life imprisonment.
The Union elevator in St. Louis, the
largest there, burned 1o the ground.
It contained l.'-'.'O.OOO bushels of grain.
The loss Is not far from 81,000,000.
The torpedo boat Winslow, now at
Newport. It. I., has been ordered to
Key West. She carries four of the
latest improved white head torpedos.
Isaac E. Adams, once a well known
nnd wealthy lawyer of Chicago, was
at New York committed to Bcllvuc
hospital for examination us to his in
sanity. Lord Win, Neville, fourth son of the
Marquis of Abergavenny, was arrested
at Loudon charged with fraud in con
nection with a suit against a money
loiuicr.
Sheriff Creamer of Kings County,
New York, has levied on the Brooklyn
Elevated Railroad Company in an ex
ecution in the sum of S3','7,017, In a
foreclosure suit.
Tuesday California commenced the
celebration of her golden jubilee. The
celebration Is in honor of the half-
century mark since the discovery of
gold in California.
A new innovation has been added to
the curriculum of Lombard universlsy,
Gulcsburg, III. Dancing lessons arc to
be given. The university is supported
by the unlversallsts.
Mrs. Minnie CuMunnn. n handsome
white woman. was recently clandestine
ly married to a full blooded l'iegun
Indian. She has been a teaeher at
Fort Shaw, Mot. tana.
The live stock growers' convention
recently held In Denver, closed with a
grand free barbecue nt which L'0,000
people participated. Wild disorder
marked the closing scenes.
Riehnrd J. ilollornn, a St. Louts po
liceman, was mortally shot by Miss
Nellie Mil n ion. because he refused to
marry her. She then shot herself.
They were lo furs. Neither can live.
Lord George Hamilton, secretary of
state for bulla, speaking at Chisw'iek,
said he thought during tlte next twelve
months the government mlirht take
steps to establish a
gold standard in
India.
Several Isolated outrages wens per
petrated at Algiers. A number ot
Jews were stoned and badly injured.
A native, a Spaniard, fired at a French
non-commissioned oillcer, missing him,
uui wountitng u iti(i3'.
The coal operators will shortly ad
vance the price of their product L'.'u a
ton as the result of the recent ioint
conference of operators and miners
which conceded to make an advance of
10 cents a ton for mining.
II. Muitland Kersev. n capitalist. Ik
defendant in a damage suit. The cook
ut the Waldorf hotel, New York says
he tried to kiss her, and because sho
refused to let him he slapped her in
tho.fuce. She wants $5,000.
The Niagara river was in n rage
Tuesday, caused by the high wind.
The water lost in the gorge, about
twenty-live feet. It swept over the
maid of the mist landings and did
much damage. The scene looking on
the Americun und Canadian sides was
a wild one.
During a heavy gale at St.Louls, Au
gust Weyineyer, a carpenter, was
killed by being blown from the roof of
the Shields school, and Thomas J.
Peters was also killed by being blown
from n porch. The velocity of the
wind was almost us great as It was
during the tornado.
Spanish people, especially those who
are supposed to bo leaders of public
opinion, say thut the drsputch of the
battleship Maine to Havana cannot
but Jead to a conlliet. All is tran
quil Tit Havana, however. On its ar
rival at Havana, the Maine was ex
tended the usual courtesies. The crew
and marines will not go ashore ut
present, to avoid possible friction
lad llnrcUjr' Hatlremeot.
JKFFKiisn.f Citt, Jan, 2 fi. Shepherd
Barclay, chief juitlce of the supremo
court, announced to-day that ho
would positively retire from tho bench
within two wceki
school right.
Macon, Mo., Jan. !.'0, Austin E.
Park, principal of tho public schools
at New Cumbria, Macon county,
struck Fred White, '.5 years old, twice
over the head with nu Iron poker yes
terday afternoon, knocking him sense
lesa, and ho bus not recovered con
selousness. Young White, who was
not attending school, was suow-ball.
lng with the pupils on the school
grounds and was ordered off. Will
iam White, the injured boy's father,
hunted Park up and a fight between
them occurred, Park getting the vrort
of It Park was placed under arrest
CONGRESSIONAL CHAT
WEEK'S DOINGS OFNATION
AL LAWMAKERS.
A Ocnrml Itmnme of tho Mont Import
nnt I.iihorn of tlie limine and Srnutr
lUcrutlvn nnl Departmental Action
Noted llrlcfly,
C. A. Atkinson of Lincoln
cured a f 3,500 position in the
ment of justice.
has so-depart-
Representative Maxwell has intro
duced a bill to amend the laws relating
to Indian depredution clulms.
Comptroller of the Currency Dawes
has decided to appoint George I). Col
ton of David City, Neb., bank exam
iner. Judge Stark has presented a petition
of the business men's association of
Wymore praying for the passage of
the bankruptcy bill.
Representative Mercer has intro
duced a bill to extend the time for the
construction of the bridge ueross the
Missouri river between Omuliu and
Touncil Bluffs to July 1, 100L.
Secretary Bliss lias recommended to
congress that an appropriation of 830,-
000 be made to continue irrigation
work on the Navajo Indian reserva
tions in Arizona and New Mexico.
Judge Strode has presented petitions
nf eitl.ens of Lincoln and Table Kock
In favor of the annexation of Hawaii,
bcllgcrcnt rights to the Cubans,
ugainst Interstate gambling, etc.
Representative Stark has introduced
a joint resolution to provide new and
better guns for the Nebraska national
guards and will endeavor to have the
resolution referred to the militia com
mittee of which lie is a member.
Carrol D. Wright, commissioner of
labor has been elected a member of the
Institute of France. He bus also been
informed that he bus been elected uu
honorary member of the lmperiul acud
my of science of Russia.
The proposed cut in mnll deliveries
in the large cities of the east, which
was to become operative on February
1 in order to avoid a deficiency in the
present appropriation, will not be
come operative at that time. It has
been decided that the best Interests of
tho service require that the pro
posed reduction be held In abeyance for
u time ut least.
A table has been prepared by Chief
Meehen of the free delivery division of
the post ofliee department, comparing
the cost of the tree delivery service ut
fifty of the largest postotlices for the
fiscal year of ISOO-'IU. It shows that
the. percentage of Increase In the cost
of'free delivery during the six years
covered by the table has been 1M.0 per
cent, while thu population has in
creased '15. '.. and the gross receipts
have increased .'8.4S per cent.
In the presence of the entire Cali
fornia congressional delegation, Justice
McKennu of the supreme court and
Mrs. Leland Stanford an l other ladies,
President MeKinley, at U:0S Saturday
night touched u telegraph key ut the
White house and opened the California
golden jubilee at San Francisco. Mes
sages of felicitations und congratula
tions were exchanged between the
president und Mayor Phelan of San
Francisco and officials of the California
jubilee association.
The determination was reached by
leaders in the house Saturday that the
Teller resolution for the payment of
bonds in silver passed by the senate
should be. disposed of bv'the house on
Monday in order that the attitude of
that branch of congress might be
placed before the country immediately
This conclusion was readied uftcr nu
merous conferences between Speaker
Reed, Chairman Dinglev, of the ways
and means committee, Messrs. Dulzell
and Henderson of the rules committee
and other influential members of the
house.
Senator Thurston bos introduced a
bill to authorize the holding of a spec
itil term of court ut Omaha before the
regular May session. The bill was re
ferred to the judiciary committee. It
is not thought that It will be favora
bly reported us the committee is known
to be averse to such authorizations
and hnve refused to grant such bills
passage when they have uppearcd for
other states.
Congressman Stark presented the
petition of fifty-five citizens of Saline
county, Neb., protesting against the
enactment of a general banking law.
Senator Allen, a petition of citizens of
Valentine, Neb., in favor of a bill to
cedo to the city certain government
land lying adjacent; Ileprcsentutlvc
Mercer a bill to pension Milllam Gross
of Blair ut S'.'S per month.
An anti-trust bill, explicit in its
terms and naming u penalty of 810,000
line or from two to fifteen years, im
prisonment, has been Introduced in the
house by Mr. Greene of Nebraska, it
makes It a felony to monopolize or
combine or conspire with any others
to monopolize any part of tho'trude or
commerce among the states, or with
foreign nations, and the making of
every contract, agreement, or com
bination entered into by any persons,
firms, corporations or combinations of
persons us a trust or otherwise, to re
strain trade or commerce or limit or
control the output or price of any
article of commerce. Tho bill confers
jurisdiction on the several circuit and
district courts of the United States
and uny statu court having common
law jurisdiction und forfeits to tho
United Stutes property owned under
such contracts, etc,, and in courso of
transit into u state or to a foreign
country.
The free homestead bill, giving oTer
15,000,000 acres of public lands for
settlers, was ordered favorably reoort
ed to tho house by the publiu .ands
committee.
The house committee on Pacific rail
roads has agreed to report with amend
ments the resolutions relating to the
sale of thu Kansas Paciflu line. The
resolution as agreed upon authorizes
the president in his discretion to buy
iu the property for the government
uiul also to acquire prior liens, if nec
essary, ta protect the government's
Interests, and, If purchased, to dispose
of the roud to the best interests of the
United States
The Chicago representatives upon
the floor made no attempt to recall the
legislation providing for the estublsh
ment of an Indian supply depot at
Omaha.
Senators Mason and Rtitlcr have
been delegated the task of framing a
postal savings bunk bill to supplant
the numerous measures on thut subject
now before the committee.
Ily a vote of forty-seven to thirty
two the senate last Friday passed the
Teller resolution culling for payment
of government obllirations. principal
and interest, ut the option of tho gov
ernment, in silver dollars. All efforts
to umcud the resolution were voted
down.
A decision is expected soon by Mr.
Hermann, the commissioner of the
general land office, in what Is known
as the Archbishop Ireland ease, Involv
ing title to a large tract of land In
Minnesota on which there are a num
ber of settlers. The ease, it is said,
presents some unusual features and
some Important qucstlous of law are
involved.
The delegation of tho Lower Rrule
Indians from the Rosebud agency nre
in Washington consulting with tho
Indian officers. It is more thun prob
able thut while there the delegation
will confer with officials upon the
proposition to open u cattle trail
through their reservation, us the
scheme is favored by thu seerctury of
ine interior.
Senator Rawlins has reported favor
ably the bill providing for the pur
chase of sites and erection of govern
ment buildings at Hastings and Nor
folk, Neb. The bill will probably bo
culled up early by Senutor Allen' and
pass the senate. They will then go to
the house to be filed away with the
hundreds of others public building bills
in the house committee.
Under the parliamentary action ot
discussing thu Indian appropriation
bill, the house devoted almost the en
tire day of Tuesduy to u political de
bate iu which the main question was
whether prosperity had come to the
country as the result of the advent to
power of the present administration,
the republicans maintaining and the
democrats denying tho existence of
prosperity.
A telegram from Consul-General Lee
was received at tho state department
ut !i o'clock Tuesday and was curried
by Assistunt Secretary Day over to the
White house for tho information of the
president. In the telegram General
Leo said thut the Maine had been re
ceived with every courtesy. The com
maudcrs of the German and Spanish
ships of war iu the harbor had culled
upon the coinmuiider of the Muinc,
who had returned their calls: the
Spanish forts hud fired salutes und all
the ceremonies called for by navul eti
quette hud been observed.
In the senate on Tuesday in tin ex
tended debate on the Teller resolution,
the session was characterized by acri
mony and bitterness. The feaiuro of
the discussion wus a. speech delivered
by Mr. Teller, the uuthorof tho resolu
tion, his statement calling out a sug
gestion from Mr. Hoar that he (Teller)
ought to have them stricken from the
record, in response to an inquiry by
Mr. Spooncr. Mr. Vest admitted thu't
he thought the system of coinage re
ferred to in the resolution meant the
free und unlimited coinage of silver,
thut administration apparently giving
satisfaction to tho opponents of the
measure.
Bright, springlike, weather greeted
Hawaii's ruler on his first duy ut the
capital. President Dole wus kept very
busy during tlio forenoon receiving
callers. Minister Hatch wus early on
hand and was followed by cx-Mlnistcr
Thurston, Senator.Morgaii of Alabama,
who paid an extended visit to tho isl
ands during the last summer, and Mr.
Crosby S. Noyes of Washington. Pres
ident und Mrs. Dole have received
many invitations to social functions
during their stay here. Mrs. Dole
went to call on a number of friends,
in company with Mrs. Hutch, tho wife
of the Hawaiian minister.
The officials nre pleased at the suc
cess uttendlng their movement in
disputchlng the Maine to Havana und
ut the reception accorded tho ship at
that port. The report that British und
French warships ure to loin the Ameri
cun und German wurslilps In Havana
harbor are regarded us highly favor
able. Representative Mercer Wednesday
mudu a fruitless effort to secure the
adoption of an amendment to tho
Indian appropriation bill grauting $5,
000 for the expenses of holding an In
dian exhibit at tho trans-Mississippi
exposition. Mr. Mercer, feeling sure
from the beginning that his proposed
nmentment would be ruled out on a
point of order, stated that thu members
who were protesting against the enor
mous yearly outlay for tho Indians
could puss this amendment and ut a
small cost could see for themselves by
viewing the exhibition just whut pro
gross the Indians had hiaiio since the
conquest of Americn. The amendment
was then ruled out of order.
The house of representatives Mon
day burled tho Teller resolution, de
claring the bonds of tho United States
payuble In silver, under u mujority of
fifty votes, the vote being 18:! to 132.
The republicans were solidly arrayed
in opposition with two exceptions,
Mr. Linnoy of North Carolina, who
voted with tho democrats and popu
lists, and Mr. White of North Carolina,
the only colored inemlier of the house,
who answered "present" when his
name was called. The desertions from
the democratic side wore Mr. McAleer
of Pennsylvania and Mr. Elliott of
South Carolina. Speaker Reed, al
though it is not customary for him to
vote, hud his name called and amid tho
cheers of his followers went on record
iu opposition to tho resolution.
Assistant Recretury Howell has re
ceived a telegram stating that tho
board of general appraisers ut New
York decided tho eases which they
have hud under consideration for some
time Involving the construction of sec
tion i'i of the new tariff act. Tho
board In effect sustulns the opinion of
the attorney-general in which ho held
that tho discriminating duty of 10 per
cent does not attach to tho goods of
foreign men or production brought
into the United States in,trunslt from
a contiguous foreign country. This
decision apparently settles the ques
tion involved, as the department will
not take an appeal.
NEBRASKA JN BRIEF
ITEMS OF-INTEREST FROM
OVER THE STATE.
A Complete Rrilrn- of th Tnut Week'
Happening In tlio Tree I'lnuter' State
Siirclnrt Summitry of tho Mont Im
portant Nchr,
Clem Wilson of Johnson has pur
chased an out fit und will give Johnson
its second paper.
The Lincoln Traction company will
extend their lino from University
Place to Havelock.
In a fight with tramps at Hniglcr,
one of the gents of the road shot 1).
Benton, it is thought fatally.
Laban Cohvell, n farmer near Osce
ola, got his arm caught in a corn shell
or and it had to bo amputated at a
point just below the elbow.
County treasurers who come in to
settle with the state have the right of
way at the auditor's office these days.
A crowd of treasurers occupy the au
ditor's office every day.
The three-story stone grist mill at
Wcoplng Wuter was recently destroyed
by fire. The mill had just been re
modeled at the cost of S3.500, and was
just getting in working order.
Attorneys of ex-Stuto Treasurer
Hartley nre preparing a motion for a
rcheuring which will be filed in thu su
preme court before the expiration of
the forty duys allowed for filing bitch
a motion.
Sol Parker, living three miles north
west of Humboldt, while breaking u
young colt, wus thrown from a cart to
which the colt was hitched into u
barbed wire fence und almost killed.
Governor Ilolcomb has written to
the state, exposition committee that
the scale of prices for plastering ob
taining in Omaha must, under the com
mission, be paid to plasterers engaged
on the Nebraska building.
A. K. Gift of Dawson county hns re
ported for duty us draughtsman in the
cfllce of Land Commissioner Wolfe.
Alex Sehlegel will remain a short
time In order to assist Mr. Gift in fa
railluri.ing himself with the work.
Win. narluu, 19 years old, working
for Fred Stuhlbut, u milkmun of Ne
braska City, during the absence of his
employer stole S45 iu money, u gold
watch und a gold ring. He made his
escape but was later captured at Ham
burg. Harry II. Barth of Lincoln, chair
man of tho violation committee of the
Nebraska state board of pharmacy, re
cently made u trip to the western part
of tho state. In several towns he
caught people selling drugs without
having a registered druggist incliarge.
In each case the parties were prose
cuted and paid u heavy fine und costs.
It is now generally believe at Colum
bus that J, T. Chirk, who disappeared
rather mysteriously ubout the 10th
Inst., has gone to Africa to engage in
missionary work. Mr. Clark had lived
in Columbus for the past fifteen years
and was u highly educuted man. He
had read much ubout thu missionary
work being done in Africa recently
und had frequently expressed a desire
to go there, lie had about SS00 when
he left.
A Lincoln lady hud an experience
last week which wus quite amusing,
but caused several unfavorable com
ments to bo made concerning the de
livery of city mail. She mailed a num
ber of invitutions to u purty. Some of
them were delivered tho sume after
noon. Others reached their destina
tion In three days and it took two four
duys to get twelve blocks from the
government building.
Tho beet raisers' association had a
called meeting in Grand island recent
ly at which it was decided ununimous
ly to no to accept the contract submit
ted by the Oxnurd company, but to in
sist on a straight price of St per ton
without tho Hawaiian clause provid
ing that in cuso of annexation tho
rate bo 50 cents less per ton. The as
sociation finally resolved to raise beets
this year, ilotwlthstandlng a telegram
was received from Mr. Oxnard stilting
thut If the contract were not accepted
only one factory would be In operation
in Nebraska this year. The sume con
tract has been submitted to the farm
ers ut Norfolk. It Is believed thut
the annexation clause of the contract
will finally be withdrawn nnd that in
that cuso the fuetory will have ull the
beets needed.
Secretary Hall of the stato banking
board believes in the efficacy of news
papers as advertising mediums. Re
cently tho statu papers contained uu
item showing that a Washington man
hud written Secretary Hall to get the
value of a bunk note issued by a Teka
muh "wild cat" bunk In 1857. Mr.
Hull has since received several offer
from owners of slmllur relics. A ludy
of Omuha sent iu a 85 note issued by
the old Tekumah bunk in 1857, and u
citizen of Arcadia wrote nnd offered a
note on un old Wisconsin bank. Sec
retary Hall did not intend to redeem
nil the "wild cat," "red dog," or "blue
pup" money iu the country. He mere
ly wanted one note issued by tho old
Tekamah bunk and he bus already se
cured the relic.
C. D. Chrlstcnsen, section foreman
on the Union Pacific near Genoa, on
the Cedar Rapids branch, wus injured
by fulling from a hand car while in
bpecting the track. The car run over
him and the cog wheels badly ground
his face and ueck, tearing tho flesh
from the bones In some places. One
eye is very badly Injured.
Applications from 285 schools for
space In the trans-Mississippi educa
tional exhibit are on file in the state
superintendent's office. Tho applica
tions represent 5,100 teachers, or 85
per cent of the state's teaching force.
S2.000 worth of stamps were stolen
from the Canton, Miss., postofllcc.
The beet growers of Hall county
have organized for mutual protection
and advancement.
Some time ago Ben W. Gist, a young
man of Falls City arrived nt tho ugc of
mojorlty nnd cume into possession of
un estate worth 555,000. His pace wtm
too swift and u guardiun has been ap
pointed for him on the ground of ids
being u spendthrift.
Deputy Attorney General Ed P.
Smith and Alex Sehlegel of the land
commissioner's office went to Nebras
ka City to appear for the stato in n
suit involving the title and possession
of some land along the Missouri river
ucquired by ueorction.
No motion for a rehearing in the
ease of ex-State Treasurer Hartley has
yet been filed In the supremo court,
but attorneys for the bondsmen in tho
Bnrrett Scott case appeared with such
a motion und a voluminous brief in
support of it. As the Bnrrett Scott
ense involved almost the same question
that arose in the Hartley case and
reached the supreme court first, it
wus considered of great importance.
Michael Ilnggcrty has sued the Oma
ha Street Railway company in nn ac
tion to recover the sum of 310,000 al
leged damages. The plaintiff avers
that he Is a man with one leg nnd that,
lie walks upon crutches. He suys
that on December 'SI. lhO'J, he boarded
a car on J.'lth and Dodge streets und
that ho was thrown to the ground by
reason of a sudden jerk of the ear. Ho
fell to the ground and Injured tho ;
stump of his leg and also maimed bin4"
shoulder In such it manner thut he will
henceforth bo prevented from using
his crutches.
Six tramps were put off the train nt.
Franklin and they nt onco scattered
over town, begging and stealing. In
side of an hour they had stolen from
two stores, from one some clothing
and another a full bolt, of cloth and
some o'.'ier smaller articles. Thu mar
shal caught one of them, and after
holding him u short time thought best
to run him out of town, which was.
done. Onln a few minutes wus given
him to go, und he improved his time
by running until he was out of sight.
Ilu joined his companions.
The first day's s-.'ssion ot the Ne
braska state press association, held ut
the Lincoln hotel at 'J p. in., Tuesduy,
was a splendid one. Tho address of
President Klinmel of the MeCoolc
Tribune wus vigorous and inspiring.
The only Boss Hammond had a paper
on "Strictly Business," which wus on
the line of giving about $10 worth of
advertising to a show for about S'J
worth of tickets, with tlie privilege of
being culled u dead-head in addition.
The matter of charging for lounl en
tertainments was ulso discussed nnd
tlie editors who did charge seemed to
have tlie best of the argument. In the
evening tlie editors attended tho Oli
ver theatre in u body, guests of tho
management.
Wednesday's session of tho Nebras
ka press association was ;i hummer.
At the morning session the subject of
"Rcady-Printh" wus handled by Clark
Perkins of the St. Paul Republican.
The discussion on this paper was side
tracked by that on the Loud bill, tho
publishers readily turning from nn al
leged to a real danger. After quite a
lengthy discussion tlie mutter wus
finally settled by the adoption of a
resolution opposing the bill In its pres
ent form. A very able paper on "In
dependent Journalism" was read by-
KdgarHowurd of the Papillion Times.
Mr. Howard took un advanced position
and prodded his fellow editors to stand
more on their rights. At the business
meeting Edgar Howard was elected
president. The district vice presidents
ure: First, J. W. Riirnhiirt, Auburn
Herald; second L. A. Williams, Blair
Pilot; third, 10. Cunningham, Wayno
Republicun; fourth, T. J. Picket, Wo
hoo AVasp; fifth, F. M. Kimmell, Mc
Cook Tribune; sixth, Clurk Porklns, St.
Fuul Republicun; secretnry-treasurcr,
F. N. Merwin, Nebraska Editor, Benver
City; corresponding secretary, W. II.
Huso, Norfolk News. An effort wan
mude to give a salary to tho sccrctary
trousurer, but Mr. Merwin steadfastly
declined, und us a counter proposition,
suggested reducing the membership
fee. On Mr. Mcrwin's insistence that
he would not accept pay the matter
was dropped. In the evening tho ed
itors and their wives were treated to u
banquet at the Lincoln hotel tendered
by the Stato Journal. Thursday the
editors went to Omaha over tho Ilur
lington und spent the day as guests of
the Omuha World-Herald. Tho mem
bership this year consisted of 07 old
and (id new members, a total of 133,
the largest yet attained.
Dr. Noien NalU Awy.
New Yoiik, Jan. 31. Beforo Dr.
Frldtjof Nanscn, the Artie explorer,
sailed upon the Campania to-day for
Liverpool, ho said: "I am going di
rect to London, whero I shall deliver
ten lecturea Then I icavo for Chris
tiania, whero I Intond to prepare a
iclentlflc report of my expedition. It
Is possible that I may return to thla
country." Dr. Nanson denied that ho
had any intention of nocompnnylng
Lleutonant Peary on hU next polo
BXDedltloa,
Good habits are nutural, bad onci
are not; nobody likes bad habits.
Murder la I'lnt IltRraa.
Kinsi.EY, Kan., Jan. 81. Tho jury
In tho caso of Richard St. Clair, who
was charged with murdering Joseph
Brockroau, returned a verdict of
guilty of murder in the first degree.
The crime was committed in Kinsley
last October and was cold blooded.
Not th Man.
Tho Coroner Wo found nothing Id
the rnan'e pocketa, ma'am, except three
buttons, one handkerchief and a re
ceipted bill. Tho Bobbing Inquirer
A receipted bill? Then 'taint my hue
band. Cleveland Plain Dejd.r,
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